FARM 22 ORCHARD
Notes and Instructions from Agricultural Collegesland Experiment Stations
of Oregon and Washington, Specially Suitable to Pacific Coast Conditions
GENERAL II OF HiL
Washington, April 6. Violating second congress met in extraordinary
LAND PLASTER AND ITS
ON THE SOIL.
(By Professor H. V. Tartar, Oregon Agri
cultural College Experiment Hlatlon.)
Land plaster, or gypsum, Is a na
tive sulphate of lime. It is a well
known crop stimulant, yet It contains
neither nitrogen, phosphorus, nor
potassium, the usual plant foods sup
plied in commercial fertilizers, In
some localities it i3 used to a con
siderable extent. According to the
estimates of Dr. II. W. Wilev. of the
united btates Department of Aericul
ture, about 80,000 tons of ground land
piaster is used annually in this
country.
. Land plaster Is now used In West
ern Oregon and Western Washington,
especially in the Willamette Valley,
as a fertilizer for leguminous crops.
As evidence of its remarkable stimu
lating action on the growth of leg
umes, many instances are recorded
where the yield of a clover or vetch
crop has been practically doubled by
a treatment with plaster at the rate
of 50 to 60 pounds per acre. This
fertilizer has also been tised with suc
cess by a number of market gardeners
on general truck crops.
The reactions that take place in
the soil when land plaster is applied
have been studied by numerous in
vestigators. Physically, it is known
to exert a beneficial effect on heavy
clays by flocculation, though in this
action it is far surpassed by lime. It
has also been considered that land
plaster has the power to neutralize
soil acids, but experiments made in
the laboratory have Indicated that it
does not have such an effect and
hence cannot be used as a substitute
for lime in this regard. Originally,
benefits derived from applications
were attributed to its "fixing" action
on certain compounds of ammonia
converting them Into more stable
forms for the use of plants.
Many years ago, however, It was
observed in comparing analyses of
clover grown on plots treated with
plaster with those of the same plant
grown on untreated plots, that the
plastered clover contained more pot
ash, one of the most essential ele
ments of plant food. A later investi
gator states: "It is found that the
lime of the plaster Is fixed in the soil
while a corresponding quantity of
potash goes into solution." At the
present time It Is generally consld
ered that the benefits of land plaster
are due to its action in liberating
potash from some of the more in
soluble materials of the soil.
In connection with some soil stud
ies a test has been made on a num
ber of typical Oregon soils, Including
Willamette Valley clay loams, red hill
soils of the foothills, and Eastern
Oregon silt loams, as regards the
liberation of soluble potash by land
plaster. In every instance it has
been found that the plaster releases
potash from these soils and hence
acts as an indirect potash fertilizer.
This fact, together with the fact that
plaster encourages the growth of cer
tain nitrifying organisms in the soil
which are beneficial to plant growth,
probably explains its beneficial action
on Oregon soils.
In some localities In the United
States where plaster has been used
for a long period of years It has
been claimed that the soil does not
respond to its application as readily
as formerly. In other words, the sup
ply of plant food material liberated
by the action of the land plaster ap
pears to become depleted. Analyses
indicate that our Western Oregon
clay loams contain an almost inex
haustible supply of potash and if it
can be rendered more available
through moderate applications of land
plaster without the accumulation or
any injurious products in the soil, it
would seem no objection can be
raised to its use. One particular field,
a sandy loam used for truck garden
ins, has come to our notice which has
had applications of land plaster for
i'a years at the rate of ZOO pounds
per acre and still responds readily
to this treatment.
EFFECT! this waa soon gee to n(, firrnnAno
because of the fact already stated.
i. e., the coincidence of tubercles and
health of the crop. The rise of bac
teriology as a science near the mid'
die of the last century gave Impulse
to the investigation of soil processes
from the standpoint of bacteria. Jt
was, as a result of this investigation,
rouna mat the nodules were the re
suit of bacterial action. In soil which
is rendered sterile by excessive heat
ing or by the aplication of antiseptics,
uut which contains all the food ma
terials for plant growth except nitro
gen, it was found that if the soil
were not allowed to become con
taminated the legumes failed to grow
beyond a certain point. If the same
soil were later contaminated or mixed
with earth from a field which had
grown certain legumes, it was found
that growth was luxuriant ' This sug
gested that the process was caused
by live organisms of some sort.
If one of the nodules from the root
of a legume is cut open and the con
tents examined by the aid of a pow
erful microscope it will be discovered
to contain millions of bacteria. It is
now known that these bacteria ex
tract from the air the nitrogen which
they build or help to build up into
plant tissue. Exactly how they do it
is to quite an extent unknown.
Only legumes have the power to
utilize atmospheric nitrogen and these
only by the co-operation of bacteria
Each legume Is thought to have
special kind of bacterium, although
tney are an very closely related, un
doubtedly. The chemical reaction of
the soil very materially affects the
action of the organisms. They will
not thrive in acid soil. Consequently
soil which Is acid should be limed
before a crop of this nature is grown.
Soil which has never grown leg
umes Deiore or which has not grown
legumes for three or more years may
profitably be inoculated with legume
bacteria as a preparation for growing
the crop. This inoculation may be
accomplished in one of two ways:
either by scattering soil from a leg
uminous field to the field to be
seeded, or by using a "pure culture"
of the bacterium. This "pure cul
ture" Is simply a growth of the
bacteria on media or food of some
kind. The culture is sent out In
bottles which are tightly corked to
prevent entrance of any other or
ganism, and are to be used if possible
within 20 days of their receipt. Bac
teria do not grow well in bright or
diffuse light and soil bacteria do not
thrive at a very warm temperature.
Consequently these cultures should
not be exposed to light or high tem
perature for any considerable period
of. time. Direct sunlight will kill them
if continued for a sufficient period
or time.
several precedents, LaFollette today
introduced a resolution in the senate
for a new investigation of theLorimer
bribery charges.
It is contrary to precedent to reopen
a case of this kind once decided. It
is also contrary to precedent to
name the members of the investigat
ing committee on the resolution ap
pointing it. It is a further violation
of precedent to appoint only new mem
bers of the senate on such a commit
tee.
La Follette proposed that the com
mittee be composed of Works, of Cal
ifornia; Townsend, of Michigan; Mc
Lean, of Connecticut; Kern, of In
diana, and Pomerene, of Ohio, Of
these the first two are insurgents, the
last two Democrats and McLean is a
regular. It is understood they were
selected at an insurgent conference.
The resolution recites the action of
the senate last session, when a resolu
tion to declare the seat of Senator
Lorimer vacant because of alleged
corruption of the Illinois legislature
which had elected him, was defeated.
The resolution recites:
"It appears from the published re
ports of the proceedings of the said
Illinois state senate committee, that
witnesses who were not called and
sworn by the committee of this sen
ate appointed to investigate said
charges, have appeared before the said
committe of the Illinois state senate
and on being interrogated, have given
important material testimony tending
to prove that $100,000 was corruptly
expended to secure the election of
William Lorimer to the United States
senate."
The fight will begin at the outset.
for the Lorimer senators will move to
refer the resolution to the committee
on privileges and elections, of which
Dillingham, a Lorimer man, is chai
man, in the hope that it will be
smothered there.
The details In the application of the,
pure culture to the seed are as fol
lows: The seed (sixty pounds or less
for each bottle of culture) should be
soaked In water for two hours. The
water should be drained off and a
pound of granulated sugar per bushel
of seed should be added. Allow this
to stand for ten hours or more. A
small quantity of cold water should
be added to the culture bottle and
shaken vigorously until the culture is
well broken up. The contents of the
bottle should next be mixed thor
oughly with the seed. This step is
especially Important Plant the seed
as soon as it is dry enough to handle.
Do not allow the seeds to become
thoroughly dry or the bacteria will
die.
SOIL
INOCULATION
BACTERIA.
WITH
Experiments at Oregon Agricultural
College to Demonstrate Its Value
to Leguminous Crops.
By Dr. E. O. rvtirson, Bnotr-rlnloirist
Oregon Agricultural ColteKe.)
The Department of Soil Bacteriol
ogy at the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege has In process a series of In
vestigations, in the Inoculation of soil
with bacteria, which it is hoped, from
results, so far attained, will clear up
some of the mystery which now sur
rounds this vital problem of soil fer
tility. Experiments to date very
strongly Indicate that the presence of
the right variety of organisms affects
the crop very markedly in two ways:
In the general quantity and luxuri
ance of the growth, and In the quality
of growth. The point often over
looked but which In reality Is most
significant is the qualitative variation
caused by the bacteria of the soil.
This qualitative variation is expressed
usually In a marked rise In the per
centage of nitrogen present In the
plant tissue as a result of the pres
ence of artificially Introduced soli
bacteria.
The first fact of importance noted
Jn the investigation of the subject
was that leguminous crops were char
acterized by having on their roots
what are called tiu-ercles or nodules
varying in size from a pin-head to a
pea. It was further noted that the
general health and luxuriance of the
plant was in direct proportion to the
abundance of these nodules. Very
poorly growing crops were found to
bo deficient in root nodules, moder
ately successful crops were found to
contain an averatre number of nodules,
while very healthy growths occurred
only In association with numerous
nodules.
This coincidence led to an Investi
gations of the nature of the nodule or
tubercle. It was at first thought to
be of the nature of a disease, but
Usually a small plat should be re
served for uninoculated seed in order
to test the efficiency of the inocula
tion. The results of experiments to
date indicate that this method is
practicable and of great benefit under
the conditions stated. It is the in
tention of the Department of Bac-
teriology of the Oregon Experiment
Station to send out these cultures.
a set or instructions will accompany
each shipment and those who take
advantage of the opportunity will be
asked to report the results of their
work.
Raises Young to Eat.
I ne paradise nsn, one or the new
bonders of natural history, raises Its
yeung to eat The habits of this pecu
liar fish are also strikingly similar to
those of a great many parents whe
thaw little more consideration for
their offspring. The female drops her
ejes carelessly anywhere ebe may be
and the male gathers them up and
places them In a bubble nest, which
he blows, and awaits the hatching.
When they are sufficiently e:wn he
eats them, keeping them boused up
until he needs them. Some of the lit
tle ones escape, of course, and as they
are prolific breeders, the specie It
perpetuated.
Subjects for Big Stick.
"My great-grandfather was clever at
olowing rings of smoke," began the
first Ananias, as he helped himself to
the crackers In the corner grocery.
"Horseshoes were scarce In those days,
so when he wanted to play a game of
quoits he would blow rings of smoke
and cover the peg every time."
"Very clever, Indeed," said the sec
ond Ananias, with a smile, "but my
great grandfather was also an artist
at blowing smoke rings. One day a
cyclone came along and blew out his
keyhole In the front door, but great
grandfather Just lit,his pipe, blew a
tmoke ring and made a new one."
Young Pullets.
The April hatched pullets should
now be laying. They certainly are tt
they have been given the proper feed
and care.
If you have any little potatoes the
hens can make good use of them. Boll
them up soft and feed a ration cow
nd tHen.
Washington, April 5. President
Taft transmitted to congress a mes
sage urging early action on the recip
rocity agreement with Canada. He
said that he sent this message in de
ference to popular sentiment and in
duty to the great masses of the Amer
lean people. The message follows
To the (senate and House of Kepr
sentatives: I transmitted to the Sixty
first Congress on January 28 last, th
text or the reciprocity trade agreemen
which had been negotiated under m
direction by the Secretary of State with
the representatives of the Dominion
Canada.
"This agreement was the consumma
tion of earnest effort, extending over
period of nearly a year, on the part
of both governments to effect a trad
arrangement which, supplementing as
It did, the amicable settlement of rarl
oua questions of a diplomatic and po
litical character that had been reached
would mutually promote commerce and
would strengthen the friendly relation
now existing.
"The agreement In its intent and the
terms was purely economic and com
mercial. While the general subject wa
under discussion by the commissioners,
I felt assured that the sentiment of the
people of the United States was such
that they would welcome a measure
which would result in the increase of
trade on both sides of the boundary
line, would open up the reserve pro
ductive resources ol Canada to the
great mass of our own consumers on
advantageous conditions, and at the
same time offer a broader outlet for
the excess product of our farms and
many of our industries.
"De'.ails regarding a negotiation of
this kind necessarily could not be made
public while the conferences were
pending. When, however, the full text
of the agreement, accompanying corre
spondence and data, explaining both its
purpose and its scope, became known
to the people through the message
transmitted to Congress, it was imme
diately apparent that the ripened fruits
of the careful labors of the commis
sioners met with widespread approval
This approval has been strengthened
by further consideration of the terms
of the agreement in all their particu
lars. The volume of support which
has developed shows that its broad
national scope is fully appreciated and
is responsive to the popular will.
"The House of Representatives of
the 61st Congress, after the full text
of the arrangement, with all the de
tails In regard to the different pro
visions, had been laid before it, as they
were before the American people,
passed a bill confirming the agreement
as negotiated and as transmitted to
Congress.
"This measure failed of action in the
Senate. In my transmitting message
of January 26 I fully set forth the
character of agreement and emphasized
Its appropriateness and necessity as a
response to the mutual needs of the
people of the two countries, as well as
Its common advantages. I now lay that
message and the reciprocity trade
agreement as part of the present mes
sage before the 62d Congress, and
again invite earnest attention to the
consideration therein expressed.
"1 am constrained, In deference to
popular sentiment and with a realiz
ing sense of my duty to the great mass
of our people, whose welfare is in
volved, to urge on your consideration
early action on this agreement.
'In concluding the negotiations, the
representatives of the two countries
bound themselves to use their utmost
efforts to bring about the tariff
changes provided for in the agreement
by concurrent legislation at Washing
ton and Ottawa.
'I have felt it my duty, therefore.
not to acquiesce in relegation of action
until the opening of the Congress in
December .but to use my constitutional
prerogative and convoke the R2d Con
gress In extra session in order that
there shall be no break of continuity
in considering and acting upon tills
most Important subject."
session today. What the session will
bring forth, or when it will adjourn,
were matters of conjecture here.
the Democrats took possession of
the house and put Champ Clark in the
speaker s chair. In his speech ac
cepting the honor he warned the Dem
ocratic members that the eyes of the
country were upon them; that the
party was on trial, and that it had an
opportunity for the first time in 16
years 10 prove its worthiness for a
still higher exression of confidence.
Throughout the day the shadow of
the coming presidential fight hovered
about the caitol, and there is no ques
tion but that the maneuvers for polit
ical advantage will play an important
part in the affairs of the house and
senate in the next few months.
William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, and
Governor Harmon, of Ohio, were lead
ing figures on the floor of the house.
Had Governor Woodrow Wilson been
present, the list of generally accepted
Democratic presidential possibilities
would have been complete.
The senate's opening was sedate as
usual. And while the leadership of
the upper branch remains in Republi
can hands, the change in the person
nel was almost as marked as in the
house. Aldrich, Hale, Beveridge and
others of both the regular and progres
sive factions were missed.
President Taft's message, dealing
with Canadian reciprocity, will be read
in congress tomorrow. The Dem
ocrats of the house, however, have
formuated an ambitious program,
which includes the revision of sched
ules of the Payne-Aldrich tariff laws.
Republican leaders of the senate
have announced there shall be no tariff
legislation. They declare they are
not alarmed at the threat of the Dem
ocrats to hold back reciprocity until
action is secured on tariff bills. This
difference promises soon to bring the
two branches into conflict. A legisla
tive deadlock is predicted, and the
length of the session seems to depend
on how long the Democratic house will
bombard the Republican senate with
general legislation bills.
From a political standpoint it is
likely that one of the most import
ant things the Democratic house will
do will be to order an investigation of
the departments and branches of the
governmennt service. The Democrats
say there have been no such investi
gations for 20 years, and that a sav
ing to the people will result.
The house session was devoted to
the work of organization. The adop
tion of the new rules was put over un
til tomorrow. The Republicans will
make their first fight on these. They
resent the action of the Democrats in
increasing the membership committees
without increasing the percentage of
minority representation.
The Republican insurgents in the
house indicated their purpose to act
independently by declining to vote for
Mann for speaker, and by giving their
support to Cooper of Wisconsin.
Ihe insurgents gained , a member
when Aikin of New York, elected as
an "independent Democrat" and here
tofore carried on the Democratic rolls,
cast his lot with them and chose a
seat on the Republican side.
Berger of Wisconsin, the only So
cialist in the house, voted "present"
in the speakership balloting. He also
chose a seat on the Republican side.
Ihe drawing tor seats attracted in
terest. Because of their large maior-
ty it was necessary for 30 Democrats
to pre-empt a strip of seats on the Re
publican side. Four of these are com
mittee chairmen, while four others are
members of the all-powerful commit
tee on ways and means and committee
on committees.
When the Republicans found it ne
cessary to invade the Democratic side.
their section was known as the Chero-
ee strip. Burleson, of Texas, today
christened the Democratic section on
the Republican side 83 the "Pan
handle."
WAR WOULD BE FOLLY.
Washington, April 4. The Sixty-
For Japan to Attack United States
Would Be Suicide.
San Francisco In an address before
the Commonwealth club, Baron de
Estournalles de Constant, the distin
guished French scholar who has been
advocating the cause of international
conciliation during Tan extended tour
of this country, declared that "war
with Japan would be not only :
crime, but folly, with no end, no re
sult, except revolution and ruin."
The text of his address was "War
or Peace With Japan.1"
Let us suppose," he said, "that
the United States, following an un
fortunate inspiration, attack Japan
and are victorious; this victory would
be of no use. Japan would remain in
accessible and even stronger than be
fore, standing upon her rights against
an unjust aggression. She would be
supported by the national feeling of
her people and the exalted solidarity
of Asia; no civilized nation could ab
stain from approving her resistance.
But, supposing now the reverse,
and in a moment of complete folly
that Japan attacked the United States.
This attack would be, for Japan, a
suicide.
"Let us suppose, with the most pes
simistic alarmist, that Japan, starting
a policy of imperialism and megalo
mania, would try to monopolize the
Pacific ocean, claiming Asia for the
Asiatic. It would be the beginning
of her decadence and the end of her
power.
"Acting against the United States, I
taking by surprise or by force the
Philippines, the Hawaiian islands, she
would open, at the same time the era
of a general revendication against
Europe. She could not stop; she
would threaten Great Britain, .Siga
pore as well as Shanghai, France,
Saigon, as well as Hanoi, Germany.
Netherlands, Russia, Australia, too
that is to say, all the world. It is
very much to do for one nation.
"And where would she find money
for experimenting in the Pacific this
Napoleonic policy of a universal
blockade? And what would become
of her industry, of her agriculture, of
her commerce, of her art, of her eco
nomic leadership in China? It would
be the miserable collapse and not the
triumph of Japanese imperialism.
"Let us stop this alarmist nonsense
and these pessimistic appeals to new
expenses for armaments and to empty
glory.
"The empire of the sea exists no
more; the Pacific ocean will belong to
all, as well as the sky belongs to avia
tion and not to one nation only.
"Let uS be confident in the wisdom
of the Japanese people and of the Jap
anese government.
ROOSEVELT IS GUES
I
Orepians Throng Portland Streets
to Meet Noted Visitor.
Distinguished American Greeted With
Affectionate Familiarity By
Waiting Thousands.
SOCIALIST IS LOSER.
STEEL TRUST BID LOWEST.
Corporation Gets Contract for Build
ing Six Panama Emergency Dams.
Washington The United States
Steel corporation was the lowest bid
der for the construction of six emer
gency dams to be erected on the Pana
ma canal. Bids for this work were
pened at the Isthmian canal commis
sion offices here.
The steel company's bid was $2.-
238,987, while the bid of the McClin-tock-Marshall
Construction company,
of Pittsburg, were $40,000 hitrher.
The third bid by the Pennsylvania
Steel company was $165,000 hitrher
than the lowest bid. Two of the
emergency dams will be located at
the Miraflores locks, two at Gatun
and two at Pedro Miguel. '
Williams Gets-Ambition.
Washington, April 7. John Sharn
Williams, the new junior senator from
Mississippi, has succeeded in a life
time ambition. He has the seat in
the senate which was occupied by Jef
ferson Davis, the president of the
Confederacy. The desk still bears the
bayonet marks made by the Union
soldiers during war times in an effort
to destroy it The bayonet stabs
were filled with putty, but are easily
discernible.
Taft Defers Tariff Board Bill.
Washington President Taft has de
cided to concentrate his attention up
on reciprocity with Canada, and it was
nclicated at the start that he will not
attempt to secure a permanent tariff
commission at the special session of
congress.
He told callers he had come to the
conclusion that the proper time to ask
congress for a permanent tariff board
would be at the beginning of a regu
lar session.
Initiative Decision to Be Published.
Washington Senator Brown of Ne
braska, secured an order in the senate
to print, as a public document, the de
cision of the Supreme court of Oregon
in me case or frank Kiernan airainst
Oregon Plan Rejected.
Concord. N. H. The state senate
Tuesday killed by a vote of 12 to 10
trip hill which rpcpntlv nasspd trip
the City of Portland, involvinsr the le- house, adontinp- th Orccnn rln for
galityof the Oregon initiative and instructing the legislature as to popu
referendum act J lar choice for United States senator.
Non-Partisan Is Elected Circuit Judge
in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis. The Socialist-
Democratic party in Milwaukee city
and county was defeated in Tuesday's
judicial and school board election.
Incomplete returns from the city
show that Circuit Judge Halsey, non
partisan, who was opposed by John
Kleist, Social-Democrat, has been
elected by a purality estimated at 10,-
UOO votes.
Ihe election was the first real test
of the Socialists' power in Milwaukee
since they swept everything in the
city a year ago and carried several as
sembly districts and selected a repre
sentative in congress last fall.
Women were permitted to vote for
school directors only and were handed
separate ballots upon which to mark
their selections. It is estimated that
fully 5,000 women voted.
In several towns outside of Mil
waukee Socialists were successful.
They captured two aldermanic posi
tions and two county supervisors in
Superior and one alderman and a jus
tice of the peace in Racine.
Wausau and Beloit went "wet."
Fond du Lac and Janesville elected
Democratic mayors and Oskosh elec
ted a Republican.
Roslyn Miners Resume.
Spokane The independent mines at
Jonesville, in the Roslyn coal mining
district in Central Washington, have
resumed work, but the men formerly
employed by the Northwestern Im
provement company are still out and
demand a closed shop. Hearing tht
the workers in the independent mines
were to resume work, several hundred
miners marched from Roslyn to Jones
ville to force the independent em
ployes to reconsider their action. A
show of force by the deputies was
sufficient to quiet the strikers.
Woman Is Mayor of Hunnewell.
Hunnewell, Kan., Mrs. Eliza Wil
son was elected mayor of Hunnewell
at an election held here Tuesday. She
was op'Kised by O. M. Akers, former
postmaster. Mrs. George Osborn.
candidate for police judge, ran close
to Mrs. Wilson, but was defeated in
the final count by only four votes.
The women of the town are cele
brating their victory. Mrs. Wilson
declares there will be many reforms
during her administration.
Portland, April6. No such greet
ing has Portland ever given any in
dividual as that which was extended
by the populace to Theodore Roosevelt
yesterday.
Once before Portland welcomed him
when he came here as president of the
United States. Then he was received
with all due pomp, ceremony, dignity
and enthusiasm.
But there was a delightful informal
ity, a spontaniety, about the Roosevelt
reception yesterday that leaves the oc
casion altogether unique and without
precedent.
Portland, for the most part, took an
afternoon and evening off and ioined
n a series of informal demonstrations
which must have served to make it
clear to Colonel Roosevelt that he is
held in high regard by everybody here
abouts. It was not the mere cheering
and applause that revealed the rjublic
mind and heart, but the evidences of
ntimate regard that were manifested
on every hand.
It was "Hello, Teddy" and "Hurrah
for Teddy" everywhere alone the
crowded streets where he appeared.
None thought of shouting "Hurrah
for Roosevelt." And to have the pop
ulace calling one by his first name un
restrainedly is significant in itself.
"Teddy in 1912!" shouted hundreds
of his admirers, as he was taken
through the crowded streets in a big
automobile, attended ljy members of
the reception committee.
To this significant exclamation he
gave no -fuller acknowledgment than
to the other greetings that came from
the crowds. There was a nod and a
baring of teeth in that irresistible
Roosevelt smile for everyone. The
only ones who received especial atten
tion were women with children, vet
erans of the Civil or Spanish-American
wars and groups of workingmen
outdoors for a few moments from
their toil to see him pass.
It was a strenuous day not ar
duous, or fatigueing, or wearing, or
vigorous but strenuous. The over
worked Roosevelt adjective alone ap
plies. Into the nine hours that he
spent in Portland there was crowded
event upon event with but little inter
val for rest.
The hour and a half of respite from
public demonstrations that the com
mittee provided was spent not in rest,
but in attending to private matters.
Seemingly that famed reservoir of re
serve energy is as remote from dimin
ution as ever.
Exacting as were the demands made
upon his time, the genial colonel en
joyed it all immensely. He said as
much before leaving the city late last
night and his manner was more ex
pressive than his words. In at least
one event he was presented with a fea
ture altogether new in his experience,
and he said he will always remember
it as a special event in his travels.
It was the jungle dinner given early
in the evening in his honor at the
Commercial club. Here the large
banquet hall was made over into the
replica of an African jungle.
It was intensely realistic, with an
array of grinning Africans in jungle
town full dress, monkeys climbing
about in the rank jungle foliage, lions
roaring, hunting horns sounding and
all the atmosphere of a Roosevelt
hunting camp in the land of the rhino-ceri.
"It is the first time in my exper
ience that I have been provided with
real entertainment rather than being
left to furnish the entertainment my
self," the colonel said delightedly.
Oyster Bay Goes Democratic.
New York Following up their vic
tory of last fall, when Martin W. Lit
tleton, Democrat, defeated for con
gress W. W. Cocks, Republican, the
Democrats in Nassau county. Long Is
land, the home of Theodore Roosevelt,
were successful in two of three bien
nial township elections. In North
Hempstead the Democratic ticket
rolled up a plurality of about 3,300,
and in Oyster Bay township it was
about 165. In Hempstead the Repub
licans apparently have won by a nar
row margin of about 50 votes.
Levee Breaks; Grain Destroyed.
Colusa, Cal. The levee of reclama
tion district No. 108, south of Colusa,
broke near the Yolo county line and
the district is filling with water from
the Colusa Basin. A heavy wind
caused waves which battered away
the embankment. Twenty-five thou
sand acres of growing grain that
would have made a heavy yield will be
ruined. Probably not more than
1,000 acres will remain out of water.
Dredgers are trying to stop the flood.
Japan Cuts Duties for Britain.
London The new Anglo-Japanese
commercial trreaty which was ratified
at Tokio provides for large reductions
in the rates of the new Japanese
tariff on the chief British textile and
metal imports in Japan.' Specialities
in Japanese manufacture will continue
to be admitted to the L'nited Kingdom
duty free. The treaty will remain in
force 12 years.