Heppner gazette., June 29, 1911, Image 3

HISTORY AND SYMPTOMS OF
B DESTRUCTIVE SHEEP SCAB
One of Oldest Diseases of Animal, But Cause Not Discovered
Until Middle of Nineteenth Century Proper Treat
t) ment Will Destroy Mite and Renew
Growth of Wool Dipping
V v Highly Recommended.
Is
(By EDWIN 8. GOOD.)
Historically, sheep scab Is one of
the oldest diseases of sheep, but Its
cause was not discovered until about
the middle of the nineteenth century
(1835), when the agent producing the
disease was found to be a very small
mite. This mite Is light gray In color
and the female Is one-fortieth and the
male one-sixtieth of an inch In length.
In general appearance the mite re
sembies a tiny spider. It has four
pairs of legs, the last being very
small, and the third pair having long
threadlike appendages which are
longer in the female than In the male.
The mite crawls very slowly, showing
that Its power of locomotion is weak
A female will lay from ten to twenty
eggs during her lifetime. These eggs
are so small that they cannot be dis
tinguished with the naked eye. The
period of incubation is from four to
ten days, depending mainly upon tem
perature. Gerlach, a noted authority,
estimates the descendants of a single
female to be 1,000,000 females and
500,000 males at the end of 90 days.
He estimates the average number of
eggs from a single female to be 15,
ten of which hatch females and five
males, and allows 15 days for each
generation.
The first symptom that attracts
one's attention to the affected animal
Is Its rubbing certain parts of its back,
sides or tall against some object, or
biting at these parts, as the bites of
Female Scab Mite.
the mite cause intense Itching. The
Irritation is much more noticeable
when the sheep are warmed up by
driving than when they remain quiet.
Infection generally begins on some
portion of the side or back, and is
UBiially confined to these parts of the
body.
The infected spot first consists of
a moist, yellowish, dandruff-like sub
stance, often no larger than a pin
head, and unless careful examination
be made, may easily escape detection.
If this place Is scratched, the sheep
will respond by a nibbling-like mo
tion of the mouth. Large patches are
formed cither by small Infected spots
located on different parts of the back
growing and uniting, or by the gradual
enlargement of a single spot. In ob
taining their food, the parasites in
these patches Irritate the skin of the
sheep to such an extent as to cause
the secretion of a large amount of
serum which. In drying, first takes
on the form of dandruff, and upon
extended Irritation the dandruff Is re
placed by thick scabs. Where the
scabs first form, the wool seems to be
more firmly attached to the skin than
before Infection, and stands out In
tufts, giving the fleece an uneven
appearance. In time, however, being
deprived of nutrition, the wool loosens
and drops from the skin; the sheep
loses flesh and presents, on the whole,
a very uncanny appearance; and
eventually, If untreated, dies. Proper
treatment will, however, destroy the
scab mite and renew the growth of
the wool.
Dipping in a reliable dip Is the
proper treatment for sheep afflicted
with the scab.
The federal government has done
a great work in reducing the number
of scabby sheep in this country, but In
spite of its efforts there are plenty of
them In the United State today, a
condition of affairs not to be won
dered at when we consider the gigan
tic task of stamping out such a com
municable disease in as large a coun
try as ours. There are states, how
ever, where no scab exists, the farm
ers and the state authorities having
aided the federal to eradicate it
EXCELLENCE OF
CLOVER FEEDS
While Moat Farmers Recognize
That Red Clover Is Admir
able for Swine Few Under,
stand How to Utiliza.
(By WALTER B. LECTZ.)
Clover Is the greatest pasture for
hogs provided it is not allowed to
make pigs thrive at top notch.
The clever blossom is a very pretty
flower but it Is about as much out of
place in the hog pasture as a rose
bush In the corn field.
While most farmers recognize that
red clover is an admirable food for
swine, few of them, comparatively, un
derstand how to utilize a clover pas
ture for hogs. We make this asser
tion In view of the fact that clover
is, in many Instances, allowed to blos
som in the field devoted to bog-graz
ing.
If the reader will bear in mind for
a moment that the purpose of every
plant is to flower and "go to seed" he
will understand that when the flower
and the seed have formed In succes
sion, the season's work of the plant
Is practically over and plant growth
gives place to plant ripening, and de
cay.
"Soon ripe soon rotten" Is an old
saying and It indicates what we have
in mind in this discussion.
What we are after in pasturing hogs
on clover Is feed not posies. If the
clover plants are allowed to ripen
the food producing capacity of the
plant Is reduced.
If, on the other hand, the plants
can be prevented from blossoming to
any great degree, they keep trying to
blossom right along, provided suffi
cient rains descend and in doing so
the hogs are fed.
In districts where clover luxuriates,
and we find such places in many parts
of the country, swine of the right age
may be pastured upon this green food
from about June right up to early fall,
should timely rains maintain a steady
growth of the clover plant.
GENERAL
NEWS
OF NATIONAL
HAPPENINGS
Washington. June 22 Ex-Governor
Yates of Illinois, who once accused
Governor Deneen of playing politics
and sent word to him through Senator
Lorimer that he was a "liar still," de
nied today before the senate commit
tee to investigate the Lorimer elec
tion, that he had ever heard of the
use of money in that election until
more than a year afterward.
both he and George W. Hinman
editor and publisher of the Chicago
Inter-Ocean, the only other witness
professed the greatest friendship for
Mr. Lorimer.
Mr. Hinman expressed the bellel
that there had been "a jackpot," or
general corruption fund in the Spring
field legislature for many years, but
he pointed to Mr. Lorimer's enemies
as the probable contributors.
Mr. Yates emphatically denied that
he ever had any conversation with
Edward Hines, of Chicago, over th
long-distance telephone on the day
Senator Lorimer was elected, in re
gard to a corruption fund for Mr,
Lorimer's election or any other sub
Ject. Attorney Healy, for the commit
tee, explained that there had been
the barest suggestion that he held a
conversation with Mr. Hines on that
day but that he did not believe there
would be any testimony to that ef
feet before the committee.
The ex-governor's political connec
tions were probed deeply, first by
attorneys for the committee and then
by Elbridge Hanecy, representing Sen
ator Lorimer. Attorney Healy first
took Mr. Yates through a history of
Illinois politics. Mr. Yates was asked
if he had had any political differ
ences with Senator Lorimer.
"Senator Lorimer did not support
me for renomination for governor in
1904 and there was quite a political
difference in my mind," said the ex-
governor.
Culture of Currants.
For varieties the President Wilder
is probably the best liked as It clings
to the bushes the longest. The Cher
ry, Fay's Prolific and Perfection are
also very good varieties. The soil for
currants should be very well prepared
and enriched. Practice deep plowing
before planting the currants and then
put them 6x4 feet. Practice shallow
cultivation and mulch If need be. Put
in a cover crop the first of July such
as buckwheat. This can be cultivated
into the soil In the spring, thus keep
ing up the amount of humus in the
soil. As one and two year old wood
produces the best crops, care should
be taken to see that no wood Is over
two years old. Prune out old wood as
soon as berries are picked out
BELGIAN HORSE IS POWERFUL
An Antwerp correspondent of the
Kansas City Star sends a photo
graph of a pair of the great Belgian
horses that do the work on the docks
of the rapidly growing Flemish port
An extract from the letter follows:
"These Belgian horses are in blood
the same as some that are often ex
ported from the lowlands to the
prairies of Kansas. The pair shown
In the illustration Is typical of thou
sands in use every day on the great
wharves here. Each of theso can
easily draw two and one-half tons and
they are as gentle as kittens. The
driver he's more of a . companion
than a master controls them by
means of one little cord, hardly as
heavy as your mother's clothes line.
The trucks look like small flat cars.
He treats them like the good chil
dren they are to him. At noon the
wife comes down to the docks with
lunch, and she and the husband sit
on the truck and eat, while ihe horses
are having their own food. And,
strangest, each horse is given. In ad
dition to grain and hay, a great long
loaf of bread. The driver holds it as
the borse bites It off In hunks. They
seem to enjoy It Just as we enjoy
our desBert
"They don't need a 8oclety for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals here
at least, not so far m horses are
concerned."
Washington, June 22 Treading gin
gerly over ground rendered danger
ous by adverse reports made today
by the senate committee on finance
on the Democratic farmers' free list
and the wool tariff revision bills
and startled by the threat that these
measures, together with bills to re
vise the cotton, sugar, lead and steel
schedules would be offered as amend
ments to the reciprocity bill, the sen
ate concluded today without reaching
the expected vote on the Canadian
measure.
Chairman Penrose, of the finance
committee, fulfilled his promise made
In anger on the floor yesterday when
it became apparent that the Republl
can majority had been hobbled by
the coalition of insurgents and Demo
crats and called a meeting of the
finance committee for today. It re
sulted in the adverse reporting of the
wool bill, 9 to 4, and the farmers
free list bill, 8 to 5.
When these reports were presented
to the senate, every chance of an
agreement for a vote on the reciprocity
bill, to be followed by an early ad
journment of the extra session, was
removed.
That the senate had entered upon
the most difficult stage of its progress
toward action on the reciprocity meas
ure was conceded on every hand. It
was admitted the measure was threat
ened with death or amendment that
might make it inacceptable to Presi
dent Taft or obnoxious to Canada.
When the finance committee met
today the regular Republican mem
bers, who had a bare majority of that
one-time invulnerable body, expressed
relief that it had been demonstrated
that their organization was no longer
in command, so that they could shift
the burden to the senate itself and
that it was no longer necessary to
dissemble. At the same time the
views of the Republican regulars that
the effect would be to accomplish
practically nothing in the present ses
sion was voiced by such men as Pen
rose and Lodge.
Seattle, Wash., June 21. One hun
dred and twenty-six of the 200 claim
ants of the McAlpine coal group, in
the Cook Inlet country of Alaska,
have been directed by the Juneau
land office to show cause within 60
days why their claims should not be
recommended for cancellation becauss
of failure of the claimants to comply
with the requirement of the United
States statutes which provide that
application for patent shall be made
within three years from the time of
locating coal lauds.
Washington, June 20 The House of
Representatives by a vote of 221 to
100 today pasel the Underwood wool
tariff ievislon bill, providing for a
reduction of the duty on wool and
woolen goods. Twenty-four Republi
cans voted with the Democrats for
the passage of the measure and ono
Democratic Representative, Francisco,
of Ohio, voted against it.
Many amendments were offered and
voted down, the only one adoptod be
ing a slight change In phraseology.
Almost five hours were spent b the
House ;n debate under the iive-mln-i.te
nile.
Immediately preceding the final
vote, a motion offered by a represen
tative of New York, that the bill he
resubmitted to the ways and means
committee, with instructions that it
awa't a report from the tariff b;an!
on the woolen industry before mak
ing final report of the bill, was lost
by a vote of 189 to 118.
Representative Underwood, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee and in charge of the bill, kept
his forces well together in their op
position to -all amendments. While
some Democrats proposed amend
ments, with one exception they voted
with the party when the bill came to
passage.
Representative Gray, of Indiana, of
fered an amendment to place raw
wool on the free list, instead of pre
scribing a duty of 20 per cent ad
valorem, and commit the bill to the
committee with instructions that man
ufactures be reduced to 20 per cent
ad valorem. This was lost.
BANQUET IS MAGNIFICENT.
Washington, June 20. Through its
first witness, Cyrus H. McCormick,
of Chicago, president of the Interna
tional Harvester Company, the Lori
mer investigating committee succeed
ed today In introducing into Its rec
ord the principal allegation in which
the senate was Induced to reopen
the case against the Illinois senator.
It was to Clarence S. Funk, man
ager of the harvester company, that
Edward Hines Is alleged to have made
the request for a contribution of $10,-
000 as a part of a fund of $100,000
to be raised in behalf of Lorimer.
Mr. McCormick said Funk told him
of his proposition, and said that he
had refused, and by his refusal had
won his (McCormick's) commenda
tion.
Mr. McCormick said further that
the harvester company had made a
practice to hold aloof from politics,
and to avoid efforts to influence leg
islation. Taking this as a cue, coun
sel for Senator Lorimer sought to
show that in many states the com
pany had made an effort to prevent
the passage of bills considered objec
tionable to it. The winess admitted
that the company had made a general
opposition to legislation providing for
the manufacture of binding twine in
prisons.
Washington, June 19. Frauds
amounting to several million dollars
In duties on importations of cutlery
uring the last few years have been
discovered by the secret service
agents of the customs service, who
have been working in this country
and in the Solingen district of Ger
many, whence most of the imports
come to the United States.
Secretary of the Treasury Mac-
Veagh began an investigation several
months ago. It is not sufficiently
completed to say what action may be
taken to recover the duties it is al
leged the government has been de
frauded of.
A seizure of cutlery made in New
ork on Saturday illustrates that fact.
In 43 cases of cutlery entered as
having a value of $10,243, an under-
aluation of only $S68 was found,
but on that one seizure the govern
ment had been defrauded of $3397
in duties.
The duty on cutlery is very high.
Tons of Gold Are Shown on Royal
Tables.
London. The most regal banquet
palace of king or emperor ever wit
nessed, and a gorgeous Shakespear
ean ball under the auspices of noted
society leaders, stand forth as shining
features of the second day of Corona
tion week. The banquet In Bucking
ham Palace was a scene of Imperial
grandeur, so far as the asemblage of
royal and eminent personages and the
setting of costly magnificence and
beautiful decorations could make it.
The King and .Queen entertained
the special delegations, the foreign
Ambassadors and Ministers, the offi
cers of state and the household, the
members of the cabinet, and ex
cabinet members, the heads of the
church and judiciary and of the army
and navy. .
The two largest apartments In the
palace, the ballroom and the picture
gallery which adjoin, were utilized as
a banqueting hall. On the tables was
displayed the royal gold plate, used
only on historic occasions, the cost
of which is estimated at $15,000,000,
and its weight eight tons. This plate,
for the most part, was obtained in
the reigns of the four Georges, and
the principal pieces is a massive pea
cock captured in one of the Indian
wars, whose tail is studded with dia
monds. Cut glass worth a fprtune,
ivory decanters hundreds of years old,
and old wines dating back more than
a century were on the board.
The gallery holds more than 800
pictures. The decorations in both
rooms are largely of gilt, and the
background was embellished with
banks of palms and giant lilies, while
orchids, roses and ferns were stacked
on the tables. Yeomen of the guard
were ranged about the walls and all
the diners wore their richest uni
forms, decorations, gowns and jewels.
WIVES TO DIVIDE WORK.
RA N ON CORONATION
Mists
Mark Dawn of London's
Great Festivities.
Thousands Up All Night to Secure
Vantage Points on Route of
Royal Procession.
Women Will Cook Meals on Alternate
Days for Sharp.
Pittsburg, Kan. The two wives of
Peter C. Sharp must live apart the
rest of their lives. Two three-room
cottages, one on each side of his own
little home, will be built, one for
Anna Catherine and the other for
Louisa. That which was thought
would be a happy family when Peter
met his first wife, Anna Catherine, a
month ago after a separation of 40
years, will be divided henceforth.
The separation comes as a result
of a quarrel, which terminated in a
physical encounter and the decision
of the husband that his two wives
shall live apart from now on.
Peter, although hoping that he
could patch up the quarrel between
his two wives, saw that all hope had
vanished and decided to build a cot
tage for each wife on the opposite
sides of his little home. Louisa is
to do the housework and cook his
meals one day, and Anna Catherine
the other.
HANGING ON LIVE WIRES, SAVED
Washington, June 22 Representa
tive Warburton, of Washington, fol
lowing out the idea contained in his
recent speech In the house of repre
sentatives, has introduecd a new bill
placing sugar on the free list and in
creasing the internal revenue tax on
cigars and tobacco.
It is his contention that such legis
lation will tend to reduce the cost of
sugar to the consumer and at the
same time provide not only sufficient
revenue to compensate for the loss
Washington, June IS. The report
just submitted by the attorney-gen-
ral to the committee Investigating
the expenditure in the department of
justice shows that special counsel em-
loyed in land fraud cases in the
est have received liberal fees dur
g the two years of tne Taft admin-
tration. The compensation of all
uch employes is fixed arbitrarily by
the attorney-general, according to
hat he believes their services are
orth.
The report shows that B. D. Town
send, from the beginning of the Taft
administration to date, has received
$.4,018 for his services in the South
ern Pacific land grant case and as
special counsel in the Alaska and
other land fraud and coal cases
Tracer M. Becker, for his work on
Oregon land fraud cases, since March
4, 1909, has received $13,7SS. S. R.
Rush, who prosecuted land cases in
Breathless Crowd Watches Rescue of
Paralyzed Lineman.
Spokane, Wash. While a crowd of
several hundred persons gazed breath
lessly on the exploit, George Cowley,
line foreman employed by the Wash
ington Water Power Company, with
four assistants, rescued Gordon B.
Stone, a lineman who had been par
alyzed by an electric shock, from a
perilous position among the wires at
tne top of a pole.
Stone had been working near the
top of the pole, which carries a heavy
load of crossarms and a network of
wires. He came in contact with bare
wires carrying a high voltage feed
circuit.
He was thrown clear of the pole,
but the safety belt encircling the pole
saved him from being dashed to
death on the pavement. Unconscious,
he feil across lower voltage wires
several feet below where he had been
working.
His companion, Lang, telephoned
his chief, who came in an automo
bile with assistants and tackle, ar
riving before the automobile patrol
with emergency hospitals stewards,
who had been summoned.
Frost Nips Vegetables.
Tacoma, Wash. June's cool record
included a killing frost in the suburbs
Wednesday. Just south of the city
limits, on the Spanway line, ice
formed. Potato vines, cucumbers, to
matoes and other vegetables fell un
der the cold blast.
Gardeners on the reservation suf-
London Rain ushered In the day
that Is to see the coronation of
George V as King of England. All
Is in readiness.
The rain began at 7 o'clock In the
morning and dampened somewhat
the gaiety of the immense crowds
which already packed every availa
ble place along the line of the coro
nation procession.
At that hour the pressure of the
crowds was so intense at many
points that the police cordon was
broken and the aid of troops was re
quired to restore order.
That night a good part of London
did not go to bed at all, staying up
to celebrate and to secure vantage
points on the route of the royal pro
cession. Many Americans were in
the great crowds that surged through
streets. Many American dollars went
for seats in the reviewing stands,
which commanded fabulous prices.
The scenes on the streets vividly
recalled those enacted when the news ,
of the relief of Mafeking was re
ceived. Then there was the inrush
from the suburbs of great crowds to
watch the coronation procession and
secure places.
The King and Queen have not for
a moment relaxed their strong sense
of public duty, which has character
ized them since they mounted the
throne. Though their majesties have
long and exhausting ceremonies con
fronting them, they are receiving vis
itors, attending to matters of state
and dropping in on the horse show
at Olympia. Wherever' they appeared
they were the objects of unbounded
enthusiasm.
The British nation shows not the
slightest sign of diminishing favor
towards monarchical government. A
half century of quiet life under Queen
Victoria has been succeeded by a
stirring decade, which has seen a
coronation and two state funerals.
Yet the public appetite Is unsatiated,
but rafher augmented, in its enthusi
asm for royalty and kingly display.
Never before hag this enthusiasm
reached such a high pitch and the
ceremonies attendant upon the great
event, the coronation of King George
V, appear likely to be marked by a
degree of excitement and public fer
vor unrivalled on all great state cere
monies in the past. Further, thi3
tribute is manifestly accorded more
to the monarchy than to the mon
arch, for it cannot be said that either
King George V or Queen Mary is
as beloved as was Victoria or so
popular and esteemed as were King
Edward and Queen Alexandra.
KAISER SEES AMERICAN FLEET.
Warships Inspected by German Em
perorFestival Is On at Kiel.
Kiel, Germany 1 ne American war
ships of the second division of the
Atlantic fleet have arrived here and
are now anchored in the inner har
bor before the town, surrounded bv
the array of battleships and yachts
gathered for the Emperor's great an
nual naval festival.
Almost the entire German navv,
including a full division of the new
dreadnaughts. are assembled, the
only absentees being the cruiser Von
der Tann, which is at Spithead for
tne coronation, and the reserve di
vision at Wilhelmshaven.
Admiral Von Tirpitz. Admiral of
the fleet, minister and creator of the
new Germany navy, heads an im
posing list of admiral commanders.
As the American battleships. led
by the Louisiana, flagship of Rear
Admiral Badger. slowly steamed
through the narrowing fiord and
passed long lines of German ships,
they turned to their assigned places
between the flagships Deutschland
and Kaiser Wilhelm II and the other
vessels of the German fleet.
the
of customs duties on imported sugar, I which have failed), has received
ferpd to a creater or less extent, but
Idaho and other western states, haaiit iu require a dav or two to tell
received $19,593 in two years aml!tne extent of the damage. At the
reyton Gordon, for similar prosecu-,x-al weather bureau the register at
tions, largely in Idaho (most all of
but a surplus which can be used to
offset the loss of customs revenue
if other food products and necessities
of life are placed on the free list.
Mormons In Sugar Deal
Washington Inquiry Into the rela
tionship between the Mormon church
and the American Sugar Refining
company before the house committee
of inquiry Into the sugar trust, dis
closed that Henry O. Havemeyer's
first dealings in the beet sugar Indus-
J19.9S4.
1190 Bidders Get Bonds.
Washington A final tabulation of
the bids for the $50,000,000 issue of
per
the three
cent Panama bonds
trr were with the Utah Sugar com
pany, in which the Church of Jesus Wjll be informed in a day or two
Christ or Latter-Day Saints was ln
erested. Thomas R. Cutler, ex-bishop of
the Mormon church, appeared before
the committee.
Hermann Will Practice.
Washington Ringer Hermann, of
Roseburg. ex-representative In con
gress and ex-commissioner of the gen
eral land office, was today admitted
to practice before the Interior depart-
4:30 A. M. showed 43 degrees above
zero. It is generally warmer in the
city than a few miles away from the
water.
Probationer Gets $17,000.
Oroville As a reward for laying
aside what his father termed in hit;
last will 'the wasteful and reckless
indicates that $2,330,500 were taken : conduct" of his son. and as a further
at 103 and upwards; $lS.fi9S.5O0 from j reward for acquiring "steady" and
T2.75 to 102.99; $11,019,500 from ! "temperate" habits and a 'fixed pui
1 "2.50 to 12.74; $16,56S.S00 from! pose in life." and "an apparent de
1n2.25 to 102.49. and a little less i termination to become a useful mem
than $1,425,000 from 102.21 to 102.24. jber of society." Charles A. Morg ob
Of the 10,000 bids received 1190 willitained imssession of the residue of
be accepted. The successful bidders his fathers estate, amounting to more
than sii. ooo.
Smuggled Cloth Seized.
San Francisco Evidences of
operations of a gang of woolen goods
smugglers with an international or-'
ganization has been discovered, when
customs inspectors seized a consign
ment of 66 bolts of woolen goods
valued at $10,000 on the German
Cosmos line steamer Seraphis.
For weeks the customs authorities
have had intimations that a gang
was in existence for the importation
of dutiable woolen goods and other
stable fabrics from Gernianv.
Autos Repaired by Navy.
Washington Use of the shop of
the Washington navy yard by officers
for the repairing of their automobiles
and motor boats Is being investigated
by the house committee on expendi
tures. The committee has learned
that such repairs have been made In
many Instances and Secretary of the
Navy Meyer told the committee that
ment This announcement foreshad
ows Mr. Hermann's entry Into land.it had been the custom to make such
law practice. repairs at cost-
Star
Largest Boat Arrives.
New York The new White
liner Olympia, the largest steamer
afloat, passed Fire Island on her
maiden voyage across the Atlantic at
12:17 A. M. This point is 75 miles
from the New York waterfront and
the steamer will dock in this city.
Although It Is reported that there
was no effort at great speed, the new
liner is spveral hours ahead of the
scheduled time of her sxrivaL
Auto Racer Hurt, Dies.
Milwaukee Walter Donnelly. of
Cincinnati, driving a Cino car at
the automobile races at State Fair
track, died from injuries received
when his car ran into a fence. Don
nelly's skull was fractured when he
was thrown against a post.
Donnelly was driving in the 5o -m:!e
race and was making the turn at
the three-quarter Hist of the 4'Hh
when a tire came off the rear right
wheel, causing the machine to skid.
Mosby Repulses Federals.
San Diego The advance guard of
Governor Vega's force of federa's.
en mute from Ensenada to Tia
Juana. encountered General Mosby's
outposts at Carrizo. 20 miles youth
east of Tia Juana. In the skirmish
that followed two federals wer-s
killed.
The fight for the possession of Tia
Juana is expected soon. Mosby U
suppled to have about 30') we'.i
armed and desperate men.