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LAZINESS A MENACE Int Is Feared In United States. Physicians Say Disease Is Being Imported and Blames Ex- Mexican Rebels. Los Angeles That the more or less mysterious and freakish thyroid gland, In combination with the ef fects of various diets, may exert a direct Influence for large or small families, wag one of the Interesting inferences drawn from a scientific narrative of experiments conducted with mice, which was read Thursday before the American Medical Asso ciation by Dr. Reid Hunt, of Wash ington, D. C. An increase In laziness In this country due to the hookworm was predicted by Dr. John Colbert, of Albuquerque, N. M., as a result of the lute Mexican revolution. Dr. Col' bert, who Is regarded as an expert In hookworm diseases, declared that ex-rebels afflicted w-ith the disease the most prominent symptom of which is a tired feeling, had crossed over Into the United States to work on railroads as section hands. Whether they work or not, he said, they would spread the d readied worm. He added that in response to his warning the others had taken meas ures to reduce the danger of infec tion. In his experiments with the thy roid and different diets, Dr. Hunt said he had observed remarkable re sults. He examined two groups of four mice for a period of four months and found that fecundity or sterility depended upon the activity or idle ness of the gland. One group of the rodents was fed upon oatmeal and liver. This simu lated the activity of the gland and at the end of the four months there were no little mice. On the- other hand, the second group, which had crackers, milk and eggs, increased to 101 in the same period. WOMEN JURORS STAMPEDE. South Bend's Fair Sex Objects to Serving in Jury Box. South Bend, Wash. When the women of Washington were given the right to vote they were also given the inestimable right to serve on Juries and the extent of their longing for this particular "right" was pretty well illustrated in the Superior Court Thursday. A jury was in course of formation, when the venire ran short and the sheriff was ordered to summon talesmen' from the bystanders. After oue'man had been picked up there was a quiet vanishment of male bystanders. When the sheriff came to call the next juror he in formed the court that if he got an other juror from the courtroom 'he would have to take a woman. "I see no objection " began the judge, but his voice was drowned by the rustle of skirts and the shuffle of feet as from 75 to 100 women stampeded from the courtroom and stood not on the order of their go ing. An empty courtroom stared "His Honor" in the face and the court was adjourned and a special venire ordered. EVIL OF DESPOTISM SEEN. Priest Aims Criticism at Carnegie Foundation Fund. Chicago A scathing attack upon the aims and alleged tendency of the Carnegie Foundation was the feature of the opening session of the con vention of the National Catholic Ed ucational Association here Wednes day. Rev. Timothy Hresnahan, S. J., president of Loyola University, Balt imore, arraigned the foundation and hi views were supplemented by a general discussion, led by the Rev. Matthew Schumacher, C. S., of Notre Dame. I:id. "A fund of $i.-).nnn.nno in bonds of the United States Steel Corporation, providing retaining allowances for certain accepted institutions." said Father Biwnahan, "will enlist the interest of influential personages in the stability of the Pittsburg mil lionaire's industrial bairns. These, we may reasonably suppose, would scarcely look impartially on leginla tive inquiries or enactments that would imperil the value of their se curities. Record Biscuits Made. Rt'loit. Kan. biscuits ready to eat made from wheat that was standing In the field just 3D minutes before, is the record mad by W. S. Cable, a farmer. The header was driven into the wheat field at 3:14 o'clock. One minute later the wheat in the straw was at the separator. A quan tity was threshed, loaded into the farmer's automobile and at 3:23 was at the mill. , Six minutes saw the wheat ctime out as flour, and a min ute later the flour was at a bakery. Fourteen minutes later the biscuits were removed from the oven. House Is in Near Riot. Springfield, 111. Following the pre sentation, immediately after the House convened at 11:30 Wednesday night, of a protest signed by H mem bers objecting to that body receiving the waterways bill, alleging it was illegally passed by the Senate, pan demonium broke loose and for more than 13 minutes the House was the scene of a near-riot. The waterways bill had been defeated a second time in the House at the special session. Senator Lea Overtaxed. Washington Senator Lea, of Ten nessee, weak from the loss of blood given by blm In an effort to save his wife's life, has returned to the hos pital to remain a few days and recuperate. SECRET SOUGHT FROM WIFE. Detectives Arrange Meeting of Mc Manigals On Side. Los Angeles The prosecution ar ranged a stage setting In the Mc Namara dynamite conspiracy case Wednesday that had unexpected dramatic effects. They confronted Mrs. Ortle E. McManlgal with her hntiband. one of the accused con spirators, in an anteroom of the grand jury chamber and before the Interview ended she had fallen In a swoon. Later, when she emerged hysteri cal from the ordeal, Attorney Joseph Scotti an associate of Clarence Dar row in the defense of the McNamara brothers, rushed among the detec tlives surrounding her and, with clenched fiats, swept them aside, with threats of violence If ,they did not cease "hounding this woman." The detectives said the object of the Interview was to have McMan lgal induce his wife to change her attitude and abandon the defense. In accordance with pre-ararnged plans, Mrs. McManlgal was taken before the grand Jury to be told that she was not exempt from testifying against the McNamara brothers on the ground that she might incrimi nate her husband. She was also In formed that by refusing to tell what she is believed to know of the dis aster to the Los Angeles Times building October 1, 1910, when 21 employes lost their live?, she laid herself liable to a jail sentence for contempt, and to possible prosecution as an accomplice in the alleged plot. CIRCLES NIAGARA FALLS. Daring California Aviator Made a Dangerous Trip. Niagara Falls With a whir of his biplane, Lincoln Beachey, the Cali fornia aviator, after circling above Niagara, swooped beneath the upper steel bridge and down the ' gorge almost to the whirlpool. Rising again between the sides of the lower river, Beachey went to ward the Canadian side, where he made a splendid landing. It was the first time a blrdman had cut the air crossing the Canadian border. When he crossed the American Ortie E. McManigal, Accused as Los Angeles Times Dynamiter, Whose Wife is Now Centra! Figure in Case Falls be was about 2100 feet in the air. Dropping, on nw second circle, he wept well to the southwest. Once over the "cataract he lowered his planes. He caught some of the wash from the outlet of the power tunnel which shoots over the side of the precipice. The space throuch which he flew is 1 S feet high and barely 100 feet from side to side. The distance from the brink of the falls to the bridge at which he made the dip is about 4200 yards. It is estimated 150,000 persons witnessed the flight. Child Beaten to Death. Chico, Cal. Helen Rumbel 13 t-,-.-. ,,1.1 1.. (wxrl.mt i.m task, is dead in her home near Grid-1 ley. Mrs. Emma Rumbel, her step mother, and Arthur Lewis, her step brother, are held by a coroner's jury to answer to charges of murder, and have been rushed to the county jail at Omville for safety. The countryside is half crazed with rage. Lewis and Mrs. Rumbel reported that the girl had committed suicide. An inquest, instituted Immediately developed that the girl's body was a mass of bruises, and that her face in death remained black from the choking she had received 'Creeds Cast Red Pepper. Lansing. Mich. Red pepper was thrown about and a shotgun was dis played aggressively in a riot among members of the Mayflower Congre gational Church and adherents of the Latter Day Saints. The former attempted to tear down an old church they had sold to the other congregation, and the latter drove off the invaders. The Congregation allsts say the property was sold with the understanding that the building be removed to another lo cality and trouble began when the new owners kept it In its present location. Own Monument Visited. Derby, Conn. Thomas Mulcahy. ona of the few men whose lot has been to see a monument erected to his memory, has left home here to return to the Klondike, where he has spent his last 12 years. Shortly after his departure from here 12 years ago. word came of his death and a monument was erected to his memory in a local cemetery. Six weeks ago Mulcahy returned home, and since then has paid several visits to the monument. Taft It Caught in Storm. Washington A deluge of rain and hail accompanied by thunder and lightning and a wind that attained a velocity of 60 mile an hour today forced an adjournment of the Sen ate, caught President Taft In the open on the Chevy Chae golf link9. caused the destruction of a building at the Soldiers' Home and played bavoc with shade trees. u ' . . : JI&Sx I f i i GENERAL NEWS OF NATIONAL HAPPENINGS Washington His method of book keeping and his loyalty to the Demo cratlc partly alike were under fire today, when Edward Tilden, bank director, packing-house manager and corporation man generally, appeared before the Senate Lorlnier commit tee to testiry that he was no way interested In the raiding of a fund to elect Mr. Lorlnier to the Senate, Attorneys for the committe, attor neys for 'Senator Lorlnier and mem hers of the committee Itself asked Mr. Tilden in every conceivable style of question whether he had anything to do or knew anyone who had any thing to do with the raising of a fund to elect Senator Lorlnier, either before or after the electioa. To each question 'the witness de- dared with emphasis that he did not. Tilden wae subjected to an exam ination as to his relations to corpor ations. He mentioned that he was president of the National Packing company and added the names of five other Chicago corporations of which he was president, besides be ing tne neaa ot concerns in other cities. He wad "confused" when asked by Senator Kenyon to tell of bow many corporations he was pres ident, because ot the minor com panies." He "thought he was director of banks in Sioux City, la., St. Joseph, Mo., and San Francisco, and he gave a long list of banks in which he was stockholder, but forgot until nearly at the end of his testimony to mention a bank in East St. Louis Eitner as treasurer or jn some other capacity, he testified, he had the right to draw checks on the bank accounts of "25 or 30 corporations." London The dinner of the Pil grim Society tonight In honor of John Hays Hammond, special Amer ican Ambassador at the coronation, gave four speeches which were con sidered the best examples of after1 dinner oratory heard in London for a long time. The speakers were A. J. Balfour, former Prime Minister; Mr. Hammond, Augustin Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, and Chauncey M. Depew. Covers were laid for 250. The army was represented bv the American offlceiw who took part in the horse show. There was a scene of enthusiasm when a message was read that as a result of a conference between Secretary Knox and Ambassador Bryce, a treaty had been virtually arranged for the arbitration of ail differences between the United States and Great Britain. After a felicitous reference to the presence of Mr. Hammond, Mr. Bal four observed that Americans had their problems of empire and other difficulties, just as Great Britain had. and they could not help being in sympathy with each other. Both countries were enamored of libertv; both had the same ideals, and surely it w;ffs predestined that in the world's history of the future they should work together not by formal alli ance, but by deep sympathy in aims and Ideals for the cause of civiliza tion and progress. Washington. Beginning with Sen ator Cummins' atack today on the reciprocity measure, as legislation unjust to the agricultural interests of the country, and concluding with Senator Borah's denunciation 'as a Republican betrayal of the farming interests, the Senate debate was all antagonistic to the agreement and critical of the President and his methods. The Senate gave onlv partial at- fntion to tl,e speeches although they were among the most important that will be made against the bill. Several times a call of the Senate was demanded. Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, finally proposed that as so little attention was given to the subject, the Senate take a recess until November or-December. Senator Cummins, who will con tinue his speech tomorrow, attacked mil only the construction of the re ciprocity agreement itself, ' which he said put the whole burden of free n"ie upon tne tarmer wnnoui giving ii mi any nonetits in tne guise oi re duction of duty on manufactured products, but he also criticised the IKiwer exercised by the President to negotiate it and to bring it to the point of a definite agreement be tween the two countries. In doing this. Cummins said, the President had usurped the powers of Congress and had exceeded the power lodged in him to deal with foreign nations upon revenue ques Hons. If a reciprocity agreement were to be made with Canada, he held by the service to be excessive said, the original proposal should; and it is probable that condemnation have come from Congress, instead proceedings may be invoked to ae of through Presidential advances. 1 quire them. Lafferty is assured, which had brought the agreement to however, that the work will be press a point where Congress was assured 0a as rapidly as possible. it could not be changed or amended. Oregon Counted for Taft. Washington Elmer Dover, former secretary of the Republican Na tional Committee, says he thinks the Republicans of Oregon are very much disposed to favor the renoini nation of the President, and no dis position is apparent to use the new voting system against him. Woodrow Wilson, he thinks, made a good im pression among the Pacific Coast IVmorrats and will cut a prominent figure in the Democratic primaries iu Oregon. Counterfeiters Caught, San Francisco A campaign of counterfeiting which has been suc cessfully conducted in every big city of the Pacific Coast the past six mnnth h been ended when Charles Bush. 23 years old, and John Tilton. crionle. 27 vears old. were arrest ed at the Vincent Howe, Oakland.! by Secret Service officers. History of Coal Cases. Seattle, Wash., June 26. The his tory of the Cunningham coal claims Is as follows: 1903 Originally located by Clarence ' Cunningham as agent. 1904 Ney land law passed. 1904 Claims relocated by Cunning. ham for original group and several new entrymen. 1905-6 Claims investigated by II. K. Love, who reported favorably. 1907 Claimants furnish proof of en try before Department of Interior. rroois anowea ana nnai re ceipts issued for payments on land, 1908 Claims investigated by L. R, Glavis and H. T. Jones for the Land Department. An adverse re port was made. 1909 Hearing ordered in Seattle, which was followed by hearings in Spokane, Cleveland, New York, Washington, D. C, Paris and Rome. 1909 Hearings closed in April. 1909 L. R. Glavis, Gifford Pinchot and others discharged from the public service. 1911 Secretary of Interior Ballinger resigns and Walter L. Fisher Is ap pointed to succeed him. 1911 Secretary Fisher approves de cision of Commissioner Fred Den net, disallowing the claims and conceling the entries. Washington, June 26. By action of Secretary Fisher of the Depart ment of Interior in officially approv ing the findings of Fred Dennett, commissioner of the land office, the famous Cunningham Alaskan coal claims were formally disallowed to day. It was these claims through which it has been alleged that the Morgan Guggenheim syndicate made plans to extend their great interests in Alaska and to secure control of one of the most valuable coal fields in the world. Secretary Fisher's de cision today is believed to be vir tually the closing of the last door to the Cunningham claimants, whose claims have been held up since 1907, when they were first disapproved by Louis R. Glavis and H. T. Jones, as special agents of the land office. Although attorneys for the claim ants have threatened an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, such an appeal cannot be based on the findings of fact as announced by the department, which Secretary fisher says in his decision he con siders conclusive, but only on some point of law involved. Since the Cunningham claims came nto public notice two years ago, they have caused the Ballinger-Pin- chot investigation by congress, and the dismissal from the public service of Gifford Pinchot, chief forester, and Louis R. Glavis, chief of a field division in the land office, who had disapproved the claims, besides sev eral minor officials. The dismissal of both Pinchot' and Glavis was brought about by their insubordina tion -in attacking R. A. Ballinger, then secretary of the interior. Washington, June 26. The Cana dian reciprocity bill emerged from its first ordeal in the senate tonight unscathed. The Root amendment, proposing a modification of the wood pulp and paper section of the agree ment, was defeated after seven hours of debate, by an overwhelming vote. The friends of the amendment were so satisfied of its defeat that a roll call was not demanded. Senator La Follette announced that he would give the senate a chance to pass on general tariff amend ments for free paper, free lumber and lumber products and for reduc tions in other schedules. Senator Clapp also announced his intention of offering a free paper amendment later and other senators gave evi dence of their purpose of force con sideration of tariff revision on the widest plane. Attack on the Root amendment was ! interspersed with attacks on the whole reciprocity measure in the de bate which resulted in the defeat of Senator Root's proposal to change the house bill by requiring that all Canadian provinces should remove their export restrictions on pulp wood and its products before the reciprocal features of the wood pulp and print paper section of the agree ment went into effect. Larid May Be Condemned. Washington Representative Laffer ty has been informed by the director of the reclamation service that the west extension of the Umatilla pro ject is being materially delayed be cause of difficulties encountered in acquiring private lands that will be overflowed after the construction of the West Umatilla dam. Owners of this land are asking prices tnat are Alaska Probe Asked. Washington As a sequel to the decision of the interior department canceling the Cunningham Alaskan coal land claims. Senator Poindexter. of Washington, introduced a resolu tion, which was immediately passed, calling upon the President for all available information as to the al leged effort of the Controller Rail road Company" to monopolize the waterfront of Controller Bay. Alaska This bay is the natural outlet of the rich Bering River coal fields. Britain's Answer Made. Washington The answer of the British government to the American general arbitration proposition has been received and It Is now almost certain that President Taft will be able to submit an arbitration treaty for the approval of the senate before the close of the present session congress. of farmer orchard I Notes and Instructions from Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations Washington, Specially Suitable to Pacific Coasondition LIVE STOCK CORNERSTONE OF AGRICULTURAL PROSPERITY. Hy Ir. JamH Withycomb, Director Ore Kun Agricultural College Experi ment Station. Agriculture without live stock on the farm is like bread without yean. Live stock not only is the basis of successful farming, but Is its true leavening influence as well. It is the only practical means of keeping up the productivity of the soil. Without stock the soil will inevitabiy suffer deterioration in its plant food Since soil fertility is the basis of profitable farming it behooves the farmer to give this problem intelligent atten tion. The great need of Western Oregon is more first-class cows and more good hogs so that a much larger percentage of the crude products of the farm will be consumed by live stock and thus converted into finished products,' such as milk, cream, hogs, etc. To those in touch with the situ ation it is unmistakably evident that the counties where live stock in some form has received attention have made the best progress agricultur ally. Take, for example. Washington County; last year this county pro duced over one million dollars' worth of milk, besides great quantities of hogs, poultry, eggs, etc. Dairying has been the principal agricultural in dustry in this county for a number of years, with the result that the ear marks of prosperity are strongly in evidence all over the county. Before the advent of dairying there was not a bank in the county, now there are eleven of these financial institutions, all of which are in a prosperous con dition. In addition to this, good barns and modern homes dot the landscape In every direction. It is truly a progressive agricultural county, made so by live stock. The farms are well tilled and the soil is growing richer rather than poorer. Under-drainage has been practiced ex tensively; in fact, the farmers of Washington County have laid mora tile than have been used in all other counties in Oregon combined. Dairy ing has made this possible. Perman ent road building is now in active pro gress and soon the county highways will be well improved. Land values are also steadily increasing and the ! farms are being rapidly subdivided and the new farm homes are adding Power Energized by Coal; The Possi constantly to the population of the'bilities of ' Dry Farming; The Proper county. This is practically all due to the cow and other farm stock, and what this stock has done for Wash ington County similar live stock will do for other counties. Polk county is coming rapidly into line in making live stock the domin ant feature of farming. This county has been noted for its excellent flocks ; in Coal Mining, in Coal Consumption, of sheep and goats for some time, j by Railroads, in Metalliferous Mining To these the farmers are now add-land Smelting; The Forest Resource: ing dairy herds. At present there are ! the Supply, Consumption and Annual more high-class Jersey herds in Polk! Growth; Has the Soil of the United County than therfe are in any other county of the state. This means agri cultural wealth and soon the farmers of Polk County will become more generally prosperous. This county also has some excellent herds of swine and the breeding of draft horses is receiving marked attention This increased production of live stock means the growing of more clover, vetch, alfalfa and other for age crops, which, when consumed upon the farm, become the true soil builders. Other Western Oregon counties are showing a greater interest in live stock husbandry and the ruinous sys tem of exclusive grain-growing, summer-fallow and burning of straw is fortunately rapidly becoming obso lete. There is ample room and abundant opportunity for the improvement of live stock conditions upon the wheat farms of Eastern Oregon. This soil although phenomenally rich and re markably well adapted to the produc tion of wheat is also well adapted to the production of live stock. Hogs, sheep and draft horses should be produced from these farms in great numbers. These in time would great ly increase the value of production per acre and at the same time insure the conservation of soil fertility. The field pea and alfalfa should largely supers?de the summer-fallow. Thes? are both good nitrogen-gatherers, and at the same time furnish excellent feed for the growing and fattening of swine and sheep. Each grain farm should have some draft mares and the growing of good horses should be made a feature of the farm. No better horses can be produced anywhere than can be grown upon the wheat farms of Eastern Oregon. Per haps, however, the greatest field of opportunity in live stock production is in swine husbandry. Conditions are highly favorable for the economical production of hogs. These should be grown mainly upon alfalfa with a small supplemental feed of grain and finished upon peas grazed off in the open field. This Is an easy and profitable way of producing hogs, and at the same time a good method of soil building. The peas will produce the best of pork and add nitrogen and organic substance to the soil, both exceedingly essential in the con servation of moisture and the supply ing of plant food for wheat produc tion. This system of farming will enable the farm unit to steadily grow smaller Gluten Feeds. Gluten feeds are not to be colorej bereafter. They will, therefore, no longer show the .bright orange color to which we are accustomed, but a rather dull, dirty yellow. This will In no way lessen their value: nor did the color Injure It. A distinction should be made between cottonseed meal and cottonseed feed. The latter contains more or less of hulls, and analyzes about 22 per cent protein. Anything below 38 per cent protein should tx classed with the latter. and thus increase the agricultural population of the community. In stead of a diminishing crop yield it will mean a constantly increasing production. Farming can scarcely hope to come into its own without live stock. Let us speed the day when the farms of Oregon shall have more and better cows, more and bel ter draft horses, many more good hogs and larger and better flocks of sheep, goats, and poultry. This will mean greater general prosperity and lha nou ualfh thtu fronrorl will t stimulate and rejuvenate every chan nel of trade and bring prosperity, happiness and contentment to the rural home. METHOD COURSES FOR TEACHERS. Corvallis Three weeks of special courses in methods of instruction, designed for teachers, will be given at the opening of the six weeks' summer session of the Oregon Agri cultural College. Method courses in teaching, school management and su pervision, special discussions of prob lems in supervision, and a course of lectures and exercises in physical culture will be included. Seven de partments of work will be treated in the method courses: elements of agriculture, commercial subjects, do mestic science and art, manual train ing, high school subjects, grammar school subjects, and those of the primary grades. PUBLIC LANDS CONVENTION. Tentative List of Topics For Discus sion to be Introduced by Papers. Denver, Sept. 28-30, 1911. The Issue What Should Be Dona With Our Grazing Lands; The Home stead Principle Made Applicable ta the Grazier; What Should Be Donn With Our Western Forests; What Province Should the States Exercise Respecting Water-Powers; What Prov ince Should the States Exercise Re specting Coal, Oil, Gas, and Phos phate Lands; Private Irrigation Enter prise Compared With Government Re clamation. Development The Possibilities of Western Water-Powers; Power Ener- gized by Water Falls Compared with Development of the Resort and Re creation Resource of Our Mountain Country; Good Roads Essential to Our Best Development and the Prob lem Presented by Conditions Peculiar to the West. Economics Practical Economics Practiced by the Lumber Industry, i States Become Impoverished. Governmental A Portrayal of American Bureaucratic Government; The Wise and Benificent Results ot ! Our Public Land Policy; State Con servation vs. Federal Conservation; Federal Revenue Compared With Local or State Revenue; The Federal Special Agent System A Menace t.i the Safety of Our Republican Insti tutions; Individualism vs. Collectiv ism as Each Affect the Interest of the West; The un-American Government Accorded Alaska; The Demand for Access to the Courts Upon All Ques tions Arising From Departmental Regulations Pertaining to the Public Domain: Injustice of the Public Land Policy Toward Alaska; The Illegality of Forest Reserves Devoid of Forest Lands; Should This Convention In augurate a Permanent Organization. Invitation is extended for communi cations narrating incidents, making suggestions and affording other fea tures which will be of assistance to those, when chosen, to prepare the respective papers. Address Public Lands Convention Committee, Room 31S-319, Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Denver, Colorado. FASHION HINTS ft Tlii j.iunty little .-hirt waM is made of Ythitc uaii iik, und trimmed mth na-.lt .ilk in a rather bread blue and white trix "No start liini;" a une ef the ihanus of this ai.-t. Sheep and Lambs. Because sheep have warm coats h does not follow that they can be ex posed to wet and storms. If any sheep or lamb Is heard cough. Ing. put tt by Itself, and give special care and treatment Find the cause and remove It. Oats for Colts. The cost of 20 or 30 bushels of oats fed to the colt during the winter will be worth more than tmlce as much ta Its growth and development ' ft 1