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NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL SEVERELY CtNSUHEtf FRANCKE. Uhler Bays Dakota Wat Loat Through Captalr.'a Careitttntt. Wathington, Sept. 26. In an official communication to Cantain i..n r- i i r,,,li wno waa commander of tba 111 ..ieu.ieamii.ip Dakota, wrecked BORAH nnJUTCD WILL BtCOMt 8TATE. WILL AID LAND PROMECU1 iON. Bellinger Announces Ntuhautan't As signment to Oregon Caaaa. Washington. Oct. 1 Tha following statement wai given oul at the general land otliee today: commissioner Ballinger. of tba irinb f 1 V r?" I - or an.r.l ol K V. n,peCl" mnd ,ntaJ c,w" ' 0rKOO be disposed vl .? ''P JM " M date MV-lbl.. 7nd conk .k-i ' ::..rjz,-a. ,0: ,n w,ta t-u,meut made l-,df-3;:;V"u- " 'c1 i.trict Attorney Bristol, at Port, I).kn. .Aj . . .. OI lu mer' ibAt be would render him such SJSfnrr,? ' VMU"( -toBoe - u poaaible, and In order .f..L ?!.fI tW V: T to ilitat the bringing to trial of the .rlT7'. ' . Vr, DUPr"lnK indicted parties this coming fall and !5Slr thoroughly the the Field Division Neuh.usen to duty in iu xW d'th b"''Bg. s.y. with the District attorney to e.sist in f - . ; F. . I Ule PreP'ration and trial of these cases. . -.u n io in conclusion that I Weuhaoeen 1 familiar with .... . r.uu.ug oi tne vessel and tier tub-leases if queation, having had "I"' ua was una entirely to your careleat and indifferent navfint. lion, at an hour before the dimeter vou assumed charge of the watch and took rr rril. rd fArttii tha ravija or the ship youraelf. "It la evident Irom the teatimony adduced at the In vettigation that a large portion of the Bhip raonained above the water many daya, and yet within two houri from the time the thip t truck the waa totally abandoned, not a single man being left aboard to protect her. and the ahip left a prey to thoae who looted her withont reitralnt and without meeting any pro test irom any one." the more or less to do with them since the indict ments were returned, and in order that he may devote bis entire time and at tention to them, be haa been relieved ft., wui. wi.iO fkvJa lu UlMfc The vacancy in the chief of field divi tion, with headquarters at Portland, President Roosevelt to Approve Constitution. -Washington, Sept. 27. President Roosevelt announced this afternoon that he had decided tc approve the Ok- i ... .. uwoma conatitutlon, which meana Uiat all doubt regarding tba addition of an oilier itai to the national flag ii re moved ; that two more Democratic sen a tors will toon take teata in the npper branch of congreaa; that four Demo crats and one Republican will be added to the rolls of the houre and that seven bran new Vote will be adJed to the Democratic column, in all probability, in the next electoral college. Announcement that Oklahoma's con stitution it to receive formal executive approval comet at a turpriee to many of those most directly interested, for the tip had gone out that the conatitu tlon would be rejected. Undoubtedly it would have been re jected, too, had the president felt free, after consultation with his legal advis ers, to act upon the merit! of the docu ment as they appeal to him, or had the convention's work not been to over- has been filled by a transfer of Chief of tit the tremendous majority for neiu 1'iviaion Louis k. uiavit, former ly ttationed at Oakland, Cal., to the Oregon division " Northwest Pottal Affairs. Washington, Oct. J. Rural carriers appointed for Washington routes: I tat tle Ground, route No. 1, Clinton K. Kteele, carrier, tred Matters See.y, aubetltute. Spokane, route No. 10, jonn jansen, carrier, rrank Jannen, tuDHtitute. fontmaaters spnointsd Oregon Menominee, Thomae K. Cole, vice W. C. Cameron, resigned. WaHh ington Curtis, J. A. Koundtree vlie I. K. Duncan, remgned; Fernhill, James Roxburgh, vice Thomas Fordo- len, resigned; Ouler, Ivaac D. Pearce, vice O. W. Pearce, resigned; Millvllle, J. W. rinley, vice IS. r. Blair, resign 1 ; Babcock, Nelson R. Caer, vice W r. Noltner, resigned. wlielminaiv raimeu liy lue voter o, Oklahoma and Indian Territory it waa ttated at the While llouoe th constitution at the recent election wai the impelling force. Furthermore, It wai oolnted out that the executive judgment waa, generally speaking, con' fined to the question of whether the provisions of the enabling act bad been ebeerved. The final decision followed a conference with Attorney General Rnnanarta thia nnnn. Anriroral. aa a r- T-..l-i l . . n r. i.l r , .1 " YTiwiungMin, yici. oeiore leaving plied to the president's action in oon Government Letters snowing B Connection. STEUXENBEKG DEEPLT INVOLVED Corresponds4 Thl of Wiiii, Sweet, eT M. PoUe. 'i?,??.neU tera which tn V" -... -"orneyi m declare go to tboe th m9lm, of ex Governor 8teuni;1' ! 'n J allege.1 COLLEGE BROADENS WORK. Additional Agricultural Bpecialltiea Are 'date) at Corvaillt. Agricaltu a ia being given more PMiniu-m. ti.ia ear at the Oregon Ag 'icullural college. There hat been a fo-orKannation of tl?e woik and e ldi tiunal agricultural apeiUUtta have been l leu to the faculty. There will now be f ur men instead of two devoting 'Mr time exclusively to livestock, ilniryirg, field ciope and poultry. It it hope.1 to a.d atill further to the agri cultural ,t.a ft t coiitge to that the "regon irmtitutian may fully mtet the Uaid Mr. Lloyd, " cat none but thote who own their land ran afford to laite thrrp in any quantltiet. Moon of the lormr range la being converted into good (aiming land through Irrigation, anJ the forest reeerve policy of the overimt ut ie thutttng the theep ralaei out of a large part of the range. 1 should ray that the elimination of thia land by the government haa cut down the numbrr of theep on that land by aa much aa 25 per cent. "The theep in thia taction are being raised at much for mutton now aa for won), and there ia a gieater demand for good mutton than there need to be. NOT TO EX3EEO 60 PER CENT. Leeway Given Domestic Over Foreign Biddart for Flettt Coal. Washington, the president instructed Admiral Cow lee, chief of the buivau of equipment, who haa betm charged with the fulfillment of the coal needs for Admiral Evnas Pacific fleet, to inform the American bidders for supplying coal that the president would be will ing to award the contract provided that bids were not more than 60 per cent in excess of the foreign bids. Owing to I he fact that the American bids cover entirely about 25 per cent of the coal needs lor the cruise, it will be neces ary to award contracts for the remain ing 75 per cent to the owners of for eign bottoms. nection with the constitution, is tech' niral and does npt express the execu tlve s real poe tion. He does not ap prove of the constitution at all, but simply signt his name In response to the will of the people who must live under it, for the reasons above stated Mr. Koosevelt't actual opinion of the constitution, according to those who are in hit confidence, would hardly be tit for publication. IDAHO FRAUD CASE. Wu Ting Fang Is Impeached. Waahlngton, Bept. 87. Secretary Koot today reoeived a cablegrtm from Miniiter Kockhlll at Pekin notifying him of the appointment of Wu Ting Fang at minister to Washington. There la reason to believe that nnoffle ally Borne representations have been made at the Htate department within the last 24 hours, Impeaching the character of the proposed new minister, not only on the ground ol his conduct when former ly in Washington, bnt it is stated Mr. Wu Ting Fang took advantage of an abnormal state of affairs in Pekin to se cure hit reappointment to this poet. Navy Adopta New Explosives. Wah in gton, Oct. 2. After a series ot tala at Sandy Hook and Indian Har bor, extending over a period of 10 days, the feasibility of employing large charges of high exploeives in armor piercing Bhella equipped with alow burning dices 1ms been demonet rated. The navy has adopted a new brand of high exploflve made under a cecret formula which is designed for uxe in exploding shells behind the armor of the thip of an enemy. The success of the tent i is regiirdod as a matter of the highest Impcrtani'e. May Burn Alaska Coal. Washington, Hept. 2. The loweot bid for coal for the battleship fleet while on the Pacific coant wat tubmit ted today by the Pacific Coal A Trans portation company, which offers to de liver 40,000 tons of Chignlk, Alaaka, coal at Han Francisco, half at $S to $9 a ton, the other half at $9 er ton, pro. vlded the department takes the fnll amount of the bid. This is cheaper than the department can buy and trans ort either Welsh or Vet Virginia oal to Ban Franiao, but the Navy knows nothing about Alaskan coal. Bids for Coal for Warthipt. Washington, Pept. 28. Bids were 0ned at the bureau of equipment of the Navy detriment for the transjiort ing and eupplying of coal for the ue of the Atlantic battleship fleet during its coming voyage to the Pacific coaet In IVcember. The propoeale contemplate the shipment of a supply of thit coal to be delivered at various points in the West Indies, on the South American coast and at Magdalena bay and Mare Island, at Ban f ranclsco. Washington Wins Contest. Washington, Bept 27. The secre tary of the interior has decided In favor of the state of Washington In the case of that state against a large number of settlers involving slout 60,000 acres of valuable lands. There were rcveral classes of claimants, bnt the secretary held against all except thoee who had settled on their land before the state't elect iont were made No Objection to Wu Ting Fang. Washington, Bept. 23. President Roiieevelt announced today that he as sumed there would be no objection to the appointment of Wu Ting Fang at Chinese minister to the United States. He added, however, that he had not formally taken the matter np with the Btate department. Root Btarts for Msxlco. Washington, Bept. 27. Secretary Root left at 3:30 this sfternoon to visit Freeidont Diat, of Mexico. He trav eled In the private car Signet, attached to a regular Pennsylvania railway train. Accompanying him were Mra. Root, Mist Root and rerclval Ceeeett, his private secretary. Ask Nsw Bids tor Saratoga. Washington, Oct. 2.-The tloop Sar atoga, which was one of Perry a fleet on his cruise to Japan, and which was advertised lor sale for the mm of M.. 300, Is to be readvertised. No bid wts received by the department which It considered ol sufficient slat) to justify acceptance. Prohibition for Washington. Wtthington, Bept. 28. A determin ed effort will be made next winter, it it said, to bring about the enactment by congress of a law making Washing ton a "dry town" in every sense of the word. Information received here to day from Norfolk, Virginia, where the Anti-Saloon league of America has been in session, to the effect that a cam paign having as it object the e radio tion of the saloon from this city will be inaugurated at once by the leagues and other temperance organisations in the states, and tjiat pressure will be brought to bear upon senators and rep resentatives from many sources, urging them to vote for the proposed law for total prohibition In the District of Co lumbia. Must Obey Lawa. Washington, Out. 1. Prosecution was directed agalnet 35 railroads today by Attorney General Bonaparte for al leged vlolution of the salety appliance law upon evidence gathered by the In terttate Commerce comuistion. Forty- one suits will be started against the Atchison, Topeka A - Santa Fe and Grand Trunk, 31 agninft the Great Northern, 'i'i against the Northern Pa slflc, 3d agninit the Southern Pacific, 19 anaiiiHt the Nevada, California & Oregon, 24 against the Oregon Short Line, 7 against the San Tedro, I.os An geles k Salt Lake, and 7 each agnuiHt the remaining roads, all of which operate in the South and Kant. Open Land Ths Fall. Washington, Oct. 2. Plans have progressed far enough to permit Chief Engineer Davis, of the reclamation service, to announce that ' one-third of the 20,000 acrts in the Umatilla irriga tion pioject will lie opened for settle' ment some time this tall. Heretofore it has been ranch in doubt that he could open any of these lands this year, but careful examination of reports seem finally to warrant the announce ment that abont 7,000 acres will be ready before January 1. The remainder will probably be opened a year later. Hepburn's Sensational Views. Washington, Bept. 26. Represents tive Hepburn, of Iowa, chairman of the house committee on interstate com merce and father of the rate bill which forced the senate to action in lflOfi, on his retarn here from a trip to Europe "I do not see, he said, "how sny man can have courage to invest in American railway stacks after the way thev have been manipulated, after $182,000,1X10 of indebtedness has been saddled on the Union Pacific, with prnltably not more than $30,000,000 of actual expenditure. Harrlman Is Pirsts. Washington, Bept. 28. Congress man Hepburn, of Iowa, in an Interview criticising everybody, including Presi dent Roosevelt, says the president in backing the project for the deepening of the Mississippi, which Is snotber scheme to raid the treasury. He re (erred to E. H. Harrlman as a "finao oial freebnter," and declared If congress falls to enact legislation to regulate the stock issues in interstate corporations there will he nothing to check "the Wall street sharks." Thirteen Dummy Entrymen Tell of Sale of Clalmt. Bolte, Sept. 27. After having tpent all of the prevlout day In bringing out the testimony of 13 persons who ad mitted they bed taken claims to timber land for the express purpoee of selling them to members of an alleged land- grabbing conspiracy, the government attorneys in the trial of United States Senator Borah yesterday turned the line of evidence into new channels, which they say will tend to affect the defendant senator. The testimony ad duced np to until now has been con fined to the sctlvltles of John I. Wells snd Louis M. Pritchsrd, two of the men under indictment. None of the dummy" entrymen examined waa cross examined and the teatimony that they received' from Welle the money with which to prove tneir ciaima ana from Prltchaid the $250 bonus for sut- rendering their titles went uncontro-verted. Just prior to adjournment the prose cuting attorneys identified the signa- turea cf ex-Governor nana hieunen- berg and William Sweet to a document said to have been S contiact. It is al leged that Steunenbcrg and Sweet jointly furnished tha money with which the firnt alleged faudulunt trans actions were carried on. The government has divided its case into three sections. The first deals with the claims which were turned over to Albert E. Palmer, of Spokane, who is said to have acted as "dummy" trustee for the ' Barber Lnmber com pany. All the teetlmony bearing on these claims, it is alleged, was handled through Horace 8. Rand, of Burling ton, Iowa. The third and last set were handled by George S. Long, who, the government promises, will eventually take the stand as the most important witness for the prosecution. timber land frw 777 re in troduced in evid ll7Mday .n,i lead to the )U7: ""era wre written by Wii' cne of the indicted men, dq, - "ixirw.1, will take the staoo - tor the United States, i ' "wneiits were produced by i. (l "". tht local attorney, to wno " ,-' written and who acted "f" adviMr to 8 w?ct Mott of the Utters Wert daUM from New Yoik snd i0,ln "il leveral of them were repll to totters or tele grarnt urging him to return 0 i,ialo "I can't see why hould come luck unless it is in Wr'' o Urn her, and that is all in tbs rvernor', U,,,!,," wrote Sweet in om of hit notes. Then he proceeded: "As to the moory coming to me, put it in the bank. 1 lv bolute faith in the governor. H taint to my assist- ance and neipw i ui i inwn i never ought to ban " in. I don't know what I would uavsaone ir it had not been for the firtiwi." la another ItttM 'a gave the amounts he was " on the timber deal. The total amount was about 9,000, including 1 17.600 note signed by himself and Steanentrg. Shortly after this Sweet wrote to his attorney that he had read in the papers of a timber Inspector being sent to Idaho. Borah s name was orswn Into the case for the nm time just Deiore sd journment, when Henry 8. Worthman, another local attorney, took the stand and produced mors letten from Sweet. In one letter to wonnman tie wrote: "Richards used bis power of sttor ney to turn an my money, iu,uuu, over to bteunenrjerg, ana it is use pnlling a cat through a Hocking to get it back. I wish yon would see W. E Borah about this tnd get him to make a little statement of the governor's ob ligation to me. He is the governnor's attorney, but it a first class gentleman and knowt a little statement it only fair to me. Tell him I haven't the scratch of a Den from Steunenberg to how that he hat flU.UUUoi my money He said the copy of our agreement was lost." INDICT8 HARRIMAN.LINES. demands of the farmers of the ttate for comitent direction along agricultural lines. I'r. James Withyeonibe, in adlltion to hit duties at director of the experi ment nation, will have charge of tht animal husbandry work of the college and atation. Frofeeaot F. L. Kent, heretofore assistant agriculturist, hat been made professor cf dairying and will give his full time to that subject. FroftMwor II. L. Scudder, of the Agri cultural college of Kanaas, hat been se lected to fill the uew chair of , agron omy, and his woik will be along the line of field crops and frm machinery. Protestor S. a lder is a graduate of the Illinois college of agriculture, and after leaving college spent some time in the employ of the United States depart- The price, too, has advanced, which makes it a profitable buiictas to pur sue." ' Will Atk for Larger Dry dock Washington, Oct. 2. Secretary Met calf has decided that he cannot award the contract for the Tnget Sound drv dock, in view of the fact that the bids exceed the appropriation of $1 ,250,000. The whole matter will be hel 1 unti congress meets, when the Navy depart ment will ssk for tulfiiently increased appropriation to enable it to build an even larger dock. A larger dock is deemed necessary, in view of the prob able Increase in the site of warships. Baker City to Have Mora Clerks Washington. Bert. 27. Uvil ser- vice examination for a postal clerk and lttr carrier will be held at Baker City October 16. ii agriculture, oia iim laaiug iiu inio neatly every agricultural re- ion of the West. In California he mailt an extensive study of irr gation and toil cultivation. Professor Scudder ill l of great axsistance to the farm- is of the statd as wetlastothektudeuts In the class room. For the new. department of poultry iibbai d James bryden was selected. The poultry industry is s great wealth roducer in this state, and the college roposes tc aid In its development by the dii-semlnatlon of information on better methods and In the investigation problems connected with poultry eeping. Profesaor Diyden comes from tht Utah Agricultuial collt g wheie his experimental work was so successful aa to bring the Utah station international recognition for its poultry work. 11 pent some time at the Montana station a establishing a poultry department, nd from there went to New York state to start a poultry farm for the Cyphers mutilator company, returned to the Utab station last year upon being offer ed superior inducements. He believes there is room for great development of poultry husbandry in Oregon. THE. STATE FAIR. Wsr With Jspan Inavltabla. St. Petersburg, Sept. 27. Secretary Taft's tour of the world is'being fol lowed with unusual Interest here. The government is taking measures to pro tect the journey throngh Siberia snd European Russia, and the press is bus ily speculating on the likelihood of the adoption of a Russo-American conven tion, the object of Mr. Taft's visit to Russia being, it is alleged, to negotiate n agreement between the United States and Russia . 1 he conviction pre vails here that war between Japan and the United States is inevitable. Chemicals Produce Life. Taris, Sept. 27. Remarkable experi ments in the chemical development of life have been effected by Ptofeasor De Ijige, of the Corhonne. Professor Ie Lage placed the unfertilized eggs of the sea urahln and the star fish in sea water, adding a solution of sugar with s few drop of ammonia and tannin. In about an hour, segmentation began, and the eggs produced larvae. The great majority of these larvae soon died, but constant care hAS brought four of the urchins and two of the star fish through the larvae itage. Puts Vsto on Colonist Lsw. St. Johns, N. F., Sept. 27. An im perial rescript forbidding the service by any colonial authority of sny legal process regarding fishery rights s'ooard any American vessel and suspending an colonial statutes authorising oil), rials to seiie American vessels for alle ed fishery offenses was proclaimed here today. This, it is believed, will make It prsctically impossible for Fremier Bond to carry out a recently announced decision to enforce the fishery laws. Grsst Radium Deposit In Tunnel. ueneva, repi. 27. A newspaper uies uiai i roieseor joty hit completed a geological examination of specimens ot tne strata collected in the borings for tne eimpion tunnel. He found rich traces of radium, indicating larger de- posits than hitherto discovered in Europe. Orrgtn Irrigstion Congrsss. The flr-t irrigation congress of Oregon was held at Grants Pass on September 10 aud 11. At the close of the seaaion a permanent organisation was effected, with Dr. Withyeonibe, of the Oregon Agricultural college, at president; Mr. C W. Mallett, of Vale, Oregon, at vice president, and Mr. O. S. Blanchard, of Giants Paa, as secretary. It Is pro posed to hold ani u.il meetings to dis cuss irrigation and forestry problems. A committee was appointed to confer ith the committee of the Forestry as sociation with s view to merging the tao rganixations. It waa felt that ir rirt lr snd r-t had Interests in common. Much good should come from thit organisation. Wtt'trn Applss Bast. The offcial report of the department t Agriculture on the condition of the apple crop on September 1 fuUy confirms .arlirr estimates of a poor apple crop throughout the United States. The avi rage condition is reported as S4.7 per cent. Few it any of the ststet have an average crop. The Facifio states -how up best California 75 per cent, Oregon 70 per cent, Washington 88 per cent. The Middle itates are the poor est, the lowest of all being Kansas, which Is 2 per tent, and Missouri, which is 9 er cent. The report ia a good advertisement for Oregon and Washington. It will serve to direct further attention to this territory as a favorable apple country. Tbs contract bat been let for the construction of a college barn at the Oregon Agricultural college. Thia will be one of the most complete barns st any of the colleges, and will help the livestock and daily work greatly. GALLAOHERIS STAR Tells ot Gia.t!og (J.tted Rail- reads Cverbeai Franchise. CURIED NOTES FOB TIREY FORD Federal Grand ur at S Francisco Plnda 12 tuitt San Francisco. Bept. 28.iThe Fede ral grand Jury yesterday turned five inuiecuieoia 01 i counta against the Southern Pact So comnn..i i, Pa cific Mail Steamahlp hinii violations of the Interstate commerce law. These indictments, if inllowed by convictions, are suflicient to render the corporations liable to flnet aggregating irom f izi.wi to ,otjo. the mini mum fine prescribed by law on eac count being f 1,000 and the maximu tine $20,000. the defendant corporations are ac-(sj-ecl of secretly cutting to f 1 the pub lished rate of $1.25 on through ship ments of matting (mm Kobe, Japan, to San Francisco and thence through the United States. Two indictments of eight counts each wsrs returned against the Pscifio Msll Steamship company, which transported the cargo from Kobe to San Francisco, tnd one Indictment of eight counts and two indictments of 50 counts each were returned sgainst the Southern Pacific company for for warding the cargo In broken lot ship ments from this city eastward. Decisive Victory for Stste Omaha, Sept. 18 Judges T. C. Munger and W. H. Monger, in the United Ststes court tonight denied the injunctions asked for by the railroads operating in Nebraikt to prevent the state railroad commi"ion irom enforc ing the laws reducing grtiu rates. The restraining ordei iiud tome time ago by Judge T. C. MunPr dissolved This Is regarded at oseisive victory for the- ttate, although it it presumed the case will be tnpea'W by the rail road companiet to the Supreme court of the United States. Rabal Leadtrt Arretted Havana, Sept. SS.-T'ntPcret police today arrested oenerai jiasB0 parro, General Juan Ducswl sndGoneral jra Millret, charged " conspiring sgainst public order, osrieral Parro is the alleged leader of tbt conspiracy to start a revolution sgainit ths Amer loans in Cuba, wi'D ,h ne of funds supplied through tome trm in New York. Simultaneously th the er rival of Parro at Havana three Santo Domingans, well knoa-n o, account of their previous revolution, records, also arrived. Opposa Brttk'" Cantrsct. Chicago, Sept. 28--'rW members of the national exoUvb.rd of the Telegraphers' nnl owlared today that they would tot mast calling a strike of union or"' nnployed in broker and ntwsiFr 0 llc. in which event, being a ml'"T of the board, the request of the New York operator will l N offlci' action has been taken. lor tlm TfMna that no commiinH'" J been re ceived from the Stwjoial. Cruiser Co"" ! Avst. Pan Francisco, W- " "A wireless ron. received toua " . . -' waa th message irom m . - '""or Col orado, of Rear Adm"1 squad- . . ..rhrisi . .. . ing station in thii , ?lortt that all on board w-r. J M thst the voysge from IIooo a h4 been nn eventfol. Ihee' wl" rriv hers tomorrow. Exhibits. While Creditable, Did Not Do State Jus ice. The Oregon State fair wat a credit able showing of the products of the ttate. The county exhibits, though not aa numerous aa they should have been, showed a great prolusion ot pro ducts of the highest excellence. The people of the state don't half appreel ate the ttate and ' its marvelous re sources. It is doubtful if any other county in any other state of the Union could show such a great variety of pro ducts pf such high quality at any one ni the county exhibits at the Baiem V- - The Agricultural college exhibit .n ..locator. The exhibit from Eastern Oregon experiment station waa a most striking showing oi the agiicu tural resources of that section. The livestock exhibit on the whole was worthy of the state. The draft and coach horses made a splendid showing. A good showing was made by dairy cat tle, but hardly enough -of dairy pio duct. Of beef animats the exhibit wat not it large aa it shoull be. but some fine animals were shown. The swine exhibit was most creditable 1" i ..... . ne sneep exhibit waa good, but many of the sheep were not in show condi tion. Ths poultry building was well patronised and the exhibit wai fairly good. The almost entire absence of farm machinery was noticeable. A strong exhibit of farm machinery should oe a leature of every good fair. Willamette Valley's Reputation. The Willamette valley haa a reputa tion all over our country as one of the most productive rea-ions in the world. That reputation teems to hsve been based on past achievements rsther than on its present day farming. This Is not true of sll section of the valley, but as a whols the valley it not produc ing one-htlf of whit it might easily produce by the same expenditure of labor. With a soil of great native fertility and with a climate suited to the high est production, It would look at though there were no excuse for a crop of wheat yielding less than thirty bushels an acre, and the writer has een a yieiu of less than fifteen bushels. The trouble Is that the Willamette valley has been farmed for fifty years with little or no effort made to give back to the soil the fertility that years of successive cropping hss Uken away. Had more clover ana airana Deen ...... ... 1 1- ... ; ,. v. f Dwd. tne wuiameiie vane ui.B. still be ths wonder snd admiration of the world. While a crop of wriest or other grains leaves the soil poorer, a crop of clover or alfalfa actually leaves It richer. This lesson does not seem to hsve been well leerned in the "Fam ous Willsmttte Valley." Farmers might help solve the freight car shortage by keeping more poultry, feeding the grain to the chickens and send the eggs to market by express cr team. Devotloa. "Dear," said the wife, "I really don't believe you would marry again If you were to lose me." 'Oh, I'm devoted enough," replied the husband, "but there are others.' "I wasn't thinking of that," she re plied sweetly, "but that I don't know another woman who would have you." Philadelphia Ledger. Defense In 8sn Francisco Draft Case Qsts Admission Franchlts Would Have Pastsd Anjway. San Frenci disco. Sept. C6. Twice yesterday during the Tirey L. rord trial, wherein the chief eoacsel for the Uuiird Railroads is charged with trio- ery of public otliclala, it waa emimed that conlrSMfd bril e-takers, meniDtrs oi the board of supervisors, would have voted to grant the tutted railroads a Irani hiss for an overhead trolley sys tem without the use of the money which Is slleged to have been to lavifhly dis tributed. James L. Gallagher, ex- chairman of the t oard of tupervitors, explicitly declared hia belief that the fiaiwhiiu. con 1. 1 have Iwn secured with out ar.y attempt to influence the opin ions of the members. Sujeivisors Samuel Ihvis, the only other witi.esa of the day, reiurawd this assurance on his own ai-count. Gallagher occupied (he aland during four hours of the siesion, and every tcrap ot testimony beave aas thresh ed out by the attorneja for either side. To Itevts scarcely an hour was dexo'ed. It developed li st Gallagher had ar ranged immunity for himself and the other member of Ihe board in the course of two or three Inlervitwt with lindolph Spreckels. Gallagher admitted having lad sever al conferences with Fold. At one time he carried a note from W. M. Ab bott, one oi the United Kail roads' at torneys, to Abraham Iiuef. Afterward he took the note to Ford, who permitted him to tee thst it contained a hint that an attempt was being made to trap the su pel visors Judgt Its lor is considering what form of punishment he will administer to the people connected with the de fense of Ford, who weie caught by In fective Bums In the act of lettirg a trap to spirit away forrrer snervisor Thom ss F. Iinergsn, chief witness against the defendant. The offense of seeking to take a witness out of the jurisdiction of the couit is clearly provided for in the code, and some punishment will be meted out to teive as s warning against such tactics. WITNESS CONFESSES PERJURY Real PhtloaoBhr. real phlloeophe,,, a Id Uncle Rben, "kin alius find aumpln' to be glad about. I used to know a man Sat found a bean o' aatlfifactlon In his wooden leg, 'cause It ef him dat much less room foh de rheumatism." Wash Ington Star. PALMY SHEEP DAYS ARE OVER. Great Flecks Near Ellensburgk Thing of the Psst. Sheep rsising in the Yakima section Is undergoing Important changes, due to conditions which hsve arisen in the last 10 years. While it ittll continues aa Important industry In Kittitas coun ty and other psrts of the Vaklma vsl- lev, it is not csrriea on to exwmsivny ' .... i . ... as a lew years sgo, a no me uumorr ui sheep growers is mstenally decreasing. The ranges are being gradually dimin ished bv the reclamation service and uv the forest reserve policy of the govern ment, which is eliminating mncn ot the range from public u. J. i. Lloyd, an extensive sheep grower or this county, estimates thst not more than 25,000 lambs will I shipped to Eaat'tn markets this yesr irom in country between Ellensburg snd Pssco, whereas five years ago over zin.wv bead were shipped yearly.. This it partly due, hoa ever, he says, to the fact thtt more lamht are now thipped to the coast than a few years ago, al though the total thipmentt there this year he thinks, will not exceed 60,000 "The range is being so aimimsueu, , Not Earoiratlst. "I have made up my uilud," aald Mr. Tlmiuld, "that I shall speak to your father soon." "Yes," replied the dear girl, "father wild he thought you would snd he sl suld If you truly loved me you'd tike out an accident-Insurance policy In my fuvor." Philadelphia Press. Ooea WUhoat Sarla. Conan Doyle bad just notified Sherlock Holmes of his ipproaching marriage. "Of courss," ba said, "I need not tell you tbat I bare selectea you as mj w-i m.n Tha Doaition naturally belongs to .All M 'Quite so." ajwented Sherlock Holmea, absent mlndedly shooting a chargs of doD into his left arm. Natara raka. A member of the proletarlit wtt ad mitted. "Sir." said he, "tht wolf has beta at my door for montha." 'Pooh, poh, my goou man, reapoaiiru the fat capitalist. "Hur is not ens na ture of ths wolf. Tou have evidently been reading onarrupulous llisraiurs. Philadelphia Pullrtin. Tha Wr It. Husband (during the spat) I sup pose 1 am never to have my way about anything? Wife Of course you are. Tou can have your way when It la the same as my wsy, but when our wsys sre differ ent I Intend to hsve my wsy. aw ttiasiatt, There Is one thing to be sstd In fa ro r of a boy going to a circus with bis father." remarked the Observer of Events and Things; "be don't have to crawl under the tent" Tonkera Statesman, Naaa Left. "A college education." declared the enthusiastic mother, "brings out all tunt Is good In a boy." "Yes," retorted Wllllsm's fstber, "and In Hill's esse I wlab a little of It could have stsyed 1" Clevelasd rrctea. II a aa She. "How natutlful thit landarapa Is by moonlight 1 I think I could be happy for ever amid such surroundings." "Tb surroundings trt not tltogether to my liking. Mr. Spoonamors. Pleas take yeur arm away." fraaer Plate tor Thaaa. "Tea. sir," remarked the self made man, "bralne come in ahead every time" "Of course they come In a bead," re joined the cynical person. "I never heard of any one with brains In bis feet" ' avr Got Ortt It. Exra Wlnrow I never set tht Ilk nv that storekeeper la CanBitrs Mills. Us sin t trt got what y call fer. but al ways offers "something Jeat as good." Silat Stubble Runs In hia nature, Eary. Why, even wbea his country call ed fer him d irln' the rebsllioa fet scat a substitute, b'loak 1 Pack. Anything to Secure Immunity Money Advanced to Dummies. Boiee, Sept. 26. The first sensation In the trial ol United States Senator Willism K. Borah came late yetterday, when Albert Klanop Nugent, the tec- ond wttnesa produced by the govern ment, admitted on cross examination that he committed penury in taking out a timber claim, admitted that he had been promised absolute immunity by an dicer of the Federal government for testiyinv, admitted that at the re quest of the Frd ral oflicrr he had sworn to a complaint against a man whom he did not know, and last pro claimed that he believed it to lie a part of his bargain for immunity that he should swear to sny curilaint ayainst ny person, legHnllet-s of sny know ledge that he might have as to Ihe ptr- sonn's guilt. When the mime ol the Federal officer ho Induced him to sign the comlaint whs svkeil ly i.oran s counsel, the witness swore positively that he could not remejnher it. The dny was given over to the intro duction of a mast of taper on file in the land cff'ce at Hoise relative to 31 alleged fraudulent claims, and tn the evidence of two men who said they re ceived money from John R. Wells, with which to prove up on their timber land claims. Wells is one of the men indicted with Borah. Coumel for the latter did not object to this testimony, on the understanding that the trans action in question would ultimately be connected in some wsy wlih the ten- stor tn trisl. CrtallanRS is Rejected. New York, Sept. 2 Sir Thomas Llpt. n's chillenge for S contest for the Amic ica't cup In IW'H was declined to night by the New York Yacht club. Sir Th. mat a'ked for a ram of sloops under the H foot rating snd the mem bers of Ihe club based their refusal to race on the general proposition that ths America's cup represents s trophy for the speediest type of yacht that can 1 produced on t water line length of H0 feet or nnder, and that, therefore, sny proposition to limit the size ol the bolts must be rehired. Another Alitks Strike. Tacoma, Sept. 26.- Private advices from an authentic source report a rich gold discovery on Valdet creek, in the Snshitna valley, 75 milee from Copper Center, which is on ths Valdex-Fair- lnks trail, 300 miles Irom aides. Peter Monahan, the discoverer, took out CO,000 two yeart tgo and during the past summer, with machinery to ork ths bench above the ere elf, took out one nugget valued at f 040 and sev eral running; from f 200 to 1300. It is predicted the stampede will result in a mining town eo,nal to Fairbanks. Lots Money at 2-Cent Faro. St. Louis, Sept. 21. According to cprnpiled statements made by officials of the various railroads of the state, the operation of the 2-cent passenger law has caused the railroads of Missouri to lose 11,600,300 during the psst three months. The law Imame effective in Missouri on June 17, and by agreement itb Attorney General I lad ley the railroads decided to reduce the fares an. I test the lsw until Octoler 1. The trunk lines will fight the lsw. Snow Storm Ovsr Lakes. Cleveland, O., Sept. 26. A terrific gsle from the west hss been raging over the lower lske region for more thsn 24 honrs. So far as known no dsmage to shipping hss occurred. With the ttorm came a heavy drop In the tem perature and this morning there Lave been flat rise of snow.