=== rw — g— jîtly it , H A L S R Y E N T E R P R IS E T h e N e w Y ork » . I PAGE 5 1» a tam u lt aa (ba weary delegatss realised that th eir le a f task was dune realise W hen the furore « a s at Its , height Thomas Taggart of Indiana C I A n im a l b ho w •» i*«t ■ ■ ■' A . 5 long-D raw n-O ut n », x x • R ip-i“ 0“*“*4 • cb“ r “ i . the nom- 'nalloo of D arts by acclam ation. It with a roar and the long­ est deadlock that ever existed In any m ajor political convention came to It* ' official end as Chairm an W alsh shoot ed Into the din before h im : "The chair declares the Honorable John W . Davis the nominee of this convention.** A fte r nom inating D a v it for the past idency, the convention would have nominated Senator Thomas J. Walsh of M ontaaa for vice-president by .ac­ clamation had he perm itted it to do so Roaring E ntertainm ent ' was adopted New Y ork.— John W . Davis of W est V irg in ia, form er ambassador to Great B rita in under the W ilson adm inistra­ tion. was Dominated for the presidency by the Dem ocratic national conven­ tion a fte r a deadlock which lasted for IOS ballots. As his running mats, the convention named Charles W. Bryan, governor of Nebraska. E n tering the race as a candidate dia- tin c tly of the "dark horse" variety, Davis received only SI votes on the Walsh Refuses Nomination. firs t ballot, made np of the 18 votes Chairm an W alsh had the aomlna of his native state of W est V lrg la ia tioa in his hands at the close of .the and scattering votes from other dele- afternoon session of the convention cations. As the balloting proceeded Wednesday when practically every he picked up a few votes here and delegate on the floor was on his feet (here and on the 23d ballot he re- demanding h li nomination by acrlam ceived 129 votes, giving him th ird atlon before the convention recessed place in the race. j for (he night session. But he eepn Then for many ballots his vote flue- tuated and gradually dropped slowly, due to the opposition of W illia m Jen nings Bryan, and the fierce tug of w ar between the McAdoo and Sm ith forces. u ntil he had only 39 votes on the 68th ballot. T hat was his lowest Doin' ruled out of order the delegate who proposed it, declaring that the conven- tlon should have tim e for reflection u d deliberation. F u rth e r than thpt Senator W alsh actually adjourned the session when by a heavy m ajo rity el nces it was rejecting a motion to (tfl Journ so that it m ight rem ain and proceed to h i t nomination. Tho nom ination of the Msbraska governor, who Is a brother of Wllllaftn Jennings Bryan, took only one ballot Governor Bryan was chosen for second place on the ticket a fte r (its friends had placed before M r. De.vls and other leaders an argum ent for selection of a western man of proven executive rapacity, fa m ilia r w ith agri culture and in sympathy w ith the lib eral sentiment of the country. Darts was u nw illing to accept any of the vine candidates who had been nominat ed form ally. W h ile the convention experienced many exciting moments, p articu larly when McAdoo and S m ith ,w e re placed in nomination, the wildest and moat th rillin g scenes o c c u rr e d w h e n the platform was presented and the battle over the klan plank got under way. JO H N W . D A V IS between the opening and the end, for on the 59th ballot his vote began to grow, despite the efforts to put S en a­ to r Ralston of Indians actively into the race and on the 93d ballot Davis had 68 votes. - A t th a t point Ralston reached his highest total, 198 votes, and his sud­ den w ith draw al proved a w indfall for the Davis boom. Davis Jumped Into the lead on the firs t ballot taken following the re tire ­ m ent of Sm ith and McAdoo, the W est V irg in ian polling more than 300 votes on the In itia l b allot— the 101st of the convention— and was followed In second place by Senator Underwood, who inherited some of the Sm ith sup­ port. N ew York through Underwood all hut a few of her block of 90 votes on T he plgtform com m ittee labored many weary hours In an effort to re­ concile the conflicting elements, but the division was sharp and ¡irreco n ­ cilable and agreem ent o n .th e plank was impossible By a vote of 34 to 18 th e com m ittee reported out a plank calling for religious freedom but no' m entioning the klan. > Owen Presents Com m ittee Report. Senator Owen o f . O klahom a was selected by the com m ittee to present the m a jo rity report which does not name the klan. G overnor P attangall of M ain presented the m in o rity re port, which specifically named the klan. '* ** ’ ' Bainbridge Colby, form er secretary of stale, was the principal speaker for the m in ority report. T he com ventlon held a two-hour old-tim e de­ bate, ending in a speech by W illia m Jennings Bryan. Tired and keyed to a high nervous pitch by the events which hod led up I be vote, the delegates and con­ vention officials quarreled repeat­ edly. Meeh confusion accompanied the first ballot. McAdoe and Sm ith W ithd raw . T he McAdco states went heavily to Davie, a few for E. T. M eredith of Iow a and a few to Senator Thomas J. W a ls h of Montana. W illia m G. McAdoo early W ednes­ day released his delegates as the dem ocratic national convention wen* Into its 100th ballot. E a rlie r in the session Governor Sm ith had Inform ed the convention through F ra n k lin I). Roosevelt that as soon as M r. McAdoo signified bis w ith draw al from the contest he would do ao also. M r. McAdoo signified h l* action in a le tte r to Chairm an W alsh of tha con­ vention. • W hen McAdoo’s le tte r was read te the convention he stood almost exact ly even w ith Governor Sm ith aftax tw o weeks of balloting. M r. McAdoo had 153.5 votes and Sm ith had 353. Beginning w ith the balloting Wad Beaday, the movement toward Davis gathered a momentum which could not be retarded and gradually but surely through the succeeding ballots the votes flopped over into the John W . Davis column as state a fte r state eith e r increased its offering to him or turned over its whole quota. R ryan ’s opposition to Davis was car­ rie d aw ay in the rain of Davis votes which swept over the convention. The attem pt ot the McAdoo forces to make E T. M eredith, of lows, th eir , . h eir . to . . . k •ver near«! la a aatiusal convention for the adoption of an out-and-out W il­ ton plank (or (he league o f nations. By a vote of 743k» to 353H the con vantloa favored the platform com »11«*« planks, . _ Soy Beans Make Very Good Feed Experiments Prove Worth of Valuable Crop for Increas­ ing Flow of Milk. In a number of tests tunde by sav- erul experiment stations w ith eoy beans, the results showed this crop to be a very valuable feed for dairy cows, as the animals used In the test showed good gains in flesh and m ilk production. T he Tennessee agricultural expert ment station conducted a feeding test with m ilk cows, compurlng toy bean and ulfslfs hay in combination w ith corn silage and corn and rob meal. Each lot of cows consisted o f four Jerseys and the test lasted through three periods o f 30 days each. At the conclusion of the tests, the results showed that the lot fed soy bean bay produced 245 pounds more m ilk and 20.5, pounds more b utterfat than the lot recefving n lfs lfa hay. Average Hay Yield. The eoy bean will yield from one to three tons of hay to tlie acre and oc­ casionally four tons, depending upon the fe rtility o f the soil and the season. Under favorable conditions soy beans shonld average two tons to the sere. The soy bean also form * n valuable supplement to corn for ensilage Corn In Itself makes rsther a wide ration and should he supplemented with feeds richer In protein to balance the ration. T he Mnlne agricultural ex periment station. In an experiment with six cows, comparing soy beans and corn silage with corn sllnge alone, found the cows on soy bean and com silage w ith one pound less grain did practically as well as on corn allege In nil feeding tests w ith soy beans and corn sllnge. the animals showed good gains In flesh and m ilk produc­ tion. Fertilising Value. The fe rtllliln g value of a crop of soy beans compares favorably with that of other legumes The Kansas agricultural experiment station re­ ports sn Increase of 14 bushels of com to tlie acre where com followed soy beans In alternate years as com­ pared w ith corn grown continually. Soy beans may he planted any time a fte r com planting time. Most Cattle Producers Are in Central States O f 1.508 farm ers’ association* han dling live stock which have reported to the United States Departm ent of Agriculture, 04 per cent are In the North Central states. Nearly 190 per cent are in the seven states west of the Mississippi river and over 34 per cent In the ftve states east of the river. J'evver than 100 reports were received from the other Sfl states. Iow a seems to be the leading state with regard to number o f associations of this type, followed In turn by M in­ nesota. Illinois and Wlaconsln. (Hilo Is flrst In volume of business per asso elation in 1822, followed by lows and Missouri. Slightly over 40 per rent of the associations reporting ere In­ corporated; 18 per cent have capital stock, 11 l«*r cent pay dividends on capital sto ck; 80 per cent are com poaed only of producers of live stock ; and 54 psr cent pay patronage divi­ dends. The average age of 774 esao.-latlons Is live and one h a lf years. Over 37 per cent o f 003 association» liars from 51 to 100 members each; over 10 per cent have from 101 to 15«) mem bers; and over 14 per cent have from' 151 tg- 30«) members. Four hundred and th irty three aes'iclattons reported col­ lective buying Moldy Sweet Clover Is Dangerous Cattle Feed dHARLCS W BR Y A N I the taking of tha vote from the star« I and when It was perceived, as the end of the roll call was neared, that i the the reaalt m ight hinge on a few votes, the result from a la ta 'a lte r state was cngilsnged i By a vote of 146 18 againat and 841.8. for the m in ority plank, a d.f- 7 n ’ T r i t u r S “ i . P la .k te same the a bad third, and when he Davis Good , # ^ „ r was rising so that all other c a n d id a te s ______ scenes ever staged a t a national con w ere being swept before it, Iowa, ventlon of a great party M eredith's home state, w ithdraw him Before reaching (be klan issue the from the contest and voted for Davis coavaatlon experienced a h itle r floor W ith the break up of the McAdoo fight over the league of na'lons plank sad Sm ith forces, as tha balloting resulting la the adoption of the plank went on Davis gradually increased his drawn by the m a jo rity of the platform vote and the lflld ballot saw his total committee, re a ffirm in g fa geaersl »well to 411 votes As the clerks be terms the p arty 's faith fa the league gan to call the roll for the ’ la id and and the world court las» t i n s larger and larger Works nt Defeated la the platform committee. he u r ^ to 1 . ^ . s a tll h it total reached the two-» birds plank on' the league. Newton D necessary te Dominate. Baker, for secretary of war. made I W hen the count had gone f i r past a s s of the m ost em otional appeals |w o third« tbs c o y e tp jo n ^ ri< x 'r ^ * s Moldy sweet clover may cause for­ age poisoning of cattle, according to Dr. Geo. H. Glover of the Colorado eg- rlcultural college. He says that fo r­ age polaotilng canaed by the dsmaged clover stimulates both hemorrhagic septicemia and b la c M e g , but ia not re­ lated Io either of them. Experiments conducted In Canada seem to have demonstrated quite conclusively that the disease Is produced hy s toxle rub- stsace whl^h I* present In moldy sweet clover Moldy foods sre always under suspicion hut damaged sweet clover it to be especially avoided Toe din- ease never follows the feeding of good sweet clover or ensilage. T he poisonous substance produces the disease by it* effect upon «he tin anes o f vital organs, destroying red Mood cell*. causing delayed concilia tb«n and hemorrhages througlmut ihe bpdy. Young ra ttle appear to ba most siiscept Ihle Fishing is the south fork of the S i nt lam above Foster for steelhead salmon is attracting many Albany and L«sn county anglers to tha» stream Threshing of fall grain go» under way at Albany last week w rits m oet of tbs threshing outfits taking the road. \ Though some Oregonians do nut Balanced Ration buy Oregon-made woolens, Eastern­ ers do. A «out a year ago a Portland Very Important ¡establishment that makes and sells — — I—K> day visit with their aunt, M r* . T . L Mark*. W. A. Carey was an Albany visit­ or Thursday. | clothing from Oregon wool- sold, on Amos Ramsay was a Portland vfn- a catalogue order, a suit of clothes to a man In New Jersey. The buyer ito Friday, liked the goods so well that. In the Mrs. Josie Smith mid daughter period since, lie has bought 8700 Mary drove to Albany Monday. worth of clothing from the same Mrs. M ary Hayes and Miss M ary Feed for tbs growing stock la an Portland establishment, covering s u it, Important factor In raising chickens, for members of the fam ily, and hired Smith were Albany callers Tuc.-day, and u phase of poultry production that men. — Portland Journal. T. P. Patton called on lhr. Shelton, does not receive the attention that It the Brownsville dentist, tlie fir-t of shonhl from the average poultryman, Since 1803, when the pension -yr the week. says D. H. H ail, extension poultry tom was put into effect by the South­ specialist at Clemson college. tec il Quimby left Tuesday morn­ Green food Is an essential element ern Pacific company, 2213 employes ing for the ranch on Alsea to be gone for pro|>er growth end development have been placed on the railroad’s a ftw days. of growing stork. During the sum “ honor roll.” More than 1000 of the mar months, says M r . H all, and p ar­ retired veterans still are living. Mrs. Nancy E. Taylor of Corvallis ticularly when the yeung stork have was looking after property l-itsre-ts free range, the green food problem Long alfalfa, fed to hugs in racks, in Halsey last week Phase of Poultry Production That Is Often Overlooked During Summer. tv! II be automatically solved. The green food should bs tender and plen­ tifu l oa free range It la a good Idea, when possible, 4» run a mowing ma chine over the range and cut the grass that has become tough, fo r It la the trr.dei green food Ibo t we went for the growing stock. M u t t Have Right Feed. Borne farmers think they can grow good poultry w ith little or no feed. We must not only have feed, but It must be the right kind, mixed In the right proportion and balanced for the growing stock. A masb should be kept before the young stock st all times. This mash may be purcl,, »ed In commercial form or It may be mixed nt home. We recommend the mixing o f home grown feed* because we And Hint It is more economical. T he following m ixture w ill make t good growing m ash: 40 pounds corn­ meal, 20 pounds wheat hran. 1«) pounds wheat middling, 10 pounds finely ground oats, 20 pounds meat scrap. The scratch grain, says Mr. H a ll, should be fed In Ihe litte r In the house or in tall grass, and the young stock forced to work for it. The scratch grain should be crushed rather fine and should consist of the following: 200 pounds wheat, 100 pounds cracked corn, 100 pounds hulled oats. as p. supplement to grain, pr, duces M t. and Mrs. H. L. Straley and heaper pork th an cut a lfa lfa or a l­ daughter Merle and son Roy were Albany shoppers Saturday. falfa meal. Halsey Happenings etc. (Continued from page II J W erday. M illur s«‘ in Albany )•» - M r-. Loia Haves visited A lb a h i vesterday, Chailes S tirlin g , Brownsville hay and grain man, was looking afte r business in Halsey Monday. Lewis Skirvin arrived Saturday evening and is a guest at the homo of his uncle, T. J. Skirvin, and wife. W. A. Allen went to Portland the i r r t of the week tQ consult a spec- Harold M uller was a Newport vis­ alist relative to his physical condi­ itor Sunday. tio.t Delos Wesley spent Monday at Miss Ethel Quimby and hei cou­ -.he county seat. sin, Miss Annette ta n g from O kla­ Clifford Carey and wife visited at homa. were passengers to Salem on the Armstrong home Sunday. Tuesday. The price of milk In Albany hnr B. F. Cogswell returned to his tone up to 12 cents a quart. 'iom? in Portland Monday after Mrx. Armstrong and Helen w tn 3ugenc visitors on Monday. J«D)S4 M c M a h a n ahipued a cat- ioad u f letiibs te P o rtlan d yestet* «1 «>'. ¡pending a few days at hb l-’ nc't near town. Mrs. John Raglin returned to her home at Salem Monday afte r a vkit wiib ‘o Newport Tuesday to »t It hie aie- Grass Is Popular for Temporary Pastures Sudan Sudan grass Is the roost popular plant we lit r e for a tem porary, one year pasture or hay crop. It I* s warm weather plant and should not he seetjed until th» soil wsrma np well. Ust/ally It can be»t be seeded a week or 10 days a fte r corn planting time. Mndsn tnsv he drilled or broadcast st the rate o f shout J ) to 25 pound« o f seed en S ire It makes an excel lent crop to «««-d In old feedvards, In the boglot, or In waste corners. Hogs and cattle relish It as a pasture end where properly cured It makes good hay. Sudan grass »'ends dry weather well sad to le a good crop to supple­ ment the s a tire pasture» ee It w ill he greet) when other pesturee sre hrown Sudan grass le not a soil builder en4 win aot Improve the soil as w ill sweat clover and a lfalfa It makes s fa irly quick growth end ordinarily Is tore t" make s s’ atid Its hvs’ y growth sad drouth resistance make It a popular'crop. Mrs. I.. H . W a lle t*. E th e l D ra y , Leon B la a k e n ih ip sud G raae K ir k «a re am ong iLoee r t c iv ii.g ieach tr«' u*rtiBeales. M»a. M ary K nbns.i r'tu -o e d yesterday tiara Hugrne, where alt» na<( hae it v>*«t>««a her daughte , M r*. Sian a. bievoaaon, and l*u i- II/. Mrs. G. W. Mornhinweg and Mrs. lla /e l Wallace and the letter's child- Mt>a E !u i« l i t • n r of B ro w n i• en, Jane ami Maxine, took the e a rly killih Jeeia I'ayite ui M ltcnell m i l morning train Sunday and »pent the- .ills il< 1)1 ul Wu .dhurii took tiie day at Newport. They reached there- naio it«a cam piitcstlBj I formerly Miss C a rs Hartozg and Qoitsga Grove. E lo rrt Isotti a id fa m ily , Mrs. D I , Isom , M r. and Mrs. A , Hob » e ll am i I t - K tfa am i Dor s am M r and M .» ( jt a r lc s M e ic e r were C is ta d ia vis ito is y O. W. Frum and fam ily, Ray end wile a, (J •■■» is - f . Il, r ia n t liberally of Golden Bantam u sad Evergreen You'll ba oeedjog then). Hugh CutnL I g- D‘-U Mile K .(). r l J mes sM'l « if * of Cotval- us spunk Die we> k a id «1 C *-C a I ts nd i sport a tiua t i u x . Closi ng o u t six used F r H ill Sewing Machines Good c o n d itio n . Bargains. W h ite , Singer and other good wakes. L ark ' s J kwklry Is to ns., B row neville. W ANTCD A f,w Baby Chicks E r ia k p u is i O i i i ' - i . - ’winesiRp-iHk*-.- MF J» t V- KeV. F. W. Nugrn of the Methodist, hurch south at Peoria got thrown r.to the water while rolling lug* here Tuesday morning and drowned, 'to was 22 years old and left a wifa .nd a child about 1a months old. A 'lo rn e v Next Monday will be hudle dey fb r h- near ee«) relief ta a v s any use -le w irm garments at Koonts store. Sweaters, coats, suits, shirts, dresses, •to., a* well as ginghims, calicos, and indcrwear. ‘ The need f»r them is -ressinit. You may prevent suffering »r rave a life. "Inasmuch ns ye have lone it unto Ihece ya ha’ e don* it. -nto n q " S tn *k w *ll, V ea lvb , W. H. Beene end wife and son, a«-. and fa m ily beve i.eeii vieitin g at the V es t- h liunie end e a r* ral-er» -ompsnied by W. A. Allen and eis- er, Mrs. Ara M iller, dto e to O re ­ e l Alias i ir u l - h M ll.r r 'e yesterday They . rotura Io th eir Im ine at gon C d v B u n d a y. M r* . M ilte r B e rk eley, C e l., to d a y, M rs. Veateh vill visit her brother, B. F. Allen, lie- e c o o i n p a t i y tig them lo r a v alt. ore returning to her home in Y ak i­ M ary. M argaret, Betty and H a r­ ma, Wash., and W A. Allen will con- riet Robinson returned Sonday to 'inue h * trip to Carson, Ws*h. their home in Portland after a ten- (ConUaued en p m « *1 . o to th ttr E u ra u e 'aught school here. Her mother re- eides with her and is almost helpless, form a stroke of paralysis. M ’ s. C u t lia »1 P t