CASTRO SHOWS
HiS FEELINGS
Venezuelan President Ignores
" Bureau of American Repub
lics Ceremonies.
ONLY IMPORTANT COUNTRY
IX WESTERN HEMISPHERE
An Other Rrien Send Mw( Of
' GoncnUatadoM -Omission Const.
, ercd Slgnlftosnt Because of the
- Strained Relatione Between United
Sates and the South Americas Re
public Inipremtre Oereinoniee At
tend the Laying of Ooroemtoae For
. the Dome ot the Boreas.
Washington, May 11. President
Cutro of Venezuela did not send a
nemfa of congratulation when the
formal ceremonies attendant to tne
laying of the cornerstone of the home
of the International bureau of Amsrt
rn ranuhllea were held today.
Venezuela was the only Important
nation In the western hemisphere
whose ruler did not send a cable mea-
ana nnnnliit congratulation . and
the omission Is significant due to the
trained rotations which now exist
between Castro's government and the
United States.
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore, de
livered the Invocation and Bishop
Cranston the benediction. The exer
cises were held at I o'clock In the
nmvnre of an enormous crowd.
John Barrett, director of the bu
reau introduced Secretary ot State
Root, who presided. The building
and site cost 11.000,000.
in nriri remlnar the bhr gathering.
Ambassador Joaquin Nabuco praised
Roosevelt and Carnegie, racing me
President he said: "No president of
the United States will leave in the
history of Pan Americanism a deeper
mark than you are cutting rrom
ocean to ocean to change the sea
rontes of the world so as to bring
nearer the peoples and cities of the
two fronts of our continent." An
drew Carnegie made a short address.
SOLD LIFE DEARLY
One of Mrs. Guinness' Victims Did
Not Die Easily.
La Porte, May 11. Evidence came
to light today Indicating that the body
of Andrew Helgallne, one of Mrs.
dMinneBs alleged victims, did not fall
a victim to his death blow until af
ter he had made a desperate fight for
his life.
Dr. J. B. Meyer, who made an ex
amination of the corpse, reported to
. the coroner , that he found several
brown curly ' hairs in the clenched
flat of Hellgallne's right hand. It Is
supposed that In the death struggle
he pulled the hair out of the scalp of
his slayer.
Police are now willing to accept the
original theory that Mrs. Guinness
died In the fire which destroyed her
home.
' SAILORS SEE 'FRISCO.
Unfavorable Weather Does Not Keep
, - Men on Ships.
- " San Francisco, May 11. The sixth
day , of the fleet's stay in San Fran
cisco hay was cold and cloudy, but
the unfavorable weather conditions
did not deter hundreds of sailors and
officers from making numerous little
side trips' in automobiles and obser
vation cars.
Headed by-a detachment of police,
150 gaily decorated machines left
"Market street and turned into China
town and the latin quarters. In the
party were Admirals Sebree, Swin
burne, Dayton and Sperry. Mayor
Taylor and Mayor Mott ot Oakland,
were with the officers.
. Tonight a boxing tournament opens
and this afternoon the championship
fleet baseball game Is being played.
- . Mons Graft Cases.
, Harrisburg, Pa., May 11. The sec
ond of the alleged "graft" cases hav
ing to do with the building and furn
ishing of the state capltol was callea
for trial today. This Is the metallic
furniture case. In which the defend
ants are Architect Huston, Congress
man Cassell, former Auditor General
Snyder, former State Treasurer Math
eus. former Superintendent Shumaker
and Traveling Auditor Irvine, Form
er. Governor Stone and Pennypacker
are among the notables who are to be
subpoenaed for the trial.
Extra Session in New York.
Albany, N. Y, May 11. The gener
al assembly convened in extra session
today In pursuance of the can of Gov
ernor Hughes. Opinion la at variance
as to what the governor will be able
to accomplish through the extra ses
sion. It Is well understood, however.
that he ' will work : hard to push
through the anti-race track gambling
measures which the regular session
refused to pass.
Three Speeches a Day,
Drain, Ore., May 11. Judge H. M.
Cake arrived at Drain this morning to
deliver a speech here today.. He then
will speak at Cottage Grove. It was
announced by the Cake party today
that Judge Cake's itelnary would de
mand three speeches a day from now
until election day. .
. Memorial Day in Carolina.
Raleigh, N, C, May 11. Today was
generally observed throughout North
and South Carolina as Confederate
Memorial day. The chief ceremonies
were at Raleigh,- Wilmington,
Charleston,', Charlotte, Asheville and
Columbia."",;. ,' ".''
YKXXl'ELA TOWN 18
CITY Or DEATH,
Wltemstad, May It. La
Guayra, Venezuela, U a city of
death. A plague la spreading
there.
Alone, unaided, the populace
is making a desperate fight,.
but with little success. They
are cut off by quarantine with
a sea and land patrol. Bust-
nesa is suspended, stores are
closed and no one cornea out
except upon compulsory butl-
ness. The La Guayra railroad
has ceased operations.
GRAND MASTER HERE.
MaantM Will Hold Special Meeting to
Greet Head Officials of State Grand
Lodge.
Grand Master Lot U Pierce of the
grand lodge of Oregon Masons, Is In
the city today to visit Pendleton lodge
No. SI tonight, when a special meet
ing will be held for that purpose.
Grand Master Pearce will go to
Umatilla tomorrow to organise
lodge at that place with a charter
membership of about 10.
Worshipful Master W. H. McCorm
raach of Pendleton lodge, urgently re
quests a full attendance of the mem
bers tonight to greet the grand mas
ter.
DAVID STAR JORDAN'S
NAME IS HISSED
San Francisco, May 11. The name
of David Starr Jordan was greeted
with hoots, yells and leers at a meet
ing of the Asiatic Exclusion league
last nights whee mentioned by a
speaker.
Jordan's friendship for the Japan
ese and his strictures on the men who
believed war with Japan a possibility
aroused this feeling. Jordan recently
declared the war scare was the fruit
of the ravings of the yellow press of
Europe and agitators In the United
States.
TORNADO SWEEPS .
OVER OKLAHOMA
Woodward, Okla., May 11. Level
ing everything In Its path, a tornado
of unusual violence swept over a por
tion of the state today causing heavy
damage at Arnett, Vlcl, Cooley, Grand
and other small towns.
Loss of life Is reported at Arnett.
The tornado passed over a dltsrlct
75 miles long.
The towns visited are off the rail
roads and only meagre reports ot the
disaster have been received.
SMITH IS GUILTY
OF BURNING SHEDS
FIRST VERDICT AGAINST
CENTRAL OREGON COWMEN.
Sam C. Smith Found Guilty ot Burn
ing Ex-Congresman Williamson's
Shearing Pens Jury Was Out But
15 Hours Trial of Smith Is Finale
of Long and Bitter Factional War
In Crook County.
Prinevllle, Ore., May 11. Ex-Sher-Iff
C. Sam Smith, has been found
guilty by the Jury of burning the
sheep shearing sheds of ex-Congressman
J. N. Williamson, after deliber
ating on the evidence for over 15
hours. Smith was convicted on the
evidence of Larkin Elliott a former
accomplice, who confessed on the
stand.
A new trial will be asked for today.
This is the first verdict in central Or
egon given against the cowmen In the
range war troubles.
This Is the finale of a bitter fac
tional and neighborhood fight which
grew out of the range wars and land
frauds trial and almost the entire
population of Crook county la divided
In the matter.
Barns, hay stacks, sheep sheds,
shearing pens and dwellings have .been
bufned, miles of wire fences have been
cut and irrigating ditches ruined by
the warring factions and the convic
tion of Smith It is thought, will serve
to -further embitter the factions.
' Sale of Bare Old Coins.
Berlin, May 11. Agents for sev
eral American coin collectors were
present at Frankfort today at the
opening of the widely-discussed sale
of the coins and medals of North,
Central, and South America, belong
ing to George F. Ulex of Hamburg,
one of the greatest of European coin
collectors. Among the pieces to be
sold at auction Is what is supposed
to have been the first coin Issued In
America, which is ascribed to Sir
Walter Ralegh's unsuccessful attempt
in 1584 to establish a colony on the
coast of North Carolina.
The collection to be sold embraces
more than 4,000 . lots of coins and
medals, many of which have not been
offered for sale In recent years, and
It Is particularly complete In the early
Spanish coins which from time to
time supplied the need for a circula
tion medium throughout the greater
part of the New World.
. Fairbanks to Drop Out.
Indianapolis, Ind., May 11. It Is
rumored here that Vice President
Fairbanks may drop quietly out of
the presidential campaign without
any formal announcement to that ef
fect It Is said that Taft's victory In
Kentucky has convinced the Indiana
statesman of the futility of any fur
ther struggle for delegates.
MAHSHFIELD IS
A GUN TRAGEDY
Woman Notorious In Two
States is Fatally Wounded
by Bartender.
DECLARES SUE WOULD HAVE
KILLED HIM BUT GUN FAILED.
Victim Arrested ta Portland for Coun-
tM-Mtlng and Was ning Shadowed
by DeteoHvea at Time of Tragedy-
Mail Says He Shot In etf-DVuiie
But I Lodged in Jail Woman Dis
played Revolver While Waiting tor
Him on Porch of Saloon Married
Coos Bay Lumberman.
Marshfleld. Ore., May 11. Mrs.
Bartha Etta Gordon Lurch, well
known In police circles In Portland,
Sacramento and San Francisco, Is ly
Ing In a Marshfleld hospital dying be
cause of a bullet wound In the kid
neys as a result of a quarrel with 8.
Anderson, a bartender, early this
morning.
Anderson is In jail and says he shot
th woman In self-defense.
The woman came to the saloon and
watted on the porch several hours for
Anderson. She displayed a loaJed
revolver several times.
Finally Anderson came out to her
and the couple took a launch to go
to North Bend. In a few minutes a
revolver ' shot was heard and the
launch put back with the wounded
woman and Anderson. He Immedi
ately gave himself up.
Mrs. Lurch declares she would have
shot Anderson, but could not make
her revolver work.
The federal detectives have been
watching her for some time, It Is said
In the belief that she Is a part of a
gang passing counterfeit money about
Coos Bay.
The woman was arrested In Port
land some years ago as a member of
a counterfeiting gang, but was re
leased. Later she gained notoriety by
claiming to be the wife of EdwarJ
Sam Goon, a Coos Bay lumberman.
whom she afterwards married.
AUTO RACES FOR ROSE SHOW.
Speed Content to Be One of the Chief
Attractions of the Festival.
Portland. May 11. One of the
greatest attractions of Rose festival
week wllvbe the 50-mlle and 100-mlle
automobile speed contests tq be held
during the afternoon of Thursday,
June 4. This will be the greatest rac
ing event ever held on the Pacific
coast; the course lies east of this city.
each lap being 14 miles, and a grand
stand seating 10,000 people has been
erected In full view of the start and
finish of the races.
No machines will be allowed to en
ter which are not capable of a speed
of (5 miles per hour. Three magnifi
cent silver trophy cups are offered
for each race one valued at $500,
one at $250, and four at 1100 each
The entire course will be oiled and
In perfect condition, the roads being
closed to all traffic during the hours
of the races and guarded by detach
ments of the Oregon National guard
A field opposite the grandstand will
be reserved for the use of any who
may wish to view the races from au-
phones stationed at different points
will report the progress of the races,
announcement to be made on bulle
tin boards.
Socialists In Convention.
Chicago, May 11. John F. Carey of
Massachusetts, was this morning elect
ed chairman of the socialist national
convention. Indications today are
that the convention will nominate
candidate for president Thursday and
will adjourn the next day. Guy Mil
ler of Telluiide, will today extend to
the convention the greetings of Ernest
Miller, secretary of the Western Fed
eration of Miners. .
In an Impassioned address Victor
Berger of Milwaukee, demanded that
the socialist party declare In favor of
trades unions. He warned the con
vention that he and his friends would
bolt if unionism was not favored.
. For a while the convention was In
an uproar because of the fight be
tween representatives of the Ameri
can Federation of labor and the In
dustrlal Workers of Jthe World.
Pocatello W1U Make Brick.
Thirty-seven thousand five hundred
pounds of machinery for the plant of
the Pocatello Pressed Brick and Man
ufacturlng company of this city, being
the second carload of machinery to
arrive from the east, was unloaded
yesterday at the plant one mile north
of town by the mammoth Short Line
derrick, use of which was generously
permitted by the obliging railroad of
ficials, says the Pocatello Tribune,
The crew at that plant has been doubl
ed and work of placing the machinery
so as to be In shape for making brick
within 10 days or two weeks Is being
rushed.
At a recent meeting of the board of
directors of the company It was voted
that on and after May the price of
stock would be Increased from 00 to
75 cents per share.
The people In the vicinity of Roy
and Alder, Pierce county, Wash., are
thoroughly aroused by the depreda
tions of a band of horse and cattle
thieves which Is believed to have Its
headquarters In the foothills near
those towns. Horses, cattle and hogs
are being carried off almost nightly
and there is strong talk of organizing
pnwj io jyv, ,fln3UP',t"r'VJhirnv
WORE COAT OF.
MURDERED Hi
Damaging Evidence Against
Edward H. Martin in Wolff
Murder Case.
WIFE AND DAUGHTER
IDENTIFY THE GARMENT.
Clerk Who Sold It to the Collateral
Banker Also IdVntlflca II Was
Worn by Pawnbroker oat the Day
lie Was Killed and Martin Had It
on Wlieo Arrested Few Days Later
Acousrd Man Maintains Stoical
Air of lucltffomioe Hays He
Bought It of IVddler Four Months
Ago.
Portland, May IS. Direct evidence
of the most damaging character has
been secured for the state by local
detectives against Edward Hugh Mar
tin, the ex-army officer, accused of
the murder ot the collateral banker,
Nathan Wolff.
The overcoat worn by Martin at the
time he was arrested and tuken to
the city prison has been Identified as
belonging to the dead pawnbroker. It
was worn by Wolff on the day he was
murdered.
This Is testified to by Mrs. Nathan
Wolff and her 11-year-old daughter
Alice.
Edward E. Eubank", a clerk In a
local clothing store, identified the coat
as one he sold Wolff several month
ago. Ho declares he remembers It
particularly as It was a special order.
Martin still preserves his stoical air
of Indifference. When confronted
with thla latest phase In his case he
merely offered his own explanation
of his ownership of the coat.
"I bought It from a peddler In
front of the Portland hotel four
months ago." he sold. "I can prove
this fact."
FIRE CHIEF AT
TONAPAH IN TROUBLE
Cltlscns Cliarge Him With
Aiding
Blaae's Destruction.
Tonopah, Nev., May 11 Bitter
feeling has been aroused against Fire
Chief McKenxle by his alleged bellig
erent actions during the progress of
a fire which Monday night destroyed
a 1150,000 block of business houses.
Three cltltens, W. Grimes. Mo-
Gulre and Murphy, charge HcKensle
struck them and refused te allow vol
unteers totake the fire fighting ap
paratus to the fire until he had dress
ed. They lay the destruction of the
block to the chiefs action as they as
sert the blaze could have easily been
subdued at the start. As It was It
took the department 10 mlnutea to
move 200 feet down the hill.
The fire burned two hours. Other
witnesses declare the chief cut a rope
with which the volunteers were pull
hose over the buildings.
D. B. Gillies, president of the Ton
opah Extension club, declares McKen
zle tried to stab him during the fire.
EXCURSION FOR SAILORS.
Blue Jackets Dance With Social Stars
' Tonight.
San Francisco, May 12. Excursions
were the principal thing on the pro
gram today for visitors and fleet
guests.
Under the auspices of the San Jose
Chamber of Commerce S00 officers
paid a visit to the metropolis of the
Santa Clara valley.
Five hundred went over to Valle
Jo, where they were entertained by
a banquet.
This afternoon the inter-squadron
cutter race takes place on the bay,
and tonight the first great social tunc-
tion takes place, when 2600 men will
dance with socially the finest In the
bay towns. A blue Jacket chosen by
lot will lead the grand march with
the ranking lady present.
Crack Shots In Tourney.
Boise, Ida., May 12. Crack shots
from Idaho, Utah, Montana, Wyo
ming, Oregon and Washington are
contesting for first honors In the an
nual tournamet of the Idaho Sports
men's association opened today with a
blue, rock shoot. Four events of
preliminary nature are scheduled for
today and the tournament proper, for
the added money prizes, will begin to
morrow morning and continue through
Thursday. Great rivalry Is manifest
ed among the sportsmen of the va
rious northwestern cities and there
will be spirited competition tor the
prizes.
Telephone War Ends.
' Butte, Mont., May 12. The strike
of the linemen and operators of the
Rocky Mountain Belle .Telephone
company was called off today on
referendum vote taken by the electri
cal workers, union. An agreement
was reached by compromise to end
the strike and It means an end of the
telephone war In Utah, Idaho and
Wyoming.
Bill Not a Candidate.
Chicago, May 11. William D. Hay
wood has announced that he will not
allow his name to go before the so
cialist convention as a candidate for
the presidential nomination. This
leaves the field clear for Debs,
Boise Bank Reopens.
Boise, May 11. Plans for reorgan
ization of the Capital State bank with
deposits ot over a million dollars,
were approved by Judge Wood today
and May 28 was fixed as the reopen-
gpXJ.heJUi'!''J,.iitinn I, ii .mi hp
JAPAN FACING
FINANCIAL CRIHia
Toklo, Japan, May II. The
finance bureau has railed the
leading Japanese financiers Into
a conference over the situation
In the country.
Though It Is denied that the
national credit Is endangered,
no attempt Is made to conceal
the fact that business Is fright
fully disorganised. Govern
ment bonds have dropped from
10 to 10. Capitalists blame the
depression on the national pol
icy of the government In taking
over the railroads and other
public utility concerns.
MANY BOYS ESCAPE FROM
STATE REFORM SCHOOL
System Introduced by New Officer at
Washington Institution I Repon.
stole,
Centralla, May 11. Despite the ef
forts ot Superintendent Thompson te
hide the facta It has been ascertained
that IT boys have escaped from the
state training school at Chehalls, be
tween- April T and May t of this year.
Of this number only a few have been
recaptured. Six of these boys escap'
cd during the last week or 10s days of
April.
The cause
the installation
by a new detail
cent arrival
appears that
on accepted these Ideas, not dream
ing that the result would be so disas
trous as It has become.
There have been no break for lib
erty among the girls; but owing i
the absence of Mrs. Ella Stair, .
has left for a two weeks vacation In
Olympla, It la feared that ' at!nj-(
will be made In the girls' ward,
II ELFIN WILL BE TUIFJ,
CongresHinan Who Shot ; ftotsttvotM
Negro, Imtkled.;: , '
Washington, May 11. Congressman
Thomas J. Helfln must stand trial for
the shooting of Thomas Lundy, a ne
gro, and Thomas McCreary, While
riding m a street car several week
ago.
Helfln became annoyed by the at
tlons ot the negro, who was boister
ous and upbraided him, whereupot)
Lundy, according to Helfln, became
more noisy. After a tew angry words
the congressman threw the negro out
of the car and then shot him with a
revolver. One bullet struck Lundy
and the other flying wild, struck Mc
creary, who was standing on a street
corner.
IS.GUrifjESS
IS BURNED
BODY IN RUINS IS
IDENTIFIED BY RINGS.
No Longer Koenis to He Any Doubt
Arch Fiend Finally Met Her Equal
Kings Wero Imbedded In Flesh
and Were Not Noticed at First Ex
amination One Gold Hand Form
erly Belonged to Her Second Hue
band. La Porte, Ind., May 12. The most
convincing evidence so fur discovered
hows that the body of the woman
found in the ashes of the aunness
home was that of Mrs. Belle Dullness,
who had a private burying ground
near her back door, was revealed to
day1 when Dr. J. H. Meyers, the cor
oner's physician, found three rings
on one of the hands ot the corpse.
One plain gold band bore the In
scription. "P. G. to J. 8 Aug. 2, '94."
It Is thought that "P. G." was Phillip
Gunnoss, Mrs. aunness' second hus
band. ,
inside the second ring, set with a
diamond, was Inscribed, "H. 8. to J.
S, l-V, '05." The third was not In
scribed.
Several people declare these to be
the rings worn by Mrs. Gunness. The
rings had sunk Into the flesh of the
hand and were not noticed at the first
examination of the body.
Easy for Bitrtu).
London, May 12. Tommy Burns,
the American heavyweight, Is going to
pick up some easy money, the victim
being none other than poor old liosn
tor Bill Squires of meteoric pugilistic
fame on the Pacific coast, who went
down and out in a single punch last
July 4th, when Burns mot him at
Colma. Bill, however, has picked up
a reputation In cockney land by beat
ing Jim Roach In Jig time recently,
and will have a betting following. The
purse will be 87,500 and Squires
thinks well enough of his chances to
bet 12500 on himself.
To Reclaim Swamps.
Washington, May 12. Annual
meeting of the national drainage con
gress begins today wth a large at
tendance. The subject of dranage will
be an Important one for consideration
at the White House conference of
governors and the two meetings will
cooperate In the reclamation of
swamp lands.
Tillman to Europe.
Washington, May 12. Threatened
with paralysis, Senator Tillman will
sail for Europe with his family
Thursday In the hope of relief.
Ed Powell, who escaped from the
Walla Walla penitentiary last De
ember has been apprehended at San
Jose, California. He has about half
of the trouble seems f !w j uu I
of new rules and w . i . n ,V-
offlceh. whe is s 1 , xho , i
from Kansas' City. i I ue. i 1
Superintendent Thump-1 unmi. i V
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m Dutmniwne L
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INJURIES RECEIVED IIY
VICTIMS MAY IU4'
i 'ouch
lyln4
Mis Knl) si
The. yreapo
tvas a Jength
; 'nund "later.
E - Newman Is
police what ooc
l unable to
arrhuion of his
. Max Hermann,
who was attacked
day evenW. 1st still
Hospital. -IThe doctors '
nisy havibeen fracture
C. W. Wagner, th man-
suspicion -suf complicity In
mann assault. Is still In prl
will h. mamlned this afternoon
; The police new eUeve that th'
is an organised gam orpwri I
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. t . i. .. . .. . . Minn. kl a Ff
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accuaea murmrcr i ruii i
than Wolff, with any connection
Ihcse thugs.
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SUSPECT FORCED TO
GIVE ItOIUUHLK DKT.
Tells How Bloody (Mtoqitratora
nr.! to Make Way With Folk ;
tiler In Order to Got His MoW
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Wlillo ConfcewUig.
Port Townsend, Wash., May 11.
By pitting the suspects against each
other a confession was forced from
Both iMidrra at
carious CouUitl
IitfornuMinn
Arrest One
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Private Holt today Jn the murder ot
Bondman Johnson last Friday night
By telling Holt that bis compan
ions In arrest had confessed, Holt fl
nully broke down and gave the offi
cers all the details of the murder.
Holt narrated the nutnuer In which
an agreement was settled between, .
noil, Mcn.nigni ana ruvBia wk w .
UO KVIlLjr Willi ,UHUIUH IMIW aww, ,
money. ,
Holt made his confession to Captain 7"- a
Harry Newton, of thji 2th infantry ,'T
and broke Into tears while doing so. v -McKnlght
stoutly denies any eon-' ,V
neciion wiin ine cnniv. ,- ,.
The force ot guards about the prl- --,;.
on has been doubled to prevent any
aiiempi 10 carry uui me pguuuifiu
pressed that Holt should be lynched.
Grange for Equal Suffrage.
Eugene, May 12. State grange con
vention today passed a resolution fa
voring equal suffrage, after listening
to the address of Abgll Scott Dunl
way. The principal workjgf the con
vention was in perfecting Ubf organic
zatlon for regular work. Mayor J. D.
Matlock welcomed the daltgaies.
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ALASKAN WHEAT YIELDS
Idaho Man Goto 200-FoUl 'lUterna
From Seed Sown.
A correspondent at Juliotta, Idaho,
writing to the Lewlston Tribune oon-V
ceinlng the new Alaskan wheat grown.
there, says: -
Farmers In this section are muoh Ufa-- .V
terested In the development ' of the. -
Alaska wheat. The experience of
Adams with the wtient has haAit mamk
successful and his total crop this year f . ' ,
is for sale for seed. , 'v v
Of the propagation of wheat uttsW
the heavy yields he says: , . '
Some three years ago I proom,. .
one head of wheat with which J ha -been
experimenting. I sowed the oi,
head In the fall of 1904 and In the .'
summer of 1906 harvested ..seven r
pounds. Sowed the seven pound luA
the spring of 1006 and harvested tv' ..'
646 pounds that fall. j
Sowed that in the tall of same year, '
but last year'a crop was mostly de- : r
stroyed by the heavy snow fall In the
winter and by a hall storm In July,
but saved enough to sow a number of
hundred acres this tall and spring for
a crop In 1008. I raised over Ufrf
times the amount of seed sewn every - V
crop not aestroyea Dy storms. ' (,
Victim of Spotted Fever. , .
The second victim ot spotted fever
this spring at Missoula, Mont., waa ,
buried there Thursday. He waa Mil- "' '
ton Savage of Victor. The other via
tlm was William Chenoweth of Lolor
who was burled a few daya ago. Dr.. .
Ricketts the spotted fever expert from
Washington, D. C, made an Investi
gation In both cases.
University of Oregon and Whitman
college athletes will strive for honor
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