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MKPFORP MAIL TRrnUNR, ' MKDFORP. OftfinOX. .FRIDAY. OCTOBER If.. V.)K PAGE TPTRETC ALFALFA ISSUED BY UNCLE WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. The in creased Interest in varieties of alfalfa and the need for the farmer to know whether a certain variety is sulUiii.'e for his neighborhood, have lod to the publication of United States detri ment ot aKriculturo Farmer's llullu tln 737, Commercial Varieties of Al falfa. In this bulletin of 24 liaKcs, the authors, It. A. Oakley and H. L. AVestovcr, of the bureau of plant in dustry, discuss in detail the charac teristics and habits of the nine fairly distinctive commercial strains ot al falfa now recognized in the United States, toKethcr with their adaption to climatic conditions. Some Rive the liest results in the north and north west, whiio others succeed only iu the south and southwest where tho winters aro mild.- Wherever possible-,, the authors have Indicated methods of distinguishing tho seed of one va riety from another. Common All'njfn. "Common alfalfa" is a term that is used to include all of the alfalfas that arc not clearly of hybrid origin or that do not havo distinct and uui l'orm varietal characteristics, such as J'cruvlan and Arabian varieties. Numerous strains are coming to he recognl.ed iu tho "common" group. They aro often designated by tho geo graphic name of the locality whore known, as Kansas-grown alfalfa, Montana-grown alfalfa, and many others or by some term descriptive of the conditions under which the crop lias developed, such as dry-land alfalfa, irrigated alfalfa, and noit-lrri-galcd alfalfa. . f Strains developed in tho south usually produce larger yields than those developed iu the northern stales, but they are less hardy. The "dry-land" alfalfa seed offered on the market has, so far, failed to show any noticeable superiority in ability to resisi drought over, that grown Willi an abundance of moisture. Native Strains Itest. The commercial Turkestan alfalfa has tteen tested quite thoroughly in all parts of this country, and in nearly every case has proved inferior to American-grown strains. The leading coinerclnl strains of variegated alfalfa aro tho Grimm, the lialtic, the Canadian variegated, and sand lucern. With tho exception of sand lucern, they have been' found more resistant to cold than other commercial varieties or strains and are therefore recommended for sec tions where winter killing occurs frequently. Peruvian alfalfa Is not resistant to severe cold and can be grown suc cessfully only whero the winter tem perature is comparatively mild, as in the southern and southwestern states. Vnder favorable conditions it out Jiclds any other commercial strain. ;ool mid loor Seed. As a result of numerous experi mental tests the adaptions of the va rious varieties and strains of alfalfa have been quite definitely deter mined. It is highly advisablo that tho far mer should learn lo distinguish good from poor seed. I'lump seed of an olive-green color almost invariably germinates well, while shriveled or brown seed generally germinates poorly. The presence of any appre ciable quantity of weed seeds or other impurities iuoicatcs a poor quullty of seed. Owing to tile fact that ulfaifa does not produce seed satisfactorily under humid conditions, there 1.1 little use in trying to grow it for seed in tho eastern states. Breeding work with alfalfa offers great possibilities, but the time and expense involved aro so great that a farmer can not afford to undertako it. TI1K IIAtll i:, (hi. 111. The spe cial corie-pomli-ul in Merlin of the Nii-mvc Hottenlnmsche t'urant tele graphs as follows : "1 have been authorized by compe tent naval authority tu suv that tho submarine commander cannot have made a statement tu the captain of the illiHimcrsilijk that all ships which had to touch at Hritish ports would be sunk." KKHLIX, tJet. IU Discussion of the situation as regards (Icmiuu pris oners of war and interned civilians was continued today iu the main com mittee of tile reiehstjitf. According; to the Overseas News agency's report of tjie proceedings, the chancellor was asked bv a member to obtain an agreement wit li the French govern ment itloti-; tile following lines: "Women and children and men over k") years of age who are still detained by the French government iu spite of the convention of January, l!l Hi, shall bo repatriated. "The age limit for men to he repal riated shall be lowered from 5") tu !." yea i s. "The scandalous abuses iu several of the French prison camps, especi ally that of Chartreuse, shall be abolished." A Hollei'dam dispatch on October 1(1, quoted from a report to Hie Holland-American line, owners of the steamer liluuniersdijlt, which was sunk off the New F.ngland coast during- the fiennan submarine operations of last Sunday, that the submarine's commander "informed the Hloomers dijk's captain that lie would sink any ship bound by way of an F.nglish port." The steamer was on her way from New York for liotterdaiii with a cargo of train for the Dutch government, I but was expected to touch ut Kirk wall en route. E KtlMK. Oct. IX In the l'asubio region of the Trcutino, Italian troops have taken strong: Austrian positions between F.tte Crocio and Monte Unite, says the official statement issued by the war office today. Austrian at tacks in the same region were beaten back, it is added. Italian troops, tile statement says, also have made con siderable progress ou the Cut-so pla teau, where there has been heavy fighting during tile past few days. . WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Seeking to head off what they believe is de veloping into ono of the greatest fi nancial frauds ill tho United States lias known,, tho federal farm loan board today asked tho aid of the de partment of justice. ! Clear across the continent, in a strip of states from Virginia to I California, the board reported to tho ' justice department, ' organizations, oithor deliberately fraudulent or at jbeat, Illegal, have sprung up, for the I purpose of defrauding farmers 'through the hitters' ignorance of the 'new rural credits act. In one single instance, it is said the farmers have I been victimized to an aggregate ot jsr.o.ooa. Governors ot states and members of congress havo been made un ' willing parties to some ot these 11 1 legal operations, it is said, the pro moters taking advantage of them as well as of the farmers. I SA1.KM. Or., Oct. l:!. Mrs. C. SI. Matlock of this city was instantly killed and her duiiglitcr-in-Iaw, Mrs. A. M. Matlock of Dallas, and the hit ter's 2-ycar-old daughter were injured here today when their automobile eul lidcd with another lnachinc. The in jured woman and child will recover. The collision occurred in a dense fotf. HOST! IX. (Id. Ill A fleet of for eign cruisers and destroyers is off the American coast, according to Captain l.indcroos of the Kussinn steamship Hesperus, which arrived here today from Uncivil, Spain. To the pilot wlio boarded bis vessel. Cup lain Lindcroos reported that n "lot of cruisers and destroyers" passed his vessel off Cape Sable Wednesday, heading southwest. After being hold here since the sub marine raid off Nantucket Sunday, three British steamers went out last night and today, the Lord Cromer and the Marengo prepared to sail. The Kansan of tho American-Hawaiian lino, under charter to the Franco and Canada Steamship com pany, and laden with war munitions and horses for the allies, was ox l ected to sail today for St. Nazarine, Franco and Genoa. Tho Kansan was tho first steam ship to encounter the U-boat Sunday, but was allowed to proceed after ex amination of her papers. SAN' FliANCISCO, Oct. 1.1. The following telegram from I'aiil Sehar renhcrg, secretary of Hie California State Federation of Labor, to Miss Maude Younger, Sail Francisco trade unionist mid suffrage worker, was made public today: "The organized workers of Califor nia believe you are doing positive hariu to woman's suffrage and prog ress generally by supporting Hughes." Miss Younger is now in Nevada campaigning for Hughes and bearing the credentials ut the Caliioniiu State Federation of Labor. POINDEXTER TO WIN (Continued From I'ago One). WILSON TO SPEAK IN NEW YORK CITY 1 .0X0 HHAXCH, N. J., Oct. 13. 'resident Wilson today accepted an invitation to speak iu liuffalo on Oc tober 'Mi and in New York October 111. I tut li meetings will be arranged under nun-partisan auspices. These two trips and those on October 1!) to Chi cago and October '.!( lo Cincinnati are his only remaining campaign journeys before election day. He will, how ever, make a number of porch speeches nl Shadow Lawn. the big meeting and the banquet were distributed to tho Humphrey follow ing, while the friends of Polndexter listened to the applause and tho rat tle of knives and forks from the rainy curb-stone. Polndexter nntl Wilson. Of course Polndexter and his friends are for Hughes. They are back In the republican party, and that nicuiis that all good progressives and republicans must stand together to lick the democrats. I huvo met ono prominent progres sive, who is u heavy bettor and who never loses an election bet, who Is putting his money on Polndexter and Wilson. About the only thing in the way ot a straw vote that may be regarded as significant Is tho ono taken at the annual eastern Washington state fair at Spokane. Here, three turnstiles wore provided, one for Hughes, one for Wilson and one neutral. Thus, about .15, 000 persons woro polled. The result gave Wilson a plurality of approximately D.000. Washington Is normally a republi can stato, but it Is also a notoriously Independent one. Four years ago Hoosevelt received 113,GS8 votes, Wilson 80,840, and Taft 70,445. The socialists cast 40,134. Cumimlgn Complicated. The republican managers have a slmplo way of showing that Hughes will win Just add the Hoosevelt and Taft votes together and givo It to Hughes. But that will not Implicit. As ill California and Oregon Wilson has the labor vote solid. Ho will poll a largo woman voto, owing to his peace policies. He wilt got thoso In dependents who regarded Hoosevelt as tho most Independent and progres sive candidate and who, now, con sider Wilson more Independent than Hughes. The loiter will get the re publicans who woro republicans bo eiiiiso their rathcrs were republicans, and ho will got soiuo people who ho llovo he will extond a magic wand and touch tho lumber industry Into greater life. Tho campaign in Washington Is ad ditionally complicated by the fact that state offices are being filled. A scmi progrcsslvo republican, Henry Mc Brldo, Is running against tho present governor, Ernest Lister. The latter lias a fair record and is rather ponu- lar. Wilson Is handicapped by hav ing on tho democratic ticket as candi date for United States senator an old- 'time standpat Bourbou democrat. If the election wore held today, I George Turner, w ho was United ; think Wilson would curry the Btute; States senator Iu tho early nineties, 'but much may happen 111 a mouth. MOUNTAIN tops can't be seen in a mist. An' many a mountain o' trouble disap pears in a cloud o' Velvet smoke. $0jr APPLY SAGE TEA Look Young! Bring Back Natural Color, Gloss and Attractiveness. Its Common pardon Bage hrowod into a heavy toa with sulphur added, will turn pray, Btrenkod and fadfd hair beautifully dark and luxuriant. Just a frw applica tions will prove a revelation if your hair ia fading, streaked or gray. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home, though, is troublesome. An easier way is to get a 50-eent liottle of Wyeth'a Sape and Sulphur Compound at any drug store all ready for upc. This ia the old time recipe improved by the addition of other ingredients. While wispy, gray, faded hair ia not sinful, we all desire to retain our youth ful appearance and attractiveness. By darkening your bnir with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one can tell, because it does it so naturally, so evenly. You just dampen a sponge or soft brunt) with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small ptrand at a time; by morning all gray hairs have disappeared, and, after another application or two, 3our hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft and luxuriant. This preparation is a delightful toilet requisite and is nut intended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of disease. eYEREADy offers Fr a NAME Three thousand great big grown up dollars looking for a good home. And that's just what this EVEREADY offer is we can prove it to you come in and ask us it costs you nothing. Paul's Electric Store Medford, Oregon Save 15 to $8 Same Old Story Same Ail-Wool Suits Made by the SAME tailors, from the SAME cloth, in the SAME styles, in the SAME factories that are sold in other stores. JUST THINK IT OVER We sell them for . $12.50 We have others at 7.50 All Kinds of Shoes Just a Little Cheaper WILL H. WILSON The Cheapest Store in the West f T ? T Y Y t Y Y y y y t t y y y y y y y y f y y y y y y y y y y y y GRAND OPENING NURMF NEW BAK at 25 to 33 SOUTH FRONT STREET SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 FROM 2 TO 4 AND 7 TO 9 P. M. Everybody is cordially invited to see our new quarters. 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