Farmers' Champion (Elgin, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 8, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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Farmersj Champion
VOL. III.
ELGIN OKLAHOMA THURSDAY MAY 8 1913
NO. 29
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MONTENEGRO
THREATENED
AUSTRIA STILL ANXIOUS TO MIX
IN THE TURCOBALKAN
DIFFICULTY.
ORDER TO EVACUATE SCUTARI
Olhtr Powers Holding Back Austria
Seeka Help of Italy. Movementa
of Eaead Paaha Still a
Myatery.
London. The British foreign of
flee still has no nowB that Austria 'la
actually taking separata action ngalmf
Montenegro. It la understood Austria
ia waiting the result of another am-
baasadorlal conference and employing
the Interval In an endeavor to induco
Italy to Join her In military action.
Meetings of the ambassadors In Lon-
don havo shown conclusively that a
majority of the powers nro not pre-
pared to adopt war-like measures
against Montenegro. It Ib thus practi-
cally certain that within a few days
whether Italy consents or not Austria
will dispatch an ultimatum to Ccttlnjo
demanding the lmmedlato cxacua"tlen
of Scutari.
Not another word of Essad Pasha's
doings In Albania has some through.
Ismail Kemal Boy head of tho pro-
rlslonal Albanian government has ar-
rived In London to enlist British sup-
port He and other Albanians do not
regard Essad Pasha's coup very seri-
ously but the opinion seems to be
growing among diplomats here that an
administration under Essad Pasha In
Albanian might not be such an impos-
sible aolution of a difficult problem.
It la considered that Essad Pasha ns
an Influential Albanian with a strong
following and the prestige of a gallant
defense of Scutari might bo more ac-
ceptable to Albanians than a foreign
prince and that if allowed to retain
his self-chosen post he might be In-
clined to make territorial concessions
which would compensate Montenegro
for the loss of Scutari and satisfy Eu-
ropean claims.
PA3S ALIEN LAND BILL
California Senate Ignores Advice of
Wm. J. Bryan.
Sacramento Calif. If It was tho
purpose of the visit of Secretary of
State Bryan to check further action
by the legislature on an alien land law
directed againft the Japanese his mis-
sion has failed.
The conferences between Socretary
Bryan and thn legislators Closed at
11:80 o'clock Tuesday night Within
three minutes and before most of the
spectators knew what had occurred
Senator A. E. Boynton prestdent4ro
tern of the upper house convened tho
aenate and an amended land bill"
which provides that no alien who Is
Ineligible to citizenship under the
laws of the United States may hold
real property In California was adopt-
ed as "a aubstttute for the pending
measure by unanimous viva voce voto.
It will come up for final passage In
the regular course of business on
Thursday morning and probably will
be approved and when It comes to
Governor Johnaon It will be signed
according to the opinion of leaders.
The new bill Is drawn In strict con
formity with the treaty between Japan
and the United States but all efforts
to gain an opinion from Secretary
Bryan or President Wllaon failed and
the state leaders decided forthwith to
proceed with their plana for enacting
It Into law.
COPS ON TRIAL FOR GRAFT
Defendanta Are Denied Ball
Locked Up In Tombs.
and
New York. Four high police offl-
cera declared by the district attorney
ito have been figures In the "system"
of police graft were placed on trial
In the supreme court.
The defendanta are Dennis Sweeney
James E. Hussey James V. Thompson
and John J. Murthatn all former Inspectors.
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M. O. Lelghton chlaf hydrographer
of the United States geological survey
aaya the loee of life and property
cauaed by the floods ccutd not have
been prevented by any human agency;
that no reservoir system could be de-
vised to take care of such a deluge ef
water.
BIG LANO FRAUDS UNCOVERED
Government Offlclala Declare Indiana
Have Been Poisoned.
Fort Smith Ark. That several Ben'
satlonal exposes nro expected In con
nection with tho niiouidlscovery bv
government officials mat Indians in
eastern Oklahoma havo been poisoned
by land sharks who later Inherited
tho property of the victims became
known when it was learned that the
coll? are tightening around an under-
taker and a physician residents of
tho Choctaw nation nnd their arrest
Is momentarily expected ncrtprding
to statements mado In this city.
Officials who have been Investigat-
ing a dozen or more mysterious deaths
of Indian land owners In the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations have dis-
covered that the undertaker and physi-
cian under suspicion have been called
In their respective capacities to sup
ply their services In at least six cases
whore the Indians died suddenly. Fed-
eral officials aver that they wrn em
ployed to make bogus oaths as to the
cause of the deaths being in collusion
with tho land grafters.
Two real estate dealers of Hugo
Oklahoma aro already nccuued in
state warrants with giving nn Indian
a qunntlty of poisoned whisky which
howevor ho did not drink.
Copper King Made Defendant.
Austin Tex. F. Augustus Helnze
of Amalgamated Copper fame Is de-
fendant with W. C. Shaw of Cameron
county in a ault (lied here to forccloso
on sugar mill property at Snn Benito
valued at nearly 1350000. The plain-
tiff Ib tho Snn Benito Sugar Manufac-
turing company which sold Its hold-
ings one year ago to Helnto and Shaw
who it claims have defaulted in the
payment of notes as they fell due.
Tin 8oldler Drawa Fancy Salary.
Albany N. Y. A bill providing a
salary or 98000 a year and 3000 ex-
penses for Major General John F.
Orynn head of tho New York National
Ouard was signed by Oov'erSor Sutler.
General Oryen's salary Is the same as
that paid a major general In the
United States army.
Aviation Test At Target Practice.
Ban Diego Calif. Lieut. Samuel
McCleary U. S. A. aviation corps In
an army flight hero remained station-
ary over tho armored cruiser Mary-
land during target practice with the
B-lnch guns to test the effect of con-
cussion on the stability of the ma-
chine. The test was made at an alti-
tude of 6000 feet and although the
machine rocked dangerously hen-
over the guna were discharged the
aviator succeeded In righting It each
tint.
IS
COUNTY DIVISION FIGHT IN
SOUTHEAST PART OF STATB
RENEWED.
PART OF COMANCHE AND KIOWA
Nearly Five Hundred Cltlzene Meet
In Town of Mountain Park and
Re-Eetabllah Government.
Offlclala Elected.
Mountain Park. About 600 tax-
payers and citizens of Swanson coun-
ty met In mass convention at Moun-
tain Park and reestablished Swanson
county government.
This procedure was finally deter
mined upon after Boveral months' In-
vestigation of the court procedure that
was used In disorganizing Swanson
county.
The Investigators hold that the
work In the attempted dissolution Is
not stable and that some of the best
authorities in the state recognize
Swanson county as did the present
legislature.
Tho convention by mass vote elect-
ed two commissioners J. II. Savlllo
and J. L. Barnes to fill vacancies
now existing the present 'county
judge J. E. Bryan duly Bwearlng the
commissioners In. Judge Bryan then
resigned and Judge Cook of Snyder
was appointed his successor; Judge
Bryan was then appointed as super-
intendent of schools to All the vacancy
left by the resignation of Joseph Bees-
ley who resigned to take the county
attorneyship.
John Andersqn.'the county assessor
.!.. hi. rT--v...-trTT-f.
ows was appointed sheriff to fill the
vacancy left by the resignation of W.
H. Brashers.
Representatives from every part of
the county were present some from
Manltou Cooperton and the Coman-
cho strip taking nn active part In
the reorganization of the county. The
city of Snyder was largely represent-
ed several hundred being present
from there. Tho following pledge was
drawn up by the convention and re-
ceived several hundred signers:
"We tho taxpayers and citizens of
Swanson county do hereby pledge
ourselves to give our home county
government our best moral support
and ask that all officer of Swanson
county Immediately take chargo of
their respective offices and prepare
themselves to properly administer the
affairs of the same. We further pledge
ourselves that we will pay all our 1913
taxes Into Swanson .county for our
uchools and other purposes of home
government and will continue to do
so as long as tho offlcea are admin-
istered honestly and economically."
Thn commissioners set their com-
missioners' meeting for Monday May
4 whon the regular business of the
ounty was taken up. A large flag waa
placed on the rater tower to proclaim
the county's resurrection.
The county Includes the four con-
gressional townships on tho west end
of the present Comanche county all
of the present Kiowa county lying
between Comanche and the north fork
of the Red river and two additional
townships from the upper half of
Kiowa.
Find Deficiency In U. 8. Aceounta.
Washington. Footing up accounts
Uncle Bam found a deficiency of $3-
654000 for the month of April. Ex-
clusive of Panama canal nnd public
transactions the receipts for April
amounted to 163482000 while dis-
bursements reached 967106000.
Up to date for the ourrent fiscal
year however (hero la a surplus of op
dlnary receipts over ordinary dla-
burseraents of 98966000 against
deficit a year ago of 912680000.
Customs receipts for last month fell
off 92600000 aa compared with April
1913 while Internal revenue receipts
Increased 92000000.
A big factor In the increased expen-
ditures for the month just cloaed was
the pension payments tinder the new
law. '
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CHICKENS FOR A FARM
Amerloan Breeds Meet Demand
for General Purpose Fowl.
Beet Recommendation for Plymouth
Rock la Bxcellent Growth ef
Chleke In Which Quality They
Are Without Superior.
(Br B. o. KtlF.)
The American breeds of chickens
have been made by the mixing of cer-
tain types. They have been formed to
meet the demand for a general pur-
pose fowl and they fulfill thla demand
better than any other breod.
These breeds are mora variable In
traits than breeds with more ycara of
uniform ancestry to their credit If
strict selection Is not maintained tho
American varieties aro Inclined to
Vary nnd revert to ancestral types.
The barred variety of the Plymouth
Rocks la the original Plymouth Rock
Prlxe .Buff Plymouth Rock Cockerel.
and la perhaps all things considered
the most popular breed In thla coun-
try at the present time.
Its origin la commonly given aa a
cross between the Black Java and the
American Dominique. Besldea the
Java other Asiatic blood has probably
been used In making the breed.
The Plymouth Rock la more Ilka
the Asiatic than like the European
chicken. It approaches In size and
fattening qualities the Cochin or
Brahma but has lost the excessive
feathering slowness of growth and
general clumsiness of those breeds.
The best recommendation for the
Plymouth Rock on the farm la the
excellent growth made by the young
chlckena. Jn this quality they have
no superior. The Plymouth Rock
pullets are good layers but as year
ling hena are prone to turn Into fat
rather than egga.
Another objection to the barred
variety la the difficulty In keeping tho
breed true to the atandard type. The
pure-bred type blrda ara required to
have even and distinct bars of the
same shade In male and female.
These are difficult polnta to main-
tain and resort Is often made to
double' mating or the keeping of two
breeding pens one to produce cock-
erels and tho other pullets.
The whlto nnd buff Plymouth Rocks
are later products than the barred
variety. Much of what haa been said
will apply to them also. The following
differences might be noted:
The white variety Is fret from the
color objection of the barred type bat
the objection to the fattening tend-
ency applies to hens of this variety
perhaps more forcibly than to the
barred.
Buff Plymouth Rocks will probably
average smaller than the other varie
ties of the breed. Although a solid-
colored bird they like- all buff breeds
except the buff Cochins will be found
difficult to broe4 to one color owing
to tbe tendency to possess black or
white In the wings and tall.
DAIRalNOlB
Watch the cow's Boat. It I a fine
Indication of her physical condition.
Thers Is no special method that
need be followed In raising a bull calf.
Bad ventilation la the cow stable Is
responsible for many diseased cattle.
It Is every datrysaaa's buslneaa to
ask each cow what aha does with her
feed.
GIVE THE VEGETABLES ROOM
Much Garden True Has Been Ruined
ay Not Thinning Out at Proper
Tims Nerve Needed.
Do not bo afraid to thin out your
plants they must not be crowded.
Probably more garden stuff has beea
ruined for want of being thinned at
the proper time than by any other
cause.
However that mar be one of the
most puzzling things for tho begin-
ner to find out la whether any particu-
lar vegetable ahould bo thinned or
transplanted and how far apart the
plants should Bland afterward.
He will get somo heip from tho cat-
alogues ns to the distances but
whether he should transplant or thin
Is the kind of thing that Is not In tho
book.
It requires a Rrcat doal of nerve to
pull up nnd destroy tho unnecessary
seedling mora nervo than the ama-
teur possesses. They say that a per-
son nover becomes a good gardener
until he steels his nerve to this
ruthless sacrlflo.
A vegetable must have plenty of
room to develop Its best size and
flavor nnd one can take no pride In
small commonplace vegetables.
QUALITIES OF FLY-CATCHER
Examination of Stomach of the Little
Bird Showed 99 Per Cent of
Animal MMter.
(Ily F. E. U HRAUt
Tho western yellow-bellied fly-
catcher occupies the western part of
the United States from the Paclflo
coast enstward as far as the castorn
foothills of the Rockies and as far
north ns Alaska. It Is found In -Us
summer rango about Ighf months of
the year and "during the winter In
Mexico.
For the study of this bird's food.
160 stomachs were examined. Tha
food was found to consist of 99.31 per
cent animal food to 0.69 par cent at
vegetable.
Pmaathle " la. evident -taat.the
good qualities of the western yellow-
bellied fly-catcher far out-weigh tha
bad If Indeed It can be said to have
any bad ones. It eata predaceoua
beetles but tho percentage Is so
small that no great harm can be done.
The other Insects aro mostly those
that we are glad to lose. The bird
Is too small to Injure fruit or grain
Weatern Yellow-Bellied Fly-Catcher
and It Ib of a confiding and domestic
nature Inclined to live about tha
abodes of man where It can do tho
most good.
Lettuce Plante.
Avoid the use of too much water on
the lettuce plants. It may cause them
to damp off and It will tend to produce
soft and splendid plants. Stocky
plants are an important factor In pro-
ducing a good crop of lettuce.
Soaking Seeda.
Celery parsnips and other Blow-
sprouting seed should be soaked for a
day or more before being planted. It
will come up quicker If so treated and
then placed In molat aoll In early
spring- v
Onion Sets.
Onion sets cannot be slanted too-
early In tho spring. Early planting
counts for early maturity and Urge
size of bulbs. Bee that tha sail la.
fine and mellow before starting tha
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Soule, J. S. Farmers' Champion (Elgin, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 8, 1913, newspaper, May 8, 1913; Elgin, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc69505/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.