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EVENTS OF THE WEEK. 
DOMESTIC.—Although information 
reached tin- War Department August 31 
that the employment office of the Ana¬ 
conda Mining Company at Butte, Mont., 
had been dynamited, Gen. Wotherspoon, 
Chief of Staff and Acting Secretary of 
War, sent a definite refusal to the re¬ 
quest of Gov. Stewart of Montana for 
Federal troops to be sent to preserve or¬ 
der in the mining district. Gov. Stewart 
also forwarded the request for the Fed¬ 
eral soldiers to President Wilson at Cor¬ 
nish, N. II. The Governor is alarmed be¬ 
cause of kidnapping alleged against cer¬ 
tain leaders of miners, and information 
that has come to him that the miners are 
heavily armed and are ready to raze the 
city if the State interferes. Gen. Woth- 
erspoon’s reply to Gov. Stewart’s appeal 
was that lie did not believe it would be 
expedient to send Federal troops until the 
State had exhausted its owu means. The 
trouble is a fight between rival labor or¬ 
ganizations—the Butte Mine Workers’ 
Union seeking to sweep the old organiza¬ 
tion, the Western Federation of Miners, 
out of the Butte district. 
Tolls of the Panama Canal during the 
first week of its operation amounted to 
only about $15,000. The cause is said to 
bo the European war. The amount re¬ 
ceived not only fell below the expenses of 
operating the canal for the week, but was 
not sufficient to pay the interest on the 
capital invested. The officers of the 
canal are not disappointed at the showing 
and predict that with the reopening of 
commerce, which has been interfered with 
by the war, business will boom and re¬ 
ceipts will mount up to a point that will 
ho satisfactory. Prof. Emory Johnson 
estimated that the tolls would yield near 
$25,000,000 in the first two years of the 
canal’s operation. Canal officers believe 
that soon much commerce will be passing 
through the canal under the American flag 
and under the flags of other neutral coun¬ 
tries. 
Dr. Arthur Mudra, German Consul at 
Philadelphia, called the attention of Wil- 
Jijiiii II. Horry, Collector of Customs at 
that port, September 3, to the fact that 
the. American Bine steamship Morion, 
which (lies the British flag and arrived 
there from Liverpool and Queenstown, 
had four six-inch guns mounted on her 
decks. Collector Berry has referred the 
question to Washington. 
Seven miners, including Peter R. Stew¬ 
art, former president of the Arkansas Ok¬ 
lahoma and Texas district union, United 
? ill6 W orkers of America, wore found 
guilty of contempt of court by Judge Toll¬ 
mans in the Federal Court at Fort Smith 
Ark., September 3, and sentenced to serve 
from ,‘!0 days to four months in jail. 
Stewart received a four months’ sen¬ 
tence. The men were charged with being 
implicated in the riots which occurred in 
the coal fields near there several months 
ago after the operators had obtained an 
, injunction to prevent their interference 
with the operation of the mines. 
The main plant of the Carstcns Pack¬ 
ing Company was destroyed by fire at 
Tacoma, Wash.. September 3. entailing 
a loss estimated at $700,000 to $1,000.- 
000 . Hundreds of cattle, sheep and hogs 
were run out of pens and saved. 
The National Highways Protective So¬ 
ciety’s report issued September 3. states 
that 53 persons lost their lives by vehic¬ 
ular accidents in New York streets in 
August. Twenty-six were children under 
10. Automobiles killed 29, wagons 13 
and trolleys 11. Of the children killed, 
14 met death by automobiles, 10 by wag¬ 
ons and two by trolleys. Most of the fa¬ 
talities occurred on Sundays. Fourteen 
persons were killed at railroad grade 
crossings in the city and vicinity in Au¬ 
gust. 
Six arrests were made at Trinidad, 
Col., September 3. on indictments re¬ 
turned by the Grand Jury investigating 
coal strike disorders. Those arrested 
are William Diamond, International Or¬ 
ganizer of the United Mine Workers; 
three saloon men and two strikers. The 
six are charged with murder on several 
counts growing out of the battles between 
strikers and mine guards in last October 
and April. 
WASHINGTON.—The armored cruis¬ 
er North Carolina, now at Falmouth, 
England, has been ordered to Turkish wa¬ 
ters to relieve the Americans stranded 
there and also to guarantee their personal 
safety in ease Turkey becomes involved 
in the present European conflict. 
The seaman’s bill was passed August 
27. This bill, in a more drastic form, 
passed the Senate a year ago. In order 
to frustrate efforts made to strengthen 
the restrictive features of the measures 
the leaders were obliged to bring it in 
under conditions that prohibited the of- 
[ fering of amendments. 
Great Britain. France and Russia have 
t advised the United States informally that 
; they would look with disfavor on the pur- 
i chase by this government of German 
merchant steamers to relieve conditions 
growing out of the European war and 
also to build up an American merchant 
marine. While not conveyed in any dip¬ 
lomatic correspondence, their position, 
nevertheless, has been vigorously set 
forth to President Wilson and Secretary 
I Bryan. 
FARM AND GARDEN.—The Na¬ 
tional Association of Live Stock Insur¬ 
ance Companies, organized at a meeting 
of representatives of TO live stock con¬ 
cerns at tin* Hotel Severin, Indianapolis, 
recently, elected ,T. W. Newman, of 
Louisville. Ky., president, and John B. 
Rice, of Bloomington. Ill., secretary and 
treasurer. Newman is president of the 
Kentucky Live Stock Association. Rice 
is secretary of the Granite I five Stock 
Insurance Company. , 
The heavy demand for horses and 
mules suitable for army purposes for na¬ 
tions engaged in the European war, has 
caused prices to advance until they are 
from $5 to $300 a head higher than a 
year ago, it was said at the Chicago 
stockyards September 1. 
Apple-growers of the Valley of Vir¬ 
ginia are planning to organize a co-oper¬ 
ative marketing association to he oper¬ 
ated along the lines of the Georgia Fruit 
Exchange, which has proved such a great 
success in enabling the Georgia peach- 
growers to get the best prices for tlieir 
fruit through scientific marketing meth¬ 
ods. On account of the uncertainty as to 
the export market which has formerly 
taken a large portion of the Virginia 
crop, the valley growers are looking to 
the Southern markets, and the Southern 
Railway, through its marketing depart¬ 
ment. is endeavoring to aid them in get¬ 
ting in touch with roll aide dealers, and in 
every other possible way. It is expected 
that 1.150 cars of apples will be shipped 
from the valley this season. 
THE EUROPEAN WAR.—August 28 
the Germans captured Longwy, on the 
Luxembourg frontier. It is asserted that 
the Germans practically destroyed the 
Belgian city of Louvain, famous for its 
art treasures and architecture, in re¬ 
prisal for alleged attacks by non-com¬ 
batants. Shocking accounts are given of 
the slaughter of the inhabitants. August 
29-September 3. the Allies were pushed 
back by the Germans, who continued to 
advance, and Paris was being prepared 
for a state of siege. The Germans had 
not then succeeded in breaking through 
the Allies’ line, and were making a crush¬ 
ing onslaught on the British forces. The 
Germans were then within 27 miles of 
Paris. There were further reports of 
bombs from German airships dropping in 
Paris. September 2 the capital of France 
was moved to Bordeaux, 358 miles south¬ 
west of Paris. In a battle at Compiegne 
the British captured 10 German guns. 
Reports from Eastern Prussia continued 
to be conflicting August 28-Septembor 2, 
the Russians claiming successes, which 
were denied by the Germans. Russia lias 
so many men that she Is ordering some 
of thorn home. The Czar has given a six 
weeks’ leave of absence to 500,000 re¬ 
servists of the 1907 class. Serious trouble 
seems imminent in the Balkans. It is 
stated officially that the Bulgarian Gov¬ 
ernment is pledged to join with Greece, 
Roumania, Servia and Montenegro as 
allies of Russia, and against Turkey 
should the latter decide to become an ally 
of Germany and Austria. The Bul¬ 
garian army is partly mobilized and is to 
be put into the field at once. Messages 
from Constantinople say that the Turk¬ 
ish army and navy are ready for action 
and that on most of the Turkish warships 
are strong contingents of German sailors 
and officers. August 28 it was announced 
that the German cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm 
der Grosse, formerly a North German 
Lloyd liner, had been captured off the 
West African coast by the British cruiser 
Highflyer. August 28 a British squad¬ 
ron from the North Sea entered the Bight 
of Heligoland and after a fight of several 
hours sunk two German cruisers and two 
destroyers, leaving a third cruiser burn¬ 
ing. No British ship was lost, and their 
loss was small. The same day the Brit¬ 
ish destroyer Welland sunk the German 
destroyer S-90 off the Chinese coast. Au¬ 
gust 20 an expeditionary force from New 
Zealand seized Apia, German Samoa. 
Ambassador Chinda issued a statement 
August 28 saying Japan would not take 
part in the war in Europe. A Japanese 
expeditionary force has occupied the 
island of Tsi-chien. in Kiao-chow Bay, 
facing the German forts of Tsing-tao. ac¬ 
cording to a Shanghai dispatch. A Jap¬ 
anese destroyer, which had gone aground 
on the Lien-tau island, was destroyed by 
the German gunboat Jaguar. Reports 
from Vienna September 2 stated that 
along the Russian-Prussian-Austrian bor¬ 
der 3.000.000 men are engaged and that 
the battle line extends for 400 miles. 
Lemberg was captured by the Russians 
September 2. after a seven-days’ battle. 
Appalling slaughter is reported. Septem¬ 
ber 2 it was stated that the Germans 
were strongly fortifying Brussels, evi¬ 
dently fearing an uprising of the people. 
They have issued an order that in case of 
any effort to resist the German author¬ 
ities they will train their guns upon the 
city. Antwerp is lieing prepared for a 
state of siege and the military governor 
has ordered all people who have not been 
domiciled there a month to leave. 
THE NEW POPE.—Cardinal Della 
Cliiesa, archbishop of Bologna, was elect¬ 
ed Pope September 3. lie will assume 
the name of Benedict NV. Cardinal 
Farley of New York, was the only Amer¬ 
ican taking part in the conclave. Car¬ 
dinal Giacomo Della Cliiesa was created 
a cardinal May 21. 1914. He is the Son 
of an Italian marquis. lie was born 
at Pegli in the diocese of Genoa, Novem¬ 
ber 21, 3854, making one of the youngest 
popes ever elected. lie was ordained a 
priest December 21, 1878. lie served as 
secretary of the Nunciature in Spain from 
3883 to 1N87. in which year lie was ap¬ 
pointed secretary to the late Cardinal 
Rampolla. lie was appointed substitute 
secretary of state in 3901 and in 1907 he 
was elected to the post of advisor to the 
Holy Office. It is 174 years since the 
last Pope Benedict. 
September 12, 
CROP REPORTS. 
August 37. The drought which has 
lasted about two months was broken a 
week ago by some fine showers which have 
made all crops look better. Ilay was 
put up in good shape. The oat crop is 
nearly all cut. Potatoes are small, with 
but a few in a hill, but some later pieces 
may do better. Cows are shrinking badly. 
Corn is doing well. The buying and soi¬ 
ling of cattle seems to be at a standstill. 
Butter is 28; eggs 21. i\ s. s. 
Mayville, N. Y. 
August 17. The main money crop in 
this part of Michigan is milk, with De¬ 
troit for a market. The price runs 
from 12 cents to 22 cents per gallon, 
according to test. Good cows are selling 
at $75 to $310; poor or common cows go 
to the butcher, milkmen won’t have them. 
Beef cattle from five to nine cents per 
pound; hogs $9.35 per hundred live; no 
sheep in this neighborhood. Corn 90; 
oats 45 ; wheat 92 ; beans $3. j. l. ii. 
Birmingham, Mich. 
August 29. Apples here are hut part 
of crop, and the State over about the 
same as last year, a half crop. North¬ 
western Ohio has a good crop of peaches, 
although there are many small ones on 
the market. Northeastern Ohio, east of 
Cleveland, has practically no peaches. 
Ottawa County growers are anticipating 
one of the largest peach yields in the 
history of the county. Lucas County 
will have a good crop. Grapes, pears 
and plums good. Corn is good, oats are 
fully an average crop. We had dry 
spells, one in June and again the last of 
July and the first of August, and this dry 
weather occasioned the small peaches 
which now are on the market, w. J. 
Waterville, O. 
August 21. Hay all in; grain just 
coming, along, good crop. Gardens look¬ 
ing well, and now plenty of rain, though 
from the middle of July until the middle 
of August it was quite dry. Potatoes 
good, new ones selling at $1 per bushel. 
Peas about 30 cents a peck. Grain corn 
$2 per cwt.; oat GO; feeds $1.65-$175. 
Milk seven cents a quart; butter 34 and 
eggs 28 to 39. The army worm is re¬ 
ported at a few farms around, but in all 
so far the crops have not been injured by 
any of common kinds, though the tent 
caterpillar and Brown-tail moths are 
quite prevalent. j. c. n. 
South Thomaston, Me. 
COMING FARMERS’ MEETINGS. 
National Apple Day, October 20. 
National Dairy Show, Chicago, Ill., 
October 22-31. The following meetings 
and conventions will be held in connec¬ 
tion with the show: American Associa¬ 
tion Creamery Butter Manufacturers, 
Oct. 2G. Holstein Friesian Association 
of America, Oct. 26. International Milk 
Dealers’ Association, Oct. 26 and 27. 
Conference, Secretaries of State Dairy¬ 
men’s Association. Oct. 27. Official Dairy 
Instructors’ Association, Oct. 27. Nation¬ 
al Dairy Union. Oct. 28. American Dairy 
Farmers’ Association, Oct. 28. Council 
of the National Dairy Show, Oct. 28. 
National Association of Creamery Man¬ 
agers and Owners. Oct. 28. American 
Jersey Cattle Club, Oct. 2S. National 
Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers, 
Oct. 2N, 29 and 30. International Asso¬ 
ciation of Dairy and Milk Inspectors, 
Oct. 29. American Guernsey Cattle Club. 
Oct. 29. Congress of Marketing, Oct. 29. 
Milk Producers’ Association, Oct. 30. 
New England Fruit Show in connec¬ 
tion with the Rhode Island Fruit Grow¬ 
ers’ Association annual meeting, in Prov¬ 
idence. R. 1., November 9, 10, 11 and 12; 
secretary, A. M. Parinelee, Norwood. 
R. I. 
National Grange, annual meeting, Wil¬ 
mington. Del.. November 31-14. 
Alary land Week Exhibition, State Hor¬ 
ticultural Society, Marylaud Crop Im¬ 
provement, Dairymen’s and Beekeepers’ 
Association, Baltimore, November 16-23. 
Annual Show of the Paterson, N. J.. 
Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Associa¬ 
tion, November 18-21. 
Indiana Apple Show, Tomlinson Hall, 
Indianapolis, Ind., November 18-24. 
Western Connecticut Poultry Associa¬ 
tion of Danbury, Conn., Inc., nineteenth 
annual exhibition. Hull’s Armory Hall, 
Danbury, Nov. 26, 27. 28; secretary, 
Thomas Deans, 39 Hoyt St., Danbury. 
Conn. 
New York State Potato Association 
will hold two field meetings, one at Vic¬ 
tor, X. Y., September 12. Potato fields 
will be visited in the forenoon. Basket 
dinner at 12, at Nathan Baker’s farm. 
Prof. M. F. Barrus will speak on “Po¬ 
tato Diseases.” Geneva Experiment Sta¬ 
tion representative will speak on ‘‘In¬ 
creasing Profits by Seed Selection.” Dis¬ 
cussions by Daniel Dean, president of the* 
association, and others. M. F. Webster. 
Victor, N. Y., is in charge of local ar¬ 
rangements. The other meeting will be 
at Malone, N. Y.. on Saturday, Septem¬ 
ber 19, in the fields of II. W. Spencer. 
Prof. Barrus will speak on “Potato Dis¬ 
eases,” and Prof. C. IT. Myers of Cor¬ 
nell. and Daniel Dean of Nicliols, will 
speak on “The Profits of Seel Selection.” 
and Prof. E. V. Ilardenburg, of Cornell 
and Mr. W. M. Peacock of Cornell, will 
speak on “The Profits of Seed Selection,” 
Mr. O. F. Ross, Franklin County Farm 
Bureau agent, is in charge of the local 
arrangements. 
Husband: “Come along! Keeping me 
here standing like a fool!” Wife: “Do 
be reasonable, dear. Can I really help 
the way you stand?”—London M°'l. 
