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The Delta independent., 1907-08-09

The Ouray Plaindealer has en-
tered its oath year under the
editorship of F. J. Hulaniski.
No exchange comes to this Office
which we look for with more
eagerness than the Plaindealer.
Mr.. Hulaniski's editorial utter
ances are particularly interesting.
They are fair and philosophical;
are expressed in excellent Ian
guage and bear the unmistakable
stamp of honesty. The 1NDE-
PENDENT rates Mr.. Hulaniski
the best editorial writer on the
Western Slope and we hope he
may continue with good health
and the same clear brain to edit
the Plaindealer for "a years more.
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09
NEIL fight.
School closes up tomorrer.

School closes up tom0rrer,
I'm glad of it, but Gee!
We're booked to have some doin's,
An that's what worries me.
gotta speak q poem,
UP there fore the whole school,
amt no public speaker,
I'll feel jist like . fool.
The teacher got me in It.
Says she, Joe, listen here,
You speak that piece on Friday
Er you won't pass this year.
So, course gotta do It,
I've learned the poem stunt,
But I'm skeered I'll fergit it
When 1 git up in front.
Jist bout the time I'm startin',
Fat Brown ull scowl at me,
An Punkin- Head O'Brien
Ull snicker-now, you see.
Then some guy ull make faces,
An III fergit it all,
An then they'll start to laughin',
An III feel mighty small.
Oh. well, l gotta do it,
guess I'll tell them guys
That il they try to josh me
III black lot of eyes.
I'll let 'em know / mean it,
An If they do GIT smart
III show 'em I'm a expert
At the face-punchin' ant.
Denver Post.
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09
Notice to coatrsctors.

The Mt. Lamborn Canal and Reser.
voir Company invites proposals for
building an irrigating ditch about Eight
(s) Miles in length, or any part thereof,
under specifications on file with the
secretary, C. C. Hawkins.
Bids will be received until August Is,
1907.
THE MT. LAMBoRN CANAL & REsER.
voIR Co.
C. C. HAWKINS,
Secretary.
LIST. pub. Aug. 2; last pub. Aug. Q, '07.
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09
ALFALFA BLIGHT.

Last season the Colorado Experiment
Station at Fort Collins, called attention
to a new bacterial blight of alfalfa.
The statement was made at that time
that this disease had been mistaken for
the effects of winter injury for several
years, but its occurrence on high and
low ground, as well as on wet and dry
land, indicated to the growers that
something else must be the cause of
the death of the plants.
In number of sections of this state.
there has been a remarkable shortage
in the first cutting of alfalfa, and it is
also true that in these same regions
almost unprecedented late spring frosts
have occurred. This naturally gives
rise to the common belief that the
trouble in these new districts is due
entirely to frost. However, we strongly
suspect that similar conditions will pre-
vail next spring, even though the sea-
son should be most favorable.
In the districts where this disease is
known to be abundant and has done a
great deal of damage, the first sign of
injury is in . short, weak growth Of
the first cutting; then many Of these
stems will be discolored and almost
black for varying portions Of their
length. Where the discolorations occur
the stems are brittle and break very
readily in handling the hay.
1t has been the experience in every
locality that the second and third cut
tings will be nearly normal. But II the
disease has been at work for several
seasons, the plants begin to die. This
is due to the fact that the organism
spreads slowly, and eventually destroys
the crown buds by getting into the tap
root where normal circulation Of plant
food is interfered with.
In few sections comparatively large
areas of alfalfa have been plowed up
because this disease had killed 30 many
of the plants that the fields were no
longer profitable. When replanted to
alfalfa after season or two of crop
ping, good crops are being cut after
the second year; but the disease is
again getting abundant, and 1t will
probably be only question Of time
when these plants in turn will be killed.
We do not make the positive state
ment that the short crop of the present
season for the first cutting is due to
this new blight, but the probabilities
are that this is true. This being the
case, it will stand all in hand to make
a study of the conditions, 80 that all
may learn as much about the disease
as possible. 1t will be realized at once
that anything of this nature will be
very difficult to combat. The only thing
that can be suggested at the present
time, is to try to secure strain of al
falfa which will be resistant to the dis
ease. With this idea in view, the
Colorado Experiment Station is testing
some 80 strains of alfalfa which were
gathered from all parts of the world.
These have been planted on infected
land, and the growth of the different
sorts will be carefully watched. Should
any of them prove superior in any way,
particularly in regard to their resist
ance to this disease, it is the intention
to grow quality of seed for distribu-
tion.
w. PADDOCK.
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09
DELTA INDEPENDENT
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as second class mail matter.
ADVERTISING RATES.
FINDLEY DUFFIELD. Editor and Owner.

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Display ads. changed every two weeks without extra
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hon. Headed locals 10 cents per hne for the head.
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09
Can Do Without Corn.

VIM. E. Skinner, recently elected
president of the Colorado State Com
mercial ASSN. and who is also head
man of the packing houses in Denver,
in recent interview had some inter-
esting things to say about what we can
do in this state in the production Of the
choicest quality of beef and pork. That
Colorado will, within few years.
awake to its opportunities in the pro-
duction of choicest and highest priced
meats, seems to be assured. The INDIE
PENDENT is using good deal of space
along this line to try and arouse the
farmers Of Delta county to their oppor-
tunities. There is big money In hogs
and cattle and We ought to bs paying
more attention to their production and
proper finishing. The interview with
Mr.. Skinner was In part as follows:
"But what about the corn1" said TO
Mr.. Skinner. That question came from
living in Missouri and frequenting Kan.
sas, where corn is king" And the
answer smashed another illusion.
Nothing about the corn," he said
1--WE don't need corn. Corn for fatten-
ing is excellent; but it Il not the best
thing. Colorado can do without corn;
and it can put on the market pigs rs
good as those Of Denmark and beef
cattle Is fine as those Of Cansda or
New Zealand. We have hay here in
Colorado, and peas and barley; and the
cattle or pigs fed on hay and peas and
barley are the finest in the world. And
climatic conditions here are all in favor
of the state, too. The stock has nat
ural environment that is essentially
healthful. Colorado 10 . good place for
men to live in and it is the best of all
places for cattle and pigs to thrive in.
Denver is going to be one of the great
stock centers Of America and its stock
for food purposes is going to equal the
best in the world"
"And pigs?" said.
''The pig, " said Mr.. Skinner, lis q
gentleman. And he is much misunder-
stood. He Is clean person. He prefers
clean water to dirty, and sweet, fresh
food to 'slops.' He doesn't thrive on
slops. We are learning that now.
There are new things under the sun,
after all. The modern pig has his own
stall. He is fed on skim milk and
barley and peas. He is given plenty Of
good field room to roam in. He has
plenty of fresh, clean water to drink
and bathe in. And the better he 10
treated the better he pays. Cleanliness
is next to godlipcss in man, and in
pig the measure Of the cleanliness il
the measure of the profit We have
professor from the Agricultural college
going round to the farmers and dairy
men of Colorado now telling them how
to make money out of pigs grown on
the modern system, and another man
telling the stock raisers how to fatten
the cattle for the Denver market in
stead of selling them at half the profit
and sending them to Kansas for corn.
The cattle of Colorado, fed on barley
and peas and hay, will one day rival in
value all the other cattle of America.
And when the Mofiit road has opened
up Routt county we will have one of the
finest areas OF the world at our door
for stock raising"
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09
$500 Rev,rd

For the return of bundle of steel
rods, wrapped in a gray canvas case,
strapped around the center. Return to
the INDEPENDENT Office and claim re-
ward.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
GIVE OREGON
A COMMISSION
"WHEATGRowER" TALKS
FROM THE SHOULDER.
Athena Citizen Takes the Portland
oregonian to Task for the Narrow
ness Of its Views on the Railway
Commission Bill-The People Want
to Place the Responsibility.

Athena, Jan. 17.-(To the Editor.)
Under the caption of "a Fight on
the Railway Commission Bill" the
Oregonian OF January ~ dishes up a
column OF old stale, mouldy partisan
rot that is very nauseating to the in
telligent public of this day and age.
The writer is referring to the COM
mission bill drafted by ]. N. Teal of
Portland, and endorsed by the Port
land Chamber of commerce Of that
city, doesn't manifest the least con-
Germ as to the effectiveness of the bill.
He evidently is not worrying about no
cars no coal, no wood, mills closing
down, excessive freight charges, un-
just discrimination, ETC., but while Of
ficials, regardless of political affiha-
tions, and business men everywhere
are striving to find a remedy for the
existing conditions and to adjust mat
ters so the commerce OF the country
will move in a proper, healthy chan
mel, just to everybody. THE writer
devotes his time to talking about a
big patronage plum and in an attempt
to create a breach between the gov
ernor and the legislature.
The writer pretends to think that
Mr.. Teal is wanting a place on the
not his worthiness for the place, (fit-
ness for these very important posi-
tions doesn't concern the writer of the
article referred to), but the question
Of a big patronage plum in the hands
Of the governor.
1t appears to one from distance
that Mr.. Teal is already in possession
of a fairly good place and independent
Of any appointive power, and also has
the confidence Of the public. AS for
the governor, he has been elected the
second time, not by any one party, but
by the People of our great state.
But 1t isn't likely he would have an
opportunity to appoint many railway
commissions anyway. II we must have
railway commission concentrate the
responsibility, put it up to the COVER
nor, so the people will know to'whom
to look for results.
| Take two of the three commission
ers from the party casting the largest
vote, II you wish. The people dom
care anything about the politica
complexion of the commission, bu
want good men and true. But tc
elect by the legislature or even 70 Civ,
the governor, secretary of the STATE
and state treasurer the appointivt
power, would give an opportunity tc
shift the responsibility if the machin
cry did not work well. We don't be-
lieve this patronage plum bosh will
scare the Umatilla county delegation
WHEATGROwER.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19

"The coal miners of northern Wy
orning from which we have heen get
ting al! our coal are now charging an
advance of 75 per cent over their for
mer price and the advance here has
simply been in proportion to the in
creased price we have to pay"
The above statement was made the
Fast Oregonian this afternoon by
John Kendall. manager Of the yards
for the Potlatch Lumber company,
who is here upon a visit to the COM
pany's local business now under the
charge OF c.. II. Probett. Accord
ing to Mr.. Kendall the northern Wy
oming mines formerly charged 50 per
ton for coal at the mines, whereas
they now demand $3.50. Those who
demonstrate against the advance or
ask the reason Of the advance are
simply told that other people are
willing to pay the price and that the
mine can readily do without the re-
monstrator's business
1.-THE mines OF southern Wyoming
which supply coal to the u. P. have
not advanced their price at ALL" says
Mr.. Kendall, "but as they have prac-
tica,ly no coal to sell their action
makes no particular difference. Near
ly all of the southern Wyoming coal
is taken by the railroad itself which
owns the mines and other people who
have depended upon those mines
have been disappointed in their sup
ply"
According to Mr.. Kendall. the Pot
latch company has been able to keep
all its branch yards supplied with
Goa, continually, excepting that oc-
casionally l yard will be without fuel
for a day or so. All of the coal has
been secured from the northern Wyo-
ming mines, orders placed early in
the season with the southern mines
remaining untitled up to this time.
The northern Wyoming mines are
under private control.
That dealers have suffered con-
siderable loss through coal being
stolen from cars is also held by Mr..
Kendall. Not long ago one of their
cars came up short $4,000 pounds,
while frequently cars are found from
which smaller amounts have been
taken. 1t is almost impossible to re-
cover this shortage from the railroad
people.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
,IAC0B R||s AND "TONEYs HARDSH|PS"

the largest audiences that has filled
the Frazer theater this winter. But
1t was not a vaudevill. or a comic
opera crowd. 1t was composed OF
students, teachers and in general, the
more thoughtful people Of the COM
munity. They all knew the nature or
the lecture and went for instruction
rather than entertainment. They
were all in their seats at $3.50 when
the lecturer was introduced by Rev.
G.. L. Hall, pastor of the Baptist
church. They were all there at 1890
when the lecture closed, and with
the exception Of few bursts of ap-
plause there was scarcely a sound In
the theater during the lecture.
In the past Pendleton has held the
reputation of being a poor lecture
town" In view of the attendance last
night 1t can hardly be classed as such
again,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
DELINQUENT TAX SALE TO-DAY.
All Parcels Bid In by Private Indi-
viduals.

At the court house this afternoon
the annual delinquent tax sale was
held and IL parcels were bid in by
buyers present. OF the Is parcels
John Vert bid upon eight and there
by secured a tax title to the same.
Four parcels were bid in by Charles
w. Brownfield, one parcel by Frank
English and two by NJ. NJ. Myers.
In each case the buyer merely bid
the amount due as taxes and inter-
est, a trifing amount in most cases,
Under the law the property owner
now has three years in which to re-
deem the property sold.
Altogether there were 219 parcels
upon the delinquent list and at the
close of the sale 204 remained unsold
They were not hid in by the county
as in the past,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19

get any of the parties interested to
talk, but that the movement is of a
serious nature and something more
than tentative, is asserted to be the
truth, not only by those who are
credited with directing the move
ments. but by responsible parties
whose views are opposed to a move
of the nature contemplated and who.
it is said, are doing all possible to
Illustrate the scheme.
Henry Williams. a member of the
State Grange, said:
Something has got to be done for
the farmers in the way of securing
grain bags, and am heartily in favor
OF the movement to establish a pur-
chasing agent in Calcutta whose sole
duty will be to get jute bags of the
best quality at the most reasonable
prices"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19

"You cannot make a whole man out
of half a boy, and you all know that
a boy is not complete who mas never
had the privilege of tossing ball.
"The right of boy to play ball
should be held as sacred as is the
right OF the habeas corpus"
"Do not bother about heredity' II
is environment that counts In the
building of character"
"If YOU do not wish your schooi
children treated as little mannikins,
keep the schools entirely out OF poll
tics"
"The three H's-the heart, the head
and the hand, should be placed above
the three RS"
The above are some Of the terse
declarations made last night by jacob
Riis during his lecture at the theater'
They indicate the nature of the dis
course and the motive that Is prompt
ING the lecturer in his life work.
"Toney's Troubles" was the supJect
OF the lecture last night and Iohey
stood as a type Of his class. he was
Irish, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch OF
otherwise. He is the lad Of the gut
ter who is ready to throw mud at
stained glass window or at cops
back, according as the occasion de-
mands. That he is ready to throw
mud is regarded by Jacob Riis as a
normal and healthy sign. To the lee
turer the mud throwing stands for the
protest that is being made against the
treatment accorded the boys Of the
slums, and he believes the protest
well founded.
In lecturlng Jacob Riis speaks as he
writes-as he thinks-and as result
he is never dull though sometimes he
may stray for a moment from the
point he is presenting. For two
hours last night he interested one OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
WILL POSTPONE USE OF BRIDGE
Pending Greater Progress on the Work
of Rebuilding.

While the new steel bridge across
the Umatilla just above Pendleton is
being installed, traffic at that point
will have to be discontinued for about
two weeks. Workmen are now busy
at the bridge site and the bridge ma
terial is now being hauled there from
the o. R. & N. yards.
"The piers will first be placed and
until that work is finished the bridge
may still be used" said A. E. Eber-
hart, the contractor, today. ut will
probably require about a week to
place the piers, but owing to the
uncertain nature of the river bed, It is
hard to tell just how long will be
needed. After the piers are placed
1t will require about a week to place
the remaining part of the BRIDGE"
While the bridge is closed by the
workmen farmers living some dis
tance out on the road will drive to the
city via the Lee street bridge, while
those living closer in will probably
ford the river just below the old
wooden bridge, unless the water
should be too high for fording.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
INGRAM AND GRAY HoNORED.
Two Pendleton Grocers Recognized
in the Organization Of the State As.
SnciatiOn

ISOLATION.
Two prominent young grocers Of
Pendleton were honored by the state
association at Portland yesterday.
Will Ingram was elected vice presi-
dent and Charles L. Gray was elected
a member of the board Of directors.
The Oregon Daily Journal says Of
the election of officers by the gro
GERS:
Permanent organization of a State
Grocers' association was completed at
the convention yesterday afternoon
by the election of the following Of
ficcrs: F. J. Carney, Astoria, presi-
dent; w. 1. Ingram, Pendleton, vice
president; ]. D. McKinnon, La
Grande, second vice president; Theo-
dore Roth. Salem, third vice presl.
dent; Charles B. Merrick. Portland.
secretary; Dan Kellaher, Portland
treasurer. Directors, H. c. Robaine,
Grants Pass; G. T. Hall, Eugene;
Owen Beam, Albany; J. A. Eastes,
j. C. Mann and F. Dresser, Portland;
c. z. Gray, PendlPton; II. C. Smith,
Hood River, and /. r. Morrison, AS
toria.
The next meeting will be held at
Portland in January, 1908.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
BUY SACKS IN CALCUTTA.
Walla Walla Farmers viii Send an
Agent to India.

The Walla Walla Union says of a
movement to send an agent to India
to buy sacks for the farmerse of that
vicinity:
It was learned recently that a num-
her of farmers and business men in
and around the city were contemplat-
ing getting together and sending a
competent man to Calcutta for the
purpose of buying ready-made grain
sacks and shipping them to this state
so that the farmers can get their
wheat bagged at reasonable prices
and be certain that they will not be
without the means of caring for their
grain.
1t has not, 1t is said, been the policy
of the new combination to publish
what they are going to do and II
proved to be a very difficult task to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
Coal Heavers Struck.

On top of the exasperating fuel
famine on the o. r. & N. line at La
Grande, the coal beavers at that place
struck Thursday night because coal
was sent into the chutes in an open
gravel car or gondola, which is incon-
venient in many ways to unload from.
However, it was the first car of coal
received by the company for several
days, and the only one in the chutes
at the time, and it was necessary to
secure the japanese section hands to
unload it,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
OIL IN FREEWATER WE'LL.
Tom Taylor VIII Send Oil Samples Il
Corvallis.

Freewater, Ore, Jan. 19.-Some
excitement is being occauoned here
over the fact that Tom Taylor be-
lieves that he has discovered oil in
his well. and some of the wells in the
vicinity of Hudson Bay show signs of
oil also, and Mr.. Taylor will make an
effort to secure someone to bore for
theoil.
He will then send some of the pro-
duct to the Oregon Agricultural col
lege at Corvallis for a test. If the
analysis proves that it is indeed oil
a stock company will be formed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
Long Freight Train.

A freight train consisting of 55 cars
pulled by one engine, was sent east
out of this city today. This is one Of
the longest trains to leave the city
eastbound, this winter. 1t was made
up largely of empty cars, which we're
distributed this afternoon, to the sta
tions east Of here for wheat ship
ments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
ODeninp Plating Shop,

F. NJ. Bartlett and George Bachant
are opening an plating works
at the home of Mr.. Bartlett on South
Main street. They have received a
high-priced machine and will conduct
a general plating business in the fu-
ture.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
WASHING WITHOUT WATER
II Like Trying to Get Rid Of Dandrun
without Herpicide.


Did you ever see any one trying to
wash themselves without soap or
water?
II you did what would you say Of
him?
1t is every bit as foolish to try to get
rid Of Dandruf and to prevent Bald
ness by feeding the germs which cause
It, with Canthrarides. Vaseline. Glycer-
inc and similar substances which form
the principal ingredients of most So
called Hair Vigors.
Newbro's Herpicide In successful be-
cause It attacks and kills the parasitic
germ which feeds on the hair roots
It is the original and only genuine
scalp germicide manufactured.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. In
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.
Detroit. Mich.
Two sizes-5o cents and 31.eo.
A. O. Koeppen D Broa
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
Rev. House Goes to Spokane.

Rev. E. L. House, pastor of the
First Congregational church of Port
land, we'll known in this city, has re-
signed to accept an offer from the
Westminster Congregational church
at Spokane. His resignation will be
accepted on March /, when he will
assume his new pastorate in the Falls
City. He has been pastor of the Port
land church for the past four years,
and is recognized as one of the
strongest church men in the state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
To Walla Walln uOsnitnl.

Engineer Scott Butler, of the PEN
dleton-Spokane passenger run, has
gone to the o. R. & N. hospital at
Walla Walla, for the purpose of hav-
ing an operation performed next
week. He has been ailing for some
time and has finally decided to sub
nit to an operation. Mrs. Butler is
with him at the hospital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
ADVANCE At MINES
WYOMING OPERATORS
RAISE PRICE OF COAL

Local Dealer States That Mineral
Fuel Costs the Dealer Nearly Dou-
BILE What Was Formerly Charged
for It-onIy Excuse Given, "others
VIII Pay the Prlce"-You Pay 1t
or Do Without-Immense Quanti-
ties of Coal Stolen From Cars En-
Route.