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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-01

Total ,Pases,. lrGenfIeI4 Is, Keene 4,
Sacrifice hits. ,IDoWTd. Mfonsfhan ;, AIur-
ray Sacrifice fly, Sullivan. Stolen bases,
Goodridgc, Weseott. Two-basc hits,
Tmnure, Dowd Bauer, Sharpe Three
base hit, Goodridge First base on balls,
by Turnure (3). Wescott, Ferrin, Me
Elwee; by Martin 90, Sharpe, Parten-
heimer, Dowd ,, Goodridge I, Turnure
Left on bases, Greenfield l3, Koane :.
Struck out, by Turnure %, Wescott.
Murray; ~ Martin 80, Sharpe. Conley,
Bauer. Double plays, Dowd and Good
ridge, Bauer and Crowther; MeElwee,
sullivan and Fish Passed balls, Fish 3.
Time oh. Umpire, McGamwell. Batted
for Fish in ninth. tBatted for Martin
in ninth
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-01

IOtM Dases, Northampton =, BRAT
tieboro 9. Sacrifice hit, Mills. Sac
rifice fly, OHara Two-basc hits,
Conley, Kennedy, Andrews, Dixie. Hits,
off Dixie. s in 6 innings, none out in
18th; off Snyder, 3 in 3 innings Stolen
bases, Cargo ,, Conroy. Struck Que by.
Grams Andrews, O IIara, Devine, Johns
ton, Snyder; by Dixie ID, Tormey;
by Snyder ~, Tormey, Bases on
balls, off Cram, 10; off Dixie 2. Bat
ters hit, by Dixie, Darlington. Double
plays, Cofley to White to Conroy.
Left on bases, Northampton Z, Brat
tlebpro 8. Wild Pitches, Cram ,
Time, 2h. 5m. Umpire, J Ready.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17
The Morrow County Fair.

Next week Morrow County will
hold a fair. At that time she will
display to the world the wonders of
her resources and they are many. AT
one time a part of the great Eastern
Oregon desert and later part of
Umatilla county. This section of the
country has been steadily finding it.
self and becoming more and more
productive each year. Today Nor
row county is rich agricultural
community. Broad wheat fields COW
er its hills where the soil is deep
and rich. It's foothill ranges are the
best in the Northwest and in the
production of beef cattle alone it
takes first rank with the larger coun-
ties of Oregon. Not only does it pro-
duce beef cattle in large quantities
but also mutton and dairy herds. For
many years Morrow county has been
noted for the excellence Of its dairy
herds and also the excellence of its
beef herds.
Morrow county stockmen were
among the very first in the entire
Northwest to improve the breed OF
beef cattle. Long before the big
ranges we're cut down in Eastern
Oregon Morrow county had a repu.
tation for thoroughbred cattle The
country tributary to Heppner pro-
duces an immense amount of beef
wool and mutton each year.
There are many other fertile re
sources of the county which will all
have a showing in the coming fair
To the old timer trip to Heppner
at this time will be we'll worth the
time and money while to the younger
generation it will be surprise
Perfdleton Tribune.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17
Farm Facts

Where there is silo there is
prosperity.
There is not enough of the COM
munity spirit among our rural dis
tricts.
The need of the rural communities
today is intelligent and consecrated
leadership.
The farm is the power house of
all progress and the birthplace Of all
that is noble.
The laws relating to business are
wholly unsuited to the transactions
of the farmer.
The farm is the nursery of civil
ization and the parsonage of all re-
ligious denominations.
The waste of effort through i'm
practical methods of farming is the
greatest tragedy of the age.
Cooperation between practical
farmers and proficient business men
will eliminate ignorance and preju-
dice.
Something is wrong in our mar
keting system when a small crop
brings more money than a bounti-
full one.
The farmer asks no special priv
ileges. The business OF farming only
wants the same opportunities afford
ed other lines of industry.
The nations menu must be made
up from the fields, pastures, orchards
and gardens, and to farm intelli-
gently the farmer must know what
is needed.
It is as much duty of the country
pastor to exhort us to own a 'home
while on earth as it is to inspire us
to build mansion in the skies,
We must give the same care and
consideration to system of coop
erative laws, extending to the farmer
the facilities adapted to his business
that is now afforded corporations
The rural press, the pulpit and the
school are trinity of powerful
influences that the farmer must util-
izo to their fullest capacity before
he can occupy commanding posi-
tion in public affairs.
Farm tenancy is the greatest men
ace now confronting the nation and
can only be checked by affording
the tenant and the laborer facilities
for acquiring property and by re-
ducing the high rates of interest
which are now sapping the vitality
of agriculture.
Under the present system of
marketing farm products, it is pos
sible and often occurs, that people
in one part of the United States lit
orally starve for the want of a pro-
duct, while the same product in an
other part of the nation is wasting
for want of a market.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17
Beat 1t.

On the November ballot there is a
proposed eight-hour law. 1t pre-
scribes universal work day of eight
hours for everybody in the state
Failure of an officer to enforce it re-
suits in his dismissal from office for
malfeasance. 1t ought to be beaten
If passed and enforced, it would
destroy the agricultural interests of
the state. 1t would either put farm
ers out Of business or cause them to
rise in a body to overthrow the
measure.
Under its terms, no employe in
any capacity can work more than
eight hours day. A dairy farmer
could not run his bNsiness without
employing two sets Of hands. That
would double the cost of dairy pro-
ducts or put the dairyman out of bus
mess. In nine if not in ten cases out
of ten, it would drive the dairyman
either out of business or out of Ore
gon.
The same would be true of irri-
CATION farmers. Their crops might
be burning up for need of water. But
with the eight-hour law in effect,
the water would have to be shut off
whether the crops were saved or not
saved.
In the busy harvesting season,
farmers almost universally work ex-
tremely long hours The labor sup
ply and the limited number of har-
vesting machines make such hours
necessary. Many time the work
begins at five or six a. NJ. and does
not end until darkness, especially in
the threshing season. There is al
ways extreme haste in cutting and
threshing the grain because of the
peril of the early rains.
If the eight-hour law passes, it
would be a calamity to harvesters.
The number of men would have to
be doubled by placing on two shifts.
There wouldn't be men enough to
supply the demand. There wouldn't
be farmer in Oregon who could af-
ford the added expense.
The law would be a worse pest on
Oregon farmers than would the Hes
sian fly or weevil in the wheat.
Vote 321 no.-Oregon Journal.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17

ment and it is about the most harsh
and unyielding piece of legislation
ever proposed. BY this bill no en-
ployer in any line of work whatso-
ever, from college professor to farm
laborer, may give work to any per-
son for more than eight hours in any
day or more than As hours in any
week. The bill continues: "The per-
iod of nine consecutive hours with
eight hours for work therein, and
one hour for eating and rest, shall
by the provisions of this law, be
identical for each, any and every cal
ender day of each, any and every cal
ender week" Clerks, farmhands,
printers, teamsters, threshers, log
gers, boys and girls working on the
premises of their parents-every
conceivable class of toilers comes un-
der the bill. The proposed law has
nothing in its favor and should re-
ceive unanimous negative VOTE
Enterprise Record Chieftain.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17
The PROPOSED EIGHT
HOURLAW COLUMN
Oregon Newspapers Decidedly
Against This Initiative
Measure.
Work Not Ruled by Clock.

w OFk NOt hultu ~ NluSh.
Commenting on the recent editor
ial in the Rural Spirit wherein it was
stated that enactment or defeat of
the proposed eight-hour law is up to
the farmers, the Tillamook Headlight
says:
"The Rural Spirit is wrong. If
the law is enacted it will be because
the politicians fooled the farmers
with the Oregon system. The law is
apt to carry because all the unem-
ployed and. the employees as well
will vote as unit for the law 4
large number of dairymen were in
favor of the eight hour law for conn
ty and municipal employees. AS long
as the county pays the bill, it is o.
X, but now that the bill is to be in
troduced that will effect the farmers,
they are un in arms against 1t"
Eight hours a day for county or
municipal employees is purely mat
ter Of interest to taxpayers. Every
onefpays taxes directly or indirectly
If these taxpayers see fit to enact
eight hour legislation for county and
municipal work, they pay the bill
and it is their privilege to limit
hours of labor as they see fit. NUM-
cipal or county work is of an artif-
cial nature. 1t can therefore be reg
ulated. That which is not done to-
day may be attended to tomorrow
Farming is work of seasons.
Season is based upon natural law.
Man-made laws cannot regulate sea-
sons. We have no eight hour fruit,
no twenty-four hour cows, and no
rainfall that can be governed by
laws. Weeds grow and must be cut.
The ground bakes after the rainfall
and must be narrowed at once else
moisture is lost. In some parts of
oregon 1t requires more than eight
hours to make the trip to freight cars
with grain. Farm work is peculiar
to itself. In no other work does
timliness count for so much and fire.
quently what is not done today can
not be done tomorrow.
The work of the mine, the mill,
factory, shop, office or store can be
done by two or three shifts day
with no loss in output or in quality
of product. But the COW that is
MIXED with change of workmen
twice a day becomes Improbable.
There are weeks when more than
eight hours day arc required on
Oregon farms and there are weeks
when less number of hours serve
to complete the work.
The enactment of the eight hour
law for Oregon as it is written, will
not create more jobs for more men
and lengthen the period of work in
the country. 1t will cause one far
mer to exchange work with another
farmer. 1t will render idle more
chan half the farm hands in Oregon.
1t will result in many fruit or
dairy farm falling into the hands of
the industrious Japs. The farm
hands and the farmers will make
common cause in defeating the pro-
posed eight hour law in Oregon
Rural Spirit.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17
Ability, Not Quantity, Pays In
Farming.

No farmer gets rich by the guam
tity of production. 1t is the price he
gets for his products and economy
and business judgment displayed in
management that makes the farm
er wealthy.
We cannot pass a law that will
increase the price of production or
reduce the cost of plowing the land
and marketing the crop. We must
depend upon factories and transpor-
tation facilities for marketing our
products and upon improved mechan-
ical appliances and the business abil-
ity of the farmer to reduce the cost
of production, and to more intelli'
gently market his products.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17
Farmers Union
News Column
BY Peter Radford, National
Lecturer, Farmers I'm
ion, Fort Worth, Tex.
Farmers to Ask Federal Aid.

Fort Worth, Texas. Sept 12-With
representation from more than two
thirds of the states in the Union, the
eleventh annual meeting of the Far
mers' Educational and Cooperative
Union of America came to a close in
this city after three days session.
The keynote of the convention was
the action of the body in voting to
ask direct aid from the government
in the present crisis which confronts
the American farmer as result of
the titanic struggle across the water.
A plan was formulated whereby the
Federal government will be asked to
tide the farmers over the emergency
and a committee was appointed to
go to Washington to consult with
Federal authorities relative to the
situation.
A high tribute was paid to the
work of Peter Bradford by National
President, C. S. Barrett, in his open
ing address to the convention,
who declared that it was the Radford
type of men which keep ones faith
sound, his courage high and renews
his faith in humanity. He stated
that Mr. Radford had been of inval-
liable assistance to him in his work
and that his wise counsel and sugges-
tions had materially assisted him in
the solution of problems confronting
the national work.
The National Union has strong and
active organizations in twenty-seven
states of the Union and is composed
of membership numbering eight
million. The officers of the Union
we're unanimously reelected for the
coming year, as follows: President
C. S. Barrett, Georgia; Vice-Presi-
dent, A. v. Swift, Oregon; Secre-
tary- Treasurer, A. c. Davis, Arkan-
sas.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17
The Worlds Greatest Financier.

The worlds greatest financier is
the Orgon farmers housewife. Her
daily investments exceed in shrewd-
ness the clever transactions of Wall
Street and no business concern or
corporation, however ably differed,
has ever been able to approach her
in economy. She is the Nations
ablest trader and her transactions
more nearly reflect the progress and
prosperity. of the country. than the
reports of our clearing houses.
All legislation, financial or otlier-
wise, ought to be SO plain that the
housewife can understand it. Our
legislators, state and national, shoot
so far over the head of the average
citizen that those who are unable
to employ an attorney and accept his
statements in blind faith, must for
ever remain in ignorance of our
laws. OF course we have so many
laws that no human can expect to
read them and survive the ordeal,
but any person who feels an ire
sistable impulse to legislate, should
try his proposed law on his neighbor
and get it down where the common
people can understand it before at
tempting to put it on the statute
books.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17
The Men Behind the Plow.

The eleventh annual meeting OF
the National Farmers Union was In
session for three days at Fort Worth,
Texas, last week. The delegates
attending the meeting came from
more than two-thirds of the states
in the Union and every branch of ag-
ricultural endeavor was represented.
The wheat farmer from the North
west, the corn grower from the Mid
die West, the tobacco farmer from
the Virginias and the cotton farmer
from the Sunny South-all held
counsel together aad were united In
their effort to solve the grave prob
lem which now confronts the Amer
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17

Oregon has had enough of freak
legislation. There is no demand for
law such as is proposed. All in
dustries in which it is practicable to
employ the eight hour day are now
on the. basis, or else tending that
way. Oregon reeds a chance to as
simulate the laws she has, before
trying any new Ones.-Springfield
News.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17
6 Per Cent Money 6 Per Cont.

Loans may be obtained for any
purpose on acceptable realestate Sc
curity; liberal privileges; CORES
pondence solicited.
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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17

trOntaDie PflCGS IOr fdFm IrOuuCtS
The greatest encouragement that
can be given agriculture is profitable
prices for farm PRODUCTS. Crop des-
troying insects have been stubborn
enemy, and Jupiter Pluvius has play
ed many pranks on the farmer, but
there is no pestilence like low prices
they will sap the life-blood of an in
dustry.
1t is one Of the most pitiful sights
in the twentieth century civilization
to see farmer after he has raised a
crop sit helplessly by and watch the
bulls and bears of Europe and Amer
lea trample over it. and yet If the
farm will only organize and coop
crate he can successfully fence out
these animals that devastate his pro-
ducts after the harvest.
The Orgon farmer needs co-opera-
ton as badly as diversification.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17

A. M. Slocum came up from Port
land last Sunday evening. Mr.. Slo-
cum still retains considerable busi-
ness interests in this city.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17

Among the many measures to be
voted on this fall is one initiative
bill that is hard to defend from any
viewpoint. 1t is the Universal Con-
stitutional Eight Hour Day Amend
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17

ican farmer. Coming, as they did,
direct from the soil, with their hands
brown from exposure and their
minds attuned to the needs of the
hour, there was no chance for dis
sention among their ranks and there
was a complete harmony and unity of
thought and action, such as befit the
class which feeds and clothes the
world.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17

Miss Mary e. Power, primary tea
cher in the public schools, arrived
in the city last Saturday, after spend
ing the summer with her parents in
North Dakota.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17

j. A. Gibbons of Castle Rock, came
over from the Columbia river town
on Sunday.
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25

10 another custom observed at this time. which is
called among US mummng; which Ia changing
Of clothes between men and women; who when
dressed In each others habits go from one neigh
boris house to another. and make merry with
them In disguise by dancing and singing and
such like merriments. II were to be
wished this custom which Ii still common
among US at this season OF the year were laid
aside; a. II Ii directly opposite to the word Of
God"
II 10 possible that "mumming' il related In
some way to the performance which marked Hog
manay" In England and Scotland. "Hogmanay"
was the last day Of the year. Some scholars think
the word comes from the Greek "agia meme.
choly month";: others from the Saxon "halig
monath." which has the same meaning; stil others
from the French phrase "Au gut menez" Ito the
mistletoe go!') which mummers anciently cried
In France 1t Christmas, or from "Au gueux
menes." t"Bring to the beggan!"D. Whatever the
origin Of the word may be. Hogmanay was the
time for much amateur begging
The children went from house to house. singing
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25

this disease seems 70 - stesAii..' e.
dining. II Massachusetts, and New
Jersey and h sixteen American citiss
the government reports indicate that
mortality from cancer has increased
100 per cent since 1880, and during
the ten years from 1901 to 1911 II has
incrsased Is per cent Cancer costs
the United States about 5000 lives
annually and the rate In the registrr..
tion area per 100000 In 1911 was 70:
In England and Wales II was ~. But
among the colored popsiation in the
United States II was but 81.
There II . deep signincaAss to
many minds IN ell the foregoing fAsts,
and men everywhere are searching
for the key to the riddle. and some
day. half by chance perhaps. II viii
be found.
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
THE CALL OF THE NEW YEAR

Christian man sat In the Masters presence
thinking OF the coming OF the new year. II was
. good but solemn thing to do. The mans
thoughts In that presence ran thus: Seeing him
] am sure that every year IL the year Of our
Lord ought to be begun. continued and
ended In him. He will be with me all the days.
My days must be In his hands" The Christian
man continued his meditstion-always In his pres.
ence. what sort Of man ought to be. this year
and all years!" The answer came out Of an old
word which had new meaning. In his presence:
Complete In him." Again he asked: what kind
Of work ought 10 do this year and all yearsr'
The centuries fade away and he seems to hear
again: Whatsoever he saith unto you do t." He
asked again: "Where shall 20 to be his man and
do hs woras" Once more old words leap into
new times: ITO your household. to your neighbos.
and 10 all the world" How can do all thisr"
The entrance Of his word giveth light" therefore
give yourself to Bible study; mot by might nor
By power but by my Spirit. saith the Lord Of
hosts" therefore give yourself to prayer; u can
do oil things through Christ" therefore give your
self TO work: I'm all things he shall have the pre-
eminence." therefore give yourself to him. And
the man arose from the meditation TO make the
new year and all years. years Of the Lord. And
the Master arose and went with the man bishop
Mcdowell. .-
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25
the NEW YEAR.

Julia Ward Howe was no believer In New Years
resolutions. I'VE should make and keep good
resolutions all the year round" the csiebrated
author once said In Boston Il am no great b.
liever In New Years vows. for. although they are
splendid things. they really doar amount 10 much
more than Oliver Wendell Holmes tobacco reso-
luton
"Mr. Holmes. with affected gravity, said 10 q
friend on the nrst day Of the year: I really must
not smoke % psrsistsntly: must turn over Q
new leaf-a tobacco lsaf-and have cigar only
after each'-hsrs he paused % 70 70 say meal
but be continusd-'aftsr each cigar.
The Dolores star., 1914-12-25

A. they sang they collected what they called
their 'farls"--oaten cake and cheese. From this
developed the letting In" Of the new year Par
ties Of men and boys went through the town. They
stopped at the front door Of every house and sang
until they were admitted. Then they received .
small gift Of money. went through the house and
left by the back door. That man should be the
FIRST visitor OF the year was q general belief In
the British isles for centuries. nor 10 It yet en-
tinct.
In Scotland the ceremony of "hrst-footinE" has
almost entirely died out. but In some OF the re-
moter parts OF that country II Ii pleasantly re-
membered, At the approach Of 10 on New Years
eve hot pint" was prepared This was kettle
OF warm spiced or sweetened ale. with liberal
infusion OF spirits. When the clock struck, every
member Of the family drank to the new year.
Then the elders OF the family went out into the
street. carrying the kettle Of spiced ale and .
supply Of buns, cakes. bread and cheese. When
they met q party OF friends similarly engaged,
they stopped to exchange greetings and sips OF
ale They went TO the houses Of their neishbors,
sent the kettle from friend to friend. and spent
the hours before dawn In sociabtltty and good
cheer II they were the FIRST to enter house after
twelve O'Clock they were the "nrst-foot" and re.
ceived especial favor.
In England, the nrstfooting parties were made
up generally Of the poor boys OF the village. who
carried a "wassail.bowi" decorated with ribbons.
and received In return for their proffered drinks
snd good wishes. cakes and cups Of ale. but In
Scotland a. recently ~ 100 years ago nrstfootinG
was democratic social institution. In which few
we're too proud to share. The principal streets
o. Edinburgh. II II said. were more crowded be-
tween twelve and one on New Years day morning
than at noon on business days
simple ceremony. not yet obsolete. consisted
% uubsrrns the front door NJ the clock struck
twelve, 20 let the old year out and the new year
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