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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-09

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Tuesday, Feb
W.. M hostess WALES, at Bay street
Afternoon, of Kings Daughters;
hostess, Mrs. T. Watkins
Afternoon, to 6 Smiths tea; honor
guest,
Evening" Reception and dance Elks' Club.
Wednesday,
, Afternoon Married Ladies' Club;
, Mrs. Mayrice Dreyfus. =
Thursday,
Bonheu Club, building
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Priscllian hostess
, Mrs R. R. swittenberg seISI1IA
Afternoon H. Stuart
Happiness Bessie
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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-03

sell US something cheap, that's going
to 60 to pieces after few months
work. We want machines built for
service" Then came the light ma
chines-the saving in freight made
some appeal. But the California farm
ers said, "They won't do for us.
Some Of our plowing is in hard adobe
soil, where q light machine either
wouldn't pull at all, or would be
pulled to pieces" Finally came the
heavier, stronger machines, but with
round wheels, and the farmers shook
their heads and said: "Not here.
Take them down in the soft land,
such as we have in the delta--or out
where the soil is light and sandy, and
they'd mire down to the hubs in a
minute
Meanwhile Benjamin Holt had been
doing a good deal of experimenting
down in Stockton, California. In 1904
he placed on the market a machine
that was powerful enough for the
heaviest work, strong enough to stand
the heaviest racks and strains and
best of all, had an ingenious form Of
flat track in place Of drive wheels
from which the Holt tractor got its
name Of the Caterpillar "a name
which has since been registered as the
copyrighted name Of this tractor.
The new tractor was a great sue
cess in the Coast country. 1t had q
powerful, four cylinder motor that
supplied plenty of power for all farm
work under all conditions. 1t did the
work Of thirty or more horses in plow
ing, hauling, discing, seeding, harrow
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-03

ing, road grading and similar tractive
work. In belt work it furnished twice
that power.
Laying Its Own Track.
The Caterpillar Tractor actually lays
its own track and rolls over it, then
picks up the track behind it and lays
it down in front again. The tractor
is supported by wheels that run on
this track-four wheels on each hde
that run on a surface as hard and
smooth as the rails on which rail-
road train runs
On soft land, the effect Of this
track is the same as board placed
over a mud hole. The weight Of tho
tractor is distributed over SO great .
surface that it cannot pack the soil
1t has been figured that the pres
sure on the ground under the track
of one of these tractors is less, per
square inch, than the pressure under
mans foot-about one-third as great
as the pressure under mules or
horses hoof. This means that the ma
chine can work successfully where
other tractors would be sure to sink
init has even been known to work
on land where horses could not 60
without bog shoes, where a fish pole
could be showed down by hand
distance Of six or seven feet into the
ground.
The great surface in contact with
the ground also makes slippage inn
possible. The Caterpillar can work
where the roads are slippery and not
lose all its power in spinning the
wheels around.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-03
Anti-Saloon League Luncheon
By r. P. Hutton.

compulsory compensation law this was
an item. For that reason they had
joined the campaign for dry nation
and pending that time for dry states
as step toward that.
"If these Northwestern states 60
"dry" this fall" said he, "Congress
will submit the national amendment
so say to the fellow who is for national
but not state prohibition that this il
a part Of the national campaign"
1t was very significant of the chang.
ing sentiment of business that six hun.
dred men were willing to take tive
hours out of the middle of the day.
Mayor II. R. Albee presided and tho
following Portland men sent the invi.
tations: Mayor II. r. Albee; j. 8.
Bradley, lumber; Judge Earl G. Bro.
naugh, attorney; J. II. Boyd, pastor
First Presbyterian Church; Wilson
Clark, lumber; R. Q. Coffey, surgeon;
G. G. Colt, Union Meat Co.; Samuel
Connell, Northwest Door Co.; W. q.
McCord timber; J. W. McDougall,
superintendent Portland District, Meth
odist Episcopal Church; A. A. Morse,
O.-W. R. & N. Ry.; Miller Murdoch,
attorney; E. Quackenbush, capitalist;
J. P. Rasmussen, wholesale paints and
oils; A. King Wilson, attorney.
r. P. Hutton, assistant superintend-
ent Of the Anti-Saloon League, said
that house to house canvassing showed
that the "drys" were in the major
ity largely, but that of those regis
tered the "wets" were largely in the
majority.
Two hundred thousand voters were
still unregistered, mostly drys Gun
less we register thousands more the
amendment is lost" he said
"Women and farmers are the worst
sinners" he said. "Eleven counties
have registered fewer this year with
women than two years ago without
| them"
He then told how farmers were in
some places gathering groups in con-
venient places and notaries or justices
were registering them and how women
were taking notarial commissions and
canvassing and registering voters at
ten cents per name as per section 1856
Lord s Oregon Laws. In this way it
was hoped to induce many "Oregon
inhabitants to become Oregon citi-
zens.''
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-03
The Business Farmer New Type
By Gerald N. Walker.

and that because the horse las not
been able to hold his own against
machines Of iron and steel, propelled
BY gasoline, oil or distillate. Horses
have become unprofitabla They are
too costly to buy and too costly to
keep. In the last ten years horses
have increased in price 143 per cent
in ten times ten years their power
has not increased an ounce.
Time Used in Caring for Horses.
Each horse requires twenty seven
minutes Of some man s time every day
in the year, winter and summer alike,
for cleaning, feeding, watering, etc.
This is not a guess--it is the report
made by the United States govern
ment after most careful investiga-
ton. And this labor-horse chores
is the hardest, most disagreeable sort
Of drudgery.
Compare this with the modern gas
tractor, that only takes a few minutes
of some man s time daily-nteresting
work to any one of mechanical
turn of mind-to keep it in the very
finest shape.
Then consider the stable room, and
the space required to store the horse s
feed. Compare the expensive barns re-
quired for this purpose with the small
shed needed to house the tractor.
The horse tires out in six hours, OF
the average; the tractor can work day
and night-twenty four hour stretches
il desired. Horses get sick and die
their. working power is cut down by
extreme heat. Neither heat nor colo
affect the tractor and it has no feal
of plague or sickness.
Tractors require no man s time OIL
attention when they are not doing use
| full work. The horse must be care(
for whether he is working or not
must even be exercised in the dul
seasons.
These are not all the points Of ad
vantage of the tractor over the horse
A volume might be written on thu
subject and then it would not be ex
hausted. From every standpoint, ex
cept possibly that of sentiment, th'
tractor is far ahead of the horse, anC
few farmers can afford to keep horse:
to do their heavy work for senti
mental reasons only.
Adopting the Tractor.
California farmers have adopted thu
tractor eagerly, but they have beel
particular about the kind Of tracto
they get. When eastern manufactur
ers came with cheap machines, the.
said eve won't have them. You can
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-03
r I'VE HUNDRED and fifty Port.

E I'VE HUNDRED and nfty Fort
land and Willamette Valley bust
ness men gathered in the big din
ing room of the Portland Hotel Tues
day noon, August IS, at luncheon
given in honor Of Howard H. Russell,
the founder Of the Anti-Saloon League
Of America.
The luncheon was unique in that it
was paid for by members Of the Pitts
burgh Board of Trade, who requested
Mr.. Russell to arrange such meetings
at their expense in all the metropolises
of the four western states which vote
on statewide prohibition this fall.
Mr.. Russell delivered an address on
"Methods to Promote Efficiency and
Safety by Increased Sobriety." This
was the address which he delivered be-
fore nearly thousand members Of the
Pittsburgh Board upon invitation of
some of the largest manufacturers.
Representatives Of q thousand mil
lions of dollars of invested manufac-
turing capital were present and they
unanimously endorsed the Shepherd
Hobson national prohibition amend
ment at this Pittsburgh meeting, and
following this meeting the Board of
Trade Of Pittsburgh petitioned Con-
gress to pass that BILL" said Mr.. Rus
sell. "And some Of those Board of
Trade men, hearing l was to make a
vacation tour Of inspection of these
states which are voting, proposed that
if / would get together you men, they,
as fellow manufacturers and business
men, would foot the BILL"
Mr.. Russell said that already the
martial law closing down the saloons
in the coal strike district in Colorado
had shown that the "per man" output
increased II per cent and that the mine
owners Of Colorado had joined the
"drys" in the present campaign for
that reason, just as they did r. West
Virginia two years ago.
He told how the railroads had al
most universally adopted "Rule G.,
which discharges any man seen fre
quenting place where intoxicants are
sold, whether he drinks or not.
Following this he cited the testi
mony Of automobile manufacturers that
during Monday and Tuesday they were
short handed and work was delayed
because men had not got back after
their Sunday drinking.
The foundrymen were backing pro
hibition because they found that ovel
eighty per cent of their defective cast
ings and rejected products were made
on Monday before noon and for the
Same cause.
The U. s. Steel corporation had post
ed some Of its mills with tho ssaAAr'
that promotion would be given only
to total abstainers.
Mine owners and foundrymen and
manufacturers found that the majority
Of accidents. came at the sans time
and for the same reason. Under the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-03
r ASTERN cities boast Of their
great factories-the perfect way

ASTEhN c1ueS boast OF tnelr
+ great factories-the perfect way
in which they are organized, and
the wonderful machines in them, that
perform the work Of many hands
with almost human intelligence. They
boast of the value Of the products
turned out by the factories-how the
value of the raw materials is in
creased many times over by the work
Of the machines.
Here on the Coast we have our own
manufacturing plants-of new and
different type. There are hundreds
and hundreds of them, employing ex-
pensive and powerful machinery, pro-
dueing products that are in demand in
every part of the world. These plants
are our farms; the machines they en-
ploy are farm tractors, gas engines,
harvesting outfits, plows, ETC., and the
managers of the factories are the mod
ern business farmers.
Former Methods
Farming used to be done by rule
of-thumb, by tradition, by hearsay, or
by hit-or- judgment. That day is
past. Today the business farmer goes
about his work scientifically, figures
his costs as carefully as any factory
accountant, seeks cheaper methods to
lower his cost of production. The re-
suit is that he is installing machines
to do as much of his work as possible
and the worker on the farm today
because of machines-can produce five
times as much as our fathers pro
duced.
This is indeed the power age-and
it is only dawning. In 1908 there
were not more than 400 tractors il
the field, according to the estimates
Of some good authorities Last veal
two firms sold over three hundred
tractors in California alone Othel
agricultural countries have profited by
Americas example, and tractors arr
being shipped to Russia, Cuba, tn,
PHILIPPINES, Germany, South Americs
and to every other part of the globe
where crops are raised.
The reason is that tractors have
shown themselves 80 much more salts
factory than horses and so much
cheaper in operation that their adop
ton has been inevitable. Farming
to be most profitable, must follow t1t
rules Of all other business, and bust
ness swings toward the lowest cost.
The day of the horse is passing
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-03
Have Any Of the Readers of This Paper
Good Ranch for Sale?

I want to buy good farm. I would
like some stock on it, but that won It be
necessary if the farm is worth the
money. Tell me all about your place in
your first letter. have not time to
write letters and ask questions. I must
get located and stop this wasting
money looking around. J. Lynch, P. 0.
Box 1869, Portland, Oregon.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-12-26
News and Notes
of Carson Valley
(Record- Courier

Born, in Carson valley, Wednesday,
December 10, 1914, to the wife of
Fred Cook, daughter.
At an informal party held Saturday
afternoon at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. NJ Jepsen, the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Sofena Jepsen,
to Robert Dempster was announced
the wedding to take place Wednes-
day, December 30th
Mrs. L. Heidtman returned to her
home in this valley Monday from
Reno where she has been receiving
medical treatment for an infected
hand, caused by being spurred by a
chicken. The poison has not been
thoroughly overcome and she expects
to return to Reno next week for
further treatment.
Nine head of the finest steers ever
raised in Carson valley, if not on the
Pacific coast, were purchased Tues
day by S. a. Imell from +. Neden-
reip The animals have been slaugh-
tered for the Christmas trade and are
on display at the Gardnerville Meat
market and the Stone market at Car
son, which is also conducted by Mr..
| Imelli.
The steers were threeyear olds
and tipped the scales at ,434 pounds
average weight for the nine head.
They brought Mr.. Neddenreip $780,
| 3S each, or total OF $90326 for tie
nine head
The total deposits of the two banf.
doing business in Carson valley, ac-
cording to their published statements
show grand total of S50S, 124.27
This is a remarkable showing when
il is remembered that the farmers OF
this section, who are the heavy de-
positors in the home institutions
this fall sent out approximately $780,
600 for cattle, that amount still
being represented in beef and will
not be turned into cash for some
weeks or months to come. The total
| deposits of the two home banks haze
been on the increase for the past
! few years, and is reliable evidence
that prosperity among the farmers
continues.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-12-26
New interpretations
Filed With State

Articles Incorporating the Platna
Townsite company of Clark county
have been fled for record with the
secretary of state. The principal
place of business of the company is
located at Las Vegas, Nevada. VITA
capital of 100000, divided into
l01 900 shares of par value OF 81
each, the company will survey and
improve valuable acreage for the up
building Of new community in the
southern county. Peter Buel, Paul
Buel and Richard Busted are the in
corporators.
A certificate of Incorporation OF
the Kansas City Tuffa company, with
capitalization of $l25,O00, divided
into l25 900 shares per value 81 each,
has also oeen filed for record The
purpose OF the corporation is to worl;
deposits OF volcanic and infusorial
substances and all other deposits,
mineral and otherwise, in the COM
panys property near Palisade, Eure-
ka county.
Jess Knight, c. L. Hyde, ID. D.
Houtz and Mary L. Hyde are the i'll
corporators OF the Prairie Flower
Mining company, which has filed in
corporation papers with the state Of
flee. The company is incorporated
for $l,000,000, divided into l,OOO,0N
shares per value 81 each, 10000 ci
which have been actually subscribed
for by the incorporators for the pur-
pose of engaging in the mining indus
try OF Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-12-26
Some Interesting Cases to Be
Heard by State Commissions

, the question of the reasonableness of
charging two fares for an individual
, occupying drawing rooms and one
fare and one half to indivuals oc-
cupying compartments on Pullman
cars. At the hearing testimony was
given on behalf of the Railroad COM
mission by George Wingfe1d, who
originally filed the complaint, and E
II. Walker, secretary of the commits
sion. At the close of the hearing
time was allotted for the filing Of
briefs and notice was given that the
case would be set down for argument
at a later date
Under date of December 13, 1914,
the Public Service commission re-
ceived complaint from Thompson
4 Thompson, attorneys at law of
Goldfeld, on behalf of various citi-
zens of Goldheld against the Gold
field Consolidated Water company,
alleging excessive, exorbitant and
| discriminatory rates. This case was
assigned No. 80, and citation has been
issued to the defendant company re-
| qulrlng ii to answer the complaint
on or before January 9, 1915.
Under date of December Is. 1914.
the Public Service commission re-
celved a complaint from J. A San
desr, district attorney of Nye coun-
| ty, on behalf of the county commits
soners of Nye county against the
water company of Tonopah alleging
Inadequate supply of water for fire
protection in the town OF Tonopah.
This case was assigned No. go, and
a citation has been issued to the de-
tendant company requiring it to ans
wer the complaint on or before jan
uary 9, 1915.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-12-26
Confessed Crime to
Get. Winter Quarters

Sheriff Harris of Elko county is in
receipt today of letter from James
vile, Wis, relative to Harold F.
Grant, arrested there couple OF
weeks ago for the murder of Miss
Jennie Miller, state librarian, at Au-
rora, Ill. Inasmuch as Harold was
born in Elko, the news of his arrest
created no little interest locally. 1t
now appears that Harold probably
did not commit the murder. to which
he at first confessed, and the Wis
consin authorities are anxious to get
rid of him and send him back 10
Nevada.
The letter informs Sheriff Harris
that the young man was arrested at
GAINESVILLE for vagrancy. later making
d confession that he had slain Miss
Miller by smuggling her over the head
with club. His story, coming vol
unfairly, was doubted at the time, and
now the Wisconsin authorities are
almost positive that he had naugnt
to do with the foul crime Harold
;iow says that he had made the con-
fession in order to get warm place
| to spend the winter, he preferring
Jail to fighting his way penniless dur
ing the troublous months. He said
he had to tell some tale that would
insure him jail sentence of not less
| than 90 days.
Grants relatives are believed to be
living in Sparks.-Free Press.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-12-26
Brought About by Efforts of Turks
to Prevent Removal of English
and French Subjects by American
Steamers---Several Reported In
iured I'm the Melee

hrmation from Ambassador Morgan
thau or the commanders OF the cruls-
ers. he ignored the first report, but
reiteration today caused him to seek
the truth. The latest report is that
one of the cruisers requisitioned an
American steamer at Tripoli to trans
port the British and French citizens,
and in an effort to prevent embarka-
ton, several of the crew were injured.
The melee is reported to have quiet
1t was also reported that this govern
ed down by the bombardment threat.
ment has protested to Turkey, but
confirmation from Ambassador Nor
ganthau is lacking.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-12-26
Burning of Mill
Works Hardship

At 2 o'clock this morning the town
of Tuscarora was startled by the
alarm of fire. when it was discovered
that the Dexter mill, valued at $50
600 was enveloped in flames. The fire
department rushed to the scene, but
despite all efforts the entire plant
was destroyed. According to a tele-
phone message to the Independent
the fire was of incendiary origin and
feeling is running high against the
person. whoever it might be, who
committed the deed This is the third
disastrous fire of doubtless incen-
diary origin in the old camp within
the past two years, and the citizens
have already begun thorough in
vestigation in this case-Indepen-d
cnt
The burning of the Dexter mill at
Tuscarora yesterday was a serious
loss to the old mining camp. 1t was
modern in every way and the only
thing necessary TO start the stamps
to dropping was to- turn on the cleo
trio power. With this mill in opera
ton next spring it was the intention
Of many owners and leasers to start
work on their properties, but with
no facilities for milling the ore the
work must be abandoned. If the
report is true that the building was
set on fire no expense should D.
spared to apprehend the guilty par
ties and due punishment be meted
out-Free Press
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-12-26

Under date of November II, 1914
complaint was received by the Rail
road commission from w. D. Green-
man of Luning, against the Southern
Pacific company, alleging that defen~
dant's trains Nos. 19 and 20 had with
in a short time before been stopped
on flag at Acme Tank, a point about
three miles from Acme non-agency
station Complainant further alleged
that the new conditions worked a
hardship on several parties who de-
sired to take these trains as they
within d short distance from Acme
Tank, and were required to take
trains at Luning, which was three or
four miles distant. This case was as
signed No. 3l7, and upon taking the
matter up with officials of the South
ern Pacific company, the same was
Immediately adjusted. and trains or
dered to be stopped on flag at the
point named.
Under date of November II, 1914,
the Railroad commission received 4
complaint from G. c. Jensen, prin-
cipal of the Elko county high school
against the Southern Pacific COM
pany and Western Pacific Railway
company, alleging that satisfactory
party rates for high school athletic
'eams could not be obtained. This
case was assigned No. 31S, but before
1.-THE same was acted on a letter was
received from complainant, asking
that complaint be dismissed as sat
iisfactory adjustment had been Offered
Dy defendants. The case was there
| fore dismissed November "a, 1914.
On December Z, 1914, the hearing
| in case No 800 was held before the
Railroad commission This case was
Ientitled Railroad Commission OF Ne.
vada against the Southern Pacific
company and involved the question
of passenger fares in Nevada. The
! Western Pacific Railway company
was represented at the hearing, ap
lpearing as an intervenor in the case
On December IL, 1914, the Rail
road commission appeared before the
Interstate Commerce commission .
Nevada versus Southern Pacific com
lpany ct al. This proceeding involves
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-12-26
May Get More Space

The state OF Oregon recently re-
linquished $500 feet of space which
it had contracted for in the Agricul-
tural building at the San Francisco
exposition, preferring to make its ex-
hibit in its own building. This space
was then applied for by the Nevada
Fair commission and the members
are hopeful of securing it. If they
are successful it will give this state
double the floor room originally al
lotted and permit more exhaustive
display.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-12-26
Episcopal Church

there will be no service at the Eps-
copal church tomorrow morning, but
the Sunday school will be held at ~
O'Clock. In the evening there will be
special services which will be attend
cd by the Masons in body, and in
addition the Christmas song program
"ill be repeated by the choir Every-
one is invited. Monday evening the
Christmas carol service will 'oe held
a 7 o'clock.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-12-26
Christian Science

At the regular service of the Chris
tian Science society in Odd Fellows
ball Sunday morning at IL O'Clock,
the lesson n-sermon will be christian
Science" The Sunday school meets
at 10 o'clock. A regular Wednesday
evening meeting at 8 o'clock which
includes testimonies Of healing
through Christian Science. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend.