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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-07
II. 8. win no Greatest Nation

Think what It means when the
government guarantees our meats az
being pure and free from infection
Buy U. s. inspected meats at the Ore.
gon Market. Phone 444,-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-07
New Instructor Arrives.

Prof. Gambree, a graduate of the
Oregon Agricultural college who sue
ceeds A. A. Asbahr as instructor in
agriculture at the Pendleton high
school, has arrived in Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-07

South American nations also are
laying in steamers for a merchant
marine. Opportunity plays no IA
vorites.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-07

Militarism begins to resemble moth
ing else so much as monumental stu
pidity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-07

Bismarck's old prescription of
blood and iron" is being administer
ed to Europe in large quantities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-07

Local Wheat Price-Owing to the
holiday today there has been no wheat
business underway here and the buy
ers did not get quotations, the Port
land markets being closed. A few
sales occurred Saturday The high
est price reported for an actual sale
Is given at 81 1-2 cents though there
are numerous farmers who say they
were offered SIS cents for club. The
highest price received thus far for
what in this county was $1.1O for
bluestem which price was paid by
the Echo mill TO McCutcheon Bros.
and Fisher Bros. OF Nolin. Tho
price paid. however. does not indi.
cate 4 similar price for Pendleton "a
the freight rate from Echo to Port
land is lower than the rate from Pen.
| dleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-07
Attention KNIGHTS

All Knights of Pythias are urged
to be present Monday evening, Sep
tember at Castle Hall. Installation
of officers. Discussion of new build
ing and watermelon feast
C. P. STRAIN, c. c.
J. H GWINN, K. r. S CAdv.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-07

Now the straw hats are seeking
their covering positions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-07
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE
Paradise Project Election-o

Paradise Project Election-On
Tuesday. Sept. s, 1914, the Paridise
Irrigation district will hold a special
election TO vote on bonds for the dist
rict. At said election there will be
submitted 10 the electors of the dist
rict the question Of whether or not
the 20 year bonds in the manner
provided by the irrigation district
laws of the state OF Oregon and in the
amount and TO the extent of $2,759,-
$40 as determined by the board Of
directors to be necessary to build the
system of irrigation works. and to ac-
quire the necessary water rights for
the district
The board of directors at their
meeting held last Tuesday voted an
assessment of 10 cents per acre &c
pay off the present Indebtedness OF
| the district instead OF waiting until
after the bonds are voted and sold il
order to pay the present Indebtedness
| IL the election is carried the Paradise
Irrigation district will get a $4,000.
600 water right so estimated by the
government.-Ech Echoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
Delay Caused by Vehicular traffic

A statement compiled by the New York State railways, Rochester lines, relative to the loss of time and causes of inter ruption to service durng the last II months Is of interest, says the Electric a loss of almost four days time owing to wagons and autos breaking down or becoming stalled on the car tracks, ex- elusive of the petty delays that occur every day before moving vehicles clear the tracks.
 The problem of avoiding these delays is a serious all the year round In the winter months the facility and speed with which the railways open up their snow-covered tracks is in reality a spe- cial invitation for vehicles to flock to of which they are not slow to take ad- vantage. During the other months the smooth surface of the rails attracts them and the result is a persistent annoying obstruction to efficient service as we'll as increased danger of collisions.
 One remedy for the obstructions to cleo tric railway service from the use of the track by vehicles is, of course, the install lation of rail which does not encourage vehicle use, like a high Trail. Another remedial plan is that followed by the Rochester lines, whics nave made di- rect appeal to the teamsters' union of that city to cooperate in minimizing the number of traffic delays.
 The public is indeed, the chief sufferer from this outrageous abuse of the streets. It seems the height of apsurdity to let the driver of a coal wason delay unneces- sarily business men in reaching their of fees or homes, simply because it is some what easier for the wagon to run on the tracks than on some other part of the street It is to be hoped that this fact
 will be realized by city authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
BIG MEN OF HISTORY
 JUST HUMAN AFTER ALL

From the National Magazine.
 What always charms me about Wash inston is to realize that, after all, men are human, and that no dignity or dis tinction can eliminate the spirit of de- mocracy on which the republic is founded. To walk along and Aave chat with wlo has written decisions of historic moment from which there is no appeal retains an interest in everyday affairs and wears a fuzzy hat, and about the same sort of clothes, shoes, and neekties as any other man, only serves to em- pnasize his real dignity. The chief jus tiee is as simple he is dignified. He loves to spend his vacation days at the old home in Louisiana, where neighbors and friends still hail him with the affec- tlonate greetings of the days when he was forging his way to the front as 9 promising young lawyer
 The men in official V ashington seem to have less of halo about them than in the good old days, when the towering form of Webster or Henry Clay would attract more attention on Pennsylvania avenue than a brass band or tango dan cer in 1914. In a bank the other day I saw the note indorsed pointly by Henry 1iay anu l'dHlel w tDSteT. I ne story IS told that Clay asked Webster to indorse note with him for $500.
 All right said the studious and thoughtful Webster "I'n do so, Clay, if you'll make 1t $1000 and give me half Clay agreed to the compact, and the two set out for Banker Riggs, signed the note with due solemnity. and secured the proceeds. As they swung across the threshold out again on the avenue and divided the money, Webster in his pom derous voice remarked to Clay Henry. why do you suppose MT. Riggs wanted our names on that note?"
 "1t baffles me. Daniel" responded Clay: perhaps he desired some memento to hand down to posterity for I cannot at this moment conceive how it is going to be paid for the present generation
 The cancelled note is today a valued souvenir. worth many times it's face, be- cause of the illustrious signers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

derstood or not. One day his mistress gave him long instructions as to getting his master up very early the next morn ing and giving him his breakfast so that he might catch a train at dawn. When she had finished the Chinaman said: Good night, lady" That was all But he carried out her instructions exactly
 Keep Smiling
 Women servants are called "criadas'' and wear their hair down, either in tails or falling loose around their shoulders. They can be trained into clever cooks, neat waitresses and careful housemaids, but it is not often that they are so trained. Much patience Is needed. It is useless to expect too much of them. If they are scolded or worried they simply leave without warning. They must be allowed to do their work more or less in their own way. Certain habits have to be checked.
 I suppose nearly all cooks use their fingers to test the temperature of the soup. Mexican servants practice even more unpleasant tricks until they are taken in hand, They are sometimes in clined to pilfer, more from curiosity, I believe, than from a thieving propen- sity. But 1t Is a libel to call them all dishonest, as many people in Mexico do. They have odd ideas which may make them appear dishonest when they are not so
 For instance, a woman who washed for an acquaintance of mine in Mexico City told him one day she was going to live in Toluca. He paid her and said good-by. A little later he discovered that his linen press was short of several sheets, pillow cases, etc. He also missed some shirts. Naturally he concluded that the washerwoman had stolen them. Three months afterward she called at his office and said that she had left the missing articles at his rooms and would he please pay her? She had talk en them to Toluca, washed them, and kept them until she had an opportunity to bring them back. Time meant nothing to her. Besides. "he had so many"
 That is the kind of mentality one is frequently up against in Mexico. It is useless to argue. It is worse than useless to be angry. for the poor Mex ican is simply bewildered. The only thing to do is to see the humor of it and smile. Smile when you are told of some valued piece of china that "at dawn found itself broken" Smile, all though you know for certain that your coffee and sugar are supplied regu- larly to your "criada's" relations Even when you are sued for defamation of character by servant whom you have had convicted by the courts of theft (this actually happened), smile. At the same time however. look out for negro servants. As cooks. they are far better than Chinamen and they keep a house cleaner than MeXicans ever will. They are faithful. and you do not have to wonder always what they are thinking about, for they have not the duplex Asiatic mind They have to be paid more. "Criadas" seldom earn more than f24 a year, and sometimes as little as f10. But the change will be worth the money,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
Advertisement Damned With Faint Praise !!

Walter D. Seeds letter to Dr. Inge of Mobile. as printed in the Montgomery Advertiser of April 24
 thinking than you imagine. I am re- fusing to ask anyone to vote for Com er though I am receiving many letters along this line When I cast my ballot for him, 1t will be solely because of those who are now behind him and not for Governor Comers saks."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
The Laws Delay

From the New York Sun.
 Calesburg Ill.-The longest trial in the history of Knox county closed today when jury Eeturned a verdict setting aside the will of John J, Rodgers of Alp in-ton, Ill. disposing of an estate of s25n,o0o. The trial was begun on March 16 and 125 witnesses were examined.
 While the case was being heard a pigeon built its nest on window ledge near the jury box and matched snuab. which has grown up. The incident at- tracted nearly as much attention as the trial itself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN. We can make first mortgage loans from $500 to S75OO interest at per cent and per cent On hand now for immediate use
 s250o at I per cent.
 $10o0 at per cent.
 $750 at per cent. MALONE-M'CONNELL CO,
 2024 Third Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
PERSONAL

delayed or irregular, use Triumph pills; always depend-
 able. Relief" and particulars free. Write National Medical Institute, Mil waukee, Wis. 1-25-10t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

WOULD you marry if suited? Best mat rimonial paper published: mailed free. The Correspondent, Toledo, O.
 A-1o 6t-e,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

LOANS or improved city and suburban
 property. Birmingham Land and
 Mortgage Co., 306 First National Bank Bldg. 4-1S-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

l BUY well secured notes and mortgages;
 amounts $50 and up; nlso make loans.
 I w Dukes, 425 Woodward Bldg. 3-l-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

REAL ESTATE LOANS MADE PROMPTLY. SEE FRANK B. CLARK, WITH EDWARD L. MOORE R. E. x INS. CO.,. 20e EMPIRE BLDG. PHONE MAIN A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

REAL ESTATE loans to suit you in amount, terms and interest; can pay back monthly or searly. will take sec- ond mortgage. John W. Prude. 106 ~.
 22d st. Bell phone 240. l0-l6-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

ON Wednesday. April 29, the Birmingham Macaroni company invites the ladies of Birmingham and district to inspect their plant at Avenue and 14th street, south, from a. m. to D. m. Souvenirs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

MONEY TO LEND on real estate
 amounts and time to suit. Leonard-Wil- Hams Co.,. 725 Woodward Bldg 1922 tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

Can handle desirable farm loEus Malone Mcconnell Co.,. 2o24 3d ave.
 tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
ONE GENT 4 WORD

RATES--one cent word day, no nd
 taken for less than afc for first fnser- s-sst q sOrHFr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

TAIK WiTH ALAN JEMIsoN.
 Main 100. s-6-tt
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
RAISING SPRING LAMBS.

RAISING spring lambs is well adapted
IL to the climatic conditions Of West
ern Oregon and does not require
great capital or special skill, according
to Professor u. L. Potter, head of the
Oregon Agricultural College animal hus.
bandry department. The industry SO
fits in with approved crop rotations
and is valuable in building up depleted
soils. Neither is II in immediate dan
ger Of being overdone.
The industry may be made profit
able on farms where grain, hay, clover,
vetch and rape are grown. Much the
same conditions are required for this
Industry as for dairying, except that it
need not have the same accessibility to
market and that some range land may
be used. 1t is just as profitable as or
dnary darying, although it may not
pay so large a profit as dairying con-
Quoted in the most approved manner.
No expensive equipment is needed in
the way of buildings. The sheds neces-
sary to shelter the flock may be con-
structed at very small cost. A shed
18 feet wide and so feet long was re-
Gently constructed at the college at a
total cost Of $25. 1t accommodates
about so sheep but does not provide
storage room for hay.
The most profitable time for growing
a good, cheap lamb in Western Oregon
is March, April, May and June. The
best results are generally obtained by
pasturing the lambs on sown pasturage.
tt is necessary to have several fields in
order that each kind may be utilized in
its proper season. 1t is also necessary
to have special pasture to be used for
finishing
Ordinarily no grain need be used but
it may occasionally be fed with profit
when it is very cheap or when mutton
is high. The grain should be fed in a
creep so that the lambs may get the
grain while the ewes are kept from it.
The gain should be about one half
a pound day which by extra feeding
and care may be increased to nearly
one pound.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
Material

While the cost of the above ration will
vary in different seasons and at differ
ent places, it is thought to be very close
to the average cost. Most of the mate
rial, such as wheat, oats and corn, can
be produced more cheaply on the farm,
and is marketed more economically when
converted into poultry products Other
material such as green food, charcoal,
grit and shell or their substitutes, can
be furnished from natural sources with
but little cost. Often milk and other
farm products can be substituted for
some of the materials that otherwise
would have to be bought. By careful
study of the given rations the poultry
men will be able to supply the necessary
food elements by substituting a more
economical material. Of course the
amounts should vary slightly with the
difference in egg production and in size
of fowls.
If it is to be conceded that the cost
Of maintaining hen for one year is
$3.50, the necessity of securing better
than the average six dozen-egg hen is
at once apparent. The yearly product
Of such hen has an average value of
about $l.50. The yearly production of
O good layer Is worth twice that amount;
and most Of the increase represents a
clear profit.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
STUDENT APPOINTED.

ERANK NJ Harrington, of Cresswell,
Oregon, who was graduated from
the horticultural department OF @
a. G. last year and has since filled a
position in Che Iowa experiment station
at Ames, has been appointed an assist
ant hoTtieuiturist IN the United States
department of agriculture. Mr.. Har-
3 appointment is based on com
petitive exaripation which he wrote up
while attending 0. A. c. and is to be
made effective at once, provided it is
accepted. Whether the position will be
accepted or not has not been decided by
Mr.. Harrington. His position at Ames
is exceptionally good, and he is receiving
rapid promotion. Hence, he may decide
to remain with the state work, accord
ing to Professor C. I. Lewis, head of the
horticultural department
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
SECURING GOOD LIBRARIES.

sfr ECURING good libraries for
- towns too small to purchase and
manage a public library and too
large to depend upon the small travelling
Libraries is one of the greatest library
problems the people have to solve" said
Mrs. Ida A. Kidder, librarian Of the
Agricultural College. The need Of good
books and the influence Of good litera-
ture are quite generally admitted, while
the disastrous results of sensational
reading are quite as well understood.
The great question in the small town is
to supply the right kind Of reading in
attractive form.
"Perhaps one of the best ways to Sc
cure the advantage Of good library is
by cooperation between number of
small towns of the same county. A
good general library can be purchased
by all the towns operating and To-
Gated in the most accessible place. In
this way all the patrons of the library
who contribute to its support may have
all the advantages of a good library
without undue cost to any one.
"This community library idea has
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
WEED PESTS OF OREGON.

eecHEEP sorrel is spreading rapidly
- over large areas and because of
the large number of seeds formed
on each plant bids fair to become seri-
GUS weed pest in Oregon" writes e. P.
Walls, of the Agricultural College
botany and plant pathology department,
in the Pacific Homestead. "Weeds
may be Objectionable because Of theft
poisonous qualities and on account OF
their crowding out more valuable plants.
Sorrell seed is said by some writer's to
be poisonous when eatin in large guam
titles by horses, but the plant can hardly
be called poisonous.
In addition to spreading by seed the
plant has large rootstocks that live in
the ground from year to year, which
send up shoots every few inches. The
3aves are stalked, have ear like ap-
pendages at the base, and are shaped
somewhat like an Indian arrow head.
Flowers are of two kinds, pollen bear
ing and seed bearing, and seeds very
small. They are found in clover and
many kinds of grass seed, which they
resemble so closely that their presence
Is hard to discover until after seeding.
The chief injury Of the plant is in
srowding out crop plants.
"Clean cultivation and lining the
soil will eradicate the plant. The cul-
tivation should include plowing the stub
BILE to throw the root stocks to the sur
face, keeping the surface free from the
pest during the summer, and growing a
cultivated crop the next year. Lining
the soil will stimulate the crop plants
making them outgrow the sour sorrel,
and thus curtail the number of weed
seed matured."
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
A GOOD POULTRY RATION.

n PERFECT ration for laying hens
contains the required food elements
in approximately the right proportion,
and in the forms most economical in the
locality where the feeding is DONE Pro
fessor James Dryden, head of the poul-
try department. Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, has prepared list of five more or
less exact rations for one laying hen
for one year. The following is ration
No. 4, considered to be one of the best
for most places in Oregon:
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
PROFITABLE POTATO CROP.

LEARNERS in different parts of
Oregon who are making spe-
cialty Of potato growing, get al
most uniformly profitable results, net
ting from $40 to $50 per acre. says
Professor Scudder in his Agricultural
College Bulletin on growing potatoes.
/" 1t is for this reason that in all diversi-
fled farming in this state the potato
might profitably be given more atten-
tion. The use Of little extra care in
growing potatoes added to the natural
advantages of soil and climate would in
sure steady maximum yields and profit.
The market for Oregon potatoes is us
nally excellent.
"Potatoes are an intensive crop
that is, they will give an increasingly
higher yield per acre with every bit
of extra care added At this time
much of the crop is grown by the gem
eral farmer, for whom the potato crop
often gives an excellent cash return
with very little care. Rather than Civ
ing the potato crop the additional care
required to get the best results in un-
favorable seasons, the farmer depends
upon other crops for his cash income.
"The potato permits the farming of
high-priced lands close to shipping points
and is of great value in well lplanned,
intensive crop-rotation system, helping
to maintain fertility because of the ex-
cellent condition of tilth and the de-
astruction of weeds that its cultivation
brings about. This Improvement Is
needed IN many parts Of Oregon where
poor farming methods have left the land
fould with weeds and in poor filth, SO
chat each succeeding crop becomes
poorer. !"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE.

n ANNOUNCEMENTS of the summer
u sehtol at the Oregon Agricultural
College have been made by Profess
sor E. D. Ressler. June Is and July "a
are named as the dates of beginning
and ending the summer sessions. Special
railway rates CT one and third fares
have been granted by all railroads op-
Grating in Oregon, good between the
dates Of June and July rs, The two
college dormitories, Waldo for women
and Cauthorn for men, will be opened
to the students and will accommodate
more than 200 students with board and
lodging. The use of the rooms with
beds, mattresses, tables and chairs, will
be free to those who make their homes
in the halls. Two dollars will be charged
for light, heat and use Of laundry. Table
board will be $3.50 per week at Waldo.
"The college realizes its responsibility
in fitting the teachers for teaching ele-
mehtary agriculture, manual training,
domestic science and art, and other
branches Of industrial learning in the
schools of Oregon,'' declares the an
nouncement. Experienced teachers who
devote their whole time to training fer
these duties will be able to secure suf-
ficient training to introduce some
branch of industrial work in their
scbcoIs Defiritp enurses will he -Dro-
vided, lesson plans worked out, and de-
tailed instruction given. These teachers
will be further helped by correspondence
courses throughout the entire year and
by personal visitation and supervision. :"
Prospective students aud all teachers
who are interested in the 0. A. G. sum
mer school viii receive copy Of the
Bulletin upon request mailed to II. M.
Tenant, Registrar 0. A. G., Corvallis,
Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
PEACH-TwIG MINER.

EXPERIMENTAL work is being done
e in the Hermiston district by the
Agricultural College chronological
with the peach-twig miner.
Professor Wilson, entomologist Of the
college, spent last week in that terri
tory looking after the work.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21

been used to good advantage in many
parts of California for several years,
and no doubt the benefit of the ex-
perience gained in conducting it could
be had by writing to any of the libra
rians in charge. Also much useful help
may be had by writing to Miss Marvin
of Salem, who is in charge Of the state
library,n
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
DETAILED TO FIELD WORK.

As1ILE acting as the local represen-
wv tative of the Agricultural College
department of entomology at Hood
River, Professor V. I. Safro, assistant
sntomologist, will conduct some expert
Nents in the control Of codling moth