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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-04
BY G. L. WOOD.
r. HE general plan among breeders
ic To lraaIa tl q has, 4haa..1<l. Al 4.

~ HE general plan among breeders
Is to keep the hens through their
= first year for eggs and to use
them the second year for breeders.
This Is almost an established rule
and only exceptionally good hens are
kept over the second year. These are
the ones with extra egg records or
are either good pullet or cockerel
breeders. Such hens have been kept
as long as 10 years, and their own
ers insist that 30 long as they can
get hatchable eggs from them they
use them. This, of course, Is an ex-
ception, and occurs with every
breeder. But how long shall the
average hen be kept? Shall we as
rule continue to dispose of the hen
In the second year?
The trapnest has made possible
some interesting data along this line.
Egg Production.
Bulletin 1856 of the Utah Expert
ment Station, gives the results of a
study in annual egg production. This
Is based on the records Of a flock Of
7-year-old hens and their progeny,
and figures given are very Interesting.
For example, a White Leghorn hen,
and her comparative egg record for
six years was started with 103 eggs.
Under the usual system OF judging
layers, this hen would have been dis
carded as a drone, but the next year
she came back with 1877, and repeated
with 1873. In her fourth year she
fell down to 72, yet in her sixth year
she laid as many eggs as she had
when a pullet. 1t Is question
whether 1t paid to keep this hen after
her third year, but such records are
necessary in order to learn definitely
about such things.
The cost of renewing the flock Is
considered one OF the greatest draw
backs to the poultry industry, the
authors estimating the cost Of pull
let-probably up to laying age-at
from SO to 60 cents.
The average productive life Of hens
cannot be estimated at. this stage of
their work, but for the strain used in
their studies was thought to be about
four years. The range of individual
egg production In their flocks was
found to be from 100 to 160 in the
first year, from 105 to lao in the
second year, and from 100 to 1870 in
the third year. After the third year
the production remained fairly con-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-04

While this is quite an item Of ex-
pense and would not pay with small
machine yet in big plant 1t is paid
for several times over by the saving
of the duplication of the small ma
chimes, as we'll as by the economy of
the fuel and labor.
One Of the unique features Of the
plant Is turning system, by which
compartments holding 10000 eggs
are swung on pivot and the eggs
turned by inverting the entire COM
partment. This enables one man to
turn 100000 eggs in less than two
minutes. The temperature is regu-
lated to a tenth of one degree, while
water sprays regulate the moisture to
similar nicety.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-04
Hatch $4,000 Chickens
at Single Time in Texas

~ HERE is a chicken hatchery at
! Port O'Connor, Tex, where 1907
600 chickens are Matched at one time.
Perhaps the most remarkable feature
Of this plant is the fact that all the
eggs, together with room for candling,
chick-packing and all engines, fans
and equipment, occupy but a single
floor, 16 by SO feet. Furnished with
common incubators, such a room
would have just about the same ca
pacity in three weeks as this plant
has In a single day.
This wonderful economy of space
and cost is attained by placing the
eggs in superimposed trays like the
type cases in a printers case rack,
or the trays in fruit dryer. This
idea has been tried before, but was
not a success on account Of the hot
air rising. In the present instance,
this difficulty is overcome by forcing
q continual current of air from CEN
trifugal fan through the Matching
chamber, which serves to keep 1t at
an even temperature throughout.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-04
How to Sell Eggs for Hatching

upon the number of people the par
ticular advertising firm can serve.
The poultry business Is no excep-
ton to the rule that applies to any
other business.
Advertising Necessary.
There is no possible way to sue
ceed without using advertising space
Of some kind or another. The large
poultry breeders in the East whose
plants will invoice over 100000,
have run their ads. continually month
after month for Is years without a
break and will continue to until they
60 out Of business. An easy way for
them to retire will be to drop their
advertising and their competitor will
attend to the rest.
The medium makes some differ
ence. Just now the farmer and the
man in the small town Is the best
prospect. The farmer the country
over will do more to improve his
stock this year than he has ever done
before. He is getting fully awake to
the fact that the best stock pays and
the breeder who can get In touch
with this large prospective trade,
even in small way to start, will get
his share Of the business.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-04
When Luxuries Become
Necessities

TEEN years the who owned automobile looked
n upon of great wealth and the machine luxury
far beyond the of the average mortal But today the
automobile has become farm necessity of e
phones farm houses almost unhead Of and for
than for Piano players monographs kodak
motorcycles electric light water under and
other articles that provide household comforts of today
only few years ago. unavailable for farm they OBJ
aina they for the loving few who would afford them
But needs often felt before they expressed needs in
the farm home than the city home Farmers must
provide for their homes In the cities many the comforts
available for the asking But there luxury comfort Of the
city that available today for the rural and
The first cost Of convenience E Of much greater for
the farm home install the plant and then operate
it, Electric lighting systems for example, require the purchase and
installation of the machine for generating the electricity; storage bat
teries for the accumulation Of and engine for
Grating the plant This costs money but the operating cost plus the
interest the investment lower than the for the amount
Of power supplied by large plants in most cities
longer the height of folly for farmers to think Of making
of the many which go make the home
comfortable In fact the situation the other way around and it
only the shess who does give consideration
modern appliances for ssenng the labor and increasing the
fort Of the home
Every device which goes supply the farm home
and make comfortable than city flat to be obtained
from advertisers in farm papers Not has all these ad
veers represented but reader wants modern appliance
from electric light plant sanitary closet septic tank to wafer
system reeratng plant let him write the Editor Ore
nWasgton Idaho Farmer The uxu of yesterday are the ne
cees of today and there trying to think otherwise
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-04
BY G.. l.. WOOD.

- HERE are many poultry breed
ers who will have eggs for sale
. this Spring and who are wonder
ing just how they are going to find
any buyers. Many Of these breeders
have extra good stock and may have
been in the blue in the Winter shows,
and have eggs that would give a
needed improvement to many flocks.
But how to get in touch with the
buyer is the question. 1t takes more
than good birds and blue ribbons to
get your goods on the market, and
one must get on the market and get
there strong If he is to get anything
but pains for his dreams and his
labor.
Men Who Succeed.
Did you ever stop to think that the
men who succeed in any business are
the biggest advertisers? These men
have no particular desire to spend
large sums OF money with the papers.
II 1t were possible for them to get
the business without it they certainly
would do 1t. Advertising is strictly
a business proposition. 1t is the
medium which brings the buyer and
seller together, and the price Is based
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-04
Father Knew.

Small Boy--Father, what DIS an
equinox?
Fond Parent-What in the world
do you so to school for? Don't you
study mythology? An equinox is a
mythical animal, half horse, half OK.
The name is derived from the Latin
equine" horse, and "ox." Dear me,
they teach you absolutely nothing
that is useful nowadays!
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-04
Double the Wheat and 0at Crops

Money must be made by better farming; it is
common sense to see grain drilled only inches
apart, not inches or inches between rows
means much better seed distribution, better sur
face covering with crop, less wasted land, better
saving of moisture crowding out the weeds and
many other advantages; one maker Of 3-inch
drills guarantees 259o Or better increase or no
pay for the machines. Fetzer Co., Of Spring
field, ILL.,, claim in dry year the yield has been
increased four times more per acre, besides max
ing good stand of clover where the clover with
wheat was dried out with 7-inch rows Write
today for the proof and guarantee and free
printed matter.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
HATT|ESBURC BOY
ILL IN OKLAHAMA
JACK HILL CONFINED TO HOSPIT-
AL FOLLOWING OPERATION;
FATHER GOING TO HIM.

Jack Hill, the youngest son of Judge
n. c. Hill, and one of the best known
young men in Hattiesburg, is danger,
ously i'll at hospital in Oklahoma
City, Okla, today, following an opera
tion for appendicitis performed a day
of two ago.
Judge Hill left Hattiesburg today
for Oklahoma City to be with his son.
Young Hill left Hattiesburg three
months ago, for Oklahoma. He locat-
ed at Gushing, and was employed in
one of the biggest drug stores there.
He became i'll a short time ago, and
was removed to a hospital in Okla
homa City, where it was found that
it would be necessary to operate on
him for appendicitis.
A message received by the family
early today stated that his condition
had not improved. This resulted in
Judge Hills leaving at. once to be with
his son.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
Couple Leaps From
Motorcycle Just in
Time to SdUe Selues
JUMP AS FAST TRAIN
THUNDERS BY.

Only the speediest of action saved
the lives of Hattiesburg couple seat
ed on a motorcycle, when they leaped
from the vehicle at the Bonhomie
road crossing of the New Orleans &5
Northeastern Railroad, just as the
southbOund fast flying passenger train
from Cincinnati to New Orleans,
thundered by Sunday afternoon, tear.
ing the motor bike to Smithereens.
The narrow escape of the couple
did not become known until today.
Miss Kate Leland, one of the best
known young women of Hattiesburg,
and pet" Turner were the chief fig
ures in the near-tragedy.
The couple were crossing the North
eastern tracks on the Bonhomie road
when the passenger train, going at a
rapid clip, turned a curve and thun-
dered down upon them. Miss Leland
saw the train first and jumped. Mr.
Turner was only second or so be-
hind her. They both cleared the track
before the train reached the crossing.
They did not have time to drag the
motor vehicle away, however, and the
train struck it, knocking it several
feet. 1t was practically wrecked.
The train was brought to a stand
still and backed up to the cross. An
showed that the couple
were uninjured, however.
Miss Leland and Mr.. Turner were
taken to their.respective homes in the
of DR.. T. B. Wright.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
CAMPBELL IS GIVEN
DISSOLUTION LETTER
PASTOR OF BAY STREET PRESBY
TERRAIN CHURCH GOING TO
DOTHAN, ALA.

Letters granting the dissolution OF
the Rev. r. L. Campbell, for some
years pastor of the Bay Street Pres
byterian Church in this city, from the
Meridian Presbytery, who, after Au-
gust 1, becomes pastor of the Presby-
terian church of Dothan, Ala, were
granted by the Presbytery yesterday.
A letter of dismission to the Presby-
terry of East Alabama also was issued.
A high compliment was paid to Mr..
Campbell by the Presbytery when it
offered him the Superintendency OF
Home Missions in the Presbytery, at
a salary of $1,S00 year. He has not
yet given an answer, but it is gener-
ally understood that he will decline
the offer with thanks.
Following a meeting of the Presby-
terry, this statement was issued:
"The Rev. Robert L. Campbell hav-
ing requested the dissolution of the pas
toral relation existing between him
and the Bay Street Church of Hatties-
burg and the Church having concur
red in the request the Presbytery of
Continued on Page Six.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
HIS EXPERIENCE
FITS HIM FOR JOB
Made Race For Pententiary Trustee
-Four Years Ago, But Entered Late
and Lost by Close Margin-Born on
Farm - Has Engaged in Several
Lines of Business.
Lines of Business.

/. V. Austin, cotton buyer oil miller,
farmer and one of the most widely
known men in South Mississippi, to-
day authorized The News to announce
his candidacy for state railroad COM
missioner for the Southern District.
Early in the spring, when candi-
dates were just beginning to be talked
about, Mr.. Austin's name was men
toned frequently in connection with
this position, but about two months
ago he told his friends that he was
not candidate. This announcement,
however, by no means quieted his
friends, and solicitations urging him
to make the race continued to pour
in from all parts of the district. Dur
ing the past three weeks, in response
to these solicitations, Mr.. Austin has
been frequently investigating the po-
litical situation in all parts of the
district and the result of this inves
tigation has been so encouraging as to
bring forth the announcement today.
To Canvas Big District.
The district which Mr.. Austin seeks
to represent on the railroad commits
sion comprises practically all that pOr-
tion of the state which lies south of
the Mobile & Ohio and Alabama &
Vicksburg railroads There are TWEEN
ty-nine counties in the district, and
but nearly every voter in it knows |.
" Austin.
~ This is the second time Mr.. Austin
Is sought a state office. Just thirty
ys prior to the last general election,
Er. Austin entered the race for trus-
, tee of the state penitentiary, but his
entry into the contest was late and he
was defeated by the close margin Of
about 800 votes by c. c. Smith. Mr.
Austins popularity where he is best
known was well evidenced by the fact
that in Hattiesburg he lost less than
fifty votes out of /, ,156 votes polled. 1t
is also significant that while the ma
iority of the whole vote was against
him, he carried fourteen of the TWEEN
ty-nine counties.
Mr. Austin's friends believe that the
acquaintances he made four years ago
will prove a valuable asset in this
race. He canvassed exactly the same
counties four years ago that he will
canvass this year, and there are thou
sands of voters scattered through the
district who remember him and will,
his friends believe, cast their ballots
for him.
Mr.. Austin was born on a Smith
Continued on Page SiX)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
RESIDENT DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Funeral of S. SIade Held From Daugh-
ter's Residence This Afternoon.

After an illness of two or three
months, during which time he suffer
ed from complication of diseases, S.
Slade, IS years old. died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. r. L. Hollings-
worth, GOA Southern avenue, last night
at 8 o'clock.
The funeral was held from the
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The Rev.
w. L. Linfeld, pastor of the Court
Street Methodist Church, delivered
the sermon. The services were in
charge of the Masonic fraternity.
Mr.. Slade was we'll known in Hat
tiesburg. and was prominent in frater.
nal circles. His wife died some time
ago. He is survived by three sons and
two daughters J. E. Slade. J. t.
Slade, Mrs. r. L. Hall. all of Hatties-
burg: Miss Martha Slade. of New Au-
gusta, and H. t. Slade, of Ellisville.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
RSSIA SAY S SHE HAS
RECLAIMED LOST GROUND
All The Territory Wrested From Her
Saturday, Has Been Recaptured,
Petrograd Clams-Turks Claim
Victories in Transcaucasus-Wa
Will Cost England $t5,0Oo,ooo Day
For the Next Three Months.
(By ASSOCIATED PrCSS.)

London, June 15.-AlthOugh press
dispatches say that the Italians who
crossed the lower lsonzo are pressing
rapidly toward Trieste, the official
Rome statement today makes no men
ton of a further advance in that direo-
tion. Only minor engagements are
spoken of.
The Italian War Office charges Aus
tria with brigandage in territory occu-
pied by the Italians.
Twenty-Five thousand AustrianS left
Trent yesterday and are advancing on
the Roverto front.
The extent of the new Austro-G Ger
man victory in Galicia is in doubt.
Berlin and Vienna claim that the Rus
sian line with over a 43-mile front,
north and east of Przemysl, has been
broken down, but Petrograd says that
these troops retoOk almost all the
trenches in that section lost last Sasa
urday. Petrograd admits the succesA
es of Austrans farther south.
The Turkish War Office claims a
signal victory over the Russians in
the Transcaucasus.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
WILSON REFUSES TO
DISCUSS BRYAN NOTE
(By Associated PrcSS.)

Washington, d. c., June 15.-Bryan
did not issue the third statement to-
day. as he had planned. He an
nounced that it now is being pre-
pared in three installments, the first
of which will be issued tomorrow
The others will follow within the next
two days.
The President was asked by the
newspaper correspondents in what re-
spect the note to Germany was
changed after Bryan had resigned. He
declined to discuss the Bryan situa-
ton or the German situation. He
denied, however, the stories that the
United States had declined to become
party to the efforts of the neutral
countries to bring about peace He
said that this government had done
everything that could have been done
legitimately to encourage any peace
movement. I
E. a aa1alAs Assl
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15

Is there law on the statute books
of Mississippi which defines as Il mis-
demeanor or anything else, an at
tempted escape or a successful escape
of a prisoner engaged in street or
road work, under the guardianship Of
guard?
Representative e. A. Anderson says
emphatically, mo"
Capt. A. Farley, city commissioner
and acting Mayor with equal empha-
sis says, yes
Mr.. Anderson is going to make Il
test case out of it. The city commits
sioners are going to fight it. Mr.. An
derson, representative in the Mis-
sissippi legislature, is not betting
man.
''I'll just wager you hat that when
the case goes 10 higher court you'll
lose," he said, although | won't bet
with you"
81 need another hat, end | won't
bet" Captain Farley answered, but
I'll just take you up on that"
Prisoner Escapes.
Sandy Massengale broke away from
street foreman last winter while re-
turning from street work to the city
Jail, made good his escape, and en-
ioyed six months of freedom before
he was re-captured by Policeman Tom
Moore, of the Hattiesburg force. San
dy was in court yesterday afternoon,
charged with escaping. Mayor Bat
son was to hear the case. where
are your witnesses?" the mayor asked
Mr.. Anderson, Sandy's legal represen-
tative
eve have no Witnesses" was the
reply. There is nothing in the code
book or in the statutes making it a
violation of any law for a prisoner en-
gagged in street work, to escape"
The mayor said that if that was the
Continued on Page Six.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
PLANT IS SMALL BUT
ST0CKY AND HEALTHY
Boil WeeViI Reported In Certain Sec
tions of Mississippi, Where Planters
Have PIoWed Up Their Fields and
Have Substituted Corn Forrest
County Outlook Is Good, Reports
From Every Section Say.
From Every Section Say.

Weather, in the main, throughout
Mississippi has been favorable during
the last two weeks for the new cot
ton crop, although a few cool nights
may have retarded its growth to a
certain extent. This, in brief, is the
summary of the reports from various
sections of the Magnolia state, re-
grading the 1915 cotton crop.
Cultivation is well up, and fields
are generally clean, the reports show
The plant averages are a bit small
hut are strong and healthy, and the
stands are good. Boil weevils are
reported from infested areas, and few
instances are reported where cotton
has been plowed up and corn substi-
tuted.
In Forrest county, the weather has
been especially good. Cultivation has
been good, and the cotton is clean
of grass and weeds. The rain of Sat
urday night assisted wonderfully, the
farmers say, and practically saved a
corn crop which was threatened.
Forrest county cotton plants are
small, but have a healthy color.
From the rest of the state, the fol-
lowing reports, collected by the Com
mercial Appeal, have come:
Aberdeen, Miss, June 15.. - The
weather for the last two weeks, hot
and dry, with the exception of the cold
north wind of yesterday, which al
ways is damaging to cotton. The
fields are clean, the plant looks green
and healthy. In some localities,
mostly in the prairie belt, the farm
ers report the presence of the boil
weevil, and some have plOwed up
their cotton and planted June corn,
others are going to fight the weevil.
The corn crop prospects i'll this coun-
ty is better than it has been in sew
eral years, wheat, oats and alfalfa
also are flourinshing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15

Ackerman, Miss, June 10. - This
has been a good week for cotton as
far as the weather has been concern
ed. While the nights have been just
little bit cool, yet this was not
enough to hurt. In the middle OF
the day the sun has been hot, and
there not being any rain this week
has given the farmers a good week
in which to work and they have been
putting in good time. While there is
hardly as much cotton planted here
as last year, the crop is in better
shape than usual. The plant is large
for the time of year and is in reason
ably good fix. There is some COM
plant of the weevil, and in an in
stance or two reports come that
crop of cotton has been plowed up
and put to corn on account of the
weevil
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
RAILWAY CAR MEN
DESIGNATE OFFICERS

The local lodge of the Brotherhood
of Railway Carmen elected the follow
ing officers for the second half of 1915,
at a meeting last night:
President, G. A. Atwood; vice pres
ident. c. B. Stevens; financial secre-
tary, V E. Brown; recording secre-
tary, George W. Wheeler; treasurer,
George Wolverton; trustees, C. A.
Dawson, W. A. Grantham and NJ. NJ
Tins.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15

Canton, Miss, June 15.-Crop con-
ditions in this section have improved
considerably since last report. A
fine rain last week gave vigor to
Young plants and since the rain the
weather has been decidedly favor
able for thorough working of the
crops, which are generally being
worked the second time and all look
ins good. The stands of cotton are
generally good and fields clean and
the plant healthy. No pests of any
character have appeared as yet. Boil
weevils are expected to be late and
scarce here this season.
The largest oat crop ever raised in
Madison county has been harvested
in good shape and many farmers will
begin threshing next week. Corn is
looking fine and large crop of it
Continued on Page Two.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
BUSINESS MEN WILL :
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT

A meeting of the bus siness and COM
mercial men of HatHesburg will be
held in the Odd Fellows Hall at s
O'Clock tonight, when fhe proposed as
sociatlon which will perfect a credit
bureau will be launched. Officers and
directors will be elected.
An urgent request 20 all business
men in the city to attend the meeting
has been issued.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-15
Karlsruhe Bomharded.

Karlsruhe. Baden, June 15 - Five
hostile airmen bombarded Karlsruhe
fir As minutes this morning. Several
were killed or wounded. Karlsruhe is
Is miles from the French frontier, and
has a population Of 100000.
Lusitania Inquiry Opened.
London, June 15.-Several witnesses
at the opening of the Board of Trades
inquiry into the Lusitania disaster.
testified that the vessel was not arm
ed.