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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31
Need Of Drainage for Irrigated
Lands Emphasized by Government

.nsler with thcn, than with opon ca
nails. Whore covered conduits are
employed they are usually made eth
or OF cement or clay tile. In some
localities lumber box drains are used.
hut this ~ usually advantageous only
IN isolated places where lumber "
cheap aud transportation rates high.
The NE OF such a drain is reasonably
long II the lumber is continuously
wet. but II alternate wetting and dry
,ng takes place. tho material may last
only n few years.
n properly drained land bacteria,
activity IL Increased aud moro plant
food provided by the admission OF air
into the soil TO take tho place OF tho
excess water which has been removed.
Tho downward movement of water
through tho soii also lcaches out the
excess Of harmfu, salts. aud this IL
one Of the most important functions
Of drainage In tho irrigated sections,
The water removed by tho drainage
system may bc employed for the irrt-
yation OF other nreaa. thereby IN
croasing the available irrigated area
Furthermore, drained land may b"
plowcd earlier than Wndraincd. and
In consequence. may be irrigated
earlier. This ls an obvious advnnt-
age In that II makes Il possible for
the land 20 he irrigated before tho
supply Of water becomes reduced
Various forms OF drainage systems
and the boat methods of constructing
them arc discussed In tho bulletin.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31
tHcral,i Special serviee)

WASHINGTON, u. c.. March 81
More than 10 per cent OF the irrigated
lands in the United States which have
had water for any considerable period
OF time are now either absolutely un-
productive or given over to poor pas
lures and Improbable crops. accord
ing to the United States Department
Of Agriculture. Waterlogging and
the accumulation OF harmful mineral
salts are responsible, Even In some
of the most recent irrigation projects
serious injury from these causes has
been wrought.
Methods of rcclaiming land which
has fallen into this condition forms
the subject Of new bulletin of tho
department mo. 19O). "The Drainage
of Irrigated Land" Drainage sup
plement by proper methods OF cultiva-
'tion. cropping and irrigation Will re-
store these waterlogged areas to a
condition In which they can be farmed
with profit, the bulletin points out.
Proper drainage will accomplish four
objects: First. the lowering OF the
ground water table to depth where
the moisture and air within the root
zone will be properly balanced. Sec
.ond. the creation OF an outlet for per-
colating water. so that the ground
water will not fuctuate excessively.
Third, the rapid removal OF excess
moisture following spring thaws: and
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31
written for the United Press)


NEW YORK, March 31.--Whether
the New York Yankees finish first or
eighth In the coming penant fight.
they're going to have something this
season they haven't had In years. That
is a man directing the playing and
who Is a real manager. and not u
mere fgurehead, subject to the whims
and notions OF owners and small stock
holders. who think they know more
about the daily diamond grind than
he does.
Bill Donovan Is q real manager,
What he says goes In regard to hir-
ing and firing Of players.
This was shown In the Marty Nc
Hale deal. Marty had been used to
dealing with the Farrell -Devery crowd
and when he wanted to consult about
his new contract he went, as usual, to
Captain Huston and Colonel Rupert
the owners. Bill Donovan was COM
pletely ignored.
Imagine the sorrel-topped hurler's
surprise when he was curtly informed
that whether he was rendered new
contract or not was strictly up to
| Bill Donovan. He wasn't even quoted
price at the Yankee headquarters
This was SO unusual that Marty just
couldn't get 1t straight In his head.
So he went out and hunted up Bill
Donovan. Bill told him what he
could expect when he signed con
tract. He quoted figure $500 over
what McHale received last year. and
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31
\ LITTLE SPORTING GOSSIP
By Hal Sheridan

McHale gave him tho laugh. Nothing
doing, he said. and hiked back 20 see
Captain Huston and Colonel Rupert.
and dropped vague hints about
league hc knew OF that wonld be glad
TO have him.
He saw them. In very few words
they told him to see Manager Don
oyan--that whatever figure he quoted
was good enough for them. and that
all negotiations about his contract
would have to be between he and Don
ovan. Still Marty couldn't under
stand 1t. II was so utterly unlike any
thing he had ever had TO do with
Yankee management before that he
couldn't get II. He was also slightly
peeved. So when the Yanks pulled
out for Savannah on their annual
spring training jaunt the thespian
pitcher was not numbered among
those present. For about week af-
ter the team left Marty hung around
New York, seeing Rupert and Hus-
ton almost daily, and always with the
same result: See Bill Donovan"
Finally Marty gave It up. and paid
his own expenses to Savannah to see
Bill.
This may not seem 30 Important on
the face OF It. but II marks a new
epoch In the life OF the Yanks. What
ever the success OF the team may be---
good or bad--It Is wholly up 10 Bill
Donovan.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31
HAVE you HORSES W SELL.

We want from 100 to 500 head OF
horses for French artillery service.
we want horses OF the blocky typo.
like n half breed Percheron or shire.
Weighing 1900 to 1900 pounds. from
8 to . years old. any color but light
gray OF white. from ISL to te hands
high. Anyone having this kind Of
horses notify us at the Adams ranch.
Merrill: or Hotel Hall. kiamAah
Falls. and we will be glad To look
at them. French inspection VIII bc
announced later, wc will pay for
tho horses when We accept them. re-
gardicss Of action Of thc French
government.
s-f J. FRANK ADAMS Il SON.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

beet pulp are commanding the high
est price In the Portland market.
while the prices OF all other cattle
have slipped on = few notchss.
"lr's A GOOD bet II l losc." said
he, a. he plunked down his dollar.
And AZ usual In such cases--he lost.
HEALTH HINT for tomorrow
Don't kick 4 hat without nrst looking
under Il.
ALSO. FOR ONE day only remem-
ber that ''all that is chocolate coated
lis not candy"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

Dos't bsy ~ sstomeblls unfjl yes
hsvs trisd tlss nsw lGaxwall. new b.
ins dsmasstsatsA ~ White De)leas
garage. Ihis = tas ~ aatemobsIe
buy n ths masbs4 has soeeesic sfastes
ard Hghts. yes eaneeng Daspssss Il
= ldeal - + nalEes 6oWD lAke .
Pullnsn. Ths me- Z - e Jl1am.
sth yA1ls. ~
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

II yoa ass locking for good farm
o. sock vansh, II wil psy you 70 80
Chilcote. Ilsts ineluds soaae Of the
nost dssirsb1s pFcpsst1ss n tlss Nam.
eth nasin. Neveg to basy 70 answes
questions. as Maln ~. phoss -.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31
Scattered Shot.

at
SOME FELLOWS take Themselves
SO blamed seriously that they nnally
believe everybody else does.
ONE ADVANTAGE Of living In the
klamath country y that II things %
wrong you can blame your troubles
to the new county court.
A FELLOW ASKING clerk for .
hat to suit my hsad" recently. vas
led TO the soft hat department after
a hasty ''oncs ovss."
GIVE YOUR YARD . thorough
clean up-thsn you1l b saved the
embarrassment Of having amateur sst-
tlsment workers calling ~ - Il they
cen do anything to Alleviate your ap-
parentiy squalid condition.
IT NIGHT BIZ of intersst to local
farmers to know that stsess fel q
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

Miss Pauline white. teacher at the
Pine Grove school. and Miss Flossie
Baker, teacher at Olene, spent Sum
day in the county seat.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31
PINE GROVE news
TERsElY DETAILED
GRIPPE Is ALL THE RAGE-CIvIC
AND LITERARY CLUBS HOLD
INTERESTING MEETIN0-rIsH.
ERMEN HAVE GOOD LUCK


(Herald special 0eFvtCe)
PINE GROVE. March S1.--Mrs
White. Mrs. Brown. Nrs Grimes and
Miss Baker attended the opera Mar.
tina" at the Houston opera house last
week.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

Some wonderful new suits for boys
at X. X. X. Store.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

The showers Friday evening spoiled
the big brush burning the boys OF
Pine Grove planned to hold near H
M. Miller's barn.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

The boys Of the Pine Grove school
ave made bird houses for the protec-
tion Of the birds.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

Charles Dutton had good luck Sun
day. fishing for mullets at the Lost
River diversion dam.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

The Women's Civic Club met with
Mesdames James and Henry Grimes
Thursday. A pleasant afternoon was
spent in needlework and social chat.
At a late hour light refreshments
were served by the hostesses to the
guests. who were Mrs. Shepherd. Mrs.
Harris. Mrs. Icenbice. Mrs. Arant,
Mrs. Corpening. Mrs. Mckenzie. Miss
White, Mrs. Chamberlain. Mrs. Grigs-
by, Mrs.. Brown and Miss Baker.
La grippe is present in the neigh
borhood. Not welcome guest, how
ever.
Mrs. Corpening was in town last
Monday, visiting friends.
o. w. Harris, p. Kinsman and H.
NJ. Miller went fishing Thursday. and
made a big catch.
Ivan Icenbice hurt his hand severe
ly last week.
| Miss Lola Wilson spent the week
end with friends in Pine Grove.
| Charles Dutton had good luck Sun
day. flahin1 for mulleta at the Lost
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

Mrs. .Parkhurst. tho Olene postmis-
tress and merchant, has some new
equipment for the postohice and store
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

The new ofncers Of the Pine Grove
Literary Society are: President. Ivan
Icenbice: secretary. Miss Ines Elliott;
treasurer. Mrs. Icenbice; program
committee, Robert and Inez Elliott
ana Jennie Icenbice.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

The recent meeting of the Pine
Grove Literary Society enjoyed a pro-
gram consisting Of songs, recitations.
banjo music by o. w. Harris and
Clarence Harris. and violin numbers
by Mr.. Mcclure and selections on the
organ by Mrs. 8. q. Icenbice.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

IT NIGHT BIZ Of iatsrssG 70 leeaI
farmers to know that stsess fel -
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

Miss Lola Wilson spent the week
end with friends in Pine Grove.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

The Pine Grove Sunday school will
elect new officers Sunday. All men,
bers are requested to be present, and
all visitors will be cordially well
coined.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

Cal and Miss Jennie Icenbice spent
Sunday evening as guests Of Nora.
Ed and Earl Miller.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

Ivan Icenbice hurt his hand severe
ly last week.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

o. w. Harris, p. Kinsman and H.
NJ. Miller went fishing Thursday. and
made big catch.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

Mrs. Corpening was in town last
Monday, visiting friends.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-31

La grippe is present in the neigh
borhood. Not welcome guest. how.
ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
DIR. nA1sELDEN SPEAKS

From the New Republic.
 The most interesting part of the even ing was a short speech by Dr. Haiselden of Chicago. It was a delight to discover that he is utterly incapable of making a speech, that whatever else he may be he is not a talking doctor He was most hor- ribly uncomfortable standing up before an audience. His speech came in squirts. for he had tried to memorize it, and it made him tired to have forgotten so much of it. Everybody loved him because he couldn't find where he was in his type written manuscript, and his stiff kid gloves kept him from turning the pages. He is a tall, angular American, all home spun and no lace. He looks as Senator La Toilette might look if he heightened out and ceased to be an orator. But what pr. Haiselden said I do not remember It seemed at the time a tumble of superb sincerity and extreme unwordliness. Yet the man aroused immediate trust and af- lection, because he is part of the authen- tic virtue of America. When he said that he wanted the Americans to be a virile people, not nation of degenerates, you could almost smell the background of corn and hogs and sober piety which he had in mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
santa Claus Has Telephone

Santa Claus has taken up his abode for the present in the window of Louis Pizitz. The children flock to the store each day to greet him and tell what they want for Christmas. A telephone has been installed in the window for the purpose of letting the kiddies com- municate with their patron saint by wire. The number is Main 7041.
 Some very amusing incidents occur daily on this busy phone of Santa Claus said John Anderson. often times the phone will ring and an ex- cited voice will yell out at the other end asking if this is Santa Claus. Santa replies that it is, and many times the child at the other end will be so hilari- ous with joy that he loses all control of his speech and merely shutters and screams. Some of the little folks want a great many things of costly value. Occasionally one will call up and say that he knows Santa is poor this year and that he or she only wants so and so. Of course, Santa is generally pleased to learn that some of his children are not so unreasonable and extravagant in their ideas of what they want on the glorious morning of December 25.
 Ut is great to see how much inter- est the children have in the Pizitz San ta Claus and any one could spend a most interesting hour every day listen- ing in on the wire at the boys and girls who call the old gentleman every Asecond in the day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Wednesday showed that much road building had been done within the past three or four weeks. And the reports from the various counties along the proposed route were all so encouraging that no doubt is left as to the completion of the entire Mis- sissippi route before October.
 When the pathfinders make their second tour of inspection next fall they should find Alabama's proposed route all that could be desired. They are certain to find continuous line of good roadway from Florence to New Orleans by the way of Meridian and Columbus.
 Let the Alabama good roads advo- cates get ready at once to push the laggard counties. Alabama simply cannot afford to be distanced by her neighbor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
rom the New Orleans States.

From the New Orleans States.
 A story emanating from the Association of State Presidents of Farmers unions in session in New Orleans, to the effect that a bona fide offer to buy 100000 bales of cotton has been received from one of the chief warning nations of Europe is prob ably meant to have a mysterious sound This warning nation, it is said is willing to pay the very stiff price of 20 cents a pound for this large quantity of cotton, which is very much more than could be had for it at any open market of the world. That does not leave very much room for mystery. The only nation that could want that quantity of cotton at that price is Germany, and the presi- dents of farmers unions will be undertak- ing decidedly a big contract when they agree to deliver it.
 Further details of offer as given in the New Orleans dispatch, are that the pur- chasing nation will guarantee the use of the cotton for domestic purposes only. and would be willing for the United States government to send committee with the shipment for the purpose of making sure
 
 ammunition. In return for this, however, as it appears from the wording of the dis patch, the purchasing government would desire that the United States government agree to protect the shipment until 1t is landed at it's destination.
 However much the United States would like to aid farmers unions in making a lump sale of a million bales of cotton, there is not the slightest probability that the government, or any one connected with it, would undertake to guarantee safe shipment of that or any other quan- tity of cotton to Germany, to any neu- tral port by way of which it could reach Germany. A nice little dream, the awak- ening of which will come very shortly, is all that the Association of States Presi- dents of Farmers unions will get out of the very generous but very heavily loaded offer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
SPEAKING OF SPEAKING
a 6 Malloch in Judge.

Douglas Malloch in Judge.
 Many a speaker who thinks he is fluent is only frequent.
 Oratory in a speech is the cloud effect that completes the picture. always hate to hear a man say he can't make a speech and then take 20 minutes to prove it.
 The worst thing about a speaker who says he hardly knows where to begin IS that he seldom knows where to stop.
 Toastmasters and bill collectors are like evils in one respect; they seldom let you know when they are going to call on you.
 Whenever I want to behold a simple minded peasantry go watch city audi ence listening to lecture on the psycho- logy of local consciousness
 The difference between a doctor of med icine and a doctor of divinity is that one gives anaesthetics and the other gives lectures. Did I say difference?
 toastma ster is like boy shooting off fireworks-often he thinks he is setting off a skyrocket and it proves to be a squib.
 At every banquet there comes time when they excuse the walters and begin the speeches; and many is the time have wished to heaven I were waiter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
Wanted Chicago to Win

Edward II. Day of Chicago is at the Tutwiler MT. Day seemed very much disappointed over the fact that his home town did not land the democratic convention. q am sorry Chicago did not land the democratic convention," said MT. Day, yet I suppose we cannot ex- pect to get the grapes all the time. St. Louis is good city, but my preference outside of Chicago was Dallas. They had a great crowd of fellows on their special train and if any of the other citizens of Dallas are as jovial as the Texas crowd, the convention would have fared well there.
 q suppose Chicago will have the re- publican convention anyway, so there is no use in being piqued over the fact of her not getting the democratic con vention. Some of the speeches made by the rival cities speakers were bril- liant. All sorts of arguments from climate to coin were put forth in a most convincing manner I suppose San Francisco really wanted the honor more than any other town, but all must be satisfied and give St. Louis credit for succeeding"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
UNPOPULAR AMERICA

From the Youngstown Telegram.
 Writing from the war zone, Richard Harding Davis says we have lost the friendship of the French people by insist ing on neutrality. Every writer who an- alyzes German sentiments tells us that nation is bitter against us because we are furnishing munitions to kill it's soldiers. we have been assured repeatedly, is sorely disappointed and cool toward us because we have not joined with her in fighting the Teutons, Austria is so an gered with us that she attempted but few months ago to tell us how we should Belgium from starvation and Servia from a typhus plague, yet both these little countries probably feel that we have done only what we should do, and are not par ticularly deserving of thanks. This makes it the unanimous verdict that the United States is about the most unpopular na- ton in the world. Yet there is no notice able feeling of sorrow here because we are so disliked. There are great give .consarn what Europe thinks of us, if she just leaves us out of her fam fly quarrel. The flood of American tour ist gold that will be re-diverted to the old world when peace returns is likely to dis pei much of this antagonism, anyway. London and to a greater extent Berlin. Paris Vienna, Rome and the European resorts will smile again when the fat reve- nues derived from American globe trot- ters are resumed. If they don't like us they won't show it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
TAvENNER,s FOLLY
Chattanooga. Times.

From the Chattanooga Times.
 Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner of Hi
 nois belongs to the class of men who unfortunately for the country and espe- cially for their immediate constituents
 sometimes secure prominent positions in public life and whose conceptions and estimate of the merits of other men is
 circumscribed by a belief that sdch men cannot be honest if they favor any line of public policy the practical workings
 of which possibly may inure to the bene- fit of any interest with which they even
 remotely may be connected. MT. Taven
 ner has succeeded in attra acting a limited degree of attention and attaining a larger
 share of notoriety by outrageous attacks on the character and aspersions on the honor of certain memoers of the Navy league because, whilo as everybody knows, that organization favors an ade-
 quate policy of national preparedness,
 the memb CTS whom he assails are inter
 ested in business enterprises which pos
 sibly might be called upon for material
 to carry that policy into practical oper- alton. This Illinois misrepresentative of a constituency of that great state sets
 himself up as would-be leader of that happily small and decrea sing-fac ction of Americans who are obsessed by the belief that business success by any class of men is an unfailing evidence of dishonest motives and skulduggery in methods.
 On behalf of the Navy league, urgent invitation has been issued to MT. Tav- enner to put his insinuations and charges in some direct form winch might consti- ute the basis of a libel suit to be brought by those whose character he assaiis. In
 stead of complying, the congressman sug
 gests an investigation by the House of Representatives. Col Robert M Thomp
 son, president of the league, assures the Illinois man that the organization will appeal to it's friends in the House to support a movement for such investiga- tion.
 In response to the inumat1on by MT. Tayenner that the whole league move ment is based on the desire and purpose of a few members 70 secure business profits Colonel Thompson calls atten- ton to the fact that the subscribers to that movement number tens of thousands, and asks the congressman: "Is it possible that you believe men like Ebert H. Gary, | J. Pierpont Morgan and others you have named would not subscribe to the Navy league unless they believed they were going to make money out of the agita- tion?' An affirmative answer to that question would imply very low appre- citation of the integrity and patriotism of the whole American people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
The Presidential Term

T would like to see the Sixty-fourth Congress adopt a bill submitting con stitutional amendment changing the presi- dential term from four years to six or eight years" said F. w. McFeely of St. Paul.
 Congressman Clayton bill in for mer Congress, proposing a six-year term. came very near getting through. and believe the next time such measure is considered it will carry. The four-year term is too short. It seems only brief while since we had a presidential cam paign, and here we are now on the eve of another. believe it would be better for the country-better for business-if we elected President only once in eight years.
 'In the convention which framed the constitution a resolution was offered pro viding for a 2o-year term and still an other providing that the President serve for life or during good behavior. They were promptly voted down. Maybe the