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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-01-14
PORTLAND NEWS LETTER

Portland, Ore, Jan. II. Especially
A conference of ~far-reaching import
ance to the Livestock industry Of the
Pacific Northwest was held at the
Portland Union Stockyards a few
lays ago. AS a result of this confer
ence, arrangements have been made
whereby it will be possible to send
| out 1000 or more brood sows to the
boys and girls Of Oregon, these ami
mails being treated for, and guaran-
teed against cholera. The sows are
not to be given away, but are to be
sold at prices ranging from SIS to
$25 each, and in payment the Stock
yards people will accept a note run
ming from 5 to 10 months at 6 per
cent interest, the note to be Endorsed
by the father or guardian Of the boy
or girl and approved by the county
school superintendent.
The family of infant porkers will
appear in four or five weeks after
shipment of the SOW, and the boy or
girl will have plenty of time before
their note natures to bring the pigs
to a marketable age and dispose OF
them to the best advantage, paying
off the note with the proceeds of the
sale. In the work done by the hog
clubs of the Northwest last year, an
eleven zeal old girl at Washougal,
Wash. made a clear profit of $79 on
one brood SOW In this instance two
filters, "a pigs in all, were produced.
Local educators have expressed the
opinion that this is the most i'm
portant step ever taken In this line OF
work, and, as far as known, the first
movement of the kind ever started In
he United States.
According to plans and estimates
Just completed by the Federal author
tiles, the proposed development in
he Upper D%eschutes basin Will in
yolve an expenditure Of approximate
ly s11,583,O 600, involving an irriga-
Bile area of more than 100000 acres.
# the work is finally carried out as
now planned, all the surplus water
OF the Deschutes River above Bend
will be used for irrigation.
Potato growers of Oregon are ask
ing that a strict quarantine be es-
tablished against all potatoes ship
ped from California owing to the
danger of the tuber moth gaining a
foothold in this state. SO far as
known, Oregon potatoes are now en-
tirely free from this pest and the
state board of horticulture has been
asked to take such action as will in
sure future safety.
Prineville is making great prep
arations for the entertainment Of the
Cattle and Horse Raisers' Associa-
ton which will hold a convention
there, beginning February 8. 1t is
expected that not less than 400 dele
gates from all parts of the Northwest
will be present.
The Southern Pacific has announc-
ed the rates which will apply to tour
list travel between Portland and San
Francisco during the period of the
great exposition, tickets to be on sale
daily between February Is and No
vember 80. On 90-day limit tickets
the rate will be $35; OF 30-day tick
cts, $50; on special occasions, such
as important conventions, etc, a
round trip rate will be made of $685.
IL with q 1h-daY limit and stOp-OYer
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-01-14
Blind Man Seeks Degree at State L,

University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan.
11.-Thomas D. Cutsforth, of Riddle,
Or, is blind, and for ten years has
been totally so, but he is a student
at the University of Oregon, never
theless. Blind boys and girls have
to compete with people who see, SO
why not educate them along with
people who see," he says.
Cutsforth is II years old, and is a
freshman. His right eye was blind
ed by a table fork when he was nine
years old, and the left eye gradually
went blind through sympathetic in
hamation. He was put into the
school for blind at Salem and there
learned the Braille system for blind
and did school work as far as the
equivalent of one year in high school.
Then he entered Riddle high school
and in his senior year was president
of his class and president of the
student body. He did three years of
high school work at Riddle in two
years.
THE blind boy listens more at
tentively than his normal brother
and all he needs is a little guiding to
ret him in and out of the school
,oom,' says this handicapped stud
MT, whose great hope is ultimately
0 see blind and normal pupils edu-
ated side by side in public and high,
,chools.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-04-30
The Best Letter.

You NAV write a thousand letters to
the maiden you adore,
And declare in every letter that you
love her more and more,
You may praise her grace and beauty
in thousand glowing lines
And compare her eyes of azure with
the brightest star that shines.
If YOU had the pen of Bryon you would
use it every day
In composing written worship to your
sweetheart far away;
But the letter far more welcome to an
older, gentler breast.
Is the letter to your mother to the boy
she loves the best.
Youthful blood is fierce and flaming,
and when writing to your love
You will rave about your passion,
swearing by the stars above;
Vowing by the moons white splendor
that the grille you adore
Is the one you'll ever cherish as no
maid was loved before.
You will pen full many promise on
those pages white and dumb
That you never can live up to in the
married years to come.
But a much more precious letter,
bringing more and deeper bliss,
Is the letter to your mother from the
boy she cannot kiss.
She will read it very often when the
lights are soft and low,
Sitting in the same old corner where
she held you years ago.
And regardless of it's diction or its
spelling or it's style,
And although its composition would
provoke critics smile,
In her old and trembling fingers it be-
comes work of art,
Stained by tears of joy and sadness as
she hugs it to her heart.
Yes, the letter of all letters, look
wherever you may roam,
Is the letter to your mother from her
boy away from home.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-04-30
To Help Upkeep Of Good Foods.

The maintenance of the good roads of
the State got big lift last week when
Motor vehicle Commissioner Roe an
nouuced that the net revenue from au-
tomobile licences during the fiscal year
of 1914 is 1926, 1927. This fund is de-
voted to the up keep of State highways
and is has reached such proportions
that with the revenue derived from
one cent of the State tax rate a sum is
in sight which is almost sufficient to pro
vide for road maintenance without ad-
ditional taxes. The estimate of main
tenance is about $3.50 per mile through
out the State.
There ceipts from automobile licenses
and fines for the year ending March 81,
as reported by Commissioner Roe, ex-
coed all previous records for revenue
from automobile licenses, and, in addi-
ton the receipts show gain of 55 per
cent, over those of last year. This
heavy increase, in view of general bad
business conditions. is regarded by the
State officials as most remarkable.
Included in the net revenue of the
past year are about $6 900 in fines. In
1913 the amount included about $4,000
in fines. In making up the net revenue
Commissioner Roe first deducted the
cost of all clerical work, the cost of
tags, road signs and posts, cards and
all Office supplies.
The heavy jump in automobile reven-
ues is explained, not only by an increase
in local automobile sales during the
year, but also through the fact that many
persons who took chances in previous
years and ran their machines Temporal
ily without licenses have been ferreted
out and forced to purchase the neces-
| sary tags as soon as their cars were
| placed upon the road. Another espec
tally pleasing feature of the increase
was the fact that the latter were
especially heavy in January and March
last as compared with the same months
of the preceding fiscal year. Last
January the net receipts were $82, 1876.
IS, against SAT, 14.06 for the CORE
spending month of the preceding year
Last March the receipts were $35, 587. 81
against 1880. 10 in the corresponding
month
With the 1914 net receipts at 1926,
859.27, the net increase over the re
ceipts of the preceding year was $106,
2O6.17. The receipts for the preceding
fiscal years showing the relative in
creases since the first year 1910 were
1910, $4,000 approximately; 1911
$62, 765.76; 1912, $l44, 93O.25; 1918
$50 653. 10
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-04-30
A Beautiful Wedding.

One of the most beautiful weddings
ever held in Trinity Church was cele-
brated at half past seven o'clock on
Saturday evening, April oath, Miss Mar
guerite Clagett, eldest daughter OF the
late Hon. VIM. B. and Katherine Duck
EFT Clagett and Mr.. Joseph Addison
being the contracting parties The i'm
pressive service was performed by Rev.
F. E. McManus, and Mrs. E. L. Bruun
presided at the organ. The church had
been decorated for the occasion with
dog wood, bridal wreath, apple blossoms
and white lilacs, arranged with beautl-
full effect.
The bridesmaids, Miss Elsie Ely, of
Savannah. Ca; Miss Catherine Billopp,
Miss Carol v. A. Wilson, Miss Jose
phine K. Roberts, Miss May Clagett,
and Miss Louise Clagett came from the
vestry room and walked down the aisle
to meet the bride. They wore old fash
Toned costumes of lowered organdie
with rufied waists and full skirts
caught up with tiny rosebuds. Their
hats were of black tulle. and they all,
including the maid of honor, carried
shepherdess crooks twined with green
ferns and with large bouquets of pink
sweet peas attached to them. The
maid of honor, Miss Rachel Clagett,
wore q gown of the same style. being a
! shepherdess costume of pink taffeta
with fichu and undershirt of cream lace.
1t was beautiful sight, as the bridal
party filed into the church. To the
strains of the wedding March, the
ushers, Messrs. VIM. B. Clagstt,
| Guiger H. Clagett, VIM M. Roberts.
Jno. B. Magruder. Edward B. Lowndss,
and Vernon E. West, followed by the
bridesmaids and maid of honor, preceded
the bride who was escorted by her
brother, Mr. Charles Clagett, to the
chancel where the groom, and his
brother, Mr.. Bowie Addison, awaited
them.
The beautiful bride was gowned in q
white satin dress with a bodice of lace.
Her court train was fastened to the
dress just above the belt and termin-
ated with girdle effect caught in front
with buckle of pearls. She wore g
tulle veil arranged in cap fashion with
wreath of orange blossoms.
A brilliant reception was held after
the wedding at Navajo, the brides
home, where bountiful collation. was
served. The occasion was a reunion OF
many old friends and the festivities con
tinued until late hour. Those of the
guests who came from a distance re-
turned by a special train on the Chesa
peake Beach railroad, or in their auto
mobiles of which there were a great
number.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison have gone on {
trip to Jacksonville, Florida, and after
visiting Miss Ely in Savannah, Ca,
will return to Navajo" for the sum
mer. The presents, numbering nearly
two hundred, were very beautiful
We extend to the happy couple our sin
cerest wishes for a bright, prosperous
and happy life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-04-30
Colony to Settle in Charles County.

What is planned as an extensive
colonization project and the first of its
kind for Southern Maryland has been
organized and is about to be brought
to fruition through tn
Southern Settlement and Development
Association, for which the last Legis-
lature made an appropriation. s.
Davis Warfeld is the head of the AS
ISOLATION, and through it there has
been organized the Farms Company,
a corporation which has arranged for
the purchase of land on which there
will soon be located colony of former
employees of the Panama canal.
The land to be acquired is in Charles
county, on the Pope's Creek branch OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Already
it has been arranged to acquire 4OOO
acres, and options have been obtained
on much more, so that it can be taken
if needed.
About 60 families are reported to be
ready to go into the scheme, and the
plan has been so worked out that large
capital will not be necessary. The
Farms Company, which is the financial
hacker of the enterprise. has a capital
of 500, 600, and it is the plan to sell the
land on the installment plan. so that
the purchasers will have more opportun-
tiles to make improvements than if all
cash should be required.
The land is to be cut up into 40-acre
tracts, and the surveys with this end
in view are now being made. Cooper
alton in the purchase of supplies will
be one of the ideas of the colony. and
it is probable that enterprises of inter-
est to outsiders will be started.
William L. Marbury is president of
the Farms Company, while Robert
Grain is chairman of the finance COM
mittee. w. Bernard Duke, Michael
Jenkins, Robert Garrett, Douglas H.
Gordon, Frank A. Furst, Edwin War
field and other well-known Baltimoreans
are interested in the Company.
The location selected is in the upper
part of Charles county and on State
road, and this doubtless had much to
do with the selection.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-04-30
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES
SALE
In the District Court of the United
States for the District of West Virginia.
CLARENCE II. KIDD, Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy No. 1907

In Bankruptcy No. IUy7
PURSUANT to an order entered here
in by W. Frank Stout, one of the
Referees of said Court, on the 9TH day
of April, 1915, the undersigned Trustee
will sell all of the following property,
belonging to the Bankrupt herein, on
kha
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-04-30
BREVETIES

Mrs Weddie Duckett, of Baltimore
is visiting Judge and Mrs. T. Van Clag
EFT.
-The;Ladies' Association will meet
on Monday afternoon at p. m, at the
usual place.
Miss Dorothy Sontag, of Washing
ton, spent;the week end with Mrs. T.
Van Clagett.
The Liquor License Commission
ers will begin issuing liquor license for
1915. on Saturday next. May l.
The County Commissioners. Orphans
Court, School Commissioners and Sup
ervisors of election meet on Tuesday
next.
FOR SALE-1 Thoroughbred Poland
China Sow and pigs, also few bushels
of Cow Peas. Apply to C. F. DuPaul
Upper Marlboro. Md, Phone. 22-2
Mr.. William Buck, Mr.. 'sBruce l..
Buck. Mr.. G. Cleveland.Buck and Mr..
Owen Mullikin, motored to Waverly,
New York, where Mr.. William Buck.
is employed by the P. F. Connolly
Company, of Boston.
Judge and Mrs. Byron Amber and
Miss Laura Amber came from Wash
ington to attend the Addison-C lagett
wedding and were guests of Rev. and
Mrs. F. E. McManus over Sunday.
"A serious accusation was lodged
against unidentified joy riders at Police
Headquarters in Washington, last Sat-
urday afternoon, by DR.. J. E. Sansbury,
of Forestville, whose. automobile was
stolen in front of Odd Fellows Hall on
seventh street, Friday night and found
abandoned at 10th and.C street Satur-
day morning. A leather medicine case
in the autombile was cut open, the con-
tents of every bottle examined and a
hypodermic syringestaken. The owner
of the car said the amount of gasoline
used indicated that the vehicle had
been driven!about thirty-five.. miles be-
tween.thestime. ittwas taken and the
time it was abandoned.
DIR. LA. Griffith, of our town, is
attending,theTannu meeting OF the
State Medical Association. which is
being held in Baltimore. The Doctor
takes IAN active interest in the County
and State Medical work, and was large
" instrumental,i in having the seminar
nual meetinglof the State Association
held here last October. The Doctor
has also been a member ::of the State
Medical Examining Board for the past
twelve years, but :. expects to retire
from the Board it June.
On Saturday last DR.. J. E. Sans
bury was summoned to see Hannah
Casey of Camp Springs. Upon his arrl-
val he found the woman dead. At
the request of Sheriff Hardy he made
q post norton examination of the body
but could not determine the exact
cause of death. Sheriff Hardy then
called DR.. Hume, of Washington. to
perform further examination, and al
though number of scars were found
upon different parts of the body, the
corpse was in such a state of decompos-
sition, that the direct cause OF death
could not be determined. The scars up
on the body make the case somewhat
supicious of foul play.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-04-30
Hicks for May

In Professor Irl K. Hicks forecast
for May he serves US some left-overs
from the preceding month, the causes
of which he told US in his prediction for
April. whatever they may have been.
He gives US the comforting assurance
that crisis of such storms will be our
portion in May, and says that it is all
on account of the solar eye or focus
bearing directly on the central regions
of our country as our little ball swings
from south to north. While it may be
a long, long way to some places and
things, spring, gentle spring, is already
upon US, having knocked at our back
doors and has peeped in at our win
dows. Notwithstanding these grow
ing signs of the good old summer time,
Prophet Hicks says that we will have
frost for two or three nights, with clear
ing skies that come behind these very
same storms. What more natural?
One of these regular storm period.
with which the seer invariably starts
his paragraphs will commence hostili-
ties with the opening of May-in fact
it is bequeathed us from April. This
will clear away about the Sd, giving US
much cooler weather. Then we are to
have that reactionary storm period
along about the 4th to the 9th. Then
comes this trouble for the truckers and
gardeners-frost. Another storm per-
iod will visit US from the 10th to the
18th. The influence of the moon, sun
and earth are to bring about this re-
suit, assisted by the Venus period
Just listen to the seer s prophecy cover
ing this period:
Vicious, electrical storms, possible
tornadoes, and Venus downpours of
rain will probably come in daily cycles
for several days, leading up to and cul-
minating about the 18th. These periods
of daily thunder storms, which usual,
repeat themselves about the same houi
for several days in succession, are vast
ly more threatening and violent when 3
Venus period falls centrally in the
month of May. TIE daily cycle of such
storms from about the 9Th to the 18th
will be characterized by black, ominous
clouds, very intense electrical displays
downpours of rain, with occasional hail
storms, and atmospheric violence
amounting to tornado storms in various
localities.
Then follows the frost prediction.
All of which is as sure to visit US al
pussy is cat.
The barometer, hygrometer and Their.
mometer will pour out their walls OF
wrath in cloudiness, rain, wind an,
thunder. One of the things we are t,
be thankful for is that the seer ha
promised US prolonged spell of we
and stormy weather in the middle O
May, which will forestall any design
the drought may have upon US. From
the 22nd to the 25th we will have mut
the same kind Of STORMY" weather
aad probably more so, and so on to tn,
end of the chapter.
Professor Hicks very sensibly say
YOU should have one his barJmeters a. {
consult it daily and hourly, which h.
assures will be reliable guide.
In fo0tnotes with boldfaced typ
Professor Hicks warns US that tn
month of May will be punctuated witt
earthquakes, some Of which will be yer,
dangerous.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-04-30
WOodville Items
Miss Sue Cotton is spending this week

Miss Sue Cotton is spending this week
in Baltimore.
Miss Florence Bowen is visiting her
sister, Mrs. F. Parran of Prince Freder-
lex.
Mrs. Fred Cromwell and two children,
of Washington, D. c., is spending some
time with Mrs. H. P. Tolson.
Little Margaret Herring, of Hyatts-
vile, is visiting her aunts, Misses Carrie
and Clara Turner.
Mr.. R. C. Naylor has been able to
ride out the last few days.
Misses Ruby and Bessie Canter, of
Washington, visited Miss Andrew
Grimes last week.
Mr.. Edward Edelen has purchased a
Grant Automobile.
Rain is very much needed.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-04-30
Senator Lee is Touring Counties.

The following is an extract from the
Wicomico News of Thursday, April %.
Senator Blair Lee is touring the
Eastern Shore Counties this week.
that is the upper tier of them. Last week
he was in Cecil County for two days
and he expects to cover Queen Anne.
Kent and Caroline this week. He will
be in Salisbury Saturday for few
hours to meet our people.
Everywhere Lee goes he is meeting
with enthusiastic receptions and the
tide seems to be with him. He is one
of the best mixers in the State and
everywhere he goes the people are
enhtu siastic over his candidacy for
the Governorship. The Democratic vo-
tiers have not forgotten the splendid
fight Lee made in the last State prim-
aries for Governor and how magnificent
ly he and his friends acted towards the
ticket after his close defeat. Lee tour
ed the State for Senator German and
made speeches in every county from the
maontains to the sea. He pro we'd him :
self the right kind of democrat and
when he made the fight two years ago
for the United States Senate to I'LL out
the unexpired term of the late Senator
Raynor, he carried the State by the
largest Democratic majority ever
given a candidate.
Senator Lee appeals to the rank and
file of the Democratic voters. he
stands for economy in public expendi-
lures and the farmer and property
owner who has been getting his tax
bills every year for the past three or
four, and noticing the gradual increase
in the bill, brought about by a reckless
expenditure of public funds by the last
two Legislative sessions caused by the
increase in the State tax rate and the
continuous creating.of new offices, it is
but natural that these property owners
should want something new in the way
Of public officials. Knowing Lees
record for economy and publicity while
a member of the Senate, the Democrats
have faith in him that if nominated
and elected Governor of this State Lee
will use all his power to lessen this
burden of taxation and bring about
new order of things.
/ AS has often been stated, Senator
Lee is expected to make the presen,
campaign in as active and aggressive
way as he did the last.