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The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
Health Insurance Urged
by Uncle Sam to Prevent
Illness Among Workers.

Twenty-Five of every 1000 employees
in American industries are constantly
incapacitated by sickness.
The average worker loses about nine
days year on that account.
Much of this loss is preventable
waste. The waste can be reduced by
n system of governmental health in
surance.
These are the conclusions reached
by the public health service. after an
investigation of working conditions in
the United States. This Is what the
service says about health insurance:
ANY system of health insurance for
the United States or for any state
should have as its inception preven-
tion of sickness as one of it's funda-
mental purposes.
This country should profit by the
experience of European countries
where prevention is being recognized
as the central idea necessary to health
insurance If health insurance is to at
tain its greatest success in improving
the health and efficiency of the indus
trial population.
"a governmental system of health
insurance can be adapted to American
conditions and when adapted, will
prove to be n health measure of ex-
traordinary value"
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
MUSSEL SHELLS IN DEMAND
Supply Has Caused Scarcity, Says
Bureau of Fisheries.

There is strong demand for mus
sci shells, according to report from
the bureau of fisheries. The domestic
demand had fallen off previous to the
war and the suspension of exports
caused serious decline in prices.
But the high water that has prevented
taking as many as usual has brought
about n scarcity, and there is now
strong demand, some shells bringing
as much as $50 ton.
There was at one time consIdera-
BILE industry in some parts of New
England gathering shells, but that
was more for the prospect of finding
pearls than for selling the shells. and
the search was carried on with such
intensity that the clam beds were
practically destroyed and only in oc-
casional isolated instances can such
beds be found in tie New England
states. The small, thin-shelled clam
that inhabits the small ponds persists
in abundance, but the Z ,arl bearer has
disappeared.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
FLOWER HINTS FOR BEGINNER
BY e. VAN BENTHUYSEN.

Flowers should have a friable, very
fertile soil in which to grow. Often
they will make fine showing in very
poor soil. but like humans they ap-
preciate good care.
Do not allow the flowers to form
seeds. AS soon as the flowers begin
to fade. pinch them off; your flowers
will keep in bloom much longer and
the blooms will be larger If you pay
attention to this little detail. Pansies
and sweet peas particularly require
looking after.
Use your flowers in borders and
around the sides of your lawn. Never
make flower beds in the center of
your lawn. A bit of green turf we'll
cared for is an asset to any home
grounds.
If you want soft, thick turf on
your lawn NOW It often and let the
clippings lie where they fall. This
keeps the soil from drying out too
much and helps fertillze 1t as 1t de-
Gays.
Support sweet peas on hedge of
brush This is better than poultry
netting. as the sun does not heat it
and burn the tender tendrils of the
clInging sweet pea
Plant your shade trees far enough
away from the house to allow the air
to circulate around the house. Sun
shine in the home is tonic and care
should be exercised when planting
that trees do not interfere or shade the
windows too much.
Do not plant your flowers too close
together. Give them all a chance for
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
GAIN IN ALASKA FISHERIES
Salmon Output in 1915 Is Increase of
443,64o Gases Over Previous
Years Output.

Fishing returns received from Alas
kn by the United States bureau of
fisheries show that in 1915 the indus
try made substantial gains over the
record for 1914. A summary of these
fisheries in 1914 showed a total value
of products of $21,242,975, employ
ment given to 81 200 persons. and a
total investment of $37O3S, ,G32. The
chief feature of the industry was the
canning of salmon. The equivalent
of 4,05GG53 cases, valued mt $1S,o2O,-
$50, was packed.
Returns for 1915 have now been
compiled, and 1t is seen therefrom
that the pack of canned salmon in
1915 amounted to 4,500.293 cases, val
ued at S1S,G5315. This is an in.
crease of 443,64O cases over the pack
of 1914, nnd is the largest in the his
tory of Aiaska.
The halibut, cod and whale fisheries
all showed a considerable increase
In the season of 1915.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
MlSTLETOE MAY BE USEFUL
AT TIMES, NOT IN FOREST
Uncle Sans Experts Declare 1t Is
Pest and is Very Harmful to
Trees in Many Regions.

bIistletoe may be all right In its
place-that is when suspended over
the doorway or from the chandelier
but Uncle Sam has determined that in
the forest it is pest. A recent study,
conducted by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, of the injury
done by mistletoe to coniferous trees
in the Northwest indicates that in
many regions this is q serious forest
problem. The western larch the west
ern yellow pine, the lodgepole and
the Douglas fir suffer the most. Each
of these is attacked by particular
species of mistletoe which gradually
reduces the leaf surface of the tree
and thus causes great reduction In
growth, both in height and in diane
ter.
Excessive mistletoe infection of, the
lower branches of the tree may cause
the upper portion of the crown to die,
giving rise to what is commonly called
staghead or spiketop. Severe fnfec-
ton throughout the entire crown often
results in the death of the tree. Young
seedlings from three to six weeks old
may be killed with n comparatively
short time after they become infected.
Furthermore, trees weakened by mis-
tletoe infection are much more ,sus-
ceptible to attacks from fungi and
forest-tree insects.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
THE WINDOW GARDEN
BY L. M. BENNINGTON.

Pay strict attention to the potted
plants as regards water and shade, for
all plants require some shade during
summer, especially from the afternoon
sunshine.
If you have plunged your pots in
the border, see that they are turned
once week, to prevent the roots
striking through the drainage hole.
Repot the Gala lily in August.
II you want cinerarias for Easter,
you must plant the seeds in August.
Prepare the seed bed carefully, and
sprinkle the dustlike seeds on the sur
face of the soil. Then cover with a
piece of glass, which remove careful
ly as the seedlings appear. Water
carefully and keep growing rapidly.
II you have never seen the snap
dragon of the present day and want
spikes of beauty foot long to glad
den you, SOW seeds of the improved
snapdragon.
When making your cuttings of
gerauiums and the like, keep the slips
damp until well rooted, then pot.
Keep all buds pinched Off. The ole
ander will root quickly If slips are
cut three or four inches long, put in a
bottle of water and hung in a shady
place.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
Boots From Hair Se-I.

Sportsmen, fishermen or lumberrnen
who desire soft, lightweight water
proof boots have an opportunity to Sc
cure them at moderate price this
year. Boots made from the skin of the
hair seal are manufactured in large
quantities. in Newfoundland, and many
skins are shipped to the United States
to be manufactured here. The seal
fishing has been exceptionally good
this spring and several vessels have al
ready arrived in port and discharged
their cargoes.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
TREES WITH CARE
BY w. R. GILBERT.


To my mind. there is not half enough
attention paid to the way trees are
put into the hole when planting. Some
people think that because trees have
roots they should grow nearly on top
of every ditch in the country.
For ten years planted trees yearly.
Half the trees planted the first year
plant properly. i said to myself there
was something wrong somewhere,
either in the trees or in my want of
knowing how to plant:
l experimental a couple of years
and found out the secret of my failure.
Half of the young trees are nearly use
less for planting, on account of the
way that they are pulled at the
nurseries.
Some men, when they go pulling
trees in the nurseries. pull away just
as though they were pulling turnips in
d hurry. slapping the roots together
and throwing them away as if they
were no more than rotten limbs.
Young trees. to my mind, should be
handled as carefully as eggs. They
should be dug out of the ground.
When the roots are strained in the
pulling they grow the first year badly
and then die away. l examined the
were two strained. and cut the roots
short in two more, for experiments
sake.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08

The ones that were not strained
grew healthy from the start and are
growing well. The ones that were
strained grew nearly right the first
year and died the second year. and
the ones that cut little of tho roots
off lived in decline"
The roots, when planning, should be
spread out evenly in broad hole, not
deep. the roots just barely covered
Where some, or most people. perhaps,
make the mistake is in sticking the
roots in bundle in deep hole.
Trees planted in this fashion are
bound to fail. At least it has been my
experience.
Some people give the trees a pull
up after planting. With this method
l don't agree. There is no need OF
any more handling.
1t is important to press the roots
secondly, say after a month, because
II the air gets down alongside the
stem the tree is liable to fall.
1 have found always that the fall
was the best time for planting. When
they were put in later had more fail.
ures.
Another thing I noticed in planting,
If the young trees are any length of
time pulled, they are pretty sure to
"go under"
l always steep the roots in a hole OF
soft water the day before planting, and
1 have found them to grow and take
root more quickly than if they had not
been stepped.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
Gum CheWers in No Danger
of Facing Famine.

Six million five hundred thou
sand pounds of chicle, the basis
of chewing gum, was imported
into the United States in 1915,
according to figures compiled by
the bureau of foreign and do
nestle commerce at Washing
ton. This product Is the dried
milky juice of the tropical sapo-
dilla tree. The countries from
which practically all of it was
obtained are Mexico, Canada,
British Honduras, Venezuela and
the Central American republics.
Mexico and Canada between
them provided more than two
thirds of the total amount inn
ported. The chicle imported into
this country during the last ten
years has cost nearly S35,000,-
600, which gives some idea of
the popularity of gum chewing
among Americans.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08

Because of the heavy snowfall last
winter, forest rangers found it neces,
sary this spring to remove two feet OF
snow from the Beaver Creek nursery
in Utah, so that the young trees might
be uncovered by the time they were
needed for spring planting on the ma.
tlonal forests of that region. Part OF
the snow was taken off by use of shovel
and pick. BY spreading a thin layer OF
fine soil over another part the nat.
ural melting of the snow was hastened
sufficiently to make shoveling unnec
essary.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
lis island.

delibly impress their minds with what
America really is.
AS a result of these efforts 1t Is be
lieved that the greatest portal of the
nation can be relieved of the unhappy
reputation which has unjust.y attached
to it, and that it may in time be known
as the place through which the gov
ernment receives and transmits those
whom it invites to it's shores with as
much courtesy, kindness and consider
alton as the enforcement of the ex-
clusion laws permits.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
Uncle Sans Fighters Like
'Heavy" Readinu.

That the United States ma
rine is serious in his reading
and does not care for the froth
of modern fiction, is the report
of barracks librarians for the
year of 1915. Soundings taken
of his literary tastes show deep
stuff" and no bottom, for Gui-
cots History of Civilization"
found greater favor with ma
rines than any other book in the
various libraries of the marine
corps.
Although thousands of vol
umes of featherweight best
sellers" teetered on the library
shelves, the sea soldiers showed
preference for works of purely
historical or educational value
and Shakespeare outdrew Mar
ryat, while Fennimore Cooper
ran a bad second to Oliver
Goldsmith, the librarians say.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
British Prices Still Risina.

The general level of food prices in
Great Britain has risen about % per
cent in the past year, according to
report of United States Consul Horace
Lee Washington at Liverpool. The
prices of sugar and potatoes have in
creased about SO per cent, and other
articles have shown lesser increases
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
Texas Manufactures Grow.

A considerable increase in mnnufac-
lures in Texas between 1909 and 1914
is shown by report from the United
States bureau of the census. The CAP
ital invested, as reported in 1914, was
$2S3,544,00O. gain of S63,66S,OOO, or
30.7 per cent, over S216S76,OOO In 1909.
Tho value of products was 1851 ,279,-
900 in 1914 and $272,SSe,OOU in 1909,
the increase being $SS.3SS,OO OF S2.A
per cent.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08

life. Pansies should be planted ter
inches apart; Petunias and Verbenas
at least IS inches apart; Marigolds
two feet; Poppies, 10 inches: Zinnias
IS inches, and Phlox. a foot. Flow.
ers will not be plentiful or thrifty II
grown too close together.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
Many Railroad Cars Built.

The United States manufactured
13S17S steam and electric railroad
cars in 1914, according to report of
the census bureau. They were valued
ut $165,O71, ,427. This represented an
increase of GIG per cent over the
value of production in 1909
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08

The value of live stock dying from
disease on the national forest ranges in
1915 was less than 100000. A major.
ity of the cattlemen are now vaccinat.
ing their stock for blackleG, one of the
chief loss-causing cattle diseases of the
West, and thus preventing the serious
losses of the past.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08

Oiled paper has been found to be an
excellent material for packing tree
seedlings, when shipped in crates
When crates are not used, paper-lined
burlap makes particularly satisfac
tory wrapper.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
Forest Notes
(From the Forest Service, United
States Department of AgricuIture.)

1t Is estimated that there is enough
waste from the sawmills of the South
alone to produce 10000 tons of paper a
day.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-21
Turning Meanness Into Joy.

One does not often envy millionaires
,-the CALLING Of their golden chains
Is too evident In their faces--but one
recent exception stands out. Three
days before Christmas the Pittsburgh
Bank for Savings was closed by the
state officials, and among Its deposi.
tors were over 41.000 school children
who had about four dollars apiece to
their credit. The bank had had an
arrangement with the board Of educa.
ton by which collectors visited the
schools every week and got the chill
dren's pennies. When the bank closed
all the children had for their pains
was the chance of 80 per cent divi-
dend some two months later. But
Henry c. Frick came forward that
same day and said briefly that the
kids were to have all their money at
once. So the storm passed by for
those young depositors and their faith
in men was justified. Mr.. F'rick has
a stately and expensive house on Fifth
Avenue filled with works of art from
many lands, but we doubt II there is
anything in 1t more cheering to the
soul than the memory of that abrupt
kindness. Sometimes 1t pays to be Q
millionaire!-Colliers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-21
MONTENEGRO UNCONDIHONAllY
SURRfNDfRS TO POWERFUL FOE

Berlin - The king and the govern
ment Of Montenegro on January Is
asked cessation Of hostilities and
opening of peace negotiations 1t was
officially announced by Austro- Hungar-
ian headquarters Tuesday.
The Austro- Hungarian government
replied to Montenegro that peace ne.
gotiations were only possible If the
Montenegrin army Internationally laid
down its arms, the headquarters state.
ment, as received here from Vienna,
says. The Montenegrin government,
adds the statement has accepted the
Austrian conditions.
Montenegro asks for peace" said
Count Tisza in the Hungarian parlia-
ment. The proceedings under the first
paragraph of the order Of the day had
just been completed when Count Tisza
asked permission to interrupt the dis
cussion. He said that the King and
government of Montenegro had asked
the Inauguration Of peace negotiations.
The announcement caused great com.
motion in Parliament.
"We asked that beforehand Monte
negro unconditionally lay down hel
arms"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-21
Where the strong Are Weakest

In view Of the deadly inroads of
grippe and pneumonia and the warn
ings in this connection issued by the
public health authorities, word ad-
dressed especially to the strong and
well may not be amiss. Though seem.
ingly remarkable, 1t is a perfectly logi
cal fact that both grippe and pneu'
monia find their greatest number OF
victims among persons who are in
normal health The latter disease, In
fact, seems rather partial to excep
tionally robust persons, and, in every
day parlance, the stouter they are the
easier they fall. The reason for this
is simple. Frail persons are accus
toned to take extra care Of them
selves in the knowledge of their weak
ness and liability to sickness, and thus
escape some of the ills that overtake
the stronger ones. The robust ones
especially the man who never had Q
sick day in his life,' come to regard
their health as being immune from at
tack and so expose themselves reck
lessly. Also they are inclined to in
difference after having contracted 6
cold or even more serious affection
relying on their usually rugged health
to pull them through.-Pittsburg Ga
zette Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-21
Allies Land Troops Near Capital
Of Greece to Force Counhy's Hand

Berlin-Berlin newspapers, accord
ing to the Overseas News agency, ex-
press the belief that the landing Of
allied troops at Phaleron, five miles
southeast Of Athens, is considered as
supplying proof that the entente pow
ers intend using extreme means to
force the hand of Greece.
The news agency says that according
to prevalent reports, the Greek gov
ernment has transferred part Of the
state archives to Larissa, in North
western Greece, where, eventually,
the Greek government likewise will be
transferred.
Berlin newspapers, commenting on
the latest news regarding Greece,
unite in stating that the entente seems
to have abandoned all regard for Greek
neutrality and sovereignty. The land
ing at Phaleron is regarded as proof
that the entente is now going to use
extreme means for forcing Greece intt
the war,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-21
WEEKS BREAK -UP-A-C0LD TABLETS
A guaranteed remedy for Colds and
La Grippe. Price 25c of your druggist.
It's good. Take nothing else. ADV.
Going to Headquarters.

Karl Fred Bondy answered the tele-
phone. An excited woman was on the
line.
"Is this the New York Railways?"
she asked.
"Is the general manager there?"
This is his office, madam"
"Well, you know how warm 1t was
this morning, and how terribly cold 1t
turned shortly afterward?"
"Yes, madam"
"Well, my daughter Nora went
downtown early this morning and she
wore only light waist and skirt.
You know how the people keep the
car windows open in the summer time
and I'm afraid she'll catch her death
Of cold coming home. Can't you issue
an order to have all the car windows
closed today?"-New York Railways
Employees Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-21
Liquor Seized in Prohibition Raid
on Fashionable Seattle ReSOrI

Seattle-The Rainier club, the prin.
cipal club in Seattle, was raided late
Tuesday by deputy sheriffs who confs-
Gated 400 quarts of whisky, cham
payne, gin and other intoxicants. The
raid was made under direction Of Sher-
if Robert P. T. Hodge, who obtained
search warrant authorizing his dep.
uties to enter every room in the large
clubhouse at Fourth avenue and Mar
ion street.
None of the liquor was found in the
old barroom or in the clubs storeroom
in the basement. Most Of it was
found in trunk hidden in a locked
linen closet on the fourth floor. The
house manager said that he had no key
to the closet and the officers forced
open the door.
Other seizures were made in men,
bers' rooms, where more than the stat
utory allowance of two quarts Of
spirituous or IL quarts of malt liquor
was found. The property Of members
having less than these amounts was
not disturbed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-21
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS

Portland--Wheat-Blueste $1.03
per bushel; fortyfold, $l.0l; club,
99c; red Fife, 96c; red Russian, 96c.
Hay--Eastern Oregon timothy, SIT
@17.50 per ton; valley timothy, $l4@
l4.50; alfalfa, SIT; oats and vetch,
$13.
Millfeed = Spot prices: Bran, s23
per ton; shorts. $25; rolled barley,
$2s@sO.
corn-whole, ss5 per ton; cracked,
$36.
Vegetables - Artichokes, $1.10 per
dozen; tomatoes, California, $1.60@
Its per crate; cabbage, $1@1. 80 per
cwt.; garlic, 15c per pound; peppers,
10@l2ac; eggplant, 10@15c; sprouts,
Sc; horseradish, 8ac; caulifower,
$1.75@2 per crate; celery, $4.75;
beans, 10@l2c per pound; lettuce,
$3.50 per crate; peas, 8@l0c per
pound.
Green Fruits-Pears, $1@1.50 per
box; grapes, $4 per barrel; cranber-
ries, $3.50 per barrel.
Potatoes-Oregon, $1.50 per sack ;
Yakimas, $1.50; sweets, $2.75@3 per
cwt.
Onions-O Oregon, buying price, $1.50
+. o. b. shipping point.
Apples-Spitzenbergs, extra fancy,
$2.25; fancy. 81; choice, $l.25@l.5O !;
Jonathans, extra fancy. $1.60; fancy,
1.25; choice, 81; Yellow Newtowns,
extra fancy, 81; fancy, $1.75; choice,
81 q 1.26; Baldwins, extra fancy,
$3.50; fancy, SLIPS; chocie, 81; rus
sets, orchard run, 81.
Eggs-Buying prices, Oregon ranch,
premium, 33c per dozen; No. /, 80c;
No. 2, 26c; No. 8, 18c. Jobbing
prices: Oregon ranch, candled. SAG
35c.
Poultry-Hens, small, 15c pound; ];
large, Ice; small springs, 15@l6c;
broilers, 18c; tukreys, live, 18@20c;
turkeys, dressed, choice, 26c; ducks,
12@16c; geese, 12@lSc.
Butter - City creamery, cubes, ex-
tras, selling at 32c; firsts, 29c; prints,
and cartons, extra. Prices paid to
producers: Country creamery, ESQ
29c; butterfat, No. l, 32c; No. 2, 29c.
Veal-Fancy, l2A@13c pound.
Pork-Fancy, 8ac pound.
Hops-1915 crop, 9@l0Ac pound.
Wool = Eastern Oregon, 18@25c;
valley, 25@26c; fall lambs wool, 25c;
mohair, Oregon, 28c pound.
Cascara bark-Old and new, 3a@4c
pound.
Cattle - Choice steers, $7.25@7. 80;
good, $6.75@7; medium, $6.60@6.75;
choice cows, $3.50 a 6.25; choice,
SIS. 5.50@6; medium, $4.75@5.25; heif-
ers, $4 q $40; bulls, $3.50 q 4.50
stays, $3@5.25.
Hogs = Light, $6.50@6. 80; heavy,
s5.50@5.9O.
Sheep - Wethers, $6@7.25; ewes,
s4.25@6. 80: lambs, $7@8.25.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-21
Not Much Time To Spare.

The conversation at recent social
affair turned to the subject Of narrow
margins, when Senator Robert l.. Owen
Of Oklahoma recalled an amusing In
cident along that line.
Some time ago circus drifted into
O rural town and announced the prices
Of the performance at rs cents, child
rem under 10 years of age 10 cents. Al
the afternoon show small boy lead
Ing little girl by the hand advanced
to the ticket wagon.
1.-TWO tickets, mister" said the boy
with o business-like air; q 25-cent one
for me and q 10-cent one for this little
girl"
"A 10-cent one," returned the ticket
seller, sizing up the small mite Of
femininity. isn't she 10 years old?'
"Yes, sir,y was the prompt rejoindeI
Of the boy. "Ten years old today, but
she wasn't born until o'clock in the
afternoon - Philadelphia Evening
Telegraph.