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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06
Strawberry Basket.

season. In certain cases, too, NUN
Der OF local organizations by concert.
ell action have secured high degree
OF uniformity In the grade and pack
OF tho berries, which ls reflected In
tho better price obtained on the mar.
kets.
A difficulty that has increased with
the development OF the industry and
tho growing practice OF shipping
strawberries over long distances is the
scarcity of labor at picking time In
order that the berries shall reach a
distant market In good condition, II
Is necessary to pick them regularly
aud at the proper time. The demand
for plckers is, therefore. very great.
On the other hand, ldleness, due to a
few rainy dnys, may cause the plckers
to migrate 10 another section. eaus.
Ing considerable loss TO the growers
they leave. To offset this tendency,
the report suggests that pickers
should be guaranteed minimum
number OF working days within the
limits OF the normal harvesting sen.
son.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06
100
HOteh Method Of Marking.

ailncult to make the cut OF the right
aiEe With a knife, and II too large the
animal IL greatly dlsfgured. This
system. while causing slight disfg
urcmcnt OF the animal. Is very simple
and II rightly done the notches are
scarcely noticed. A serious disadVan.
tage. however. Is that mistakes In
marking cannot DO eaSiiy corrected.
10 Illustrate the use of this method
the following examples are given: No,
Z. two iotches on lower edge aud one
notch on upper edge OF left ear; No.
40. one notch on lower edge Of right
ear, Que notch on upper edge OF right
ear and two notches on lower edge OF
left eur: No. t52. one notch Ia center
OF left ear. one notch on lower edge
Of right ear. two notches on upper
edge Of right ear. and two notches on
upper edge Of left ear.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06
o IDENTIFY CALVES
arkinv Is Particularly Impor-
tant In Purebred Herds.
oles and Notehes In BAR IL System
praetleed BY Many Breeder
Punch Specially Designed for
That Purpose.

y II Is important that each calf be
arked plainly no AS to permit Of
aSy Identification. This Is particu.
riy necessary In purcbrcd herds. and
ivsiid be done Ia all herds OF aay
pnsiderable size, even II composed
I grades.
A numbcF Of marking systems have
rem In general use. among which the
blowing are some of the most com
Jon leather strip around the neck,
yith brass tag attached; ear tags Of
ariouE forms; nOtches and holes Ia
he ears: and tattoo marks In the
Bars
Marking animals by means Of holes
and uotchcs Ia the ear IL practiced
sn many herds. and "A number Of sys,
ems are Ia use for this purpose. The
iotches are made with n punch spe.
tally designed for the purpose. Care
should be taken To make them so that
si'ey can be readily detected In run,
mug the fingers along the edge Of the
far. Under no circumstances should
they be made with knife. as the out
lines OF small cut mnde by such an
Instrument become obllteratcd OF
may be confused with the slight nat
urnl identincatiOns of the ear as the
animal grows older. IL Is also very
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06
AXLE GREASE IS NEGLECTED.
One Of Greatest Sins Against Farm
Equipment 10 to Overlook
Proper fabrication.

OF all the sins Of neglect committed
against farm equipment that OF fall
Ing 60 grease" the farm wagon Is per-
haps the worst. The farm manager
gets ia hurry. bitches up the team
and drives or 90 haul heavy load
when the "spIndles" OF the wagon may
be NJ dry" as to be bright from the
friction % the wheels.
Such use means heavy wear and
rapid deterioration. IL takes hut a
very few minutes to grease" the wag-
on when everything needed Is handy,
When axle grease Is used often the
load draws easier aud the wear Is re-
duecd considerably.
Keep your wrench, axle grease and
axle rest handy 50 you viii not forget
10 lubrlCatc the wagon.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06
FAVOR SHARP GARDEN TOOLS
n Hoes. Spades. Wsedsrs. Etc, Are
once In Coed shape u ls Easy
Job 70 Keep Them So.

When the garden itself Is not high
" esteemed. the tools will be poor as
q matter OF course. Hut even people
who think lot of their gardens are
sometimes very careless about the con.
dltion OF their tools.
The proyerb says. III the iron be
blunt. then must be put to Il the more
strength" Sharp tools greatly ceono-
mine strength. sharp. bright, tools
that are tight to their handles add 20
the ealoyment one has In his work.
To have hoo slln readily through
the soil. doing nice, clean job, con.
tributes 60 ones solf.respect md
makes hlin proud OF the work he Is
doing, II the hoes, spades. weeticrs
aud other tools are once put In good
shape. they can easily be kept sharp
by the occasional uso OF file; and
with an old kitchen knife the rusty
places can be- scrnned clean 50 that
they will soon scour smooth,
I'y all means furnish the boys with
good sharp tools aud show them how
thsy can be used to best advantage
and kept In order, Nothing so de-
presses boy and dlsgusts him with
r',rdcnlng aud farming as to be com
PEELED 20 use DUH aud unsuitable tools,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06
RICH SOIL FOR CAULIFLoWER
Plant VIII Not Thrive In Poor, Barren
Earth and Does Best In Slightly
Cool Weather.

Many persons who have attempted
TO grow caullfower are doubtless
wondering why they met with more
or less failure,
CHuii6Ower requires 1ch soil 10
produce satisfactory development IL
simply viii not grow 10 do any god
In poor. barren earth, and II IL use
less 10 try To grow II unless the soil
Is or can be- made very ricl.
CnuiifOwer does best In n cool soil
and stu better II the weather Is
slightly cooler than Is required 10
produce some other vegetable crops.
Feed the plants. Apply manure
that has strength In IT, but avoid any
manure that has heating properties.
Well.decayed horse manure well mixed
with COW manure. will produce the
desired results Apply Ia the bed
where the plants are TO he set, spade
or pillow under, and thea during the
growing season, apply II 10 the sur
face and especially along the rows
pretty close up 10 the plants. but keep
from touching them II possible.
Liquid fertilizer from such manure
will give satisfactory results II mp
piled during the growing season. A
little wood ashes added 10 the manure
from which the liquor Is made and
applied at the time the heads are
forming viii Increase their size and
weight.
Bend over the longer leaves 10 pro-
tect heads from sun, and finer white
heads will be grown.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06
SALE OF STRAWBERRY CROP
Every Producing Section Has One or
More Marketing Association
Scarcity Of Labor.

A report OF the detailed study OF
the marketing and distribution OF
strawberries made by the United
States department OF agriculture con
talns much interesting information.
The investigators found that with
the Increase Of the Importance OF the
Industry more elaborate methods for
the Disposal of the crop have become
necessary. Practically every impor.
tant producing section has one or
more important marketing associa.
Citations. These organizations relieve
the grower of many of the details
connected with the disposal OF his
crop, and In some cases even main.
tain labor bureau for securing the
much needed help during the picking
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06
SAVING FEED IN HORSE BARN
Right Kind Of Animal 10 Point often
oVsriooked--some Horses %
Not Pay for Keep.

point la horse feeding which Is
eftrn overlooked IS the kind ~ a horse
90 feed Most OF us feed a plenty ~
the best kind IT feed hut some horses
pay wsli for food and care given aud
sulne 20 not Il Is our business to
know that We Rrc feeding a horse
whAh gives adequate rnturn for his
fed. Seine horses 10 as much work
on less than half the feed oG others.
Why not saw feed In the horse barn
a. wcll as la the COW barnl
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06
YOUNG FARMERS CAN ASSIST
Greatest Service Trey Can Render In
Winning War 10 TO Help Produce
Large Feed cropa

Every effort should be made to have
the young men ON the farms realize
that the greatest service they can rem
der the country at this moment is IN
give their best efforts to the praduc-
ton II as large crops rs possible. Is.
peclally Of the staple foods that win
be needed for men and animals.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06
SPLENDID RUN FOR POULTRY
Orchard Furnishes Shade and Protee.
ton 10 Fo~ds-Many insects
Are Thus Destroyed.

An apple orchard makes splendid
run for poultry, II furnishes shade
and protection. and the fowls can al
ways find green food and insects
among the trees. The poultry Is also
a great eeaent 60 the orchard. because
Of their destroying the insects, most OF
!. Hhieh are harmful 20 the fruit.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-06

IN general, the Judgment should he
largely influenced, in fixing the maxi
mum grade, by the topography of the
region which the road traverses. Ac-
sorting to the best current practice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
Scores Charity
EDITOR THE TIMES.

EDllOR THE TIMES:
l wonder just how much helm
May would receive from charity.
A half pound Of butter, a loaf
or bread, one can of milk and
about 10 cents worth of meat.
That Is as much as it would
amount to. A big noise with
nothing to it.
| nave had experience with So
called charities. They make a big
show and cause lot of trouble
and say mean things to people.
What does the Bible say about
the weak and fallen. 1t says lift
them up, it does not say pull them
down. A way back in the book
or isaiah we find these words,
isaiah 35:3: Strengthen we the
weak hands, and confirm the
feeble knees"
DID Christ come to save the
righteous or the sinner, which
one? He came to seek and to
save that which was lost.
| don't think there is very
much charity in Mrs. X. NJ. ]. In
the true sense. | wonder how
much charity work she would do
If her salary was taken away from
her. Would she work and give
out of her own pocketbook? II
say not.
May would get a thousand
times more help from the Saliva
ton Army than from so-called |
charity.
Men are more charitable than
women. You do not find many
men that will down a man be-
cause he is already down. And
again men will do more to help a
woman up than you so-called
charity workers.
May is more to be pitied than
blamed. There should be a Sc
we're punishment for such brutes
as Mays husband. A life SEN
tence Is too good for his kind.
There are thousands of such
brutes as Mays husband in this
old world of ours.
l wonder what Mrs. X. M. J.
would do If she was in Mays
place and went through the things
she had to bare. would lose my
mind IL / was in her place.
think May was very foolish
to go back to her husband after
he treated her so. / don't think
| would go back to him to be
treated the same all over again.
Why should she waste her time
on him any more.
A READER.
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Plea for MAY
EDITOR THE TIMES:

A<Di oit LIE lMEO.
For the first time | wish to say
a few words for May and to her,
IL 1t were possible. To V. +. o.
l give you my hearty appreciation
OF your letter. To Mrs. X. NJ. Us
my sympathy. Is 1t possible that
one could reach the age of SO or
so, and not be more tender, low
ing and forgiving to those VINO
struggle in the darkness? Then
pray for an understanding heart.
l cannot find words to express
my feeling for women such as
May. l could take her In my arms
and say, you are Gods child and
you are pure and good" then
know that the good in her would
respond quickly. How could any,
one expect more of a soul that
had no religious training of any
kind? Her SHINING has all been
through misunderstanding. l am
wondering If we could do as well
under the circumstances.
Mothers! let us raise our bows
that they may never inflict such
suffering on any woman. | am a
young mother of two big boys and
| am trying to impress on their
minds how to care for and respect
women.
II May could get away from her
hate thoughts and open up the
windows of her soul to the sun
shine-she would attract more
lovely things. But some one must
help her-and show her the way
to May, l wish to whisper.
II cannot find truer word,
Nor fonder to caress you,
Nor song, nor poem | have heard,
Is sweeter than God Bless YOU"
e. N. c..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
DEATHS

Mrs. Emma G. Mccain, age ~,
died Friday morning at local
hospital She is the wife of DR..
j. c. Mccain, well known chirop-
odist. She leaves her husband,
mother and father, a brother and
a sister. Body removed to Buck
ley-King's.
Charles Johnson Baker, age 67.
a we'll known pioneer of Tacoma
and Pierce county, died Friday
morning at the family residence,
5000 South Wilkeson street. He
has been a resident of Tacoma for
81 years, and was in the transfer
business for some time. A widow
and four daughters survive him.
Body removed to G. C. Mellinger's.
Mrs. Clara w. Stallsmith. age
so, died Friday morning at local
hospital. She was a resident of
Lakeview. A son, three brothers
and two sisters survice her. Fun
eral Sunday at from the Lake
view church. Interment in the
Gravelly lake cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
Some Girls Bad

EDITOR THE TIMES:
I've read SO many letters in an
swer to May that I'd like to tell
the writer's some views of myself
and other people l know.
May as much as said she had
lived for a while the life of a LINE
girl. May may have sinned and
probably thought she was living
that life, but really wasn't.
Here are my reasons: May
would not had so many children.
Besides she wouldn't have lived
in such poverty.
/ also want to say that IL May
really meant that she hated all
men, she would have left her hus-
band. If May wanted to be good
she would have gone out to work
and fought tooth and nail from
lowering herself.
Some will say she wasn't strong
enough to work. Most fallen wom-
en- will tell you that their life is
really harder and more destruc-
tive to strength than a working
woman's. believe May should
have tried harder and that she
was a little in love with her hus-
band, SO preferred sinking with
him rather than leaving.
In answer to DIS letter in We'd
nesday's Times, want to tell her
a few things she may not know
ahout fallen Women
Lots Of the books and lectures
and - yes. mothers teaching
against prostitutes, and such
things really HEP a girl fall. There
is always curiosity concerning for
hidden fruit. Some girls would
never think of such things IL par
ents and people didn't give them
books to read and sometimes tell
them incidents of the horror of
such lives. So when a girl gets
down and out she sometimes
thinks she may be an exception
and escape the horrors such lives
lead to. Nearly all girls learn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16

sometime or other to use physical
resistance against man trying to
ruin them. | believe it is born in
some girls to be bad. They
wouldn't be otherwise If they
could.
/ belong to the above class and
/ am not unhappy.
I'd like to say D., that mother
with few exceptions, wants her
daughter to be good. even those
who are bad try to have their
daughters pure.
Women who have fallen could
really teach and prevent girls from
falling, because they would know
best how to caution and what to
guard against through experience.
If some reformed fallen woman
could talk to more girls fewer
would fall.
SQUARE SHOOTER.
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EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Senator Jones is a man | have
never met, never supported politi-
cally, and have had no correspond
ence with him for more than a
year. But l want to voice q SEN
timent from one of the people of
your state that has tried him. |
am proud to say that he has al
ways proved to represent suffer-
ing humanity.
A few years ago | homesteaded
149 acres in western jefferson
county in the Olympic forest re-
serve. The conditions which ex-
listed at that time under the Pin
chot regime made life miserable
for those who were not wanted
there. l took up my grievances
with Congressman Cushman, who
secured an investigation, which
proved a farce.
Mr.. Cushman died, and the for
estry service claimed that | had
an investigation and could get no
more. l then filed my documents
with Senator Jones, and requested
that he explain them to Score
tary Wilson, which he readily did,
and the forestry service was reno
waited.
Since then / have oftentimes
called upon him and have always
found him as ready to help a poor
man as a corporation or trust.
After making proof of my home
stead in western jefferson coun-
ty, which was SO miles from a
wagon road at that time with no
outlet, my taxes were levied 20
per cent higher than similar prop
erty In Thurston county or Pierce
county.
The next year 1t was increased
33 la per cent. wrote to State
Senator Poison at Hoquiam, and
asked him what he would give me
for It. 1t was so ridiculous he
had 1t published in the Hoquiam
Washingtonian, and Representa-
tive Johnson read the letetr in
congress and lamented upon 1t as
how the people were being taxed
out of their homes.
Two years ago I ran an ad in
two Of the Seattle papers, and Of
fered $500 to anyone that would
give me a buyer at the assessed
valuation. with no results.
Owing to three years tax which
was soon to take It, was forced
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16

to sacrifice it for just what !
could get for it. My companion
passed away last August on the
expense of the taxpayers OF
Thurston county. So you may
now class me as one of the pau
pers of the state. Not worthy OF
a voice YEA" perhaps beneath
notice.
We NE simply existing here
with three children, who may
soon be subject to our country's
call. They are not milionaires
sons or daughters. They, sir, are
the sinewy muscles of your land
which are being advocated to pre-
pare to 60 to Europe, and as Ed
ward Russell has put 1t, settle an
old feud in the royal family that
may save their country.
I look around me here, l find
many neighbors that are faring
but little better. "A few days ago
the papers were full OF the
thousands suffering in our cities.
They must have Jared quite well
recently as the news has ceased.
1t is quite likely, Mr.. Editor, to
a man with liberal means, greed
lily grasping everything in sight,
you may be led to believe that you
represent the best interest of the
state.
But for a person with hungry
stomach to be told that the last
vestage OF a voice in congress is to
be taken from him, and he must
sit idly by and see his advocate
classed as traitor, the pill will
not stay down on an empty stom-
ach.
L. G. KERNS,
Vain,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
In the Editors Mail

ever, the jails may be combined
with decided benefit to both coun-
ty and city, and they may be COM
bined without combining any
other phases of the two govern
ments.
The benefits from such a COM
bination are obvious:
First, assuming, for example,
that 1t takes three jailers and two
matrons per "a hours for the city
Jail and a like number for the
county jail, the combination would
reduce this class of employees from
10 to five. A like reduction in
other necessary employees may
well be anticipated.
Second. Supplies would be pur-
chased in larger quantities.. and
hence cheaper. Only one purchas-
ing agent or department would be
necessary where two are now nee
essary.
Third. The original outlay for
building site and cost of building
would probably be reduced one
third to the city and to the county,
at the same time securing to each
as much building capacity. 1t
might be well, however, to have
the building so situated that it
could use the heating plant of
either the county or city.
Fourth. The smell and condi-
ton at both the court house and
city hall would be improved; and
by removing the jails, additional
space secured in both court house
and city hall.
Fifth. By combining, enough
money could probably be secured
to put up a building that would
be a credit to the city and county,
and also to build large enough for
the needs of the city and county
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
Escaped Youth
RObs and Flees

Alvin Bokien, the 13-year-old
Tacoma boy who escaped impris-
onment at the detention home
Thursday. after robbing the
clothes of Officer Garwood of a
considerable sum of money, gave
the police one glimpse of his de-
parture Thursday night, and then
disappeared again.
The boy put in an appearance
late Thursday at Caledonia beach,
near Browns point. According to
the report received by Detective
Capt. Strickland, he robbed a
resident there of his clothing and
money.
Alvin took the steamer Daring
Friday morning for Seattle, but
the steamer makes several stops
between Caledonia and Seattle.
When the boat arrived at the ter
minus Of the line, Seattle police
found that he had already fled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
PARK BOARD
FOUND GUILTY

The Metropolitan park board
was found guilty by Judge Card
Friday morning of working Mrs.
Nellie NJ. Mackey more than eight
hours a day in violation of the
eight-hour law for women.
The penalty for this is a fine
of $50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
Favors Jones
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOH THE TIMES.
Please let me say few words.
I think 1t is about time to quit
bowling about Senator Jones. In
stead clean up your city. For in
stance some of our leading judges.
II you paper men want war, go
over there and get all you want.
Please don't bring 1t over here,
where most people want peace and
prosperity. 1t IL surprising that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
Combine Jails
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TINES:
Regarding proposal to submit
bond Issue for new city Jail to the
people, | desire to call attention
to some of the benefits which can
be secured by combining county
and city jails.
Much is being said these days
about combining county and city
governments for the purpose OF
reducing the cost of government.
II is questionable whether such a
combination as a whole would be
of much material benefit. How
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
FRECKLES
March Brings Out Unsightly Spots.
How TO Remove Easily.

HOW VI
The woman with tender skin
breads March because it is likely
to cover her face with ugly
freckles. No matter how thick
her veil, the sun and winds have
a strong tendency to make her
freckle.
Fortunately for her peace of
mind. the prescription, othine-
double strength, makes it possible
for even those most susceptible to
freckles to keep their skin clear
and white. No matter how stub
born case of freckles you have,
the double strength othine should
remove them.
Get an ounce from your drug
gist and Danish the freckles.
Money back if 1t fails.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16

your home-loving paper would
raise such smudge about Senator
Jones.
M. G. POLLY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16
FUNERALS

Funeral Of Halvor Halvorsen
Saturday at 1 from G. c. Mellin-
gers.
Funeral of Mrs. Pearl q. Mari
tin Saturday at 3 FROM G. c. Nell
myers.
Funeral Of James lB. Wortsl
Saturday az 1880 frbn p0tle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-16

Delightful MONDAY lunch.
Dnenwaid's, 1f12 Broadway. adv.
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Thank you, Mr.. Stewart,
for the suggestion. Ii cer-
tainly sounds practical to a
layman. The Times will in
vestigate the subject and call
il to the attention of both
city and county officials
Editor,