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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-15

with the procession. with his day-Old
wings and feet like those of the Platy-
pus that you may Gee in n Strand win
dow devoted to New South Wales.
Father did more than circle about
and pride himself. When the young
and foolish dog attached-if one may
say SOTO the boat started to swim
the river to look for rats a-plenty In
the farther bank, the male swan would
steer down upon his snuffiing head as
ruthlessly as Horatio Lord Nelson on
the track of French frigate, and II
rescue party did not at once pole
shoutingly to his salvation In punt
II went hard with the furred swimmer
in battle with the feathered, who from
his superior height, had something OF
the advantage Of mounted policemen
over pedestrian
Antics Of Water Babies.
Suddenly Mother Swan swished her
head about and said something in 4
kissing undertone to the indiscernible
car Of one Of the gray fluffs-for out
1t sprawled from its snug shelter and
into the darkling THAMES 1t tumbled
on its back. Quick ms a nudge 1t right
ed itself. Here was a fine chance for
little padding brother to get aboard
but alas though he could swim bet
ter than the sturdy British schoolboys
round the bend, he could not climb,
and SO he cuddled In the lee Of his
mother like tug that noses lord
ly ocean liner.
; In the performance of these darling
, little web-footed water babies using
their mother for an excursion steamer
as audaciously as land baby rides
epick-a@back" In the nursery, there
J was ludicrous resemblance to the
holiday trippers who were overcrowd-
ing the small but ambitious river
steamers from lock to lock. But tho
! swans babies, trying to make neck
like mothers were undulant as SER
penis and restless as weathercocks. In
their curiosity, whereas AIRY and Ar.
riet often sat with their backs to the
, river oblivious to everything but loves
young dreams.
As the rose flush OF the sky paled
to lime yellow on the way to the few
short hours OF night the family sal
Gown to dinner, and there the cook, q
dignified parishioner, had fixed fol
, me-the gentleman from America--a
great bowl Of geranium petals, blus
flowers and white carnations.
. Are you sure," she had asked hel
mistress anxiously, "that these ART
Just the colors Of his country?
| wOuld like 80 Yn11ch to nIeASp him YOv
, see we owe so much to America -
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-15
Trlcolette Embroidered.

Tncolette Is especially good when
It 10 heavily embroidered, and some
Of the frocks Of this fabric show NO
ornamentation save embroidery. One,
with draped skirt, long tight sleeves
that 1T snugly about the wrists. and
bodice with scant fullness has q
very wide girdle heavily embroidered
with wooden threads in slightly dark.
er shade Of gray than that OF the tri-
colette. Others show embroidered pam
els and bits Of embroidery on waist
and sleeves.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-15

the diseases win be manifested with
In this time, and the sick animals can
he treated or killed and disposed Of
at once.
II cholera breaks out In the neigh
borhood the farmer should maintain
ed herds. He should refrain from Wis
It's to farms where they are located,
and should Insist on requiring that his
neighbcrs stay out Of his hog lots.
Dogs cats, crows and buz1ards may
carry the iafcctfon from farm to farm
and should - guarded against as far
~ possfble.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-15
WHEATlESS RATI0NS
10 EAITEN POULTRY
Efficient Combinations for Max
Ing Rapid Gains.
comnveR6lll Fssders Will Find Tests
Mad1 ~ Specialists Of Aerloul-
4upal Department Economical
Tor Producing Flesh.

'Prsparsd by the United States Depart
meut OF @Asriculture.)
Wheatless rations for commercial or
market offers to commercial feeders
ssingulaTly efficient and economical ra-
tons for rapid gains In weight. In
tests conducted by specialists OF the
United States department of agricul-
'ture a ration composed of cornmeal
and fresh buttermilk, fed again and
again throughout the whole feeding
season. produced In IA days coop feed
Ing an average gain of pound for
every 8.08 pounds of wet feed con-
Rumed. Still better results were oh.
tained with distillers' grains. In the
tests the highest and cheapest gains
were made by birds having an initial
weight OF two pounds or less.
The tests were made under CONNER
cial rather than farm methods OF poul-
try feeding. The aim OF the CONNER
cial feeder Is to increase the flesh of
young birds rapidly and economically
In brief period after they are re-
ceived from the farms, and this neces-
states the use of coops, which allow
the chickens little exercise and regular
and abundant feeding under clean con-
ditions. 1t calls for special equipment
and for use OF time and employment
OF labor to a degree net possible on
most farms.
Three rations were used in the ex-
periments. RatlOns A, consisting Of
100 pounds of cornmeal and 1877 pounds
Of water, after q two weeks feeding
period, gave gain Of 5 per cent OF the
initial weight. Ration B, consisting
OF 100 pounds of cornmeal and 100
pounds OF fresh buttermilk, after a
feeding period OF the same length, gave
a gain of 3O.41 per cent of the initial
weight. Ration 6 consisting of %
pounds Of eornmeal. % pounds dried
distillers' grain (corn) and $50 pounds
fresh butternilk. gave during this heed
ing period gain OF 35.1 per cent Of the
initial weight. The amount Of wet feed
| required to produce a gain OF one
pound Of flesh in IA days was ~ fol-
lows:
Ration A an pounds Grain n ~ pounds)
Ration b SIS pounds Grain 35S pounds)
Ration c 7.91 pounds Grain 11s pounds
With ration G the gain was prac-
tically uniform. while the rate OF gain
with ration b decreased slightly toward
the end OF the feeding period, and the
gain made by the chickens fed on IA.
ton A WAS irregular.
1t was found that II every 10000.
pound carload Of broilers slaughtered
as they come from the farm are fed
for two weeks on ration G the gain In
weight to the packer would average
6,867 pounds. The gain In edible meat
would amount to 4,O64 pounds. Of
which approximately COS pounds are
protein and 1881 are fat.
Ration G, which gave the best re.
suits. was for the production of poul'
try flesh food only, and the same re
suits would not be obtained II fed tC
birds when uncondned; hence the de
auctions drawn on the basis Of thu
experiment reported must not be ap
piled to birds intended for egg pro
duction or for breeding stock, or to the
feeding Of birds ranging on the farm
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-15

ment and tied In a bow below 1t make
the prettiest sort OF finish
The pockets, as in nearly all plaid
dresses. are cut on the bias OF the
goods and are very practical as well
as decorative. This model might be
made up In other than plaid materials
by Aasing silk where the plain fabric
IL used In 1t, with plain or striped
or checked goods.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-15

In many Of the Japanese cities and
towns women are acting as members
at the Are departments.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-15
Eloht Feed for covss.

The cows must Be fed on foodstufIs
that will not carry faint to the milk.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-15

Uoes for Sweet Potatoes.
Sweet potatoes are not only valua-
BILE as human food. but may also be
used for stock.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
DIR. BANKS WILL
DELIVER LECTURE

Dr. Albert Louis Banks, well.known
ture on Wednesday evening, March -.
at the Congregational church, on
Making Uncle Sam Safe Leader for
Democracy This subject deals with
war time prohibition. The patriotic
rally will be held under the auspices of
the AntiSaloon League. No admission
will be charged
Or. Banks is known from the Allan
tic to the Pacific as great pastor and
a successful evangelist. He has writ
ten and published more books than any
busy evangelist of his years. He has
fought the beverage liquor traffic from
the very beginning of his ministry, At
last his opposition to the traffic that
destroys men became such consum-
ing passion with him that he gave up
his work as pastOr-evangel and for
years his clear brain and eloquent
tongue have been used in advocacy of
prohibition all over the United States.
He is an orator Of the mighty, ag-
gressive and convincing type. His
volleys of logic fairly make the liquor
men tremble. His is big soul, big
brain. a big body, with big faith in
the ultimate success Of "a big crusade.
Throughout the west, where he has
spenq the most his public ministry. he
is universally popular, and the an
nouncement of his name is sufficient to
bring the multitudes to hear him The
lecture platform contains no more
able, popular and successful speaker
He is one of the truly great men in the
prohibition reform. He has the sunny
face, the sparkling eye, the hearty
laugh, that puts his audience in the
same happy humor.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07

Accompanied BY f. r. Brown. for
merjy publisher and editor Of the Ore
gon City Currier. II. q. StarkWeather,
of Portland. candidate for governor on
the Democratic ticket. Gas here last
Thursday calling on eoctors.
DIR. and Mrs. F. c. Brosius were in
Portland the latter part Of last week 10
see their son, Lieut.. +. f. Brosius,
wpo was en- route TO California, where
he had been transferred from the
mouth of tine Columbia.
Oregon money tept in Oregon when
you insure N the Oregon Life, the com
pany doing the most busGess of any
life insurance company inc the state.
Protect -lur familyoor Our estate
DO i now Talk with Woolley.
Edw. B. Winter. who for a number
of year has bees paying teller of at
the kirst National Bank, has resigned
the position to devote his whole atten-
tion to his West Side orchard place.
Last ThurSiay was H., Winters last
day at the bank
/ Jidney G. oHabson and family, who
( spent the winter in New York city,
have returned to their Upper Valley
ranch Rea BabsOn, foaerly connect
ed wlth his brotheS in the orchard bus,
mess, is now engaged in the manufac-
ture Of sweaters in New York.
The Pythians S3ters viii give ten
cent tea this afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. G. c. Cuddeford, corner Sherman
and East Front, for the purpose of
securing funds with wh;ch to purchase
materials for layettes. All friends Of
the order are invited to be present.
Wednesday evening of last week Mrs.
/ G.. W. PETER entertained at a dinner
party at hey home on Front street in
honor Of her husband $ birthday The
dining room was tastefully decorated
with English ivy and candles. Che color
scheme throughout being carried out in
gaeen and rose. After dinner card ia.
bles Wege brought out and a delightful
evening spent by AZ present.
The Hood River Garage Chevrolet
advertisement. appearing onathe front
page of the Glacier this week is enron.
eous. Unfortunately. the advertise
ment was ordered ucssfter the front
page Of the paper was off the press
The motor company is no longer able
following INSTRUCTIONS from the manu-
facturers, to sell the cars at the ole
price advertised the past severa
weeks.
The winter Of i9l7-lS, according tc
Isaac 7. Besl, 10 Upper Valley ranch
er who returned the first Of the weet
from Columbus, o., where be spent the
past several months, will long be re
membered by Ohio people as the Sc
verest in their history. Mr. Bea
Estates that the temperature dropped
one day to 30 degrees below zero, anC
for % days it was below zero. Mr.
Beal' family viii return to their Up
per Valley home later in the spring.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
tBy Georgia Lynn

The Skookum Literary society played
to a full house last Thursday evening
While one part of the program was not
liked by one or two members of the
faculty, the general public enjoyed the
Entertainment fully.
The basket ball season closed with a
rush Friday night, when our boys de-
feated the Hill Military Academy, Of
Portland, by score Of So to l6. This
victory came as surprise to many of
the Hood River people on account Of
the II. M. A. boys having had military y
training resulting IN better physique
The girls team, which played against
The Dalles team was not successful.
The girls played good strong game,
but The Dalles girls proved superior il
strength. The score was Is to s. This
makes but the second game which the
girls have lose in this season, a RECORD
hard to beat. The girls are hoping tc
go to Pendleton Friday for seconC
game with that team.
The first of the series of typewritine
tests last week ended with close
scores. The following members of as
many teams were victorious ones
Betty Epping, Carl Epping, Wlbu
Hoyt,' Mary Samuels, Beryl Clarke,
Gladyse Wright, Georgia Lynn. Flor
ence Clark, Frank Wonder Aae, lonia
Lender, Forrest Carter, Wilma Teke
and Virgil Cameron. These pupils will
be made up into new set of teams
who will take another series of tests,
which will finally decide who is the
best typist of the first year typewrit
ing class.
Monday, which was the beginning oi
Pa new six weeks period, brought the
election of new guards. who went or
duty promptly.
The Junior Red Cross is still doing
its bit at meetings held every Tues.
day. The difficulty is the lack of Z
sufficient number of sewing machines.
Assembly Wednesday morning wa:
made more interesting by a slight
change in the program. After the
usual sing the Girls Glee club gave us
couple Of, special numbers whicf
were interesting and very pretty.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
Nh0diSt Church

10 a. m. This is the Sunday scBool
hour Mr.. "Stay. at Home, there is
a place for you, and welcome, too.
II a. m. Jesus as the Bread of Life, :"
will be the subject. $50 p. m. Junior
and Senior Leagues. 7.30. A service
flag for the boys who have gone from,
the homes of the church will be pre-
sented, and the names will be called.
The pastor will speak on the subject,
"Marshalling the Forces of Patriot
ism" Special music is being prepared
for the service. The church extends
an invitation to all parents who have
boys in the service, to al old soldiers,
to the Boy Scouts. and the young peo-
pie of the high school.
The flag will contain seventeen stars,
representing the following young men ;
Frank Spaulding, Earl Spaulding,
Oln Spaulding, Lowell Niekelsen, Ed
win Sonnichsen, Edwin Eberly, Ralph
Sherrieb, Will Tolman, Ray Wickham,
Howard Wildin, Harry Post, Walter
Copper. John Copper. Jr., Merrill Mil
Ter, Joseph Garfield. Victor Johnson,
Lee Spaulding.
If any name has been omitted from
this list, sny party aware of the COM
ission please notify Mrs. j r. Forden
or Mrs G.. B. Marsh.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
CIVILIAN RELIEF
COMMITTEE NAMED

The executive committee Of the Hood
River Chapter of the Red Cross during
lthe past week appointed the civilian
relief committee, which will have
charge of the work of looking after
returning wounded, the listing Of al
enlisted men from Hood River. ant
their families, and rendering of assist
ance to any possible dependents. The
committee has nothing 10 do with local
charities
The Red Cross work is divided into
two departments. military relief anC
civilian relief. Heretofore the work OF
the Hood River Chapter has been ham
died entirely through the military re-
lief committee.
The new committee is composed O
the following: Truman Butler. chair
man; r. +. Scott, secretary; J. X
Norton, Mrs. j. +. Ferguson. of Odell
Mrs. W. l.. Nichols, West Side; Mrs
A. G. iIwis, East Side; Mrs. G. O
Huelat, Mrs. c. H. Jenkins, Rev NJ
L. Hutton, Or. j F. Watt and +. c
Smith.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
0DELL HIGH SCHOOL
(By Chas. McIlWraith)

Last Friday night our boys went to
Goldendale and came back with score
Of &C to Is, which unfortunately was
not in our favor. The boys put up a
good fight, but they were outclassed.
Too bad that Goldendale hogs the pen
nant again but it can't be helped. 66
to Is is a whole lot better than some
we have heard of. The line up was
this: Center, Wallace May forwards,
Floyd Mccoy and Elmer Eggert !;
guards, Louis Eggert and Claude Dav-
idson. In the second half Loyal
Rhoades was put in Davidson's place.
Next Friday night The Dalles second
team will play our second team.
Mr. Boles, our janitor, has quit and
his place. is taken by Mr.. Masiker.
Mr. Boyed is making some improve
ments in the auditorium.
Mildred Odell has quit school
Civil Service, the high school play
will be given Saturday night, March j.
Save the date.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
Juniors Are Busy

County School Superintendent Glib
son reports that q Junior Red Cross
chapters have been organized in the Is
school districts of the county. Only
three schools have not perfected or
ganizations. Superintendent Gibson
expects a 100 per cent enrolment
within the next few days.
The juvenile members have contrib.
uted a total of $3.50 in membership
fees.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
Association Buys Lots

The Apple Growers Association has
purchased from the Hood River Fruit
Growers Supply Co., cooperative or
ganzation formed a number Of years
ago but which has never actively en-
gagged in business, seven lots on CO.
lumbia street Just across Railroad ave-
nue from storage plants owned by the
Association. The price of $4, 600 was
paid for the lots, bought for future
storage plant construction.
Storage plants, when constructed on
the newly purchased lot, will be con-
nected with the loading rooms on the
O-.W. X. 4. N. siding either by over
head conveyors or tunnels.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
Idaho Man Studi@ Storage

John Steel. Of Palma, Ida, has been
here the paG week studying the meth
DDS used by Hood River shipping con-
Germs in storing their apples. Mr..
Steel, formerly mining engineer, is
now Interested with his father in large
orchard tracts in the Idaho fruit dis
trict. He states that his Jonathan
trees last year produced 1900 boxes Of
fruit to the acre.
While here Mr.. Steel called on W F..
Laraway, an old friend IT his father'0.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
3@taes II Cars Still a Worry

Apple snippefs have been playing a
waiting game. When no refrigerator
cars were ayailaIe last week an allot-
ment of box cars was asked. but none
We're apportioned for apple loading C..
". McCuiiaeh stated Friday morning
that his concern now had on hand H0
cas- Of fruit, all sold and held n storage
for purchase9e with the exception Of SO
cars. Mr. McCullagh estimates that
other local shipping concerns have &c
carloads u apples remaining I'M
shipped.
Last week total Of 1893 cars of APP
plies were moved from the Northvest
Hood Rivers allotment was only five.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
RED CROSS WANTS
OLD KID GLOVES

The Red Cross has issued call for
leather vests for the aviation corps.
These are made up by the various
Chapters out of old kid gloves or pieces
Of soft leather, which are sewed on
flannel forms cut in the shape of vests.
Hood River people are urged to ran
sack their closets and attics for old kid
gloves, leather coverings on pillows
and soft leather in whateyer form they
bean find it.
These supplies may be delivered at
the Red Cross workrooms in Hood Riv-
er, Pine Grove, 0dell, Parkdale, or in
care of the Junior Red Cross at any of
the various schools in the city and val
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
LOcM Bar&s Buy Certificates

The two local banking institutions,
with total deposits of approximately
$1,000, coo. are doing their part, it is
,aeported by managers Of the banks, in
the purchase of treasury certificates
being sold III advance Of the next Lib
egty Loan, the campaign on which will
.>e launched April g. Since the cal
1of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoc
for an appropriation of one per cent
pe- week Of their resources for pur.
chase of treasury certificates, the banks
have been observing the instructions.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
FRUIT MEMS TALKS
ARE INTERESTING

A series of lectures given in the val
ley last week by Prof. +. J. Krauss,
Of the department Of horticultural re-
search of O. A. C.. and Gordon G.
Brown and Leroy Childs, of the Hood
River experiment station, created a
widespread interest among fruit grow
ers. The expert fruit men touched on
the problems that nov confront orchard
lists as result of labor shortage and
the increasing cost of materials.
At a meeting Thursday afternoon at
Pine Grove Mr.. ISFown stated that the
average cost Of producing a box of APP
piles n Hood River valley was Sl02.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
OREGON GREETING
INSPIRES RHYME

The attention of Oregon people to
the care and comfort of soldiers pass
DE through on troop trains has inspir-
ed one Of the boys, Elmer c. Morris,
now stationed at Camp Merritt, N. J.
to express kimself in rhmye. At Hood
River the soldiers are always present
ed with apples, and this no doubt
caused the young man to address his
letter to the local postmaster. He
says:
will you please see that this little
rhythm of praise reaches the hands of
your local paper. thus expressing our
appreciation of your spirit"
The rhyme, entitled, Oregon Patri'
otism, follows;
They treated us great
En- route through Oregon state.
They received US everywhere
With smile. that made
Us feel our task worth while.
On the Union Pacific line Q
They were always on time
10 greet us each place we stopped
1t brought wonderful joys
To the heart Of the boys,
A revelation it wrought.
And last, but not least,
They treated US to feast
Of the delicious fruit of their land.
And as we face our foe,
Across the ocean, you know,
We Ii remember the spirit Of Oregon,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
Rifle Club Opens Season

The Hood River Rifle club opened
the season Sunday with a shoot on
their range iust east Of town. No es-
pecially good scores We're made, which
was the fsut of the guns, or the
weather, not of the shooters, surely
Hood Rivers mighty hunter, Alva
Day, came out high man With score
of % out OF possible 25
The.rie club is Particularly desrous
iof enrolling Glass One men for train
ing in elementary craftsmanship this
spring. A. r. Crukshank, the club s
executive officer, is an expert rifieman,
as we'll as an excellent coach and can
make marksmen out of so per cent of
the applicants.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
WobblieS in ROad Camp, Y IS Said

Gilbert Edgington, who has been at
the camps of the Kern Construction
Co. engaged in grazing links of the
Highway between here and Nyeth,
saws that many |. w. W. are found
among the workmen While no trouble
has been encountered so far, Mr.. Edg-
iqgton says it Us feared that the wob-
bles may precipitate unpkasantness
at any moment.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
Oak Grove Mill TO 0perate

The Oak Grove Lumber Co., the
new plant of which is located on the
Bartmess homestead tract in the Oak
Grove district, will begin the season $
cut soon. The mill will have 2 daily
capacity of 25, 600 feet Hugh Cara
brant, who has been working in Seat.
tie shipyards. has Just arrived home to
superintend the sawmiIl.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
Liberty Bond Lunch Tomorrow

At luncheon at the Hotel Oregon
tomorrow detailed plans will be dis
cussed for the Hood River county Lib
erty Loan driyesto be launched on APP
ril s. f. O. Blanchar has been named
county chairman. Truman Butler, this
county's representative on the State
Central Committeh, will cooperate with
Mr.. Blanchar in the local drive
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
TibbettS Buys SkamaMa Ranch

A. L. Tibbetts, formerly a hardware
man of White Salmon, who left here to
reside in southern CALIFORNIA, was here
Tuesdsy closing the purchase from } &.
A,oking of an so acre ranch on the
Little White Salmon river. Mr.. Tib-
belts will move with his faDliy to the
ranch, which is in the Chenowith dis
trics and engage IN general farming,
he states.
While in Hood River Er. Tbbetts
was member " the aorce Of the
Stewart Hardware & Furniture 90.