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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-02-04
uch employment promoted cheerful

such employment promoted cheerful
ness and greatly aided their recovery
AT first this work OF reconstruc-
tion was conducted by phllanthropic
individuals at their own expense but
soon its Importance was officially rec
ognized and early in 1915 the Bel
glan government established, at Port
Villez, France, national vocational
training school for the war-lnjured.
This establishment is very extensive
and has thoroly demonstrated the
great value Of work as a curative
measure. 1t has also revealed the
remarkable possibilities of vocation
al education and employment as a
means of reconstructing disabled men
and readapting them for useful and
profitable occupations.
The pioneer work of Belgium along
this line was quickly followed by
France. 1t was also soon taken up in
England. Italy, and other allied coun-
tries, and now extensive work OF
this character Is being undertaken
here. Canada alone is giving nearly
two hundred different courses of yo-
cational training to its disabled SOL
diers, and the United States is pre-
pairing to give all of these courses as
well as many others which have prov
en- valuable in England, France and
even in Germany, where the boast is
made that in one trade alone-that
of oxyacetyline gas welding-over
10000 men too badly crippled to
fight are doing war work of the ut
most Importance. 1t is largely due
to careful conservation OF her man
power that Germany has been able to
put up such a powerful and tenacious
fight; and while America now has
many millions of men available for
war work every possible effort will
be made to win the war without any
unnecessary waste of man-power.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-02-04
WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRlCUNURE Is DOING
wyoming Calls Halt to Rodents Work

Wyoming Calls Halt to Rodents Work
Llnconl County, Wyo., this year
saved 100000 worth of grass ana
grain, 1t Is estimated, as the result
OF a campaign against rodent pests
carried on thru the cooperation OF
the Farm Bureau and the Biological
Survey of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The damage
done by rodents in this county has
been particularly heavy, fully 25
per cent OF the feed on the range be-
Ing destroyed each year. Two Of the
four farming sections Of the county
were organized for the work with so
per cent OF the farmers and ranchers
cooperating. AS a result, So per
cent OF the squirrels on the land treat
ed with poisoned bait we're killed
The results were so striking that
practically every farmer in these two
sections is expected to cooperate next
spring. The other two farming sec
tions have recently been organized,
so that next year all the farming dis
tricts of the county will be waging
war on the rodents. Similar cam
paigns were conducted in four other
Wyoming counties during 1918.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-02-04

Tillamook county's record for past
five years is 1000 per cent increase
in number Of registered dairy cattle,
and 900 per cent increase in num-
ber of breeders of registered dairy
cattle. and 900 per cent increase in
number of breeders of registered
dairy stock.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-02-04

Variations of temperature are
much more healthful than uniform
temperature. AS a means Of preserv-
ing health few things are better than
frequent fall of temperature, fol-
lowed by more gradual rise.
Moist air is more healthful than
dry, provided 1t is not too warm.
Such air feels warmer than dry air
at the same temperature and retains
its heat longer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-02-04

Roseburg-Local breeders pur-
chase Is blooded cattle for $4,000.
Astoria to demand new depot of
railway company.
Pendleton-$1SO,OOO appropriated
to gravel 80 miles of road in Una
tilla county.
St. Helens--BoRds voted for new
school house to cost $4,000.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-02-04
Community Poultry Raising Encour.
aged.

The formation of community poul-
-try-breeding associations is being
encouraged by the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture as a part of
its efforts to assist in improving
flocks and making poultry raising
more attractive. Prominent among
the advantages of community interest
in better poultry are concentration
of effort on one variety, opportuni-
ties for collective marketing, econ
omy in buying and selling breeding
stock, and increased skill in poultry
management. Already 4S poultry
breeding associations have been form
ed. Organizations of this kind are
not only beneficial to the members,
but by stimulating larger output Of
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-02-04

100000 pounds Of beans we're sent
out from the Roseburg district with
in week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-02-04
Poultry Studies Wide in Scope

In its efforts to encourage the
broad development of poultry raising
in the United States, the Bureau Of
Animal Industry of the United States
Department of Agriculture Is con-
Quoting Investigations to establish
the best methods of raising many va
rieties of fowls. The present scope
Of the work includes not only feed
ing, breeding, and care of ordinary
poultry, but also the raising of pig
cons, squads, guineas, turkeys, and
many other birds, including ostriches
The flesh of squads, turkeys, guineas,
geese, and ducks makes a pleasing
variety in the diet, and with wild
fowls now becoming less available,
1t Is important that sufficient num-
ber of domestic birds be raised to
keep the market constantly supplied.
The problem now is chiefly one OF
farm production, which requires ex-
pert knowledge II adequate supplies
are to be continued,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-02-04

pIdcticdliy every FARMER III tnebe TWO
sections Is expected to cooperate mex.
spring. The other two farming sec
tions have recently been organized,
so that next year all the farming dis
tricts Of the county will be waginG
war on the rodents. Similar cam
paigns were conducted in four other
Wyoming counties during 1918.
Investigate Quality of Seed
Nearly 1900 samples of seed were
received for test last year at the
seed-testing laboratory Of the United
States Department OF Agriculture in
Washington, and 11,349 samples az
the five branch laboratories main
tanned in cooperation with State in
stitutions. All of these samples we're
examined to determine the quality OF
the seed and the presence OF adulter-
ants. The enforcement of the seed
importation act has served to pre-
vent many shipments OF imported
seed, unfit for seeding purposes, from
being distributed in their original
condition. Among these shipments
over 675,OOO pounds of red clover
seed were prohibited entry on account
of the presence of weed seeds and
dead seed. approximately one half
of this was recleaned in bond-the
weed seeds and other refuse removed
being destroyed, while the seed of
good quality was allowed to 60 into
the seed trade. The other half of the
prohibited red clover shipments was
rejected because It contained so
much dead seed as to be of practically
no value for seeding purposes. Three
shipments, aggregating enough seed
to SOW 10000 acres at normal rate
of seeding, contained no seed which
could be expected to grow in the field.
Because of the difficulties of trans
Atlantic shipment, imports of almost
all kinds of seed have fallen off,
Canada bluegrass from Canada and
winter rape from Japan being the
only two items of imports which have
exceeded those of the previous year.
Make Money by Livestock Auctions
Livestock auction sales were held
this year by the Kern County, Cal,
farm bureau. This idea was worth
$4,000 to some California farmers
in 1918. When Kern County secur-
ed the services as county agent of
George S. Kreutzer, of Australia, he
told how the farmers in every COM
munity in that country on certain
days brought their live stock to a.
central market place, where 1t was
gathered in carload lots of like quail
ity and sold at auction. The Kern
County farm bureau held a sale on
the Australian plan and afterwards
formed an auction-sales department.
The farm bureau centers on certain
designated days brought in their live
stock for sale at local railroad sta
tions. The county agent notified the
packing companies of the dates and
places of the sales and asked them to |
send representatives A committee,
appointed from the farm bureau
weighed and graded the stock, max
ing 1t possible for the buyers to bid
on carload lots of uniform guaran-
teed quality. The farm bureau hired
the auctioneer, put in suitable stock
scales and built the necessary pens.
Payments for stock sold were made
in cash to the farm bureau, which de-
Quoted / per cent to cover expenses
The farmers secured from 1 to 3
cents a pound more by selling in the
farm-bureau auction sales than by
any other means.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-02-04
high-quality poultry products they
benefit the public as we'll.
Better Fruit by Bud Selection

Two experimental lemon groves
we're established in the past year by
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture in California, where special
attention will be given to the develop
ment of better fruit-growlng strains
thru bud selection. One of the plant
ings is located near Corona and con-
sists of X acres; the other is at
the citrus experiment station of the
University of California and consists
of five acres. Both of these expert
mental orchards were planted with
progeny trees propagated from Sc
lected parent trees having the best
records. For comparison
with trees so propagated other trees
that were propagated from parent
trees having inferior performance
records have been planted. The plan
is to keep accurate records of all
trees for a series of years after they
come into bearing. From CONNER
clal standpoint the jurisdiction
work conducted by the United States
of Agriculture has made
great progress in California. AS re-
suit. the California Fruit Growers
established a jurisdiction
the object being to sup
ply to growers and nurserymen re-
liable buds of superior strains of
citrus varieties grown in California.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07
Job of Anchoring Is
Deity Performed

AS the dirigible reached a point
200 yards from the concrete anchor
ages a drag rope was shot out of a
hole in the forward end of her en-
velope with incredible speed.
Straight and true it rushed down.
ward, and reached the earth just
shere a squad of twenty. men, de-
allied to catch it, were standing
The men deftly caught the rope, but
the forward motion of the airship took
them off their feet, and they fell over
one another, but hung on to it. Five
seconds later they had succeeded in
passing it through the steel loop i'm
bedded in one of the concrete anchor
ages.
Two hundred men then took hold of
the rope, and with a hearty pull hauled
the giant ship to the earth in thirty
seconds. AS they began to pull ton
of water was released from the for
ward end of the envelope. AS it left
the airship the water spread out into
a solid sheet fifteen feet wide and thir-
ty feet long, descending slowly to
earth.
The forward car of the ship was the
first to reach the ground, the rear cal
was still about 200 feet in the air
Drag ropes were then dropped from the
after portion of the envelope and the
tail OF the ship was drawn to the
ground. The entire operation of land
ing was completed in ten minutes, The
ship coming to rest on the ground ex.
actly at 10:0l o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07

was to bring still nearer together the
two great English speaking countries of
the world"
Major j. H. Scott, commander of the
R-34, said:
"There is not much to say. We left
England with the definite intention of
coming to New York, and-well, we are
here. We had winds against US practi-
cally all the way, with the exception of
a brief period at the start and again at
the end of the flight, and otherwise
had all sorts of difficulties.
"If ship like the R-34, which in the
airship world is considered small,
could cross the Atlantic against the
conditions we met, it speaks we'll for
the air travel of the future"
Lieutenant Commander Lansdowne,
guest Of the British navy on the R-34,
said he had acquired considerable data
of value on ightertha flying,
which he would incorporate in a report
to the Navy Department.
ViceAdmiral Albert Gleaves, VINO
address by congratulating the crew Of
the R-34 on its "epoch- making achieve
ment" on behalf of Secretary Daniels
and the Navy and War departments.
II understand from General Maitland
and Major Scott" he said, chat it
was an act Of divine providence tha;
landed them on the exact spot they
headed for. ! don't know whether il
was or not, but they did the trick and
no excuses are necessary 1t was a
wonderful accomplishment.
"There is deeper significance
to this flight than a nonstop trip
of over one hundred hours. Your ship
has spread a cable across the Atlantic
which brings still closer together the
two great nations of the world
81 am earnest and serious when I
say that during the last few years the
people of Great Britain and the United
States have been brought in contact by
blood and iron in such manner that
they cannot be disrupted without dis
union of the civilized world | believe
it is the duty of every British and
American officer to preach that doe
trine."
Admiral Gleaves said it was very
graceful of the British government TO
invite Commander Lansdowne to make
the initial transatlantic trip of the
R-34.
The crew of the R-34 and all visiting
officers were guests of army aviation
officers at dinner in the Officers Club
House on Mitchell Field, Mineola, TO-
night. There were no speeches.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07
Daniels Wires His
Greeting TO Scott

WASHINGTON, July 6.-Congratu-
lations of the United States navy upon
the successful transatlantic fight of
the British dirigible R-34 were sent
to Major j. II. Scott, commander OF
the airshiD, and members of the R-3l' s
crew by Secretary Daniels to-day i'm
mediately upon receipt of advces that
the craft had landed safely at Mineola.
Naval officers here had followed the
history making flight of the dirigible
closely, and made no attempt to con-
ccal their great satisfaction that the
representatives Of the service which
recently honorcd Lieutenant Command
er A. G. Read and members Of the
crew of the NC-4 were able to effect
the first crossing Of the Atlantic by
a lightert than-air craft
secretary Daniels in his message to
Major Scott asserted that the achieve
ment Of the R-34, coming closely after
the flights of Commander Read, Cap
tain John Alcock and Harry uawker,
would bulk large in the history of
aviation and would do much to further
the existing cordial relations between
the British and American navics. He
said:
The American navy extends it's
greetings to you and to the heroic
crew Of the R-34 and congrathlates you
on the success of your great flight
lea of the first lighter than-air craft
to cross the Atlantic marks another de-
cided advance in navigation of the air
Coming SO soon after the flight of
Read, Alcock and Hawker it completes
a remarkable series of achievements in
! aviation, in which British and Ameri.
cans may take just pride and which
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07
R-:34BroughtRep!y
To Air-Sent Letter

Brigadier General E. NJ Maitland
presented yesterday to Lawrence L.
briggs, president of the American Fly
ing Club, a letter of greeting to the
American Club from the Royal Air
Force Club, London, which was in re-
sponse to letter sent with Com
mander Read, of the NC-4, to the Brit
ish Club. The letter from the Amer
lean Flying Club to the British Royal
Air Force Club was carried as far as
Ponta Delgada by the NC-3, when it
was transferred to Commander Reads
airplane. This is the first Interchange
of greetings carried on by air between
flying clubs in this country and Eu-
rope.
The official reception committee Of
the American Flying Club which went
to Mineola yesterday to welcome the
officers and crew of the R-34 as they
landed included Lawrence l.. briggs,
Lieutenant &. A. Clume, Lieutenant +.
A. Dillon, Lieutenant Wallace James,
Lieutenant A. F. Ward and j. A Adams
The officers and crew of the R-34 will
he the guests at the Hotel Commodore
of the American Flying Club for the
duration of their stay in New York.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07

THREE years ago The Dry
l. Milk Company sold its
product in bulk to bakers,
confectioners and ice cream
makers.
Today, Planned Advertis-
ing has added housewives to
the three former users. The
demand exceeds the supply.
Housewives ask for "Krys-
talalk" 1t comes. in attrac-
tive. alright, sanitary pack
ages that protect the contents
until they are entirely used.
We were consulted by The
Dry Milk Company when
Krystalak was but an idea.
Working closely with the
manufacturer. we designed
the trademark and package.
A try-out advertising cam
paign in cities of moderate
size produced results that
justified entering New York
City with an appropriation
adequate to sell the surplus
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07
Task Of Recharging
Fuel Tanks Begun

Scarcely had the ship been moored
when tho work Of refllng her empty
fnal tanks began. A large rubber hose
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07
R-34 Fails to Break
Record in Long Flight

THE transatlantic fight Of the R-S4
~ does not establish a new record
for long distance flight by airships of
the lighter-t -than-air type. The record
was made in November. 1917, when
the German naval Zeppelin L-5e COW
cred 4,500 miles in exactly four days.
The giant dirigible later was shot
down in the Otranto Channel, Italy,
with the loss of its entire crew
Other notable flights by lighter
lhan-air machines were:
The flight OF the British non-rigid
airship of the "North Sea" type, NS11,
which early this year made circuit
OF the North Sea for total distance
of 1885 miles without stop.
The flight of the United States naval
dirigible C-5 from Montauk, L. l., to
st. Johns, Newfoundland.
The record for q long distance non
stop flight by heavier-than-air ma
chine is held by Captain John Alcock
and Lieutenant Arthur w. Brown, who
on June IA flew their Vickcrs biplane
from st. Johns, Newfoundland, to the
coast of Ireland, distance Of 1882
| miles,
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07

awaiting discharge, were assigned to
watch the balloon. Four hundred men
were on constant watch with 800 held
in reserve. The men were commanded
by Captain Samuel T. Moore, of Spring
field, Mass, who was balloon OBJ
server with the American forces over
seas.
Because of the increasing wind it
was decided to put the R-34 aloft for
the night and hydrogen was pumped
into the bag, raising the cars about
800 feet above ground. If serious
gale develops the airship will be taken
on cruise, riding above the storm
until it passes.
Lieutenant Colonel Lucas, command
ing the British advance party, an
nounced tonight that conference
would be held tomorrow with General
Maitland to determine whether the air
ship on its return voyage would fly
over Washington, Philadelphia and
other American cities as we'll as New
Y ork.
Colonel Lucas added the ship prob
ably would take the southern course or
its return trip, but that this, too, would
be decided at the conference. He said
that with favoring winds he expected
the voyage would be made in less thar
half the time it took to come across.
An ambulance which was rush &C
across the field Immediately after tho
R-34 landed gave rise to various
rumors. 1t developed that a surgeon
had been called to attend Genera
Maitland. Expecting to encounter eX
treme cold in the upper attitudes, The
general had worn lined rubbers
which, with the heat, reopened q woune
in one foot. The general feared bloot
poisoning, but the surgeon said hi;
condition was not serious.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07

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have served to increase the cordial re-
lations and comradeship of the two
navies which have prevailed through
cut the war. America joins with Brit
ain in honoring you and the service
you represent"
Every fine indeed, fine perform
ancc!" exclaimed Rear Admiral Taylor,
who as recently as May ! inspected the
R-3A in Glasgow in coHpany with Sec
retary Daniels and others.
"Wcll done; fine business. They
stuck to it, and Pm glad their shortage
of gasolene didn't put them out just as
success was in sight," said Captain
j. S. Mexican.
The narrow margin of fuel left the
R-34 was the principal theme of COM
ment. According to Captain McKean
naval officers felt considerable relief
as soon as ships sent out for the
dirigible picked her up early this morn
ing and started conveying her in. But
their anxiety over her fuel shortage
was very keen until she landed, be-
cause the fact that she could not
operate her high power wireless showed
she was conserving every ounce of
lgasolenc.
Captain Mexican felt, however, that
even had the R-34 completely run out
of fuel she could have been brought
into port by any of the destroyers sent
out.
While It small scout boat might have
been in danger of being pulled out of
the water, he declared that except in a
heavy storm a 1,000-ton destroyer, with
good wire cable attached would have
had no difficulty in towing the R-34.
1t was still unknown here tonight
whether the R-34 would visit Washing
ton before heading back across the At
lantic. 1t was agreed that it would not
be best for her to remain exposed at
/ Mincola, owing to danger from wind
storms. lightning and possible souvenir
vandals.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07

product. Now The Dry Milk
Cornpany's problem is to
make the output keep pace
with the demand.
We hope that some food
product manufacturer in
position similar to that Of
The Dry Milk Company three,
years ago will read this. If
his product is worthy. If the.
potential market warrants the
effort and expenditure. we
will work with him to change
the complexion of his demand
SO 50 to sell his output under
a trade name, lifting it beyond
the attacks of ordinary
competition.
Appointments for inter-
views may be arranged by
letter or telephone in any Of
our Offices or in that Of the,
manufacturer.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-07
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106 MnuenGms 0GUse, RFueAam

R-34. He made the descent in ex-
actly two minutes, in order to su-
perintend the landing arrange
ments in place of Major Fuller.
AS he reached the ground in front
of the tiny grandstand Major ]. N.
Barney, Of Ambulance No. 7, rushed
over to assist him. The British off,
Ger was in sitting posture, en-
tangled in the ropes of the para
chute.
care you hurt, sir?" exclaimed
Major Barney.
When Major Pritchard replied
"no" Major Barney extricated him
from the tangled parachute, and
then rushed him over in the ambu-
lance to naval headquarters, where
the British officer assumed command
of the landing arrangements.
''Blimp" Shows Size
Of Mammoth Visitor
In the meantime the United
States naval "blimp" ca arrived
over the field and circled around
the huge British airship. Then, for
the first time, a real idea Of the
mammoth size of the R-34 was OBJ
tanned by the huge crowds which
came rushing to the landing ground
in every kind Of vehicle available.
Immediately after dropping Major
Pritchard the R-34 started her en-
gines again and circled the three
fields slowly. The splendid manner
in which she maneuvred brought a
spontaneous cry Of applause from
the vast crowd.
BY 9:50sthe final arrangements
for landing the ship were completed.
Some difficulty was experienced on
the ground, due to the fact that one
third of the landing personnel had
been rushed to Montauk Point in
army trucks during the night.
At this time the R-34 was hover
ing over the western end of Roose-
velt Field at an altitude Of 1000
feet. Commander Scott was informed
by wireless telephone that all was
ready to land.
Suddenly a veritable storm of
sand shot out of a hole in the after
Yart Of the metal envelope and de-
scended fanlike to the ground.
simultaneously the nose of the
Great airship tipped downward un-
til the whole ship assumed steep,
gliding angle. The three forward
propellers were shut off, but the
nineteen-foot rear propeller drove
the ship forward rapidly toward
the ground.