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soon enough. Otherwise such trees
would blossom with the others
But cut off the tops of the sleep
ers' and grated on the trunks scions
taken from normal boomers. The
oretically that did not change the
flow of sap as to time. Practically
however, 1t did. The scions, growing
into strong branches, didn't wait for
the roots to send up the sap. but be-
gan pulling 1t up themselves, and so
they blossomed and bore fruit and
ceased to be what I had called them.
The PROFITS in FtIberts.
"An orchardist has countless oppor-
tunities to experiment and learn the
laws Of nature. No work. except that
Of a judge on the bench who has
cases to study. is anywhere near so
fascinating. l live five miles from my
orchards and can reach them In TWEEN
ty minutes. over a good road, from
my home or Office. In them I take
my vacations, from day to day, when
feel like 1t, and lose no more time
from my business than I would were
to play golf or go fishing.
I'VE have no official statistics in
this country bearing on hlberts, but 1
estimate that an acre OF trees at the
end Of twelve years win yield 1900
pounds of nuts. At Is cents a pound
the return would be 324o. from which
the expense OF production. $50 to the
acre. would have to be subtracted. !
have trees that are bearing nuts, and
/ believe, from my experience so far,
that the yield in this country will
equal that In Spain or elsewhere"
"You have also done considerable
experimental work In politics." the in
terviewer observed.
"Yes, II you so describe my activities
in that direction" Senator McNary an
swered. my brother was in politics
while was a young man and was
running for office and assisted him.
But I never was candidate myself
until / felt that would like to be an
Associate Justice OF our Supreme Court
l had practised law In Salem for ff-
teen years and had never held a politi-
cal office.
zone can go stale in politics as well
as in athletics. The man who is a
4
candidate every year, first for this and
then for that, wears himself out and
wearies the public. desired to be a
Supreme Court Judge. but I waited
until ! thought I had good chance
to be nominated and elected.
stepping stones are all right
across brooks and creeks. But why
use them in politics? There is more
competition for the lower Offices than
for the higher ones. That fact Is
overlooked by most candidates.
"Well, I was nominated and elected
After serving my termsI returned to
my practice and in 1915 was chairman
Of our State committee and Oregon
was carried by Hughes and Fair
banks"
(which made you the logical mar
for Senator" the interviewer said.
] AT any rate I am hsreJr the Senator
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along the Mexican border, while the
outer edge is traced by line extend
ing from eastern Oregon to Salt Lake
City and Santa Fe to the mouth Of
Pecos Rever. The highly developed
coastal section Of southern Ca,iforria is
situated. so to speak. at the handle Of
the fan, and the railroad and automo-
bile highways that extend eastward
and northeastward from this section
may be regarded as the ribs Of the
huge fan.
ION the basis of work already done
It is estimated that the rest OF the
region can be covered for 100000.
Obviously the results will be very large
for the expenditure involved, and 1t is
highly desirable as soon as possible to
carry the project to completion. After
the region has been covered by the
survey and the setting OF sign posts
the Government ought to undertake
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TIE BONES OF TWO ruIRsr
VICTIMS. FOUND WITHIN HALF
- MILE of WATER.

streams and water holes and their
specific location with reference to
lines OF travel"
these essential operations, George Otis
smith. director OF the United States
Geological Survey, for years has been
interested In Mr.. Parsons's work
Therefore he called the latter to mis-
tid in this wise: "In view Of your long
study Of this matter and OF your init
mate acquaintance with desert areas.
shall be glad to have suggestions
from you. To what extent Should the
work consist of installing pumps or
other devices for getting water to the
surface. or in sinking shallow wells7
What types of sign posts do you rec
ommend as most permanent and other
wise most suitable for the desert?"
Mr.. Parsons gave the director just the
sort of Information most desired, and
the survey and other activities were
promptly taken in hand.
"A reconnaissance of conditions af-
fecting ground water in the desert re-
gions was carried on in connection
with the survey of watering places.
and a considerable part of the regular
allotment for ground water investiga-
tions'was therefore used In this project
In addition to the sum specifically APP
rropriated for the survey of watering
places" So We are informed by the
.ast annual report OF the United
States Geological Survey. Director
Smith has amplifled this record of
progress in the following manner:
The region that has been covered
lies In southern California and south
western Arizona. In California It
includes the Mojave Desert, the south
ern part Of Death Valley. and adjacent
regions. In Arizona II includes the
little known and sparsely settled region
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By JAMES B. MORROW.

EATED in his mahogany chair,
y his heels resting on the edge of
his mahogany desk. Charles L.
McNary. blond-haired and blue-eyed,
said: II am a nut"
Which laconicism was half TEST and
half fact More truthfully. however.
Charles l. McNary could have re-
marked: II am a prune." Also he
could have stated: IT am a hop" or,
II am a pear" or. II am a cherry"
Here was an original specimen for
the interviewer to Investigate and
classify. Not only. because he had de-
scribed himself uniquely but also for
the reason that he had practically been
dumb up to that point.
And he O United States Senatorl
the definition Of which functicnary Is
often given az being "a person of ex-
traordinary volubiiity. whose custom It
Is to arise in his place and talk for
hours. seemingly to himself. inasmuch
as no one else appears to listen"
publicity" said this slim. youngish
looking man. doesn't interest me-"
Yet It should. Without II. Charles
L. McNary never would have been a
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Ore
son. nor Senator In the Congress Of
An no,,.,'ss.. .A,a u
- ~ - -. "A mummy
- 49, 49,, u .epoi.-
az. 80. % - = 49, 80. 'nen ~
90 us asas' ms iea.
w e run 70 'he iAo'
.nS' ~ SeS "a7 onoo
!uuee' ~n'on once "a l.s iciseoh 70
ehose "no arc ho. 'uoeeS' anu "ouiu
ioi 90 u they eouiu' - so'hetinies mis-
unuers.oou oy tne occupants thereoi'
"en' 'Ien, lho interviewer eaiu'
let US o"eil On agriculture LOT mo-
merit
immediateiy, OUT OF tne senatorial
ropes ana the JuoiciAi ermihe' emerged
the farmer, clothea IN white trousers
ana niack coat nus race smihnS and
MS eyes gloWing' The secret spring
mad peen round ana the door OF dis
course swung open Wlde enough
There was no trouble after that. II
was then that the Senator, placing his
feet where they DID not belong. ex-
claimed; II am a NUT meaning OF
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which they had toiled behind their
teams OF oxen.
Schools were built Churches were
established. And ON the rainy days OF
winter the pioneers read books and
thought out their problems. The sons
and daughters and the grandsons and
granddaughter of these men learned
what had been done in Australia and
New Zealand. They trusted one an
other. Their neighbors. they believed,
were honest and sensible If anything
unwise were done 1t would be changed
and no harm would ensue.
'-rhen appeared William Simon
U'Ren, who in time was called the
savior of Oregon He was a lawyer.
q nurseryman and agitator. In his
eyes were great things. Some persons
said that he was a political Col. Sell
ers. Anyway, he knew about Switzer-
lands application of the referendum,
and said that when the people under
stood a subject they voted on IL wisely
"Who can dispute that statement?
Our own history proves its truth. Ore
gon seized upon the idea enthusiast
+, tically. Also, U'Ren understood the
place in New Zealand and Australia.
Now we had always been a progressive
people. DIR. Whitman was a progress
slve man. He could have practised
medicine in the East. Spaulding could
have preached in New York or Bos-
ton.
They Had big Thoughts.
"The men Of Tennessee, Kentucky
and Missouri, of Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Iowa, OF Kansas and Nebraska
could have remained in their old
homes. But they struck out. climbed
the Rocky Mountains and founded an
empire Of their own.
Their small ways of doing small
things had been left behind them. A
section OF land. $40 acres. fills ones
head with big thoughts. have seen
! many of the farms that the early set
tiers OF Oregon deserted in their youth
when they moved into the West.
| wouldn't have them. even at 50 an
! acre or less. And what do we see in
| Oregon to-day? Hundreds Of miles OF
hard surfaced country roads sixty feet
wide and not narrow strips Of cement
that one finds in the East and over
which. for fear Of collisions. 1t Ia
dangerous to ride.
"Also fine farms and farm buildings
and beautiful orchards at almost every
hand. The Oregon man long ago
learned that 1t isn't necessary to get
up at o'clock In the morning. kick
the dog out doors and milk nine cows
before breakfast. Nor to work In the
fields or around the barn until . p. M
and then. tired and dirty. lie down
to sleep on a bed without springs.
THAT isn't farming In Oregon. II
isn't anything in Oregon, because II
is never done. Our farmers long ago
began scientific methods and found
that such methods made things look
better and made them feel better still
Lawyers and physicians retired from
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replied, waving his arms toward the
window and making an air map of
Washington and the District of Co.
lumb ia-
Are the initiative, referendum and
the recall Of Office holders still the har-
bingers of the millennium in the eyes
Of the Oregonians?"
"The people of our State" the Sem
ator answered, desire now exactly
what they desired when the reforms
that you mention were thoughtfully
discussed and then deliberately adopt
ed. Not s per cent. OF our voters
would support the proposition to re-
peal the initiative, the referendum or
the recall.
mo State officer. so far. has been
recalled, but the law IL ready II ever
such an act on the part of the people
becomes necessary. Oregon has been
called an experimental station in legis-
lation. All that I care to say is that
the experiments have been successful.
Ridicule of Oregon has not changed
the facts. 1t has no effect whatever
on tho minds of our voters,
I'VE are not like the people of the
East--afraid OF the foreigner. Nor
like the people OF the South. who are
In terror Of the negro. All Of us,
practically. are Americans. Therefore
we do as We please. Freedom dwells
in Oregon. II Is the most thoroughly
American State in the Union.
Fundamentally Oregon Is safe and
sound. Christian missionaries were
its first white American inhabitants.
You know the story of Marcus Whit
man, the medical missionary, and
Henry N. Spaulding. the preacher
who, with their young and brave
wives. crossed the continent in 1886
and opened Oregon as a home to 9TH
ers of their countrymeu. Whitman,
although he was warned that II
couldn't be done. took q wagon with
him. He broke the road over which
later missionaries travelled. Emil
grants from Tennessee. KentuIkV and
Missouri followed.
Proud of the Pioneers.
"They were daring men, all OF
them; Americans 10 tho core, adven-
turous. intelligent and sensible. Now
call attention to the beginnings OF
Oregon as a part Of the territory OF
the United States. As 1t began so II
has continued.
"Next came settlers from eastern
Pennsylvania. Ohio and Iowa. and later
from Kansas and Nebraska Were
there any better living men-and
women--in the world2 That's the
stock that is dominant In Oregon to-
day. The settlers were each entitled
to take up homestead of $40. acres
They became ranchers and farmers or
a large scale. They saw themselves
their neighbors and their country In q
large way.
"They lived out OF doors. and theil
characters and their vision expanded ir
the open. and they saw things tC
which they had been blind In their ole
] homAs beyond the uaountainA across
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~ y. > eEoloo,eAL svsvxy

examined and about 100 samples of
water were collected and shipped for
analysis to the water resources
at Washington, d. G.
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the systematic development of new
watering places"
During the year gone practically all
watering places in the region were
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WAVERLY ITEMS.

Mrs. Warren Groves and lit
tie daughter visited last week
in Kansas City with her sister,
Mrs. Frank Adams.
Miss Louise Davis spent sew
eral days last week in Kansas
City.
Mrs. Harry Brewster of Kan
sas City, spent Sunday and Mon
day with her mother. Mrs. Liz
zie Thomas.
Claude Capps, who has been
running a thresher engine near
Norborne for several weeks, has
returned home.
The Fontinelle Stock Co. is
playing here this week.
Mrs. Ralp w. Burnett return
ed Saturday to her home in st.
Louis, after a short visit with
VIM. H. Burnett and family.
Miss Lillian Larkin returned
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ly won a $25 prize in a Tobacco
selling contest.
The w. c. T. u. held their an
nual election of officers Thurs
day at the home of Miss Emma
Warrener. Officers elected were:
Mrs. Elizabeth Gordon, presi-
dent; Mrs. Fannie Cauthorne,
vice-president Mrs. Rovilla Led
ford, secretary; Mrs. Mamie
Landrum, treasurer. Mrs. eau
thorne and Mrs. Landrum will
be delegates to attend the La
fayette county w. C. T. U. con-
vention at Lexington, August
10Th.
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Wednesday from Warrensburg,
where she attended the summer
session of the State Normal.
Jesse Coslet, who recently re-
turned from service overseas, is
visiting his father, Charles Cos
let.
William England returned
home Saturday from Lexington
where he has been working for
several months.
Roy White of Slater, visited
his brother, Grover White, and
family last week.
The Suffragette Club met
Tuesday at the home of Miss
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OIL HAs PROVED VALUE.

A long-neglected material is the
Ohune nut, Of which manaca palms
in II onduras produce a yearly aver
age OF 300 pounds per tree. This was
Orou chit into temporary demand as a
source Of carbon for gas masks, and
Consul c. n. Willard notes that the
ntil II zation is being made permanent
and greater as a result of the discoy-
cry chat the oil is equal or superior
to coconut oil for cooking purposes.
It Is estimated that a single area of
trees, extending so or 70 miles along
the Aguan river, with a width of 10
or u miles, could supply 10000 tons
Of nuts month.
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Turk ALWAYS A DESTROYER
World Has Lost Much Through His
Control Of the Lands Of
ancient History.

The sites Of all the seven wonders
Of the anclent world have been
owned by the Turks. The cities Of
the G reek mainland and the, islands.
Asia Minor, Phrygia, the Hittite
land, Armenia. Assyria, Babylonia.
Arabia, Syria. Palestine, Egypt and
Carthage and other cities Of north
em Africa, all the lands where an
Gent history was made. with the sin
gle exception of Italy, have been
ruled by the Turks. And no pesple
have been less worthy to inherit the
homes of past civilizations, Edgar J..
Banks writes in the Scientific Ameri-
can.
Whenever a Turk has found a hui
man portrait sculptured in stone by
some ancient artist, it has been his
s'red duty to destroy it; the Mo-
hamm edan religion does not permit
The representation of the human or
mimal form. Thus many a treasure
which every man respected till the
Turk came, has been made worthless,
Many a buried city has been used as
a quarry for building stones and its
treasures Of inscriptions and sculp-
lures haye been lost to the world.
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OUTRAN FAST AUTO
TraVeier Tells Of Antelopes That Can
Maintain a Speed Of sixty
Miles an Hour.

Automobiles, unless they car dc
better than a mile a minute, have nc
chance in a race with antelopes on
the desert Of Cobb. Roy C. Andrews.
conducting the second Asiatic ZOO
IOgical expedition, says in a letter I'd
the American Museum of Natura
History that he saw upward Of 2,00t
Of the animals, and they outran the
motorcar in which he has been ex-
plorlng the prairies of Outer Mon
gOlla- They were capable Of doing
60 miles an hour or better, Mr.. An
drews asserts. His letter, referring
to this, says:
1T was most exciting sport to run
para lei with them at about 40 miles
an hour and see them swing around
10 cross in front Of the car. This
they invariably did, thus giving u,
shots at from 400 to 500 yards. Al
. conservative estimate, their speed
1mst often have reached 50 miles al
hour. and ! belieye even more. .
Mr.. Andrews and his party start
ed with three automobiles The old
Nmel trails were too much for all
but that of Mr.. Andrews himself.
lie says the Mongols are a charm
ing people, who dress as brilliantly
as circus performers and can ride
horses as we'll.
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NOTHING BUT GOLF.

We'll you should be thankful your
husband can't play golf at night"
said the sympathetic neighbor 70 a
golf widow.
don't know about that" she re-
piled, "He can talk about it at
night"
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uuMovED.

"Some men have a wonderful way
Of rising superior to circumstances"
my coal dealer is one Of them
can get me all excited talking
about next winters fuel with a June
thermometer staring us both IN the
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NoTAINe m 4 NAME.

"These tnen call themselves in
ternatioual workers
THAT doesn't signify anything
Some Of the least truthful men
ever knew were named after Gesrgt
w ashingtonD
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Elizabeth corder.

Mrs. Jake HarwoOd of Odessa,
who has been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lar
kin, went to Dover Sunday to
attend the August meeting,
Paul Yancey and daughter,
Miss Kate, Of Nevada, are visit
ing relatives here.
Thornton B. Gordon, who has
been working for P. Lorrillard
Tobacco Co.. with headquarters
at Minneapolis, MIMI, has been
promoted to division manager of
the Pittsburg, Pa, district with
an increase in salary. He recent
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TRYING TO CHEER UP.

After all there's a Slight amount
Of gratitude due this seventeen-year
locust"
Gratitude"
"YeS. After all, seventeen years
permits a good long rest between
visits"
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GET GRENADE
/, Ten Year Old, Sets
for Missouri Boys In
tlsm and Thrift

Karl v. Simbeck OF
No, Is destined t car We
prominence in Misso arr
Jain in the Imperial Stat
Should he hearken to
y other state his stand.
en Of finance is sure to
b commands respect.
the fac that Karl has
summers, he already has
1t should cause the blush
hantle the cheek Of many
life lies behind him.
his saving some ye ars
IN the Treasury Depart.
ID its Thrift campaign he
y to see the adyanta ges
Z his tin accumulate ons
lngs and Thrift staunps
ttese baby boSds gE ow
tailed 60t That KARI Is
proud Of his COUNT 's
as vell as thrifty IA
, following letter that he
aeral Director Wilson, Of
Organization at St.
date Of July %:
p years old and h ave
worth of War Saw gs
MT you think that | am
a grenade or some war
lease write and tell me
local organization had
the hand grenades from
when Karl's letter was
his request could no L be
II at the time, there is nc
le win be the frs to re
when the su pply
The Bank OF New a vel
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mute MEN
.NIZED FOR
|. CAMPAIGN
LEADING MOVE
WILL SPREAD
sH THEATRES.
SUNDAY
Make Each Saturday
lrday" by Guberna.
Proclamation.

direction of James B
hrector of the War Sa V.
lhe War Loan Organic "A
lcky launched a cam
lth To- the sale Of War
5 in Louisville.
speakers will explain 20
need of Savings and
drchase of War SAVINGS
rdays and Sundays. A
'minent Louisville men
the invitation Of M r.
k from various theater
city on the evenings
lme speakers will again
Message each Saturday
uring August.
IS are assigned as fol
lie theater, Henry M.
theater, William Duf.
ieater, Clinton DaVf d.
National, Charles w.
! theater, L. D. Green;
q, L. r. Curtis.
ers will inform the publ
used by the Treasury
promoting Thrift and
! the people. They W i'll
he War Savings Siam IDS
patriotic standpoint, b ut
business Of selling t1e
from a business inve st.
nt.
ines B. Black is e ct.
proclamation declaring
Iay during August a
Mr.. Brown h as
pr George WeissinE er
ling that he issue a CITY
Alnnp the sauna lines
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WIsD
ians Lay Great Store 5 ON
Their Prophecies w no
Tor the "ereat Cold"

Is the Pilchuck Indians in
the thrift habit has taken
forest fire and the habits
less, which are a trad ition
berican Indian, are ra Didly
side for habits Of thrdft
g most active booster 3 for
lg this tribe is Pile huck
ged squaw, who is To- oked
n people as a seereSs Of
ION. When Julia says
+ worshipping iollO wers
Is good medicine" and
love their moccasins to the
Savings Stamp head quar-,
Thrift and War sa wings
Fred w. Graham, sta &c d..
the National Thrift Cam,
to the Pnchuck res.
p decorated Julia Wit the
he Thrifty" When ne AZ.
fed a gaudy War Savings
ION upon the aged SO aress'
and said
3 SHOWS are coming. Bet.
the Great Cold
and squaws who had
TO witness the cere mony
Julia nodded their heads
4 assent