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YIU'RHIi.tV, MAIU'II IT, Will. crook county jovrnal Page PRI NEVILLE CITV RULWAY Time Table No. S Effective 13:01 A. M. Hundiijr, Feb ruary St), 1980 Wwt Bound Motor Motor Stations Mixed No. I A.M. l:lt : 4:41 CM :! Motor No. P. M 1:41 :I0 1:11 1:45 1:4 No. S P. M. No. P. M. 4:4i l:U (:tt C:tl Lr Prlneville Lr. Wilton T:S8 t.r lfcClltar 1:1 L. O'N.tl : lr PrtnuTU Jet I: Si East Boand Mtlona Mixed Motor . No. t No. 4 P. M. A.M 1.35 CIO T:0 7:S5 At. Prlnevlll. At. Wilton A. McCalllttar Ar. O'Netl L. Prlnevl Jet T: 40 CROOK COtXTT JOURNAL GIT LAFOIXETTB, Editor And Publisher ntm at tlx poalofftca t PrftwrUI Orrrm u ncona-elat atatter. Prle 12.04 pr Mr. p7bt atrietlr ta ad. In tw of chant of addraM pkaat aotWr a at one, (inn- botk old and new aciiret. miCAN PHE5S ASSOCIATION, ABOUT THE TELEPHONES There seems to be great deal of misunderstanding by the public gen erally as to the powers and duties ot the Public Service Commission, and as it is hard to understand the var ious orders ot the commission with- of the law on which these orders are based, it is thought no more than just and fair to the public that such information be placed before them. The popular Tiew, it appears, pro ceeds upon the erroneous assump tion that it is -within the power of the legislature to delegate to an ad ministrative body, such as this, an arbitrary authority. As a matter of fact, the legislature has laid down a rule for this comision to follow, and that is that all rates shall be Just and reasonable, and the act makes the rule apply equally to the public and the utility. The commission cannot approve or reject aplications for changes in rates at will. We, like the Judges ot our courts, must judge the cases before us and make our findings and m-ripr utrirt'v unon the sworn testi mony and the record. We are un der solemn oath to support the con stitution and the laws of Oregon and to faithfully perform our duties ac cording to the law. We are but human and if errors are made, an appeal to the courts from our decisions is provided for by law. Our position during the recon struction period following the war is not an enviable one. We, by. our very relation to the public and to the utilities, must assume a posture most inviting to the kicker. We must consider the natural an fathy of the public to increased rates and at the same time bear In mind that a commissioner who turns from the straight and narrow path of his duty and oath of office by pop ular clamor would not only violate his oath of office but would be un-p-orthy of the respect of any honesl man. In explanation of the telephone rate situation in Oregon, may we state that during the time of federal control of the telephone lines, Post v: sier Burleson attempted to place increased telephone rates in effect throughout the United States. This commission, as you may recall, took issue with him and refused to per mit the increases to become effective in Oregon without a thorough lnves t ation as to the reasonableness of s h rates, and so far as we are able t" ascertain the so-called Burleson r:tes are in effect throughout the I'.Mted States, and Oregon, during tie past two years, has enjoyed low Johnsom Greek er telephone rates than those obtain ing lu other western stales. Having completed our Investiga tion and experimented at the utili ty's expense with lower rates during the past two years, we find that the company has actually lost hundreds ot thousands ot dollars from opera tion In Oregon. We have, therefore, granted an increase in rates that will afford a return ot approximate ly six percent tor the year 1921 up on .the physical value of the com pany's plant in Oregon, as fixed by this commission. This rate was as certained after two years' study and analysis by our engineering and ac counting force. Said value, by the way, is several million dollars less than that claimed by the company Needless to say, the base rate value, as fixed by this commission, does not include any allowance tor stocks or bonds or franchise value. It is not generally understood. that there is need of many millions of new capital Investment In order to adequately serve the public and keep abreast ot the rapid develop ment ot our state and that this ad ditional capital must be obtained by sale ot new securities and not from revenue derived from rates paid by the public. In order to be able to borrow new capital at reasonable rates ot interest, the utility must be sound financially, that is. receiving a fair rate ot return from the hon est investment in the present plant. H. H. COREY. HINTS OX SEEDING The time will soon be here tor seeding grain and grass seeds. It will be a bad year to secure good grain seed locally as much of it was injured by late frosts last year. Such grain will not germinate and is sim ply throwing such seed away to put it in the ground. A germination test should be made on all such seed before sowing, so you can be assured what kind of seed you are using Much of the small grass seeds look good to the average person, but when a germination test is run only 15 or 20 percent germination is secured Such seed is scrub seed and the slo gan "Swat the scrub" should be ap plied just as strongly as in the pro- pogation of livestock. Pure-bred seed of high germina tion qualities costs a little more, but a greater return is had on the crop. A germination test will be made at the state college free of cost, and you can tell what kind you have. It is advisable to innoculate all clover or alfalfa seed before planting, un less planted on old alfalfa or clover fields. The state college furnishes this innoculating bacteria at cost, which is 25 cents per acre. Several agents representing bacteria com panies often try to sell this product to farmers at prices ranging from two to four dollars per acre, but it no better than the product that is put out by the college and perhaps cost them less to make as they turn it out in larger quantities, and have larger plants. It is said by authori ties that the product can be manu factured commercially at considera ble less than 25 cents per acre, how ever, if any farmer wants to give the companies one dollar and seventy-five cents above what he should pay for it, that is his business. He is buying a good andessential pro duct. Full directions for ordering and using this bacteria can be ob tained from the county agent. COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS Many sections of Oregon have tried out the different kinds of commer cial fertilizers, and the reports of these trials seem to justify the uss of some of them. Sulphur is espec ially beneficial to alfalfa and clover However, the better time to apply this is in the fall of the year, so as to give it all winter to oxidize and & Tile Factory OMAR WILSON, Proprietor Orders for Special Material or given prompt attention TELEPHONE BLUE combine with the soil elements. Fori those who want to make the applies- j tlon In the spring It seems better to use land plaster or gypsum. This fertiliser acts more quickly and will give results on the first crop it it is worked In the soil. The rate of ap plication Is recommended as being 100 pounds of sulphur per acre, or 200 pounds ot land plaster. A co operative shipment of. land plaster' is being assembled at Redmond at the present time and It there should be any farmers ot Crook county that want .to get some of this they can give their order to the county agent either At Redmond or at Prlneville. The cost ot the land plaster la $19.- 80 per ton f.ob. Redmond. A co-operative shipment tor Crook county will be secured this fall It there Is sufficient call tor It. The soil ot all Central Oregon is lacking lu humus also, and plenty ot manure Is essen tial to maximum production. One of the quickest means ot sup plying this humus Is by plowing un der a green crop, rye, sweet clover, or red clover. Vetch is sometimes used in sections where the other le gumes will not grow to a good Ad vantage. The county agent of Crook county has an offer of two tons of limesul puur to be donated to any farmer who will pay the freight on It from El Pasco, Texas. If there should be any farmer in this county who wants to avail themselves -ot this of ter hey should see the county agent at once so that the product can be applied this spring. ALFALFA NEWS NOTES (By Miss Verna Shults.) Wm. Horsed received the sad In telligence that his sister living In Nebraska, who has been seriously 111 has passed to the great beyond Gerald Ludwing of Post Falls, Ida ho, is here visiting his uncle, Walter Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Muns ot Red mond were in Alfalfa Sunday. Albert Shults and family and Miss Laura Crow attended the movies In Prlneville Sunday. Walter Taylor and sons butchered a fine baby beef, which they disposed of to their neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Coovert made a business trip to Bend Saturday. miss violet Bowman gave a sur prise party on her parents Sundav evening. Charley Stoeffler purchased some alfalfa hay from August Vahlen. Mr. and Mrs. Will Irving have, re turned from an extended visit in the metropolis. C. H. Hardy Is taking dally osteo pathy treatments tor injuries to his Howard Burright and Bill Free entertained a few friends at dinner Wednesday evening at Bachelor Headquarters. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lindquist of Powell Butte were visiting their daughter Mrs. Charles Johnson Sun day. Mr. Honstine and Frank Post de livered cream to Redmond, Thurs day. Mrs. A. C. Barber was hostess to the Jolly Neighbors Club Thursday. The many friends of Lue Hahlen will be sorry to lear he is again in a critical condition and will leave at once for a Portland hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Coovert made a business trip to the Elliott ranch, near Horse Ridge Friday. A special meeting of the Farm Bureau was called Wednesday even ing for the purpose ot cooperative buying of alfalfa seed. spine sustained from a fall last sum mer. Some Alfalfa hay Is being chopped and baled, and will be shipped to Portland as an experiment. If re sults justify it, a large amount of hay will be treated In this way on the Coovert ranch. Other farmers are also interested in the matter. Erici Labor 86011 1 NO SUBSTANCE TO DREAMS ij Writer Qlvss Raatons for Her Refusal to Havs Any Belief In Common Superstitions. The mind during sleep reminds me ef a naughty child, write Mariou Holmes In the Chicago Pull; News. With uornial persou during waking hours reason controls It and when It seems Inclined to let lowte foolish train of thought reliuke it with "Nonsense I behave yourself I" Hut when reason goes to sleep the mlud has season of wild capering. It makes you do things that when awake would scorch you with blushes. It causes you to go to church dressed In your very best except your shoe and stockings which you Hml you have left at home. It makes you marry a dark man with big black whiskers nhcu Joy ulready have perfectly autlsmi'tory huxhaml who Is blond and smooth fucetL There Is nothing that It will not do uncon trolled by reusou. Therefore I never have bad touch faith In the prophetic quality of dreams, altliouitli there are persons who pin their faith to those ao-allcd warning. We have heard them soy. "1 ilivHiued Inst ulglit thut I had lost tooth. Thut menu bad. news," or "1 dreamed of walking among ruined huildlligs. That means that somebody in the family Is going to be III," and, like fortune telling, the predictions that do not "make good" are forgotten. A recurrent dream Is of no Impor- tanee. I liavss known the same stage setting with Its Incidents to be pre sented over and over In sleeping vis Ions without ever reaching Its coun terpart lu reality. An uncomfortable position during sleep, or the fact that you are not feeling well often occa sions troubled dreams. NEW THEORY IN ASTRONOMY Possibility That There Is A Tall At tached to Our Earth Leads to Ingenious Suggestion. Opposite to the sun there Is very mysterious glowing patch, which Is thought to be attached to the earth as a cometlike tall. The highest region of onr atmos phere consist of very light go sea, and the Impression Is that some of these were driven away by the sun or by other means, and that they stream off from the earth Into spare just ss the light gases do from the heud of large comet. Naturally, this theory has aroused much controversy, and hss led to all sorts of Ingenious suggestions. One of these Is that a swarm of meteor (of the kind we know as shooting stars) keeps ns company through space at s distance of about a million miles, or four times the distance of the moon. But a tailed earth Is an Ideal vehicle for Imaginative flights. It might be argued that If our globe has a tall why should not the planets Mercury and Venus, and even Mars, have one. Well, perhaps they have, for all we know to the contrary. Our earth' tail would be much more easily seen by u because of Its near ness and brightness. Soft Beds In Ancient Days. .. According to Athenaeus, effeminate gentlemen In ancient Greece some times slept on beds of sponge. Fash ionable people In Athens' slept Under coverlets ef dressed peacock skins, with the feathers on. Clearchns, the author of a treatise on sleep, described the bed of a Paphlan prince In such a way that It Is difficult to keep awalte while reading It. "Over the soft mat liresses," he writes "was flung an ex pensive slmrt-gralned Sardinian carpet. A coverlet of down texture succeeded, and upon this was cast a costly coun terpane of Amorglnlan purple. Cush lous variegated with the richest purple supported his head, while two soft Dorian pillow of pale pink gently raised his feet." Democratic Cigar Names. The nomenclature of the cigar trade Is one of the verj Interesting phases of democracy, says the Philadelphia Public Ledger. No agent Intent upon building up a market for 10 cent cigar ever named it for a statesman. He complimented, Instesd, an actor, a philanthropist, a race horse, hypo thetical Indian maiden or a supposi titious Spanish grandee. To have named a 10 cent cigar for a states man would have been to "queer" both the cigar and Its Involuntary pnrrnn. The people would not have stood for that sort of thing. It would have presumed a certain superiority which they would have rebuked both at the cigar stand and at the polls. Cure for Flat .feet Are you (lat-footed? If you don't know, the next time you take bath, observe the Impressions that your wet feet make. If your feet are normal, there will be a narrow line from heel to toe on the outside; If they are flat, the entire bottom of the foot will show. How can you cure flat-footedness? Buy a handful of marbles, place them In two rows, and start picking them up with your toes. To do this you must curl up your toes; as a result the muscles of the feet will be exer cised and thereby strengthened. Pop- ular Science Monthly. Time to Go. "She said 'No'?" "Yes," said the dejected suitor. , "Cheer up. A woman's 'No' soroo times means 'Yes.' " "Not In this case. The door bell rang and she produced the other man. Birmingham Age-Herald. AY! Don't forget that the Crook County Journal is only awaiting the re ceipt of your $2 to appear at your home times. It saves you the trouble of always borrow ing it from your neighbor. Two Jugular Vein. There are two Jugular veins on ach side of the tipek. The external Jugular veins are Just beneath the skin and convey the blood from the nternal portions of the head and neck to the heart, while the Internal Jugular veins carry the blood from the lateral slnti to the heart. Painted Floors Bare wood floors, especially kitchen floors, require much back breaking work, scrubbing, to keep them clean. Acme Quality Floor Paint makes this unnecessary. It forms A smooth, hard, non-absorbent surface from which dirt and grime can be easily wiped off. It protects and saves the surface. ACME FLOOR PAINT (Grajtlte). is easy to apply. It Is inexpensive a quart is enough tor one coat on the average kitchen flnnr Dries quickly and withstands ora aiiMotal TP.. A I. - -"-jvn.u. uuiiouau iu miracuve colors. Sample color cards on request, LAKIN HARDWARE "WTJTUT? TT tj A vo mA n n 4 Tin i T W0WwW ' Constant Parade. Kltfsheth lived In a small place. The only times, she'd ever vn a large crowd was on the occasion of ctrens nr local parade. The first two days In s lane eliy were spent In w. The next day, turning to her mother, she snlil: "Oh mother, they hsve parade here all the time, don't theyT Save Housework QUALITY the severe wear to which floors ... miunun rilliJ 1U J lAUU, . A e. .... ..