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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1919)
t WORLD HAPPEN OF Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments andiPadfic Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. CURRENT WEEK The transport tXoordani from Drcst and the Arizonlan and Calamares from St. Nazalre arrived at New York Sun day with 6936 troops. Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson, announced Saturday that according to the present program Mr. Wilson will address the senate on Thursday. ' A dispatch from Weimar received at Basel, Switzerland, Sunday, says a bill has been introduced In the German national assembly providing for rati fication of the peace treaty. The gasoline launch Waldo, with nine persons aboard, is missing as the result of a heavy gale which struck Corpus Christl, Tex., early Sunday morning and lasted until nearly mid night. Dr. Epltacio Pessoa, president-elect of Brazil, sailed for home Sunday af ternoon on the American dreadnought Idaho, after visiting the United States and Canada on his return from the peace conference. Two hundred delegates have regis tered in advance for the 10 days' ses sions of the conference of church work ers of the midwest province of the Episcopal church which opens Tuesday at Racine, Wis., college. A record for- a trans-Atlantic round trip of 12 days 1 hour and 35 minutes was established by the steamship Great ' ' Northern, which arrived at New York Sunday from Brest." The vessel also held the former record of 13 days and 43 minutes. The Irish Unionist Alliance, replying to a manifesto issued" recently by the "Irish Dominion League," asserts that the first act of any freely elected'par llament in full control of Irish econom ic and military resources, would be to proclaim an Irish republic. . General Cretlen, commander of the allied forces in Bulgaria, has informed the Bulgarian premier that peace dele gates from that country will be called to Paris soon and that the Bulgarian government is Invited to nominate a delegation, according to a Sofia dis patch. The new treaty with France,- by which the nation Is promised American aid in case of an unprovoked attack by Germany, was described as "the premature obituary of the league of nations as a league of peace" in a statement Issued Sunday by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho. The German Conservative party has issued a proclamation, signed by Ern est von Heydebrand, the party's leader in the Reichstag, stating that the party "declares war on the government and Intends to use Its whole strength to re-establish the monarchy,1' according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex change Telegraph company. A windstorm which bordered on a tornado swept northeastern Montana and northwestern North Dakota lato Monday night and early Tuesday morn ing. Wiling several, Injuring many others and causing great damage to buildings both in towns and in rural sections. Wheat in all Canadian elevators has been commandeered by tlio board of grain supervisors in order to provido Greece with 15,000,000 bushels within Iho next 12 months, it waH announced in Toronto. No shipments can bo made at present without permits from tho hoard. The allied governments bavo repre sented to the government of Holland tlio necessity of taking stops to pro vont tlio depurturo of tfyi farinar Gor man emperor from Holland, (J. Ji, JJarmswortli, uiuliirmaratary of stuto for Umm uliulm, announced in the of eommonu Monday afternoon, j IS WET TO FINAL MINUTE Confusion in Enforcement of Law Gives Californinns Grace. San Francisco. That official chaos In the administration In San Francisco of prohibition enforcement by tho local federal agencies, duo to tho admitted falluro of tho Washington, D. C, au thorities to furnish specific instruc tions, was not nttonded by flagrant abuses up to an early hour Tuesday morning, when Jollification began to abate, was ascribed as duo to gratui tous services performed by tho San Francisco pollco department. Undo Sam laid down on tho Job, as It were, and tho city did as best she could under tho circumstances. Wine-Inspired happiness, to bo fol lowed by an epldomlc of headaches, reigned from sundown to Tuosdoy's daybreak; but tho dying hours of booze, presided over by tho spirits of carnival and merry conviviality, wore no more unholy than could bo expect ed under conditions Imposed by tho absenco of a woll-defined enforcement policy for an epoch-making statute. The pollco authorities paid no at tention to this resolution. Company commanders wero sent to their dis tricts at S P. M. with Instructions to close all saloons and places where liquor was sold sharp at midnight and to co-operato in every way with fed eral authorities. These Instructions were followed strictly to tho letter. Tho tens of thousands of celebrants in the local hotels, cafes and restau rants concerned themselves not at nil with tho legal aspects up to mldulght. Until then, undoubtedly, thero was somewhat more intenslveness in the Jazz dancing, but an undercurrent of restraint se'emed to check objection ablo bolsterousness. As a matter of fact, San Francisco, outside observance said, may be well proud of the manner In which she conducted herself under the circum stances. B0LSHEVIKI IN RAID KILL 18 AMERICANS Washington, D. C. Eighteen Amer ican soldiers were killed, one officer and seven men severely wounded and 17 slightly wounded In an engagement with antl-Kolchak forces near Roman ovka on June 25. Major-General Graves, commanding the American expedition in Siberia, informed tho war department Tuesday that the engagement followed an at tack by the bolshcvlkl on railroad guards. Apparently company A of tho 31st infantry was tho only unit en gaged. Second Lieutenant Lawrence Donald Butler was reported severely wounded. Alcohol Ruling Drastic. Washington, D. C Stringent regula tions governing tho sale of alcohol for medicinal purposes wero Issued Mon day by the bureau of internal revenue. "Physicians may prescribe wines and liquors for Internal uses, or al cohol for external uses," the regula tions said, "but In every such case each prescription shall be in duplicate and both copies bo signed In the phy sician's handwriting. The quantity prescribed for a single patient at a given time shall not exceed one quart. In no case shall a physician prescrlbo alcoholic liquors unless the patient is under his constant personal super vision. "All prescriptions shall indicate clearly tho namo and address of the patient, Including street and apart ment number, If any, tho date when written, tho condition or illness for which prescribed and the namo of tho pharmacist to whom tho prescription is to bo presented for filling." Ex-Emperor Responsible. Washington, D. C International law exports of tho ontento embassies in Washington hold that since Dr. ! Theobald von Ilethmann-Hollweg In j his capacity of chancellor of tho Gor man empire was responsible solely toj tho Gorman emporor, tho ono-tlmo j rulor of Oormany cannot oscapo full I responsibility for any and all tho ucts j committed by his HUbordlnuto. Million Loaned In June, Spokane. During Juno tlio Hpokano federal farm loan bunk Ihhuoi Iouijh (o farmera of Hie northwest lo a total of HMIJCQ, It wow unnounood TuomJuy, Lou o during llio first Mx months of jyja dialed vfin,m, GOOD CROPS FOR PRODUCING PORK Industry in Irrigation Country Subject to Periods of Expan sion and Depression. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE NOTED Department of Agriculture Hat Deen Making Observations In Its Weit. ern Projects on Utilization of Field Crops. (Prepared by tlio United. States Deport merit of Agriculture.) "Gum shoo" farming for limn nnd bacon production does not presuppose web-footed hogs. It merely means that lrrlgntlon as practiced by some western farmers Involves cotiservntlvo use of moisture for production of for ngo crops which may bo harvested di rectly In tho fields by tho porkers. Tho swine Industry In tlio rubber-boot coun try 1ms been subject to periods of ex pansion nnd depression. One cnuso Is lack of .knowledge as to the possibility of using certain Irrigated Held crops, nnd ns to the value of these crops when measured In tcrmi of pork production. If full advantage is taken of the wldo rnngo of feeds nvullnhlo to awlno grow ere on Irrigated lands, pork production can be conducted more extensively, and witli moro assurance of success. lrrlgntlon fanners Interested In pork production Imvu bad to rely on results obtained In nonlrrlgated sections, nnd applied to localities where web-footed crops grow. This' lack of detlnlto In formation was especially noteworthy In the cuso of field crops, which In other sections of tlio country nre pas tured by hogs or hogged off. Hence, slnco 1012 tho department has been making observations in Its western Ir rigation projects on tho utilization of Irrigated Held crops as hog pasture. Theso Investigations Include pnsturo tests with 140 lots consisting of 3,705 hogs pastured on alfalfa, sweet clover, Held pens, and mlln. Alfalfa Needs Supplementary Ration. Pasturing alfalfa with hogs has been demonstrated n satisfactory method of utilizing tho forage, nnd one of the cheapest wnys to produce pork. How ever, to obtain satisfactory results, the alfalfa pasture must be supple mented with scime carbonaceous feed, such ns n 2 per cent ration of corn, bnrley, mllo, wheat, or shorts. Under such conditions one good acre of good alfalfa pasture will produce, with ren sonublo surety, about 2.500 pounds of pork n season. Exceptional gains, as high ns 4,292 pounds nn acre, wero reported In the enso of ono lot of hogs pastured on alfalfa, and given n 3 per cent supplementary ration of corn. Nnturnlly tho gains on alfalfa depend on tlio slzo and quantity nnd quality of tho supplementary feed. It Is poor policy to try to make pork on alfalfa pasturage alone without supplementary feed. Hogs on alfalfa pasture, supplement ed with about a 2 per cent ration of corn, bnrley, wheat shorts, or mllo, will consume from 250 to 350 pounds of grain for each hundredweight of gnln. In general the grain requirement In creases ns the hogs get Inrger. The feeding values of corn, barley, shorts, and mllo ns supplements to alfalfa pas turrfgo aro ho nearly Identical that tho choice among theso side dishes should depend on prices, cultural adaptability, nnd general economic conditions. Where the grain Is to bo grown by tlio swlno raiser, preforenco usually Is given to corn, barley, and the grain sorghums, depending upon the. adapt ability of these crops to local condi tions. An acre of good alfalfa pasturo mipplemented with n 2 per cent ration of grain will support 2,500 pounds of Ibogs during the entire growing senson. 5 BUILD ROADS NOW AND i i HURRY PROSPERITY ERA j S nv W. H. WIKSO.V. Secretary of B Labor.) f "Build now tho natlonnl, A htato and county roads we need d . ...i... ...Ill flilu fi nvfirv A and priJ:iii - .ww.-., . - I ... . n "iitiiiii ikiw irood roads, whero they aro needed so tlmt good ...., nnn imwt to every Amcrl- rA can's homo without delay. "Build now money spent wisely for Mod roads will como back because tho rouds will bring It back. "Build now good roads mid see how qublfly good times will roll down theso roads. g "Build now-yoii can nollco E Iho earmarks of pronoun ty & g aio 5 along kooiI roads.' Kinry Kurdinmr ba his own method of (inlllvnllon but iuucjJi depends upon Iho hjukoj urn) iJiu toll. Tho carrying cnpaclty of nlfalfn pos tures increases rapidly with greater grain allowance, mul It varies some what during tho growing Benson with tho rati) of crop growth. According to specialists of tho Unit ed States department of ngrlcultiiro nn ncro of good alfalfa pasture If sup plemented with n 2 per cent ration of com. or barley, will support six to eight sows nnd CO to 70 sucking spring pigs for nhout 00 days in early summer, during which tho pigs should gain from 23 to 30 pounds apiece. Sweet Clover Often Valuable. A few tests huvo been conducted to try out the vnluo of sweet clovor os hog pasture, and tho results hovo proved that this crop cannot bo regard ed ns n rival of alfalfa. However, on soils which aro too wet or too salty for alfalfa, tho Irrigation farmers find sweet clover n valuable forago crop. Hubber-boot formers aro coming to ap preciate hogged-down corn and Held pens as a desirable combination for pork production, In that It saves labor, produces satisfactory gains In the hogs, nnd adds manure to the soli. Exten sive tests of "hogging corn" reported In the bulletin show gains of from IS.') to 1,018 pounds an ncro of corn when no supplementary feed was provided, and from 333 to 1,377 pounds nn ncro where tho corn was supplemented with other feed. It is estimated that In theso tests an average of about 450 pounds of corn was required to pro duco 100 pounds of gain when no sup plement was used, as compared with an nvenifio of 400 pounds when tho corn was not In combination with for age. Into alfalfa pasture, or rape. Al falfa pasture Is preferable as an ml Junct to hogged-down corn on Irrigated lands, because of Its cheapness, rein tlve ubundance, and reliability. USEFUL TO MEASURE FENCES Contrivance Made of Strips Dotted To gether In Shape of Wheel Count Revolutions. The accompanying Illustration shows n contrivance that Is handy for ascer taining the number of rods of fence you need or to tlnd" how many acres aro In a field. Bolt together four by 2-Inch strips so as to muko a wheel, says a writer In Indiana Farmers' Guide. Maka tho strips long enough so that they will For Ub In Measuring Fences. measure even feet In one revolution, or If preferred, n half rod. Various forms of tallying aro used, but paint ing ono end of n spoko Is very practi cal. It Is easy to count the revolu tions as the painted end comes round, while following as ono follows a cul tivator, the handles being fastened to gether by a small strip. The num ber of revolutions' times the number of feet a revolution gives tho dis tance. KEEPING OF FARM ACCOUNTS Considerable Thought and Painstaking Attention Is Required In Their Recording. (Prepared tiy tlio United fitntcs Dopnrt. mcnt of Agriculture.) The keeping of farm cost nccounts requires considerable thought . nnd pnlnstnklng attention In their record ing, summarizing, nnd Interpretation, but aro well worth It to tho farmer who wishes to know Just what ho Is doing. , Garden soil should bo kept mellow and friable, If possible. BUNCH 'BEANS MATURE QUICK Frequent Cultivation Is Required and It Should De Done at Least Once a Week. (I'rcpareil hy tlio United Htatca Deport incut of AKiiciiltllrn.) Tho bunch beans mature quickly and require frequent cultivation. The cultivator should bo run through tho rows at least oneo a week and then the hoe bo drawn betwen tho hills nfter cultivation. Never work beans when their follago Is wet with dow or rain. Avoid Inferior Seed. It must bo remembered that It Is no Impossibility to secure good crops by using inferior seed. Always got the best that can bo obtained, Conveniences of Olio, Tho ronvenlenco of tlio alio Is well leeoKiilswd by men who huvo given If u thorough trlul. A wood garden and truck patch will hivii Junto part of Ilia grocer bill, nnd add heultii to Iho fuwlly, j" '-ill R-34 FINISHES SEA FLIGLT IN SAFETY Huge Dirigible Soars Into Min eola Without Aid. TRAVELS 3600 MILES Giant Airship Completes Atlantic Voy age, llaltllng Through Fog nnd Storm. Mlneoln. N. Y. Great llrltaln's su-per-dlrlglblu lt-34. tho first lighter-than-nlr machine to crons tho Atlantic ocean, anchored hero at lluosovelt field at 0:54 a. m, Holiday (1.54 p. in. O. M. T.) after an aerial voyage of 108 hours and 1- minutes which covered 3130 knots or approximately 3000 laud mllcu. Passing through dense banks or cloud, with tho sun and sea visible only at rare Intervals, tho 11-34 was forced to erulno 050 sea miles to reach Trinity Hay, Newfoundland, from Hast Fortune, .Scotland, and 1080 sea miles from there to Mlneola. When the super-dirigible arrived hero she had left only enough petrol to keep her moving DO minutes longer. Her crew, almost sleepless for four and n half days, were weary almost to the point of exhaustion, hut happy at the successful completion of their trip. Haggard, unshnven, their eyes blood shot from the long vigil and Hues of care bitten deep Into their fnces, Major 0. II. Srott, the commander, and his ofllcers showed plainly the effects of tlu) anxious hours through which they lived Saturday whllo they wera cruis ing over the far reaches of Canada anil the Hay of Fundy, beset by fog. heavy winds nnd terrific electrical storms. "It seemed ns though tho atmosphere was haunted hy COOO devils," said Lieu tenant Ony Harris, the meteorological officer. With the lt-34 long overdue lit Its destination, petrol supply running low and buffeted by strong winds, Major Scott decided whllo over the Hay of Fundy to semi n wireless call to the American navy department to prepare to give assistance If It were needed. This wus merely a measure of precau tion and did not Indicate discourage ment. While destroyers nnd submar ine chasers wero racing to her assist ance, tho H-34 was plugging steadily ahead on the way to Mlneola. Once clear of the Hay of Fundy tho atmos pheric hoodoo which had beset the craft from tho time It took tho air was gradually left In Its wnkc. Ex-Prince Prefers Death. Amsterdam. "Tho allies can only have my dead body: 1 will myself de cide on my life or death," tho former Gormnu crown prince is quoted as hav ing said Friday In discussing n possi ble demand for extradition, The stntemeut, reported by tho llrlt- IhIi wireless service correspondent, was said by him to have been made to a Dutch official who talks dajly with tho former crown prlnco. According to this official, Frederick Hohoiizollorn Is in exeelluut health. Ho takes motorcycle trips dally and fre quently visits both lliv rich and poor on tho island of Wlorlugeii, Fight Picture Is Rushed. Han Francisco, iSnrly Hnnday edi tions of a local morning newspaper carried a reproduction of a photograph of tho U'illurd-Oempsoy fight at Tole do, Ohio, which, tho newspupor assort ed, was brought hero In CI hours and lil! minutes from Toledo by alrnlano and fast mall service, Tho photo graph, according to tho newspaper, was carried by alrplauo from Toledo to Chicago; from Chicago to Ogden, Utah, hy railway mall and from Og den to Han Francisco by airplane, ar riving hero early Saturday,, Wind Fans 400-Acro Fire. Missoula, Mont. A flro covering about 400 acroH on Mill crookf In tlio Hitler Hoot forest, night miles west of Corvallls, Mont., was tlio chief con corn of officials illio sorvk'o head (juurlorH hero Monday, Fanned hy a strong wind, Ilia flro Ik reported uh being boyoml control at present, Kx tiopt for this flro, liowovur, tint sllim Hon was wornrilly fuyorublo, offlolulH uld,