THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS. Editor an4 Owner
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GOVERNMENT CROP REPORTS.
People who see the monthly reports
ten' wonder from whence the depart
ment gets its grist of information. It
is rather a large undertaking and it
keeps many of the country's most ex
pert statisticians constantly at work.
There are about 130,000 reporters who
' contribute to the making of the gov
ernment's crop reports and the only
compensation that most of them re
ceive is free copies of the depart
ment's publications. Nevertheless
moBt of them stick to their work. An
inquiry made in January last showed
that 88 per cent of them had served
more than a year, 67 per cent had serv
ed m6re than two years, 42 per cent
more than six years, four1 per cent
more than 26 years and one per cent,
or 1,300 of them, more than 36 years.
erg and to collect information in ev
ery way. " Then there are state statis
tical agent who report for their
states as a whole, and the state agri
cultural college,' which gather a vast
amount of information for the nation
al department :
' The most recently adopted plan of
the guyernment to place agricultural
agents in every one of the agricultural
counties in, the country will tend to
strengthen the value of the govern
ment reports'. Along with their local
work it is one of the duties of each of
these county 'agents to keep the de
partment of agriculture in the closest
touch with afafirs relating to agricul
ture and its 'accounterments.
But withalli the reports from Wash-.
ington did not purport to be other
than estimates. . When the .system oi
county agricultural agents is com
plete, with; a representative in, every
agricultural 'county, perhaps the de
partment will issue something more
than estimates .but as the matter now
stands the monthly bulletins are of an
inestimable value to the man who
makea a study of them and it is the
wise farmer who takes advantage of
the knowledge they give him.
Q J J A '$3'&34k$$
S OPEN AIR PLANTS GROWING.
thousands dally at new beaches to be
in readiness early in Juneij . ,. x ;
Golfers, also, will be afforded better
facilities next year, according to the
plan of the commission announced to
day. A: new course is to 'be laid, in
Lincoln park at the same time that the
ball fields are mapped out. The com
mission announces that even the ad
ditions to Chicago's playgrounds al
ready mentioned may not be sufficient
but that any overflows will be taken
care of when additional ball fields,
bathing beaches and golf courses are
laid out for 1915 for they are con
sidering several years ahead.
Installing Glass Fronts.,
Construction - of the West-Jacops
building has reached the point where
installation of glass fronts are in or-
der. . The fronts of Elm street are
practically complete this evening.
FOR SALE Airdale Terrier puppies.
Call Red 3702. 9-13 6t p.
CATTLE RUSTLER CONVICTED.
Baker Jury Finds Hick Lockett Guilty
as Charged.
Baker, Sept. 13. "Guilty as charg-
i ed in the indictment" was the verdict
of the iurv in the case of the State of
Oregon vs. Hick Lockett, after about
Chicago, Sept. 13. The "out-of-, na 8n nour s. aellperation late yes
door" movement as gripped Chica-1 terday afternoon, bringing to a close
goans and is here to stay; it must be ,a caused great interest, being
dealt with upon a broader scale Chan i one 01 tM. caw,e rustling cases, the
was dreamed of ten years ago, accord'
ing to the new board of park commis
sioners, recently appointed by ' Gov
ernor Dunne. ' The. commission today
announced a comprehensive plan of
extending the Chicago park system-
heralded as already the best in the
world to care for the hundreds of
thousands of fresh-air fans in 1914.
Nine baseball fields in Lincoln park
Among these volunteers are county until this year Were conuidered ade
correspondents who have several as- quate to meet the demands of all the
sistants who can be called upon if ! youthful Ty Cobeses and Walter John-
outcome of which may greatly-affect
the future of the local cattle indus
try, as the conviction of "rustlers"
of this type will tend to lessen the
losses' which cattle men have suf
fered through their operations.
The state case rested shortly be
fore noon yesterday, the defense im
mediately moving for a ' non-suit,
which was overruled by Judge Ander
son. Then came the surprise of the
day, for upon the ruling of the court
against them, the defense also rested
They report directly to 'sons on the north side of the loop, without introducing a single witness,
necessary.
Washington. There are also township ! district. The park superintendent was
correspondents who report directly and j swamped with demands for their use
independently to Washington. Re
ports from these and other independ
ent sources are used to check one
another and thus increase the accur
acy and reliability of the reports.
It is far more comprehensive and
accurate system than that of the Unit
ed Stattes census department, princi
pally because of the fact that it does
not change with the wind. The num
ber of counties of agricultural im
portance in the United States is ap
proximately 2,800 and the township
reporters number 32,000. Then there
are reporters from many individual
farmers and planters received at the
end of the growing season. . Among
these are the "special cotton corre
spondents" and special potato, tobacco,
livestock and other correspondents
Among the paid reporters are 20 spe
cial field agents who travel system
atically over certain districts assign
ed to them, and are chosen for their
statistical training and practical
knowledge. It is their business to
question the best informed persons in
each neighborhood farmers, country
merchants, implement dealers and oth-
this year, however, so many times
that 80 additional acres to be devot.
ed exclusively to baseball diamonds
have been purchased and will be put
into shape before early spring in 1914.
Similar additions will be made at the
jJackson park and in breathing centers
in other congested districts.
Two years ago, a dozen bathing
beaches, strung along the lake shorn,
were thought sufficient to care for the
great crowds whleh'sought relief from
the heat by a cooling plunge in the,
water. This year other beaches were
added, including a one-half mile beach
at Jackson park.' But it wasn't suffi
cient. The play goers of Chicago need
ed more. Crowds of young folks and
old folks also, stood in line on various
Sundays and afternoons for hours at
a time awaiting their chances for a
dip in the Jake.
The locker space at Diversey and
Jackson park, bathing beaches, nex;
year will . be almost double. The
beaches will be stretched several hun
dred feet. Dredges wilt increased the
size of the beacnes. On the south side
of the city it is planned to care for
and asked the court to direct the jury
to find in favor of the defendant. This
was also overruled. Not even Lock
ett himself took the stand in his own
defense, his counsel contenting them
selves with their own. arguments to
the jury.
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La Grande National Bank
Organized in 1887.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITOR! OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
Capital ......... $100,000.00
Surplus $130.80MO
Total Resources $1,000.000.00
For twenty-six years, in all 'kinds of financial vrcather, we have
successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people of La
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
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La Grande, Oregon
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'"' Astoria Babies on Show.
Astoria, Ore., Sept. 12. The Better
Babies' show and Moose carnival that
is to continue during the week open
ed toduy with a large attendance. The
opening feature was the baby and doll
parade, in which scores of youngsters,
attired in all sorts of fancy costumes
and carrying or wheeling their dolls,
participated.
There are nearly 100 entires for the
prizes in the baby show and the ex
aminations by the physicians and the
trained nurses started this afternoon.
NOTICE. - :.
Notice is hereby given that persons
wishing to register for the coming
city election to be held October. 1st.
1913, can register after working
hours, at the City Recorder's Office,
Friday evening, September 12th, Sat
urday evening, September 13th, and
Monday evening, September 15th,
1913. ' ,
LEE WARNICK,
. City' Recorder.
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Perry Celebration at Cleveland.
Cleveland, O., Sept 13. Prepara
tions were completed today by the
citizens committee for the local Perry
centennial celebration which will be
formally opened tomorrow upon the
arrival of Perry's old flagship, Niag
ara
an address
Tuesday.
here either Monday
rieiary
Rock Barge Back Into Service.
Florence, Ore., Sept. 12. The rock
barge belonging to Johnson-Anderson
company, which went on the beach
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j Broadsides
The Niaeara. escorted bv the , nortn of the Siuslaw last March, has
naval reserve ships Dorothea, Essex, I been repaired, and was launched yes
Hawk and Wolverine, left Detroit to-! lf rdfly- H had just been built at
day and is expected to reach here bv I North .Bend, and was being towed Jnto
me oiummw oy me company s tug, to
be used on their jetty work here, when
it went ashore.
noon tomorrow.
Special .services will be held in all
the churches throughout the cityto
morrow. On Monday ceremonies will
be held at the foot of the Perry monu
ment in Gordon park. Tuesduy will be
a general holiday, marking the last
day of the celebration, when a big pa
rade, participated in sy industrial, fra
ternal and military organizations, will
be staged. , Secretary of the Navy Jo-
sephus Daniels, is expected to deliver
Horneback Arrives.
Concord, N. H., Sept. 13. Sheriff
Horneback of Dutchess county, New
York, arrived today with a requisition
for Thaw. He teleeraDhed Attornpv
Jerome from Colebrook, announcing
his arrival.
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