Fighting the Prairie D o g
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IN BRIEF. .
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Portland.— Joseph L e tiff, Yamhill-
street grocer, pleaded guilty to a
charge o f profiteering In sugar and
was fined $50 by Federal Judge Wol-
verton. L e tiff is the first man In Ore
gon to be Indicted as a profiteer and
was one of the first of three Portland
grocers to be Indicted for that offense.
Pile of Prairie Doge. Evidence of Work by Representatives of the Biological
Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Prairie dogs occupy more thnn 100,000,000 acres of public and private lands,
and wherever they occur in abundance they are exceedingly destructive to
cultivated crops and to forage on the open range. In co-operation with the
extension services o f the agricultural colleges In Arizona, Colorado, Montana,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming the
campaign against these animals has been pushed aggressively by the biological
-survey, which recently Issued its annual iepuiT fruui which the following facts
are taken:
In Arizona and New Mexico the stnte councils of defense Joined actively
in the work and contributed funds for the purpose. The participation of
farmers and stockmen has been fuller than ever before, and the saving of
crops and forage has been correspondingly great. During the yertr from 75
to 95 per cent o f the prairie dogs were destroyed on nearly 2,000,000 acres of
privately owned crop and forage lands and on more than 200,000 acres of
public domain, the latter making more than 3,700,000 acres o f public lands
which have been largely freed from these pests.
In many places private
landowners were so interested that they volunteered their services to clear
adjacent government lands, the bureau supplying the poison to be used In the
work. With co-operation o f this character it will be possible to clear large
areas o f the public domain at almost a nominal cost to the government
The Bible, Agent
of Civilization
As Powerful as Ever in
Uplift o f Humanity.
More and more it Is realized that
the Bible Is the only book in the world
which can be applied to all classes,
all conditions and all times. Written
and compiled thousands o f years ago,
when the world was In its Infnuey
and when humnnity was groping its
way out o f the darkness Into the light,
Its wonderful Images,
Its Inspiring
stories and its uplifting spirituality
make It as valuable an agent o f civili
zation and ns powerful a factor in the
uplift o f humanity as ever it was. In
fact, the Bible Is found to be tbe best
known guide for social progress, for
political construction and for indus
trial peace. Its usefulness does not
stop there. It Is no r employed to teach
the lessons o f patriotism and to In
culcate the spirit of Americanism.—
New York Herald.
RIGHT TO TH E POINT
Love and wine get credit for
making fools o f some men who
were born fools.
It’s the easiest thing In the
world fo r a man to forget the
mean advantage he took of an
other.
Always listen carefully to the
opinions o f others; the chances
are you will derive no benefit
therefrom, but It will please
them.
“ Smile when you can,” says
a poet. That's all right, but
why didn’t he confer an ever
lasting favor on humanity by
telling us how to smile when we
can't.
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Paraffin Good Cleanser
Aid to Housekeeper
rarafiln Is very useful, and does
wonders for the housekeeper, though
some people look upon It as a greasy
Iquld unfit for cleansing purposes. A
soft cloth moistened with It and used
sn the furniture In regular dustings
will brighten the worn!. Many laun
dresses put a little Into the water In
which soiled clothes are soaked, and
a little added to the starch will keep
the Irons frkin sticking, rarafiln Is
also good for cleaning ennmeled bed
steads, bathtubs, sinks, etc. Paint Is
greatly Improved If cleaner! with a
soft cloth and paraffin, the dirt coming
away without Injuring the surface or
•polling the luster.
Today
Sleighs Used in Land of
No Snow— They Are Drawn
By the Slow, Clumsy Ox
The Island o f Madeira, which lies
oft the west coast of Morocco, natural
ly never sees any snow. Nevertheless,
sleighs are to be found there, and In
plnce o f the swift and graceful rein
deer they are drawn by the slow, clum
sy ox.
The streets o f Madeira are paved
with smooth round stones, and over
these stones the runners o f the
sleighs travel quite freely. In fact,
the motion o f the sleigh is much
smoother than would be that o f a
wheeled vehicle, because the runners
readily pass over small depressions in
the pavement without jar.
The passenger sleigh hns upholstered
seats nnd figured, curtains to protect
the occupants from the weather as well
ns from the gaze o f the curious. The
body 13 mounted on springs nnd It Is
said that riding In one o f these primi
tive vehicles Is very pleasant, although
rather slow.
BEST LITTER FOR
POULTRY HOUSE
Litter for the poultry house floor Is
not only necessary In plentiful quanti
ties, but It should also be of satisfac
tory quality. The two main points are
to have a material that w ill not break
up Into chaff or powder too quickly,
and which will not be Inclined to ab
sorb moisture. Litter that breaks up
quickly makes the house overly dusty
and often causes disease o f the nose
or throat or sore eyes by fine particles
being thrown into the hen’s eyes when
scratching. L itter thnt absorbs mois
ture quickly Is especially bad In the
winter months, when sunshine Is
scarce and has little drying power.
Damp or filthy litter often makes a
good breeding place for disease germs.
Litter should always be a material that
Is digestible if eaten by the hens, for
a certain amount Is Invariably con
sumed.
Wheat or rye straw Is one of the best
materials for the litter, as it Is tough
and lasts well, although at the same
time light enough In weight that the
hens can easily kick It around. These
straws also have the desirable quullty
o f being slow to absorb moisture. Oat
straw does not make quite such good
litter, as It becomes damp too quickly.
A lfalfa or clover hay does not make
good litter, as It Is heavy, powders
quickly and In damp weather absorbs
moisture readily, becoming soggy even
from the damp air in the house. Of
course, this Is somewhat offset by the
fact that the chickens will eat off the
leaves o f the hay, which Is good for
them.
For the floor o f brooders or colony
coops, short-cut hay Is one o f the best
materials that can be used when cut
In two or three-inch lengths and spread
on the floor to the depth o f about an
Inch. Leaves o f various kinds (such
as fall from the trees In the autumn)
can be stored and used fo r litter.
Today Is yours and mine; the only
day we have; the day in which we
play our part. What our part may sig
nify In the great whole we may not
understand; but we are here to play
Mark for Married Women
It, and now Is our time. This we
know; It Is a part o f action, not of
whining.
It Is a part of love, not
Married nomen are marked In India
cynicism. It Is fo r use to express love — a spot In the middle o f their fore
In terms o f human helpfulness.— David heads just between the eyes tells the
Starr Jordan.
| tale.
GOOD PROFIT IS
FOUND IN KELP
TO BRING BACK OUR DEAD FROM FRANCE
Besides the Commercial Potash
Many Valuable By-Products
Are Turned Out.
EXPERIMENTS ARE SUCCESS
Roseburg.— Reports from Drew, a
point on Klk creek several miles above
Plant Established by Government In
Tiller, indicate that a rich gold strike
California
Demonstrates Profit
has just been made there by R. W.
Can Bo Made With Produc
Thompson and H. Banfield, who have
tion on Commercial Basis.
been operating in that section for
several years. The ledge uncovered
Washington.— Kelp, apparently, is
is said to assay more than $500 to the going to be a profitable source o f pot
ton.
ash, an important fertilizer ingredient
Salem.— D. P. Fisher, plant patholo that the United States form erly ob
gist of the plant department of agri tained almost wholly from Germany.
During the war an experimental kelp-
culture, has been assigned to the task
potash plant was established by the
of ascertaining the damage to fruit by
United States department o f agricul
the recent low temperatures in this ture at Summerland, Cal. Before the
vicinity, according to a letter received second year o f operation was com
here from United States Senator Mc- pleted it had been determined not only
Nary. Mr. Fisher is expected to reach that the plant could be made self-sus
taining on the basis o f potash alone,
Salem early In February.
at $2.50 a unit, but that a number of
Salem.— F*rank F. Llschke o f Mll- valuable by-products could be profit
waukie has filed application with the ably obtained. The chief o f the bu
state engineer to appropriate 3700 reau o f soils, which bureau operates
second feet of w ater from the De the enterprise, estimates that If the
plant turns out $300 worth o f potas
schutes river for power development
sium chloride a day, It may at the
in a series o f power plants at the same time turn out $269 worth a day
Metolius, Frieda, Coleman, Mecca, of the four principal by-products.
W hite Horse Rapids and Pelton power
Many By-Producta.
sites in Sherman, W asco and Jefferson
Among the by-products whose com
mercial obtalnablllty has been estab
counties.
lished are Iodine, common salt, am
Salem.— Members o f the Oregon and monia, and bleaching carbon. This
Idaho Public Service commissions will bleaching carbon, form erly Imported
hold a join t conference at Boise on from Europe and sold fo r 20 cents a
February 10 to hear the applications pound, has been prepared and sold
of the Idaho Pow er company for an from the Summerland plant at 15
increase in rates.
The corporation cents a pound and nppears at present
operates in both Oregon and Idaho and about able to pay the production cost
applications for increases in rates have o f Itself and the potash, with good rea
son to believe that It may ultimately
been filed with the public service com
be made to pay the operating cost o f
missions o f the two states.
the entire enterprise.
It has been
Wonder.— J. T. Roberson, postmaster definitely established by lurge-scale
operations that very little o f the nitro
here, has butchered his fourth big hog.
gen o f keip Is lost in the various proc
It was a Poland Chlna-Duroo and esses and that it enn be commercially
weighed, when dressed, 601 pounds. A recovered as ammonia, thus yielding
second hog was a thoroughbred Po another important fertilizer element.
land, which dressed 545 pounds. The In this process enough combustible
third hog was a Poland-Berkshire and gas Is released greatly to reduce if
dressed 685 pounds. The fourth was not to eliminate fuel consumption in
a Poland-Ohlo improved Chester, and the plant A tar is likewise recovered,
and its subproduets, kelp oils and creo
when dressed tipped the beam at 600
sote, have been shown to be of value,
pounds.
respectively, as flotation agents and
Hood River.— Captain George M. disinfectants. Still other valuable by
Sunday, manager o f the Odell country products are likely to be recovered.
“ The field broadens tremendously ns
place owned by himself and his father,
progress Is made,” reports the chief
Rev. Billy Sunday, is giving the poultry
o f the bureau o f soils.
business a material stimulus here.
Captain Sunday has 300 W hite L eg
horn pullets. H e says that he w ill
Submarine “Valley”
clear $720 from his chickens In the
three months ending January 31. The
Found Off Mendocino
net earnings from the pullets for last
San Francisco.— The approxi
month reached nearly $200.
mate location and shape o f an
uncharted
submnrlne
valley,
Salem.— Securities approximating a
which enused the wreck o f the
valuation o f more than $7,000,000 are
steamer Bear with the loss of
being kept by the state in a vault
five lives In 1916, has been re
which would have been discarded by
ported by Captain Lukins of the
a country bank years ago, according
surveying vessel Wenonah o f the
to a report filed by R. E. Pinney, ex
Const nnd Geodetic Survey.
pert accountant, who has just com
The axis o f the valley Is giv
pleted an audit and investigation of
en as about ten miles to the
north nnd west o f Cape Mendo
the state treasurer’s department in
cino, Cal., nnd Its head about
behalf of insurance companies inter
five miles off shore.
ested In the condition of the depart
The unknown presence o f this
ment.
,
formation is blamed for the
wreck o f the steamer Bear,
Salem.— Too liberal use of the em
whose captain was deceived by
ergency clause In conectlon with the
soundings taken in Its vicinity
activities of the legislators In special
during n storm.
session here last week, coupled with
Six officers and sixty civilian employees have gone to Europe In connec
tion with the bringing back to the United States o f the bodies o f our soldiers
killed In France. This photograph shows from left to right: Lieut. G. S.
Wright o f California; Capt. W. H. Robertson of South Dakota, In churge o f
the party, and Lieut. F. McIntosh o f California.
TAX YOU MUST PA Y ON 1919 INCOME
This Schedule of Rates Is for an Individual Entitled to the $2,000
Exemption— Heavy Penalties for Those Who Fail
to File Returns.
R a te s p e t.
N o p - S u r-
m al T a x
N et
Itc o m e
9
2,000 . . .
2,100. . .
2,200. . .
2,300. . .
2,400. . .
2,300. . .
2,000. . .
2,700. . .
2.HOO. . .
2,000. . .
3,000. . .
3,100
3,200. ..
3,300. . .
3,400. ..
3,500. . .
........ 4
no demand
under the call for
em
ergency legislation, Thursday caused
Governor Olcott to veto 21 more bills,
making a total of 37 proposed laws to
receive his disapproval since adjourn
ment of the lawmakers early Sunday.
3,700 u .
0,000. . .
8,000. . .
10,000. . .
........ 8
14,000. ..
........ 8
........ 8
........ 8
.........8
........ 8
........ 8
........ 8
........ 8
18,000. . .
22,000. ..
24,000. ..
28,000. . .
34,000. ..
........ 8
........ 8
........ 8
........ 8
........ 8
50,000. . .
........ 8
........ 8
........ 8
........ 8
........ 8
.........8
Salem.— Receipts of the state trea-
suer's office for the year 1919 totaled
$17,811,119.72 as against $10,503,177.61
for the year 1918, according to a report
prepared by the department FYlday.
Disbursements for the year 1919 were
$17,668,11.62 as against $10,037.882.65
for the year 1918. The receipts for
the year 1919 showed a gain of $7,-
307.942.11 over the year 1918, while the
disbursements for the same period
showed a gain o f $7,630,228.97. On
December 31, 1919, there was a cash
balance In the treasury of $3,271,798.06,
as against $3,128,789.96 on December
31, 1918, showing a gain for the 12
months of $143,008.10.
KERENSKY NOW IN ‘BEANERY’
.........8
Former Russian Leader Said to Be
Working in London Res
taurant.
New York.— Alexander F. Kerensky,
successor to the czar as ruler o f Rus
sia, Is now working In a “ beef and
beanery” In London, according to
Gregory Zllboorg, who says he was
Kerensky's secretary o f labor and who
spoke here last night at the Intercol
legiate socialist convention. “ The poor
fellow Is down at the heel,” he added.
“ He Is In the same boat as I am.”
Bonds for Shelf Paper.
____ 8
____ 8
90,000. . . ...........
.... 8
____ 8
150,000. . .
••
.........4
........ 4
........ 4
........ 4
......... i
........ 4
.........4
........ 4
.........4
.........4
.........4
........ 4
.........4
.... 4
.........4
.........4
.........4
.........4
........ 4
........ 4
.........4
.........4
........ 4
........ 4
.........4
........ 4
.........4
........ 4
elective bills and the passage of meas
ures for which It is deemed there was
1
......
500,000. . . ...........
1,000,000. . .
.... 8
____ 8
.... 8
____ 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
IO
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
20
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
32
36
60
63
64
N o rm a l
Tax
• .........
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
40
44
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
90
10O
104
108
112
116
124)
160
320
480
640
800
960
1,120
1,230
1,440
1,600
1,760
1,920
2,080
2,240
2,400
2,360
2,720
2,880
3,040
3.200
3,360
3,520
3,680
3.840
4,000
4,160
4,320
4.480
4,640
4,800
4.960
5,120
5.280
5,440
5.600
5,760
5,920
«.O H O
6.240
6,460
6.560
6,720
6,880
7.040
7.200
7 .s a o
7,520
7 .OHO
11.6H0
in . « ho
23,680
39.680
79,320
S u rta x
9 ...........
10
50
110
190
290
410
550
710
890
1,090
1,310
1,550
1,810
2.090
2,390
2,710
3,050
3,410
3,790
4,190
4,610
5,050
5,510
5,990
6,490
7.010
7 -VW»
8,110
8,690
0.290
9,910
ío .m o
11,210
11,890
12,590
13.310
14,050
14.H10
15,590
16.390
X7.310
18,050
18,910
19,790
20,690
21,610
22,550
23,510
49.510
77.510
137.B10
263.510
583.310
T o ta l
Tax
• ...........
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
40
44
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
100
104
108
112
116
120
170
370
590
830
1,090
1,370
1.670
1,990
2,330
2,690
3.070
3.740
3,890
4,330
4.790
54170
5,770
6,290
6,830
7,390
7.970
8,570
9,190
9,830
10,490
11,170
11,870
12,500
13,330
14.090
14,870
15,670
16,490
17,330
18,190
19,070
19,970
20,890
21,830
22,790
23,770
24,770
25,790
26,830
27 >100
28,970
30,070
31,190
61.190
93.190
161,190
303,190
663,030
D ec rea se
P e t. o f
F ro m
1918
In c o m e
« .........
2
.0019
4
.0036
6
.0052
8
.0067
10
.008
12
.0092
14
.0103
16
.0114
18
.0124
20
.0133
22
.0143
24
.015
26
.0158
28
.0165
30
.0171
32
.0178
34
.0184
36
.0189
38
.019
40
.02
42
.0205
44
.0200
46
.0214
48
.0218
50
.0222
52
.0226
54
.0229
56
.0233
58
.0237
60
.024
SO
.0283
160
.0462
240
.059
320
.0091
400
.0778
480
.0856
560
.0027
640
.0995
720
.1059
800
.112
880
.118
960
.1239
1,040
.1290
1,120
.1353
14200
.1408
1,280
.1463
1,360
.1518
1,440
.1572
.1026
V 14520
1,600
,1679
1,680
.1732
1,760
.1785
1,840
.1838
1,920
.189
2,000
.1942
2.080
.1994
2,160
.2046
2,240
.2098
24120
.215
.22
2.400
2.4H0
.2253
2,560
.2304
2.040
.2355
2.720
.2406
2,800
.2458
2,880
.2509
2,960
.256
3,040
.261
3,120
.2662
34200
.2714
34280
•2763
3,360
.2814
3,440
.2865
34(20
42916
3,600
.2967
3.680
.3017
.3068
3,760
3,840
41119
54*40
.4070
74*40
.4659
114*40
.5373
194*40
.6062
40,000
.663
The first $4,000 of net Income In excess o f the exemption o f $2.000 Is sub-
to a normal tax o f only 4 per cent, but all net income In excess o f $6.000
ubject to a normal tax o f 8 per cen t A fte r the net Income pnsses the
re o f $5 000 the graduated or surtaxes set In, and In the case o f an Indi-
ml with’ a net Income o f $6.000 he Is entitled to an exemption o f $2.000,
•ing $4 000 which Is taxable. He pays a normal income tax o f 4 per cent
S4.000. or $160, and as $6,000 exceeds $5,000 by $1.000 he Is also obliged
my the graduated or surtax o f 1 per cent on this amount, or $10, making
ital tax due the government o f $170, as shown by the schedule.
Getting up into the range of higher salaries, take fo r example, an Indl-
lal with a net Income of $26,532.80. The tax on nn Income o f this
mnt comes in between the tax on a net Income o f $26.000 and $28.000.
r the schedule gives the tax on a net Income o f $26,000 as being $3,070.
amount In question exceeds $26.000 by $532.80. and this amount Is sub-
to a total tax o f 20 per cent (normal tax o f 8 per cent and surtax of
per cent), or $106.56. This $106.56 added to the $3.070 tnx on $26,000
:es the Individual In question subject to a total tax o f $3,176.56.
r » , n «Invie man (whose exemption Is only $1,000), whose salary
Senttle, Wash.— How $4.000 o f Se
attle Improvement bonds, bought by a
son fo r an Income fo r his mother, were
used by her to paper pantry shelves,
was disclosed when some o f the mu
tilated bonds were brought to the o f
fice o f City Treasurer E. L. Terry to
see If they had any value. According
to the story told Accountant A. B.
Lund, the bonds are the property of
an elderly woman who hns been liv
Madras and Prlneville have taken ing alone In Seattle several yenra. Dur
the lead in raising their apportionment ing a long Illness five or six years ago
of the W orld ’s Service F"und fo r the she Is said to have suffered a tempo
Y. W. C. A. Mlsa Gertrude P. Bader, rary lapse o f memory, and when she
one of the State Directors in the recovered apparently had forgotten
campaign, has visited these places the everything about the bonds and their
shown In the above table.
past week and was accompanied by value.
For each child under eighteen years a deduction o f $8 must be made from
Dr. Estelle Ford Warner, who spoke
the total tax shown above fo r Incomes ranging above $2,200 and up to $6.000.
“ Brownies'’ Quit British Servlcs.
of her overseas experience as a Y. W.
London.— The last group o f “ brown From $6,000 upward $16 must be deducted for each child under eighteen years.
C. A. worker In France, England and ies" has Just le ft the government ser
Heavy penalties are imposed for those who fa ll to file their returns be
Russia.
Addresses have also been vice. causing general lamentation. tween January 1 and March 15. The full tax may be paid In full at the time
given at The Dalles, Bend, Redmond, These were young messenger girls who o f filing the return, or if It Ts desired to make the payments in four Install
Wasco, and Condon, the women re were taken on during the war and ments the first must be paid by March 15. the second by June 15, the third by
ponding most heartily In making plans were called brownies because o f their September 15. and the fourth by December 15. The period fo r which the In
which were come tax Is assessed Is the calendar year o f 1919.
for raising o f the apportionment in special brown dresses,
Every person whose Income equaled or exceeded $1,000 for single per
their countries. February 29 is to mark supplied by authorities. It Is said that
they proved themselves much smarter sons or $2.000 fo r those who are married must file a return regardless o f
the close of the campaign
whether the Income Is large enough to require the payment o f the tax.
and quicker than boys.