KING TURKEY
In Mexican Policy
Oregon Apples Bring
More Than Expected
Washington, D. C.—President Wil
son'S cabinet stands firmly behind
him In bls efforts to force the retire
ment of Provisional President Huerta
as a necessary step to the pacification
Hood River—At a board of directors' than 150 cars total, with an average
of Mexico. For more than two hours
the cabinet discussed Thursday every meeting of the Apple Growers' associ price for all grades and varieties not
phase of the Mexican situation. Tbe ation it was learned that the prices to exceeding the record this year, and
our sales manager now has unfilled
concensus oi
of opiuiuu
opinion was
that u>e
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concensus
wa» mai
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.
United States should not take a single Woven ™ «o1«« * ««ceed expecta- orders on his desk for more cars than
backward step in Its programme to tions.
be shipped prior to November 1, at as
restore constitutional government In
H. H. Davidson, president of the good and even better prices.
Mexico.
North Pacific Fruit Distributors, said:
“Last season was disastrous, and
It became known that all the sec
"Our sales manager, Mr. Sieg, sub growers in Hood River, as well as in
retaries favored steps which would mitted a statement to tbe directors at
the entire Northwest lost confidence
that the
II uerta uwi
uiu United
unneu I fh-5_
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convince iiuenu
States was In earnest in its demands.
* meeting showing U5 cars ship and developed into chronic kickers.
to November
1, which
netted But the same fellows who could not
Some of the cabinet members recog- ped
. , prior
-
,
.
nlzed in tbe lifting of the embargo back to growers the sum of $85,754.95, avert last year’s disaster are doing a
on arms a practical and perhaps early which is an average of a little more work this season which far more than
solution of the difficulty, but there than 11.60 a box for all cars, which offsets last year’s deal.”
was no final decision on the point.
included extra fancy, fancy, special,
Mr. Davidson has gone East and
There is a hope on the part of the choice and cooking grades.
will stop at points in Idaho and at
president and Secretary Bryan that a
"The last big price year was in Denver and Chicago, makng a survey
measure so radical as permitting
1909, when Hood River sent out less of market conditions.
portatlons of arms may not be
qulred to solve the problem,
In-
fluences are at work which, in the
opinion of many officials, may force
the early collapse of tbe Huerta re
gime. There is a closer understand
ing and more frequent communication
between the state department here
and foreign governments generally
than has been in evidence at any time
Among the papers to be presented “Brown Rot," Professor H. S. Jack-
since the Mexican problem came so
and discussed at the 28th annual 8°n, Oregon agricultural college.
widely international.
„»
"Standardization of the Prune,”
Through ambassadors abroad and meeting of
tbe Oregon State Horticul
c j Lewis, Oregon agricul
through the diplomatic corps in Wash
tural
society
at
Portland,
December
t
ura
]
college.
ington, Secretary Bryan is giving such
"Methods of Handling and Procee-
detailed information of the American 10-13, and during the same week as
policy as to leave no doubt of what the livestock show are the following: ; 8lnK the Prune,” J. T. Brumfield and
"Foreign Markets for Our Fruit,” H. T- Jenks.
the United States wishes accomplish-
"Variety Adaptation of Fruits,” C.
ed. So far as Is known there have Hon. H. B. Miller. Being the results
been no direct requests for foreign obtained by Mr. Miller as chairman of i A. Malboeuf, chairman of committee,
support, but the strong intimations the committee on foreign markets in assisted by Professor C. I. Lewis and
Albert Brownell.
that the United States would like for writing to United States consuls.
Various other papers on drying and
"Uses of fruits from a domestic sci
eign nations to refrain completely
from interference in the affairs of tbe ence standpoint; cooking values in handling the prune by growers W. 8.
Huerta government are expected to various months," Miss Ava B. Milam. Allen, Dundee; Robert Johnson, Cor
domestic science department, Oregon vallis; George Marsh, Roseburg; Z. L.
produce tangible results.
j Chamberlain, Newberg, and others.
What the United States is seeking Agricultural college.
“Cover Crops," Bruce Cunningham,
"Co-Operative Canneries; Ex peri
Is an acquiescence in its policy by
the powers, such an approval to carry ences Dnring the Past Year," George Salem.
Use of Manure in Building Up the
with it discouragement of financial Tinker, manager Corvallis cannery; I
aid to the Huerta regime through for J. O. Holt, manager Eugene cannery; ; Orchard,” A. L. West, Salem.
eign channels. A few weeks of finan H. C. Atwell, manager Forest Grove I “Care of Orchard Cover Crops, ’ Mr.
Skinner, Roseburg.
cial isolation, it is believed by high cannery.
“Drying Prunes and loganberries,"
"Heading Back Trees,” S. D. Evans,
officials here, will force the retire
F. R. Brown, Oregon Agricultural col- i Umpqua.
ment of Huerta.
At this meeting the question of
lege.
“Fertilixers; Recent Experiments in whether Oregon fruitgrowers shall
Orchard Fertilization,” F. C. Bradford, | adopt the rules adopted by the Spo-
and holding out pitiful hands for beg Hill Lines To Build
Oregon Agricultural college.
, kane meeting will be considered.
gars' alms of condolence and sympa
Big Docks at Astoria “Transportation by steamer; Spe- Rates of one and one-third fare are
thy. Nobody wants to have anybody
To accommodate tbe two mighty clal Reference to the Panama Canal,” offered by all railroads. Complete
thankful to him, but it Is a high form steamers that will ply between Astoria “Drying Apples and By-Products,” | programmes will be mailed later.
of happiness to know that «nm»nn« la and San Francisco after January 1,
thankful for us.
1915, the Hill railway interests plan University Offers Free
Northwest Apples Make
some extensive improvements at As
toria that will put that city distinctly
Service to State Towns
Big Stir in New York
Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving day is the day when on the map, and at the same time
University
of
Oregon,
Eugene.
—
In
Hood
River
—The Northwestern ap
every one says he is thankful, and make Portland a greater seaport than a letter to the mayor of each city and |
ever.
ple
has
broken
into New York society,
wants to eat turkey to prove it If you
According to the plans for the town of the state, to each county court according to a letter just received here
haven’t anything else to be thankful steamship line, as announced yester and to other officials, the university
for, you can be thankful you are not a day by James J. Hill in his speech of Oregon has just offered an extra from Joseph Steinhart, member of
turkey.
before the Portland Transportation ordinary service. This service is to tbe firm of Steinhart & Kelly, which
Thanksgiving day was first observed club, these ships will be the finest be absolutely free and is to be per is handling a big block of Northwest
by the Pilgrims, who were thankful that modern marine engineers can de formed by members of the Univer-.
stty’s regular faculty. It is a service ern fruit this year through the Apple-
that they had five grains of corn sign. To take care of the 525 feet of
that would cost hundreds and perhaps Growers’ association. An apple show
their
length,
great
docks
will
have
to
apiece. In these extravagant tlmea a
thousands of dollars to each commun
be
constructed.
To
reach
the
dock
man wouldn’t be thankful if be had ten
ity if outside experts had to be en was given last week by the New York
grains of corn—which shows conclu to transfer thereto the loads of pas gaged; many Oregon communities, in fruit merchants at the building of tbe
sengers and freight, new tracks must
sively that we are prosperous. The be laid. To load the vessels with the fact, are believed to have gone with
Museum of Natural History, Central
trusts are doing a noble work in rem down coast cargoes, great derricks out this much-needed service rather
Park and Seventy-seventh street, in
than incur the expense.
edying this evil condition.
and cranes must be erected.
Busy officials often do not have conjunction with and through the New
People have various unreasonable! It was stated at the office of Presi
reasons for being thankful on Thanks-, dent Joseph H. Young of the North time to keep up with the latest de York State Horticultural society.
"Our display of
Northwestern
giving day. Some men are thankful Bank this morning that these improve velopments in the fields of public
city planning, government fruit," writes Mr. Steinhart, “was
they took a wife, and some are thank ments will not be undertaken for sev accounting,
organization, such as the commission tbe first of its kind ever given here.
ful they didn't take two. Bachelor eral months,
government or city management plan It consisted of 210 plates, each bold
maids are thankful they are not "hor
and the treatment of defective and ing six or seven apples or pears. The
rid bachelors," and a married woman
delinquent classes. This department
“
Spugs
”
Make
Plana
for
Is always thankful that her husband
plans to collect the results of the ex exhibit was seen by more than 265,000
people.
Fifteen New York police
has a good wife. It is easy to be
Nation-Wide Campaign perience of other cities and communi- ■ men
were required to keep them in
ties
throughout
the
country
and
make
thankful if you go about It right.
New York.—A country-wide appeal
But the thing people are most thank for the abolition of the useless Christ all this information available for those line. This was the grandest thing in
ful for is their money—even though mas gift and a plea for intelligent who wish to know what is the best the apple line ever presented in New
they came by it honestly. The more a and thoughtful giving Instead were thought on their respective problems. York. The exhibit of apples created
more interest than the annual flower
man has, the more thankful be Is that voiced by Mrs. August Belmont, pres
show.
ident
of
the
Spugs.
at
the
opening
it isn't less, and the less a man has
"The directors of the Horticultural
the less likely he Is to be thankful meeting of the 1913 campaign to be Lecturers Furnished for
waged
by
that
organization
against
in
society
enthusiastic over the apple
because it Isn't more. Be thankful,
Public Library Courses show. are
sincerity, compulsion, and waste in
Tbe exhibits came from the
therefore, that you haven't too much
Christmas giving.
University of Oregon, Eugene.— Yakima, Hood River, Wenatchee and
to be thankful for. Turkey tastes all
At this meeting the membership Lecturers from the regular faculty of Mosier districts."
the better for coming but onee a year. rolls of the Spugs—the Society for the university of Oregon are available
—Lippincott's.
the Prevention of Useless Giving— for public library courses anywhere
were thrown open to all residents of in the state, without expense to the Oregon Has Best Dairy
the United States who might want to library or to the hearers, and Inquiries
For the Blessings Bestowed.
Country in the World
Thankfulness makes the ordinary enroll against the foolish Christmas are becoming numerous. The cities \
of
Coos
Bay,
Marshfield,
North
Bend,
gift.
Langlois—"This is the best dairy
and simple gifts of God shine with a
Mrs. J. Borden Harriman presided Bandon, Coquille and Myrtle Point are
morning luster, and exudes the rarest
at the meeting. Mrs. Belmont was trying to arrange a series whereby country in the world," said Frank
perfume. There are two ways to get the orator. The original purpose of
Mr. Langlois
each university professor in the series Langlois recently.
rich—8ne Is to increase the number of the society, she said, was to prevent would give a lecture in the public li-, should know something about tbe
our dollars, the other is to Incress« the compulsory giving by girls In stores brary of each city. A series running . country adjacent to Langlois.
He
value of the few dollars we already and factories to their employers, the to the close of the college year has came to the town with his father,
have. Thankfulness raises the bless custom of collective giving, which the been arranged for Salem and a series William Valley Langlois, in 1854.
ings we already have to higher de girls felt they conld not afford, but of three or four lecturers weekly is
Green grass, open pasture the year
grees of worth, and thereby enriches which they could not avoM without scheduled for Portland main, branch round, mild winters, with absence of
us. If thankfulness does not create embarrassment and positive loss of and suburban libraries, as far as Jan cold winds or frost, and cool summers
uary 9. Other places negotiating are make tbe country about Langlois par
new roses, it paints a finer bus on their positions.
Newberg, Astoria, Pendleton and Sil
those we have; if it doea not load our
ticularly suited for the dairy and
table, it put« a delicious sweetness In Messenger Confers With Carranza. verton.
stock-raising industries.
our simple fare; If it does not clothe
At the Star ranch, not far from
Nogales,
Sonora.—Bayard
Hale
our bodies in costly raiment, it lends crossed the international tine into Crater Lake Road Is
Langlois, or Dairyville, as the town is
a sweetness of behavior to our bodies, Mexico at 9 o’clock Wednesday night
called, is what is said to be
Now Finished to Rim frequently
so that we do not need such raiment and immediately went Into conference
the largest herd of pure-bred Jersey
to make us attractive. All other beau with General Carranza. It was Indi
Klamath Falls — The government : cows in the state of Oregon. The Star
tiful graces of Christian character are cated that the meeting was merely road builders in Crater Lake Park ! ranch is owned and managed by Dr.
lacking in luster without the shining preliminary to formal conferences to have made good progress this season. J Wetherby, of Portland.
grace of gratitude to God for his be begun between the man supposed The road by way of Sand Creek and
Local dairymen figure an average
abundant mercies and unceasing lov to be the personal representative of the Pinnacles has been completed to annual profit of more than $100 on
President Wilson and the leader of
ing kindness to the children of men.
the crater’s rim, a distance of six and every cow.
the constitutionalists.
a half miles from the limits of the
park. Thia will be re-surfaced and
No Ona Too Poor to Give.
Seaside To Have Bank.
Guns Offered Militant«.
rolled next season.
One and a half
Something that rich, poor, weak,
London.—According to the Dally miles of permanent road was built
Seaside—After several years with
strong, young, old can give—thanks. Mall’s Berlin correspondent a German
from the rim toward Fort Klamath, out banking facilities, Seaside is to
Did you ever think of thatf
dealer tn arms and munitions of war,
have a bank, financed largely by local
Just as long as you have a heart— understanding that the English suf and several miles of road cleared and
capital. Dr. Clarence L. Poley and
partly
graded.
and may it be always—you can appre fragettes are contemplating a "strong
Lionel Paget, of Portland, and 15
The
Pinnacles
on
the
Sand
Creek
ciate something and be grateful. Poor er organization,” has offered to sell to
Seaside business men have subscribed
road
and
Anna
Canyon
on
the
Fort
Indeed is that man or woman who tn the militants an unlimited quantity
$25,000 and the bank is to be opened
Klamath
road
rival
the
lake
itself
in
of
repeating
rifles
at
4
%
marks
this life can find nothing for which
for business about January 1.
interest.
(91.13)
apiece.
thanks can be given
Oregon Horticulturists
Prepare Fine Program
Reversible
Thanksgiving
et'« be thankful for the coal that'« in
the cellar;
If it'« paid for. let'» be thankful that it is;
If it isn't. let*« be glad the other fellow
Mu*t consider that the h*k u wholly (its.
C
et'« be thankful for the job« at which
we labor;
If perchance they’re not exactly what
we'd like
We may «till be better fixed than aorne
poor neighbor
Who ha« just been bounced or called
C
upon to strike.
el's be thankful if our relatives are
present
To share the joy we have; but if
they're not
The case will then, of course, be still
more pleasant.
So either way we'll have a happy lot
E
Pet's be thankful if the grim old money
“
question
Doesn’t serve to keep our turkey off
the plate —
In case it does, we won’t have indigestion
When the rich man's taking pills and
blaming Fate.
— 5. E. Kiser
&&&&&
ALWAYS OTHERS TO
HELP
Thought for Thoss Who Are In Suffer
ing at Thia Time of General
Rejoicing.
This wan the aweet, consoling word
that camo to a woman struggling with
fresh bereavement at the Thanksgiv
ing season. Instantly a well of thank
fulness was unsealed in her own heart.
All was not over, then I There was
«till something left to live for. Some
one yet leaned on her. Someone turned
to her for help and strength and com
fort. It set a whole nest of ainglng
bird« caroling In the very rulna of her
own happtneaa.
Does thia not give us a hint how to
comfort the sorrowfulT " I don’t want
to bo ’poor-dearedl’” cried one whose
best-beloved had been taken. "All I
want on earth Is just once more to
bear him say, ‘1 need you I”’ That
comfort, alas I was nevermore to be
here, but time ahowed her a helpless
worldful of people always saying it. It
Io the true soul-tonic. The solace of
helping others is within the reach of
•very sufferer. Added to that is some
times vouchsafed the reward hinted at
In the beginning of this paragraph.
Now and then someone will feel a
warm throb of thankfulness toward us,
and aay eo. It paya a thouaand tlmea
for the little wo are able to do out of
pur weakness. It is a thousand times
better than sitting by life’s wayside