Responsible
Banking
We don't guea, we poaitirely know that we can
please you for satisfaction to our customers is our slo
gan. We have pleased hundreds that is one reason why
we know we can please you. The conservative policy
of this bank and the efficient character of its officers
render it an absolutely safe depository for your money.
We invite yen to come in, open an account, get a check
book and let us pay your bills. Talk over your busi
ness matters with us and perhaps we can be of
service to you.
some
We pay 5 per cent on 6 and 12 months
time deposits
UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
VALE, OREGON
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
M. G. HOPE, Present
I. W. HOPE, Vice-President
J. P. DUNAWAY, Caahier
B. W. MULKEY, As't Cashier
T. W. HALLIDAY, Director
GEO. E. DAVIS. Director
lEXPRESS PEOPLE
GETTINGBUSY
The express companies are endeavor
ing to anticipate the action of the P.
0. department and reducing the cost
of handling and shipping 100 pound
packages. Their proposed schedule is
as follows:
For a distance of approximately 15
miles, 60 cents per hundred pounds.
For a distance of from 16 to 30 miles
75 cents per 100 pounds.
For a distance of from 31 to 45 miles,
90 cents per 100 pounds.
For a distance of from 45 to 60 miles,
$1.05 per 100 pounds.
The main difficulty under which the
express companies labor is that they
are compelled to pay their carriage
charges. They cannot withold the pay.
meut from the railroads and star route
carriers and carry a huge surplus or
declare dividends with it.
Should they fail to meet their obli
gations to carriers for even 30 days
they would be haled into the courts
and requested to disgorge and the re
quest would be extremely urgent.,
Meanwhile the government heeds the
cry of the victims of their unfair pol
icy not at all or with dilatory letters
and unfulfilled promises. Of course
the government will ultimately be com
pelled to make good all or their ac
counts, but of what avail is a little
money, that might have saved him
from bankruptcy, to a carrier that
is compelled to hand it over to his
creditors in partial release of his in
debtedness?
ALFALFA AND
CORN
Backed by the brains and energies of
the most experienced farmers and bus
iness men of this entire Pacific North
west, and with a campaign planned
that has proved its worth, and with
the hearty co-operation of the superin
tendents of schools of Washington,
Idaho and Oregon, the Holden Improve
ment Committee has begun the follow
up campaign, Cnarles W. Farr is per
manent secretary, with office in Spo
kane "Alfalfa Week" Alfalfa week will
be from March 9 to 13, inclusive, in
the schools of these three states men
tioned. All newspapers will be served
with interesting matter bearing direct
ly on the subject. Taper poster fac
simile rag doll seed corn testers with
full directions for using, will be sent to
rural and graded schools at once.
"Alfalfa should be grown on every
farm is the slogan under which will
be pushed forward the claims for this
farm product, covering profit, value,
yield, etc.
The corn work to be emphasized will
b seed selection, seed testing, seed
grading, hand picking, seed improve
ment, planting, cultivation and harvest
ing of crops. The best types for differ
ent localities will be determined by the
co-operation of farmers.
The best seed varieties for both irri
gated and non-irrigated districts will
be selected. The committee is espec
ially anxious to hear from any one who
has seed corn for sale, especially Flint
Corn.
The hearty co-operation of all com
mercial, farm and business organiza
tions is solicited. Every medium of
puDilctty is desired to lend aid in this
work. The Holden Improvement Com
mittee has a complete system for oper
ating ita campaign that offers an opiwr
tunity for everyone to co-operate in
making this campaign a success.
Corn and alfalfa mean diversified
farming, that means more dollars, more
comfort and a happier home and coun
try to everyone.
The Seed Corn distributed to be rare
fully selected, tested, graded and hand
picked. The same to be distributed
for the purpose of determining the best
types for different localities. As far
a possible, seed varieties for different
conditions will be distributed aa fol
lows: Irrigated Districts: White Dents-l
Silver King, 2 Mackey's White. 3 Wis
consin No. 7. Yellow Dents-1 Golden
Eagle, 2 Reid's Yellow Dent, 3 Golden
Mine.
Non-Irrigated Districts: White-1
WhiU Amber, 2 Wisconsin No. 7, 3
Minnesota No. 23. Yellow-1 Kings
Tallow Dent. 2 Pride of the North
MloU-1 Yellow Flint. 2 White Flint,
I Bloody Butcher Flint, 4 Amber Flint.
Tne Committee is anxious to hear
from any one who has seed corn for
sale, specially Flint Corn.
Diagnosed.
"I've cared for several persons," she
explained, "but I never huve loved
anyone so that I would have been
willing to give up my home and work
for him. If necessary. That Is real love,
lsnn't it?" "No, that isn't real love.
That Is softening of the brain." Chi
cago Record Herald.
Present-Day Humor.
Taken all in all the humor of the
present day Is remarkable for two
qualities, one Is Its cleanness, the
other Is its optimism. Most of the
professional humorists are profession
al optimists, and choice words of
cheer are due to most of those who
enter Into such eager rivalry to tickle
the public ribs and there are dozens
of them, ticklers as well as ribs.
THE HISTORY OF SPECTACLES
What were supposed to be the earli
est known pair of spectacles were those
belonging to Willibald Pirkheimer in
the Wartburg, recently found by the
Greeff of Berlin. Greeff has described
a still earlier pair, however, probably
made befor the year 1500, which were
brought to his attention by SudhofF of
Leipsic. These were found in an old
volume of incunabula by the well-
known antiquarian bookseller, Jacques
Rosenthal, and were presented by him
to the Germanic National Museum at
Nuremberg, where they are now to be
seen in the sections devoted to costum
es and personal ornaments. The frame
is of tanned blackened leather, of ob
vious Nuremberg make, and, like the
Pirkheimer spectacles, of the old tra
ditional "nose-rider" shape, but they
are clumsier and thicker than the Pirk
heimer pattern of 1520-1530. The len
ses are lacking. In view of these char
acteristics and of the fact that they
were found in an old fifteenth century
folio, Greeff and Subhoff seem to have
no doubt that they were made before
1500. Theee spectacles are probab
ly the oldest in existence.
Mid-Winter
EXCURSIONS
TO
California
Via
Oregon Short Line
and
Salt Lake Route
Jan. 30, 1914
From Idaho, Oregon and
Wyoming Points
Limit, Apl. 1,1914
His 6pd Limit.
nm ud Mother "My Reginald
kas to have a new svt of school books
f.ry year.- Becoud Fond Mother
"lie should take Harold fur a mudul
Mf Harold alwsys stays lu the same
aooss for three years." New York
Ivenlof Post.
Unkind Insinuation,
"Could u tfr u. tH,r,
Tai trylna 14 (.( ttk lo m, j ,UMtU
tie slu ,u tuv Ut, f .
1 UUm you Why dot,', og Mb
Round Trip from
VALE
To
Los Angeles
Through Salt Lake City
$56.30
Tickets on sale on same
date to San Francisco and
Los Angeles via Portland
and O.-W. R. & N., and
via Ogden and the Union
Pacific at PROPORTION.
ATELY LOW RATES.
Electricity is Now Cheaper Than
Any Other Light or Power
GOOD-BYE OIL LAMPS, GAS LAMPS AND
GASOLINE ENGINES.
Net Commercial Rate 9c per Kilowatt Hour for the First 50
Hours. Net Residence Rate 11c per Kilowatt Hour
for the First 20 Hours.
For Current Consumed in One Month.
COMMERCIAL LIGHTING:
R. The first 50 kilowatt hours, 10 cents per kilowatt hour.
R. The next 50 " " 9
R. All above 100 " " 7 " " " "
R. RESIDENCE LIGHTING:
R. The first 20 kilowatt hours, 12 cents per kilowatt hour.
R. The next 20 " " 9
R. Allabove40 " " 7 " " " "
R. Minimum charge, $1.00 per month.
Discount of 1 cent per kilowatt hour allowed for cash payment if made in the office of the Company on
or before the 10th of the month, following that in which the service was rendered. No discount allowed on
Minimum charge nor when consumer is in arrears for any class of service.
POWER AND HEATING RATES:
R. The first 50 kilowatt hours, 7 cents per kilowatt hour.
R. The next 60 " " 6 "
R. " " 200 " " 5
" " 200 " . " 4 4
" " 500 " " 31
" " 1000 " " 3 "
" " 1000 " " 2J '
2000 " " 2 " "
All above 5000 " " 1J "
R. Minimum charge, $1.00 per connected horsepower, per month
contract, at the Company s option, governing payments, hours of
payment discounts.
Power and Heating rates subject to
use and term of service. No prompt
R.
MUNICIPAL STREET LIGHTING, INCANDESCENT:
32-candlepower lamps, $1.95 per lamp per month.
48 " " 2.15 '
80 " " 2.85
125 " " 3.35
250 " " 5.35
400 " " 6.35 " " "
600 " " 6.60
Subject to contract governing term of service,
minimum monthly charge.
ISSUED JANUARY 28th, 1914.
payments, maintenance of street lighting system and
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 29th, 1914.
"Do It Electrically."
VALE ELECTRIC COMPANY
Three Special Trains will be oper
ated out of Salt Lake City via the
Salt Lake Route, leavintr Salt
Lake Union Station 11 a.m. Jan.
ai, arriving at Ixs Angeles the
following afternoon only one
night enroute. These trains will
be personally conducted and will
consist of the most up-to-date
standard and tourist sleepers, buf
fet observation cars and diners.
For further particular! consult
ny O. S. L. agent or write
D. E. BURLEY,
General Passenger Agent,
Silt Lake City, Utah.
Musician's Oevetlen to His Art
lu ISDS Hubert Hchuuuuu wrota to
Clara WliH-h: "1 have ilven several
hours hard study every day to lia.h
sod Uithovo. and to my own work
stid coiiirlrnilousty manssad a Urge
ioriMjundi.iue. am a young man u(
twenty lti with a vr aeiu. mini
ud ait srtlat, to tiK.l; ( fr ,h(
) I bats bu Uau iiul i.f ataiuat.
aid bate Un min atiil i,d ttlu(
U W SUtUMUJkitt,"
As a Rule.
Willie 'Taw, UlU dOM argument
pro and con mean?" Taw "The pro
Is your convincing atatruirnt, and the
cou Is what the other Miow uses, njy
sou."
fluie sr JJti ITe w.
A hu si lbs Oirion (arm school
has trvsvii (he woilds iivi4 by lay
l"l M tts lu lutf ds A lid still
'" atM"'lale Its tslue vl
4u.sil.-u lu sai u glui.
JvWifasI
IMPROVKD VARIETIES
OF POTATOES.
American progress In the develop
mcui oi improved varieties or po
tatoes naa not been satisfactory as
compared wltih the progress of lead
ing European countries Is the state
ment of the Bureau of Plant Indus,
try of the Department of Agricul
ture In Department Bulletin No. 47,
"Lessons for American Potato Grow
ers frora German Experiences."
The best European varieties pos
sess a better flavor, color and tex
ture, particularly for boiling and
frying, but these do not succeed
when Introduced Into the United
States, if private growers would en
gage in uis work as they have in
Great Britain, Germany and Aus
iria, tney would find It a fascinating
Industry and would undoubtedly
mate not Me achievements.
In America we have much to ac
compuan in Dreedlng a potato with
a greater starch content. Our po.
taioes are now lower than the Ger
man ..l.tl. m .
j irym to h per
uur cumatlo conditions are so
divers that we need varieties of po-
laioe auapted to special localities
rumcuiariy uo we need a heat-
resistant strain that can more sue
. "uiiii.uu uia aign summer
temperatures. Disease resistance is
auotner quality that has been bred
Into certain foreign aorts but is so
lacking In ours that we ftave to
quarantine absolutely, certain for
'in types that ulcht bring dUease
un mem.
TL- L. J J ....
w vivveioi or potatoes for Ait.
rrrent kinds of ro.kl.u mUht
U found profitable. A variety sjiec.
lally aulled for baking I. b.-.i-j.
auoiber iof frylu; a rluM-Utluied
ubr Is In autus dnuuud fur i.
ads. 1b kuuMwIftf ...... ..
m-wary lu . iwu.l Mlltlj Ul-.
l-ilsl Is liilug t,r ih.i.Iu.. i...
deep-eyed sorts.
The use of commercial fertiliz
ers, universal in Germany, is un
known in our western potato dis
tricts. Certain of our districts in
Maine, New York and the Atlantic
trucking belt have already found It
to their profit to use more fertilizer,
and potato growing is moat prosper
ous in these sections. This should
become more universal.
crop rotation is of fundamental
Importance to the potato cron in
controling diseases and maintaining
production, but in the United States
only the beginning of an ordered
ojeiem nas ueen made. Germany
lhas a rotation of from 3 to 7 years
between potato crops. Nor has the
importance of green manuring vt
been fully appreciated in this coun
The problem of securing disease-
rree seed has been met in Germany
by an official inspection, which re
sults In certificates being issued
only to owners of disease-free crops
Such a plan In the United States
would be better if carried out by
r,uvu ui poiaio growers
associations, the state
stations, and
A i
experiment
the United States De
partment of Agriculture, rather than
trough legal enactment.
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