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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1915)
COMMITTEE OF MERCY SAILS TO AID SERBIANS OVERLOOK THE GARDEN Average Farmer Fails to Appre ciate Rare Privilege. One That Is Poorly Planned and Not Well Kept la Anything But Good Advertisement—Value Cannot be Reckoned In Money. Germany Must Adapt Practice to New Railroad Willi,ig to Sell Cut-over Land Conditions or Else Discontinue at Dictation of Government- It, Says Latest U. S. Note. More Litigation Probable. Washington, D. C.- The text of the American note on submarine warfare, presented at Berlin Saturday by Am bassador Gerard, was made public here. It reveals that the imperial govern ment has been informed it is the inten tion of the United Stales to regard as “deliberately unfriendly’* any repeti tion by the commanders of German naval vessels of acts in contravention of American rights. The United Stales announces that It will continue to contend for the free dom of lhe seas, “from whatever quar ter violated, without compromise and at any cost.** Contending that “defense of an act as retaliatory is an admission that it is illegal,** the American government ar gues that it cannot discuss actions of Great Britain with Germany and must regard as "Irre volant" in the present negotiations the conduct of other bel ligerents. “Illegal and inhuman acts,” says the note, “however justifiable they may be thought against an enemy who is be lieved to have acted in contravention of law and humanity, are manifestly Indefensible when they deprive neu trals of their rights, fiarticuiarly when they violate the right of life itself." Pointing out that a belligerent should give up its measures of retalia tion If unable to conduct them "with out injuring the lives of neutrals,** the note declares that |>ersietence in such measures, under the circumstances, would constitute an unpardonable offense against the sovereignty of the neutral nations affected. “The United States," it is further asserted, “is not unmindful of the ex traordinary conditions" created by the present war and is “ready to make every reasonable allowance for these novel and unexpected aspects of war at sea," but cannot consent “to abate any essential or fundamental right of its people because of a mere alteration of circumstances. *’ The note says that events of the past two months clearly indicate that it is “|M>ssible and practicable" to conduct submarine operations "in sub stantial accord with the accepted practices of regulated warfare.” The comment is added that the whole world has looked with interest and in creasing satisfaction at the demonstra tion of this fact by German naval com manders, anti that it is “manifestly jtoasible to lift the whole practice of submarine attack above the criticism which it has aroused and remove the chief causes of offense.” Washington, D. C.—The Oregon & California Railroad company wants permission to cut or sell the timber on the unsold portion of its grant before dis|x>sing of the land, coupled with au thority to retain all receipts from the sales of this timber. The railroad company has sought to file a petition with the United States Supreme court asking for modification of that portion of its decree of June 21 which enjoins the sale, cutting or other disposition of the timber on the grant pending action by congress. The intimation is conveyed that if this modification is not made by the court further litigation will be insti tuted in the hope of securing to the railroad company full control of the timber. if permitted to dispose of the timber the railroad company is willing to abide by the remainder of the decree and sell the cut-over and non-timbered lands to actual settlers. The decision in the land grant case was rendered at the last day of the term and under the court rules parties to cases decided on the last day must at that time ask and receive from the court permission to petition for re hearing or else forfeit that right. The government applied for and obtained permission to petition within 30 days, but after studying the decision the de partment of Justice decided to abide by the decree as it stood and filed no petition. Its right of petition has ex pired. The railroad company failed to ask such permission and when its attorney undertook to file the brief it was re jected by the clerk of the court on the ground that no authority had been given the railroad company to petition for the reopening of the case. When the court reconvenes in October the railroad company may seek to submit the brief which was rejected. The railroad company cites the Su preme court decision as saying “we can only enforce the provisions as written.*’ The provisos, it contends, relate only to the disposition of the lands, the court having held that the law authorized the company to sell to whom it pleased, and when it pleased, so long ax the sales were consistent with the settlers’ clause. (By O. M. CLARK.) The pleasure and profit to be de rived from a good vegetable garden la a privilege enjoyed to Its fullest ex tent only by those leading a rural life; but, strange to say, the average farmer painfully fails to appreciate this rare privilege. In fact, in many cases be neglects this opportunity to such a pitiful extent that we are prone to think that he, more than any other person who pretends to have a garden st all, needs to be urged to have, and Informed how to make and maintain, a good vegetable garden. The farmer used to large areas of general farm crops feels that he is stooping from .¿y»/ his dignity or is wasting his time when * * he undertakes anything so small as he Imagines the vegetable garden to be; * z : d % consequently, he plows it, perhaps, and leaves the planting and tilling to the “women folks.” As a matter of tact, there is not on the farm a piece of land of the same area, the profit of which approaches anywhere near to that of the vegetable garden. An authority on this subject says: “From Professor Pipin'e Columbia university expedition to a d Serbia, known as the Committee of Mercy, photo careful observation the statement can (rapbed on the steamer Themistocles as It sailed from New York. At the right is Prof. Elbridge Colby of Columbia be safely made that a well-kept garden active head of the committee; below are Dr. George Baehr, Dr. Peter Obltsky and Dr. Henry Poltz, who went with will yield a return 10 to 15 times great lhe expedition. er than would the same area if devot- ELEPHANT BUHE IRRIGATION DAM A Handy Garden Tool. C MAMBIS « EWIIG Within the next few months agricultural land of as great an aera as some of the smaller states will be added to the wealth of the nation through the opening of the Elephant Butte Irrigation project tn New Mexico in the valley of the Rio Grande river. The United States reclamation service is now putting the finishing touches on one of the world's greatest dams in that river about 150 miles north of the Mexican boundary line, and when the water Alls up behind thia great wall of masonry a lake 45 miles long will be formed, covering 40,000 acres of land, and with this water reclaiming 180,000 acres of what is now an arid desert The completed dam will be 18 feet thick on top, 215 feet thick at the bottom and 1.200 feet long. SHE REPRESENTS ELECTRA Idaho Falls, Ida.—Cowboys late Sat urday night captured the abductor of Ernest Empey, son of a wealthy ranch er who was kidnajied several days ago and held for |6<>(»0 ransom, according to a report received here. The desfierado, it is said, came down from Sheep mountain at night fall and was surrounded and taken on what is known as Crane’s Flat. Empey escaped from his abductor and wax found by United States forest rangers and is now safe at Montpelier, according to advices reaching here. Emfiey fled while his captor was asleep in a hut on Sheep mountain, five miles from Empey’a ranch, where he was taken at the point of a rifle. immediately upon recepit of the news of Empey’a escape a posse left here to conduct a search for the kid naper. Six thousand dollars in gold was taken to toe spot indicated by the ab ductor for payment for the release of the cattleman in an effort to capture the man. Philadelphia — Although officials at the Philadelphia navy yard denied that recent fires aboard battleships had caused them to take extraordinary pre cautions, it is noticed that the guards about the yard had been increased to moro than five times the usual number. Where there were formerly only three floats there are now 16 and each sentry carries a rifle loaded with ball car tridges. Some of them said they had instructions to shoot if necessary. The guard at the entrance were also strengthened and strangers passing were closely scrutinized, while nearly all the vessels of the reserve fleet bore signs saying visitors were not permitted. On some of the battle ships, however, it was said that visi tors would be allowed. In addition to the close guard placed around the buildings and warships, extra men have been detailed to guard the avia tion field and the guns of the advance base. The official investigation into the fire on the dreadnaught Oklahoma at the yard of the New York Shipbuilding company in Camden has not been com pleted, but preliminary reports leave the exact cause a mystery. All the water has not yet been pumped out of the compartment where the blaze oc curred, and until this is done it was said the damage would not be known. Canal Paying Expenses. Washington, D. C.—Counting only the cost of operation; of civil govern ment, sanitary work and the adminis tration and handling of ships, the Pan ama canal is now on a paying basis, according to official reports. Receipts from May not only wiped out the defi cit of 139,480, which had grown since the opening up of the canal, but,left a balance of 1177,799, which works out a profit of 4.79 per cent on the expendi ture. This, however, makes no allow ance for Interest on the vast sum ex pended in the construction. Two After Each Job. Walla Walla, Wash,—Not for years has there been such a plentiful supply of labor for the harvest work, E. L. Wells, government employment agent for this section, says. For every job available south of the Snake river there are two eager, capable men, and most of the big outfits seem to be sup plied. Many of the ranchers own their own outfits and trade work with their neighbors, leaving little for outsiders. Hundreds of men are camped in and around Walla Walla, along the creeks and railroads, living off the country. Loss of Warship Denied. Rerlin, via London—Supplementing the denial made recently that a Ger man warship had been sunk In the Bal tic by a hostile submarine, the German admiralty authorized the statement that in the operations in question no battleship of the Deutschland class was attacked by a submarine, and that no German warship of any kind was sunk. The only loss during the operations was the Albatross, a minelayer, it was said. Grand Duke Is Confident, Moscow—Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian commander-in-chief, received a deputation representing the munici pality here Thursday. He spoke en thusiastically of the spirit of the Rus sian soldiers, all of whom he said were confident of final and complete victory. A commission appointed to investigate charges of inhuman methods on the part of the Germans made a report that they had employed shells with caatiron tips filled with prussic acid. Miss Florence Cassasa, selected to pose for the figure of Electra in the design that is to be the keynote of the nation-wide campaign preceding the celebration of Electrical Prosperity week, November 29 to December 4. More than 100,000,0.00 copies of the design, on posters and placards, will be distributed all over the land. Lives After Heart Stopped. H. G. Harris lived 20 minutes and retained consciousness after his heart had stopped beating. Harris, a fruit merchant of Los Angeles, was strick en tn his shop and was rushed to the receiving hospital, where Dr. A W. Hiller said he was dead. Then Harris opened his eyes and began to talk. For 20 minutes he spoke at Intervals. He wae able to tell his name and address and de scribe his sensations. During this time his heart did not beat perceptibly and powerful heart stimulants failed to bring any rm spouse. BAD DISEASE AMONG CATTLE Infectious Abortion Entitled to Rank In Importance With Tubercu losis and Hog Cholera. Infectious abortion among cattle has become one of the most serious prob lems for cattle owners so far as in fectious diseases are concerned. It is well entitled to rank in Importance with tuberculosis, hog cholera and Texas fever. Two new medical treat ments have recently appeared, either >ne of which may possibly prove to be >f very great Importance. One abor tin is need, like tuberculin, as a diag nostic: and the other 1s a vaccine, which It is hoped will immunize half- era against the infection. There is Not all Kinde. sot sufficient reliable informs**»» “Don't you think, after all, war is available as yet, upon which to J n MM f something of a tonie?** definite statement,, "Perhaps tt may be, If tfe not Teu ¿ould keep these things in Hired aafi tonic.**—Baltimore American. ■etch tor future development. * v____ ed to general farm crops.” Besides, the fact that there can be had at a minute’s notice a bountiful supply of fresh, clean vegetables is a value that cannot be reckoned in dollars and cents. The great question of keeping the boy and girl on the farm would be more than half solved if people would only realize the important part the vegetable garden plays in thia regard, it is hardly likely that too much at- :ention can be given the vegetables, tor If there is a surplus of any kind sf produce, a ready market may be found for it in the nearby towns. In locating the garden, the question 3f its proximity to the house is of vast Importance, for naturally most of the work is done during spare moments that could not be taken advantage of If the garden were located a half mile Iron» the house. Too often it is the :ase that all of the gathering and most >t the work is done by the farmer's wife. Even where the work is done by i man, the women of the household go tack and forth between the house and garden many times during the year. All these things tend to add to the work of the already overburdened lousewife, which condition could be materially Improved by exercising a little care and forethought in locating die garden spot. The general lay of the land de- iermines to a considerable extent the iarliness of the garden crops. Well- irained land sloping gently to the ■outh or southeast is preferable for •.he production of early vegetables. Wind barriers, such as hills, woods, hedges, buildings, etc., on the north ind northwest produce much the lame effect. If none of these are so located that they can be taken ad vantage of, a tight board fence will answer the purpose, and at the same time act as a safeguard against farm animals and poultry. Choose a loca tion that is well drained or bring It to this conditions after it has been chosen. None of the vegetable« will tolerate "wet feet” In many cases it will pay a hundred per cent to tile drain the garden.