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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1916)
Phone us your news ltems---they are al ways welcome This is a good time to re- • new your subscription to the Herald. Subscription, $1.00 a Year Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, June 1,1916 - CHIHUAHUA OLDER THAN ANY U.S. CITY SittM TvMlFHn Ynrs Bi fore St Augustine. MINING CHIEF INOUSTRY. However, Agricultural latereote Amounted to Big Figure« Before the Various Revolutions Disturbed the Farmore United Stotoe Troop« Have Oooupiod the Town Three Tim««. "< iilhunhua City io figurliw with aL tuoet aa iuiM-h persistence in (bo uowa dlapnti'hm of today aa did Vera Crus during tlw Taiupico incident, yet tiw average Amert au'i only turntai asso ciation with the name of the capital of th« largret alate in the Mexican repub lic la that 'It's the place the funny Utile doge ci > um < from,* " nay» a primer kerned by (he National Geographic ao- etety. which tella of the importance of thia city of 40,000 Inhabitants whoso history antedates by more than a quar ter of a century the Drat prnuanent settlement maile by Eur<q>eniu> in tho United State»—at ML Auguatlne, Fla , tn IMS. **Tlie march of General Pershing's punitive expeditionary force marks U m > third visit of a body of United Blate« aoklIrra to thia center of tho (lining Industry of the state of Chi huahua, which la aa Large aa the com bi -««<1 areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania." co tlnuew the bulletin. "During the Mexican war that unique Missouri law yer. Colonel A. W. Doniphan, captured th. city with a force of Ires than a thousand men tn 1S47, and Lu the same war it fell again before the Americans under General Price. • Dun’t Review of Trade • Conditions • • • • • • , • • • • e • • e 2 • e • • • • • • e • • • • • o J • e 2 • e 2 • Cotton of All Colors. •‘legends of the Toltecs. recon led in their sacred books, tell ns that Quet- ■alcohuatl, god of the air, grew cotton of all colors in his garden and taught its many uses. Aa to colored cotton, the Mexicans have never felt the pinch of a dyestuff famine, at least red dye stuff. for this country la the home of the cochineal, that odd Insect whose dried bodies furnish such n wonderful and lasting scarlet coloring matter. "In some parts of Chihuahua cotton Is perennial, and it is unnecessary to plant it of toner than once In ten years. “The spinning of woolen yarn and weaving of woolen cloth is one of the industries of Chihuahua City, dating back to the Importation of the merino ebeep by the Spaniards in 1541. It should be remembered incidentally that all the domestic animals of Mexi co date from the Spanish conquest, and the herds of cattle, goats, sheep and swine which now find excellent pas turage an the plateau surrounding Chi huahua have sprung from the original Spanish stock, except for the few strains Introduced in an effort to im prove the standard. “Of the 23.101 mining properties list ed In Mexico In 100« five-sixths of them produce silver, and of these Ban ta Eulalle, twelve miles outside of Chi huahua. is tho moat famous. It has prodneed a» high as 20,000 tone of sil ver hearing ore a month. The hand some parish church In the capital. Which was in the course of construc tion for three quarters of a century, was built from a tax levied on the outpnt of thia mine. —"When the Aiteca vuifkal tM-Chl- Amendment to Postal Savings Act WORK Speaking of business and indua- trial conditions in the Pacific northwest, and with reference to Portland and vicinity in partlcu- lar, Dun’s Review for May 27th eaye: There le a noticeable prog- reee toward better conditions in moot Hues of trade, and the im- provement in sentiment, apparent for several weeks past, baa given way to an actual gain in volume of business. Betterment In the lumber Industry is one of the main factors, and the effect of the wider activity in logging and milling operations is being gener- ally felt in this territory. Practi- rally all of the mills are now run- ning on full Ume and some of them are operating day and night, while many are steadily falling behind on domestic orders. Ex- port lumber trade is restricted by the scarcity of ocean-going ships. Crop prospects on the whole are favorable. Tho wheat crop of the I'aciflc Northwest, because of the reduced winter acreage, is now m - timated at about fifty to fifty-five million bushels, against a yield of about seventy million bushels last year. Early fruits were damaged severely In several sections by late frosts, but apples are reported un- harmed and a record crop is ex- peeled. oeeeeeeeeeeooeeeo RURAL CREDIT BILL TAKES FORM Amended Draft Receives Approval of Oregon Attorney General. Measure to Go On Ballot Will Be Sumitted to Oregon Voters. The following draft of the Rural Credit bill has received the endorsement of lite committee representing the Plate Grange, Oregon Farmers' Union and State Federation of Labor, appointed to prepare the measure for the ballot, ami has lieen approved by the Attorney General. It has been submitted for pub lication by Dr. Hector Macpherson, of the O, A. C. Bureau of Markets, who assisted in drawing its provisions. Section 1— Notwithstanding the limitations con tained in Section 7 of Article XI of this constitution, the credit of the state may be loaned and indebtedness incurred to an amount not exceeding two per cent of.the assessed valuation of all property in the state for the purpose of providing funds to be loaned upon the security of fartp lands within the state, subject to the limitations herein contained. Section 2— The governor, secretary of state and state treasurer, shall constitute the State iAnd Board, which board is hereby authorised and directed to issue and sell or pledge bonds in the name of the state to im > known as Oregon Farm Credit Bonds in an amount not to exceed said two per cent of the assessed valuation of all the property in the state ami to place ths proceeds in the state treasury in a fund to be known as the "Rural Credit Ix>an Fund.” Section 3— Said bonds shall be issued in denomi nations of $25, $100, $500, and $1,000 and shall be issued in series of $50,000, or multiples thereof, drawn to mature in not more than thirty-six years. They sl>all bear interest at the rate jnt four per cent per annum, and shall lie exempt from all taxes levied by the state of Oregon, or any of its subdivisions. Section 4— Said State iAnd Board is authorised and directed to loan the moneys in said Rural Credit Ix»n Fund to owners oi farm lands in Oregon upon notes se cured by mortgages or deeds of trust constituting first liens on such farm lands in amounts which shall not exceed fifty per cent of the value of such lands (Continued on Page 41* hnaEna mines tEeir skilled artificers used reed blowpipes In metttng the metals. They also made a bronze, much the same as that used In Europe, but they did not know the uses of iron, even though there wax before them that mountain of almost solid iron only n few miles outside the city of Durango, a mountain nearly a mile long, a ’third of n mile wide at the base and nearly 700 feet high, worth, it lx estimated, ax ranch ax all the gold and silver produced in the mines of Mexico in two centuries.” No. 22. JUDGE DISTANCE ________ Hidalgo E ■•outed There. ‘'Chihuahua la more accustomed, however. to seeing its people engaged tn Internecine strife than in opposing a foreign foe. It was here, for exam ple. that (be iwtrlot priest, Hidalgo, was executed In kHll. following the failure of the revolution which he led in an effort to thnrw off the Spanish yoke. Tlw moat Imiasdng monument in the city la tn memory of this beloved national hero, the incidents of whose death are aa («thetic aa the passing of any martyr since the days of Joan of Arc Tho priest was condemned to die at dawn. While being led to the place of execution he remembered that he had left some sweetmeats under his pillow. He asked one of the soldiers to return for them, and when they were brought he distributed them with his tUeaalng among the memlieni of the Bring squad Knowing that the misty light of dawn would make It difficult for the so Id Lera to alm accurately, the priest calmly placed Ills hand over his heart agalust the black rolie so that they could locate the vital spot. "While the mining Industry In the territory contiguous to Chihuahua City la four times as Important as (lie agri cultural Interests, nevertheless (he rais ing of corn, fruits and cotton Is impor tant, and an Interesting feature of the lent named product Is that Its manu facture into cloth dates l«ck to the days of Cortex. who sent to hla sov ereign, the king of Spain, some of the finely woven material from the land which utilised cotton for clothing even before Europe knew Its uses Vol. 14. ■ Let me but do my work from day to day, In field or forest, at the desk or loom, In roaring market-place, or tranquil room; Let me but find it in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray; “This is my work; my blessing, not my doom; Of all who live, I am the one by whom This work can best be done, in the right way. Then shall I see It not too peat, nor small, To suit my spirit and to prove my powers; Then shall I cheerfully greet the laboring hours; And cheerful turn, when the long shadows tall At eventide, to play, ud love, and rest, Because I know for me my life Is best Henry Van Dyke (Suggestion Magazine) a TREMONT, By W. A. HOLLINGWORTH a Larger postal savings deposit« will now be accepted at the Lents postoffice. Thia is made possible by an important amendment to the poetal savings act just approv ed by Preeident Wilson. A pos tal savings depositor may now have an account amounting to $1.000. This enlargement of pos tal savings facilities will be grati fying to thousands of depositors. Another feature of the amend ment that will avoid further em barrassment to the public and to postal officials is the doing away with the limit on the amount that could be accepted from a depositor monthly. Under the old law only $100 could be deposited in a cal endar month. The amendment abolishes this restriction. While the poetal savings system has al ready proved a signal success as is shown by ths fact that more than half a million depositors have over eighty million dollars standing to their credit, still it has fallen short of meeting the full demands of the public be cause of the restrictions which have now been eliminated. Post master General Burleson s n d Third Assistant Postmaster Dock ery have been tireless in their ef forts to secure these amendments to the postal savings act. Must Know How Far Awj Enemy Is io Shoot Accurately. GERMANS MOST EFFICIENT. Marksmanship Depend« on Sight—One Can Soo 100 Yards on a Moonlight Night. White on a Dark Night ths Limit la Twelve Yards—Our System of Determining Distance. s • e Memorial servicse were field last Sun-1 Tuesday evening. May 30th. the Arleta a e day at the Laurelwood M. E. church Congregational church folks gave a fare- o In the morning Rev. James Mailley well reception to Arthur Barnard and preached, and in the evening the pastaf, family, who are shortly to take np their Rev. C. R. Carlos, occupied the pulpit. residence in Salem, Oregon. Each de At the latter service the choir sang a partment of the church was represented special memorial day anthem, and V. G. by a spokesman who tendered regrets Kloek sang “Oh, Loving Father” as an and last wishes to the departing ones. offertory. Light refreshments concluded the pleas- ant evening. Friday afternoon, May 28th, at the Monday afternoon. May 29th. the la home of Mrs. W. J. Hollingworth the dies of the Arleta Congregational church Pollyanna Club met for its regular month surprised Mrs. Knodell, at her apart- Fine Weather and Patriotism Com ly gathering. Several chapters of that U<nu at 29th and Ash, with a flower bine to Make Decoration Day One fascinating book, from which the club shower. The ladies also added rest to Big Success With the G. A. R. takes its name, "Pollyanna,“ were read the occasion by serving surprise refresh And Lents People. by the hostess. Though several had read ments. the book, its pathos brought quick tears Decoration Day, May 30, 191« will go The Square Deal Class, taught by Mr. and its humor laughter, as at the first FVed LeRoy, will give an entertainment of down in the history of the local patriotic reading. If you have not met Polly shadow pictures, readings, and music at organizations as one of the most delight anna and do not know about her “glad the Arleta Congregational chnrch Friday ful in the history of this celebration. game,” you have missed a rare treat. evening, June 2d, The sun came out early and tho there Get the book from the library, or buy it, was a threatening tendency to rain dur or borrow it—but get it and lead it. At the last regular meeting of the Ar ing the forenoon, nothing of consequence Those present were Mssdames -Lillie leta Parent-Teacher Association the fol came of it. Perry, Reagan. Dow; Anna Clough, lowing officers were elected: Pretidenl, Members of the G. A. R. and Circle Betx, Canthorn, Hollingworth; and the Mrs. Archibald McIntyre; vice-presi left shortly after nine to begin the work Misses Mary E. Betz and Iva Clougn. dent, Mrs. A. R. Palmer; recording sec of decoration. Long before noon retary. Miss Reuter; corresponding sec Multnomah and Mt. Scott cemeteries Mr. J. Ray and family of 5flth ave. retary, Mrs. J. J. Handsaker; treasurer, were thronged with people who came and 72d street have moved to a farm Mrs. Hager. not only to pay tribute to old soldiers near Forest Grove. On Friday evening, June 2, Miss friends but to renew the memories of Thelma Mollet and Gladys Weakley Grace Spaulding’s "Buds of Promise,” dear friends and relatives. Roses and spent the week-end with the latter's and Mr. G. W. Merry’s “Fishers,” the fern and myriad other floral beauties cousin, who lives near Oregon City. third year Junior classes of the Millard were showered on the tombs and then after a brief communion with the mem The Arleta W. C. T. U. held its regu Avenue Preebyterion School, will give a orise of dear ones gone before, the • ‘ Mother Goose ” entertainment in the lar business session at the home of Mrs. throngB flowed back to be renewed by M. Frances Swope. 71st street, near Mil church. Program begins at 8 o’clock. later comers and it was past noon be lard ave., Tuesday afternoon. May 23d. The Millard Avenne Presbyterian fore all had come to lay their mementos In the absence of the two presiding of Church School will hold special Day ser beside the departed. ficers, Mrs. Merry acted as chairman. vices Sunday morning beginning at 10:30. After noon, at two o’clock, the mem Mrs. Mary Fishbum, president of the Tiie various departments of the school bers of the G, A. R. and Circle met at Arleta W. C. T. U. is convalescing at will be represented on the program. Oddfellows ball and conducted the fol her home at 4810 71st street, alter a se lowing program: The residents along 45th Avenne are rious operation at the Portland Sanita greatly pleased with the progress being Prayer, Rev. Browne; Song, Lente rium. made with the improvement of the Ave School; Recitation, Mrs. Augustine; The Arleta Congregational church la nue. The sidewalks have been complet President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Mrs. Olive M. Wittie; Song, Woodmere dies received the Kern Park Christian ed from 67th street to 72d street, and the School; Recitation, Girl; Flag Drill, church ladies in a Home Missionary ses grading is practically completed to 79th Woodmere School Pupils; Song, Boy; sion Wednesday afternoon. May 24th, street. The P. R. L. A P. Co. has a Gen. Logan’s Order No. 11, Adjutant after a 1 o’clock luncheon in the Arleta force of men moving the company's poles Hamlin; Memorial Address, Rev. J. J. Congregational church. The following which were standing in the street after Walter; America, Audience; Tape, Boy program was given: Devotionals, Mrs. tiie correction of the north line of the Scout Smith. Stella Shorey; Organ Voluntary, Mrs. Avenue was made. A couple of weeks It was all good and concerning the Paul Walker; Paper, "Indians,” Mrs. of fair weather will enable the contrac various features the commander of the —■ Dana Morgan; Piano Solo. Mrs. 8hort; tors to complete the job. local post says: Paper, “General Missionary Work Out Seventy-Seventh street is being re In behalf of Reuben Wilson Post I line,” Mrs. M. Frances Swope. graded and prepared for a coat of oil. want to thank Comrade Walters for the fine address he gave us, also Rev. Browne for the beautiful prayer and sermon and I-ents and Woodmere Schools, the Boy Scouts who helped us so much and especially Cecil Browne, Two of the Bingley sisters play cornets, who blew the tape so nicely, also those Evangelistic services are being held in a large tent two blocks south ot Tremont accompanied by the third sister at the who furnished autos and all who took Station every evening and will be con piano. One also plays the euphonium. part in the program. John Walrod, Commander. tinued all next week, conducted by Rev. They assist and lead in the congrega L. F. Smith and Rev. James Mai Iley, tional singing and render special selec assisted by the Bingley asters, musicians, tions at every service. To Observe ChMdren’s Day of Centralia, Washington. Increasing interest is being manifested Rev. Mailley, a native of Scotland, has in the meetings and the splendid music crossed two oceans and a continent, is a and singing is serving to help All the The Bible School of the Kern Park veteran chaplain of theSpanish-American tent with interested audiences. A song war, and has lost two sons in the naval service precedes the preaching. All are Christian chnrch willobeerve Children’s service. He is able, from his wide ex Day Sunday, June 4th, at 8 p. m. The perience, to speak with earnestness, invited. The meetings begin at 8 p. m. exercise to. be given is entitled "Child each evening. pointedly and attractively. ren’s Day in China," and about half of the numbers on the program will be given by the members of the Chinese Will Lecture on Birds Concert at Arleta School Auditorium1 Mission Bible School from the city. Ev erybody welcome. Miss Hammond of Oregon City will The Amphion Male Chorus will hold give a lecture on birds at the I^nte Li a concert at the Arleta School Audito brary at 8 o’clock on Friday evening, rium Monday evening, June 5th. A June 2d. Everyone interested in birds Lane County produced 36,000 lbs. of small charge will be made. invited to be present. mascara bark the last half of 1915. USUAL SUGCESS TENT MEETING IN PROGRESS AT ARLETA Many military experts have given It as their opinion that the training of soldiers' eyesight is the first and most lm;x>rtant feature of musketry, and a man who is a good Judge of distance is of much greater value on the battle field than one who is a skilled shot only. Not the least Interesting are the les sons to- training a soldier to see in the dark. It is Impressed upon him that the ability to see Ln the dark Increases with practice. It Is found that on open level ground a standing man In khaki can be seen on an ordinary dark night at about twelve yards, on a starlight night twenty-four yards and on a moonlight night, with the moon behind the ob server, fifty yards. When the moon is behind the person looked at the limit of vision is about 100 yards. A column of fours moving toward the observer can be Been on an ordi nary dark night at about eighteen yards' distance, with the mocn behind the observer 120 yards and about 140 yards when the moon is behind the men looked at Can Judge at 1,000 Yards. Soldiers are trained to judge dte- tances up to 1,000 yards. Eight hun dred yards Is fixed as the limit for the rank and file, because it is found that the most expert shots rarely hit a small target such as a prone figure, at a distance over 800 yards, even when the range is known. The British standard of accuracy re quires that the mean error for trained soldiers in Judging distances within 800 yards’ range should not exceed 100 yards. In Judging distance tests offi- <. ers. noncommissioned officers and men whose error exceeds 29 per cent are regarded as Inefficient In Germany, according to "Notes on Visual Training." the best Judges make 10 per cent of error: in Austria the average error is 12 per cent In Erance 15 per cent is laid down as the normal error up to 1.000 yards. In America a very practical sliding scale is in vogue, where the highest skill in shooting must be accompanied by a high standard in Judging distance. The following Is a rough guide for Judging lateral distances running at right angles to the observer at various distances: With one eye shut and the hand at arm's length to the front with the fingers perpendicular, the breadth of six fingers will cover 100 yards of lateral distance at a distance of 500 yards from the observer. Under the same conditions the breadth of three fingers will cover a lateral distance of 100 yards at a dis- tance of 1,000 yards. The breadth of two fingers will cov- er a lateral distance of 100 yards at 1.500 yards. The width of the thumb will roughly cover 100 yards of lateral distance 2,000 yards away. This method may be employed to in dicate roughly the approximate dis tance of an objective from a descrip tion point Only one hand should be used, even if more than one hand’s breadth Is required to indicate the dis tance. The arm must be held cut perfectly straight from the shoulder in front of the face, with the fingers vertical. If, however, the object is immediate ly above or below the description point the fingers should be horizontal. In measuring distances one eye should be closed and both the d escitp- tion point and the objective kept in view. A Story of Old Ironsidos. One of the most famous of ths Con stitution's exploits was during ths war of 1812, when she escaped from Broke’s squadron, among which she had accidentally fallen. The sea was almost a dead calm, so Captain Hull had to resort to towing. All her boats were lowered, with long lines attached, and in addition Hull had ropes spliced together to make a line half a mile long, to which be attached a kedga an chor. This was carried in a boat half a mile ahead and dropped, when the crew hauled the ship rapidly forward. The commodore of the English squad ron soon adopted the same tactics, and if it had not been for a breeze spring ing up the Constitution would have been captured.