Phone us your newk ltem«---they are al ways welcome îïeralô ML This is a good time to re new your subscription to the Herald. ■■ Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, July 13, 1916. I I » ■■ .I» Subscription, $1.00 a Year Vol. 14. Its Hard to Understand County Aqent Wants Cows Through the office of tlw County , Agent there has come an inquiry for two . <!arloa«lx of pure bred Jerseys and Hol- Istelna. Mr. Hall would like to get in Auburn Haired Kansan Fills Lecture touch with any fanner In the county There is a legend of an artist who long Program at Oregon Points and who hax any Jerseys or Hols liens to sought for apiece of sandalwood out of which There animals Visits Portland Kansans. Sees sell at the prerent time. to carve a Madonna. At last he was aEx>ut to are wanted to la< shipixd into Colorado Highway. give up in despair, leaving the vision of his through lite County Agent of one of the eountiee ot tliat state, to build up the life unrealized, when in a dream he was bid Victor Murdock, the "biggrrt” living dairy industry there. den to shape the figure from a block ef oak Progressive, spent Batur<iay in Portland. Only a short time ago, parties from ■ wood which was destined for the fire. Obey- At leant he spent it in ami near Port Malto nuek* inquiry through the County ing the command, he produced from the log land He reached the city alxiut ten in Agcitta of this State for several carloads the morning, saw eastern Multnomah of Jerwys. This is liecoming a favorite of common firewood a masterpiece. and Ila* Highway in the afternoon and and effective means ot handling large In like manner many people wait for talked to the intellectually hungry at quantities of live stash, direct from the great and brilliant opportunities for doing the Gladstone In the evening. A number pnxiucer to the buyer. good things, the beautiful things, of which of local Kansan« arrang'd to give him a they dream, while through all the common little outing Ixdorv hand, telephoned Mrs. John Markle at Rest days the very opportunities they require for him of their plans al Hood River, and got prompt reply that it would not do. such deeds lie close to them in the simplest May Cummings Markle, wife of John Hr wax tired of riding end «reIng things and most familiar passing events. They wait and of living seen. lie wanted a rest (Dick) Markle of lamia died Tuesday for fine sandalwood out of which to carve and preferred Ui he around the hotel. night at a local hospital, after an illness Madonnas, while far more lovely Madonnas of nearly three weeks. Baath was due But after a good night at Camas, than they dream of are hidden in the common Wash., and an early morning ride to immediately to blots 1 |<oison. Bta* waa Portland, hi» nerves responded to the 22 years of age. logs of oak which they burn in the open fire Tlie funeral was held Thur»«lay, today, soothing Oregon air and hr wax in a place or spurn with their feet in the wood more receptive mood when memlirr» at 10:30 at Kenworthy's, Rev. John yard. — Glimpses Through Life’s Windows. of the Kansas delegation again ap Riley delivering the address and she proached him about seeing some of was buried in Multnomah Cemetery. leaves llie husband ami two little "our scenery” along about noon, A She boys to mourn her ileath. small party was quickly arranged and Parted (or lite Highway. On the way lie car carrying Murdock got tangled p in the road difficulties near Trout- «. de, and as I m * said, had to go to the p. >r (arm to find their way out They were very much surprised to find the other part of llie crowd admiring the It la expected that the mobilization nrryat Crown Point when Murdock's of the natioual guard will be completed On the south side of the P. R. L. <k P. ction arrived at that place. He en wlthlu a month from June 21, the day The "Political Banquet” presented by tered into the spirit of the trip at once when it wag ordered by President Wil- I some of the members of the local railway just before one comes to Linne- and wax duly impressed with the tiling** sou. officials of the war department i W. C. T. U. at the Evangelical church man station, there is a new pleasure Insisted that getting 133.000 militia to tie seen. Like all politic visitors the troops ready for servic» on the Ixirder last Friday evening was highly ittctm- pavilion. Stretching behind it are acres sight» were the most wonderful lie had in that time was in Itaelf a task which fnl from all standpoints except one. The of beautiful fir and alder trees with ever had the extreme pleasure of view would do credit to any of the Euro i attendance was in excess of ex jiectatipns delicate little wood-flowers growing be ing. But in reality several of the things pean war staffs. and ax a conm-quenoe the tosste hair to tween in the soft leaf and wood mold. A really impressed him. Crown Point, .It waa a far more difficult task, they lie delivered in the church auditorium. little farther over the ground slopes and Waiikeena Falls and Multnomah added, to get meu from civilian life \s soon ax the first table wax cleaned down to a clear, beautiful little stream, were entrancing sights that gave him Into shape for military service along tltere were plenty to take the place of Inown to all the Mt. Scott boys and paroxysms of emotion to leave. Of the proportions stipulated by the na the first diners and even a third table girls as Johnson's Creek. tional guard mobilization than to mo To live left of the pavilion ax it faces Wahkena, he said he had never seen bilize regular troops. as the European was well filled. The consequence was anything finer, ever in the European powers did at the outbreak of the war. J that it wax ilifficult to arrange the north is a rolled croquet court; beyond this a running course; and still farther Alps. When lie got to Multnomah he Great Rrltaln 'required a month to speaking so all would be entertaine«l and no one would have to wait for the pro on is a volly-ball court. The good old wax "impressed.” The majesty of the get 100,000 regular troops with neces gram. But quite a number waited for fall, the peculiar draping of the Spray, sary equipment Into Flanders when the speaking and musical numlters. The game of horse-shoe, which is comi’ / and the rhythmical roar of the falling' the war broke out, army officers ex Beaver Male Quartette rendered several back into favor so decidedly, is also pro elements were all different. He had plained. It now requires a week for | good selections. Rev. and Mrs. Nelson vided for. To the right of the pavilion gave a duet and Mrs. Barker gave a are two lawn croquet courts. never seen a cataract that presented just the German army to move one array solo. Mrs. Jennie Kemp of the State corps of 40.000 from one front to the This splendid park is open for leasing those peculiarities and he was willing to other, which la a distance of 450 miles, W. C. T. U. gave the opening address. together with concessions. Sunday stand at the foot of the falls and soak while In the American mobilisation Rev. Carr offere«! a short talk ; J. Banger Schools are allowed $10 half-rates. Fox disciuwed the aims of the Prohi his clothes full of spray before he of troops In some Instances will l>e re A company has been formed, of which H. A. Darnall made a few fered to leave. The promise of some quired to go nearly 3.000 miles to their bitionists; remarks about the influence of tbe press Mr. Geo. Bornstead is the secretary. • “real Oregon L*gan Juice” proved se destination. and Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden offered re This park is six miles east of the city ductive and he was finally led away. marks about the duty of women Contrast With Spanish War. limits with a fifteen cent fare from I-ents politically. politically Miss Mi« Edith Train Tr acted as While Murdock is strictly temperate, so In a general way war department of trkMAt nianü«r tnil intrru I ivmx toast master and introduced the features J unction. far as drinks are concerned, lie wa* in ficials say they are now assured that on the program. terested in the Logan juice. It offered there will be uo shortage of equipment, a new sensation and the temptation to uo shortage of ammunition and that W. A. Hanchett Buried try a new beverage is an inherent racial artillery and machine guns will be pro TIME IS HERE TO vided as s<M)ii as ¡»ersounel can be weakn<*Ms which not even a man of his trained to use them. All signs potnt to WATCH TOR BLIGHT W. A. Hanchett of 4:W9 »2d street, calibre could forego. The jnio was a striking contrast be tween conditions sixty-six years of age, «lied July 6 of pronounced excellent, if not satis' R. which the war <le|>artment is now en heart failure. He had been ailing for aity countering and conditions which were The scenery offered little opp, The time is here when many of the many months. The funeral was con to get acquainted with the man. tie is found to exist at the outset of the apple and pear trees show a more or ducted by Kenworthy on Saturday the a jolly good fellow who puts you at ease 8]*anlali war. less attack of blight. 8th. at 10 o'clock, Rev. W. R. F. Brown By way of illustration one staff offi at once, but who likewise ImptMN yon This blight is a bacterial disease as a man with a will and a mission. He cer said that he remembered having known by three common names—fire, of the Lente M. E. Church officiating knows the game and he is particular in seen 000 freight cars waitlug idle at spur, and pear blight. The portion of and Mrs E. L. Selle soloist. The mortal Ta in pa, Fla., at the beginning of the the way he plays it. He la a go**! story Spanish-American war because no one the tree affected is the new growth at remains were laid to rest in Mt. Scott Mr. Hanchett was teller ami a good listener, but when you knew where they were to go or what tach'd thru the young succulent tissue Park Cemetery. bora at Avon, New York. He lived at meet him you don’t want to «Io the was to l*e done with tbo supplies they or older portions thru bruises or cut.« one time at Memominee, Wis., and at talking. You want him to talk and he contained. ; resulting from pruning. Chandler, Texas and hail been in •'There is do sign of any such confu- can do it, without any very conspicuous The disease can lie readily told by its Oregon for the past six years. He leaves ego either. He has a store of historical »lou now,” he addl'd. "In fact, supplies apix-arancc. The leaves gradually a widow, Martha Hanchett, and two information. He knows ail the history uro moving with regularity in practi . wither, but remain attached, the stem sisters, Mrs. C. E. Hutchinson of Seattle, of his "Kansas” and the whole state is cally all cases, and reports from all imrts of the country show satisfactory takes on a dried and shriveled appear and Mrs. E. N. Gibbs of Menominee, an open Iwxik to him. Kansas History progress.” ance. sometimes atvompanied by crack- anti a foster daughter, Mrs. T. H. is ax simple to him ax Oregon climate is The manner In which the railroads ing of the hark, and as time's goes on Wiles, of Texarkana. to us, ami he knows a lot about the re are co-operutiug with tho war depart the disease progresses downward, killing Mr. Hanchett was formerly promi mainder of the country. He has picked ment Is also commended at the war de the infected portion as it goes. Trees up a lot of information about Oregon partment, and there are said to be sev badly infected on their main branches nent as a member of the HooHoos and also of the Oddfellows. Many former history, even on that ride, and he is eral Instances to which troops fully I or trunks will not survive. Badly acquaintances will recall him to equlppe«l have got sway soouer than spending a month in this state and is nt disease«! trees have the appearance of memory with kind regards. ruirtfigl ap|a>aring in almnet every town of size The same holds good In regard to ar being injured by tire. in a chantauqiia lecture course. He gets There is little that can be done to pre tillery, It is explained. Before the war the basic history of each locality and the ratio of artillery for troops in the vent the attack of blight. The Multnomah State Bank of Lents After a tree mingled with that he learns a lot about field waa about 3 [*er cent of the force. is once infected, all that can be done is »how« a prosperous condition. During the state collectively. He has been all Now It hue been more than doubled as to cut oft the diseased branches several May and June deposits increased over Washington and Idaho, and Cali a result of the last two yean' fighting inches lielow the blight. Before and $7380.2» or a gain of 14 per cent, Dur- fornia and previous to that, over several in Europe, The aupply which the Unit after each cut is mails, the instrument ing the same time the ca«h reserve ed States army calculated It would of the eastern states. should lie disinfected by dipping into made gains of $6685.20 or 24 per cent. While on this trip a representative of need with respect to artillery equlp- corrosive sublimate (bichloride of meut was on the old 8 per cent basis, the Portland Kansas Society got the but measures have been already taken mercury) to prevent spreading of the PLENTY OF HORSES AVAILABLE promise of an addreea for the society at to put the American furces on the disease. a Kansas picnic which will be held on basis of the thoroughly equipped Euro When only a portion of the large Thousand a Week If Net Tee Particu the afternoon of the 21 at lauirelhurst pean armies. lar, Says Expert. limb or main stem is attacked, the Park. Kansan^ particularly will lie In case of hostilities In Mexico there diseased jiortion can be cut out with There will be no lack of hones for welcome to that picnic, hut anyone in- would be sufficient artillery for the xnccees, providing the tree is not the United States army, said a New tereeted in the last big bull moose, loose style of campaign in which tbe troops girdled in the operation, Up to date. York horse dealer. Although the cream and alive, will be equally as welcome to would be expected to eugnge. it la de there seems to be no spray which will of the country's horse supply has un clared. but tn the meantime a rapM in doubtedly been gobbled up by the Brit Lear him. crease in artillery and machine guns act as a preventative or cure tor P<*ar ish. French and Italian governments, would be the persistent policy of the blight.—E. F. M. he says many thousands are available army. Daniels Family Luck Continues for army service. I The Increases lu the numlicr of ma The war department recently naked chine guns which the European armies for bids on 46.000 horses and 20.200 List week Master Paul Daniels got hie have been using In the field Is Mid to mules, under rigid specifications which name in print because he experimented be one of the most surprising lessons will make It Impossible, some hone with gunpowder. This week his little of tho war. Reports show that the Grace Casey, aged 1», living near dealers think, to provide the animals sister Virginia got public notice liecanse Germans on the Itusslan front have Kendall station died Thursday morning, In many months. But if these specifi some boys knocked her oil the slide at used one machine gun to every twenty the 12. She had been ill for several cations are not adhered to rigidly it is men. There la. of course, no such believed horses can be supplied at the the playground and broke her arm. abundsnt supply of machine guns ■ years. rate of about 1.000 a day. Raby Daniels ia living in anticipation. available In the United Stutes army. THE LEGEND OE AN ARTIST MOBILIZAIION IN RECORD EIME POLITICAL BANQUET BIG SUCCESS No. 28. STATE ENGINEER WILL INVESTIGATE California, the most ‘‘jitney ridden” | -late in tbe union, now finds that the irross leesipta from the transportation compan.w for the past year have been reduced about $5.000,000 by jitney Long Questioned Warren Patents to competition. Ax a result tbe state Be Tested By State Courts. stands to lost- $200,000 which would be Validity of Patents Basis of In four per cent gross earnings tax on that amount. In addition it is impossible to vestigation. figure the damage to rosdx tamed by the jitney, the expensr for maintaining State Engineer Lewis has started which must lie met by taxes. things going in Oregon. He recently What an ordinary citizen who ha* to deci'ied to lay some samples of paving foot the bills, cannot understand is, by the State Engineering Department why shonldn’tthe jitney be placed under I and in doing so found it neceaaary to the same regulations ax any of the other ; nse bituminous concrete. An in vest! ga- Large transjx*rtation companies, They jjon of Warren patents disclosed the are run for private gain and why should '“"M wide range of material they claim, and they not be required to pay a percentage ' the probability of getting intoauita with of tbeir grow income for the main them if any freedom was exercised tn tenance of the public road- which they the choice of mixtures. He called me for commercial purposes only. several people to Salem for conference, If the ji.neys can knock the state oat and put the matter before the Attorney of $200,000 in taxes by reducing the General. It was decide«! to make a earning« of transportation companies, study of the Warren patents and see if why not make these same jitneys who they were not really infringements of a derive this profit, pay their percentage mixture previously used. If they were of tax on it instead of allowing them to put it in their pockets and thus force not infrigementa were the patents not the general public to dig up the deficit has«! on paving practice followed pre in addition?! taxes. vious to the claim made by the Warrens. Its a poor rule that does not work A number of State officials went to both ways, and why one class of com mon carriers should be exempted from Seattle and made a study of the data the operation of a law and another class collected there showing that the mix brought under it, is hard to iinder- tures had been use«! bj other people stand.—Ore. Mfgr. ' previous to the claim made by ti«e f Warrens. The Warren basic patent was issued in 1902 and 1903. There is no doubt that asphalt was used as a paving ' material previous to that time, and that t was use«! mixed with crushed rock or I gravel, and it ap;ears that a mixture , had been patented. The basis of the While the military authorities of the , Warren claim as indicated in the letters country are struggling to mass add!- u that tberp ghall not more Uooal troops on the Mexican border, than M percent of voids to be filled with congress Is confronted with a serious . Mphaltic cement, In general in issuing question of where the money la to 1 letters concerning their mixture, and in come from with which to finance the their license agreements given to towns operations. The cost is to be stagger and other public organization, con ing. This Is the one clear fact that templating paving, the Warrens insist stands out of the whole situation. that the asphaltic cement they use is a Since congress convened tn December special brand prepared in their own It has been spending money at tbe rate and designated as Puritan of approximately $10.000.000 a day. Up | I laboratories * “u ««^«au»« to date the total appropriations aggre- > Bran<^ Asphaltic Cement. . If that is an gate’ln the neighb.'rbood of $L500.00o’- | ««ential part of their cements then they have 000. This enormous sum will be in I ** —* not —* been — laying '—'— their patented creased heavily before adjournment 1 mixtureYor they do not use the Puritan As is entirely natural, the greater Brand, but the same sort of cement that part of this vast expenditure is direct any one gets on the market, just plain ly and indirectly due to the upbuilding D. grade California oil refuse. They of the military establishments. Never also claim that bitulithic shall contain in the history of the country have such heavy sums been appropriated for the fiom 36 to 50 percent of its aggregate army and navy. The sea forces espe constituent composed of stone requiring dally will be strengthened to a degree a half inch mesh screen to pass them. never yet authorized by a previous In other words the proportion of coarse congress. Not only is this true tn the 1 stone shall run between 30 and 50 per number of ships voted, but the ex cent. They rarely exceed the minimum pendltures will be made in three years | 1 requirement. Of course the state will instead of five, as bad been con tern be called on to prove that the theoretical plated. Every one The cost of reorganizing and strength i pavement is not legal. knows, that knows anything, tliat the entng the army also will be heavy, and tn consequence congress was compelled , pavement as laid is not legitimate, ac to appropriate heavy sums for this cording to the contracts taken, but die work. Because of the reorganization wide range of specifications will protect greater supplies of field guns, aero ! the contractors according to the practice planes, ammunition and other military I of the patentees. Impedimenta were necessary. In fact. If the state should enter suit to break Increases over the original estimates ! the patents we shall expect to see pav ran the gamut of the entire army bill. ing materials of tne asphaltic kind take The house ways and meaus commit i a substantial slump in price. — At “ 1 least —"*■ tee, which has been struggling with the ; all the royalties will be squeezed out of revenue bill that is expected to turn | them at once. That will further cut into the treasury a golden stream to ■ the minimum price of 95 cents to the meet the congressional demand, is in a | vicinity of 75 cents per yard, which is quandary. Chairman Kitchin and his I not so bad, if you want that sort of subcommittee had drafted a measure | pavement. calculated to produce in revenue $240,- 000,000, Now it is found that because Card of Thanks of the unprecedented appropriations, much of them due to the Mexican cri I wish to thank the many friends who sis, an additional $100.000.000 must be saddled on the bill in order that the so kindly gave assistance, sympathy and treasury may be on the safe side of the floral decorations during the illness and situation. at the funeral of my dear wife. Such As a result the leaders in the capital expression of fraternal regard has our are busily engaged in scuttling to con deepest gratitude. Dick Markle. ference at the White Hcuse and treas ury department. President Wilson is fully alive to the political necessity of Advertised Letters solving the financial situation before Advertised letters for week ending the campaign gets under way. In seek ing for this solution the chief execu July 8, 1916: Daily, Miss Mildred; tive and his advisers find themselves Clark, Arch; Clark, Miss Margaret ; *on the herns of a dilemma. Eivers, T. J.; Lenningsen, N. ; Hibbs, The revenue bill proposes to raise the Mrs. M. C.; Mathews. Mrs. Juhans; necessary funds largely through direct Thompson, Geo.; 6423-94th St. 8. E. taxation, a method that in the past had Geo. W. Spring, Postmaster. not been popular with the American people. Oh the other hand, the admin istration recognizee that a bond Issue Park Opening Picnic to meet the expenditures would be po litically unwise. The suggestion that a block of Panama canal bands held In Tremont playgrounds will be opened the treasury be released and thrown on the afternoon of the 21. Bi« plans upon the market does not meet with the president's favor. The adminis are being developed to make the event tration is said to feel that the public one of the most important in the history effect would be the same ns though of the section. The city band will be in “wnr bonds” were issued directly. attendance and dispense sweet music All in all, out of the turmoil and ag during the afternoon. It will he a real gravation of present international and lunch basket affair and everyone coming domestic problems arises the one ques is invited to bring their baskets and stay tion. “Where is the money coming from to till the last crumb is <ievoured. There will be speaking and some of the city meet the cost?” officials will be in attendance. Not only an* th oik- who live immediately at hand J. H. Braukamp of Portland has »»• invited to be present but anyone inter cured patente thru his attorneys, I). est's! in matter- of public advance. Swift and Co., Washington, for a new Come ear’y 3nd stay till the end, is the runabout. invitation. RAISING REVENUE PUZZLES WILSON “