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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1918)
BRIEF NEWS OF RURAL OREGON SHARE OUR SUGAR | Fire destroyed the Dufur I.umbel lias advised Herretary of Htate Olcott company box factory and warehouse al I that the appropriation for that board baa been exhausted Dufur. The monthly payroll of the ship A move has been started In Coo* British Get Two Pounds a Month. county with a view ot Installing a building Industry In Oregon has In French Pound and Half, creased nearly fifteen-fold In th« past visiting nurse system. 2o months, according to figures recant Italians One Pound. Au officers' training camp for all county and etale Christian Endeavor ly compiled by the statistical bureau officers of Oregon is being livid al of Portland's chamber of commerce GERMAN SUPPLY PLENTIFUL Whereas 3302,400 was dealt out In De Turner. comber, 1*16. reports show that *4.471.- One million pounds ot Harriett pears 200 was paid to employes last month All Nations Permit Uss of Sweetening will probaUM b*> the record established for Home Preserving Purposes. Htate Highway Engineer Nunn has thia year frfi- the Wallace orchard In announced that the state has taken Polk county. America's new sugar ration of two over completion of the Comstock- The Fargo Orchards company, own 1-eona section of the I’aclflc highway pounds a month per person la equlla Ing several hundred acres four mile* hie when compared with tbe sugar ra In Douglas county because of financial tion enforced by rigid governmental from Aurora, will harvest 10.000 boxes difficulties experlriic.'d by Hall • order In Eugland, Franco and Italy, na of apples thia fall. Bolen, contractors The stretch covers tions with which we are sharing sugar. Out of a total of more than 500 men about four miles, grading and niacad Each Allied nation In the matter of called to the colors from the number am. and the estimate of cost Is about sugar consumption--is sharing on near registered In Umatilla county, but el* 386,000. est possible equal terms the hardships men have tailed to answer their calls Numerous complaints are being re imposed by greatly altered conditions Cranberry picking begins In the die in the world sugar situation. trict adjacent to Aatorla about tb< ceived at the offices of the Fish and ' Formerly claaaed as a luxury, sugar Game commission regarding pheasant la now a war time essential. The fair first of September Pickers will Is hunting out of eraaon. Reports of aud Just division of thia essential la paid 25 rents per peck by grower*, thia being the price determined by such violations are coming from vari In the hands of the various Allied ous sections and as a result Htate Game food controllers. the various associations The United Htatea Food Adminicles Becrelary ot Htate Olcott has re : Warden Shoemaker has Instructed his tlon has asked this nation to observe deputies throughout tbe state to en cel v ml from former governor Oswald force a rigid patrol and punish all of a voluntary sugar ration of two West the letter's acceptance ot the pounds per person a month. fenders. In the other countries at war with prohibition nomination for the United Crook and Deschutes county farmers Germany sugar la one of the scarce Htatce senate. Hlnce tbs Emergency 1'lrot corpora ' and stockmen have placed an order for articles on every menu—whether In lion's shipbuilding pruffam was start four cars of sulphur consisting of 124. the households of both rich and poor, or In the hotels. ed. tbs Columbia river district has 000 pounds, through R. A Ward, coun England today has a sugar ration ty agricultural agent. The exteualve launched 103 ships, wlth-n total ton of two pounds per month per person use of sulphur follows field demonstra sage of 461,200. In France the ration la a pound and a All records for peach packing were tions based on experiments conducted half and In Italy it la one ;>ound a by the Oregon Agricultural college ex month. And the prices in allied coun broken by Miss Pearl Taylor, a 19 year-old high school girl of The Dulles, periment station, largely at the south tries are from two to three times us high ss In America. who packed 161 boxes ou a abort hour ern Oregon branch If you go to a hotel In England or Lumber operators end workmen com shift Th« high record so far as posing the central council of the 1-oyal France these days and order tea or known has been 14T boxes coffee they serve absolutely no sugar Governor Wlthycombe has appointed' legion of I diggers and Lumbermen and with It If you want sugar you must representing lumber Interests In Ore General Charles F Beebe, of Portland, bring It with you. In England It Is allowable to use a« acting adjutant general ot Oregon, gon. Washington and Idaho adopted tn sun-end Lieutenant Colonel John M resolutions at Portland thanking Col one-seventh of an ounce of sugar In William« who has resigned to accept onel lirlce P. Dlaque. head of the ths preparation of each luncheon. In France many persons carry little sac a commission as major In the regular spruce production division, for hie charine tablets about with them for servluea and pledging themselves to army use la hotels and In England rich and Mrs Olive E Osborn, of Medford, support him "to the limit." poor must take their sugar with them Slightly more than 500.000 cases, If they wish to have sweetened tea aad Dr George T Parrish, of Portland, were appointed by Governor Withy valued at (4.600.000. Is the total pack while visiting friends. Before the war started France had comb« as delegates to attend the an of salmon on the Columbia river tor nual meeting of the American Hospital the spring season of 11*18, which closed 025,1)00 acres devoted to sugar produc tion. By 1917 the French sugar acre association at Atlantic City, September Saturday at 6 o'clock. The total Is age had decreased to 190.000 acres. equal to that of the average tor the 24 3* Today the Freach man or woman with a There la a decided noarclty of teach last several seasons. In spite of unfav sugar card has no assurance whatever orable early Indications. The cold ere for the rural schools ot Polk coon that he or she will be able to actually ty end County Superintendent Fred fi. storage product mostly pickled salm- buy sugar. To buy It, one must first find It Crowley states that unless relief la In ou. fell 50 per cent below normal. During the week ending August 22 Italy Has "State Sugar.** eight soon some ot the smaller dis Especially drastic regulations govern tricts win be un^ieito resume school a total ot 673 accidents was reported to the industrial accident commission the use of sugar In Italy. Its menu thia tall. facture, distribution end sale are close Tbe Oregon bens*entered In tbe In end six ot them were fat si The fatal ly controlled, and In pari actually ternational <<tx Isyiag contest al caeca are P. V. Solberg. Multnomah, taken over by the state. Storrs, Conn., by ths Oregon Agricul sawmill; Charts Pellette, Portland, Saccharine is permitted to be sold tural collage arc now 91 eggs ahead of shipbuilding; Harvey Vincent. Klam and used as a substitute for sugar and sth Falls, lineman ; Marten Saloekl, the government manufactures a mix their nearest rivals, having been awarded blue ribbons for both June Powers, logging; H W. Stoddard. As- ture of saccharine and sugar called torla, shipbuilding; W. H. Bryant, Cor "State Sugar." which is largely used. aud July. Oerman Sugar Ration Adequate. With the tiling of a 8100.000 bond vallis. lumberlug. Germany, before the war, produced LeRoy Childs, superintendent of the with th» daaert land board by tbe Jor a great surplus of sugar and exported dan Valley Land A Water company, Hood River experiment station. Is ad large quantities. Today the Germans vising Oregon apple growers to apply all la ch-a^psr immediate progress to have virtually gone out of the export begin on the lower up It of 38.000 acres a spray of arsenate of lead late this buslneea, but have plenty of cheap week or the first of next tor control In the Jordan valley Itwtgatlon project sugar for home use. of codling moth Mr Childs says that Wholesale prices prevalent In the of Malheur county. Of 26 members ot the first and sec the recent cool weather has retarded Allied nations, according to Informa ond summer military training camps the development ot moths to such an tion received by the United States Food Administration are as follows: at the University of Oregon who were extent that they will emerge and be England, 10 cents a pound; France, examined for admission to tbe central come active in large numbers when 12 cents; Italy, 26 cents. artillery training school at Camp warm weather returns. While these high prices are being Excessive freight rates are causing paid abroad the American wholesale Zachary Taylor, near Ixrulavllle, Ky, almost all passed with exceptional Portland to be deprived ot a prolific price la being held at 7ft cent a source ot fuel In screenings from the credit. Superintendent Churchill is sending Coos bay district, and a reasonable U.S DEFT or AGRICULTURE out copies ot th» synopsis of the rate, probably about 75 per cent lower course of study for Oregon high schools than that granted to Utah fields, would for the year 191819, covering all bring aueb fuel into Portland from schools outside ot Portland. On* Coos bay, according to a letter sent to amendment has been made to the rul General Freight Agent Hinshaw, of ings covering credits for the next the Southern Pacific, by Public Serv ice Commissioner Buchtel. school year. Lumber mills of western Washing CONCENTRATED VEGETABLE Early estimates of (50,000 for the evergreen blackberry crop In Lane ton and western Oregon, by a success SOUP county will bo eclipsed as tbe result ful speeding-up program, for the sec Any desired mixture of vegetables of the recent heavy rainfall, In tbe ond consecutive week have cut more opinion of buyers, who are offering 8 than their normal capacity. Actual may be canned for home use. A good cents a pound tor th« product, The production for the past week wan 80,- combination consists of one quart con centrated tomato pulp, one pint corn ph-klng season has just begun and will 899,245 feet, an excess of 999,245 feet, or 1.25 per cent, over the normal pro or tiny lima beans, one pint okra, four cover n period of several weeks. teaspoonfuls salt and sugar seasoning, The public service commission han duction of 79,900,000 feet at the 128 one small onion chopped, and half cup mills contributing to the reports of been notified that the Interstate com ful of chopped sweet red pepper. merce comm lesion will grant a sup the West Coast Lumbermen's associa Cook the tomatoes, pepper and onion; put through a sieve to remove seeds plementary hearing on diversion and tion. Charges lodged with Governor and skins. Return strained pulp to reconalgnmunt rules affecting ship ments of fresh fruits and vegetables, Wlthycombe by Dr. William M. Camp kettle and cook down to shout the con Je hearing to be conducted by Clyde bell, of Portland, against Major Rich sistency of ketchup. Measure, add the corn or benns and okra, which have Altchlson In Portland, September 23. ard Delch, head of the military police, been prepared as for canning, add sea Hie accounts short anywhere from have been forwarded by the executive soning, and cook all together for ten (600 to (3000, according to city of to Adjutant-General Willlama with In minutes. Pack hot Into previously ficials, Claude W. DeVore, city record structions to have them presented to boiled Jars. Partially seal Jars. er of Estacada, has disappeared, and the general ataf." for consideration. It Processing with steam under pres a complaint charging hint with mis Is charged that Mr. Delch used lan sure Is recommended. Process quart appropriation of city funds has been guage unbecoming an officer when Dr. Jsrs 30 minutes under pressure of ten filed In the Clackamas county courts Campbell visited his office and diffi pounds. Seal Immediately, cool in a at Oregon City. DeVore Is believed to culties arose over certain claims which draft-free place, and when cold test for leaks. Store In a cool, dark, dry were presented by Dr. Campbell have gone to Berkeley, Cal. The state tax commission has voted place. A sort of referendum on tbs question If the Intermittent boiling process Is of adding to the forest reserve the to Initiate for the election ballot In used, boil for one hour on each of November a bill providing that the southern tier ot townships in Jackson three successive days. Before each county Is desired by Representative tax levy for 1919 include 3940.000 In subsequent boiling the covers must lie Hawley, who has Introduced a bill pro excess of constitutional limitations, loosened, and after each boiling the viding that the lands shall be added. which will amount to an assessment covers must be securely tightened The area comprises about 100,000 of about 1 mill. The special amount again td make sealing complete. Cool, acres, practically all of It steep and provided by the measure, if It Is passed test for leaks, and store. by the people, will be used to meet If the single-period continuous meth rough, and suitable only for grazing. A total tax roll of (16.8S&.367, exclu net esaary expenditures of state depart- od Is followed, place the jars In the sive of the public service utilities, In meats for a year's time that could not water bath and boll for at least two Klamath county was announced by be diet under the 6 per cent tax limi hours. Seal completely, cool and test for leaks, and store.—United States Assessor J. P. I-ee on completing his tation amendment to the state consti Department of Agriculture. tution. rolls. Mrs. Millie R. Trumbull, secretary Nothing strengthens the enemy qnlte The useless job la always the one Of the board of child labor Inspectors, so much ns petty faultfinding at homo. For A Home ARLETA, KERN PARK and NEAR POINTS The 52nd Encampment of the G. A. R , W. K. C., ami other organizations are past history. Your correspondent had the honor of registering the ladies Tab. 3397 from her home state, Illinois. It was 5144'1 Foster Rd., Myrtle Park Sta. one ol the—if not the—largest contin gents present, and bail the most men in the parade. I was proud of the hon Real Estate and Rentals or conferred upon me by I in* Illinois We often beve exceptional bargains Veteran association, who made m« as sistant secn-lary. I tonnd five Illinois men who personally knew my father of tbe 129th Illinois regiment. Three who knew my brother ol the 19tb, and Still Moving a cousin whoop I never saw before, but who km-w of all my family and gave me lota of news of relatives in Michigan. Men of The different departments met The One-Way-Charge Company in Portland, who had not met in many years. See Us l or . . One instance was especially notice able Captain Hardy, jiut recently WOOD AND COAI from Japan, met a shipmate for the Tab. 1424 061 »222 Foster Rd first time in 50 years. They clasped ham)» ami tried to talk »ith tbe tears streaming down their faces, too over- come to say anything, Finally they I«- I gan to smile and got away from the crowd and just visited, and where you »aw one, there yon would find the other, S. C. SMITH ' and, oh, how happy they were spinning those sea stories, of what had happened LIGHT MILL & CABINET WORK in the meantime. Captain Hardy is a Screens, Sash, Windows, Doors jolly man. He tells a story well, is in and Picture Framing teresting wherever be is, and always has an audience. He marched in the Residence Phons: Tsbor 4802 parade the whole way. He also recited Hhop Phone : Ta hoi 757« for our hem fit several poems of his own. 4033 87th Street ft. E. I He has a remarkable memory. There were many reunions of people who bad m t met for 45 or 50 years. Your correspondent found an old school mate. We had not met for almost 50 years, but we visited every spare min ute. He belonged to the 112th regi ment. His wife was also a schoolmate. Solicits your Property for He was arc mipanied by his daughter. Sale I understand that at Columbus they will vote to come to Portland in 1920, at R. C. WALTER ROSE QTY VAN KERN PIRK CABINET SHOP The Williams Realty Co. least that zeemed to be the verdict of the msjority of the veteran*. They as sured every one they had received more courteous treatment io Portland then anywhere they hail ever been. Tbsoolv criticism I beard was about the 8-cent carfare The climate delighted them all—Die cool nights to sleep, the mod erately warm days, tbs Oaks, the High way, and everything delighted them, sod the way they were received evsrv- where was a source ot satisfaction to them all. Needless to say your corre- spondent enjoyed every blMeed minute the time, being one of the “girls of •61.« Mrs. Hadis Smith has retarosd to Portland, and occupies her home on Forty-sixth avenue, southeast. She is recently from the state of Washington. Mrs. Smith is a sister to Mrs. William Woodham of Kern Park. Mrs. E. J. Whitmarah, of Chehalis, Wash., Mrs. John Lynch and daughter of Montesano, Wash , delegate h> W. K. C., convention, sisters of Mrs. Wm. Woodham, spent the week in attend ance at the G. A. H convention. Tbev together with Mrs. Smith spool ths evening with Mrs. Hattie Belden Sat urday. What has become of the old-fash ioned Individual who used to say that ths war was 3.000 miles sway! These times are so busy that no dol lar ever hesitates long enough In one place to accumulate verdigris. Save paper. food. Sava robber. Have Waste not, want not. lMBclsncy Will win the war. It Is possible to take a very useful vacation without spending a lot of money. We have the Buyers, you have the Property COME AND SEE US Williams Realty Co G. A.MORRISON LUMBER COMPANY 8206 Woodstock Avenue Tabor.4934 Nowadays grocers are fired for sell ing storage eggs as the strictly fresh kind, and yet nobody shouts the advent of the millennium. We have often quoted that eld verse, "Gather your roses while ye ■ay." and ws can wall now change it to "gather your vegetables." for by so •loltxg wo can accomplish great good. We Specialize in ^Sash, Doors, Glass, Paints and Oil, Finish Lumber and Wood G. A. MORRISON LUMBER CO Tremont Station, ML Scott car line $1 OWTO the other fellow hast I Feeling that it will assist materially in putting the HERALD into the homes of Mt. Scott and adjacent rural districts, the management has decided to make a rate for 30 days, starting September 1, of 1 Year for 1 Dollar 4 In order to give paid-up subscribers the benefit of this rate, all who advance their subscription for one year by payincr $1. will be credited on the books at the rate of $1 a year from January, 1918 (the time the price was raised to $1.50) straight through at the rate of $1 a year. A wholesome, united community sentiment is the foundation of a united National spirit, and to this end the MT. SCOTT HERALD is WORKING for the VICTORY OF THE ALIIES and a progressive I»ents, with all the business houses filled and a co-operative spirit among all its citizens. WILL YOU HELP BY SUBSCRIBING TODAY? MT. SCOTT HERALD, 5812 92nd STREET, LENTS, ORE. I J
