The Stayton mail., March 13, 1908, Image 3

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W E S T IS A D V A N C IN G .
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
P L A N T Nk<V N U T IN Y A M H IL L
OW NEH8 P H O T E 8 T TAXES.
Fifty C alifornia Pistachio Received at C laim Land ia W orth but 7 6 Centa
Inataad o f S 3 P ar kcre.
M cM Innvilla.
Klamath
Kalla— The California A
McMinnville— The Walnut club, of
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this city, baa receive*! through ita see- Oregon Land company and the Oregon
ri'tnry, W. II. latourette, a present of Military liHiid (Iran*, company, owners
ISO pistachio nut trees from the k i i v i t i i - ¡of thousands of acres in Klamath
meat experimental farm at Chico, Cal., 'county, have brought suit through their
for distribution to tbe inembera of tbe attorneys, Noland A Htnith, against
club
The piatachio ia a native of Klamath county relative to 1906 taxes
Western Asia, but In grown In Kriiclarvl on their landa. Assessor J. P. Lae val­
and France. It la lielleved that tbe ued them in 11*06 at $3 and $6 per acre.
aimilanty of tbe Willamette valley cli­ The companies appeared before the
mate to those two countries will inaure b >ard of equilaziation, objecting to the
tbe atuMeenful growing of the nu'a here. is esament, hut the board sustained
Tim nuta are very bi|(h priced, and ere tbe assessor.
Tbe complsint filed states that lands
tired principally for flavoring the more
adjoining will not sell for moretlian 60
exiienaive confectionery.
The Walnut club ia active in Intro- centa per acre, as all lands In that re­
duciiiK new varietiea of products to tbe gion are arid, uncultivated and far
Tbe soil ia of a
aoi) ol thia vicinity. I jib * year a few from trans|iortatlon.
olive trees were aet out on tracts of land pumice stone formation, and whatever
owned by ita members, and thia spring timber grew there bus been removed.
a ureal many more are lieing planted, The 11*07 valuation was 76 cents per
ft baa tieen proven that the almond tree acre, which tbe companies regard as
will llouilah here and bear an excellent fair. They have refused to pay tbe
<iuallty of nuta.
Tbe (1«, likewise, lias 11*06 taxes and the land is listed as de­
ei|tialed the California tig In excellence, linquent and will be sold unless the
and yet the (MMsibllltles of Yamhill cli­ county is restrained by the court.
mate and toll have tieen but half tested.
Big C opper 8 trik e .
S E M I-IN D U S T R IA L S C H O O L .
Jam as Withycomba Ho D atcrid ss Ag.
ricultural College.
Oregon Agricultural College, Corval­
lis— At a meeting of the Han Grael so­
ciety in the opera house, Dr. Janies
Withycoinbe, director of the experi­
ment station, defined the Oregon Agri­
cultural college aa a semi Industrial
college. He said that at one time
higher education meant training of the
intellect exclusively and that this was
an extreme view, especially noticeable
In Europe. fatter many countries in
Kurooe adopted the other extreme,
training young men solely for the in-
duatries, and in this manner crowded
out the humanities from the lives of
the greet industrial masses.
Ameri­
cans, who thought ths industrial phase
of school training had been overworked,
until it iMxame a fad, have taken in­
termediate grounds by the introduction
of industrial colleges, in lieu of the
European theory of industrial training
a bools.
Has 8hsaring R ecord.
Fend let on— A. T. H ill, who broke
the world's sheep shearing record at
Iteardsley. Arisons, Is coming to Uma­
tilla and Morrcw countie« to shear this
spring. He will join a shearing crew
at Heppner about March 16.
Hill
sbeand 326 sheep In nine hours at
Iteardsley, breaking the former record
o f 810 held by Jack Wyr.n, of New
Mexico. The crew of 30 men in which
H ill worked on tlie record breaking day
sheared 6.672 bead in nine hours.
Morrow and Umatilla county sheep
shear easier than the sheep of the
Southwest and it is ex|>ect«d that Hill
w ill beat his Arizona record with the
Heppner crew.
p endleton Wants Dem onstration.
Pendleton— The diversified fanning
plan of the (). K. A N. officials has met
with the approval of the Commercial
association, which has appointed a
committee to confer with the otliciala
having the demonstration work in
charge This committee will endeavor
to Induce the Harriman agents to ex­
tend their instruction lecture train into
this country. An effort will also be
made to have the railroad people estab-
I ah a modern experimental farm in
this county where It can be demon­
strated that the summer fallow la a
wanton waate of land.
S ta r Route Beats T ra in .
m
Tbe Dalles— According to K. L. Bolt­
on, of Kingsley, tbe people of lhat sec­
tion of Wasco county are dissatisfied
with their present mail service.
The
mall from The Dalles for that region
goes rn far as Dufur by train.
A peti­
tion is being circulated asking that the
mail he taken from the Great Southern
and carried by wagon from The Dalles
to Dufur and then on to Kingsley, Tygh
valley and Wspinita
This method
would deliver the mail at Kingsley al­
most 24 hours earlier than according to
the present method.
R eport o f Insane Asylum.
Salem— Superintendent R. E. Lee,
Steiner, of the state insane asylum, In
his monthly report submitted to the
governor states that the new wing that
is lieing annexed to the institution will
be completed within 30 days. He also
reports that the new ward for the crim­
inal insane will be occupied during the
coming week.
The expense for the
keeping of each patient for the month
was $12.37, or 42 cents per day.
La Grands A fta r B attlers.
l.aGrande— At least 25 families from
Idaho w ill arrive in [¿Grande this
weekwith a view to securing homes In
the valley. A local real estate firm has
had a missionary employed in Idaho
and the states of the Middle West dur­
ing the past winter.
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Maker City— A new, extensive and
very Important copper strike lias just
lieen made in the Goose creek district,
about three miles southeast of the
Kagle mountain property and 1 % miles
from the Foorman mine. The devel­
opment thus iar done has exposed 40
feet cf ore and the full width of the
ledge has not yet been determined. It
is thought that the ledge will widen
to 70 or 80 feet. The discoverers and
owners of the claim are C. C. Cox and
Frank Keating, of this city, and M. T.
Weum, of Minnea|>olis.
Hamples of
tbe ore exhibited in this city show
great copper values, and mining circles
arc considerably excited.
President Bryan C om pares Schools
W ith Those of Europe.
President E. A. Bryan, of the Wash-
Ington Slate college, lias returned from
hie to ir of the European cap!tola, and
at present is preparing a series of lec­
tures, ths subjects of which be gatherer!
while abroad. Preeident Bryan’s trip
was something in the nature of an In­
vestigation of modern education, both
technical and classical, as found in tbe
most advanced and greatest educational
institutions of nations. Before leaving
America he visited several of America's
moat famous institutions, and both In
England and on tbe continent called at
the world’s beet known centers of learn­
ing.
His conclusions were recently
staterl as follows:
" I believe tbe time ia not remotely
distant when the educational Institu­
tions of the West, meaning the western
¡»art of ths United States, will be fully
aa efficient, and aa famed as tbe bee*
universities and colleges of the old
world. The tremendous fund of natu­
ral wealth in Western states, tbe rapid
development row in progress, tbe geo
graphical position with reference to the
new commercial empire cf the Pacific,
and the wide awake nature of Western
people make these things certain.
Never again will men have a Western
frontier to look to when seeking new
home# for the expansion of new ideas.
Humanity has made ita path around the
globe, and now, at the journey’s end,
tbe Pacific coast, muat there be an up­
building, and Intensive, rather than ex­
tensive, development of all institu­
tions. What this means to the people
of tbe West they do not at present fully
comprehend.
But the progress ol
events nowadays Is very rapid, and tbe
work of these new force« will be evi­
dent within only s few years.”
By
J. L. Axhlock. Wuhinrton State CoUaee,
Pullman.
A gricultural Club at Idaho University
Wheat— Club, 82o; bluestem, 84c;
valley, 82c; red, 80c.
Bailey— Feed, (26 per ton; rolled,
$22(330.
Oats— So. 1 white, $27 per^ton;
gray, $27.
Corn— Whole, $32 50 per ton; crack­
ed, $33.60.
Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, (17(a)
18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$20@21; clover, $14<316; cheat, $15;
grain hay, $14@15; alfalfa, $12@13;
ve*< h. $14.
Fruits— Apples, $1@3 per box, ac­
cording to quality; cranberries, $ 8(3)11
pel barrel.
Vegetables— Turnips, 75c per sack;
carrots, 66c per sack; beets, $1 per
sack; beans, 20c per pound; cahhage,
l.t^c per pound; cauliflower, $1.76;
oelery, $4 25(2(4.75 per crate: parsley,
20c per dozen; peppers, 17t^c per
pound; radishes, 20c per dosen; spin­
ach, 6r per pound; sprouts, 10c per
pound; squash, 1(3)1 '-sc per pound.
Onions— $2.60 per hundred.
Potatoes— 40@60c per hundred, de­
livered Portland; sweet potatoes, $3.60
@3.76 per hundred.
Butter— Fancy creamery,
30@35c
per pound.
Poultry— Average old hens, 14c per
pound; mixed chickens, 13@ 13^c;
spring chickens, 16@16c; turkeys, live,
14 (3) 16c; dressed, choice, ,lfl@17c;
geese, live, 9@10c; ducks, 16@16c;
pigeons, 76c@ $l; squabs, $1.60(3)2.
Eggs— Fresh ranch, 18<318,tyc per
dozen.
Veal— 75 to 126 pounds, 9c; 126 to
160 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 5
@6 4o.
Pork— Block, 75 to 160 pounds, 7
(3)7 *^c; packers, 5*316 t{c.
Hops— 1907, prime and choice, 4>%
@6c per pound; olds, l@2o per pound.
Wool— Eastern Oregon, average best,
18(A20c per pound, according to shrink­
age; valley, 18 (3 20c per pound, accord­
ing to fineness* mohair, choios, 29@
30c.
Monday, M arch 9
Washington, March 9.— Tbe senate
discusce«l at length Senator Frye’s joint
resolution providing for tbe carrying of
materials lor the Panama canal in
Ameri-an bottoms only. Frye advocat
ed tbe adoption of the resolution, ray­
ing that at least 5,0**0,060 barrels of
cement would be required in the work,
and tliat so long aa foreign vessels were
permitted toconpete, it would be im­
possible for the domestic ships to par­
ticipate in the transportation because
of the difference both in construction
and operation. He said that In both
these respects British built ships had
an advantage of at least one-third.
An amendment by Foeter, of Vir­
ginia, providing that the restriction
should not apply to the Gulf port« or
any pert of the United States from
which vessels of the United States
could not be secured for the trade was
accepted by Frye.
Fulton, of Oregon, and Bacon, of
Georgia, sought to have the amend­
ment extended to the North Pacific
and South Atlantic coasts respectively,
but were unsuccessful.
Resolutions of sorrow upon the an­
nouncement of the death of Represent­
ative Adolph Meyer, of Louisiana, were
adopted, and at 4:20 p. m. the senate
adjour ed as a further mark of reepect
to bis memory.
funeral.
In the bouse the proceedings were
brief.
While waiting for the official
announcement of Senator Proctor’s
Heath, a couple of bills of minor im­
portance were passed.
Mr. Haskins, of Vermont, presented
resolutions of regret, which were adopt­
ed. After Speaker Cannon had an­
nounced tbe names of the committee to
represent the house at tbe funeral, the
house, as a further mark of reepect,
adjourned. The body will be accom­
panied by members of tbe family of
the late senator and by the congres­
sional committees to Proctorville, Ver­
mont.
Wednesday, M arch 4 .
Washington, March 4 .— Currency
legislation was tbe subject of consider­
ation in the senate today. Heyburn
opposed the Aldricb bill and declared
it was useless and he would not vote
for it.
Perkins spoke at length in support
of the bill.
Bailey stated that be
would speak on the- bill Monday and
Depew will speak on Friday. Aldricb
announced that he hoped to bave a
vote on tbe measure next Wednestlay.
A canvass of the senate made to as­
certain tbe sentiment in regard to the
bill indicates that there will be more
Democratic senators for it than Repub­
lican senators against it. Since tbe
Tbe house was in session but a few speech by Smith, of Michigan, in op­
minutes, adjourning at 12:12 o’clock position to the railroad bond feature it
upon announcement of Mr. Meyer’s has been state«! persistently that there
death.
is a Republican defection that endan­
gers tbe passage of tbe bill.
Saturday, M arch 7 .
O ld Superstition Refuted.
The results of an experiment, which
for the past fifteen years bas been in
progress at the state experiment sta­
tion, completely refutee the old super­
stition that a cold January and Febru­
ary ia apt to be followed by a warm
March and April, or that one year of
M ark et Day Not Succsss.
an average iow temperature is apt to
Ia Grande— I .a Grande's first mar­ be followed by a year jn which tbe
ket day was not quite the success that temperature will average higher.
was anticipated, at least from the
Profess- r George Severanoe now has
standpoint of those who brought live­ the compilation of the weather data in
stock to be auctioned.
Prices offered charge, and states the summarisation
in most case« were so low that the of results as follows:
owners preferred to withdraw (heir
“ For the past fifteen years the ex­
property from sale. Hut the merchants periment station has kept a close rec-
of the city made tvery effort, and were I ord of the temperature of ea:h day of
eminently successful, to give the visit­ ! the year, striking an average between
ing farmers much more than the usual the temperature of morning and oven-
value for their money.
Bargains ing, which we call the ‘ mean tempera­
abounded in all the mercantile eetab- ture.’ Having kept tbe record for a
llshments. Hundreds of country peo­ month the custom has then been to get
ple thronged the streets.
tbe average ‘mean’ for tbe entire
month. In this way we bave com­
Sale o f Big Grain Farm .
pared the temperatures of each period
Pendleton— The sale of the Cooley of January and February with tbe tem­
farm for (12,000 is one of the largest perature of tbe following March and
real estate deals made during the |>ast April periods for tbe past fifteen years,
few months in Umatilla county.
This and we find that the variations from
is a big ranch in the Cold Hprings (»u n ­ the rule for determining what the tern
try that has been farm ed by A. M. Coo­ perature o f spring will be by the tem­
ley. The sale was made to Arthur perature of winter, of one year by aver­
Scott, of Athena.
There are 1,120 aging tbe temperature of another, are
acres in the farm and 600 acres of so frequent that it is proved that the
growing grain is included in the Bale. weather of one year or month, or sev­
The purchaser has had years of experi­ eral months, is absolutely no index to
ence in growing grain in Umatilla what subsequent temperatures w ill be.”
county.
PO RTLAND M ARKETS.
j DOINGS OF TOE SIXTIETH CONGRESS
By J. H. Frandaon. Idaho Experiment Station,
Moscow
The formation of an Agricultural club
on the 19th of December marked an
important event in the history of the
agricultural department of tbe univer­
sity of Idaho. The olub is intended to
promote a more lively feeling towards
agricultural work among the student»
and to interest the farmers of the state
in the college.
Several methods will
be ueed in carrying out this work, the
principal one of which will be the pub­
lishing of a magazine known as the Ida­
ho Student Farmer. Toe first and only
number of the present scholastio year
will be published in a short time. Be­
ginning next fall a quarterly w ill b*
printed. This magazine will take up
subjects of the utmost Interest to farm­
ers and to agricultural students.
Your
name and 10 cents to cover postage sent
to the Idaho 8tudent Farmer, Universi­
ty of Idaho, Moscow, will secure a copy
of the first number.
O f Interest to F arm ers,
The following publications of interest
to farmers and others have been issue«l
by the Agricultural department of tbe
Federal government and will be furn­
ished free, so long as they are availa­
ble. except where otherwise noted, up­
on application to the Superintendent
of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D. C.:
Circular No. 68. — Irrigation in the
Valley of Lott River, Idaho. By Albert
Eugene Wright, agent aim expert, Irri­
gation investigations, office of exper*
ment stations. Pp. 24.
Bulletin No. 73.— Irrigation in t ie
Rockv Monntain States.
By J. C
Ulrich.
Pp. 64, pis. 10.
Price 10
cents. Explains the agricultural con­
ditions pr-vailing and the methods of
acquiring and using water for irrigation
prrcticed in that portion of tbe arid
region covered more particularly by the
states of Colorado, Wyoming. Utah,
Idaho and Montana, in which the con­
ditions and mehods are somewhat sim­
ila r.
Washington, March 4.— The agricul­
Washington, March 7.— Bills to es­
tablish ravings banks, introduced by tural appropriation bill baa been agreed
Senators Carter, Knox and Burkett, to­ upon by the house committee on agri­
day were considered by a subcommittee culture and probably will be reported
of tbe senate committee on postoffices to tbe house tomorrow. Tbe bill car­
and poet roads c nsisting of Senators ries a total 0^(11,431,416, which is a
Carter, Burrows, Bankhead and Clay. reduction of $1,420,005 from tbe de­
Postmaster General Meyer was 1 efore partmental, estimate, and an excess of
the subcommittee and outlined bis $1,948,056 over tbe amount appropri­
ated for tbe current year.
views on the subject.
Mr. Meyer stated that, while tbe
Knox bill was orawn in hie depart­
Tuesday, M arch 3
ment, he was not wedded to that m as-
Washington, March 3.— Senators Me-
ure end was very ready to approve Cumber, of North Dakota, and New-
i mendments or provision to be taken lands, of Nevada, today spoke at
from both tbe Burkett and Carter bills. length on the Aldrich bill.
Tbe committee and poemaater general
Mr. McCumber was opposed to any
were agreed upon the plan for placing expansion of tbe currency except to
the funds to be secure 1 by tbe postal save the country from a catastrophe,
savings banks in the various national1 be said.
He favored a government
hanks of the country at a rxte of inter­ guarantee of deposits in national banks.
est large enough to pay depositors 2 [e r During a colloquy with Senator Carter
cent sad to defray all attendant ex­ tbe latter, commenting on savings
penses.
banks, said:
' ‘ There ought to be a clear way
Washington, March 7.— A part of opened from tbe back door of tbe failed
the session today of the house was de­ banks to tbe penitentiary.”
voted to the consideration of private
claim bills. The remainder of the day
Washington, March 3.-- Tbe start­
was given over to eulogies of the late ling charge that the railroads of tbe
Representative Slemp, of Virginia.
country carrying mails had robbed the
people of $70,000,000 was made in tbe
bouse today by Lloyd, of Missouri.
Friday, M arch 6 .
Washington, March 6.— The army He declared that tbe new system of
pty bill was passed by the senate to- weighing mails was an admission of
■ lay. The bill provides for army offi­ tbe postmaster general that the weigh­
cers a graded increase of pay ranging ing in tbe past 27 years bad been fraud­
from 5 per cent for lieutenant generals ulent. He called for an investigation
to 20 per cent for junior officers. It of the Postoffice department, and Wag­
also provides that “ the average ] * y of ner, of Pennsylvania, chairman of tbe
enlisted men of the army, as now estab­ committee to control tbe expenses of
lished, be increased 40 percent.” This that department, promised that an in­
amendment, suggested by Culberson, quiry would be conducted.
Others who spoke were Moon, of Ten-
of Texas, takes away tbe discretion of
the [»resident in fixing the ]»ay of sol­ nesssee, Goebel, q l Ohio, Briggs, of
Georgia, Murdock, of Kansas, and
diers
Scott read a letter from a banker Smith, of California.
A strong plea for an ocean mail sub­
who stated that army officers pay 3 per
cent intereet per month to have their sidy to steamers plying between tbe
salaries discounted because their ir* United States and South American
ports, tbe Philippines, Japan, China
comes are so small.
An amendment was offered by Ba­ and Australia was made by Goebel.
con, and a«lopted, giving six months’ Since last March the foreign steamships
piy to families of officers and enliEted engaged in trade with the Orient ha\e
tieen reduced to eight, with no new
men upon their death.
ships building, and be urged the subsi­
Washington, March 6.— The house dy in order to revive thoee sailings.
After an argument by 8mith in oppo­
today passed the bill providing for tbe
payment to the Roman Catholic arch­ sition to the p an tier a rural parcels
bishop of Manila $403,000 far damage poet service, tbe bill whs laid aside.
done to church property during the
Spanish war and the subsequent Phil­
Only Seven Japs C am e In
ippine insurrection. The bill was de­
Washington, March 10.— The Pacific
bated for several hours.
coast members of congress bave been
The house today unanimously adopt­ informed that only seven Japaneee, and
ed a resolution to investigate the these not laborers, have entered the
charges brought by Representative United 8tates this year, which is re­
LU ley, of Connecticut, of corrupt influ­ girded as showing the effectiveness of
ences upon members of the house naval the new emigration regnlation which
affairs committee in connection with Japan has formulated and undertaken
authorixations for submarine torpedo to enforce.
boats.
There is an apprehension thal some
Japanese laborers have entered th
Thursday, M arch 6
country through Mexico, but it is learn­
Thursday, March 6.— A marked trib­ ed that Mexico ia negotiating with
ute of reepect was accorded the memory Japan for practically the same regula­
of the late Senstor Redfield Proctor, of tions that have been applied tc the
Vermont, by the United States senate United States.
today. The reading of the journal was
Buy L o w er C alifornia.
only begun when Senator Dillingham,
of Vermont, aroee and, asking that it
Washington, March 10.— Represent­
be dispense«! with, referred in tones ative Smith lias addressed the ser-retary
that indicated deep emotion to the of state in a letter asking an opinion
great'bereavement that had come upon regarding the advisability of the pur­
the senate, the state of Vermont and chase by the Unitrd States of part or
the country by the passing of a man all of Lower California, in Mexico, so
who for so many years had been in tbe that control of the Colorado river along
pnblic eye.
the portions where it has broken ita
Mr. Dillingham moved the adoption bounds, could be undertaken by the
of the customary resolution, and the United States government. Smith urges
vice president announce«! a committee besides the matter of the Colorado
consisting of Senators Dillingham, Dan­ rivei, that the United States alrea«ly
iel, Galliuger, Perkins, Taliaferro. conducts extensive operations at Mag­
Overman and Hemenway to attend the dalena bay in Lower California.