The Stayton mail., April 17, 1908, Image 3

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T R A V E L IN G LIB R A R IE S
Wonderful Growth of Paat
Yeara.
8>xta«r
Hr Cornelia Marvin, S * r r»»«r r Orwron Library
(jonimlsaion. Haleru.
INO I HUG I b UN AM END M ENTS
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C O N D IT IO N S FAVOR
M us Cornelia Marvin Gathers Data Fruit In Willamette Valley Promisee to
on Both 8idee.
Do Unusually Well.
Halem— Climatic conditions during
Halem— Mien Cornelia Marvin, secre-
tary of the Oregon Library comm Is« I on, the pint winter have b«-en exemption*
lot« heen u very effective worker In ably favoralde for all farm crops an«l
apri-ading information regarding the 19 tbe present fair weather is considered
The cold «prmg lias
initiative uml referendum law« which l«leal for fruit.
have heen auhtnitteil to the people for kept the fruit trees back, tlm« protect
approval or reject!«)!) in June. Hhe ha« ing them to a large extent frort danger
gathered all the published material «he of injury from Irosta and late rains.
can flml on lioth «ulna of every <jue«tioii Growers expect fair weather through
aubuiltted, and ha« Ireen loaning tiila the blossoming period and with such
material to grange«, debating societies conditions prevailing a full crop of fruit
and other organisations that will make will “ set.”
Apples in the Willamette valley v/ere
good uae of it.
riiia work han been
taken up aa a part of the «yatetn of de­ a short crop last season and with even
bate lilirane« which Mi«a Marvin ea fair conditions this year the trees should
Cherry, pear
lahlished neatly two years ago. The liear an immense crop.
plan is to provide deflating societies ami prune trees are apparently in per­
with material for discussions of all fect condition and there seems to )>e no
public <|ue«tions.
In gathering the reason why a bumper crop should not
material M l«« Marvin show« no par­ be realized. Tne high prices secured
tiality, but includes in the collections in recent years for fruit ha« encouraged
everything she can find on either side the grower« to do more extensive prun­
of every question. The debate libra­ ing ami spraying that ever before, with
ries are loaned for a period of two the result that tiie «pialtty of fruit har­
weeks, and when returned by one or­ vested will be exceptionally good. Tne
ganisation are immediately sent out to coming «if fair weather has set the plows
another.
goi ng Iri all orchards and cultivation
will this year Ire unusually thorough.
IN S P E C T O R D O t S T H E W O R K
Clears Columbia Channel.
O w ner of Orchard Must Pay fer the
The Dalle*— The Portland contract­
ors, Wakefiehl A Jacobsen, who have
Hpraytng, However.
Salem— County Fruit Inspector E. been dredving and otherwise clearing
C. Armstrong has begun a new phase the narrow channel of the Columbia at
of war up in Han Jose rcale by hiring a what is known as Three-Mile rapids,
gang ol men to go into ttie orchard of near this city, have completed their
Rev. F. M. George, near Liberty, ami work and brought the dredge to The
Tbe
spray the trees. Heretofore enforce­ Dalle«, where it is now moored.
ment of (he law has consisted of chop­ removal of the rocks and reefs from this
ping down diseaned trees, but tiiat portion of the Columbia has coat the
course is pursue«] only in the case of government about 9100,000, and has oc­
trees that tiave iieen rendered valueless cupied several years, theugh it cculd
by disease and neglect. The George have been fin is lied sooner but for tbe
orchard is one of the m«>at valuable in fact that it could not be Carrie«! on tbe
the vicinity hi Liberty, bul has become year around, on account of high water.
infest««! with »«ale. Mr. George spray­ The Columbia is now free from impedi­
ed Id acres, hut left 20 acres unsprayed. ments to the Big Eddy, where it con­
Mr. Armstrong will have it sprayed nects with the portage road.
and charge the coat to the
When the work in this orchsrd
plet«d Mr. Armstrong w ill
gang at work in other orchards
vicinity.
$
W tA T H L H
owner.
Pupil« at Reform School.
Is com-
Salem— The report of D. L. Looney,
put the
in the superintendent of the state reform
school, shows that during the past
quarter there lias been expende«! as
Set Out Many Drapes.
general expenses, 97,024.93, and from
Grant* Pass— One of the largest ship­ the improvement fund 9114.30.
The
ments of Tokay grape cuttings was un­ report, which was read and approved
loaded at the depot this week that has at the meeting of the board, consisting
ever Iieen received in one lot In South­ of Governor Chamberlain, Secretary of
ern Oregon.
One hundred thousand State Benson and State Treasurer Steel,
cutting« were consigned to W. B. Sher­ «hows there are 116 pupils in tiie insti­
man, who is setting out 80 scree in the tution. There were 108 on January 1.
foothills just outside of the city limits Since then 25 have been admitted and
overlooking town. Several other con­ 15 discharged. One has escaped and
signment* of atnall amounts have Iieen one is on leave of absence.
distribute«! to various other fruit grow­
ers. Growers fee! jubilant over the
The Dalle« to Have Float
outlook for grapes wmi are hustling to
The Dalles— At a meeting of the com­
get well rooted vines to plant and in mercial club It was decided that this
s««me instances Willamette valley nurs­ city shall be represented at the rose
erymen have been unable to fill more show in Portland by a float to be de-
than half the ordera.
signed and constructed by J. W . Har­
per, of Portland.
A committee baa
Market Day la Big Success.
made a canvass of the business houses
Baker City-»-Baker C ity’s first month­ and obtained 9600, with the promise of
ly market «lay was a pronounced suc­ an additional 9100. Tbe float will be
cess, hundreds of farmers having decorated w ith the products of this vi­
brought in stock to lie sold.
Between cinity and w ill lie one of the features of
11 and 12 o’clock there was a band ton- the spirit of the Golden West parade.
cert by the Baker Concert ham! and at
1 o'clock the horse show was held.
P O R TLA N D M A R K ETS.
Hundreds of hots«*« were in tlie parade.
Imme«Iiutely after the parade waa held
Wheat— Club, 84c; bluestem, 87c;
the public wed«ling, which wan one of valley, 85c; red, 82c.
the chief attractions, took place.
The
Barley— Feod, $24.50 per ton; rolled,
crowds then went to the public auction, $27(5)28 per ton; brewing, $27.
where thouasnds of dollars’ worth of
Gate— No. 1 white, $26.50 per ton;
stock was Hnld. The merchants of the gray, $26.
city did an immense business, having
Corn — Whole, $33.50;
cracked,
rnmle special re<luctiona for the day on $34.60.
all of their goods.
Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, $17 per
ton; liastern Oregon timothy, $17.50:
May Manufacture Sugar.
clover, $14; cheat, $15; grain hay, $14
Eugene—The promotion department @15; alfalfa, 912.
of the F'.ugene Commercial club has re­
Fruit*— Apples, $1(5)3.50 per box,
ceived a quantity of sugar beet seed Recording to quality; cranberries, $8@
from the Pacifio Sugar Construction 11 per barrel.
company, which a year ago built a big
Vegetables— Artichokes, 76@90c per
sugar factory in Glenn county, Califor­ dor.en; asparagus, 9c pound; beans, 20c
nia, for the purpose of testing tbe soil pound; cabbage, 1 H<$1 ^ 4 ° pound; cau­
of Lane county as to its adaptability to liflower, 5Oc06$l; celery, $4.50(5)6 per
the raising of sugar beets, and if the crate; parsley, 25c per dor.en; peas, 10c
test is satisfactory steps w ill at once he pound; peppers, 20o per pound; rad­
taken to Induce some sugar licet manu­ ishes, 25c per dozen; rhubarb, $2(3)2.25
facturer to build a plant in Fhigene. per crate; spinach, 85c crate; sprouts,
The seed will be distributed among a 10c per pound, squash, 1(5)1 Jqjo pound.
number of representative farmers.
Onions— Oregon $4.25(5)4.50 per hun­
dred.
Invited to Visit President.
Potntoes— 46@55c per hundred, de-
Halein— Governor Chamberlain has liveretl Portland.
received an invitation from President
Butter— Fancy creamery, 27>^o per
Roosevelt to attend a dinner at tbe pound.
White House on Tuesday evening, May
Poultry— Average old hens, 14(S)15c
12, when there will be an assemblage per pound; mixed chickens,
13c;
o f governors and other officials to dis­ ppring chickens, 16(S)20c; turkeys, live,
cuss the question on conservation of na­ 15(5)16e; dressed, choice,
17(3)18o;
tional resources.
Governor Chamlier- geese, live, 9o;
ducks, 16(5)17c;
lain hopes to be able to attend, but is pigeons, 75c(«*$l; squabs, $1.50(5)2.
afraid that he w ill he unable to do so,
F'ggs— Fresh ranch, 16c per dor.en.
owing to other pressing matters.
Veal— 75 to 126 pounds, 8®9c; 125
to 150 pounds, 7c; 160 to 200 pounds,
Build Larger Grandstand.
5(5)6 t^c.
Salem— The state fair hoard has or­
Pork— Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 7@
dered an addition to tfie grand stand at 7><o; packers, 6(a6^c.
the fair grounds race track, increasing
Hops— 1907, prime and choice, 4@6c
the Heating capacity 60 per cent. The per pound; oltls, 1 1 S,c per pound.
W ool— Eastern Oregon, average best,
grand stand will tie exende«! forward
from the present front so that the front 12(3)16o per pound, according to shrink­
row of seats will he on the line of the age; valley, 16<A18c, according to qual­
race track. W . E. MoElrov was chosen ity; mohair, choice, 25c per pound.
Caecara Bark— 3c per pound.
musical director for the fair of 1908.
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In 1905 traveling libraries had been
authorized by law in twenty five states
fn sixteen of t ’ eae, the libraries were
in the direct charge of state libraries
or library commissions.
This wonderful record of growth
from *he idea promulgated by Mr. Mel-
vi) Dewey in 1892 is a most signifbant
testl/n« nial, not only that Illiteracy is
liecoming unpopular, but that good
taste in reading Is to become an Amer­
ican habit.
Time was when some of
our scholars thought that bad reading
was better that none at all. A well
known teacher of Flngliah literature at
one of our large universities stated to
one of hla clashes twenty yeara ago that
It wonld be better for peoplp to read
even the “ F'irealda Companion” than
to hare no reading at all. In those
days our raral population ha«i little or
nothing to read. Magazines were ex­
pensive, and the almanacs and county
papers made a very meager literary
diet. Flven the doubtful good of having
the cheap weekly papers thrust into
the dooryard was denied the average
farm home.
In these days, when the farmer is
just as close to the heart of tbe world
as tbe rest of us, if be cbocses to be,
he Is greeted by a bewildering oppor­
tunity for choice among mediocre and
even more vicions publications than
were common twenty years ago. There
are capable men and women, highly
cultivated and useful citizens, whose
early reading was largely of the char­
acter then current in the cheap week-
liea; but who shall dare to prophesy
that the yonth of today, whose literary
excursions take him into the company
of “ Buster Brown” and “ Happy Hoo­
ligan” will have an even chance with
the youth of a generation ago to devel­
op into a useful and law abiding citi­
zen?
The influences ol the dukes,
haughty countesses, swaggering pirates
and common ruffiana of those day a was
certainly not so quickly transmuted
into bad conduct aa that of the current
yellow favorite.
Isolation had its advantages for the
people on our farms. Today, the farm­
er’s lad, only leas than his city contem­
porary, has the worst that oar times
afford thrust upon him. In the cities,
the public libraries are live to the ne­
cessity of getting people to read, and
to read that which is, at least, not dis­
tinctly harmful, with strenuous efforts
to promote the more vigorous and help­
ful sort of reading.
That those in
«•barge of traveling library system« are
fully conscious that wise selection of
the books means much to tbe common­
wealths who«e interests they serve,
may be seen from the character of the
books they are sending to the villages,
country school and farm houses. It is
recorded of one well selected and com­
bined collection of 40 volumes that in
three yeara it traveled over 2,000 miles,
and had 918 recorded loans in 28
months of actual circulation in 8 differ­
ent neighborhoods. Only 64 percent
of this circulation wan fiction, so that
these encouraging figures show that the
miscellaneon« hooks are being rea«l and
appreciated. What the general result
of the circulation of this better class of
b<x>ks in more or less bookless commu­
nities is, no one may definitely know,
but the librarian of any svtsem of
traveling libraries conld find in the cor­
respondence of her office innumerable
and eloquent testimonials of the good
work that is being done. Ho general is
the belief that this class of literature
w ill help people to live ou farms and
in villages more intelligently, and
therefore more cont«nte«ily, that state
workers in farmers’ institutes have per’
sistently acted as advocates of traveling
libraries, with excellentand immediate
reeults in many cases.
Oregon now has 95 state traveling li­
braries being sent to as many stations
throughout the state. As these libra­
ries belong to the state there is no
charge for their use.
Oregon people,
wherever they may be located, may
draw books from the Oregon Library
Commission at Halem.
D ish
D ra in e r.
The majority of Improved appliances
designed to assist and lessen the work
of the housewife are too complicated
and troublesome to
warrant even s
trial. To gain at­
tention they must
be e x e o e d 1 n gly
simple In construc­
tion. snch as the
dish
drainer
shown here, the
Invention of a New
York man.
This
dish d r a i n e r Is
man nuATNF.n.
made a part of the
dish pan, being hinged to the edge at
one of the handles, so that It will not
slip. The drainer Is also In the form
of a pan, having side wall to prevent
the dlsh««i falling to the ground when
being drain««!. The water draining
from the dishes descends down the In­
clined bottom of the drainer Into the
dish pnn. A small upright serves to
support t.he outer end of the drainer,
and raise the drainer on an Incline.
The drainer and dish pan can be la-
etantly eeparated or readjusted.
S a t u r d a y , A p r i l II.
I that «Jay w ill take another adjournment
Washington, April 11.— Debate on until MomJay of next week. This pro­
the naval appropriation bill In the gram was arranged today by the Re­
House today resolved itself in the publican leaders because no new meas­
main Into a discussion o f tbe possi­
ures now on the calendar are likely to
bilities of war between the United
Stales and Japan. In line with his be enacted this session. The unfinitbed
well-known views on the subject, | butim-ss is a bill by Gamble to regulat*
Hobson, o f Alabama, pleaded for j tbe settlement of tbe acconnts between
four hatth-tthlps Instead of two for the j tbe United State« and the several etatea
next fiscal year, and pointed out that ! relative to the disposition of pnblie
from now on the United States ' land. It la understood that thia bill
should have a fixed policy with re­ | will not be («seed at this session, and
gard to naval construction. A war that tbe other land bills, sneb as the
between the yellow and the white one to provide an enlarged homestead,
races he regarded as inevitable, and will also go over nntil next session at
he asserted that Japan’s present mil­
least.
itary activity was with a view to the
Expectations are that there will be
supremacy «>f the Pacific and ulti­
mately she would clash at arms with little legislation except the appropria­
tion bills, and it is not impossible that
the United State*.
congress will be ready to adjourn some
Washington. D. C., April 11.— No time between May 16 and May 30.
definite arrangement has yet been
made for the consideration of the
Washington, April 7.— The whole of
Pulton land grant resolution In the the session of the house t«xiay waa da-
House
While a privileged matter, It voted to the consideration of the Dis­
is not aH highly privileged as appro­
priation bills, and as long as there trict of Colombia appropriation b ill.
are appronrltatlon bills waiting to be • Two amendments of more or less na­
considered there will apparently be tional interest were adopted, one pro­
viding for 76-cent gas for all district
no time to tak«- up the resolution.
Chairman Monde)), of the House establishments and the other reqniring
public lands committee, who has that all ontside doors to public build­
charge of the resolution, said today ings should open outward and that new
that he would call It up at the first buildings shall have lour exits.
An
opportunity, but he did not deem It effort to secure the incorporation of a
wise to endeavor to crowd It in child-labor provision applicable to tbe
ahead o f any appropriation bill, for
by so doing he would arouse those district failed. The bill, which appro­
members interested In appropriations priates $9,561,450, was passed and
and furthermore, probably be over­ thereupon the house, out of respect to
ruled by the speaker, who would con­ the memory of the late Representative
sistently give preference to appro­ Abraham L. Brick, of Indiana, took a
priation measures. Before long, how­ recess until 11:30 o’clock tomorrow, be­
ever, the appropriation bills will have ing still on the legislative day of Mon­
all passed the House, and then, if day-
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not before, Mr, Mondell thinks the
resolution can be called up and
Monday, April 0.
passed.
Waehington, April 6.— The army bill,
carrying an appropriation of almost
Frldav, April 10.
$100,000,000, was passed by the senate
Waehington, April 10.— Tbe dove of today practically aa reported from the
peace hovered over tbe house today. committee on miltiary affairs. The
Instead of interminable rollcalls and only amendment adopted carried an ap­
clashes of party leaders on questions ol propriation of $20,000 for a system of
parliamentary law, there was an or­ water works for Fort William Henry
derly session devoted almost entirely to Harrison, Montana. The bill material­
consideration of the naval appropria­ ly increases the pay of officers and en­
tion bill. Both Chairmna Foes, of Illi­ listed meD.
nois, and Padgett, of Tennessee, of the
The fortifications bill, reported to the
committee on naval affairs, made ex­ senate today, carries Senator Ankeny’s
haustive speeches justifying the action amendment, increasing the appropria­
of the committee in reporting what tion for fortifications on Puget sound
they characterized as a conservative $1,000 000. As the billl passed the
naval program for the next fiscal year. house, it appropriated $747.000 for thia
work. The appropriation is not item-
ixed.
Tbe senate today passed An­
Thursday, April 9
keny’s
bill,
appropriating $220,000 for
Washington, April 9.— The bill re­
lating to the liability of common car­ a public building at Walla Walla.
riers by railroads, passed in the house
of representatives on April 6, wsb to­
Washington, April 6.— Beyond forc­
day passed by the senate without ing roll call on the approval of tbo
amendment and without division.
journal and on adjournment, the Dem­
The senate bill on the same subject ocrats of the house today offered no
was not confined to railroads, but cov­ obstruct on to the orderly transaction of
ered all forms of common carriers, and business. This being suspension day,
D illiver, of Iowa, who had reported it several important
bills
were put
from the committee on education and through by practirally unanimous vote.
labor, sought to substitute it for tne Among these was the Sterling employ­
house bill, but his montion was de­ ers’ liability bill, only one vote being
bated.
Numerous amendments were recorded against it, that of Littlefiold,
offered, but all were voted down.
<jf Maine, and the bill establishing a
naval station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
Washington, April 9.— Three times and appropriating $650,000 for the
today in the house the Democrats purpose, against which Sherwood, of
caught tbe Republicans napping and Ohio, stood alone.
forced them to produce a qourum. On
At 5:10 p. m. the house took a recess
one other «jeeasion a vote by teller dis­
until 11:30 o’clock tomorrow morning.
closed tbe absence of a quorum, but
Speaker CaDnon peremptorily applied
Ridder Sure of Victory.
the Reed rule and secured a quorum to
he present.
In doing so Cannon had
Washington, April 9.— Herman Rid­
a brief but lively clash with Williams. der, of the New York Staats Zeitung,
Notwithstanding repeated roll calls, who represents the Newspaper Publish­
progress was made in the transaction of ers’ association in their demand for free
public business.
Both the army and wooil pulp, so aB to reduce the price of
the fortifications bills weie sent to con­ white paper, said today, after confer­
ference; the senate bill to increase the ring with President Rooeeveit, that he
effic*ency of the revenue cotter eervice was sanguine congress would not ad­
was, with l>emocratic help, passed, and journ without passing such a mereure.
the bill to promote the safe transporta­ Mr. Ridder said be had the written
tion of interstate commerce explosives plerigea of 68 Republican members of
was considered. It will be finally dis- the house, which, added to the Demo­
poee«l of tomorrow.
cratic vote, makes a large majority.
Mr. Ridder declares that tbe ways and
Wednesday, April 8.
means committee of the house is re­
Washington, April 8.—The naval ap­ sponsible for not reporting a bill.
propriation bill, authorizing the con­
Federal Law la Violated.
struction of two instead of fonr battle­
Washington, April 13.— The Pres­
ships, and eight instead of four subma­
rine torpedo boats, and carrying a total ident has received and referred to
appropriation of $103,967,518 for the the Attorney General a letter signed
naval service for the fiscal year ending by six men, two of them o f the same
family, styling themselves ‘•citizens
June 30. 1901, was reported to the
of Rutherford, N. M., in conference
bouse today by Chairman Foss of the assembled,” protesting against the
committee on naval affairs.
manner in which the anarchist meet­
The bill carries an item of $1,000,- ing in Union Square, New York, on
000 toward the constrnction of the sub­ March 28, was dispersed, and charg­
marine torpe«lo b«>ats and an item of ing that the local authorities of that
$445,000 toward the constrnction of city are grossly violating the Federal
sub-surface torpe«lo boats.
Provision Constitution.
is made for the enlistment of 6,000
Castro Did Not Lose Mail; .
men to man tbe following ehips, which
Washington, April 13.— President
are to be put in commission within
the next few months: The California, Castro’ s caustic reply to the com­
plaint filed at Caracas regarding the
Mississippi, Idaho, New Hampshire, opening of mail sacks containing
South Dakota, North Carolina, Mon- mall for the gunboat Tacoma at the
ana, Chester, Birmingham and Halem; La Guayra post«>fflce has reached the
and for 1,600 men required to man tor­ State Department. A report of the
pedo boats not now in commission.
incident has also been received at
Representative Hobson, of Alabama, the Navy Department. It appears that
submitted a minority report recom­ the La Guayra postoffice received 83
mending that provision be ma«le in the sacks of mall, three of which were
bill for four first-class battleships in­ for the Tacoma. The sacks were all
opened, as Is the custom at the office.
stead of two.
It was not until this had been done
that the mistake was noticed.
No
Tuesday, April 7.
Indication is given at the State De­
Washington, April 7.— The senate partment as to what will be the next
today adjonrned until Thursday, and on step in the matter.