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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY , QftEGpN, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 19J.7
OREGON CITY COURIER
C. W. ROBEY, Editor and Business Manager
Published Thursdays from the Courier Building, Eighth Street, and entered
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COMMUNITY SPIRIT
The editor of this paper attended
the State Editorial convention held
at Pendleton on July 13-14-15, and is
now back at his desk with a feeling
that he has learned something in the
way of community spirit and good
fellowship that will last him through
many years to come.
It is impossible to describe that
team work that "get together spir
it" that prevails throughout that
country and which has made it possi
ble for those people to do big things
in' a big way.
From the time that the editors ar
rived in Pendleton to the trip through
the great wheat fields of Umatilla
county and up to Wallowa Lake, they
found that same open hospitality and
community spirit that prevails in the
city of Pendleton. It is no wonder
that the "Round-Up" is a success; it
is no wonder that the people are pros
perous and happy; it is no wonder
that they produce men that loom big
in public affairs. They all have that
boosting .spirit, that community de
velopment idea that makes that
country what it is. ,
The editor of this paper takes off
his hat to those cities of Pendleton,
La Grande, Joseph they have the
right idea.
OUR RESOURCES
The British government in East
Africa seems to be making a laudable
effort to prevent some of the natural
resources from passing into private
ownership, and become a means of ex
ploiting the people. United States
Consul Henry P. Starrett, of Momba
sa, reports the following regarding
lands for sisal cultivation:
The title to most of the land
suitable for sisal is vested in the
Crown and held by individuals
under 99-year leases, for which
the government receives an an
nual rent ranging from $0.01 to
$0.00 gold per acre per annum
for the first 33 years, and, in the
case of "Class 1" ($0.06 per an
num) land, $0.18 per acre per
yqear for the second 33 years
and $0.52 per acre per annum
for the last 33 years. These
leasehold rights may be pur
chased from those who have ac
quired them from the govern
ment at prices ranging from
$2 to $10 per acre for land upon
which few improvements have
been made. As a general rule,
however, good sisal land, unim
proved, is valued at about $5 per
acre.
It is evident that the plan is faulty
inasmuch as rentals must be too low,
when leaseholds can be sold at the
price mentionod by the consul. But
faulty as the plan is, it is superior to
the method by which in the United
States a large part of the former pub
lic domain has passed into the hands
of great corporations. Under the
East 'African plan the government
gets some of the rental value. Under
the American method it gets none.
A better system than this was rec
ommended for the United States by
the Department of Labor, and incor
porated in a bill by Congressman
Grosser, known as the Crosser Col
onization Bill. It provided for leas
ing to workers what is left of the
public domain, with provisions for
periodical revaluation, so that there
would be no temptation to hold land
for unearned increment. . Had the
British East Africa government
adopted such a provision, it would
now be showing better results.
THE COAL MONOPOLIST
The Federal Trade Commission
takes note of the fact that land mon
opoly is at the bottom of the shortage
in coal supply and recommends re
moval of the landlord, who happens
in this case to be the coal-carrying
railroads. The Commission deserves
credit for its boldness in making
clear, what other official investigators
have blinked.
The ownership of coal lands by
railroad corporations or interest or
coal land owners in railroads, has
made independent operation of coal
mines difficult. Congress and State
legislatures have tried to remedy the
matter by forbidding ownership of
coal lands by railroads. The futility
of such a measure could be foreseen
easily. Now the Trade Commission
recommends that the government take
over the railroads and mines, and
thus become itself both landlord and
carrier. The private monopolist will
thus be abolished, and with him out
of the way less difficulty is to be ex
pected in production and distribution
of the coal supply.
This is not the way that all pro
gressives would have handled the
question. The Single Taxers, for ex
ample, would say that government
ownership of the mines might be
avoided, if it were made unprofitable
to withhold valuable coal lands from
use. A tax on land values sufficient
to absorb the entire rental value
would compel the owners to permit
use of enough coal lands to ensure
production of a sufficient supply,
while substitution of government
control of public highways for pri
vate control would be the remedy for
discrimination.
However, it is a splendid thing that
one kind of land monopolist has been
officially recognized as an enemy of
the public good. And whatever dif
ference of opinion there may be con
cerning methods to get rid of him,
there is much, to be thankful for in
the fact that some kind of determined
effort to abolish him is to be made.
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Poultry
Farming
GROW MORE POULTRY.
Meat Supply of Nation Can Be Easily
Increased by Farmers.
Prepared by United States department of
RKrlculturo.
The greater production of turkeys,
ducks, geese and guineas, nil of which
can be profitably raised and a ready
market found in most sections, would
increase the supply of poultry meat
considerably. The production of ducks
especially should be emphasised at this
time because of the rapidity with
which they grow. Ducks of most of
the meat breeds, properly fed and man.
aged, frequently weigh from five to six
pounds at ten weeks of age. It is esti
mated by poultrymen making a special.'
ty of growing ducks that the feed tost
per pound of producing duck meat
APPEAL FOR DENNY'S WIDOW
Woman Whose Husband Shipped In
First "Chinas" in Need
Portland, Oregon, July 10, 1917;
To the Sportsmen of America; Dear
Sportsmen As the president of the
Oregon Sportsmen's league my at
tention has been called to the fact
that the widow of t he Honorable Ow
en N. Denny, who was tHe first man
that shipped the Chinese game birds
to America in November, 1882, is now
living in this city and she is in need
of funds to save her home.
You will remember, good sports
men, that Judge Denny 'was a very
able and honorable man and he has
given to us a great gift well to be
remembered. Since his death in the
year 1900 his wife, Mrs. Gertrude
Jane Denny, was left with with a
home, and, about four years ago, be
lieving that she could receive an in
come if she could mortgage her home
for Six Thousand ($0000) Dollars,
she did so, but the investment was a
failure. During the past four years
she has labored faithfully to pay the
interest on this mortgage by selling
heirlooms, furniture, and taking
roomers in her home and now, in her
eightieth year, with about four thou
sand ($4000) dollars contracted debt,
she is about to lose her home. I have
been able to have the mortgagee with
hold the foreclosure for a while, so
please hury this matter.
I fully believe that the Sportsmen
of America will contribute one ($1)
dollar or more each, and that the sum
of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars
will be raised to clear this mortgage
and indebtedness as a living monu
ment to the memory of Judge Denny
and for the protection of his faithful
and honorable wife. Therefore, I
appeal t o you as loyal sportsmen to
immediately communicate with me
about the matter as Portland began
last week to raise her share.
I am mailing the various leagues
of the state full particulars .enclos
ing subscription blanks, etc., hoping
for their full cooperation in this very
worthy cause.
R. W. Schmeer, cashier U. S. Na
tional Hank, Poortland, Ore., has been
appointed treasurer of the Denny Me
morial Ffnd. Make full report to the
treasurer.
Yours sincerely,
DR. EARL C. McFARLANl),
President of the Oregon Sportsmen's
Lenguo.
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ranges from 8 cents to r.' fonts, tie
pending upon the' current prices of
grain and other feeds.
The number of marketable eggs can
be increased by following a few prac
tical suggestions. Among the most im
portant of these are the production of
the infertile egg after the breeding
season is over and the proper handling
of eggs by the fanner before sending
them to market. The Infertile egg Is
obtained when all male birds are re
moved from the flock. This does not
decrease the number of eggs produced,
but It does Increase greatly their keep
ing qualities. The product ion of the
infertile egg and the proper handling
and marketing of eggs by the producer
would lucriMsc tremendously the num
ber of marketable eggs each year by
diminishing the quantity that are ren
dered unfit for food.
An Increased production of ducks'
eggs is advisable where available mar
kets are found.
The poultry house should be clean
aud sanitary and the fowls free from
Insect pests, thereby preventing dis
ease aud mortality. It Is estimated
that nearly $!,00O,lMK) worth of poultry
Is lout each year through 'disease alone.
Special attention should be given to
the feeding mid housing of laying
fowls at seasons of the year when
their natural source of food supply is
cut off.
MONEY IN DUCKS.
Establish a home canning firm,
"Father, Mother & Co." Don't for
get the little "co.'s."
Buff Orpingtons Are Good Layers and
Thrive In Confinement
In these days the prospective breeder
or beginner in the breeding of water
fowls is looking for a breed or variety
that will net him the most profit,
writes a correspondent of the Western
Poultry Journal. In waterfowls we
have some very good specimens noted
for size. Then we have small speci
mens noted for their egg laying, and
the one that combines all Is the Buff
Orpington duck. All waterfowls ure
beautiful, but the Huff Orpington
ducks are the most beautiful of all
waterfowls. Buff Orpington ducks,
although a new variety, are becoming
very popular, having been admitted
Into the standard under the new and
shorter name of Buff ducks. They are
not as tame as the huge breeds, such
as the Peking and Uniien, ye! a two
foot fence controls them, and they
thrive well In confinement.
In odor they are a rich shade of
fawn buff. The drake has a seal
brown head and neck with natural va
riations, being a trifle darker in color.
These ducks are excellent layers', great
foragers, hardy and therefore easy to
raise. They mature rapidly, being
reaily for the early market. They
make an ideal duck for the table, as
they are not grctisy. They have a
very strong game flavor and yield a
bountiful supply of beautiful soft and
short feathers. They lay large while
eggs,, aud matured ducks V eigh from
five to eight pounds. If you contem
plate breeding ducks, give the liulTs
a chance to demonstrate that they they
stand , unapproacbe.; by any other
breed as all around purpose ducks.
Oh, ;es: we will have to admit they
do not sit!
"Oldest, Largest and Strongest Bank
in Clackamas County."
GOOD SOLID
: REASONING
'JMlRIFT in business, household and personal financial af
fairs not only aids the individual industry, family or
person, but prevents a national waste and Community loss.
YOUR AID in this direction may be profitably and practi
cally accomplished by establishing and maintaining a Sav
ings or Checking account at The Bunk of Oregon City.
We appreciate the small as
well as the large accounts
mi
PS) Resources More Than One Million Dollars
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THE BANK Of OREGON
CITY
Green F8ed For Chbkens.
Chickens onnMiiod to small yards
should always be supplied with grjvn
feed, such as lettuce, sprouted oats,
alfalfa or clover, but the best pi ice to
raise chitons' succtss:'iilly is on a good
range, where no extra green feed Is re
quired. Where the chickens are kept
in small bare yards, line charcoal, grit
and yyster shell should be kept before
the chickens all of the time, and crack
ed or iiround bono may lie for The
hone Is not necessary for chickens that
have n good range.
Helps Asthma and Hay Fever
Now comes the season when hay
fever and asthma cause thousands to
suffer. "I have been troubled for
years with asthma," whites E. C.
Schaef, Creston, 0 "and find Foley's
Honey and Tar the only thing that
gives me relief. It loosens the
phlegm so I can throw it off and
sleep. Had to sit nights in my chair,
not being able to lie down, before us
ing Foley's Honey and Tar." A
standard family remedy for coughs,
colds, croup. Jones Drug Co.
APPEAL HYDE LAND CASE
TO STATE SUPREME COURT
Laverne Petterson filed suit for di
vorce here Monday morning from
Pedar Petterson, whom she charges
with desertion. They were married
July 18, 1912, and he left her August
1, 1914, according to her complaint.
There are no children and she asks
that her maiden name, Lavcrna Parks,
be restored
Jos. Shermanski has started suit
to foreclose on a note for $2,650, se
cured by a mortgage on 'land in sec
tion 12, township 6 south, range 2
east, owned by S. M. Shaver and wife.
Notice of appeal from the decis
ion of Judge J. U. Campbell in the
case of the state versus F. A. Hyde,
A., S. Baldwin, and others, was filed
by the state. The decision held that
the title to sections of school lands in
townships 36 and 16 were made valid
by statute in 1901'
NOT YET A MELTING POT.
It Will Take Ti i is Country Centurios h
Blend 1.8 Varied Races.
Through an extensive study of ncm
hers of some cf the ol.ct American
families America as the "melting p.:
of the nal Inns'- proves to be hut a
convenient cxpres;;ioii for writers and
oralors merely a picture drawn In
those who do not tn,ui;le lliemsrh eh.
about I he preclsio.i of t Jioir figures o.
spec, h, a myth without foundation of
fact.
For lour years Dr. Ales Ilrdbcka, a
curator of die divisi n of physical i.n
Ihropology of the United i-Males Na
tional museum, has Lad under way an
inveslh'nlion of (he hlcudhr; of the
various t.-pe.-f of Immunity In Amor
'lea. which, though m t yet fully com
pleted, has resulted in the inovilab.e
conclusion that Ihe force of, heredity
is too strong lo lie radically altered in
a century or two and that we m.'.st
wait centuries longer to find a lype
which will jusli.'y the statement that
America is in reality a "melting pot"
of the nations. Jir. llrdiicka finds that
even the' first material that went Into
the "liot" has not melted yet.
Several hundred members of the old
white American stock have been meas
ured most carefully and examined In
many ways to find If the people mak
ing up this stock are tending to become
alike If a new subtype of the human
race Is being formed here in America
with Intermarriage, environment and
under the pressure of outward circum
stances. Dr. llrdiicka finds definitely
that ns yet such is not the case. His
Investigation shows that the descend
ants of the pilgrim fathers, the Vir
ginia cavaliers, the Pennsylvania Dutch
and the Huguenots, while possibly not
as much unlike as their ancestors prob
ably were, are still far from a real
blend. Philadelphia Record.
THE DEADLIEST POISON.
Curare, Whose Secret Is Known Only
to the Abors of India.
The cranks who not so long ago
conspired to murder Premier Lloyd
George were going to employ curare,
the kind made by the Abor tribesmen
of India, which Is the deadliest poison
known to man.
It is believed In London, whore cu
rare has been extensively studied, that
its chief ingredients are snake venom
and certain distillations from decayed
corpses. It Is even asserted that the
Abor tribesmen test the strength of
curare by injecting u little into a vig
orous tree. If all the leaves of the
trees do not fall off within twenty-four
hours the jwlson Is considered Ineffi
cacious. Tile Abors use curare hi u simple,
primitive way. They dip their arrow
tips In the fresh poison. The slightest
scratch from one such arrow tip means
certain and Immediate death.
The English conspirators, It will be
remembered, planned to attack Lloyd
George iu the Abor way, shooting cu
rare poisoned darts at him from an"
air gun.
The last case on record of curare
murder occurred In Vienna, where a
young doctor recently was sentenced
to life Imprisonment for supplying a
young married woman with curare.
She touched the poison to a scratch on
her aged husband's arm, and he died
in great agony.
Chickens are the only living crea
tures immune to the deadly effects of
curare. Detroit Free Tress.
Saving Daylight.
The best way to save daylight Is to
get up early in the morning. The best
ways to get up early in the morning
are:
First. Co to bed early at night.
Second. Get an Intermittent alarm
clock and put it several yards away
from flic bed.
Third.- ay up.
If every American followed these
simple rules there would bo far more
daylight in this country than there Is
now. San Francisco bulletin.
Problems Needing Solution.
As examples of problems calling
aloud for solution Henry I.e Chiltelier,
the French scientist, names the follow
ing: In glassmaking, the limits' of the
variation of viscosity of glass In terms
of temperature and chemical composi
tion: In metallurgy, the measurement
of hardness of tempered steel; In heat
lug, the calorific eondiictihillty of por
ous substances, such as lire brick; in
agriculture, the laws cf germination of
grain In terms of humidity, tempera
ture and oxygen supply.
Neutrality.
A proclamation of neutrality, the
first hi our national existence, was
made by Washington April 22, 171W,
citing tile fact that a state of war ex
isted between Austria, Prussia, Sar
dinia, Great Britain and the United
Netherlands of the one part and
France of the other and warning citi
zens to avoid all acts lu breach of neutrality.
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The Choice of the Modern Farm
MOWERS
Champion Mowers have features which you as a buyer cannot afford
to overlook. They mean increased length of service and greater sat
isfaction to ycu. . " , , ,. , v ,
Wide Substantial Yoke. .
Extra large case hardened yoke pins.
Extra long case hardened wearing plates.
Extra wide and strong wrought knife head.
Extra light draft and easy of operation.
These are but a few of the reasons why a Cham
pion is an extra good mower to buy.
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RAKES
No change has been necessary in the Champion Rake for sev
eral years, which is proof that it has reached as near perfection
as it is possible ever to obtain in machinery.
Reversing axle stubs, when reversed is like new.
Reversing wheel ratchets.
Removable and renewable wheel boxes.
Best quality spring steel teeth.
Sure working self dump.
Come and study the sturdy construction of the Champion Rake.
TEDDERS
The Champion Tedder has often saved its cost in a single season.
One has but to see the Champion work to learn of its excellent
service. It is light' draft and smoothoperating. .
No matter what you need in cutting-machinery, come in and look
over what we offer in the Champion.
You will find no better on the market
and we can make you right prices.
W. J. WILSON & GO.
OREGON CITY, ORE.
GEO. BLATCHFORD
MOLALLA, ORE.
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Portland
STOMACH
TORN UP
Indiana Lady Describes Condition,
Which She Says Was Due To
Constipation and Tells of
Relief Obtained From
Black-Draught.
Scotfsburg, Ind. Mrs. Annie Johnson,
of this place, writes: "I well remember
I suffered for a long time with constipa
tion, which would get me down. I took
doctors' medicines and any number of
purgatives. They would leave me in a
worse condition than I was before taking,
and my stomach so upset ... I know
once I suffered . . . from constipation, 1
was so ill we had to have the doctor, just
so nervous and feverish. The doctor
said I would have to quit medicines, my
stomach was so bad . . .
My husband was reading and found
something about Thedford's Black
Draught and brought me a package to
try. 1 used it regularly at first until I be
gan to feel better, then I used just a dose
occasionally. 1 was cured of this con
stipation and am sure the Black-Draught
did it."
If your stomach is out of order, you
wili suffer from such disagreeable symp
toms as headache, biliousness, indiges
tion, etc., and unless something is done,
serious trouble may result.
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
found a valuable remedy for these
troubles. It is purely vegetable, and
acts in a prompt and natural way, help
ing to regulate the liver and to cleanse
the bowels of impurilies.
Try Black-Draught. EB-15
THREE DIVORCES GRANTED
Plaintiff in One Case Ordered to Pay
Defendant $20 Monthly
Minnie A. Lent was granted a di
vorce from Fred Lent and the custo
dy of a child by Judge J. U. Camp
bell yesterday. Judge Campbell also
gave a decree to Marie Trachsel from
John Trachsel and she may resume
her maiden name, Marie Loertscher.
The bonds of matrimony were sever
ed between Lena Waters Perlich and
Albert Perlich and she may resume
her maiden name, Lena Waters.
Judge Campbell ordered P. F. Helser
to pay $20 a month t o Maude Helser
pending the outcome of his suit for
divorce.
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An oil cook-stove is cheaper to buy than a
wood or coal stove and it's much cheaper to
operate. Meals in a jiffy, and a cool kitchen in
Bummer.
All the convenience of gas economical for all
the year 'round cooking. Bakes, broils, roasts,
toasts. Steady, evenly-distributed heat, the best
for cooking.
The long blue chimneys prevent all smoke and
tniell. In I, 2, 3 and 4 burner sizes, with
fir without ovens. Also cabinet
models. Ask your dealer today.
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How About Right Nowf
fn lifty years, says a preacher, wom
en will know more than men. There's
one clergy in. 'i 1 1 who is at least fifty
years behind the times. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Courier and the Daily Jour
nal $4.75.
Notice to' Contractors
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the County Clerk at Ore
gon City, Oregon, for grading the
road between Rock Creek bridge, four
miles east of Clackamas station, and
Baker's bridge on Clackamas river,
until 2 o'clock p. m. on Friday, Au
gust 3rd. ,
Said grading is to be done accord
ing to specifications and profile on
file in the County Clerk's office. Bids
must be acompanied by a certified
check for 57c of the amount named
in the bid and any or all bids may be
rejected by the County Court
H. S. ANDERSON",
Judge;
A. H. KNIGHT,
W. A. PROCTOR, ,
Commissioners.
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