THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JUXE 24, 1917.
HERD STUDY TOUR
in ifiiimii i innr
111 lAliltllLL iAUt
president of the Oregon State Federa
tion of Women's Clubs: Mrs. M. A.
Bonn. Mrs. S. B. Carson. Mrs. J. Kins.
Mrs. Alexander Thomnsrrn n-nrt Mrs.
George Blakely. While the visit was
social one. the women discussed frn-
iormany with Mrs. Castner topics that
will come up for discussion at the Fall
convention of the State Federation at
i-rlneviue.
Farms Where High-Strained
Livestock Is Produced
Are Inspected.
FARMERS STUDY METHODS
Agricultural Council, Headed by
County Agent Slirock, to Con
duct Series of Education
al Trips This Year.
' SPMIXNVXLXE, Or.. June, 23. (Spe
iaL,) Agricultural Information Is being-
disseminated. In Yamhill County by
tours of inspection. Last Fall a. silo
tour was staged by M. S. Schrock.
county agriculturist, assisted by the
McMlnnvllle Commercial Club. Recent
ly, with the assistance of Miss Anna
M. Turley and Professor L. I Feck,
home economics and gardening- special
ists, respectively, of the Oregon Agri
cultural College, a farm home study
tour was conducted, during which mod
ern farm homes were visited and
studied.
On last Saturday a herd study tour
was made. This latest tour took 12
automobile loads of farmers to 10 dif
ferent farms, where high-grade stock
of various breeds was seen and studied.
Professor E. L. Potter, chief in animal
Husbandry -of the Oregon Agricultural
College, was along and pointed out the
many good qualities in the herds vis
ited. Herds Are Inspected.
The first stop was at the farm of H.
X. Fuller, near Dayton, where a good
Jierd of registered Jerseys, headed by
one of the best bulls In the state, was
eero. No records are being kept except
the fact that last year $115 worth of
ream to each cow was sold.
At Herman Wilson's farm a young
Cary bull and a. good working herd of
ows. with, records on the wall, were
seera.
W;. I, Sheard's Duroc hogs came next.
Here Is one of the best herds of hogs
in the state, headed by an Eastern boar,
the sire of which is considered the best
Duroo boar In America.
All were deeply Interested in the
work of Mr. and Mrs. C 8. Lewis, the
next place visited. On a 87-acre farm
of poor white land they are making
more returns than the average farm of
the county. From 270 White. Tphnm
liens Mrs. Lewis has sold during the
first five months of the year 2400 dozen
of eggs for $670.- From the 10 grade
cows, all but two bought from the
neighbors, Mr. Lewis sold last year
APPLE MEN OPPOSE RISE
Hood River Association Asks Protec
tion of Fruit Industry.
SALEM. Or.. June 23 CKnecial V
The Apple Growers' Association of Hood
River has written to, the Public Serv
ice Commission declaring that an in-
uretuse in ireignt rates on fruits would
ne a serious Injustice, and urging that
ail possible steps be taken to 'protect
Liio xruit inaUStrv nT Or,mn fm-m tntnl
destruction."
The association nrges that If In
creases must be made that thev be
JVKWI.Y ELECTED MAYOR
RESIDENT OF LEWISTOS
FOR 22 YEARS.
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TWO PLUMS RIPEN
Workmen's Bureau to Be Es
tablished in Idaho July 1.
C. 0. BR0X0N MAY GET JOB
Governor Goes North to Get Good
Deserving- Democrat for Ttilitles
Commission Mormon Lead
er to Come to Oregon.
C. F. Osmers.
LEWISTON, Idaho, June 23.
(SpeclaL At the recent city
election in Lewiston, C. F. Os
mers was elected Mayor. Twenty-two
years ago Mr. Osmers
moved from Portland. Or, to
Lewiston. He brought a small
stock of drugs with him and
organized the Idaho Drug Com
pany. Mr. Osmers always has been
prominently Identified with pub
lic improvements. He has served
as a member of the City Coun
cil and president of the Lewis
ton Commercial Club.
made upon such products as have pros
pered by war conditions, rather than
upon those that have suffered.
3015 pounds of butter fat for m .mm?a"y las' suffered more
thin In uc. or sunn iao ppies ana pears" states the let-
ter. we are paying more for boxes.
Modern Buildings Found. paper, nails and other materia tiu
S. M. Alderman's farm was next on sary In tno Showing and handling of
xna nsx, witn a grade herd that has but lrult wiin a practical certainty that
recently been put on test. Greatest in- w w,n receive much less for our fruit.
terest nere was shown In buildings and , Iru" maasiry nas Been assessed
macninery. A grain elevator with
4400-bushel capacity, built at a cost
for more than the traffic would bear
ana uier average prices realized for the
uu-ousnBi capacity, Dulit at a cost I ajjaea lur tn e
of 700. solves the grain bag problem ?ast lve years has not been even In-
" - -. muuej JUVGOICU.
" for Mr. Alderman
Herbert Willard. who now owns the
Snell farm, noted as the original home
of the greatest herd of Jerseys In the
world, is devoting most of his time to
Poland China hogs.
It almost staggers one to attempt to
do Justice to the next herd visited, that
of Ed Cary. near Lafayette. With the
fernales.of the old Snell herd, by care
ful selection of bulls and systematic
records, he has produced a here: that
LEWISTON WILL CELEBRATE
Patriotic Features to Prevail
July 4 Programme.
In
LEWISTON. Idaho. Juno 23. (Sne-
IclaL) One of the greatest patriotic
will average higher in production than I demonstrations ever held in the Inland
iny other nerd In the world, it is de
clared, umiorm In type and in pre
potency, bulls from this herd have
on-half a hundred herds throughufthe8 V?"? " Fottrth 5 celebrations,
-v- . i i a I hut tnia VPa t (muni a 1 Am,.naB(- v.
Empire will occur at Lewiston July 4
It has been the custom heretofore to
make sports and fireworks the main
Northwest.
Frank Bnnra Great Breeder. '
Del mar Perkins" herd was the next
breeding.
Halted.
It is of similar
but this year special emphasis will be
placed upon making it a patriotic
event.
The Home Guards of all neighboring
towns nave oeen invited to come to
. , lunua uti o urcii inviiea iu coma to
nn n? ".i"' tJho or'sinal Lewiston and participate In competitive
nell cows. 16 years old and atill doing drills. A mammoth patriotic parade will
. . nuiu, were available I da neia. ive hundred school children
U , JT " era. i are ceing armed by Professor R. r.
' "rewn. or uan ton. with hla Calvert for a patriotio dance. There
massive rectangular blocks of beef, will be a ball game In the afternoon
visuiea. air. Brown is credit- ana a free dance on a waxed, paved
iuu most successrui breeder of I street in tne evening. Mayor C. F.
'" -- -Beginning his career as a Osmers will lead the grand march.
jiuru.nimn. ne is now on the top round
ft f ml rro a a
The last place visited was Foothills Rosebur" May Get Box Factory.
fu. , . ouua"S8 and equinment ROSEBTJRG. Or, June 23. Special )
this place shows the lavish hand of th With onn order fnr innniui i
owner, W. B. -Ayer, of PorUand, who ready secured and a number of others
...an.c mis a great breeding believed to be available, it was stated
larm of fine stock. here today that W. L. rysinger and W.
llius passed a profitable day. It H. Kenny are considering the estab-
xnarks the beginning of a. series of Hshment of a box factory in this city,
similar events the herd Improvement Fruit growing is expanding rapidly in
pommmee of the Agricultural Council Douglas County and- the demand for
Jias planned for- the farmers of the boxes has increased materially during
i""-"'-" I me past lew years. At the present time
practically all boxes and other mate-
mi used in crating fruits is purchased
in tne outside marKets.
TEUTON'S CRUELTY TOLD S
LEACH, AMERIOAy StRGEOS,
WRITES OF BELGIUM.
O II K H O X SCOUT CHASGE9
HANDS, SO.V OF" WIOU
KSOWN EDITOR BECOM
ING PUBLISHER.
BnnVi-ing; Inflicted Upon Poor Civilian
Population of ortbfra J-nce
"Witnessed and Reported.
ABERDEEN'. Wash, June 21. (Spe
c'al.) "Many times my blood boiled at
what I saw." says Dr. Charles N. Leach,
a surgeon with the American Ambu
lance in Paris, in a letter to Attorney
J. E. Stewart, of this city, who was a
classmate of Dr. Leach at Stanford
University. He terms the German mil
itary system as "abominable."
"I can't tell you how happy I was
when I heard that the United States
had declared war." he writes. "After
living with the German army for near
ly a year and knowing their abomina
ble military system. I could hardly wait
for the day to come.
"I saw much of the suffering Inflicted
2 tinn the nnn, ,lvll1.n .
- ' - ijuijumiign gi i .
Jsorthern France, such as the deporta- I 1
tion of young French women, when i
....c, .cm lorcea, 10 worK naif fed and
Jiair ciotnen. In the fields with Ge
soldiers. I received
. 1- - . mrm auu never 1 1 IL so nelo- I
... ...j for uuty wiin tne
commission for relief in BelguLni was
eanply one of feeding and clothing and
iwe were never allowed to talk to poor
people except In company with German
officers.
"The German officers often got nasty
nnd sarcastic after the break In diplo
matic relations. On one occasion I
was In Lille, under bombardment of
the English heavyv artillery, and was
reminded oy my officers that the shells
falling were made in America and that
it would be rather amusing if one
should land under us."
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BOISE, Idaho. Juno 23. (SDecial.)
Beginning July L Idaho wUl take its
Iirst step toward Installing its elabo-
i-aie workmen s compensation law. At
lu time ine condensation lnsiirsincA
manager's bureau will be Inaugurat
ed. This department will have direct
supervision of state Insurance under
the compensation law. A commission
er is to be appointed for a period of
years at a - salary of 14000 ner
annum.
The berth offers another Inloir nniiti-
niiiomiment xo democrats. It has
been rumored it will fall to C O. Brox-
secretary to Governor Alexander,
and that in that event Joseph Hansen.
present state Secretary of War, may
be named secretary.
Aside from the announcement he
Bwes norm soon to find a suitable man
for Public Utilities Commissioner, the
uv.cuux- s non-committal.
Lawyer Not to Be Cholrr.
These two positions are among the
,nvi cnuice to De round In the State
house. That of insurance manager pays
a salary of $3600 per annum. Since
the resignation of Axel P. Rarastedt.
it has remained vacant, and two Com
missioners, one a Renublican onrt , h
otner a Democrat, have been attending
to the Commission's work. Both are
lawyers.
It is therefore not likely that the
Governor wjll name a third lawyer to
vuuimiesion. .tiitr.er an exoert ac
countant or a competent engineer will
oeiecteo. it is oejieved, preferably
the latter. . .
The state Insurance manairnr nnn
a department the importance of which
is not underestimated hv rrriia i i
charge of the state government. As
optional compensation is allowed under
the new compensation law th
piay a prominent part in placing
insurance. The compensation law does
not go into effect until January 1.
1818. In the meantime the state will
organize its compensation Insurance
uepariment, lor which $20,000 was ap
propriated, and within six mnnth.
be prepared to care for the volume of
new business the compensation law will
create.
Political Leader Moves to Oresron.
By the appointment of Peter G. John
ston as president of the La Grande
stake of the Mormon Church, there will
be removed from politics one of the
more prominent Republican leaders, for
Mr. Johnston will leave Idaho to make
his future home at La Grande. The
quarterly conference of the Mormon
Church was held at La Grande, Or, a
For many years Mr. Johnston has
servea in tne House of Representatives,
being among very few of the Rennhii.
an leaders who survived the Democratic
lanaauoe or last FalL At Blackfoot he
oecame interested in stock, at which in-
austry ne became wealthy. He was
elected president of the Blackfoot taU
after two foreign missions in Ireland
and Scotland. For ten years he was a
meraoer or tne high council and at the
last general conference of the church
' ait LaKo was named a member of
the general church auditing committor
Because of its peculiar geographic
conamons. laano will probably have
two division appeal boards to decide
an arait controversies.
HOOD RIVER M0U1ING
HENRY JENNING & SONS
Moderate Prices . . SB5S555"'Sffl0SSsS Liberal Credit
AttractiveMid-SummerFurnitureQfferings
Navajo Indian Robes
ill a
Sale of Summer
Rugs
These are splendid wool and fiber Rugs,
made by a leading1 manufacturer. Many
of the designs are in popular small figures.
These rugs will lay flat on the floor with
out curling.
Regular $ 8.00 Rugs, 7:6x9, now S6.35
Regular $ 9.00 Rugs, 8:3x10:6, S7.10
Regular $10.50 Rugs, 9x12, for 8.25
Scotch WoolRugs
Serviceable Rugs, suitable for
various rooms. The patterns are
extremely pleasing. The reduced
prices permit a substantial sav
ing. Regular $15.00 Rugs,
7:6x9, priced at S11.95
Regular $18.00 Rugs,
8:3x10:6, priced at. 14.25
Regular $19.50 Rugs,
9x12 for S15.50
We show on the second floor many specimens of unique
aboriginal craftsmanship which we have received direct
from Arizona. These beautiful robes add a delightful
touch to the home decoration.
Summer Curtain Materials
40c Marquisettes with hemstitched or Cluny lace edges.
White or beige. Priced special at 82
30c Novelty Scrims, bordered, ivory or white, special, 21 $
New Lawn Swings
Let the kiddies play these long sunny days. A lawn
swing will keep them at home. Our lawn rwings will
stand all sorts of weather. They are bolted throughout;
no glue is used. We show them in attractive red or green.
Adults' size $12.00 Child's size $6.50
Fine New Hammocks
Dozens of new hammocks, ready to swing to Summer
breezes. Lively color combinations for porch or lawn.
Priced $1.50 to $19.50. Outing hammock with bag, at $3.
SPECIAL Regular $1.75 Hammock, with pillow, $1.45
UTILITY BOXES
Convenient boxes of light wood,
covered with cretonne; white
enameled panels. Prices reduced
this week.
$12.00 Utility Boxes priced $8.75
$ 9.50 Utility Boxes priced $6.25
$ 7.00 Utility- Boxes priced .$4.85
SPECIAL $2.23 Meat Safes,
fitted with non-rusting gal
vanized screens. Special, $1.50
$25 Sewing Machines
$18.75
"Jennins's Special" Sewing Ma
chines are on special sale this week.
These are fine drop-head machines,
with solid oak case, five drawers,
and all usual attachments. We sell
these machines on liberal terms.
. $3 down and $1 "week- (fio rTET
ly. Special this week OXO.I O
WE ARE CLOSING OUT
TRUNKS
AT REDUCED PRICES
We need the room for other mer
chandise. - Now's the time to buy
a new trunk for your Summer trip.
See these reductions:
ir..8 S 7.00
$12.00 Trunks fl O ff
& o.uu
riir iff """TTr;
mmm i
DEATH OP JUDGE BRADSIIAW
GENERALLY LAMENTED.
IS
Duplex Alcazar Range uS""s 9.65
rrZL aj.-w $i8.oo Trunks Q-l M ((
Two Ranges in One "Zy-" : -
Burns Wood, Coal or Gas now. . . . ,
The Duplex Alcazar
Range furnishes one per
petual treat the year
round. You can meet
every mood of Nature,
and use either coal or gas,
or both at the same time,
as you may wish.
The Duplex Alcazar , is
always ready for service.
It is at once a perfect coal
range and a perfect gas
range, but it takes up no
more room than onf stnvp
and thus meets the requirements of the up-to-date
kitchen.
The completeness of the range is exemplified in every detail.
Ask us to demonstrate it for you. Sold on easy terms; your
old stove or range taken as part payment.
$27 Steamer Trunks
All our Trunks are strongly rein
forced, and they have metal fit
tings. See window display.
TRAVELING BAGS
SPECIAL $6 Traveling Bags in
brown imitation leather, 18-inch,
witn brass trimmings and
genuine leather corners
SPECIAL $4.75 Traveling Bags in
black imitation leather, 18-inch,
with brass trimmings, CQ 7(
only DO. i U
SPECIAL $4.25 Traveling Bags in
black imitation leather, 16-inch,
with brass trimmings,
84.75
MATTING CASES
Special 12-inch Matting Cases
with fiber corners just the
thing to carry your bathing
suit or picnic lunch. (Jfn
Special only DUL
Refrigerators
Reduced
Eliminate waste by using a re
frigerator. We quote special prices
on our entire stock during this
week.
$18.00 Century Refrigerators, sub
stantially made of hardwood; 40
pound icing capacity. Q" A OJT
Priced special ,i)jJtJ
$21.00 Century Refrigerators,
enamel lined, 60-pound &t fT
icing capacity D-LO I O
$40.00 Herrick Refrigerators, 3
door, with 75 -pound CJO QC
icing capacity 4 00
Lawn and Garden
We are headquarters for lawn
mowers, garden hose and garden
implements. Now is the time fo
keep the lawn neatly trimmed and
to do intensive work in the garden.
' Regular $6.00 Velvet Lawn Mow
ers, 16-inch cutting sur- Q A Of?
face, priced at DrrOe)
Regular $6.00 Black Rubber Hose,
50-foot length, Si-inch, ff
priced now at DTt7l
Mrs. Castner Entertains Women.
HOOI RIVER. Or- June 23 (Sp-
rlaL The following prominent club
women of The ralles, were here. th.
Floyd Jluwrll.
rNIOX. Or- June 23. (Spe
cial.) B. F. Wilson last week
retired as editor of the Oregon
Scout and is succeeded In that
capacity by Floyd Maxwell, who
will act as editor and publisher.
Mr. Maxwell is a local boy and
a graduate of Union High School.
!and has followed the newspaper
game for a number of years. He
. is a son of W. A. Maxwell, a
Z former editor of several news-
i papers throughout the state and
well known to the newspaper
world In this locality.
J The Scout is the second oldest
newspaper in Eastern Oregon,
and was nrst founded as the
Blue Mountain Sentinel.
Testimony of Connty Officials of Dif
ferent Political Faith la That of
Fairness In Dealing's.
HOOD RIVER. Or. June 23. fSno.
t'aij no news nas ever brought
greater snocK or resulted In so nrn.
found and universal expression of irrief
as mat telling or the sudden death in
Portland Wednesday of Judsre v. 1
Bradshaw. of The Dalles. For the oast
quarter of a century he had- bee on
me Dencnes ot tne local District Or.
cuit Court, formerly comprised of Hood
River. Morrow, Gilliam, Wasco. Wheel
er and Crook Counties, but reduced at
the 28th session of the Lesrislatui-n tn
Hooa stiver and Wasco.
l have never had any news to brine
me a reaier gner, said A. J. Derby,
District Attorney. "Not only do I con
sider that the death of Judge Bradshaw
nas Drought a great loss to the county
and the state, but I feel his loss n.r-
sonally. With his passing I feel tha.t
nave lost one or the -best friends I
ever had. a man in whom I placed the
utmost: continence, a man to whom 1
could go when I was in need of serinim
advice. Judge Bradshaw will h
missed."
"For IS years." said Sheriff Tlmm..
F. Johnson. 'I have been in clone touch
with Judge Bradshaw. He and I were
of a different political faith, he a Dem
ocrat and I a Republican, but politics
never figured in the deeds of t,.h
Bradshaw. I have never known a
squarer man."
Judge Bradshaw. hlsrh In th n.v.
of Knights of Pythias, was a frequent
visitor to the local lodge.
MILL OPENING BOOMS TOWN
Sonny, Near Hood, River, Is Bust
Spot Along Highway.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. .InnA n
clal.) With the opening- of the Mitch
ell's Point Lumber Company's mill, on
the range Just south of the station.
Sonny, six miles west of here on the
O.-W. R. & K. line, is one of the busiest
points in the county. The lumber con
cern will employ about 60 men. A
60x40-foot store building is being
erected.
The lumber company has won Co
lumbia River Highway tourists by In
stalling- a gasoline supply station. The
new store is near the foot of Ruthton
HUL
Pendleton Plans More Paving.
PKNDLETN, Or.. June S.J-fpr,,.
clal.) Twenty additional blocks of
paving will be- laid here during the
Summer. It Is possible that there will
be more, but this amount either has
been contracted for or is in the pre
liminary stages of its passage through
the Council. "Work is under wav on
one district. All in in the residence
section of the city and. especially on
the north side, where the streets have
a heavy grade, will be a profitable In
vestment. All Is gravel bitulithic
Polk County Expenditures In.
DALLAS, Or.. June 23. (Special. 1-
Polk County1 Better Roads Association,
filed with Secretary Olcott today a
report of their receipts and expenses
in carrying on the campaign for the
$6,000,000 road bonds. The total receipts
amounted to $157 and total expendi
tures J151.S7.
STT A"R TTS TOF. A V A pIy npaH?d for its wholesome humor. A picture true to the high Colum
J -t.AV 1 U X KJJLJJrX. X bia standards. We're pleased to show it, for beyond question, taken all in all, it
is me mosi satisfying Dili OI ine weeK.
Safety Razor Blades
Sharpened FREE !
Drop two safety razor blades In
this ad and we will put a sharp-shop
edge on them and return by mail
free. .
Olllette, Duplex. Serto. Auto Strap.
Gem. etc. sharpened. 24c dozen, mail
25c dozen.
Surprise your scissors, pocket
knife or old-style razor with a
sharp-shop edge.
"SHARP SHOP"
124 BROADWAY,
Between Alder ud Wuklmftsn.
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A photo for the kiddies, for mother, for daddy and old folks for everyone capable of
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