SECTION FIVE
Pages 1 to 12
Women's Section
Special Features
VOL XXXVII.
rORTLAXD, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1918.
NO.
BETTER MANAGEMENT OF FARM AS BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE IS BIG FACTOR TO SUCCESS
Application, of Practical Methods la Demonstrated at Recent Agricultural Fair at Corvallis Exhibits Give
Valuable Lessons to- Farmers.
Powers Great
January Credit-Giving Sale
During the month of January we are offering hun-
dreda of items on special terms and at special prices.
Everyone can claim big values, -but only you can
prove which store is giving greatest values by mak
ing actual comparison. We urgently advise such a
comparison, knowing that it will result in your mak
ing your selection here during this January sale.
Special Prices Special Terms
This 4-Piece Windsor (ft Q 17 5Q
Bedroom Suite tpJ 0
Ivory Enamel or American Walnut
I .ok at the Illustration again. Check the pieces
up with these special prices, then you will real! re
. - ..miin. knrviain we ir offerlnar vou. The
cut merely gives the outline of the pieces. It
does not no ine spienoia uninn, nw ". - a gf t T I
to every detail of construction, for It la the beat CV (Ml Week
period aulie we have ever owned at a almllar price. V w -
Terms
$9.50 Gash
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$"1 7Cfe.50 This William and Mary
jL 0 J 10-PieceDining-Room Suite
Tofmo Here la a splendid offering: In a William and Mary
J. CI linlng-Koom Suite a combination of plecea for
rif pno f the price that cannot be duplicated anywhere.
tDl .oUtulSn You may aelect the entire euite aa pictured, or
T" any of the separate pieces you may need, lou
Sk7 IMI Vfflr will find In every instance that the price la far
p.WS 'v5n, below that of any period furniture. The suite is
a true William and Mary design, yet offered at
the price of ordinary straight-line furniture. Note the size of the
buffet, which la 64 Inches In length; the dining; table, which seats ten,
and the china closet, which la of generous size.
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This VICTROLA XI Outfit
larladlag O a Tea lark
Heeard Albas. Twelve
Tea -lack Dvaale - Face
Records.
$120
$10Cash,$7.50Month
We charge no interest
This handsome Vlctrola XT. with one
ten-Inch record album and twelve
ten-inrh double-faced records I !4
selections). You have your choice
of rich fumed or mahogany fin
ished case. Our bright and com
fortably furnished main floor dla
nlay rooma make Vlctrola buying
here very pleasant. Ours is ex
plnalvelv a Vlctrola department.
and all models produced by the Victor Company are on ahow.
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Close
Out Sale 1917
Factory
Samples
We hare taken
over from Hey
wood Broth era
and Wiktl leld
Com pany twenty-two
patterns
of their 117
samp les of Uo
Carta and C a r
riages. which
will be placed
on sale tomor
row at from 20"6
to 30 reduction
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KODOI.A Reed Car
riage, In brown and
Ivory finishes. De",J26 30
IM)IRLK PVIHER
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One-Motion Collapsl
ble Sulkey. special..
Wood Perambula tor
in brown and black, OC
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Light Reed Carriage.
Bedford cord up- (1Q Q(J
holstery. special at. . 5 1 2J0J
Sturgis C o I 1 a psible
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Range
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Four-hole Opal Steel Range,
with polished top and extra
heavy polished steel body.
Panltary leg base, all smooth
nickel trimmlnga; extra heavy
linings of asbestos protected
with steel. Burns either wood
or coal. Firebox Si la. long.
Special
$49,50
War Swings Stamps
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United States
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Specials From the
Drapery
Departm'nt
3-lnch C r e t o nnes.
large assortment In
stripes, foliage and
verdure effects,
special, yard.
75c Colored Marquis
ettes, a new feature
for window d r a pes
In six colors, yard...
Bungalow Umpi, a
large assortment of
unique patterns Just
received finished In
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glass domes, ape- gg
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9x12 Worcester
Axminster Rugs
$32.85
Sl.oo Cask. fl.OO Week.
High- quality, thick - nap Ax
minster Rugs that will give you
years of service. Newest pat
terns, best colorings await your
selection.
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BY H. D. SCUDDER,
Chief in Farm Management, O. A. C.
I"X7 ITH the need for greatly in
W creased production and the
higrher prices of machinery and
all materials and the scarcity of labor,
can the farmer meet the urgent appeal
to win the war with the crop and
livestock artillery of the farm fields?
An answer to this question was given
in a unique way by the students in
farm management at the agricultural
fair at Oregon Agricultural College
during farmers' week.
"Yes," they said, "if better manage
ment methods were used."
Farm management as a science in
itself is something rather new, it
seems. Farmers have devoted all of
their efforts and study hitherto' almost
exclusively to better production meth
ods, unaware of or overlooking the
need for better management of the
farm as a business enterprise, rather
than merely as a producing concern.
So these student livewires proceeded
to demonstrate what farm management
is and how vitally It affects the farm
er's success.
Float Teaches lssoa.
In the farm management float which
took first prise in the agricultural
parade at the fair they showed how
Uncle Tarn could "carry liberty to all
the world if the farmer did not fail
nim. and that in turn the farmer I
would not fail, even with cost of pro
duction doubled and labor almost un
obtainable, if he made proper utiliza
tion of the factors In management
which make the farm successful. Six
teen lively young Americans dressed in
red shirts and overalls, bandanas and
straw hats, each representing one of
the important factors in farm manage
ment, formed a team that drew the
float carrying the farmer. Uncle Sam
and Liberty onward to success.
O;- the fair grounds, right in the
front trnches where the farmer is bat
tling for maximum production, they
built an alfalfa palace of green, sweet
scented bales t.nd this they called
"the farm management hut." This
they designed for the assistance, re
lief and instruction of the hard
fighting farmer to give him first aid
in 'arm management and send him
back to the front with added strength
for food production.
Inside "the hut" the wheat farmer
was shown how, by better manage
ment methods, to increase wheat pro
duction, yet at the same time add wool
and pork - to his output. Maximum
efficiency in farm labor, in the use of
machinery and other equipment, in the
use of capital; methods of increasing
the size and diversity of his business
and of increasing and maintaining fer
tility these and many other of the
most important factors in successful
farming were demonstrated in exhibits
that told their own story. In a fre
quently repeated lantern talk and In
a printed circular handed out to each ,
farmer, other good farm management
practices pertinent to the present situn
ation were emphasized.
A display of the chief soil types of
the state and a graphic exhibit of
their composition, value and manage
ment, together with the need for agri
cultural lime, rotations and fertilizers
also was shown.
The special feature of the exhibit
was an illuminated transparency,
showing the original and the reorgan
ized farm management plan of a
Willamette Valley farm now actually
undergoing the change from failure to
success, one of many such plans ad
vanced students in farm management
are working upon.
The silver trophy offered by Dr.
A. B. Cordley, dean of agriculture, for
the best exhibit from the standpoint
of educational value, attractiveness,
novelty, etc., was awarded the farm
management exhibit. The Judges were
O. M. Plummer, of Portland, for. many
years a prominent figure in the live
stock world and in educational circles;
J. W. Brewer, State Farm Labor Com
missioner, former president of the Irri
gation Congress, and himself an active
showman, and W. H. Savage, of g.or
vallis, superintendent of the livestock
division of the State Fair and for many
years Benton County's blue-ribj)on
showman.
The students deserving special credit
for the strenuous work of preparing
the winning exhibit are J. M. Lewis.
Palmer Patton, R. H. Williams, Erie
England, A. Breithaupt and H. A. Stone.
Miss "Blessing" Lewis played the part
of Goddess of Liberty.
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EDITH LANYON TELLS OF PREPARATIONS FOR
CHRISTMAS BY NURSES IN ENGLISH HOSPITAL
Sugar Shortage Limits Each Person to Half Pound a Week Eggs Are Ten Cents Apiece, Butter Sixty Cents a
Pound Tanks Aid in Raising War Funds.
QUESTIONNAIRE LAWYERS GET
IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH PEOPLE
AH Sort f Rcasoas Offered for Escaping Service Many Evidences of
Self-Sacrifiee and Loyalty Found. Eren Where Leaat Expected.
BT AN OREGON LAWYER.
IT I should waka up In the middle
of the alcht and find myself on top
of Mount Hood or In the middle of
the Sahara lesrt and a man stand
ing befora me. my flrat Impulsa would
b to reach for toy pen with ono hand
and for bis questionnaire with the
pther.
Itaepita anuaual surroundings, the
movements would be almost automatic.
The reason la because I am a member
of a legal advisory board for draft
registrants, and for three weeks I have
dona little els except fill out these
M-page folders sent out by the Federal
Government preparatory to classifying
the men it has listed aa subject to the
selective draft. I have had time to
think of nothing except the array of
question In that booklet. In my wak
ing hours I hare wrestled with de
ferred classification In Its various
forms and I have dreamed about it at
night.
I y proresston i am m unjn.
during tne pa si inree www m unuai
lines of thought have been crowded out
of my system and if In the rush of
registrants to my office there drifted
In some man with law business I could
hardly come back to earth. Instinctive
ly. It seemed. I would ask him his age.
the name of his nearest relative and
where he haa worked the last 10 years.
Whether he wanted a deed, mortgage
or contract I was apt to Inquire; what
grade be reached In school, or ask if
he had ever been convicted of a crime.
If he wanted some legal advice I had
to be careful that all of a' sudden I
didn't demand If he supported any de
pendent relatives, had a religious con
viction against war. or what branch of
the service ha would prefer If selected.
Work. Anaaylasr bat laterestlag.
Anyone who haa not been filling out
questionnaires since the middle of De
cember will think I am exaggerating.
Well, maybe I am. But I have worked
on questionnaires, thought about ques
tionnaires, dreamed about question
naires and lived almost exclusively in
a questionnaire atmosphere until now
that the tide of registrants rushing in,
K-page booklet In hand, haa subsided,
I am hardly back to normal.
Despite the hard work and the an
noyance often Incident to it. service
on the legal advisory board was Inter
esting. Viewed now In retrospect, per
haps It was an experience worth while.
I secured some new insights on human
nature, some new viewpoints on dif
ferent things.
I feel rewarded for tne work I did
by the fact that moat of the registrants
appeared to appreciate the assistance.
Some offered financial remuneration,
which, of course, was refused in all
cases. Some insisted on donating a ci
gar, which I often accepted to help pro
vide energy to fill out the question
naire for the next man who came In.
(C'oncludvu on I'ag 8, Column a.)
BY EDITH LANYON.
SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND j Dec.
18. We are up to our eyes now In
Christmas decorations at the in
firmary. .Each ward, usually more
businesslike looking than beautiful. Is
to be transformed temporarily into a
flowery bower. One ward is to be yel
low, one violet and one pink, and all
is excitement. Every patient feeki con
valescent enough to make a few paper
roses and the children's ward is abso
lutely hilarious.
Woe betide the poor child who be
comes well enough to go home for
Christmas after seeing all the prepara
tions for the Christmas tree In the
ward.
People keep calling with nice
bunchy interesting-looking parcels and
we are constantly tripping up the
house surgeon and the "honorarles'
with trails of red paper roses and ever
greens ali ready to festoon the big
entrance nail.
The porter Is a busy man in great
demand. He seems such a connoisseur
at decorations that I asked him today
how many times he had helped. He
saia:
"Well, nurse, this year will be the
-As the junior "pro" said, admiring
ly. "Why, you must have been decorat
ing Derore I was born!
A row or fire buckets on the first
floor are masquerading as plant pots,
each one containing a yellow rose tree.
luxuriant witn (paper) blossoms. Curi
ously enough, on looking closely, the
foliage appears to be ivy, but the tree
Is composed of sure-enough twigs.
We have thoughtfully filled these
camouflaged fire buckets with sand
and in case of need the rose bush can
be rudely plucked from its pot and
thrown aside and the sand thrown on
the blaze. Who knows, the Kaiser
may send us a Christmas greeting in
the shape of an Incendiary bomb or
two, and it Is well to be prepared.
We can be quite sure that it will not
be his fault If her doesn't.
I must mention that the matron told
me yesterday that she had never before
had so much given for the Christmas
festivities. Undoubtedly the reason be
ing that people are unwilling to
spend money unnecessarily on luxuries
for themselves In these times of un
rest. They show the true Christmas spirit
in trying to give pleasure to the poor
and afflicted instead.
I fear me that "Peace and goodwill
to all men" Is not for the great na
tions this Christmas. Russia and Ger
many may love one another, but none
else spends much time loving them, not
even Turkey and Austria, unless I am
very much mistaken.
Columbia and Britannia will rejoice
together whenever possible I am sure.
I have just been applying for my
sugar card, which will entitle me to
my ration of half a pound of sugar a
week. After getting it at the post
office I carefully folded It up and put
it in my pocket (yes. uniform coats
have pockets!) to keep it clean. The
first words which greeted my eyes
when I unwrapped it were the ominous
ones:
"This form must not be folded or
creased."
So I straightaway took it to the
kitchen and ironed out.
Alas! it demanded the day, month
and year of my birth, and at the bot
tom of the paper remarked severely:
"Any person willfully making a false
statement in respect to any matter spe
cified on this form is liable on con
viction to a fine of not exceeding 100
or six months' imprisonment or both.
That "both" seems absolutely the un
kindest cut of all.
I had to be younger to become a
nurse, and now I have to age about
four years in four months to draw my
ration of sugar!
As a matter of fact the nurses' age
limit, like the soldiers', h.-.s been put
up, and I believe I am really and truly
well within that limit now.
I shall end up by being various ages
according to circumstances, like plenty
of other women.
The latest things we are rationed on
are matches. We are earnestly re
quested only to use six a day. As 1
only use about one a day myself, that
restriction does not hit me very hard.
A welcome Christmas gift this year
will be a parcel of food, when eggs
are 10 cents each, butter 60 cents a
pound, bacon 50 cents a pound and
currants and raisins "off" altogether
("off" to France tucked away in Tom
my's Christmas puddings).
Dates have gone up lately to 36 cents
per pound, being popular as under
studies in place of the missing cur
rants and raisins. Milk is 14 cents
quart. One wonders what a grocer can
buy one-half so precious as the goods
he sells with due apologies to Omar.
I read the other day of a man who
came in for a legacy of 28 pounds of
sugar through the death of a friend.
I expect his household joyfully made
Jam of It.
Perhaps soon one will hear of invi
tations somethinb like this: "Do come
in for supper after your hospital or
canteen duties are over; we are going
to open an egg."
Food queues are certainly on view
outside provision stores, but I think
they are very often looked upon as a
form of entertainment and a good ex
cuse for a gossip or else they are
chiefly patronized by food collectors.
As a canny lecturer said a few days
ago at a war emergency meeting:
There's a good deal of grumbling about
standing in food queues from a cer
tain class of people who, I notice, are
very willing to stand in queues, with
out a word of complaint, outside a pic
ture show house."
The tanks have been doing good busi
ness up in the northern manufacturing
towns this last week, and have reaped
harvest of millions of pounds ster
ling for the war funds.
The Liverpool tank was called by the
pet name of Julian, and tank No. 130,
of London fame, goes by the pet name
of Nelson, because he came from Traf
algar Square.
Germany is now loudly asserting!
that America will not be ready to come
into the arena in full fighting trim un
til after the Summer of 1918, which
leads me to suppose that she does not
know America as well as I do!
I have just got a letter of .hanks for
Portland from one of my patients in
the navy. He writes:
"I, myself, and my messmates really
don't know how to thank you for all
you have done for us. Many's the
night on the bridge have we thanked
you again and again for your gift of
woolies, wheh the wind has been blow
ing a gale, and it has been as cold
well, as cold as it can be."
I also had a letter of thanks to for
ward from the matron of the other hos
pital on behalf of her soldiers.
The Big Soldier leaves to go on active
service again the day after tomorrow,
so, as he writes, has every prospect of
spending his Christmas on the battle
field. He rather expects to go into the
warm sunshine instead of into the
chilly trenches of Flanders, which must
be a pleasing prospect, as he came
back from India to fight and prefers
heat to cold.
The best Christmas present we have
got thus far is the one General Sir
Edmund Allenby gave us Jerusalem.
I fear the Turks were not exactly
"cheerful givers," after having owned
the blessed city for 400 years.
A solemn te deum was sung in St.
Paul's Cathedral and in Westminster
Cathedral to celebrate. In the latter,
the Roman Catholic Cathedral; Cardi
nal Bourne sang the service himself.
My out-patients have been most help
ful with the Christmas decorations.
Those awaiting their turn have been
very willing to wire roses onto their
bushes to help "Nurse."
The most foolish thing I have done
this week wa.s to pour I line on my
hands in mistake for hand lotion, after
skinning off my rubber gloves, which
gave them a truly Filipino tint. In
ordinary civilian clothes it would have
entirely done away with the necessity
for wearing gloves, but unfortunately
I am by regulations obliged to wear
white ones with uniform; white ones
which keep clean about flife minutes In
this somewhat grimy atmosphere.
I Just got a letter politely inquiring
whether I would prefer a Red Cross
medallion or a St. John's medallion, so
I take it as proof positive that I did
pass my examination a week or two
ago.
As I am a Red Cross nurse now. I
suppose I might as well wear the Red
Cross medallion.
Hood River Boy Promoted.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) Rev. J. L. Hershner, retired
Congregational minister and pioneer
of the district, today received a letter
from his son, Harold Hershner. former
ly assistant cashier of the Butler
Banking Company, announcing his pro
motion from private to first sergeant
of Company B. First Field Hospital, at
Camp Lewis. Wash. This is the high
est rank obtainable by a member of
a hospital com-' hn is not a physician.
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