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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1911)
The Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1911. NGfo IX DBA S POSTAL SAVINGS BANK WILL OPEN OCTOBER 24 in i . ! of First Third Class Offices :y DEPOSITED PLACED IN LOCAL BANK Intment Made After Thorough Investigation ,i!t!nn Here bv the Postmastej isiness telegraph dispatch to the Uand Orcgonian i u... bgton. D, a, last Tuesday, i .Vnated as a Postal iBank, to be openei uci- Madras postoffice has been for appointment as a pob- ijngs DanK iui duiu- m..-. month ago I'ostmasier javis received a communi- Ifrom the postmaster gen- B . Ml tbSnrr fnr a statement oi i Isiness of the ollice here, iiount of foreign money or- fissued, population of our nd other similar questions. nfomiation furnished was htly satisfactory to the pos- Icials, for the appointment led shortly after. I first postal savings banks made by the department a year ago as an experi ence then additional ap- nents have been made and Ihe ultimate intention of the 1 department to make every See in cities of third-class fiigher a postal savings bank. ; information on the dhas been received at the but the same rules ning the deposits of the I savings bank in Portland, i opened a couple of weeks will undoubtedly prevail The following article rel- !to operating the new in- Ition is taken from the Port Journal: py person of the age of 10 i or over may make deposits w postal bank and by a tnJ .. 1 ieu woman in ner own namn such accounts will ho fivo interference by her hus Butone savings account j be carried by one person. 'corporation, association, so- l firm or two or more nor. jointly will be permitted to 'accounts, and no flpcnnnf ba opened in the name of Person in trust for or on be- oi another, excont wlmn . , ........ pwizw by, the N. postmaster (Recount may be opened for hi l nor wiH factions of Pilar be accent fn,. ,1:- "y time. No mm umMi un ? , - Ill uu jiUl ea to deposit more than Sinn pe calendar month, nor will liaiancoof nn,, nn.ut i. 10 excnnrl 91K(( f0 Per cent inf.niwf 1 mill u . UM 7 he paid on each deposit lhas "mnlncd for one year r t dayof the month follow inelay on which n,n I ho ir!U..l 1 r11 within t in vn,. rr:... .i i, ui i i ir i ii i u any interest on the amount so withdrawn. To enable any person to ac cimulatc for deposit amounts less than $1, the depository of fice will keep for sale postal sav ings cards at 10 cents each and specially prepared postal savings stamps which must be affixed by any intending depositor as desir ed in spaces provided for such savings cards for that purpose. A postal savings card with nine 10 cent savings stamps affixed will be accepted as a deposit of $1, either in opening an account or adding to or extending an account. Depositors may withdraw the whole or any part of a deposit when interest payable thereon will be paid on surrender of his savings certificates properly en dorsed covering the amount of the desired withdrawal. With drawals of either principal or in terest will be paid only to the de positor in person or to the bearer e an order made out on a print ed 'form to be obtained at the bank, and signed by the deposit or. No person connected with the postoffice department or postal service will be permitted to dis close the name of any depositor or give any information concern ing an account to any person other than the depositor himself.. When it is shown to Hie post master's satisfaction that an in tending depositor, because of in firmity or other good an sufficient reasons, cannot appear personal ly to open an account, blanks will be furnished the depositor's rep resentative who may make the deposit for him Accounts cannot at first be opened by mail but after the first deposit has been made additional deposits may bo sent in by mai which will receive the same con sideration as an account deposit ed personally. The postal savings bank will be an entirely separate affair and will not interfere with the other business of the postoffice. Some one of the clerks in the office will be appointed to superintend the new institution. It is said that it has been fully demonstrated that the business of postal savings banks through out the country has not in any way been deterimental to the es tablished banking business of the country. Ninety-five per centra the money received, it is said, is immediately placed with the banks of the city, where two-and-one-fourth per cent is paid for its use. The postal bank pays two per cent to its depositors. FIRST W.C.T.U. CONVENTION ENDS "Red Light" District and Saloons Denounced NEXT YEAR AT REDMOND Silver Mcdnl Awnrded to Miss Vorl Ramsay Many Interesting I'npcrs Rend F-WEST AND PARTY MAKE SHORT STAY p.. i uuvernor wnD n.. . . 'Vashineton i g00d roads chnmPon from tl H.Bow, , H ThomPSon, city engineer of Seattle; '"rem-iiM-l N?ru,west interested in the good roads movement arrived h st.udyinff conditions throughout the state. ie. V nere a0Ut noon todav. stonninfr nnlv for a lUm hn u v j i-i o " .Ji " "MU UIGV urnnf fr. TJ.l ...1 r.. tt;ii 1 4.l. I'uare8Sth V """k w unu wuuru mi. inn unu uuiura riw! U1U citizens on t li lfId- TomnI f road construction in different parts of the - w,U(y wm leave uena ior Medlord. the state Major ission of ihintrton n f?5merly a member of the Highway Commi men nti x," were tne advance guard of a party of 19 promi "I WIG NnWIlll.nnl. 'L 1 , . ,. . 1 thenum" 7 our trough this part of the state in automobiles The short The first Women's Christian Temperance Union convention ever held in Crook countv con vened in the M. E. church in Madras Friday, September 15. Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh, state president, was present and in her clear, forceful way made each session intensely interest ing and entertaining for those in attendance. At the Sunday morning service she "spoke at length on the beauties of mother hood, taking for her subject the Bible story of Rispah and her sons. Sunday afternoon Mrs. Unruh addressed the men only, confin ing her subject to the "red light district" which flourishes in Mad ras, and scoring the mayor and councilmen for allowing it to exist. She asserted that a short time before coming here, she re ceived a letter from one of the business men in this town to the effect that.the city officials here received a monthly stipend from the inhabitants of the vice in fested district to allow its con tinuance. She also said that this person, if necessary, would make affidavit that these conditions existed here. The following res olution was prepared and read by Mr. Hoffman: To the honorable Mayor and City Council, Madras, Ore., greeting: Whereas, because of the so- called restricted district that is permitted to obtain in Madras, our town and community have become a slur and a by-word; and whereas, vice and even crime are prevalent as a result of the same; and further, whereas this condition has humiliated our civic pride and decreased the value of our real estate, and further, be cause our boys and girls are in imminent danger, We, therefore, the under signed, respectfully request your honorable body to take steps at once, in conformity with the re quirements of the state law, to remove from Madras the red light district that has given us and our town an unenviable rep cation both within and without our immediate connnes. After reading the resolution, the author passed among the audience for signers, while Mrs. Unruh proclamed from the pulpit that every person present who called himself a man would at tach his name thereto. Out of 32 men in the audience 24 signed the resolution. She also stated that were she a mother in Madras, and the city officials refused to remove the aforesaid district, she would em ulate the famous old warrior from Kansas, Carrie Nation, and terminate its reign with her little hatchet. Her purity talk Sunday even ing was an inspiration to a large and attentive audience. Saturday evening was criven over 'to the Loyal Temperance j Legion silver medal contest which has never been excelled in the state; this statement was from Mrs. Unruh who has at tended many such events. Miss Verl Ramsay was the successful contestant. Several good papers were read during the convention on the im portant problems confronting the women of today. Miss Elva J. Smith read one on "How best to protect our daughters and who's daughters are in danger," that was greatly appreciated and ap plauded. Miss Smith has kindly consented to have her paper published. Delegates were present from Prineville, Redmond, Bend, Me- tolius and Culver. The following county officers were chosen for the coming year: Mrs. Wilda Belknap, Prineville, president; Mrs. Nellie Lilly, Redmond, vice president; Mrs. Olive Cameron, Bend, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Estelle Snook, Madras, re cording secretary; Mrs. J. H. Cook, Redmond, treasurer. Redmond was selected as the next meeting place of the convention. FARM TRAIN WILL STOP AT MADRAS Instructors From Agricultural College and Traffic Manager of O.-W. P.& N. Preparing Equipment PHOTOGRAPHER GETS VIEWS AT ROUND-UP O. Hcdlund Snaps Bucking Bronchos, Bucaroos and Bucarettes While in the Air Photographer O. Hedlund re turned Sunday night from the Round-Up show, at Pendleton where he went to secure views of bucking bronchos, bucaroos and bucarettes in action. He was successful in getting about fifty excellent photographs of Indians, cowboys and other in teresting features of the greatest show of its kind ever presented to the world. Mr. Hedlund is very enthus iastic over the show and accom modations offered to visitors. The crowds upon the slreets, he says, were so dense that the peo ple had fairly to elbow them selves good-naturedly along. A buzz of humanity in motion and in the gayest spiriU; band play ing upon the streets, confetti, fraternal greetings and street demonstrations of visitors all informal and impromtu, with the weather arranged especially to suit the occasion, all contributed to the success. Pickpockets and crooks were scarce, and the vigilance of spe cial officers successfully .kept that element out of the city. Eight performers were injured seriously enough to be removed to the hospital, which was under the care of the Pendleton Medi cal Association. All of the in jured received their wounds either from being thrown from bucking horses or from horses falling with them in the races. The photographs secured by Mr. Hedlund are particularly good, having been taken with a new machine, showing the men and horses in action iust n.s they appeared before the im mense crowd in the grandstand. One of his photographs taken last year of Miss O'Kelly in front of her home at Culver was used by the Round-Up officials in a phamphlet advertising their great show. I. Segal left yesterday morn ing for Fall Bridge, Wash, where he now operates a store. From published reports sent out recently it is certain that Madras will be visited by a spe cial train some time next month to exploit the resource of Central j Oregon. The following article J relative to the proposed train is taken from the Oregonian: Farmers in Central Oregon and on the Shaniko, Condon and Heppner branches of the O.-W. R. & N. company will be visited next month by a demonstration train that now is being equipped by the instructors of the Oregon Agricultural College. R. B. Miller, traffic manager of the O.-W. R. & N. company, is taking an active interest in the development of the arid sec tions of the state and in sending out the. next train will endeavor to present methods by which stockraising and agriculture in those regions may be made more successful. Details of the train's equip ment have not been planned, but special attention will be given to soil culture and conservation of moisture. These two features, Mr. Miller declares, must be studied with considerable dili gence if the dry lands that here tofore have been unproductive are to be redeemed. An effort also will' be made to discourage what railroad men call "the abominable practice of summer fallow," and to replace this method of agriculture with the cultivation of field peas and vegetables. In this way one-half the land that is devoted to wheat raising will not remain idle, as is necessary under the summer fallow system. That hograising can be made one of the most profitable branch es of farming in Interior Oregon will be demonstrated by a car designed to present the livestock possibilities to best advantage. Mr. Miller deplores the fact that it is necessary for the pack ing houses of Portland to import millions of dollars' worth of pork stock annually from Nebraska and Mississippi Valley states. He declares that every pound of pork consumed here should be grown in Oregon. In the ab sence of corn, he points out that farmers can feed wheat at a good profit. By actual experiment under average conditions wheat fed to hogs that sell for 6 or 7 cents on the foot has been found to bring $1 a bushel as pork. Some attention will- be given also to poultry raising. This, also, is one of the neglected arts in Oregon, as much poultry and eggs are regularly sent to Port land from eastern states. Instructors from the state col lege will be on board and will give lectures on wheat and vege table raising and on the various scientific features of agriculture. The time when the ti ain will leave Port and has not vet hPn determined, but it probably will oe soon alter the middle of Of. tober. The road will be completed to tsena oy tnat time. An effort will be made to hnvp every farmer within driving dis tance of the railroad visit Mm train, see the exhibits and attend the lectures. Railroad nffimnic as well as instructors of the agri cultural college are eager to get m direct touch with the farmers. aiiu uiMuuuuons win oe lree, as has been the rule on previous trains. So that the greatest good may be obtained from the trip the tentative schedule provides 'for but two stops a day. It is calcu ated that it will require several nvjuio iu receive tne average crowd at a stopping place, and, as thorough instruction is de sired, plenty of time is wanted. 1 he tram will operate over the main line of the O.-W. R. & N company A. A. Morse, in charge of the agricultural depart ment of the O.-W. R. &N. com pany, will have general charge. A NEW WAY TO BOOST OREGON The man on the ground ifl Oregon's beat immigration agent, according to K. C. Leedy. And Lecdy ought to know, because he is the General Immigration Agent of the Great Northern Hallway, with headquarters at St. Paul, Minnesota. Last spring, during the immigration period, President L. W. Hill instructed that a check be made of each train enter ing Oregon and information secured as to how the newcomer happened to go to Oregon to live. Seventy-five per cent responded that it was through the in fluence of friends already on the ground and prospering that the move was made. OREGON i Every eastern man in Oregon aftor harvesting his first crop, becomes an en thusiastic booster. lie wants his friends in the east to come west and share his good fortune. Mr. Leedy has already sent out thou sands of the Great Northern Railway's new bulletins on Oregon, and many new settlers have moved to Oregon on. this account. The Oregon bulletin shown above is a 36-page, handsomely illustrated book, with a four color state map and four color cover. It contains many letters from Oregon farmers and will be dis tributed throughout the east wherever we can find interested people. Sendthe names of your eastern friends to whom you would like this free booklet sent to E. C. Leedy, General Immigration Agent, Great Northern Railway, St. Paul. REDMOND PLANNING GREAT CELEBRATION Music, Speeches and Ad dresses All Day Long SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Invitations Sent to the Governor. and Commercial Bodies Many From Madras Will Attend Saturday, September 30,' has been definitely decided nnrin nn the date for "Rnilrnnrl n iv" in I j . Redmond. President Brewer of the Redmond Commercial club received word last Thursday from the headquarters of the Oregon Development league in Portland to the effect that at least 50 prominent business men of that city would leave there on the 29th and would join them in celebrating the advent of the first railroad into that town. In vitations to attend have been sent to Governor West and other state officials as well as to every commercial organization in the state. Many Madras people have already stated their intention of attending the celebration and it is possible that a delegation of at least 50 people will go from here. The celebration has been ad vertised for several months past and now that the official date is announced, hundreds of visitors from other towns are expected to attend. The dav will ua ... ui,Kivcn ver to athletic events, band milQWI nn1 .JJ . ....v. u uuuresses by promi nent speakers from this state. It is expected that special trains will carry visitors from outside towns over both the O. W. R. & N. and Oregon Trunk lines, announcement of which will be made in next week's paper.