HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE! SECTION i vf Jy .i THE MOORE STUDIO CLIS DlltnlXn. I'OUTI.ANU artistic rimToaitAPnr JIODErtATK THICKS. - .. - e (M advertleemer.t S-Jlofrof chare. LESSONS IN -t nt- -.... rirfla In 0"" ""7, it'nV.uiilTliAA'n 0KHl.r-ll-"" ."' ' hv Mall. TJDT SUCCBSBnJLLYAT HOMB trt and "get a practical builiwit E?Atlo- t little coiL ALL BOOKS AND aurriiiM TrlU it once fir full Information kj frca lampio i" CENTRAL lOMMERCIAL COLLEGE Ifdtral Bide Portland, Oregon. LINK'S BUSINESS COLLEGE Portland, Oregon I'm Bungalow Lonely for You" i JOnj thit's KUIni,- them all tlio Iluniriiloiv liner. I tit wrltet of "Iloneymooii Trail I Willi" and "lluncnluw Town." ptUlt blueprints anil waiklnir ihaw- vi niKiiav .oriuiTr-irrn nun- ten rr Tnu" Kent free wltlt every copy oi iiiih Hoiitf. Wee of oiiR on))' SO cents. JTCHINS BUILDING CO. M HI-. Seattle, Waalt. Representatives Wanted. i wirvt a llvo man or woman with t?t. ftperlonco to represent r. :,::. .'.'"" " verjr town nnu U lurrounilliiK country. A good JPortunUy for jho rljfht pcron to fJ profitable connection. Give pui-r operlcncq nml refciciices. r-iT-r I"! PANAMA 111.1)0., Purtlnua Or. rater Tanks ' Write for Catalogue I1! Hatbor Commercial Cosraopolls, Wash. Cci. Northwest Cattle Situation I I1Y TUB STOCK EDITOR. RATTLE feeders say they mo losing money. Almost every stock train brings with II u string of good cnttle and tho good men who fed theni. And almost without exception they claim to have lost money. Nor Is this condition locnl. The farmer of tho corn belt Is telling the same story and more than any time In recent years cattle feeders are vowing not to feed another Winter. When wo go to tho shop for a ploco of beef we feel like kicking along with tho feeder. For while ho Is not breaking even nt tho low price ho must take wo ate still paying a long price for onr beef. However, the packers of the North west arc in n fairly sccuro position. When tho kick is mndo to him, as it Is dally In tho open market, and not gently, he calm ly refers the complalncr to the big East crn markets and submits that "steer for steer" cattlo aro selling higher In Port land than anywhero In the United States and havo been for threo months. In tho East nlmost every known influence- has contributed to tho demoraliza tion of tho market. Tho quarantine has restricted shipping and shut off many markets. The war has not proved to bo a benefit and business is not good, to say tho least. Now what's tho answer? In tho first place, all the clamor and threats In the world will bo of no avnll when It comes to Inducing the packers to pay more. Conditions must change. And that change In conditions must bo such as to affect all markets. Tho cattlo man knows better than any one else the effect of property and busi ness activity. Ho knows that all think ing availcth nothing in so far ns the prlco of n steak Is concerned. Just thinking bo will not mnke it possible for men to work nnd rccelvo wages and satisfy their ap pctlto for meat. Wo want to seo cattlo higher, If tho rise Is necessary to Insure a profit to tho feeder. Uut wo cannot bco now whero it will avail much to rail against condi tions for which neither tho buyer nor tho ' seller is responsible and which none of . us by threats or complaints can change. One thing wo of tho Northwest can do: wo can be thankful that wo have a hot ter market than our less fortunate broth ers In tho Bast. Then let us remember ono thing more: tho profits from feeding livestock can not be estimated fronj tho returns of a year or two. It's tho man who counts tho cost for 10 years thnt sccb the profit and gets it. Fire Kcport for National Forests During Year 1914 TUB District Toreater nt Portland, Or., reports that for the season of 1014 thcro wcro 1300 fires of all classes on the Natlonnl forests of Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Of this number 972 wcro extinguished by rangers or guards be fore nny appreciable damage had been done. Bach of the remaining 33S burned over 1 0 or nioro ncres. Accoidlng to tho District Forester, the 1914 weather conditions wcro tho most favorable to the spread of flro since 1910. Had tho strong north and east winds of 1910 again prevailed, the season would havo beon worse, since tho forest cover wns drier. In splto of tho extremo dry ness which rendered tho forests llko tin dor, only nbout one-fifth aB much timber was killed as In 1910. Tho success In keeping the timber losi to a comparatively low figure Is largely due, sajs tho District Forester, to tho fact that the sorvlcolias six times as much telophono lino ns In 1910, nearly two and one-half times ns much trail, and many more high peak lookout stations. In 1910 tho servlco had but few men who had ever fought fire to nny extent. In 1914 it hnd veteran flro fighters In every locality, with woll-thought-out and re corded plnns for any flro that might oc cur. When a flro was reported there was no loss of time. Men nnd supplies wcro rushing toward It within a few minutes. For Instance, on tho Fremont foreht last Sumiuor tho ranger at Silver Lake rango station received a telophono messago of a flro 12 miles away. In accordance with a prepared plan, ho went on horsoback three-eighths of n mile to Silver Lake, whero ho collected a crow of 10 men and took them to tho flro in hired automo biles, arriving thero 48 minutes after tho flro was reported to him. This would . hnvo been Impossible In 1910. An analysiH of causes shows that 150 fires wero started by railroads or by oth ers along their rights of way. 327 by lightning, 93 by incendiaries, 127 by brush burners, 319 by campers, nine by sawmills, and 275 are charged to mlscel. laneous causes. The report calls atten tion to ibc fact thnt only tho lightning fire aro Tfupreventable. Bvery one of tho others Is duo to thoughtlessness, lack of Judgment or maliciousness of man. Many men through city habit unconsciously throw nway burning mntches or tobacco, and a forest fire often results. Emphasis is placed on tho fact that tho community loses $0 to $S in wages on every 1000 feet of timber destroyed. By this fact over $1,000,000 is forever loat this dls- BARGAINS IN FARMS TA1.IC AllOt TIIIVSI U10K AT THIS. ...... ,,r.. ur.i ill -Ji i. .ft!" t? "" ".mil" fast of Carrol !?.!. A""-' " "." '" culllxailon, 21 ncres h . "TV '" PaMur. onl 8 ncres ton ?L, p '" e"lnte; "t lean TviOO fott of i. iT f,1"1 '''.'A""1 "no Win- ou-e, nlo creek flows through the place, 3 ncres now i rmp; small huuno and burn, chicken Home and wood-hed; 14 mile- to school; i mm .",uifK onl 2 n"'0" "ck road! With Mill plhMi K06a 4.)(Br.n1, colt. 2 In ood hih, 1 ,onr, all Iioimehold kooiU, J-Mni onloiia, poimon., !.. feed, farm lm. t'lpiin-nu r.d tool to ork tho placej on main muni loud and II, r D ' Tluro Is .'"" .'l'. rtl cacnra bark on tho PI.-.; I13SO will Hi), with a. rash pay luent of ,50. T1J-V: n?I'r;.u lSn ,s -VB or TK unsT iivlJI'Vkn W 1,KEN -f'KT I.V OUT. .f.l?!ff. T.. "EM'S l"OK INTO IT AT !h.' B roK ,T .w -NE ot TUB T.Wl liio rrf, a inllos from W'airrloo and HiN'ft llonn. Or.; 1 mil ( sohoot. en It. I. II. and crrani mule. Land la line rlvor hottom, Mark loam soil, 50 acres In fiiimatlon. a now In crop, 6 acres In pa'ttiu, n) rotk or utavel; family orchard In full hearing; ool T-room house, larue liarii n.id all outbulldlnas me.); JI500 mil Mi) this plate, on easy terms. FOR SALE ONLY A I'INn suburban homo, cln-o to tnn cities, lit aheaway flirurix. acres on Oregon City cnrllne, near Gladstone, has a fine l-rjoin house, good hum. chlcken-houie. Hiimnirr kitchen, a numher ot flno frutt ttns In full hrnrlnir, and berries of all kind, itood water' nnven-wlre fences! alt In ctiltlintlrm. Vu.i can but this pretty place, for only fiijo, l'."Kl rn.-li will handlo and easy terms on the balanee. SO ACItKB. i miles from Molnlla. Or.: 1 acres has lioen cultUated, IS morn has leen slashed and Kont-pnstured and with very llulo labor can ho put In ultlatlon; thn balance Is In fir, eedar and hemlock timber: a fine creek crosses tlm pi ice; has 1 heautlfnl spring", with unttr piped to tuie; thero la a small house and other liulldlnss; fencei and crnss-fencedi Just inina, fiuv win nuy inis place, witn only a casn payment or join', terms on I o per cent tnierest. balance, TIMS I.ANU IH WOIITII IIO J'KK AOnK. 100 neres, Wasco Co., Or., 3 miles from Krlend I. O., It. It. station, and 7 miles southwest ot Dufur; the ronds aro good; rino cicek through tho place; It Is all rich, black sell; 321) acres tillable, the balance Is fine tasture land; has i;n aeies of very ilea timber, tho prlco Is only I3 per acre nnd )ini ran hu) it for S."0'l donn nnd easy terms on leinnluder. The Following Are for Trade or Sale OS AC'IIKS. 4 miles northwest ot Junction II). on Rood rravel road. M acres nnder iiiltUatlon and In crop; 4') acres In small tlinher, leet and under uoren-wlre fenca. family orchard and all kinds of berries; 7-ioom honse, barn and all outbuildings; It, 1". I), and cream route; price 1100 per ncre; will trade for a smaller farm up to i'MO, In the Willamette Valley. 11!) Al'ltBft, 2 miles from Sweet Home, Or. frimhtd ruck toads. Ml acres letel and In rulilMiilon, 13 acres In timber, balance In posture, 2 acres In bearlnc orchaiil, all kinds of Perries, rood house, and barn, smokehouse, blacksmith shop and oilier outbuildings. Cream route, l'rlcs $11, Pull, will consider a smaller farm tip to ?"!. Must liars 1MX) In cash and u mortgage back on the balance. S.'H ACRKS. 2H miles fro'mTrort llock. In t.nko County. Or. All letel and tillable, Mi itrre In cuttltatlon, 1., acres cleared, t'ndrr fence. Kmall orchard, small hduso .lint batn. on cream route. Tills Is eon sldeied onn of the best ranches In that district The price Is 1.130. Will ttuilo for n farm In the Willamette Valley up to !000. limtr: is a hhautifci. i'i.ack. SS acres, 9 miles cast of Oregon City and 21 miles from Portland, in acres In rultl atloni balance In pastuie, alt easily cleared Hounded on two sides bv Clear Creek; 2 llilne; springs, can he piped te house, good ,-ruom house, largo barn, chicken mid hog houses, family orchard, all kinds of berries, store on adjoining plic. 'j mllo to schools, churches within a miles, telephone, cream routo and It, F. 1). Oood team, harness and uagon, mower, hack, seeder, cultivator, cider press, cow and blood sn-v. Price ssi)(i. Will tr.ide for a placa tut of the mountains In Oregon up to 13300. 102 ACHKS at Itonster nock, on Columbia IlUer, close to Portland, or , station on the place; 33 ncres In cultlxntlon, a small homes with butli and toilet, large bam, modern hnrhousrs, blacksmith shop, fine wntcr supply from spring on highest point of property, til acres Is fine view property and nn he subdivided Inln a. ro tracts and sold for Summer homes. There, are 8 acres of beaterdam land In culthnllon. The Pilce Is 20.lii)0, vill taUo a smaller place up to Union nnd a mortgago back at 0 per cent Intel est for 10 jeais. JOHN E. HOWARD 309 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Oregon ti let by the thoughtless acts of Its citi zens during the Summer of 1914. mi a ill Inducements to Homescekers iContlnued From I'aae fr.) countries of Oiegon send students to this normal. Tho investment for slto nnd buildings approximates $130,000, with $10,000 additional for equipment. Dur ing the lntter days of 1914. tho enroll ment wns 24S, and during tho past four years has graduated 200 students. Tho Summer school, attended by teachers fiom all over tho state, hns an nverago enrollment of 490. A greater number of Paicnt-Tencher Associations can bo found In Polk Count) than In an- other county in the stute. Polk Coiity Clllcs. Dallas has a population of 3000, and Is bltuated near tho geographical center of Polk Count)-. It Is tho natural distribu tion point of trade ns well as a shipping point for agricultural nnd horticultural stocks. Dallas has a $40,000 Courthouse, of nntlvo stone; a $50,000 high school building, a $lt),000 public library, a $15, 000 Armory, n $100,000 electric light and power plant, manufacturing plants distributing about $200,000 nnnually, n packing plant handling upward of 3,500, 000 pounds of prunes annually, a $10,000 hospital, a sawmill of 100,000 feet dally capacity, and many other plants of less Importance. A second city In point of population In Polk County Is Independence, situated on tho west bank of tho Willamette lllver In tho extremo eastern part ot tho county, known to mnny ns tho hop center of tho world. It has a population of about 2300, lias a $15,000 high school, $22 000 grade , building, and numerous profltnblo ludus- trios Falls City has about 1300 Inhabitants, Is situated 73 miles southwest of Port land, and is tho center of the big lum ber Industry. , Monmouth, a town of about 1000 In habitants, Is known for Its educational facilities. . s Approved 'liltea.li. Tho following recipe for whltownsh is furnished by tho United States Depart ment of Agrlculturo: Slake half a bushel of unslaked Hmo with boiling wnter, keeping tho llmo cov ered during the process. Strnln It ant' add a peck of salt, dissolved in warn water. Put threo pounds of gtound rlco Into boiling wnter and boll to a thin paste. Add this, together with half a pound of Spanish whiting nnd a pound of clear gluo dissolved In warm water. Mix all the abovo Ingredients well together , and let tho mixture stand for severnl days. Keep the wash thus prepared In a kettle or pot table furnace nnd when used put It on an hot as possible with painter's or whitewash brubhes. HHaraaHffinMn-HMHi-H-g THIS COUPON SAVES YOU ACTUAL CASH provldlrg ou hac any use for high-grade plumbing- supplies, pipes and flsturea. Wo lOlf InLlie tl.l llhllva.ln l.v III,H. "...., mallln, , lo,uV. ' " "' "" Starh-Davi- fn sn Tnlr'1 ret. en -lose -onih sketch of bathroom. In cluding floor plan of liou-o and a list of what I need. Quote appmilmala uholr-ule price, and tell ho-v In In stall It m)self and sate the plumber's bill. My Name AddresA DROUTH Insure) Against 1'repara your soil to retain moisture and itu. men nigger, crop Jlclils bv making a rcrfect bed with the lMi'imu. rui.vi:mi:ii I'neka the subsoil nnd crushes, rolls, levels and piiherlxts tho tnpioll Hoes the work of II Imi lomenls all In one trip. C.. Imrln-r moro Implements saves OaVeS twn extra trips over the plowed Riound. Send at once foronr hvoklrt Pelerson Mfr. Co., 11 Hirer t Kent, Ohio. iyni"i'pAT!'lfi'llt?fff-wf1 TRADES -TRADE Your Farm ALL KINDS OF HOUSKS TO TRADil FOR FARMS. 520 T. J. LONG Henry Ilullding, Portland, Orrcon. Beacon Burner FREE FITS YOUR OLD LAMP. 100 Csndle Pewse lataesnt pore while light from (kerosene) ceil oil. Heats ellW gas er eltelrl-lly. costs osiv i c&rr roH o hours We wsnt one ptnen la (sell loeelity to whom we co rsfsr nw cwterarrs. Takesdvsntsr of eorrlpeiIOff-r to sreure a ll-seoo It-mrr rmce. Write tw)ar AUM4Til WANTM). IhraKStPFLVCO. 103 BnaIIMfl..Kinufllty,atl. U'ontod to hear from owner of cootl farm for lo Heml ensh price anil deaCrlpUon. U, 1'. 111311) .Miuuciipolls, Jlluu, b I My tMntrvpsmfnvm&Bt&sssssSi