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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLA ND, SUNDAY : MORNING. JANUARY 25. 1820. Mother of Head Of Neighbors Is 80 Years Young r Br a. p. Cridr MRS. MINERVA J. CROWNER is 80 years young tomorrow. She will re- cfv friends at her home. 145 East ' Twelfth street, and a party of her "Neighbor" - of Service circle of the Neighbors of Woodcraft will visit her. In ; the afternoon. Mr. Crowner is tho widow of the late J. C. Crowner, one of the pioneers of Umatilla county, and ' the mother of Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdall, grand guardian of the Neighbors of Woodcraft Mrs. Crowner wae born in Perry county, Pa., and came to Iowa when a child.. With her husband she set tled on a farm In Umatilla county in 1882, and afterwards kept a hotel at : - M each am in the great log house hotel, the first in the settlement. She is sur vived by one son, two daughters, nine grandchildren and two great grand children. Mrs. Crowner has been for ' many years a member of the Metho : dtst church and a firm Democrat. For the last 13 years she has lived in Port- land and her sunniest years have been pent here,. A pioneer for many years she endured hardships and kept her happy disposition and Is a lively young woman now, only 80. Her many friends In the Neighbors of Woodcraft will unite ; in 1 wishing her more candles on her birthday cake until at least 110 have place, there. 'Portland lodge. Loyal Order of Moose. Wednesday night will give another of its free and open social gatherings known as ladles' night. The band, under the able direction of P. A. Sel herllng. will give plenty of music of the best selection. There Is to be a number of specialties, and if Moose hall " at Fourth and Taylor streets is not packed to the doors It will be no fault of Dictator M. B. Coade, Vice Dictator C. E. Monroe, Prelate S. K. Dye. Ben efit Steward B. M. Freyermuth and a host of good fellows. Members are asked to bring their families, especlally "tha kiddies. If they haven't any fam ilies, then bring some one else's family is the order of Dictator Coade. The of- rtnwm nf TVit-tlafut lrwdcA of fhfl T . O. O. M, are determined to make these monthly social affairs popular. The success of the dances given three times a week by the social committee has been a marked . feature of the program for social en joyment inaugurated by the lodge during the season. One of the features of every social Is the attention given to children and strangers. The cardinal doctrine of hte I O. O. M. is that chil doctrine of the L. O. O. M. is that chil- the country. Multnomah chapter. Order Eastern Star, will hold a social Tuesday eve ning, at the Masonic hall In Kenton, -which will immediately follow a short closed session. The following are the officers Installed at the last meeting by Mrs. Lillian Young: Mary Wieprecht, worthy matron ; I II. Whitcomb, worthy patron ; Edna Geiger. associate matron ; JCsther Caudy, secretary ; Laura Funk, treasurer; Isabella Rugg, conductress; Carrie Whitcomb, associate conductress; Jeannette Nash, chaplain ; G-ertrude Keith, marshal; Julia Pauley, organist; Edna Wieprecht, Adah; Florence Mc Neal. Ruth; Etta Morse. Martha; Eu- : nice Caudy, Electra; Jennie Farmer, : warder; Ed Keith, sentinel. r Runnysids lodge of Masons is making a feature of its Saturday afternqon and ' evening double sessions for conferring xlegrees. ' The dinner served between sessions l so attractive that it attracts -passing brethren on the Mount Scott and Hawthorne avenue street cars on their way home, and when the cars ' reach 'Thirty-ninth street staid and sedate cltiiens spring up and plunge in the direction of the temple. The lodge has recently secured a full set of 144 of each kind of dinner china service, to gether with table silver, all marked w ith the name and number of the lodge and the insigna of the order. . . Charles F. Bennett, special assistant for the United Artisans, is making con siderable headway in Clackamas county, where he has been assigned to build up . the order. He was secretary for Fram assembly in this city for nine years and has a wide acquaintance throughout the city and vicinity. Saturday evening . Fram assembly is to go In a body and put on the work at Oregon City. Every local assembly in Clackamas county : will be. well represented at this gather ing. A large class of candidates is ex- t " pec ted. . ' Royal circle and Portland camp al ways have a Joint installation at the W. ' O. W. temple, and Wednesday night Is the date for that event this year. While Royal circle Is one of the locals of the Neighbors of Woodcraft, and Portland . camp is one of the locals of the Wood ; men of the World, and some of the su : perior minds of the two organisations do not encourage such "doings," never theless they do it every year. Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdall, grand guard : - lan of the Neighbors of Woodcraft, Is touring California In the interests of the order, and is being everywhere received by large audiences. She Is delivering lectures on the value and necessity of cooperation along practical lines by every day people. Mrs. Van Orsdall expects to return to her home in this city about February 1- "Rose Schoel, a long time employe in ' the headquarters of the Neighbors of Woodcraft in this city, has left for Baker where "Pink" Cavincss has prepared a home for her. The employes presented her with a silver sandwich tray before ber departure Saturday. The good wishes of her many friends in Portland " will follow the bride. i Royal circle. Neighbors of Woodcraft, ' and Portland camp. Woodmen of the World, will hold their annual Joint in stallation of officers Wednesday eve- Ming at W. O. W. temple. 128 Eleventh street A large attendance of members and . friends of the order is expected. ana ut puonc is inviiea. j ' Service circle, -Neighbors of Wood craft, Monday eveninp will debate "Does Matrimony pay?" with Mrs. Carol Hem melgarn on the affirmative and Mrs. , Louise Palmer on the negative Mem- Mrs are invited to attend the session at Neighbors of Woodcraft hall. Tenth i nd Taylor streets. . ; Willamette tribe. Improved Order of Red Mem has secured over $10,000 in V. lubscrlptions to its proposed, new wlg- - ram to be erected at East Tenth street tnd Hawthorne avenue, and Is prepar- ' injr plans for further financial cam- -. paigning. The supreme officers of the United . artisans are determined to secure a ; u8lness building of their own. and if 'h present negotiations -for one of the . arge buildings in this city, are not closed toon the organisation may build." ' Oul Reaxee grotto, the Veiled Proph rtjw whose realms Me within the lines if those who have obtained membership n the blue lodge of the Ancient. Free 4iid Accepted Masons, will hold its an mat election Monday evening on the - ifth floor of the Pythian building (for-- ., . . I. 4 ' "- v . , i ' GEORGE M. ORTON, past dictator Loyal Order of Moose, past great sachem I. O. of R. M., and school director (Moffitt photo). Fred W. Kroll, noble grand Samaritan: lodge No. 2, I. O.'O. F. (Peasley photo). George C. Olson, noble grand Star lodge No. 219, 1. O. O. F.4 1 merly Masonic temple), Yamhill and West Park streets. Arrangements for the ball to Masons and friends will be announced which is to be held Thurs day, January 29. The committee on the annual ceremonial to be held shortly will also report. Every member is requested to be present. A Joint Installation of Oregon circle and Oregon Grape circle. Neighbors of Woodcraft, was held Wednesday eve ning at 334 Russell street, in the hall of Rose City camp, W. O. W., Mrs. Lena Nelson, past guardian neighbor, acting as installing officer. A banquet was served after the ceremonies to celebrate the twenty-first anniversary of Oregon circle. The following are the officers for Oregon circle : Anna Hoffman, past guardian neighbor ; Ella Johnson, guardian neighbor; Anna Rowland, ad visor ; Gertrude Suckow, magician ; Clara Werdllck. captain of guards ; Myrtle A. Werdllck, musician ; Mary Steepy. attendant ; Mrs. Dorothy Wlg gers. banker; Bertie B. Brltzenhoff, clerk; Ella, Jorgenson, inner sentinel; Alice Weston, outer sentinel : Viola Suckow, flag bearer; Ollie F. Stephens, Theresa Allphin, Sarah Weston, man agers. The following officers of Ore gon Grape circle were installed: Alice Welmer. past guardian neighbor ; Kath erlne Teellng. guardian neighbor; Ethel Smock, advisor ; Evinda Palmer, magi cian ; William Palmer, captain of guards ; Anna L. Harrington, banker ; Effa Beam, clerk ; Kstelle Muhm, at tendant ; Anna McGregor inner senti nel ; Minnie Jacobsen, outer sentinel ; Minnie B. Winter, flag bearer; Emma Beam, Sarah L. Brice, Anna MacGregor, managers. Abd-UhlrAtef temple, D. O. K. K., Is a big wheel within the order of the Knights of Pythias. Its growth has been phenomenal. It now Includes nearly 1500 members of the Knights of Pythias in its confines, and its Jurisdic tion extenas from Koseburg to Astoria, and from The Dallas to Tillamook. Its valiant hosts - have visited nearly every county seat and would-be county seat within its realm and with seried ranks of terrible looking "brigands, a lusty band of cymbals, trumpets and gor geously clad divan of officers has ex acted the freedom of the city from all local patentates and dignitaries. It in stalls a ' new set of officers Tuesday night at the Pythian building, but "its new rulers will have to go some to ex ceed the limits set by Grand VUler Martin C. Larsen during 1919. The post and corps of Gordon Granger, G. A. R. and W. R. C, installed officers Jointly Thursday at their courthouse quarters. W. R. C. officers are: Mrs. Eva Williams, president; Blanche A. Furby, senior vice president; Phylis McCorkel, Junior vice president; Clara Beckwell, treasurer; Elizabeth M. Con away, secretary; Louise Cramer, con ductor; Rachel Goning, assistant con ductor ; Mary Yeager, guard ; Ethel Julten, assistant guard ; Mary Robinson, patriotic instructor; Virla Weddle, mu sician. The officers of Gordon Granger post are: E. E. Covey, commander; H. A. Foster, senior commander; A. V. Thompson, Junior vice commander; H. C. Button, adjutant; J. B. Sedgwick, quartermaster; E. C. Hall, sergeant; J. B. Self, chaplain ; B. Morgan, officer of the day; S. S. Jackson, quartermaster. ' A special program has been arranged for the regular meeting of Eureka council. Security Benefit association. Monday night, at 112 East Sixth street, Multnomah W. O. W. hall. Mrs. Grace Rothacher has charge. Among the fea tures will be several character songs and sketches by Alice M. McNaught, accom panied by Mrs. Emella P. Duke, Whis tling Jack Carlson of the Brigands of the D. O. K. K., Miss Nellie Gibson, reading; Mrs. Duke, violin solo; drill of the Brigands of Abd-Uhl-Atef temple. P. O. K. K. : Will C. James, reading. A lunch will be served following the program. Portland chapter No. 97, Order East ern Star, celebrated its tenth anni versary Tuesday night at W. O. W. hall, 334 Russell street, with a banquet Mrs. Grace Wlkander, worthy matron, presided with Dr. E. B. Wheat, past patron, toastmaster. Mrs. Sarah E. Moore, the first worthy matron, Leslie S. Parker, the first worthy patron, and others responded to toasts. The chap ter has a large membership, mostly in Alblna and the northeast section of the east side of the city and is in a most prosperous condition. A large class of candidates is to be initiated by Portland council of the Knights of Columbus today. The class is expected to number 65 or more. The degrees will be conferred in the after noon at the Cathedral school building. Seventeenth and Couch streets, immedi ately following a luncheon at the Hazel wtod. in the evening a banquet will be served at the Benson to members and ladies. Portland council is now meeting every Monday night at the Multnomah hotel hall 8-A, pending the completion oi the hall and club rooms now in process of erection at Park and Tay lor streets. Sunnyside Social club of Sunnyslde chapter, O. E. S.. will give its regular monthly social Wednesday evening at Supnyside temple. East Thirty-ninth street and Hawthorne avenue, in the new building of the Masonic lodge. There will be refreshments, cards, prises and possibly a little dancing music played on the piano. ii-T?JS?wlnr " the officers of Wn llam McKlnley corps. W. R. C. : CleUa vice president; Mary Waits, Junior vice 1 president ; Olive Ahietroom, chaplain ; Rachael Hallock, treasurer ; Sarah Chamberlain, conductor ; Laura Cox, guard ; Mary Rynearson, assistant guafd ; Ruth Graham, secretary ; Oliver Ahistroom. patriotic instructor ; Jennie Barnes, musician ; Marie Sampson, Mrs. Pollock, Sarah Howitt, Mary Moore, color bearers. The Sons of Veterans have reelected E. D. Tlmms as commander of the camp, with W. F. Talt as senior vice and C. A. Williams as Junior vice com manders ; W. W. Crawford, secretary; E. R. Chamberlain, treasurer. After the business session Tuesday night Oregon Electric council. Royal Arcanum, will have a smoker and card party, followed by refreshments at the Pythian building. The menu of the lat ter feature is promised to be unusually attractive. Ivanhoe lodge,- Knights of Pythias, has decided to celebrate the fifty-fifth anniversary of the order and the ac quisition and dedication of its new building at West Park and Yamhill streets, on February 17. Northwest Fraternal Ashland. The following officers for the local G. A. R. have been installed for coming year : Commander. G. A. VanNatta ; senior vice, W. A. Patrick ; Junior vice, M. Llndsey ; officer of day, Charles Ganiere : quartermaster, E. K. Hall ; chaplain. B. W. Powell ; officer of guard. Palmer; sergeant, J. P. Sayles; adjutant, A. W. Thomas. Officers for Women's Relief Corps installed are: President, Mrs. Lulu Howard; senior vice, Mrs. P. Coder; Junior vice, Mrs. Louise Swingle ; chaplain, Mrs. George Mathes ; treasurer, Mrs. Jennie Ham mond ; secretary, Mrs. Nettle Peters ; guard, Mrs. Alice Turner ; conductor, Mrs. Lavina Howard; assistant con ductor, Mrs. ' Anna Moss ; assistant guard, Mrs. Ella White; color bearers, Mesdames Anna Robison, Ida Jennings Carelton ; musician, Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson ; reporter, Mrs. Mabel Rob erts; patriotic Instructors, Mesdames Ella Howard, Mabel Spencer. Brownsvilje. The local lodge of the I. O. O. F.. known as CallaDooia lori No. 43, has elected the following officers ivr me present year: t., 'red Burke; N. G., S. L. Overton ; V. G., D. V, How ell ; recording secretarv. Andrew rtlsnn financial secretary, W. J. Shelton ; treas urer, J. P. Hunter: chaplain. C. Otis layior ; waraen, w. j. Moore; R. S. N. G., George W. Drinkard ; L. S. N. G C D. Morse; conductor, George Lacey; R. S. V. G.. A. A. Warren ; L. S. V. O.. Arthur Wigle; I. Q., Wingo Eggleston ; O. G., Charles Howe; R. S. S., Dave Paine , L. S. S.. Dr. R. M. Waltz. Past grand is W. F. Moore. Seaside With Gus Campbell as in stalling officer, the following officers of Seaside lodge No. 238, L O. O. F., have been installed : N. G., R. O. Ralston ; V. G., N. A. Rody ; secretary, W. J. Passey ; treasurer, Charles L. Myers ; R. S. N. G., Dr. W. E. Lewis; L. S. N. G., J. T. Mclntlre; R. 8. V., G. H. McMilllan ; L. a V. G.. G. W. Harris; conductor, Dr. J. E. Kinney; warden, Jacob Os ter; I. G.. S. Konradki : O. G.. Charles L.-Lester: R. S. S., S. Thompson; L. a S., Lee Larfield. Seaside lodge is hav ing a good growth and the lodge Is look ing forward to a good year. Brownsville. Or. Oranrl t a n Hawkins of Toledo installed the follow ing oiircers of the Women of Woodcraft Lone Tree No. 168, in the Brownsville lodge hall: Guardian neighbor. Musette Overton ; advisor, Olive Stanard ; clerk. Clara Swearengen ; banker, Etta Saw yer; magician. Ruby Eggleston; attend ant. Ivy Cunningham; inner sentinel, Mrs. Shildraeyer; outer sentinel, Mamie Calloway ; managers, Clara McCoy, Jen nie Tycer and Beulah Elmore. Chehalls, Wash. Chehalis lodge. Roy al Neighbors of America, installed the following officers: Dean Kories, O. ; Alma Hoyt. V. O. ; Lou Stockan. C. ; Mrs. Dan Clarke, R: ; Lena Moseman. receiver ; Hazel Kain, M ; Magdallne Wick, L S. ; Hannah Gianlni. O. a; Mary Angst, M., and Mary Spath and Orpha Wisner. Installing officers. - - Silverton The L O. O. F. of this city held Its semi-annual Installation of offi cers January 17, when the following were installed: N. G., L L. Skeels: V. G., E. G. Anderson ; recording secretary. Charles Younggren ; financial secretary, P. I Brown; treasurer, T. W. Riches; warden, Sherman Harmon ; conductor, Matthew Gibson ; chaplain. J. R. Fits geraldj R. S. Jf. Q, I. J. Adams; L. a N. Q W. H. Jones; R. S. V. O Henry Scroeder; JU 8. V. G James Gibson; R. S. S., L. E. Cooler; I S. L. E. Grant; O. G O. Harvey; L G., George OrthelL , Silverton. The Typhena lodge of Rs bekaha of this city installed the follow ing officers January 15: Noble grand, Nellie Harwood, V. G Marie Jones ; recording secretary. Pearl Harvey ; fin ancial secretary, R. G. Allen; treasurer, Nellie Riches ; warden; Prances Guerli ; conductor. Blanche OrtheU; chaplain, Pearl Amos; R. S. N. Gv, Emma Adam son : L. S. N. a., Charles Harwood ; R, S. V. G., Sylvia McGinnls; L. S. .V. G Ellen Bray; O.-G., Charles Amos; L G., Slna Anderson. Kelso, Wash. Twenty-two members were iniUated by the Kelso lodge, M. W. A., at its meeting last week. In attend ance at the meeting to assist in the ini tiation of the candidates were C. EL Renner of Lincoln, Neb., national lec turer; Ben L. Goodheart of Seattle, state deputy, and E. M. and J. H. Kod dle of T acorn a, district deputies. An other large class will be taken into the lodge early in March. Web foot camp,' Woodmen of the World, has organized a campaign of "true blues," headed by a campaign committee of six, with O. W. T. Muell haupt chairman, assisted by H. Bar stow, A. L. Barbur. Dr. A. C. Van Cleve, G. W. Mohr and E. W, Jorgenson. The camp will celebrate Its twenty-ninth an niversary Friday night with a special program, Hassalo lodge, I. O. O. F., has a splen did band in process of development, led by K. M. Wardle. It meets Tuesday evenings at Setberllng hall. Fourth and Washington streets, and has 40 pieces. . Hassalo lodge, L O. O. F., will give its annual dance on the night of Feb ruary 23 at the Multnomah hotel. Ellison encampment, I. O. O. F., Tues day night will confer the Golden- Rule degree upon a class of 25 at the I. O. O. F. temple. First and Alder streets. Teachers Organize To Keep Out Women Pittsburg, Jan. 24. At last the School Man's league to prevent the enchoach ment of women in this field. Nearly SOO male teachers formed the organiza tion here. One of the means proposed as a method of stopping the "feminiza tion" of the school system is a general increase of salaries which shall keep the teachers from "tumbling into debt for the necessaries of life." Ani official statement said that the 300 men "pro pose to stand with a bold front for such change in the educational policy of the city schools as will insure well balanced Influence of both men and women teachers." COLONEL ALFS flOlEHTUBES IW THE FAR, FAB WEST and IN THE EAST AUSO By Ajfred D. Crtdge TT WAS In the summer of 1-8 80 that my uncle, William Denton, a ge ologist and savant of Boston, sum moned me from study to take a trip in Dakota territory and Montana, where he advised the Northern Pa cific railroad as to the value and ex tent of coal and other mineral de posits, the tunneling or bridging of the Missouri and other matters. Uncle Will had once been 'an exhorter for the Primitive Methodists and .seri ously considered taking to the pulpit for life, but had switched Into science and philosophical research while still young and had ljecome saturated with the ex clusive and chilly manners of the Bos ton professional classes. I had been in duced to forsake the wild and woolly Southwest and come to Boston to be civilized, educated and reclaimed from total amalgamation with the uncultured savages of Texas, Arizona and other almost Inaccessible and dimly, known corners of the United States. In a few short months I had become a fairly good imitation of a Boston dude and my uncle was much encouraged over my willingness to assume all the graces and habiliments of civilization that his generosity bestowed at frequent intervals upon me. But when we struck the Bad Lands of Dakota ahead of the Northern Pacific railroad I had fallen from grace In assisting a stage driver to persuade his mules to pull us out of a mudhole, and been greeted by the Jehu as a friend and brother because of my forcible and eloquent addresses to his mules. , INVESTIGATES FOSSILS The next day we reached a grading camp, boom town, military station and trading center some 60 miles west of Mandan and in the Bad Lands. We were to be at a dinner given to the president of the Northern Pacific. Senator Billings of Vermont and a party of friends, after which we were to visit some lignite coal deposits petrified forests and fossil bones. The party also included the mili tary officers and some land and cattle men. At the dinner tales of petrified boats, cannon balls and stove pipes were told by the cattle men and it was decided that I should go with them to report back to my uncle upon hla return two days later. My uncle explained to me that the boats might be turtles, the can on balls geodes and the stove pipes pet rified logs, which proved to be the case, and the Northern Pacific loaded up sev eral flat cars with specimens some time after and presented them to him. HAD BIDDEN SOME The superintendent of one of the cat tle ranches with whom I was to go, with an escort of cowboys for the In dians were somewhat restless in North ern Dakota, asked me if I could ride. I never was a first class rider, but had managed to keep from being drummed out of cattle camps and to hang on to mustangs when they didn't throw me, and I modestly claimed that I had rid den a little. The "supe" looked me over and was not impressed by my dude like habiliments, as I could plainly see. "Where did you ride?" he Inquired with a slight sneer in hie voice. "Oh. I first rode in Boston .Commons on "the Shetland ponies," I replied, which "Let him ride Fleablte." put in his foreman. The "supe" grinned The next morning I observed some 200 other grin ning fellows when Fleablte was led to the hotel door by a cowboy and I was invited to mount. However, I borrowed some boots and things from one of the officers more in accord with the needs of the occasion, and after carefully in specting the saddle to see that no straps had been cut or sharp stones put under it, I clapped spurs into Fleablte and started the circua vOIOMDBI CAN BE BEGUN IF JUDGMENT ISiUSED Success With Early, Vegetables Depends on Care in Preparing Soil and Beds. . By Sheba Childs Har greaves It is said that there is no month in the year when something may not be planted in the garden in Or egon. Certainly in the well planned garden, vegetables may be gathered every month in the year. The Ital ian gardener haa taught us many things about gardening that were entirely new to us. Before his ad vent we were very largely governed by rules which held for gardening in the Eastern states, where condi tions are entirely different. For in stance, the Easterner argues that it is best to allow the ground to warm up before putting in seeds, and this is perfectly true in regard to seeds of tender vegetables, but there are many vegetables which will grow all winter In the open here with us. Any of the so-called cool weather crops may be planted very early provided soil conditions can be made right. And success with early stuff depends entirely upon the soil and the drainage. It would be Bfleer folly to spade up a piece of heavy wet bottom land and plant peas or other early vegetables at this time of the year, but a rather sandy light soil, preferably on a hillside with a southern exposure, may- be planted at any time during th- late winter when the ground is dry enough to work. True, growth Is not so rapid as is the case with seeds planted when the soil is warmer, but unless the seeds rot through an unforeeen cold snap, they will hold their own and. be in shape to grow by leaps and bounds when the warmer weather begins ; it is by this practice of very early planting that the Italian truck gardener Is able to have early vegetables on his wagon at about the time when the amateur American gardener is planting his seeds. ONLY SEED TO LOSE It must be remembered that there Is more hazard in the earlier sowing of seed, but the gardener has only his seed to lose in case of unforseen cold weather and should the season prove mild and warm, which it generally does, he has Fleablte had two or three nasty little tricks that I had come to grief with In times past from other horses, and I was determined for the honor of Boston to not fall a victim to them again. I vio lated every law of the plains in not only "touching leather." which is to touch hands to the saddle while the horse is plunging, but I clutched it and anything else handy to hang onto, including Flea bite's frowsy mane. I even clutched a handful of earth when he gave some supplementary gyrations that nearly threw him "6ff his feet, and then I tossed the earth in the air to carry off the idea that I had done It on purpose. After a while I flapped Fleablte with my hat to make him plunge some more, but he was through for an hour or two and the crowd didn't get the amusement they expected. "Do Boston Shetland ponies act that away?" inquired the foreman as we started off for the first ride of 18 miles to view some "fossil elephants, hide and all." I replied that some of them did. RECOGNIZED OLD PAL That afternoon we rode into a typical cattle ranch for supper and I was taken to the "chuck house" by the foreman and introduced to a bunch of riders at the tables as "A feller from Boston who rode Fleablte all day and is some hungry." From the doorway came a shock headed, lean and lanky figure I instantly recognized as Iowa Ike, a com panion of weeks at time in days gone by. "Let me at that Boston dude," yelled Ike. "You blim-blamed bean-punchin", pie-guzzlin' son of a sea cook; you can't fool me, by the eternal ! Not in a thousand years! Hullo, California Fred. Where In helen blazes did you come from? Air you goin' ' to ride these splatches of Tophet with us? Say, boys, this is no Boston dude. Him and me rode wild mules in Mexico, them crit ters I have told you &out, half hawse and half catamount We've et out of the same trough, kivered up in the same blanket, swum in the same pool, drunk out of the same mudhole and chawed chuck offen the same tailboard of the same chuckwagon week in and week out. When I was a-foot and hi come up we rode double, and when he was a-foot and I come up we both straddled the same mustang. Shake, you domguzzled pirate ! Got tired of Bawston culchaw, did ye, and come out West to be a man agen?" NO T8E PRETENDING The meal was hard to finish. I had to explain that Ike always was inclined to exuberate beyond all bounds of rea son, while at the same time he was no liar only when he tried to be. There was no further use in attempt ing to pass as a Boston dude with Ike around. When the crowd was told that I claimed to have learned to ride on the ponies in Boston Common they roared. The next evening about 11 :55, or per haps later, my uncle discovered me at the tent city's most popular resort, on top of the bar responding to the third encore to the song, "I'm the Bosom Friend of Albert. Prince of Wales." He explained to me the next day, while my head ached, that while pos sibly my deplorable associates and en vironments -had produced a temporary exhilaration through psychological tel epathy, that be was of the opinion that there was a more tangible reason. I assured him that the only possibility of that -was in Iowa Ike having dosed my ginger ale and soda pop. Senator Billings relieved my headache shortly after with a medicinal magic concoction ' and assured my uncle that if he was as good a mixer as his nephew he would be a multi-millionaire and the first United States senator from Dakota. But my uncle didn't like to mix and I didn't know enough to pass for a college professor and advise railroads where to run. , So neither of us remained in Da kota long enough to acquire any poli tical or financial honor. gained in some cases a month over the later sown stuff. If the seeds come up there la very little danger of their be ing killed by extreme weather, but 'a cold snap Just - afto. they are planted will often cause rotting before germina tion starts. X am a firm believer in planting seeds thickly at all times and pulling up the surplus, though many good gardeners regard this as a waste ful process. But in case of the extra early garden seed should be sown with a generous hand and the extra plants, if there, are any, may be transplanted to come on a little later. The first thing to be considered in preparing the early garden is the loca tion; If possible, a sheltered spot which has good drainage should be selected, The south side of a building or a high board fence, will be found to be warmer than the open garden. The angle be' tween a wall running east and west and one running north and south is an ideal location for growing early stuff. Even a row of berries on the north and east will break the force of the wind though they are perfectly Innocent of leaves at this time of the year. " Coming to the soli suitable for early garden, a light sandy soil Is best, for it dralrls very rapidly and so may be worked much earlier than the sticky clays. As a matter of fact many soils tha. will produce xcellent early stuff simply burn up when planted to the main crop, especially where the underlying rock formation is comparatively close to the surface. Such soils are practi cally worthless for anything except very early crops unless water can be applied in copious quantities and the proper sort of fertiliser is used. To determine when to spade the early garden, compress a handful of the soil and if it crumbles on being released it may be safely worked. Most soils where the drainage Is good can be spaded eas ily if there is clear weather for a week or so ; if the spado turns up the soil with a glossy surface it la too wet and harm will be done the garden by work ing it in this condition. FERTILIZER NECESSARY Abundant fertilizer ia necessary for the early garden and it must be quick in its action ; nitrogen must be released and as the soil bacteria is dormant or very nearly so in cold soil, plentiful sup plies of manure must be used. Well rot ted cow manure is best and if .possible it should have been applied In the fall. so that it may be spaded in In the spring, but if this ws hot done last fall it can still be applied. Dried ground blood from the packing houses is excellent for the early garden ; it is really nitrogen in an organic form. Nitrate of soda will hur ry along early spring crops, but it must be used very sparingly, especially by the amateur, for too much will simply cook the plants. Directions for the use of this fertilizer have been repeatedly given in these columns. The raised bed is best for the early stuff for the reason that it drains much more readily than a bed on the level. By the use of the raised bed quantities of early vegetables may be raised on a very small space, for If the bed can be reached from all sides It is possible to broadcast seeds. Then too, the bed being two or three Inches above the level of the surrounding garden the sun reaches it quicker and seems to linger on it for a longer time each day. Many of the early spring vegetables may be planted in the fall, for instance, cabbage sown early in October will have Out of Justice to Yourself and Your Purse YOU SHOULD TOMORROW OR AT LEAST THIS WEEK Inspect the Removal Before Kemovai MOTHER AND DAD do enjoy our new Player-Piano. $900 MODEL NOW $675 I2i Cash, It Monthly, Before Be moral New 1920 Models Containing latest im provements, fully 50 per cent more tone and efficiency than found by comparison in older models yet before re moval, we are offering the best styles a t prices as low as the cheaper pianos are sold In Portland. 6 Heed A S $675 9495 1 Reed 4 S.. 650 487 4 Reed S. 760 562 2 Singer . . 8 Thomps'n 1 Mendnhl 1 Thomps'n Z Thomps'n 1 M'nd'nh'l. $625 625 650 500 600 3 Schneider 475 1 Davis Son 475 $25 cash, monthly. $10 Mis. m f st ilk. i rLllJ Factory Rebuilt and refini8hed pianos, some as good as new, now sold at but a frac tion'' of their original price a. TDHTUnil ArtVCDTICfMR This store satisfies the people through Its unprecedented values. IIIUIIII UU All I bil I IwiiiU sincerity this sale. PRICE IDENTITY Nfl FflHOW-UP SALESMAN rr.!r,,. nlano I IRFRTY RflNn or otaer securities Also, your old ORDER YOUR PIANO BY MAIL nirr flF TnWN ROVER? wk pbepat akd make fbee delitebt of piano to totjb home within 20s UUI-Ur-IUnn OUICnd mUes, and the piano will be shipped subject to exchange within one year, we allowing the full amount paid. This virtually gives Every piano or player-piano purchased carries with it the Schwan Piano usual guarantee from each manufacturer of these new musical instrumenta Maeafaetarers Coast DUtrlbstert, 111 Fesrtfc Street, at Wasaiartesu. weathered the winter and wlU be strong and stocky in the spring. The plants. it they were not permanently set la the tak may be transplanted now and very early cabbage will be the result. It la possible to have fine large beaas eany in; May; in fact, the Italian has his ready for market by this time and this lsithe way he does it . Lettuce may be sown very early pro viding some of the coarser varieties are used. The smooth leaved tight heading sorts will withstand considerable cold; in; fact, it is often possible to find small seedlings around the bed where lettuce went to seed last season. These, if care fully transplanted, will head up as soon as the weather warms up a little. It is possible to buy good strong lettuce plants by the dosen a little later in the season. These will head up very quickly and for first heads will be ready at least two weeks before the seed sown In the ground. The lettuce bed cannot be made too rich nor cultivated too often, especially during the cool weather of early spring. CAW PLANT PEAS NOW The article on fall gardening dis cussed the fall planting of peas. It is very doubtful if they, would have sur vived a cold spell such as visited us in early December, but they may. safely be planted at any time now when the ground can be worked. It is true they will not grow much until the weather warms up, but the root system will be developing. There are many varieties of early peaa The hardiest is the small blue pea known as Early Alaska. It will withstand great extremes of weather, but It Is hard and very poor -in flavor. The wrinkled peaa have been greatly Improved of late and hardy strains have been developed, so that they can be made to bear nearly as early as the Alaska. Spinach is a cool weather crop which cannot be planted too early. In fact, after the weather becomes warm at all it cannot be grown to do much good as it has a tendency to bolt, or go to seed before the plant reaches any size. Spin ach, to be at its best, requires very rich soil, plenty of moisture and fre quent cultivation. Turnips and radishes need to be grown very rapidly in order to be sweet and tender. It is better to wait until the ground warms up before sowing. Land cress, or pepper grass, is not so well known as It should be; it has a finer leaf than water cress, which it re sembles somewhat In flavor. It comes on in about six weeks from the time of planting and If not cut at once and kept cut, goes to seed. The longer It stands the more pungent it becomes, so that it is best to sow at intervals for succes sion. The pleasant peppery flavor Is much relished in early spring salads. either alone or In combination with other bland salad vegetables such as lettuce. The little French forcing carrots are very tender and sweet and may be grown in less time than the main crop carrots. Carrots are very alow in germ inating but they may be planted with the very early stuff. Beets, if grown slowly, are apt to be tough and of poor flavor. It is Just as well to Wait a month or so before planting them. Onions sown in the fall are now In condition to be transplanted if the space they occupy is needed. Sets do not de velop so fast in cold weather. Seed sown now would produce excellent green onions at about the time that sets could - Inrentory Sale Pianos and Player Pianos to 1UI-1U3 lenth at Washington and Stark Sts. ra "MBPr.r ?sasBBWsr EXPLANATION St quoted might be tempted to doubt our sincerity. Therefore we take you again behind the mercantile scene and give you a full explanation. For Instance, "We can sell a new 1919 model $550 piano for $395." First, because we don't ever ask "the percentage jt profit required by other local piano stores. as we are lined up on volume and crowd the sale of upward to one hundred pianos into one month during such sales as our Factory Clearance and now Kemovai Sale, Instead of the usual 20 or SO ptanos sold by stores monthly. Our overhead expenses remain quite the same, therefore a 25 per cent lower a smaller margin left compensates. Isn't it great that volume does so much? Do you realise it? You really can't fully until you come here to Inspect and satisfy yourself personally. REDUCED REMOVAL TERMS tl2. Reads Piano Home, llf.li Kelt Mosth, Then la March IIS or More Monthly. $2i.e Seada Player Home, 9S.e Next Mosth, Then la March $18 or More Mosthly. The Most Valuable Pianos in the World Including new 1920 models, new factory samples and discon tinued models chiefly the best and most ex pensive styles at prices you need pay for cheaper pianos. 1 Steger...$7S0 S435 lSteger... 750 485 2Stegers.. U0 535 6Stegers.. 760 562 ISteger... 800 660 4 Stegers.. 800 . t95 2 Stegera. 900 675 New Grand Pianos 1 fcteger... 11050 9797 ISteger... 1150 682 ISteger... 1300 76 Prices are for cash or 50 to 1100 cash, 12 to 125 monthly. 1920 Model Players are the wonder of this age. You must see, hear and play our "Natural Player Pi anos" to appreciate the wonderful progress in flayer pianos. Stegers.. 1160 1862 2Reed&S 1050 750 9 Singers... 950 7 1 2 1 ReedAS SOO 4 Singer. 900 lOThoms'n 900 STh'mps'n 900 645 4Mend'nh'l 800 595 Used Player Pianos Stark Co.. 750 9495 Singer 950 6 75 Reed&S'n. 1000 675 B'rry-W'd 1760 595 Prices are for cash or 125 to $50 cash and $12 to $25 monthly, includ ing a combination play er ana piano oencn ana $10 worth of player rolla 9468 Stein way. $760 9435 DavisAS.. 600 468 Iceland..... 450 395 375 335 Singer 476 Story-Cl'rk 600 Kingsbury. 450 Singer 600 Bush-Oerts 476 Gay lord... 476 Vose&Sons 475 Christie.... 375 295 395 265 435 290 316 235 235 or more Resale Used Pianos Farrend ...$425 9265 Stein war.. 750 345 Thompson.. 625 335 Thompson . 65S i9 is our chief business policy. Wc tell Why should pianos not have a price Identity? Why should market Values not be observed? Why should you pay Inflated prices? Lt us finance your piano purchase, $15 or mora e.h now. taken In part or fun payment of Pianos or Player-Pianos during this sala Piano. Organ or Talking .Machine. .-Vf: you one-rear trial of the piano you Scliwao Piamo Co. be depended upon to be ready If planted -la March or April. These seedling onions transplant yery readily ; many commer dal growers of dry onions depend alto gether on transplanting instead of sow tag and thinning. Onions and spinach may very profitably be planted in the same bed. They may be spaced about eight Inches apart In alternate rows for the spinach Is very soon off the ground leaving plenty of room for the onions to mature, or If they are used In the green stats the bed may later be used for some other crop. MUST WAIT FOR WHILE Such tender vecetablu ... cumbers or corn are best planted as late as possible, but nea i.t. , . carrota. Hwi- ZCZZ. "' "l',nac onions, parsley and curly mustard for greens may safely be sown at any tiraa Head- - ,properIy Prepared. K. !!Tv J f early P,antln should never be soaked in water before putting in the ground ; they are almost certain to rot if this is done. There Is plenty of f ,.bMlde" the chan tem- to reat for a "esd ' starting to germinate: it will never be able to survive the cold. As a rul seed planted early should not be covered quite so deeply ; the problem here Is not to conserve moisture, but to make It as easy as possible for the seed to germi nate quickly. 6 While there why 8?d and othr srAivi.n ... n should be purchased at home, there Is a distinct advantage in home grown seeds for the early garden: th mated and wlllabe earlier th.n ftise ssma variety secured elsewhere. The pro gressive gardener ia a close student of the seed catalogues and will note that many new, quick maturing varieties ire inirouucca irom year to year and that Oregon seedsmen have done their share in prumoung mis good work. To sum up. success with the extra early garden depends upon three things: First, good drainage, secured if possible by making raised beds: than ui.k quantities of quick actlna- frtiiiai- and last, but not by any means least, cultivation early and often, for sollnhat Is wet and cold must be stirred fre quently or it will pack and retard the growth of the plants. Food Famine in U. S. Is Latest Prediction San Francisco. Cat, Jan. 24. (I. N. S.) America will feel the most appall ing food shortage the world has ever known late next spring unless strict conservation is observed, Is the warn ing given here by Thomas Forsyth Hunt, dean of the University of Califor nia, "Cease buying expensive clothing and shoes and practice the utmost econ omy all down the line or the 60 per cent food condition now existing in Eu rope will be so greatly reduced by spring that starvation will kill more persons than the war, and America her self will go for lack of proper food," Dean Hunt said. "The demand to be made upon America's food resources by Europe next year will surpass any thing heretofore dreamed of. and only the housewives can prevent actual fam ine in this country." . w m ss w t t Lm. m va m m 13, MOW would not offer these pianos at the prices below without explanations. If we did you YOU CAN'T START HER too soon musical education. $800 MODEL NOW $595 Iti CSIB, 111 Monthly, Before Bemoval fractLm of their origi nal prices. for a Ne'byAEv. $500 9315 Automatic. 650 165 Kilera 476 :ila Starr 450 24ft J.P.Hale.. 850 2 35 H. Bord.... 275 75 HTUcD'vts 450 195 Coliard. ... 250 65 Sterling... 475 2 65 $15 or $26 cash. $6. $10 or more monthly. Sterling .....f 95 925 Clough & Co, 100 28 28 35 facaara...., Sterling Schweninger Need ham.... Sears-K'b'ck Bstey Co.... Kimball Kstev Co 125 136 146 121 115 160 145 35 38 38 48 48 58 65 C5 Used Grand Pianos N.y.PTte $1000 9265 166 176 Beckwlth... M's'n-H'mlin 176 Parlor Organs Sold now at but $10 cash, monthly. $1 to $6 Truths full nmrrL.A yon now, prices are going higher after There is no need to pay $600 to 760 for a " m4wtf"- order. Co. guarantee of satisfaction, as also tha WABBAKTEB ' . ' BACKKJ BT MAST MILLIONS UK CAFITAI