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THIS QKKUQN IAILY JOURNAL. POKTLANO,' ; UKEGOfi SATURDAY. NOVEMBER !S 18540. - - f f i t - J - Good Stock Pays LIVESTOCK BOYS TO WISE BREEDER - ' . ) r... By R. A. Ward j j Mf there ever was a time when one should enter, the pedigreed liver stock business, that time Is rjghl now. The s present financial situa tion coupled wHh thwouth of abt year in Montana, and. Wyoming:, knd the drouth of the previous years in the Southern states has struck jthe livestock industry a body blow, from which it will be a long time recov ering. ' . j I . ' Recent surveys ' taken amongst the bankers of Idaho, Wyoming and Mon tana and some of the more central states indicate 'that we will go into the winter feeding season with" 25 per cent less livestock. than we have wintered in many years. The seriousness of the situation has been brought to the attention of the government and the banks have com mittees and delegations of livestock men, packers and country bankers, but there Is little that can be done to remedy the situation. 1 BATIKS CITE AID RtaHitf how that the banks of the western United States are supporting the livestock- industry to the limit of their possibilities. At the Federal Re serve here, in Omaha and Minnesota,: it was shown that the banks are support ing more livestock loans than fn propor tion to all other lines of essential indus tries. The' present unfortunate condition can perhaps be attributed to the relentless working of the law of supply and de mand, cotlpled with a too liberal use of credit in some Instances and poor busi ness on the part of a comparatively; few stockmen. Apparently, the livestock In dustry will be. -purged of that class of : stockmen known as "in and outers," men who went into the cattle and sheep business, when cattle and sheep prices were high and then out when prices were low. Of course, this purging proc ess undoubtedly has taken with It many good, reliable, men, who have been; un able to hang" on although they realise full well that is the best course to pur- sue at the present time, GOOD STOCK PATS i Viewine the situation as a whole,! one is impressed that wifh few exceptions, thqse men breeding the beBt classof cattle and sheep are in pretty good shape and have suffered less in pro portion than those stockmen who have been content to run Just "stock" with- out paying much attention to the breed ing end. As a general rule tne men handling pure bred or high grade Hive stock on a commercial scale are better business men than those - who are Icon tent with any kind of, an animaL Whether this better business ability has been brought about by the breeding of good livestock : or whether good busi ness men, as a matter of -sound judg . ment selected this type of stock to work with, cannot be stated here. ' - A 1' v This much, however, 1b true. The live stock business is one of the soundest! and most basic of our Industries In times of crisis', such as after the Civil j war and after the. other panics, through which we have passed, it has always survived and the livestock breeder breed- j Ing pure bred, livestock has enjoyed remunerative returns. . . CONDITION IS CRITICAL j i At the present time the business is passing through a very difficult periods Livestock prices are low. Some breeders who have extended, themselves beyond wise limits are being forced to sell. , There are many opportunities' to pur- chase some of the very best foundation stock in the United States at reasonable figures. This is, perhaps, 'more particu larly true of the pure bred sheep busi ness than of the pedigreed cattle indus- ' try, on account of the fact that in addl , Uon to the difficulties encountered by cattle men, the sheep man has -'had to contend with absolute stagnation in the wool market. At the present time one . of the very best sheep breeding plants In the United States, a ranch that has as sembled at the expenditure of thou .; sands of dollars one of the greatest collections of ; breeding sheep In i the . world, la being announced for sale and - the stock is being offered at ridiculously . low prices, when tho i quality of breed ing of the animals; 'Is taken into con sideration. The careful observer of the livestock market will from time to time see other. opportunities when-jjure breed ing animals can be purchased at low prices. It is our belief and the belief of those perhaps who are In a much bstter position to know that, the present unsat isfactory condition lis only temporary. The darkest day Is just before the dawn. .Ahead of us is countless-ages,, when pure-bred livestock (will be In great de mand. They day of, the scrub and non descript Is passing, fin fact, it Is nearly " over; and the young man who has con templated entering the livestock bust . ness. especially on a pure-bred basis, wouta ao wen to go in now. Black Land Fine Vegetable Produ er Hosebursr. Nov. li Howard Church, a local mail carrier, has one or the Hnest gardens in the county, and it is grown on '.'black land," commonly known as black mud. The varieties of vegetables cover nearly the entire catalogue, and the sixe and quality of the MDmri - squashes, beets, carrots, onions, pump kins, corn, tomatoes, strawberries, ' egg . plants and numerous other varieties is , unsurpassed, i : - . f ! i Did you-eWr fdc otorm in a FISH: BRAND Reflex! protection for you. i LifirtfiReffatBf 3w28 AJLTOWER CO. ?asgf BOSTON, MAS gyjpQ ARE ATTRACTIVE mm. J Li Jm r WILL COMPETE FOR HONORS j PEARS SHOWN AT J b I f - 'S it I r ',f?V i i n Matador Scjjls Walker VI, yonn Holstein ball owned by Ixals J. Simp son at bl Shore Acres farm. North Bend, Or, who expects to take the Pacific International's purple ribbon away from Fred S, Stim s&n of Hollywood Farm, Seattle, this year. Judge Segls, last year'3 Pacific International grand champion, .will be brought to Portland by Stimson; to show against all comers In the effort to retain the title. Ills most formidable contestant, according to experts. Is this young distant icousin from Coos county Oregon, now t years old and weigh ing 2300 pounds. Ij. J. Simpson, owner, is shown at the' animal's .. bead, j - . - , Poultry I NOTE'S Now Is a; good time to tune up the Incubator and get it In first class shape for an early batch of chicks. "It's the early bird that catches the worm" and it is also the early hatched chick that lays the high priced egg. Have the in cubator 1 ready and then plan to get some good fertile eggs of a good laying strain. Planning ahead will save much valuable time later on. The Pacific Poultry Producers' asso ciation is giving perfect satisfaction to its members. Non-members are not now getting the benefit of that extra 17 cents per dozen that members are re ceiving for the eggs that wire stored for them.' They reeeived full market price at the time of storing and are now reap ing tha benefit of a better price with no extra added to the consumers' price. If the best results are to be expected from the poultry flock, the buildings must not be allowed to become overrun with. 'mites. .Mites are more troublesome and more harmful than lice. They do not live upon the birds like the lice, but during' the day hide in the cracks and crevices of the roosts and walls of the house and at night they come out and get upon the fowls. They suck the hen's blood, and If allowed to become plentiful as they certainly will if not destroyed will . seriously : affect her health and : consequently her ability to lay eggs. : Mites may be. eradicated by . a few thorough applications of kerosene or some of the coal tar products which are sold for this purpose, or crude petro leum, to the interior of the poultry house. '. 1155 Incubators to Fill Single Order Centralia Wash., Nov. ,11. Undoubt edly the largest order of its kind ever placed in the Northwest is that Just re ceived by A. R. Badger of the St. Helens Incubator. company. Eleven hundred and Delco DELCO-LIGHT always wins in the fight against low profits in stock raising and against the drudgeries of farm life. This world's standard farm light and power plant is a right hand servant of all who live in the country J$ furnishes power for milking cows, pumping water and for doing hundreds of otherchores; r !. ; If you desire maximum profit from stock raising, have DELCO-LIGHT on your farm, for it saves you time and money, besides making your home as modern as a city dwelling. Write us for further information. Without obligation on your part, we will have a demonstrator visit you and show what won derful things DELCO-LIGHT can do on your farm. ' - .!. J. W. CONDON, Field Man . 3 No. Sixth Street Portland, Ore. GOdHrctA i : -i - 111 and Now '- v T. 2 .' 'rraWi M i fifty-five 'Incubators have been ordered and .when shipped will fill six cars. One half of the order will go to Cali fornia. Badger expects to fill the order before the firBt of the year. lloyer'a Herd Wins Test Kelso, Wash. Nov. 13. Henry Hoyer of Castle Rock took all honors in the Cowlita Cow Testing association last month, his herd average being 35.7 pounds of butterfat. and one of his cows placing first with 61.3 pounds. J. K. Conger's herd scored second. C. E. Jabusch's cow was second with 61.5 pounds of butterfat Greetings and Hospitality To Our Friends and Visitors at the PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION November 13 to 20 Direct your mail and .telegrams in our care. Every facility of a bank is at your d isptsal. LETS GET ACQUAINTED LIVESTOCK STATE BANK Only . Bank at Union Stockyards North Portland, Oregon tlghli; Is a Good Time COLLEGE EXHIBIT The largest exhibition of pears ever shown in one collection any where in the "nited States was one, of the features that contributed to the success of the horticultural show held in the men's gymnasium at 6. A. C. last week. j There were 185 different varieties of pears, grown for the most : part on the grounds of the Southern Oregon experi ment station, a showing never before equalled, according to Professor W. S. Brown, chief of horticulture at the col lege. Hundreds of varieties of apples, quinces, grapes, subtropical fruits, nuts, and miscellaneous fruits helped to make up the largest show ever put on by the horticulture department. A section was used for the display of horticultural products. Many Oregon and California manufacturers Were rep resented with large and tasty displays. Canned goods bearing the "Beaver" brand, the new label adopted by the de partment, will soon appear. The vegetable gardening department had a large and attractive display of market vegetables. WUlette B. Murray, senior in horti culture, from Grants Pass was declared the winner of the student judging con test, receiving a cash prise of $10 and the honor of being the first man to have his name Inscribed on the Cordley cup, donated by Dean A. B. Cordley of the school of agriculture for that de partment. Moore & Hartman of Wenatchee, Wash., won first place for district dis plays of deciduous frwts. The general plans of the show were under the personal supervision of Pro fessor W. S. Brown, chief In horticulture, and special features and displays were handled by Professor C. . Schuster and Professor Henry Hartman. Everett L. Smith of Pasadena, Cal., senior in horti culture, was student chairman and gen eral manager of the show., li. L- Wil son, Hemet, Cal., was student president Other student members of the commit Wilms tee were W. B. Hayes, Pasadena; Cal., R. C. Woodward, Victoria, . C. ; W. B. Murray, Grants Pass; C. EL Baker, Los Angeles, CaL ; Thorland Hall, Yakima, Wash., and Rj C. Campbell, Amity. All exhibits were prepared and arranged by students of the horticultural department Boy Is Champion I Baiser of Potatoes j . . , ; I Leamon Lane, a 15-year-old boy liv ing on his father's ranch near Wllla mina. Or., is right there when It comes . i i . An. ltt Vi a vwtt a toes, a Pride of Multnomah, weighs slightly over four pounds. From the sack of seed potatoes xeamon oi better than 60 sacks this year. In ad dition to raising a una garaen, ur mon cared for two acres of berries and goes a mile and a half to school. During September 477 cows and 101 herds were tested. The Jersey ranked first with 66 herds and 339 cows. Next came the Guernseys with 17 herds and 69 cows. HolBteins were third with 11 herds and 49 cows. Ayrshirea were next with 4 herds and 12 cows. Shorthorns came last with 3 herds and 8 cows. INCUBATOR SALE 6 good incubators, with capacity ranging from 400 to 200 eggs each. All in first-class condition and made record hatches this year. Forced to sell to meet new conditions. Prices range from $15 to 345,, or the entire lot for 3170, crated and F. O. B. Mllwaukie, Ore. They will please you. Write for more information. SUirifY CBEST rOULTBY FARM, Hllwakle, Oregoa Its wonderful upon to mora 11 Daily , . ranch lie C We Extend to Visitors of Pacific International Livestock Exposition NOVEMBER 13-20 Cordial Welcome Attention Is Called to Oar Wool Display at the Show Visitors are invited to inspect the most complete warehouse in the West at 12th and Davis streets. Columbia Basin Yool Warehouse Co. Portland, Ore. Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllltlllllllllllililiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu I Take Advantage of Your Opportunity! 25 While you are here for the Livestock Show, do your Chrtst S mas shopping. 53 We invite you to look over the largest stock of Watches and Wrist Watches in Portland and 2 at prices most - reasonable. Diamonds by the hundreds to choose from and Silver in pro ZS fusion. . 2 This 1 also a good time to nave yonr eyes looked over. 5 WE WILT, APPRECIATE YOt'S CALL 1 STAPLES The Jeweler-Optician 1 266 MORRISON ST.. Between 3rd and 4th iiiiiimiimiiiimimimmmmmmmmimmimmmmnummimmmmmiii? PLUMBING SUPPLIES PIPE FITTINGS VALVES-BATHTUBS SINKS AND LAVATORIES ELECTRIC GOODS MATTHEWS' FULX AUTOMATIC FARM ELECTRIC LIGHT PLAHT8 INVESTIGATE BEFORE IJfSTALLIXO A LIGHTING PLANT t WE SELL DIRECT STARK-DAVIS CO. 188-190 Fourth Street BETWEEN YAMHILL AXD TATLOB PHONES: MANUAL, MAIN 77 ( AUTOMATIC, S.M7S Plant Strawberry Plants Now Write for new Fall Catalog of 'Bulbs, Trees, Etc. Reid about the New Giant 999 Everbearing Straw berryit a wonder 1,000,000 New Oregon, Marshall, Marvel nd other popular varieties now ready to ship. Aslc for "cut, prices? in more than thousand lots. Fall seeds of all. kinds. Poultry, Bird and Pet stock supplies. (Complete catalog tells all.) Special prices on Poultry Foods. Ask for new price list. .A to titer Poultry Men Join Forces to Battle Marauding Coyotes Aberdeen, Nov. 13. Coyotes " which have been making the lives of poultry owners miserable for some time right within the city limits are to meet dis aster, as a number of poultry fanciers have organised for protection. One large coyote waa killed in the dooryard of Judge Pearson's Jiome when it came for an early day meal. The coyotes have been showing ingenuity .fn getting pullets which have been roosting In trees in Judge Pearson's yard.. They jump Into the trees in the evening and shaking the branches bring at least two pullets down every time, then dropping to the ground and hurrying off with a fry .before they could be shot. . The coyote killed by a son of Judge Pear eon was the largest killed here In a good many years. Several coyotes have been seen running in the woods close to the- city. Grain Dust Deadly Grain dust and similar mill sittings MANY people, including; some famous folk, make this, "Hotel of Hospitality'' their headquarters when in Portland; many Portland folk entertain Ihelr out-of-town guests here. s service may always be relied than meet your requirements. Richard W. Child, Mgr. C. D. Sehrelter, Asst. Mgr. 145 2nd St. Portlase . Ortgea Purebred B appear harmless, but filtered through the air and ignited In a closed structure. they- are as deadly as dynamite: Such explosions cost 80 lives and 37,000.000 laying Defers ceU Tit i thing ! to nsske your USB Pratts Poultry Regulator Amerlei'i arVmit nnh tnnle im:i quantity to tho ground feci. The good remits jr'ill ho eea is herter hnlth, greiter tcciTity end vigor. Thon EGGS nd PROFITS. . secure a lupsiy or I ntti Poattry mmt ik. . '. T 1 D -l .1 . y uri guarantee 'roar Mom,, Bmtk if YOU iUt 5fi.r-iW Ca ia ol.lM fr ItmUu It ar a. PRATT FOOD CO. f Before buying your Seeds for fall sowing; write for prices. Do it now. J. J. BUTZER 188-190 Front St , Portland, Oregon Look Upi DEALER - 'p in you tOirn iveirvSaiMirf Mil 71 yeah ? iWw HEADERS c THE WAY OE ESCAPE May Judgment Be Averted? By Dr. JAMES B. TALMA OR Of the Council of tha Twelve. Church of Jesus Christ or lAtter-day Saints; Salt Lake City, Utah. Sote: For fre copies of other articles of tali scries, isd rcqaeit to tae antoor. The Divine decree against the wickedness of-mankind has rone forth, and who shall escape? Judgment has been -pronounced against men an nations who refuge to heed the warning; call to repentance. Angels bearing tHe golden vials, filled with the wrath of God, are abroad in tha earth (see Hev. chaps. It and 16) ; for theSe days are tho days of wickedness and vengeance, which the prophets have foretold. (Pearl of Great Price, p. 44.) The word of God cannot, return unto Him Void, but must and shall accomplish Jits holy purpose. (See Isa. 55:11.) Vital questions touching every soul are these: Has the day of possible escape already passed? Is there no way of averting tha impending plagues and destruction? One ot the attributes of God is His unchangeablenesa, for with Him there "is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." (James 1:17). "For I am the Lord, I change aoU" (Mai. 3:6). "God Is aot a mas, that he shoald lie I neither the son of mas, that be shoald repeat! hath he said, asd shaU he ant do HI or hath be spokea, and shall he act stake it good! (Num. 21 "His paths are straight, and his coarse Is oae eternal roaad. (Book of Mor mon, Alma 37:12). And in accordance with Hts Immutability of purpose. Ills unchangeable justice. His ever-present mercy. God both decrees and revokes-; and every pronouncement, whether of proffered salvation or threatened condemnation. Is conditioned upon the state of righteousness or transgression. He decreed the destruction of Nineveh, whose abominations were not longer to be tolerated. - A prophet waa sent, who cried aloud through the streets of the great and wicked city : "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown." The people heard and were awakened to a realisation of their guilt. From the king on his throne to the beggar in the streets, all turned from their evil whys. message, posted himself In a position from which he expected to witness the destruction of the city. But no catastrophe befell. He was angry, for seem- I Ingly his word had failed. Then the Lord reasoned with him, not without rebuke, and showed that the city, once condemned, waa spared because ot the I repentance and reformation of her people. Such is the Lord's unchaageable I ness: for ho Is a God of Justice who hears, the prayers of the sinner and re quites repentance with mercy. Amidst the awe-inspiring glories of Sinal, Jehovah decreed that the sins of the fathers should be visited upon the children (Eso. 20:5). Heredity demon strates to this day the actuality of the condition specified. But Israel ignor antly misinterpreted and wilfully misapplied that word of the Lord. They gave to It a meaning whoUy foreign to the Divine intent, and assumed to find there in excuse, if not justification, for their sins. Indeed, they balled It aa a very comfortable doctrine: for In their evlt eyes It appeared to explain away their own defects as Inherited weaknesses, for which they were not answerable and front which they could not escape. They crystallised it into a proverb thus: "Tha fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge." But they were sternly rebuked: "As I H, salth the Lord God, ye shall aot have oecasloa aay more to sue this proverb la Israel, Behold, all sDals are mlaet as the sonl of the father, so also the soal of the sea Is miser the sosl that sfaaeta. It shall die." And further: "The sea shall aot bear the lalqalty of the aelther shall the father bear the Ulqalty of the soa." (Kead E8WdCChe'l!ord thus change His purpose and nullify tha avowal In the Deca log? Verily Not Far above the natural operation of heredity, which at most Is tendency not compulsion, stands eternal and unchanging justice, which as sures to every soul his deserts, ' . ' ' mm Wherefore, I, the Lord, coram asd asd revoke, as It seemeth me good." (Doctrine Covenants M:4. "I command aad a man obeys aot, I rerehe and they receive aot the bletslsg. Thea they say la their hearts, this Is aot the work of the Lord, for bis promises are sot fnlfllled. Bet wo anto aen, for their reward larketh beaeatb, aad aot from above." (68:32, 33). Yes this is a way by which the judgments of these days may be averted j and that way Is the way of the Lord, whereby men through- faith, repentance and baptism may receive the Holy Ohost, who shall lead them in .righteous ness. God will not destroy an upright jku1, nor a righteous nation. As In the meridian dispensation, ao now and for the last time, the Divine command promulgated: "The lme IsJalfUlso. aad the slagdom ef God Is at haadi JU. peat ye aad believe the iropl." (Mark 1:18). , - . "Bat behold. If the lahabltaats ef the earth shall repeat of their jwlekedaese and abomlaatloas, they shall aot be destroyed, salth the Lord of Hosts." (Book of Mormon. 2 Nephl 28:17). . For price list of Book of Mormea aad other pablUatloas, laeladlag The Vitality of Mormoilim," which comprises 14 ef these articles, apply to 5ortn western States Hlssloa, 81 East Madlsoa street, rortlaad, Ortgoa. - usiness property damage In 1919. The United States department ot agriculture dust explosion Investigation service has prac tlcally eliminated the evil. Winter JEggs? musyWOW Ztctt eoultry keeper wurtt ittxir yield et high-priced winter tg -b big-profi: kind. But you mutt rba sad work m to ret your Back weather. Tall " mnnt winttr ti. bird! healthy tn igoroMi by giving then ml conditioner. : Xfcrel odd o - Keguister si ones, venues ss . , l. Are TUii lbs. riUlooWsUa -aiooe Tanal fThe Kind That Grow ('You can't keep them in the ground." THRIFT-" with every stroke of the brush when you paint with RaDKIl? If there' a food reason for any thing then It's painting your houM with good paint. FULLER Paint is GOOD Paint. It saves a great deal mors than it eosts saves 70a money In up keep and adds to tha value of Cur property, vest 'fa FUL vest 'fa FULLER Paint Tight way. W. P. Fuller & Co. Fmrtlmmd, Sam It I. Tm- fZ, . 3 1 M7St Pqiot. dlOre,