The Oregon daily journal., March 20, 1921, Page 21, Image 21

THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1S21.
SCHOOL
GARDES
ARE INCREASING;
500 TO BE-TOTAL
Bulletins Giving instructions Are
Being Distributed in All Clubs
m City Districts.
, Twentyntlx Portland schools have
garden clubs. Failing, Hosford, Crea
tor, Ockley Green,. Beach, Rich
mond. Lenta, Clinton Kelly, Kellogg,
Hudson, Sellwood, Llewellyn, Thomp
son, Kerns, Buckman, Holladay.
Sabln, Woodlawn, Peninsula, Ports
mouth. Kunnyslde, George, Sltton,
Williams, Montavllla and Rose City
Tark. t . .
Of these. Falling stands head In the
list, since Carl Levero took first prize at
the state fair last year. Young Levero
v ill be ih the club again this year. Prin
cipal fi. A. Baker will serve as leader
at Hosford. t
Creston.-Ookley Green and Beach will
be provided by leaders from the Farent
Tucher associations. Mrs. Ixmgten. who
was leader at Richmond last year, will
be leader again this year. Principal Cl
cil Thompson will be leader at Sabin and
Principal 1L B. Blough at Portsmouth.
Mrs. Moran will again be leader at
Sunnyside. -.
TO PICK LEADERS
Leaders in other schools are yet to be
supplied. ,
There will probably be 600 club gar
dens. Many other children will have gar
dens, according to T. T. Kirk pa trick, city
club leader, but they will be too small
to qualify. Others wilt raise flower gar
dens aponsered by the Portland Service
league. The school club projects enter
tain only vegetable gardens and these
muet contain at least 500 square feet.
Fulton Park is the only school having a
garden.
Garden instructions and report forms
re now being delivered to all club mem
bers, together with bulletins containing
-instructions as to varieties for planting,
seed sowing and planting, planting
tables, cultivation, irrigation, insect
pests, harvesting and storing, and blue
print planting and seed sowing .'tables
are belngr sent to each school for its bul
letin board.,
GARDEN VISITS PLANNED
Where possible looal leaders will visit
members' gardens and ail gardens will
be visited in July and early August by
Club Leader Kirkpatrick.
Portland has taken first place in gar
den projects at the state fair for the last
three years and hopes to repeat again
this year."
To encourage club members of this
Peninsula district, the Peninsula Na
tional bank, following its custom
initiated last year, has again of
fered $34 for the best gardens in the
district, Including Peninsula, Ports
mouth, ; George, Williams and Sitton
schools.' The prises are safety deposit
accounts of $10, $7. $6, $3 and $3 and
three prices of $1 each. The gardens are
Judged by Klrkpatrick and a representa
tive of the bank. Points considered are
correctness' of planting, state and thor
oughness of cultivation, freedom from
weeds, straightness of rows, perfection
of growth. , The bank also gives $15, di
vided into five prizes, for the best gar
den exhibits at the bank in September.
The Central council of the Parent
Teacher association has asked that an
LAiitwih .' kivj ,u uunuwnn n iivi vliii
pchool doing. club work may exhibit the
products of its club members. This would
be held the week preceding ' the county
fair and would ' replace exhibiting by
schools at the county fair. Portland will
have one large booth at the county fair,
to contain the best exhibits in all lines
being taken direct from the Portland ex
hibit, The best of the county fair ex
hibits will go to the state fair.
The Portland exhibit will probably be
held September 16-17 ; the county fair.
September 19 to 24, and the state fair,
September 28 to October 1.
PEsuM SwetPeas Now
Sweet
Week
How's Your Lawri?
Now is the time to give It attention. Apply "Fertllime"
to kill the moss and sweeten the soil. Then dig out the
worst of the weeds and sow new seed in the thin places
and apply a top dressing of "C. M." (kiln-dried ground
cow manure) and "Wonder" fertiliser.-. For the average
city lot you should have 1 sack of Fertllime, S sacks ot
C M. and a 25-pound sack of Wonder. This win do for
your lawn, flower beds and garden and give you great
results. , ' . i
Lawn Grass Seed Always use R. Rs Evergreen Lawn
Grass. Clean, heavy, solid seed, free from weeds and ot
highest Quality. For new lawns apply one pound to every
15-foot square. Prices and full Information on above on
request, )
We Lave highest quality seeds of all kinds, garden tools and supplies; everything yoa need. Incubators,
brooders, poultry. and pet stock supplies. Largest stock in the west. Sprays and spray pumps, plants,
fruit trees, berries, roses, etc. Farm and Meld seeds, certified oats, potatoes, etc. Complete catalogue
tells all. -'.'; , ;
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Scenes on
Canby, March 19. A new and In
teresting industry of Clackamas
county is that of pansy farming. The
pansy farm owned by Colonel W. A.
Aird, just north of New Era, is the
only one of its kind In tha county
and the second in the state.
At present there Is almost an acre
planted. , The pansies ; are planted in
rows 30 inches apart, and plants are 18
inches apart in the rows. The seed is
sown broadcast in small beds in July
and transplanted in October and Novem
Conspiracy to Kill
Mexican . Railroad
Officials Is Bared
Merlcd City,! March 19. (I. N. S.)
Secret service agents have unearthed
a plot to kill important officials of the
National railway lines In connection-with
the rail strike,: it was learned from an
authoritative source today. . The offi
cials who were 6aid to have been marked
for death at a secret meeting are: Di
rector General Pleres and his assistants,
J. M. Carpio, F, P. Landa and N. Procel ;
Secretaries O. A. Gravilo and C. Zapata ;
Superintendent of Telegraph E. B. Arrlas
and Colonel A. P. Alfaro. commanding
the troops guarding the line. Another
hitch has occurred in putting the strike
' jLt varieties, none
5- I ? '
Contains 1 packet each of 7 beautiful Giant Spengers In the most
popular colors lavender; light and dark pink, primrose, white,
orange and scarlet. Each-color named and a leader in its 'class.
(Value 75c).. Collection price 50c.
R. R.'s Superb Spencer Mixed
For healthy, robust growth, wealth of bloom, sire of flowers; ex-i
qutsite and rare colorings, the mixture is unequaled. One-half ox.
pkts. tSc, oz. 25c, 3 oz. for 60c.
Rose
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Col. W. AV Avid'8 I'aaisy rarm wear
ber. An ounce of seed will grow from
7000 to 10,000 plants. "
The Irrigation used by Colonel Aird
employs a 5x5 Typhoon pump to pump
water from the Willamette river at the
edge of the Aird farm, through the main
at the rate of 2500 gallons an hour.
Overhead laterals convey the water to
the beds. "
The." water system saves the plants
during the hot summer months," says
Colonel Aird.
' "As the seed is hand picked I expect
to need the services of about 20 young
'women to gather the seed this season,"
says Colonel Aird.
agreement Into effect over the men's
demand that all strikebreakers be dis
charged. :
Minister of Interior Ie La Huerta Is
engaged in straightening out the tangle
and said he hoped for a solution very
soon.
Tm thousand workers in the Orlxaba
district quit work on Thursday In sym
pathy with the rail men.
Wilts Panama Trip
Martins Ferry. March 19. (L N. S.)
Alumni of Ohio Wesleyan university
have received word that the O. W. U.
Glee club, which gave a concert here
while on its Pittsburg district tour dur
ing the holidays, will enjoy a free trip
to the Panama canal zone next sum
mer. Kach year the government selects
a college organisation to make the trip
to provide entertainment for Panama
canal employes, paying all expenses of
the trip.
Sweet Peas are trie most popular cut
flowers today and we offer you the;
choicest, newest and best Giant Spencer v
better in U. S. A.
1921 Prize Collection
- Contains 1 packet each of 12 lovely and distinct !
colors. (Value ft. 55.) Collection price i. 25. .
These-are rich, rare and Wonderful, This prize
collection will please you. .
Superb Collection,
Bushes
To Bloom
in JUNE
Don't delay, order now and plant soon as
possible. We-offer all the popular kinds,
75 and up- SPECIAL SALE THIS'
WEEK: Madame Caroline Testout, pink ;
Ulrich Brunner, red ; Frau Karl Druschi,
white ; and Grus an Teplitz, scarlet ; a few r
thousand surplus at 50J each, $5.00 per
dozen, while they last.
Plant Peonies, Iris, Lilies of the Valley, ;
etc. : ; Rhododendrons : and Flowering '
Shrubs of all kinds.
Garden Time
Is Here
Oet - our . 1821 complete cata
logue, make up your spring order ,
- and get all 'your supplies and
be ready to plant when the sun
ahlnea and soil is In right condi- -,
tion. -,Dont wait for the "btg
rush at the seed stores. Be wise
buy early.
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new jJra
The average yield per acre Is from
76 to 100 pounds, t Iast year the yield
was about 50 pounds from this small
tract." The plants are kept Just one
year for seed and then plowed under..
The seed is worth $128 a pound, whole
seed raised is shipped East.
"The market for seed is the world,
says Colonel Aird, "and we receive or
ders from Australia to India. Pansy
plants are shipped to California and
Missouri as well as supplying the local
market."
When the ground is all leveled the
farm will coyer three acres.
Texan Is First to
Sign Enlistment for
U. S. Navy Term
Lowe M. Darlington of Ranger, Texas,
was the first man to avail himself of
the new order authorizing the Portland
navy recruiting off ice' to start enlist
ments. Darlington enlisted for the full
four-year term as a hospital appf entice,
second class. He will be sent to the
Great Lakes training station for duty.
Orders were received by Lieutenant
Commander Fredrick K. Kiler, com
manding the local office, to start first
enlistments In seamen, engineering and
hospital branches. Since December the
station has been inactive, taking only
those who have had previous naval serv
ice. ; For a short time only those were
taken , who were known as continuous
service men. According to Commander
Elder, the frecruiting will pick op and
be In full away by the middle of the
summer, for in JulSr those who reenllsted
in 1919 for two years will be eligible
for discharge. He believes that the un
employment situation will be relieved by
men Joining the service.
During the week the navy picture,
"Queen of the Waves," will be shown at
seVerat of the public schools. The schools
now ; listed are Brooklyn, Lincoln- high
school, Woodstock and Joseph Kellogg.
The picture shows the evolution of navi
gation from the first primitive dugouta
to the latest electrla-drive dreadnought,
the U. S. S. New Mexico. Last week
the same reel was exhibited at- Glencoe,
Khattuck, Fulton Parki Chapman and
Terwilliger schools, i ,
Uniform Potatoes
Best for Planting
Experiment stations and leading po
tato 1 growers advise the selection .of
good, medium-sized, merchantable po
tatoes . for seed this spring, and such
potatoes should, of course, be cut. Ex
perts say they select the largest for the
reason that there Is a tendency to de
crease tho average aire of the variety
If year after year small tubers are
Selected from crops grown from small
ones. Another point to take into con
sideration is smoothness. Rough po
tatoes are not wanted, as the waste is
too great when preparing for the table,
and consequently - such potatoes never
sell for as a high a price on the market
as do smooth and even ones. The eyes
should not be deep, as this also causes
loss of valuable material i they should
be. shallow. -Uniformity of type is an
other factor" -of importance that should
be taken Into consideration. Uniformity
Is a valuable factor in any crop; it
adds to: the selling value. ; : . .. .
For splitting logs an Oregon man has
Invented a gun which can be screwed
Into a log to discharge blasUng powder
when a lanyard pulls a hammer against
a percussion cap.
20 BULBS from
"Gladiolus Farm"
$1.50
In five beautiful named .sorts, . in
cluding pink, scarlet, cream and deep
blue. Plant now for early flowers.
An attractive catalog or gladioli, per
ennials and irises for the asking..
W. L. CRISSEY
' "GLADIOLUS FAItM"
B. F. S. 1, Boring, Ore go a v
DR. W. VAN FLEET
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Portland's International Rose
Test , Gardens Bring - Entries
From All Parts of the World.
Roses from Washington, B. C
Ireland and Loi Angeles figured In
International competition awards an
nounced by City Commissioner S. C.
Pier, Saturday. Roses from many
parts of the world competed for the
prizes under test in the International
Rose Test gardens located In Port
land. .
The seedltng rose which won the gold
medal of the American Rose society as
the best for general garden cultivation
was created by Dr. W. Van Fleet of
the United States department of agri
culture. The rose fa as yet unnamed,
but. at the request of Mayor Baker, the
department of agriculture has made its
christening a feature of the next Rose
Festival,' in charge of the Royal lto
sarians. 8ILVEH MEDAL FOB DICKSON
The silver medal of the American
Hose society for . tho second best rose
for outdoor cultivation went to Hiigh
Dickson of Belfast, Ireland, whose
"Golden Spray also won the gold medal
of the City of Fortland as ; the best
dwarf .bush for general cultivation. The
silver medal in the dwarf classification
was awarded to Howard & Smith of
Los Angeles.
Dr. Van Fleet's creation won the city
of Portland's gold medal as the best
climbing rose for - outdoor cultivation
and the silver trophy of thp Portland
llose society as the best rose for out
door cultivation produced by an ama
teur. ' . r
The silver trophy of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce for the best rose
for outdoor cultivation was awarded to
Howard & Smith of Los Angeles.
HIGH STANDARD 3IAOTAINED i
"While there . were entries of other
climbing roses and also roses produced
by amateurs none scored 85 points or
more, the standard of excellency re
quired by the Portland test, and no other
prises were awarded.. Another rose
produced by Howard & Smith qualified
for award . for new roses produced on
the Pacific coast but failed of recogni
tion under the rule - which forbids the
award of more than one prize in one
class to the same flrm. ' y.i ,:
The judges, upon whose decisions the
awards were based, were Rev. S. S.
Sulliger of Keny Wash. ; Roland Gain
well of Bollingham. Arthur Bowman of
Portland. They paid high tribute to
Dr. Van Fleet's creation as a distinct
addition to the list of climbing roses.
The rose is flesh color, suffused with
pink, shading to yellow at the base. The
foliage is remarkably glossy and prac
tically evergreen. The blooms are about
the sise of the average ; tea rose but
have exceptional decorative value.--Each
of the plants of this variety In: Wash
ington park produced an average of 148
rosea last year.--- .
SedHi! No. 12..Dr. Van Ftaet ........ 187
Mm. Frrddie Hunter ti. 81
Goldm Spray. 87
S-sdlinx No. 1. Howard A Smith 7
Mn. Rinds , 69
Seedling No. 2, Howard & Ssiith... 8
H. P. I'inaerton 2
entries K. Shea 5S
May Martin . 148
The scores made by the roses for eacn
Individual quality follow: :
KOSES FROM AFAR
The. International Test Gardens for
roses In Portland received many new
roses from this country, Europe and
Australia during 1920 which will be re
ported tipon next year after being thor
oughly tested. i
The average number of blooms, pro
dueed by the roses scoring SO points or
mere follows:
N ROS
CONIES
PORTLAND WATIOTTAL RO&E TEST GARDES' 1989
Points scored on individual qualities for roses under test during 1920.
at Portland. Oregon, by Jesse A. Currey. February 10. 192L
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10 Color 9.0 I 8 88 9.0. 9.67 T. 7.0 7.0 T.6
S Praeninos ........ 3 0 8.0 3.67 2.83 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
10 resting ......... 8.34 8.0 6.67 8.67 8.0 6.83 7.83 7.84
.10 Shape 9.0 . 9.0 9.83 8.84 .8.84 6.0 9.83 ' 7.33
S Substance ...... . 8.68 4.6f 8.67 .4.83 4.66 4.84 i 4.84 4.0
5 Prtallaw - 4 0 8.66 4 0 4.66 4.0 4.SS 4.0 i 8.67
S Siis 3.67 4.67 4.86 4.0 .0 " 4.0 . 4.0 4.83
, 1A Bloomins ....... 15.0 f 150 14.34 15.0 14.0 ISO 15.0 15.0
.10 Hardinesa ....... ' 10.0 -i 1O.0 - 10.0 10.O UO.O 10.0 10.0 10.0
10' Foliairo 0.33 8.66 8.0 8.0 0.0 5.66 ! 7.67 ,6.84
. B Growth 4.67 4.34 4.0 4.84 6.0 4.0 i 4.0 8.83
5 Stem............ 4.33 4.67 . 4.66 . 4.83 4.34 8.67 4.83 8.67
100 J Total ........... 88,66 1 85.0 85.66 I 80.83 I 88.0 j 74. 0 81.66 7T-33
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5 NoTelty ......... 2.66 I 1.0 I .66 ZO ' 1.83 1.83 1 1 0 2.0
10 Color 0.67 1 6.0 7.66 7.66" S.84 8.0 6.66 7.66
8 Fracrane ...... . ( 8.66 I 2.66 8.67 S O 8.83 8 84 2.84 2.0
10 lastlns 8.34 6.84 8.0 8 67 6.84 8.0 , 6.83 4.0
10 Snap .......... 6.0 1 6.34 6.0 8.0 0.0 7.0 .6.84 7.0
6 Butwtance" 4.33 4.33 8.67 8.67 4.38 4.0 8.67 4.6T
5 Prtallaee ........ 4.34 I 4.67 4.88 8.0 4.0 8.67 4.83 4.0
5 Siie 3.66 I 8.66 - 8.34 3.38 4.67 3.33 8.67 4.0
13 Kloominc 16.0 115.0 13.0 15.0 13.66 15.0 15.0 18.0
10 Hardiness ....... 10.0 I 10.0 ( 10.0 I 10.0 : 10.0 10.0 ' 10.0 i 10.0
10 Polui 7.67 I 6.67 6.67 7.34 7.0 . 0.3S 4.66 8.33
5 Growth ......... 4.0 j 8.67 8.0 4.0 ; 8.67 4. 67 '8.0 4.33
5 Stem ........... 4.0 f 8.66 4.0 8.86 4.66 .4.83 8.66 4.67
100 Total ........... 83.83 1 74.0 76.0 77.33 83.83 82.0 60.66 77.66
5 Novelty 4.66 f 1.0 - 3.66 i 1.86 3.0 f .67 1.66 1.66
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Boots 1 Year Old
Of Ehubarb Stalks
' Give Quick Return
Growing rhubarb from seed is a slower
process that has its advantages, but for
quick returns It is desirable that ' one-year-old
roots be planted.'
The roots should be . set in a warm,
sunny well drained slope, in deep, en
riched ssandy loam. " The roots set out
in rows, about four by five feet apart.
Stable manure should be applied in
the fall or early in the winter. The soil
cannot be made too rich : for quick re
turns from the growth of the spring
crop.
When set into the soil the crowns of
the plants should be about three inches
under the. surface of the soil. '
The roots should be firmly established
and in the second year , before pulling
the crop. Plants set from seed require
a three-year period of established
growth before pulling can safely be
carried on. .. .
Only the larger stalks should be pulled
and this Is best done by .catching the
stalk close to the ground and then pull
CHILDREN SHOW
MUCH INTEREST
IN ROSE CULTURE
Many Schools Make Good Records
in Planting of Flowers to As
sure Supply for Festval Week.
Gardens for raising flowers for the
Parade of a Million Roses have been
planted in the variotis parts of the
city during the week. The school chil
dren, especially, have shown an inter
est In the contest for the best flowers
and are competing for the prizes to
be awarded by the Portland Service
league.
: The best record of all the. grammar
schools for distribution was made at the
Hudson school. Fifty packages of sweet'
pea seed were distributed in one pre
cinct alone. Other schools are entering
the contest. Montaville . grammer . and
Franklin: high are . making extensive
plans for winning the prize. - At Franklin
the student body is drafting plans for
the organization of a student rowo cul
ture Club. This Is being done under the
direction of H. H. Rod well.
TO CONTINUE WORK .
At a meeting of the Peninsula Com
munity club Tuesday night Henry W. ;
Kent told of the league plans for coop
erative marketing of rose plants and
slips in the Middle West and East, While
the primary issue at the present time Is
to get the flowers ''for the festival, he
said,, the league plans to carry on the
work for the next four years, until the
1925 exposition.
"There, is no reason," said Kent ; "why
the ' Eastern states should import rose
slips and plants from England. ..The Pa
cific Northwest grows roses that cannot
be equaled anywhere. If Portland Is to
be known as the rose center of the world
we must not depend alone on the repu
tation of the Rose Festival. Rather, we
must use the festival as a means of ad
vertising our wares to the rest of the
world.'- -
URGES EASTERK MARKETS
"By a system of cooperative market
lng, such as the league Is developing,
plants grown by the citizens of Portland
can be sent into the commercial field of
the East and there Is no reason why we
cannot compete with the Imported plants,
for ours are better. : Tbeleajrue plans to
operate as a .clearing house for the citi
sens that have roses that can be put on
the market.
"Of course, the rones will have ..to be
of good variety and hardy stork, for we
cannot risk our market by sending in
ferior plants. It will give the people of
Portland an incentive to grow better
roses and that will In itself be a benefit
to the city."
WOMEN TO HAVE FLOATS
V- Kent announces that the women's
clubs, of Portland have pledged to put a
float in the parade. Plans are being de
veloped for the various classifications .of
entries and the prizes assigned.
: Floriculture experts of the league call
attention to the fact that transplanting
perennials now and the proper cultiva
tion of them will give an abundance of
flowers or decorative purposes. The
plants, delphinium, coriopsis and lupine,
may be purchased at local seed concerns
and from the florists. These plants, they
- 'i n"t. will be producing for three
or four years and once rooted, need little
cm.- ' ' .
The league will hold a big rally of all
citizens at The Auditorium. Tuesday
night. Detailed instructions for the
growing of plants will be given and the
general plans of the league for making
the 1921 festival the best in the annals of
Portland will be discussed, i
The active leadership of the company
for growirg flowers is now in the hands
of the 40 majors In charge of the sectors
of the city, Kent stated. These men.
members of the community they are in
charge of. can do. more and get better
results than a general committee, he
stated, for they are known and have the
confidence of their neighbors.
Compiled
OP R08E
OF ROSE
ing with a quick, clean jerk at the angle
of its growth. .
The seed stalks snould be kept cut,
that the food which would otherwise
be wasted- in the production of useless
seed is reverted toward the root, where
it is most needed. .Make sure also that
sufficient stalks, are left on the root
from each pulling to sufficiently main
tain, the plant. ,
Winter Crops Aim
Of French Scientist
Parts, March 19. (L.N. S.) To make
the earth fruitful in winter is the object
of researches now being pursued by M.
Lumiere, who addressed the Academy of
Science on the subject. M. iAimlere's
theory Is that soluble elements of au
tumn's dying grass and leaves render
the winter soil sterile until they have
been oxidized by oxygen washed into
the earth by rain. ' On this belief be is
founding his researches.
Signs of Early Spring
Bucyrus, Ohio, March 19.(L N. S.)
Wild geese were heard calling as tbey
passed over this city, flying northward,
this week. . ,
Just a Little
H - H ' H H t H
Not Much
A COPT of an old. Incorporation dated
fiwa-u- K.Ik In ttU ... m fll.4 mm ' A
matter of legality In the recorder's office
at Hlllsboro s few days ago, together
with the dissolution of the incorpora
tion, by Secretary of State Dunbar in
1906. The company was to build from
Portland to Southern Oregon and there
join with the O. & C. line. , The Incor
porators were about 30 in number, 11
of whom have passed away and in
cluded the names of John II. Mitchell,
once United States senator; XL W. Cor
bett. another United States senator s
Joseph Gaston, historian, for whom the
town of Gaston . was named : ' R. R.
Thompson, steamboat owner, and 8, G.
Reed. Portland capitalist, who with his
father left the- bequest founding Reed
college.
".. i
ry0U have to take your hst off to
X the Jewf and the Italians.
i vif Jt were not for these two types
of super-patriots, St. Patrick day would
practically have gone without observa
tion or celebration in Portland."
This is the assertion of Pete Swarts.
"l went down tha street Thursday
taking a look at the people who wore
green neckties, green . ribbons or green
dresses.' and they were almost exclu
sively Italians , and Jews. If It had
been left to the Irish",' there wouldn't
have been any celebration at all.
i "They even tell me that Joe Singer
was fined . $1 for wearing a -sprig of
shamrock. It was probably an Irish
judge who fined him because he was
mad at having forgotten - what day it
was and Singer hadn't." ,
''" ..: ' . ; ... . . . ;!
ERNEST REDD, who firesides as head
of the pharmacy . in The Journal
building, once held forth In a drug store
in Sixth street.
One evening a couple of young women
came into the drug store and one asked
for a 25 cent box of anti-kodak.
Redd looked a little bewildered, and
the other girl hastened to explain that
her friend meant "anti-camera,
i The young druggist's countenance
brightened and he beamed In his sweet
est manner. . "Isn't it antl-kamnia you
tnean?" .i .. -
Home Method for
Seed Testing Given
Small samples of seed are counted out
and sowed in moist soil in some shallow
receptacle like a kitchen plate. The plate
may be kept hear the stove or anywhere
to maintain a temperature conducive tp
germination. When the plants have had
time to sprout, a count of the results
will give a good indication of the value
of the seed. .
' Building Plans Boom
La Grande, March 19. Approximately
$100,000 will be spent in building here
this spring..- Concrete is being poured
now on the new five-story, 84-room hotel
being built by. J. E, Foley, at a cost of
about $200,000. An apartment house with
34 apartments will be built at an early
date, excavation work being completed.
Fourteen residences ranging In cost from
$2000 to $20,000 are projected and a large
addition is beintr built . to the green:
houses of a looal floral firm. The latter
will probably cost around $20,000.
TRANSPORTATION
ASTORIA AND WAY POINTS
STEAMER GEORG1ANA
(.bit Portland Moo., Wed., FrU, 8 A. M.
rarea - Astoria Tuaa,, Thar., 8aL, 8 A. M.
Night Boat Dally eieept Sundar, 8 I' U.
SOOT ALDER gT.
Wain 1422. 641-22 Fats 32 Each Way
THE HARKINS TRANSPORTATION OO.
I0YO KISEN KAISHA
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
SS. "Seiyo Maru"
Sails . From Pier No. 1, Manlclpal
' Terminal No. 4 (St. Johns) for
Yokohama, Kobe, Moji
and Hongkong at
i T. M MONDAY, MARCH II
OREGON-PACIFIC COMPANY
General Agents
-IS WILCOX ULDU, MAIN 4tlt
CALIFORNIA SERVICE
SS "CURACAO"
San 9 P. M.. March 24 and April , for
Coot Bar. Eureka and dan rrawlwwt; Con
neetin with otcamerc to Loa A and
San Diego, liexico and Central Americas
porta. , -
Regular aaflinca from Seattle to Soatk
eattrre and fiouthweatent Alaska
TRANS-fJICIf-IO FREtaHT SERVICE
To all OrVnial Porta, D. 8. Shipping Board
A-l steel American Veaaele HALUNQ
FROM Portland:
n.m ABEROOS ............. Aft T
8. . MWLET .............. .fttav
s. . COAXET .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . June. I
Foe Further infemsthMt aspiy te
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
104 THIRD 0T. HONI MAIN
i i u,;.;!:' .:: ....
RE
53-l -
(Regular service between Portland. Maine. Philadelphia, rtoston anu
Cos Angeles, San Francisco. Portland, Oregon. Seattle and Tacoma via
the Panama canal.) North Atlantic and Western S. a Co.'s 8800-ton
: tteel .vessels. ... '
EAST BOUND
: Portland
R. H. west Togas. .Mar. SI
S. S. Brash . . .Aor. 4
8. 8. Talia . ,..f. . .Apr. 18 I
For Further Information Auolv to
... 'm . TnE ADMIEAL LINE.
181 Third Street
of Everything
H - t t :
of Anything
Well, maybe All I know Is that it
has something to do with taking pic
tures." : ., ! .
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THE master of Evening Star grange is
J. J. Johnson, who Is 4 Portland at
torney when not working for nothing for
some fraternal order. Is the son of one of
the old pioneers of Oregon, Jacob John
son. Me tells of the days when his- father
decided to study law and make a living
as a sawmill worker at the same time,
lie did it and Jacob Johnson was some
lawyer for those early days. Johnson
creek was named after Jacob Johnson
and long after its name appeared on
the map they tried to get It named.
Spruce creek but it couldn't be done..
Nearly half the old granges In Mult
nomah, Clackamas, Washington and.
Columbia counties were organized by
Jacob Johnson, and his buckboard maa
well known. It cost far less for upkeep
than an automobile today, and it) case
of extreme necessity was utilised as
bed, a table, a shelter Against drifting
storms and even as a rostrum for public
meetings.' . . s
CANADA exacts an import duty on
cats. Uncle Sam discounts Canadian
money. So there you have it : Cat vs.
foreign exchange. To be plain, Mrs.
Thomas Short, cat dealer of Hillsdale,
Or., shipped a feline specimen to Van
couver, Ii. C, at the agreed price of
The cat was taxed some $3 for prlvlWe
of taking up its habitat amid virgin
mouse fields of the Canrdian city.
When Mrs. Short got her money she
changed the Canadian paper into coin
of the American realm. The transaction
netted her some $3 under the sale price
of the cat. She complained to the pur
chaser, but got no satisfaction beyond
the explanation that the customs officers
made her pay duty cn the Imported ani
mal. "I guess we are about even on the
deal." wrote the Canadian buyer. Mrs.
Short accepted her loss, and thus possi
bility of international complications over
the cat has vanished. .
' : '
SUPREME MASTER II. a HUDSON1 ot
the United Artisans, residing In Port
land, was telling, an audience in an in
terior town that they should patronize
Oregon industries. A man arose and in
formed him that, for want of a demand
for its goods, the local cannery would be
obliged to close down. Hudson asked the
citizens to look in the windows of their
local stores and they would see why the
cannery had to close down. In the four
principal stores were 'piled in high
pyramids and alluring squares thousands
Of cans of California and eastern cannery
products. Hudson was regarded as a
Jolly good fellow by his fraternal friends,
but there is some suspicion that he is
a philosopher..
S saJiM .1 .1 I. I'l'i n II II ,FH JUJiJ.au.jLjt
T It A N S Pt 1 1 ITATI O M
Oregon-Pacific
Company
GENERAL AGENTS FOR
Holland-America .
Line
-! AND 1 '
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m
Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company
JOINT SEETICE
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Provides regular monthly saillnrs
for United Kingdom and flontl
nental European ports, Japan,
China and West Coast South Arner
ca. ;:
General Freight and
Passenger Offices
20$ Wlleox Bldg PorUaad, Orfg-on
- Mala 48 ' .
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"an 1
&m n? ax Cisco & pcrrurcD
TU.v.s;::f ccxtuci
Twt San rraeclsee
From Portiaoid Aioaworth Dock .
Alaska ....Mar. CI
Rote City Mar, 14
Alaska Mar.tl
Rose City J ....Apr. &
aad every fire days thereafter
ASSAM rtsrs nrca rcm?o
Promenade Deck .....$28 80
Outaide fcaloon Deck J
Inaids Paloon Deck... t'A bO
Third Claea (maiee only). ... .1180
Tbeee lares do not include 8 tx
eetit war tax, which touat be added.
Ail aras include) berth sad soeaJs
' while at sea.
CKy Tldtet Office. )4 sth! Wtablngtea
Phona Maitt l&iQ
Freight Ofrica, Ainaworth Dock
Fbona Broadway 2b$
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NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH fCAt
Via Tahiti ana) Raraionoa. Mall and Rinarsa
Senrloa trem Sea Franc taee every 88 Data,
union a. a. co. or new Zealand.
CM OaMTornla St, Em rranctoee,
Or Local
laaenehts ane Ral
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WESTBOUND
From From
Prtril. nH Main Ytatttrtn
From
Phlla.
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a. K. irfi... it., aa An- s
Apr. i
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