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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1918)
HUNDREDS AT FAM1ERS' YEEK - . " -. -: ' '!- - - j j ;t . Many Corvallis Faculty! Mem bers and Salem Men , Are on Program '--r ,j;- CORVALLIS, Or., Jan. l!. Spe clal to The Statesman. J The first day of Farmers and Haraef-Makers week, held at the Oregon Agricultur al college. Corvallis. saw -,a much larger registration of delegates from all parts of the state than wias antic ipated, and this afternoon the$ium- ber swelled to orer 600 enthusiastic farmers, their wives and daughters, 11 with one purpose In viewi- teach ing and learning the fine art of food conservation under Herbert Hoover's ; Ordera," 4. wf!.,? T - .'- ;W '';' During the week there wpll be an exhibit of botany and plant path ology, roden control, farm equipment exhibition., domestic science exhibit, and a corn and, potato show, jat .which prizes'wlll be joffered.) t " V Addresses of welcome win be made by 'President Kerr to I the dlf- ferentjeonventions to be held during the week; .including county; agricul tural Duncils conference,) i Oregon Ilolstein Cattle club, Oregon Jersey Cattle club, agricultural lijme. con ference, Guernsey Cat' gon Dairymen's associa association. ,L 1 ; ..' There will be stock le club; Ore- tlon. Bankers' Judging coni tests, cheese; judging demonstration;?. sheep and bog jud.gin. cow; testing demonstrations, r tractor demonstration j in domestic and art. .': - iT" V;--- j. plowing, science Addresses, will be made by nearly every member pf the faculty; and by many visitors,! including a magic lantern lecture by William L. Fin ley, state biologist, with his Inter estiag motion pictures';! O. M. Plum iner, special agent; ; Bruce Dennis, state director of the council of na tional defense: Professor Seymour of the pxjtension i department; W. K. Taylor, president of , the H Oregon Dairymen's j .association ; Governor Wlthycombe;-C. A. Murphy.-warden of the state penitentiary, and secre tary of the state lime board:!; Prof es ror A, O. ;B. Bouqet. ion the home veget'je, garden; Miss Grace John- .s"n, Oregon. Arricultnnal collere. on "Diet 1n War Times" .' Mrs. Id Kid der, Oregon Agricultural college. an ' Book s for Farm Boy an d i G I rl s" ; "Root Rot In the Young Walnut Or chard, bv Knlgbt Pea rcy.i; Salem; "Girls Industrial Club; Work," Miss Helen CowgHU Oregon Agricultural colle: "Maln.tainine the Vigor of the Walnut Tree," Professor C. J. I,e1s.. Oregon Agricultural college.' Counfy A-nt F.'Rj Brown. L. .1. Cbspin and Thomas Brunk of Salem "111 deliver tvpical addressee from a Marion county standpoint on general ruMeets under; discussion. u The com and potato show will close the week's ' convention!, which promises to bet, one of the Most in rest'r and Instructive ever! held on the. Oregon' Agricultural campus, - , . . college Tax Levies for 1918 Are Announced by Ben F West Assessor Ben;West, when the coun ty cowrt turned over to hi in the other day, the tar lety for 1918, got bosy with his arithmetic and turned those figures into a shape that a common mortal can understand -in fact, the items are now so small In size that any child can! make the estimate of what hi father will, have to dig up HERE TOMORROW William S. Hart in TMaturla War,- ... f ' ' ' In (im of IIi P.-oven 8uccee. EJigh eatre i . ..... J- . . I'..... ft Y j fJ v As?- . before the close of the summer sea- ton, and no? doubt when Ben drives up to the farm, the boy will hand It to him on a silver platter just sot State tax S.l mills County general fund . .... 5.4 mills County school and library r fund ........ 2.5 mills County road levy ........ 4.0 mills High school ; tax . . . .!, ... .8 mills Total state .and county taxes di vided as follows: High school districts out- : side of Salem ...... i . . 15 mills Non-high schools'....... 15.8 mills Salem city levey (state and5- county) 11.0 mills City or Salem 12.6 mills School district No. 24 (Salem) .i. 6.4 mills Total for Salem . . . 29.9 mills The city of Salem's tax is one mill less than it was for 1917 when it was 30.9 mills. -' - Outside of Salem the tax Is one half mill higher for state taxes than for 1917- il . :! BIG GRAND OPERA FOR PORT LAND, FAMOUS SAN CARLO ORGANIZATION, TO BE HEARD AT MUNICIPAL. AUDITORIUM I IN SERIES OF EIGHT OPERAS. What will no doubt constitute the supreme musical-theatrical event of the. season In Portland is the an nounced week engagement, at the municipal, beginning sxonday,' Jan uary 7 of the San Carlo Grand Opera company, that splendid organization made famous a few years back by such singers at Nordica.Campananinl, Alice- Kielscm and others of promin ence. The San Carlo company num bers more than one hundred mem btrs, and there are' some twenty of the most distinguished European and American stars among this i total. Other noteworthy features - of the company are -a large and brilliant singing chores and a complete sym phony ajrehestra. v In . the coming Portland engage ment eight different productions will be given, with almost entire change of cast for each opera, while the magnificent scenic and costuming ef fects carried -Uy, the company permit of th operas being presented upon a , plane of metropolitan splendor. Another feature that should appeal strongly to all who love grandeur and beauty in musical art. Is the mat ter of. prices,' which, owing to the immense seating capacity of the city's new big- playhouse, will ; be of the popular character, not costing more than two dollars and ranging down as low, as fifty cents. Among the notable singers coming are Manuel Salazar, the sensational Spanish tenor; Elizabeth Amsden, late leading .soprano of the Chicago Opera; Mona. Jqseph Royer, new French baritone from the Paris Opera; M me i Vaccari, coloratura, of Florence, Italy; ; SI gnor Giuseppe Ag ostial, T dramatic tenor,' former co star with Caruso at the metropolitan, New York -many others, r 1 Local opera, enthusiasts desiring to attend this; performance may have their tickets set aside by' mailing their orders to Wm. Adams, care Auditorium. Portland, designating wlsat price seats are preferred, ($2, i, 7&c. , awej i aaaing tnei jrovert ment war tax; of ten-per-cent to their remittances, i The regular public seat sale opens. Wednesday, January znd at Sherman Clay's Music Stora No. 315 Morrison street. The operas announced are, Monday, January 1: Aiaa. luesaay, tne duble bill Cav. allerla Rustlcana aad Pagliaccl. weanesaay., Lucia Dr Lammermoor: Thursday matinee. Martha: evenlne. Faust, Friday, La Gioconda. Sat urday matinee. Tales of Hoffman; evening; II Trovatore. ' ' Special rates on the railroads for parties of fifteen or more. Pioneer Is Dead at t i an Advanced Age Byron Benjamin Herrick, who crossed the plains to Oregon with nis parents when he was only 16 years old, died yesterday afternoon at the Willamette sanitarium, v He was -85. years' old and has lived in Marlon county since bis parents set tled . nre. f He was borh May 6, 1832. In Ohio. In 1860 he was married to Elizabeth sunley, Vho died in 1867. Later he married LeVina Kenworthy, wnom be also survived. He leaves the following children: Byron B. Herrick of Salem; D. O. derrick. Oakland. Cal.; Mrs. Lauia K. Schell, Pendleton ; . Rowland 1. Hrrick. Silverton : Asa A. Herrick. Pendleton, and Ror Herrick of Sil verton. and Mrs. Clara Swale of Su blimity. . I ; i i : The body is at the Rigdon funeral parlors. Burial will be In Macleav and funeral announcements will be made later. ' ("- ,v IIOfOIM F IIKXPKCKBKY. "Bid yon eyery try the hot water treatment in the morning?" r "Don't have to. My wife keeps me in It all the time. " Baltimore American, 1Z m TO-DAY AND T0U0EE0W OUVE Thomas She wanted' to be & bold, bad Vampire with a past." She shocked her 1 ! family; the will delight . you in INDISCREET CORDWE" She Does the Dances, that Made Her Famous - LIBERTY STEUSLOFF TELLS WHAT IS USABLE "Do a Bit With Every Bit ft . Is Slogan of Food .. Administrator F. W. Stensloff. fedeial food ad ministrator for Marion county has adopted the slogan "Do a Bit with Every Bite," to typify the household patriotism of the coqnty. The intention of the United States food administration for a mcatle3i and wheatless day ia given by Mr. Steusloff as follows: ; 'tl. Meatless , Day -No ibeef, pork or mutton to be' served in apy form. This includes sausage, haph, ham burger, steak, sweet breads, tIoe,' liver, brains,- kidney, pigs feet, meat Soups,: etc. I r '! ' ' ' Substitutes which may be used in clude game; poultry, fish, eggs and sea foods. Also cheese In combina tion with macaroni, spaghetti, rice, hominy, etc, 2. Wheatless Day No wheat products to be served In any form. This includes bread containing any wheat flour, whether , white or graham: wheat cereals, white and graham crackers; macaroni, spaghet ti; cakes, pies and pastrv containing wheat, sauces containing flour or bread crumbs. Substitutes which may be used In clude breads, pastry and pes made from combination of corn meal, bar lev flour, rve flonr, oatmeal flour and rice flour.' Popcorn has been found to b a satisfactory substitute for some kinds of crackers. " ; Do not. use wheat on Wednedav on the theory that it will not keen over until the next day. it can be used later for toast and other pur poses.; and must In no instance be served on Wednesday, - Recipes-for bread, cake and pas try containing no wheat flour may be bad on application to the com mercial club offices.. Why worry about wheat and st gar as long as there is rornbreal and molasses? Have you for rot ten how good Jthls combination tateI when yen were a growing young ster? Children have fattened on this ration for generations. Before there was white sugar, molasses wa used on the table and in cookine It was known as "long sweetening.'' Now that th demands rf a world at war have necessitated the dolinr out of white sugar by the TH"n the old fashioned 'Knr sweetening" is coming back Into its own. an housekeepers should hunt up the good old redoes of their mothers and grandmothers. 11Ml WALKER HEARS FROM SON Lad Is in Naval Training, Camp and Likes Uncle Sam's Treatment There ! Is a ;?roud father, and a proud mother, and they are Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Walker of the Middle Grove farm, R. P. D.,No. 7. "Tom," is all bis neighbors call him, could hardly keep' from jumping over a five-barred gate yesterday in the ex uberance of his feelings. "You see." he said, "it is Just like this, We had lost sight of the boy, who Is only ,23 years oV. when he left home last May to join the army or navy, and when we got this letter from, him yesterday, from a navy training camp in San Francisco, my wife almost went wiM with Joy. Part of toodc N. P. Walker's let ter reads like this: "Dear Dad and Mother: "Well, folks. I v"! write you i few lines this Chrtstv; dayv- I am ashamed1 to write, but I will, to let von know that I have not forgotten you. . ; "I insisted on joining the navy In Spokane, and we were shipped here to a training camp I don't know where- we will be sent to yet, either Mare Island, or New York city, to be uied In the transportation of troops to the other shore. : 'This is quite a camp there are two, one for the'nefr recruits where they have to stay for twenty-one lays; and here we are vaccinated, and shot three times in the arm for other diseases. ' i I "Well, anybody who says that 'Uncle Sam' does not treat his boys good )s away off. Yon will find a menu card of our Christmas dinner. When we came from the tents where we had Iain down for a nap,, we were wakened by a noise from the other boys and found that they were giving way Christmas packages from the Red Cross, so we went up. and got our; Tbev contained the following articles; One big red handkerchief, which we will not be allowed to use. two packages of chewing gum. can of smoking tobacco, cigarette papers, three pacbages of candy, one package of f walnuts, two magazines, one book, a big niece of fruit cake about six l"cnes square, j fThere was to i be a bunch of sports today, but It has rained, and blown the whole dav long. There s something like S000 men - in the amps. and tber are all big hearty fellows. .1 am sitting on the edge of the bunk with a little board for a writinr desk and a candle for a llzht. Am sending ou a few post card pic tures, one of myself." The Christmas! , dinner menu called' for everything good to eat, from Russian salad . and consomme royal a la pesantes. turkey and all the trimlmngs. down to fruit, black coffeee and nr:ts. His Ma Didn't I tell yon to irtve your friend the best part Of that apple?. Now. why did yon give him the seed? The Kldi-Well. they Y the best part.' He can plant them and have a w&oie orcnara himself. Pitts burgh Press. c YOU HAVE BEEN DOING YOUR BIT; NOW DO lEiius According to the Food Administration home baking methods are wasting 650,000 barrels of flour, cr 3,250,000 bushels of wheat each year. Economy in the home is National Wealth. Let us do your baking and help reduce tnis waste! . :r .' ' - You Can't Afford to Balte Your Own Brad These Days Civic Strength lies in the support given by the citizens of a community to the industries within its boundaries. We heed your support and you should have i f - OLSUIRi and TOP-TO IP1 Wishing You a Happy and Prosperous New Year t DONT CEL HjTiI BROTHER EVANS StrauDine Athlete at First Baptish Church Won't ; , Stand for It , 1 . - ' . "Say that bird put you in mind of Doug Fairbanks don't he?" The other youngeter agreed by saying:' ."He sure does and say man he's sure got the pep.k' No, they were hot talking of some movie star. They had just come out of the Bruce revival at the ! First Baptist church.: Bruce Evans is a young broad shouldered athlete who played football in college and Ju.t one visit to his meeting will con vince anyone that he can "buck" the line as hard preaching as he ever did on the gridiron. i j very seldom has a larger Monday night crowd turned out to bear an evangelist than came out last night to hear Bruce. The "Bruce" is because he does not allow anyone to call him "Mr" and says the first fellow who calls him "Brother Evans!' will take a trip to the hospital. It was Interesting, perhaps just a UttTe sur prising, to see how quickly the peo ple who met him the7 first couple of days fell Into calling him by his first name. - ' ' j; He talked last night to members of the church. He pleaded for them to support blm as he tried tf win the young men and women to a bet ter life. The evangelist announced that he as not denominational in his work. He prayed thst. jevery church in the city should Veceiyt. members from his work hre. i Evans said he had conducted over 125 re vival campaigns on the Pacific toast, lie speaks tonight. Mr. Evans preached an even more striking, sermon last night.' I "The reason the old devil: get some of you so easily, is because you SAYS THE DRUG IS AN ETHER COMPOUND Jut few drop koen any corn Ho It lifts oat wlth- oot pain. I You simply say to the drugl Store man. "Give me a quarter of an ounce of freerone." This will cost very little but is sufficient to remove every bard or soft corn fixm one's feet A few drops applied direct a tender, aching corn should relieve the soreness Instantly, and soon the entire corn, root and all, can bie; lift ed out with the fingers without! parn. This new drug called f reezdne is an either compound discovered! by a Cincinnati man, who say that Iwhile freesone Is sticky it. dries In a mom ent, and simply shrivels up the corn without Inflaming or even Irritating the surrounding tissue or skin.; j Don't let father die of Infection or lockjaw from whittling at! corns, ' but cut this nut and make tlm try It . i Bread tvy;-:;;r '; ! ' : : '-V : Under the Food Regulations BETTER and CHEAPER than City , ...... j. .,. j ... r a re dead and he knows just where to find you," he said. "Yes" said he, "Its just like when yon go out to shoot ducks. The wounded one which is trying to get away, is the one you go after first. ou can go back any time and pick a dead one up;- . '.- "? i "The old devil has been working on;. his job fori a great many yeai. six thchisand of six million for air I know; He never catches you along the line where you are on guard but where you least expect it. "A lot of pople around here say there is no hell, that hell has been abolished. .'but I say to you that I believe the old Bible, i If the Bible was true years ago it is true today. If the Bible is not true it is a great frost and the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the people." The meetings have started with large audiences. I Pastor Holt is verv much pleased with' the interest shown and the outlook. Last night Rev. U. L. Hall, captain of the "Life-Line," the gospel, boat on Coos bay, was passing through the city, and stop ped over, to attend the meeting. He did the singing In the opening song servie and sang a solo. He will be at the service tonight. Evans speaks again tonight, i j PORTLAND MAN ' WINS TOURNEY - - - - W. H. Anderson Carries Away First Hojfors in Checker Contest . The; ennnal 'tournament of the Oregon State Checkers' association held yesterday afternoon and even ing In the parlors of the commercial club, attracted ! players from every pnrt of the state, and the rooms were filled wltJi spectators who enjoy th rame, and are enthusiastic players themselves. W. H. Anderson of Portland won the contest. The business! meeting occurred early In the day, for the; election of officers for the; ensuing year, and there was considerable Interest shown In the outcome of the election, as It is considered an honor to lead the hosts of checker players in this state, where this mild sport has an unusually Large" following. . The election! resulted ! In' j the rhole of A.- P, Berg of Portland for President: D. O. Drager of Salem. vc resident; and D. II. Bryant of Po-tlnnd, secretary. ' , j V A the close of hard and earnest nlaying for almost - six hours, the scc stood as follows: . W. H. Anderson of Portland, first, with a score of SO. , D. n. Fendall of Corvallis. second, wjh ?. ; v H. D- Lmb of Freewater. third, wH a ccr of 70 2-J. nrft'nw striving forthe win ning sco-e were; D. C. F-nd-iil. D. O. Drager. W. L. Bryant. I. Greenbaum. Dr. Cyrus, H. !D. tarvb. A. P. Berg. J. Brnm fleld. J. Linn, Harry Glbbs, W H. Anderson, A. J.; Becker, Ben Cold- YOUR BEST. 1ELF1 1 c Bakio j . . v . : smith. F. Williams. .E. V. Funk,' I. Van Zant and1 Aaron Hart. Just before taking the train back to Portland last night. Secretary D, II. Bryant said he expressed the feel ing of all the members, when he stated that the commercial club had been so spontaneous In Its hospital ity to the members of the associa tion, even to serving them a most timely and delicious luncheon, that mere words were! inadequate to ex press their appreciation of tho "courtesy extended, but promised that when any . of the Salem people had occasion to be in Portland, 'or other home town of a. "checker" player, it would afford any of them a great .pleasure." as well as satisfaction, to give the best the land offered. STANFIELD HIS OVNJANAGER Candidate for Senator Ex pects to Use Newspapers and Visit Voters :. Stansfield, Or., Jan. 1.- (Special to The Statesman.) That ho will be bis own campaign manager, . ana nave neither headquarters nor assistants but will depend upon, the news and advertising columns of the press of the state and personal visits to reach the voters, was the announcement of It. N. Stanfield today In assuming the active work of. his campaign for; the' nomination - for ; United States senator on the Republican ticket. He declared he vintended to make j a very active and vigorous campaign 1 end would devote practically all his time from now until the primaries to j the work., go far as possible: he will personally visit every community and locality In the state and useahe news papers quite freely. : : --. His statement of principles, or platform, will be made public about the middle qf the month and be expects to , conduct bis campaign strictly on the principles ennunclat ed,- -;.- . ; ;.. "... ; - .7 In his statement today he said he was more than satisfied with the outlook and was confident that with the efforts which be intends to de ote to the work for the next three months he would be able to secure the nomination. Ills first work will be a trip through the Willamette val ley and southern Oregon and then back to Portland. He will attend the li ligation congress in Portland Jan nary 1 i, and the remainder ofr the Statesman Branch At Silyer FaBs Cafe Phone MYER Li Ever ! BREAD! g Co., Broadway at I.Iarket Street Visitors Always X elccnie week; he will spend ' at . Corvallis where he will deliver an address be fore the farmers school on the wool Industry ofOregon. lyonxrxn Is Elected to Head Cooks cni Waiters Union EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 31. De cause so many members of the union have enlisted the-members found it necessary to elect a woman as presi dent of the local cooks' and waiters' union. She Is Mrs.' E, Hyatt and 13 the first woman to hold tuch a po sition in a union in El Paso. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In.Uso For Over 20 Yccro Always bears the "I Signature of ! General Jose liar gzia Has Daily Ride Through Jczrez JUAREZ, Mex., Dec. 31. TonrlsU who come to Juares to visit the old cnurcn. pnotograph tbe bullring and uall post cards back borne frequent ly catch a glimpse of a typical Mex ican scene when General Jose Carlo Murguia and his staff take their early evening ride through and down the tree-lined river maA. General I Murguia appears for luene riuo mounted on & full blood ed Spanish mare with gold and silv er mounted, saddle.. He wears the Mexican . gentleman's riding suit "charro." With this tight fitting salt of buckskin with bolero packet and silver buttons he wears a LlrU felt hat trimmed with silver cord an 1 solid silver spurs whlchOangle gaily as he canters along tbe road. STUME The Master Prescription for Stomach Ills If you suffer from Indigestion, dys pepsia, catarrh of the stomach, pnln after eating, sour, gassy, belching 01 too strongly acid stomach, bad breath or bloating, go to your druggist and Ket a bottle of STUMEZE. This re liable, reconstructive.' digestive tonic offers you relief from the ills that beset you. Office at SOmtcs James Smith, Agent Black 851 i i . . ;