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For instance: Salem district has - f ! i i 1 I i w H . i n r !i li I 1 f kTKe Statesman "will publish and award a prize, each week, for the i -I best essay submitted by a grade I. i t school pupil - on scheduled on this CAIM III I l.Ull 0 lUk This Sfioufil and Probably Will Be an Early Development in I the Building Up of the Industry In This Section Large 41hteresft in That Field Are Looking for the Develop-ment--Growers Increasing in Number and Acreage -i ( i t.i . 'n i v c ?,.-,' tf. r- The; , next - development in the fTragus .industry of the Salem I district , will be a cannery; must I be; .ought to be. The increasing number of growers here,, and the (increasing acreage of growers al . , reader .having . plantations, will force this soon--else wider mar I ketWwlll bare lb be sought for the fresh shipments. . .There is a possi r bllky bf developing wider markets, - by the. growing and packing of a i superior quality. But the most re liable market for a big production ,wlU canneries. This may come from the 'canneries already here, whlchcan .easily be adapted to the use - of asparagus."- - Of -there may i conceivably be canneries 1 put up ' that will make a speciality of at- paragus. Thef e-re already Indf ; cations bf interest in thW field on the part of 'some, large concerns. .'-', The California asparagus, grown mostly for the cannery, demand J is white, or at least light In color, J principally. ' Most of bur aspara- gns 1 is green tipped.' . A. cannery ; man interviewed by.' the Slogan . adltbt-yasUrday. aald-that before the: cannery interests, with. which I he- iscconnecte4rWill: pay -much, at- tentlohto asparagus packing, they t will' niteto, be. asaure'd of a. large supply and that it will have to be '", In - this connection,' It fa suffi ' cient id say that kotae"Dt the most ;wonderliil - "asparagus ' ever 1 mar I keted ' wn grown In the- Aurora J 6mcV yea1 agt)X ,by 'theIuecke faintly.; " Patrons 6f ; (Portland's ' I leading hotels are , stUf ' talking about : that wonderful ' asparagus. ( All -of the Aurora asparagus was J wJl'kV- !v--Ki . ' ";A Wonderful Product. r The.' Labish asparagus - being I ntatkeied new Is attracting m'och " favorable attention's it did in for I jne& years. It Is all green tipped. ' - But Jloy VL Fukuda, represent- lug -'the group of celery and head lettuce I growers ln the ' Labish Meadbwft-dlatrtct, w;ho hare been - growing asparagui on the bearer 4 dam .lands for a'longHime, and r i hare been' producing a : good ar r ticle, "and , nave, e,en carrying on tperinients ; . consUntly.' ,in - this Held., and.. In; others .promisiag : profitable f commercial crops.- be I lieres that the-canning stage will be reached .through . development of the asparagus Industry "on bot- torn lands; on lands that hare a X, sandy soil. He has In. mind such CIllLDRErJ. S DAY ioemint 550" Persons Present :; for j Santlam District Converi ;i7X tioa Sunday A Sunday achool convention at tracted an 7 nnusual attendance last Sunday when the San tiam dis trict carried out a Children's Day program. ' The entire - program was by and for; the children. Near ly every Sunday school responded with tw numbers, several giving demonstrations of time well spent In i Bible memory" work. ' It- was Inspiring and' encouraging "to see liQwjauch can; be and- is being accomplished in one short hour in the Sunday school. - The speakers ' of the morning were'IIjl R, L.v Farmer of Salem, who gave a teaching demonstra tion using a sand tray, and Dr. J. 0. McCormick of Kimball Col leg What spoke on "What Time Is It in t4fe." In the afternoon Rev. C.; tVV Poque, .the Methodist pas tor at Turner, gave a sermonette to ibe-children, showing, them the most etfecUve vand . Informal way that Clirist , and He : alone can eft a r? go our ol d sel fish dlgagree abl a . d positions for; f Ine; sweet, helrkt character. 't'li 'i ' The Bethel Sunday school was hot for; the day in . the , high get ol building of . Aumstllle, en- ert-l23 a crowd of about .350 persos. , Every detail of 'decora- the industries page. 1 THE SALEM DISTRICT lands are found in great tracts along both sides of the Willamet te river, like those of Mission bottom, and South bottom. Mr. Fukuda believes the green tipped varieties, like the Washing ton, will prove the best for this district the best flavored. He says the white tipped varieties, like ' they grow for canning in Callfornlalook nice; but they are not as tender as the green tip ped; nor as well flavored. Mr., Fukuda says that up to a few years ago . most consumers .preferred the white tipped kinds. but that of late there has been a great preferrence for the green tipped kinds, on account of the better flavor.' Mr. Fukuda expects to see a great asparagus .-canning industry built up here,, and his people ex pect to keep on experimenting, as they have dohe so successfully with celery and head lettuce. Asparagus is one of the few. if not the only vegetable or fruit Improved, in some, ways by can ning. - The , proper canning of it renders it ore tender, without materially 'depreciating ' the qual ity. This . refers especially to the white, tipped varieties., . . Prospective Canning. The Hayes Interests have al ready taken up; .the matter of , a prospective cannery for- taking care of the Lake Labish surplus. in case, their experiments shall prove entirely satisfactory, as -to quantity per . acre and reliability year after year. . (They have no question ' as to V.nallty . . That has been proven. But a cannery wonld have to be sure of a large annual supply, furnished at prices that-would, give a margin, for can ning and marketing. ; Already, the Hayes people have assurances of the canning- of theproduct, in case a reliable and cheap supply can be assured. The price may be the crucial test, for the early prospect of the canning of asparagus here, at least on a large scale. .The price will have to be below that of the fresh market price; else the aspar agus wonld all go to the fresh mar kets, unless contracts were out f or, the special growing of It for can ning. . A Saggested. Campaign.' - A campaign for a large aspara gus acreage, enough to insure can ning on a big? scale, is suggested; a definite arrangement to be first made as to tonnage and price. This campaign might very well be carried on i through the Salem tion and service was carefully worked out. Arm bands or badg es Identifying those who belonged to the various Sunday schools added much to the spirit of the day. The thought seems general that this was the best and most helpful convention yet held In the Santiam district. CHERRIANS WILL MARCH IN AL KADER RECEPTION FAMOUS TEMPLE HAND WILL STOP HERE OS APRIL 20 ; Tentative Plans for Summer Visit .-'-'"to Eugene and Klamath ' - ; Outlined ; Cherrlans will appear In. uni form and take part In the recep tion to be given members of Al Kader .Tern pie. Portland and the famous Al Kader band, which wlll stop s few hours n Salem on the afternoon of 'Aprfti';-s :f& On motion made by S. A. Koter. secretary of state,- the Cherrlans attending their monthly dinner at the Chamber of Commercer voted unanimously, to appear In uniform and march In the parade the af ternoon '!s members of Al Kader Temple are In Salem. :v Tentative plans .for the Cher rian visit to Eugene and Klamath Falls-were t presetfd by Hartley 0.:White. King Blng. , ; , ..Although the date of the Cher rian visit to Klamath Falls Is not as yet definitely set. It Is prob able that the visit will be on Au gust 19 20, and,2. -- . - According " to the tentative stries of ... V Chamber of Commerce.: This would bring large sums here from long distances. It would mean large annual returns from a com parative 'small acreage. It would start our canning season early; around March 20th, or about two months before it opens now, on gooseberries, which come on about the first of June. (Probably two or three weeks earlier this year, from present indications.) Some of Our Growers.' E. E. Settlemeir & Son, Wood burn, are among our oldest and most successful and persistent growers of asparagus. They have been in the Industry for the past fourteen years, and their product is favorably known all over the Pacific northwest. They have pro duced both the white and the green tipped varieties. They have developed strains of their own. Royca Allen, pioneer of the Lake Labish section, has been growing asparagus for eleven ' years, for home use, with always a little for the markets, which commands a ready sale, because of its high quality. Mr. Allen uses salt to keep the weeds down. Mr. Allen has the grfeen tipped variety. All of the Lake Labish growers use this kind; mostly the Washington variety now. Jim M. Yada. Lake Labish grow er,, has about five acres of aspara gus. He markets his product part ly in Portland, sending by truck. Paul and M. Arata, of the Lake Labish section, on the Lord place, arejgrowing a very fine quality of asparagus. They have about two acres; part of it a young planta tion. They are gathering about 500 pounds a day. They are sel ling through the Ryan Fruit com pany. They expect to continue harvesting till about July 1st. M. F. Bliven, near the Kaiser school, north of Salem, is deliver ing some fine asparagus. He has quite a planting; about five acres. K. Sesres, Woodburn, is deliver ing some asparagus now. The Pacific Fruit & Produce company is handling the Settle- mier shipments, from Woodburn, as they have done lb past years. This asparagus goes over a wide market. ' Paul Flala, near the Wallace road, below Salem, on the Polk county side. Is a. considerable grower of asparagus; Is deliver ing a good article. W. W. Weinhart, on the beaver dam land in the Lake Labish dis trict, has about five acres of as paragus, and he is delivering a fine product to the Salem market. The Roth grocery store is handling this product. S. O. Kim, market gardener, route 8. Salem, delivers some good asparagus to the Salem market. -: So does Sue Sun, Just below the Salem city limits. - The Iprlce to growers - for; the esrly deliveries is 15"cents a bunch (pound). It will be a little lewer later. The wholesale."- price in Portland for good asparagus is about S2 a dozen bunches, In the early part of the season. Paeific Tel. & Tel Co. added 12,458,184.81 to its Oregon In vestments, . in 1926. plans, a Pullman special with cherrlans . and their friend will leave' Salem at 11 o'clock Thurs day morning, August 19, spend ing the afternoon and evening at Eugene. - The night will be spent on the Pullmans. - Friday morning, August 20, the Pullman special Is scheduled (to leave Eugene about 8 o'clock, 'in order that all may view the scen ery along 7. the- Natron ' Cut-Off road, arriving at Klamath . Falls that evening about 5 o'clock., ; All day Saturday, and Saturday evening, August 21 J will be spent In Klamath Fallsleavlng for Sa lem Saturday night about 11 o'clock, and arriving in Salem about 10 o'clock Sunday morning. It is: estimated that the three day trip will cost less than 140 each, including all meals to , be served on the Pullman diner. ; ; -f .Before the business session, the Cherrlans 'j were- entertained r, by Jean Rahn in vocal 'solos, accom panied on the piano by Donald W. Riddle and also by Earnest Deals, an accord ian player from the Ore gon' Agricultural College. ; iJ STUDY FIRE PREYEXTIOX PO RTLAND, April i 1 3 .- ( By Associated Press.) Dr.: Charles Marvin, head of the United States weather bureau at Washlngtonar rived here today with other offi cials .to attend a conference on methods of . nsinsT ' weather fore casts in fire prevention work. X DAILY STATESMAN dedicates one full page week in the interests'of one of the fifty-two basic the- Salemdisfiict; Letters sters are, solicited THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN DID YOU KNOW that in the Salem district the best as paragus produced in the world has been and can be grown; that it can be grown here on almost any kind of land that is rich and well drained; that with these natur al advantages a great commercial industry can be and ought to be built up; that every fanner and gardener ought to raise some asparagus; that, with half a chance, it will grow and produce crops for 30 years or more, though it is good practice to renew it every 10 to 12 years;! that it ought to be canned and dehydrated here, and that in this district land can be bought cheap that will raise good asparagus with less preparation and more surely than the average land jn any other state or ' section of the country?. Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman (la Twice-a-Week Statesman Following Day) (With a few possible change) Loganberries, October 1, 1923 Prunes, October 8 Dairying, October 15 Flax, October 22 : Filberts, October 29 Walnuts, November S Strawberries, November 19 Apples; 'November 19 Raspberries, November 28 Mint, December 3 Beans, Etc., December 10 Blackberries, December 17 , Cherries, December 34 Pears, December 81 Gooseberries, January 7, 1920 Corn, January 14 Celery, January 21 Spinach, Etc January 28 Onions, Etc, February 4 Potatoes, Ftc, February 11 ' Bees, February 18 Poultry and Pet Stock, Feb. 25 City Beautiful. Etcu, March 4 Great Cows, March 11 Paved Highways, ttarcn. 18 Head Lettuce, March 23 Silos, Etc- April 1 Legumes, April 8'' Asparagus, Et& April 15 Grapes, Etc April 22 Drug Garden, April 29 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SUCCESSFUL GROWING OF ASPARAGUS The Washington Variety Excels, in Being Earlier, With Stalks Well Typed, and Vigorous and Large, and It Is Rust Resisting Fertilization and Fighting of Pests In Dry Seasons, Irrigation Is Beneficial (The following asparagus ques tions and answers were furnished by Homer Settlemier, of the Ore gon Agricultural college; "and they are the- conclusions furnished by both' actual experience In growing and in college training:) '- , Question In what ways does Washington asparagus excel? Answer- Washington aspara gus excells other varieties in Its age of bearing; it may bo profit ably cut a year earlier than other sorts, "due to its vigor of growth and increased' size of plants. The stalks produced are large and well selected strains are very well typed: that is to say,- in Washing ton the stalks are more uniform In size, growth, color and freedom from sprangllng. The rust-resistant quality of the- Washington may be a- deciding -factor' in -certain sections where rust is a ser ious disease, but in other pa'rts cannot be considered so much of a factor. , i. Question -Does it pay to grb your own roots? 'y - Answer That la " a question that growers often have ta decide. A great many conditions .should be1 considered.' Young roots are best grown In sandy and silt loam soils. - If the grower possesses soil of ; this nature., there i "no "doubt but that he can grow his own roots cheaper and better,' and also &e able to make careful .selections' of roots for grade, size, etc. when it comes to setting them out. Question What fertilizers ate advocated In growing asparagus? Answer Barnyard, manure has been the fertilising material most widely used in the past. In sec tions where potash -'has been" a limiting factor ,ln the soil, excel lent results have been obtained by applying potash fertiliser. In the ase of a complete commercial fert ilizer a mixture high in nitrogen should be applied at the rale j of about 1.000 pounds'' per acre.! In which the fertilizer might contain 200 pounds of nitrate of soda, 400 pounds of - superphosphate, .and 200 pounds of -sulfate of -potash. I In the fertilisation of asparagus i This is your Sugar Beets. Sorghum, Etc, May 6, 1926 Water Powers, May IS Irrigation, May 20 Mining, May 27 Land, Irrigation, Etc., Jane 8 Floriculture, June 10 Hops, Cabbage, Etc, Jane 17 Wholesaling and Jobbing, June 24 Cucumbers, Ete July 1 Hogs, July 8 Goats, July 15 Schools, Etc. July 22 Sheep, July 9 National Advertising, August 5 Seeds, Etc., August 12 Livestock, August 19 Grain and Grain Product, Aug ust 28 Manufacturing, September 2 Automotive Industries, Septem ber 9 Woodworking, Etc, September 16 Paper Mills, Sept. 23, 1926 (Sack copies of the Thurs day edition of The Daily Ore gon -Statesman are c- hand. They are for sale at 10 cents eacv mailed to any address. Current copies 6 cents). not be expected the same year the fertilizer was applied, but the plant food is stored up in the roots and crowns to produce a larger yield the following spring. Question What are the best means of controlling beetles? Answer Asparagus beetles may be controlled by leaving (not cut ting) ' every twentieth row as a trap crop and spraying or dusting with an arsenate Insepticide-arsen-ate of. lead 6 pounds to 50 gallons of water. Some growers have suc cessfully controlled the beetle by fencing in the area and allowing chickens to carry 'on the control work by eating the beetles. Question What is the effect on the yield of graded roots? "Answer mere is a great dif ference in the yield of asparagus roots,, as shown by the fact that the "difference in value of aspara gus produced each year-' between the large and small roots was suf ficient to have paid for the 'best and largest roots. ' Question Is salt beneficial to asparagus? Answer It certainly is not es sential, , since good asparagus is produced -without its use. Salt does, prevent weeds, however," and to soma extent may take the place of potash in the crop. Question- Are- plantations Irri gated with profit? . Answer Wherever the summer seasons are long and dry, there is bound to be a very profitable in crease in " the growth of the Irri gated area. The greater the sum mer and fall growth the, better the cuttings the following spring. WATKIXS SEEKS DEBATE PORTLAND, April 14. Elton Watkins, who some time ago an nounced be would seek the demo cratic. , j nomination for United States senator, today issued a chal lenge to Bert E. Haney-to' debate with him on the ship subsidy ques tion, -and" to- Hugh McLain, to de bate "on the liquor question. ... iT Toledo and Newport-. Join t In campaign fbr Taqulna Bay Harbor and articles page. Help Industrial School Boys Take Seventh Place, Many Bands Entered The state high school band con test was held at Corvallis on April 10. Bands competing were the Medford high school, Corvallis high school, Industrial boys school,' Albany high school girls' band. Washington high school, Portland, The Dalles high school and the Albany boys band. Corvallis took first prize. Al bany boys band, second'; Wash ington third; The Dalles, fourth; Medford sixth; Albany girls, sixth; Industrial school boys, sev enth. The large cup representing first place was won by Corvallis and becomes its propertyj three small er cups, and a baton being other prizes. Contest music included: "The Bridal Roso," overture; preceded by a warming up march of each band's selection. The contest was held in the woman's gymnasium on tbe OAC campus, because of the small audience attending. The men's gym, the year before, was filled.. Salem high school band will be entered next year. The Band Fraternity of OAC, was host to all visitors at a banqueTMn the tea room at noon Saturday. The pro gram began at 2 o'clock and while waiting for the judges decision the OAC band played several se lections. The girls band from Albany in its first years existence played well. BIDS TO COME UP State Highway Commission to Consider Construction at Meeting Bids for the construction of ap proximately 27 miles of highway and a number of bridges will be considered; ' at a. meeting of the state highway commission to be held in Portland April 29, accord ing to announcement made at the offices of the state highway de partment here Tuesday. Projects tor winch proposals will be considered follow: Benton coumy-Mlssouri Bend Alsea Mountain section of the Al sea highway, .10.65 mifes grading. Coos county-Bandon section of the Rossevelt Coast highway, .6 mile of grading. Klamath county-Bly Mountain Beatty section of the- Klamath Falls-Lakevlew highway, 13.45 miles of broken stone surfacing. Tillamook county-Wheeler sec tion of the Roosevelt Coast high way, 1.63 miles of grading nad surfacing. Baker county Bridge over the Snake river at Ballard's Landing, near Homestead. Benton county Overcrossing of the Southern Pacific railroad on tho Corvallis-Newport highway at Wren. Bridge over. Marys river ou the Corvallis-Newport ; highway near Wren. ? Douglas county Bridge over Rocky creek on the Roosevelt highway near Otter Rock. 'v Bridge over Depbe Bay on the Roosevelt .Coast highway near Otter Rock. ' - . " OFFICERS ELECTED - ASTORIA, ;, Ore., 'April 13. (AP) John. Kollock, of Portland.! was elected Most Illustrious Grand; Master of the Oregon grand" coun cil of Royal and Selected Masters today, the second day of the an nual convention of the York rite masonry bodies of Oregon. . " - - other 'officers named were:' HIGH SCHOO BANDS COMPETE SATURDAY Highway BRIDGE r MIC ORDER twp counties growing the sacred myrtle the only place it grows cry .i . vrn m. r tniS COnuncuu ' ' wnat unique ract do you know about the district?. Address articles to Slogan Editor, carq Statesman. , ,. , . Edmund P.? Carleton, Salem, deputy grind master; E. B. Beaty. Corvallis, principle conductor of work; Llbyd t,. -Scott, Portland, treasurer! J. H. Richmond, Port- lajnd, recorder; Clyde M, McKay, Bend, commander of the guard; Hi. Wayne Stanard, Albany, com mander oi the council; E. Pi Lew is Marshfield, marshal; Albert S. Haffendei, .'Portland, steward; William j O. Patterson, Canyon City, sentinel, and John B. East er, Portland, chaplain. t . -In the afternoon the delegates and their families were taken on a motor trip tor Seaside where they atteided a dinner given at the hotel Seaside under the aus pices, of tie Seaside chapter of the order of the Eastern Star. ' Tomorrow's program will be featured by the opening of the grand commandery, Knights Tem plar., session. - j Parades, drills, a church ser vice, andl a boating trip on the river will occupy the Columbia day. In the mandery ball wiU evening the grand corn dinner, reception, and be featured. The session closes ' Thursday noon with the forenoon devoted t business sessions of the templar order. BELT MEASURE Bill Approved by Committee But S$id Unacceptable to Administration WASHINGTON, April 13. AP) Tthe corn belt farm relief bill was approved today by the senate igricultural committee, but indications were given that it is unacceptable to the Coolidge administration. j Secretary Jardine, outlining a egislativie program in a letter to Chairman Haugen of the public agricultural commission and " Sen ator Pepjper, republican, Kansas, made public after the senate com mittee h is acted, advocated crea tion of t. federal commission . to aid farmers, through the agricul ture deiartment and their own Organizations in marketing their products He mi de no reference to the corn belt measure, which would levy a fee on basic commodities With a vjew to stabilizing surplus prices, but the inference was giv en that he does not look on it with favpr. President Coolidge has indicated that in determining his posi ion on . relief legislation he will be guided largely by the recommendations of the secretary of agrfcnlture. The corn belt measure was ap proved y the senate committee as a ridor to the administration's cooperat Ive marketing bill and the senate till be fojeed under, its rules to vote on it before it can act on the cooperative' provisions. TES FILE List i o Contestants1 Added to Roll Headed by Stan- i ne a ana onumway v i Other declarations of candidacy filed. in Lhe state department here Tuesday follow:. f .5- . " , " I IU King. Myrtle. PoinC re publican ; candidate for represen tative in, .the legislature for the fifth t district, comprising -,Coos county: tf !sll-. $,i:Jr ' . '- , i R. Ml Turner,! Toledo, republ I can; candidate lor representative in the legislature for the 14th dis trict, comprising Polk and Lincoln counties. " : Joseph N. Scott, Pendleton, democrat; candidate for represen tative in the legislature for the ZZnd district, comprising Morrow ana. umntilla counties. . ' '. E.' D. (jasper, Alicel. republican candidate forstate senator for thA 21st district, comprising Union and w allows counties. - .. - . A T3. Kills. ' lortIand. rnnhll. can; candidate for representative In the legislature for the 18th dis trict, comprising Multnomah conn tr. -i - - v - 01 RESULT I Tl CANDIDA FOR MAY? If OUR PH D I FACILITIES SHORT Indications of a Big Crop in Every Part of the Salem District , What are the growers to do with all. 'their 'prunes? This ia likely to be a very pertinent ques tion, as the season advances. A Salem man who knows all about the prune game has been looking over the orchards the past few days,' and, he finds the fruit nt about 100 per cent strong on all the trees' in every direction. So the danger point is past, barring conditions "that" might arise but which have not heretofore Ix-fn encountered in the history of the industry here. How many pounds of dried prunes are we going to have? It may- run. to a hundred million pounds, not counting the prunes used by the canneries, which will no doubt run to a bigger tonnagu than ever before. Can . the dryers we now Lave take -care"' : of 'that tonnage of prunes. No. They can take care of perhaps t5,bt0-,000 pounds, or perhaps 75,000,000 pounds. case there shall be a long drying season, freo or partially free from heavy rains in harvesting time. In that case, what Is going to happen to" 25,000.000 to 35,oi. 000 pounds of dried prunes or rather the millions of bushels that would make that many pounds of dried prunes? Fresh shipments could take cari of some of them. But that is a lot of prunes, to be handled in the fresh state, or in any state. Looks like we may need a prune director, right soon, to prepare for the emergency, or the norTexpcet ed emergency. But tlUfrtPTk no such director. t-- Well, in conclusion, what is go ing to be done about it? If any thing at all is to be done about it, a commencement ought to be made now, or very soon. pregon prunes are too good a product to think of having mil lions of bushels of them wasted. And the waste might run into a very large sum of money that could be used by our people to good advantage.. W. A. CARTER TALKS Expfains Planfcs of Platform In Campaign for Party Nomination W. A. Carter, seeking nomina tion for republican candidate for governor the ' coming election spoke, .' before ' .' representative gathering of tho 'Salem Wtfmain'a club WcdBesday,"1-Ar(l' il4 nt 2 o'clock p.' m. i44n: r; -! -1 . - Mr, Carter, who has been a res ident of Oregon for the Jpaat 32 years'was received with much enthusiasm.'- - - - .-,.- In brief Mr. Carter covered hh platform, laying special stress on the reduction of the income tax; the boss ridden , convention sys tem, the enforcement of -the Vol stead law; the proper system and education of our youths in our schools. Mr. Carter spoke qiu" extensively on putting through the passage of the bill giving the school children free text-book a. All of ; the Issues ' ! received hearty applause. ' . Melvin Carter, chairman or tlx? meeting, then called on tho audi ence to make a few remarks and all expressed their appreciation of the talk by Mr. Carter. Mrs. Flora Fair, of Tortland. stated how: much the free text book, issue, meant not locally but throughout the state. TRACTOR KILLS FARMER MACHINE llOLLS OVER OS OV , ERATORt,CRUSIUXGHWI ROSEBUrTc, April Al.-(AFV K. L. Thornton, a K Fident of Green ,Valley, ' was kll Bhortly before noon today when a tractor rolled over on hlm.He was driv ing the machine but of a depres sion : when it turned over back wards" and crushed him( beneath It, lie was? rushed to Oakland, but died tm the way to town. He was" 40 -years of age and leaves a widow and three small children. Hermiston" - All records for honey ' production being broken here this year. . TO MEN S il H results or an Increased yield CHIP project. -- - v . - 4 V .