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The New OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, September S, '1999 - . ? - - IN WILLAMETTE VALLE DISTRICT GDDQ FOR ALL GRAIN H. 0. White Bays Saiem Area Is Ideal Place For Many Food Crops H. O. White.; of the firm of D. A. White & Sons, is one of the best ported men in Salem on the train growing indifstry. He is constantly baring and selling for hU firm, as they and feed men and aeedmen, and large shippers of everything in their line. Mr. White believes This valley is a good grain; country, capable, with correct rotations and con servation and building up of soil fertility, of producing in every normal year crops above the aver age in the United States. Mr. White said yesterday that our section produces principally white winter and white Eaton wheat for fall sown, with some Kinney and Foisey, sown either in the fall or spring, with a little Defiance and Early Bart, which two latter varieties are also sown in either fall or spring. The Waldo Hills section uses mostly Prohi wheat for fall sow ing, and Huston (or "grass") and Marquis for spring sowing. The start for the Marquis variety came from Canada. It grows any where, on the bottoms as well as in the hills, and those who use it claim it outyields any other va riety, and it grades high in qual ity. There is also soft Federation wheat, for fall or spring sowing, and the hard federation for fall sowing only its use increasing, and it turns out a high quality wheat for the market. 65 Bushels to Acre Two farms in the Oak Grove section of that district this year produced respectively 60 and 65 bushels to the acre of Holland wheat. These yields were on the Fawk and Farmer places. Many armers of that section have been producing 40 to 50 and more bushels of the Holland variety of wheat to the acre. The grey oat is a high quality fall oat, and for early spring sow. inn. Our white oat is mostly of the Fliadeland type, of which there are several varieties; also the while Russian, the Banner, the I'robster, the Swedish select, and others; also the Three Grain oats. We have also a new milling oat. the Kanato. It is a brown oat; doing well here, making n high j... .lit., pu1n V Best barley is the Hannchen; principally spring sown, some in the fall. We use also the blue blossom barley, for spring sowing. We use a good deal of rye for sover crop, green feed, and pas turing: usually winter sown, though spring sown rye does well 'here. Three Years Prices The annual Slogan numbers of The Statesman for grain and grain products quoted. .the following prices for the past two? years: For 1926: Wheat $1.20 to 51 23 a bushel;; oats 40 to 4 5c a bushel; barley 26 to $28 a ton. and rye 1 a buhel. For 1927: Wheat $1.18 to $1.19 a bushel, bats 50 to 55 cenU a bushel, barley $37 a ton, and rye $1 a bushel. The prices in Salem right now run like this: Wheat around $1 a bushel: oats 50 to 53 to 55c: barley $32 a ton, rye around $1 a bushel. ' Thirty years ago furfural was a chemical curiosity selling for $30 a pound. Agricultural chem ists found a way to manufacture it from corncobs and other farm wastes. Now it sells for as little as 10 cents a pound in quantities, is used in manufacturing synthetic resins, solvents and insectides. and agriculture is getitng some return from a waste. THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN DID YOU KNOW That the Willamette valley produces the best oats in the world for milling purposes, and the heaviest oats in the world to the bushel or sack meas ure; that the great breakfast food manufacturers of the east know this, and would pay still better prices to our farmers if they would organize and improve the quality still more; that this section ought to raise more wheat, too, and more barley and rye, always in rotation with clover and corn and other crops ; that there ought to be more general selection of seed, and more drainage practiced, and more tiling and more irrigation; that Salem is now a. godd grain market, and should be a much better and bigger grain market ? Dates of Slogans in (With a few possible changes) Loganberries, October I, 127 Prunes, October IS Dairying, October 20 Flax. October 27 Filberts, November 2 Walnuts, November 10 Strawberries, November 17 " Apples, Figs, Ete Nov. 24 Raspberries, December 1 . Mint, December S Beans, Etc., December H Blackberries, December 22 Cherries, December -29 Pears, January 6, 1922 Gooseberries, January 12 Corn, January 19 Celery, January 22 Spinach. Etc., February 5 Onions, Etc, February 12 -Potatoes, Etc, February 19 Bees, February 2 ' Poultry snd Ptt Stock, Mar 4 -City Beautiful, Etc, March U Great Cows March IS Pared Highways, March 21 Head Letti.ee. April 1 X Silos, Et; , April S . . Legnn. x ;;i ii : - - Aapara ?J April 22 - v Cherry City Milling Co. Has Important Place In Industries of this City Large Feed and Flour Line Meets Increasing Needs ! of Salem District The Cherry City Milling com pany has for a number of years occupied an important place in the industrial life of the capital city. ; Ross C. Bidwell, who has had charge- of these operations since December, 1925, was chem ist and milling superintendent for the great Sperry Flour company for fifteen years, before coming to Salem. Old Plant rraraa On July 12th,- 1925. fire del stroyed the old plant of the Cherry City Milling company, at the cor ner of Trade and Church street. But P. W. Geiser, then man ager, was on the job Immediately and preparing to carry on. The warehouse property at the corner of Trade and High streets was se cured, rebuilt, and. additions pro vided for. Within 60 days, the feed part of the company was in better shape than before the fire, and the warehouse facilities were as great; even larger. Mr. Oieser is still interested in the business, but the state of his health requires outside work, and he is giving a good deal of his time to his real estate. Besides the Salem plant, the Cherry City Mining company has the warehouse at Derry. Rickre all). to accommodate the business on the west side of the river. The new mill in Salem has much more modern machinery than the old; automatic scales, etc., etc. It Is designed to do a lot of work in-,a small floor space. It ,ls self con tained. The feed mill has 10fr tons capacity and the flour mill 75 barrels capacity. This company makes molasses nock feed and many other spec ialties in stock feeds. Flours and Feeds The flours are principally the Oak Blend, a hard wheat bakers' flour, and Cherro Bakers; Cherro patent, a hard wheat family flour, and Economy and Perfection for pastry, and Cherro Graham and Cherro whole wheat flour for dark breads. They also make Cherro rolled oats. Cherro pancake flour, Cherro wheatola. etc. In feeds, they go far. in num bers and in territory served. In poultry feeds, they make Cherro and Capitol scratch feeds, Cherro growing scratch. Cherro chick feed. Cherro egg mash. Capitol egg mash. Cherro egg builders. Cherro development mash, Cherro chick mash. Capitol development mash, etc. Have Many Ilnesl In dairv feeds they make Cherro cow chow. Cherro molasses feed, Cherro mixed feed, and they also make Cherro "hog crow. They also carry many poultry Stevens Family Thinks Oregon Best After All ZENA. . Ore., Sept. 1. (Spe cial) Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stev ens and family returned from Ok lahoma last Sunday. They made the trip by automobile. They were much disappointed with the southeast and say they are now willing to stay in Ore gon. Mr. and Mrs. E. Forgard and daughter Ruth were Sunday guests of the J. S. Worthington family. The Misses Jessie, Alma and Zella Smith are working in the 12th street cannery in Salem. Miss Verna Smith will spend the winter with her sister, Mrs. Vern on McTimmonds of Jefferson and attend high school at that place. Oregon Statesman Grapes. Stt.. April 29 Drug Garden, May f Sugar Industry, May 12 Water Powers, May 20 Irrigation, May 27 Mining, June 2 Land, Irrigation, Etc., Jane It Floriculture, June 17 ; Heps, Cabbage, Etc, June 24 Wholesaling, Jobbing, July 1 Cucumbers, Etc, July t Hogs July IS Goats, July 22 Schools, July 29 Sheep, August 5 Seeds, August 12 National Advertising, Aug. 19 -.Livestock, August 24 Grain A Grain Products, Sept. 2 Manufacturing, Sept, 9 Woodworking. Etc, Sept. IS Automotive Industries, Sept 13 Paper Mills, Sept. 29 - -(Back copies of the Thurs- . day edition of The Daily Ore gon Statesman are on hand. They art.. for sale at 10 cents Mck, mailed to any address. r Current topics S cents. Ir, md dairy specialties. Mr. RMwoll ha., at th mill a modern", up to date chemical lab oratory. He has a strict chemical test on all feeds. He does not guess. He takes no chances. neither do. the customers baying the feeds turned ont there. This makes his services of really great importance to our dairymen, as well as to oar poultrymen and others. Keep oat With Grain Mr. Bidwell thinks our farm ers ought to keep on raising grain.. They should rotate their crops. They should milk more cows. They should grow Etui more corn. The Cherry City people use four cars a month of corn, grinding and cracking it. fn her naner mill, in the Per son of Mr. Bidwell, and in other Industries including her linen mtlla and her sugar factories that are coming. Salem is getting some high class men in tne inausinai chemical world, the most import ant o. the present day. ro otner la nf neonle can do more good here in the development of our industries. TIMELY SPUR Tho Orpeon Agricultural col lege sends out the following time ly paragraphs on spraying: "Many fields of gooseberries in Oregon suffered almost complete loss of leaves early his summeT because of leaf spot or anthrac- nnsp This fungus disease was favored more than usual by wet spring weather, says the experi ment station. Los of leaves de vitalizes the plants and reduces the following crop. Sprajing af fected plantings in late August or early September with bordeaux 4- 4-50 will protect the weaneneo. hushes aeainst dieback. The spring attack of the disease is handled by a bordeaux spray ai that time. "Though this has been the woTst season for peach leaf curl in many years, many commercial growers have orchards entirely free from this trouble. They nave followed the simple plan oi mar ine a thorough application of bor deaux spray 4-4-50 in December or January. The bordeaux spray applied following harvest for peach blight does not give control of the curl, finds the experiment station. PROGRESSIVES CHICAGO. Sept. 1. (AP) Assurance that Herbert Hoover, republican candidate for presi dent, will carry the state of Iowa. was given the republican national committee by Senator Smun w. Brookhart in a statement issued Friday. "If not a single republican went to polls in Iowa, Governor Smith still would fail to carry the state and Mr. Hoover would receive a majority of votes," said the sen ator, "The progressive democrats without aid from the republicans are strong enough in Iowa, to de feat the Al Smith democrats. "The progressives are almost unanimous in their support of Mr. Hoover, as far as the farm ques tion is concerned. Mr. Hoover has made his position clear. The farmers are beginning to under stand .him and with that under standing is coming friendship and admiration. Word also was received by re publican headquarters from party leaders in Arkansas, that the Hoover-Curtis ticket is gaining adher ents In that state. Osro Cobb, sec retary of the Arkansas state re publican committee wrote: "You will be pleased to know that senti ment is rapidly crystallizing in this state for Mr. Hoover. A great many local political students and observers are classifying Ar kansas as doubtful." Talking of seed, think of what the J. W. S. pedigreed flax seed is going to do for that industry in the Willamette valley. It will increase the possible production of fiber per acre more than four fold. Yields of fiber of 1000 pounds to the acre will be com mon, and 2000 pounds will be reached, against 150 to pounds with the old varieties of flax. ! DIXIE HEALTH BREAD Ask Your Grocer INFORMATION HERE OPPOSE SMITH Oregon Pulp & Paper Co. "Manctsuer of ; BOND LEDGER GLASS INE F; GREASEPROOF TISSUE V ' : Support Oregon Products Specify "Salem Made" Paper for Your f f " ftffie. fifaf !nnrv 'V ' YIELDS SEEN Winter Oats and Wheat For .Salem Section Run Into , Good Figures This was not a hamper crop year for grain in the Salem dis trict. The dry season was too long though it made a good harvest sea son. But there have been some good yields, on good and well tilled land. Rose C. Bidwell. man ager of the Cherry City Milling company's plants, said yesterday that he bad been too busy to take note of many outstanding yield. But he remembered some. For instance, O. H. Hllflicker. four miles out on the Silverton road, harvested 60 bushels to the acre of white spring oats on his own land, though he got only about 10 bushels to the acre on some rented land next to his own. The difference was in the land and its former care. Nearly 0 Bushels Wheat The Oregon penitentiary har vested 58 and a half bushels to the acre of White Holland wheat, on 13 acres. The White Holland wheat is a new variety of winter wheat, that has been in great favor in Polk and Yamhill counties. It holds up well and does not shatter. Harvey Walker, Route 9, Salem, in hte Middle Grove district, this year threshed 60 bushels to the acre of gray winter oats. Peter Zielinski, Route 9. Salem, got 75 bushels to the. acre this year. Ralph Worden, a neighbor of Zlelinski's, got 88 bushels last year. A good deal of spring barley, is yet to be threshed. Some yields of 50 bushels to the acre have been reported. The average is 30 to 40 bushels. Pence brothers, Rickreall, this year got as high as 50 bushels to the acre, and it runs 54 pounds to the measured bushel, against the standard for barley of 48 pounds to the bushel. This 54 pound barley shows wonderful quality. East Side, West Side Out Pratum way, the Dunnigan boys got 700 bushels of Kinney (spring) wheat from 16 acres. They got 60 bushels to the acre of gray winter oats, too. The Roth boys, in the same neighborhood, also got 60 bushels to the acre of the same variety. They use a combine. Around RJckreall. the spring barley average has been going around 40 bushels to the acre. Wheat over there has been run ning from 24 to 38 bushels to the acre. The Pence brothers have threshed 38 bnshels to the acre from large fields. Around McCoy, Polk county, there are many good farmers. E. A. Rutledge, of that neighborhood, threshed 45 bushels to hte acre of white winter wheat, FOUR VARIETIES OF WHEAT GOOD HERE Ivan Stewart, super-connty ag ent for the whole Salem district, who'has gone into the seed and feed business for himself and his partner at Donald, said. last year that there are four varieties of fll wheat that have a right to a larger share of the wheat land in this section of the Willamette val ley. Each of these four varieties White Winter, Kinney, Rink and Prohi is best in the particular section to which it is adapted. Many varieties of winter wheat such as Federation, Pride of Min nesota, Burbank. White Baton, nH VolKie. are being grown, but it has been proven that the four varieties which have been named are superior to all the others. Outstanding Variety . White Winter, which has been grown in the Willamette ralley since 1860, has proven to be the outstanding variety and with the exception of the red hill type of soil, does better than any other variety. It is particularly well adapted to the mellow, well drain ed soils of this section. Rink is a spring wheat that has a winter habit in this section, -and is therefore successfully grown as a winter variety. It does wefl on the soils which are Inclined to be poorly drained. It is ordinarily the best type of the four wheats SALEM NAVIGATION . COMPANY Water Transportation Portland -Salem Telephone SM7 i DEPENDABLE WELDING Electric and Acetylene C.D.OPPEN Phones: ST2; Res. 208O-J 60S Mill SC Selena, Ore. to grow on the grey land. Brat For Bill Moil Prohi : appears to be the best winter wheat Cor the hill soil ftype. - . Kinney wheat is a favorite va riety on the south portion of How ell prairie Jt is a steady, consist ent, good yielder there every year. Four Varieties of winter wheat are all that are needed for this section of the Willamette valley. They are the highest ylelders. and hav the best qualities. Dr. Stewart is inclined to look with favor on the new White Hol lander winter wheat, gaining fa vor in Polk, Yamhill and Marion counties. Hannchen barley is an especial ly good bet, in Mr. Stewart's opin ion, on the sandy and warmer soils here. On this type of land it may in some eases replace both wheat and oats, outyielding either: It does not do well, however, on soar or wet soils. Suggestions Offered By 0. A. C. to Make Problems of Farmer Easier The following general grain growing information comes from the department of industrial jour nalism of the Oregon Agricultural college: Time of seeding fall wheat may often be a factor in controlling weeds. ; Wheat which is seeded nsrlv trt Yo. fall 1- aK.. I wttn annual weeds? in some parts of Oregon. "Weed infestations can be materially reduced by cul tivation of the seedbed in the fall and delaying planting until many of the weeds have opportunity to germinate. In raost seasons in western Oregon i planting can safely be delayed: until October 15-20. In date of planting trials with winter wheat by the Oregon experiment station at Corvallis, this date of planting has given the highest yields in comparison with earlier and later seedings. Wheat planted before October" 1 is often more heavily infested with weeds,' while that planted much after October 20 generally does not have an opportunity to become well established. Grain from sweet sorghums is not as good as cow feed as that of the real grain sorghums such as milo and feterita. These grain sorghums have about the same composition as corn, finds the ex periment station. They are ground before being fed. Less winter injury and better stands resuNlt when vetch and grain are seeded with a drill rather than broadcast and har. rowed in in the fall, finds the experiment station. A 50-50 di vision of the seed is usualy used with some variation according to the use to which the forage is to be put. Wheat not suitable for thresh ing is sometimes stored away af ter binding , and fed by poultry men as scratch feed in winter. Grain fed this way furnishes an abundance of litter. Some crack ed corn, with the wheat makes the feed more complete, finds the ex periment station. United States grades for hay are official in Oregon for alfalfa, clover, timothy, prairie, and grass hay. The grades are simple, they are workable, and they indicate the quality of the hay remarkably well, finds the experiment station which says producer, consumer, and dealer use them in all transac tions Involving the sale; or nay without opportunity for examina- tion bv all parties. Feedlng trials conducted by the U. S. department of agriculture indicate that hte J feeding value of hay corresponds closely to the value indicated in the grade statement. About the only organized busi ness that still contrives to escape government meddling is crime. If sodium nitrate is applied to wheat at the time of heading, the protein: content of the grain is in creased. Where farmers can se cure the premiums millers are willing to pay for high protein wheat, this practical , crop chem istry may prove profitable Air Painting DONE WITH A GUN M. B. Sanderson 1144 North Cottage D. A. WHITE & SONS Carry DR. EORLNEK7S Veterinary Remedies and Minerals GRAIN GROWING IDEAS VALUABLE Capitol Bargain and Junk House 105-145 Center TeL 398 All Kinds of Junk Bought and Sold Anything from a Needle to a Steam Engine 1 CASH PAID FOR RAGS, BOTTLES, BARRELS, OLD PAPER, CARPETS, IRON, WOOL, PELTS, GRAPE : JIOOT, CHITTAM BARK, PEPPERMINT; OIL, ETC ; II m FACTS GIN Information Given Out For Benefit Of Farmers Of Oregon The department of industrial journalism of the Oregon Agricul tural college furnishes the follow ing important wheat growing in formation: "Jenkin wheat has again been the high yielding fall sown 'wheat in the varietal trials at the Oregon experiment station at Corvallis. Over a seven year period it has averaged consider ably higher yields than any other variety, and only in 19 25, follow ing an exceptionally cold winter, did it show a reduction. "At the eastern Oregon station at Moro a new hybrid which is a cross between Hybrid 128 and Forty Fold gave the heaviest yield this season. It is a new produc tion and has not yet been distrib uted for commercial trial. Khark of. a strain of Turkey red. out yielded other commercial winter wheats as usual. Favored for Planting "Jenkin, which is a favorite for planting in western Oregon, is a jtrue spring wheat, but can be seed ed in. either the spring or fall. It -is rather late maturing when spring planted and is not as satis factory as some other varieties such as Huston and Marquis. For late winter and early spring seed ing it is much safer than any of J the true winter types such as White Winter and Holland. as these varieties will not head when planted after a certain date in the spring. "Smut is reported as not nearly as serious over the state this year as usual. Terminal warehouses and elevators in Portland say the crop now coming in is the cleanest in years in this respect. Acreage Estimated VProspective winter wheat acre-1 age for the coming year has al ready been estimated by the Unit ed States department of agricul ture. From reports of nearly 20, 000 farmers as of August 1, the department estimates the acreage at 2.1 per cent less than was sown last fall and about 6 per cent less than was indicated in the inten tions to plant report of a year ago. "This report is not a definite forecast of the acreage, but mere, ly an early indication of the trend. Western states in general show a tendency ' toward a slight in crease." SILVERTON; Ore.. Sept. I. (Special) Mrs. A. C. Riches of Longview spent Thursday with her mother, Mrs. John Warnock, of east Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Warren B. May of Anaconda are the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Steelham mer. Mrs. May is is Mrs. Steel hammer's sister. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ingrham were In Silverton for a few hours on Thursday on business. They announced that they have purchas ed a delicatessen shop in Albany which they will take possession of immediately. Mrs. Woolford and sister Mrs. Kinney will spend Friday in Ore gon City with their brother, and Sunday they plan to make the Mt. Hood loop tni. Albert Mikkleson is building a large 'new barn on his farm near the Bethany school. Mr. anu a4rs. T. E. Preston are motoring to Lakeside, Oregon, to ispend Labor day with Mr. Pres- ton's brother, William Presto Many trees, shrubs, and plants contain rubber, and If proper methods of extraction, can be de vised may be grown as crops. Whe-Ta-Lon A superior Breakfast food A Trial Will Convince Yon Whe-Ta-Lon Cereal Co. M. A. BUTLER, Manager Telephone 1000-W BRING IN YOUR NEW WHEAT And exchange it for hard wheat patent flour, or any of oar long list of milling specialties. We do enstom grinding. We sap ply what you need for what you have. CHERRY CITY MJJLLDfQ CO. Salem, Oregon. 481 Trade St, Pbowe SIS BAMS mm FARMERS OF OREGON PLAN Ail The celebration of 100 years of Oregon agriculture at Champoeg park on Labor day has caused a delving into history to reveal the various agencies aiding in the progress of farming in this state. Recognizing the vital part played in the last 50 years by the Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis. the Oregon Catholic Rural Life conference which is sponsoring the celebration asked Paul V. Maris, director of the extension service, to sketch the 100 years of agriculture fn this state. Follow ing are a few historical facts re IK garding beginnings ana growin oi;morrow wnen agricultural education here. First Clara Taught The first class in agriculture on the Pacific coast was taught in old Corvallis college in 1869-70, presumably by Professor Joseph Kmery, teacher of mathematics and natural science. The state of Oregon gave no fi nancial aid to the new type of edu cation between 1868. when Cor vallis college was selected to re ceive federal aid, and 18 85 when the college was taken over entire ly by the state. Chemistry, physics and geology wer edeclared to be the foundation i of agricultural education in Ty !at.ln.iini Tho tint tn.vPlF curriculum outlined permitted German to be substituted for ei ther entomology, zoology or ani mal physiology. The experiment station in state was started in 1888. first report, dated 1889. signe dby E. Grim, director agriculturalist. J .add Is Chairman. W. S. Ladd of Portland this The was and was chairman of the board of regents in 1889 and Sylvester Pennoyer Benoye rwas governor. Dr. J. K. Weatherford, present president of the board, was then the youngest member. A. B. Gordley, present dean of the school of agriculture, joined the staff in 1895 and began ex periments on fruit disease and pest control. He developed lime sulfur spray and discovered the cause of anthracnose. When Dr. W. J. Kerr was made president in 1907 he reorganized the school of agriculture and se lected Professor Cordley as dean. The extension service was not started until 1913. Paul V. Maris has been director for eight years. Rcp Tonr Money ta Ortoa Bay UratiMito Um4 mt Rl. Otfm CAPITAL MOVTOfXJRAX. WOUI J. C. Jena C rrpyxlstaxs All Kind of KoManltl Wrfc FV-tory mm4 Off tea: :i0 S. Com-1. Opposite I. O. O. T. ComeUry. Bo 21 v Phoa 689 8liv'Orfm GIDEON STOLZ CO. Manufacturers of Vinegar, Soda Water, Fountain Supplies Salem FhosM SS Ore. W. W. ROSEBRACGH COMPANY Manufacturers of Warm Air Furnaces, Fruit Dry ing Stoves, Smoke Stacks, Tanks. Steel and Foundry Work, Welding a Specialty. 17th Js Oak Sts. Salem, Ore. . i. Vis. rap Never Too Much Grain fflHE Salem district will never grow too much grain, though it may grow too many acres without proper rotations. In perhaps 15 years, the United States will be a wheat importing nation And there will always be a good sale for our high quality milling oats; the best grown in this country; the heaviest to the measured bushel. This is in the nature of a franchise crop here. : ' We will not raise too much corn, for silage and hens and hogs. And barley and rye will always be good , crops for this district. . This was in pioneer times a good grain country. It is yet bat -not for straight grain cropping, and hohf country is, outside of the Nile valley and other sections subject to annual overflow. We produce 63 commercial varieties of wheat ; 12 -would be a "great plenty." We should manufacture breakfast foods in Salem. We have the preferred quality of oats, and we can grow all the other raw materials. We have the power; and everyething else requisite excepting the vision brought into action. Ross C. Bidwell, of the Cherry City Milling com pany of Salem, is a high class man in our cult of feed experts. His work in Salem is valuable. We need a lot of Ross C. Bidwells, and others of his qualifications, who could put Salem far on the way towards being a grain and milling and feed center that would stand out in this country. ' Dr. James With ycom be was d rector of the experiment stall oj when elected governor of Oregq in 1916. Dean Cordley took, ov his work until 1920 when Jam T. Jardine was appointed directo Last year 4 8 per cent of all H come for the three divisions of tl college from all sources was d voted to some phase of agricu ture, even though the instructio al division is devoted largely other types of education include fn land-grant colleges. Wedding March Is Sent by Radio Across Atlanta CELIONT-.- Switzerland. Sept. -(AP) The radio telephone to be called into unusual use t it will be used transmit the strains of Mend sohn's "wedding march" played Switzerland, across the Atlant for a wedding in Manchestd Mass. When Miss Annie Bulen Be nett. daughter of Mr. and Mi Carl Bennett, is wed tomorrow Manchester to William Paulon. the Cold Stream guards. Erne Schelling, noted pianist, will sit his piano in the Villa G a ran go ar play the famous Mendelsol march. The music will pass ov a telephone wire to London as thence by radio to Mahcht where it will be amplified bo tv all the guests can hear it as t wedding procession starts. Prohibitionists td Retain Identit CHICAGO. Sept. 1. (AP) TI national executive committee the national prohibition party I night defeated a proposal to su port Herbert Hoover, for preside and withdraw its own candidal! William F, Varney, from the prrf idential contest. The vote four to three. Further protection of fored from fires is seen in a plant in l ported from South Africa which fire-restraint, says Popular, MT chanics magazine. It is compos largely of water yet is said grow abundantly In arid reglo and is good for cattle feed. It w especially help prevent bru Sres. forest experts believe. I Oakland P o it ti a e ' ' " ' ': I'".' Sales and Service viae BROS. High Street at Trade oiL.o-i.pa WHAT IS IT? SEE I THEO. Mo-BARE Phone 192 ; We handle Castle. Gate. King, Roc! Spring Coal and Gasco and Diamond Briquets tj- . - .. - , - - . . . Abo coal specially designed for chicken brooder tzse. TELEPHONE 930