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SIXTEEN PAGES. DAILY EAST ORBOOIflAH, PENDLETON, OREGON. SATURDAY, MAY IS, 1908. tasm nm C3 CI LnJ Ln Sunday Afternoon Commencing 2:30 o'Clock O o O p CD en PENDLETON Lorimers Leaguers with Several New Men in the Line-up. FORT WALLA WALLA The Crack Team from the Walla Walla Garrison. 1- Come Out and See Lorimer's New Men Work Out -fc Every baseball bug in the burg, should come out and yell for Pendleton. We need it. COST I OF ft OF HOC MB The following excellent review of the cost arid profit of raining hugs in the Inland empire Is from a bulletin article by Dr. James Wlthycombe, director of the Oregon experiment station at Corvallls, who accompanied the O. II. & X. demonstration train through Umatilla county this week; 11 10 Hog Industry. There Is no brunch of animal bus man dry In a grain growing section that will give quicker, surer, or larger returns than will hogs. Despite this fact, Oregon for a number of years has utterly failed to produce suffi cient pork products to supply the home demand. It Is certainly a pe culiar anomaly that tralnloads of Ne braska fed hogs are brought past one of the best hog producing sections of the continent. There Is not an agricultural district In the whole nation that can surpass the wheal farms of the Columbia river basin for the economical produc tion of a high class bacon hog. These hogs can be grown and finished for the market on field peas, or upon wheat and barley. It has been demon strated by farmers In this section that hogs can bo profitably grown on wheat pasture during the summer and finished on crushed wheat In the fall. Experimental feeding has shown that three and one-half pounds of wheat will produce a gain of one pound of live weight In a hog fatten ed for bacon. For a longer period of fattening so as to secure a largo type of hog, more grain will be required. The heavier larded hog will require about 450 pounds of. wheat for 100 pounds g:ln In live weight. This at 6ty cents per pound would bring to the grower 73 cents per bushel for his wheat. The bacon type would take less wheat becaune the finishing will be done in shorter time, hence the less grain consumed per pound gain. For 100 pound gains In this type of a hog It will require about 3 r0 pounds of wheat. This at 5V4 cents per pound will re turn to the grower 94 cents per bush el for his wheat. Even better returns fur wheat fed than this can be secur ed. If the young hogs are mainly grown on parture, su.ii as r.lfalfa, rape, peas, or .winter grains sown In the spring, they can bo grown to a fattening stage for 3 'i cents per pound. All of the crops mentioned can be successfully grown in the typ ical wheat sections of eastern Ore gon. ' The pigs should be farrowed enrlv in the spring and permitted to run with their dams on pasture until they are at least two months old. In the meantime they should be taught to eat a smal supplemental grain feed. This should be continued until the pig weighs about BO pounds. After this he will make a satisfactory growth on a good pasture. By fall this pig should weigh 125 pounds, costing 34 cents per pound. This Includes the cost of the supplemental grain fed and the value of the pasture. The pig Is then finished for the market, and during this process con sumes 350 pounds of wheat and makes an additional 100 pounds gain. The cost of growing the pig Is $4.37, but after consuming 350 pounds of wheat he weighs 225 pounds worth cents per pound, or represents a value of $12.37. thus returning to the grower for his wheat 18 or $1.37 per bushel. Equally good results can be nccured from peas. The hogs can harvest these themselves. It Is believ ed that a quarter section, of good wheat land sown to peas would fatten 250 hogs worth $3000, and at the same time carry over the breeding stock. It may be well to state that the younger the pig the greater gains are secured for the food consumed. Also the shorter porlod of fattening the greater the gains for food consumed. This Is largely the reason why the bacon type Is the more desirable to grow. Furthermore, peas and wheat, or peas and barley produce the very best quality of bacon hog. In fact, the wheat, barley and pea-fed hog corn-fed In any discriminating mar ket i Dairying Pays Well. There are other branches of' live stock husbandry which can be made profitable with wheat growing. A few draft colts raised each year and sold when four years old would prove to be a profitable Industry to the wheat grower. Even dairying can be made profitable on many wheat farms, especially upon those which have bot bottom land where alfalfa can be grown. Even on the higher land where peas and barley can be grown dairying can be successfully followed. The necessity for succulent feed Is not so great In localities where hay can be cured quickly and retain Its natural color. Nicely cured alfalfa hay Is j worth approximately as much as bran, pound for pound. This gives the dairying In an alfalfa growing dis trict an advantage over other sections. The opportunities are many on the wheat farms of -the Inland empire for the development of a great livestock Industry. Th'ls will mean larger reve nues, a denser population, better homes and Improved social conditions. MOXARCHS WILL CEIJ.BRATE BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES King Alfonso Will Be 22 and Enieror Xicliolns Will fk 40 Roth Notable Events. London, May 16. Two Important anniversaries will be celebrtaed In European royal families next week. King Alfonso XIII. of Spain, will cel ebrate his 22nd birthday tomorrow. and on Monday Nicholas II, emperor of Russia, will reach his fortieth mile stone. Owing to the relatlonalshlp existing between the British royal family and the sovereigns of Spain and Russia, the two birthdays have attracted much attention In London. It Is understood that the stork will again visit the cas tle of Spain's young king and queen within a few months. Alphons, prince of the Austrlas, the Infant heir apparent to the throne Is now a little more than a year old, having been born on May 10 of last year. The birthday of the czar will be made the occasion of much rejoicing among the Russian people. The star of revolution, which has so long shone on unhappy Russia, Is now ln temporary eclipse, and the sub jects of the emperor are apparently more contented than they have been In years. The "Free Russia" propa ganda, which has Its headquarters in London, is languishing for lack ot fi nancial support. Men acquainted with International affairs .however, believe that this Is but the calm be fore thp xtorm nml thnt revolution will again, at a no distant date, rav- i n it a tYt Inn1 rt erraat n'hlta Ma. I Another important historical anni versary, that of the freedom of Nor way, will be celebrated tomorrow by the norweglans. The differences which for a time marred the unity of the Scandinavian people, and led to the separation of Norway and Swe den, have now about vanished, and many natives of Sweden will Join to morrow in the great celebration to be held by the Norwegians of London. RUTH BRYAN ON THE STUMP. Daughter of W. J. Bryan Will Tour the Suffrage States. A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Omaha says: "In case William J. Bryan receives the democratic nom ination, his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Bry an Leavltt, will take the stumD In Colorado, Wyoming and several other western states and campaign ln her father's Interests." This Information was Riven out In Omaha yesterday by Mayor Dahl mann, who has Just returned from Denver, where he has been with other democratic national committeemen. completing arangements for the con vention. Mrs. Leavltt will confine her efforts to women and will only stump those states which have women suffrage laws. She is a forceful and fluent speaker. ManZan Pile Remedy comes ready to use In a collapsible tube, with noxzle. One application soothes and heals, reduces inflammation and re- lieves soreness and itching. Price 50c, Sold by A. C. Koeppen St Co. Everybody loves a cheerful liver. Byers' Best Flour b made from the choicest wheat thtat grows. Good bread to aaaur ed when BTERS BEST FLOUR Is used. Bran, Shorn, Steam Rolled Barley always on band. PENDLETON ROLLER MILLS W. a BYERS, Proprietor. We have a lot of Bissells Sweepers on which the factory sets fixed price, but we are selling them at our own price, regardless of any price fixed by the factory. Sharon Eddings Phone Main 32. 523 Main Street The Atlantic fleet will be off the mouth of the Columbia river at noon. the day of May 20. Excursions are to be run out over the bar from Astoria. POLITICAL FORECAST Fill WASHINGTON Washington, May 16. Secretary Taft will be the presidential nominee of the republican party in this year's campaign. Tills conclusion has been forced upon even the most unwilling, nw that all the state and congression al district conventions have been held. While many of the southern states will send contesting delegation, on the face of the returns from apparently in control of the situation and most of the Dixie delegations will proba bly be found lined up with the solid west for the Ohlan. Unless there Is a profound change In sentiment between now and the date set for the conven tion, Taft's nomination, on the face of the returs from the state and dis trict conventions, is assured. In the last week or two many of the high salaried writers and employes at the headquarters of opposing candidates have been dismissed, and the more candid of the boomers of Cannon, Knox, Hughes, Fairbanks, et al., admit that the battle Is apparently lost. While Interest In the republican contest is subsiding, the next week will be a busy one ln democratic cir cles. Conventions and primaries will be held In many states, In different parts of the country, and will afford a fair measure of the strength of the Bryan opposition. Democratic conventions will be held Monday In California, at Fresno, and in Washington at Spokane., Ac cording to advices frem the coast, Bryan Is certain of Indorsement by both conventions. State primaries will be held In Alabama on Monday. The sentiment ln that state Is alleged to be for Bryan for president, and the delegation will probably" go for him as well as Instructed for a platform In line with the policies he advocates. On Tuesday a primary election will be held In Florida, at which delegates to tho Denver convention will be cho sen, 'mere is little aouot tnnt tne en tire Florida delegation will be for Bry an, as the opposition has been weak and dispirited and the Nebraskan Is a favorite with a large majority of the democratic voters. Wednesday will be an Important day ln the democratic calendar, since state conventions will be held In will command a premium over the Pennsylvania, Missouri, South Caro 1 Una to be held next Wednesday will be solidly for Bryan, nil of these states have been centers of opposition to the Nebraskan and the action of the con ventions will be watched with a great denl of Interest by Washington poli ticians. In South Carolina the fight over Bryan has not been so bitter as in the northeastern states, but there has been much powerful opposition to the Nebraskan. Senator Tillman, the most powerful figure in South Carolina pol itics, is thought to favor Bryan, but he will not take an active part in the campaign. The convention to be held next Wednesday ln Columbia will elect the district delegates, as well as the delegates at large. In Michigan, where the democratic state convention will be held at Lan sing on Wednesday, considerable sen timent In favor of Johnson boomers who have been carrying on a vigorous campaign during the last few weks. According to reports received from Michigan, the voters are about equally divided between the Bryan and John son factions, and any attempt to in struct for Bryan will probably lead to a hot fight on the floor of the con vention. Missouri democrats will hold their state convention In Jefferson City next Wednesday. The selection of a delegation favorable to Bryan is a certainty. Popular sentiment among the rank and file of Missouri demo crats is all ln favor of the Nebraska candidate. The Pennsylvania democratic con vention, to be held In Harrlsburg on Wednesday, will be the most Import ant of the week In Its far-reaching effects. For nearly three months the Pennsylvania Bryan League has been carrying the Indorsement of Its candidate, and the embodying in the platform of his views on national questions. If the league should be successful In Its endeavors to capture the big Pennsylvania delegation, the position of the Bryan boomers at the Denver convention would be render ed almost impregnable.. Those who favor Johnson or Gray realize this and will make every effort to stem the Bryan tide in the convention and to follow New Tork'a lead ln sending an unlnstructed delegation. I I? F H C T FOR Farmers, Manufacturers, Dealers, Insurance Agents, Transportation Companiesand Wage Earners The Brewers, .blisters and Distillers of the United States Con sume in their products every year. S6.36I.975 BUSHELS OF CORN' $27,274,208.00 62,760,000 BUSHELS OF BARLEY 62,700,000.00 5.595.000 BUSHELS OF RYE 3.916,889.00 SUGAR PRODUCTS. HOPS AXD ASSORTED GRAIN'S .. . 16,358.999.00 , LABOR (PRODUCERS OXLY) 54,542,000.00 COAL A XI) OTHER FUEL 5.000,000.00 BOTTLES 15,000,000.00 LUMBER, RUBBER GOODS, STEAM ENGINES, MACHIX ERY. TOOLS, STEAM FITTINGS, PLUMBERS SUP PLIES, FILTERING MATERIAL. CHEMICAL . SUP PLIES. PAINT AND VARNISH. FURNITURE, BRUSHES, PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS, ADVER TISING SIGN'S, PRINTING, WAGOXS, HARNESSES, BUILDERS' SUPPLIES, ETC 150,000,000.00 FIRE INSURANCE PREMIUMS 15,000,000.00 RAILROAD, FREIGHT AXD EXPRESS , . . 20,000,000.00 Making a Total paid into the producing sources of the U. S. of $369,85 1 ,097.00 These industries and the Allied Trades have a total investment of upwards of $3, 100,000,000.00 they Pay annually State and Government License amounting: to $21,867,990.00 In addition they pay City License, Real Estate and Personal Property, Taxes aggregating the enormous total of $81,500,000.00. Tlie con( limed growth of Prohibition and the destruction of the Brew ing and Distilling industries will resul In the Farmer and the Allied Trades In all lines of manufacture being made to suffer great losses through the destroyed market for their products. FARM MRS! Can you afford to longer allow stump speakers, who'pay no taxes and who are employed by city organization who pay no taxes, to add to your burden by compelling you to maintain public institutions that are now supported by the business concerns these interlopers are trying to kill. THE UNEMPLOYED OF THE UNITED STATES JUST AT THE PRESENT TIME NUMBER MANY THOUSANDS WHO ARE CLAMOR ING FOR FOOD AXD SHELTER, THE PROHIBITION' MOVEMENT, IF ALLOWED TO EXPAND. WILL CERTAINLY AGGRAVATE THESE CONDITIONS BY ADDING MANY THOUSANDS TO THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED AXD OVERLOADING THE TAX PAYER BY COMPELL ING HIM TO SHOULDER EXPENSES NOW BORNE BY THE INDUS TRIES T1LXT THE PROHIBITIONISTS ARE ATTEMPTING TO PUT OU OF BUSINESS. EVERY" FA'rMER, EVERY WORKIXGMAX, AXD EVERY MANU FACTURER IN THE UNITED STATES, SHOULD NOW ASSERT HIS RIGHTS AND USE EVERY EFFORT TO SUPPRESS THIS GROWING EVIL OF PROHIBITION. WHICH IS JEOPARDIZING THE LIVELI HOOD OF UPWARDS OF SIX MILLION PEOPLE AXD THREATENS TO PRECIPITATE THE GREATEST FINANCIAL CRISIS THIS COUN TRY HAS EVER KNOWN. t