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The Railroad Crisis
; cherries will tartlllza any ot the
other standard varieties of awaat
cherrlea,
Kan complaints havs come to
thla experimental atatlon regard
ing the unproductiveness of the
Blng. Royal Ass and Lambert
cherry treea In many placea In
tula valley. Every eaaa Investigit-
ed haa shown that thla la due to
lack of proper pollinliera nearby
Wierever tbe proper polliniiers
are growing In tbe neighborhood.
these) Taiiatiea ara very product'
Ira .
At the experimental atatlon we
are topgraftlng one branch on
each of our treea with a aclon of
Black Republican cherry. This
will enaura proper pollination for
and good cropa on our treea in
the future. Thla method I recom
mend to all thoaa haying undro-
ductlra cherry treea. Until theae
topgrafti begin to bloom I would
anggeat placing a bouquet of the
proper polllnizera near each tree
aa described above. In planting
new orcbarda at leaet one tree
In every twenty ahould be either
Black Republican or a Black
Tartarian or a Waterhouse.
All those Interested In the rs-
aulta obtained at the atatlon are
hereby Invited to rlait tbe exper
iment station near Talent next
Monday afternoon, June 12. to see
the crop on the treea and to get
Unscrambling; of the Southern Pacific and Central Paci
fic system, after 62 years of common ownership and control
aa ordered by the recent decision of the federal supreme
court, would be a misfortune to Oregon as it would effect
ually destroy railroad competition and convert what la now
a main line of a transcontinental system into a branch
line with all the inconveniences and additional expenses
thereof.
The present Southern Pacific line south of the Califor
nia-Oregon border to Tehama and Sacramento, is owned by
the Central Pacific. Its sale would isolate Southern Pacific
lines in Oregon, which could not be operated profitably and
would most probably be sold to the Union Pacific, thus giv
ing that system a monopoly on the transportation business
of the state for there is not sufficient traffic to justify the
building of a competing line through California.
In the unscrambling, Oregon would lose the benefit of
a mmnetinsr transcontinental line, for all freight would be
forwarded north through-Portland and east over the Unionr"h"if.4a,u
Pacific. Now, freight can also be sent instead south and
over the Central Pacific or Southern Pacific. New joint
rates will take the place of single rates over the one system
now in effect. Train service will be disarranged according
ly. Moreover, sale of its lines in Oregon would force the
Southern Pacific to discontinue the purchase of millions of
dollars worth of lumber and other products annually.
If the rail systems be separated, the half-constructed
Natron cut-off from Eugene to Klamath Falls would pro
bably never be completed, or at least indefinately delayed
Construction was halted when the dissolution suit was filed
If the Southern Pacific sells its lines in Oregon, it will have
no reason for building the cut-off and if the Union Pacific
buys them, it will have no object in constructing a compel
tive line into territory it already serves.
The supreme court decision ia based upon the Sherman
anti-trust act of 1890, the court holding that the Central
Pacific and Southern Eacific were competing lines in the
meaning of the act. Execution of the court's decree has
been automatically stayed by an appeal for a rehearing.
may be nullified by the transportation act of 1920, requir
ing the Interstate Commerce Commission to consolidate
for grouping purposes, the major railroads of the country
whereby the Southern Pacific including the Central Pacific
was merged with the Rock Island lines. At least let us hopi
so.
Cutting the Taxes
The state Grange at its annual meeting adopted a pro
gram of drastic cuts in state expenditures that is cuts
supposed to materially reduce taxation. The amount to be
saved is $ 1,355,000 per biennium or $677,500 a year. As
the total taxation is some $41,000,000 a year, it is apparent
that not much of a saving will be effected, only about one
and two thirds percent.
It is apparent that something besides legislative appro
priations will have to be trimmed to materially reduce taxa
tion, and something besides strictly state expenditures
Local taxes must be severely pruned. As a matter of fact,
most of the taxes have been voted by the people themselves
in the form of millage and other imposed expenditures
There are in addition state laws that enforce certain ex
penditures upon counties which have been denied the option
of refusing to make them.
. Of the $41,000,000 only about $3,000,000 is appropriated
by the legislature, so if the legislature should fail to func
tion, fixed expenditures and local taxation would still call
for $38,000,000 or 93 percent of the present total taxes. Of
this amount some $18,700,000 is for education, while county
cities, and roads take each a large proportion.
The state Grange is wasting its time and efforts if it
figures that all that is needed to reduce taxation is to prune
state and legislative expenditures. It is well enough for a
beginning, but school, city and county budgets must be ma
terially trimmed and millage bills reduced before the tax
payer benefits much.
Making Cherries Yield Crops
(By F. C. Relmer Of Southern Oregon Experimental Station
The Southern Oregon Experi
mental station baa one large Blng
cherry tree, fifteen years old, and
one tree of Royal Ann and Lam
bert ten years old, which have
bloomed profusely every spring
for years, but previous to this
season ' have produced very few
cherries. The treea are old enough
and large enough to produce at
least 200 pounds of cherries per
tree, But alas! Every spring the
kaavy bloom filled the superin
tendent of the station with vis
Ions of a crop that would feed
hungry regiment, but at picking
time there were not sufficient
herrlea to satisfy a private. With
in from one to two weeks after
blooming the small green cherries
would fall off to our great dis
gust. These trees have received prop
er cultivation. Irrigation, spraying
and pruning, and bava always
been In i
condition.
much wa coddled them or coax
ad them they would not bear.
After we had tried all the us
nal methods to make these trees
bear without avail, we concluded
that this bareness waa probably
due to lack (bat wa would try thla
remedy.
Pollination
Just as these trees were begin
lng to bloom during the past
spring, Ir- collected at Aahland
coma small branches of Black
I'.emibllcan cherries which were
densely covered with flower buds
and were Just beginning to bloom.
Two bouquets were made of these,
one thrust into a large necked
' -fr. and the other Into a bucket
each containing water to keep
the flowers fresh for a week. The
Jug was hung into one ot our
trees and the bucket Into the
other. Within a day or two these
bouquets and also the treea were
In full bloom. Then the Import
ant work of the bees began. In
visiting the flowers in the Black
uepuonran nouquets ror the nec
tar these bees became covered
with pollen; and this was acci
dently carried to the pistils of the
Blng, Lambert, and the Royal Ann
Diosaoms wnue tbe bees were
visiting these flowers. This pol
len fertilised theae blossoms with
the result that our trees this year
are loaded with fine cherries. It
Is well known that all the small
Immature cherries will fall off
the trees unless the seed Is far
tlllzed with tbe right kind ot pol
len during the blossoming sea
son. I must also emphasize that
healthy and vigorous i every Black Republican cherrv
out no matter nowiKhmnm Mni,ina iknni.nH, r i.
len grains, one of which Is suf
ficient to fertilise and produce
either a Blng. Lambert' or Royal
Ann cherry. Hence a bouquet of
Black Republican Is sufficient to
fertilize all the blossoms on a
large tree of any of our standard
varieties.
Tbe Oregon State Experimental
station has found that the Royal
Ann. Blng, and Lambert cherries
are self-sterile and Inter-eterlle.
That la, the pollen from any of
these varieties will ont fertilise
its own blossoms, neither will It
fertilize either of the other var
ieties. However the pollen from
either the Black Republican,
Black Tartarian, or Waterhouse deceased
GRADUATES OF
NORM GIVE PLAY
Monmouth, Ore., June 14.
"Fanny and the Servant Prob.
Ism," the senior class play, was
given Monday evening under the
direction of Miss Edna Mlngus,
English teacher. Fanny was con
fronted with a trying situation
when she arrived at Bantock Hall,
Rutlandshire, and discovered that
the man she bad married waa Lord
Bantock. Suddenly elevated from
a music hall girl to Lady Bantock
and then to discover that the
twenty-three servants were all
relatives of hers. Headed by the
Imperious butler, her uncle, they
proceeded to train her to fit her
for the position of Lady Bantock
and succeeded In making life
mlsearable for her until she got up
spunk enough, to fire the whole
crew. Miss Mildred Bartow of
Portland did excellently as Fanny.
Andrew Johnson of Central Point,
as the butler, was the outstanding
figure of the play. His deliberate
well-articulated speech and Im
perious attitude fit the part per
fectly. Many of the lines of the
others were lost to th audience be
cause they spoke indistinctly or
too rapidly.
The part of Lord Bantock was
taken by Wendell- Van Loan of
Monmouth; Fannie's housekeeper,
Susannah Bennet was Beula Bov
lngton of Oakland; Jane Bennett,
her maid, Gladys Bennett ot La
Grande, California; Ernest Ben
net, footman, Douglas Parkes, of
Monmouth; Honoria Bennet, par
lor maid, Florence Hudson of Port
land; Alice and Edith Wetherell
Fanny's aunts by marriage. Iris
Aiken of Toledo and Clara Allen of
Portland; Dr. Freemantle, medic,
Lloyd Miller of West Salem
George B. Newte, Fanny's former
bustneas manager, Clinton Griffin
of Oregon City.
The normal school orchestra,
under the direction ot Miss Helen
Moore, furnished exeellnt music
between the acts. A violin and
cornet duet, played by Miss Ger
truda, Rogers of Monmouth and
Miss Edith Griffiths of Oak
Grove was especially pleasing.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14. is
TO
cy
is
The Golden Rule sands no chance with
a big army. .
The honesty of a butcher is sorely J
tested when he makes change.
If we practiced health, the practice of medicine
would be unnecessary.
Very often it Is difficult to determine whether
a man is genius or a fool.
The reason so many Btupid laws are passed
ia because we elect stupid men to make them.
Any man could be as wise as Solomon if he
had as many wives to give him pointers.
Hez Heck Says:
"A bunch of men tell bad
stories, while a bunch of women
are jist siily." '
CoDVriKht 1021.
Premier Syndicate. Inc.
Polk County Court
Circuit Court.
Florence Hamilton vs. Clyde
Hamilton. Action for divorce,
August H. Schrader vs. Maria'
Mebl, et al." Action for foreclos
ure.
D. M. Shattuck, doing business
under tbe firm name of Shattuck
Motor company, vs. T. J. Hoblson.
Default and judgment granted.
Mary A. Pugh vs. Clifford J.
Pugh. Action for divorce. Grant
ed. Plaintiff to have care ot min
or child, Karl M. Pugh, and de
fendant to contribute S25 per
month while boy Is In school. -
William A. Hlmes vs. James A.,
Esther, ' Walter J., and Leon a
Barham, R. F. and Alice L. Waa
sail, Dallas Producers Canning
company and Vincent Cook. Con
firmation ot sale.
P. W. VanDoren, doing busi
ness under firm name of Oregon
Traction company vs. Twin City
company, a corporation. Order
made for dismissal.
Ernest C. Brunk.vs. Etta Brunk.
Action for divorce. Order for dis
missal made.
Pacific Co-operative Poultry
Producers association vs. P. P.
Buhler. Restraining order grant
ed.
Marriage Lice n tea.
Leland S. Fisher, age 24, of In
dependence, to Laura Marie Lar-
sen age 21. ot Falls City.
Hugh C. Olds, age It, of Camas.
Washington, to Neta Elda Waller,
age 28. of Monmouth.
Lloyd 8. Wood hull, age 22, ot
Dallas. Oregon, to Floy E. Ktrn-
mls, age 21. of Dallas.
Probate Court.
Guardianship estate ot Oral
lolette, a minor. Order made
alow Ink and settling first annual
report as submitted by J.;B. V lo
lette, guardian.
Order made allowing final ac
count la estate ot
DRAMATIC BTORY OF LOVB AND ROMANCE
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1V1 ASQUERADE
By Idah MoGlone Gibson
Age and the Woman
"I sometimes wonder," said
Doctor George, harking back to
the theme of age as a factor in
love and happiness, "why we let
the passing years play such a
large role ln'our lives especially
the sentimental part ot them.
"I have known men and women
at 48 who have loved Just as truly
and fervently and much more In
telllgently and unselfishly than
thOBe of 18 or 28.
Love I am sure was never
meant to be a part of such a ma
ferial thing as a calender." Then
he picked up the story again that
Margaret told him
" 'I do not like to think that we
are the playthings of Fate, George
she said to me that last time I
saw her, "and yet to our finite
human minds there Is so much 1
our lives that we cannot under
stand that we find no other ex
planatlon than Fate's whim, for
some of the things that happen
to us.
" 'I am wondering lust what
the verdict ot the modern woman
would be upon my case if she
knew my story aa I am going to
tell It to you.
" 'Do you know, George, that
believe that with the exception of
a few men here and there like
yourself, the new woman would be
kinder than most ot the sex to
which you belong.' "
Dr. Milton paused here and said
to his friends: "I started to pro
test at this but Margaret said
Hear me through. Before I leave
for France I shall write you the
whole story. I received It a few
days ago. Here it is:
'I am going to begin by con
teasing, George, that I have prob
ably broken all the laws of con
ventlon even while trying to keep
the commandments intact. What
ever I have done I have always
salved my conscience by saying
that I have never hurt anyone
but myself.
Up until now, my friend, Har
ry Glendenlng and my conscience
have been the sole custodians of
the facts that I am going to give
to you
And I can say honestly that
my conscience acquits me, tor
whatever the verdict of the world
may be, I cannot see that I have
done any wrong.
I have not hurt Harry Glen-
denlng's wife for shs does not
know and will never know that
Harry loved me at least for a
little while. In her arrogance and
conceit she will never believe that
her husband ever told another wo
man that ha loved her." "
"That Is true," Interrupted Da
vis, "for in Doris Olendenlngl. pe
tition for divorce shs baa never
even intimated that Harry Glen
denlng had ever spoken love to
the co-respondents In the case or
had felt anything more for - her
than a shori-llved pasaion ant af
terward the masculins contempt
ot men for the women of 4. the
street." -v
"I have not even hurt Harry
Glendenlng, said Margaret, Mil
ton continued after Davie' Inter
ruption, "tor while Harry -loved
me he did tbe beet work of his
lite. I really Inspired htm for a
time to, throw off that lethargy
of mind and physical Trassrltude
which waa perhaps occasioned by
his 111 health and do some ot
the things of which he is capa
ble. 'His emotional temperament waa
at rest and be had time and in
clination to think of other things.
1 have not even hurt myself,'
George, "for although I have suc
ceeded In almost brear'sg my
heart, I have found a larger tol-
Moore-Getty, e ranee of those who are weak, a
broader charily tor their mistakes,
and a truer and more optimistic
outlook upon life in general.
"That Is a lot to get In ex
change for just a jagged wound In
one's heart, is It not?
1 was much older than most
girls of my age when I met Harry
Glendenlng. My short married
life and the necessity of earning
my living afterward had I felt
fitted me to cope with any and
all worldly experiences.
'I was sure that my Judgment
was sane, that I could read char
acter much better than moat wo
men aa I had made a careful
study of the motives and im
pulses ot men and women. You
know I had to do this, George, for
I bad only the talent ot facile
writing and it had to earn for
me my daily bread.
'My stories had become popular
and quite profitable before I met
Harry. I was happy in a negative
sort of a way and, looking around
among my friends and seeing; what
havoc passion had played in their
lives, I said to myself: "I will
not think of love except as a
phenomenon to be studied and an
alyzed for my stories. I will choose
tor myself tbe calm, quiet life ot
tbe prosaic and unemotional "
'And then I met Harry Glenden
lng.
'It was a sad thing that I had
not then learned that when a wo
man haa come to the conclusion
that she can regulate her life
without love she Is walking In
slippery places and should take
the greatest heed lest she fall.
'Themeeting came about in this
way.. I had written two or three
stories for a popular magazine and
being In the city where It was
published I decided to deliver my
last story, which they had prom
ised to accept, in person.
Was Fate pulling the strings?
I do not think so. Rather, I am
sure that it was a curiosity- and
desire to see the men .or women
who bad liked wat I had written
well enough to print it.
'When I reached the office my
courage deserted me and I was
leaving alter delivering my manu
script to the office boy when a
young woman who was standing
near said:
Are you Margaret Eearle!' "
Yes," my voice took an up
ward questioning.
Then," aha answered. "I am
sure Mr. Glendenlng would regret
very much it you went away with
out seeing him. We have all ad
mired your stories so much. Will
you not wait Just a minute until
I tell Mr. Glendenlng that you art
here."
Tomorrow Through a Wom
an's Eyes.
NOT FELT HERE
San Francisco, CaL, June 14.
Building activity, lumber mills
operating to capacity and the
opening ot the fishing season did
much to decrease the number of
unemployed in Oregon during
May, according to J. A. Kelly,
Sau Francisco, district director
for the employment service, Uni
ted States department of labor,
whose monthly report was made
publio her today.
Mr. Kelly's report on conditions
in. three Oregon cities follows:
"Portland Surplus of labor In
steel Industry and foundries.
Shortage ot bricklayers and plas
terers. Labor suspension on docks
account for large surplus ot men
In addition, many unskilled .are
still idle. Several lumber mills,
however, have reopened: also
can factory, employing 100 wom
en. It Is axpectsd that 8p0 men
will bs employed in maintenance
work of power company, con
struction ot club and office build
inga, 2500 resldencea and paring
within th next 20 days. Agri
culture just becoming active.
Housing situation improving.
"Salem No unemployment
Alt mills and seasonal activltl
runnlBg normal. Some mills are
making additions to buildings
.o double capacity. Agricultural
and horticultural work active.
Building activity continues. Much
highway work under way. A
slight shortage of help Is noted
Housing accommodations ample.
"Astoria Salmon fishing has
begun. Fishing canneries reopen
ed, employing a large number of
women. Lumber mills and logging
camps operating above normal
Twenty miles of highway ppavtng
under way. Installation ot city
pipe line for water works afford
ing some employment. Many real
dences under construction. No un
employment at present time.
Housing situation fair."
I Jt I Wr VsJ--- ' ,-!' f X 111 I . 1 t
TO MEET JUNE 16
Sacramento, Cal., June 11 Na
tional highway builders from 11
western states, prominent auto
mobile association officials and
natolnal park officers and women
prominent in women's clubs will
meet in Sacramento June IS and
17 at the annual convention of
the National Park-to-Park aasocl
atlon. it Is announced.
Plans are being made by the
highway committee of the Sacra
mento chamber ot commerce for
the entertainment of the (dele
gates.
The association has for tis ob
ject tle linking up by highway of
all the national! parks, with a
road 4000 miles In length.
Besides the association officers.
the convention will, be attended
by officials of the American Auto
mobile association, Stephen T.
Mather, director of national
parks; representatives of cham
bers ot commerce; national high
way association officers and mem
bers of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs ot America-
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Washington, June 14. A pro
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cash, the financing to be done by
means ot special taxes on banks
and through use of the Interest on
foreign Indebtedness, was made
Tuesday in the senate by Senator
Ladd. republican. North Dakota.
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