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eb2i THE BOARDMAN MIRROR VOLUME 2. BOARDMAN, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEB. 10, 1922 NUMBER 1. OREGON NEWS NOTES OF PRINCIPAL j EVENTS HAPPENING DURING WEEK The suit brought a number of years ago by the government to recover un sold lands from the Oregon & Cali fornia railroad, Southern Pacific and others has been set for hearing M:iy 1, according to announcement by Judge Wolverton in federal court at Portland. Following action taken by the Ore gon Humane society, Dr. Andrews, Marion county agent for the society, left for Gates and other rural com munities where he will make an in vestigation of reports that many horses and cattle are suffering from lack of feed. The recent cold weather has caused but little damage to loganberry vines in the Willamette valley, according to the reports of experts who have in vestigated the berry-growing districts of the section. Broccoli has suffered in some extent, as has late-sown grain in the lowlands. Only two of the 32 principal cities of the country led Portland in the de creases of the cost of living in the period from June, 1920, to December, 1921, according to a report made pub lic by the department of labor. Liv ing costs in Portland decreased 21 per cent in the year and a half. Appropriations totaling $1500 for the inauguaration of a ferry across the Willamette river at Oregon City have been made by the city and county. The ferry is to provide means for transfer of autos across the river dur ing the period that the Oregon City West Linn bridge is being rebuilt. Bend sportsmen are favoring the establishment of a game refuge in a triangular 6400-acre tract to the north and west of Bend. Protection of Cal ifornia quail and the introduction of Chinese pheasants and other game birds would be made possible by crea tion of such a game sanctuary it is stated. About 100 leading farmers of Uma tilla county gathered at Pendleton under the auspices of the farm bureau and set the going farm wage at $40 a month and board, cooks from $25 ' to $35 and tractor men at a maximum of $80 a month, all for spring work. This is a cut of abeut 20 per cent from lMt seaaon. Hereafter any application for a com mission as special agent in Oregon, whether received from a county offi cial or some other person, must be accompanied by the recommendations of the district attorney, Bheriff, county court or county judge, before it will be given consideration by the ex ecutive office, according to announce ment made by Governor Oleott. A preliminary application for per mission to cross forest boundary lands with a high transmission power line was filed with Forest Supervisor Hamsdell of the Umpqua forest by J. C. Thompson, assistant treasurer of the California-Oregon Power company. The company is constructing a nil h power line between Prospect and l-'u-gene, and to do this will be required to traverse a large amount of gov ernment land. H. H. Corey, member of the Ora gon public service commission, has received a letter to the effect that he has been appointed on the committee of railroad service, accommodations and claims by the National Associa tion of Railway and Utility Commis sioners. Fred A. Williams, chairman of the Oregon public service commis sion, is a member of the executive committee of the national association. Despite the fact that the Oregon public service commission recently de nied an application of the Salem street-car company for an increase In rates, it may be necessary for the city council to grant the traction cor poration some relief In the near future. Mayor Halverson has appointed a special committee of the council to investigate the situation. The street car company contends that it has lost approximately $20,000 during the last four years. Establishment of a woodenware plant within the walls of the Oregon state penitentiary as the first step in an effort to put the institution on a elf-sustaining basis was announced by Li. H. Compton, warden of the prison. The first unit of the industrial development of the penitentiary will represent an expenditure of approxi mately $7000. This will leave $23,000 of an appropriation of $30,000 author ized at the 1921 session of the legis lature for additions to the plant and other kindred industries. There will be no legal hangings in Oregon until the state supreme court and possibly the United States su preme court have had an opportunity to pass on the constitutionality of the laws relating to murder in the first degree. This was made plain when Governor Oleott extended the re prieves previously granted to 131vie Kirby, alias James Owens; John Rathie and Dan Casey until Friday, July 7. Extension of the reprieves was made necessary, it was said, because of the Inability of the supreme court to hand down an opinion in the ha beas corpus proceedings instituted by Kirby before the date set for the ex ecutions, and the probability that me case will be carried to the United States supreme t'ourt for final deter mination. The First Bank of Bay City has been closed by order .of Frank Bramwell, state superintendent of banks. In ability to realize on loans was given as the reason for closing the institu tion. Uakeview people are developing a quicksilver mine 25 miles south of Lak e view, near Willow ranch, and they report excellent prospects with almost an inexhaustible supply of ore bearing rock. Clyde D. Moyer has been appointed postmaster at Crow, Lane county; Esther E. Forth at McKay, Lane coun ty; Norman G. Morris at Mapleton, Lane county, and Jens P. Jacobsen at Alvadore, Lane county. A campaign to "buy a tree" for the Jackson county fair community grounds is on in all parts of Jackson county. There is to be a systematic planting of trees under supervision of a committee of tree experts. Twelve of the ninety-one teachers in the Eugene public schools are ill from : iluenza and 125 of the 775 student? of the high school are out of classes from the same cause, according to K. E. Carleton, city superintendent. Wool buyers at Lakeview are offer ing 26 cents for the 1922 clip, but few sales are being made. An advance of 50 cents a head is offered at 6 and 7 per cent. Buyers are offering $6 in contract for lambs for fall delivery. Portland's population increased by 14,234 from October 1, 1920, to Octo ber 1, 1921. figuring the increase in school pupils of the same period mul tiplied by 0, as shown in a survey just completed and published by the City club. Receipts of the state from taxes on gasoline and distillate for 1921 ag gregated $1,004,019.67. as against $463, 354.25 for 1920, according to a report prepared by Sam A Kozer, secretary of state. Receipts for 1919 totaled $34'i,384.14. Nathan Halsey, a prominent pioneer farmer who lived about six miles east of Joseph, was killed instantly last Wednesday morning when he slipped off a load of poles onto his wagon tongue. One of his horses kicked him ai d r --' i his head ami ehp The paper is late this week X because on Wednesday there was no power to run the ma chinery, and on Thursday the Hood waters from Stage Gulch which descended upon Stan field came into the office of publication and short-circuited the wiring on the type setting machine. We were unable to start work until Friday after noon. W. H. Crary of the Echo News very kindly came to OUT rescue and helped us Saturday afternoon. We should have been out of com. mission only until Thursday x noon but could not set the Intertpye running until Frl- A day afternoon. SPRING WAGES $40 The Farm Bureau Executive Com mittee met in session with the Coun ty Labor Committee and passed upon the spring wage scale at the regular Executive session which was held on February 4th. Before taking action inquiry was made from the other wheat growing counties and the wages was also discussed with the different Employment offices, and the Labor Committeemen discussed wages with the farmers in their com munity, and the wage scale establish ed is one that seems to suit condi- t ions in Eastern Oregon for the com ing season. General Farm Hands will receive a month and board. Yracior men will receive $60 to SO, depending unon. the size of factor and experience of the man. Cook from $25 to $35. All of us admit that the first years of a child's life, make the foundation of all that is to come. This is true n the home. This is true in the school. Mrs. Wat kins is our prim ary teacher, and to say she is a good teacher isn't the correct way to speak of her. Have you visited hei department, Our mothers told us that the highest place we attain in life is the home. Mrs. Watkins is training her pupils, our children tc I sue a gcod homerdakers, and noun tiers, and the beautiful part of i i, that their school life is a ganu hey play. Going to criticize that: should say not. Remember thosi lays of mental toil and hardshii :i h v. e experienced? Remembei iow we disliked our teachers? Re nember how we threw those spit alia at the master's back, and omotimos suddenly realized we hac dl him In the eye? Remembei ..hat happened next? I do. Remem ber how cluttered the floor alwa ppeared? And how much our desks re trimmed with all sorts of fane;, a rv i ngs ? Well Mrs. Watkins never las to say, "don't do this," or "don't lo that." They have too much to do; hey have too many stars to win; hey have too iiany items on their iieallh cards to fill out, to take time or all those foreign tilings we used o introduce to our teachers. And tay, those children love her. They 10 not cringe with fear and trembl ing when she speaks to them. They kn6W when she speaks there is some hing of interest coming, and each nfl is eager, eacli one is anxious to lo his or her part in this homemak ng, homekeeping game. Mrs. Wat kins is a"jewel of rarest worth," md we must keep her. She loves the work, and we all love her. We must lave her services as long as it can be had. BOOST FOR HEX11Y FORD HE WILLL BOOST FOR US It is your individual, (collective would be better) duty to see that your Washington representatives give (heir support to Henry Ford's securing Muscle Shoals. He would develop power and fertilizer within the reach of the common people. It is needless to say that the power and fertilizer interests are fighting the move. It is the first step of Ford's to develop national electrical energy. For your infor mation, all data of the Umatilla Rap ids Power dam has been forwarded to Ford and his engineers. This gives you an insight as to what suc cess or failure means at Muscle Shoals. Can you picture what Ford's magic touch at Umatilla means to the development of your own im mediate vicinity? It is going to take the genius of a Ford to put a practicable freight boat on the river. It will not come from you or I. It is only a step from a power dam to this boat. One calls for the other. There is a portion of the press that belittles Ford in all he does. Seventeen years ago his butcher would not trust him with a Thanks giving chicken. Last year he paid the government seventy-six million in taxes. Watch those Muscle Shoals for at the same time you are watch ing the Umatilla Rapids. WALLULA TO UMATILLA IN FORD BUG IN SKVEN HOURS To prove they could make the trip by car from Wallula to Umatilla. Walt Waddell and T. P. Mills start u from Wallula in a Ford bug ant iade the trip in 7 hours. For th. ilrit 10 miles the road was easily negotiated but from Juniper to M mile west of Sand Spur they took t the ice then back to the road again. The return trip was made via Pendleton and Walla Walla, ami while the roads were better it tool, half an hour longer and burnt up it lot more gas. The boys say that with only ai ordinary road between Wallula and Umatilla the trip can be made in a little over an hour. Mr. and .Mrs. A. T. Hereim have Ik en staving on the Larsen ranch while Mr. Lawn was away. Owing to a cloud burst in Juniper canyon Wednesday part of the schoo hildrcn had to walk io echo Thursday. A commercial travelei iGoompaaied by his wife and ehil .vere on their way from Heppner I Boardiiian when they became sialic n the mud in Juniper canyon. Tie nan walked nine miles to w. O Gng's and phoned lo Boardman foi the truck to come and pull them out Nate Macomber, with his wife am. lyble Grace, drove out after them ''tilled the car out alright, but a cloudburst came and in a few Bt ba ttel the bus was in four feet of water, filling the carburetor with Water. Mr. Macomber walked back to King's and phoned to Morgan, who took the Ford anil brought hem all into Hoard man at 2:30 A. M. The bus and the other car are itill in Juniper canyon at this writ tag With the help of the neigh bor! and O. H.Warner most of the pupils were brought lo school. Thanks are due lo W. O. King md wife for their kindness in send ing milk and sandwiches out to the trended strangers .who had not had anything to eat after they left Hepp ner. Cirls. did you read the article In -lundav's Journal, about our mod ern girl? If you didn't you certain iy Fhould, as Rachel Crowthers Is, tttQf decidedly, your champion. Yes she has downed all the arguments about the superiority of the old fashioned girl. I think our editor ought to give us a reprint of that article, don't you, girls? WE DO MOVE! OR DO WE? CON SIDER THIS FROM AN OLD TIMER That we do move, consider tin ollowing. In a recent talk wn :udge Mariner, lie told of, a "woo n railroad" which was Constructed letween Wallula and A'a'.la Walla in i872. It was built to haul wheat othe river for boat tra ispo tation to Portland, The wheat hud to be portaged around Celilo and again at he Cascades. The rails were made of -Ixt's. Vfter a period of use the clear grain iart of the rail would wear down, leaving the knots standing clear and prominent. Your personal cotuiurt 'ii ; journey was based on the spac- ng of the knots. Bunched knots were termed liver shaUern, patahl knots, (right and left rail) were in lexed as spleen hurdlers, altemat- ng knots gave the mo.jt comfort, as . ou obtained a side mo o i likinei. into a vessel in a rough sea. Later these rails were provided with strap iron. Occasionally tin jnd would get loose, coming up thru he floor, separating you from your lunch or your head. It was these knots which gave "Jerry" hhl term of "high and low." Yes, we do move, and then ajTal t, do we? In these day a I steam boats plied between vVa. .. and Celilo. Today not a boat on the river. The river still flows and at Celilo and Cascade the government has provided locks that boats may go thru To Portland without break ing bulk. What's the trouble? It's you and I. We spend seven million dollars to lock the rapids at Celilo and Cascade, then we retire to our rockers, fold our hands and proceed to await events. Do you know any other bus iness that works under such man agement? You are content to howl at the railroad because they charge you $5 a ton to haul your hay to Portland, while a boat would do it 1 for $2. You are content to pay 10 ! cents a bushel to .transport your ' wheat while a boat can do it for 3 j cents. Are we forever to fold our I hands? There's a way. jAND VETCH PROVES TO BE GOOD SOIL BUILDER FOR THE RANCHER From The Herald, Hermiston, Ore gon, August 4, 1917). The following treatise on sand jtch lor orchards is from the pen ,r Adolph Skoubo. Treating, as it ioes, on the many uses the vetch an be put to by the fruit raiser, it ,oes without saying that the article ill prove of inestimable value to anehers as a whole: "During the last few years we iave grown sand vetch In the orch ards around here, and are so well atiafied with the results, that I Link it may interest others to learn about the experiments we have made and the experiences we have gained. "band vetch is a nitrate-gathering ant, tile same as the clovers and lalla, and is mainly used for green anure, and from what we have seen re it is very much to be preferred i other plants lor upbuilding poor 'ill. It may grow less foliage than Haifa and does not send the roots own so far, but it is so much easier i gel slarted and get worked into ,ii' Mill, I hat it usually Is preferred y those that know it, furthermore does not become a serious pest in lie orchards and gardens as does weet clover and alfalfa, as it is asily destroyed or at least kept in heck so It will not Interfere with other crops. "The first year it is planted It us ally does not do well, probably on count of the lack of bacteria In the roundi but after it has reseeded it elf for a year or two, it gorws an abundance of 4 to 10 foot long tern! full of leaves and flowers, often forming a I to 6 inch solid lat of Juicy, green vegetable mat ter, The first year or two we used lo let it all go to seed and then disc it in the orchard in August when the straw got dry and brittle, later we tried to plow It down the last of April or first of May, and by doing so we have succeeded In getting one Crop of rich green manure and still preserved enough plants and seed to make a thin stand during the sum mer. In August we disc it again, and in the spring it is ready for making a new crop of green manure "As staled before we have used it mainly as fertilizer for the trees and with very good results, but we have also tried it for corn, potatoes and Other vegetables, and from the looks of the plants it would take about 20 loads of barnyard manure to get the same results. "There is a number of ways of us ing it for green manure for garden crops. I think the best way is lo seed the velch in the late summer or early fall after the early, crop is removed. II can also be seeded in the corn before the last cultivation, and the corn will then protect It from the wind and hot sun. An other way is to leave narrow strips every 10 to 15 feet when plowing it down in the spring, those strips iln n will furnish plenty need for next year. It can also be reseeded by plowing it In in the spring after it has got so long that the plow will not cover it all; in this case a num ber of plants will keep on growing and the ungermlnated seed left oVer from last fall will start growing too. In this way It can be used for potatoes and similar crops that re qulre no or little cultivation in the later part of the summer and that ran stand having the vetch growing amongst I hem. As a rule a few plants of vetch does not. hurt the crop, but if too thick it will choke the crop or the weight of the vines bend it to the ground. It will also interfere with the cultivation. "I have seen a fine stand of wa termelons and sweet corn planted in strips plowed down In the spring. The vetch protected the melons in the spring and early summer and ceased growing when the melons started setting fruit. When the melons and corn are harvested the land can be disced and produce a new green manure crop in the com ing spring. "When worked properly the vetch will produce two crops of fertilizer a year, when grown In the orchard and no other crop is wanted. After we eei a heavy stand we can disc or plow It in the spring and disc It again in August. I believe that after ere learn more about the ways and balills of the plants that we can Continued on last page) HOME SWEET HOME Earl . Hurst LISTED jO"V ITS TEN O'CLOCK AND Tj it s eaRlv? ONE HGUtf cATCp Gi. MN't WE OT FU' ,i 1 "S . i mfK t v. ""i h "VI n 1 1 -NW TIME FLIES AND OOWN STlU. UNGfHS Gt ' mv watch's STOVPt)'- 1 WONDF.W HOW uONG I VE -L. 1X STAVLD? T 1 J Bill "f k, Hmm mu---;; LOOK at the. r-J