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VOLUME IV BOARDMAN, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, jj)24 NUMBER 9 YOIR MILK SUPPLY SAKK? IS IT The recent outbreak of typhoid fever in Portland, traced to an in fected milk supply and causing two deaths, brines sharply to public at tention the necessity lor eternal vig ilance over milk supplies. Any com munity which has a sense of de cency and of civic pride will endeav or to protect its milk supply so Hint its citizens may be assured of whole some and sanitary milk. Is your milk supply safeguarded? Does your town or city have a milk ordinance? Is it enforced? These are Question'; of the greatest importance to you. health and to the health of your family. The importance of milk both as a food and as a conveyor of disease cannot be too greatly stressed. Milk is the only standard article of diet obtained from animal sources con sumed in' its raw state. It contains furthermore, all the essential ele ments of a well-balanced diet hot1 for children and for adn'ls. Yet ev eryone knows how easily P- . prd! how readily it decomposes, and he difficult it is to obtain and deliver it in a clean, fresh and satisfactor condition. A striking charneteriot ' of an infected milk is the absence of any signs whereby infection may 1 recognized. The milk may be per fectly normal in appearance and i taste, yet be full of typhoid or dip! theria germs. It":'" usually becomes infecte from human sources. Con.taminatlo may ceur at any point on the rout from the farm to the consumer, bv it most frequently takes place r the dairy. This is particularly trr of typhoid fever. Investigation ( many milk-borne epidemics of t' phoid fever has shown the sour'1' of the infection to be typhoid ca! riers. A carrier is a person who, nc ill himself, harbors the diseat germs and may transmit the disear to others. Laboratory tests alor can dntect carriers. All person' therefore, engaged in the handlin of milk or milk products, should b tested for carriers. This test shouh' be made compulsory. From 1900 to 1920 there were reported in the United States 151 milk-borne typhoid epidemics; of these, 111 were reported between 190 and 1907. It is significant that in the period from 1907-1910, din ing which pastmizatlon was wideh adopted by the milk industry, then was a most decided drop in the number of epidemics of typhoid fev er, scarlet fever, and diphtheria from milk, and also a great redu tion in the infant mortality in citir where pasteurization was establish ed. Pasteurization, properly per formed, means subjecting the mill to a temperature not lower thf 142 degrees Fahrenheit for not ler than 30 minutes, and unless bottle should be promptly cooled to 50 de grees or lower. Improper pasteuri zation leads to a false sense of S" curity, and may be equally danger ous. if not more so than raw milk Insist on a safe milk supply. Thi can be readily obtained if the fol lowing essentials are adhered to: 1. Healthy stock. 2. Healthy and careful milkers 3 Only covered or hooded milk ing pails should be used. 4. Sterile containers only shou'i be used. 5. The milk should be proper' refrigerated. 6. If pasteurized, the milk shou'' be held at 142 degrees Fahrenhr" for not less thtyn thirty minute and then be promptly cooled. COURSE DISCLOSES JOOD TRAIT McNary's Decision to Stay on the .lob Is Admired PENDLETON, Or. April 7, (To I the Editor.) The Oregonian's pol i Ltical article announeinir that Sen ator Charles L. McNary wllL remain I at his post in Washington, declining to return home for participation in the current campaign, discloses a ' factor in the personality of tie sen ator which should attract to him I thousand of votes, both in the pri mary and in the g?neral election. A man who is big enough and patri- I otic e ough to forget self al a junc ture like this in our national affairs is entitled to the support of every lover of his country. ' Mr. McNary may not be a mental giant. He may not possess the bril liancy of Johnson or the scholar ship of Pepper, but he has made a record at Washington which, in the : judgment of the writer, entitles him to reiiominat ion and re-election. He las been taithtul to his trust, lie ias performed every public duty uurageously, honorably, capably (nd efficiently. He rank-; high in tie councils of P. is party, and pos .sses the respect of his associate.; .. is not parochial in his vision, but asps the fact that tiie functions of lT;-''ied States senator demand thr.t ENFORCE OLD LAWS NO NEED FOR ANY MORE shall seek and i tion which is be tot a single sta support that leg it for the nation e or a group It is somewhat ""nd why your ts that difficult to under political editor in- he friends of McNarv are "'lined at the outlook. Thus far 'ere has not betn advanced in any tarter a single substantial argu ment why the senator should be re placed by either of his opponents "ssuredly the niord. devoted admfr 3 of either of 'he ambitious gen !emcn who seek the toga which he ears will not claim that either of lei i excels him either in ability, nteirrity, intelligent industry, patri 'ic devotion, mental poise, person I grace or statesmanship. The only rgument offered which has any asls worthy of consideration, if in '.ced that is worth notice, is the hreadbare claim that the Oregon '.'legation has failed to secure stiff 1 ient public funds for expenditure in his state. We heard that long be 'ore Mr. McNary was a member of he delegation. The truth is that the state has teen well and liberally treated In dMal legislation, and in the de 'artmental activities. If Idaho and "alifornia have dipped deeper into he treasury than we have, it is be ause of more favorable natural con it ions not otherwise. I suppose hat the gentlemen who want the lenatorial job are entitled to renew he exploited cla'ms, but methinks he voters will not give them much onsideration. The writer is unequivocally for McNary, and thus far has seen no 'ood reason for the candidacy of dther of his opponents in the repub ican primaries. In the interests of he state and the nation it is time hat sentiment crystalized upon a lane alove provincialism and po itical schismatieism. STEPHEN A. LOWELL. 131 HUNTING ELEPHANTS IS DANGEROUS SPORT hill MODlnrt EUTlDINGS FOR ALBANY COLLEGE President Calvin Coolidge is now practically assured of the nomi nation at the National Convention iCleveland, Ohio, in June. CROWDING OF CHICKS DAD CONDITION IN BROODING IJUV BABY OHUCKH WITH CARE, DEPARTMENT ADVISES Some one has suggested tha what this countrv needs Is a new re ligion. This might be true, but be fore we try a new one, how wouU" it do to try the one we have now" On the ballot this fall will be a MM measure or proposed law to prohibit anyone to sell, handle or use cigar ettes. Its sponsors claim that they want to place the "coffin nail" be vond the reach of the young. Before we try this new proposed law. wV not try the one we already hav" The present Oregon law on cigar ettes is a very stringent one Kin ors can be arrested for smoking cig arettes. The proprietor of anv pub'i place or house is liable for fine if r minor is caught smoking on hie premises. It is a law not only witi teeth but it has tusks. It is as rii-nv as a law can be made, and it is ig nored entlrelv: therefore what rea con has even the most sanguine to believe that the total prohibition of the cigarette will be anv more ef f.ttve? We have law sufficient al ready and It should be enforced hi fore anv new experiment is attemp' ed We are opposed to any more law at all. We have enough law. W hovn too much law. and we would suggest a campaign of no more law Oregon could set a very commend nhlo n.n-e with her sister stat s in refusing to enact any mote laws Our legislature should meet, take rnre nf necessarv appropriation bills and then adjourn without the pass age of a single law. This action would win the plaudits of the voters and Tould be followed by like ac tion with other states. Let I have no more law. until we get used to the multiDlicitv of laws that we hi. and know so little of. Blue Moun tain Eagle. EXPERIMENT STATION NOTES On the Newlands project, where heir problem is that of profitable ay disposal as ours, they have gone UtO dairying in earnest. They found (trough their row testing associa- on last year that the average pro 'uetion per cow was 263 pounds of utterfat valued at $1 32.96 and klm milk valued at $16.88 making i total of $149.84 for the year. Hay vas valued at $10 per ton. The ows were charged with an amount )f hay equivalent to their own ight per month which amounted o $61.43 per year. A ton of hay roduced on the average 42.7 ounds of butter fat at an average --ed cost of 17.4 cents per pound. 'he average return for a dollar's orth of feed was $2.46. The net eturn per cow was $89.07 per vear feed costs. This amount be charged against labor, in and depreciation. One of the most disastrous con diiions, according to the officials of the United States Department of Agriculture, that can occur in th? brooding of chicks is to allow them to crowd together. Crowding Is caus ed either through' the chicks becom ing overheated or chilled, usually .the latter. Crowding may not only cause 103s through death of many chicks, but many others may suffer to such an extent as never to regain normal health. Crowding Is an in dication of improper methods of brooding, and the normal develop ment of the chicks is interrupted. In order to prevent chicks from crowding employ the following sug gestions given by the department: Me sure to have good ventilation in the brooder, but avoid drafts. If there is danger from overheatiug, bank the fire's in the coal brooder stoves or burn a lower flame in the oil-burning brooder. Open the win dows slightly, but be very sure to avoid a draft over the chicks or they will catch cold. On the Other hand, If the chicks are chilled they .are bound to crowd. When they are first put in the brooders the tem perature should bo about 98 de grees Fahrenheit, and it should be maintained fairly constuntly for a week or so, depending upon weather conditions. A3 the chicks I pet older the t m i nern t u re should be lowered gradually; the cooler the weather the less the temperature is lowered. If the chicks start to crowd, it is fairly certain that they are too cool and more heat should he supplied. 1 Watch the brooder room carefully tnd try to keep the chicks comfortable. xhove hould -M-oat FARM POINTERS Blossom blight of cherries and 'runes due to Monilia can best be out rolled by the use of Bordeaux 4 50 or lime-sulfur solution 1 to 50 just before the blossoms burst. If ditions have prevented spraying -1 time some benefit will be deriv 1 by spraying after the blossoms have started to open or as the 'dooming period Is passing. Experi ment station circular described the liseese and its control. Practical poultry raisers and farmers are relying upon the large ha ohertaa more and more each year a a source of supply for their new crop of chicks. In other words, each year sees fewer and fewer chicks hatched under hens, and the mam moth hatcheries are taking the place, to a certain extent, of the smaller incubators which are com monly operated on farms. It is be cause of the fact that farmers are buying baby chicks from the large commercial hatcheries that officials of the I'nited State.! Department of Agriculture fee! the necessity of urging them to exercise great care in deciding upon where to buy t'.ii; year's supply of chicks. The question of supreme import ance to a purchaser of baby chicks Is the source of supply of eggs for the hatcheries. Many of the hatch eries have their business well organ ized and are able to RUaranti e the quality of the chicks. Some of the ha 'cherles, howevr. are not so p.ir tirular where they purchase the i icg3 they use and are DDI able to guarantee high-quality chic I, Espeelall where the chicks are to be used for layers and for devel oping the flock, the purchaser hould insist upon a satisfactory statement from the hatchery as to the quality of eggs used. Only pure bred chicks should be purchased. He should satisfy himself that the egg3 were from a flock of standard qual ity with trap-nest rSCOrdl and that the flock was in good breeding con dition. Purchase baby chicks with grtjt bars says the department, n (1 better to pay a few cents more 'or good quality chicks that can be guaranteed. Writer Tells How Herd of Animals Were Captured. Capturing wild elephants requires sttsidy nei-ves, continual alertness and B great deal of experience. Moreover, it is easy to Imagine from the follow ing account by Mr. Charles Mayer In Asia, the (lisiister that may follow If the tame elephants on which the hunt ers ride are not handled skillfully Mr. Slayer's task was to obtain a herd tor the sulrun of Trenggau. When em- fifty men had surrounded the wild creatures, he writes, 1 gave the Signal, anil we started forward. I Our eiyi.t tiinie elephants were spread nut nearly ten feet apart, pretty uiueh in n straight line, and we presented a from of seme eighty feet. In that for mation we cams upon the herd; I CUUted twelve full-grown elephants iinil hve young ones, u suckling among them. I As we advanced an old bull faced us. The rest of the herd Stood per fectly still, waiting for hint to nn. la the first move; there was no sound either from hint OT from them. Slow ly we pushed in among them. The drivers bad had their Instructions to work Brat toward the females and the young, for In nine cases out of ten It is the young that start stam pede. I motioned the driver next me to close up on the Did bull, which now steed with head Up anil ears cocked, grumbling hoarsely, He was enraged. Hi. head began to move from side to side. He rapped his trunk sharply on the ground and trumpeted shrilly. We worked our way through the rest of the herd. I spoke distinctly, giving orders in a low tone to the driver of the elephant that was to work with I the one I was on. (Iradually VT mini i aged to get on either Sldo of the bull. I gave a low call to the drivers who were nearest us: ".lugu: ilia mail ber prsnf 1 (Take cure; lie wants to tight !)" As we closed In on the old bull he turned suddenly and tried to Jab his tusks into the elephant on my left, but quick us a flash the tame elephant met him with a smashing blow from his trunk. Instuntly the elephant 1 was riding jabbed him In the fore quarter. I called to the other driver to bring his elephant's head round and to have him butt ami prod The old bull, enraged and fetirful. was now venting his hoarse growl and shrill tntmpet CtJ at the same time. The two lame beasts butted anil Jiibbeil without Stopping. Realizing that he was now too much excited to notice what took place on the ground. I said to the men behind me, "Quick, get down; tie his two feet ; tie tight to the trees." The two tame elephants with their heads pressed against his neck held him one on either side while the men got down and slipped a ROOM on each hind leg and fattened each rope to s separate tree dangerous work, but a matter of a few minutes only. Klrst ttr.pld Progress iT,e -g Msde Through 3W. the Statu in Caiopalgn to Raise funds for Cxpsr.s.on Purposes. Albany student stlf help college, lo ca'ed at Albany, Ore., is to have at least three modern ne.v buildings ia which to houao its many departments of education, when the campaign now on throughout the s'ate Is finished and $iiuo,000 is raided for expansion pur poses. Rapid progress la being made la organization Wort, acccrding to J. Henry Lang, titrectur, at headquarters ia the Multnomah hotel, Portland. At Albany college, every student entered must earn ail or part of their way by some of the various methods of work employed, it being the policy of the school thus to inculcate habits of the students carrying their own load, the oollego lending thorn a help ing hand while doing it. It is believed by the faculty and trustees that this better ti t a student for life work, hence it is made obligatory, Friends of Christian education nro being enlisted in the campaign and the renpouse to the call for service has been splendid. Because of the excellent record of the college and the splendid field of opportunity In tt.e northwest, it is believed that a like response will be forthcoming when funds are asked for to put the school on a thoroughly standardized basis as to buildings and productive endow ment. Albany college already has $212,000 productive endowment, but to enlarge Its scope and to provide mora self-help facilities, it is necessary to have the additional $600,000, $100,000 of which has already been subscribed in Albany and vicinity. Cash Prizes in Albany College Campaign Through the instrumentality of the Woman's Albany college league, ton prizes, ranging from 100 cash or a scholarship in Albany college to a number of $5 cash prizes will be awarded for the ten best essays ou Al bany student self-help college, located at Albany, Ore., and for which a campaign to raise $800, OOJ Is now in process through out the state. Prizes are $100. $76, I&0, $25, S!0, $10 and four of $5 each. Any high school student In Oregon is eligible to enter. State headquarters are In the Multnomah hotel, Port land, with J. Henry Lang in charge as director. Let us print those butter wrappers, FOR HIOOKHT VliiLD OF OATS K.Mji.Y si:i.dim; is adviskd W. 15. RarraM tor RepfcsssitalJse After continued urging by politi .l friends and citizens generally in oth counties, W. B. Barratt, form er state highway commissioner. hn.s onsented to Btand for the nomina tion for representative ,"rom tbedi triet comprising Morrow ani Cma illa countftH His formal announce icnt appears in this issue Perhaps no man in the district is tetter oualified for the posl'ion of represtntative than is Mr. Barratt because of his experience In high way matters and his close study of that subject while on the commis sion. He is a careful business man rith progressive ideas to fit modern conditions. Barly seeding of oats is the first essential, says the I'ni'ed States De partment of Agriculture, for maxi mum yields. In most sections oats should be f own as early as It is possible to get on the land to pre pare a seed bed This crop devel ops best In cool weather and fre quently is Injured by a few hot days during the rlpering period. For J this reason ear!'- seeding is practic ally always advisable. The flate of seeding largely de- pends on the loralitv pnd the sea son In the Corn Belt the best time Usually !s during thn latter part of) March or early April. In the more i northern oat sections seeding usual ly Is not possible until late April. In backward and unfavorable seasons I the leading may have to be delayed! until early Mae. Where oat" follow corn, nota'oes.j or other cultivated Tops, the land should not bp plowed as a rule, huti should he disked and harrowed snf-( firiently to make a looe. friable see d bed about three inches de, p Spring pV.wIng usually results In a, less satI-rrctory seed bed. as there Is not Safftcienl time for the soil to become veil settled before seeding. Further, spring plowing is more ex- pensive, and thus adds to the cost of production. Taking No Chances "I tell you that I WOB'l have this room," protested the old lady to the bell boy who was conducting her. "I ain't goin' to pay go id money for a pigsty with u measly Utile foldln' bed iu It. If you thing that Jewl because I'm from the country " Profoundly disgusted, Ihs hoy her short. "iei In in I let in. ain't your room. This Is the Boys' Magazine. OJie and then the other called, "Babls, j tuanl ( Finished master!)" The tame elephants gave the bull a Isxt squeeze and then drew awuy. As they did so bS lunged forward and went I to his knees, bellowing with. rage ami j terror and straining at the ropes. I could give a thought then to tne rest of the herd. The bull was the only one that hsd shown tight. The others hsd huddled together in piete bewilderment, and it had easy to capture them, tie up nu n had dons and quickly, three males com In i n Tne drlvi is anil their work well Our hag consisted of ami nine females full) grown, one batty, one t year-old Sbd two somewhat younger. The SXenWleS were seven anil a half feet In hel :ht op the average. The big bull wns the prtfSi Ids tusks wire about four t set long. lit This ttor." Lines in H'i Line pro- sbs fus to Wife John, you arc ' wrinkled. t Hubby (an advert in. That's all right, my dear ness s steady lucol li ,is a source of xutN Transcript. getting terribly manager) in my bust in total linen i t ion Bo- ton Patttieai V'tico I hereby announce myself as a Republican candidate for Joint Rep resentative for Umatilla and Mor row counties In the coming Prim ary Election, subject to the will of the Republican voters In such coun ties. Dated April 7, 1924 WILLIAM A BARRATT Ambiguous "It's such a heavenly night out I Let's go ontlilt' between danees," she pro posed "BUI It's 80 cold out there,' he tested. "Don't let that worry you," scoffed. "Come on !" The winter moon was Indeed dusting. She snuggled up dOM keep warm, lie was bewitched. "May I kiss you?" he inked. "Well, not iiiiieli !" she replied. 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