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mi THE BOARDMAN MIRROR VOI.IMK IV BOARDMAN, MORROW COUNTY. OREGON FRIDAY NOVEMBER t, 1W4 M MRER 42 "War" Map Shows Tuberculosis Area SENATOR SACKETT War on Cattle Disease Goes on With Increasing Vigor in United States. Prprd bf ih. Cnii.rt Hi.tr. Dtpirlrnint or Arlcultur.) The war against animal tuberculosis, under the leadership of th United State Department of Agriculture, goes on wllh Increasing vigor from BOOth to month. In order that the country wide situation may ho cleurly undent ood, and that the various re gion muy know J tint how much ivork they have ahead of them, the depart ment recently prepared a new "war" map which ahowa the eitent of the plague In all the atatea. Show Progreaa Mad. On thla map the ahaded area, vary Ing from aolld hlaclc to pure white, allow what progreaa has been mi de and how the different regions compare. The scattered white spots Indlcute the modified accredited ureas, those conn ilea In which the Infection bus been reduced to 0.5 per cent or less. In the areas of deepest shading the In fection Ik more limn IB per cent. The other areas have Infection somewhere between these two extremes. The area with 0.B per cent or less of tuberculosis embraces 2 1 .(KM square miles, or 0.1 per cent of the entire area of the country. A large part Of the United Htates, more than 2.0OO.IMS) square mites, has less than one per cent. This la practically 00 per cent of the entire areii, and accounts for the recent statement by the depart ment that 30 states promise to be free of the dlseuae within eight years. A little more than 18 per cent of the country's area has from one to three per cent of the cattle tuberculosis the area being a little lesa than sW.000 square miles. Herds In areas making up 103,303 square mllea, or O.B per cent, have from 3 to 7 per cent of tuberculosis. The total area In which tliere are herds with from 7 to IS per cent tu berculous cattle amounts to a little more than 11.1,000 square miles, which Is S.O pur cent of the total area. Only 2 per cent of the area, or flO.B07 square miles, has more than U per cent of the beard Infected with the disease. The average per cent of In fectlon for the herd of the entire country I 3.3. These figure are the reult of over ages ubtalned from the teatlng M tU 'lone. The percentages apply to t in total cattle population which Is esti mated to be 08.027 ,013 head, but the lie of the cattle population In the different areas I not In proportion to the area. The large area of 2.0U0,tl0 square mile In which there I lM than one per cent of tuberculosis Is about 00 per cent of the country, hut contains only a little more than 50 per cent of the cattle. The area of grent t Infection Includes 4.3 per cent of the cattle. Many Cattle Tested. During the month of July. 47 291 cattle were tested In the United States. Wisconsin lending with (W.fltfl head. In 30 counties tuberculosis hut been reducel to 0.5 per cent or less, the "modified sccredlted" urea. There are now In the country herds nggrc gating more thun fi.OOO.OOO cattle which have been booted once unit found free of tuberculosis. Fully accredited herd contain nearly 1,000,000 cuttle, and more than 7,800,000 cattle lire DDdtl supervision with a view to belnK inter accredited. In addition there are more thun 2,500,000 cuttle la In nls which tbo owners have on the wulting list for the tlrat opportunity for testing. t j t ft jver the border 0 aily over it shelters night from day e sun had dropped and as quietly Sped on its ceaseless way. But in the west there lingered In dapper hues and fair, A twilight which awakened The watcher's heart to prayer., -"-7 Frederick M. Sackett, republican, who was elected United States sena tor from Kentucky. LIFE POSSIBLE . ON PLANET MARS Bun Francisco. An Interpretation of the recent observations of Mara! when the planet was at Us closest 1 point to the earth "strengthens the probability that Mars Is fitted to sup port life." said Uobert (!. Allken, as (TOO OUt Of at Licit observatory of the University of California, In a lecture here. o went on to explain: "If, a many observers In lieve, the greenish tinge ot mil suidice ureas In the early Murtlnn summer Is due to vege tat Ion, then undoubtedly animal life, al least of low form is present, fur the two are always coexistent on our earth. This Is not at all improbable, but It cannot as yet be regarded as definitely established." Mr. Alt hen pointed out that from observations ustronomurs in general . I God, for beauties shown me, . i ; The mauve, the crimson and gray, y That herald the advent of evening And tell of departing day; )'For clouds tinged with gold and silver, Prr kpavpn't lanterns fair. vi . i A vyi iiui'Mi s . v .v, . j jk "J L -.11 uitU nnA its XArnnAmrc I Ul all Ul CCU Ul CUIKi tva nwuuvw, 17 Atf ' .J lWTrVU y i 1 i it . - s mm s 'gwe- ue J sy .fy 7 7.Xfm N7A J&VWVv v v. v V.y f who are loyal, United States Taking Census Of Agriculture 0. C. Clark of Arlington Enumerator for Northern Gilliam County Asks Farmers to Fill in lilanks lrtV.1 I offer this, mv braver. .. -". - 1 ' if. m 4 a m 1 1 thank thee tor friends For dear ones, for love that is true, For home and the comfort it brings me When day and my labors are through; For victories won o'er the tempter, For strength of my body of clay. For peace in our land of freedom, And hope for the coming day. Chicago Tribune. (From The Arlington Bulletin) About December 1st, C. C. Clark who has been appointed enumerut' for the Arlington. Willow Creek. Ko 1 CrOOk, (Hex. lllkkalo and lilalock pre cincts will begin taking the farm cen sus data as called by the schedule i.f 1D25 for the United States Census ot Agriculture. The data to be secured Include, (enure, acreage values, indebtedness, farm e tg nillt :. 1 s oooperilhf m 1 1 1 ) ing, farm facilities, population, pnv ductio'i. ;ind lic slock ri ilistlcs. It is generally presumed that tills nation wide census will form a has- ' of fact sufficient to inflwnc- pen lie r farm legislation at Washington In on intelligent manner. Mr. Clark states that a copy of the schedule including all of the question! to be asked, will be mailed to all tno farmers whose addresses are on fi e with the department of census and re cjuests thot each farmer fill out the blanks as far as possible upon re ceipt of the blank thus saving both himself and the census taker mm .1 time when calling in person. Captain Webber of The Dalles U supervisor of the ninth Oregcn dist rict under whose direction Mr. Cla and other enumerators are proceedtn -. From every stand point the Govern ment plans on taking the most val . able and accurate farm census c r compiled in the United States. Turkey Shoot Sunday Boardman Lopals and Personals .1 o niiwvk Mr T.owr has leased 80 Mr. Wall for a :t .'t ttie itoncn viumou uomr attenibince is expected. res of his land to I year penild. A turkey shoot will be held Sun'biv la Vie Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Johnson were in . t ti it. i. ....... haw, r.ached the conclusion that Mars ",r ' " -hu.u ..o.u- The Dalles 011 Wedueeday and lliurs day Kurout home they piiit Friday spend Tlianksgivlng with John M lntvre ou Willow Creek. has both air and water on Its sur face, hut not enough water to create miy permanent ocean or even great lakes, and hardly enough air to make the atmosphere as dense as our own at tin- height of our highest mountain tops. evening at Wasco with Mr. Johnsou's mother Mrs. J. H. Johnson. Deibert and Kachcl took care of the ranch ... their parents' absence John Jenkins has sold this year's crop of hay to Pete Farley. Ceorgt Dillon has borne In Portland. returned to his BRIEF GENERAL NEWS Canker Is Destructive and Contagious Disease In damp weather or In low locations, canker I one of the most destrtn tiw and contagious of poultry diseases. Tu ovoid It, locate your house on u high, dry apot where the drainage la good Also make sure there are no holes 01 crocks In the roof and walls of tin house. Cleanliness Inside the houso Is nlsn Important, for the organism that cause canker broods In conditions of tilth ni well os dampness. The dl sense some times results from the use of moldy lit tor or food, or from scratches tbf fowls receive from fighting, or from using sharp edged feed or wnter cup; that cut thorn. Canker usually takes tho form ot hard, cheese-1 Ike pstches around tlx 0700, mouth or In the throat of the fowl. Remove these as fnst ns they form with a stick or kolfo, being care fnl to mako thorn bleed no more than necessary. Then touch up ench ulcer otod placo with a cotton swnb dipped In undiluted croolln, which can b bought at any drug store. Another good remedy Is equal ports of borsdc acid, pulvertr.cd etunphoi and subnltrate of bismuth blowing the powder over the fowl's throat unit mouth with a straw. Remove all sick fowls from the main flock so that Infection won't sprem! through the medium of feed troughi and drinking vessels. The publicity clause of the income tax law promises to be the basis tor a lively fight at tho next session of rongress. Appointment of Dr Ceorge Parrlsh. formerly of Portland, Or., as city health officer of LiOS Angeles was con firmed by tho city council. William H. Anderson, former super intendent of the Anti-Saloon League of New York, will be paroled out of Sing Slug prison on I'hrlstmas eve. The II xt national convention of the Womon's Christian Temperance Union will lie held in I. os Angeles, Cal., In Sept ember, 125, the executive com mittee decided. ex rotary rVilbur has no present in tendon of retiring: from the cabinet. There have lieen widely published re ports that ho would retire early next your to sj OOP) a federal Judgeship in California. The Hnltimore Post company, pub Usher of the Hnltimore Dally Post, was Indicted by tho federal grand Jury on charges of publishing Income tax re turns In violation of section 3167 of the revised statutes. Mr and Mrs. J. . itussell arc spend Ing the Thanksgiving vacation with friends at Parkdale. They motored down on Wednesday after school John Brico has plowed his ten a cres of corn and planted It to turkey red wheat, for the lieneflt of the china pheasants. Chas. Dillon was a business visit or In Heppner on Friday, when he drove the achool bus with the teiun for the football game. Mrs II. M. Thursday Pros Portland. Weston returned on a ten days trip in Swamp Lily The swamp Illy Is not one of the water lily family. It Is cf the Amaryl lis family and Is related to the narcis sus, the snowdrop and the cenmrv plant. While the wafer Illy or po"'' lily, as It I sometimes called, grows In nearly all parts of the United States. the warap Illy 1 found only in southern states. be Tom Krew Is leveling the remaining I 2T acres of his land preparatory toi Archie Cumins Ject on Wcdhosila arrived on the pro- in a new Cadillac, Chas. Karnes who has Ism'd work- lug on mouths from PrlnevllU seedlug It to barley as a nurse crop with alfalfa in the spring. Mrs. Lowell Spagle and Miss Edna ! Broyles were visitors ot a tonsorlal parlor at Hermiston on Saiurday. IRRIGON rras The Lowell Spsgle left on Wednes day for Wood burn where they were to the state highway for several spend the Thanksgiving holidays at returned home on Wednesday Jlr. ispagie s porenis. Brka Dtflfttaagh and hi Parts a ('. Dlllahaugh were Boardman visitors this week. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Warren drove over from Condon last week and spent several days visiting on the project. All three of the project bay balers are running full blast this week. There Is considerable bay yet to !e baled, and the balers are planning to lie busy for several more weeks. Mrs. A. T. Herelm has returned to Boardman from the Kmanuel hospiial Mr. and Mrs. J. 0, Bnllinger and Miixlne left on Wednesday for vToaofl Misses Barnaul Hlxon and Alice Al drlch nccompatile.l tlietn ns far ns The Dulles. Mrs. Willis Is siM'inllng the holiday vacation at her home in Tillamook. ! in Portland, where Tom Mclutyre and Will QUI are to W. A Murchle who has been serious ly 111 nt his home In Wssco with dia betes Is slowly improving In strength. Mrs. Batlcugcr was able to leave his bedside this week and return to her home here, but motored over Wednes- j dav to spend Thauksglvlug with her pa reuts. tlon for goitre. Mrs fine end says this Operation. she had an operv llerelm is lookln r Will lie the final 1 L. J. Blayden arrived last week to spend the winter with his parents Mr.' and Mrs. C. 0. Hlayden Henry Wall bis family this of Payette has moved week on the Jess Low- Mrs. J. O, Bellenger is nt home s gnln after spending the Inst two weeks with her father. W. .V. Murchle wlio has been 111. Prof. Jamleson Of the O. A. C. was n the district Salurdsy with coumy Vgent Mors. . Mr. .lamb-son was talk ing aOSrs and cow testing organlr.at .ins while Mr. Morse assisted him and mack' plans for some one from this dis trict to attend the orchard heating . lemon, tration at Freewster. Doocm bot is ;uid IV. It is hoped some one crtu mak- this trip ss we ore inter ested in knowing more about beating orchards. shoot Success The turke-y shoot was pulte a suc cess Sunday. The day was elegant -. ., t,i omiwcl attended. Some of ail, 1 a ,',(, the lest shooter failed to make any ; scores, giving those who had not had '.et hid; in previous shoots, a chance 0 cartv av.uy embers ftf host birds. ! sank Plucking Her Geese It's always com fort In' for a man with a namo given usually to gnrls to meet another man name. Misery loves with th' si company. Danger From Wire Tags Farmers and dairymen should be ware of the wire tags that come on feed hags, and other bits of metal such ns nails, pieces of wire and screws, which may Mud their way Into the feed. Once swallowed, such ob jects may Bad their way to the heart of die animal, causing death. Cars exercised In keeping the feed clear ol these things may be the means of sav ing to the. herd some of the host cows Noises Affect Hearing Most middle aged residents of large cities lire slightly deaf, due, It la suld, to the continuous roar of truffle, Mil. I NGTON In the Commercial was decided to have Portland December 11 Smith wou the largest turkey Of the dav and several others took a- NKWS WH mn;. as three good birds. Al- club meeting ltjmiiy plans have been perfected for a delegation In L completely nw and novel plan lb for the Anneal ll0X, season where the Indies will lie the Obi Oregon. MM 'entertained and be given greater chance to tnke part in the rntfle. meeting of Association John Rolierts took his litle son Bps to The Dalles Wednesday to see n doctor. W. U. Uekkler of La Crande who i associated with the work of the state grange organisations was In Ar lington ou Monday enroute to drain county on work of the organisation. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan of The Wil lows visited at A. K. Blnckburne's on. last Friday. Fancy Seed Spuds The car load of faorv certified Seed potatoes arrived for the Irrlgon Coop erative Melon mid Potato OroWers s,BOOCiBtioil TnrortsVr and was unload ed Wednesday. The whole lot was of one vurlety. nnmel.v, F.arly Old is. TtuM variety is pl'iiitev! in this distil t Mrty iii March and envies on the first Week in tot before the other dist- Some hungary vandal visited the- j riots are able to -:t any early potato. kitchen rcRfrlgernto"' window of the- on the market. W. H. Swltzler of Dn iitillii had IfXI sacks In tills shipment deiKit lunch room hist week and re moved two pans .f sandwich men j and the rest with exception of a few therefrom, taking '! contents nn IlSxorttS, was distributed BMg the niel- iionllv rininir no til. ins iicoiln , croweis of the association. Mr. and Mrs. ' W. Sliurte fronr Heppner, Mr. and Mrs Ames of Bix-k Creek and Ilurrv Wlus'lliotise were all Thanksgiving guests at tin Arth ur Wlieelhouse horn - Arlington. Miss Thelmn Hull nf Heppner whs wns a Thanksgiving r, test of ter Mrs. George Stephens. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Williams see gj sridt&l Thnnksglving with her folk tket left via ferry Wednesday n- 11 a ad srlll vrturn Satorday. Mts M B. Hand imd son are guests t ti liome of her folks, Mr. am' ' ,V. 1C. Walpole, for Jt few days. Mrs.