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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1909)
THE NEWS RECORD (Twice-aWeek.) AM INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER uie Wa'lawa News, estab lished March 3. 1893. Published Wednesdays and Satur days at Enterprise, Oregon, by THE ENTERPRISE PRESS Office East side Court House Square Entered In the Entsrprise postofflce as se:ond-clasa matter. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1909. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. The subscription price of the week ly News Record has been $1.50 a year. Subscription to the Twicea Weak paper will be $2.25 a year, $ 1 .25 for six months. Invariably casl' iii advance. The new rate will go ii.io effect February 1. l'J09. Unti Inn. time subscriptions will be re ctiivod at $1.S0 a year. This price Inc-liules the co'ored comic supple ment. THE QUESTION. Next Tuesday at noon, the legisla fill ballot for United Stales locator. The election was decided la-t J'ine when Governor Chamber lain received a majority of the votss of the peaple to succeed Charles V Fulton. At the same time a major Ity of members of the legislature were e'ected pledged to carry the verdict j. the people into effect. If for an reason, they or any of them breaV that pledge, they will have prove themselves dishonest, Just as much so as a man who Is dishonest in n mslness transaction. And those whc. try to tempt the legislators into breaking those solemn pledges, ar no better than bribers, and It mat ters not what the Inducement offered whether money, office, party fealty, political chicanery or high-sounding blat about the constitution. This fulfillment of statement No one has come right down to a quel tlon of morals, of common honesty and there are not two sides to it. The legislator who breaks that pledge Is dishonest. The man who asks him to break that pledge Is dishonest. It Is not a po'ltlcal question a' all. It s not a question of whether it is wise or good politics to take the pledge. But It is a question whether, after a man has made a sol emn pledge to do a certain thing knowing at the time all the possibil ities of that pledge, and now without a ,partlc!e of releasing evidence, SHALL HE BREAK HIS SOLEMN PROMISE TO HIS CONSTITUENTS? COMMUNICATIONS. Barnyard Manure. To the Editor: Noticing that you gwe considerable prominence In the News-Record to the scientific aspect of agricultural matters and knowing that some farmers question even the utility of applying barnyard manure to the soil. I infer that a few re mnrks on the Bubject may be of In terest to those of your readers who are engaged In drawing a living from "the bosom of mother earth." In the first place let rue say, that plant food Is present In the Boll In two conditions: one of them solid, or in soluble In water and thorefore of no present use as a plant food, the other soluble and readily available for the use of plants. The former exists In the soil In practically Inexhaustible quantities, while the latter Is pres ent In very small proportions. Of the Bubstances which a plant requires for Us growth all but four are pres ent in sufficient quantity In nearly all Bollg. The four namod lu their order of Importance are as follows: Nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and lime. Now what has happened when a Hull Is exhausted or "run down'; simply that one or probably more of the elements of fertility previously mentioned have been drawn upon by previous crops to such an extent that they are no longer present In suffic ient quantities to produce satisfac tory results, lu s iuh a condition of things barnyard manure Is one of the beat. If not the very best, agent for supplying the soil with the elunieius that have bean taken from It, and restoring It to Its former fertile con dition, for the b! m pie reason that be ing composed of the remnants of plants, and the effete matter thrown off from the systems of animals. It contains all the elemonts of - plant food that tho plant requires, and what Is more, it contains them In a readily available condition. Farther, barnyard manure besides containing all the elements of plant food that the plaut requires is also an Indirect fertilizer, both In a chem ical and a mechanical sense. In the former sense it, during the process of decomposition, gives off large quantities of carbonic acid, which reacting on the dormant const 1 1 uta of the soil causes them to pass into a state of solution in which they are readily absorbed by the plant. In the latter sense It opens up a too compact soil, giving easier access to Ihe forces of the atmosphere, therj by aiding them in their work of dii Integrating the solid materials, and bringing them into a soluble and available condition, for it should be understood that even a piece of gran ite rock contains all but one of four mbstunces previously enumerated. To a stiff clay sail barnyard manure is best applied in Its fresh, or Ions itate, that is when It is freshly madj ind mixed with plently of straw or jther vegetable matter. For a sandy, jravelly, or otherwise light soil It Is jest applied when well rotted, be cause In that condition it assists l.i .he retention of moisture, and plant ,'oods in a soluble form. An ac nialntaiice of mine who was some what of an amateur in farming mat ers, asked an experienced farmer, which is the beat time "to put man ire on?'' and got for a reply, "put it on," meaning thereby that you can lot be far wrong if instead of allow ng the manure to lie In a pile for in indefinite time you apply It to .he laid irrespective of the season in opinion which ne3ii some mod. ication, as I happen to iiuw turn ixperience. If manure Is spread over t hillside whon the ground Is frozen leavy rain or strjng "wash" of molt id snow before the ground is thawed out, then the greatest portion of it will be carried down to the hollows jelow or, perhaps, Into the nearest ireek or river. I be'leve I am right In stating that nost of the upland soils of Wallowa ounty are of volcanic origin, and vol canic soils are rich in mineral plaut 'ood, but lacking in nitrogen, while in the other hand the soil3 of tho bottom lands, the black soils, if they ire deficent In anything It Is prob- ibly In the mineral constituents. Vbout two years ago I purchased ni rate of sola, superphosphate, sul ihate of potash and gypsum, or ' land plaster" as gypsum is soma- mies termed, with a view to deter mining what elements of plant food, !f any, were lacking in the soil of -ny ranch. After experimenting with Miese materials, I could find no ap- rent result, except in the case of '.he nitrate of soda, a result which 'orroborates my previous statement, that volcanic soils are rich In mlner- 1 plant food .but deficient In nitro gen, a defect which could be effic iently remedied by a liberal applica tion of barnyard manure. There are ither ways of getting nitrogen Into 'he Boll which space forbids me to enlarge upon at present. R. S. LOVELY, Wallowa County. PUBLIC LAND SALE. Department of the Interior. CI. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or egon, December 8th, 1908. Notice Is hereby given that, as dl ected by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, under provis ions of Act of Congress approved June 27, 190G (34 Stats., 517), we will offer at public sale, to the high est bidder, at 10 o'clock a. m., on -he 23lh day of January, at this of fice, the following-described land: WM, SE Sec. 29, W NE Sec. 32, T. 1 N., R. 45 E. W. M., Serial No. 0181. Any persons claiming adversely the above-described land are advised to file their claims, or objections, on or before the time designated for sale. F. C. BRAMWELL, Register. A. A. ROBERTS, Receiver. GAME LAWS. Any person knowing of any viola tlon of the game or fish laws of the stute, or of persons not proper!) keeping screens over irrlgatioi ditches, are requested to notify JOE CLEMON'S, Deputy State Game and Forest. Warden, Zumwalt, Oregon. 43tf "Cartful Banking Insures the Safety of Deposits" Depositors Have That (juarantee at WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF ENTERPRISE. OREGON CAPITAL f.0.000 SURPU'S $50,000 We Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Cieo. W. Hyatt .I'reM.U-nt R. Holmes, Cashier Ueo. b. Craig, lee President Frank A. Reavts, Asst. Cashier PIKKCTOKS Gko.S. Ckahi Geo. W.Hyatt Mattik A. Holmes J. H. Dobbin w. R. Holmks ENTERPRISE RKS'l OF MEATS 1 1 flit's t Market 1'rice for Hides and Pelts PRICE & ROMAN PROPRIETORS I Some Names Rear Admiral Swinburne and the Cruise of His Fleet In the PacificLoyalty to Speaker Cannon 0 0 I THE statement of M. Philippe Bunau-Varilla, chief engineer of the Panama canal under the French regime at the Isthmus, that the lock plan now beimr followed would result In certain disaster bus re sulted in much discussion. As the re sult of this and other statements from engineering authorities about the lock plan of construction. President Elect Taft Is about to undertake n trip to Panama in order to satisfy himself that no mistakes are belnir made in the prosecution of this great task. It Is believed that If he can be con vinced that the lor k nlan Is not entire ly safe the (-Image to a sea level will be recommended, and radical altera tions in the work will In that event bo imirte In all likelihood. M. Runau-Vii- rllla, while paying high tribute to tho energy with which the Ainerlenn engi neers are prosecuting the work, de clared: "It is doing a service to the United States to nfllrra that the plan being followed will almost Infallibly end In the greatest disaster In the history of grent public works ever recorded. The canal as conceived will exist or not according as the On tun dam holds or M. PHILIPPE BUNAT-VARH.LA. does not. Now, I, with all the French engineers who have studied the Pan ama canal question, have the absolute conviction that the site of the Gatun dam will result lu certain destruction. I raised the first cry of alarm In a let ter to President Roosevelt on March 5, 1000, and not only is my conviction not modified, but It has Just received an ominous confirmation in the acci dent which occurred in November." The stop at Panama of the fleet of cruisers under command of Rear Ad miral William T. Swinburne served to focus special attention on this officer and his warships. This stop was the first the fleet made after leaving Mag dalena bay on Its southern cruise, and the officers and men were the recip ients of ninny courtesies at the isth mus. The command of Admiral Swin burne comprises the West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Colorado. Tennessee, Washington, California and South Dakota. The admiral reached Sewing'of all kinds. Satisfaction Guaranteed. GRACE WOOD, LOSTINE S. K. Clark Plumber A Steam Fitter Full line of plumbing iraterial. Satisfaction Guaranteed Shop at Keltner's Hardware Store Leave Orders. ' '"vtsSf " la"-;, ' Jill MEAT MARKET ALWAYS ON HAND. INDEPENDENT PHONE 20 Seen In Print f 9 M. Bunau-Varilla and P His Panama Canal Views. t) A Popular Washington & Debutante 0 0 -.'-0$''t-'C-t''C'&0-&.-).4) his present grnde two years ngo and entered the navy from Rhode Island In 1S02. He has seen over twenty-five years of active duty on the sea. He participated In some of the most noted engagements of the Sunnlsh war nnrt later, lu the Philippines, was senior of HEAB ADMIIIAL WILLIAM T. SW1NBDHNB. fleer lu command of the vessels assist ing General Lawton In his campaign around Manila bay In June, 18'JO. Representative Olcott of New York pave a little illustration of the way the average Cannon man proposes to stick to Uncle Joe. Mr. Olcott was asked who he favored for speaker. "1 am for Cannou," he replied. "Would you be for Cunuon if Taft opposed hlui?" "1 am for Cannon." "Would you be for Cannon if he should be Indicted for burglary?" "I nni for Cannon" was always the answer. Perhaps Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Miss Helen Taft are the two members of the younger society set in Washing ton now most tnlked about. Miss Taft has made an especially bril liant record In her classes nt college and seminary, being now at ISryn Mawr. There Is nnturnlly some eager ness on the pnrt of Washington girls to be counted among the friends of these popular young women. One of those who are Intimate with both Miss MISS FRANCES M. WEB8TEK. Roosevelt nnd Miss Taft isMlss Fran ces M. Webster, a pretty debutante of the season. She has been seen much In their company in recent months. GOINGS IN OREGON Interesting; Items Gathered From All Parts of the State. 5 Health lloiird Makes Report. Salem Report of the State Board of Health for tho biennial period ending September 30, being the third biennial report made since the or ganization of the board, has been re ceived at the executive office. The report is voluminous and contains de tailed information concerning i?ie op erations of the board for the var, Typhoid fever Is treated of at i length, as Is also tuberculosis. For the last biennial period there were j 246 deaths reported from typhoid, making an estimate of 2460 cases! In that time. During the same period there were 807 deaths from tubercu losis, the majority being under 50 1 years of age. The board strongly . recommends serious consideration of these two diseases, with the end In view of supplying such measures as will reduce their prevalence to a min imum. Stress Is laid on the danger aris ing In harvest time In furnishing Im pure water to field hands, statistics showing 'hat more than normal cases of fevers come In that season of the year. . ' Train Auditors to Take Tickets. Portland A complete change in the methods of taking tickets on the Southern 1'aciflc trains on the main line will go into effect within the next few days. The train conductor lis SsiS SStt:;' si iM .'.!;;.'; : is: -Mm E::;S: M:B$?0vW ' i vis? 7 will be relieved altogether from tick eting pacsengera or handling any money whatever. An additional func tionary will accompany each train from one terminal to another and do all such work. All the conductor of passenger trains will have to do here after on the main line will be to run his train. Although at present only the Southern Pacific main line In the Pa cific system is affected, It Is expected the same plan will be followed on the O. R. & N. soon. The new sys tem is followed by many railroads in the East already. Under the' new system the conduc tor will not touch a ticket or handle a cent of money. The train auditor will make the whole run and will re- Wur Claim Is Allowed. Salem Attorney-General Craw ford has received a dispatch from Washington saying that tho United States court of claims has allowed the state of Oregon $199,000 on ac count of Civil War claims arising out of expenditures made by thld state In raising and maintaining volunteer troops. Out of this sum $19,900 will be paid to Washington lawyers who assisted in the case, and the remain der will be paid into the irreducible common school fund. The principal items In the claim which has been allowed by the gov ernment were those for bounties and for extra pay for the enlisted men. In order to get men to enlist It was found necessary to pay bounties and bonds were issued for this purpose, which were afterward paid by the state. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Wallowa County. In the Matter of the Estate of r'ha '. Prown, Deceased. 3 log ii hereby give i, tha' ths un ..ji digued, the administrator of the estate of Vartha J. Brown, deceased, i '.3 fl.ei his tinal account of his i (ministration of the said estate with the Clark of the County Court in and for said County of Wallowa, and that the County Court of said Wallowa County, by order duly made and entered, has fixed Thursday, Feb ruary 4th, 1909, at the hour of ten o'clock In the forenoon of said day, as the time, and the County Court room In the County Court House In the City of Enterprise, in said coun-. ty, as the place, to hear objections to said final account and settle the same. All parties interested in said estate having objections thereto, If any there be, are notified to pre sent the same, in writing, at said time and place. Dated this 4th' day of January, 1909. J. A. BURLEIGH, Administrator of the Estate of Martha J. Brown, Deceased. 20t5 SECOND-HAND STORE RODGERS BROS., Proprietors Dealers in new and second-hand goods, Bicycles and Bicycle Supplies. Bicycle and dun Repair Shop. Furniture made or Repaired, Screen Doors and Windows made to order. Give us a trial. Our prices are right and all work guaranteed. A Short Talk Over the Phone may save a long ride to the Flora District Home Independent Telephone Co. MILLIONS OF f AT LOWEST RATES. ON EASIEST TERMS. Wm. Miller & Brother, SUITE 204. Wallowa National BanK Building, enterprise, Oregon. 9 rcja.ro; eiajoT raroi Wirj2 MAIL AND PASSENGER STAGE LINE Wallowa. Appleton. Flora to Paradise MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS; and Fkb Paradise, Flora ud Appleton to Wallowa TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS. E..W. SOUTH WICK, Proprietor. Fever Sores. Fever sores and old chronic sores should not be healed entirely, but should be kept in healthy condition. This can be done by applying Cham berlain's Salve. This salve has no superior for this purpose. It is al so most excellent for chapped hands, sore nipple i, burns and dis eases of the skin. For sale by Bumaugh & Mayflold. Nature Provides but one California It is the natural winter home of many thousand of the world'sbestpeopie. Under the gentle influence of its mild winter climate, every amusement and recreation abounds. Such bathing, boating, fishing, driving; such picnics, par ties and "jollifications." GO TO Los Angek s, Paso RobKn Hot .Springs, Hotel del Monte, Santa Barbara, Venice, Long Beach Santa Cruz, or a score of similar ' resorts and you will find health, congenial sur roundings, hospitable associates, faultless ac commodations and num berless attractions and conveniences. The O. R.&N. Co. Connecting with The Southern Pacific Co. Make inexpensive round trip ; excursion rates to California A six months stopover ticket Wallowa to Los Angeles and return is $76 80 Corresponding rates are ii; ef feet to other points. We have some very distinctive literature covering California's winter resorts, and will take pleasure in giving yon all of the information and assistance at our command. For tickets, sleeping car reservations, etc., call on, telegraph or write E. T. Campion, Agent, Wallowa. OR WM. McMURRY, gen. pass, agent, Portland, Oregon. ciisusjt; j c n i , , , - r
