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FALLS CITY. OREGON, SATURDAY. JULY 10, 1915
are tomatoes, beans and beets anil to
matoes, peppers and o*ra. A fter these
have been muwlered the girls l>egtn to
fill tbelr gardeus with perennial vege
tables and fruits. In this way, by the
time a club girl Is ready for high school
or college she will have started a per-
. “ In well informed German cir ; rnanent garden or orchard.
"In practically every club it baa been
Governor Withycombe Receiving Re cles rumors o f an important sub I noticed that oonie o f the parent« and
marine campaign against contra i neighbors o f the numbers Invariably |
plies From Legisletors on
adopt tbe methods o f the boys In thetr j
band-laden ships have been rife.
Lend Cese.
“ It has been generally known various projects. The yields and profits i
that the boys obtain are the best pos j
that Von Tirpitz has bent all his slble demonstration o f tbe value o f !
Salem, Or., July 7.— Letters energies to devising methods by their methods. It has been aald, for ex
from members o f the legislature which his undersea fleet can pre ample, that n single corn club boy In |
on* community did more for aound
received by Governor Withy- vent the greut quantities of mun com culture In his county than five
combe show almost unanimous itions shipped from Canada to En years of public lecturing could have ac
sentiment in o|>|M»sition to un ex gland reaching their destination. complished.
"In the same way tbe success o f the
tra session to consider the O. & It is freely udmitted also that girls with thetr canned products has
C land «ran t situation.
Germany is loath to risk another paved the way for women county
The governor recently sent out such controversy with the United agents to demonstrate simple useful
lessous tn cooking to tbe mothers.
letters asking the views o f the States as that brought on by the
"Th e new movement o f organizing
egislature as to calling an extra Lusitania affair.
mother-daughter home canning clubs in
session to consider the questions
"Officers o f the United States tbe north uud west Is an outgrowth aud
extension o f the work utready done by
arising following the supreme submarine service think it is the tbe girls' canning clubs. Tbe club pro
court decision, and stating that logical step for Germany to take. ject la confined entirely to the canning
he would not consider calling the Further, United States officers in o f fruits and vegetables, and these may
be grown by the club members—the
members together unless the ma command o f war vessels say that mother-daughter team—or by some one
jority wanted it- Letters receiv there is little that could be done else and purchased for canning pur
poses.''
ed so far indicate that there is
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"Th e scheme can lie carried
SENTIMENT NOT IN
out, the Germans are sure, with
FAVOR OF AN EXTRA out any question arising as to the
J legality o f the proceedings or the
SESSION AT SALEM j violation o f the Monroe doctrine.
! to thwart the Germans. The only
,no likelihood o f a special session. methods that could be employed,
The plan to make an effort to they say, are embraced in the use
secure all money obtained in e x - ! o f destroyers and aircraft, neither
cess o f 12.50 per acre for the o f which has proved highly effec
railroad lands for the school, tive."
highway and irrigation funds is
generally indorsed in the replies.
Letters have so far been receiv
ed from Representatives Little-!
field, Portland; Cardwell, Rose-1
burg; Stott, Portland; Wentworth
Portland; Kelly, The Dalles:
Clark, Arlington, and Senators
Farrell, Portland; Garland, L e
banon. and Cusick, Albany.
Farrell thinks that the railroad
company should be permitted to
get more than $2.50 an acre, as
serting that taxes are so high on
timber land that $2.50 would
leave the company nothing.
F#w States Without an Organization
Cardwell thinks the state should j
and Demonatratora— Much Money la
keep out o f the real estate busi- j Made In Waahington and Oregon,
ness and let the railroad sell the j Wharo Boys and Qiris Are Taught
Scientifically to Can Salmon.
lands.
Cusick says that he feels that
Washington.—'•The primary object of
the state is fortunate in having a the boys' and tiri»' club» which are be
governor who can grasp ques ine organized throughout the couutry
with the assistance o f the department
tions so firmly, and that it ap o f agriculture, but In co-operailou with
pears to him that the governor state colleges o f agriculture,” aays Sec
has "advanced the first really retary Houston, “ Is to aid young people
to become more efficient and more con
sane solution o f the problem.”
tented farmers and home builders.
Stott thinks the complicated
"T h e clubs may be organized under
matter should be studied thor the leadership o f the county superin
tendent o f schools or any o f the teach
oughly before calling an extra er» under him. I f tho educational au
session, and suggests that there thorities o f the county aro not yet alive
is nothing to compel the railroads to tho possibilities o f these clubs the
county demonstration agent may take
to sell the lands to anyone.
charge o f the movement, or If there Is
HOUSTON EXTOLS
CHILDREN’
S CLUBS
Aid Young People to Become
More Efficient and Contented.
GROWING IN ALL SECTIONS.
GERMAN UNDERSEA
BOATS COMING OVER
HERE, SAYS REPORT
Plan la to Stop Munitions From
Going From Canada to England.
San Francisco, July 7.—A spec
ial dispatch to the Chronicle today
from New York says:
"Germany plans to carry her
submarine w arfare into American
waters, according to a reserve o f
ficer of the German navy, who is
understood to be cognizant o f the
intentions o f Admiral von Tirpitz,
chief o f staff o f the German ad
miralty.
"Th e plan as outlined provides
for the establishment o f a sub
marine base off the Canadian coast
with a view to sinking every ves-_
sel leaving Halifax and Quebec
for British ports.
no demonstration agent In the county
such organizations ns local chambers
o f commerce, the grange, women's
clubs, etc., may assume the leadership.
The names and addresses o f tho boys
and girls Included In the clubs are col
lected and sent to the state agent, who
will furnish organization and cultural
Instructions upon rcuucst.
"Experience has shown, however,
that the difficulty is not in organizing a
club with a large enrollment o f mem
bers, but In Inducing these members to
complete their work and to report on
the results. The test of efficiency Is not
so muvli tho organisation o f new clubs
ns continuing Interest in those already
formed. To nssure this continuity of
Interest various schemes have been'
evolved to make the club work pro
gressive.
"A n example o f agents adapting tbelr
plans to circumstances is tho canning
of salmon in Washington and Oregon,
inninly along the Columbln river.
There thousands o f tons o f salmon
have gone to waste annually. A t pres
ent twenty-five clubs of about twenty
members each are canning salmon,
turning what has heretofore been wast
ed Into a well preserved article o f food.
"In tho girls' clubs new members
grow tomatoes only. During the sec
ond year they divide their gardens In
half and grow tomatoes and a few
other crops. The third year they have
more crops. Home of tl^c combinations
SEEKS LONG LOST SISTER.
Fortuna of $30,000 Awaits Woman
Missing Sines Civil War.
I'erry, la.—John Davenport, a laborer
employed In eonstrut tlon work. Is seek
ing the address o f bis sister, from
whom he was separated when they
were children. Finding her means a
fortune o f $3U.000 to each o f them, as
well as to two other sisters.
The Davenport children became sep- I
nruted during the civil war, and one
daughter, Lydia Davenport was adopt
ed by u man named Cooley when she
was six months old.
Tho Cooley family lived In Green
county, near Her noon, and the girl
grew to womanhood there.
A number o f years ago she married
and went to Kansas to live.
The death o f an uncle In Indiana left
a fortune to his brother's children, but
tbe estate cannot be settled until Lydia
Davenport 1 b found.
Repays Uncle Sam For a Maal.
Washington.—Secretary o f W ar Gar
rison received from a man In Chicago a
letter Inclosing 20 cents In postage
stamps, with the statement. “ For ba
con and eggs.” Secretary Garrison de
cided that this was n contribution to
the "conscience fund" and sent the
stamps to Secretary o f the Treasury
McAdoo. It Is believed the man must
have helped himself to Uncle Sam's
larder somewhere when be was hungry
MODERN FABLES
The Fable of the Youth Who Went to
College and Came Back.
Once upon a time there was a
young man who felt that he should
like to own great flocks o f learn
ing and knowledge, so he left his
paternal roof and took up his
abode in a city that boasted a
State University. He was accom
panied by his ancestor’s check
book and a determination to be
come an exceedingly wise man.
Four years worked wonders for
him. He learned to talk Esper
anto and write Greek. He learn
ed how to measure the distance
between the planet Jupiter and
Peoria, Illinois. He learned how
to play football and to fox-trot.
And he forgot how to plow corn
and to chop wood. When com
mencement day came ’round he
was the most honored man in
school. And why not? He knew
more about transcendentalism than
a ward politician knows about
shaking hands. He could orate in
a manner that would have turned
senators green with envy. He
could find more values fo ra simul
taneous quadratic equasion than
his professor in mathematics. The
old college president sent word to
his home folks that they owned a
remarkable son and that the col
lege was proud o f him.
TO BUY IN OUR STORE NOW IS JU ST TH E
SAME AS PICKING DOLLARS O FF OF TREES.
OUR GOODS ARE ALW AYS W ORTH W H A T WE
ASK FOR THEM. WE DO N O T MARK GOODS UP
JU S T T O MARK THEM DOWN. NO DECEPTION
IN OUR STORE.
COME IN DURING OUR SUMMER CLEARANCE
SALE ANO BUY LOTS. BECAUSE YO U WILL GET
GOOD. FRESH. STYLISH GOODS AND YOU WILL
SAUE DOLLARS.
N. S E L IG ’S
FALLS C ITY D E P A R T M E N T STO R E
Commencement over, this very
embodiment o f knowledge started
out to sell some o f his services to
the business men in those parts,
but greatly to his surprise and
even greater to his consternation,
he met with very little success. It
seemed that the business men he
visited wanted a man who could
sell goods rather than one who
could find new freckles on the sun.
In fact, most o f them were un
aware the sun was freckled. Sev
eral o f them told him so.
And it came to pass that he was
forced to go back to the farm and
live with the old folks.
M O R A L—Education is like some
diseases— you never are sure o f a
complete recovery.
country town “ weakly” paper with
the big city paper, go a little fur
ther with the joke and compare
your little old home town and your
little old "seedy” bacJrwoods self
with the big city and the folks
where the metropolitan paper is
published. In doing this you will
find that you and your little old
home town are just as much of a
joke as the little old country town
paper. The little old country town
paper is loyal to its community
and to the full extent of its finan
cial ability boosts every legitimate
interest o f its home town and vic
inity.
But:—
"E ven the worm o f the earth,
when trodden upon, may turn and
sting."
“ THE WORM TURNETH”
An Oklahoma exchange has the
SAGE TICK BITE IS FATAL
following to say anent the country-
Grant County Woman Afflicted With
weekly;
‘ ‘Tbe little old
country
town
Spotted Fever After 3 Weeks.
weekly paper that is made the
butt o f so much brilliant w it (?)
by a certain species o f the natives
is in many ways merely a reflec
tion o f its own environments and
comes about as near measuring
up to the size o f its town as the
big metropolitan daily comes in
measuring up to the size o f its
home city.
”Comparisons are odious," they
say. But if they must be made
we guess it would not be much
amiss to present the other side
while we are at i t So here goes:
When you compare the little old
Baker. Or., July 6.—As the re
sult o f a sagetiek bite. Mrs. Kas
per Koehler, one o f the best-known
Grant County women, is dead at
her home at Beech Creek, near
Mount Vernon. While walking
through the sagobrush near her
home three weeks ago she was
bitten, but little attention -was
paid to the bite until spotted fever
set in and caused her death.
Mrs. Koehler was born in Ger
many 65 years ago, but has lived
in the Beech Creek country many
years. She is survived by her
husband.