PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OREGON STATI NEWS IN GENERAL — - .................. I ■....." - - - ■ I 1 ' ■ ■ ■ ' ' 11 ' Industrial and Educational Items of Interest To Oregonians Tariff Reform Only Is Subject STATE ENGINEER CRITICIZED COLLEGE FURNISHES EGGS Governor Says Land Board Cannot Poultry Department Will Sell Lim­ ited Number on Request. Invite Co-operation. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor­ Salem—That the desert land board, under the mandates o f the act passed vallis— Because it is found that false by the recent legislature providing an impressions have been created in re­ appropriation for the Columbia South­ gard to the manner in which the Ore­ Protection Principles of Twenty Years A go Are ern project, has no right and is given gon Agricultural college poultry de­ no power to develop that project to a partment furnishes eggs from tested Entirely Out of Date— W ould Place Busi­ greater extent than reclamation o f laying stock, Prof. James Dryden has ness On Its Merits and Stop Abnor­ lands included in desert land selection made the following statement: “ The experiment station poultry No. 13 for this state and private lands mal Protection of Monopoly. included in the act, is the declaration department does not charge $1 for each egg, nor does it give away eggs made by Governor West following the for hatching purposes. Eggs are sold return o f State Engineer Lewis from in limited numbers for hatching, not i Washington, D. C. Among other more than two sittings going to any T o the Sena te and H ou se o f R e p r e g r e a t e r f r e e d o m o u r m e t h o d s m a y In s o m e r e s p e c t s a nd at s o m e p o i n t s seem •entatlves: things the state engineer took up the one person, at $1.50 a sitting. h e r o ic a nd y e t b e re m ed ie s. It is o u r “ Requests come from all counties in I h a v e ca ll ed the C o n g r e ss t o g e t h e r b u s in e s s to m a k e s u re t h a t th ey are question of development of an en­ In e x t r a o r d i n a r y s e ss io n be ca us e a duty the state, and from various other g e n u i n e rem e d ie s. O u r o b j e c t is clear. larged Columbia Southern project states as far off as Florida and Can­ w a s laid upon the p a r t y now' in p o w e r I f o u r m o t i v e is a b o v e Just c h a l l e n g e a t t he re c en t e l ec t i o n s w h ic h it o u g h t an d only an occasional error of through federal co-operation. ada. High prices are often offered for t o p e r f o r m p ro m p tl y , In o rd e r that ih* J u d g m e n t is c h a r g e a b l e a g a i n s t us, w e The governor plainly asserted that the eggs, but until we can furnish the b u r d e n ca rr ie d b y the p eo p le u n d e r ex s h a ll be f o r t u n a t e . the state engineer in desiring federal eggs to supply the demand in Oregon i s t i n g law* m a y be l i g h t e n e d as so<>u as W e are ca l l e d up o n to re n d e r the i p o s s i b l e and in ord er, also, thut the c o u n t r y a g r e a t s e r v i c e in m ore m a t ­ co-operation is doing it merely to shift we do not care to send eggs or stock b u s in e s s i n te res ts o f the c o u n t r y m a y ter s than one . Ou r r e s p o n s ib i l it y sh ou ld | responsibility from himself to the gov­ to other states. n o t be k e p t t o o l o n g in s u sp en se as to be m e t a nd o u r m e t h o d s s h ou ld be ernment, that the engineer is afraid “ The eggs are from stock that has w h a t the fi s c a l c h a n g e s a re to be to t h o r o u g h , as t h o r o u g h as m o d e r a t e and of the estimates that he has proposed, been bred, most o f it, for three gener­ w h i c h the y w i l l be re q ui re d to a d ju s t w el l c on si d e re d , b ase d up on the fa ct s and that in event the project is a fail­ themselves. It is c l e a r to the w h o le as t he y are. a n d no t w o r k e d o u t as if ations from hens that have laid over c o u n t r y that the t a r i f f duties m u s t be w e w e r e b e g i n n e r s . W e a re to deal ure under those estimates it is the 200 eggs a year. We do not sell day a l te re d . T h e y mus t be c h a n g e d to m e et w i t h the f a c t s o f o u r o w n day, w it h plan o f the state engineer to hide be­ old chicks. That would interfere with t h e ra d i ca l a l te r a t i o n in the c o n d i t l o i s the fact s o f n o ot her, and to m a k e l a w s hind the government and accuse it of our breeding and other work.” I t is o f o u r e c o n o m i c l i f e w h ic h the c o u n t r y w h i c h s q u a r e w i t h th o s e fa ct s. being responsible for his own failure. best, i n d ee d it is n e c e s s a r y , to b e g i n h a s w i t n e s s e d w i t h i n the last g e n e r a ­ I w il l u r g e n o t h i n g “ The State o f Orgeon cannot under SNOWFALL AT ECHO H EAVY ti o n . W h i l e the w h o l e f a ce and mo t.io d w i t h the t a r i f f . o f o u r Industrial a nd c o m m e r c i a l li fe u p o n y ou n o w at the o p e n i n g o f y o u r the act o f the legislature enter into MRS. EM M ALINE PA N K H U R ST. s e ss io n w h i c h ca n o b s c u r e th at fi rs t w ere being changed beyond re c o g n i­ o b j e c t o r d i v e r t o u r e n e r g i e s f r o m that English Suffragette Sentenced to Three Years in Prison on Charge o f Incit­ co-operation on this project,” contin­ Season Is Backward But Big Crops t i o n the t a r i f f sc h ed u l e s hav e r em a in ed ues the governor. “ The act itself c l e a r l y d e f i n e d d ut y. A t a la te r time w h a t t h ey w e r e b e f o r e the c h a n g e b e ­ I m a y t a k e the l i b e r t y o f c a l l i n g . y o u r Are Expected. ing Criminal Acts o f Followers. provides that ‘ the desert land board g a n , o r have m ov e d in the d i r e c t i o n they a tt e n t i o n to r e f o r m s w h i c h sh ou ld pres s ; is hereby authorized and directed on Echo-—The coldest wave known to w e r e g i v e n w h en no la rg e c i r c u m s t a n c e c l o s e u p o n the heels o f the t a r if f o f o u r in du st ria l d e v e l o p m e n t w a s wn at c h a n g e s , i f n o t a c c o m p a n y them, o f behalf o f the State o f Oregon to com­ the oldest resident at this time o f T A FT CO R D IA LL Y W ELCOMED It Is tod ay. Ou r t as k Is to sq u ar e them w h i c h the c h i e f is t he r e f o r m o f o ur plete as far as can be done with the year held this section in its grip for w i t h the act ua l facts. The s o o n e r that b a n k i n g a n d c u r r e n c y l a w s ; but ju st appropriation made by this act, the Is d o n e the s o o n e r w e shall e s ca pe fr o m n o w I r e f r a i n . F o i ; the p res en t, I put five days last week. Five to six inch­ reclamation o f lands included in the 3000 Students, W ith ^Band, Receive s u f f e r i n g f r o m the f a c t s and the s o o n e r th e s e m a t t e r s on o n e side and think Oregon desert land selection list No. es o f snow fell, melting as fast as it o u r men o f b us ine ss w il l be f r e e to o n l y o f o n e t h i n g — o f the c h a n g e s in Back Form er Fellow . ¡13.” t h r i v e b y the l a w o f natur e ( t h e na tu re o u r f i s c a l s y s t e m w h i c h m a y best s er v e ________ fell in the valley, but on the surround­ o f f r e e b u s in es s ) Instead o f by the law to o p e n o n c e m o re the f r e e c h an ne ls New Haven, Conn.— Undergraduate ing hills it remained on the ground, o f le g i s la t i o n and a rt if i c ia l a r r a n g e ­ o f p r o s p e r i t y to a g r e a t p e o p l e w h o m Yale welcomed ex-President Taft back GOOD ROADS ARE INDORSED protecting the crops from injury. w e w o u l d s e r v e to the u t m o s t and m en t. The late winter and backward W o ha ve seen t a r i f f le gi s la t i o n w a n ­ t h r o u g h o u t b o th r a n k and file. to his alma mater in a manner no W O O D R O W W IL SO N. d e r v e r y f a r a f ie l d in o u r d a y — v e r y Lane County Pomona Grange Is spring have held back the trees, so less hearty and enthusiastic than was T he W h i t e H ou s e , A p r i l 8, 1913. f a r Indeed fr o m the fi e ld in w h ic h o ur that there has been little if any dam­ Guest of Springfield. p r o s p e r i t y m i g h t ha ve had a no r m a l the godspeed given Wilson by the age to fruit. g r o w t h and stim ula tio n. No one w'ho G ERM AN A IR SH IP IN FRANCE Springfield— Springfield entertained Princeton students when he left a There is more moisture in the ground l o o k s the f a c t s s q u a r e ly In the f a c e or month ago to take up the duties at the Lane County Pomona Grange Sat- at this season o f the year than for k n o w s a n y t h i n g that lies be neath the s u r f a c e o f a c t io n ca n fa il to p e rc e i v e Lost D irigible Captured By M ill- Country House Burned, R ailw ay Washington that Mr. Taft was about urda in Woodmen hall. There was an many years past, and the heavy snow t h e pr in c ip le s upon w h ic h re c en t t a r i f f attendance from all the granges in the in the surrounding mountains insures to lay down. tary Authorities. Trains Dynamited, Infernal l e g i s l a t i o n has been based. W e l o n g Practically the entire student body, county. The various topics discussed ample water for the summer irriga­ Luneville, France—The German mil­ a g o pass ed b e yo nd the m o d e st n o t i o n o f Machine Used. 3000 strong, reinforced by a band, were salient and much interest was tion. “ p r o t e c t i n g ” the Industries o f the c o u n ­ itary dirigible airship Zeppelin IV t r y a nd m o v e d b o l d l y f o r w a r d to the made a landing in the military parade was at the station when Mr. Taft and manifested in the meeting. Everything looks bright for the I d ea th at the y w er e ent itl ed to the d i ­ The later session was turned into a farmer, and a bumper crop is expected his party arrived. An equally large r e c t p a t r o n a g e o f the G ov e rn m e n t . F o r grounds here and was seized by the London—The suffragettes, continu­ crowd of Tcitizens also was present. good roads meeting. M. Svarvehid, in this locality, but the sheep men, a l o n g tim e— a tim e so l o n g t h a t the French authorities. The incident has ing their campaign of retaliation As the Taft party stepped from the of Eugene, made an appeal for better whose flocks are lambing and being m en n o w a ct iv e In p ub li c p o l i c y h a rd ly caused tremendous excitement. r e m e m b e r the c o n d i t i o n s that p rec ed ed sheared, are worried, though they The German officers aboard the air­ against the sentencing o f Mrs. Em- train, Captain Spalding, o f last year’s roa,ds. It— w e ha ve s o u g h t fn o ur t a r i f f s c h e d ­ M. J. Duryea, manager of the Eu­ have plenty o f feed and good shelter football team, stepped forward and ul e s to g i v e ea ch g r o u p o f m a n u f a c t u r ­ ship explained that they had been lost maline Pankhur8t> their leader, to a presented Mrs. Taft wih a great bo- gene Commercial club, spoke on the to protect their stock. e r s o r p ro d u c e rs w h a t th ey th e m s e l v e s in the clouds and did not know they term o f imprisonment, succeeded Sat- quet o f violets. A moment later subject o f “ Transportation Necessary t h o u g h t that t h ey need ed in o r d e r to had crossed the French frontier. m a i n ta i n a p r a c t i c a l l y e x c l u si v e m a r ­ Land-Clearing Project Big. The inhabitants of the eastern iron- arday in destroying another large Yale’s famous “ frog chorus” cheer, to Development o f the Farm,” and k e t as a g a i n s t the res t o f the w or ld , with nine “ Tafts” on the end, roared Professor McAllister, o f the Univer­ Hood River—The largest orchard c o n s c i o u s l y o r un co n s ci o u s ly , w e have tier regions o f -France have been much country house by fire, sity o f Oregon, told of the possibili­ land clearing will be made here this As in several previous cases o f the from 3000 throats. b u i l t up a set o f p r i v i l e g e s and e x e m p ­ agitated the last few weeks over re- Both Mr. and Mrs. Taft were deeply ties of concrete construction for coun­ summer by the Green Point Orchard t io n s f r o m c o m p e t it i o n b ehi nd w h ic h it ports that German dirigibles had been kind, the residence, which was situat- Mr. T aft’s try roads and explained the new meth­ company, which is composed o f Min­ w a s e a s y b y any, e ven the cr ude st, observed or heard nightly hovering ed at Chorley Wood, Buckingham- moved by the reception. f o r m s o f c o m b in a ti o n to o r g a n i z e m o ­ neapolis capitalists. John P. Hough, over the forts. The stories, like those shire, was unoccupied, but was being famous smile was lacking for a mo­ od that he has developed. n o p o l y ; until at last n o t h i n g Is nor ma l, Good roads from the County Court’s president of the company, and F. L. ment and he wore a serious look. As n o t h i n g Is o b l ig e d to sta nd the t e st s o f of the phantom airship o f England, prepared for the reception o f a tenant. the demonstration grew, however, he standpoint were discussed by County Dean, who will supervise the opera­ e f f i c i e n c y and ec o n o m y , in ou r w o r l d o f never were properly substantiated. The owners o f the building, a firm of He urged the tions o f clearing and planting, arrived b i g business, bu t e v e r y t h i n g t h ri v e s b y The chief officers o f the engineer contractors, estimated their loss at smiled broadly and doffed his hat in Judge Thompson. grange to study the question of expen­ here this week and will begin work as c o n c e r t e d a r r a n g e m e n t. Only n e w p r i n ­ corps at Luneville removed the mag­ acknowledgement. $12,500. c i p l e s o f a c t i n g wil l s a v e us f r o m a ditures. “ The roads belong to the Headed by the “ Y ” men o f the ath­ f i n a l hard c r y s ta l l iz a ti o n o f m o n o p o l y netos from the engines in order that Cards bearing the inscription letic teams and a bulldog standing at people,” said the judge, “ and not to soon as the snow o f that region has melted. The tract owned by them a n d a c o m p l e t e loss o f the in f l u e n c e s the airship could not get under way, “ Votes for Women” and other suffra­ The good roads consists of 1120 acres. its leash, the procession proceeded to the County Court. t h a t q u i ck en en t er p ri s e and k e e p i n d e ­ and the cabin was searched for pho­ gette They plan on mottoes were found on the question is one that will be solved p e n d e n t e n e r g y alive. clearing more than 100 acres each tographic apparatus, sketches or sim- grounds. No arrests have been made. the campus. It is plain w h a t th o s e p rin cip le s mus t largely by the people. If they want Mr. and Mrs. Taft with a delegation The police believe that some o f the o f the faculty, followed in an automo­ good roads, they must say so, for they year. be. W e m us t a b o l i s h e v e r y t h i n g that iar evidence o f spying operations, but Mr. Dean, who is accompanied by b e a r s ev en the s e m b l a n ce o f p r i v i l e g e nothing of that nature was found. criminal acts attributed to the suffra­ bile. All along the line the ex-presi- will have to pay for them.” o r o f a n y kind o f a rt if i c ia l a d va n t a ge , his wife, will build on a new orchard gettes, principally attempts to destroy a n d p ut ou r b us ine ss m en and p ro d u c e rs YOUNG EDISON U N D AU N TED dent and Mrs. Taft received a contin­ tract and make his home there. He railway property, were the work o f uous ovation. u n d e r the sti m u l a ti o n o f a co n s t a n t n e ­ Arriving on the cam­ has spent his life in the orchards o f Homeseekers Are Arriving. ~ ” men engaged by the women. c e s s i t y to be e f f i ci e n t , e c o n o m i c a l and pus, Mr. Taft was escorted to a bal­ en t e rp ri s i n g , m ast ers o f co m p e t i t i v e (•lass Bottle Bomb Blown Up but These attempts have included the Klamath Falls—The trains on tha Maryland, and is a graduate o f the cony in Memorial hall. As he started s u p r e m a c y , bett er w o r k e r s and m e r ­ The He W ill Try A gain. planting o f inflammables and explo- to speak he received another great main line o f the Southern Pacific are Maryland agricultural college. c h a n t s than a ny In t he wo rld . Asi de now crowded with homeseekers. Some clearing will probably be done with a f r o m the dut ie s laid upon ar tic le s w h ic h West Orange, N. J.— Theodore Ed- sives under a 9eat in an empty train. ovation. donkey engine. are stopping here. w e d o not, and p r o b a b l y ca nn ot, p r o ­ ¡son’s "bully invention,” a glass hot- The resulting explosion splintered sev- d u ce , t h ere fo re, and the duties laid u p ­ The opportunities to buy good land tle bomb, designed to sink the ships o f eral car3: , . , COLD STORAGE IS D EFEN DED o n l u x u ri e s and m e r e l y f o r the s a k e o f Seaside Wants a Sawmill. here are better now than for several Two girls suspected of being mill-| ________ t h e re v en ue s the y yield, the o b j e c t o f “ the enemy,” smashed itself to pieces Seaside— By building a logging road years, as speculative holders are being . . „ „ t h e t a r i f f duties h e n c e f o r t h laid m us t while the 14-year-old son of Thomas tant suffragettes about to commit Good farms which four miles and a half long, Olson ibe e f f e c t i v e co m p et it io n, the w h e t t i n g A. Edson was experimenting in his 80me outrage were arrested Saturday Pennsylvania Granger, However, compelled to sell. o f A m er ic a n w i t s b y c o n te s t wi th the father’s laboratory. will come under the irrigation system Bros., who have established a logging Defends Immediate Use. before dawn. They carried bags con- w i t s o f the res t o f the wor ld. Bits o f glass were imbedded in taining paraffine, paper saturated with Philadelphia—Cold storage ware­ of the government next year, can be camp in the hills east o f here, say It w o u ld be u n w is e to m o v e t o w a r d No injury oil, candles and matches. In each of houses were defended here ¡in speeches bought for $20 to $25 per acre. One they can tap a belt o f timber contain­ th is end head lo ng, w it h re c k le s s haste, young Edison's right hand. o r w i t h s tr o k e s that cut at the v e r y resulted that will be permanent. the bags was a paper bearing the at the annual meeting o f the Ameri­ tract of several hundred acres, offered ing over 376,000,000 feet, and that to r o o t s o f w h a t has g r o w n up a m o n g s t us The boy’s idea was a floating bomb scrawl: can Academy o f Political and Social at $21 an acre, ia said to have no poor log that section o f Clatsop county b y l o n g p ro ce s s and at o u r o w n i n v i ­ how you treat Mrs. Pank- Science which was called to discuss land, all being good soil o f good depth known as the Lewis and Clarke would " Beware R'“ ’ t at io n. It d oe s not a l te r a t h i n g to constructed to explode upon coming in and irrigable. These lands are from keep them busy for the next 20 or 30 hurst. ” u p s e t it and b re a k it and d e p r i v e it o f contact with another object. the cost o f living. 10 to 15 miles from Klamath Falls, years. Efforts are being made to get a c h a n c e to ch an ge . It d e s t r o y s i t W e There was also an attempt during “ Some o f your first inventions blew A t the close o f the afternoon ses­ m u s t m a k e c h a n g e s in o u r fi sc al law s. the night to blow up Oxted station in sion, F. G. Urner and Frank A. Pome, and in one o f the prettiest valleys of capital men interested in the sawmill, up, didn’t they, dad?” young Edison In o u r fisc al sys tem, w h o s e o b j e c t is sash and door factory here. Surrey, on the London, Brighton & ; ^ t h o f New York, although not on th¿ the state. d e v e l o p m e n t , a m ore fre e and w h o l e ­ asked after the accident. The mills here have been idle for s o m e d ev el op m e nt , no t r e v o l u t io n or “ They did,” replied his father, “ but South Coast railway, but the damage program, were called to the platform Cattle Values Shown. caused by the explosion was inconsid­ and in vigorous talks defended the several years, and have deteriorated. u p s e t o r c on fu si on . W e mu st b uil d up I went back at them.” tr a d e, es pe c ia ll y f o r e i g n trade. We Klamath Falls— One year ago a herd It is estimated that the original cost To T ,, which Teodore replied* “ So erable. A traveling basket, found in practice o f storing commodities in n e e d the ou tl et and the e nl a rg e d fi e ld ... a lavatory, contained an elaborately cold storage warehouses. They d e -, o f 240 young steers was sold by H. o f the plants and additional improve­ o f e n e r g y m or e than w e e v e r did b e- w , n devised infernal machine set to go off dared that the practice was a benefit H. Van Valkenburg at an advance ments would aggregate $2,000,000. fore. W e mus t build up i n d u s t r y a s ! at 3 a. m. and explode a charge of to the public, insofar that it protected over the purchase price, which aver­ w-eii. ami must ad op t f r e e d o m in the Sixteen-Mile Tunnel Planned, p l a c e o f a rt ifi cia l sti m ula tio n o n l y so M o fl T. ~ .. gunpowder and several cans of , gaso­ — the Potato Market Wanted. a — shortage o f food and aged about $20. f i r as it wil l build, not pull d o w n W i n n i p e g , M hti . T h e ( a n a d ia n & «*- .. . . , — r people — r -- — from - —— — — line. The cattle have been wintered near Klamath Falla— An effort ia being In d en ti ng w it h the t a r i f f the m e th od cific railway will soon (begin construe- ^ npo" A