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No. 26
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Of gi-et interest to tha Cifj of
Portland, w well to thl entil
state, is the movement, whitli
his so fir progressed la to insure
its ultimtte 8ucces, to conli
dte the Portlind Chmbr of
Commerce with the Portlind
Commerciil Club, bringing all
the activities of both orgmiza
tions under one management,
making necesair the collection
of only one fund instead of two
and vastly broadening the lines
along which the united forces
will operate. The funds neces
sary to carry on the work of the
single organization will be raised
in the form of membership fees,
and from this fund appropriations
will be made to carry on the work
of each of the eeveral depart
ment. One good effect of this plan
will be the protection of the
business men of the community
againet'aolicitation for subscrip
tions to cary -on any special
movement that may be launched.
All membership fees will,cover a
Ijeriod of three years, and this
feature will eliminate the neces
sity for an annual campaign to
raise money with which to meet
running expenses, each depart
ment will know exactly what its
resources will be for the entire
period and can lay out ita work
accordingly.
One department, the Oregon
Development Bureau, wjll take
. over the work formerly managed
iby the Oregon Development
League, and in every possible
way will co-operate with com
mercial bodies throughout the
state in any and all movement
for the adVancemant and de
velopment of Orejton. (
While the details of the con
solidation are bfcing voiied out,
the name of the organisation will
be "The New Chamber of Com
merce," and its motto "Otoe fof
Ali and All (or One."
The Establishment of t plant
for the manufacture of potato
starch is being discussed by tha
business men of Redmond, Mssdagji
and other Central Oregon points.
As large areas of that part of the
state are peculiarly adapted to
the production of spuds, and as
unfavorable markets and the
usual percentage of culls some-J
times make the business unprofit
able, it is proposed to use any
surplus and all culls in making
starch, of which Central Oregon
potatoes are said to contain an
average of 18 per cent A factory
costing $10,000 should care for
all cull potatoes from 5,000 acres.
The co-operative cannery at
Newberg paid to farmers of that
region $24,454 last year, prac
tically all of it for produce which
would otherwise have been lost
The cannery made a net profit of
about $3,000, which was better
thu etpected f it Tha Brat jair.
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fartuart.
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Portland's 1915 Rose Festival has a
unique poster the most artistic ever
used and It is the work of an Oregon
boy, Fred G. Cooper, now one of the
world's foremost artists. His father,
J. C. Cooper, of Mc.Minnville, Oregon",
wrote the winning slogan, "The Whole
World Knows the Portland Rose." At
his father's personal request young
Cooper donated the poster to incorpor
ate the slogan. Portland has co
operated with Seattle, Tacoma, Walla
Walla and Spokane in securing con
ventions that 'kill bring nnre than
250,000 visitors to Washington and
Oregon.
Don't b stingy with the feed.
The Israelites couldn't make
bricks without straw, and the
cow cannot make milk without
enough food. F. H. Scribner,
skeaking of this very thing in
Hoard's Dairyman, says:
"Would you stand for it year
after year if your thresherman
would try to economize in fuel
and run on juat enough steam to
tuim the separator? No sir, the
othreaherman would get orders to
go on if he fed in just enough
Neltfltann tha wheel."-Ore-gon
Tymtr.
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aftangBd fo fcmiht vith Salt
CMttk higfft achool. Thh team
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pected to l grffsi an.
The pureRasitig efcRkno ig a
subject that is beioaf discussed
throughout the schpol. We now
have an Eilers piana wh1h is be
ing considered very generally.
The old piano was taken down
to the gymnasium, Monday, and
lockers for the girls were put in
at the same time.
The Executive Committee has
met with two or three piano
agents recently and we are in
hopes that a piano will soon be
purchased.
Brown & Sibley, attorneys and
abstractors, 610 Mill Street, Dal
las, Oregon.
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Rev. J. R. N. Bell favored the
school with a Short visit Tuesday
afternoon. The only fault we
have to find with his visit is that
he didn't cam at a time when!
he could sptalt to the Student
body at chipel time. We hope
to have him it some future time.
Miss Ethel Woodcock of Kerby,
Oregon, ift the laWfct addition to
the student body, making the
total enrollment for the year thus
far 308.
Thursday night of list week
the Amphion Quartette appeared
in the Normal chapel with a
varied program of songs, read-!
ings and saxaphone numbers.
The entertainment was under
the auspices of The Norm which
realized a sufficient sum to pas
off all its indebtedness.
Friday morning children of the
seventh grade recited in concert
for their chapet" exercises "on
Longfellow's birthday his poem
"The Arsenal." It was spoken
with earnest feeling and showed
that the children were thinking
the right things. They remained
to hear Miss Kennon who repre
sented the faculty. Her subject
was "The Lesser Pleasures of
Life." Her object of the talk
was to interest people in the
things about tham and to show
them that expensive excitement
is not necessary to real enjoy
ment. The student body were
cordial in their appreciation of
both parts of the chapel hour.
The Vespertine society held an
enthusiastic meeting Friday
evening. A clerer teeter song
and a piano solo by Miss Routh
were contributions to the joint
program. After the business
session which was answered by a
Washington roll call, an amusing
mock legislature session afforded
the society much pleasure and
information.
DELPftlANS
Tha Delphian Literary Society
field its bi-monthly meeting,
Fjiday, February the twenty
sixth. Roll call waa answered
with a Valentine or Patriotic
quotation thus honoring the ven
erable St. Valentine and our ot n
heroes who birthdays Febwjtry
hold.
The rrluical numbers wet bjsth
greatly enjoyed. Misa Edity
Williams, one of our new stu
dents, cendered a vocal solo, and
Misses Applegate andElmlund
played a piano duet.
The "Trial of February" was
the feature of the evening's pro
gram. The presentation did
credit to the director, IEss De
Lano, as well as to the students
who took part; and I believe all
in the audience agreed with Law
yer Year that February, although
short, is one of the -most im
portant months in the year, be
cause of the great names it
holds. We could scarcely call it
n "Annus Mirabiles" but
"Mensis Mirabiles." After the
Critic's report, the Society ad
journed until March 12.
Tax Payments
The amendment to the tax
lews for this year provides that
the first half is to be paid on or
before March 31st, and the last
half by September 30th. If the
first half is paid by March 31st
no interest or penalty will be
charged on the last half if paid
by the hist day in September.
Statements are being mailed
to the taxpayers by the County
Treasurer, and payment may be
made at the bank.
Kapcat On Range Destroying
Rodents
The district forester at Port
land, Oregon, announces that a
report has recently been com
pleted' upon a study made last
summer and fall to determine the
amount of damage done by ro
dents, notably the pocket gopher.
The study was made by the Bio
logical Survey, and the area
chosen for the investigation was
upon the Ochoco National Forest
in central Oregon. The facts
brought out by the study are
somewhat startling.
It has been known to the For
est Service for some years that
certain areas had the appearance
of being overgrazed, but it was
not until a more intensive study
of the range was made that sus
picion turned toward the pocket
gopher so frequently seen in
these localities. As a result of
he study of the ways of these
little animals, it is safe to say
that on many areas 50 per cent
of the grazing value of the range
is destroyed by their work.
This destruction is brought
about in three ways: First, by
the actual food which they con
sume or store away, which con
sists of the roots of various
grasses and forage plants. In
one storeroom alone over 1,000
bulbs of the melica or bulb grass
were found. Second, the mounds
of earth thrown out by the gopher
cover considerable forage. This
may appear of small consequence
but each mound will average a
square foot" in size. On one area
there was found an average of
8,800 mounds to the acre. This
means that one-fourth of each
acre was rendered valueless.
Third, their system of burrowing
countless runways fairly under
mines the ground, increases the
friability of the soil, destroys the
,root systems of the plants above,
and when stock in bands passes
oter the ground, it is as badly
torn up as if it had been plowed.
After having ascertained these
facts, the agent of the Biological
Survey set about a method of
fombating the pests. Pieces of
sweet potato, seasoned with " a
preparation of sugar and strych
nine, were placed in the gopher
runways by means of a long
pointed stick. In going over the
area a second time, it was found
that from 95 to 100 per cent of
the gophers were poisoned the
first round. Those that survived
the first dose of . poison would
soon throw up fresh mounds and
could be easily detected and
poisoned on the second round.
POLK CO.TEACHER'S INSTITUTE
Wat Held at Independence, Sat
urday, February 2 7th -One of
the Beit Ever Held and Was
Well Attended.
The Teacher's Institute held at
Independence, Saturday, Febru
ary 27th, was one of the best
ever held in the county and also
well attended. The professional
spirit of the teacher was excellent
many teachers coming from across
the county and having to start
the night before in order to make
the trip. All of them expressed
themselves as well pleased with
the meeting and said that they
had derived much good from it
The professional teacher, and the
teacher who has her work at
heart, always gets much from a
county institute.
The following program was
carried out:
Address-Grammar, H. J.
Hockenberry, Portland Schools.
Address-Industrial Work, F.
II. Shepherd, Oregon Agricultural
College.
Address-The Old Playground
and the New, II. J. Hockenberry.
Class Demonstration, Miss
Katherine Arbuthnot, Oregon
Normal School.
Address, J. A. Churchill, Supt.
of Public Instruction.
Address-School Gardening,
Miss Alice Joyce, Portland, Ore.
Two vocal solos by Mrs. E. E.
Paddock and Mrs. Claire Irvin,
Independence, Oregon.
Several members of the Normal
School faculty and a number of
students were present and also
several visiting teachers from
other counties.
The next teacher's meeting
will be held at Falls City, April
10th.
Range for Goats on the National
Forests
The District Forester at Port
land, Oregon, announces that
there is available on the National
Forests located on the west slopes
of the Cascades, range that will
take care of from 20,000 to 25,000
head of goats.
It has been felt for some time,
by the grazing men of the Forest
Service, that the range on the
west slopes of the Cascades,
which is covered quite extensive
ly with brush and heavy under
growth, is better adapted to
goats than to sheep and catUe.
Furthermore, it is thought that
the browsing of this brush would
be of great benefit to the Forest,
as it would remove what now
constitutes a serious fire menace.
Reports have been received from
all the supervisors of the west
side Forests, and it is now esti
mated that from 20,000 to 25,000
goats can be taken care of on the
available range. If the goat men
are inclined to avail themselves
of this range, and the experi
ment proves a success, it is
probable that other areas may be
found that are suitable for goats.
HORSES FOR SALE
Three horses for sale; will work
anywhere; excellent for single
work in hop yard or orchard. P.
O. Powell, Phone, Farm 104. 4t