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THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
PAGE THREE
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Fighting the Prairie Dog
(Prepared by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.)
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Portland. Joseph Letlff, Yamhill
street grocor, pleaded guilty to a
charge of profiteering In sugar and
was fined $50 by Federal Judge Wol
verton. Lotlff In the first man In Ore
gon to bo Indicted as a profiteer and
..,. t tiia rimt nf three Portland
grocers to bo Indicted for that Ottawa. EXPERIMENTS ARE SUCCESS
Rosoburg. Reports from Drew, a
GOOD PROFIT IS
FOUND IN KELP
Besides the Commercial Potash
Many Valuable By-Products
Are Turned Out.
TO BRING BACK OUR DEAD FROM FRANCE
point on Klk creek aoveral miles above pJnt Established by Government In
Tiller, Indicate that a rich gold amice
has Just been mado there by It. w.
Thompaon and II. Banfleld, who have
ratinir In that section lor
several years. The ledge uncovered
California Demonstrates Profit
Can Be Made With Produc
tion on Commercial Basis.
Washington. Kelp, apparently. Is
lis said to aHay more than $500 to the f0ing to be a profitable source of pot-1
fon 8h, an Important fertilizer ingreuieni
that the United States formerly
Balern. D. P. Fisher, plant patholo-
talned almost wholly from
ob-
Gennany.
KlHt of the plant department or agri- n . , exnerlmental kelp
culture, has been assigned to the task rKtnKn ,,nnt Wttg established by the
of ascertaining the damage to iruii Dy rjnte1 states department ft agricui-
the recent low temperatures In this turo at Summerland, Cal. Iieforo the
vicinity, according to a letter received iecond year of operation was corn
here from United States Senator Mo pleted It hnd been determined not only
Nary. Mr. Fisher Is expected to reach that the plant coma re muue sea-u--
Salem early in February.
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'ile Of Prairie Dogs. Evidence oi worK oy rtepreniuv! i n u..w.v-.
Survey of tht United States Department of Agriculture.
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Prslrle dogs occupy more than 100.000.000 acres of public and private lands,
. Hnd wherever they occur In abundance they aro exceeding destructive to
cultivated cmp aud to fnino on the open rniiKO. In co-operation with tho
''Intension services of tho agricultural college In Arizona, Colorado, Montana,
jv,.w Mxlcp, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming tho
campaign against theno animals has been pushed aggressively by the biological
aurvey, which recently Umied Ha annual report from which tho following facts
In Arizona aud New Slexlco the state councils of defend Joined actively
!n the work and contributed funds for the purpose. The participation of
farmers and stockmen has been fuller than evr before, and the saving of
crop and forage hns been correspondingly great. During the yeiir from 75
vto U5 per cent of the prulrlo dogs were destroyed on nearly 2.m,( acres of
' nrlvatelr owned crop and forego hinds and on more than 200,000 acres of
1 iubllc domain, the latter making more than 3.700,000 acres of public lands
which have been largely freed from these pests. In many places private
) landowners were so Interextcd thnt they volunteered their services to clear
t mi inn if th character Jl win no imwhiuiw i n
talnlng on the basis of potash alone,
it $2.50 a unit,' but that a number of
.. . .. . ,t.i.- mil l rnhiahla bv-nroducts coula he proni-
l,r , I .rinncaZ with the obtained. The chief of the bu
wauklo has filed application with the ' hron nnerates
ngineer to appropriate 37001 estimates that if the
second feet of water rrom tne ua- plant turn, out j,'joo worth of potas
schutea rlvor for power development ,um chloride a day. It may at the
In a aeries of power plants at the gftme time turn out $209 worth a day
Metollus, Frieda, Coleman, Mecca, 0f the four principal by-products
White Horse Rapid s and Pelton power Many By-Producta.
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. ... . n t-n nna tn rnronA In conneC-'
r. . rr .1 nit-iiinn urn i lit rrwrn nu vc
the party, and Lieut. F. Mcintosh of California, -
TAX YOU MUST PAY ON 191 9 INCOME
site, m Sherman, w.co and Jeffern JZ TeltZ This Schedule of Rates Is for an Individual Entitled to the $2,000
Exemption Heavy Penalties for Those wno ran
counties.
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d litpeiit Eoveruiin-ui hihub, ..... -
worfc With co-operation of this character it will bo possible to clear
area of the public domain at almost a nominal cost to the government.
The Bible, Agent
of Civilization
Aa Towerful as Ever In
Uplift of Humanity.
More and more It Is realized that
the Bible Is the only book In the world
which can he applied to all classes,
all conditions and all times. Written
and compiled thousands of years ago,
when the world was In Its Infancy
aud when humanity was groping Its
way out of the darknens Into the light.
Its wonderful Images, Its Inspiring
stories and Its uplifting spirituality
make It its valuable an agent of chill
r.ntIon and as powerful a fnctor In the
uplift of humanity as ever It was. In
fact, the lilblo Is found to be the best
known guide for social progress, for
political construction and for Indus
trial peace. Its usefulness does not
stop there. It Is now employed to teach
the lessons of patriotism and to In
culcate the upliit of Americanism.
tew York Herald.
raerclal obtalnablllty
llshed are Iodine, common salt, am
Roinm Members of the Oregon and mnnin: and hfcfichlnz carbon. Tills
Idaho Public Service commlsslona will bleaching carbon, formerly Imported
hold a Joint conference at Bolae on from Europe and sold for 20 cents a
.,.v. ia fc r,nii.Hnnnl nound. hag been prepared and sold
of the Idaho Power company for an from the Summerland plant at 15
. .i cents a nound and appears at present
mcrease in rate-. ,7'""" about able to pay the production cost
operates in both Oregon and Idaho and of Kf(cJf an(J the wIth g0()d rea.
applications for Increases In rates have believe that It may ultimately
been filed with the public service com- bft mfldo to pay the operating cost of
missions of the two states. the entire enterprise. It has been
definitely established by large-scale
Wonder. J. T. "oberson, postmaster th t very ttle of the njtro-
here, has butchered his fourth big hog. gen of kejp Js iost jn the various proc
esses and that It can be commercially
recovered -,a ammonia, thus yielding
to File Returns.
Sleiahs Used in Land of
No Snow TheV Are Drawn it waa a Poland ChlnaDuroo and
Rw thfl filnw nitimsv OX weighed, when dressed, 601 pounds. A
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Bates IK-t.
Nor- 8r- Normal
aaal Tax Tax
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Surtax
RIGHT TO THE POINT
Love and wlno get credit for
making fools of some men who
were born fools.
It's the easiest thing In the
world for a man to forget the
mean ndvantago ho took of an
other. Always listen carefully to tho
opinions of others; the chances
nre you will derive no benefit
therefrom, but It will pleuse
them.
"Smile when you can," says
o poet. That's all right, but
why didn't ho confer on ever
lasting favor on humanity by
telling us how to smile when we
; can't.
The Island of Madeira, which lies
off the west coast of Morocco, natural
ly never sees any snow. Nevertheless,
sleighs are to be found there, and In
place of the swift and graceful rein
deer they are drawn by the slow, clum
sy ox.
Tho streets of Madeira are paved
with smooth round stones, and over
these atone the runners of the
sleighs travel quite freely. In fact,
the motion of the sleigh Is much
smoother than would be that of a
whiH'led vehicle, because tho runners
readily pass over small depressions In
the pavement without Jur.
The passenger sleigh hns upholstered
seat and figured curtains to protect
the occupants from the weather as well
as from the gaze of the curious. The
body Is mounted on springs and It is
said that riding In One of these primi
tive vehicle Is very pleasant, although
rather slow.
BEST LITTER FOR
POULTRY HOUSE
us
Paraffin Good Cleanser
Aid to Housekeeper
Parnftln Is very useful, and does
wonders for the housekeeper, though
jome people look upon it as a greasy
liquid unfit for cleansing, purposes. A
soft cloth moistened with It and used
on tho furniture In regular dustings
will brighten the wood. Many laun
dresses put a little into the water In
which soiled clothes are soaked, and
a little added to tho starch will keep
the Irons from sticking, rarnflln Is
also good for cleaning ennmeled bed
steads, bathtubs, sinks, etc. Paint is
greatly improved If denned with a
soft cloth and paraffin, the dirt coming
awuy without injuring the surface or
spoiling tho luster.
Today
Today Is yours and mine; the only
day we have; the day in which we
play our pnrt. What our pnrt may sig
nify in tho great whole we may not
understand; but we nre here to play
it, and now is our time. This we
know: It Is a part of action, not of
whining. It Is a part of love, not
cynicism. It Is for uso to express love
In terms of human helpfulness. David
Starr Jordan.
Litter for the poultry house floor is
not only necessary In plentiful quanti
ties, but It should also be of satisfac
tory quality. The two main points are
to have a material that will not break
up Into chaff or powder too quickly,
and which will not be Inclined to ab
sorb moisture. Litter that breaks up
quickly makes the house overly dusty
and often cnusos dlKense of the noso
or throat or sore eyes by fine particles
being thrown Into the hen's eyes when
scratching. Litter thnt absorbs mois
ture quickly Is especially bad In tho
winter months, when sunshine Is
scarce and has little drying power.
Damp or filthy litter often makes a
good breeding place for disease germs.
Litter should always be a mnterlal thnt
Is digestible If eoten by the hens, for
a certain 'amount is invariably con
sumed. Wheat or rye straw is one of the best
materials for the litter, ns it Is tough
and lasts well, although at the same'
time light enough In weight that the
bona can easily kick it around. These
strnws also have tho desirable quality
of being slow to absorb moisture. Oat
straw does not muke quite such good
litter, ns It becomes damp too quickly,
Alfnlfn or clover hay does not make
good litter, as it la heavy, powders
quickly and In damp weather ubsorbs
molsturo readily, becoming soggy even
from the dump air in the house. Of
course, this is somewhat offset by tho
fact that tho chickens will eat oft the
leaves of the hay, which Is good for
them.
For the floor of brooders or colony
coops, short-cut hay Is one of the best
nmterlols that can be used when cut
in two or three-Inch lengths and spread
on the floor to the depth of about an
inch. Leaves of various kinds (such
ns fall from the trees in tho autumn)
can be stored and used for litter.
second hog was a thoroughbred Po
land, which dressed 545 pounds. The
third hog was a Poland-Berkshire and
dressed 685 pounds. The fourth was
a Poland-Ohio Improved Chester, and
when dressed tipped the beam at 600
pounds.
Hood River. Captain George M.
Sunday, manager of the Odell country
place owned by himself and his father,
Rev. Billy Sunday, Is giving the poultry
business a material Btimulus here.
Captain Sunday has 300 White Leg
horn pullets. He says that ho will
clear $720 from his chickens in the
three months ending January 31. The
net earnings from the pullets for last
month reached nearly $200.
Salem. Securities approximating a I
ii a 1 AAA tti m A 1
valuation or more man i,uuu,uuv mo
hninp Vent bv the state in a vault
"o . - I
which would have been discarded by
a country bank years ago, according
to a report filed by R. E. Pinney, ex
pert accountant, who has Just com
pleted an audit and Investigation of
din Rtate treasurer's department in
behalf of insurance companies inter
ested in the condition of the department.
another important fertilizer element.
Tn this nrocess enough combustible
,m i r,.inso(i erentlv to reduce If
not to eliminate fuel consumption in
the Dlnnt. A tar Is likewise recovered,
and Its subproducts, kelp oils and creo
nt. hnve been shown to be of value.
respectively, as flotation agents and
disinfectants. Still other valuable by-
nroducts are likely to be recovered.
Th field broadens tremendously as
progress Is made," report the chief
of tho bureau of soils. -
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8,700
800
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4,100..
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Salem. Too liberal use of the em
ergency clause In collection with the
activities of the legislators in special
sessiou here last week, coupled with
efectlve bills and the passage of meas
ures for which it Is deemed there was
no demand under the call for em
ergency legislation, Thursday caused
Governor Olcott to veto 21 more bills,
making a total of 37 proposed laws to
receive his disapproval since adjourn
ment of the lawmakers early Sunday.
Salem. Receipts of the state trea-
suer'a office for the year 1919 totaled
Submarine "Valley"
Found Off Mendocino
San Francisco. The approxi
mate location and shape of an
uncharted submarine valley,
which caused the wreck of the
steamer Bear with the loss of.
five lives in 1910, has been re
ported by Captain Luklns of the
surveying vessel Wenonah of the
Const and Geodetic Survey.
The axis of the valley Is giv
en ns about ten miles to the
north and west of Cape Mendo
cino. Cal.. and its head about
five miles off shore.
The unknown presence of this
formation Is blamed for the
wreck of the steamer Bear,
whose captain was deceived by
soundings taken In Its vicinity
during a storm.
4,400
4.&00.,
4.eoo
4.700
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4.8O0'.
5,000
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8,000 8
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12.000....... 8
14,000
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KERENSKY NOW IN 'BEANERY'
Former Russian Leader Said to
Working In London Restaurant
Be
New York. Alexander F. Kerensky,
oimepssor to the czar ns ruler or itus
eln. la now working In a "beef and
beanery" in London, according to
fireirorv Zilboorg. who says he was
Kerensky's secretary of labor and who
$17,811,119.72 as against $10,503,177.61 k hcre mst nlglit at the intercol
for the vear 1918. according to a report i0(TlnfA socialist convention. "The poor
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prepared by the department Friday,
Disbursements for the year 1919 were
$17,668,11.62 as against $10,037,882.65
for the year 1918. The receipts for
the year 1919 showed a gain of $7,
307,942.11 over the year 1918, while the
fellow Is down at the heel," he added.
"He Is In the same boat as i am.
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22.000 8
24.000 8
2,000 8
28,000 8
80.000 8
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40.000
42.000
44.000
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52,000
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76.000..,
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36
37
38
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42
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44
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46
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63
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24
28
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52
56
60
64
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72
76
80
84
88
92
6
10
104
108
112
.
126
160
320
486
646
800
960
1.126
1,230
1,440
1,600
1,760
I. D20
2,080
2.240
2,400
2,560
2,720
2.880
3,040
3.2O0
8.360
3,520
8.680
8340
4,000
4,160
44(26
4,480
4,640
4300
4,960
5,126
5.280
5,440
5,600
5,760
5,920
6.08O
6,240
6,460
6.560
6,720
6,880
7,040
74M0
7,360
7.530
7,680
II, 680
15.680
23,680
39,680
79,520
16
56
110
190
ZOO
410
S56
710
896
1,000
I. 316
ivse
1310
2.090
2,390
2.710
3,056
3,410
3.796
4,190
4,610
5,05
3,510
5,996
6.490
7,010
7,550
8.110
8,690
9,290
8,910
1050
II, 210
11,890
1290
1310
14.050
14310
1500
1690
17,210
18.050
18,910
19,790
20,690
21,610
2250
2310
4910
7710
18710
26310
58310
Decreut
Total I'ct. of Froat
Tax Ieoe 1W
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XI .053
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34 JOtt&i 1J
38 .0103 14
32 -Oil
34 8
40 .0133 20
44 .143 22
48 .013 24
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4 .178 32
68 -018
72 .1S9 8
7 .CIS 88
80 -OS 40
84 J020S 43
g8 -0200 4
91 .0214 46
04 J0318
1M .223 50
104 .0226 53
108 -032 54
HI .233 56
lit .02.TT 68
120 .024 0
1T 02XS ' 86
870 -0463 1
590 .068 249
83 .0691 320
I, 000 .0778 40
17 J5 480
1.670 .0827 566
tjm .otw 840
2330 .10&9 720
2,690 .113 800
3,070 .118 880
3.740 .1239 0
3390 .121HI 1,040
430 .1353 1.120
4.790 .1408 1.20O
5,270 .13
5J79 .1518 !.
6.290 .1572 M40
6330 .12 U530
790 ,179 1,600
7,970 .1733 1.680
8,570 .17S5 1,760
9.190 .1S3S 13
9330 -1S9 12
10,490 .1943 2,006
II, 170 -19M 8.00
11370 -2048 2,166
12JS90 .2098 2J40
1330 J15 J-"
14.000 .22 3.400
14.S70 .2253 2.486
15.670 .2304 2560
18,490 .2355 8,640
1730 .2406 3.726
18,190 458 2306
19,070 J09 8380
1970 .25 3,960
20300 9l SOW
21330 -2WM 3,12
22,790 714 3,200
23,770 J763 3,286
24 770 -2K14 8360
25,790 .265 8,440
26330 .291 3320
27390 .21W7 3,606
28370 017 3.680
30,070 008 3,760
31,190 119 3340
81.190 .4070 5340
93,190 .4659 730
161.190 3373 11.840
SO3.190 .6062 19340
663.030 .663 40,000
Bond for Shelf Paper.
Seattle, Wash. How $4,000 of Se
attle Improvement bonds, bought by a
nn inrnmi for his mother, were
disbursements for the same period . . . to paper pnntry shelves,
showed a gain of $7,630,228.97. On disclosed when some of the mu-
Mark for Married Women
Mu riled women aro marked In India
n spot In the middle of their fore
heads Just between the eyes tells the
tale. 1
December 31, 1919, there was a cash
balance in the treasury of $3,271,798.06,
as against $3,128,789.96 on December
31, 1918, showing a gain for the 12
months of $143,008.10.
Madras and Prlnevllle have taken
the lead in raising their apportionment
of the World's Service Fund for the
Y. W. C. A. Miss Gertrude P. Bader,
one of the State Directors in the
campaign, has visited these places the
past week and was accompanied by
Dr. Estelle Ford Warner, who spoke
of her overseas experience as a Y. W.
C. A. "worker in France, England and
Russia. Addresses have also been
given at The Dalles, Bend, Redmond,
Wasco, and Condon, the women re
ponding most heartily in making plans
for raising of the apportionment In
their countries. February 29 Is to mark
the close of the campaign
tllnted bonds were brought to the of
flee of City Treasurer k. u xerry to
see if they had any value. According
to the story told Accountant A. B.
Lund, the bonds are the property of
nn elderly woman who hns been liv
ing alone In Seattle several years. Dur
ing a long Illness five or six years ago
she Is said to have suffered a tempo
rary lapse of memory, and when she
recovered apparently had forgotten
everything about the bonds and their
value.
"Brownies" Quit British Service.
London. The last group of "brown
ies" hns Just left the government ser-
vImv causing general lamentation
These were young messenger girls who
were taken on during the war and
were called brownies because of their
special brown dresses, which were
Kiinnlied by authorities. It Is said that
they proved themselves much smarter
and quicker than coys.
... 4.i onno U Riih-
Th. first S4.000 of net Income in excess or M r of $0i0OO
ject to a normal tax of only 4 per , out - mconie pnsse9 tUa
L subject to a norm. at of 8 Per cent of
figure of ,uuu Z taaun he is entitled to an exemption or -w
vldual with a net income of $6 -000 he tax of 4 per cent
leaving $4,000 which Is f JjM by $1,000 he Is also obliged
?."tAC?ii on this a, or $10, xnaklng
10 imj to" . , 17n shown Dy tne stueuuic
a total tax due the government of ?";as she tayke or exanip,e, an lndi
,m into the range or nigner lo . . t,.,a
"cuius - , rt -oo o(v The tax on au uiuo
vldual with a net Income of M-f LLe o ?2Gi0O0 and $23,000.
amount comes In bet een " net lncome of $26,000 as being $3,070.
Now. the schedule gives the tax on et nJ d ms amount ,3 SUD.
The amount in 4y HJ tax of 8 per cent and surtax of
lect to a total tax of 20 rer cent (normal tax v on Qm
between $2,000 and $5,000, an addition or , mim - " -
shown in the above tabJe- deduction of $8 must be made from
S2.200 and up to $0,000.
I"6 VSoE Tumvard $S nnrst be deducted for each child under eighteen years.
From $6,000 umara !Fi n M tQ ffle the,f returns be.
Heavy Pities we r ' l e a be pald ln fuU at the time
tween January 1 and Much lo. The full tax y l
of filing the return, or If t is desired to ma y ,
LEr those who nre married must file a return regardless of
whe3therr Sfincome TlT to retire the payment of the tax.