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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1918)
SHIPPING BY MOTORTRUCKS Possibilities Shown Recently by Suc cess In Hauling Egg* and Othar Farm Products. (Copyright, t»ll. by th « McClure N «w «p a- per ■yndlcaie.) ('assamlra Andrews had done every thing «he could thluk of. Hhe had worn her moat becoming blouse« mid her best stockings—«he bad spent hours doing her hair and brushing her eye brows and polishing her nails, hut a whole sch oo l year bad almost disposed of Itself and the young professor of Bngllsh literature had never seemed to notlee her at all. Before mid after class he joked and Jollied with other girls. The vivacious Roberta Htevens nearly always stopped at bis desk for a moment o f chatter— Bertha Marvin, the class beauty, the athletic Agnes Burns and a dozen others were on the friendliest terms with him, hut Caa- samlra Andrews slipped demurely into her seat four mornings a week, appar ently unnoticed. “ They’re all crazy about hi®." she thought scornfully, ns she watched the professor’s reception before clui'S one morning. "Kvery single one of them !’’ A fter the professor had delivered his lecture that morning, there was a gen eral -discussion and he called on her for an opinion on a certain passage. She arose diffidently, offering her little statement o f disagreement with the generally accepted theory. And right there Is where the professor Heavy Truck Paaalng Over Macadam made his first mistake. He smiled a Road In New Jersey. tolerant, skeptical sort of smile, the •uses ii < tuni h I i Ipiiicids o f furm pred trend of which Cassandra Andrews caught Immediately, nnd she leaned ic t « ure b«'lng supervised. A motortruck rout»* from Vlnclimd. forward Impetuously and flatly contra dicted his comment. Then she fol V. J.. to New York city hus been es- lowed up the contradiction with a tum uldiMlieii, over which trucks truvel regularly picking up egica from pro- \ ble o f words In support of her own lucers nnd delivering them direct to ' opinion and sat speedily down again. The professor was surprised. ’’Well," wholesale dealers In New York city, ’’I’m glad that at rhi* first loud went through without a he said, crisply. least one student In the class thinks tingle egg being broken mid lundo bet for herself. I was afraid you were all ter time than express shipments. sheep." On the Instnnt the bell rang nnd the girls arose and passed out In chatter ing groups, congregating In the court outside with light hearted banter. Organization Formed of Representa tives of Various Departments to ‘‘ W e’re all aheep hut you, Andy, Supervise Work. dear.” sang out Ednn Phray, dancing up to rnssandrn delightedly. "And you JTrom the United 8t*tes Department o f are a blessed lamb, hut you’ll grow. I Agriculture.) never knew you had so much spunk. All functions of government agendas rein ting to streets mid highways here- | Where do you keep ItT” And the two of them strolled off to after un* to he en-orillnuted In a body nilletl the UnltetT ittutes highways ; gether. arranging to play tennis In the I-ater that day the council, composed o f one represents- 1 late afternoon. professor of English and his crony, the live eaeb from the war ib'purtment, professor o f economics, sought the the department of agrlcultur«, the courts for their regular afternoon's United Stii!»'s rullrnud ndmlnlstriitlon, tennis bout. The English professor tin* war Industries hourd mid the fuel patted a ball aimlessly Into the net administration. The council wns while his contemporary changed his formed prlmnrll) to prevent delays, shoes. dnancliil loss and uneertulnty Incident •'» ¡uess I’ ve got a touch o f spring fe to the method of taking up each high ver." he said, absently watching Ednn way problem In Its turn with a sep nnd Cassandra tightening the net three arate nnd distinct government agency. courts over. And right there the pro This council wns constituted at the suggestion o f the secretary o f agricul fessor of English made his second mis take. " I feel," he said, "almost friv ture. Through the department It will continue the close contact already es olous enough to suggest mixed doubles. tablished. both formally by law und In What do you say. Hill T** And Bill, the economics expert, wav formally by practice, with the state ; ed his racket, and called across to highway commission In ouch state of the girls: “ Want to make It doublesT" the "nlon. Membership o f the board follows : The girls drew together for an In War department, Lieut. Col. W. D. stant's consultation, and then assent Uhler; fuel administration, C. G. Shef ed, walking over to the court where field; war Industries board, Klrhard the two men were. L. Humphrey; railroad administration, "H ow 'll ye pair off?" demanded Pro (J. W. Klrtley ; department of agricul fessor Bill. ture, L. W. Page. These representa "W ell,” said Edna Thray, practical tives have selected Logan W aller Page, ly, " I hate English nnd I love econom director of the office o f public rouds, ics— and I ’m very temperamental.’’ department o f agriculture, as chair The professor o f economics grinned man, mid J. E. Penny■hacker, chief of ns the two o f them moved toward the management o f that office, as secre other side o f the net. tary. “ But," continued Edna, significantly The council utilizes the orgnnlza- ■ to the professor o f English, ’T a i a bet tloiis o f the forty-eight state highway ter tennis player than Cnssnndra An departments with their trained person drews, even If I am a sheep.” nel and-their knowledge o f local con Whereat the profesaor of English ditions anil provides a single agency shouted with laughter. where all highway projects calling for Cnssandrn glanced at her stalwart governmental action o f any character, partner at those words and In her whether it he a question of finance, of young heart there leaped a mighty materials, transportation or of war flame, the golden points of which necessity or desirability, may be dealt with. The council has provided a defi shone In her shining brown eyes. She forgot everything but the game. She nite form on which applications for re lief ure to be made through the respec darted ahout, dlvfng across the court nnd smashing her return drives like a tive state highway departments, ind little fiend. Twice »he collided with has sent supplies o f the forms to ‘he her partner and shot him a dazzling departments. It emphasizes Jhe gi tut little glance ns she flung her head hack need of conservation of money, trans to shake the hair out o f her eyes. Time portation, labor und materials by re nfter time the professor o f English stricting highway and street work to shouted at her. “ Good g ir l!" nfter n most essentlul needs. It ranks main particularly difficult shot, nnd her tenance o f existing streets mid high spirit soared on the wings of the wind ways first, reconstruction o f badly with the professor’s not far behind. damaged streets and highways next, She hnd forgotten thnt she had worn and it places Inst new construction Jus her best stockings, hut they were so tified only on account of vital war or much in evidence thnt It wns fortunate economic necessity. thnt Rhe wore them, for the professor was getting more observant every mo Realize Value of Good Road«. ment o f the afternoon. Today the fanners realize the value j At the beginning o f the third set of good roods os never before. It Is they were even, with a set apiece. stated that about $.'100,000,000 worth of Then the couple In economics settled farm products are ruined yearly be down nnd won four straight games. cause of the poor roads over which the They lost the next nnd then won ngaln, farmers are expected to haul crops Vo so that the score wgs five to on* market. (I*r«purrd by tli« Unlt«4 Htataa Drpart- >n«nt of Aarli ultur«.) InvoNtlifutlonc o f the use o f motor trucks In liuullnif furtii product- to mur- kct ore being curried out and In amno FEDERAL CONTROL OF ROADS ngnlnst Cassandra and th*> professor of English. "Easy money," Jeered Professor Bill. " W e need only one more game I” “ You cun’t do It," tnnnted the flam ing Cassandra. “ We must win I” she said eagerly to the professor of Eng lish. "W e must— we must I” “ You’ll kill yourself,” he protested. "What does It matter?” she said, crouching to receive Professor Bill's twisting service. "What does It mat ter— If one can die winning?” And ahe flung her tired body viciously Into a smashing stroke and ruahed to the net. And so they fought on and on win ning the next five guinea. “ fine m ore!” she gasped breathle*»- ly, and played on. Five times that Inst and deciding game went to deuce, and then came the shot— the shot that stood between vlc- tory nnd possible defeat—nnd she made It. Leaping high In the air she «mushed the hall In a gray streak down the nlley, nnd the game was w on! "Game— set— and match t W heel" shouted the professor of English. “ Great work, Andy, old girl I” And he patted his drooping little partner on the shoulder. The racket slipped from her ex hausted grasp and she swayed weakly. ’’We won I" she murmured, and would have fallen If the professor hadn’t put his arm about her and led her to t bench. "Why, you. blessed lamb. you. Andy Andrews.” said Edna Phray. sitting beside her and shaking her hy the shoulders. “ I never knew you to play such tennis. The lamb has turned ti ger-cat.” she laughed up at the two men. who stood oyer them. "Don’t maul me, Eddie," protested Cassandra, fe eb ly ; “ I’m all In," and then she smiled up at the professor, her professor. "But we won, didn’t we?" “ You won." he said. “ I didn’t, because you played some tennis yourself.” The next morning she slipped Into her seat demurely as usual. As usual, too, there wns n cluster of girls grouped nbout the professor’s desk, »•haltering gaily. But then, what did she care? Hadn't he called her “ Andy, old girl.” only yesterday? And she smiled In prim superiority. And when the recitation was over he would have detained her a moment, but »he Ig nored the Intention with a fine Indiffer ence nnd passed out with the rest. For a week she avoided him suc cessfully, then late one afternoon bs met her face to face on the campus. “ And what did I ever do to you?" he demanded when ahe would have spoken calmly and passed on. “ You called me 'Andy, old girl'," she said grimly, “ and I’ ve hated yo* ever since." •'You're not going to bite me, are yon, Andy, old girl?" grinned the pro fessor of English. She could mnlntnln her gravity no longer and little sparkles o f gold flick ered In her hrown eyes. *T11 try not to." she murmured wtth a little laugh agilely dodging the eager sweep of his arm. And then the profesaor threw his dignity out of the window and started In pursuit through the trees, catching her right where she’d planned he should. In a narrow nnd secluded pnth. Then after he hnd kissed her, she reached up and clutched his head be tween her hnnds, shaking It fiercely. "And rt'mpmhor," she snld between her clenched teeth. " I will not be called •Andy, old girl.’ I won’t love you any more If you call tne that. I hate It." “ All right, you darling Andy, old girl," chuckled the professor. But when he kissed her again she only clung to him eagerly. Queer thing, a woman! fs T A T E N E W S :; : IN BRIEF. ♦ • ♦ ♦ ♦ • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » ♦ : ; PRISON HERD LEADS State Penitentiary Has Thirteen Cows on Tcs’ ing Association Honor A telegram was received Monday by Roll in August. Mr. and Mra. E. J. Ward of Gaston from the war department stating that their son, James Benjamin Ward, had been severely wounded In action Aug Walla Walla.— The state penitenti ust 11. ary herd led the valley in August, ac A rich vein of manganese has been cording to the monthly report of the discovered In Curry county on land Walla Walla cow testing association. owned by the Oregon California lum The per had 13 cows on the honor ber company. Assays of the mineral roll, each producing 40 pounds or more have decided the company to start of butter fat In the month. The lead extensive development work on the ing cow produced 64.8 pounds. The claim. It runs more than 70 per cent Burbank company bad two on the Hat and took second place. Swegle broth pure. ers had four and c. P. Hussey three. The need that stands second to the There are 414 cows In the associa paramount one of winning the war, Is tion, of which 61 are dry. The average the need of more and better teachers of milk per cow was 472 pounds; av to train the youth of the land, In the erage of butter fat per cow was 21.7 mind of Superintendent J. A. Chur pounds, average cost of feed per cow chill, who Saturday issued a statement was $7.45; average cost of producing In support of the bill providing for 100 pounds of milk was $1.58. normal schools in eastern and south Hay Is now $22 a ton and mill feed ern Oregon. $32 a ton. The United States government, in view of the loss of the California prune Big Premiums, Lewiston Show. crop as a result of rain, has ordered Lewiston, Idaho.— Secretary O. P. that the entire Oregon crop be held Hende.rshott of the Northwest Live by the packers. J. O. Holt, of Eugene, Stock show, which will be held in a government representative, made this Lewiston November 7-13, says: "There announcement Monday before leaving is every indication that this year’s for Portland, where he w ill confer exhibition w ill surpass the splendid with representatives of canning and shows of previous year*. Premium packing plants. lists are now being mailed. It will be The building of a cafeteria at the Coo Bay shipyards started Monday for the use of the employes of the company. The building w ill be finish ed In three weeks and opened. Meals are to be served at cost. The struc ture will be 150 by 34 feet. The pro ject Is being carried out under the di rection and by the advice of General Manager James Polhemus. Offices for the use of the officers of the spruce division w ill be opened Monday In Bunker H ill in the C. A. Smith building near the mill. Inspect ors and members of the production board stationed at Marshfield w ill be In charge of the office. There are now stationed there regular resident in spectors and also members o f the spruce and fir production boards. a surprise to many to know that we offer the third largest premiums on live stock in the United States. Mr. McAdoo, director general of railroads, has granted one-half freight rates, as suring us that live stock for exhibition purposes w ill have special attention.” Bullet-Proof Tire*. Experiments made at the North western Military nnd Naval Academy apparently show that our best pneu matic automobile tires are fairly tia mune from Injury from rifle bulleTs, and it would be Interesting to know how much trouble has been experi enced from this cause on the European front. It is probable, however, that this is the least of the causes of trou ble, and that punctures resulting from running over rough ground, and the debris of battle wrecked villages, is far more serious.— Scientific Ameri can. H. H. Veatch, of Cottage Grove, aged 45, and his only son, Raymond, aged 18, registered at the same moment for Uncle Sam's Hun chasers. Mr. Veatch Is a traveling salesman for the Mar shall-Wells Hardware company. Ray mond Is a high achool lad and has been assisting bis country this sum mer by working In a sawmill. The Portland— Wheat— Government basis wife and mother, Mrs. Veatch, is post $2.20 per bushel. Flour— Straights, $10.05®11.95. mistress. Millfeed— M ill run, f. o. b. mills; car- Governor Withycombe has formally lots, $29.65; mixed cars, $30.15; less tendered to Secretary of W ar Baker than carlots. $30.65; rolled barley, $65; the use o f the Oregon State Fair rolled oat* $69, Corn— Whole, $75; cracked, $76 per grounds at Salem for cantonment pur poses or as a concentration camp dur ton. Butter— Cubes, extras, 52c; prints, ing the course of the war. Supplement extra, box lots, 54c; cartons, box lots, ing his letter to Secretary Baker with 55c; half boxes, !£c more; less than a brief statement the governor de half boxes, lc more; butterfat, No. 1, clared that If necessary the state 58c per pound delivered Portland. Eggs— Ranch, candled, rots and would do away with the fair entirely for a year or two, or during the course cracks out, 48® 50c; selects, 53c per dozen. of the war. Poultry— Hens, 26® 17c; springs, 27 Kraner & Carter, who received the @28c; ducks. 25 @ 30c; geese and contract to build the 15-mile canal and turkeys, uominal. Veal— Fancy, 20*4@21c per pound. diverting works for the Gold H ill Irri Pork— Fancy, 26 Mi @ 27c per pound. gation district at Gold H ill, have begun Fruit— Cantaloupes, 85c@$2.25 per active operations, but are having dif crate; watermelons, 2MiC per pound; Cohan’s Verse Wins $500. ficulty in obtaining laborers and peaches, $1@1.50; apples, $1@2.25 per George M. Cohan won a bet o f a $500 Liberty bond the other day by teams. McCushion & Co., sub-contrac box; plums, 2@3c per pound; pears producing the following verses In 18 tors, received a shipment o f 49 mules $1®1.50 per box; casabas. 8c per minutes; " It ’s a Long Wet Swim to and a crew of men recently employed pound; grapes, $1.25@2.75 per crate. Vegetables— Tomatoes, 40® 50c per B r o n d w a y “ I wonder what they're on the new government aviation doing In the old home town. New grounds near Sacramento, and other crate; cabbage, 4®4MjC per pound; lettuce, $2 per crate; cucumbers, 30@ York City. IT. S. A. Do the folks shipments w ill follow. 50c per box; peppers. 8c per pound; with bottled hubbies-all their troubles beans, 6@7c per pound; celery, $1.25 An epidemic of cholera infantum is per dozen; eggplant, 8@10c per pound; try to drown, along the Great White Way? Do the chickens go to roost raging in Marshfield. Tw o children corn, 20® 30c per dozen. at the break of new-born day? Are died Friday— Georgia Bell Harrison. Potatoes— Oregon, $2.50®3 per hun the lobsters still a-comlng with th« 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. dred. ale? Do etty guys wtth clever schemes Lester Harrison, and Olive, the 1-year- Onions— Walla Walla, $2.25@2.50 per part rustic* from their kale? Is It old child of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Sprick- sack. Just the same Rrondwny? It’s a long Hops— Nominal. wet swim to Broadway, the street I’d ler. Many other children of the city Wool— Oregon, 36® 71c per pound. Mohair— Long staple, 60c; short love to see; It’s a long wet awtm to are dangerously 111, and three grown Broadway, the land so brave and free. persons were taken to the hospital staple, 40c; burry, 30c. Cascara Bark— New and old, 1214® I f Jonah conies along with his whale suffering witn the malady. The dis submarine. I ’ll stow myself away In ease appears to be spreading. Many 13c per pound. thnt fish’s Intestine; It’« a long wet dangerous cases are reported. Cattle— Prime steers ... $12.00® 13.00 swim to Broadway, New York City, Good to choice steers...... 11.00®12.00 U. S. A ." The words will likely bs Barracks for the accommodation of Medium to good steers . . 9.75@11.00 put to music nnd sent to the boy* In 1000 or more soldiers who are expect Fair to medium steers . 8.25® 9.25 the trenches. ed to attend the students army train Common to fair steers... 6.00® 8.25 Choice cows and heifers 8.00® 9.00 ing camp at the University of Oregon Med to good cows and h f . 6.00® 7.25 H ittite s E v id e n tly Trader*. this fall and winter will be construct Canners ............................. 3.00® 4.00 That the Hittites were In constant ed at once as a result of a conference Bulls .................................. 5.00® 8.00 communication with other nations Is shown by the fact thnt Egyptian scar between President Campbell and rep Calves ............................... 9.00® 12.00 abs nnd amulets, Phoenician pottery resentatives of the Eugene chamber of Hogs— Prime mixed ...... 19.50®19.73 ftnd Greek terra cotta figures are found commerce. The new barracks w ill be Medium mixed ............... 19.00® 19.35 In the tombs o f different periods, says financed through the organization of Rough heavies ............... 18.00®18.35 Pigs .................................. 16.00® 17.00 the Christian Herald. Bronxe dnggers the University Barracks Corporation, Bulk ......................... 19.35® 19.50 nnd Jewelry nre fairly common, nnd Sheep— Lambs ................ 13.50® 14.50 as the university at present has no one nrcheologlst proudly exhibits a Fair to medium '.arnbs... 11.00® 12.00 snfety pin, 3,000 years old, thnt will fund that can be used to erect the Yearlings ........................ 10.00® 11.00 necessary buildings for quarters for still work. Wethers ............. ........ .... 9.00® 10.00 i the soldiers. Ewes ................................. 6.50® 8.00 ( NORTHWEST MARKil REPORT |
