mint MiUMtm, kmti, tmtxHtn, tmmuAi, avhu, at, urn.
VAtlV, 1
FOREST FIRE LOSSES ENORMOUS
SAYS HARDING IN PROCLAMATION
('rttllfiK Attention to tlio Kttnt
Iomi lx prnvonlntiln fnrt fire In
Hid t tillnl Hlnlfn, (lircnlnnliiK llm
iir uliortuft nml Inrr nnnlriK Hit nrii
of ii(in-tiroiltiflln lnil, I'rMldwit
llurilliiK linn Imwuil ii iirocliiinntlon
nritlnic llin Kovormim of I hi vnrloim
ulnli'K to t nprirt tlin week of May
22 211 nn Knrt-nt I'rotwrllnn Wi.rk. ON
flcliil of til" DrncrtilttoM luitliilitil for
(t wurn miplli'il t ml ii y with a copy
ut Dm proctainntlon:
"Wlmrnnii, tlio dmitmctlon hy forrl
flrcn In I'm Unltiid Htiitwi lurolvi-x an
niiiiiiiil lm of npprojlmiiti-ly 20,
000,000 nml tint iliivniilittloii of np.
proliiintolX 12. 600,000 ncnm of tlm
tier l "'I nml ollinr nnliinil nwotirci,
mill '
"Wlii'reaii. Tim prcni'iil ilnplorulily
Inrgu iirmt of nnn-proiluctlvo land Ik
In' I ii K IncrcnsiMl by 33,000 or morn
Mrct fin which occur cuch yunr,
unit
" Wlinrfwn, Tim ninnum of fntiir
tlmlior KliortflKd llirmitnfiK to Imrnino
prixmit Kcoriomlc fnet mirloimly nf
feclliiK our norlii I nml Imlinlrliil wcl
fiitr. nml
"Whorwi. A liirKn prcentii!i) of
tlio foroNt flri'n ciiiMliiit tlm nnnuiil
wnt of ti ii til nil ren'iurcm tuny lm
irni'iitfil ly liicrciiRliiK cum nml
vlKllmica on tli ii pnrt of cltlioim;
"Tlifirnforit I, Wnrrmi (I. Hnrdlng,
prciililiinl of tlio tnltml Mitten, do
ilrun upon tlm Kiivntiiurii of tlio viirl
nun lntnn to ilitdlRiintn nmt m;l npnrt
tlio wiick of May 22-28, 1921, n Kor
imt rrotnctlon Wank, nml to rrqiifiit
nil clllii'im of llmlr ntutim to pin n for
I lml wiik nucIi ndtic-ntloiiiil nmt In
Ntrilrtlvn mcrclni.'ii im uliiill lirliiK l"
for tlio pcoplo tli n norlotifi unit nn
linppy offcctH of tlio pri-mml uiiih-c-imiiry
wimlii liy furnnt fire, anil tlio
ii 1 of tlii-lr Imllvliluitl nml colvctlvo
I'fforlH In ciiimiTvliiK tlio natural ru
Nourcim of Anmrlcn."
fflffrtlnff n t,Ml numliif (ti ptoml
UiH UiuklhK ploriM.
' UiftMM rmtr ttith itam thn
ftliV hf Wflfnllf ftrnrllri it "
ICK FACTORY WILL
HE 1IKAVY HHII'I'KK
(Volrnl ittmmx Town Oiifililn of
lliml To Vv 1 10 Toiid Hliorl
K I IVovlilrtl Au,nltt,
At rnst 110 ton of len rnnnufne
turcil In lloml will Imi lined In Contrnl
Oregon town outxlilo of lloml thin
mmininr, A, K, Amlcmon, In clmrRO
of milm tor tlio Ilenchuten Ico Co,,
rnportii after n trip to I'rlnorlllo,
Mndnm nml other Contrnl Ori-Kon
point k,
What tho total nlen will lio thin
ynr In liiipomilolu to forocnut, Mr.
AnfotMU drfirn n fnitt'n dn
llrefled dtintit ttm mtmmf ikhu
nfmnfM it iiitm. tmt thn itrippl
wrt ufomtfi tntnpttiicmenin nt
thn local tifUitt nfiriiiM fio amplfl
prorlnlon nr.ntiM nhf nhotltui Oil
fwif, lm deiiere.
Twnnty-firrt Ion a month l tlm
pfMont cofiiiffiptlon In llond, N
(IioiikIi dally maximum (ompernttire
arn Milt ntfrnr,liK fan than IS da-jtroerf,
AbtntMindefnii,
InlereMf In ulmt ono U doInK and
the fivceMlly of ilolo It within a len
llm no far toward rrirnfielllnjt concen
tration of tliouchi and nttenllon, I'ow
er of concentration In, In fact, no com
mon a ponM-Nidori tlm I It often grow
Into ilment-uilndcdntM, atmorpllon In
oo line of thought lending to neg
lect of other. AhncnHnlndednc In
frequently encountered, hut people
do not alwny think of Ii a an accom
panlment of ronrcntrntlnn.
1'OVil CYCiM C0VH
TO VATHOtj H'i'ATU
Trafflr 1ml Mj.enl Vlolafor Mill
Mio in lr it ml Trcmhllnx
After ,funn lt,
Vlolntom of (raffle and npd lawn
throughout (ho ulalo of Oregon will
lira In fear ami frmhllng aflr June
1, unyii Jay KalrrnBn, apodal utato of
fleer, who wn In Ilend Inat weak. On
that (Into four motorcycle officer,
operative of lha ttato decretury' de
partment, will ho jient out upon the
highway of the Mate, to arret all
violator of both peed and traffic
law. Ona will cover the Central
Oregon district.
Theko men will be lecret icrvlce
operators to the nth degree, for they
will he sent to dUtrlcts where they
am not fcnown, and will hn nhfflVtf
from dfntrlft tn UUM m ffuritixnll
a in urold any Inormallort fll their
Idondly feaehlfiff IM general ptiMM,
CUNTKACTS LBT FOR
SI'MiNKLlNO STKBKTS
Contract for aprlnkllng tho city
ulreot, letting of which wn post
poned at Krldny' council mooting
heraiiim of lrregilnrltlefi In the hid
prcentod wero todoy awarded to If,
O. Jackiion hy the street wcimlttce.
Jackion'g bid w& 85 cent nn hour,
Tho other were for $1 and SI. 12,
presented by Anton Aune and Joo Al
bright, respectively.
Probably SUalt th 8eap.
Melbourne Argu Situation want
fd. Houiemald, unscnipulonxly clean.
Bonton Tranncrlpt.
SCHOOL TEAM iHOW TO GROW
PLAYS BURNS; POTATO TOLD
II.IHI.IIAI.I. OA.MIM K('lli:iM'l.i:i)
H)ll ,l'ltll tl(t AXI MAV lit
Wll.l. AIJ I'l.AV MAIIHAK
and i'iiim:vii.i.i:.
iin.i.irnv containh vaia'aiim:
i.vroitMATio.v its koi us, Hi:i:ti
Ki:i,i:UTIO, riiANTINtl, Tll.l
AOK AM) IIAUVKSTINO.
Two bnaeball gamea have boon
iloflnllely achoduled hy thn lloml high
chool team, which Ima boon pracllc
lug atondlly under tho coaclilng of
II. 0. Miller. Tnntntlvo dutoa for
game with Madraa high Imvo boon
twlco called off biraumi of liiclcmolit
weather, llond will piny at Iluriu
April 30, lliirn high coming here
May 'l3, (lamea with Madra ami
I'rlnovlllo will bo nrrnuged noon,
Itrduiuud hn no team.
Through tlm cliu game hold
earlier In tint neaaon nml thn prac
tice held an far, a fait team hm beun
lined up which necd,only the iteady
lug of nctual conflict to make it a
dmigerou contender for Central Oro
gun honor.
WELLS FREED;
JURY SPEEDY
ACOI'ITTAUS itiisri.T IS AM.
(Mtl.MI.VAIi I 'AS lis OX I'OCKI.T
rivu. with wii.i. mriTV
xi:xt wi:i:k.
A Ktralght record of ncqulttalH far
thn u ii 1 1 ru dockut of criminal canon
for lliU term nt circuit court wna
hung up Friday evening wliun tho
Jury In (ho cnao ngulnal Newton
Wolli, chnrged with looting a
homoatendor' cnhln, brought In n
verdict of not guilty after being out
ono hour. No other criminal canon
wore ready for trial and court wna
adjourned until Monday morning.
Only three ciuon wero heard
during tho flrat week of court, but
two wore mnrked hy an abundance
of tontlmony, tho trial of Jnmc T.
I'nrtnr for allcgod alntutory offonnoii,
nml of C. !,. Kvnn nml Jnkn K'ooy
niaii for larceny, I'liiuuiil dlHpntch
wna ohiorvod In Krldny'a trlnl, n
Jury being picked, both aide hoard
ujiil n verdict Riven In ono day.
"How to firow an Acre of Potn
toon," a bulletin prepared eupcclally
far nmt In boy' nud Ulrli' club work,
hut containing Information of value
to anyone who Intend to rnUe pota
toes may he had by writing to tho
U. H. department of Agriculture,
Wuahlngtou, I). C. The bulletin Is
No. 1190.
Tho booklet iIIkcucson tho value of
Increasing production, selection of
unliable soil, It preparation, selec
tion of seed, plnnt food supply, sood
disinfection, quantity, site, cutting
and planting of seed, tillage, disease,
spraying, and selocllng for
seed, harvesting, grading and stor
age. A summary of tho advice contained
In the booklet I printed on tho front
pag :
"fielcct n soli that work easily,
that Is well supplied with humus and
Is not subject to drought.
"Apply plant food liberally.
"How as deep as possible, eight
nr 10 Inches If tho strfuco soil will
permit.
"Conserve soil moisture by disking
full plowed land In early spring and
thn spring-plowed Inml an soon na
plowed.
Tut the soil In tho best possible
Imp before planting.
"riant ti variety adapted Jo your
locality mid soil.
"Vo the best seed obtainable,
"Disinfect tho seed potatoes before
cutting them.
"Cut blocky seed piece, weighing
from one to two ounces.
"After planting keep tho surfneo
of the ground loose mid friable until
tho plants appear.
"After tho plant appear give deop
cultivation. Cultivate often enough
to keep thn soil loose and tho weeds
destroyed.
"Prevent Injury to tho plant from
dlsenso or Insect pest by spraying
them with suitable fungicides and In
secticide. "If you Ilvo whero It Is possible to
produco good seed Improvo your stock
hy systematic selection of tubers
from tho best-producing plnuts. This
should bo dono In tho field, by hand-
Bear Stories Of Bad Roads Without
Foundation, Declares Publisher Of
Automobile Record, Touring State
After purchasing mid loading
IiIh car down with equipment for
extricating It from mm) holes, nt
tlm ndvlco of Klamath Kail peo
ple, who claimed tn know the con
dition of the road tn lloml, M. O.
Wllklns, publisher of tho Oregon
Automobile, Ilocord, cmno' through
almost all of tho way in high guar,
ho remnrkud last week. Ho
left Klamath Kails at 0 o'clock
In the morning nud arrived In
llond nt 9 o'clock In tho uvonlng,
losing an hour In forrylng ucrosH
Klamath lake, pnrt of tho detour
necessary because of tho construc
tion uunr Chllouuln,
Although tho road by way of Sil
ver I,uko, which lm boon usod for
Bovornl wuoka, Is now so miry uh
to bo ImpnBBiiblo, tho route through
Hand Creek nmt Crescent Is In
good condition, Wllklns said. Thoro
Is one place whero n dotour
Is necossary, and once or twlco ho
used his shovel after gottlng out
of tho road In thu drifts. Tho ruts
have boon cut to the bottom of all
theso drlftB, however, so that In
another week tho road will rosom
blo n highway. Wilkin cmno all
tho way from Sand Creek without
chains,
Wllkliia loft Portland Inat Wed
nesday, drovo to Hornbrook, Cnl
through Agor to Klamath KnlU,
ami to llond. Ho ha dono no work
on his car but to Biipply It with
gasoline, oil and wntor. Ho Is ar
ranging with hotel men for dis
tribution of tho atuto highway do
lmrtmont'B official road man.
THE GOLDEN RULE STORE
Vn:i!.'::i!i::niiiisi:i:i::ni::::::i:::i::i:!iK:
BIG MONEY
RAISING SALE
We must raise money, therefore we are going to
forget the cost and mark our prices down to rock
bottom. Our complete line of Men's Clothing,
Furnishings and Shoes, will be sacrificed for 8
days only. Don't Miss This Sale that will be the
talk of Central Oregonand remember
8 Days
COMMENCING SATURDAY
APRIL 23
8 Days
MEN'S SUITS
Men's Light Weight Summer
Suits, all wool, guaranteed, 30
value, special, J? " CA
limited number ..vi6'ou
Men's Khaki Norfolk Suits, just
the thing for summer wear,
neatly made, fin- (1 Q QC
est material, spe.
Men's Suits, plain and double
breasted models in the newest
shades of green and dark brown,
2 pair of pants; (tOl Cffc
Special tPAl.OU
$50.00 value Men's All Wool
Cheviot Suits, young Men's
double breasted tOQ QE
model; special P.
Monroe Suits, two pair pants,
all wool, silk sewed, extra fine
ig. $35.00
BOYS' SUITS
Just a few Suits to close out;
large sizes; good serviceable
Sr:!.:. $2.98
Boys' Steel Fibre Nick -Suits, all
wool, extra patch and buttons;
double reinforced scat and knee;
gag $8-95
Extra Special!
Every pair of Boys' Pants in
the entire stock, including greys,
mixtures and cor- (11 QQ
duroy; special VVf
EXTRA
SPECIALS !
Men's Unbleached Cotton Gloves
good weight; extra C
special; per pair
(Limit 3 pr to one customer)
Men's Heavy Rockford Work
Sox; mixed colors; 1 Or
Special; per pair lvri
Men's Blue Chambray Work
Shirts; guaranteed full cut, fast
color; an extra qual- 2Qr
ily; Special UJ7
Men's Boss of the Road Over
alls, Union Made, in blue stripe
and khaki color; extra Qftp
special, per pair. 70v
Men's 50c value Lisle Thread
Sox; colors black, cordovan,
grey and navy; 2Cr
Special, per pair.
Men's Heavy Mulehide Mitts,
welt scam, extra good 4Qf
quality; special
Men s Pants
Men's Khaki Pants, good weight,
full size; extra well made and
r".:. $1.48
$4.25 value Men's Heavy Whip
cord Pants; dark color; Union
3d! $2.45
Men's Heavy Corduroy Pants,
extra well made; good, strong
S.: $3.95
Men's Khaki Lace Bottom Pants
extra quality, double seat and
knee; just the thing for camp
ing or fishing; OjO Qg
Special at ;
Shoes! Shoes!
One lot Boys' Dress Shoes in
broken sizes; limited number;
well made; (1 AJt
Special at vl.tu
$10.00 value Men's Mahogany
Color, English and wide toe last,
bench made; good solid leather
soles; tC QC
special at PU.5JO
Men's Hand Made Logger Shoes,
every pair guaranteed, pegged
and sewed, double vamp; sold
IS00: $io.95
Underwear !
Men's Balbriggan Light Weight
Shirts and Drawers; all sizes;
regular 85c value; 49c
special -xs
Men's Heavy Fleeced Lined and
Cotton Ribbed Shirts CtQr
and Drawers; special
Men's Medium Heavy Cotton
Ribbed Union Suits, long sleeve,
ankle length; $2.95 JQ
value; special at J.1"7
Men's Summer Weight Cotton
Ribbed Unions, long and short
sleeves, ankle length; QOp
Special at J'ot
MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS
Men's Extra Quality Dress
Shirts, neck band style; sizes 14
to 17; fast color guaranteed;. in
madras, cord and Oxford cloth;
$3.50 values; d1 OCj'
Special at px.iJ