Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1917)
ASSERT YOURSELF By QEORQE MATTHEW ADAMS. If you don't know what is in yoursolf, nobody oleo will over know it But just as noon ns you rccognizo Umt you havo con siderable ability, that luomont your ability sticks out. Assort Youreolf. Napoleon was scarcely inoro than a boy when ho look com mand of tho Army of Italy. His soldiers almost mistrusted him, but tho mlnuto that ho bogan to givo his orders, concisely and straightforwardly, ovory man enthusiastically followed his lead. And buttlo after battlo was won. For a Master "Mind was at tho helm. Assort Yourself. Tho inactivo mind is tho mind asleep, but tho activo mind is tho mind Asserting itself. Just tho minuto you begin to sys tematically organize tho forces within you and put a deflnito pur pon6 in front of them, that mlnuto you Assort Yourself, and tho world recognizes in you a man or woman of initiative, of action, and of doing. Assert Yourself. You havo yourself largely to blamo if you sUind complainingly today over your lot. Assert Yoursolf, demand recognition. And tho happiness that is sure to como over you from the secret knowl edge that you aro going forward is suro to mako you masterful and dominating. Assert yourself. Tho breeding pens In nil kinds of poultry should bo mated now, oven If eggs nro not wanted for hutching 'or two weeks or more. Tho spnro cockerels from tho early batched broods sell readily for broil ers, If thoy nro well grown and fnt, when thoy nro eight to ten weeks old. Tho wny to avoid comiietltlon with tho majority, Is to Imtch cnrly nnd bnvo poultry products to sell when tho majority hits nothing to sell. A good hen, well housed nnd In proper condition, will glvo better re turns for somo ntco nlfnlfn chopped up with hot wnter poured over It, than will nny other bird or nnlmnl on tho farm. Tho Inexperienced mnn or woman who starts with n few birds generally grows Into tho poultry business. An Inexperienced person who stnrts out with n lot of birds nnd nn expcnslvo houso gonernlly gets scratched out of Uio business. Do sure to kill tho llco on nil sitting hens by dusting them frequently, nnd thoroughly with llcc-kllllng powder, filling their pluningo to tho skin In ov 'cry ense. Tho last dUHtlng should tnko place three dnys before Uio eggs 'are duo to lintcli. ' Outdoor exercise Is n great Invlgor ntor for nil kinds of young nnd old poultry; nnd when tho weather will 'permit, both tho fowls nnd tho llttlo chicks should bo out In tho sunshlno 'on tho ground, though care must bo taken that tho llttlo ones do not get 'chilled. When tho turkey Is rendy to bring off n hntch, It Is advlsnblo to placo n wire screen or soma enclosure over her so that sho cannot leavo tho nest until tho hatch Is complcto; othcrwlso Sho will sometimes leavo with tho first low poults hatched, leaving tho othora to dlo In tho shells. Muntlno tho "Blue Tiger" With the Mercury at 150 Not the Greatest Sport nuntlng for tiger In n cllmato where tho temperature at midday registers 160 degrees nnd at night 05, nnd whore tho humidity npproxlmntcs 05, would hot bo considered sport exactly by tho Everyday citizen. Yet It Is only ono of 'tho conditions with which Mr. nnd Mrs. Roy 0. Andrews hnd to contend lA loading tho Aslntlc zoological oxpo rdltion of tho American Musoum of Natural History. Organised early in 1010 for tho pur poso of collecting zoological and eth nological material In southeastern China, tho mombers of tho expedition wont to Fuklon provlnco, where tho first real collecting wns to begin. Tho account of their progress says In part j "Ono of tho special objects of tho expedition was to obtain, if possible, ppocimens of tho 'bluo tiger.' Mr, An drews was fortunate In mnklng Uio ac quaintance of Rov. Harry It. Oaldwoll, 'd missionary, who, having seen two of theso animals during his roBldonco In that region, was tho first to glvo au Ithontic reports of tho presence o this 'epocies of tiger, Mombers on two oc casions had Uio bluo tiger almost With la reach, but ho could not bo induced Vo como out Into vlow from tho grass, .'which would havo givon an opp6r tunlty for n shot. During Uiolr stay in this provlnco, howover, Uioy Bocufod hbout 000 birds and 100 mammals, Vhlch havo already been received lit ".WWlo in tho, vicinity of U-CfclapgJ Around the World i Tho fastest-firing rlflo now In uso In tha great wnr Is the uor mnn Mnuser. Borax furnishes tho surfacing for n mllu of country rondwny In Oregon. Tho nnthrnclto mines of Penn sylvania havo over 7,000 miles of underground tunnels. Tho United Btntos govern ment, in 1010, collected a $31, 450,000 tax on 25,233,000,000 cigarettes. Tho United States forests sup ply nnnunlly products valued nt $1,2H),000,000; employ nearly 1,000,000 men, pay $307,000,000 In wnges. Osaka, Uio Jnpnncso Indus trial center, has more than 1,500 fnctorlcs mnklng steel, machin ery, cotton, brushes nnd rubber Urea. Tho highest wnges nro 04 cents n day to men, nnd 24 cents n dny to women. Uio expedition worked for soven weeks on tho slopes of n mountain 15,000 feet high, nnd during Hint tlmo collected more Uinn 1.100 mnmtnuls, which Indi cates tho richness of tho fauna. Among other specimens, they secured flvo gor nls nnd four screws. Itoth of theso nnlmnls nro cxcccdlnly rare nnd dif ficult to obtain. A largo perccntngo of tho mammals secured hero will un doubtedly provo now to science, stneo no zoologUt hns previously visited this region." JIEE3 Hl Day. "Your dny, of nil days," Quoth lj tho fortuno toner, H "In Hnturdnv. Wutch for It, for on that day you will rccclvo a ccr tain sum of money." "You're right for once," said tho fellow with tho ndjustablo grin, "thut's pay dny." Quito a Difference. "Say, doctor, explain a llttlo matter to mo, will you? "What's tho differ enco botweon nn artistic temperament and the- oUier kind of bugs?" "Oh, about $5,000 a week and a pad ded coll," answered doc. Doubtful. "la your husband a regular attend ant nt lodgo?" "I wouldn't say that exactly, but ho takes a night away from homo regularly ovory wcok for that pur poso." Of Course Not "Mary Jane," called a volco down tho stairway, "do you and that young man know what tlmo it is?" "How foolish, faUierl How tan wo bo ojrpoctcd to know, sitting horo in tho dork." flood Management, "Say, old Doollttlo is on Unlucky follow, Tho court allowed him onl fDjOOQ for Uio loss of his finger," mm w Day Dreaming Oh, they tin of the day dreamt; The April nnd Mny drm, Tlmt a hidden the lonimvo minu. To doze nil forgetful Of matter regretful I pictured or sentir rennea. It's exceedingly plennant To live In the preient IMo a fro icaomo kitten or pup, Hut It Jim thla objection, You'll find on reflection, That aomo day you've oi to wuxe up TJie toller and echemer Itesnrdn the day dreamer Aa quite an Impractical elf, Who make plana artlitlo On llnea nltrulatlo And fnlla to take cure or Iilmicir, Do while we are drlftln Monsit fanclea upllftlnf And nuafflnir aerenlty'a cup, lt' ntlll be preparing I 'or doing- and (In ring, Vor aomo day we've got io wnxe up. Washington Kvenlng Bur. Average Woman's Part in War Not Spectacular but It Is of Vital Importance You mny think of the wnr nursing nvrnmid. Tho apex, which nlone comes In contact with tho fight ing forces, Is tho small group or pro fession nurses. Behind theso comes n Hllirhtlv smaller croup of nurses' nlds, nonprofessional women selected from Uio ilea cross training ciobhcb, who will havo chargo of tho house keeping nrrnngementa of tho hospltnls, nnd who will nlso to some extent bo permitted to glvo nursing nttcntlon to soldiers In convalescent homes and camps, says tho Hcd Cross Magazine. liut tho base nnd most of Uio super structure of tho pyramid nro tho tens of thousunds of cnpnblo women every where In tho United States In tho big cities nnd Uio small towns and on Uio farms who will keep tho small pro foKHinnnl scrvtca aunnlicd with hospital necessities, attending in various capac ities to their manufacture, collection, packing nnd shipment to central de pots. Here tho nverago woman must find her opportunity. The sncrlflco of tlmo and money for such servlco Is not as Inspiring ns the direct mlnlstra Uon to mnnglcd nnd bleeding men in khnkl tho movies will not pay so much nttcntlon to it but who shall sny that because of Its prosaic drudg ery It Is not after all tho more heroic? Who can measure tho patriotism which will keep women on lonely farms dny nfter dny bending over this work, with none to applaud or even to know of tho loving enro put Into those sUtches? Barbed Wire for Trenches. Ono American compuny nlone, tho American Steel Export company of Now York, has sent to Europo slnco tho beginning of tho wnr more than 12,000 tons of barbed wire, which in Its way Is as effective ns mnchlno gun fire in stopping tho rushes of German troops. This nmount of wire, it stretched out In n single line, would extend 60,000 miles; that Is, It would glrdlo tho world at tho equator with a three-strand fenco nnd havo enough loft over to build a similar fenco from Now York to France. "Unlucky I Great Scott, man I Ho lost ono digit and gained four. That's kuuu uusincss. A Drawback. "Tho photographers' club I bolong to is going to havo n debate" "Can't bo done." "Why not?" "Bccauso every man In tho club will want to tako tho negntlvo side." Happy Fellows. "Theso rcstnurant proprietors must bo happy men," said Hcnpock, glanc ing nt a sign on tho wall. "Why so?" asked tho only friend his wlfo would lot him linvo. "Look nt that," responded tho down trodden one, pointing to n sign which read, "Not responsible for hats, other apparel or valuables." Dut Sho Must "How do you do, Gladys, my dear? Have. I hear you havo a now baby at your houso." "Geo whiz, Mrs. Askalot, I know ho cried awful loud, but I didn't B'poso you could hear him way down hero." Clever. "Ia that young man you are going with clovor?" "Clover, I should say ho Is, Tho othor night when I was out riding with, him ho Jollied three traffic police men out of making complaints agauw nun for speeding." .. STATE NEWS I IN BRIEF. I Oregon's Liberty loan bond require ments wore $10,500,000, but a grand total of $13,820,500 was subscribed, or an oxcess of (3,200,300. A lot in the central part of Pendle ton was purchased recently by the building committee of tho Presbyterian church for tho erection during the summer of a $25,000 church. Tho Public Service commission Sat urday was flooded with letters from merchants and business men of various parts of tho state declaring in favor of the 15 per cent increase in rates asked by the railroads. Franklin J. Miller, Jr., of Salem, 'whose appointment to the Annapolis naval academy has been recommended by Senator McNary, has purchased 1 100 in Liberty bonds with savings he had accumulated. It was nnnounccd Saturday at the state executive offices that Georgo Pal mcr Putnam, who has been secretary to Governor Withycombo since he en tered office, has submitted his resigns tion, to become effective August 1. Kruse & Banks' shipyard at North Bend, has submitted bids on Ave ves- sclsfor the United States Shipping board. The bids wcro for the Hough type, the plans having been finished and delivered in San rrnncisco on Tuesday. In a few days tho government dredge will be at work deepening and widening the channel approach to the Bay City dock that was not quite fin ished by the dredge Oregon last fall. When completed vessels drawing 22 feet can lie at the wharf. The University of Oregon ambu lance corps, which has been officially designated as the Fourteenth Red Cross ambulance corps, is ready to an swer the call which is expected to take the organization to Allentown, Pa., for a period of training, and thence to France, Tho Public Service commission now is bending every effort to get its cal endar cleaned up by July 1 if possible, so that the decks will be cleared nnd ready for action on the hearings on the proposed 15 per cent increase in intra state freight rates asked by all of the carriers operating in the state. In the future, with the funds now available, inspection and examination of all insurance companies operating in the state will be made where it is deemed advisable by the insurance de partment, states the annual report of Insurance Commissioner Harvey Wells, which has just come from .the press. Sherman Wehrley was arrested 15 miles east of Arlington and brought by Deputy United States Marshal Harr- mam to Condon, where he was ar raigned before United States Commis sioner J. D. Weed. He waived his right to a hearing and was bound over to appear before the United States grand jury for refusing to register on June 5. Everett, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Green, of Haines, died Saturday afternoon from injuries caused by tho kick of a horse. The youth was working near Haines and tho Bcraner which tho team was pun ing becamo caught and threw him be hind ono of tho horses. The freight- cned animal kicked him in tho abdo men. Ninety-threo Indians residing on tho Klamath Indian , reservation north of Klamath Falls registered Tuesday un der tho selectivo draft law, increasing Klamath county's total registartion to 1312. By the sudden death this week of his uncle. Sir Alvon Paxton, in xowa, Paxton Ridgeway, a young man of Suthcrlln, inherits the income from a largo English estate estimated from $40,000 to $5,0000 a year. At tho Redmond Commercial club Guy E. Dobson gave a talk on liberty bonds Wednesday, which resulted in a unanimous voto that every member present buy one or more liberty bonds, and do it now. Tho people of that community aro responding enthusias tically. A new striko is reported in an old mino known as Uio Johnson ledge which has produced much gold since its discovery in tho early 'GOs, but has been abandoned for many years. Tho voln is on tho farm of Mrs. Catherine McDougal Calhoun on tho west slope of Blackwoll hill, three miles south of Gold Hill, within a few hundred foot of tho Pacific Highway. Compilation of figures, on tho Des chutes county registration on war cen sua ilnv Hhowa tlmt of tho 99G recris terod fiin hnvn naked for oxemntion. Three claim exemption on tho ground of hfiinir legislative, executive or judi cial officers, 15 for total disability, 394 bocauso thoy have dopendent relatives and 48 on account of their occupations. There aro 69 aliens registered, five of whom aro alien enemies. i FOODSTUFF IS NEED Two Bills Pending In Congress; One for Development In Production; Other for Official Control. Washington, D. C. Tho urgent need of food legislation was emphasized by Secretary Houston, of the agriculture department Wednesday in a statement outlining in detail the purposes or food bills tho administration has asked con gress to pass. Co-operating as we are with the nations of Europe in the war against the central powers," said Secretary Houston, "the task of maintaining the subsistence of the allies is at once a political and moral obligation and a military necessity. War is always de structive of production, and, in a pe culiar sense, it is destructive of the production of foodstuffs, since war leads to a scarcity of labor and labor is one of the chief factors in cultiva tion of the soil. 'In addition tho wheat crop of prac tically tho entire world has suffered serious reduction during the last year, and the prospects for the coming year promise little or no increase in the production of this essential cereal. "One of two courses lies open to our government. The first is to continue as we are at present, that is, to permit unhampered the abnormal operations of trade, rendered all the more abnor mal because of the needs of the allies for foodstuffs from this country. The second plan consists in the regulation or control of our foodstuffs' to the double end of maintenance of the sub sistence of the allies and the protec tion of the food needs and commercial interests of our own people. "The bills now pending in congress provide for systematic development of our productive forces and an adequate control of distribution and consump tion, to the end of conserving for our selves and for the allies the foodstuffs provided through the stimulation of agri culture!" Secretary Houston describes the first food bill as a measure to stimulate production and the second as one to control distribution. What is to be ac complished under each is given at length. Strawberry Crop Outlook Good. Chehalis A. J. Milem, secretary of the Washington Fruit Growers' associ ation, states that unless unusual weather conditions develop, strawberry growers will have the biggest crop in the history of Uie business this season. The first home-grown ripe berries came in Thursday, selling at $4 a crate. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT : Wheat Bluestem $2.61 Fortyfold 2.56 Club 2.56 Red Russian 2.54 Oats No. 1 white $46.00 Barley No. 1 feed 42.50 Cattle Steers, prime... $ 9.2510.25 Steers, good 9.00 9.25 Steers, medium 8.50 9.00 Cows, choice 8.25 8.50 Cows, medium 7.50 8.00 Cows, fair 6.75 7.25 Heifers 5.00 9.25 Bulls 5.00 7.75 Calves 7.50 9.50 Hogs Packing $15.1015.25 Rough heavies 10.1014.75 Pigs and Skips 13.0013.50 Stock hogs 12.0013.00 Sheep Wethers $10.2513.50 Lambs 10.2514.00 Flour Patents, $12.40. Millfeed Spot prices: Bran. $35.00 per ton; shorts, $38.00; rolled barley, $49.00; rolled oats, $53. Corn White, $72.00 per ton; cracked, $73.00. Hay Producers' prices: Timothy, Eastern Oregon, $28.00 30.00 per ton; valley timothy, $22.0024.00; al falfa, $20.0023.00; valley grain hay, $18.0020.00. Butter Cubes, extras, 37c per pound; prime firsts, 36cl Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 39c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat, No. 1, .39c; No. 2, 37c. Eggs Ranch, current receipts, 32c per dozen; selects, 33c. Poultry Hens, 1718e per pound; broilers 1G 21c; turkeys, 2224c; ducks, 17c; geese, 1213c Veal Fancy, 14J15c per pound. Pork Fancy, 19Jc per pound. " Vegetables Artichokes, 7075c per dozen; tomatoes, $1.75 2,75 per crate; cabbage, 34c per pound; egg plant, 25c; lettuce, $1.752.00; cu cumbers, 90c$l. 50 per dozen; celery, 75c $1.25; cauliflower, $1.00 per dozen; peppers, 2040c per pound; rhubarb, 28c; peas, 67c; aspara gus, 6Gc; spinach, 46c, Potatoes Buying prices, $3.50 4.00 per hundred. Green Fruit Strawberries, $34 per crato; apples, $1.2fJ per box. ' Hops 1916 crop 36c per pound; 1917 contracts, .nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 53c per pound; coarse, 55c; valley, 55c; mohair, 6560c. Cascara Bark Old, 8c; new, 7c per pound.