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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1918)
Diving Bell to Raise Treasures of the Deep Wonderful Submarine li the Invention of W. D. Siiion, en American Engineer IBBBBSMlBllBBBBBBBBBBBBBli Million mill powdhly billion of dollar worth of rrcnxiirrx now lying on the ocean Itoor In miukeii ship uiuy lie regained to tliu world ly tlio "cannon luill." The great diving boll ha JtiHt liei'ii completed and Ih now being tented. It resemble n ennnon bull, n giant sphere, cltclit feet In illnmeter. Tlio nliell I mndo of tough vnnmlliim steel, one anil one-fourth Incite In thlekne nnd weigh, with tlio machinery limine, nix ton. Tlio Hubmnrlno workH by maneuvering huge uteol pontoon alongside u Htiuken ship, bolting tlio pontoon to tlio vessel mill tliu releasing the mechanism willed pump tho pontoons freu of water anil raise tho minken ship. The largest pontoon nro -10 feet lout ami 15 feet In diameter, and have a lifting power of .'100 ton each. Two "operator form tho crew of tho diving bell and they work In normal ntinoxpherlc conditions becniiHo of tin oxygen tank on top of tho phcre. Tho air supply will hint for 72 hour without being replenished. The supporting cnblo and nil electrical and telephone wire are carried In on Insulated cable, which I strong enmiKh to ujiport M ton. Two propeller and a rudder give tho hall lateral nuivement and two pro (teller send It up and down. Thene propeller push tho ball through tho water at two mile per hour. In front of tliu ball nro four 51,000 candle (tower nitrogen lamp, covered with a steel net, and a two-Inch gin, to light up the hull of the minken ship. Near each Debt I n lookout ten four Indie In thlckne. On tliu front are huge magnet, which draw the ball to tliu bull of tho minkcu vessel. n , ni...,i ? ; Business ueiore nuu&uiu 5 X Never before did o many American pend ho. much money J In Europe, or for uch a good purjiose. J Sllenco I nunlly the beat ns- J net of a good-looking woman. $ Wonder If tho cnnnlbnl were Informed of the date of meat. w less dny. It 1 nlwny haxnrdoua for an unnttractlvo woman to boot her husband. 2 Tho man who eats garlic can nlway attract attentlou If not fame. Beef for Soldiers' Uso Is Under Official Observation From tho Pens to Mess Tins Every precaution to prevent an "em balmed beef" scandal In thl war I bo Ing taken by the wnr department, It I announced nt Washington. At present tho nrmy conHumes nbout 2,000,000 lountl of fresh beef dally that I to say nbout -1,000 head of cattle. And It 1 under Inspection from I ho tlmo tho llvo Block goes to tho slaughter houso until It reacheH the me tin of tho Individual soldier. It Is left to tho men themHelvos to hoo that nothing, happen whllo tho meat Is en routo from tho mess tins to their mouth. Beginning with tho beeves on tho hoof, an examination I mndo for phys ical defects anil all qtiestlonnblo ani mal aro rejected. Then tho car casses aro gono over, and only thoao "Hounil, healthful nnd wholesome" aro passed. Fresh meat marked "Inspected anil Passed" so forward to tho enmp In regular Hhlpfncnts, hut moats cured, canned or manufactured Irtto sausages, etc., nro relnspccted nt ench step of the process. Fresir meats nrrlvhiR at tho camps aro again twlco rolnspcctcd, first by an Inspector of tho bureau of nnlmnl Industry, nnd second by an olllcor of tho quartermaster corps. And nftor thnt there Is n flnnl Inspoctlon by tho organization conllnnnllol, who draws tho ration for Immediate uso. Aftor that tho company cook hnvo their chance to muko tho food palntablo. Why the Temperature Is Not Hotter Nearer the Sun Is Made Plain by Scientific Men Why Is tho air Renernlly much colder a mllo above the earth than near the ground? Tho heat of tho atmosphere comes from tho sun, hut by a some what Indirect proees. Tho Incoming Minbenms nre only slightly absorbed by the dry air at IiIrIi levels, and so have little effect on It atmosphere. In the lower regions of the ntmoHphcrc there I always a considerable amount of water vapor (water In the form of gas), and thl substance has a relative ly largo capacity for absorbing heat from sunshine. Lastly, tho earth alt sorbs all tho heat that falls upon It, nnd then gives It bnck, by radiation or con duction, to the air above It. Thus the atmosphere Is mnlnly heated from be low nnd not from above. Air heated near tho ground tends to rise, but It cools rapidly In rising. As It renches higher levels tho pressuro upon It Is less; It expands, pushing nwny tho sur rounding air, and It uses up In this work some of tlio energy thnt It orig inally possessed In the form of heat. This process Is referred to by scion tlcts as "adlatmttc cooling." This ex plains why tho hent of summer often seems to como up from tho ground, rather than from the boiling sun above. Popular Science Monthly. J KEEP POULTRY BACK YARD f it im dadi vxnn s .1 . Tho deportment of agriculture has a campaign In full swing for tho estab lishment of small llocks of poultry In back yards of city or suburbnn dwoll lugs. In every household, no matter how economical tho housewife, thero Is a certain nmount of tnhlo scraps and kitchen waste which hns feeding vnl tie, but which, If not fed, finds Its wny Into tho garbage pall. Poultry Is the only clnss of domestic animals which Is suitable for converting this wasto material, right where it Is produced lit tlfb city, Into wholesomo and nutritious food In tho form of eggs nnd poultry ment. Though tho vnluo of tho product from ench city lloclc Is small of itself tho aggregate is large. A small llock of )icns, even us few ns six or eight, should produce egg enough, whom used economically, for n fatally of four or llvo person throughout tlio entire year, except during tho molting period of tho fall and enrly winter. Ily tho preservation of mirplu egg produced during tho spring and early ntimmcr (hi period of scarcity can he provided for. The keeping of pullet Instead or lien also will Insuro Die production of egg. Not only will tlio egg from tho homo llock materially reduce tho cost of living, but tho uiporlor fresh ness and quality of tho egg nro In themselves well worth the effort ex pended. Egg nre n highly nutritious food nnd nre o widely used n to bo nliuost Indispensable, and an occasion al chicken dinner Is relished by every one. Whcro condition render It fenslhlo nnd cheap small llock of poultry should be kept to n greater extent thaii nt present by families In vil lage and towns nnd cspeclntly In tho suburb of largo cities. Tho need for this extension of poultry raising I par ticularly great In thoso section where tho consumption of poultry product exceed tho production, with tho result that price are high. Home-Grown Sweet Corn Is Best Good Advice on How To Grow Your Roasting Ears To hnvc sweet corn at It best, says (ho U. 8. department of agriculture. It should be on tho lire within 1(1 minute after being pulled from tho stalk. It lose quality very rapidly after being picked because It sugar changes Into starch. Thl I n lino argument for having thl crop In the homo garden, If space will nllow. Those who wish to grow their own roasting cars will find tho following advice useful : Corn doe best In n fertile soil, but I nble to ndapt Itself to nil textures from sand to clay. To grow It In suf ficient quantities for tho average fam ily requires more spnee, however, than for most garden vegetable. It should not bo planted until after danger of frost I past. Tho rows should he spaced not clos er than three feet apart, nnd for tho larger-growing Into vnrletles tho dis tance had best ho three and one-hnlf feet. Stalks should be thinned to stand from 15 to 18 Inches In the row. In planting, tho seed Is covered with one or two Inches of soli. Cultivation must bo thorough, frequent, nnd shal low. It I possible to use tho ground occu pied by early corn for n fnll planting of such crops ns splnnch, turnips, nnd kale. Large, late varieties of corn, luvevcr, will occupy tho ground for practically tho whole season. CONSERVE SUGAR, IS APPEAL Food Administration Ask Consumer Not to Hoard, "You nro entitled to an extra amount of sugar these day for home canning. Do not pormlt this privilege to tempt you to do a wrong to your neighbor and your country." This Ib tho rncssago from tho Na tional Food administration to Ameri can housewives In a bulletin received by Northwest Federal Food adminis trator. The bulletin continue: "Don't hoard sugar. Buy it just as you need It and keep your canning sugar separate from your table supply. Cut down on your tablo and cooking sugar in order that all housewives may have sufficient for canning and pre serving the foods that would otherwise spoil. Sales of sugar for canning pur poses are limited to 25 pound at a tlmo for tho present IJccauso of a lack of ships, sugar Is coming into tho country slowly and it must be distrib uted accordingly If all aro to bo sup plied." Homo terse paragraphs regarding conservation of food aro found In Food administration bulletin coming in from other states, among these being: "Tho next wheat crop will bo a big one, but who knows what will bo the slzo of tho ono to follow? Hoover wants to store somo of the big crop against a lean year that may come. Help him, not only for yourself, but for tho boys nt the front and for our patient, long-suffering allies." Big Lens Factory Burn. Wheeling, W. Va. Fire destroyed tho proporty of tho Superior Class company at Martin's Ferry, Ohio, 30 miles from here, shortly after 1 o'clock Sunday morning. The loss 1b estim ated at 1200,000. For more than a year tho company has been engaged In tho manufacture of searchlight lonscs for tho French government. In cendiarism is suspected. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT H i -i- l f l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I i l l l f JUST FOR FUN H HI G.'J-ti whw-hi i im 1 1 mm vi Reasonable Suspicion. "It must be a lot of satisfaction for n woman of fashion to hnvo n French mnld." "No doubt. Still there nro draw back." "Of what kind?" "If tho mnld happens to bo chic. It Isn't long before her mistress Is won dering what sort of effect Mario Is hav ing on friend husband." Very Much Tried QDuccn Were )" inwu UJ n Jury? Ugbert Oh, yes; I served on ono once, nnd nono of tho stub born men would agree with me I What Detained Him. "You seem to bo later every morn lug," said the manager. "Yes," replied the meek-looking mnn; "my wife seems to ndd n few more button to tho bnck of her waist ev ery dny." Not for That Reason. Tho electrical" expert was breaking In n green man. "Nover touch tho wires with your bare hands." "1 see. Everything sanitary." Charm of the Impromptu. "W lint' a your inulo'a namo?" "Ho hasn't got any reg'lar name. It sort o' keeps us both Interested for mo to think up what to call 'im ns the provocation arises." A Qood Speech. "Did ho make a good speech?" "Qrent. In tho first plnco ho said something, nnd In tho second plnco ho quit after ho had said It." Pessimism, Curious Friend I wondor why thoy say pootry has foot? Impecunious Poot Well, not be cause It wins In n walk. C Wheat Bulk basis, Portland for No. 1 grade; Hard wheat Bluestem, Early Bart, Allen Galgulus, Martin Amber, $2.05. Soft white Palouse Bluestem, Fortyfold, White Valley, Gold Coin, White Russian, $2.03. White Club Little Club, Jenkins' Club, Whito Hybrids, Sonora, $2.01. Red Walla Red Russian, Red Hy brids, Jones Fife, Coppci, $1.98. No. 2 grade, 3c less; No. 3 grade, 6c less. Other grains handled by samples. Flour Patents, $10; valley, $9.60; whole wheat, $9.60; graham. $9.20; barley flour, $11 per barrel; rye flour $U11.40 per barrel; corn flour, $11.6061)14.50. Millfced Net millfeed prices, car lots: Bran, $30 per ton; shorts, $32; mllddings, $39; mixed cars and less than carloads, 50c more; rolled barley, $7475; rolled oats, $69. Hay Buying prices, f. o. b. Port land: Eastern Oregon timothy, $32 33 per ton; valley timothy, $2728; alfalfa, $24024.50; valley grain hay, $2426; clover, $21; straw, $910. Butter Cubes, extra, 41ic; prime firsts, 431c; prints, extras, 48c; car tons, lc extra, butter fat, No. 1, 47c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, current re ceipts, 381039c; candled, 4041c; selects, 42c per dozen. Poultry Hens, 2325c; broilers, 280;30c; roosters, $1617c; ducks, geese and turkeys, nominal. Veal Fancy, 16c per pound. Pork Fancy, 23c per pound. - Fruits Strawberries, $2.503.50 per crate; cherries, 512c per pound; cnntaluopes, $1.50 per crate; goose berries, 56c per pound; apricots, $2.352.60;, watermelons, 441c per pound. Vegetables Tomatoes, $2.252.50 per crate; cabbage, 2131c pound; lettuco, $2.503 per crate; cucumbers, $1.252 per doren; garlic, 7c; celery, $3 per crate; peppers, 2535c per pound; rhubarb, 4c per pound; aspara gus, $2.50 per crate; spinach, 56c per pound; peas, 1012ic per pound; beans. 15c per pound. Sack Vegetables Carrots, $2 per sack; turnips, $1.85; parsnips, $1.25; beets. $2.25. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, $1 1.50 per hundred. Onions Yellow, $1.75 per crate; crystal, $22.25; red, $1.75 per sack. Cattle June 20, 1918. Prime steers $12.0013.00 Good to choico steers.... 11.0012.00 Medium to good steers.. Fair to medium steers . , Common to fair steers . . Choice cows and heifers. Com. to good cows and hf Canners 3.00 4.50 Bulls 6.00 8.00 Calves 8.5011.50 Stockers nnd feeders. . . . 7.00 9.00 Hogs Prima mixed ...v..$16.6016.75 Medium mixed 16.6516.60 Rough honvies 16.6015.75 Pigs 15.5015.75 Bulk ,. 16.50 Sheop Prime spring lnmbs $14.0014.50 Honvy lnmbs 13.5014.50 Yearlings 7.50 8.00 Wothors 7.00 7.50 Ewes -5.00 7.00 STATE NEWS ; TTVT TSPTL'L' Harvesting of tho first strawberry crop throughout the North Bend sec tion I approaching the final stage and grower report tho production far bolow normal. Tho cranberry marshes in tho vi cinity of Astoria aro now In full bloom. Oldtlmo cranberry growers admit that they have never seen anything like tho bloom on tho marshes that Is seen this year. Joe Thurin is tho 'latest trusty to escape from the state penitentiary. He was convicted in Multnomah county in 1911 on a chargo of burglary and Is a parole violator. He also served time at Walla Walla. The Astoria school board received a letter from tho capital issues commit tee of Washington declining to author ize tho proposed $125,000 issuo of school district bonds for new school buildings. Tho present cherry crop will set a record for Lane county in point of quality, if the dry weather continues a few days longer, according to Coun ty Commissioner M. H. Harlowe, own er of ono of (he largest orchards. Tho little village of Harbor, which nestled on the south side of the Chetco river in Curry county. Is reported to have been practically wiped out by tho fire which started in the C. & O. logging camp in the neighborhood. The sale of 100,000,000 feet of tim ber on the Klamath reservation to the Pelican Bay Lumber company, of Kla math Falls, has Just been approved by tho government, according to J. M. Bedford, who has charge of the timber on the reservation. The sum of $404.30 was paid over In tho Justice court at Pendleton Sat urday morning by William McGowan and George Brown. The men, who wern arrested in their car at Umatilla, with Mrs. Brown, were charged with importing liquor. Omar Lewis Renninger, 16 years of age, was drowned in tho millrace at Coburg, Lane county, Thursday after noon, when he slipped Into the deep water while wading near the shore. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Renninger, of Coburg. The Johnson mill at Coqulllo was totally destroyed by a fire of unascer tained origin Friday night The mill was cutting lumber for shipyards building United States vessels and also airplane material. Tho loss Is estimated at more than $50,000. Robert Potter, of Fossil, died Friday from Injuries he sustained in the cloud burst near Fossil last Friday. He, with Gordlo Rambo, another victim, was brought to Fossil Monday. Al though suffering intensely, he told clearly of his frightful experience. An old feud between Vernon Mc Allister and Joo Quinn, convicts at the state penitentiary. Is close to Its last chapter Wednesday, as Qulnn is lying dying In the prison hospital, with a stab cut over his heart, which pene trated his left lung. McAllister is locked in a death cell. Investigation of an application made by Eastern Oregon lumbermen to the Industrial Accident commission for a reduction in rates on risks In that ter ritory under tho workmen's compen sation act may result in legislation widening the power of tho commission, Commissioner Marshall said Saturday. The schooner Spray made a record catch of fish near Heceta Head some distance off shore. After four days' fishing the crew brought in 15 tons of halibut and 3000 pounds of black cod. Each member of the crew cleared $300 and the Burke company, of Portland, owners of tho vessel, cleared over $2000. Benton Bowers, of Ashland, member of the State Lime board, announces that the board will continue to con struct and operate the Gold Hill plant, which will be completed about the first of August Funds to continue operation will be forthcoming, pledged on tho credit of members of the board until such tlmo the State Emergency board or the next legislature comes to their relief. Work on the Prineville railroad is progressing rapidly, the rails having been laid within two miles of O'Nell station, 10 miles from Prineville. The Klamath county council of de fense, a branch of the state council, has opened an office In Klamath Falls, whore all information relative to the dofenso of tho Nation will be received. Rev. Robert E. Browning, former rector of Emmanuel Episcopal church in Marshflold, has written to local friends advising them of his arrival In Europe. Rev. Mr. Browning enlisted 8.50 9.00 6.00 7.50 9.0010.00 8.00 9.00 5.00 8.001 for service with tho British army and is a chaplain. Floaters who travel up and down tho coast nre regularly picked up at Grants Pass, questioned and searched by tho police authorities. Tuesday a German giving his namo ns John Woldholmor was picked up and Is now In tho Jo sephino county Jail as an allon enemy. Woldholmor had no registration pa pers. Charles Owens Is making up his first carload shipment of chromo oro from his mining property on Suckor Crook, in tho Illinois river district says a Grants Pass dispatch. Tho oro, which runs 40 per cont, is being hauled by auto truck from tho proporty to tho Waters Crook terminus of tho Cali fornia & Oregon coast railroad.