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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1919)
STATE NEWS l tptvt ramYTT'fr" X JUL ,b,KVIJ-j7 Tlio bod ot Jtilluti I) rock, nu cm jtloyo or tliu liny Park mill, of North Hand, was found flouting In tlio wntcrn of Ponuy lulot, near tlio wont und of Montana Btrcot lirldco early Christ limit mornliiK. Tnkuta, n laborer, 30 yearn old, an In unit o of tlio Eastern Oregon ntnto hospital, committed Biilcldo there Hat- urdny night by hanging himself from tlio transom with n towol tnkon from tlio hospital washroom. Tlio man wan mint horo from Bhormnn county In No vombcr. Mrs. Qulggluy of Onwogo hns ro colvod word, throuith tlio Portland Hod Cross, that hor son, ThomnH Qulggloy, had boon located In a Gorman prison, hut recently wok roloaxod. Mrn, Qulg gloy had not hoard from hor son for tliroo months, and Im moot grateful for tlio Information furnlshod. What liromloon to bo a serious labor situation Ih confronting Oregon and tho Portland Chamber of Commorco, alone with tho Oregon delegation In congress, should tnko stops to nscor tain tho reaHon and detormlno tho remedy, Oovomor Wlthycomba doclar ed In n ntatcmont laBt weak. Tho gasoline nchoouor Dolln, belong' lug to a company of morchants at (lold Ileach, wrecked recently at Port Orford, In not tho heavy loss flrist roportn Indicated. All tho machinery, rigging and ttoino of tho cargo wero nalvcd, after tho breakern forced tho Delia ashore, whoro salving could bo douo at low tide. Marian Halo, of ha Grande, nged 7, In In n Horlouti condition, with a bul lot In hor head, tho result, It Ih bo llovod, of playing with n rovolvor. Tho adults of tho homo had boon go no, Tho child, It U said, bocamo curlqun and removed tho gun from tho shelf. Tho bullet entered abovo tho oyo and lodged In tho cranial cavity. Ulllsboro has been selected an tho uoxt meeting placo of tho Oregon Dairymen'. aHnoclntlon, January 14-15, at tho request ot many fanners. Tho district Is characterized as tho "heart of a rapidly growing dairy country" by P. M. Ilrandt ot tho O. A. C, sec rotary of tho association and professor of dairy husbandry at O. A. C. Deschutes county may spend $134, 930 during tho coming year. This was tho amount named In tho budget approved by tho county court. No ob jections whatever woro offered by tax piiyom to tho estimate. Ot tho total, $8200 will bo mot by fees, fluos, forest revenue and fair monoy, whllo tho balance, ? 120,730, miiBt bo raised by direct taxation. Tho pupils of tho Astoria high school have adopted Mario and Paul Souchlor, two Ilelglau orphans, nged 10 and 4 yonrs respectively, ns tholr wards. Tho Junior clnsH of each succoodlng year will act as foster parents for tho two orphuns, whoso maintenance nnd edu cation will bo provided for with funds from tho Junior ltcd Cross branch, or ganized by tho school. Tho now mllk-coiidonalug plant built at llnndon last summor by ale blsch & Jopltn, and now owned by tho Northwest Process company of Port land, will begin operating March 1, according to August Schaofor, vlco president and general mauagor of tho company, who has Just visited tho plant. It has a capacity of 1000 cases a day, and will afford a markot far all tho milk produced In that section. An account of tho fatal burning TuoBday ovonlng of F. L. Klgor, Uma plno rancher, reaching Pondloton Fri day, is as follows; Mr. Klgor was en tering his houso with a flvo-gallon can of dlstlllato whon tho liquid exploded, sotting flro to his clothing and to tho house. Ho Jumped through a window and managod to roach an irrigation ditch, whoro ho was found by a neigh bor, fearfully burnod. IIo was taken to a Walla Walla hospital, whoro ho dlod. Secretary of Stato Olcott has ro colvod claims from llarnoy and Mai hour counties against tho appropria tion of f 05,000 niado by tho last logls laturo for bounty on wild animals, and as tho appropriation Is exhausted tho claims will bo roforrod to tho log islaturo for payment. Tho claim from ITarnoy county was f 2572.G0, nnd Mal heur's claim was for 11204, Tho stato 'paid ono halt of tho bounties, tho coun ties paying tho othor half, as long as tho appropriation lasted, City vs. Farm Prepared by the U. S. On tho farm tho poultry keeper cmi greatly rcduco tho work of caring for tho fowls nnd fit tho hiiiiio tlino glvo them tho opportunity to pick tho most of their living by distributing them on tho land. In tho city back yard tho birds could not, under nny circumstances, pick any conslderublo part of tho food they require. Practically everything must bo supplied them, hence any negllgcnco on tho part of tho keeper affects results more unfavorably than when tlio hens nreimder farm conditions. Yet thoro Is nothing illlllcult In tho enro of n small flock If each of tho things necessary to do Is done nt tho right tlino In tho right way, and tills system Involves nothing too hard for n child, or beyond tho Ingenuity of nn ndult who cannot look after tho fowls as closely as the child whose time is divided between homo nnd school. Hens of tho medium-sized breeds Plymouth Itocks, Wynndottes, Jthodo Island Iteds nnd Orpingtons are host suited to back-yard conditions. Largo hens kept In close confinement arc likely to get too fat to lny well. Small, 7 fe- ta,M..y...u,....Ai...... WW, y.A Intensive Poultry Culture on a City Lot nervous hens nro apt to develop such vices ns rgg-onting nnd feather eating. Tho bad tendencies mentioned do not prohibit the keeping of large and small breeds In small back yards, but mnko it necessary for the keeper to uso extraordinary enro to keep them In good condition nnd productive. White nnd light-colored varieties nro not destrnblo for smnll bnck yards, becnuso their plumiigo soils too easily. As a rulo It Is most satisfactory to buy hens ot a local poultry keeper or dealer In live poultry. Desirable smnll flocks nro frequently offered by people who nro obliged by change of work or of residence to sell their poul try. Dealers in live poultry everywhere sort out from their general receipts tho hens that show good breeding nnd quality to sell to back-yard poultry keepers. For tho back-yard flock kept to produce eggs only It Is not necessary to hnvo hens of extra good standard quality. What breeders of standard poul try call choice utility hens nro ns good ns nny for egg production and cost but little more thnn ordinary mongrels. Hens of this grade In the medium sized breeds are usually n little under stnndnrd weights, nnd hnvo superficial faults ns unsoundness of color, or Irregulnrlty of markings or of the shape of tho comb which In no way affect their laying capacity but make them unlit for exhibition and undesirable for breeding purposes. When buying hens In person, particular attention should bo given to tho general condition whether the bird seems vigorous and lively and to tho nppenrnnco of the comb nnd tho condition of the feet. Healthy hens hnvo bright red combs nnd bright eyes. A slight paleness of tho comb Is simply an Indication that the hen Is not laying at tho tlmo; but n bird whose comb lias either a yellowish or n bluish cast should bo rejected, for these nro symp toms of Internal disorders. Tho skin and scnles of legs and toes should bo smooth, and the soles of tho feet soft and free from corns.. HOW TO CLASSIFY A SOLDIER Hat Cord Deigriatci Branch of Service A military man can Immediately toll to what division n soldier belongs by glnnclng nt tho cord on his lint, but to tho nverngo citizen tho color of tho lint cord denotes llttlo or nothing. It Is nn Interesting feature to bo familiar with, especially now when so many soldiers nro seen all over tho country, und nny ono who takes tho troublo to lenrn tho following list will bo reward ed by being abla to satisfy his own curiosity respecting nny soldier ho happens to see without having to ask quostlonu : A cord of light bluo slgnlflos that tho wearer belongs to tho infantry; rod denotes artlltory; yellow, cnvnlry; buff, quartermaster's corps; rod and whlto, engineers corps; orango and white, signal corps; rod nnd black, ordnance ; black and whlto, field clerk t maroon and white, medical dorps; black and gold, ofllccrs; Bllver and black, adjutant general's clork; green, Instructor homo guards, and green and white, homo guards. THIS AND THAT Now that It Is nil ovor wo have tho added Joy of knowing that tho right sldo trlumphcjl. A hrunotto never can under stand what men sco In bloijdo hair to rave about. ' It makes no difference h'pw rich a man Is, ho's either n good follow or ho isn't. Prejudice keeps tunny a man nwny from a good friend, Poultry Raising Department of Agriculture " i --T mi i rl Sonic of tho Most Famous Heart Jugglers in World and Matrimonial Records Probably tho world's ord for men was created by that no torious uignnust ueorgo Witzoff, whoso mnrrlages hnvo been estimated at about SOO. In the spoco of n single week, relntes a correspondent, ho went through mnrrlngo ceremonies with ten women. An amazing mntrlmonlul rec ord, too, was that of a certain John Watson. Thls-"Juggler of henrta" be cumo acquainted with tho eight daugh ters of n brewer. Within n year ho had gono through n form of marrlago with each of tho slstors, and had suc ceeded In decamping with their sav ings. A Iioer woman named DoBeer has boon "spliced" to no fexvnp Minn seven different husbands, nnd is tho proua mother nnd stepmother of 68 children, whllo her grand-children numbor well over 800. In n httrnmv caso In Itussla a fow years ago tho prisoner, a beautiful young woman of omo thirty summers, ndniltted she had been married to 10 husbnnrin rim. nlng nwny from each In turn nnd tak ing nu tneir portahio property with hor. Printing of Fabrics by Poruvlans Similar to tho Method Still Being Used Tho ancients of Peru, by a curious coincidence for thero could not possi bly hnvo been any lntercourso with tholr contemporaries in India and Egypt seem to havo used much tho saino kind of processes in printing their designs upon tho fabrics they manufactured, Doth Herodotus and Pliny, among early historians, accord ing to a United States commerco report, havo told us about tho cloths of vegetable fiber iiuido by tho un dents j but In all likelihood the fsb- WHThTb0Y THAT WAS When tho hair about tho temples start to thovr tho signs ot gray, And n rellovr realize that he's wander ing rnr away Krom the pcoure of hi boyhood and hi youth and never moro Will know tho Joy or laughter a he did In years or yore, Oh, It'a then ho utarta to thinking df a stubby little lad With a faco as brown as berries and a soul supremely glad. When a gray-halrcd dreamer wander down tho lane of memory And forget tho living prcient for the tlmo of "uied-to-bo;" IIo take oft hi ahoe and stockings, and ho throws hi coat away, And he's free from all restriction save the rule ot manly play. He may bo In tattered garmonts, but bareheaded In tho Run, IIo forget hi proud uccce and the rlche ho ha won. Oh, thero' not a man that llveth but would give hit all to be Tho stubby little rcllow thut In dream land he can see, And the eplcndorn that aurround him and tho Joy about him spread Only eem to rlo to haunt him with tho boyhood that has fled. When tho hair about tho temple start to ihow Time' illver stain, Then tho rlcheit man' that living yearn to bo a boy again. -ndgor A. (iuiil In Octrolt Free Prcas. tics of the Peruvians were of even n moro remote date. In some respect the methods of today bear strong re iromblnnco to the older prnctlco. Tho chief difference consist in tho pat terns now being engraved upon copper rollers and several colors being print ed nt ono time. Just ns today tho coloring matter of dyes Is not nfUxed by merely printing It on tho material, but Is secured by means of n sub stance known ns mordant, so did the Peruvians make uso of n property which caused the dye to adhere and to withstand a test of thousands of years' wear and tear. KxpcrU have declared that In the direction of tech nical and urtlstlc value the designs In question hnvo no equal. They must undoubtedly hnvo been wholly orlgtnnl, and could have owed their Inception to no outsldo Influences. Thomas Jefferson Rodman Said to Have Been Father of Big Gun Used in Europe Thomas Jefferson Itodmnn, the American Inventor nnd ordnance ex pert, who initiated the movement for big guns which culminated In the giant cannon used In Europe, was born 103 years ago In Salem, Ind., and after graduating from West Point, entered the ordnance department of tho army. Ho early devoted himself to experi ments with guns nnd gunpowder. Hod man's greatest triumph, notes n writer In the Sucrnmcnto Union, was the In vention of a method of casting guns hollow nnd cooling them from the In side, which worked n revolution In the making of artillery. The long nnd earnest study devoted to tho properties nnd manipulation of cast Iron, then regnrded as tho best mnterlal for heavy ordnance, by Hod man nnd other ofllcers, enabled the United Stntes to produce guns then admittedly tho best in tho world. In 1800 n cannon weighing 30 tons, the largest In tho world, was cast, but tho exigencies of the Civil war required heavier and better artillery. In 1803 n 20-Inch smooth bore, weighing near ly 58 tons and throwing n solid shot of 1.0S0 pounds, wns cast. This great gun attracted International attention, nnd many years passed before It was surpassed In slzo nnd effectiveness. Itodmnn also introduced the use of "mammoth" powder for tho 15-lnch smooth-bore guns of his Invention. Dur ing the Civil war his guns wero used In both nnyy nnd army, and wero of great asslstanco In deciding tho out como of tho struggle. During tho war period Rodman had command of the Watertown arsenal. Raising of Rabbits Grows in Popularity as Cost of Beef and Pork Increases Slnco tho prlco of meat has been Bonrlng, substitutes for beef and pork havo been In demand. Tho most popular method of filling out tho menu without patronizing the butcher Is to rntso rabbits, and hun dreds of persons nro now so engaged with profit. It Is tho consensus ot opinion among breeders, writes a correspondent, thnt tho Flomlsh giant rabbit Is tho best, its meat closely resembling tho taste of chicken. Many persons who havo served Flemish rabbit havo been com plimented ovor their "lovely chicken dinner." Tho Delglnn haro, which has many followers, Is not so toothsomo by far. Tho Flemish Is bred for meat and weight, while tho Belgian la favored for color, symmetry und small-sized bones, Itubblt hldos bring 33 to 75 cents a pound, although there nro instances where tho white fur brings much high er prices, according to quality and appearance, POULTRY TO INCREASE POULTRY STOCK New Opportunities for Specialists to Co-operate With Raisers In Best Production. (Prepared by tho United State Depart ment ot Agriculture.) Whllo tho main effort In tho cam paign to IncrenBo the nation's stocks of productive poultry Is to be directed to ,the general farmer nnd the city house holder, It does not follow that tho spe cialist In poultry production cannot render good service In this cause. Ho may find it deslrablo and conducive to his greater profit to diversify his farming by devoting moro attention to llvo stock other than poultry and to producing a larger proportion of his feedstuffs on his own ground. It may bo doubtful In some cases whether n spcclnl poultry farm can operato profitably along tho same lines as In the past. Tho grower of table poultry can use his stock, plant and equipment for production along some other line that will bo profitable at tills time. Indeed, in roost cases ho must so adapt his business to changed conditions or sacrifice what he has In vested In it. ; Every farmer that becomes Inter ested In Increasing and Improving his farm poultry, nnd every town resident who begins to keep poultry In tho bnck yard Is going to buy stock or eggs for hatching, or baby chicks. This should cause at least the normal demand for birds, eggs, nnd stock in the early part of the year, and also stimulate de mand for pullets In the fall. Tho attention of poultry breeders who want to produco to meet populnr demands may well bo called to the ad vantage of the "fanning out" method of producing stock In quantity. Farm ers who are Interested In Increasing land Improving their stock and town people who have room to grow more chickens than they wish for them selves will In many cases find It an ad- vautogo to grow stock for a breeder ,ln their vicinity. With so much new Interest developing, it should be easier than usual to get breeders and the poultry keepers near them to cc-oper-ato In tho production of fowls, for laying especially. Such an arrange ment Is to tho ndvuntago of both. It .reduces tho cost of gottlng goocf stock to the grower and the risk on growing ;stocK to too breeder. i The success of this line of work and .co-operation depends very largely upon iearly hatching, and that In turn de pends much upon the breeders begin- A Well-Cnred-For Flock Produces Eco nomical Egos and Meat for the Family. nlng at once o Interest their neigh-; tors In growing chickens for them.: Whether ho farms out stock or not,' frard to better times in poultry culture. should do his part to bring them, byi producing all that ho can handle at' homo. GEESE AS PRODUCERS OF FAT Importance of Adequate Number of Fowl In Poultry Sohemo Is Quito Apparent Geeso hold a sector In the Una of tho' poultry army that mokes war agalnstj wnsto. When tho facts are taken into, consideration that the demand for: gooso is strong, steady and extends 'ovor practically tho whole year, that' goeso excel all other kinds of poultry' na producers of fat, a thing of which: tho world stands at present In dlroj Peed, and that tholr value as egg pro-. ducers Is considerable, the Importancoj pf an adequate number of geese In tho poultry scheme becomes apparent. Ooese take their living In largo part; from grasses of the pasture and need range of this nature to be kept at a profit. '