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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1918)
TIIUH9PAY, OCT. 24, 1.918.; Give tf Scrub a Chance Many so-called icwl) tows, It fresh ened jn this fatt and given the right Islnd of'fco and treatment during the 'winter beforo coming 6n -grass for the latter i art of their, lactation porlod. "wouldjproro to bo money makers. This sewns; to be supported fully bo records ot cow-tcstlng association's. Asks More Winter Wheat The government Is asking; Lane county farmers to Increaso their win tor wheat acroago as part ot the Na tional, wheat program for 1919. Thoxporcentngo Increase, assigned to Lane county Is 15 for mtnlmumand 40 for maximum acreage. In other words Lane county ralse.d, somo- 7,000 acres of winter wheat Jast year, and the gov ernment desires this acroago to bo ln creased -to. botweea,.S.5M ,aad.,9,500 f or the coming season. The- coantry.-P aeds a reserve sur plus of wheat The largo acroago needed to create this reserve can heat he obtained by safeguarding the pro dacrisK, of winter wheat make tho acreage larger thari ever before. To Lane county farmers who have -well lned lands,, try aad Increase your winter wheat, acreage, aad .help the government In one of the Hfost Im portant lines ot defense work ot the war. 'Winning the War . Thls'ls the. story ohow one farmer, hampered by poor Help and a difficult labor situation, tied his business In with jwar needs and won out. Milk ing cows and pitching hay for so many dollars a month are dull jobs, but milking cows and pitching hay to whx the war are altogether different pro positions. He .is the owner of a dairy farm not many miles from a large city and from several army cantonments. His dairy supplies milk for thB army. He has found bis output continually hampered by the "turnover" ot his labor. , Many agricultural laborers are in the habit of. shifting their Jobs. Some do not like to stay long In one .place. Others may work a few months and then go to the city, spend what they have learned, and look for work some- j whero 'else. All these considerations make; for a waste of time at "critical hours, a waste In breaking in new men,and a big waste in lack of inter est in the work. It struck thl3 young farmer that it "would be good business ror himself and the country if he could minimise this loss. -Talking Machine Started It One hot evening, not many months ago, while the' men were lounging un der the trees, the owner of the farm got hi3 talking machine out on the porch and fed ft "Over There" and "Good Bye, Broadway; Hello France!" Questions followed and' presently the farmer .found himself- talking to his men about tha war. , He began to tell them of the western front and the dif ference between the Hindenburg and the Foch method-of attack. The men seldom read newspapers, so he con ceived the idea of a bulletin board Bews poster. Upon it he parted type written abstracts of the day's war and sporting news, the happenings -of the farm, and short editorials having to do with both local and patriotic subjects. Once a week now he holds his open air forum. Sometimes he talks to the men himself. The milk from the farm goes to engineers and to marines at their respective camps. It is a vital food, especially In the hospital. He drills into his force this fact that if a man cannot get into a uniform him self he can light the Hun by feeding the men who can. One of tha farm workers had been an aviator who was injured in service. He told the farm family at weekly meetings about 'hedge hops" and "spiral dips." A Canadian from one of tho camps came down and related his experiences at the front. Men from other war "work tell tho story of what they are trying to do. Thrift Stamps as Bonus. Then the farm owner began to ex periment still farther; At the end of the month hp turned over to each man over and above his wages a $5 war savings stamp as his part of the farm profits. Ho exp'alned that only by closo cooper tlon could the venturo to made a success. He got the dairy Inspector to pick tho best kept sec tions of the barn and gave additional prizes to the men in charge of them. He offered premiums for Ideas show ing how the work could bo done bet ter or in less time. The men woke up to an interest in the farm, Most of them had' lived from hand to mouth all their lives. They began to invest in -war savings stamps. Some of them started sav ings ' accounts. They crowded around each new bulletin to seo what tho allies' were doing in tho big battlp of northern Franco. Tho result" is' amazing. The farm activities have speeded up to war-time efficiency. Instead .of chucktag" their Jobs nt the end of a mouth' or two tho aen-feel JtnWjrWjrrire" a part' of "the arm family; They sco thai no part cf tho farm work can bo ncgloctod without dragging on tho whole. Whether a man raises feed or milk ows or gets iho milk to mnrkot, ho cannot got laty without hamlfcnpplng he whole output. Men Are Thinking. BVr the first time In their lives the men nro roally thinking; and tfioy nro thinking in terms of patrloUsn, This ..t..t.t.. An. I, tl.n mnAVlnn iHiitikumi im iu, u wj, m mu luciviuiiu that Is going to win tho war, Is work' tng smoothly nnd without friction, Fill Nation's Pork Barrel Sensible Ixos management saves only tho most destrablo sows for per manent uso In tho breeding herd, ac cording to tho specialists ot tho United i Stntos Department ot Agriculture who are striving to effect maximum pork production under . economical moth dds. Tho methods of many hog ratsors, , they point out. are out ot Joint wtu tho almanac. That is to cay, many farmers waste valuable tlmo perhaps too late In trying to cure hog ail ments, when they readily could havo prevented these troubles by sensible and seasonable management Tho skater who sharpens his blades after spring has come n order to enjoy tho J ..i.mu6 i nMhft ,,. .-inr u nf fi, nm.8ows for tho plff crop of noxt spring lce ot tho past winter is of tho same nro0riv cnrlne for tha anl- pattern as tho hog raiser who In tho uj b S nL .!,, .i.i,o. .ht i,.i m nials during tho winter and seeing to iim.tr mr.nr-,.nn .inrinrf ti. vivi. . " " "' . ous period of cold weather. Tho Federal Department advises1 that all breeders should exorciso con scientious and painstaking care in tho selection ot sows tor permanent main tenance in the breeding herd. Tho animals should be of good length, full depth, showing plenty of vitality as well as tho inclination to take suffi cient exercise. Th,ey should not bo skimped on starvation rations or halt feeds but rather should receive a full fattening allowanco which, broadly in terpreted, means that tho porkers should receive about all that they will eat with respect to" economical meth ods of pork production. Green Foods Essential. It is highly desirable that tho sows to be bred in-the fall should, havo ac cess to green forage crops as long as any such materials are available. Tho sow- realizes Immeasurable benefit from rustling about for the bulk of her feed. The method insures to tho fe male porker tbo exercise necessary to maintain her Jn the condition favor ing good litters of pigs. As on man) hog farms relatively littlo green feed Is available during tho plg-rajslng periods, It Is imperative that tho !ndl- vidual farmer provide.plenty of food.t in balanced mixture. In addition to maklnc It necosaarv for thn sows tn I exercise in the procuring of this food. Many successful farmers maintain , .rZ ' mer ! feed their brood sows all the Com i mat tno animals will eat. Some fal- lacy may be apparent In this state-1 ment unless tho reader Is thoroughly 1 familiar with tho conditions! under which this plentiful use of grain Is practiced, Tho general plan ot feed ing corn is to scatter it in the ear. over the fields where, tho. sows may hustle, after it It Is hard work to scoop corn from a wagon which is driven through the field. A much easier and more practlcal plan is to fill the manure leased men for service by undertaking spreader with e3r corn and to adjust their work. To the Y. W. C. A., 'the the machine so that tho grain will be ! best big sister In the world,' has been well scattered. This process possibly ', committed by the government nnd mill may look wasteful, especially Jn view authorlt,es tue serious rcspon. nf iho r,,rrfln ri f - , .".J 1 1 Ibi Ity of directing the thought, crcat Li wrn P ' , th.'"g the environment and furnishing feeder will bo careful and notIstri- tho Inat0rlal needs ot this army of buto an excessive quantity he-wlll 6trjs. Already 105 hostess houses havo find that tho hogs will make efficient been opened, War Service Clubs organ- vsq of all this grain. The department spciallsts recom mend tho supplementary use of tank age, shorts or middlings, oil meal, and ground alfalfa hay with tho corn. It is hoped that ilsh meal may also be-' come available soon for the uso of hog growers, as 'this material has been demonstrated useful at tarikdge for pork production. Under , existing freight conditions it would lm imnmo. ticahlo to nttfcmnr fi. .ui.,.n fish meal among tho Pacific Coast hog producers, although lt can be used successfully in tho Atlantic and Gulf coast States. Use of Alfalfa. ' - . ... f uuvtttUilU(l Ul Careful test by the Department of, Agriculture indicates tho value of' grinding alfalfa hay, soaking it for 24 hours in barrels containing hot water, adding a little salt, and possibly otto half bushel or more of shorts to a bar rel of feed and giving tho mixture to the sows In the form of a thick slop. It is suggested that tho preferable time for feeding this slop Is tho morn Ing, so that during tho balance of the day tho animals can rusflo about for corn.' Good alfalfa hay should also bo available fn convenient racks so that tho sows1 can eat this roughage as they pleaso, Ono of the most important matters, and undoubtedly tthq ono which Js most commonly neglected ,ln Iho pro per batfdllng of hogs, is 'to. supply tbi) pprkers with an abundance ot clean, pure drinking, wnlor. For this pur-, poso somo automatlo Watering dovtco or .liome-mado convenience ot this na ture should provide tho hogs con- J stnntly -with water. Without quos-1 Uom wnter Is tho cheapest material used In pork production, and tho Im portance ot having It supplied In quantity nnd proper quality cannot bo overestimated. Jtogs should not bo .' forced to drink from an icy tank nor ftltnitlil tll.tV lift limVlllAll Willi mitv A ,..,.....,. ...... - i.iuucu supply ,;0 ur vwivv A tank heater or a properly protected gravity systom will control tho former nvll xvlitln n nnrtiinnonf nnd iliinnnil. evil, whtlo n permanent and depend - able supply ot water will overcomo tho lattor. ....At 'present the stupendous task of filling tho world's pork barrol falls td tno ,ot of tho American farmer. This rosult Is possible only through n mar kedly increased production. Accord tng to tho dplntbh of tho department officials thoro Is no mora patrlotlo duty that the Arnerlc vlded attention to every littlo detail" of hog Management during tho coming winter and spring, so that tho sows may be proporly-attended to, favoring! maximum llttors which may bo grown j to maturity with a minimum ot mor- talttr. Bv wlaolv selecting tho brood !" tlmt every pig Is saved at farrowing ,K . 1 -.1 til m, "(, on, oa PornunB vamauio Burvicea for this country and the nlllos, but they also will bo laying' up funds for Investment in Liberty bonds and war-. savings stamps. NOW YOUR MONEY ''n H "irTvn II WILL HELP "EOYS Official Statement of Sovon Great Welfare Organizations. ... , .u , ! si these activities. Citizens of Oregon, in tho week oi, ., . , , v, . , ,,. , ,, i "AH that General Pershing vnrt November 11-3 S, will respond to the . . , . ,. ..n .i ii. w nrrt. ri now Is the Success of tho American call ot the United War Work Campaign . . - ., . .,. . , , . , , ' ..,... 1 boys in France, and to avoid, so far for funds, to make happy and effective ' , ' . . ,,i,-.. ., ,,,..,. .1. v.nnn ,.1,.1'ts pcsslblc, any glory for himself, the fighting men of tho Nation. That;. , .'.,, ,,,,. ,,,.. ,., ..t,i,, ,.. .'declared James F. Pershing, brotinr the citizens will uphold the common. , , ,,., . fVl , ,.,.,.- ,,,, , j, of America's leader In tno field, In an wealth s notable record In doing Its . . . ., . , ,,...,.., ,,. , .. ,!, address dellvorod In Portland rccantly , nr Undl " behalf of the United War Work granted, once the needs aro under- wh)ch opcn(j Novwn)pr n Th0 ; ......... .'speaker paid a tributo to tho men In Oregon's quota in the Jo nt drive ol thQ ronk Md avo LIa auaience an the seven, great orBanizations doing ,dCtt of Ul0 h, CHtom ,n wh,ch tho war service work Is 7i0,Q00,. .Presi-, . Ua , .... . ,.,, ..,, UCUk HUDUU UULUVilACU tuia uuuvu I . . uYo uuu ..uuicu lu " bodies ine purposes ior wnicu iuu funds are needed and to which thoy are dedicated are vital to the war's success. - I success. - ' Thc Y M- C' h,as moro tban 2100.0 u"lB, n .l"B .er "t - . ministering to the boys overseas, in Iiuia in ma ureal uavuir mik iuu 10 great ..niTi Irtfivlnp- llnrlnnA ttnth. ine If mn ilo to hnln them. In America the "Y" Is In every camD and canton mont It Is with thc boys "crossing over" and, at request ot the War De- partmcnt, has recently Joined in the task of Instructing selcctlves even be fore they are called. War work of tho Y. W. C. A. is thus outlined by Mrs. William MacMastcr, state chairman: "Already avc have la this country 2,000,000 women doing actual war work, whllo another 2,000,000 havo re- ized, the Patriotic Lcaguo created, nurses sent where .needed and now we aro .asked to furnish emergency hous ing for thousands of girl war workers." j John W. Kelley, ussoclate drive di rector, says of the Knlguts of Columbus j "Knights of Columbus halls are In operation in all canonments, training 'camps and naval Stations In tho United States and the halls pre also establish- ea wun ine American cxpcuuiuiiary Forces in France, Italy, In France, Italy, Russia and England. Tho motto is 'Everybody Welcome', service being given lrrespecj tlvo of race, creed, or rank. Millions' of cigarettes, pipes, bouillon cubes, gum packages arid tona of chocolate havo1 been 'given free to the soldiers over seas, Ono of the specialties Is the pro motion of athletics and a considerable Item In tho buugct is for baseball oqujp-.-tnent, boxlnx gloves, etc. In the war lone tho troops aro followed with motor trucks which are virtually traveling huts, fully stbeked with ath letic goods, stationery, cigarettes, and the like." Needs and activities of the Jewish Welfare Board, explained by Den Sell ing, are: "In one year the number of our field representatives has grown from 10 to B13. Now we are faced with tbo de mand for 400 additional workers in this country and 100 overseas, Tho money going into our fund pays nec essary expenses and salaries, furnishes Bibles and prayerbooks by the thou'-' lands'aud letterheads and envelopes "by the million, and provides camp, edu rational and recreational activities for. the flgbtqrs, feeth here aad abroad." -! n- nt i , . u .." "War Camp Comniunlty Korvice, ixplalns Emory OlniRtead, state chair man, "developed from tho co'mmtsslon treated by tho War and Navy Depart went, first known aa tho Kosdlok Com aitialon. Tho community Is Its parllo; alar field nnd thousands of workers iro assisting tho towns In caring for rliltlng soldiers nnd sailors, providing Nholesomn nmusomont and clonii roo rentlon nnd surrounding tho camps with hospitality." , Functions of tho Amorlcan Library Association, says Wll am L. llrowster. itato chairman, nro "to provldo books ind reading matter to tho soldiers and iatlors through cooporatlns agencies - Vrt . oS. f . ... md directly." Thirty library build 'aientsj 3,7b0,ooo donated uoous uis- J ;rlbutcd ; 1,000,000 booko and tons or ; oiagnxlnes sent abroad. . and (JOO.OOO ( needed military technical books bought . lmf itlvnn llin trinti.'1 ' ' ' . md given tho men These nro some things tho Salvation J htmy docs, according to O. C Boris- "On lines of communication our huts iro open day and night. Then, follow ing their methods, our men and women to right to tho trenches and dtstrlbuto hocolato, coffee, doughnut, and pics. ' sixty per cent of 'the HfoO Workers are , KOmeA. We have aow 703 huts aad C" , teudlh abroad 100.000 Pttcc,,l ' HbK8HNQ WARNS OF GERMAN PUBLlfclTY . Germany's efforts to involvo tho United States and her Allies Into a - "T:" " , consideration of peace terms and an armistice did not Impress jamrs F. Porshlug, brother of General Pershing. , hn ,. vin fnp. M, . " ' Pershing, who was In Oregon recently ln the interest of tho United War work , drive, which opens November 11, cab ttoned the American pooplo against tho too-common tendency to becomo 'apathetic under the Idea that peace , and tho cessation of hostilities are at hand. "When heaven Is ready to negotiate with hid!" ho declared, "then will Amctlca bo ready to mako peace with ; vib. ..' iw.. w ...v I..--"-- being done In Kuropo by tho V. M. C. A., Knights ot Columbus, Salvation Army and other agcnclCB, and called on Americans to respond liberally" In supporting the campaign about to open for ralsInK money with which to carry ,no snoweu uiu miionancu uj war work In this country as an Imperative ,. . .ho viP.orv of t)lo. AIIioa m u "battIeB for Democracy. and d that nQ dlmunlUon , 8paed bo .. . . . . nllowcd to result through recent peace proposals. Unqualified Indorsement TTnftn.l Wnr Work firlvn wna ot tho United Wnr Work drjvo was voiced by Mr. Pershing who Is ono of the leading authorities on conditions now ' existing along tho battlctront, and lib was especially desirous that thero be no relaxation 6f efforts In behalf of tho soveral war work funds. 1 n hours on one filling with Pearl Oil, the ever vCff jE -xrci;sssk I iftil H .btaInal,j'caJue'' N or odor, 'yortable taT jfSM' """""l 1E RF E CT1QS, OIL H EAT ER A. H. SPRAOUE, Special Agt, Standard Oil Co., Eugtine, Oregon1 ' 1 DEALERS ' T- ,V ' '' ' Chambers Hdw. Co., Eugene, Ore, Mpnroo Hardware Company, Eu ' j, W, Quackenbush &'Son, Eugene geno, Oregon, ( tt fir Oregon. Ax Dllly Department .Storey 'Eu- i ' , ... Thompson Hdw, Co., Eugene, Ore. gene, Oregon, UNITED WAR FUND SURETOJE NEEDED Even End of Hostilities Would Not Change 1 Ills. ThftilfOi (lift wnf atintilil nnriHA Im. . nicJll,tojy lt u fM tlmt ovory ccnt 0j Ul0 fcno.GoO.OOO sought In tho United War Work campaign In tho United , States, for tho seven approved organ; ' Unions ministering to tho Amorlcan , fighters, will bu needed Just tho same. This Is the word ot lenders of the fund-rnlslug campaign and their ex i plnnntlon Is enstly comprehended. In tho first plaoe, It him been officially estimated that 18 months to tWo years ' must olnpao beforo all tho American boys enn bo returned from foreign i soil. Thero nro tho mon Ct many othor , ' ... " ... ' i uiu mil vitlin, mt mu Muuiuui ui uunm for uso of tho Yankoo will bo limited. Then, there Is alto tho fact that thou sands must remain te long as tbo grc.t properllra and stores of the United States havo not ben disposed at or returned. ' Immediate cessation ot war sctlvl ties In Europe would plainly; create, grave problems connected with the care of tbo men. Remove tho great motive which actuates ovcry man at tho front today nnd throw him into dull Inactivity, with nothing much to do but await ho chance to return to homo and loved ones, and tho work ot keeping him cheerful Increases In mag nitude. The soldier welfare organiza tions forcsco all phases of this grave contingency. They foresee how great would be tno nwd for reading matter, .. J Do you want to gut a good 'book to a soldier, sailor or marine? OIVB to tho American Library Association. GIVE to tho war welfare agencies nnd keep up tho morale of our fight Iuk forces. . WHICH More and Cheaper Fish Qfjl V lifl Honest Livelihood ! 0U A. PIU Food Production Higher Priced Fishj Pleasure Seekers , Waste of Food Fishj Keep tho price of fish down. Help production of fioh. Elimlnnto wato. VOTE 307 X NO Rend argument In State election pamphlet. Oregon City, Oregon - - (Paid Advt.) Clackamas County Flshormen's Union, Androw Nntorlln, Socty., I os Angolos. Ont. 24,Jlm .Jeffries, armor heavyweight champion, is III horo wjtli Infltlonxn. Two physlcfan nro fn 'attendance and thoy roplirlcd today that while tha caso wna soy cm thoy onw hollovod .Toff would rotovcr. VOTERS OF OREGON Just'co K, A. Mooro of tho Uuprcnio Court dlod last month, ton Into for ho unino of any ennd'dato to succeed hi in to bo placed on tho llnllot. This con dition makes It noconxtry U wrlto.ln tho namo of your candidate, Thin lh tho most Important position In tho Judicial systom of tho Stnto. . It is ossontlnl to cIioubo n nmn'of oxtcnslvo lojrtl training, of hlgli clinr". actor, and of broad vision. Wo corn, mend tov your consideration and voto J. II. CAMPBELL OF OREQON CITY Resident or the State 30' rears! law. yer .forB yaars;, vttraa,or Sanlsli- Aaisrlcan "War. Nd .IjHilPPtaslilnsuP rectfpn, having served wlUCSsd. Ore gon Hogfrabntr mwnber 'of -Oregon Lfegtslaturn In lfr07 and 1999. sessions: Judge ot the 6th Judfdlal District 9 years. In all these positions ho hasmada His record na. n prlvato citizen and public official has boon above crltl chin. Write in his name at the General Election Nov? 5. ' For Justice' of the Supremo Court' to fill vacancy caused by the death of Justice Frank A, Moore. Voio'1eF One Write the name of J. U. Campbell In the above space and place an X In front of his name. J. U. Campbell for Supremo Court Campaign Com., Oregon City, Oregon, J. D. Ilutlcr, Scc'y. (Paid Adv.) DO YOU WANT? Laboring Glass 306 X YES Sportsmen .t I