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rt Vi 77 rrrN 1 4 KKIIITKKNTII YKAlt SPUING FIELD, LANK COUNTY, OKFXJON, THURSDAY, KKimUAItY 17, 1921. NUMBER TTk 7Th u T 7 n r f MEWS a raw READING CIRCLE HOW OPEII 10 ALL U. S. Bureau of Education to CooperaU with State Bureau and University of Oregon Washington (special) Cltiscna of Oregon who have enrolled In tho national reading circle of the bureau of education, or tloiwj who content pinto the reading of tna or more of lie atxteen courses lued by the home education division of the bureau will Im lnterted to know that a jilan of co-operation, ha been er ' . , .i.i l,. ,1,. i,,.,.,,. . fected and adopted by the bureau or education, the Oregon state depart mont of education, and the Oregon eiate unlvers'ty In connection with the home reading course. Th extennlon dlvlHlou of the Ore gon etnte university haa now entered Into co-operation will the bureau of education, and with the approval of the statu auperlntfiidnnt of educa tion the work In Oregon will be car ried on by John C. Aliuack, aaalaant director of the estennion dlvlalon at the unlveralty, Eugvne. Oregou. In the future, certificates i to reader completing any of the courae of the home education divi sion will be signed by the U. 8. com missioner of education, the State auperlntendant of public Instruction, j and arcpreHcniauve or me extension department. Reader living In Oregon are re qaftnted to send all papers and letters to John ('. Almack. aaelstant director, extension dlvlalon. University of Ore gon, Eugene, Oregon, who will keep the bureau of vducatlon Informed of the progress of the various reader. Members of the national reading rlrcle of the bureau of education In- rind man mnA vnm.n of all nmfa I w ( ni iircir earnings wunoui restriction, a fions. boys and girls, and amblttouareuoMbU amoont paid M compenaa- worxers wao agree mm noon am tools, and we should use them to dot The first national . - - i home education to be adopted in the;pald for ,uch .evlces. Ukewise If helman removal' of i nn-Mi aiairs w.. iunuy.u j i present commlsnloner of education in I 1913. and toIay the national reading circle lnchiia members in every state In the I'n'on, Hawaii, Alunks, Canal Zone, Porto IUco, I'tlllpplne Inlands, India. China, and other countries In which American have Installed tv-mporatlly their lures and penaten. The national f'ndliif; circle was formed to annwer the nt-ds of old and yi.iuiK who had long doxlrcd some guide In tlu'lr rending, and who if 'f (led Honif iHHjln t Ion to contln'iie n rourw uficr having commenced It. f?u h InHpiratUiti If Vi'ovldod In the awarding of a, rlrtlflcate Klgned by the cominlHNioner of education, wl ich Ih given to each ierBni who offers satlafactory evldiu'ees of having read th required bookH In any rourn. The courne already iHMiied by the liureau niciiicie courrten in lueraiur, hlntory and hiogruphy, home-making. end child care, and audi vocational courttea a machine tdion wprk, sfilp- tiulldlng, Iron and oteel, navigation.; Co-oireratlnif coniniltteeH of woeclal-' Jtdtt In literature and history as woir as Individual specialists were ap pointed to UHHlat the bureau o edu'M (Ion In th preparation of homo reading course. Four vocational reading courses were prepared with the ca-opchu Ion of tltcpublitfhlnrf board of the American library associa tion, assisted by Hpeclallata ln voca tional subjects. The home reading courses pub- Jtahed by the bureau of education all' of which are available upon request, Include. 1. The World" Grcut Literary Bibles. 2. Groat Literature Ancient, Medieval, and Modern. 3. Reading Courses for Parents. 4. Miscellaneous Coursaa for Boys 6. MiHcellaneot h Courses for O'rtn. 6. "Thirty Books of Great Fiction 7. Thirty "World Heroes. 8. American Literature. 9. Ttlrty American Heroes. 10. American History. ' 11. France and' Her History. ADAMS TO BE TANFIELD'S SECRETARY When United States Senator-elect IHtanfleld leaves (or Washington with In the next fortnight la will bo ac companied by K. J. Adam, of Eu g"ne, who has accepted the appoint ment, aa secretsry to Oregon's new nouncemn-nt of thla choice, mad by Senator elect Btanfleld yesterday, sets at rest all rumora aa to the probable Identity of hla secretary none of iv.hlch ever dlcused Mr. Adama. i have been looking' aaJd Mn Ftanflctd, "ever aince election for .......... - , I LtU . 1 I I- . ' " " coat of secretary could ' be offered When I learned that Mf. Adama had nold hla Intereata In Eugene and was moving to Portland, I offered blin ....... ... the appointment. Indicating the waya In which he; could be of aervlce to Oregon and myself. I believe that hla prevloua experience In public life will prove to be of considerable value. Register INCOME TAX FACTS YOU 8HOULD KNOW Frequent Inquiries are received by collectors of Internal revenue from storekeepers and other business mon aa to whether Lhe taxnaver In business for hlmseU may deduct from hla gro earning an amount of salary paid to himself. Wages or salary drawn by a taxpayer from bla own business are more In the nature of a charge out of prof(u chrfe atnt prof,t If deductible they would merely be added to bis Income and tie effect would be to take money out of one pocket and put It In another. There fore, claims for such deductions are not allowable. Salaries paid to minor children era ployed In the conduct of taxpayer'! business are cot allowable deductions. If. however, a eon or dangbter haa at- talned majority, or la allowed free use .. . . ... . .. A farmer who noloys e man to as- a better way."!.,., , .v. nAH M. rnn ,-' . .... a a net rrom rronA inrorrw? mm imnuBt employs a woman whose entire time It upj ln ukK care of tne cream, butter, and churns, or if her r rvicea are devoted entirely to, the preparation and serving of meals fur nlshed farm laborer and in caring for their rooiiin. the compensation paid her In an allowable deduction. It, however. Hhe is employed solely Jn,'dna..n. lowAtt in vn wr car'ng for tho fnrmers own household Kew 837.864 bridge to be K built no deduction can bo made. (across Umpqua river at Mrtle Cre,k In arriving at net Income upon whlcVaml 113,159 bridge acrosj Canyou tie tax la aaaest'd. deductions may e j Crwk. made for ordinary and neceeary buul- Graves Canning Company to esUb neHs expense. The revenue act spec-;iiBh fru!t cannery at Tillamook. Ificnlly prohibits the deduction of; jIood River Association of Upp.T Personal, f.imily, or living expena-s. j Valley orebadlsts and ranchers have Such exrenKcs include rent for a home: formed to purchase electric energy wage of aervniits, coat of food and ; f,0m Pacific Power & Light Co. clothing for the family, education of Devitt Big mill which burned ch'ldien. "and all Itema connected i,,st fall is being rebuilt. Will em- with the maintenance, well being and pleasure or tno taximyer ana bis f ;i m il NOTI FARMER KILLS WIFE AND COMMITS SUICIDE N'-p- Wn,'Bl- nr co 8no an killed his wife, aged ob, anu men turned the revolver on himself, com lulling Btilclde, about f've o'-lock Sun day morning at tl eir ranch home near Not I. Mr. Wheat la the father of 13 children, six of whom reside at home, but none of tlvcm were awakened bv the allots and the bodies were not found until later in the morning.. Frank Fisher of this city haa gone I to Fall Croek, where he will be em ployed at the sawmill of that' place 12. Heroes of American Democracy Vocational Course 13. The Call of Blue Waters Sea mnnshlp and Marino Engineering 14. ' Iron and Steel. 15. Shipbuilding. 16., Machine-shop Work. Books listed in the various courses may be p'urchased from publishers or borrowed from libraries. The bureau Of education does not furnish w lend books. NOTICE TO ALL DOQ OWNERS All owners of dogs are terebv notified that under no circumstance will their dog be allowed to run loose within the city limits, regardless of license. Owners will be arrested and fined not to exceed 1 10. W. M. Donaldson. Chief of Police. INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Aatorla. 28 ships loaded 26,703, 000 fot lumber- bere In January. Astoria. All logging camps getting resdy to put crews to work. Portland streetcar company plana to aid the unemployed with work. Eugene Blbk university will erect 46,000 gymnasium. Oregon City . la prosperous with $200,000 monthly payrolls. Architects, contractors and labor leaders met at. Portland to consider embargo on building. Chemawa Indian school to get $180,' 000 improvement. Sawmills art gradually resuming operations. Lumber will move more rapidly on falling markoL Logging camps will resume this month. Eugene is to have an open-air gym nasium. Pendleton city bonds went begging at 82 gents on the dollar. Everett lumber firm planning to build mill at Sheridan and Wlllamlna Prlneville sent out 960 full cars of products In 1120. Corvallls will spend 1100,000 on new 12 Inch water pipe line. Portland. One addition building 80 new bouses, average cost 97,000. Congress provides 1400,000 to start Des Ctutea project Product Eugene fruit growers plant last year 91,2(0,000. Cottag Grove to bave modern Ice plant. Tidewater to bave two miles of government road. . Manufacturing lead pencil slata of Juniper wood, one of Oregon's Infant j industries. Is growing to large pro- portions. Oregon National Guard annual pay roll at Portland $114,852. Clackamas County taxes 1921 $1,. ' on, in increase auu,vuv. aaa wnmployd da married women holding Jobs. The Dalles acquires site for $125, 000 auditorium. Alpine to have new $15,000 high school. Th Dulles. Wasco County has 9,387 acres under irrigation. Salem, Eggs sell at 25 centa per j pioy 100 men and cut 100,000 feet of tnmhor Astoria. New highway inn opens. The DallTS. Corner lot costing 111, 000 has been purchased as site for new auditorium costing $125,000. Milton. Plans being dre.wn for pew union high school. Pendleton. Construction starts lm - .. nu'diattely on $200,000 annex to St. . ,. ; , , Anthony a hospital. -- G. J. LOFFER BUYS BLACK. SMITH SHOP OF DOMPItn G. J. Loffer of Myrtle Creek bought the blacksmith shop on Second street belonging to Ed Dompier last Satur day. Mr. Loffer will continue with general blacksmlthng and repair work and is adding to his equipment an acefellne welding machine. Mr. and Mrs. Loffer are celebrating llieix coming to SpringriciJ w::n me arrival of an eight pound boy, born Monday, February 14, at ire yrma oette hospital in Eugene. They are making their home at the corner of plant where ttey wera processed Fifth and K streets. W. J. Lofrer, ' under the King's 'method of dehydra father of Mr. Lofer is making his ' tion. . The result waa so splendid tome with .his son and is assisting j that an order was immediately placed him at th-e shop. Jwlth the Lake Lablsfi onion growers VECETABLE VARIETY IS BIG FACTOR IN SUCCESS . List of Soma Well Suited to Oregon Conditions Is Given by Station Specialist Oregon Agricultural College. Cor vallls, Feb. 17. Since the variety of garden vegetables is a big factor In the soccer. of the garden, a list of some of the most popular and widely grown varieties of leading garden props is offered by A. O. Boquet, bead of vegetable gardening at the college station. Some of the sorts such as sweet corn, beets, carrots, peas, splnlch, onions, parsnips, squash, pumpkins, cabbage, broccoli and let tuce do better from strians grown in the northwest. In the following list tie varieties connected by "or" represent a choice of either, while those not so con nected are all to be Included; Beans dwarf green snap refugee or Burpees stringless pod; dwarf wax snap Kldiwy wax. Black wax; pole green snap Kentucky wonder; pole mottled snap Dickersons Yount; shell pole Oregon pole lima; shell dwarf Lady Washington, Red Mex ican. Boct earlyt Early mondeL Dark Detroit Red. Brocoll Saint Valentine, Late Queen. Brussels Sprouts Odense market of Long Island dwarf. Cabbage early Early Jersey Wakefield; medium - Copenhagen market. Glory of Enkhulsen; late All Seasons, Danish ballhead. Drum head savory. , . Carrot Chantenayt of -Dan vers lalf long. .Cauliflower early Snowball. Do' Weatherford ; fall Autumn Giant Ceeriae Large prague. Celery Golden self blanching or White plume. Chard Swiss Lncullus. Corn early Portland market. Go Idea bantam; medium early Howling mob; late Planting above varieties sucesslvely. Cucumbers -Davis perfect, " Boston pickling. i . Eggplant Black beauty. Endive Large green curled. Horse Raddish Maliner kren. Kale Tall green scotch curled. Dwarf green curled. Kohl rabi Early white Vienna. Leek Carentan or American flag Lettuce head New York, Big Boston, Hanson, Iceburg; leaf Grand Rapids. Muskmelons Emerald gem, Pine apple, Burrell gen. OnionsOregon yellow Danverb, Australian brown or red Weathers field. Parsnips Hollow crown. Peas tall early Early morn: dwarf early Alaska, American won der or Little marvel; mid-season Laxtonian, Telephone. Peppers 'Ruby giant or Chinese giant. Pumpkins Wir.-r luxury, Con necticut field. Radishes White icicle. Early scar let Turnip white tip. - . Df' I'dration Saves Large Onion Crop Dehidration has a new meaning for the on'on growers of the Willamette Valley, and offers a new hope for j the future in the cultivation of that cilnnuliarit vocntoKIa 1 . ... . ... I It develc; es that owing to the ex- . , , , . . tremel; low pilcos offered for onions . ,., 4 , j last fall, that onion growers in the jLeke Lab'.sh region had determined inLt t0 harvest their crop. The slt- , uation was ono of the most desperate ever experlencd ln the district. A ' thousand tons of onions were wasting ln the fields. Two weeks more of ex posure to the rain would have rend- Jered tie crop beyond redemption. The manager of the great dehydra- tion plant at Salem heard of the plight of the onion growers, visited the dis trlct and after a careful examination determined to experiment dehydration on the as the onions, trying method for saving the crop. Severd tons of Yellow Danvers onions were ordered shipped to the dehydration El CUD DIES at unwc MJllAV IIL li Death Caused by Consumption of the Throat Age 33 Years, Six Months Edgar Charles Colcord, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Colcord, died at the home of his parents on East Main street Monday evening, Feb ruary 14, at the age of 33 years and months. Death was cansed by con sumption of the throat which Mr. Colcord had beeu suffering with tor several months. Deceased leaves besides lis parents pne brother, George, and one sister Mrs. Alfred- Neet. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church, Wednesday. Feb ruary 16. at 2:30, Rv. Yarnee officia ting. There wad a large attendance pf friends and members of tho W. O. W., of which the deceased was a member. Services at the grave. In Laurel Hfll cemetry were conducted by the Wood men, members of the lodge acting aa pall bearers. l Christian Church Rev. Earl Childers. pastor Sunday school atS-45 a. m.; oar classes are all live wires. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Do yon want something instructive that rod can enjoy? If you do, attend these services Christian endeavor at :3 p. m. where our coarse of reason on the bible are proving very lnter--eating. ' All mid week meetings , aa nsaaL Onr religious census of the ton will take place next 8wtday af ternoon, February 20. You are always welcome. Methodist CharcL Thos. D. Yarnee, Pa tor . Next Sunday the choir will render specfal music at the morning sevice. Tho Pastor will preach on Tho Stewardship or Life.", In the evening the Epworth League wilt hold their regular service at :30. There will be special music at the " evening preaching service also. Everybody cordially Invited. Baptist Church ; Geo. R. Varney, pastor . ; Sunday school 10 a. m. Preachm. 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject: "Education". Evening sun ject: "The Way ,to Hell". Considerable Interest is being manifested In the matter of Chinese relief of late, and the churches of the country are responding in a grati fying manner.' The churches of Spring-' field are alert to the situation and are taking their share of the burden in this time of China's need." Last Sun day morning the Methodist churcn took an offering oi $S0 for this cause. Robin Levee of Hayden bridge was a Springfield visitor Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mulligan, on 4th between E and F streets, Wed nesday. February l6, a 9 pound girl. Mrs. Z. F. Thorpe of Astoria is visiting at the home of Dr. W. It. Pollard. Mrs. Thorpe was an old friend of Dr. and Mrs. Pollard at Camp LeVis. for one thousand tons of the Yellow Danvers variety, with the result that $25,000 which otherwise would tave been lost, was saved to the farmers of that region. Dehydration has been a wonderful boon to the fruit and .vegetable grow ers of Oregon during the past few years. Two large dehydration plants are ln operation, one at Salem and the other at The. Dalles. Both are con trolled by one company, which pur poses to enlarge its operations ttls year by increasing Its manufacturing nd cold-storage facilities. The capitalization of the King's Food Products Company has been In-, creased to 110,000,000. making the company one of the largest and best financed fruit and vegetable preser vation, companies In the. Unltd Statei. hi IIUI J w.. A. VI