Tuesday, February 18, 1919
PAGE TWO
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
THE FUTURE OF THE WOOL INDUSTRY
(Wyoming Stockman-Farmer)
" Voolgrowers have been making
all Rut:; 01' (i i-i':.i (tons as Ho the im
inediaU. future of the sheep industr .,
and one fan lake a pirk from a wide
ariety of predictions mostly guess-e-'
i ir . 0;i: M-t o ext.r. .iii.u i
say thai with the resumption of trade
other wool producing countries, C.ie
American grower will come in lor
le.s for his wool. Estimates as low
as DO cents have been made. Secre
tary McClure of the National associa
tion does not take stock kin these
At the rate the government is tak
ing a loss mi the wool auctioned .it
(00 pound.! taken over by the pjvern-
HcM.-n, inc. ', :. 000,00 to 300,000-
inent will net a big ultimate loss. The
domestic supply is normally about
2S0.000.000 to 300,000,000 the re
mainder Having been secured by ini
ooitations fiom other countries.
; English wool prices are approxi
mately 40 per cent under the Ameri
can commandeered price, and only
one years clip is now on the way
i from Australia to England with two
dire predictions, and insist that the years clip to move ut once.
bottom has been reached in sheep j Manufacturers used 13 million
and wool and that these prices are ! pounds less wool in November than
likely to remain stationary for some j in October 1918. November figures
years. ; being. 47,000,000. pounds, grease
Declines of about 12per cent of 7 j equivalent compared to 60,000,000
cents a pound in grease wool from 1 pounds in October. Stocks of wool
prices paid by the government were j consumed in pounds, by classes, as
ABOUT NUTS
One acre of walnut trees pro
duces In one year, food equal to:
Fourteen thousands pounds,
or a shipload, of red bass.
Fifteen
lobsters.
thousand pounds of
Sixty thousand e?gs.
Two hundred and fifty thou-
i. sand frogs.
, One ton of mutton,, or thirteen
sheep.
' WORTH KNOWING
noted in the sales made at the auc
tion of 18,000,000 pounds, being con
dueled at Boston by theh govern,
inent.
The sales were of territory wool
given by the bureau of markets, U. S.
departmen of agriculture, were;
Grease, 28,283,416; scoured, 8,366
464; and pulled, 1,632,843. The
report shows Massachusetts leading
and were on a basis ot $1.00 on ,in wooi consumed in November, fol
clean, .choice, prime clips; $1. 50 for ' iowfid iu order Dy Pennsylvania,
average and $1.40 ofr inferior. The ', Rhode Island. New Jersey. New York
government this' year bought this
wool at ?1.80, 1.75 and $1.70. A
minimum price has been fi.ved, hut j
this has not been made public. The
demand at t lie sales for good wools j
is strong, but many of the poorer !
qualities were withdrawn as the
prices were not believed adequate.
The government has 400,000,000
pounds of wool to be disposed of.
Government wool in the three-day
auction at Boston sold from 10 tc20
per cent under the price the govern
ment paid for tills wool when it was
cenitnandoe 'td. Fifteen million
pounds wer; voi in the big Boston
i'tii t.ion. AnotUor auction will be
that the buyer.-", will pay, at that time
l.eld euly In February and the prices
will determine l'ie market price of
w ool for flic ; . j ) crop.
New Hampshire, Ohio, Connecticut
and Maine.
In this connection a bill introduced
by Congressman Mondell, ,will be of
interest to woolgrowers. The Mon- j
dell bill provides for an import duty
on loreigu wool Huuicient, lu cuvei
the difference betveen the value of
the foreign wool offered for Import
and the price of similar wool fittxed
by the government for the domestic
1010 clip. The bill authorizes the
president to determine the rate .of
duty which added to the value -of
wool offered for import would equal
the amount paid for wool by the
government in 1018. This bill
would stadilize the wool market, and
reassure growers, and it has been re
ceived as the most practical solution
! of the problem.
Palm trees have been known to live
250 years.
The Laplander can cover 150 miles
a day on his skates.
The camel has been known to pull
200 pounds at ten miles an hour for
12 hours.
During the war Brazil shipped to
the allies more than thirty million dol
lars' worth of meat.
A sudden change of weather will
often put the watch out of business by
causing the mainspring to break by
contraction.
A Danish physician named Svindt,
who has made many artificial legs out
of papier maclie. is now making ar
tificial feet out of paper pulp.
The first published description of
the "divining rod" for tracing under
ground streams of water vn con
tained in Auricula's "lie De Motulliea,"
dated I.mO.
In Vienna there Is a cafe which has
been open day and night for 150 years.
Eggs of different species of birds
greatly differ In shape, but the yolks
are invariably spherical.
Switzerland shares with Scotland
the distinction of being the best edu
cated country in the world.
Over a thousand camels are used In
Queensland as a means of transport
across the arid districts, and the num
ber is rapidly increasing.
Among the Moors women do not
celebrate their birthday. A Moorish
woman considers it a point of honor
to be absolutely ignorant of her age.
Some of the finest lace in the world
is made by the women of the Philip
pine islands from a strong, silky fiber
obtained from pineapple leaves.
THE EVEB-FATTEXIXG DICTION
ARY
A SXAP FOR SOME RUSTLER
To keep pate with the English lan
guage is no light task. The war has
brought a large number of new
words into use, and even in peace
times it is estimated that our lan
guage expands at the- rate of 5000
words a year. When Samuel John
son published his dictionary in 174 7
it contained 50,000 words, and was
considered so remarkably complete
that all previous attempts were cast
in the shade. It held complete
sway until Noah Webster came along
in 1828 with 160,000 words, publish
ed in two volumes. Towards the
close of the nineteenth century, dic
tionaries of the English language
passed the 300000 word mark, and
dictionaries- of today contain nearly
half a million words.
SAYS THE OFFICE OWL
The freshman Is always a first-class
feHow.
Many seeds of kindness are scat
tered In poor soil.
It is the dance music that always
reaches the sole.
It is easier to accept a position than
It is to hold a job.
If your luck isn't what it should be,
write a "p" In front of it and try
again.
Genius lights its own fires, but' It
has constantly to collect fresh fuel to
keep alive the Hume.
IllOV, ."!!!:
!'' UISKKTY
SliAKKS
,thS
A :n :'!)'"", i-'nir.'-.t Liberty Loan
shm -; Mid a request for information
r'ji.c ; niiig the operation of Lihe'ty
Livir sivini'.lei s is contained in a
nt:i(eiiton. just l:uiod by Carter Glass
Hceivlary of the treasury:
I'' ll'iwin:r is the statement:
"My atleiillon has been directed
to the activities of unscrupulous
persons w'iio have been operating ex
tensively throughout the country
and who are swindling the ownortt
of Liberty Bend by purchasing the
bonds at prices far below their act
ual worth.
"These awlndli rs get the attention
of l.lierty Bond owners by publish
ing advertisements calculated to
niakJ 111,, unsuspecting bond owner
be!l"V that the highest market price
can he secured for his bonds through
t'.io agency of the advertiser. Such
Is r.u.'ly, If ever, the case. Records
of tr nisactions of this , character,
brought to the attention of the De
partment of Justice and the Treas
ury D iKirlincnt, prove conclusively
that these swindlers take every c.il
vant.t'; ! of bond owne-s wha nr
loreed inl ) their owu clutches I y
Jvy'tii; the lowei t possible p'lce
v. hleli llv." owner will accept and
;:etiei illy far bclmv the actual value
f' t'i" lunula.
I , -grel tu observe tint man"
rput di'.e new:, papers are being o-.
tlnii M by accepting the uihvi' t -mea'
; ii t'.u . swindlers, and I ap
I'e 1 t i .ill he.ViV.irer publisher.! I "
1 ri utiir Vfv e-irelully Up. el; iit
"" "' in.i. wiliul wlio u.-e their c.il-
:tv !! rd '.
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proximately ten acres of ground,
with all thoroughly modern facilities
fur the showman and spectator, is
planned. The building will be erect
ed thin r,u miner and a big show held
this; fall, November 15-2U. Those
interested in the livestock industry
will head the subscription lists. The
annual exhibition, now in its ninth
year, will draw attendance from as
far east as the Mississippi river and
exhibits of livestock of all kinds
from the entire Pacific slope. Tak
ing part in the conference were the
following, who are directors of the
Pacific International Livestock Ex-!
position.
Frank Brown, president, Carlton,
Oregon; William Pollman, vice presi- j
dent, Baker; F. M. Itothrock, Spok
ane; A. D. Dunn, Wapato; W. B. j
Ayer, Portland; C. L. Hawley, Mc
Coy; J. N. Burgess, Polit Ilock,; I
Thos. Carmlchael, Gaston; Ed. Carey
Carlton; C. C. Berkeley, Hay Creek:
George Dickson, l'rlnevtlle; F.d.
School, Suver; W. K. Newell; N. C.
Maris; A. C. Ruby, Portland; H. C.
Brcwn. Portland; F. A. Koser, Ulck
.cill; Hay Fox, .Lyons.
DO YOU KNOW THAT
Potatoes in Greenland do not grow
larger than an ordinary marble.
Mushrooms, a world-wide product,
are as plentiful iu Siberia as in the
tropics.
Spain Fighting Malaria,
Through reforesting marshes as i
preventive measure and cultivntin
medicinal herbs for curative purposes.
Spain Is credited with a recent ma
terlal reduction of malaria, In spite of
quinine scarcity and other war disad'
vantages. The chief malarial area of
the country is estimated at 741,330
acres, and the effort Is being made to
reclaim as much of this as possible.
The 233.4DI cases of malaria ir. 1913
caused a loss in work of 3,513.595 day
with a money loss estimated ut $2ti
IK 10.000.
A party owning a good paying
business, unable because of physical
disability to handle it, offers his
equipment, field and good will' for
$1050. The owner is able to show
any prospective purchaser that this
business will pay any live man bet
ter than $1.50 per hour. For furth
er information inquire at the Herald
Office. 37tf
COVERING BILL'S PHOTO
Amsterdam, Feb. 15 The Lokal
Anziger prints an advertisement
from an artist at'Friednau offering
'to repaint portraits of the kaiser
cheaply by covering them with pleas
ant ldndscapes."
Mrs. Marlingdake How do you
like my biscuits, Henry?
Henry (grumpily) They ain't
like what the army cook used to
make. The Spur.
Will design and build Schools, Stores
Churches, Apartments, Garages,
Residences Anything.
Prices Reasonable
E. FRANCIS AVILLlAMS
ARCHITECT
Apprasial and valuation expert
311 Panama Building, Main U208
E. 7761. Portland, Oregon
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Heppner Meat Market jj
H. C. "ASHBAUGH, Proprietor
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Now open for business in our New Shop on
East Side Lower Main Street,
with a complete stock of the finest quality of
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Hi
eef, PorK, Mutton and Veal
Gall and give us a trial order.
We will treat you right.
HEPPNER
OREGON
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"Polly, want ii cracker?"
"Why, yen," answered Poll n he
I'ltmii'd her plumage nnd neatly
brushed nut tier eiw with her port
able wing. "Now licit the war Ik won
and the necessity for food eonservii
tam ban been reduced lo n ceruiln de
cree. I feel that I n ay Indulge In my
favorite dish i,n.l iterloim damage
to my coinrlen'-e "
Ami the wealthy munitions worker
T. l ,i overheard the remark bought her
on the "pel lor tfl.'HNi niili. saying
limt idie kIhuiIJ tie Mirromided with
IliMli-ie- for the rest of her days, yen
(lioiu-h IImI to be n old iin the
ll'othiT-lli law Joke.
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nun it to till pnrtlctihir piece of
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HIGH PRICED CROPS
LOW PRICED LUMBER
The average rise in prices of building materia!
has amounted to about 30 per cent. The rise in
prices of farm and many manufactured products has
amounted to from 100 to 300 per cent.
Think of it! With the same quantity of wheal,
nrn. oat.. alfalfa,, hogs, etc. as before the war.
you can build two houses, two barns, two chicken
sheds, two anything Your farm products will ! m
twice as much hones!, sen icealne, workablr.
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m'.U nne, uenle nf itiyrtmli nf liny Ir-n-iiubir
pli'ii the un'; of frleud,
mil the reiutiuiH irntu mioliMil eil
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Round Trip.
Aunt Mury Well l one of tUf (r
"bef.i' do wiih" iliirklen left In a little
Kent ii I. y inwii. II inly lu mi dm
itiiini with her eiLplnyer the merry
g.i rmiii I Unit un uiiiiiliij up on the
corner.
'Nntih. Mr. MuliMlm." nhe until,
"nimmih I dmi' ri le uu untie n' drill
t!iini. VV!i. Mr, M.iIim'iii. I'e uneii
wini' t ! here I."'! M.ier (it en
ttnit it' ni,. I rliie mm h n d"!
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would iliree years vir,l(lnt it he the
wi'dom to build or renimul NOW whatevir
needed. A new hoti.-e. a li.itn, a garage, a
11; a corn crib, an implement shed, a hog hoti ;
A I. um .ilo, a chicken !nuie The best in-
can make is 111 mtur buildings means
more iiiin ereater iiroius.
Prices Will Not Drop For Years
l nles there is a general panic
the last to want them to drop.
build. tig material will rie.
coMs -ie-umiiig ind'.i.tries torcetl out by war will do
it.
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19 14 Price 100,0 bushels wheat
1 919 Price 600 bushels wheat.
and you would b
Ihtt the chances are
cCknstruction, higher
COME IN TODAY., TALK
IT OVER WITH US
See our pictures, plans, cost estimates. Xo
obligations to buy a we are glad to be of
service.
'TUM-A-LUMBER"a byword of good building material.
TUM-A-LUMP" or all that's good in coal r wood.
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