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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEWN W OREGON, THUBSD v FEBRUARY 14, 1918.
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HEROES.
The Hun Is not yet satisfied with
American fighting pep. Probably he
thinks we are not speeding up our
end ot the war as fast as we should.
At any rate, the sinking ol the Tus
canta and the loss of life that went
with It, will serve as those persistent
and continued air raids on England
have served. In keying our fighting
spirit a a still higher pitch.
That more of our brave boys were
not sent to a watery grave Is noth
ing short of providential. And we
have the proud knowledge of the
fact that those . who did go down,
met their fate as only heroes do and
they met Jt while serving their coun
try In the highest capacity.
To the kaiser and his people who
are clamoring for results from the
submarine warfare, the sinking ot the
Tuscania will come as a great victory,
but the gain of such a victory will be
short lived in view of the subsequent
vigilance which will be maintained
by the allied scouts of the seas.
Statistics show that the menace of the
U-Boat is becoming less each day and
the navy department has come forth
with the announcement that still bet
ter means for coping with the situ
ation are being developed.
When .the U-Boat is gone, what
has Germany left with which to hold
out hope for her people, so far as
victory is concerned. Evidently Von
Hindenburg has begua to see the fin
ish of submarine warfare, for he Is
now promising his worshipers that he
will bring them a speedy victory on
the Western front, and this before
April.
German bragadoclo is in keeping
with the very methods they use in
sinking ships on the high seas, of cru
cifying prisoners, of murdering wo
men and children and of committing
the endless number of crimes which
would not be printable, or at the best
readable by the modest public.
Therefore all glory to those heroes
who went down to their death, each
awaiting his turn in true American
spirit, as the life boats were being
lowered and the strains of "The Star
Spangled Banner" floated over the
the ill-fated ship. The Hun will find
the hardest nut of the war to crack
when he combats the bull dog ten
acity of the "Yanks." v
THE PLAIN TRUTH BROUGHT TO
LIGHT.
R. N. Stanfield, who is now mail
ing an active campaign foi the Re
publican nomination for United Sta
tes Senator has made some striking
observations In a pamphlet recently
Issued to the voters of the state. Mr.
Stanfield makes note of the follow
ing: Oregon was one of the first in sup
plying volunteers for the national
army, but our beys must train at can
tonments located In other states.
Oregon was prompt in complying
with the selective draft, but the train
ing camps are located In other states.
Oregon's patriotism was shown in
being first "over the top" in subscrib
ing her quota of Liberty Bonds, but
her money is largely spent In the
markets of other states.
Oregon Is doing her utmost In
building ships for war needs, but the
hulls must be taken to other ports
for the placing of equipment.
Oregon : was first In furnishing
spruce for aeroplanes, but no aero
planes are manufactured In Oregon.
Oregon was among the first, if not
first, in subscribing her allotment in
the Red Cross funds; In raising her
Soldier's Library fund; In raising her
Army Y. M. C. A. fund, but Oregon
has neither cantonment, training
camp, divisional headquarters, navy
yards nor military markets.
All these things have taken from
the Oregon laboring man the right
to participate In the payroll which
his labor and: the wealth ot his state
have provided , ,;
Oregon whole-heartedly compiled
with the appeals for food conserva
tion and food production, but Ore
gon's wheat growers and food-producers
were penalized 20 cents a bushel
for living in Oregon.
The Columbia river furnishes ports
of entry as easy of access as any In
the world, but the commerce of these
ports 1b retarded and strangled by
red tape and federal indifference,
misunderstanding and apparent pre
judices. The immense food supply
from the great storehouses of the In
land Empire comes rolling down a
water grade to both fresh and tide
water harbor, but for all governmen
tal purposes Is diverted over moun
tain ranges to another port. All pur
chases of grain and hay for army pur
poses are made on the basis of Seat
tie delivery, thereby reducing the
Oregon producer's price the amount
of the added freight.
Oregon Is one of the largest con
tributes to the reclamation fund of
. the United States, yet our arid lands
He Idle and undeveloped, while other
Sraterafe richly endowed" with appro
priations from the fund to which Ore
gon materially contributes.
Much of the wealth ot our forests,
mines, rivers and harbors is locked
up under rigid federal supervision
that makes development impossible.
Oregon farmers are forced to go to
Spokane when In need of a farm loan
from a federal farm loan hank.
Oregon has been exploited to bene
fit other sections of the nation and
representation In the national Con
gress is needed that will fight Inces
santly and untiringly for Oregon and
her people.
Another chance to do your bit.
See the film "Heroic France" when
it comes to the Star theater Febru
ary 23. The ticket' " sale ' proceeds
will be given to the Morrow County
Chapter ot the American Red Cross.
"Have you bought any thrift stamps
yet? The sale will close In a few days
and Morrow county has about $89,
000 to raise before she will have com
pleted her quota. War saving and
thrift stamps will help stamp out the
kaiser and his autocratc Ideas.
DESTRUCTION OF COYOTES.
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If Morrow county were a little
more than self-supporting, we would
have more food stuffs to send to the
allies. More grain and stock and
poultry on the farms and larger back
door gardens In the towns will help
solve the problem and then what we
don't raise, we must make up by sav
ing. In his tour of the state in the Inter
est of his candidacy for United States
Senator, Robert N. Stanfield is meet
ing with a cordial reception every
where. His able and frank presen
tation of his position on all questions
of state and national Importance is
what the voters expect of every candidate.
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"HEROIC FRANCE" IS
j , . ALIVE WITH HUMAN
I INTEREST APPEAL.
Mutual's eight-reel special, "H?
roic France," photographed under the
auspices ot the American Relief
Clearing House of Paris by M.;rl I. a
1 &. adventurous youn? American
t'omeramuij, hows the huv.aii side of
the war In many cases. For example
the pictures c: President PoImh.'s
presenting medals and memorials to
the families of the heroes of the
Marne starts a tar when he kisses the
orphaned son of a soldier of France
on the forehead. The barbershop in
the trenches brings a laugh; the
close-ups of Kitten Rockwell of Ashe
vllle, N. C, and James McConnell of
Chicago, who gave their lives to
France fighting thousands of feet in
the air, win the cheers of the specta
tors every time the pictures are
shown; and last, the German surren
der, In which the bed ragged soldiers
of the Kaiser rush under fire from
their trenches a few yards away from
the French first line calling out
"Comrade! Comrade!"
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE.
By Virtue of an order of sale duly
issued by the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of the State of Oregon for the
County of Morrow on the 13th day
of February 1918, in a certain action
in the Circuit Court of said County
and State, wherein Clara J. Latson,
plaintiff recovered judgment a?ainst
Margaret McAyeal and C. R. McAy-
eal, defendants for the sum of $1000
with Interest tnereon at the rate of
eight per cent per annum from the
8th day of December, 1917, and $100.
attorney's fees and the further sum
of $30.26 costs, and the further sum
of $117.10 with interest thereon at
the rate of 6 per annum from the
1st day of November, 1917, together
with all costs that have accrued or
may accrue, which Judgment was
rendered on the 24th day of January,
1918.
Notice is hereby given that I will
on Saturday the 16th day of March,
1918 at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m.
of said day sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash In hand
the following described real property,
to-wit: all of Section 36, In Township
5, south of Range 29, East W. M., ta
ken and levied upon as the property
of said defendants, Margaret McAy
eal and C. R. McAyeal, being the pro
perty mortgaged by said defendants
to secure the sums aforesaid; and or
dered sold by the Court to satisfy
same or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said Judgment In
favor of said Clara J. Latson plain
tiff, against said defendants, togathet
with all costs that have accrued or
may accrue In said matter.
GEORGE McDUFFEE,
Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon.
Dated this 13th day of February,
1918.
Regular newspaper correspondents
not in military service are not requir
ed to submit copy for censorship, be
ing guided by the requests for secre
cy published by the Committee on
Public Information. If these are Ig
nored the privileges of the camp may
be withdrawn in the discretion of the
camp commander.
None of these rules apply to troops
in France, where the commanding
general of the Expeditionary Forces
will establish such regulations as are
necessary.
Mjs. Phlll Cohn and daughter E1
leanor are visiting with relatives In
San Francisco and more especially
with Mrs. Colin 's son Harold, who Is
In the radio service of the navy at
Goat Island.
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(By W. H. Lytle, State Veterinarian.)
Reports made to this office indi
cate that sheepmen of Oregon have
destroyed something like 10,000
coyotes this last winter, mostly by
means ot poisoning. Approximating
half ot this number to have been
pregnant females that would have
given birth to six pups each; this
then has been the means ot decreas
ing the number of coyotes in Oregon
40,000 for the year 1917. We em
phatically urge the destruction of
this pest by everyone. The respon-
slbilllty of controlling this predatory
animal must fall upon the livestock
grower and others most directly con
cerned. -
The conclusion reached after thor
ough discussion with officials in
charge of tho government operations
In poisoning coyotes, is that, under
winter conditions best results are ob
talned from small baits composed of
lard and sugar, each with poison
dose or two and three-fourths (2)
grains of strychnine (powdered alka
loid). The strychnine may be con
tained in a No. 2 capsule, or It may
to placed in loose form In a cavity
In the center ot the halt. In the
latter case, it is essential that the
lard be cold and hard when the
poison is added, since warm lard
quickly absorbs the extremely bit
ter taste of strychnine.
A Quick Killing Poison.
(Strychnine-Cyanide Mixture)
Equal parts of powdered strychnine
alkaloid and granual cyanide (the
latter Is called cyanide-chloride mix
ture-Malllnckrodt) mixed. Place
three grains of mixture In No. 2 cap
sules. These capsules should be 111
led In open room as fumes from cya
nide are very dangerous.
The entire process of preparing
the baits should be by means ot clean
wooden or metal Implements to avoid
the taint of human hands. Proba
bly' the most important recommen
dation of all, is that each bait be
kept in a small, clean paper bag from
the time it is prepared until placed
for the coyote. It Is advised that
paper bags for the purpose be plainly
labeled, "Coyote Poison". The ma
terials are usually at hand for any
stockman to prepare his own baits.
Good, odorous, home-rendered lard
is considered better than the market
article. The Live Stock Sanitary
Board strongly advocates that each
live stock association employ a com
petent man to make the baits in
quantity, to supply members and co-
operators, and that every effort be
made to poison the ranges during the
remainder of the winter. In general
operations of the kind, it is Important
that Inhabitants of the district be no
tified and other prearrangements be
made to insure the safety of dogs
that are valued.
Directions For Preparing Poison
Baits.
(A) In a warm place mix thor
oughly together home rendered lard
and sugar in about equal quantities,
Place outside to cool until stiff en
ough to mold into balls about the size
of a small walnut; or Into discs ot
about the same bulk. Press in the
cavities for the poison; place in rows
on a clean board and set outside to
become thoroughly cold and hard
With a large pointed goose quill or
other suitoble measure, place tht
poison in the cavities with care that
none be left on the surface. Close
the cavities by applying the lard su
gar mixture with a case knife. "Cool
the baits; lift from the board with
a case knife and transfer each bait
to a small paper bag and twist se
curely shut. Keep in a cool place.
(B) Particles of liver, fish and sal
mon. Cut same into pieces the size
of an egg and insert therein by means
of a slit one of the capsules of poison
In each piece.
(C) Eggs: Into which one of the
capsules of poison has been placed
by means of a small opening In the
end.
(D) Prunes: Into which one of the
capsules of poison has been inserted.
Eggs and prunes are said not to be
readily eaten by domestic dogs. Beef
suet, lard and tallow can be rendered
less likely to be picked up by dogs If
holes are bored in Irregular pieces of
wood and the suet, lard or tallow con
taining the poison placed therein.
(E) A modification ot the lard me
thod well worthy of recommendation
when the strychnine Is used In loose
form, Is that the cavities for the poi
son, be made with a red hot iron, thus
forming a pocket with scorched walls
which prevents the strychnine from
being, absorbed by the lard.
Good poison baits are little more
than half the game the remainder
being In their proper use In the field.
It may be said that poison baits
should be placed as carefully as are
traps. The following methods are
recommended:.
(1) Place the poison lard balls or
other poison bait In and about carcas
ses, and especially on trails twenty
to a hundred feet from them. Old
carcasses are attractive to coyotes
even when little more than bones and
hair remains. There Is no better
place for poison than in or near the
remnants of an old sheep carcass.
(2) A method which has stood the
test of long usage Is, "The Drag
Trail", made by dragging part of a
carcass, entrails or other animal mat
ter behind a cart or saddle horse.
A fresh horse skin makes an excellent
drag, as the operator can stand on It
while placing poison or trap, and re
mount his horse without leaving a
sign of his rrefence. Poison baits
STEADILY DOWNWARD
IS THE TREND OF POWER IN GAS, AND
STEADILY UPWARD GO THE RESULTS FROM
THIS GREAT CHALMERS ENGINE
That gas is dropping steadily in power is no longer
a matter of news. But while the decline is on (and many
think we will never see again a high grade gas) here comes
the master of the situation.
It is the great Chalmers engine and its chief function
j. is making poor gas deliver high power.
It breaks up to an unprecedented degree the raw gas
coming from the carburetor, "cracks it up" as the engineers
say, and then heats it to a high point before the spark
plugs set it off.
One device that does most of this important work is the
now famous Chalmers "hot spot." The second is the in
genious "ram's-horn" manifold. '
So thoroughly does the great Chalmers engine Fletcherize
and Hooverize the gas that there's scarcely a particle of
wasted power.
Tests of the exhaust have proved that.
And so fluid or liquid is this power that it fairly charms
the driver. You can get violent action in an instant or you
can "tame it to almost nothing." And whether calling on
it for much or little it has a peculiar note of softness about
it that always denotes a superior piece of mechanism.
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should not be placed too thickly along
such trails. Six or eight to the mile
are usually sufficient to account for
such coyotes as discover and follow
the line.
(3) Poison baits may be placed
anywhere along stock or cross-country
trails in connection with a scent
attractive to coyotes. The rotten fish
scent (government formula) is espec
ially useful. A few drops on a brush
or grass tufts usually cause coyotes
to investigate. Baits placed within
two or three feet of such scent spots
are likely to be found by the animals.
(4) Poisoning large baits or car
casses is not recommended. The
practice is largely responsible for
much of the objection on the part of
the residents to poisoning. Large
baits without poison are useful as poi
son stations, especially when the
snow is deep. Whenever coyote
signs are noticed about such a sta
tions, the small, lard-sugar baits may
be used to good advantage.
Care and precaution to avoid acci
dents. In poison operations cannot be
too strongly advocated. Proper ap
plication and suprvlslon will do much
to overcome the existing prejudice
against this valuable and economical
method for controlling predatory ani
mals. Further suggestions on the
subject of poisoning will appear in
the National Wool Grower as they are
determined from the several large ex
periments now In progress under di
rection of the Government.
It has been suggested that dogs are
readily trained to respect lard-sugar
pellets If offered one or two contain
ing Ipecac Instead of strychnine.
. Shooting.
Best done from platform concealed
in tree or box. Having dead animals
tor decoy bait.
Use of Traps.
For coyotes, No. 3 spring steel
trap fitted with swivels and attached
to a log or stone weighing thirty
pounds and upward. It is further
well to see that the trap is placed
on a level with the surface of the
ground and the Jaws of the trap cov
ered over with a piece of thin paper,
and mis, can further be covered with
parucies 01 one earth, and this can
be further masked by the sorlnkllne
of water upon this earth covered trap.
The use of artificial scent will here
be found useful.
Hunting With Dogs.
When hunting with hounds the
dogs should be enclosed In a wagon
fitted with spring doors that may be
tripped by the driver, thus allowing
the dogs to make their exit and quick
ly enter the chase.
and cantonments. "Standing room
only" signs are needed whenever a
musical show appears.
The sale of smlleage books pack
ages of coupons good for admission
to camp theaters and tents has been
large throughout the country. The
Commission on Training Camp Ac
tivities which Is in charge of the sale,
has been hard pressed to get books
printed rapidly enough to supply the
demand.
Strayed.
From Ben Buschke ranch on Rhea
Creek, about January 1st, 1918,
a red cow branded BU on right hip,
no ear marks, animal about 5 years
old. Reward paid for recovery of
this animal. BEN BUSCHKE. 3tp.
Theatrical Companies at Liberty
Theaters Draw Huge Crowds.
Musical comedies draw the heav
iest, crowds to the Liberty Theaters
1 and entertainment tents at the camps
'Victory" Bread Must Contain Not
More Than 80 Per Cent Wheat
Flour.
Any baker will be permitted to ad
vertise his product as "victory" bread
It it contains not more than 80 per
cent wheat flour. No stipulation is
made as to what Ingredients shall
compose the other 20 per cent,, bo
long as they are selected from the
list recommended by the Food Ad
ministration, which includes corn
flour and corn meal, barley flour, oat
meal, rice and rice flour, potato flour,
etc.
Until March 3 rye flour may he
used In making "victory" bread. Af
ter that date It will be placed on the
same basis as wheat, as rye flour Is
now being shipped to the allies.
Bread made of graham or whole
wheat flour may be termed victory
bread.
John F. Vaughn, Heppner business
man, attended the auto show in Port
land last week and remained over
for a few days to tiansaot business.
He Is accompanied by Mrs. Vaughn.