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THE “STRIKE GERMANY THROUGH THE AIR,” 7060 Recent Conference in Washington Shows the Great Importance of the Participation of the United States in This Regard—Has Better Facilities Than the Allies Had at the Be ginning ofthe War. HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. • ************************* GRAIN DEALERS MEET STUCK FAST IN THE TUNNEL : : Experiment on Barley Thrilling Experience of Officer In Ea as Wheat Substitute $ Urge Uniformity in Inspection Laws— cape From War Prison Deeply Im : I : J • J • J ♦ $ • J ♦ $ ♦ $ ♦ s + Z $ e T • Y • $ Madison, Wis.—Barley muf- fins, barley bread, barley break- fast food and barley cakes may become as common on our ta- bles as white bread, graham muffins and oatmeal, according to the results of experiments now being carried on by the war research committee of the home economics department of the University of Wisconsin. In seeking cereals to relieve the wheat shortage the depart- ment found that the food and commercial value of barley made it advisable to begin re- search along lines that would conserve the barley industry of Wisconsin, while at the same time bringing about economical results for the housewife. Wisconsin, according to re- cent statistics, produces one- eighth of the barley crop in the United States. % $ A J * J * ♦ • $ y J ♦ $ ♦ % 2 * $ * $ 4 $ ♦ J Orsgon and Washington Millers Say Wheat Quality is Poor. To lower the high cost of living by decreasing the cost of grain, the Pub lic Service commissions of Washington and Oregon heard evidence showing that uniformity of state laws on weights, measures and inspection with federal laws was a necessity, at a meeting in the Tacoma, Wash., Com Washington.—“We Must Strike Ger next turned to consider the ways and mercial club rooms Wednesday. many Through the Air” Is the new slo means of getting the aviators and ma Particularly the flour mills of Wash gan which has resulted from the meet chines. ington and Oregon are affected by the To do this the aviation training fa ing In Washington of members of the difference in the quality of wheat aircraft production board of the Unit cilities and the sources of supplies for which cannot compete with that of ed States and the board of governors aircraft must be greatly extended. It California or'Chicago and Minneapolis of the Aero Club of America, after was shown that at the beginning of the because the inpsectors are compelled study of the present war situation and war Great Britain did not have one- to pass smutty wheat, it was charged. of the ways and means for carrying third of the aeronautic manufacturing , “My experience of 30 years,” said on an effective campaign of education. facilities we have in the United States Ralph B. Smith of the Puget Sound Alan It. Hawley, president of the today and there was read a statement Mills company, “shows that Washing Aero Club of America, Issued the fol from the British controller of aero ton wheat is of lower quality every nautic supplies reporting that there lowing statement: year. It is smutty when it comes to are 958 firms engaged on work for the “Germany’s U-boaf warfare and the the mill and the miller has no choice necessity of keeping the German fleet British directorate of aeronautic sup Sos0000%088800600806****6, but to take it. By the time it is thor bottled up are occupying the navies of plies, 301 of which are direct contrac oughly cleaned its cost has risen con the allies, and no decisive victory over tors and 657 are sub-contractors. This and the consumer, who pays MAJ. THEODORE ROOSEVELT siderably the Germans Is expected In naval ac report states that the total number of ultimately for the additional expense, tions in the near future. Likewise ad hands employed by the 50 firms of begins to howl.” vances against the Germans on land greater prominence is 66,700. “Discoveries of the last year show There was also brought out the fact are slow, and Germany has seemed that the smut is not the fault of the able so far to always throw new thou that the British budget for aeronautics farmer,” said L. M. Jeffers of Port sands of men and new Unes of for the present year totals $575,000,- land, grain supervisor of this, the 32nd trenches and countless guns to meet 000. This is made public as a result district. “Farmers in order to take the advances of 'the allies. The only of Its publication In connection with advantage of the first rains are obliged victories on the part of the allies so a discussion which took place in the to plow up the fields early and the ground becomes infected with smut far have been as a result of supremacy house of commons recently. England spores. Our department is equipping of the air, as a result of the matching and France had to come up from a 1? machines with dust collectors which of skilful, daring allied aviators production of a few airplanes a month we think will practically eliminate the against German aviators and observa to the present production of about 4,” 000 airplanes a month and have had to infection. If the collectors prove sat tion balloons. do that with limited resources in per isfactory and not too expensive, sta Masters In the Air. tistics and estimates will be put into "It was not until the Germans were sonnel and materials. The United the hands of all those raising grain. deprived of their aerial eyes and the States today has a better start than All will have to use it, for one field allies' aviators, being masters of the either France or England had at the can infect a whole district.” air, could follow the movements of the beginning of the war and it has tre The commission then began the con enemy and locate their batteries and mendous resources in workmen and sideration of rye and oats. Here again their strongholds, that the allied vic materials. uniformity was thought to be advis It Is all a question of adopting an tories became possible. able, but there was some discussion of “While the United States is begin extensive enough campaign to insure what the standard would be. The ning to help substantially now, effec large production and of placing orders question of color should be the basis tive help of the kind that leads to per for continuous deliveries of airplanes for at least four grades, according to manent victory can only come at the and training of aviators and mechanics Mr. Jeffers. He suggests, also, that end of months of preparation, and in in large numbers. To do that there the commission fix a maximum moist considering in which way we can best will be required large appropriations, ure weight per bushel. Oats and rye prepare to help to achieve permanent but no trouble is anticipated in that were felt to need the same legislation. victories it is found that the aerial direction. Bad order of sacks and the discount The government's committee on pub branch of the service affords the great allowed for their repairs was the final lic information has issued the follow est possibilities. subject discussed. The state claim of “British, French. Russian, Italian ing statement regarding part of the 1 and 3 per cent discount was agreed and American authorities who have details of the steps already taken to by all the men present as not suffi studied the matter closely have come train aviators in large numbers: cient, and the 3 and 6 per cent allowed “Last month a group of army offi to the conclusion that the addition of by the Seattle Merchants’ Exchange 10,000 aviators today to the allies’ cers visited the training camp of the was thought more reasonable. present aerial forces would insure Royal Flying corps at Borden, Ont., blinding the German batteries and pre one of the four camps established in Horse Heaven Votes Bonds. venting German aviators from conduct Canada, and the aviation school at Prosser, Wash. — At an election in ing operations over or near the allies’ Toronto, where cadets are trained un lines. An additional 10,000 aviators der military discipline for the service. the Horse Heaven irrigation district would make It possible to conduct In these schools there has been incor recently it was decided to bond the aerial raids on a large scale and to porated the latest European experience Maj. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., of the district for the completion of the proj strike Germany in the most vital In the development of this new art of Officers’ Reserve corps In training at ect. There was a small vote owing the Plattsburg camp. Major Roosevelt to the large number of nori-resident places, to strike hard enough to lead the air. to permanent victories.” “Our officers were deeply impressed is only one of the Roosevelts in camp. land-owners. The majority for the The authorities who met In Wash with their observations, and as a re Kermit, another'son of Colonel Roose bonds was 74. The project will com ington readily agreed that every effort sult we called together here the heads velt, nnd J. A. Roosevelt are also train prise 215,000 acres, according to en should be concentrated In striking Ger of six prominent engineering schools, ing there. gineers’ estimates. At a meeting of many through the air. Several in which also have military training, and land-owners it was decided to select an stances during the meeting emphasized made arrangements to establish a sim who will be training at the same time. executive committee of seven men and that although different persons pres ilar system In the United States. The “The hangars will take care of 72 women of the district which committee ent had obtained their Information six institutions are the Universities of airplanes. The preparation of these will confer in an advisory capacity. from separate sources, their informa California, Texas, Illinois and Ohio, fields will cost approximately a million tion was practically alike. Massachusetts Institute of Technol dollars each. Including the construc Board of Governors Meets. ogy and Cornell university. Three tion of the necessary buildings, dorm The meeting of the board of gov technical instructors from each of itories, work shops and hangars. A ernors of the Aero Club of America these places were sent to Toronto. standard set of buildings has already was held In Washington and Howard They returned after a comprehensive been worked out, the fields will be ap E. Coffin, the chairman of the aircraft study of the course given there, pre proximately a mile square, and great Wheat—Bluestem.......................... ... production board, who Is also a mem pared to teach It themselves. These care Is being taken by the military of Fortyfold......................................... 2.32 Club................................................... 2.30 ber of the board of governors of the six engineering schools have opened ficers as regards their location. club, presided. The members of the similar cadet aviation schools at their “We are estimating about four Red Russian................................ 2.28 board present were: Mr. Hawley, respective institutions. months as the period for getting these Oats—No. 1 white.............. .. .$44.00 James A. Blair, Jr.; W. Redmond students ready for army service. Courses in Aviation. Barley—No. 1 feed...................... 42.00 Cross, Charles Edwards, Max H. “The aircraft production board is Cattle—Steers, prime... $9.50010.25 “These cadet schools might be de Fleischmann, John Hays Hammond, scribed as laboratory courses in avia working hard to assist the military de Jr. ; Capt. James E. Miller, Raymond tion. The students are given thorough partments In their arrangements to Steers, good.................... 8.75@ 9.25 B. Price, Henry A. Wise Wood and instruction in the theory of flying, in have all these related activities co Steers, medium.............. 8.00@ 8.75 Cows, choice.................... 8. 25@ 8.50 Henry Woodhouse. cluding the necessary physics and ordinated and at the same time to get Cows, medium................ 7.500 8.00 Having reached the conclusion that mathematics and the mechanics of air the necessary training machines ready Cows, fair........................ 6.75(d) 7.25 efforts must be concentrated to get plane construction. In time for their use. The training Heifers............................ 5.00@ 9.25 and train thousands of aviators and schools are thoroughly equipped with "Both the manufacturing problem Bulls.................................. 5.00© 7.25 arrange to manufacture tens of thou samples of airplane parts and instru and the training problem will be much Calves.............................. 7.50© 9.50 sands of modern airplanes of differ ments for demonstration, as well as simplified the second year if we can Hogs—Packing.............. ... ent types for training, bomb-dropping, text-books. Technical matters relating establish the proper co-ordination of Rough heavies................ 13.90@14.25 artillery spotting, fighting machines to map-making, photography, bomb effort this year. The manufacturing Pigs and skips.............. .. 13.00013.50 and submarine destroyers, the board dropping, sun-sighting and all similar capacity can easily be doubled the sec Stock hogs........................ 11.00@12.50 subjects which a military aviator must ond year. In getting the co-operation Sheep—Wethers.............. 10.00010.50 5.0009.50 know are also taught. All during this of the manufacturers In placing their Ewes.............................. ONE MENACE REMOVED time the cadet Is.under military train facilities at the disposal of the gov Lambs . ............................. 11.00© 13.50 ing. following the methods which Great ernment we have found the organiza Flour—Patents, $11.80. Britain and Canada have found so suc tion of the Aircraft Manufacturers’ as Millfeed — Spot prices: Bran, $33 sociation, effected last February, of cessful. At the end of two months of per ton; shorts, $38; rolled barley, great assistance. this preliminary work the cadet Is giv $48 ; rolled oats, $54. "A prominent British general has en a final test to determine whether Corn—White, $72 per ton; cracked, asserted that America’s greatest con $73. he shall go on to the aviation camp. tribution to the war will be aircraft Hay — Producers’prices: Timothy, “General Squier’s office has been handling these schools. All applica and aviators. We believe that once Eastern Oregon, $28©30 per ton ; val tions from persons who wish to become started upon quantity production ley timothy, $22024; alfalfa, $2 0©23; military aviators have been turned American mechanical genius will over- valley grain hay, $18020. Butter — Cubes, extras, 37c per over to this department, over which come any present obstacle* to the prog- pound; prime firsts, 35c. Jobbing Prof. Hiram Bingham of Yale has been gress of the art.” prices: Prints, extras, 38c; cartons, given general direction by General Squier, and there have been far more HOTEL MEN TO TRAIN CHEFS 1c extra; butterfat. No. 1, 38c; No. 2, 36c. applicants than could be admitted. Eggs—Ranch, current receipts, 30c The schools began on May 10 and 25 Americans Ultimately to Supplant the per dozen ; selects, 32c. Foreign Chefs In the cadets a week are entering each of Poultry—Hens, 15©17c per pound; Big Hotels. the six colleges, which means that ns K broilers, 16@ 20c; turkeys, 20c; ducks, soon as the first entering class com % Muncie, Ind. — American chefs, 18@22c; geese, 10012c. pletes Its preliminary work approxi Veal—Fancy, 14@143c per pound. mately 150 students a week will be trained in an American hotel man's Pork—Fancy, 193c per pound. available for the regular training camp training school, will ultimately sup Vegetables — Artichokes, 70 @ 75c with a good ground work on which to plant the foreign chefs In the big ho tels of the country. This Is the aim per dozen; tomatoes, $1.50@2.00 per start their practical training. Six Hundred Cadets In Six Colleges. of members of the Hotel Men's asso- crate; cabbage, 203c per pound; egg- “There will be 600 cadets In ciation who have concluded an agree plant, 25c; lettuce, $1.75©2.00; cu the six colleges by July. In the ment to establish n large training cumbers, 75c@$1.50 per dozen; pep- meantime arrangements are going school for cooks and other hotel em- | pera, 20@35c per pound; rhubarb, ahead for the nine aviation fields to re ployees in the Muncie National insti 203c; peas, 6©7c; asparagus, 5© 6c; spinach, 607c per pound. One of the most effective weapons ceive their men when they are ready. tute, which is in financial trouble. Potatoes — Buying prices, $3.50© in the war. but one which has bad but The aircraft production board Is work Telegrams were received by repre- small notice, is the ship that scours ing constantly with the military de sentatives of the association from 4.00 per hundred. Green Fruit—Strawberries, Oregon, the seas for the death engines that partments in preparing for the con- many of the leading hotel men of the lurk everywhere waiting for unsus struction of these fields. The standard country pledging support before the $1.75© 2.50. Hops—1916 crop, 3©6c per pound; pecting merchantmen. This is a good field on which we are basing our pro agreement was signed. Messages have view of a mine Just taken aboard a gram will provide for accommodating also been received from many United 1917 contracts, nominal. Wool-- Eastern Oregon, fine, 47@53e sweeper. Great Britain’s fleet of two squadrons of 150 students each States senators and governors, who de sweepers have been very successful in with the necessary officer Instructors clare it is a “patriotic moverent” and per pound; coarse, 58c; valley. 60© destroying the enormous fields planted and enlisted men. together with a cer- that it la now most timely, in view of 63c; mohair, 60065c. Cascara Bark — Old and new, OR in the North sea by the Germans __ , tain number of additional enlisted men the world crisis. per pound. r 1 i I ' - Ed.: NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT SUNFLOWER SEED USE Given Count as Poultry Feed by Professor Lippincott. “Nomad,” a writer In the Boston pressed One Unknown to Him. Trauscript, discussing the propensity of children to burrow into strawstacks and sandbanks, regardless of danger or perhaps because of it and the liking of imaginative childhood for stories of this kind, even though they are terrify- Ing, goes on to say : “The particular terror of experience of this sort which most affected the Nomad's imagination in his childhood was the story of the escupe of the Union prisoners from Libby prison dur ing the war, by means of a hole bur rowed front the floor of the prison, un der the street, and out Into a vacant lot somewhere. The prisoners took up some tiles or bricks on the floor of the prison at night, when unobserved, and dug down into the earth. By morning the bricks were ingeniously replaced, while the excavated earth was sent out in the prison refuse, or concealed in odd corners. Down into the earth and the darkness the prisoners dug a burrow that was Just large enough for a man’s body to pass. It ran far—It tunneled under the street, under a building. It emerged at last in a weedy lot. The time came when the prison ers made their attempt. Many never dared make it. They preferred an odious captivity to a glorious adven ture. Through the grewsome hole, at last, 109, Union soldiers made their exit. Among them was Colonel Streight of Indiana, who was a big man, wide of girth. Midway of the hole he stuck fast. Those behind him could not push him through. He felt himself buried forever. No matter. He was out of the prison. But those before him, finding that no more came on, crept back and investigated. Then Streight was seized by the arms and pulled through ! It was like being de livered from the grave. The 109 crawled through and sneaked out Into the country. Forty-eight of them were recaptured by the Confederates and thrust back into the prison. Two were drowned; the other fifty-nine reached the Union lines and safety. It was a great adventure for them, a triumphant one. It gloriously nerved the excava tion of many strawstacks. But think of Colonel Streight stuck In the hole !” Colonel Streight, a very large man ■ven to old age, spent the years after the war in Indianapolis, and was a well-known figure on the streets, but probably few knew of his Libby prison experience. It is an odd thing that the grim incident should have made so deep an impression on one who never saw him. Its Good for Molting Period, but Not Practicable at Other Times on Av erage Farm—Too Much Fiber and Too Expensive. Sunflower seed because of its cost and high fiber content is not so desir able a poultry feed as is generally sup posed, according to W. A. Lippincott, professor of poultry husbandry In the Kansas State Agricultural college. “In the first place It is too expen sive,” says Professor Lippincott, “and then, too, it contains a large amount of crude fiber. It is a good feed, how ever, for the molting period. The oil seems to aid in giving gloss to the feathers. Protein is essential to feath er growth—and the sunflower is rich in protein. Birds for Show Purposes. “Sunflower seed Is used by poultry men when they are preparing birds for show purposes as the feed apparently gives the bird a better appearance. Showmen use the seed extensively as feed but It is not practical for the farmer unless the seed can be bought much cheaper than the ordinary mar ket price.” Oats are better feed for chickens than sunflower seed. In the opinion of Mr. Lippincott. Sunflower seeds have approximately 21 per cent fat content and 30 per cent fiber content, while oats have 4.2 per cent fat content and only 10.8 per cent fiber content. It is not wise to use oats as a feed for chickens too extensively because the digestive apparatus of the fowls Is not designed to handle such a large amount of crude fiber. Best Fiber Content The best fiber content in a ration for fowls is approximately 3.5 per cent. Too much fiber upsets the bird. If some feeds, low in fiber, are used in connection with oats, the fiber content is brought down to about the required amount. Meat scraps and milk are the only common poultry feeds having abso lutely no crude fiber. Broken rice has but 2 per cent, gluten meal 2 per cent, corn 2.2 per cent, and kafir 2 per cent. FAVOR ANGLE IRON HARROWS Teeth Carrying Bars Are Pivotally Connected at Their Front End In V-Shaped Implement a Angle iron harrows are giving such general satisfaction in the farming business that the number of patents on this type of soli pulverizer and weed killer is growing larger every year. This one was recently patented by a Georgia man. The harrow teeth car rying bars are pivotally connected at their front end In a V-shaped imple- ment, means being provided for de tachably securing teeth. Adjustable Wrote "Hall, Columbia.” Although Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner” Is generally accept ed to be the national anthem of the United States, there are those who prefer the sturdy American spirit which breathes in the first of the re public’s great patriotic songs. Joseph Hopkinson’s “Hall, Columbia !” The latter was composed in 1798, 16 years before "The Star-Spangled Banner,” and It was considered the national an them for years ufter Key’s song was written. "Hail, Columbia !” was first sung In public at a benefit given at the Chest- nut Street theater In Philadelphia for a young actor and singer named Fox. This affair was staged April 25, 1793. Joseph Hopkinson, the author, was a Philadelphia lawyer, the son of Fran cis Hopkinson, also a distinguished lawyer and jurist. The father had gained fame us a poet by writing “The Battle of the Kegs,” and the son in herited his poetic gifts. In answer to an appeal from Fox for a song to be sung at his benefit, Mr. Hopkinson wrote “Hail, Colum- bia !” It was received with great en Angle Iron Harrow. thusiasm, and soon spread ever the whole country. The air was that of the “President's March,” then very teeth, carrying bars at the rear and at right angles to the central brace that popular. bisects the V-shaped main part, hold the main bars in variously adjusted An Effective Ad. positions.—Farming Business. Jlnkson, visiting a small northwest ern town, lost his pet dog, which he highly prized. He therefore rushed to EXERCISE FOR YOUNG CHICKS the office of the one and only newspa per In the place and handed In an ad- Cool Room Is Better Than Warm Ono for This Purpose—Avoid Leg vertisement, offering $100 reward for Weakness by Giving Bone. the return of his companion. A little later, thinking the matter Early hatched chicks should be over, he decided that he would be more likely to obtain the missing animal if given plenty of room in which to ex he inserted the words : "No questions ercise. A cool or slighly cold room is better than a warm one for this asked.” lie therefore went across to the of purpose. It hardens the chick and fice to see If this could be done. When there Is little danger from chilling If he arrived only a small boy was to be properly handled. As soon as the youngsters get cold they will run back seen. under the hovers and warm up, then “Where’s the editor?” he asked. run out again to work In the fresh “Out" air. Brooding In a cold room produces “And the assistant editor?" stronger chicks, with better appetites. “Out.” Indoor chicks should be allowed ac “Well, the reporter?” cess at all times to dried bone, small “Out.” size. They need this to maintain “I'll see the printer, then.” strength In the legs ; otherwise, when “Out.” “Well, where on earth has the staff closely housed, leg weakness results. Fresh, green-cut bone fed In limited gone to?” quantities once per day will ward off “Out looking for your dog.” thia trouble. Visible Means of Support. A certain magistrate had the repu SWEET CORN STOVER SILAGE tation of being very bard on vagrants. One of these came before him charged Has Feeding Value Comparable With Ordinary Corn Stover—Desir- with loitering, and after he had plead able Dairy Ration. ed guilty the magistrate put some ques tions to him, which he answered read Sweet corn stover In the field, that ily enough, says the Ban Francisco Is, the fodder without the grain, has Chronicle. “Have you any visible means of sup a feeding value comparable with or dinary corn stover. port ?” The silage which may be made from “Yea, your honor,” replied Joe, as quick as lightning. Then, turning to IL while a very palatable and a de- where he perceived his wife In the au- sirable addition to the dairy ration, di enee, "Stand up. Mary, so that his hae a lower feeding value than corn silage or pea-vine allaga. worship can see you.”
