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f PRESIDENT ASKS WAR ON GERMANY T illamook headlight . A pril 5, 1917. “The Sheriff.” “A lady with a lamp shall stand AGRICULTURAL notes . Here is the play ;..,t lonK In the great history of the land ----- o— ■ ■ have long 1 Congress Urged to Call at Least waited for. This is the you A noble type of good best. A careful By. R. C. Jones, County Agriculturist. j 500,000 Men. jselcc’ed cast has been “ -* A -_„.„1 Heroic womanhood.” n chosen “Nations are gathered out of nur , play and a good show may for this A Self-Supparting County. ' forward to. This play v may will be looked series, and the leading strings of Following is printed in full, a a com- . Washington, April a.—President t sented by the L pre- children become in the hands of good ' municafion from Secretary Huston, Wilson tonight urged Congress, as ■ nights, Tuesday Dramatic two mothers, the reins of moral govern _ , ■ - — • <.u..y and sembled in joint session, to declare a i April | , of the There V S. is Department «rllll\ o to and 11, at the Star Theatre', ment.” ture. mush food of for A thought state of war existing between the i r«.» -• as thCy wjH ap- Cast of characters a in this How many * people are _ w w •- — United States and Germany. I th. re ;« article. COST OF MILK. pear in the play: there in ♦»>;- this ----------------- community that depend In a dispassionate but unmeasured Joe Vernan ....... almost altogether on “ shippeed in ” denunciation of the course of the im Col. Bollinger ... ....... N. W. McRae Feed Accounts of One-Half or More commodities to furnish their food perial German government, which he Sam Fowler .... ... B. J. McCowell. of C°st of Production, According supply? There is unused land enough Resolutions contained in the Presi characterized as a challenge to all Mr. Travers ... . ......... James Hiner I right here in town to supply the town to Department Specialists. dent's message acted upon by the U. dried or ovendried, as in earlier years mankind anil .a warfare _ against all Jim Radburn .... ....... Carl Dawson. \ detailed study of the cost of pro with all the needed vegetables if peo- S. Senate declaring war on Germany before systmatic canning of corn was nations, the President declared that Dave .................. ....... John Aschim. ducing milk on four farms, recently .......... —» -••• to-day. The U nited States Congress neutrality was no longer feasible or Bob Kelly .......... . Henry McKinley. conducted by the United Statees De- pie would utilize it. and, inthis way, be pre Put Down Some Eggs. to sit in uninterrupted session until developed, desirable where the peace of the Mrs. Vernan .... ....... Dave Homes. ! partirent of Agriculture, leads to the __ served for food use. Now while eggs are cheap is world was involved; that arpted neu Elizabeth Vernon .......... Verna Bast. ' conclusions that on these farms feed time to prepare for a scarcity the all matters pertaining to war prepar i Certain crops grown annually to a next ations are made. trality had become ineffectual enough Kate Mernon .... .... Ruth Warren. accounts for one-half or more of the winter. Drop your surplus eggs every considerable extent of soil improve .. Flora McKinley. al best and was likely to produce ment or forage posses large food Act 1.- .—Joe ’ Vernon’s home in Bol- total cost, the remaining charges be day, into a crock containing a solu what it was meant to prevent, and ling Green, ing divided about equally between la tion of water glass, one pint to nine , quantities usually are grown than the value if utilized properly. Among —1, Mo. Mu. urged that Congress accept the gage profitably. such crops are soy beans, cow peas, bor and other items, such as shelter, pints of water. Use only clean, fresh , producers can market Act 11.- -The shop. of battle with all the resources of the Act 111 —Convention day. use of equipment, use of bull, interest, eggs and preferably infertilores. They Frequently these losses are du_e indi peanuts, kafir and other grain sor Nation. I Act IV. —Jim Radburn’s home. On depriciation, and overhead. The con will keep so they can hardly be de rectly to disease and insect injury ghums, the food and oil producing War Long Waged by Germany. clusions are based upon an exhaust tected from fresh eggs next winter. ' which lowers their market value value of which has not been recog the lawn. “1 advise that the Congress declare Here is a play you will enjoy. It is ive analysis of the business of the Stop Food Cr°p Wastes by Improv | I without reducing their food value ma nized adequately until recently. ln- terially if they can be utilized prompt- crased utilization of these for human the recent course of the imperial Ger just one of those simple country pic four farms, each of which is represen ing Methods. ly by drying, canning, or other pre food and oil production doubtless will man government to be in fact nothing tures where you find the noble nature tative of a type of dairying. While the Both for economic and patriotic ! servation Under existing be available. <w the f farms, ------ as Jess than war against the Government of man. See this. Usual prices, and a actual costs on farms, as else- reasons the American farmer should 1 conditions, methods. every practicable step Under the condition in which the where, vary from year to year, the strive this year for the highest stand and people of the United States,” said great comedy. ratio between each item and the total ( ard of efficiency in the production should be taken to protect these crops country now finds itself, it is impor the President, “that it formally ac ---------- I throughout the season and to utilize tant, as has been pointed out, that remained nearly uniform when the and conservation of food, cept the statute of belligerent which But pro- J and preserve them as fully as possi- everything practicable be done to in The Associated Charities. same system of management was fol- duction accomplished L, has thus been thrust upon it, and it was lol* by wasteful 1 ble when they have matured. 1r.......l 1- ■ - believed, • ’ crease the efficiency of agricultural lowed. It is therefore , that methods does not make for take steps not only to put the country efficiency 1 To the extent that competent labor activities :zr efficiency during the coining season. I --- ----------- ... therefore, in a more thorough state of defense At the regular monthly meeting of milk producers through the country .,„a and careful -• thought, should | is available, either hired or in the have called attention to a few of the but also to exert all its power and the Associated Charities on Tuesday will find valuable suggestions in the be given to the steps that need to be family, fruits and vegetables which employ all its resources to bring the night at the City Hall there were report of this study, just published as taken.-------------------------------------------- | ordinarily it is in advisable to attempt steps that may be taken to this end. It is desirable that throughout the government of the German empire to present representatives of nearly Bulletin 501 of the Department of At this, the approach of the grow- to conserve should be systematically farmers confer among them every organization affiliated in this Agriculture, and entitled “The Cost of ing season, it is pertinent to consider saved for use by canning, drying or counry terms and end the war." selves on these and other matters af , - which . -------- -- taken —“ “ When the President had finished work. The investigating committee producing .Milk on Four Dairy Farms steps should be during ; preserving. These operations should fecting the production of needed Rowing of cr °Ps t --— „¿,3 speaking resolutions to declare a state reported that further aid had been Located in Wisconsin, Michigan. the startin«» to | not be delayed until late summer and crops and then consult freely with the of war existing were introduced in given one especially needy family. Pennsylvania, and North Carolina,” prevent or eliminate wastes. I.. ,i.^ In thelautumn; and family gardens should county agents, state agricultural both houses of Congress, referred to Some supplies furnished by the com by Morton O. Cooper and C. M. Ben case of the great staple cerials, which be planned to supply ample quantities agencies, and the Department of appropriate committees and will be mittee and clothing contributed by in nett. constitute a large proportion of our of early maturing small fruits and Agriculture.” The fact that the cost of feed ia pt - production vegetables for canning, drying, or debated tomorrow. There is no doubt dividuals had relieved this family for is ----- food wuapicuous supply, conspicuous Any aid which I can give along the present. One aged woman, who shown to be at least one-half of the wastes result from failure to give preserving, as well as fresh products these lines, will gladly be given. Let of their passage. U. S. Must Make World Safe. was without sufficient clothing, has total cost of producing milk on the prop" attention to the selection and for the table. Because of the scarcity us make this country as nearly self The object of the United States in been helped by the organization with farms is cited as evidence that the safeguarding of seed for planting, the of tinplate and the high price of tin supporting this next year as possible. feed item is of great importance to preparation o£ the land, and the care cans, it may be necessary in house entering the war, the President said, some inexpensive clothing, while sev 11... a™.—— -- — o 1 ------ -- - 1 — -r are to vindicate the • principles of eral individuals have also been inter the dairyman who seeks to reduce | of the crop. For instance, only veri- hold preservation of food more ex Improvement Bond Sale. the cost of production. It I. is ._ pointed ,____ » ,---- auupica ties .---- known to be cc well adopted to the tensively to pack fruit and vegetables peace and justice against “selfish and ested in helping her. ---- -o------ — . --------- •- • • ' ' „i se- out. however, that the great economy region where planted should be autocratic power.” Without selfish The finance committee stated that in other containers. The situation may Tillamook City offers for sale up to of production is not always attained lected, so that in case of such ends, for conquest, or dominion, seek there was still a small fund in the ___ a crop call for new methods of preserving or April 16th, 1917, at 8 o’clock p.m., _ will not fail to the improvement and extended use of $1066.62 Improvement Bonds issued ing no indemnities or material com treasury and they would have no by cutting down the feed cost, and as corn the grain j that sometimes it is necessary to in- mature properly in a normal season, old processes, such as drying. pensations for the sacrifices it shall trouble in securing sufficient contri for the improvement of a portion of crease the feed bill in order to in- The planting of seed that will not In Southern states, approximately Fifth Street. Bids must be accompan make, the United States must enter butions to relieve actual suffering. I I crease profits. germinate often results in great loss 50,000,000 bushels of sweet potatoes ied with a certified check to the ex the war, lie said, to make the world Expenditures are made only after an question of feed supply is held of time, labor, __ , which are produced annually and it is esti and ____ money safe for democracy, as only one of the investigation has shown there is real to The tent of five per cent of the amount of be one for individual solution. champions of the rights of mankind, need of help. With such an organiza ‘Just how near the specialized dairy could have been avoided by testing mated that at least 10,000,000 bushels the bond issue. and would be satisfied when those tion, business men and other citizens man should come to growing all the the seed for germinability before of these are lost annually by decay. Dated this 3rd, day of April, 1917. Frequently wholesale waste occurs at rights were as secure as the faith and will cheerfully contribute funds to as feed required for his dairy herd is a planting. Ira C. Smith, In some sections the damage to harvest time, not only of sweet pota freedom of nations could make them. sist unfortunate families. City Recorder of Tilla question of individual business man The President’s address was sent in 1 Anyone having clothing they will agement. One man may find it more crops by destructive diseases and in toes, but of white potatoes and other mook City, Oregon. full to Germany by a German official not use, but which needy might use, profitable to grow all the feed requir sects is the most conspicuous crop underground food crops, through news agency for publication in that should place it at the disposal of the ed, while another may increase his waste. Economically sound atm effi lack of proper storage facilities to Ornamental Fire Places Built country. The text also went to Eng investigation committee or leave it profits by supplementing the income cient production necessitates protec safeguard the crop from destructive I of Brick and Stone. All Fire land, and a summary of its contents at the City Hall with the City Re from cows with crop sales and pur tion of crops against these pest.-. Dis freezes at digging time, Early this Places absolutely guaranteed was sent around the world to other corder. Contributions of money chase part of the feed. In a few local infecting dips for seed and sprays and season plans should be made and ex not to smoke or money re I should be given to a member of the ities in the United States crops may spraying for growing crops now have ecuted in the building of suitable farm nations. have been developed to a point where storage houses or cellers. This usual funded. Germany "F°e to L.aerty.” , finance committee. be selected that will not only yield a they afford for certain crops a form ly can be done at relatively low cost The Associated Charities is doing a product for which there is a ready of To carry on an effective warfare Brick work of all kinds done insurance that if undertaken in time. In view of ex ' ' ' farmers can not at- against the German government, helpful work in the community and sale at good prices but which also ford to neglect. on short notice. , perience of the past year, it would which he characterized as a "natural doing it in a business like way. much leave on the ? farm _______ ' ' fecdable 1 " ma Secure Maximum Returns from Seed appear that surplus of such vegetable We make a specialty of re- '■ foe to liberty,” the President recom terial. Sweet corn is an example of pairing smoking Fire Places. Under existing conditions, every crops as are capable of preservation mended: this type.” Funeral of Mrs. A. S. Burton. precaution should be taken (i) to re by drying for soup stock, such as car Utmost practical co-operation in It is pointed out that when this duce production wastes by testing rots, potatoes, celery, etc., could be ---- □---- counsel and action with the govern T he remains of Mrs. A. S. Burton practice of supplementing the dairy in advance to insure preserved profitably for food use in ments already at war with Germany. were nrougnt ironi Portland to Tilla business with the production of cash seed sufficiently the planting of ddad seed; (2) regions where fruit evaporators which , Extension of liberal financial cred mook on rnursday, and the tuneral crops is feasible, it is often good busi against to treat with disinfecting dips all seed could be utilized for this purpose al its to those governments so that the took place on Saturday at the 1. <J. <J. ness for the dairymen to sell crops subject to diseases that can be pre ready exist. Surplus sweet corn, if TILL A MOOKiORE resources of America may be added, F. cemetery. Fairview Grange having and buy concentrates, and that “if Sy vented, such as the smuts of wheat, so far as possible, to theirs. ot me funeral services, whicn the growing of a cash crop, it is pos- barley, oats, and rye; the losses from Organization and mobilization of all charge sible from the net receipts of i acre which are estimated conservatively at were attended a large number ot j . to buy a quantity of concentrates $50,000,000 to $60,000,000 in the Unit the material resources of the country. triends. The by deseased lady was equivalent to that which could be ed States in the average year; (3) ro Army of 500.000 Advised. Reared in Crimq Love—Money-Politics well known and greatly respected in Full equipment of the Navy, par Tillamook County, tor she was one of raised on I % or 2 acres, it would be prepare especially thoroughly for Among the filthy sur folly to grow the concentrates.” ticularly for means of dealing with the planting these vitally important cer Are the Great Themes pioneer school teachers ot the In a discussion of the dairy labor eal crops and to care for them as may submarine warfare. roundings of the East county. problem, special attention is directed be necessary during the season. An army of at least 500,000 based in Marie Van Vorst’s Side, a beautiful girl is Anne Squires Burton, daughter of on the principal of universal liberty William and Elizabeth Squires, was to a system of winter dairying prac If seed is of high quality but short sent to prison unjustly. Mighty Story to service and the authorization of ad born in Du L’aige County 111., uri ticed on one of the four farms, where in quantity, some reduction in the Her vow of vengeance, ditional increments of 500,000 each as November 23rd, 1851. She was mar profitable employment for labor was quantity used per acre sometimes can offered at a season when otherwise be made with profit if the soil is es breathed in a moment of they are needed or can be handled in Dec. Oil ried to Charles W. Burton there would be little to do and yet pecially W’ell prepared and the seed training. fiery passion against the summer work on crops was not in ing done carefully. Under favorable Raising necessary money for the 17, 1871, at Hillsboro, Ore. man who had sentenced She was the mother of four children terrupted. United States Government, so far as conditions as good a stand of oats her, is renounced when Harry Heber Burton, who died June Of particular interest to the dairy possible without borrowing and on 6th, 1892, Charles Fred Burton and man who is considering the question can be obtained, the specialists of the she realizes that she the basis of equitable taxation. Department have found, by drilling loves the man. All preparation, the President urged Nellie £.. Burton, both of Tillamook, of building up his herd is the fact that 2% bushels per acre as by sowing 3 should be made in such way as not to and Belle Burton Brown, of Grass though it was found to cost more to bushels broadcast, with resultant in check the flow of war supplies to the Valley, Orc. She also leaves to sur keep the cow that gives a high yield crease of yield per acre as well as in nations already in the field against vive her an aged father, three grand than one that gives a low yield, the crease of acreage planted. unite cost of the milk produced fell sons and a brother and sister. A Stupendous Metro Germany. Where spring- wheat is planted, and When she was four years old, the in all cases as the production per cow to some extent barley and the grain ' Presents Departments Well Prepared, Wonderplay with rose. Of perhaps greater interest to family moved from lllinios, to Kansas sorghums, varieties should be sown I Measures to accomplish all these the average dairyman, however, is ends, the President told Congress, and later to Missouri, where, when the further fact that “the decrease in that do not shatter, especially in the would be presented with the __ ------- best still a child, she lost her mother, and the cost of milk per pound was much drier districts. No grain should be allowed to become dead ripe before ; thought of the executive departments being the oldest of the three children, greater Iti this story of a x in the step from the poor cow cutting, because of the tendency to I and which will be charged with the con it fell to her lot to be the little mother to the cow of fair quality than in the woman's revenue to the two younger children. shatter when in that condition. Most duct of the war, and he besought con A the close ot the civil war, the step from the fairly efficient cow to farmers probably will find it possible I sideration of them in that light. the good cow or the excen’iona’ cow.’ Referring only briefly to the long father and his three children crossed i ms fact is cited as evidence that to locate and prevent important I As Co-Stars. diplomatic correspondence with Ger the plains, coming to Oregon in 1865, “ti e first step in building up a poor wastes, if at the beginning of the , many in his efforts to bring her back coming to Tillamook the following dairy herd (that is, replacing scrubs season they will give the matter ser- , to the bounds of the laws of humanity year, she making this her home nearly with grades) is not merely the eas ious thought and undertake to correct | and nations, the President launched continuously thereafter, having made iest step, but also the one which such wasteful practices. Guard Against Potato Diseases Saturday and Sunday, Thursday Night, into his denunciation of the course of an extended visit to Illinois after an promises the most for a given expen In the case of the northern staple the German government, which, he absence of fifty-four years. April 78 diture of money and labor.” She was one of the pioneer school vegetables such as potatoes, cabbage, , April 12th. declared, had forced the United teachers of Tillamook county, and and onions, of which the supply is , States to become a belligerent. Adults, Children, 5c. Adults, 15c. Children, Artillery ComPany Fund. short as the result of unfavorable! later of Umatilla County. She receiv Wrongs Not Common Wrongs. climatic conditions in 1916 in the ed her education in the public schools Tillamook County Bank ......... $10.00 "The wrongs against which we now commercially important producing arm ourselves,” he said, "are no com of Yamhill County, finishing at St. First National Bank................. 10.00 I districts, it is considered especially 5.00 B. D. Lamar ............................. mon wrongs. They cut to the very Helens Hall, in Portland. She was a public spirited woman C. I. Clough ............................. 5-00 important to reduce the risk of waste roots of human life.” and one who always was a friend of 5.00 due to the action of insects and dis Disclaiming any quarrel with the the cause of education. She had been I.amb-Schrader Co.................... 500 eases during the growing period. E. T. Haltom ...................... . German people and anything but a 500 With the potato, the seed stocks of feeling of friendship and sympathy a very active member of the Fairview King Crenshaw Co.................... 5.00 which are low, every precaution nec tor them, the President declared their Grange to the close of her life and was Coast Power Co......................... found ready to assume her F. C. Baker ............................. 5.00 essary to reduce the risk of disease government had not acted upon their always 5.00 damage including the treatment of impulses in entering the war nor with share of the responsibility and bur- O. R. Dale ................................. C. E. Trombley ........... ............ 5.00 the seed potatoes for scab before their previous knowledge or approv She has been in poor health for the P. W. Todd .............................. 10.00 spraying while the crop is growing, al. 5.00 sproying while the crop is growing, “It was a war,” he said, "determin past two and a half years, recently I C. C. Jensen ............................. should be taken. 5.00 having entered the Portland Sanitar- j E. G. Anderson ........................ ed upon as wars used to be determ- A widespread outbreak of late 5.00 ium for treatment. It w - as there she Alex .McNair ............................... med upon in the old unhappy days blight throughout the important po 5.00 W. A. Williams ...................... departed this life on March 28th 19*«• when peoples were nowhere consult 5.00 tato producing districts (which for ed by their rulers and wars were pro Her death was the result of heart Frank A. Rowe ........................ tunately, rarely occurs in restricted 5.00 F. R. Beals ............................... . , „ voked and waged in the interest of trouble. areas) might diminish potato produc W. J. Peterson ........................ She was buried in T illamook L 500 dynasties or of little groups of ambi tion at the rate of 3,000,000 bushels a cemetery, beside ---- her son, Har J. F. F. cemetery, hous men who were accustomed to O. day during August and September if ry Heber Burton, Saturday March 31, ■ttWEJtj use their fellow men as pawns and ry ------- prolonged warm and rainy weather ¡917. The .~ funeral services were under ¿7 7'* tools.” should occur. This disease can be pre ly.,. - - - ‘ L * Fairview Grange, a direction of the r her former co vented by spraying and early prepar German Plots Bared. ation should be made to combat it In scathing terms the President re- large number of in this last vigorously. Potato disease of a pre 'rred to German plots against the workers participating ventable character frequently reduces United States. right. airs. had never become the crop from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 Mrs. Burton “One of the things that has served identified with any church, but has bushels. While not entirely prevent to convince us that the Prussian au ever been interested and active in 7 iviss able, they should be guarded against tocracy was not and never could be every good cause for the betterment Continous Post I roti to the fullest extent possible onr friend is that from the very ovt- of ' arovnd half conditions in the communities Sweet potato losses from black rot, *et of the present war it has filled our where she has lived, a friend of pub Betin. foot rot, and other diseases in the 1 droitched when Un‘uspecting communities and even lic enterprise and education and has field result mainly from failure to our offices of government with spies always been honored and loved by -tkeflSH BRAND White and Bronze select and disinfect seed and to prac . set criminal intrigues everywhere tice sanitation in the beds. Bean loses large circle of acquaintances. iloot against our National unity of her That she ever looked upon mother from from anthrancnose and othor diseases , council, our peace within and without, hood as a sacred responsibility never ¡can be prevented to a large extent by r industries and our commerce ’ shrinking from any duty therein in I the use of disease-free seed. The cb- 1 ., ’ wa' evident, the President added, volved. has been manifested in many • taining of such seed should receive will keep yov dry and .,at the spies were here even before ways by the untiring devotion which I special attention this season. ne war began. That the German gov- she bestowed upon her loved ones. contfortable Disposal of Surplus—Prevention of cnmtnt means to stir up enemies at When her children were yet small DEALERS EVERYWHERE Waste. T«ry doors of the United States and helpless she was left their so’e Some of the most conspicious crop , OUR 80U YEAR •L, T’l’ientlv proved, he said, hv the support, and ever proved most true wastes occur with fruits and vegeta <A.J TOWt* CO *0*70» 'Nations of the plot to embroil Ta to the sacred trust through many and I bles, of which, in normal years, larger td”s’n’’ '*ex‘co *n war w’th 'he Vnit severe visissitudes. | SENATE DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY. Qtl PTPSS 1X^111^1111 1Î1 V00 tO IV AVVlllUlll CSSIOU to Make Preparations. j RALPH E. WARREN, Tremaine’ William Fox Harold Lockwood Virginia Pearson May Allison BITTER TRUTH Gem Theatre, Gem Theatre, Harris-Ammer Furniture Co SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY Matting, Regular 35 to 50cts. Special, SATURDAY, 30cts. LACE CURTAINS, All Lace Curtains 1-3 off Regular Price. IR0NBEDS REFLEX SLICKERS3. $3.50 to $13 00 Harris-Ammer Furniture Co