Crow blamed for decimation of China pheasants in Willamette valley
Independent columnist L M Butler argues crows are the main enemy of the China pheasant, a view echoed by state warden A E Burgh. He cites crow predation and magpie hunting as key factors in pheasant decline and proposes placing poison near roosts with federal help to curb crow numbers.
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Anant
L. M. Butler
Willamette Valley
Pendleton
Bea
Gabrielon
E. Burghduff
American Legion Posts Active Across Oregon State
A Portland meeting of the Oregon state executive committee of the American Legion is set for March 4 with discussion on the 1922 convention and anti Japanese bill initiatives. State leaders from Medford Salem La Grande Hood River Portland and Dallas will attend along with local posts planning new buildings and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
American Legion
Duten
Dalles
George A. Codding
Medford
Man
George A. White
Salem
B. F. Pound
Fred EB. Kiddle
la Grande
George R. Wilbur
Hood River
Oliver B. Huston
Frank James
Dallas
Prescott W. Cookingham
Department Finance
Poison the Field Mice in Berry Crops
Berry growers report field mice and moles harming blackberry beds by tunneling at plant bases. Farmers are urged to thin the rows and use a Pe hoe on trellised plants. Poison mix recommended: 1 ounce rydinine alka loid, 1/8 teaspoon auccharine, 12 quarts meal. scatter in burrows.
Enterprise Classifieds Hint Line
A brief line suggesting readers use Enterprise classified ads to buy sell or trade items. It promotes ads as a means to reach buyers with local listings and encourages engagement through the newspaper’s classified section.
Al Kader Meeting Attracts Local Men In Oregon
The Oregonian reports a gathering at the Imperial hotel where W. R. Lalonde of Valnets shared views on reviving lumber trade. He noted postwar building demand, railroad material needs, and expected large log output once weather clears. Attendees included Oscar Hayter of Dallas, Mason and Shrine leaders, and W. V. Fuller of Dallas with forestry ties.
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Oregonian
W. R. Lalonde
Imperial Hotel
Mr. Lalonde
la Londe
Oscar Hayter
Dallas
Willamette Valley
Portland
al Kader
Mystic Shrine
Hayter
Polk County
Xecre
Masona
Athena School Paper Publishes Poem by Emma Belt
In an Athens high school publication a poem by Emma Belt appears. Emma, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Hi Wood and former Independence high school pupil, is noted for pep in the sophomore class as they work to improve English and poetry efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena School
Emma Belt
Athens High School
Hi Wood
Independence High School
Emma
Better Homes for Oregon: Homemakers Conference
The Oregon Homemakers will hold their first separate conference at Oregon State College Corvallis March 20 25 with the new slogan Better Homes for Oregon. Dean Ava B Milam will open with Homemaking from a New Standpoint and leaders say the slogan will be vital.
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Oregon
State College
Corvallis
Ava B. Milam
O. A. C. Experiment Station
Grain ration for cows using corn and roughage
The economical dairy cow ration combines corn 300 pounds mill run 240 pounds and cotton seed meal 100 pounds. Corn is cheaper than barley or oats. Cotton seed meal can be replaced by flax seed meal if succulent feeds are scarce nationwide. O. A. C. Experiment station.
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O. A. C. Experiment Station
Mrs Grace Bokes Dies After Pneumonia Illness
Mrs Grace Bokes seventh and eighth grade teacher at Ballston school died February 21 in Ballston after a brief illness from pneumonia. She is survived by her husband and two children. Mr Boches is teaching in Montana.
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Grace Bokes
Ballston
Boches
Montana
Harding outlines plan to aid ships in foreign trade
President Harding told a joint session that the government will shift from wartime operation to private initiative for the American merchant marine. A subsidy of about 22 million dollars annually would come mainly from 10 percent of customs receipts to shipowners engaged in foreign trade and would support the development and maintenance of the U S merchant fleet as part of national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Harding
United States
America
Senate
House
Shipping Board
Chaiirman Jones
Commerce Committee
Greene
Merchant Marine Committee
Idaho Men Protest Land Exchange Bill In Boise
A mass meeting of about 500 men from business stock and farming groups gathered in the Idaho House to urge President Harding to veto house bill 77. They cited the 260000 acres of Northern Pacific lands in northern Idaho swapped for southern Idaho range lands as a land steal while Governor Davis urged quick Legislature action to safeguard public land distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Harding
House of Representatives
State House
Davis
People of
New Disease Threatens Domestic Animals in U S
Washington dispatch reports a new deadly disease striking domestic animals with death in five to 71 hours. The Public Health Service issues bulletins urging the development of an antitoxin. While some speculate the organism resembles the one behind limber neck in chickens, officials say this has not been proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Public Health Service
Harding Favors Navy Cut to 60 000 80 000 Men
President Harding leans to reducing enlisted naval personnel to between 60 000 and 80 000 men while keeping authorized strength around a higher figure possibly 100 000. House Naval Affairs Committee members reported after a two hour White House conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Harding
House Naval Affairs Committee
White House
Grange to Meet in Wichita
The National Grange Association will hold its next annual meeting in Wichita. Announcement came from Barton Needham of Lane Kansas national treasurer and Leane R. Smith of Hadley Massachusetts secretary of the national executive committee.
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Wichita
Kas
National Grange Association
Barton Needham
Lane
Leane R. Smith
Hadley
Mass
Memorials on Battlefront Commission Sought
Washington legislation to create a commission to supervise memorials at European battlefront points where American troops fought was requested of Congress by the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
War Department
State Traffic Squad Expanded to Thirteen Officers
Governor Olcott and state officials spoke on courtesy and firm enforcement of traffic laws at a Saturday conference. The state squad will grow from three to thirteen officers, with six new members to begin duty March 1, including Thurber, Gibbs, Browne, Perkins, Lieuallen, and Houston.
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Salem
Olcott
Kozer
Booth
Yeon and Barrett
R. A. Booth
State Highway Commission
John B. Yeon
W. B. Barrett
Highway Commission
T. A. Rafferty
Ernest R. Thurber
McMinnville
Arthur E. Gibbs
Portland
Floyd D. Browne
Jennings Lodge
E. W. Perkins
Tillamook
C. L. Lieuallen
Heppner
Earl B. Houston
Bend
Harry L. Grif
Death rates lower for decade ending 1920
The Bureau of the Census reports that death rates by age and cause fell in 1920 versus 1910 across all age groups. Infants under one year saw the largest drop from 13 084 to 9 660 per 100 000, while those over 75 declined about 6 percent. Tuberculosis, nephritis, heart disease, accidents, and typhoid dropped, but influenza cancer and puerperal deaths rose.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Enterprise Classified Ad Appeals to Buyers and Sellers
An advertising pitch invites readers to use Enterprise Classifieds to sell buy trade or locate items. It emphasizes broad use for a variety of needs and positions the section as the go to place for marketplace needs.
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L. M Nown
Rial
Butler Oxay
Monmouth Creyvon
Albany
Alfred K. Babeork Pout No. 10
Albany, Ore
Women's Auxiliary
Browneville
Calapooia Legion Post of
Redmond
Echo
Don Hoffnagle
France
Maurice Coe
John I. Howard
Ira M. Peterson
C. H. Rhea
Ray T. Johnson
Tillamook County
Wheeler
Cloverdale
Nehalem
J. EB. Shearer
Tillamook Post
American Legion of Oregon
Earl Norman Franklin
Roy Bishop
Bishop
Camp Lewis
Indianapolis
Legion of Honor
Hanford MacNider
Marshal Foch. MacNider
Mason City
United States Senate
Kenyon
Oregon Agricultural College
W. V. Fuller
Homemakers
Enterprise
Grange
Feseecses
Farmers State Bank
Independence
Ed House
Wall Street
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