13 We Are Reelino- Off Remarkable Savin ors BABIES, BOYS AND GIRLS CONTINUE TO OCCUPY ATTENTION OF PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS Before Christmas closing: out balance of Nicholls Piano Co. stock of pianos also the 5 new carloads of pianos an player pianos all 1917 models from the largest factories in the world also Talking Machine Specials all witn reduced Christmas terms. Contest Is One of Big Events at Scholls, Or, in Connection With Washington County Fair Community Deserving of Especial Credit for Interest in Up-to-Date Topics. Is i m. mmrrmnm -, r n.muWM.m.uiii, ."II I mini I Illi I il! ill.; .p...iii.,ii.ii,imi. I. na.1 jf V gV jt ' OJ&Sm t4(cf-n cisyn Vor7 or OTtEGON'S babies and its school boys and irls continue to claim the attention of the Parent Teacher Associations of the state. A "better babies contest" was one of the big events at Scholls, Or., recently. This was held in connection with the "Washington County Fair. Drs. Robb and Erwin, of Hilisboro, and Drs. Ran kin and Van Valin, of Newberg, pre sided. Mrs. Hobb and Mrs. Erwin assisted. The community is deserving1 of espe cial credit for the interest shown In all live, up-to-date topics and in all progressive movements. Thelma Dorothy Hesse is the nine-Tnonths'-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. "William G. Hesse and Thelma is the 300 per cent baby, one of the finest of the land. The scoring was made ac cording to the better babies schedule of the Woman's Home Companion. Xo educational bureau being handy, the residents used the suggestions care fully and the doctors gave their best efforts and skill. John Leland Moore, aged 17 months. Is a 1)83 score babe. He is a jolly little fellow, who evidently has "the time of his life when in the bath tub." ismiling is his second nature. Orn Cecil Heaton is just a year old, the son of Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Heaton, of Scholls. He scored 97 14. Other babies scoring high were: Donald llayives, 99.5; "Willmar Hanson. 98; Raymond Meyers. 97; Helen. Brown, 96.5; AVilla Robinson, 96.5; Donald Edy, 99.5; Erwin Heaton, 95. m The Oregon Congress of Mothers and Tarent-Teacher Associations have done -o much for the babies of the state that their fame is spreading far and wide, l'eople are finding out that Oregon is about the best place on earth in which To rear healthy, happy babies. The Barents' Educational Bureau stands ready to help in baby tests and in giv ing advice and literature regarding pre natal care, child welfare, care of the mother, feeding of the child, modifica tion of cow's- milk and similar subjects. The Visiting Nurse Association here Is most helpful and under the leader ship of Mrs. Robert Dieck and her board and with the co-operation of capable, devoted nurses, the poor moth ers and children are cared for tenderly nd with as much interest as is shown in the rich. All the social and child welfare agen cies of the state are active and effi cient. The high standard of the Port land milk supply and the good work of the Bureau of Public Health assure the proper surroundings for the children. There is still much to do and the work may go on. but contrast conditions here with those of other places. The death rate here is extremely small, a mere trifle. But look at this report from San Francisco: "That 89 of every 1000 babies born In this city during the year succumb before reaching the age of 12 months Js the statement made by the New York Bureau of Medicinal Research, at pres ent working on San Francisco as a community from all angles. "Not only is the citylosing too many Infants, according to the report, but the health of schoolboys and girls should be improved by careful city di rection and the food supply improved by better inspection methods. The cli matic conditions, says the document are such that health conservation is a simple matter with more care shown by human agents. "The municipality spends but 2 per cent of all its money used for health conservation toward the reduction of infant mortality. This is the smallest amount laid out by any American city of the San Francisco class. The report on Infants Is as follo.ws: "San Francisco has very- favorable climatic conditions no wide extremes of temperature; there is less congestion of population and consequently less menace to the health of infants; there 78 1'afxa rc tAamtzs- f SYrArAm Atom is probably less poverty, and the gen eral social and economic conditions throughout the community are better than in most cities of the same class. Add to this the fact that the milk supply is uniformly good and we nave a condition very favorable, indeed, to a low death rate among infants. Thus far, however, all the measures necessary to lower this infant mor tality rate still further have not been put into effect by the health depart ment. Work has not been organized with this purpose in view nor have suf ficient funds been made available to he department for such work. As pre viously pointed out, San Francisco is spending less than any other city of its class in the United States for the con servation of child life, only about 2 per cent of Its total appropriation for health conservation being used for this purpose. "The reduction of infant mortality demands that the following measures be put into effect: "Furnishing of clean milk supply of low bacteria count. "Inspection and regulation of the practice of midwifery through licens ing, inspection and education of mid wives. "Licensing and regulation by inspec tion of all maternity homes and other places where infants are cared for. "Establishment of a system of pre natal educational work through visits by nurses to expectant mothers. "Follow up by nurses of all classes of birth not under the care of a pri vate physician and the education of mothers in the proper care of babies. "Establishment of infant clinics in those sections of the city where infant mortality is highest. "A continuous campaign for the im provement of birth records." Parent-Teacher Head Gets Birthday Surprise. Member of Kxecntlve Board Rr'n,; Olft and Flowers to Her Home. MRS. ALVA LEE STEPHENS, presi dent of the Portland Parent Teacher Council, was given a delightful surprise on Tuesday night, wjen mem bers of her executive board assembled at her home in "Wasco street In com pliment to her birthday. Flowers and a dainty gift were presented to Mrs. Stephens. Ice and cakes were served during the evening. Those who at tended were Mesdames W. I. Swank, P. G. Nealond, Roy Peterson, J. A. Chapman, Belle Ober. H. H. Eling. J. F. Jackson. E. G. Leihy, C. J. Dever eaux and A. E. Kinsey. The regular monthly meeting of the Council of Parent-Teacher Associations will be held on Friday at 1:30 P. M. in room A, Central Library. Executive session 3:30. At this meeting presidents who for lack of time were unable to report on the work and progress of their circles at the last meeting will be asked for their reports. Instead of calling a special meeting 93 of the programme committee, Mrs. W. I. Swank, general chairman, asks that all circle chairmen attend the reg ular Council meeting and hear her re port of work done, and plans for the December meetings. Professor Stetson, of the University of Oregon, will give a demonstrated lecture on the psychology and educa tional value of toys and their effect upon the developing character of the child. Programme chairmen are earn estly requested to be prepared to take as comprehensive notes as possible of this lecture in order that they may make a complete and helpful report of it to their respective circles. All presidents are requested to notify their pure literature chairmen that there will be a meeting of t".ie pure lit erature committee with Mrs. E. H. Frazelle, general chairman, in room H, Central Library, at 10:30 A. M. on Friday, December 1. This is an espe cially important meeting, a final ar rangements must be made for Book week and for other December work of importance. If a chairman is unable to attend the meeting of the pure literature commit tee Friday morning, she may send a representative, who will report to hei in full all details of the meeting. Members of the pure literature com mittee are cordially invited to attend the general council meeting in the aft ernoon and hear Professor Stetson's lecture. This invitation is extended to all members of circles who desire to attend the council meetings. In compliance with a request from several of the Parent-Teacher associa tions in the outlying districts outside of this school district, a meeting has Deen called for December 8 in Trout dale, where a Multnomah County Par- ent-Teac.ier Association will be for mally organized. Miss Ava B. Milam, of Oregon Agricultural College, will speak. Shattuck Association will hold Junior exhibit on Tuesday afternoon and evening, .n addition, there will be a delightful entertainment at night for the benefit of the motion-picture machine fund. These big events have been planned by Airs. J. F. K.elly. as slsted by the teachers and the members of the Parent-Teacher Association. Creston will hold a silver tea on De cember 5 in the home of Mrs. Olive Harrington, 3805 East Forty-second street. On December 14 the associa tion will present a play for the benefit of the stereopticon fund. Eight new members were added to Creston at the meeting last Tuesday, and the organi zation is progressing rapidly. mm A cafeteria dinner given in the Ful ton Park school under the auspices of the Fulton Park Parent-Teacher Asso ciation was a success. In charge of ) ; J 9f . k: ..3 ""O-mmx ifewrfrynWT? kbt M I Christmas jSllllllll mm ipgspl Pianos 1: in WmQ PirjW I. I 3?5 MODEL. OQC 910 CAIT. ,?SJSir".rvS &$-&f: (' rl ,1 $J85 2 WEBKLT .iM - iff L;" ' f f S-' u i was Jts MODEL &Tf1t ' ? Ml! Ir frt t&"v'J fej3 VmNI. 0 ixtk,ksT. total savi.x;S 9145.28 to S370.00 to " or. Hi:. J V MkmsVFi? . ijn 1 1 1 i , , - m : Christmas Gifts Go With Every New Piano 1t 3 month' ptano lntMon bettt i'ortlund teat-tier. 2d Monthly paympatn need not begin until after Jan 1. 1S17. 3d No Interest mrans ne of piano for SVfe yearM. 4tli tool to match every piuno. 5th Free delivery to yonr hoiur, whether in city or coun try. 6th Tuning first year with in rity limilft 93.0 II. r. V lneber I prlaht for int. . .O JIK total mo vinr V2.'JIH Ifrmit, caMh. 9Zi monthly. beKlnnlnic after Jan. J. 1&17. ,0 Sfrlnvmy A on. mahoicnny np rlfcht. for .14.1t no Interest, H3. total aavlnsr. H)S; termN. I5 ra-h, 98 monthlyt beccln nfter Jan. 1, 1917. tWOO Davh Son- player-piano. H8 ooteH, for (U63t no lnt $Pt.l2; total sav- THIS CIFT St'PRKME" 91.00 Weekly 'o Intereat with 12 selections, record cleaner. needles, etc . $1 .00 II I H Notice We will also take your square piano, organ, or talking- machine as lirst payment, allowing- its present market value. FREE AUTQ SERVICE wHt ZZZn Main 5323. and our automobile will be at your service. Xo charge. FREE RAILROAD FARE p?nsr l luX "r. from anywhere within 300 miles if you purchase a piano. Out-of-Town Buyers I Thif your opportunity, aswe in opportunity, as we pay . : . . i . i i . . . . v 1 1 r n nm. .it ireigni anu i i . , . .w j Coaat Dlatrlbutora, 1H Foarth Street at WaahloKion. Mrs. L. K. Pearson were two girls dressed as clowns, who sold doughnuts. Two boys dressed ait brownies sold pickles from the booth directed by Mrs. Edward Oullck. The domestic science girls, in charge of Mrs. J. E. Smith, sold salad. Two girls as Puri tans assisted Mrs. Bohee in the sale of pumpkin pie. The Japanese booth In charge of Mrs. Ruby Brennan was decorated beautifully with chrysanthe mums and delicate sprays of foliage. Two of the ninth-grade girls in Jap anese costume assisted Mrw. Brennan in the sale of rice cakes and tea. Miss Nora - Duffy as big Indian and Miss Frieda Latourette as Squaw, ataslsted by the Wakeena Campfire Olrls, sold baked beans and brown bread, frank furters and hot rolls from their In dian wigwam. Mrs. Harry Rice was chairman of the refreshment commit tee. Miss Alice V. Joyce, principal, led In games and a social evening. AHde-ne Evelyn Horner, the 14-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Attend this great sale and you will appreciate the cause of our volume of hundreds of piano and player piano sales in city or Cash Sends Piano Home Be ginning Your Monthly Pay ments After January 1, 1917 ORDER YOUR PIANO BY MAIL Read, study and compare our quality, prices and no interest, as advertised, and you vill learn why we have hundreds of mail-order piano buyers. Ibk .ISH.12i terma. 10 rank. 98 month ly! bfKla after Jan. 1. 1I7. 97SO lleanett. bahf Kraml, In mm hon- r, for .'H5i no lalrreal, II..I5 to tal aavlna. 50.I3 ferma. rrnih, lO monthly; bra;!, aftrr Jan. 1. 117. 91 10O ber parlor prrand. In ronewwd far 4eSl no latrrral, lu:l.9ll total avloic 76.li Irritia, rusk, li monthly! brsln aftrr Jan. 1. 1917. 11375 Klraarl npriarht In Plraiiuli oak. for a.2.1S no fntrrr.t. 7."7 1 total mv lac, l7.7 1 Irraii, H ranh. a 1.5 wrrklyt brKln after Jan. 1. 1917. 9475 Heral A- Sona nprlarhtM, In mahosr any. tor 93431 no Intrrrat, 991.11 total aavlna;. 9'-tl-l2 trrma. 9IO rak, 4 naoa ( h l arila aftrr Jan. 1. '17. 425 Smith A Barnra nprlajht. In fancy maboarany. for S165t no lntrreftv f 81.00 1 total aavlnic. a;rjl.0( trrma, 5 caah. 9t werklyi bra;tn after Jan. 1. '17. SHOO Stelnway fc So.H arrancl. In rone wood, for 9S3t no intereat. ii;i.l 1 to tal aavlaa;, 4jn,uit trrma. 925 ra.h, 915 monthly! brg-ln after Jan. 1, 1917. 93SO Thompaon Co. nprlirht. In ma hoarany. for 9235 no Intereat. 950.oS Why Not Make This The Columbia Grafonola An American Achievement Will Do This for You There is no gift quite like it, none that can give a more lasting joy. You can have one sent to your home on a small payment or have it held until Christmas if you wish Just select the instrument you want and have it delivered to your home, payments so small you will not miss them and without interest. And the pleasure so great that you will won der how you could have been without a Columbia Grafonola. The records may be selected from our extensive stock so you can be sure of getting1 the class of music you desire December Records already in stock. our expense during time of this sale. It Is safe and satisfactory to buy any of these pianos by mail or phono, par- ..... mi r nrnnnnlliAn la f X- iii i, ... , ,, - THE STORE THAT iib ilk r niiuiu vita ....., . - Schwan Piano Co C. T. Horner, of Portland, scored this month 99 4. His father Is connected with the Portland Railway. Light At Power Company and the family is well known in the community. a A little Seaside lad. Charles Schread ner. Jr.. came up to Portland recently and was examined at the Parents' Ed ucational Bureau. He is a bright, sun ny babe and is the pride of the family. Richard James Halferty and Wilbur Damon Halferty had their picture taken in Alaska, where their father has Interests in. canneries. Richard, who was scored here, made 99 H points and his brother 97. They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Halferty. Madeline Leone Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Worth Davis, is a 99 V4 score girl, aged IS months. She is bonny and merry and a favorite. a Beaumont will plant tulip bulbs and will tn other ways beautify the school total aavlnac. 9IBS..li trraia, 95 rank, aa monthly! beicln after Jan. 1. 1917. .t."VO llallett A llatln unrlaht. In rone wood, for 9145i no Interent. 9(.3S! to tal aalnar. 9255.:tK term. 95 ra.h, 91.25 nrrklji beasin afler Jan. 1. 1917. 9250 Klwrlaer. old model. In natural roarwood. for 9:i5s on the eaay terma of 95 eaah. 91 weekly! beRln after Jan. 1. 1917. 9375 Iffaala A Sona nnrl&rbt. In fnnted oak, for 9'J.lfet no Intereat. 57.27i l.tal aaainar. 9I74.27; Irraa, 95 ra.h, 90 monthlyt brain after Jan. 1. 1917. 9175 Stejcer Sona uprleht. In .plenrild mahoarany. for 9:tlt.Vi no Intereat. 975.K total aavlai, U.HNt ferma. 9IO eaah, 9IO monthly; beajtn after Jan. 1. 1917. 9250 Anarelua player, in flltnrrd walnut, for 915; trrma. 95 raah. 95 monthly. 9I0OO New York Pianoforte t'o. a rand. In roaewood. for 91o5t no Inlereat, 9I57J1UI total aavlnat. 99D2t9 terma. 910 eaah. 95 monthly; after Jan. 1. 1917. 90O0 Thompaon player piano. In aroldrn oak, for 9:(!5 no Intereat. 991.121 total aavlaK, 929H.12; terma. 9IO eaah, 92 weekly; begin after Jan. 1, 1917. a Christmas of Music and Good Cheer? We in FREE DELIVERY Washington. NEW PIANOS $235 $258 I $290 $5 Sends It Home, $6 Monthly, paid, virtually jrives you a one year's iria.1 of thf piano. Every iano or player piano purchased SuSlnteV'Sf 'saJU'facu'on." asf a-.So0 te CHARGES XO INTEREST and grounds. Mrs. H. H. Eling is president. NOTED INDIAN SCOUT DIES Last of Lieutenant Farrow's Band Posses at Umatilla, Aged 83. PENDLETON. Or. Nov. 23. ( Spe cial. ) Poe-poe-tow-e-ash who died yesterday at 83 years of age on the Umatilla reservation, was one of the last V)f the Indian scouts who formed the band led by Lieutenant E. W. Far row in 1878 against the Sheepeaters. After the .1feat of the Bannock and Piutes in 1878. a band of about 60 renegade Indians began to commit depredations against sheepmen and other settlers and when the troops at Boise failed to subdue the bandits Lieutenant Farrar was given permission to lad an expedition against them. With a troop consisting of a few V..iT, large state. Christmas Gifts Go With Every Player Piano lt tO roll player manic. Yd Monthly payment aeed not begin until after Jan. 1. 117. 3d Com bin at Ion piano and player-piano ten-h. 4th No interest means free ue of lluer liano lor 2 v jcarw. ftth Kree delivery to your home, whether in rity or coun try. th Tnninc for first year vrllbin city limit. 9n5n atirer A Sona errand. In aplendltfl t'lreaaalan walnnt. 9tfMi no Intereat. 9151.911 total narlac, 9411.01, tern... 925 raah, 918 monthly, after Jan. 1. 1917. 275 r'ollard A I'ollard. .mall r.nallaH upritrht, for 945t on the eaay terma of 95 eaah. 91 weekly; beain aftrr Jan. 1. 1917. 9775 Meprer player piano, in flneat flat ured walnnt. 995 no Intereat. 9I22JV4I; total MatinKi 9424I terma. 925 eaah. r!2 monthly ; bea'n after Jan. 1. 1917. 9175 Mnarer nprlftrht. In handaome wal nut, for JMI5i no Intereat. 975.a.; total aavlaar, 9IH.,.S terma. 9IO raah. 7 monthly; bejcln after Jan. 1, 1917. 9K50 Meeer plaer piano. In a. Ha ni I n ko mahoa:aay, 95351 no Intereat. 912:t.;tnt total aatlat, 94:S.3; terma. 925 eaah. 915 monthly, after Jan. 1. 1917. 9100 parlor ornran. U atopa. at 9-tKt no Intereat. 94-t total aailar, 9i&-tt terma. 95 eaah, 91 wrekly. 9325 Knelael ttprlarht. In fine mahoarany. for 92351 no Interrat. 955.U4; total aa. Inar. 9I4S.A4; terma. 95 eaah. 915 werkly; best, aftrr Jan. 1. 1917. A tirafoaola AVIthln the Meana of All S37.GO S4tc Weekly o latereat. with S selections, needles, etc. deliver the piano to your home, whether city or country, state of Oregon or etc. ete. 22 Years, Without Interest u.siml puarante from each manufar : turer of these new musical instru ments. I Open Evenings During This Sale Warrantee Bar Leal by $12,000,000 white soldiers and a number of Indians the bandits were captured and taken as prisoners to Vancouver. P0MER0Y SETTLER PASSES Maurice W. Harris, Who Came to Oregon in 1S6C, Die! at 80. POME ROT. Wash.. Nov. 23. (Spe cial.) Maurice W. Harris, who came to Oregon in 1S66. resident of Garfield County since 1889 and a member of the Christian Church for 42 years, died at his home in Pomeroy Monday mornii.t at the age of 80 years. A Mr. Harris is survived by his widow, three sons and three daughters. Over ton. Howard and Leslie Harris. Mrs. Bertha McQueen and Mrs. Tearl Harris, of Pomeroy, and Mrs. I. N. Mover, of Stirling, Idaho.