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"3 F -a c: 113 h u . y x - . I - i . r I -J J V C 3 I 3 L i 1 t lf"" V ' t J't S'-.t. 3-. .;- u i 1 1 The Statesman! will publish and award a prize each week for the i Best csay ciibmitted by a " grade ; cchool "pupil ;onf scheduled on ! this -4 r ! . I- BiV TO Gnoivo rime.spiniicj!,: .- : l!S DlliECIED DY THE OflC BUllEIi This Important Vegetable ih the Dietary Will Allow a Sys tem pf Two cr Three Crops on the-Same Land Each : Yecr Is a Good Dehydration or Canning. Crop, and a . Good Greenhouse Vegetable to Substitute-for Lettuce -.j?piiowln' are excerpts, fron . Circular 183 o.f the QreeonlAeH culriraFV clleei K1 "Splaacii CroAlag. nnd-MarketlngSUlibe: ii . thor beirT Prof. A. G. B. Boaqnet , , P n .1 a tpg 1,1 n g JFebraari. 1923:1 . , j -" j f pfS onftof ; the most -int- "Kiteu. being ot partfcular jviluje dnrlBK the spring, the fore;, pat of thCmnte'. Xair.A&d winter. " ; There has been a considerable Increase In: the demand fo ; thi re re table daring r the past! few year. , ; If fresh, large deaii nd dark jtreen spinach ia offered ob the,taarket. there is tendency tp increase the consumption pehy drators -demand this1 crop 'jultp largely, as it - makes a reryi flnip -Tefretablefor dryinjc;,-'""l.t;H'''i' js Siilnach is "valuable ti for an ' in- r tensive farm garden In that It cat) 1j nsed as a first "crop, pree4dlnfr late vegetables, Buch as celery late . cabbage, caallflower, : late - beans.' fall iettnce,vetc, or ft Scaiv follow as a fall crop such vegeta bles as are' removed from this ground br August 1 ; to Septeni- ? vC1IraatICj CndJtiona f .1 ' Spinach is not- adapted , to hojt weather cpn.dlUon4.y' jhia tendency ptTinJf to- seed (.ver qnlcklr during" i : warm' wcatheif. Climatfc r condition -inC ; wejstep Oregon ' are ideal tor - spinach growing, and , wherevec" Jicoo. moist . weather prevails." the Besit fjiiality -oi "spinach will 'be pro duced. , '-j . i - 5oiis . -Af? . ;; ' ; There are . . a . variety! j .of soils which can produce satisfac tory crops of spinach. ; -Probabljr -fJilETIIilT --Jhe Sugar Barons Want to Ani.uompeuiion ana oave ' ;! ; t Their Bacon - - rTCB-OrefStflih-'bf TlTedayj unj der the hea4Ing,,'The Real Sugar Baronsjha the olowlngditori lal arttcle:y;-j.ry ' V r - rQl tfcmf odadous propaganda crltliieUaifiIiaat - 'the 6r6tective j tariff probably none - surpasses ! that against ate, agai'Tla riff," 4 : sample of which "the Salem States-j man published under the .head j Datch of- Malicious but Fodllsbii Lies." ; The article quoted byj thei Statesman says that 6 H cents a' pound said "for sugar includes 2 cents tariff tax, Implying that, if the tariff were reduced, the price would be lower. , : j,- j - The -priee Is fixed In competition between 'Hawaiian cine jand, , American beet sugar on the;one side and Cuban cane sugar on the other hand. Cuban cane sugir isj . produced at such low cost that it can compete duty paid with other; sugars.'. At least three-fourths of the Cuban-plantation capacity , is owned by Amr'lclb who also Con trol the American cane sugafj-re-; " , fineries. - Any, reduction to! thej tariff would not M taken trom: the"price; it would be added-to their profits, for they would notj - need e lower their price in order; to compete. They are the sugar barons, and they agitate against; ; the tariff la . order to- increase; . their profits.?- " j - The tariff enables about 300. , 000 farmers in six states to grow - tnisar beets, from which ; they! . , yrrind sugar at a co-tperative re4 fineries or which they ell tj re liners at a minimum price of S a ton. the price rising by gradation; f o that the grower and refiner di vide equally any value above; the i- minimum. Thus the large profits alleged to be made by beet sugar. . refiners are matched hy equally! . large profits for beet growers. . , These are the people whom n tbel . Ameriean-uacan anti-tarui pro- ragandists style "sugar barons It fosters the Icet scsar the Industrie s , page. - . f if 1 ' ( ( T ; " - rs , - - i S.I. - il'u the largest yields arebeing ob tained from oi!t, which have an ibundanc'e of humns in thein.snch 13 the muck or beaverdam solla lch, -sandy ,loain s$ &re also valua ble in that; they;' can b0 planted early and. make 'a good soil .for art early crop, to be.fMlowed by art- cither Vegetable- iata Jit'- the seif sbnJ j Any soif'.wbtli grdwa'spla acb must be one that can be pul vefized to a fiao'dVsWe fed., that proper 'seeding m aV hfe'raa de. Tlie ssentlal.characters of.'any soil for spinach are. abundance or organic matter and freedom from 'ilods, or ability to,- be "f finely pulverired: The fall and winter crops mus:be rrbwn on well :4 drained ground: Land that is not . Jiormafly t well Iralned cannot be- .jpjanted i until 4metlme durtngApVfl? which of ten times bring the cron . into a eripd of hot weather which Is hot citable to it. ' : rrVparation of t bo 'Ground ? "'ilnasmueh as all spinach T3 grown 'omiseedahd sow-trwith-a hand 1Hlfklt is necessary to have a fine wifrH tyil verlzed and , amcbth seed hed Tn-urclerloo- btain, a- good eRfiiah4 of jplants, ; the land must be free from clods and fineH ly! worked .down., - ; ; . !lKuViind Pertit&er , IThe. extent to-Mch : a spin'acU field will yield In tons is, largely dependent on the amount of. or ganlc mater fh" the.'so'd, or on the 8 up ply of manure . which , m ay be available. If ; finerrotted " manure is ion . handr Jt should be .applied In thiasprlng and thoroughly worked into tbe-grounds If manure ? is numewnai carce(l(j Jini coaling will be better than none. Manure I industry, which saves the Ameri can people from entire dependence pri imports frobx Cuba br 'on the sugar kings of Hawaii for theii upply. 1 , -; One of the democratic tariff fic tions is hat the "money magnates alt favor protection -and that the farmer is oppressed by it.. There are quite a number of examples to this contrary, iSugar is pne of them. The sugar baron want a low tariff to Increase their profits. The beet, farmers" want ithe tariff - un disturbed tc proteot their-industryl A j'lower tariff would not benefit the consumer; ft wetYd add to tlie profjta of the-American owners of ISfore and Worse Tlmn Tliat : ft j is worse than- the Ortegonlan states. The sugar barons want a ouiLtbeip competitors, the beet low" tariif'to Increase their profits, and they want Jt in order to crush sugar growers nd manufacturers at jthls country '" And more and worse than that; If there can be anything worse.,, They want to Throw dust in the eyes of the American , people- to keep them fronTseelng the grea Injustice which is beinguffered byj the United States'? trasary' - for the sole benefif of these game su gar barons. ; It is this: ,. Having driven Spain from Cuba, the United States, desiring to help in getting that Insular country on to jits feet, made a tariff differen tial of 20 per cent on all goods shipped from -Ih,t Island to . our cofcntry. Thai differential still stands. It benefits practically only the sugar barons named nnless It be the tobacco barons of our coun try.). ;These sagaT-baronsshouId pay-out 3.20 cents pound duty onuthelr raw sugars, which other importers must pay. They actually pay 1.764, a Jpourd. -They thus rot the United States treasury an nually of thirty tq forty millions of dollars, with.no benefit to any one but themselves. Tbey give none of it to the poer cane grow ers of Cuba. - r. . : The shadow of that iajiistlce folows the Wall i. Street sugar barons. That is the reason they have so many jjlred liars to tell whopera abAut the' awful sugar trust composed of. the 300,000 American farmers who grow stisar beets, who make this a good farm cr6p by, hard work, and partly c-a account of the by-products of tops and pulp and molasses for stock feed, especially dairy and poultry feed- t . : .t ' t THE IAILY - STATESMAN ' dedicates '- one : full' page 1 j-- industries of the Salem district. Letters j from boosters are solicited.- Tbis is l your bocstjSalsm. should alto be applied' prep -atory to seeding the fall crop. I- During the. final preparation of the soil with the si Ike harrow and planter, an application -of f ISO pounds of nitrate of soda may be made, or as an alternative, 6 (H) to S00 pounds of tankage. - - I' " , Varieties ' :. I There are a number of varieties of spinach, differing in the shape and color of the leaves,-also the cj-Inkly nature of the same. Prof bably the most widely used variety is the Victoria, having ' a ' deep green, pointed foliage; also -Thick Leaf with. a. round thick leaf of rich green color. Another variety . L" 4 V n WHICH, ifi isoiueiimrs u9k "Jc! Sa-voyleayed which " has cripkly dari( colored I green; ; leaves. iTbe varietyXpng Standing is also used by groy era i.whd are prod ucing, this csop foe; the. cannery pr4ebydra- From tk$ls wn ich have been made it is very evident that there la a great difference in the pro ducing power of- different;Etrain8 of spinach of the same variety, and therefoie one must not only en deavor to choose a BUftable variety bat also to obtain a high yielding strain of seed. i?H -Valufl of the Crop 'A ; Dehydrators ' and - canneries us ually offer a price of about $30 per ton. Thea verage market price in cities. etc.', ' varies . from S to l?lc per pound,' depending largely on the season and .the availability of the cropv i Being a short, season vegetable, one '$ must figure that the land can be utilized soon after tlie removal of the spinach ; for another vegetable;,' thus making it pOHSllle to double-crop the ground during the season. . : j : t'se As a Greenhouse" Crop : Trials in the growing pf spinach as a substitute crop for leaf .let'. tucesTn a greenhouse, have shown that this" is one of the best vegeta bles that "can be produced during the fall,7 winter, and. early part of the ' spring. I ;ltmakes . a rapid gijowthof f ine,; l;vigorous, 1 dark green leaves and . seljs ; readily1 or the market during the Reason? above mentioned- at an 'average price of 10 cents a pound. - , .l 'Put who could not "stay In the game at all if the Wall Street com mercial corsairs had their way; ot aven ; a .part of their selfish way .They -want to keephat Cubar differential; and they i want ' ai many more favors as others car get.' regardless ot the rights of the fahners of this . country, or of American people in general. imluGCYLOEl I mm is FiiiMT it', j hi, i rr -Refers to Cvlinder Blocks ,JGasoline Engines; Saleni Hasan. Experjt;. tt Is generally supposed that there is no special knowledge re quired to-do welding and - that there is no differeince between the work f an expertwelder and that of a . Jack-of-all-trades, ; who ' hapr pens to have a" welding " appara tus, says Charles- Duncan of the Sqoare Deal. Welding company, 3 4 Ferry street, Salem. ' : - Of course, everybody .wants hi work done as cheaply as possible, but if the weld does not hold, the time spent In changing the broken part and the money fpent for the both Job is a net.Ioas, where an expert woulddarthe "job rights in thei first place and quite often at a; lower cost4. Take , the Jlcm of cylinder - blocks on gasoline en gines, forInstance. ' f 0 .The intense-heat and high pres sure of the "exploded gas ia " the cylinders, together with the con stant -pounding of the valves, In time crystalizes the'soft inetal in the block and it becomes hard and brittle. ; ; The rapid succession of expansion and contraction will eventually: crack the block, ac cording to Mr. Duncan. ' The aver age person believes It la possible to weld this hard low -carbon block with the Very soft high car boti welding metal, either by the electric arc or by the acetylene torch. Of course this cannot be done satisfactorily unless the cyl inder block, is rejuvenated. ', i " 'tiejuvenating a cylinder block does not mean polishing it up or rutting a coat of paint on it, but (Csnili'jicd on pss 11 . V; !"-'-' - THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN k i DID YOU KNOW that Salem ought to be the center of: the largest spinach growing industry in Oregon; that a car load shipping supply, xtjay be developed here, of a. very high quality, going lo the very best markets that the demand is already" large and bound, to grow very fast, owing to the fact that spinach is one of the greatest vegetables in . dietary schemes; that it is - called the "Broom ,of the! Stomach that it is both a food and a -medicine; that tbre should be money in the growing of spinach; that t'je powdered dehydrated product? may in - time take: all ihat thi3vSection can produce and that " spinach growing as ;a ' greenhanse.; product ; should be jdevelopedihereT-'-''- 7 ;x -' ;-: - Dates of Slogans (In Twicc-a-Week SUteamaa Following Day) ; - L- CiKi iK-LL I (With Ijoganberries, October ; lrune, October S l . Haiti lag, October 15 ' Flax,; October JSS 1 . Filberts, Ort4bcr 29 ' V " Walnuts, November 5 , , Srrawberriesy November 12 " Apples, November 19 ' Ittuiixberrles,1 Novetuber SO ' Mint, December 3 " ; , Iknns, Etc.' leceniber 10 -Iilacklerrle, Decerober 1 . Cherrit, iJecember ?4 -lars, December 31 . Ciooseberriea, January 7, 1023 Corn, January 11 Oelery, Jaa'iary 21 Splnacll, Ktc, January 28 Onions, Ktc Februairy '4 . . ' : Potatoes, Ftc February 11 Dees, February 18 " . -Poultry ami Pet Stock, Feb. 25 City Benutif ul, Etc, MaroU 4 . Great' Cows, March 11 f.,;;; Paved Highway, Slarcb 181 Head Lettuce, Alarch. 25 KJ ' i Silos, Etc April 1 ... ' Ijegumes, April ' 8 v ' . Asparagus, Etc., April 15 ! i -i CmML-Et&i Anril 23 ':- Drug Garden, April 29 ' '- - i I.HST0 FiB Circular Being Sent Out1 to ; -the Press of tfrre State ' - ' is Printed : i : ;(The Oregon Syndicate Service. 464 Hall street, Portland,' is send ing the following matter,' under the heading," "What j the . Grange Means to the Farmers bt Oregon," to the pressof this state:) 'v, Tbe benefit the farmer receives from .the Grange depends largely on the farmerjand tv-hat interest he has In the Grangeltlf he is not a member, of course jheiabes" not have the opportuntyof'the'social and educational ; Intercourse that the -niembersl e44oy.f But never theless beC.reeivefc!T)enefit. whlr-h he sotneiicnes taiIsi4jkYealize were secured fbr him i thrcnjgh the forts of he Grange. For instance when he "gets rh is mill from the rural mail box each day,' he does not realize that the Grange fought his. .'battle; in congress for, about f.hjrty years,' to secure this service. He v doe not realize that the Granpo endorsed and; -worked idr Postal savings banks,; parcel post, oare food laws, 'federal farm loan systems, better highways, conser vation' of 'national resources building of Panama fanal, direct election of United States senators by the people, for Income tax laws. both federal and state, to help re lieve Rome burden of taxation now bearing heavjly upon the property owner. Few of bur farmers know that the grangej has helped to ure these, and hundred3.of others benefits, which he now enjoys.-' The -principles of the Grange are broad, and!, the work under taken by it is beneficial tokll the people, as well as tbe Grange members. The csember of the Grange has an advantage over th non-member, in that he is permit- tea to meet with his neighbors at regular stated meetings, and dis cuss the problems of his fasm end those of tbe'commonlty and in re turn receive much valuable Infor mation and Knowledge " The Grange is a real farmer's fraternity and the degree- work. when properly exemplified, is ns teautif ul and. : Impressive as : that ot any other order, i This Incul M THE E , ' ' '-J:.'-, in Daily Statesman Sugrr Beets, Sorghtc Sorghum, Etu, Zlayo. - 1 Water Powers, May 13 Irrigation, May 20 -Mloiag, May 27a t Ijaud, Irrigation, Ft r., I June S Floriculture, June 10 1 llopa, CftbbAge, EtcM June 17 Wholesaling and J obb 1 u g, Juno 24 ) . j ' Cucumbers, Ete, July! 1 . , dogs, July 8 v GMtts, July 13 ' ' .Schools, Etc., July 23 .Sheep, July 2- 'National Advertising, August S Seeds, Etc., Angust 13 v 1 IJvestock, August lO ' -Grain and Grain Products,' Aug- ; us! 20 . i Manufacturine, September 2 : , Automotive Industries, Septem ber O -Woodworking, Etc., September '$10 . Paper Mills, September 2.1 . 7 ; (Back copies of the Thura day edition of The Daily Ore gon Statesman ara cu aand. They are fT bale at ,10 cents each-mailed 'to any i address.. r Current copies B cents). cates a spirit of fraternity which makes Grange members realize that they are all one targe family of brothers 'and sisters, and, : ar such,?; that which is a benefit to one is a benefit to all. . A grejtt mfiny of our successful coopera tive enterprises -had . their begin ning In some Grange meeting where brothers met, and after dis cussing: the 1 merits .- and demerit of the proposition, decided to start cooperative creameries, cheese fac tories, stock shipping associations, stores, warehouses "jmid t fruit ex- cnanges. Fe or tnese cooperative enterprises bear the name of the Grange, f or. outsiders, 1 as well, as members of the Grange, were al lowed, to take ; part in them; and receie'the same benefitsl i-. u Some" of these enterprises have not "been succeesful , because co operation Is not thoroughly understood.- Cooperation ? means the bandi'ngrTtpgether ; of., numbers of individuals for the. mutual' bene fit of .all. and not for! the ;elfish gain of a few; tlll we find mem bers of nearly all. cooperative en terprises.Vho expect and insist on getting .larger returns, than their fellow.: members; and;; when-. this cannot be done they knock the or ganization. This is selfishness, and has caused - the failure of many cooperatives. - -, ' " The, Grange being a family or ganization which admits men "and women on an equal-basis, and also allows; children - to become mem bers, ; has worked ; wonders in breaking up the isolation of the farm home and providing a place for the inen,; women and children o get together ' in ; social . inter course,, from which all receive, ed neational :- benefits. The Grange has always urged the. beautlf ica tion of the farm home, and the se curing; of every convenience possi ble tolighten the burdens t the farm house keeper. . 5 v; The record of accomplishment by. the Grange la long, but there Is still work to be done., and no Grange has a right to existence If it doe? not take an active interest in business and legislative ques tions of -state and nation,: and strive to make its -community a better place la which to live V ',' Any farmer who will take' an honest interest in the Grange will receive for his family and himself a three fold henefjt social, edu cational and financial. GEORGE A. PALMITER. ...... - Master. Oregon State Grange. Salem 95 blocks street paving laid Jn 1925,, and 96 blocks al ready approved for 1926. '; and articles page.! . Help i mm rMb.blMjU VERY SUCCESSFUL AfflUAL BAHQUET " . ". - "- --1 ' - - MM MWMMHBBMHMMM - Notable Addresses Were Made and a Spirit of Ootimism - and Cooperation Shown Parent-Teachers' Associa ' tion Doing Cood Work Baby Chick Orders Coming ! . Faster Thanr They Can Be Filled--Local and Personal yTbe first annual banquet of the Palls City Commercial ' club was held last. Wednesday evening, with the president, ; H. Mather Smith, acting as, toast master.,, .... ,,, -, The -banquet room of the. high BOhool was nicely arranged for the occasion, the large table arranged to form, a hollow square.. , Decora tiona were of crimson tulips, ( with candles of the same had.e,In silver-holders., , , ? About sixty-five - were seated around the, daintily appointed ta bles . . - , . - C Following the repast the toast master introduced Roy McDonald, mayor of Fall City,ywho, In a few well chosen remarks, welcomed the, visitors from other places, congratulated his fellow members of . the-; Commerclarclub upon the occasion,; and . ; in closing said "The spirit of unity that exists among commercial organizations will always get results."-. .-'.' Mri. - Robert L. Griswold then sang a group of songs, Mrs." Ray mond Criswell accompanist. Mrs. Griswold was in fine voice and her selections were well rendered, giv ing much . pleasure to her listen- "I-.. . . " . . - ' Fred J, Patton, city superint endent of schools, was introduced by Mr. Smith, and spoke upon the VBroad . Spirit of Cooperation in Team .Work." -. Selecting; a few' epigrams' from the purposeful talk we quote: "Have a fixed purpose first and foremost, - Have concen tration of effort." ''Progress can be defined as action and a move ment ; forward.'. "Are you using life, or Is life using you?", ; -, ' W. 1. Te'utsch, head of the ex tension , department of i Oregon Agricultural college, followed and tave a splendid talk upon the re lation of -agriculture to business, stressing the fact that agriculture, as has so "often, been said; is a basic industry. t . Mr.Teu8ch congratulated the members of "the Commercial club upon the; accomplishments of, the past year, as shown by the commu nity fair, and exhibits made at bounty and "state Tfairs, and aaid he; hoped to" visit Falls .City fre juently. He also assured the club of bis desire to be of every as sistance to the farmers and other? of the Community, :.n4;ji;:;i I : Mr, Paul E. Spillnian,, this newly appointed agricultural agent nd bo.vs and girls lh leader t for Polk county, rjesponded, tothe happy Introduction made' ; by the toast master, though he had noJJ expected to speak. ,Ifis address was. an outline of ideas which he hopes to carry out in his work in the county, and were an index of the earnest purpose to be a help with which he comes to this coun ty. - la the address Mr. Spillman said: S"I was raised in the Will amette .valley, didn't know any thing about sajre brush and jack rabbits until a few years ago,' so your problems that you have here from an agricultural standpoint are not new to me. , - f ; E. E. Faville, editor of t the Western Farmer, who came as a representative of the State Cham per of '.Commerce, responded to his introduction by Mr. Smith in so witty and cordial a speech that all were lli?hled, apreciating the plrit of good fellowship ; which Mr.' Faville ' brought as the out standing point in i.hls greetings from the State Chamber of Com merce. lle; said,. also, bring o you as an organization the best wishes of the Portland Chamber of Comeree." ; Mr. Faville; spoke bf . the necessity of all industries. Including "I agriculture,? receiving earnings thatbalance; saying that we can have no general prosperity without all sharing in the good times or one or Jwo Industries. He asssured the local organization that the State Chamber is ready at any and all times toheIp all organiza tions of the state, in every way possible. . t ' , . .;.:. - ' Quoting briefly from the many good thin-3 .'Mr., t' Faville; said: "Today it is concerted effort that bring3 the thing3 worth while. "The discontented that makes us want- better .-things, and "desire progress, i3 what makes us go ahead. It is this discontentent For instance: Salem district h3 two counties growing the cacrcd myrtle the only place it grows cn ; this, continent. What unique fact J do -ypii know about the district? Address articles to Slogan Editor, f care Statesrnan. , "1 1' ' f ' 1AL umb hi that will make Falls CUy.a better town tomorrow." "It is discont ent that has made America what It is.V "let ns suppose ;a, tHangle the , base , of . which , is, oportunity, on one side.; service,? and on ,the other is achievement. This cham ber of commerce if it places Its hase npon opportunity, ' and gives its, service to young, and old alike !will reap the achievement to which you have appointed . your selves." ; -:, f '--I'-. ' "Leadership Is what counts. The man who has leadership, has the key to any situation! "Service with a vlsionv Service . with ; con certed effort. That is -what counts.". ... . ; . ' Mr. Faville closed his address with- that beautiful, poem, ;,'A Friend or Two,"- . .1.,- . - The toast ..master Introduced sext Robert H. Kipp, chairman of the marketing department of the Portland Chamber of .ComercC i Mr. Kipp responded- briefly.; us ing, several . good stories to illus trate his points. : He" gave us es pecially the message that the mar keting department of fthe Oregon ( Chamber of Commerce will if. be glad to' help our local organiza tion, our county, agent' and our farmers and prod ucers. ' ' He also "urged the Comercial club to work rcIbSel Vi th, hd "farmers, making tpetr T?roblems I the rpblema bf the club. " ""vH: v Miss Helen Hall and Clyde Ban croft gave fa very fine Interpreta tion of he Charl6i;ton, tendering tbb dance ih a graceful manner. , Mrs. Winnie Braden, ' seerfetary of the i Dallas Chamber of Com merce, and secretary of the Polk County Federated Clubs,,; now numbering twenty w ithln ; the or ganization; responded to the toast master with - greetings from - our neighbors. : She touched upon many things in -which all of the county are concerned, stressing road problems especially, and bringing the assurance of the Dal las Chamber 'of -Commerce that that' body. Is strongly In favor of the construction oi a road via Val setr to Newpoit, Also that an ex tension of present stage service mould follow the opening of such a road., ; -' ' : . . ' : '-.Hju.. -;;. ; CoLiW. B. Bartram, field man Jor the state and the second linen company wis Introduced, and promised to ceme to the club at a latere date 'when, he could tell in detail of the growing of flax, and go Into details as to the different steps In the, process of converting the flax. into the finished products. Co5. Bartram spoke very highly, of the Wilamette valley as it has im pressed , him, urging upon all the necessity for optimism rather than becoming discouraged when every thing is not Just right, 'i Miss Jane "Hammel gave two piano numbers, Hungarian Rhap sodie and Souvenier. a Chopan composition, la-her usual brilliant mairner.' l. . -; . I. II. Mather Smith, president of the Comercial club,' closed the eve ning's talks with an address on Optimism. : He ; thanked the offi cers and members for their coop eration ' In the" past, and assured the club he deeply appreciated the honor they conferred in reelecting him as president, assuring - the members of hij'earnest desire to make the achievements of 182 G surpass those "of the year Just gone. ;; ; ;--;,; . The banquet Was prepared and served by .. the domestic science class of the Falls City high school, with their teachei,, Mrs. ; Pfcyiiia Palmer Patton. The young ladles of the class are:, Natalia Munyon, Catherine Wagner, Marcta Daelt gen, Violet Hawk, Irene Hubbard, Orpha Jones, Iva McCormack, Laura Lewis, and Ellen Spoerstra. Three members ot the 1925 clasa VerjIce McSherry, Roberta Hawk' and Esther Larsen, and Mrs. Ma bel Hatch, one of the instructors In the hih school, asl3ted during the evening. . ' M i .The ladies of the committee ia charge from the Commercial clxiX Mesdame3, Griswold. Hammel and H. Mather Smith, assisted ia the arangement and decoratloss cf tha banquet room and tables. ; . The'luenur.-war "well ;p!ii;nc J, m iifi'mn lb and was excellently cooked and served. ' It is as' follows: , , Fruit cocktail . Breaded veal steak with jfravy : ' Mashed potatoes - Creamed peas and carrots in .timbale cases' -Parker House rolls with butter ;. '. balls . I , 1 ' Spring1 salad with wafers Pumpkin pie with whipped cream Coffee- I . "r ... , Parent Teachers ? - The regular meeting of the Parent Teachers : Assoclatfon for January ;was held Monday night, with good attendance. Routine business. was, transacted, -with, re Port , byjjMrs.. R.. Paul for the .soup comlttee. The committee eeds more .vegetables to cpntln I e the hot Juncli program,, and .those In terested who can Are' alked to send or take supplies to the grade school.;; The. pupils and' 'teachers are "both enjoying the service. ? . Mrs.Kate G". Boyd spoke of the desire of the patrons of the school to form" a choral club, offering to conduct the organization in -rehearsals, and, on motion, it was decided to - bold a preliminary meeting next Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, in the -high ; school auditorium. Everyone in the' comunlty s who ; Is interested and wishes to become a member of the organization, whether members of the Parent-Teachers or . not, ia cordially Invited to be preseat. ; 2 Rer. H. H. Miles made.the fol lowing motion: "I move that this asoeiation go on record astfavor Ing strict observance of law, and that we ask the honorable fmayor and councilmen to rigidly enforce such-ordinances and laws las we have to give ns better city" This motion -' was ; seconded by II. E. Starr. Mr. Miles asked permis sion to speak ' : on , thlsr motion, which; he did briefly, urging thai every one take jtbe stnd that each of us must observe the: laws strictly,, then we can consistently ask the city officials to enforce the laws, wherever they find vio lations, saying that a good exam ple .of law observance from each member ., of the organization is necessary to show that public sen timent Is for law observance. ; 3The motion caried. It was then moved, "seconded and caried that a copy of the preceding motion be presented to the mayor by the sec retary of the association? ; Mrs. Criswell, president, -spoke briefly on the need of a Boy Scout organization, calling on Mr.; Miles to speak on the subject. Mr. Miles said he bad planned to call a preliminary meeting of the boys for-next Friday night, at the M. E. ch.Urch. -. .. . 4 H., Mather Smith, president of the Bank of Falls City.- was intro duced by Mrs. CriswelL spiaklng upon. "Thrift as -a Character and Ration Builder ' - "; -. The ' stndent -teachers froni Monmouth presented a stunt'pro- gram, which wai entertairilrT and well given throughout, rftjeclal ly Pleasing were a group cf the Normal school songs. ' - ' ' : The comlttee in charge cf re freshments, .with Mrs. . Cleve Powelrchairman; were .Mrs R Paul. Mrs. C. E. Rennison Mrs! Latt Ray; Mrs. Purdy, Mrs. Guth-ridge.- Mrs. Starr, and Mrs. A. A. Muck. They 'served hot taraales with salted wafers, coffee and sweet wafers. lKcal and Personal - Mrs. Rosa Post returned last Sunday from a two weeks visit In Salem and Albany.- While in Al bany she attended a Grand Army of the Republic banquet, and was entertained,by relatives there. T'he Falls City basketball t earns went to Independence last Friday evening, where both teams r.it t de feat at the hi::.l3 of the Indr.-or.d-ence p!ayer?4 The score f i tha girls' game-, 13 23 to IS, r-d in the boys game 30 to 11. O Teb ruary 19 return games w! ! . La played in. Fall City. " The Ju uior vaudeville ' v 1 ? given on Monday nisht, i' . - y 1. Popular pricves anj r - : a program. . . " The Everlay Poultry Han: li J; a busy place these days. Tv - 1 m been receiving ro r'--ny c : ' 5 f babr chirks "that tl :y JV r- -celled-rart cf t!.;;r r. : . '-,.. keep fror.i I Gv ' Docs it pay to atl .!' ? j. t 1 the Doraia-s. Tlicy rlart: : 1 . :l of their 'Incut ators "aV-.-ut. a .vc k ago, and have two t3'. f - $ now inculatln.?. '1-d SoK-;!?rslrc::.i c f T! : !; '"nr r !; wa3 a visiter in 1'i.r c ' ;-V. day. . cent arrivr.U fr I Cot a C,vc .-. 1 ii) ft '