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Oregon Dealers Pledge Sup-
pert In Waging 01 eo
, Fight
"-At a meeUn la Portland, at
tended by Portland District mem
brs of the Oregon Feed Dealers
association, as well as by most of
the Board of Gorernors of the or
ganization, consideration was riv
en to the problem confronting the
Oregon dairy Industry in connec
tion with the current move to in
voke a referendum on the oleo
margarine bill passed by the last
session of the Oregon legislature.
Discussion of .- the situation
brought out the (ff&nimous desire
of the organised feed industry to
, support the dairymen - in this
fight. Following, are. points
brought out by rarioua speakers
n the subject at the meeting.
M. 8. Shrock of Milkiewa Feed
Mills. Mliwaukie I pointed, out
that Interests opposed to the
- dairymen are now working on a
referendum which must be com
pleted by the 5 th day of June. He
pointed out that butterfat now re
turning 119 a pound Is returning
an insufficient Income to . the
dairymen and that approximately
30,000 cows were replaced during
19 SO by the amount of oleomar
garine sold In Oregon. He, also
pointed out that ! oleomargarine,
regardles of it food value, per
petrates a fraud by Its Imitation of
butter.
Other speakers pointed out fur
ther that if no other benefits re
sulted from the exclusion of oleo
margarine, - from i So to 5c per
pound would be saved on all butter
sold within the state, that being
the approximate cost of Its expor
tation to other markets as com
pared with the higher value to the
dairymen of the local market.
It was also mentioned that the
cost of oleomargarine has never
been a factor in its sale price,
since its price Is based solely up
on that of butter, which It fol
lows as closely as market condi
tions warrant.
The discussion resulted in the
. passage of the following resolu
tion, which Is expected to receive
the prompt approval of the Asso
ciation's Board of Governors and
will result In the lending of their
prompt and complete support to
the dairy interests. The resolu
tion is as follows:
"The Oregon Feed Dealers as
sociation pledges its support of
the dairy Industry In the oleomar
garine fight and will aid in the
defeat of the circulation of peti
tions now under way, seeking a
referendum thereon; and further,
if this circulation of petitions is
successful In getting the measure
on the ballot, the Association
pledges its support to the dairy
men in a campaign of education
between now and the time of the
election."
TO BE HOST MOriDAY
SIL.VERTON, May If The
Silverton Christian church will be
host Monday for the last meeting
of the season of the Portland Re
gional Minister's conference.
The meeting has been designat
ed as "ladies' day and the minis
ters hare been invited to bring
their wires to the meeting. The
conference includes ministers
from all the Christian, churches
within a radius of 150 miles. A
trip to Silver Creek falls will be a
feature of the afternoon.
ENTERTAINMENT ENJOYED
SCIO, May 10 Dr. H. C Ep-
ley and Dr. Hill of Salem gave an
entertainment In the high school
auditorium Wednesday night,
which consisted of - community
singing led by Dr. Epley and Dr.
Hill showed moving pictures of
Oregon scenery, taken by himself
on different tours to scenic places
in the state.
REWARDED
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Awarded the ; bronze lledat and
11,600 la cash by the Carnegia
ilero Fond, pretty Aanetta Bren
neman, of Factoryvttle, Pa aged
19. takes her place in the roll of
honor of civilian heroes honored
by the institution. Miss Brenne
nan von her award when ah
risked her Ufa in saving Frank
P. Demeek' from drowning; Al
though the girl weighs but. Ill
, i i pounds and Demeek 175, she
I brought him ashore after hs had
stunned himself by knocktnx his
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"..fT"i"r on frni a dive.
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Troupers Know Questions
The Public Invariably Ask
When Meeting Circus Folk
Where do yon go from here?
Wbr do you have white hones?
What do you do in the winter?
. , It must be a hard life.
1 By FLOYD KING
There are three or four re
marks that a circus man hears
continuously. Whether the big
show is exhibiting in the Canadi
an. ' Northwest or adjacent to a
Southern cotton plantation in
Georgia, the questions the show
man hears from outsiders are
identically the same. These re
marks are:
"What do you do In the winter;
travel In Florida, I suppose?"
"Why do you have mostly gray
horses?"
"It must be a hard life; when
do yon sleep?"
"Where do you go from here?"
. Maybe it is because the circus
has the fundamental qualities it
had fifty years ago. It is the old
time perennial bloomer. That is
the reason we know to a mathe
matical certainty what you mil
lions of townspeople like best in
the Big Show, and what they 'are
curious about.
Now regarding "mostly all gray
horses" for instance. Circus own
ers know you are interested in
the wild animals, the horses, the
elephants and the old moss back
"it must be tough on yon when
it rains". I have been asked a
thousand - questions about ; the
"gray horses."
i Not Always Smiles '
' Ton see a slip of femininity ca
vorting on the. back or a horse,
executing poses, and throwing a
smile now and then. The fair rid
er la perfectly at ease when sit
ting on the steed's broad haunch
es. for she is : only letting j the
horse gel Its gait and at ! the
same time, get her own "wind
and courage. When the ; rider
gets ready to turn a somersault
on the galloping horse,' there are-
no smiles. It is a mighty serious
business. Intuitively they know
Just how to throw their bodies to
make a perfect landing. It takes
years of practice and study and
innumerable talis.
There was George St. Leon, a
fine.: manly .fellow who came to
this country from Australia with
his mother and three sisters. His
folks had been performers for
generations. One night just as he
was turning a somersault on his
horse, the animal stumbled.
George fell heavily on a stake.
His riding days were over. And
now he acts as ringmaster tor
his wife, who, too, is a famous
equestrian.
Circus performers for the most
part are fatalists. . They seldom
think: of accidents. If one comes,
they shrug their shoulders, and
say it Is part of the game, some
destined to set it, others not.
About 999 out of every thousand
accidents are not caused by the
fault of the performer, but when
some bit of their apparatus breaks
or works loose
The simple looking feat of one
supporting his body on one hand
resting on another's head, looks
easy enough, but it takes years of
practice. Indeed the training
starts when the performers are
only five or six years of age. and
back of this are the years of
heredity, i iTbelr act in the ring
only requires five or six minutes,
but between shows in the after
noon, the rings are always filled
with the performers trying new
feats and listening to the advice
of the elders. The aerialiat who
sails from trapeze across a yawn
lng; space, executing a double
somersault and landing safely In
the arms of his comrade, knows
nothing of executing a somersault
on a tight wire, or riding en the
bade of a horse.
A. Hard Ufa
w Ton made no mistake when
you said the- life was hard. There
f hardlr inr other kind of et-
istence Just like It. For twenty
years I have been associated with
the circus, as advance man. It Is
my duty to herald its coming. X
have made some pretty broad
promises to the public, as to Just
what they are to see. Each year
we are on the road 40 weeks.
and during my two decades of as
sociation with the -white tops" I
figure I have slept in just about
5.000 different beds in an equal
number of different cities and
towns and have traveled about
400,000 miles.
Did you ever go down and see
the circus come In? Hundreds of
people do. Many of whom haven't
failed to see the circus come In
since they were kids. They get
up at 4 a. m., to greet the show
trains. It used to be my job to
meet trains and point out the dif
ferent crossings that bad been
prepared for unloading. Tou
would be surprised to see not only
the men, real captains of industry,
but hundreds of women. Tes,
when it's circus time there is
many a dirty dish In the kitchen
sink.
Now, getting back to the
"gray" horses with a circus. It is
just one of those things. When
one thinks of a - circus horse, he
naturally thinks it must be gray,
and so it is for the most part. But
the. bareback horses, -commonly
called the rosin backs, are white.
For a rider to maintain his bal
ance on a galloping horse, there
must be plenty of rosin sprinkled
on the animal's haunches. On a
white horse the rosin is invisible:
on a black horse it shows, thus
the question Is solved. r
Where do you go in winter? It
is only the performers, musicians
and worklngmen who leave the
circus when it disbands in the far
south, late in November. The win
ter season is the hardest time of
the year. New wagons must be
built, new seats, equipment, etc
Circus property Is highly perish
able and must he replaced, -for
the most part, after a strenuous
season. New routes must be laid
out and considered, new acts en
gaged. Getting ready for circus
day, to the men who have - mil
lions invested, - means days ' of
hard work. The performers, many
of them, rest for the winter. Some
find profitable - employment in
vaudeville and European music
halls.
And that question, 'Where, do
yon ko from here? ' Most circus
followers can't truthfully answer
the question. A city or town to
them just means one more day on
the circus calendar. The I Identity
of a city or town, means , little.
whether It is in agricultural
Connecticut or on the prairies of
Montana; it simply means it is
another day and two more per
formances. It is a common fact
that often the Al G. Barnes cir
cus would reach a town, get the
tents all set and ready for busi
ness and Mr. Barnes would re
mark "Say, what town is this?
or "Isn't this the , town where
that sleeping car was destroyed
by fire? Every town has its ident
ity, without a name, to a circus
man. He knows it as the town a
"big hill", or where such and
such a circus had the wreck, and
so on.
Next Saturday the. Al O.
Barnes circus will exhibit in Sa
lem. There will be performances at
t and 8 p. m., the doors opening
an hour earlier.
Porter and Mountain View
Pupils and Patrons Enjoy
: Day Together
SILVERTON HTIXS, May 1
Porter r and Mountain , VI w
schools closed their school year
Wednesday with an aU day plc
nle and field meet at the Porter
ground. Around 100 parents and
children were present and one of
the big features' of the afternoon
was a baseball game between the
fathers and their boys, the boys
proving the handler with the bat
and glove, winning from the fath
ers, 12 to 9. 0
An exhibition and demonstra
tion of . Four-H : club work was
given, and - awards made on the
work of the -club members accom
plished during the past year.
The awards were given as fol
lows: Cookery clubs, one and two
Miss Norma Livingston leader;
Erma Bailer, first in Angel food
cake; Jeanette Marsh, first in
muffins and cookies; May Bailer,
first in dark cookies; Kathryn
Haggerty. second in muffins. -
Woodworking club, I. O. Had-
ley. leader; Robert Haggerty,
first in cake board and. tabouret;
Eugene. Tschants, first . in tool
box, second In shelf and footstool.
Roy Carstenson, first in waste pa
per basket and ring: toss; William
Graf, first in footstool and salt
box; second in book rack and; ta
bouret; Dick Larson, : first L in
book rack, second in cake board;
Orval Tschants. first : in ahelfr
William Larson, second in salt
box. -, ' .
Field Sporta Enjoyed
Following the program, - ex
hibitions and. the picnio dinner, a
field meet and the famous base
ball game were held. The hoys
team consisted of Billy Larson;
Eugene Tschants. Harold Mul
key. Orvill Tschants, Dick Lar
son, Byron ,Erlkson, Bob Hagger
ty, BUI Graff . and Bob Spark.
Fathers were Lawson Hadley,
Freeman Keller, Melvln Hagger
ty, B. A. Beugli, John Larson,
John Tschants, Sam Bailer, Con-
neU Murray and George Benson
Miss Norma . Livlnstone who
has been' teacher of Porter school
for the past year will teach there
again . next year. Miss Dorothy
Neal who has taught for the past
two years at Mountain View
school will go to Fairfield next
year.
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MAYO HEADS CHAMBER .
, STATTON, May ,16. J, W.
Mayo is the newly elected presi
dent of the chamber of com
merce. Mr. Mayo,- who Is cash
ier of the Bank of Stayton, chair
man of the school board and
salesmanager of the cannery has
always taken an active part in
civic : things. Without doubt,
much will be accomplished dur
ing his term In office. W. A.
Weddle, outgoing president, de
voted much time and energy dur
ing his regime, and . was a good
man for the position also.
SCHOOL PLANS PICNIO
BETHEL, May 15 The Bethel
school closes for the summer va
cation Tuesday, May 19. The ' pu
pils will be busy finishing up their
work until. 11 o'clock, then the
remainder of the day will be
spent in a plcnle and ball game.
The community is invited to bring
lunch and enjoy the fan. . The
youngsters are challenging the
grownups to a game of baseball. ..
USEFUL GIFTS .
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Pen and Pencil Sets
MANY.OTHEK GIFTS f
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Brief Cases ,1 .
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Stationery, Key" Sets-:
Bill Folds Kodaks "
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Graduation Congratulation Card
Commercial Book
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ORCHARD HEIGHTS. May If
Mr. and Mrs. Cash Roberts and
their son, Charles, drove to New
port Saturday, remaining over the
week end. While there they were
guests of Mrs. Roberts' mother.
Mrs. M. A. Goodsoeed and also
visited the homes of Dr. and Mrs.
F. M. Hellworth of Toledo and of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank , Mollr Moll
has .a greenhouse and much nurs
ery stock which thrires remark
ably well at his mountain home.
He is propogatlng the mountain
huckleberry as a side line. - The
Roberts found the weather un
comfortably warm at the beach.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Clark, and
children, Wilson and Jeanette, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Wilson,, their
daughters, Ruth and ' Fern, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilfred Wilson and
their son, Donald, were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Wilson at their home on
the Garden road.
Miss Dorothy Logan and Therol
Brooks, both of Portland, were
Sunday guests of Miss - Logan's
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Edgar.
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Mothers of the hero dead1 of the World War were honored at mv
Sresstre ceremonies in Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D. C, on
others Day. Mrs. Virgil MeClure, National President if the Amer
ican War Mothers, is shown! placing a wreath on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier in the National Cemetery.
Young home were Mrs. Baker and
Mrs. Ralnbolt with their families.
Both ladies are sisters of Mr.
Young. Lorel and i- Wiley,.,! elder
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Young, also
spent Sunday with their parents.
The boys are completing the
school year at Scio before joining
their parents, who ' have leased
and live on the John Sykee place.
HUBBARD. May 1 The II,
bard high school baseball nl
was honored at a 7 o'clock dlnif
at the George Knight home Ft
day evening. Hostesses were Mi
Knight, Mrs. George Crimps ai
Mrs. Ed O. Ericsson.
Tha tabla was centered br
mlnature baseball diamond will
tiny toy dolls , in baseball coi
tume.
. Unlaue place cards marked thi
covers for, the team and husbandJ
of the hostesses. !
After dinner Mr. Crimps anc
Mr. Erlckson, Hubbard firemen,!
complimented the boys at a showl
in.Woodburn.
Present were Art Zehner,
coach; Garfield Voget, Elvis Rich,
Rome Bldgood. i Jack Moomaw,
Bob Miller. David McArthur. John
Scholl, Joe Weaver, Roy Clay
pool, Melvln Troudt, Ed O. Erlck
son and George Crimps.
Stanley Wolfer, another mem
ber of the team, was unable to be
present because of Ulnes.
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