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"JVo Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Aws"
From First Statesman, March 28, 1851
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Art at Chicago
AN INTERVIEWER quotes Andrew Vincent, Salem art
ist who is a member of the faculty at the state univeKity,
as saying of the century of progress exposition at Chicago .
"Architecturally, it is pretty much of & mess." The interview
appears in the university Emerald, and is written by Frances
Hardy. Quoting the interview further :
The century of progress Is, according to Vincent, a group ot
building between which there are auch gaps that the unity or
the placo Is lost. It is hard to find one's way around, there be-
" lng. no definite leads or TisUs from which one can get his
' bearings. '-'' -'.": -' -.
He stated, however, that although it is basically a failure,
. ft points a way to success In future nse ot color in architecture.
It was limply treated in the wrong manner, he believes. Vincent
aald that he had no Idea who was to blame.
-"Joseph Urban, stage worker and designer, who planned the
. " color died before this work was entirely completed, and duo to
this or other causes the grand spectacle of color which was hoped
- for doesn't hold together as a unit, and glyes Instead the ap-
- pearanee ot a half successful carnival, somewhat glorified.
"Vincent chose as the outstanding feature of the fair the
: Indiana building with Its great mural by Thomas H. Benton.
' In a stroke of genius Indiana refrained from cluttering her
' ' building with produce of the state, as most of the states had done
- for their entries in the Court ot States, and placed Instead
within the great plain room comfortable benches on which people
' could alt and view the immense 'Indiana Mural.' The mural is
: 250 feet long in Its entirety, and is made up of IS separate
J panels. It feet high by 18 feet wide, each panel weighing about
" . " a ton.
"According to its creator it is a representation of a history
whichwould unroll progressively the social and environmental
T changes ot the country from the savage Indian to the present
, days of machine culture ... realistic as to form, factual as
t to content.'
"The Swedish building alone appealed to Vincent for its sense
!- of values and lack of cheapness. It includes the arts and crafts
- of Sweden and avoids as the other foreign countries did not, the
stigma of 'junklnets.' In the entrance court to this building were
some of the works of the contemporary Carl Milles, noted
sculptor. . .. ' .- .
So that is what an artist thinks of the showing at Chi
cago. We may be glad that Oregon, in its burst of economy,
iis unrepresented in buildings or displays at the fair; thus
'we committed no artistic, blunder.
The pictures show that the buildings are designed along
modernistic lines. The emphasis is on the straight line, par
ticularly on the vertical line in the towers and fronts. If our
; judgment is worth- anything this design was outmoded before
the exposition was opened. It belonged particularly to the
cilded era which crashed in
; people of city buildings and
are in painful default The pyramids of 1929, as tnese mod
ernistic piles might be termed, belong to another age, an
age whose hollowness now is apparent.
' There was a certain daring in the modernistic straight
Hni ft certain unicraeness. whether it was in a perfume bottle
or a 50-story office building,
will survive; but we think the straight-line effect in its orig
inal purity is doomed. It lacks depth and variety and grace.
We regret not having visited the Chicago fair, because of
a curiosity about the architectural design; and these com
ments are based only on the few pictures of it we have seen.
The denouement of this modernistic motif in arehitecture
will be interesting to observe.
Roosevelt at Chicago
WE ARE glad that Pres. Roosevelt was given a courteous
recerjtlon and a resoectful hearing at the national con
vention of the American Legion. Some of. the gimme boys
might have thought to cause the president: some embarrass
ment, but fortunately the heads of the legion were saner ana
suppressed any tendency toward a show of antagonism be
cause of the president's insistence on thejjational economy
act. The president reiterated his stand against hospitaliza
tion for veterans for disabilities unconnected with army ser
vice. On this point alone the convention is said to oppose
the president Vet the majority of the people will agree with
the president on this point. If veterans are able to pay for
hospital service they - should not receive all of this free at
the expense of the government; except of course where their
illness may be service-connected.
The thing the legion needs to learn , is that it must be
surxrdlnate to general welfare of the country; that it is not
superior to the president and to the congress; and that when
. as an organized minority it overreaches itself a reaction may
set in which will be adverse to its interests.
The visit of the president to Chicago should be whole
gome in reducing the friction between the veterans' organiza
tion and the administration; and in convincing the veterans
that unreasonable demands will not get far with the admin
istration. ' . . -- ; "
There is considerable argument going whether It is safer for
. society to have corks pulled in public or la private, whether a person
- may be privileged to buy a drink in a glass in a- hotel, or fetch and
carry a sealed bottle from a store six blocks away. Without pretend
ing to be an expert on potables, we may venture the opinion that it
doesn't make a great deal ot difference. There will be as many head
aches in a half-pint glass ot Old Crow as In a halt-pint bottle ot the
same, for if, sold In the bottle it will soon be imbibed. Opposition to
the saloon is based in considerable degree on an effort to keep drink
ing booze from becoming disrespectable again. '-
New York is having one of its occasional spasms In an effort to
r overthrow Tammany. One-time acting mayor Joseph McKee is daring
to run for mayor against the present encumbrance, John P. O'Brien,
; the regular Tammany candidate. The fusion opposition ticket is
headed by former congressman La Guardia. With the aid it Jim
Farley McKee hopes to win out. His brief term as mayor gavo the
public a good taste; but bis previous service in municipal office was
marked by full subservience to Tammany, if the town wants a new
deal it should turn to the violent and colorful La Guardia. :
1 Medford feels much more comfortable now. The murder trial run
ning at the current term ot court is Just the old-fashioned triangle
variety in which the ho&e-breaker got what was coming to him from
the acute angle of the triangle. The case has nothing to do with the
mop-up of the late hell-ralsera ot the valley, most of whom have been
transplanted to Salem, v . . .r.
The full moon has been on duty this last few nights, In a most
commendable manner. It is the harvest moon and shines with genuine
benignity on field and forest and town, on lovers stroUing In winding
paths, and oa motorists driving cixty per to get where they are
going. . . - . -
Chicago a NRA parade lasted for ten hours. That is violating the
code, which limits a day's work to eight hours, or less If you can set
away with It. , ,
1929 It is reminiscent to many
apartment houses whose bonds
which caught the public fancy.
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59o
HEALTH
V Royal S. Coptland. M.D.
FOR MANX centuries smallpox
served aa a atumbUns; block to hu
man progress. It caused more deaths
than any other disease of mankind.
In 179 Edward
Jenner, a young
English physi
cian, discovered
that vaccination
against smallpox
would prevent
the disease. Jen
ner became In
terested In this
work by the re
mark of a milk
maid, who said,
"I cannot take
smallpox because
I have had cow
pox." - By a series ot
Dr. Copelaad
carefully studied
and supervised experiments, Tenner
convinced the unbelieving world thai
a person who had the mild disease
called cowpox would be protected
against smallpox. This was indeed
a great girt to humanity and a con
tribution that cannot be overesti
mated In value.
A Feared AfSlctioa
Before vaccina tien was discovered.
. only about five persona out of every
hundred escaped smallpox. About 2S
per cant of those who contracted the
disease died and the remainder were
mutilated or maimed tor nte. It was
aa affliction feared all ever the globe.
In this age of scientific understand
ing, it Is almost unbelievable that
anyone would deny himself the bene
fit of vaccination. Yet many persona
are deprived ot this protective meas
ure because they follow mistaken and
unscientific advice.
Though the disease Is no longer a
common one, It Is stm prevalent
throughout the world. In the United
States during a period of ten years,
more than half a million cases of
smallpox have been reported. This
record Is made possible by reason of
Inadequate vaccination.
The disease can be prevented by
vaccination and only in that man
ner. This Is confirmed by the fact
that In countries where vaccination
Is compulsory, the disease does not
exist.
Vaccination for lafaata
It is the advice of an authorities
that before reaching its first birthday,
a baby should be vaccinated against
smallpox. An Infant may be vac
cinated aa early as the sixth month.
It Is a sate procedure and need cause
no alarm.
Bear in mind that without warning
and at any time, smallpox may break
out la your community. IX you and
your children are vaccinated against
smallpox, there ts no need for worry.
I I am often asked how long vac
cination win protect against small
pox. Vaccination is believed to give
protection for a period ot seven
years,, 1 would advise that all chil
dren be vaccinated before entering
school, after graduation and every
sevea years tnerearter. -
Answers to Health Queries
- hCrs. EL S. Q. Is there a' disease
called myocarditis and what are the
effects?
A- Tea, For further particulars
end a self -addressed, stamped en
velope and repeat your Question.
! W, tC T. Q. What can be done
for "athlete's foot? Would It be ad
visable to wear white socks, rather
than colored ones under the circuia
.stances? ...
T A For fun particulars send a settV
addressed, stamped envelope and re
peat your Question. Tea, this might
be a very wise procedure.
Claire. Q. What do you advise
for superfluous hair? - ,
A. 8 end seuaddieaeecV stamped '
envelope for further particulars and
repeat your question. ,
(CopvrtghtUSi.'K. W. M.t Mcj :
SUES LUMBER COMPANY" ;
DALLAS, , Oct 4. A com
plaint was filed here Tuesday by
D. Uarley Watson against the
New Grand Ronde Lumber com-
V -jr" 1
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. H
Baker Oregon, solid,
neighborly, beautiful:
(Continuing from yesterday:)
The city has a very good news
paper. In Its 69 th year of pub
lication, which takes the date ot
its founding back to the begin
nings of settlement in that sec
tion. s .
It is the Baker Democrat
Herald, and the first Issue of the
Democrat was on May 1, 1870,
by I. B. Bowen, Sr., still a resi
dent of the city. Bernard Main
waring is editor and L. P. Arant
business manager. Both these men
were students of Willamette uni
versity, and Mr. Arant was em
ployed on The Statesman. They
are able, enterprising men, good
citizens of their community, and
they are making a fine newspaper,
having the Associated Press fran
chise, and carrying on a success
ful publishing enterprise, devel
oped with hard work and able
management.
- Is
Baker is a rather cosmopolitan
city. One notes many automobiles
driven by husky men wearing
ten-gallon hats. They are the pro
prietors and managers of the
stock ranehes. One would not hesi
tate to ask a favor of any ot them,
expecting hearty compliance, and
he would get hospitable welcome
in any of their homes. That is the
spirit ot the wide open spaces.
Si
Baker -Is not quite JMfcile high,
but It is S 440 feet above sea level,
and its spirit of hospitality and
good fellowship is more than a
mile high. It claims a mean an
nual temperature of 45 degrees,
and an average of 212 clear days
out of the 3SS.
Is
The Old Oregon Trail, as indi
cated, passes through the center
of Baker county, and through the
city of Baker, paralleling the
Union Pacific railroad, and the
Old Oregon Trail highway would
do credit to any section. What a
transformation it is from the rude
highway traveled by our pioneer
ancestors la the forties, fifties and
sixties, or even the early wagon
roads of later days, before the be
ginning of pared road develop
ment! . ' ' - -
Baker county and city go back
to CoL E. D. Baker for their
name the man who served in
Oregon's second senatorial dele
gation in congress, ' chosen with
J.' W.iNesmlth by the legislature
of I860, meeting in the Holman
building, still standing, across the
street from where these lines are
being typed; Senator Baker serv
ing only a short time, and going
from the chamber of the upper
house ot congress to the field of
armed conflict at the head of his
regiment as colonel, and losing his
life at the Battle of Ball's Bluff.
Worthy name, that of one of
the chief friends and supporters
of Abraham , Lincoln, without
whoso help and that of the Ore
gon vote in the Chicago conven
tion the great emancipator might
not have risen to supremo power
and many pages of American
history might read in a tar differ
ent manner.
-
- Baker was perhaps the great
est orator ot his time. Frank Pix
ley, then this coast's ablest writer,
said ot Baker's speech in San
Francisco, on his way from Sa
lem to Washington: "He .talks
like God." " -
1 Si
There is a movement in Baker
to annually commemorate in some
paBf.-The plaintiff seeks to col
lect the balance due on property
sold by hie to defendant. He
seeks a judgment for $275 .with
interest, 1100 attorney fees, and
hit coats. .
END RICKS -
appropriate way the fame and
deeds of th namesake of their
county and city. Nothing could be
more commendable.
-
Baker county has 1,975,040
acres within her borders, with ap
proximately 672,900 tillable, the
rest being range, timber and for
est lands, and 175,000 acres are
under irrigation. There are seven
irrigated valleys.
The student of pioneer history
may wish to be informed that
Powder river valley is the one oc
cupied by the city of Baker. It
came after the Burnt river sec
tion in the westward trek ot the
covered wagon trains.
"a
The Baker municipal airport Is
one ot the best In the Pacific
northwest. It is on the federal
lighted route, and the government
maintains there a 2 4-hour weather
bureau, to serve pilgrims of the
air making or proposing to make
flights.
w s s
Gold was first discovered in
eastern Oregon in 18(1; rather
the first discovery leading to de
velopment was in that year, by a
band ot prospectors from Calif
ornia. It was in Griffin's Gulch,
12 miles southeast of the present
city ot Baker.
Almost over night, the town ot
Auburn came into being, and soon
it contained 2000 people. It was
the pioneer metropolis, the coun
ty seat, and' is now one ot the
ghost cities of Oregon. The spirit
ot the old west governed the
town. "In the cemetery today,
side by side, may be found the
grave of both a murderer and his
victim," reads a piece of Baker
literature. "Justice was dispens
ed so swiftly that the funeral of
both was held on the same day."
V
This leaflet reads further:
"Out of this romantic background
grew the mining activities of Bak
er connty. It has been estimated
that the mineral production of
Grad School
J
Above is Dr. George Reboe, who
' . becomes dean and director of
- cjraduefe woHc for the tiate sys-'
tern of higher education. Below
, tsr.W.WenJaer,whownirep.:
resent Deair Rebec osj the state
coflego campw..
. STNOPSIS v
Tfce old heme town tiny Athens
la the midwest-la awaiting the re
i tarn of IU meet celebrated son,
"Big Jeff" Randolph, for two sea'
sons national football sensation
at famous Thoradyke. one ef the
most historic ef eastern niversl
ties. Thorndyke inOuences had lured
Randolph east because ho bad been
a high school ktm marvel. On vaea
tions, some of which he spent atj
a sb m a t
Borne, Tommy las do was Known
to his Horn and Pop and other ad
miring Athenians) waa "the glass
of fashion and the mould of form"
and , an airy arbiter of house
hold manners. Dorothy Whitney.
daughter of the town's richest dti
sen, had been Tommy's Ugh school
girl friend bat a rift had slowly
come between them until the das
sling Thorndyke hero had become
enamoured of Elaine 'Wlnthrea,
artist and daughter of a Wall
Street magnate. .. . . Tommy ts
coming horns for Christmtaa: Athena
is astir with preparations for a
testimonial dinner. ... Horn pays
all of six dollars for a i fine white
shirt far Tommy - and wonders if
he will approve of Steve, bis
brother Pete's fiancee, who is so
loveable bat not at all tike Dor
othy or Elaine. ; j
CHAPTER TWENTY -SEC
These were some of the things
Mom thought of while she got
ready for Christmas, cleaning up
the house and planning the dinner.
She was going to have a big crowd
with her own and Uncle Louie and
then she had asked .Pete if he
wouldn't like to ask Steve and her
father, since they were alone; and
Pete had looked so pleased that
Mom was glad she could do some
thing nice for him because Pete
was always doing things for her
although he never complained.
And when Pete told her to ask
Steve and Mom did, poor Steve
just took one look at her and
started to cry without any warn
ing at all, right before Pop and
Uncle Louie so that the two of
them got right up and went out
which was more sense than Mom
gave either one of them credit for;
and Pete went out too. Steve was
still wiping her eyes and sobbing
and, when Mom put her arms
around her and tried' to comfort
her, Steve broke down entirely and
told Mom it waa because she had
hardly known her own mother and
'they had always been so lonely on
Christmas, just she and her father
and that was why she cried because
she had always wanted a big
Christmas and never thought she
would get It.
And the two of them, with only
little black Nippy sitting looking
np at them, had a little cry to
gether because Mom had never had
a daughter, either, and now, she
told herself, she didn't care whether
Tommy approved of Steve or not,
because the poor kid was worth
her weight in gold.
Then Steve started laughing
while she was still crying and
wiped her eyes and said everybody
would think she was a goof, carry
ing on like that but Mem told her
not to worry about that and that
it did a person good to break down
once in a while.
Then they started to plan the
dinner tosrether and Mom was sur
prised how much Steve knew about
housework; and she was glad, too,
because it was going , to be a big
job nith aS of them around aad
the banquet and everything and
now she wouldn't have to call on
Cousin Emmy to help and that
would be a bisf relief because the
poor thing only got In the wayj
altnongh she meant weu. Tommy
couldnl stand her chatter anyhow,
e e e
The htatquet was going over big
tho county from that date has
reached a hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars. Gold, silver, lead,
zinc, copper, asbestos and diato
maceous earth are found in paying
quantities in various parts ot the
county. Placer mining has con
tinued from the first discovery to
tho present time. Dredging opera
tions have been carried on profit
ably. Baker county has been the
leading mineral producer of the
state for many years. . . There is
no mineral district in the country
in which Investments in mineral
activity is better justified."
s V
The Oregon Portland Cement
company in 1923 constructed a
plant at Lime, Baker county, at
a cost ot about 21,000,000, manu
facturing the Sun brand of Port
land cement. The plant, with a
capacity of 438,000 barrels an
nually, has a yearly payroll of
1120.000. It supplies most of the
cement for concrete work , in
eastern Oregon and southwestern
Idaho. One of its outstanding jobs
supplied with cement has been' the
Owyhee reclamation project, us
ing several hundred . thousand
barrels. " - - - :.' "
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With improving markets tor its
agricultural, live stock and tim
ber products, Baker is thrilling to
the quickened urge of business
and Industrial life.
With the new birth of a prom
ised recreated mining develop
ment tho signs of which are on
all sides, there is every indica
tion that great and substantial
prosperity is just around the com
er, in tact something approach
ing tho boom day of old times,
but destined ot be long continu
ing in its upward curve.
(Continued tomorrow) v
Lloyd Stiftler .
Mighty Hunter
Lloyd Stlffler. oressman In Th
Statesman . commercial printing
department, bagged what' was de
scribed as "the finest- blacktaU
buck killed In the Florence Tlcia
ity on the coast this season. Ho
returned; with the evidence of his
marksmanship Tuesday nichL-Th,
deer had unusually perfect three-
point noma ana stlffler plans to
have them mounted. : - .
and tt seemed everybody b town
wanted to go and a lot from Smith
ville, too. Tommy made some of
the AH-American teams he didnt
quite make the biff one but Jack
Chalmers said 'this waa because
most of the ones on the big one
were seniors and it was their last
chance: and anyhow, he observed.
since Walter Camp died they were
all about the same, and everybody
knew Tommy eras AH, American
whether they aS gave It to him or
not. v - . -
Horn . didnt quite understand
about the All-American but' ahe
naturally had an idea that every
body on it had to be an American
and she didnt see why they didnt
nick Tommy because he had such
a good American name; but when
she mentioned this ! to Pop he
laughed, right out In disgust be
cause he was pretty sore about
Tommy not making all the teams.
"It's a joke!" Pop said. "Why
dont they call It a No-American
team or aa AQ-Bnnky Team or aa
All-Dago team with all the names
on it It's a wonder they give him
any mention at all because lie aint
got a skr on the end of bis name.
i "AH them boys Is American
born," Uncle. Louie aald, "that is
what makes our great democracy.
with fresh blood from all countries.-
'..1 :' -
"Ratal" Pop said, It's like every
thing else, Americans dont get any j
show at all, it's the zornners wno re
running everything. like as not Al
Caponey told them who to pick like
he tells them everything else. He's
running the country with all the
crooked pcliticians." '
Ton come from forriners. Uncle
Louie said, "what're ; you talking
about?"
"I'm three generations In this
country. Pop said, "my gran'
father fought at Gettysburg. That's
more than you can say. ; 1
"On your father's side, he did,"
Uncle Louie admitted, "but how
about on your mother's side your
mothers father came front Ireland
and both my grandfathers was in
this town to meet him when he
come."
"And where did they come
from?" Pop returned triumph
antly, "both of them Johnny Bulla
-dont tell me.
"Tra just as American as you,'
Uncle Louie insisted, "maybe
more.'
"How do you figure that?" Pop
demanded; and they went Into a
long discussion, over the same
points they had argued many times.
Mom didnt mind as long as they
didnt get too loud.
x
Dorothy Whitney en me back
home about n week before Christ
mas, looking prettier than ever and
quite a bit more' grown-up. Mom
thought, with a lot 'of new clothes
she had bought over east. She was
very nice when Mom met her down
street and Dorothy mentioned that
ahe and her father had seen Tommy
play one day and how fine he had
played. Mom thought it would be
nice if she could ask Dorothy and
her father to Christmas dinner, too,
but ahe didnt because there was
the old Grandmother and anyhow
they would be having a big Christ
mas at their own house although It
would be kind of lonesome with
only tho three of them.
"When Is Tommy eoming?" Dor
othy asked.
"Tm expecting him any time.'
Mom said. "I havent just heard
when but 1 sappoas he wants to
surprise us. 1 suppose you've heard
about tho banquet 7
Dorothy hadnt heard so Mom
told her all about It She thought
it waa kind of funny tho way Dor
othy looked because she didnt
seem quite as proud as Mom
thought she would, a little high
hat. Mom thought, but ahe remem
bered that Dorothy did have some
Yesterdays
... Of Old Salem
Town Talks from the States
nan of Earlier Days
October 5, 1908
Increased attendance, making
more classroom space needed, pre
vents use of attic rooms in Salem
high school for gymnasium want
ed by students, school board
holds.
Yeggmen crack safe and steal
$70 at Woodburn flour mills own
ed by John Steelhammer and Rob
ert Scott; tools used stolen from
Moshberger blacksmith shop.
Charles E. Carter of Milwaukee.
Wis., arrives in city to take over
direction of physical work In Sa
lem Y. M. C. A.
October 8, 1923
W. H. Downing appointed Mar
lon county Judge by Governor
Pierce to fill vacancy created by
death of Judge W. M. Bushey,
Thirteen. years; Marlon county
f2ft?V.te? W' ' PHs 'gireu
indefinite leave of absence; P. o
Johnson, deputy roadmaster for
over 20 years, to be acting road
master. - f
t,i lr8VdV. nment at Salem
high school Is 777. Ill above year
ago. Principal J. C. NeSoVr"
Ports; registration ot lioo ex
pected before next Juno.
v- HUBBARD; Oct; 4. I At the
board Tuesday n t g h t at tha
hoolhou.o it was decided d
buy ough of tho Lena Kester
property to square, up and en
large the .school grouad, subject
of the old Grandmother in her, af
ter alL' r s ,
Tommy surprised them, all right;
he surprised everybody. ;
Two days before Christmas a spe
cial delivery came. Mom had never
had a t pedal before and she was
so nervous she would hardly sign
her name. The first thing aha
thought was that something might
hare happened to him; but then, the
football was over for the year and
the letter was in his own hand
writing. Stm, she had a strange
feellnr while she opened it, with
nervous chills running all over her.
She read the letter over and over.
Tommy wasnt comln home. . ,
He was sorry but he bad been in- .
vited to spend the . holidays with
some rich friends in New York, on
Park Avenue, be said, as if that
was something big although Mom
didnt' know just why. Then the
rest of the letter was an about a
wonderful girl he had met, an artist
with n real studio and lots of money
and she wanted to paint his picture '
and to have him meet her family.
At first Mom bad a sick feeling
In her stomach and a headache; so
she took aa aspirin, and laid down
on the couch in the sitting room
for "awhile and then she began 'to
feel a little better. Tommy knew
what be was doing: and he wouldn't
stay away from home on Christmas
unless it was the best thing to do. .
Yes, that was it. Tommy wouldn't
want to miss Christmas at home
and he: would miss .them as much
as they missed him, and the least
his folks could do would be to help
him out and not make the poor boy
feel any worse than he did.
She told that to them that' night
when they had all finished eating
as she didnt want to spoil their
supper (it was ham and cabbage
and both Pop and Pete always
liked it.)
"Tho big bum!" Pete said.
"Now, Pete," Mom started to
say; but Qfete got up and put- on
his coat arid took Nippy and went
out without saying another word.
Mom didnt know what to make of
his acting that way.
Pop just looked at her funny
and didn't say anything- for a while
but went into the sitting room and
sat looking in the coal fire -for a
long time. Then he put on his coat '
and got a fresh paper ef Man,
Pouch and he went out, too. Uncle
Louie kept on eating he wouldn't
have to get out of his room, now;
Mom had been wondering what she
would do with him and that was
something off her mind, anyhow.
She cleared up the supper dishes
when Uncle Louie finished, washed
them, put them away, shook the
table cloth, wiped the draining
board, swept up the kitchen, just
as always, as though nothing had
happened.
It was a fanny Christmas with
out Tommy. .
Everybody did as usual. Pete got
up fox early church, as ha always'
liked to do, then came homo and
took a nap. Mom went to a later
church and came homo and Steve
was there and they started to get
tfie dinner. Pop went to late, church.
Uncle Louie had stopped going to
church a lon time back but he
was up early and down town and
back in time for dinner.
Pete and Steve cut np a lot and
tittle Nippy pranced around; then
they all aat down to eat aa though
nothing had happened, as though
nobody was absent. Mom tried to
set as though nothing had hap
pened. as though it wasnt tho first
Christmas dinner without Tommy,
and she carried It off pretty well;
but sH tho time her head was full
of him and of every Caristmas
before and . . ahe remembered
every- little toy Santa Clans had
left for him and aU the noise ho
had always made oa Christmas.
CT Be CftaHatwd)
Wstrib-aed fcf K3tJreatana S-nShm. Tma.
On the side ot tho Kester prop
erty there Is a Job in the school
grounds which when eliminated
will be a great improvement and
with the size of the Hubbard
School this extra ground is a real
necessity.
The clerk, D. E. McArthur,
was instructed to post notices for A
a meeting to be held within the
next two weeks when the tax
payers will decide' by ballot
whether they want to buy ' the
property. - '
FIND RELIEF
tfowTly AroPrsOainf Lyxlla
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SSW P" .wonderfully. 1 .
and it quieted and
atrengthened me. I have good natural
color now and a better appetite."
Mas. Leu Caojnw, 2823 tflst Point v
Men susering from terrible headaches ,
.BerJos..All the time I felt
and feel well and strocg."--Hi. C