ILOCAL HAPPENINGS
Mrs. Boardman, Sr., of Portland,
la spending the holidays with her
son, S. H. Boardman.
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H. H. Crawford returned Satur
day from Heppner, where he took
the teacher's examination.
The families of W. H. Mefford and
Geo. Mefford were Christmas dinner
guests at the Leo Root home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Berger were din
ner guests at the Dale Albright home
in Coyote on Christmas day.
Miss Esther Chaffee entertained as
house guest during the holidays,
Harry Thimes of Waterville.
Richard Dingman, after spending
the holidays with his wife, returned
to Goldendale, Wash., Tuesday.
Al Trice, who spent the holidays
with friends in White Salmon, Wash
ington, returned home Monday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lee are enjoying a
visit from Mrs. Lee's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Davidson of Perrydule.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mead and fami
ly ate a turkey dinner Christmas at
the home of the Ray Brown family.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Harper en
tertained the Finnells at a bounteous
6 o'clock dinner last Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Bennies, attended
that ball at Arlington Monday night.
Miss Georgia V. Stamp of Whit
man college, was the house guest of
Mrs. M. L. Morgan during the holi
days. Al Macomber and Miss Ida Mef
ford spent Christmas in Arlington,
I he guests, of Mr. and Mrs. Max Do-
weeae.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Morrison of
Perrydale, who have been here visit
lag with their daughter, Mrs. Guy
Lee, returned home Tuesday.
There were approximately 110
cars of alfalfa shipped from the
Boardman district this season thru
the Hay Growers' Association. They
have received about $2 more on the
ton than those who are out of the
association. Now say that it does
not pay to combine!
We beg to make the correction
that Chas. Barnes spent his holiday
matron in Payette, Idaho, instead
of Kelso, Wash., as stated in our
last issue.
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Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Warner had as
Christmas dinner guests Mr. and
Mrs. F. F. Klitz and sons, Alton and
Noel, "Elmer Westerfeldt and Mr.
Einberger.
If you have a news item, please
send it in. We feel certain there were
more dinner parties Christmas day
ml we did not hear of them so
could not report them.
A good sized crowd attended the
neighborhood dance givtn Saturday
night in the house on Berger's lower
ranch. Both a six o'clock supper and
a midnight lunch was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Bleakney and
laughter, Aurilda Claire, and Messrs.
William and Flax Bleakney, spent
the Christmas holidays with Mrs.
Uleakney's mother. Mr. C. P. Harter.
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The Fiiinei.s leu oi. the midnight
train for Spokane, where they spent
Christmas with Mrs. Finnell's sister.
Prom Spokane they will go to Coeur
d'Alene to visit with her mother.
"Christmas day at the Tom Hen
dricks home will long be a pleasant
memory in the hearts of all who were
so delightfully entertained there.
They had as their guests the Broy
les family, Lyle Blayden and Ralph
Humphrey, Of course the delicious
Christmas dinner was the main fea
ture of the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kutzner were
hosts at a delicious turkey dinner
on Christmas day. They had as
guests Mr. and Mrs. W. O. King and
family, On Friday evening the Kutz
ners had a Christmas tree for the
children, Francene King, Sadie and
Eden Larsen and Mildred and Ma
hava Kutzner. The older ones were
present of course, and enjoyed the,
occasion almost as much as the chil
dren. Bring your cleaning and pressing
to Mrs. Alice Dingman. 39tf
CHINESE POSTOFFIGES
TO BE RELINQUISHED
Delegates of Nine Powers
Agree on Date of Abandonment.
Washington, D. C. A resolution de
claring for relinquishment of foreign
postoffice privileges In China, was
adopted by the nine powers sitting as
a committee on Pacific and Far East
ern questions.
The date of January 1, 1923, was set
for the abandonment of foreign post
offices, and this was agreed to by all
the powers represented except Japan,
whose representatives asked for time
to hear from their government.
Chinese representatives at Monday's
meeting brought up the domestic con
trol of Chinese railways.
The Chinese railway question, ac
cording to Chinese representatives,
would necessarily involve the matter
of Shantung, which is regarded as one
of the big problems with which the
Washington conference may have to
deal, so far as Far Eastern affairs are
concerned.
Published reports alleging use of
harsh words by Premier Brland of
France while In Washington against
Senator Schanzer, head of the Italian
armament conference delegation, were
formally denied In a statement made
by Chairman Hughes at a meeting ot
the conference committee on Far East
ern and Pacific questions.
The reports which have led to much
comment in Europe find to demonstra
tions against the French In Italy were
said by Mr. Hughes to be absolutely
without foundation. He also was un
derstood to have declared that the re
lations between the French and Italian
delegations within the conferenoe had
been most friendly.
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TAX DECREASE IS
NEARLY A BILLION
Washington, D. C. Government tax
receipts during the fiscal year 1921
decreased nearly a billion dollars as
compared with last year, while the
cost of collection Increased 32 cents
for each flOO, according to the annual
report of the bureau of internal rev
enue, made public.
Collections during the past fiscal
year totaled 14,595,000,765, against
$5,407,580,251 for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1920, a decrease of $812,579,
486, or 15 per cent.
The cost of administering the In
ternal revenue laws for the year, the
report said, was $40,203,716, or 87 cents
for eaoh $100 collected, against 55 cents
last year. However, the report added,
included la the expenditures was $6,
8H9.407 for the administration of the
prohibition and narcotic laws and
$130,000 for the enforcement of the
child labor tax law, which, deducted
from the total, leaves $33,174,309, or
an equivalent of 72 cents for each $100
in taxes collected.
Income and profits taxes aggregated
$3,228,137,673, compared with $3,056,
936,003 In 1920, and miscellaneous col
lections totaled $1,366,863,091, against
$1,450,644,248 in 1920.
ANNUAL ARMAMENT
MEETINGS SUGGESTED
President Harding's Idea Gen
erally Approved of By Arm-,
anient Delegates.
Washington, D. C. A continuing
series of international conferences, the
fruition of which may be an "associa
tion of nations," has been suggested
Informally -by President Harding to
some of the arms delegates and has
met with their general approval. The
suggest lou has by no moans reached
the point of a definite proposal for
such an association, but It was reveal
ed that the president's personal con
versations with foreign spokesmen on
the subject had greatly increased his
hope for a new day in International
relationship as a result of the Wash
ington conference.
It was indicated further that as a
first step toward world wide recogni
tion for the conference plan the result
of the negotiations here might be sub
mitted for approval not only to the
participating nations, but to those not
represented here. Including Germany
and Russia
So far as the suggestions of Mr.
Hardiag have been mad known they
contemplate a meeting of nations about
the council table once a year to thresh
out troublesome questions and devise
means for the preservation of peace.
It is said to be the hope of the presi
dent that in the end all the smaller
governments will join with the great
powers in whatever discussions may
concern them or the world situation
generally.
Happy and
Prosperous
Year
Your little paper will soon be a year old. Started
at the beginning of the slump, under adverse cir
cumstances, the Mirror has enjoyed some prosperi
ty, nevertheless, and the solution of the small town
paper has been solved.
Boardman is not large enough to support a printing
plant and publish a paper of her own, but under the
present arrangement she is getting a bigger and
better paper than many other towns of three times
the size.
The publisher knows you have your own little set
backs and "getting by" is the chief interest in life
just now. But when things go "fluey" with the
farmer, the printer has hard sledding too.
So, to co-operate with you and share the loss, we are
going to offer the Mirror at a reduced price for a
few weeks.
Most of you are in arrears to some extent, but it is
because money is scarce. But money is just as
scarce with us as it is with you.
To all who will pay their subscriptions in advance
Tor one year between now and February 1, 1922,
we will make a rat of
$1.50 Per Year
We have never asked you to pay the second install
ment of your subscription, fully appreciating the
condition of the rancher these days, but by meeting
you half way, may we not expect renewals from all
of you and new subscriptions from the few who
do not take the paper.
THE MIRROR