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MIRROR VOL. 2 BOARDMAN, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1923 NUMBER 52 ROLAND BOYDEN Roland Boyden, who is the Ameri can representative n the German reparations commission. MRS. POINOEXTER STIRS WASHINGTON Washington, ft. C 'A letter written hv Mrs. Miles Po'udextor, wife of the Washington senator, to a Spokane newspaper in which she sharply as sails wives of the cabinet officers for alleged petty graft at government ex pense, has caused a storm in officia' society circles here. Mrs. Poindexter, in an amazing'.; frank manner, complains because: Wives of cabinet officers go shop ping in government limousines. Mrs. Denby, wife of the secretary o the navy, can give "at homos" and have the famous Marine band furnish music. Secretary Denby took his family te the orient last summer. "The war department furnishes good-looking officers for function!: given by the secretary of war." The botanical gardens furnish flow ers for the house of Secretary of Agri culture Wallace. Mrs. Poindexter says she cannnt un derstand why senators vote govern ment automobiles for cabinet officers and then deny them to themselves Sehators, she believes, need them mor than secretaries. BIG DEMAND FOR STAMPS No Deficit Expected in Operation; for 1923. Washington, D. C The bigg ill de mand for stamps and Other postal stamped paper in the history of the government is in full swing and It taken by the postoffice department as an indication of healthier business con ditions. A billion more stamps were issued in the last six months than In thai period a year ago, an the value show ed $30,000,000 increase. Leading postal officials believe there will be DO il ficit from postal operations when tin fiscal year closes June 30. A yeai ago the deficit amounted to $60315,400 Orders for postal cards in carload lots have been received, the demand being larger than ever before for I similar period. On? firm bought 11. 000.000 precanceled stamp WHY THE WALLl LA CUT-OFF? Snowbanks On Country Roads Prevent Jurors front Ar riviHg On Time. ' "Where are. ; my wandering jurors today?" sang the court bailiff when it came time to open the arguments in the Taylor-Kuck damaga suit, and the song was echoed by at tor- neys when several members of the jury were not present when court was convened. The bailiff's clerical quOS- Hon did not remain unanswered for a very long time, however, because some of the jurors had already called Judge Phelps over the long distance telephone " and informed him that the snow between Weston and Athena was too deeply drifted on the .road to permit passage They informed the court that they were making every effort tO get here as quickly as pos- sible. The snowbound four are all residents of the east endi of the county and include 1 M. Phipps, Mrs. Pauline Denny, Stillman Dempsey and Bruce Shangle. Mis. Edith l.umsden and L. I. O'Hara of Weston were late, but they arrived on the train and were not so long delayed as the Milton-Free- water residents. Borah Renews Parley Plea. Washington. Senator Borah ratten ed in the senate his proposal for an international economic conference , called by President Harding The conference proposal, which already has been the center of one senate storm and is expected to develop an other, was submitted this time by the Idaho senator as a separate resolution Chicago Political Leader Indicted. Chicago. Frederick Lumlin, whom anti-administration newspapers call the "power behind the throne" in re publican politics, was among 24 per sons named in a blanket indictment returned by a special grand jury in vestigating school board graft charges. Other prominent persons iu politics were named. Chaplin Admits He Will Wed Pola. Del Monte, Cal. Charles Chaplin and Pola Negri, motion picture stare, snnounced their engagement at Pebblo Beach lodge near here. They refused to say when they would be married. OREGON STATE NEWS Plans are atout completed for the construction of a toll bridge across the Columbia between Tlood Kiver and Un derwood, connecting the proposed Yal -ima highway with the Columbia river highway. The estimated cost is $500, 000. Two stylishly dressed youths entered Solomon's Jewelry store in the heart ef the retail shopping district of Port land, asked to see some diamonds, cov en d a woman clerk, Miss Amy Biekel, with a gun, took two rings valuid at $l.r00, and escaped. Seventy-five Indian children from the Klamath lutMan reservation will bo minus their tonsils and adenoids whin the wholesale operations under way at Klamath Falls are completed. During the past week 40 operations were per formed, the youngsters coming in re lays. A petition containing the signatures of approximately 400 poultry raisers in all suctions of Oregon has been filed with the joint ways and means com mittee of the legislature in support of an appropriation of $5000 for in vestigation and control of poultry dis ease A sack containing a large amount of loot from the First Katfonal l ank of Sheridan was found alongside a coun try road mar Portland. The loot con 'sisted mostly of securities taken from safety deposit boxes In the bank and was the property of customers of the concern. Hie appointment of a receiver for the Glennbnvik Farms corporation, which holds 2000 acres in the vicinity of Cornutt, in Douglas county, was asked In a suit filed by Katherlne C. Thorr.as, who claims to hold $100,000 worth of pi ef erred stock in the cor poration. Conditions at the Chemawa Indian school, located near S.ilem, are gratify ing and the work of the institution Is proceeding in admirable fashion, ac cording to the annual report of the board of Indian commissioners filed with the secretary of the interior at Washington, D. C Figures released by the office of the register show that the enroll ment in the university of Oregon at Eugene for the winter term, 1922-23, Is less by 129 students than it was last quarter. The total enrollment cf the student body is 2060, as com pared with 2189 for last terra. Fourth-claf-s postmasters have been appointed for Oregon as follows: Alice M. Dunbabin, Bourne, Baker county, Donald F Allen, Bull Kun. Clack mas county; Isaac H. Veatch, Pedee, Polk county; Bert L. Reynolds. Powell Butte, Crook county; Mrs. Angle E. Sedgwick, Terrebonne, Deschutes county. CM ATIM.A DELEGATION ASKS APPROPRIATION FOR RAPIDS The entire Umatilla county dele gation in both houses of the legis lature at Salem have united In the introduction of a bill to appropriate 10,000 for (hi- purpose of match ing a similar sum from the federal government to make a survey of he Umatilla rapids project under he direction of the interior depart ment. The ! w:,s drafted at the in official request Of Congressman Sinnott and Director Davis of the eelaination service. At the time of Fred Stelwer's recent trip to Wash ington In behalf of the Pendleton Commercial as oc tat Ion the whole subject of the Umatilla rapids pro ecl was gone over and a promise was secured nt that time of federal cooperation in the survey of the pro ject. Further advice has slnce been received from Mr. Sinnott and on the strength ol his suggestion the state is being asked to appropriate $10,000. There is also another way whese by federal money and possibly be secured for the Umatilla rapids sur vey. That is through a $50,000 clause in the bill for the Columbia basis survey. However, this measure has noi passed congress and It is doubtful If it can pass at this ses sion. On th(, other hand the other money Is sure to be available and hence it is deemed wise to make use of it, provided cooperation can be secured from the state. As Senator Taylor and Representa tive Mann are both on the ways and ui"anj committee, as is also C. O. Brownell, it is predicted the bill will be favorably reported to the com mittee and will pass. -E. O. Don't Bother Mall Boxes. Attention is rall"d to the parents to Instruct their children that the government will not stand for both ering the mail in the rural boxes or in the boxes at the post office and thai they must leave other people's mail strictly alone and to be on the safe side they must not touch some one's else box. Let us try to keep from having the trouble that they had at our county seat by the chil dren bothering the mail there. "Word has been received that Miss Alice Lambert has been chosen as a member of the O.A.C. girls glee club. High water during the rrci nt serin and flood is believe d to have uncov ered a large sized vein of coal at the G. Debt Hard! place on the North Umpqua river mar Uoseburg, opposite the state salmon hatchery. Opposition to the proposed sever ance tax of 25 cents on each 1000 feet of lumber manufactured iu Oregon is growing at Klamath Falls, and will result. It is thought, in a strong fight being made to prevent the passag of the bill. With this law in opera tion, Klamath lumber industries would be taxed over $41,000 for a year's lum ber cut equal to that of 1022, and in future yean the amount would prob ably reach $100,000. The gross expi nditures of the stats highway commission have Sggri ",ated $54,737,414.81, Of which $15,74747.94 represented county funds, $97.31.27 railroad funds and $43,346,454.95 state funds. This was set out in the ben nial report of the state highway de partment, filed with Governor pierce The Oregon highway system consists of 450 miles of road, according to the report, of which there has t.een improved by the commission 695 miles of paving, 1313 miles of gravel or crushed rock surfacing and 194 inilrs of grading. County Commlss'oners Sharp and Roney, who early this month disci arg ed the Lane, county agricultural a-;ent, the county health nume. sssiSlaW county school superintendent, county bridge superintendent and count r ad master, have refused to certify to a fund donated by the Eugene chae.ber of commerce and the granges ol th county for the support of thS county agent, thereby preventing the i-iate and government from matching the sum. The commissioners also refused to allow the agent to occupy an of fice in the courthouse if by some means the state and federal funds should be obtained. COMMUNITY PARK MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY MGHT it was 1 small but Interested and enthusiastic crowd which met at the school house Wednesday In I the interest of the Community Park. This meeting was held following an announcement in the Mirror that such a me Ming would be held. Mr. poardman explained th? situation of the park, and what he knew of it. Then Mr. isiayden was s lected pres ident, Mrs. Earl Cramer, combined secretary-treasurer, and five direc tors were appointed to represent var ious sections of the community. Mr. King, Mr. Mead, East End; Pa'l Smith, center, and Mr. DillabOUgh and Mr. Cobb, West End. were elect ed as directors by motion of Mr. Chaffee, and seconded by Mr Blav den. Mr. Blayden, the pre idem, wl" call B meeting of this board In Ul near future, and further plana wil' be announced later. Ev.iybod boost I YOl' MISS MICH IF YOU MISS P.-T.-A. MEETINGS The last Friday In each month la Ihr day lor the Parent-Teacher as sociation to hold Its regular session. There can be no business transacted unless there are present eight p-o pie. or members of the organisation. In October last, 1 Went down to the school house to meet with the par ents and teachers, but no on., came BO, therefore, no meeting. In Decern her I was not able to attend, so no oiip even remembered the date. On Friday last, 1 went again, and no other parent, except our vice presl dent, Mrs. Root, came. We cannot have an organization worth while unless you. and you, and ' ar,. in ten-sted. You may use for excuse that we never do anything, when we do go. Well, look at OUT record book and see what we did last time, and bring up your own, problems and let's have them thrashed out before the association. This is what will provp of interest. Subscribe for the Oregon Parent -Teacher magazine. Address Oak ('.rove, Oregon, sub scription price, 25c per year, and find in there things that will prove of great interest to each parent. Mrs B. B. Crawford, who is a member of our organization, sent me a copy of the November issue of the Oregon Parent-Teacher, and in this one issue alon- I found what is worth more than money can buy. Do you want to read It or hear ii? It is called "Mother's Trinity'" Come next time to our meeting, and you shall hear it. And there will be so many things to talk about Po be 011 band promptly' atl ;2 o'clock and we will have an inter esting meeting Date, February 18. MA HO Alt FT CRAMER, President . THEE PLANTING RECORD OF 1922 MAY BE PASSED 1 Last m:u- there were over 15,000 trees planted on i lie Project. An other spring is near. What plans have you made Io1' this year's plant ing ? We may plant our places to al falfa and Other crop; but the stage is never set unless trees are planted to roiuplete the setting. Roth from the attractive standpoint and the wind protection there is no better Investment You may invest in a linoiiii tombstone on your burial lot that your memory may not be forgotten a' org men but a tenth of, the above investment or less In the plaining of trees will live each and every day and as lasting as the granite. To the naked desert, alfalfa overs the nether limbs. The trees be upper body. A writer steles lhal landscape decorations of trues are 1 necesslt) t the development of the soul. This la driven home when you lami In ih" depths of a red wood 'orest. The writer lontinuea that the more' one studies trees the more one understands God. A house is but a 'louse but when you put trees around It, it is a borne. How well we know that on this Project. How the Future years will more fuly prove it. 'Mans in" now bring made lor the planting of trees along the highway from the Spillway to the ball "rounds. The planting of trees along Mi" Peters road south from the highway. Why not do lik,,wise where possible on every road leading from he highway to Proiect. Let the people who live con tributary to each road plant a rial! park (alfalfa) 'n begin with v. in re the road leaves the highway. Have an attractive sign at these Intersections telling of vour district. It will bring many a tettler to the Project. A park board has been Organized, A movement Is J Undr away to plant the park to trees I this spring. It is a move that every j one on lb" Project should g -t be hind. Let's beat last year's planting of 15,000 and make it tills year 25,000. What might have been much more aarlous was barely avoided in our town last Week when Mrs. Kicks and Mrs Howell were drlv lug into town and a single tree broke. Both were thrown from the rig. but Mrs. Howell caught! 't!e dash board while Mrs. Hicks Ml to the ground and both bones in her wrist were broken. Dr. lllsb-y was called and set the arm in a plaster cast and then took her to Dermis ton for an X-ray. He could tot ad minister an anaesthetic, however, ho advised her 10 -, to the hospital, where she went Friday. Sin- ft turned Saturday and is doing nice I. v. JUDGE SANF0RD Judge E. T. Sanford of Tennessee, appointed to the United States Su preme Court bench to succeed Justice Pitney, resigned. REPORT RECOMMENDS REDUCTION IN GUARD Washington, D. C. A minimum peace time strength of 180,000 men (or the national guard was recommended iii a report of a committee of national guard and general staff officers who have been studying the problem fur more than a year and which was up proved by Secretary Weeks. The plan outlined by the committee was baaed on an efficient organization of 18 In fantry and four cavalry divisions, and would mean a reduction from the pres ent authorized paper strength of the national guard, which Is 43a, 000 men. In addition to the infantry and cav alry divisions, the guard, under the plan submitted, would consist of IN companies of harbor defense troops. 12 Infantry regiments to be allotted, and other units necessary to a well balanced force, such as tanks, anti-air forces and artillery units. Tin- committee recommended that rhe strength ol the guard be appor tioned so far as practicable among the States in proportion to the number of members of the house of represents lives. F. L. .Rrown and family are Itlng in Portland. THE MAKKETS Portland wheat Bl nests m, 11.44; soft white, $1.24; western while, $1.25; hard winter, $1 .19; Western red, $1.18; northern spring. $1 JO. com whole, $4$; tracked, $44 Hay Alfalfa, $21 per ton; valley timothy, $22; eastern Oregon t.mothy, $23. Rutter Fat 53c. Eggs Ranch, 2732c. Cheese -Tillamook triplets, B90 83c; Young Americas. 33'4T(i34(-; block Swiss. I0O82C I cream brick, 284(i30c. Cattle Choice steers, $78; me dlum to good, $4.24 fl 7 Sheep East of UU uiit.iin lambs and choice valley lambs $1 1.25 13.25. Hogs Prime light. $409 JO smooth heavy, $8i&9. Seattle. Wheat Hard white, soft white western white. $1 $9; hard red winter, soft red winter, northern spring ami western red, $1 22. Hay Alfalfa, $24; timothy. $?R straw, $15 Butter Fat 52054c. Kggs Ranch, 27fa28c. Cattle Prime steers, $7 M'ti : medium to choice, $4.0Of. Hogs Prime light, $'J.25&S.4&, j smooth heavy, $7.26 ft 8 26. ;ooi NEWS I OK BOA RDM AN TAXPAYHIW What ought to bo good nows to the taxpayerl Of this district was the action taken by the school board at two special meetings held recently. At one meeting, through the assist ance of Mr Btarkley Of Portland the) made a reduction of a quarter of n cent in the rate of Interest on $40500, of the bonds out against the district, making a saving of nearly $1900; but the biggest saving was made Saturday afternoon when they met wiih O, T Judd, agent for the Investors syndicate of Minneapolis, Minn., ami mad,, arrangements to purchase a $88,000 bond, paying for It on (he Installment plan, $2500 a year for 10 years In 10 yi-ars, therefore, the dls- 1 rirt wiib a payment of $25000 win own a $85004 bond which during the sevn years before our bonds be come due will have earned enough Interest to bring the district $50,750 or $250, more than enough to faf off th- bonds It Is simply a case of lending the investors' syndicate the money for which they pay us hk per cent compound Inter eel and Instead of raising $3000 each year for a sinking fund to take car- of the bond, Just $2500 will have to be raised. The school board should he congratulated upon being abb- to make this saving fur the district which will be a help to every one. BRIEF GENERAL NEWS Greece has decided to adopt the of. tidal Gregorian calendar ns from IVb ruary I. A world peace conference to settle problem of Ruin ralley s pt posed in a resolution by liepresci.tal iv e ('h.iliu- ers. republican, Ohio, Senator Hro ikluiit. rei ibllcan, Iowa. offered a resolution sit powering the president to take ovr a- i operate the coal mines In an emergi ncy. Premier A. Bonat i.aw announced that government illshuis nenis for dis abled and unemployed d ring I9tl and 1023 WOQ Id total I'll, inn pounds A resolution to hui -t It (hi state legislature and subHtitu e a commis sion of seven for it DM been Introduc ed iu thu state senate at Cat-sou, Nevada. Mae Kllu Nolan, widow of the late John I Nolan, representative in con gress, was elected representative from tad fifth California congressional dis trict for both the full an I stent terms to fill the vacancy created by the death ot her husband. State Attorneys Would Argue Lav. Washington, I), t:. 'I lie states of Oregon, Washington an I Wisconsin, ; through their attorneys general, have 1 asked the supreme court, for pernils i slim to participate in the oral argu I Belt ef Cases Involving the cunstitu I tlotiallty of the District of Columbia law, which seeks to lis minimum wages for women and lienor children The lower courts held the law unconstitutional. No Fraud Found in Engraving Bureau. Washington, D. C. The govern ment's Investigation Into the wide spread duplication of bonds and cur rency iu the bureau of engraving and printing, which led to the dismissal of bureau officials, has now been com pleted, it was announced at the tn-as ury department. No evidence of fraud or conspiracy was found and there will be no criminal prusecutlous, It was stated.