AN MIRROR VOLUME IV BOARDMAN, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1924 NUMBER 6 WHEAT GROWERS' PRESIDENT.. RAVOR8 WHEAT IIKUKK nil. I. Washington, D. C. George C Jewett, president of the American i newspapers and periodicals of STATE MARKET AGENT PAItTMENT ik- This country raises too much. Board man Utelieni Wheat Growers Associated, who is here to assist in securing the pass age in both the Senate and the House, of the McN'ary-Haugen bill for the relief of the wheat growers and farmers of the United States in stimulating an export demand for farm products, returned recently from New York, Inspired by devel opments to believe the legislation which Senator Mc Nary has spon sored, will become a law. "Due to Senator McNary's efforts the measure is before the Senate with a favorable report," Mr. Jew ett said, on his arrival here. "Sen ator McNary has been untiring and resouceful in his powerful support of the McNary-Haugen bill and we, who have been so keenly alive to the necessity of securing aid for the wheat growers and farmers are more and more certain that the measure can become law. The ac tion of the Senate in vf' down the Norbeck-Durtness law l,..-.vc.$ the field clear for this measure which will enable the sale of the export able surplus of wheat and other commodities." "In view of the unusual commit tee assignments of Senator McNarj in the Senate and the confident his colleagues have in his leader ship, we are certain that favorable actio - ' the Senate is assured, anr that everything will be done t make this help for the farmeri quickly available. ' "As an example of the kind o assistance from the business world Senaior McNary is getting I desirt o call attention to the fact tha' John ft. Mitchell, president of the Capitol National Hank of St. Paul, and formerly member of the Feder al Reserve Hank Hoard is here to exert every possible influence in fa vor of the McNary-Haugen measure "Good bankers and economists who have studied the problem of the farmers and the need of definit and immediate relief for the food producer are more and more inclin ed to unite on this measure as one that will do more than any other suggested remedy and we are great ly encouraged in the probability of a successful end to the right which Senator McNary is making to gc this legislation to President Cool Idge for his signature." McN.MtY-HAUOKX EXPORT CORPORATION 1511.1 The McNary-Haugen Export Cor poration bill, now before congress Is receiving the hearty support o Representative Sinnott of Oregon who has issued the following serla of questions and answers regarding the measure: What is the purpose of the Mc-Narv-Haugen Export Corporator bill? To equalize the farmer's dolla: with the other man's dollar. How will it accomplish this pur pose? By the establishment of an export agency to handle wheat and othe' major farm products, if, and whet necessary, under provisions whicl will maintain legitimate prices. Does this mean the Government is going into the general farm mar keting business? No, It will operate through regu lar channels, and deal only as nec essary to maintain proper prices. Will it destroy cooperative mar keting? It will encourage cooperative marketing by assisting eonperativi associations in a task which they cannot accomplish without such aid What effect will it have on tin millers? It will relieve miller from th dangers of serious price fluctuation? due to speculation or other causes. What will it do to present prices of farm products? It will increase present prices for whtat from 40 to 60 cents a bushel, hog prices about 4 0 per cent, cattle about 30 per cent, etc. Will increase production? Not more than profitable prices for farm products secured by any other means, and profitable prices must be obtained unless American agriculture Is to perish. How does it affect business men and bankers? America is an agricultural nation The success of all depends on the success of agriculture. The McNary Haugen bill means success for ag riculture. Is it fair to other industries? Exactly. Under the bill farm pric es increase only as prices for other products increase. It does for the farmer only what othe legislation already is doing for other Industries. The the land proclaim this. We raise too much wheat, too much of all dairy products, too much fruit, too many vegetables, too much everything. We have "over-production" and a great "surplus" must be marketed abroad and the inexorable rule of supply aid demand fixes the price of all agricultural products and puts the farmer In his present plight. So we should "diversify", the learned economists and editors tell us. We should change about and raise more of what we do not raise, ard less of what we do raise. And all the other farmers should do the same. And then our statesmen at Washington get busy on legislation that will permit us to borrow more money to change our system and run a little deeper into debt. And in the face of this great de luge of "over-production" the Unit ed States Department of Agricul m' broadcasts the facts that we bought $36,000,000 of dairy prod ucts from other countries in one ear 19,000,000 more than we ex torted: that we bought six and a half million dollars' worth of eggs ihrocd; that in 1fi23 we imported i million and a half dollars' worth f hay; over a million dollars of po 'totrs; $1,700,000 of tomatoes; al- aOS n half million dollars of tin Ips; $118,000,000 of hides ikins, and so on with Hats of ini lorts of products that we have a 'surplus" of that would fill a news iaper column. With the wage sca'es and living standards of nearly all countries far elow those of this nation: with the nmrket values of the currencies of heee nations dropping each day, rnd with nearly all na'ions trying to "11 to this country in order to get ioney with value in it, how can the v merican farmer hope to get pro 'untlon cost from his products in oropetltion? Why shouldn't we iav a "surplus" when we import illliona of dollars worth of the same -oods we raise? And why shouldn't e have European prices when the trices of these imported products .re used to fix the home markets Betwoeen tariff schedules ombination strength the manufact irers, utility corporations and oth rs maintain profit prices, and the tnanefal statements oT many large nrferns show amazing earnings, rhfle the soil producers get but traduction prices, and less, and aave to pay the high price of the -oteeted. This condition makes two tandards, two dollars an abso ute'.y unfair and unjust system. The farmer should be protected o the extent of other Industries. If he deluge of agricultural imports lad the same duty as many manu actured articles, and if the farmers tad the same organization strength if other industries, there would hen be one standard dollar, and all ndustries would be on an even noting. If the millions of tons of arm products now imported, and trod need under low wages and low 'ving standards, had th" tariff pro action of manufactured articles, he deluge would be greatly tesi en d and the products now imported TOUld he grown here. When farmers are organized as t'-orgty as other industries they '11! get the same protection. When hey do their marketing they will to able to cut out the thousands of niddle profit takers that prey on hem. When they control both pro ''ictinn and marketing they will :ave an even break with the rest of he country The "over-produc-ion" hobcnblin is but the pretext f the middle interests. THIRD YEAR Edited by the High School Students EDITOR, oe Hadley, '21 Ass't. Editor, Joke Editor, Alton Klitz, ' Edward McClellan, '25" An Autobiography Near a beautiful little hamlet, nestling at the foot of the Simcoes, among the pine timber, one bleak morning on the fifth of March, 1909, when the wind was racing with the snowflakes, and singing lullabyes through the pine trees, and the howl of the coyotes was an swered by an echo, a little girl first opened her eyes to daylight. and looked into the face of a happy mother. The little eyes were very dark blue and she had a quantity of black hair. She was christened Thelma Marguerite Beck. Thelma was a healthy rugged child and grew fast, and before one could realize it, she was old enough to enter school. Her first school days, until she finished the third grade, were spent at this little vil age of Cleveland. Then she went two years to a little country school, and there finished the fourth grade. an() . The next year her parents moved to the little town of Bickleton, about six miles distance where she enter-' ed the school and completed both the fifth and sixth grades. This was a very pleasant place to go to school and, having lived In the country since her birth, she knew all the' children her age and had many friends and some good chums. In the fall of 1922 the family moved to Oregon, to a beautiful lit tle irrigated place, by the lame of Boardman, situated on tbx Colum bia highway and the Oregon, Wash ington Railroad and Navigation company, along the banks of the mighty Columbia river. This is a and -uite little town, and looking across A Tale of A Flunker Registration, Invitation, Participation, Conversation, Jollification, Much flirtation, Procrastination, Examination, Differentiation, Computation, Investigation, Disintegration, Evaporation. Ed's pet field for two bases. The chase after that ball winded Ed so bad that he didn't make a hit in the whole game. Speedball's air-tight playing on first base was erratical. Howard took two' steps and stole second base. Umatilla's pinch hitter couldn't hit. WORK, PLAY, BLEEP IS THE SECRET OE LONG I. H E P-L-U-N- lerce lessons, ale hours, nexpected. othing prepared. The Boardman high school boys got away for a lucky start in their first baseball gurnet. It was alto gether too close to be comfortable. Box Score Umatilla H. S. Boardman H. S. Score by innings: 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 R. 6 7 H. 9 10 Umatilla Boardman 7 8 9 0 0 0 100 3 0021 E K nocked out. To bob, or not to bob that is the question. And when we bob, We'll all go bobbing around and ask, "How do we look, Bobby?" The first baseball games of the season were played last Friday be tween Umatilla and Boardman. proving quite successful for the teams. The grades played four innings, ending in a score of 3 to 2, in Uma tilla's favor, but of course, It was an a-c-cident. The next game, which was excit ing from the start to the finish, was supposed to be a nine-inning game, but as our boys were leading the Bcoro of eight to seven, the visiting team decided to leave us. We all went home with happy hearts, and a ringing In our ears, JOKES Mrs. Crowder.- "When did Cues ar defeat the greatest number?" Mildred. "I think on examina t'.on day." was that who Teacher. "Who laughed aloud?" Pupil. - "I did, sir. mean to do it." Teacher. "You didn't do it?" Pupil.- "No, llr. I laughed In my sleeve and I didn't know there was a hole in my sleeve." But I didn't mean James. "What's the matter WlCh Wei i mi's pompadour ?" Carl.---"He got the glue mixed with the Stacomb." FARM POINTERS (From o. a. c. Experiment Station) A deformed foot or crooked lea nf a horse Is often the result of neglect in trimming the colt's feet. the river into Washington and back on the hills of Oregon, the sight is restful to the eyes. that we had won the first game of Pert- bushels are much less dnm- aged if all pruning and trelllslng Is complete before young buds are the season. Y.a, Bo! Will we always win? large enough to be broken off in the work It will soon be too la to prey t such breaking, so all In- trelllslng should be xttemta tuves uie oeauties or tnis A1 fl. story. wltn njs ..,., V(,.. .k.uu attu wyibi unisnea me sev- winkle" has come and gone. He has completed enth and eighth grades here, she iPft . u.ith ,(i,,Hiv ! rushed. feels that her first school days will of him and the work he dfd n(,rp not hp cmnniPto,! i,r,iQo t, "c.c. fletler cabbage, tomatoes and no, be completed unless she goes A good-sized audience greeted his other transplanted vegetables can through the high school here, also, performance last Saturday night in generally be grown from strong ; which he was assisted by high Plants which are bought than from . ri . " ,. , , school students and grade children. !,I:int, lrals"l'1 ,al "here there Uncle Ephraim, with his family, .,. , Is neither hot house nor hot bet. mi. Biuiy as ni l , proven mill- Unmm Di,uHllnrru r.ll.. Gone is the old work day of two parts, six a. m. to six p. m., and fro, i six p. ni. to six a. m., twelve hours of labor. The eight hour day, brought about by governmental leg islation, labor saving devices, and un;on agitation Is here to stay. Work Is a wonderful tonic. Exer tion should always be u purposeful pleasure. Interest in jour work is, however, essential. The completion of an efficient day's work has for Its reward a peaceful contentment of real success, cm th(. other hand, idleness is the breeder of trouble and discontent. The remedy for th i evils of Idleness Is obviously to find some useful work which will inspire real interest and enthusiasm As an offset to occupations that do not give full play to the muscu lar and mental possibilities It is Im portant that definite periods be giv en to the exercising of the muscles and faculties. Play should be active, and not entirely passive. Th" seden tary worker should exercise. Th" most beneficial exercises are those that Stimulate the heart and lung i such as running, rapid walking, hill climbing, swimming. Proper kinds of amusements are essential. The proper kind and amount of rec reation make the life more vital, more bearable, more wholesome. It quicken the Individual's thoughts In such a way as to make him e-on- l omlcally more efficient. The pres t0 1 ence of the play spirit means adapt I ability, capacity tor quickly appre ciating the influences about tovi, keen enjoyment of the game, what ever It Is that is being played, Rnd a consciousness that there are oth er players beside themselves. The subject of sleep has always ex dted wonder Th,. necessity of this particular kind of in action or suspension nf co--sclousness which occurs periodically in man and all the lower animals, with general suppression of func tional activity, is one of the most In teresting of natural phenomena. Just whly an individual must sleep away one-third oi Ills ex1 tunce h is not yet been satisfa. torll.v explain ed. Sleep is nature's great reiuven ator. Your sleep should be suffi cient and regular Sleeping outdoors Is more healthful and restful than sleeping indoors. Go to sleep with pleasant thoughts, and your sleep will be peaceful and restful. If one Is worried It Is a good plan to read something diverting, but not excit ing just before retiring. Regular work, regular play, and n (Ular sleep are habits that pro ving life, health and happiness. and summer boarders are drawing nearer everyday, and will roll into Boardman Friday night, April 4th. This attraction is full of promise and will no doubt be the biggest one for the school given this year. Uncle Ephraim has in his charg about thirty boys and girls. Every lad will make you glad and every "Miss" will make a hit. Something doing every minute. Everybody come and help Uncle Ephraim lift the mortgage from his farm. grown seedlings are ' self to be a master of character raised in boxes kept near a " Indow and due to the poor growing condi tions, which are apt to be found there, the plants become tall, sprindling and weak and will not develop well when set In the gar den. Often such plants while In the boxes are attacked by the damp-Ing-ol'f fungus which will spread rapidly throughuul the box. This disease rots off the stem of the plants at the surface of the ground, thus making them worthless. For early potatoes, while the HOMEJ'OINTERS Suggestions for use of left-overs from O. A. C. Home Economics De- artment.) With skill, left-overs may be iade as pleasing as the original Msh. Too often they are put away in he tce-obx until they spoil and are then thrown out. Deft-over vegetables make delici ous salads, or may be mixed with ach other to serve agrin. Peas and arrots make a good combination. First ami Second Grades Dorothy Peterson, Doris Brown, Glen Berger, Iris Gilbreth, Walter Schull, Margaret Smith, Everett Ko sar, Ralph Deweese, Warren Dillon, and Murielle Brown received one hundred in deportment this month Warren Dillon has done such ex ceptionally good work, in the first grade, that he has been advanced to the second grade where he will still make some of his classmates hustle and work very hard to do better than he can do. All in his room are very proud of Warren. portrayal, Zoe Hadley as Gretchen, his wife, played her part with much credit. Alton Klitz as Derrick Van Beakman. the heartless landlord. Edward McClellan as Nick Vedder, who took care of Derrick's drug shop. Heindrirks Vedder, Nick's son, who was In love with Meenle, the beloved child of Rip, Also the demons, Lavaughn Hapkins, How ard Beck, Oran Bailey Edward Change now to the brand that never changes and you'll never change again. Let us print those butter wrappers. lfi-mtml it lil! rwiM ttie i,l inhtr r ; Klages, Vernon Root, John Chaffee ,vn(, ,,,.,; 1h ,'., ,,nicUre Suc;, and Itay Stewart, the hunchback. sited does not rot if the gennlna In the third act, after Rip's re- ,,on Is slow. turn from his long sleep, Blanche IniUB represented Meenle, while Ar thur Bailey was Heindricks Vedder. Individually and collectively, ft may be truly said that the perform ers acted well their parts. A pleasing feature of the enter tainment was the part played by the orchestra In furnishing some irood music. If j Soft-boiled eggs. left from breakfast, may be cooked hard and r.si d for creaming or garnishing, or the" n.anv he chopped fine and add ed to vegetables or chopped meat. I.eft over cereals may be fried, aade Into griddle cakes, added to ( auffins, put into soups or gravies , md mixed with meat or vegetables ! for pies, scallopped dishes, stews or souffles. They may also be sweet-, enel, mixed with fruit and spice, ! and appear as puddings. Save dry unbuttered bread, put ; throut'h a food-chopper and put iwav in covered jars. Same may be We are glad to welcome Charles and Margaret Smith back to school after having been absent for sever al days, because of the measles their work Is centering just now. lets for their spelling and numbers, the coverings being decorated with a windmill silhouette, carrying out the Dutch Idea, about which all of thei work is centering Jut now. Arthur Bailey had the misfortune to be struck on the lip by a base ball. This resulted In the loosening of a tooth and a painful bruise. Art says he'd rather catch them In the mit. Sweet corn may be had through out the season by planting varieties which mature at different times. Good gardeners in many sections are using Portland Market and Hnlden Bantam, and very often a varietv for fall use, called Howling used as breadcrumbs for rolling Mob Much better vields are to be ero itiettes or covering scalloped and had by hating the sweet corn plot casserole dishes. Unless bread has as nearly square as possible. Thi !en thoroughly dried in the te en provides for better pollination and ' should not be kept in a dosed tin consequent better vields. r Jar- storp I" n how' or pa- per bag In a cupboard away from Gt vour butter wrappers printed t. If stored while it still contains . ', moisture, it will acquire a stale, py the Standard. mugty J Last week closed the seventh month of school. The enrollment to date Is 139. 72 boys and 67 girls. 77 pupils were neither absent nor tardy. The fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth grade roomes each made 994 per cent in attendance. The play "Rip Van Winkle" will not be given again Saturday even ing, the 29h, as at first intended. There are 32 pupils In the third and fourth grades, since Bernlce Stoneman came to the fourth grade from Monmouth. We have begun an operetta. '.The Gypsies' Festival" which we hope to give about the last of April. The children are happy over It and have already learned the first chor us. ARLINGTON NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00 OFFICERS A. Wheelhouse, Pres. S. A. Rossierf Vice-Pres. H. M. Cox, Cashier Chas. F. Story, Ass't Cashier ARLINGTON OREGON numimiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiii Some of the Umatilla boys got some good hits, but the ball would not have gone so far If they hadn't b'-en batting with the wind Miss Beth Bleakman, who has been attending school at Monmouth, was a school visltod last Monday. Our grade boys played an exhibi tion game with Umatilla, and we came out with the short end of a 2 to 3 score. The game went only f'tur rounds, and there were no knockouts. Hide-Light The second man at bat for Uma tilla put one of Al's pet curves over The Highway Inn O. H WARNER, Proprietor Poardman, Oregon Wholesome Home Cooking Best place to eat between The Dalles and Pendleton