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THE BOARDMAN MIRROR VOLUME V BOARDMAN. MORROW COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, MAY 2. 1928 "Lost Battalion" Here May 29th Benefit Ladies Auxiliary Picture Is Taken In the Center Of Battle Here Friday M;ij 20 The American Legion Arxlllary Ijas arranged for the pLtuiv "The Lost Battalion," to be shown, in Boardman next Friday night, May 211. This pic ture has been shon in all the larger places and is an epic which ought to be told and retold as one of the strik ing acts of heroism and endurance in the great war. MajorGeneral Robert Alexander and Lieut. Col. Whittlesey personally ap pear in the film.giving it more real istic value. "The Lost Battalion" wai shown to a packed! house in Arlington some time ago and a number of people from Boardman attended, who vouch for the picture as one of the most grip ping pictures of the war that has yet been seen. Graduation Exercises The graduation exercless were held Friday evening. May 15, in the audi torium. The class was very unus ual this year in that there was one girl and five boys. The following pro gram was given : 1. Invocation Rev. Walter S. Gleiser 2. Instrumental Duet Mesdanies Spagle and Russell 3. Address "The School of To morrow," Walter S Gleiser 4. Vocal Solo Elmo Russell fi. Charge to Class Supt. J. (); Russell G. Presentation of Diplomas, Win. Gilbrcth, Chair. School Board 7. Vocal Solo Miss Alice Aldrich H. Benediction. GEN. MILES DIES SUDDENLY End Comes While Attending a Circus Performance in Washington. Washington, D. C. General Nelson A. Miles, veteran of the Civil war and famous Indian fighter, dropped dead here. He was 86 years old. General Miles was occupying a re served seat at a circus here when he suddenly fell forward on the heads of those sitting in front of him Born in Westminster, Mass., in 1835, Miles was educated at Harvard, Brown and Colgate, and first entered the military service in IS61 as a first lieutenant in the 22d Massachusetts infantry. He became a lieutenant colonel of the New York infantry in 1882, a brigadier-general in 1864, a major-general in 1865. He served as a brigadier general and major general in cam paigns against the Indians in the west, notably against Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Geronimo and Natchez. During the Spanish war he was the senior American officer in command of troops, retiring from the army in 1903 as a lieutenant general. NUMBER 21 Real Leader of the Riffians BRIEF GENERAL NEWS Bishop of Olympia Consecrated. San Antonio, Texas. Rev Simeon Arthur Huston was consecrated bishop of the diocese of Olympia, Wash., In the presanre of seven Epis copal bishops here. Bishop Huston has been rector of St. Mark Episcopal church here for four years, coming here from Baltimore, Md. He will leave May 23 for his new post. This Is the ilrst picture to reach America of Mahumed Abd-el-Krlm, brother of Abd-el-Krlm, chief of the Riff tribesmen of Morocco. Mnhamed Is the commander of the Riff troops In the campaigns agulnst the Spanish and French his brother not being a soldier. Boardman Locals and Personals Glenn Frank, editor of Century mag azine, was elected president of the University of Wisconsin. E. H. Fitzgerald of Cincinnati wa relected grand president of the Broth hood of Railway Clerks. An official crop Sorecast showed that Germany's wheat and rye pros pects are the best In decades. Swept by a noarcyclone, Columbia. Mo., suffered a property loss that esti mates indicated would exceed $100, 000. All nations of the world were call ed upon to outlaw war in resolution! adopted at the closing session of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World convention in Houston, Texas The federal pure fot d law officials are giving special attention to inter state shipments of butter to determine whether they are short weight or con tain less than the 80 per cent butter fat required by the legal standard. Boardman Needs Community Hall Boardman Sorely in Need of a Hall for Community Activities Committee Is Appointed. New Baby Girl It is reported that Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davles are the parents of n 10-pnnnd girl, born last week. Mrs. Davles is a (laughtsr of Mr. and Mrs. Iuius. Leave for Summer Once more a year has rolled around, and once more there hasheen an exodus of the teachers. Miss Aldrich left on ! Saturday, and Miss Swift left Friday. Miss Jensen left on Saturday for Hood River where she will visit with friends before returning to her home in Walla Walla. Miss Sears departed Saturday for Bend, and Mrs. Willis accompanied her husband in their car to their hame In Tillamook. Mr. Griggs departed Saturday and Miss Hlxon left Sunday evening. Professor and Mrs. Russell will remain in Boardman a few days longer. MORE COIN SENT ABROAD Increase Shown in Sale Here of Foreign Securities. Washington, D. C -Foreign securi ties were publicly offered and sold in the United States during the first quarter of 1925 to a total value of $279,000,000 as compared with a total of $238,000,000 during the same period in 1924. The commerce department, which compiled the report, noted that $288, 000,000 of the total of foreign invest ment Issues Bold represented" new loans, while during the same quarter last year $142,000,000 of the securities represented refunding issues. European borrowers, either govern ment or corporation, obtained $139, 000,000 out of the first quarter total of this year, while Latin American countries got $56,000,000. Canadian loans amounted to $67, OOU.CTO0. DR. PAUL CRET Mr. and Mrs. .lack Gorman and child ! Mv- F- E- Cotnnt of Stanfleld was a 1 ren and Mrs. C. G Blnyden were Her-' visitor Sunday at the A. Hereim home miston visitors on Tuesday. Mr. Gor-! to man went on to Stanfleld on business. L Mrs. Oscnr Kozar and son Everett ! who leave this week, were dinner guests Rev. 1). E. Thompson of Portland was a Boardman visitor Monday evening. at the F. F. Klltz home Sunday'. Blanche and Esther Imiis went to Hardman with the Bert Bleakroan fam ily for a short visit. The Blenkmnns have moved Wick for tjie summer. Mrs. Eck Warren is staying with Mrs. John Brice until Blanche Imus returns Mr and Mrs Dale Albright and son tindl Mr. McDermot of Portland, arrived 1'huraday night for a short visit at the N. A. Macoraber home and with other friends. They left Friday evening for ; home. Mrs. Gladys Gibbons mid daugh I ter Norma returned with them for a i short visit. I Mr. Lullamondler of the East End was compelled to plow up and replant' his corn on account of the ravages of the pheasants. The fanners are quite incensed over the (Jiimage doBe, by these Iwautlfiil birds and would like have become a pent on the project and destroy corn and other crops in alarm ing quantities. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Pierce and Ed ward Pierce of Spokane were over night visitors nt ll(w Imtw home on Thursday of last week. They are old friends and neighbors. Friday for Seattle by land. They left on way of Port- Higher Educational Dispute Argued. Portland, Or. Members of the state board of higher curricula which met here Monday to hear faculty members of the University of Oregon and Ore gon Agricultural college present num erous alleged grievances fgainst sister Institutions, adjourned to study the many lengthy arguments of the speak ers, the 56-page brief of the university, the 212-page brief of the college, and numerous pages of assorted docu ments, reports and statements sub mitted. Differences between the two schools arose over alleged duplications of courses In commerce, journalism, music, education, physical education and arts and sciences. Salem. Or. Governor Pierce, In a letter, has signified his intention ol joining with George W. P. Hunt, gov ernor of Arizona, In requesting that all public lands, against which no en try has been filed, be turned iver to the stales for their disposal and bene fit. Governor Hunt suggested In a letter received by the Oregon oxcu tive that these lands, upon being re turned to the states, be used for main mining schools, highways, state build ings and public Institutions. A matter of vital importance to ev ery person on the project is the ques tion of building a community hall. A committee baa been named with Paul Smith as chairman, representing the the Modern Woodmen. John Brlce of the IOO F, Nate Macomber of the Legion, Mrs Leo Hoot of the Auxiliary Mrs. ltoyal Kami of the R. N. of A., and W. A. Goodwin of the Grange. A cooperative spirit will make this a success. If we have one, let's have it large enough and1 so arranged that it can In used for basket ball games, by the school, in lieu of u gym. We rath er Ilk ed the suggestion of Mr. Nlzer's that it be built of rooks. It can be charmingly hullt of cobble stones anil there would lie no dearth of material. From a financial standpoint, we are not (nullified to state the merits of the plan. Legion Auxiliary Picnic The American Legion and Auxllllary gave their animal picnic Saturday cve ning. May HI, at the Tom Hendrlck's 'amp. A very enjoyable time was had by all in spile of the disagreeable weather. An excellent dinner was enjoyed by 20 gnosis, the refreshments including sc vera I boxes of delicious strawberries from Mr. Hendrlck's garden, for which they were all very grateful. Hay-growers Hold Meeting Surprise for Faculty A pleasant surprise was planned for members, of the faculty on Friday when the mothers served a delicious hot chicken dinner in the cafateria as a farewell for the teachers. Mr. and Mrs, J. O. Russell, the Misses Hixon. Aldrich. Louise Sears, Irene Jensen Mrs. Joyce Willis am Mr. OrMggs were present. A reception is usually held at the close of the school year, hut the dinner was much more pleas ing. THE MARKETS Portland Wheat Hard white, $1.65; hard winter, $1.56; soft white, $1.57; north ern spring, $1.57; western white, $1.58; western red, $1.56. Hay Alfalfa, $2021 ton; valley timothy, $20 21; eastern Oregon tlmotjiy, $2324. Butterfat 42c delivered Portland. Eggs Ranch, 2628c. Cheese Prices f. o. b. Tillamook: Triplets, 26c; loaf, 27c per lb. Cattle Steers, good, $9.5010.00. Hogs Medium to choice, $11.09 13.00. Sheep Lambs, medium to choice, f7.50ll.50. Seattle Wheat Soft white, $1.62; western white, $1.60; hard winter. $1.62; west ern red, $1.59; northern spring. $1.59. Hay Alfalfa. $24; D. O, $28; tim othy, $26; D. C, $28; mixed hay, $24. Butterfat 43c Eggs- Ranch, 27(g32e. Hogs Prime light. $14gl4 25. Cattle Choice steers, $9.50 10. Cheese Oregon fancy to retailers. 27c per lb.; do standards, 25c; Wash ington fancy triplets, 25c. Spokane. Hogs Good to choico. $12.75013. Cattle Prime steers, $9.00 4.50. Alvln Kelley left Inst week for a logging camp for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Macomber and Sybil Grace, acompanied by Jessie , - 1 . . 'I, i a a til i i"'soay ior a vish .u Valcsoing rapidly jot KockNoel Klltz looked after the city well (During Mr. Macomber's absence. Mrs. Jay Cox anil family went to Heppner on Tuesday for a visit with her mother. Friends have received wordi from Mrs. E. B. Crawford that she is con- She is at the home of her sister, near Oregon City, after several wedks in the hospital with bronchial pneumonia, ranch at Colfax. Germany to Keep Up Dawes Plan. Berlin. - Foreign Minister fltrasu mann announced to the retahbtag ihnt the German government will con tinue So carry out the llawes plan. LUCILLE ATCHERS0N The Haygr;wers Association held a very important nieeflng the 18th at Ilcrmist on. At this time it was decid ed by a vote of r2 to 54 to suspend HJ eratlOQ for a period of one year. There wns snot) a large acreage of alfalfa kill od that It was feared the overheid would! be too great. The association bus seemingly had a bard struggle, but cooperative marketing is the fann ers only salvation, and the principle on which the association Is founded Is rorreeti and eventually things will work out all right In spite of the num erous vlccliltudes. A number of local men attended the meeting. Bobbie Smith and wife spent a few days in Portland last week. ('. G, lllayden and John Brice left Saturday for Ashland, going as dele gates to the grand lodge from the local order. Arthur Humphrey ami family of Co)- fax visited at the T. E. Broyles and Ralph Humphrey bomes rids week; Mr. Humphrey manages the Broyles Miss Myrtle McNeil and Mr Hurry Sebreiver it Lexington were guests at the Nick Filler home on Saturday. Charles Harrington Is selling a great deal of strawberries at present Mark A. Cleveland, former owner and editor of the Rnurdmiin Mirror was a Boardman visitor on Frldav. Darrow and Malone Would Defend. New York. Clarence Darrow ol Chicago, and Dudley Field Malone ol New York, telegraphed Judge John Randolph Neal of Knoxville, Tenn., proffering their services as defense counsel for Professor Scopes who la to be tried for teaching evolution in violation of the Tennessee law. The action was prompted, Mr. Malone said, by the offer of William Jennings Bryan to aid the prosecution. Reichstag Raises Hlndenburg't Pay. Berlin. The ways and means com- j mlttee of the relchstag accepted a mo j Hon to raise the annual salary and ex 1 pense acount of the president from a total of 108,000 gold marks to 180, 0?0 Dr. Paul Cret, who served Dve years it li the French army and the A. E F. In the World war, soon leaves Phil adelphia, his present home, for France in select the various sites and prepare he designs for the American war me ' uorlals which are to dot France at joints of interest of the late conflict. This is in preparation for tbe 1927 visit of t tie American Legion. The memorials are being built under con-,-ressionM authority by the American battle monuments commission, of which Gen. John J: Pershing Is chair man. Doctor Cret was born In Lyons end received his architectural educa tion In France. The Annual Spring Massacre Shepherd's Trial Opens In Chicago. Chicago. - - William Darling Shep herd was placed on trial for bis life before Judge Thomas J. Lynch Mon day on a rharge of murdering his foster son, William Nelson McClln tock, to obtain his fortune, estimated at more than $1,000,000. President Rejects Defense Day Plan. Washington, I). C -President Cool idge has definitely decided to reject the war department's recommenda tion for a national defense test on Armistice day. corses yoo WILL INVADE 1r1fc SACRED PRECINCTS OF (vY LAWN Miss Lucille Atcherson, recently ap pointed third secretary of the Amer ican legation at Berne, Switzerland, is the first woman to enter our diplo matic service. INTERNAL TROUBLES HAMPER COAST GUARD Kew York, N. Y. Internal troubles are proving handicaps to coast guards men blockading New Yori.'s rum row. Six members of the Mast guard I iv-, been courtmarl lalerl for tmUggtlBl liquor and three for Intoxication, it Is admitted. Officers have refused fo il C1MI the affair, but It Is known that ID men have been confined for varying per lods In the county jail on Staten Is land, awaiting courtmarllal. Six con vlcted of smuggling have been sen tenced to six months Imprisonment and three got three months each for Intoxication. A far greater handicap Is the pros pect of a shortage of men in the fleet Fully 30 per cent. It is said, will not re-enlist when their service terminate? July 1. Conditions on the coast guard ships call for unusually hard work and few and brief shore leaves. These ! are sufficient to Induce the guardsmen i to seek other occupations. Party Success One Of the numerous plensnnt social attain of (his week was the party giv en fir Caroline Hunt on Saturday eve ning at the Warner home. Mrs. War ner and N'ltn Woodard planned and car 'led out tbi' surprise very successfully and the guests all enjoyed the occa sion. Caroline, whose home Is In Re public, Wn , lin been with her aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs Warner, for tbe past year and attended1 the Board man school. She left Saturday eve ning for her home. t Will Spend Vacation Miss Marlon Swift will teach at Wlnlock. Wn., next year, where she Will have English and direction of the I orchestra, Miss Barbara Hixnn plans to attend the 1T. of Washington this summer. Miss Sears will visit various places during vacation In her Ford, going from here to liendi to visit a sister. Miss Jensen will spend pari of her time at the coast. Mrs. Willis plans fo take some more work at sum mer school, Miss Aldrich wii probab ly remain at home next year nnd take vocal Inst ruction. Washington, D. C A special In quiry Into the management and flnan "dig of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St P1 il railroad, which recently was v .own Into receivership, was ordered by tho Interstate commereu rommta .'m. Tho commission's order said that tbs step was taken upon Its own moil-n nnd that the Inquiry would con 'cm "the history, management, finan- i.-il and other operations, acccunti and practices of the Chicago, Milwau l ee St. Paul railroad, In order to determine the manner and method In which the business of said company has been conducted with a view to making a report and such order or orders as may seem appropriate." Tho St. Paul system, one of the largest in the country, was voluntar ily placed In receivership with the an nouncement by the directors that the coiporatlon would be unable to refund ' r refinance a $48,000,000 bond Issuu, Which fells due In I una