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Newspaper Page TextOrison TTIfovli-nl gocietj Ainlltnrliim ; ASHLAND WEEKLY TIDINGS OL. XLV A 9 H L A N L, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2l, 1921 NO. 1C i L RECEIPTS FROM CHILDREN OK PLAV (ilVKX .,.. rrn.n.vi.' SCHOOL TOTAL '; ADDED TO PIANO P1RCIIASK FIND. "Santa Claim anil HUir Quern" Score JMi (JuJaxy of Uliililisli Fairies llring Rounds of Applause, Cnnily-Knnry Work Sulo I $27. A large and appreciative audience trrnntpfl "Mania UiailB Ullll mar n -1 . rhrlu.n entertain.' ' ' Often a child considered mentally Queen, the Christmas entertain Kl)sco)al chuKh haa been chosen1 ,,pficent , r Bllfrerlng from ment given by the Hawthorne school;, , AshIaI1(1 K,.ai,uatlng dusi) l0 "cl ' J k ' I wh , c i. n . t. ui . BmBnailim Qat .no pnyHtnai weakness, which causes loss , v .ye, ,,f Th total lelnt ' BeHn' i of energy and makes him appear Dill urday evening. The total receipts Accor(jing l0 tleVit Waiter EvilII8 i ... . , , L ,i...i to in , ., ior oeiow average. wnicn inu.uu. n m - eandy and fancy work booth, amounted to approximately $200 The net profits will apply on the purchase price of the Hawthorne school piano, which has been found a great help and pleasure to pupils and teachers alike. The entertainment was a very happy affulr, being thoroughly en Joyed by all concerned. The audi ence was deeply appreciative and the Parent-Teachers association nn iH r whose auspices (the play was given, Is well pleased with the suc cess of the enterprise. Credit Is given to Miss Myers and her faith-j fill corps of teachers, who worked assiduously In training the children who played their parts remarkably well. The hearty co-operation of the parents was also appreciated. A new departure from past custom was the non-issuance of compliment ary tickets, even the children who took part paying a small admission fee. This was not considered un In-1 justice, inasmucu us a piaue uu iu program was a covetea nonor. lrh Ikn.nA nf thtt an I art u I n m on f . ,.,..,., ... V was timely and In keeping with the Benson, dealing entirely with Christ mas and the spirit of love and gener osity which animates all hearts at the approach ' of Christmas." The ,-, .Uu... , - , uiongin (U pe,p sum.,,. ....,,, f le choIce wer0 cou- season, think chiefly about maklnir f,ncd , crtuln rliurcnl.s who couId others happy, especially thoso le, ,uy hero the line should be drawn? fortunate than themselves. Those In the audience who did not believe In fulrles were surely con vinced ot the reality of those de lightful play creatures, who seemed lo be made of dream stuff, with their gauzy wings and filmy frocks, alui mUlMen are ellaMy interested but were really flesh and blood. TheaniJ ,,,., t0 ,,, C0.0I)erul011 allll urownies were jusi iou i.-iu j encouragement to Its success and anything" and the Teddy bears and, genera ,veare, and all are expecleii other life-size tovs create much to ,.u.0.rut(J , Ua commi-nceiuent inerrlment. Several numbers were Bf.rV,.01). encored, the singing of Utile Harold, An(1 wllBleaii m()st (.o,,,,,,,,. GeBatier being considered unusually tes t10 conimencement services ar-3 sweet and musical. Several plens-j,eld In the different churches in or- Ing numbers by the high school or- rhestra added to the pleasure of the entertainment. The duet-by the Ut ile girls In blue who stepped out of llose Brothers' mammoth bon bon boxes also made a decided hit. Following is a complete list of the lerformers: Santa Claus Lea Boyd. Brownies Kenneth Stoakes, Har vey Gearhart. Wallace Stearns, Bert Wright, Lloyd Keene, Freddie Hale. Bobby McWilllams, Louis Costlry, John De Mill. Star Queen Evelyn Miller. Attendants Sylvia Provost, Wy rniia Gllsson, Maxine Emert, June f' iry, Ellen Franco, Frances Hardy, Faries Bernlce Clawson, Dorothy Fmlth, Thelma Cole, Frances Splud ler, Cathryn Freeman, Gail Sankey, Holen Harris, Anna Jean Van Hard enberg, Bonlta Dunlap. Special speaking parts--Edna Dan ford, Adena Joy, Donald Caldwell, Ilizel Hudnell, John Wllmot, Ellen Caley, Bert Wright, Freddie Halo Arnold Young. Special songs Harold Ge Bauer (solos). Animated toys Candy boxes Elizabeth Joy, Thelma Good (song, "Mice Blue Gown"); Polar Bear Biibby Dodge; Jack-ln-box Marie Wikefleld; Clowns Alfred Smith, ionald Guislnger;' Soldier Burl Wyant: Rabbit Earl Yanyan; The It hy Laurence Good. Christmas Star drill Peace angel - :)orothy Kellogg; Drill girls ."ai.et Balls, Eleanors Swedenburg, lVsy Yanyan, Gladys Groves, Ruth 0.ui, Lily Landing, Janet Wilson, H nnnugh Hughes, Letha Miles, El I ! Galey, Lily Jalo, Bernlce Huff, Vera Landing, Adena Joy, Luclle lleiwlck, Jeannette McNabb. Chorus Lena Burton, Edith Ham lund, Sara Fay, Carl Jacoby, Rosi All. ins, James Hays, Richard Hall. W ille SheriiJin. Nondis DeLap. AN .no Qnaniai MarlArla T aop Vitl.' ' - ter Mruonougn, tins nose, .vera W r,'ht, Esther Spencer, Virginia .', Jean Balls, Beatrice Cozort. Butli Harvey, Clara Atterbury. Wil bur Sanford, Olga Jordan "'! (Continued on Page 4) PASTOKH RESENT! " ONE-MAX HONOHH, M. H. GRADUATION (From Saturday's Dally) The resolution recently presented to t tie city school board by the Ash land Ministerial association, asking that action be taken to ultornato the I honors yearly in appointment o( ministers to deliver the baccalaure ate sermon at the commencement ex- ercises of the high school graduat- I,,,- Mn hn. l...en i-ofimert ....cmVI . iiik it, niuicini;ii in til liiu ni.iium uu- , t hot'ltles.. The graduating class has always chjoson the minister for the 1 exercises, In deference to which pre- 1 cedent, the school board refused to I..- .................. ,.r ........ A. .... act amrmaiivciy witn the resolu - tlon, claiming that the request was considered dictatorial, and resented "III II , For the past four yeurs, Key. C. A. L. a i ,i... n.i....n... pastor of tho Uaptlst church, and pre!,1(jellt of ,iie association, the iniiiisiers reseiuen mo yearly rcier-: germ.. The c,d um81llf may ,mt ences of Rev. Edwards to past hon-;take tne (1Reasei ,,ut )av carry ,t ,0 ors, feeling that such references was BOIlle one The hfiIlh , "nibbing It In." j test Ing 'children may find svmptoms . The action was taken by tho mln-;aml by tre.ltlng tie clilld. prevent isterial association, Hev. Evans says,'tlle Rpra(, of germ8 CoI(ls are fre. not because of uny personal feeling,1 dupnt 8mong Behool children, and but to preclude if possible the suc-'the Rern). easiIy HCattere(i. n Is cesslve appointment of any one mln-!r,)linj lhat instructions on preren 'itef , tlon and cure of colds, given by a The school people say that Inus-j health nurse, are effective in de much as the students- attend the re- creasng the number of colds In a liglous services of the graduating school, thus helping to keep up at oxerclses ot their own free will and tendance. cannot be required to do so, there-j Health nursing Is comparatively fore they should be ullowed to new naVnB heen g0C(,,,sfUiy 8tflrt chonse their own church speaker. ed In 190.1, but Is well worked out If this permission were not given, It in many lllra 8Cnor,3. Is feared that a very light uttend-j Ti, "f,)W SV3tem is a crood anro woulil result The school hoard deplores the fact , that tho ftudeiits chose the saiM , sneaker and church four years In aunmtiou aIul aB1,.0 lo UM rf!Very effort lo see that it Is not done again, ,eK thorough accord with the ministers In their contention that this favor should be passed around. inis iavor snouiu ue passed around. The school board does not feel, how-' ever, that the students should be asked to choose a different church 2' t JV:ZJZJ , 7 " " , ineir cuoice every cniirch in Ash- The following is the resolution ' presented lo the school board by the ministerial association: Inasmuch as the public school s- i tem Is a part of the general life of i the community, and all the cburcbisi aet of rotation; And whereas It has not been tho case In onr community; Therefore, be it resolved, that we, the Ashland Ministerial aspociacion, In regular meeting assembled, doj .oiuiuiiiciiu mai, Beginning mis ,cu,, iMc-ueueiii oe estaiinsiieii of alternating with church and . ...a.,.,.,, u.c iuiiiuitii(.eiiieiii sei wco ' """- wiiiiuu. im in case the auditorium of the enior- talnlng church is-tiot sufficiently; large to accommodate the rervice, that such church hold the service in the Armory, which is always a'-u.l- able for public use. j We further recommend that the commencement service this year be held in the First Baptist church, and that the Presbyterian minister be ..UOr,. lu ,,: 10 uaccaiauiate sermon. ,.ui ui.nj, ul grilliuai-, ing class the privilege of naming the!,.,on hag a Bet of 0tncers for next commencement nrenclior. tmi win. . , ., ... lr!.'.".! '?.?'' ?,emberS r..tl,e.cl"3S."lV h . t,ui, view oi mo lact mat the class Is generally ranmii . commanaer oy a goon iiiujuniy umi nPXt vear. Don will attempt to so young people from all the churches hla nea,;.t competitor. "Ebe" is a:cilr B,101.t historical sketches of ev- 111 thO tOWn. nw.ot An.....rlMlnir vnl.n? fl.riner who f A -l. I.. ,..1 ,.a MA.t Signed: Waiter L. Evans. udmI. ' dent; C. F. Koehler, secretary. Christian Workers Arrange Program Xmas, Co. Farm A special meeting of the Christian Workers' Band was called rcrently for the purpose of arranging for a program and tree at the county farm rng wlth both feet. He has already ,,ass through Ashland, and ask as next Thursday night. A small fund intimnte.V that he likes feeds, so we Stance, raised at a recent box social, augu-;miiy eXpe,t him to have considerable inented by glfu from the young peo-: to ay regarding the social end of The Memorlnl monument erected imuii societies, will be used to furn Isli decorations and thn iiKiuif n.ivt i ..u nun. i ne program will be urgeiy nrawn from the children's exercises to be given by the various ' churches In order to afford the ohl i people the unwonted atmoHi,hre of childhood at tho Christmas season. Carols will be sung also. WORK OH SCHOOL M HSU RAISES HCHOOli WORK STANDARDS (Prom Thursday's Dally) By MYHA Gl'NTER (Special CorrcspondHiice) j Do Ashland people know the value1 of a school uurse to city health? I "School standards are always ralseJ by the work or an efficient health nurse," says Miss Thornely,1 ussisfant professor of physical edu- .cation, at Oregon Agricultural col- . leKO. Parents are often ilhtfliinntnt- " " en wuen ineir cnim rails to mane a i , ... grade, or keep high class standing, K n u .i . ,. , , but seldom realize that a physical , ,. , ,. ,. condition may he the cause of It. It ,, . ... . ,. , , . , has been found that two decayed , ,,. , , . , ,, , . .. , teeth retard a child six months In 80),oo work adenoids retort! him one year. Miss Thornely says that the child who has these defects and l .... i- I- .1 ..- ...i.i. .. ui ill Kiaur uurn nil win. nil added 'amount of energy put forth. Children are carriers of diseases. Class rooms are breeding places for. one, thinks Miss Thornely. This st9 ci,i(iren according to diseases. For example, diseased tonsils In one u,ni, ..,nii ,..,., i. on , ie(IP ,ms, ,.,.,, are ket an,, ,l.Velotnients noticed. Letters or suEcestious In the nnr.i""" " "iois. ents from the health nurse are mm,ni kt.uv i,.i,,ri infm. m.ni a ,u,aw hi,,r,,i infm. tlon. Schools such as those at Tacomn. wash., have a school health board, r"tM ?.brUb: yjoarii, me.iicai inspocior, oenusr. nun nurse. This hoard gels out health bulletins, supervises buildings, play swlmnlinK ,,,, ,, ri, .i, n,,...,i i,oi.i, f the .children In the city. Wasco county will snend lll.VnnO on roads to Antelope and Bakeoven this coming season. a turn nnn i,.i,.i iu h.,i .0i,,wi to completion at Astoria. , , . . ...li:: . . : , ,. Ashland Post number fourteen of the American Legion is again In op- (.ration after a rest of several weeks during which time the adjutant has Meeu s0 husy with other Interests to bother with this news service stun. Now however, we will tear off al)0Ut mile and Bee what the result wi bo. Wo had o splendid meeting1 of the post last Tuesday night In ollr cllll) room at the Armory, and )oU of ntei.e9ting things developed. xlie ,)olllt ot keeest Interest wns the alllluu election of officers for the year 1922. Several hot contests resu,ted from ,he battle of ballots. ! Illlt me final results were more than Miiinuii.iui j iw mi ,.......v, .. ,i,B defeiltei) DUOS. Slid the LO- .. . ... , year lal wlu inaKe iiiings iiim.i.j Interesting for all ex-service men. ; George Edwlir Dunn was elected . .,....... : .' .. . .... .... r , . iciiii,, luiiniiia ,, four miles east of Ashland, on the j Pacific highway. He wus the nat- lira! choice of the fellows who kijow in real leader. Sail Into It, Cominan- j iler Dunn, we are not BACK of you, I we are WITH you iu every way you ! may direct. : ; Lynn G. Slack was elected vice- i commander, aud If anybody ever I thought that the vice-commander Job was an honorary position only, you have another guess a comin this vear anvwav. Lvnn will he Into the the Legion, next year. S. A. Peters Jr. was selected as remains partially unpaid for. so Ash- planning to semi a nig Iiox oi joy n. perior r.imauc ruiinnuni ro vm.. silli.cnf. r.-m von i.e.-.t fh.n? None inj p,w. . .ninfo.i . n,n,i. ihe disabled comiudes who are at sponsible for the superior fineness of to see a fleece weighing twenty-four neither could we. He was Just nat- tee uinsistiug of Don M Spencer. uraliv fitted for the Job and almost chairman V V Mills Dr Gordon innm.niiv n,i ,i..i,. in.- Ih.'.i..r. . o . r. t. nia. va,( uv iH..iant o.w 8. A. will always he found a. the I Citizens bank after January 10,' III GROWERS LEAGUE H OR COivliNG YEAR MEDFOHD, Or., Dec. 20 A meet- Ing of the Fruit Growers league was i...t.i c.....-,i., urim-n.,,.,. in ti.a n.,K ' 1 lie library, at whic h the following , officers for the coming year vrre, elected: President, Hal W. Hinghum;; first vice president, E. W. Carlton;' second vice Jiresldont, William H. ' Hrayton; secretary, Harry Rosen-' berg; treasunr, D. 11 Wood; board of directors; class of 1 924 Hal Bingham, Guy Conner, F. C. Heliner. C.irl Tengwald, Eric Wolil, Godon roorliles; class of 1B23 Harry Ros- enherg, D. It. Wood, W. C. Moore. n AT.1..I1..I- l"l, outer Vllnl, IJ..1I II... ml. nln.d'nf 1 tl 1 1? V.....l.ll v r Kenlev will ,"r!vw.m a i i . ci..: ... . '. ' '' '' i ' UOrKO II. vn 1 u ,,u UHnhisc hub in naiu iiaiuia, - - - "nut. ji i . .mil iiui, u II i'lll'oye Ul Tho league was oi;:,Hilze(l in'lDM,' I,ll,l(le a lovt1y 'icrete building of !,hee'.'. fll"l therefore cannot af- the Southern Tacific company, will when the necessity of se; uriiigi man'1 wer" rler to correspond with the rortl t'" neco3sary expense of mar-j arrive from the south today, follow to fill the place of Prof. f. J ! mini bora of car paces, and gas kotlng their wool to tho best ad- Ing a telegram sent by Mrs. Morton, O'Gara. who was at I In: time county1 bu, ner8 reHUIa. which a quarter-In-' vantage, which left them at the who states that the loss is between pathologist, arose. After the organ- the-slot meter provided gas for three mercy ot im)t dealers or anyone $11500 and $3800. Although the Izatlon of the league in 1911 It was 01 mor8 mmls' uml 'urK8 slllks 8d else Wll clln09e to l),lv lllelr pro- home was Insured, Mrs. Morton was quito actlvo for several yean tind'-r dralu boards, and plenty of good (l,"'t' ni Producers east of the unable to state tho exact amount. A the administration of W. A. Sumner, water Provh?U splendid' chances for nionntalns were better able to look trunk, table and chair were the only manager of the Potter Palmer or-1" K0(,d "dean-up," the delight of the 0,lt for thelr 'i"'ts and had a clip articles saved from tho fire, chanls. Interest of the growers In ll"8ty tour'st'a heart. sufficiently large to atliact compot-j Ilesldes Mrs. Morton, those pres tho league Jagged for two or three "Dnu't forget for a minute that ,,IK niyera. ( ent In the house at tho time of tho years nnd the body was Inactive un til the spring of 192D. A ttlint line' i'lbnr problems, the blight situation and other vital questions caliiii: Im peratively for action, and on May 29, I'I20, several of the fnieti'ns'. grow- cik of the valley met at tho Hotel .MeiUonl for the purpose of formin:; an organlzallon for the jnotectlon if the orchardlsts of the lioguo Hlvei valley. This meeting took oer tl, skeleton of the former league anil decided to continiy It. electing a president, a secretary, a treasurer, n...l I .,! . r "ll0(l Wi,M lic"r('" all(1 1,16 le;'B9 .established an employment bureau in addition tu seeing that the or- I l ,"" '"s,tl of t,ie va,"py w"re rB"re- ' ' T"? 1 X , Sic - . support, as well as giving the Talent experiment station all the assist ance possible. The league Is also responsible for procuring the serv ices of Mr. Young, of ITie frost serv ice. During the period when the blight situation was serious here, tlin league hacked C. C. Cate, the county pathologist, to n considerable extent and hided In Heeing to It that I Colillniieil I'a iro 4 1 Fishland Post, Ho. ASHLAND, OREGON Glenn E. Simpson, Post CoiiiniHiidc II. G. Wnli olt, Yice-Coiimiiiuiler. Win. Holmes, Treasurer. Ralph Hadfield, Historian. - t, w-t,eie he will minister to the whims nf his clients n rj (Kay) Woleott wns elected finance off icer. Kay says that he disapproves of the selection, but from the way the points counted up during the ballot count we fall to Bee that mlr eiwtlon was so ba. We think he Is nbout right nnd very well-fitted for the arduous (oh. Hpnry (Hank) Pace was elected n(i a m,.m)Pr 0t the executive com- mitt(,0. SM something about , needing f ninn with brains for mt ,,,.. Ve are satisfied, Hank, d K,,,e with von. Rev. Walter L. Evans was elected' rnapiaiu This Is not a new place f, l.lm !. n,r.f Ilk. ennllniin ,i f i,i ,ttiP ,irl..E his nerlod . ,,- nprvirp;. 1 I)on S.m.n. was Bfted from ad-', ,,.,, 0t tM. vpar to historian for: next ' .. . yeitr lis n llllilier in ie. I ...... eiu lei:' 0rd. when you look hack over the list of electeil officers for next year, It would appear that Ashland Post number fourteen Is billed for a bumper crop of Interesting events for all the ex-service men of the community. John Rlgg was appointed to rep resent the American Legion In co- operation with the Red Cross and the Ministerial association, In car Intr for Indigent ex-service men who : last year by the citizens of Ashland ... n ' after this .,m.n. - ..... .,.. ,,M why this rema for and how payment will be effect- ASHLAND' CAMP IS I'SED AY EXAMPLE OK TUt-HA PARK IX PROSPECT (From Thursday's Dally) Into the far reaches of the Eaat, North and South, the fame of Ash hind's auto camp travels oil fields ' not excepted. As evidence of the I many friends made for Ashland by I the camp, the following commends- tlon la taken -from The World, Tulsa. Okln.. is unit of 1111 nnen fonm ,eUer I)ubshed , Ugt ,,a. .. Per AIIU written Uy AITS. H. H. f lrey, who passed through here lust sum- ''" 1,1 a,19We- nrots' made against a Tulsa tourist camp. "At Ashland. Or., In Lithla Spring park, one of the most beautiful parks I ever saw, with springs of pure wa- ter and soda, sulphur and other kinds ad libitum, with beautiful lawns, walks, shrubs and trees ga - lore, a real park, was a tourist camp that made the dreary, dusty tourist "vi 11140 8l"KlnK BOIlie " 9 P'" 10 lllgll heaven. "I'arklnc smices for cars, nil nnm- 'bored, with a care-taken to look af ter them inmli ino feel Mu thnip .... .,...,.. , tho tourist who Is made to feel that he is wanted and welcomed In a town Is going to remember that town and speak a good word for It all Alt""Rh organization was begun Airs. Morton Is quartered tempo along the road. Ask your tourist 0,,,Jr last vrng, 1825 inenibers have rarily at tho D. T. fllue home, 500 nciiualutancH if this is not so. it Is mll'h ea!,i,'r tln(1 M'lng s"1'9 throiiRli tho west than the east as ,,IH w,Ht "'MU'Hds much morn on the tourist or traveler for their rev enue than the cast." AitiMM.f: sriiKiii i,i; Kir, II. H. (JVMNASH M I'SE Owlng to the numerous demnnds, for the use of the high school gym nasium, which Is the only one in, Ashland, the following schedule bas " rrM,y Tin- day and Thursday evenings and Sat- I unlay forenoons, 10 o'clock until nu"u- High school girls I uesilny und Thursday afternoons und Wednes- day evenings. Y. M. C. A. business men's club Friday oveniiigsl Junior high school Saturday ev- enlngs. American Legion Monday lags. ven- 4 While this is believed lo be a publlc debt, tho Legion Is greatly Interested, so much so In fact, that t mised $75 by subscription among n members In about three minutes. Ing forced to pay tribute to the bean Ashland Post is more than pleas- e&tors of the Bay State. Portland Is ed with the lyceuin course which it already the second largest wool mar ls showing to the Ashland public ket in the United States." this winter. The talent so far shown Mr- "wrou was asked if it were has beeu exceptionally good, with that shoddy was shipped from evnrv rnnn to believe that the two the Balkan states of Europe by the number, yet to come will be even cnr loal U9ed y Oregon mills of the Junior high girls soM candy better. Madam ltlngsdorf appeared to adulterate woolen, goo.' Ho ad- at the hit.li school Saturday even with her company at the Baptist fitted that such was the case and Ing. for the Parent-Teachers' aaso- i..,rh w t..i ni,ri, nnH if , lin , ,,, ,rnm hn of )cui,e(t 81lrprae at such rich talent as shown by her, W can well be satisfied with our "T?- t ,,.. .... ' . ' M'em .iu and win ue snown in tne m . ...... ii... i...i..,.i .k....i. i i. Clavtoo Stan.es and hi. wife Esther. i ,' ' . ., . who exiepiioi.uiiy g.iou a. ...-. In "crayon and sand.' It is stilted that their work Is so good as to he hardly distinguishable from real ....l...nu Th..., I, n ia n ua,v nla.ia. l.lllll HlfS. 1 llfTJ LIU.U w ,.vu. Ing entectulnnient In addition to their picture work. so tho buyer may know Just what he school will commence again Tues The I'nlverslty of Oregon glee club . gnt(ng All we Insist upon Is day, the third of January, 1922. has cancelled Its i)ite with us for the present, on account of reasons known only to them, but are sure Jto he with us on their anunal spring tour. We will be mighty glad to welfoino them to Ashland, because they always give more than your money's worth of entertainment. Tim American Legion Auxiliary l 'present quartered In a hospital near, Portland, for their Christmas cheer. mm l sulendld thing for them t,. mul we ein eladly a8ure them that Ashland Post appreciate, their action. A9 NORTHWEST NEEDS WOOL MILLS, SAYS GROWERS' HEAD (From Thursday's Dally) i Fred Horron, whose farm home Is - .1" the Valley View iialfchuoruood north of Ashland, and who is one (,l the leading sheep breeders of Southern Oregon, spent last week iu- Klamuth county signing up new member Tor the Oregon Wool Growers association, of which Mr. Herron Is president. He reports the ft.. ....... i '"'"i""i"is p.ci'J uu.u mug 10 'track, because they have had so 'ny unfortunate experiences In inarmiing ineir wool. iney are, nevertheless, able, says Mr. Herron, ' "ie advantages of the right Kl" ot co-operation and several, hIkiiciJ up the five year marketing agreement. I 1 Mr' Herron explains that members of ,,lB new association were first ob-i '"'"fi'l wost of the Cascade mounv UBl:"BH l" m 01 ioihu uiiiHunilNinilllllll, getting together for mutual help - 'nni1 Protectiou. Most wool produc- ers In this part of the state are gen- ' eral farmers, with only small flr.ck 1 "H law "'"uireu mi.i nrty per cpnt o( 1,18 w"0' J",n I'1 SSI- rlution m""ed before Incorporation. alreaii boon secured. The first pool Ashland street. Mrs. Williamson, of 1.800,000 pounds was sold at bet- who was ill nnd under tho care of ter thun market prices. A large hnr mother, has returned to her quantity was taken by tlin Portland home with her daughter. Woolen mills at one and one-half Mrs. Morton states that she and cents above the Huston market, be- her daughter had retired at 10 cause this firm couldn't afford to o'clock. Soon after mid. ilgbt, Mrs. wait for a shipment from Mas.uichu- Morton smolled smoke, but was un set ts, nor to pay freight frum that able to locate the source as coming state. from other than a dvliis f!io In tliu Oregon sheep men ure compelled to ship their product across the continent to Boston to find u mar- ket, and thou pay freight on It back as' vaw worn to feed tocarillls. "It o prevent .eB .,o.,r.b condition of affairs, us well as to co- operato In other helpful ways, that sheep men are organizing, explains Alf. Herron. "The climate of the Atlantic coast fl nnsultcd to the manufacture of woolen goods." asserts Mr. Herron. "Artificial Indoor conditions must having already caved tu. Mrs. M..r therefore bo created In order sue- ton was very anxious that their cessfully to carry on the industry In chlrKen houso be saved, as it con that part of the country. The i'a- tallied ninny vnlunble purebred ciflc Northwest Is an Ideal place for chickens. the operation of wooloti mills. The Mr. nnd Mrs. Morton came to Ash laller nro handicapped, however, by land a little over a year ngo, from a peculiar situation which exists iu Seattle, Wash., purchasing the da regard to the wool market. stroyed homo and making many Im " Huston Is the place where most pi'ovcmonls. Mis. Morton Intimated of the wool produced In the Vnlted that a now home may be rebuilt on Stales Is bought and sold. Western tho property, mills arc therefore forced to go to Mrs. Morton Is a Frenchwoman Boston to buy their raw material t who was born In tho Argentine He wool which has been shipped there public. Her father fought the fier from Oregon and other western mans under Marshal Foch iu 1870. states, urn) not only bear tho ex- Her grandfather was postmaster of pensc of shipping It back again, but Bordeaux for, f uiny years. When pay dealers' profits, storage charges, Marshal Foch passed through Ash- etc. Whon the majority of sheep Inml n the west are organized, we hone to keep our wool from going t0 rjostou, and put a stop to our be- uepioreo. a conauion wnicn forces the people of Oregon to wear cloth Ing made from the cast-off rag. of ""hy Turks, as a reward for me.r patriotism In patronizing home in- dustry -ou'r woolen manufacturers say .i.ni- mnhii.rv is made to handle - ' . . ' snoi (iv. aiso mm .i mum n low-prleed clothing for poor neonlo they are forcei) to adulter- , . . ... . "le w"" """ cni' t.i.l. .1. nnn mnn o ra frvlllV in ob of ' ""l tho use of shoddy, but merely re- nnlrix I hat sooils into w nose com- position It enters shall be branded noI1(M,ty our opponent put up the; spurious arguments which W(,rfl dvanred hy oleo manufactur- rH filling the law which forces them to sell butter substitutes as 81(.n j,-,, on(, objects to the manu- fal.lllrc and sale of oleo and shoddy, g0 0ng as the buyer Is told Just What he Is getting. "It is commonly believed that su- New Zealand and Australian wool, A Douglas county clip was pro- nounced by a buyer equal In quality to nr produced In the t nited Statei which Indicates that w. have here in western urenca onusuauy iooa MY M i FIRE DESTROYS II DEFECTIVE FLl'E BLAMED FOR FLAMES DESTROYING HOME OF CIIAKLK E. MORTON, COR NER OF ASHLAND AND EUCLID Kisvered Tolepliono Connection De ! lays Fire Alarm; Loss Estinuited at f:(MI; .aiiiuHy Covered hy IiiMuianco; May Rebuild on Lot, Fire thought to have started from d-'fuctlvo due at 1 o'clock this morning completely destroyed the , residence and house furnishings 0W,lJ by Charles E. Morton, at tho corner of Ashland street and Euclid .,..., ,i. lire, were Mrs. Clyde Williamson, '''lighter of Mrs. Morton, and Mrs. Williamson's little daughter, Jane. stoo. Shortly afterward she was awakened hy the crackling of flames nnd, opening the trap door to the at- He, discovered tho walls nnd roof Iu Hic fir aeVan'meut. "but couUl not" a,, c,n,ral, because the firo had burned off the telephone wire. When the fire department errlvml, In tvpiinse to uu alnr.u turned In from the iSoulheni Pacific roiinil- house workers, who saw the flames from the railroad van; fire had nearly destroyed the house, the roof laud on his special train December 2, Mrs. Morion talked with the great Freiichmun In his native tongue. Junior KigH Notes By FLORENCE WILSON Miss Dorethca Abrham and some nation. Tim first six grades of tho junior high nr.. going to combine and have .ne u,r, .noma.,. ... ... .u- nan. rnu iy uuernoun. Tho sixth A, seventh and 'thth grades will havo a program Friday In the assembly. There is to be a , ...... play, "The Kuggles Family," and the seventh A gins will give a d 11. There will be recitations anu a uiuio lu,"' "'-' f ll I'lril lllH'l Rilll 14. gf ,ownr , having chicken pox. hid ciinsuuas vacation win niiri Saturday, th twenty-fourth and natural conditions for the produo a low price In Inferiority of animals. tlon of flno wools. The chief reason why so mucn of our wool is graded out and sold at due to poor breeiSng. Only 1000 pounds was graded out of my 18,000 pound clip of Merino and Rumboull- let wool. At the Winter Fair last pounns. i nso six ducss wnicn sheared thirty pounds each, "The present price ot Oregon wool Is 15 to Z cents. Ohio sheep men. who are well organtied. Wire ui iu .. lur tu couis.