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THE EUGENE GUAED
Thursday Evening, January 1, 1925
THE EUGENE GUARD
An Independent afternoon newspaper published dally except 8unday.
PAUL R. KELTY, Editor EUGENE S. KELTY, Business Manager
Offices 1037-1041 Willamette Street
The Eugene Guard is a member of the Associated Press. The
Associated Press Is excluilrelr entitled to the use for publica
tion of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise cred
ited to hls naner and also the
rights of publication of special
THURSDAY,
A Few Items Of News.
Let us disclaim nt the outset any intention to steal
the stuff of Frank Jenkins or Arthur Brisbane, but
honestly, with such a first pngo as that of The Guard
'l yesterday staring us in the face wo cannot do Jess
l.han write a little about what is in the news.
Eugene's bank clearings for 1924 arc the greatest
on record. The handsome total is $22,483,880.37. There
is money m circulation here.
The Southern Pacific
lico or city passenger agent here, with r . u. Lewis,
favorably know in Eugene, in charge. Our prestige
asa railroad center increases.
Eugene's building permits for 1924 aggregated
$2,732,605. New buildings include 336 dwellings and
25 business structures. It was our greatest building
year.
A bond issue of $175,000 has been negotiated, the
proceeds of which will be used to complete the splendid
new Eugene hotel. Work is to bo rushed.
There is prospect for the early lessening of seasonal
unemployment which has been in evidence in recent
weeks, according to Frank
ment bureau, and the outlook for the coming year for
worKing people is Dngnt.
Tho freeze is over, the
Amazon once more flows withm its banks.
Tho auditorium bonds case goes up to tho supreme
court and there will bo delay. That seems to bo the
only piece of jagged shell in
Wo progress. And it
year or possibilities is just
The Twentieth
A valued reader hands to us a copy of the Fairbury,
Neb., News and Gazette, calling attention to an edi
torial which it carries in opposition to the federal child
labor amendment. Wo quote from the News and Gazette:
"In our opinion tho need for or tho merits of a
law prohibiting child labor should not enter into con
sideration of this amendmont. It is only a question
of whether it is advisable for tho states to delegate
any more power to the federal government than it has
already assumed. Tho state . (Nebraska) already lias
excellent laws along tho lino proposed. What pos
sible excuse could wo havo for surrendering this power?
"When we ratify this amendment we will in sub
stanco admit our inability to deal with those matters."
Undeniably tho question of tho advisability of ex-t-nding
the powers of federal control in the states is
a debatable- one. With tho opinion that this question
is the only one involved wo do not agree. There is
involved also tho highly important question of the pro
tection of children in some fow states where" their labor
is now commercialized. Thcso fow states havo failed
und relused to legislate for children's protection. They
can only bo reached through federal action. In various
states conditions of child labor differ, but children are
the same in all states and all ought to bo entitled to
equal or at least adequato protection.
e There is no proposal for t.ho surrender by the stales
of their own powers of child labor regulation. The 18th
amendment has not taken from tlio states the right to
enforce- prohibition on their own account. Neither
would the proposed 20th amendment tako from the
states the right to enforce their own child labor laws
. I hero is no question involved of inability of the
majority of states to deal with child labor. The pro
posal is ono to authorize 'congress to compel tho few
backward states to deal with it properly. That is
what is contemplated and all that is contemplated un
der tho 20th amendment. Talk of possible laws under
ho amendment to prohibit boys under 18 from niiikinir
lllO COWS 011 ft farm, hp midu f..,.,,. .t: i "
.... .,: ,' , " " miMuuff insues, or
interference, with children in after-school employments
s either mistaken talk or clso designedly misleading.
The Oregonian, ablest metropolitan newspaper of
.ho west, plover serves hair portions, and its nnnunl
New oar s edition goes true to rule. It is a complete
mid comprehensive exposition of what the Oregon of
today is and has and does. It covers every resource
of the state and every notable activity of tlm past vear
i iVT.''3 -n T f i,S fivo H'H,,;1"1 BMio!i8 nro in
coloi. lis illustrations are excellent, particularly the
pen-and-ink sketches of . O. Harrington and tho bir X
eye stuff of Fred l?outledge. Aml-possihly U ,t
Jtavo l'oulkos . superintendent of mechanical depart
ments on Iho Oregonian, wanted to show what his folks
can do ,n the way of speed-tl.o special section" of the
great edition were completed and printed in time to be
distributed in Eugene on tho last day of ti,0 old year in
stead of the first day of tho new one. 3
James B. puke, North Carolina tobacco magnate
made a gilt ot $40,00(1,000 to Trinity college in t a
state but attached the condition that its name must
chiiiiRcd o Duke university. There was some ,,,11,
ip.n.lest at the condition, but the gift was accepted.
Hero in. Oregon wo had an incident quite similar but
on a Hualler scale a few years R0, when the name
ot McMinnvillo college was ci.angcd in considerate of
a Klit to Lmf.eld college. There was protest over that
ton. and the progress of the collogo has been so lit lj
enhanced since the change that there is talk of taking
it away from MeMinnville. "vhij,
COMMENT OF
The Estlett Wsy.
fCoreallli tiatelte-Times)
The Oreson Journal urges thst th
radroads should establish lineaf in
central Oregon voluntarily, for, it
are, ther will otherwise be ordered
to !o so by the interstate cominerct
tommlMion. They may appeal to Ih
wiirta, tsys the Journal, nnd at least
fl a postponement of the action, but.
ays the Juurual, "the simplest way
Telephone 1200
local news published herein. All
dispatches herein are also reBerred
JANUARY 1.
company has created the of-
L. Avmitaco, of tho employ
floods havo receded and tho
the oyster stew.
is New Year's day. A full
ahead.
Amendment
THE PRESS
"le's T.'v w'o, ;Vl.7" .V" "'V"- I
. ohLi ? h t," ,h'' ro"U 10
""'uit aim mum HQ
linei.
We havro'l the slightest doubt but
that the railroad cuinianlei would
long ago have built their iiiica through
central Oregon if there waa even
g-inil.le thai the roaila would pay.
HecaiMr of Inierntate ronimrn-e
luuuuoiou, roads can no h.nger
maintain branches through country
where they do nut pay by chergini
higher rates on some other aud more
profitable line.
Tho Juurual is urging this measure
merely to make itaeif solid with ecu
Iral Oregon. If there was a Ulan on
foot to make it take its puiicrs to
central utegou by airplane aud i
tribute them to every farm bouse in
that aevtion, the Journal would issue
a liowl tliut could be heard to the
moon. Vet, if there was a "coinuiis
ion" that could coinucl theia to do it,
"the simplest wny would be tho eas
iest way," and the Journal might as
well make up its wind to buy a fleet
oi airpiaues aud get busy,
Salem plane Sugar Mill
(Salem Statesman)
There is i urosoect oi the carlj
laumhing of a proposition for the
building of a sugar mill in Holem. ll
la to be presumed that one of the
first requirements will be the signing
up of the required number of acres of
beeta to be grown by the farmers of
this section; likely uot less than 5000
acres, ihere are some leading buiil
noes concerns in Sulem thai will
gladly leud assistance to such an ef
fort. Their muuagers realize that this
would be one of the greatest things
we could jo lor tne benefit of both
the funning districts and the city. The
fact is, Uiere are two or three prop
ositions of tbe kind now on the tapis,
We are going to get a sugar factory,
if we keep on letting the world know
that we want one, aud that we hare
the best location in the country for
one.
The Popular Dictionary
(Christian Science Monitor)
One feature of the Christmas sea
son In America which differentiated
it from any previoua one was the
Knslish dictionary! iteports from all
over the contry, that is, were to the
effect that lexicons, copies of Iluget's
Thesaurus, and synonym handbooks
were bought to an extent that bud
never been remotely approached be
fore. And, of course, it was all be
cause of the cross-word puzzle fad.
One prominent book dealer placed the
increase in sales at about 1000 per
cent. Say what aome people may in a
derogatory nrercr concerning this
craze, unything that drives too rank
and file of ordinary folk to the dic
tionary in this way, canutt be wholly
bad.
Postal Rates and Postal Pay
(New York World)
If congress is to readjust postal
ratea on the basis of cost of handling
mails, it should deal with the ques
tion solely on its merits. Statements
now offered in Washington uro both
contusing and contradictory.
The better plan would be for con
gress promptly to provide tor increas
ed pay for postal workers, such as it
voted last session to grant them.
Then let congress refer the problem
of raising postal rates, for revenue
purposes, to a competent commission
not of politicians but 'qualified ex
perts unci disinterested business men.
scientific, Impartial investgution
would carry weght. .
To muke of putsul rates an excuse
for holding up longer the l'ostul Em
ployes' Salary bill, as the senate has
done, is not fair. To pretend that the
luestion of higher postal rates can be
settled within the next two mouths is
to accuse congress of uot intending to
examine carefully a complicated issue.
lo put off in the existing circumstan
ces doing Justice to the potsal work
ers is both unreusonuble aud unjust.
In Lighter Vein
o
Sams Difference.
(London Answers)
Hub How old would you sar Peg
gy Is;
Hill To her face or bi'JiuiiI her
back?
Fashion Note.
(Chicago Tribune)
Who carea whether Heleu of Troy
wns a blonde or not? Tho reason she
is famous iR because she was the first
woman to get her gowns from Paris.
Before nnd A (lor.
' (Hesnpot)
It Isn't tho gift- it is the value
that counts.
Notice to Skunk Hunters.
(Kansas City Star)
The aroma emanating from toii
skunk hunters dors not seem to mix
with tho oriental perfume ot some of
FORBIDDEN!
By KATHERINE MOORE
Author of "Love"
THE inwr.it OF FRIENDSHIP
Chapter .Ml
Tom nnd Lillian came to dinner.
At. first thing seemed a trifle forced
and awkward, ami I wns a bit doubt
ful over the success of my plans,
but Kent came adinlinbly to the res
cue. lie was nlways so easy going and
nat in-ill that it was hard for nnvnne.
to feel uneasy In his presence. Some
thing about bis fascinating manner
ami deep, hearty laugh always seemed
to brighten up tho cloudy atmos
phere. By the time we were half through
the meal, everybody was talking and
laughing naturally and with genuine
spontaneity.
"Hh. Lillian!" I eiclaimed. flush
ing little, "you have that cup with
a chip in it. 1 never meant to use
It, I'm so sorry," 1 declared, "'Hut
you'll have to blame Kent for that',
though I should have put it away
some place where there would bo no
chance of using it."
"My fault!" Kent ejaculated.
"thnt's bccaiiKe I'm henpecked and 1
made to wash the dishes. Ik that
the cup I knocked against the faucet
last night? I told you to throw it
away, ami now yon re blaming me,
he said pretending to be offended.
Tom'a eyes opened in wonderment.
"lice, does Kent do the dish wash
ing for you, Barbara?" he questioned.
"Sure 1 do, don't you beliove it ?"
Kent interrupted. "Just come around
any night after dinner and see for
jourself, or better still take a look
'"' ''' Tb.t will prove Tt." he i
laughed. I
Tom ahot a ouirk. sidewine alauce
at l.lilian, and a look of embarrass- ,r'1 " struck the ker forcefully j
ment fliitlird aern hia feature. In the opening notea of Shubert'a .er
"Of courae Kent doesn't really do ' "" I looked up Into Lillian's!
It every night." 1 eaplained, "llejf,r- fhe smiled hack at me. Then
cornea home ton tired, and I wouldn't''" leaned over and whiapered aof.
want him to, but j.m have no ideaj) "This la the firat I he- hraid
hnw much easier and more fun it la i I'lay In over two years." i
to dean Ihinta uw after dinuer whiui
ABE MARTIN
o S--o
Ther hain't mach difference be
tweon C'bristtnus an' any other day,
'cept we're supposed t' say it with
merchandise. Th girl that used t
loaf under th' mistletoe bough now
climbs in a Ford coupe.
our lady patrons, and we kindly ask
that you forego your patronage to the
Star theater until we are able to ae
sure some perfume with a etronger
kick. The Management.
Slrl
(Minneapolis Journal)
A strange disease smong chickens!
ho wonder. Let tbem put on under
wear and overshoes.
Thought for Cynics.
(Life)
Foolish Is the fellow who believes
all that he bears, but not nearly so
foolish as he who believes nothing,
As You Were.
(The Daily News)
"Clarence," she called, lie stopped
the car and looked around.
"1 am not accustomed to call my
chauffeurs by their first name, Clar
ence. What ia your surname?"
"Darling, madam."
"Drive on, Clarence."
Ever Thus.
(Detroit News)
A New York judge let a wife take
the bench and sentence her husband.
Asked by her if be had anything to
say, no replied, "Mo, never."
Oregon Briefs I
Z- o
Bunker Hill in Coos county is seek
ing consolidation with Marshfield. The
community is a suburb of Marshfield,
but ia not inside the city limits.
T. M. Borgluui, buttermaker, at the
Oregon Creamery company of Port
laud, won first prize for tho exhibit of
creamery butter at the Pacific Slope
Dairy show at Oakland, Cul.
Tbe Sauborn Dock company at As
toria announces that it will begin at
once the erection in that city ot a
modern theater building to seat 800
persons and to cost $70,000.
M. G. Nenso of Tortlnnd has been
awarded the contract for completing
timber cruising in Tillamook county.
The recently accepted budget allowed
$30,000 for the work. i
Kighteen descendants of the late
James O. McDonald of Trail gather
ed last week at the home of Dr.
Charles McDonald in Salem to hold
their annual Christmas reunion.
E. N, Vilm, owner nnd operator of
the Kogtie Valley Milling company at
Medford, whose plant was recentiy
destroyed by fire, announces that the
mill will be rebuilt as soon as wea
ther permits.
The Indlnn school at Umatilla res
ervation, discontinued IS years ago.
will probably bo reopened, tho red
men declaring that tba cdncatlon of
their children with whites has proved
a failure.
Hospital Plan Is
Made By Reel Cross
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. OP)
we are both doing it together." I said
smilingly. "Just try It Lillian make
Tom help you," I suggested lightly.
After dinner I coaxed Lillian to
sing something for us.
"Why, Itnrhara I never sing any
more. I haven't In years," she de
clared. "And Tom! Doesn't he play the
piano at all?" I asked, a little' sur
prised. "You use to piny nnd sing
so beautifully together." I ventured.
"What was that old English street
ballad with the deep, wonderful notes
In it that I loved to hear you aing.
Lillian?"
Tom went over to the piano and
sitting down struck a few cords, and
then ran his fingers lovingly across
the keys.
'That's it. Tom. 'I once loved a
boy,' " J half hummed the words over
softly as Tom picked out the deep,
vibrating 'chords. "Please- Lillian?"
I entreated.
She went over and stood by Tom's
stde. At first her voice trembled a
little snd then as she sang on and
the old love of music rushed back
Into her heart, she forgot herself and
sang the beautiful wonls through to
the end With deepest feeling.
'That a splendid Lillian. I never
knew you could sing like that," Kent
cried enthusiastically as the song was
ended.
Lillian turned with flushed cheeks
and pleasure glowing iu h-r tired
eyes.
I slipped my arm around her wait
" 0"r r"r
br d0WB pn ' mr chair.
lnm hitched the jtool a little for-
Totuortow A Chance lo lictrieve jo
The memorial hospital to be con
structed In Tokio from the unused
portion of earthquake relief fund tf
the American Itrd Cross will be of
reinforced concrete end will not ex
ceed three stories. These festures are
designed to make tbe building as
nearly earthquake proof as possible.
iteports to Ited Cross headquarters
In Washington reveal that the Japa
nese will build a branch hospital in
Yokohoma. Work on the buildings
will begin neit spring.
Tbe Japanese will spend $1,500,000
of the unused relief fund for the two
buildings, reserving tbe remaining $1,
600,000 as an endowment.
Eugene 25 Years
Ago.
From the Guard of Jan. 4, 1900
Eugene lodge of Rehekahs install
ed officers last night at their hall in
the I. O. O. F. building.
Onrga II. Yerrlngton left for the
Blue River mines today where he has
interests.
Dr. and Mrs. P. A. Paine will leave
tonight for California for a trip of
six weeks or so.
The annual business meeting of
the Baptist church is being held this
afternoon.
Mrs. J. D. Hampton and daughter,
Nellie, left today for a visit to Port
land and Baker city.
John Gray Is back from Roseburg,
having returned this afternoon.
Miss Maude Thomas and F. E.
Martin were married today, Elder M.
L. Koss officiating.
C. H. Park, the -well-known miner
from the Bohemia district. Is in town
today. He reports rich strikes in the
Musick and Noonday mines.
The Booth-Kelly Lumber company
today loaded at Springfield an engine
for their mill at Wendling. It was
put on a sled, and weighed 25,000
pounds. It will be drawn by 14
horses.
TODAY
(Continued from page one)
properties going up like that are
really too good for Uncle San to
keep.
On New Year's eve tbe old liberty
bell in Independence hall, Philadel
phia, rang 148 times, once for each
year in the life of this nation. And
the rsdio carried the sound of the
bell all over the land, nnd across theJ
water. That would interest intensely
two men that signed tho declaration,
Jefferson and Franklin, both inter
ested in acience. Both had genius,
but neither could have imagined the
radio, except aa a random guess.
Even genius cannot think very far
ahead if its own period.
e
Scientists by modern methods prove
that the earth's solid crust is at least
sixteen hundred million years old.
That adds considerably to the old
idea of a world created six thousand
years sgo. Feeble human imagination
cannot grasp such a period as 1,000,
000,000 years. Only '12,000 years
ago, we were in tbe (tone age. But
the earth's great ago encourages us
to believe that this planet and human
beings on.it will exist for several hun
dred millions of years more, at least,
as science predicts. A great deal
can be done in that time. Even one
million years should show consider
able improvement, when you consider
what men have accomplished in 12,-
000 years.
It appears that four gentlemen
havo been representing the Philippine
government in the United States, with
an expense account. It also appears
that, by a gentlemen's agreement evi
dently, each one of them charge ex
actly nine hundred dollars every
month for clothiug. This teaches not
only that Filipinos are hard on their
clothes, but also, thst they have not
mixed with American politicians for
nothing, sod sro about ready to gov
ern themselves.
Trinity university in North Caro
Una has changed its name to Duke
university, thereby acquiring many
millions, generously given by James
II. Duke. The university gets six
millious at ouce, for buildings, and
ultimately will have as endowment
the iucome from twenty-five millions
more.
"Whet's in a name?" is answered
by Mr. Duke, effectively. That uni
versity by any other name, would not
have received ?;tt,IXK,tKK. Who can
estiiunte tho (mure value ot such
gifts to education. What a blessing
that men now give vast fortunes to
help others, instead of spending the
money as of old In an effort to buy
special livinc favors for their own
unimportant souls.
J. P. Van Zandt of the army air
service, linving traveled HOOO mites on
various European air lines, reports
I hot flying is past the experimental
stage and under conservative condi
tions, as safe as travel on the laud.
Since the war commercial planes
hsvp traveled more than M million
miles, tin a purely biisinesi end non.
experimental basis, within 15 years
any long distance journey by train,
w ill b confined to old fa thinned, con
servative people. If Ml years, for
leiig distances, trains will be used as
little as stsge coaches ore used now.
For Mjine it is hard to Imagine that.
Hut many find it hard to Imagine
nnythitig.
BIBLE THOUGHT
FOR TODAY
A Benediction for The New
Vear: The Lord ble thee, and
keep thee. The Lord make hit
face shine upon thee, and he
gracious unto thee. The Ird lift
up his countenance up.n three, j
snd give thee peace. Numbers j
&:-4 0.
BlbU Question.
(Look L'p to Aiswfr,
In whM manner should
walk? Col. 1:10.
NEWS OF NEARBY TOWNS
Special Correspondence To The Guard From Various Livfe Districts In Its Field.
SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD. Jan. 1. (Spe
cial) Beginning January 0, the
Springfield public library will be open
each Monday, as well as Wednesdays
and Saturdays, it was announced to
day by Miss Mary Roberts, librarian.
Melford Allen of the Walker un
dertaking establishment left for
Stayton, Ore., today to visit friends
and relatives, for the remainder of
the week.
D. C. Trotter of Wallervllle was
In Springfield Tuesday for medical
treatment.
Harry Pullen, truck driver for the
Blair atore at Lowell was in town
on business Wednesday.
A letter received by Postmaster F.
B. Hamlin from his son John Nellis
Hamlin, who was recently appointed
secretary to the American Minister to
Albania, stated that he hnd arrived
at his post in Tirana safely on De
cember 4 and had been assigned to
quarters.
Because of high water the Spring
field Mill and Grain company was
forced to close its flour milling de
partment, but with the river fulling
at its present: rate operationa will be
resumed within a short tune, n was
'necessary to close down the feed
milling department.
Homer Guilcy of Dexter was in
Springfield Tuesday.
Lucilo Wallace of Jasper was in
town Tuesdsy for medical treatment.
Dale Kjntzley of Fall Creek was
a Springfield visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Arlen Marcum of Wendling
was in town Wednesday with her
small Infant for medical treatment.
Alvin McBee of Wendling was in
town Wednesday on business.
Mre. Frank Sears of Cottage Grove
was a Springfield visitor Wednesday
- Marvin Spores' of Donna was in
town Wednesday.
Hubert Travis, who has been
spending the holidays at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Travia of Springfield, returned Wed
nesday to his homo at Sacramento,
California.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stuart drove
to Portland Wednesday to spend New
Year's day with their daughter.
Jack Harburt of Thurston was in
Springfield Tuesday.
Mrs. Lida McUowan entertained a
number of guesta at dinner Tuesday
night Covers were laid for Mr. nnd
Mrs. John F. Ketels, Miss Emma
Straub, who is yisiting at the Ketels
home, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Whitney
and their daughter Mary Elizabeth
and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adrian.
Rev. and Mrs. T. D. lames and
family stopped, at the home of Dr.
and Mra. W. H. Pollard Wednesday
noon for luncheon on their way home
to Klamath Falls after spending
Christmas with relatives in Ncwborg.
Rev. Yarnes waa formerly pastor of
the 'Springfield First. Methodist
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Vcrn Bains have re
turned from Weed, California, where
they spent Christmas with Mrs.
Bums' parents. Mr. Bains is superin
tendent of the hpringficld high scbool.
Miss Grace Male of Portland, who
spending the holidays with her
mother in Springfield, fell Wednesday
morning and sprained her wrist.
Mra. Lee Davis who sustained se
vere bruises and a deep cut under
the left eye in an auto accident Sat
urday night, was in Springfield to
day for medical treatment. The in
jures were not serious.
Nils Anderson ot tue Mcona fcasn
nd Door company of Portland was
in Snringficld Wednesday inspecting
a shipment of lumber for his firm at
the Booth-Kelly mill.
The Booth-Kelly mill haa resumed
shipment of log fuel, after a delay of
several days because of the cold
weather.
Because of nn accident which split
tho side off of the drum on the
donkey engine, work on the new roll
way at the. Booth-Kelly mill pond
has been held up. A new drum will
be installed.
Juanita Flowers, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Flowers is syending the
week-end at Waltcrville, Tisiting at
tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. A. K.
James.
Ernest Farr."who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis
is up and able to walk. .
H. H. NcsDitt ot .lasper was in
Springfield today on business.
Miss Hnttie Nadvornic spent Mon
day in Cottage Gruve visiting friends.
George Piatt aud Charles Taylor
of Thurston were lu Springfield
Tuesday on business.
N. N. Knldor and Charles .lessen
of Waltcrville were iu town Wednes
day. Theda Lyons of Swisshome was
registered Tuesday at tho Spong ho
tel.
A. L. Stratt and son of Lyons,
Ore., were iu towu Tuesday aud
Wednesday.
LOWELL
LOW KM., -Inn. 1. (.Special). j
Mrs. Kraut K. Hluir lun I her two br-;
titers, Tom Ho.vd of Lewistn, Mont.,
nnd lUU lUtjd of Hillings Mont., here !
for Christmas dinner, nnd nlso her I
later, Mra. Klla Cox nnd fumily of i
Eugene.
AI Wethrow, Charles McHee and i
Jolmie Hill .have killed several oo-'
oten lately with their covnte. dfs. '
The iep jammed in Winberry ererk
snd backed the ire bark 4ip the creek
fur a mile. There were Liioiinds of
Ions iu (he j-tm. j
The shooting mntrh, at tliia place
Tuesday w as well attended. Hay Psbb.
tiny Mock and a number of otiier Ku-1
Rene portsmeu were here. j
Mr. snd Mra. Kluin MrHee of
Shannon were homo visiting Mr. and
Mrs. tSbertdau McHee over Christmir.
Mr. nud Mrs. Neal MrClur wer?
home for Christmas visiting Mra. Mr.
Clure's futher and mother, Mr. nnd
Mrs S. McHee.
Kills llohn ok and wife were risit-1
ing iu Lowell over Christmas. They'
are now living at Shannon, tire.
Ha relay Hoi brook was home over
Cbrrettnas visiting HI a We Hotbrook
and wile.
Mrs, Sarah A. MrfJeoph of Kn
gene took Christmas dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Frank K .Hltir.
Mr. and Mrs. M H wen of Wend-
I ling vent the I'hrntmm holidjys
! with Mr. Uowen'a mother,
I I Mij Nellie Carroll of the I'niver-
; lity of Oregon is upending the lio'i
lld.it with her brother, Mr. Ili-ihert
I i I trroll and wife.
0 I Kiles Uartin snd ife of Zion iptnt
Christmas with Mrs. Garten's mother
Mrs. Mary Carter of Lowell.
Mr. C. E. Ball of Walkers has tak
en a position as head sawyer for the
new mill at Londm.
Masquerade ut Lowell New Ycar'B
ercning and turkey, goose, duck and
chicken raffle sud shoot New Year's
day.
Gordon Tarkton of Weed, Cel., was
home for Christmas.
Lauzy Winfrey who Is working for
Kelly and Sullivan above Ookridge,
was home for Christmas.
IRVING
IRVING, Jan. 1. (Special) Irv-
iris? (rantr mii in pauLr .t.
ueit iSaturdbv. Ther will h tnurnl.
Utiou of officers at this inectiuj.
On account nf Ih ht,h n.At
aeruHB th highway, the most of the
travel haa been
on the upper road.
Warren Bergman and family spent
Week fit .the hnuiA nf Mm Un.
man's parents at Camas Swale. They
rcuirnea Homo too fore part of this
week.
Mrs. BertllA nn.l ,1,.!.-
tcra motored to Portland Wednesday
to visit relatives a few days before
taking up tho school work again.
A riailPltOI nt lrm 1J.-I C
SOUlliem Orei-on in tinrn In ka ...i.l.
her for a few weeks. Mrs. Powell is
Verv Sick nt thn hnmt f antl.K
daughter, Mrs. Harry Wimmer.
uranama ifusnnell ia in her own
home again, after spending several
weeks with her son Hoherf. Rnshneil
at Dexter.
Mrs. I,ivia Maretera ot Portland
snent the week-end n-irh ha. ai.aniD
Mr. and Mrs. S. U. Bond in Irving. '
DANEB0
DANEBO. Jan. 1 ISni.n ti,
C'hriBtinag nrntrrnm tcm i,m f i...
Dauebo Lutheran church Tuesday eve
ning. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Withers of Ma-'
bel were down to see P. C. Withers.
Services were held et the Danebo
Lutheran church this morning.
Agreement Reached
On Postal Rate Plan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. An
agreement has been reached by the
joint congressional poatoffice sub
committee to recommend that provis.
ions of the administration bill in
creasing postal rates and salaries be
effective for one year only pending
further hearings.
LIVESTOCK MEN ELECT
LEWISTON, Ida., Jan. 1. The
Northwest Livestock show Tuesday
re-elected A. A. Seaborg president;
O. M. Mackey, treasurer tnd Mrs. V.
C. Erb, secretory. All live in Lewis
ton. These officers will conduct the
annual Lewiston-Clarkston fair in
September.
The New Year
Starting 1924 with enlarged facilities for
rendering banking and investment service
to people of thin community, the UNITED
STATES NATIONAL BANK OP EU
GENE believes its service liaa been tho
most successful in its history.
"We begin 1923 with the determination to
make our service still nioro constructive
and helpful in making our community a
better place in which to live and do
business. ,
UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK
The Bank of Service
EUGENE LOAN & SAVINGS BANK
The Bank of Savings
Real Opportunities
You are offered the opportunity of enrolling: at
the Eugene Business College for a secretarial,
bookkeeping or stenographic course.
Hundreds of our students who have completed one
of these courses are now holding good positions.
You can do the same, and now is the time to begin.
Eugene Business College
A. K. KOBKRTS, IWulonl
rhono (iCG 9!I2 "Willamette St. Eugene, Ore.
SOMETHING WRONG
Headache t Backache I Nervous f All down
and out?
Don't neglect yourself. Xeglect may )"-' to
serious illness.
' CHIROPRACTIC
Removes the cnuse Health returns
GEO. A. SIMON
Examination Free 916 WILLAMETTE 8T. Phone Mi
Springfield Legion
Plans Installation
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. . 1 (.Spe.
cial). The local post of tho Amer.
icau legion will install officers for tin
coming year at tho regular meeting n
be held Friday night. There will alio
be an Initiation of new candidates.
Refreshments will be served.
The new officers are: commander,
Tom Swarts; vice-commander, Jext
Meats; adjutant, Ray Mcl'hersonj fi.
nance officer, J. W. Larson.
Kelso Theater Is
Destroyed By Fire
KELSO, Wash., Jan. 1. Fir
weonesuoy destroyed tne ogmi
theater, owned bv the Kelso Amuse.
ment company, causing a loss esti
mated nf. .$30,000, Insurance amount
ed to $20,000. The fire started from
the explosion of an oil store in a
cigar store in the building. The
Longvicw fire department aided the
Kelso deportment in fighting the
blaze. The flames leaped across
Second street, the city's principal
thorougbfnre and for a time threat
ened the entire business district. Re
building is expected to start immed
iately. Amassadors Approve
Of Note to Germany
TARIS. an. 1. W) The allied
council of ambassadors now meeting
here approved the text of an indenti
cal not to Germany, regarding the
postponement of the Cologne evacua
tion, which was to have taken ttlace
January 10 under the Versailles f
treaty. It was decided not to pub
lish the text until the communication
had been delivered to the German I
government.
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
NOSTRILS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Believe Eead-Coldi at Once.
If your nostrils are. clogged and
your head is stuffed and you can't
breathe freely because of a cold or
catarrh, just get a small bottle of
Ely's Cream Bnlm at any drug store.
Apply a little of this fragrant, anti
septic cream into your nostrils and
let it penetrate through every air
passage of your head, soothing and
healing the inflamed, swollen mucous
membrane and you get instant relief.
Ah! how good it feels. Your nos
trils are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking, snuffling, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or struggling
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is
just what sufferers from head colds
and catarrh need. It's a delight.
OLD-TIME DANCE
Stevens Hall, Springfield, Thurs
day night, January 1st. Good music.
Everybody welcome. (There will be
a lady to introduce jou). jl
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