Monday Evening, January 5, M2o f jr
THE EUGENE -GUARD
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THE EUGENE GUARD
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MONDAY,
A Plan To Supplement the Primary
.Thero is a proposal by Mr. A. L. Mills, of Portland,
tiiat the forthcoming legislature shall enact modifications
of tho Oregon direct primary law, subject to referendum
of tho voters. Informal proposals heretofore mado for
such an effort have been rather vocitcrously cried ciown.
There will be objection in the present instance. How
extensive or how representative that objection will be
remains to be developed. But .tho referendum proposal
would seem to remove its most serious ground. If the
measure is enacted and if tho pcoplo do not like the plan
they can vote it down.
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Among people who have observed and studied the
I workings of tho direct primary law there is unanimous
recognition of tho fact that .it has defects. It is a fact
I that under this law candidates are sometimes nominated
I for office who represent a minority choice only. It is a
i fact that under the law self-seekers find their oppor
' tunity. It is a fact that direct primary nominations
sometimes give us cheap and poorly qualified men as
officials. It is a fact that officials nominated under
I the direct primary do not find it so important after
they are in office to carry on for principles or measures
as to seek perpetuation and extension ot personal pop
ularity against tho time of the next primary by dema
gogic and class appeal.
These defects are by no means as serious as the
I defects of the old system of nomination by party con
vention, whereunder only inch candidates were nomi-
nalod as would agree in advance to do tho things de
creed by the party boss who controlled. tho votes of the
! delegates. Tiiat system did not operate in the public
'interest, but in its very nature was controllable, and
controlled by special interests. It; was vicious, -find
I wrong and thero will not bo return to it. Tho voters
will never again submit to a system whereunder a party
boss sitting at Portland or clsewhero will bo tho most
powerful man in Oregon. And it is fair to assume that
scarcely anybody seeks or desircB tho restoration of such
a condition.
In previous discussions of proposals for modifica
tion of the direct primary, objectors have declared that
if and when the law was amended its friends and not
its enemies should attend to tho matter. In broaching
his present plan Mr. Mills declares he is its friend, and
cites in substantiation the fact that ho was president
of the direct primary league, which gavo to Oregon the
existing law. His decision to draft and propose to the
legislature corrective amendments was reached fol
lowing many requests mado upon him. In preparation
lie has studied primary laws of many states and con
sulted with many students of election laws.
What Mr. Mills proposes now, it is oxplninod, is to
leavo the present primary law as it is, with the exception
of providing that a candidato must receivo not less
than 40 per cent of the party vote cast to be nominated,
failing which the nomination, will fall to a post-primary
convention. Holding of those conventions by tho stato
and by. counties is provided for in the proposed supple
mentary nmendment. The stato convention would con
sist of ubout COO delegates, not moro than 20 per cent
of whom would coino from any one county. A majority
of tho chosen delegates must bo present to mako any
convention legal and nominations would bo by majority
voto of tho delegates present. Precinct delegates to
the county conventions would bo elected at May pri
maries and countv conventions would bo hold tho second
Tuesday in July. County conventions would fill places on
county tickets caused by failure of any candidato to
receive 40 per cent or moro of the votes, and elect dele
gates to the state convention, which would bo held the
second Friday following tho
stato convention, in addition
J ' t. . i 1A ! I I
lionet uuc to i in i me oi canuiuaics 10 receive less man
40 per cent of tho party vote cast, would adopt a plat
form upon which party nominees would bo expected to
stand.
Summarized, the Mills plan would leavo with the
voters the direct nomination of candidates for office in
the main, but would resort to supplementary represen
tative action to fill places on tlio tickets concerning
which there might reasonably appear doubt as to the
popular will, as evidenced by failure of any candidate
to obtain 40 per cent or moro of his parly voto cast.
It would delegate the power of platform making, but
under tho provisions for choosing delegates, at. least of
those to tho county conventions, it would appear that
those conventions would be thoroughly representative.
Tho stato convention, composed of delegates chosen by
-the county conventions, would bo a degree farther re
moved from the condition of direct representation. As
to tho hope that all nominees will subscribe to tho plat
form declarations, one wonders a little how a nominee
of tho primary can know in advance that he is going to
approve tho party plat form" in full and what would
happen to his conscience if 'lie didn't. In practice, liow
ever,it is quite likely that nearly every nominee would
dicover"tho post-primary platform to be wholly accept
able. Voters in this slate are pretty jealous of the Ore
gon system. In the minds of some there will be suspicion
of tho Mills plan, regardless of the integrity of its pro
visions or intent. Nevertheless, to the doubters the
referendum provision may appear as n saving grace.
Thero may not bo great objection to letting the voters
decide whether they want the amendment or not.
COMMENT OF
Another Commission
(Cooi Bay Harbor)
I The Oregon teachers it Portland
who have recommended a slate su
pervision of school bonks nd free
. use ol tens ire jockeying the state
Telephone 1200
JANUARY 5.
countv conventions. The
to filling vacancies on the
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THE PRESS
Into the posiiiou of needing another
commission enlsrged at least, and an
expensive one at that. A school bunk
commission would offer one of the
best avenues for graft.
The Hate Is cominiision rlddru, as
Senator Charles Hull said at the lait
session of the legialutur?, or the pre
vious one, yet hi hope to eliiniusto
all but a few was daubed. Cooiuiii
lous safely ensconsed in office are
not congenial when one talks of dis
continuing them and saving the tax
payers great suuis. Moat people like
a political job and there are inore
such in Oregon to the square yard
than auywhere else, not excepting
Ituasia.
Some day the people of the state
will rise up in indignation and vote
the whole lot of commissions out. of
Dullness. They will have to perforin
the amputation from the public crib,
for the habit has grown so strong
that legialatora are quite helpless in
even curbing it, let alone abolishing
it.
Jleforc the teachers went to Port
land it was published probably as
propaganda to induce them to ratify
a free text book plan for the state,
that books were about to be ad
vanced in price, at least 23 per cent.
That furnished an impulse to evade
the increase for parents who already
are in many cases unable to proper
ly equip their children with books,
and pass the buck to the atate, where
a furore would not be created by
the proposed greed of the book trust.
A Modest Editor
(Salem .Capital Journal)
Newspapers all over the country
are in receipt of marked copies of
the Louisville, Kentucky, Post, con
veying, the Important information
that James B. Brown, president of the
publishing company, and principal
owner, has promoted himself to the
position of editor and publisher of
both the Louisville Herald and the
Post, its evening issue.
Mr. Brown prints a two-column
cut of himself on the first psgo and
In a two-column headed story de
scribes himself as the "state's fore
most citizen," with the interesting
information thst "he is in many ways
the outstanding citizen' ot Kentucky
of this generation."
Besides such modesty as this even
the shrinking violet would blush.
While many newspspermen have a
secret admiration of their own ability,
few have the nerve to print aelf-lau-datory
estimates in their own papers.
They have to print so much guff and
bunk about others that self-respecting
editors bsr mention of themselves
n their own columns.
In justice to the profession, it
should be stated, however, that the
new editor of the Herald and Tost
who ia so enamoured of himself, is
not a newspsperman but a banker,
and therefore knows no better. To
bim, a newspaper is just a commercial
enterprise like a peanut stand, run to
make money and incidentally to influ
ence public opinion in the way bank
ers think it should go.
A Good Showing
(Salem Statesman)
Eight sons and daughters of Ore
gon newspspef men and a Washing
ton newspaper man a daughter are
taking the journalistic course in the
university at Eugene. This is a great
testimony to the increased respecta
bility and financinl rewards that
come from the newspaper business.
It used to be that a man in the
newspaper business would want his
children to do anything else rather
than follow in his footsteps. The pro
fession was so poorly paid that there
was no inducement for a man to want
his children to follow it.
The newspaper business has arriv
ed, bik) despite the fact tbut it 1b
continually fighting to keep from be
ing choked to death by the politicians,
it manages to innke progress every
year.
Oregon Briefs -
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Tho .mniint nf 1.7(11. fOTM is the
1025 county tax levy for Washington
county as pet by tho county courr.
The rate of tPTntlon is fixed at 127
mills.
During 11121 Traffic Officer Morri
son at Hood River apprehended 1H
persons breaking traffic laws and
fines were collected aggregating
$1318.
At a meeting of taxpayers In Dal
las the 1025 budget for Polk county
was adopted, which calls for tiie
raising of J374.407.2S by direct tax.
With an oil strike believed Imnn'.
FORBIDDEN!
By KATHERINE MOORE
Author of "Love"
K10XT ARMOUR, Jit.
Chapter 63
Karljr in October Keut Armour,
Jr. was born.
After the long dark hours had
passed and Kent at last was allowed
to come Into my room, as he stood
there looking down at me. pole and
hollow-eyed, but wilh a smile of loll
derinent on bis face, I forgot tltflt
I had suffered, lie loaned over and
kissed me passionately.
Then the nurse took the baby and
placed it carefully in his strong arms.
Dear Kent, he seemed so liHppr. and
yet so shy and awkward as lie held it
tenderly ami perhaps a trifle fear
fully, and gazed at the little, pink ball
of innocent babjiiood. Just the mer
est shadow of a doubt crossed his
features and 1 wondered IniiEliitiRl.v to
in) self if be was disappointed and
expected Hie boy to look a little more
humanly masculine snd uot quite so
tiny and squirming.
He gave the bnby bark njrnin to the
nurse with unmistakable relief. Then
he turned quickly and came over to
the sole of my bed. lie dropped
down on bis knees and stretched his
J strong arms around me.
The nurse tip-lord softly out of
the room tnking the baby with her.
! Kent rented his brad against me
I tenderly and for a lung time we re-
I niuinril llhe mm III incyeu ficwce nni
' thankfulness, with our fingers inter
' t iniiig.
"1 don't know what to say. Halts."
he finally told me. raising his pale
face and looking into my ee, "1 m
so thankful and so. so happy 1 feel
nil different too tilings seein much
bigger and life more vital."
"Yea, dearest," 1 breathed softly
feelings so thoroughly. Those very
stroking his bead. I understood his
feeling had come rushing over me
ton, and I knew just what be meant.
"I ant to he equal to it all Bar
bers, this wonderful big rt'npnnsihit
ty of the future, be cried fertingly
'We both will, dearest both of
ABE MARTIN
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Th' ole time brilliant-hued, sunrise-on-th'-coast
o' Mexico Christmus
neck-ties we used t' throw away wux
right in style this year, which helped
some. 'Bout th' only time a marriage
hain t lopsided is when one movie
star marries another.
uent, drilliog baa been suspended at
the West Coast well, near Dairy, in
Klamath county, to allow casing to hi
run to toe bottom of the hole.
Following the November election
3301 names were dropped from the
Clackamas county registration books
for failure to voto. This leaves tho
totnl number of registered voters 18,
031. Wesley Bay of 'Rainier, sportsman
and fisherman, won first, third and
seventh prizes in a fish photographic
contest, sponsored by the Hunter-Trnder-Trspper
magasine of Colum
bus, Ohio.
During the two years that be has
held the office at Klamath Falls, Jus
tice of the Peace R. A. Kmmitt tins
collected a total of J24,0t)l in fines.
Isrgely from violators of the l.quor
laws. '
The homo of Charles Dailey on
Sardine creek, near Gold Hill, was
wrecked and the family narrowly es
caped death when a large fir tree,
blown over by the high wind, fell on
the roof and destroyed the building.
(Continued from page one)
give a kick to explosive bombs, and
such bombs, plus poisonous gsses
that would destroy a whole city, not
many tons of large round iron bullets,
will decide the next war.
That the British empire means to
rule tho air, with the world s best
air fleet, as it has hitherto ruled the
old-fashioned oceans, is perfectly
clear and much to the credit of Brit
ish statesmanship.
Tho British are building giant diri
gibles, for air mail service from Kng
laud to India, in peace; big enough to
carry troops for fighting, with a capa
city of fivo million cubic feet of gas.
And Kngland goes ahead with this
program in spite of the fact that the
highly dangerous and deddly hydrogen
gus must be used. The United States
has practically a monopolyvif helium
gas, wmcn manes toe niriginic sale.
We also assuredly have the money
to build ships. You are assured als?
by able financiers thst it won t hurt
the country at nil to lend one billion
a year to private borrowera in li.u
rope. It would not hurt us to spend
one-tenth of a billion on flying.
What we lack is the imagination
that looks a few years ahead,
i
Russian Soviet government has just
ordered 100 fighting airplanes from
France, the Dutch builder. British
engines will he put in the flyieg ina
chines, and Russia has men to hnu
die them.
Thus, by one modest purchase, Rus
sia secures just five times aa many
fighting machines in good condition,
us together. Wo must shsre the
blessed responsiblity," I nuswcrrd
fervently.
"Try and get soino sleep tonight,
Kent," I urged. His face looked so
drawn end haggard and white. I knew
that ho had slept very little the night
before and I pictured to myself the
I anxiety and anguish that hud beset
j him. But I loved bim for it. T don't
: think I could have endured it if I hail
I hough I that Kent was unmindful of
: my suffering.
"Please, dearest, eat something.
I I'll bet you have hardly had a mouth
' fill and then go to bed early. I'm
I all right now and so happy, Kent,"
I tried to assure, bun.
"Yes Itabs, 1 will." he promised
patting my baud, "and you'll be sure
and have the nurse call me in the
night if Jon or the boy should wnnt
tne," he added proudly.
"Are you glad it's a boy, Kent?"
I asked, watching bis 'desr face.
"till yes, ltniis! It'a wonderful I'm
afraid I wanted a boy very much." he
answered esterly. "Did you guess
, itr Did 1 show my feelings too plain
! !?'
I "And 1 diil too. dearrst, though I
I hardly ronfrsted it even to miself."
! I said truthfully. "I didn't want to
; be to partial." I added smilingly.
Kent looked at me thoughtfully sud
I felt quite sure I knew wha the was
I dreaming about. I put my hand on
I his shoulder.
"Dearest, 1 want his name tu be
'Kent Armour, Jr." I said softly,
j Kent's face clouded a minute. I
, saw lines of psiu catch at the cornrra
j of his sensitive mouth.
I "Don't you think I ought to give
him a--a fresh start - a chance (
i his own," he asked, dropping his
I eyes.
I "Oh. my boy," I cried, "no! There's
no other nsme I love like that. 1
j want just that one," I told him.
Tomorrow Love's l.tsien.
TODAY
at are owned by this glorious, richest
nation in the world.
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If "bankrupt" Bolshevik govern
ment can afford to order and pay for
100 modern fighting machines couldn't
the United States afford a tbousand,
and train the men to run them?
How long is Uoele Sain to remsin
like a fat grocermao sitting at ais
front door, unarmed, waitiog for some
gunman to fly across the water and
hold bim up?
A rumor via Berlin that Trotzky ia
In a Moscow prison, takes you back
to revolutionary days at the end of
the eighteenth century, in Paris. .
Damon, sent by Robespierre, went
to prison, and thence to the guillotine.
Robespierre, when his turn cauie,
went to prison, snd then with broken
jaw, but with courage intact, took
bis turn under the guillotine blade.
Marat ruled for a little while, from
his both tub. But Charlotte Gorday
made a call in bis bathrobe, and that
was the end of Marat.
Revolution, beginning in murder,
usually ends as it began. Those that
cut off the heads of othera lose their
own.
The usual rule will presumably
work in Russia. The man of real
courage and braina comes out on top.
Trptzky, with a big red army behind
bim, seemed to ne mat man. nut
one moment's hesitation, at the wrong
time, meanB death.
This is the tie for Russian leaders
to study Peter the Great. There was
no hesitation about him.
Lord Robert Cecil says some dicta
tor will arise and rule in Russia.
Trotzky has the chance to be thst
mso. y
It is announced in the French sen
ate that the Morgan loan of $100,
000,000, "with expensea deducted,"
yielded $89.000.000. ' Sbylock treated
bis customers better than some of
our high minded financiers treat
Europe.
Those financiers, or rather the
fools that buy the foreign bonds, may
live to know how Sbylock felt when he
did not get his money or bis pound
of flesh.
Eugene 25 Years
Ago.
From The Gusrd of Jan. 8, 1900
The ladies of tho Cumberland Pres.
byterisn church will iold a market in
S. U Long s hardware, runtn ana uax
street, Saturday.
The barometer made surprising
leaps yesterday sud last night towards
the good weather side of the dial.
The University of Oregon reopened
this morning after tne nouoaya wits
brightened prospecta.
Rev. T. B. Ford arrived home to
day after a trip to the norLb.
C. II Tark went to Bohemia today.
Dr. I D. Scarbrough of Creswell
was a visitor in Kugcne today.
Ii S. Logan has returned from a
trip to eastern Oregon.
II. N. Cockerline went to Albany on
business today.
. In Lighter Vein
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No Wonder 1
(St. Louis Globe-Democrat)
A long-legged, fringe-lipped, spear
nosed vampire, a grison, a tayra, two
kinkajous, two bassaricyons and a
bassaricua have been seen in the
Panama Cnnal zone. Accounts for the
white Indians in that vicinity, may
be; they're sacred white.
Practice Makes Perfect (
(The Progressive Grocer)
A barber reported to work two
hours late.
"What's the big idea?" demanded
tho boss.
"I'm sorry," replied tho barber,
"but while I was i having I talked
myself into a shampoo, haircut and
massage."
The World Moves
(London Humorist)
An explorer says that widows in
New Guinea cover themselves with
pipeclay and mourn their husbands
for a year. In civilized countries
most of them cover themselves with
powder and go in search of snother.
First asd Last
(Midland Tribune)
Defeated Jockey "Well, anyhow, I
wasn't last. There were two horses
behind me."
Disgusted Supporter "Gam'. Them
wes the first two in the next rece!"
Livelier Dying Needed.
(London Punch)
Director to Movie Actor Xo. Xo.
Xo! That's not the way to die! Put
more life into it.
Diagnosed
(Brown Bull)
Young Man (to court clerk) "I
ah er urn "
Clerk (to assistant) "Henry,
bring out one of those marriage-license
blanks."
War Department
Appropriation Bill
Is Sent to House
r
WASHINGTON. Jim. 3.-Msinten-ance
of the regular army during the
coming fiscal year at its present
authorized strength of l'-Msm com
lliisiolii'd officers anil l-ll.lX en
listed men, exclusive of S'SHi Philip
pine scouts, is proposed in the war
department appropriotion M report
cd to the house.
As approved br lh appropriations
committee the men-lire, drafted by a
sub-committee bended by Represen
tative Anthonv, republican. Kansas,
carries 1:11.131.111 or Ji!..V.''J.iski
less than the amount available for
eipenditilre this year, and about
$.';HUHH less than budget otimited.
CONTRACTOR DIES
I1KI.I. INGHAM. Wah.. Jan .
I. inn J. Adams, 4S. a contractor, who
naa shot and Hounded by J. F. Stnggs
on New Year's day. died st s
hnipiul here Ssturd.iy. The shoi.t
lug was the climax of a dispute over
payment of a contract for remodeiint
Maggs' house. The two men met on
the street and one' sh 't aa fired.
Stiigs is btld la the count; jail.
NEWS OF NEARBY TOWNS
Special Correspondence To The Guard From Various' Live Districts In Its Field.
COTTAGE GROVE 1
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COTTAGE GROVE, Jan. 5. (Spe
cial) Misaea Brtba and Hazel Ste
phens were, borne from hug cue and
spent New Years day with their mo
ther, Mrs. L'dith Stephens. Miss Uuzvl
will attend Monmouth normal this
term.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barker spent
New Years dsy in Eugene wilh their
cousin, Chsrles Culp and family.
era and Chester scott spent rvew
Years day with their grandfather,
rrank Woolcy in Eugene.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Caloupka left
New Years by motor for Los Angeles,
Cal., to spend the winter.
Mrs. Fannie Witte, James Hanna
and family and William Witte mo
tored up from Portland and helped
celsbrste the 26tb birthday of Carl
Yvittee, son of Mrs. hsunie Witte,
New Yeara day. They returned borne
to Portland in the evening, Isew
Years day.
W. G. Brown an auditor from the
New York J. C. Penney store, is vis
iting the Cottage Grove J. C. Pen
ney store.
F. M. Delf, a Springfield garage
man, collided with L. C- Farmer at
Saginaw New Years night. No one
was badly hurt but the machines were
both considerably damaged. Marshal
Pitcher arrested Delf, who was ac
cused of being intoxicated. He plead
ed guilty and was fined $o0.
V. S. Goff has bought the old lorn
Psrkcr property on South Sixth
street just south of tho First Nation
al bank, and will soon move his shoe
shop there.
Herald White aod family spent
New Years day with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. W. White, south of town.
Luther Ludorvitz, father-in-law of
Ernest Lilly, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Lilly. Mr. Ludorvitz lives in Sil
verton. Born, New Years day, to Mr. Bnd
Mrs. B. C. Lockwood, a 9-pouud
daughter. She has been named Rose
then Lockwood.
Born, Kew Years day, to Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Laffoon, an SMi-l'ound
daughter, Phyllis Uildah Laffoon.
Born, ?ew Years day, to Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Suter. an 8V4-pound son.
Born, December 31, to Mr. and
Mrs. William Thrum, a U-pound son,
Robert Harold Thrum.
William Telford and family and Ira
Isom and wife spent tho New YearB
day with Mrs. Telford's and' Mrs.
Isom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Sams.
F. R. Alverson and family from
Oaklsnd, Cal., have spent the past
two weeks with Mrs. Alverson's mo
ther, Mrs. D. C. Emerson, at Lathm.
They returned home Friday.
Mabel Coons returned from her
home In Drain 'New Yeara day.
Mrs. L. L. Hustead from Portland
spent the holidays with her mother-in-law,
Mrs. E. E. Hustead, returning
homo Friday.
Mrs. M. F. Wyatfieft Friday for
Oregon City to visit with her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Ernest Wyatt. Her
husband has been sent by the Stand
ard Oil company to Centralia, Wash.,
Mrs. Ernest Wyatt is teaching in the
Oregon City high school.
Herbert Irwin nnd family from
Astoria spent the holidays with Mrs.
Irwin's sister, Mrs. Roy Griggs, re
turning home Friday.
G. It. Toliver, who was hurt at the
II. T. Dutton sawmill at Westlakc
last August, was compelled to go to
the Salein hospital Friday in order to
have the blood drained from his right
leg, which was hurt in the sccident.
Miles Pitcher, cousin of Marshal
Pitcher, is in the Eugene hospital
with diphtheria.
Berry Mnllory and family came Fri
day from McMinnville and will live in
Cottage Grove.
Mury E. Laswell has been ordered
to remain in bed for one month, fol
lowing an attack of diphtheria.
C'biire Spray has spent the holidays
with his mother, Mrs. Jcptba Hart.
His wife and two children returned
Friday from visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Huston, of Hood
River.
Ollio Willard from Portland is vis
iting her psrents, Mr. and Mrs. O. H.
Willard.
The Tillicum club surprised D. II.
Hemenway on his birthday, Dec. 31.
They played five hundred, and had
delicious refreshments. .
The reception New Y'enrs day for
Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Spearow was
very successful. Mrs. Victor Keni,
Mi's. Roy Short, Mrs. George Math
ews and Mrs. C. C. Unison. Miss
Kathleen Kem from Portland sang
two beautiful solos which were great
ly enjoyed.
Mrs. Johnnie Wallace entertained
New Years evening at luncheon the
N. J. Hoven family, the Charles Mc
Kibben family, the A. E. llnmloth
family, and Miss Ruth Bede, and Mrs.
Wallace's mother, Mrs. Mary Schmutz
from Seattle.
Miss Nola Ronton had a watch
party at her home near London New
Years eve. Games were played, songs
sung, and guns shot at midnight. Re
freshments were served after mid
night. The guests present were I.illie
Spshr, Winnie Gnsnnis, Lulu Hull,
Anshel Small. Elsie Chestnut. Mrs.
Emma Bales and daughter Rita, Glen
llanton. ( laud Sherman, Leslie Hull.
Roy Watkins, Arthur t'oinbs. Ralph
Chestnut, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Abene.
Mr. snd Mrs. R. B. Reed entertain
ed at dinner in honor of Erma Ran
dall Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Randall. Vinal Randall and family
Misses Kin in Randall nnd l'.dna Mc
New. '.. F. Mend from Minot. N. Dakota,
has moved into the Hi'iiiniwuy home
on Gildis avenue.
HARRISBURG
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HAUUlSllUUt, Jjti. .".- (Spciali. '
V. i' Wndsworth tun ln-rn minn'd
An ono of the nivmluM"? of the rx
ecu tiv o romiiiitt.'! di aminitmtent a
lor tin1 Hireling if tin nriiii Itraml
IimIri ff H!'l rVTlrnvs wii,h is (u br
llCld 1U I'-Ttllltd SrtlilhT -1 lo
Tdi im hub's all lintucbri u Odd
Fellow Uiriuuliout the world.
Slieim Mnrtvith wint to 1'ortlsnd
MoiuUx, returning home with a new
tar.
Supt. A. U. Webrr in mt'inl
aitiT at tin shite tr.it hr is mrrtiU'4
in IVrrlniid.
Will llemlfp, a former Hirrisbuig
bo? . i hcvt from Mmlidrld ox er
tbe hoiitlrus visiting nt the Chut
Murphy home.
Mrs, Khfli'f th It. MrCsr.nr.t. a
former resident of the ikiuit; f r
many years, died at her home in
fortlagd Thursday morning at the
age of 85. She was the mother, of
Henry McCartney of this place and
Mrs. Narzatte Smith formerly of ilur
risburg, now of Portland. .Mr. McCart
ney was aummoued to Portland on
Tuesday and arrived just a short
time before bis mother pissed away.
Funeral services were held at the
home Friday, afternoon.
E. L. Seward of the Bible univer
sity of Eugene preached at the Wyatt
school bouse Sunday.
Tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Curran was burned to the ground re
cently. A big family dinner was held nt
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hons
and family Christmas. Those being
present were Mr. and Hit. Floyd
Ross and family, Mr. and Mrs. llar
land Ross and family, Alvie Lee, and
Miss Ruby, and the parents. (
Mrs. Amelia Sorenson came up
from Portland to spend Christmas
with her mother, Mrs. John Grimes
and sister, Miss Ollio Grimes and
other relatives.
Lenard, Cartwrigbt and' family of
Wendling visited from Friday until
Saturdsy with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Cartwrigbt.
' A family dinner was given Christ
mas at tbe country home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Sperliu. Those who were
present are as follows: Mr. and Mrs.
William Miller of Harrisburg, Mr.
and John Wolfe of Brownsville, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Woofe, ncwlyweds, of
Newport, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shinier
and sons Warren and Robert of Oleu
brook, Adolpb Sperlin and sons Curl
and Lloyd of Hulsey, Mr. anil Mrs.
Oral Davidson and family, Mr. sud
MrB. Joe Sayworti snd children, Mrs.
M. M. Haywortb, Miss Eva Miller of
here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hover and dan.
ghters, Eleanor and Florence, nnd
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Haynes and dau
ghter Delta and Helen, and Mrs.
Slargaret Moore wero guests at Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Hoover for dinner
Christmas.
Miss Grave Maguth spent the va
cation at the' M. E. Miller home.
A son nf Adelph Balkovic has gone
to San Francisco to study linotyping.
Mr. and Mrs. (!. G. Brown, Mrs.
H. H. Ohlinger and son Harold, and
Joe Lane, all of Salem spent Ne,v
Years day at the L. W. Shisler home.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bilyeu, who
were married last week, have gone to
Flag station where he Jias employ
ment as engineer. '
Bill Smith has purchased a new car.
Frank Cramer, manager of tho
Harrisburg Lumber company, is con
fined to his home as the result t-f
Blipping on the ice Inst Friday. One
nf the bones in bis ankle was badly
fractured. He is now walking around
on crutches.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Fslk entertain
ed their nephew, Harry rullon of Lo
well, over Christmas. Harry' wss for
merly a local man. t
Mrs. Margaret Crammer nnd grand
daughter. Marie Brickheimcr came up
from Salein Tuesday to epend the
week nt the Cramer homes. Miss Lo
rcna Brickheimcr nmved 'lliursibry
to spend the day. ' -One
of the largest Christmas din
ners were that of the Lew 1-Iuthnwny
home. Thero were over 30 people
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Main and daugh
ters Betty Ann nnd Barhnrer Jane,
arc visiting at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. Mattie Holt.
Mr. and 3frs. William Cook held a
family reunion at their home Christ
mas day. For the first time in ninny
years every one of the family was
present, including father and mother
and their seven sons and daughters.
Those being present were aa follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Owens, Mr. and
Mrs. Emtnctt Cook and Merle and
Helen, Mr. and Mrs. Tommie George
and son Lyle and'Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Cook: all of this vicinity. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Fisher and daughter Fay.
nnd Mr. and Mrs. Frnnk Lognn of
Springfield; Mr. and, Mrs. Cook of
Grip Left You a Bad Back ?
IS winter time your backache time? Are you lame,
stiff and achy; tortured with constant backache and
sharp stabs of pain ?
Look, then, to jour Aitneps Grip, colds and chills
weaken the kidneys and prevent them from properly
filtering the blood. Then follows nerve-racking back
ache, sudden stabs of pain, headaches, dizziness and
annoying kidney irregularities. You feel weak, tired
all Worn out.
Don't wait! Delay may prove serious. Use Doan't
Pith. ' Doan't have helped thousands. They should
help you. Ask four neighbor I
Here Is Eugene Proof:
Mrs. K. V. Jorilon, !i'J3 W. , Seventh .St., says:
"I linri a groat deal of trouble with my liaclf. For iUito
n while I coulil hardly do my hinisowork. I felt so miser
able. When J bent down It was nil I could do to straight
en, my liiu-V wns so weak and stiff. My kidneys caused
n great donl of iiiio..'OIilm too. I used two boxes of
Dunn's I'ijls nnd was cured."
Doan's Pills
Stimulant Diuretic to the Kidneys
At sil &sltti, 60c s Im. Foittr Miibuni Co., Mfj. CktmiiU, Buffslo, N. Y.
SOMETHING WRONG
Headache ! Backache! XervousJ All down
nnd out?
Don't neglect yourself. Xejjleet may lead to
serious illness.
CHIROPRACTIC
IJemoves the cause Health returns
GEO. A. SIMON
Examination Frea 918 WILLAMETTE 8T. Phona 3SS J
Silverton; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cook
and Charles Huyuea of Myrtle Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Elliott eutet.
tained the following on Cbriatiua,
day: Mrs. Emma Anderson and ,,
Lorenzo of Portland, and Mr.
Mrs. Jason Anderson aud baby
llurrisburg.
Miss Cecelia Stroda was home ortf
the vacution.
A demand of bay having come from
the coast districts, ccversl cars hj,e
beeu shipped from the local wars.
houses during tbe past week.
Tue annual election of officers it
the Wyatt school house was held
Sunday. The old officers were car-
VIVO V.Cl agaiU OTim IUU VACUpUua V
superiuteudeut, who resigned in f. e'
vor or Jus. L. t . jtoss. a lie olutt
officers are C. R. Crawford, assiit.
ant superintendent; Mrs. Ethel Lo.
well, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. IV1
Haywortb, organist; Mrs. Hazel Mai.
pass, choirster; Shirley Crawford, and
Troy Cox, librarians.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Lasley of Col.
tagc Grove, returned after spendiiif S
iungiina9 vacation ucre wun irieniii
and relatives.
Esmond Cartwrigbt spent Sunday
at Eugene visiting his aunt, Mri.
Thompson.
Joseph Nemchick, one of the old
est men in tbe county, is quite ill at
the home of bis son John. Mr. Nem
chick is now 00 years old.
Joe Berrick of Portland was here
over Cbristinas visiting at the Joe
Stroda home.
Tho meetings which are being held
at the Christian church nightly are
attracting many pcoplo and large
crowds. Th,. recent eold vpnlhnp AA
not hinder the crowds from attending !
Mrs. Kellems' sermons have been very
good and every one has taken an in
tereRt in them.
W. L. Wright has a new hearie
now.
Willie Spieler, who has been en-
joying vacation time, returned to t
Wendling. where he is cmnloved in ';
the logging camp. ' (:
Mrs. Ruth Johnson went to Leb
anon to visit friends and relativea-on
Tuesday.
Wilfred Thomas is here spending
vacation time at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thomas.
Mrs. Charles Kizer of Rolanil.
visited ber mother, Mrs. Sbick of
near Brownsville.
BLACHLY
HLACWA-, Ore., .Tan. 5 (Spe
cinl) Harry nud .fuck- iSwflHz hare
returned to Noti nftor spending' the
holidays with their father.
Kenneth Thompson came in Tues
day to visit his parents.
John llemmc spent Christmas with
his parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. 11. He mine.
Mrs. Charles Slaytcr, Mr, and Mrs.
Ceorpe Worthing! nn, Mrs. Hutburt,
Itobert Slnyter, JJnfred nnd Wayne
Hulburt and Ituth Pontius spent
Wednesday evening with Mrs. W. (J.
Hillings and family.
Mrs. Shirlie Foster is visiting hrr
parents at Gladstone during the va
cation, Mr. nnd Mrs. Cienrge Cyphers, Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Hulburt and sons,
and Kthcl and Floyd Billings spent
Saturday evening with the Swartz
family. Kndio music was enjoyed until
midnight at which time refreshment!
were served.
TRENT
TRENT. Jan. G. (Special) Mr. :
and Mrs. Harry t)oy!e of Eugene hai
been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. G. &
Wood of Trent for the last few dayi,'.
James Ward spent tho New Yean
day in Eugene with his son.
Miss Hazel Stroud of Eugene it
visiting with Miss I. con a Kecvcr tbif
week, V
Dr. Ashton tor Chiropractb 4,
Electro-tbernpy. Opposite HeiUg t';
atcr. I'hooe 860. til.