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High School News Notes
II) Irene Ja>
Washington. Dec. 11.—Ostensibly, iflan. is continuing his probe of
congress is providing the nation with Bureau of Internal Revenue and
"Who's Cm*) Now" Given llefore Report' Show More Nallies oil the
a pleasant surprise. It has. to all Prohibition Unit. It is currently re
IloiM» Ill'll
Suaient Xsveanbly
appearances, buckled down to work. ported that he was inspired by per
!-ast week euded the second
Secretary Mellon
A very clever play was presented
However, books should not be judg sonal motives.
wce'.s of school mid the reports
ed according to their covers. A cas and the senator had an argument before the assembly Friday after- we.e again given out.
A decid'd
»Vho's
The skit, entitled
ual survey of the first week’s doings over tax matters. The investigation noon
names ap
increase
In
the
number-of
would indicate that the elections had was the outcome of the disagreement ; Craay Now." was given by the toi-
peering this week on the hon-
McRey-
a chastening effect and great things betweeu the two richest men in pub-Rowing people. Eleanore
The list
| nuids, Mary Day. Howard Knapp. or roll will be noticed.
That lie life.
could be reasonably expected
Is as follows: Seniors, Milt Ur
|Syd
^'oung.
Howard
Kunar
and
IX*
The time of the senate'has l»een
is the picture the world views today.
Stanley Lawton. Donald Nel.
Miss McReynolds.
Behind the scenes, in official Wash- taken up with prolonged debate on Monte Seybold.
Lawrence Bchagldt. Aubrey Walker.
|
an
old
maid,
advertised
in
a
maga-
ington. conditions are decidedly dif the Muscle Shoals project. Several
>*:llin Whorley, Syd Youug, Alleg-
legislative propositions have been Line for a husband and Howard
ferent.
ra Ausland. Catherine Carrell, Her-
answered
call.
Syd
offered
to
dispose
of
the.
property
in
,
Knapp
the
It Is true that the elections
that Ford. Juanita Goff. Anna Hen
brought out the political trimmers. Alabama but there are no signs of Young, an escaped convict, stopped rickson. Jean Herron. Dot Lund-
agreement
on
any
plan
or
any
like-I
In
and
caused
complications.
Mary
Those who strayed from the fold
burg Ruth Newman. Marjorie Snl
have been humbled but not entirely lihood of an early compromise, j Day. as the negro maid, was a huge 1 der. Juniors: tanern Batman. Htll
subdued. In the cloak-rooms of the Though President Coolidge has indi success and Howard Rimer, as pu- Brocklcy, Harold Larson. Harold
'liceman and Monte Seybold as truck
senate and house, where frank opin cated that he should favor a quick
.Mansfield. Hollister Miller, Frances
: man were equally as good.
disposition
of
the
"white
elephaut"
ions are exchanged privately, the
Rahm. Helen Bunch. Bessie Falve.v,
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subject of enforcing party regular left over from the war. the various
Edna Griffin. Margaret Hammcr-
ity is a favorite topic. Some honest groups of legislative agents work- 1
I». <>. Own forvi Gives Talk Hefore baeher. Alice liar* -y. Marjorie i'ai
ly believe that the removal of so- ing on the matter continqe an agita-
iwr, Grace Patton. Wilma Sheely,
High School
called "insurgents'* from majority tlon which will make settlement dif-j
Ellen *Sm it h.
Sophomores:
tlrval
ficult.
posts on important committees, will
| The third of the lectures provided Jass. Luther Lucas. George Perry.
Congress must talk about some
help the two principal parties. Oth
i by the Rotary elub was given Thurs- Ixatta Burrell. Pauline Harden. Ee
ers are convinced lhat the banish thing whether the subject is import day forenoon by Mr. P. O. Crawford, ther Hawkins, Katherine Howard
ment of Senator LaFollette and his ant to the nation's welfare or not. It who is affiliated with the Oregon- Ivy Murphy. Geneva Oils, Olivo Ov-
friends from party councils was a seems reasonable to believe at this 1 California Power company.
He erton. Doris Patrick,
grave political error. It is predict time that only appropriation bills spoke about choosiug engineering son. Maud Starna.
Wlse
ed that this public ostracism of the will be enacted at the short session for a life occupation. He told of his Freshmen:
Duncan
Cor.
There is a like
several senators and congressmen beginning March 1.
Kuth
past experience and it was an in- stance Baker, Beryle
will pave the way for a legislative lihood that serious attention will lie spiration to the students.
Farmer. Celia Frye. Julia Uigler. Dot
branch
rm ilX < mm iMiMiMv siiou ix<, i r rm mt < >i i i in \ i iti: i< »u< >it ic< >u < humid »
crisis after the holidays. The tangle given to the MacFadden
Alma
He left these us high lights of Harper, Margaret Hooper.
may come when votes are required banking bill as relatively little oppo his speech: Never be satisfied with Longworthy. Marie Moon, Marie
to pass the various appropriation sition has developed on this propo your present position in life: build Strack. Marian Turner. Buena Weth-
begin to come, they must be treat average American would starve to 'mineral wealth of the golden state.
sition.
bills.
a broad, strong foundation, and al erbee. Lillian Williams. Cora With- ed right and welcomed, and thus death on.
I In other words, those who delved
Representatives of organized labor
Congress has been peaceful for a
ways learn the fundamentals of ev am. Julia Wright.
others will follow. Such people are
There are tens of thousands of Into the soil to make It produce food
are working vigorously to bring
week—almost too peaceful. Politi
erything perfectly.
Some students deserved special easily assimilable and In one gener such people In these United States ¡stuffs, have produced a greater
about a rebuke to President Coolidge
cal prophets say it foreshadows a
mention because of exceptionally ation they will be as Ideally Ameri and they can bq secured for this re - wealth than Ihose who sought tho
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for his veto of the postal salary bill
snarl during the elosing hours. If
high grades. The following recelv- can as any of the other native born. gion with a well-directed campaign .gold. The earn»» holds true of every
at the last session. This subject Basketball Season starts with 'ludi
the malcontents, and they are quite
ed a grade of 93 or above In all
Interest
Wisconsin, with Its German and of publicity and co-operative encour-lpart of the country, We all live off
more than any. other legislative meas-
numerous in the present body, be
their subject^:
the soil, and the soil Is our most
Dutch farmers, has been developed a gement.
ts
an
unending
source
of
bother
ure
come exasperated at the punishment
Basketball season has started In
Barbara Hoftmelster, Louise How
profitable source of existence. Study
Our
country
will
produce
many
wealthy
dairy
state.
Into
a
very
concern
in
the
senate
and
house
meted out for their political trans and
earnest, This Is the first year we ard,
Russell Johnsrud,
Dorothy
Minnesota was developed princ Ipal- things that have never been tried the soil for more than what may he
fact
that
the
president
vetoed
The
gressions. it is barely possible that
have had a boys’ team and we are Barnes. Catherine Dabble, laiuise
ly by the Scandinavians,
TRe here, but wAtch ought t<> be tried- found under It, and you will dis
they will seek revenge at a crucial the measure giving specific reasons erpecting great things from them. Holman. Lucian Lu- as. Vernon Trim
swamps ot northern Indiana and There Is no doubt that fruit, ber- cover It contains untold wealth,
for
his
action,
brings
out
a
delicate
hour. The appropriations bills, pro
The girls are showing great Inter ble. Lillian Fosbery. Virginia Held.
lower Michigan were redeemed and rise an<l vegetables of every desertp gives employment to more people
viding billions for the operation of situation for senators and congress est and Coach Brown has great Katheryn McVtcar. Ruth Mosher, Le-
made to bloom like gardens by tlon can he grown in largo quantl- than the mines, and will help sus
men
who
were
elected
in
November
the federal government, must be en
hopes for them.
ora Patton.
thrifty Dutch settler* who plunged! ties, but as lumber has been one of tain more happy homes and people
acted into law before March 1 when on promises to support the adminis
the chief sources of weslth, not than all the El Dorados ever discov
It
though they are small. They wars in celery culture, making worthless
the present session ends.
Unless tration's legislative program.
enough attention has been given ered.
lands
valuable,
now
selling
for
hun
seems
that
even
the
minority
mem
laid down just before the war. The
the majority can make the so-called
other sources.
It ■hould be a matter for coni mer-
fleet Includes three small torpedo dreds ot dollars an acre.
“rebels" tractable by that date, an bers are reluctant to take up the
The rugged hills that are not cap- .clal clubs, chambers of commerce
In
Switzerland
the
farmer
does
at
least
until
after
the
holi-
veto,
uoats and four fairly modern sub
extra session will be required. And.
able of cultivation ar« loaded with and other such bodies to make a
marines. two launched in 1916 atid not ask about the fertility of the,
the president does not favor the pro days, The postal salary bill pro
mineral wealth of _____
undiscovered and real study of the productivity of the
soil,
but
merely
wants
a
site
for
his
I
marked
increases
in
the
pay
of
vides
nun in 19IS. two gunboats launched
posal to call another session in the
undeveloped possibilities,
Much of |soil and ways and menns to secure
proposed
farm
—
he
will
see
to
its
j
approximately
350,000
postal
em-
spring.
in 1916 of 1,100 tons each and sev
fertility.
Every bench that will the lumber cut here could be turned the wealth laying at their feet.
ployes averaging about $300 each.
eral lesser craft.
Even the 'regulars'' among the
Paris, Dec. 13.—(U. P.)—A fleet
hold soil Is cherished and the soil ■ Into a finished product instead of
There Is room In this county for
It is said that legislators from rural
Republicans and Democrats are not
without
a
flag,
lying
in
the
Port
of
built up as one would build a house | being shipped o»t In an unfinished five or ten thousand more people.
districts who were enthusiastic sup
in harmony on major tgatters. While
or other structure on a plot of state.
It Is an old country, and during Its
porters fo the postal salary bill be Bizerte, in the northeast corner of
apparently united on the proposi
Length of Month Differ»
ground in this country.
Gold was the Incentive of many existence there have been thous
fore election, are now in a quandary. Africa, may soon weigh anchor as a
tion that expulsion was necessary
There are three kinds of months In
Such hardy and thrifty people of our first settlers' migration to ands of people coming and going.
Though there has been .much talk negligible naval factor und st?am in
the computation of time, The lunar
for party discipline, some ill feeling
to
international
relations,
ruffling
would hail this country as an ideal this state, yet there has been more Why let them go3 Keep them. Help
about agricultural legislation at this
but
not
by
month Is 28 days by law,
has developed because of committee
session, the signs are against the the smooth waters of Euro peau actual facts.
It varies, sometimes spot to build homes and farms. They | wealth taken out of the soil In the then to help themselves.—Crescent
assignments and patronage.
Long
peace.
It
is
the
Wrangel
flotilla,
proposition. If congress follows the
being
2t>
’
4
days,
though It may differ would make good on land that the form of farm products than all the ('By Courier.
ago. a sage said that man is so con
president's recommendations It must which took refuge in a southern as much as six hours In the length
stituted that he detests
w'hoever
await the report of the recently ap French port at the time of the of time.
does not resemble him, or whoever
pointed agricultural
commission. Wrangel debacle before the victor
refuses to share his political pas
Chairman Haugen, of Iowa, speak ious soviet legions.
sions. Conditions have not changed.
The arrival of the fleet caused
ing for the house agricultural com
The average legislator here today is
mittee. has made clear the fact that France considerable annoyance, and
fond of saying that the end justifies
no drastic agrarian measures will be has been a heavy expense ever since. Great DevClopnwnt In I lie Near Fu
the means. His choler rises, how
presented at this session. He takes When Wrangel's men were driven to
ture Is SeM Here
ever, when a colleague is elevated to
the position that it would be folly the sea, they boarded the boats they
a higher post. It is amusing at
That Del Norte county has room
to attempt haphazard measures had appropriated from the estate of '
times to note a legislator struggling
when a scientific body, such as the old Russia and headed for friendly ' for development goes without say
between party needs and personal
France had
been
very ing. There are thousands of unim-
agricultural commission, is now at havens.
gain. Yet it is an ordinary event
work trying to find a way out for sympathetic with the Wrangel cause ’ proved acres in this country that
which leaves its mark on law-making
federal aid to farmers, Haugen was so when the troops arrived here they can be made productive and many
in Washington.
one of the authors of the McNary- felt quite at home and many landed 1 blades of grass be made to grow
Then France was 1 where oYie grows now. We Aave a
A week has passed and there is no Haugen bill which the president op and remained.
evidence of the congressional inves posed at the last session. The bill faced with the problem of the alien 1 great deal of cut-over lands that are
tigation mania returning to plague ultimately failed because of the un- navy, which she solved by arranging ' subject to redemption and a high
the country. Only one official in economic lines upon which it was to have the crews remain aboard and state of cultivation. Jt is a natural
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quiry is now on the boards. Senator drawn calling for heavy drains on take care of the ships and armament. scenic country and well adapted to
But now France has recognized such use» as would make a Swiss
James C'ouzens, Republican, of Mich- the public treasury.
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the Russian soviet state, which mountaineer glad.
claims authority over everything that
There are Wonderful possibilities
l*elonged to old Russia. This claim right here at home and our men of
naturally includes the navy, and it affairs ought, to turn their time and
is expected here that the soviets, in attention to making a study of ways
adjusting differences between the and means to improve this region.
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The fleet inciudes two cruisers, the primeval forests and bush.
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