Tuesday, January 4, 1921 THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON Five OCAL HAPPENINGS From Neighboring Towns , a . vv IONE Service This Bank provides every facility for the prompt and efficient transaction of all kinds of hanking business. First National Bank Heppner, Oregon Painless Parker The Famous Dentist PEOPLE living a hundred miles or more away come to my offices to have their teeth fixed up. I make it a rule that those from a distance shall be waited upon immediately and their work be completed first, so they can go back home as soon as possible. Years ago I discovered how to extract and fix teeth with out hurting, and was so successful that people called me "Painless" Parker. My practice has grown until I now havo Si twenty-eight offices, and all my associ ates in these offices have been taught how to practice painless dentistry as well as I can do it myself. We have fixed up the teeth of over a million people, and call our way of practicing "the E. R. Parker System." If your teeth are bothering you, and you want them put in good shape without hurt ing and without pay ing a fancy- price, come to our nearest office, which you will find located at 755 Main Street, Pendleton 326 Washington Street, Portland Parcel Post System and the Salary of the Fourth Class Postmaster. By W. II. BROPHY, National League of Postmasters. Mrs. Ira Cochran and her daugh ter. Miss Lillian, left Sunday for their home at Pendleton after spend ing a few days with friends and rela tives. Miss Lillian while here at tended the Elks' ball at Heppner. Miss Beatrice Sperry, who spent the past two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Sperry, left Sun day for Portland to resume her work at the First National bank. Miss Ruth Steen left Saturday for Corvallis to resume her studies at the O. A. C, after a delightful week's visit at the H. M. Olden home on Rhea creelc. Miss Steen had been visiting her parents at Lewisfon, Ida ho, Miss Caroline Lorenz was also a guest at the Olden home and left Saturday for her home at Pilot Rock. A. M. Zink and family returned last Tuesday from a two-weeks' au to trip spent at Portland with rela tives. They report a delightful time with relatives. Carl Troedson left Wednesday for King City, California, where he will enjoy a few months' visit with his half-brother, Alfred Carlson. John Land left Wednesday on the local for Portland to spend a few days on business. Among the lone boys who left on New Year's day, were Noel K. Dob yns, who will resume his studies at the O. A. C. and Eldred Corson, head ed for the University of Washington. Mrs. W. W. Wilson of Walla Walla arrived Saturday to be at the bedside of her sister-in-law, Mrs. John Louy, who passed away Sunday, January 2. Mrs. Wilson was joined Monday by her husband, who came to attend the funeral. C. W. McNamer left Sunday with a car load of cattle for the Portland market. He was accompanied by his brother-in-law, Richard Rogers, who has been spending his vacation at the McNamer home. He will resume his studies at the 0. A. C. Mrs. McNam er also left Sunday on the local to spend a few days in the City. j The friends of C. B. Sperry are glad to learn he has recovered from his severe illness and was able Mon day to be in his office again. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Louy motored over from Arlington Monday to at tend the funeral of their sister-in-law, Mrs. J. P. Louy. Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Howard and son, James, returned Sunday after spend ing the holidays with their daughter, Mrs. John Hossner of Gresham. Last Sunday evening the members of the C. E. elected their officers for the following year. Those elected were Miss Lillian Allinger, president; Keltsie Devin, vice-president; Miss Edine Moore, secretary; Miss Arline Balsiger, treasurer; Miss Helen Bal siger, organist and Miss Vesper Schriver, assistant organist. Mr. .E R. Curfman and family re turned Sunday after spending a week in Portland. Mr. Curfman, attended the Teachers' Association while in the city. He reports spending a prof itable time at the meetings. The lone school opened Monday, after a two-weeks' vacation, with all the teachers present. ' V V BOARD MAN .J. .T. .J. T. .J. .T. .j. J. C. Ballinger has sold his entire hardware and furniture stock to B. S. Kingsley of Hermiston. Mr. Kinj sley will occupy the entire Murchi building, except the bank,, and will carry a full stock of general mer chandise. W. P. Tucker, S. H. Boardman, J. C. Ballinger and W. A. Goodwin of the 3oardman Commercial Club, vis ited the Umatilla Commercial Club, on Friday evening in the interest of the John Day Development League, which was organized at Boardman recently. A large and enthusiastic crowd was present and the matter of the launching of a power dam at the Umatilla rapids was discussed. A meeting will be called at Umatilla in the near future with prominent speakers from Heppner, Arlington, Pendleton and Hermiston, to further the proposed project. Several new homes are to start in the near future. A serious accident might have oc curred the other evening when sev eral young men started to Messner in an auto. One wheel broke and the machine rolled completely over. Two were jammed up a, little, but not seriously. A general service station is to be built on the corner of the Columbia Highway and Main street. Good, let 'em colie. Tom Hendricks has purchased the school house and will take it down and build a new home on his farm. Mr. E. Messenger, a recent arrival from, Trout Lake, Wash., has pur chased 40 acres one mile south of town and has erected one of the best bungalows in the country. Mr. Mes senger has a large family who at tend the public and high school and still there is room at Boardman. O. H. Warner, our genial hotel man has dug a well and built a con crete power house and will install a gasoline engine to pump water for the hotel. F. F. Klitz has excavated for a basement and will erect a line bun galow at once. Sam Boardman was the chief speaker at the Umatilla Commercial Club meeting and believe us, Sam can tell 'em, too. The new year has arrived and all Boardman is watching anxiously for word from the O. W. . & N. about the new standard depot promised. Announce your new year resolu tions by doing something. Mr. T. Snively from Dul'ur, has purchased the Pastime from Ed Miles, and has installed a lunch coun ter. Oh you "hot dog." One of the crying needs of the service is a classified civil service status for third and fourth class postmasters. The parcel post system has placed a burden on the postmasters of this class that is all out of proportion to their compensation. Since the parcel post system was es f fhed it has grown to gigantic proportions, and in the smaller towns, k o i.jrro nerrentntra of buvin2 is done from mail order houses, it -jj j "e" r o- -- n i forms the bulk of the mail handled. ' The present compensation of the fourth-class postmaster is fixed on conditions that existed a half century ago. His pay is based on a per centage of the cancellation of stamps in the outgoing mail. Incoming mail is from three to eight tunes greater than the outgoing mail, and the postmaster gets nothing for handling it That means that he has from three to eight times more work to do free than his paid work. I An adequate wage scale, based on the hours of service required and I the amount of work performed, is what the National League of Post- masters stands for, and congress will be asked to grant such scale at the coming session. CAL FORM A Gulls Yol TO A WORLD OF INFINITE BEAUTY AND CHARM '3 Americas Winter Playground Outdoor life ideal. An endless variety of healthful recrea tion, pastimes and sight-seeing tours. Its thousands of miles of picturesque paved highways are the admiration and delight of motor enthusiasts. A real spmitropic winter paradise. UV ' -3282 The Itirect and Pleasant Way to California is Via the UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM which places at the disposal of its patrons two extremely at tractive amljnteresting routes the world-famous Columbia River and Shasta Routes, or through Salt Lake City and one hundred miles of orange groves in the Sunny Southland. WHY NOT GO ONE WAY AND RETURN THE OTHER A circle of rare scenes and experiences not excelled on the continent. Through sleeping car and dining car ::: "infla tions make the trip either way nmfortable and Inti Let our uKont tell you all ab .-' ", r -pare your itinerary, make yoir v i tions, deliver your tickets and i'iyt.., . struct.ive California literature. A pleasant variation from the " --'n to California is the ocean trip f--!.-, n , land to San Francisco. Sailings- on the "Rosi City!' or "AlaRka" every fifth day. Direct connection in Portland. Let us tell you about it. C. DARBEE, Agent, Heppner Oregon. VM. McMl'KRAY, General Passenger Agt.,. Portland, Oregon. AIDED ITS BLIND COMPANION REGULAR EVERY-DAY AFFAIR Most Mothers With Small Sons Will Recognize This as Strictly Accord ing to Schedule. Aw, mother, not yet! Just lemme stay out a little longer Just live min utes. Just one minute? Aw, gee! Get ready? Why, ain't I all right to go this way? Why not? Aw, gosh, not my shirt! Yes, I see those edges on the cuffs, but I can keep my font sleeves down over them. Gee whiz, you're pertickler. Why do you have to see my shoes? I did black theui, just yesterday. Yes, I'm nil done washing; no, didn't hurry too much. Lemme alone my neck's all right! Well, I'm sure I don't know why those dark places are on my hands; why, I just washed them. Onch! Don't brush my hair so hard I Well, the place that sticks up Is right over the bump, so that's why I couldn't brush It there.. No, I haven't done my nails yet; I was Just getting ready to when you made me wash my bands again. I don't need anything. Well, then, Just a sweater, not my overcoat. Aw, gee! No, I don't know where my gloves are; I don't need tliem, anyhow. Gosh, not my rubbers! Aw, mother! The mud Isn't very deep, and If takes about a year to put the darn things on. Gee whiz. Well, g'by! Yes, I Em hurrying. Well, I'm gonna start right olT, soon as I speak to Bill a minute; lie's right up at the corner, and lie might be going my way. Aw, why not? Well, s'hmg! (Departs with the hug and smile that cancel all his sins, and a great peace settles upon ihe househunt) Life. About Twenty-eight "Pop !" "Yes, my son." "What are the middle ages?" "Why, the middle ages, my boy, are the ones which, when the women racli, they stop counting." Yonkers Statesn'iui. Australian Stockman Tells of Bullock That Took Care of Another Which Was Sightless. Peter S. Mitchell, a stock raiser from Melbourne, Australia, says that the cat tle business Is at present the best In the history of Australia. He says that , his people are hard at work restoring I the country to normal and time they are very anxious to get the world trade back to pre-war conditions. "My father was first to bring the Tdack Poll cattle Into Australia 40 years ago," said Mr. Mitchell at New York, "and they have developed to bo the best for our section. They are hardy, flourish on ferns, tree leaves and hark, where other cattle would starve, and they grow to great size, with weight evenly distributed, and the fat running in hair lines through the rump steaks even. There is a quick market for anything on the hoof that Is fairly fat, and prices are very good. "We discovered a blind bullock lu one of the herds that came in, and an other bullock had adopted It and fathered It all the time. It was found to be blind only when we noticed that Its companion signaled to It constantly and led It to water, through gates and narrow runs. If at any time it got lost Its friend would never rest until he had located it. "None of the other bullocks paid any attention to the blind one and the pro tection the foster parent gave to the unfortunate bullock was a never end ing source of comment and specu lation. When both, fattened after IS months on our place, were driven to the shipping station fit) miles distant the blind one was led through the diffi cult places by bis friend and generally cured for day nnd night." WANT LANGUAGE UP TO DATE Common Sense Behind "Literary Revo lution" That Is Now Prevail ing In China. ' What Is termed the literary revolu tion In Chlnn alms nt a reform of the language used In books, magazines, newspapers and public discussion. The outsider will Jump to the conclusion that this means an attempt to encour age a phonetic substitute for Ideo graphic characters. Not at all. There Is n movement to supplement Ideo graphs with phonetic signs to show their pronunciation, the nlm being rtnUn na mnpli tn ufimdtintWo nrnnnn. elation as make It easier to learn to read. lint this movement arouses no such Interest nnd excitement as the lit erary revolution. The latter Is an attempt to make the spoken language the standard lan guage for print. Literary Chinese Is as far away from tho vernacular as Latin Is from Kngllsh, perhaps further. It Is n speech of 2,000 years ago, adorned nnd frozen. To learn It Is to learn another language. The reformers were actuated by the practical Impossibility of making education really universal when In addition to the ditllciiltles of mastering the Ideographs, children In the elementary schools are compelled to get their education In terms of a foreign language. They are actuated even more by the belief that It was not possible to de velop a literature which shall express the life of today unless Hie spoken lan guage, the language of Ihe people, In used. Apart from the employing and enriching of the vulgar tongue, It Is not possible to develop general discus sion of the Issues of today, soclul, mural, economic. New Republic. 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