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Newspaper Page TextThe Gazett E- f IMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY VOU 30, NO. 42. HEPPNER, OREGON, TBTR8DA, JAMAUV T, 11)20. SUBSCRIPTION. $2.00 PER TEAR vnnL GROWERS F PUBLI "Foisting of Goods on Public That Am Woolen In Name Only" Cause of Criticism Demand Prose cutions. Adoption of a resolution urging the Department of Commerce to investi gate misrepresentation in the sale of clothing and prosecute the offenders in a vigorous manner, was urged by President F. J. Hugenbarth, before 300 delegates at the open sessions of the 55th annual three-day convention of the National Woolgrowers' associ ation at Salt Lake City. "Wool growers should lend all in fluence and energy to suppress the robbery of the public by those manu facturers and dealers who foist on them all-wool goods which are wool en in name only," President Hngen burth declared. Acting Governor Harden Bennison welcomed the delegates on behalf of the state and this was responded to by Dr. J. M. Wilson, of Douglas, Wyo. The annual address of President Hugenbarth was read. Secretary-Treasurer S. W. McClure in his annual report said aproxtmate ly $18,000 hus been Bpent by the as sociation during 1919 and that there was a cash surplus of nearly $4000. The resignation of Dr. McClure as secretary was announced. His suc cessor will be elected the last day of the convention. Hotel Work Progressing. Work on Hepner's new three story hotel ia being rushed at all possible speed and Contractor Traver ha3 made a favorable showing the pas, week. With weather conditions per mitting, the town will have a first class hotel by early summer. Since the first of the year, The Gazette-Times has entered a great num ber of new homes In Morrow county anil a large number of renewals are recorded. Tills speaks stronger for (lie paper than anything we might say. Since Jan. 1, the following re newals and new subscribers have gone on our roll of honor: Frank Parker, Heppnor; W. K. Munkers, Lexington; M. F. Parker, Lexington; W. T. York, Lamesn, Tex as; Claud Coals, lleppner; J.. P. Stockard, Lexington; John Kilkenny, Heppner; I'at O'Brien, County Le trim, Ireland; Gunnar Linthe, Lex ington; O. C. Stephens, llardman, W. K. Irwin, lleppner; Sam McCui lotigh, lleppner; Hynd Brothers, Heppner; Guy Shaw, lleppner; Den nis Splllane, lleppner; Harry Cum mings, Heppner; S. T. Kobison, llepp ner; Dan Hlce, Heppner; W. T. Crow, Calgary, Alta.; Jus. W. Long, Hoard man: E, U. Slocum, Lexington; Pac ific Telephone & Telegraph Co., Heppner; E. M. Hulden, Heppner; K. II, Weeks, Heppner; W. T. McRob erts, Heppner; Albert Williams, Heppner; Frank Lleuallen, Heppner; J. M. Hayes, Pendleton; Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Heppner; Fred Huchanan, Echo; A. J. Hunt, Heppner; A. E. Patterson, Heppner; D. E. Oilman, lleppner; M. Thompsen, lone; John McCulluugh, Heppner; A. Z. Barnard, Heppner; Geo. Stevenson, Heppner; Mrs. John Freund, Portland; Henry Howard, Heppner; M. E. Smith, Junction City, Ore.;Silas Harris, Parkers Mill; Mrs. Mattlo Adkins, Heppner; Mrs. Sarah Brown, Hepp ner; H. D. Mikesell, Heppner; J. H. Lang, Heppner; Goorge McDuffee, Heppnor; B. F. Doherty, Heppner; C. H. Gemmell, Helix; Herman Neil son, llardman; Dean T. Goodman, Heppnor; Henry Scherzlnger, Hepp ner; R. E. Jones, Heppner; W. O. Minor, Heppner; A. W. Minor, Codar Itupids, Iowa; J. B. Nalter, Heppner; Paul HiBler, Heppner; Jas. Gentry, Heppner; Fred Krugg, Heppnor; I. F. liedsnul, Hardman; W. D. Gor don, Ilermlston; Nels Mngnuson, Heppner; Andrew Hood, Heppnor; W. K. Mikesell, Heppner; Melissa A. Clark, Heppnor; Mrs. Rebecca Pen land, Heppner; Jefferson Evans, Wal la Walla, Wash.; B. F, Morgan, Mor gan; O. O. Edwards, Athena, O e.; H. 13. Van Dyke, Portland; F. O. Ras mus, Heppner; Chas. B. Cox, Hepp ner; Chas. Swindlg, Heppner; F. N. Frye, Heppnor; Marion Evans, Hepp ner; Walter Uoilmann, lone; H. A. Noyes, Wapato, Wash; Mike Scpnn ek, Echo; P. A, Anderson, Heppnor; Cyrus Aiken, Portland; Roy T. Camp bell, Lexington; Elmer Beumun, lleppner; Morrow County; Chas. Hemrich, Heppner; George Blalim, Heppner; lien Buschke, Heppner; Ellen Buselck, Heppner; Loins Rob Ison, Hardman; C. M. Sims, Hupp ner; J. E. Berwick, Heppnor; 8. W. Floreon, Heppnor; Goorge W. Dyk stra, Heppner; W, E. Cummings, lleppner; Vann E. Jones, Eight Mile; Ada M. Ayers, lleppner; W. A. French, Heppner. ROBBERS 0 0. J. Cox Buys W. R. Mun kers Property at Lex ington for $10,500 O. J. Cox has purchased the W. R. Munkers residence in Lexington and the halt section of farming land ad joining. The price paid for Hie land was $25 per acre and the residence property sold for $2500, making a to tal consideration of $10,500. For the past several years. Mr. Munkers has been making his home In Portland. Mr. Cox recently sold his alfalfa and dairy farm on Rhea creek to Ed II Kellogg. Garrett M. Akers Was A Pioneer Fanner Here Garrett M. Akers, who recently passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Parman at Freewater, was a pioneer farmer of Morrow county, having resided for a long number of yeas in the Gooseber ry section. He was aged 64 years, 9 months and 21 days. Mr. Akers was a native of Iowa and located in the Gooseberry section about 35 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Akers had moved from lone to Freewater last Fall. He Ib survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Akers, of Freewater; two sons, Fred of lone and Lowell of Freewater; four daughters, Mrs. Newt King and Mrs. C. J. Anderson, of lone; Mrs. John Parman and Mrs. John Frazier, of Freewater, and a sister Mrs. Frank Holmes of Portland. The funeral was held at Freewater and burial was made in the Odd Fellows ceme tery at Milton. Knights of Pythias are Planning Big Time for February Tuesday, February 3, will be a red letter day in t lie history of local Py ihlanism, if present plans of Doric Lodge No. 20, are carried out, and they undoubtedly will be. The lar gest class in the history of the local lodge will be initiated in the Knight rank on that day. The class will be such a large one, that work will be gin in the afternoon, in order that it may be finished up in one day. The Grand Lodge officers, Grand Chancel lor Julien Hurley of. Vale, and Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, Walter G. Gleeson of Portland, will bo here, and the lodges of Condon, Lone Rock and Arlington have been extended in vitations to come. Time Has Arrived For Making Income Tax Returns The time has again arrived for making out your income tax returns. The law provides that all returns be in the office of the Internal Revenue Collector at Portland, on or before March 15, 1920. All tax payers are urged to make out their returns at once, thus avoid ing the rush at the last hour. Blanks for making reports are being issued to all those who made a return last year, and others may receive the blanks by writing the Internal Rev enue office. The Collector of Internal Revenue, Milton A. Miller of Portland will also be pleased to give you any information you may desire which will aid you in preparing your state ment. Walter Gemmell Buys North Morrow Wheat Ranch Walter Gonmiell, who has been farming his father's wheat ranch Just above Heppner, closed a deal o. Wednesday whereby he becomes the owner of 838 acres of fine wheat land in the Finley district In the north nnd of the county, which he purchased from David Duvall. The price paid was $17,000. Mr. Gemmell also gets the stock nnd equipment on the place and will tuke immediate possession. The deal was handled through Roy V. Wliitels, local reator. Irwln-Cnson. Two prominent Heppner families were united when Miss Sybil Cason, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Waller Cason became the wife of Stephen M. Irwin. The groom is the eldest son of Mr. nnd Mrs. W. R. Irwin, a pioneer family of this city. The wedding occurred on Saturday evening, January 17, at 7:30 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents on Center street. In the presence of im mediate relatives. Dr. Georgo B. Van Waters of t lie Episcopal church, per formed the ceremony. Both Mr. nnd Mrs. Irwin are grad uates of Ihn local high school and :he groom is one of the younger bus iness men of this city, being tho own er of the Gales Half-Sole shop here. During the past year, the bride has been chief clerk In the local postof- llce. Spokane, Wash. City retailers say the crest has been reached in potato prices. Prices nro $4 to $4.50 per 100 pounds, with extra fancy grades bringing $5 per hundred. Frosted potatoes are said to hnvo been con sumed. If any change In tho mar ket develop? retailers suy It Is likely to be downward. DRY !! RE- At a meeting in this city on Sunday afternoon, which was held in the I. O. O. F. Hall, local citizens of Irish de cent and nativity, subscribed nearly four thousand dollars as a starter in the drive to raise $12,500 in Gilliam and Morrow counties for the $10,- 000,000 Freedom Fund. John Kilkenny, local sheepman, headed the list in his customary man ner, with a subscription of $1000. Other subscribers at the Sunday meeting were John P. Doherty, $100; Jas. G. Doherty, $50; John J. Kelly, $250; Michael Kenny, $250; B. F. Doherty, $50; Patrick Brady, $100; John McLaughlin, $100; Germ O' Connor, $150; John C. McEntire, $150; Wm. Doherty, $100; Jas. Hig- gius, $50; Jos. T. Kenny, $50; Pat rick Council, $500; Walter Moore, $50; Thos. O'Brien, $100; Emil Groshen, $25; S. A. Pattison, $10; Jas. B. Kenny, $50; Frank Healerton, $50; Pat Jackson, $50; Jack Dundas, $50; Daniel Downey, $100; Father Thos. J. Cantwell, $200; F. A. Mc- Menamin $50; J. F. Kenny, $50; W. 1'. Mahoney, $100; Mollahan Bros., $100 and E. D. Berry, services. To tal, $3,860. At the afternoon session the chief speakers were F. A. McMenamin and John Kilkenny, while Father Cant- well also spoke In a pleasing and ap propriate manner concerning Irish rights. Other speakers were W. P. Mahoney, Michael Kenny, S. A. Pat tison, John F. Kenny and Patrick Connell. In the evening the banquet hall was filled with people who gathered lo partake of the 6 o'clock dinner. It was some feed, say those who wen fortunate enough to be there and put their feet under the mble. Two Contracts Signed For Gravity Construction Two contracts for pipe w hich wu. be used in the construction of Hepp ner's new gravity water system have been signed up and returned to the city. The Concrete Pipe Company of Walla Walla which will furnish ten miles of concrete pipe, nnd the Calif ornia Pipe & Tank Company, of Oak land have both signed and returned copies of their contracts. The deal between the city of Hepp ner nnd the Heppner Light & Water Company is practically complete for the transfer of the water plant to the city with the exception of a number of supplies which are to be. sold to the city at invoice price. These sup plies have not yet been listed in their entirety. HAVK VOU WHEN E.M MKI1 ATED? If not, or it you have any doubt, fill out this coupon and mail to W. A. Terrall, Supervisor of Census, Wa sco, Oregon. On January 1, 1920, I was living at address given below, but to the best of my knowledge 1 have not been enumerated there or any where else. Name Street and No, City ' cowruTioi-j The following resolution was pass ed by the Boardman Local of the Mor row County Farm Bureau at its meet ing on January 14. WHEREAS, it has been and is deemed expedient to pc-mit others than thoBe whose business U purely agricultural to become 1 soeUtJed in the Farm Bureau movement, "to the proportion of not to exceed 25 per cent, and WHEREAS, by so doing, there is a fear openly expressed that the Farm Bureau Movement is thus jeopardized through danger of being controlled by officials whose interests are not agri cultural, THEREFORE, be it Resolved by the Boardman Farm Bureau that with the exception of treasurer, when that office is separate from the secre tary that all offices of local, county or state organization he filled by men who are actively engaged in agricul tural pursuits, and that constitutions and by-laws be so framed or amended that those whose business is non-agricultural shall be excluded from offi cial positions in the Farm Bureau in compliance with this resolution, and Be it further Resolved, that the lo local secretary of this organization be instructed to comunicate this resolu tion to the other local secretaries throughout the country and urge its adoption by their respective organi zations, and also file a copy of these resolutions with each official of the county organization that they may be fully informed of our desires in the matter. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES The examinations started Thurs day morning at 9 o'clock and contin ued till Friday evening. There were not many exemptions from all ap pearances, the pupils have not work ed as hard as they might. The tea chers are looking far belter work the second semester. The Patron-Teachers' Association will hold their regular monthly meet ing at the high school auditorium on Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The photographer was here all last week and took pictures of the school for the annual, the 'Hehisch." The pictures are all good and It looks like we are going to have a better annual this year than ever before. The Philomathlans and Cieeroninns presented a joint literary program last Friday evening. The proceeds taken in amounted to $59.30 and will be divided equally between the two societies. The Student Body will elect new officers for the second semester the first week of the new semester. Jack Howard, a prominent member of the Sophomore class is quarantin ed with the scarlet fever. MONEY TO LOAN. At six per cent, in amounts from $1000.00 to $37,500.00.' Five to 33 years. You pay principal and inter est. You do not have to take stock in any organization. For particulars w rite M. Fitztnaurice, Condon, Ore. 41 Spokane, Wash. Pasco has organ ized a strong social center to provide clean nnd healthful entertainment and recreation for residents. The membership has already passed the 300 mark and double the number is expected. . Rhea Creek Home of I Ben Buschke Scene i Of Happy Affair The Khea creek home of Mr. and I Mrs. Pen Buschke was the cet.'j of a i happy affair last Saturday evening jwhen a number of young people from Heppner motored out and spent the evening in dancing. Delicious n freshnients were served at a late hour. Those present were the Misses liannah and Isabel Wilson, Gyrene 1 icudllen, Florence Ralston, Norma I'reiUric, Violet and Ruby Corrigal, Lorraine and Odile Groshens, Eulalia Butler, Miss Gillespie, Audra Grogan, Ruth and Sadie Huddleston, Daisy Bi'ilow and Mr. and Mrs. George E. fperry, Mr. and Mrs. Nels H. Justus, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Wakefield, Mr and Ms. Robert Buschke, Mr. and Mrt. Ben Buschke Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keene, and Messrs. Ray Rogers, Alva Jones, Roy Wakefield, Emery Gentry, Garnett Barratt, Cecil Lieaallen, Oscar Wakefield, Robert Jordan, Joe Kenny, Emil Groshen Albert Adkins, Everett Pattison and Masters Gillespie, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Buschke and Misses Millie and Mar ina Buschke. Patron-Teachers Association Will Meet Friday Evening Tin' regular monthly meeting of t he Patron-Teachers' Association will be held Friday evening, January 23, at 7:30 p. m. in the high school audi torium. Dr. Bean and Dr. Vaughan will speak on subjects of interest to parents. Mrs. Carver, our delegate to the State Educational Association, will report. Among those giving mu sical numbers will be Bernice Gith eus, Mrs. Frank W. Turner and the high school quartette. The children of the second rgade will give an exer cise. A cordial invitation is extended to all parents and friends of the school. Come. Hi;h School Literary Societies Pre sent Pleasing Program. The Philoniathian and Ciceronian literary societies of the Heppner high school presented a very pleasing pro- jrapi qt th High School auditorium last Friday evening. The program, consisting of both literary and musi cal selections with a great deal of humor thrown in to balance up, was presented from start to finish with out a hitch and showed a mighty fine display of talent. An admission price of 15 and 25 cents was charged, and from the crowd in attendance we judge that the exchequers of the two societies were given a good siz ed boost. Tooze IjuhI Sold. E. M. Shutt this week sold the Charles T. Tooze wheat ranch in this county to J. W. Wiidenan at a con sideration of $40,000. ' This farm contains 1470 acres, and is all deep soil plow land except five acres, lying a mile and a half north of Jordan Siding elevator. Mr. Wiidenan is also the owner of the old Vaughn ranch on upper Eight Mile, which he recently purchased of J. W. Beymer, of this city. He conies from Sherman county, where land like he has just bought is selling readily at from $75 to $125 per acre, and he rightfully believes that farms that can be paid for out of two or three crops are not bad investments. Mr. Widenan will tie into this big wheat ranch soon, seeding about 500 acres and plowing with his big tractor the remainder of the land. Mr. Shutt also this week sold the residence property of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Browning near the depot to Mr. and Mrs. Ben McMullen. We did not learn the consideration. (ienmiell-Shcldon Taul Gemmell, popular bookkeeper at the First National Bank, left last week for Portland, completely equip ped with a marriage license which he had secured from County Clerk Waters, and later reports reach Heppner that Miss Harriet M. Shel don is now Mrs. Paul Gemmell. Miss Sheldon was a teacher in the lleppner schools last year and it was during her residence here that Dan Cupid got busy and kept alive a ro mance which resulted in the wedding in Portland last Friday. The bride is a native of North Dakota, while the groom is a native Morrow coun ty boy, having spent the greater part of his lite in lleppner. During the war, Mr. Oiunioll served in the Uni ted States Navy, but since leaving the service has been in the employ of the First, National Bank, where he is popular with bank officers and pa irons alike. Mr. and Mrs. Gemmell will arrive in lleppner the last of the week and will make their home here. William Perry was able to leave the lleppner Sanatorium the last of the week, and has gone with his bro ther, Joseph Perry, to tho latter's home at Juliaetta, Idaho to spend the remainder of the winter. His condition is greatly improved. Harry L. Duvall, north Lexington fanner, was in the city on Wednes day on a business visit. Heppner Men Return from Long Service in Siberia. After serving for twenty two mon ths in the United States Army, the greater part of which time was spent in Siberia. Raymond Marlatt, son of Mrs. Melissa Clam of this city, and Mahlon Stoneman, returned to Hepp ner last Saturday evening. The men received their discharge in San Fran cisco and lost no time in "beating it" for home. The boys say that the Siberian service was not filled with all the pleasure in the world, and they state that they have not yet been able to figure out why they were held over there so long. Both boys have a great many interesting experiences to relate. Mr. Stoneman expects to leave in a few days for his old home in Virginia to visit with his mother, whom he has not seen since 1902. Governor Olcott Says He Will Veto Straight Party Ballot Governor Olcott has announced that, he will place his veto on the "straight party balot" bill which passed the recent special session of the state legislature. The bill was interpreted being In favor of the Republican party, some of its Democratic opponents declar ing privately that its sponsors hoped it would accomplish the defeat of Senator Chamberlain. The bill provides for a form of bal lot that enables the voter to cast his ballot for the entire party ticket by a single mark of the pencil, though it is also possible to scratch the tick et if desired. Eight Mile Farm Sells to Phil Grif fin at $30. Vane E. Jones, who last Fall pur chased from his father, C. E. Jones, the old home place at Eight Mile Center, sold it this week to Phil Grif fin, young farmer of the Eight Mile country. The price paid by Mr. Grif fin was $30 per acre. The ranch is considered ODe of the best in that section. .Mr. Griffin is a son to Frank Griffin, pioneer farmer of the Fair view section. ARMY SHOES FOR SALE 1 ,000.000 Pairs Built on Munson Last Will be Distributed to Public at Cost; Work Shoe Sells t $7.50. The War Department has declared a surplus and will soon offer to the American nublic. throuEh the Army Quartermaster retail stores, approxi mately 1,900,000 pairs of new army shoes made on the Munson last. This is the first offer made by the War De partment to sell new army inspected shoes. The Quartermaster General of the army has issued instructions for the distribution of aproximately 1,000. 000 pairs of these shoes to the 25 re tail stores now being operated under hh sunervision. and they will be available to the public as soon as de livery to the stores can be affected. The snnerintendent of each store will ni.ike local anouncement of the date on which the shoes will be placed on sale in his store. The remainder of the surplus will be distributed to the iirmv retail stores in acordance with the demand developed for them. The siirnlus stock includes three classes of shoes, the chocolate-colored marching shoe, which will be sold in the retail stores both over the coun ter and delivered on mail orders, at $S.25 per pair; a heavy weight nieia,. ic fastened shoe tnat was manuiac- tured for field use, which will retail at $7.50 per pair, and a welt shoe, which will also sell at $7.50 per pair. The shoes to be placed in the army retail stores will range in size from 5s to 15s, and in widths fromA to EE Sizes smaller than 7 1-2 how ever will be limited in number. The surplus of the chocolate color ed marching shoe, winch will retail at $S.25, is aproximately 265,000 pairs. The upper of this shoe is made with the grain of the leatner outside. The sole is metallis fasten ed. The shoe will take a polish, and s sufficiently dressy in apearance to uit the purpose of the business man whose vocation keeps him out ot doors and entails considerable walk ing. ( has. II, Latourell Buys Out the Ore gon Garage. Chas. H. Latourell, authorized Ford dealer, has purchased the inter est of Hall & Ager in the Oregon garage and has taken a lease on the building from Mrs. M. 11. Scrivner. lie will take possession the first of February. Since coming to lleppner last Sep tember. Mr. Latourell has built up a big trade, dealing exclusively In Fords and Ford pans as well as the Fordson tractor. Ills business has reached such large proportions that he is forced to move into a larger place. Wo understand a substantial addition will be built en to the Ore gon garage in the spring. GOVERNORSWINCS VETO AXE ON BILLS State legislature Passed Over Ninety Bills In Its Week of Special Session Road Meas ures Are Killed By Chief Execu tive. The special session of the Oregon legislature came to a close last Sat urday night after one of the busiest weeks ever spent by a legislative body in this state. In all, more than ninety bills were passed by both house and senate, but this number was greatly reduced by Governor Ol cott, who brought into use the veu, axe and has already reduced the grand total by sixteen. Of the number vetoed by the gov ernor, eleven were so-called local road bills, which had for their pur pose the designation and location of state highways and post roads. The governor also vetoed five other measures passed during the special session, including Senator Howell's bill relating to the release of sureties of bonds; the straight party ballot bill; Representative Thrift's bill pro viding for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis and other diseases of livestock and creating the office ot county meat and herd inspector for Coos county. The road bills vetoed by the Governor are as follows: S. B. 59, by Patterson Designat ing certain Polk and Yamhill county roads as part of the state highway system. S. B. 56, by Patterson Designat ing certain Polk and county roads as post roads. S. B. 54, by Thomas Creating a post road in Jackson county. S. B. 52, by I. S. Smith Designat ing certain Coos county roads as post roads. S. B. 60, by Lachmund Designat ing certain roads in Marion county as part of the state highway system. S. B. 57, by Baldwin Designating certain Klamath county roads as part of the state highway system. S. B. 55, by Eddy Creating a post road in Douglas county. S. B. 61, by Banks Designating certain Columbia county roads as part of the state higrway system. S. B. 58, by committee on roads and highways Designating part of Clatsop and Tillamook county road3 as part of the state highway system. H. B. 4, by Gallagher Designat ing certain toads in Malheur county is art of the t: Ae highway syste;u. H. B. 70, by Wright Designating certain roads in Sherman county as post roads. Carload of Fords Ar rived Here Yesterday A caroad of Ford automobiles ar rived in Heppner Wednesday evening and local dealer, Chas. H. Latourell, says he can make immediate delivery on part of them. Get your order in early. Spokane, Wash. Oil drilling act ivities in Benton county are creating much interest. A Seattle firm has ac quired 960 acres for exploitation, a Texas corporation is being organized to operate at Hanford and White Blug and a Walla Wala company is drilling. In all seven concerns are interesting themselves in Benton county oil prospects. , Sanatorium Closes Doors. Beginning with the first of this week, Heppner is without a hospital, for the Heppner Sanatorium closed its doors on Monday. Drs. Chick and McMurdo state that they hope to be able to announce before long that Heppner is to have a modernly equip ped hospital. However, there is no thing definite at this time. Y. P. S. C. E. MEETINGS VOU ARE WEIXOME At the Christian Church at 0:30 Every Sunday Evening Sunday, January 25. Leader Roland Humphreys. Topic -"The World's Need ot Christ." There was never a time when the world felt tho need of so thing more than it does right now. The difficulty seems to bo however, that most people do not know what the world needs. The more we study world condl- lions, the more certain we be- come that some Influence mint be brought in to lead the world in the right direction. We have Just started a contest which is proving very Intereiting ' you are cordially invited to come and take part.