The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 41, Number 40 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1925. , Subscripion $2.00 Per Year
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WHEAT
IN 0. S.
GHPOIL
Direct Marketing Plan Is
Success in Face of
Jumpy Market.
(Written specially for The Gaiette
Tiqjee by Robert Fuller! through Au
tocaster Service.)
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. SI. Wheat
growera of the United States, both
organized and unorganized, are
watching with keen interest the
wheat marketing in Canada. Up
there, between 50 and 60 per cent of
the growers have risked their future
hopes in a pool of their grain, in the
effort to bring into their own pock
ets tome of the millions of dollais
in annual profit on wheat.
If Canadian wheat growers can
solve the marketing problem o' t'eir
three to four hundred million dollar
crop each year, then American whnat
growers will be convinced that tne
plan is practical and can be upoliod
to their own billion dollar harvest.
Briefly, with wheat prices sticking
close to the V1.00 mark, it .night be
said that the Canadian grower' plan
is receiving the acid teat. However,
those well informed on the subject
insist that the growers are aticking
to their guns and that they have
come through 1624 with flying colors
and are more firmly entrenched to
carry on with the 1925 yield.
Bankera Are Financing.
- First of all the Canadian wheat
growers and bankers are working
hand in hand. The province banker
realizes that the farmer's welfare is
his welfare, and he has made and is
making it his business to see that the
wheat growing farmer is financed.
The first year, which was in 1923,
the Canadian Bankers association fi
nanced the wheat growers orgsniza.
tion with approximately $16,000,000
at 9 1-2 per cent. This year, the bank-
era raised the ante to $26,000,000 at
6 per cent.
The association was organized and
is conducted as follows: First of all,
one cent a bushel is deducted from
the grower's price, this going to a
reserve fund. At this stAge of the
fight, another t cents bushel is
deducted for the purpose of building
grain storage quarters and elevators.
This year the association has paid
$1 per bushel on delivery. At the end
of the season all funds received for
wheat in excess of that price will be
divided pro rata. The number of
Canadian wheat growers pooling
their grain this year haa been re
ported between sixty-five and ninety
thousand.
Aa a result of this wheat pooling
by growers, Canadian bankera
port that more than fifty per cent
of the farmers will be able to meet
their interest paymenta on mort
gages this year, a condition that has
not existed since shortly after the
war.
Contract Prevents Bolt.
The farmers' contract with the or
ganization is binding to the extreme
made ao to prevent the timid from
rushing to an independent market
when prices break sharply, as hap
pened once since November 1, when
the Winnipeg high for hard wheat ad
justed to Chicago quotationa.
If the wheat grower bolts and de
livers to independent buyers he must
pay a fine of 26 centa per bushel and
is subject to suit by the association.
The cost of joining is $3, this going
to the general expense fund. The
marketing or selling agency of the
organization is of course of first im
portance. The year just closing has
been a very jumpy one in wheat. The
organization has a good Bales agency,
small it is admitted, but efficient
A margin of 15 centa is set at all
times between the cash payment to
growers and the market price.
Claim Market Stabilized.
These organized Canadian wheat
growers are convinced that if their
pooling proves successful by the time
all of the 1924 crop has been disposed
of, that the movement will have done
more to stabilize wheat prices and re
store prosperity to the wheat area
than all of the loan plans and polit
ical efforts ever dreamed of.
It is but a short step from the
wheat fields and grain markets of
Canada to those of the United States,
Success there, such as is indicated
la aura to be followed here, because
even though there is a great differ
ence in the number of wheat growers
there and in the United States, the
Canadian movement has been on
large enough azale to prove the plan
feasible with any number. Especially
with positive proof of success ahead
to hold American membership in
and true to the organization pledge.
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
C. F. Trimble, Pastor, Phone 694.
9:45, Sunday School. We are hav.
Ing a gradual growth in all depart
ments of the Bible School. We are
expecting to make great gain from
Christmas to Easter. We are just
entering the most important period
of the church year.
Men's class. The pastor is teaching
a men s class. We have a good room
all our own, and want to make thl
one of the best classes in town. W
would be glad to welcome any man
who would like to gain the Christian
culture that comes from the fellow
ahip of other men who are seekln
the same lofty end. The pastor will
present the lesson rn lecture form.
From New Year until Easter we will
be considering the last period in th
life of Jesus. Every side of our pre
sent situation will be considered In
the light of the teaching of Jesus.
11:00, New Year'i aormon. Text,
"The ground whereon thou atandeth
is holy ground."
A: 30 p. m Christian Endeavor,
7:80 p. m Evening worship.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hedrick are in
Portland this week, where Mr, Hod
rick is In attendance at the State
Teacher'i association melting.
C. S. Jackson, Publisher
Oregon Journal, Passes
Noted Northwest Journalist Died In
Portland on Saturday; Waa
Native of Virginia.
Portland, Dee. 29. Funeral ser
vices for the late C. S. Jackson, for
many years publisher of the Oregon
Journal, whoae death occurred at hia
home here Saturday evening, were
held here thia afternoon at 4 p. m.
at the Portland crematorium. Dr A.
Morrison of Trinity Episcopal
church officiated. The services were
private. Later the ashes will be tak
en to Pendleton, where Mr. Jackson
began his career as a newspaperman,
as publisher of the East Oregonian.
All the Portland newspapers are
observing a request made by Mr.
Jackson before his death, that no
obituary notices or eulogies be print
ed until after hia funeral. (The re
quest was later changed to pe.mit
publication thia afternoon.)
Mr. Jackson, widely known thiough-
eut Oregon and the Pacific noithweet
as publisher of the Oregon Journal,
began hie newspaper career in ren-
dleton, Oregon, when in 1881 he ac
quired, quarter interest in the EaBt
Oregonian, then a weekly publi
cation. Later he obtained full con
trol of that newspaper, which he de
veloped into a aemi-weekly and later
into a daily.
In 1902 he came to Portland and
took over the Evening Journal which
had been established a few months
previously. He continued actively aa
head of that newspaper until ill
health recently forced him to retire.
Mr. Jackson was born in Middle
sex county, Virginia, September 15,
1860. When he was 19 years of age,
he went to Pendleton, and became
conencted with the Boise-Portland
stage line, at a salary of $40 a month.
He acted as stage agent for that line
until he turned his attention to the
newspaper field.
Dr. Spillman to Speak at
The Dalles January 2nd
Wasco County Farm Newe.
The farm crops section of the econ
omic conference recently held in The
Dalles recommended that Dr. Spill
man be invited to speak in The Dalles
sometime this winter. This has been
done through the office of Paul V.
Marls, director of extension at the
Oregon Agricultural College.
Dr. Spillman is on his way to Cali
fornia and will make but one address
n this state to which the public is
invited. It waa originlaly intended
that thia meeting should be held in
Dufur, but quite a number of people
from other eastern and central Ore
gon counties have indicated their in
tentions of being here, so it was
thought best to hold the meeting in
The Dalles.
As stated on the front page of this
paper, Dr. Spillmen is more or less
familiar with the agriculture of the
Northwest, having spent several years
at the Washington Experiment Sta
tion at Pullman. He is the man that
originated Hybrid 128 wheat as well
as several other club hybrid varieties.
Hybrid 128 la now grown more exten
sively than any other variety in the
Northwest.
As consulting specialist of the bu
reau of agricultural economics. Dr.
Spillman has made a deep study of
marketing conditions in this and oth
er countries. One of the develop
ments of this work has been that of
forecasting the price levels of agri
cultural products for the future. This
has not yet been done omcialiy Dy
the department of agriculture and
Dr. Spillman usually speaks aa an
individual rather than as a repre
sentative of that department.
In Idaho, meetings of this kind
were largely attended and the aub-
ject matter given wide publicity. Oc
tober Issues of the Oregon Farmer
printed parts of some of the speeches
made. We trust the weather will
permit a large attendance here, be
cause Dr. Spillman has a message
worth while, and along the lines i
which northwest farmers have been
tninaing. nememuer me unus nitu
place 1:30 P. M., January 2, in the
Circuit Court Room of the Court
House.
ADVERTISE IN HOME PAPER
AND KEEP TRADE AT HOME
Many country town business men
feel rather sore about the amount of
trade which in many placei leaves the
home itores and goes to mora or less
distant citiea. Yet if they would use
the same principles of advertising as
the result of which these big city
stores develop a great trade, they
would go elsewhere for a lot of stuff.
Human nature is about the aame
everywhere. If the big city stores
have gone on to their wealth and
marvelous expansion through adver
tising, it Is not likely that advertis
ing will fail to help the country town
merchant, If the people of a town or
neighborhood are failing to support
the home stores as they should, the
trouble is as likely to be with the
merchants as with the people. Very
likely some of them are not showing
the enterprise they ought to in the
matter of advertising.
Every page and colmun of the home
newspaper is thoroughly scanned.
People do not want to miss a single
thing that hni happened in their own
neighborhood. Where a big city news
paper is hastily skimmed, and only a
small part of the matter can be noted
because of the enormous size of the
publication, the home paper is not
so big but that It can bo thoroughly
studied. As a consequence, wherever
the merchant puts, his notice, it is
bound to be read for two reasons:
First, because It is next to interesting
news: second, because the people are
just as much interested in the things
that their home stores are doing as
in the things that the local societies
or people are up to. When people
read the advertisements of a store it
won't be long before they call to see
what the stuff looks like, The town
where the merchants show enterprise
and push in the matter of newspaper
advertising la apt to be the aame
town where the-stores have good sue
cess In holding the home trade.-
Rochester (N. Y.) Post and Record,
A NEW FIELD FOR THE STOVErLEAGUEIRS
THAT RUNS- I M KNOW A mnp 3 g TOT VV PAPER
LEXINGTON BRIEFSIrrlLOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. John Carmichael entertained
4 number of the young folks at her
home here Saturday night with a
dancing party. Those present were
Misses Wilma and Opal Leach, Max
ine Gentry, Vella Ward, Inez Clark
and Elizabeth Scroggin, Messrs. Dal
las Ward, Russel Wright, Elmo Mc
Millan, Eld red McMillan, Walter
Sankey and Clarence Carmichael.
Dainty refreshmenst were served at
midnight, after which the young peo
ple departed for their homes declar
ing Mrs. Carmichael an ideal hostess.
The community was greatly shock
ed Monday night when the news of
the death of Prof. Frank Bennett
was received. Mr. Bennett was pro
fessor of our high school several
years and was loved and respected
by all who knew him. He was prin
cipal of Klamath Falls high school
at -the time of his death.
A basketball game was played Mon
day night between the Lexington
high school and the alumni. The
high school won by a score of 17 to
16. Those playing for the alumni
were Dallas Ward, Elmo McMillan,
Clarence Carmichael, Paul Morey,
Herman Hill, Karl Allyn and Ralph
Leach.
Mrs. Alma Mills of Hermiston died
in Pendleton December 9, following
an operation. Funeral services were
held in Hermiston and burial was at
Echo. Surviving Mrs. Mills are her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Norton, a bro
ther Joe Norton of Hermiston and a
brother and sister in the east
Church of Christ at Lexington de
sires that each member be present
to open the New Year. Let us make
this a great service. Let it be a
prophesy of what the church will
do and accomplish during the year
H25. Sunday, Jan. 4, is the day.
Mrs. James Pointer is here visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Davis.
Mrs. Pointer expects to leave soon
for Minneapolis, Minn, to join her
husband who has a position as in
structor in one of the large Bible
schools of that city.
Mrs. Blanche Hummell of Portland
spent several days of last week vis
iting her friend, Mrs. E. fredertek
son. Mrs. Hummell, who formerly
taught school at Hardman, is attend
ing normal school at Monmouth thii
winter.
Miss Eloise Upson, teacher of the
Strawberry school, returned from
Hood River Sunday, where she has
been for a week's vacation with her
parents. Miss Upson resumed teach
ing Monday morning.
A farewell dancing party was given
in the hall Thursday night for the
college students that are home for
the holidays. There was a nice crowd
and a very enjoyable time was had
by everyone present.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Wilcox motored
to Salem Wednesday of last week to
spend the Christmas holidays with
Airs. Wilcox's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jos. Eskelson of that city.
Mr, and Mrs. Roy Brown were vis
Iting friends in Lexington Monday
evening. Mrs, Brown Is attending
college at Ellensburg, Wash,, and is
here for the holidays.
W. H, Padberg was called to Pen
dleton Saturday by the serious ill
ness of his brother, Lee, who has
been in the hospital there for some
time.
Estin Scroggin of Ontario, O
and his sister. Miss Elizabeth, of
Fossil, are here visiting their aunt
and uncle, Mr, and Mrs. Alvah Jones,
Mrs. W. H. Hughes of Pendleton
spent several days of last week vis
iting at the home of her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George White,
Russsel Wright returned this week
from Monument, where he has been
visiting for several days. His bro
ther William returned with him.
Mrs. George Peck and little sons
Tuberculosis Tester Will
Begin Work Here Jan. 5
Dr. F. H. Thompson of the Bureau
of Animal Husbandry will start test
ing cows for tuberculosis in Morrow
county January 5. The advantage of
knowing whether or not cows have
tuberculosis, especially when milk is
being fed to children, is well known.
At the present time only those
places that have made applications
to the County Agent for the test will
be visited. These applications can
be made by letter or by calling the
County Agent's office not later than
Saturday, January S. There is no
charge for the test this time. For
future tests, a small charge will be
made per cow to cover the cost of
transportation of the tester.
It is very desirable that all people
selling milk or feeding it to children,
have their cows tested so that possi
ble danger from this source can be
avoided.
C. C. Patterson arrived home on
Tuesday evening from Beaver Falls,
Penn., where he has been spending
the past eight months at the home
of relatives. Mr. Patterson is im
proved In health and feels that the
trip east has done him good. He is
mighty glad to get back to Heppner
and rejoin his family again. Mr.
Patterson was accompanied on the
journey by his brother, F. L. Pat
terson, who will remain here for a
short time and enjoy a visit with the
family of C. C. Patterson. They en
countered some pretty severe weath
er on the journey to Oregon, and
were caused some little delay by the
storms they were compelled to pass
through.
Paul and Ray McDuffee, students
of Oregon Agricultural college at
Corral I is, who drove to Heppner by
Ford to spend the Chrsitmas holidays
with the home folks, will depart in
the morning on their return trip.
Intending to drive straight through
to te college town.
A soaking Tain fell here all of last
night and it has been the means of
taking the most of the frost out of
the ground. The ground was frozen
to a depth of about 7 inches at Hepp
ner and the frost is about eliminated
and plenty of mud on the side streets.
Allen Johnson was hailed Into the
eourt of Justice Cornett one day last
week on a charge of being drunk and
disorderly. He was given a jail sen
tence of six months and paroled on
good behavior.
County Agent Morse will drive to
The Dalles Friday morning to listen
to the address of Dr. W. J. Spillman
to be delivered there at 1:30 p. m.
Notice is hereby riven that mv
wife, Mrs. Alice Stewart, having left
my bed and board, I will not be re
sponsible for any bills or accounts
contracted by her. Dated at Hepp
ner, Oregon, Dec. 29, 1924.
M. A. STEWART.
have gone to Junction City for a
visit with Mrs. Peck's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. Millet
Walter Sankey, who has been vis
iting here for the past two weeks,
returned to his home at Fossil on
Monday's stage.
Mrs. Minnie C, Norton of Hermis
ton is spending the week at the home
of her nephew, Harry Duvall,
Miss Maxine Gentry is home for
the holidays from Corvallis, where
she la attending O. A. C,
Mr, and Mrs. Harold Ahalt of lone
were business visitors in Lexington
one day thia week.
Miss Faith Burke of Portland Is
here visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. O. Hill.
Mrs. II or ten rc Morgan of Condon
was visiting friends in Lexington on
Thursday.
Mrs. Lorcn Mikesell of Stanfield
is here visiting friends and relativse
this week.
Mrs. Gerald White returned Mon
day from a week's visit in Portland,
Appropriate Chrsitmas exercises
were held in various churches of the
city on Christmas eve. The very
cold weather prevailing prior vo the
Chrsitmas season made it hard to get
up the usual interesting programs,
though some of the Sunday schools
managed to put on programs, while
others were delayed to Sunday. At
the fair pavilion on Wednesday eve
ning the Legion boys passed out the
treats to the youngsters of the city,
and 'there was a lot of them made
happy.
Mrs. Helen M. Walker, county
school superintendent elect, is at
tending the meeting of the State
Teacher's association in Portland
this week. Following this she will
go to Salem to assist with the ex
amination papers in the office of
the state superintendent J. A. Chur
chill, before returning to take up her
duties as superintendent of Morrow
county.
Archie Cochran is up from lone
today. He reports that the chinook
is now beginning to take effect in
that part of the county. While it
rained hard there all last night the
effect was a sheet of ice over the
fields this morning. He expects the
thaw to materialize now as the weath
er conditions in the north end of the
county are much more favorable.
Mrs. Archie Cochran of lone, who
has been a patient at the Heppner
Surgical hospital for the past two
weeks, slowly recovering from a bad
case of influenza, is reported by her
physician, Dr. McMurdo, as doing
well and should be able to leave the
hospital soon.
Mrs. Blanche Hummell, who was
one of the teachers in the Hardman
school last winter, is spending the
vacation season visiting with friends
at Heppner and Lexington. Mrs.
Hummell is a student this winter at
the state normal school at Mon
mouth. County Agent Morse returned the
first of the week from a trip to Van
couver, Wash., where he and his fam
ily journeyed to spend Christmas
with relatives. Mrs. Morse and the
children remained below for a more
extended visit
A very pleasant dancing party was
enjoyed by the members of Heppner
Lodge No. 858, B. P. O. E., at their
temple last night It was well at
tended and the music was furnished
by members of the high school or
chestra. Mrs. Hallam, daughter of Roy
Boggs of Monument who was operat
ed upon at the Heppner Surgical hos
pital ten days ago for a bad case of
appendicitis, is so Jar improved that
she will depart for her home tomor
row. W. Buraineck, who is engaged in
the real estate business at Yakima,
Wash., was a visitor in Heppner over
Christmas and a guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Thompson.
Miss Nellie Flynn, who teaches in
the Hardman school, is spending a
portion of her vacation in Heppner,
a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Shurte went to
Portland the first of the week. Mrs.
Shurte is attending the meeting of
the State Teacher's association in
session there.
Ed Neill of Butter creek is walk
ing around now with a sore neck,
the result of having his tonsils re
moved yesterday by a local physician
The banks and Uncle Sam's post-
office are taking a full holiday to
day. Most of the business houses
of the city are also closed.
Mr. and Mrs. French Burroughs
and Mr, and Mrs, Glenn Burroughs
of Jordan Siding were visitors here
yesterday.
Born At Hardman, Oregon, on Do
comber 24, 1924, to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry B. Gorger, a daughter.
OBITUARY NOTICES
ETHEL STEWART FARNSWORTH
Ethel Stewart Famsworth was born ,
in Spring Hollow, near Heppner. Ore- j
gon, on September 30. 1875, and died
at her home near Riverside, Wash.,
on Wednesday, December 24, 1924,
aged 49 years, 2 months and 24 days.
She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Stewart, and when seven years
of age she was bereft of both par
ents, her mother dying at Heppner i
and about a year later her father j
died in Montana and Mrs. Farns-I
worth was left to the care of re la-1
tive's and raised by two cousins re-1
siding at Portland, Mrs. Anna M.
Creighton and Mrs. Helene Donahue,
now Mrs. F. J. Hallock. On August!
26, 1904, she was married to Frank
P. Farns worth, of Heppner, and they
made their home in this city for
about a year, when they removed to
Okanogan county, Wash., making
their home near Riverside for the 1
past 20 years. To them one cbild
was born that died in infancy.
Mrs. Famsworth was a noble wo
man and greatly beloved by all those
whose privilege it was to know her.
By her many acts of kindness she
endeared herself to the people in her
community and her passing is greatly
lamented. She was a devoted mem
ber of the Presbyterian church.
The funeral of Mrs. Farns worth
was held from the Episcopal church
in Heppner on Monday, Dec. 29, at
10:00 a. m.. Bishop William P. Rem
ington of the Eastern Oregon dio
cese of the Episcopal church, offi
ciating and reading the beautiful
commitment service of that church.
Burial was in the family plot at Ma
sonic cemetery.
The aad death of Mrs. Famsworth
was recorded in the Gazette-Times
of last week, but we were able to
give only meager facts concerning
the tragic event. Fire destroyed the
Famsworth residence situated about
two miles out from Riverside, Wash.,
at about 8:30 on last Wednesday
morning. The exact origin of the
fire seems not definitely settled, but
originated from the stove in the kit
chen. At the time Mr. Famsworth
had gone to the garage to start the
car, preparatory to going to town.
Returning to the house he was met at
the door by Mrs. Famsworth with
the statement that the house was on
fire. He rushed to the stairway
where he secured a fire extinguisher
and apparently put out the fire. M
Famsworth then went up the stairs
to the bedrooms at the front part
of the house to open the windows to
let out the smoke, as the downstairs I
windows were all storm windows and
could not be opened. Apparently
Mrs. Famsworth was immediately
overcome by the smoke and fumes,
as her body was found in the front
part of the basement after the house
and all of the contents bad been
destroyed.
It seems evident that the fire had
reached the upper story in the wall
where it had burned through next
to the studding and evidently the
entire upper part underneath the roof
was ablaze when Mrs. Famsworth
reached that part of the house. This
seems to be the theory, judging from
the position in which the charred
body was found in the basement.
Mr. and Mrs. Famsworth have re
sided in Riverside and vicinity for
the past 20 years, where he was en
gaged in the grain, produce and gen
eral warehouse business. The loss
on the house and contents is placed
at $3500, with partial insurance.
Mr. Famsworth will remain at
Heppner for awhile, at least, having
no plans for the immediate future.
He is a Heppner boy and has a host
of friends here who deeply sympath
ize with him and his family in this
sorrow.
JOHN HUGHES
Was bom in County Tipperary,
Ireland, January 12, 1850, and died
Portland, Oregon, December 20,
1924. He came to Merced, California,
in 1872, where he resided until 1879
when he returned to Ireland and was
marrid to Miss Mary Malloy and re
turned to America, coming to Hepp
ner April 7, 1880. He setlted on the
farm 4 miles west of Heppner and
that was his home continuously un
til November, 1907, when with his
family he removed to Heppner, his
home ever since.
Mr. Hughes followed sheep raising
in the early 'SO's, and engaged in
other ranch activities up until his re
tirement on moving to Heppner, and
in this line of endeavor he was suc
cessful. He was a member of the
Episcopal church and of Heppner
Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M and of
Heppner Chapter No. 26, R. A. M
Besides his widow, Mr. Hughes Is
survived by the following sons and
daughters : M. T. Hughes, J. P.
Hughes, Mrs. Michael Healey, W. J.
Hughes, J. J. Hughes, Mrs. Dennis
McNamee, Nora K, Hughes and T. A.
Hughes.
CARD OF THANKS.
We are sincerely thankful to all
the friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted us in every way dur
ing our recent bereavement in the
death of our husband and father,
John Hughes. We greatly appreciate
your acts of kindness and sincere
expressions of sympathy.
MRS. MARY HUGHES,
MATT T. HUGHES,
MRS. MICHAEL HEALY,
JOHN P. HUGHES,
W. J. HUGHES,
MRS. DENNIS McNAMEE,
J. J. HUGHES,
MISS NORA HUGHES,
T. A. HUGHES.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express to our many
friends our sincere thanks for the
help given us in the hours of our
bereavement; also for the many and
sincere expressions of sympathy and
the beautiful floral offerings.
FRANK P. FARNSWORTH,
MRS. M. C. FARNSWORTH
AND FAMILY.
J. K. traber of Blackhorse was in
the city a short time yesterday. He
reports that there will be a dance at
the home of Ray Young on Saturday
evening, when a good time will be
given all those who attend. Plenty
of good music and good order will
be maintained.
University Instructors
Take in Convention
Prominent Part Take by Many at
Twenty-fifth Annnal Teacher'
Meet In Portland.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Dee.
29. (Special.) Many University of
Oregon faculty men and women are
participating this week In the pro
gram of the twenty-fifth annual con
vention of the Oregon Teaener's as
sociation, to be held in Portland to
Friday. Four of this number will
preside over department meetings of
the association and the others will
read papers in their special fields.
The University of Oregon delega
tion will not be limited, however, to
those who are scheduled for formal
participation in the program. Others
will be present at the sessions, ex
pecting to take part in the informal
discussions and to be present at the
general meetings.
Dean Colin V. Dyment of the Col
lege of Literature, Science and the
Arts, is scheduled to preside as chair
man of the department of higher ed
ucation which meets Tuesday and
Wednesday. Tuesday afternoon, Dr.
Raymond H. Wheeler of the Univer- j
sity department of psychology, will
speak on the "Practical Uses to
Which Intelligence Tests Can Be Put
in Oregon Colleges and Universities."
The head of the University depart
ment of psychology is scheduled to
speak on "The Present Value of
Psycho-Analysis" before the depart
ment of sehool principals.
Rollien Dickerson, instructor in
education at the University, will pre
side over the division of history; M.
H. Douglass, University librarian,
over the department of librarians;
Prof. F. Miron Warrington of the
University modern languages depart
ment, over the division of modem
languages.
Other University instructors who
will read papers include: "The Func
tion of Vocational Education in Sec
ondary Schools," Prof. H. R. Doug
lass; "Junior High Music and Its
Special Problems," Prof. Anne Lands
bury Beck of the school of music;
"Posture and Pep," Prof. Florence
Alden, of the school of physical ed
ucation; "The General Reading of
College Students," Mrs. Mabel E. Mc
Clain, University circulation librar
ian; "An Experiment in the Teach
ing of Biology in Oregon Schools,"
Miss Vesta Holt, instructor in zool
ogy; "The Use of Mathematics in
biology, Oscar W. Richards, grad
uate fellow; "Climate of Oregon,
Dr. Warren D. Smith, geology de
partment; "Club Work as a Charac
ter Builder" E. F. Carleton, exten
sion division.
Other University men who will
participate are Dean H. D. Sheldon
of the school of education; Dean
John F. Bovard of the school of
physical education; J. E. A. John
stone, instructor in the classics; N.
B. Zane, fine arts department.
Vegetables Necessary
Even In Winter Meals
Vegetables in winter diet are just
as important as vegetables in sum
mer diet, say the O. A. C. dieticians.
Winter vegetables are not so delicate
in flavor, but they are healthful and
lend variety to every-day meals.
As sources of iron, the leafy veg
etables are considered the most im
portant but the others are also im
portant sources of food iron.
Vegetables when liberally used
tend to prevent or correct intestinal
putrefaction. The mild laxative ten
dency of many vegetables depends in
part upon the fact that they furnish
sufficiently bulky residue.
When the cost of foods must be
strictly limited the diet may often
be improved by diminishing the ex
penditure for meats and sweets in
order that vegetables may be used
more freely.
Vegetables high in iron are spin
ach, beets, carrots and tomatoes. In
calcium, carrots, onions, beans, beets,
cauliflower, tomatoes, celery, spinach,
string beans, and cabbage. Beans and
peas contain the largest percentage
of protein of any of the vegetables
and are always a cheap source.
Study Local History and
Cultivate Good English
A "local history contest" in the
schools of Douglas County, Oreg.,
sponsored by the extension division
of the University of Oregon, has of
fered a new significance to local
history and has increased a spirit
of pride and interest in the com
munity and state, according to
School Life, a publication of the In
terior Department, Bureau of Edu
cation. It also formed the basis of
interestnig and valuable work in En
glish. In writing their stories for the
contest the children were limited
to events and incidents within the
territorial boundaries of their re
spective school districts, although
they were permitted to go into other
districts and interview former resi
dents. Anything of historical interest was
permitted in the contest such as the
first settler In the district, the first
home, the history of the school, the
church, the first store, the first roads
and how, perhaps, they grew out of
the old pack trails and developed into
the splendid highways of the pre
sent day, the history of the transpor
tation system, any special industries
in the district and the history of
their development, Indian legends
and stories of battles between In
dians and whites, and of point of
historic interest in the community.
Vacation season will end for the
teachers and pupils with this wiek
and school will reopen on the first
of the coming week. Many young
people in the city who are attending
various institutions of higher learn
ing in other parts of the state will
be leaving to take up their work
after having enjoyed a couple of
weeks vacation and recuperation. It
will be work from now on until the
close of the school year.
By .Arthur BrisbeUM
MA AND PA TAKE A
REST AND GO
TRAVELING
En route:
Middle-aged women on this train
have beautifully quiet, peaceful faces.
Consider the couple sitting across
the aisle in the dining ear. They
come from a farm, their hands and
complexion show it
The light and fire are dim in his
pale gray eyes. Many weary miles
his feet have walked behind the plow
and the harrow; many miles ha has
driven over bad roads in a slow, rock
ing buggy to and from the town.
His shoulders are bent by heavy
weights, and worry has left deep
wrinkles. But that is over, the life
of hard work has brought its reward.
The children are settled.
She sits next to the window, look
ing out at the kind of country she
has known for fifty years. Big brown
fields, stretching away to the hori
zon. Stacks of straw that would be
worth $30 a ton in the city, but it
doesn't pay to ship them, houses in
the hollow where the eold settles.
trees planted to break the force of
the wind from the north.
Her face is peaceful, happy as She
rests with her hands in her lap. For
the first time in her life there ia
nothing that she ought to be doing.
Earnest, patient, '"calm and beauti
ful is her face, as she looks out at
the changing scene. And still more
beautiful her expression, as she takes
the things that the waiter brings and
arranges her husband's breakfast
She will not while she lives, lose the
habit of taking care of him.
Here is not the face that launched
a thousand ships or burned any tow
ers, anyway. It's better than that
It's the face that weaned thous
and calves, cooked thirty thousand
meals for family and farm hands,
sewed and mended and washed for a
family of children, caring for them
in sickness and health, helping with
the chores and economized on her
self. ,
"The little girl with the curls and
the plaid dress, she is our youngest
grandaughter. Our daughter will be
lonely without her. But they are
letting us take her for a little while
so she can see the country while she
is young. We had to wait a long
while."
Every dollar they take with them,
to provide for a well-earned old age
of peace and rest, is a dollar raised
by hard work. Crops raised by their
hands have fed thousands. For every
dollar they have had, the public has
had ten dollars in value.
Happy is this nation in possessing
such States as California and Flor
ida, in which those that have worked
hard may spend their latter years,
prolonging their lives and enjoying
the results of hard and useful work.
Those now living will see In Cal
ifornia and in Florida cities greater
than any now on earth. They will
not be cities of crowded, windy
streets, but cities that will cover
millions of square miles, spreading
over hills and valleys, with beauti
ful roads and great landing fields
for flying machines, that will bring
swiftly through the air passengers
that the trains now carry slowly.
The East and Northeast wilt send
their millions to Florida. The Mid
dle West and Northwest will send
them to California. California and
Florida will send back to the North
energetic young people to work in
the colder climate.
The development of this nation has
only begun. California or Florida
could easily feed, under intensive
cultivation, the entire population of
the United States, and Texas could
feed the population of the world.
With the flying machine fully de
veloped, all the people of the earth
could find beautiful dwelling places
on hills and mountains now uninhab
ited. Nothing to worry about, over
crowding least of all, if the people
combine imagination and common
sense.
ENTERTAIN DURING CHRISTMAS.
Among those entertaining at the
Christmas season were Mr. and Mrs.
Eph Eskelson of Meadow Brook
Farm. Those present at the Christ
mas day feast nt the Eskelson home
were Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Benge, Miss
Luola Belize and Terrol Benge of
Heppner; Mrs. Ruth Barnett of Walla
Walla, a sister of Mrs. Edkelson and
R. L. Benge; Fred Benge of Spokane
and Mr. and Mrs. Adotph Mujeske
and son of Lexington.
Homecoming day waa quite an ev
ent at the Church of Christ In Hepp
ner on Sunday. In the morning Pas
tor Trimble preached a strong dis
course to a well filled auditorium
and at the noon hour dinner was
tpresd in the btsement from the well
filled baskets that had bean prpard,
and a very large portion of the con
gregation rt-mainvd to enjoy the din
ner and the good fellowship of tha
hour. Owing to bad weather condi
tions many were prevented from be
ing present