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Historic Society, 0f?g'pu$ Auditorium alette Cams' Volume 44, Number 34. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 1927 Subscription $2.00 a Year LEGION IS HOST Memorial Services at 11 .. O'Clock A. M. Starts Day's Program. HIGH SCHOOLS CLASH Football Game Cornea at 2:00; Ban quet for Veterana and Dance In the Evening. November 11, 1918, the armies of the world powers were withdrawn from battle an armistice was slim ed. Tomorrow the day will be fit tingly commemorated in many parts of hte world, and in Heppner the American Legion will be hosts for its celebration. That those comrades who shed their blood in foreign lands, many of whom lie in unmarked tombs, may be remembered, a memorial service will be held at the Elks hall at 11 o'clock in the morning. In the afternoon and evening more of the spirit of joy of those who survived will be revived. At 2 o'clock Heppner and lone high school foot ball teams will clash at Rodeo field. At t Legionaires together with all ex-service men and women who care to attend will gather for a banquet at Legion headquarters. For the re mainder of the day, dancing for those who care to attend, will take place at the Elks hall with music furnished by Fletcher's Round-Up orchestra of Pendleton. The morning program will be as follows: "America" Audience. Invocation Rev. Stanley Moore. Solo "The Winding Trail" Mrs. Loa Taylor. "In Flanders Field." 1 ' Glee Club "Our Colors" Loa Tay lor, Doris Burgess, Harriet Gem mell, Elsie Cowins, Helen Cohn, Hanna Jones, Lucile Wilson, Clara Flory. "Star Spangled Banner." Benediction. E. G. Noble, mayor of the city, has Issued a proclamation declaring the day a holiday and urging citizens of the city to join with the Legion In making the day a success. Business houses will close at 11 a. m. for the remainder of the day. It I', exp cted the football game will bo hotly confuted as Heppner is in I re To- t' a Upper-Cclumbr. le gue ch.w.picjn ip, now beirjj Lied with Cjrdsn, am; the fast I leu .1 is deUrn'i;ied to poil thrir chance... Coach Johnson calls c pccinl atten tion to the time 2 o 'click il stead oi 2:30 as advertised by the Legion, the time being set ahead us a courtesy to the visitors. There should also be no confusion of the dance tomorrow night with -he dance advertised for Saturday night, for which Cole Madscn's Dance band of Portland will furnish the uiuaic. RENEW ACQUAINTANCESHIP. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. DeVarney and Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Butcher were Heppner visitors Monday. Mr. De Varney is franchise man for the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph com pany from Portland and Mr. Butcher district manager from The Dalles. The two men had business in con nection with the granting of a new franchise to the company by the city of Heppne'. Mr. DeVarney has act ed In his present capacity for many years, and years ago he went to Al bany to secure a franchise for his company. At that time E. R. Huston, city recorder, was a member of the Albany city council and became ac quainted with Mr. DeVarney. They men. again Monday under similar con ditions and enjoyed relating the story of the Albany franchise which was put across with considerable diffi culty. - HAS ATTRACTIVE NEW FRONT. Patterson & Son, retail druggists, have entirely renovated the front of their store, putting in the very latest type of display windows. The store front is now one of the most modern and attractive in the city. The store entrance, set in several feet from the walk, has a large display window on either side. Large panes of plate glass offer an unimpeded view of the window interiors which are finished with oak stained paneling and var nished. The window abuttments are of concrete, finished in dark blue- grey, with glass fittings of brass. The Gonty shoe store and M. D. Clark store fronts were also remodeled in keeping with the Patterson front do sign. GRAVES BEING TRIED. Harvey Graves, arrested here early n the spring on a charge of theft of wool from the Krcbs ranch, and who broke jail on May 13, completely dis appearing until apprehended later at Huntington by Idaho officials Who wanted him in connection with a la ter law violation, it being tried this week at Moscow, Idaho, Sheriff Mc Duffee is in the Idaho city attending the trial. It is possible that Graves may be brought here later to stand trial for the charges held against him. PENDLETON ELKS HERE. A degree team from the Pendleton lodge, B. F, O. E., will be in Heppner this evening to assist the local lodge in the Initiation of a class of candi dates. A royal welcome has been planned for the visitors, and Clar ence Bauman, exalted ruler, urges all "Bills" to ba on deck. FIRST LYCEUM NUMBER PLEASES . LARGE AUDIENCE Versatile Program Presented by American Glee Club; Next ' Number in Auditorium. The four versatile and accomplished members of the Americal Glee Club who opened the Heppner Lyceum sea son at the Star theater Tuesday eve ning completely won the large au dience. Only a few scattering seats were unfilled. Intermingled with quartette ar rangements, solos, readings, saxo phone duets, bell ringing and xylo phone playing, covering a wide range of classical and popular selections of both serious and lighter vein, their program was presented straight through without a pause. The hour and a half entertainment passeU so quickly that many surprised faces were noted when the conclusion was announced. Considering weather conditions, cold and rainy on that evening, Su perintendent Burgess, who has had' a large part of the care of promoting the lyceum, declares the P. T. A. com- ittee is well satisfied with the start ing number and the - attendance. Though a large number of season tickets were sold beforehand, $104 was received at the ticket widow on Tuesday evening. The remainder of tne lyceum course will be held in the new school auditorium-gymnasium, the arrangement of which, it is be lieved, will be ideal for such presen- tttions. For those who have not ye, purchased season tickets, Mr. Bur gess suggests it is not too late now co do so, as a saving of 40 cents may be made on the four remaining num bers by buying the season ticket at S2. Single admission price for each number is 00 cents. Those presenting Tuesday's enter tainment were Lancelot Button, sec ond tenor, piano, saxophone, reader, l.ells; Edvard Servaas, first tenor, banjo, xylophone, bells; Anthony bworak, basso, saxophone, xylophone, piano, bells; Ben Myers, baritone, axophone, xylophone, bells, piano. The next number will be presented on November 18 by the Cosford Trio. Health Work in Schools Vital to Fighting T. B. More than 12,200 people have been killed in Oregon by tuberculosis dur ing the past twenty years, according to a compilation made by the Ore gon Tuberculosis association and re leased today. This total has been rolled up in spite of the downward trend of the tuberculosis death rate. If the 1907 death rate had con tinued down to the present time," the article continues, "we would have lost more than 820 Oregon people with this disease in 1926. But the rate has fallen from 89 deaths per 100,000 people in 1900 to 61 per 100,- 000 in 1926. Even with our large in crease in population, the number of tuberculsois deaths was down to 628 n 1926, or nearly 300 less than would have been lost if the old rate had not been cut down." The Oregon Tuberculosis associa tion heartily endorses a statement in the editorial columns of the Med ford Mail-Tribune, October 30th, ac cording to Lloyd Wilcox, publicity director of the association. the statement follows: Education is of value only as it contributes to the individual's ca pacity to meet the problem of life successfully. One of the greatest problems is the maintenance of health. An educational system tnat does everything for the mind and nothing fo- the body, fails before it starts." "Following out its belief in this principle," said Mr. Wilcox in com menting upon the editorial, "the Ore gon Tuberculosis association and its 19 affiliated county public nealth as sociations have continually worked to stimulate health teaching through the public schools and to promote public health' nursing by supplying demonstration nursing service. "This work is paid for by the an nual sale of Christmas Seals in all parts of Oregon. The Christmas Seal sale opens this year on November 25." FOOTBALL TEAM BANQUETS. The Heppner town football team enjoyed a banquet at the Elkhorn restaurant at 9 o'clock Sunday eve ning. Most of the team with a tew invited euests partook of a fine clain teed with much "trimmin's," and football, pro and con, was the thane for toasts under the direction of Paul Aiken, toastmaster. The boys con sidered the season so far quite suc cessful, though only two games, both ,v i t h Lexington, have been played. Many signified their willingness and Hnaira in finntinno thp MPflnnn nnrl Frances Doherty, manager, is getting in touch with some outside teams In an attempt to schedule games. E. O. STARTS SERVICE HERE. The Pendleton East Oregonian started a circulation promotion cam paign in this city yesterday. With the change In stage schedule last Saturday the paper is delivered here the evening of publication date, and last evening hustlers were busy cir. culating an edition that featured lo' ral news gathered by Burton S. Hut ton, field editor of the paper, who has office quarters in this city. The edition yesterday was featured by a four-page advertising section of Bond Bros., department store, filled with holiday offerings, RED CROSS ROLLCALL TO START TOMORROW WITH ONE DAY DRIVE For a most worthy cause get out your dollar. Tomorrow you will be solicited for membership in the American National Red Cross, the annual roll call starting on Armistice Day and carrying through to the 24th of this month. But locally only one drive will be made tomorrow. During the war Mosxow county was the first to go over the top for the Red Cross in the state. It can and should be done again. The work of the Red Cross is proved. E very oo i should belong. In th ; last two years more than $500 has been expended by the lo cal chapter in relief work. A good portion of this went to the Miss issippi flood relief, but the rest was expended locally in helping destitute families and other deserv ing cases. The Red Cross works quietly and effectively little noise being made about the work done and many people have known noth ing of it. Still the good has been accomplished. , Of every membership taken lo cally, 50c is sent to the national or ganization and the remainder is kept in the local chapter fund. For this reason local officers urge club subscriptions, in which families or other groups pool their dollars and take out one membership. Those who can afford to do so are also urged to take longer memberships. Mrs. W. P. Mahoney, chairman of the local chapter, is in charge of the drive tomorrow. Paul M. Gem mell is treasurer. "Dummy" Chosen as Play for Junior Class Hoppnerian Reporter. A new, three-act, royalty play, "Dummy," by Ross Farquhar, has been chosen by the class of 29, Hepp ner high school, for the annual ju nior performance. This is a mystery comedy, and promises a unique form of amusement, under the competent direction of Miss DeLoria Pearson. The tentative date of the perform ance will be Thursday, December 15, and it will be presented in the new high school auditorium. The play cast is diligently practicing each eve ning in order that they can give a fitting presentation of the drama on the evening of their debut in local circle-. Look for further information re garding the play in each of the suc ceeding issues of this paper until the evening of December 15, the intend ed date of presentation. Included in the cast for the play are Harlan Devin, Margaret Notson, Pa tricia Mahoney, Clair Cox, Clarence Hayes, Paul Jones, Jack Casteel Vel- ton Owens and Dorothy Herren. Others connected with the presen tation are Valoice Bramcr, Ttrrel Benge. Maurice Edmundson, Gerald Swaggart, Mildred Hnna, Julia Har ris and Martha Driscoll. MRS. HARRIET LAWSON. (Newberg Graphic.) Mrs. Harriet Lawson, mother of Mrs. S. N. Slyter and Mrs. Albert Everest of this city, passed away at the home of Mrs. Slyter on Sunday at the age of 79 years. T'..c Law- sons were pioneer residents of this community but recently spent ten years in eastern Oregon. They re turned to Newberg a few years ago. Harriet Williams was born in Wa pello county, Ia March 8, 1848, and departed this life at her home in Newberg, Ore., Oct. SO, 1927, aged 79 years, 7 months and 22 days. The deceased was married to Wil liam Croyton Lawson on Feb. 12, 1868, and to this union seven chil dren were born, all of whom survive except Sarah Spencer, who depart ed this life on April 30, 1925. The deceased left to mourn her losj, her husband, William Lawson, and the lollowing children: Margaret Hrown, Portland: Arthur Lawson. Portland; Mrs. Hester Slyter, Newberg; Ivy Everson, Newberg; William Lawson Glendale, Ore.; Nolan Lawson, Boise, Ida.; one brother, Will William, Maupin, Ore.; and two slaters, Lorene Stevenson, Gaston, Ore.; and Martha Rouse of Iowa. Funeral services were conducted from the W. W, Hollingsworth & Son chapel at 2 p. m. Tuesday, Rev, W. S. Gleiser officiating. Interment fol lowed in the local cemetery. BUYS BUTLER STOCK. G. W. Moore of Kimberley bought 19 head of Jersey cows, purebred stock, and a registered bull from Ralph Butler of this city who farms on lower Willow creek, the last of the week. Mr. Moore is taking the stock to Grant county to put out among farmers there. Farmers of that vicin ity are going into dairying quite ex tensively since the John Day high' way has gone through as they get daily service on their cream to mar ket. WRIGHT BOY STRICKEN. Orrain Wright, young son of Mr, and Mrs. Moses Wright of Pendleton and formerly of this city, has been afflicted with infantile paralysis and a report reaching Heppner the first of the week was to the effect that the disease had settled in his legs. The sad news comes as a shock to friends here. A child living next door to the Wrights is reported to have died from the disease. LUMBER FOR SALE. I have hava for sale a quantity of second hand lumber, including stor age shed. Must go quickly at great saving in price. Call at new school building, Heppner. CITY FATHERS PLAN E Mudhole at Hotel, Iron Fence on Baltimore to Be Remedied. FRANCHISE IS ASKED Telephone Company Finishes 30-Year Operation; Street and Water Main Work Progressing. In line with the city of Heppner's improvement policy which has in cluded in the past month much street improvement and relaying of larger water mains, comes action at the council meeting Monday night call ing for the rebuilding of an iron fence on Baltimore street and the elimination of the mudhole on Willow street adjacent to Hotel Heppner. The matter of a new franchise for the Pacific Telephone, and Telegraph company was also presented in the form of an ordinance. The iron fence will be rebuilt on the concrete retaining wall by the Magnusen property on Baltimore, being one of the main avenues of approach to the school. The fence that once, was placed there was de stroyed by some delinquent juveniles a few years ago. The absence consti tutes a menace to scholo children, in the opinion of the council, and it was consequently ordered to be replaced. To do away with an unsightly in convenience to visitors who park at the hotel lobby entrance, the city authorized the grading up of Willow street by the hotel and graveling to the curb, with proper drainage facil ities to care for the waste water from Main street that in the past has run into the street at this point, forming a bad mud hole. First and second reading was made of a proposed ordinance to grant the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com pany a new 30-year franchise, the company's present franchise expiring next month. The first franchise was granted thirty years ago to the old Home Telephone company. The or dinance does not ask for an exclu sive franchise and waa looked upon favorably with the exception- of one clause relating to the - construction of poles, which in the opinion of Councilman Sweek, does not give the city sufficient protection. This mat ter will be taken up with W. D. De Varney, the company's franchise man, and the third reading will be made at the December meeting if a special meeting is not called before that time. Mr. DeVarney who was in Heppner Monday but unable to stay for the council meeting because of a press ing engagement elsewhere, declares that the company has been going be hind on their operations in this city largely due to the extensive improve ments in their service here". The matter of fencing the highway near the corner of the school build ing at the junction of the city street with the Oregon-Washington highway was also discussed by the city fath ers. A real menace to motorists ex ists the way the road at this point now stands, they believe, and steps may soon be taken to remedy this in the way mentioned. Work of relaying the water mains on Gale street is progressing rap idly, three blocks having been com pleted. The pipe being put in is three inches in diameter to replace the former two-inch pipe, which was not large enough to supply the dis trict adequately. Preparations are also being made for relaying the mains on May street in larger pipe. The city is putting in shape nearly all of the principal streets of the city this fall, and more rock is being blasted out at the city crusher for graveling. While the council is as sured that the permanent street im provement of the kind they are now doing is the best way to do it, it is believed a little more money will need to be appropriated to care for the maintenance next year. The budget committee was appoint ed at this meeting to meet some time this week, the day not being yet an nounced. Frank Gilliam, Jas. Thorn son and Gay M. Anderson were ap pointed the three freeholders to act with the city finance committee made up of C. L. Sweek, M. t. Clark and L. E. Bisbee, to draw up next year's budget. Pilot Rock Turkeys Go to Swift .and Co Pilot Rock turkey growers who awarded their birds to Swift & Co. Tuesday night, will receive 40c or bet ter. The company mimed was the only bidder, and a fixed offer was not made. Two .carloads from the Rock will be ready for the Thanksgiving market, according to report. The birds will be killed Monday and ship ped Friday for the Portland market. It was believed it might be necessary to get "roughers" out of Portland to assist in the dressing. Dan Boyd, representative of Swift & Co. at Pilot Rock, expressed the belief that the average price paid would be higher than that for which the output of the Iduho Turkey Grow ers association was awarded recently. N. F. Lawson, who passed through town the first of the week on his way lo Hardmah alter part of his fam ily whom he is removing to Idaho, announced the death of his mother on Oct. 29, at Newberg. PROCLAMATION. In view of the fact that, on No ember 11, 1918, an armistice waa signed after a great world conflict marking an outstanding milestone in the progress of peace and civil zation; and whereas the memories of that day are fresh in the minds of all who were then living, and ita symbolism ia dear to their hearts, it is fitting and proper that November 11, 1927, the anniversary of that day, be set aside as a mem orial; therefore, I, E. G. Noble, mayor of the City of Heppner, do hereby proclaim said November 11, 1927, a legal holiday and urge the citizens of the city to join in with the Heppner Post American Legion in making the day successful in its purpose. E. G. NOBLE, Mayor. LOCnTHSlTEMS Minor Brady, little grandson of Mr, and Mrs. C. A. Minor, underwent an operation at the office of Dr. McMur do on Friday for the removal of tonsils and adenoids. At this writ ing the little fellow is out and play ing again. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Everett John son of Kimberly, Oregon, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDaniel in Hardman on Sunday, Nov. 6, an 8 pound boy. Dr. McMurdo attended, and reports mother end child as doing well. Walter Rood suffered a slight dis location of his knee, and the joint was badly sprained when he slipped on the wet steps near his home Sat urday evening. Dr. McMurdo ren dered suigical aid. Mrs. Jackson of lone, who has been in the Morrow General hos pital in this city, suffering an acute attack of gallstones, has returned to her home fully recovered. Dr. A. H. Johnston was called to Arlington Saturday to attend Frank Kiester, a resident of that city, who died from an attack of appoplexy. Miss Hildreth, teacher of the Lena school, was operated on at the of fice of Dr. McMurdo on Saturday for the removal of her tonsils. N Mr. and Mrs. George Snider are the proud parents of a 9-pound boy, born to them at Morrow General hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 8th. Born At Morrow General hospital in this city on Monday, November 7th, to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ball of lone, a 10-pound son. Mrs. J. C. Swift, who is ill at Mor row General hospital, is reported as improving and will be up in a few days. C. E. Convention Here Friday, Saturday, Sunday Of much interest to those who are members of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, is the convention of the Columbia district to be held in this city on the last of the week, beginning Friday evening. The ses sions mill be held at the Christian church and will be attended by offi cers and speakers of note. Among these are Paul C. Brown, Pacific coast field secretary, who is nation ally known for his splendid work among young people; Dallas Rice of Portland, field secretary for Oregon C. E. Union, who has attended all of the fall conventions of the various unions. Pastors to attend and ad dress the sessions will be Rev. G. G. Bruce of the Pendleton Presbyterian church; Miss Charlotte Rasmussen of Milton; Dr. A. T. Thompson of Portland, synodical executive for the state of Oregon, who will deliver two addresses. Besides these there will be numerous others of more local re pute, and the convention gives prom ise of being very successful. Some 20 delegates are expected to be in attendance, and the people of the city will open their homes for their entertainment, giving bed and breakfast. GYM NEARLY COMPLETED. Contractor Olson announces work on the new school auditorium-gymnasium will be entirely completed by Saturday of next week and near ly everything should be done by Tu esdfliy or Wednesday, borrilig too much inclement weather. The rains .f the past week have prevented some work being done on the outside that can now be done with the sun shin ing again today. The school board has expressed much pleasure for the excellent construction work done on every hand. It is expected the seats will be on hand ready to nistall as soon as the construction work is finished. BEEKEEPERS TO MEET. O. A. C Corvallis, Nov. 8. Coop erative marketing will be an import ant item on the program of the Ore gon State Beekeepers association at its annual convention in Hermiston November 17-19. Arrangements for many prominent speokers have been made, announces H, A. Scullen, secre tary of the association and college bee specialist. An entertainment feature of the session is a rabbit drive sched uled for Sunday, November 20. LEX TO PLAY PENDLETON. The Lexington town football team strengthened by the addition of sev era! Heppner players, will journey to Pendleton tomorrow to help stage one of the main events on the Armis tice Day program. They will play the Pendleton alumni team. Gene Doherty, Dan Beighle end Phillip on Lubken are Heppner players who have been asked to play. Heppner and Condon Tie For Championship Heppnerian Reporter. Last Saturday, November 5, the Heppner and Condon high school foot ball teams met on the local field and battled to a sensational 6 to 6 tie. Both teams made a desperate fight to put over the winning points but they were so evenly matched that scoring was not an easy matter. Condon won the toss and chose to kick. Heppner received and returned to the 40-yard line. They started a grand march toward the goal only to lose the ball on a fumble which was recovered by a sharp-eyed Condon man. The possession of the ball passed from one team to another all during the first quarter . Neither team was able to- score during that period, although Heppner had two fine chances but failed to penetrate the strong Condon line for needed yardage, which added to costly fum bles, resulted in no scoring. Shortly after the beginning of the second quarter Condon, failing to moke yaidage, punted to Heppner. Gentry, Heppner quarteback and cap tain, receive dthe ball and carried it, with the aid of splendid inter ference, through the entire Cordon team on a pretty 65-yard run for the only Heppner score of the game. They failed to complete a pass for their extra point, thus making the score 6 to 0 in favor of Heppner. The second half started with each team still determined to fight to the finish ard win the game. Neither team threatened seriously in the third quarter, bsth teams lesort'.ng to passing and punting. In the fourth quarter Condon open ed up with a passing attack which netted them a touchdown. They failed to convert the try for point, making the score tied at 6-6. Hepp ner then came back desperately try ing to break the tie. The game end ed with the ball in Heppner's posses sion on the Condon 18-yard line. Those who witnessed the game en joyed a well played battle for grid iron honors. Neither team had a de cided edge on the other. Condon ex celled in punting, although the Hepp nerites had the ball in the Condon territory a greater portion of the game. Heppner and Condon are still tied for the league championship. Each team has two victories and one tie game. On Armistice Day, Friday, lone plays Heppner at Heppner in what promises to be a very interest ing encounter. On that same day Condon meets Fossil. If Condon and Heppner both win these contests they will still be tied for championship honors. The game tomorrow starts prompt ly at 2:00 o'clock. Mrs. Arthur Smith Dies From Paralysis Stroke Death came to Mrs. Arthur Smith, a pioneer resident of this city, follow ing a stroke of paralysis suffered early Tuesday morning while she was about her work. She passed away about 8:00 o'clock Tuesday evening, never having regained consciousness. Mrs. Smith was a native of Little ton, county Tipperary, Irelnnd, and at the time of her death was 74 years of age. She is survived by her husband, Arthur Smith of this city, and a daughter, Mrs. Anna Webster of Portland and her two sons. She had been a resident of this city for the past 40 years, and was a highly respected citizen of this community. Funeral services will be held from the Methodist church this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Rev. F. R. Spaulding, pastor, officiating. MISS LIVINGSTONE IN RECITAL. Lois Livingstone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Livingstone of Hood River, who has many friesnd in this county made when the family resid ed at Heppner a few years ago, is a promising young musician. She was presented in organ recital given by pupils of Hans Horlein at Riverside church, Hood River, Friday evening, October 28. Miss Livingstone, who is doing noteworthy work as a pianist under Mr. Horlein's instruction, has only recently begun the study of or. gan, yet showed remarkable progress in her playing at the recital. Be sides playing a group of five organ numbers she also appeared on the program with Mr. Horlein, playing an organ sonata arranged for four hands. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McCarty of this city, who were present at the recital, are enthusiastic about Miss Livingstone's musical progress. Mrs. Livingstone, who was stricken with an attacl: of heart trouble since go ing to Hood River, is seriously ill, though encouraging word was re cently received from Mr. Livingstone by friends here. P. T. A. HAS MEETING. A very interesting meeting of the Heppner P. T. A. was held Tuesday afternoon in the high school auditor ium. An interesting program was given which was as follows: Health song and playlet, by third grade, assisted by the second grade. "Relation of Teeth to the Child's Health, Dr. Fred Farrior. Epidemics, Dr. A. D. McMurdo. Food Habits for Children, Miss Mur ray. This meeting was well attended and it is hoped that we will have as large attendance at the future meetigns. The membership committees' re port was: Mrs. Clara Beamer, 80 members, and Mrs. Geo. Moore, 51 members. Others, however, expect to join later. Miss Case's room won the $5 for having the most parents and friends present. liisRfeelt By Arthur Brisbane Beauty and Service. What Will America Be? Infantile Paralysis. The Soil of Florida. The United States Labor Bureau says American women spend $5,000,- 000 a day, $1,825,000,000 a year, on beauty shops and aids to beauty. Wo men spending the five million a day would be more beautiful if they kept the money. But spending it makes them happy, and happiness is worth its price. Conrad Zeller, sixty-five years old. father of twenty children, retires from post office work on a pension of $60 a month. His average pay from Uncle Sam during twenty-eight years was $85 per month. Not very generous from a country rich enough to let its women spend eighteen hundred millions a year on wrinkle eradication, face lifting, arti ficial curls and complexion. Another step in travel by air. German and British dirigibles, each of 6,000,000 cubic feet capcity, will race around the world next year. They expect to make the trip in twelve days, with two stops for fuel. That makes the world smaller than it was, and would interest Jules Verne. The Germans, with new light Diesel engines in their dirigibles, will surprise the world. What is America, as regards its people, what is it destined to be? Indians were here first, Columbus came, then the Pilgrim fathers deter mined to worship God as they pleased and make everybody else worship him as they pleased. They would not recognize today's populations. The city of Chicago contains 450,000 Germans, 400,000 Poles, 300,000 Jews, 300,000 Irish, 200,000 Italians, 200,- 000 Bohemians and Czecho-Slovaka, 125,000 Swedes, 50,000 Norwegians, and 60,000 Greeks. Not exactly what you would call "pure Nordic." What type, what civilization will come out of that mixture? Infantile paralysis should interest government, national,, state and mu nicipal, more than it seems to do. There are 4,000 cases in the United States now. Nobody knows how the disease starts and spreads. The di sease breaks out, nobody knows how or why, in dark city streets and in . distant sunlit beautifuL-valleys, more than a thousand miles from either ocean, and five thousand, feet above them. Such a mysterious disease mong swine or cattle would be investigated and fought by. the Government en ergetically. The Rockefeller Institute is doing admirable work, but a nation of 116,- 000,000 should not leave such a figtu to the generosity of one man. Forty Florida newspapers combined to publish, every two weeks, a spec ial supplement, called "The Farm and Grove Section." It will supply people in and out of the State with full information about Florida's ag ricultural resources and the way to develop them. Mr. Frank R. Hammett, of Jack sonville, will have charge of ais use ful work. Wealth and fertility unliimited are in Florida's soil. The "tourist" will always be one of the great Florida crops, but Flor ida in a few years will look back with wonder to the days when the tourist was the "principal" crop of the state, and its chief financial reliance. Industries will be established and factories built throughout Florida as they ure building now in California. No one can estimate the future cf that great state, only TEMPORARILY set back by reul estate booming and foolishness. Albert Edward Davies, twenty-eight, was told by doctors that his three-year-old daughter must die of septic pneumonia; it ws only a matter of days. The child was in dreadful agony. The father drowned her in the bathtub to end her suffering. "I could not bear to see her suffer any longer," he said when he gave himself up. The judge said he was bound to tell the jury: "Had this poor child been an animal instead of a human being the man would have been actu ally liable to m-ishment if he had not put it out of its misery. That is the law." The jury acquitted the man. Birth control ladies will be inter ested in his case. His wife was tu beruclar, had four children in four years, died in the fourth childbirth. The law would have punished any body for showing her how to avoid that. Harold VanHorn, who is confined at the Heppner Surgical hospital ia reported by his physician, Dr. Mc Murdo, to be very slowly recovering, but yet in a critical condition. Re port of his accident was in last issue of this paper. The young man's fa ther arrived on Monday from his home in Missouri to be at the bed side of his son.