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Newspaper Page Text- Itamwta Itaaift (Clfrtstmai (Carta W e w ill ha*« e line o< Holiday Greeting Cards. New and ex* d u s v e designs to select from. O rder early to insore delivery. tW )r ^ r r n i ia t u t t B r r a li» VOL. XVII WILL PROCEED WITH M’KAY CREEK DAM HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7. BAPTIST LADIES BAZAAR OPENS SATURDAY MORNING Display to be in Mack B uilding; Luncheon W ill be Served * at Noon MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT NOW S atu rd ay m orn ng a t 9 :3 0 the doors will sw ing open on th e B aptist Ladles B azarr In th e M ark building. Second and Main streets. W ith in th e visitors w ill find Election of Commercial Club Officers booths, booths and th en some more to be Held in January; New b eau tifu l decorated booths displaying alm ost every artic le conceivable. President to be Named A cting as salesladies, m an ag ers and hostesses w ill be th e ladles o t the O r3ers to proceed w ith pu rch asin g church. “If yeo d o n 't see w hat you w ant, th e McKay Creek dam site has been received by P roject M anager H. M. ask,” w ill b e thetr- m otto and they S chilling of the R eclam ation Service, w ill be rig h t on h and to show it to he sta te d before the Comm erical club you. at its re g u lar m eeting Tuesday noon At noon an excellent luncheon w ill at the Oregon Cafe. N egot’atio n s be served. They rep o rt th a t a flfte have been under way for some tim e, a rra y of C hristm as g ifts w ill be on The m anager said th a t he under- , display. stood th a t the w ork of g ettin g to- | g eth er m aterials and equipm ent to construct th e dam w as now being done in D enver/ E. P. Dodd, who for th e past th ree and one-half years h as served as president of th e Commercial club a n nounced Tuesday th a t he w ould not consider election for an o th er term CO-ORDINATION OF INFORMATION The re g u la r election of officers Is AGENCIES SOUGHT slated for n ext m onth. The re p o rt of the road com m ittee w as th e principle business before Standardization of Camp Facilities the T uesday session. Among Denver Associations OREGON IS SECOND Suggestions IN LITERACY GRADE BEING ASSEMBLED TEN COMMANDMENTS OF TRAVEL GIVEN < r 5 „..to . V W * « PARENT-TEACHERS MEET DECEMRER 14 MRS. WYRICK COUNTY PRESI DENT WILL SPEAK Elaborate Program of Music and Soci al Numbers Arranged; Lunch eon W ill be Served ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ❖ <• COUNTY AGENT BENNION SETS ♦ DATE DECEMBER 19 AND 20 <• <• ❖ Dairy Experts of Slate W ill be on ❖ Hand as Instructors; Breed ♦ ❖ ing Principle Topic ❖ T hursday, December 14, th e an- Dual m eeting of th e P aren t-T each ers’ association w ill be held in th e school au d ito riu m . Mrs. W. R. W yrick of P end leto n , presid en t of the county o rg an izatio n , w ill be h ere an d will give a rep o rt of th e s ta te convention. An elab o rate program has been a r ranged and luncheon w ill be served. In ch arg e of th e tea tab les w ill be Mrs. Tom Campbell, Mrs. J. T. H in k le, Mrs A. A. P aulsen, Mrs. J. H, Reid, Mrs. Gordon an d Mrs. George B riggs. The program follow s: Selection ........ H igh School O rchestra R ecitatio n .........................Ja n e W arn er R eport o f “C onvention ....Mrs. W yrick $900,000 POSTED FOR Vocal selection .............. E ig h th G rade UMATILLA PROJECT O ration .........................F ra n k Swayze P iano solo ......................... Miss O’L eary Among the Irrig atio n projects th a t Vocal s o l o ............................. Miss Derby have fared w ell In th e estim ates of th e n atio n al budget d irecto r for the NOVEMBER RAINS next fiscal year, a re th re e Oregon HELP WHEAT CROP projects and th e estim ates a re now Crop prospects th ro u g h o u t th e before congress w here it is conceded w orld a re o u tlin ed by E. F. H u tto n th a t they w ill be approved. T he B aker irrig a tio n p ro ject, th e & Co. as follows: T he condition of w in ter w h eat In new est in th e w est, w ould receive th e dry a re a of th e U nited S tates h as 3500,000, ad increase of 3100,000, g reatly improved d u rin g th e past over th e ap p ro p riatio n fo r th e y ear m onth as the seed g erm inated rap id ju st closed, th e am ount fo r th e Uma ly and made excellent gro w th a fte r tilla project would be Increased from th e ra in s in th e early p a rt of Novem 3400,000 to 3900,000, w hich. It is ber b u t th e acreage is reduced about believed, is for th e McKay dam, and 10 p er cent as com pared w ith la st th e K lam ath project, 3700,000. The U m atilla In d ian reservation year. T he w eath er h as continued fav o r ap p ropriation would be 32,800 for the able an d th e h arv estin g of th e new next fiscal year. Pacific Slope is Among Lowest of all The follow ing 10 com m andm ents D istricts in Matter of Un of trav el w hich have been suggested lettered Persons by the to u rist b u reau of th e Denver , , , T___ | Civic and Comm ercial assolcatton Oregon ran k s second only to Iowa ... . . . . ” th e j m ig h t easily be adopted by any com am ong the A m erican states in m u n ity to an advantage. T he com- low percentage of literacy among m andincnts a re offered in th e hope of its in h ab itan ts. Only 1.8 p er cent estab lish in g g reater co-ordination be of the Oregon population can n eith er tw een free trav el Inform ation agenc read nor w rite, acco rd in g to sta tis ies, m u n icip alities and cham bers of tics received by P resid en t Scholz of comm erce th ro u g h o u t th e U nited Reed college, P ortland , from th e N a States. tio n al E ducation association in the They are: k . in te re st of education w eek, w hich be 1. An exchange of scenic, in d u st gan Sunday. and ag ric u ltu ra l lite ra tu re crop of w h eat in A rg en tin a is m ak The survey of th e N atio n al E d u ria l ing satisfacto ry prg ress w ith th e o u t cation association reveals th a t th e ih ro u g h t to u rist Inform ation rack s look excellent. T he p resen t prospecls m ean g re a te r re tu rn s In trav el sales P acific states, w ith an illiteracy av er is for a yield of 215,000,000 bushels age of 3.1 per cent, ra te am ong the fo r all com m unities. 2. The autom obile cam p Is anoth- w ith an ex portable su rp lu s of 15,- low est of all d istric ts of th e U nited S tates. T h is figure Is h a lf th e p er. [er clearin g house fo r th e local dis 000,000 bushels, w hich is consider able above the average. ccn tag e of illetates in th o country trlb u tio n of to u rist d ollars to busi T he outlook Is not so prom ising ness in terests, a s a w hole, and lass th a n th e average 3. D on’t w orry about th e to u rist j in A u stralia w here th e w eath er has of F rance. T he U nited S tates h arb o rs a g re a t "cto p ” ; it h as no failu res and should ; been u nfavorable, w ith th e resu lt er p ro p o rt'o n of literates th a n any be' given equal consideration w ith th a t according to th e la te st p riv ate estim ates th e exportable su rp lu s of n atio n of Europe. T h is is revealed o th er harvests. w h eat w ill no t exceed 50,000,000 g larin g ly by the statistics. The 1920 4. Consult your hotel and re sta u census showed 5,000,000 persons u n ra n t men as to how th ey can lm- / bushels, so th a t as a w hole the u th ern hem isphere w ill have p ra c t able to read and w rite, a deerseae of prove th e ir service; it m ay be good j so ( ically th e same q u a n tity for th e ex only 500,000 In the preceding decade. now, b u t try to m ake It b etter. po rt th e coming -year th a t It h ad In • ■ Compared w ith w estern E urope coun 5. A to u ris t’s sense of ap p recia , 1921-1922. trie s th is country riv als only France tion Is as keen rid in g in a fliver as j An excellent ra in fa ll th ro u g h o u t In th is respect. j n a railro a d observation car, po C alifornia early In N ovem ber im- G erm any and D enm ark have least clean up and p a in t your tow n. proved th e condition of th e ran g es illiteracy , w ith tw o -ten th s of 1 per D edicate an A ll-S tate avenue | -n th e N o rth ern and C en tral p o rtio n s cent. S w _____________________ itzerland is fiv e-ten th s of 1 per cent and Sweeden 1 per cent. The I in th e cam p g rounds and show civic i o( th e g ta te an(j p u t th e gro u n d in F ren ch population Is 4 9 per cent ill- i ap preciation of th e ir presence In an gOO)j condition for fall plow ing and ite ra te , and of the U nited S tates 6 A ll-S tate day celebration fo r to u rists see(j in g operations. In th e h e ig h t of th e season. per cent. 7. A ppcint com m ittees to greet HEAR REV. DAVIS I t is notable th a t th e percentage SERVICES of illiteracy was m uch h ig h er ill th e to u rists and to h an d them lite ra tu re _ arm y d ra ft exam ination, th e average p erta in in g to your d is tric t and re- ! being 24.9 per cent. In th is case, g ard in g side trip s. T h e B ap tist church w as well fill- how ever, actual te sis w ere m ade, 8. E ncourage an exchange of e(j, ]aat Sunday evening lo h e a r th e ■whereas In th e census persons only cam p fire tales of ad v en tu re and see pastor, Rev. W. W. Davis g iv e h is w ere asked to sta te th e ir capacity. th a t to u rists are supplied w ith serm on "M an’s A dvent.” ch u rch an d am usem ent directories. T h e su b ject w as presented from a 0. A. C. SHORT COURSES 9. Prom ote a stan d ard iz atio n of d ifferen t view point from th a t ns- WILL START JANUARY 2 cam p facilities and reg u late services u ally tak en and in a logical an d con- rendered. vlncing m anner. S hort courses th a t offer Oregon 10. Rem em ber th a t the to u rist of N « t Sunday evening h is su b ject farm ers w ho can find tim e ‘o take c tom orrow w ill be "T he Deity of C h rist.” Rev. them th e best and new est Ideas In j ' _______________ __ Davis is an able m an and it is well m odern farm ing practices in Oregon, w o rth w hile to h e a r him . have been arran g ed by th e state ag ECHO MAN CELEBRATES NINETY-THIRD BIRTHDAY ric u ltu ra l college to s ta r t Jan u a ry 2 a t Corvallis. I ---------- The grounds, buildings, equipm ent Janies P. R ethlefsen, w ho ohserv- j and m ost of all the s ta ff of special- ¡ed h is 93d b irth d a y M onday by act- | lets th a t have made th e Oregon col- trig as host to a d in n er p a rty of 12 j lege fam ous th e civilized world over, a t th e home of h is d au g h ter, Mrs. w ill be available for use by th e sh o rt J. F ra n k S pinning, conf d en tly ex- course men and women. Resources o f.p e e ls to celebrate th e 100th an n iv er- i ru r a l Oregon not yet recognized fully sa ry of h is b irth in th e sam e m an- ! p r fully used, w ill be pointed o u t as n er. A lthough n earin g th e cen tu ry w ell as tim e w ill perm it. Follow ing m ark Mr. R ethlefsen show s little in- are th e seven courses announced; 'd icatlo n of h is advanced age, h aving | . T ra c to r mechanics, general ag ri- the carriag e and m ental a ctiv ity of a c u ltu re, h o rticu ltu re, Ja n u a ry 2 to w e 1 preserved m an of 60. M arch 17; dairy h erd sm an ’s course, Mr. R ethlefsen had m any callers Ja n u a ry 2 to Ju n e 10; dairy m enu- on his b iith d a y , and g reetin g cards fa c tu rin g , Ja n u a ry 2 to 27; Ja n u a ry and messages of felteatlon w ere re- 28 to F eb ru ary 24; h o rtic u ltu ra l ce'vcd from _all p a rts Of th e U nited products, F ebruary 5 to 24; bee cul S tates. P ro v in g th a t his 93 years do not han d icap him physically, Mr. i lu re, M arch 19 to 24 F ull Inform ation can be had on a p . Rethlefaen devoted a p a rt of th e af- p lc a tlo n to the reg istra r. O. A. sC„ ternoon to m aking calls on m any of Corvallis. Oregon. * , big Echo frien d s — Echo News. Yomfc People E ntertain ¡DEMONSTRATION AGENT Miss Mabel Brown and F ran k OFFERS ASSISTANCE Swayze. Jr. gave a p arty a t th e Brown ---------- * Home F rid ay evening. D ancing and A n / w oman in U m atilla county card playing w ere enjoyed by th e should feel free to call upon Miss . young people u n til m ld-nlght w hen E d ith M. H offm an, th e hom e detn- dellc'ous refreshm ents w ere served, n n stratio n ag en t, P endleton, fo r as- Thnse a tte n d in g w ere: Mabel Brown, sfstan ce along any line of hom e «con. M elba C allahan. M argaret N eary, Lu- nmlcs w ork. d ie S ullivan. Eleonor B riggs. A rion- Do you w an t b u lletin s, a hom e via- j Ibe Robinson, P hyllis Dyer, Irm a it, a com m unity m eeting for lecture B uckner. M arry C urrie, Miss Derby, o r dem onstration o r in form ation by i H ugh F raser. A rth u r R ubner, Gwyn le tte r? T alk it over w ith yo u r nelgh- H ughes. Irw in Shotw ell. H arold W at- bors, and let me know w h at yon erm an, Law rence W inslow , C hester w ant. Many com m unities a re hene- Rhodes. F ran k Swayze. H erbert n te d from hom e dem onstration work. | HanvUne g ad Em bry W arrln er. W hy not you? E d ith M. H offm an . J ❖ ENTIRE NORTHWEST <• IS ENVELOPED IN ❖ BLANKET OF SNOW •> ---------- ❖ S a n ta Claus w ill have no ❖ trouble d riving h is sleigh Into ❖ H erm iston this y ear If th e cov- •> ertn g of w hite th a t enveloped ❖ th is section Monday, and th a t & has been fa llin g a t in terv als ❖ since th a t tim e, rem ains on th e ❖ ground. ’ 4 Indications a re th a t it w ill ❖ stay. The en tire N orthw est and ❖ the middle west a re In th e g rip ❖ of storm now. R eports from ❖ points as fa r east as Chicago tell ❖ of heavy snow fall. ❖ T h is m orning th ere w as 7.8 ❖ inches of snow on th e ground, ❖ according to C harles Taylor, ❖ w eather observer a t th e Recla- ❖ m atlon office. The tem p eratu re ❖ W ednesday reached the highest ❖ point a t 28 degrees above and ❖ th e m inim um a t 24. Monday ❖ n ig h t, the firs t n ig h t of the ♦ snow, th e therm om eter reglst- ❖ ered 31 degrees as th e coldest ❖ point w ith 40 th e m axim um . • THANKSGIVING DANCE IS SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR The T hanksgiving dance a t the A uditorium was one of th e most su e . cessful a ffa irs of th e holiday w eek end. A larg e crow d of tow nsfolks w ere on h and to dance to th e excel len t m usic furnished by R. W. F le tc h e r’s orchestra. "A fine dance” w as the com m ent tof those w ho attended. M anager Tom M arxen is to be co n g ratu lated on th e efficient m an n er In w hich th e pro gram w as conducted. COUNTY BEEKEEPERS MEET HERE SATURDAY E lection of officers and th e selec tion of a county bee inspector w ill be th e principle business to come be fore th e U m atilla C ounty Beekeepers when they m eet a t th e Oregon H ard w are sto re S atu rd ay a t 1:30. p. m. F lans for shipping of wax, p u rch as ing of supplies w ill be o th er m a tters of im portance. All beekeepers urged to a tten d and take p a rt in th e m eet ing. Oil Company Down 20 Feet D ispite the Inclem ent w eather conditions th a t prevail, th e N o rth eastern Oregon Oil E xploration com pany have drilled down 20 feet. Snow m ay h a lt rapid progress for a w hile b u t th e w ork will go on. It Is Bald by th e m anagem ent. ' Œljr ^maistan tyrald 1922 BREEDERS SCHOOL TO BE HELD HERE SOON ♦ ffiljrt»frnaa (Card« W . « ill b a n ■ l i u at H t I M n Greeting Cards. N ew and ex clusive designs to select Irons. O rder early to insore delivery. No. 13 OREGON LIVESTOCK PASTURES IMPROVED WILLIAM HAYDEN IS INJURED BY FALL Suffers Severe Bruises as R esult of Slipping on Concrete Floor at N eil and Barker’s W illiam "BUI” H ayden, prom inent resident of th is com m unity, suffered severe bruiseg T uesday n ig h t w hen he slipped and fell on th e concrete garag e floor a t Neil & B arker's. He has a discolored eye and several flesh lacerations. Mr H ayden had ju s t stepped out of th e office Into th e m ain building He became fain t and fell on th e hard floor on h is face. Dr. W. W. Illsley w as called but It was some tim e be fore ' Mr. H ayden could be revived. He is feeling b e tte r today and ex pects to be around again in a’ few days. CATTLE | AND HOG RECEIPTS SHOW INCREASE B utter Prices D ecline; Raw Milk Steady W ith Slight Drop Over Last Year “A d airy breeders school w ill be conducted a t H erm iston December 19 and 20,” announced C ounty A gent Bennion. Good ta le n t has been se cured for the Instruction work. Dr. B. T. Simms from O. A. C. w ill discuss ad d itio n al phases of contagious abor tion. H. A. M athleson from S alt Lake of the D airy Division of the D epart m ent of A griculture and N. C. Ja m i son, D airy S pecialist from O. A. C„ w ill tak e up the principles of breed ing and assist the dairym en In form u la tin g plans for a co ntinuation ot the pure-bred Jersey breeding along THANKSGIVING FILLED WITH successful lines. SOCIAL EVENTS One of the unique featu res of the school w ill be th e assembly of a num ber of th e d au g h ters of each of the Series of Bible Readings Start at association bulls and a com parison Baptist Church Thursday betw een them . D airym en and the specialists w ill go over the pure-bred Evening Jerseys on the project and determ ine w hich blood lines appear to be the beBt to continue. Jam ison w ill b rin g A pleasant a ffa ir w as enjoyed by w ith him pedigrees of available bulls Mrs. T, S. T ow .isend’s younger fo r sale. As an o u tg ro w th of the frien d s on W ednesday of last week school It Is hoped th a t the dairym en w hen they w ere Invited to h er home w ill become interested In th e p u rch to m eet h er d au g h ter Mrs. V esta ase of some young bulls to replace Tow nsend W illiam s of P o rtlan d , who some of the aged sires. w as here spending th e holiday w ith P. M. B randt, O. A. C. Professor of h er parents. A m usical num ber was D airying w ho Judged the D airy and given by M aurice and H arvey Adams. Hog Show, discussed the advisability Some children selections given by of th is school w ith leading dairym en Mrs. W illiam s w ere m uch enjoyed. a t th e D airy and Hog Show as a Mrs. W illiam s re tu rn e d to her home m eans of stim u la tin g Interest in de in P o rtlan d S unday afternoon. velopm ent of more well bred dairy cows. H e pointed out th a t th e o u t Mr and Mrs. W. H. Sim m ons en sta n d in g criticism ag ain st the D airy terta in e d on T h anksgiving day. The and Hog Show th is paHt fall was the invited guestg w ere Mr. and Mrs. Lou fact th a t th e re w ere so few young Brow nell and son, R obert, of U m atil anim als show n; th a t the show was la, Mrs. Bess Spencer, Messrs. Ed. really an aged cow exhibition and Beddow, Geo. Beddow and Geo. Bed- w arned th e dairym en th a t unless dow J r . The afternoon w as spent they took more in te re st In the de socially ta lk in g over rem iniscences, velopm ent of th e young stu ff th a t nB some of th e guests a te th e ir first dairy in g w ould be on th e dow nw ard T hanksgiving d in n er on tho project trend on th e project. T he Idea of w ith them . th la school w as en th u siastically re- ceied and th e county a g e n t began On T hursday evening a t 7:30 Rev. im m ediate steps to carry It into ef W. W. Davis w ill b egin a series ot fect. B ible readings In th e m ain room of th e B ap tist church. T he subject for SH0TWELL HOME th e first of th e series Is "C h rist— SCENE OF REUNION Ills P ersonal R e tu rn and th e Be- liecers’ A ttitu d e ." All persons Inter- Tho S hotw ell home w as th e scene ested in a l i b l e study are cordially of a happy reunion T h anksgiving {levers' A ttitu d e ." All persons inter- Day and over the week-end. E ight affiliations. B rin g your B ible and children, tw o son-in-law« and tw o pencil and paper. You w ill get good g ran d sons g athered w ith Mr. and out of th e readings. Mrs. J. K. S hotw ell a t the festive board. . T here w as Mr. and Mrs. The L adles Aid have fu rth e r dis George P rin d le and son of M ilton, tinguished them selves by Installing Mr. and Mrs. P. B. D oherty and son. a fine new range in th e M ethodist T. A. Shotw ell o fU m a p ln e , G ordon j parBonage. Several ad d itio n al th in g s from P rineville, E m ily B., w ho is a re under contem plation by tho atten d fn g W h itm an college? and th e ladles. th ree ch ild ren a t home, Miss Doro thy, Irw in an d Donald. H. M. Straw w as a business vis T he condition of livestock and dairy products in the N orthw est a t th is tim e is reported by the F ederal R eserve B oard as follows: G eneral ra in s over the Pacific Coast area have Improved livestock pastu res In C alifornia and w estern Oregon and W ashington. R in fall in the in terio r states of th e d is tric t Is still below norm al for th is period bf th e year. In the d is tric t g enerally livestock are in good condition. M ark etable stock of the best grade is re ported scarce. R eceipts of all varlelies of live stock a t th e principal m arkets of th e d istric t d u rin g October, 1922 w ere m uch la rg e r th a n during October, 1921, c a ttle receipts show ing an In crease of 19 per cent, hog receipts an in crease of 35 per cent, and sheep receipts an Increase of 43 per cent. The tncrease In the receipts of c a t tle and sheep w as most m arked in the Iiiterm o u n tain livestock centers. Ogden and S alt Lake City, white hog receipts w ere unusually large in Loa Angeles and San F rancisco The trend of prices for livestock in the principal m ark ets of this dis tric t d u rin g October was not w ell defined. C attle prices declined slig h t ly, hog prices declined sharply in all m arkets outside of C alifornia, a u J prices for sheep and lam bs advanced steadily in all m arkets except Ogden. A del'lniie upw ard m ovem ent in prices for high q u ality steels app ear ed In a m ajority of the m arkets of the d istrict early tn November and lam b prices made additional gains. Stocks of cold storage b u tte r in th is d istric t a re large. In the fo u r principal m ark ets of th is d istric t w ith d raw als of 822,294 pounds of b u tle r from cold storage d u rin g Oct ober left holdings of 2,139,676 pounds on N ovember 1, 1922, as com pared w ith holdings of 892,583 pounds? on November 1, 19 2 1 .' B u tle r prices have declined d u rin g the past m onth. In th e San Francisco m arket, the price o f -93 score fresh cream ery b u tte r, w hich had advanced to a peak of 55 cents per pound on October 14, declined, steadily u n til on N ovember 14 It stood af 43 H cents per pound. B u tte r prices in th a t m arket a re now 5 cents per pound below prices o b tain in g one year ago. A surplus of fancy g rade b u tte r on th e Pacific Const, and th e possibility of seasonal Im ports of b u tte r from New Zealand and A u stralia are fact ors to w hich th e w eakness of th e San F rancisco m arket Is a ttrib u te d . Prices paid producers for raw m ilk changed little d u rin g October com pared w ith (he previous m onth. Compared w ith October, 1921, raw m ilk prices hav e declined 23 cents per 100 pounds in th e m ountain ito r in P endleton last F riday. section, and 16 cents per 100 pounds in tho Pacific section. Mrs. M. D uty re tu rn e d la st week from Los A ngeles w here she has i been v isitin g h er d au g h ter, Mrs. COUNTY TAXPAYERS MEET pr|n(Jle of th a t clty IN PENLDETON SATURDAY ______ HOLIDAY AFFAIRS ATTRACT MANY Methodist Church Notes Sunday school a t 10 o’clock. M orning w orship a t 11 o’clock. Special m usic by the choir. L ast S un- day we w ere favored by readings by Mrs. W illiam s of P o rtlan d and a Solo by Mr. V oelker. In th e evening E arl M itchell, the genial d ru g g ist, th e services begin a t 6:45 by the lw | Is w earing a sm ile you can see a mile. young people. Mid-week services an L ast F rid ay a fine seven and a nounced Sunday. quarter-p o u n d baby boy arriv ed a t the M itchell home. Mrs. M itchell and th e baby arc doing nicely. • Picking the Geese The U m atilla C ounty T axpayers League held a m eeting S atu rd ay a f t ernoon and a fte r nam ing com m ittees to investigate state and county taxes agreed to m eet again a t 1:30 n ext S aturday to h e a r th e rep o rts of th e com m ittees and take action. Judge Jam es A. Fee, president of Dr. J. A. Peed has re tu rn e d from _ _ , P o rtlan d w here he un d erw en t an op- th e league, presided and outlined th e need of action to c u rta il taxes. T he s | eratio n . judgo spoke of th e value In th e tax The L a d b s A ltar Society w ill hold supervising board th a t operates In th e ir an n u al bazaar and cooked food ¡M ultnom ah county and suggested th e sale on S atu rd ay , December 16, i n |g am e plan m ight w ork favorably In the Mack building. A prons, childrens a |{ counties. He believes th e ltd on dresses, rom pers, baby dresses, pillow tax atio n should he applied by a board slips and o th e r a rtic le s w ill be on composed not of office holders w ho i have th e spending of money h u t c l display. disinterested tax ap y ers v ho repre- |sq p t the public. MRS. GEORGE ROOT NEW T alks d u rin g th e m eeting w ere COMMUNITY CLUB PRESIDENT made by Dr. F. W. V incent, S enator The C om m unity club m et Tuesday ! | | j , T aylor and others. S enator December 5 and the a n n u al election T aylor Indicated th a t he proposes of officers w as held. T he follow ing ' (o w ork for tax reform a t th e legis- w ere elected for th e ensuing y ear: |a tu re and to be back of th e lax re- Mrs. George Root, p resid en t; Mrs. A. d u rin g program advocated by Oov- E. Robb, vice-president; Mrs C. S .Jcrnor-elect Pierce. M cN aught, secretary ; Mrs. H arry Two com m ittees w ere nam ed w ith S traw , tre a su re r. December 19 Is the in stru ctio n s to rep o rt next S aturday, d ate of th e club luncheon to be held The com m ittee on county taxation !• a t the H erm iston hotel. Members de- composed of Dr. F. W. V incent, A. s irin g to a tte n d a re requested to m , Isaacs and P. W. Dayton. T he please notify Mrs. O. O. Sapper or com m ittee on sta te tax atio n Is com- Mrs, H. T. F raser. P lates are 50 cents posed of E. B. A ldrich, Jam es Jo h n s ¡Jr., and Joergen Mumm. Skovbo Named Delegate --------------------- ~ ~ ~ W hile th ere a re not enough roads Jen s Skovbo,local a p ia rist, w ill a t tend th e n atio n al convention of the In E gypt to afford more th a n a few A m erican Honey P roducers’ League hours’ ride In any one direction, an to be held In St Louis, F ebruary 6- autom obile garag e la open In Cairo 17-8. At th e recen t m eeting of the th a t Is said to have model equipm ent s ta te beekeepers. Mr. Skovbo was for housing the moat luxurious limo elected delegate to th e national usines and racing c ars know n to th e rg p lta l of Europe. g a th e rin g to represent Oregon.