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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-21

The farm bureau meeting here to-
day enticed T. ~DeFreece away from
his Athena ranch for the day. Mr. De-
Freeze already has good reputation
for raising wheat but he is letting. no
chance slip by to learn how to get
one more bushel to the acre.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-21

other men whoever he may be, will
know he has been in fight when it.,
all over" the candidate assured Mr..
Peterson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-21

+. L. Casie and ]. II. McDermott
of Pocatello, Idaho, are here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. McGee of Fair
field. Idaho, are at the Golden Rule.
II. c. Mosely is here from Portland
today.
Ir. HIamlen is in the city from Ka-
mela.
J. a. Gugin is in Pcndleton frorl
lIoldman today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-21

j. G. Burr visits o. w. II. G. N. pas
senger depots and Keeps a close eye
on the books. Mr.. Buri is travelling
auditor for the railroad and was in
Pendleton yesterday He left for
Portland this morning.
Before he came to. the United
States Rev. w. II. Cox, pastor of the
Baptist church of this city, occupied
pulpits in England. Rev. Cox re-
turned yesterday morning from Port
land. where he attended, the Inter
church Conference of Oregon pastors,
held at the Portland Hotel. Rev.
Cox says that Oregon's quota, for
Baptist churches will be $1,O45.0OO. asI
a part of the $S00.000,444 to be rails
ed in the state by all the churches.
The sum is to be raised in five years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-21

That he might attend the Father
and Son" banquet last night with his
father. J. Il. Akey. Russell Akey ar
rived yesterday from Walla Walla.
He is a student at Whitman college,
and graduate of the Pendleton high
school of the class of 1919.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-21

After pioneering in Hermiston years
ago when the irrigation project was in
its infancy, Colonel ]. f. McNaught OF
Hermiston, now owns wnat is as
knowledge to be the finest alfalfa
farm in the west end of the county.
Colonel Mcknight who is in the city
to attend the farm bureau meeting,
says that people of the west end are
anxious to have snow fall in the
mountains, to aid irrigation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-21
THE MOHAWK
RANGE

The old reliable Mo-
hawk range is made to
burn either coal or
wood. The back of the
fire box of this wonder
full range carries a long
guarantee. Other fea-
lures are the drop oven
door, steel lined with
white enamel panel,
sliding draft damper
and pouch feed doors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-21

Mr. and Mrs. +. r. Ellis, Miss Dor
othy Davis and Cliff Lancaster. of the
Siegel Stock Co., are in the city for
tonight's performance at the Oregon
theatre. They appear in Walla Walla
and in Boise. Idaho, during the week
and in Pendleton Friday and Saturday
nights.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-21

Two county superintendents, two
city superintendents and two teachers
from the schools of oregon are meet
ing in Portland today to discuss the
features of the two-mill tax bill for
school purposes which will be on the
referendum ballot May 81. F. p. Aus
tin, Pendleton's city superintendent.
went to Portland last night to attend
the meeting as member OF the COM
mittee.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
TRIAL OF STEWART
NEXT MARCH COURT

The case of State of Kentucky VS..
Turley Stewart of this county is set
for hearing at the March term of the
circuit court at Mayfield, he being
charged with being in possession of
a Hudson Speedster automobile that
was stolen from a garage in May
field. He was indicted before the
grand jury in session there last
week.
Stewart claims that he procured
the ear in Paris, Tenn, and was on
his way south when he was stopped
at Stanton, Tenn, and arrested by
the sheriff there on a message from
Mayfeld. When asked if he were
headed for Memphis with the auto
mobile, Stewart replied that he was
going through there but didn't know
exactly where he would stop. He
has further refused to discuss the
case. He was released at Mayfeld
ON two bonds of $1,000 each, which
were made in cash by his father. 1t
is said that he had a 30-30 rifle and
a pistol in the car when arrested at
Stanton, but there was no other per-
son with him.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17

the supplies that Southern Baptists
are arranging to send to the needy
and destitute of southern Europe.
The box will be packed at the Phila-
thea Rooms, the afternoon of Mon
day, December 27, and anyone hay-
ing good clothing to contribute for
this worthy charitable cause, is no
tilted to call Mrs Frank Porter, and
the offering will be called for the
morning of the 9th.
Second hand clothing in good con-
dition, or new clothing is desired.
Particularly are clothes for the thou
sands of ragged little children across
the waters, wanted. Look through
your cedar chests and clothes closets
for unused garments, or purchase
new clothing, that all the stores are
selling at reduced prices, and help
fill the box for overseas.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
RED CROSS WORK
BEING PURSUED

Having fallen below the expected
enrolment of members in the Red
Cross membership campaign, officers
of the Henry County Chapter A R
c, have concluded to keep the mem
bership doors open" until a later
date, and advise anyone now wishing
to become member, to send your
dollar to L Holland, treasurer, who
will receipt you, and forward you a
membership button.
Wednesdays mail brought to the
local Red Cross a check for fifty dol
lars from a woman of this city well
known for her charities, full of hu-
man sympathy, and inspired by the
spirit of Good.
Many persons have made like spe-
cial contributions, but many more
are expected to do so. The cause is
great and good.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
ROAD BOARD POSTPONES
MEET UNTIL JANUARY 10

The regular second Monday meet
ing of the County Road Board did
not take place the past Monday, as
the day was bad and rain preventing
the board members from attending.
Mr. Henry Farmer was the only mem
ber in town that day.
Unless meeting is called, the
board will not convene until the Sec
ond Monday in January. No partic-
ular business, however, confronts the
board at present and it is not likely
that a previous meeting will be cal
led. Some of the county roads are
very muddy, owing to recent down.
pours, but no bridge damage nor big
washouts have been reported.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
Santa On First Trip Picks Up
400 Letters At Partisan Office

Letters to Santa Claus are still ar
riVing, and we are glad to print a
few more of them this week, and will
print others next week, when the
Parisian comes out the day before
Christmas eve.
1t is sweet to note that nearly all
the little girls want Santa to bring
them dolls. Girls who are too big
to play with dolls, shouldn't hang up
stockings.
Read these little letters and note
how many of the boys, want gums.
They want to be like big soldier
brothers, perhaps, or inherit a sports
man-Eke tendency from some pio-
neer forefather.
Dear Santa Claus, Toyland, Please
bring me doll buggy, a doll that
goes to sleep, train, and a real
pony, color white, and some story
books. If you can't bring me all
these things, be sure to bring the
pony. Bring mother some shoes, and
Daddy tie. Your little friend, Ell
izabeth Weldon Robinson.
Dear Santa Claus, How are you.
hope you are well. Santa, / have
tried to be good this year, so you
would come to see me. And | want
you to bring me pair of kid gloves
and pencil box, and doll buggy.
Well, | had better close. By by,
Yours truly, Winnie Ratterree.
Santa Claus, Iceland, Dear sir, how
are you today. | hope you are just
fine, Dear Santa, hope you are get
ting ready to come. Oh please bring
me bicycle and a shoot gun and
other things. / hope you are just
loaded down with things this Christ
mas, Santa. And / hope you bring
other children all kinds too. | will
haft to close, Sanity Claus. | hope
a good Christmas to everyone, and
hope everyone hopes a good Christ
mas to me. Yours truthfully, Jesse
Sturdivant.
Dear Santa Clas, as | have been
trying to be a good little boy | am
going to ask you to bring me few
presents this Christmas. I want a
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
COLLEGE STUDENTS
COMING HOME TO
SPEND HOLIDAYS
Firesides In Paris VIII Be Brighten
ed During Christmas With
College Members.
PARIS HAS GOOD REPRE-
SENTATION IN COLLEGES
More Than Twenty Students Sched-
uled To Reach Home During
. The Coming Week

Home for Christmas! What
merry ring the phrase has! Home,
the only place to spend the Yuletide!
Home, be it cot or mansion, the only
place where real Christmas cheer is
to be had!
OF course, all who possibly can,
come home Christmas. The boy or
girl who has gone to the city to work,
the boy or girl in college, the mar
ried son or daughter in distant city;
all plan the twelve months through to
go back home for Christmas.
Firesides in Paris during the holi-
days will be frightened by the pres
ence of numbers of boys and girls,
who are away at school, Some are
arriving this week. Most of them
will arrive the last of this week or
the first of next, and will spend at
least week or ten days at home.
Among these are; Carsey Gatlin
and P Lasater of Valparaiso Univer-
sity, Valparaiso, Ind, who returned
home on last Thursday; Misses Julia
Hensler and Margaret Blanton, stu
dents at Kentucky Wesleyan, Lexing-
tom, KY, who are expected next
Monday; Miss Elizabeth Dumas, of
Maryyille College, Maryville, Tenn,
who returns the twenty-third.
Yancey @ Caldwell, Jr., Eugene
Rlson, Jim Porter, Jr., Kent Womack,
Jasper Holland, who are students ait
c M A, Columbia, Tenn, will return
Sunday, the nineteenth, to spend the
holiday vacation at home.
Miss Margaret Porter, Miss Eliz-
abeth Porter, and Miss Elsa Ezen,
who are attending Converse College,
Spartanburg, S. c., will also RETURN
on Sunday.
Miss Marian Lewis arrives Thurs
day of next week from Wesleyan Col
lege, Macon, Ga,
Miss Lorene Lansdell, who is stu
dying voice and piano in Chicago is
expected home Sunday.
William Waters will return next
week for the holidays from Emory
College, Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Marie Adams of the Win
thrope College, Rockhill N Car, will
arrive on the twentieth.
Mallory Morris, and Miss Kate
Rickman who are at Georgetown Col
lege, Georgetown, KY, will return
Wednesday, the twenty-second to
spend Christmas with homefolks.
Miss Loren McGehee is due home
the twenty-first from the Tennessee
Woman's College, at Murfreesboro.
Miss Ruby Humphreys, who is at
tending Randolph Macon, Lynchburg
Va, will not return home for Christ
mas, but will spend the holidays with
a friend at Blacksburg, Va.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17

"What Yer Gwine To Do When
There Amt No Jazz" will be a ques-
ton for the record buyers to answer,
a question full of the potency of
public likes and dislikes, for accord
ing to several of the local record
dealers, jazz records constitute at
least sixty percent of the phonograph
records sold in Paris. Pre-Christmas
sales of records for the Edison, Vic
trola, Brunswick, Universal, and 9TH
er machines popular locally, are
largely of the jazz order. Not the
knock down-and- -drag-out variety, but
music with twinkling tunes, that sets
toes to keeping time, and brightens
tagged spirits.
Among the popular jazz records of
the month that have been best sell
lers are, "Chile Beam" whisper
ing" Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere" !"
Dance O. Mania," Wang, Wang
Blues" "Old Man jazz" and Left
All Alone Again Blues"
J R Spieer says that over so per-
cent of the records he sells regularly
are jazz favorites, with ''The Blues
strong leaders, and that the next
largest demand is for religious rec
ords. He is of the opinion that the
band jazz pieces, instrumental, are
given the preference to the song rec
ords.
"Our demand for jazz records is
larger now than ever" says Miss
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
LITTLE JACK RAINEY CALLED

Friends here were grieved and
shocked at the news of the death of
littl John Bishop Rainey, Jr., age 5
years, the only son of Mr. and Mrs J
B Rainey, former residents of Paris,
which occurred at the home of his
parents, at Clarksville, Tenn, Thurs
day afternoon, December 9, follow
ing two days illness of diptheria
This sweet little boy who was
known to his playmates as Jack Rain
ey, was an attractive child, with a
loyable disposition and many pleas
ing ways. He was the pride and
pleasure of his parents, with whom
many Paris friends deeply sympa-
thize.
Funeral services were conducted
at Greenwood cemetery, Clarksville,
Friday aftrnoon by Rev w T Hag-
gard. Surviving are the parents
and two little sisters, both of whom
have also been seriously i'll with Dip
liberia.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
The Proposition That Confronts
Henry County Relative To Schools

(By j.
Are our schools as good as other
states have for their children? Are
they as good as our children deserve,
and as good as we are able to pay
for? Do the people want better
schools and are they willing to pay
for them?
In answer to the first question to
our shame, there are eighteen states
that pay four times as much per
child for education as we pay, and
only four that pay less. 1t is not at
all likely that any man will be found
who will say that our children are
not at least entitled to as good
schools as the average state gives.
Then, are we able to pay for better
schools? There are number of
counties that pay nearly double for
common schools, what we are paying.
Our rate is 23 cents today, and many
of our laborers are getting more for
one hours work than was paid for
day of fourteen hours a few years
ago when our school rate was 40
cents. Then, eggs sold for cents
a dozen, grown hens at 90 cents
each, nice frying size chickens at 10
cents each, wheat at SO cts. bush
ell, corn at 20 cents, pork at cents.
But why mention these prices and
rates? Many of our common labor
ers are owning and running automo-
biles; negro share troopers are able
to run and own them At the OPEN
ing of school recently, where the
house had been built largely at the
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
TAX COLLECTIONS
BEGINNING SLOW AT
OFFICE OF TRUSTEE
AS To Time Books Would
Be Ready Probable Cause OF
Initial Hardness.
]. w. HOLCOMB AGAIN is
FIRST TO PAY HIS TAXES
Revised Standard of Tax Records
Enables Trustee Grubbs to Han
die Records Easier.

According to Trustee Grubbs, who
has had the tax books in his possession
one week now, initial tax collections
are slow, even slower than usual,
notwithstanding the fact, that the
transfer of the books to the trustee
this year was later than usual. TAX
ing which into consideration, it was
presupposed that many tax payers
would be on tip-toes to be rid of the
details of tax paying, knowing that it
had to come sooner or later. But
only two hundred and one taxes were
paid the first five days the books were
available at the trustees office, av-
eraging from two to twenty taxes
paid in one day.
J w Holcomb of the third district
was the first man to pay his taxes
this year. Mr.. Holcomb says that he
has been the first man to pay each
of the last several trustees as they
were ushered into office, his name be-
ing the first on the books of D L jack
son, whom Grubbs succeeded to this
office.
hS ISNlSGu Udh IGISIpb DOOhS Uc-
ing used this year facilitate Trustee
Grubbs in his handling of the coun-
tvs money. Each receipt, instead of
bearing nine divisions of the tax
paid, limits the separate appropria-
tions to four including the poll Fur
thermore, Mr. Grubbs is early demon
strating his efficiency for the office
by keeping his additions, ETC., up to
date, approximating each tax to
school, county, road, state, etc, fund
as it is paid. Following this outline
of work, Mr. Grubbs can keep his
books in tip-top shape, and account
ted to date.
The ninety-six cents paid on the
hundred dollars in Henry County,
goes twenty-six cents to the state,
twenty three to the schools, fifteen
to the county, eight, special; two,
highway bonds; seven, high school;
five, bridges; and ten roads and high
ways. An effort is on foot, and will
be promulgated at the next meeting
of the county court to raise the school
tax at least ten cents. As the rate
on the total assessment stands, Mr.
Grubbs will collect for the ensuing
year, $167232.99.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
CHRISTIAN CHURCH WILL
OBSERVE WHITE CHRISTMAS

The customary White Christmas
will be observed at the Christian
church this year. Sunday evening,
gifts will be brought to the church
for needy children, and donations
given for the aged minister fund. The
children of the Christian Sunday
School will entertain with Christ
mas program.
White Christmas is beautiful Gel
ebration of the Yuletide season,
which the Christian Church here has
held for several years. 1t is sur
rounded with beautiful sentiment,
and full of sweet charity.
On Christmas Eve, candy party
will be given at the church for the
children of the Christian Sunday
School.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
Plenty of Jazz This Christmas
Say Music Machine Dealers Here

Mary Frances Arnett, who has spe-
cial supervision of the record sales
at the Warren Jewelry Company. "Of
course, we have our regular Glen
tele for nothing but Red Seal records
by the artists, but many of these de-
mand popular songs. There al
ways, too, large sale of old time
song favorites, as Annie Laurie,
'Swanee River etc"
Popular public taste reflected in
local record sales, is further eviden-
ced in the books that are mostly read
in the City Library. Miss Minnie
Dudley, librarian, declares that what
the frequenters of the library want
is fiction, and that the novels are
the dog cared volumes on the shelves,
while the biographies, travel books,
poetry, ETC., are very sparsely read.
Gene Stratton Porter, Zane Gray,
Grace Richmond, Florence Barclay,
and Harold Bell Wright, are the
most widely read authors who inhabit
the local library shelves, and books
by them are constantly in demand,
and always in use. "Arrows of
Gold" by Joseph Conrad has been a
favorite with library readers. AL
gier books, are by far, the books that
are read and wanted most by the
boys.
Miss Dudley thinks that from pres.
ent indications, people read to for.
get, or to be amused, rather than TO,
instruction,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
INTERESTING MAP HENRY
COUNTY BEING PREPARED

The Henry County Title Company
has in preparation map of Henry
County based upon original surveys
and statutes, which will show the
ranges and sections and their struc-
tural formation, the new and old civ
il districts, railroads, public highways,
schools and churches, rivers and
creeks. In appreciation of their
cooperation it is purposed to share
the profit arising with the District
school teachers. The map promises
to be both interesting and instruct
i've.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17

halney)
expense of the community at cost
of $4,000, there were about seven
Thousand dollars worth of cars ON
the grounds, and not fourth of the
patrons on the grounds,
Of course we are able to pay for
better schools No one is asking
for more than 10 cents more, and
that would only amount to $1.00 to
the man worth $1,000 and $40 to one
worth $4,000. If each car in the
county were run for just one day less
it would probably amount to the
needed sum of money. Where is
the man who would like to stand UP
in crowd and say we are not able
to pay for better schools?
At recent meeting of the Cot
tage Grove School with large at
tendance, there was not dissenting
vote ON a proposition to ask our
County Court to take whatever ac-
tion was necessary to give our chill
dren the usual length of school.
Some time ago, when there was much
less interest in public schools than
now, an effort was made to defeat a
proposition to make a taxing dis
trict of Henry, and, Notwithstanding
every possible effort was made to
defeat it, over 70 percent of the peo-
pie of our county voted for the tax.
There are no grounds for believing
that either parts of our county are
not as much interested in education
as these two places.
Eighteen states are paying FOUR
TIMES AS MUCH as we pay per
child for education! How does this
strike your PATRIOTISM? Thou
sands of Tennessee white boys who
could neither read nor write were
drafted and forced to risk their lives
and many of them to lose them, that
we might enjoy our lives and the use
OF our property; we were made to
believe that seventy million Germans
would come three thousand miles and
make slaves of us unless they went,
and now we are unwilling to tax
ourselves for the education of the
children of these people! Not will
ing to pay TEN CENTS ON THE
HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE TO
GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED!
/ deny the charge and dare any man
to call a meeting of the patrons of
his school, put all the facts before
them and show that there is a major
ity of such people to be found any
where in Henry County. There are
a few men who have NO children to
educate who oppose this raise, but
honestly, would not be at all afraid
to leave this raise of 10 cents to the
childless voters of our county.
Of course we will get the raise.
our County Court will always do the
right thing when they are clearly
shown what it is, but when our best
teachers find other places where they
can get longer terms and a better
salary, and do not have to discount
their warrants at rates amounting tc
over 20 percent, and feel themselves
accommodated when dcne, may
reasonably expect to lose many o1
the best of them as we have con
stantly done in the past,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
CARDWELL McGEHEE HOME
ON DEPOT STREET BURNS

The residence of C w McGehee,
Depot and College streets, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning. It is thought that the fire
caught in the roof from spark or
from defect in the chimney. Only
the efficient work of the fire depart
ment saved the spread of the flames,
as the house burned quickly, and as
the wind was very high.
The dwelling, which was owned by
Gen J W Lewis, is partially covered
by insurance.
Insurance, also in part covered the
damage to the household goods, some
of which were saved.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
GUILD CLEARS NEAT SUM

One hundred and eighty-fve dol
lars was cleared by the Guild Girls
in their Gift Shop in the Presbyte-
rian church basement, Saturday. A
bout twenty dollars worth of arti-
cles, which were not sold, were plac-
ed for sale at Flake & O'Brien's store
on the east side square.
A new effort of the Guild Girls to
raise money is the taking of sub
seriptions for Hollands Magazine.
On the sale of fifty subscription tick
cts to the magazine at So for three
years, the Guild is allowed $50. Any
Guild Girl will solicit your subscrip-
tion.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
HARRY HANCOCK GETS JOB
IN LEEWOOD YARD, MEMPHIS

Harry Hancock, who has held the
position of night police chief for the
past several years, has accepted a
position with the L & N railroad in
Memphis, as night roundman at the
Leewood yards. He has been on the
job some two weeks now, and has
notified Chief Phillips that he will
move to Memphis at once. Homer
Wells is temporarily holding down
the position of night chief here.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-17
RESPECTED NEGRO DEAD

Silas Adams, well thought OF ne
gro, died at his home on Liable street
last Sunday and was buried Monday
at Palmer's burying ground. Silas
was porter at the Caldwell Hotel up
until some four months ago when he
was taken i'll. He was an ardent
member of the Baptist church and
one of the deacons, and lived a good
life. He was quite popular with the
men.