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HEPPNEfe, ORE60N, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1919.
NUMBER 43
VOLUME 5
CITIZEN WANTS ISA UN REMOVED
FIREMEN'S BALL UK SUCCESS
is City Engineer Discusses Lo-
Situation with Officers Rel
ative to Survey anil Estimates
R. E. McDonnell of he firm of
Burns & McDonnell, consulting en
gineers of Kansas City, Mo., visited
Heppner Friday evening in confer
ence Willi the city officials regarding
the water problem which now con
fronts the city.
Mr. McDonnell's firm males a
specialty of city water works, sew
erage and lighting plants and gives
Members of the volunteer fire
company are entitled to much credit
for the great success of the Fire
men's ball in the pavilion last Sat
urday evening. A big crowd was
present and so far as the Herald
reporter could see everybody was ;
having the time of his life. 1
A six-piece orchestra from The
Dalles furnished splendid music,
many of those participating In the
dancing pronouncing it the best
heard in Heppner for some time.
Perfect order prevailed in the
large crowd during the evening and
the big floor was crowded to its com
fortable capacity from "dewey eve'
till early morn."
Chief Curran who had the general
management of the affair as well as
all of the committees working under
him have a right to be proud of this
their first ball which they say, will
STATE CHAMBER PUTS
Seeks Large Membership in State
and Calls for "Sinews of War" to
Push Work .
valuations and expert reports on
slants aheadv.. in operation as -well not be the last one they hope to give.
as designing., surveying and estimat- ' More than 200 tickets were sold
ing new construction and improve- and the company's strong box was
ments. enriched by a net profit of more than
The meeting Friday night was one hundred dollars.
mostly in the way of a general dis
artj"sion of the Heppner situation and
li- )he varied problems which may
njb in taking over the present pii-
"tely owned pumping plant -nd
transforming it into a modern grav
ity system of mountain water suffi
cieot for all present and future needs
of th0 city.
Mr. McDonnell's firm is at pvesen1'
engaged on similar work at Walla
Walla, and other Washington points
and t'ity are also engaged to take up
city work at Pendleton and La-
Grande. The firm h;is designed
more than 500 public utilities in the
middle west and the northwest and
they show many reference letters
from city officials all over the coun
try where they have done work all
of which show a high degree of satis
faction with their service.
Mr. McDonnell left Saturday
morring but will, in a few days sub
mit a proposal to Heppner for doing
the surveying and estimating for the
proposed water system here. As
soon ns the weather is suitable for
r.n intelligent inspection of the Wll
I lew creek canyon, Mr. McDonnell
will return and go over the ground.
.HARRY GROSHEV ENJOYS FUR
LOUGH
John I,. Etheridge state chairman
on membership, Oregon State Cham
ber of Commerce, having (completed
the committee's organization thru
out the state, has begun a vigorous
campaign for membership. Chairman
Etheridge states:
"The Oregon State Chamber of
Commerce has launched absolutely
the most comprehensive, far reach
ing and beneficial piece of work of
its kind ever undertaken by the
state.
"The purpose of the chamber is to
encourage the development of the
natural resources of the state of Ore
gon and of trade and commercial in
tercourse between the different pans
of the state and between this state
and contiguous territory and alw)
with foreign countries, and to en-
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Mr. Editor:
It has seemed strange to me that,
someone has not not even the local
newspapers have given much space
to the question of why and for how
long are the citizens to be imposed
upon by letting the big barn remain
in the. center of town. Of course it
is not the fault of the present coun
cil, but it is to be hoped that they
will with the forceful assistance of
the Ladies club abate the nuisance.
Of course it has raised the insur
ance rates but even with a low rate
the present owners do not feel dis
posed to rebuild while the barn
stands.
What Is the barn for? Does any
body suspect ttiat it will ever be over
a quarter filled "with hay?
All strangers and visitors are as
tounded to see such a menace al
lowed. The best part of three blocks
will be covered with unoontrollable
weeds in a month from now.
No matter what it costs the city it
should be removed. Take this mon-kev-wrench
out of the wheels of
progress.
CITIZEN
BOND BILL PASSED
Emergency Clause Retained ami Bill
Will Become I,av When Signed
By Governor
THE HOTEL SITUATION
Local Companies Slow to Decide on
Location and Other Details of
'ew institution
ARMENIA AND SYRIA
ANOTHER JOB FOR THEIR UNCLE SAM
courage co-operation between the va-
Harry Groshen who enlisted in the I rlous chambers of commercce, indus- (
navy almost two years ago, is at trial, agricultural ana otner org-jui-.
home this week enjoying a furlough nations throughout the state and to
and visiting his parents, Mr. and generally Increase their efficiency, i
Mrs. Victor Groshen and other rela- "The value of co-operation needs i
ttves and friends. no comment. Whatever is benel'i-1
After a course of training at San rial to one section of the state is ;
Francisco Harry was planced on tile beneficial to the state as a whole,
U. S. S. San Diego where he served I and whatever benefits one communi
ATTORNEY-GENERAL RULES
AGAINST PAVING TRUST
Tho 1nc.nl lintel situation which
rlinniroo or-ow 1R nr 9fl minuter1 H"'- I
ing the dnv p nd turns a ".sr.ndsnrin"
rvrit ei'jry night remains urc'.-ins-rl.
The l: tst rumor about the i;Ku
i. linn " that tha merger had blown
up nil'' t.;t all negotiations are off;
the latest rumor Is that the merger
is not busted and that the deal is
closed for the Fell corner save for a
strained diplomatic ' condition with
China a sort of yellow peril staring
Heppner in the face as it. were. It is
a sort of "off agin, on agin, gone
agin," proposition but as yet no ho
tel has been built nor even started.
It is probable that before the Herald
gets off the press that some new ru
mor will tickle the ears of Heppner
The $10,000,000 road bonding bill
passed the senate last Thursday and
thus the most important piece o:
legislation becomes a law upon re
ceiving the signature of the governor
Briefly the $10,000,000 bond bill
provides that $7,500,000 of this sum
shall be used for completion of the
Pacific highway from the California
line to Portland and the Columbia
river highway from. Astoria to The
Dalles, these roads to be hard-surfaced.
The remainder, $2,500,000
is to be used for the Improvement
of other roads.
This latter sum will be supple
mented by various sources of reven
ue and will enable the highway com
mission to improve sue1!! roads as
those from Itoseburg-to Coos Bay;
front Eugene to the coast; from M -
Minnville to Tillamook; from Seaside
to Nchalem; from Klamath Falls t
Bend; from Bend to The Dalies;
from Bend to Burns ami Ontar'";
from Medford to Klamath Falls and
Lakeview.
rhe principal and interest of ti e
bonds are to be met by automobil
licenses, the schedule of fees not yet
determined. All bids are to be let
in open competition and county
cr-'its or county commissioners can
iii I on work In their counties. IC
'I red, the commission can build by
force account.
The highway commission can pay
royalties where a patent Is valid di
rect to the patentee and contractors
required to bid on the construction
without including royalty in thel
bid.
The .bond hill provides for Is
suance of $10,000,000 in bonds in
demonlnations such aB the commis
sion may determine, and to be sold
during the next ten years.
It provides for making more elas
tic the various funds under control
of the highway department and to
include in the state highway fund
the various funds heretofore provid-
people but it Is not probable that any
of them will be stretching their legs ed hy law. The highway commission
Not only -has patent No. 675, 4"0 ent, he cites a United States supremo
of th0 Warren Construction company ; court decision which stys thai "It is
issued June 4, 1901, expired, but the self-evident that on the expiration i.f
until that fine vessel hit a floating ty thereby benefitting the state as a state highway commission can lay.n im .... we ' " " .
mine outside New York harbor and whole, works to the benefit of each pavement specified in sucn paiem w iA,nl, " -
was put out of business. The crew and every ecommunity in the state wihnut infringing any rights rerun I- general B.ayBi
ed under such patent. This- Is the
of more than 1200 men were forced regardless cf how distant it may. lie
r tnlro in fhn wn(or m.nnv nf fhptn I -....n,n TIia nliamliap't olnTi.n'
. having to swim for it' until they were -Oregon for every commtMity; every ; opinion of Attorney-General Brown
picked up by life boats or were able community for Oregon,' is a real alo
to grasp floating wreckage. Harry ani abounding in moaning and con
enjoyed (?) a fine swim until he was slsely, clearly and absolutely exploit
able to climb on a life raft where he gng the purpose of the state cham
floated around viewing the scenery Der.
for some three hours before being "in order to accomplish this pur-
plcked up by relief boats. pose it Is not enough that comnvr-
The San Diego made many trips cial bodies, associations and Indlvld-
back and forth across the Atlantic Uals give unto the chamber their
acting as a convoy to troop ships and moral support and Individual effort
Harry had many thrilling experlenc- it is essential that the chamber be
es in common with the other "gobs." founded upon a sound financial ba-
He likes lire In the nary and looks 8B. To raise the necessary funns,
as though It agreed with htm. -the sclnews of war' and In order
ws that the chamber may otherwise
( -" 'iFATHER O'ROURKE TO RECEIVE properly function, its membership
i v AUTO I has been divided Into three classes:
e"
"Tne conclusion there expressed is
pelf-evident and would hardly I -
returned to the house recently in require the judgment of the high. t
Hnnimp to hoUHe resolution No. 38
first, commercial, consisting of li-
The people of Kt Patrick's parish cai chambers of commerce and eoni-
have ordered a fine new roadster as I nierclal clubs: second, " association.
a present for Father P. J. O'Rourke I consisting of Industrial, ngrlcultu.nl
thus showing the higTi esteem In ana; other organixatlons not formed
which they hold their pastor and for private purpose; third, Individ
spiritual advisor. Father O'RourTte uai non-voting members,
has a large field to cover in his par- "The annual fee for the commer
ish work and hi ardurous duties Cai membership is $10.00 for each
will be murti lightened and his use- onB hundred members of the lornl
fulness enhanced by the gift. His ciUDi piug $io.OO for each additional
popularity Is by no means confined one hundred members or major frac
to his parishioners and many warm ton thereof,, the maximum fee not
friends of other faiths will be pleas- to exceed $50.00. The holder tn
ed to learn of this merited token of 0f ( entitled to one vote for each
his people's appreciation of his ser- no. 00 fee; the number of vote 'cr
vice.
questing the attorney-general to give
his opinion on those two points.
The attorney-general points o"t
that a patent extends for only 17
years, and cites cases of the L'nU'd
States supreme court upholding 'in
contention. He states that "referr
ing to the date of the patent it Is
self evident that more than 17 years
have elapsed since its Issuance and
cannot escape the conclusion that
It has expired."
Referring to the second question
as to whether or not the highway
rnmminslnn may lay that class nf
pavement as specified under the pi t
ent without Infringing on such pat-
tribunal In the land to declare the
same, but since It has been called up-
n and fcr.si de no so, no other conclu
sion Is poprlble.
I therefore answer both portion".
of your question In the affirmative.''
WAI.TF.il
MOOUE KETURNH TO
HKITSFJl
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Walter E. Moore, who quit his po
sition as assistant cashier of the
First National Hank last summer r,
enlist In the army to help lick 'o
Hun and was then assigned to duty
at office work in Portland for 'he
spruce division much to his dhvur
returned t Heppner last Wednefiy
nl Is strain at his old Job In f-
bank and naturally glad to be buck
In Heppner.
4TIIMl.lt ( IU IH II M UVH IX
8,,n,tav March 2nd. First mass t
m Second mans 10:30 a. m
Chrlntlan Poctrln 11:30 a. m. Even
ing Devotions 7:30 p. m.
HMT-Oa the street of Heppnrr
Wednesday. Tebruary 19. a black
bill book. Suitable reward for return
i Pr.nk Gibson, or 10 till office
43-45
any one commercial organization n'.t
to exceed five. The annual fee for
he association membership Is $20.
This entitles the association to two
votes. The annual fee for Indlvi I-
ual membership has been put at a
minimum $5.00 per Member. No
maximum tins been fixed.
It Is the aim of the state rhsmh -r
to raise approximately $50,000 fMt i
individual memberships outside .f j
Multnomah county and approxlnu te-,
ly the same amount within Mulmo-
tiinh county. This Is Imperative In
i.l. r to put the Mi.tr chamber un
n lis feet financially and In oritur
o make it worlt eff-ictlv. This Is
glEsntlc taMt but we have set our
selves to It nd It ni'iM and will !"
.irrocmplifhed.
"A mern!.rhlp commit'!", "Ill
live wire as chairman, has been
named by Mr. Etheridge for arh
city In the state. Each of thw" com
mittees has been notified that the
(ik.u for Its rlty Is a certain numVr
)f Individual members, representing
a minimum quote, of a certain nuti-
W of dollars, to railing thl'i
in any Hepp-er-hotel-lobby-leather
chairs for a few days yet.
Not by way of making any odious
comparison but simply as a matter of
news: S. W. Spencer who returned
from Pendleton last, evening, Inform
ed the Herald that ruins of the big
Peoples' warehouse fire in that city
few weeks ago are all cleared away
so that you would never 'know there
had been a fire, and then 'he pointed
at the Palace and other ruins and
wore. S. W. also Intimated that he
id not enjoy his visit in Pendleton
as he might have had his friends not
hided him bo much about Heppner
building two big hotels and not hnv-
ng added even a lodging house since
he fire eight months ago. Pendle
ton people seem to think they could
beat our record if they were to try.
HAHPMAX STUDENTS AWARDED
MIDAl.S
amount of money the state cointr.it
teet prefers to have the local com
mittee secure at least the minimum
number of members at the minimum
fee of $5.00 per member. However
the plan of raising tha local allot
ments Is left entirely to the local
committees. A local committee muv
find one person in its community
who will pay a sum equal to Ita en
tire quota for his single member
ship. However, the greater numhe
number of persona brought Into lb
chamber the greater will be I:
strength and the more effective II
work. "
"Aside from the stated quott t
be raised by each local rommltt
In Its city and community from Id '
vldunl memberships. It is experjel
and reo.uiM.ted by State Chain mn
Etheridge that each local romin!'.i e
secure at once, f u 1ms not alrn'y
been sent In. a commercial member.
ship from the local commercial nub
fir chamber of commerce of Its f It ,
that If such sn organiatlon does r.ol
exist the local committee will pr...
ceed at once to wtanit tin- ti
that Its community may li pnt-
eiiv snd 'Inly represented I" l.e
nte chsmber and bsve the rlsh ''
ctlng a vote or votes therein ati.l(
h nee a voire In the affairs of t!
state chamber.
N'Alson the I'rf'al committees s.e
ikd to seeute association fnctrrfi'.r
ships from any Industrial, arrlnit
tural or other ot (solution not for".
d for private fur poses and eilsti. g
In Its rlty or community."
Interesting exercises were neia at i .
tiaraman last Maiuraay auernoon
hen silver medals were awarded
two grade pupils of the Hard man
school In a state wide essay con-
esta for the Fourth Liberty Loan
The fortunate ccr estants at
Hardman wore Marlon ..-den, aged
14. and Ilo Merrill, aged 11.
The exercises were held In the
church, with Mrs. Lena Snell Shurte,
county superintendent presiding.
The program follows:
Opening song "America."
8olo "The Belgian Hose," Miss
Daisy Barlow.
Address "Club Work in Morrow
County in 191$." F. II. Dron.
Solo Miss Edith Thorley.
Address "The Value of Club
WorTc to the State," Mia Helen Cow
Rill.
Solo "Rose of No Man's Land,
Mr. Hopkins.
Address "Our County Fair" Mrs
Lena Snell Hhurte.
Presentation of Medals F. II
Brown.
It is worthy of note that Harclmn
is the only school In the county
which entered the content
Young Marlon Itayd'-n, who .J
on of the wlners Is living over I
the Hprsy country this wlnt'-r but h
made the long trip across the moun
tain Saturday morning to tec-lve Ms
medal.
Those who a'tended the en rrls
from Heppner were:
F. H. Ilrown, county sg-nt; Mrs,
L'-na Hnell Khurte, roun'y superin
tendent; Miss Edifft Thorley, soloist;
Miss Helen Cowglll, In rhstgn of club
ork, O. A. C. extension department.
Charles Itoyse, former t-rner and
school superintendent of Vtnir
county was also present.
It la expected that a similar con
test will be bld during the tlfth
Liberty Loan, drive which Is expectw!
to lake Hc U April.
Is directed to carry out the road pro-
grain enacted by the people In 1917,
being empowered to make such i .cal
Changes in roads as It rieemp expe
snch royaltleh-MFWY FFK WOKWrC
dient. The commission Is authoris
ed to let contracts or build roadn ort
force account.
In event royalties are claimed for
patenteil pavementH the commission
may pay such royalties directly to
the patentee and deal Independently
with the contractors who In that
event shall bid only on the construc
tion V 'he road, without Including
the co. of any royalties that may bo
claim d. .
The bill carries the emergency
clause and will bo effective Immedi
ately upon Its approval by the gover
nor.
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RECENT DEATHS
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HI PPM It IIKill ISAKKKTIMMi
TEAM WINS FIMt lONH
M.HAI.EY
Mlsa Amy McHaley, well known
and much beloved resident of this
city, passed away at Portland, Mon
day, February 17, 1910, aged 29
years.
Miss McHaley had been In deli
cate health for several years and
during the winter suffered from an
attack of Influenxe which wa fol
lowed by heart complications from
which she failed to rally. Hlio was
taken to Portland several week ago
for tr-i(incnt In a l.os' Ital In that
Ity but the malady refused to yield
to the traetment and the end came as
atjnv,, stated.
Deceased had spent practically all
of her life In Heppner and because
of her mny sterling traits of char
acter she was universally loved and
respected by a largo circle of friends
and acquaintances. She was a grad
uate of Heppner high school In the
class of 'OK.
The remains were brought to
Heppner Wednesday. Funeral ser
vices were held at the McHaley home
Thursday aitetnoon being conducted
by llev.'Kmnk Andrews of the C i'Ii
tian chiiirh. Interment was In Ma-
utile cemetery.
A lively tilt at basketball was had
by the high school teams of Hepp
ner and lone on the loracl floor last
Saturday evening in which Heppner
was victor In a score of 17 to 21. The
lone boys put up a good game and
are a good bun'fli of sports, the only
trouble being that they failed to
bring In sufficient tallies to win.
A return game will be played at
lono next Saturday evening.
W. N. Hatch, of lloardman, waa
here Friday on business with Iho
county court regarding a road in the
Ilout l in u n project. It seems that
the road Is located on the same right
of way which is now ocrupled by an
Irrigation ditch and a new locution
for the road Is urged. It seems that
the lloardman people don't object to
bridging ditetie cross ways occas'nn
ally but they don't fancy having 10
bridge one the full length of Ih
ditch.
t HI IU II VrTICF.H
(In Nt Int. S Iceiro
ChrlHttiin Science eervl.es- will b4
held nl 1 1 a. m . next Hominy In I,
O O F. hall. All Interested ari in
vited to attend.
PARKER & BANFIELD
COI.UMiilA l'.UII.DINO, rORTI.AN'I) W
I)siniiiK'. ICtiKinccrinf?, Constructing. len jj
j cars experience in reinforced concrete and brick U
construction. q
ROY V. WIIITEIS, Local Representative