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VOLUME 6
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY-;, 1920.
MTTMPTTT?
i-ilAP 1 Tlvi. j i-.... -t'Ln- 1. . - ; .
. SHOULD URGE
FEDERAL
PASQABE
ROAD AID AGT
91M,CMMt.OH NKKIKI TO KKKP
iioaii v.okjy Movixc;
Ore;;;.ti Will Ilcnclit Suiion and Muiif
Anitually If Louisville Iteso
lution Prevails
In 1016, congress passed the first
federal road act which appropriate!
$75, (10), 000 to be divided among th;
states tor road construction purpose:-.
By an amendment to i his act in 1 3 1 ri .
an appropriation of S200.000,0n(i
was made. The total appropriation
for Oregon, amounting to $4. 032,
178.27, will be allotted to the state
for road const i action by June T.i,
1920. This is the last federal money
available for the states unless action
is taken at this session of congress.
At a recent convention in Louis
ville, Ky., in which forty states were
represented, r. resolution was passed
asking congress to appropirate $100,
OilO.Ouo for five years. Under t'.
law, Oregon would receive annually
$1,576,152.00 from the federal gov
ernment for the construction 0
roads. It was also recommended in
this resolution that the bureau of
public roads, which Is cooperating at
the present time with the states In
the expenditure of this money, , be
used by the government in handling
this work the same as ia the past.
The money contemplated under
this act is highly important in the
completion of Oregon's road program
and unless every effort is made by
the various civic organizations there
is danger that this appropriation w ill
not pass. The state chamber of com
merce has taken the lead in bringing
this to the attention of t'.ie public and
,n securing active, aggressive action
towards the passage of this appropri
ation by congress.
In addition to the Post Road mon
iy, congress has 'been asked by the
Louisville convention to appropriate
$10,000,000 for tiie building "of coun
ty and state roads within the National
Forests. Vnder this act Oregon will
receive annually around $700,000.
As the Mate of Orrpon. bared on th"
value of its timber resoutres and for
est land, receives r In' kit am mm
him almost any other state, it I
'highly important that the Lntiii-ville
(-(invention resolution be endors''
and that active steps be taken to
':!ic congress to appropriate tin
. .ottey. In the past O'econ has r -r"lvo(i
$5!i 6,000 as its proportion ol
the $.1,000,000 forest lead lui'.d.
whidi will be exhausted nfte J in
"ii, this year.
ir cin-''em falls to pass tit' up
ptoportlon at this session the state
cannot plan itt r"ud work completely
ss II cannot count on this money.
Numerous stretrhes of the main Mat
highways have received federal mon-
T In the past and It is highly 1m
t!"ii,portant that this state continue! to
receive both the forest and post torn!
money. To this end the Mate rhiiin
her of commerce Is cooperating with
all the western states In bringing to
the attention of rongrass the Import
ance of acting on the Louisville con
vention resolution at this session. To
that end a committee has been M-lort-ed
In Oregon to cooperate with simi
lar committees from other wetcin
tate and to attend a meeting in
Washington on February 10. wlileh
will he the west's supreme el fort In
t.ttlng this much needed appmpil
' ction. The piment highway appor
filiation bill pic by your legislat
ive contemplate cooperation fimi.
the f.detal government to complete
- V progtani and 111" sta'e tiiltl -way
' Vnilsl(n will be s-iiou-ly h.imli
"'.p.'il In Its plan unlcs this ufpi
nation l siTtited Hit Ion
The In pmtunt fiiet to bear In mind
I lll lt If we aie piiec.-nful In h' I'lll!
dual nil ppt"t'i Lition" mtitint.
.It. r this )!. we mut in ptonip'1)
r i.(f.-(tiv.-t. In uHt that f"t"i,
w,:l t.r.iie reh cr ll.'TC.O'i.l (i I
p. t ti a I :ii in;. r I ",, r '
' f r.,:M toad Troill-v. Thi n I '
te in t!. n.i Vi'' '"'
vt in rintyT" inii'i""'"! In th" l
vl'.fnicnt "f 'Mir ! Tlxr l m
!r'tT p.ndin In (''."" f
ir.t-f t to t!il U'" thn Hi" P'.' t'
"i at !' p. I' ''"'i-
The ist of Oi. ti n e bu H 'ii
Uri and ffirint r enein
ftn otit(Mii"n. and for f'd.-tsl
aid to atop P" would mean !
eiua check U blthwr actitltie. Any
t heck to fclhwjr eontructto rei?tt
(Cotr4 on rt Kift)
As..tsor Weils furrdshes the- fol
lowing summary of taxes for 191'J in
Morrow couiuy:
5tate $50, 56S. 23
-our.ty . 77,257.02
Ueneral Road 35, 116. S3
Oertirol School 16.856. OK
Hif;h School Tuition 5,725.2c;
.I'Cion High , 1,807.33
Gain in Extension . ij s
Cilit, 18,504. li
Special Roads, IMst's. 1, 2
. 4 34,082.4
Special Schools 100,175.7
West Lxter.sion Irrigation
tiit'trict S6.574.3S
03!?NT IN WASHINGTON
Total 5366,727.80
y;a os noii'.r. riicKiiu:ssi;.-
Tlie favorable weather is being
improved to the limit by Conlractoi
Travel- and his forco of workmen on
the new hotel building and rapid
progitsa is Ueine made. The heavy
timber supports for' the second
floor are in place and a tough tloor
has been laid on the second story
joists, giving n measure of protection
fro.n the weather on the floor below.
Touring the cement walls com
menced yesterday morning and It the
present mild weather continues for a
couple or weeks the building will be
well along.
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l(KiU) MIA TAKK llli;i!M-j
SONIC lK(iKKi:s
!'lioiuniiili ot I iitriclu Ivoo, duughler of Wellington Koo, Chinese amlms
ador to the I uited States, at Washington, mid her "mammy," Murlhu Kobert
on. Heprlved of her own mother iy the Influenza epidemic last year, Patricia
finds a. loving guardian In this daughter of Dixif
ItODDKIt CONTnOI, HKKOIC
Large areas of dodder 1ri alfalfa
Oei,ds call for such heroic measures
as mowing and burning the crop,
says J. It. Nevlus, of the 0. A. C. ex
periment station. The hesfl will kill
many oi the seed and the remainder
may be kept down by plowing up the
field and growing and using culti
vated crops on the ground lor a few.
years. If cut tally enough the mow
ed alfalfa may be used for hay. On
small area the dodder patches may
be cut before seed dipens, and burned
as soon as dry.
!ir:ri'M-.u n.witauii.u
I'lTAI, lEKOI'KXS
IIOS.
KauiK lea.cd tlir "McppriiT "Sani.
tarium Hospital I!ttildlng 1 will re
open same just as soon as the build
in;; can le re iiodelel and refurnisli
Woi:l. like to b.:y a lial.' ilozcn
of these hiah, narrow beds sold when
(he Catholic hospital closed, if jou
have one si e me at once.
nit. j. n:i;itv conuku.
HOLD BUSY MEETING
I'lIS. tl(.l! ami i-kan .ii:
IXsTltrt TIVK TALKS
riealns fr.mtam, Huslnem Mnttei
l'lnKiitiii( K(tiipreN-nt fomplcle
llll) Session
Whh Mis. C. K. Wood-on, pircl
dent of ilie or;:anli.nlon, pi .adliig,
'1M r rarent-Teacher- at-so-
VUttott hdd a in out Mirrefrul meet
nig In the liich'school audltotium last
Ft iil.iy evening.
A pleasing proem in by the school
'hlldicn had been aitangtd whU.t
iiK lud.-il a violin solo by Mis n-rnu
(iilhen and u m.nn drill by pupil -.
of I he onil Ki ade,
A mod I'Otnpiehi nrlve and Inter
cstirg r pint w mad.. f n1 ,ri
(ti'von Stale Ti hcIhts aswifiation
lilh met in '.tlni during tin
liolidai. by Mrs. Carver. ho wu t,..
j.Ti.-,;it,., di-l. t-a-.-s from the id pp.
nei m-ori.iton.
I'- It. J. Vatiahnn gave an Itit. i.
lilu and lntitiiKe addles on tin--utijiit.
" 1 ( I : I u ( I ' rt of the T"'-:h
l I If Health of the fluid, " In lilt It
Ii" lined lli Importance nf pin;...,
.-..! ..I tl ti.ih in rlii.ini.id ax a
mutter id i .iilth lniir.(nr.. jt,
) i 1 1
!r Va-u-hi.il (I. , hii-d f,u wilt in;.
' ' l in.it" j p . -Hun of hi t .
t I th I I p..: t.itll H In III- k i,..
m.OI ., 1 1 , r ,,,.r ,,f . ,
''' inliif linn, ml, i.li y,r, .',
I'ijI, y i'i..n iu ninM a tirnT.il t-
t,K(,..rt -it fh uiniith of the (u..
' ll In ihwnlil t whi, r at-
I. alii. n.
! II f V.'iu al.q fa; a in'i.t in
i. i. !,(, s..,.. ,n ' Trie (,n-i. l
llml'll r,f ,) . fhltdrrn." W h f 1
' h th!) f ;,reeitrd If threw p-e..
Frof riiiisf i( also ratt lorne .tai
(Con 1 1 mini on ! I)
IW TO BUILD UP OR TEAR DOWN THIS
THK KAIl-MKIt AM) THK MKItCHANT
Tliere can be no doubt that the prosperity of Morrow
county tin entire population or the county Is based on tue
prosperity of the farmers- and stockmen f the county and no
other filing so seriously affect's the business interests of the
county as a general crop railure, an extremely hard winter that
puts a crimp in the stockmen, or a bad slump in the prices or
wheat, wool, mutton and beef.
When crops are "bumper", increase in flecks and herd:
around 100 per cent, and prices for these products high. bu. i
ness is good in every line and merchants and other busine.-n
people can thrive nuite comfortably even wiien a laij;e por
tion of the trade of the county is sent away to mail order
houses and other outside dealers. Itut when Ilie lean years
come, as unfortunately they do occasionally come in Morrow
county, It Is a different story.
In the lean years everything contracts. Wholesale hous
es Insist on prompt payment from their cm-tomer. the retail
merchant. The buying public customers of the retail mer
chant being rtiort of cash for obvious reasons, insists on long
time credit. They are obliged to do this following a Hop fail
ure, or a lire, or a flood because they simply have not Hie
i.ioiiry wiih Abich to pay cii.-di, and they must live.
This situation places the retail merchant rather b.tv'nn
the devil and the deep blue sea, and about all he ran do Is to
sit tight and make a nervous wreck of his stenographer writing
letters to hlr, wholesalers explaining why he can't remit and
repeating the assurance that "prospects for a butliper crop next
year were never better and that everything Is bound looine
out all' right. Kven at that the retail merchant of Mortow
county mig.it "get by" with fewer gray hairs and sleepless
nights during the lean years were It not for the fad that so
many of his rustometi when they get hold of a little cash, are
o quick to fall for the blandishments of the Mall Order firm
with which It always requires rash lo do buclnos- while
"standing, ol f" their home merrhnnt when the cat-h Is ex
hausted. Id good times, like the present, e are all ptone to fru
get the favors extended by our local dealers during the lean
days and, after reading a mall older catalogue and looking
at the plrtuiewe are apt to fall for the pictures and prirch
without giving a thought to the oiinlly of good putr tm. d
wou.itvT it in: a iu:m it hisivkss i-hoposihon
UHt V.AfH OK is To (.HTM fit II MM Al, l:4l-Mt ll I i:t:
sKMdMi A WAV 1'OK ttllir UK WAST ASH I'IMi nl T
JlsT KVU'TI.Y WHIT HI. C hi loll IK l Hit: W
Ol t AI.ITV AMI I'llll'i:?
. The Helald holds IIO mote of a lillef for the tneirloiriH (if
Mm row county than It does (or the fanners nndtin k m n and
woik. i and other consumers of Moirow roitn'y.
Th purpose of tliei-o n 1 1 1. 1.-H l to bring about n t.ii'.i
undeistandlng between the men h,iit and his ru i i', ,n
now seems to exll - to bilng a bruit a (Otiditlon tlu.l mil k. p
Moi low county (tullins In Mot ro rmtnty nnd ke. p t(,.-i,i w , V
Ing for Monow county p.npl.. t Ik- peonl.. '!hi puilui e II . hi
The V.irl'ili Iiiihiii M colli ettl" of Mnllliw (in n'y, t,.' l,iv
p!iidii t or dl'riliutet.. fMiie. t -. to. knu n. to. i ii.in' , e
rh.inlc 01 lial not .! .Int. i. king nnd Int. n. p. n,, t t mid
Upon (tie ni.-.e nt tie cnrim, Hlil v i.t n wlirde i, p. t,,, tPe .r.
of " Vet) Indiv'.rl iti. III the rr.ii.ii.un.ty be lie fun.,, r H.,. t.
ii'n. in -.r Imnt. in art ii f k t ii . uii.l.ihir r.r tiibor. r
Kn-iy do.it any one of i, n ii l i a t.i.ill o.i.r lnei r- i
In ken f rru,, p.c (, r In iiUie.ii efl i- ti. the i-i,r,, i, t !h.
eriniuitinlty, l lot to., i. i. IT HUM Y'lf AMl Mi: IV THi;
l.fv; i:t'N as mi t n as it lit in - wvom;
mi i.i i oiti . t om. hi i mi. st in r uu iii
iii II III Mi I I' Ol It ll liMMt Ml V. I IT I l II or I 4
III il r. TIH r III I OKI Ul. xlMi tM.IIIHt ri:,
I oil MMi. S 111 r WII I.O lo Ol K MoMl i l i
m iutT i'mu 1 1. tit i im: tM -i 1; iv r i at ii
tH Ul I I, ti l. IIIIM.w IOMHI III I). IIY III tIM, Ulltl
UK UtNT tf MoMt . I IT TltV t M-.tf VI. lull t
tl.tlt IIV I.IMMi THK MM tl. Ml IK II t NT A i Ht I.
A number oi' well known Monow
county men spent last week in Tori
hunt where the annual cl asses of can
Hu.:;es in both tin- Scottish Kite and
the Mystic Shrine were initiated with
pomp and ceremony.'.
ilior.e in attendance from Ilcppuer
were; W. 11. Harratt, Thus- ISri nnan.
W..K. Irwin, C. S. Sims. T. V. Hip-
pey. Joim 11c:-. ). C. th Vhick. V.
H. Cron'k.
lh'om lone: Ora l!. Harlow. F. (,.
Chris! onsen.
Prom Condon: .luiiue D. K Par
le, r, Jud 'o Geoij.e I'ai-iiiaii.
Krom Spiaj: Ji. 11. McNamie.
Most of the gentlemen! retnrne.l
Monday evening and while naturally
they lo not talk of their experience.?
for publication or otherwit e I hey all
ut.iav that they had eomhderable of a
good tin e.
NOT EXEMPT FROM
E
IM ()lMTI(l Ol' l.VTKKKST'Ttl
ivoMKx ;i v i:n nv di.i'aiit-
MIAT
Heads of I ainilies," Houevei, Mar
ried oi- Single, Receive I'.iiual
Fxemptioii
STOt KHUX VISIT WAI.I.A W AI.I .V
W. P. Mahoney, Hob Carsner, liob
Thompson, Guy Hoyer, John Kilken
ny, liavid Hynd and John. J. Kelicy
returned Sunday evening from Walla
Walla where they spent Friday and
Saturday attending a nKeting of the
Washington State Wool Growers
association. The gentlement report, a
splendid meeting at which much busi
ness of interest to (he industry was
transacted and also ppeak in highest
terms of,the entertainment accorded
them by the people of Walla Walla!
HOY WHITKIS SKI. IX IHVAI.I,
UAXCH
Roy V. Whiteis reports the sale of
the David C. Duvnll ranch located
north of Lexington, to Walter Caiu
mell. The place contains 838 acres
of fine wheat land and t'ne price paid
was around $17,000. The deal In
eluded all stock and equipment. The
place has a fine drilled well assur
ing plenty of water at all seasons ol
the year, t '
liOKAII IS HOI'I I I SS
Senator Koran of Idaho, Is the ruin
wlio said that if the Savior himself
' were to icappi ar on earth and sie.il
! for the League ol Natlots lie would
si!!! oppose it. Tne man who miidi
that remark need nol talk about run
ning I'm the ,H( sideney. He w ould
not cany a single stale in the I'nion;
and if iie does not knirtv that, then
he is hopeless. Canoiisliiii g Notes.
unite roo BIG ri
1- AlfcM HIKCAI , I OMMI KI I tl
I.I II To Join I OIK I S
25,0(111 Stock ( oiii,iiii) to licielop
Kail- M'iiiiiiI lo Niioe in l-lio..
tel n Oregon
Moi low county is to take her prop
er place among the ptogleHHlve roun
Ities of Oregon so far as the mutter of
I ei tabliSiitng anil muinlitlriliig a coun
ty fait that will be sernml lo none In
hhe stale ran do so If tentative pin dm
inude by a Joint rominlitee fioin th..
.Morion County Kami lluieau and the
Hcppner Coiimicirliil i lob that nu t In
j County Af.-iit Hunts ul I ice nM s.il
iiid.i) eniiiiii'. aieiaiii.il out.
( The (iilllllllHee lint i t 7 l Sllllll
l.iy .i.iniig I . , 1 1 . . vt-1 1 1 1; an arti-momi
.lriii of tl,.. rami It iieHn tlmt body
jlimiiii- tone on muni as unrrpiisn
Vuliy i.noiinir l,ii g. r nnd lii li.-i
j' '.Mill V I, ill
I A H'-lidrtkM n, nr tv. i), via i Im.. n
,IS I I 111 lt.il II Of If.. J.,, I OlMlilltlei
"ii'l - A I'.iC on, made t.,.(l,.
i .1 1
!'.- II ! Im I g. lleiiil llu.ill . lull o'
Hi ''IIb"II II W.M .llilli.lllil . ,y h
''in. i l i . line . 1 1... ii.eiliil. d In Ini.k
(' rail t.ilile m ..i.i.n :.,i ,,. .,,),
i" .1' ml 1 .l.le ; toilll.t , (,f :.,p,. ,,
' id' am I.- Me :.t a r... t llnl
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'Ii Ii '. 11,. Met III i,,; i. ' 1 II. , j,l,
' 'i'- lo 1 ( : I iii' ; lli. mi hull, ,
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h. -..ii,.u mid Uii't'l.i... i n Idhii
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t'l. j(ifi ( 1 . n (ImI p-oi. rlf ii..f
II, ii- .1, ,.. in A I. i,ijt,v au
M..n i. V. t ptiipmty wus plm 1 d at
1 1 'i i b I' e f'liiiiiili'n..
I twin ino'iiiii by V II. Utoan, .c
nil'd by I., A Hunt, it i enanl-
(C'Auiutd eo I'm Cia() I
rnmarried men and' women who
are bread winners for others ' are
grunted special exemption , on their
earnings before -figuring the Income
Tax now being collected. Although a.
return must be tiled, by every un
married person, and by every mar
ried person living apart from wife
(or husband), who had a net income
of HOOil or more during lOlfi, ric
ogr.illon is made in the law of tho
home burdens carried, and relief
from excessive taxation Is especiallv
provided.
In addition to the ordinary person ¬
al exemption of $1000, an additional
exemption of $1000 Is granted ti
"heads of families"; and there is also
provided an exemption' of $200 for
each dependent under 18 years of age
or who is mentally or physically de
fective. The $200 for each dependent
may be claimed by any taxpayer who
Is the chief support of such depend
ent. This is not confined to depend
ents who are members of the family
or relatives. It does not include oth
ers who are earning their living, and
it does not apply to the wile or hus
band of the married taxjaycr, ovei;
though such person may nave become
a total burden.
The person who claims exemption
as "bead of a family" must (uallfy
for it. Two single persons who 01-
vlde between them, more or le.
equally, t'ne financial and other re
sponsibilities of a household cannot
claim that either one Is the head of
the family. Hut If a single person ac
tually assumes (lie total lesponsibili
tles of (be houst-hold and Is aided by
h iving ono of his brothers or slsleis
support himself and contributing an
amount that could not practically bo
considered moie than his board, sue:!
trivial assistance must not be allowed
to Interfere with his clear claim for
exempt ion.
Women Imi had Incomes dui iiv;
l!t)!t are I "luimb d by collei to ol ill-t.-rmil
r. v:-ve- H1' ' "I"' ."
tin y ar" toili.i t i ail "i ' - ( ' '
ions of Hi., n .) i.i! .11 " la- ''I'-t: '
thou: anus oi . I"' r. H.t ir1 '!
pay tuxes ntulaily, mid tlieie are
new names ..oil. d to tills list each
year. I be high wages and salar ea
iecelv.il by women last year will per
haps double I In- number of those wl n
are i eiiiiied to file tetui ns.
A public school lenclier, Oi other
city, town, county nnd state em
ployee, 1 not laH(l on her salaiy or
wages, but must file a ret inn If In
income other source was Milflcbnt,
to i oine within the law's di iniiiids.
An unman U-d moman, widow, or
man led woman wlio lx living Hp.i't
fiom her liuslisnil. must file un In
come tan return if bet net Income for
ll!i was lloil't or nunc.
SRe is entitle, I In an exemption of
f I !. It she !, th" lie.ul Of a fami
ly, ns defined In tin income tax te..o.
I.i Ions, lie n.a,' claim $ 1 000 addi
tional exemption Al. ii. she may lalm .
(Ullllel .Mil. II of 1200 lor III eh
person lor mliuiii h" H I be el' of
iippnil, if I p' lnl-iit ii. under 11
or is mentally n p!i)i' ally d. f.itue.
A in.nili il vi'iin hi vill i lui'i an in-i-oiiie
fi.im .i np.itiiii -o'li.e 1 1. mi lor
hllsblllid l .0' 'led to Ilie II . t .na'v
lellllll Wilt' I "-p. I 'I Hii' Ini'ile".
Oi di n.i: ily b" hi' 'I and .!'' Id" one
(Hilt leluiii ini'lud in- tin He .one '
but b ; but .1 1 le l a i nd do. not In
i 1 1 1 d 1 I.I i'e lie M , the l .le l:t
r-.ui i d i.i Lie h. t vn i. I'irii - p i-
lilte . Ill II (.1 iiU , H I .10 'I ,i'e i- '
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b.i'id I iv- ' t -I't i t.'i'l d n'.' i
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(.. i h i 'mi. I : i i.i ,i .,1 I
ijilHin or t o i l m w ii i.i in n
Oilier rty, fill i f I It. f.,le fill
only ilirnutfh p-it), l . ', (
rmlilf l.er Ktatu a ' l.iln apaiC