VOLUME 7 NUMBER 5 T IE HANSON GIVES OPINION ON ECONOMIC CONDITION RAILROAD EDITOIt TAKES VACATION No Unemployment, Hunger Xor Want Hut Nobody Satisfied l'oliti- chins at Sea Ole Hanson, ex-mayor of Seattle, who recently returned from a lectur ing tour through 45 states, traveling by automobile, gave the following re sume of his observations on the trip while in Portland a few days ago which is of sufficient interest to war rant reproducing: - "During the past four months I - have visited 45 states in the Union and spoken in the large centers in each state. The American people are not wrought up to any white heat as yet in relation to politics. In the tites where direct primaries were d some interest was evinced, but p-j. no state was there any great, over whelming enthusiasm exhibited. "Senator Johnson of California, is making a strenuous campaign, but it ; is very questionable if he can win -, in Chicago. General Wood is well , spoken of everywhere and in a two handed fight probably would beat any other of the candidates named ; for th enomination. "I have talked with many of the : leading politicians throughout the , nation and all are at sea. The dif- lerent manager are making claims, of course, but no one knows any bet ter than a newsboy who will be nom inated in Chicago. "As for the democratic nomination, it looks as if McAdo has the best chance. "As to the condition of the country it simply looks too good to be true. There is no unemployment, no hun ger, no want and yet people are dis satisfied in all walks of life. The curtailment of credit by the federal reserve bank will prick a few buoy ant bubbles in the next few months; the people themselves are not buying now wltn tneir rormer rlotouB ex travagance. In a little while things will begin to return to normal. How' tver, I fee no hope of any permanent lowering of prices, simply because the retailers are cutting. The man ufacturers' cost must first be re duced. Restricted production was par Lnllyresponslble for the high cost of living, and this does nut menn merely that the workers restricted their ef torts. In the south a strong propa- panda was spread to restrict the ucreage of cotton. Of course, re siricted production meuns compulso ry and premeditated poverty and bankruptcy. "I look for the farmers to reap a golden harvest for the next few years bt least. We are a treat industrial and manufacturing nation and folks must be fed and clothed and lessened acreage means higher pi ires for those who remain and work the land. It will not be long before the rlty fcl low will realize that lie hud better he on the furin." L. A. Giamboni, editor of the Railroad News Bureau, has been granted a six mouths leave of absence and will spend the summer in the high Sierras recuperating from nine years uninterrupted service. G. P. Beaumont, hitherto associate editor, assumes the position of Acting Edit or. R. E. Dunavon, former Los An geles newspaper man, has been ap pointed Associate Editor. Under the direction of R. E. Kelly, representative of the Executive De partment, the Company's News Bu reau is enlarging its scope to include educational work in connection with the many important problems now confronting the carriers. John Day Picnic is Wonderful Success 11 RE COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS, CHIEF NEW OLD JOHN HIMSELF PRESENT MAKES GREAT HIT Thousands Fed at Great Hailiecue Dinner While All Roost Project "Rest In the West" D. 0. Justice, Hinton creek sheep man, would like to see a rise both in temperature, grass and wool prices, if you get what we mean. LEGION WISH CONTROL ALL BOXING GONTESTS FIGHT IS NOW ON IN CALIFORNIA Would Legalize Ten Hound When Conducted for "Charity" Routs It is evident that the American Legion Posts of California are going to make a determined effort to gain control of the boxing game in the state. The meeting of Legion rep resentatives at Sacramento on Tues day lust went on record as favoring the circulation of petitions to legal ize ten round boxing when conducted by "charitable institutions." While It might be to the best In terests of the boxing game in the state for the Legion to conduct the glove sport and put It on a pedestal nbpvo criticism, yet it does not look as though the proposed "charitable institution." measure will do the woik. If such institutions always- counting the Legion posts as "chart table Ingtitutions" handle the ton round game and the professional pro- motor Is Ignored and forced to carry not be long until the promotors find lAIUM. TIOV IH.MONMKA Oi-orge K. Landers, main snp: i or Lnnounees that lie mill hold a gia grading demonstration in Heppner, ' n Tuesday, June 8th. ptohubly In the Faimei Union Wj rehouse. Mr. I .an lets mill inilravur to make clear to the farmer th meaning of dmk.igi h'sitsmi'tit in wheat, list wi-lnht mid other matt'-is of Importance (o th rrowcr. The federal grain rr.id will contlnti to be In fence whet hi way to circumvent the law. The question of "should a general ten round law be worked for" wbk brought up at the Sacramento meet ing, but the consensus of opinion was that the professional piomotor should not be considered at all. In other words the Legion is discriminating against the prolessdona! boxing pro moter. It Is evident that the experience gained oversc in the promotion of boxing has b on a big factor In the desire of the Legions wanting to gain control of the game. Furthermore the Legions see in boxing a sure somieol Income to keep up their ac tivities. The general public would undoubtedly welcome the Legion men as the controlling body of boxliif In the state, but it is doubtful it the voting pupblic would iiuike any oih tiiH'tlon in the numuer of i cumi to: light by s'tins two standards namely lour unit d fights under one law and t n round fight under another. The "i hat liable Institu tions" does n nt ring tight and ll would not find favor with th" public. That the four lonncl boxing gauds th'iilng lit California Is evident. Th" priies are "medals" ol gi-neiou pin portions, but the (lay has mm when the medal hiintcis must b rtiil-'l The "mdal have been Blowing bad growing and there is r.o v ut pt enl d.'t.-d to put a curb ol th boxing "mi diil hunirs". The rl- ou promoters of lh slat hv not A crowd of enthusiastic boosters esimated at from 2500 to 3000 peo ple gathered at Broadview Ranch, owned by Dillabaugh & Son, on the dividing line between the Boardman project and the great John Day dis trict Monday to enjoy the hospitality of the wideawake, live wire, big hearted people of the Boardman dis trict and to give a united boost for the projected John Day Irrigation district. The meeting was first planned by the, board of directors of the John Day district but the people of the Boardman project got behind the idea with such vim and enthusiasm as to make it perhaps the biggest and most successful community promotion meeting ever held in Oregon if not in the entire northwest. All roads led to Boardman and Broadview farm Monday and most of them were flagged for miles with guide boards so that even he who stepped on 'er to the tune of a 40 mile clip, might not go astray. Big signs adorned almost every al falfa field, on the project bearing some such legand as this: "This land was desert three years ago. Last year netted $90 per acre. Irrigate the John Day. DO IT." At the grounds; skeleton buildings had been erectetl and covered with new mown alfalfa, making grateful shade for the thousands of visitors. Samples of alfalfa were shown as much as eight feet tall and button hole bouquets were supplied every visitor by a bevy of Boardman beau lies. Dinner was nerved cafaterla style from tables' under an alfalfa-topped building ag long as a city block where sandwiches were piled several feet deep on tables and where everybody helped himself to all he could possibly put out of sight, where the tender juicy, barbecued beef wus sliced and passed out without stint and where there were pies and cakes and other goodies like mother used to nmke with coll" like the nectar of the gods, except that It is not recorded that the gods icr had alfaliii-Jeisey rreain with their nectar. Following dinner President C. ( Clark, of the John Day dif-ttU t, call ed the crowd around the speakers stand where splendid addresses were glvm by Col. Emmetl Callahan of Rourilaiun, Fanner Smith of the Great Northwest, C. K. Buckley .! or not there Is fixed pi Ire toad - n the ri:it. , demonMt atlnn will I ftr , ,y way to totia also be neid t inne on Monday, June "SI. IMHTLAMi IIOY IV TIIOFIII K C, luintet of Portland bo rutin. I lg Williams, Floyd Mclaughlin Lltnrr Mohr, Frank llckr and l!o hett Adams wrr plar.l In Jail hr Friday chBtfd with nierln the d I'H at Irrlnfton snd rlflirn th till Th l 1 iiil1 th t!.tt. ymi that thy sciieil shout 4' Mr Ijriglilin nd l UT stu to r.av two th nun who took the motl"). th others sl i ply tlonir n to th tint Th b faint wi n.ti. f il snd ih ra- lll t I ! k ! U :n lh J'inll rourt. Prrjr Jarmsn.Who ltv on Nutter trk tt the famous Jtrmin rornr. .. Mrh th Htpor-Loa-Lt,tf trn lUri" R F. D. route lll rua 'tf it it etUbtt'hMl. at 4 b'JI trt ittor la tea rrldar. terart the "sue of the mlals" Blith er have they oranlel In any other way. An organUatlon of promoter! could do considerable to help th box ing cam but It now look as though I h I.lon of th State are golnt to get in toiinuUt plans that will put the tsine on an oc s.mir.'il !,. The Amlcn Lr;on ith lt bfsnihes throualoiil U- f a I rotiM hsn'll" th t1o tmr to adian'sr IWifis royiil ho rohtrolU'l ttt tanrijrd i "n.e'I.il" s-l. 1 li lot ri ci.'ild bp rlm.:,H n 1 tiis'i ml to a hish-r t UiMration i th'j hod fhlr ahility. "Medals ' ryin muM U -t for t.- d.t'i-r Bt flassn. The d- of the fart amri'o !' i a guoJ B but some t. 'If.'.'l IDUlt h Worliell IUt Othr thifl Of' in to hmst a t n mun1 U on th ptihllc a r as th four rrniM ot bow iiiitif Farther, it will b poor tolirf for ttit lotion to t'r o1 'iBdrrt th troflonl promoter Perhaps the bet stunt of the day was the appearance of Old John Day mmsoli, who drove in from his moun tain retreat on the headwaters of the river thi'.t bears his name, iu a dilapi dated two-wheel cart drawn by a very tall and thin old norse and a very small ami shaggy burrow. The old man made the best speech of the day in which ho bewailed the advance ol civilization that would destroy his means of livelihood by hunting and trapping, offered the gentleman from New York a "chaw terbaccer" and accompanying himself on a guitar, sung a parody on the "Trail of the Lonesome Pine," adapted to the occa sion. When the first vers ended the singer and the audience were surpris ed and delighted with a burst of mel ody from a picked chorus of Board man's best singers. When the song was finished old John was so delight ed with this demonstration of the culture and refinements that civili zation brings that he made another peeth, renounced his former attitude abandoned his timeworn horse, don key and curt and, mounting a magni ficunt Charger that .had been led in, rode majestically away to supervise the ball game and the dance, and to become an everlasting booster for the John Day Irrigation district. Time and space forbid extended mention of many other features of the day which deserve special telling Of the animal exhibit showing on one hand jthe wild things of the desert coyotes, snakes, scorpions, sage brush etc., and on the other the line stock and many other marvels that civil! zation brings, or of the delicious "al falfa nectar," green as the Emerald Isle, cold as arctic snows, sparkling as a jewel and more refreshing than any beverage prohibition killed, The only thing that made a Board manlte frown that day was for any visitor to offer to pay anything. Ev erything was free as salvation at an old time eamprneetlng and everybody was as happy as mortals mwy be Heppner sent a big delegation of which as yet no count has been made So did Hermiston, Pendleton, Ailing ton, lone and Lexington and ever community within reach. Portland had mude .vivid promises of a special train or at least a spechd car loaded with her interested bunkers, finan ciers and business men and Portland true to form and her undent, moss back, provincial policy of ne ver look ing beyond her front yard fence, fell down. Yes. Portland fell down. She prob- irbly does not yet know there Is any 'country east of the Cascades and she j surely does; not realize that the con ' snmation or the John Day project will I mean more to her trade and com ! merce and modern waketulners than The advice given by the Herald last week concerning the fire company meeting was heeded by enough peo ple to hold a lively meotiyg and elect new officers and a new chief. S. E. Notson was re-elected pres ident of the company, L. E. Bisbee, vice preEident; Roy V. Whities, sec retary, and C. L. Sweek, treasurer. Arrangements were made to turn the fire siren ou every Wednesday at noon as a test to see if the concern DECORATION M F TTIN6LY OS S is in woorking order and also to call ' Places of business were closed and attention to the company members that Wednesday evening is the regu lar practice night. President Notson succeeded in get ting his salary increased 100 percent which gives $0000 per month instead of $00. HONOR IS SHOWN TO NATIONS HEROES Grand Aniiniy, Relief Corps, Lodges and Citizens Pay Tribute to Aation's Dead Last Saturday was observed as Decoration Day in Heppner when ail the people joined with members of the G. A. R., the W. R. C. and other patriotic organizations in paying tri bute to the memory of the nation's dead. A parade was formed at the court house marching to the fair pavilion where appropriate exercises were M. L. Curran, who was formerly the popular chief of the company but. held. who resigned when he gave up the L. A. Hunt -acted as chairman position of city marshall some time' of the meeting -at the pavilion, read ago, was elected chief of the compa- the memorial order issued by Gen- ny. Mr. Curran was for years chief eral John A. Logan, lust commander of The Dalles fire department and is' of the Grand Army of the Republic, considered cne of the most capable on the occasion of the first Memorial men in that line in Eastern Oregon, Day. F. R. Boown read Lincoln's Get tysburg address. Sam E. Van Vactor gave the principal address of the day the effort being a masterly ouo. Following the exercises at the pa vilion, the parade re-formed going to the cemetery where the observance of the day was completed with the decoration of graves. CHARGED WITH THEFT OF HORSES Preston Enyard was placed In jail Friday while awaiting bondsmen from Condon to go on his bond for his appearance at court next term to answer to a charge of grand lar ceny. Enyard is charged with hav ing driven from their range some horses belonging to Andy Rood jr., and of having disposed of some of the animals. The young man enlisted In the na vy during the big war and waB In a hospital about six months recov ering from a very severe attack of pneumonia. SI HUM '.Its VISIT WAM,A WALLA Tom O'Brien and family, of Butter Creek, spent a few days In Heppner over the week end. 5 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS LASS OK Hh!0 COMIM.F.TI SCHOOl, t'Ol USE Bill Cronk, Mac Clark, Frank Gilli am, Tom Brennan and Ralph Crego, drove to Walla Walla early Saturday morning to take part In a work meeting of the Shrine when It is said a large class of candidates tuck their medicine. ' Word waB received from W. L. McCaleb Saturday that his eye is Im proving and he hoped to be home by the middle of the present week. Mr. McCaleb got a piece of ateel In his eye a couple ot weeks ago and al though It was removed here he thought best to consult a specialist In Portland. Andrew Ralney, a well known wheagrower of Lexington, was a bus- Iness visitor here Friday. ....... I John Crosby, of Portland, wan here , last week visiting his brother, Walter Many Social Ail l Hies .Mark Closing llajs Of School t car Crosby. the o. W. It. X. Co.. Dr. C. L. Hawn. of New Yoik Clly. L. E. Hunt. ! any other one thing. Portland needs of Heppner. Mnvor Uulcy of Pen-I to be vaccinated with the Hoiirdiiiun il. ton, mil the unquendiublu Jim "get-there" germ ami It iiewi.it, of CorvaHiB. .-piemlid music v as finni b d d"r :: the clay by the lleppnci unci Her in i r ' ti Ik, lain. needs to "take" hard. It may make the old lady pretty sine lor awhile bill it would tt' I p to v.i id off senility und dimy. M.I.AMl I 'NCOl ItAGF.S TEN MS. I!y Fiancls II. Morse. K:i;'.hind is m:.klni a systematic Ifotl to piodui e finished t mils play- a, i ib'lind b the fact that tn n!s i-oiiits ale to ing l.ud ill all pi.iss and open spare. Lain locution win -b riiit"ied by the authorities with out ! with thf Lawn Tennis Asso ciation ol KnKland. Ksch ifani l to be rtiios,i of six pl.iyeis, four nun and two women. Contests will consist of thte men's singles, two men's doubles, two women's singles and two mixed doubles. In oiibr to ftitther stir up romlM1 tition medal will be awutded the winning learn In exh. county tud they wilt b llglbl- to compel lor a trophy railed "The Civic Lawn Tennis Cup" fivn by !"ir Ldwnrd lliilton. Theh final matil.c for lli'P trophy probably will he held nt Win hlorloli. A in -mi in I' nnis flai ' ha", e con--.U ll"d Itiotr or in Hi fnt It dt ii.xiff,i I ft! l.tt-ntioii was paid to fo. t'tins lb tato lr !i-.atll!y fih,n th yo'ing io how to sl.oot. in'l now that FnrUnil h taken tlrp til ll.oni ll. I'Kal pia" Will !. mo rau than r to i-M hoot f'.r S'io, a an1 tu-an of r.f tiirn tt. sition of Lnjli'h a i autlinrHi. Th n-t'oful suirr that ( t.nlr.i rli!otn. pirt in it lt half dol'i yr or mote t. tV'n rtitt lmot ntlt to th t;oldn ;( IV It Junior Tnnls dub br the yoljiipsler:! weie tiglllally taken in hand by their elders ami laiiilit how to get the best out of the tame. th William Johnston, lb" hint'lm chiiii. piun, mid Mclaughlin, the loi-i iner Xtiilonitl linrles i hainpioii, n-'-gradual) a of this dub, l.s ui" pr..r!- tli-ally (ill th" other California play (in wIkik nuigis ute t.iinillar to tin- No! It i; So far as high school work is con-1 cerncd the class of 1!)20, Heppner ! HI, Inis passed iiiln hiilory. , Lai t I-riday evening inai ki u I lie point in ihe lives of 14 young nun anil wonii'n of ll'i'pii-i when their public school d.ijs are behind llieni and the lii, wide world, mostly un known, sometliing or a mysti'i y, rath er a sort of Chine.'c piuy.l)t to their young iiiiiidH, but mill all only a probli in to be solwd, a Dig Some- tliilig to be mil and eoiiiiioi )d, lan lo'lore Ihi'in. The i xcii lhcs Frldi-y in nillg weie bilel and simpli'. A roup!" ol spli n diill cxelllled no tips by the gill:,' dioiiis an iiild i 'ss t i the cla r. by I)i. I. C. Until, or (). A. I". anoihir Mii.g by a inlveil io hoot i Imrii ., in -Kentaiion ol diploma liv Mr. W. II li.UIHIt, pi i:. nil nl ol .Ho- ;iho,il boaid and a ilo-lug rung by a double 'l.ll lit le roniph'teit the ploriaill. The peisoillii l lit tlie ) lais IoIIowk Kliz.ili.lh Phlp. !-:! rli liovil, l' m il- I. Il ll. ill. II. It'llll HlKlilb 'Oil, ll.llii-ll HmmI. I.lla I ! v I II. I'X'lelt I'ailMin, M.ii i-..i I Iiolieily, Alma licv ll. V i.i t I'oittgall. Hii-I- liio 'Inn, ll r it lt- i.iIIhiim, Enla liad. IEINS SELLS STOCK ItAXtil E. M. Sliult has Just negotiati'il a deal whereby J. K. Jai'kson, it L'x- ington wheal fariniT, has purchased i the 10411-acre stock farm ol M. J. land Ontln Iicin, about four mile. north of I'm kef's Mill, possession In be given next November. The con sideration was $15. liiMI. Ihe ranch consists mostly of fine bunch giass, Willi a meal dnil of good timber and Is wi ll watered. Mr. Jackson and hi anus will stock the lunch to about 1 r,0 head r cattle, anil will run. this inoiiiilaln place iu conjunction with their big wheat ranch on Social Itillg-. N iu M,l'l- ! I.i ha ii t h and Mm !: i ll.i in? j Four of I lie ) ln K not pum nt, bid mid boat'l, all i aotis i M it t Lull Find and ll'tnice Giib- All) e WliiK My if. Coi bit tii) e h)-r) liy not'lb-d that I v. ill not be I if poll-Ible liii miy il liln i mil i .ii I'd by In r (ioiii this it il'-. ('LAl lU: WHITE. li.ii"l al H oi i l n. ii . Oi.'-ii. June I, .'. 1 nut i i: (Ol I i f'Mil .'.I' I'ol ;nli ll II' t'Knl ron'l.liiiii. Two CO' i'I 1'ii'i- t:n'. I.I" , lii a. r.u Fall I' .I'l' I lll'l'l I ' ' (I'll' I, WIMI I.I.. i.' in:: The Meoo nd ti-t Ho'it. Ai'or't in! to H'roi r )' l" ii ll'rf to tt. sHi" t in ri- ai.'l fm-t 'lint lurnf .i' In Hi.' dim nf M, lar'h it a rili' in, louily . .,n,,nr.-'l Willi olb. ir ..) i . that tnaki-a Hi ima'n I'H.k larr'' J"M a ai'n th io'n rm 0 If hmri and Pailt up to It t'hi'Ut IMrBiti or 'irroiiri'ling ,, I ).!. m riminb in par. t.t i. tii er il' tiilini il at hoiii by lllin -, Max lliii'-n Is now a sludi lit at O. A. C. and Nita Chldm-y is tnankd ami livliK Iu I'1" K.it. Many so'llil Sitllt in .11 l"'l the ' l'MI.W dii)S of Hie art,',', yi-ai" Mi mill is ot tlie Fl' simian and S"(iImhiioi ' rlai a i iijoy.d piinlr .il Sl.rf urn's Mill Wollli I'lay, Willi M . II.. i, . a I .l:- Mh i i. p roi,.'. atl'l i , ..,i i. . a t ,i.' tun.'. Mi- A M l l" li i on it itm. .1 II, Ii. or i i .i a 1 hill-day 4'lillil' 1.1 a ix ii'il".( diiirnr paiix, m,, a jn pint)- .ii al"' itij'.)i'l by n.i n-t.'-t ol thi' 1,-k 'i ri lio.il i l.ii n on ihi' r, 1 1 1 t,.,'i,f r ro'iti'M i Ii -i i '!a y i . n , if ia.!" )o"nriiis ! riot In hi ml Hnir il'lirs in cm d luina iliinnn II. r..iliK wiik 'ariti riin by il. lift) M nt ms'l'-s ! of daily or mrtinr n'l ti't li'ibt ill pupils of th Mliool will lone I'K-k back on Hi .k with nuny (il. u i I.I ti,iin 'iiiia. Vit -'T HIM CIIAI AI V' A MI IT .11 M. I I ) HI Tlie i:t Coal lui i it iiifia will ot'iit' in ll' pp'i'i J in- I lib iiii'l will 0111111111' tor mx ill . 'I In- Wi i l co, ist in hunting a spli mini t'loi-iaio ot liiglfclasH enl' itlnilini' iit wliii-ll the Inl' lllf nt people ol Mm row contiiy ill no doubt i-njoy (u tin" iilinott. Tin 1 1' will In' inii'ii.il ti'iin l.i'lii, light I'ti' in, i'tili' Hi I." I a plOgl.llll H II I I l' ll'll 1 1 l.UI.'l tl Mill the tiihtis ot I'Vei )boiy Count T"l i"), son of lli ItiiiiO'it old liu -Kii ll, I'onnl I.i-ii Tnllii), will be piisilil. Wii'iIi Hie to -iiipi is (lot. i now until Hi ( lialainiim ) l)ii s t i I. .teat Infoi million nho'il Hi" I I II' t ioiim. ll!isll i.M)ivtll FI.Mil.lHlX Tin- annoiiiii nl on anotln-r pai '' ot this liniiH-flon Hiai'linr: Hie Ford-on Tiaiior h m'tii 1 1 al O'li .it l'i lull, lull la of liil. . t In ni Y . ni-r of a Foi d .mi. h.fii.i .'in. nl iii arid i tl. V IHIIII AMI on, tl i: I I I I I nil JIM. I fiwltii to the .ii ariival of wool and Hi 'I' la.ial ma son. Hi wool aal wMi h wai to b h' l'l In I'milanl by th flohiMibla It a n Wool wai--ho'im Mr 2 J haa Imn ponH uniil Jun 1 1. MIHT NATIiJNAI. HANK S--5- ji j j j i