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VOLUME 7
HEPPNER, OREGON Tuesday, September 7U1, 1920
No. 19
HEW STAR THEATRE
L
.SECOND TO NONE IN EASTERN
OREGON
Heppner Has Reason to be Proud
Of Her New Play
House
FINDS THINGS NOT
AS THEY USED TO BE
The new Star theatre will he for
mally opened to the public next Sat
urday evening, September 11, and it
is but fair to the enterprise of B. G.
Sigsbee, sole owner and manager, to
say that the new picture house will
be second to none In Oregon so far
as being modern in all of its appoint
ments is concerned, and, it is safe
to say that no other town of anything
li'ke Heppner's population, has simi
lar institution that will compare with
the Star.
The new amusement house is lo
cated in the new Elks' building and it
is a gem in neatness, comfort and
safety. The interior is finished in
e best of style and nothing is be
'Hie overlooked that will add to the
comfort of patrons.
The place will seat 350 persons
comfortably and the slant of the
floor one inch in every 15 inches
assures an unobstructed view of the
screen from every part of tue house
The seats are the latest design in
opera chairs and are fixed perman
ently to the jconcrete floor.
The house is equipped with a mod
ern picture machine with lenses of
the latest pattern and the musical
part of each program will be furn
fshed by an elegant Duo-Art piano,
which is recognized as one of the
most perfect reproducers of piano
music as rendered by famous pianists
that is manufactured. Selections for
this slendid instrument are supplied
from the leading pianists of the
world among whom are Hoffman,
Arndt, Cademan, Gabrilowltch and
many other celebrities.
The heating and lighting arrange
ments ar Mrlctly modern asd for
the convenience of patrons lavatories
etc. are provided.
While primarily intended as a
picture theatre the Star is provided
with neat stage 16x22 suitable for
small plays, vaudeville shows, etc.
The stage Is supplied with two mod
ern dressing rooms and other con
veniences. The equipment Installed up to the
time, has cost Mr. Sigsbee over
$5000, and other articles are still
arriving. The aisles and lobby will
be covered with rubber matting and
curtains and other equipment for the
stage are yet to be received.
William (Bill) Windsor, who cul
tivates cattle and the poetic muse a
midst the Rock creek hills, was a
business visitor in Heppner Friday
and among other things he called
at the Herald office. Mr. Windsor
has been living out Rock creek way
for several years and has been pro
mising himself a real, old-fashioned
R. Porter Jazz when he came to town!
but after trying it he found that even
R. Porter is not what it used to be. j
Agosh-darned decadent old world",'
quoth Bill "when it comes to setting
action.". Mr. Windsor says condi-j
tions are pretty good in his section
the recent heavy rains being of dist-'
inct benefit to the range feed, gard
ens and potato crops. He has 5 acres
in potatoes that are making a crop
since the rain.
HAY MARKET NOT SO BAD
Alex Wilson, who owns a couple of
fine hay ranches on the Eoardman
project, was in town Friday visiting
friends. Mr. Wilson days the recent
pessimistic reports about the hay
market are not well founded and
quotes a recent news dispatch print
ed in the-Spokane Spokesman Review
to the effect that the Washington
State Dairymen's Association has re
cently made a contract for next win
ter's supply at $23 f. o. b. shipping
points.
DODGE CARS MOVING
Harold Cohn, manager of the Cohn
Auto Co., reports many sales of
Dodge cars at his agency. Most re
cent sales are: Milt Maxwell, of
Hardman, Lester Doolittle. of Hepp
ner, and Fred Akers, of Heppner.
The Dodge seems to fill a long felt
want in auto cars being at once a
most serviceable carrier and a moderate-priced
vehicle.
SPORT PARTY TO CALIFORNIA
IlKCOVEKIXU FROM OPERATION
Chief M. L. Curran, of the Heppner
Fire Department, la taking a luyoff
this week and at the same time la
enjoying a good rest at the Moore
hospital where he la rapidly recover
ing from an operation for the remo
val of hln appendix last Wednesday.
"Mike" was feeling One yesterday,
xpi'dcd to be up and around today
and may be ready for a fire alarm
'tiy ine last or me we K.
WHEAT MlltKET IMPKOV1NG
We read and hear of sport clothes
shoes, sh'rts, skirts, b'.oupes ' and
other summer toggerry, but It was
no clothing emporium that sailed out
of HeppnerSaturday afternoon bound
towards Portland and California.
It was a rather ordinary aggrega
tion of Heppner sports of which Ma
yor R. J. Vaughan and Henry Cohn
made up the party with Phil Cohn
as chaperone and Guy Boyer acting
moral advlBer.
Thill and Guy, aomewhat in the
position of the mountaineer fightin'
the bear, figured on turning their
class loose at Portland and allowing
th'm to take chances with Rpeed cops
and other Inquisitive citizens, as they
burn the road to the Golden Stu'o
and return.
If Doc is in his usual loquacloua
mood and Hen sees fit to tell the real
facta of the trip the Herald will have
a real story to Impart when the boys
complete the last leg of their trip
and cash in at the Cohn garage some
fine evening a month or so hence. If
we can arrange for complete details
the subscription price of the Herald
will advance to somewhere around
$1.00 a year.
( II i: G O N FA I 11
PATES ANNOUNCED
Pates f'ir 1H county, diMrlrt. or
The wheal martlet has been pirk-jnta(e fair.t are limed by Paul V. Ma
ine up in Heppner the last few days 1 rls. O. A. C. extension director, as
and yenn-rday buyers quoted f 2.2 5 j follows:
for first quality. While ho one In September 14 to 17, Tillamook,
the buslfWa la willing to venture an Tillamook ; September li to 1.
opinion on futuie prices there seems i CooaCurry. Myrtle Point; September
to b a rather general feeling Hint : 7 to 1. Hood Itlvcr. Hood Itlver;
the upward tendency will ronttnu. ! September 20 to 23, Clackamas, iTan-
I by; 8e.imbrr 21 to 2 4. Lane, Kug-
TAKKH OIUMIVTIC
VIEW OK hlTUATlOX
cm-; September 22 to 2 4. Columbia,
St. Helen; September 24 to 25,
Klamath. Klamath Fll; September
23 to 24. Wheeler, Keil; S'piem-
Stale Fair, Sa-
Jnhn V. Ilennea. Portland arrliltrt
who ram In Sunday rvenini. takea br 27 to Ortolier
an nptiiniMlc view of the piwnt , .nn ; September 30 to October J.
wool and wheat tltuatlon In atm " Harney, Burn; October 4 to 9 Mull-
Ore.'un. riprenninc a Ce4 i.pmion to ' nnmah, Cresham; October 4 to 7,
(Heppner atoraim-n and ruti'tiT W aeti. The Dalle; Ortebrr S to 8.
frinda lhi nt November will n Linn. Albany; O-tober f to 9. tii.
wr.it Milt.s at 1 2 to. wol at t ) tr.ti Int til. Pilnvl!l; OrtnW 7
nl and wi'h !, p a',i aolng at a to a. IN. Ik. D!;m; fililr 12 t 1.
P'h I figure. ! Cherr.ian. Moro; November U to 2',
- j rarihr In'ernaHonal Livtlotk H
Malt. T. 1ls!e. who h lpn iiiir.n. portlsnl.
(j,, nt roi'alnut wi.tk for the I The- tteruion aervlr baa n t letrn
HuEhea hnrt.t;rg and (hri-aMng d of other flr datra, which It will
-rw, la pretif we ple. that th(help nke public a rapidly an awet
., a atom or. Mr Hue h. ' taind
who a in i"n Saturday. rpnrt4
thai th llutbea tiros crop was mak- i
lg aroun.1 II bibla pr rt fi.
I Trah Mahnney, a former rrinM
if HTpner, la br from Portland
that thy ipct4 to finuh 16 run , visiting hia tiiwl. W. P. Mahony
M mdar, M family
TThie Rsmk of th Bag Wot
Wlm4? '
What is to be the result of the world war?
Is it to go down in history as simply one of
a chain of wars that have prevailed among the
peoples of the earth since the beginning of time
or is it to be considered as a turning point in the
world's history from which shall date a reign of
reason rather than ruthlesness, a time of parley
rather than of passion, a time when the Golden
Rule shall have its inning against the Rule of
Nearly all past wars have been waged either
for conquest or defense, in the broad sense, but
back of most of the conflicts has been the desire
for material gain on the part of some nation or
some individual or combination of individuals.
When the United States entered the world
war, in 191 7, it was understood by the more than
100,000,000 citizens of this greet country that we
were entering the arena of conflict in the inter
ests of humanity. That the part we were taking
was for the furtherance of Democracy and Hu
manity and that the ultimate goal was to be the
elimination of war and the furtherance of peace.
What has been the result?
The president, who happened to be a Demo
crat, went to Europe and took' a personal and an
active part in the deliberations of the Peace Con
' ference.. For weeks and months the question of
forming a League of 'Nations, the avowed pur
pose of which was to avoid future wars, was dis
cussed and considered in all its many phases. An
agreement was finally reached, and while even
the most loyal American will not claim! that it
was a perfect agreement it seemed to be the best
agreement that could be arrived at at that time.
Practically every world power endorsed the
findings of the Peace Conference r-xcept the Un
ted States and today this greafnaHa'n, the great
est on earth in the light of past achievments in
growth, commerce, finance and every other con
sideration that goes to make modern civilization,
is standing alone in its aloofness from this, the
greatest movement of modern tim'ics the elimi
nation of war.
Who is to blame for this unwarranted situ
ation? A coterie of standpat Republican politicians
with Senator Lodge at its head, immediately or
ganized in the Senate of the United States and
threw a block in the wheels of world progress for
purely partisan purposes. President Wilson is a
democrat; then, logically, from the Lodge point
of view, Wilson must be opposed. Lodge was
and is a notorious standpatter. "What is
right," is the Lodge motto and, unfortunately,
lii s rcactionery ideas prevailed and for nearly two
years the world has been treated to a spectacle
of peanut politics in the United States senate
that, to the common, ordinary, everyday Ameri
can, who loves his country, without fuss and
feathers, has been a shame and a disgrace.
Partisanship has ruled in our upper national
house and patriotism and international huniani
tarianism has languished and seems to be well
nigh dead.
Another national presidential campaign i-.
upon us and after careful consideration ,f ,c j.
sues involved the Herald lias come to the con
clusion that there is. in rrality, but one issue in
this campaign arid that is the issue of whether
the United States of America is for future war
or future peace.
Absolute world peace may yet lie in the dit"
ant future but even in that event the Versailles
conference has furnished the first and only logi
cal plan for the elimination of war.
Senator Harding, the republiYan nominee .
for president, has repudiated the League of Na
t;ons. He is for any kind of a future plan for
peare o)(r tl.an the one President WiNoti took
part in.
Ciovcrrior Cox. the dnnorrntif nominee i
for the I.cng'ie; as it is n,w or as it m;iy be
amen led in accordance with the present or f tit -(
lire wisdom of the great ii.itir.ns of the earth.
Ilec.mse of these utterly divergent ideas of
the two candidates the Herald will Mipj.ort C.ov- .
rrnor tox ouring 1 nc present campaign.
HOT WEATHER HINTS
OX BATTERY CARE
I
"Nobody expects a man to stop his
1 car a half dozen times on a boiling
hot day just to see if his battery is
getting too hot," sr.ys J. W. Fritsch,
Heppner's Willard Service Station
I Dealer, ''but it pays to keep au eye
on overheating when hot days and
long runs are the rule.".
''At noon and at night the careful
driver feels of the battery terminals.
It the terminals seem hot he turns
on the lights for an hour or two.
This relieves the battery of its sur
plus charge. Unless this precaution
is taken the battery plates may be
warped so that repairs will be neces
sary."
"Another thing to remember is
that summer heat increases the eva
poration of water from the cells. This
water must be replaced. Many driv
ers make a habit of putting a little
distilled water into each cell every
week. OC course precautions must
be taken against putting in too
much. It a cell is overfull, some of
the solution will slop out through
the tiny vent at the top of the jar,
and will cause rotting of the bat
tery case, corrosion of connertors,
terminals uad so on."
OUTSIDE liESSONS RECOOXIZEtt
VXDER CERTAIN COXDITIONS
Course in Teachers' Training to be
Added id High
School
WHETSTOX E--SIMPSON
Mr. Newton 3. Wetstone and Mrs.
Susan E. Simpson, both well known
and respected citizens of Heppner
were united in marriage at the
bride's home in this city Sunday ev
ening, September 5, 1920, Rev. Mr.
Livingstone, of the Christian church,
performing the ceremony.
The wedding was a quiet affair
only a few close friends being pres
ent. Many friends- throughout this part
of Oregon will join in wishing the
happy couple much happiness.
EPISCOPAL GUILD
MEETINGS TO RESUME
Prof. Howard M. James, recently
elected superintendent of the Hepp
ner schools. Is on the ground and is
busy getting the preliminary work
of the school year under way.
Prof. James informed the Herald
ysterday that credits will be given
fou music lessons taken outside of
the school under the following con
ditions: The teacher must be properly cer
tified by the state superintendent of
Public Instruction. The student
must lake one lesson each week and
must practice seventy minutes daily.
The report of this practice must ba
given the principal of the school af
ter being signed by the parent and
teacher.
This allows students to continuo
their niusic work throughout high
school and receive credit for it.
All music teachers in the city wish
ing to give lessons under these con
ditions should see the principal at
once, so that the lessons may begin
the first) week of school.
Students are urged to be present
the llrst day of school.
Features of this years work will
be debating, athletics, music, and
hard study.
The following courses will bo of
fered: English, history, sciences,
mathemntlc, home economics, music,
debating, latin and teachers training.
The principal will be In his offlco
at the school house each afternoon
this week.
Following the summer vacation
I pertod the regular meeting! of the
I Ladies- Obild ot :U !y:pal chu '-eh
will be resumed the first meeting of
the season to be held 'at the home of
Mrs. A. L. Ayers, on Chase street.
All members are cordially Invited.
PATRON-TEACHER ASSO
CIATION SEPTEMBER Mlh
The first regular meeting of (he
Patron-Teaoher Association for the
school year will be held In the High
School Auditorium at 3:30, Tuesday,
September 14th. The program will
consist of musical numbers by Mrs.
Uay Taylor, Mrs. C. L. Sweak and
MIhh Gladys Lane. Professor James
will give .1 talk on alms and plana
for I tie year. There will be import
ant business to coimlilcr.
Everyone interested In (he school
Is Invited to attend.
IliK I ta-H.1 l-'.Ktiile Ti-Hiikfer
Another arK transfer of Morrow
county n-ii I estate was ronsuiiiati-il
this wi-rk when K. L. Padbi-rg Mild to
a Mr. liuyniond of Piesrott, Wash.,
bis rum li m ar lone romprlhliiK 2200
j i acri-H lor I lie mjiii of 172,000.
This propi-rly ranks among the
Ih-nI iiiiwliis In Morrow county and
Is 1-onnldi'H-d a bargain for the piin-li
aner. ine nd p'-tidi-nt
MAYOR VAUGHAN
SELLS .It E S I E N JO K
'Mayor; It. J Vanphnn h.ss sold Jis
residence property on North Courth
street to J. W. Wlldanen, tho consid
eration being given as J4 500.
The property is a desirable one be
ing of quite recent construction and
modern in appointments.
PROF. James BUYS IIOMK
Prof. Howard M. James has bought
(he Henry Johnson property on lower
Main street (he consideration being
$3000. The James family have al
ready taken piiHHcniilnn of their purch.
nse. Mr. Slid Mrs. Johnson expert to
spend (he wlnd-r n( Salem while (ho
JolniHon hoys will remain in Heppnor
Tln-y may decide to build a ner
home on Court street In the spring.
Ill Y HOI AM ICE PLANT
On linn saddle liorM-n n r- more
d.iiiKi'iiiiiH lhao I Hid cuts ihtumIihk
to i-tldrlMit on III" stn-i-t Dm other
day. I in n llannlif-w ami l.i la f.'ahun
were both rrutrhlng around numlnK
broken l"ca r--i-lved from their l
die Iiium's fulling itli Iheiii and
Oliver IliiKUewixid was hlxo j:iiIiik on
II. He left an a 1 h 0 1 1 nf one of lim
irii;inl iim-iiiIhh ln-ing btuken in a
r'ntd aiciib iit.
The Heppner Soda and Ice Plant,
owned by Cowlns Son, which ban
been operated under a lease held by
Elmer lleanier, Ihih been sold. Jim
Snyder has pun-himed (he soda water
manufactut Ing Imt.lneMM and J nines
CowiliR has IioukIiI out th be bllsl
iiens. Mr. Snyder npenii d the plant
lor a ruiiple of yean prior to Mr.
Ileamer l.ikini! It over find Mr. Cow
Inn, being the nun and rriintlnun of
the former owners, knows (he caim.
Oakland, Ore - An old f . li 1 ' n, )
gflut mill a In ri' the Uiim-r mar
lnlllR Inn own whenl to be t:roiiu In
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hue a 1 i..iily of it) I.mIiiU ibnly
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and hii,H',i i f.ou nt. In in.in
lii'Utim il tirt rfi.p alfalfa
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lii!iiiy derttanH. pion.l an i
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Cans Hi Hi p nil, a nluikninn of
Wln-elir nullity, wan a biHiiena visi
tor In town Oils tiiuiniiig.
Mr. anil Mm, li.iiik Pinker, olj
rtitldi-nts of this rounty, w ho len-nily
btmt;li( a Imilie at Ool'l Hill. JmktuiH
county, left fur Unit plufe tMs morn
ing hf aiii'i TiHlr d.-iifliter, Mrs.
l ('. Vi II h, and Inn lilbtn 11, nrrotil
pnnled tin in iiihI will vl il fur a.
month nr n in the llonii" liner val
by. fluid Hill w Hie loiiiur liutim
of the Tinker f.Hulljr lel-u- (unilngj
to Mor tow ruuiii y
M' Tumult Cm limn, who l as
In i 11 i-pi ruling Of 'iniiiief at Ni-w-poll,
in ix("td to mm liolt.e till
f 1 11 1 n n
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' day ai i-ijm'n of i,e Van Vmior fain
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