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S. K. NOTION
Volume 7. Heppner, Oregon, Tuesday, October 19, 1020. 7T '
- y Number 25
it MEASURE
SHOULD BE DEFEATED
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WOULD DRIVE IN VESTMENT CAP
ITAL FROM OREGOX
Six Per Cent Irrigation Bomls Could
Sot Be Sold Says At
torney General
If the voters of Oregon will give
a moment's serious consideration to
the damaging effect of the bill pro
posed to limit the legal interest rate
to 4 per cent and 5 per cent on con
tract ,they will vote it down by a big
majority.
If ever a bill has sharp teeth, this
Is it. And if this bill is made a law
it will do more to encourage law
breaking than any previous measure
on our statute books. '
Those who would borrow monev
on the class of security which de
mands 6 per cent, 7 per cent or 8
per cent will either have to evade the
law or not get the loans they must
have.
If the law is transgressed by eva
sion the borrower will have to pay
the cost of such evasion in which
event his money will cost him even
more than it otherwise would, so that
he will be under the double disad
vantage of having to break the law
and of paying money to do so.
The proof of this assertion lies in
the fact that some years ago there
was a law which was to the effect
that owners of mortgages were to
pay an annual tax thereon. That
law defeated itself for the borrower
always had to pay the tax. True
he did not pay it direct but it was
added to his cost of procuring mon
y. And the same thing will happen
to the fellow who thinks he can
borrow 6 per cent or 7 per cent or
8 per cent money for 4 per cent be
cause of a law which says that 4
per cent is the limit.
Money is liquid. Six per cent
mone i-will not be loaned at 4 per
crnt io waiter what ridiculous law
'"may be in effect and if Oregon shuts
her doors to money which demands
over 5 per cent auch.riioney will go
elsewhere for Investment. Californ
ia and Washington are close at han
and they will be delightetd to have
us pats such a law as the one pro
posed. Attorney General Brown has given
his opinion that no Irrigation or
drainage bonds, which bear 6 per
cent could be sold by the State of
Oregon if this measure becomes a
law. Millions of dollars worth of
mortgages drawing In excess of 6
per cent will have to be renewed
during the next two or three year.'.
How are theiie to be renewed If
this mean ure btecomes a law. Not
only will Oregon capital be 'driven
away from the state but outside raj
ltal will be kept away.
If those who drafted this meacure
M-mst design laws we suggest that
W 'hey devote their thought to some
thing construct Ive. Laws such as
this one will bring ridicule upon l he
Kate and hamper financial opera
lions must seriously.
IN IE
Fred Howe, who was aerlouy In
jured some lime i-ro while handling
a pair of wild colls nt his ranch near
Lena, Is Improving at the M'lore hos
1'ltul. Hi- was able to in like final
proof on his homestead last Thurs
day. Chas utrcft residents r.r alnaln
prana of pmlM this week on account
fl strwt Improvements on their
Ihrroughfare. A few loads of cinders
den and hit of pit k and (hovel work
works wonders In the way of ma kin
- Jixpayera harpy.
' Al'l Wilson, well known rancher
.1 th Iloardmaa district, tad aon of
Mr. and Mm. Win. Wilson of thin city,
U it the Moons hospital suffering
from an aHsrk of typhoid. His broth
r. Uobert Wilson. hl wife and small
, rhlld art In a rn"V!il at The I !!-
aufferinc frm.i th satn malady.
AH ar rrirt! improving ni.e'y.
F. It. tirnw n. r-i tijty nf ll e John
Ir il s'iiit. w.nt it'iwn to tl r.l
country Krii to try 1 f : i-'. op
th wirk ,f (wr.'i'e .,
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ELKS LODGE HOLDS
WELL ATTENDED MEETING
Heppner Elks held their regular
meeting last Thursday evening with
the biggest attendance since the new
lodge room was opened. i - .
The matter of selecting a date for
the dedication of the new building
was discussed and it was decided
that, inasmuch as indications are
favorable for the early opening of
the new hotel, it is better to defer
the dedication ceremonies until after
the hotel is running!
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER VISIT
ING HERE
Mr. Ed E. Kiddle, state highway
commissioner, is here today looking
over Morrow county highways which
have been designated by the highway
commission,for state aid. With Judge
Campbell and Engineers Vinton and
Baldock Mr. Kiddle made an inspec
tion over the Oregon - Washington
highway between the county line and
lone where Mr. Kiddle spent the night
and completed his trip to Heppner
this morning. This forenoon Judge
Campbell accompanied Mr. Kiddle on
a trip over the Heppner-Hardman-Monument
road as far as Hardman,
and this afternoon they are inspect
ing the Hinton creek section of the
Oregon-Washington highway as far
as' Jones hill. While Mr. Kiddle was
not talking for publication on this
trip, it is known that he is in favor of
protecting the new grade on Willow
creek against the inroad of winds and
flood by immediately having a mac
adam surface laid.
Morrow county people have strong
hopes that something definite will be
done regarding this work at the next
meeting of the commission early next
month.
GREAT OCEAN PORT NEEDED
Shippers and other business peo
ple of the City of Portland are ask
ing the question "Of what value are
the first-class, modern, docks of
Portland and forty feet of water at
the mouth of the Columbia River
when at some periods of the. year
ocean Bteamers drawing as little as
26 feet of water cannot come from
the sea to the'Portland harbor?"
They are answering that question
by proposing to consolidate the Port
of Portland and the Portland Dock
Commission, giving to the consolidat
ed body bonding and taxing powers
sufficient to maintain a thirty foot
channel In the Willamette and Co
lumbia Rivers at all seasons of the
year.
s This measure Is known as the Port
of Portland Dock Commission Con
solidation Bill and Is to be voted on
at the general election In November.
While all the people of the state
are required to vole on this bill only
the Port of Portland, which is with
In the County of Multnnmoh, will be
taxed and bonded unde r the provi
sions of the measure.
If the state of Oregon is ever to
secure a greut ocean port, provisions
must be made to maintain nt least a
30 foot channel at low water, In the
Willamette and Columbia Hlvcra
from Portland to the Pacific ocean.
When this la done and adequate port
facilities are provided In the harbor
at Portland, the farmers. ito"k rais
ers and lumbermen In the Interior
sections of the stale will he able to
nach the outside matke'i i,f U,e
world with their products ut a lower
freight rate and a consequent greater
profit to thenmelves.
IVpnlur lone Couple Married al
Portland
Karl Judson l!lue and Visa Mar
garet June wer married Hat unlay,
October th. at the beautiful hnn, of
Mr. and Mrs. i. T. Knappenber In
Portland. The brlde'i father, ltev, J.
L. Jones, of Idaho, officiating. Tin
bride Is an attractive and thormlng
girl who has a host of ftlim's In our
city. 8!i la a graduate of tl.e .,i,
High School and of till" I'nti i tlrovn
collet:. While In rull'-ge she spin inl-
lied In tt.uMi. and I.:, a .. n aiilri.
and lately irttUtrrs of Ion for
tll i"l thtle peIS
The troiin ; a sun of Mr sin! Mrs
J'ltin lllske He was frat.il r,. f,!u.
r.ileil m r uri.l in, ,itfr
fi int nun wi'h a !. w rinlr .f
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1ES ADDRESS HERE
A large crowd of voters greeted
Hou. N. J. Sinnott at Star theatre
last Thursday evening when Mr. Sin
nott addressed citizens and voters of
Morrow county on the issues of the
campaign.
Mr. Sinnott is representative in
congress from this congressional dis
trict, having filled that position for
a number of years. Mr. Sinnott is
a native of eastern Oregon and has
long been a resident of The Dalles.
He is a republican but is popular
among members of all parties in this
section of the state.
Mr. Sinnott discussed the issues of
the campaign quite fully Thursday
evening, his present position regard
ing the league of nations being about
as hard to comprehend as is that
of ex-President Taft and the Port
land Oregonian. Mr. Sinnott was in
troduced by Hon. S. E. Notson. He
left Friday morning for LaGrande
where he was scheduled to speak
that evening.
.CLEMENCY IS SHOWN
DR. MARIU EQUI
The sentence of three years to
McNeil's island in the case of Dr.
Marie Equi, of Portland, found
guilty of violation of the espionage
act, was recently commuted to im
prisonment for one year and one day
by President Wilson. F. W. Bold,
found guilty of a similar offense, al
so received clemency, his sentence of
a year's imprisonment being can
celled. He will pay a $500 fine and
go free.
SOME SPUD
J. S. Carter left a sample potato
at this office the other day that is
some spud. The tuber was grown
on Mr. Carter's lot near the depot.' It
measures 10 inches in length. 10
inches around the girth and "weighs
2 3-8 pounds.
.Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bell, of Cor
bett, visited his sister, Mrs. Chas. H.
Latourell last week.
G. W. Milholland, local manager
for Standard Oil, returned Sunday
from a business trip at Portland.
J ame Hlgglns, of Lena, was In
town Friday on land business before
U. 9. Commissioner J. A. Waters.
Albert Bowker, who has ' been
spending some time In Portland late
ly returned to Heppner Thursday.
Itnlph Corrlgal, well known young
stockman of Butter creek, was a bus
iness visitor In Heppner lust Friday.
Mrs. Clyde Wells has returned
from an extended visit with frii nds
at her former home at Gold Hill,
Oregon.
John Kilkenny. Jr.,. of Sand Hol
low, left lust week for Notre Dame,
Indian, where lie will enter Notre
Dame college for the coming year'a
work.
lioy Whltel. who sells real cs
s.ile and Insurance, Hn't kicking
about lis!ne.-a these fine fu!l iUj
but la continually :oliig out after
mote.
The first frost of the Reason
vi.nblw In Heppner last Tlmrsdiiy
tnoininii. It wan not a killing"
frost, such us may b ctpi-rti d iiiui
ar.y time.
A fine daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Lllsha Waikins at ttleir
Souiht Idipner honin last Saturday
liiornlns. All ar reported get'.nng
along nicely.
t'has. H. Lauiurell, who s.-lls a
Kurd closed cur most every day. went
lioardtnan Thurs.lny to de.
Ii.er a !rd s.in to f. II Ldmgnds
of that plare.
Mrs. H f, ritieil. who l,u 'i.n fie
gue.t of h- t daughter. wr. X ri
ne. h'lrirte, ilyr.ng Dm siiMimr
li.ontlis. hi.a frtuin. rl to I,, r Loom at
Aillng'i n for it... winter.
J. L Wilkitis ai.d fjtn,l, f.,rr, t
.I knon ll'ijii'f f".i iit. and
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RED CROSS ROLL CALL
NOVEMBER
II 10 25
A membership of 1000 is the mini
mum aim of the local chapter of the
American Red Cross, to be secured in
the Roll .Call which is to be held dur
ing the tvo-weeks period beginning
Armistice Day, November ll, and
,ending Thanksgiving, November 25.
This figure represents only a very
slight Increase over the present mem
bership, and greatly less than the lo
cal membership in the Red Cross dur
ing the war.
, -The present membership in the
Northwestern Division, composed of
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washing
ton, is 367..503. At the close of the
war there were 759,994 enrolled.
The minimum national goal in the
coming Roll Call is 10,500,000.
Red Cross officials, local and na
ttioal, are pointing out that the Roll
Call' in no respect savors of the popu
lar "drive."
"The Roll Call merely is a memory
jogger for Red Cross members that
now is dues-paying- time," declared
Mrs. S. W. Spencer, chairman of the
local chapter. "Opportunity will be
afforded persons who are not mem
bers to enlist. Should anyone wish
to subscribe for life membership or
any of the other higher-priced mem
berships he will have the opportunity
in the Roll Call.
"We are planning no elaborate or
ganization during Roll Call days.
Workers are merely going out to call
on members to make payment of an
nual dues a convenient matter, and
to secure any additional enlistments
which may be proffered."
legion ivoys to hold smoker
all Ex-service men asked
Meml.ers of Heppner lost, Ameri
can. Legion, will hold a smoker at I.
O. O. F. hall next Friday evening,
October, 2.2, which promisese to be
well wit,; the attendance of every
ex-service man In tho county. An
up-to-tho-minute, program of athletic
events is hjlng arranged for and it is
promised that there will be some
thin' doln' every minute during the
evening.
There is neither politico nor busi
ness In this incctinc for anvhmlv hni
only an honest-to-goodness effort to
get me Doys together and to build
up the Hetpner organization. The
wrestling and boxing cvenu will
be composed of local talent, but no
loyal Morrow countlan will find any
fault with that. Training camp and
trench training and methods will
have the call at this event and the
word has gone out that there will be
no dearth or amusement.
A r.peclal Invitation is extended to
all ex-service men. not yet members
of the Legion to be present.
KKMsTltATION Hooks SHOW
2107 YOTMtH IN OlM Y
Morrow county had 2107 reghi
tered voters arcordini; to ll still. mi nt
given out by Comity Clerk J. A. Win
ers yesterday, when the t gl-n ration
: IXMikfl closed October 2. The Voters
j arc d.rlt ibllted between I lie two si xe
niid dif.erent political ..itties as fill-
i lows:
j Males K'tii.'.ies Total
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iS-icialln (o 27 f, 7
I'ruhil.ii on 7 n 2m
Min ligneous 41 21 f,2
Total
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Tliis Is a genefil invitation to ev
ery person In attend he Kt. ati-nt and
most interesting tiiei-img n..r ),.., m
lleptnier Try and b t.d l, hi
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llicte w I! be s at for i n !l.ini n.
peiw.i.i. Voil mil. I fill en.t) Mlll.
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PATKON-Ti: CHi:i!S HOLD
lNTlvltKSTlNt; MEETINti
An interesting session of the Pa
tron-Teacher association was held in
the High School auditorium last
Tuesday afternoon when the increas
ed attendance indicated the growing
interest in the association's work
among the patrons of the school.
The association is broadeunisr itst
scope of work by taking up some of
the extension work of the University
of Oregon in the way of community
betterment.
WRESTLING MATCH DRAWS BIO
CROWD
The wrestling match for the mid
dleweight championship at the Star
theater last Saturday evening drew a
big crowd, and ticket holders were
given their money's worth in two
speedy bouts, both of which went to
Ted Thye, of Portland, who still holds
the championship in his class.
Jepson, champion middle weight of
of Canada, met with a bad accident
in the first ga, when, being crowded
against the rope at the front of the
stage the rope broke and he fell to
tho concrete floor,, a distance of sev
eral feet, landing squarely on his
head. Many a less husky man would
have been put out of commission for
keeps, but Jepson went through with
two bouts in fair shape. The acci
dent, no doubt, shortened the contest
and made Thye's victory much easier.
The go was on the level, however,
which 1b the main attraction in all
wrestling or sparring matches, and
the fans were all well pleased.
Another match is being arranged
for next Saturday night a't the Star,
when Jepson will try conclusions wirti
Dodan Singh, champion Hindu wrest
ler of America.
SCHOOL NOTES
The 3nd of the first report monl't,
October 8, shows the entire enroll
ment of pupils In the school to be
339, which is an increase of 23 pupils
over the first month of last year.
The attendance in Tie entire school
waa-95 per cent, and 222 .pupils
were neither tardy nor absent.
Tho rooms having no tardy marks
during tho month ar the eighth
grade, qpportunlty room, the third
and fourth grades. The eighth grade
also had the highest per cent of at
tendance.
Tho total enrollment In the high
school was 93 students, which was
the same number that enrolled the
first month last, year.
School will be closed on Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday for the
teacher's Institute to be held In Pen
dleton. The teachers, by tho arrange
ment of the school board will go over
by auto Wednesday morning, making
it possible to have school Tuesday.
The three upper classes gave n
"gel-together parly" In honor of the
Freshmen Friday night. The expres
sion of one of the Kludenls, "(lee, J
had a great time," seemed to be the
general opinion of everyone.
In our music department we have
orgiiniged a chorus of alioul forty
members, a splendid boys' quartet,
also a girls rlmms nml quartet, under
siipeivliilon of Mis Iletnlee Defoe.
Now (lie fun begin! Ted Ydung
Halted school Monday.
Have you no' iced the "wide awake
look" on Clarence Iteanoner'R fare
Hoys' room number 3 Is still the
"visit in k room" instead of the con
set utory.
.uonie of the hoy n i hi to be very
HI t font ball ptsitlie, but are very
Ktlve when It con. is in pet running
acrobatic sum's- In hairs.
Tim fool b ill ti iiin w ill play Fossil
II rt. fool bull t a m on Wednesday nt
Fossil.
"A mam: or hi moi:"
In defining tin- ..ord "luinur"
Weh 't.r's Sew liiti t raitiorul lili lloti
aty quoiis l.oe llii,: "Hiiimr In
Its fust arnlsis Is a rice;,i inn of
the liicni.t riious " 1 lie siinie author
i'y iioln "Icackny (bus: shall
cell 1,'IH.OI R ll Ut'l l llf love Mild
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Mr-. I. N T r u v r wns lire fn, ,,
.r..!, lor a few diyi ll weik
i it. is; wi'li :( .pi,, r friMi'!. Mi
!i I Mr T'sw-1 r' i'lul be IB i,
, In, '11 )i,lf While 'r llaV'-rs Wil-
r s.t. ml ri it t'.e I. in!. M.r i.f il.c
I', t ; I ' r l.i,'. nn t,r tiew .:k Ism.
I ir.t.i- rl.i.tt .,!l si t.. Mr
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PENDLETON THIS WEEK
TWO COUNTIES JOIN' IN TEACH
ERS INSTRUCTION SESSION
Small Expense Allowance Cause
School Hound Join Forces in
Annual Event
School superintendents and teach
ers of Morrow county are mostly en
route to Pendleton today to take part
in the joint Teachers' Institute to be
held in that city Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of the present week
by educators of Morrow and Umatilla
counties.
According to Mivi. Lena Snell
Shurte, school superintendent of Mor
row county, the joint institute was
arranged lor by tho two counties in
an effort to provide better instructors,
for the sessions than has been possi
ble for individual counties to pro
cure within the past two or three
years.
In an interview on the subject last
Saturday Mrs. Shurte stated that her
experience the last two years has
been rather disappointing in the mat
ter of securing competent instructors,
tho competittlon being so great be
tween counties in the Pacific North
west that it is almost impossible to
secure the quality of instructors she
desired for the benefit of the teachers
of Morrow county. In many cases,
Mrs. Shurte stated, after having se
cured the services of educators whom
she believed to be first-class in their
vocation, she would receive a wire at
the last minu'e that the person en
gaged was unable to fulfill his or her
engagement and that they had taken
thte liberty of substituting some less
er light. This plan resulted in con
siderable dissatisfaction among pa
trons of the institute, Mra Shurte
Bald, and was one of the contributing
causes for hte merging or the Morrow
and Umstllla instltutoa this year, . It ,
seems that. Umallla county has had a
very similar experience as has Mor
row. Morrow comity has an appropria
tion of $200 a year for teachers' ln
stllule. Umatilla county, being a
much larger and richer county, has
an appropriation of $400. ' Neither
sum, under present conditions, is ade
quate to finance any klnu of teachers'
Institute worthy of the name. Ity
merginij' the t vo a mor satisfactory
session Is assured.
Mrs. Shiirlu also pointed out that
her office Is not being omliictcd par
ticularly Tor the coiMineiclal Inter
est nml upbuilding of Heppner. Tim
school saperlnu ndeiit'H orfice repre
sents, impartially, (he best interests
of every school district In. Morrow
county, regardless of ibelr size or po
litical liupoiii me. If belter IiikIiiic
tlon to Votro'v county teachers and
heller service lo Mot row Co. school
j children, whether In Heppner or in
I the niej.-tt remote illMrlct in southern
jmounti ln or northern Kind, can bo
jlmd by JiilnitiK i.ppMipiiatlniis and
liodiiig a Joliii In, unite with t ma
jtllla mutiny, Mrs. .Sluni.. of thit
opinion ll.r.l that Is tin t roper thing
i lo do.
Dave llyinl w.is in town Friday.
Mr. If ml Is said in (, In touch Willi
a band lender In California wliom bn
Ik Irylng lo (inline lo come ue r
lake rli.iiiri- of . , ,iy mtii.
Mrs. fielilge Aiken, wl, has been
vlmllng relatives iii Western (ii;oii
for m-veial weeks, n tut in d lomljy
VenlliK an, I nu iiu re:nl to leceiv.l
pallelilH nt her i-hI null. Iiihiplliil.
Mi is Itiith Vim V'.u tm, )(. c il coll. ro
student v.ho In taknig a layoff front
rollme oik for lie pin., it i, rm,
has taker the pi, Hum of Haiti, r In
lb licit, ,,,,1 iiiil.t, (en in i i.-h noriu
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