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-Vorou- County
Volume 7.
Hcppncr, Oregon, Tuesday, January iS, 1921
Number
LEGALITY OF JOHN OH!
ELECTION BUESTIOHED
Di;et t.ii's Set-!; Lc;;a! Advice RelV.ri'
IVl'lil'yins Successors.
Dimlit 1 pvessed An to lU't'.iihr.'ily of
Aoi.iinalioti of .Minor j'.nd
WiK-oIliou.se.
Directors of the John Day irriga?
tiou district are in session here this
week, having met Monday, as re
quired by law, to canvass the vote
cast at the district election held last
Tuesday for the election of the di
rectors. A question having arisen re
garding the legality of the nomina
tion of C. A. Minor and Arthur
Wheelhouse, the two candidates
elected, the board decided that it
would be to the best interests of the
district to defer the canvass of the
..'Jptes and certification of the new
. rectors until the matter can be
passed upon by the district attorney.
The matter was therefore submitted
to F. A. McMenamin, local attorney
for the district, and by him was
passed on to Teal, Minor & Winfree,
of Portland, who are also retained
for legal opinions on technical ques
tions of law. The directors, there
fore, adjourned their meeting' until
this morning, and as no opinion had
had yet been received, they again ad
journed until Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock, when it is expected the
opinion will be here. It is probable
a member of the Portland law Arm
will be present at Wednesday's
meeting.
John H. Lewis, engineer in charge
of the survey now being made for the
project, came out from Portland on
Sunday to be present at the meeting
but was recalled to Portland Mon
day on business connected with the
Tunialo irrigation project, for which
he is consulting engineer. Mr. Lew
is is also expected to reach Heppner
Wednesday morning.
Later Teal, Minor t Winfree,
.rorwanu niiurueju. wueu me uu wi
ors Tuesday p. m. to the effect that
they hold 'the nomination of Minor
and Wheelhouse to have been ille
gal, and advise that votes east for
them be thrown out. The llrectnrs
followed the Instructions of their at
torney! and took the action directed.
A little later a remonstrance signed
by seventy-nine propeiij owner in
the dlstr'ct protesting against the
90-cent assessment and also declar
ing '.heir unalterable j;osltion to
bonding the district to any private
dividual or corporation was tied
with the board of direc'.irs.
APPEAL FOR IRISH
RELIEF FCXDS
P. E. Sullivan, 462 Washington
street, Portland,, treasurer of the
Irish Relief Committee, is sending
out the following appeal to all friends
of Ireland for aid in alleviating the
distress of that distracted country:
Year Friend:
f ' It is unnecessary for me to tell you
of present-day conditions in Ireland.
The English censored news dispatch
es of the daily press confirm Arthur
Griffith's message ,that "Today Is
Ireland's Valley Forge." It is the
evident intention of the English Gov
ernment to try and starve the Irish
people into surrendering their glori
rus fight for freedom.
A national drive for the relief o!
the homeless and foodless people of
Iceland, and for re-construction of
their wrecked towns and industries,
has been started. In Oregon we have
rganlzed a Relief Committee to car
ry on this oampaign under the aus
pices of the Ancient Order of Hibern
ians and Ladies Auxiliary. These
two organisations will stand all the
expenses Incurred In the drive. There
will be no overhead charges, svery
M.iin. Mll.itA1 will ho forwarded to
Xid administered under the supervl-
t
v
i.-n of th Elected Government of
Republic of Ireland.
Immediate response to this argent
alt will be doubly effective. May
we ask you to give us your personal
eo-operatlon and send in not only
yur own contribution, but if pos
sible get others to join with you.
Unless otherwise requested, acknowl
egment will be made in the columns
of the Catholic Sentinel.
Your check for any amount wil'
be appreciated. Please make It gen
erous if you can.
Bishop Paddock held services kt
the Episcopal church Sunday evening.
FARM BUREAU SCHOOL AT I
HF.PPXKR, SAT., JA. 2!)J
The Morrow County Farm TiureKU
will have the privilege of bavins: with
them on Saturday, January 2'.'. Sunt.
1). N. Stephens, ci' the Mo'o ilxperi
mont Station, who will J.Im-u-s the
growing of farm crops in Morrow
county; Prof. E. I!. F!:ti, who has
charge of the Pairyin.e 1 punmenl,
will speak on dairying; Pro:'. II. V.
Guini,. who lias chareo of Farm Ac
counting and is making a special ef
fort to obtain cost of production fig
ures on hay and grain.
. This meeting will be held n the
council room, and all farmers ore
: urged to attend. Meeting will be
gin at 10 o'clock.
KLEMME LECTURE
WEL1
RECEIVED
The lecture given, gy Professor
Klemme in the high school auditor
ium last Wednesday evening, was
enjoyed by the large crowd present.
Professor Klemme is connected with
the extension department of the Bel
lingham, Washington, Normal Col
lege and enjoys an enviable reputa
tion throughout the Northwest as an
instructive entertainer.
Professor Klemme spoke Wednes
day evening on "Parental Responsi
bility," and his address showed that
he has been a close student of boy
nature.
Many of the audience pronounced
the lecture the best delivered in
Heppner in many months.
FIFTEEN COUNTIES UNITE IN
.. TO FORM STATE FARM BUREAU
f (By L. A. Hunt.)
Yes, the State Farm Bureau of
Oregon is off for a fair start, as fif
teen Morrow county farmers will tes
tify. The preliminary meetings for this
organization were held In the fall and
a campaign for the endorsement of
twelve county farm bureaus was be
gun, which was to end by April 1st.
In this list Morrow county ranked
fifth.
"When the gavel fell that called the
state convention to order in the Im
perial hotel In Portland January 10,
trte list had already swelled to fif
teen, composed of the following:
Malheur, Union, Umatilla, Morrow,
Sherman,. Deschutes, Klamath, Jack
son, Josephine, Douglas, Coos, Linn,
Benton, Polk and Clackamas. Sev
eral other counties have farm bu
reaus that are temporarily inactive
because of inability to secure coun
ty agents, and several counties have
agents but no farm bureau.
Among the many projects adopted
for activity ! this organization .r.
correlating and extending the activi
ties of the County Farm Bureau is
the grain marketing project. This
will be made a first magnitude unu
dertaking in eastern. Oregon, and will
be undertaken, by the State Grange,
the Farmers' Union and Farm Bu
reaus jointly. Dr. McPherson, of the
Bureau of Markets, will be publicity
agent for the undertaking. Western
Oregon is intensely interested in a
state wool pool. This will be first
developed in western Oregon, and co
operation is solicited from any east
ern Oregon Farm Bureau.
The state wide hay pool is an
other vital interest. The organiza
tion of the Morrow-Umatilla Hay As
sociation is to be extended to every
hay exporting county of the state,
and will provide for the stabaliaation
of hay prices and the importation of
pert will take care of the rate ques
tions which arise. Several questions
of importance to Morrow county wil!
be acted upon through this depart-
j ment.
A legislative program Is in action,
' and an effort to secure proper and
' soind legialatioa 1 to be pupr
A. department of freight adjust
ments will be installed where an ex
wsrd at once. Several bills are due
for the knife and others r to be in
trodaeed. Don't just "watch er
go." Help push. Join now.
The delegation elected and in at
tendance were Oscar Keithley, R. W.
Turner, E. U. Hulden, Andy Rood
and Jeff Jones, all of Heppner; Joe
Devine, of Lexington; Fred Raymond
of lone; Ben Morgan, of Morgan.
Other farmers In attendance from
Morrow county were Richard M
Elligott, Leonard Anderson, Nels M
Johnson, of lone; Chas. Cox ana
Matt T. Hughes, of Heppner; Fred
sume the surplus.
This will also be undertaken on a
co-operative basis.
livestock Tor feeding purposes to cor.
Ely, of Morgan.
ADVERTISING CHECKS BUSINESS
DEPRESSION.
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i:iM;,ry oi newspaper inaiai.tt. i'-1
si i:stn i!," ici'.icr mipuise of in.- pubi
upon advi rt iing as a means of clucking
au.l have placed copy spoiling
iiipolnan papers. The financial world is represented in tile
movement by the second tinaneial institution in this country
the Guaranty Trust Company. H is- a remarkable demonstra
tion, a wonoderful tribute to advertising, and it will he founud
an effective and justifiable method of grappling with tho com
plex problem of economic disturbance.
The newspapers, through their news, editorial and adver
tising columns, absolutely can prevent business depression
now or at any other time. All that is necessary is the will to
do and the intelligence to act constructively.
Business depression is a state of miad. That is beyond
dispute. Credit is the basis of all business. The gold of the
world would pay only a tithe of the world's debt, let alone
finance the giant enterprises of commerce. Let credit, which
is trust,, he sound, and business is sound; lot the shadow of
timidity and doubt enter the public mind and a tightening of
the plrse strings spells the first syllable of coming depression.
So far as this publisher is concerned his interest is ex
actly that of the advertiser. He must, help keep business
sound, and in doing so he must breathe the spirit of confi
dence. This does not mean that the publishers and the busi
ness men should inflate the people with false hopes, simply
spreading words of cheer that have nothing back of them.
It means -they should take every opportunity they can to state
facts that of themselves give confidence to the people.
Charles H. Sabin, president of the Guaranty Trust Com
pany, for example, recently said the wisest thing that has been
said by a banker in many a day, when he stated that "Any
man who sells the United States of America short, in the long
run is certain to lose."
HEPPNER- LIBRARY
CHANGES LOCATION.
The Heppner library, formerly lo
cated in the council chamber, has
been moved to Mrs. L. G. Herren's
millinery store on lower Main street,
where it will be open every day In
the week except Sunday, thus adding
to t'.e convenience of usiu-i.
Donations ct books will be gladly
rceeiT'.d at sny time, wheth.-r only
one tr a doz-a, accordinc to Mr.
TanVactor. of the Libiary Assocla
ciation, and Mrs. Ayres, of the Civic
club, both of whom are active work
ers for the library.
Dinner-Dance.
At. Hotel St. Patrick, Saturday
evening, January 22. Dinner from
5:30 to 8.30. Dancing will continue
until 12:00 o'clock. Dinner $1.50'
a plate.
Dainty Watteau Girls Visualize Fair
Court Ladies of Seventeenth Century
Program Combines Moiiciantbip and Dramatic Artistry Will Ba
Heard in Unusual Entertainment Here in Near Future.
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We wtttiilt ceirlwry f f re rt Wrtowen, die great iw penrtw. Ths
Watteem Das cousins at Miss Ansa fame Harall ssd Miss fleyee Baker, two
of lym'i cleverest yonnc srttsts. Their program combines mnstrtaoafclp
and dramatic artistry. Do not mini tbe program of the Wattena Girls.
Get your season tickets and Be On TTand.
Next and Last Number March 4th
Star Theater, Lyceum Course, Monday, January 24.
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LEGION BOYS SE
CURE HEADQUARTERS.
Heppner Post Amciican Legion
have secured a lease on the Prophet
building adjoining the First National
bank, and workmen today are en
gaged in putting tho pU',:i in shape
for their occupancy. The building
w'll be used for regular meeting pur
poses, and will be fittil up as a gym
nasium. E. R. Miirritt has secured a por
tlcuo of the front cf the building,
where he will open a lunch stand.
' L'j t'on SSmoker.
Saturday evening, January 22nd,
at American Legion headquarters In
the old Gliliam & Bisbee building,
next door to the First National bank.
Admission 25 cents. Everybody come
out and help the boys furnish their
new quarters.
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VAUX VS. BU.M.VY j
MATCH JANUARY 2
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An interesting spi.:'.'.n vent is!
s''io ilul.al 'or SnuuiU ' iVfijtr.K, J:tn- ;
uary 1? It , at the Star Treat1,', in a'
v ,t .-tltns match lx-t .' r. Curt ,s V.aai
f Poai iinaau and li..nv 1'auman of
J.-. v ingt on.
Yaun lirsl tried to a ; range a ineet
irz with toon Ha.i'cy of llanlman,
who claim- to hold I it.-- elm in p 'otish ip
of Morrow county, 'net when it ca nc
to the tost Hudley failed to connect,
j V-.um says, and he then arrai.ged to
meet Bauniuu. Vain is a husky kid,
1 and has had much experienco on tic
ruat, and as Baumr.n is 'known lu re
as a mighty good nut. an ineresting
match may be expected. The match
will be put on immctliaiely after the
show, and some good preliminaries
are promised.
51.lvlX(i WAR OX t'OYOTFS.
Elmer Williams, of the Biological
Survey, who acts us lieid inspector
of government trappers, is spending
the month in Morrow county with
headquarters at Hotel St. Patrick.
Mr. Williams' chief business is to
make war on coyotes and other pred
atory animals, and with this end in
view ho has recently stationed
three expert trappers at different
points in the county. S. E. Sickle,
a government trapper who was
brought here from Lake county, is
stationed at Cecil; Harold Dobyns,
an lone boy and for several years
connected with the government pred
atory animal service, is located at
Lena, and Clarence Carson, who Is
known as a co-operative trapper and
Is paid jointly by the county and
the stockmen, is located at Pine
City.
These men are all paid a flat sal
ary, and collect no bounties on ani
malB killed, thereby effecting a con
siderable saving to the county and
state. The pelts and furs taken are
also turned over to the government
and sold, the proceeds going Into the
fund from which the trappers sal
aries are paid.
This arrangement, Mr. Wi'Vams
says, does away with the abuses that
have always prevailed under the old
bounty system, when many trappers
located tho pup dens and raided
them in early summer when the pups
are small, allowing the mother to es
cape to bring on another profitable
litter for the next year.
Parent-Teachers Meeting.
The Parent-Teacher Association
held an enjoyable meeting last Tues
day afternoon, when, after routine
business had been disposed of, the
following resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
"Whereas, The 1919 legislature
amended the 'High Sschool Tuition
Fund Law,' enacted at the 1915 ses
sion; and
"Whereas, The county school su
pernitendents at their annual con
vention in Salem branded this amcnt
ment as pernicious, vicious and un
wise, and recommended In their reso
lutions that, the said amendment be
repealed by tho present legislature
now in session. Be it
"Resolved, That we, the Parent
Teachers Association,, of Heppner,
Oregon, go on record as endorsing
this resolution passed by the naid
county st'hool superintendents."
Mrs. Neva Claybaugh favored the
audience with the vociii solo, "Slum
ber Boat," and Prof. Klemme, of tri
Bellingham Normal, gave his Innplr
ing lecture on child development.
K. fi. N'olilo Appointed Mayor.
At an adjourned meeting of the
city council neld Monda e
G. Noble was appointed mayor to
fill the vacancy occasioned when Os
car Borg, elected some time ago,
failed to qualify. Mr. Borg is clon
ing out his business here preparatory
to moving to Missoula, Montana,
where ho will engage in business.
Mr. Noble has had several years'
experience as a member of the coun
cil, and is well qualified for his new
position.
Dr. McMurdo was appointed city
health officer at the same meeting.
The need of a hsnd rail along tho
new sidewalk In front of the Morrow
property between the creek and the
school grounds was brought to the
attentloon of the council, and was
referred to the street committee for
action. The sidewalk Is elevated at
this point, and Is said to be a po
rious menace to the safety of school
pupils i.nd others using It.
Subscribe for the "Herald'
and
i get all the county news.
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10 FOROe HME
rii!ei:;cary TarilT Jhv.suro Still., lie
in:; Hailed Oxer.
Vlie:it TaniT I iHienscd Relicl
Wool Men Still in
Talkfost.
for
The Forduey emergency tariff
measure is still being haggled over in.
congress, and more and still more
amendments are being offered. At
Friday's session in, the senate flnanco
committee the bill was again opened
to amendments, and McCumber, o
North Dakota, succeeded in having
the wheat tariff increased from, 3D
to -tt) cents per bushel. Calder se
cured an amendment adding dairy
products to the list of articles pro
tected with 6 cents a pound on butter
and cheese, and 2 cents and 5 centa
a gallon on fresh milk and cream
respectively. An amendment by
Jones will place hides also on the pro
tected list.
A report on the wool situation was
submitted by the federal tariff com
mission ' to bo used when the wool
rate is considered by tho committee.
The report said that the big doclinej
in wool is due chiefly lo a world's
surplus of the commodity, but ad
mitted that the drop was largely duet
to the "buyers' strike" and limitation
of credit. Nothing was said about
tho use of shoddy in tho manufac
ture of so-called woolens as being tho
chief factor In causing the surplus.
This fact has been commented on
here by several leading sheepmen of
Morrow county, who are firm in the
opinion that if the proposed "pure
fabric" bill could be passed reputrlng;
manufacturers of fabrics to plainly
brand as "shoddy" all woolen goods
containing any per centage of re
worked material the woogrowing in
dustry would soon come Into Its
own, tariff or no tariff.
As to production costs, tho report
showed that the per head expense tor
running sheep on the range wast
$6.64, $6.84 and $6.79 for 1D1S.
1919 and 1 920 respectively.
Rl'SIVKSS ItRfSK AT
HOTKL ST. PATRICK.
The fame of Manager Harts Sun
day dinners at Hotel St. Patrick in
spreading not only in Heppner, but
throughout the Inland empire. A
splendid dinner was served lust Sun
day evening, and was enjoyed by
many Heppner families, as well as
traveling people, who are already
learning to strain a point to reach
Heppner for the week end. Thomaa
Murray Spencer, widely known as,
the drummer-poet, was a guest at th
St. Patrick over Sunday, and ho says
it Is the best hotel In point of fur
nishings, service and cuisine thin
side of Portland.
Other guests who registered Sun
day were: Bishop Paddock,, of the
diocese of Oregon; C. C. Clark and
Ed. Martin, Arlington,; Ed. rind Dave
Heitman, lone; F. E. Slilwell and
C. L. Berry, La Grande; John H.
Lewis, Portland.
star oi i i;kig i:. i i'Tion-
. ALLY GOOD BILLfl.
Manager Sigsbee, of the Star The
atre is entitled lo much credit, for
(lie exceptionally fine class of pis
lures he is presenting latey, and hlit
patrons no doilbt appreciate bis ef
forts. Durin gtlie present dull sea
son Mr. Sigsbee has adopted tho pol
icy of securing the very highest eliud
of pictures for his house, and In sor
cases showing them two sneressrwt
nights.
A particularly fine prcsentatioon
was that, of "The Brat," given Mon
day and Tuesday evenings of lout.
week, in which the famous Nasa
nifiva starred. In this picture tho en
tire company may be claused as ar
tists from star right down the linn
to the old Blage hand behind tho
scenes, who was supposed to flr the
pistol as a signal for Nasamova tn
lis down and dlo while doing th
rabbit dance at the charity show.
The look on his face when he rea
lized that tho other woman had
fooled him by a fake faint was
worth the price of the whole Bhow.
Patrons of the Star, Mr. Sigsben
says, may depend on the best class of
pictures obtainable every week, en h
believes the only sure way to success
lies In giving the public, real Bervlea
In the amusement linn.