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' IF YOU HAVE A GOOD BUSINESS, ADVERTISE AND KEEP IT; IF YOU WANT A GOOD BUSINESS, ADVERTISE AND GET IX0,0 ?
VOLUME VII.
HEPPNER, ORE., TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1921
NUMBER 45
ROAD BOOSTERS LEAVE
WILL TRY TO SOLVE OREGON.
WASHINGTON" PROBLEM
Effort Will Bo Made to Get State
Aid on the Bond
to Spray
THE ROSE1JVD CHORVS
County Judge Campbell, Repre
sentative Car3ner and Kenny War
ner, the latter of Pilot Rock, Umatil
la county, left for Portland Sunday
morning to meet with the state
highway commission at the regular
monthly meeting of that body today.
Highway commissioner Barratt was
also a member of the party and
while he yields to none as a booster
for good roads, his present position
precludes him from taking an active
part in the road problems of any
particular county even his own
VJ"1 they come up before the com
lS' n in regular order. ,
J. Warner came over Saturday
evening to confer with Heppner peo
ple regarding the possibility of an
early completion of the Oregon
Washington highway from Heppner
Junction to Pendleton via Heppner
'and Pilot Rock.
Umatilla county, Mr. Warner says
is expecting to complete their part
of the grading to the Morrow county
line the coming summer, and his
visit Saturday evening wat for the
purpose of talking the matter over
with Heppner people and finding
just what our wishes are la the mat
ter. Morrow county has already eet
aside $40,000 for grading the Hin
ton . creek section of the highway,
but it is feared that this amount
will fall short of the requirements
and some means will have to be de
vised to provide more funds for the
work. The unfortunate gap be
tween Heppner and Lexington must
also be alien care of before the
Morrow county sectionwill be a con-;
1inuou3 improved road and that is
also a problem to be dealt with.
While the matter has not yet been
gone into thoroughly, it is believed
the law enacted at the recent legis
lative session providing for the cre
ation of road districts from parts of
two or more counties for special
bonding purposes may provide a
method of surmounting the present
difficulty.
Another matter which will come
up with the highway commission to
day or tomorrow is a plan to have
the route of the proposed Heppner-Hardman-Mcuumer.t
road changed
to make the southern terminal at
or near Spray with the view of con
necting with the John Day highway
and also tho Dalles-California highway.
This road would not only
(By T. H.)
Come and see the rosebud chorus
of the antlered herd tonight; they
will make you think, Great Horace!
what if I had missed this sight?
Dancing, prancing, bits of rhythm,
they will set their caps for you, tho
the .caps of these fair women are
their knee caps. Gents, 'tis true!
Girls of far surpasing beauty, and of
smiles and form sublime, you will
sure neglect your duty if you do
not get into line. Girls there . are
whose whole ambition is "reduce
them to a wreck." To prevent this
exhibition, oh you wife! You be on
deck. Time was when you didn't
have to put your spell on hubby
dear, but those days, like all things
else too.they have vanished like
your beer. Come and see these
laughing beauties, and dull care you
will let roam. Front row seatsare
not for ladies-. Gents please leave
smoked glasses at home. What I
want is to impress you that these
rosebuds, future roses, are some
babies that'll surprise you. Are they
pretty? Oh suff'rin' Moses!
ADVERTISE AND KEEP ALIVE
ILL SAYS GARSNER
ROAD LEGISLATION, COOPERA
TIVE MARKETING AMONG
BIG ..MEASURES
Jap Immigration, Defeated in Senate
Although Debatable,
Looms Up Bis
Do you load it at the muzzle
When you want a shot or two?
Do you wind it with a watch k?y
Like your father used to do?
How'd you like to hop a horse car
Like you did long years ago8
Don't an auto beat an ox cart?
Well, I rather reckon Iso.
Do you argue that an hour glass
Beats a Waltham all to smash?
Do you use the same old system
Keepin' books and countin' cash?
Do you trim a' goose quill neatly
When you want the ink io flow?
Don't you think there's been improvement
In the last decade or so?
Tell us, are you advertising
In the same old foolish way
That your grand-dad did before you,
And persist, "it doesn't pay"?
Think the whole world knows your address
" 'Cause it hasn't changed in years"?
Wouldn't the pathos of such logic
Drive a billy goat to tears"
Just a card is all you care for?
Hidden, lonesome and unread,
Like the sign upon the tombstone
Telling folks that you are dead.
Wake up and take a tonic,
Bunch your hits and make a drive!
Run a page and change your copy,
Advertise and keep 'alive!
ROAKDMAN MIRROR
RKIL1XTS ACTIVITY
We learn from tho Roardman
Mirror that that town is going up
grade head on.
Last Saturday was tree planting
day and many fine shade trees were
planted. Stops are also being taken,
to commence the improvement of a
park and a cemetery on lands to be
donated by the government for such
purposes.
Frank Otto is building a honey
warehouse to take care of the out
put of his apairy, and negotiations
are under way with the O. W. H. R.
& N. for a loading switch at Peters,
two miles west of Boardman for the
convenience of hay growers in that
neighborhood.
A baseball club is being organ
ized which will enter a six team
league with neighboring towns.
L
T
SIXXOTT SEEKS HIGHWAY LO
CATION GRANT NEAR CKI.ILO
Congress to Limit Campaign Kxpen
tlitures. Hi Joluison High
.Man as Spender
Hon. R. J. Carsner, who repre
sented Wheeler, Gilliam and Sher.
man counties in the state legislature
was a business visitor in Heppner
Saturday, and while here talked in
terestingly of the accomplishments
cf the recent session.
Mr. Carsner thinks the most im
portant measures passed at Salem
had to do with state highway af
fairs. These measures greatly in
crease the powers of the commission
makir.g it posible for the men re
ypuntii'l" lor th" success of Oregon'3
road, program to 'airy the work
along more ef.'.'cUnlly than has bcc-ii
posib'e )) tUt pat,.
N'-xt to r ad riotrures, Mr. Cais
nor is t.f tlir (.p,Mior that the co
operative maiketing bill is the most
(ar-reachsrg. When the measure
was introduced Mr. Carsner says
franklv that ho was in doubt about
its merits, thinking there might be
a posibiiily of the proposed law be
ing too radical, but after investigat
ing the question from every angle,
and listneing to a speech from the
T,
ILL CONTEST 50c TAX
ACTION DECIDED VPOX AT THE
MEETING LAST TUESDAY
i best orator in the house against it,
;ivo I ho concluded that there was mighty
the people of the Spray country and little that could be said against the
other Grant county points farther ; bill and so supported it.
south and east an outlet to Krrp- ! The measure to control Janancse
ner, but would also give all of this j immigration and land ownership,
section of eastern Oregon a direct which was defeated in the senate,
route to California and other south- j Mr. Carsner considers a big qui'S
ern points. Mr. Carsner is the or-j tion and while the best method of
iginator of this idea and it already I control, whether by the stale or the
has the endorsement of this section. : federal governments is debatable, he
is ot the opinion that it is a matter
that looms big on. this coast at the
Suit Will Involve Organization mid.
All Acts of the Board of
Directors
A prospecting party of surveyors
are working near Chas. Fox's ranch
on the John Day river trying to
find a solid foundation on bedrock
for the dam for the proposed John
Day irrigation project. Fossil
Journal.
BASKET BALL TEAM GOES
LOCAL QUINTET SCORES FOR
STATE TOURNAMENT
SIGNAL VICTORY WON BY THE
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
Basket Rail Team Also Scores Over
Hermiston by a 11-3
Tally
It is net expected that state aid
can be secured for this route at
once, but as $70,000 has been set
aside from the bond money for the
Heppner - Hardman, roaod, It is ar
gued that arrangements should be
made to expend that money on the
route in a permanent manner and
give the people out that way some
relief from the present rather intol
, ejable situation.
" cpJohn Kilkenny was a visitor in
.ieppner Monday. Mr. Kilkenny still
wears the same old smile, no mat
ter what the price of wool and
mutton.
plV. Livingston reports the fol
lowing weddings for the weeU;
Saturday, March 5, at nigh noon,
at the parsonage, Mr. Reuben Voile,
of Slocum's Mill and Miss Elizabeth
Goble, of New York City.
Sunday morning, at 7:30, at the
home of the bride's parents, in
South Heipner, Mr. Bruce Bothwell
of Wasco, Oregon and Miss
Cowins of this city.
present time.
While this was Mr. Carsner's first
experience as a state law maker, he
has kept pretty close tab on many
past sesions and he is of the opinion
that the recent session averaged
well in constructive work with any
of its predecessors. Many veteran
members, as well as others who
have served in earlier sessions,
agreed with Mr. Carsner in this
view.
Mr. Carsner came across from his
home at Spray on horseback and he
says there is still two or three feet
of snow on the summit ana tne go
ine is not good.
THE BROTHERHOOD
ANNOUNCEMENT
i GENUINE
DURHAM
tobacco makes 50
flood cigarettes for
lUc
The H.i-TipHr Brotherhood will
meet on Monday evening next in the
hotel dining room at 6:45 o'clock
Vera i for luncheon and program. It was
decided at the last meeting of the
organization that the March meet
ing should be a Father and Son
luncheon: so every man in attend
ance is requested to bring as his
guest either his own, or some other
boy. The band will bfe present, Of
course. Music will also be furnished
by the high school quartet, and Mr.
Alex Gibb will sing also. A matter
of interest to the meeting will be
the report of the playground com
mittee, appointed at the last meet
ing-
Subjects discussed will Be as fol
lows:
"The Kind of a Boy a Town
Needs" C. E. Woodson
"What Kind of a Town a Boy
Needs" Elmer Peterson
"What Kind of a Boy a Dad
Needs" ., S. E. Notson
"What Kind of a Dad a Boy.
Needs .
These s
utes each
be a general
Father and
Fred Tash
ticket committee; see him and get
your tickets as soon as possible. All
tickets must be purchased on or be
fore noon of Monday next.
The Program Committee.
About forty land owners within
the boundaries of the John Day irri
gation district and their represen
tatives met in this city last Tuesday
evening to discuss the question of
contesting the validity of the recent
tax levyand assessment of 50 cents
an acre on the land within the dis
trict made by the board of directors
for the purpose of having a survey
and report made on tho project and
for incidental expenses incurred in
conducting the affairs of the dis
trict. Besides many land owners resid
ing within the district the mectng
was attended by G. II. Pluinnier,
western land agent for the Northern
Pacific It. R. Co., and his attorney,
L. B. Danonte, both of Taconia, and
Charles Carter, Pendleton attorney,
who represented the Interests of
Smylhe Brothers, who are heavy
land holders in the district.
Woodson & Swek, who will
represent a number of local people
owning1 land within the district,
were also present, and took part in
the conference.
The meeting was held in the law
offices ot Sam E. Van Vactor, but
it is understood that Mr. Van Vactor
declined to be connected with the
subseauent proceedings because of
having passed on the validity of cer
tain warrants Issued by the district
while acting in his capacity as at
torney for the First National Bank,
and also at the request of the di
rectors Of the district Jn June, 1920.
The matter of contesting tne pay
ment of the 50 cent tax was gone
into very thoroughly by the attor
neys and property owners present,
and it was decided to bring loga!
action against the validity of the
levy and assessment,
This procedure, it is understood,
will necesarily involve the validity
of the organization of the district,
as well as all other official acts of
the nresent hoard of directors.
The amount of money involved in
the tax which is now due is in ex
cess of $112,000, and the case will
no doubt attracl wide interest. It
Is understood that the case Is now
being prepared and will bo filed in
the circuit court here within the
next few weeks.
(By School Correspondent)
Heppner high won her eighth
basket ball victory last Saturday
evening in a very fast game with
Hermiston. The game was fast
from the start to the finish. The
first half the local boys played a
very tight game on, the defensive,
holding the Hermiston hoys down
to one field basket, and by convert
ing two fouls they ended the half
with a score of four points while the
Heppner boys v.oi'f running up a
core of IB points, making (lie score
at the end of tho first half, 4 to lfi
in favor of Heppner. Tho second
half both teams settled down to
hard fast playing, but the snappy
passing and the strong defensive of
the home team was too much for
tho visitors, and the game nndod
with a sccre of 11 to 38 in Hepp
ner's favor. There was a small
change in tho lineup for this game,
as Peterson, our center, was in
Rtanfiold debating. Young filled
Peterson's position in a manner that
would kenp the "swede" going to
beat; his sh Kiting made 14 of our
points, while his pasing made many
more possible. The rest of the team
was Aiken-F, Howell-F, Ferguson
G, and Chidsty-G. McDuffoe for
Howell.
Our debating teams defeated the
Stanfield teams last Saturday even
ing in two very close debates; both
teams winning with a score of two
to one. This makes the Heppner
teams champions of the Umatilla
iliuirlct Their next trln will be to
Eugene to the. Btata finals. .We
wish lo nay that. Heppner high. Is
very proud of her debaters, as thiH
Is our first season In the debating
ring, we fool that, wo have alt the
more reason to fool proud.
A dental examination was conduct
ed by Dr. Farrior last Week, and a
report of 1 h; tonditinn of the chil
dren's toetli was .-nt home to the
children's r.nren. There were 223
children, examined, and among uiuhk
there wan found 148 ravltlcst in per
manent teeth, seven being the larg
est number found In any one child.
Cavil 'U In permanent, teeth are a
serious matter and should bo at
tended to at once. There were 8G
students found with perfect teeth.
Heppner Students Will Have Chance
To Win the State
Trophy
Again the brawn, and brain of
Heppner Hi has scored.
Not content with winning a place
in the state debating contest at Eu
gene, the members of the high
school basket ball team have made
a place for themselves in the state
athletic tournament to be held at
Salem.
For several days the situation has
been in doubt, but the matter was
finally cleared up this morning,
when advices were received from
the com.ni it tee in charge at Salem
that the Heppner team had been
chosen to represent this section of
the state at the state wide contest
at the capitol city thbji week.
The decision moans ' tl at the
Heppner team leads all competitors
from Hood river to Pendleton,
which is no mean honor to the local
boys.
The fact that this is the first
year Heppner has made any effort
for state honors either in athletics or
debating adds not a little to the
achievements of the students and
their instructors and coach. Much
credit is duo Prof. Hoard, who lias
coached the boys in their athletic
workns well an to Prof. James anil
his efficient corn!', ot instructors
who have given, the debaters prop
er training and encouragement.
All honor to Heppner Hi. Thai,
institution is doing more to pnl Hie
old town on Hie map Just now than
all tho other organizations in the
community.
The boys will leave for Salem to
morrow morning, the tournament
being dated for Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week, tho fol
lowing making up the party: Peter
son, Aiken, Ferguson, Chldsoy, Mc
Duffee Howell Young Coach Hoard.
SIIKLT mi:n GKTTINO
HKAVY ..INCRHASK
Glllium County Farmers
Sinning Wheat Contracts
The Globe-Times reports that
more than 300,000 bushels of wheat
have been signed up with the Co
operative Marketing asoHdatlon,
and the movement is going strong
in that county.
goykrnm fat hi ntkrs
gi:t rfsilt
rinrinir the nast month the gov
ernment hunters employed In Mor
row county have caught 33 coyotes.
This, figured at the $5.00 bounty,
which Is the amount nonnaly paid,
would be $110. The amount' of
money which this has cost the coun
ts and tho sheen men cooperately,
A party of young people attended h,.,. ,inrini.' tho past month
R. A. Thompson, who Is wintering
his ewe bands at Cecil, came up
from that place Friday and reports
a very successful lambing season
now approaching its clone. Mr.
Thompson's band is making an in
crease percentage of more than 100
per cent, and he says his neighbors
in that svctlon are making equally
good records.
Mr Thompson thinks the outlook
f,. aWn nnd wool Is improving and
Kll.,uon the industry will receive
nnwsurv attention from the present
congress that will enable American
Qi,.,.nmon to compete with South
a mil Australia.
"We don't want a tariff c'naT will
give us an unfair advantage over tin)
consumer," said Mr. Thompson,
"but we do want nufflclont lirotoc
tiiin tn cover the difference In the
cost of production of wool and mut
ton on the basis ot 'an American
oi.jminrd nf llvine and the coHt In
South America Sind Australia where
native labor is che ap and where our
standard of living does not prevail.
FORMER. HF.I'I'NDK WOMAN
I'ASSKS AT l'ORTLAM
Mrs. Amanda Kisor, former well
i. .., ami rouneoted resident of
Heppner, passed away at her home
In Portland Saturday, at. the ag of
t yearn.
I She was tho beloved mother of
Mrs. VHllijifc Johnson, of Portland,
! Miss MeAteo and Mrs. Mary Callag
!v.n f.r Meaiile. Washington, and
(Telegram Washington liuromi)
WASHINGTON, March 5. Ore
gon farmers and in fact farmers of
the entire northwest will benefit by
the supremo court decision sustain
ing tho federal farm loan law. For
many months the busines of farm,
loan bonds has boon paralyzed be
cause of the attack on the valility of
Hie farm loan bank law and confi
dence of investors in these tax-frets
bonds was temporarily destroyed,
pending the decision ,of the highest
court.
The result of the decision will bet
greater activity in all farm loan
projects and sufficient funds to re
lieve the more important needs ot
farmers operating under the nevr
farm loan law.
Members of the Oregon delegation
believe it will do much to speed de
velopment of agricultural districts
of Oregon and the northwest, an
will make these investments much
sought after by wealthy investors
who are not now buying rartn
mortgages because of the federal
Income tax.
Congresman Slnnott has ecu red
the passage' through the house of a
bill to give deposits of boroum min
erals the same protection as is given
to the mining of coal, phosphate,
oil shale, oil gas and sodium in the
act approved February 25, 1920.
This bill applies to all forms of bo
roum except deposits of potassium
borates, and was passed to correct
an oversight in the original bill. It
now goes to the Senate and effort
will bo made to get it through at
this session.
Congressman Slnnott is .trying to
get through tho house a bill just
passed by the senate which provides
"that, the secretary of war is here
by authorized to grant to tho state
of Oregon, for the purpose of con.
structlon, maintaining and operat
ing the Columbia river highway, a
pormtraont rtrj .t of . ,- ivy ov-- find
across portions " of the land or tho
United Stales acquired and hold In
connection with the improvement of
the Dallos-Colilo section of the Co
lumbia river, provided Hint tho ex
act location and dimensions ,of tho
right of way shnl bo fixed by tho
secretary of war, and provided fur
ther thaltlio grant, shall bo subject,
to tho express condition that, tbo
right, of way shall bo used solely
and exclusively for roadway pur
poses aforesaid and any part lloooof
not so used sliall revert lo the Unit
ed .Slates."
The bill has boon unanimously ap
proved by tho com m i I lei' on public
lands and will become a law, if. un
der suspension of rules, it is passed
in the last days of the :;vssion.
Oregon figures In the report of
tho eoiiiiniltoe on privileges and
elections submitted by Senator Ken
yon yesterday .Tho report draws
no conclusions, makes no recommen
dations, but suggests that the next.
congress pass now laws to prevent
such expenditures. It finds total
expenditures of the presidential
campaign were $10, 338, 50(1. !I2, of
which $8,109,731.21 whs spent by
the republicans and the balance by
the democrats.
Tho republican and democratic
state committee of Oregon report
receipts by the republicans ot $8,
205.24 and the democrats of $12,
633.28. In both cases some of the
money was usvd In local campaigns.
In addition, tho republican sena
torial commltteo sent to Oregon
$14,450. , .
Two states received more, Arizo
na, $23,000 and Nevada $17,000.
Oklahoma tied Oregon.
The sum of $375,079 was expend
,i i.v tin. reoutiliciia congressional
com mii lee. 1
Lowden spent, almost four tmes
ns much as Harding, and von
Hoover spent more than the now
president. Johnson led Harding by
almost $100,000. Ho spent mo.ro
than all other candidates combined.
- Ted oungMhe American legion dance at IoneiI2? although his rate or pay is aiuum ' .,' ,. w
peakers will have ten m in-j last Friday evening and report aj,,35' p,.r month. The thirty-two ! lauhter of Mr. anu u. .
, and following them will most pleasant occasion. , Those in ! t.i(.,.. which he has secured, if tlicy I Swaggart of ii.ndH'Wii.
discussion of thethe party were; Misses Matthews, do Rt.n at a pr)f(. f $2 each, will i t un rai Vi.rtland
Son subject. Alma Akers, Odele Groshens HubylmaVe a return of $M. This would 'no ni. in
is chairman of the ; Corrigall, Vivian Yoakum; Mrs. i,.aVe an estimated amount of money .Yionu.iy, .muh.u i . '
....Wanted Cash paid, for ccttn cot
ton rryrs it'rhe faerald Office. Bring
Weildenan, Mesrs. Emil Groshen
and Harvey Huley.
Miss Ceclle fetevens, of near Hard
man, who has be-n attending the
Belingham, Washington, Normal
School for the past year, has com
pleted her eoorse there and returned
home. Mlsa Stevens ni la Hepp
ner jeetflT.
to be realy paid by the county and
the farmers of $71. Any stock men
can easily figure how much cheaper
it has be-n to employ government
hunters t catch, these particular
coyotes than It vould have been to
have caught them by the bounty
system. A eaving of ner7 Pr
hed.
Ilivervlew cemetery
Mr. and Mrs. McAte went to
Portland Sunday to attend the fun
eral. Mayor Eugene Noble Is prepar
ing to tolld a nrw realdeiwe on his
property on North Conrt etroet op
poiite the acted bounty
In the matter of the soldiers' bon
us bill reported to the senate prac
tically the entire soldiers fun.'-H.t-tlemont
plan as presented by h. Ii
man Slnnott of the house committee
on public lan.is last year an.l i.m -d
.u e, .1,,. limine line it his lelieleT-
sblp Is Incorporated, with Ult-'ht
change's. It is expected Ibis
bill will be passed .'arly In the' next
session of congress and Hits feature
,.f II,.. lanil Sl'ttle'lllilll mm a i
iilmIv ' nasse'd In Sinnott's bin
,. lnu us exne i'leel, II
aid greatly In the early ilovelopt'ienr.
of homesteads and g.'Uing -''-
lers Into productive ocv.-,...
now farms througriout ."-
many of them In Oregon.
Dr. and Mrs, C, C. Chlc'rf am vis
iting In PortlMi.5 thU w"lr- , . -1
Mr. and Mr.' Hy Moore r(
ThurHdav.Aep.lr.a ' -'nod
trip to Portland. ' They ,t,Vilrl"1"!!
.linVd'-Vahn e.
If
will
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