Morrow County
IF YOU HAVE A GOOD BUSINESS, ADVERTISE AND KEEP IT; IF YOU WANT A GOOD BUSINESS, ADVERTISE AND GET IT
W9 I
k VOLUME VIII
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 12,1921.
NUMBER 11
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FI IS IN DANGER
PHILADELPHIA PROPOSES EX
POSITION' IX 19-6
Pressure on Congressional Leaders
Declared Vital if Portland ts
To Have Support of Xation
(Telesrram Washington Bureau)'
WASHINGTON. July 6. Portland
nay lose tthe support of congress for
is exposition in 102 5 unless in
stant action is taken and pressure ex
erted on all federal officials to have
passed at once the bill authorizing
the president to invite the partici
pation of all foreign governments.
Philadelphia wants an exposition
in 1926 and today John V.-anamauer
of hat city spent several hours with
President Harding trying to con
vince him that the administration
should get behind the rntiaaeiphla
show and prevent any competition
within one year. '
McNAHY LED FIGHT TO
KEEP SENATE AT WORK
(Telegram Washington Bureau ..)
WASHINGTON, July 6. "Senator
McNary led the fight to prevent the
senate from recessing for practically
a month. He and Senator New are
of the opinion that there should be
continuous sessions until some of the
legislation pledged by tne party is
finished.
Senator McNr.ry rounded up a lot
of Western recruits and members of
the agricultural bloc, and the Lodg
resolution to adjourn was defeated
27 to 24. The prospects are now
that the senate will remain in session
and put through some iegislation im
mediately, rather than wait till fall.
The real plan of the leaders was to
reoess for a month, and then if
tariff bill was not ready to recess
till September 1.
M. Fitzmaurlce ,of Condon, form
erly engaged in the newspaper bus
iness in that city, but now holding
a positition as appraiser for the Fed
eral Land Bank of Spokane, was a
business visitor in Heppner during
the week and while here appraised
five ranches in the county for fed
eral loans. From here Mr. Fiz
maurice went to Grant county on
similar business.
R. M. Oviatt returned from a bus
inets trip to the Willamette Valley
Wednesday eevning, he and his fam
ily having spent a couple of days at
the coast near Tillamook.
Morrow County Fair
Sepf 15-16-17
Morrow Countj Fair, Heppner, Ore., Sept. 15 to 17.
Presbyterian
Some of the most noted pastors in America, comprising
church of the United States, recently convened at St. Louis,
FOREST NOTES FROM
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The sourthern part of the five
Mile Drift Fence has been completed
making a total of elevenmiles constr
ucted. The Squaw Flat to Driveway
No. 4 section is next in order. Work
is temporily suspended till after the
celebration.
According to figures collated
June 30 the following pdatory an
imals have been killed in or adjacent
to the Gurdane District: 1 Cougar
5 lynx cats, 138 Coyotes. The large
number of coyotes is accounted for in
large part by the operations during
the last six months of Albert Peter,
son and Archie Hie Campbell, Govern
ment trappers.
Alf Gentry, Salter on the Five
Mile Caj tie Range, has submitted Tijs
report for the month of June. He re
poots stock to be "in condition above
normal for this time of year . Many
animals now on the range are in fit
condition for beef. Most cattle are in
eastern (early) part of range." In
paragraph on condition of range, he
states: "Grass excellent. Water plent
iful." He reports that 8,380 pounds
of salt was put out.
The Free Use for the fiscal year
just closed has been prepared for the
Gurdane District by Ranger Woods
I is shown that settlers adjacent to
the Forest have recieved free permits
to cut for their own use, 39,t&0 fence
l posts, 138 cords of fuet wo and
I 6,688fence poles, besides other prod
ucts. The total expressedln board me-
General Assembly
asure reaches 631,000 feet.
The Free Use hecords of he Di
The free use report ror the fiscal
year just closed has ben prepared Tor
th Gurdane district by Ranger
Woods. It is shown that settlers ad
jacent to the forest hTo received
free permits to cuj- for their owa
use 39,750 fence posts, 138 cords of
fuel wood and 6,688 fence poles, be
sires other products. The total ex
pressed in board feet reaches 361
000 feet.
The free use records of the district
show one permit issued G. Wtnne
mucka, of Columbia River Indians,
authorizing him to take the following
National Forest products: "As much
camas as permittee and cluchman
desire, for home use."
11)25 RESOLUTION' TO BE
REPORTED IX HOUSE
(Telegram Washington Bureau) ..
WASHINGTON, July 6. Cong
ressman McArthur canvassed the for
eign relations committee or the
house and secured a promise that
the Portland fair resolution would ce
reported out at a meeting to be held
the last of this week or the first of
next.
Elmer Williams, predatory animal
Inspector for the U. S. Biological
Survety was here for a few days
looking over the field selecting sta
tions for the two government trap
pers for the coming year. Mr. Wil
liams says the men hve fceeii very
successful the past year, one of them
Harold Dobyns, making a record of
40 coyotes in one month. Stock,
men are well pleased with the work
being done in co-operation with the
government and the county. Mr.
Williams says, and are anxious to
have the work continued. It is ex
pected that the government will
take care of that portion of the ex
pense heretofore home by the sheep
men during the coming year. .
Sherman Wakefield was a business
visitor here Saturday. He says that
he has never seen the equal of tills
year's crop in Morrow county, and
j he gives a great deal of the credit
j to the irrigation projects along the
I Columbia river in the north end of
! the county, saying that there s
a great deal more moisture In the
air than there used to be. Air.
Wakefield will begin harvesting a 2!
bushel crop about the 20th of this
month.
Miss Mathews, Charles Chick and
Mart King formed Heppner's peppy
orchestra which furnished the mu
sic for ihe big celebration at Ukiah.
They returned Wednesday night and
report having not only an enjoyable
time but also a very profitable one,
having to play four nights, which
was more than they had expected.
The Ukiah celebration w well at
tended by people from ai! over east
ern Oregon as well as Portland and
other valley points.
R. W. Turner was In town last
Wednesday getting things ready for
the big harvest which will start on
his place about the middle of the
month. He reports having grain
that will run from 10 bushels per
acre to 30 bushels. And he adds
that it Is darned little of it that will
only make 10 bushels.
in Session
the sixty-first general assembly of the Presbyterian
Mo. The photograph shows some of the delegates.
BILL ON ITS PASSAGE
(Telegram Washington Bureau )
WASHINGTON, July 7. Presi
dent Harding will sin the resolu
tion for the Portland exposition in
1925 as soon as it reaches him.
This he made perfectly clear to
Senator McNary today at the capitol.
The president surprised everyone
by an unannounced visit to the cr.pi
tol and met a number of Senators
at lunch, including Senator McNary.
When the president went to his
room just off the senate chamber he
asked Senator McNary to go with
him, and he then told him that no
plans for a Philadelphia exposition
would interfere in any way with the
Portland exposition.
He reiterated that he was anxious
to see the West succeed and pros
per, and that he would be g;aa when
the resolution came to him for ap
proval.
President Harding came to the
capitol, primarily to have the bonus
bill, now before the senate recom
mited to Ihe senate finance commit
tee to be held there until after the
revision of the internal taxes had
been accomplished and then Ihe bon
us bill could be considered In connec
tion with the revised taxes and so
draw aB to meet the financial condi
tions which the new tax bill will cre
ate. Senator McNary assured the presi
dent of his support for this program
and it Is believed that a large ma
jority of the senate will follow the
suggestion of tthe president.
Representative McArlhur had a
conference with Representative Dar
row leader of Ihe congressional lele
gation from Philadelpnla and a mem
ber of the steering cominil lee of the
house, this afternoon ,n was as
sured that none of the Philadelphia
members would block ar:;on oT (he
Portland fair bill, and, in fact, would
support It.
(Chairman Porter of the house for
eign affairs rnmiuiltee set a hearing
for the hill for either Monday or
Tuesday and promised to gel il to a
vote Immediately alter the tariff
vote on July 21st.
.
Have you noticed the efficiency
with which the fire truck is handled
whenever there is a call? It Is
Johnny-on-the-spot, and is some im
provement over the slone-age man
ner of dragging the heavy Iiom
carts to a fir by hand. F.ven if it Is
hard to maintain a regular fire de
partment, the fire truck gels the
hose and other fighting equipment
to the place nedi-d In snappy fashion
and is certainly the best little in
vestment this city has ever made. ,
Ralph Renge Is remodeling his
house and lot In South Heppner, and ,
is making wome additions to the
building Itself, which will make It
one of the most atractive homes In
the city. . !
Mrs. Laura Ward, a former resi
dent of the Hardtoan country, now
residing In Tortland, was here for county for forgery and was received
several days durlnr; the week visit-Ijijne Kt 1917, to serve from two to
Ing friends and looking after bus-! twenty years. So excellent was Con
inesi matters 1 nori work ai a nurse In me prtson
SEVEN MEX IX SOLITARY
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(Teletgram Salem Bureau)
SALEM Or,., July 8. (Special.)
The "bull pen," a place of isola
tion for incorrigibles and other un
ruly prisoners at the state peniten
tiary, is now inhabited by convicts,
which is a larger number nan usual, i
The seven are John Laird, James
Ogle, George Evans, James Charles j
Connors, George Kemp, Lee lloliwny
and Jack Price. j
The duration of their confinement
in the " bull pen" is indenmtfe. Two
of them, Ogle and Laird, both doing
life for murder, it is believed have !
little chance ever again to enjoy the
lull list of privileges ordinarily ac- '
corded prisoners. All of t ho seven J
were attempting to esrar". j
John Cyril Laird, whose real name
is John Knight Giles, Is Hie man
who was sentenced to life imprison,
ment during the hiatus in the Ore
gon capital punishment law, for kil
ling deputy sheriff Twombley, of
Multnomah county on the night of
November 19, 1918, and who Is con
sidered by officers as probably the
most dangerous criminal who ever
operated in Oregon. Laird is a
man of eduction and he thrives on
the German philosophy of the sup
erman. On June 26, 1915 he held
up and robbed a saloon at Centralia
Washington,, then held up a physi
cian and ordered him to drive him
away from the scene of the crime.
The doctor watched his opportunity
and grappled with Laird, overpower
ing him and causing his arrest. He
was sentenced to, do from five to ten
years at. Wala Walla, but was par
oled August 4, 1918, to rnist In the
army. He did not enlist but a
month later held up a Great North
ern train twenty miles north of Se
attle and stole $60(mp worth of neg
otiable papers and $70,000 worth of
non-negotiable papers.
In the following October Laird
went lo Portland, procured apart
ments in Belmont stre. and made
elaborate plans to kidnap numerous
wealthy residents of Portland whom
he proposed to hold for ransoms of
$50,000 each. Files of his plan or
action were found in his apartment,
and it Is said he was so careful and
thorough in his work that he wore
rubber gloves as he operated Ihe
.ill) Xq uoip.iiop up. aj 0) .id)i.lAmU)
finger print method.
On, the night Officer Twombley
was killed, Laird previously had
held up an interstate bridge tender
as he drove from Vancouver to Port
land. Also it was founi fie tun"
visited the premises of four promlft
at.e citizens of Portland, presumably
with the Intention of kidnapping
them, but none were at home. Laird
further dropped hints after his ar
rest indicating that he had planned
to hold up a train near Vancouver
the same night but did not do so
because of the large number of sol
diers stationed there. Laird Is 2 5
years old.
Several months ago Laird was de
tected at Ihe penitentiary In a clever
plot to escape. His incarceration. In
the "bull pen" followed.
James Ogle, Ihe other "lifer" m
isolation, is the man, who, since wa,
received at. the prison, has confessed
that, he fired ihe shois mat killed
State Highway Commissioner J. :'.
Ilurgess and George L porringer,
wealthy Pendleton wheat grower at.
( lareinorit tavern, near Portland, on
the night or November 21, 1919.
Witnesses and Portland police offi
cers have always averred that David
Smith, one of the other men who
pari leipaled In the holdup f Ihe irm
diil the shooting. Penitentiary au
thorities ln.lievo Ogle lold Ihe t I'll t II
in ais confession and the convicts ac
cept Ogle as the, killer- and their
judgment is frequently unerring in
matters of that character. The third
man in the holdup of the tavern was
Waller Hanaster. All pleaded guilty
ami all are doing life.
Ogle is in hiH early "0s and has
served in Ihe penitentiaries at Walla
Walla tnd at Deer Lodge, Montana,
also in the Washington state refor
n.ato' y at Monroe.
Oslo attempted to escape not long
ago by trying to slip
outside the
prlcon. enclosure with a working
crew but his plan was frustrated by
a guard. Smith and Han (iter have
never given the authorities at the
statu prison any trouble.
James Charles Connors was con
victed an dsentenced In Multnomah
TARIFF WILL HELP
START SHINGLE HILLS
(Telegram Washington Bureau.)
WASHINGTON JULY 6. Chair
man Fordney, of he house ways and
means committee in submitting a
majority report, on the tariff bill to
the house, stated that protective rale.l
were imposed on shingles to allov
shingle mills of the Northwest to re
sumo operations without fear of Can
adian compel it ion.
lie also declared that retaliatory
duties on lumber were required H
pro! eel Northwestern ma nil facts, ror:!.
Mr. Fordney explained I hat. liio
bargaining tariff will undoubtedly
exercise a benelicial effect on Aincr
lean export, trade in lumber.
"Paragraph 4IIS," he said, "in; po
st's a duty of 50 cents :i thousand on
shingles. Shingles are now admitted
free of duty, and the American
shingle mills in the Northwest aa a
result hao been forced to suspend op-1
orations.
"Tne shingle industry is ono ol
magnitude, and the adverse effect ot
the exisling law is working a hard
ship on those who depend for theic
livelihood on the shingle industry.
The rate on shingles recommended by
the committee is very moderate, but
it is hoped by the committee that it
will result in resumption or opera
tions In domestic shingle mills."
WHY THE ORIXiOX KNOCKER
IS ALWAYS POOH
The reason the knocker remains
Poor in Oregon is because he gets up
nt the i larm of a Connecticut clock
buttons his Maine .n spenders, to a
Chicago tair of trousers puts on a
pair of slu m made in Boston, washen
in a Pittsburg tin 'i.sin, using Clii
cinnafi mi and a .: iton towel nu i
in New Vampahlro, 8it down to a
Michigan table, et.. rr.' cults muln
with Minn-apolls ;'.'(,.:. ,Uld a Ktti
tas City p.ee of Iiarv, . liana gr-.i.-.
fried in Omaha 1h ,itc(i o-.
Si ' "L'l.s .tve; huvi !iv.' n t up in
."e-,- In . season:.! wil l..'iodi
Island spics; putt, a tn. made in
Philadelphia; Iiarnessea his Mis
souri mule led un Nebraska corn, in
a Vermont harness, and plowu wittt
an Iowa plow, his farm covered by
a Massachusetts! mortgage, carries
his life insurance In a New Kngiand
company and ut night crnwlti under
a new Jersey blanket and Is Ret
awako by dogs anrf roosters, the on
home products on his pluci
hopilal during the influenza epidem
ic that he was tewarded with a condi
tional pardon. He broke faltli by
ITnlllir I,. A7 1 1 1 .. . n .....I 1..,
j" l i u lllll l lltL UIMI inn -llg PIT"
nai nunured dollars out or tnn aged
parents of Willie Itratison, who was
serving a life term, on representa
tions that he would be able to nava
Pranson freed. Later he was rear
rested and relumed to r?ie statu prl-
!"" A year later lironson
was pardoned bv Governor Olcott bin
innocenso of the crime for which ho
was convicted having been establi
shed beyond reasonable doubt.
George Kemp, one of ?no Isolated
I ri ti , m i , iu .-',., i.. i. .. ...
' ""- ''Miwei.-u iii v. asci)
rouiitv for 'larceny in dwelling anil
was received , line r,, iftla". Ho ban
a long record in Walla iviUU anil
I Salem anil lias I, em r.,r,,l.,l
I lilies.
j George Lvans, l.ee Holiway
1
ii nd
I Jack Price all escaped while at work
jas li nslies, Price was sent, up from
I'nialilla county for obtaining money
I by false prelenses to do five year.
lie was received September 11, 1 J ;,
George Kvans and l.ee Holiway es,
fiiped at the same time not long ago
from the prison rami when, l,y
were trusties. Kvans wa.i caugnt m
Wyoming uid Holliwny in Payetln
Idaho. Kvans was sent up from
Union county for horse stealing; and
Holliwny from Harney county for
larceny. The sentences 0f (joih aro
short.
$5000. ()
WAN! 1. 1 1
$.KKK. 00
I will pay 10 per cent on a 15000.
loan for five years giving as security
120-acro Improved alfalfa, ml A-.r
runcn, lenccti and cross fenced.
. tiouf
barn and outbulltliurs.
lied i
$18,000.00. Write or call J.
. Go
ham, Boardmaa Oregon,
ment
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