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VOLUME VIII
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL n, 1922
NUMBER 50
HEPPNER WINS OVER
ECHO IN INITIAL
FAST PLAYING FF.ATl RES COX
TEST DESPITE COLD WEATHER
MaJiajrer Vim's Boys Show Metal
Against "Foenien Worthy of
Their Steel."
The fellow that used to tell us
that nobody could play good ball with
the temperature lower than 70 de
grees would have been forced to re
vise his judgment had he been pres
ent at the Echo-Heppner game at
Gentry Field last Sunday for, despite
the frigid April breeze that chilled
the marrow of the fans, eighteen
good men and true who made up the
contesting teams put up one of the
fastest and best games of ballUhat
has been played in Heppner in many
years.
Heppner won the game in a 3-4
score but it was no walkover. Echo
contested every point and up to the
sixth canto it was( nobody's game in
particular.
In the first inning each team scored
a lone tally and then for three cantos
there was nothing doing in thejway
of scores. In the fifth Echo took the
lead by one tally, Heppner again
failing to score In the sixth Echo
bagged another straight line on the
score sheet and Heppner followed
with a bunch of fast and pretty plays.
Peterson was awarded first because of
being hit by the pitcher, Witcraft
singled to left and made first. Griffin
singled to' left scoring Peterson and
Bushay doubled to left scoring Wit
craft and Griffin, thereby giving the
honie team a lead of one which the
visitors were unable to overcome in
. the closing cantos.
Heppner's battery made a fine
showing. Broughton in the box
showed the requisite elements of a
real ball player an accurate arm, a
quick eye and level head. Griffin,
behind the bat played an excellent
game. Without any practice since
last season he came through in fine
shape land with a bit more practice
on his throw to second he is certain
to g've a good account of himself in
the season's finals. ,
Witcraft, a high school boy, took
care of the third bag for Heppner
and played the game like a veteran,
and Aiken, another high school boy
only 16 years old handled left field
nicely. Five flys went his way and
the kid gobbled every one and yearn
ed for more.
Echo has a splendid team. They
play good, clean ball and show the
earmarks of gentlemen right down
the line and the Heppner men realiz
ed that they were up against "foemen
worthy of their steel."
J. W. Heard, who umpired the
game showed exceptional ability in
that place. Quick in his decisions,
wihch were final, absolutely fair in
his dealings with every play and play
er, he had the. knack of handling the
situation both within and without
the lines In a way that avoided de
lays and the "fat chewing" which
mar so many sessions of the national
pastime. Mr. Heard was struck with
a wickedly batted ball late, ( In the
game which almost put him on the
bench but he went through with It'at
the cost of much physical discomfort.
J The line-up and score: (
Heppner
Broughton
Griffin
McLaughlin
Bushay
Witcraft
Peterson
LaDusire
Anderson
Aiken
Echo
P Thornton
c Lloyd
1st McNair
2nd Mitchell
3rd Dorn
ss Esseltyne
rf Markham
Cf Stanneld
If Daggart
Runs Echo 3; Heppner, 4 Hits
Echo, 3 Heppner 5. Errors Echo,
3 Heppner3. Time 1 hr. 36 min.
t'mplre, Heard; scorekeeper, Wilson.
The team will play at lone next
Sunday and Heppner should send
down a good delegation to boost
their team.
Dr. McMurdo returned from Port
land Sunday where he went the mid
dle of last week to hear Dr. C. H.
MayO, one of the famous surgeons 'of
Rochester, Minn., deliver a course of
lectures. Dr. Mayo spoke to the
medical students of the U. of O.
Thursday morning, at the University
Club Thursday noon at luncheon
and In the evening at Multnomah
club. Dr. McMurdo says the lectures
were well worth the trip to Portland
and were well attended by the medi
cal profession of Uat elate.
WASHINGTON" RESIDENTS WANT
COLUMBIA FERRY AT BOULDER
Members of the Morrow County
court went to Boulder last Friday to
to be present at a meeting of the
Public Service Commission when
tsetimony was taken regarding the
merits of a grade crossing over the
track of the O. W. R. & N. Railroad
to permit auto and team travel to
reach the landing place of the ferry
recently installed there by A. B.
Straight.
Judge Campbell, who headed the
Heppner delegation, says that a large
number of residents from the Wash
ington side of the river were present
at the hearing and expressed active
interest in the project which will give
a large portion of that section of
Washington an all year outlet to
Portland and other southern points,
The railroad company, Judge
Campbell reported on his return,
were perfectly willing to grant either
an overhead or an underway crossing
but is utterly opposed to a grade
crossing. Either of the former
methods, the Judge says, is imprac
ticable on account of cost. The com
mission heard the testimony in the
matter and are expected to render a
decision at an early date.
Mr. Straight built his ferry
at Boardman some two years ago ex
pecting to operate it at that point
but after securing a franchise and
building his boat he found the water
too Bhallow to float it near the Ore
gon shore. He then secured a fran
chise for a landing at Castle Rock,
only to find later similar conditions
near the Washington shore at that
point. He has now moved to Bould
er where, if the railroad crossing is
granted it is said he will have plain
sailing for the ferry.
MRS. MINKRVA HOWARD PASSES
Mrs. Minerva Howard, pioneer
woman of this county, passed away
at. her home in Portland, Monday,
April 3rd, her funeral being held in
the same city last Thursday.
Mrs. Howard was a native of Ken
tucky and was born in 18 53. She was
maried to James L. Howard in 18 72
and was a resident of this county for
many years.
She is survived by her husband
James L. Howard, and the following
children: Isaac L., of lone; Mrs. Ida
Lindsay and Mrs). Stella Horseman,
of Portland; and W. W. Howard, of
Heppner.
AIJCE IX HU.V'ERLAN'D AT THE
STAR
"Alice in Hungerland," a striking
picture show given at the Star
theatre last Tuesday evening, was a
thrilling presentation of conditions in
the famine-stricken districts of the
Near Eost. The pictures were ac
companied by a descriptive lecture by
J. J. Hansaker, his information being
gleaned from personal observations
during a visit to that stricken country
last year.
The facts brought out by Mr. Han
saker are not pleasant to hear or
think about but they seem to be nec
essary to arouse the people of Amer
ica to a sense of their resposisbility
to the suffering children in that war
torn land.
S. E. Notson is chairman of the
Near East Relief committee in this
county, his assistants being J. A.
Waters, H. F. Tash, E, U, Huston,
Mrs. May Case, Mrs. W. O. BaylesS
and J. 4, Nys, who is treasurer of the
committee.
An active campaign is being made
throughout the county and every safe
guard ig thrown around the funds to
the end that every dollar contributed
will be used for the purpose Intended
that of relieving the pitiable condU
tlon of starving and dying children
Untl another harvest does something
to relieve them.
Sam E. Van Vactor went to The
Dalles Sunday bn a short business
trip.
R. C. Lee returned from f Portland
Saturday evening after spending a
week In conference with his attorneys
who are seking to establish claims of
Mr. Lee and other heirs to extensive
'estates in England. Mr. Lee states
that the matter In progressing satis
factorily, papers forming a complete
chain of title to the Emerson estate
now being In their hands. Some ad-1
ditlonal data is being nought in the i
matter of the Freak estate and as j
soon as that has been secured he ex
pects to go to England to push the
claimB of the heirs' in this country.!
Mr. Lee'g mother, Mrs. Enola Lee re
turned with him from Portland for a
few week's visit In Heppner.
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WILL MOVE 10 DULLES
Sam E. Van Vactor announced this j
morning that he hag formed a law
partnership with Judge R. R. Butler, :
of The Dalles, and that he will re- j
move to that city about May 1. His
family, however, will remain in Hepp
ner until the close of the present
term of school.
Mr. Van Vactor, who is one of the
best know attorneys in the eastern
part of the state, has practiced his .
profession in Heppner since 1903 and
has built up an extensive practice
here. Before coming to Heppner he
practiced law at Condon for several
years being located at The Dalles be
fore that time.
During his residence here Mr. Van
Vactor has taken no small part in the
upbuilding of Heppner. He served
the city as mayor and also as chair
man of the School board, being at the
head of that body when the present
fine school building was erected.
Mr. Van Vactor said this morning
that he could hardly make up his
mind to leave Heppner after so many
years residence here but the oppor
tunity offered him at The Dalles was
such that he could not in justice
himself turn down. .
He has not disposed of his practic
here, however, and expects to make
frequent visits to Heppner to look
after the business of his Morrow
county clients.
FEEDERS DEMONSTRATION
AT UNION' POSTPONED
County Agent C. C. Calkins has
been advised that the stock feeding
demonstration which was advertised
to be hold at the Branch Experiment
station at Union, has been indefinitely
postponed on account of the lateness
of the season, which causes farmers
and stockmen to be unusually busy
on the farms and ranches.
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SiyiOKER BIG SUCCESS
The Smokeless Smoker pulled off
at the Fair Pavilion last Friday
evening by the high school was a big
success. The events proved to be
just as advertized both serious and
comic.
Wright took the decision over Sigs
bee In the main boxing event of the
evening. Banana Bazoonk, Wild
Hindu, which name camouflaged the
real identity of Ray Ferguson, was
overpowered in the wrestling match
with Finny Finlander of Finland,
alias Clyde Witcraft.
Hirl, jiu jitsu expert threw the
terrible Dexter twice In less than ten
minutes.
There was a battle royal when
Smith, H. Case, Cason and R. McDuf
fee were turned loose in the ring
with blindfolds on. They fought like
mad bulls, swinging their arms in
wide circles and trusting to luck.
Cason proved to bo the lucky man.
One of the comic events of the
evening was pulled off when Don
Case and P. McDuffee stepped Into
the ring all dolled up in white shirts Ka" Warn,T ranch- four milf-8 nor
neverything. even Including boxing , cr Lexington where material for the
gloves that had been liberal!'-- trtaS,road improvement will be secured,
ed with lamp black and chimney . and one ha1' tons of P"dr
soot. Well, th bout proved to be a , ha1 be(;n Pa4-ed vvhere 11 ould do
howllng success and Case, as he , the moM f"ood la the quarry and
proved to be the more Banitary look-1 "hen the explosion took place, Mr.
In2 of the two at the end of the ea . Oliver estimates, not lM than 18,000
Was awarded first honors. The
scheme of registering the body blow
was perfect.
The smoker netted the high school
$25.00 which will be turned over
to the Near East Relief fund.
NOTICE
The Hotel Patrick is still serving
FAMILY STYLE MEALS
and will continue to do so
R.Dean Manager
I
1925
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It was a real debate that they had j
at the Brotherhood dinner last even
ing at Hotel iPatrick when the Port
land 1925 fair was the bone of con
tention. W. W. Smead and E. M. Shutt had
been named as principal speakers but i
because of illness Mr. Shutt was un-
able to be present and S
substituted for him.
E. Notson j
I
Utfually these Brotherhood affairs'
are marked with such a degree of
harmony and brotherly love that the
leading speakers agree with each
other but on this occasion, and by
the way of adding a bit of zest and
variety to the proceedings, each-lead
ing speaker took a different horn of
the dilemma and at it they went. Mr.
Smead opened with a strong argu
ment in favor of the Fair and Mr.
Notson followed with an equally
strong argument against the proposed
show. Other speakers followed
many of whom were willing enough
to let Portland have the fair if
Portland would pay the bills while
others pointed out that even if
Portland agreed to that proposal she
would ultimately find a way to pass
the buck of bill paying to the dear
people up state.
It was finally decided to call the
fair off, so far as the Heppner
Brotherhood ia concerned, and the
suggestion was made that a resolu
tion be passed to recall Julius Meier
and hia party of Fair boosters and
that a cablegram to that effect be
sent Mr. Meier in Japan, but after
checking up the resources of the
treasury department it was decide'
hold the cablegram in abeyance until
sfuch time as the Oregon Public Ser
vice commission shall issue au order
cutting telephone, telegraph and
cable rates to a figure that will more
nearly harmonize with the Brother
hood's financial resources.
FORMER HEPPNER GIRL I'ASSES
IN WYOMING
Mrs. George Caswn received a tele
gram early Thursday morning advis
ing her of the death of her daughter
Mrs. Doyle. Casteel, at Shoshoni, Wy
oming. Mrs. Casteel, formerly Miss Essie
Brown of this city, suffered from a
severe attack of influenza several
months ago from the effects of which
she never fully recovered and it is
understood a complication of that ill
ness necessitated an operation from
which she failed to rally. Besides
her husband and a baby eight months
old she is survived by her mother and
sitep-father, Mr. and Mrs. Clorgo
Cason, one sister Miss Neva Brown
and a young brother.
WORK GOING FORWARD ON LEX
INGTON MARKET ROAD
H. W. Oliver, who has charge of
rock work on the market load Im
provement north from Lexington,
which Is now being started, was in
town yesterday looking for a house
to rent in order that he might move
his family from Portland. Mr. Oli
ver is an expert, rock man and has
been employed in this county for the
past year. Last Thursday they "put
off" a big shot In the quarry near the
cubic yards of macadam rock was
' jarred loose ready for the crusher,
The county rock crusher and cqulp-
j mnt will be moved from. Rhea creek
( to the Lexington road location next
I week, Mr. Oliver report.
AN UNSOLVED TRAGEDY OF THE
! SANDS
Sheriff McDuffee and Coroner Case
were notified last Friday of the find
ing of a human skeleton in the Sand
Hollow country, the bones having
been uncovered by the shitting sand.
The officials went out to investigate
the matter and found the skeleton of
what seemed to be a white man, the
bleached bones indicating that some
tragedy of the s-'ands had been onac-
ted there perhaps thirty or forty
years ago.
No evidence of clothing.
nor aily melalic substance even as
much as a button was found by which
any sort of Identification could be
made but the shape of the skull more j
resembled a white man than an Indi
an. Whether the body had been bur
ied in, a shallow grave or been cov
ered by the shifting sands could not
be established. It is another unsol
ved tragedy of the early days;
maybe a murder, possibly a suicide,
perhaps some weary and footsore emi
grant or homesick boy-shoephordor
who laid himself down in the sands
to die.
The bones wore brought to Hepp
ner and given final interment.
HIGH SCHOOL RANKS FIRST
FIRE PROTECTION
IN
Horace Syke, State Fire Marshall,
who was here last. week with other
members of that office mailing a sur
vey of the fire hazard in Heppner,
visited the local schools and inspect
ed the drill of the high school fire
company, and was very much impres
sed with the way the boys were able
to handle the pupils aind the manner
in which they would change the lines
from one exit to another in the case
that fire might cut off one of of the
stairways.
"It is tho best organized high
school fire company in tho state,"
said Mr. Sykes. "It has always been
considered that Jefferson high school
iin Portland had the best organized
lire company, hut. after watching
these
w. nwu rivi II .on i.'i.fii.i.ii.r
'"" .u.i ... i... i. unj
say that I know of none bolter
HERE'S A CHANGE FOR
The old reliable "Beyond the Alps
Lies Italy," bids fair this year to find
rival In "Beyond the Mediterranean
Lies the Near East," aft a subject for
high school essays and orations,
since the announcement of cash prizes
of $2,000.00 offered by Hon, Henry
Morgenthau for essays arid orations
on "Sonne phaso of the present poli
tical, social, educational or Industrial
conditions In tho Near East." has gone
broadcast throughout the land.
Briefly slated, tho plan Is this:
Through the generosity of Mr. Mor
genthau. former Ambassador to Tur-
Key, fzuu) lias been placed at the
disposal of the Near East Relief to
b, awarded in prizes for orations
and essays actually delivered or read
at a public function and concerning
present day problems in the Near
Hast. Three national prizes are of-'
I fered, $500, $200, and $100; and In
each slate, or group of sta(eH con
sidered an one, a first, second and
third prize of $15, $10, and $5 will
bo awarded,
The orations and rBsays entered In
each state contest will lit! passed up
on by a stats rrtmmWtee, and the
national priM winners by a national
Committee consisting of Albert Shaw,
editor of Review of Reviews; Lawr
ence Abbott, editor of the Outlook,
and N. L. Englehardt, Professor of
Education in Columbia University.
Marshall Dana, Editor of the Ore
gon Journal; R. F. Scholz, Presi
dent of Reed College; Walter O.
Oleeson, Grand Keeper of Records
and Seals, Knights of Pythias; and
Miss Margaret Held, Instructor of
History, Jefferson High School, Port
land, make up the Oregon committee.
j Full Information concerning the
content Ik in tho hands of the Super
intendent of .Schools or the high
; school principal. All essays and or
ations must be sent In to Mihh Mar
garet Reld, secretary, CIS Slock Kx
chango Illdg., Portland by Juno Hist.
the
George Moore, foreman of
county road crew, who recently suf
fered from a seveie attack of lagrlppr.
returned to work last week and after
being caught out In a rainstorm re
turned to his bed Sunday to do tho
Job of getting rid of his ailment ovtrUon Charles, who is a student in ii,.,
i again-
E. M. HULDEN FILES FOR
SEAT IN LEGISLATURE
IF
ELECTED WILL OI'POSK
COUNTY DIVISION
Slogan Adopted, "Constructive. Kcoiw
oniy ami a Fairer Distribution
of the Tux Burden." '.
E. M. Huldon, well known Black
horse fanner, has' filed as a candidate
for joint representative for Morrow
and Umatilla counties in the coming
Primaries on the Republican ticket.
Mr. Hulden announces Ii is plat
form to be as follows: "Favor legis
lation tending to eliminate waste in
public expenditures and reduction of.
taxes wherever possible consistent
with sound public policy. His cam
paign slogan, which will appear on
the. balot following his name is:
"Constructive Economy and a fairer
Distribution of the Tax Burden."
Mr. Hulden was urged by many
friends to enter the race for joint
representative and he has' already
received assurance of strong support
in Umatilla county not only becauso
of his eminent fitness for the placo
but also on the ground that. Morrow
county is rightfully entitled to ono
representative from this district.
To a Herald representative tho
other day Mr. Hulden briefly out
lined his platform in the words above,
quoted. "Constructive." not destruc
tive economy in the management oC
public affairs is his idea of what tlio
country needs just now, viewing pub
lic affairs the same as he would pri
vate business which means (he judi
cious expenditure of public funds as
demanded by the best public policy
and cutting out all wnstcful extrav
agance in public affairs.
He also stated that he oppose
county division at this time . a.
movement detrimeninl t . i ..
interests of all par,. concerned be-
li....;..-. .. .. .. ..
inning inai SI101I (I tie t nip
como
when such a movement is desirable)
it can then bo taken care of.
Mr. Hulden is a native of SaliMH
where he received bin education ami
early business experience. After
graduating from the Capitol Business'
college of that city, ho began his
business career l:n the Capitol Nation
al Bank, of Salem,, where he gained
rapid advancement. Later ho wan
offered a position with a Portland
hank where he soon advanced to tho
Position of usslsstant cashier and
director, remaining with the toislltu
ton until It was sold to another bank
ing house when ho disposed of his
stock and came to Morrow county. Ho
no longer has any business or prop
erty Interests at Portland, his entire
Interest being centered in his wheat
ranches In this county.
Since coining to Morrow county ha
has taken an active part in every
thing pertaining to the betterment
or farming conditions and has oee
secretary-treasurer or the Morrow
"uniy larui bureau ever tftnee
organization.
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FOREST NEWS NOTES I ROM GUIS
DANE
Tim opening date for the grazing
season on the Five Mile rattle ami
Horse range barf been set at May 1 fi
Instead of May 1 as formerly. Tho
postponement or the opening date Is
due to the undeveloped jrtae of the.
forage plants so early In the season
as May 1 and Is necessary in tho In
terests' of range preservation. Ranger
Woods state that usually the bulk of
the cattle aro not brought onto tho
rango until tho last ten days of May.
The reduction In grazing fees will bo
appreciated by tho stockmen. This
will effect about fifteen hundred
head of rattle) and horses.
Ranger Woods completed a read
ing of the snow stakes of the Gur
dane District of tho Umatilla National
Forest and reports that there Is morn
than twice tho volume of snow In tho
niountains now than there has bi-en
on even date for tho past three year..
At Ellin I(ai er Station there was a,
depth of filly Inches and at Ktako No.
31 on tho head of Ditch creek, forty
seven liulien was recorded. Tho
snow Is well pucker! and the mnlstmn
! content ls excessive. The rango on
j tho Gurrlann district probably will
not he ready for glazing till at lea.it
Hire,, weeks later than usual.
Mrs. C. C. Chir k returned ' from
Eugene Friday where t,h vlulte.l I,..
' University,