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VOLUME IX
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1922
NUMBER 2 J
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CHARLES PADGETT
MEETS SUDDEN DEATH
ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF
RIFLE, IS EVIDENT CAUSE
Young Man Came From Virginia in
February Where He Leaves
Wife aind Child
Charles Padgett, 21 years old and
a native of Virginia, was found dead
on the Wiglesworth sheep range on
Butten creek, late Saturday evening
by searchers who went out from the
sheep ranch to look for him when he
failed to return at his usual time. The
body was found with a bullet wound
through the heart, about two miles
fiom the ranch and near, the camp
where a band of sheep the man had
been herding, were corraled for the
night.
Padgett left the ranch Saturday
morning ou horseback to ride to the
corral to take the sheep out. on the
range as was his daily custom. He
carried a rifle in a scabbard slung
to his saddle horn and, while the ex
act circumstances of the tragedy will
perhaps never be known, it seemed
evident to officials who made an in
vestigation on Sunday that he must
have withdrawn the riflo from its
scabbard when about to dismount
and dropped it, thus discharging the
weapon, Tha bullet went directly
through the heart ranging :
downward.
The body was allowed to remain
where it lay and Coroner Case was
notified and early Sunday morning
that official, accompanied by Sheriff
McDuffe and District Attorney Not
son, went out and conducted an In
vestigation bringing out the conclu
sions above stated. The body1 was
brought to Heppner and is being held 1 ""snip t pr.oneu. sec.e
awaiting advices from hiswife and j tary is an unregistered voter at La
other relative in the paRt. Grande, not to my knowledge hcreto-
Padgett was 21 years old and a
native of Galax, Virginia, where hel"1- wlmlu"UM a,f vw
came to Oregon last February from
his Virginia home and secured work
on the Wiglesworth ranch where a
brother-in-law, Alex Campbell is also
employed, expecting to send for his
family later. He was well liked by
hi semployer and associates and was
considered a young man i of good
character and habits and devoted to
his wife and child. No known reason
ean be conjectured by those who
knew him that would in any way
point to suicide.
A coroner' jury wasVmpaneled to
day and after a full investigation of
the occurence a verdict of accidental
death wag returned.
CLEVER IDEAS IN
POSTER CONTEST
An Interesting exhibit of posters
was' shown in the window at Phelps
Grocery Co. last week, the work of
(turd grade pupils in the public
schools of Morrow county. The cam
paign was promoted by tha Oregon
Society for the prevention of tuber
culosis and the ten posters on exhi
bition were selected by the commit
tee of Judges because of their orig
inality and advertising value in the
promotion of health.
Pup41a iecuring a place in the exhi
bition aro: Raymond Lamoraux,
VeJma Bray, Walter Warner, Jnne
Knight and Mabel Warner, of Irri
gon; Edith Allison, of lone, and El
la Tell, Annie McNamee, Opal Bng
lert and Winnefred Thomson, of
Heppmer. Judges awarding the
places wore Miss Elizabeth Phelps,
Mrs. Neva Oabaugh and Miss Etta
Devin.
The posters have been sent to Port,
land, where they will be on exhibition
ftt the Central Library nil this1 week.
ALFRED J. SMITH
Candidate for Representative 22nd
District
Umatilla and Morrow Counties
Born In the Territory comprising
This District When Umatilla and
Morrow counties were one.
Whole Life spent, here.
Familiar with the needs
of the people.
Active In She.-p business for 25
years. Now president of the
J. E. Smith Sheep Company
Stands Jr Rctmirliittent, Economy
And Ixer Taxes
Paid Advertisement
BALL GAME SCHEDULE
Manager Van Marter announces
the folowing game schedule for his
team:
Sunday, May 14 Heppner vs. Lex
ington, at Heppner.
Sunday, May 21 Heppner rs.
Arlington, at Heppner.
Sunday, May 28 Open. i
Monday and Tuesday, May 29 and
30 Heppner vs. Condon, at Heppner
Sunday, June 4 Heppner' vs.
Moro, at Heppner.
Sunday, June 11 Heppner
Condon at Heppner.
Saturday, June 17 Heppner
vs.
vs.
Wasco at Wasco.
Sunday, June 18 Heppner vs.
Moro at Moro.
Sunday, June 25 Heppner vs. Ar
lington at Arlington.
Theis schedule gives Heppner fans
sevon good games without a break
for while Maj 28th is yet an open
date Mr. Van Marter expects to have
no trouble in filling it, and) the pres
ent outlook is for the best season of
sport Heppner has enjoyed in many
years. '
Senator Cclon R. Eberhard, of La
Grande, has issued the following
statement to the voters of tho 19 th
senatorial district comprising Union,
Umatilla and Morrow couitios:
"Expenditures of money by a can
didate for the legislature and his im
mediate family is limited by law to
the sum of one hundred dollars.
Evasion of this law may bo accom
plished by forming a club. Mr. Kit
chen .has formed a club. Its mem.
1 u: , i i-i't I Ti-
j fore affiliated with tho Republican
, I to De maae to sucn a ciuoana me ex
penditures! contracted and paid in its
name. Mr. Kitchen has published
six or more large display ads in vari
ous newspapers, (Costing in excess of
twenty dollars each; has had printed
ten thousand or more circulars at a
cost of probably fifty dollars; has a
"campaign manager" who travels
around the district spreading the cir
culars and the Kitchen gospel; and
must have incurred other expendi
ture, including traveling expenses
for himself and manager while travel.
Ing over the district. These items
aggregate more than ono hundred
I dollars. The public would doubtless
be interested to know who is put
ting up the additional moneyj to carry
on this campaign. Accordingly, I
hereby challenge Mr. Kitchen now to
make public the names secured ty
his1 paid solicitors and claimed by him
to constitute the "Kitchen for Sena
tor Club." Kitchen and his satel
lites are the onlly known iiersons
questioning the sincerity and loyalty
of myself as a member of the "Faith
ful Fourteen." Let K itchen tell the
public whether largP interests offen
ded by me in my legislative career
are not now flnanoing his1 campaign
of misrepresentation. In short, let
Kitchen tell who is behind him. Will
he do it?
JUDGE WEBSTER HOLMES FOR
GOVERNOR
Judge Webster Holmes, of Tilla-j
mook, has announced hit candidacy
for govrnor on the Democratic ticket
on a platform that promises economy
with a big E. The Judf?e is an old
line Democrat and not ashamed of it
and if elected promise to cut off
.every Item of expense In state govern
ment not r.bsolutely necessary. One
plank that will not get him mnny
voteg from other candidate for state
office is that which declares that
officials should be required to do
their own work instead of hav
ing the people pay for a horde of
wore or Iese useless employes. He
would also abolish the Fish and
Game commission and all other com
missions with the exception of the
State; Industrial Insurance commis
sion and the Corporation commission.
Judge Holmes may not be nomina
ted noa elected but for all that there
are a lot of things in his platform
that will appeal to the average, over
burdened taxpayer. 1
County Roadmaster W. L. MeCaleb
who went to Portland a couple of
weeks ago to consult a specialist, has
returned and reports his health much
Improved.
HOD OF CUT IN TRAIN
SERVICE ON DR. DENIED
HERALD STORY BRXGS LETTER
FROM OFFICIALS
Xo Foundation in Traffic, Department '
Say McMurray and
Loundsbury
An article published in the Herald
a couple of weeks ago regarding a wag driving the car and we have Mr.
rumor that Monday's train service on . Tooze.8 word for it that the major is
Heppner branch might be discontin- the bestUittle car driver in captivity,
ued has brought forth the following I ..He gaved my life yeifterday corn
letter of information regarding the )ng here frora Condon," asserted Wal
matter. The letter is addressed to er "when we wei'e within less than
the Agent at Heppner and is signed an inch of eternity, his coolness in.
by Win, McMurray, general passen- the face of danger and his wonderui
ger agent and H. E. Lounsbury, gen- 'dexterity at the wheel saved my life."
eral freight agent: The major modestly admitted the
nerernng to an article puDiisnea
in .Heppner Herald April 25th
titled 'Cutting Train Service
en
,on Branch Rumored:'
" We do not know how this started
unless, possibly, as the article inti
mates, by some of the crew.
"This is the first V.iformation we
have received on the subject and you
can say that the rumor has no foun
dation insofar as the Traffic Depart
ment is concerned."
This information will be welcome
to the people of Heppner and Morrow
county as the cancelation of one trap
a week on the branch would prove a
serious handicap to all of the people
served by the .Heppner branch.
However, it is possible that there
might be a foundation for the rumor
in the Operating Department, and it
would not be amiss for Heppner to
take this matter up with the officials
of that department at once.
COUXTY SURVEYOR, LOCATES
LEXIXGTOX-HOARDMAX ROAD
County Surveyor Kirshner, W. O.
Minor and Bert Mason, acting as an
official committee of road viewers,
went over the Lexington-Boardman
road last wee'k and finally located
that much discussed route on a line
running directly south from Board
man to an intersection with the Lex-ington-Jarman
market road now
under construction.
To a Herald reporter Friday, Mr.
Kirshner stated that the route fol
lows the section line almost the en-
u.M. anu a nve per cent grade
wiW easily otained. In fact, so'little
construction difficulties are found on
the route that the viewers were able
w negotiate. the entire trip In their
car.
The new contsruction necessary to
put the new route In commission for
ordinary travel totals 12 mlleg with
no heavy vrofk.
The route will be surveyed, and, it
is understood Boardman people and
others interested will open the road
with voluntary labor as Soon as the
rains come next fall.
W. O. Bayless was also one of the
vlewers- yswm.
CAXDIDATE SMITH VISITS HERE
Alfred J. Smith, of Pendleton end
Pilot Rock, a candidate for the Re
publican (nomination for joint repre
sentative fro ,mthis district, spent a
couple of days in and around Hepp
ner last week in the interest of his
candidacy. Mr. Smith trf engaged in
the sheep business and i wag feeling
pretty well satisfied with the recmt
ale of his wool clip at the advanced
price.
Dame Rumor has that Mr. Smith
hag the endorsement ef the K. K.
Klan ini hig candidacy but If this Is
true he did not meatlon the fat to
the Herald during his visit here.
PLEAS A XT PARTY AT COCHRAN
HOME
One of the very pleasant social
events'! of the season wm that given
at the home of Mrs. Emmet W.
Cochran, on Court street last Thurs
day afternoon, Mesdames Cochran
C. W. McNamer. Alva. .Tnnea and r
W. Sliurte being the hostesses. Be
tween 35 and 40 guests were present
and 12 tables were occupied at
bridge during the afternoon. The
rooms were prettily decorated for
the occasion and delicious refresh
ments were served. Honors went to
Mrs. W. O. Hager, first; Mrs. Oviatt,
second and Mrs. V. A. McMcnamln,
consolation.
Mrs. Cochran also entertained a
paity of about 30 ladles and gentle
men Thursday evening.
TOOZE CAMPAIGNS FOR
WHITE FOR GOVERNOR
Walter L. Tooze sr., of Salem, and
Major J. V. Schur, of Portland, were I
visitors in Heppner Saturday night j
Deing on a tour of eastern Oregon in
the interest of George A. White 'for
Governor campaign.
To be exact, Mr. Tooze was doing
lhe campaign work and Major Schur
charge but asserted that his action
was not purely in Mr. Toozels interest
he saved his own life at the same
time. "Anyway," continued the
major, "knowing Walter as I do, and
knowing the amount of campaign
oratory he still lias in his system, I
was afraid that if he got killed on
the trip before the oratory was all
used up it might prove fatal 'to him
in later life."
Mr, Tooze is one of the old school
of political campaigners. When out
on a political mission in which he if
interested as he Us in the present cam
paign, he runs on high with his chains
on, and muffler wide open. He has
a1' booming voice, and fully as much
"pep", as he had in the old days' be
fore his son Walter appeared on the
scene and hung the sr. on his dad's
name.
He is 100 per cent White, and 150
per cent for White for Governor and
when he tells a voter that "A vote
for White for Governor is Your
Only Chance for la New Deal, a
Square Deal, and an Economical Re
organization of the Governmental
Affairs of the State," in that booming
voire of his, the voter has- to either
agree with him or 'face a fl&'ht.
General Whate has an onviablo
record as an economical administra
tor of the militaryi affairs of Oregon
and ranks high as gubernatorial tim
ber. Not many men in Oregon or
elsewhere who have boon entrusted
with the expenditure of public mxmcy
can show the record made by General
White in 1917. Ho had in his hands
$140,000 for use in mobilizing tho
state's manpower for the world war
and in those days of wild extrava-
gance he not only completed his job
in record time, putting Oregon first
among the Bt.atcs, but he also turned
back an unexpended balance of $90,-
000 of the money entrusted to him.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and George
A. White, formed the first tentative
organization of the American Legion
in Parle during the;war and the Le
gion boys are naturally strong for
him.
Whether he entered the lints early
enough to secure the nomination will
only be known when the primary
votes are counted.
HUI.DEX SAYS MORROW fX)UNTY
KIIOULD HAVE TLACK
R. M. Huldon, of Heppner, candi
date for Joint representative from
Morrow and Umatilla counties, was 1n
town Thursday. He bases his cam
paign on the right of Morrow eounty
to have representation. The Joint
representative Is the only state office
sought by Morrow county and that
county Is entitled to coma represen
tation. It would be an Injustice to
deprive Morrow county of that efflre.
Echo News.
HWERAL OF ALBERT K. BIXXS
Funeral services over the remains
of Albert E .Blnns, who died at Cor
vallls Monday, May 1st, were held In
the Masonic temple la this cty
Thursday afternoon, being in charge
of officials' of Heppner Lodge, No. 69,
A. F. & A. M.
Rev. E. L. Mooro delivered the ser
mon,
Deceased was born In Laclede
county, Missouri In 1843 and ti
aged 72 y;ars, 7 months and 11 dayn
at the time of his death. Mr. lilnns
was a resident of Heppner for more
than 20 years and was engaged In the I
livery, hotel and merchandising lirxtfi
of bufiinH at different times during
that period. The family moved to
Corvallis some two years ago. Ho Is
survived by his widow and one son,
Kennith L. Binns and ono brother,
John Linns.
KLAX MAKES TUMBLE IX
LEGIOX POST AT MEDl'ORD
Down at Medford where several
masked raiding parties have operated
recently, their activities being attrib
uted to the Ku Klux Klan, a resolu
tion condemning lawlessness and
violence, introduced at a meeting of
the American Lesion Post, was de-
fPated TYlllnwinir the mpptintr n
member of the Legion who) spoke and
voted for the resolution, received a
lm""6 1Kllcr "-vvvwy irum
the Klan, for supporting the resolu-$to
tion. At the next meeting the mem
ber reported the letter to the post
and the 'resolution was again intro
duced and again defeated. As a re
suit, six members of the Legion with
drew from the organization and later
published a statement setting forth
the facts in the case. Colonel E. E.
Kelly, one of tho withdrawing mem
bers, although well past the draft
age, went into the army when this
country entered, the world war and
earned for himself a Colonel's com
mission, while in active service in
France. He is' a lawyer 'and at pres
ent is a candidate for ciicuit jr.dge of
his judicial district.
GROWERS GET BETTER
Fl
L
Realizing that there miay be as
much as 15 cents a pound variation
in price in different grades of wool
Texas growers last year took advan
tage of information regarding grades
and grading given them by extension
workers employed cooperatively by
the United States Department of
Agriculture and the State college of
agricultv.rc, through the organization
of county and St'.te pools. Tlirouph
these wool pools the growers were
enabled to attiact larger buyers nnd
obtain the higher prices offered for
well graded wool In largo quantities.
Since the formation of the State
pool in Texas last year, large quan
tities of graded wool and mohair
have bcr.n sold directly to the 'mills,
bringing a greater profit to tho
I .rowers than whrn sold to local
buyers and .spccclntorH. About 850,
000 pounds of wool and mohair were
sold through the State pool. A largo
part of this wool was graded by ex
perts and about 300,000 pounds were
sold at 6 to 80 cents a pound, (this
being 10 cents a pound more than
the average of the country.
County pools for selling wool and
mohair were used In countlcil which
did not Join the State pool. Tho
wool sold In this way brought 1 to 3
cents f, pound moro than the price
received by the Individual growers
and the profit amounted to abo 't
$20,000. In all, 2,000,000 pnvnds
of wool snd mohair grown In Texas
wore sold '.hrough pools In 1921.
In North Carolina where there was
no market for wool, the department
aided the farmers in 1921 in arrang
ing to have 40,000 pounds of wool
made up into bla .kets. More than
4000 pairs of blr.nTtetfl were made,
the farmers receiving from t0c to
$1.25 a pound for their wool through
this method of marketing.
LET'S ELECT THE IIUXCII
If every candidate for governor
could be nominated and elected and
If each one of them could effect the
saving 1n public expenditures they
promise to do, the old statc of Ore
gon should soon have such a sweled
treasmry that our taxes could all be
remitted and th state pay us all a
bonus or pension on the aide. Better
cloct the bunch and try this scheme
out. It's no crazier than plenty tof
other plans advocated by some of our
"Master mind" politician-statesmen.
CAXDIDATHi FOR COXGRESJ
VISITS HERE
James H. Gwinn, of Pendleton,
who Is seeking the, nomination for
congress In tho second district, was a
Heppner visitor daring tho week. Mr.
Gjwinn Is muklng a vigorous campaign
that, if successful, would supplant
Nick Slnnott who has served tho dis
trh t faithfully for a number of years,
with an untried man. Mr. Gwinn Is
a succesHful business! man and a vig
orous campaigner and Is reputed to
have the endorsement of tho Ku Klux
Klan in his campaign.
Mrs. A. W. WheelhouHo, ul Arling
ton and Mrs, Charles Ames, of Rock
Creek, were the gnerts of Mrs. C. W.
Shurte for a law days last week.
GOLD WIND AND DUST
HKPPXF.K LOSES TO SUMMIT!
CITY TEAM 10-14
Van's Roys Do Fine Batting Bud
Also Lead in Making
Errors
Pap Van Martor took, his boys over
Condott Sumiay nnd whne they all
returned safely and, according to tho
Heppner fans who took in the game,
they generally gave a good account ot
themselves, they failed to annex tho
game.
Tho weather was villlanous, a stiff
wind and; other discomforts of tho
season, they played the game for all
it was worth.
Thei score rose to sublime heights,
as the poets say, 10-14 being the fig
ures handed down by the official
scorekeeper with Condon four to tho
good.
"Kewpic" KIow, a well known pit
cher in Oregon .pitched tho first half
of the game for Condon and was re
lieved by Fitchner in the last half,
while Moeller, for Heppner, went
through the nine innings unaided.
The game was noted for the bat
ting exhibitions; Heppner taking 16
nice clean hits from the Condon
twiiiers while Condon was able ti
mark up 9 from Moeller's delivery.
K. Hopkins, lleppner's third base
man, starred wllh ono home run, ono
three bagger and a two spot, whllo
Van Marter got 4 clean hits out of!
five times up. Edwards pegged out
a two bagger and a 'single and Ander
son got a couple of goodsingles.
There were many errors on both
, sides duo largely 'to tho condition oC
the diamond wllh Heppner somewhat
in the lead along that line.
The tlO-cent brer.kriwt served by
the Christian church Kndoavorethi
last Friday morning was a financial
success netting $50 for the churcli
building fund. The Endeavor society
has pledged $500 or $10 per member,
to the new church building. i
BUNDLE DAK, FOR NEAR
EAST RELIEF MAY 24
May 24th will bo Bundle Day fo
the Near East Relief throughout tn
United States. Last year America
sent 1,000 tons of clothing totlM
Near East. President Maesanagiau
of the Armenian Republic say that
one-fifth of tlio present population, of
that section have been cjothed In cast
off American garments during th
year. New clothing woars out lasd
enough, tiie supply of half grown gar
monts Is now completely exhausted.
Numberless men, women and child
ren aro destltuo of elothlnj; an it
thousands have no covering whatever
savo the 'hinncst rags. i
I'WVlde. the Near Kawt Relief. Of-
phtvnuges, much of tho clothing; 14
manufactured by the children them
selves under the direction of th.i
relief workers, hut tho majority ot
them and almost tho tmlire popula
tion of Armenia will have to dr!l lis
Amnrievi second hand clotheg again
next year. ,
Approximately eighty per cent of
the hand looms have bet dtroyn
during tho war; famine and InvaKlosi
have scattered the women aad girls
who formerly operated ihem and tin
flocks of sheep which in former dan
furnished iho wool have bemi killed
for food or stolen by invaders.
"With the exception of food them
Is no greater need than that of cloth
ing," says J. J. Hansaker, Statu Di
rector of Near Eat Relief, who trav
eled extensively a the Neax East Is tt
summer. "Therefore I am anktiiK
tho people of Oregon to refpond v
tie appeal for wa.rn clothing ami
si oes that comes to us from tho Near
Kant and f urthweMern HiiKniu.
It In planned that the Ji.p( eal fur
parn clothing bo s-iread In schools,
churches, clubH, lod';e, throiiglt
speak' rs, lllii'.t.ruted circulars,
unit inn pictures and Mm prc-rt, that
every or;;:.nl.ed group In tho Slulu
may lia.o opportunity t main: collec
tion of clothes, and that it also let
presented to clothing en.i'erns who.t.i
shelves end store rooms may 1,0
cleared of nhop worn garments that
are too poor or out of duie to sell and
too good to throw away.
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