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THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON Tuesday, March 4. 194 Page Six 1M"I"I"I"I'I"I"I"I"1"I"I"I"I"I"H' H LOCAL NEWS "Mr. Bob," Junior Class play, March 20th. It will be good. W. B. Barratt and PhlU Cohn drove to Portland Thursday for a few days' visit. Mrs. Paul Gammell loft Sunday morning for South Dakota where she will spend a month visiting relatives. "Mr. Bob," Junior Class play, March 20th. It will be good. Mrs. J. C. Bell, who has been con lined to her bed for some time, ia reported improving. A pleasant meeting of the ladies' auxiliary of the Episcopal church was held at the home of Mrs. W. B. Bar ratt Thursday afternoon. Lee Tadberg, former county com missioner, and P. P. Hasaler, editor of the lone Independent, were visit ors from the Egg City yesterday. Dr. McMurdo reports the advent of a son at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Tyler, near Cecil, last Wednesday morning. The new arrival weighed, 9 pounds and la, doing fine. John T. Kirk was in town Satur day from upper Willow creek where he says everything is looking fine, Mr. Kirk has started lambing and is making a fine percentage of husky lambs. Archdeacon Goldie was here Sun day and held morning service at All Saints church. Announcement was lmLilc Ihat reirular services will be held' here on the first and third Sun days of each month. Mrs. John Kilkenny returned Fri day from Condon vtiere she visited a. few days with her mother, Mrs. 'Kalo Russell, and her Bisters, Mrs. John Monahan and Mrs. Frank Maddock. "Mr. Bob," Junior Class play, March 20th. It will be good. Dr. Johnston reports the advent of a fine daughter at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Littlepage, near Hardman, last Thursday. The little stranger weighed 7 i pounds and all are doing fine. The two Crewdnon boys who were placed in Jail last week on a charge of larceny were given a hearing Thursday. IUchard, the elder, , was held In the sum of $500 bail and Torn was released on his own recog nizance. : 1 ,'llif' Bert Mason, merchant of lone, was in town Monday on business before the probate court. Mr. Mason says tlmp are pretty good in lone, his cash business last month being the best he has had since 1920. Mr. Ma son thinks tills hard times talk is largely a matter of habit and mighty poor habit to get into. Little Miss Edna Gammell and her brother, Floyd Gammell, were pleas ant visitors at tli,e Herald office Monday afternoon, when they were much interested In watching the operation of the Intertype machine, Edna was also Interested in the big press and waa invited to come in this afternoon and watch the actual printing operation. Mr. and Mrs. Archlo Ball, who have been upending the winter In Se attle, reurnnd from that city Wed nesday and are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahoney. Miss Vera Mahoney, who Is employed with an abstract company in the sound city, accompanied them and la spend ing a vacation with her parents. Ed Rugg, well kuown farmer of Ilhea creek, was in town Monday and while hero let It leak out that he is about try most successful weather prophet in this part Of the country. Mr. Uugg claims that he forecasted early in (ho faH that w,e would have a mild winter and a fine, warm, early spring and the bet still goes without coppering. Dr. McMurdo waH called to Alder- dale, Washington, Tuesday afternoon lo attend to the injuries of two men who went over the grade In their car while on their way to Phil Brady's B'lieep camp to work through lamb ing. The car rolled down a steep . embankment more than 30 feet and was smashed. The men remained In the car and, strange to say, were not seriously Injured. The leap year ball given last Fri day evening Bt Elks' temple by the ladles was ouo of the very best ever held in Uie Elks' building according to tliOHC who were present. A large truwd waui present aud the music waa Kood. For ouco the uieu were lu tlia minority au4 It Is said the poor fel lows were almost "danced to death latere Uti final number." S. E. Nyitson returned Wednesday from htii old borne In Iowa, where ho was called couple of weeks earlier by tht? deMh of his aed mother. Mr. Notson says farmers In the Hawk eye state ar complaining of hard times about as they are in Morrow county, but iuont of them are getting by without facing foreclosure. Corn prices have, been fairly good there but bogs and cattle are still un prof itable to Uio producers. SHIPS I By MOLLIE MATHER (, 1324, Western Newspaper Union.) rpHE conductor came through the QUEEN OF MIAMI FETE trnln exnluinlna rhat a heavy drift of suow along the tracks had caused the delay. The snow had been unusual ly heavy, coming suddenly In great sheets, blown by a driving wind. But the passengers were not alarmed; the diner would supply their need of food, and the cars were warm and comfort able. Janey, closing her magazine, looked through the window down a country rond. She thought It would be refresh ing to walk that white sunny way, and her fur coat was warm. So she re placed the small dark hat on her wavy hair and stepped briskly from the platform. Now, as she walked the white sunny way she was thinking, ruefully, that there would be no one to welcome her back to the small apartment no one to give a smiling word. Mother had always awaited her homecomings eagerly, father following with his quiet but loving welcome. The rooms above the music store would be quite empty, echoing their loneliness. With her customary happy spirit Janey turned from somber reflections to a thought of cheer. "I'll find some red mountain-ash berries," she deter mined. Janey found the mountain-ash ber ries; she had glimpsed the drooping tree from afar. A tloek of winter hungry birds vanished, chattering at her approach. Janey was not very tall; she hud to reach to touch the lowest limb mid then could not quite make it. A pleasing voice accosted her "May I assist you?", the voice asked, aud the owner of the voice raised easily his strong arm to her aid. She sloml, a branch in her hand, stripping from It tendrils of scarlet bloom. The man readied for more, lie smiled clown at Janey. "They are cheery In this white coldness," he said. "Were you detained in the train? 1 thhught so. I, too, decided upon a country walk." Janey smiled In turn her thanks. She liked the frank brown eyes of this obliging stranger; liked the breadth of his manly shoulders and the natural ourtesy of his manner. They retraced their steps carward. The young man had come on from the cousin's city, where Janey nna been stopping, and conversation proved that he knew, In a business way, the cousin's husband. The- young man's name was Bruce Cary, and civil en gineering his trade; this came In nat ural confidence, as the long walk brought them together, and the fact of Janey's city residence was also communicated. "I could not keep up my old home, you know," sho told Bruce 'Cary, "with the number of mu sic pupils one may find In a small town." It did not occur to either that confi dences given freely to Btrangera "was far from their custom. Simply, and unaccountably, each realized the oth er's true and comforting Interest. Janey bud read somewhere that love was like that you felt that you had known the loved one Indefinitely. The man, helping her up the train steps, relaxed his assisting arm with strange regret. And when he asked the pleasure of sharing her car seat during the rest of the Journey Janey gave consent Joyfully. Bruce Gary's Journey did not end with Juney's destination; he told her this, regret In the tone that so pleased her. "Sometime," he begged, bending closer, "you will let me stop over to see you In the little music studio that Is your home?" Janey shook her head. "It has been very delightful, meeting this way," she suld. "I, at leas, have passed a happy hour. But after all, we are strangers to each other, going our sep arate ways. If, as time passes, my work Is happier for the memory of this winter afternoon, If the red ber ries bring recollection of your kind ness, your sympathetic understanding to me, why, that will be enough." Janey smiled wistfully Into the euger eyes regarding her. "Please," she begged, "do not try to persuade me otherwise. It will be better so. 'Ships,' you know, 'that puss " The man repeated slowly, "Then darkness again, and a silence.' I think not that, my little friend. However, now, your way. Uood-by until we meet again." The cold apartment was cold and desolate. Even the crimson berries and the glowing lamp could not re lieve the gloom. Janey touched the piano keys ; a minor chord mocked her. "I suppose," sW told herself tremulously, "this Is the 'darkness and the silence,' " The days went on. It was Inexplic able how one voice, newly learned, could haunt with thrilling cadence; how the glance of one pair t dark eyee could eoilpse all ejrw Uuil had been before ia memory. Jauey twrued treu the red berries one evening to respond to a tup at studio door. Bruce Cary stood there; Ills aiuile confident la greeting. "There are snips," be remarked, aa he followed her Into the lamplight, "thut travel aide by aide through star light, Uirough many rosy dawns Into the safe harbor of--love. Janey, have you mlsnod me enough to know that you must live your life as my wife?" "It Is all very hard to believe this dream come true," she told him nftoi n time. "But oh, Bruce, my dear, won't we always bless that friendly drift f uiui " "Mr. Bob," Junior Class play, March 20th. It will be good. Mrs. Bartholomew, who has been visiting relatives at Estacada and other points in western Oregon, has returned home and says the Heppner climate is the one in the world for her. Subscribe for the Herald, only $2 llll - btar iiiniiniuiiiHiiiiiiiitiiinimtiiHniiHiuiiiiiuiiitmiUiuirHHtiHitiiiiuiiwiiiiig Elkhorn I Best Eating j I Place 1 in Town 1 THEATRE Show Starts at 7:45 Tuesday and Wednesday. March A and ALL STAR CAST in "Rupert of Hentzau" Miss Olga Ennmorado, daughter of General M. Enamorado, consul gen eral for Cuba to the United States, was chosen "Queen of Beauty" for the New Year's Fruit and Flower festival at Miami, Fla. Miss Enam orado is here shown gathering some of the fruit for the festival. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahon(ey, who have been suffering from an afltack of flu and have been confined to their room for a couple of weeks, arc reported improving. Mr. Mahoney was able to sit up for a while today. VVESPEGIftLIZE in pure, appetizing food, well cooked and neatly served. A SATISFIED CUSTOMER Means a PERMANENT CUSTOMER Jleshatrmtt EDWARD CIIINN, Prop. We invite your patronage j If- lilllH'limllHHIIIIIHIH'll "l"llllIIMIlimi!'lllllllMIIIIIIIIIIII!llll!ltlllllllltliii!l What is the Value of the Railroads? Also COMEDY 1,380,000,000 570,000,000 5OO,OOO,000 500,000,000 7,000,000,000 400,000 Miles of Track; at only $25,- $10,000,000,000 000 a Mile The Department of Agriculture estimates that the average cost of a mile of improved highway to day, is anoui ao,uuu. j 00,000 locomotives at only $20,000 each ! Locomotives cost an average of about 160,000. . 2,400,000 Freight Cars at Only $1,- 2-400,000,000 000 each The averag cost of a freight car today is about $2,500. ; 57,000 Passenger-Train Cars at only $10,000 each All steel- passenger-train cars now coat from 130,000 to $35,000 each Materials and Supplies Railroads have to keep on hand millions of, tons of coal, rails, ties, spikes, and all other material re quired in maintenance and opera tion. Working Capital 50,000 Stations and Terminals, Yards, Signals, Roundhouses, Shops, Machinery, Water Supply, Power Plants, Elevators, Docks, Coal Pits, and all other Items. In- ' eluding administration In over 1,000 cities and towns, stations and terminal facilities cost over a million dollars apiece. The shops and machinery engaged in t'.ie repair of equipment consti tute an enrmous Industry in themselves, omploying nearly 4 00,000 men. '.' fct above property is believe I to be worth Tuily $10,000,000 000. and tould not be duplicated f r anywhere near that amount today. This Totals And a valuation recognising all the elements of value assured to the ordinary property-owner would be far in excess of this amount. The tentative minimum valuation of the railroads at the end of 1919 waa found by the Interstate Commerce Commission to be $t8,lMH,WM),(MM). ' This valuation was based mainly on cost of labor, materials, equipment, etc., on June SO, 1914. The subsequent Investment from January 1, 1920, to December 81, 192S, brings tlys Interstate Commerce Commission yaluatlon for rate-making purposes as of December 81, 1J28, P to about $81.200,000,000., Each reader can Judge for himself the fairneaa erf the con tention that the Interstate Commerce Commission valuation should be reduced by from $7,000,00.0fl to 1,00,000,09. Such a confiscation of values would In effect be) a denial to the railroads of their chief means of keeping pace with the devel opment of the country. Fair recognition of railroad property valaea U eosemial for adequate earning power a"d credit for further expansion. C. R. GRAY, Omaha. Nebraska ' President. February 1, 1924. Union pacific System "GOOD DEEDS" -i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i- Thursday and Friday, March 6 and 7: JACK HOLT "NOBODY'S MONEY" EDNA MURP H Y in 4 'Her Dangerous Path" Also PATHE NEWS WEEKLY -i-l-l-l-l-l-l-H-l-i-l-l-H Sautrday, March 8: Little Ann In "The Greatest Menace" Also - "Felix Out of Luck" ; I I j I I I I I I I I I- Sunday and Monday, March 9 and 10: LEA TRICE JOY in "JAVA HEAD" ALSO COMEDY "The Whole Truth" $22,350,000,000 Cold Weather Comforts When the weather is cold and stormy, what is better than a comfortable club-room, a cue at billiards, a hand at whist, a good cigar r a delicious hot drink? All these Pastimes and Creature Comforts may be found at Curran & Barrs PASTIME The House of Welcome and Good, Cheer Elks' Building i Heppner, Ore. Sigsbee Studio Is now open and prepared to take first-class Photographs B. G. SIGSBEE PHOTOGRAPHER Located on Main Street Opposite Star Theatre, Hfppner S. IT-PAYS TO READ THE HERALD ADS 0 0) 8