Gazette-Tmes
VOL. 30. NO. 41.
HEPPNER, OREGON, JANUARY s, 1J14.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
II SIAD AND
NEWGQUNGIL ME
ET
New Council Receives
Recommendations From
Mayor J. R. McCraw
Is Marshal.
Monday evening saw the pass
ing of the old city administration
and the ushering in of the new.
Mayor Van Vactor presided
over the last meeting with coun
cilmen Minor, Barratt, Cornett,
Currin, and Kirk present, Vaughn
absent. After going through the
rpcrnlnr rnnfino nf hucinaaa arA
passing on the bills for the month, I time, the meeting was adjourned
until next Monday night. At
that time the matter of purchas
ing an oil sprinkler for the city
will be settled and the Curfew
ordinance will be discussed and
passed upon.
tliey were arrested, the amount c.f
the tine levied, if lined, in fact make
a clear, concise Htatement of the li
poHitlon of the cane. At the end of
each month you will make out a lint
of naiiu'H of the penguin nrreKted,
the charge, the amount of fine, if any,
and deliver wmie to the Mayor. You
will receive orders from the Mayor
only.
"You will enforce the law relative
to the sale or (jiving tobacco In any
form to liilnorn under the age of 18
yearo. You will Btrictly enforce the
Curfew ordinance."
S. E. Notson was retained as
city attorney.
Attorney J. J. Nys was en
gaged to do the work of indexing
the Ordinance book. He has
agreed to perform the work for
fifty dollars.
Seven saloon licenses were
granted for the quarter.
Owing to the fact that so much
business is on the table at this
Mayor Van Vactor withdrew and
Mayor-elect Smead took up the
reigns of government.
Mayor Smead made the follow
ing recommendations to the coun
cil: "I recommend that the Ordinance
15ook lie Indexed and annotated by
competent person at the earliest
posKllilt: date. I hIho recommend
that tlioKecorderlieimt on atralnht
unlury. i innkethis recommendation
, for the reason that I have heard
more klcku on tills one tiling- than
perhaps any other. Every public
official oii;;lit to lie protected in such
n manner that there could be no pus
Hi Id suspicion of sniff.
"I shall insist that the Hecordcr
render an itemized account of all
tines anil other moneys coming into
ills hands, to the Finance Committee
and at the first regular meeting each
month, that the Finance Committee
pass upon this statement the same
i any other financial account. 1
w ould also ask that tliecouncil pass
nil ordinance more clearly and more
fully riellnliitf the duties of the Hecor
dcr. 1 ask that you Incorporate In
this ordinance that theKecordeiievy
all lines In open court.
"1 also desire to recommend to the
council that they puss an ordinance
that no proprietor or liar tender ni
nny other person or persons be al
lowed toenterany barroom between
the hours of midnight Saturday and
"i a. m. Monday, unless accompanied
by an olllcial. I would ask that the
xniallest fine for the violation of this
ordinance be placed at $i".
"I recommend that you pass an
ordinance concerning the sale of to
bacco to minors."
J. R. McCraw received the ap
pointment as city marshal. In
making the appointment, Mayor
Smead said: "I have selected a
man who 1 think will carry out
my plans." He gave the mar
shal the following instructions:
"In the first place, 1 desire to In
struct you that I will not stand for
any marshal or deputy marshal
drinking or playing cards in saloons.
The first time that you or any dep
uty under you areseentakinii-n drink
nt any public place or playing a
jrimie of cards in any of the saloons
of lleppner, you or they will lose
their stars; there will be no second
time.
"You will see that drunken men are
kept off the streets of lleppner.
"When not too drunk, give, them fair
warning, and if they do not obey
within five minutes, lock them up on
charge of 'drunk and disorderly.' In
the enforcement of this Instruction I
particularly charge that you show
no favoritism.
' Enforce, the la w relating to sell
ing or giving liquor to tliosealreadv
under Its Influence. This means that
If you see any liar tender or proprie
tor of any saloon, or any person or
persons selling or giving liquor to a
man who Is already sufficiently un
der It s Influence to be noticeable, that
you are to arrest and bring them to
trial for so doing.
"You are to see that all places of
business are conducted In an orderly
manner. Hee that no liquor is sold
on Sunday, Enforce the Sunday
closing law.
"You are to turn no person loose
whom you have arrested, without
orders from the Recorder. You are
to accept no money In payment of
fines, until the same has been ordered
by the Itecorder.
"You are to carry a pass book and
enter therein the names of nil per
sons arrested, the chai-u for which
Assessed $100 Fine.
For the violation of the citv or
dinance in keeping their bar open
after midnight on New Years',
the Palace Hotel Co. was fined
$100 by Recorder Williams on
raonaay. un jNew Years eve
this company gave its annual
country dance which was attend
ed by some 350 or 400 people from
town ana country, an3 it is re
ported that joy reigned supreme
from eight in the evening to six
in the morning. It was no doubt
for the purpose of keeping up the
enthusiasm that the source of
liquid refreshments was not shut
off at midnight as by law of the
city made and provided. In as
sessing this fine the recorder had
no alternative as the amount is
nxeu. un a similar occasion a
year ago the permission of the
authorities was sought to keep
this bar open all night, but it was
not granted. Whether permis
sion was asked for this time or
not we have not learned, but cer
tain it is that it was not granted.
In fact, it could not be, and the
management saw fit to keep open
anyway, hence the fine.
Many in attendance at this
function report a very enjoyable
time and many others are quite
severe in their criticism of the
manner in which it was conduc
ted. Of course it all depends on
one's conception of what consti
tutes a good time, and also their
idea of what is right and proper.
However, some very ridiculous
assertions have been made which
cast reproach on a lot of good
people and which should not be
credited at all.
OREGON'S ACTIVITIES IN YEAR
1913 REACH ENORMOUS FIGURES
W MMMM "TTtHlimiu,
Portland, Ore., Jan. 6 (Spe
cial) While in some single items
Oregon's yield in 1913 was some
what below that of the previous
year, her total product for the
year has never been surpassed.
The market value of cereals pro
duced in the state was approxi-
GRAINS AND
mately $5,000,000 less than for
1912, but with this one exception,
material gams were made in all
agricultural lines. The following
figures indicate that the state is
maintaining the rapid advance in
material wealth established in
previous years.
HAY.
Wheat, bushels, 19,150,000
tsanev. " d nnn nnn
Oats, " 12,500,000
Rye, " 350,000,
orn, " 850,000
Hay, tons 1,300,000
Total for 1913
Total for 1912
Total for 1913
Total for 1912
Cattle, head,
Dairy cows "
Hoes.
Sheen.
Horses, "
Mules, "
Goats,
Total for 1913
' Total for 1912
Total for 1913
Total for 1912
Total for 1913
Total for 1912 -
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Butter, lbs. 20,000,000
Cheese, " 9,000,000
Milk and creams, gallons, 26,000,000
Total for 1913 -Total
for 1912
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS
including poultry, eggs, hops, salmon and other
fish, honey, etc.
Total for 1913
Total for-1912 - . '
15,325,000
3,380,000
4,900,000
310,000
525,000
14.000,000
VEGETABLES.
LIVESTOCK.
560,000
212,000
1,000,000
1,825,000
279,000
8,930
187,000
FRUITS AND NUTS.
WOOL AND MOHAIR.
38,440,000
43,488,000
18,530,000
17,786,000
42,000,000
18,900,000
14,000,000
7,225,000
20,000,000
1,780,000
280,000
104,185,000
102,494,000
9,070,220
. , 6,430,000
2,917.000
2,761,000
7,000,000
' 1.440.000
13,000,000
21,440,000
16,090,000
48,975,000
38,017,000
LEXINGTON ITEMS.
Miss Dell Fuqua is quite sick
at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Bert Ward.
Buys Summer Range.
A deal in real estate the past
week gives W. B. Ewing, exten
sive alfalfa raiser of Cecil, pos
session of 2500 acres of the Minor
Bros, land in the vicinity of the
Hamilton ranch on Caplinger
creek. Mr. Ewing has purchased
this tract of land as a summer-
range in the mountains where he
can take stock from his lower
Willow creek place. This gives
him a chance to work off his al
falfa to a better advantage, as he
can handle beef stuff finished off
on his alfalfa at seasons of the
year when it will prove the most
profitable. Mr. Ewing has here
tofore depended on shipping out
his hay to dealers below. This
plan will enable him tn feed bio
hay at home and ship out the fin-
isnea product in lattened cattle
for the city market.
Room For Rent.
One room for rent, in fhe EW
buildintr. Bath i n ennnperirm
Inquire of Mrs. Delia Hallock.
Quite a crowd was out to hear
Mr. Taber preach Sunday night.
He preaches regularly on the 1st
Sunday of the month.
Lawrence Reaney and wife re
turned to their home above Hepp-
ner after visiting relatives and
friends for the holidays.
Mrs. Ed Duran is quite sick at
her home, the result of being
vaccinated. It is thought she
has an attack of varioloid.
Mr. Berggreen, from up the
creek, sold his ranch to a family
in the valley. The newcomers
arrived here on Saturday's train.
Jos. Burgoyne has been feeling
bad for a week wrestling with
lagrippe. There are a good many
in the village suffering with - a
pneumonia cough.
Misses Edna Carmichael and
Winnie Smith returned to their
studies at Monmouth, Saturday
morning, after spending the hol
idays with their parents.
Mrs. Marsh White is on the
list. During her illness
Marsh is chief cook and bottle
washer. He savs he never knpw
until now how much there is to
housework.
A representative of the Oregon
Nursery Co., of Orenco, Ore.,
visited Lexington Saturday and
Sunday. The orders he received,
when filled, will be shipped to
Marsh White.
Miss Vesta Cutsforth returned
to Echo Sunday so that she could
resume her teaching there in the
public school. Muriel Reed, who
has been visiting Mrs. Allen, also
returned to her home below Port
land. Look at that ad on o-nsnlino
gines in another column.
Telephone Co. Meets.
A meeting of the Blackhorse
Telephone Company was held on
Saturday afternoon ot the Court
house, a good attendance of the
subscribers being present. A re
port of the year's business was
submitted and shows the com
pany to be in good condition.
1 here are 24 phones on the line
and these were maintained at an
expense for the entire year of
$1.00 per phone. The officers
elected for the year 1914 are, W
U. Barratt, president: W. G. Mc-
Carty, vice-president; R. W. Tur
ner, secretary; W. G. Scott, treas
urer; David Brown, lineman, and
m. j. uevin and J. G. Doherty,
executive committee.
GREAT POWER
-SMALL COST
Snap,
The Engine With the
No Pipes to Freeze.
Always on the Job.
Fuller & .Tnh
' ""'1 o JL y UVI
power horizontal engine only $55.
xour ueaier will supply and guar
antee. More nowpr if vnn want
at an equal low price.
Buys Wheat Here.
C. B. Sperry, of lone, was in
Heppner the past week for sev
eral days and during that time
bought a lot of wheat for an ex
port hrm in Portland. He says
he was surprised to find so large
an amount of grain at Heppner,
and also states that he bought
some of the best wheat here he
has seen in years. Much of his
purchase is the finest milling
wheat, and this will go to the
flouring mills in different parts
of the Pacific Coast. The best
milling wheat produced is raised
in the vicinity of Heppner, and
The Income Tax.
A full explanation of the Income-Tax
law, which is pro vine
a puzzla to many people, will be
found in the January Lippincotts.
Edward Sherwood Mead, Lippin
cott's financial expert, is the au
thor of the paper.
"The present income-tax law
levies a tax of one per cent upon
the annual net income of everv
citizen of the United States, every
alien residing within the United
btates, and in some cases unon
the income of non-residentaliens"
says Dr. Mead. In addition to
the income tax of one per cent..
there is a sur-tax, or additional
tax, ranging from one to six per
cent, upon amounts of income in
excess of $20,000. There is also
a normal tax of one per cent, lev
ied upon the net income of every
corporation, agent, stock com
pany, association, and insurance
company organized in the United
btates. The exemption provided
in the law is not based upon the
individuals, but upon income.
From the net income of each
person may be deducted a spe
cific exemption of $3,000. plus
$1,000 additional, if the person
making the return be married.
It is to be observed that the
richest man in the United States
is entitled to this exemption,
equally with the man who re
ceives only $5,000 a year. S3.000
or $4,000 is to be deducted from
the incomes of all persons' liable
to the tax. The additional ' tax
is in the same manner computed
on the excess rather than the to
tal. For example, a married per
son whose net income for the
year amounts to $100,000 pays
one per cent, on $96,000, and an
additional one per cent, on S30.-
000, the amount exceeding $20,-
000 and not exceeding $50,000;
an additional two per cent, on
$25,000, the amount exceeding
$50,000 and not exceeding $75,
000; an additional three per cent.
on $21,000, the amount exceeding
$75,000 and less than, $100,000.
If the tax-payer has an income
of $250,000, he will pay five per
cent, on $150,000; with a $500,000
income, he will pay six per cent,
on $250,000; and all incomes ex
ceeding $250,000 will pav the ad
ditional six per cent. The total
range of the tax is from one to
seven per cent.
"The law is very specific as to
the method by which the net in
come is to be calculated. Start
ing with the gross income, which
includes every kind of salaries
wages, business profits, interest,
rents, etc., the description beinc
made in very general terms, three
classes of deductions and exemp
tions are given. The first has
already been mentioned, the spe
cific exemption of $3,000 or 84,
000. The second includes those
deductions which are made from
gross income in computing the
net amount subject to the normal
tax, and third, incomes exempt
from tax."
SECOND
POULTRY
SHOW
ATM
TS
Exhibits Are Many and
Class of Birds Better
Than Ever-B. F. Keeny
of Eugene Is Judging.
Morrow County's second an
nual poultry show is now being
pulled off at the Fair Store build
ing, and starts in a very auspi
cious manner.
At the opening yesterday the
coops contained in the neighbor
hood of 450 fouls, and many of
them are mighty fine birds. The
show last season was somewhat
of an experiment and the exhibi
tors had a good many things to
learn. They have profited bv
their experience for the exhibits
show much better nrenaratinn
this time. The birds have been
properly prepared for the show
and they certainly present an ap
pearance beautiful to behold.
The attendance is good, the
people of the community showing
their appreciation of the efforts
put forth by the Association to"
give them a comprehensive idea
of what the poultry raisers of the
county are doing in the raisins
of high class stuff.
Judging began yesterday and
single birds and pens are making
high scores.
In our next issue we hope to
give the full list of prizewinners.
Dragged to Death.
Melvin Kleis, a farmer livine
west of lone, was found dead out
in the pasture where he had evi
dently been dragged by a horse.
From indications, he had gone to
catch the animal, carrying a hal
ter with chain attached, and had
in some manner become entang
led. This was on New Year's
day or the day before, and when
the body was picked up it was
frozen stiff. Coroner Chick, of
lone, in investigating the case,
decided that the evidence of death
was so plain that an inquest was
not necessary. The remains
were taken to lone where burial
was made. Mr. Kleis liy,ed alone
and so far as ascertained at this
time he has no relatives in this
country.
New Arrivals.
This office acknowledges a verv
pleasant call Tuesday from Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Cummin cs. re
cent arrivals in this county from
the Willamette Valley. They
have taken possession of theOlaf
Berggreen farm as the new own
ers and Mr. Berggreen and his
family will go to the Vallev to
engage again in the sawmill bus
iness. Mr. Cummings is a man
of experience in drv farming.
Through the kindness of Mrs.
D. E. Gilman, a representative of
the Gazette-Times was taken for
an automobile spin up through
the hills north of Lexington last
Sunday. The roads were in fine
condition, the air balmy and
warm and withal the trip was
one of rare deiight. To one who
is not familiar with that section
a pleasant surprise is afforded.
Following up Piper canyon over
a smooth, well-kept strawed road
you come suddenly upon the farm
home of Mr. John Piper. This is
one of the best improved farms
in the county and shows the re
sult of constant attention and
the careful business management
of a man who has always had un
bounded faith in his section.
Mr. Piper has built a home wor
thy of the name and were more
of our farmers to follow his ex
ample there would be less of this
exodus to the towns. Beyond
Piper's there is a very fine grain
havino- fnlinveed rh ' field, the wheat being: un two or
feels that he can take hold of his spiring and affords a splendid
new farm as one who understands panorama of the big north end
how to handle it in a successful of tne county. A short ride
way. Mr. and Mrs. Cumminirs down throuh thp hills and we
Mr. Sperry says there is a grow-' are well pleased with the outlook ?P! Vpon Lexin,ton- Stopp
ing demand for it by outside ' and the sr,n;nlTa f fi,.-. m e a enoi,t0 '? .?
, nuiti, li c v.a w tii i i 1 1 1 1 tJi I m l riH
millers.
I newly acquired home.
direction of Heppner.