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Newspaper Page TextOregon Historical Society S'lii.-fc K-lmm;i. Building. Gaz 1MES H VOL. 31. NO. 8. HEPPNER, OREGON, MAY 21, 1914. SUBSCRIPTION, 1.50 PER YEAR ECHO VICTOR IN A CLOSE GAiilE Local Pitcher Strikes Out 22 Men But Visitors Win On Heppner's Errors. Five' to two in favor of Echo and the Heppner fans are Btlll wonder ing how it happened. With 22 of the Echo stickers benched by the strike out methods used by Harlan, the lo cal pitcher, and his team mates, with one or two exceptions, giving him fine support; the visitors, by a ser ies of lucky plays, shoved eneugh me.n across the home plate to take the game and leave the local fans unable to shout. Things started In the first of the second inning when Charlie Hoskins lifted a long fly over the head of cen ter fielder McMurdo. McMurdo suc ceeded in touching the ball, but be fore he could recover, Hoskins had circled the bases. Heppner got their only two runs of the game in the fourth, when McMurdo dropped a nice one into right field, bringing Manerude in from third, and Brunton showed his sprinting ability by com ing in from second. Echo scored one run In the fifth and eighth frames add two In the ninth. One of these runs was caused by a wild pitch and the others by passed balls. Heppner played out of luck, but ex pect to come back strong in their next game with Echo. Eclio AB RHPOAK Gaunt, 3rd 3 1 0 0 2 1 Markham, If 5 0 1 0 0 0 Norman, cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 C. Hoskins, c 4 1 0 6 4 0 F. Hoskins, 1st 4 0 0 9 1 0 Greiner, 2nd 4 118 10 Esteb, rf 4 2 0 1 0 0 Bryant, p 4 0 0 0 3 1 Rhea, bs 2 0 1 2 2 1 Total 34 5 3 27 13 8 Heppner . Harlan, p" 1 0 0 111 Jayne, 1st 4 0 15 10 Blakely, 3rd 4 0 0 0 0 0 Sperry, 2nd 3 0 0 2 0 0 Cochran, ss 4 0 110 1 Manerud, c 4 12 18 6 0 Brunton, If 4 12 0 10 McMurdo, cf 2 0 1 0 0 2 Young, rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 FlHke, cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total 32 2 8 27 4 Score by innings: Echo 123456789 Total Huns 010010012 5 Hits 000020001 3 Heppner Runs 000200000 2 Hits 0 113 10 0 11 8 SUMMARY Bases on balls, off Harlan 4; off Bryant 2. Hit by pitcher, Harlan, Sperry by Bryant. Struck out by Harlan 22; by Bry ant 5. Left on bases, Heppner 6; Echo 2. Double plays, Bryant to Hoskins to F, Hoskins; F. Hoskins unassist ed. Stolen bases, Gaunt, Markham, F Hoskins, Greiner, Esteb. Passed ball, Manerud ?. Wild pitches, Harlan 3. Time of game 2:20. Umpires, Gilbert and Allison. DID IT GET JUSTICE Robert Dexter Hays His Kon Was En titled to An Attorney. Editor Gazette-Tlmes:- In your last issue I think you made a statement that did my son, Jake Dexter an injustice, in that you said he refused to have an attorney This is not so. He asked that an at torney be appointed to defend him; he also asked to have his case post poned until the coming fall that he might be in better position to defend himself and this request was denied by the Court and the case proceeded with. I think he should have had an attorney appointed to defend him, and that a great wrong was done the boy because he had to go to tdial without an attorney. The boy 18 years of age and of course had never had experience in court mat ters and did not know how to pro ceed. Owing to long continued ill ness of myself, and the consequent heavy expense I have been under, I was not able to get the boy an at torney, and he had no means with which to employ one at this trial and I think he did not receive the treat ment that he was entitled to at the hands of the court. The boy now languishes In jail because he could not pay his fine and I could not mortgage my place to raiss the money for this purpose. ROBERT DEXTER UTILE FOLKS E L The people of Heppner who were fortunate enough to be present at the auditorium of Heppner High School on last Friday evening were splen didly entertained by the little folks. Miss Powers of the primary and Miss Ames of the second grade had con ceived the idea of "showing off" their pupils and had all confidence that they would "make good." Feeling this way about it, they got the con sent of the Superintendent to put on a couple of playlets. The primary pupils presented "In Fairyland," and the second. graders attempted some thing a little heavier, and their play was "Hansel and Gretel." There was no disappointment on the part of the audience present; in fact, they were surprised to a large degree at the splendid manner in which the children performed. Each little tot -appeared to be perfectly at home on the stage; all parts were well committed and there was an en tire absence of stage fright. Master Francis Watkins was the Herald in Fairyland and introduced his pageant in a lively little speech and then the play was on with the following caste: Herald Francis Watkins. Page Clarence Gordon. King Johnie Turner. Queen Delma Driskell. Little Girl Elaine Slgsbee. Little Bpy Hugh Currin. Sandman Lawrence Slocum. Ladies In waiting Alice Kirk, Teresa Blahm. Three Flowers Rose, Margurette Hisler; Lily, Mary Patterson; For-get-me-not, Mary Crawford. Elves Victor Groshens, Donald Bowker, Clifford Driskell, Jas. Hayes, Virgil Stephens, Durward Tasli, Byron Johnson, Franklin Elder, Alton Osuiin, Isaac Dex ter. Fairies Kathryn Brock, Frances King, Annie French, Christeen Bray, Howard Humphreys, Francis Gentry, Clyde Gillespie, Arthur Gillespie, Stanley Wil liams, William Driscoll. "Hansel and Gretel" was a por trayal of Dutch life and was indeed very . Interesting. The principal caste of characters was: Hansel Paul Aiken. Gretel Ethel Mikesell. Stepmother Wllletta Barratt. Father Willie LeTrace. Witch Margaret Woodson. Dustman Horace Wells. Dandelion Gladys Brown. These were assisted by the follow ing to make up the complete caste and give the proper "setting" for the play: Angels Bernice Sigsbee, Myra Wells, Hazel Cantwell, Frances Parker, Rachel Scherzlnger, Ruth Tash. Boola Boola Men Horace Wells', Ester Neel, Mary Van Vactor, Lovell Lucas, Alice Sargent, Harold Case, Gladys Brown, Bernice Woodson. Dutch Children Ruth French, Ed win Esteb, Luella Driskell, Rob ert Reed, Elmer Baldwin, Eldon Cave, Charles Church, Ray Mc Duffee, Lewis Osmin, Fred Gor don, Andrew Baldwin. Dancers Brownie polka; Ester Neel, Bernice Sigsbee, Paul Ai ken, Ethel Mikesell, Lovell Lu cas, Mary Van Vactor. High land fling; Mary Van Vactor, Bernice Sigsbee. "O du Lieber Augustin," Willie LeTrace, Wll letta Barratt, Ethel Mikesell, Paul Aiken. The children were all properly cos tumed and each separate and indi vidual part was performed In a cred itable manner. It was a matter of much comment on the part of those present to see how well the children acted on the Btage, ana how they seemed to be perfectly at home. At the beginning of the perform ance Prof. Hoffman made a few well chosen remarks and cordially thank ed the people of Heppner for the in terest manifested in the welfare of the school. It was certainly an eve ning well spent and we should be glad to see more of a similar nature. There is nothing more pleasing than an entertainment by the children. and the manner in which Miss Power and Miss Ames handle those under their care speaks volumes for their ability along this line. Dies at Oakland, Calif. Mrs. J. A. Fristoe, for many years a resident of Heppner, but who has been living in California for a num. ber of years past, died at her home in Oakland on the 11th Inst., after an illness or two weeks. Her remains were cremated and it is the inten tion of her daughter, Mrs. R. E Everett, of The Dalles, to have the urn brought to Heppner where It will be deposited beside the remains of her relatives burled here. Mrs, Fristoe lived in Heppner for many years and had a large circle of friends here who will be pained to learn of her death. I1C0IE A! S1IIH ARE ' PARTIES' CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR McDuffee, Waters, and Currin Win Over Opponents In Republican Ranks and Jeff Jones Receives Dem ocratic Nomination Others Are Chosen Without Opposition. In the primary election held last Friday, Dr. James Withycombe of Corvallis received the Republican i ,1 . r i ut. u.Uu. ponent in theNorember election will ho np r J Smith nf Pnrt . Mil. whn i nosed out Judge Bennett of The Dalles, by about 1500 votes for the Democratic endorsement. Dr. Withy combe won over Gus Moser, his near est opponent by 4,707 votes. For justices of the supreme court, the nominees are McBride, Beau, Harris and McNary in the order named. The race between Benson and McNary was very close and it may take tire official count to decide who is the winner, although from present indications it looks like Mc Nary with one pr two counties yet to, hear from. Following is the vote of the state for governor and supreme court jus tices: Democratic vote for governor: Smith 12,036; Bennett 10,420; Man ning4965; Cobb 1964; Miller 1204. Republican vote for governor: Withycombe 18,092; Crawford 12, 458; Moser 13,661; Carter 9,232; Dimick 9,353; Geer 6,996; Johns 6,743; Brownell 4,272. Republican vote for justices of the supreme court: McBride, 41,166; Bean, 39,938; Harris 33,220; Ben son 31,8-10; McNary 31,790. George McDuffee, republican can didate for sheriff, received a major ity of 16 votes over all other candi dates opposing him combined. He will be pitted against Andy Hayes, who received ' the democratic nom ination without opposition. J. A. Waters of lone won out over A. M. Mallory, his nearest opponent by 93 votes. Mr. Mallory carried his- home town, Heppner, as did Mr. 'Waters. Geo. Currin of Heppner defeated G. A. Bleakman of Hardman for the re publican nomination for commission er. On the democratic ticket, the office of commissioner was the only i one sought after in competitive style, and Jeff Jones was the successful candidate, winning over R. F. Fraser Fraser 63; Jones 113. Total dem by 50 votes. i ocratic vote 213. MORI GOLD STORAGE CO. ID MEET ON 27TH New Charter Will Be Recieved and Other Business Will Be Transacted Lexington Creamery Plant To Be Moved To Heppner. The incorporators of the Morrow County Creamery and Cold Storage Colnpany have issued a call for a meeting of the stock subscribers to be held in I. O. O. F. hall in Heppner at 2 o'clock, p. m., Wednesday, May 27. This meeting is called for the has faith in the successful outcome purpose of receiving the charter and of such an undertaking, completing the organization of the The new corporation is based on company, and it is desired that there a capitalization of $12,000 and the be a full representation of stock pres- necessary amount of stock is sub ent, either in person or by proxy. scribed to complete organization. To Mr. A. L. Sparling, organizing sec- date the following have become retary, has been very busy the past stockholders and a glance at the list three weeks and has visited every will show that the stock is well dis part of the county in the Interests of trlbuted over the county, this company. He has Interested Adkins, J. J; Alstott, R. E.; An about 85 individual shareholders, derson, H.; Anderson, F.; Anderson, and would like to make this 100. B.; Anderson, T.; Ayers, A. L.; Bay This can be done providing more of less, W.; Barratt, W. B.; Beckett, the Heppner people will come In, and R. W.; Bell, F. E.; Bellenbrock, J. this they should do as It Is desired H.; Bleakman, G. A.; Uoyer G.; to locate the creamery and cold Brown, Misses; Brown, W. E.; Case, storage plant in this city. M. L.; Christenson.Dr.; Clark, H. E.; At a meeting of the stock sub- Conder, jDr.; Copenhaver, W. C; scribers held in Heppner on Friday Cox, Chas.; Cox, A. R.; Cox, O. J.; afternoon last, a proposition to take Crump, F.; Cryder W. W.; Currin, over the Lexington creamery plant G.; Devin, M. J.; Denisee, T. G.; Dye, was presented and accepted. The Or.; Evans, G.; Gay, H. C; Gazette new company gets this property, in-1 Times; Gilliam & Bisbee; Hart, R. eluding house, lot and all machinery ' M,; Harlan, L. K.; Haylor, Wni.; upon the payment of $850 in cash Heppner Herald; Heppner Laundry; and 400 shares of stock, the stock to Hisler, Paul; Huddleston, J. B.; be distributed among the present stockholders of the Lexington Cream ery. This is considered a good stroke of business and the property was se cured at a very reasonable price, con sidering that other interests had made a much better offer for the property. The new creamery is re ceiving the hearty endorsement of the Lexington dairymen and they will be among the largest contributors to the new enterprise. In fact, these people would give strong inducement for the location of the plant at that point, and we understand that one merchant there made an offer of a I Morrow county vote on state of fices was as follows: ' Republican For National Corn- mltteeman. C. W. Ackerson 312; - ''""" cu- ator, Booth 598; Representative in Congress, Sinnott 604; For Governor, Brownell 37; Carter 68; Crawford 162; Dimick 32; Geer 110; Johns 110; Moser 131; Withycombe 147; For State Treasurer, Thos. B. Kay 594; For Justices of Supreme Court, c0. - onA. - , iDArcy 86 : Harris ni' McBride 331; McNary 209; Richardson 135; For Attorney-General, Brown 257; Farrin 82; Grant 122; Johnson 88; Lord 132; For Superintendent of Public Instruction, Churchill 574; For State Engineer, Lewis 326; Stockman 315; Labor Commissioner, Bynon 127; Hoff 239; Madsen 69; Miller 209; Railroad Commissioner, Miller 433; Patton 201; Supt of Water Division No. 2; Geo. T. Coch jfan 617; For Representative, Stan field 558; For State Senator, Bar rett 588. . Democratic National Committe man, Cannon 44; Esterly 124; Un ited States Senator, Chamberlain 168; Governor, Bennett 85; Cobb 18; Miller 1; Smith 83. Justice of Su preme Court, Galloway 110; Ram sey 86; Attorney-General, Jeffffrey 152. The vote in the county for county offices was as follows: for republican sheriff, Blake 168; McDuffee 453; Nsal 229; Smead 40. For clerk, l(fof-107; Mallory 341; Waters 434. Treasurer, Gilliam 7i 6. Sur veyor, Turner 682. Commissioner, Bleakman 226; Currin 583. Coroner Chick 70; McMurdo 17; Winnard 9 Total republican vote 909. Demo- cratic sheriff Hayes 158. Clerk Hus ton 163. Treasures, Hughes 163. Assessor. Wells 184. Commissioner E cash bonus of $750 to bring the plant to his town, and this in addi- tion to a liberal stock subscription, This is certainly manifesting a spirit of enterprise for which he is to be commended, and it shows that he Hudson, A. L.; Jenkins, J. L.; John son, A. W.; Jones, Jeff, Jones, C. N.; Kenny, M.; Kirk, J. C; Knappen berg, J. T.; Knoblock, A. J.; Minor & Co.; Minor, W. O.; McMurdo, Dr.; Noble, E. G.; Olden, II. M.; Parker, F.; Padberg, Win.; Pearson, Louis; Phelps, A. M.; Rippee, J. W.; Rood, Andy; Saling, Chester; Smith, E. F.; Smead, W. W.; Smith, W. J.; Slo cum, A. M.; Scrivner, W. P.; Spar ling, A. L.; Thomson Bros.; Tom- lin, G. D.; Vance, H. W.; Vaughn & Sons; Ward, D. M.j Waters, J. A.; Wicker, H.; Wlghtman Bros.; Win nard, Dr.; Wright, A. E. El n HEPPNER YQUNG LADY Miss Elizabeth Maria Slocum, eld est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Slocum of this city, was united In marriage to Mr. Alarlon L. Van Schoiack of Arlington, Oregon, on Sunday, May 17. Rev. W. N. Ferris of the Federated church performed the ceremony in the presence of the members of the bride's family and other relatives. Miss Slocum is a graduate of Hepp ner High School, being a member of the 1911 class. For the past three years she has been teaching school in various parts of the county. The groom is a partner and foreman in the Smythe Sheep Company of Ar lington. The young people will be at home to their friends in Arlington after the first of October. Had a Lively Runaway. Emerson Keithley, of Eight Mile, Is the possessor of a team that he Is proud of because of their sprinting qualities. He had the team hitched to the wagon and was in the lane near his house making repairs to the fence when they took a sudden notion to run. They lit out In the direction of Oscar Kelthley's, ran through the fence into his field and after making a circle, dropped off the hind part of the wagon which had become en tangled with the fence, and hiked back to their own domicile where they brought up in the barn lot, hav ing done no particular damage but proving their sprinting qualities to be first class. In Honor of The Old Veterans And Their Comrades. Union memorial services will be held in the Federated church on Sun day morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Ferris, the pastor, will deliver the address. Pastors Van Winkle and Goulder will assist. Special music will be a prominent feature, with usual appropriate decorations of flags and flowers. A most cordial invitation Is ex tended to all. Strangers in our city are most welcome. Still Thinks He Was Un justly Taxed. To the Editor: Betwixt the Heppner Gazette Times, which must stand for Mor row County resources, the Oregon- lan, who is looking for a socialist single-tax mares nest and a citizen's demand for a fair rate of assessment we have been much advertised as a kicker in the matter of taxation This is exactly the opposite from the truth which this letter will explain if it gets into print. Instead of single tax applying to this land assessment exactly the op posite is the case. My holdings are improved. Because I plowed the land and tried to farm it I am taxed on improved land; while my neigh bor, adjoining, leaves his land in the wild state bunch grass and gets off with from one third to one half of the taxes I have to pay because I, supDosedly, improved the land. Had I not plowed and improved I should have the benefit of unimproved land rating. This is exactly the opposite from the single tax "George" theory wow tne lacts in tins case are these. Some of my neighbors' land is farmed and enough rye or other hay, sometimes grain, can be raised to feed a bunch of stock that is ranged just north of this land on the irrigation reserve covering 15 miles between my place and the Col umbia river. These people make their living from the range and not from the farm. Another man ad joining this land fanned himself so deeply Into debt that he may never be able to pay out and was forced to abandon his own land and now rents in another section of the county Other land, still farther south, lying in a better district is being farmed by some careful Sweedish farmers and they make a living, in a way The whole belt in the location of this particular land has been practically abandoned. With a fair rating I would not ob ject to the taxes assessed against this land. I deny the accusation of being a "deserter" in theory or practice of the Socialist philosophy or that of the single land tax. Moreover I pro fess to know how to farm and will take my hat off to no one. Also I will meet any editor on even space on any one of these three questions. I asked of the Morrow County of ficers a fair assessment and if the group in this section of land owners will stand by me we might show the officials of that county the Justice of our claim. C. W..BARZEE. I. C. Bennett, the Lone Rock stage route contractor, left Heppner on Tuesday morning with a stage load of parcel post packages. After June 1st Mr. Bennett will be off the route, the contract having been secured by W. T. McRoberts, of Heppner. fiff OUTLOOK SIS CONFIDENCE Business Men Everywhere See Assurances "of " Con tinued Prosperity. The wave of confidence, based on the prospect of bumper crops and a belief that unsettling influences are disappearing, continues to make it self evident in all parts of the United States. The following cheerful statements were made yesterday to a request from The Sun for an opin ion of business prospects from var ious parts of the country which bear assurances of a stimulated trade activity and a belief in a rapidly re turning period of prosperity. Splendid Outlook, Says Banker. Louisville, Ky., May 10. John B. Pittle, vice-president of the Louis ville Trust Company and in close touch with local conditions, sees a splendid outlook for business condi tions. He said to-day: 'Fundamentally business condi tions are sound and the prospects of a big wheat crop give every reason for encouragement. From present indications it appears that the new banking law will work smoothly and give general satisfaction. The effect of the tariff had been generally discounted and has had no marked depressing result yet. If the railroads get fair treatment and there is a cessation of political at tacks on trusts, business will revive with increasing confidence in the fu ture and we will have a real, contin uous, healthy expansion." Columbus, Ohio, May 10. Busi ness men of this city are generally optimistic in their outlook. A char acteristic statement is that made by J. S. Ralson, president of the Ral ston Steel Car Company, who says: "I believe that general business conditions are on a sound basis. With the prospects for good crops that are now half made we are cer-' tainly in for a period of prosperity if business conditions are not inter fered with by vicious legislation. "The situation looks to tne as it the demagogue and muckraking pub lications which have done so much to bring on business distress were about eliminated, and that is all we need for a long period of continued prosperity." The International Harvester Com pany said: "The present crop outlook is very satisfactory, but as considerable time must elapse before the harvest we think it too early to make any defi nite prognostications." Irving T. Bush, president Bush Terminal Company, said: "There is nothing more difficult to change than a habit. Recently many of the people of this country have acquired the habit of despondency. They look for trouble and hope for the worst. The habit has been grow ing since the panic of 1907 and has required the help of many a hard knock, for the American Is naturally an optimist. The country needs its financial liver shaken -up, so we can get rid of the black spots before our eyes and see things in their right proportions. "Some one thing is going to hap pen soon to wake us up to the fact that things are ready for another cy cle of national prosperity if we will only see them as they are. The tariff changes are over, the currency law has been enacted, the President has selected able men for the Federal Re serve Board, the railroad rate in crease is almost settled, and crop conditions point to record yields. Even war with Mexico though ter rible from the standpoint of human life will bring certainty out of un certainty and arouse the people from a contemplation of their troubles to action." San Francisco, May 10. F. S. Lip man, vice-president of the Wells Fargo-Nevada National Bank, said: "The liquidation now going on all over the country must be completed before we can expect prosperous times. The bounteous crops now in prospect should accelerate the pro cess and indeed may bring about good times unless offset by adverse governmental action having the ef fect of oppressing business and en terprise. The crops provide the fund upon which our prosperity is finally based, but we must at our own peril solve aright the main problems of the relation of government to in dustry. Until this is doue uncertain ty will prevail, tending to delay the return to prosperity" Portland, Ore., May 10. A. S. Mills, president of the First National Bank, said: "With the Federal re serve banks in successful operation, with big crops this year, as now seems most probable and with the granting of the railroads' request for a 5 per cent increase in rates this fall, there should be a very material Improvement In business conditions throughout the United States."