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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.
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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."