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HEPPXEK, OKEGOX, OCTOBER 1, 1914.
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1HE
IMES
LYCEUM COURSE IS
BOOKED FOR HEPPNER
Klllson-White Bureau Will Present
Four Pleasing Attractions
Home Talent Will be
I Given.
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The Elllson-Wliite Lyceum Bur
eau of Boise, Idaho, had its secre
tary, J. L. White in this city this
week completing arrangements for
the presentation of their course here
during the next few months.
The first number to appear will
be Elizabeth de Barrie Gill, harpist,
reader and contralto singer. Gener
al Lew Wallace heard this lady at
Crawfordsvillo, Indiana and said of
lier, "After hearing hundreds of
readers and actresses give selections
from Ben Hur, I had the pleasure
of hearing Elizabeth de Barrie Gill's
rendition of the Chariot Race at
'ravfordsville. It was done to my
entire satisfaction, and the best I
liave over heard." October 13 will
mark the opening of this course in
our city and Secretary White informs
us that a successful sale of season
tickets has already been made thus
assuring that the course will be a
financial success.
Other members on the course will
include the Dixie Jubilee Singers.
They are booked for the 3rd of No
vember. A home talent play will be
given in connection with the course
and will probably be stuged some
time in January. Professor Maynard
Lee Daggy is booked for the 8th of
February. Professor Daggy is not a
stranger in our town, having appear
ed here three years ago. The last
number of the course will be the
Ionian Serenaders. These ladies do
a great deal of their entertaining
with the accordian, and their music
Is said to be of high order.
SUPT. N0TSON MAKES
VISIT TO SCHOOLS
On Tuesday I visited the school
In District No. 34, which is under
the direction of Miss Grace May.
There are 16 pupils enrolled. The
school building has been tastily
painted Inside and outside during the
vacation period. The outbuildings
have also been painted. A new
woodshed has been erected.. A foot
bridge has been built across the little
canyon from the school grounds to
the barn. The barn Is conveniently
arranged to accommodate the horses
of those who ride or drive to school
Water has been piped from a
spring to the corner of the porch,
where a convenient hydrant has been
placed. The pupils have individual
Orinklng cups. A new blackboard
map of the United States, a map of
Oregon, and a new dictionary have
been added to the equipment. The
light is admitted from the left side
the windows occupying almost the
entire side of the school-room. This
Is the best arrangement. The win
low shades are the adjustable can
vas shades. They cost a little more
to begin with, but are the chapest In
the end. They are of tan color,
which permits a soft light to enter
when the shades are drawn to ex
elude- the sunshine. The stove Is
surrounded by a jacnei anu uie ven
tilation is properly provided for.
This school already has six of the
twelve stars required for reglstra
tion as a standard school, and it
lacks but very little of having four
more. Plans have been already
made to secure the full number. It
the percentage of attendance and
minimum of tardiness are achieved,
this will be a standard school. The
three features of play apparatus will
soon be installed. A new flag pole
has been erected so the (lag can be
displayed as required by the stand
ardization card and the law.
The new course in agriculture will
be distributed to the teachers with
in a few days. This course has been
carefully worked out, but teachers
are expected to adapt it to the local
conditions. The eighth grade exam
ination in agriculture will be based
on this course.
District No. 54 has voted bonds
for the erection of a school build
ing. The plans selected call for a
well arranged and up-to-date build
ing. This Is a new district on the
eastern side of the county in the
"banana belt."
Washington, Sept. 29 The river
and haroor mil in me rorm oi u
Senate substitute, carrying only a
general fund of $20,000,000 for con
tinning the present projects in the
discretion of the War Department,
was passed late today by the House
It now needs only the President's ap
proval to become law.
As reported by the Senate commit
tee the bill included appropriations
aggregating $53,000000, but the fil
ibuster conducted1 by Senator Burton
resulted in the adoption of the sub
stitute.
The Old Dominion Tried License for
.50 Years and Voted the
State Dry.
On September 22, Virginia voted
for statewide prohibition by a ma
jority of almost two to one. Incom
plete returns give the drys a ma
jority of 32,825 out of a vote of 121,-
763.
Even the cities gave the drys a
majority of about 2,000 votes. Nine
out of ten of the Congressional dis
tricts were carried by the drys.
Virginia has been trying various
systems for regulating the liquor
traffic for 250 years. She has tried
out high license, low license, the dis
pensary, and every imaginable sys
tem. She has tried out local option and
got much benefit from it, but the
lawless liquor men from the license
centers would pour their liquors into
the no-license counties and make all
kinds of trouble and expense for the
tax payers.
The result is that the long-suffering
people arose and voted the whole
state dry. They did it because every
system of regulation had failed.
This Is peculiarly significant, be
cause Virginia is one of the most
conservative states in the Union, and
not disposed to get very far away
from established customs.
On November 3 Oregon, Washing
ton, California, Colorado, Ohio and
Arizona vote on the statewide prop
osition. The business of trafficking
in the suffering of women and child
ren is getting Into mighty close
quarters. ,
LEXINGTON.
Mrs. Glenn Davis went to Monu
ment to visit relatives.
Spencer Akers, of Heppner Flat,
was a Lexington caller Tuesday.
Theo. Cork was a Lexington vis
itor from Monument last week.
Geo. Currin of Heppner, was
transacting business" in Lexington
this week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Grant Cop
pie, Sept. 24, a daughter. All are
doing well.
Mr. W. A. McGee of the Sand
country was transacting business in
town Monday.
Walter Johnson returned from
W alia Walla, where he has been with
his grandmother, Mrs. Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Evans have re
turned from Milton, where they were
visiting with Mr. Evan's brother.
Mrs. Harry Munkers returned from
Newberg after a visit of several
weeks with her parents at that place.
Mrs. Emma McAllister and son,
Welcome, arrived from The Dalles
on the late train Monday evening.
W. R. Cochran, who has recently
opened up his new butcher shop in
lone is delivering meat to Lexington
customers.
Miss Opal Briggs of Heppner, ar
rived Sunday. She has been employ
ed to teach the Social Ridge school
for this year.
Rev. Handsaker of Heppner is con
ducting a series of Revival meetings
at the Congregational church in this?
city.
Mrs. Fannie McMillan left Satur
day morning for Moscow, Idaho, for
a few weeks visit with her mother
and relatives.
Mrs. Ina Nickols has been visit
ing her father, David E. Leach at
Culdesac, Idaho. She returned home
Monday.
Frank Klitz, of Echo, a one-time
resident of this section, was in Lex
ington Saturday shaking hands with
old acquaintances.
From all accounts, the Round-Up
was a success. Many of our people
attended, going in various ways. Up
to a late hour all have been account
ed for.
Saturday found Lexington desert
ed. The special train on Friday took
a large number, and the autos took
all the rest who could go, to the
Round-Up.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gammcll
went to the Valley Thursday morning
where they were called by the death
of Mrs. GammeU's father who was a
pioneer living near Eugene.
Robert Van Horn, who passed
away at Heppner was interred in the
Odd Fellows cemetery at Lexington
Tuesday. Rev. J. V. Crawford of
Heppner conducted the funeral ser
vices. Mrs. W. G. Scott was called quite
suddenly to Pilot Rock last Friday
on account of serious illness of her
sister who passed away before she
arrived. The funeral occurred on
Sunday.
Johnny McMillan met with an ac
cident to his auto the other side of
Butter creek, while he was on his
way to the Round-Up. Mr. McMil
lan, with the other passengers who
were in the car, arrived in Pendleton
in time for the Round-Up, and he
expects his car sometime this week.
The rains the past week have been
MORROW
COUNTY
W
HONORS AT
LOCAL EXHIBIT WINS OVER THOSE OF WALLOWA,
BAKER AND MALHEUR SCORES EIGHTY-NINE
POINTS IN EASTERN OREGON DIVISION.
The following telegram was re
ceived yesterday morning by Frank
Gilliam, from Maurice E. Smead, of
the Portland Commercial Club, who
is attending the State Fair at Salem:
Frank Gilliam, Heppner Ore.
Kindly inform local papers, busi
ness men and others Interested that
Morrow county is awarded first hon
ors in the Eastern Oregon division
at the State Fair. Scored eighty
nine points, Wallowa second, with
eighty points, Baker third, with seventy-six
and Malheuer fourth with
seventy. Tillamook wins first divis
ion with a score of ninety-one.
(Signed) M. E. SMEAD.
Addison Bennett in the Oregonian
In writing of the State Fair had to
say of the Morrow county exhibit,
"The Morrow county exhibit, in
charge of ex-Postmaster Smead, is
also a fine display. It was gathered
hurriedly, is not so large as that of
some other counties, but Mr. Smead
GERMANS EQUIP SHIPS
WITH NEW ORDNANCE
Xew Gun Placed on Warships Now
in Kiel Canal for Big Battle.
Copenhagen, Sept. 29, via London
Travelers arriving here from the
Kiel canal say that the Germans are
busy placing new ordnance, which
the Krupp works has been experi
menting with for the past two years
on the armored cruisers and dread
noughts. The canal is described as being
crowded with warships, including
the largest battleships. The arse
nals are busy day and night and long
trains arrive continually with im
mense guns for the ships.
The Germans are reported as de
claring that the whole fleet will toon
be ready to fight.
of great benefit. Many farmers at
the present time are putting in their
fall grain. Those who have cultivat
ed their summerfallow for several
years find no difficulty on account of
moisture, as there is enough mois
ture to insure a good early start of
growing grain. Most all grain sown
is Blue Stem.
Mrs. Wr. B. Barratt and children
returned home Saturday evening
from an extended visit to her old
home in Arbroath, Scotland.
Chronology Of Chief
June 28 Pan-Slavic propaganda culminates In assassination of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to Austrian throne and his wife.
July 28 Austria informs Servia her reply to a demand for repar
ations and unreserved apology is unsatisfactory, and declares war
on Servia. Troops Invade Servia.
July 29 Russia mobilizes.
July 2 0 Germany demands that Russia explain mobilization
movements.
August 1 Russia refuses Germany's demand and German Am
bassador presents formal declaration of war on Russia. Franco
mobilizes informally. State of war declared between France and
Germany. German and Russian troops engage in border skirmishes.
August 2 Two German armies
enter Germany.
August 3 France declares war exists with Germany and formal
declaration is not necessary.
August 4 Great Britain declares war. on Germany.
August 7 Austria formally declares war against Russia.
August S Germany and Austria threaten to declare war on
Italy if she persists in neutrality. French army wins first victory
in capture of Altkirch, In Alsace, on Swiss frontier.
August 10 French Ambassador at Vienna asks for his passports.
China, fearing neutrality will be violated, vainly appeals to powers
for protection.
August 13 Great Britain and France declare war on Austria.
August 11 Japan sends ultimatum to Germany, demanding that
she withdraw ships and evacuate Kiau-Chau, China, giving her until
August 23 to obey demand.
August 18 British expeditionary army landed in France. Tur
key and Greece mobilize forces.
August 2Q German cavalry occupies Brussels.
August 23 Japan declares war on Germany.
August 24 Brussels surrenders to Germans. Allies begin retreat
in France.
August 25 Namur falls before German artillery fire.
August 25 Lord Kitchener fixes life of war at "perhaps three
years."
August 28 Allies battle to save Paris.
August 29 British fleet victor in sea fight in Heligoland Bight,
Germany losing cruisers and torpedo-boat destroyers.
August 30 Paris decided to raze own surburbs.
September 3 French capital moves to Bordeaux.
September 5 Every able-bodied Briton called to arms.
September 6 Allies agree no peace will be made without mutual
consent.
September 9 Germans begin retreat before allies.
September 12, 13, 14 German army continues retiring movement
to River Aisne.
September 15 Germans make stand and new great battle begins
in earnest. t
September 19 Rheims bombarded by Germans. I
September 22 Three British cruisers sunk by German submar- j
ines; 1400 lost. I
ins no
OREGON STATE FAIR
has shown great Bkill in its arrange
, ment, while the variety shows what
can be done in the Bo-called wheat
! counties."
From the Journal we take the fol
I lowing: '"The invasion (f eastern
Oregon is a new feature cf the fair,
and the display ofp roduc s is won
derful. Morrow county sr.it an ex
hibit so large that the boo h will not
hold nearly all of it. All are non
irrigated products, and they were
not hand-picked, being gathered at
random from the fields."
And the Evening Telegram says:
"Morrow county has an exhibit which
is a marvel when it is considered the
products were produced without ir
rigation." Fair Grounds, Salem, Ore.
V. Crawford, Heppner, Ore.
Morrow county took first, score
89, and Wallowa county second,
score 80. Fine weather and a good
fair. '
(Signed) W. W. SMEAD.
More Progressives Back.
Washington, Sept. 38 "The result
of the Kansas senatorial primary is
record evidence "that this will be a
Republican year," said Representa
tive "Phil" Campbell,, of Kansas,
when asked what he thought of the
vote. "It is particularly good evi
dence that those who voted the Pro
gressive ticket in 1912 are normally
Republican. There will be a big
slump from the Progressives to the
Republican party this fall and in
1916, not because those who voted
the Progressive ticket in 1912 are
"not just as progressive as ever, but
because they have no protest to
make and will vote with the party
to which they feel they belong."
No More tin Bug' at O. A. C. .
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Oregon, Sept. 29 The Ore
gon Agricultural College student
body at Monday's meeting of the
college council, decided to do away
with all forms of hazing.
Hereafter, it will not even be
"compulsory" for the freshmen to
wear the green cap of servitude.
They may continue to do so if they
so vote as a body. Otherwise its
"curtains" for the cap along with
the other hazing stunts.
Expulsion from college is the pen
alty proposed for violation of the
anti-hazlng edict.
Events In War To Date. j
!
enter France,
Russian troops
L
Education That Trains for Personal
Efficiency Alone Tends to Pro
duce Harmful Type
University of Oregon, Eugene,
Sept. 29. The peril of education
that aims solely at efficiency was
pointed out by President P. L. Camp
bell in an address to the faulty and
student body at the state universi
ty's first general assembly. As many
of those present had heard "educa
tion for efficiency" held up as the ul
timate ideal, the description of the
hidden peril which It contains
brought about some hard thinking
on the part of the audience.
Here is President Campbell's ar
gument, in substance:
Education for mere personal effi
ciency tends to produce a type that
aims at personal aggrandizement. It
Is a selfish type; it tries to achieve
its end frequently at the expense of
others. It is not a socialized typo,
or a co-operative one. The education
that produces this type Is therefore a
failure, since the ideal education
produces a person who aims at effi
ciency, it is true, and consequently
at success but not at efficiency and
success at the expense of others.
Rather, he seeks the success that
comes to his fellows along with him
self. He is accordingly of the type
that helps to move the world for
ward. "The type of efficiency for which
the age is calling now," said Presi
dent Campbell, "is the one that en
ables a population to co-operate to
ward a common end, and achieve
that end together, all benefitting
equally. The education that pro
duces such a type must deal largely
with the humanities, and therefore
should avoid any extreme in practi
cal training. Purely practical train
ing may make a successful individual
but frequently it makes him success
ful to community detriment. There
the peril lies."
ROBERT VAN HORN DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Robert Van Horn died at the
home of Amos Misseldlne in thii
city, on Friday," Sept. 25, 1914. For
the past few years, Mr. Van Horn has
made his home ' on Black Horse,
where he tool; up a homestead in
1904. For the last 15 months he
has been an invalid, and confined to
his home all the time until death
came to his relief. He had suffered
from a complication of diseases.
Robert Van Horn was born at
Huntly, Illinois, February, 18, 1853
He lived in that state until he was 18
years of age, and then moved with
his parents to Missouri. On the 23rd
of November, 1873, he was united
in marriage with Miss Abble Meade
at Brownington, Mo. To them were
born six daughters and one son, two
of the daughters died in infancy
The children who Burvive him are:
Robert Van Horn, Mrs. Elva Green,
of Meeker, Colorado, Mrs. Stella Mor
gan, of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Hester
Rosa of Eskridge, Kansas and Mrs.
Emma Andis who was with her
father when death came. Besides
his wife and children, Mr. Van Horn
leaves to mourn his loss a brother
and sister at DuQuoin, Illinois, and
a brother at Topeka, Kansas.
Mr. Van Horn was a man of good,
upright, moral life and held in high
esteem by all who knew him.
The funeral was held at Lexington
Tuesday where the remains were in
terred iu the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
The services were conducted by Rev.
J. V. Crawford, of this city.
Three men killed and three bad
ly injured was the result of an au
tomobile accident in Portland Tues
day evening, the direct result of too
much booze. The drunken driver
was urged by more drunken com
rades to greater speed, the result
being a collision with a street car.
One of the survivors of the accident
is so seriously injured that he will
probably die. Another forcible re
minder that booze and gasoline will
not mix. It is further reported that
motor accidents have averaged one
a day in Portland for the month of
September.
The Heppner special to the Pen
dleton Round-Up last Friday took
172 Morrow county citizens to the
Umatilla county seat. The number
necessary to insure the special train
was placed at seventy-five, and over
half of this number was made up by
people from lone, Lexington and Ce
cil. Much credit is due to J. L. Wil
kins and Dr. F. N. C'hristensen for
the success of the special. The train
was made up of five cars, three
sleepers, a chair car and a baggage
car. Everyone making the trip re
turned home speaking enthusiastic
ally of the Round-Up, Pendleton, and
the people who had charge of the
excursion trip.
Miss Mabel Stanley, sister of Mrs.
Fred Tash, of Heppner, and who has
been visiting her relatives here dur
ing the past week, departed Sunday
for Portland.
T. E. Pledger and Wife Have Walked
From Frisco to Xew York and
Are Now on Their Return
Trip Home Nearly Two
Years For the Trip.
The "Honeymoon Hikers" as they
are known to the public, but Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. Pledger in private life
were in Heppner this week, on the
last lap of their 7,000 mile journey.
They left San Francisco on March
21, 1913, their course taking them
somewhat south through Arizona
and New Mexico. After arriving at
Denver, they went directly east and
walked into New York on the 16th
day of September, Ave months after
they had set out from the Golden
Gate city, on their Journey to adver
tise the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
The expenses of the "Honeymoon
Hikers" on their eastern trip were
paid by the exposition association,
and the young people made the re
turn hike pay for itself, by giving
comedy sketches in vaudeville at
the various towns through which
they passed.
Mr. Pledger and his wife, with
their small dog and little burro,
which carries the entire camping out
fit, including a small tent, departed
from New York City, October 1,
1913. They have been nearly a year
coming from that city to Heppner,
but Mr. Pledger says they did not
hurry, spending six weeks in Denver
waiting for the weather to become
settled, and taking a month for a
thorough inspection of the Yellow
stone National Park. They arrived
in Pendleton in time for the Round
Up and were special guests of the
Round-Up Association. The young
people were very enthusiastic over .
the Pendleton show, and placed it
on the list with the several big at
tractions which they witnessed while
on their trans-continental journey.
Mr. and Mrs. Pledger left San
Francisco immediately after their
marriage and thence derived the ti
tle of "The Honeymoon Hikers."
It was their honeymoon trip, but as
Mr. Pledger says, "1000 miles v
through a desert country soon puts
the honeymoon on the wane." "How
ever," continued the young pedes
trian, "We have enjoyed our trip
thoroughly although at times, I will
admit, we became somewhat tired of
our bargain." They will attempt to
cross the mountains before winter
sets in, and take their time in walk
ing down the Willamette Valley.
Deputy Sheriff Loses Man.
Courtesy to a prisoner on the part
of Deputy Sheriff Lumsden, who re
turned yesterday from Cheyenne,
Wyoming., where he had gone to
bring back A. L. Fenner and Victor
McRosky, two 17-year-old boys
charged with stealing an automobile
belonging to Otto Nelson, was re
warded with treachery on the part
of McRosky.
McRosky was allowed a little
freedom while at Arlington, Or., be
cause he complained of not feeling
well, and took advantage of his op
portunity to dart from the train as
it started from town. Telegraphic
descriptions have been sent out and
Lumsden has returned to Eastern
Oregon to search for him. Fenner
is being held in the county jail,
Journal.
Woman Sees Oregon Dry.
Albany, Or., Sept. 29 Mrs. Mary
Harris Armour, of Macon Ga., ad
dressed an audience of between 40n
and 500 for two hours at the Al
bany Armory tonight.
Her subject was state-wide pro
hibition and the audience was ap
preciative. Mrs. Armour was intro
duced by Dr. Wallace Howe Lee, of
Albany College, until recently dean
of Whitwortli College, Tacoma. Nine
local business men sang. Mrs. Ar
mour predicted a dry Oregon at the
forthcoming election by a big ma
jority through the vote of the women
of this state. She also predicted a
saloonless Nation by 1920, and said
results of elections here would effect
the National cause. She urged pre
cinct organization.
After completing her address tlit'
speaker started to raise a campaign
fund for use in this county against
the liquor traffic. More than $300
was subscribed in a few minutes.
Both Mrs. Armour and Dr. Wallace
Howe Lee, of this city, predicted
that the state of Washington will go
dry by a large majority in November.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Smith and
son, of Cove, Ore., passed through
Heppner the first of the week, stop
ping at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Parker over Monday night.
These two families were former
neighbors at. Cove. The Smiths are
on their way to California, where
they will spend the winter near the
Mexican border line. They will re
turn North next May. They are
making the trip in a 1914 Cadillac
and carry their entire camping outfit
with them.