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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1914)
Stuck Ks"!;rof tiuilil1! Sr- VOL. 31. NO. 31v HEPPXEli, OltEGOX, OCTOBER 29, 1914. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.5 'J T'ER YEAR HEPPNER HiGH TAKES RRST GAME FROM I0HE Superior Weight and Speed on Part of Locals Proves VmloiiiK for tho Kkr ("it.v Lads Teams Will Meet Again on I Election Day. TIeppner High School, with prac tically a green team, many of the players never before having taken part In a football scrimmage defeated the lone gridiron warriors on their own field last Saturday afternoon by a score of 12 to 3. Tho score, how ever, does not tell the tale. The lone lads were outweighed, about 7 pounds to the man, and at many stages of the game the Heppnerites were clearly outplayed. It was a game of old style football from the first kickoiT, and the line plunging at times was fierce. "Fat" Blake, Ione's husky full back, was responsible for the three points won for his side. This was done by a pretty place kick in the third quarter. In fact, young Blake stood out head and shoulders at all times above his teammates, both in offensive and defensive playing, lllake is captain of the Egg City team. For Heppner, each player was an individual star, and considering the coaching and practice they have had they made a remarkable showing. "Mug" Hayes demonstrated that he has the makings of a first class field general, and his running mates in the back field give promise of making good as well. Adkins and Wright carried the ball in lino style and af ter some more practice will make a hard pair to handle. Both are husky and quite speedy. Morgan was the shining light on the Heppner line, and arrayed against him was Ione's most stalwart tackle, K. Blake. Watteuburger and Parker are speedy ends and with more coaching will be too fast for anything in this neck o' the woods. Wattenburger is a sprinter with an established reputation. A large number of Heppner root , ers accompanied the team to lone. Another game will be played in this city on election day, Tuesday, and a good attendance is anticipated. The two teams lined up Saturday in the following manner: lone Pennington, center; Howell and R. Sperry, guards; It. Blake and K. Blake, tackles; D. Rietman and E. Blake, ends; V. Rietman, quarter; Cochran, r. hall'; H. Sperry, 1. half; M. lllake, full back. Heppner Slocum, center; Hughes and Lleuallen, guards; Clark and Morgan, tackles; Wattenburger and Parker, end; Hayes, quarter; Cox, r. half; Wright, 1. half; Adkins, full back. Officials Referee, "Brick" Co show; umpire, Walter Cochran; head linesman, Ray Blake. The Alfalfa Lawn Dairy of Wight man Bros, is completing the instal lation of a complete outfit of san itary machinery in their dairy. This lias been done at quite heavy expense but it puts the dairy in up-to-date condition, and it also places the dairy in line with the regulations of the state law governing such institutions. The Wightman Bros, are to be con gratulated upon the splendid work they have done. On account of change of dates else where, the Dixie Jubilee Singers, second number of the Lyceum course, will appear in Heppner the 2 Gtli of November instead of the 23rd, as formerly advertised. Tills is one of the big attractions of the course and coming at Thanksgiving time should be greeted by a packed house. Prof. V, F. Cooper, the blind phemologlst and reader has been giving readings and lectures at the M. E. church, South, in this city ev ery night during the week. He is highly entertaining and has had a goodly attendance of the people of our city out to hear him. The annual High School rally was held by the student last Friday eve ning. Almost every member of the grammar schools, as well as the high school were In attendance. A huge bonfire and several speeches were the main attractions. A near hitch in the proceedings was caused by Borne mischievous person or persons, who on the night before had Bet fire to the great pile of boxes and other ma terial which the high school boys had gathered for the oecaclon. The fire was a good one: but not accord ing to program. Th boys got busy and gathered more fire wood, and it is the general opinion that the second fire made a tigger blaze than the first one. Fire at Kclio. Tho interior of the Jordan Baloon at Echo was gutted by fire early last Sunday morning. The loss is placed at 13,000, mostly covered by insur ance. Efficient work on the part of the fire department prevented the blaze from spreading. OBSERVE BOTH BiBTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Pari;er enter tained at dinner at their Willow creek home, five mile3 below Hepp ner, last. Sunday, in honor of Mrs. Parker's 60th birthday. At this time all of the children, with one excep tion, were tofeether far the first time in 14 years. Mrs. A. E. Ksllogg of Gold Hill, Ore. could not be present. It wa3 a happy family gathering. After a sumptuous turkey dinner, several hours were spent in happy re union. Those present were Frank Parker and wife and son of Walla Walla, Arthur Parker and wife, of Lexington, Clyde Wells and wife and sou of Heppner, Mrs. Ada Williams and daughter Eva of Centralia, Wn., Loyal, Lester and Oral Parker, who live at home. SCHOOLRECEIVES RQSES The University of Oregon gave our high school a dozpn Frau Karl Drus kie rose bushes taken from its cam pus. The same have been carefully planted on the school campus. These roses, if they will grow in this cli mate, will greatly beautify our school promises. Tests are being made of milk for percent of butter fat at the school. One sample tested 5 per cent. This is a very high percent. If anyone wishes to avail himself of this oppor tunity to get a scientific test of the percent"of butter fat in milk, he may do so by bringing or sending the milk to the school. Cecil Humphreys will move with his family to Marcus, Mash., a rail road division town, where he has ac cepted a position as manager of the light plant. H. V. Gates is the own er of the plant at that place and is placing Mr. Humphreys at the head of affairs there, as a recognition of his ability, and his 11 years of faith ful service with the Heppner Light & Water Company. Mr. and Mrs. Hum phreys have many friends in this city who will be sorry to have them leave, but rejoice that by doing so they will better their condition. Every man ner of success is wished for them in their new home. They will leave in about two weeks. J. H. Hayes and wife and small daughter had a narrow escape from death last Tuesday evening when ther large automobile, in which they were riding to their ranch, backed down over a bank near the J. J. Ad kins home in south Heppner. They had Just crossed the small bridge which spans the deep ditch at that point, and were taking the steep lit tle hill on the other side. The en gine "died" and the car began to back down slowly, in spite of Mr. Hayes's effort to stop it. The bridge was missed, and the car dropped back end foremost into the ditch. Mrs. Hayes and the little girl were thrown out of the car and were bad ly bruised, but Mr. Hayes, by hang ing onto the steering wheel, was able to remain in the seat. It was only by good fortune that the auto did not turn over completely. The car was taken out of the ditch yesterday morning, apparently in an unliarmed condition. Illiteracy Anions Oregon Rural Pop ulation. Washington, D. C. Oct. 28. The need of more and better rural schools in Oregon is made manifest by con ditions revealed in a recent census re port showing the per centage of il literates among the native white farming class of this state. The fig ures show that the per centage of il literacy in the rural districts of Ore gon is three times as large as that in the cities and villages of. the State. Oregon has 10,504 illiterates and 7,133 of them live on the farms. There are 5,04 2 boys and men and 2,091 girls and women on the farms of this State that can neither read nor write. , What is known as the "George" bill, No. 346 on the official ballot, should be defeated. Its adoption would be the means of destroying our present splendid water code and menaces the very foundation of ir rigation and water power develop ment. Kill this measure by voting 347 X NO. Foot Ball (iame on Election Day. Heppner foot ball enthusiasts will get to see the first game of the sea son in this city next Tuesday. On that day the local high school war riors will give battle to the young huskies of the lone institution. This game gives promise of being well worth tho price of admission, which has been placed at twenty-five cents. The local school will play the same line-up that participated in the fray at lone last Saturday. The grounds near the depot will be put in the best condition possible for the contest. WOOL GROWERS WILL MEET II PENDLETON State Association Will Gather In 17th Annual Convention on November O and 7 and Many Important Quest ions Will be Dis cussed. The 17th Annual Convention of the Oregon Wool Growers Associa tion will be held in Pendleton on the 6th and 7th of November and the call to the wooigrowers has already been Issued by the secretary() John G. Hoke, of Medical Springs, Oregon. In announcing the convention, the officers of the association say, "A Hew area is opening to Wool Growers of Oregon in regard to the movement of wool from this state. In the opening of the Panama Canal, practically all wool and mohair will move West ward via Portland, Oregon. There has been some action taken regard ing a! wool warehouse or storage for this purpose of centralizing all Wools and Mohairs of Oregon at this point, and holding Auction Sales under sealed bids. Some growers favor this plan. However, it is essential that all Wool Growers and Breeders of Mohairs get together and discus3 this proposition thoroughly." Among other topics that will be discussed are: Better Marketing of Wool; The Land Question; Diseases of Sheep; Railroad Rates and Ser vice; National Forests; Better Types of Range Sheep; Running Sheep in Range Pastures. Pendleton is making preparation to entertain the visitors in real Round-up style and it is safe to pre dict that the banner wool producing county of Oregon, that is, Morrow county, will send a large delegation. Increasing the Profit on Grain Fed to Hogs. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, Ore., Oct. 28. By putting pro tein into grain fed to hogs the feeder nearly doubles on every cent invested economically in protein material. Skim milk or butter milk in the pro portion of one and one half pound of milk to one pound of grain will pro duce a much more efficient use of the grain, parts, of which are not utiliz ed when- grain is fed alone. Grain does not contain all the feed elements In the right proportion to suit the pig's needs. Where milk is not available tank age makes the cheapest protein sup ply in Oregon. Ten pounds of tank age at $50 a ton added to SO pounds of grain at present prides increases the cost of 100 pounds of feed ten cents, but it increases the pork yield 2.65 pounds, which at 7 cents per pound amounts to $18.55 per hun dred. The cost of this 'increase yield was but 310. "In terms of returns per hundred pounds of grain on the hog, the feed er secures 87.5 cents more by feed ing tankage with grain than by feed ing grain straight," says Professor Samson, who conducted the feeding tests. "In terms of the price that the pigs retur.ii for 100 pounds of grain the tankage causes them to return 23.3 cents more, which is 34.66 more per ton. If pigs were paying only market prices for grain fed alone, this $4.66 may Justly be counted as the feeder's profit. This profit is further increased in the fertilizing value of the manure." Rev. J. S. Crooks, pastor of the M. E. church South, will be absent on Sunday to fill another appointment. His .pulpit will be filled both morn ing and evening by Prof. Cooper, the phrenologist, who will give a couple of interesting lectures, one of which will pe concerning Voltaire and will be illustrated from a cast of the great infidel's head. The Federated Church. Our motto: "With thyself prac tice the utmost strictness as touch ing the things that thou shalt believe and do; unto all others grant the ut most liberty." Bible School at 9:45 a. m. Di vine worship at 11:00 a. m. No evening service. Pastor Ferris, who has just re turned from Baptist State Convention will give a brief report of Convention interests. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Strangers welcome. HOT LAKK MANAGER WOILI) LIKE NOTICE OF ARRIVAL IN ADVANCE. Persons contemplating a visit to Hot Lake Springs, Oregon, who re quire the service of a wheel chair or other special convenience, are re quested by the management to give notice of arrival in advance, so that proper care and attention may be assured. (Paid Advertisement.) $.,()()(),()( by Parrels Post. Five million dollars in gold was shipped from the Philadelphia mint this week to Boston. This is the first shipment made by the parcel post. SI REFUTED B BOOTH K. A. Booth, Republican Candidate for United States Senator Proves Truth With Documents. Backed by absolute proofs, R. A. Booth, Republican candidate for Uni ted States Senator, tore to pieces every charge brought against him by Governor West in the famous Eooth West meeting at Portland. When Booth had finished, he had disproved the acusations of West in "every par ticular, showing that the Governor had not a leg to stand on in making his chargesi Booth's proofs were government records, documents and decisions of the courts. Booth, to show the character of West, the man who was attacking his honesty and business methods, read from records showing that West, when State Land Agent undnr Cham berlain, was working for Detective Burns in stacking the jury box which was to try the land cases of 1905. West was one of the detectives whose work was to find out if citizens were for conviction and when they were strong for conviction their names were placed in the box from which jurors were to be drawn at the trials. Booth also showed that West collect ed $360 mileage from the Govern ment when at most he was entitled to but $11 and when Federal officers accused him of being a grafter West turned this money into the state treasury, minus $50. The trip which West charges the Government for he also charged the State as Railroad Commissioner. Having given the audience a view fo West's character, Booth took up one by one the charges which West made and refuted them completely, showing that West was wrong in ev ery instance. Time after time Booth Droved that West was malting false statements. It was refutation com plete and in detail. The meeting was the most disor derly political gathering in the his tory o- Portland. There was an or gan, 1 crowd of West partisans w1,a wire determined to prevent Booth from answering the charges. Appeals for fair play were utterly ignored and they insisted on inter rupting Booth at every opportunity. West himself was hissed when he re fused 4to explain his connection with Burns and he was hissed when he belittled the religion of Booth. The Booth-West meeting has helped Booth immensely. ' A Good Topographic Map. The State Engineer has mailed to the postmaster at Heppner a neatly framed topographic map, covering a considerable area in this part of the state. The postmaster has been re quested to display the map in the post office in order that the atten tion of patrons of the office may be called to tlese valuable maps. Full instructions for securing copies of these maps are given, also explana tion as to the particular purpose for which they may be used. These probably are the most accurate road maps published and are therefore useful to the traveling public, par ticularly automobilists. They also show the location of every farm house, including cities and towns, streams, or difference in elevation can also be determined from the map. These maps are made by the State Engineer in cooperation with the U. S. Geological Survey and while only a very small part of the State lias been covered, the work will be dis continued in case the provisions of the "George Bill", to abolish the Desert Land Board and reorganize certain state offices, is passed and its provisions become effective. These map's are the foundation work for the future development of the state as they show the location of feasible irrigation, power and drain age projects, the proper location for railroads and highways, and are of value to every farmer whose farm has been thus actually surveyed. Pendleton Has Fine Packing Plant. One of the most complete packing plants of its size in the United States, according to experts, is the latest in dustry in Pendleton. It Belongs to the Pendleton Meat Company, which owns a chain of butcher places in this part. The cost of the plant is about $50,000, and it covers an area of 12 acres. The grounds include stockades, a railroad spur, slaughter-houses, pens, and grazing grounds. The building is of reinforced con crete and has three stories. These include a sausage works, a lard re finery, smoke and curing rooms, re frigerators, and storerooms. The plant will use every year 4000 hogs, 1800 sheep and 1200 beeves. Later, this demand will be more than doubled. At the present output, more than $150,000 a year will go to farmers and stockmen. 24 11GIS IN 24 HOURS F. D. Cox of Hinton creek, exper ienced a very painful accident last Saturday, when a porcupine quill, an inch in length, entered his back just below the shoulder blade. Mr. Cox was alone at the time. He had just killed the porcupine and had placed the animal in a sack. In throwing the sack over his shoulder, one of the quills stuck fast in his back. He could not remove it himself and be fore he could receive help, the quill had worked far in out of sight. It was 24 hours before he got to a doctor in Heppner. Doctor McMurdo located the quill in one of the suffering man's tonsils and removed it after a skillful operation. Mr. Cox is rap idly recovering from the injuries in flicted by the quill, and the operation which was necessary to remove it. Andrew Rood, Jr., a young farm er of Heppner Flat, was rendered unconscious yesterday morning when he was kicked by one of his horses, and is, as a result, suffering' at the present time from concussion of the brain. Dr. McMurdo was called' to attend the injured man. He re moved him to town where he is "slow ly recovering. His arm was badly bruised where the horse's hoof struck. The force of the kick sent Mr. Rood against the side of the barn with sufficient force to knock him unconscious. Calvin Sweek, a former Grant county boy was in the city this week in company with his parents, Mr and Mrs. Lawrence Sweek, of Mon ument. Young Mr. Sweek is now engaged in the practice of law with his uncle, Alex Sweek of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Sweek were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Ward while in the city. SCHOOL NOTES. By Supt. S. E. Notson. On the 6th inst. I visited the school in District No. 18. Here I found five pupils under the direction of Miss Letitia Shewey. Although the school had been in session only a few days, the work was well under way. The teacher and pupils are de termined to secure as many credits as possible toward a standard school. In district No. 20, Miss Alice Ar nold is again at the helm. This school is also a small school, the en rollment being seven. The flag was displayed from an excellent flag-pole on the building. This secured for the school the first star on the stand ard card. I noted that the floor, had been carefully scrubbed. In fact the school room had been put in good condition before the opening of school. In District No. 9 the enrollment is eleven. Miss Josephine McDevitt is the teacher. This school has a new flag, and the boys are arranging o repair the flag-pole so the flag can be flying in good weather. A fine set of maps and a new dictionary have been provided recently. At Cecil a well arranged two-room school building has just been built. Beside the two school rooms there is a large library room. The lighting of this building has been properly arranged, and there is no lack in the amount of it. the window space be ing ample. The light will be reg ulated by means of adjustable can vas shades. The hall and the cloak rooms are convenient in arrange ment arid size. Twenty-three pupils were enrolled when I visited the school, and several more were ready to enter. Miss Esther Cox was in charge, but it was found necessary to employ another teacher in order to accomodate the pupils who wished the ninth and tenth grade work. Miss Erma Davenport, of Sumpter, was secured for the second room. With the new building and two teachers, everything points to a successful year's work. In District No. 28, Miss Ida Olson is the teacher. Here I found the flag displayed. The interior of the build ing has been painted. The decora tions were tasty. The water supply is kept in a closed tank, and the pu pils have individual cups. A new set of maps and a new state map have been purchased recently. Miss Olianna Olson teaches the school at Morgan. The flag was fly ing at this school. The enrollment is seventeen. The interior of the buliding was painted anew during vacation. The pupils have construct ed some play apparatus and plan to build more. A good case is provided for the library books. The water supply is properly kept. In District No. 52 Miss Elva Troedson and nine pupils were get ting started nicely with the work of the term. A number of Improve ments are contemplated by the board among them a drinking fountain, which has been ordered but had not yet arrived. A new flag-pole will be erected, and the flag will then be properly displayed. SUNDAY SCHOOL 001- VENTiON BIO SUCCESS Chan. A." Pliipps, General Secretary of State Association, is Chief Speaker-Officers For Year Elected. The annual Morrow county Sunday School Convention was held last week in lone, Lexington and Hepp ner. The program opened in lone on Friday afternoon with Rev. J. D. Crooks of Heppner presiding. Speak ers at that time were S. E. Notson of Heppner, and Rev. J. L. Jones ot lone. There was an address in the evening by Rev. C. A. Phipps, gener al secretary of the Oregon Sunday School Association. The convention was taken to Lex ington on Saturday and Rev. W. N. Ferris, pastor of the Federated church of Heppner presided. Those taking part in the program at Lex ington, both morning, afternoon and evening were Karl Beach and C. A. Phipps. Music was a feature of the convention at Lexington. The last day of the convention, Sunday, was held at the Christian church in Heppner, with Rev. T. S. Handsaker presiding. In the after noon a mass meeting was held and Rev. C. A. Phipps addressed the Bi ble schools. In the evening Mr. Phipps spoke on "The Recent Chicago Conven tion." This convention was held in the temple of the Mystic Shriners, which has a seating capacity for thirty thousand people. Mr. Phipps spoke at length on the workings of the International Sunday School As sociation, what it had done for the graded Sunday schools, and what it is striving to do in the future. His talk was instructive and interesting. The new officers elected for the year were." Rev. J. L. Jones of lone, president; R. E. Allstott of Eight Mile, vice-president; T. E. Chidsey of Heppner, secretary-treasurer. A Boy's Conference will very like ly be held in Heppner some time dur ing the winter. This will be decid ed upon later. L By Miss Neva Chidsey, 7th Grade. Miss Long tested some milk the other day, and I will endeavor to tell how she did it. She mixed the milk well so if the cream had risen she could have it mixed well, and then measured seventeen cubic cen timeters of each kind of m:ik and drew it up Into a pipette, and from there she put it into the testing cups. There were four kinds of milk, each kind In a seperate cup. She then put seventeen cubic centimeters of sulphuric acid into each cup of the milk. If it did not therf turn a red dish purple she put in a little more acid. She put the cups into tfie testing machine and turned the machine four minutes. She then filled the cups up to the neck with hot water (temperature 150 degrees, F.) and turned the tester one more minute, (its rate of speed is one hundred rev olutions a minute). She added a lit tle more hot water and turned an other minute. She then measured the cream with the dividers and de termined the per cent. Results: No. 1, 3.6 percent; No. 2, 2.4 per cent; No. 3, 3.4 per cent; No. 4, 4.5 per cent. Boy's Absence Causes Alarm. Some excitement was caused last Friday night when Howard McDuf fee, the 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George McDuffee, failed to come home at the regular time. The boy had never stayed out late, and the fact that when he left home he had no coat on, was, a cause for alarm. Mr. McDuffee started out about 9 o'clock to look for the boy. He had been to the depot earlier in the eve ning in company with two of his bro thers, and they left him there when they started for home. A thorough search of the railroad yards revealed no trace of the boy. After making the rounds of several of the homes of Howard's boy friends, Mr. Mc Duffee learned that he had been with. Tom Boyd's boy at the football rally. It was nearly four o'clock in the morning when Mr. McDuffee called at the Boyd residence, and sura enough, his boy had gone home with young Boyd and rolled in for the night. His father was much relieved upon finding him, and he made him get up and dress and go home. The past week this office was pre sented with several clusters of ripe strawberries from the garden of Hynd Bros., of Sand Hollow. The. fruit was fully developed and' of splendid flavor and is the second crop of the season. Hynd Bros, are very successful gardeners and fruit raisers, as well as being among our largest wool producers. We express to them our thanks for the rare treat.