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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.