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5L VOL. 31. NO. 38. HEPPNER, OREGON, DECEMBER 17, 1914. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR 1 1 JLMJiS 10 Commercial Club Committee is Busy Collecting Donations for the Bel gian Relief Fund. All Parts of County Will Contribute. The Belgian Relief Committee act ing for the Heppner Commercial Club lias begun active work for raising the relief fund, and every point in the county will have an opportunity to contribute. The Committee reports that they are working for the follow ing:. Donations for the starving women and children in Belgium. Donations of flour, smoked meat, canned goods, clothing are wanted. There is no better way of showing the true Christmas spirit than by giving to those who are In need with no way open to help themselves. Phil Cohn, The Heppner Milling Company, and the Farmers' Union Warehouse will exchange flour for wheat at equal vavlue for this pur pose. Cox and Beamer will col'.oot free of charge from your homes. Call them at any time. All donations will be duly credited In the Heppner papers. Donations at Lexington can be de livered to W. G. Scott and W. E. Leach. At lone to Bert Mason and F. S. Bender Co. . At Heppner to Phil Cohn, Heppner Milling Company and Farmers Ware house. All donations must be in by December 25. SAM HUGHES, CHAS. THOMSON, FRANK GILLIAM, M. D. CLARK, A. M. PHELPS, Committee C. C. Boon Visits Old Home. Today is not the first time that C. C. Boon, father of Mrs. Will Wy rlck, has been in Pendleton. He is an old timer of the 60's and first saw Pendleton in the days when there was not more than a house or two here and when "Whistling" Thompson ran a pack train from Umatilla to Idaho. He first came to the county in 1867 after having been a soldier during the Civil War. He also has a brief record as a soldier here though he saw no fighting It was in '78. when the Piute In dian war was on and Al Bunker was slain by Indians near Cayuse. A com pany was formed at Milton where Mr. Boon then lived and he was made a lieutenant. The company came dowu to take part in driving the In ilians away. They reached the north bank of the Umatilla river at the very time when federal soldiers were fight ing on the reservation against the hostlles from Idaho. Owing to the fact that the water was up in the riv er the Milton company did not get across and they took no part in the fighting. However their help was not needed, anyway, as the regulars defeated the Indians. Mr. Boon is now a resident of Lex ington, Morrow county, and this is the first time he lias been here in 20 years. He was well acquainted with A. W. Nye and many other old time settlers here and has been busy to day greeting old friends and enjoy ing talks of the days when the real Happy Canyon was on the map. Pendleton E. 0. Forest Notes. White pine and yellow pine are the woods most used for boxes, and each contributes more than a billion feet to the box Industry annually. The annual cut of British Colum bia timber is approximately 2 billion feet. There are 420 mills and 790 logging camps in the province, em ploying 60,000 men. The Massachusetts forestry asso ciation offers as a prize the plant ing of fifty acres of white pine, to the town which gains first place in a contest for town forests. The Boise national forest In Idaho had 30 fires during the past summer, yet 28 were held down to less than 10 acres, and of these 16 were less than one-quarter of an acre. The supervisor says this success was due to a lookout tower, and the efficient telephone and heliograph service. Because of the war, English man ufacturers and consumers of wood pulp have been caused considerable uneasiness. Production is at a standstill in the countries at war, and in Norway and Sweden, principal sources of supply, mills have been greatly hampered because of lack of coal and of chemicals. England has practically no domestic sources of pulp. How Oregon canneries on an eight hour and minimum wage can com pete in putlng up fruit against Ha- wlan pineapple produced by Colony Labor was a problem before the Com monwealth Congress. From 1900 to 1910 Oregon Increas ed In population outside of cities only 46,069, or 4.607 per cent. More in dustries, cheaper land and lower tax es are the remedy. Portland Selection of stone for the $1,000,000 postofTlce now rests between Pioneer and Tenlno sandstone. INTEREST IN GARAGE H. L. Johnson Is New Manager of the J.ack Rabbit Garage Is a Thor ough Mechanic Having 15 Years Experience in Auto Business. H. L. Johnson, formerly conected with the Pacific Motor Co., distribu tors for the Maxwell car, has taken an interest in the Jack Rabbit Garage In this city and will act as manager of the same. Mr. Johnson, who is a thorough mechanic, has had fifteen years experience in all lines of the automobile industry and is familiar with all makes of 'cars. He also makes a specialty of electrical work, Including self starters, magneto and battery work. In another column will be found an announcement of the Jack Rabbit Garage. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are now living in the S. W. Spencer residence on Chase street, where they have housekeeping rooms. U. 8. Furnishes World Automobiles. Washington, D. C, Dec. 16. During the year ending June 30, 1914 American manufacturers shipped 28,- 306 pleasure autos, 784 commercial trucks and a Jarge amount of auto parts to foreign countries The com bined value of these exports was ap proximately $43,200,000, according to a report Issued by the Department of Commerce. Practically every country on the globe bought Ameri can made autos last year. The ex ports to European countries were 13,- 357 cars, valued at $12,250,000; North American countries took 5, 488 cars valued at $10,686,000; Oceania 4,996 autos, worth $4,485, 000. South America, Africa and Asia follow in the order mentioned. MARTHA E. YOUNG. Daughter of Alfred H. Hooker and wife, was born October 23rd, 1868, at Franklinville, Lynn County, Kan sas. She came to Oregon with her parents in 1883 and on February 17th, 1885, she was united in mar riage to J. S. Young in Morrow coun ty. To this union have been born sev en children, six of whom Burvlve and are at present residents of this sec tion. These are Mrs. Eugenia Hus ton, wife of Clive Huston of Eight Mile; Robert H., Harvey E., Elbert Ray, James Glenn and Enreta Fay, who with the father are left to mourn the loss of an estimable wife and lov ing mother. Besides these, the following mem bers of Mrs. Young's own family are left: Edwin Hooker, Twinn Falls, Idaho; Leonard Hooker, Klamath Falls, Oregon; Delbert Hooker and William Hooker, Medford, Oregon; Mrs. Iva Haines, San Francisco, Cal.; Mrs. Belle Nelson, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Eve Freidenburg, and their aged mother of Medford, Oregon. Mrs. Young passed away at Hepp ner on December 10th, 1914, after a short illness and her funeral was held from the Federated church on Sun day the 13th at 11 a. m., the services being largely attended by friends and neighbors, especially of relatives and friends from the Eight Mile and G o o se b erry sections, nleghbors among whom Mrs. Young has resid ed for so many years, who came to express sympathy with the family and to show the high regard in which the departed was held by those know ing her best. Rev. Ferris, pastor of the Federat ed church, conducted the services and delivered a short, impressive and smypathetic discourse after which the remains were followed to their last resting place ill Heppner ceme tery and laid away by loving hands. Many beautiful flowers decorated the casket, these having been pro vided by the friends and neighbors of Mrs. Young, and in the parting words of the pastor at the grave the appreciation of the stricken family was expressed for all the kindnesses and tender "sympathies extended in the hour of sickness and bereave ment. Mrs. Young was a strong woman in matters pertaining to morals and re ligion and in every way an estimable woman, and the vacancy caused by her death, not only In her ramlly, but in the entire community, cannot be more fittingly expressen than in the words chosen by her pastor as the foundation for his funeral discourse: "Thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty." Miss Fern Hobbs has been appoint ed by Governor West to be a member of the Workingmen s Compensation Commission at $3000 a year. Butcher Schwarz is quite proud of the Interior appearance of his shop which is certainly nicely decorated for the holiday season. Sara E. Van Vactor returned home from Condon Monday evening after attending a term of circuit court in that city for several days. H. V. Gates, president of the Hepp ner Light ft Water Co., returned to his Portland home on Friday. END- OF CONTEST IN m Standing of contestants: Miss Virginia Barlow, Eight Mile,. Miss Zelma Engleman, lone Mrs. May Gilliam, Heppner Mrs. Geo. Blcakman, Hardman . . . Miss Jesse Vlckers, Heppner Mrs. White, Monument This week finds Miss Barlow In the lead for the new Maxwell offered by The Gazette-Times and Miss En- gleman second and Mrs. Gilliam third. This standing does not signify the standing at the finish but at the present time, and we expect to see some changes in the near future and at least by the time the double votes are over. The names of girls who will finish are in the above list as the nominations have been losed. For the next few days we will give j double votes on all subscriptions tuned to the office for the contest ants. Remember that each subscrip tion carries twice the votes of the egular schedule until Wednesday the 23rd at the close o: business. Next week's issue will announce GETS ill ROUTE TO LENA Districts Formerly Served From Heppner Once a Week Will Now Get Muil Twice a Week From Echo. Echo, Ore., Dec. 14. A new mail route from Echo has been allowed by the postal authorities. The mail will be taken from Lena, Oregon, in Morrow county, twice a week, Tues day and Saturday. The route will be opened February 1. Bids will be open until December 29 for carrying the mall. Heretofore the mail has reached Lena only once a week from Heppner and Galloway twice a week from the same place. Eastern Star Elects. . Ruth Chapter No. 32, O". E. B., held their annual election of officers on Friday evening last, resulting as follows: Anna Spencer, Worthy Ma tron; Frank Gilliam, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Jennie Currin, Associate Ma tron; Mrs. Blanche Patterson, Secre tary; John A. Patterson, Treasurer; Margaret Justus, Conductress; Ad die Binns, Associate Conductress. Preceding the election of officers, three candidates were initiated into the order. These were Mrs. E. D. Brown of Heppner and Mrs. C. C. Chick and Mrs. Bert Mason of Ioue. A banquet fittingly closed a pleasant session of the order. One of the prettiest and most at tractive windows In the city at this holiday Beason is that at the store of Wm. Haylor, the jeweler. The Wa terman pen, along with many other things carried by Mr. Haylor, is strongly featured, and the beautiful effect secured by the dainty electric lights surrounding the window brings out the fine taste displayed by Mr. Haylor as a decorator. A deal is being consummated be tween Emerson Keithlcy and the Pe terson boys of Eight Mile for the Keithley farm. Should the deal go through, and the prospects are that it will, Mr. Keithley expects to leave Morrow county and take up his resi dence with his family at Midvale, Idaho. Mrs. A. J. Hicks has disposed of her Interest in the Star Hotel to M L. Bucknum, recently associated with L. L. Slocum in the Willow Creek saw mill. Mr. Bucknum will move to town -with his family and assume charge of the lodging house. Mrs. Hicks will leave tomorrow for her home In the Valley. In the window of Oscar Borg, jew eler and optometrist, can be seen the beautiful diamond ring and gold watches to be given away in the Gazette-Times popularity contest. These articles are first class and are guar anteed by Mr. Borg. Get in and boost for your favorite candidate. Leon W. Briggs has resigned his position with Heppner Milling Co. and for the present at least will de vote his time and attention to looking after the French ranch. E. D. Brown returned home on Monday evening from a visit of a week at Portland and other outside points. Mrs. W. T. McNabb, Mrs. Cynthia Walker and Mrs. J A. Waters of lone attended the meeting of the Eastern Star in Heppner on Friday evening lust. L, A. Palmer of Lexington, was a Heppner visitor Monday. 511 E 26 .310,000 .282,600 .270,000 .200,000 .190,000 .100,000 the closing rules of the contest. Reg ular votes from the close of double votes till close of the contest. Watch the standings of contest ants at Star Theater Sunday night. Miss Leona Newton, teacher of the 3rd and 4th grades of the Heppner schools received the sad intelligence on Monday evening that her father was very critically ill at the family home in Monango, North Dakota, and requested her presence at his bedside. Miss Newton departed on Wednesday morning after having secured a leave of absence from the school board. Mrs. Shurte has taken her place In the school room. Manager Thanks Heppner Citizens For Signing Contract. Chau tauqua to be Held Next Summer. S. E. Notson Is In receipt of a let ter from J. R. Ellison, general man ager of the Ellison-White Chautaqua System In Portland in which is prom ised an excellent Chautaqua for Heppner next summer, since enough local people have signed the contract to Insure its appearance. The letter says In part: Dear Mr. Notson: We are in receipt of Chautaqua contract through our Miss Young for the Chautauqua at Heppner next Sjnntf We want to congratulate you good people over there for the progressive move you have taken. Also I wish to say that the Chautau qua will be one of the most popular features that Heppner has ever at tempted. Every where we go the expression is the same. After the Chautauqua is on for two or three days, people begin saying, "If we had only known how good this was going to be we could have packed the tent the first night." Through the excellent publicity manager, local people will be able to learn from time to time the var ious excellent features which will be presented by the Chautauqua. Oregon Station Leads in Dry Farm Ijeguines. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor- vallis. Ore., Dec. 14, "The Oregon Experiment Station is the only one in the United States that has made a success of growing legumes on a practical scale under extreme dry farming conditions." said Professor H. D. Scudder on his return from the International Dry Farming Congress, held in Wichita, Kansas. "For this reason the Oregon exhibit attracted a great deal of interest, being contin ually surrounded by large crowds of people who asked many questions concerning the legume production. "The field peas and alfalfa exhibit ed at this congress were grown at Moro and Burns, where the annual rainfall averages less than twelve inches. Other dry farm products were displayed from the experiment stations of this state grown under a lower rainfall than any other exhlb its in the entire exposition. "Since the purpose of the dry farming congress is to distribute knowledge gained by the experiment stations so that farmers can put this knowledge in to practical use. it is ex pected that the legume exhibit of the Oregon station will do much to In troduce and extend the practice of growing legumes on dry farms. The dry farming experiment stations work in Oregon is only about six years old, and the early and marked success in growing legumes for crop and for Boll fertility purposes is one of its important achievements." An address on "Dry Farming in Oregon and What the Oregon Exper iment Station is Doing With Dry Farming Legumes," was delivered at this congress by Professor Scudder, who is a member of the executive board of the congress. STRAYED OR STOLEN. Two red Durham cows with spotted faces, branded B on left hip, half un der crop on left ear. Weight about 1300 pounds. One deep red cow, same brand and ear marks, weight about 1200 pounds. Two yearling Durham heifers, one roan and one red. Same brand and ear marks. Last seen on my ranch about Dec. 6. I will pay $25 reward for information leading to their recovery or I will pay $200 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any par ties who have stolen this stuff. W. B. BARRATT. DECEMBER cup Commercial Club Will He Represent ed at Portland With Five Mem bers Important Work For Club Organization to be More Ellicient. Three additional delegates to the Irrigation Congress which meets In Portland January 7, 8 and 9 were ap pointed at a meeting of the Heppner Commercial Club last Friday eve ning. TheBe new members will act with the two members previously ap pointed, and the entire delegation now consists of R. F. Hynd, S. E. Not son, A. M. Mallory, J. P. Conder and Hanson Hughes. Although the meeting Fridav nieht was not attended by a great number of members, owing to other meetings, the gathering was very enthusiastic and from all appearances the Ciub has taken on new life. Speeches were made by S. E. Notson and J. P. Con der, and both of these eentlpmpn touched upon the needs of a live commercial club, what the Club could accomplish for the good of Heppner and Morrow county, and Dr. Conder spoKe or the need of co-operation between the Club and varinua nthor organizations of the county. The Club decided to hold a clam feed January 8, when a rousine meet ing will take place. A live wire speaker will be brought up from Portland, and everythine Dossihle will be done to inspire a little "pip" into local citizens. Miss Ella Aiken has been anDoint- ed secretary oro-tem of the Hennner Commercial Club and at the present time sne is engaged in collecting the money aue from memberships. SCHOOL NOTES. By Supt. S. E. Notson. Miss ZpnR Hnnaor tooV, tk. - -J1" .(.Hbuco school in District No. 14. The en rollment is 14. The water suddIv Ir kept in a new closer! tonir oh iv, PUDlls have individual driniH.,.. .,..,. The windows have been rearranged! ou mm uie ngnt comes into the room from the left and r nf tha nT.ii The floor has been oiled. A new globe " ueen purcnased recaUy. ' MISS Vera T.Anfrdnn Id U -I in District No. 21. Nina nuniia o-.. enrolled. A new set of mana pnri new map of Oregon have been added to the eauimnpnt rpppnti., a dictionary and shelf upon which It icsis uas aiso oeen purchased. The water supply is kept in a closed jar. m District No. 22, Miss Elsie Moore is the teacher. The enroll ment is nine. Thprp (a a r,i sentiment in this Hiutrif .,. schoolhouse, and it is very probable mat pians win De made for building one in the near future. In District No. 49, the school is under the direction of Miss Ruth Bowman. The pupils were hoping that mv Visit would ncrar n llrHp lo ter, so I could see them with the new niacKDoara and new desks, which had been ordered. However, a number of Improvements had already been made, among them were new win dow shades, a closed jar for the wa ter, a new set of maps, a new diction ary and shelf, and a new globe. The teacher and pupils are quite proud of the progress they are making toward a standard school. In District No. 38, Mrs. Clara Bea mer is at the helm. The enrollment Is 14. The water supply is kept in a closed jar, fitted with a faucet. Some new blackboard has been pur chased and will soon be in place. Water Is kept on the stove to furnish moisture for the atmosphere of the room. The library books are kept in a good case. A new standard pic ture has been placed upon the walls. New window shades have been pro vided for the windows. W'lntpr Kppma tr ha caHllnir Hrtu.n with a prospect of some quite cold wpntllpr Sphnnl hnnpHa chni.U an that the foundations of the school Dullulngs are In good condition. Poor foundations and cold floors mean dis comfort, loss of time, colds, and pneumonia. It Is poor policy to de lay fixing the foundations in time. A BTind illpkpt pntirplv anrrnnnHint, O-"-" ....... v .,, uu. . vu..u.,.b the stove, aids greatly In keeping the noor warm as wen as Helping in the ventilation nf thp rnnm Api-intra. ments should be made for keeping water on tne stove, w nen the school rnnm 1 kpnt rlnspd pvppnf tha cHchr openings of the windows provided wun window uoaras, me atr Decomes very dry. If a supply of water is Irpnt nn tho Qtnvp tlio Aanaaf nf fair ing cold will be lessened and the conuort oi tne pupns win ne in creased. These are small matters, but they are easily forgotten and often neglected. The state Labor Commissioner col lects $21,000 for inspection of fac tories. The Workingmen 's Compen sation Commission is required to do the same thing. These Commissions are to be consolidated. The State Fish and Game commis sion that collected and expended $160,000 this year wants no change in the law. It sent agents on trips to Europe to find new game birds. Samuel Esteb is over from Golden dale, Wash., where he has been dur ing the past month working at the carpenter trade. LOCAL STOCKMAN RECEIVES HIGH W. O. Minor Sells 16 Head of Fine Shorthorns at Portland Sale Which Average $250 Per Head. At the Pacific International Live Stock Show at Portland last week, when $250,000 worth of hogs, cat tle and sheep were disposed of, W. O. Minor sold 16 head of his fine Shorthorn cattle to various stockmen of the Northwest for the total of $4, 015 or an average of a little better than $250 per head. Following is a list of the cattle sold by Mr. Minor and the price paid: Chief Goods, bull to Geo. B. Trand, Olequa, Wash., $300. Valiant Topsy, cow, to Wm. Ret tie, $310. Goldmaker, bull, Black Butte Co., Prlneville, $310. Choice Lad, bull, M. H. Ray, Ceres, Wash., $200. Pride of the West, cow, to H. J. Snively, $150. Golden Favorite, bull, C. C. Geer, McCleay, Ore., $235. Young Topsy, second, cow, Day and Rothrock, $250. Wild Goods, third, bull, Black Butte Co., $200. Vera Sixth, cow, W. H. Clark, Heppner, $115. Goods, Viscount, W. H. Clark, Hepp ner, $220. Choice Bud, bull to W. H. Clark, $250. Gold Goods, bull, to H. J. Snively, $400. Vere, fifth, cow, H. B. Havedheiser $400. Bird's Choice, bull, Henry McCall, $225. Good's Last, bull, A. Zbender. $250. Sparks-Gelnger. lone Journal. A pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Clark, when Miss Dorothy E. Geinger of lone and J. B. Sparks, manager of the Star Theater at Heppner, were united by the Rev. J. Lewis Jones. The room was very beautifully decor ated in holly and mlsletoe. The bride was dressed In chiffon over blue crepe dechene. She was attended by Miss Ethel Sperry who was dressed In shadow lace over pink satin. Mr. Sam Geinger, brother of the bride acted as best man:""Ina and Lowell Clark, neice and neohew of the bride were flower bearers. Im mediately after the ceremony a chiv aree crowd rushed In and serenaded them. The party then repaired to the rink and danced till midnight af ter which a three course dinner was served to the bridal couple. The young people left on the train Friday morning for Portland to spend their honeymoon and will return in a new Studebaker car which Mr. Sparks purcnased, and will be at home to their many friends at Heppner, Ore., about December 20, 1914. This office Joins with their many friends wishing them a long, pros perous and happy life. Buys a Few Horses. John H. Luck, of Pendleton, has been in Heppner during the week picking up some horses suitable for cavalry use. A large number of an imals were brought in and Inspected by Mr. Luck but he made few pur chases as much of the stuff was not up to the standard he had fixed and on the other hand the prices offered did not seem to appeal very strongly to our horsemen, many of wKom have a feeling that they will do much bet ter iu this regard a few months hence. However, the standard fixed for cavalry horses has to be met and there is little use in trying to induce one of these buyers to take an ani mal for the service that does not come up to the requirements. Mr. Luck did his own inspecting and gathered in a few head. (Jets Feet Frozen. While going from town out to his sheep ranch last Friday evening. John Mollahan was so unfortunate as to get a pair of frozen feet. He did not realize that the temperature was such that he was in danger of frost ing feet or hands but as he was on the road for considerable time the cold got in its work and he found he was badly frost bitten. He was brought back to town and has since been under the care of a physician. Dr. McMurdo states that the man is now getting along all right and is iu no danger of being deprived of the use of his pedal extrenieties. Protracted Meeting at lone. Jesse Kellems, preacher and James McCallum, singer, will begin a series of meetings at the Christian church in lone on Sunday morning, Dec. 20, to continue for at least three weeks. These young men held a very suc cessful meeting In Heppner lust win ter and are evangelists of consider able renown. When considering high salary pro positions in Oregon it should be re membered that Nebraska voters re fused to raise the Governor's salary above $2500 at the recent election. Auditing county books by the State Board of Accountants is cost ing the varions counties double what it did formerly.