The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, October 14, 1915, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOroeon itMnrlral ty Stock UsduM DuiUUne. Gazette-Times 1 JtlJCL VOL. 32. NO. HEPPNER, OREGON, OCTOBEIl U. 1915. SUBSCRIPTION, 1.50 PER YEAR KHALI IH ACTIVITIES Student Body Organizations Are Completed. Auditorium More Than Filled. Loren Mikesell. A large room In the old school house is being fitted up tor basket ball. The girls' team is organized and practice will begin at once. A studentbody meeting was held last Monday. The assembly voted against adopting the state association rules tor ahletics, but an exception was made in case we play association teams. In that case we will play un der the association rules. Another matter up tor discussion at the meet ing was the handling of the Lyceum course. Committees were appointed and everything is under way to make the Lyceum course a success. Stephen Irwin was elected business manager of the committee, who handle the course. We will have a walk-over in ath letics this year, because Thomas Hughes has the leadership of the yelling squad. All the seats in the auditorium are filled and a new row have been order ed. The first literary program of the year will be held Friday, October 22, beginning at 2:20. The program will be as follows: Piano solo Loye Devore Original Story Huth Van Vactor Debate: Affirmative, Stephen Irwin, Sylvia Severance. Negative, Edward Clark, Cornelia Johnson. Freshman Quartet: Gladys Wattenburger, Laurannah Groshens, Mary O'Hourke, Hel en Barratt. Reading Norton Winnard Glee Club: Sopranos Flossie Harlow, Mary O'Rourke, Norma Frederick, Hannah Wilson. Alto Gladys Wattenburger, Loa Briggs, Elizabeth Bluhin, Pearl Letrace. Tenor Elra Hayes, Charles Bar low, Earl Gordon, Henry Aiken Bass Clarence Scrivner, Lester Ingrain, Thomas Hughes, Ste phen Irwin. The Senior class election was held Tuesday and the following officers will pilot the class of '16: President Pearl Letrace; vice-precident, Althea Pevln; secretary and treasurer, Cor nelia Johnson; sergeant at arms, Clarence Scrlvner. With all due ceremony, pomp and combustion the first football rally of the season will be oHiclally pulled oft next Friday night. The big bonfire being constructed by the Freshmen will be touched off, speeches will be made, school and class yells yelled and a general pandemonium let loose The purpose of it all is to propitiate the mighty God of Victory whose wrathy frown has been turned upon the Hcppnrr football squad since school opened. Lexington will be burned in effigy and the ashes scat tered to the four winds. Those in charge promise an interesting pro gram and both townspeople and stu dents are Invited to be present at the great fete. Following the rally all will adjourn home to await the morrow when at 2: DO p. m. the ref eree's whistle will sturt the pigskin into the air and Incidentally usher in the 1915 football season. Speculation has been rite the last week as to Heppner's chance for vic tory. The studentbody as a whole do not realize the generally unfit con dition of the team. They are overcon fident, which is a very undesirable condition. Unfortunately the team seems to have the same spirit. In fact every one Is confident except Prof. Motley, the coach, who attended the Lexington-lone game last Saturday. Prof. Motley believes that the score of 39 to 12 did not really indicate the strength of the Lexington team. At times the Lexington offense fairly pushed lone off the field. His state ment to the writer was "I won't prophesy the score till the final whistle blows." With the resolution of the student body on last Monday to meet the twenty-one age limit in football, the last hope of a beefy team went glim mering. The decision eliminates Clark and Scrlvner, the big tackles, both of whom will tilt the scales near the two century mark. Harry Gro shens (149 lbs.), although unexper ienced and not in good condition, will take Clark's place in Saturday's game with Lexington. Who 'will fill the other tackle position is not yet known as Aiken and Stephens, the two avail able men, are on the sick list. Nich olson, the diminutive center, has been absent from practice lately due to a cold. Copenhaver has been pulled in from right end to fill that position, and Parker will probably hold down the wing berth next Saturday. Last w eek-end a practice game was played with a number of town boys. The result, however, was not such as to gladden the hearts of the students, for only after the unconditioned town boys became exhausted could the high school lads make any yardage. The poor showing was partially due to the hospital lint which reads like roll call after battle, and partially due to the change in formation back to the old style pass. Although things have a gloomy as pect In general, the turn out for prac tice has been better this week, which may indicate a general change for the better. The Sophomore Party. The Sophomores again were the first to indulge in any social festivity. After much time and discussion a "Hard Times" party had been decided upon, the time 7:30 on the night of Friday, October the eighh; the place, Heppner high school. Mrs. Binns and the teachers were chosen as chap erons. Everything' being in readiness the Sophomores, after much intercep tion from the other classmen, arrived at the school house. The plcturesque- ness of the scene was added to by the appearance of some of the characters in costumes too original to mention. The evening was spent in playing games and singing, music being fur nished by Oma Bennett. A somewhat of a hard time supper, consisting of beans, sandwiches and coffee was an nounced and a number of eager soph omores seated themselves around the table. Peculiar noises had been heard during the evening. Attempts were made to quiet the Seniors below but falling in this, the Sophomores, after eating all they cared for, allowed the ones outside to come in and finish the remains of the teed. While the Sen iors were eating we endeavored to have a snapshot of the Sophomore class. Speeches were made by sev eral members of the studentbody and faculty. At a late hour the amuse ment was discontinued and the crowd dispersed to their various homes. More Improvement. Arthur Smith started reconstruc tion work on his Main street build- ing occupied by Wm. Haylor's jewelry j store tins week, The old building has been moved buck about twenty feet and a complete new structure will be erected in front of it facing on the street. T. (!. l.H nisee lias charge of tile work. When completed Mr. Haylor will have an attractive store room and much needed additional floor space. COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES The writer lias visit i d four schools since making former report. In Dis trict No. 20, Miss Frances Doherty had just opened the torm. Eight pu pils were; present. This school is quite well equipped now. The new single desks for the pupils, the new teachers' desk, new blackboard, new clock, and closed jar for water all add to the comfort and convenience of the room. In District Xn. 17. Mrs. Sylva Mis- slldlne is again in charce of the work. Seventeen pupils are enrolled. This school lacked a very few points of reaching the standard. The pupils and teacher are determined to reach the standard this year, if possible, 1 noted that the flag was flying. The new translucent window shades make it possible to regulate the light, in suring plenty of light and avoiding cross lights. An excellent jacket surrounds the stove. Two fine framed pictures, the new bookcase and the new clock add much to the appearance of the room. Mrs. Edna Gould White is again teaching the school in District No. 60. This school is much smaller than us ual on account of the number of pu pils who have entered high school this year. Two families have moved to town to give their high school pu pils the advantages of the high school and have also taken some of the grade pupils.' The school building presents a more pleasing appearance since it has received a coat of paint. Mrs. Letitla Sliewey is teaching the school in District No. 18. This Is her second year in this school. This school has an excellent flag, and It was properly displayed. A new wood shed has just been completed. A fine copy of the "Horse Fair" in an excellent frame now adorns the wall. A jacket for the stove has been re cently purchased, and a closed water jar has been provided. The writer also had the pleasure of attending a meeting of the indus trial clubs of the Heppner school, at which time they effected a re-organization. These clubs are making the right kind of a beginning. If the clubs all over the county will begin at once, much more valuable work will be done this year. This work is taking its place as a part of the edu cational work of the schools, and It Is to be hoped that pnpils, parents and teachers will co-operate to make it what it should be. Rill COMMITTEE MAKES ITS REPORT Heppner Commercial Club Secured Right of Way for New Road Above This City-Road Now About Completed. As per their guarantee, the Hepp ner Commercial Club secured for Morrow County, the right of way for the new four mile road leading from Heppner to the Hager bridge above town. On the committee from the club were J. L. Wilkins, W. W. Smead and W. 0. Minor. Since their work has been completed they submit their report for the Inspection of the pub lic. The road was built by contract and has been turned over to the county. RECEIPTS Dr. Winnard 12.50 Tom Chldsey 5.00 John Neville 160.00 Phelps Grocery Co 15.00 First National Bank 75.00 Minor Bros 250.00 S. E. Notson 10.00 J. A. Waters 12.00 Gilliam & Bisbee 25.00 Dr. McMurdo 12.50 Vaughn & Sons 25.00 H. Cohn & Co 60.00 Thompson Bros. 25.00 Hall & Vance 12.60 Heppner Milling Co 50.00 Palace Hotel Co 60.00 Geo. J. Currin 60.00 Heppner Light & Water Co.. 60.00 Oscar Borg 10.00 Sara Hughes & Co 10.00 Frank Hall 2.50 5.00 Wm. Haylor M. L. Case 15.00 T. J. Humphreys 5.00 W. P. Scrivner 5.00 Minor & Co 15.00 J. O. Hager, .SS of acre land S8.00 Wire, posts, tools (sold) . . W. W. Smead W. O. Hill 8.65 5.00 5.00 Morrow County 119.00 1122.33 DISBURSEMENTS W. T. Bray, Posts 71.10 Frank Parker, labor 11.25 John Sprouls, land 500.00 John C'ason, land 46.00 Prank Parker, hay crop 50.00 W. T. Bray, labor 65.00 W. T. Bray, labor 4 5.00 Burroughs & Vorus, labor. . . 175.00 Gilliam & Bisbee, wire 51.18 Vaughn & Sons, wire. 35.30 A. M. Phelps, posts 20.25 Burroughs & Voruz, labor. . . 16.25 Auto Hire 3.00 1122.33 College Beef Cattle Bring Top Notch Prices. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, Oct. 11. Kansas City market reports mention the unusually fine quality of three car-loads of Short horn steers, finished for market on the Oregon Agricultural branch sta tion farm at Union, marketed this fall. "The three carloads of steers received in the local markets aver aged i:;S7 pounds and sold at a lump rate of J8.S0. Considering tho length of tima they were on the road and the instance traveled they were in re markably fine condition. Robert Withycombe was In charge of the shipment which numbered sixty ant mals. For 115 days one carload was fed on alfalfa hay straight through, the second carload on alfalfa and five pounds a day to the head of rolled barley, and the third alfalfa the first half of the feeding period and an ad dition of 10 pounds of rolled barley a day to the head the last half. The second lot showed the best gain in weight, slightly more than two pounds a day while the other gained just two pounds a day. O.-W. R. & N. Officials in West End. General Passenger agent William McMurray, general freight agent H E. Lounsberry, Farmer C. L. Smith, and traveling agent James Miller of the O.-W. R. & N. Co. spent several hours In Stanfleld and Echo Sunday, after returning from an inspection of the new artesian gusher drilled between Stanfleld and Lexington re cently. They spent some time in looking over the country surrounding these two towns and expressed them selves as being greatly pleased with what they saw; they promised to re turn at an early date for a longer vis it and a more thorough Investigation of the resources of this section. Oregon Optimist. Card ofThanks. We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the many friends who so kindly and ably assisted us during the sad hours of our late bereave ment. MRS. LENA BROCK. MR, and MRS. D. V. S. REID. IE TAKES FIRST GRIDIRON (IE The Morrow County Intel-scholastic League Began Football Season Saturday When Egg City Boys Won a 39 to 12 Victory. The football season was ushered into Morrow county last Saturday when the Lexington high school war riors entertained on their local grid Iron in honor of their ancient rivals, the lone high school. The day was rather a disagreeable one for this outdoor sport, since the wind was blowing and the air was full of dust, but in spite of the ele ments, the side lines were filled with rooters to cheer their respective teams. Although lone had by far the large end of the score at the nd of the game and brilliantly outplayed their opponents at nearly every stage, the last- quarter found the Lexington boys working the harder to over come the great lead which their Egg City rivals had run up in the early part of the game. When the final whistle blew, and the dust had finally cleared away, it was found that lone had won the game by a 39 to 12 score. These thirty-nine points were attained by lone largely by touch downs resulting from large gains by use of the forward pass. Lexington seemed to have much trouble in get ting onto this play and breaking it up. At three different times during the game, fullback "Fat" Blake, of lone, used his "educated toe" iu kickins the ball fairly between the goal posts from the field. It was not until the last quarter that the Lex ington boys took the offensive in very earnest syle, and it was then that they began a series of line plunges for good gains which finally resulted in crossing Ione's goal. Carl Miller, in the fullback position for Lexing ton proved the mainstay of the team. Parker also carried the hall well, and at one time advanced half the length of the field before finally being brought to earth. The second game of the Morrow County Interscholastic League will be played on the depot grounds in Heppner Saturday between Heppner and Lexington, when Coach Motley will send in his green and untried team against Coach Barton'3 huskies. There was some doubt for awhile as to whether the local team would take part in any games so far as the lea gue was concerned, this year, there being some disagreement about the age limit. Heppner had two mem bers, Scrivner and Clark, valuable men, who are just a few days over twenty-one, and Coach Motley con tended they should be allowed to play. He finally agreed not to use them. In spite of the fact that it leaves his team in a badly weakened condition. The line-up representing the pur ple and gold in Saturday's contest will contain the following men: Hayes, quarter; Wright, full; and Hughes and Smith, halves; Watten burger and Parker, ends; McCraw and Judd, tackles; Slocum, Rich and Groahen guards and Copenhaver, cen ter. The personel of the Lexington team consists of L. E. Duran, R. T. Her, L. G. Saxe, C. McMillan, R. G. lieed, R. T. McC'ormack, R. E. Au brey, Q. Campbell, L. H. White, R. H. Parker, fullback, Miller and Ally n substitute. Au admission price of twenty-five cents will be charged. Accepts Bank of lone Cashiership Vawter Crawford, who for the past five years has shaped and guided the destinies of The Gazette-Times, has accepted the position of cashier of the Bank of lone. He will move a part of his family to that city as soon as a suitable house can be secured there being at the present time a great scarcity of dwelling houses. Mr. Crawford still retains his in terests in this paper, but the active management of the same has been turned over largely to his sons, Ar thur and Spencer, who have been with the paper almost continually since the Heppner Gazette consolidat ed with the Times in 1912. Kappa Sigma Pi Meet. The Kappa Sigma PI boys held their regular meeting in their club room in the Christian church Mon day evening. After the regular order of business, Garnet Barratt and Ken neth Binns entertained the club with an account of their recent trip to the State Fair. Following this a "feed" was enjoyed. Finish Threshing. The R. W. Turner threshing out fit have just finished a successful four weeks run. They completed the season at the Mike Kenny ranch this week. Grain in that section turned out much better than was first thought earlier in the season. Attend Grand Lodge. Postmaster W. A. Richardson, ac companied by Mrs. Richardson, went to Portland Sunday and they will spend the week in that city. Mr. Richardson will attend the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias, going as a delegate from Doric Lodge No. 20 of this city. New Agent at Lexington. Elmer Slocum, who for the past few years served as freight agent for the O-W. R. & N. Co. in this city, has been promoted to the position of station agent at Lexington. Mr. Slo cum is making preparations to move his family to Lexington in the near future. New fixtures for the depot have recently been installed by the company there and that the Lexing ton station will be permanent is shown by the many improvements which are being made there. New tracks for siding purposes are now being constructed. Emery Hiatt has taken Mr. Slocum's position at Hepp ner. Federated Church. Last Sunday was a good day at the Federated church. There was much encocragement in the services, but we hope for even better things next Sunday. I would like to urge every member of the Federated church, (and let this include every member of the M. E. Church, South, as I am serving them from this place), to be present next Sunday 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m., and next Thursday at 7:30 p. m., and at Sunday School next Sunday at 9:45 a. m. You will disappoint us and loose a blessing if you do not come. A cordial invita tion is given to all others who do not go to other churches. W. B. SMITH, Pastor. Catholic Church Services. First Mass, 8:30 a. m. Second Mass, 10:30 a. m. Christian Doctrine, 11:30 a. m. Evening Devotions, 7:30 p. m. Weekly Mass, 7:30 a. m. Subject of the sermon at Second Mass, "The Sin of Calumny." Sub ject for sermon at Evening Devotions, "The Testimony of the Martyrs is the Truth of the Divinity of the Religion Established by Jesus Christ." PORTLAND MAN TO SPEAK Through the efforts of local par ties, a good roads specialist will come up from Portland to speak at the Good Roads Meeting in lone on next Friday, the 22nd. Just who this man will be, we have not yet learned. An attempt was first made to secure S. Benson, of Columbia River highway fame, but Mr. Benson had just left for a visit of several weeks in Cali fornia. oGod roads enthusiasts from over the county will gather in lone next Friday to discuss this question which is holding he attention of nearly ev ery county in Oregon today. Will Have Factory. Heppner will have a candy factory. Not a factory of the big wholesale supply kind, but just a modern little place with facilities large enough to supply the local demand. John Max well, of Wraitsburg, Wn has brought an expert candy maker with him and will soon open up his establishment in the ubilding adjoining the Patter son & Elder barber shop. Forest Notes. Accoridng to a recent compilation of the Department of Agriculture, ap proximately 1,900,000,000 acres rep resents the total land area of the Uni ted States. Of this area about 87S,- 000,000 acres or 46 per cent of the total, is in farms. Only a little over half of this farm land is improved. Of the total land area of Oregon, Gl, 188, 000 acres,. 19 per cent or 11, 685,000 acres is in farms. Of this farm land approximately 4,275,000 acres is improved farm land, which is 7 per cent of the total. In Washington the total land area is estimated to be 42,775,000 acres, of which 27 per cent or 11,712,000 acres is in farms. Approximately 6,- 373,000 acres of this farm land is im proved, which Is 15 per cent of the total. In 1906, the first law was passed giving the several States a share in the National Forest income. The first allotment made to Oregon under this law was $7,585; the last fiscal year gave Oregon $69,645 as Its share of tills income. Washington's first allotment under this law in 1906 was $1,923, while the State's share at the end of the last fiscal year was $52,423. Dr. Isabel Sedgwick, the I. O. O. F. Building. FOB SALE 3000 Posts (in town) 10c each. PHELPS GROCERY CO. FARMERS ILL BE HELPED BY HOT Member State Acident Commission Explains Relation of Compen sation Act to Farmers. By Carle Abrams. Farmers of Oregon are coming to realize that Insurance for their work men against accident is desirable, therefore the State Industrial Acci dent Commission has established a rate for different lines of farming ing operations under authority of Section 31 of the amended Act passed by the last Legislature and which be came effective July 1st. The great interest manifested by farmers is shown by the fact that up to date about 200 farmers have availed them selves of the benefits of this Act, al though the Commission has up to this time been so busy putting into operation the new amendments to the law that no effort has been made to notify farmers of their privileges to take advantage of the Act. This information is becoming widely dis seminated and has caused a number of unfortunate Instances in the Com mission office during the past few weeks. In a number of cases men have been injured on the farm and the employer has then made appli cation to come under the Act and sent in remittances to cover his pre miums with the hope that by so doing the injured man would be cared for by the State. This, of course, is im portant as will be realized by all readers. It is similar to insuring a building after the same has been burned down and then expect to col lect insurance on the building. Sim ilarly a great many applications have come in from farm hands who have been injured, for benefits under the Act. They thinking that as long as they have not rejected the Act they are entitled to its benefits. However, no protection can be extended to workmen unless accepted by appli cation of the employer. The rate fixed for farming opera tions in general farming including all operations incident thereto, 2 per cent of tht payroll. Threshing, clover hulling, ha and straw baling. 4 per cent; prune drying, 1 per cent; wood cutting, 3 per cent: laud clear ing without blasting 3 V per cent; with blasting 5 per cent; r-.ad work 3 per cent. In addition to the above the em ployer is required to colic-. I from the workmtn and remit with his own con tribution one cent a day from each workman. In computing the amount due the Commission add $13.00 per month for board when the men are boarded. For instance, a farm hand is paid $40.00 per month a id board and works 26 days, his wages would be $55.00 per month. The premium would be 2 per cent of $50.00 or $1.- 10 plus 26 cents to be contributed by the workman making a total to be remitted to the Oo'iimis-.'on of $1,- 36 for the month. This is due and payable on or before tho 1 jh of the month following that in whiuh the work is performed. Those farmers desiring to secure the protection of this Act m iy do so by making application to the Com mission for application blanks and a copy of the law. The protection afforded to both employer and workman is absolute. In case the workman is injured in the course of his employment, the Commission will pay all expenses for doctor's bills, hospital bills, medi cine, etc., not exceeding if -50.00 and in addition compensate the workman for time lost by paying him a portion of his wages, not less than $30.00 per month. Under no circumstances can he sue the employer for damages on account of injuries sustained as the money paid by the Commission is full compensation under the law for the injury. This insures the em ployer absolute protection from dam age suits and possibly from court costs and Insures the workmen the payment of his expenses and money on which to live while injured. Workiugmen's compensation is one of the greatest steps in legislation. It Is not only protection to the individ uals, but it is a protection to society against injured workmen who might become public charges and w ho often do. It is a protection to the families of injured workmen against suffering and poverty and it is a protection to the public in the way of taxes, be cause one of he greatest costs of our system of government is court costs and one of the greatest forms of court costs is personal injury cases. Under Oregon's present liability laws it has become comparatively easy for in jured workmen to secure damages against employers by bringing suit. Lastly, state compensation is in surance conducted by the State with out profit and the State appropriates (Continued on Page 6)