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HEPPNER, OREGON, -THUliSDAY, JANUARY, 25, 1917
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAS
The
DRY LI MAY
PASS HOUSE FRIDAY
Question of What Will Happen to
"Shipments" En Route Is Admit'
tedly Hut her a Bothersome One.
Salem, Or., Jan. 23. Out of the
mass of suggested amendments to the
bone dry law made at the open meet
ing in the house last night it is prob
able that the joint committee will in
corporate but two one providing
specifically tor the manufacture and
sale of denatured alcohol, and the
other requiring a personal bond from
food manufacturers using alcohol as
a preservative. It is unlikely that the
committee will recommend changes
making it easier to procure the intox
icant, and it is positively arrayed
against allowing the use of any other
intoxicant, even for medical purposes.
No additional provision will be made
for enforcing the law.
This was the opinion expressed to
day by Representative Anderson,
chairman of the house committee con
sidering the bill and its sponsor.
He believes that the bill will be
passed, carrying the emergency clause
not later than Friday, and possibly
sooner.
. Through an oversight the bill, as
at present constituted, would prevent
the manufacture of denatured alcohol
inasmuch as it is derived from an in
toxicant. It was through the forceful pres
entation by Dr. A. A. Hall of Portland
of the possibilities of making the
manufacture of denatured alcohol an
industry of big proportion that this
change was made certain.
Members of the medical fraternity
according to their discussion of the
bill last night, assumed that provision
would be made for the use of intoxi
cants other than plain alcohol for
medicinal purposes.
ill- LIIIB Llin KIB OClll 1 UtiaLIIBbUl .VM
Dr. Anderson's report of what the
committee intends recommending in
this report leaves no room for doubt.
It will be up to the physicians, to re
duce the alcohol to such proportions
as to make it palatable,
make it palatable.
M'Adoo Favors Spanish.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan.
22. A personal letter from William
O. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury,
was received recently by H. F. Har
than, professor of Spanish in the Uni
versity of Oregon, urging him to try
to popularize the study of Spanish
with Oregon students.
Secretary McAdoo sees a valuable
future for Spanish in the United
States, especially on the Pacific Coast
because of recent developments in
Central and South America and in
Mexico.
"The United States Government is
laying special stress on the learning
of commercial and conversational
Spanish in the universities just now,
for it realizes the indlspensibility of
the language if we would successfully
promote trade relations with our
southern neighbors," said Mr. Har
tlian. Spanish Is one of the most popular
courses in the University; more than
200 students take it. Mr. Harthan
has spent several years in South
America.
L. L. VanWinkle of Lexington was
in the city Wednesday.
Dance at opera house Saturday eve
ning. The old books of the Heppner Li
brary will be allowed out two weeks.
I wish to buy 40 head, 200 pound
hogs. Arthur Dykstra. 2t.
Ten good four year old mules for
sale. Guy Boyer.
' For Suit! Good Spring seed rye,
$2.25 per hundred. See sample at
this office.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adkins were
Rhea creek visitors in Heppner on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Frates of Eight mile
has gone to California to spend the
winter visiting with friends.
For quick delivery service call
Main 163. E. H. Kellogg and the
motor truck will do the work.
George McDuffee returned from
Salem Friday, where he had gone
earlier In the week on official busi
ness. ,
LOST One gray horse six years
old. Roached mane, no distin
guishable brand. Raised in Hamil
ton country. Notify Walter Becket.
Heppner, Ore. ;
Morgan
Wm. Palmateer left for the Val
ley Sunday where he will visit with
relatives and friends near Estacada.
Mr. Wright left for Salem last
Monday.
The farmers of this community had
a telephone meeting at Mr. Shutt's
place Monday.
Spencer Crawford of Heppner was
a week end guest at the home of Al
fred Troedson.
Mrs. Todd is entertaining a friend
from Seattle.
The following program was rend
ered by the Morgan Literary Society
last Friday night.
Debate Resolved that love is a
stronger passion than hate. The ne
gative won.
Reciatation Ellen Ely.
Reading David Ely.
Music Carrie Hulburt and Echo
Githens.
Recitation Lillian Ackerman.
Paper The Morgan News. Echo
Githens.
Our next meeting Is February 2.
FREE ROSE SLIP OFFER
AGAINFROM U. 0F0.
Six Thousand Clipping Will Be
Beady February I for Shipment
Eastern Oregon Consign
ments Later.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan.
22. February 1 will see 6,000 har
dy rose clippings ready to send out
for planting ou Oregon lawns.
This practice was begun in 1914,
when H. M. Fisher, superintendent of
grounds, instead of throwing away
the tops clipped from the University's
fine rose hedges, put them In the
ground, where almost all took root.
A circular letter was then sent to the
high schools, announcing that the
University would be glad to send
from 12 to 20 cuttings to any school
that cared to write for a shipment.
Since then, this yearly custom has
added to the beauty of many school'
lawns.
Last year there were 4,000 slips
available, but so many requests came
In that a number had to be held over
until this winter. For the 1917 sup
ply only two applications have come
in so far: one from H. C. Tschanz,
principal of the Long creek high
school and the other from H. H. Hoff
man, superintendent of schools at
Heppner. The usual deluge of re
quests is expected, however as soon
as announcement of the slips is made.
Mr. Fisher has had letters from all
parts of the state, proclaiming dis
tinct success in the growing of these
roses from cuttings.
Eastern Oregon shipments will be
delayed as long as possible in order
to escape the coldest weather. Mr.
Fisher says he has never had such a
lot of vigorous shrubs as this year,
and that even last fall the slips for
this year's shipping were loaded with
bloom.
Orders will be filed in the order of
receipt. The slips are, of course, do
nated. MASON FOR SIXTY YEARS
In a recent issue of the Hamburg
(Iowa) Republican appears the fol
lowing interesting item.
Under new regulations of the Grand
Lodge of Free Masons of Iowa, mem
bers belonging to the order fifty years
are to receive a certificate from the
Grand Secretary, exempting them
from all dues. The secretary of the
local lodge finds there are three here
who have been Masons for over fifty
years. R. P. S. Notson has a mem
bership dating back sixty years,
while F. A. Jones and Dr. N. L. Bo
gan have just past the half century
in the order. R. P. S. Notson Is fath
er of S. E. Notson of this city and is
now 88 years of age. He is enjoy
ing good health at this time. Our
local townsman tells us that the late
W. R. Ellis, at one time circuit judge
of this district and later representa
tive in Congress, was the first editor
of the Hamburg Republican.
Cow Wins In One Bound.
J. B. Saylor was recently quite
seriously hurt by a vicious cow. It
seems he was unaware of the pug
ilistic tendencies of the pugnacious
brute and while milking, she kicked
him on the nose with her "cloven
hoof." Mr. Saylor, though slightly
disfigured is still In the ring, and
expects soon to visit Athena friends..
Should any of them meet a strang
er with a fresh cow track where his
smeller should be they will know
by this paragraph who It Is. Athena
Press. .
ITEMSOF NTEREST
FROM AROUND
ONE
Egg City Correspondent Reports Hap.
penings as They Take Place There
-r-Man Receives Injury When
Thrown From Wheat
Wagon.
H. R. Smith and wife departed for
Portland on Friday last. Mrs. Smith
was on her way to Lo's Angeles where
she will visit for a couple of months
with her brother who resides there,
and Mr. Smith will return home after
spending ten days in the Oregon me
tropolis. These good people have
been denied a visit to the home folks
for a good many years, being kept
busy on the farm so they decided
to have a little needed rest and va
cation this winter.
R. Ball was quite seriously injured
Monday by being thrown from his
wheat wagon. A wheel of the wagon
passed over him and he had a couple
of ribs broken loose at the front and
back. Dr. Chick is attending him
and reports he Is getting along quite
well. Just how he escaped being
crushed to death under the wheel is
a mystery, but in some way the full
weight of the load was held off and
a fatal accident thus prevented.
D. S. Barlow and wife were down
from their Eight Mile farm on Tues
day. Dan was driving a new span
of "jack rabbits" that he picked up
the past week and they are - some
goers, too. He will do the most of
his farm work with mules hereafter,
a condition brought about by the loss
of all his horses with the walking
disease.
M. R. Morgan and wife and V.
Crawford and wife spent Sunday af
ternoon at Morgan where they en
joyed the services conducted in the
school house by Clarence Reynolds of
lone. The good people of that locality-enjoyed
a big basket dinner there
Sunday after the meeting of the Sun
day School,
Rev. Whiddon of Myrtle Creek,
Oregon held services both morning
and evening at the Christian church
In lone on Sunday last. He may be
chosen as the successor of Clarence
Reynolds, pastor of the church who
Is leaving the coming week for his
new work in California.
Frank Engleman and wife returned
home from a stay of two weeks at
Shlpard Springs, Wash., on Tuesday.
Biz says it is the first time he has
had a good bath in years, and he is
suffering a bad cold as a result.
Jos. E. Cronan was up from Port
land the past week to attend an offi
cial meeting of the stockholders of
the Bank of lone. He returned home
on Tuesday.
F. L. Griffin was a passenger to
Portland Tuesday. He will undergo
an operation for the removal of his '
tonsils while there, having suffered
much from this source lately.
O. E. Adkins and family departed
for Eugene on Tuesday and will visit
for a time at the home of the par
ents of Mrs. Adkins.
W. T. McNabb is confined to his
home, suffering a very severe attack
of sciatic rheumatism.
Bert Mason was a passenger for
Portland Tuesday to be absent for a
week on business.
Knights of Pythias Attention.
Your attendance at Castle Hall,
Doric Lodge No. 20, on next Tues
day evening is requested. Important
business at this time makes it doubly
imperative that you be there.
LOY M. TURNER,
Chancellor Commander.
By ARTHUR R. CRAWFORD,
K. of R. & S.
STAR THEATRE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 28
WM. FOX Presents
THE MOST EMINENT AX1) POPULAR OF ALL STARS
WM. FARNUM in
"THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURE"
BY CAPTAIN WILBUR LAWTON
A Photodrama That Marks an Epoch of the Pictures
DANCE AT OPERA HOUSE
Saturday Evening
FAIR ASSOCIATION
FORMED AT DALLES
New Organization Includes Morrow,
Crook, Wasco and Sherman Coun
ties Better Attractions WUI
Be Secured in Future
Dates Are Bet.
Secretary Smead of the Morrow
County Fair Board returned home
from The Dalles Wednesday and re
ports that an organization was effect
ed under the name of the North Cen
tral Oregon Fair Association. The
officers of the new organization are
R. Li Schee of Prinevllle, president
and J. W. Brewer of The Dalles, sec
retary and treasurer. The necessary
committees will be appointed later.
The following counties were rep
resented and the dates for the next
iairs'1 made: Morrow county, Sept.
13-14-15; Gilliam County Fair, Sept.
27-28-29; Wasco County Fair, Sept.
27-21-29; Crook County Fair, Oct
3-4-4-6; Sherman County Fair, Oct.
10-lf-12; Round-Up, Oct. 20-21-22.
Representatives from amusement
companies were there and promised
to famish better and more attrac
tions for the money than our fairs
have been getting in the past. Man
agers of bands were also on hand to
look out for the music and the out
look for entertainment is the best
ever. The people of Morrow county
will get something new and better,
according to Secretary Smead. " ' -
Pendleton Will Have Auto Show.
Joseph M. Rieg, for the past eight
years manager of the Portland Auto
Shows and a man of successful ability
in this line of work' has been given
charge of arrangements and decora
tions for the coming Pendleton Auto
Show to be held at Happy , Canyon
pavilion February 15, 16,and,.17,
- The selection of Mr. Rieg for this
work was made yesterday and it is
said it insures an auto show here that
will be on a par with any similar
event ever held in the northwest. The
defoliations and equipment used at
the Portland show will be brought
here and in addition some new fea
tures will be provided. Pendleton
East Oregonlan.
Special matinee for country peo
ple at Star theatre, Saturday after
noon at 2:30.
T. J. Mahoney spent several days
in Portland on business this week.
WOOL SHORTAGE A FACT.
The United States, for the first
time in history, is restricted in its
wool supplies to its own clip and
small quantities from South America,
together with a very uncertain mini
mum allowance from Great Britain,
which country has commandeered all
wool grown in the British Empire for
government uses. As our country
grows less than 25 per cent of the
wool it uses, a most serious condition
faces the manufacturer, merchant
and consumer. The surplus wool is
being rapidly cansumed and prices
must continue very high until months
after the war closes.
Heppner Garage Enlarges
Its Place of Business
In order to properly handle their
increasing business, the Heppner Gar
age has rented the Yeager building
next door and the same is being fitt
ed up for offices of the garage. In
taking out the office from the front
of the garage proper, Mr. Bowker
finds that he will have considerable
more room for storing cars.
The Yeager building will also be
used for the sales room of the garage
and a much larger stock of antomo
bile supplies and accessories will be
carried in the future.
Boardman
J. Wagoner, traveling salesman for
the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. spent
the night in town Wednesday.
Last week the young people en
joyed a few days of good skating on
the river. The younger members
gathered wood and had a big bon
fire, where they toasted wienies.
Mrs. F. Cramer came up from
Castle Monday, where she had been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Gib
bons. Mr. and Mrs. S. Mack spent Sun
day in Hermiston. They brought
back a fine victrola to keep in the
drug store and Incidently play for
the dances.
Mrs. C. Voyen spent a few days in
Pendleton the first of the week shopp
ing. Anyone wishing a post office money
order can now get them at the
Bcardman office.
C. Voyen went to Hermiston Wed
nesday. Chas. Hango and M. L. Williams
are building a barn on Mr. Hango's
lots.
MAKES PLEA IK BEHALF
OF SCHOOL
C. C. Chapman, Editor Oregon Voter,
Sees Great Good Done Through
Extension Work of O. A. C.
Editor Gazette-Times:
The city is competing with the
farm for young people of Oregon.
Unless farm life is made more In
teresting and attractive, the lure of
the bright lights will contlue to draw
more and more of the boys and girls
of our state away from the whole
some country Into the sordid conges
tion of the metropolis.
To help make agriculture more in
teresting to young people, and farm
life more attractive, there have been
installed in many schools courses in
agriculture, opening , the Pindolol ,
knowledge which transforms mere
drudgery into enthusiasm.
Our Agriculture College, through
its extention courses and the work
of the county agriculturists, has been
co-operating with the state superin
tendent of public instruction and the
local school authorities to popularize
scientific knowledge. While this
educational work has resulted in bet
ter crops and more profits, that is
less important than what it does for
the young people.
This work is sustained by state ap
propriations. One of these appro
priations has been cut out; the oth
ers are in jeopardy. The fathers
and mothers of Oregon should make
it known to their' legislators that
this work should not be sacrificed so
long as It is possible to economize,
and these agricultural education
items will be eliminated unless legis
lators learn that these expenditures
ar of great benefit to the boys and
girls of the state.
C. C. CHAPMAN.
FIRE DESTROYS BARN
Fire that broke out in the barn
belonging to W. O. Hill on Center
street Friday noon nearly wiped out
that structure and flying embers
started a blaze in the roof of the City
Meat Market across the street. Both
fires were extinguished by the volun
teer department before any great
damage was done.
It is believed that the fire started
in the barn when Freeman Hill,
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Hill was playing with matches. The
barn was enveloped in flames before
the alarm could be given. The sec
ond blaze did but little damage, al
though the water which was poured
into the building caused some in
convenience. Three thousand dollars In cash has
been donated to the proposed wom
an's memorial building of the State
University at Eugene by the D. P.
Thompson Estate, of Portland. The
donors were Mrs. Mary Thompson,
Miss Genivieve Thompson, and Mrs.
J. N. Teal. The total of gifts and
pledges for the building is now near
ly $13,000. The projected cost Is
$100,000.
Dr. C. C. Chick of lone brought
Anna Buschke, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Buschke of Rhea creek, to
the hospital in this city today to re
ceive treatment for appendicitis. Her
condition is such that an operation is
considered Imperative. She was ac
companied to the hospital by her
father.
ELKS
FINE
III A! GONDON
Visitors Were Royally Entertained
On Recent Trip Dance and
Banquet Featured 120 of
the Anticred Herd and
Wives Enjoyed
Trip.
Heppner Elks who were fortunate
enough to board the special train for
Condon last Saturday are still talk
ing of the trip and of the royal en
tertainment given them while they
were in the Wheat City.
There were 120 people on the train
by the time it reached Condon. Upon
desending from the train there, they
found the city to be a blaze of glory
In the decorations along the streets.
The business houses made it known
that the visitors were welcome, not
only through their cordial greeting
but through the abundant window
decorations. The Elks went at once
to the lodge hall where a large class
of candidates were initiated into the
order. Later, a dance and banquet
was held. Many of the local Elks
state it was the most enjoyable dance
they ever attended. The Multnomah
orchestra of Portland furnished the
music and the dance was carried on
until a late hour.
The return trip was made to this
city Sunday, the special arriving at
the local depot about ten o'clock.
Passing of A Pioneer.
George W. Shipley, a pioneer of
Morrow county, passed away at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Richard
Wells in this city last Saturday even
ing. He was 71 years of age. Mr.
Shipley had been in declining health
for several years and his death was
not unexpected. A few years ago he
suffered a paralytic stroke and from
that time his health rapidly failed
him.
George W. Shipley was born in
Missouri, December 15, 1846. He
came to Oregon in early life and first
located in the Willamette Valley.
He-bad been ft resident of Morrow-
county for the past thirty years. His
wife preceded him to the Beyond
about eight years ago. Since that
time he had made his home with his
daughters who reside in this city.
Six children survive. They are:
Mrs. Cora Knotts of Pilot Rock, Ore.;
Mrs. H. A. Fant of Butte, Mont;
Mrs. Wm. Cowlns, Mrs. Richard
Wells, Evelyn and Wm. Shipley, of
this city.
The funeral was held in the M. E.
church, South, on Monday afternoon
and was conducted by Rev. H. A.
Noyes pastor of the Federated church.
Burial took place in the Masonic
cemetery.
Church of Christ.
The Fagan meetings are drawing
to a close. Only a few more services
and if you have not heard these
splendid people be sure and hear
them. Thursday evening the sub
ject will be: "The Geography of
the Kingdom." Friday evening:
"The Man of Tomorrow." Saturday
evening Mr. Fagan will give a lecture
on his native, New Zealand. In con
necton with the lecture, Mrs. Fagan
will sing a number of concert selec
tions and a large number of pictures
of New Zealand will be thrown on
the screen. An admission of 25 and
15 cents will be charged at this lec
ture, the proceeds of which will go
to defray expenses incurred by the
meeting.
There will also be services Sunday
morning and evening. The evening
service will conclude this splendid
series of meetings.
Lexington Young Folks Married.
The marriage of Miss Edna Ar
delia Helms to Mr, John Alex Hunt
was consummated at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Helms, who reside near Lexing
ton, on Sunday last. Rev. J. L. Jones
of lone, was the officiating minister.
Mr. Hunt is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Hunt, residents of Clark's
Canyon, and was born and raised in
this county. The bride is a charm
ing young lady ami the young couple
have been warmly congratulated by
their large circle of friends. They
will make their home in this county.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to thank our friends
whose kind words and able assistance
during the last hours of our father,
did so much to help us in this be
reavement. MRS. WM. COWINS,
MRS. ALFRED KNOTTS
MRS. H. A. FANT.
MRS. RICHARD WELLS
EVELYN SHIPLEY.
WM. SHIPLEY,