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Newspaper Page Text207-rSt "wimi S0cfGf The Ga ETTE-TlM H VOL.33, NO, 48 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1917 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR - IN IS EXPLAINED J. A. Halliday of Pacific Telephone A Telegraph Company Clears Up Some False Impressions Company Will Make Improvements. There has been some misunder standing regarding the telephone sit uation in Heppner which we are able to explain In this issue through a recent interview obtained from J. A. Halliday, a representative of the Pacific Telephone and Telgraph Co. It has been widely rumored and supposed by many that T. J. Hum phreys had been relieved of the po sttlon of manager. According to Mr. Halliday this is not correct, as Mr. Humphreys will remain as manager "as long as the telephone office re mains in his store. "Any rumors about him being removed," said Mr. Halliday, "are due to a misunder standing." Mr. Halliday was accom panied to this city by two other rep resentatives of the phone company, J. R. Davies and W. D. Scott, also superintendents. . Mr. Halliday said that for some time the company had contemplated placing the Heppner district on the same basis as other districts in which the company operates. This would have required a manager to be Ideat ed In Heppner and he would have supervision over Morrow county and probably some adjoining territory. This would have resulted in the of fice being located in quarters separ ated from any other business insti tution, and where more space would have been available. The company's engineer visited Heppner about the middle of January to see what addi tional apparatus would be required. He returned to Portland and, placed an order for a switch board that would permit two operators to work at the same time so that during busy periods calls could be handled promptly. . Mr. Halliday and Mr. Davtes expected to come to Heppner about March 1st to see Mr. Hum phreys about the propesed change, as Mr. Humphreys had previously ad vised the Telephone company that he -was ready to relinquish the office whenever the company was ready. Before March 1st arrived the com plaint Was filed. Thlstias resulted In considerable embarassment to Mr. Humphreys and his operators and al so to the telephone company, as it has placed them all in an undesirable position. It is unfortunate that such a con troversy should be injected into the affairs of the community and par ticularly so in view of the facts that we have learned. Mr. Halliday said, "the company's dealings with Mr. Humphreys have always been very satisfactory. No other agent in my territory has a better standing in the estimation of the telephone company, and it has been our Intention to have Mr. Humphreys remain as our mana ger as long as the office Is in his store." As soon as a new location has been obtained for the office, the fact will be announced in this paper. When the intention of the company became known, the complaint filed with the Public Service Commission - wan withdrawn. In conclusion, Mr. Halliday said, -"our many subscribers will undoubt edly be glad to learn the facts In the case as the complaint has caused considerable comment." "The Unattainable." Because Bessie. Gale, an actress, .made sure to protect herself from Intrigue, she was known as "the un attainable" among the fast set that spends its leisure hours in pursuit of pleasure along New York's "Great White Way." Because she was left accidentally stranded among the foot hills of the Sierra Nevada Moun tains, while on a theatrical tour, she met and married a real man, albeit he was a sheep herder. Because there came to Bessie the longing to see once more the "bright lights," and because she listened to the call of the stage, Bluebird Photoplays have been provided with an excellent scenario for "The Unattainable," the feature to be exhibited at the Star Thatre on Saturday only, with Dorothy Daven port and Emory Johnson leading a splendjld company in an engaging entertainment. Pictorlally the work Is made beautiful by the natural scenery of the Sierras and expensive "sets" depicting the haunts of the millionaires in New Tork. Its dra matic artistry, Is assured in the ef forts of a carefully selected company, chosen to interpret the various roles bcause of the adaptlbtlity of the ar tists te the requisite Impersonations., Boardman C. O. Biayden went to Pendleton Sunday. Mrs. J. C. Ballenger Went to Wasco I Monday. E. W. Mack was a visitor between trains Thursday. Sidney Mack has installed two pool tables in the north room of his block. 8. Oldaker and Mr. Walpole had a friend out over the project Thurs day, Wm. Mitchell, a friend of Mr. Dillabough, is a new comer in this section of the country. Dr. Wainscott was called to attend Fred Emberger Wednesday. He pro nounced it another case of measles. N. A. Price drove over from Port land Thursday to make his home on his homestead he filed on last sum mer. Farmer Smith, agriculturist for the O-W. R. ft N. Co., spoke to a very appreciative audience Thursday af ternoon in the Dodd-Kennedy hall. Cary Voyen was called to Hermls ton Wednesday to assist Mr. Phelps In the store. Mrs. Voyen Is still visit ing with her mother who is suffering with a severe cold. O. H. Warner went to Heppner Saturday, returning Sunday evening. While there he purchased a Ford to use in his livery business. Bert Bowker drove over from Heppner Tuesday morning with Mr. Warner's auto. ; E. P. Dodd and L. K. Harlan were here Saturday. Mr. Harlan Is Inter ested in the newspaper business in Pilot Rock at present He expects to print a paper for Boardman the coming week. He calls the paper the "Boardman Bulletin." 0. A. C. POULTRY SPEC IALIST TO BE HERE LENA SNELL SHURTE, County School Superintendent. ' Arrangements have been made for Mr, C. C. Lamb of the Extension Ser vice to work in Eastern Oregon, Feb ruary 26, 27 and 2. Mr. Lamb is a specialist In Poul try Husbandry, and will give a lec ture on some phases of Poultry Hus bandry work, at each of the meetings arranged, as well as take up the va rious lines of Industrial Club work and assist In organizing and explain ing this work. Following the lectures Mr. Lamb will be glad to take up in personal Interviews, or through a general dis cussion, any phase of Poultry Hus bandry that the people may be Inter ested in. - He Is scheduled for Heppner Mon day evening, February 26, Lexington, Tuesday afternoon, February 27, lone! Tuesday evening, February 27, Boardman, Wednesday afternoon, February 28, and Irrlgon, Wednes day evening, February 28th. , A short program is being arranged by the different schools where the lectures will be given. These Lectures will be given at the school house in the different districts, about 2:30 In the afternoons, and 7:30 in the evening. The following program will be giv en in the local high school auditor ium under the direction of Miss Mar Ian Long on the evening of February 26. Drill Klnderpolka Directed by Laurannah Groshens - Solo-..-.-... Neva Chidsey Song Selected Directed by Clara Brown Solo . Loa Brlggs Music Selected Directed by Elizabeth Phelps Lecture.... C. C. Lamb Dismissal Garnett Barratt, Pres. Mission Societies Will Meet. The Ladies Missionary Society of the Federated church will entertain the Ladies Missionary Society of the Christian church in the parlors of the Federated church on Tuesday, February, 25. The program will be gin at 2:30. All ladies of both so cieties are invited to attend. W. L. Houston, building contractor Is spending a tew days in Heppner on business. Mr. Houston at the pre sent time has the contract for putting up two new buildings in lone. Work will be commenced the first of the month on the Mason store building and the Rivers Auto Garage. Both of these buildings will be substantial structures, the former being con structed of brick, tile and concrete and the garage will be of brick and concrete. W. O. Minor and family have re turned to their home in this city after spending several weeks in southern California. Bhp Eskelson of Meadow Brook Home was in the city today transact ing business. FIFTEEN OREGON PLOY Fifteen Oregon counties now em ploy county agricultural agents, ac cording to M. O. Evans, assistant county agent leader from the Ex tension Department of O. A. C. Mr. Evans was in town Tuesday evening as advance agent for the Wool Exhibit Car which is to be here Saturday of this week. The agents are proving a great help to the farmers in many ways, es pecially along the following lines: cooperative marketing, drainage, control of crop pests and diseases, seed selection and testing, crop ro tation, field demonstrations with fer tilizers and lmprovd -varieties, or ganization of cow testing and feeders associations, boys' and girls' indus trial work. Over 1200 county agri cultural'agents are employed in the United States and several hundred In Canada. In Oregon the state pays one-half the salary, traveling and office ex penses if the county makes provision HELLO BILL! IS GREET ING IN HEPPNER TODAY "Hello Bill!" is on the Hps of ev eryone in Heppner today as greet ings are extended to all visiting Elks. It Is the one big social event of the year and as a result, the city presents a holiday appearance. The merchants have entered into the spirit of the occasion, and store win dows show a pretty coloring of pur ple and white. Through the artistic sense of the decorating committee, Main street has been lined on both sides with evergreen boughs. At night the purple lights will shine forth, adding their part to the color scheme and withal the Visitors should be Impressed with this feature of the entertainment. Nothing has been left undone that might detract from the success of the affair, according to Exalted Ru ler, H. H. Hoffman. The Condon special will be met by the home boys and the visitors will be brought up town by automobiles. Beginning at two o'clock, work will start in earn est in the lodge hall, In putting through the large class of candidates. This will take all afternoon. The visiting ladies will be feted and cared for in the Masonic building, which has been secured for the occasion. The town belongs to the visitors, everything they want is theirs. We are all Elks in spirit today. While Heppner Lodge No. 358 is acting as host, we must all remember that we can do our little part in giving the visitors a royal welcome. This evening will come the cap ping climax of the day's festivities, when the annual ball will be held In the Fair Pavilion. The pavilion is a riot of colors and the decorative ef fect is said to be the best ever pro duced for such an occasion by the lodge. Refreshments will be served buffet style and under the supervision of a caterer brough up from Port land to handle the job in an efficient manner. Parson's orchestra of Port land will play for the dances. Other music will be furnished by Romlg Brothers band. H. A. Conger, representing the Del-co-Ltghts Products of Portland, was in the city this week establishing an egency for this well known lighting system. Mr. Conger announces that Vaughn & Sons have taken the agency here and Delco lights may be seen at their store. See advertise ment in another column of this paper. COUNTY AGRIGULTURA HAWAIIANS TO BE AT OPERA HOUSE FEBRUARY 27th v' 's- VNjtrf ' ' ' ! COUNTIES 1101' EM L to pay (be other half. The xpenae si smeall compared with the benefits de rived. I The county agent Is really the farmers' hired man. One of his chief functions is to serve as a clear ing house for county agricultural in formation; thta which has been accu mulated by experience ' within the county as well as that available from outside sources. - Mr. Evans stated that it is not the policy of the Extension Service to at tempt to start the work in a county until a large percent of the farmers of that county want It. . Resolutions recently passed at a eoumty meeting of the Farmers' Union indicates that there is consider be interest in this county. No one directly connected with this department of the Exten sion work has visited this county be fore. -,f The , following Eastern Oregon counties employ county agricultural agents-J Klamath, Crook, Deschutes, Wasco, Wheeler, Union and Malheur. HIGH SCHOOL GIVES PATRIOTIC PROGRAM A large audience ' attended the "Patriotic Program" given by the Philpmathian Literary Society of Heppner High School at the high school auditorium last Friday eve ning. Vj The program was fully up to Heppner High standard and was a credit to those in charge as well as to those who participated. "Colum bia, the Gem of the Ocean," sang very pleasingly by the Glee Club, was followed by a flag drill by sixteen girls Which was truly a graceful ex-' pressloa of the martial spirit of the day. The reading, "This Was a Man by the author. Miss Cecil Stevens, v$ -beautiful U1but, to the "Great Emancipator," Lincoln, and was well received. Kenneth Blnns ably delivered the story of Paul Re vere's ride and carried the audience With that worthy patriot through the New England villages where he spread his cry of alarm. The feature of the evening's en tertainment was the two-act play, "The Patriot Girl," a drama of Rev olutionary times with the setting in a Boston colonial mansion. The con trast between the days of '76 and those of 1917 was clearly brought out by the play. Miss Muriel Mc carty, in the part of Penelope Win throp, a modern New York society girl, handled herself exceedingly well. Miss Winthrop was to visit her Bos ton relatives whe boasted direct an cestry to the heros of '76. However, on her arrival she found her rela tives had left Boston for a few days, being afraid to remain in the Bos ton house because it was haunted at that particular time of the year. Not withstanding that she was told of the tradition. Miss Winthrop decides to stay and Investigate the ghosts. At the appointed hour the pictures on the wall, which according to the tra dition were supposed to come to life on this night, began to show a change and Madame Katherine Dudley (Ruth Howard), Constance Dudley, (Norma Frederick), and Barbara Dudley, (Gladys Lane), walked forth from their frames and became very much alive on the stage. Followed developments which aroused the pa triotism of the modern Miss Winthrop and the last scene was a beautiful presentation of "Old Glory" in which the spot light was used. Georgia Shipley, Helen Barratt, Henry Peter son and Paul Gemmell carried parts and handled . themselves like old timers. The program was concluded with the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner." AGENTS John Kilkenny Is Married in Portland A wedding of interest that was solemnized yesterday morning in the Church of the Madeline was that of Miss-Lottie Russell, of Condon, and John Kilkenny, of Heppner. Rev. Father Thompson officiated, and the couple were attended by Miss Marie Summers and Edward Russell. The bride wore a pretty gown of old gold taffeta and Georgette crepe, embel lished with pearls, and she carried an arm bouquet of Killarney roses. The bridesmaid was attired in apple green taffeta and lace, and she also carried Killarney roses. Following the cere mony an elaborate wedding break fast was served in the Hotel Imperial. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Kate Russell, a wealthy ranch owner of Condon, and she attended St. Mary's Academy and College, later attending a school in The Dalles. Mr. Kilkenny also is a wealthy ranch owner in Heppner, where the couple will make their home. Attending the ceremony and the wedding breakfast were: Mrs. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Summers and children, John Kilken ny, Jr., Rose Kilkenny, of Heppner, both children of the bridegroom; Liiella Wain, of Portland, and Dr. J. F. Wood. Oregonian. Man Starving Cannot decide whether to part with his priceless violin or not, Death stares him in the face. Plenty Is his if he will part with his cher ished Cremona, but Come and hear "The Soul of the Old Violin" Wed nesday night, February 28th, high school auditorium. SECOND IDAHO BILL HITS AT JAPANESE Hearing on Alleged Lobby in Anti- Alien Land Bill Set for Today. Attorney Bobs Up Again. Boise, Idaho, Feb. 20. With the avowed purpose of preventing mar riage between Japanese and Amer icans, a bill was introduced in the Senate today that promises to add complications to the Japanese diffi culties. Senator Atherton, of Twin Falls, is the author of the bill. He said he Introduced it because of a case that arose in his own county Monday when a Japanese had applied for a license to wed an American girl. The clerk had refused the license on the grounds that Japanese were classi fied under the law as mulattos. Lat er he discovered his mistake. Wednesday the Senate opens the hearing into the charges of an im proper lobby maintained during the present session to defeat the anti alien bill. E. M. Booth of Twinn Falls, the attorney who Is said to have handled the lobby for a $10, 000 fee, will be here to testify. Sena tor Mitchell, president pro tern of the ing evidence that Booth told many Senate is in possession of corroborat people he would get the fee if the bill was defeatd. Booth appeared at Twin Falls as attorney for the Jap anese seeking to marry the American girl. Judy-Hughes. R. J. Judy of lone and Miss Mil dred Hughes of this city were mar ried last Saturday in this city, Rev. Turner B. McDonald of the First Christian church performing the ceremony. The marriage came as a surprise to the many friends of the young people. Mr. Judy is a native of the lone country and Is now engaged in bus iness In that city. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hughes, prominent people of Heppner, and one of Heppner's pop ular young ladies. The Gazette Times Joins In extending congratula tions and well wishes. St. Valentine Party. A social event of the week, among the younger set, was the Valentine party given on Thursday evening last, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Humphreys, Miss Leta Humphreys honoring a number of her young friends. Decorations about the home consisted of a profusion of big red hearts, and everything was sugges tive of the season. The evening was too quickly passed In numerous games, the plan of entertainment having been nicely worked out in ad vance by Miss Humphreys. A de licious luncheon was served as a fit ting climax to the evening's enjoy ment. Those present were: Misses Cecil Shurte, Flossie Barlow, Cecils Stevens, Virginia Crawford and Messrs. Guyle Shurte, Loren Mike sell, Will Morgan and Jesse O. Tur- ner- .... --.uJJfilaaS WOOL MEN TO GO AFTER COYOTES Additional Bounty Will Serve to Caw Systematic Hnnt on the Lamb Killer Will Observe Poison Month. In a letter from State Veterinarian W. H. Lytle, he says "Poison Month" is being generally observer! through out the Northwest during the month of February. The Oregon State Legislature passed a coyote bounty law which provides a bounty of $3.00 on aP coyotes killed In the year 1917, wit ' an Increase of $1.00 per year on fe males thereafter. This will have a natural tendency ,to materially assist in the eradication of the coyote. It fa the intention of woolgrowers and sheepmen in general to conduct a crusade in coyote1 poisoning before whelping time. v , ; Dr. Lytle calls attention to the fact that live stock was never so valuable as at the present time. A good lamb at birth is well worth from three to five dollars and a calf is easily worth from seven to ten dollars. Herewith we publish a report of the National Woolgrowers' Commit tee after they had conferred with U. 8. Biological Survey with a view to recommending practical and effectual methods of poisoning coyotes. Systematic Poisoning of Coyotes ' , Urged. . . The conclusion reached after thor ough discussion with officials in charge of the government operations in poisoning coyotes, is that, under winter conditions best results are ob tained from small baits composed of lard and sugar, each with a poison dose of two and three-fourths ( 2 3P) grains of strychnine (powdered alk aloid). The strychnine may be con tained in a No. 2 capsule, or it may be placed in loose form in a cavity in the center of the bait. In the latter case, it is essential that the lard be cold and hard when the poison is ad ded,, siac warm, lard, quickly absorb the extremely bitter taste of strych nine. The entire process of preparing the baits should be by means of clean wooden or metal implements to avoid the taint of human hands. Probably the most Important recommendation of all, Is that each bait be kept in a small, clean paper bag from the time It is prepared until placed for the coyote. It is advised that paper bags for the purpose be plainly labeled, "Coyote poison." The materials are usually at hand for any stockman to prepare his own baits. Good, odorous, home-rendered lard is considered better than the market article. The committee strongly advocates that each live stock association em ploy a competent man to make the baits in quantity, to supply members1 and cooperators, and that every ef fort be made to poison' the ranges during the remainder of the winter. In general operations of the kind, it is important that inhabitants of the district be notified and other pre arrangements be made to insure the safety of dogs that are valued." Directions for Preparing Poiso Baits: (A) In a warm place, mix thoroughly together home rendered lard and sugar in about equal quan tities. Place outside to cool until stiff enough to mold into balls about the size of a small walnut; or into discs of about the same bulk. Press ' In the cavities for the poison; place In rows on a clean board and set out side to become thoroughly cold and hard. With a large pointed quill or other suitable measure, place the poi son in the cavities with care that none be left on the surface. Close the cavities by applying the lard-sugar mixture with a case knife. Cool the baits; lift from the board with a case knife and transfer each bait to small paper bag and twist securely shut. Keep in a cold place. (B) A modification of the above method well worthy of recommenda tion when the strychnine is used in loose form, is that the cavities for the poison be made with a red hot iron, thus forming a pocket with ths scorched walls which prevent- the strychnine from being absorbed by the lard. Good poison baits are little more than half the game the remainder being in their proper use In the field. It may be said that potsop baits should be placed as carfullj as are traps. The following methods are recommended: (1) Place the poison lard balls in and about carcasses, and especially on trails twenty to a hundred feet from them. Old carcasses are attrac tive to coyotes even when little more than bones and hair remain. There is no better place for poison than in or near the remains of an old sheep (Continued on Page I)