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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1917.
'VOL. 34, NO. 17.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAf
MES
PENDLETON
IS
GOOD 10 EDITORS
Round-Vp City Hangs Vp New Rec.
i-d for Live Wire Achievements.
After Turning Their Town Over
to Newspaper Men, Invasion
Into Union and Wallowa
Counties Is Made.
The newspaper men of the state of
Ore gin have returned home from
their annual editorial convention at
Pendleton singing loudly the praise
of that town for the royal entertain
ment given them. The Round-Up
city has hung up a new record In
their line of live wire achievements.
In the first place, the spirit of tlio
convention was the best ever found
in a like meeting of the State Edi
torial Association. This may be be
cause the members of the press be
nma Imbued with the Pendleton
spirit. In the second place, no convention-was
ever entertained as was this
convention. Outside of the associa
tion sessions, which were held In the
beautiful new county library on the
banks of the Umatilla river, so many
things were taking place that it was
hard for some of us country editors
to keep up the pace. Immediately
following the afternoon session on
the first day, all the newspaper men,
their wives, daughters and sweet
hearts, were taken in automobiles
for an Inspection tour of the vast
wheat fields of the Umatilla Indian
reservation. A view of these fields
nf waving wheat, wheat that will
make from 25 to 45 bushels per acre,,
made an impression on the visitor
that will not soon be forgotten, and
gave them some Idea of where much
of Pendleton's substantial wealth
comes from.
That evening Dr. W. D. McNary
and his charming 'wife were host and
hostess to the visitors at the Eastern
Oregon State hospital. This Is an In
stitution that ranks at the head of
the list for efficiency of treatment
and In the construction of buildings.
;lt was plain to the observer that Dr.
"McNary is doing (treat work for the
. state of Oregon. We learned that It
Is the aim of the Institution to effect
a cure for the mentally deficient
wherever possible and to that end
every scientific method Is UBedi
A culminating finish to the two
days entertainment was given by the
Pendleton Commercial Association in
a big banquet at the Eagle-Woodman
Hall. It was here that we had the
pleasure of hearing two addresses
that will later go out over the State
of Oregon.' They were delivered by
B. P. Irvine, editor of the Oregon
Journal, and Edgar B. Piper, editor
of the Mornlrfg Oregonian. Mr. Ir
vine paid a tribute to the Old Flag
and his touching words reached the
heart of every one present. Mr. Pi
per's address was a masterpiece of
oratorical patriotism.
During the entire convention, the
Pendleton Commercial Association
was In charge of the entertainment
features. On both days at noon, lun
cheon was served at the library. J.
F. Robinson was chairman of the en
tertainment committee.
Saturday evening at 10 o'clock, the
Pendleton business men put their
guests on board a special train de
luxe for Wallowa Lake. The trip up
the beautiful Wallowa valley was
made on schedule time and when the
town of Joseph was reached, the peo
ple of that town met their guests and
took them In automobiles to the lake,
where a never-to-be-forgotten break
fast was served. And then to attempt
to describe how -the day was spent
at this wonderful resort, to picture
the beautiful mountain scenery for
which the Wallowa country is fa
mous, is beyond us; we could not do
It justice. Suffice it to say that boat
ing, swimming, mountain climbing,
a visit to the waterfall near by, pro
vided new and exquisite entertain
ment for the visiting newspaper men
of Oregon and others who were for
tunate enough to make the trp. The
Wallowa county people, and more
particularly the people of Joseph,
did everything In their power to give
the visitors the proper impression of
their country and in this they buc-
ceeded well. The big fish dinner at
noon was the feature of the day, The
fish had been caught In the lake and
streams nearby and it Is said that It
took only three days to catch a suf
ficient number to feed all the hungry
editors In Oregon.
On the return trip the party was
entertained at La Grande with a
lunch at the city park and in the few
minutes spent In that city gave us a
fair sample of Union county hospi-
tallty. The convention was over when
the special train pulled into Pendle
ton at midnight Sunda.y
Too much praise cannot be given
Pendleton for the manner in which
hpv handled this convention. We
have been told that Pendleton goes'
Into everything in the same spirit.
From now on we will not wonder why
Pendleton is the biggest town for its
size in the Northwest, for we have
got a fair idea of that Pendleton spir
it and what it can accomplish. We
might add here that we wish Heppner
had that spirit. There are a thous
and and one cities in Oregon we wish
had that spirit. Pendleton has start
ed out to imbue all our other towns
with this spirit and in her mission
she will have the hearty cooperation
of the entire newspaper fraternity of
Oregon.
Frank Lleuallen Has Fine Wheat.
Hot weather may have don. con
siderable damage to certain sections
of Morrow county wheat, but it has
not hurt any of Frank Lieuallen's
100 acres of fine bluestem on the
hill southwest of town. Mr. Lleuai
len was exhibiting a sample of .his
crop In town today and he firmly be
lleves It will make 25 bushels per
acre. The heads are big and well
filled.
41 MEN FROM MORROW
COUNTY BY DRAFT
Same Report Says 14 Counties
State Have Furnished Enough
Enlistments to Fill Quota.
An unofficial report coming from
Portland states that Morrow county
will be required to give 41 men as
her quota in the conscript army.
Based on the allocation of 717 men
as Oregon's share in the conscript
Adjutant General White Tuesday
completed tabulations which show
that Portland and Muunoman xopn
ty will not be called upon to supply
a single man when the draft call
comes. In all, 14 counties will not
have to furnish any men. Ten coun
ties have an excess. The city of
Portland, acocrdlng to the report,
also has an excess.
The 14 counties are: Benton, Coos,
Crook, Douglass, Hood River, Jack
sob, Josephine, Lane, Linn, Marion
Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook and
Yamhill. " "
The counties having excesses are
Linn, Marion, Polk, Umatilla, Yam
hill, Douglass, Lane, Josephine, Jack
son and Hood River.
These excesses are added together
and reallotted.
Emphasizing the fact that he has
received no official word from Wash
Ington, Adjutant General White au
thorized the following statement and
table:
"Allocating quotas on the basts
that the net quota for the state is
717, the Unofficial figure announced
at Washington, but not confirmed by
official notice, the following quotas
will be required of the various Ore
gon counties and the city of Port
land:
Baker - 48
Benton 00
Clackamas 60
Clatsop 54
Columbia
Coos : 00
Crook ' 00
Curry 21
Deschutes 37
Douglas : : 00
Gilliam 3
Grant
Harney, 37
Hood River 00
Jackson 00
Jefferson 20
Josephine . 00
Klamath .
Lake 44
Lane 00
Lincoln 22
Linn 00
Malheur 69
Marion . ' 00
Morrow 41
Multnomah 0
City of Portland - 00
Polk
Sherman 30
Tillamook 00
Umatilla .
Union 11
Wallowa '. 13
Wasco 2
Washington 36
Wheeler
Yamhill . 00
Total
71
RED CROSS PLEDGES MAY BE!
PAID AT ANY COUNTY BANK
We are Informed by chairman M
D. Clark of the Red Cross committee
that arrangements have been made
whereby all pledges made to the Red
Cross fund may be paid at any ot the
banks in Morrow county. It is de
slrous to have those living in Eight
Mile, Hardman, Lena and Heppner
pay their pledges at either ot the
banks In Heppner and those of lone
and Lexington pay their pledges in
their respective banking places.
niLL
SOON BE ORGANIZED
Mass Meeting Has Been Called For
.This City to Prepare for Home
Defense. Movement Has
Backing of Nearly
Every Citizen.
Heppner will organize a home
guard. A meeting haa been called
for this evening when the male citi
zens of Heppner will gather at the
city council chambers and take pre
liminary steps for such an organiza-
on.
Yesterday a petition was circulated
throughout the town and heavily
igned by men who are Interested in
such a move and will lend their mor
al and physical support to such a
movement.
Tom E. Chidsey, veteran of the
Spanish-American war, has already
received the blanks necessary for the
preliminary steps. The idea is to
form a company that will undergo
forms of military instruction and
which will learn the use of fire arms
and military terms.
In order that Heppner will not be
behind other towns of the state and
nation, the move to organize now Is
indeed timely. A big turnout is ex
pected at tonight's meeting, which
has been called by Mayor S. E. Not
son. ,
TARIFF OX INTRASTATE SHIP-
MEXT OF SALT IS REVISED
The Heppner Commercial Club is
in receplt of a letter from H. H.
Corey, chalrmna of the Public Ser
vice Commission of Oregon regard
ing the salt rate cases. We herewith
publish the letter in full: -
July 12, 1917.
Heppner Commercial Club,
Heppner, Oregon. :
Gentlemen:
For your information, we quote be
low letter Just received from A. C.
Spencer, General Attorney ot the O-
W. R. ft N. Company In re Salt Rate
cases.
"The Chairman of your commis
sion called my attention some days
ago to the propriety of checking in
state rates on salt, in line with, the
recent decision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission on the intrastate
movement of that commodity,
"We are informed by General
Freight. Agent Lounsbury that the
railroad company is revising its tar
iff, same to be effected August 15th,
whereby salt" will move from Port
land to and from Astoria, intrastate,
on class D basis."
Very truly yours,
Public Service Commission of Oregon
H. H. COREY, Chairman.
RED GROSSIS WORKING
The M. E. church, South, has been
secured as the meeting place of, the
Morrow County Red Cross Chapter.
Friday afternoon of each week the
ladies will meet at 1:30 to sew for
the Boldiers. Don't wait for a special
invitation. Bring yoir thimble and
do what you can.
Material will be furnished by the
society. We would especially Invite
out-of-town ladies who are in the
city, and have an hour to spare from
their shopping. We ask the school
girls and Industrial Clubs to help us.
It you prefer, you can do the sewing
in your home.
Call at Mrs. Herren's at any time
tor material, or inquire of the follow
ing ladies who will serve on the com
mittee for the summer: Mesdames
S. A. Pattison, J. A. Waters, W. B.
Barratt, Tom Boyd, S. E. Notson, W.
O. Bayless, Michael Kenny, Sam
Hughes, W. P. Schrivner, R. M. Hart,
C. E. Woodson, H. T. Allison, E. M.
Shutt and Misses Mary Farnsworth,
Lulu Hager and Millie Rood.
The landing of General Pershing's
troops In a forlegn port and the
knowledge that our own boys may-
engage in the conflict at any time
gives a new aspect to the world's
war. It is for our people who remain
at home to do all that money and
mercy can do to alleviate suffering
and bring the war to a speedy close
MRS. A. L. BINNS,
MRS. L. G. HERREN,
Committee on Supply Work.
JAMES ROBERT BROWN DIES
FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED,
Yesterday at Weston was held the
funeral ot James Robert. Brown, pi
oneer resident who died' as a result
ot Injuries sustained when he was at
tacked by a vicious jack near Lexing
ton about three weeks ago. His death
FRISCO IN SEES
BIG FUTURE
HERE
Henry Blackman, Formerly Pioneer
Merchant Here, Says Heppner Is
" Biggest Town For Its Size
i On Faciac Coast.
"Heppner Is the biggest town for
its size on the Pacific Coast," said
Henry Blackman, former pioneer
merchant of this city and at one time
a state senator from this district.
Mr. Blackman and his wife, who now
live in San Francisco, have been vis
iting the past three weeks at the
home of Phill Cohn In Heppner. Con
tinuing, Mr. Blackman said In part:
"I am pleased to note that Heppner
is taking this big progressive step In
the paving of Main street. It Is en
tirely in keeping with the many other
steps of progress that are being taken
here at this time. All these new
buildings, and especially these many
new homes, portends much good for
your little city. It means that Hepp
ner ils going ahead at a lively rate."
'. Mr. Blackman ha just returned
from Spokane where he went last
week on some business connected
with silver mining properties which
he holds there. A number of Hepp
ner; people are Interested In the same
properties and Mr. Blackman says
they might also be Interested to know
that there Is now a very strong de
mand for silver as Is evidenced In the
fact that the market quotation for
bar silver at the present time Is 8194
cents per ounce, Mr, Blackman says
that if war conditions-continue for
any length of time, the mine holdings
then are bound to be an exception
ally good thing.
Speaking of his family, Mr. Black
man said that he recently received a
letter from his son Leo, who is now
with: the Chile Exploration Co., in
South America, in which Leo an
nounced that he had recently been
promoted to the position of ore buyer
for the Guggenheim Interests and is
now located at Taltal. Another son,
Abe," is in Lon Angeles, where he la
dInv; well as a traveling representa
tive for wholesale silk firm. Hep,
the cartoonist, is still In Fort Worth,
where he is pursuing work along
special lines on one of the South
west's great papers.
Mr. and Mrs. Blackman expect to
spend a week in Portland while on
their way home. They will leave
Heppner next Saturday. While here,
Mrs. Blackman enjoyed several days
of recreation at Heppner's big" play
grounds on upper Willow creek, be
ing a guest at the Phill Cohn camp.
To Give Canning Demonstrations.
Miss Helen Cowgill, assistant state
leader of the Boys' and Girls' Indus
trial Club, will arrive In Morrow
county on August 2 to give canning
demonstrations.
Miss Cowgill will have but two
days at her disposal for Morrow
county, and desires to meet all those
Interested in this phase of food con
servation at lone, Lexington and
Heppner, and in company with Su
perintendent Shurte, will visit these
points on the first day of her visit
here. The second day she will go to
Boardman in answer to a special re
quest for her to come to that point
and give her demonstrations.
While here, Miss Cowgill would
like to organize a few canning teams
from among the school children of
the county. These teams will consist
of three members each, and they are
expected to enter Into competition
with other teams of a like nature ov
er the state, and with other states as
well. The work Is very interesting
and profitable.
Not being equipped to handle the
demonstrations just as they would be
put Into practical uae here, Miss Cow
gill would appreciate the use of a
kitchen of some good housewife In
the different places which she will
visit during her stay in the county.
occurred Thursday afternoon at St.
Anthony's hospital after his Injured
leg had been amputated as a final
measure to save his life.
Mr. Brown was born In Missouri
January 7, 1847, and when a boy of
16 crossed the plains by ox team with
his parents and settled on a farm
near McMinnvIlle. Later he moved
to a farm near Weston. On Sept. 4,
1871, he was married to Jane Dor
cas Samper and five children were
born to them. Four are still living,
as follows: Mrs. J. E. Kimbell of
Holdman, Mrs. George Brown of Pas
co, R. L. Brown of Holdman and W.
W. Brown of Pendleton. His wife
also survives him. He was a mem
ber of the United Brethern church.
As reported a few days ago, Mr.
Brown was seized above the knee by
a vicious jack, the bones of the leg
being crushed before the animal
could be made to release Its hold. In-
Hawaiians Coming.
The Kulolla Hawaiians will be the
attraction at the Star theater for two
nights, Sunday and Monday, in a
dreamy, oriental fantasy, "The Par
adise of the Pacific." This is a com
pany of native Hawaiians, direct
from the Hawaiian Islands, and is the
most unique offering to be seen here
this season. There are real Hawai
ian singers, wonderfully clever mu
sicians, sensational Hula dancers and
a real native Hawaiian chorus of
boys.
This show has broken house rec
ords everywhere for large attend
ance and it is sure that Star patrons
will be pleased with this attraction,
because of its high quality. The com
pany carries elaborate stage set
ting which gives the local color of
a real Hawaiian night.
The death of Wm. E. Leach in this
city early last Friday morning marks
the passing of one ot Lexington
foremost citizens.
Mr. Leach came to Morrow county
with his parents from Weston, Ore
gon, when a lad of eleven and had
been a resident of Lexington for the
past thirty-three years. In the course
of his long residence there he fol
lowed the vocations of farmer and
merchant, being interested with his
brother, N. A. Leach, in merchandis
ing for the past twenty years and in
strumental in building up one of the
largest businesses ot this kind in the
county.
While a man given over largely to
business affairs in which he was per
sonally interested, yet he was public
spirited to a marked degree and netti
ng for the betterment and upbuild
ing ot his home town and commun
ity ever was allowed to pass without
receiving his endorsement and active
support. He was specially interested
in securing for his town a good
school and Is entitled to a large meas
ure of credit for the splendid Bchool
and equipment that Lexington now
enjoys, and he also took great pride
in civic Improvements In his little
cty and endorsed and worked for ev-
everything; that tended to make Lex-
Icgton an attractive place In which to
live. As a citizen of the county he
was known to be reliable and sub
stantial, always ready to take hold of
every good movement, and we can
truthfully say that he will be missed
from the activities of the county out
side of his own town. Mr. Leach
served as the first president of the
Morrow County Fair Association and
helped to place that Institution on
its feet. Aside from this, he never
served the people of the county In a
public position, though he has con
tinuously occupied a public place In
his home town as mayor, councilman
and school director.
,We have known W. E. Leach for
years and can only speak good of
Lhim and feel that we can but feebly
voice the universal esteem in which
he is held by the citizenship not only
of his local community but the entire
county. We can ill afiord to lose
such men from the activities of life
and the entire community suffers his
demise.
Mr. Leach was taken suddenly ill
at his home in Lexington on Friday,
July 6. He was not alarmed at the
time as he thought he was suffering
an attack of indigestion, only, and
would be all right in a day or so.
Not getting any better on Saturday,
Dr. McMurdo was called from Hepp
ner to minister to him and diagnosed
his case as appendicitis and he was
brought to the Heppner Sanatorium
at once for an operation. This had
been delayed too long, however, as
the appendix had bursted and the
bowels had become badly Infected
with the poison, causing their crm
plete paralysis, and the best medical
care and attention could not over
come this condition.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home of the deceased in Lex
ington on Saturday evening, July 14,
and was attended by practically the
entire population ot the Lexington
country. A short and appropriate
discourse was delivered by Rev. Lee
Sadler and and a quartette sang sev
eral beautiful hymns. The remains
were followed to the cemtery by a
large host of friends,1 something like
sixty automobiles being in line. At
the grave the burial service of the
I. O. O. F. was read. Many beauti
ful floral gifts fittingly expressed the
sympathy and high tribute of respect
In which the deceased was held.
fection set In and he had been In a
precarious condition ever since. He
was brought to St. Anthony's hospital
July 4. Pendleton E. O.
FOR SALE Eight medium-sized
mules, wagon and harness, gang plow
and some furniture. See me at my
place about 2 miles below Hynd
Bros, ranch on Sand Hollow.
Ev back:
ROADS MEETING
NIGHT
Committees Who Went to Walls
Walla and Pendleton as Well as
One to Arlington AVill Make
Their Reports With Append
ed Suggestions in Big Meet
ing at Council Chambers.
The road germ is still working.
Two committees will make their re
ports at a public meeting in the coun
cil chambers tomorrow night. The
first committee, which went to Pen
dleton and Walla Walla to Investi
gate street paving will make their re
port and will offer some valuable sug
gestions which they have arrived at
after diligent study and thorough
inquiry.
The second committee, which went
to Arlintgon Tuesday to attend a
roads meeting relative to proposed
work on the Columbia highway will
also make their report. It is under
stood that Arlington an,d the upper
river towns of Umatilla., Hermiston,
Stan field and Echo have formed a
Columbia highway association and
will work to have the highway go on
up the river through the north end
of Morrow county. They have asked
the cooperation from the people of
the upper route and our people will
reciprocate if we can have the coop
eration of the other side. Accord
ing to the committee it is a plain case
of cooperation if any roads are to be
built through Morrow county at all.
A representative of the Warren
Construction Campany will pe pres-
ent to offer estimates in the way of
costs. This will aid the people in
getting some idea of what can be
done at this time. The attitude of
the county court will also be asked
In regard to putting the road between
Heppner and lone In shape for hard
surfacing at once,
M. O. Bennett, assistant state high
way engineer who was in Heppner
yesterday stated that the survey
would be made just as soon as it was
definitely known .what this end ot
the' county is going to do. ..They ex- '
pect to get to Heppner later anyway,
but are rushed to the limit at the
present time laying out surveys of
those stretches of highway which will
be built within the next few months.
Mr. Bennett was on his way to
Wheeler county where a portion of
the John Day highway is being built
at the present time. ,. - t
T
Declaring their loyalty to the gov
ernment In its war with Germany the
State Editorial association, at the
conclusion of its final business' Ses
sion Saturday by resolution offered
its services to the nation In whatever
manner might be Instrumental In
bringing the struggle to a successful
conclusion. The association, also by
resoultion, taking notice that credit
is given the press for the success of
the Liberty bond campaign, in view
of the increasing cost of paper, asked
congress to provide legislation com
prehensive in character and efficient
in operation, whereby the pulp and
paper product of the country may be
distributed at reasonable prices, in
suring no more than reasonable prof
its. It was suggested that the mat
ter be handled under the direction
of the federal trade commission.
One other request was made of the
government. It was that, as the sup
plying of publicity for government
enterprises is no different from the
ale of any other product needed in
he government's work. It would be
! desirable the government appropriate
j funds for the purchase of newspaper
I space used In promoting government
j al activity.
I A possible change In V.t manner of
publication of the d'-'luucnt tax list
was suggested wh- ; the president, by
resolution, was authorized to appoint
a committee to work out a plan
whereby the tax list shall be pub
lished in supplement form and cir
culated in a larger number of papers
in the several counties, at no greater
expens than at present.
Endors Road Program.
Apart from these resolutions which
were submitted by the committee.
Col. Hofer, of Salem, presented one
congratulating the state on its for
ward step in the action of the voters
at the special election and endorsing
the work of the state highway com
mission. It was approved.
Accepting the invitation of Senator
McNary, received In a telegram to the
association, for advise concerning
matters of interest to the publishers,
the executive commute, with E. B.
Piper, of the Portland Oregonian,
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