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VOL. 34, NO. 25.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 13, 1917.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
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Food Administrator Tells Senator
McNary Presidents Commis
sion Went Over All Factors
and Decided Unanimously
(Portland Oregonlan.)
Washington, Sept. 11, Unless
Portland can show that it can export
wheat by water to Liverpool more
cheaply than the same wheat can be
shipped by rail to New York and
thence by steamer to England It
seems doubtful If the Administration
will modify Its wheat price regula
tions so as to apply the Chicago price
at Portland.
This question of transportation to
England and obtaining a low price; to
Eastern buyers appears to hare baen
the primary consideration on which
the President's commission acted, as
borne out by a typewritten memoran
dum received today by Senator Mc
Nary from Food Administrator Hoov
er. In this memorandum Mr. Hoover
aaysr
"During the whole of the past year
and apparently tor some time to come
the cost of ocean freight from Pa
cific Northwest ports on wheat to
Liverpool is higher than the cost of
shipipng the same wheat from the
sea points by rail to the Atlantic sea
board and therefore the Pacific Coast
wheat must come directly into com
petition with the wheat in the Mis
slsslpl Valley. t
"If the Presdent's commission had
fixed Portland as a base market as
well as Chicago and had placed them
on an equivalent basis, the Northwest
wheat would flow Into Portland and
would then have to be reshipped back
to the Mississippi Valley with an ac
cumulation of freig'.t charges which
would make it some 50 cents a bushel
higher than the Mississippi Valley
wheat.
"In such case either the Govern
ment must take a loss of 50 cents a
bushel or the consumer must pay 50
cents more a busheel for Northwest
ern whent than for' Mississippi Val
ley wheat. It would be utterly im
possible for a miller purchasing
wheat at this increased price to com
pete with other millers buying Mis
sissippi Valley on the lower level.
"The marketing of the Northwest
ern crop is starting at about 80 cents
a bushel better than the marketing
of last year's crop started.
"The basis of price and the method
of differentials for Government pur
chases were determined by the com
mission appointed by the President
and unanimously agreed to by them.
"All the National farmers' associa
tions were represented on the com
mission and the Northwestern sltua-
TONIGHT
OPERA HOUSE 8:30
Richardson & Talbert
(Remember Our Name)
PRODUCERS OK SUCCESSFUL
PLAYS.
Present
A Capable Company of Dramatic
Performers Playing
"LET GEORGE DO IT"
George Is about the busiest man
this evening you ever saw and his
troubles Increase with each act of
this sparkling comedy. It all start
ed from the fault of a woman who
fails to tell her husband the truth;
he leaves her; in desperation she
persuades her friends to assist in
getting her husband to return and
poor George is kept busy fixing
things. You couldn't help laugh
ing at the funny situations even If
you were eating sour grapes.
NOT MOVING PICTURES
Real Live, Walking, Talking, Ex.
perienced Actors.
DOC LAUGH SAYS:
Don't trouble trouble until trou
ble troubles you, and if you feel
like the last rose of summer,, if
your best friend has slipped you
the icy mitt, if you are down to
your bottom dollar and just ready
to jump in the lake or tie a friend
ly rope around your neck, HESI
TATE. See this play and you will
feel like a human being again
it's a drugless cure. You will sur
prise the natives and yourself with
your laughter.
The Richardson & Talbert Attrac
tions wll please You or money re
funded. ALWAYS POPULAR PRICES
YOU CAN AFFORD IT
WHEAT
PIE
Governor Withycombe
Is Coming Saturday
Governor James Withycombe will
take a day off from the busy duties of
his office In the executive house in
Salem and deliver an address to fair
visitors Saturday. For a long num
ber of years, Governor Withycombe
was head of the animal husbandry
department at the Oregon Agricul
tural College, and is perfectly at
home while speaking on agriculture
or any of the allied industries. He
has long been an ardent advocate for
increased agricultural productivity In
the State of Oregon and occupied a
prominent place on the farm demon
stration trains that carried on edu
cational campaigns In times past.
Morrow county feels honored by the
visit from the Governor of Oregon,
IRRIGON PRODUCTS REPRESENT
DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH END
The Irrigon exhibit at the county
Fair bears evidence of the fact that
we have In the north end of the coun
ty a small empire within itself that
produces most anything in the line
of fruits and vegetables that might
come from sunny Italy or California,
unless it Is oranges, figs, olives or
dates. Everything else Is grown In
the Irrigon country.
Grapes of all kinds and all sizes,
peaches, pears, apples, walnuts, al
monds, watermelons, cantaloupes,
muskmelons, plums, apricots, cucum
bers, tomatoes, and a world of other
good things too numerous to mention.
And the'Irrlgon people know how to
put up an exhibit to the best advan
tage. They have been competing at
the big shows where real competition
is found and invariably have taken
away the bulk of the blue ribbons
distributed. The booth at the fair
is in charge of Prof, and Mrs. W. L".
Suddarth.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. G. H. Stone of Hardman and
G. G. Stone of Monmouth were visit
ors in Heppner Tuesday.
Leo Hill Is putting in a gasoline
filling station the front of his re
pair shop on Willow street.
R. F. Hynd of Portland Is In the
city on business and will attend the
Morrow County Fair before return
ing home.
Ben Buschke, Rhea creek farmer,
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Anna, paid Heppner a short visit
Wednesday.
Jack Hynd, the Cecil farmer and
stockman and a member of the Mor
row county fair board, is arranging
-his exhibit in a special booth in the
pavilion.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Suddarth ar
rived in Heppner Tuesday and will
have charge of the Irrigon exhibit at
the Fair. Mr. Suddarth is principal
of the Irrigon school.
S. P. Devln was down from his
ranch on upper Willow creek Wed
nesday. He is bringing his family
into town in order that the children
may start with the opening of school.
C. W. Acock, young farmer who
resides a few miles northeast of
Heppner, was in the city Wednesday
on a business visit and while here left
his subscription for The Gazette
Times. ,
Mrs. H. W. Butcher and daughter,
Mrs. Tom Paxton, of Baker, are visit
ing at the Loy M. Turner home In
this city, Mrs. Turner being a daugh
ter of Mrs. Butcher. They are ac
companied by Mrs. Butcher's little
grandson, Thomas Delehanty of Ba
ker. Frank S. Parker and family and
Mrs. E. N. Crawford arrived Thurs
day from Philomath and will make
their home in Heppner, Mr. Parker
having taken a position with the
Heppner Light & Water Co. Mr.
Parker recently traded his farm
property near Philomath for resi
dence property in Salem.
Heppner has a number of gardners
who are doing much to solve the food
problem and among them is Orve
Brown. Mr. Brown was displaying
some of his garden stuff this week
which he raised on his place iu he
upper end of town. He is raising
vegetables literally to "beat the
Dutch" and he is using some of the
enemy's ammunition. He has pro
duced some excellent kohlrabi, a
leading a crman vegetable which is
used like cabbage, is fine in soups and
like potatoes, will lay in the cellar
all winter without deteriorating In
quality or shrinking In quantity. He
believes that if our people once real
ize the food value of kholrabi more
of it will be grown In the back yard
gardens.
tion was fully considered by them.
"It does not rest with the. food ad
ministration to alter the findings of
the Presidential commission."
FIFTH ANNUAL MORROW COUNTY FAIR
OPENS ITS DOORS TO PUBLIC TODAY
The Fifth Annual Morrow County (
Fair throws open its doors this morn-
wm luau oiuuiu uas oeen com
pletely routed and the pessimist has
been unseated for the fifth annual
time. From present indications the
crowds will be the largest in the his
tory of Morrow county fairdom and
the exhibits will be up to the stand
ard of former years.
Decorations everywhere are pa
triotic in nature and carry out the
idea that was first Intended for the
celebration this year. Seriousness
will mingle with mirth and while (he
host of visitors will be entertained
the fact that the country Is at war and
the duty confronting every cltlien
will not for one minute be lost sight
of.
In the exhibit pavilion a large
number of the old exhibitors are com
ing in again for more blue ribbons
and they will find competition In the
new exhibitors. C. A. Minor, who for
the past two years has had three
special booths, will make an elabor
ate display of flowers this year in ad
dition to showing large ouantities of
farm products. Jack Hynd of Cecil
is putting in a wealth of specimens of
products from the Butterby Flats
ranch which will dispel the idea from
the minds of -many that there was a
drought in Morrow county this year.
A new exhibitor in a special way
will be Andy Cook. Mr. Cook is
showing four varieties of potatoes,
field corn, pumpkins, .squashes, sor
ghum and other garden stuff.
Like all former years, there is a
grand rush to place exhibits at the
last hour and as a consequence the
Oregon Editor Made Call.
L. K. Harlan, formerly of Traer,
but now, of Pilot Rock, Oregon, called
at the Chronicle office Wednesday
morning. He has three papers, one
at Pilot Rock, another at lone and
one at Helix. Mr. Harlan is a nephew
of F. S. Harlan of this city, and left
here to go to Ames to visit relatives.
Toledo, Iowa, Chronicle. How
about the Boardman Bulletin.
F. M. Parker Sells Ranch.
F. M. Parker, who bought the Hen
ry F. Blahm ranch below Heppner a
few months ago, has sold out to his
son, Arthur Parker, and will move
soon to Walla Walla to make his
home. Mr. Parker owns a small tract
at College Place but is not sure vet
whether he will live on it or not. The
younger Parker has been farming in
the Lexington country the past few
years and is a hustling rancher. He
takes possession of one of the best
farms on Willow creek, which is well
stocked with dairy cows. The place
produces a considerable quantity cf
alfalfa as well as grain hay and
wheat.
Heppner Men Make Trip.
Several Heppner men left on the
special train with the big shipment of
cattle to Kansas City which left Hepp
ner last Friday. The cattle, consist
ing of 11 cars from Heppner and 27
from Pilot Rock were made by Dil
lard French of Gurdane, Bob Carsner
of Spray and John Brosnan of Hepp-i
ner. The total shipment represents
in the neighborhood of $75,000. Be
sides the shippers, Hanson Hughes,
Henry Colin, E. G. Noble, Lewis Bis
bee, Jas. Kenny and Jas. Daly went
along to assist In caring for the cattle
enroute and also to take advantage
of the splendid vacatlonal features
which the trip affords. They expect
ed to take about three weeks for the
trip.
Church of Christ.
Subject ofmornlng sermon :
"Key
to God's Blessings."
Evenng service at 7:30. Subject:
"Living In Expectation."
LADIES I am Heppner agent for
the SpirrelH corset. See me before
buying. Satisfaction guaranteed.
MRS. H. McATEE KINNEY.
The John Kilkenny family visited
in Heppner over the week-end from
their farm home on upper Hlnton
creek.
John Sheridan has returned from
a trip Into the Sumpter country,
where he went to look after his
sheep.
County Clerk Waters Issued a mar
riage license this week to Ezra Ad-
kins and Julia Ingrum, young people
of the Hardman country.
Dennis McNamee and family re
turned from a summer's outing on
the coast the first of the week. They
report a most enjoyable vacation.
One of the feature exhibits at the
Fair is that of W. O. Minor. Mr. Mi
nor grows 97 different varieties of
dahlias and his exhibit is a rare riot
of colors that is worth going a long
way to see. i
Board and all assistants are taxed to
the limit. Secretary Smead says all
departments will be well filled and
there will be a numberless lot of
things that will prove interestinc to
all who visit the exhibit pavilion.
Many special and free attractions
will keep the crowds in close atten
tion. Thursday the band concert, the
free performances of Jaz-A-Bo, the
cartoons, revolving ladder and in the
evening the Portland Ad Club Quar
tette will entertain. These tree fea
ture will be given each day of the
fair. On Thursday, afternoon the
Morrow County Chapter of the Red
Cross Society will give a program in
the dancing pavilion. Thursday eve
ning at 7 the fireworks on the hill
south of the school house will be fol
lowed by singing by the Art Club
quartette. Each evening dahclns will
take place in the pavilion, the music
being furnished by Parson's Novelty
Orchestra.
The Northwest Show Company oc
cupied the additional space afforded
by the annexation of Main street and
a part of the Fair Grounds proper.
They" give four big shows, which, if
we "may believe outside press reports,
are clean in every respect. Then
there Is the Ferris Wheel and Merry-Go-Round
and numerous other things
to attract and amuse.
Friday will be Farmers' Day and
on that afternoon will be given an ad
dress by R. A. Blanchard, agricultur
ist for Crook and Deschutes counties.
Mr. Blanchard has had remarkable
success in farming demonstrations in
Central Oregon and his message will
prove fo especial Interest to farmers
of Morrow county.
ROUNDUP SEAT SAllE
KEEPS UP UNABATED
Mail Orders for Tickets That Arrived
. This Morning Amount to
i Nearly $500.00.
And
still they come. This morn
ing f the mail orders for tickets
amounted to nearly $500 while the
Wealth was practically as great.
Pebpletvhd arrive In Pendleton from
other parts of the northwest say that
they hear nothing but the Roundup.
Everywhere everybody is coming to
the Roundup and it will beyond
doubt be the biggest crowd Pendleton
has entertained since the memorable
year of 1912.
Reports from Portland are to the
effect that both the Journal Special
and the O.-W. R. & N. open special
for Friday and Saturday are sold out
and an effort will be made to put on
another Journal Special if the rail
road company can secure the equip
ment. From Baker they are coming in
special cars on Thursday night so as
to be here for two days and In addi
tion the open excursion leaving there
Saturday morning will be crowded.
From every point it is tha same
thing. They are all coming to the
Roundup September 20, 21 and 22.
Pendleton Tribune.
M. J. Bradford is decorating the in
terior of the Star theater this week
and his work is havnb an improved
effect. New paper for the side walls
and celling and other trimmings and
decorations give the theater a neat,
clean appearance that will do much
toward attracting patronage.
Mrs. M. Belle Thompson of Port
land has arrived in Heppner to at
tend the Fifth Annual Morrow Coun
ty Fair. Mrs. Thompson formerly
resided In this city and is numbered
among the early pioneers of Morrow
county.
Dr. Ralph Swinburne of Seattle ar
rived In Heppner Wednesday to
spend a few days on business and in
cidentally to take in the county fair.
Dr. Swinburne has extensive busi
ness Interests here.
Robert Notson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Notson arrived from Salem on
Wednesday evening. He spent the
summer working in a store in the
capitol city. He will return soon to
enter school for the winter.
C. D. Robinson and wife of Lone
Rock were visitors in Heppner for a
few hours Tuesday. Mr. Robinson
Is an extensive stockman in the Rock
creek country.
A. Grelner and wife of Condon
were registered at the Palace hotel
Wednesday. Mr. Greiner is one of
Gilliam ci.unty's retired farmers.
Richardson & Talbert will present
new dramas at the Opera House the
three days of the fair, beginning to
night. Minor & Co. sold a sport model
Overland roadster this week to Chas.
Schmidt, a farmer of the Sand Hol
low section.
A. V. Wells of Bushoug & Co., of
Portland, is spending the day in our
city on business.
16 Soldiers Leave
Here Next Wednesday
The following list of 19 men from
Morrow county have been ordered to
report to the local board for militarv
duty and for transportation to the
moDiuzatlon camp at Camp Lewis,
American Lake. Wash., at 5:30 n. m.
on September 18th, 1917.
It is important to note that from
the hour and date above named, the
men herein shall be in the militarv
service of the United States and sub
ject to military law. Failure or un-
punctuality in reporting are serious
military offenses. Wilfull failure to
report with Intention to evade mili
tary service constitutes desertion,
which Is a capital offense in time of
war.
John Mekus, Heppner.
Frank T. Perry, Lena.
Alexander Brander, Echo.
Frank E. Cronan, lone.
Philip Brady, Heppner.
Floyd Lincoln Barlow, lone.
John Hossner, lone.
Robert Roy Holmes, lone.
Royal Wakefield, Heppner.
Cleo Drake, Gooseberry.
Joe Mason, lone.
James Daly, Heppner.
McDowell Mlssildine, Heppner.
Harvey O. Bauman, Lexington.
Riley Jake Juday, Heppner.
Henry VanDyke, Lexington.
Mrs. J. Edwards Gives to Red Cross.
Mrg.'J. H. Edwards has made a
substantial donation to the Morrow
County Red Cross Chapter. , It con
sists of a luncheon set, all hand work
and represents many hours of tedious
labor. The Red Cross chapter is sell
ing chances on the set and the lucky
number will be drawn Saturday after
noon. The luncheon set may be seen
on display in one of the windows at
Thomson Bros, store.
Tash & Akers is the name of the
new firm of hardware merchants who
made their bow to the public the first
of this week. 4 H. Fred Tash and
Spencet Akera have purchased, .the
shelf hardware interests of Vaughn
& Sons and will continue in the old
location in the Garrlgues building
on the corner of Main and Willow
streets.
Vaughn & Sons will not retire from
business but have taken quarters next
door in the new Garrigues building
and will continue business handling
automobiles and all accessories there
for and will continue to deal in farm
machinery and implements. They
are already housed in their new quar
ters, where they have obtained excell
ent office rooms and a rest room for
ladies, which is a feature of the new
building. The front room of the
building will be used for the display
of automobiles and other articles In
that line.
The eentlemen who have taken ov-
lr the shelf hardware business are
young men well known to the major
ity of Morrow county people. Mr.
Tash, until recently, was manager of
the Heppner Farmers' Union Ware
house Co., and Mr. Akers followed
the farming industry on Heppner Flat
until a short time ago, when he sold
his farm property and moved to
Heppner, where he has built a fine
home. More recently he has been in
the grain buying business for the
Northern Grain & Warehouse Co.
The new firm expects to build up such
a stock of hardware that will merit
the patronage of the buying public
and they state their business will be
conducted along the lines of accomo
dation, service and efficiency at all
times.
C. L. Smith, veteran agriculturist
for the O. W. R. & N. Co., arrived in
Heppner Wednesday to be on hani
for the evening of the county fair
Farmer S-mith is an expert on dry
farming end his one hobb is corn.
Ho has oeen a great heio to local
mrniers ii. seed selection and cultiva
tion an -orae of the dry land farms
He has been conducting experimental
work at Irrigon during the past sum
mer.
Mrs. A. M. Phelps and daughter
Elizabeth returned home Wednesday
after spending two weeks at Newport
with Mrs. N. E. Winnard and Norton
and Charlotte Winnard. The Wln-
nards will return home tonight.
Miss Mabel Dedmon of Weed, Cal
ifornia, arrived in Heppner Wednes
day to visit at the home of her uncle,
Sam Hughes.
Mrs. J. A. Waters and son Delmar
will return from Newport, where they
have been spending the summer at
their cottage on the beach, Saturday.
George Perry is over from Lone
Rock to attend the fair.
T
FOR SEPT. T
The petition of S. C. Mack and
others for order of County Court to
call meeting of voters in Road Dist
rict No. 1 9 to vote on ten mill special
road tax for said district to improve
Columbia Highway road bed, contin-:
ued until Sept. 26, 1917.
The petition of Peter Susbauer and I
others for order of County Court to 1
call meeting of voters in Road Die-'
trlct No. 18 to vote on five mill spee-'
ial road tax for said district to lm-'!
prove Columbia Highway road bed ir )
said district, continued until Sept. 2,
1917.
C. E. Carlson appointed road viewi
er to act with regular viewers in mak
ing survey and view of proposed road
as petitioned for by E. Bergstrom
and others. .
W. O. Hynd appointed viewer to
act with regular viewers In making
survey and view of proposed road
as petitioned for by C. H. Bartholo
mew and others, and B. P.Doherty
and others.
The following warrants were or
dered cancelled by the Court for the
reason that they were seven years
old or more and had remained un
called for at the office of the County
Clerk: Theresa Doherty, No. 6190;
Maggie Herril, No. 6191; Pat Doher
ty, No. 6189; Joe Doherty, No. 6188.
The following claims were allowed
and ordered paid:
Road Fund.
J. V. Cowdrey, Dist'No. 6$ 68.20
E. J. Winters, Dist No. 6- 6.00
A. Q. Chapel, Dist. No. 6- . 10.55
J. H. McDaniel, Dist. No. 6. 22.25
Wm. Pleiss, Dist. No. 1 , 84.00
L. D. Nelll, Dist. No. 14 61.00
Sherman Shaw, Dist. No. 4. 130.50
Andrew Patterson, Dist.' 4 76.50
Emery Gentry, Dist. No. 5. 107.00
W. E. Straight, Dist. No 3 189.00
B. H. Bleakman, Dist. No. 7 69.00
Ada M. Ayers, Dist. 6 & 8 89.72
A. L. Ayers, Dist 1 & 4 64.00
J. H. Pearson; Dist.er. "J 7.25"
R. H. Quackenbush, Dist. 5 149.50
Minor & Co., Dist. No. 4 21.00
J. L. Kirk, Dist. No. 4 26.50
A. Neel, Dist, No. 9 42.75
J. F. Barlow, Dist. No. 8 89.25
Lee Slocum, Dist. No. 4. 311.16
G. A. Miller, Dist. No. 17 200.25
Loy M. Turner, Dist. No. 4. 91.45
A. D. Reid, Dist. No. 5... 8.24
R. F. Fraser, Dist. No. 11.. 48.75
C. Bookman, Dist. No. 4 25.50
Chas. Schmidt, Dist. No. 15 125.60
Mancel Gammell, Dist. No. 4 21.25
Orve Brown, Dist. No. 4.. 410.25
Add Moore, Dist. No. 4 20.00
D. A. McDowell, Dist. No. 4 11.50
W. H. Pearson, Dist. No. 1 51.00
Lloyd Roberts, Dist. No. l. 24.00
Leo Nicholson, Dist. No. l. 3.00
John Brosnan, Dist. No. 3 226.25
Howard Culick, Dist. No. 3- 36.00
C. D. Morey, Dist. No. 15 69.50
Oscar Keithley, Dist. No. 9 40.50
W. E. Pointer, Dist. No. 12. 109.00
M. L. See, Dist. No. 6 25.50
Floyd Thomas, Dist. No. 5 130.50
Robt. Gammell, Dist. No. 1 70.00
Wm. Ayers, Gen. Road 3.50
Vaughn & Sons, Gen. Road. 11.70
Martin Reld, Gen. Road 16.07
M. L. Cantwell, Gen. Road. 8.40
Gilliam & Bisbee, various
districts 1125.00
TOTAL $4605.84
General Fund.
Dean Rogers, Bounty $ 6.00
W. L. Barlow, Bounty 1.50
Newt Matteson, Bounty 3.00
Blanche Watkins, Supt. Exp. 18.00
'.thel Raglan, Supt. E::p. 9.00
"'pal Briggs, Supt. Exp 9.00
J. J. Wells, Assessor Exp.. 100.00
W. A. Richardson, Clerk's
Exp. 43.20
J. A. Yeager, Dist. Sealer.- 14.24
C. C. Patterson, Sal. 2. : :. 150.00
Geo. McDuffee, Sal. " V.j... 333.32
J. A. Waters, Sal. 1 Ma ZiZ. Vi
Gay M. Anderson, Sal. 2 Mo. 166.6(1
T. J. Humphreys, Sal. 2 Mo. 83.32 .
J. J. Wells, Sal. 2 Mo 200.00
COUNTY COUR
T
ERIN
Sylva Wells, Sal. 2 Mo 100.00
Lena Snell Shurte, Sal. 2 Mo 200.00
W. M. Ayers, Sal. 2 Mo.. 140.00
Mattie W. Adkins, Wid.
Pen. 2 Mo 20.00
Harriett Baird, Wid. Pen.
2 Mo.' 20.00
Charlott Brown, Wid. Pen.
2 Mo. 35. 0D
Mary McDaid, Wid. Pen., 2
Mo. 65.00
Sarah F. Sperry, Wrid. Pen.
2 Mo. 20.00
Cora Walker, Wid. Pen. 2
Mo. L 35.00
Mable Akers, Wid. Pen. 2
Mo. 35.00
J. R. Olden, Bounty. 3.00
C. C. Patterson, Agent, Pre
mium on Policy for Court
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