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GAZET
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VOL. 80, NO. 18.
HEPPNER, OREGOX, THURSDAY. JULY 81, 1910.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
CITY PREPARES FOR
ITER ROME
Major and Council Are Ready To
Take Over Water Supply. H.
V. Gates Conferes and Telia
What He Will Do.
The mayor and city councllmen
of Heppner are ready for a new deal
on the water supply. This was an
nounced by Mayor Vaughan In a
council meeting last Monday evening,
at which time H. V. Gates, president
of he Heppner Light & Water Com
pany, was present.
The report of Burns & McDonald,
hydraulic engineers of Kansas City,
Mo., haB been received by the city
and In speaking of this report, Mayor
Vaughn said, "we find It most com
plete In every detail, and now we
have a starting point and know some
what about how to proceed.
In getting control of "its water
felant, as pointed out by the mayor
and councllmen, it will be necessary
to buy the present plant of the Hepp
ner Light & Water Company. When
asked what his price on the plant
was, Mr. Gates stated that he was not
ready, off hand, to set a price, in fact
he did not believe that he would set
a price, believing that disinterested
engineers could arrive at a value that
would be satisfactory to both partes.
Mr. Gates spoke at length on his
proposed power plant on upper Wil
low creek. He would take the water
out just below the Yoakum . place,
where he has already secured water
rlghtB, run it through conduit lines to
his power plant, erected on two acres
of land secured by the city at the
forks of Willow creek. From there,
the city could take the water on into
town. Nothing came out of the meet
ing and it was decided to call a meet
ing of the Heppner Commercial Club,
which took place Tuesday evening.
Gates 'Has Three Propssltlons.
The Commercial Club called a
meeting on Tuesday evening to dis
cuss the sitaullon and a large num
ber of citzens were present to tall
over the problems with Mr. Gates
and the members of the city council.
Every man who spoke expressed him
self as being very much disappointed
with the service which" the town had
been receiving and endorsed the steps
taken by the cily government to get
a hptfpr water mi mil V. Mr. Gates
also spoke from the standpoint of
the Heppner Light & Water Com
pany.' At this meeting, President Ma
honey of the Club, upon the motion
of W. B. Barratt, appointed a com
mittee of five to meet wilh the coun
cil to arrive at a more definite plan
of procedure. This committee, which
consisted of W, B. Barratt, chairman,
C. E. Woodson, Michael Kenny, 8. E.
Notson and J. G. Thomson, met with
the council on Wednesday evening
ana at mat time Mr. Gaics was pres
ent and outlined three dlllerent prop
ositions which the city might consid
er. Would Hell Plant For $25,000.
The first propostion made by Mr.
Gates before tl.e council and Club
committee was: that the Heppner
Light & Water Co. would sell their
plant to the city for $25,000. j
The second proposition made was: !
that the company would sell the plant
and six nines of conduit pipe Hue on"
the upper right fork of Willow creek
for a consideration of $40,000.
The third proposition made by Mr.
Gates was: that the company would
sell the local plant, construct the
pipe line to the forks of the creek,
with six miles additional conduit line
fruhi the l oakum place to the forks
of the creeK, tor a consideration oi
$80,000. This last figure comes un
der the estimates given by the engin
eering firm to the city by several
thousand dollars.
Mayor and Councllmen to Dallas.
Before any contracts are signed up
cr final action taken toward actual
laying of a pipe line to the forks of
the creek, Mayor Vaughan and some
of the cunclmien will go to Dallas
to inspect the plant of Mr. Gates.
This plant is said to be one of the
most complete in the Northwest and
the cUy of Datlas is furnished with
an abundant supply of gravity wa.ter.
While there they will Inspect various
forms of pipe used by Mr. Gates and
especially one which Mr. Gates has
found extremely satisfactory. This
type of pipe is manufactured by Mr.
Gates there in Dallas.
Mr. Gates Is an engineer of many
years experience and he has offerced
his services to the city as an advisor
in any matters which may come up.
His company will go ahead with their
new electric plant on upper Willow
ueck, regardless of what disposition
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ARMY MEN WILL
First Sergeant A. J. Yarbrough,
Sgt. Louis Main and Sgt. Clarence
Hawes, United States Army, Camp
Lewis, Washington, will arrive in I
Heppner tonight to spend five days
on recruiting duty. They are not
only recruiting for Camp Lewis, but
for Siberia, Alaska, China, Panama
and the Phlppiplne and Hawaiian )
Islands, and th9 United States, in-'
eluding the Mexican border. All1
branches of the Army are now open
for enlistment for men between the
ages of 18 and 40 years; men for
the staff corps can enlist as long as
they are not over 65 years of age.
All men enlisting for foreign service
are required to enlist for a period of
three years, but may apply for dis
charge at the expiration of one year's
service. Men who have had previous
military training can enlist in any
branch of the service they may choose
for a period of one year. Men join
ing the Quartermaster corps or med
ical department can enlist for a per
iod of one year, regardless of whether
or not they have had any previous
military training. There are no re
serve clauses attached to either en
listments. I
The officers are making a special
effort to obtain men for Siberia to re
lieve those units now on duty thera.
Thero is apt to be lots of excitement
in ibis service, mixed with some da
ger, so the Army wants men for this
service who have real fighting blood
in their veins.
Owing to the short enlistment and
early service abroad, numerous en
listments are being made at this time.
Since the first of March 70,000 men
have enlisted or re-enlisted. Another
cause for so many enlistments during
the past- few months Is that the ar
my department offers a great educa
tional feature as a part of the new
peace time army. Men in Uncle Sam's
army are not idling their time away;
they are going to school, either to
complete their elementary and sec
ondary education, or getting some ad
advanced education in some vocation
which they expect to follow in civil
life.
Recruiting officers can be found at
the post office, or on the streets any
time of day or night.
Receives Big Order For
Weeders From Montana
C. E. Jones, manufacturer of the
Jones Weeder, received an order this
week from farmers in Montana for 60
sections of the famous weeder. Ev
ery year sees a greater business for
the Jones Weeder and this weeder
has proved to be all that Mr. Jones
has claimed for It.
Mrs. B. F. Snell of Arlington Is vis
iting at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Lena Snell Shurte. Mrs. Snell
had been spending a couple of l eeks
at Hot Lake, where she went for re
creation and to partake of the baths,
but the weather was too hot for com
fort and Mrs. Shurte made the trip
to Hot Lake the fore part of the
weelf and brought her mother here.
Is made of the water question and he!
hopes to be able to give the city j
cheaper power. "My interests are'
still in Heppner and I am as much In
.erested In the solution of this water
problem as any citizen of the town,"!
concluded Mr. Gates. i
1
; PRICES OF WHEAT !
I IN FOREIGN MARKETS
The prices of wheat in the various
countries fixed or guaranteed to the
producer by their respective govern
ments for the years 1918 and 1919,
as reported on July 16th by the Di
vision of Foreign Markets, Bureau
of Markets, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, are as shown ou
the table belbw. Where prices were
fixed for the different grades of wheat
the average of these prices Is shown
as the fixed price for that country.
Country Guaranteed Price
Algeria . V -,-$2.36 ;
Argentina . 1.65 t
Australia . 1.44 . u
Austria-Hungary . 2.21
Brazil ... 2.65 ;
Belgium . 2.15
Canada1 i.i'..-2.24S'"'
Denmark 1.97
Egypt 2.67
France 3.94
Germany 2.10
Italy 4.33
Morocco 1.58
Netherlands 3.23
Portugal 3.83
Spain ; 3.96
Sweden 2.95
Switzerland 3.25
Tunis 3.25
United Kingdom .... 2.28
United States 2.395
No guaranteed price was made
by the Argentine Government to the
producers, but fixed minimum price
for export wheat was established at
$1.55 per bushel. "
The British Government, under
provisions of the "Corn Production
Act" which became effective on Aug
ust 21, 1917, fixed the minimum
price of wheat to producers at $1.65
per bushel, the maximum sale price
for home-grown wheat at $2.28 per
bushel, and the maximum for import
ed wheat at $2.40 per bushel. The
maximum sale price tor 1919 has
been fixed at $2.16 per bushel.
No. 1 Northern Spring Wheat
at New York.
In this table all conversions of for
eign prices into United States money
have been made at the par value of
the foreign moneys without regard
to current exchange.
Earl E. Gilliam Returns
From Service In France
Earl E- Gilliam, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilliam of this
city, returned last Sunnay from
Brest, France. Mr. Gilliam left
.ieppner last September and was sent
,o California for a few weeks train
ing before being ornered overseas.
Je sailed for France on the 28th day
f October and arrived in France Just
hree days before the armistice was
signed.
During his stay over there, Mr.
CJllllani was detailed to library duty
and most of his work was confined
Indoors. As a consequence he miss
ed much of that rain which has made
many disagreeable days for the
doughboy in France. Most of the
winter was spent in Brest. A few
days after Mr. Gilliam received his
orders to report back to the United
States, his outfit was sent into Ger
many, so it was only by luck that he
was not detained in France for a
much longer period. He Is mighty
glad to be back in Heppner again.
Little Girl Had Operation.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jeff Beymer underwent an operation
Wednesday for the removal of her
tonsils. Dr. C. C. Chick performed
the operation.
ALL GRADE
FOR NEXT YEAR HIRED
All the grade teachers in the
Heppner public schools for the com
ing year have now been hired. Man
ual training will again be taught in
the high school, after being dropped
for two years. The course will be In
charge of Ray K. Atkinson, whose
home town Is Brookings, South Da
kota. Mr. Atkinson comes highly
recommended.
Another feature of the coming
school year will be the inauguration
of the opportunity room. This room
will be In charge of Mrs. E. H. Mor
rison, who comes from Portland. The
idea of the opportunity room is to
give pupils from the 3rd to the 7th
their studies, a special chance to
make up the work and go on with
their fellow pupils. This plan has
worked most successfully wherever
tried out and Is considered a pro
gressive step in conducting school
work.
Superintendent D. W. Boitnott will
have with him as co-workers during
the coming year the following corps
of teachers:
Miss Martina Theile of Portlasd,
high school. 1
Ray K. Atkinson, Brookings, S. D.
Manual Training.
Miss Bernlce Dafoe, New Rockford,
N.'D., Music.
The Commercial and English
teachers have not yet been hired.
The grades complete are as fol
lows: Mrs. Ruth McAnally, Heppner,
first grade.
Miss Daisy Slate, Tangent, second
grade.
Miss Melba H. Griffiths, Corvallis,
third grade.
Miss Lera Glthens, Heppner, fourth
grade.
Miss Jennie Shuman, Yakima,
fifth grade.
Miss Thelma Selling, Portland,
sixth grade.
Mrs. Nita Douglass, seventh grade.
Miss Belle Slate, eighth grade.
Is Employed in Office.
Billy O'Rourke, of Heppner, is a
new employe in the Warren Construc
tion office. His duties are those of
timekeeper. Pendleton E. O.
Mrs. Ellen Buseick Buys C.
E. Jones Residence Property
Mrs. Ellen Buseick has purchased
the C. E. Jones residence in north
Heppner. The property contains a
two-story house and out-buildings
with improvements. Mr. Jones has
made no announcement of his Inten
tions for the future, but does not
contemplate leaving Heppner in the
near future.
Honor Roll Grows.
During the past week the following
new names were added to The Gazette-Times
honor roll and will re
ceive the paper for the next 52 weeks:
L. H. Robisoh, Hardman; Jas. Hans
ford, Flagstone, Idaho; John Molla
han, Clayton, Wash., Albert T. King,
Milwaukee, Ore., Bess Huddleston,
Lone Rock, and J. W. Fritsch, Hepp
ner." Renewals are Mrs. Ida Harlow,
Monument; V. T. Wiglesworth, Oro
fino, Idaho; David Wilson, Pendleton;
L. W. Phelps, Heppner, W. B. Potter,
Seaside; Mrs. Oeo. F. Cook, Belllng
ham, Wash., Paul G. Balsiger, lone;
and Mrs. N. L. Jones, Walla Walla,
Wash.
"BIG FIVE" PACKERS I
CONTROL FOOD PRICE
Washington, July 29. Ability of
the "big five" packers, Swift, Ar
mour, Morris, Cudahy and Wilson, to
determine from day to day the gen
eral level of livestock prices was de
clared Incontrovertible In the third
section of the federal trade commis
sion's report on the Industry made
public last night.
Information obtained In the com
mission's investigation was cited to
show that the "big five" have an in
terest in 28 of the 50 practical mar
ket yards of the country and a total
voting stock In 22 others. It was
said they buy most of the livestock
sold at these yards.
"They discriminate against and put
at great disadvantage independent
buyers, who are their competitors,"
the report Baid. "They manipulate
on occasions the livestock market in
such a way as to cause extreme and
unwarranted fluctuations in the daily
prices paid for livestock. They have
eliminated many competitors and pre
vented new ones from coming in.
They have restricted the meat sup
ply of the nation by manipulating the
daily livestock prices and thus dis- ; cause of the financial neecssities pre
couraglng the producers of livestock. cipitated by this heavy Jncrease in
"Of the meat trade in the hands of : wages. The rates in each particular,
interstate slaughterers In the United Instance are rates approved by the
States, the five big packing companies Postmaster General on or before June
have more than 73 per cent of the, 6. 1919. These particular rates are
total. They have the prices of dress- j made effective for the reason that in
ed meat and packing house products each instance they are believed to be
so well in hand that within a certain ; Just and reasonable, In and of them
limitatlon, meat prices are made to selves, for the service to which they
respond to their wishes."
Attended State Association.
E. M. Hulden, prominent Morrow
county farmer, returned Wednesday
from Portland, where he attended
,. , ' . .. ,
uteeiittg ut tuo vutuittum tvtvet Viiau-
berry Growers' Association. Mr.
Hulden Is an extensive grower of
cranberries In the lower Columbia
j river section and he finds this, next to
growing wheat, one of the most re
munerative occupations.
ENJOYS VISIT WITH
FRIEND FROM ILLINOIS i
Attorney Francis A. McMenamin
enjoyed a very pleasant visit the first! year previous, with particular ref
of the week from Frederick B. Town- erence to wage Increases in Novem
send of Sycamore, Ills. Mr. Town-'ber, 1918. The Commission with
send, who Is an extensive land owner , held the application of increased rates
and practical farmer of Champaigne until the first of May, and then made
county, Ills., was formerly president applicable the rates which have been
of the Pierce Trust & Savings Bank paid since May 1st.
of Sycamore and Is also extensively
Interested in timber lands in British
Columbia. Being on a vsit to this
coast, he took time to co'me to Hepp
ner and spent a couple of days 'with
Mr. McMenamin whom he has known ; elusion that the only rates, the legal
all his lifetime, and is furthermore, a ity of which is beyond question, are
neighbor and particular friend of tiu j the rates actually approved by the
McMenamin family who reside in the j Postmaster General during the period
home county of Mr. Townsend. of Federal control. They are the
While here, Mr. Townsend was rates contemplated by the act of Con
shown over the timber belt in the ; gress and which will be effective for
vicinity of Parkers Mill and taken f0Ur months after Federal control or
through a part of the wheat section, : until reviewed by state authorities.
where he saw combined harvesters
in operation and enjoyed the exper
ience very much, It being the first
time he had witnessed the operation i
of one of these machines. the company with the new rates now
Mr. Townsend, as stated above, is ma(je effective is approximately 2
now extensively engaged In farming per cent on the valuation of its prop
in his state. He stated to a reporter erty at $13,464,000, as found by the
of this paper that he was instrumen- public Service Commission,
tal In securing the appointment of j xhe new schedule of rates is
the first county agricultural advisor identical with the one approved by
ever chosen for this work in the ti,e postmaster General for the State
world and this man is still holding 0f Washington, which was made ef
down the job and getting splendid fective March 1, 1919. The rates are
results for the farmers of Cham- the same ln i,oth states for exchanges
palgne county, bringing back into tnat are comparable,
profitable cultivation the wornoutj 11 business taken on and after
lands of that section. An item of the , juy 29th will be at the new rates,
results obtained is the fact that and bIus to-present subscribers for
lands there are now selling at from j the month of August will be rendered
$300 to $350 per acre that but just a; at tll6 new rates
few years ago could be purchased j fhe expenses of the telephone
for around $75. .Mr. Townsend is a'company nave increased greatly, but
strong advocate of the county agent j iu only a tew caseg nave any increases
and says that it pays well to keep a been made (n telephone rates. Most
man on the job all the while to at- ot tie rates have remained the same
tend to this work. as they were many years ago. Sub-
Mr. Townsend has visited other j stantiaX increases in wages have re
points in Eastern Oregon, likes what j cently been granted to employees and
he saw of Morrow county mighty j tne only way t0 pay these increased
well, says the scenery of the Colum-i waEeg (s to make an increase in rates.
bia gorge is unsurpassed in the world. 1
and he expects to come back again, I
If for no other reason than to enjoy ;
the ride over the Columbia highway.
He departed for home Wednesday
morning
NOTICE TO ELKS.
Notice Is hereby given that there
will be a special session of Heppner
Lodge. No. 358. B. P. O. E. at the
lodge rooms in I. O. O. F. Hall on
Thiirsilflv Pvnnlnff. Aucust 7th. A
class of initiates will receive the work I
and some very important business
matters will come up for discussion. ;
Your presence Is requested.
F. A. McMENAMIN,
Exalted Ruler.
H. A. COHN, Secretary.
INCREASED PHONE
RATES If EFFECT
Statement From Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Says Higher
Rates Result From Big.
Wage Increases.
The following statement has been
made by The Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company in regard to the
new rates: .... t
"The lncrefced rates for telephone
service effective July 29th, which af
fect the entire State of Oregon, are a
direct consequence of the heavy In
crease in wages effective June 16th,
amounting to in excess of $225,000
for the State of Oregon. These wages
go to the people who work for the
telephone company and who render
this service.
The public has been very familiar
with the difficulties involved in at
tempting to give telephone service un
der wages heretofore in effect. These
rates are put in by the Federal Ad
ministration effective at once, be-
apply.
They also constitute the only un
questionable legal rates in each and
every instance. The public has been
paying rates recently fixed in an or-
j der lM th puW, Serv,ce Com.
fcli..i , r. ..hi.v. v
mission of Oregon, which became ef-
fectlve May 1, 1919.
With regard to the Public Service
Commission and its order, it will be
j remembered by the public that the
investigation instituted by the Com
mission last November, and one of
the most thorough ever carried out
by any commission, resulted In an
increase of rates effective in May.
The relief involved in that order,
as stated by the Commission was de
signed to cover only wage Increase
which had been made effective the
The validity of the Commission's
action and of. their order has been
attacked in the state courts and the
telephone company and the Federal
Administration are forced to the con-
The Increased rates will yield an
annual revenue upwards of $250,000
Viif no Innaioa In Yi'acrao 1c nn.'
wards of $225,000. the net return to
We believe that no further proof
ag t0 tue advanced cost of living and
tne teneral high cost prevailing for
iaDor an(j materials is necesasry, and
that the telephone-using public will
accept this increase in telephone rates
in the same spirit of fairness and con
sderation as it has the advance in al
most every other necessity In these
unusual times."
New Rates, Exchange, Heppner.
Business, unlimited service, per m nth
wan bet uesK bet
Individual Line $3.50
Two-party Line' 3.00
$3.75
3.25
Extension (with or
without bell) 1.00 1.00
Residence
Individual Line $2.75 $3.00
Four-party Line 2.00 2.25