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Orrjioti l!i t-iriiiil Podety, Public Auditorium G 1H ITS AZETTEI1ME H PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY VOL. 30, NO. 82. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1919. 81 USC'RIPTION. $2.iki PKH YEAR PACIFIC INTERNAT BIG AFFAIR Ninth Annual Event Will Be Held In New $300,000 Pavilion nt North Portland $75,000 In Cush Premiums to Ho Awarded. In Its ninth year of growing suc cess the Pacific International Live tock Exposition will be given at Portland, Oregon, the week of No vember 17 to 22, under the roof of the new pavilion covering 7 ! acres and representing an investment of nearly halt a million dollars. Three thousand pure bred animals in the cattle, horse, sheep, swine and goat classes have been entered. Eleven states are represented in the exhib its. Coincident with the exposition will be held the extnslve exhibits and practical educational program of tho Western Dairy Products Show. Indicating the importance of the big exposition is the fact that there are 1200 entries in the beef and dairy classes. Premiums aggregate $75,000. LoojiI Realty Man Reports Deals. Hoy V. Whiteis, local real estate dealer, reports that he has sold the 0. J. Cox ranch on Rhea creek, con sisting of 200 acres, to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kellogg, the consideration be ing $7800. There are 26 acres under the ditch and the place Is considered an excellent dairy farm, Mr. and Mrs. Cox and the children will move to Hcppner to make their home. Mr. Whiteis also reports that he has sold his corner lot at Main and Church streets to W. 0. McCarty. Mr. Whiteis recently bought the prop erty from John H. Lock. We under stand Mr. McCarty Is figuring on building. W. P. Cox has purchased the In terest of his partner Gus Wilcox In their 900 acre farm and Mr. Cox will operate the ranch in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox are living in town at present and have not announced their plans for the future. Quite a number of wrestling fans came over from Condon last Satur day evening to see the Kennedy-Jones match. Jack threw the Portland man In two straight falls, the first one coming after Borne hard work by both men. Kennedy has now won eight matches straight. He will meet an outside man in Condon on the 11th of this month. 10 Harold C. Kessinger, state senator of Illinois, will be in Hoppner soon, when he will appear at the Star thea ter, presented by the Affiliated Bu reaus In one of the best Lyceum cour ses ever brought to our city. Mr. Kessinger is only a young man, but for years he has been taking a lead ing part in the industrial and ecor omlc questions of our land 'and ha3 attracted the attention of civic and political leadors In his home commun ity. Ho is an orator, but not a poli tician. He is a Republican in poli tics, a Methodist in religion, and fra ternally Is a Shrlner Mason. He never talks partisan politics or de nominational religion from the plat form, but throughout his lectures there are appeals for better civic con ditions, and for the Religion of the Fatherhood of God and the Brother hood of Man, The missionary society of the Fed erated church mot at the home of Mrs. A. M. Phelps on Tuesday after noon, After the business session a social hour was spent and refresh ments were served. Beymer Home Scene of Tuesday Afternoon Bridge, Mrs. J. W. Beymer and Mrs. L. E. Bisbee entertained with bridge at the Boymer residence on Tuesday, No vember the fourth. The rooms were prettily decorated with chrysanthe mums. Those present were Mes dames W. R. Irwin, Phill Cohn, C. C. Chick, J. F. Lucas, A. L. Ayors, 8. W. Spcncor, S. E. VanVactor, C. L. Sweek, Dean Goodman, J, F. Vaughn, Charles Vaughn, M. D. Clark, R. J. Vaughan, D. M. Ward, Oscar Borg, J. O. Hager, F. E. Par ker, Clyde Wells, C. C. Patterson, Dick Wells, Charles Cox, W. A. Wil cox, Robert Thompson, Earle Gilliam, H. A. Bean, Hallock, S. A. Pattlson, Clint Gilliam, Roy T. Cochran, Han son Hughes, B. F. Butler, P, A. An derson, Jones, Joseph Nys, F. A. Mc Menamln, Arthur- McAtoe, Orve Rasmus, Miss Jenny Black, Miss Alary Furnsworth, and MIsb Ona Gil lijcm. Dainty refreshments were served. High honors went to Mrs. Delia Hallock, Mrs. J. F. Lucas and Mrs. Dean Goodman. MORROW HAS HIGHWAY,- HUGE I IRRIGATION P.LAN8. i I (Pendleton East Oregonian.) Morrow county Is spending money for roads and planning a monster ir ligation project as part of its pro i gram of progress, according to Coun j ty Judge W. T. Campbell of Morrow county, who is a Penlleton visitor i today. Judge Campbell motored ov 'er from Heppner to take back the second big NjbIi quad trucks allotted Morrow county by the state highway commission. Oscar Huber, contractor, is work ing on the grading of 35 miles on the Heppner-Heppner Junction section of the Oregon Washington highway. This road runs north along Willow Creek and will eventually connect with the Columbia river highway at the mouth of Willow creek. Provis ion has not yet been made for the uurfucing of th road. The John Day irrigation district, which will water a large area in Mor row and Gilliam counties and a small portion of western Umatilla "county, Is now well organized and is working for government recognition, the Judge said. He has great faith in this pro ject and believes it will be of great benefit to Morrow county. Judge Campbell came by way of Butter creek and Echo and pronounc ed the road in Umatilla county slight ly better than in Morrow county. He had no complaint regarding the roads experienced from the county line to Pendleton, classing them as average, lie departed tor home this afternoon. F. A. McMenamln and Pat Ward made a business trip to Alderdale, Wash., last week. , Hollow 'een Party at Lexington Lexington, Nov. 4. Mrs. H. E. Warner entertained Friday evening. Mere man was on the prohibited list, though from a glimpse of some of the costumes, one would have formed the opinion that It was strictly a stag affair. Those attending reported a very enjoyable evening. All Hal low'een games, pranks and stunts were played. When Mrs. Warner prepared to serve lunch she missed some cakes, pies and other dainties. She believes some "live spooks" had enteied the basement during the evening, but if they were unhgry.they were welcome to them, as there was plenty of everything good to eat for all. Those attending were: Mesdames Pointer, Reaney, Kuns, Ward, Hill, Best, Frederickson, Bennett, Mulloy, Cowins, Davis, Munkers, Broadley, Gentry, Lane, Scott, Delia McMillan, Frances McMillan, and Minnie Leach McMillan. Rev. Wm. C. Worstell, pastor of the Christian Church at Lexington, has been re-elected for the coming year, lie has given up the pastorate of the lone church, and will now de vote his entire time to the Lexington church. Lexington is indeed fortun ate in being able to retain Mr. and Mrs. Worstell for another year, for they have bad several Battering of fers from other ohurches. Mrs. Wor stell Is a very active and enthusiastic worker in all the church work. They have acquired a host of friends dur ing the past year, and the members look forward to a successful year for the church. Contractor Tucker has a force of men remodeling and enlarging tin parsonage. The church is also plan ning an addition to the church build ing, and the installing of a heating plant. The highway surveyors passed through town last week. They made a gieat Improvement by changing the survey to run straight out past the Nordyke residence, thus eliminating the compound or double curve In the present road entering town. Cbrk Davis and his crew of car pentors have begun the erection of the Earl Warner residence on Arcade street, It is reported that this build ing will cost about $7000, when com pleted, and will be the best residence In town. Mrs. George N. Peck has been em ploed by the Board to take the place of Miss EmerBon in the grades. Miss Emerson was compelled to resign on account of poor health, and has re turned to her home in California. Miss Gertrude Urton arrived from California last week and has taken up her work in the high school. Miss Urton was seriously hurt in an auto mobile accident last summer and was in a hospital about three months. Wm. Huebner, one of our prosper ous farmers of the Sand Hollow dis trict was In town last Saturday and sold his wheat crop for $2.47 per bushel, net. Quite a number of Lexington peo ple have been attending the Chau tauqua at lone. They report very Interesting entertainments with good attendance. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. McMillan havo just completed nn extensive addition their home, which makes it one o.' the attractive homos of the town. Mrs. John F. McMillan entertained the Endeavorers at her home on Hal ir.we'en night. All attending report ed a very enjoyable evening. The Lexington Lodge of Odd Fel lows is active now. They have a class of eight candidates for initiation. BEST CHAIRMAN III Wahington, D. C, November 5. A splendid tribute to the legislative Industry and ability of Congressman N. J. Sinnott of Oregon was paid him on the floor of the House by Con gressman Scott Ferris of Oklahoma when he stated that Sinnott was the best chairman that the Committee on Public Lands had ever had. . The tribute, which was warmly ap plauded was all the more gracious and forceful on account of the fact that Congressman Ferris had him self been chairman of this big Com mittee for several years prior to the present session of Congress. He Is Chairman of the National Congress ional Democratic Committee at the present time, as well as ranking mi nority member of the Public Lands Committee. The compliment to the Oregon member was made during re marks by the Oklahoma Congress man on the Mineral Land Leasing Bill now being considered by the House; and appears in the Congress ional Record as follows: "The gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Sinnott) is entitled to the very great est credit. He spent nights and nights and nights, and tedious nights they were in the most thorough In vestigation In connection with this bill. The gentleman has always been active on the Committee, but this year he has assumed the respon sibility of the chairmanship with all the term Implies, and Is really the best chairman the committee has ever had." The Mineral Land Leasing Bill which Is now before the House of Representatives and In charge of "the gentleman from Oregon" Is one of the most Important bills before the pres ent Congress. It -provides In place of the present more or lesB archaic mining laws In regard to coal, gas, oil, oil shale, phosphates and sodium, for a system ot leasing this character of mineral lands now remaining In the public domain to those who will develop them and pay a royalty to the United States for this privilege. The administration of the law is left largely In the hands of the Secretary of the Interior and he Is emnowered to fix the amount of this royalty, pro-i vlded It Is not less than one-eighth of the value of the oil produced by the lessor of a piece of mineral land. The U. S. Director 'of Mines has brought out the fact that the oil be ing produced in this country Is not keeping up with our present demands for petroleum and gasoline and that we are now Importing some from Mexico and elsewhere. He also brings out that the shortage Is likely to Increase because our demand for gasoline Is Increasing rapidly. This present bill is designed to encourage the opening up of our undeveloped oil lands and at the same time guard against the waste hitherto connected with oil development and to safe guard the Interests ot the government and the American people as a whole. Secretary Lane In writing to Chair man Sinnott regarding the bill S. 2776 as it came over from the Senate said that In his opinion It was on the whole the best leasing bill that had passed either House ot Congress. The Loyal Daughters class of the Christian Sunday School will hold a candy sale at Humphrey Drug Co. Saturday atternoon. 'THElRIKG!! -g-j I.WtAT Do AUTOCRAT ING OVER STAMP SALE Oregon Elks have completed or ganization of a statew.de movement to dispose of Oregon's quota ot War Savings Stamps, Treasury Certifi cates, Thritt Stamps and other Gov ernment securities. although no roimal drive is to be made, every loyal citizen will be urged to pur chase to the limit of Government se curities. In every county an organization of Elks and other prominent citizens has been euected to handle the work ot the campaign. But two months remain for the disposal of the work, and as a result the people ot Oregon w.li be urged to "buy now to the limit." The campaign being waged to dis pose ot these Government securities uus two distinct angles. The Elks assumed the responsibility for the success ot the campaign, first to re tain Oregon's place as a state which has always answered the requests for financial assistance made by the Gov ernment, and second, because in the sale of these securities is recognized an opportunity to preach the lesson ot thrift which has been to some de gree lost sight of during the last few months. "Thrift," said Harry G. Allen, President ot the Oregon State Elks Association, "is an important factor It the people are to successfully com bat the high cost of living. If the people of Oregon will respond to our appeal and invest to the very limit in Government securities, such as War Savings Certificates, they will find that they have adopted the real meas ure of abridging the high cost ot liv ing." Five thousand limit members, men and women, who will invest thu limit allowed by the Government, $1000 maturity value, is the goal set by the Oregon Elks. A determined effort will be made to obtain this quota of limit members, which to gether with the purchases of small amounts expected from people of the state, will bring success to the cam paign. Fritsch is Sole Owner of Battery Repair Department J. W. Fitsch, the Philadelphia Diamond Grid Battery man, is now sole owner of the Battery Electric Service Station, located In the Hepp ner Garage. Mr. Fritsch purcnased the Interest of Ira W. Thornton In the business this week. Mr. Fritsch has installed a service unexceled any where In the state. "Your battery tested and distilled water put In free of charge any time you want to drive in" is the welcome he extends to the auto driving public. Frank Maddock was a business vis itor to Heppner this week. John Kil kenny, prominent sheepman ot that section, returned with him to seo about renting some range in this vi cinity. Condon Globe-Times. W. S. McCrackon of the State In dustrial Accident Commission has been spending several days in Hepp ner the past week. Ray White, prominent young farm er ot North Lexington was a Heppner visitor on Tuesday. , muni!. MEET IN PORTLAND Oregon Wool Growers have been ; cordially invited to hold their 22nd Annual Convention at North Port end during the week of the Grand Opening of the Pacific International Livestock Exposition Building, Nov. j 17th to 22nd. This invitation has been accepted, 'and President W. B. Barratt has is . sued an official call for a meeting to be held in the Assembly Hall ot the Exchange Building, Union Stock Yards, for Thursday and Friday, Nov. 20th and 21st. Every wool grower of the state, whether a member of this Organization or not, is urged to attend to take advantage of the op portunity to meet stockmen and wool growers from all parts of the United States and Canada, and for the gen eral good of our industry. We hope everyone interested In the sheep industry will be there. J. O. HAGER, Secretary. Hallow'een Social at Bunker Hill School Returns $26.35 Last Friday evening, Oct. 31, a Hallow'een program and pie social was held for the purpose of getting the patrons of the district together for a social time and for the purpose of securing funds with which to pur chase some articles for the school. The sum of $26.35 was realized and the school will buy a volley ball and net, some new picctures, library books and supplementary books. A good time was enjoyed by all present, and the community demonstrated their interest in the school in a very creditable way. Rose H. Liebrand is the teacher. Grand Chancellor Hurley On Official Visit to Doric Lodge I A large number of Knights were! on hand last Tuesday evening to greet Julien Hurley of Vale, chancel lor commander of the Grand Domain ot Oregon. ' Mr. Hurley gave an ex cellent talk to the boys and the lodge is taking on renewed vigor as a result of his visit. Mr. Hurley Is also state senator from Malheur county. He is making a tour of practically every lodge in the state. Hotel Contract Let. At a meeting ot the directors of the Heppner Hotel Company last Thursday evening, contract for build ing the new structure was let to the firm of Traver & Snook. These gen tlemen are putting up the Elks build ing at the present time. Miss Butler Entertans. Miss Eulalia,' daughter of Dr. and Mrs. 3. F. Butler entertained for a large number of her friends in the high school set, at the Butler home last Friday evening. Progressive 500 was played and later a number of Hallow'een games were indulged in. The hostess served refreshments. Royal Hanaainns Are Coming. The Star theater will show an ex ceptional attraction next Monday evening when D. K. Makuakane pre sents The Royal Hawaiians in an elaborate spectacular musical produc tion entitled "A Night in Honolulu." Lovers of Hawaiian music are assur ed a rare treat next Monday evening. , "Better English Week" is This. This is "Better English Week" in the schools throughout Oregon, par ents and teachers cooperating in the campaign for better and clearer speech. Pleasantness and distinct ness of speech are also two other aims which are advocated by the Ore gon council of English, under whose auspices the campaign is carried on. Rate Hearing in Portland. A hearing and investigation will be held at the Court House in Portland on Wednesday, the 12th day of No vember, 1919, by Public Ssrvlce Com mission of Oregon in the matter of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company, upon the Commission's own motion. Heppner Boy is Editor. The Gazette-Times received this week the first copy of "The Clarion" for 1919-20. "The Clarion" is the official publication for Salem high school and is published twice each month. Robert Notson, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Notson of this city, is its able editor. Mr. Notson is now In his senior year at high school, or rather, he was entitled to graduate from the insti tution last year but arranged with the faculty to put In another year be fore taking his sheepskin. The work which Robert is doinjj in newspaper publishing is of a very practical na ture and he is getting away with it in excellent style, it his paper is an criterion. "Bob" broke into the game a few years ago when he "dev iled" arounl The Gazette-Times shop and later put up a printin' press in the basement of his home. He takes to it like a duck to water. Hi SCHOOL NOTESJUTTERCREEK IN The following program will be given in the High School Auditorium Friday evening, Nov. 7th, by the Puiiomalhian Literary Society. Piano Duet, "Charge of the Uhlans" Eulalia Butler and Elizabeth Pbelps. The Pbilomathian Paper, Ruth Hud- dleston and Virginia Barlow. "The Silver Bell" Girls' Sextette Reading Violet Corrigall "Third Annual Red Cross Drive" Sadie Huddleston Drill, "Swedish Clapp Dance." Solo, "Today" Velma Case "Dr. Cure All," Act II. A general admission fee of 10 cts. will be charged. It is the first pro gram of the year, and the public is cordially invited to attend. The pro gram will start at 7:30 sharp. The Btudent body of the high school met Wednesday morning to decide on the transfer to the Athletic Associa tion the Lyceum fund left in the treasury from last year. It was de cided that this transfer should be made. This money will probably be used for athletic activities. The basketball hall has been ar ranged for the season. The high school basketball tans will start prac ticing the first of next week. Several students ot the school are ill with the measles. We are hoping they will be back with us ready for work again in a few days. Pitv Grunt Permit. . . . gram is undertaken it was the scnli The city of Heppner has issued a , ,h ,, permit to The First National Bank fnr Mia rnnstrnrtinn nf a ftrentin tank on May street. T. G. Denissee is the contractor in charge. Turner Buys Farm Land. Jesse O. Turner has purchased all the farming land, consisting of 400 acres on the "Piper ranch" from his father, R. W. Turner. The price paid was $10,000. The younger Tur- ner has been farming the place for the past two years, raising excellent crops. R. W. Turner retains the grazing land for his sheep. The ranch is situated 16 miles north ot Heppner. New Tailoring Firm. The Heppner Tailor & Cleaning Shop is a new firm kicte is opening for business this week in the Garri-j which will eventually be under ditch, gues building on Main street. G. 'four excellent roads, the Gilliam Franzen has arrived from Portland county highway on the extreme west,' and purchased a half interest in tho the Heppner-Willow creek highway business from Carl Swanson and Mr. ' through the south central, the Co Swanson is moving out of his old lumbia River highway on the north quarters in the Odd Fellows building side and the Butter creek highway to the new lication. A dry cleaning coming in from the east. With such plant will be installed by the new a f; stem of highways surrounding the firm and they will devote their time project, Its development will be In to cleaning and pressing for both men and women, as well as doing gents tailoring work. -dr. Franzen is a married man and he expects his family to arrive in Heppner within the next few days. Sheriff Sliutt Resigns. County court is in session this week. Among other things coming up for consideration, is the resigna tion of E. M. Shutt, who has served as sheriff of Morrow county since last j tendered his resignation which is to January. Mr. Shutt gives as his take effect as soon as he can be re reason for quitting the office, insuf-, lieved, probably about December 1. flcient Day for the services rendered : Mr- Cummins has purchased a home and the duties required. In other,'11 words the salary of the office does not measure up to the present day high cost of living and Mr. Shutt believes he can do better financially in other lines of endeavor. Also, at the time of his election the war was still on, and he had anticipated considerable activity on the part of the I. W. W and pro-Germans. The coming of peace brought the finish of that men ace, and routine office work does not hold strongly to the red-blooded sheriff, who likes to get out after the criminally Inclined. Tho court has not yet appointed Mr. Shutt's suc cessor. REWARD. I will pay twenty-five dollars ($25) reward for Information which will lead to the arrest and conviction of party who broke into my garage and took out and damaged my car on Hallowe'en night. A. J. WESTOFF. Window S ite, Mrs. Woodson's class of the Fed erated Sunday School will hold a win dow sale at the Case Furniture store Saturday from 10 to 12. F. W. Rogers, formerly with the United States Attorney's office In Portland, and a man who made some bootlegging Investigations here over a year ago, was In Heppner last Fri day on business. Mr. Rogers is now in the employ ot the Southern Pacif ic Co. E. G. Noble and Joe Snyder, local business men, left Monday for Ar lington on a goose hunt. W. B. Finley, extensive wheat grower out in the north enrd of Mor row county, was transacting business .it tho county scat on Monday. E. A. and A. F. Matteson of Hepp ner, spent a tow days in Condon this week with a view to locating here if they found prospects favorable. Condon Globe-Times. ll Enthusiastic Meeting Held nt Thomp son School Last Sunday and Com mittees Were Appointed to Con fer With Courts of Uma tilla and Morrow. Fifty enthusiastic good roads boosters gathered at the Thompson tcr.ool house on Butter creek last Sunday afternoon and discussed the problem of a permanent road down Butter creek. To arrive at the proper solution of this problem, it was presented in the form ot a resolution by F. R. Brown of Heppner, who was present as a delegate of the John Day Irrigation District, that two committees, one from each of the counties ot Umatilla and Morrow, be appointed to confer with their respective courts, that the matter may be placed before J. N. Burgess, a member ot the State High- i way Commission. The resolution was readily passed and the committees appointed were Allan Thompson, Hugh Stanfield and Mr. Pennick for Umatilla county, and Chas. Bartholomew, W. W. Howard and Barney Doherty for Morro county. Before any definite Toad pro- Writ It Ul IUQ UiCCtlU Vlib J Highway Commission establish a per- maen 8l"vejr- The Butter creek people and those of adjacent territory are anxious to nt 1 n 'i ct nni Mnri htffhwatf aa an i . , 1hMr ,.itnr ,nd ti kt hignawy designated either as a market or post road. Morrow coun- ty r,as already apportioned $10,000 Ior this roa(j whenever the survey goes through and the plans are ap- proved by the highway commission, Heppner was represented at- the meeung by J. A. Waters, F. R. Brown and L. A. Hunt. In speaking ot the proposed road down Butter creek and as to its ef fect on the John Day Project. Mr. Brcwn said, "It will be a great thing for the project If this road goei through, It wij give that vast area deed rapid, once it gets under way, TO TAKE UP INSURANCE H. M. Cummins, for the past three years cashier ot the Bank of lone, has Hood River and will move there with his family to reside and he will devote his time to New York Life In surance Co. work. Mr. Cummins has sold his lone residence property to M. R. Morgan of that city. In the Insurance work Mr. Cummins expects to devote a considerable part of his time in Mor- row county. Since coming to Morrow coonty, Mr. fommins has ever been one of our most active and public spirited citizens. In the war drives of the past two years, his has been a leading part, and his work was in a large de gree responsible tor the splendid showing made at all times by lone. Our loss is Hood River's gain. Miss Mary Van Vactor and her lit tle brother Sam, Jr., entertertained on Hallow'een for a number of their friends at the Van Vactor home. The evening was spent in true Hallow'een style. GET AWAY FROM BIG FUEL BILLS. A representative ot the Izard Gas Heating Company ot Portland is giv ing daily demonstrations ot what this wonderful automatic gas generator will do, at the Peoples Hardware store In this city. The Izard Gas Generator Is a simple contrivance w hich can be attached to a cook stove or range ot any size, the fire Is easily started, controlled to any degree of even heat and there are no ashes, sut or disagreeable smoke. The entire attachment is tho most simple of Its kind on the market and is found in general use throughout many sections of the Northwest aud especially In tho Willamette Valley. The fuel used Is coal oil, which Is burned in the form of gas. A little oil goes a long ways in this burner and as a result the fuel bill is reduced to a minimum. (Jo and get a demonstration today it the Peoples Hardware Company a id you will be convinced It is just the tiling you have been looking for to hulp fight the high cost ot living. Adv.