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, 11! t ir public AUUUU . . i:....-liHTl The Gazette PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY SI USCRIPTION, $2.00 PER TEAR OU 30, NO. 89 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, J.IXfAUY 1, 1920. IMES SPECIALS SSI OE .12 Keprrsentatlve C. E. Woodson Re ceives Governor Olcott's Call and Will Go IKwn to Help Pass Needed Leg. kbit ion. Hon. C. E. Woodson, representa tive from Morrow and Umatilla counties, has recoived official notifi cation from Governor Olcott that there will be a special session of the state legislature In Salem to convene on the 12th day of January for the following purposes: (1) To, amend the Workmen's Compensation Act by increasing the rates paid to injured workmen from the Industrial Accident Fund and thus alleviate suffering and hard ships endured by such workmen. (2) To appropriate money nec essary to properly carry out the pro visions of the act known as the Sol dier's, Sailors' and Marines' Educu tlonal Financial Aid Act, adopted by a vote of the people at the special election held on June 3rd, 1919, and to further appropriate money to cov er Buch other liabilities as have boeu authorized by the State Emergency during the year of 1919. (3) Toj consider the advisabil ity of submitting to the voterB of Oregon, the question of the restora- ii of capital punishment. (4( To consider legislation nec essary to supplement and carry out the provisions of the constitutional amendment known as the State Bond Payment of Irrigation and Drainage District Bond Interest Constitution, al Amendment, adopted by a vote of the people at the special election held on June 3, 1919. (5) To consider the question of the ratification of the proposed Wo man's Suffrage Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. While the above purposes have called the legislative body of Oregon together in special session, Mr. Woodson says there is no tell ing .hat other maters may be pre sented before the session is finished. Mr. Woodson expects to leave on Sat uurdayt January, 10, for Salem. EATEN BY WOLVES? SPARE US, PLEASE! Tills Grim hate Befalls 1 Nob- in "The Law of the North." How would you like to be devour ed by wolves ? After listing this re mark in Its proper place under the head of foolish questions, we'll go on to say that Robert McKim, or his film counterpart, Caesar Le Noir, suffers this frightful fate in "The Law of the North," the latest Para mount picture, produced under the supervision of Thomas H. Ince, and slurring Charles Kay, which Is be ing shown at the Star theatre next week. The scene where Lenoir, fleeing from the wrath of Alain de Mont calm, played by Charles Kay, Is sur rounded by wolves Is one of the most graphic in the picture. Mr. McKim gives a tplendid interpretation of this Important character role. The photoplay is one of absorbing intor ost and the support generally is ex cellent. Little Girls Are Winners In Beautiful Doll Contest Ten little girls of Heppner wert the happy winners of ten beautiful dolls which were given away at the Hcxall store in this city on Christ ni as eve. Votes for the contestants were given with" a dollar or more purchase. Patterson & Son an nounce that the contest proved quite popular and a great deal of Interest ias dlspluyed. Following were the winners in the contest with the num ber of votes received.: Muriel Cason - 28012 Ethel Moore 22806 Betty Irwin 22783 Marjory Clark 16360 Eleanor Colin 14683 Louise Thomson 12087 Teresa Breslin 11263 Mary Adklns 10991 Margaret Barratt , 8263 Dorothy Herren 6967 Why He Kept Him It was a typical West of Ireland estate, and the Sassenach landlord was Just driving his newly arrived gates when a bullet zipped by his ear. "Good heavens!" exclaimed the guest. "What was that?" "Oh only one of my men having a pot shot at me," replied the land lord. "I rather fancy it was my lodge-keoper." "Great Scot!" again ejaculated the guest. "What will you do with the fullow have him arrostod for at tempting murder?" "Do with him!" repeated the land lord, "Nothing of course." "Not even dlschargo him?" per sisted the guest. "Good gracious, no!" replied the landlord. "Why I wouldn't lose the follow for a fortune. Ho'b one of the worst shots I've ever had on the es tate!" London Tit-bits. LEGfSLATMRE JAN McMurray Had Lively Time Feeding Sheep in Snow Time Laxton McMurray Willow creek farmer just below Jordan Siding, had a lively time the last few weeks, what with feeding some 12,000 head of sheep and keeping everything high and dry when the snow storm mov ed a a ay and the water came on. Although Mr. McMurray says he had not planned to feed so many sheep, his farm seemed to be the log ical stopping over place for bands in transit, ,and he was not the man to refuse reed to sheepmen, espec ially in such a crisis. While there was considerable wa ter in that section of bottom land at the Junction of Rhea and Willow creeks, Mr. McMurray says that very little damage resulted. Mr. Mc. Murray was a business visitor in Heppner on Wednesday. Duroc Day in Salem Is On February 4th, SALEM, ORE., Dec. 31. (Special) Wednesday, Freburary 4th, is to be Duroc Day in Salem. The Oregon Duroc Jersey Swiue Breeders' Asso. elation is going to hold a Duroc brood sow show on this day. Most of the leading breeders in the state will have some Durocs there, represen. tatlves of their herds, also a number of consignments from Washington and California have already been promised. The show will be follow ed by an auction sale of the animals shown. The Durocs shown will In clude some that have been winning at the various fairs and stock shows the past season and all are of excel lent type and the most popular blood lines. The show will be held in one of the live stock barns on the State Fair Grounds. The memberB of the above association Incluudes the lead ing Duroc breeders in the state nith the following committee In charge of this event: C. S. Magee, McMinnvIMt, Oregon; W. L. Sheard, Dayton, Ore gon; E. C. Naftzger, Gervals, Oregon. There will be a general Get-Together meeting of the Duroc breeders at the Commercial Club the evening of February 4. E. A. Rhoten Salem, Oregon, is manager of the event. II PORTLAND JAN. 8-10 The ninth annual convention of the Oregon Irrigation Congress will be held in Portland on January 8, S, and 10 at the Portland Chamber of IVrumi rce. it was originally planned to hold the session on December 29, 30 and 31, but on account of the special session of the legislature and the statewide storm, the dates ere post poned until the week immediately preceding the convention of the state legislature. Inasmuch as Important matters concerning irrigation are to be brought up at the special session all of the legislature huve been invited to attend the sessions of the Oregon Irrigation Congress by President Jay H. Upton, of I'rineville. The program will be in charge of the fol lowing committee: O. C. Leiter, Portland, chairman; Fred N. Wal lace, Tumalo; Frank Spinning, Echo; Harry W. Gard, Madras; Porter J. Neff, Medford; C. W. Edeheln, Kla math Falls; W. W. Caviness, Vale and J. N. Williamson, I'rineville. Various matters of importance re lating to irrigation will be discuss ed and prominent speakers repre senting the department of the inter ior will be present. Also the various Irrigation enterprises of the state will be heard at the convention. Among the speakers invited to be present is Franklin K. Lane. A number of the members of the John Day Irrigation District are plann ing to attend the convention. Local Agency Will Handle The Fordson Tractors Chas. H. Lntouroll, authorized Ford dealer, announces that he has added to the popular Ford line, the celebrated Fordson tractor and will receive t lie first one of these ma chines in a few dr.ys. He is booked tor ten tractors for spring delivory. Mr. Liitourell will receive another shipment of Ford cars the lust of this week. A Watery Wave A small Glen wood Avenue boy came into the house crying: "What's wrong, soil?" his mother asked. "A man said a bad word at me." "Ho surely didn't swear at you." "Yes, ma'am." "Why in the world did he do that?" "I waved my hand at him." "Waved your hand at him." "Yes, ma'nm but I forgot and wav ed the hand I was holding a snow ball with." Youngstown Telegram- No I'luuico Wo'vo often thought what a pity it Is that a man can't dispose of his experience for us much ns It cost him. Elkrldgo Independdent. HAPPY Are You Ready For the Census Enumerator? WORK of taking the 1920 census will be underway tomorrow, Friday, January 2. Are you prepared to answer quickly and definitely the following questions? If you are It will speed up the nork and aid Heppner in securing a full count. Read up on these and be prepared to meet the enumerator, and remember,-all an swers will be held strictly confidential by Uncle Sam. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ASKED OF A1A, PERSONS. 1. Age at last birthday. 2. Each person 10 years of age and over will be asked whether he is able to read or write. 3. Each person will be asked his birthplace as well as the birth place of father and mother. 4. If foreign born the date of coming to the United States will be asked, and, if naturalized, the date of becoming a citizen; also mother tongue or native language. 6. Each head of a family will be asked a nether his home is own ed by him or rented. If owned, whether the home is mortgaged or free of debt. 6. Each person will be asked his occupation and whether he is an employer or employe or is working on his own account. IMPORTANT FACTS ASKED OF FARMERS 1. Each occupant of a farm will be asked how many years, if any, he worked on a farm for wages; how many years, if any, he was a tenant; and how many years if any, he farmed as owner. 2. Whether he (a) owns, or (b) rents, or (c) partly owns and partly rents his farm, or whether (d) he operates the farm for others as a manager or superintendent. 3. How many acres in his farm? Number of improved acres; Number of unimproved acres and number of acres of woodland? 4. Total value of farm? Total value of buildings? Value of Im plements and machinery on farm? 6. Whether farm is mortgaged? If so, the amount of mortgage? 6. Expenses for feed, fertilizer, and labor in the year 1919? 7. Several questions concerning artificial drainage of his farm. 8. Number of cattle, horses, sheep, chickens and other domestic animals on the farm January 1, 1920? 9. Quantity and acreage of all crops grown on the farm in 1919, including fruits and vegetables? 10. Quantity of milk and bulter sold off the farm during the year 1919? 11. Acreage of timber land on farm and value of forest products. SALARIES JUE I University of Oregon, Eugene, De cember 29. Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of the department of geology, has just accepted his old position as chief of the division of mines in the Phillipine Islands and will leave the University on a year's leave of ab sence at the end of the present col lege year, in June. He received the offer of a permanent appointment, but thus far has not agreed to remain longer than the one year. When he left the Phillipine post six years ago to come to the Univer sity of Oregon, Dr. Smith was receiv ing $3,000 a year. The offer he has just accepted places' the salary ai $4,000, with virtually all expenses I paid. This is approximately $1,600 a year more than lie Is receiving her, and a failure of improvement in sal ary conditions hero, ho says, might result In his accepting the perman ent appointment. Dr. Smith has just refused to con sider .an oiler from a Wall Street Brokerage firm representing heavy oil-lands holdings in this country nut. in Mexico to detailed geological work in the Tehuantepec and Tamplco oil I i regions. The salary offered was NEW YEAR .SSL $500 a month and expenses. He also refused to consider an offer of the chair of geology in an eastern wo men's college at $3,000 a year. Dr. Smith is the third member of the University faculty to accept an outside offer within the last month. Dr. C. H. Edmonson, professor of zoo logy, will be research professor and curator of the aquarium at the coll ege of Hawaii, Honolulu, at a salary of $5,000 a year. He was receiving $2,000 here. Allan C. Hopkins, pro fessor of commerce, has taken a po sition as office manager with a large brokerage firm in Portland. Three other members of the school of com merce faculty have outside offers which are expected to take them a way from the University next year. Ilcruino His Own Grandfather Last year I naked my best girl to become my wife and she said no But 1 got even with tho girl. I mar ried her mother. Then my father married the girl. Now I don't kno what 1 urn. When I married tin girl's mother, the girl became my daughter, and when my father mar ried my daughter she was my moth er. Who in am I? My mother's mother (which is my wife) must be my grandmother, and I being my grandmothers husband, I am no own grandfather. The Cashier. PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS H. L. Writer, Black Horse farmer, was a business caller in Heppner on Wednesday. Dan B. Stalter, president of the Heppner Mining Company, returned on Monday from a brief business trip to Portland. Clint Sharp was In the city on Wednesday from Lena and limping somewhat as a result of being thrown from his buggy recently. FOUND Key rings and keys on Main street. Also a Corbit Icoo. Owner may have same by calling at Gazette-Times offivce. Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Mor gan at their home on the Mulligan ranch, nine miles from Hardman on Christmas Day, a 61, pound daugh. ter. Frank Evans, former Morrow county farmer, is down from his home at Walla Walla this week on business. Mr. Evans says that he and his brother Jeff have bought a small place up there and have a fe.t cows and chickens with enough work to keep them from idlness. The Evans brothers farmed for a number of years just north of Lex ington and the success of their me thods are quite well known through out this section. They later bought the Summers ranch below Lexington and sold it to N. S. Whetstone just prior to moving to Walla Walla. TAKESLUMP IN 1919 The high cost of living may be re sponsible for the big slump in mar. riages during the year 1919, but whatever may be the cause, the fact remains that County clerk J. A. Wa ters doled out licenses to only 44 couples during the last 12 months. The following licenses were issu ed: Oscar Robert Donavan anl Greta Misner, both of lone. Fred Howe of Heppner and Dora Brown of Park ers Mill. W. M. Ayers and Eleanor Ayers, both of Heppner. Ray Holm, es and Elsie Bro-vn of lone. Sanford Clark and Melissa Marlatt of Hepp ner. John McAnally and Cecil Bang ham, of Heppner. William Gerald (jo'-t of Portland and Jennie Twou. of Heppner. Morton V. Welden of Cottage Grove and Echo Gladys Craig of Lexington. Mackie M. Graybeal and Lois R. Samson of Irrigon. Oris H. Padberg and Catie Jeanette Fridley of Heppner. Harri son Pearson and Nellie Baisley of Heppner. Ross Brown and Luella Pearson of Heppner. R. A. Whits of Cornellius, Ore., and Alice Chris topherson ol lone. Michael Fitzpa trick of Heppner and Grace McDevitt of lone. Frunk J. Halferty and Echo Mae Wade of Morgan. Kenneth K. ilahorey and Josephine M. Richard son of Heppner. Clyde T. Ritchie j and Dona McMillan of Lexington, John Lawrence and Ollie Mall of Heppner. Clarence Ray Howell and Mary LaWilla Walker of Hardman. Lester S. Hunt of Heppner and Ada Belt' Ashinhust of Lexington. E. D. McMillan and Minnie Leach of Lexington. Cecil C. Sargent and Inez McCally of Gwendolyn. Clyde Jackson and Wave Flowers of Monu ment. Ben O. Anderson and Hannah Bergstrom of Eight Mile. S. M. Moore of Lone Rock and Armadale Stephens of Lone Rock. L. D. Cla baugh of Pendleton and Neva L. Chidsey of Heppner. Oral Henrik sen and Lucile Huff of Cecil. Pete Nelson of Olei and Elizabeth Nelson of Heppuer. Ernest Christopherson and Ada Agee of lone. Jas. K. Sim mons and Tracy Newconibe of Hepp ner. George Dunn of Heppner and Viola Ward of Lexington. E. II. Car penter of Eight Mile and Sylvia E. Price of Heppner. Allan Johnston and Mary McDaid of Heppner. Lon. nie Copenhaver and Dessa E. Devin of Heppner. Patrick Ward of Six Prong Wasr., and Nan McMenamin of Heppner. John E. Freund of The Dalles and Ida Mae Stevenson of Heppner. George H. Mead and Ma ble Stcikler of Lexington. George C. Krebs and Roxy Bennett of Cecil. Edgar A. Bennett and Lola Matte son of Heppner. Roy B. Blake of Iouo and Grace Leathers of Hard man. Ora Winnet of Walla Walla and Ouia Cecil Morey of Echo. Train Tie-Up Brought Big Rush of Mail During those few days when trains were unable to reach Heppner owing to the wash-nut of some rail road bridges down the line, mail pil ed station high at the Junction. Coming at the holiday rush there is naturally a heavy mail every day, and t o or three days accumulation brings a smile (?) to the faces of the local postofflce force. Postmaster Richardson says that the first train through after tie-up brought In 128 sacks of second class mail, ten pouches of letters and a wagon loud of packages. Work Progresses Rapidly On Foundation of New Hotel Work on the foundation of the new hotel is progressing rapidly since open weather set in again, and Contractor Traver figures that more rapid headway will be made if the eather will only permit. More ma terial is arriving daily and indica tions are that if there is any delay in the work It will not be due to the lack of material. Christmas Program of Interest at Strawberry School. A program of unusual interest and Christmas tree was given at the Strawberry school house on Decem ber 23, by Miss Anna Belle Howard and pupils. The program consisted of recita tions, readings, songs and dialogues. All were delivered in a very pleas ing manner which showed the ingen uity of the teacher. The program began at 8 o'clock in the evening and closed about 10:30, after which the presents were handed about by Santa Claus. All dispersed at a late hour af ter having spent an enjoyable time. North Morrow Farmers Look Forward to Big Crop L. A. Hunt writes from Arlington that a trip over that part of Morrow county in the neighborhood of Wells Springs and the McDaid Springs re veals the fact that nearly all of the late snow has melted and Is soaking up the ground in good shape. He adds that the farmers and stockmen in that section are looking forward to a big crop yield the coming year. They predict an abundance of grass on the John Day project in the spring. In speaking of the road between lone and Arlington, the county agent says "there ain't any" but adds there is a fine trail covered with several inches of slush. Mr. Hunt is attending Farmers' Week at the Oregon Agricultural College and will return home the first of next week. FORD PLAHT PAYS HUGE DETROIT, MICH. Dec. 31. -.-Henry Ford and his son, Edsel Ford, an nounced today the distribution of a $8,000,000 bonus among the 80,001 employes of all branches of the Ford interests and the inauguration of an investment plan whereby every worker, from the man who wields a broom to the chief executives, may participate in the profits of the busi ness. Bonuses, which will be paid in cash today, come in addition to the profit-sharing plan which was in augurated several years ago and which will be continued. It is the intention of the Ford organization to make the distribution of these bon uses an annual event if the earnings of the company permit. In cash and in the number of men concerned, and without counting the moral effect on industry as a whole, this act of economic justice surpasses anything in the history of labor. The lowest award paid goes to men who are receiving the minimum pay of $6 a day and who have been In the employ of the various companies three months. It amounts to $50. The highest award goes to the skilled workers who have been with the company five years and who are reciving $10.80 a day. The bonus received by the latter amounts to $270. Employes who receive a salary will also receive Von uses. Ability and length of service will be the standard on which the awards will be based. In announcing the plan which per mits employe to invest up to one third of their pay in the organiza tion and share in the prosperity of the company, the allied interests of Henry Ford are carrying out the ideal of Mr. Ford that labor has a right to participation in the benefits of the prosperity which it helps to create and, in the words of Henry Ford himself, "should have a share as well as a job." When the complete ownership of tho Ford Motor Company was ac quired by Henry Ford aud his son last summer steps were immediately taken to work out the details of the bonus aud investment plans an nounced today. It always has been the Ford policy to discourage big dividends to non-producing stock holders, and to use profits in reward ing labor and iu expanding industry. This policy, as Henry Ford regards It means not only good pay and a share in the profits for the workers, but the employment of more and more people as the business grows. Henry Ford holds, and has re peatedly stated it as his belief, that no man should bo permitted to own stock in an industry unless ho play a productive part in tho operutiou of that industry and the iiiiutioti of the investment plan Is a practical CHAMBER FAVORS STATE PROJECTS Eight Measures Ialing with Projects for Development of State WU1 Re Submitted by Officers of Body. PORTLAND, Dec. 29. The Ore gon Chamber of Commerce opened a two-day annual convention here this morning. Officers of the cham ber will submit recommendations to the convention for consideration. A mong them are: The early construction ot the Roosevelt highway, and the estab lishment of a naval base at the mouth of the Columbia river. The highway and base will be especially urged as being ot the utmost Impor tance in the event of trouble with Mexico or Japan. That agriculutural lands of Ore gon be widely advertised in eastern states ith the hope ot securing new settlers. The appropriation of the sum ot $100,000,000 to build roads through the national forests of the western 3tates. Concerted efforts to get the na tional government to return to Ore. gon $6,500,000 taken from the state by authority of the reclamation act. Promotion of the movement start ed in Salt Lake to call on congress for $250,000,000 to be spent on Irri gation and other land projects. Special efforts to bring about the construction of a railroad connection the Klamath country with the Wil lamette valley. The passage of a bill by the state legislature guaranteeing interest and principal for a limited time on bonds ssued tor irrigation projects and for ihe reclamation of cut-over and log-ed-oh laud in Oregon. Increasing the road bond tax lim itation from 2 to 4 per cent. appi.cat.on of that belief. tuder the investment plan cer tificates will be issued in the names Jt employes iu aenominations ot ilVO, jouu and $1,000. Only persons .a actual aud active service of the or ouuualiua will ba permitted to buy j" uo.d certificates. These certificates will bear a guaranteed interest at the rate of six per cent per annum and in addi tion to this further payments will be made semi-annually if the earnings of the company permit, at a rate fixed by the board of directors. In case of death or disability cer tificates standing in the name of an employe may continue, at the dis cretion ot the directors, to draw in terest and payments for the benefit of his dependents. Deposits toward the puruchase of certificates may be made within three days after an employe receives his pay from the company; the amount deposited, however, is not to eiceed one-third of such pay. Deposits made toward the purchase of certificates will draw interest at the rate of three per cent per annum, com pounded semi-annually. Certificates must be paid for out of bonus or pay and no employes will be permitted to draw money from his bank account or other source to make payments. A significant statement may be found in one of the closing sen. fences of the company's announce ment. It reads: "Other plans for enlarging the income and increasing power of the dollar of our employes are under consideration." The policy reflected by these an nouncements Is not new with the Ford organization. The history of the company for the last five years shows that its ideal of industrial justice has always been high. In 1914 the Ford motor Company an. nounced a minimum pay ot $5 a day since which time it has dis tributed approximately 100 million dollars in profits to employes. Fol lowing this Mr. Ford was sued by mluority stockholders and compelled to pay dividends instead ot reinvest ing earnings and increasing wages as he desired. Sometime later, how ever, came the announcement of a $3 a day minimum scale of pay and then the purchase of tho holdings of minority stockholders by Henry and Lldsel Ford. No sooner was the organization in their complete possession than they began to arrange for an ad--i.ik.nul distribution of protits with .heir thousands of workers and the .esult is the New Year announce ment of an $S. 000, 000 bonus and the .ut to share iu the prosperity ot th.i industry. I. F. Bedsaul, well known liupp :.; farmer, transacted business iu Heppuer on Wednesday. J.sse O. Turner, north Heppner fanner, was In town Wednesday af cv a loud of lumber which hi will u.-e ill t'.o (:. , u:!i n ol' a new .mi'.ieo 6:i his ranch.