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tct7 ..., u -K W ,ri" he Gazette-Tim: PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY VOL. 30, NO. 46. HEPPNER, OREGON, THCKSDAY, KKBIll'ARY 2fl, 120. SUBSCRIPTION, 2.00 PKR YEAR LOCAL CLUB WILL BE I AT BANQUET Heppner Commercial Club Will Bring IrrlgutioniHU Together Here ou March 4, When Kiiuiiett Culluuan of Boardiiutn Will Hpeak. The Heppner Commercial Club will be liOBt to a large number ot outalde visitors on Thursday evening, March 24, when a banquet will be nerved in the 1. 0. O. F. Hall. Irrigation will be the main theme tor discussion and prominent Oregon citizens will be here to address the meeting. Men who have taken a lead in local irrigation matters will be present, in cluding Claud C. Clark o( Arlington, president of the John Day Irrigation District, Eddie Keitmann and M. D. Clark, directors ot the same organiza tion, as well as a number of promin ent Irrigon and Boardinun citizens. Another prominent speaker who will be in attendance is George Quayle , of Portland, secretary of the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce. The executive committee ot the Morrow County Karni Bureau, which has been putting over a lot of con structive work since the bureau was organized, will be given a mark of appreciation when they will attend the banquet as guests of the Com mercial club. An interesting program Is being ar ranged by a committee from the Club. Harry Duvall Lowers Cost of Wheat Production Harry Duvall, north Lexington far mer who has as good an artesian well on bis ranch as will be found any where, has found a secret for lower ing the high cost ot wheat produc tion. It's a tractor, according to Mr. Duvall, a new "Best Sixty Tractor" which was unloaded at the station on February the 13th. He began oper ations on the 14th. siuce that time up to the present he has put in one hundred and eighty six hours of act ual plowing time. He has plowed better than 400 acres ot land, plowing at an average depth of 7 Inches. Fuel cost has been one gallon of distillate per acre and one-half gallon of cyl inder oil each twenty four hours. Horses never were in it at all, be lieves Mr. Duvall, when It comes to turning over the ground ut plow time. Rood Sale Will Be Called an March 6th The public sale at the Walter Hood ranch on Heppner Flat will be held on Saturday, March 6th, when a long list of wagons, plows, harrows and other farming machinery will go to the highest bidder. It will be one of the largest sales held in the county for some time. What Happened When the (ilruffe iot II In Feet Wet. The topmost and most allltudinouB giraffe In the New York zoo got his feet wet about a week ago, or any way, so the report goes, It was a week after he got his feet wet that he developed a sore throat. In treat ing him, the zoo attendants used six rolls of absorbant cotton, 10 yards of red flannel and an hour ot the head keeper's time to bandage the ailing portion of the giraffe's anat omy. Lowden AuoIInIich tirade Crossings. In planning the $87,000,000 good roads system for Illinois Governor Frank O. Lowden has insisted on measures to make travel sufo. The plans for 1,000 miles of hard roads which are to bo constructed this year provide for the elimination of more than forty railroad grade crossings, the chief element of danger. Via ducts and subways will be built to ne gotiate theBo crossings. Following this program of "surety Ural" the Ill inois highway authorities expect to have the safest system ot roads of any state In the union. The good roads program was put through by Governor Lowden. More than 200 miles were built last year, and when the full sum available through auto mobile taxes and federal aid 1ms been expended, 4,800 miles of hard sur faced highways will have been added to the state's thoroughfares. CERTAINLY all young people are Interested In the things which will do them the most good. One of the best thlngH possible for any young person to do Is to take part In Young Pooplo's Bocloty of Christian Endea vor work. Come to the Christian church next Sunday evening at 6:30 sharp and take part in the discussion of the topic "The Results of Our Words and Deeds" under the leader ship of Miss Pearl Hall, Some spe cials have been prepared which will be mighty Interesting as well as en tertaining. The contest is becoming llvller each Sunday. Surveyors Begin Work of Laying Off Morrow Tract A crew of surveyors started work this week luylng off the Morrow tract of 40 acres on the East Hill, into streets and lots. It Is estimated by ti.e engineer !u charge that It will re quire three or four weeks to complete the work. Estimates have already been made by the engineer for the grading ot a half-mile of streets, and this work will be undertaken juBt as soon as the survey is completed. SCREEN VERSION OF CURWQQQ(S GREAT NORTH STORY HERE SATURDAY I'mler Title or "Buck to God's Coun try" Fiunous Magazine Work Will lie Hliown at the Star. lierulded by exceptional tributes from Eastern critics, who declare It to be a most novel photoplay, "Back to God's Country," adapted from James Oliver Curwood's celebrated magazine story, "Wapi, the Walrus," will play at the Star theater, Satur day, Feb. 28. probably no person alive has the knack of writing on the psychology ot the relationship between animal and man that characterizes the lit erary work ot Curwood. And in his picture, which was supervised by himself in the Arctic regions in a temperature of 62 degrees below zero, a faithful attention to detail has made this photoplay far more vivid than his story. "Back to God's Country" Is based essenllully upon the theme that kind ness to animals results in reflecting and generating that kindness to tbe giver whereas, cruelty and torture serve to Incite an animal to fiendish savagery. Curwood writes his story about Wapl, the killer, a great Dane upon whom no man or beast baa ever lavished a kind word or act. Another thread of the story leads to Nell Shlpumn as Delors LeBeau, a girl living with her father in the wilds of Canada and whom all the animals near her home have learned to love. When Fate takes Delores and a helpless husband into the Arctic re gions, she is brought Into touch with Hie dog, who has received the name ut "the killer" from the Eskimos and traders whom he has frightened through his flendiBhness. Dolores' kindness wins his friendship. How Wapi saves the lives of Dolo res and her husband, who are fleeing across the barren lands In a sleigh, is one of the most unusual scenes ever shown on the Star theater's screen. Miss Katie Minert, well Known lo cal young woman, announces that she will be a candidate before the Repub lican primaries for the nomination to the otllce of county treusurer. It was only uftor the earnest solicitation of her many friends, that Miss Minert decided to enter the contest. She is u highly elllciunt bookkeeper and well qualified to perform the duties ot tbe olllce. Miss Minert is stenographer and bookkeeper in the Roy V. Whi teis real estate olllce, has spent the larger part of her life in this city and her friends are a legion. She Is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Natter, pioneer residents of Heppner. T. J. Humphreys, the present treas urer, has Btated that he will not be a candidate for re-election and It Is understood that he is lending his sup port to Miss Minert. ELLEN A. URIFFIN Ellen A., daughter of riillllp and Missouri McNubb, was born In Iowa December 29, 1855, was the oldest of ii family of ten children; two boys and eight girls. On March 24, 1886, she was united In marriage to Frank M. Griffin and moved to Oregon in 1892. Since that time the family had made their home on the ranch southeast of lone, which was the homestead taken up by Mr.- Griffin upon their arrival In Morrow county. She had always been a believer In the teachings of the Bible and united with the church on April 3, 1916. Mrs, Griffin was a charter member of the lone Robcknh lodge. Mrs. Griffin passed away In lone on Wednesday, February 18, at 12: 20 n. m., her husband and all the children being at her bed side when death came. Beside the husband there are the following children: Vena O. Kaiser of Mnupln, Ore.; Ver- dn O. Ititchlo, Frederick, Phillip and Francis of Iono and Lldla M. Ball. The following brothers and sisters also survive: W. T. McNnbb of lone, C. B. MeNabb of Lyle, Wash., Jennie McNubb and Pearl Drew of Iowa, Re becca Allen of Minnesota, Kate Knox and Ann Klltz of Missouri. The funoral was held from the Chrlslinn church In lone, service be ing conducted by Rov. Hall, and In terment was made tn the lone cemetery. BECKONING HMDS PATRON-TEACHERS WILL MEET FRIDAY Child Welfare to be the Main Topic for Discussion Good Program WUI Be Offered. The regular monthly meeting of thf Patron-Teachers association will be held at the high school auditorium on tomorrow, Friday afternoon, at 2:30, at which time a program in the Interest of child welfare will be pre sented. This subject will be well Il lustrated by slides from the Oregon Agricultural College. Miss Dafoe, teacher of music in the school, will have charge of this fea ture of the program, and her pupils will present a number of selections. These meetings are always open to the public, and patrons and friends of the school are especially invited to be present. Attention Is especially called to the fact that the program will be given at 2:30 in the after noon, instead of in the evening as heretofore. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brantley of Pen dleton have arrived in Heppner and will make their home here for the next few months. Mr. Brantley is su perintendent for Geist Brothers and will take charge of the construction work on the new water system. Solvation Army Man Here. t'lias. K. Wildish, field representa tive for the Salvation Army, is spend ing a few days in Heppner. His office is In Portland. Mai-garllc Clark Charming In "Out of A Clear Sky." When it comes to marrying a Ger uiun prince, the average Belgian wo man may be pardoned it she pro tests. But when Celeste, countess of Bersek and Krymn, refused to be come a member ot the family ot a Hun prince as his wife, her protests were unavailing until she literally took the bit In her own teeth and es caped from her native country in search of happiness and freedom In the United States. " This Is the basis of the story ot "Out of a Clear Sky." the new Para mount nhnlonlnv slnrrincr Mnrmir-I Ite Clark which will be shown at the Star theater next Sunday. It serves to provide MiBs Clark with one ot the most piquant roles in which she has been seen on the screen in many months. The photoplay has much en joyable'comedy and there are numer ous dramatic moments that grip and hold the attention of the audience. Miss Clark is supported by excep tionally clever players, her leading man being Thomas Meighan. The picture is based upon the novel by Maria Thompson Daviess and it was capably directed by Marshall Netlan. Prominent visitors In Heppner to day from Lexington are Job. Eskel son, W. F. Barnett, J. Fred Lucas and George McMillan. . FOR BALK I will sell one of the best brood sows on earth. See her at tho Nurseries In Heppner. HARRY CUMMINGS. MAN WITH 8-HORSE TEAM wants Job on ranch for summer or i by the year. For full particulars In-: quire at The anzette-Times offie. 2tp. : NEW STORE HOI OPENS Til FLIDLIC Pioneer Hardware Firm of Gilliam ft ltisbee Now Settled In Their Fire lroof Structure At Corner of Main And May Streets. - . After several day&-suvk.g, the pioneer firm of Gilliam & Bisbee, lo cal hardware and implement dealers, opened their brand new doors to the public this week and have extended a cordial Invitation to everybody to come in and "look over" their new home. It is conceded by many to be the finest hardware store building in the state outside ot Portland and was built by the firm at a cost of nearly $50,000. The outward appearance of the structure, with Its red and white pressed brick and the substantial con crete pillars, is well sustained from within by the neatly plastered walls and excellent taste in the finishing of all the wood work. All of the fix tures, counters and show cases, to gether with a large stock, are new. The full basement virtually gives the firm three full stories. The basement will be used for storage purposes, the ground floor for sales room and offi ces while the top story will be given over to the display of wagons and farm machinery. The entire building is arranged for the greater convenience In the handl ing of goods. A large doorway In the rear permits a loaded truck to drive right into the building, where the load is transferred to the elevator and then taken upstairs or down, as may be chosen. Another feature is a large concrete addition to the main build ing which will be devoted exclusively to the plumbing department. There are few towns anywhere the size of Heppner that can boast of a finer store building. It stands as a monument to the business integrity of the firm which brought it to reali zationand Is suggestive of their be lief in the future of Heppner and the large trading area round about. IS Geist Brothers, Pendleton contrac tors, who have the general construc tion contract for trenching and laying of pipeline for Heppner's gravity wa- ter system, are establishing their camps this week and from now on the work will be rushed at all possible speed. The first camp will be on the Frank Monuhan ranch just above town and E. E. Geist announces that from 15 to 25 men will be engaged in the work of trenching. The work will proceed up the creek for a dis- tance ot three miles, that being the unit of which will be constructed of redwood pipe. From there on, the work will be dono by Geist Brothers In conjunction with the. Walla Walla Concrete Pipe company. Carl Brant ley of Pendleton is the superintend ent In charge of Geist Brothers con struction work. He Is now on the job. The Heppner Garage received n shipment of new Bulck cars the past week. Mrs. Case Was Hostess To Federated Missionary Society Mrs. M. L. Case was the charming hostess on Tuesday afternoon at her home on Center street to the mem bers of the Federated Missionary so ciety. She was assisted by Mrs. Fred Case, Mrs. Walter Cason, Mrs. Emile Kelly and Mrs. Black. A number ot non-member guests were also pre sent. The meeting opened with roll call and devotiouals led by Mrs. S. E. Notson. Mr. Carver read a paper entitled, "A Crusade of Compassion in the Near East." There were 42 present. After tbe program, refresh ments and a social time were enjoyed. Miss Lula Hagr is the secretary. Patron-Teachers' Meeting. The program will be in the Interest of child-welfare, illustrated by slides from the O. A. C. The musical part of the program will be given by Miss Dafoe's pupils in the school. We wish especially to call attention to the fact that the program will be in the afternoon at 3:30. The pro gram will be of especial interest to mothers, as the slides will illustrate the care of a baby. Veteran Jewels Presented. Two veteran members of Doric lodge No. 20, were recently presented with 25 year jewels in recognition of their long activity as members of the Knights of Pythias. W. W. Smead present Keeper of Records and Seal and Master of Finance ot Doric No. 20, and Frank McFarland, who now makes his home in Portland but still retains his membership here, were the recipients of the jewels. Rev. B. S. Hughes, of Burns, will preach at the Federated church next Sunday, both morning and evening. New York to Lead Cities of World in Population. New York, Feb. 23 New York will be Bhown by the 1920 census to be indisputably the biggest city in the world. Results of tbe census, which will be available in Washington about March 15, will, according to census officials, give to the metropolitan district ot New York a population ot S.oOO.OOu, as compared wii an es timated population of 7,600,000 tor the metropolitan district of London an excess of 1,000,000 in favor of New York. The metropolitan district of New York includes suburban territory in Westchester county, parts of Connect icut and Long Island and some sec tions of New Jersey. The population of New York exclu sive of adjacent territory, census offi cials declare, will be between 6,000,- 000 and 7,000,000 as compared to 4,766,883 which was the federal cen sus figure in 1910. In 1911 the pop ulation of London proper was 4,522, 967, or 243,919 less than New York's population in the previous year. - IitK Rush For Land Expected. Washington, Feb. 24. President Wilson is expected to take final act ion on the so-called "oil leasing bill" which provides for the release of oil and mineral lands within the next 24 hours. The president is expected to sign the bill as it is understood to have received the approval of Secretary of the Interior Lane, Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Secretary of the Interior-to-be Payne and Gifford Pinchot, famous conservatist. According to reports reaching Washington there will be a grand rush for the lands where there is sup posed to be oil as soon as It becomes known that the president has approv ed the measure. It is said the claim ants are camping within striking dis tance of reserves like "crows on a fence" and the rush will eclipse any thing that was witnessed in the old "homestead days." Journal. McNary IHU Vr(;es Airplanes for Use As Forest Patrol. Washington, February 23. Sena tor McNary introduced an amendment to the agricultural bill apropriating $60,000 for cooperation with the war department In airplane patrol of na tional forests in the Pacllc and Rocky mountain states. This appropriation was refused by the house. The sen ate committee, of which McNary Is a member, will take up the bill Wed nesday. He announced it his pur pose to urge it earnestly. "The practicability of airplanes for Are protection has been established," said the senator, "and I think the government should enter on the plan with greater energy. If this appro priation is granted, the forest service contemplates establishing bases at Kugene, Medford and La Grande, and the plan calls for the use of 29 pa trols, 92 planes and 930 pigeons in the Northwest area, including Ore gon, Washington, California, Idaho, Montana and Northeastern Wyom ing. J. H. Lang, local machinist, has returned from a brief visit to his fam ily in Portland. His family will join Mr. Ijtng hero as soon as they cau find a house. Mrs. Fred Farrlor is visiting with relatives and frieuds In Portland. High School Boys Break Even on Trip to Condon-Fossil The Heppner high school basket ball five returned home Sunday even ing from a trip to Condon and Fossil, bringing with them one victory and one defeat. The first game was play ed against the Condon high school team, which resulted favorably tor the locals, the score being 17 to 22. From there Coach Burllngame'i proteges journeyed to Fossil and ran up against the real thing, when the Wheeler county boys slipped over 32 points while Heppner was gathering in but 23. The game was said to have been a fast one and closely fought thougbout. Will Start Water System. E. E. Geist returned Sunday from Heppner where he has the contract for building the city's ' new $100, 000 water system. Work is to begin at once on the Bystem and 14 miles of pipeline will be laid. There will be 10 miles of concrete pipe, three miles of wooden pipe and one mile ot iron pipe. The work will require most of the spring and summer to complete. Pendleton East Oregon- Idaho Man Boys Land In North Mor row. Roy V. Whlteis, local real estate dealer, reports that he has just sold 600 acres of land in the artesian well section north of Lexington to W. I Patrick of Genesee, Idaho. Mr. Pat rick, who was here the past week, has gone back to Idaho but expects to re turn here at a later date. Will Reside in California. Claude Keithley of Eight Mile, who recently sold his ranch there to Ora E. Adkins, is making preparations to move with his family to southern Cal ifornia. Mr. Keithley expects to buy a tract of land in the south and re side there permanently. He expects to leave In about a month. Pete Benson Passes. Pete Benson, a resident of the lone section, passd away in that city the first of the week. He was a victim of heart trouble. The funeral was held in lone today. Mr. Benson had been a farmer out north of lone for a number of years, but ha sold his ranch about a year ago and bad re tired. He was about sixty years ot age and leaves no immediate family. Mrs. Swen Troedson of lone Is a sis ter. The students of the local high school are working on a play, "Six Miles From a Lemon" which will be presented to the public about the middle of March. MEET III PORTLAND Ministers of Oregon, over 450 of whom have notified the Interchurch World Movement headquarters at Portland that they will be in atten dance at the Pastors' Conference to be held March 3, 4 and 5, will be en tertained during their stay In Port land under the "Harvard Plan." Ar rangements are being made through the Portland City Church Federation to provide lodging, or lodging and breakfast, tor each pastor at the home of a Portland member of his denomination, either free or at a no minal rate. Transportation fees will be met by the Interchurch Movement itself. Members of the local congregation of each pastor have been asked to help defray the other expenses incidental to travel and returns received by the State headquarters of the Interchurch World Movement show a broadspread willingness to assist in the work. Ralph E. Diffendorfer, in charge of the Interchurch surveys that are be ing made in the United States, Ha waii, Alaska and the West Indies, will be one of the extensive staff of nationally-known men which forms the team to address the Oregon pastors at Portland. These surveys cover American cities and all phases of city life; town and country life; a special study of migrant workers that great army of a million and a half men and women; a study of the negroes; mountain people; of orient als In America and their special rela tion to the international problems; of a million Spanish speaking people of the southwest; and of the Indians of this country contrary to general opinion an increasing, not a vanish ing race. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Whlttington of Bend are guests for a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Clark while they are here on business. Mr. Whlttington is in the theater busi ness in the Central Orgon metropolis, DON'T FAIL to attend the Christ ian Endeavor Meeting at the Federat ed Church, at 6:30 p. m. next Sun: day. The topic, "Results of our Words and Deeds," calls our attention to facts which justify the Divine warning, "Be not deceived. What soever a man soweth that shall he nlso reap." NEW FAIR ASSOCIA- IN BEGINS MOVING Representative Citizens of Morrow County Met in County Court Room to D ic ass liana and Methods ot Building a Good Fair. Representative citizens ot Morrow county met in tbe court room at tbe court house In this city on Saturday afternoon and discussed plans and methods tor making a better county fair. The meeting was called to order by A. Henriksen ot Cecil, who acted as chairman and L. A. Hunt, county agent, was selected to serve as secre tary. The chairman then gave a brief resume of work done by tha Farm Bureau and Commercial Club committees to date. Remarks were made by Arthur Gemmell ot Lexing ton and Dean T. Goodman, W. P. Ma honey, Matt T. Hughes, W. W. Smead. Frank Gilliam, Fred Tash and S. E. Notson. On a move by Mr. Hunt and sec onded by Mr. Smead, that a nominat ing committee be appointed to name a board ot directors from the various sections of the county, the chair ap pointed the following committee: C. C. Paine of Board man, W. P. Haho- ney, M. D. Clark, F. R. Brown, Matt T. Hughes, H. F. Tash, E. E. Rugg and D. M. Ward. Mr. Henriksen was unanimously appointed chairman ot tbe finance committee with power to appoint bis own assistants in selling the stock ot the new association. The meeting then adjourned. The following directors were re commended by the nominating com mittee : Frank Young, Gooseberry; Ed Rugg, Rhea creek; Oscar Keithley, Eight Mile; Theodore Anderson, Li berty; Fred Ashbaugh, Tilden Will iams, Hardman; Percy Hughes, Le na; Chas. H. Bartholomew, Pine City; C. Melville, Alpine; Eddie Reitmann, Wells Springs; John Wightman, Matt T. Hughes, C. A. Mi nor, Jeff Jones, M. D. Clark, Hepp ner; W. G. Scott, Joe Devine, Lex ington; Chas. Erwin, Chas. B. Sperry, lone; Fred Ely, Morgan; A. Henrik sen, Jack Hynd, Cecil; Roy Campbell, Social Ridge; Chas. Dillabaugb, W. O. King, Boardman; E. M. Hulden, Black Horse. Big Shipment of Fordson Tractors Will Aid Morrow Fanners in Spring Work. Fourteen new Fordson tractors di rect from the factory have arrived this week and will be placed among as many farmers in this county who have placed their orders for this pop ular machine. Chas. H. Latourell, the local dealer, says that he has al ready sold a number of Fordsons and is receiving inquiries daily as to when deliveries can be made. In answer to the delivery query, Mr. Latourell says that deliveries of those on hand will be made Immediately and that he hopes to receive another shipment within the next few days. The Ford son, as the name implies, is manu factured by Henry Ford and his son at Fort Dearborn, Michigan. Leonard Ashbaugh, Eight Mile far mer, was in the city on Wednesday. County Agent Hunt went to Butter creek on Wednesday to look after some irrigation matters. Ora E. Adkins of Eight Mile was a Wednesday business man in Hepp ner. Walter Crosby was down from his Willow creek farm on Wednesday. He is slowly convalescing torn an at tack of the flu. Jas. Kirk of upper Willow creek was in town Wednesday and reports that his folks have now about all re covered from their recent illness. Friends ot Sam Stevens, overseas veteran, have received word here that he was married in Condon last Sat urday to Miss Joyce Teeters. The bride is a Cottage Grove girl and has been teaching in the Condon schools. City Engineer Hickey has returned to Heppner after an absence of sev eral weeks and will remain here now until the completion of the new grav ity water system. His family will be here with him. They will live In the Victor Groshen residence in north Heppner. O. T. Ferguson, Sand Hollow farm er, has had his name added to tho subscription list of this great family journal. Mr. Ferguson has been get ting around with the aid of crutches since misfortune befell him sometime back. One leg was broken when ho was thrown from his horse. A recent new subscriber to the Gazette-Times is W. B. Ewnlg of Oak land, Oregon. Mr. Ewlng was form erly a resident of Morrow county, having lived In the Cecil country for many years. Ho sold out here a few years ago to A. Henriksen. Mr. Sw ing says he likes the Oakland country quite well.