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VOL. 37, NO. 17.
HEPPNER. OREGON, THUR8DAT, JILV 22. 1020.
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GASOLINE TAKES A FIVE
CENT JUMP III PRICE
Inability of California, to Supply Lo
cal Dt-mand and Consequent Impor.
tulloit of Gas from Utah and Wy
oming Cause for Increase.
Gasoline is up Ore cents. This
(was the word received by local agent,
Qeorge W. Mllbolland ot the Stan
dard Oil company last Friday morn
ing. And kerosene went gas on bet
ter, being quoted at a six cent In
crease. The following telegram was
received by Mr. Milholland from the
Portland office:
"Effective Immediately. Advance
your market prices all grades kero
sene, all deliveries six and one-halt,
price gasoline all deliveries five cents
per gallon. In announcing increase
In prices make the following state
ment to the prow: 'The Portland field
for gasoline and kerosene is normal
ly supplied from California, but the
acute Bliortuge in Ca'Ufonla bat made
it impossible to supply from that
point. Our stations in Portland field
east of the Cascades are notw being
supplied with gasoline and kerosene
purchased by this company from re
fineries In Wyoming and Utah, and
the new prices in effect are based on
the higher cost of products. Our sup
pliers now assure us-that they will
supply sufficient gasoline and kero
sene to meet the full demand , con
tingent, of course, facilities and ade
quate supply of tank cars.' "
In an article entitled "Conserva
tion and Curtailment" in the July
issue of the Standard Oil (California)
Bulletin, the gasoline situation Is
touched upon in part. "As the whole
Pacific Coast Is aware, the motorists
for some iweeks this year have been
unable to obtain all the gasoline de
sired. The system of curtailment of
gasoline for non-commercial use, In
, effect at all points, without discrimin
ation, was brought about by the
pressing demand of public duty.
"Early this year the company be
gan to warn the public of the pre
carious situation concerning petrol
eum products. As the year grew old
er, what had previously been foreseen
came true there was not enough
gasoline to meet all the requirements
of the industry and agriculture and
all ot the desires of motorists. Re
ports of a dangerous situation came
down from the farms. The planting
season was on and there was insuffi
cient gasoline distributed to keep the
tractors and irrigation pumps going.
Farm operators came to San Francis
co and told of idle tactors and crops
burning up because of lack of water.
"Conservation was a necessity.
The method had to be determined.
There was only one course to con
serve gasoline by curtailing the least
essential consumption of the product.
What constituted the least essential
was clear-joy-riding. Hence, sales
to non-commercial cars were curtail
ed and the gasoline thus saved de
voted strictly to essential use.
"Thus far success has been attain
ed. There has been no appreciable
Interference hvlth either industry or
' agriculture. Had' cutallments not
been put into effect, there would not
have been enough gasoline for these
- essential thliiRs, and the situation
would have been economically very
serious, affecting everyone on the Pa
cific coast, even including the motor
ist who has been curtailed."
Picture Show For Sale.
Picture theater at Arlington for
sale. For price and information
write or call Ben Leghorn, Arlington,
Oregon.
FOR HALF Ford car in fine con
dition. New engine, cord tires, thor
oughly overhauled recently. Call or
address L. Van Marter, Heppner, Ore.
i RANCH FOR BALK 440 acres,
five miles southeast ot Heppner, $26
per acre. Part cash, terms on bal
ance. Qood house and barn, plenty
of water. Also good Overland car.
Win. Souktip, Heppnor, Oregon. 'tf.lp.
ATTENTION LADIES
I expect to be in Mrs. Luper's mil
linery store after next Wednesday
and Iwill have a shipment ot remnants
for sale. Also the Nu-Bone corsets
(the best corset made). Mrs. M. L.
Oney.
We CleanThem---
Suits, Dresses, Gloves and in fact Everything
'i
We specialize in Ladies Wearing Apparel. Don't send
your, old clothes away to have them cleaned. We do the
work here and guarantee complete satisfaction.
' Prices Are Reasonable
Lloyd Hutchinson
Main Street . Heppner, Oregon
Finds There's A Difference
In City Traffic Regulations
Traffic rules in Portland are not
the same ai those in Heppner, and
Sam Van Vactor, prominent lawyer
of Heppner, now knows it. Mr. Van
Vactor decided that be would not
drive his car into the congested dis
trict on the west side, nor even cross
the rtver, but before he kneV it be
was on the Broadway bridge, and
there was nothing to do but to go
ahead. Ha decided to go to the Im
perial, but being in strange surround
ings he drove several miles In the
thickest of the traffic trying to see
the hotel, and when be did see It be
had to drive around the block twice
before he was sure ot it. Sam stop
ped near a white mark. "Get away
from that zone," ordered a traffic cop,
and the Heppner lawyer started
again. Next be was called down at
an intersection because he didn't no
tice the stop sign. At last he came
to in front of the Imperial and was
crawling out from under the wheel
iwhen a policeman showed up. "Yon
can't park in front of a basement en
trance; move on," ordered the limb
o' the law, and wearily Mr. Van Vac
tor got under the wheel once more.
After circling the block again he man
aged to park about right Portland
Morning Oregonlan. '
Washington Man Retires After
65 Years of Continuous Service
Washington, July 20. After 66
years of continuous Government ser
pice, regarded by officials here as a
record never before equalled, Henry
J. Wylie, clerk In the Quartermaster's
Department ot the U. 8. Marine
Corps, will retire on August 20. with
un annuity. Mr. Wylie has served
the Marine Corps tor 46 rears in the
same department.
Mr. Wylie entered the Qovernment
service In the Post Office In Plttsfleld,
Mass., Iwhen 17 years old. In 1861
he enlisted In the army and saw ser
vice in three ot the great battles of
the Civil war. At the close of the
war he was appointed clerk In the
Washington navy yard. He left the
navy yard to Join the clerical force
of the Marine Corps la 18W.
During his service in the Marine
Corps, Mr. Wylie baa administered
the oath of office to the following
commandants ot the corps: Major
Generals Heywood, Elliot, Biddle,
Harnett and Lejeune.
Mr. Wylie was born In Plttsfleld,
Mass., In 183S.
Two Milion Dollars Would be Added
to Value on One Hundred Thou
sand Acre.
0. A. C. Experiment Btation, Cor
vallls, July 21. That sulfur will
make at least a ton an acre Increase
In yield on 100,000 acres ot alfalfa
lands In arid and seml-arld seetlonatJ
of the Btate, la Indicated by fertiliser
trials In most ot the Important alfal
fa growing sections of southern and
eastern Oregon.
"The value of this Increase at $20
a ton would amount to $2,000,000,"
says W. L. Pdwers, chief in soils.
"As yet farmers have used sulfur on
only about one-Blxth of the area and
its use can be profitably extended.
"Sulfur is best applied to alfalfa
land in the fall and harrowed In as
it takes some time for It to become
effective. An application of 100
pounds an acre is sufficient to meet
crop requirements for four or five
ears. The material can be applied by
hand or with a land plaster Bpreader.
..Where sulfur costs $40 a ton the ini
tial cost ot the material for one acre
would be $1.00.
"Recent quotations have been re
ceived on 'sulfur from different
sources ranging 90 to 99 per cent
purity to cost $27 to $40 a ton deliv
ered in 40 ton car lots to Oregon
points. On account ot slow freight
movements and prospective increase
In rates, alfalfa growers In sections
where sulfur Is known to help.are ur
ged to order material needed now and
to pool their orders with cooperative
agents ot county farm bureaus.
MABH LAMB JS NOW A GOAT
i Jet fer smsmm
HERMISTON ACCEPTS MORROW COUNTY WHEAT
LOCAL CLUB'S OFFER HARVEST UNDER WAY
Road Controversy Over Best Route
to Pendleton Will Be Determined
Bf Representative of State Motor
Association.
-The foHdwing letter from the Her
rriiston Commercial Club,. acceDtinx
the challenge ot Ae Heppner Com'
mercial Club, appeared in the auto
mobile section ot the Portland Sun'
day Oregonian this week:
Hermiston, Ore., July 9. (To the
Automobile Editor) Dear Sir: At
the regular meeting ot the Hermiston
Commercial club last week, I was in
structed, to inform the Heppner Com
mercial club, through your columns
that it Is our pleasure to accept the
proposition from the Heppner club
for viewing the disputed routes from
McDonald's terry to Pendleton via
the Columbia river hlgWway versus
the route via Eight Mile, Olex, Hepp-
ner, Pilot Rock, except that we desire
that the losing club shall stand all
the expense connected with the trip,
and in order that It may have the
publicity to 'which It is entitled, we
also Invite a representative ot the
Trl-State Automobile association to
accompany the representative of the
Oregon Btate Motor association, they.
to act as unbiased Judges, their Joint
decision to be given undisputed pub
licity. '
(signed)
Hermiston Commercial Club,
By E. V. PRIME, Secretary.
Astoria, Ore. A six-side logging
camp is planned by the Saddle Moun
tain Logging company, now operating
a two-side camp in its big' tract of
timber on the Lewis ft Clark rail
road. Two other companies are also
logging along the lines ot this road,
and a third is moving in.
Portland, Ore. The keel ot the
second of seven 12,000-ton tank
steamers will be laid by the North-
west Bridge & Iron company within
the next two weeks. Only 600 men
are now employed In the plant, but
several thousand men will be requir
ed when steel production and trans
portation are improved sufficiently
to allow the yard to operate at full
blast.
POPULATION BY
Morrow County . .
Alpine precinct
Castle Rock precinct ....
Cecil precinct
Dairy precinct, Inc. Hardman
Eight Mile precinct
Gentry precinct, Inc. part of Heppner
Gooseberry precinct ..............
Heppner precinct, lno. part Heppner
Irrigon precinct . ............
Lena precinct ....... .....
Lexington precinct .........
Matteson precinct, lno. part Heppnor
Mt. Vernon prec't, Inc. part Heppner
North lone precinct ....
Parker's Mill precinct ....
Pine City precinct
South lone precinct .. ,
Wells Spring precinct . .
lone precinct
Dwlght Misner of lone Brings In First
Sack of Season, of Excellent Qual-
ity and High Test Labor Condi
tions Good,
'Wheat harvest in lae north t end
ot Morrow county is now well under
way. Dwight L. Misner of lone has
the distinction ot bringing in the first
sack of threshed wheat this year.
The wheat is said to be ot excellent
quality and high test. Mr. Misner
was the first farmer last year in fret
ting his grain to market.
Barley harvest 1b turning out a
good yield. In another hveek a bump
er wheat harvest will be on in full
blast and it 1b anticipated that this
year's crop will be exceeded only by
that of 1S16, and as a consequence,
farmers are feeling highly elated.
Labor conditions generally, are
reported by farmers to be good, as
thus far very little trouble has been
experienced in getting help. Har
vest wages are the highest ever paid
in the county, the minimum being
five dollars. v
Bend, Ore. A tract of timber 12
miles in length, containing 26,000
acres and located from 32 to 60 miles
from Bend, has been purchased by
the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber company
for about $1,500,000.' Assurance of
the permanence of the lumber Indus
try here Is given in the announcement
of the company that this tract of tim
ber IwiH not be touched tor another
10 years.
Klamath Falls, Ore. Klamath
county will within a few years lead
the world in mint production, in the
opinion ot O. H. Todd, Oregon's pio
neer mint grower.
Portland, Ore. Work has' started
on the three-story $750,000 building
for the American Can company. With
the completion of the new building.
the plant will employ a minimum of
700 people and will turn out "tin
cans" for the use ot canneries and
condensers throughout the Pacific
Coast,
PRECINCTS-GAINS 1260
1020 1910
6617 4357
211 137
50
271 155
368 465
189 229
383 274
133 142
--. .... 606 436
242 190
204 186
............ 557 381
- 331 429
..... 807 621
306 110
60
HI
616 393
98
- - - .
19(H)
. 4161
62
131
312
269
340
167
'920
213
406
62
612
110
60
687
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. J. A. Waters left on Sunday
for Portland.
W. S. Smith, lone realty dealer,
spent Wednesday in Heppner on bus
iness. Jan. Carty, Tub Springs sheepman,
spent Tuesday in Heppner attending
to matters of business.
Dick Johns returned home Sunday
after visiting with relatives in Fox
Valley since the 4th ot July.
Sam E. Van Vactor, weU known
local attorney, spent several days in
Portland on business last week.
Ben McMulleu who recently bought
the barber shop at lone, has sold his
Heppner residence property to George
Blahm.
Gay M. Anderson, secretary ot
Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. E.,
is attending the' state convention In
Salem this week. '
C. W. McNamer, meat merchant of
lone and Heppner, visited here on Tu
esday with his partner, B. F. Soren
son of the Central Market.
C. C. Borthwick, representative of
the Miller Saw Trimmer company of
Portland, paid Heppner a brief visit
on Wednesday, leaving this morning
for Bend.
Chris Brown, Roy Johnson and
Arthur Parker, local farmers, were
in town Wednesday making prepara
tions to commence harvest within the
next few days.
G. W. Riley went to Heppner Sat
urday. He will return to Enterprise
soon, bringing the newy acquired Mrs.
Riley home with him. Enterprise
Record-Chieftain.
Miss Florence Ralston has resign
ed her position as bookkeeper at the
Farmers & Stockgrowers National
Bank ta take a similar position In
Tacoma. Miss Gladys Lane succeeds
Miss Ralston in the local institution.
Professor W. C. Howard and fam
ily ot Milton spent the week end vis
iting with Heppner relatives and
friends and were guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Adkins. Mr.
Hotward is president of Columbia Col
lege at Milton.
Mrs. J. L. Wilkins and daughter
Frances are guests at the home ot
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Herren this week.
Dorothy, little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Herren, recently made a visit
ot two weeks at the Wilkins home
in Stevenson, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Houston left
on Sunday for The Dalles. They ex
pect to go on from The Dalles to Cor
vallis in their car. Mr. Houston goes
to Corvallis to become associated with
L..N. Traver.'the contractor who' is
rushing new buildings to completion
for the O. A. C.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Johnson arriv
ed on Sunday from Heppner and ex
pect to make their home here. Mrs.
Johnson is a Red Cross nurse and
will be employed at her profession in
the countyi She is not unknown
here as she Is a sister of Mrs. S. T.
Tippett and of E. H. HInton and will
be remembered as Lulu Hinton, as
she twas in this county some years
ago. Mrs. Johnson had not seen
Mr. HInton tor 20 years when she
came this week. Enterprise Record
Chieftain.
Harbison Buys Warehouse.
R. E. Harbison has bought the Ely
and Willis grain (warehouse at Mor
gan and has taken possession of the
same. ,
Bend, Ore. The two sawmills and
all the logging camps of the Booth-
Kelly Lumber company have resumed
operations. The plant closed down
for Independence Day, and the mills
have been undergoing repairs since
that time.
"A Woman of Pleasure"
Marries .. for Money
Alice Dane taught school in a pov
erty-stricken fishing village. Being
young and beautiful she longed for
wealth and all the luxuries and pleas
ures that went with it. So when Sir
John Turnbull proposed marriage,
she accepted and became "A Woman
Of Pleasure," at lust. This is the
title of the highly dramatic picture
to be shown at the Star theater next
Saturday. It is Blanche Sweet's
newest offering and her first produc
tion for Jesse D. Hampton for distri
bution by Pathe.
Shortly after the loveless marriage
the action of the story shifts to Brit
ish South Africa, where Sir John has
vast mining interests. There a great
and powerful love develops between
Lady Turnbull and her husband's
mine superintendent. The Zulus
have been stealing Sir John's gold
and an uprising follows, during which
Alice Is captured and held as hos
tage. Her lover comes to the res
cue and a Just Fate, in the guise of
the vengeful Zulu chief, removes the
obstacle that stands between the hap
piness of these two.
The cast is a big one boasting
such popular artists as Wheeler Ook
man, Wilfred Lucas, Spottiswoode
Aitken, Frederick Starr, Milton Ross,
and that clever freckle-fnced young
ster, Wesley Barry.
Jeff Beamer Buys Eph Eskel
son Ranch 100 Acres, $13,500
Jeff Beamer, who recently sold hit
Rhea creek ranch to Julian Rauch,
has purchased the 100 acre farm of
Eph Eskelson on WiUow creek abont
three miles above Lexington. The
consideration was $13,600, (which in
cluded all the crop ot alfalfa, oats
and garden truck, aU the stock and
machinery and household furniture.
The place has about 40 acres under
the ditch and 1 considered one ot
the best Improved small place in the
county. Mr. Beamer plans to stock
it to a herd ot fine Jerseys and some
hogs. The deal was handled by E.
M. Shutt ot Heppner.
Fines Are Infposed Upon
Men Making Moonshine
When arraigned before - Judge
Campbell, Chester Baling entered
plea of guilty and was fined $400,
which he promptly paid and was re
leased. A few days later, Ben Moore,
who waa arrested with Baling by
Sheriff McDuffee, was brought before
the Judge and after pleading guilty,
was given a fine of $500. Being un
able to meet the Judge's assessment,
Moore is still doing time in Jail. The
men twere charged with the manufac
ture of intoxlcents.
Eehekah Lodge No. 33 Held
Installation On Last Friday
The new officers of Ban Soud Re
tekah Lodge No. 33 of this city were
installed last Friday evening. Mrs.
Lillian Turner Is noble grand and
Miss Opal Hall Is vice grand. Mrs.
Olive Frye was Installing officer and
other officers and their respective po
sitions are .Pearl Hall, secretary;
Pearl Chidsey, treasurer; Sadie Bigs
bee, conductor;. Millie Doollttle,
warden; Olive Frye, R, S. to N. Q.;
Clara Gilliam L. S. to N. G.; Florence
Paul, R. a to V. O.; Mattie Huston,
L. S. to V. G.; Gene Black,. Inner
guard; Rose Hammer, outer guard
and Opal Briggs, chaplain. Mrs.
Myra Noble Waa grand marshal.
Following installation, the members
indulged In a little teed.
JUNIPER FLATS NOW
T
The Dalles, Ore. Juniper Flat, a
great level plateau south ot here,
which,, contains something over 100
square miles, has never produced
anything but wheat Now it is spring
ing up in orchards, berry patches and
diversified farms. This change, which
has converted a near-desert to a veri
table, garden, is all due to the opera
tions of the Wapinita Irrigation Co.,
which began (work here six months
ago. Water was brought from the
high hills to the east at the plateau
and (works have now been completed
to the point where every farm on the
Oat can be supplied with abundant
water. Juniper Flat is bounded
roughly. The principal towns In
Juniper Flat are Wapinita, Maupin,
Tygh Valley and Wamic. The ter
ritory is tributary to The DaUes and
is c.onencted With this city by a rail
road and stage lines.
Mrs. Vaughan Entertained for Niece,
Mrs. R. J. Vaughan entertained on
Thursday afternoon at her home on
Court street fox eighteen young girls.
Mrs. Vaughan's niece, Marjorie Vau
ghan of Baker and the Misses Mar
garet and Katherine West ot The
Dalles, who are visiting at the B. R.
Patterson home, were the honor
guests. Mrs. Vaughan Iwas assisted
by Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. C. L.
Sweek in making the afternoon an
enjoyable one for the young folks.
Games were played and In the auto
mobile guessing contest, Dorothy Pat
tison was winner ot first prise and
Margaret Woodson took the second
prize.
The folldwing guests were present:
Zaida Tash, Margaret and Katherine
West, Eleanor Cohn, Marjory Clark,
Patricia Mahoney, Marjory Vaughan,
Margaret Barratt, Margaret Wood
son, Bernice Woodson, Ruth Hlrl,
Frances Parker, Mary Crawford,
Mary Patterson, Katherine Bisbee,
Louise Thomson, Celia Kenny, Mary
Farley and Dorothy Pattison.
HOW TO GET THAT WHEAT
TO MARKET?
A question that hjis been on the niinJ of more than one
fanner the pad few weeks. Scarcity of transportation
facilities makes the problem a difficult viw except that
farmer can buy a good tmck and save enough on the sea
son's hauling to pay for that truck.
When we say "a pood truck" we mean the U. S., one of
the five standard trucks on the market today.
Fear & Jennings
Local Dealers Heppner, Oregon
PER CENT IN DECADE
Town and County Make Substantia!
Growth Since 1910 lone and Lex
ington Also Make Good Increase
In Population.
Heppner has a population ot 1324,
according to figures given out by the
federal census bureau last Saturday.
This is an Increase of 60 per cant In
a decade, as the census ot 1910 gave
this city a population ot 180.
The report shows that Ions near
ly doubled in population during the
ten year period, making a growth of
seller than 95 per cent. Lexingtcf
gained better tnas 42 per cent, while
tiardman remained practically at a
standstill with a gain ot but 2.
The official figures give:
1920 1910 Inc.
Heppner 1324 880 444
lone 439 231 200
Lexington 2(4 186 ' 79
Hardman 193 191 X
Morrow county's population is
6617 according to figures issued the
last week, by the census bureau. This
is an increase of 1240 over 1910, or
28.9 per cent. Ot the ten Oregon
counties announced, only two of them
show a decrease. These ax Harney
and Crook. Crook county lost several
thousand when Deschutes county was
carved out ot her boundaries. .; The
figures foUow:
Crook 3424; 1910, 9316; decrease
6901, or 63.1 per cent. Curry 1026;
1910, 2044; Increase 981, or 48 per
cent. Douglas 21,332; 1910, 11,174;
increase 1658, or 8.4 per cent. Gil
liam, 19(0; 1910, 17(1; increase 261
or 7 per cent. Harney 1191; 1910,
4059; decrease (7, or 1.7 per cent.
Hood River 1116; 1910, 1011; in
crease 299, or 1.7 per cent. Lincoln
6084; 1910, 6617; Increase 497, or
8.1 per cent. Malheur 10,907; 1110,
8601; Increase 2306, or 26J per cent.
Morrow 6617; 1910, 4357; Increase
1260, or 21.9 per cent. Wallowa
9778; 1910," 8364; increase 1414, or
16.9 per cent.
Shearer. Ore. -The fall of the
Deschutes river near hire, which
have been the site ot nothing but a
toll bridge and a white-elephant hotel
for the past 30 years, are to be oar
nessed soon by the Eastern Oregon
Land Company. Enormous potential
electrical energy is now going to
waste. i
Harrisburg, Ore. Hundreds ot
tons of hay recently harvested near
here are lying around and may be
lost, aU because there Is no balling
wire to be had in this vicinity lor
love or money. ," , ;
Portland, Ore. Iceless refrigera
tors, manufactured in this city by the
Iceless Refigerator company, baejv
been on the market less than a vear.
but are already aellinr in lam nnan.
titles throughout the northwest and
middle (west. The iceless ice-box
works on a principle ot water circu
lation and evaporation. ;
Leaping Into the Limelight
Girls who aspire to become motion
picture actresses twill envy the ease
with which Alice Elliot, Monroe Salis
bury's leading' woman, entered the
realm of the silent drama.
Miss Elliot, who appears in support
ot the star In his latest Universal pro
duction, "His Divorced Wife," had
tame literally thrust upon her.
A year ago Miss Elliot was de
butante in the society whirl ot Ber
eley, a fashionable town near the Uni
versity of California and a leader in
college dramatics. Her father Is one
ot the most successful attorneys In
th tweat and had no idea ot the tarn
that awaited his daughter.
One day a Universal director
chanced to attend a dramatic enter
tainment at the University and was
struck by Miss Elliot's beauty and
stage presence. He asked her to Join
the Universal City forces.
After overcoming parental objec
tion Miss Elliot agreed to try it "Just
for a week." Her success was in
stantaneous. In "His Divorced Wife," which
comes to the Star theater next Tues
day, Miss Elliot plays the role ot
a Kentucky village belle.