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e Gazette PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY VOL. 37, XO. 19. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, HBO. SUBSCRIPTION, 12.00 PER YEAB TH IMES m IS BURNED TO DEATH Three Year Old Bon of .Mr. and Mra. I,, (. Haverstiek Consumed By Flume When Bunk House Is De stroyed by Fire. ' Earl, the three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Haverstiek was burned to death between 3 and 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon at the Hav erstiek home on Rhea creek, about fifteen miles from Heppner. Eurl was the second of three chil dren. Mrs. Haverstiek wag attracted to the scene of the fire by the faint acrles of the boy. The bunk house, which had a tent covering was en gulfed in flames. She made a frantic effort to get the child and was badly burned on the hands in her attempt. Her screams brought the men hur rying from the fields and they arrived in time to prevent the fire from spreading to the houBe. The floor of the bunk house had been covered by wheat headings and a mattress thrown over the top. Here the harvest men had made their beds. The night before the catas trophe, one of the men had carried some matches into the place and It Is presumed that the little boy got possession of these and started a fire Ir. the bed clothing. The funeral will be held from the Christian church in this city Satur day morning at 10 o'clock. Relatives will arrive from Belllngham, Wash., to attend the services. New Picture, "Let's Elope" Teaches Salutary Lessons Salutary lessons to young brides who think themselves neglected by their hard working husbands and who engage in more or less harmless flir tations with other men, are embraced In the development of the story of "Let's Elope," the new Paramount starring vehicle of Marguerite Clark, which wil be presented at the 8tar theater tonight. The theme ia a fas cinating one and Its treatment by producer and star has been guided by delloacy and taste with superb effect. The story Ib based upon Fred Jack son's successful play, "The Naughty Wife," which made a big hit In New York during the season of 1917-18. The adaptation was made by Kather i no Heed anil John S. Robertson di rected. The photography is the work of Hal Young, who Is generally re cognized as a wizard with the lens. The plot deals with a young wife of an nuthor who believes herself ne glected and plans to elope with a shallow-brained young man. How the hus band lenrns of this and takes a hand in the subsequent proceedings com bines to make this one of the greatest 'comedies in which Miss Clark has been seen In many a day. Miss Clark wears several stunning gownH In this picture, all of which will in terest her women admirers. One of the strongest companies ev er assembled in support of Miss Clark appears In this picture. The cast Is headed by Frank Mills who plays op posite to Miss Clark. Gaston Glass has ii n excellent role and others in the cast Include Helen Green, Blanche Standing, George Stevens and Albert Busby. Special Assistant Attorney General Tells of Propaganda That Is Bebig Put Forth, Washington Thnt manufacturers and Jobbers are putting forth propa ganda In an effort "to stampede ie tailors and the public. Into a renewed fictitious demand" for clothing and thereby force prices higher. Is the statement made by Howard B. Flgg, special assistant to the attorney gen eral In the enforcement of the Lever law against profiteering. "Tho department of Justice," said Mr. Flgg, "is fully advised of the sev eral phases of this carefully planned campaign, and It only remains to fix the personal responsibility before applying the criminal provisions of the Lever act." Mr. Flgg said that the manufac turers and Jobbers are even going tr tho length of "guaranteeing the retail trade against a declining market." He called attention to the Instances whom mills have been closed for the reason, ha charged, of Justifying mar ket conditions on the plea of under production. "The closing of mills Is In turn being used In the price propaganda," Mr. Flgg asserted. "The retailor in turn, then, being threatened with fur ther curtailment and higher prices if lie does not accept goods and order on the present market." Explosion Arouses Owner in Time to Save Car from Flames A i.eavy explosion at the John Pi per ranch recently was probably all, that saved A mod PIper'B Dodge car as well as the garage and other ranch ' buildings from being consumed by flames. The explosion was heard by Mrs. Piper about six o'clock in the morning and other members of the' family were aroused. Arnold rushed to the garage In time to find his carj in flames. The fire had started from a shorted electric wire, had burn-' ed the Insulation off the wires, bum-j ed up a foot board and had spread to the floor of the garage. The ex-' plosion was caused when the vacuum tank blew up. The fire spread from the tank to the floor. Mr. Piper suc ceeded In putting out the fire before it did serlouB damage. Ferguson's Turkey Red Is Making Yield of 30 Bushels It has been said that this Is not a Turkey Red year In Morrow county, so O. T. Ferguson, Sand Hollow far mer, thinks his wheat of that. variety Ii making an excellent yield at 30 bushels per acre. Mr. Ferguson Is harvesting his crop with a combine and the field that has been cut over resembles a field of shocked hay, as the straw piles are so large and nu merous. Mr. Ferguson brought a sample of his wheat to town yesterday and It made a test of 62, the highest test reported so far this season. Stephen Basey Injured By Kick From A Horse Stephen Basey, 17 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin E. Basey of upper Willow creek, received a deep wound in the forehead last Monday when he was kicked by a horse. The doc tor found It necessary to take ten stitches to close the wound. Young Basey is reported to be improving nicely. Esselstyn New Tum-A-Lum Manager at Lexington Office Clifford Esselstyn of Echo tg the new manager of the Lexington yards of the Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co., suc ceeding D. L. Countryman, who has resigned to accept a position with a hardware firm in Nampa, Idaho. Mr. Esselstyn has had experience In the lumber business, having been connected with the Tum-A-Lum yard In Echo for a number of years. Clnrks Canyon Farmer Installs Bar tell Automatic Feeder Boxes Un loud in Half Minute and Grain Is Thumgh Separator in Nixty Sec onds. Wm. H. Padberg, Clarks canyon farmer, Is getting about as near one hundred per cent efficiency from his threshing operations this year as is possible and its all largely because Mr. Padberg went up to Dayton, Wn. Just before harvest started and bought a Bartell automatic feeder. With the Bartell It Is possible to unload a header box in half a minute and this machine was doing that very thing as regular as clock-work last Friday afternoon, when the writer made a visit out to the Padberg ranch. When a man has got 7400 aces of grain to harvest, it behooves him to have a system with a mighty big capacity. Therefore Mr. Padberg has equipped his lay-out with a 40 inch Case separator and a Holt 75 cater pillar engine. The Bartell feeder Is operated by power from the engine and Is tied to the separator with a connecting rod. As the loaded box drives along side the feeder, a hook Is fastened on the lower side of tin box Into a ring in the net on which the load rests, and a simple pull of a lever raises and rolls the entire load over Into the feeder. From there the grain is automatically fed into the separator. Mr. Padberg was operating three headers and eight boxes In the barley last week but as soon as the crew pulls onto the wheat he expects to add another header and two more boxes. The visit to the Padberg ranch was made by the writer through the courtesy of County Agent Hunt, who took some pictures of the threshing outfit In action. Mrs. G. T. Harrison of Freeman, Washington has been visiting for two weeks with relatives at Hardman and Heppner. While in this city sho was a guest at the home of her1 cousin, Mrs. A. Z. Barnard. Mrs. Harrison will return home Friday. This is her first visit to. her old Morrow county home in five years. One of the nicest little homes In Heppner for sale at $2800., Inquire Gazette-Times office. "HEY FEUEftlf GEE rGUV TRV'lN TO SO Pi IT CiiMDruiN IfatyF ft w T WW, ir miM OVEg ON us 1 DO YOU 'MEMBER? he old ball games out in the back lot? The time you used to have "choosln' up sides." Skinny Stearns and Fat always wanted to choose up and then the fun would start. Skinny would always claim that he could get those "three fingers" (he could get three fingers whero Fat couldn't think of it) "Well a'right then, if you guys get yer Ins we get the extra man and you can have Porge fer right field." Porge was usually dragging up In the rear carrying the bats and the much-coveted mask. Then, after about an hour's arguing over the sides, the old game would lnally be on and everything going fine, and Ad Mercer would probably loom up in the background and that meant pull stakes for another field. Somehow, Ad never did like to have the fellas run through the potato field after a fly ball out there In center field. Someone would yell: "Here cames old man Mercer, we better beat it for' he gets here." Finish ball game. A feller isn't so awfully particular where he steps when he's after a ball and there were parts of Ad's potato crop that looked as though they wouldn't amount to very much, in fact, it didn't amount to very much. Between the corn silk pu(led off the corn and the rails from the old rail fence down by the creek that the fellas used to make . bridges with, Ad used to be kept pretty busy watchin' where the bunch was. It was a great life eh! fellas. JOLTED BY Railroads Meet Wage Increase of Half Billion Dollars By Increasing Pas senger and Freight Rates to a Bil lion and a Half Dollars. Old man public Is again asked to foot the bill. But be has been doing it for so long that he is becoming "stolid and stunned, a brother to the ox" as it were, and his added burdens no longer affect bis benumb ed soul. The railroad companies, In order to meet the recent wage increase of $600,000,000 have been granted the right to Increase their freight and passenger rates to the extent of $1, 600,000,000; passenger rates tak ing on an increase of 20 per cent and freight rates on an average of 35 per cent. These increases will become effect ive within five days from filing of the new tariffs and the railroads expect to have all rates in force before the first of September. C. C. Patterson and Family Will Move to Portland After making Heppner their home for twenty years, Judge C. C. Patter son and family are making prepara tions to move to Portland. They expect to take up their residence in the Rose City by the first of Septem ber, In order that Mary, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, may enter school on the opening date. Since retiring from the office of county Judge, Mr. Patterson has been engaged In the Insurance business, which he built up to fairly large pro portions. He has sold his business to J. A. Waters and Gay M. Ander son. While the Pattersons expect to re main In Portland the coming winter, they may decide to go east to Mr. Patterson's old home in Pennsylvan ia at a later date. Roy B. Brown, who recently open ed up a pastime at Hardman was in town Wednesday and reports business good. He also carries a line of drugs and his new place is located in the building formerly occupied by the Hardman Drug Co. Mrs. Frankle Luper and two grand children, Mark and Francis King, left early this morning on a motor trip to Portland. Mi's. Luper expects to re main in the city two or three weeks. Pictures of Huntington Beach, Cal ifornia were shown on the screon at the Star theater last Saturday eve ning. Huntington Bench has Just completed a new $100,000 pier at the water front, has many fine substan tial business buildings and attractive residences and apparently has a big future, The films are sent out by the commercial club of Huntington Beach of which Chas. R. Johnson, formery of this city and lone, la a member. OHlfcOOM I DOT THBee FINGERS IN-1 VUllf IWHATCHftx FRAIO OF. WE'LL1 YA YEP INS ANO THEN BEATCHft IS Jonics Dinnen, Gilliam County Sheep man and Member of Heppner Lodge of Elks Meets Death in Tragic Manner. James Dinnen, young sheepman of Gilliam county, met death in a tragic manner last Saturday night at the James Murtha ranch on Rock creek, by accidental drowning. This was the verdict of the coroners Jury. Young Dinnen in company with Matt Creegan and Chas. Dinnen had gone for a plunge in Rock creek, the swimming pool being one that had been deepened and improved upon I by the boys. Creegan and Chas. Din nen left the hole first and upon look ing back saw nothing of James. Creegan immediately made a dive, locating the body of young Dinnen but was unable to dislodge it to the surface. Whether the body was held to the bottom of the pool by suction caused by seepage or whether it be came imbedded in the mud has not been determined. The funeral was held in Condon on Tuesday morning at 10:30 from St. Catherin's church, service being conducted by the Fathers Wand of Condon and Cantwell of Heppner. Members of the Elk's lodge attended in a body, a number of Elks from Heppner being present. Mr. Dinnen was a very popular young man. He was quite talented and a poet of ability. Many local Elks will remember the recitation of his poems at the time he was initia ted Into the lodge here. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Mr. Dinnen is survived by two bro thers and two sisters, who live in this country, residents of Gilliam county and relatives in Ireland. Among Heppner people who at tended the funeral were J. G. Doher ty, M. L. Curran, F. A. McMenamln, Pat Connell. Pete. Farley, James Far ley, John Mclntyre, Frank Monahan, Jas- Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kenny and James and Joe Kenny. Misses Sigsbee and Crawford Enter tained on Wednesday. Miss Elaine Sigsbee and Miss Mary Crawford were hostesses on Wednes day evening at the Crawford home to nine of their young friends. Misses Margaret and Katherine West of The Dalles were the honor guests. The hours from seven thirty to nine thir ty were delightfully spent in music and games. Refreshments of sherbet and wafers were served. In the guess ing contest Marjorie Clark won high honors and Francis King received the consolation prize. Those present were Margaret and Katherine West, Mary Patterson, Francis King, Ele anor Colin, Bernlce Woodson, Doro thy Pnttison, Lois Livingstone, Mar jorie Clark, Elaine Sigsbee and Mary Crawford. FOR SALE Several pieces of good furniture Including piano and Perfection oil range, almost new. M. CARVER. HER FLAT MAY BE Engineer Lenls Reports That New Survey Is Obtained at 1230 Feet Elevation Diversion Damsite Se lected at Clarno. Shutler Flat, that level stretch of country Just south of Arlington, may be included in the John Day Irriga tion Project, as Engineer Lewis re ports that it would be entirely feasi ble to include that body of land under the new high line survey wnlrh has been obtained at an elevation of 1250 feet. However, before any action is tak en in this regard, land owners resid ing on the east side of Willow creek under the 1250 foot level, will be in terviewed as to their desire of coming into the project. The new line sur vey will add a strip of land from three to five miles in width, or ap proximately 10,000 acres to the pro ject. Engineer Lewis reports that there Is sufficient water obtainable for 300,000 acres, which just about covers the project. At a meeting of the board of di rectors at the office of Secretary F. R. Brown in this city on Tuesday eve ning, which was attended by director M. D. Clark, Ed Reitmann, and Mr. Brown and Mr. Lewis, the contract ing engineer reported that Clarno had been selected as the sight for the di version dam. He estimates that it will require a dam 250 feet in height to turn the water at the elevation now deemed feasible. In speaking of the Shutler Flat proposition, Secretary Brown pointed out that this additional land is of the best, being of heavy soil and eas ily developed. The engineers have been running; levels on Rock creek during the last week. Petitions are now being prepared for circulation among land owners who may desire to bring their land within the district. F. C. Dillard, assistant to Mr. Lew- Is in the field survey work wag pre sent at the meeting. He Is spending a few days on lower Willow creek looking over feasible sites tor sup plementary storage reservoirs. Schleevoight-Genninder. John W. Schleevoight and Stena W. Germinder were married in this city on Wednesday afternoon at the res idence of Rev. W. O. Livingstone, who performed the ceremony. Both are residents of Morgan. Wheat Sides Reported. Some wheat wa9 sold during the last two or three days, the highest price paid being $2.08, while another lot went at an even two dollars. For several days the wheat market has been on skids, due It Is said to re adjustments following the removal of government control. Growers are optimistic and believe, that once the market becomes stabilized, jhe price will advance to a higher level. Fords Affected $18. The new freight rates will add an increase of $18 to the cost of Ford cars, according to Chas. H. Latourell, local representative for Ford sales and service. Under the Interstate commerce ruling, the new freight rates took effect the first of August. Railroad Will Pay O Per Cent, Freight traffic manager G. W. Luce notified shippers all over the South ern Pacific lines that the company would hereafter voluntarily pay 6 per cent interest on the amount of the overcollection in the cases of overcharge freight claims, on ship ments made on and after March 1st, 1920. This policy will be followed whenever the interest amounts to 10 cents or more. Flier Locklear and Aide Crash in Per. forming for Movies. Los Angeles, Aug. 2. Lieutenant Omar Locklear, noted "stunt" avia tor, and Lieutenant Milton Elliott, his aide, were killed tonight when their plane crashed from a distance of 1000 feet. Locklear, who had gained the so briquet "Daredevil" because of his many thrilling stunts in the air, was engaged with Lieutenant Eliott in performing a feat for a moving pic ture concern. The accident occurred in the midst of huge oil tanks in the La Brea oil field near here. When 1000 feet high he was given a signal by the motion picture di rector and started Into a nose dive. A battery of searchlights was playing on the machine and fireworks were being set off from the plane by Lieu tenant Elliott. When he had dropped to within 200 feet of the earth Lock lear was seen to attempt to straighten his plane out. He was too low, how ever, and crashed to the earth. Locklear's greatest picture, "The Great Air Robbery," will be shown at the Star theater In this city on Saturday, September 4. FntST CLASS COOK with one or two helpers, wishes position on ranch. Mrs. Lydla McCleand. See J. C. O' Neill at the Central Market, Dr. D. N. Hayden came In from Hardman on Wednesday. Heppner Men Capture Two Jail Breakers Near Meacham Two of the six escapes from the Umatilla county Jail at Pendleton were captured in the Meacham-Ka-mela section last Saturday by two Heppner men, Barney Develin and John McCartan. 'The captured men are Richard Patterson and Lewis Anderson. According to reports, An derson and Patterson were worn and haggard when they" came up to the McCartan and Develin sheep camp and asked for food. They virtual ly gave themselves up. The men bad lived for several days on nothing but green oats, which they had picked from the fields on the way from Pen dleton to the mountains. McCartan and Develin, who have charge of Frank Monahan's sheep in the moun tains, were unarmed when the pair walked in on them, but nevertheless they took the guns from the escaped prisoners while the latter offered no resistance. McCartan and Develin will receive $500 each as the reward offered by Umatilla county for the capture of Anderson and Patterson. The men were first lodged In the city jail at Pendleton but later taken to the county jail for safe keeping. Buster, Famous Badger, Will Have Home in Eastern Park Buster, the famous badger, that is, famous locally, will be missed by his many Heppner friends. He left Wed nesday morning for his future home at the Mayo Park in Rochester, Min-f nesota. Dr. A. D. McMurdo, who had given Buster a home or many weeks, shipped the badger a-la-crate and hereafter the king of diggers will be on exhibit in Rochester's most fa mous park. When in Rohcester drop around and see Buster. He is all badger and a much beloved pet, Doc was forced to send him away after he had shown too much friend liness for the neighbors' chickens. The little animal was taken into cap tivity by Jack O'Neill and became easily domesticated. One Job Ed Didn't Do. While we had Ed Buckman busy putting in a concrete foundation un der the yi. H. Cronk residence on Gale street last week, he was in real ity enjoying the sights between here and Omaha. The forms for the con crete were constructed by J. H. Cox and the other work was done by Mr. Cronk and his men. Ship Fine Steers to Portland. B. F. Sorenson shipped three car loads of prime beef steers to the Portland market Wednesday morn ing. Id BE HEAVY l- iirni Bureau Surveys Show Leading Fanners Make only Modest Wage Labor Incomes. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor- vallis, Aug. 4. The cost of produce is being determined by the farm bu reaus of Malheur and Sherman coun ties. "In solving economic problems cost of production is a fundamental item," says the Oregon Farm Bureau Ne "This has been too generally over looked in farm economics." The cost of production survey of growing alfalfa in Malheur county showed that most of the money made by farmers there was on rising land values. It was found that after al lowance was made for interest and normal depreciation of equipment and other investments, the labor incomes of more than 60 farmers were only $1000 a year. "Considering the size of their in vestments this labor should have brought the farmers managers' sal aries rather than laborers' wages," said the News. The cost of producing wheat in Sherman county was found to be about $1.40 a bushel, ranging from $1.11 to $1.94. This reduces the labor income of the farmers far below what it is generally thought to be by the public. The project of taking up cost pro duction work where feasible Is re commended to the farm bureaus by the News. CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday, August 8, 1020, Usual services both morning and evening. Bible shool, well organiz ed, efficiently conducted, for all grades, ten o'clock. Communion and preaching service at 11 o'clock. Sub ject for the morning sermon will be, The First Christian Martyr." In the evening, Christian Endea vor service will be held at 7 o'clock, and song service and preaching at 8 o'clock. The evening theme will be, "Citizenship of the Kingdom." The public will be cordially wel comed at nil the services. W. O. LIVINGSTONE, Minister. Frank Shlvely, local blacksmith loft Sunday for Seatte to spend sever al days visiting with friends. District Attorney, Returning From Meeting of State Central Commit tee at PortJi-ao Sees Success of Ticket In Nc-Temter Election. "The nomination ot Senator War ren G. Harding of Ohio to carry the banner of the republican party in the forthcoming elections was one that will unify the interests of the party and insure the success of the ticket, ' said S. E. Notson, district attorney and state central committeeman who recently returned worn Portland, where he attended a meeting of the committee. "Harding is a strong, clean, forth right American. He Is American clear through. There is perhaps no man in public life today who so thoroughly typifies the spirit of trui Americanism. Born of the soil, a toller from boyhood, he knows the great mass of the people, the farm ers, the toilers, as well as the big men of the country. He knows their needs and their requirements. "At heart he is in sympathy with the masses. In all his long and use- l-ful public life he has never compro mised with his duty to the people. His every vote and his every act have been for the people. Intensely Just and fair-minded, he has weighed judicially the rights ot each and has never let prejudice in fluence his decisions. He has fought consistently for what he has believed to be the rights of the people. An analysis of his vote shows this Judicial side of his nature. It shows his keen love for the peope. When Mr. Harding is elected to the presidency, he will be every body's president. The farmer and the laborer, the banker and the man ufacturer, the clerk and the capital ist, the poor man and the rich man, all will find in Harding the cham pion ot their just causes. Harding has been a consistent supporter .of woman suffrage. His votes and his influence have been used alike in the cause that has be come so important to our women citizens. 1 "Senator Harding is a practical man. He believes in the strength of organized minds and brains acting in unison. He has been a trenchant critic of autocratic government. In all his public acts he has been gov erned by the wisest connsel he could get. Like Lincoln, McKinley and oth er great Republican party chieftains, he believes In surrounding the exe cutive with the strongest men avail able. "Now that pre-convention person alities are beginning to fade, all the Republican men of influence feel that the selection of Harding was the best the party could make. All of us feel that we can go out and fight for Harding's election with a clean faith in his unalterable Americanism and his sterling honesty, his unques tioned ability and his strong party allegiance. "Harding and Coolldge, for Home and Country, is a slogan all good Re publicans can fight under with com plete faith in the ultimate success of their efforts. "No candidate has made such clear cut, pronounced stands on the great issues of this campaign. Warren O. Harding is the man that can bring order and happiness out of the chaos which the inefficiency and autocratic rule of the Democrats has thrust on the country." COUNTY FAIR WILL IT BE HELD THIS YEAR At the last regular meeting of the Morrow County Farm Bureau the matter ot putting on some kind of an agricultural fair was taken up. A committee representing the Fair as sociation met with the bureau and after due consideration it was unan imously decided that, inasmuch as the plans for an enlarged county fair bad failed to materialize tor this year at least. It would be a mistake at this late date to undertake to put on a purely agricultural exhibit, such as is so successfully carried on In var ious states of the Union. The men present all felt that as the county had planned for a real fair there should be a real fa'lr or no fair. It was there fore decided to return the money re ceived for stock and give up the fair for the present. A committee was also appointed to confer with the county court with a view to providing for a fair nnxt year when the financial clouds have somewhat disappeared. This commit tee met with the court at their reg ular monthly meeting on Wednesday and report progress. They will meet with the court at its next meeting to work out final plans. Mrs. T. J. Humphreys and daugh ters Miss Leta and Evelyn Hum phreys, returned Wednesday from a motor trip which took them to Port land, Iltllsboro, Albany, Forest Grove and other Willamette valley points.