The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, September 30, 1920, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOrg'-n I'Mnrknt Safety, public Auditorium Gaz: Time PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY VOL. 87, NO. 27. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY", SEPTEMBER, 80, 1920. SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER TEAR THE ETTE WILLI CREEK IAD WILL BE GRAVELED Member of County Court Hare Sue cental Meeting With Commission Members Regarding Surfacing of Willow Creek-Heppner Highway For Twenty.Flve Miles. Twenty-live miles of the Heppner Willow Creek grade will be protect ed by graveling. This was the de cision reached by the state highway commission of Oregon In session on Tuesday after they bad gone over the Morrow county highway situation with Judge W. T. Campbell, E. L. Pad berg and 0. A. Bleakman. The court was accompanied by District Attorney S E. Notson." In all likllhood, the new grade will be protected from the Gilliam county line to Lexington. It Is estlmatod that the grading work will not pro ceed beyond Lexington this year. Contractor Oskar Huber has made . a good showing on the work thus far, long stretches of grading having been done, while a considerable portion of the rock work, where the grade cuts through solid rock has be'en deferred until the last. The meeting of the commission In Portland this week resulted in much good. Road work in nine counties was agreed upon and road work in three counties was taken under con sideration. A pledge was made to buifcl Crater Lake road from Trail to Agate, 16 feet wide. Definite action on the proposed Wallula cutoff was postponed until November. Considerable opposition to this cutoff has been presented by Umatilla county people, who aver It is a move to divert trade from Pen dleton In favor of Walla Walla. Two million dollars in road bonds were sold for $1,822,202 which shows an improvement over the bond market In August. Cheap Money Means No Money. "The passage of the five per cent interest measure would mean not cheap money, as some people are apt to believe, but no money," said F. I. Gollehur of Portland, In speaking to The Gazette-Times editor recently. Mr. Goolehur is a student of all tux matters and was in Heppner repre senting the State Taxpayers' League. "Bankers wll not lend their money locally for five per cent when they can get eight per cent In other states," said Mr. Oollehor. "The capital that buys your stock and your grain and your other products will be forced out of the state. It is not the bank er, directly, that will be hurt by the passage of the bill, so much as the stockman, the farmer, the manufac turer, or the producer generally. Of course, In the end, the banker will be hurt, for what hurts the country, will, In the end, hurt the banker." Mr. Gollehur spoke of the effect 3the passage of this bill would have on road building, pointing out that the contractor would not be uble to float a loan with which to carry on the work and that road bond Issue would go begging so far as local cap ital might be concerned. "It is just as remarkable and rea sonable to try to legislate the price of pork, as to try to legislate the price of money both are alike con trolled by supply and demand," said Gollehur in conclusion. Listen, Friends There isn't a thing in our business that w value as much the good will of our old friends. And we always remember that our new friends of today will b old ones tomorrow. This is the ont place to come for real bat tery service. We sell the Still Better Wtl Urd Battery with Threaded Rubber In Inwlatton the kind elected by 136 manu facturers of cars and truck. BATTERY ELECTRIC STATION J. W. Frltsch Phono Main 8!1 Heppner w i HKUVlCU Eoardman Man Is President of Hay Growers Association At the meeting of the Columbia Valley Hay Growers Association held In Hermiston on Wednesday, A. L. Larsen of Boardman was chosen president. Other officers of this new ly organized co-operative concern are Don Campbell, secretary and Captain Dobler, vice-president. The two latter are both Hermiston al falfa growers. County Agent Hunt, who was pres ent at the meeting, said It was most enthusiastic, there being sixty farm era of the ten communities of the Umatilla project present. Boardman and Irrlgon were represented with Htrong delegations. Among the com munities taking membership in the new organization are Boardman, Hermiston, Irrlgon, Columbia, Stan field, Echo, Butter Creek Meadows, and Umatilla. It is the aim of the organization to Rtubillze production and the market ing of baled hay. Delightful Story of Love and War Is "Secret Service." Famous Oillctte Hiiccc-ns Finely Pic turiwd and Admirably Cast. A delicate and delightful love story Is contained In William Gil lette's drama, "Secret Service," scenurlzed by Beulah Marie Dix, di rected by Hugh Ford and released as a Paramount-Arteraft special pic ture. It will be seen at the Star Theater Friday and will repay a visit to the showhouso, because it reminds one of the most striking dramas ever written and In screen form should duplicate the success of its stage career. Major Robert Warwick Is cast for the roll made famous by the author. The love element is characterized by that charming chivalry and beau ty of the old South. There never has been a period In the history of America when men were more chival rous and women more delicately charming; nor a place, perhaps, where these qualities were more in evidence than In the states below the Mason-Dixon line. Wanda Hawley is Edith Varney with whom Lewis Dumont, as Cap tain Thorne, falls In love. The entire cast is wonderfully well selected. For suspense, the story of this play cannot be excelled. William Gillette Ib a recognized muster of stage tech nlque and the mechanics of the stage but he has also a real literary skill "You can see what is coming, said Cashier W. 0. Hill of the Lex ington State Bank, who was a Wed nesday business visitor here, after taking a trip over the paved highway from Pendleton to Walla Walla. "It will only he a matter of a short time until good roads will be the rule throughout Oregon." Mr. Hill spoke optimistically of the highway situation In Morrow county and says he is glad to hear thnt the highway commission Is considering the pav 'ng of the Willow creek and Colum bia highways In this county at an early date. HOW TO PI T IT OVER SHOWN IN "Pl'TIXO IT OVER" In "Putting It Over" a new Para mount picture starring Bryant Wash burn, which will be shown nt thi Star theatre next Sunday, the Btar shows the value of persistent appli cation as a moans of getting results. Ho plays the role of a young rube who goes to the city to make his mark In life. He meets Mary, the girl, but he is a little doubtful as to whether she likes him well enough or not, so tells her that lie makes fifty dol lars a week. The truth Is that he ony makes ten ns a soda clerk in one of a large chain of stores. His landlady takes a sudden notion thnt he must pay up his back rent and refuses to lot him enter Ills room until he hands over the money, of which he is sadly In need. The hardest blow of all comes when his boss politely informs him that "on account of slack business during the winter season we'll have .to dispense with your services for, a while." Hut there is no yellow In Buddy's mnk-up. He didn't lie down and give up. The dearest girl in the world had already agreed to marry him and he must make fifty a week, and make It quick. How he did It forms nno of the delightful nnd highly entertaining pictures that has been produced for some time. Donald Crisp was the di rector and 0. Edward Schoenbaum did the photography. The story was written by George Weston. The sup portng cast Includes Shirley Mason, Adele Farrlngton, Winifred Green wood and others. Chas. Erwln, extensive wheat far mer of the Iono section was n visitor In Heppner Wednesday, accompanied by his young son. Ticket Files For City Election. A ticket has been lied with county clerk Waters for the Heppner city election which will be held on Novem ber 2nd. Oscar Bnrg heads the ticket. for mayor, with M. D. Clark, Cling. Thomson nnd L. K. Illsbee for coun- cllmon and Tom Hughes and Alex Cornott, for recorder, nnd L. W. Brlgga for treasurer. I i i IN NMIONSIRAW VOTE Method Which Foretold Election of Wilson in 1010 Favors Repulilinin Nominee Now. . senator warren j. Harding, re publican candidate for president of the United States is leading his op ponent, Gov. James M. Cox by two to one in the nation-wide straw vote which is being conducted by 8000 Hexall drug stores throughout the country. Patterson & Son, local Uex- all 'Btore In this city, is receiving daily bulletins showing the progress of the vote. This same method was used by the Hexall stores in 1916 when the straw vote foretold the election of Woodrow Wilson. It has been said that there is nothing In a straw vote, but when one takes into consideration that the 8000 Rexall stores cover every sec tion of the country like so many vot ing booths, it can be realized that the straw vote method will register pub lic sentiment very nearly correct. To date In the Rexall straw vote Senator Harding has 61,103 votes to Gov. Cox's 25,003, in the northern, western and middle westerri states, while In the south Gov. Cox, Is leading with 17.016 votes to Senator Hard ing's 10,494. The republican nomi nee has a total of 361 electoral votes to 150 for his democratic opponent. Two hundred and sixty-six electoral votes are necessary to elect. One hundred three thousand, six hundred and twenty four votes have been cast in the straw vote to date Customers of the many Rexall stores cast their votes .and those votes are forwarded daily by telegraph to the United Drug Company at Boston. Of course care Is taken that each cus tomer gets but one vote. AS YE SOW, SO SHALL YE REAP. J. Hatleld Illako , millionaire promoter of big real estate deals, had risen from the ranks of the county fair-ground "shell-game" operators. Throughout his entire carrer there had been but one thought uppermost in this man's mind, the welfare of his little motherless girl. Misguided though his methods may have been, devious the ways in which he amassed i fortune, yet there was at least one pure thought and motive behind those methods. 'In his early days he had known poverty and destitution, at tendant upon the haphazard life of the fair-ground, and he determined that his daughter should never know hunger nor want. But In all of his schemings and plotting and plnnnlngs, the ex-"shell same expert Had failed to make due allowance for the natural workings of the law of compensation, and so the inevitable happened: the gambler reaped as he had sown, having for years "sat In darkness, with his heart bound in Iron and his soul imprisoned behind gates of brass!" It is an enthralllngly Interesting storywhich Is contained In "Gates of Brass," the new Frank Koenan pro duction In five parts which Manager Slgsbee will .present at the Star Theatre on Saturday and of which the foregoing is a very brief outline. The Civic Club of Heppner, which has accomplished better things for the city, will resume regular meet ings for the winter when the first get-together of the season will be held on Friday afternoon at 3:30 in the Council chambers. Mrs. A.. L. Ayers, president of the Club is urg ing the attendance of every member and non-member Interested, to bo' present, as Important matters will be discussed. Jay Saltzman, inspector for the state of Oregon, in the motor vehicle department, has been spending a few days In Morrow county observing how the people are coming up to the re quirements of motor vehicle laws. It appears that a large number of auto- Ists have fulled to get tholr chauff eur's license yet. II i nnmn irinn iu i At kkuuv m iir mm kuw- Mrs. Handy Seriously In, jured In Auto Accident On Way to Pendleton Mrs. J. D. Handy of this city re ceived serious injuries last week while enroute to Pendleton to attend the Round-Up. From reports reach ing Heppner, the accident occurred to the car in which Mrs. Handy was riding, near the Round-Up city and she was taken to the hospital there, where her injuries were attended. Late reports state that Mrs. Handy is recovering satisfactorily. Mr. and Mrs. Tyndall Robison are visitors in Heppner today from Eight Mile home. R. J. Caroner, southend stockman, is spending a few days in Heppner this week. Mrs. Ollie Cox is here from Klam niath' Falls on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Robison and other relatives. LOST On road uo!woen Sand Hollow and Heppner, brown beaver sailor hat. Reward if left at Mrs. Martin Reid's. Phone Main 564. Dr. A. D. McMurdo reports the ar rival of an eight pound daughter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gabler of Monument, September 27. Sheriff McDufTee and Judge Cor nett were called toLexingtotf on Tues day on a case which involved the theft of 22 sacks of wheat from Carl Marquardt. The wheat was recover ed. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fritsch and son returned Tuesday from Spokane, where they spent a pleasant week visiting with relatives and friends, The Fritsch family formerly lived In Spokane. B. G. Sigsbee of the Star Theater went to Portland e first of the week to make a visit with a brother who has been living in China for sev eral years and whom Mr. Slgsbee has not seen for many moons. He re turned home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Potter of Sea side were visiting with Heppner rel atives the first of the weeR. Mr. Potter formerly owned extensive far ming and stock Interests in Wheeler county, near Spray, and represented his district in the state legislature. Don Case returned the first of the week from Portland, where he spent a few days on business. We under sold Mr. Case placed his order for an Oldsmobile delivery truck while in the metropolis nnd will use the machine in his general delivery busi ness here. Sixty to seventy per cent of the Lexington wheat crop is now in the market, according to the estimate made on Tueslay by Jos. Burgoyne. veteran warehouseman and miller of that place. . The warehouses are rapidly filling and overflowing, ow ing tb slow shipments being made. This is due Mr. Burgoyne says to the fact that very little wheat has yet been sold. This time last year he estimates that from forty to fifty carloads had been shipped from his warehouse, whereas, for the same period this year but 18 cars have gono out. J. O. Allstott, Oklahoma stock lmin, dropped into Heppner the last of the week to make a brief visit with his brothers. Robert and Dell All stott. Mr. Allstott was a resident of Morrow county a few years ago, when he startled the natives by launching forth Into the goat busi ness. Mr. Allstott had several hun dred head of goats grazing on the ranges near Hardnian nnd got them in fciir shape to market. Shipping into Kansas City he hit a weak mar ket and rather lost his nerve so far ns raising goats here was concerned. However, Mr. Allstott, still has a warm spot in his heart for Morrow eounlv and mny decide to return here to locate permanently after he dis poses of his "longhorned critters" down south. !! Ex-Service Men Will Put On Four Days Street Carnival and Big Dunce to Build Up Membership. "BooBt the Legion" la the slogan adopted by active workers in Hepp ner in an attempt to build up the local post of the American Legion and in their efforts they are solicit ing the support of all loyal citizens. The boys are putting on a whirl wind membership campaign and dur ing the second week of October, or the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th to be more explicit, are the dates upon which will be held the big street carnival and high jinks. The boys will stage some big dances each evening in the fair pavilion and are confident that they will build up a surplus for the treasury of the local post. They want all the boys who were In the service to come in and take mem bership in the local post, in orde that a real live organisation may i maintained. In speaking of the carnival co.n pany, R. B. Crego, one of the more active members of Heppner Post, said that it in one of the best on tnc rmj and 'he people can be assuied that it. will be well worth taking in. Keep the dates in mind, October 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th. Clothing for the Armenians. The people are again asked to con tribute used clothing for the suffer ing Armenians! The Junior Red Cross members will call for the bund les, Friday evening, October 1, just after school. Place your bundles on your front porch where they may be easily seen. The bundles will be taken to the Council Chambers for packing. People outside of Heppner may prefer to send in their contributions by parcel post. If so, direct the packages to Near East Relief Com mittee, 606 Stock Exchange Build ing, Portland. All clothing must reach Portland not later than October 10th. If you do not have something in the clothing line to give, you may de sire to help by giving a little money. Jt will require some money to pay the freight on the boxes of clothing. If you wish to contribute money, hand it or send it to Mr. Jos. J. Nys, Treas urer. Reception for Teachers. A pleasant evening was spent by teachers and patrons of the local school in the high school building on Wednesday evening, the affair being gven as a reception for the teachers. Members ot the patron-teachera asso ciation were sponsors for the recep tion. Slugs Now Troublesome, Garden slugs are serious pests of truck crops, ornamentals, small fruits, field crops and greenhouse plants. They are especially trouble some In wet weather periods of early autumn. The O. A. C. Experiment station bulletin, "The grey garden slug" will tell you how to control them. Copy free. Firft Christian Church Rally Day Services Sunday, October 3 10 A.M. 7:30 P.M. verybody Invited Livingstone, Minister Tl Former Heppner Bandmaster 13 Now Located at Condon Heppner's loss is Condon's gain this time, for Professor James Aus tin, who resigned- here a few donths ago as leader of the local band, baa accented a similar nosltlon with the Wheat City Cornet Band of Condon. Condon has been without a band for a number of years but there are a number of old players there which may be used as a nucleus around which a strong organization may be built. The Condon Globe-Times says that in addition to the town band it in probable that a high school band and also a high school girls' orchestra will be organized. The boys of the city band claim that there will be a good Condon band on the streets on Armistice Day to help out the celebra tion to be staged by the American Legion. Archie Bechdolt Seriously Hurt When Kicked By Horse Archie Bechdolt, son of W, W. Bechdolt, both of whom are employ ed on the county road work on the lone-Gooseberry grade, while riding a horse without saddle or bridle was thrown and kicked In the face, when the horse bucked, says the lone Inde pendent. The young man's iniuriea included a deep incision on the left cheek which penetrated the bony structures into the left nostril, which necessitated six stitches to close nn. There was also a punctured wound through the skin over the left eye. The cartilage over the left ear was broken and the Bkln lacerated, which also had to be closed ud with several stitches. The patient is recovering at the lone hotel. Heppner Boy Chosen Presi dent Willamette U. Freshman Robert Notson. son of Mr. and Mrs S. E. Notson of this citv van the una. nlmous choice of his classmates for president of the freshman class at Willamette University when the elec tion was held there last week. Young Notson graduated last year from the balem high school, where he took a prominent part in student activities and is well and favorably known in' Salem. During high school davs Notson followed his journalistic lean ings and was editor of the Clarion. school paper, during his senior year. His first experience as a "printers' devil" was gained here in the office of The Gazette-Times. Hermiston Hog and Dairy Show October 8th and 9th The Hermiston Hog and Dairy Show will he beld this year on Octo ber 8th and 9th. One thousand dol lars will be distributed to growers of pure bred stock of Umatilla coun ty and a record attendance is expect ed. The Hermiston Hog and Dairy Show is an institution of a permanent nature and has done much to encour age the raising of better livestock In this section. Wiidanen Buys Ranch. J. W. Wiidanen, who is the owner of the old Frank Vaughn ranch on Upper Eight Mile, added 960 acres to his holdings last week, by pur chasing the former Harvey Young ranch from Roscoe Zeek, at a consid eration of $36 per acre, inclding 325 acres of summerfallow. Mr. Wiid anen recently sold his large wheat ranch near Jordan Siding to Henry Smouse. All these deals have been handled through the real estate agen cies of E. M. Shutt and R. M. Oviatt. Albert Kerber Will Hold Sale. Albert Kerber, north Lexington farmer, who sold his ranch a few months ago for the highest price per acre yet received for Morrow county farm land, is preparing to hold a big public auction sale at the ranch 3H miles northeast of Lexington on Thursday, October 7. E. E. Miller, the lone auctioneer, will have charge of the sale and a large number of horses, cows, and farm machinery will be sold. There will be a free lunch at noon. For complete list of stuff see Mr. Kerber's advertisement in another coumn of The Gazette Times. Dlvore Case Filed, A divorce case went on record this week In which Evangeline McMillan asks that the bonds of matrimony be tween herself and John F. McMillan be severed, that she be given the cus tody of their two children and that a property settlement be made. She alleges cruel and inhuman treatment. F. A. McMenamin of He.ppner is her attorney. Mr. McMillan is a promin ent wheat farmer of Lexington. "SHEPHERD OF THE KILLS" Harold Bell Wright's great novel "Shepherd of the Hills" the story ot all the big hearted mountain folks, will come to life on the screen of the Star theatre tonight when a film version of the famous story will be shown here for the first time. The production is In ten reels and forms an evening's entertainment of excep tional Interest. LIGHT COMPANY ASKS FOR 25 PER CENT RAISE Friday, October 8, b Day Bet By Pub lic Service Commission for Hear ing, Company Claims to Be Los ing Money Now. The Heppner Light k Water Com pany has petitioned the public service commission of Oregon for autrority to increase Its rates for electric "Juice." The commission has set Friday, the 8th day of October as the time and the court house in Heppner as the place for hearing the applica tion. The new rates in Heppner would be a 25 per cent increase over the rates now charged, according to the application as presented to the corn by H. V. Gates, president of the com pany. The figures presented by Mr. Gates show that the company has had a los ing proposition on its bands and that the company has been able to meet its obligations only through volun tary assessment of the stockholders, but that now the limit has been reached, and that unless a raise is granted by the commission, the com pany will be forced to suspend opera tions. Meter rates now charged by the company are as follows: First 7 kilowatt hours or less per month, 11.40. Next 13 kilowatt hours per month, .20 per KW. Next 20 kilowatt hours per month. .15 per K. W. H. All over 40 kilowatt hours per month .15 per K. W. H. These rates are for residence light ing, and include small domestic heat ing and power devices. For commercial lighting the rates are as follows: First 7 kilowatt hours or less per month, (1.40. Next 23 kilowatt hours per month, .20 per K. W. H. Next 30 kilowatt hours per month, .15 per K. W. H. All over frOkilowatt hours pet month, .10 per K. W. H. This includes fans and other phase motor driven apparatus under 1 H. P. connected to lighting circuit. Power rates follow: First 30 hours per K. W. of de mnd per month, .10 pek K. W. S. 'Next 30 hours per K. W. per month .08 per K. W. H. All over 60 hours per K. W. of de mand per month, .06. Federal Bank Head Talks On Automobile Industry Wide circulated reports that the Federal Reserve Board had classed automobiles with "non-essentials" and ordered member banks to restrict the financing of automobile accounts were emphatically denied by Gov. William P. G. Harding at the meet ing in Cleveland of credit and ad vertising sections of the Motor ana Accessory Manufacturers Association. The unmistakabe terms used by Gov. Harding in denying erroneous reports will have a most beneficial effect upon the automobile industry, says the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. Now that the exact attitude of the reserve board has been clearly stated the industry can go ahead without being hampered by unwarranted re strictions. "Nothing has been done by the Federal Reserve Board," said Gov. Harding, "that reflects in any man ner upon One of the greatest indus tries in the country. It would be a serious thing for any body of men to attack or attempt to destroy a busi ness as firmly rooted and having as many elements of essentiality as the automotive industry. So far as the Federal Reserve Board is concerned, no such attempts have been or will be made." Mr. Harding said that the dissem ination of the reports that the board had ruled against the industry were probably due to the natural reluct ance of some bankers to s.1y no to an applicant for credit when it might mean the loss of an account. On in vestigation, he said, It had been found that many bankers had fol lowed the lines of least resistance and had "passed the buck" to the Federal Reserve Board. Although Gov. Harding said that "conservatism" would be the order of the day for some time to come, he as sured the association of the nation's sound and healthy condition. "Business generally is looking for ward," he said. ,"I feel that we are on a much firmer foundation than we were seven or eight months ago. The country is recovering from the lnte era of extravagance. Wo must keep our heads and do business along safe and conservative lines and every thing will turn out all right. FOR SALE Vulcan plow In good condition. Price $100 cash. Address Glenn Young, Heppner, Ore. tf. Christian Science Services. Sundays, 11:00 a. m., I. O. O. F. Hall. Testimonial meetings, Wednesday evening, 8 o'clock, at Qone Slocum residence. Everyone welcome.