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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 37, Number 36.
IIEPPNER OEEGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1920.
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FACING FARMERS NOW
Plan Adopted In Ion a la Buga-raled Aa
On Which Would Work Out la Ore.
son.
L. A. HUNT,
County Agent for Morrow Count.
In Monday's Oregonlun Einer Olm
load, president o( the Northwestern
National Hank of Portland, la quoted
as laying; that there la plenty of money
to carry on legitimate business and that
there la no reason for being pessimistic
aa to the future financial situation of
the country.
We are wondering what they con
strue In Portland to be legitimate bus!
ness. He mentioned the financing of
clients In foreign trade movement and
In building up business which Will
create returns on Investment and help
In general development. Several other
prominent bankers speak of the fuct of
easy money market for bond sales.
That there Is more money In the coun
try than ever before. That there Is no
reason for being pessimistic.
The editor of the Oregonian makes
the following statement in the same
Issue: "Finally, evidence Is lacking
that banks have refused loans on tue
farmers' wheat, or the Federal Reserve
banks have refused to discount their
notes, though they have doubtless scal
ed the amount of loans as the price
fell."
The farmers of Morrow county and
Oregon In general would like to know
where this money Is and If the Federal
Heserve banks will accept the farmer'
note, how they are going to get In
touch with them. It is genernlly u.,
derstood that the Federal Heserve bank
of the West la discouraging the loaning
of money on wheat
If the editor of the Oregonian lacks
the evidence It can be easily supplied
We know of at least a dozen men who
have gone to I'ortland and have been
unable to obtain money oh wheat, on
Liberty bonds, on land, or anything else
without actually parting with their
wheat. We know of a prominent grain
dealer who la trying to obtain personal
advances of money on wheat for hla
clients In Interior points. He has been
unable to do this.
If there Is any way In which the far
mors may come In touch with Federal
Reserve systems In this line, anyone
who can give the evidence will certain
ly confer a great boon on the Oregon
farmer.
We know of Instances where men
have gone to Portland banking Insti
tutions and offered to put up f 4000 In
Liberty bonds to obtain a loan of 1500
and have been refused. We believe
that the situation is genernl all over
the state of Oregon. We see no reason
why the Portland paper should come
out and make such a statement as It
has made, and we believe the people of
the state are entitled to a realisation
of whnt the farmers are definitely up
against
The time Is at hand now when the
farmers of Eastern Oregon should be
plowing the summerfallow for next
year. Without regard to what security
these men have to offer, be it ever so
good, they are absolutely unable to
obtain money to buy distillate, to buy
feed, or to pay off hired help or buy
supplies to carry on their operations.
Unless something is done In the very
near future to place these men In a
position where they can continue in
business, not only will the farming In
dustry of ICaBtern Oregon suffer very
severely, but the entire business of the
state will suffer a corresponding slump
There Is certainly nothing to be done
by fooling the people. They have been
fooled too long already. Both farm
ers and bankers we think, should lay
all their cards on the table. During
the week ending November 25, four
farm meetings were held In Btato of
Iowa, which were attended by all the
way from 400 to 1200 people. This ser
les of meetings was cnllod by the State
Hani. era Association of Iowa, with 111
Idea of trying to And some solution of
a vexed problem. They have finally
divided that they would assist the far
mers In holding their grain and tin far
mers have agreed to assist In every pos
sible way. The following four jiugges
tions were flnnlly adopted from this
series of conferences:
First. That everybody should keep
cool.
Second. That there Is no necessity
for dumping furm products upon the
market; that the marketing of farm
products should proceed In an orderly
fashion. .
Third. That bankers should aid far
mers In holding crops a reasonable
length of time.
Fourth. That farmers should aid
bankers by asking for no unnecessary
loans, by repaying the necessary loanB
as quickly as possible.
Ths third point was at first objected
to by representatives of the Federal
Heserve Hank of Chicago, who combat-
ed the Idea at the first two conferences,
but were finally converted and went on
record against forcing farmers to dump
their crops on declining markets. The
president of the Iowa Bankers Asso
ciation, L. A. Andiews of Ottumwn,
went on record as favoring co-operative
marketing of farm crops so that farm
ers can dominate the markot and con
trol the disposition of their products.
Ho made the following statement which
Is quoted verbatim from his address:
"Farm products must he flnnnced on
the road from farmer to consumer. It
Is Just ns easy to finance them In the
hnnds of the farmers nB In the hands of
the speculators. Somebody must own
them nnd have money Invested In them.
I believe that It Is a safe policy to ad
vocate that bankers help farmers to
market tholr products as tho world
needs them, by loaning them tho money
Instead of compelling them to sell and
then loan tho money to speculators who
bought. The plan of wool-marketing
used the paBt two yenrs, through which
banks loaned money on warehouse re
ceipts. Is essentially sound and ought
to be extended as rapidly as possible to
all crops."
If tho state of Iowa has worked out.
a solution of this kind, can secure the
assistance of the Federal Itegerve bank
in working out this plan of operation,
why Is it not possible for the state ol
Oregon to do the same thing. We be
lieve that it would be the right thing
to have a series of conferences called in
this state, for the bunkers and for the
dinners, where all the cards could be
laid upon the table in order that every
body could gut together and get down
to brass tacks to work out the solution,
which will be the means of either inak
ing or breaking a large percentage of
the farmers of Oregon.
We do not think that the situation Is
hopeless, but It certainly Is serious and
unless something is done In the very
near future the farming Industry of
Eastern Oregon, and in fact of the en
tire West, is going to be seriously
Jeopardized, and the people of the whole
country need to know all the facts
They need to know that the men who
have been raising the food for Amer
icans for the last hundred years have
their back against the wall and are
liable to suffer a tremendous loss.
Annual Lodge of Sorrow to
Be Held Here Next Sunday
The annuul lodge of sorrow of Hepp-
ner Lodge No. 318, li. P. O. Elks will be
observed next Sunday In the local tern
pie with an appropriate program.
Harnett H. Goldstein, prominent at
torney of Portland and former United
States district attorney for Oregon, will
give the memorial address. Mr. Gold
stein is rated as one of the state's best
orators. A feature of the services will
be a musical program. The general
public Is Invited.
Wool Men Will Meet to
Discuss Tariff Saturday
Morrow county wool growers will
meet In the I. O. O. F. Hall In this city
on Saturday afternoon as the result of
a call Issued by president of the Iooe.
association, L. V. Gentry.
A number of Important problems
will come up for discussion, more Im
portant among them being the Truth In
Fnbrlc Bill and the new tariff sched
ules. Delegates to tho state convention
n Pendleton will also bo elected.
Plans will be laid for the extermlna-
expected conopgnt.Viaeng. ocgmeeti.ot
lion of coyotes. The wage question
from the sheepman's standpoint will al
so be discussed. It Is expected that
several outside speakers will be present
to discusr. wool marketing.
Ollicers for tho coming year will also
be elected.
Horare Wrlla Has Mrnrngitls.
Local doctors have pronounced ITor-
ace Wells, Bon of Mr. and Mrs. D. C.
Wells, to be suffering from a form of
menongltls. Tho boy has been quite
sick for several days nnd the doctors
were puzsled at (list In diagnosing his
case. Latest word from the Wells
home la to the effect that Horace Is
howing improvement.
Fred A. Case returned from Portland
ast week after spending some lime in
ttie metropolis receiving treatments
Us Heppncr friends will be glad to
earn that his condition has greatly Im
proved.
Ill
Warring I'mlliina llullil Two Court
houses Hilt Supreme Court Rules That
Only One Is Legal.
Can you picture .Heppner with two
court houses? Can you imugiue the
taxpayers of Morrow euunty being fool
ish enough, so extravagant, aB to erect
two magnificent buildings for the hous
ing of county ollicers and for the trans
action of county business and the keep
ing of county records.
Well, down In Klamath county they
not only have two, they have three.
There Is the old original court house,
long since grown Inadequate, and then
there are .the two new. modern struc
tures, built of recent years at a total
cost of ISOO.OOO. .
Ab Is often the rase In small towns,
jicre are two tactions In Kinmntn fans.
One faction wanted the court house In
ono part of town and the other wanted
It In their particular chosen spot. So
a filed grew up that finally resulted In
the county building two court houses.
As the fight went on, county Judges
wore re-cnlled and the county became
involved In litigation and law suits
which showed no signs of abatement
until this week when the supreme court
of the state of Oregon handed down a
decision consisting of 35 typewritten
pages, favoring tho building known ns
tho Dougan court house, thereby mak
ing It. the legally accepted courthouse
of Klamath county.
Little June Harris Succumbs
to Attack of Pneumonia
Juno Ilnnnnh Harris, tho throe-yenr-old
(laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Har
ris, passed away at tho Harris
homo south of Heppner Inst Tuesday,
following nn attack of pneumonia. The
funeral wb held at tho Federated
church In this city of Wednesday after
noon, Rov. Stephen Phelps conducting
the service.
CAHIJ OF THANKS.
To our kind friends nnd neighbors
who comforted and sustained us
through the hours of our boreavement
with their aid and sympathy and many
nets of klndnes, we extern! our slnreVe
thanks.
Mil. and MRS. TOM HARRIS.
U. R. Flschel strain of White Rock
Cockerels for Nnlo. There are Just a
few left, so order early. A. O. Telper,
Lexington, Oro., or phono 44FS3 Hepp-
ner.
Nomination and Election
of Officers Will Be Held
Tuesday by Doric Lodge
Nomination and election of officers
will take place at the regular meeting
of Doric Lodge No. 20, Knights of Py
thias in their Castle Hall next Tuesday
evening. Following the election work
will be put on in the second and third
ranks, after which a big feed will be
served in the dining room. A special
invitation has been extended to visiting
members.
Heppner High School Notes.
Tue game, which closed the football
season, was played on Thanksgiving
Day, when Heppner met Lexington on
the home field. The Heppner boys won
the victory by a score of 26 to 0. This
game also gave them the championship
of Morrow county. The proceeds of the
football game were 135 above expenses.
In a short time the boys will organ-
ize a basket ball team and start their
practice.
Miss Palmateer has chosen the cast
for the student body play, entitled
'Fanny and the Servant Problem," and
they have commenced their practice.
The County Fair which the high
school gave lust Thursday evening
proved a great success. The proceeds
of the Fair were $100 above expenses
and this added to the net returns of 3&
on the football game, leaves a balance
of $135 In the student body treasury.
Lexington High School Notes,
On Thanksgiving Day, the champion
ship game was played between Heppner
and Lexington on Heppner grounds. In
the first half of the game neither team
was able to make a touchdown. In the
last half both teams were greatly hln
dered by a rain which made the ground
very slippery. In the first quarter Dal
las Ward, playing right end for Lex
lngton, was severely Injured.
By their swift and surprising plays,
Heppner was enabled to run up a score
of 26 to 0 In their favor.
The Lexington boys deserve much
credit for their clean playing and
Bpoftsmanlike conduct in the game.
The boys of the high school have or
ganised a first and second basketball
team and have begun practice. The
captain or the team Is Dallas Ward.
HOY SCOUTS ATTENTION.
Meeting on Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock In headquarters room. Every
Scout and candidate requested to be
present and promptly on time.
LIVINGSTONE, S. M.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sunday. December 5.
Church going is a duty, a pleasure, a
responsibility and an opportunity. Tou
are Invited to worship with us. Com
munlon, preaching. Christian Endeavor
and Bible School at the usual hours
Your presence will help you and en
courage others. A cordial welcome
awaits you.
W. O. LIVINGSTONE.
Feeling of New Confidence
Is Seen in Business Centers
of States on Western Coas'
(Pendleton East Oregonian)
"A feeling of more confidence in the
future of business Is manifest through
out the business centers of the coast
states," II. W. Collins, local grain
dealer, mill and bank director, said
today, following his return from
week's trip to Ogden, Salt Lake City,
San Francisco and Portland.
Mr. Collins found that conditions in
business look more favorable for Im
provement In all the cities he visited
There Is yet possible a lowering in
some lines of business, he said, but
the bottom of the present depression
period has about been reached. People
are more optimistic now regarding the
future then they have been for several
months.
"Wheat should gain somewhat In
price after the optimism of business
begins to assert itself," Mr. Collins said
"It Is my personal belief that wheat
will come back, although It will probe
bly not go as high as formerly."
The United States' surplus of wheat
for export already has been sold, ac
cording to Mr. ColllnB, and with the
resumption of buying for the home
needs, conditions In the grain business
should look better. Tn this as In every
other line, no buying for home con
sumption has been done. With the
need for matertnls In all lines and a
loosening up of the present tightened
condition, all lines are due for Improve
ment. (il.UAMNCS FROM THE DAYS' NEWS,
Young man In Massachusetts refuses
to accept Inheritance of 11,000,000.
"I refuse to accept the money because
It Is not mine," said Chas. Gnrlnnd. The
money was left to him by his father.
One person was killed and three were
Injured when an auto was hit by a train
near McMlnnvllle last Sunday.
Dopestcrs, In their effort to name
president-elect Harding's cabinet, have
mentioned prominently Julius Kahn of
San Francisco for secretary of war.
Others who have been mentioned as
possible appointees are Senator George
15. Chamberlain of Oregton, Major Gen
ernl Leonard Wood and General John
J. Pershing.
Some men have strange ways of
keeping a woman's love. Thomas Lot
isso fired four shots Into the body of
Tessle Lotlsso, his wife, on a Portland
street the other night and said he killed
her to keep her love. When taken to
Jail -he said "I don't care If I hang to
morrow." R. A. Booth, of the state highway
commlBslon, hns been elected chairman
of the board to succeed Simon Benson,
who recently resigned.
Lebanon. Next year the A. Rupert
cannery In this town will be Increased
In rapacity. The branch has been In
valunlilo In handling Small fruits
raised In tho district. An Issue of pre
ferred stock In tho concern Is now be
ing disposed of In and near Lebanon.
THEN WE TURN OVER A PAGE
I
Representative Young sf Xorth Dakota
Wilt Introduce Measure Putting Duty
on Flour and Wheat Imports to This
Country.
That Immediately upon the opening
of the December session of Congress
there will be a bill Introduced putting
a duty on wheat and flour Imported to
the United States, is the gist of a re
cent dispatch appearing in the daily
papers. It follows: -
Immediate efforts will be made by
congress at the opening session, De
cember 6th, to secure passage of a law
placing a. duty on wheat and flour lm
ported Into this country. The measure
will be introduced by Representative
Young of North Dakota, chairman of
the sub-committee on agriculture of the
house Vaj s and means committee.
'it is considered likely that the bill
will pass the house, but it may have
difficulty in getting through the senate
because of the slender republican ma
Jority there. Even In that event, there
s the possibility of a veto at the White
House. If the proposition falls at this
session. It will be taken up again as
soon as congress meets after the inaug
uration of President-elect Harding.
Representative Toung Is specially
nterested in this measure because of
the manner In which It will effect the
Northwest. It was Mr. Young, who, a
year ago, introduced a bill In the house
to repeal Canadian reciprocity. He al
so presented a bill to restore the duties
which had been in effect prior to the
passage of the Underwood tariff law
on wheat and flour. It Is under the pro
visions of the Underwood tariff law that
Canadian wheat now Is being dumped
on the American market duty free.
"In view of the fact that Mr. Toung
s chairman of the sub-committee on
agriculture, there Is little question that
his bill will be the one to be consid
ered.
"An Immediate investigation of con
gress to determine the cause of the ex
treme decline nnd violent fluctuations In
the price of grain, livestock and cotton
n the past six months will be asked by
Representative L. J. Dickinson of Iowa,
when congress convenes.
Harold Colin returned Sunday from a
islt of a week with relatives at Boise,
Idaho.
Shimmie de Terre Takes
Stanfield for Unsteady Ride
Somebody dubbed It "Stnnfleld the
Stirring," ond stir it did Sunday morn
ing. The earthquake, tremblor tremor,
r shimmie de terre, whichever one pre
fers to call it, gave Stnnfleld a thrill.
'endletonians thus far have been very
silent about it If they were awakened
by any unusual movements under foot
here.
H. B. Reese was awakened on his
place at Stanfield by a tossing resem
bling a boat ride. Chinese pheasants
around his place also noticed the antics
f terra flrma nnd Mr. Reese reported
the birds sot up an unusual rumpus.
Hens trotted about and flew hither and
on while cocks crowed and registered
onsternatlon. Several persons were
awakened by the racket made by th
birds who had not felt the tremblor.
Pendleton E. O.
TWICE-CAMIIIJATE IS DEAD
Los Angeles, Nov. 30. Eugene Cliafln,
twice candldnte for president on the
prohibition ticket, died nt his home here
today. Denth was the result of burns
suffered 10 days ago when a gas heater
exploded In his home.
Is there anything more shaky than
the wheat ninrkct? Why we have no
Idea what wheat will be selling for
from one dny to the next. If the sky
clouds up In Argentina nnd It looke like
rain, we may confidently expect that tho
Chlcngo price will drop several cents
the day following. There may be ten
million people clamoring for bread In
Europe but If there Is a rough sea and
some ships are delayed on their arrival
at the Eastern coast for the export
wheat, the market Is so weak that
there is no market at all. Everything
else under the sun may command a
stable market price .based somewhat
upon the cost of production. But wheat
never. It Is sure a rotten system.
Local Football Team Forges Through
With Victory After Courting Disaster
at Hands of Wheat City Lads.
When Coach Heard of the local high
school football squad gave some of his
second string men a chance on Thanks
giving Day, In the clash with the
speedy Lexington high school team. It
came close to being the irretrievable
error of the season.
The game opened at the Depot
Grounds with a large crowd of enthu
Blastic fans on hand. Heppner kicked
off and from the moment they received
the ball, Lexington started on one tri
umphal march up the field with Hepp
ner's goal line as the ultimate objec
tive.
End runs by White and Hill and line
plunges by Allen, Ward and White
simply raised havoc with the Heppner
line and after the Wheat City boys had
advanced the ball to within a scant two
yards of the goal line, the subs were
taken from the Heppner lineup and
Peterson and Aiken substituted. Hero
the line held and Lexington lost in?
ball on downs. But the first half was
easily all Lexington's. The half ended
0 to 0.
Coach Heard, however, must have in
Jected some new pep Into his cohorts.
for they dashed out Into the field at the
opening of the third quarter and dts
played a fighting .spirit that had to at
least be reckoned with.
Heppner received the kick and on the
first play essayed an onside kick which
was recovered by Aiken, who went
over the line for a touchdown before
the visitors seemed to realize what was
taking place.
From that time on It was a merry
romp up the field for fhe locals, with
one touchdown following another.
With such irreslstable Bpeed, and with
the plays pulled In rapid succession,
the purple and gold appeared to have
their opponents really outclassed. In
the meantime Old Jupe began to upset
the water bucket, and what was first
a drizzle, soon developed Into a steady
downpour and as a result the field be
came muddy, slippery and slow. Lex
ington players were handicapped by
not having cleats on their shoes.
Dallas Ward, star end on the Lexlng
ton team, was badly Injured In the
early part of the game and could not
go on. His loss was a severe blow to
the team.
The final score stood 26 to 0.
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
After a year of strife and contusion
the world is about to declare an Arm
tice for the observation of Christmas.
It is curious how the essence of Chris
tianity gets Itself recognized and prac
ticed In spite of the world, the flesh and
the devil.
In this time of good-will everybody
becomes Christian. For Christmas is
simply the substitution of the spirit of
giving for the spirit of getting. ,
The one Is love In action. The other
freezes human affection and enthrones
blood lust In its place.
When Jesus was born In Bethlehem
there came to the world a new concep
tion of God and of his relations with
man. The Child lying In the Bethlehem
manger will forever symbolize and ex
press the world-moving Truth that God
Is love and, therefore. He gives Him
self to and for men made In His lmnge.
Tradition records that when the Wise
Men from tho East Journeyed to Bethle
hem to worship tho new-born Child,
they brought gifts.
The gift of God Is life, eternal, here
nnd hereafter. When this divine spark
nnlmates the bosoms of men, they, too,
begin to give.
Giving Is the chief business of life
for God nnd men alike. What a man
gives he has. He loses all else. Earth
ly Immortality lies In whatever one
gives to one's fellows in service and
friendship and healing.
Giving Is the gesture of greatness
Getting Is the business of slaves.
T wonder If we shall ever he able to
practice the Christmas spirit the year
round!
If that time ever conies we shall find
that most of our personal nnd social
problems, perplexities, animosities and
failures are unnecessary. If we want
sptlng nnd Bummer nnd golden harvest
wo must have the sun. Dr. Eaton In
Leslie's.
Mr. and. Mrs. J. W. Chrlstopherson of
lone are Heppner visitors today.
Prune Mash Serves A
Purpose But Is Not Con
sidered Good Hog Feed
"What do you use that prune mash
for?" asked Sheriff George McDuffee of
Knoch Cave, for George- could see plain
ly that the mash was of prune concoc
tion as there were any number of prune
seeds In the mixture.
"Why," replied Cave, "I feed It to
my hogs."
Deputy Sheriff Tom Chldsey, who was
also present when the sheriff took
charge of a still at the Cave mountain
home near Parkers Mill, was still fold
ing the bucket of mash which he had
taken from a lot of the stuff, about six
ty gallons, upstairs in the attic. Turn
Ing to the deputy, the sheriff said, "Al
right, Tom, give it to me and I will
'slop" the hogs." Tou see the sheriff al
ready had a mental picture of the swine
standing up on their rear legs and
dancing all over the pen after taking on
a meal of that mash.
But whether Cave thought too much
of the pigs or whether he valued the
mash more, he would not think of the
sheriff feeding the prune-ralsin masn
to the porkers.
This all happened oh Monday after
noon about two o'clock at the Cave
ranch. The climax was reached
Tuesday afternoon about the same time
In the office of district attorney Notson
when Judge Cornett levied a One of
J300 and costs against Cave.
In lieu of the money, the mountalner
is taking advantage of the lodging of
fered by the county and Is having his
meals served a la carte with no worry
about that particular end of the charge
The officers also brought along to
town the two gallon capacity still,
which Is the last word In distillery sim
plicity. The outfit consists mainly of
a copper boiler, such as Is used in the
laundry department of most any house
hold, and a huge cap over the top from
wnicn protrudes a long copper pipf
which reaches out a few feet to a "coll."
This coll is different from other coils
on display in the sheriffs office In that
it doesn't coll but Is run backand forth
on rather a square angle method. This
coil, when found by the officers was In
cased in a box of water. The men also
took a gallon of first run liquor, which
had a beautiful crystal color, and they
say, a powerful Kick.
Verily, the life of the man who mak
eth tlje moonshine Is not all filled with
easy profits at $20 per.
Legion Boys Will Give Smok
er For the Public on Saturday
The local post Of the American Tji
gion is going to hold another one of Its
popular smokers Saturday evening and
this time the general public will get to
come in. The boys are promising a good
fast program of wrestllnir and hi,Ti
and refreshments will be served. Le
gion members will be admitta,! fraa n
charge but outsiders will be asked tn
pay the small sum of twenty-five cents
me proceeds or which will go into the
maintenance fund of the local post
PATCH LEAKY ROOF
Smuggling of Liquor From Canada Into
mis lountry Aids Violation of Vol
stead Act and Causes Official Worry.
Uncle Sam is troubled with a leakv
roof since Canadian liquor Is being
smuggled into this country through
British Columbia points. As a result,
Donald A. McDonald, federal nrohlbl.
lion agent for the state of Washington
and Alaska has begun a series of con
ferences with Canadian officials In Vic
toria, according to press dispatches.
.Mr. .McDonald, it is said, is actine
directly under instructions from Johi
b. Kramer, federal prohibition commls.
sioner at Washington, D. C. He will re
port his findings to Mr. Kramer and will
recommend a new policy of federal pro
hibition enforcement In Washington
state as a result of the conferences.
Mr. McDonald is sure that a whiskey
ring of great extent is operating be
tween British Columbia -and Washing
ton points. He said:
"It is possible that my conferences
with Canadian officials will show some
way to break up the ring, or at least
reduce its operations. It would seem
though that It will reaulre manv more
men and more money than we have
available now. It also will entail co
operation with officials on both sides of
the line and prosecution of the offenders
to the utmost of our laws."
Pendleton Files Objections to
Increase In Telephone Rates
Objections to the proposal of the Fa
ille Telephone & Telegraph company
to increase its rates In Pendleton, were
forwarded Saturday night to the State
Public Service commission by city at
torney James A. Fee. His letter was
compiled at the request of the city
council.
The company asks for an Increase in
the value of its state properties from
tl3.2S3.S7S to $21,600,000. This Is an
addition of JS.000,000 upon which the
ciompany would have its yield Increased
by 7 2 per cent. Increases of as much
as 60 per cent on certain classes of ser
vice, which are asked, are also object
ed to. as are the general increases of
per cent on all rates.
In his objection for the city, Judge
Fee sets forth that present financial
condition do not warrant the lncreasi
equested. He declares that some of
lie officials and employes of the com-
any are overpaid. Several other alle
gations In the petition of the company
are denied.
Word reached Heppner this morning
hat the Infant son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Joe
Howell had passed away during the
night. The baby was born last Sunday.
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Which Scientists Declare Am Not
KartnqnnkM at AIL
Slight earth tremors have been felt
in various sections of the northwest the
last week, but no damage resulted. The
commotion started early Sunday morn
ing and shocks of from one to ten sec
onds duration wsre reported In Port
land. The disturbances apparently cen
tered in British Columbia or the Alaska
coast.
Scientists will not grant that we
really had an earthquake up her In
the northwest, but merely a tremblor,
the difference they explain being about
the same aa between a kitten and a wild
cat so far as destruction is concerned.
The scientists say that an earthquake
Is due to contraction of the earth's sur
face, while tremblors are caused only
by the Area burning In the earth's In
terior. Hood River reports a shock of thirty
seconds duration, while Spokane claim
to have had one that lasted for ten
minutes. Seattle and Tacoma also felt
the shock. If Heppner was In th Un
of th quake the tremor her wa so
slight that It was not felt At least no
one has yet reported that they felt a
shock, but in line with other report
from outside districts, w may expect to
hear of something locally befor Ions;.
Boardman Had Community
Thanks givivng Festivities
Boardman, Oregon, Nov. 2th, 1920.
It was th biggest and best ever, in
th history of th project, that com
munity Thanksgiving celebration at
Boardman. The exercise began with
religious services led by Rev. J. W.
Hood, pastor of the local church, fol
lowed by community singing. Than
cam the big dinner. The baskets.
boxes, and bundles, filled to overflow
ing with good things were an inspiring
sight, but when the viand war spread
out on a dozen big tables, and plate
of big red apples brought in by B. P.
Dodd of Hermiston, placed at Interval.
It wa a "sight to try men' souls"
waiting; for th signal to b seated.
Three hundred people took part In th
festivities, and after th dinner, th
younger people played game, whll th
older ones enjoyed an Interesting af
ternoon with a program of toast un
der the capable leadership of onr ver
satile fellowtownsman, A. W. Cobb.
CoL Emmett Callahan spoke on
What We Ar Thankful For."
Wm. FineU, "The Spirit of th Day."
E. P. Dodd, Hermiston. "Th Pion
eer."
L. V. Kutsner, 'The New Settler."
A. L. Larson, "Our Girls."
Mr. W. O. King, "Our Babies."
M. B. Signs, "Civic Betterments."
Mrs. C. P. Harter, "Our Bachelor
and Wilful Widowers."
Mrs. S. H. Boardman, "Auld Lang
Syne."
C. H. Dillabaugh, "Our Community
Fair."
S. H. Boardman, "The 1921 Barbecu."
W. H. Stewart, "Roads."
R. C. Mitchell, "Dessert"
The meeting concluded with music
on the Hawaiian steel guitar, by Leo
Laonl and when final count was maue
it was found that 60 people had Joined
the Red Cross Roll for 1921.
Boardman, Ore., Nov. 29. Geo. Norrl
and wife of Arlington, who have been
occupying the Bechdolt property west
of town have returned to Arlington. R.
Rands has refusal of the vacated prem
ises.
E. P. Dodd of Hermiston Is lmprov-
ng his OlocK or Duuaings on nimn
street by plastering, etc., to make com
fortable living apartments, which will
fill in a decided need since so many new
amilies are coming into the district
and need temporary homes until they
can build.
Boardman is bound to have goo I
roads. The election held last Saturday
provided a special tax of 5 mills. One-
third of the tax will be applied to each
section of the district the east, west
and middle. The vote was 29 yes and 4
no.
Local "siesmlc" disturbance occurred
last Sunday when J. S. Mattoon assault
ed Alec Wilson owing to alleged stop
page of payment of a check which
caused complications of Mattoon's bus
iness affairs. Mattoon was fined J20
and costs In the Justice court
Aleo McGregor, field man for the Ore
gon Farmer, arrived in Boardman last
Saturday and spent several days In
study of the district. While gathering
material for his report he Incidentally
rounded up a few subscriptions to Ore
gon's real farm paper.
Walter Van Nuys. Sun l.y School or
ganizer, will be in Boardman Wednes
day afternoon and evening In the In
terests of the local Sunday School A
general meeting Is called for the after
noon at the school, 2:30 p. m., and an
evening meeting at the church.
Friday night there will be a social
at the church--tho Bible class of the
Sunday School entertaining all who ar
Interested to come.
Saturday night there will be a con
cert In the school auditorium by th
Hendricks Family of Irrlgon. They
have a string quartette as well as violin
and piano selections. Their work Is
considered high class and Boardman
should turn out well to greet their old
friends.
Kugene Cumins, chairman of tb
school board, has Just returned from a
trip to valley points. He report wet
and cold weather and mud.
W. A. Goodwin went to McMlnnvIll
last week upon receiving word of th
death of his son Sydney, who Is well
known In this section. The sympathy
of the community is with the bereaved
ones.
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