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1 3 -'T, U.rion The Gazette-Times PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Subscription, $2,,00 Per Year. Volume 37, No. 40. HEPPNER OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1920. HEPPHER L S I CO. uentuuila of ( oiupauy Before lubUc JieVvire t ouiuiimtiun drMutett -i u in put! y K&pretrd tit luerrane ullage and .ie (teller Serl-e to Tuner t Merit I'liuiT dale of lee. the Pub lic heiviee crymnussiou of Urcguti, en-j Lcrou a.tti oiuer which vuluu.il rania lucreuhe in Kites uaheU by the iteppuer ijitln. J uier Co.. ill the ap jiiuaault 10 loo cuiiiiiilijtiLult of, Sept. jt livuihib ta.ti hud uu this uppUca Liu.i at utti court houe Hi Heppner on ftepi. , btioiu Loiiiiuihiiiuiiej it. ii. Cor uy, ana the application tor uu increase: mm opposed by the vulva of Heppner, ic.iiigLoii una lone, all iuleiestea mu nicipalities now uemg aei vlU by the iuppner Life hi und Water cuuipauy, uifjii lhe niounUs thai the pic.sent uu:n .uo excessive, unreasonable, und unjustly uitci iminutoi y, by leusoii of lite poor tser vice rendered. Witnesses were called to prove this, und the com pany frankly admitted that the service was poor. The report of the commis sion follows: uluntlun fur Hate Mitklug This commission upuii a former ap plication of the utility made an Hives ligation and on the jisth day uf Janu ary, l'Jiy, issued Ha order No. 4!si lilt ing anions other Hems the valuation a a of Januuiy 1, lUls. For the next two years following that date the addi tions und bettei meals have been tthuwn to he und the retirements u capital then in use amount to $1SS5.7-, the uetuul net additions since our for mer valuation being S0-.yy which lu erea.su in valuation will be considered herein. At the same time the depreciation al lowance on a straight line basis was set out us being JjiU'S pur annum. This amount will bo correspondingly in creased in our further deliberations. Operating Revenues Iurlng 1H-0 tliero has been a notice able Increase in revenue, the compar ison between the first six months of this year and tho con espunding period of hist yeur being ait increase of 19 6 per cent. If this percentage be ap plied to the total revenue of lylll we will obtain l-J.jHii as the expected rev enue. Operating Kxprnses 1 The most important part of tin tes timony concerning operating expenses was the staloineut of Lhe mtivaHe in fuel costs. To a la rare extent these are due lo the recent increases In freight rates. Testimony shows that at the present time the freiKht charge on each ton of coal amounts to $1,1S. Tills charge, coupled with increased costs of fuel at the mine, has thrown a lame additional burden on th pro ducer of electrical service In this com munity. This burden must be Indirect ly absorbed i the form of increased rates or a community must expect Its electric service to be discontinued. Previous to the date of hearing the steam plant had been devoted to the service not only of the electric utilit but To that of municipal water plant as well. The latter service is now about to be discontinued. As a result tf this condition it appears from trie testimony that It will be Impossible to estimate tho exact, cunt of future elec tric operation, Hased upon the analysis made dur ing our previous investigation and from nil lestimany offered in this case tho following rtnmuil expenses may be reasonably expected: Fuel, $1fi.3D0; payroll, Ili.ROO; mater ials ami siipHPs, $:r.r(t; ordinary depre ciation, $2,1; extrimrdimiry deprecia tion (casually) t-"l'u making a total of The resulting income. tLM.rfi. leaving nperattlng deficit nf 54..HS4, to which I added taxes, fTiOO and uueolloetnble. 13."., bringing total deficit to $1,015. or praetlefilly $rnno a year. It la alst shown that ntf return whatever was had from lnevstment and tho commls sion concludes thnt tho revenues now derived would Tint pay out of pocket operating expenses, hence rates must bt IncreaHed or the utility go out of business. Service Fur From Satisfactory Touching that part of the testimony offered in which it wus shown that the service was far from satisfactory, the rei oi l say s. "The testimony shows that the ser vice delivered is far from satisfactory and freiiuent interruptions have occur red which greatly detract from the value of tho service especially for the power customers. This condition was conceded by tho utility ownem Sat isfactory service must be provided, and to this end It is' recommended that a voltage regulator bo Installed in the generating iriunt." tit may be stated here that tho reg ulator mentioned above has been In stalled, und some Improvement In the service to power users has been noted.) Upon lhe testimony as offered, the commission. fixes the following lighting rates for lleppner ami Lexington, me tered: First I) kilowatt hours or less, $1.50 per month; next 14, 22 cents; next 20, 18 cents; excess over 40 k. w. h., 12 cents. Commercial lighting, metered pri mary rate: First (1 kilowatt hours, or less $1,50 per month; next 34, 22 cents; excess over 40 k. w. h per k. w. h. IS cents, Secondary rate: First CO kilo watt hours, per k. w. h. 18 centH: next lif.o. 15 cents und excess over 300, l cents per k. w. h. No monhly bill shnll be lews than $1.50 plus 10 cents for each 50 waits, or major fraction thereof, of active load in excess of 500 watts. Flat rates aro placed nt $1.35 per month on first 40 watts, nnd commer cial lighting will carry the same rating for tho first 40 wnttn. The report also establishes the muni cipnl lighting rates, nil of which show a like proportion of Increase. Wts shall be nhlo to give the full schedules In another Issue, setting out. the fig ures Just as ordered by the commission. This much Is given thnt an idea may be P.-T. Association of Dist. 9 Gives Christmas Treat on the evening of I)ee. 9, patiuni of athool district No. completed the or k;uiu.u. on of a i'utiuii-'A'ea;heiB asso ciation. Neui ly every family in the uisii'ici wuu represented and much en thusiasm mus shown for the new move ment. '1 ne following oilicers were eieeteU: president, Mrs. linus; vice-president, Miss iluth Van Vuctoj; treasurer, Ar thur JaekHou; secretary, Kdw. Iteit uianu. i'lans were put under way to erect a a table near the school house. A com mittee was appoint t which raised $53 for a Christmas Heat for the children of the district. i.ust Thursday evening, despite bad weather conditions, the community ga thered at the school house where a pro gram was given, after which Santa Clans remembered old und young alike, A Jolly evening was enjoyed by all and many wishes for Merry Christmas rang out as nil departed. The following children presented n progiaiu consisting of songs and reci tations: Mary and Bill Doherty, Mary MiCnbe, lather, Una und Blanche Imus. Kmma and Irene Agee and Edna, Zink. The treat given by the public spirit ed parents and friends of the school was deeply appreciated by all. loutig lrwle Kntrrt aided One of the most brilliant suu. events of the holiday season umong (he younger set, was the party giveu at the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Chick on Tuesday evening, honoring Miss eima Kngleman of lone, and their son, Charles Chick. The Chick home was very beautifully decorated with toy balloons und Japanese lanterns and de lightful refreshment were served. Mrs. Chester Durbee assisted Mrs. Chick In entertaining and vocal and instrument al music and dancing completed an eve ning of splendid enjoyment. The guests were: lr. and Mrs. Fred K. Farriy, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irwin, Misses Vera Mahoney, Gladys Lane, Isabel Wilson, Jtuby Corrigail, Zelma Engle man, Gwendolyn Lmrbee, Odile Gro sheiis, Norma Fredrick, Audrey Grogan, iluth Van Vuclor; Messrs. Forby Gren ba, Arthur Campbell, Vawter Crawford, lilenn Jones, Carol Morrison. Kay Rog ers, William Austin, Charles Chick Hubert Jordan, Max Rogers, f 1'utiito rila ed Flue A shitted Hue from the bottom of the potato pit to a 1 1 i tie way above the top w ill carry off the warm air caused by sweating and thus reduce the am ount of loss from spoiling and sprout ing. A w-'i t filled place should be selected lor the pit. The potatoes are piled on ground a little higher than the level, covered with straw and roofeu over with earth. FARM I HOI POINTERS Suitable food every day Is the most fundamental tiling in the well-being ol the child. Fresh air, wholesome exer cise, sinlicient sleep are other import ant factors in child nutrition, but prop or food at every meal is essential to the health, happiness and ultimate success of the child. --Home Kconomics, O, A. C. Salted n.sh may be packed in non- resinous wood or in crockery contain ers, which should have tight covers The cleaned fish should lie in aaltod water long enough to remove blood about the backbone or elsewhere be fine being packed. Alternate layers of salt and 11 in proper lengths, skin side down, 1111 the jar. If brine evap orates it is replaced with new brine made by dissolving 1-2 pounds of saK in n gallon of water. Home Keonom ics. O. A. C. Hetter feeding of poultry for egg production Is obtained by feeding ae cording to appetite rather than by rule The best ration is the one that supplies the needed food elements in the most economical form. Sometimes feed nt $3 a hundred is more expensive than other fend nf. Poultry. O. A. C. Feed yards for fattening lambs are best located on well -drained ground and generally enclosed with hog tight fence. The most popular method of feeding hay Is by means of panels set at right angles to 'each other. They are made of 1. x fi inch boards, wttn a 12-inch board at the bottom, the sec ond board being 7 Inches above it.--Animal Husbandry, O. A. C. The real Increase In alfalfa by sul fur fertilization is greater than Indi cated, as the crops are much freer from weeds than the check plats, and tho weight of the weeds is Included In reports made by the southern Oregon branch station. Experiment Station, 0. A. C. Irrlgon Farm it it ren u Makes Corn Ship ment Tho local price for corn nt tho near est feed stores jarred on tho nerves of the Irrlgon farmers and the farm bu reau made n shipment direct from the eastern growers, which netted a sav ing of $lii.50 per ton. The corn costing $:is.,"0 un tho Irrigon siding. Annual II ii nines Meeting nml Holt Call The annual business meeting and roll call of the Christian church will be held in the church on Wednesday eve ning, January 5. Every member of tho church Is urged to be in attendance and all friends of the church are lnvl led. There will be refreshments, a period of devotion, and a social hour. LIVINGSTONE, Minister. Fofcuer l'rlticlpnl Gets Federal Job H. G. Dykstra, formerly principal of the Umatilla school nnd secretary of the Commercial Club there, haa just received mi nppointment ns assistant teacher with the federal board for vo cational training. He has not. yet been assigned.'- Pendleton E. O. formed aa to what your electric Juice Is to rout In the future. These rates are maximum. This order of tho commission be- ! comes effective Jnnunry 1, 1921, MEET III ATTENDED Dr. toador of Hrppaer U He-Kleeted I'rt-nUlciit and A lira Taonwoa Choaem Serrrtary Uuttrr Creek Hlhway Am- H'X'illtlOB. Representatives from both Umatilla and Morrow counties gathered at Fine City last Sunday to attend the annual meeting of the Butter Creek Highway association, these consisting largely of members from the commercial clubs of Umatilla, llermiston. Echo and Heppner. About 47 people were In at tendance. Upon ascertaining the attitude of the various commercial bodies it w&i found that they were ready to pledge their cooperation in getting the attention ov the Umatilla and Morrow county com missioners directed to the work the association la endeavoring to put over. l'resident Charles Thomson- of the Heppner Commercial club was present and stated he was there for infor mation and would gladly bring the matter before the club. So far it had been impossible to get the attention of the club members or bring them to gether in a meeting, owing to the Christmas season and no action had been taken in thenatter of instructing representatives of the club at this meeting. C. H. Bartholomew, B. P. Doherty and W. W. Howard were appointed a committee to bring the mattter before the Morrow county court. After softie matters of business and discussions as to future work. Dr. J. Ferry Conder, was re-elected president and Allen Thomson, secretary-treasurer ol the association for the coming year, and the meeting adjourned, subject to the call of the president l'resident Conder reports that thie was the largest and most enthusiastic meeting the association has ever held The grading crew Is now at work on the road at Pine City and have practlc ally finished the grade for more than five miles of what is known as the Jarman-Lexington road, and the people interested in the completion of these two roads in the near future are very- much encouraged. Petitions are being circulated at Lena, Pine City, Alpine, Wells Springs, Boardman, Irrlgon, Morgan, lone and Lexington, asking the county court to expend the 1921 market road fund on this road and It looks now as though there will be quite a demand for favorable action by the court next week. The Heppner Commercial club Is expected to have a called meeting to consider the matter before that time as it is of great Im portance in connection with tbe pro posed rural mail route out of Hepp ner. Word has also been received by the president of the association from Judge Marsh of Umatilla county, stating that it had been their desire to have a re presentative at the meeting at Pine City last Sunday, but he was unavoid ably detained. Judge Marsh asked to be favored with the position of the people in regard to this road. The following joint resolution pass ed: To the Hon. County Court of Uma t ilia County, Oregon and to the Hon County Court of Morrow County, Ore son: Be It resolved that it Is the sense of this meeting of the Butter Creek High way association, at Pine City, Dec. 26, 1H20, that the market road fund avail able in Morrow county for the year 1321, be expended on the Percy Jar man-Lexington road, between the Int tlal point of said road nt the Umatilla county lino and where Bald Percy Jar mon-LexIngton road intersects tbe base line and that the fund available in Umatilla county should be expend ed between the point where said Percy Jarmon-Lexlngton road reaches Uma tilla county line on Butter creek nnd the junction of same Butter creek road with the Columbia highway giving connection to water transportation at Umatilla on the Columbia river. Be it further resolved that a com mittee should be appointed by this meeting to convey this resolution to both county courts and discuss the matter further, at the direction of the courts and try to assist in bringing about a better understanding of the Importance and necessity for tmmedl- ate action in the completion of this common roadway between the two counties. Carried by unanimous vote of the meeting this 26th day of December, 1920. J. PEUrtY CONDER, Pres. W. H. CHARY, Acting Sec. Heppner's delegation at the meeting- was Chaa. Thomson, L. A. Hunt and Dr. J. Perry Conder. SPEED THE The steady Subscriber tow uear to our heart u the steady i(.ctiLert who pa., a in uuvuuee uL lae Lit ot Ltie'ytar. VW10 iu uown tiie money anu uucs it quue glauiy, and casts lounU me unite a haiu of cheer. lie never say: 'tup it; I cannot af- foiu it, I'm gelling muie papeis than now L can lead," but always says. send it; our people ail lihe it in laci. we all thiuu. it & help and a need." How welcome hi check when it leaches our sanctum, how it makes our pulse throb; how it makes our heart uante. W'e outwardly thank him; we inwardly bless him the steady sub scriber who pays in advance. Boy Scout Atteutioa: A meeting is called at Scout Head quarters for Friday evening, Dec 31, at 5:15 o'clock. Kvery Scout must re port or else present an excuse to the undersigned by noon Friday. UVLNG STONE, S. M. Hoy V. Wbiteis wishes to announce to the public that he will be located in his new office in the hotel building im mediately after the first of the year. He will share a part of the room just south of the lobby with the Wells bro thers and will be found ready to serve the public and take care of their needs in the line of fire insurance and han dle real estate as heretofore. Mr. Wbi teis has built up a nne business along these lines, and at this time expresses his appreciation to the people of Hepp ner and surrounding country for the splendid line of business given him. In honor of the coming of the Elks to this city tomorrow and next day, the business houses have taken on a somewhat gala day appearance, and many and beautiful are the window displays making prominent the purple and white of the order and display ing an tiered emblems. The street lighting on Main street has also caught the spirit, and the purple bulbs among the white make a beautiful mixture and shading of light that is pleasing to behold. The city belongs to the "Bills' for the next two days. Under the artistic direction of Jack O'Neill, Central Market has been tastily and appropriately decorated for the coming of the "Bills" to our city. Col ors of the order are prominently inter woven with evergreens, which are en twined and bankod about as fine a dis play of beef, mutton and pork as was ever hung up in Heppner. TMb dis play has called -forth a lot of favor able comment an4 we doubt If it could be excelled in any small city. "Queen Christina' was the attraction at the Christian church on Saturday evening, rendered by the younger mem bera of the Sunday school, and was greeted by a crowded house. The ren dition was good and reflects credit alike upon the performers and those who coached them. Other Sunday schools of the city presented apropriate Christmas programs on Friday evening. Pat Foley came up from The Dalles Wednesday and will be in the city fbr several days, assisting in the opening of Hotel St. Patrick and otherwise boosting for the success of the two days of entertainment being prepared by himself and Heppner lodge of Elks. He was accompanied by Mrs. Foley and the little boys,and Mrs. Eva Horan, a sister of Mrs. Foley. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Osten arrived from Madras last evening and will be in Heppner until after the festivities are over. Mr. Osten is receiving the con gratulations of his many friends here upon his recent marriage, having on Christmas taken unto himself one of the charming young ladies of his home town. Carl Yount, wheat buyer of lone, was a business visitor in Heppner yester day. He was accompanied by Eldred Corson, who is a Btudent of U. of Y, and is home to spend the holidays w ith l.ls mother at lone. ThoB. Nichols, of Lexington, spent several days in Heppner this week. A young son of Mr. Nichols was recently operated on for appendicitis and is now well on the road to recovery at a local hospital, 1 Claud White, who has a large wheat ranch bordering Sand Hollow some eighteen miles north of Heppner, is in town today, accompanied by Mrs. White. Central Market announces that they will be open from 7 to 8 on Friday eve- ning. On Saturday the market will be closed al day from 8 a. m. and open from 7 to S in the evnlng again.. PARTING 6! HOUSE OF MORRIS John M Ktherldge, llead uf BtulaeM latil a Few IJaya Ago, Fleea aad In Caught . at Minneapolis Many Wctira buffer Lous Ether Idge Coa frea to Jail ftecurd The doors of the bond house of Mor- ris Bros., Incorporated, failed to open at Portland on Monday, and notices were posted to the effect that the house was closed on account of audit, and signed by Fred S. Morris. Later a voluntary petition in bank ruptcy was tiled and W. If. Whitcomb was appointed temporary receiver in the Feueral court. Etheridge had in the meantime made bis escape from Portland, and on Tues day word was received from the pout department of Minneapolis that he had been apprehended there and was being held as a fugitive from justice. The newspaper reports are to the effect tbat he will make no resistance to being re turned to Oregon, and will come back to face any charges ijlaced against him. Many will be caused to lose heavily on account of the collapse, as they had invested in bonds for which they held only interim certificates. The wrecking of the firm seems to be placed at the door of Etheridge, and from the Port land Journal we get the following con cerning him. Transacting Dun In ens Without Capital Morris states that judging from what has been discovered by the auditors Etheridge was transacting his business without capital, by using the money of his clients in the general business, mon ey which had been turned in by pur chasers of bonds who had been given interim certificates pending the deliv ery of the actual bonds. Under Etheridge's direction during the past three years the firm of Morris Brothers has undergone a rapid expan sion in the handling of bonds. The last large transaction in which the firm engaged was the purchase or bonds of Edmonton, Alberta, having a face value of $2,135,000. Most of these had been disposed of and against them a large number of interim certificates are outstanding, being held by individ ual investors. Etheridge Leaves City Etheridge left the city suddenly Thursday night. Etheridge's sudden cessation of rela tions with the firm and his departure mark a crisis in his local business car eer that assumed almost cy clonic pro portions. Coming to Portland in 1917, "through his energy and ability he de veloped the business of Morris Bros, on a large scale. His activities extended beyond the bond business. He was prominent in a variety of civic endeav ors and during the war was a leading figure in the several Liberty Loan drives. His most recent outside activity was his candidacy as a delegate to the im--perial Shrine from Al Kader temple. He conducted an elaborate and extensive campaign for that honor. Unpleasant rumors became current that reflected on Etheridge's personal record. They came to his ears. On Sat urday evening, December 19, occurred the Shrine election. Mounted on a plat form in the Armory, Etheridge laid bare his record. He confessed to having served time in the New Jersey peniten tiary. He did not withdraw his name. Tho vote was taken, four delegates to be chosen. He was fifth on the list. A stive of England According to the statement made at the time- of his naturalization in Port land in July, 1818, Etheridge swore that lu was born in Birmingham, England, Tune ;4. ISM, and that he canw to the United States in February, lsuit. Two years later on October 21, 1905 Etheridge was committed to the New Jersey state penitentiary at Trenton to serve a sentence of 18 months at hard labor upon conviction for false pre tenses. On December 3, 1907, Etheridge again was received at the same institution to serve a sentence of two years, again upon conviction for false pretenses. He was discharged November 8, 1909. In his application for citizenship Eth stidge swore that his only arrest dur ing his career in the United States was for speeding a motor car at Langhorne. Ta., about June, 1915, Studied for Church According to his own statement Eth eridge attended Cambridge University, England for three years and later studied to be a rector in the church of England. In his dramatic statement before the Shrine meeting Etheridge stated that just before he was to have been or dained, he received word that the young woman to whom he was engag ed had married his brother. He imme diately left college and the country, coming to the United Slates. For two years, he said, he was a wanderer, and finally in New Jersey forged a check for $50, was convicted and sent to pris on. In his confession Etheridge stated that hiss econd offense Involved charge of bigamy. Records of his two commitments at the Trenton peniten tiary disclose that both commitments were for false pretenses, Kntera llonil House Upon regaining his freedom Ethe ridge went to Chicago and later enter ed the employ of Morris jSrothors, in I'hiladelphta, as a bookkeeper, being advanced until he became a director In the concern. Etheridge was transferred to Port land early in 1917, succeeding the lata Charles K. Williams ns manager of Morris Rros. in this city. Ill health compelled the retirement of Fred Morris, nnd Etheridge became the president and directing head of the institution. ltond T)pr1 Inresttgntrd Early in the present year, Etheridge brought upon his firm some unpleasant notoriety In connection with his sale to State Treasurer Hoff of a ouantlty of bonds of the municipalities of War- Farmers Now Handle Much Farm Machinery iraetur aad Other Mechanical Power and Machine Operatloa Call for pe- lal 'I mini ua:. Ciegon Agricultural College, Corval lis, Dec. 2a. "The farmer of today op-1 erates more kinds of machinery and has mure responsibility in their care and ef hciency than the average professional mechanic in the city," say a W. J. Gil more, in announcing his tractor and farm machinery short courses at O. A, C, starting January 3. One course will run for two weeks and the other for 12. A second two-week course will begin January 17. The two-week course is aimed to help the farmer select the type of tractor best suited to his needs, and to over haul it and his other machines for up keep and repairs. Much practice will be given in operating single and multi ple cylinder engines, and In running tractors in and out doors. The 12 week course will consist or instruction and practice m runnmg tractors and in learning the construc tion and care of tractor motors and other farm machinery. "Many small repairs and adjustments can be made only with the aid of shop experience," says Professor Gilmore. "This experience can be obtained with comparatively little training. Delays in making the repairs, though, are or ten expensive in both time and money." Farmers and other students taking these courses will have the benefit of 12 makes and models of tractors, provided for the purpose. Several practical re presentatives of eastern factories have promised to be on hand to help out in me training. Many types of farm machinery and equipment are brought in for overhaul ing by the students, under supervision of the instructors. New Hotel Gives Chrlatmaa Dinner St.. Patrick hoteL under the manage ment of Jan. Hart, served a very fine Christmas dinner Saturday evening, which was liberally patronized by the Heppner folks. In fact the dining room has been open to the public since that time and Manager Hart has no complaint to make concerning the manner in which his efforts to please the public are being received. The for mal opening of the hotel takes place on tomorrow, Friday, evening and elab orate arrangements areb einff com p let ed to give the public of the city and all visitors from the surrounding conn try an opportunity to partake of i great spread and then be shown over tbe house from cellar to roof. It will be the supreme effort of the manager and all connected with St Patrick ho tel to make every guest feel perfectly at home. The hand of welcome Is out to the public BENNETT WILL BE HERE Addison Bennett, veteran newspaper man and itinerant correspondent of the Oregonian, will be in Heppner for the week-end, his visit being for the pur pose of writing up the interesting ev ents to take place ere at this time in the dedication of the new Elks tern pie and the opening of our new hotel. Mr. Bennett is not unknown to Hepp ner and Morrow county residents, for at one time, just shortly after Irrigon was platted and placed on the map, and things began to assume shape in the pioneer Irrigation district of Mor row county, he was editor and proprie tor of the Irrigon Irrigator, which pub lication he issued for about two years, and his famous Rabbitsvtlle sketches were read by hundreds of people all over this section. Addison tis a pioneer in the newspaper game, and though getting well along in years, he still maintains his mental and physical vig or and Is always ready to go to the farthest ends of the state to gather in a good write-up for his paper. He will give a fine account of the activities here, and included in his article will be a general sketch covering the entire county. Mr. Bennett, you are welcome to our city. Farmers Poo! Wheat Farmers resident in the Waitsburg section recently sold a pool of 25,000 bushels of wheat for 11.50 a bushel. Since then 93,000 bushels at 11.48 have been purchased by the Farmers Union Warehouse company for a Portland concern. Fred Atdrich also sold to a Portland firm 35,009 bushels at $1.43 a bushel. Now another pool cf 40.000 bushels Is being held for $1.50. CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday, January 2, 1021. Bible school at ten o'clock, followed by Communion and preaching service. Christian Endeavor service at 6:30, preaching and song service at 7:30. The subject for the evening will be. "Sunday Observance and the Proposed 'Blue Law.1 " For several Sunday eve nings the sermons will be devoted to practical themes of this kind, and the public is cordially invited to be in at tendance. renton and Keedsport. The investment of state funds In these securities com pelled an Investigation by the Martow county grand jury, butn o Indictments were returned. Among Etheridire's other activities was his participation in the Hotel Sea side Inc., a corporation organised to take over the Moore hotel property at Seaside and . develop it. A foreclosure suit for $35.noo was riled on this prop erty at Astoria late last week. As the auditing of the firm's business proceeds it is being discovered that the liabilities of the firm will exceed the assets by perhaps morethan?!. 000,000. Morris Bros, have branches nt Seattle, Tacomn and San Francisco, and these several bouses were closed simultane ously with the Portland house. Later developments seem to put Fred S Mor ris lit an unfavorable lisht, ami he may be found to be as much responsible for Its failure ns la Etheridge. EDITORS TO DISCUSS BUSINESS PROBLEMS taseae to Be tae Hceae f the Aaaaal Gather tag at .Newspaper JMea Sea- aioaa to He Held Jaauary 14 aad 15. University fo Oregon, Eugene, Teo, . (Special.) The annual profession al conference of the Oregon newspaper editors, publishers and writers, held each winter at the university school of journalism, set for Friday and Satur day, January 14 and 15, will include three sessions on business problems, hich will take the form of "short courses" of the post-graduate order. two banquets at which questions of professional standards and practices will be presented, election of omeeis. an automobile excursion, the presenta tion of a feature by the students of the school of journalism, an inspection of the rcnool and of the new building for the university made possible by the passage of the millage tax bill and several entertaining features. The business sessions, which are de clared to be of unusual practical im portance, are headed "a sho". curre in newspaper law,' "a short -;ourse m foreign advertising" and "a short course in newspaper management, each to be followed by general dis cussion. ' 4 Newspaper Law a Studied Dean Hale, of the university law school has made a special study of the laws of Oregon relating to newspapers. It turns out that there has been an un usually small amount of newspaper litigation In Oregon, with the result that few of these laws have ever been tested or interpreted on important points. The rights of reporters, edit ors and publishers are therefore vague on nfany important matters and a com mittee was appointed by the State Ed itorial association at Astoria last sum mer to report at this conference as to means of making the law more defin ite and certain. The report of this committee will be presented and a pro posal discussed of forming a news paper code embodying the best prac tice of all Btates to be presented to tbe legislature. Management to Be Dinenftaeit In the course of the newspaper man agement, F. W. Smith, cost and price expert of the Porte Publishing com pany at Salt Lake, will act as one ot the instructors, coming especailly to Eugene for the purpose. An elaborate analysis of the newspaper situation in Oregon at present being prepared under the supervision of Elbert Bede, editor of the Cottage Grove Sentinel, who U asking every newspaper in the state for an analysis of its overhead expenses as well as for answers to several inter esting points of editorial and profes sional practice. The foreign advertising course will be initiated by several speakers, amonsr them Charles W. English, manager of the better business bureau of the Tort land Ad club, and John T. Beamish, who recently took a trip through the east for the express purpose of study ing foreign advertising at the source He visited the advertiser himself and virtually fell the big agencies. A pro posal for joint action by Oregon pa pers will be advanced. Interesting Dtseusstoa Scheduled A professional discussion of consid erable interest will be an analysis of newspaper progress In an Oregon city by the editors of the two rival papers. Ralph R. Cronise. of the Albany Dem ocrat, and E. M. Reagan, of the Albany Herald, have been speeding up the newspaper world of Linn county and are going to tell whether their efforts have been appreciated and In how prac tical a way by the people of commun ity and how successful their efforts have been. Don Sterling, managing editor of the Oregon Journal, who has never before spoken at a str.te meeting, will attempt an analysis of the newspaper situation and future for professional journalism as it apnears to him after an extensive tour of the United States. On this trip he was accompanied by the asso ciate publisher of the Jourral, Captain Philip Jackson, who will Uo be pre sent at the conference. Professional subjects will also be treated by Dean Allen. Colonel Cale Abrams. of the Sa lem Statesman, chairman of the confer ence, and others whose subjects have not yet been announced. Women's Club W ill Help The women's clubs of America have formed a working agreement with the states relation service of the United States department of agriculture to co operate in establishing and carrying on home demonstration work. Mrs. W. S. Jennings of Jacksonville, Florida, will represent the women's club and work with the state college home demonstra tion agents In furthering tho work of improving farm home condition. She will have an assistant in each state. Urona-PolIiDHtiou Helps Hurttett Hurtlett pears in some districts seem to be self-fertilised but make a better set of fruit, have lighter June drops and generally produce a better (iuality of fruit when cross-pollinated with some good commercial variety, say the agricultural college horticulturists. Orraun Hutivr (,rtM Hetter 4 0 exhIMts uf Oregon butter ;l by K, W. UnutHka uf Chb-ago Tin a' the butter and t het-ne makera' con vent it m in 1 ecemher w;ia :ihl to bu tbe best lot ever scored by this noted expert. "Then) in imt a rwal bad piec of butter in the lot," ho announced. It was tbe largest bt ever exhibited in Oregon, as well uh the best. 1 he three highest cubes v-ere U7 or more, 1 l0W,fU me college nnu mu y men. campaign for Improved nutter ty uso of fresher ciunm i bearing good fryft. Mrs, spend! Anna Korg, of Portland, t ; the week at the home of hif son, o,ir;ii', In this eity, ami enjv'lnir visit with her many lloppner friends