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The Gaz: riM PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 38, No. 1. IIEPPNER OREGON, THURSDAY, AI'UIL 7, 1921. Subscription $2.00 Per Year ETTE- SIDE OF CO. COURT GIVEN TAXPAYERS A 1'artlHl H t-tly tu lutMlioB Halard ( Milling at loutv T Fliturrn Are The taxpayers meeting held at lone ten days ak'u haH been the subject of ' much Interest ami comment. We had Intended giving even a fuller account than appeared In our last IsBtie. but at thin time ileem it unnecessary, as the account printed gave a general Idea of what , the citizens were trylnn to get at. We believe, however, that the Im pression gathered that the majority of the sentiment wan against high taxes, or was directed against that phae of the question exclusively, was largely erroneous. There wan much talk, nec cnatily, nguiiiNl excessive taxation, and the burden of high taxes watt Htresned very much, but we would ga ther after all that the greatest com plaint was directed at the extravaRant waste of the tax money paid In. This ban hftn the burden of all complaints' that have come to this otlice for the! pant er or more. Just how true and well founded they are, remains to be ', proven upon proper Investigation. The coutuy court has been, and is. the sub ject of severe criticinm. and they arc entitled to have their side of the ques ! tlon presented as fully as possible. In this connection L. A. Hunt has com piled some facta which are net forth1 In a letter to liert Mason, of lone, anil1 Judge Campbell feels that tt Is a fair statement of the court's position at 1 this time The Hunt leMer is as follows; l OMt of llhen I reek Itnail. Cuast Culvejt A- Klunie Co., for culverts $1.L'S4 &J State Highway I'nmmission, for j powder SSfii?' Surveying . , IMK l.r. j Standard t'il Co, gasoline, etc .. 4 7 " S 7 Urixtow & .Inhnson, groceries. 3.'.157i Bert Mason, sundry supplies ... 3 1! f . 4 4 Tum-A-Lum Lbr. Co 24.n: Tii-State Terminal Co., 125!Hj Accident Insurance lM.!9j Central Meat Market. lone Htfi.Tfi ! Labor 6.4M 6s I j TOTAL $1M!5 r.4 "You will hear in mind that the total amount which hits been expended In a little over fllf,"0ft. The items are small Items thut cannot he classified under the above head. There are on file now all the labor vouchers showing the man who worker), the time he worked, the wages for which ho worked, and this Is signed by the foreman In charge of the work, which will all have to be gone through In satisfy you, I think an t exactly h"v the money hud been expended "I have been informed that a large amount "f money was spent In drilling holes near I.ee Tad berg's place, and that ihewe holes are plugged and ready to be shot but have not yet been shot. "The culverts which were bought for the market road will probably be used there, hut if not they will stand as a credit to the road. "The powder which was bought to use on the road has not all been useM n this market mad. some of It bus been borrowed for other roads nnd Mr. McCaleh staled that he had the figures ns to how mm h was to be returnen from other sources to till out the supply but he is out of town and 1 am unable to lie! the exaet nmount. "There is one Item which I question ed a little bit, (he cost of repairing the ruler-pillar hits been r harped to the market rond at lone, while I thought that it should have been charged to the Tone-flooseberry road. Thnt Is n distinction without a difference, ns It is nil done In the same locality, and if n nmi-hine is out of order It must he repaired. However, I have been In formed thnt the much hie was some what out of order when it arrived on the fiooseherry hill and that the repairs "whirl should have been charged to Willow creek were carried on down and char tied to lone hill, nnd therefore Ihey felt that It was right to curry the repair work which might really belong to the Tone hilt over to Hhea creek, and it has been done accordingly. This Is not a large Item and Is a distinction ns stated before without any real merit of difference. "Mr. Harlow stated that you were rather noxious to have a statement covering the figures thnt T had sub mitted nt the lone meeting. T do not know what you want hut T have select ed what seems to be the figures cover ing the point of -contention. "The taxes collected In Morrow coun tv for last year for all purposes wns fKtl.T.I? SO, compared to the taxes col lected for this year of $rl4,fiS0.fiit. The people themselves have Increased the tax levy almost fiO per cent within the last year, ns the records show: State taxes paid In 1919. $34. MS. 71 . State taxes paid In 1I20, $r.n,rifiR.2S. State (axes paid In 1 fl 21 , fl04.RlR.nn. Increase In special school tax, $11, (1.10.00 "This Is not evenly distributed till over the county, but may be ascertained by examining the list of special taxes levied In school districts ns shown on I he assessor's certificate. Irrigation tax levy, $100,000.00. "The reason for the Increase of state taxes Is of course practically beyond the authority of the county, as It wan practically all voted nt the last election, when a 4 1-2 mill increase was mnde In stnte laxos by the vote of the people themselves. Tt Is generally understood of course, Hint no tax authority In the county has nny control over state taxes, as this Is fixed by the state tax commis sion and state tax levying bodies. "The irrigation levy for approximate ly $100,000, shows $711,000 of this In the Tohn Pay Irrigation district, some $21, 000 being In the west extension nnd Iho Westland irrigation district. (Continued on Page 8.) Dr. Van Waters to Give Course ' of Interesting Lectures Here Itev. George It. Van Waters will be in j Heppner on Sunday, and In the morn-j ing he will hold services at the Epis copal church In this city. Beginning! on Sunday evening, lr. Van Waters w ill give his series of lectures on the j subject, "The Sacred Literature of the ( ld Testament in the Light of Modern Scholarship and Genetic Psychology."; These lectures are to be given in the dining room at Patrick hotel and will continue each night until ami including Thursday evening, April 14, and will begin promptly at lit o'clock each even ing. The public In cordially Invited to attend these lectures and admission will be free. Ir. Van Waters has delivered these lectures In different parts of the state and the press speaks highly of them. From the Morning democrat, of Baker, under the date of Feb. 9, we have the following: "The lecture given last night by Br. George It. Van Waters at the library auditorium, was well attended by an enthusiastic audience. Dr. Van Waters has been delivering a series of lectures on the development of modern religion, all of his material being substantiated by modern scholars." The Kvenirig Herald, Klamath Falls, of Feb. 3: "Archdeacon Van Waters ad dressed a capacity congregation In the (hid Fellows hall last night, his lecture entitled The old Testament In the Light of Modern Scholarship' being handled by him with directness and learness that stamped him as an au thority upon the subject he discussed." Brotherhood Luncheon Monday Evening Next The regular monthly meeting of the Brotherhood will be held nt Patrick hotel on next Monday evening at the 'our of fi 4.r, with the usual luncheon r .he dining room of the hotel. on this occasion the question for discussion will be, How Can we Make forrow County More Attractive for Home and Community Development. The subject will be introduced by F. It. Prown and L. A. Hunt as princi pals, with c. A. Minor and Fred Tash as seconds. Other features of entertainment will be music by high school quartette, Scotch songs by Mr. and Mrs. Glhbs and selections by the band. Therf should be a full attendance of he membership at this meeting. Alpine and Wells Spring Far mers Are to Hold Rabbit Drive The farmers of the Wells Spring and Alpine farm bureaus are going to hold a rabbit drive in Juniper canyon on April 17th. This will be an opportun ity for the people of Morrow county who have not had the fun of attending i real rabbit drive for sometime to get some real sport. IVtails of the affair will be publish ed later but it can be taken for grant ed that when Mr. Poe and his associates from Alpine get their heads together to put on the real affair they can be trusted. Everybody in the county Is invited to attend and real sport guaranteed. Lay your plans accordingly. .Tames Zureher, nt torney from Stan fleld, was in Heppner on Wednesday on legal business, remaining over until thin morning. Soc ial dance nt Klks temple Saturday evening, April 9 A fine time promised Klfcs and their ladies. A "battle royal" was fought last Saturday when the Lexington high hareball team met the Heppner high baseball team on Heppner's dlnmond. The Heppner team started off In the lead, running in two tallies the first inning. The Lexington team then scor ed one tally nnd the score finally ran up to a totnl of 4 to 2 In favor of Hepp ner. Here it rested for several innings either team being put out as fast as they came in. Tniring the Intter part of tho game both teams began working harder nnd the score at the end of the ninth In ning stood at fi to 5 favorable to Hepp ner. The Lexington team will play their next game with the Condon team at Lexington April 1fi. Come out nnd sup port your home team. Tho Lexington schools have sent $7.78 to the Chinese relief fund, nnd contributions nre still coming In. A Parent-Teachers association was orr.nnlzed at Lexington March 2 with W. o, Hill ns president nnd Mrs. Maude Pointer ns vice-president. This asso ciation has been organized for tho nnr pn;:e of securing tho co-operation of the parents, teachers and students of the school and should be supported by all who have the Interest of the school nt heart. The coming of the smnll-pox has somewhat hindered the development of the Thespian club play which was to hive been given nt an early dal In April. However, the principals in the play have been hard nt work nnd hope to render this piny nt a near date. The cast of characters Is at follows: .lack Montgomery Pallas Ward Jerry Arnold Karl Ward. Mabel Montgomery Olndystlne Davis. Miss Harrington Prldger Peulah Tucker. Virginia Prldger Lovenn Kendall, Zullcka. the Turkish girl Mabel Pldens. Mary Ann O'Finnerty Kathryn Sloeum, Mr. McNutt, n detective Elmo McMillan. Ahott Hen Mocha, the terrible Turk... George Tucker. Elmer Flannel Herman Hill LOOKS LIKE A In the National City Hank of Chicago financial letter for April first. 1921, la set out quite fully an address recently delivered by the president of that bank. David H. Korsan, and the views ex pressed therein appeal to us as being so full of common sense and optimism, that we print it in full, trusting that our readers will give the same the careful reading It deserves. The present industrial situation is the worst that this country has exper ienced in many years. The so-called panics of 1 M3 and 1907 were not so disastrous because the reversal was neither so severe nor so sudden. ThiB time we fell from the heights of seem ing prosperity to the depths of depres sion almost over night. The wave of great volume, high prices and unpre cedented profits broke, and we were confronted with an industrial panic In whlrh buying almost ceased, cancel lations of former orders were numer ous, prices melted, and profits gave place to losses. In the last few months of 1920 many business concerns not only lost the profits of many preceding months, but in some cases of many pre ceding years. This was due to the fact that while all expected a reversal sometime, most men were too close to their own business, too pressed with unfilled orders, and too burdened with the difficulty of procuring raw mater ials to be able to sense the hour of the approaching change. As a rule, there fore, they were caught with heavy inventories to be written down, and corresponding heavy indebtedness to tie arranged with their bankers. Fol lowed the passing of dividends, the cutting of overhead expense, the cessa tion of unfinished new building, the discharging of employes all of which were necessary to the life of the par ticular business, but harmful to the general situation by curtailing the general buying power. Agricultural Sltimtlon As one half of our population lives by agriculture, the situation in thnt sphere of labor is fundamental. The Industrial conditions Just described were preceded, or accompanied, by a shrinkage in the value of last year's crops estimated at $5,nno.nno,000 and live stock suffered a corresponding de- The icn as some staples such ns cotton, and wool became merely nominal, nnd the stuff was practically unsalable on a large scale, in many states speculation In land had been a natural concomitant of the high prices for farm products, and ns such transactions usually In volve a small cash payment nnd time obligntions for the balance of the pur chase price, the country districts and the. country banks found themselves when the crash came, with more hope lessly "frozen credits" than the cit ies. Foreign Klfitntlon In former periods of depression we could sell largely to Kurope nnd lean on her for financial support, but now Kurope hangs like a nillstone about our necks owing us billons on which she is yet unable to pay the Interest, and prevented from buying freely from us by her post-war political confusion, her financial Inflation, and the conse quent break -down of her exchanges. Who Is to Illume f In a discussion of this kind the facts must he faced. Katurnlly, the man on the street asks how such facts are possible In the richest country In the world, nnd who is to blnme. If he rends a labor paper he will be told Unit the whole thing Is a conspiracy on the part of capital nnd particular ly "Wall Street" to break the unions. If be reads the magazine nrtlcles of some professor of political economy, ho will be told that the banks and par ticularly the Federal Reserve Hoard -are to blame for allowing such ex pansion of credit nnd curency that prices soared and the Inevitable crash followed. If "Wall Street" Is to blame It must have used Its supposed power ns Sainson used his not only to des troy his enemies but himself for If anyone Is walking the floor these nights It Is "Wall Street" whore all the business troubles of this country come to a head; and If the bankers are to blnme, they now find themselves partners In numerous enterprises the condition of which gives them grave com ern. Tho truth is thnt no one was to blnme. Pnrnllel conditions ex ist In all countries. We, and the so- (Contlnued on Tnge 8.) WET SPRING There has during the last two months been a great deal of speculation and misunderstanding as to the effect of the National Farm Bureau committee of seventeen report on the handling of grain. This committee spent about 160,000 In travel, gathering the opin ion of experts, gathering statistics on transportation and other matters, and necessarily Its report was listened to with a great deal of Interest. At the meeting of the Tri-State Farm Dureau at Spokane last week W. O Ec karti, chairman of this committee, gave a very clear and lucid explanation of the operation of this plan and his ex planation was received jvlth a great ' deal of favorable comment There have been several mis-statements regarding the actual signing up of wheat In the middle vest and Mr, Eckharti cleared this up very com pletely by stating: first, nU me farm ers of Kansas are not signing up half of their wheat as reported in the prese but are actually signing up all their wheat, not only all the wheat but all the grain grown by the farmers of Kansas on a five-year contract, also on practically the same contract that we are using here. Second: that there is a decided sentiment among all the wheat producers of the middle states supporting the same kind of plans that we are using In the northwest. There are two very clearly defined reasnos why the Saplro plan, so-called, which is being used in the west, was not entirely approved by the Farm Bu reau committee. The first of these rea sons Is that there Is a great deal of danger that the article 22 of the Clay ton amendment to the Sherman Anti Trust law may he declared unconstitu tional, and If It should be then farmers and farmers' organizations must come under the application of this law and the western contract would then be lin solos of Miss Margaret Phelps, who danger Is overcome through the con tract drawn up by the national organi zation, and if any difficulty did arise the western organizations could easily take refuge behind their contract. The' second reason Is that the contract sign ed up by the farmers in the middle states include all the grain grown by the farmer for a five year period. The reason for this Is quite apparent. The stale of Illinois has marketed as much as 100,000,000 bushels of wheat but when the price of corn Is high the amount of wheat marketed runs down ns low as fifty million. The pooling of corn is not considered practical be cause of the danger of corn heating In the elevator. Mr. Eckhartz stated that It was his opinion that the whole committee were strongly In favor of the western pool ing plan so far as wheat was concern ed, and that all the wheat men that ho had come In contact with were strong for this feature and that the application of the contract presented by the committee of seventeen will be in every essential detail the same as the application of the same contract In the west. It Is true that each farmer will have the privilege of signing trfi his grain direct with the association or signing it up with the local elevator compan ies, which may or may not have the right to state when the sale shall be made through the agency, but every bit of grain signed up must go through the same agency, and a strong effort shall be mnde to give to the central agency the control of the date of sell ing of the grain when tho contract Is signed by the grower. The western plnn calls for simply a central agency for the western dis trict. The national plnn is different from this iti that It calls for a national sales agency to hnve charge of the na tional soiling of grain and through which all district agencies, such ns we would have In the northwest, would co operate. Tn addition to the selling agency the national plan enl's for a national fin ance corporation to finance the grain trade exclusively. This will be ono of the greatest corporations ever created being a 1 00,000.000 corporation, which will be financed by the farmers them selves. It has been pointed out that Ibis will mean a hundred dollars from! one out of every six farmers In tht, 1'nlted Slates. No farmer will be com pelled to take this stock but through the middle states there are many far mers who have a considerable amount (Continued on Pago 8.) I llrppnrr (.reel. Slnsrra Milk as) Over "on Anillrare at Hick Srkool Aatllt orlum. Concert in Snrrrufnl. The t'nlverslty of Oregon Girls Glee club was greeted by an overflow aud ience on Friday evening when they ap peared In concert at the high school auditorium. In fact, Heppner was only Ix-hind Pendleton and La Orande In the measure of attendance, and the big auditorium at the school building was r.ot sufficient to hold the crowd that preyed for admittance, and many hau to stand in the entrance ways. The club Is composed of 22 young ladies from the university, the pick of the best musical talent attending there. They have been under the training of Professor Leland A. Coon, director of the department of music, who accom panied them on their tour, and their Ifinery took In the cities of Hlllsboro, Hood River, Enterprise. Baker, La Orande, Pendleton and Heppner. Every number on the program, whether it was ensemble, quartette, solo or Instrumental, was greeted with hearty applause and enthusiastic en cores by the audience. Heppner folks were especially delighted with the vlo solos of Miss Margaret Phelps, whom we have a right to claim as a native daughter, and the management of the club will graciously pardon the ex cessive enthusiasm manifested In her behalf because of this fact, and It was also a Just recognition of the splendid ability shown by Miss Phelps as an artist on her chosen Instrument. Miss Imogene Letcher, the pianist and ac companist Is also a very talented mu sician and her work was greatly en Joyed. The sketch." 'When the Clock Strikes Twelve," which was presented besides the musical numbers, Is an ar rangement of Miss Letcher's, and in this she gave evidence of possessing other talents than that for music alone. Each musical number on the program stood out well and presented Its own 'points of excellence. The club Is com posed of a very high class of talent, and Its work Is evidence of the splen did training they have received at the hands of Professor Coon. They are under the management of Miss Laura Rand on this tour, and the reception given the club by the Heppner. people was very gratifying to both Instructor and manager. Oscar Borg Leaves for New Home at Missoula Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Borg departed this morning for their new home at Missoula. Montona. where Mr. Borg will enter Into a partnership In the Jewelry business with his brother, Frank Borg. During the week the Borgs have been complimented by several social events. They were guests of honor at a dinner party at the Patrick hotel on Thursday evening last, those In the company being Mesdames C. L. Sweek, IV R. ratterson. George Thomson. E. E. Clark. Fred Lucas. Dean Goodman. Messrs. Harry Duncan and J. F. Cook. On last evening at Masonic hall Mr. Borg was tendered a farewell recep tion by members of Heppner Chapter No. 21. R. A. M.. on which occasion the regrets of the Masonic brethren were extended tn Mr. Borg because of his leave-taking, and wishing him God speed on his Journey and abundant prosperity in the new home. Mr. Borg was born and raised In Heppner. has grown to manhood here and for a number of years past has enjoyed a splendid business in this city, nnd his moving away is with keen regret on his part, though he Is con vinced that from a business standpoint he is taking the praper step. He finds it not an easy thing to thus part with lifelong friends nnd associates, and he was made to feel on his leave-taking with the Masonic brethren last eve ning, that he has many genuine and true friends In Heppner. Having al ways been a very faithful member of the Masonic fraternity in Heppner he will be keenly missed from the councils of that order. Mrs. Borg Is also a native of this section, where she has always resided, nnd she departs leaving a large circle of friends, nnd all Join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Borg the best of success In a material way and trust that they may find and make numerous friends In their new home. A Delightful Knstor Service. The Christian church of Lexington Is still very much alive. Easter Sunday was a big day for them. In the morn ing Rev. W. C. Worstell preached a fine sermon on the subject. "Christ Is Ris en." This service was well attended. After the morning services, an egg hunt was arranged for the young peo ple. At noontime a big basket dinner was prepared and served in the church. At 7:30 the young people met for a short session of the Christian Endeav or society. The congregation at this meeting was the largest one In attend ance for a long time. US people being present. Immediately following this service an Interesting Easter program was rendered. This consisted of sever al musical selections, a drill by the little folks, a short play by the young people, and a beautiful pantomime by the young ladles of the church. An offering for the Old Folks Home and for the Orphanage was taken up. I-A II II OF THANKS. We beg to take this opportunity of extending to the citizens of Heppner our sincere thanks for tho many kind nesses tendered us during our time of stress in our sad bereavement occa sloned by the untimely death of our be loved father and brother, Mr. James W. Craig. We also highly appreciate the thoughtfulness In procuring the floral offering. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Drucker. Thomas Craig. Robertson Is Appointed to Good State Job. The state banking board at a meet ing in Halem on We-lnesoay night con firmed the appointment of O. R. Rob ertson of this city as state bark exam iner. The appointment was made by Frank Krarnwell, state superintendent of hanks. Mr. Robertson's many friends in eastern Oregon will be glad to hear of his appointment to this position, as it Is one of Importance and carries with it & substantial salary. For a number of years O. li. was cashier of the First ; National bank .t this city, and rnet with the greateHt success in conducting j its affairs. His banking experience; and knowledge of conditions all over Oregon make him an ideal man for,thei post to which he was appointed, as it! is one that requires careful and ma-j ture Judgment and the highest Integ rity. Mr. Robertson served this district, comprising Sherman, Gilliam and Wheeler counties as a member of the i senate In the last session of the legis- I lature. Cpon accepting the position of bank examiner he automatically re tired as a member of the senate and his successor will be appointed by the gov ernor. Mr. Robertson left Condon Tuesday evening to go to Salem and get into the harness of his new work. He has been In correspondence with the bank ing department for some time, and ex pects to be sent back into eastern Ore gon to make an examination of several of the state banks this side of the mountains. In all, there are nearly 200 state banks In Oregon. Condon Globe Times. Find. Poor Cattle Market. Matt T. Hughes shipped two cars of "beef cattle down to Portland the past week and found the market pretty bad ly off upon his arrival there. The yards were full, and the best offer Mr. Hughes could get for his prime stuff was $7.65. He forwarded one car to Seattle, where market conditions were no better. This stuff cost Mr. Hughes 9 cents when he bought it last fall, and after feeding all winter and sell ing on a basis of $7.65 and $7.35, he can't figure much profit on his hay crop. However, Mr. Hughes Is taking his luss as a good sport and going ahead jUBt as though things had turn ed out better. Sam Hughe Co. Spreading Oat. The Sam Hughes company have tak en oyer the room recently vacated by Oscar Borg in the Masonic building, and will occupy the same with their dry goods department, which is rapid ly growing. This will nlvo them a goodly amount of additional room In which to do business and practically doubles their floor space, something much needed in their expanding busi ness. Christian Churches of County Are to Meet at Lexington On Monday, April 11. there is to be an all-day meeting of the three Christ ian churches of Morrow county at the church in Lexington. On this date rep resentatives from Heppner, lone and Lexington will gather for the purpose of discussing the work of the church in the county. A feature will be a big basket dinner and there will be morn ing, afternoon and evening services. It is desired that each church have just as large a delegation present at the meeting as possible. Baneltnll Game Here Sunday. On next Sunday afternoon there will be a game of baseball on the Gentry field at Heppner, between the Eight Mile nnd Heppner teams. The game will be called at 3 o'clock, and is the first game of the season between the town team and visitors. It should prove to be an interesting contest. City council met in regular session on Monday evening last with Mayor Noble and all members of the council present. But few matters, aside from the al lowing of bills, came up for considera tion. The report of Treasurer Briggs for the first quarter of the year was presented, examined and approved. The monthly report nnd financial statement of the water committee was also ac cepted. Ordinance Xo. 209 was read third time and passed This ordinance per tains to pastimes and permits these places of amusement to be opened to the usual games from I p. m. to 12 p. m. on Sundays. Ordinance N'o. 210 was Introduced and read first time by title. This ordinance repeals ordinances 120 and 121, regu lating pastimes. Ordinance N'o. 211 providing for the vacating of n certain portion of Wil low street in Mt, Vernon addition, upon the petition of W. Claude Cox. was pre sented and read first time by title. The following bills against the city were o. k.'d by the finance committee, and upon proper motion were allowed and ordered paid. Heppner Light & Water Co $l"S.3i J. W. Kritsch 6.nt l-ee Sloeum 5.00 Case Bus Tfr. Co 2 75 J. B. Calmus 12 49 L. Van Mat ter 5 n0 ! Jos. J, Ny 25 no ' T. J. Humphreys 10.00 ' A. H. Currier SV001 Ed Breslin IT. 00 I A. 7. Barnard 133 2' , T. G, Penissee 54.12' Heppner Garage .. 1 2Ti Heppner Herald T 4 s W. C. Cason 100 00 U W. Briggs 20 00 : Or. McMurdo M no J. A. Batterson ISO. 00 HAY COMMIS S10NERSVSIT HERE .formal Meeting Held nail Willow rrrk Hoad Il4auefl. Kantrr Ore gon Trip KlBiaatd Montla?. Commissioners R. A. Booth and W. H Parratt, accompanied by Assistant State Kngtrieer Kelly, made a short visit to Heppner on Friday last, and owing to tar trouble, remained over until Sat urday forenoon, when they continued on to Pendleton. In order that the business men of the city might meet with the commis sioners and talk over the road situation as it pertains to Morrow county, a meeting was called by the commercial club Friday evening, but upon arrival of the commissioners here it was de cided to forego this meeting and al low the commissioners to have a little recreation and some much needed rest from official duties. An Informal ga thering of a few of the business men was therefore held at the First Nation al bank and the road situation gone over In a hurried manner. The prin cipal topic was the completion of the Willow creek highway. Having Just driven over this route, the commis sioners were In position to know Just what was needed. After having the fact impressed upon them that the amount of money appropriated for this highway to do the grading from the Gilliam county line to Heppner had fallen short about $40,000, owing en tirely to the incompetence of the en gineers placed on the Job by the state, the commissioners took the matter un der advisement and It will be known a little later as to Just what attitude they will assume In regard to the clos ing up of the gap that now exists In the grading from Lexington to Hepp ner. As to the placing of tho Heppner-Hardman-Spray road on the highway map there was nothing said at this time. Messrs. Booth and Barratt went on to Pendleton Saturday and from there they went to Wallowa county, getting through the eastern Oregon visit tn time to be in Portland for the meeting of the commission on Tuesday. Mr. Yeon was with them as far as Sherman county but had to return to Portland on Friday, so did not come on to Hepp ner as waa expected. Patron-Teachers Association to Meet Tuesday Afternoon The Patron-Teachers association will meet on next Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 at the high school auditorium, at which time the following program will be rendered: A dramatized reading lesson by the second grade. Music by the high school. Dramatization by parts of "Tale of Two Cities" by the sophomore English class. This meeting will be of importance, because of the nomination of officers for the ensuing year, and it is greatly desired that there be a full attendance of the membership. At thiB meeting also, will be awarded the picture that ha? been the object of lively interest between the different grades during the year. The question of the disposi tion of the funds received from the ly ceum course will also be up for set tlement at this meeting. The Patron-Tteachers association Is greatly appreciative of the splendid spirit manifested by Mr. Sigsbee in re gard to the division of the funds, as out of the surplus received he turned over to them better than $70, or almost double wh:ti he kept, when it wis the umtet star. I'nir that the profits would be shared or a 50-50 basis. Reports Prog rem. Dan S, Barlow, who is signing up grain crowers for the farmers' pool, was in town Wednesday Mr. Barlow tells us the movement is mee'ine with greater success than was expected and that Morrow county will siicn up more than SO per cent of Its wheat growers. Indeed, in one section of the county $9 per cent of the growers signed the contract. Mr. B. also says the feeling against the extravagance in road building with Its consequent raise In taxes is intense, and much indignation is also shown against those responsible for the raise in salaries of certain county officers by the legislature when the same was voted down by a large majority at the late election. What is done cannot be undone, but action to make those amenable regret their connection with these wrongs will undoubtedly be tak en. lone Independent. Christian Kndeavor llanquet. Friday evening last a banquet was given by the Christian Kndeavor so ciety of the Christian church at Lex 1 tic ton. in honor of the voting men who took part iti the minstrel show recent ly given under the auspices of thin society at Lexington, and which w.t repeated at lone. The han.juet tabb--were spread with a kireat quantity "f cood things to eat, and this; was fal lowed by a social time 1 uiritm the evening the company was :ilso enter tained bv an address of S t Hum bert of Spokane, who delivered a talk especially to the your p''"pb. whkh was much enjo ed. Will exv har.ge well improved f n rm of Crt acres, near Portland, and pnv dif ference f r stok ratn h growing alfal fa Iti vicinitv of Heppner John Ker Kuson, Gei'linger bldg . Portland. Ore For the social datwe hv the Klks at the'! temple in Saturday evening th?ie will be i;Md music and a go tlnirt for members of the order and their ladies and families. Come. At Klks temple Saturday evening there will b. a dan e for Klks and their ladies only Good rmisle.