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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 38, No. 8.
HEPPNER OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 2G, 1921.
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ORATION SERIES
I'aloa Servlrr Nuadar A. M. at Fed
erated Charea-Appropriate Obaerv
aaee of Deearatloa Day to Be Hat
Moada? Koreaoaa. .
Troper observance of Memorial
Sunday will be had at the Federated
church, with union services at 11:00
a. m., conducted by Rev. E. I Moore,
the mat or, aiisiated by Hev. W. O. Llv
inK"tune of the C'hrtutian church.
The program , for Decoration Day,
Monday, May 30, hat been completed
and all the aervlcea for that day will
be conducted In the forenoon. Instead
ofln the afternoon aa heretofore an
nounced. This arrangement was reach
ed on last evening.
The parade will form promptly at
8:30 in the vicinity of the fair grounds,
and march to the cemetery, where the
decoration services will be held. All
those who are to participate In this
march, as well as all those who will
go to the cemetery with their flowers,
are asked to be on hand promptly so
that there wilt be no delay In moving
off of the parade. This will be In
charge of Captain Cook, whose recent
experiences In the army have Instilled
Into him thoroughly the Idea of mov
ing things off on time, and he prom
lses that the parade will move at the
hour set.
After the services at the cemetery
and beginning promptly at 10:30 the
program will be given at the fair pav
ilion. The main feature of this pro
gram will be the address of Hon. J. D
Stevens of Portland, and the cltiitmn
of this community cannot afford to
miss hearing him. There will be other
features on the program also, which
will be carried out In the following or
der: Battle Hymn of the Republic.- Choir
Invocation...- Hev. Moore
Song Chorus of school children
General Logan's Memorial Day Arid read
Patriotic song Choir
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Song flcftool children
Address Hon. J. D. Stevens
"The Flag Without a Stain"
Mrs. Cheater Parbae
Flag presentation by Boy Scouts
Henponse Rev. W. O. Livingstone
Closing, "Star Spangled Banner' by
audience
K very body bring flowers.
Wedding Anniversary Surprise.
A brilliant social affair was pulled
off at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tilman
Hogue last Thursday evening when
about seventy-five friends gathered to
celebrate the 15th wedding anniversary
of Jhese good people.
The bride was arrayed In a beautiful
bridal costume, and the groom In a
suit of blue denim. They were attend
ed by Miss Cecil Hogue and Mr. Harold
Anderson, who acted as bridesmaid and
best man. Reha Hogue was ring bear
er. The ceremony, which furnished
considerable meriment to the onlookers,
was road by R. H. Zlnter. After the
ceremony the bridal boquet was thrown
by the bride and caught almost by
Miss Emma liergatrom.
The evening was spent in playing
Indoor games and moonlight frolics and
a bounteous supper was prepared at
midnight. Many beautiful floral offer
ing! were received by the "newlyweds"
one especially worthy of mention was
received from a former near-neighbor,
Mrs, G. M. Akers, now of Freewater,
Oregon. ONE WHO WAS THERE.
Miss Opal Hall went to Hood River
on Sunday and will visit at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Swick, who re
sides there.
Mrs, Hanson Hughes returned home
on Thursday last from a visit of two
weeks at the home of hor parents In
The Dalles.
Mrs. Mary I). Mi-Haley, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Coats, arrived here
from Turner, Oregon on Tuesday and
will remain in the city for a short time.
Miss Gladys Lane spent the week
end visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. M. D. Clark in this city. Minn
Lane is now studying music In Wnlla
Walla.
Heppner Chapter No. 26, Royal Arch
Masons will entertain Grand High
Priest Settlemelr at Masonic temple to
night. Mr. Soltlemeir la on an official
visit to the Chapters of Eastern Ore
gon. F. C. Oxman, stockman of the Baker
country, was a visitor In Heppner the
first of the week, Years ago Mr. Ox
man made regular visits to the Hepp
ner country and bought many thou
sands of sheep here, which he trailed
to the Kastern markets.
Among Arlington folks In this city
on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Wheelhouse, Mr. and Mrs. Iwan, Mr.
and Mrs. George Berry, Mrs. Nichols,
Mrs. Donally, Mrs. Mulkoy, Mrs. Huff
and Gus Smythe. These folks came to
root for the Arlington ball team, and
while here were guests at the home
of Mrs. Shurte.
Te American Legion Post of Heppner
profited to the extent of several hun
dred dollars for htelr building fund
out of the proceeds gathered In tho
past week by the carnival shows. The
weather conditions were not the best
during the weok, but thero was good
attendance Just the same, and peoplo
seemed to have a little loose change
to give over to the amusements. The
carnival took Its doparture for La
Grande on Sunday.
Visiting Here from Washington.
Reason Duran of Medical Lake, and
Oeorge Duran of Spokane, arrived at
Lexington yesterday and are making
a visit with relatives and old time
friends In this county. Their father,
Wm. Duran, was a former resident hero
and owned a farm In Hlackhorse, and
both Reason and Oeorge have also re
sided In this county In years past. They
are cousins of E. 8. Duran of Lcxlng
ton.
Joseph D. Matlock Dies at
Eugene Home on Sunday
Thomas J. Matlock received word
eaTly Monday morning of the death of
hi. brother, Joseph I. Matlock, at hi.
home In Eugene on Sunday night. Word
reaching Mr. Mntlock too late for him
to take the train out of Heppner, he
wrr driven to Arlington, where he wan
able to get train No. 17 and no on to
Eugene for the funetal.
Mr. Matlock wa formerly mayor of
Eugene and wan also a representative
from Lane county in the Oregon legls
lature one session. He was 83 years
of age and came to Oregon with his
parents In 1853, crossing the plains
from Tennessee, and since that tini.
his home has been In Lane county. Oth
er brothers were W. K. Matlock and
Cass Matlock, of Pendleton, James and
Ed Matlock, of Heppner and Thomas
J. Matlock of this city, the only one
now living. Mr. Matlock Is survived
by Ave sons and daughters.
t.railuallon F.lrrclu- at Pine City.
The graduation exercises of the Pine
City school will be held on tomorrow,
Friday evening, ut the sehoolhouse, be
ginning at s ou o'clock. S. E. Nutson
of Heppner will deliver the nddress to
the class. The graduates are Louis
Carlson, Stella Carlson and Mary ISar
tholomew. The baccalaureate sermon was deliv
ered on last Sunday at the Pine City
church by Hev. S. M. Mathes at 11:20
a. m. There was a large number in
attendance and a fine basket dinner
was enjoyed. There was also preach
ing at the church In the afternoon and
In the evening.
We are sorry that the announcement
of this program reached this paper too
late for our last issue, but It came to
us in Thursday evening's mail after
we had gone to press.
The Aftermath.
Yesterday a young man approarhed
me ami claimed he hadn't had anything
m eat for three days, a writes says In
a letter to the Milwaukee Sentinel.
About a year ago the world was drunk
with a mad desire to make and spend
mnnev. Men were paving S1& for silk
shirts to wear at their worlT Today
the world la sobering up like a druntt
ard. Some of the boys who were In
investing in 15 silk shirts last year
are today hunting a place In the bread
line. This Is a big nation and after
such a spree aa we have been on it
means time, patience and sane thinking
to sober us up and get us bai-K to nor
mal. Attention, Knight.!
The members of Doric Lodge No. 20,
K. of T. and of Dorian Temple, Pyth
ian Sisters, are to take part In the
parade and decoration of graves on
Monday. Tho parade forms promptly
at 8:80 a. m., and you will therefore
meet at the hall at' 8:00 sharp that
there may be no delay in joining the
parade. L. A. HUNT, C. C.
SOUCI DEI
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Mrs. Olive Krye and Mrs. Frank Tur
ner returned from Albany last Sunday,
where they had been In attendance at
the Itebekah Assembly of Oregon.
They left on May Kith and after
spending a night In Portland, went
from there to Albany on the special
train of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs,
arriving In the Willamette city at 5:15
p. m, Monday, May 10th. They were
escorted to their rooms by Mrs. Tur
ner's relatives who opened their homes
to the Morrow county delegates.
The Assembly convened In the ar
mory at 9:00 a. m., Tuesday, with about
five hundred delegates present. Miss
Ksther Fletcher of Salem was presi
dent, .Vara. Nettle Whetstone of Pendle
ton, vice-president, Mrs. Mildred Mc
Mnhnn of TIalsey. warden, Mrs. Ora
Cnsper of Dallas, . secretary and Miss
Kda Jacobs of Portland, treasurer.
Mrs. Turner was among the one hun
dred delegates to take the assembly
degree which is necessary before one
can occupy a seat In that huge body.
The armory was crowded with dele
gales of the Assembly, while the I. O.
O. F. grand lodge convened In the Klks
temple.
Each day was crowded with business
hut the most important part was the
installation of olllcrrs on the last da
nnd Morrow county people were made
proud twice; first In seeing Mrs. Nettie
Whetstone Installed as our worthy
president, and second in having Mrs.
Frye Installed as grand marshall,
which Is the most important of the
appointive officers. Mrs. Frye nlso re
reived the decoration of Chivalry for
her meritorious service In our local
lodge.
One of tho most Impressive parts of
the Assembly procedure was tho wel
coming of the children from tho I. O.
O. F. home. Twenty-two llttlo tots
marched In with the matron ami song
"America." They looked happy and
are well kept but It brought tears to
almost every eye to see tho little or
phans, A love offering of $100 was
taken by the Assembly nnd ovor $200
by the On ml Lodge body. Tho Odd
Fellows nnd Rebekahs feel that they
can represent no worthier cause than
tho maintenance of the homo for the
aged and little children.
The delegates In attendance at Al
hany nro hearty in their praise of the
generous hospitality of the people
there. Homes were thrown open, lun
choons and banquets prepared nnd no
tpenns spared to entertain In a cred
Itable manner. The cnllego nt Corval
lis served free lunch on the campus
to nhout one thousand delegates on
the first day of tho Assembly.
Among old Iloppnor friends whom
the delegntcs had tho pleasure of see
Ing were Essie Loeier .ISray and fam
lly, her father, Sam Leexor, Mrs. Hon
drii'son, Mrs. Dr. Davis, Mrs. Foaver.
The delegates noted that the Wll
lametto valley Is a gnrden of henuty
nt present and offers tempting In
ducements to the traveler. Tho Oas-
ette-Tlmes Is under obligations to the
representatives from San SoucI lodge
for this report.
MAY FLOWERS
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T HYND IS CALLED
DEATH Al PORTLAND
The news was received at Heppner
this morning announcing the passing
at 2:00 a. m. of Robert F. Hynd, for
merly of Heppner. but who has made
his home In Portland for the past sev
eral years.
Mr. Hynd has been an Invalid for
months, following an operation which
he underwent last fall, and from which
he never recovered. Just recently he
was operated on again and his condi
tion became very critical, transfusion
of blood being resorted to to prolong
his life. This operation was of a minor
nature, however, and was only for the
purpose of relieving a local condition,
the original trouble not being attack
ed. Reports received here by Mrs. W.
B. Harratt sister of Mr. Hynd, were
to the effect that he was somewhat im
proved the first of the week, and was
holding his own, and the news of his
death, while not altogether unexpected,
came as a shock to his host of friends
In this city, where Mr. Hynd spent so
many years of his life and was an im
portant factor In business affairs here.
Mrs. Harratt departed by train for
Portland this morning. Just what ar
rangements willbe made regarding the
funeral, we were unable to learn at
time of going to press.
MRS. ELIZA W. Pl'RDY.
The following account of the death
of a former Morrow county resident.
is taken from the Walla Walla Bulletin,
of Sunday, May 15:
Mrs. Ellia W. Purdy aged 02. died
at a local nospital yesterday afternoon
of gall stones after a ten days' Illness.
She was the widow of E. J. Purdy, who
died 15 years ago. She had made her
home at Prescott tor S3 years. She was
member of the Methodist church.
She belonged to the Rebekahs, Women
of Woodcraft and Teoman lodges. She
leaves two daughters and one son Mrs.
Eunice J. Pollard of Prescott; Mrs.
Itobln Pence, Greencastle, Ind., and
Hoy S. Purdy of Prescott She also
leaves one brother and three sisters
T. Sweetser of Prescott; Mrs. J. 8.
Havllnnd of Tacoma; Mrs. Effle Car
mlchael and Mrs. Delia Duran, of Lax-
ngton, Ore. The body Is at Cookerly's
chapel where It will remain until Mon
day afternoon when It will be taken
to Prescott for the services at 2:00 p.
m. at the Prescott cemetery."
Mrs. Purdy was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Sweetser, who were
pioneer residents of this county and
for many years ran a farm In the
HIaekhorse section, some six miles
north of Heppner. She died at the hos
pital in Walla Walla on Saturday, May
It, and was burled In the afternoon of
May 16, at the cemetery In Prescott.
On account of delay In the delivery of
the telegram at Lexington, her sisters,
Mrs. Duran and Mrs. Carmlchael were
unable to attend the funeral
LOST On the road between lone and
Heppner, Thursday, May II, a pocket
book containing, among other papers,
a check for $20, made by Mrs. Ethel
Ashbaugh to M. L, Cantwell, and unen
dorsed, also gasoline coupon book.
Finder please leave at Oaiette-Tlmes
office. M. L. CANTWELL.
Dr. McMurdo reports that the stork
has been quite busy this week, and his
preference has been unanimous for
boys. Mr. and Mrs. Tom O'Brien, of
Hutter creek were made happy on Sun
day, May 15th, by the arrival at their
homo of an 11 lb. son. W. P. Hill an
wife of Willow creek, on the same date,
welcomed an 8 lb. boy. Mr. and Mrs.
13. N. Cionty of Heppner are the happy
parents of a 7 lh. son which came to
their home on Wednesday, May 25th,
and a rush call came to the doctor from
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Drake,
of Gooseberry, on the same date, where
a son, weighing 10 pounds, arrived to
gladden tholr home.
I'NION SKIIVK'KS SUNDAY.
On Sunday next the usual Bible
school services will be held at the
regular hours and at the Christian
church the Communion will follow.
The other services both morning and
evening will be of a union nature.
Tho memorial service will be held In
the Federatd church at eleven o'clock,
Rev. E. L Moore preaching the scr-
I mon, nnd in the evening the High
School baccalaureate service will be
v held In the Christian church and W. O.
Livingstone will deliver the sermon.
You are not only cordially Invited,
but you are urged to attend these ser
vices. Lot the churches be crowded
on Sunday next. LIVINGSTONR
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Portland. Ore., May 22. (Special)
July nineteenth will mark the date
when the first trainload of homeseekers
from the middle west start from Omaha
to Oregon, according to annuncement
made by the executive committee of
the Oregon state chamber of com
merce following receipt of a long tel
egram from William Hanley from Oma
ha. This date was selected by the
heads of the agricultural department
of the Union Pacific system at Omaha
and confirmed here by the executive
committee of the state chamber.
Hanley, as a director of the state
chamber, Is in Omaha with J. R. Heur-
Ing, organisation expert who is work
ing with the Union Paclfle officials In
grouping together homeseekers to be
brought to Oregon In a body. The agri
cultural department of the Union Paci
fic will swing Its whole forces Into the
drive to send settlers to Oregon, it was
announced. ,
Following notification as to the "re
sults of the conference in Omaha, Sec
retary Quayle of the state chamber
sent out letters to each commercial or
ganization of the state, urging thera to
prepare for the coming of the settlers,
first, by obtaining listings of lands In
their districts at prices based upon
careful appraisal, and second, to form,
if possible, a corporation, or financing
commission, composed of the leading
business men of the community, for the
purpose of buying up these available
lands, or obtaining options upon them,
under terms that will permit the settler
to make good.
"In regard to preparing for the re
ception of the settlers when they arrive
In Oregon," said Secretary Quayle, "Eu
gene business men have already per
fected a. tentative organisation, the
purpose of which is to buy or obtain
options on lands available for the set
tler, and re-sell these lands on easy
terms and long time payments. The
Crook county chamber of commerce
was recently formed and is already at
work preparing for the homeseekers.
The Baker county chamber of com
merce has a committee working on
nns for taking care of settfers when
they arrive in Baker.
"These communities are to be com
mended for the promptness with which
tjiey are meeting the situation, and I
m certain that all other communities
will do their share. The state chnm
ber can only bring the settlers to Ore
gon. It is up to the Individual dis
tricts to take care of them when they
arrive and see that they are located
where they can make good."
Many applications for admission to
the special homeseekers party are al
ready on file from middle western far
mers according to Secretary Quayle. A
recent letter from nary, Indiana, stated
that three representative citlsens of a
large colony of prospective settlers had
been selected to Join the party.
J. B. Sparks has disposed of his Inter
ests In the Liberty tneater at Condon
to O. McAda, a recent arrival at Con
don, and he and Mrs. Sparks will move
to rrlnevllle, where they have a thea
ter business. We note, also, that the
Condon (llobo-Tlmes hns been sold by
Oeo. H. Flagg to M. C. Westcott, of
Aurora, Oregon, who will take charge
of the paper at once. Just what Mr.
Flagg will do ho not yet been made
known to friends here.
Wants Toys for Child
ren of the Near East
State Superintendent Churchill Is
sending out a letter to the superlnten
dents of the state announcing that the
Near East Relief organization is nsk
ing the children of the state to send
their discarded toys to the Near East
organization In each county In order
that they may be forwarded to the re
lief ship that Is to leavo the raciflc
coast in June.
There Is vital need for something
that will bring pleasure to the children
In the Near East. Thousands of or
phan children, after passing through
unspeakable experiences, need toys to
brighten up their cheerless lives.
Children of Oregon are asked to col
lect their used toys, such as books,
paper dolls, kindergarten material,
stuffed dolls, etc., and forward them to
the Near East organization In the dlf
ferent counties.
LEVA RNEt.L SHURTE,
County School Superintendent.
Jack Mulligan, piano tuner, will be
In Heppner this week on his regular
tuning trip. Please leave orders with
Patterson & Son.
Oregon Hay Growers
Go Over the Top
(By L. A. HUNT)
The temporary directors for the or
ganization ofthe Oregon Hay Growers
held their meeting Monday night at
Hermiston and canvassed the acreage
signed up and found that they have
now more than the 4.000 acres required
to put the association in active oper
ation. This will give them the handl
ing of about 14,000 tons of hay, while
it is confidently expected that with the
campaign going on and the rate tha
contracts are coming In that another
2.5'XI acres will be signed up In this
district within a very few days.
The farmers In Malheur and Des
hutes counties seem to be very much
Interested In this movement and the
organization will expand Into these
districts JUBt as rapidly as possible.
It Is the object of this organization
to assist in the marketing of the hay;
to provide for the regular distribution
of this commodity in a way to elim
inate the high charge which the man
who feeds the hay has been compelled
to pay In the past.
The organization will specialize In
shipping graded. Inspected, hay which
has always been in demand. Many hay
dealers have refused to purchase hay
from Individuals where the hay is not
to be regularly Inspected.
si rross Cecil.
The latest report from Cecil during
'the prolonged absence of the Chief
High Constable Is that the Mayor has
suffered from a severe aborration. His
latest symptoms reported are that he
shows prolonged periods of deep
thought and that a few days ago he
returned home riding on an ass's colt.
It Is not entirely clear what Is the
cause of these attacks but It Is hoped
that the Chief High Constable will
speedily return to assist in managing
the affairs of the city.
Sheep Must Be Inspected.
According to the state law and fed
eral regulations regarding Forest Re
serves all sheep going out of this state
or passing across Forest Reserves must
be Inspected for scab and other contag
ious diseases.
This Is the same statute which has
been In existence for the last several
years. The county agent has been ap
pointed deputy state veterinary for this
purpose and will undertake to inspect
eveiy band of sheep before leaving for
frumier range.
In order .nat this may be done with
the least inconvenience to theepmen we
trust that every sheepman will notify
this office as to when he expects to go
'to the summer range. I will be neces
sarily absent from the county between
the 13th and 20th of next month and
will endeavor to Inspect the sheep be
tween now and that time. However,
anyone desiring to leave before the
13th should make it a point to see that
the sheep are Inspected.
L. A. HUNT, County. Agent
PIE01 ROCK AUCTION
Declare That There Is Too Much Spread
Between Price Asked and What Bay
ers Will Offer.
A possibility that the annual wool
auction which has been held at Pilot
Rock for years will not be held this
year at the usual time, was suggested
today by a Pendleton sheepman.
"There's too much spread between
the prices the buyers are, talking of
giving and the amount the growers
are asking," this man declared.
At present the offered prices are In
the neighborhood of 14 and 15 cents
with a top price of 16 cents for the
best of the fine wool. This Is altogether
too low, according to the growers.
They are asking a minimum of 20 cents
with two more for the top quality fine
stuff.
"With this much difference between
the buyer and seller, it would be use
less at this time to try to make any
sales," he declared. "We would have
the same result the growers in Utah
had recently when they were offered
a fraction more than 16 cents. There
was no sale."
Local sheepmen declare that the buy
ers are trying to get wool on a specu
lative margin which will pruit them
to reap a fat profit. The buyers, on
the other hand, declare that sheepmen
are asking too much and will be com
pelled to accept less. With prospects
of some relief by the pending tariff
regulations .the woolgrowers are as
suming an attitude of "sitting tight
and waiting."
The auction Is ordinarily held .Tunc
1, nnd It has been announced for that
date this year, but sheepmen express
the opinion that It would have a great
deal more chance of being a success
sixty days later East Oregonian.
Business Houses Asked
To Observe Ordinance
The Mayor anil City Council, through
the health department, wishes to call
the attention of the various business
houses In the city to the fact that there
Is an ordinance which forbids he dump
ing or throwing of any refuse matter
on the streets. The emptying of cus
pidors on the street Is a very filthy nnd
dangerous porcoilure. for when the con
tents dry they are spread by the wind
nnd the air Is filled with millions of
dangerous disease germs to which ev
ery citizen is exposed, and which Is ex
tremely detrimental to health. The con
tents of the cuspidors should bo either
burned, buried or stored In a suitable
container, to be later hauled out of the
city. E. G. NOBLE, Mayor.
Heppner. Oregon. May 19th. 1921.
llu.lnr.. Houses to t lose.
The business houses of Heppner have
agreed to close all day on Monday.
Memorial Day. and will not open up
for business on Monday morning. The
public should bear this in mind and be
governed accordingly. Make your or
ders Saturday for both Sunday and
Monday.
IDE TEACHER PROBLEM
At the meeting of the school board
convention In Heppner In February
last. Prof. E. H. Anderson, principal
of the Irrigon school, delivered an ad
dress on "The Teacher Problem," of
which the folowing Is a presentation
of the principal facts as brought out
at that time. Prof. Anderson has also
added, in this article, some later mater
ial, and we are sure that It will all
prove of Interest at this time when the
subject of what salaries should be paid
to our teachers, and how the efficiency
of the teaching force for our public
schools may be maintained and improv
ed, and withal, how an adequate teach
ing force, under existing condition
may bo furnished that will come up to
the standard that is being set for them,
is receiving attention at the hands of
school boards and taxpayers. We ask
a careful reading of this article by
Prof. Anderson:
"This Is a two sided problem. There
Is the side which the teacher Is consid
ering, and then there is that other side
that the school board and the taxpayer
is looking at. School distrcit boards
must have a well defined reason for
paying .the price of a teacher, for
above the contribution from state and
county sources, the taxpayers must
levy a local tax to make up the budget.
Tax levies in many districts have seem
ingly reached about the limit that tax
payers feel they can pay. "About the
only change In taxes In recent years
has .been in the form of Increases
which have been coming so regularly
and In such amounts that the totals
sometimes stagger the property holder.
And yet we must have teachrs; and
how are we to get them? If all employ
ments had all the workers they needed
and there were plenty of teachers de
siring positions in our schools, we
could probably get teachers at our own
prices. There Is one way to get plenty
of teachers, namely: grant certificates
as we used to do graduates of the eigh
th grade. But we shall never bring ou
selves to that condition, for, even with
the additional schooling and training
we now require of the teachers we
shall employ, we are still not satisfied
and want better teachers. The better
the goods we demand, the greater the
price we shall have to pay, unless we
shall be able to find some shelf-worn
or out-of-date goods on a bargain coun
ter. "There Is a disposition to demand a
reduction of teachers' salaries along
with the reductions In war-Inflated
wages and salaries, but we must not
forget that the teachers taught through
the war period with but little If any
noticeable Increase in salaries while In
every other Industry wages doubled,
trebled, and quadrupled. Only during
the last two years have the teachers
been awarded Increases, and then the
increase amounted to not more .than
100 per cent, and In most cases not
more than 25 to 50 per cent. It will he
readily seen that the reduction of tea
chers' salaries, except In remote In
stances, would lose us all we have
gained In the slight and delayed In
creases. The advanced salaries have
attracted some prospective teachers to
begin their preparation for this kind
of service, but the Industries, and other
service demands still pay as well o
better than many teacher's positions
do, and there is a constant call from
these sources to the teaching ranks
to quit the school room and engage
with them, and they offer advancement
and assure not only a living but flat
tering assurances of more than a bare
living, even some thousands to lay by
for the rainy day. It is apparent that
we cannot expect to lower the wages
of the schools, but we shall run the risk
of a decline In the work the schools
are doing In keeping this nation In the
front rank of the nations of the woriu
Ignorance and vice, are cronies. The
more we have of the former, the mo.,
we shall have of 'the latter. Not only
this, but every other state In the Union
and all the leading nations of the world
are raising their standards of educa
tion, and if retrenchment is necessary
we must find some other field In which
to do the retrenching act. And, if we
as a people look about us a little, we
shall probably find such fields.
"Cigarettes cost the people of the
United States In 1920 $500,000,000. Clg
ars. $r.l0,000,000: tobacco In other forms
$S00.0O0,000: chewing gum $50,000,000
a totnl of $2,160,000,000. while all the
whole country spent for public elemen
tary and high schools was only $402.-
:?S.1! in 1918. the last year we have
the flcures for. Reducing these fig
ures to simple ratios, for every dollar
we spent for elementary and high
schools in 1918, we spent more than
$5 for tobacco in some form. Could we
not cut on the tobacco bill better than
we can cut on the schooling bill? By
reducing the tobacco bill one-fifth we
should save enough money to pay the
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BASEBALL
Condon w Heppner
Two Games
SUNDAY, MAY 29th
MONDAY, MAY 30th
Both Games start at
ARLINGTON LOSES
10 HfflEfi, 9-5
Loom ;aa.e Played By Both Tr.a&
Pitchers Solyan and Moataaine Have
OtT Day, Allowing Many Hits. Per.
feet Weather Makri bane Very i;t
Joyahle to Faa Final Score lto,
Some disappointment was experienc
ed on the part of fans on account of the
exhibition of loose playing displayed in
the return game between Arlington and
Heppner here Sunday. Both teams took
balloon ascentions at intervals and the
ball was thrown every which direction
to no purpose whatever. Solyan and
Montague, the twirlers for Heppner and
Arlington respectively, refuted their
record for unexcelled pitching of last
Sunday and allowed many hits, as well
as walking several batsmen.
The game was not without many
spectacular and excellent plays, how
ever, as was shown by the big-league
work of Solvester, Arlington's star
shortstop. In grabbing up a couple of
hot grounders which would have been
good for hits In almost any league,
and throwing the runner out at first
base. .Humpke, Arlington's Imported
receiver from Portland, also made the
game Interesting to the spectators by
his wonderful peg to second, allowing
no steal to that bag during the entire
game. Gay Anderson also displayed
his wonderful arm by making a per
fect peg from right field and cutting
off an Arlington runner at home. Out
of the many hits made, two are es
pecially worthy of mention. A three
bagger by Spec Aiken, Heppneis first
sacker, In the first inning, and a home-,
run, the only one of the game, by Har
gett, Heppner's second sacker. Both
of these hits were nice bingles and
good for the number of sacks covered,
in any league. Elliot at third for
Heppner played his usual errorless
game, displaying a wonderful peg over
to first
The weather was perfect making the
game very enjoyable to a large number
of spectators, who showed their "pep"
by keeping up the rooting continuously.
P. A. Anderson and Bert Stone did up
the Job of umpiring in good shape.
The line-up:
Arlington Position Heppner
Montague p Solyan
Humpke c Griffin
Cohen , 1st Aiken
Snell 2nd Hargett
Archibald 3rd Elliot
Solvester ss Boardman
Robinson rf Becket
Josephson cf Geeenwood
Montague, B If Anderson
Eigh School Debaters
Home From Eugene
Prof. Howard James and his team s,
high school debaters returned home on
Sunday from Eugene, where they went
last week to participate in the finals
for the U. of O. honors. Elmer Peter
son and the Misses Margaret Woodson
and Audra Grogan came home with
Prof. James, while Roland Humphreys
remained over for a visit of a day with
relatives at Hillsboro. They report a
fine time, as a day was spent In Port
land, and a day In Salem while on the
way to Eugene, and places of Interest
visited. At Salem the young folks
were privileged to visit some of the
state officials and institutions, and the
entire trip was one of Interest and
pleasure.
As to the debate, our team was elim
inated in the early part of the con
test. The young men won over Coquille
while the young ladies were defeated
In their bout with Corvallis, a school
having years of training along this
line, while our young people were go
ing through their first experience.
They did themselves credit, however,
and were commended for the excel
lence of their work.
Highway Trcgedy.
A tourist, in some ways grass green.
Quite incautiously filled his machine
By the light of a lamp
Where the breezes did ramp.
Since which time he has never benzine.
J. W. Becket and John Hayes drove
up from Portland Wednesday and will
spend a short time In this vicinity,
looking after business interests.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Clark enjoyed a
visit from their daughter, Mrs. lva
Freiberg, of Portland, the past week.
A M. Zink, extensive wheat raiser
of the lone section, is in Heppner today
on business.
2:30 in the Afternoon