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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 38, No. 52. HEITNEK, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1922. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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UMATILLA
PLITIC.
ARE STILL MUDDLED
In writing concerning the political
situation in Umatilla county, as ap
plied to the legislative ticket, in
which Morrow county is considerably
interested, the Pendleton Tribune of
last Friday has the following:
"Polatics in Umatilla county are
in more of a jumble than ever be
fore. Most of the stir comes from
Hcppner where the friends and ad
mirers of C. E. Woodson think the
Morrow man should represent the
joint district in the lower house and
be boosted for the speakership. A
delegation, headed by Republican
County Cental Committee Chairman
Smead was in Pendleton Wednesday
to further this idea.
"Mr. Woodson is not a willing can
didate, however. He decided early
that he did not care to make the race
and assured Elmer Dodd of Hermis
ton who was putting out a few feel
ers before casting his hat into the
ring, that he did not intend to run un
der any circumstances. Dodd forth
with filed for representative and is
backed by many republicans for the
place. About a month ago a Wood
son boomer, Mr. Henriksen of Cecil,
came to Pendleton and purported to
have everything lined up for Wood
son as speaker. He helped engineer
the deal which switched Frank Sloan
to the joint senate race and J. T.
Hinkle to the race for representative.
But, once more, Mr. Woodson per
sonally assured Mr. Dodd he would
not be a candidate.
"Whereupon the Hermiston aspir
ant was again strengthened in his in
tention to make the race regardless.
The latest move, as evidenced here
by the delegation- headed by Mr.
Smead, is to switch Dodd into the
race for representative and leave
Woodson a clear field tor joint rep
resentative. Local republican lead
ers were consulted and the decision
was that it was up to Mr. Dodd to
decide. Close friends of the Hermis
ton man do not look for him to
change his plans at this late hour,
however.
Meanwhile, Frank Sloan has not
Jefinitely decided which way to
jump. He started out to secure the
reelection to the house and then lis
tened to Union county and Morrow
county talk and consented to take a
fling at the senate from the joint
district. He has encountered strong
support for Eberhard, however, in
Umatilla county and many republi
cans here did not take kindly to the
switch as engineered away from
home and Sloan and Hinkle are now
in a quandary to know what to do."
Mr. Dodd would have no hesitancy
in entering the race for one of the
representative places on the Umatil
la county ticket, provided he did not
have to make a three-cornered fight,
and thus leave the field clear to Mr.
Woodson. Our other local men seek-j
ing the nomination for joint repre
sentative will step out, providing Mr.
Dodd does. So far as we are able to
judge, there is no unanimity of sen
timent in Morrow county favoring
the placing of Frank Sloan on the
ticket in opposition to Colon R. Eh
.erhard of La Grande. Our people
here much prefer the latter gentle
man for this place.
Federation Wheat Is
One of Great Promise
It is seldom that one wheat pos
sesses so many good characteristics
as does Federation wheat. It is a
beardless wheat of good quality and
ranks usually with Bluestem and
Baart, has a stiff straw, not inclined
to shattcr.and a stand can be obtain
ed very easily, and it is earlier than
any of our other spring wheats and
has outyielded them from four to
five bushels every year that it has
been tried in the Columbia basin. To
further determine its value C. D.
Morey in the Alpine district with his
post office at Echo, Claud Finley and
Earl Warner of Lexington, James
Luper, Ed Rugg, and Oscar Keithley
of Heppner, and I. F. Bedsaul at
Hardman are all trying this wheat
side by side with one or more spring
varieties this year.
You are going to be interested in
this because you frequently find it
necessary to seed a spring wheat.
Watch these demonstrations.
C. C. CALKINS, County Agent.
Desires Information
Miss Ruth von Nessen desires in
formation concerning Graeme von
Nessen who was last heard from in
Heppner in August, 1921. Informa
tion sent to her, care of Herald and
Examiner, Market and Madison
streets, Chicago, 111., will be appreciated.
An enterprising butcher in a little
town close to the big city of New
York has demonstrated at least to
his own satisfaction that the brains
he uses in his business better
money getters than the brains he
sells over the counter. He sells por
terhouse steak just like his competi
tor, but he sells twice the quantity,
and all because he found a way to
turn into appreciation the silent pro
test of the housewife who always has
been resentful at having to pay a
high price for the end of the steak
which when cooked ordinarily is
waste. Sensing this resentment our
thinking butcher found a way out.
He cut off the end and left the body
of the steak thick and compact. Then
he put the end through a meat chop
per, patted it into an attractive form
and made of it an additional tender
loin. The effect on the housewife
buyers was electrical. Now our
friend is known as the butcher who
specialized in the best quality of
steak and he gets and holds the ma
jority trade.
Plue the brains to think out the
plan he had the brains to carry his
idea to local attention through his
local newspaper instead of waiting
for the slow mouth method of spread
ing the news. Hence his financial
reward came to him over night. Mix
ing brains with merchandise is as
necessary to successful trade as mix
ing brains with ink is necessary to
successful writing.
Report received here is to the ef
fect that J. F. Vaughn, who has been
representing a leading automobile
firm in Portland as their field man,
will be transferred to The Dalles,
where he will take charge of that ter
ritory. He expects to move there
within a short time.
Mrs. Nancy Gentry Was
Early Morrow Pioneer
Another of the highly respjeted
pioneers of Morrow county has been
called to her reward in the person
of Nancy Ann Gentry, widow of the
late Francis M. Gentry. Her death
occurred in this city on Saturday,
March 25th at the age of 76 years,
1 1 months and 10 days. Her funeral
which was largely attended, was held
at the Federated church on Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. E. L. Moore, pastor,
officiating. The very large gathering
of friends and neighbors of the fam
ily was a fitting testimony of the high
esteem in which this estimable pion
eer lady was held in this community.
The remains were laid to rest beside
her husband in the Masonic cemetery
and many and beautiful were the
floral gifts laid at her bier.
Mrs. Gentry was the daughter of
Joseph and Eliza Shafer and was
born at Crawfordsville, Indiana, April
15, 1845. She was married to Fran
cis M. Gentry on May 23, 1863 in
Madison county, Iowa, and in 1882
they came to Oregon, settling in
Morrow county at the forks of Wil
low creek, remaining there for one
year and then took up a homestead
five miles north of Heppner in the
Blackhorse section, where for many
years he engaged in farming and
stockraising, finally disposing of the
place and moving to Heppner, where
he died on February 2, 1913. Mrs.
Gentry continued to make her home
in this city.
She is survived by nine children,
six sons and three daughters, 27
grandchildren and 17 great grand
children. The children are Loren,
of Alberta; Elmer, of Colfax, Wash.;
Austin, James, L. Vee, and Mack, of
Heppner; Mrs. Sarah Ward, of Cas
tle Ford, Idaho; Mrs. Ethel Brock, of
Portland and Mrs. Mary Parsell, of
Whitelash, Montana. All the child
ren were present at the funeral ex
cept Mrs. Parsell, who was unable to
come on account of sickness. Mrs.
Gentry is also survived by one sister,
Mrs. Mary Tollett, of Thornton, Wn.,
who was also present, and is the last
surviving member of the Shafer fam
ily. Mrs. Gentry was a lifelong mem
ber of the Baptist church and her de
parture from this life is mourned by
a host of friends besides the mem
bers of her family. She was a noble
wife and mother, a true friend and
neighbor.
Federated Church
At the Federated chflrch on Sun
day next, the pastor, Rev. E. L.
Moore will have for his morning
theme, "The Two Doors." Sunday
school at 9:45; Junior Endeavor at
5:00 and C. E. at 6:30, and to these
services the public will receive a cor
dial welcome.
WANTED A woman for general
housework. Phone 532. tf.
The Flowers That Bloom in the
Time Now Here For City
To Make Spring Clean-Up
In another column the mayor and
city council make request that the
residents and prope.ty owners of t':e
city prepare for the spring clean-up.
There should really be no necessity
for this request, as pride in the city
and its surroundings should prompt
everyone to get cusy and clean up
front and back yards, streets and al
ley ways abutting their property, as
well as repair the sidewalks and paint
up houses and fences. All this, we
are sure, our citizens will gladly do,
just as far as they are able, and when
done, Heppner will be prized as one
of the most attractive little cities of
the entire state. Read what the an
nouncement has to say in this regard,
and get everything ready for the city
truck on April I Oth, at which time
the rubbish, properly boxed and sack
ed will be picked up and carried
away.
POISON PLANT BULLETIN
IS READY FOR STOCKMEN
Morrow county farmers and stock
men who have to put livestock on
ranges that carry stock-poisoning
plants can now get an experiment
station bulletin on methods of pre
venting or reducing losses of ani
mals by range poisoning. The report
was written by William E. Lawrence,
who has visited most of the districts
of the state where these poisonous
plants abound, to study the plants
and learn from stockmen the best
practices to avoid losses. The re
port tells the kinds of plants, where
found, how and when they are most
poisonous, how to avert or lessen
losses, conditions of poisoning, symp
toms of poisoning, and as much as
possible about remedial treatment
after poisoning. Stockmen should
apply to their county agent for cop
ies. Farmers Disappointed in
War Finance Corporation
Either the act providing for War
Finance corporation or the War Fi
nance coporation board is at fault
for to-date the farmers of the North
west have been unable to secure any
financial relief whatever through that
organization. The resolution adopt
ed at the executive committee meet
ing of the Morrow County Farm Bu
reau Saturday indicates pretty well
the attitude of the farmers of Mor
row county as well as the farmers
of other sections of Eastern Oregon.
County Agent Is Visiting
Yakima Yalley This Week
C. C. Calkins, county agent, is
spending part of the week in the
Yakima valley accompanied by Chas.
Dillabaugh, president of the Board
man farm bureau, and Hugh Grim,
president of the Irrigon farm bureau.
It is a time when the men on the
irrigated farm cannot make a living
raising alfalfa hay alone with the(
price of alfalfa. The only solution
to the problem is diversification andj
not only calls for livestock but also
calls for some cash crop in the rota-'
null which is auapnu iu int. ouu, v.11-
matic and market conditions of that
section. It is a plan of the commit
tee to draw on the experience of the
growers in the Yakima valley which
is a much older irrigated district.
Netted Gem seed potatoes for sale
at Phill Cohn warehouse. Adv. 2tp.
UL
Question of Completing Oregon-Washington
Highway
Through Gilliam County Ar
ouses Body to Action. Dele
gation Here from lone and
Rhea Siding.
The tentative order of the State
Highway commission to change the
route of the Gilliam county end of
the Oregon-Washington highway
from the original survey along Wil
low creek to Hepprr Junction and
placing it out over hills to tap the
John Day highway at a point some
two or three miles south of Arling
ton, caused no small stir among the
residents down the creek, and a call
came to Heppner to get busy. Presi
dent McMenamin of the commercial
club was appealed to, and he immed
iately issued a call for a meeting
which was held at the Hotel Patrick
on Tuesday evening to go over the
situation. A large attendance of our
business men were present, also a
delegation from lone and Rhea Sid
ing. Mr. Barrett of the highway cimmls
sion was present and explained the
position of the commission in regard
to the matter, also giving the atti
tude of Gilliam county court. The
latter having gone on record that
they would not spend one cent to put
the road down the creek, where the
people most vitally interested reside,
but they would put $15,000 a year
for three years into the road if it
went over the hills as now proposed.
It further developed that the resid
ents along the creek would be injur
ed by this move, and the change
would be no benefit to anyone, ex
cept, perhaps to satisfy the desire of
the Arlington bunch who have al
ways tried to pull the end of the 0.
W. highway into their town.
A committee consisting of Bert
Mason, Oscar Lundell, A. Henriksen
and Jack Hynd was appointed to in
terview those on the west end of the
road who were said to be holding up
the road for damages. This com
mittee got busy on Wednesday and
saw all the lower Willow creek res
idents, and their report is that there
is now no opposition to the road as
at present surveyed, and all damages
will be waived. Commissioners Bar
ratt and Yeon, with Engineer Nunn,
are going over the ground thoroughly
today, and the result may be that the
change now tentatively made will be
revoked and the road allowed to fol
low the creek as desired by the peo
ple all up and down the line.
In support of a ferry across the
Columbia river between Boulder, Or
egon and Alderdale, Washington, the
following resolution was passed: "Be
it resolved by the Heppner Commer
cial club that we recommend and
endorse the ferry across the Colum
bia river from Alderdale, Washing
ton, to Boulder, Oregon, with proper
railroad crossings to reach such
landings."
A committee of three was autho
rized to be appointed by the presi
dent to act in conjunction with the
farm bureau in putting on the farm
er's picnic in Heppner some time in
June. This committee will be an
nounced later.
Johnny Glasscock motoed up from
Portland on Tuesday and will remain
in Morrow county during the shear
ing season.
II
CLUB
HAS GOOD MEETING
Spring, Tra-La!
Town of Umatilla Would
Like to Be County Seat
Proposing that a new county be
formed out of a portion of the west
side of Umatilla and the north end
of Morrow counties, the Umatilla
Commercial club has passed a reso
lution endorsing such a move, recom
mending that the new county so form
ed would include the towns of Echo,
Stanfield, Hermiston, and Umatilla
in their home county, and Irrigon and
Boardman in Morrow county, with
adjoining territory. These people
believe that growth in prosperity and
population of that part of the west
end of Umatilla county and the north
end of Morrow county, contained in
the Umatilla Irrigation project war
rants a separate county government
and the Umatillans, who desire to
see the home town again designated
as a county seat, are now getting
busy.
The Pendleton Tribune states that
prominent west county men called by
long distance, following the an
nouncement of the resolution, other
than Umatilla, washed their hands of
the resolution, but admitted that it
would possibly be a regretable situa
tion. President E. P. Dodd of the
Hermiston club declared that he did
not believe the proposal would even
be discussed at the commercial meet
ing in his town on Tuesday and said:
"Count me out of that."
Long years ago, when Umatilla
county was new, the town of Uma
tilla enjoyed the distinction of being
the county seat, but it was afterwards
removed to Pendleton.
First Christian Church
Lords Day, April 2.
God will place Sunday, April 2nd
at our disposal, and for its use we
must give an account; now for its
twenty-four hours of joy and relax
ation, let us give him one sixth of
the day as rental, two hours worship
will do this; let us then pay our hon
est obligation to God.
Birle school contest is growing ex
citing, both sides are uncertain and
anxious, be present Sunday at 10
o'clock, and the communion and
preaching services will follow at 11
o'clock. Intermediate Christian En
deavor at 4 p. m., and Senior Chris
tian Endeavor at 6:30. There will
be no further evening service, but
a union meeting will be held at the
Federated church to hear J. J. Hand
saker of Portland speak on the Near
East Relief. Every one is cordially
invited to attend these services.
Livingstone.
Boardman School Elects
Part of Teaching Force
The Boardman school has selected
P. J. Mulkey, principal of the Arling
ton schools during the past six years
to succeed Mr. Signs, who after three
j years as principal, notified the board
recently, that he was not a candidate
for re-election. Other teachers en
gaged for the next year are H. H.
Crawford, Naomi Runner, and Glad
ys Price for the high school, and
Mrs. Blanche Watkins, Cresentia
Glatt, and Guy Lee for the grades.
There is one grade position still to
be filled. Salaries remain the same
as last year, except that of the prin
cipal who will start at $2000. Board
man Mirror.
HEMSTITCHING: I am planning
to install a Singer Hemstitching ma
chine about April 20, and will be pre
pared to do all kinds of hemstitching
at the regular rates after that date.
Mrs. W. 0 Livingstone.
LOCALKEWSHAFPENINES.OFO.OBCHESTRA
"For with the heart man believ
eth unto righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto
salvation." Rom. 10:9. Suggest
ed by Livingstone.
Everett Downing and wife depart
ed on Wednesday for Wasco, Sher
man county, where they will make
their home in the future. They have
been residents of Morrow county for
the past two years and Mr. Downing
has been engaged in faming here.
Wasco is their former home.
Karl L. Beach, of Lexington, ac
companied by James Patterson, of
Walla Walla, spent a few hours in
the city this forenoon. Mr. Patter
son is the representative for the
Harris Manufacturing Co., and Mr.
Beach will represent his company as
agent for the Harris combine in this
county.
Oscar Lundell, one of the leading
citizens of the lower Willow creek
section, whose home is near Rhea
Siding, was up to Heppner on Tues
day evening. Mr. Lundell is pretty
much worked up over the proposal
to move the Willow creek highway
out on the flats, away from all settle
ment, and making connection with
the John Day highway out south of
Arlington. He wants it retained on
the original survey, just as nearly
as possible, that those dwelling along
the creek may be accommodated with
a good road and be properly served
as taxpayers of Gillaim county. With
the exception of some two or three
residents near the mouth of Willow
creek, there is no opposition to giv
ing the right of way for this road,
and Mr. Lundell feels that they can
be won over when they fully realize
what the benefits will be.
County Superintendent
Explains School Cost
March 22, 1922,
To the Editor:
Doubtless you have read the re
port of J. A. Churchill, state super
intendent of public instruction, pub
lished in the Oregonian, March 19,
1922, in which he gives the school
population and school expenditures
of each county in the state.
By comparison you have found that
but one other county exceeds Mor
row in the cost per pupil and are
wondering why this is so.
Perhaps the following will ex
plain. First: Morrow county has seven
standard high schools. Four of these
furnish transportation for pupils.
This requires nine school wagons.
Two of these high schools were stan
dardized in 1920, but the initial cost
for equipment was charged to the
year 1921. The equipment will be
sufficient, but with little addition, for
several years.
Second: Several districts failed
to vote for a sinking fund to pay
bonded indebtedness, so were oblig
ed to levy that tax in addition for
other purposes.
Third: Failure to allow a suffi
cient amount in the budget to cover
the 1919-1920 expenditures, made an
increased tax for this purpose be
sides an amount to cover interest on
money borrowed or warrants issued.
Fouth: In the matter of attend
ance, Morrow county ranks first in
the state. This seems to increase the
rate per capita but in reality de
creases the amount.
I shall be glad to show the report
of each district to any one who
wishes to know more about this mat
ter. Very trulv vours,
LENA SNELL SHURTE,
County School Superintendent.
Lexington Church of Christ
This Sunday evening we will have
something different. The entire'pro
gram except the invitation will be in
the hands of the Life Work Recruits.
A three-fold sermon is to be preach
ed by three young people who have
never preached before. It is to be a
sermon on "The Gospel." (1.) The
Facts to be Believed; (2) The Com
mands to be Obeyed; (3) The prom
ises to be Inherited. You will all en
joy hearing this message. A good
program is being planned. All other
services as usual. Bible school at
10 a. m. and morning sermon at II.
Topic: "The Sim of Righteousness."
You are not only invited but you will
be glad to attend these services.
Arthur A. Harriman, Minister.
R. W. Voile and wife, who are lo
cated on Rhea creek on the farm re
cently vacated by Jason Biddle. were
in Heppner Saturday. Mr. Voile has
purchased this place, together with
a portion of the Padberg farm, and
will follow dairying and hog raising
along with some wheat growing.
G
i The University of Oregon Symph-
uuy uruieMra, now on lis annual
spring concert tour, will make its ap
pearance in the Star theater at 8
o'clock this evening, with a program
upon which five towns have stamped
their approval. Audiences have spok
en highly and enthusiastically of the
work of the orchestra and newspa
pers have also been approving in
their comments, both upon this trip
and former ones.
The Roseburg News-Review com
ments on the spring concert of the
orchestra in that city as follows:
"Each number rendered was greet
ed with prolonged applause. The
special numbers were particularly
pleasing, and brought forth as many
encores as the performers would
stand for."
The Eugene Daily Guard spoke in
praise of the excellent arrangement
of the program in the following
terms:
"Director Rex Underwood had
made up a program of lyric and op
eratic numbers that appeared to ap
peal instantly to his audience, mainly
because they were melodious as well
as brilliant. It also made a hit be
cause it was presented in a unique
fashion with a touch of the comic
and the dramatic thrown in for con
trast." Alberta Potter, violinist, and Lora
Teshner, cellist, the orchestra's solo
ists, have been playing with the or
chestra for several years and have
also had a good deal of experience
playing before the public on various
other occasions. Miss Teshner has
toured the Pacific coast on the Ellison-White
Chautauqua circuit as cello
soloist with the Thurlow Lieurance
Little Symphony orchestra. She has
a contract with the Redpath Chautau
qua people for this summer. Her
work on the Oregon campus this
year has gained for her a reputation
as a gifted musician. Miss Potter's
violin playing has made her a favor
ite with audiences wherever she has
appeared.
The program to be given tonight
is of a nature that it will appeal to
every lover of music. The first part
of the program contains the more
serious and dramatic type of music
in the form of overtures and several
short compositions. Rossini's over
ture, "William Tell," and the "Pre
lude" (Rachmaninoff) are unusually
dramatic and effective. Halvorsen's
"March of the Boyards" arouses the
most enthusiastic applause from the
audience at each concert.
The second part of the frogram is
made up of various types of music
and combinations of performers. A
girl's string quartet and a group of
girls in another sketch coax forth
melodies that are familiar and popu
lar everywhere. The University
Troubadors furnish the necessary
jazz element. This group is made
up of six men who are skilled in
this art. Roy "Graham, drummer,
lends the artistic touch to these num
bers and appears also in a solo.
After the concert a dance will be
given by the Troubadors at the Am
erican Legion hall. This dance will
be a jitney (10 cents a whirl) dance.
Prices for the concert will be 50 and
(Continued on Paste Six)
Commission Orders Sur
vey From Rhea Siding
The meeting of the State Highway
commission in Portland last week
was one of much importance to the
entire state and much business was
transacted. Advertising for 135 miles
of work at an outlay approximately
$2,000,000 for April was ordered.
Of interest to Morrow county peo
ple is the order for a survey on the
Oregon-Washington highway, from
Rhea siding to a point on the John
Day highway about two miles south
of Arlington. The original route con
tinued from Rhea siding to Heppner
Junction, down Willow creek on the
Gilliam county side. Because this
route seriously cut up a number of
alfalfa farms at the mouth of Willow
creek and was too expensive when it
came to purchasing right of way, the
new route is adopted. Gilliam county
will construct this piece of road as a
market road, on a 50-50 basis with
the state.
Mayor E. L. Padberg, E. J. Bris
tow, Peter Linn, E. R. Lundell and
Bert Mason were prominent lone res
idents in the city Tuesday to meet
with the commercial club and help
thresh out the problem arising over
the construction of the Gilliam coun
ty end of the Oregon-Washington
highway.
IEREI
Ell