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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 39, Number 1 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1922. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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SIT UT BY
HEPPNER
A perfect day and an extra fine ex
hibition of ball playing made the
game on Gentry held Sunday, be
tween Heppner and lone, a choice bit
of entertainment for a large crowd
of fans. In retaliation for the drub
bing Heppner received at the hands
of lone two weeks before, Heppner
added three professional ball players
to her lineup and came back strong,
shutting the Egg City lads out in a
2 to 0 score.
It was not a pitchers' game, though
hits were few. Heppner got only one
hit off Rocky, while lone got six off
Moeller. Rocky was a little leary
of Heppner's professionals, however,
and walked them nearly every time
they came to bat. The ball was struck
often, but there was always a man
on deck to get it, and he knew what
to do with it. S. Hopkins, Heppner's
third baseman from Portland, made
both tallies for the locals, and Ed
wards, professional first sacker, got
their only hit.
The lone lads, all local talent and
long-time residents of the Egg City,
played near-professional ball. Dutch
Rietmann on first and Werner Riet
mann on third showed all the class
Heppner's professionals did in like
positions. It is also thought by many
that Arch Cochran, who received for
lone, handled himself just as well as
did Gleason, Heppner's catcher who
played ball many years in the big
leagues. Few errors by either side
made the game most enjoyable for
the fans.
Line-up and score:
Heppner Ton
Moeller ..... .. .. p Ttocky
Clnaton c Cochran
KilwnnlK lKt O. Wetmann
Van Mnrter 2nd W. Cochran
8 Hopkins 3rd W. Rletmnnn
V. Hopkins s Sperrv
Anderson .. If Plnke
Billot rf Caaon
Hntiaha rf Linn
Runs: Heppner 2, lone 0.
Klrat on bulla: off Moeller 2, off Rocky
G.
Errors- Heppner 1, lone 4.
Hits: Heppner 1, lone .
Two haan hits: Rocky 1. Bperry 1.
Struck out: by Moeller 11. bv Rockv 4.
Hit by pitcher: Moeller 1. Rocky i.
LOST Tan valise, between post
office at Heppner and the Ed Hunt
farm. Finder leave at this office.
Reward. Itp.
Fithian Will Defeat Williams
VOTERS WANT LIVE COMMITTEEMAN
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O. H. FITHIAN
Portland, Too, Is For Fithian
Republicans all over the State are getting ready to vote on May 19
to elect 0. H. FITHIAN National Committeeman, instead of
Ralph E. Williams, who has had the job too long.
PORTLAND DAILY NEWS SAYS:
"It Is a refreshing and healthy sign when a busy and Biicceesaful
man takes off his coat and runs for an office that Is salary-less and of
dubious honor.
"Such a man Is O. H. FITHIAN, wholesale shoe merchant, candidate
for the ollice of Republican National Committeeman, He is opposing
Halph E. Williams, who has served since 1908. Originally Williams was
a Democrat,
"Fthian is the head of the Flthian-IJarker Shoe Co., Portland. It
Is literally true this time that 'the olllce seeks the man.'"
MORNING OREGONIAN SAYS:
"That FITHIAN has organised a strong campaign and Is conducting
a vigorous battle, Is evident to the public and It has undoubtedly caused
uneasiness In the Williams camp."
PORTLAND TELEGRAM SAYS:
"Fithian, although a lifelong worker In the Republican party, has
never sought political office.
"Williams Is a professional politician who, after serving 14 years
us national committeeman, wnnts still another term.
"In the 1912 national convention Williams was antagonistic to
Theodore Roosevelt, despite the fact that the Oregon delegation was
pledged to the great American.
"Fithian promises to work In harmony with Oregon's delegation In
Congross,
"Williams has never worked In harmony with the delegation."
FITHIAN CLUB,
By Chas. T. Early, President
Robt. G. McNary, Secretary
Chas. W. Eberlein, Treasurer.
(Paid Advertisement)
N. S. Phelps, of Lexington, is
opening up a wood camp on Willow
creek, one half mile below the Moore
sawmill. He has secured from Mr,
Moore an abundant supply of timber
suitable for wood and posts, and will
begin operations in the camp immed
iately, putting on sufficient force of
men so that he will have a goodly
supply of wood ready for delivery
within a couple of weeks. He is in
stalling a power plant for cutting,
and wood can be delivered in any
desired lengths from 16-inch up. It
is his intention to keep the camp in
operation until he has a supply of
from 200 to 300 cords of good fir and
pine wood on hand. In the mean
time Mr. Phelps expects to have sev
eral thousand posts ready for deliv
ery. The regular business meeting of
the Womens Relief Corps will be
held in I. O. O. F. hall on Wednes
day, May 10 at 2:30 p. m. A full
attendance is desired as there is im
portant business to be transacted.
Bertha Drew Gilman, Pres.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Huebner, of
North Sand Hollow, were visitors in
this city on Saturday.
Candidate For Joint Senator
Interviewing Heppner Yoters
Rodney J. Kitchen, of La Grande,
who is a candidate for nomination
as joint senator from Union, Uma
tilla and Morrow counties, accom
panied by his campaign manager, R.
P. McCall, also of La Grande, drove
over from Pendleton on Wednesday
forenoon and expects to spend sever
al days in Morrow county interview
ing the republican voters in behalf
of his candidacy.
Mr. Kitchen states that he is out
to win, and he is making a very care
ful and systematic canvas of the vo
ters in his district, being really the
first candidate to get out before the
people of this county. In a paid ad
vertisement in this issue Mr. Kitch
en sets forth the legislative record
of his opopnent, Mr. Eberhard, who
hails from La Grande, also, and is
seeking re-election.
VOTE FOR
0. H. Fithian
Republican Candidate
for
National
Committeeman
ON MAY 19
Delivery Business and Trans
fer Company Make Changes
Beginning with May 1st Monday
there was a change in the owner
ship of both the transfer business
and one of the delivery outfits of
Heppner. The deal was made be
tween Beamer and Williams, pro
prietors of the transfer line and the
delivery truck of Emmett Jones. Mr.
Jones takes over the transfer busi
ness and will conduct the same in the
future. Mr. Williams has agreed to
remain with him until the first of
June in order to help him with the
work until he gets it thoroughly in
hand. Jeff Beamer takes the end of
the transfer business Mr. Jones has
been conducting and his truck, get
ting back once more as proprietor of
line that he is quite familiar with
He ran the delivery business here in
former vcars.
Through the courtesy of Commis
sioner Barratt of the state highway
department, we have had the privil
ege of examining a tabulated state
ment, under date of April 22, 1922,
showing mileage of roads under con
tract or completed and funds expend
ed or obligated by the commission
from 1917 to 1922. In this tabula
tion has been included U. S. froest
projects upon which agreements have
been executed to date, but the tabu
lation does not include" surveys, ad
ministration costs or bond interest.
The tabulation is complete with
reference to the counties of the state,
eastern Oregon and western Oregon
being set off in separate groups, and
by comparison eastern Oregon makes
the best showing, having constructed
more miles of road at a little over
one-half the cost of construction over
western Oregon. Total funds ex
pended is shown by asummary as
follows:
Eastern Oregon. Mileages of
work, total under head of grading.
979.60; 8S3.I6 miles surfaced, 69.38
paved. Total cost, $17,460,053.91.
Co-operation: state, $10,356,478.03;
counties, $3,775,702.30; railroads,
$88,751.71; government, $3,239.87.
Western Oregon. Mileages of
work, total under head of grading.
661.83; 459.38 miles surfaced, 538.63
paved. Total cost, $30,338,880.92.
Co-operation: state, $22,957.41;
counties, $4,214,973.97," railroads
$119,896.48, government -3,046,-
435.06.
In the eastern Oregon group
should be included Hood River coun
ty which has been kept to itself and
shows the following expenditures:
(nder headings as given above)
62.09, 41.07, 26.28; $2,260,028.30,
$1,812,306.64, $143,300.00, $304,
421.66. The reort shows that there has in
many cases been very generous co
operation on the part of the counties,
and this is quite true of the eastern
Oregon group. Some three or four
counties in western Oregon make a
very poor showing in this regard, and
the ereport reveals the fact there
they did some political wire pulling
in the earlier history of the state
highway program. For instance:
Benton county secured expenditure
o fa total of $995,410.11, but of this
she put up but $1 1,960.68; Columbia
county, $1,982,583.93 and put up but
$17,296.81; while Douglas county
made the long haul on the funds by
receiving a total of $6,088,909.25, of
which she put up $396,703.43 in co
operation. The totals for Morrow county are :
Grading, 73.70 miles; surfacing,
65.77 miles; total expenditure, $891,-
910.53; state, $680,911.45; county,
$210,999.07.
Sometime since in a public meet
ing in Heppner a statement was
made, when the extension of the
Gilliam county portion of the Ore
gon-Washington highway was under
discussion, to the effect that the state
had put nearly $1,000,000.00 into the
highways of Gilliam county, while
the county itself had co-operated to
the extent of only about $50,000.00
By referring to this report the figures
are as follows: Total spent, $1,521,-
495.53; by the state, $988,3008.31;
by the county, $238,218.89; by the
government, $294,968.33. It would
appear that Gilliam county has done
pretty well in co-operation, consider
ing the fact that she has three state
highawys runnig through her terri
tory and a population of less than
4000 people to draw from.
Miss Margaret Crawford returned
home on Sunday, having finished her
term of school in the Troedson dis
trict, near Morgan. ,
Your woolen blankets carefully
laundered with Lux or Ivory soap, as
desired. Lillian Clogston. Itp.
11 PROGRESSING
LEX,
It has been several weeks since
the big rock quarry on the Warner
place adjacent to the Lexington-Jar-mon
market road was stirred up by
heavy blasts of powder, and now the
county is getting right busy install
ing the rock crusher at this point,
which task will be completed short
ly, under the direction of a compe
tent man who arrived during the past
week from Portland to superintend
the work. The crusher had to be
removed from its former location on
Rhea creek, and of course had to be
entirely dismantled and hauled to
the new location "knocked down."
The road camp has been established
at the old Burchell place near by,
and for several weeks past the work
of grading has been going on, the big
"cat" belonging to the county being
the motive power that is dragging
the heavy grader over the survey and
smoothing out the road bed at a rap
id rate. Where the crew is at work
at present the work is comparatively
easy, there being no rock to cut
through; there will be some pretty
heavy end fills, however, and this
will take more time than would other
wise be required.
The camp is in charge of Ralph
Benge, and during the past week he
has been busy in getting a place dug
out at the quarry for the locating of
the crusher. The hill of rock where
the quarry is located is pronounced
by Roadmaster McCaleb and mem
bers of the county court as being
very fine surfacing material. The
blasting broke it up thoroughly, and
it will be easily crushed into shape
for spreading on the road, and our
road builders believe it to be about
the best lot of road material they
have yet handled. The state author
ities, however, who have examined
the rock, express the opinion that it
may be just a little soft for perman
ent road work, and heavy traffic,
though it should pack well and make
a fine, smooth surface. The spread
ing of the rock on the road bed will
be in progress just as soon as the
crusher has a supply sufficient on
hand to keep the teams moving, and
it is fully expected that plenty of
rock for covering several miles of
the market road will be taken from
this quarry, and another move of the
crusher will not be made until the
distance of the haul makes it abso
lutely necessary.
The Lexington-Jarmon market road
will be completed just as far as the
funds in hand will permit, and it is
hoped by the county court that this
will mean putting it through to the
Umatilla county line, where it will
join on to the Butter Creck-Hermis-ton
market road now in course of
construction by Umatilla county. It
is not likely, however, that there will
bs quite funds enough for this until
more money comes in, and in this
event it will be another season be
fore the road is completed.
This road will accommodate a
large territory and serve many resi
dents of the northern part of the
county, as well as making it possible
to get connected up with the Board
man and Irrigon sections more easily.
It should not be a very hard matter
now to get a good road out of Board
man that will connect with this road
at a point near the W. F. Barnett
farm, coming up from Juniper can
yon, Roadmsater McCaleb states that
the bridge across Willow creek near
Rhea Siding has been repaired and
placed in good condition for travel.
It has been out of commission for
some tiiru.
The grader has also gone over the
road leading down Willow creek from
the Morrow county line to Heppner
Junction, and this road is now in fair
shape for travel. It is not known
just when the state will undertake
the work of building the road on the
newly adopted survey of the O.-W.
highway in Gilliam county, but it is
known that the Gilliam county court
has agreed to co-operate in this work,
and it should soon be announced
what the policy of the state highway
commission will be in regard to the
completion of this piece of road.
Knights of Pythias to Observe
Decoration Day On May 30th
Doric Lodge No. 20 is preparing to
observe Decoration Day on May 30
and on Tuesday evening at their reg
ular meeting the following commit
tee on arrangements was appointed :
W. W. Smead, E. J. Keller and Thos.
Boyd. This committee will confer
with other organizations in the city
regarding their plans for the occa
sion, as the lodge desires to cooper
ate in whatever program is put on,
and further announcements will ap
pear in due season.
III
ROAD
Albert E. Binns, Formerly of
Heppner, Dies At Corrallis
Word was received in this city on
Monday announcing the death at 8
o clock on that day of Albert E. Binns
at his home in Corvallis.
The body arrived at Heppner last
evening and the funeral is to be held
at Masonic hall this afternoon at 2,
Heppner Lodge No. 9, A. F & A.
Mt of which he was - member, offi
ciating. Mr. Binns is sui ived by his wife
and one son, Kenneth L., who arriv
ed here yesterday by car from Cor
vallis to be present at the funeral.
He also has a brother, John, with
whom he engaged in the livery bus
iness in this city for anumber of
years. Mr. Binns and family remov
ed to Corvallis during the past two
years, after a residence in Heppner
of more than twenty years.
THINKS HEPPHER BEST
TOWN IN WHICH TO LIVE
A short communication was receiv
ed this week by the Gazette-Times
from our old friend, John Brown,
who has been making his home for
the past three years at Medical Lake,
Wash., after a residence of several
years in Heppner. He states that he
and hisf amily are just ready to go
to Alberta on av isit to his sons who
are fanning up there, and were suc
cessful farmers in Morrow county
for several years on lands they own
ed out north of Lexington.
Mr. Brown has a very warm spot
in his heart for Hepner and the
Heppner folks. He says, Tell the
people who are thinking of leaving
Heppner they had better be careful;
it is the best town on earth. I tell
people if I ever make another move,
it will be back to Heppner. I'd rather
live there than any place I have
been."
Lexington Parent-Teachers
Association Meets May 9th
The Lexington Parent-Teacher as
sociation will meet May 9, at 8 o'clock
p. m., at the high school auditorium.
This is the last meeting of the year
and it is very important that all mem
bers be present as a review of the
year's work will be given. The treas
urer will report on the financial con
dition of the association, and new
officers will be elected for the coming
year.
The present president of the as
sociation has had very loyal support
during the year, and wishes to thank
each member most cordially for the
splendid attendance during the win
ter months. We hope to announce
at the next meeting that the Lexing
ton grade school is standard. Mrs.
Shurte may check up on us this
week.
MRS. BENNETT, Pres.
Resolutions of Condolence
Hall of Ruth Chapter No. 32, Or
der of the Eastern Star.
Whereas it has pleased our Heav
enly Father to summon to her Eternal
Home our beloved sister, Frankie
Luper, who was alwavs a faithful and
devoted member of Ruth Chapter No.
32, Order of the Eastern Star; one
of its Past Matrons and ever ready
to do all in her power for the wel
fare of the chapter.
Her beautiful rendition of the work
shall ever linger in the minds of the
members.
Be It Resolved: That we bow in
humble submission to the Will of the
Ominpotent and extend to the be
reaved family our heartfelt sympa
thy; that we drape our charter in
mourning for a period of 30 days in
memory of our departed sister; that
a copy of these Resolutions be spread
on the minutes of the chapter, a copy
be sent to the familf and one to the
press for publication.
Henrietta Cohn,
Mary Case,
Jessie Pruyn,
Committee.
Regulations Concerning' Auto
Lights to Be Strictly Enforced
This paper is asked to state to the
public, and to auto owners and driv
ers of motor vehicles, that the law
regulating lights will be strictly en
forced. The regulations require that
autos are required to have at least
two white lights in front of approxim
ately equal candle power. Violators
of these regulations will be shown
no leniency at all. Strict observance
of these regulations will be the
means of preventing many accidents,
as well.
Dr. N. E. Winnard came up from
Eugene on Sunday and spent a cou
ple of days in Heppner looking after
business affairs. He says that the
Eugene country is experiencing very
fine spring weather at present,
though it was a little late in arriving.
LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS
Howard W. Anderson, who is one
of the directors of the Oregon Grain
Growers association,, returned Tues
day evening from Portland, where he
attended a meeting of the board of
directors and other officials of the as
sociation the last of the week. Mr.
Anderson is well satisfied with the
progress made by the organization so
far and everything points to its ul
timate success.
Dr. Derflinger, deputy state veter
inarian is assisting County Agent
Calkins this week, making tubercular
tests of the dairy stock of the county.
Monday and Tuesday was spent at
Boardman, where the test was given
more than 300 cows, and Wednesday
was spent in and around Heppner in
the same work.
Oscar Minor. Wilson Bavless and
Joe Kirschner of this city and Bert!
Mason of lone were busy on Monday
and Tuesday viewing out a proposed
road leadine from the vicinitv of
Wells Springs into Boardman. They
also aid some work at Irrigon in the
relocation of a county road.
Cecil Lieuallen, who is a traffic coo
in the employ of the state, was in
neppner on Monday, coming over
from Umatilla countv. He reoorts
that all traffic regulations are being
quite well observed throughout the)
territory under his charge at the pre
sent.
W. Harold Mason and wife, of
Rhea creek, visited in the city on Sat
urday. Mr. Mason is runnins the old
home place a few miles up Rhea
creek from Jordan Siding.
Mr. and Mrs. Dillard French who
own one of the fine stock ranches on
Big Butter creek, were in Heppner
on Saturday.
I ?. W.t "l irn"; nt ti am t-tti
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Star Theater, Wed. & Thurs.,
May 10 and 11
"The Last of the Mohicians"
This picture is said to adhere closely to the story as writ
ten by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. Cooper became fa
mous for his stories of adventure among the Redskins, and
THE LAST OF THE MOHICIANS is one of his best known
tales, and was written at a time when the Indians were still
fairly numerous, often taking the warpath against the white
settlers, and having their encampments even in the Great
North Woods of New York. Every live American boy for
the past several generations has read the eLather Stocking
Tas by Cooper and all who have the opportunity will want
to see this picture. This particular tale is more or less his
torical, dealing with the capture of Fort William Henry by
the French in 1757 and the subsequent massacre of the Eng
lish by the Indians. Come out and see Hawkeye, Chingach
gook and Uncas. Many of the characters are real Indians.
Also MOVIE CHATS, Educational film.
Prices: 20c and 40c.
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Keep The West In Power
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Z each state in the I'nion and is the political organisation of the party. z
; III June, 1921, at the Committee's first meet inn after tliu Inauguration S
S of President Vtarrru (.. Harding, every Btate cast Its vote for Halph K. E
2 Wllllama of Oregon for vice-chairman of the Committee, recognizing by
their unanimous vote his fitness and ability as a leader to till this re-
sponsible position. s
- A vote, for Halph K. Williams for Kepublioan National Committee- E
- man will confirm the action of the furty-eiirht states in electing; huri S
- vice-chairman of the lteHitlicau National Committee, u position never 3
- before held by a Western man. s
E Ralph E. Williams of Oregon, as vice-chairman of the Republican
Z National Committee, is directly in line to become National Chairman, the
- highest poston attainable in the Republican organization. S
E A National Committeeman on the National Committee does not make 5
2 or execute the laws, but carries out the policies and platform of the party
Z adopted by the delegates, at each previous National Convention.
Z Mr. Williams is senior member of the National Committee rt'nturlty -
Z In this committee gives one the same power as seniority In the U 8
Senate. Zt
Vote To Keep Him There I
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BROTHERHOOD VILL
HAVE LADIES' Nil
The next regular meeting of the
Brotherhood which will be the final
for the season, is to be ladies' night,
and it is expected to be the best of
the season. The committee on ar
rangements is preparing a fine pro
gram, the luncheon to be served as
usual at Patrick hotel dining room
at 6:45, and this feature will be ex
cellent as Mr. and Mrs. Dean are
fine entertainers in this line.
The committee are now passing
around with the tickets and every
member of the Brothehood should
see to getting a couple, one for his
lady and the other for himself. An
nual election of officers will also take
place at this time.
Ed Holmquist, better known as
"Swede Ed" of lone, met with a ser
ious accident at the farm of Henry
Smouse on Tuesday. He got his
right hand into some of the works
of a caterpillar engine which he was
helping overhaul and lost a couple
of fingers and most of the flesh from
the back of the hand. He was given
first aid on reaching lone and then
taken on to The Dalles, where his in
juries would receive further atten
tion at the hands of a physician.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark and
daughter Marjorie returned Tues
day evening from a visit to Walla
Walla, where they went to attend a
contest exercise at St. Paul's acad
emy in which Miss Mary Clark had a
part.
WANTED Second hand lady's
saddle. Harold Mason, lone, Ore. 2tp.
rt ti in ms'i n". i"i m 'ri ,ng
RE-ELECT
RALPH E.
WILLIAMS
Republican
National
CommiUeem'n
Vlce-Chalrman
Committee.
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