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Volume 39, Number 13. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY G, 1922. ' Subscription $2.00 Per Year
ROBERT SPERBYJONE
Speeding Car of Oscar Bergstrom Turn
Turtle on Highway, Wayne Sperry
Alio Badly Injured and Car Owner
in Hospital. Funeral of Robert Sper
ry Held at Ion Tuesday Morning.
The turning over of the Dodge road
ster of Oscar Bergstrom on the Willow
creek highway at a point opposite the
farm residence ot Ellis Minor at about
8 o'clock Saturday evening, resulted in
the instant death of Robert Sperry and
the serious injury of his cousin, Wayne
Sperry of lone, with slight injuries to
the owner and driver of the car.
The accident was the direct result of
reckless speeding on the highway. The
party had just left lone, their destina
tion being Arlington. Bergstrom and
Wayne Sperry had just driven down to
lone from Heppner, making the distance, i
in so minutes, so it is stated By tnose
who overheard their remarks to this ef
fect, and they had put everybody else
off the road between the two points. On
arriving at lone they were joined by
Bob Sperry who wished to go to Arling
ton to take a train into Portland. The
other boys were to meet some young
ladies at Arlington and return with the
expressed intention of attending the cel
ebration at Parkers Mill. Starting out,
it is asserted the boys were going to
make a record drive to Arlington, ex
pecting to arrive there in 35 minutes.
On reaching a point near the Minor res
idence the car swerved front the road
and in turning it back again the front
wheels were evidently turned too
abruptly, one wheel went down and the
car turned over from the momentum at
least three times for a distance of more
than 100 feet before coming to a stop.
Bob Sperry was caught by the weight
of th car and was literally smashed to
pieces, his death being instantaneous
Wayne Sperry was picked up uncon
scious, suffering cuts, scalp wounds, a
broken arm and leg, while Bergstrom es
caped with minor injuries, but has since
been confined in a hospital at Heppner,
a nervous wreck from his experience.
The car was a total wreck.
Bob Sperry was found to be dead when
reached by Ellis Minor, the first party
to reach the wreck. Physicians were
called and Drs. Walker of lone and
Chick of Heppner immediately respond
ed. They took charge of Wayne Sperry
and It took them two hours to sew up
his scalp and dress his other injuries.
He was taken to a hospital at Portland
on Sunday and it is reported that he is
doing quite well. The coroner thought
it unnecessary to hold an inquest over
the remains of Robert Sperry and his
body was immediately prepared for bur
ial by Undertaker Hyatt of the Case
Furniture Co., of Heppner.
Th funeral of Robert Sperry was
held at lone on Tuesday morning at 11
o'clock, under the auspices of Heppner
Lodge No. 3B8, B. P. O. Elks, of which
he was a member, Rev. W. O. Living
atone, of this city, delivering the funeral
address. The services were very largely
attended by the people of lone and vi
cinity, Bob being a native son of that
town and a resident there all his life,
and greatly esteemed by all. He was the
eldest son of Reuben and Luvisa Sperry
and was especially popular among the
younger people of the community, was
a fin athlete and classed as on of the
best ball players in Eastern Oregon.
His sudden death cast a gloom over the
entire community.
It may be thnt this sad and terrible
accident will prove a warning to those
inclined to speeding and reckless driv
ing on the highways; and It may not, for
people seem slow to learn and there is
a mania on th part of many to "burn
up the road" regardless of danger to
life and limb. Just what the authorities
will do in regard to this case, has not
been made public.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO MEET TOMORROW
W are informed by President Mc
Menamin of the Heppner Commercial
club, that there will be a meeting of
the club at 8 o'clock tomorrow, Friday,
evening at Hotel Patrick, and it is the
urgent request thnt there be just as full
an attendance as possible. Some im
portant questions, that need immediate
attention will be brought up and other
matters engaging the minds of the club
members should be laid aside for the
time that these can be looked after.
Heppner should not forget that her
commercial club can do a lot of good
work for the town and there should be
an awakening out of the state of como
in which th organization has lapsed.
Be at the hotel promptly at 8 tomorrow
evening.
How About That
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Combine?
If it needs repairs, we
are at your service. We
will go to the ranch and
do the work or you can
have it attended to in
the shop.
WE GUARANTEE
ALL OUR WORK
Battery Electric Ser
vice Station
Heppner Oregon
Tax on Admission Must
Be Paid By July 31
"Foreign and domestic corporations,
tobacco manufacturers, theaters and
other amusement resorts where charge
for admission is made, bowling alleys,
pool and billiard halls and passenger au
tomobiles for hir must pay their an
nual tax for th fiscal year ending June
30, 1923, on or before July 31," announ
ces Clyde G. Huntley, collector of In
ternal revenue. "Failure to pay these
taxes during the current month will
subject delinquent taxpayers to a pen
alty of 25 per cent of th amount of
taxes."
Foreign corporations are required to
pay a tax equivalent to $1 for each $1,
000 of the average amount of capital em
ployed in the transaction of their busi
ness during the preceding year ending
June 30, 1922. Th tax on domestic cor
porations amounts to $1 of so much
of the fair average value of their capital
stock for the preceding year as is in
excess of $5000. In estimating th value
of capital stock, the surplus and undi
vided profits must be included.
Following are th miscellaneous occu
pational taxes: brokers, $50; pawnbrok
ers, $100; ship brokers, $50; custom
house brokers, $50; proprietors of thea
ters, museums and concert halls where
a charge for admission Is made, having
a seating capacity of not more than 250,
shall pay a tax of $50; having a seating
capacity of more than 250 and not ex
ceeding 500, 100; having a seating ca
pacity of more than 500 and not exceed
ing 800, f 150; having a seating capacity
of more than 800, $200.
Circus proprietors are required to pay
a tax of $100; proprietors of bowling
alleys and billiard rooms are required
to pay $10 for each alley or table; pro
prietors of shooting galleries, $20; pro
prietors of riding academies ,$100.
Persons carrying on the business of
operating or renting passenger automo
biles for hir are required to pay $10
'or each such automobile having a seat
ing capacity of more than two and not
more than seven, and $20 for each such
automobile having a seating capacity of
more than seven.
Mrs. E. L. Vinton, Miss Odile Groshen
and Miss Annie Doherty made up a par
ty going, over to Lehman Springs early
Monday to spend a holiday. They re
turned on Wednesday, having visited
Ukiah where they took in a part of the
program of the big celebration put on
there. A large crowd was in attendance
and everyone seemed to be enjoying the
festivities immensely. Going over, the
ladies passed through Pilot Rock and
were informed that the thermometer
registered 111 in the Bhade there on
Monday. It was very cool and pleasant
lit Lehman Springs .
GETS SEVERE CUT ON
FOOT WITH CAMP AXE
Ray Taylor suffered a very severe cut
on the foot with a camp axe last Sunday
morning, and his little outing in the
mountains came to a sudden end. With
Ills wife and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Briggs
he had left early Sunday morning' for
the mountains near the Duran cabin,
and on arriving there about 6 o'clock he
was preparing some wood for the ens'p
fire, using a small camp axe. Sti iking
a knot the axe was caused to glance and
utruck his foot, cutting a bad cuih along
the inside of the instep, going right to
the bone. Mrs. Briggs bound up the in
jur od member and they immediately re
turned to Heppner where the services
of a physician were had. It took several
iititches to draw the wound together and
the injury has been properly mending.
The fishing trip that Mr. Taylor had
plnnned for Sunday was nipped in the
bud but he will make up for it some
other time.
Jack Mulligan and C. V. Hopper got
in yesterday from Portland where they
spent a few days. They took a run up
to Salem Tuesday. The Fourth was
pretty quiet in Portland, and the heat
whs intense. The population beat it out
of town for the cool retreats just SB
fast as possible. When the thermometer
gets up to 95 in Portland, people really
suffer with the heat.
Mrs. John H. Pieper was a caller at
this office while in the city yesterday af
ternoon from the Pieper farm. Harvest
will commence with them the coming
week, the hay being put up preparatory
to starting the combine.
Owing to a break in the water main
up Willow creek at a point between the
Kelly and Florence places, the city was
caused to be without an adequate water
supply for a dny or so the first of the
week. Manager Pruyn has had a force
of men on the job and the damage is
being repaired. In the meantime water
users should conserve the supply that
the city may not be short in case of an
emergency.
Tom Healy, young son of Mike Healy
underwent an operation for the removal
of adenoids and tonsils by Dr. McMurdo
the past week and was soon able to re
turn home. The lad had been a sufferer
from this trouble for some time.
Senator Stanfield Makes
Heppner a Short Visit
Senator Robert N. Stanfield was call
ed to Heppner for a short time on Mon
day to attend to some business affairs.
Being In town for a couple of hours
only, he had no time for political mat
ters. The senator haa been home for
some time, looking after his extensive
livestock interests and he will now
hurry back to Washington and become
absorbed again with his official duties,
expecting to leave for th capitol on the
fith.
Accompanying Senator Stanfield was
Al Roberts, formerly of this city and
late chief of police of Pendleton, Mr.
Roberts spent his few hours in the city
in looking up a number of old time
friends; and John Fleming, extensive
livestock buyer of Portland. The gentle
men were driven over from Pendleton
by D, B. Wafte. They found It hot here,
it being the warmest day so far record
ed for the season in Heppner, but when
they left Pendleton about 10 a. m. it
seemed to be warmer than It was her,
Women Best Students
At University of Oregon
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, July .
Sixty-three students of the eighteen
hundred registered during the spring
term received no grade below Two in
any subject. Of these 34 are women
and 29 men a record which appears to
give the women the lead in high scholar
ship during the term. The greater part
of the special and general scholarship
honors announced at commencement,
however, based on one and two years'
work, were carried off by the male stu
dents. Of the undergraduate students,
several received no grade lower than 1,
the top mark, under the Oregon system
which rates the best work 1 and so on
down to 6 for failure. The average
grade is somewhere between 3 and 4.
The highest total number of hours
(term credits) of 1 made by any gradu
ate was made by Edgar Blood of Port
land, a junior in business administra
tion. Miss Wave Lesley, another junior,
living in Eugene, followed closely with
17 hours L Miss Emily Veaiio of Port
land, senior in English literature, re
ceived 9 hours honors and 4 hours 1.
(Honors are not granted for work be
low the grade of 2.) Arthur Rosebraugh
of Salem, a junior, received 12 hours 1,
with his grade in one three-hour class
not yet reported.
The junior class has the largest num
ber of students, 30, who did not fall be
low 2 in any subject; the seniors are
next with 20, the freshmen have 7, and
the sophomores 6.
M. D, Clark is in receipt of informa
tion from Now York that Bishop Pad
dock is confined to a hospital in that
city suffering from a nervous break
down. He is reported to be improving
and will soon be able to return to his
work in Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Irwin and
son Billy left Sunday morning by auto
for Rockaway beach. Mr. Irwin will
spend his two weeks of vacation there
and the family will remain for the sum
mer. Is Very Proud of His
New Garage Building
E. Nordyke was in the city for a short
time Monday. He has recently built a
concrete garage in Lexington, the ma
chine shop of which has been leased to
Messrs. Kelly and Jordan, and Mr. Nor
dyke states that the boys are a busy
The building is not entirely completed
bunch and having all they can attend to.
according to the plans that Mr. Nordyke i
adopted, but he is working along at it
and in due course of time will have ev
erything as he wants it,
The garago is situated on C street,
about a block back from the highway
and is easy of access. Messrs. Kelly and
Jordan have their machine Bhop quite .
well equipped at present and are in po- j
sltion to serve the automobile owners
promptly and satisfactorily.
Mr. Nordyke is especially proud of his
gasoline service station. A large tank
on the hill above the garage feeds j
through a visible gasoline dispensing :
system, and you see what you buy the
only complete system of this kind in the
state. Look for the sign, Venturi Gar
age. Party of Grcsham People
Visit at Cleveland Home
A hnppy party of people from Gresh
im arrived at the farm of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Cleveland just east of Heppner on
Sunday and remained over the Fourth.
They were all former neighbors of the
Clevelanris and drove up over the high
way to have a visit and take a look at
Morrow county. Those making up the
party were Dr. H, V. Adix and wife and
two children, Dr. W. J. Ott and wife
and two children, B. W. Thorne, wife
and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. K. A.
Miller. They wore a jolly bunch of
folks and just had the time of their lives
at the Cleveland home, leaving on the
return trip yesterday afternoon. '
Mr. and Mrs. Miller are old time
friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. Henriksen of
Cecil, who came up and took them out
to the Hamilton ranch Tuesday. Mr,
Miller is cashier of Bank of Gresham.
This is his first trip into Morrow county
and tho ride out over the hills revealed
to him something of tho wonderful re
sources we havo, Noting the big wheat
elevators as he came along up Willow
creek, he was led to wonder where the
Btulf came from to fill them, and after
seeing the extent of the wheat produc
ing section, he is left to wonder no
more.
Our Healthy Baby
SUCH A 5 " Xf
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Oregon Senator Here on Brief Business
Trip Telia of Filibustering. Bonus
Bill to Pass. Administration Backs
Smith-McXary Bill. Business Much
Better.
(Pendleton Tribune.)
One of the greatest political filibus
tering moves of a party of any time is
being displayed by the democratic sena
tors at Washington at the present, ac
cording to Senator Robert N. Stanfield
who stopped in this city last night for
a short visit. "The hands of the sena
tors are tied by the minority group in
the senate so that it Is. impossible for us
to do anything at present. The deadlock
over the tariff bill in the senate is whol
ly the fault of the damocratic party, as
the republican senaAin are ready and
have been for' some time to vote on the
schedules.
"The democratic minority in the Ben
ate is attempting to cast discredit on
the present administration by making
the delay disheartening to the American
public. It is impossible for the senate
to secure unanimous consent to a vote
on the tariff or even to force a cloture,
the two thirds rule," the senator declar
ed. "The blame for the inaction at
Washington rests not with the republi
can administration but with the demo
cratic senators," the senator stated with
emphasis.
Out of about 4000 schedules on the
tariff, only 1200 have been agreed upon
and the others are tied up tight over
the refusal of the minority to allow a
vote, according to Senator Stanfield.
"Unless there are some patriotic demo
cratic senators who put consideration of
people as a whole over party politics,
there will be no relief or action until
after election. At the present time, we
can do little," the senator said.
"On the soldiers' bjnus bill, I will say
that I personally am wholeheartedly in
favor of adjusted compensation for
those who served the flag, and that I be
lieve that this administration is commit
ted to its passage, regardless of the
means of financing it, which must neces
sarily come later. I do not believe that
the president will veto this bill when it
is passed by the senate, even if a sales
tax measure be not incorporated. The
pledge was given and the pledge must
be fulfilled. We must keep the faith."
That the administration is favorable
to the Smith-McNary bill was the opin
ion of Senator Stanfield, who loudly
praised the work of Senator McNary in
its behalf. "I do not believe that this
bill will be passed this session of con
gress, but I do believe that it will be
taken up and passed at th next ses
sion." Business conditions indicate a revival
nation-wide in scope in the opinion of
the Oregon senator, who has been in the
west for some time on government and
personal business. Already the effects
of the emergency tariff are apparent in
this section he said. The emergency
tariff was largely sponsored by Senator
Gooding of Idaho and Senator Stanfield.
"As soon as the public becomes fully
aware of the political work of the dem
ocratic senators in Washington, and this
deadlock is broken, the nation will see
a big improvement in business, stimula
ted by the necessary protective tariff,"
Senator Stanfield declared.
Following a brief stop in Oregon cit
ies east of Pendleton, and a day in Boise
Senator Stanfield will return to Wash
ington. Yesterday he visited Heppner
and other points where he has business
interests and reports that th sheep in
dustry is again coming into its own.
Bert Peck Ships Fine Pig
to Alderdale, Washington
Bert Teck shipped out a fine 8-months
old Jersey Red boar Monday morning,
the animal going to tho ranch of Mc
Monamin and Ward at Alderdale, Wash.
The animal weighs 290 pounds now and
gives promlso of being a record breaker
when he reaches maturity. Bert raises
a good many fine pigs now, his stock
coming from the Dillabaugh pens at
Bourdmnn.
Miss Marv Duran. graduate of Lexing
ton high school, class of 21, who has j
been attending college at Philomath
during the past year, returned home on
Saturday to spend the summer vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Duran,
Supreme Court Turns
Down Plea of Slayers
Attorney for Rathie and Kirby Will
Make One More Effort to
Prevent Execution.
Portland, July 4. Unsuccessful in his
attempt to get a writ of error from the
United States supreme court to stay the
execution of John Rathie and Elvin D.
Kirby, slayers of Sheriff Taylor of Pen
dleton, Charles W. Garland returned
from Washington, D. C, yesterday. He
said he would make one more effort to
get federal judges here to issue an in
junction restraining the warden from
hanging the pair as scheduled for Fri
day, July 7.
It was two years ago that Sheriff Tay
lor was shot down in an attempt to stop
a jail-break in which Rathie and Kirby
were ringleaders.
A dispatch from Salem to the Oregon
ian under date of July 4, states that
John Rathie, who, with Elvin Kirby,
aliaa James Owens, will be hanged in
the state penitentiary here Friday for
the murder of Sheriff Taylor of Uma
tilla county in 1920, has accepted the
Catholic faith, according to anonunce
ment by prison officials today. For the
past week both Rathie and Kirby have
been visited by the prison chaplains
daily.
Penitentiary officials said arrange
ments for the hangings had been com
pleted, with the exception of sending out
the invitations. These will be mailed
tomorrow. Both Rathie and Kirby ap
peared cheerful today. They conversed
with prison officials and spent several
hours reading the newspapers. It was
said today that Rathie had directed that
his body be sent to his relatives in Idaho
for burial.
The hangings are scheduled for 8
o'clock in the morning. Warden Lewis
announced that only persons authorized
by law would be admitted to the execu
tion chamber.
Circus Draws Big Crowd
To Town Last Saturday
Howe's Circus and Van Amebrg's wild
animals appeared in Heppner last Sat
urday for two performances, and were
the means of drawing a large crowd to
the city. In fact, there had not been so
many automobiles parked on the streets
before for many a day, and the occasion
was apparently much enjoyed by the
most of the folks, regardless of the heat.
The circus tent was filled to capacity
in the afternoon and in the main the
performance was good. The trained an
imals seemed to be the chief attraction,
and some of these were quite good,
though better performances by horses,
ponies and dogs have been put on here
several times before. The cage of six
big African lions appeared as the best
attraction on the program, as they had
the appearance, at least, of being very
ferocious. One feature was noticeable
by its absense, and that was the acro
batic performance that usually accom
panies a first class circus.
There was a fair representation of
"camp followers" and some few games
were going on around the tents of a
questionable order, but nothing to what
has appeared heretofore in this line. We
heard of one fellow who says that he
was relieved of his pocketbook. cash and
all, but how much this set him back we
did not learn.
Tho day was hot and under the circus
tent in the middle of the afternoon
there was no chance to be particularly
comfortable, and the heat seemed to
have the effect of checking the enthus
iasm and pep of both performers and
audience. But we all saw the elephant,
took Johnny to the show, bought a few
toy baloons and pink lemonades and
enme away happy, ready to be taken in
again when the next big show conies
along. It's great for tho children.
County Agent Calkins arrived last eve
ning with his car of Shetland ponies, re
cently purchased from J. B. Stump of
Monmouth. He took Mr. Stump's entire
band, 25 ill all, and he will have no dif
ficulty in disposing of all the animals he
wishes to sell, as there is a strong de
mand for the ponies here.
WANTED Position as cook during
harvest season by competent young wo
man; will take place at ranch house or
cook wagon. Inquire this office.
Mrs. Jumes Crnig of Lexington, who
was under caro of the doctor and under
went an operation nt Heppner Surgical
hospital two weeks ago, was able to re
turn home Tuesday, we are informed by
Dr. McMurdo, her physician.
Teachers Majority in U.
of 0. Summer School
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, July 6.
More than 75 per cent of th 334 stu
dents enrolled in the Eugene branch of
the University of Oregon summer ses
sion are school superintendents and
teachers, according to the figures in th
registrar's office, which show that 250
are engaged in some form of school
work. Th Principals' club, made up of
principals and superintendents, has
nearly seventy members, including rep
resentatives from most of th large
towns of the state. Th total enroll
ment, in Portland and Eugene, is now
more than 800, with th prospect that
me aou mark will be reached or passed
by the late registrants.
Graduate students enrolled number
80, and more than twice as many upper
division courses for third and fourth-
year studentB and graduates. r taken
than lower division for freshmen and
sophomores. This is accounted for by
me administration, largely, by th
greater number of teachers and gradu
ates enrolled than usual.
"There is a notable unity of purpose
on the part of the members of th ses
sion, and a lack of interest In athletics,"
said Dean Colin V. Dyment, director of
the summer term on the campus, "and
an effort to do seriously the graduate
work, in many cases with the view of
obtaining a master's degree."
Most of the undergraduate summer
work is being done in Portland this
year, and many of those enrolled there
are regular University student and
those preparing to enter in the fall.
Live Cecil Items of Interest
Ruth May who attends high school In
Portland arrived in Cecil on Sunday and
will spend her vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. May of Lone
Mar ranch.
Miss Pearl Edmonds of Morgan, Miss
Mildred Henriksen of Strawberry ranch
and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Perry visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd on
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd and son Jack
of Butterby Flats left on Saturday for
The Pines, Ukiah, where they will Bpend
a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Chaa.
Hynd.
Geo. Krebs, Herman Havacost, Tunis
Snyder, all of The Last Camp, left on
Wednesday for Skinner creek where
they will spend the next ten days.
Herbert Hynd, accompanied by the
Misses Annie and Violet Hynd were the
guests of Miss Mildred Henriksen of
Strawberry ranch on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Duncan of the Busy
Be ranch are enjoying a visit from Mr.
Duncan, Sr., of Colorado, who may settle
here for the winter.
Mrs. H. Logan and son Billy left on
the local Wednesday and will visit with
Mrs. F. Buchanan in lone for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. Logan of Cecil left
on Wednesday for Portland where they
will spend a few days with friends.
Ray Halferty of Shady Dell left on
Saturday for Hood River where he will
spend the Fourth with friends.
John McEntire of Killarney is the ow
ner of a new Ford car so is real busy
on the highway these days.
Misses Georgia Summers, Elma Rufe
ner and Doris Logan were callers in
Morgan on Sunday evening.
Jack Hynd of Butterby Flats arrived
home on Thursday from the county seat,
sporting a fine new Buick.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Noble of Rhea Sid
ing visited with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hen
riksen on Thursday.
Miss Violet Hynd of Butterby Flats
spent a few days in the county aeat
looking up friends.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Malloy and family
of Morgan were Cecil callers on Tues
day. Lester Goodrich and T. B. Wilds of
Morgan were Cecil callers on Friday.
Franklin Ely of Morgan was looking
up his Cecil friends on Sunday.
E. Logan and J. W. Osborn were coun
ty seat visitors on Thursday.
Attornev C I. .Sweelc was called to
Spokane this week on businses. He was
expected home last evening.
Dexter Is Defeated in 3rd
Round by Fitzmaurice
Considerable interest was manifested
in the boxing contest at Parkers Mill on
Wednesday between Jake Dexter of
Heppner and Charley Fitzmaurice of
Condon, who were advertised for a ten
round go with the gloves. While Dexter
was the heavier man of the two by 30
pounds, Fitzmaurice manifested the
greater skill and knocked the Heppner
man out in the 3rd round. The contest
was witnessed by a fair sized crowd, and
the opinion seems to he that the Condon
man is far superior to Dexter in skill.
E. C. Ashbaugh, formerly of this city
but for many years a resident of Port
land, was here yesterday. He travels in
the interests of the Portland Credit
Mens association.
J. B. Carmichacl Is Hurt
When Wagon Turns Over
Word was received here this morning
to the effect that J. B. Carmichael of
Lexington was quite severely injured
late Wednesday afternoon when thrown
from a wagon loaded with hay. at the
Summer ploce on the creek a couple of
miles below town. When Mr. Carmichael
realized that the load was going over,
and that he might be thrown against
the tines of a pitchfork that had been
carelessly stuck in the load with the
tines up, ho made a jump and landed
on his back against a tree stump. He
was badly injured in the back, and at
this time it is not known just how se
vere the injuries may prove. He was
carried home and Dr. Chick was called
from Heppner to minister to him. It is
hoped by his family and friends that Mr.
Carmichael's Injuries may not prove to
ho so serious as present indications
would suggest, but his ac;u is somewhat
a handicap and it may bo some time be
fore he fully recovers.
Isaac Howard, prominent lone resi
dent was doing business in Heppner yesterday.
ID U1ERS IE
CEIsSUfiED BY BARBATT
Tying L'p of Market Road Moaey by
Court Decision Affects Tea or More
Counties of State. Work or Snail
Group of Obstractionlsts, Say Mem
ber of Commission.
W. B. Barratt returned homo from s
meeting of th stat highway commis
sion in Portland th first of th week.
Mr. Barratt had th opportunity to ex
press to the Polk eounty road wrangler
who have succeeded in tying up market
road funds over the state by court de
cisions, Just what h thought of their
petty local quarrels. Mr. Barratt Is
quoted by th Oregonian regarding his
attitude toward this matter, but states
that the Portland paper did not give all
that he said. In the course of its report
of doings of th highway commission,
the Oregonian has the following:
Road work in about ten counties Is be
ing held up and eounties inconvenienced
because of Polk county, or rather be
cause of a small group of th obstruc
tionists In the town of Independence.
This statement was made direct to th
Polk eounty court yesterday by mem
bers of the state highway commission.
The road obstructionists Id Polk
county, not content with blocking com
pletion of the west sid highway
through the courts, have "gummed-up
the road gam in many other counties
through attacking the agreement of th
Polk eounty court to contribute market
road funds on the unfinished stat high
way in that county. Market road money
was about all the court had and th ob
structionists went to court and a deci
sion was obtained from Circuit Judge
Kelly to the effect that market road
funds cannot be placed on stat high
ways. Nearly a dozen counties havo
been so placing market road funds and,
in view of Judge Kelly's decision, this
road work must stop.
As soon as possible the commission
will try to get a decision from th su
preme court. The development has
brought a shower of criticism against
Polk county as a whole, although mem
bers of the county court, with som
heat, denied yesterday that they wer
responsible and declared th whol af
fair was the work of a few individuals.
"Morrow county," exclaimed W. B.
Barratt, of the highway commission,
"has spent more moaey on 35 mile of
macadam road than you peopla want to
pay for a first class highway clear
through your Polk county. Morrow has
spent $265,000 on these 36 miles and
Tuesday it took ma two hours to drive
over it. We want an outlet to th Col
umbia river highway, but job people
of Polk are holding us up."
"It isn't true," interrupted Judge
Robertson of Polk county.
"No, it is a few individual in our
county," added a Polk county commis
sioner. "And now," continued Commissioner
Barratt, "you want the state to pay
your road for you yon want other
counties to be deprived of aid and much
needed roads in order that you may have
hard surfaced pavement for nothing. It
would be robbing counties in eastern
Oregon and western Oregon. I, for on,
won't stand for it. You're not fair and
you're not asking for anything fair. Ton
voted bonds and never sold a dollar's
worth. You voted your bonds for mar
ket roads and not for the highway. If
the state paved your highway and you
haven't sold your bonds, what would
prevent you from cancelling the bond
issue and getting a road system for
nothing?"
At the former meeting of th commis
sion with the Polk county court th
commission tried to have (25,000 turned
over toward constructing bridges on th
highway and (40,000 in bonds, th com
mission saying that it would us th
bond money on some section In th
county, possibly near the Benton coun
ty line. Somehow the delegation misun
derstood the commission and had an
idea that if the $65,000 was turned over
the commission would finish paving
through the county and ask for no more
funds. It was when this idea was ex
pressed that Commissioner Barratt
opened up.
Chairman Booth gave assurance that,
so far as the county court was concern
ed, the commission and court have been
on good terms and have tried to find
some way out of the tangle in Polk.
One agreement was reached, at least.
Judge Robertson promised to pay th
state $27,000 due on the Dallas-Salem
road, of which sum $14,000 is to be paid
July 5h and $13,000 August 10th.
The west side highway must now wait.
explained Chairman Booth, until a de
cision on market road funds is reached
in the supreme court.
P. J. Gallagher, representing the Mal
heur county court, asked for a new inter-state
bridge at Ontario, across the
Snake river, Judge Wade of Coos coun
ty requested the improvement of th
Coquille-Bandon road. Judge Smith, of
Lake county made a request for th
Lakeview- Drews Valley road.
No action was taken on these re
quests, as th highway commission in
tends visiting these points within a
short time. The commission will leav
Portland July 3 with the intention of
covering the entire road system of Btato
highways.
While in the mountains Tuesday T. J.
Humphreys ran onto a fine buck deer
near the mill. The animal did not seem
to be in the least excited and slowly
trotted away so that all the company got
a good look at him. He was a fin speci
men, about two years old, and Tom says
he appeared to fully recognize th fact
that it was closed season and no one
was packing a gun for him.
Notice of Removal.
We have removed our offices
from the Masonic Building to th
rear of the First National Bank
Building and will hereafter b
found in th latter location.
WOODSON SWEEK.