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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 39, Number 26. ' HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 1922 Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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FORD CARAVAN TQ
Engineer Dunn Makes
Report to Commission
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Columbia Basin Irriga
tion Project Bill Wins
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WEEK0CT.7TO14
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OF
Heppner Only Town la Sfitt to Hart
Automotive Spectacle So Long.
Beside Track and Tractor Skew
There Will Bo Movie and Radl.
Th visit of th Ford nd Fordson
Power Exposition to Heppner upon
the dates of the Rodeo being absolute
If assured, a truly record-breaking
crowd It certain to greet th opening
of the combined Rodeo-Caravan pro
gram. Viaitora who ean a bat one day of
th ihow, and who with at th earn
time to come to town for their cus
tomary Saturday marketing, will find
th Saturday program chock full of
entertainment, the program being a
atriklngly odd combination of events
reminiscent of pioneer daya and pro
phetically illuatratlv evolution occa
sioned by the advent of modern auto
motive equipment.
Chariea H. Latourell la jubilant
over the aueceas of numerous confer
ences with Ford caravan officials for
th purpose of revising the schedule
In order to make Heppner during the
Rodeo dates. - In addition, Mr. Lat
ourell visited Pendleton to confer
with advance representative of the
caravan, and it is solely due to hit
personal initiative and tenacity that
th chang waa mad in Beppner's fa
vor. The daily payroll and mainten
ance of the earavan Is a matter of
$500, and from Wednesday night,
when th caravan arrives, until Mon
day moming, when it departa, the car
avan will hav apent five nighta and
four daya here. Thus, It will readily
be aeen that Mr. Latourell achieved
aomething worth while when he land
ed th big caravan for ao long a stay.
Including ears, trucks, tractors,
trailers, a Delco light plant, pumping
system, roadworking machinery, the
Ersted hoist and other apparatus,
tools and specialties, th caravan
comprises mora than on hundred
pieces of equipment. Every bit of it
i brought over the highways by
truck and tractor, and at no time has
the caravan failed to reach Its daily
destination strictly on time. Ample
allowance for road conditiona has
boss made, and visitors to Heppner
a any of th thre days will see th
full day and night caravan program
plus that of th Rodeo.
Th caravan carries a fin radio re
ceiving and broadcasting set and ra
dio concerts will b given nightly.
Ther will alao b a movl ehow each
night, with a change of program, and
atili another feature is the Mt Angel
Jan orchestra. All entertainment
feature of th caravan are absolute
ly free.
List Room With Van Marter.
Aa th town will be full of visitors
during the Rodeo, it Is the desire of
the committee that all those who have
rooms to spar list the same with L.
E. Van Marter at hia office in Hotel
Patrick. An information bureau will
be maintained there, also.
M. L. Case, furniture dealer, return
ed home on Sunday from a ahort bus
iness trip to Portland.
Everything good to eat at Catholic
ladies food sale, next Friday and Sat
urday. You will find them at the I. 0.
O. F. building in the room formerly
occupied by the grocery department
of Minor Co.
Water Getting Low In
Wells On Willow Creek
It is reported that the"wella in the
vicinity of Morgan and Cecil are dry
ing up and water in that locality' is
scarce. Willow creek is usually dry
through that part of th county th
moat of August and September, but It
ia rather unusual to have th wells
go dry. The engine on the branch
line was unable to get water sufficient
at Cecil on ths way up Saturday, the
well of the railroad company having
failed, so that the train was divided
and the express car and coach
brought on to Heppner, where the
tank waa Ailed and then the engine
returned for the "balance of the train,
which consisted of a string of empty
stock cart. A good rain would be the
means of overcoming thlt water short
age. .
Cow Weeding Pays.
The cost of raising a calf to the
weaning stage on the range is the
cost of running the cow plus depreci
ation, interest, and bull service, pro
viding ther is a calf for every cow.
If there Is only 60 per cent of a. calf
crop, the cost of th calf is 1.4 times
the cost of running on cow. The
larger the calf crop, therefore, the
.cheaper the production. Begin more
economical production by weeding
out all barren cows and such as are
diseased. Success in th livestock
business will hinge on careful man
agement tending toward cutting out
leaks,
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In a summary of the report recent
ly presented to th Stat Highway
eommiaaion by Engineer Dunn, w
gather th following from "Explana
tory Notes"!
Th mileages of highway completed
and being maintained daring 1922
consisted of 190, mile of subgrade.
1000 mi lea of rock and gravel surfac
ing and 600 miles of pavement
During th year 1922 and 1923, and
as part of th present road program,
these mileages will be Increased to
approximately 2800 miles of sub
grade, 1500 mile of broken (ton and
gravel surfacing, and 800 mile of
pavement.
Th report give figure touching
depreciation of th various classes of
construction and states: No depre
ciation in th value of Stat High
way (hould occur if th maintenance
and renewal contemplated by the fig
area in th table are provided. With
proper maintenance, th subgrade
will become wider and better. With
proper maintenance and with resur
facing as needed, rock and gravel sur
facing and pavement will become
thicker and stronger.
Th renewal figure given contem
plate th resurfacing, during the next
ten yeara, of all of th light type
pavement laid under th present
road program, thia resurfacing to be
required at th rat of about 16 milea
per year at a coat of about $20,000
per mil. All pavements laid sine
1919 ar of heavier types and none
should require renewal within twenty
or thirty years.
The renewal figure contemplated
in th table for resurfacing of rock
and gravel aurfaced roads about one
in ten years at a coat of about $2000
per mile.
HARDMAN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS.
Last Wednesday th Studentbody
met and formed a new organisation.
They adopted a constitution and slee
ted officers. Those elected were I Ad
rian Beehdolt, president; Joenlta
Leathers, vice-president; Beth Bleak
man, secretary; Ilo Merrill, treasur
er; and Gaylord Ingram, freshman
reprecntative. Under th present
system of electing officers, ther will
always be a set of officers left to hold
over from on school year until th
next.
Kenneth Bumsidc entered school
Monday. That brings the total en
rollment for this year to twenty-five.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
"I Ilk to see th old names re
tained and I feel disgusted when I
see th postal department call Sa price
Creek as Service Creek, complained
Robert J. Carsntr of Spray, Or. "They
get names wrong back in Washington
or elae someone doe not write plain.
Take Olex. Th place was intended
to be named after a man named Alex,
but someone at Washington mistook
th 'A' for an 'O' and now we hav
Olex. Service Creek is named after
th aarvic berriea, which grow in
great profusion in that section. There
la Service valley, where the brush ia
so thick that it has for years been a
great hunting place for grouse and
other game which com to eat the
berriea. Probably the postal officials
at Washington didn't know what a
aarvic berry is and so when the ap
plication was mad for a Service
Creek postoffic they thought that
'service' was what waa meant" Mr.
Carsner, member of th legislature,
ia in Portland for the republican
conference, having com here direct
from th Pendleton Round-Up, and
he la atill wearing hia big, black som
brero. Oregonian.
T r fil.nlatAH fAirotarlv fif thia
city, arrived from hia home at Alva-
dore, Lane county on Tuesday evening
to spend several daya visiting wiw
his relatives here. Mr. Stapleton
states that while they had a very dry
summer in Lane county, the berry
crop was good, and in his locality
there ia considerable activity in real
estate, many farma being cut up in
small tracts and set to berries and
other fruit. He looks for a great deal
of development along thia line about
Eugene.
Mra. Kendall of McMinnvllle, repre
senting the Womens Board of Mis
sions of the Christain church, spent
Monday night at Heppner, meeting
with th members of the suxiliary
her at th home of Mr. and Mra.
Livingstone. Sh delivered a report
on the national convention recently
held at Winona Lake, Indiana, that
proved very Interesting. Mrs. Kendall
departed on Tuesday for other points
of her Itinerary over the'state.
Mlsa Anna Doherty returned home
on Sunday from her vacation spent in
the Cooa Bay section at Marshfield
and Coquille. Miss Odile Groshen,
with whom she made tne trip, win re
main until Christmas time at the
home of her Bister, Mrs. Vinton in
Coquille. Miss Doherty has assumed
hac nnsltlon as stenoirranher in the
office of County Agent Calkins.
3. CI. Turner, of Swamrt Buttes,
was in the city on Wednesday and
that the fine bisr rain of Tues
day night has fixed hia tummerfallow
for seeding Just about proper, ne nas
the most of hia fall sowing done, how
ever, and the rain will bring it up
promptly. A wet October will b a
fin thing, and Mr. Turner preuicvs
we will hav it
Un fl F Wnnrisnn. accomnanied
by her daughtera, Margaret and Bar-
nice, went to Portland on rnaay to
remain for a few dayt before going
Miss Mariraret
will nter th University of Oregon,
beginning hr freshman year. Mrs.
Woodson expects to return horn by
th end of this week.
E. Jay Merrill and daughter, Miss
Cleo, were passengers for Portland
tnis morning on meir way to cugene
Ml.. Marrlll will enter tha
University of Oregon as a freshman.
Sh waa a graduate or naraman nign
achool last spring.
C. H. Erwln waa up from lone for
a short time this forenoon. He is
busy getting his fall aeedlng done and
tataa thai while thev had a rood rain
out their way on Tuesday night, he
would like to see more of it, as th
tummerianow is very dry.
Splendid Display of Grain at Pendls
toa Show Earn Special Ribbon for
This County. Competition Keen,
Turkey Red Taking Most of Prises.
By C. C. CALKINS, County Agent
Morrow county had more wheat ex
hibits at the Northwest Hay and
'irain Show than any other county
outid of Umatilla, ther being bat
ter than thirty exhibits at th ahow.
Because of the splendid display put
on by th county th officer awarded
a special ribbon as an award of merit
for th work don by Morrow county.
Th competition wa exceedingly
keen and th Turkey Red wheat from
Montana captured moat of th higher
priies on that variety. Nevertheless,
a l umber of premiums went to Mor
row county farmers. Thoss winning
honors were Lawrence Redding- of
Eight Mile, a second prii on Forty
Fold; David C. Duvall of Echo, first
on Early Baart; and Art Parker of
Heppner, first prize ribbon for having
the best bushel of wheat from Mor
row county.
Among those entering exhibits at
th Hay and Grain Show were th fol
lowing Morrow county farmers:
L. Redding, Eight Mile; C. R. Peter
son, lone; Harv McRoberta, Lexing
ton; R. W. Brown, lone; F. E. Mason,
Lexington; Troy Bogard, lone; R. W.
Turner, Heppner; Wm. Davidson,
Morgan; T. V. Smouse, lone; Peck
Bros., Lexington; Roy Campbell, Lex
ington; S. E. Simonton, Lexington;
Geo. White, Lexington; Myle E. Mar
tin, Lexington; Art Parker, Heppner;
Chas. O. Porter, lone; Oscar Keithley,
Eight Mile; L. Carlaon, lone; C. E.
Carlson, lone; Jesse Warfield, lone;
Jeff Jones, Heppner; Chaa. Wagner,
lone; Phil) Cohn, Heppner; L. A. Pal
mer, Lexington; Duvall at Norton;
A. A. McCabe, lone; David C. Duvall,
Echo; W. G. Palmateer, Morgan.
Federated Church
Sunday school at 9:46 a. m. Class
es for all ages. Preaching 11:00 a. m.
and 8:00 p. m. Special music at
both aervics. Christian Endeavor at
7:00 p. m. If you ar not attending
church anywhere we invite you to
worship with us,
J. R. L. HAS LAM, Pastor.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
To th rcsidenta of Lexington: Ow
ing to the exiatnc of a case of ty
phoid fever in Lexington, and the
source of its origin being unknown,
it will be wise for everybody in the
town to boil their drinking water un
til further notice. The health de
partment is Investigating the source
of infection.
DR. A. D. McMURDO,
County Physician.
Episcopal Church Services.
Rev. C. W. DuBois, Eastern Oregon
missionary, will hold services both
morning and evening on Sunday, Oc
tober 1st, at the Episcopal church in
thia city. A general invitation is ex
tended the people of Heppner to at
tend these services.
Harold Cohn, Dodge dealer, made a
business trip to Pendleton Tuesdsy.
Former Heppner Woman
Suffers Death From Fire
Word hss been received ot Heppner
announced the death of Mra. L. E.
McBee at her home near Walla Walla
on Tuesday.
According to the report, fire start
ed in the McBee residence and Mrs.
McBe and the children were aafely
removed. Desiring something in the
house, Mrs. McBee returned and be
came trapped in the burning building
and before she could be removed was
fatally burned. An effort was made
to get her to the hospital at Walla
Walla, but fhe died shortly after be
ing placed in the conveyance.
Mra. McBee formerly resided at
Heppner and will be remembered by
many here aa Miss Vera Easterly be
fore her marriage, and Mr. McBee and
family lived here for a number of
yeara, where he engaged in ranching
before removing to Umatilla county.
rrom the Pendleton Tribune of
Wednsday, we take the following:
Funeral services will be held at I
o'clock this afternoon at the Christian
church for Mrs. L. E. McBee who
died Tuesday at a Walla Walla hos
pital from the effect of burns and
shock received when the McBee farm
home waa totally destroyed by fire
caused by the explosion of kerosene
poured 'into the kitchen stove. Mrs.
McBe was 34 years of age and is
survived by her husband and three
small children; Beth, aged 11; Mary,
age 7; and Ralph, age 8.
In attempting to rescue his wife
whose clothing was a maaa of flames
instantly, Mr. McBee received serious
burns about the head and arms, but
he will be able to be here for the fu
neral here today. None of tha chil
dren were injured in the fire aa th
two little girls were at school and th
baby was at th barn with his father
who had just driven in with a load of
hay when the explosion occurred.
Two sisters and one brother also
survive as does a step sister, Mrs. W.
H. Wyrick of Pendleton. Her sisters,
Mrs. Frank Marvel of Roosevelt,
Wash,, and Mra, Nora Fordyce of
Antelope, Ore., will be her for th
funeral today. Her brother is Daniel
Boon of Roseburg.
The McBe home which was valued
at something between $8,000 and $10
000 was completely destroyed In the
fire. It was the second horn of th
McBcea to be burned to the ground
on this same farm within th last two
years. It Is said that the entire build'
ing seemed to burst ainto flam in'
stantly upon tha explosion of th oil,
and nothing was saved.
The McBees were for many years
residents of th Buttercreek district,
and have at different times made their
home In Pendleton. They moved to
the farm near Walla Walla only a
little over two yeara ago. Mr. and
Mra. MoBoe and th three children
were visitors here during th Round'
Up.
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II Fl RODEO
Some of the worst backer known
to th range are on the ground and
primed for th events of Beppner's
Rodeo, which open this afternoon at
Gentry Field, and there is every pros
pect that the big crowds that will
gather In the city during the three
daya will be entertained with a suffi
cient number of thrills to keep them
on their toe. A number of horses
arrived from Pendleton, and among
them will be such noted animals as
Llghtfoot, Whistling Anne and John
Day, and the local bunch of bucka
rooa will have about all th excit
ment they are looking for. Besides
thsse, ther . is th Peterson string
from Ukiah, and many an outlaw of
local fame.
Relay raeea, cowboy and cowgirl
races and a very large number of fea
tures are on the program.
Then there ia the big Ford Caravan
which is here in fall force to help en
tertain the crowd for all three days.
Thia attraction arrived this fornoon
and there la going to be aomething
doing all the while with this outfit,
which consists of 2( trucks and trac
tors and much other equipment, along
with a fine radio outfit and all the
entertainment offered by the big car
avan is to be absolutely free.
There is every promise that the Ro
deo will be a complete success.
Historical Events In
Film Chapter Play
Do you know what those wonderful
qualities were of Abraham Lincoln's
that endeared him to millions of peo
ple? Do you know the circumstances un
der which President Lincoln was ass
assinated? Do you know whether or not John
Wilkes Booth met the fat deserved
by an assassin?
Would you like to have seen the
presidential inauguration of Andrew
Johnson?
These historical events are only a
few of those recordd by the camera
for the big Universal chapter play in
"In the Daya of Buffalo Bill" which
comes to the Star theatre on Friday.
The superintendent of schools of
San Diego, California, Henry C, John
son, highly endorsed this serial as the
best educational picture ever produc
ed. Educator all over the country
have expressed their opinion to the
effect that if motion picture concerns
would concentrate on serials like "In
the Days of Buffalo Bill" the screen
would be the greatest educational me
dium in the world.
Edward Laemmle directed the serial
whila Robert Dillon wrote the story
and continuity from American his
tory. Art Acord is the star of the chapt
ered drama and is ably supported by
Dorothy Wood, George Williams, Joel
Day, Joseph Hasleton, Duke Lee,
Burt Frank, Pat Harmon, Burton C.
Law, Otto Nelson, Jim Corey, Chief
Lightheart, William Moran and oth
ers. Th story i told in eighteen chapt
ers.
It Is the type picture that will ap
peal to every member of ths family.
Mother will enjoy the love theme,
father will glory in living over again
the stirring days he used to read of
in the "yellow-backs" and the child
ren will find thrill after thrill to en'
tertain them, withall receiving a lib
eral education In the history of their
country during the hectic days that
marked the era of Buffalo Dili.
A 5 or 6 reel feature shown with
each episode.
George Fell who recently sold out
his Interest in th Fell Cleaning works
waa here a few days over the week'
end from Portland. Ha returned to
Portland yesterday, and will come
back about th middle of October to
accompany Mra. Fell to their new
horn in th metropolis. Pendleton
Tribune.
Tom Boylen, Jr., extensive rancher
of Pine City, wat a visitor in this city
on Wednesday. Mr. Boylen has be
come on of th largest wheat pro
ducers in the north end of th county.
College Makes Big Hit
At Oregon State Fair
Exhibits Show Student and Military
Training, SUtion Findings,
and Floral Designs.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor-
vallia, Sept. 28. Four extensive ex
hibit at the Oregon state fair thia
week ahow the work of the state col
lege in student-training, experiment
station investigations and findings of
great value to tha farmer, military
equipment for peace and war, and a
hag floral design of practical sug
gestion to landscape designers. This
is by far the largest and most com
prehensive exhibit ever put on by O.
A. C.
Three alowly revolving nryamida
f disomy th work in agricaKural edu
cation in print, picture and sugges
tion. The work in liberal ducation at
well as in the major subject chosen
in agriculture that ia open to young
men and women completing the course
is shown, and also that graduates af
ter training at O. A. C. do farm.
The work in home economics for
women, and in engineering, com
merce, forestry, mining, pharmacy
and vocational training, is presented
in graphic display. Seventy feet of
transparencies give the observer a
birdseye view of leading campus peo
ple and activities.
The experiment station display
shows latest findings in farm crop
and livestock and poultry production,
horticulture, and soils and farm man
agement The entire display is a
complete compendium of good farm
plans and practices in most of Ore
gon. .
Th military display ia put on by
th college and the federal war de
partment and shows arms of attack
and defense, infantry equipment on
model dummy soldier, cavalry
equipment on a dummy horse, camp
and field packs and kits complete even
down to the last toothbrush.
Th floral display ia arranged to
suggest designs for florists and at
tractive arrangements with material
at hand. .
White Leghorn Pullet
Is Mother of Brood
Mra. Claud White of Lexington re
port that she hss a White Leghorn)
pullet, hatched April 7, 1922, that on
Wednesday, Sept 27, came off the
neat with a brood of 7 chicks, hstched
from her own eggs. The pullet stole
her nest away and laid 10 eggs from
which she hatched 7 fin chicks. This
is a record-breaking stunt for a hen
6 months and 20 daya old, and we
doubt if it can be excelled. If any
one haa a pullet that can beat this
record, let's hear from you. She will
certainly be a great producer if ahe
maintains her health and is given
half a chance.
Forest Fire Fighters Get
Through With Job Here
A bunch of SO government men who
have been fighting fire in the forest
out near the headwaters of Rhea
creek, under direction of Chas. F.
Groom, local ranger, arrived in town
last evening with their big bunch of
equipment This morning the equip
ment was divided up, a portion of it
to go to the Portland office, and the
men, with their camp outfits and
much other equipment leaving today
in trucks for Pilot Rock, where they
have some work to do.
A part of the equipment of the crew
was 6000 feet of hoae and a powerful
little engine, which ia found to be
the most effective means of extin
guishing fires snd this outfit haa been
very successfully used in this county.
O. A. C. Alumni to Meet.
For the purpose of forming an O. A.
C. Alumni associaiton for Morrow
county, a meeting of all former stud'
ents of the Oregon Agriculture Col'
lege Is called for Saturday evening
between the houra of 7 and 8 o' clock
at the office of C. C. Calkins, county
agent If you are an alumni or a for
mer student of 0. A. .C, you are earn
estly requested to be present on this
occasion.
MRS. A. HEIKSEN
PASSES AT PDRTUND
Mrs. Anna Henriksen, wife of A.
Henriksen of Cecil, died at a hospital
in Portland at 3:00 p. m. on Monday,
September 25, being of the age of 48
year.
Mrs. Henriksen had been at the
hospital for a couple of weeks and un
derwent an operation from which she
apparently was recovering rapidly,
and Mr. Henriksen left Cecil Monday
to go to the city to accompany his
wife home. While on th train en
route, a telegram waa handed him
which conveyed the sad news of her
death, which came as a very sever
blow to husband and family.
Besides Mr. HenrikacB, two son
are left tii mount the tost tn a de
voted mother, Clifford and Oral Hen
riksen. The funeral ia to be held at
Portland on Saturday, and it ia ex
pected that a number of the friends
of the family will attend from Cecil,
where Mrs. Henriksen was held in the
highest esteem by the Cecil people,
among whom she has resided for the
past number of years, and sh was
loved for her many excellent qualit
ies. She hsd many friends in Hepp
ner, also, who are saddened by the
nws of her sudden death.
During September your 60c it
worth a $1.00 at Baylor's.
Counties Have Program
For Crop Improvement
Last spring every county in East-
tern Oregon outlined a definitite pro
gram along the line of cereal and for
age crop improvement states F. L.
Ballard, assistant County Agent Lead
er. Some outstanding results are al
ready noted, although complete
checks for the season have not been
made. In Morrow county, as a result
of demonstrations which showed cop
per carbonate to be successfully used
in treating wheat for smut, ith the
result that a much better stand re-1
suited becaus no seed was killed, I
twenty thousand acres are being seed-!
ed in Morrow county following this
improved treatment
In Umatilla county certified Jen-
kin club wheat brought in by County
Agent Fred Bennion originally, has
now spread and 18,000 acres have
been sown.
In Union county 7,480 acres of Hy
brid 128 wheat introduced two yeara
aeo by the county agent shows an in
creased yield over Forty-Fold of five
to even bushels an acre. In the neigh
borhood of W. R. Ledbetter, Mr. Led
better's threshing machine crew
found no Hybrid 128 in that district
yielding less than forty-one bushels.
While no Forty-Fold yielded over
thirtv bushels. The new wheat smuts
a little worse than Forty-Fold, but it
is expected that the new copper car
bonate treatment will eliminate this
difficulty. In Union county also, Hard
Federation wheat has indicated be
yond a doubt that it is to become the
spring wheat of that county. In Lake
county, following two yeara of de
monstration work, the only wheat de
manded in any quantity is Federation.
Other counties carrying on this work
have experienced equally remarkable
devlopments.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
October 1, 1922.
Some day you will need a mighty
reserve of physical strength; it may
be aoon, it may be when you come to
die, but when it does come you would
give the world for it The church,
and association with godly people,
keeping in touch with God is the way
to store such. Don't let the Rodeo
unfit you for church attendance on
next Lord's Day. Bible School 10 a.
m. Communion and Preaching at 11;
Junior C. E. at 4 p. m., Senior C. E.
at 6:30 p. m., and Preaching at 7:30,
Note the change in th evening
hmr.
Meet with us in the Odd Fellows
Hall, you will be helped, so will we.
UVINUSTUNE,
Mrs. Clarence Rica and two chil
dren are over from their horn at
Monument for a few days, to take in
tha Rodeo and have a visit with
friends and relatives.
Senator Poindextcr, while In Port
land on Tuesday expressed the opin
ion to members of th Chamber of
Commerce that th Columbia basin
irrigation project will b authorised
by congress and th bill signed by th
president
The senator explained that the pro
ject provide for th watering of 1,
760,000 acres of land hi eastern Wash
ington, an accomplishment that it
was said ,wlll add $200,000,000 annual
ly to th wealth of th nation.
"Prosecution of this project" he
said, "means adding to th population
of this district 600,000 persons, whoa
trad and eommerc will follow the
water grade and find its market in
thia great metropolis of Oregon.
"It is not proposed to ask th gov
ernment to appropriate money, for
this work, but merely to lend a it
credit and to issue bonds at a low
rate of interest to pay the eost of
construction. Th only burden the
government will be asked to bear is
the interest on th eost of construc
tion. Th soil itself will pay for thia
great improvement"
Schrivcr-Cox.
The marriage of Miss Ollie Cox,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Cox
of Lexington, to Mr. Wayn Schrivcr,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Schrivcr of
lone, waa solemnized at tha bom of
th bride' parents at 6:30 p. m. Wed
nesday, September 27, Rev. W. O.
Livingstone of Heppner officiating.
The ring ceremony waa used, with
attendants and ring girls, and about
twenty-five invited guests, friends of
the families, were present . Many
beautiful present war showered up
on the young couple, along with an
abundance of well wishes, and re
freshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Sekriver will make
their home on the Schrivcr farm near
lone.
Program for Christian Chirch for
October.
Every Sunday a special Dayi
October 1, Visiting Day.
. October 7, Bible School Picnic.
October 8, Rally Day.
October 15, C. E. Rally Day.
October 22, World Call Rally Day.
October 29, Stewardship Rally Day.
ABSOLUTE REALISM
DEMANDED IN PLAY
Probably never before in th hist
ory of moving pictures has a film
been made which entailed such a vast
amount of detail aa"Fooliah Wives,"
the super-feature produced under th
direction of Erich von Stroheim at
Uaivaraal City sad which, i t be
shown at th Star Theatre Thursday.
Eighteen volumea devoted to des
cription and illustrations of Monaco
and Mont Carlo were brought by Le
Roy Armstrong, the studio librarian,
from Nice, France, for reference in
aecuring the minutest details of the
picturesque principality which the
outsid world knows chiefly - for its
sumptuons gambling casino.
The picture called for work on a
aet representing a suite in the Hotel
de Paria at Monte Carlo for which the
furniture and decoration were copied
from actual photographs, while th
towels, bedspreads, napkins and other
linens were embroidered with the
crest and name of the hotel. Thia
conformity to detail ia typical of that
observed for the entire film.
In one particular set representing a
view of Monte Carlo from the sea, it
was necssary to have majestic rows
of cypress trees to partly conceal the
Mediterranean. To complete thia
scene eighty cypress trees were ord
ered by Von Stroheim to be trans
planted from Del Monte to Monterey.
Twenty thousand square feet of
lawn were transplanted from the
front lawn of the studio to the back
ranch for the Monte Carlo set to lend
gigantic scene true to the original.
A caravan of 800 people journeyed
from the studio to Monterey at one
time, for the production of some of
the most interesting scenes in the
whole film. Bridges, terraces, roads
and wooda were built op to make this
gigantic scene true to th original.
The Enel sh actor, writer and trav
eler, Frank Elliott who ia alao a
friend of the director, von Stroheim,
when ahown some of the rushes of
th film, declared that the Monte Car
lo atmosphere waa perfect in every
detail and that anyone who did not
know the picture waa made in Cali
fornia, would surely be under th im-
nression thst. the scenes were taken
at the famous resort on th Mediter
ranean. TWail in tvn when Dlcklnfl" his
cast is another reason for the marked
realism of the film and though it
...nt mnn hnuni of natient toil and
thinking on his part. Ton Stroheim
personally chose every person wno
hail th aliehtrst connection with the
picture. Extensive searching and ob
servation were necessary lor tnis tasa
aa th foreign types needed were very
scarce and hard to obtain in l An
geles.
The women and girl used in in
wkiAK Aa!U1 for evening
clothes were instructed to bring their
gowns with them, previous to meir
being engaged, and displayed them
..! In full draaa and make-un. for
th personal supervision of the di
rector. As 6BU people were use a
An. thia At alan took sev
eral days. It is easy to understand
why "Foolish Wlvea" too eignuen
months to complete.
Lexington P. T. A. To
Meet Next Tuesday
Th Lexington Parent-Teachers as
sociation will hold its regular month
ly business meeting and program on
Tuesday evening. October 10, In the
movi hall, at 8:00 o'clock. The
treasurer will be prepared to receive
the dues for the coming year.
The program will consist of a two
reel educational film entitled, "Put
ting Your Uncle to Work," and Mr.
Robert Wilcox will address the as
sembly on the "County Unit Plan of
Taxation." All who are Interested in
schools and taxes should be present
to hear this plan discussed.
Governor Isaac P reclamation and
Fir Marshal Isaac Balletla Tell
ing How to Observe Week Proper
ly. Fire Calef Aaaeet to Help.
October T to 14, 1922, has"becn des
ignated by proclamation of th gov
ernor as Fir Prevention Week in
Oregon. We desire to nggest to may
ors, fir chief, fir marshals, woman'
clubs, and civic organizations, and all
school officials a few methods that
may be adopted in giving effect to th
activities suggested by the governor.
To Mayors: Every mayor in th
state should immediately issue a proc
lamation calling upon the citizens in
hit jurisdiction to observ th week
act apart, by looking after their own
property and removing or correcting
any condition that might make a fir -possible.
Mayors can also lend great
assistance by cooperating with th
fir chief and fire marshal whoa par
ticular duty it is to prevent and pro
tect from fire. Every mayor ahould
let it be known in unqualified term
that every ordinance of th city, da
signed to protect life and property
from losa or damage by fire, will be
vigorously enforced and that all offi
cials charged with such enforcement
will hav th complete suppport of
the city government Local news
papers should be requested to print
the governor's proclamation, pro
grama for observance of Fir Preven
tion Week and to comment editorially
upon the fire loss of your community.
To Fire Chiefs and Fire Marshals:
Daring Fir Prevention Week an in
tensive inspection campaign ahould
be waged. Th business and reaiden
tian sections of th town should be
visited by members of th uniformed
fore in order to discover, record and
correct all accumulations of rubbish
and fire hazards of all kinds. These
inspection should be closely associa
ted with a universal elean-up effort
Th cutting and removal of grass,
weeds and unsightly rubbish ahould
have attention.
The fire chief or fire marshal
should assist the schools in observing
Fire Prevention Week by giving short
talks and inspection of th school
for fir hazards.
A parade may be held by th fir
department with th apparatus deco
rated with banner and streamers
carrying auitable inscriptions per
taining to the loss of life and prop
erty. To Women' Club and Civic Or
ganisations: The clubs should ap
point a joint committee to cooperate
with the city official in arranging
a program for Fir Prevention Week.
Individual member should be enlist- .
ed in the matter of window displays
fire prevention advertisements, and
self-inspection of homes and place of
business.
To School Superintendent and
Teachera: The principal benefit of
the educational work done Fir Pre
vetnion Week will come from the
children under your care. A part of
each school day during the week
should be given to fire prevention
talks. Children should be encouraged
to write essays on fire hazards, such
as careless use of matches, gasoline
and keroaene. The State Fire Mar
shal Department Salem, Oregon, has
a limited aupply of home inspection
reports for school children, which
will be furnished to teachera and su
perintendents on request
Suffers From Getting
Sewing Needle In Foot
Hiss Mary Clark, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. D. Clark of thia city, met
with a very painful accident at her
room in Walla Walla on Friday, when
she stepped on a sewing needle stick
ing in the carpet The needle was
buried in her foot and it was neces
sary for the physician to use the x
ray in locating it and getting it out
The operation required about two
houra and the needle waa found sev
eral inches from where it entered the
foot Mr. and Mrs. Clark were im
mediately notified of the accidetn and
went to Walla Walla at once, being
accompanied by their daughter Mar
jorie. It is feared that serious com
plications may result, as it required
several deep incisions to remove the
needle and Mrs. Clark remained at
Mary's bedside to assist with the
nursing. Mr. Clark and Marjorie re
turned on Monday.
Harley Adkins and family arrived
from Aberdeen, Wash., on Tuesday
evening for a visit of a few days at
the home of hia parents, Mr. and J.
J. Adkins in this city. Harley ia with
the railroad company at Aberdeen,
where he has been for several years,
holding down a position in the anion
depot
Attorney C. L. Sweek motored to
Portland Monday to be absent a few
days on business.
STAR THEATER, FRIDAY
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