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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 39, Number 32.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 23, 1922.
Subscription $2.00 Fcr Year
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Meeting Held Ren Wednesday! Ad
dressed by Fred Wllion of Port
land. Committee of Farmer! and
Stockmen Choaea and Orgs nixed.
By C. C. CALKINS, County Agent
Following the meeting of laat week,
addressed by George A. Mansfield,
president of the State Farm Bureau
Federation and Wade Slier, of the
Producers Finance Corporation,
which meeting waa attended by some
one hundred farmera and stockmen,
it waa decided that another meeting
would be held h re a week later,
which should be attended by commit
teemen repreaenting the various
parta of Morrow county, and as
many others as desired to be pres
ent. This meeting waa held yesterday
at the Star theater in Heppner, at
which time Fred Wilson, Portland
banker and head of the Producers Fi
nance Corporation, addressed those
present. Most of the time was spent
in answering questions and going in
to details of the organisation.
The Producers Finance Corpora
tion will sell shares of stock at 1260
in order to get capital upon which
to operate. The association will bor
row eastern capital at the best rate
available. Enough will be added to
this to take care of the expense of
operating the association and to al
low one-half of one per cent, or pos
sibly one per cent which will be used
in paying interest on the capital in
which farmers and stockmen have in
vested. Loans will be made on live
stock, equipment and growing crops.
One thing that particularly im
pressed those present waa that while
stock subscriptions are being taken
no effort will be made to collect any
mony until at least twelve of the main
stock shipping centers are strongly
represented. In other words, Mr.
Wilson stated that he did not want
to put this thing over unless it was
going to go in way to accomplish
all that he had outlined for it. He
also stated that close to $200,000 had
been subscribed by farmers and
stockmen already which would give
them close to (2,000,000 loaning ca
pacity when this is paid in.
Ha further stated that they expect
ed to begin operationa aoon after the
first of the year but emphaaiied the
fact that the Producers Finsnce Cor
poration on which so many are build
ing considerable hopea, would not be
growing to full manhood over night,
but that their policy would be to grow
slow, not to make exceedingly large
promises, and make every effort to
do more for the members than they
had promised to begin with.
. Mr. Wilson explained how the Pro
ducers Finance Corporation expect
ed to work In with the Oregon Co-operative
Grain Growers, supplement
ing their operations; that organisa
tion had no capital stock and their
members were frequently in need of
financial aid which could be arrang
ed through the Producers Finance
Corporation. He also showed that
their plans were for assisting stock
men in getting their livestock on the
market in an orderly way, avoiding
the flooding and breaking of markets
at certain stated periods.
Those present indorsed the plan
and a committee representing various
districts was agreed upon, which
would assist Mr. Siler or Mr. Wilson
in getting around and seeing the va
rlousfarmers and stockmen in their
particular communities a little later.
Some of those present subscribed for
stock yesterday.
No effort is being made to rush In
to this thing without giving it full
consideration, nor is any campaign
being put on to urge every man to
take stock in the Producers Finance
Corporation. It would occur to us
that as every individual will have a
chance to analyse it from his own
viewpoint, and see where he can be
benefitted, that that individual is in
the best position to determine wheth
er he should take stock in the or
ganisation or not.
The commltteo agreed upon to rep
resent the various communities were;
Jack Hynd, Cecil; H. C. Witiel and
Ben Morgan, Morgan; J. O. Kincaid,
A. A. McCabe and E. H. Turner, lone;
John Padberg and Joe Devlne,- Lex
ington; Earl Wiglesworth and Wal
ter Kilcup, Lena; R. W. Turner and
Jeff Jons, Heppner; Howard Ander
son and Oscar Keithley, Eight Mile;
Ray Wright tnd Ed Rugg, Rhea
creek; Anson Wright, Hardman;
Chai. Hemrich, Sand Hollow; C. C.
Moray, Alpine; Bill Mahrt, Gooseber
ry; Ed Neill, Butter creek. The com
mittee organised with J. O. Kincaid,
chairman, and Ed Rugg, secretary.
This organiiation will plan to
function through local committees of
farmers and stockmen, who will pass
on loans and handle the affairs of
the organisation locally. The affairs
of the association will from now on
be handled through this temporary
organization until membership is es
tablished and permanent organisa
tion is effected In Morrow county.
FEDERATED CHURCH.
Sunday School 9;45 a. m.
Christian Endeavor 6:30 p. m.
Sermon 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Our Christian Endeavor is show
ing a splendid growth In many ways.
Theso young people are going out
Sunday afternoons into homee of
those who are shut in and holding
short servicos.
Our Sunday School made another
gain in attendance last Sunday. We
appreciate our Men's Class which is
proving to us they mean business,
Our prayer meetings are growing
in power and in numbers. The splen
did Interest shown In our church
prayer meeting promises to make the
church a real power which will be
felt in the whole community. Having
a part in this the greatest of all work
is going to bring joy here and here
after. J, S, L. HASLAM, Pastor.
H. Vi. Dobbins, government hunt
er, came to town Thursday with a
pack horse loaded with coyotes,
which he trapped on upper Birch
creek. This makes 26 predatory ani
mals for this month so far, Good
work, H. W. Pilot Rock Record.
Jones Hill Road May
Not Have Further Aid
Judge Campbell, Commissioner
Davidson and Commissioner-elect E.
L. Benge, accompanied by District
Attorney Notson, went to Portland
the first of the week to be present
at the meeting of the State Highway
Commission, and to present to that
body the elaims of Morrow county for
additional aid on the Jones hill sec
tion of the Oregon-Washington high
way. ' There was little that they could
present to the commission, however,
that those gentlemen did not already
know concerning the needs of this
piece of highwsy, but our officials
had to return home with little en
couragement that the needed funds
would be forthcoming, and work that
is so greatly needed on thia unit will
doubtless have to await a time when
the commission or the county has
more funds In hand.
Mr. Notson also visited a day in
Salem, and the gentlemen all arrived
home early thia morning after a night
ride by train to Arlington,
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Lord's Day, November 26.
Some one has aptly said that "No
good thing is a failure and no evil
thing is a success." The church is
the greatest factor in the community
in aiding people to attain success.
Tou will find a cordial welcome at any
of the following services, for the
coming Lord's Day: Bible School at
10, Communion and Preaching Ser
vice, 11; Junior Christian Endeavor
meeting 4 p. m.; Senior Christian
Endeavor at 6:80, and Preaching and
Song Service at 7:30. The weekly
Bible atudy and prayer meeting is
held at the pastor'a home every
Thursday evening at 7:30.
LIVINGSTONE.
FOREST NEWS
GURDANE DISTRICT
Nearly a foot of snow is now on the
ground at Ellis Ranger Station. At
Arbuckle Mountain it is believed to
be about eighteen inchea. The snow
was very sticky and heavy and many
small treea and limbs from larger
trees have been broken down.
All of the stock, except a few
cattle, are now out of the mountains.
This has been a very dry season but
both cattle and sheep have come
from the forest ranges in as good or
better than average flesh.
Fall work was suddenly terminated
on the Gurdane District by the snow.
Thia has been a very open fall and
brush burning and other improve
ment work continued right up into
November. A string of brush aggre
gating about twenty miles in length
cut during the summer in construct
ing and improving roads, trails and
telephone lines was burnt during
October and early November.
The look-out tree on Arbuckle
Mountain baa been guyed to with
stand the storms of winter. Four
guys were put on and tightened with
turn-buckles. A steel cable with a
breaking atrain in excess of three
tone was used. Ranger Woods and
Milton Spurlock did the work,
Henry Taylor Says He Is Thankful.
Pendleton, Ore., Nov. 14, 1922.
Editor The Gaiette-Times,
Heppner, Oregon.
Dear Editor: I wish to express
thru your publication my sincere
thanks to the voters of Morrow coun
ty for the support they gave me on
November 7th, electing me Senator.
I am thankful to you all and I hope
to make good in assisting for tax re
duction, I remain, yours truly,
H. J. TAYLOR.
W. K. C.
The regular annual election of
officers of the Womens Relief Corps
will be Held on Wednesday, Dec. 13,
and a full attendance of members on
this occasion is desired.
A Christmas party is to be given,
and each member is to bring a gift,
not exceeding ten cents in value, to
add to the interest of the tree.
The meeting of the Corps will well
repay the effort, and members who
do not attend will be missing some
thing worth while.
NOTICE
Change of Terms
Commencing on November 1st, our
terms for all merchandise will be
cash on delivery, or Strictly Thirty
Days. So don't put us in an embar
rassing position by asking us for
further time, which it would be im
possible for us to allow.
We appreciate the trade accorded
us in the past and respectfully solicit
the same for the future as indicated
above.
Tours very truly,
GILLIAM eV BISBEE.
Bazaar Postponed. .
The Willing Workers of the First
Christian church have postponed
their Church Baiaar until the 8th
and 9th of December,
F. A. McMenamln was in the city
over Saturday and Sunday, coming
down from Pendleton, where he at
tended the open river conference held
there during the latter part of last
week. Mr. McMenamln speaks, in
strong terms of praise of the meeting
and aays the Umatilla rapids pro
ject, of so much Importance to this
part of Eastern Oregon, received a
big boost from the speakers and del
egates present, Heppner is greatly
interested In the consummation of
this hydro-electric enterprise at Um
atilla rapids, and Mr, McMenamln
thinks there should be boosting for
it from here all the while. The op
portunity for putting this proposi
tion across is good and getting bet
ter as people become more acquaint
ed with its advantages. Mr. Mc
Menamln left for Portland Tuesday.
' Dean T. Goodman, exalted ruler,
and Gay M, Anderson, secretary, of
the local lodge of Elks, will go to
Portland tomorrow, where on Sun
day they will attend a state meeting
of these officers of Elks lodges, They
go down a little ahead of time that
they may be on hand Saturday to
witness the big football game be
tween the Oregon Aggies and Uni
versity, of Washington, Both these
gentlemen are football fans.
HEFOTOF
nn county
Biennial Report oa Conditio! of
Morrow County Schools sad the
Paat Two Years Shows Pragma
Made In Education Here.
Lena Snell Shurte, County School
Superintendent.
Looking back over the paat two
years and comparing our schools then
with the schools of the present day
we feel that Morrow County has done
her best to keep pace with improving
conditions.
Taxes have been high, many dis
tricts have felt the burden, some
have been obliged to fund their out
standing warrants into bonds because
taxes. were not paid and warrants
were issued to take care of indebted
ness, but the people have realised
the growing condition of. their school
and budgets have been voted to meet
ita demand.
In few districts salariea have been
lowered but in the rural schools
where teachers have been keenly a
live to the responsibilities that de
volved upon them and have done
what they could to raise the moral
and intellectual standard of thosa
entruxttd to their care, if teachers
were retained the aalaries were in
creased and in some districts the
term lengthened to nine months.
Suitable living conditions have not
yet been provided in many districts
and as a result our best teachers are
loathe to remain longer than one
term. This necessitates a constant
change of teachers each year, which
is not for the best interest of the
district.
Only one certificate for standard
ization was granted at the close of
the year 1921 and 1922. The teacher
in mat tusirm aeservea creuii ior
her untiring efforts to bring about
this result.
The relation between the schools
and the home is becoming closer each
year. Our last report gave three
Parent-Teachers' Associations. We
now have seven. One has recently
affiliated with the State Association.
All should do so, and will in time.
Through the efforts of these asso
ciations in cooperation with the
school boards, playground equipment
has been placed in four districts,
hot lunches provided for the chil
dren, and many improvements made,
such as school-rooms renovated,
cloak-rooma built on, outside build
ings painted, school grounds fenced,
window-boards and screens supplied,
wells cleaned out and schoolyards
cleaned up, etc.
The Morrow County Red Cross has
financed for a year a public health
nurse who has done much to better
the conditions of our schools in many
ways. Coming in contact with all
the pupils and most of their parents
she has had names added to the cen
sus list that would otherwise have
been overlooked, thereby saving to
that district $10 per pupil; the health
of the pupils has been much improv
ed, sanitary conditions changed for
the better; in two districts we suc
ceeded in getting a supply of water
for the schools, in one a brick cis
tern was built for use this year, and
in another a well was dug. Lighting
haa been changed thereby protecting
the eyes of the pupils, also through
her the traveling expense of the
County Superintendent waa lessened
almost half,
Her services have proved invalu
able and we are hoping that the coun
ty will decide to assist the Red Cross
in this much needed work, so that
our schools will soon be standard in
every respect.
Club Work continues to hold its
own, but because of the failure to
hold a county oi local fair each year
it ia difficult to keep up the enthus
iasm. We can now boast of two consoli
dated districts which helps to place
Morrow County among the other pro
gressive counties of the state. Dis
tricts Nos. 80. and 35, lone; and Dis
tricts Nos. 7 and 61, Hardman, were
the first in the county to take this
important step.
Transportation ia being furnished
in six districts at an average cost of
$i,10S.73 per year.
Our Teachera' Institute held Octo
ber 16, 17 and 18, 1922, was well at
tended and much interest manifest
ed, not only by the teachera but by
the public as well.
Many expressed their appreciation
of the good they had received and
stated that the instructors seemed
to understand the teachers' needs
and thus were helpful to them in
their work.
For three years we have been 100
per cent in the O. S. T. A. notwith
standing the constant changing of
teachers each year. We have also
organized a County Division of the
O. S. T. A.
The number of eighth grade grad
uates increases each year and with
but a few exceptions all attend and
finish high school. One new build
ing was erected since last report, in
District No. 10, Irrigon. They have
their own water and light plant. Two
teachers are employed in the high
school and three in the grades.
In the last biennial we reported
six standard high schools. We now
have seven, one union high, the oth
ers all district high schools. In ad
dition to this we paid this year $649
high school tuition outside of the
countv.
As yet we have no gymnasiums nor
playsheds but look forward to the
near future when wa win nave.
Had there been some provision in
the school law whereby a district
could issue bonds to build a teach
ers' cottage, two would have been
erected this year. We recommend
that some law be passed to take care
of this feature.
County Sunday School Convention.
The County Sunday School conven
tion will be held at the Congregation
al church In Lexington on Tuesday
next, November 28, The evening
program is especially given over to
young people. Everyone In attend
ance is requested to take a basket of
food. Dinner and supper will be
served at the church.
Lexington Children
Have Birthday Party
A birthday party waa given al the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Khul,
November, 19, in honor of their son
Laurel, celebrating his nineth birth
day. Quite a large number of his little
boy and girl friends were present
Many games were played and enjoyed.
Little Iria Frederickson shared
Laurel's party in celebrating her
4th birthday. Each bad a beautiful
white birthday cake adorned with
candles.
Refreshments were served and soon
after four o'clock Mr. W. F. McMillan
arrived and took them U their homes.
Little remembrances were gives to
the children before leaving.
Those present were: Ruth Dinges,
Vernon Warner, Freeman Hill, Wayne
McMillan, John Robert McMillan,
Fletcher Walker, Richard Walker,
Buelah Eskelaon, Clara Van Winkle,
Edna Van Winkle, Laura Allison,
Nellie Davis, George La Rae."lris
Frederickson, Florence Frederickson,
Doris Wilcox, Kenneth Warner, Ed
ward Switzer, Neva Warner, Emmett
Kuns, Laurel Rhul, Frankie La Rae,
Mrs. Etta E. Hunt, Mrs. Josie Freder
ickson, Mary E. Thompson.
Walter O. Hill, cashier of Lexing
ton State Bank, and prominent in the
affairs of that city, was a visitor in
Heppner Monday evening.
OPEN RIVER CONFERENCE FAVORS PRO-
Delegates From Three States Gather At Pendleton
And Endorse Umatilla Rapids Power Project
and Opening of the Columbia River.
Pendleton Tribune of Satarday.
Endorsement of the Umatilla rapids
power project as the first step in the
open river program for the Columbia,
endorsement of the Smith-McNary
bill now pending in congress and re
quest for the appointment of a board
of engineers by the secretary of war
to make a survey of the Columbia
river from Vancouver, Washington
to Priest Rapids Idaho, as directed,
waa the outstanding action taken by
the Open River conference in Pendle
ton yesterday.
The three-In-one proposal for the
canalisation of the river, the develop
ment of hydro electric power and
irrigation of adjoining arid land waa
unanimously backed by delegates
from all of the Columbia basin points
attending from three state.
A stirring address by Joseph N.
Teal on "What shall w do with the
Columbia?' opened the conference in
the morning. Both this speaker and
A. H. Devers of Portland who called
the conference to order urged gov
ernment aid for the opening and de
velopment of the Columbia, '
Co-operation with railroad trans
portation and not necessarily competi
tion, was advocated by Mr. Teal in
explaining the proposal to open the
river for water transportation. The
speaker showed the great benefit to
be derived by the railroads, by the
electrification of the lines through
power development on the Columbia.
Right improvements of waterways is
the most important part of my sub
ject," the speaker stated.
Clearing away of hitches in govern
mental action which might hinder the
application of the three-in-one pro
posal, and thus make the whole prob
lem of water transportation, irriga
tion, power development, one move
ment, waa the argument of the speak
er. The importance of the develop
ment of the down river cargoes by
the improvement of the arid lands
on both aides of the Columbia, was
emphasised, to work with the up river
cargoea to the "bread-basket" coun
try.
Major George Mayo, United States
engineering corps; F. C. Schubert,
civilian engineer of the same corps,
ipoke on the problems of rendering
the Columbia navigable and told of
work already accomplished by their
department.
At the luncheon given by the Pen
dleton commercial association, Judge
Gilbert W. Phelps of the Umatilla
Rapids Power Stewier and Judge
Stephen A. Lowell, presented the pro
gram of the proposed Umatilla project
and sketched the importance of its
development to the entire inland em
pire. The delegation was enthusiastic
over the tying up of the gigantic de
velopment with the open river pro
gram for transportation.
Judge Phelps outlined the birth and
development of the association, ex
plaining that the interior: country
had reached the limit of its finances
and that an appeal must now be made
to the larger cities, such aa Portland,
which he termed the chief beneficiary
of development of the Columbia river.
Judge Phelps said that, while the
Umatilla rapids plan had been dis
cussed at meetings of the chamber
of commerce of Portland and appar
ently had been received favorably yet
there had, thus far, been little activity
apparent and that Portlands more
vigorous co-operation in the matter
of financial and political influence
is needed to inspire the northwest
ern members of congress to take up
more vigorously the development of
the Columbia basin and the Umatilla
rapids project
Judge S. A. Lowell of Pendleton,
discussing the possibilities of the
Umatilla rapids power project, spoke
of the "great invitation that the
states of the northwest offer to the
seeker for home or investment," call
ing attention to the great undevelop
ed area of the three states tributary
to the Columbia and Snake. The
"great opportunity," Judge Lowell
pointed out lay in the fact that the
Umatilla rapids project more nearly
fills the requirments of the federal
power act than any other known
project, In that it appeala to the
department of agriculture because of
its promise to improve the condition
of the farms of the three states
through the possibility of cheap pow
er for the electrification of the lines
of the S. P. & S the O-W., and the
N, P., because of their proximity to
Mrs. Neil White, Lexing
ton, Honored by Friends
A delightful social evening waa
spent at the home of Mrs. Ernest
Fredrickson, November, 18 The oe
eaaien being a party in honor of Mrs.
Neil White who expects to leave soon
for Southern California, where she
expects to make her home during the
winter.
Thirty-six guests were present
dressed as - small children. Each
'child" spoke a "piece," after which
they were given stick eandy or ail
day suckers.
Refreshments consisting of cocoa,
cookies, and sandwiches were served.
Mrs. Chas. Walker won the prize
for being the most attractive child
present
Those present were Mesdames,
Otto Rhul, L. L. Van Winkle, Roy
Brown, Wm. McMillan, Ola Ward,
Fred Lucas, Neil White, Theresy
Waid of Stanfield, Ray White, Harry
Dnvall, Millard Parker, Ermond Zoe
hert, Ernest Christenson, Sarah
Whits, E. A. Kelly, Alva Jones, Golda
Leathers, W. G. Scott, Eva Lane, Chas.
Walker, S. G. McMillan, Ernest
Fredrickson, Earl Warner, George
Broadley, George Allen, Robert Wil
cox, F. R. Bennett, Lee Reaney, Geo.
Peck, and the Misses Ethel Hughes,
Irene Peck, Margaret Jones, Mary
Thompson, Babe Seoggins, Lovell
Loess, and Lenna Waid of Stanfield.
-ELECTROE10PINT
the site of the project, thus enabling
them to provide cheaper and more
rapid transportation facilities. The
interior department, through its rec
lamation service, will find, said the
speaker, that the proposed Umatilla
dam would irrigate 260,000 acres with
a gravity system and approximately
the same amount more by tha use of
a pumping system. The removal of
the greatest obstacle to the navig
ability of the Columbia and its tribu
taries, through the canalization of
the river at the site of the proposed
Umatilla project opening the -Columbia
to navigation for a distance of
700 miles and possibly three times
that distance when its tributaries are
included, is of decided interest to the
wax 'department The 'great prob
lem," concluded the judge, ia to de
termine a method of reaching the
federal power commission so that an
investigation shall be made and the
commission satisfied that the project
possesses all tha features which seem
to demand its construction.
Attorney Steiwer discussed briefly
the Umatilla proposal from the
standpoint of agriculture, mercan
tile, social and industrial welfare.
Delegates from the various sections
represented indulged in a round table
discussion at the afternoon session of
the conference. Bert F. Savage of
Lewiston, Idaho, pledged the coopera
tion of northern Idaho toward the
ambitions of the Open River associa
tion. Ben F. Hill, mayor of Walla
Walla., expressed a belief that the
power of large interests to hamper
development has been shattered,
drawing the conclusion frmo the re
cent electiona in which he read a pur
pose on the part of the people to take
matters into their own hands and re
tire members of congress whom they
believe under the power of monetary
interests.
W. A. Goodwin of Boardman toucd
ed upon the history of the Umatilla
project and gave his experiences and
observations along lines of develop
ment through irrigation.
Walter E. Meacham of Baker pledg
ed the support of Baker county. A. R.
Gardner of Kennewick; V. R. Cox of
Pasco, and William Warner of Alder
dale, expressed the interest of their
section of Washington in plans for
the improvement of the Coumbia and
its tributaries. Ben H. Rice, assistant
secretary of the Columbia Basin Irri
gation league, an organization en
deavoring to develop lands in east
central Washington, expressed his
sympathy with the alms of open
river association. Whitney L. Boise,
explained the efforts of the Port
land chamber of commerce to raise
$160,000 for the furtherance of de
velopment enterprises. D. C. Brownell
of Umatilla rapids project, traced the
history of that project and the ad
vantages he saw following its com
pletion. R. A. Pinneo, of Astoria,
pledged the support of that city to
ward any move for the deveopment
of Oregon's water ways. Phillips Da
te r, a representative of the United
States forest service, explained the
governments attitude toward all en
terprises of this kind. He said that
there were numerous applications
on file for the inveatigation of hydro
electric power sites along the Colum
bia and the Snake rivers The govern
ment, he said, ia anxious to handle
such development so that the estab
lished lines of the railroad will not
be damaged for frequently the dam
ming of the stream causes the water
to overflow rail lines along the river.
The government is friendly, Mr. Dater
aid, to hydro-electric development
but ia proceeding carefully and is al
so finding the problems of financing
serious ones.
C. C. Clark of Arlington said that
in Gilliam county opposition comes
from large land owners who fear the
expense necessary to the contruction
of irrigation systems.
Following are the resolutions
adopted :
Whereas, the secretary of war is
authorized and directed to appoint a
secial board of engineers to examine
the Columbia river from Vancouver,
Washington to Priest Rapids, and the
Snake river from its mouth to Astoin,
Washington, to study and report with
a view to the canalization of these
rivers for barge navigation and for
the development of hydro-electric
power In cooperation with local Inter-
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RODEO COMMITTEE
SI
Full Accounting Made For All Mon
ey Received and Expeaded Snrjl
Deficit to be Made Up. Committee
Giving Thanksgiving Dance.
The following ia the financial sta
tement of the Heppner Rodeo com
mittee, which they present for publi
cation, that all may see where the
money went
The report shows full receipts and
expenditures, and gives an invoice of
the property on hand, as well. It will
be noted from this that the commit
tee is out of pocket some money, and
this they are endeavoring ta make up
in a maaure by the Thanksgiving
dance announced in another column,
rather than putting it up to the
guarantors to make good the whole
deficit
TOTAL RECEIPTS $2,818.25
DISBURSEMENTS
O. F. Palmerston $ 16.00
Wm. Byere 36.00
Frank Swaggart ... 6.00
Buf Stockera 2.50
Neil White 20.00
Ben Jory , Jo oo
C. N. Wilson 85.00
James Helms . 19.00
Bob Chapman 10.00
G. E. Carpenter 30.00
Vic Eads 78.00
Vie Eads, for Antone Cunha 14.00
G. E. Carpenter 7.00
Pat Patrick 2.60
Punch Guyette 10.00
William Furlong 6.00
J. D. Bellenbrock 60.00
Mias Winland - 15.00
Mrs. George Sperry 6.00
Jack French . 62.50
J. H. French 17.50
Barney Ward '.. 19.00
Ed Sheridan , 15.00
Spike Henderson 15.00
Spike Henderson 8.00
Earl Terry 20.00
Bruce Thornton 24.00
C. Bellenbrock " 20.00
Geo. Cason 21.00
Howard Gentry 17.60
Masonic Lodge 62.50
Geo. Sperry Sr. 25.00
Lloyd Matteson 24.00
H. J. Cox 20.00
Elmer Scott 7.00
William McRoberts 136.75
Ralph Reid 82.50
Mrs. Wm. Penland . 72.00
Martin Reid 195.36
Mrs. A. S. Akers 27.00
Mrs. Walter Cason 9.00
Geo. W. Sperry 8.00
E. G. Noble 1.00
B. P. Stone 21.50
Patterson It Son 10.96
Peoples Hardware Co. -. 19.00
The Gazette-Times , 91.50
Kirk Bus Co. . 6.75
Case Hotel . 6.25
Hotel Patrick . 23.00
Heppner Herald .. 24.00
Ed Sheridan 7.50
Jack French 4.00
Miss Sprouts 4.50
Ed Sheridan 6.00
Jack French S.00
R. V. Whiteis 4.00
Frank Swaggart 62.00
M. N. Kirk 16.00
Stephen Thompson 2.00
Harold Boyer 10.00
R. Snyder 8.00
Howard Lane 25.00
A. L. McMillan 7.50
Jones & Reasoner 12.75
Chas. Latourell (Band, etc.).. 641.00
W. H. I. Padberg 80.00
Orve Brown 10.00
Sherman Shaw 7.50
Wm. Straight 15.00
W. H. Haylor 23.00
John Bellenbrock 15.00
L. V. Gentry 75.00
Heppner Garage 4.00
American Legion 62.04
Mrs. Clark (Ground rent) 60.00
Thomson Bros 1.20
B. P. Stone 8.00
Andy Rood Jr 55.50
Advanced by Committee 67.70
Tom Johnson 78.00
W. W. Smead I 100.00
Wm. Hisler 80.00
Henry Crump 6.00
Cash Deposit . 200.00
Change to Dance 25.00
Jim Crouder . 15.00
H. J. Cox - 6.00
Wm. Hisler 63.50
Miscellaneous 4.70
Total Disbursements ...$3,861.95-i
Total Receipts 2,818.25
Deficit s $ 643.70!
LEFT ON HAND.
Halters and rope $ 29.00
Lumber 45.00
Stop Watches 23.00
Bleachers - 366.00
Corrals 70.00
Total $ 523.00
Realism and Romance
Mix Well On Screen
Realism and romance, which have
been considered the unmixable oil and
water of prose fiction find no ob
stacle to their complete union in mo
tion pictures This is proved anew by
Goldwyn's production of "Watch
Your Step," Julien Josephson's orig
inal screen story in which Cullen
Land i a is featured and which comes
to the Star theatre Sunday.
Mr. Josephson is noted for stories
which refleot the small-town life that
he knows so thoroughly with absolute
fidelity to the humors, vagaries, ec
centricities and mannerisms of its
residents. ' His small town charac
ters in "Watch Your Step" might
have stepped- from any Mid-Western
town right upon the screen so life
like are they.
Yet through the realism with which
small-town lifo is depicted runs a
thread of romance that blends per
fectly and that will appeal to tha
heart of any person who is now or
ever wns young. The romance is be
tween Cullen Indie, who plays the
role of a city youth hiding in the vil
lage because he believes he has killed
a motorcycle policeman who chased
him for speeding, and youthful Patsy
Ruth Miller, the daughter of the vil
lage's richest resident
White Man Lived With
Eskimos For Arctic Film
"Nancok of the North," the remark
able Paths feature ahowing at the
Star theatre Satarday ia the first mo
tion picture to depict the actual life
of the Eskimo, it being a truthful
and vivid story of Father and Mother
Eskimo and all the little Eskimos at
home.
It was made for Revillon Frerea by
Robert i. Flaherty, engineer and ex
plorer on the Sir William Mackenzie
expeditions in the barren lands of the
northeast coast of Hudson Bay, and
described by him in published records
of the American Geographical So
city. Between 1912 and 1918, Mr. Fla
herty made five expeditions, covering
the Ungava Peninsula and parta of
Baffin's Land, guided by Eskimo. He
accompanied them aa they traveled
with their families, Winter and Sum
mer, aubsisting wholly npon their
catches of fish, seals and walrus; shel
tered by their tents of skins in Sum
mer and their snow igloos in Winter,
built at the end of a day of dog
sledge travel, the spirit thermometers
registering 64 degrees below zero,
Fahrenheit
All these activities are shown in
"Nanook of the North," which Mr.
Flaherty photographed, developed,
printed and projected in the frozen,
barren North. Despite the hardships
and handicaps of having no labora
tory in which to work, "Nanook of
the North" is said to be a veritable
gem of photography, with aon of
the glare and blur that so frequently
mar pictures photographed in the
snow country.
Henry C. Gay, who is now a resi
dent of Umatilla county, living not
far from Hermiaton, was up to Hepp
ner for a few days the first of the
week, looking after business and
greeting old-time friends. -..
John McNamee was over from
Boardman during the past week for
a day or two. Ho is engaged in the
sheep businesa and winters his sheep
in the Boardman section where he
can secure plenty of good hay.
Frank Turner went to The Dalles
on Monday, hia purpose being to re
turn to Heppner with a new Maxwell
ear which he was to receive at that
point for the local agent, T. 1. Hum
phreys. John T. Kirk had the misfortune
to step on a nail Saturday and re
ceived a pretty badly injured foot
making it necessary for him to get
about on crutches.
HONEY FOR SALE In 6 and 10
pound pails at 12H cents per pound
post paid, in Iota of (0 pounds 12
cents post paid. CURTIS WHARTON,
Juntura Ore,
Herman Neilson, who farms quite
a body of land in Rood Canyon, be
low Hardman, was doing business in
this city yesterday
FOR RENT Good room in private
residence gentleman preferred. In
quire this office.
Echo Pioneer Dies at Pendleton
Hoepital.
J. H .Wattenburger pioneer resi
dent of Echo, died Sunday morning at
St Anthony's hospital in Pendleton
at the age of 82 years. He haa lived
in Oregon since 1879, and is survived
by six children, Mrs. Elaza Pinker
ton of Portland, Mrs. Ed Neill of But
ter creek, W. J. Wattenburger, A. E.
Wattenburger, F. W. Wattenburger
and J. . Wattenburger. The funer
al was held in Echo on Monday after
noon. Cooked Food Sale.
The ladies of the Firat Christian
church will give a cooked food sale
at Humphreys Drug Store on Satur
day next The Christian Endeavor
era will also have home-made can
dies for sale at the aame time and
place.
For first class weaving, call at Wm.
Driscoll's, northeast Heppner. tf.
" costs reasonable. Room for everybody,
Fun wiu li if m of thx
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
will iladly furnish Inetrncttn and beautifully illustrated booklets
Svine- complete information about the gturioue piavground of
e West. Let them tell all about hotel rates, railroad (urea,
through car service, the iassouaCu-cle Tow through S.vi Fran
cisco and Salt Lake Catv, or a part of the way or ocean tiki. No
Journey of equal interest in America.
C. DARBEE, Agent, Heppner, Ore.
WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger
Agent, Portland, Oregon
EIBEIINEIS
BUI
Friends Going ta Hia Roosa Saaday
Morning An Startled by Trading
Hlas Lying ra Bed Cold ia Death
Proa Self-inflicted Woaad la Head
Elmer Beaman, well known resident
of this city, and for a number of
years actively engaged in business
here, was found ea Sunday morning
at hia room in the Fair building, cold
in death from a gunshot wound in
the head, and a 32 calibre rifle, with .
which ho had evidently committed
the act lying by his side. Tha body
was first discovered by E. R. Huston, .
who had gone to the room of Mr. Bea
man for the keys to open the L O. O.
F. hall for the Sunday school activ
ities of the Christian church, which
are held in the lodge room, and of
which Mr. Beaman was tha janitor.
The door to tha room was not locked
and getting no response to his rap
ping, Mr. Huston walked in and wa
startled by the discovery that the
man was dead.
' On Friday afternoon Mr. Beamaa
went to the store of the Peoples
Hardware Company and purchased
the gun, and it ia quite evident that
he proceeded to hia room and imme
diacy killed himself. He waa miss
ed from the lodge on Friday evening, ,
not being present to open the ball
and start the fire for the meeting of
the Rebekahs, but nothing was
thought about it, as he waa known
to be feeling poorly, so ha waa not
looked up. He had taken off his out
er garments, laid across the bed and
placed the muzzle of the gun in hia
mouth, death being instantanious np
on the discharge of the rifle. The ap
parent cause for the act was hi phy
sical condition, having been a suffer
er for a number of years with creep
ing paralysis and gradually growing
into a more helpless condition as a
result it bore on his mind and he
took this means of gtting rid of suf
ferings and the prospect that he
would in a short time become utterly
helpless and a burden npon the com
munity. Elmer Beaman was born ia Davis
eonnty, Iowa, and was a little past
60 years of age at the time of hia
death. He had been a resident of
Morrow eounty and Heppner sine
1884. for many years farming in the
Blackhone section and later coming
to Heppner and engaging in the dray
age and wood and coal business. Ha
was a hard worker, and a man that
attended strictly to his own bueiness
and was well liked by all who knew .
him. He retired from active work
several year ago, largely on account
of his physical condition, and haa
done what light work he wa able ta
since that time. He leave nnitnetO; ,
Mitchell Beaman of Sunset, Wash,
and two sisters, Mrs. Farrior of El
lnesburg, Wash, and Mrs. Smith of
Portland. Mr. Beaman and Mrs. Far
rior were present to attend the fu
neral which was held from the Fed
erated ehnrch en Tuesday forenoon.
Rev. W. O. Livingstone, officiating
and member of the L O. O. F. as
sisting. Burial waa in the family lot
at the Lexington cemetery.
LEXINGTON CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Good day last Sundsy, with splen
did interest and attendance. The im
portance of the Bible School is being
impressed on the minds of all who
attend. The contest in the Bible
School, "A Trip Around the World,"
is arousing a good deal of interest
We are anxioua for all the member
to line up in this. Come next Sun
day at 10 and stay for the preaching
service at 11. Come again for the
evening services. Christian Endeavor
at 6:30 and preaching at 7:30. You
will find a welcome at all service.
Mid-week prayer services Wednesday
evening at 7.
E. A. PALMER, Minister.
Good board and room in private
family; reasonable price. Phone 663,
city.
WHERE the sun shines most of
"the time. Out-of-door life all
the time.
Thousands of miles of paved high
ways through picturesque semi
tropic settings make motoring won
derfully exhilarating.
Most attractive ocean beachea on
the Pacific Coast
Most complete system of hotels,
apartment houses, cottages, bunga
lows and small suites for tourists of
any country in the world, and all