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. .sod The Gazett IMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 40, Number 29. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 25, 1923. Subscription $2.00 Per Year KEPPNER DEFEATS B-B Hard Fought Game on Gentry Field Is Good Exhibition: LOCAL BOYS STAR Hall, Adkins and Cason Do Fine Work in Backfleld; Team Will Play lone Here Saturday. In an exhibition of good high school football on Gentry field Saturday, Heppner defeated Arlington, 6-0. Heppner took the lead after the first kick-off after Arlington failed to make yardage and was forced to punt out of danger, and should have beat their opponent! by two touch-downi easily, though the breaks allowed them only one. When Arlington failed to make first down after receiving Heppner's kick off, H. Burton, fullback, punted the ball to Heppner'a 40-yard line, Cason, safety, returning it to the center of the field. From here "Brick" Hall, "Con" Adkins and Reid Buseick, TIeppner backs, tore through the Ar lington line for from 6 to 20 yards at a crnck, taking the ball to Arling ton's one-yard line. With fourth down and one yard to go, Buseick was downed behind the line of bc rim mage for a loss, and Arlington took possession of the ball and punted out of danger. The first half was scoreless, each team making considerable yardage, but not getting into dangerous ter ritory, except along toward the last of the half when Arlington marched to Heppner's ten yard line before she could be checked, gaining most of the distance by the air route. This was the only time Arlington came near scoring. Heppner's lone score came in the early part of the fourth quarter. Af ter a recovered fumble, she took the ball from Arlington's 40 yard line to within five yards of the goal, when time ended for the third quarter, and the second attempt in the last per iod put it over the line, Cason carry ing the ball through center. Hepp ner failed to kick goal, and the score stood 6 0, The feature of the game was the line plunging of "Brick" Hall, and end runs of "Con" Adkins, When these boys got started they were mighty hard to stop, and were most always good for at least 6 yards. Ca son, Hoppner quarterback, also play ed a heady game, and made yardage consistently on his center-line bucks. Both teams tried several forward passes, but were able to complete on ly a few. Campbell, Arlington quar terback, was' high yardage gainer for the visitors, and played a flashy game. The weather was ideal for the game and a good-sized crowd attended. More than $60 In gate receipts was taken in at 85c and 25c admission charge. The Hpppner boys clash with lone on Gentry field Saturday. Neither team has lost a game and both are going strong. This promises to be the bent game here this season. LaVerne Van Marter umpired Sat urday's game, with Dr. F. E. Farrior as referee, and Cecil Lieuallen as head linesman. The linc-up was: Arlington 0 Heppner 6 H. Burton fb Hall Campbell q Cason Marcus rh Buseick lh Adkins Wheelhouse c Smith Revel 1 Ig Schwari J. Lognn It Bell G. Burton le Bucknum A, Lognn rg Goodman Walker rt Stout Blackburn re Doherty SHERIFF ARRIVES HOME. Sheriff McPuffce arrived home from a visit to the state of Washington last evening, having in charge Alvin U. Strait, who is wanted here on the charge of resisting an officer. Strait has been a fugitive since last spring, when he made bis escape from the officers down in Juniper canyon, where, it Is alleged, he took a few shots at them, lie wag recently lo cated near Vancouver and Sheriff Mc PufTee went over after him the past week. In order to get the papers properly fixed up, the sheriff was com pelled to make a visit to Olympia. The preliminary hearing for Strait will he had as soon as arrangements can be completed. Mrs. Lilly Colin has departed for Lob Angeles where she will spend the winter. She is making the trip In the hope of benefitting her health. Pendleton E. O. Outsldo attorneys having business before the Circuit Court in session to day are Sum E. Van Vactnr of The Dalles and J. II. Kelly of Portland. Judge Phelps is getting the docket cleared for the regular December term. HEREFORD SaTe I will sell at auction 40 Hereford cows and bull at Union Stock Yards, North Portland. Ore,, at 1 p. m., Thursday, Nov, 8, 1923. MAYRO McKINNEY, Turner, Oregon. 2t. Dr. McMurdo, Postmaster Smead and Don Case made up a hunting pn r ty off for the mountains Tuesday af ternoon in quest of big game. Those men expect to land their deer before returning to the city, John Krebs, of the Minor A Krebs ranch at Cecil, wan n business vis itor in this city on Monday, Italian Prunes Nona beter any where; 4 l-4c per pound at my or chard, any quantity, Wm. LoTrace. HOUSES For draft oT saddle horses see Dave Pressley, town, or T. J. Matlock ranch. Prices right. For Bale 100 mixed henaf good layers. Mrs. U. F. Akcrs, Eight Mtle. Dodge car for sale at $125. See Jeff French, city. Wants Horses For Bait For Coyotes Anlmsls That Have Served Their Al lotted Time Can Be ITaed by I Government Hunters. The best season of the year for the poisoning of coyotes on the range is right now, states County Agent Morse, and the very best bait to be used for this purpose is the carcass of a horse. The dead animal is plac ed on the range where a poison sta tion haa been established, following the season of trailing the sheep from the summer ranges in the mountains, and from this point the hunters work out, scattering their poison baits, and the result ig the killing of the coy otes in large numbers. J. N. Matteson, government hunter, came to town Wednesday to arrange for getting hold of just as many de crepit and aged animals as he could, these to be taken out to the poison stations and killed In the most hu mane manner possible, and the car casses used for bait. Mr. Matteson had been promised a good many such animals, but is somewhat disappoint ed that they have not been gathered up so that he can get hold of them. This method of poisoning the coy otes was used very successfully the past season in Wallowa county, Mr, Morse has been informed, and the government hunters are very anxious to try it out here this winter. The coyotes on the ranges in Wallowa county were practically exterminated by this method, and if the bait can be had there is but little doubt that the same results can be accomplished here. As the extermination of the coyote means much to the man who is running stock, the cooperation of the stockgrower is solicited in this behalf. If you have decrepit and worthless horses that should be hu manely disposed of, let the county agent or the government hunters know about It, and then have them where they can be easily reached. The hunters will take them to the points where they are establishing poison stations and put them to good use. The time for action is at hund. Many Varieties Wheat Are Sown in Nurseries Included In the wheat purser which are being completed thLt vcek by County Agent Morse are ome 3ft varieties of wheat; eight varieties of winter barley, and eleven methods of treatment for smut. The wheat varieties Includs all cf the imporatnt varieties now grown in Eastern Oregon and severnl of new wheats which have been developed and are now being tried out "or heir yield. Among these are the smut-resistant wheats which have been devel oped, and which will he ready for dis tribution as soon as they show a Kat isfnetory yield. Three strains of Turkey Red with white kernels are being tried out. The growing of winter barleys has not been satisfactory In most parts of Morrow county and the eight vari eties planted include one that has been grown in the Hardman section for a number of years very satisfac torily. These nurseries are located on the Lawrence Redding farm near Eight Mile, and on the Troy Bognrd farm near lone. Space is being left at each place for a considerable quan tity of spring grain. CHURCH OF CHRIST. October 28, 192S. Some one has said that "The ship of skepticism sets sail on an unknown sea in a starless night without chart or compass, pilot or port." This is helpless drifting; the Church Btarts and keeps men on the right course: "Where the scriptures speak we speak, and where the scriptures are silent we are silent." Come and test it. Bible school at 9:45, a class and a room for you. Communion and preaching at 11 o'clock; morning theme, "Can the New Testament Mir acles Be Disproved?" Christian En deavor at 6:30 in the Endeavor par lor. These are wonderful meetings; every young person should be pre sent. Preaching at 7:30; sermon theme, "My Part in the Plan of Salva tion." You are most cordially In vited to attend these meetings. LIVINGSTONE. Miss Anna Dohertv. who for tho past year and more has been the effi cient stenographer In the office of the county ngent, is now at the sher- ili s office, having been selected by Sheriff McDuffee to ink the of Mrs, Chas. Kane, who is retiring from the office the first of the month. Miss Catherin Doherty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barnev Dnhortv of SnnH Hollow, and a graduate of Behnke- Walker business college, has accept ed the place of stenographer in the county agent's office. For Sale Fine large grafted Eng lish walnuts; this season's crop. Prices: Single pound, 35 cents; less than 6 pounds, 34 cents; less than 10 pounds, 33 cents; 20 pounds or over, 82 cents. Parcel post prepaid. The J. D. YOUNG WALNUT GROVE. Wilbur, Oregon. 2t. The marriage of William H. Nor cross to Miss Hniel Smith took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McNamer in this city on Monday, Rev. F. R. Spauldlng performing the cer emony. These young people were from Irrigon, and will continue to make their home at that place. A fine new counter was installed in the Central Market this week, In which sufficient space is provided for the sanitary display of meats. When warm weathor comes the cooler that is attached to the countor can be put into operation and the cuts of meat kept on cold storage. Rev. J. R, L. Haslam, former pastor of the Federated church In this city, writes this paper that he Is now nice ly located In his former field at No- tus, Idaho, and the work of his church there Is moving forward in a most encouraging mnnner. Lost 3-8 karat diamond setting from ring; probably between Muthod- iat church and Adkins home. Re ward. Mrs. Albert Adkins, phone 654, W POLITICAL BOE5 Mj-($-4C''-A WILL LltCE THAT KINP fzi''' V OF PIE . k f"f' " V: l$$'Av " rm. vt Am, VKA LOCAL HS ITEMS Ed Bennett is back at his place at the Prophet store this week. He spent a couple of weeks hunting In the mountains and brought in his quota of deer. Ed states that he was pretty lucky this season and captured two big bucks. Soon after his arrival home, Pete departed and his where abouts is at present unknown, though he waB supposed to go to Pendleton. Having spent some time in the moun tains in recent weeks, Mr. Prophet failed to get the deer that was staked out for him, and it is surmised the fever struck him agHin and he cannot be expected to return home until the close of the season, or sooner if he ; should get his game, Arthur Gemmell, who was quite badly injured early last week when his team ran away, is reported to be doing well now and his recovery is only a matter of days. In order that Mr. Gemmell's crop should be in the ground in proper time, his neighbors went into the field with eight or ten drills yesterday and the work was done up with neatness and dispatch. Friends in need are friends indeed, and Mr. Gemmell, who had his full share of misfortune this season will greatly appreciate the kindness of his neighbors and friends manifested in this practical and substantial man ner. Dr. Chick was called to Lex ington on Tuesday to minister to a Mr. Marquardt, of Portland, who had received seroius injuries a few days before by falling onto the handle of a drill he was operating. Mr. Mar quardt, who is a druggist of Port land, came to Lexington for his vaca tion and to help his brother, Charles Marquardt to do some seeding on the farm. He was standing on the drill at the time of the accident, and by a lurch or the machine he was thrown back onto the handle. His injuries proved to be more serious than was at first thought and the care of a physician was found necessary. ror several years past the Heppner milk route has been under the charge of the Morrow County creamery. Af ter the first of Novumber, Mr. Cox, manager of that industry will con- line his efforts to caring for the ex tensive butter and ice cream trade that he has built up, finding that to care for the distribution of milk to the citizens of the city and the work connected therewith is too much of an undertaking in connection with the rapidly expanding business of the creamery. Wightman Bros., former owners of the milk route, will again take care of this business. There was some damage to newly sown grain in different parts of the county from the big blow of Tuesday of last week. T. W. Cutsforth, who was in town Saturday from Lexing ton, states that about 120 acres of his newly sown wheat on his Morgan farm was blown out, and in that sec tion there was considerable activity in renl estate the soil from one field being transferred over into that of hia neighbor. As a result some re seeding is made necessary. A license to wed was granted bv Clerk Anderson on Friday last to Rus sell L. Anderson and htliel Hnverland, young people of this city, who were married on Snturday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Spnulding. Rev. Spauldnig, pastor of the M. E. church officiating. These young peo ple recently arrived here from Neb raska. Mr. Anderson is employed at the garage of Colin Auto Co., and Mrs. Anderson Is working in the local tel ephone exchange, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hampton of Bill ings, Mont., have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cox in this city for the past week. Mr. Hampton Is a brother of Mrs. Cox and was former ly engaged in the meat business In Billings. Having disposed of his in terests there, ho and his wife nro on a trip to California to look over the country. They may decide to return to Heppner should they not find things to their liking in the south. John Cnlmus nnd family departed on Friday, their destination being Klamath rails, where they may decide to locate. Their residence hero is be ing occupied by Judge Patterson nnd family who moved into the same this week. Mr. nnd Mrs, Waller Becket, Eight Mile residents, were visitors in Hepp ner on Monday. Barring an excess) amount of rain, Mr. Rocket states that the people of his section are get ting along well with full seeding. 1HE FROST IS ON THE PUMPKIN Budgets Will Have the Attention of Commission Judge W. T. Campbell and Commis sioner L. P. Davidson went to Salem Sunday and on Monday had a person al interview with Governor Pierce re lating to the situation in Morrow county of the special tax commission. It having heretofore been impossible to get anyone to consent to serve for the full time that would be required in doing all th work outlined for the commission, who are to serve without compensation, the court hit on the plan to have men appointed for sufficient time to pass upon the budgets. Having found the men that would serve, the court took up the proposition with the governor, and we are informed that he was finally con vinced that in the emergency this was the only thing to do, and so consented to the plan. The men appointed and who have agreed to act in this capacity are W. G. McCarty and Chas. Cox of Hepp ner and Lee Padberg of lone, and it is expected that just as soon as a suitable secretary can be secured the special tax commission will organize and geft to work. MISS PALMATEER IMPROVING. Miss Lorena Palmateer, who has for the past five months been taking the "rest cure" in an open air sanitarium at Spokane, where she is receiving treatment for tuberculosis, writes this paper that she is steadily im proving, and thinks it but a matter of time and the exercise of patience till Rhe is fully restored to health. She is very appreciative of the kindly wishes of her many Heppner friends, expressed to her in the good letter? she receives, and as she is allowed to do some reading and writing, more of her friends here might remember her in this manner. Taking the liberty to quote from Miss Palmateer's letter: "This rest ing game gets monotonous after five months of it. I feel as though I could tackle a real job, but I'd proba bly not last long at it. Reading, sewing, sleeping, eating, and writing are alt my occupations and the pos sible combinations are few. This is a wonderfully nice place in which to do them, and I am getting well so why should I complain? I even get an hour's car ride once in a while. Sunday the Calkinses touk me, Tel! all my friends I am getting 'fat and sassy'." WE WANT CASH. To our patrons and the public in general we wish to announce that on and after November 1st, 11)23, our policy will be strictly cash over the counter. It is necessary that we meet our obligations and accounts of customers cannot in the future be carried from month to month. We are appreciative of the fine pa tronage given us since the opening of our market, and we hope that this may continue, but please do not ask for credit as it will be impossible to extend it. PEOPLES CASH MARKET, Henry Schwarz, Proprietor. WHUITMANS RUN MILK ROl'TE. John Wightman attended a big sale of registered Guernsey cattle over at Toppenish, Wash., last week. The Wightman boys have again taken over the milk route for Heppner and will have charge of the same beginning on the first of the coming month, un der the former name of Alfalfa Lawn Dairy. In order to strengthen their milk herds, Mr. Wightman purchased six cows at Toppenish and they will bo delivered at the Wightman farm within a few days. CALL FOR COUNTY WARRANTS. All General Fund Warrants of Mor row County, Oregon, registered on or before February 28th, U'L'3, will he paid on presentation at the office of the County Treasurer on or after November Hth, on which date interest on said warrants will cease. Di.ted at Heppner, Oregon, October ?A, WHS. LEON W. BR1GGS, County Treasurer. SHEEP RANGE FOR RENT. I have a good winter range to rent for the season. Also have ten head of good Marino bucks and four Hamp shire bucks for aale. KD Ci. PALMER, AJax Route, Condon, Ore. Rhea Luper, state engineer, was a visitor in Heppner for a short time on rriday last. CECIL ENS ITEMS The basket social held in Cecil hall on October 13, in aid of the Japanese Relief fund, was a great success. Af ter all expenses were paid the sum j of ninety dollars was sent to Mrs. Emmet Cochran, chairman of the Morrow County Red Cross Chapter, as I Cecil's donation. It is impossible to thank everyone personally who as sisted in any way to help make the social such a success but we take this means of thanking all. Contri butions of five dollars from W. G. Hynd and also five dollars from Da vid Hynd of Sand Hollow were sent i during the evening to help the Jap- j anese Relief. One of the worst sand and wind storms known passed through Cecil on Tuesday, October 16. It began tjiout 10 a. m. and never ceased till midnight. Haystacks were damaged, many being blown all to pieces. Barns were unroofed, trees were uprooted, and Karl Farnsworth'g barn at Rhea Siding was completely wrecked. We heard of one young man due to ar rive at the Mayor's residence Tues-: day night, that landed at the place' where the strawberries used to grow j in Gilliam county, the wind was so terrific. "Wid" Palmateer of Windynook has finished hauling hia wheat to Minor and Krebs warehouse at Cecil. Wid declares he has never seen a storm to equal what passed over his part of the country on Tuesday, October 16. The wind carried everything be fore it. Wid says he can't find a straw left on his ranch; that the name of his ranch ought to be chang ed to "Hungry Hollow" for even his chicken feed and chickens went with the wind. J. C. Kelsay of Grass Valley, ac companied by Misses Violet Ledford and Mildred Hennksen of Strawberry ranch, chaperoned by Mrs. Alf Shaw of Butterby Flats, were the dinner guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Scott at Hynd Bros, ranch at ! Freezeout, above Heppner, We understand that J. W. Osborn of Cecil has rented his Shady Dell ranch during the week to Bena Bros. of Stanfield. Bena Bros, took posses sion October 18 and we extend the hand of welcome to them. Melville Logan and Bert Settlemey- er of The Willows who have been assisting Wid Palmateer with his threshing have finished their work and returned to their respective nomes on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd have land ed back at Butterby Flata once more and are busy seeing that the rest of the folks on the ranch are kept busy preparing for the stock coming in for the winter quarters. J. W. Morris of Portland and par ties from Wasco were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Funk at their home near Morgan for a few days while trying their luck at shooting game. Miss Thelma Miller of Heppner, al so Miss Helen Barratt and Miss Violet Hynd, returned to Heppner on Sun day after having a fine time at Cecil basket social on Saturday night. W. A. Thomas of lone spent Wed nesday at Dotheboys Hill with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Crabtree, discussing the "pros and cons" of the wheat question. Mr. and Mrs. L Van Schoiack and friends from Cottage Grove spent Tu esday and Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Krebs at The Last Cump. One thing was left in Cecil during the severe storm and that was a large Hubbard squash, weighing 41 pounds and grown by J. W. Osborn at Cecil. Mrs. C. Wallace of Troutdale ar rived in Cecil on Sunday and will visit with her sister, Mrs. Geo. Krebs, at The Last Camp for a few days, Vawter Crawford, newspaper man of Heppner, was calling on his friends in Cecil vicinity on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wnllnce of Con don wero visiting with Mrs. Goo. Krebs on Wednesday. J. W. Osborn and H. J. Streeter of Cecil were county seat visitors on Monday. Oral Henriksen Is busy hauling grain from Cecil warehouse for hi? stock. Mrs. Tom Johnson, .county nurse, visited the Cecil school during the week. Mr. and Mrs. O. Llndstrom from Ella were calling In Cecil on Friday. Mrs. J. E. Crabtree and son were calling in Cecil on Thursday. ThisJVeek iiirtitt Henry Ford, Acute Stage. Farm House Conversa tion. An Election Starter. SecretaryWeeks' Position. Henry Ford's public message to Mr. Weeks, Secretary of War, will inter-; est politicians and farmers. Ford in-! vites a libel suit by his blunt state ment that Weeks is selling Muscle Shoals piecemeal to prevent Ford's producing cheap fertilizer there for farmers, thus interfering with the fertilizer trust, which practices ex tortion notoriously. j VnrAa toil, ;,. Mv.- r, 1 uiu a wain 13 UIUIIV, v C 1 Jf ICOl newspaper in the United States will, punk ii, ii ecus accusea oi uesvroy- iflW what m I trVl t Ka marla "tha rvvaa naf munition plant on earth, our great est assurance of victory, in case of war." to keen Ford from civinc rhonn fertilizer to farmers. President Coolidge knows that this statement by Ford will be discussed in every farm house in the United States, and believed by 999 out of 1,000 farmers. After this attack on Weeks, Ford will be bound to enter the 1924 elec-! tion as a candidate against the Re- j publican party, and let farmers de-'. cide between him and the Republican administratom. Ford couldn't possi-; bly do less. It's an interesting siutation for: Mr. Coolidge and Mr. McAdoo. The sane decision that ninety per cent of the people who own Muscle Shoals would advocate would let Ford take the plant and show what he can do about his promise to supply cheap fertilizer and send cheap power 200 miles in all directions. Any Republican who thinks that Ford would poll a small vote as an independent knows little about poli tics or the present mood of American farmers and workingmen. Secretary Weeks won't sue Henry Ford for libel. He'll ask Congress to investigate Ford's charges. This shows a Christian spirit, for no charge could be more serious than Ford's accusation against Weeks. Ford, who passes rapidly from one cage to another, like the boy at the Zoo, now announces a plan to let his employes share in the profits of his railroad. He will help them buy pofit sharing certificates in installments from their wages. They may get their money back any time, but must keep their certificates, not sell them, "unless to fellow employes." o Whatever you may think of Henry Ford, you must admit that the prob lems of this country would be sim plified and the security of those that have money increased, if other big employers understood as Ford does the handling of workingmen. "Milk from contented cows" is a well-known, ingenious motto. 'W ork from contented workmen" ought to be the employers' motto. Contented cows don't kick or buck. N. OF W. ELECT OFFICERS. At the regular meeting of Maple Circle No. 259, Neighbors of Wood craft held on Monday evening at I. O. O. F. hall, the following officers for the ensuing year were elected: Past Guardian Neighbor, Kate Swindig; Guardian Neighbor, Lulu Herren; Ad viser, Hnttie Ferguson; Magician, Lena Stapleton; Clerk, Rosa Richard son; Banker, Cora Crawford; Atten dant, Clara Sprinkle; Inner Sentinel, Lillie Feil; Outer Sentinel, Ada Ca son; Captain of Guards, Ruth Hott man; Musician, Dora Starkey; Mana gers, Margaret Crawford, Elizabeth Barton. Elma Hiatt; Correspondent, Elsie Cowins; Flag Bearer, Bee Ken ny. The ladies served refreshments and enjoyed a fine social hour after the completion of the business of the evening. BEEF CATTLE FEATl'RE SHOW. Beef cattle are "coming back." Af ter several years of hard sledding, it would seem that they are on the way to prosperity again. The Pacific In ternational Live Stock Exposition, to be held at Portland, Nov. 3-10, has 104 more beef cattle entries in the breeding classes than it had in 1922. The increase would make a big show alone. There are f07 Shorthorn, Her eford, Angus, Milking Shot horn, Red Polled and Devon entries this year. IN RECORDER'S COl RT. In recorder's court on Tuesday Judge Richardson asscd a tine of $75 nnd costs on Joe Handy, who was presented before him charged with il legal possession of intoxicating li quor. The first quarterly conference of the year will be held at the Methodist church in this city on next Mondav evening. Rev. D. H. Leech, district superintendent, will he present and preide at the meeting. Roger Morris, county agent, return ed on Friday from Corvallis. He at tended a conference of county agents held in the college city during the last week. Attorney C. L. Sweek returned from Canyon City on Sunday, where he had been called on legal business. He was accompanied on tho trip by Harry Duncan. Miss Marion Tntch, of Vancouver, Yn is a guest this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Morse. Mi Patch is an aunt of Mr. Morse. cy Artuur on Library Receives Gift of Large List of Books Mrs. Roy Missildine reports the gift of the following large list of books to Heppner Library, John Calrana of this eity being the donor: "Spirit of the Border" Grey. "Michael O'Hanoran" Porter. "Law of the Gun" Cullnm. "Watchers of the Plains" Cullum. "Law Breakers" Cullum. "Lonesome Trail" Bower. "Burning Daylight" London. "Virginian" Witter. "Betty Zane" Grey. "Border Legion" Grey. "Going Some" Beach. "Sheriff! Son." "Starr of the Desert , "Heart of the Hilla." Courage of Marge ODoone." 'Prisoner of Zenda." Eyea of the World" Wright Winning of Barbara Worth" Wright "Range Dwellers" Brown. "Net" Beach. "Mysterious Rider" Grey. "Rainbow Trail" Grey. "Philip Steele" Curwood. "Isobel" Curwood. "Treasure Trail" Ryan. "Laddie" Porter. "When Bear Cat Went Dry" Buck. "Beth Narvell" Parrish. Long Roll" Johnston. Beverly of Graustark" McCutcheon. "First Hundred Thousand" Hay. 'Crooked Trails and Straight" Raine. 'Lion's Mouse" Williamson. 'Pardners" Beaeh. 'Crimson Gardenia" Beaeh. 'Rainbow's End" Beach. 'Trail of '98" Service. "Flaming Forest" Curwood. "Gold Hunters" Curwood. Tarzun" Burroughs. "Last Trail" Grey. 'Desert of Wheat" Grey. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Louis Swerdlick of the American Hide & Junk co., was up from Port land this week, spending a few days in the county. Louis states that the prices on hides, pelts, furs and junk seem to be nil, and he was not able to make any offers while here, much to his regret. The markets on these items are off and it is his opinton that they will not recover much before the first of the year. Along about New Years he expects to return to Morrow county, at which time there should be better market conditions. Since he was here last, Louis has had a trip through California as far south as Los Angeles and he reports that partif the Pacific slope on the boom. Business conditions in all lines seem good and prosperity is soaring high, if he was able to judge from appearances. Portland, accord ing to Mr. Swerdlick, is rather dull at the present time and business is slack. Cai Robinson, Lone Rock pioneer, was over from that burg on Friday and spent a short time in this city looking after business matters. Mr. Robinson says that the fall has been ideal for his section of the state, and so far as he can see there is no cause for complaint The crops have been gathered in the hills, which are now covered with an abundant growth of grass and stockmen will go into the winter well prepared for all condi tions that may arise. Birthdays were the order at Hepp ner on Wednesday. Three of our dis tinguished citizens celebrated their natal days on this date. Stacy Rob erts was 68, Chas, Shurte 62, and Pro fessor Hedrick 36, according to sta tistics furnished this paper. The pro-! fessor was fully reminded of tne oc casion by being carried before the 1 assembly of the high school by the big boys and publicly chastised with a paddle. Olaf Bergstrom, who was in the ; city on Friday from his Eight Mile farm, states that the farmers were all very busy with their fall seeding. and since he has been a resident of that prt of Morrow county he has never seen the ground in better shape for seeding than it is this fall. True, many places have weeds to be taken off but in the majority of cases this is not greatly hindering the work. Owing to a breakdown of the en gine, the train on the branch failed to function Tuesday. A machinist arrived from The Dalles by the bus on the afternoon, and by Wednesday morning the locomotive was in shape to take the train out The stage brought In the first class mail from Portland and other points beyond Heppner Junction. Claude Sigsbee, son of B. G. Sigsbee of this city departed by stage for Ar lington on Tuesday afternoon where he boarded the train for Niagara Falls, N. Y. Through the efforts of an uncle residing there, Claude has se cured a good position that carries with it a fine salary. C. C. Calkins and wife and son Os car were in the city on Friday and Saturday from their home at Spo kane. After visiting friends here Mr. and Mrs. Calkins went on to Corvallis for a short visit with relatives. C, H. Erwin of lone has moved to Heppner with his family. They are domiciled in the John T. Kirk prop erty on south Main street and the children will enter the Heppner school. Joseph Hughes, recently hurt in a runaway accident that necessitated his stay in the Heppner hospital for a week or ten days, was able to return to his home down Willow creek yes terday. The Willing Workers of the Chris tian church will hold a window sale of good things to eat at the store of Humphreys Drug Co., on Saturday the 27th. Clara Beamer, President Judge Phelps is in the city today from Pendleton and is holding a short term of court for the purpose of caring for business now on the docket and ready for disposal. Ira Lewis was in the city Saturday from Lexington. He stated that Mrs. Lewis had departed the week previous on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Ben W, Frieze at Drain, Oregon. Archbishop Goldie will be in Hepp ner on Sunday next and will hold services both morning and evening at the Episcopal church. John McNamee was over from Boardman the first of the wec,k. He is running sheep near the project for the winter. Office on Main street for rent; in Elevator building. See Harvie Young. FARMER S DOLLAR WORTH 50 CENTS Receipts from Products Decrease; Ependitures Increase. CO-OPERATION NEED Group Action Only Means to Bring Price of Farm Products to Level of Other Commodities. Br C. E. 8PENCE. State Market Affent, 72S Court House, Portland. Here are five stable products of the land that have so declined in price that producers get only cost of pro duction for them, and on some less than cost: These figures are from the Department of Agriculture for last year, showing the deflation from 191P: Hogs have declined 44 per cent, beef cattle 35, hay 31, eggs 29, wheat 21, and yet for the same period whole sale prices of all commodities advanc ed 38 per cent The result of this condition is two standards of values, two price levels. Under it the farmer's dollar is defla ted to 53 cents, as everything he has to purchase has advanced 38 per cent while the product he has to sell to obtain the dollar has been set back on an average of 32 per cent There can't be permanent prosper ous conditions under this double sys tem. It is not based on permanency. High wholesale commodity values are largely forced by combination might, while low prices for land products arc forced onto the farmer by the defenseless condition of agriculture. Demand and supply have little to do with either the high or low prices. So long as the present system of fixing prices prevails, the farmer simply must get in the game and pull his industry up to the level of other business he must make his dollar worth as much as the other dollar for the other industries are not go ing to voluntarily lower their stan dards to the present agricultural lev el. Group action, compact organization, is the means. Farmers must run their industry just as the manufac turing concerns operate theirs. They must pool their products, do their own selling and distributing, control their production, and fix their own selling prices. The cotton growers are doing this; the tobacco growers have pulled their industrry out of the mud into a profitable end prosperous basis, by joint action; the fruit industry of California has changed disaster to prosperous conditions by producers standing shoulder to shoulder. Governor Pierce, in his recent speech at Portland, stated that of farm products which the consumer paid $3.00, the grower received $1.00, and that there could not be generally prosperous conditions under such an unjust and unbalanced system. Co-operation by producers, retail ers and consumers can reduce this excessive middle-profit and middle ex pense. It must be done if agricultur al states are to prosper. A more di rect system of distribution and less middle interests must be established Products must be brought to the working class consumers at prices they will pay, in order that there may be normal demand, yet the grower must receive a living profit for his work and investment to have normal production. I0NE NEWS ITEMS The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Buchanan passed away at their home one mile above lone on Sunday morning, of intestinal influ enza. The funeral was held at the Chris tian church Monday. 2:30 p. m., Rev. W. O. Livingstone officiating. Inter ment was made in lone cemetery. Another child is very low but hopes are held for its recovery. Drs. Walker and Chick operated on Walter Rowl for ruptured appendix last Wednesday afternoon. The op eration was successful but he was in a very dangerous condition. There was a lively football game on the lone grounds Saturday when Condon played lone. Of course lone won the game, as they expected, the score being 6 to 0. lone is having more improvement in the way of new walks and cross walks, which will be much appre ciated when winter comes on. Walter Eubanks has accepted a po sition as clerk In Bert Mason's store. He has moved hi? family into the Mobley house on Third street Chas. Erwin moved his family to Heppner on Tuesday of this week, where they will reside for the winter. Joe Bowers haV purchased a truck from H. J. Biddle and has bought into the tranfer business with Ted Troed. Frank Christenson, better known as little "Doc." arrived in lone Monday. He has a drug store at Kent, Wash. Ellis McClain arrived in Iune on Monday evening to look after his interests in Morrow coutity. Mrs. Ed Miller and daughter Gen eva of Portland are visiting relatives and friends in lone. Mrs. Wright and daughter of Ba ker are visiting at the home of her son, Earl Wright. Mr. and Mrs. G!t?n Boyer of Monu ment visited friends in lone Ust week. Ike Howard purchased a Ford tour ing car through the lone garage. Mr, and Mrs. Ed Engleman were shopping in Ions Saturday. Mr. and Mr. A. A. Mct'ubv were shopping in lone Tuegduy, LOST, STRAY El) OK STOLEN. One gray griding, 4 yars old, brandt'd LC on should r, mueUvd mane. One bay gelding, 6 yunrn old, branded 0l! on nhoulder. IUwumI fur information or recovery, G. B. SWAGGAKT, IL ipnr, Ore ThorouKhbrvd Bmnje Turkeys Toms, $10; hen, if takuti by Nov. 23. Cora Burroughs, ion, Urw. 4t,