The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 40, Number 42. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 24, 1924. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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BILL MEETS FAVOR
Temporary Organization
Formed at Pendleton
Meeting.
TO ORGANIZE HERE
Eiport Commission Pita Glres Prom
Im of Relief for Farmers; Uni
ted Support to be Given.
Temporary organization of the
Oregon Eiport Commission League
to support the MeNarjr-Haugen bill,
which provides for an export commie
alon to help the price of wheat, was
perfected at a representative meet
ing of farmers, bankers and business
men from five counties at Pendleton
last Saturday. To complete the or
ganisation county leagues will be
formed, the Morrow county meeting
for this purpose being set for Feb
ruary t, at Lexington.
A digest of the McNary-Haugen
bill, which was thoroughly discussed
at the Pendleton assemblage and re
ceived its endorsement, is given by
Edgar L. Ludwick, assistant secretary
of the Oregon Co-operative Grain
Growers, as follows:
Two bodies are created under the
bill, the Agricultural Export Com
mission and the Agricultural Export
Corporation. The commission is a
supervisory body representing the
public both producers and consum
ers. It will determine policies. It
consists of 8 members, the Secretar
ies of Agriculture, Commerce and
Treasury, chairman of the Tariff
Commission, and four persons to be
known as commissioners, one of
which will be the administrative com
missoner and the other three will be
directors in the Export Corporation.
Appointment of the Commissioners
will be by the President upon the
consent of the Senate; both the ad
ministrative commissioner and the
managing director of the Export Com
mission will be nominated by the Sec
retary of Agriculture.
The Agricultural Export Corpora
tion will be the business agency com
posed of five members, the Secretar
ies of Agriculture and Commerce
and three directors, the managing
director and one other to be nomin
ated by the Secretary of Agriculture
and one by Commerce, but appointed
by the President. The Ufa of the
Corporation will not be longer than
10 years. It is capitalised at $200,
000,000 to be advanced from the
treasury as needed but ultimately to
be returned completely. The man
agement of the Corporation will be
by the board of directors of which
the Secretary of Agriculture is the
chairman. It Is given ample author
ity to buy and sell here and abroad
and to enter into all necessary busi
ness relations, but it is not the
thought back of those drafting the
bill to destroy or injure existing
marketing agencies except as may be
absolutely unavoidable. The Corpor
ation and Tariff Board are to be giv
en authority to recommend to the
President, and he may declare an in
crease in duty or even an embargo on
the commodities affected by the bill
. in order "to maintain a relative price
level substantially equal but not
higher than the 10-year average price
per unit which prevailed during the
pre-war period 1905-14 inclusive. Not
less than 80 days may expire after
the President's proclamation before
the change In duty becomes effective.
Further, in an emergency the Presi
dent upon the recommendation of the
Export Commission may direct the
Corporation to segregate the export
able surplus.
To cover the loss sustained in buy
ing wheat on the protected higher
domestic market and selling it on the
lower world market the Corporation
la empowered to Issue scrip stamps
which will be purchased by flrst buy
ers who purchase the effected com
modities from the farmers. The far
mer would be paid not less than the
world price in cash and scrip for the
difference. At the end of the crop
year the difference due the farmer
would be paid him somewhat as a
patronage dividend Is paid, by re
deeming the acrip. These stamps will
be made available at the Post Office
and banks. They would be redeemed
at the end of the year when it has
been determined how much their
Intrinsic value Is, this value based
upon what has been the relation be
tween the total crop, that exported,
the domestic price and the world
price. The Comission, not the Cor
poration, will determine In coopera
tion with the Department of Agri
culture and Commerce the probable
exportable surplus and this will gov
ern the total purchased by the Cor
poration for the purpose in any crop
year. Insofar as feasible these pur
chases will be made on a monthly
quota basis and at a price which will
giva the grower a price which is in
consonance with the monthly aver
age during a corresponding monthly
period for the years 1906-14 Inclu
sive. Should the domestic price fall
to respond to within 10 per cent above
or below the desired level the Cor
poration may buy future monthly
-quotas or sell In the domestic mar
ket The bill Is an evolution of a plan
by Geo. N. Peek and Hugh S. John
son, of the Mollne Plow Company,
Secretary Henry C. Wallace and sev
eral others besides the patrons of the
bill, In short It proposes to market
our surplus wheat and wheat pro
ducts, cotton and livestock and Its
products through the assistance 'of a
government agency, protecting the
home market by a tariff whlrh will be
effective. This may necessitate the
government's selling abroad at the
lower world price. To reimburse it
self the sgency would assess on the
whole crop the loss sustained on the
fraction exported. Thus by paying a
small amount to the Kxport Corpora
tlon the farmer would receive three
or four times that amount additional
for this crop.
Besides the active support bolng
(Continued on Page Four.)
HEADS OF FARM
BUREAU MEET
Arrangements for Lexington Meet
ing Made and Conference
Delegates Selected.
A representative number of the
member of the executive committee
of the Morrow County Farm Bureau
held their regular meeting on Satur
day afternoon in the office of County
Agent Home, when a number of mat
ter! pertaining to the interest of the
organization were taken up and
adopted.
The Agricultural Economic Confer
ence at Corvallis this week called for
the choosing of some delegates to
represent the Morrow county bureau.
County Agent Morse, by virtue of his
office, was entitled to attend, and R
W. Turner and Garnet Barratt were
made the regular delegates, after it
was ascertained that R. B. Wilcox,
president of the bureau could not at
tend because of his duties ft teacher
of the Social Ridge school. The del
egates chosen represent the farming
and stockraising interests, and it is
expected of them that they will make
an exhaustive report of the confer
ence upon their return.
The question of continuing the pub
lication of the Farm Bureau News
was brought up, and after some dis
cussion the plan presented by County
Agent Morse was adopted. The publi
cation will continue to be issued
monthly, but in a reduced form. Fifty
per cent of the space will be used by
the county agent in matters per
taining to the extensoin service, and
the other half will contain the news
pertaining to the county Farm Bu
reau. In regard to the printing for
the Bureau, the secretary was in
structed to get figures on the produc
tion of the Farm Bureau New and
for what stationery the Bureau stood
in need of.
Arrangements were completed for
the holding of the county conference
to work out a wheat program, and
Lexington was chosen as the place
of the meeting on Saturday, February
9. At this time there will be a num
ber of outside speakers present and
it Is hoped that the farmers and
business men of the county in gen
eral will be present in large num
bers. The advisory committee is the
executive board of the Farm Bureau,
and their work from now until the
meeting date will be to get out as
large a gathering as possible. The
committee on arrangements is Roy
E. Campbell, F. J. Lucas and Karl
L. Beach.
The question of a seed pool was
also looked into and quite thorough
ly discussed, while the president urg
ed that there be a more concentrated
and persistent effort made to build
up and extend the farm bureau locals.
The work of the executive session
being over, there was some discussion
of the matter of the county unit sys
tem for governing elementary schools
ss presented by Prof. Wilcox, who in
formed the members of the commit
tee and others present that he was an i
enthusiast in this matter. For sev
eral years he was a resident of Klam
ath county, and during the time he
resided there the county unit system
was adopted, and he hoped to see
Morrow county adopt the plan. The:
little talk by Professor Wilcox and
his explanation of the manner in
which the county unit system works
no doubt added more supporters to
the proposition of getting this mea
sure on the ballot at the coming gen
eral election.
High School Smoker
Draws A Big Crowd
The smokeless smoker stntied at
the basketball hall Tuesday evening
hy the "H" club of Hrppncr high
school was a huge success. It re
quired no small amount of lnbor to
promote the matches, and the boys
worked all day Monday to get things
in shape for Tuesday night. The girls
worked industriously to make the
candy and pop corn balls that were
sold during the smoker and they were
well rewarded for their efforts by be
ing able to sell all of the confections.
The receipts for the smoker and sale
totaled $104.
The results of the boxing matches
were:
E. Bell vs. E. Doherty-Decisinn Bell.
A. Ulrich vs. G. Bucknum Tie.
C. Rprouls vs. R. Tash Tie.
F. Doherty vs. K. Merritt Decision
Doherty.
H. McDuffee vs. B. Spaulding, Deci
sion McDuffee,
R. Moore vs. M. Gammell Tie.
R. Wright vs. W. McAlister Decision
Wright.
E. Hlrl vs. B. Doherty Tie.
Results of wrestling matches:
Dexter vs. Htaler Decision Hisler.
Schwarz vs. Smith Decision Sch
wa re.
Dexter vs. Blackwell Decision Black-
well.
The mixed bout between "Brick"
Hall and Jim Stout resulted in a vic
tory for "Brick" who was wrestling.
Another match that was not slow
was the white shirt contest between
Duck Lee and Elmer Bucknum. Both
seemed to be either black with rage
or mirth (or stove polish.)
As a fitting climax for the evening's
entertainment was the side-splitting
performance of the four contestants
in the blindfold match. There were
many hits that missed and some that
if they had contacted with someone
would have immediately Induced
sleep but luckily no one was hurt or
permanently disabled.
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Lord's Day, January 27.
God always does the very thing
that man docs, or desires to do, when
he Is at his very best. The church
services will help you to be at your
best; come and see. The Bible School
at 9:45 with splendid teachers, and
a separate room for each class. Com
munlon and preaching at 11 o'clock,
the theme for the morning sermon be
Ing "The Soul's Supreme Test." The
Christian Endeavor meeting led by
Miss Etta Dcvin, at (1:30 in the En
deavor parlor. The evening preach
ing theme will be "The Sin of Forget
fulness." Come and worship with us,
It will be mutually helpful.
LIVINGSTONE.
Mrs. Iva M. Nolan Dies
At Rhea Creek Home
Mrs. Iva M. Nolan, wife of W. E.
Nolan, died at their home, the Jason
Riddle farm on Rhea creek, at 6:30
Monday morning, January 21, 1924.
She was taken suddenly ill, while go
ing about her work, and though med
ical aid was summoned at once, there
waB nothing that human hands could
do, her affliction being apparently a
stroke of appoplexy.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian church in lone on Wednes
day, conducted by Rev. Spauldnig of
the Methodist church of Heppner, and
the remains were laid to rest in the
King cemetery west of Fairview
schoolhouse, along side of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L, Dorm an, who
had preceded her.
Iva Maud Dorm an was born Feb.
24, 1876, near Turner, Oregon, being
the eldest daughter of Thomas I, and
Hannah Dorm an. With her parents
she came to Eastern Oregon when ft
small child, the family settling on
Rhea creek where she grew Into wo
manhood. She was united in mar
riage to Walter E. Nolan, November
27, 1897. To this union six children
were bom, all of whom are living.
They are Gladys Johnston of West-
lake, Idaho; Esther, of Ferdinand,
Idaho; Millard, Clair, Elmo and Wil-
ma of lone, Oregon. Besides these,
she Is survived by her husband, two
grand children and one sister, Mrs.
H. J. Biddle, of lone.
During her early childhood, Mrs.
Nolan united with the Methodist
church, South, and was ever a true
and faithful Christian woman, a well
iked and loyal neighbor, possessing
those sterling qualities of character
and genuine womanliness that caused
her to be loved by the entire neigh
borhood where she resided and made
her the devoted wife and mother that
she was. She leaves ft host of friends
to mourn her sudden departure.
A loving one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
Contributed.
YOUNG WOMAN DIES
AT WELLS SPRINGS
Mrs. M. J. Fitipatrick died early
Monday morning at the family home
near Welle Spring's and the remains
were brought to Heppner and pre
pared for burial. Her funeral was
held from St. Patrick's church here
Wednesday forenoon. Father Cant
well officiating-, and a rery Urge
number of relatives and friends at
tending. Besides her husband, Mrs.
Fltzpatrick leaves three small chil
dren, one of them an Infant, born on
the 13th of this month.
She was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Barney McDevitt and is sur
vived by her parents and a number
of brothers and sisters residing in
this county. Her death was caused
by an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Jane Lefller Dies
at Ringcn, Washington
Word received here on Wednesday
nftornoon by M. L. Case, announced
the death early that morning at Bin
gen, Wash., of Mrs. Jane Lefller, at
an advanced age. The remains will
arrive at Heppner this evening and
the funeral will be held on tomorrow
aftcnoon at 2 o'clock at the Method
ist church, Rev. Spaulding, the pas
tor, officiating, burial to be In Mas
onic cemetery along side of the grave
of her husband who preceded her
many years ago.
Mrs. Lefller was a pioneer resident
of this section and for many years
resided on the place owned by her
husband in Clarke canyon. Follow
ing the death of Mr. Lefller she went
to Blngen, Wash., to reside with her
son, W. S. Lefller. She Is the mother
of Mrs. Wm. Kummerlsnd of Clarks
ennyon, and was well known hersj in
former years.
REPUBLICANS TO MEET.
There will be a meeting of the Re
publicans of Morrow county at the
Court House in Heppner, Tuesday
evening, January 29, for the purpose
of organizing a branch of the State
Republican club and considering
plans for approaching presidential
campaign. Every republican in the
county is urged to be present.
A DIFFICULT FOCUS
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CECIL EWS ITEMS
Wid Palmateer of Windynook has
spent many sleepless nights planning
a new name for his place. Wid has
gone In for raising prize breed hogs,
but names of the breeds have not
been learned at time of writing. Last
seen of "Wid" was painting a hog
on a fence at the entrance to his
ranch. We suggest "Hog Hollow."
C. E. Cline and Roy Wirth arrived
In Cecil on Sunday from La Grande
where they had been delivering state
trucks, Wirth leaving on Monday for
his home in Salem, and Cline remain
ing in Cecil, will run the grader for
Roy Ray of Lexington, who is now
patrolman on the state highway be
tween lone and Heppner Junction.
We are glad to hear that Mrs. Al
Troedson has improved so much from
her recent sickness as to be able to
come home in a few days. Al in the
meantime has named his ranch Grand-
view, but has not decided what his
ranch will be noted for as yet
R. E. Duncan from the Busy Bee
ranch, also J. E. McEntire from Kil-
larney, found time on Monday to
visit their Cecil friends and discuss
the leading topics of their respective
ranches, viz., "honey, rabbits, Jersey
cows and butterfat."
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Van Schoiack
and family of Balm Fork spent a
short time with Mrs. Geo. Krebs at
The Last Camp on Thursday before
leaving for Hood River to attend the
funeral of their uncle.
Misses Annie and Violet Hynd and
bother Jackie have deserted the sights
of Heppner for the week-end and are
having a good old time "down on the
farm," while visiting their parents at
Butterby Flats.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Kelsay accom
panied by E. W. Erickson of Grass
Valley made a short stay at Butterby
Flata on Saturday before leaving to
take in the dance at Heppner.
Look out for the best dance, the
finest music and A l supper, served at
midnight by Mrs. T. H. Lowe, in Ce
cil about February 2. Watch for
billa. Everyone welcome.
Mra. Weltha Com best, who has been
visiting friends in Portland for some
time, arrived In Cecil on Friday and
will reside with her brother, J. W.
Osborn.
Ben Morgan of Broadacres is busy
putting up a new windmill on his
ranch. The late wind storm made a
total wreck of his former windmill.
B. Gaunt and Matteson Bros., of
Heppner have been busy tagging
sheep for Krebs Bros, at The Last
Camp during the past week.
Miaa Ester Logsn, student of lone
High school, spent the week-end at
the home of her uncle, Leon Logan,
at Four Mile.
Messrs H. M. Cox, Art Whcelhouse
and E. Irby, prominent citizens of
Arlington were callers in Cecil on
Friday.
Misses Laura and Grace Chandler
of Willow Creek ranch were visiting
Miss Helen Streeter at Cecil on Sat
urday. Galen Faulkner, who is working for
Oscar Limdell, was looking up his old
friende around Cecil on Wednesday.
J. J. Kelly, who has sheep feeding
a few miles east of Cecil, was doing
business in Cecil on Monday.
W. A. Thomas of Dotheboys Hill
spent several hours amongst his
friends in Cecil on Sunday.
Al Henriksen of the Moore ranch
near Heppner was visiting in the Ce
cil vicinity on Thursday.
J. W. Osborn and Leon Logan of
Four Mile were doing business in
Arlington en Tuesday.
Walter Pope and W. Lowe were do
ing the sights of the county sest on
Friday for a few hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Noble of Rhes
Siding were calling in Heppner on
Thursday.
SMOKER SET FOR FEB. 22.
Announcement of a smoker to be
held in Heppner, Feb. 22, was made
at the high school smoker Tuesday
evening. The main events on the
card are a wrestling match between
Clarence Bnuman of Lexington and
Bibby of Grass Valley, and a box
ing match between B. R. Finch of
this city and a welter, weight boxer
from Vancouver Barracks, Wash
Outside and home talent will furnish
good preliminaries.
Heppner and lone Break
Even in Double-Header
lone High school boys defeated
Heppner High school boys, 14-13, in
a fast game of basketball on the Egg
City floor lat Friday night, while in
the girls game between the two
schools Heppner came out victorious
by a score of 10-6. Both games were
fast and hotly contested and the win
ner was uncertain until the final
whistle.
Linn, guard for the lone boys, was
easily the star of the evening, shoot
ing several baskets from the center
of the floor, and playing a heady
game at all times. Doherty, for
ward, was high point man for Hepp
ner, making every field goal that was
scored for his team, while Aiken s.
center, floor work was a big factor In
holding lone down.
A large number of Heppner root-
aeeewrpanieeV the-- -teem to - lone
and the rooting contest was a fea
ture of the occasion. Anita Turner,
of Heppner, refereed the girls' game,
and Paul McDuffee, Heppner, ref
ereed the boys' game. The Heppner
boys play their next game with Lex
ington Saturday night on the home
floor. The second team will play a
preliminary game with Pine City.
Wool Men Meet In
Pendleton Next Week
Maintenance of Present Tariff and
Grazing Fee Are Important
Topics for Discussion,
Frank Hagenbarth, president, and
F. R. Mashall, secretary, of the Na
tional Wool Growers Association, will
attend the convention at Pendleton
Janury 28th and 29th. The import
ance of maintaining the present tar
iff on wool will be one of the subjects
to be stressed at the convention. Dr.
W. S. McClure, formerly secretary
of the National Wool Growers asso-
ciation, will be here to deliver an
address.
Dr. J. E. Exllne, Fedeal Inspector,
Bureau of Animal Industry, will be
st the convention and will assist in
harmonizing the differences that have
existed between the Idaho State
Sheep Board and the Oregon State
Livestock Sanitary Board relative to
shipments of sheep into Idaho and
the rules that have been enforced as
to inspection and dipping. Exline
believea that the principal trouble is
s lack of understandng between the
Boards.
The problem of properly studying
the voluminous data covering the
proposed inereaae In grazing fees will
be in the hands of the regular For
est Reserve committee of which
President Fred W. Falconer is the
chairman. This committee will be
called together one day preceding the
convention in order that it may get
the data properly assimilated before
the convention opens. One represen
tative from each of the Blue Moun
tain Forests will make up the balance
of this committee.
Considerable interest is evident in
the work of the Biological Survey in
its work of exterminating predatory
animals. There will be some opposi
tion to the work as carried on by the
service in charge of Stanley G. Jew
ett and a conference will be held at
the convention to discuss all sides of
the matter.
Wm. Pollman, president of the
Oregon Horse and Cattlemens as
sociation of Oregon will deliver an
address on the work of the Northwest
"Shippers Traffic League."
The wool buyers along the Coast
will all be at the Pendleton conven
tion and while it is not expected that
there will be any early contracting
or actual sales of wool during the
convention the buyers will have their
eyes open and their ears to the
ground.
K. K. K.
Public and Klansmen tnke notice.
There will be a big meeting of the
Klan on Monday night, January 28th
st Lexington. The Morrow County
Klan will meet at 7:30, at which time
they will receive their chartor. A big
time la planned and at 8:00 o'clock
the parade will start. This to be fol
lowed by a public meeting and lec
ture. To this first public meeting
of the Morrow County Klan, the pub
lic is invited and will be made wel-tome.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Dwtght Misner, ft leading wheat
raiser of this county and resident
of the lone section, where he farms
many broad acres and produces abun
dant crops each season, was ft visitor
here on Saturday attending the meet
ing of the executive committee of the
Farm Bureau, of which he is ft mem
ber. Mr. Misner states that condi
tions are good for the crops out his
way and he Is looking forward to
another good harvest. He Is also op
timistic and believes that the future
of the wheat producer it not all dark,
and that he will soon emerge from
the unfavorable surroundings that
now harass the farming Industry. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Misner.
Pr. Wm. House, specialist of Port
land, was in Heppner on Monday In
consultation with Dr. McMurdo con
cerning the little grandson of Mr.
and Mm. C. A. Miller, who has been
ill for the paBt couple of weeks at
the Miller home. The child seems
to he somewhat improved at this time
and ft is now expected that he will
recover. Dr. House continued on to
Pendleton where he was called to
testify ae an alienist in the trial of
Miss Ellis now in progress before
Judge Phelps.
Mrs. L. A. Darland, formerly Miss
Ailene Sprouls, who has been visiting
for the past two weeks at the home
of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Kirk and with other relatives in
this city, departed on Tuesday after
noon by stage for Arlington, where
she took the train for Boise, Idaho,
to spend the balance of the winter.
She makes her home with her hus
band at Cuprum, Idaho. .
Don't fail to see IS CONAN DOYLE
RIGHT? Star Theater Friday.
Noah Clark came over from Bend
the first of the week and has been
looking after his farm interests in
the Eight Mile section. He informs
this paper that he will return to Mor
row county and take up farming
again, going on the Eight Mile place,
where he expects to be located with
his family about the middle of the
coming month.
C. E. Ruley, who farms out about
five miles west of lone, was in the
city today looking after business af
fairs. He reports that the grain is
looking fine in his localty, but would
appreciate a little more moisture.
This office acknowledges a pleasant
call from Mr, Ruley.
Will Miller, a resident of the Hard
man section for many years, died at
John Day on Saturday, the 19th inst.,
and the remains were brought to
Hardman where the funeral was held
on Tuesday. He had been suffering
for several months with dropsy.
Claude Cox, manager of the Mor
row County Creamery company, has
bean somewhat on the sick list during
the week, being confined at home for
several days with an attack of flu.
He was able to be up town today but
lacks a good deal of being well.
There will be initiation ceremon
ies at the regular meeting of Ruth
Chapter No. 32, O. E. S., at Masonic
hall on tomorrow evening. The cere
monies will be followed by refresh
ments served in the dining hall.
A. E. Wright, prominent citizen of
Hardman, extensive ranchman and
Btockraiser, was doing business in
this city on Tuesday. He was ac
companied by his son Raymond.
Barney Doherty of Sand Hollow and
Ed McDaid of Juniper canyon were
here on Wednesday to attend the bur
ial services of the late Mrs. Fitz-
patrick.
Mr. and Mrs. Glee Boyer arrived
last evening from Portland and are
enjoying a short visit with relatives.
BAKE SALE The Christian church
ladies will hold ft Bake Sale at Hum
phreys Drug store on Saturday next
Don't fail to see IS CONAN DOYLE
RIGHT: Star Theater Friday.
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES AT PORTLAND
Mrs. Hattie Mai lory, wife of Char
les P. Mallory, and who was formerly
a resident of thiB city, died at a hos
pital in Portland on the 11th of Jan
uary, and the remains were laid to
rest in Riverview cemetery in that
city on the 14th. Mrs. Mallory, who
was formerly Hattie Jenkins of this
city, resided with her husband and
family at Cascade Locks, Oregon, and
was taken to Portland for treatment
shortly before her death. She was
49 years and 11 months of age, and
leaves her husband and four sons
and two daughters, besides her two
brothers, John L. Jenkins of Board
man, Oregon, and Chaa. Jenkins of
Mt. Vernon. Oregon, and one sister,
Mrs. Edith Weleny of Berkeley, Cal.
With her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Jenkins, Mrs. Mallory came to
this city in 1882. She was married
to Mr. Mallory in this city, where
they continued to reside for several
years, leaving here 23 years ago and
going to Pendleton. Mr. Mallory was
engnged in work for the railroad
company and they later went from
Pendleton to Cascade Locks. Her
parents were lost in the Heppner
flood, and her oldest daughter, who
was visiting at the home of her
grandparents at the time was also a
victim of that disaster.
OREGON GRAND MASTER HERE.
George T. Cochran, Grand Master
of Oregon Masons, of La Grande, and
Frank Sloan, District Deputy Grand
Master ef Stanfield, will make an offi
cial visit to Heppner Lodge No. 69,
A. F. & A. M. of this city tonight
These gentlemen are making the
rounds of the Masonic lodgea of East
ern Oregon and are greatly enjoying
meeting with their brethren at the
various points. In the morning at
assembly, Mr. Cochran will deliver
an address before the pupils of the
high school, his subject being Geo.
Washington. During the Shrine con
clave at Washington, D. C, the past
summer, he had ft prominent place,
and also assisted In the laying of the
comer stone of the national Masonic
memorial at Alexandria, Vs., and was
given the privilege of viewing many
relics and coming into possession of
much unwritten history concerning
the Father of our Country, and these
facts will be presented to the pupils
by Mr. Cochran,
Pioneer of Hardman
Is Called by Death
Mrs. E. E. Bleakmaa, Postmistress
There for IS ConseeatWe Years
Was Widely Knows.
Another of the honored pioneers of
this county has passed on to her final
rest. Mrs. Elvira Ellen Bleakman,
resident of Hardman since 1882, died
at her home in that place on Tuesday,
January 22, 1924, at the advanced age
of 81 years, 1 month and 13 days.
She had been ailing for the past two
years or more, but during this time
she managed to attend to her duties
as postmistress, excepting just such
short periods aa she was compelled
to take to her bed. About a yesr
ago she suffered a very severe spell,
and since that time her death has
not been unexpected by her family,
though she rallied to a remarkable
degree and it was only just recently
thst she began to grow worse again.
Her funeral was held at Hardman
this forenoon. Rev. W. O. Living
stone of this city conducting the ser
vices, which were very largely at
tended by the people of the commun
ity where she had resided so long,
and whom ahe had so faithfully and
efficiently served. Burial was in the
I. O. O. F. cemetery near Hardman by
the side of her husband who preceded
her many years ago.
Elvira Ellen Roberts was born In
Edinburgh, Scotland, December 9.
1842. In the year 1870 she was united
in marriage to George Bleakman. She
received her education in England
and shortly following her marriage
she and her husband emigrated to
America and settled in the state of
Nebraska where they lived until 1882
when they came west to Oregon and
settled in this county at Hardman.
Mrs. Bleakman waa for 25 years a
teacher, having followed this profes
sion in England and in Nebraska and
also at Hardman, and was well equip
ped for her work. She received the
appointment as postmistress at Hard
man in 1890, and for nearly 35 years
she continued this position, being al
ways at her post of duty except for
the few periods of indisposition cayB
ed by her advancing years. It is said
that in the point of years of service,
Mrs. Bleakman held the record of be
ing second in the United States, and
during all these many years she had
the commendation of the post office
department for never having made
any mistakes in her work. She was
one of the land marka of Hardman; a
thoroughly bonest and dependable
citizen and kind and considerate
neighbor, who, though it was realized
that in the very nature of events she
could not continue her journey here
much longer, will be greatly missed
by her numerous friends and towns
people. She was mother of five children,
one of whom died in 1882, and those
surviving are Geo A., Bernard and
Bert, of Hardman and Mrs. Florence
Tracy of Austin, California. There
are also 15 grand children and three
great grandchildren, all of whom live
in Hardman except one. She was a
life-long member of the Presbyterian
church, and lived and died a noble.
Godly woman. Her husband passed
away in 1908.
Robert Burns Program
At Methodist Church
An evening with Robert Bums in
song and atory, under the auspices of
the Ladies Aid Society of the Meth
odist Community church, will be giv
en in the church January 25th, be
ginning at 7:30 o'clock.
Following is the program:
Piano Solo Bernice Woodson
Invocation Rev. F. R. Spaulding
Chorus "Scots Wha Hae Wi?"
Sketche8 from the life of Robert
Burns Rev. F. R. Spaulding
Solo - Mrs. Ray Taylor
(a) "Comin" Thru the Rye"
(b) "Bonnie Wee Thing"
Reading.. Mrs. K. W. Lowry
(a) "To My Mary in Heaven"
(b) "Will We Go to the Indies,
My Mary?"
Solo. Mr. Alex Gibb
(a) "Killiec rankie" Lauder
(b) "Roamin in the Gloamin'"
Reading Mrs. S. E. Notson
"To a Mouse"
Solo Miss Mary Spaulding
"Annie Laurie"
Duet Mra. Gibb and Miss Spaulding
"01 Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast"
Reading Miss Opal Briggs
"The Hermit"
Solo Mrs. Bessie Bruce Gibb
"The Scottish Blue Bells"
Reading Mrs. M. L. Case
(a) To A Mountain Daisy"
(b) "Highland Mary
Solo ......Mr. Dan Lindsay
(a) "Bonnie Banks of Loch La
mond" (b) "Ye Banks and Braes O'Bon
nie Doone"
Reading Mrs. Roger W. Morse
(a) "The Lament"
(b) "Out Over the Forth"
Silver Offering
Chorus. . "Auld Lang Syne"
Everybody welcome.
Claude Haney Answers
His Final Summons
Claude Haney, who has bien ill for
so long, a victim of the white plauue,
answered the final summons at about
7 o'clock Tuesday evening at his
temporary home on Gale street. The
young man has hern putting up a
heroic fight against the encroaeh
menta of tuberculosis for more than
two yeara, and a few weeks ago he
began to grow rapidly worse. He was
living in rooms in the Case hotel,
and thinking he could be better cared
for, the Elks lodge of this city, of
which he was a member, secured the
Moore residence on Chaso street and
fitted it up for him and he whs re
moved there a couple of weeks afo.
It was found, however, thst the dis
ease had progressed to the point
where nothing could be done to stay
its ravages and the end came rapidly,
death coming to his relief.
Funeral arrangements have been
made for Sunday afternoon, the ser
vices to be held at Elks temple. His
father will arrive from Round Up.
Montana, to be present at the funer
al. Mr. Haney is survived by his
wife and an Infant daughter, some
two yeara of age.
ThisJVeeK
About Early Success.
1,400 Feet Down.
Ford and Muscle Shoals.
Nothing Like Success.
Harsh Words For Girls.
It doesn't pay to make children
work too hard. What they need in
youth is warmth, affection, exercise,
good food, long sleep. Heavy learn
ing can come later.
Ton have read about William James
Sidis, the boy phenomenon who, at
eleven yeara of age, was in Harvard
University, debating with professors
on the fourth dimension, and came
out of Harvard at thirteen.
That young gentleman is working
now as a clerk at $23 a week and do
ing his "higher mathematics" on s
cash register. He sayi he hatea the
name of Harvard. He is discouraged
and, from a published interview, ha
appears to lack the greatest of as
sets, mental courage. It's easy to
take that out of a human by over
forcing in childhood.
The vanity of parents enda some
times in destruction of the child's
chances.
Wireless signals in the code of the
United States Navy have been heard
1,400 feet down in a mine in Ari
zona,
Sound without wires going thru
1,400 feet of solid earth' seems mar
velous. But we must remember that
there is no such thing aa "solid"
earth. And there is no such thing as
solid matter, only electrons, that
form atoms, atoms that form mole
cules, and molecules that form what
we eall matter, the particles of that
matter being as far from each other,
in proportion to their size, aa the
earth is from the sun. There Is no
reason why radio waves should'nt go
anywhere, since there is no solid
matter to stop them.
Various concerns offer to rent
Muscle Shoals, suggesting in ft feeble,
doubtful kind of way, that they will
"make fertilizer." The fanners of
the United States have Henry Ford's
positive promise that he will produce
cheap fertilizer at Muscle Shoals.
The farmers and others want Henry
Ford to make good on that proposal
and he should have the opportunity.
Ford shows you in the state of
New York, one of his new plants, an
industrial building, twelve hundred
feet long, with not a smokestack on
it, everything done by the power of
water changed into electricity.
Give rord the chance at Muscle
Shoals and he will do everything pos
sible to keep his pledges to give the
farmers cheap fertilizer. He will
do what is infinitely more important.
showing the people of the United
States how the water power of this
country should be used for the peo
ple's benefit.
A distinguished laly writer says:
When deep, powerful love cools.
marriage should end in divorce."
Newspapers discuss that because it
sounds new.
Yet it is what the monkeys said.
or would have said if they could
talk, half a million years ago. Mr.
Monkey would say: "When I am tired
of one lady monkey, I go off and find
another. That's my idea of love."
Marriage is an institution not es
tablished for the amusement of mon
keys or men, but for the protection
of children, to establish respect for
women, and to make men gradually
more decent.
We should be even closer to the
monkey? than we are now, but for the
institution of marriage, which has
trained men to suppress the monkey
ithin them.
Dr. Charles J. Smith, president of
Roanoke College, Virginia, has this
to tiny about the modern girl. Read
ing it, you will hope that nothing un
pleasant has been left unsaid:
Some wemen in every age drank
liquor, a few even enjoyed a smoke,
many of them threw away their hon
or, but the world has never known
the turning loose of such an army of
hard drinking, cigarette puffing, li
centious Amazons as walk the streets
and invade the college campuses to
day." It may be or seem true, but, as
usual, the next generation will be a
little better than those before It.
Providence attends to that, and makes
very good mothers of the "licentious
Amazons that worry good Doctor
Smith. He must remember the fa
mous Olympiad, who danced stark
naked, with serpents wrapped around
her, consulted magicians, killed the
baby of her husband's second wife.
But she was the mother of Alex
ander the Great.
People talk of "a saturation" in
the motor industry. There is no
such thing as "saturation" in the
automobile world. People buy cars,
use them up. buy others.
The farmers in the country used to
buy two million buggies every year.
We only manufacture four million
automobiles a year now. At this
moment the country oufht easily to
absorb six or seven million cars a
year. Kvery car pays for Itself In
time-saving and represents economy.
LKXINGTON LAI) ON FKOSH TEAM
Dallas Ward, formerly a student
of Lexnitfton high school, is a mem
ber of the O. A. C. rook basketball
team. Ward has msde n eicfllen,
showing in the gtin.es played to far
this year, and has a good chance for
a regular berth on the squad.
Wheat middling for cows or hog.
Brown A Lowry.