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PAGE FOUR THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1924. Allxrt B. Fall's Ranch at Three Rivers, New Mexico o .0 ' JMaC fltf.l'ifeWV, X1- v X &iB3frifr jfjuitu feat. v V tn ntilrti K. J lv.twn. Ih Oil Kins, says he Wwn.il I', tiow Hi crntei of liit.n-M In the Tpiijhh IVme otlti r N i for nor Secretary of the Interior $100,000, lud ill I'il tteaerve land leases Inveetlgatlon. CAnLE SITUATION IN OREGON IS BAD SCHOOL OFFICERS HEAR NEW PLAN Continued from Om-A Ix)w Prices Forcing Rais ers out of Business Say Reports. C K. S;wwe, Mirkrt Arnt A movement has started in eastern Ore en to organize the stock men into cooperative sellirjr arency. It hat started in but one eounty Wal lowa, but the state market ajrent says it li the expectation that all the oth er cattle raisin? counties '"'ill follow with the oip&r.iiations ar,d that a state-wide si.ippir.g association may be the result, and that the ultimate purpose is a stockman's commission firm at the Portland stockyards. rountv esiia!'v frrm th fivmnr;sl stand point." & H. KKDRTCK ) The act known as the County Unit of Orjraniiation and Taxation was passed by the Orepon Itislatnr in 1P21. It is a permissive !t of leg islation in that it may be adopted by any county that choosts without ef fecting any ether county in the state. Tt has accordinp'y been adopted by Crook in ls21. Klamath in Y-22 and Lincoln in 1921 The county unit applies only to the elementary schools (f.rst 8 grades) in all district having less than BOO children on the census roll. Since there is in Morrow county no dia trict with orer 600 children, the whole county, so far as the elementary schools are concerned, would be thrown into one large district; name ly, the eounty. Under the proposed scheme there would be a board of rive members. At the orcsnirHtion meeting in Wal Iowa, reports of the condition of the appointed first by the county court cattle raisers from nearly all sections , to serve until the next regular school of the state were made, and the out- j election. At which time five board look ii most cloomv. H was the gen- members would be elected by the eral sentiment that there mupt come I voters of the county for terms of one, ome speedy relief or the most of the cat t;e men must quit the business and abandon their ranches. Thftt thin condition is not exag gerated, the following from a bulletin sent out by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, from the division of crops and live stock, will show. The bulletin is circulated from the Port land office, and gives the outlook and condition of the stockmen in all the cattle raising counties of Oregon, at sent in by the department's reporter! in the various counties. The follow lowing are the condensations: Baker county, Keating: "Price of cattle is rotten' here, can hardly give them away." Crook county. Paulina: "The finan cial condition of the cattlemen in this vicinity is very bad; the feed situa tion is very good, plenty of bay and not enough cattle to eat it,M Deschutes county. Bend : "The financial situation is bad. The price of labor and the price to be had from products are out of proportion. As a result we are going to have many less farmers and stock men very soon." Grant county: "Most ranchers are in debt as far as they can go; by liv ing economically they can pay their debts and interest but none of the principal If taxes and what we have to buy would come down to normal, we niipht yet pull out." Ritter: "Cattlemen are in very bad shape and if they are crowded very much, or if conditions do not change, a considerable number are liable to co broke this year." Gilliam county, Condon: "We should have just double what we are now getting, as a cow dollar is only worth fifty cents of most everything we have to buy." Harney county. Burns: "Twenty per cent of the cattle in this county have been sold and moved out. The financial situation is very depressed on account of iow prices and high cost of production thru labor, taxes, equipment and freight rates." Jackson county, Ahlsnd: "Am holding my herd over until spring in hopes of disposing of the entire lot at somewhere near cost. Estimate of cattle in county 50 -per cent of nor mal. Herds are being bought in this county for $-0 per head, smail cattle thrown in." Josephine county, Takihna: "One cannot begin to raise cattle for what buyers will pay." Klamath county, Bly: "Cattle are below the cost of production, so if there is anything you can do, for God's sake do it at once." Lake county, Fort Rock: "Bend but chers offer us eight cents per pound fur beef, dressed and delivered. Lake cour.'y, Lands: "Poor mar kets, high taxation and cost of graz ing, I wbs forcr-d to sell everything. The reason I hare marked the range 7& per cent of norma) is because it is growing up to worthless brush," Umatilla county: "The price of beef it too low for the cattlemen to sthy in business for long Union county, Elgin: "These are troubie'omt! times for the cattlemen and wheat growers. Forty per cent of the cow men here have sold oat and quit. Waiiowa county, Bartlett: "Every dollar I have received from cattle for the past three years has cost me at lean iiUO cents. Whsco county, The Dalles: "The ciittnifan ii but little better off than the t.eat raiser, and both are about at the butf.m of the hill." Un't ii-bUnjt time that the business Interests of Oregon real. re the re sult tlmt are certain to follow Isn't it about time hat a state-wide move ment is made to save the cattle indus try? McAdoo Explain U' ilium It. MoMiK). retanr of Treasury, who appeared hriore the Seiute Commute to plain ( paid tlif law hrm of which lie It a member li' the Duhtnj oil cumiianica. tlon to ita lare kitchen, muting an other clasa room. Thit gives each class in the adult department its own room, and each class in the primary department, a compartment to itself. Recently the ladies of the Auxil iary were entertained at their Bible study hour with an interesting ac count of Jhe screen version of the Ten Commandments, given by Mrs. J. A. Patterson. She was fortunate enough to see it while in Hollywood, on her recent visit south. "The Ten Commandments" has been running afternoon and evening for the past two years, but it is still necessary to enfrage tickets several days ahead. On Tuesday evening Bethel ladies served chicken dinner to the public of the city, and were made to rejoice over the splendid patronage accorded them. INVESTIGATE BLADE WEEDER. Following the outline of recommen dations made at the wheat growers conference at Lexington, February 9, County Agent Eoger Morse, Roy Campbell, and Karl Beach, of Lexing ton, visited Umatilla county, Wednes- Coming to two and three years, as they are now elected in cities. These five members must come from and represent five different aones of the county. The powers of this board are very similar to those entrusted to school boards in our larger cities, and like those boards, the members are subject to recall at the pleasure of the elector ate. Briefly, the powers of this board are: (1) To employ a superintendent of schools. (The present office of county superintendent is abolish ed. That official would, however, automatically become the county unit superintendent until the ex piration of the term of office to which she has been elected, and at no increase in salary.) f2) To hire all teachers, janitors, etc.. for the elementary schools of the county, subject to the ap proval of a local school commit tee which will be mentioned la ter. (31 To make a budget and levy taxes within the legal limit. (4) To buy and lease land for school purposes and likewise to sell land or property in the judg ment of the board not needed for school purposes. (5) To build, furnish and main tain school houses in the various subdistricts of the county ac cording to their needs. (61 To consolidate schools and provide for the transportation of pupils if in the judgment of the board such is advisable. (7) To employ a school clerk and fix his salary. (8) To perform such other duties as generally belong to a school board. As has already been stated the whole county will be thrown into one district, yet the boundaries of the present districts are not to be ob- lterated and to a certain extent tney maintain their identity as will De pointed out Under the new scheme these districts are known as "sub districts" and each to be presided over by a school committee of three members, elected in the same man ner as the present boardrs lor those districts are elected. This school committee has the power, by unani mous vote, to reject teachers that may be assigned their district by the eounty unit board. It is also ehareed with the immediate care and control of local school property and advises the county unit board respecting the wishes of the people of that sub-district. The local school committee also has the power to organire and main tain nigh schools, subject to tne win of the voters, just as the district school board does at present. Upon the passage of the county nnit measure, title to all district oronerty. real, personal or other wise, whether created and used for elementary or high school purposes, or both, passes from the district to the eounty. This would mean that if the local school committee desired to continue its high school, as it would in those districts that now have them, it would be necessary to negotiate with the county unit board for a re turn of the property either by lease or purchase. It is not quite dear why the law was drawn in this manner but it was and so remains. Reports from counties that have adopted the county unit plan indicate however that this property adjustment necessary be tween the local and county authori ties has not been found difficult. Outside of this question in the title of property, the eounty unit scheme does not touch the high schools; they are organised, conducted and sup ported by the same sources as they 1 are at present In turn for assuming title to all Drooerty of the several districts, the county wuold also assume all indebt edness and obligations of the several districts, existing at the time the county unit goes into effect. (To be continued.) Washington Endorsed Religious Education Do you know, parents, that George Washington, the Father of oor Coun try, said: "We shall preserve our lib erties only by the religious education of our youth"? Bethel Chapel Sun day school wants the youth who are not already attending Bible school. We urge the cooperation of parents, at least to the extent of attending with their youth. In this way do your children a service and your country a greater service. We now have an up-to-date plant with almost every teacher trained. Bethel organisation (non-denominational) has steadily improved its bona. It has recently added a parti- The Dalles & Pendleton SPECIALIST IX INTERNAL MEDICINE FOR THE PAST TWELVE YEARS DOE3 NOT OPERATE Will be at THE DALLES OX MONDAY, MARCH 3 AT THE DALLES HOTEL and in PEXDLETOX OX TUESDAY, MARCH 4 AT THE DORIOX HOTEL Office Hours: 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. ONE DAY ONLY day, to investigate the roller typ of blade weeder in use there the past season. Thia weeder, which was first made by a farm hand on the Pe ring er ranch, uses a light roller in place of shoes on the present blade weed er. This lightens the draft so that from eight to ten horses can handle twenty-eight feet of weeder, elimin ating the use of one man and four horses. Several types of these weed era were looked over, and the men using them interviewed to get a line on the best onea for possible use in this county. A full description of thia weeder will be given in the near future and an effort will be made to obtain one for demonstration pur poses. COUNTY AGENT TO 1RRIGOX. The county agent attended a meet ing of the Irrigon Co-operative Pota to the Melon Growers' association at Irrigon, Monday evening, when a new contract of the association for 1924 was explained to the melon growers of the community. At this time a large percentage of the melon grow ers of the district signed the contract and the officials of the association ex pect to have all of the melon growers members of the organization for the coming year. A report given at the meeting showed that the association netted the growers a considerably larger price than was received out side the organisation. A squirrel poison-mixing bee was held at the C. D. Morey farm at Al pine on Monday afternoon, six farm ers mixing eight bushels of poison grain. To save time for farmers want ing squirrel poison. County Agent Morse is mixing a quantity of poison. which will be put out at different points in the county and will be sold for the cost of the grain in the poison. This will eliminate the necessity of Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted The most modern and scien tific instruments used in the diagnosis of eye trouble. Office Phone Main 1164 Residence East 8206 Evenings and Sunday by Appointment, Dr. Arthur J. King OPTICAL SPECIALIST 327 Morgan Bldg. (Broadway and Washington) Portland, Oregon farmers gathering at meetings to mix poison during the busy aeason. The places of distribution will b an nounced in a few daya. CUT FLOWERS. take ordera for flowersr any time of the year and forward all such ordera direct to city lorlats to be tilled at market pricea from such flowers as are available and of course have to take such flowers as are to be had at the prevailing Drices. We charge our patrons no commission; only phone, mail, express and cartage as the case may be. Often we can phone several orders at once and bunch expenses and cartage as well aa boxing charges with quite a saving to our patrons. But we do not quote aennite prices on Bowers aa we can not foretell exact market conditions. Your orders always given our care ful attention and we believe we usual ly save our patrons some expense. Yours for courteous service, CASE FURNITURE CO. A big rain visited this section last nilht anH th. vaalha. 1. ..ill i. . ening, but mild. Lilac bushes are leaving out, buds on the peach trees swellniff and nesrlv man. n a...... and wild flowers on the hills and in tne dales are in full bloom. These ara the present spring-like conditions that prevail in Morrow county, while or me past three weeks and more it has been warm, with sunshiny days. The oldest inhabitant is sure that this section has never had just such a pleasant, agreeable spell of weath er in the month of February. Ap proaching days may tell a different tale, but we hope not. LOST or STRAYED A small black and tan shepherd dog, in Heppner Saturday, Feb. 2. One hind leg bro ken, R. A. Thompson, city. LOST Big Elk's tooth, mounted, no name, Saturday night, Feb. 2, at Ce cil. Finder leave at thia office. Re ward. St Tha maa who is most successful in the poultry business is tha one who gets his egga hatched so tha birds will mature in time to get tha high fall prices paid for egga. Usually the prices begin to drop in January and at this Hnt tha experienced man will cull out tha poor layers for the market. after every meal Cleanses month nnd teeth and aids digestion. Believes that over eaten feeling and acid mouth. Its la-st-l-n-g flavor satisfies the craving lor sweets. Wrlgley'a Is double value In the benetit and pleasure It provides. Staltd in iit Purity - J'aVTl r-SalfiLB: III rffiV 9he flavor lasts A Business Without Gilliam & Bisbee's j& Column j& lwf Let me do your Spring sewing. Hand work and embroidery a specialty. IIS. L & M Printing . Is Like a Man Without Clothes Let us supply your business with the proper dress of print ed matter letter heads, envel opes, cards, statements, plac ards, envelope stuffers, etc. The Gazette-Times No Charge for Consultation Dr. Mellenthin is a regular grad uate in medicine and surgery and is licensed by the state of Oregon. He doec not operate for chronic appendi citis, gall stones, ulcers of stomach, tonsils or adenoids. He has to his credit wonderful re sults in diseases of the stomach, liver, bowels, blood, skin, nerves, heart, kid neys, bladder, bed wetting, catarrh, weak lungs, rheumatism, sciatica, leg ulcers and rectal ailments. Below are the names of a few of his many satisfied patients in Oregon: Cornel Johnson, Weston, Ore., ap pendicitis. Aug. Erickson, Lakeside, Ore., kid ney trouble. Mrs. Lena Lincoln, Canyon City, Ore., heart complaint. J. A. Smith, Ontario, Ore., ulcers of the stomach. Leona Ford, Washougal, Ore., ade noids. W. H. Kellendock, Estacada, Ore., high blood pressure. Mrs. Ed. Eberhardt, Scio, Ore., gall stones. E. C. Nichols, Lebanon, Ore., appen dicitis. Remember above dates, that con sultation on this trip will be free and that his treament is different. Married women must be accompan ied by their husbands. Address: 211 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles, California, A car of Poultry Sup plies just arrived. Any thing and everything for the Hen. Lots of mill feed and Dr. Hess' stock tonic for your live stock. Sheep dip and lice exter minator and other reme dies for livestock and poul try. Our spring stock of sin gle trees, lead bars, wag on tongues, plain beams, handles, clevises, etc., just arrived. Gilliam & Bisbee EVERYTHING IN Hardware - Implements We have it, will get it or it is not made. Cash & Carry Store Free!i)Free! IIIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHII 1 LI llllllllllllllllllllllllllll Syrup Pitcher given FREE to each customer purchasing a 1 -gallon can of WEDDING BREAKFAST SYRUP L. G. DRAKE, Prop. ODD FELLOWS BUILDING MUSIC We cater to the very latest in Records and Sheet Music GENNETT RECORDS are one month to six weeks in advance of ' others. This is creating such a demand that they are fast becoming the most popular record on sale. New Releases Every Thursday. HAVE YOU HEARD "HAVANA" Spend a few of your liesure moments in our delightful music room. HARWOOD'S Odd Fellows Building Main 1062 Heppner, Oregon SoTheyVotedfor"TH" The quesiton in the Graham home was whether it was to be TH-rift or D-rift. The vote was for TH-rift after Mrs. G. presented it thusly: "Are we content to drift along with no prepara tion for the future) "Or, are we thriftly going to save money for the future) "A bank account will help us meet possible mis fortune without a qualm, "And when opportunity knocks it will make it possible for us to take full advantage. "Sow what do you say, shall it be thrift or drift?" This bank helps people save by paying 4 percent interest on saving accounts. Start yours today. Farmers & Stockgrowers National Heppner Bank Oregon We Need A Representative IN THIS TERRITOY Big returns to the right man. Small investment and a lot of energy only requirements. Write today about this proposition. Mr. H. W. LYON. COOK & GILL CO. , 9th at Burnside Portland, Ore. Star Theater THURSDAY and FRIDAY, FEB. 21 and 22 Mary Miles Minter and George Fawcett in "THE DRUMS OF FATE" Does the modern flapper ever really love? Is she daring in the face of real danger? See "Drums of Fate," an Enoch Arden story with startling innovations. ALSO "HER DANGEROUS PATH" Wherein we learn what may happen to Corrine Grant if she becomes a nurse in a hospital. And a brand new PATHE NEWS WEEKLY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2.3 DOROTHY PHILLIPS in "THE WHITE FRONTIER" A story of the Canadian northwest, and the first time you have seen Dorothy Phillips for some time. ALSO "FELIX GOES HUNTING" Felix will get a laugh whether he gets any game or not. SUNDAY and MONDAY, FEB. 24 and 25 Anna Q. Nillson and Milton Sills in Cecil B. DeMille's Artistic Triumph "ADAM'S RIB" Here's the picture that strips the jazzy tinsel off the modern flapper and shows what she's really made of that throws the spotlight on her modern muddled parents and points out who's to blame. Children 20 cents, Adults 40 cents DeMille ast, gowns and settings the last word in luxury Comedy, "ONE OF THE FAMILY" TUES. and WEDS., FEBRUARY 26 and 27 Owen Moore and Marjorie Daw in "LOVE IS AN AWFUL THING" A story of a lot of loves with their guns aft trained on poor, weak man. It is a perfect riot of merriment. ALSO "FIGHTING BLOOD" , First Round of Second Series. , The end of the last series left our hero and his back ers down and out, beating their way to Hollywood. This deals with happenings after they get there. They do not remain down and out very long. Our reports say that this second series is better and funnier than the first. Remember, each Round is a complete story in itself. 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