The Gazette-Times PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 40, Number 48. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAR. 6, 1924. Subscription $2.00 Per Year 15 BY Work to Begin as Soon as Suitable Location Is Found. SMOKER MARCH 17th Local Post Will Devote Fundi In Effort to Give Community Needed Recreational Facilities. It wai the unanimous opinion of the members of Heppner Post No. 87, American Legion, expressed at their regular meeting at the Elks Temple Tuesday evening, that post funds be used to provide Heppner with some needed recreational facilities. To this end plans were laid looking to the construction of a swimming tank, and as soon as a suitable location is found land will be purchased and work begun, A committee consisting of Harold Conn and Paul Gemmel) was appointed to look up a location and make the necessary arrangements to secure It, and also to investigate the various typea and sites of tanks and make recommendations as to the best suited to the needs of the town. While this venture la conceived and will be carried through by the Le gion, it is the intention that the tank will be given over to the use of the city in general a good part of the time under some plan which will put It within the reach of all. It is the desire of the local post to have the tank ready for use by the first of June. Arrangements for the big smoker and dance to be given under the aus pices of the Legion March 17th have been completed and detailed an nouncement will be made the last of the week. The smoker will be held In the exhibition pavilion, beginning at '1:80, followed by the dance in the dance pavilion. Clarence Bauman and B. R. Finch who have the smoker in charge, say this will be the best card offered the local fans in a long time. Beside the two main events, for which the best available talent has been secured, there will be many good preliminar ies, participated in by lone and Lex ington scrappers as well as local boys. The main events. Bowman vs. Mike Bibby and Finch vs. Kid Norine, will be exceptionally good, the first be cause it will be a decision bout be tween two men who have twice fought to a draw, and the second because the contenders are both fast and clever, and each expects to keep his bacon Intact For the smoker reserved ring-side seats are being provided and those jfho desire the most advantageous po sitions would be wise to secure these at once, as the number will be limit ed. The general admission seats will be well arranged, a new tier of eleva ted seats being planned in such a way as to accommodate a large crowd and yet give all a good view of the ring. Good music is being secured for the dance and this always popular amuse ment will offer a fitting climax to the evening's entertainment. A number of members of the local post will attend a convention of the Eastern Oregon district at Pendleton next Saturday, at which time matters of importance will bo n ken up. The district convention have become an important factor in the state depart merit, and the local hoys expect to acquire many sutrgtvUioni that will help increase Heppr.nr ) ost'i activi ties the coming year. COMPROMISE IS BOUGHT. The Oregon Wool Growers are seek ing to bring about a compromise among the wool growers' organisa tions of the west whereby the rates on wool may be kept lower for coast growers than they will be if the pre sent fight being made be fere the in terstate commerce commission is car ried to a conclusion. The growers are anticipating, according to Mac Hoke, secretary, that the commission will refuse to grant fourth section re lief to the railroads. In that event wool rates in Oregon would be in creased to $2.50 the hundredweight on wool for shipment to Boston. What the Oregon growers are at tempting to do is to secure a blanket rate on east-bound wool to Boston of two dollars between Portland and Poeatello. East Oregonlnn. 1- - - - - "Hehisch" Office, Heppner High School March 6, 1924. Dear Alumnus: This year we are devoting a special section of our annual, the Hehisch, to the Alumni. " The students cooperating with the administration are tracing the history of Heppner High School from the time it was established to the present day. The high points of this the annual will publish. It will also publish the names of the members of each class from 1893 to date, with address and present occupation of each. We are sure that this book will be one of the best and most interesting annuals ever published. The price is $1.25. Indications are that our subscription list will be greatly beyond that of any preceding year. If you desire a copy, as we are sure you will, send us your order be fore March 25, so we may have an estimate on how many we shall need to publish. The book will be ready for delivery about May 10. Very truly yours, AUSTIN L. SMITH, Editor-in-Chief. BASEBALL MEETING. A base ball meeting baa been act for tomorrow (Friday) night, at 7:30, at the Council Chambers. All men inte reeled la forming a club this season arc requested to be there Highway Commission Gives Aid to County Three and a Half Miles of Road from Joncc Hill to Lena Will Be Graded. Judge Campbell and Commissioner Davidson appeared before the state highway commission at their March meeting in Portland the past week and were auccesBful in getting an or der entered on the records of that body whereby they agree to do the grading of the 3-mlle stretch of road on the Oregon-Washington high way from the end of the macadam on Jones Hill to Lena. For some time past this has been a matter that the county court, and Judge Campbell in particular, have been earnestly striving to put over, but there seemed to be no way for its accomplishment, and the success met with at Portland the end of the week is very gratifying to the judge and other members of the court. It is also an accomplishment of which the citizens out Lena way etaoin hrdluoin as it will assist them greatly in reach ing the completed highway on Jones Hill and make their access to Hepp ner much easier. Just how the judge waa able to accomplish this stunt, he Is not yet able to figure out. He and the other members of the court had been turned down so persistently that ft seemed really useless to make another attempt, but following the visit of Engineers Klein and Baldock to this portion of the highway a short time since, Judge Campbell was led to believe that success was near. hence the visit of himself and Com missioner Davidson to Portland the past week. The judge laid the case plainly before the commission, stat ing that the proposition heretofore made wherein the county would be required to put on the crushed rock within a year was impossible because of no funds available within that time to do the work. Taking the matter under advisement for a time, the com mission came back with the proposal that they would do the grading, and the court could have their time in putting on the surfacing, it being un derstood that our county would keep the grade dragged and in good shape in the meantime that it mieht not deteriorate. Thit portion of grading will be advertised at once and the county will bid on it, being fn excel lent position to land the work, and thus keep at home the money spent on the improvement. The money ad vanced on the Jones Hill job by the state, amounting to $30,000, which was to have been returned fn install ments of $10,000 per year by the county, will be largely consumed in the grading of this new section, and will thus be kept at home. The court has a right to feel proud over this accomplishment. YOUNG WOMAN DIES AT IONE. Mrs. Lottie Luclle Wolkie died at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. H. Ritchie in lone on Monday from pneu monia, from which she had been suf fering for a number of days. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ritchie and was born in lone, September 19, 1901. On September 19, 1922, she was united in marriage to George A. Wolkie, and she is sur vived by her husband and son Carroll, aged three months, besides her mo ther and other relatives residing at lone. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in lone on Tues day, W. O. Livingstone of Heppner officiating, and burial was in the lone cemetery. The home of Mr, and Mrs, Wolkie was at Prineville, and at the time of her death she was on a visit to her mother. It Is reported that at about the time her daughter was dying, Mrs. Ritchie, who is a very large woman, fell and sprained both knees, render ing her entirely helpless. It appears doubtful if she will ever regain the proper use of her legs as the liga ments are torn at the knee joints and may not -heal. During the year Mrs. Ritchie has also buried her husband and one son, and the family is sorely afflicted at this time. ill HIS Second H Club Smoker Proves to be Good Show Th "H" Club of Heppner High School put on its second smokeless smoker of tha season last Thursday night it the basketball pavilion. The events were well arranged, and nuch enjoyed by the enthusiastic crowd of spectators. The two bouts probably holding the most interest were those between Wright and McAllster ol Lexington, and Doherty and Merritt, the winners of which, Wright and Doherty, are scheduled to fight a pre liminary bout at the Legion smoker, March 17. The club cleared t55 on the entertainment. Results of bouts are as follows! Boxing, Driscoll and Doherty, draw; Sprouls and Erwin, Sprouls; Albee and Brown, Albee; Stout and Doher ty, draw; Schwars and Carmichael, Schwarx; Wright and McAllster, Wright; Merritt and Doherty, Doher ty. White Shirt Match, Bucknum and Erwin, draw. Wrestling, Buseick and McDufTee, Buseick; Hall and Goodman, Hall; Blackwell and Blahm, draw. Blind-fold Match, Hirl, Oviatt, Lov gren, Hall, Erwin, Turner, draw. MR. BARRATT HONORED. From the Oregonian of Tuesday, we have the following item: "Professors Dolan, Graf and Waterman, ail engin eers, of the Oregon Agricultural col lege, came to Portland to attend the quarterly business meeting and din ner of the Northwest Society of High way Engineers. They brought along James S. Stewart, who, although not an engineer, was made an honorary member several years ago because of his enthusiasm for road construction in Oregon. The society has also made honorary members of W. B. Barratt of Heppner, former member of the state highway commission, and W. B. Dennis, who has been an enthusiast in road legislation and in working out traffic problems as applied to motor vehicle fees. The present highway commissioners have also been made honorary members. Mr. Barratt was present and made a speech of thanks." NEW PAPER FOR H. H. 8. The Hcppnerlan" made its first ap pearance befere the Heppner public under date of February z. m pa per is the organ of the Heppnerian I Iterary society recently organised in the high school. Its initial issue Is four-8Vixll page mimeographed sheet, contain. ng fun and fatts about hlrh school activities, and it will ap- prar monthly for the remainder of the 7.-ar. Miss Issabelle Steele, music In s'ruMor and ciitic for the society, is lmct-ly responsible for the appearance of the paper which promises to be a a lively adjunct to student life. PLAY AT RHEA CREEK. The young people of Rhea Creek, Dist. 6, will present "Aaron Slick of Fm.irkin Creek" for the benefit of the school on March 15, 8 p. m. Ko freshmenta will follow the play. The cast of characters follows; Aaron Slick Deb Wright Mrs. Rose Berry Betty Allstott Sis Riggs Nellie Wright Clarence Green Walt Wright Mrs. Merridew Harold Egan Gladys May Merridew.. Gladys Allstott The Girl in Red Etta Devln FORMER HEPPNER GIRL MARRIES Miss Evelyn Shipley, sister of Mrs. D. C. Wells of this city and who spent her girlhood days here, was married Tuesday, February 26, to Mr. Joseph Herman Ferguson at Los Angeles, ac cording to announcement received by this paper. Mrs. Ferguson has been located at Los Angeles for the last three years, where she went on leav ing Heppner. This paper joins with her many friends here in extending her many friends here in extending congratulations, WINNARD-POWEIX. This paper received announcement this week of the marriage of Miss Iris Lenore Wlnnard to Mr. Charles C. Powell, on Saturday, February 9, at Portland. Mrs, Powell, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wlnnard, was graduated with the class of 122, Hepp ner High school, and has many friends In this city. The young couple will make their home at Monmouth, Ore. SILENT PRAYER LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Guy Huston of Eight Mile were visitors here yesterday. Guy thinks that out his way condi tions for crops are just a little better perhaps, than for many years. The ground is full of water, the roads are all mud (what portions are not rocks) and the moisture content would ap pear to be sufficient to insure a splen did crop, with what we can reason ably look for later in the season. Speaking of roads, Guy said that he had to work out a half mile of road near his place Tuesday so that he could get to town on Wednesday. Since the trails have worn out, roads are much a commodity of the past in his neighborhood, Jeff French recently returned from a stay of a eouple of weeks at Kelso and Longvlew, Wash,, where he went to look up the labor situation. He found plenty of men there for all the work at hand, as the bulk of oper ations had ceased at Longvlew last fall and they were not ready to start up yet Great building activity has taken place and many houses put up for rent; looks to Jeff like there were two houses there now for every one that is needed. Before Judge Cornett on Thursday last Tom and Richard Crewdson were given a hearing on the charge of larceny of articles from the livery barn of W. T. McRoberts. Richard, who is the older of the boys, was held to the grsnd jury and his bail fixed at (500. Being unable to furnish this, he is being held in jail. The other boy was allowed to go on his own recognizance. Otto Leathers of Hardman went on trial in the federal court at Portland this week on charge of violating the federal prohibition laws, The offense was committed in this county about a year ago, and when arrested, Leath ers made his escape and was in hid ing from the authorities for several months. He was recently apprehend ed at Vancouver, Wrash., where he was found working in a mill. Jack Slocum, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Slocum of this city, had the misfortune to get his right arm dis located at the elbow joint yesterday. The accident happened while Jack was jumping rope at school, when he slipped and fell. Dr. McMurdo plac ed the joint in proper position and the lad will be compelled to carry his arm in a sling for awhile. Oscar Kelthley, who is supervisor of roads in the Eight Mile district, was here yesterday. He states that the excess of moisture has made it impossible to get onto the roads so far this spring and do some much needed work. Conditions are improv ing, however, and within the next week or so work will start and im provements will take place. Judge R. R. Butler and O. B. Rob ertson of The Dalles were in Heppner for a short time yesterday. Mr. But ler was called here on legal business. He is out for the nomination at joint senator from Wasco and Sherman counties and has a lot of friends in this county who will be glad to learn of his ultimate success at the polls. R. E. Allstott was in the city Fri day, the first time for -some weeks. Hia family have all been down with the flu, Mrs. Allstott and some of the children being very sick. He was able to report them all on the road the recovery but he was not feeling any too good when here Friday. G. A. Bleakman took the Hardman basketball team over to Pendleton on Wednesday, where the boys will take part in the tournament. Heppner has no team at Pendleton, and so far as we are informed the Hardman high uchool team will represent Morrow county, Dell Allstott of Rhea creek is mak ing a real hog ranch, so ho states, and the young pigs are arriving in squads each day. He will soon be in position to furnish market for the crops of his nearby neighbors. He was in Heppner for a short time yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pndherg wero in from Heppner Flat yesterday. Every, thing looks good out that way, and they are hoping that the roads wi dry up a little right soon, that it may be easier to get onto the new macadam from their place. Orve Rasmus has been confined to hia bed at hia home in the Ullman apartments for the past week, suffer ing a severe sickness. He is able to sit up now and hopes to gut back on Heppner and Arlington To Meet In Trap Shoot Trap shooters of the Heppner Rod and Gun club will journey to Arling ton Sunday, where they will shoot their first contest meet since the re organization of the club. The shoot waa arranged when Heppner accepted Arlington's challenge, made some time ago. The weekly shoots at the local traps have developed some promising shots, though no exceptionally high seores have been made. Last Sunday Frank Shively made the best score, with 21 out of 25. However, with Van Mat ter, McMurdo, Latourell and possibly Knob lock and Bowker, alt reliable shots, on hand, Heppner should give Arlington close rub, . PATRON-TEACHERS MEETING The monthly meeting of the Pa-tKoi-Teachers association will be held in the High School auditorium, March U, .1924, The following program will be giv en i Vocal duet; Marjorle Clark and Kath leen Monahan. Little Boy Blue, by seven 4th Grade girls. Orchestra number. Reading, by Elaine Sigsbee. Folk Dance, Seven Jumps, 4th Grade. Discussion of Founding of P.-T. A., by Mrs. Notson. Song, by Fourth Grade. A large attendance is desired. - MRS. GUY BOYER, Pres. MRS. ED CLARK, Secy. CARD OF THANKS. Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts of Hepp ner, wish to express their sincere appreciation of the continued kind nesses of the organizations of the city, the latest being a gift of $20 from the Elks Lodge, and $25 from the American Legion. These gifts they deeply appreciate and will use for needed equipment, using their best judgment as to their needs along this line. When in need of their ser vices, call ' LIVINGSTONE, Scoutmaster. WARD ON WINNING TEAM. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor- vallis, March 4. Dallas Ward of Lex ington, freshman in vocational edu cation, played guard on the rook basketball team which defeated the Oregon froBh here Saturday. The game waa featured by close checking of the rooks, and the ball was in their possession most of the time. The final score was 26 to 19. Ward tied with two othre members for high honors, each having made seven points. the job at the Cohn garage by the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ball of Seattle are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Mahoney, parents of Mrs. BalU in this city. Mr. Ball was in jured by a truck recently and has had to lay off from work until he recovers, Mrs. P. M. Gemmell left on Sunday for her old home in South Dakota where she will spend a few weeks visiting with relatives and looking after property interests. She was ac companied by her son, James. Archdeacon Goldie, who held ser vices at the Episcopal church here on Sunday, announced that regular ser vices would hereafter be herd here on the first and third Sundays of each month. Dr. McMurdo reports the arrival of a 9 -pound son on Thursday, Febru ary 28, 1924, at the home of Mr. and Mrs, H. V. Tyler, who reside in Gil liam county, about 6 miles below Cecil. Prof. E. H. Hedrtck and wife de parted on Friday afternoon for La Grande where Mr. Hod rick was In at tendance at a meeting of principals of Eastern Oregon schools on Satur day, Misa Vera Mahoney, who holds a position in the office of an abstract company in Seattle, is here for short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahoney. Dr. Johnston anounces the arrival of a 7-pound daughter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Demauro, of near Messner station, this county. I March 4. This Week By Arthur Brisbane Jacksonville Power. Ford Sells Fertilizer. Too Much Religion. A 50 Million Dollar Bryan. Our Rum Running Prob lem. To Mayors of Cities: Go to Jacksonville, Florida this is written in that city call on Mayor Alaop, and learn about Jacksonville's municipally owned electric light and power plant. There is no cheap water power in Jacksonville oil is used, at a eost equivalent to f 8,69 a ton for coal. But the people of Jacksonville buy their current at a price lower than any where In the United States, except, pern tpfc, Seattle. So says John H. Perry, whose newspaper, the Jackson ville Journal, prints this column. Selling at a low cost, the people of Jacksonville make a profit of three- quarters of a million on their plant. They are building an addition to the plant costing eleven hundred thous and dollars, and their taxes are low. Henry Ford, who will shock the nerves of big financiers as quickly as he would chop off the head of a leg horn hen, has recently startled gen tlemen that manufacture fertilizers here. The Ford agent at Jacksonville got word that so many carloads of sul phate of ammonia in bags ready for distribution to farmers would pre sently arrive and they must sell It. Shipments came and have contin ued. Jacksonville understands that Ford's ammonia sulphate Is a by-pro duet of his eoke plants. What inter ests the farmers is the fact that Ford sells his fertiliser, of the highest grade, $19 a ton below the market price, Apparently Ford is trying his hand at cheap fertilizer without waiting for Muscle Shoals. "Not too much, not too little," said Aristotle, Even in religious emotion, excess is a mistake, and brooding leads to trouble. Frank McDowell got it into his head that he had committed the unpardonable sin. The idea stayed, and by way of "ex piation," he killed his two sisters, burning them as they lay asleep in their beds. That also preyed on his mind and added to his religious wor ries. So, by way of further "expia tion" he shot his mother and father to death. Such religious halucinations were not unusual in the old days. They drove men and women into the des ert where they lived in filth and semi-starvation, imagining that auch conduct pleased the Lord. It didn t occur to them to ask why the Lord had provided a fertile earth and clean water if it pleased Him to see hermits dirty and hungry. Many have seen the "holy man of Benares," a deluded pagan, sitting on sharp spikes, and accepting little con tributions, convinced that it pleased his particular God to see him sitting there. The calming down of our religious emotions is a most important forward step in civilization. .Men begin to realize that the mysterious Power above gave us this beautiful planet, that we might take care of it like faithful gardeners and find happiness in the process, leaving the hereafter to a higher judgment. Will the state -of Florida accept or reject fifty million dollars worth of tree advertising? If Florida sends William Jennings Bryan to the National Democratic Convention he will go at his own ex pense and Florida will get free of charge in all newspapers in the Uni ted States advertising as could not be bought for fifty or a hundred million dollars. If Florida allows herself to be de ceived by political gentlemen who be long to the East Coast Railway, which doesn't want Mr. Bryan to go to the convention, then Florida will lose very valuable advertising. President Coolidge asks thirteen millions for the coast guard to deal with smugglers. The authorities in tercept five per cent of the whiskey now. Spending ten millions more they might intercept Beven per cent of it. They can't stop it. Smuggling cocaine and other drugs is a part of rum running. The questions are, what is this gov. ernment going to do about it? And how long will the public be content to let things drift? CHURCH OF CHRIST. Lord's Day, March 9, 1921. Getting back to the simplicity of childhood enables one to get back to the great truths of spiritual life. The function of the church is to aid you in doing this; worship with us, and you will be helped. Bible School at 9 :4ft, preaching and Communion service, 11 o'clock. The theme of the morning sermon is "Sticking to the Job." The Christian Endeavor service at 6;30. theme, "No Trifling," leader Vawter Parker. Let us all be on time and have another great meet ing. Preaching service at 7:30 and the subject will be "The Meaning of Spirituality." You are most cordially invited to all the public sen-ices. LIVINGSTONE. For Sale Two tons of barley at Burgoyne's warehouse, Lexington, Ore. S. E. NOTSON, Heppner, Ore. County Unit Plan Has Been Success In Crook Superintendent Gives Description of Operation of System la Central Oregon County. Br J. E. MEYERS. Superintendent Crook County Unit School. Crook County, Dec. 1, 1923. We have been working under the County Unit System since September 6, 1921. Under this system there are two main divisions: 1. Financial. 2. Administrative. FINANCIAL At the installation of the new plan we found the finances of over half of the districts in a badly neglected con dition. These districts had neglected to make sufficient levies to take care of the Increased cost of teachers and equipment. Hence, many warrants were floating. Several districts were one year, or more, behind in their warrant Issues. Even In this small county there were more than $12,000 in warrants outstanding. The new board, in making up their budget, de cided to go on a cash basis. During the year, they took up all the old warrants, and provided for a substan tial cash balance. They have paid the teachers in cash. All equipment and improvements have been paid for in cash. By using the cash method and buying in quantities we saved in discounts from 15 to 40 per cent on all purchase made. We are on a cash basis now and hope to continue so henceforth. We make a blanket levy on all the property of the county all pay the same school, millage for roads, bridges, and other county functions. This is strictly a county financial ; project instead of the separate, un related district financial projects. ADMINISTRATIVE On the administrative side of the new plan equality of opportunity has been the first care of the board and superintendent. The first year, we spent more of our time and energies on the inside of the school house. In taking a gen eral survey of the new situation, we found that some of the schools were fairly well equipped, others partially so, and about one third practically without any equipment. Our first en deavors were to bring the poorly equipped schools up to a standard working basis. We assembled the worth while equipment from the lap sed districts and made a redistribu tion to the schools most in need. From time to time, we added neces saries during the year while the schools were running. During the summer vacation, we equipped a truck with the necessary supplies and tools to make a general clean-up of every school house in the county. The superintendent with several workmen spent the entire summer making every school room as good aa it was when it was new, and in a great many instances much better. We worked in the inside of the buildings principally, only making a few posi tively necessary reparis on the out side. We took this viewpoint that the children Bpend most of their time live on the inside of the building, and that should be made cheerful, neat, clean, and sanitary first. Judg ing by the many cheerful expressions from children, parents, and teachers, we did not go far amiss. In passing I will say that many of these build ings had not been touched since they were received from the contractor's hands. In some instances many years had elapsed, so that fn the majority of cases they were frightfully dirty, dingy, and sadly out of repair as well as un-sanitary. We spent most of our time re-tinting the walls, paint ing, varnishing, repairing seats and furniture and varnishing the same, oliing all the floors and re-slating all the blackboards. It was a very busy summer. However, we succeeded in making every interior alike, from the poorest to the best building. The second year we turned our at- (Continued on Pave Four.) WHEN THE PAPER DOESN'T COME My father says the paper he reads ain't put up right; He finds a lot of fault, too, he does, perusin' it all night; He says there aint a single thing in it worth to read, And that it doesn't print the kind of stuff the people need; He tosses it aside and says its strict ly on the bum. But you ought to hear him holler when the paper doesn't come! He reads about the weddin's and he snorts like all get out; He reads the social doin's with a most derisive shout. He says they make the papers for the women folks alone; He'll read about the parties and he'll fume and fret and groan; He says of information it doesn't have a erumb But you ought to hear him holler when the paper doesnt come. He Is always first to grab it and he reads it plumb clean through. He doesn't miss an item, or a want ad that is true; He says they don't know what we want, the darn newspaper guys; "I'm going to take a day soma time and go and put 'em wise; "Sometimes it seems as though they must be deaf and blind and dumb," But you ought to hear him holler when the paper doesn't come. Anon. E UP 1 INCOME TAX RETURNS, 1923 March 15 Is Date Set for First Payment; Cut Promised. DIVIDE PAYMENTS Redaction May Come in Form of Omitted Later Instalment ; Promise Caase Delay. Written spectallr for The Gawtte-Timaa By ROBERT FULLER (Through Autoeaster Service) WASHINGTON, March 6. Another Income Tax return day is at hand. March 15th a week from Saturday ia the day. Perhaps not since the In come Tax law became effective has there been as wide and general delay in making returns as this year. The cause of this was, of course, the expectations of the taxpayers that Congress would have before this time passed a measure allowing a re duction on 1923 incomes. However, the fight In Congress in attempting to revise the Mellon plan bo gummed up the wozks that the situation is as yet unchanged although it is gen erally accepted that a joint resolu tion covering a reduction of 1923 in comes will be passed before June 15. Legislation effecting 1924 incomes will likely be postponed until the fait session. Pay in Instalments. The layman is particularly inter ested in what he shall do now in re gard to his 1923 income returns. De spite the wide circulation of recom mendations covering this by the In ternal Revenue Department, the fact remains that offices in every town and state are being besieged by a horde of taxpayers in a last mad rush and scramble to get first band informa tion and make returns. Briefly, this is the situation. Re ductions on 1923 incomes will be ef fective some time during the present year. Taxpayers are being advised to make returns on 1923 incomes in the regular way, but to pay the tax in quarterly instalments paying the first quarter when return is made on or before March 15. How Rebate May Come. Then, it is pointed out, when Con gress does pass a joint resolution or amendment to the present revenue act (whether it is this spring or in the fall session) the taxpayer will be permitted to omit one of the quarter ly instalments or the one-fourth re duction which has been promised and seems assured. If the joint resolution is passed before June 15th, taxpayers may be permitted to omit payment on the second instalment, though regula tions will likely be attached so as not to affect the regular flow of funds to the Treasury Department It is possible, of course, that Con gress during this session will yet snap into action and pass tax legisla tion covering both 1923 and 1924 in comes and which will be acceptable to both Republicans, Democrats, as well as the Administration. Congress Knows Temper. However, indications are that the political manoeuvering by both par ties will result in a bill which will be stopped by the President's veto, and necessarily thrown back for com promise, revision and passage at the Autumn session. Congress knows full welt that tax payers will be in an ugly frame of mind at the fall election booths if they fail to get reduction on their 1923 incomes. Both parties have promised the reduction, so in making returns this month taxpayers ean fig ure that they will pay eventually one fourth less than is shown on their returns. JOHN BARLOW MOREHEAD. John Barlow Morehead was born at Medcaif, Kentucky. September 5. 1848. He died at Pendleton, Oregon, Febru ary 21, 1924, aged 75 years, 5 months and 16 days. He was united in mar riage to Miss Mary Bonham, August 13, 1874. To this union four children were bom, three of whom are now living. They are Mrs. Roy Neill, Mrs. Nora Wattenburger of Echo, Oregon, and Mrs. S. B. Morehead of Hazetton. Kansas. Mrs. Morhead died January 18, 1885. Mr. Morehead was again united in marriage to Margrete Bal- drige, November 28, 1886. To this union three children were born, all of whom are now living. They are Charles M. Morehead of Echo, Ore gon, Mrs. Mable Barett of Camp Esthes, Virginia, and Beulah Swank, of Harvyville, Mo. Mr. Morehead in also survived by one sister, Mrs. Ma ble Moorelander of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Mr. Morehead crossed the plains in 1884, coming to Walla Walla county. Three years later he return ed to the state of Missouri. He came west again in 1913. Coming to Mor row county, he has since made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Koy Neill. He united with the Baptist church early in life, and later he united with the Christian church. Funeral services were conducted at the M. E. church at Echo, February 23, by Rev. J. C. Perahall of the United Brethren church. Burial in Echo cemetery. CORRECTION o Th High School play, "Mr. Hob," through an oversight was advertd for March 20, but it Kill bo put on March 12 instead. This play, although nut as long a "Clarvnco," is just aa comical and produces as many laughs, it not niorv. DO NOT MISS IT! Star Theater, March 12