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The Gazette-Times PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 41, Number 3. ; HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APR 17, 1924. Subscription $2.00 Per Year E-l IS ODDER OF WEEK Pastime and Newspaper Seek New Fields of Endeavor. BIG SALE TO BE HELD People's Hardware Company Dlipoeee of Stock; Grocery and Mill, inerjr Chance Hand. Two Heppner buainaaa flrma quit and two change hand, in a shake-up of losal business Arms the largest in years, according to snnouncement msds this week. The Heppner Her ald published its last Issue Tuesday, and Gurdane and Son, pastime, will elose its doors here the last of April. John Hiatt took over the Cash and Carry Grocery from U G. Drake on Tuesday, and Mrs. M. L. Curran and daughter Marie wilt conduct the mill inery business of Mrs. Julia M. Clark after the first of June. One new business, thst of a beauty parlor, was opened by a Mrs. Johnson from Portland at Hotel Heppner yesterday. Another big feature in the business world of Heppner is a big aale at People's Hardware company which starts Ssturday and continues for one week. The entire stock of hard ware of this firm will be closed out at a great reduction in prices and a reorganization of the firm is contem plated, according to the management. Circulars distributed this week an nounce that an entire stock of new and different goods will replace those now on their shelves. Following are notations of changes as brought to the attention of the Gaiette-Times this week. HEPPNER HERALD SUSPENDS. With its issue of Tuesday, Arpil 15, the Heppner Herald passed out. The paper had been published here for a period of ten years, being established in April, 1914, by Leslie Harlan, and under the management of S. A. Pat tison as publisher and proprietor for the past seven years. The struggle for its maintenance in a Held none too large for one paper, haa been rather tragic, and its passing at this time, is only a matter in the course of human events that is bound to come to any line of business in an overdone field of endeavor. Mr. Pattison, in his announcement, states t "With this issue ths Heppner Her ald ceases to exist as aa Individual newspaper, a deal having been eon aumated by which Vawter and Spen cer Crawford of the Gasette-Times take over the good will and subscrip tion list of ths Herald. From this date all subscription accounts due on the Herald list will be payable to the Gasette-Times and all subscrip tions paid in advance will be carried out for the time paid with the Gas-etta-Timss." This states the situation as it per tains to the obligations of the Ga- (ette-Times. Mr. Pattison retains his printing plant and outfit, to dispose of the same and have it moved away from Heppner, agreeing not to sell the same to anyone who contemplates starting up again In this Held, and to retire from the game here entirely. He is having the shop dismantled and machinery and materials used in con nection Iwth the publishing of the Herald will be sold just as soon aa possible. We understand that Mr. Pattison has a very good offer of a position In the newspaper business in his old home state of Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, and he will leave for the east the coming week. Mrs, Pattison and Miss Dorothea will remain here until the close of school. So far as this paper is concerned we have no promises to make. We have the equipment, and have here tofore demonstrated our ability to care for the needs of the community in the line of publishing and print ing, and there is no need of any change in policy. GURDANE ft SON TO LEAVE. After being in business in Hepp ner since 1914, Doug Gurdane and his son, Berl, doing business as Gurdane and Son, have decided to quit busi ness here and will remove their fix- turea and stock to Bend. The pastime here will be closed the last of this month, and Mr. Gurdane states that they will immediately open for bust ness In their new location, the store building being ready for them by the first of May, They expect to have a central lo cation at Bend, next door to the the ater of 0. M. Whittington, another old-time Heppner resident, Messrs, Gurdane were at Bend during the early part of last week and made arrangements for a building and clos ed a lease and they expect to have a very fine place in which to do bual ness when alterations ara completed and many new fixtures Installed, The store they occupy here will be vacant, for a time at least, as thera is no one ready to move into the building. DRAKE SELLS CASH A CARRY, L. G. Drake this week closed a deal disposing of the Cash and Carry gro cery in the Odd Fellows building to J. W. Hiatt. Mr, Hiatt, who haa been manager of the Peoples Hardware company for the past six or eight months, is taking charge of the bus! ness at once, Mr. Drake retiring on the 16th. Mr. Hiatt has been engaged In merchandising in this city for lev. eral years, is a home production, an we bespeak for him success in hi new venture. Mr. Drake and his wife. who have conducted the business for the past year, are young people wh have made many frionds during thai stay in Heppner, and they wish them success in whatever undertaking awaits them In the future, In reitrlng from business in Hcpp ner, Mr. Drake wishes to say to th people of this community that he p predates the nice business thoy have given him during the year, and hopes that ths ssms courtesies and 10th Wedding Day Remembered by Party Hon ef Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Oldea at Fall-view, Scene of Delight ful Occasion. On Saturday evening, April 6, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Olden at Falrview was the scene of a de lightful party in commemoration of their tenth wedding anniversary and tendered them by about 120 of their neighbors and friends. The evening waa spent in playing games and there were number of very exciting contests in which prises were given. Those who were the winners of prises were Miss Ethel Nolan, Mr. Victor Peterson, Miss Vera Engleman, Mr, Ora Barlow, Mrs. Lee Howell and Mrs. Walter Becket. In voting contest for the homliest man and the best looking lady in the house, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Olden were awarded prizes. At 10:30, to the strains of a beau tiful wedding march, played by Miss Ruby Engleman, the wedding proces sion begsn. Mr. and Mra. Olden led, attended by Mr. and Mra. John M. Lundy as best man and bridesmaid, Ora Barlow as father of the bride nd Miss Vera Engleman, flower girl. They marched to the parlor which was decorated with peach blossoms, and the marriage ceremony was per formed in a solemn manner by Judge Biz" Engleman. The bride looked charming in a gown of real lace over peach blossom satin and carried a bouquet of yellow daffodils. The judge pronounced them man and wife for another ten years we did ot learn whether he kissed the bride but presume this part of his duty waa well performed, and then Mr. and Mrs. Olden, the "newly weds,' re ceived the congratulations of their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Olden will leave soon for an extended wedding trip. They received many fine and useful pre sents of aluminum ware. At 12:80 delicious refreshments were served, and during the entire evening the party waa enlivened by much music which was furnished by Miss Gene Hall, the Misses Ruby and Vera En gleman and Mr. Walter Dobyns. The party broke up at 2 o'clock, all wish- ng Mr. and Mrs. Olden much joy and ong years of happy, prosperous life, promising to be present at their gol den wedding anniversary. JOHNNY BECKET TO VISIT HIS OLD HOME On the sport page of the Oregonian of Wednesdsy, is a very interesting write-up of Johnny Becket, by L. H. Gregory, sporting editor of "'at pa-, per. Mr, Becket and his wife and young son, John, Jr., are visiting Portlsnd with his parents, Mr. and Mra. J. W. Becket, and we under stand it is their intention to make Heppner, the old home town of Mr. Becket, a visit before his furlough xpires. He is with the United States Marines and will report for duty at Mare Island. Mr. Gregory gives a abort history of Johnny's football career, and from the write-up we take the following: Fate picked up Johnny Becket and hoisted him Into the marine corps and a military career. He had no more intention of becoming a mar ine officer than he had of farming prior to the outbreak of the war in 1917. "But when the United States got into it, Becket rushed to a recruiting office in May, 1917, and enlisted as s private. They sent him to Mare Is land and assigned him that fall to play football. Hugo Bezdok came down from Oregon and coached the boys a month and they beat the army team In the service game at Pasadena. "Next football aeason Johnny Becket was overseas in France. He'd won a lieutenantcy by this time and found that he liked the service so well that when the war ended he concluded to stay with it. He gained early promotion to first lieutenant and now, with seven years in the corps, likes the life better than ever. 'It's a great career for any young fellow,' said Becket yesterday. 'There are plenty of hard knocka in it, but there is fun and excitement, too, and an expert at esprit de corps that makes you proud to be a marine. If there's trouble anywhere the marines get first whack. at it always'." EA8TER OBSERVED AT CHURCH. The Easter program at the Chris tian church will be distributed throughout the day, preceding the regular aervices, and in the evening the beautiful pantomime, O ion Haste," will be given. You will en joy this arrangement, and the appro priate numbers closing the program. Archdeacon Goldle will be at Hepp ner on Sunday and will bold aervices at the Episcopal church at the usual morning hour. consideration will be extended to Mr. Hiatt, his successor. Mr. Drake Is not prepared to say Juat what he will do, but expects to take a little time to look around, and may engage in this sama line of business in some other Eastern Oregon town. He has nothing but expressiona of good will for the people of Heppner and vl clnlty. MRS. CLARK BELLS MILLINERY. We are Informed that Mrs. Julia Clark has disposed of her millinery business to Mrs. Mike Curran and her daughter, Miss Mario, who will not take possession of the same, how ever, until the first of June. BEAUTY SHOPPE. Mrs. Johnson, formerly of the Blue Bird Beauty Shoppe of Portland, ar rived In this city on Wednesday and will operate a beauty parlor here. Mrs. Johnson comes highly recom mended, and will be prepared to give bar patrons the best of service In manicuring, marcelling, hair-bobbing and curling, facial massage, scalp treatments, children's hair trimming and curling, etc. She will open her shop Saturday, April 19th, and will be permanently located in Hotel Heppner. jL- - OF COURSE I S OWE THAT Echo Hotel Destroyed By Fire Tuesday A. M. A heavy loss was caused at Echo early Tuesday morning by a fire that completely destroyed the Hotel Echo and all the furniture in the house, a amall apartment house and a cot tage. A nearby tire ahop waa also damaged and an adjoining building was barely saved, according to the account given in Tuesday's East Ore gonian. The fire started in the hotel build ing, and its cause is unknown. The flames were seen a little before 4 o'clock by a brakeman in a passing train who turned in the alarm. The hotel was burned to the ground, and all the furniture was lost. The wind carried the Are across Bridge street and caused the loss of the apartment house, owned by the Wind River Lum ber company. The hotel was a 40-room structure . d-wae ""rued by J. S. Warwick of Brownsville. It recently changed hands for a reported price of $11,000, and the insurance on the building was $5000. A lease on the structure waa held by R. M. Pederson and P. Juul who operated the hostlery. They valued their furniture at $3,500, but it is reported to have been inade quately insured. Only heroic work on the part of the fire company and citizens pre vented the fire from consuming the entire section of town near the hotel. LEAVES FOR PENNSYLVANIA. Andrew Baird, who has been spend ing the past four months at Heppner, visiting with his daughters, Mrs. C. C. Patterson and Mrs. J. O. Hager, departed for bis home at Edenberg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Accom panying him was C. C. Patterson, who is going to his old home state to re main, having decided to take advan tage of the opportunity offered to make the trip in charge of his father-in-law. Mr. Patterson haa been an in valid for many years and practically helpless, but of late he seemed to be In position to help himself to some extent and he felt able to the task of traveling across the continent Mr. Baird and Mr. Patterson were taken to Arlington by Mrs. Hager and Mrs. Patterson, where they took No. 18, and will have no change of cars until reaching Chicago, and from there they will go on to the home of Mr. Baird without change. Mra. Patterson and Miss Mary expect to follow later CHAUTAUQUA DATES SET. The dates for Heppner's Chautau qua have been set for June 80 to July (th. Inclusive. Coming at the time it doea, the Chautauqua will no doubt draw much heavier patronage than in former years. There is some talk, also, that Heppner will put on a 4th of July celebration thia year, but there haa been no definite move in that direction. KLANSMEN VISIT CHURCH. About 20 robed Klansmen from Heppner and Lexington attended the meeting of the Baptist church in lone on Sunday evening, and listen ed to a splendid discourse, delivered by Rev. E. A. Johnson, the pastor. Upon leaving the Klansmen presented the preacher with a purse contain ing about $25, aa a compliment for the good work he is doing. NOTICE TO ROYAL ARCH MASONS. A regulra convocation of Heppner Chapter No. 26, R. A. M., will be held on Thursday evening, April 17th. There will be work in the Mark Master degree and all companions are requested to attend If possible, By order of the H, P. HANSON HUGHES, Secretary. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Cutsforth of Lexnlgton, were visitors in this city on Monday. Mr. Cutsforth was fear ful that the freeze of Sunday night might prove Injurious to the fruit. Ice of considerable thickness was frozen at the Cutsforth home. Bacon, Eggs and not Biscuits with other good things will be served by the Christian Endeavorera Saturday morning, April 19, in Christian church. Eat with them. Mr, and Mrs. Halleck Stange were in this city Tuesday from their home at Idna, WAITING LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Barratt depart ed the first of the week for Portland and Willamette valley points, expect ing to be absent for about two weeks. Mr. Barratt expected to attend the unveiling of the Booth monument "The Circuit Rider," which takes place at Salem during the week, and will later go to Roseburg to attend the dedication ceremonies by the state highway commission of the new bridge juBt completed near that city on the Pacific highway, and which has been named "Booth Bridge" in honor of R. A. Booth, who was so long a member of the commission. Mr. Barratt states that this is the finest structure of the kind yet built by the state and he is proud to know that it is given the name, of Booth, and will stand for all time to come as a monument to the good service ren dered the state in its highway pro gram by Robert A. Booth. The local high school ball team en gaged the Pine City huskies in a game on Gentry field Wednesday af ternoon, the latter going down to defeat in a game that was rather remarkable for the big figures on the score board. The weather conditions were not conducive to lively ball playing and seemed to hsve a rather depressing effect on both teams. Roy Neill, sheepman and alfalfa raiser of Big Butter creek was in the city Wednesday from his home near Pine City. Some pretty crimpy weather haa been the experience of the people of that neighborhood dur ing the week. Mr. Neill is getting ready for shearing, and states that the flocks of Tom Boylen are being shorn at the Pine City plant. Friends of Uncle Crocket Kirk will be glad to know that he Is steadily gaining in strength and shows some improvement each day and his family feel much encouraged at the progress toward recovery that he is making. Mr. Kirk is able to be up quite a good deal each day and he is glad to have his friends call in and see him. Hal Ely and R. E. Harbison, prom inent Morgan citizens, were in the city on Saturday. These gentlemen had expected to hear Mayor Baker speak on Saturday evening, it having been announced that he would be in Heppner on that date, and were a little disappointed to learn that he had cancelled his date here. Mrs. Robert McMurtry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, E. S. Duran of Lex ington, departed for her home at Philomath early in the week after visit of three weeks at the home of her parenta. Mr. and Mrs. Mc Murtry contemplate moving to Salem soon where he will have work at his trade of an electrician. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Moore are home from Portland, where Mr. Moore was confined in a hospital for several weeks while recovering from a very serious surgical operation. He is rap idly gaining in strength but it will doubtless be some little time yet be fore he is fully recovered. Waldo Vincent, Lena postmaster and merchant, was In town Tuesday, The cold snap has hit his section pretty strong and there were heavy frosts Monday and Tuesday nights. Mr. Vincent was of the opinion that little damage resulted to growing vegetation, however. County Agent Morse went out to the sheep ranch of Davidson and Mc- Curdy at Gooseberry today, to ar range for the purchase of a bunch of lambs that will be turned over to the boy's and girl's club at Irrigon. Bethel Chapel will have special Easter aervices on Sunday at 9:45. An attractive program has been pre pared for these services and there will be a solo by Mrs, Edward Chinn, and one by her son Daniel, Fishermen out for the first day of the open season roport fine catches of trout. The fish seem plentiful and no doubh better catches will be re ported as the water clears up. Jason Biddle and Ike Howard, two of Ione's prominent citizens, were in this city Tuesday. Dr. D. R. Haylor, eye specialist, in HSppner April 80-21-22. Begins Shearing and Wool Yield Is Good Frank Turner began the shearing season on Saturday last with the flocks of Mike Marshal at Castle Rock. He was up to town yesterday and states that his crew has finished with the Marshall sheep and are now at the M. S. Corrigall place on But ter creek. Mr, Turner's outfit consists of ten machines and he is working a full crew. He states that the wool clip Is extra fine this season owing to the mild winter, and the clip will be heavy. Just now the weather con ditions are not the best, but Mr. Tur ner states that it is about what can be expected at the starting of the shearing and it is little different from every other season in his experience. Methodist Sunday School To Put on Easter Pageant Next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, at the Methodist Community church the high school and intermediate classes of the Sunday school will present "The Dawning," a pageant of the resurrection. This is one of the best portrayals of the incidents of the resurrection morning, and those presenting it have given it careful study and preparation. You will not be disappointed. HEPPNER HI WINS OVER CONDON. So far this season, the local high school has been the top notcher in every ball contest they have engaged OnSaturday the team from Con don met their defeat on Gentry field a fairly well played and evenly matched contest, the score being 8-7. Some rather costly errors were made on both sides, the long end of the bumbles' going to the credit of the locals, who were fortunate enough to get away with the favors tendered them by Condon and marked up the tallies on the score card ahead of their rivals. Had the good playing that marked the last few innings been maintained throughout, there would have been less regrets on the part of players and fans alike. Heppner meets up with lone again the end of the week and they hope to defeat that team once more, which will give them the lead for the pennant. GLENN A KIRK CALLED BY DEATH. Gtenna Mae Kirk, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kirk, died at the home of her parents in this city at 8:30 o'clock this morning, follow ing sn illness of some four weeks duration. She was taken ill first with influenza and measles, this later developing into a sceptic sore throat from which death resulted. All that it was possible for human hands to do was done by the attending physi cian, parents and friends to bring relief, but the ailment was such that it did not yield to treatment. Glenna was 15 years, 7 months and 19 days of age and in her second year at high school. She was the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk. Just blooming into young womanhood, her death comes as a severe affliction to her family and a shock to her many young friends and schoolmates. Fun eral arrangements have been made for Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, at the Methodist Community church, Rev. F. R. Spaulding, pastor, officiat ing. She was a member of the Meth odist church and Sunday school in this city. Four other children of the family are all down in bed with measles at this time but It is reported that they ara doing well and are not suffering any complications. Olaf Bergstrom, extensive farmer and wheatraiser of the Eight Mile section was a visitor here on Tues day. He was not altogether well pleased with the cold and freez ing weather that hit his country the first of the week and was hoping that it would soon pass. Chas. H. Erwln, who farms a large tract of wheat land out south of lone, was doing business in Heppner Tuesday. He reports a pretty cold snap out his way but no apparent damage done by the freezing. Mrs. Emmet Cochran returned on Friday from a stay of several weeks at Hot Lake. Oregon, where she re celved treatment. 379 CANDIDATES FILE WITH SEC. OP STATE Republicans Represented By 276 While 103 Are Democrats. Of the 879 eandiadtes for office of one kind and another to be elected at the primary election in May who have filed their declarations at Salem, 276 are republicans and 103 are dem ocrata. There are five candidates for the office of U. S. senator on the repub lican side, with four contenders in the democratic race. The republican candidates include George L. Baker, K. K. Kubli, H. H. Stallard and Eu gene E. Smith, all of Portland, and C. L, McNary, incumbent, of Salem. The democrats seeking this office are W. H. Strayer of Baker, Milton A. Miller and Will S. King of Portland and George Mansfield of Prospect. Republican candidates for repre sentative in congress in the 2d dis trict are George T. Cochran of La Grande and N. J. Sinnott, incumbent, of The Dalles. The democratic can didates in thia district are James Hravey Graham of Baker, Ralph W. Swagler of Ontario and B. F. Wilson of Union. Three republican candidates have filed for state treasurer. They are Frank Sever of Portland, Thomas B. Kay of Salem, and E. R. Campbell of Portland. Jefferson Myers, incum bent, is the democratic candidate for this office. H. H. Corey and Robert Service, both of Baker, are the republican candidates for public service com missioner from the eastern Oregon district. The democratic candidate is J. D. Brown of Willows. Hiram W. Johnson of San Francisco and Calvin Coolidge of Washington are the republican candidates for president of the United States at the Oregon primaries. William Gibbs McAdoo is the only democratic aspir ant for this honor. Republican candidates for vice- president in Oregon are William Grant Webster of New York, Elwood Washington of Hammond, Ind., Frank Lowden of Illinois, H. N. Northrup and George L. Berry of TenesBee is the democratic candidate for vice president of the Oregon primary bal lot S. D. Peterson of Milton is acandi- date for republican delegate at large to the republican national convention. In the aecond congressional district W. O. Staver of Pilot Rock and Roy W. Kitner of Pendleton are listed among those seeking election as del egates to the republican national con vention. Judge Gilbert W. Phelps seeks the republican nomination as circuit judge in the sixth judicial district. Samuel E. Notson is the republican candidate for district attorney of Morrow county. Republican candidates for represen tative from the twenty-second district Umatilla and Morrow counties, are A. R. Shumway of Milton, and W. B. Barratt, Heppner. Delegates to national democratic convention from the second district include William M. Peterson of Pen dleton and Charles E. Carter of Free water. Puts Out Poison for Rabbits at Irrigon County Agent Morse was at Irrigon on last Sunday and he and nig asist- ants spread poison for rabbits along about twelve miles of the bank of the upper irrigation canal. Mr. Morse used the cedar stick method and it is said to be one of the best plans yet devised for getting the pests. The rabbits are very fond of the cedar. The sticks are dipped in the poison and stuck into the ground, the rab bits taking to it like a young kitten to a saucer of warm milk, and the results are many dead bunnies. Mr. Morse states that on next Sunday he will visit the Board man district and place a lot of the poison sticks along their irrigation canal. Squirrel poisoning campaigns are also being aranged and much poison has been prepared by the County Agent to be distributed and used for this purpose. While at Hard man early in the week Mr. Morse left a supply of poison for that section at the Colliver Cash store where it can be secured by those needing it. Falconer Opposes Ship ment California Wool I am opposed to the shipment into Oregon of California wool, whether it comes from a district that is un affected with the foot and mouth dis ease or not,H Fred W. Falconer, presi dent of the Oregon Wool Growers association declared today. "The movement of wool from California while disease prevails there consti tutes a menace to the livestock in terests of Oregon, and I am of the opinion that no restrictions that Ore gon can make will be too strict and that at best we will have little enough protection. The effects of foot and mouth dis ease in this state, if it should be carried into Oregon, would be ruinous to the livestock interests, Mr. Fal coner declared. The sheep and cattle men of Idaho are keenly on the alert to prevent the spred of the disease In that state, he said. East Oregonian. W. B. Barratt and Son have con tracted to deliver to Tom Boylen of Pendleton, late in the summer, 2000 head of mixed lambs, the price being 10 cents. Mr, Barratt reports a very successful lambing season and a high percentage of increase. County Road Master McCaleb is still confined at home by sickness. He was feeling some better and got out to look after soma road business, the result being that he had to re tire to his bed again. By Arthur Brisbane Hangman Retires. Lincoln's Poenj. Strong Women. Nature's Wonders. John Ellis, England's hangman, re tires from business, giving no reason. He hanged Roger Casement and Edith Thompson, the last woman hanged in Great Britain. Ellis was paid fifty shillings, about (12.50, each time he hanged a human being. That was for the hanging. They paid him fifty shillings more "for good conduct. "Good conduct meant that he must stay out of drinking saloons at the place of execution before and after the hanging. Thia made him lose money; in the old days public houses would pay the hangman to stand at their bar. The more he drank the more the hangman talked, the more he talked, the more terrible became his stories of the groaning, begging, pleading or "game indifference" of the men around whose necks he fastened the rope. If you think hanging or other cap ital punishment necessary "to fright en criminals," devote a moment's thought to Ellis, the British hang man. If a crowd rushed to see him. buy him free drinks, and listened to his tales of horror, do you think hanging really prevents crime 7 It does not. on the contrary, it stimulates crime, by stimulating ad miration for the criminal. The J. Pierpont Morgan collection of valuable mss. exhibited to the pub lic include a poem, "The Bear Hunt," by Abraham Lincoln, and this is how it begins: A wild bear chase didst never see? Then hast thou lived in vain Thy richest bump of glorious glee. Lies desert in thy brain. Here you learn that it Is possible to be a great man and a very bad poet. This is a prosperous country, worth defending. Last week 1,500,000 stock holders received little envelopes con taining more than $250,000,000. If you didn't get any of the dividend envelopes don't waste time envying or hating those that got them. Save your money, invest it, and you can get dividends also. Except for the very unfortunate there is no need to stay really poor in this country. Mr, Albee, who collects strange things and shows them, brings from Italy the strongest woman in the world. She can sustain the weight of a two-ton elephant, and allow men on horseback to ride over a bridge of which the weight rests upon her. In old days, such a lady would have been courted by many. She might have been that Amazon queen, who told Alexander the Great that she would like to be the mother of his children, a message followed by an interesting meeting. Alexan I der having sent the only reply that polite man could send being bachelor at the time. What became of the result of that meeting? Who knows but that this powerful Italian woman may be the descendant of Alexander the Great? Now, however, a child moving an electric switch could raise a thous and times the weight of that two-ton elephant. Mere muscle doesn't count any more. But strong women, not able to lift elephants, but with good strong bodies free from nicotine, alcohol. late hours and general foolishness, are as important as ever they were. Upon them depends the brain of the next generation and future civil ization. Nature is "wonderful." There are birds like animals, animals like birds. The strangeness of creation is inex haustible. The University of Pennsyl vania sends an expedition to catch hoazm, bird that breaks stones with its beak, swims like a duck, flies like a bat. The same expeditoin will look also for a "Bel'bird. ' Instead of singing it tinkles like a bell. There are snakes that swallow their young to protect them, then let them out again. There is a lady toad that lays her eggs on the back of her hus band, who hops around cheerfully in the sunlight hatching the load. Na ture really is wonderful. What we actually SEE we FEEL. One State in March reports 124 killed by automobiles. "That is TERRIBLE, we must do something about it" In the year 200,000 mothers die In childbirth, because they are neglec ted. Nobody gets much excited about that. Cancer and tuberculosis kill their tens of thousands. All that we take for granted. County Court Holds Short Session Yesterday An adjourned session of the county court was held yesterday at which time the designation of the paper to publish the delinquent tax summons was made. Tho Gazette-Timse was designated to perform this service. Some other minor matters were tak en up, following which there was a meeting of the District Boundary Board. EI ,8-3 First League Game Here Brings Out Team's Weaknesses. ARLINGTON IS NEXT Sunday Heppner Plays River Boys, Who Lost to Condon This Week; Teams Tied for Second. lone defeated Heppner. 8-3. in the first game of the Morrow-Gilliam County Baseball league on the local diamond last Sunday afternoon, be fore a large crowd of fans. A rain in the morning had put the ground in good shape, and though the after noon was chilly, it was not altogether er unpleasant, and with the excep tion of a few "blow-up" the game was a good exhibition of the national sport. Aiter holding lone scoreless In the first inning, Heppner went to bat, and succeeded in marking up one tally, Connelly, left fielder, crossed home plate on an error after gaining first base on a single and stealing second and third. This ended the scoring for the locals until the eighth, how ever, and in between times the Egg City boys had run up a total of 8 markers. The nice mound work of both Thornton for lone and Roberts for Heppner. which was the blsr feature of the game, did much toward even- ing things up, only six hits being ob tained off Thornton and nine off Roberts, while each had nine strike outs to his credit. Neither walked a batter. Thornton, however, had the better support, and thus it was the score came to be so one-sided. Both teams were held scoreless in the second inning, but when the third rolled around lone began to soak the "rawhide" and tallied three men, all earned runs. Four hits did the trick, a single by Lewis, two-bagger by En banks and two more singles by W. Rietmann and A. Cochran. The fourth inning was a scoreless one, but the fifth was fatal for the locals, when a group of errors and two hits netted the visitors a couple more runs, V. Rietmann and Thorn ton scoring. Rietmann, the first man at bat, made a drive which waa fumbled and he gained first and sec ond on an overthrow at first. Then Thornton fanned, but gained first when the catcher dropped the ball and made an overthrow at first. Riet mann went down to third and in an attempt to cut him off an overthrow was made at third which allowed him to score. Thornton was then brought home by a two-bagger by Eu banks. A stop was finally put to the "baloon ascention" when Eubanks was caught off the base at second, and Connelly in left field caught two fly balls. It took the locals some time to get their heads after this disaster, and they allowed another score to slip in in the sixth on errors. Things tightened up in the seventh again and neither team scored. Then in the eighth Heppner had her Inning. Paul Aiken started it with the long est drive of the day, landing him on the third sack. Roberts gained first on a grounder and overthrow, and Aiken scored. Roberts then stole second, and a single by King scored him. Pitcher Thornton put the jinx on things, however, when with one gone he landed the next two batters by himself. Another little affair somewhat like the fifth took place in the last inning, and two more lone men slipped thru the claws of the locals, Eubanks and Thornton again. Heppner then came up for the last attempt, which prov ed futile. Crawford, first up, landed a single, but was unable to score when the next three men took the count. Bert Johnson, lone, re fe reed the game, and everything went off In a clean and sportsmanlike manner. Heppner plays her next game at Arlington, Sunday. Arlington was defeated at Condon this week, and should not prove a strong opponent unless their team has been strength ened in the meantime. Heppner AB R H "Spec" Aiken, 1 4 0 0 King, c Connelly, If Van Marter, 3 . Anderson, cf Crawford, ss Parker, rf P. Aiken, 2 .4 4 4 -.4 ..2 4 4 Roberts, p ........ Moore, rf Totals 38 8 8 lone AB R H Eubanks, ss 5 2 4 W. Rietmann, 3 5 1 1 A. Cochran, cf 5 0 1 Drake, If 5 0 0 Dutch Rietmann, 1 . 5 0 0 Bristow, rf 5 1 1 Lewis, c - -. 5 1 1 V. Rietmann, 2 - 4 1 1 Thornton, p 4 2 1 Totals 43 8 FIRST CIU'RCH OF CHRIST. Lord's Day, April 20. 1924. Rather than an obligation to a deeper spirituality, Easter has degen erated into an occasion fur the dis play of finery. May the good Lord help us! "Be not anxious for your body, what ye shall put on." Our Easter program will be distributed throughout the day, wtihout disturb ing the regular services, cloning with a delightful pantomime In the eve ning; you will enjoy this arrange ment. Bible school at 9:45, follow ed by Communion and preaching iif vice at 11 o'clock. The Christian En. deavor service will be held at 7 o' clock and the evening preaching ser vice at 8, The themes for the day's sermons will be: morning, "Tho Light of the Tomb," and evening, "The Risen Life." You are Invited to wor ship with us on this great day.