The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 41, Number 43.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1924.
Subscription $2.00 Per Year
TO
Heppner to Be Mecca of
Folks From Gilliam
. County Towns.
CITY IS HOSPITABLE
Preparations Being Made to Show
Visitor Royal Time Court Bonae
Grove Will Be Lunch Ground.
From all present indications, Hepp
ner's two dayi of celebration is go
ing to bring a large crowd of visitors
to the city. Few places round about
are putting on attractions this year,
and the people will come to Heppner
from far and near.
A gentleman In the city from Con
don on Tuesday was authority for
the statement that a very large num
ber of the citizens of our neighbor
ing cities in Gilliam county, Condon
and Arlington, were planning to take
In the celebration here and they will
arrive in cars by the dozens, the
total number coming to run into the
hundreds. Condon's band and base
ball club are to be here, and tha
Condon orchestra is to furnish music
for the dances that the committee
will run on the nights of the third
and fourth. This gives the celebra
tion an added interest to the people
of the Gilliam county capitol, and
they are going to come here because
of their appreciation. They back up
their band and ball players strong.
It Is stated that Arlington people
will likely divide their attendance be
tween the celebration at Boardman
and the one at Heppner, but it is ex
pected that a great number from
there will be here.
In order that visitors may have ft
pleasant place to spread their picnic
dinners, Janitor Ayers has been busy
the pant few days in cutting the
grass and cleaning up the grounds
in the grove at the court house, and
he has everything In ship shape. This
will be a very fine place to spend the
leisure hours as there is plenty of
shade and good water and the sur
roundings are clean and tidy. Mr.
Ayers will be much disappointed if
very large numbers of the people do
not take advantage of the opportun
" ity to use the lawn and grove at the
court house. You will be welcome to
eome there and spread your lunches
and there will be no undue restric
tions. This will greatly relieve the
congestion at the county fair grounds
where the room is limited.
Little Daughter Has
Pleasant Birthday Party
Friday, June 20, was the fourth
birthday anniversary of Billy Jean
Glllilan, little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. GilHlan of this city, and
her mother arranged for her a party
on the lawn that afternoon at the
Glllilan home. As guests of the oc
casion the following little folks were
present: Alberta Garrett, Winifred
Cane, Sybil and Robert Young, Etna
and Burdette Launtz, Alice Latourell
and Lorena Wilson.
A birthday cake had been baked
-and properly decorated, and this,
with sherbert was served at the tea
table on the lawn, end the little folks
were a'no presented with sweets and
some little souvenirs of the occasion
and enjoyed the playing of numer
ous games that delight the hearts of
children.
WILL HOLD WINDOW SALE.
The ladies of San Souci Bebekah
lodge will hold a window sale of good
things to eat at the Sam Hughes Co.
store on Wednesday, July 2. They
expect to have an abundance of cook
ed food that will be in order for the
days of celebration and this will ap
peal to the busy housewife In her
preparations for those days.
All summer hats reduced to half
price. Mrs. M. L. Curran, successor
to Mrs. Julia Clark. 2t.
Going-Bell-Epperson Company
Bring Rare Musical Entertainment
Bird Imitations, Impersonations, Vocal and Instrumental
Solos, Duets and Reading. k
Diaraiani ii J jkjMfcij
Three clinrmlnir young Indies members of the Goltiff-Bell-Epnerson
Company, will give Clinutnuqiin patrons t delightful potpourri of diversi
fied ontorliilnmont on the second dny. '
A novel feiitiire of this program Is the whistling and bird culls of
Miss Fiiy Epperson. The young lady Is a renl genius at Imitations of
the peculiar voctillsm of birds and enn give the Chautauqua tent the at
Unisphere of the old orchard or the wlldwood with her rails and trillings.
She gives nn Introductory Informal talk on birds which Is of Interest to
both old mul young, Ming Kppernon also excels In child Impersonations.
MIks ncrnlce Jlell Is n professional plnnlst who gives some very
worthwhile numbers Hnd also accompanies Miss Evelyn doing In the Int
ter's soprano numbers, on the whole well rounded program of charm
ing entertainment.
PROCLAMATION.
Citizens of Heppner are hereby
requested) to make liberal ate of
the national colors In decorating
their homes during the Chautau
qua and celebration. Lei ns show
a patriotic spirit in keeping with
the times.
E. G. NOBLE, Mayor.
CHAUTAUQUA
STARTS NEXT
MONDAY P. M.
Big Sale of Season Tickets Begins
Tomorrow; Program One of
Best Ever Presented.
With perhaps the strongest and
best array of talent ever offered this
community on the Chautauqua pro
gram, Heppner's big event will open
on Monday afternoon under the enor
mous tent, and then two programs
each day up to and including July 5.
And In the meantime, on the Srd and
4th of July, will be the celebration of
the Nation's birth, when it is expect
ed that the town will be overflowing
with joyous patrotism, and everybody
will have a good time. On these days,
especially, the city will be crowded
as our neighbors are coming In large
numbers and there will be great do
ings In the old town.
The big sale of season tickets for
the Chautauqua is on tomorrow and
the committee in charge will be right
after everybody to take tickets. There
is no question but that you will want
to attend the most of the progrms at
the tent, and the purchase of the
season tickets from the committee is
a simple business proposition of sav
ing money. Be prepared to tell the
solicitors just how many tickets you
wish and have your money ready as
they desire to put the job over In the
one day, and remember, always, that
you are helping the local promoters
of the Chautauqua when you buy the
season tickets.
The big tent wll arrive In time to
be raised on Monday forenoon and
the grounds committee will be in
need of help. This should be volun
teered and if a sufficient number of
men and boys are on hand the job
vj'H soon be accomplished.
There Is no need to call attention
to the big features that will be pre
sented during Chautauqua week as
they have been well presented in the
advertising matter. The entire pro
gram is well balanced, and no dull
features will appear. Besides, the
tent will be made comfortable and
the committee will see that there is
nothing lacking in the way of proper
accomodations even to keeping the
kiddies quiet. So, buy that season
ticket, and just lny off for a wee
real good entertainment and enjoy
ment. APPLICATION BLANKS READY.
Blanks to be used in making appli
cation under the Adjusted Compensa
tor law recently passed by congress
have been sent out, and Heppner
Post No. 87, American Legoin, has
received supply. Ex-service men
are requested to make aplication with
John E. Higley, post adjutant, at the
Farmers and Stockgrowers National
bank for blanks and Instructions.
According to word received here It
is the desire of the Adjusted Com
pensation branch that no requests
for application blanks be made at
Washington, arrangements having
been made with the American Legion
to handle this part of the work. All
posts of the Legion will assist in fill
ing out applications properly, and
all service men, whether members of
the Legion or not, are urged to take
advantage of this service.
The Willing Workers of the Chris
tian church will hold their monthly
sale of cooked food at the store of
Humphreys Drug company on Satur
day, and the cooperation of the mem
bers Is requested.
For Sale LeRoy engine for McCor
mlck or Deering combine; good run
ning condition; price $165.00. Theo
dore Beck, Eight Mile, Ore. 8t.
Pre-war prices will prevail at Sigs
bee Studio during Chautauqua week.
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Malcolm Church Dies
As Result of Injuries
Former Heppner Resident Hurt While
Using Heavy Stump Poller at
Place Near Dee, Oregon.
On Monday of last week, while
working with a heavy stump puller
at his home at Dee in the upper Hood
River valley, Malcolm Church was
injured by the sweep of the machine,
and he died from the effects at the
hospital in The Dalles, where he had
been taken for treatment on Sunday
night. At the time he was hurt, Mr.
Church was using the atump puller,
and while the strain was on, a break
age in the machine released the
sweep. Mr. Church was behind the
sweep and was struck so heavily that
he was hurled nearly fifty feet, and
it was thought at the time that he
could not survive but a very few
hours. Physicians being called, how
ever, he was rushed to The Dalles,
where an operation was performed
to ascertain the extent of the injur
ies. It was found that his liver was
ruptured and he received other ser
ious internal Injuries, and while Borne
hope was held out that he had a
chance for recovery, it soon develop
ed that there was no hope, and death
came late Sunday night.
The remains were brought to Hepp
ner on Tuesday, and the funeral was
held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
from the Methodist Community
church. Rev, Hutchinson, pastor of
the community church at Parkdale,
and praticular friend of the family,
delivering the discourse, and being
assisted in the services by tha Rev.
Spaulding of Heppner, and the Rev.
Pratt of Dee. The Woodman lodge
of Heppner, of which the deceased
was a member, took charge of the
funeral and members of the order of
ficiated as pall bearers,
Malcolm Church was a native of
Missouri, and when a young man
came to Heppner, working for sev
eral years In the blacksmith shop of
J. R, (.Pap) Simons. He was mar
ried here to Miss Polly Shlck, who
with one son, Charles Wesley Church,
survive. The family resided in this
city for many years, going to the
Hood River valley and starting a new
home near Dee four years ago. He
was a man well liked and respected
in this community, and the widow and
son have tha sincere sympathy of
their many friends and acquaintances
here, In this sad hour of bereavement.
Grain and Grass Fire
at Bell Place Friday
Soon after dinner Friday word was
phoned to Heppner that there was a
Are in the vicinity of the Bell place
on Blackhorae, and there wai a
prompt response by our. citizens,
some fifteen or eighteen automobiles
going out from town at once. By
the time the town people had reach
ed the scene of the fire It was prac
tically extinguished but about 65
acres of wheat belonging to Harry
Duval was swept by the fiames and
then the fire got into the pasture of
Ben Swaggart adjoining and destroy
ed about half a section of good. bunch
grass for him.
We were unable to learn just how
the fire got started, but it was stated
that in order to get rid of some
weeds In the path of the header, they
were fired, and from this the flames
spread Into the wheat field. There
was little wind at the time or the
results would have been far more
disastrous.
Mrs. Luther Huston and son, Mau
rice Edmlston, returned home the
first of the week from a visit of ten
days at the home of her son in Red
mond, Oregon,
Judge Frank Robinson and realtor
Walt Smith were doing business In
the oounty seat on Friday last, driv
ing to the city from lone In the
Smith car.
Special prices on portraits during
Chautauqua week. Sigsbe Studio,
0K
S. D. Peterson Returns
From G. O. P. Meeting
(East Oregonian.)
"An enthusiastic unanimity for
Coolidge and the republican platform
was the outstanding feature of the
republican convention," said S. D.
Peterson, of Milton, today upon his
return from Cleveland where he at
tended the convention as. delegate at
large.
Mr. Peterson says that all dele
gates were well pleased with the
choice of Coolidge and Dawes, and
emphasized the fact that Coolidge
received 1066 votes to the LaFollette
vet of 34 and Johnson's 10. I.'o
Klan influence was apparent at any
time, Mr. Peterson states.
Leaving Cleveland, Mr. Peterson
went to Washington and talked with
President Coolidge. The latter, says
Mr. Peterson, expressed the hope that
some legislation may be enacted to
help the farmers. Going to Virginia
and to North Carolina, Tennessee,
Missouri and Kansas, Mr. Peterson
states that he found the people in
these sections more favorable to
Coolidge and Dawes than he had an
ticipated, and reports that a demo
crat who Is a Memphis business man
declared that he and his associates
will vote for Coolidge, and gave as
his reason that he considered Cool
idge the best president which the
United States has had in many gen
erations. Mr. Peterson, during his trip,
sounded out the democratic senti
ment as much as possible and be
lieves that the sentiment for McAdoo
is not bo strong in the east and
south as in the west. He thinks sen
timent is pretty well divided among
Smith, McAdoo, Cox, Ralston, Un
derwood and Davis, with sentiment
for the latter growing among citizens
who point to Davis1 past record as a
recommendation for the future.
Mr. Peterson visited at his old
home at Spruce Pine, North Carolina,
and was accompanied west by his
brother, Dr. Charles A. Peterson, of
Spruce Pine, who is at present a mem
ber of the North Carolina legislature.
Dr. Peterson will be west for a month
and will before his return visit Port
land and Seattle.
Milton College Dormitory
Burns With $20,000 Loss
(East Oregonian.)
Milton-Freewater, June 24. Fire of
undetermined origin that was discov
ered about 4:30 this morning des
troyed the dormitory of the Colum
bia college In Milton. Despite the
combined efforts of the Milton and
Eeewater fire departments the blnze
was not brought under control and
the big wooden structure burned to
the ground. The big wooden, three
story structure with its heating plnnt
was worth in the neighborhood of
$20,000 while insurance was carried
by the college in the amount of $13,
000. The building was erected in 1887
by the Seventh Day Adventists and
for a number of yeBrs furnished
them a home for the college thnt they
operated at Milton. Later It was
sold to Columbia college and for a
time served as the mnin college
building but when other structures
went up to care for the clnss work
the building was turned into a dor
mitory. The fire is thought to have started
in tha kitchen of the building but
as far as Is known no one has been
living around there or been in the
structure for several days.
Milton recently sustained a $75,
000 loss by fire when the Milton Box
company's plant and a wool ware
house burned down.
I. A. Bcdsaul of Hardman returned
from Parkdale, Hood River county,
on Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Bcdsaul went to Parkdale a week ago
and M. Bcdsaul remained thcro.
For Sale Duroc Jersey pigs, about
8 weeks old; 40 head. Fred Raymond,
tone, Oregon. 2t.
Phlll Cohn returned
from Portland,
Wednesday
War Memorial Court
First in Construction
University of Oregon, Eugene, June
24 Assurance has been given Amer
ican Legion officials of the speedy
construction of the War Memorial
Court on the University of Oregon
campus, by Robert Kuykendall, pres
ident of the alumni association and
national chairman of the alumni gift
Campaign.
The officials presented Mr. Kuy
kendall with a copy of the resolution
T-ped by the state convention of the
Wenartmeut-of Orefcoa which hfeartMy
endorsed the University of Oregon
Gift Campaign "to secure funds
through the gifts of alumni and other
friends for the purpose of construct
ing additional buildings and a mem
orial court in honor of the forty
seven students of the University who
died in the service during the World
War." It called attention to the fact
that the American Legion and the
University of Oregon are both ded
icated to the same ideals the promo
tion of education, citizenship and pa
triotismand commended the cam
paign to the citizens of the state as
meriting generous and whole hearted
support.
"We have made our whole campaign
for gifts among the alumni center
around this splendid war memorial
court," said Mr. Kuykendall. "While
it will especially honor the men of
the state university who died, it will
in a larger sense commemorate the
sacrifice and the service of all men of
our state who died and served. We
want it to be at the very heart and
center of the University's life so that,
for generations to come, Oregon stu
dents will find in it a constant inspi
ration to self-sacrifice and service.
"The war -memorial court was the
first objective of the University alum
ni, and it will be the first thing con
structed with the funds we have rais
ed. We want this to stand always as
our tribute to the highest of the
ideals that motivate in time of war
and are equally valuable In times of
peace. Our complete program of
buildings which we hope to finance
for the University Include the mem
orial court, the library and the men's
gymnasium. Our subscriptions al
ready assure the construction of the
court and the first unit of the li
brary." AFRICAN MISSIONARIES HERE.
Mr. and Mrs. David Byerlee, mis
sionaries from Bolenpe. Central Af
rica, will talk at the Christian church
on Thursday (this) evening. Mr. and
Mrs. Byerlee are very talented young
people, and they have most Interest
ing stories and experiences of the
people they serve in the dark contin
ent. They are home on a year's fur
lough, and are from the state conven
tion of the Christian church that just
closed at La Grande. They bring with
them ft great many Interesting and
curious souvenirs of the African
tribes of the Congo country. The
people of Heppner will very much en
joy the messages of these young peo
ple, and the house should be filled at
8 o'clock this evening.
HOW THE CAT CAME BACK.
"Ever try to lose a cat, old man?"
"Yes, once. And I hit upon a plan
that I thought was sure fire. I wrote
a note inclosing $10 and tied it to
hte cat's neck. The note read: 'Find
er keep both the cat and tho money'."
"And how did it work?"
"The cat returned the following
dny with another note tied to its neck.
The noto read: 'Don't need the cat,
hut can use the money. Please send
$10 more'." Boston Transcript.
PRACTICAL EDUCATION.
A keen-eyed mountaineer led his
overgrown son Into a country school
house. "This here boy's arter larn
ln'," he announced. "What's yer bill
o' fare?"
"My department, sir," replied the
professor, "consists of arithmetic, al
gebra, geometry and trigonometry."
"That'll do," interrupted the old
man, "load him up with trlggornom
etry. He's the only poor shot In the
fnmily." Atlanta Constitution,
DEATH KNELL OF
TWO-THIRD RULE
NOW SOUNDING
Country Press Started Move That
Has Developed Into Hurri
cane of Protest.
Written Specially for The Gazette
Times By EDWARD PERCY HOWARD
(Through Autocaster Service)
New York, June 24 Protest against
the two-thirds rule which since 1832
has existed to prevent a majority
nominating a democratic candidate
for President of the United States
has reached such impetus that no
matter what may be the decision of
the New York convention, leaders in
the party are determined to force the
issue and have the question definitely
settled so that speculation as to the
rules to obtain will be eliminated
from all future gatherings of party.
The storm against the two-thirds
rule has been nursed into almost a
hurricane. Started as a result of
open protest on the part of the pub
lishers of weekly newspapers in all
sections of the country, the tight has
been picked up by the metropolitan
press, and finally by some of the
candidates, notably Mr. McAdoo, until
today it is impossible to suppress the
agitation. One of the real fighting
leaders against the twoTthirds rule is
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy in the Wilson cabinet and pub
lisher of the Raleigh, N. C, "Ob
server." "Briefly," said Mr. Daniels a week
or so ago, "thetwo-thirds rule is a
self denying ordinance imposed to
give a minority an opportunity to
defeat the will of a majority. That
is a blunt but correct way of stating
what it is. There is no such rule in
the Republican national convention
or in any other political convention.
In all these the presumption is that
a majority has the wisdom and the
right to act. The Democrats when
they get together in a national con
vention seem afraid to trust the final
judgment of a majority to name their
candidates. The sooner the two
thirds rule is abolished the better."
Up to now it has been supposed
that the Iron hand of the Rules Com
mittee can be depended on to pre
serve the old guard in its desire to
maintain a stranglehold on the del
egates, but now it appears, according
to Mr. Daniels this bogey need not
frighten anyone.
"If the Rules Committee should re
port favoring the two-thirds rule,"
said Mr. Daniels, "any delegate can
rise on the floor and say: I move to
strike out the words two-thirds and
insert in their place the words 'a
majority.' This weuld bring the is
sue squarely before the members of
the convention and if the motion
were sustained then that would be
the end of our political strangula
tion." When the Texas delegation started
on its way to New York it was pretty
well understood that even if it stood
naked and alone on the floor a fight
would be made for the abrogation of
the two-thirds rule when the big
hour arrived.
Up to the actual sounding of the
gong in New York all of the dark
horses were banded together in favor
of maintaining the two-thirds rule.
Astute politicians, those used to
close calculation, have openly stat
ed that with the two-thirds rule out
of the way McAdoo would enter the
convention easily the leader. Gov
ernor Smith, admittedly next in
strength, of course, could not muster
up enough strength for a majority in
the early balloting, and consequently
the Smith supporters fearing a Mc
Adoo runaway, expressed themselves
as flatly opposed to any change, hop
ing that by the wearing down process
the McAdoo strength might be dissi
pated and the Smith support streng
thened. The hopes of the dark horses
naturally have rested in a deadlock
as between Smith and McAdoo.
According to present plans a care
ful watch of the vote will be kept
and the story Jold by that vote will
be put plainly before the public the
moment a decision is reached. This
year if the will of the majority is
again defeated the people are des
tined to have the fact pointed out to
them. The battle against the rule
will not end with the Democratic con
vention in New York. If temporarily
defeated some move will be made to
make Its restoration next to impossi
ble. If not the fight will be contin
ued. Morrow County Picnic
in Portland on July 6th
The Morrow County Reunion asso
ciation of Portland will hold its next
annual reunion, picnic, social seance.
I jollification and general good time at
two oclock Sunday, July 6th, meet
ing in Portland's beautiful, pictur
esque Laurelhurst park.
The object of this notice is to ex
tend a pressing invitation to all our
old neighbors and friends to come
to Portland to celebrate the Fourth
and stay over and meet with us Sun
day and all have a jolly good time to
gether. If you can't meet with us, write us a
few lines to remind us that you are
still in the land of the living, other
wise we might forget you entirely,
which we do not want to do and I am
sure you do not want us to. We al
ways receive some communications,
but nevor as many as we should.
Address your letters to the secretary.
508 Worcester Bldg., Portland, and
they will be read at the meeting.
N. C. MARIS, Secretary.
Attorney Otis Patterson was taken
to the Grant County hospital Satur
day. His condition is somewhat ser
ious. Blue Mountain Eagle (Canyon
City.)
Miss Elisabeth Phelps has returned
home from U. of O. and will spend
the summer vacation with her par
ents, Mr, and Mrs, A. M. Phelps.
Walter Beckot, Eight Mile farmer,
was in Heppner today.
UST YOUR BOOMS.
There will be a Urge aaaaber of
visitors ia Iowa oa tha third aad
fourth of July, aa4 rooau will be
ia demand. People who hav rooau
to let ahonld list them with those
who are aelling Chaatauqua tick
eta, tomorrow, or paoae to Mr.
Smead.
LOCAL NEWS HEMS
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Pieper returned
on Sunday from ft visit of ft week in
Portland. They were accompanied to
the city by Mrs. John Pieper and
Mrs. J. H. Frad, tha latter remaining
at her home in the city. During his
stay in Portland, Mr. Pieper visited
Mrs. J. W. Ban (formerly Mrs. Dr.
Purkey) who Is ft victim of an auto
mobile accident and will have to re
main in the hospital for eight weeks.
In the same accident her husband,
J. W, Barr was killed, as was also
the driver of the machine. The ac
cident occurred on the Base Line road
late on Saturday night, June 14. Mrs.
Barr received a badly broken leg and
cuts about the head, besides other
serious injuries.
A. M. Zink was in the city on Tues
day getting supplies for his combine,
which he expects to have ready for
work in the fields within ft few days.
His wheat harvest is ready and be ex
pects to begin operations In earnest
right after the fourth, with promise
of a fair yield of good grain. Mr.
Zink whispered to us that he had re
cently become a benedict, being mar
ried to a lady in Portland, whom he
expects to ioin him shortly at the
farm north of Tone. '
J. W. Becket is up from Portland
to assist in getting the harvest start
ed on the Becket farm at Eight Mile.
He is of the opinion that the picking
will be pretty short this season, and
looks for an average yield of around
ten bushels to the acre, though much
of the grain will go better than this
if it matures well. Grasshoppers ftre
working some damage to the grain,
also, the pests being pretty thick In
many of the fields.
Rev. and Mrs. W. O. Livingstone
returned on Tuesday from the East
ern Oregon convention of the Chris
tian church which was held In La
Grande last week. Mrs. Livingstone
went to Hood River where she preach
ed for the church on Sunday and was
joined by Mr. Livingstone on Mon
day. They report the convention the
best yet held, and It was well attend
ed. The people of La Grande enter
tained the delegates right royally.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. B run quia t,
of Dee, Oregon, were in Heppner on
Wednesday to attend the funeral of
the late Malcolm Church, who was ft
neighbor of theirs in the Hood River
valley. Mrs. Brunquist, who was for
merly Miss Martha Struck, was dom
estic science teacher in the Heppner
schools for two years and greeted
many former friends during her
short stay in the city.
Sunday last was a day for excur
sions to the mountains and many
people from town motored up Willow
creek and spent the dayHn the shade.
It will not be long until the usual
summer exodus to the camping
grounds along the creek will take
place, and numerous camps are now
being made ready for summer occu
pancy. Walter Kichardson will leave on
Saturday for his old home in Boston.
He goes to that city as a representa
tive from Heppner Lodge No. S58, B.
P. O. Elks in the national grand lodge
meeting of the order, but the oppor
tunity is thus offered him to make
& visit to the scenes of his boyhood.
Charley Schats, of Adams, was in
Heppner on Tuesday looking after
the residue of a car of potatoes he
had stored here, and making disposi
tion of what remained. Mr. Schatz
was formerly located at Lexington,
where he had charge of the yards
of the Tum-A-Lum Lumber company.
Mr. and Mm. Dean Goodman and
Dean, Jr., returned from Portland on
Tuesday. Mrs. Goodman and son had
been visiting in the city for a couple
of weeks, while Mr. Goodman went
down the first of the week to get a
new ssex coach for George Thomson
who accompanied him on the trip,
Arnold Pieper reports that he has
a lot of good wheat, though there is
much grain on the Pieper farm that
will not be cut He expects that his
harvest will begin about the first of
August and he will thresh blue. stem
that will go 20 to 25 bushels to the
acre, from present indications.
The Misses Odile and May Grosh
ens returned this week from Port
land and will spend their summer
vacation in this city at the home of
their mother, Mrs. John McCullough.
Miss May Groshens has been attend
ing school in Portland during the
past year.
Walter L. LaDusire went to Pen
dleton on Saturday, where he pur
chased a new Chrysler six touring
car, trading in his Hudson on the
deal. He is quite proud of the new
machine which is the first to come
into the Heppner territory,
Gus Wilcox was in the city for a
short time on Wednesday from his
home at Estacada. With some friends,
Mr. Wilcox had been down at the
Moore place on Butter creek where
they enjoyed rabbit shooting for two
or three days.
Notwithstanding that all materials
And equipment used in the business
is much higher and still advancing,
during Chautauqua week we will
make your portraits at the same
prices which we charged in 1914.
Sigsbee Studio.
Henry Blackman came up from
Portland yesterday and will spend
hin vacation in this city, a guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Cohn. He expects to be here until
after the 4th of July.
C. L. Gillilnn was called to Fort
land on Saturday to be an electrician
on a special train out of that city.
He expected to be absent from Hepp
ner for about a week.
C. E. Woodson this week purchased
a new Buick six sedan from the local
agvnts, Messrs. Vaughn and Good
man. E. J. Merrill was down from his
ranch near Hardman on Saturday, at
tending to business matters in this
city.
Br Arthur Brisbane
Shenandoah Passes.
Too Few Own Homes.
A Lady Vice-President.
People's Independence.
The airship Shenandoah, sailing
toward Albany, above the Hudson,
last week, passed the Twentieth
Century, the fastest New York Cen
tral train, coming from Chicago. The
airship carried 120 human beings,
tha express train many more. The
passenger, on the fast train bent
their necks looking upward, and
thought how strange it was traveling
up there in the air.
In a few years that well-appointed
express train will be out of data as
the stage eoaeh is now.
Tha young Vanderbilt boya and
George P. Baker, real boss of tha
New York Central, would do well to
begin planning now for transporta
tion through the air. They have the
terminal., can raise money, and
should sea the warning written in
the sky by smoke from the exhaust
pipes of the big flying ship.
President Coolidge tell, real estate
men he wants to see this eountry a
home-owning nation. That', better
than Henry Navarre's wish that every
Frenchman should have a ehicken
cooking on tha stove. La Poule, au
poto.
Frenchmen, seven millions 01 mem,
own the aoil of France, thanks to the
revolution.
That', what helped them to hold
Verdun.
The peasants own Sweden. That
enabled Charles XH. to march with
only 12.000 of them through Pour's
great armies.
Too few own their homes and tna
land, in this eountry.
The Agricultural Department rap
ports the worst crops In many years.
That's bad new. for those who eat
the erops, but may mean better prices
for farmers not able to make a living
recently.
The Chicago Board of Trade ex
pecta higher prices for grain, and
with the wheat crop eut more than
forty million bushels something
ought to happen.
Federal District Judges Carpenetr
and Wilkerson set aside President
COolidge's pardon of Philip Gross
man, in Chicago, denying the Presi
dent's power in civil cases and add
ing: "To allow such power to the
Executive is to strike a death blow
at the independence of the Judiciary."
That's a good saying and coura
geous. All Federal judge, depend on
the President for appointment and
promotion.
It', also a saying for the people
to remember in case they happen,
some day, to get rulers that repre
sent them, and nobody else.
At present our system "Allows such
power to the judiciary as to endanger
tha independence of the people." You
see it when the easting of one single
appointed Supreme Court vote, in tha
majority, haa power to over-rule an
elected Congress. And when Congress
is ruled by a bare majority, in a
court beyond the people's control,
that is not democracy.
If there exists any power greater
than the people's power, then what
we call self-government is a joke, as
when a farmer lets his baby "drive
the horses." the farmer, howorer,
holding the reins, while the baby only
thinks he is driving.
Well thought out power to recall
every one of their public servants,
whether elected or appointed by an
elected official, is what the people
will have eventually. That will eome
when they really take an interest in
their government and thus prove
their fitness to govern themselves.
Mrs. Genevieve Allen, of San Fran
cisco, suggseted that some woman be
nominated for Vice-President. It
isn't necessary to say what old poli
ticians think of that Nevertheless,
young politicians will live to see
things In politics more surprising.
The time hasn't come yet, however,
for, strangely enough, at this mo
ment more women than men would be
shocked at the idea of a woman on
the Presidential ticket
Perhaps, some day, the world will
bless the big wsr, although it did
cost 250 billions and 20 million lives.
Poison gas will do more good than
it has ever done harm; it has been
used to destroy the boll weevil.
And now, in the Ukraine, Trotsky
orders the army fliers to una gas
against locusts and held mice.
We could use it he's, a heavy var
iety, to destroy prnirie dog colonies,
snakes In their breeding places, and
rats in the city sewers.
FIRST CIirRCII OF CHRIST.
Lord's Day, June 29.
A hearse is a poor thing to eome
to church in; don't wait, come Sun
day. The liiblo School sesniun will
begin at 9:45, and the Communion
service will be held at 11 o'clock, fol
lowing this will he the preaching ser
vice that will he an echo of the Kast
orn Oregon convention that met at
La Grande lent week, the evening s.r.
vice to he of likt nature. The Chria
liun Endetivorers will hold their reg
ular meeting at 7 o'clock. Prayer
Meeting will he omitted on Thursday
evening on uccount of the Chautau
qua. You are cordially Invited to
attend all tha public rvlra.
UVINUSTONK.