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. - . II 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.