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Mfeiorktl Society. The Gazette-Times PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 41, Number 16 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1924. Subscription $2.00 Per Year Market Inclines Rapidly Advancing 6 to 8 Cents In 15 Days. CROPS ARE SHORT Yield Light In United State, Europe and Canada; Small Reaerrea Are Held Over. (Wednesday's Oregonian.) Wheat pricei have been climbing rapidly In all the grain market of the world, influenced by shorter crops in the United Stated, Canada and Eu rope. Farmers in the Pacific north west are assured of much better prices than prevailed last season. They will have smaller crops, but the production costs will be less and the gain in wheat prices will put them In a more prosperous condition than they were in 1923. Since the first of the month wheat prices in the Portland market have shown advances of 6 to 8 cents a bushel, according to the variety of wheat. As compared with one month ago, the market has gained 12 to 16 cents a bushel. Yesterday the best grade of milling blue stem was worth $1.38 here, as against $1.19 bid at the exchange on June 16. Export Varieties Advance. White export varieties sold locally yesterday at $1.26' and $1.27 and a month ago they were quoted at $1.12. Red wheat scored an advance in that period from $1.10 to $1.22 a bushel. Chicago July wheat since a month ago has made a gain of about 12 cents a bushel, but it suffered a consider able backset yesterday, as the high price induced heavy selling by spec ulators to take profits. The drop was regarded as only temporary, as the causes which lately put the market up still exist. The chief reason fur the soaring market everywhere is the Canadian crop situation, which on all sides is considered grave. Canada has suf fered from dry weather even more than the United States. Preliminary figures issued yesterday by the dom inion bureau of statistics put the total Canadian wheat crop at 318, 440,000 bushels. This compares with a total production last year of 474, 000,000 bushels, or a loss of 166,000, 000 bushels. lata Obtained Earlier. It has been known for some time that Canada's crop was in a bad way and the unofficial estimates given out from day to day have served to put all markets steadily higher. At Liverpool yesterday there was a sheer rise of pence, and but for the unloading by speculators the Chicago market would doubtless also have registered a big advance. With the Canadian surplus cut down, European importers will have to come to the United States for! more wheat than last year and here they will also find a smaller crop. The latest government estimate is for a yield in the United States of 740.O0O.0UO bushels, as compared with 76,000.000 bushels last year and : 881,000,000 bushels the five-year av- j ersge. j In the Pacific northwest the crops are unusually light. For Oregon the ' government figures are only 14,656, j 000 bushels of wheat, about half of last year's production, while Wash ington is credited with 25,339.000 bushels as compared with more than j 60,000,000 bushels in 1H23. California Crop Poor. California has only a quarter of a crop of wheat this year and the southern buyers will take much i grain out of this section. This is j bound to make a strong market for i Oregon and Washington farmers, as wheat will also be moving out i through the regular channels to Eu rope and the orient. j Not only has Europe a smaller wheat crop than in 1923, but the Eu j ropean requirements are expected to be greater as financial conditions improve there. Last year European , buyers absorbed an enormous quanti ty of wheat from Canada and other1 exporting countries and got it at low j prices. This year they will undoubtedly want more and will have to pay more for it. The total world's crop In 1924 is j estimated at approximately 1,550,- 000,000 bushels of wheat. Last year i It was close to 1,674,000,000 bushels. ! Reserves Not Heavy. World reserves of wheat are not heavy, so unless there is a general plan to economize in consumption it looks as if the world level of wheat prices will be materially higher than last year. FIKST CHURCH OF CHRIST. Lord's Day, July 20. Your best self exalts Christ and vetoes sin; what is your reaction to this? The church has ever helped men to properly respond test it. lilble school at 0:46, Communion ser vice and preaching at 11 o'clock, sub ject for the morning will be, "The Contagion of Good." Christian En deavor service at 7 o'clock, subject, "Being a Good Neighbor," and the leader is Mary Patterson. The eve ning union preaching service will be held at the Christian church, and the pastor will speak on the subject, "The Light of the World." All are cordially invited to attend all of those services. LIVINGSTONE. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to extend our sincere and heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to the neighbors and friends who so kindly rendered assistance and com fortod us durng the illness and death of our beloved father. MRS. CORDA BALING. MRS. IDA M. ADAMS. EDDA A. WARREN. JOHN S. WARREN. Two Incendiaries Caught; 8 Forest Fires In Week 8. R. WOODS. Ranter. William Corley of Gurdane plead guilty to leaving a camp fire unex tinguished while in Ukiah celebrating and was fined $6 July 6 by Earl Mar tin, justice of the peace at Ukih. John McKiernan of Lexington plead guilty before Justice Cornett at Heppner July 2 to leaving a campftre unextinguished June 1 on Alder creek on the Umatilla National Forst and was given a light fine and costs. Mc Kiernan had poured water on the fire and thought that he had extinguished it. A total of eight fires were reported to the central dispatcher, R. A. Cu lick, at Ukiah, during the week. One fire near Dale was spotted by six lookouts. Three of them tndepen dently reported asmuth readings with in fifteen minutes. The nearest look out was about 18 mlies from the fire and all six readings tied within a few hundred yards. JULY BILLS PI Court met in regular uislon at the Court House In Heppner, Morrow, County, Oregon, on Wednesday the 2nd day of July, 1924, with all offl cers present, when among others the following proceedings were had, to wit! Court made resolutions to vacate certain portions of the unused roads caused by the establishment of the Lexington-Jarman Market Road, Court approved of the road peti tions of A, E. Wright and others and W. R. Walpole and others. Court approved of the appointment of H. H. Hill as Deputy County Clerk and also approved of his bond. Court approved of the various claims presented against the county and ordered warrants drawn in pay ment of same. The following claims were paid and warrants drawn in payment: Mrs. M. F. Cook, rodent I 100.00 Geo. McDuffee, prohi. 0.00 H. A. Schuli, CCM 28.00 State Bureau of Labor, CCM 6.00 S. Shaw, CCM 2.29 E. H. Kellogg, CCM 24.00 Tum-A-I-um, CCM 8.0B Howard Cooper Cor., CCM 243.23 Standard Oil Co., CCM 80.8.71 Pacific Powder Co., CCM 857.50 Watt Powder Co., CCM 164.19 Martin Reid, CCM 23.62 C. II. Latourcll, CCM 95 K. L. Beach, CCM 149.27 T. A S. Rank, CCM 1,800.00 1st Nat. Bank, CCM 4,851.82 F. Holmes, 1 26.91 F. A. Gentry, 17 41.02 Joe Brosnan, 17 5.79 W. G. Palmateer, 6 12.50 C. O. Ayers, 8 8.00 T. J. Humphreys, gen 2.36 Phelps Gro. Co., gen 7.35 W. L. McCaleb, gen 19.35 C. V. Hopper, gen 13.05 F. Shively, gen 21.36 W. O. Baylcsa, 1 29.00 J. W. Kirschncr, 1 20.00 H. W. Grimm, 1 6.00 F. Markham, 1 4.60 Tum-A-I.um, 1-6 21.33 Howard Cooper Co., 4 141.24 Peoples Hdw. Co., B9 6.67 E. J. Keller, B9 7.75 W. F. Barnett, B9 1.40 F. E. Parker, 19 172.46 1st Nat. Bank, roads 695.48 F. & S. Bank, roads 320.77 Hank of lone, roads 141.60 Arlington Nat. Bank, roads.. 41.42 J. S. Beckwith, Cir. Ct 10.00 W. M. Ayers, Cir Ct 6.00 R. A. Campbell, et at, Cir. Ct. 268.00 C. B. Orai, sealer 13.95 Daisy Becket, wid. pen 17.60 Sadie Morey, wid. pen 17.60 Amy McFerrin, wid, pen 17.50 Lydia Ritchie, wid. pen 17.60 Rebecca Knight, wid. pen 32.50 May Roblnett, wid. pen 10.00 Millie Hancy, wid. pen 10.00 F. J. Gordon, poor 26.00 Ida Fletcher, poor 15.00 Jess Kirk, poor 30.00 Andy Cook, poor 30.00 J. F. Gorham, jus. ct 63.00 C. O. Ayers, 16 30.00 H. Stender, 16 9.00 L. P. Davidson, co. ct 20.60 L. S. Shurte, supt 18.00 Heppner Tfr. Co., 16 13.26 Tum-A-I.um, 16 92.40 W. O. Bayless, 20 20.60 J. B. Adams, 20 4.00 J. W. Kirschner, various 37.80 Irwin-Hodson Co., surveyor.. 12.68 Pac. Tel, Co., current exp 34.88 T. H. Lowe, election 6.00 T. J. Humphreys, various 9.30 Glass & Pruilhomme, asses. . 260.37 Sam Hughes Co., ct.- hse 9.60 Gilliam A Hisbeo, ct. hse. 37.13 Heppner L 4 W Co., ct. hse. 47.84 Mrs. Geo. Flowers, poor... 12.50 Dr. Reuter, poor 100.00 Dalles Hospital, poor 110.00 Hotel Heppner, cir. ct 9.75 Hattie Jolinson, cir. ct 6.00 Chas. Hackman, cir. ct 8.00 Geo. McDuffee, cir. ct. 49.20 A. L. Cornett, jus. ct 6.80 Gale Beck, et al, jus. ct 87.00 L. D. Neill, watermaster 15.00 J. R. Cypert, 19 13.45 O. Parker, 19 43.35 F. & S. Nat. Bank, 20 182.04 1st. Nat. Bank, 15 26.00 MANY FIRES IN MOUNTAINS. Walter Matteson, state fire warden stationed at Parkers Mill, reports several (Ires In his district recently. All fires were set by lightning. One fire on Wall creek, started July 4th on the Farrens placo and near the Morris Devore place, burned an area of 80 acres, Sixteen men were on the job to fight the fire and it was got under control July 8. Another small fire at tho head of Lovelett creek burned over part of an acre and was put out by the forest gunrd on Bull prnlric. John Clouston, district rnngor, and a forest gunrd extln gulahcd a two-acre fire on Willow Spring ridge. Two othor small fires were sot on Grassey butto. both go ing out. Mr. Matteson snys tho woods are very dry and admonishes camp ers to be very careful with fires or they may be Inducted Into service as fire fighters, Tl First Swim In Legion's Big Concrete Tank -Had Sunday. MANY TAKE PLUNGE Rules and Charges Are Fixed by Committee and Duck Lee Is Pot In Charge. The Legion swimming tank was opened to the public Sunday after noon and a large number of people took advantage of the opportunity to take a cool plunge. Heppner citizens sat around the edges in their bathing suits enjoying themselves as much as if they were at Miami. Monday it was drained to repair a few leaks that showed up, and it was filled again Wednesday and will be in use every day from now on. The com pletion of the tank brings much joy to the kiddies who thus find an op portunity to work off much of their pent up desire for something to do. Surrounded by a high board fence the large concrete pool, 40x65 feet, is situated on the Barratt property in the south end of own donated to the Legion, and nestles in the shade of several large poplar trees. Part of it, 15x40 feet, serves as a wading pool fer the kiddies and ranges from 18 inches to 30 inches in depth. The main pool ranges from 2 to to 5 feet in depth. On one side and across one end are dressing rooms and compartments for the shower baths to be installed in the near fu ture. A spring board and diving plat form will bIbo be provided just as soon as they can be constructed. Duck Lee has been given the job of supervisor and life guard for the summer, and it will be his job to see that the rules governing the tank are complied with. It is the purpose of the Legion to have the tank conduct ed in a safe and orderly manner, that everyone may go there and enjoy themselves. To this end the com mittee in charge has drawn up the following rules which will be posted at the pool: Do not dive from fences or bath houses. Spectators with small children will kindly keep to the shallow end of the pool. Please refrain from spitting in the pool. Children under 12 years not al lowed in pool without parents' per mission. No children under 15 years allowed in pool after 6:30. Pool opens from 9:30 a.m, to 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All persons required to take shower before entering pool. Children under five years not per mitted In wading pool unless accom panied by parents or guardian. Smoking absolutely forbidden ex cept in locker room. Enforcement regarding all rules of cleanliness will be very strict, say those in charge, and everything pos sible will be done to keep the best of order. Admission charges are as follows: single admissions, adults, 25c; chil dren under 12 years, 15c; adult sea son tickets $5; children under 15 years, sixty-day ticket $3; spectators IOC The committee also states that all persons UBe the pool at their own risk and that the committee is not re sponsible for lost or stolen articles. Many Fires Started By Careless Smokers According; to Forest Service fig ures during 1923, in the National Forests of Oregon and Washington 168 forest nres were directly due to smokers. On account of this hazard, many areas in the National Forests of these two States have been closed to smoking this season. This carelessness with cigarettes, cigars, pipe ashes and matches was the cause of 862 forest fires on all of the National Foresta of the United States in 1923. According to Forest Service data damage caused by the careless flanker in the woods is es timated at 131,000, outside of the in direct and intangible damage to young forest growth, watershed pro tection, recreation and wild life. For est officers attribute tlie greater num ber of smokers' fires to the use of the "tailor-made" cigarette, the paper on which is said to be especially trented to hold fire. It is snid that many lumber operators in Pacific North west are forbidding the use of such cigarettes In their woods operations. forest officers are endeavoring to prevent the starting of forest tires by smokers by four means: by trying to get tobacco and cigarette manu facturers to include fire cautions or warnings in packages and boxes; by closing certnin areas on the National Forests to the use of smoking; and by urging all automobile and truck drivers to equip their machines with receptacle for ashes, burning matches, cigarette and cigar stubs. They are also urging all drivers to refrain from throwing burning tobacco and match es over the side of the car into brush, leaves and other highly inflammable material usually lying along high ways. INTO TEMPTATION. Preacher: "Sorry, but I'll have to return this second-band car I bought," Auto Agent: "What, the matter with It?" Preacher: "We-e-ell, I don't want to any but I can't keep It and stay In tho ministry." American Legion Weekly. THE DOUBTFUL QUANTITY. Bill: "Why, I didn't know you drank liquor." Phil: "To be frank, old man, 1 don't know whether I do myself," AN OLYMPIC ON OUR HOME PUBLIC I n ' I h ' fi . - - "Will -.;3, : . sag! m .n' i 1 1 i my mi nivi - ti . r it inuii t r" - L Vr LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Miss Lorena Palmateer, teacher in Heppner high school two years ago, arrived Tuesday morning for a month's visit with Heppner friends. Frank Turner met Miss Palmateer at Arlington, she having arrived there on the early morning train from Spo kane. Miss Palmateer has been in a sanatorium at Spokane since leaving Heppner and we are glad to be able to report that she is well on the road to complete recovery of her health. Heppner friends will find Miss Pal mateer at the Frank W. Turner home. Wheat harvest is progressing rap idly in the county with the early pre diction of one-half normal yield be ing verified. Many farmers in the north end of the county are now finishing up. while those in the south end are just getting well under way. Heppner Flat farmers are rushinp their wheat to local warehouses and elevator, and Eight Mile farmers will be hauling in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Adkins of Em- mett, Idaho, are here on a visit to Mr. Adkins' mother, Mrs. Mattie Ad kins, and other Morrow county rela tives. Mr. Adkins is in the moving picture business in the Idaho town. Conser Adkins came up from the Willamette valley where he has been working this spring, driving a Grant lix touring car. He will visit for a time at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mattie Adkins, Rev, W. O. Livingstone, pastor of the First Church of Christ, has ac cepted a call to the pastorate of the Christian church at Hood River. He will leave for his new field the first of September. S. E. Notson will depart for Seattle Sunday to attend the convention of the International Anti-Crime associa tion, convening in that city. L. D. Swick of Monument is driv ing a new Stuck baker light six tour- ng car, which he purchased through the local agency last week. The home of the First National Bank is presenting an improved front having had the windows hung with new awnings yesterday. Roger W. Morse departed for Port land last evening, being called to the city by the serious illness of his mother. Ed Burchell and wife were visit ors in Heppner yesterday from Lex ington. DGittocmlic PisgVicc Px'csidcnt WrK ( Wfc) f CJOHN W. DAVIS LA CHfXRL.ES VI. BRYAN 1 ) W65T VIHOINIA f V NtBBMK HltOCflJtN Local W.C.T.U. to Discuss Childrens' Farm Home A meeting of the W. C. T. U. of Heppner has been called for tomor row afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. F. Campbell. Local womens' organizations of the various churches will join with the W. C. T. U. in a discussion of the Children's Farm Home at Corvallis. Following are some facts of interest concerning the home, compiled by Ada Wallace Unruh, financial secretary, with of fices at 615 Stock Exchange building, Portland: The farm on which the Children's Farm Home is located is three and one-half miles northeast of Corvallis and on the connecting highway be tween east and west side. This will soon be hard surfaced, this improve ment adding several thousand dollars to value of farm, with no expense to it. Farm consists of 80 acres of up land, 80 acres of bottom land, 80 acres pasture and timber, five acres lake. Has been examined and passed by O. A. C. soil experts. Purchase price of $200 an acre is less than similar land could be pur chased for at time of our purchase and far less than could be bought at this time. Terms of the contract under which we are purchasing the Farm are such that they can be easily met Twenty-nine thousand dollars has been paid and pledges are on file in office for five thousand more. Indi viduals and organizations are invited to pay sums covering one or more acres. Such as do this will have their names placed on a permanent honor roll in administration building. The farm has been sun-eyed by 0. A. C. experts, and the fertile acres are being organized to secure the lar gest amount of production. The farm house has been rebuilt as a residence for the superintendent. The two large dairy barns, silos, poultry houses, machinery sheds, milk and pump houses are being repaired and repainted. Two drilled wells with a good water system will supply both houses and barns with water. The buildings are electrically equipped, sewers are in good order, wood land is being cleaned up, bridges built and roads laid out. A school district has been organized, a school house built and with the co operation of the Oregon State Nor mal a thoroughly modern public school organized. Three thoroughly modern cottages are completed and seventy-five chil dren are being cared for at the home. Glenn Boyer was in Heppner the first of the week from Hamilton. Nominees GROUNDS CECIL HS ITEMS Peter Bauernfiend, Cecil's right hand man, took a joy ride last week with Bob Lowe as far as Busy Bee ranch. R. E. Duncan kindly took Pete and introduced him to all stock on the ranch. Pete says it is twenty one years since he visited this same ranch and he had no idea so many chickens, ducks, bees, etc., could be raised on one place. Pete also de clares he never saw so many rabbits all at one time and that no wonder the hay crops are light and hardly worth cutting. Since R. W. Morse, county agent, has come to the rescue things are improving. R. W. Morse, county agent, has been doing business around Cecil and has some of his men at present pois oning rabbits on the various ranches. At time of writing, July 12, reports at hand are 411 rabbits poisoned at Busy Bee ranch. R. E. Duncan de clares this number was killed with one ounce of poison. One thousand rabbits were poisoned on Thursday and Friday morning at Hynd Bros, ranch. All ranches are to be treated in the same manner, so we expect the jack rabbits will soon be numbered with the things of the past on Wil low creek. What little hay has been left in this district by the rabbits and the '. dry season combined will be stacked m a short time. All farmers report- i ing hay very light. Wheat farmers ; have not been seen or heard of since ! celebrating the Fourth, but expect to have their reports in for next week's edition. Peter Baurenfiend left on Thurs day for his annual trip to Ritter Hot Springs, Pete is feeling well in spite j of his seventy-four years and do-; dares after a few more treatments in the mud bath which was installed at ! Ritter last year he will be able to I see his hundredth year. J Word has been received from the Mayor that he and his daughter, Miss ' Annie C. Hynd' were leaving Vancou-; ver, B. C, on Wednesday morning for Prince Rupert where they will visit for several weeks. Reports weather fine and both enjoying themselves to the limit. Wind and sand still the lot of Cecil community. July 5th the worst sand storm in the memory of man hit us. Everyone who could use a broom was called into action and still we are in active service with wind and sand. Mr. and Mrs. Oral Henriksen and daughters of Ewing were given a farewell party by all their friends at Cecil who wished them all good luck in their new home at the Moore ranch near Heppner. Miss Clcta Palmateer of Windy nook and friends from Morgan were again exercising their mounts in Ce cil in readiness for the coming Rodeo to be held in Heppner in September. Harold Ahalt, government trapper, was in the Cecil district on Friday. Harold declares the coyotes are be ginning to be scarce in this vicinity. Al Henriksen arrived in Cecil from his ranch near Pendleton on Satur day and will spend some time with his friends on Willow creek. Mr, and Mrs, Karl Farnsworth and family of Rhea Siding were calling at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lun dell on Sunday. Miss Annie C. Lowe left on Thurs day for Sand Hollow where she will visit with her uncles, the Hynd Bros.. for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Cox of Pasco, Wash., were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Krehs at the Last Camp on Tuesday. Gus Davis arrived from Mosier on Tuesday and will work for Krebs Bros, during haying at The Last Camp. Robert Hynd, son of Mrs. R. F. Hynd of Portland, has been visiting for several days at Butter by Flats. Critical Situation Is Faced in Near East An urgent call for funds to meet a critical situation in the Near East is being made, and that people may better understand the nature of the situation, J. J. Handsaker, northwest regional director of Near East Re lief, sends us a letter from C. V. Vickrey, general secretary on the field. In his letter accompanying Mr. Vickrey'a appeal, Mr. Handsaker writes: "This is the first time in Mr. Vick rey'a life of service to the children of the Near East that he has gone out with the positive orders from the Executive Committee to turn chil dren out of the orphanages. Cruel as the order is, it is necessary because for the first time in our history we are not only without reserve but we find ourselves with a deficit. This comes because of the expense of bringing our children out of Turkey last year and of saving the lives of hundreds of thousands as they fled from their ancestral homes in Tur key into Greece." Mr. Vickrey's description of the crying need which his workers are now facing should have a strong ap peal to everyone. His letter reads: "New York, N. Y., July 4, 1924. "Mr. J. J. Handsaker, Portland, Ore. "Dear Mr. Handsaker: "We come to the close of our fiscal year, June 30th, without receiving the amount required to meet the mini mum expenses for the summer months. Reluctantly, the Committee has been obliged to issue the order for the discharge of additional or phans despite the fact that most of the orphans now in our institutions are under eleven years of age. I am sailing today on behalf of the committee, to confer and co-operate with out managing directors in ap plying this order with as little hard ship as possible, but at best it will be a heart-breaking task. Unless the order can in some way be modified, it inevitably means the sacrifice and blighting of life opportunity for hun dreds and thousands of children. 1 will of course be in constant cable communication with our Treasurer's office, and my hope is that by the time I reach Athena and Beirut, Nazareth and Jerusalem, we may have aome cable advice assuring us that funds have come in during July that will alleviate the situation and restore hope for at least some of the chil dren. "I know that, if the Christian peo ple of America could see and feel that which I will be obliged to see and feel during the next few weeks, there would be no question about the funds with which to provide the food, cloth ing, education, and opportunities for life usefulness for these children. "Sincerely yours, "C. V. VICKREY, General Secretary." TURXER-LA DUSIRE. The home of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Turner in this city was the scene of a quiet wedding last Saturday after noon at 3 o clock when their daugh ter Anita became the bride of Walter L. LaDusire, The ceremony was per formed by Rev. W. O. Livingstone, pastor of the Church of Christ, in the presence of immediate relatives of the contracting couple. Mrs. LaDusire is the only daughter in a family of six children and a pop ular member of Heppner'a younger set. bhe was graduated with the class of 22 from Heppner High school, and attended Oregon Agri cultural college the following year. Mr. LaDusire came here three years ago from Pendleton and since that time has been engaged as an automo bile mechanic. He was a member of the firm of Patrick & LaDusire, pro prietors of the Heppner Garage Ma chine Shop, and later took sole con trol. Recently he took over the Uni versal Garage and is now conducting the same under the name of the City Garage. The young couple will make their home in this city on their re turn from their honyemoon which they are spending at Wallowa lake. We join their many friends in wish ing them a long and happy married life. BECKET-SHIVELY. Frank Shively and Mrs. Daisy Beck et stole a march on their friends Sat urday night and were quietly married at the home of the bride. Though Mr. Shively's friends "smelled a rat" when he purchased a new Willys- Knight coupe-sedan the past week, they were kept in the dark as to the time of the event. The ceremony took place about 11 o'clock Saturday night and the newlyweds left imme diately after in the new car for a honeymoon trip. They will go to Seattle, Spokane and return by way of the Yakima valley, expecting to be gone a week or ten days. Mr. Shively is the popular proprie tor of the blacksmith and machine shop bearing his name in this city, and Mrs. Becket has been employed with the local telephone exchange for the past two years. Their marriage ia the happy culmination of a court ship of several months duration. Many well-wishes for their future happiness await them on their return. HENRY E. WARREN. The funeral of Henry E. Warren was held in the Hardman church on Tuesday last, the Rev. W. O. Living stone of Heppner officiating. Mr. Warren was 82 years of age, and had been helpless for some years. He and his wife moved to Walla Walla 46 years ago, staying there five years when they moved to the Eight Mile country, where they lived until some years ago, when they removed to Hardman. They came from Missouri to the northwest, and were among the pioneers of this country. They have eight children living and one dead, the living children are Robert H. of state of Washington; Ivan W. and Alfred T., of Emmett, Idaho; Mrs. Corda B. Saling, Edda A. Warren and Mrs. Ida May Adams, of Hardman; Elisabeth Leach, of Spokane. Marion H. died 35 years ago. A number of grand children and great grand chil dren survive them. There will be a dance at Parkers Mill, Saturday night, July ID. Every one cordially invited. By Arthur Brisbane Wheat Is Going Up. Eugene Myer In Charge. Beer and Ships. More Than Mail Service. The Department of Agriculture says fanners all lost money on their wheat last year. It cost $1.24 a bush el to grow it. The average price was 99 eents. Unless all signs fail, far mers will get ill the wheat costs this year and a good deal more. Many sections of the country producing fewer than 15 bushels of wheat to the acre, with labor and firtiluer costing what they do, it is hard to see how wheat can pay, even at $1.21. The Republican plan is to force the price to $1.50. How many votes would that be worth? If farmers have any wheat unsold from the last crop they usually have none when the price goes up let them hang on to it. And if they are wise they will hold for high prices the wheat now being threshed. When the really big people want wheat to go up, as they do now. it ; goes up. They have the power to make it go. It is not like one indi vidual, professional wheat gambler, or little pool, trying to fight the wolves on the "short aide." Other grains, com especially, and cotton and stocks, will travel upward with the wheat. What Republican victory, BIG VICTORY, demands is a prosperity boom. You'll have it. Readers may remember that this writer, when cotton was below 25, an nounced that it would travel up to 35. It did, moving steadily and high er than 35. What the big fellows want really happens , Eugene Myer, Jr., able young citi zen of many millions, is in charge of the plan to put up the prices of wheat and of other farm products to make farmers happy, and enable the Government to lend them more money. DONT GAMBLE, HOWEVER. It is virtuous to pray that farmers may have better times and better prices. It's foolish to gamble on it. No little man is smart enough or quick enough to survive in that game. If you happen to come in contact with Eugene Myer, Jr., who is now traveling through the West, you might get valuable information. It ia said he intends to put the average value of cattle up $10 a head. That would help some. A time is coming when lack of American-owned ships will cost us more billions than that same lack cost in the last war. The various brands of beer, reli gion, foreign entanglements, etc., all have their importance. But none is as important as the safety of the country. And that de pends on ahips. ON the water for carrying goods and troops, ABOVE the water and UNDER the water, for fighting. A little while ago we were begging England to make room for our sol diers in her ships, and paying Eng lish shipping companies first cabin rates for less than steerage accomo dation for American soldiers sent ov er to help England and France. But all that seems to be forgotten. Dr. E. Lyman Fisk, scientific au thority, says "Alcohol is a liability.' Tests prove that "moderate drinkers do not live longer than total abstain ers." That's interesting and import ant. However, those on the other side of the fence say "Mere LENGTH of life is not the important thing. It doesn't matter so much how LONG you live, as how EFFICIENTLY you live." The younger Pitt, for instance, un doubtedly drank himself to death. But while he lived he kept Napoleon Bon aparte out of England. And that was more important to Englishmen than having him live to be one hundred and fifty would have been. Again, it may be said that if he HAD drunk only water, he might have been twice as good a Prime Minister in addition to living to be a hundred. About these things we, as yet, know nothing. While you are sleeping, fliers for the post office are crossing the con tinent, guided by "light patches" blazing with lights of many million candle power. Eventually, of course, that lighting will be cheap. It is only a question of power, of borrowing from the sun In the daytime enough energy to duplicate sunlight feebly at night. Postmaster General New is to be congratulated on his excellent work in developing the aerial mail delivery. What he does for a greater mail de livery, while most important, is of far less value than his admirable work in developing the American fly ing machine and American fliers. Frank Turner and sun Bob drove to The Dalles Monday morning where Mr. Turner went on biininess. They returned home Tueiday morning, picking up Miss Lorena Palmateer at Arlington, whom they brought to Heppner for a visit with friends. E. N. Gonty and frtmliy returned from Porrtland Friday evening. Mrs. Gonty and the children spent about a month In the city and ht went down in the car to bring them home.