The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 41, Number 41 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1925. Subscripion $2.00 Per Year
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OREGON'S HEALTH
LOCAL H HEMS
Lexington to Entertain
County I.O.O.F. Bodies
WHEN DAD WAS A BOY
By SATTERFIELD
VERY IMPORTANT
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This Is Opinion Expressed
' By Farm Experts But
It Is Futile Now.
RELIEF WILL COME
Dr. W. J. Splllnun Deliver! Add ran
at The Dalle Friday; Count?
Agent Mora -Attends.
That any hop of securing legisla
tion at present embodying the idea
and principlea of the McNary-Haugcn
bill, ! futile, it the expressed opin
ion of Dr. W. J. Spillman, special
representative of the United States
department of agriculture, given in
an address at The Dallea on Friday
afternoon last. However, the propon
ents of the measure are atill firm in
the belief that produeera are entitled
to protection such as was proposeJ in
the measure.
Representatives from the wheat
growing areas in the various Eastern
Oregon counties were present at the
meeting, Roger Morse, county agent
of Morrow county, going down lrom
Heppner to listen to the distinguish
ed speaker. ,
The price for wheat la high now,
the speaker admitted, but the cause
of it is that Europe, Canada and Ar
gentine have short crops. It is futile
to expect a continuance of auch prices
when It is definitely known that Ar
gentine can increase its wheat pro
duction three or four fold and that
Australia hat only begun to develop
her wheat producing possibilities.
The' United States can produce, twice
the volume of wheat that is now
grown here if the price of wheat
should stay up, he said. The pros
pects for next year are that wheat
will be worth around one dollar a
bushel, unless some one of the big
exporting countries haa a short crop.
As long as artificial means are used
in bolstering up the price of products
of industry, farmers are entitled to
aome support along the lines sug
gested by the McNary-Haugen bill.
Mr. Spillman declared, and ho said
that the idea has not died and will
not die. A tentative plan which he
did not dwell on in detail has been
worked out whereby producers of
wheat would be secured a price on a
parity with other products for that
part of the crop consumed in the
domestic market, and for what they
aell in the world market they would
be required to accept world prices.
He cited the experience of coffee
growers in Brazil as an example of
how far It Is safe to go in regulating
such matters. Production under
the government guaranteeing and
telling price adopted there increased
by leaps and bounds, he told hit au
dience. Finally the government in
self defense warned the growera that
they might produce all the coffee
they wanted to but that the govern
ment would not guarantee to handle
through its agencies more than the
world market demanded. Production
has gradually been brought back to
a sound basis. Such a plan aa that
used if Brazil would not be possible
here, he said, but a plan for afford
ing American farmers protection
against the cheaply produced wheat
of other countries can and ahould be
followed, he said.
He urged wheat farmers to get a
a few sheep and grow into that busi
ness on such a basia aa their own
feed and range makes possible. As
wheat production haa increased the
number of sheep has decreased, not
only in the United Slates, but in
other countries as well. Argentine
is at present cutting down the aixe
and number of its flocks and increas
ing its wheat acreage. The aame
thing has been going on for a num
ber of years in the chief wool and
wheat countries of the world.
Since 1903 the number of sheep has
gradually been decreasing, he said.
In the United States in 1903 there
were 84,000,000 sheep. Now the
flocks of this country total 38,000,000.
The prospects are that for the next
thousand years the world will never
have a surplus of wool and that the
business will be relatively atable and
profitable, due to the fact that only
in the northern and western states
can aheep be grown successfully.
DON'T CUT THE C. M. T. C.
The severe cut in the citizens' mil
itary training camps recommended by
the budget bureau is not justified.
Forty thousand young men are ex
pected at th,e camps next year. The
budget allowance of $2,320,000 will
provide for only 29,000 men. -
In 1921 about 10,000 young Ameri
cana went to these camps; in 1922
there were 22,000; in 1923 there were
26,000, and In 1024 about 84,000 men.
Next year at least 40,000 should be
provided for. The cut to 29,000 men
and a saving of $000,000 Is not worth
the cost In military efficiency and
physical and social welfare that the
extra training will bring.
The citizens' military training
campa have valuet much greater than
the education In military technique
which their name auggests. They
are training schools of citizenship
and social discipline. This fact
ahould be considered in apportioning
the budget. ' They shuld be charged
not merely to the military system
but to the general national welfare,
Chicago Tribune.
UNIVERSITY RECEIVES GIFTS.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan.
6. The University of Oregon gift
campaign headquarters Is in receipt
of $1013 in cash from the Kennell
Ellis Portrait Studio of Eugene, the
latest donation to the building and
development fund of tho state insti
tution. A socond gift to be recolved by the
University wat from Luella Clay Car
ton, former professor of English and
dean of women at the University. She
gave elghty-flve books, largoly in the
Held of English literature, to the
library.
Every Citizen In the State Should
Be Interested; Deaths De
creased 353 in 1923.
State Board of Health.
It ii of the great it Importance to
a atat that accurate records be kept
of 'its vital capital, of its gain by
birth and its losses by death. The
true wealth of the state does not lie
in its lands and waters; not in its
forests and mines, not In Its flocks
and herds, not In its dollars and
cents, but in its healthy and happy
men, women and children. A woll
man Is worth more to the state than
a sick man. Disease Is a departure
from normal health. Disease impairs
the body and mind of the individual
person, ruins his efficiency and ulti
mately destroys him. The strength
of a state is but the resultant of the
combined virtues, vices, ills and de
ficiencies of all individuals. More
over, though disease originates in
the individual it spreads by contagion
from one person to another and, if
unarrested, ultimately to the whole
people, sometimes ending in a nation
al plague.
Every Oregon i an is, or should be,
interested in the health of this State.
In 1923 there were 853 less deaths in
Oregon than there were in 1922. A
reduction of the unusually low death
rate of this state should be appre
ciated by all. Health is an asset that
the state of Oregon cannot capitalize
too highly. The decrease in the death
rate was due to a lessening of the
usual number of deaths from pneu
monia, influenza and diabetes. The
conditions in Oregon are undoubtedly
favorable to the prolongation of hu
man life. A careful analysis of our
human bookkeeping records shows
that there are possibilities of a great
er saving of life. Tuberculosis and
measles claimed more lives in 1023
than in 1922. Special steps must be
taken to safeguard our citizens from
these infections.
A campaign of education is needed
to inform the public just how these :
diseases are communicated and what .
steps must be taken to prevent them.
These diseases should be reported to
the proper authority at once, not to
ostracize or deprive these individuals
of their liberty but for the purpose of
instructing them how they can better
care for themselves and how they
can live so as not to be a menace to
others. A graduate of tuberculosis
or consumption who follows instruc
tions is a safer person to associate
with than the ordinary person.
Many deaths could be prevented
if the knowledge now existing were
actually applied in a reasonable way
to a reasonable extent. Statistics
show that 42 per cent of the deaths
of persons in the United States could
be prevented or postponed. The
health problem will be solved when
education in all its forms is brought
to bear upon problems of human liv
ing. Willow Lodge, 66, Holds
Installation of Officers
On last evening at their hall In
this city, Willow Lodge No. 68, I. O.
O. F., held their annual installation
of officers, following which the mem
bers were entertained in the banquet
hall where plenty of good eats were
spread for their consumption. The
officers installed were:
Lee Slocum, N. G.; A. J. Chaffee,!
V. G.; A. M. Phelps, secretary; Albert
Adkins, treasurer; John Wightman,
warden; A. J, Knoblock, conductor;
J. L, Yeager,chaplain; S. P. Devin.
R. S. N. G.; O. O. Edwards, L S. N.
G.; George McDuffce, R. S. V. G.; W.
B. Tucker, L. S. V. G.; E. R. Huston.
R. S. S.; W. E. Mikesell, L, S. 8.: Geo.
Sperry, I. G.; Sherman Shaw, O. G.
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
C. F. TRIMBLE, Pastor.
9:45, Sunday School. Some new
members were added to the Men's
Class last Sunday. There 1b room
for many more. The pastor teaches
this class and hopes to make it a
great class. We are inviting any
man not working in another Sunday
School, Would like to have the men
attend as visitors, or enroll as mem
bers of the class. All the other de
partments of the school are growing,
but room for many more.
Young People a Class, We have a
great group of young people In the
High School Class. Vawter Craw
ford is the teacher. We would like
to make this class helpful to many
more of the high school students.
This class has a good room, a good
instructor, and good social activities.
11:00. Morning Worship. Sermon
topic, "Jesus as a Teacher."
8:30. Christian Endeavor.
7:30. Sermon.
$15,000 In Prizes
11 MlflkU. PftialiUnt nf -Ik. Ma.
tlonal Hone Shoe Pitching AsVn.,
hat raited $16,000 In cash prizes
for the National meut at Lake
Worth, Florida, February 10th-28th.
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There was a double-header basket
ball game at lone Tuesday night be
tween the boys' and girls' teams of
Lexington and lone. Lexington boys
were victorious and In the girls' bat
tle the victory went to the lone girls.
There will be a double-header game
here on Saturday night between the
boys' and girls' teams of Arlington
and Lexington. The promise is for
some lively games.
Miss Esther Lemery and Mr. Rolfe
Paquin were married at Seattle De
cemher 19th. Mrs. Paquin is one of
the teachers In the high school here
and has made a host of friends dur
ing the short time she has been with
us. We extend congratulations to the
young couple. Mrs, Paquin returned
on Sunday to resume teaching here.
Dr. Walker took Mrs. T. W. Cuts
forth to Portland last week and
placed her under the care of a nerve
specialist in that city. Mrs. Cuts
fort h has been very ill for Beveral
weeks and her friends here hope that
she may soon recover and return
home.
Fred Ball, owner of the Commercial
hotel at Fossil, was calling on friends
in Lexington Tuesday morning on his
way home from a visit with his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Wilkinson of
Upper Willow creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pomeroy, who
have been here for the past two
weeks visiting relatives, left Monday
morning for their home at Ostrander,
Wash.
Misses Wilma and Opal Leach have
returned to O. A. C. to take up their
studies again, after a very pleasant
two weeks vacation at home.
Prof, and Mrs. Fred Kelly returned
Saturday from Portland and other
cities where they have been visiting
during the holidays,
Mrs. Laurence Downing and little
son Richard, of Mills City, are here
visiting Mrs. Downing's sister, Mrs.
Cecil Warner,
Mrs. Blanche Hummel left for
Portland last Friday after spending
a very pleasant visit here with
friends.
Mr, and Mrs. Robert Wilcox re
turned last week from a two weeks
visit with relatives and friends at
Salem.
Mr. and Mrs, B. H. Grady and fam
ily were guests at the Chas. Swindig
home In Heppner Thursday of last
week.
Mrs. Karl Beach and sons left for
Walla Walla Sunday. The Beach
boys are attending school there this
year.
Dallas Ward and Elmo McMillan
left on Fridny for CorvalUs to re
sume their collego work at O. A. C.
Elmer Hunt came in from Port
land Thursday to spend a few weeks
visiting with friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Simonton and
family from Sand Hollow wero call
ing in Lexington Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glasscock and
the boys returned Saturday from a
week's visit at Hardman,
Clarence Carmichael left Sunday
morning for Corvallis, where he Is
entering O, A, C.
Miss Myrtle McNeil returned Sun
day evening after a two weeks visit
in Portland.
George McMillan Is spending the
week viBiting with friends in Port
land. Ed Kollor and family spent New
Year's with Grandma Keller at lone.
School opened again Monday after
a two weeks holiday vacation.
MIrs Maxlne Gentry returned to 0.
A. C. on Friday,
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Missionary Society Has
Very interesting Meeting
Mrs. R. L. Benge was hostess on
Tuesday afternoon to the auxiliary
of the Christian Womens Board of
Missions of the Church of Christ.
The meeting was in charge of Mrs.
K K. Huston's division and the at
tendance was about 30, with a num
ber of visitors present
The subject for discussion was
"Evangelism" and Mr. Trimble gave
a short address on the topic, while
Helen Wells recited the poem, "In the
Land of the Beginning Again." Fol
lowing the C. W, B. M. program,
members of the Willing Workers
present held a Bhort business session
and voted (125 of their funds into
the church building fund. Refresh
mnets were served and a aocial time
followed.
A REMINDER.
The New Year play to have been
given December 31 by the Epworth
Leagues of the Methodist Community
Church, will be presented Friday, Jan
uary 9, at 7:30 o'clock.
"Father Time" will be supported by
readings, aolot and orchestra selec
tions. You are welcome.
Time, endlesa time; Years, ceaseless
years;
Served well by months and seasons.
Time is the patience of God, unhur
ried, serene,
And the Years, constant Years, arc
His reasons.
Learn thou the nature of God, Crea
tion reveala Him
"All His works praise the Lord;"
Man, only, conceals Him.
HARDMAN NEWS NOTES.
School has again opened and every
one is back to school. The weather
being warmer than before vacation
makes it possible to keep comfortably
warm while in school.
The first basketball 'game of the
season will be played January 10th
between the Heppner team and the
Hardman team, on the Heppner floor.
A double-header will be played in
Hardman January 16th between the
Lexington and Hardman teams.
Kennard McDaniet will give a dance
Janury 16th following the basketball
games.
CALL FOR COUNTY WARRANTS.
All Genera Fund Warrants of Mor
row County, Oregon, registered on or
before September 80th, 11124, will be
paid on presentation at the office of
the County Treasurer on or after
January 22nd, 1926, at which date in
terest on said warrants will cease.
Dated at Heppner, Oregon, Janu
ary 8th, 1926.
LEON W. BRIGGS,
County Treasurer.
LEXINGTON CHURCH OF CHRIST.
W. E. JONES, Pastor.
Pastor Taul DcF, Mortimoro of
lone is conducting a two-weeks meet
ing here. I hope you will take ad
vantage of his leadership, for he is
one of the best song leaders in the
brotherhood. His solos will come
early in the song Bervice, to be on
time.
R. L. Benga and family motored
over to 1'ondlcton one day last wook,
going that far with Mr, Bongo's sis
tor, Mrs. Ruth Barnett, who was on
her way home at Walla Walla. Mrs,
Barnett spent a week or more visit
ing with relatives here and at Lexington,
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The Freshmen are givig the high
school a party next Friday evening.
The party which is to be a masquer
ade will be held at the school house
at 7:30.
The Freshmen have elected their
officers for the next semester. They
are, president, Kenneth Merritt; vice
president, John Farley; secretary and
treasurer, Letha Hiatt; sergeant-at-arma,
Edna Vaughn.
The first basketball game of the
season will be played here Wednes
day evening with Pine City.
.'a. the basketball schedule for this
year Heppner plays the following
games:
Hardman at Heppner, January 10.
Boardman at Boardman, Jan. 16.
Arlington at Heppner, January 17.
Lexington at Lexington, January 24.
Arlington at Arlington, Jan. 31.
lone at Heppner, February 7.
Hardman at Hardman, February 13.
Lexington at Heppner, February 14,
Boardman at Heppner, February 21.
lone at lone, February 27.
Girls' games have been scheduled
with Lexington, Arlington and lone.
YVe hope to have more soon.
FAMILY RECEIVES AID.
Several members of the family of
John Gray, residing in the lone vicin
ity, are afflicted with what the physi
cian pronounces to be infantile par
alysis. The family is in straightened
circumstances, and A. A. McCabe and
Grant Olden were in town this morn
ing soliciting financial aid, that a
nurse might be secured to take care
of the children. There are five chil
dren in the family and three of
these are afflicted. One of the. chil
dren seems to be recovering, how
ever, but the other two are very ill
and It is likely that more will take
down with the disease. There was
a liberal response to the call for
practical sympathy presented to the
Heppner folks, and we understand
that the solicitors expect to receive
considerable help from lone, also.
Cashier W. O. Hill of the Lexing
ton State bank was in the. city for
a short time on Wednesday ever.iwr,
looking after business affairs. He
states that many of the farmers
around Lexington are gloomy over
the outlook for their fall-sown grain
and reports reach him that much of
it seems to be killed, but he is not
advised from any personal inspection
made of the grain fields. However,
seed wheat seems much in demand
just now.
Ralph Reade came near meeting
with a very serious accident on New
Year's eve, when he received a kick
in the face by a horse. As it hap
pened, he waa not quite near enough
the animal to receive the full force
of the blow, but at that his cheek
was laid open, hit upper lip badly cut
and several teeth cracked, though
none were knocked out. Ralph con
siders, himself quits lucky that the
injuries were not worse.
Miss Helen Wells, while doing the
washing at the J. J. Wells home on
Monday forenoon, was so unfortunate
as to get her right hand in the
wringer. No bones were broken and
the machine, run by electric motor,
was stopped in time to save the en
tire hand from passing into the ma
chine. The injuries were quite pain
ful and the hand badly swollen for a
time as a result.
Roger Morse and family returned
home late on Saturday from Van
couver, Wash., where the family had
been spending their vacation on a
visit to the home folks. Mr. Morse
went to The Dalles Fridny to hvar
tho address of Dr. Spillman, rfter
which ha went on to the Washington
city for his family.
J, W. Johnston returned yesterday
from Boise, Idaho, where some two
weeks ago ho went with Mrs. Johns
ton who underwent a major opera
tion in the hospital there on the 21' th
of December for stomach trouble.
When he left Boise, Mrs. Jo'inston
was gotting along quite well but her
recovery will be alow.
Chat. Bartholomew, who is an ex
tensive wheatgrower of the Pine City
country, wat here Wednesday to at
tend to business matters before the
county court. Mr. Bartholomew is
fully convinced that the wheat on his
farm la all killed, at well at his fall
sown rye. He states that in all his
experience he haa never known rye
to freeze out in the winter, but it
haa been killed thit teason. Spring
wheat for seeding will be In strong
demand in the north end of the
county, according to Mr. Bartholo
mew. Chat. J. Anderson was here yes
terday to attend to matters of busi
ness before the county court. The
ground at his place was frozen to a
depth of 17 inches during the recent
cold tnap and it is not thawed out
yet. He thinks that the freezing of
the past night or two will connect no
the frost in the ground again. So
far aa ha ia able to tell at this time
the gram on hit place waa not in
jured by the freezing.
Attention of members of the Degree
of Honor it called to the next meet
ing of the order, which will be held
at the home of Mrs. W. W. Smead on
the afternoon of Wednesday, Janu
ary 14, at 2 o'clock. There will be
important business and a social hour.
The president, Mrs. Amy Instone, and
the secretary, Mrs. Lillie Aiken, urge
that the members be present at this
meeting.
Roy Neill was in from his Pine Citv
ranch on Wednesday. The recent
cold snap was pretty severe out his
way and some of his fall sown grain
is damaged. A big snow at this sea
son of the year would appeal to him
as being about the proper thing to
do the country a lot of good. How
ever, it ia up to the weather man and
we are compelled to take just what
is sent.
Mrs. E. F. Campbell enjoyed a
short vacation at Christmas time with
Mr. and Mrs. Willis McCarty at The
Dalles. She accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Anderson and Mrs. Ander
son ia atill at The Dalles where she
expects to remain until her husband
retuma from Aberdeen, South Dako
ta, where he was called by the ill
ness and death of hia mother.
The Morrow Conntv rbntr f
Red Cross furnished the material and
made and delivered to Ola McCormick
of Lexington, who is at present a pa
tient in the veterans' hospital at
Walla Walla, a large flannelette cov
ered wool comforter. Mrs. Cochran
states that she is in receipt of a let
ter of thanks from him, telling how
much the gift was appreciated.
Erik Bergstrom was in the city
yesterday from his home in the
Gooseberry section. For a couple of
days following the thaw, Mr. Berg
strom states the gram on his place
looked pretty ragged, but so far as
he ia able to judge at the present
time reseeding will not be necessary.
J. V. Head, who has been in charge
of the lone Independent for the past
year, haa resigned the position and
gone to Portland where he will seek
employment, so it is reported at
Heppner. Rev. W. W. Head, father
of J. V. will have charge of the lone
paper for the time being.
The drawing for the hope chest
that waa recently put up by the altar
society of St. Patrick's church, will
be held at 8 o'clock on Saturday eve
ning at the Star theater. All those
holding numbers will be interested
in this event.
Miss Francis Parker left on Fri
day last for Joseph to resume her
duties as teacher of the Hurricane
creek school near that place. She
spent the Chrsitmas holidays with
her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
S. Parker.
Alonzo Edmundson came over from
Madraa on Tuesday for a short visit
at the home of his mother, Mrs. Lu
ther Huston. He is following farm
ing in the Madras country, and states
that the present outlook for crops is
good.
Jason Biddle was in the city for
a short time this forenoon, looking
after business affairs. He is farming
again on the Rhea creek ranch and
thinks some of his wheat has been
injured by the recent cold snap.
Bob Allstott, Rhea creek and Eight
Mile farmer, was doing business in
Heppner on Monday. Mr. Allstott is
not alarmed over the outlook for the
grain out his way and thinks it is
not hurt by the recent freeze.
Paul DeF. Mortimore, pastor of the
Christian church at lone, was a visit
or here on Tuesday. He' is engaged
with Wallace Jones in holding a pro
tracted meeting at Lexington. They
began there on Sunday last.
FOR SALE 1922 Ford Sedan; good
tires, spare, Hassler shocks, foot
feed and other extras. Mechanically
perfect. A good buy if you need a
car. Price 300. ALVA JONES, Box
102, Lexington, Oregon.
Afl teachers of the Heppner schools
returned to the city in time to take
up their duties at the school house
on Monday morning. Their vacations
were spent at different points on the
outside.
We are glad to note that C. W.
McNamer is able to be on the streets
again, after his long continued spell
of sickness. His improvement is
rather slow but is satisfactory.
Lost A small straw suitcase,
somewhere on road between Heppner
and l'endleton via. Lexington. Finder
please leave at this office. Suitable
reward. J8-2
Since the fan was adjusted proper
ly in the heating plant at the new
high school building in lone, the
school no longer suffors from cold.
In the basketball game at the pa
vilion last evening between Pine City
high and Heppner high, the visitors
were victora in a score of 9 to 8,
A marriage license was Issued from
the office of Clerk Anderson on Tues
day to Walter J. Evans and Estella
Harren, both of Heppner,
The Lexington lodges of Oddfel
lows and Rebekahs will entertain the
other lodges of the eounty at Lex
ington this evening. It is expected
that each lodge will have a strong
delegation at the meeting ai the
weather conditions are each that the
people can get out.
It has been a custom for some time
for the different lodges of the eounty
to come together in meetings of this
kind, and besides being the means of
creating interest in the work of the
order, good social times are had and
there Is a cultivation of the frater
nal spirit that helps each lodge and
its individual members. Lexington
will do the part of host as she us
ually does and there will be plenty
of good eats following the work
session.
Something Unique to Be
Presented at P.T.A. Meet
On Wednesday of next week the
regular meeting of the local Parent-
Teachers association will be held in
the high school auditorium at 3:00
o'clock sharp.
There will be a very unique pro
gram presented in the way of dram
atization by the Girl Reserves, as
sisted by the pupils of Mrs. Dix's
room. You will miss something ii
you are not there, parents.
bmce thit is the first meeting of
the year, it ia urgently requested that
everyone who can at that time pay
dues, and thus cooperate in the work
of asssiting pupils, teachers and par
ents. Fathera and mothers, frienda and
neighbors, come.
LILLIAN TURNER, President
Bethel Chapel Holds
Annual Meeting Sunday
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Chapel was held on Sunday, January
4th. When there Wa. tha .la-tinn .
officers and reports on the progress
or ineir work lor the past year.
The Recretarv'. nnnrf ilinw, tli.t
the Chapel now possesses property
ana equipment valued at more than
$750, which has been acquired and
fnllv nfliri fnT. Tho nffirtan nrl.a Is ......
served the Sunday school during the
past year were all re-elected as fol
lows: Mrs. W. E. Pruyn, general sup
erintendent; Mrs. A. M. Phelps, sup
erintendent of primary department;
. m. rneips, secretary, and w. O.
Dix, treasurer.
Miss Elizabeth Phelti.. who
ly organized a local chapter of Girl
Reserves, has received from national
headquarters her certificate a a le
gally qualified supervisor.
FRUIT IS WELL PRESERVED.
L. E. Van Marter. while taking
stock at Peoples Hardware Co. Tues
day, ran onto a jar of fruit that was
put up 23 years ago by Mrs. S. P.
Garrigues. The plums are in perfect
state or preservation, as he found
on opening the fruit, and no doubt
would have bo continued indefinitely.
it ia the opinion of Shelley Baldwin,
who was about the store when Mr.
Garrigues was running it, that this
jar of fruit is a part of an exhibit
prepared by Mrs. Garrigues for a
function pulled off in Heppner along
about 1902.
MEN AND BOYS BANQUET.
A Men and Boys banquet will be
given in the banquet room of the
Church of Christ Thursday evening.
tonight, beginning at 6:30. The Boy
Scouts, boys of tha Sunday School
and high school boys and men of the
town are invited. The men will be
the hosts of the boys.
RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE.
Whereas, the messenger of death
has again visited our number, and re
moved the name of our brother, John
Hughes from the roll of workmen.
and taken our brother from our midst
to his eternal rest, and,
w hereas. Brother Hughes was a
true and faithful Mason, and we wish
to make permanent record of hia fi
delity;
Therefore be it resolved that we.
his brother craftsmen of Heppner
Lodge No. 69, A. F. 4 A. M., at this
time pause in sorrowful submission
to recall his many vritues and to drop
a tear at his departure.
We extend the sorrowing widow
and children of our deceased brother
in their bereavement our deepest
sympathy.
Be it resolved that a copy of these
resolutions be sent to the family of
the deceased, that a copy b entered
upon our records and a copy handed
The Gazette-Times for publication.
SPENCER CRAWFORD.
F. E. FARRIOR.
P. M. GEMME1.L,
Committee,
Mrs. O. J. Cox of Lexington was a
visitor in Heppner several days this
week, a guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Young.
Dr. Johnston reports the arrival
of a 7 Vi-lb. son at the tjome of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Gray of Morgan on
January 2nd, l'.25.
Alex Warren was in the city yes
terday from his home at Boardman,
being interested in some business at
the court house.
Judge E. S. Duron and Ira Lewis
were Lexington men in the city on
Wednesday, having business at the
court house.
Ralph Akers, business man of lone,
was doing business at the court house
in Heppner on Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Rusmua is visiting In
Portland this week, expecting to be
absent indefinitely.
Mrs. Lillian Cochran Is home from
Portland, where she has been for a
time looking after business matters.
Ernest Holiker, farmer of lone,
was a business visitor in Heppner on
Monday.
By Arthur Brisbane
Who Will Be First?
Flying Brings Change,
Real Estate and Railroads
Peace in Sleepy Hollow.
What railroad man will first real
ize what the flying machine meant?
What railroad man especially will
first realize what the flying: machine
will do to the passenger traffic of the
great railroads on all long hauls?
The first capable man, acting1 on
thorough realization of the flying1 ma
chine's future, will establish for his
stockholders and himself such a for
tune as would make those of the
Vanderbilts, Hills and Huntingtona
look like financial crumbs.
Tou think about the flying machine
ont west as representing the business
energy of the whole western country.
To go there now, you travel four
days on trains admirably equipped
and managed.
In less than twenty years the trip
will be made by flying machine in six
hours and with absolute safety. How
many Americans will devote four rail
road days to a six-hour fly inn trio?
Not many.
The flying machine will unset the
ories, habits and values.
Land one hundred miles from a
great eity will be reached more
quickly than land in the suburbs
twenty-five miles away is reached
now.
Flying for all long journeys will
displcae railroading completely witb-
the lives of midde-aeed men now
living.
Many railroad men, of course, real
ize that a great change In transpor
tation is soon coming. William
Sproule, president of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, said yesterday that
what caused him to do some hard
thinking was the landing in San Fran
cisco of a man that had flown from
New York in one single day between
sunrise and dark. If a man can do
that experimentally for the Govern
ment now, how long before the thing
will be done practically by up-to-date
transportation men?
Transportation through the air on
a great commercial scale probably
will be developed first in this part of
the world, for here the need Is great
est.
Real railroad men as regards pres
ent earnings will not fear the flying
machine, even should they fail to
utilize it. The flying machine, tak
ing long-haul passengers from rail
roads, will so gretly increase freight
carrying as to make railroad rights
of way and terminals more valuable
than ever.
That's part of the wisdom of Di
vine Justice. No really good thing
ever disappears with another good
thing already existing.
The taxi wiped out the hansom
cab. as gas and electricity wiped out
the tallow candle. But the hansom
and the candle were really not "good
things."
Watch the flying machine. It will
make changes greater than the steam
engine ever made, making man liter
ally master of all he surveys by en
abling him to go anywhere and every
where without roads or terminals,
crossing a continent in half a day.
Most important of all Is that fact
that the flying machine alone repre
sents national safety, since all wars
will be fought and won or lost in the
air from now on. Write your two
Senators and your Congressmen, urg
ing adequate aerial defense not half
as many first class machines as any
other nation has, but twice as many.
Samuel Gompers lies In the Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery at Tarrytown, N.
Y.t not far from the grave of Andrew
Carnegie.
The much talked of "community of
interests" and "equality'' between
capital and labor become real in the
graveyard.
On earth, in the sunshine equality
of capital and labor, is not yet real
ity. Labor is labor, with worry and
uncertainty attached to it, usually.
And capital, with all its worries,
means more leisure and a systematic
share in hat labor produces.
Rlit CslTt.lltinna tra harrov fVinn than
...v.. vva
were. It is no longer a crime for
workmen to unite. It was a crime
once. And they no longer brand with
a TS-rl-hnt irnn n rr wnrlman KnnvioKJ
of leaving his own parish to seek em
ployment in another. They did that
in England, years ago.
LEXINGTON TEACHER MARRIES,
Coming as a surprise to many of
her friends was the marriage of Miss
Esther Lemery and Mr. Rolfe Paquin
on Saturday, December 20 In Seattle.
The bride, who is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, G. W. Lemery of Wa
condii, Is a graduate of Willamette
university with tho class of lltiM,
having majored in Latin. She was a
member of the Clionian lltnrary so
ciety of which sh was president and
of the Y. W. C. A. cabinet. Upon htr
graduation, Miss Lemery whs elected
to membernhip in the honorary schol
astic frntemity, Alpha Kpra Nu,
This year she has ben teaching at
Lexington.
Mr. Paquin who Is an employe of
the Seattle postal department le a 10
registered for work at the University
of Washingon. Salem btuUumaii,
Dec. 30.