The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 41, Number 46.
HEPPNER, OREGON, TH URSDAY, FEB. 12, 1925.
Subscripion $2.00 Per Year
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Establishing Own Retail
Stores in Chicago to
Market Produce.
By C. E. SPENCE, Market Agent.
Last spring a number of farmers
- who had for yean marketed their
product through the regular trade
channels of Chicago, and who had be
come discouraged with the small prof
its left them after the horde of mid
dle interests had taken toll, got to
gether and started their own retail
store on the waterfront. And in the
first season they sold $35,000 worth of
their products. Now these farmers
are oroganizing and are arranging
for a chain of producer-to-consumer
depots across the city. They declare
that the middle concerns take so
much from their products that they
have been forced to direct selling in
self defense.
Farm Indebtedness Alarming.
A report to the recent national
Grange session at Atlantic City stat
ed that since 1910 mortgages on the
farms of this country have increased
more than three times of what the
total was at that time. The recorded
mortgages total more than $4,000,000,
000, while other indebtedness swells
the obligations to $14,000,000,000. Two
big plans to help the farmers from
under the big load were a universal
plan of co-operative marketing and a
plan to furnish electric power to far
mers at cost.
A Giant Co-operative.
The National Co-operative Milk
Producers Federation now has a mem
bership of over 800,000 organized
dairymen, stretching across the coun
try from New England to the Pacific
Coast. This organization is urging
more protection against New Zea
land, Australia and Argentina dairy
products, where strongest competition
is developing and which cannot be
coped with under present tariff duties
because of the low standard of wage
and living in those countries.
Farmer Chain Stores.
The Farmers Union Supply Com
pany of Kentucky has been making a
wonderful and successful demonstra
tion of duplicating private business
methods in the establishment of a
series of chain stores in that state.
Very little publicity has been given
this achievement, but in one year
this farm organization has firmly es
tablished 14 chain retail stores, sup
plied from one central warehouse in
Marysville. The record of atoro it
tensions into first one Blue Grass
community, then into another, makes
inspiring reading for the co-operator.
Sound and well established business
principles, backed by the faith and
hard work of far-seeing men and
women, make farmer chain stores
practicable, and it is but a matter of
time and education when there will
be thousands of them unless the pres
ent marketing systctms are revised
and the too many middle profits dom
inated. Many Potatoes Frozen.,
The severe cold spell of last month
resulted in the freezing and loss of
hundreds of tons of potatoes in Ore
gon and Washington. Eastern Ore
gon reports that thousands of acres
of wheat have also been severely dam
aged by the hard frosts.
Too Great a Rakeoff.
Since the Department of Agricul
ture gave out the figures that the Pa
cific coast apple grower received 78
cents per box for apples that retailed
in New York for $5, the growers are
working on plans to become their
own middle men and handle the pro
ducts all the way through. They ar
gue that if they could retain half of
the middle profits that are now taken
from each box they wouM prosper.
Local High School Is
Asked to Send Delegates
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Feb. 10. Heppner high school
has been invited to send delegates to
the second annual Educational Ex
position to be held this year during
the Washington's birthdny holidays,
February 21 to 23. More than 600
high school student delegates and
faculty members attended the exposi
tion last year and Indications are that
more will be here this year.
Educational and vocational guid
ance is one of the chief aims of the
annual exposition. Not only will ev
ery school and department of the col
lege prepare an elaborate display of
the work carried on by It, but na
tional figures in the educational world
will be here for the period to confer
with the students regarding their
choice of a career and whether the
students' bent in life can be develop
ed at O. A. C. or not. Dr. Stanley
Coulter, dean of men at Purdue uni
versity, will counsel with the men,
and an equally prominent woman will
meet the girls.
While the exposition is primarily
educational, recreation for visitors
will not be neglected. Friday eve
ning an all-school stunt show will
be staged, One or more basketball
games have been tentatively arranged
and Sunday afternoon concerts by
campus musical organizations will be
featured,
Dr. McMurdo played the part of the
Good Samaritan to the Hcppner-Ar-lington
stnga on Sunday, when that
vehicle had become stranded at Cecil
and was unable to got the machinery
started. Doc was coming by in his
Franklin and hooked on to the stage
when he found out the difficulty, and
acting an a tug brought the stage,
passcngors, freight and all to Ilonp
ner, covering tha distance of ,12
miles In one and a half hour', trav
eling time. There were six paaon
gora besides the driver, and it car
rled about 700 pounds of freight and
expresa besides.
Nice warm rooms, by the woek;
reasonable rates. Hotel Heppner,
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NEW MANAGEMENT
TAKES CHARGE AT
LOCAL HOTEL
Mrs. K. S. Rogers, Formerly of
Condon and Enterprise, Now
in Charge of Hotel Heppner.
HoUl Heppner it now in charge of
new manapmeent, Mra. K. 9 Roger,
late of Portland, arriving the past
week and taking over the hotel from
Fat Foley, who waa looking after its
management for a few days upon the
retirement of W. E. Bell.
Mr.. Rogeri ii an experienced hotel
woman, having engaged in the busi
nesa in Eastern Oregon for a period
of eighteen years eight year, at
Condon and ten yeara at Enterprise,
and during this time she became
thoroughly well known to the travel
ing public and waa extensively ad
vertised by her patrons as conduct
ing the business on a plane highly
satisfactory and in every respect
commendable. Mrs. Rogers retired
from the hotel business at Enterprise
about a year ago when the house she
was conductnig there was destroyed
by fire, and in the meantime has been
running at apartment in Portland.
She has in her employ Mr. Henry
Bauer of Enterprise, who worked for
her while in business there, and he
will be the night clerk at th hotel
here. Mrs. Rogers feels that she is
thoroughly conversant with the con
ditions surrounding the hotel busi
ness in Eastern Oregon towns, and
she promises the people of Heppner
and the public at large that under
her 'management Hotel Heppner will
be first class in every respect, and
asks for the opportunity to make
good.
A little later, as she can get things
shaped up, Mrs. Rogers expects to
open up the dining room and serve
good meals at reasonable rates.
UEIL H ITEMS
Roy Neil), Butctr creek ranchman,
was a Heppner visitor on Tuesday.
He states that the recent cold snap
workod injury to the alfalfa fields on
Butter creek and on his place many
of the plants seem to be killed. That
cold snap was no respector of per
sons or localities and serious damage
was done to all kinds of vegetation.
Frank Turner and Gene Pcnland
took a truck load of fat hogs to
Portland the first of the week, which
were disposed of on the market there.
Mr. Peiiland returned home yester
day and Frank is driving up from the
city today with a load of seed rye for
the Farmers Elevator company.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parrish of Con
don were visitors in Heppner over
Sunday, guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank W. Turner. They also
visited at the Garnet Barratt home
before returning to Condon. Mrs.
Parrish was formerly Miss Sadie
Huddleston of this city.
Mrs. W. D. Hedge of Portland is a
guest this week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jeff Beymer. Mrs, Hedge
s a sinter of Roy Johnson who farms
the Her place west of town, and is
spending a couple of weeks visiting
with her relatives and friends here.
Mrs. A. A. Amort and little daugh
ter, Mary Ellen, are guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Patterson,
having arrived on Sunday from their
home at Corvalhs. Mrs. Amort con
templates spending-several weeks in
Heppner.
J. O. Kincaid of Gooseberry states
that he will have to reseed about 6u0
acres of grain. He was in Heppner
yesterday for a short time, making
arrangements to begin the work. He
will put In mostly spring grain.
Mrs. J. W. Johnston has returned
home from Boise, Idaho, where sev
eral weeks ago she underwent a very
serious operation. She it reported to
be recovering nicely and seems to be
rid of her former trouble.
BABY CHIX White Leghorns of
Hollywood and O. A. C. strains. See
my selected stock in breeding pen at
Khea Creek Poultry and Berry ranch.
R. H. Quackenbush & Son, phone
11F14, Heppner, Oregon.
BABY CHIX-R. I. Red end White
Leghorns next Tues. These chicks
from stock that has not had electric
lights or stimulating food to force
egg production. Enoch Crews, Sea
bright, Calif.
Geo. W. Eorle and wife and Mra.
L. Meyers of Eugene wore registered
at Hotel Heppner on Tuesday, Mr.
Earle being in the city for a couple
of days on business.
A banket social and dance will be
given at the F. E. Parker ranch Fri
day evening, February 20, by School
District No. 3, to which everybody
is invited.
Due to lack of ware room we are
offering one hundred and fifty boxes
of Hood River apples nt one dollar
per box. Case Furniture Company.
E. C. Mills and S. D. Atkins of
Walla Walla, and Arthur W. Clothier
wore traveling men in Heppner Wed
nesday, stopping at Hotel Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs, B. F. Swaggart spent
a couple of days in the city the first
of tho week, Mr. Swaggart boing in
town on, business.
J. D. Butcher, district mnnnger of
the Pacific Telephone A Tolrgraph
company, was here from The Dalies
ovor Wednesday,
H. N. Stanfiold of Woiser, Idaho,
wan doing business in this city on
Wednesday and was registered at
Hotel Heppner.
J. L. Cochran of Monument, brothor
of Mrs, F. W. Turner of this city, was
a visitor over the week-end here.
Mr, and Mrs. Ben Anderson and
Hownrd Anderson were Eight Mile
people in tha city yesterday,
TfC0
FEBRUARY SESSION
County Court met in regular aes
sion at the Court House in Heppner,
Morrow County, Oregon, on Wednes
day, the 4th day of February, 1925,
with all officers present
The Court apprvoed, rejected or
continued all bills presented against
the County as per notations on the
face thereof' and ordered warrants
drawn in payment thereof according
to said notations.
The Court accepted the road view
ers' report in the matter of the road
petition of A. H. Nelson et al., and
the aaid report being unfavorable the
said petition was denied.
The Court read the petition of
Aaron A. Agee and othera praying for
a road and the same was ordered sur
veyed and Henry Gorger was appoint
ed viewer to act with the regular
viewers and Monday, the 9th day of
February was set as the day for mak
ing the survey.
The following bjlls were allowed
and warrants drawn in payment
thereof, viz:
A. E. Goodman, Court House 9 5.45
C. B. Orai, Sealer 8.67
Lydia Ritchie, Wid. Pen. 17.60
Rebecca Knight, Wid. Pen 82.60
Dorothy Patterson, Wid. Pen. 10.00
Millie Haney, Wid. Pen 10.00
Minnie Zochert, Wid. Pen 10.00
County Agent 200.00
G. A. Bleakman, County Court 81.60
L. P. Davidson, County Court 20.70
Pac. Tel. Co., Current Expense 25.73
Gazette-Times, Office 282.90
Harvie Young, Justice Court 29.76
Myra Wells, Assessor 100.00
Geo. McDuffee, Office 134.38
Remington Type Co., Assessor 78.00
C. A. Miller, Assessor - 1.84
Bushong 4 Co., Clerk 1.20
Kilham Staty. Co., Sheriff .. 27.48
Irwin-Hodson, Clerk 42.02
Patterson Son, Court House 2.25
Humphreys Drug Co., Ct. Hse. 13.32
Sam Hughes Co., Court House 18.15
Heppner Light Co Ct. House 71.82
E. J. Starkey, Court House .... 9.50
M. D. Clark. Court House 1.76
Gilliam & Bisbee, Court Hse.
and Roads 38.15
Glass & Prudhomme, Jus. Ct. 21.85
Mrs. F. A. Stapleton, Poor 12.60
Andy Rood, Sr., Poor 6.00
Washington Cancer Institute,
Poor 257.00
J. F. Gorham, Prohibition 33.00
Thomson Bros., Jail 1.85
A. D. McMurdo, Poor 65.00
A. H. Johnston, Insane 5.00
U Packard, No. 2 12.00
Boardman Trading Ca., No. 2 26.83
Paul Smith, No. 2 32.00
W. L. McCaleb, General 23.69
Tum-A-Lum Co., Gen. Road .... 39.86
Gen. Monr.. t al., No. 15 220.05
State Acci. Com, Roads 84.60
F. Griffith, No. 14 2.74
E. M. C. Breshears, No. 8 26.96
Martin Behm, No. 2 ' 5.49
E. A. Gemmell, No .15 40.00
J. W. Kirschner, Roads ..... 81.30
W. O. Bayless, Roads 38.86
K)tto Rhul, No. 9 9.20
Frank Shively, General 7.60
Howard Cooper Cor., General 13.02
Mahoney & Co., General 3.00
C. V. Hopper, General 7.26
J. T. Kirk, No. 16, 2.76
f eenaughty Mach. Co.. No. 20 9.65
J. E. Archer, No. 16 10.00
Arlington Nat. Bank, Roads .... 134.72
Bank of lone, Roads .. 103.77
Farmers & Stockgrowera Na
tional Bank, Roods 193.86
First National Bank, Roads.... 650.26
Local Physician Expected
To Attend Frat Dinner
Portland, Or., Feb. 11. Dr. A. D.
McMurdo of Heppner is among the
up-state" members of Phi kappa Psi
who are expected to attend the an
nual Founders' Day dinner of the
fraternity at the Portland hotel. Sat-
urdey, February 21. Tha dinner is
given under the auspices of the Ore
gon Alumni association.
Dr. McMurdo is an alumnus of the
Virginia Alpha chapter of Phi Kapua
Psi at the University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Va.
A host of Phi Kappa Psi alumni
from all parts of Oregon as well as
many from southern Washington are
expeeted in Portland for the annual
dinner. The entire chapter from the
University of Oregon will attend.
Phi Kappa Psi was founded at the
University of Washington and Jeff
erson, Washington, Pa., Februnry 19,
1 he annual dinner is held by
the Oregon Alumni association on the
Saturday nearest this date in order
that the chapter at Eugene may at
tend wihout interruption to their col
lege work.
The Fraternity now numbera 48
chapters. Those on the coast arc:
University of Washington, University
of Oregon, Stanford and the Univer
sity of California. Stanley Myers.
district attorncry of Multnomah coun
ty, la the president of the Oregon
Alumni association.
Farm Pointers.
s Hay stored in summer gained ev
eral pounds per bale at the Oregon
experiment station, reaching greatest
weight in February or March. Tak
ing up moisture from the air is what
gives it a heavier midwinder than
midsummer weight. It tends to go
back to its first weight the following
summer.
Red and alsike clover planting is
ustmlly best done the latter part of
February in Oregon, the experiment
station finds. They are sown on fall
grain where tho light freezing and
thawing, or rains, generally cover the
seed. The clover seed business de
mands pure seed, especially free from
buckhorn. Seed samples will be test
ed free by the experiment and federal
seed laboratory at Corvallis, to help
tile farmer be certain that his seed
is good.
Pruning the young Oregon orchard
to a low head is said by the experi
ment station to have many advant
ages: Pruning, spraying, thinning,
and harvesting are more easily done
and cultivating is as easy If rightly
managed. Sun scald nnd high winds
damage the trees less.
i INSPIRATION By SATTERFIELD
Blanks Are Expected
To Arrive By Saturday
County Agent Morse, in conversa
tion with Sam Kozer, secretary of
state, regarding the progress of the
relief measure, was informed by that
official that he was getting the blanks
ready for mailing out to the various
banks on last evening, and Mr. Morse
was given to understand that these
would reach here by Saturday eve
ning. The passing of the wheat relief
measure was accomplished early last
week, and the details with regard
thereto have been in the process of
working out since, the rush of oth.r
work incidental to the meeting of
the legislature making it hard to get
this over as rapidly as desired. How
ever, the relief seems to be coming
and the necessities of our grain grow
ers in the securing of seed wheat
will be met in due season.
MRS. T. W. CUTSFORTH.
After several weeks of suffering,
notwithstanding the best medical
skill and the tireless care of loved
ones and nurses, Mrs. Thomas W.
Cutsforth, of Lexington, Oregon,
passed to her eternal reward at 7
a. m., February 7th, 1925, at the Sa
lem City Hospital.
Mrs. Cutsforth was the ideal type
of useful womanhood, a real mother
in her home with her own children.
and also a mother out in the world
to other young people, and many will
never forget the unnumbered kind
nesses received at her hand. Always
forgetful of self, she lived for othera,
ever seeking the good and placing
the kindest construction upon the
bad. An unkind word or act did not
belong to her nature. She was a faith
ful church worker and a sweet, mod
est leader who knew well how to
smooth out difficulties. Her co-workers
will miss her greatly. She was
her pastor s joy, with that face ever
present and ever growing more beau
tiful, even in age, under the Master's
hand, as it was Tipening week by
week for the mansion that He was
preparing for her.
To the very end Mrs. Cutsforth
was interested in the future of the
Congregntional Church at Lexington,
and was proud of its successful work
under the most trying circumstances.
Now she has gone to join the church
above, and to enjoy the reward of a
well spent life. Her memory will
surely be an incentive to her chil
dren to give their best to Jesus Christ
and the touch of her beautiful life
upon her husband's will help to
brighten these coming days of lonli
nrss. "Not lost, only gone before.
We meet again."
Lilly Harriet Troupe, daughter of
Susan Jane Grousebeck and G. W.
Troupe, was born September 4th.
1864, in Illinois, moved to Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, when small, left there in
1883 for Kingsbury County, South
Dakota, settling near Desmet, the
county seat. She was married to
Thomas W. Cutsforth May 19th, 1884.
To this union were born seven chil
dren: Ethel M. Chambers of Twete,
Montana; Maudo H. Pointer of Sa
lem, Oregon; Vesta D. Woods, of
Montana; Aubrey, Orville and Dora
L. of Lexington, Oregon, and Dale of
Twete, Montana. All with their fath
er survive her. Also to mourn her
loss, she leaves two sisters, six bro
thers, and Ave grandchildren.
She moved with her family from
South Dakota to Gervais, Oregon, in
1801, later going to Lexington, and
from there moving to Canada in 1910,
returning to Lexington in 11119, where
she has since lived.
Tho funeral services were conduct
od at the Rigdon Undertaking Par
lor, by D. J, Gillanders of Monitor,
Oregon, formerly her pastor for Iwo
years. A goodly number of relatives
and friends was present to pay the
Inst respects to the memory of tho
departed. The six Astinwals broth
ers, neighbors of the Cutsforth fam
ily In South Dnkota, now of Solcm,
acted as pall-bearers. Tha quiet
spirit of the Christ seemed to hrood
over the service, telling that Ho wn.
woll satisfied with the victory of His
beloved saint. Interment was made
in the City View Cemetery, Snlem.
CONTRIBUTED.
...
Your I
ncome lax.
Tn making out his income tax for
the year 1924, the business man,
professional man, and farmer is
required to use Form 1040, re
gardless of whether his net in
come was or was not in excess of
$5,000. The smaller form 1040A
is used for reporting income of
$5,000 or less derived chiefly from
salaries or wages.
Forms have been sent to per
sons who last year filed returns
of income. Failure to receive a
f orm , h o we ve r, d oe s not re lie ve
the taxpayer from his obligation
te file a return and pay the tax
within the time prescribed, on or
before March 15, 1925. Copies of
the forms may be obtained from
offices of co I lectors of internal
revenue and branch offices. The
tax may be paid in full at the
time of filing the return, or in
four equal instalments, due on or
before March 15, June 15, Septem
ber 15, and December 15.
Legion Auxiliary Unit
Will Be Organized Here
The organization of a unit in Hepp
ner of the Auxiliary to the American
Legion is the purpose of a meeting
which is called for Monday evening,
February 16th, at the rooms of Bethel
Chapel. The Auxiliary is a woman's
organization composed of mothers,
wives, Bisters and daughters of men
who served in the World War, and it
is desired that all who are eligible
to membership will attend this initial
meeting. Notices and invitations are
being sent out to all who are known
by the committee in charge to be el
igible, but as it was impossible to se
cure the names of all such, it is
stated that anyone not receiving a
personal notice, who is eligible to
membership, is urgently requested to
be present.
Grazing Recommendation
To Be Made By Boards
(Pendleton East Oregonian.)
In the future recommendations as
to apportionment of grazing permits
on the Umntilla national forest will
be made to the forest service by a
joint committee from the Wenaha
Wool Growers' association and the
Umatilla Sheep Permittees' associa
tion, according to a resolution adopt
ed at the annual meeting held in Wal
la Walla yesterday.
That part of the Umatilla forest in
Umatilla county north from Meacham
to the Washington state line is used
largely by members of the Wenaha
Wool Growers' association. An effort
was made at yesterday's meeting to
have the forest service accept recom
mendations for permits from the Um
atilla county organization, but this
failed of adoption. On the compro
mise measure it was decided that the
recommendations of the advisory
boards of the two organizations
should be presented to the forest ser
vice. Frank Sloan presided at the ses
sion yesterday. It was provided in
the resolution that the joint advisory
board shall have the power to appoint
a member of either association as a
representative of the Oregon state
advisory board to represent the en
tire Umatilla forest.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Huntley and
daughter from Cove, Oregon, visited
ovor Saturday night at the home of
Mr, and Mrs. F. S. Parker near this
city. The Huntloys wero on their
way to the Willamette valley and
drove by Heppner for this short visit
with their old-time friends. In years
gone by, Mr. and Mrs. Parker lived
at the Huntley ranch on Snake river
below Homestead and engaged with
Mr. Huntley in the cattle business,
Clive Huston is up from Portland
this week, looking after business af
fairs here.
P. T. A. Announces Fine
Increase In Membership
At the regular meeting of the Par
ent Teacher association in the high
school auditorium on Tuesday after
noon, the report of the membership
committee was turned in. This
shows a fine increase in paid-up mem
berships and the enrollment now
stands at 67. The report was a de
lightful surprise to the officers and
members present, and represents the
thorough work of the committee.
During the month of January the as
sociation could only boast of 11 paid
up members.
The program for the afternoon was
put on by the 6th grade pupils and
was followed by a 40-minute address
by Mrs. E. C. Alford on "Health."
Mrs. Alford had her subject well in
hand and the addresB was Bplendid
worthy of being heard by the entire
community.
It is the intention of the officers to
publish the entire list of membership
that the community may see who is
standing back of the P. T. A. here,
and this may be looked for in our
next issue.
MARY BLAKE PATTERSON'.
(Blue Mountain Eagle, Canyon City.
Mary Blake Patterson, wife of Otis
Patterson, an attorney of thin place,
passed away at 6:35 p.m., Wednesday,
February 4, 1925, at the family resi
dence in Canyon City, Oregon. Her
death was caused by a nervous break
down. Mrs. Patterson, although an
active person normally, and physically
a very strong woman, was of a nerv
ous temperment. The illness of her
husband last year was a great strain
upon her nerves, and on October 25,
1024, she sustained a broken knee cap
of her right limb in an auto accident
near the residence of James Cant, be
low Dayville, which added greatly to
her nervous troubles. Medical atten
tion and her husband's recovery to
health seemed to improve her greatly
and she was able to return to Canyon
City the day before Christmas from
the hospital at Baker, and for two or
three weeks oppeared to regain her
health and was able to get about with
out much discomfort. However, she
was disappointed in the slow improve
ment of her injured member and be
fore her family realized seriousness
of her condition, she sustained a nerv
ous breakdown, resulting in a cata
leptic condition terminating in coma.
During all this time she was unable
to speak although in the earlier con
dition was semi-conscious.
Prayer service was held for her at
St. Thomas church, at eight o'clock
last evening, a large congregation be
ing present, Dr. M. McLean Goldie
presiding. The funeral will occur at
St. Stephens church, Baker, on Mon
day afternoon, at 2 o'clock, interment
following in Baker mausoleum.
Mrs. Patterson was a little past 61
years of age, and leaves her husband,
one daughter, Mrs. J. B. Gilham, two
sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Carnes, of In
glewood, Calif., and Mrs. Tilley Hayes
of Noblesville, Indiana, and two bro
thers, Jas. L. Gregg of Wichita, Kan.,
and Herbert L. Gregg of Seattle, Wn
to mourn her loss.
AGED LADY CALLED BY DEATH.
Mrs. Amanda Johnson, mother of
Mrs. Andy J. Cook of this city, died
on Tuesday at the home of her daugh
ter at the advanced age of 93 years
and 6 months. Mrs. Johnson, who
has made her home with Mr. and Mrs.
Cook for the past five years, had been
sick for a long time. She was ten
derly cared for by her relatives here
but the ills of old age could not be
overcome. Funeral services were held
at 1:00 o'clock today from the Meth
odist Community church, Rev. E. C.
Alford officiating, and she was laid
to rest beside her daughter, Mrs. Gib
son, who passed away a number of
years ago and was buried in the Hepp
ner cemetery. Mrs. Johnson was a
pioneer woman of this section. With
her husband she crossed the plains
in 1879 and they settled here where
they resided until going to tha Wll
lamette valley and then later to San
Jose, California. Mr. Johnson died
i years ago. She is survived here by
her duughter, Mrs. Andy J. Cook,
SHARP ANSWER IS
MADE TO DEMAND
SENT BY ENEMY
Forces Entrapped m Foreat Risk
Death Rather Thaa Yield. -
Drama was at it height in the
world war when Lieut.-Col. Charles
Whittlesey, commanding the Lost Bat
talion, is reputed to have told the
German forces to "Go to hell." Whit
tlesey's defiance came in answer to
the enemy's demand that be surren
der his position. It is portrayed in
faihtful detail in the film "The Lost
Battalion' which is to be shown at
the Star theater Tuesday evening,
February 24th, for the benefit of
Heppner people.
Colonel Whittlesey and Captain
George McMurtry read the letter
which was delivered by one of their
own men who had been captured. It
had been penciled by Lieutenant
Heinrich Prinz of the German army,
who before the war had spent six
years in Seattle. The German officer
appealed to the Americans to sur
render on the grounds of humanity,
saying that the moans of the suffer
ing Americans in the Argonne "pock
et" could be heard in the enemy lines,
that further resistance was vain and
that resistance was impossible.
A white flag was to be shown if the
Americans wished to accept and sur
render. The answer was an order
from Colonel Whittlesey to take down
even the white cloth panels which
marked his position for his own air
planes. Doing that, he deliberately
cut the last link connecting him with
the American forces from whom he
had become separated when his bat
talion pressed on and carried its ob
jective while supporting units were
unable to stand the pace. He cut
that Jink, the Yanks held on, relief
came.
The lone and Heppner girls' bas
ketball teams played here last Satur
day. The game resulted in a victory
for the lone team with a score of 23 0.
The lone and Heppner boys' bas
ketball teams played here last Sat
urday. The game resulted in a vic
tory for the Heppner team with a
score of 13-10.
The boys' team will play at Hard-
man next Friday night.
Both the girls' and boys' teams will
play the Lexington teams here next
Saturday.
The operetta books have arrived
and practice has begun.
Duward Tash has been appointed
to fill the office of Studentbody treas
urer which was left vacant by Jim
Stout quitting schooL
victor Lovgren has also quit school
as his health will not permit him to
attend longer. Victor was editor-in-chief
of the Hehisch, and this vacan
cy has been ailed by Austin Smith.
Victor was also treasurer of both
the junior class and the Heppnerian
literary society. These vacancies
have not been filled as yet.
Due to the special promotion in
classes this year, Mr. Hedrick has an
nounced that beginning with March
2 the school will be able to admit a
limited number of first grade pupils.
Pupils who are 6 years of age at that
time or who will be 6 by September
10, if strong for their age, will be
eligible to enter.
Lexington Student Gets
O. A. C. Athletic Degree
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Feb. 11. Dallas Ward of Lex
ington, sophomore in vocational ed
ucation, was initiated into the Var
sity "0" association Tuesday night
between halves of the Washington
State-O. A. C. basketball game.
The Varsity "0" association is
composed of men prominent in ath
letics in the past and who have earn
ed a letter in some branch of ath
letics in the college.- Ward was an
end on last year's football squad.
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
C. F. TRIMBLE, Pastor.
9:45 a. m. Bible School. The school
is growing in attendance and in in
terest. We have room for many more.
We would like to add many to our
large high school class. All other
classes are increasing.
11:00. At this period we will hear
reports from the different organiza
tions of the church, make plans for
the future work of the church, and
receive pledges to carry on the church
work. We would like to have ail the
church members, and the friends of
the church present.
6:30 Christian Endeavor. A fine
group of young people worship at this
hour. A fine way for young people to
begin a Sundoy evening.
7:30. Sermon to young folks on
the theme, "The Conditions on Which
the Crown of Life is Won."
ALPINE NOTES.
A large crowd attended the regular
monthly meeting of the Farm Bureau
Saturday night, February 7. County
Agent Morse was present and gave
information regarding various phases
of the wheat question. A varied pro
gram was given by local people, after
which refreshments wer,e served to
all. There were many visitors pres
ent from neighboring communities.
On March 7, at the close of the bus
iness meeting, a pie social will be giv
en for the purpose of raising funds
to buy song books for use in the
community. Coffee will be served
free at the social.
The high school will give an enter
tainment about the 14th of March.
Watch for further announcements.
CARD OF THANKS.
To San Soucl Rebekah Lodge, Ruth
Chapter, O. E. S., and the many
friends of Heppner who so kindly re
membered us with gifts of beautiful
flowers and other expressions of in
terest and sympathy during tho af
fliction of Mrs. Straight, we desire
to extend our sincere thunks.
MR. and MRS. W. E. STRAIGHT,
By Arthur Brisbane
How Rich Is America?
100 Little Pigs.
Also Vassar Girls.
Work and Live.
How much do you think the United
States is worth, all together, in thou
sands of millions of dollars?
According to the Census Bureau,
ail the property in the United States
three years ago amounted to about
$320,80362,000. That means 320
times one thousand million dollars,
with 803 millions to spare.
It s a great deal of money, but you
may be sure that it's much less than
the United States is worth. Properly
developed, the State of Texas will be
worth more than the total "wealth of
the United States' as now estimated.
Nobody has the faintest idea what
the real wealth of this country
amounts to. In ten years the total
wealth according to the figures above
has increased more than seventy-two
percent. Give this nation fifty mil
lion more inhabitants, intelligent,
willing to work, and they would raise
the value of the nation's property
five hundred per cent in half a gener
ation. A boy sends this information to the
United StAtes Department of Agri
culture. Five years ago, when he was
in the public school, he bought a
pure-bred pig, female, eight weeks
old. Since then his pig has added 100
small pigs to the earth's porcine pop
ulation. The little boy .writes: "She
paid for my clothes, three years in
high school and gave me spending
money also. I am now in my second
year in college and she is still doing
the same."
This boy has joined the "better
sires better stock" campaign, and
will work hard to improve the pig
breed.
If it were possible to improve hu
man breed as easily as we improve
cattle or swine, civilization would
progress rapidly. Unfortunately, eu
genists make little progress. But
something might be done.
That proud father of 100 little pigs
in five years never smoked cigarettes
or drank cocktails. And the father or
fathers did not set before their sons
the example of bootleg law breaking
and contempt for the Constitution.
Dear young ladies of Vassar Col
lege, with beautiful, tall foreheads,
nimble feet and nimble minds, tell
what they think of tobacco. 433 say
they like cigarettes, 524 never smoke.
No matter what you may think of
women smoking, how would you an
swer this question?
Which will be married first, the
433 girls that smoke cigarettes, or the
524 that don't smoke cigarettes? And
which will make the best mothers?
Men have spent most of their time
on earth fighting and murdering each
other. But the real job of the human
race is to fight against and conquer
Nature.
Every canal dug, desert irrigated,
swamp drained, is a victory in the
really important war.
Canada is growing rapidly. Up
there they welcome good immigrants.
Here we discourage immigration.
What is more important even than
immigration is human happiness and
independence. Canadians attend to
' that. In Canada 92 per cent of farm
ers own their own tarms. in tne
United States, only 62 per cent own
their land, the others are tenants
paying rent.
The nations in which those that
cultivate the land own the land on
which they live grow in strength. The
power of France is due largely to the
fact that Frenchmen own their land.
That small country has more than six
million land owners, a great improve
ment on days of monarchy, when a
handful of nobles, ecclesiastics and
royal princes were the land owners.
Lorenz Koertig, aged seventy-two,
devotes his working hours to stacking
shingles in a lumber yard at Omaha.
He inherits $115,000 but goes on pack
ing shingles. "If I quit, I die," he
says, and he'll give the money to his
children. Perhaps the habit of work
hasn't got as firm a hold on them as
:t has on him.
Our life depends on the glands.
Our happiness depends on habit. We
are more like machines wound up and
set running than creatures of frte
will.
Heppner Boy Makes
Good In Examination
Cyril Adkins, former Heppner boy
and son of Mrs. Mattie Adkins of
this city, recently passed his examin
ation as ati embalmer before the
state board of Idaho at Boise. Cyril
lives at Emntett, Idaho, where he is
enraged in the undertaking businesi,
and from t tie Emmett paper we have
tho foil m ng cmnient
"Charles Cyril Adkins, known to
his many friend as 'Bubble', Is a
mighty proud young man these day.
The cause of this uppish feeling 1
due to tliy remarkably good trade
ho made as a result of his eiamina
tion before a board of state depart
ment of public wi-lfare in Boie about
January li'Hh. 'Bud' was one of a
eimx of three that took the examin
ation in oruVr to obtain an embalm
er's license." The paper further
Htutes that he made an average of
16 in the examination.