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The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 42, Number 1. ' HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1925. Subscripion $2.00 Per Year
Eastern Oregon District
Well Represented at
Meeting Monday.
STATE PARTY HERE
Program Snappy, and Entertainment
Feature Greatly Enjoyed; Drum
Corpi Here From Athena.
"Th beat conference ever held in
the atate," wa the comment of
George Griffith, State Commander of
the American Legion, Monday eve
ning, when the Legion conference
here waa drawing to a close. Thia
eemed, also, to be the sentiment of
the entire atate party aa well as of
the 60 post delegates present.
The business session of the con
ference was held at the Elks' temple
beginning at 2:30, and many topics of
interest and importance were dis
cussed. Particular stress was placed
upon the drive, now under way, spon
sored by the Legion, for a (5,000,000
endowment fund for the care of the
orphana of deceased service men. The
state commander urged that this mat
ter be given very earnest considera
tion by the posts of the state, and that
when the quotas for the Oregon posts
were given out that each post go over
the top without delay.
C, L. Sweek, local attorney, on be
half of the city of Heppner, wel
comed the visitors in a few well cho
sen words.
Certificates of Meritorious Service,
emanating from the National De
partment, were distributed to the
following posts: Athena-Weston, Ar
lington, Echo, Hermiston and Hepp
ner. These certificates are awarded
because these posts have succeeded
in reaching a membership already this
year as large as they had at conven
tion time, June, of last year. Oregon
department now has twenty-three
hundred more members thsn were en
rolled at this time last year, now
having 7600. It ia expected that by
July the 10,000 mark will have been
reached.
Kenneth Cooper, director, of the
Portland regional office of the Vet
erans', Bureau, was present and pre
sented the work of that organization,
paying particular attention to recent
legislation affecting the interests of
the disabled veterans. Under present
laws and regulations It is no longer
necessary to prove service connection
in order to receive treatment for dis
abilities at government hospitals, so
long as the disabled man can prove
that he was in the service, and this is
proving of great aid to many ex-service
men. Mr. Cooper explained fully
the procedure necessary to go through
in order to take advantage of the ser
vices of the Veterans' Bureau, and
urged that all ex-service men avail
themselves of those services.
Carl Moser, state adjutant, in a
short address, outlined the member
ship work of the state department
and the aims of the depnstment n
this regard. Thia trip is Mr. Moser's
first into Eastern Oregon, and many,
of his remarks were in expression of
his amazement at the "great open
spaces" In this part of the state, and
he said he could hardly believe that
many of the Immense ranches they
passed could be owned by only one
man.
Harold Warner of Pendleton, ex
ecutive committeeman for Eastern
Oregon, presided at the conference.
Mr. Warner has been very active in
the work of the State Department
since its organisation and has an
Immense fund of Information and sug
gestions, the benefit of which was
freely given the delegates present.
He is a very efficient presiding officer
and each subject was thoroughly cov
ered by reason of his direction of the
discussion.
In all the papers presented by the
delegates, service to the community
was stressed. It is one of th basic
ideas behind tjje American Legion
that only through giving aervice to
town, state and nation, can the or
ganisation take its rightful place in
the world, and the record of the posts
In this district as brought out at the
conference, shows that they are let
ting few opportunities pass by to be
of service to thejr communities. This
work includes such activities as
Americanization work with natural
ized aliens, care of disabled buddies,
assisting the Boy and Girl Scouts,
backing up every project which has
for its object the bettering of condi
tions In the various communities. The
record of the posts in Eastern Oregon
In this regard is the best In the state,
according to the state officers, and it
is the Intention that 4Mb record slinll
be maintained and extended.
Jerry Owen,- editor of tho Pacific
Legion, explained the aims and ac
complishments of that paper, calling
attention to the fiiet that this pncr,
the official organ of tho Depsrtmcnt
of Oregon, is recognized over the
country as being one of tlu best Le
gion papers published.
Athena-Weston post sent over their
drum corps, and this live bunch add
ed much to the enjoyment of the oc
caaion, Their pep was manifested at
all times during the day and they
were voted the liveat bunch that had
been In Heppner for a long time.
Tho banquet at the Elkhorn res
taurant at 6:80 was fully enjoyed,
and while the tldo of exuberance ran
high at times, the fun was clean and
wholesome, and here again the local
post was highly complimented. To
show their apprccfation of the treat
ment received 'hero, the visitors chip
ped In and made up a fund of about
$20 which is to be turned over to the
Boy Scouts of Heppnor with the com
pliments of the Legion conference.
Many amusing talks wore made, and
war experiences recalled through song
and story. Tho smoker by tho high
school, nt which the visitors were
guests of the local post, elicited much
favorable comment, and the dance at
the pavilion finished tho entertain
ment for tho dny.
Offlcors and members of Heppnor
Post sr highly pleased at the suo-
BOARDMAN WINS
SUNDAY'S GAME
Held Scoreless Until Last of Ninth
North End Team Rallies and
Takes Game From Locals.
The first ball game, of the season
was played at Boardman on Sunday
when Frank Shively's Morrow county
team met the Irrigators of that pro
ject in a lively encounter that took
ten innings to decide the score. In
reporting the game to this paper, Mr.
Shively states that it was a well
fought contest throughout, with ev
erything coming the way of the lo
cals till the ninth and nothing but
goose eggs in the frame for Board
man. At the close of the Arst half of the
9th, Heppner had 4 tallies, when the
Boardman boys made a- grand rally
and tied the score. In the 10th,
Heppner failed to make a point and
the irrigators put through one more
tally, pulling out of the hole with
victory. Rochey and Cochran were
the Heppner battery, and were backed
up by splendid team work. "Ole" Ol
son, a high school lad, was in the
box for Boardman, and he is reported
to be a "comer" and capable of hold
ing his own with the best of the
amateurs. His team also gave him
splendid support. .
Arlington will play here on Sunday,
and another good game is promised
the fans, this being the beginning of
the series for the season.
GRAND JURY IN SESSION.
For the purpose of considering any
matters that may be brought before
them, the , grand Jury was called to
meet at the court house on Wednes
day. It is expected that they will
put in several days investigating
cases that have been brought to their
attention. Judge Gilbert W. Phelps
Is" here today from Pendleton and
taking up such matters in the circuit
court as call for his attention, and
also clearing up the docket for the
coming June term.
Mrs. Rose Floreon and baby of
Willow creek were visiting friends in
Heppner on Tuesday.
John L. Jenkins, prominent citizen
of Boardman, was transacting busi
ness at the court house on Wednes
day. ELKS ENTERTAIN.
A number of past officers of Hepp
ner lodge of Elks entertained at the
club rooms on last evening with an
"April Fool" party, and all decora
tions and items of entertainment
were carried out along this line. The
party was largely attended by the
Elks and their ladies, and much fun
waa had. Bridge was played and
prizes were awarded .for the ladies
to Mrs. Richard Wells and Mrs. Ar-.
thur Wheelhouse, and for the gen
tlement to J. W. Beymer and H. A.
Cohn, the consolation prizes fcolng to
Mrs. Dean Goodman and Mr. Storey.
Rcfrehsmenta were served. i
WILL HOLD VESPER 8ERVICE.
The Girl Reserves will hold a ves
per service on Easter, April 12th. The
program will be given at the Chris
tian church at 6:30 p. m., and is in
the nature of a union service. A uni
ted choir will furnish the singing.
The Reserves have been spending the
past month in a study of China, and
this vesper service comes as a climax
to that study. An offering will be
laKen in the interest of the work and
forwarded to the secretary of the
Girl Reserves In China. Press Re
porter.
JONES-WEBSTER.
Mr. Harlan Jones and Miss Vera
Webster were married at the Metho
dist parsonage in Heppner on Satur
day, March 28th, Rev. E. C, Alford
officiating. Mr. Jones is resident of
Tacoma, Wash., where the newly mar
ried couple will make their home.
Mrs. Jones has been one of the teach
ers in the public school at lone. Her
people reside in Yakima, Wash.
W. B. Barratt was up from Port
land for several days the past week,
to see how things looked hereabouts.
Billy thought of applying for a job
on the Uarratt sheep ranch until he
looked things over a little, when he
decided to return to Portland. As a
matter of fact, in the more than 40
years of his experience as a sheep
man and rancher here, he had never
seen the range poorer at this time of
year, a condition resulting, no doubt,
from the December freeze. Things
are beginning to look some better
now, the recent rains and warmer
weather bringing forth the grass
again and the hills aro putting on
their green, all of which will make
the situation look a little brighter
when Mr. Barratt visits us again.
Heppner people have always beon
loted for their abilityws good enter
tainers but they beat all previous rec
ords Saturday when E. B. Aldrlch of
the East Oregonian visited their city.
ine convivial Heppnerites entertain
ed the august Aldrich so royally that
before he recovered he spread a brain
storm over the front page of the E.
O. ordering the state highway com
mission to build a highway imme
diately from Pendleton to the Mor
row county city by the Vinson route.
Aldrlch based his demand for the
road on the convenience of transcon
tinental auto tourists. Now that he
Is looking after tho interests of cross
country travolers he ought to boost
for tho Wallula cutoff road, which
would bo of real value to tourists.
Echo News,
cess of tho convention, which success
is duo largely to the untiring efforts
of Paul M. Gemmcll, post commsnder,
who dirocted the work of planning
and preparing for the conference
Many complimonts were showered
upon Heppner post. Especial com
mendatlon was received because of
the swimming pool, which tho visit
ors Inspected and which they all stat
ed was a fine monument to tho energy
and vision of the local organization
Most of tho visiting delegations
left for home after the dnnco, hut the
state party stayed over here Monday
night, going down to Hood River
Tuesday morning for a conference
there that afternoon,
TUNING FOR TOURIST TRAILS AGAIN by satterfield
LOCAL H ITEMS
Bethel Ladies' Missionary society
held its regular meeting in the Chap
el on Tuesday afternoon. An enjoy
able program was given by Mesdames
Smead, Fruyn and McNamer, Mrs.
Phelps read an Interesting missionary
letter from her sister, now traveling
in India. Patricia MBhoney favored
the ladies with a solo, delightfully
rendered. Refrsehments were served
by the hostesses, Mesdames Darbee,
Chas. Cox, Coffey and Pruyn.
The O. E. S. social club held their
regular meeting on Saturday after
noon at Masonic hall. Bridge was
played and a fine social time report
ed. Mrs. Calvin Sweek and Mrs. Ar
thur McAtee were the prize winners.
Mrs. McNamer and Mrs. McDuffee
were hostesses and delicious refresh
ments were served.
Milt Spurlock of Grant county
brought in a bunch of fine bob cat
and coyote hides the first of the week.
They have been on exhibition at var
ious places in town and he has dis
posed of a number to residents here.
Among them are some of the finest
coyote pelts we have ever seen.
Andrew Donahue, who was badly
cut on the leg by barb wire and has
been confined to the hospital here for
the past two weeks, is reported to be
recovering. The cut became badly
infected and it was feared he would
lose the leg, but that danger seems
to be pasesd now.
Ed Bucknum has been busy during
the week putting in a concrete re
taining wall in front of the residence
properties of C. L. Sweek and W. E.
Pruyn on Morrow hill. With con
crete walks in connection it is an
added and attractive improvement.
Mrs. C. L. Gillilan and little daugh
ter, Billie Jean, are visitors here from
Condon while the little girl is recov
ering from an operation performed
Monday for the removal of tonsils
and adenoids. The little girl is get
ting along well.
David Hynd and his sister. Miss An
nie Hynd, were visitors in Heppner on
Tuesday from their home in Sand
Hollow. Miss Hynd just recently re
turned from Portland where she spent
several weeks with relatives.
Mrs. Josie Jones who has been
spending a few weeks in Portland,
has returned home. Mrs. Jons has
purchased the Chas. Jayne residence
in northeast Heppner and will imme
diately occupy the same.
Harvey McAllster drove up from
Lexington Wednesday and spent a
few hours. The good showers his sec
tion has been receiving is helping
along the wheat fine. All grain seems'
to be coming up well.
Many residents of the city and nu
merous pupils, of the school have been
on the sick list the past week or so,
suffering from colds and flu, a slight
epidemic of which has struck the
community, '
The county court has supervised
the cleaning up of the grounds and
surroundings of the county poor
house, and they are to be congratulat
ed for the thoroughness of the job.
Mrs. Spencer, who has been slaying
with Mrs. R. T. Johnson this winter,
left Wednesday for Hoppntr. After
visiting with friends in that city she
will go on to Portland. Echo News.
Twenty acres, . garden, pasture,
small house, barn, sheds, 400 hens,
wnter In hofse, mile of town, price
$1S per acre, terms. Box 38, Hermis
ton, Ore.
J. W. Docket is up from Portland to
look after his interests here. Ho is
well pleased with the way tho wheat
is coming along on his Eight Mile
farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wheelhouse
and Mr. and Mrs. Storey of Arlington
were visitors In this city last evening
taking in the social party at the Elks
club.
Ilnve received a shipment of fine
line of coats; expect shipments of
dresses and ensemble suits Friday,
April ard. Mrs. L. U. Herron.
Billy Padberg and Fred Raymond
wore leading farmers of Clarks Can
yon and Rhea creek doing business
In this city on Wednesday,
Mrs. Walker Calls Con
vention of School Boards
A school board convention will be
held at the Court House in Heppner,
April 14, at 10:30 a. m.
The purpose of this convention is
to give the officers a better under
standing of the needs of the Morrow
county schools, and the ways of meet
ing these needs, so that the school
system of our county will function
more satisfactorily.
J. A. Churchill, state superinten
dent of public instruction, will be
here to address us at this time. Dis
trict Attorney S. E. Notson and Judge
R. L. Benge will also speak. These
men will take up such subjects as
school management, clerks' records,
child labor, compulsory education,
and standardization of the elemen
tary schools.
The special problems of the various
school districts will be given careful
attention at this meeting. We urge
the school directors and clerks to
come and put these problems before
the convention. Your presence and
cooperation are needed to make the
schools of Morrow county better. The
general public is cordially invited to
attend the convention and take part
in the discussions. We shall appre
ciate the presence at this meeting of
any person interested in the schools
f Morrow county.
HELEN M. WALKER,
County Superintendent.
A QUESTION OF SERVICE.
La Grande Observer.
The closing of the government land
office in La Grande is not only poor
economy but it's poor government
policy as well. The action has been
taken by virtue of an old statute
which provides for closing when the
revenue from the office fails to meas
ure up to certain standards. That
policy and tile executive action that
has carried it into effect on the La
Grande territory cannot be backed by
sound judgment.
Government land offices, while they
are generally self-supporting, and
should be over a considerable Deriod
of time, were created for the service
they may render citizens and not for
any revenue the governmcntlnay or
may not receive from them. To trans
fer the work of the local land office
to The Dalles and consolidate the
work of the two offices is supposed
to be an economy. Actually it will
result in greater expense to those do
ing business with the land office be
cause their fees, which support the
omce, will not be reduced and the
time and expense necessary to visit
The Dalles is greater. And the office
exists for public service. Theoretic
ally the business can be done by mail,
the government states, but actually
this is not true, otherwise one land
office at Washington, D. C, would be
sufficient for the country.
Whether or not the land office can
be re-established at La Grande re
mains to be seen but the government
policy of service ahotud make that ac
tion possible. If a strict policy of
economy, and that old; , i to super
cede one of service, the government
faces a program of eliminating half
of the small postofflces of the coun
try, all rural routes, and most city
free delivery. Obviously such action
would be absurd and contrary to the
wishes of the public to whoso service
our nation's officials aro pledged. The
same rule should apply to government
offices which,control a largo amount
of public Innds.
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RECLEANED SEED BARLEY
FLOUR, SALT, POULTRY FEED
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EPNEB HI ENS
he smokeless smoker promoted by
the "H" Club of Heppner high school
on March 30 was a decided success
in spite of the several matches called
off on account of sickness. For a
while the promoters were tearing
their hair and racing around to get
up some last minute matches and
their efforts were rewarded when
some of the boys from the other
towns willingly put on quite a few
rounds of exhibition boxing wheih
waa well received by the large crowd
in attendance. Some of these matches
Wesri-
"French y" Smith vs. P. Knight,
both of Boardman.
Todd Brothers of Hermiston.
Brashears vs. Eckleberry of lone.
George Ritchie of lone vs. Eb.
Hughes, of Heppner.
Numerous preliminary matches by
the younger generation show signs
of coming talent in the fistic art.
The main event, due to the illness
of both Wright and Merritt was
changed to the scrap between "Vic"
droshens of Heppner and D. Knight
of Boardman.
The baseball game between Hepp
ner and lone high schools at lone last
Saturday, ended with the score 9-1 in
Ione's favor.
A decided lack of practice was
shown by our boys both in the large
number of fielding errors and the
weak batting done. There was also
a pronounced lack of discouragement
shown. If this latter is any sign
there will be a different story to tell
about the remaining games to be
played in this league.
Miss Martin and Miss Fleet hare
been absent from school this week
for a few days on account of illness.
Also a large number of the students
have missed school on account of
illness, generally believed to be the
"flu."
FARM JRACT SOLD.
A 10-acre trffet of land near Stan
tield, owned by Judge G. W. Phelps,
has been sold to Frank Peery, a resi
dent of Morrow county. Mr. Peery
has been living in Heppner. He plans
to move onto the land he has pur
chased and will make his home there.
The sale was made by Wells & Kolth
ley. The amount of the considera
tion was not made public but it was
said to be a satisfactory price. E. O.
AUXILIARY TO MEET.
The Women's Auxiliary of the
American Legion will hold their reg
ular meeting at Bethel Chapel on
Monday evening, April 6, and all mem
bers are urgently requested to be
present.
MRS. WALTER MOORE, Sec.
For Rent To right party, good
residence property in Heppner; or
will sell at reasonable price on easy
terms. Write Mrs. P. O'Rourke, 2012
2nd St., La Grande, Ore.
Miss Thelma Miller, clerk in the
store of F. L, Hal wood, has been ill
during the past week with the flu.
She is reported to be improving.
For Sale, 402 acres, known as South
Jones Prairie, situate in Blue Mts.,
20 miles from Heppner. Address D.
C. Wells, Pendleton, Ore.
W. R. Wulpole, lending citizen of
Irrigon, and one of the oldest settlers
on that project, was doing business
here on Wednesdny.
NOTES FROM STATE
MARKET AGENT
Know Your Dealer.
During the past year many com
plaints have come to the State Mar
ket Agent from shippers of farm prod
ucts, that the dealers have not been
at all fair with them, and in many
cases no remittances have ever been
received. Recently the market agent
investigated the case of a farmer in
southern Oregon who last November
shipped his turkeys to a Portland
commission house, and had never re
ceived any remittance. In this case
the commission house had been out
of business for many weeks, the par
ties had left the city and nothing
could be done. The market agent ad
vises shippers to investigate the com
mission houses before shipping. There
are many reliable firms in the city.
And he also advises that shippers take
quick action when remittances are
not forthcoming after about a week,
and that any complaints sent to him
will be given prompt investigation.
Law Must Be Enforced.
Violation of the new potato in
spection law is a misdemeanor, and
the law makes it the duty of the
State Market Agent's department to
enforce it. The penalty is from $10
to $100 fine, and 10 days to 30 days
imprisonment, or both fine and im
prisonment. In lots of 50 pounds or more the
potatoes must be graded and the
sacks stenciled wtih the grower's
name and address. The grade must
be stenciled on the sack. In lots of
50 pounds up to 10 tons state inspec
tion is not required if the sacks are
stenciled and the potatoes graded.
Above 10 tons state inspection is re
quired. This law applies to all no-
rtatoea sold or offered for sale in Ore
gon. Growers, buyers, retailers, farm
peddlers and others should see that
the law is complied with to be safe
from prosecution. Seed potatoes do
not require further inspection if cer
tified to by the O. A. C.
Another One That Shines.
The grape growers of Yakima, Wn
have a co-operative selling aeencv
one that works. Members of this as
sociation received 90 per cent of the
price paid for the grapes think that
over you farmers who have had from
25 to 75 per cent held out on you.
inis association marketed a crop
valued at $46,000 and it cost them
but $5,700 to market it. And fur
ther, 99 per cent of the season's out
put was marketed without a dollar
loss, due to efficient packine. e-radinr
and shipping. And another amazing
inaorsemeni is that within 30 days
irom snipment, 75 per cent of the
money was in the growers' bands and
final settlement was made within 60
days. The moral is that farmers can
do for themselves what big money
concerns do for themselves, any time
cney will get together and be deter
mined to run their own business. In
telligent handling and economy will
make co-operative movements suc
cessful.
The Canadian Way.
The Saskatchewan Co-operative El
evator Co., a strictly farmers' organ
ization, is fast becoming a powerful
factor in Canada. It now has a total
of 435 elevators in Saskatchewan own
ed and operated by farmers.
Shippers Need Protection.
Market Agent Spence thinks there
should be a state law for the protec
tion of the thousands of country
shippers who ship their products to
the various buyers and commission
houses. Any concern can rent a room,
advertise in the papers and commence
business. And in 30 or 60 days they
can be in some far state, with the
farmers' money in their pockets. He
tninns that a law shou d reeulate
these concerns, and they should not
be permitted to do business until they
have been properly investigated and
a license issued to them.
ELKS WILL PRESENT COMEDY.
"Safety First" is the title of the
3-act comedy that has been cast by
Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. Elks
of this city, and is now being pre
pared under direction of Mrs. Claire
Hopper. The date of the presenta
tion of the comedy is not definitely
set, but it will be sometime during
this month.
The county conrt was considering
the claim of Boardman-Irrigon for
a share of the county fair funds at
the session of that body on Wednes
day. The north Morrow county fair
is recognized as being entitled to sup
port from this fund and the Court
will doubtless grant it when the ap
plication is properly presented. The
court also had under consideration
the appointment of a bee inspector
for the county, on application of res
idents of the north end.
EASTER SALE.
The ladies of the Methodist Com
munity churoh will hold their Easter
sale of gingham dresses, aprons and
food, Saturday, April 4th, at 1:30 p.
m at the store of Case Furniture
Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas, J. Anderson and
daughter were visitors in this city
from their Gooseberry home on Tues
day. Tom Boylen, Pendleton sheep buy
er, was in Heppner yesterday looking
over the sheep situation here.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gibb moved
(Wednesday into the Sam Pattlson
home in South Heppner. -
Ray Taylor, who has been quite ill
with the flu, is reported better and
able to sit up some now.
Lost One package of Curtis arith
metic tests. Finder please return to
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For Sale Registered Berkshire
boar. Address Ralph McCormlck,
Morgan, Oregon.
Morn, on March 27th. to Mr. and
Mrs. Claud Knowles of Heppner, an
' 8-IO. dauglitor.
DISEASE CARRIER
VERY DANGEROUS
Germs Often Present After Pa
tient Has Fully Recovered ;
' Precautions Necessary.
When a person la ill with diphther
ia, typhoid fever, smallpox, pnea-
monia, or any other infectious illness.
instinctively we want to stay away
from him to as not to catch the dis
ease. Furthermore, it is the duty of
the health authorities of the com
munity in which yon live to see that
no one does go near such a case ex
cept the person taking care of the
patient. But when the one wbo has
had the infections disease gets over
his fever, feels like himself again and
is able to be about, he naturally re
sents being prevented from taking up
his usual daily routine and mingling
with other people. Oftentimes, how
ever, the germs causing certain dis
eases persist long after the illness it
self is over. This ia especially true
of diphtheria and typhoid fever.
When thia occurs such a person is
called a carrier of the disease. While
no longer aick himself he is still
capable of giving the disease to oth
ers. Before the one who has had diph
theria may be released from quaran
tine, the rules and regulations of the
Oregon State Board of Health require
definite laboratory tests of the se
cretions of the nose and throat. This
rule oftentimes makes the person im
patient, bnt it is necessary for the
protection of other people.
following typhoid fever, the germs
of this disease may stay in the gall
bladder, multiply in numbers, and be
discharged from time to time into the
intestines. When this occurs the per
son is a great danger to others, es
pecially if he is engaged in any oc
cupation where milk or other raw
food is handled. This typhoid car
rier condition may persist for many
years even for life although some
times an operation on the gall blad
der will cure it.
It is not always necessary for a per
son actually to have had the symp
toms of a disease to become a car
rier of it. For example, yon may
be exposed to a case of diphtheria,
but possess enough natural protec
tion so that yon do not show any
symptoms even though a laboratory
test would prove that there are many
diphtheria germs in your throat or
nose. In such case you may become
a carrier and a dangerous one. The
danger here is that no one knows of
the condition and it is hard to en
force the precautions necessary to
protect other persons. It is possible
to become a carrier of other diseases
besides typhoid fever and diphtheria.
The best way to guard against becom
ing a carrier, or if you are a carrier
to guard against spreading disaese to
others is to cultivate good habits of
personal hygiene. Be particular about
washing your hands; keep your fin
gers away from your mouth and nose;
and cover up each cough or sneeze
with your handkerchief; Thera ia a
still better way to guard against
catching diphtheria, typhoid fever or
smallpox. Be immunized against them
by your family physician.
MOONSHINE EXPLODES.
Sheriff McDuffee reports that an
explosion of several bottles of moon
shine stored in the big safe in his
office occurred one day last week.
Where the stuff struck the safe it
took off all the varnish. The sheriff
thinks this nice kind of stuff to take
into the human stomach, but it is
done. A recent case at Pilot Rock,
where a young man died from drink
ing moonshine, shows what the stuff
will do, yet there are people who
will drink it.
LEAVING FOR TEXAS.
.Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Buffington are
leaving soon for Texas to make their
home, states the Pendleton East Ore
gonian. Mr. Buffington, who has been
employed as a deputy sheriff in Uma
. tilla county, will go into the oil bus
iness at Putnam, Texas. He has rel
jatives in that Btate. Mr. and Mrs.
- Buffington will be accompanied by
their sons, Gail and Glenn Buffington.
Ihe trip will be made by auto, two
cars being used.
The Buffingtons were formerly res
idents of this county, making their
home at lone for a number of years
Before removing to Pendleton.
"There is many a slip 'twixt the
cup and the lip." So goes the old
saw, and verily we believe this to be
true in a print shop. In our writeup
of the visitors to the Elks ball and
banquet at Condon last issue we tried
our best to get a full list of those go
ing over from Heppner, wrote it in
our account of the event, and lo and
behold, when the paper came off the
press and it was too late to fix things
up, we found that those going over
in the C. L. Sweek car were omitted.
These were Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sweek,
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Rasmus aad D. T.
Goodman. Mr. Sweek is exalted ruler
and Mr. Rasmus secretary of the lo
cal lodge.
C. W. McNamer went tn Portland
this week with a shipment of a car
load of hogs.
Roy Campbell, Social Ridge farmer,
was doing business here on Saturday.
COW TESTING ASSOCIATION.
Morrow County Extension Service News.)
Last Fall an article was published
in this paper Btating that active or
ganization of a cow testing associa
tion had been started in Umatilla
county and the organization would be
extended into the north end of Mor
row county. Not enough cows were
obtained in Umatilla county to justi
fy the testing organization so no fur
ther work waa done in Morrow coun
ty. By using land plaster on potatoes
cut for planting several growers on
Weston mountain got one-eighth more
yield. The treatment is particularly
effective in rather damp, cold soils
where sprouting is slow, as it seems
to preserve the seed pieces, the ex
periment station finds.
By Arthur Brisbane
Waking Up.
Again Woman Changes.
The Movies Today.
Bobbed Hair Headaches.
The War Depratment, rubbing its
eyes and waking up a little, orders
eighty -five flying machines, made in
the United States. For ten machines
by the Curtiss company $250,000 will
be paid, and for seventy-five from
the Douglas company $R83,000, about.
That's a start and, multiplied by a
hundred, it would give the country a
good beginning for an air fleet
Fortunately Henry Ford and his son
Edsel B. Ford are in the aircraft
Held. They will let us know what a
flying machine ought to cost, and
something about the theory that the
flying life of an aeroplane engine
ia only about 100 hours. The Fords
will give you an engine that, without
expensive renewal of parts, will fly
around the world ten times. They
don't believe in an engine as short
lived as an ice cream cone.
Just as the virtuous complain- that
women leave nothing to the imagin
ation, they suddenly decide to eover
up again. "Dress ia to be more sub
tle this season than in other sea
sons. That isn't saying much, for there
ia nothing subtle about a lady bare
backed to her waist in the evening,
with a skirt above her knees in the
day time.
But fashion really means to reform
for the moment. Arms that have been
naked from the top of the shoulder
down, looking in some mottled cases
like a butcher shop exhibit, are now
to be covered with "so If mysterious
veiling." Thanks for that, with or
without the mystery. And shawls of
brilliant colors, worn "to reveal per
sonality," will cover up almost every
thing.
Thus again we learn that it is al
ways darkest before dawn. The wo
men go only so far in one direction,
then turn around and go the other
way; that's their charm.
Clothiers gathered in solemn con
clave decide that the "real gentle
man must have a different necktie for
every shirt, thus "demonstrating his
artistic taste and his exclusivenesB."
Exclusiveness, doubtless, is desirable.
But if each young American, for each
fancy shirt and necktie that he would
like to have, would develop a real
working idea, the country would be
better off than with every necktie
factory working full blast. A man
known only by his clothes belongs
in the parrot house.
Twenty-one years ago about 250,
000 people went once a week to the
moving pictures. The price of ad
mission, waa actually five cents. Now
between seventeen and twenty-two
millions go to see the moving pictures
regularly, and the prices run up to
three dollars a seat. Enterprises
grow rapidly in the United States
when people become really interested.
If your friend has a bad cold, be
polite, smile, bow, say "I never saw
you looking better," but don't shake
hands.
That is the advice of Dr. Sundwall,
of Michigan University. Influenza is
spread by handshaking. You get the
germs from your friend's hand, trans
fer them to your handkerchief and
then to your nose.
Handshaking is foolish and archaic,
anyhow, as foolish as Indians rub
bing noses. Primitive man stretched
out his right hand to show there was
no knife in it, and to reassure the
stranger. That's hardly necessary
now.
"The shingle headache," or "bobbed
hair neuralgia," has arrived, and was
inevitable. Silly women, not content
to cut their hair short, actually al
low the barber to shave the back of
the neck, uncovering that part of the
body most sensitive to cold, the lit
tle hollow at the base of the skull.
Cut your hair that way, then motor
with your back to the driver, and you
have found the short cut to acute
neuralgia and pneumonia.
At Council Bluffs, Jasper McDonald,
negro, twenty-seven years old, pleads
guilty to criminal assault, and within
an hour is sentenced to life impris
onment. That is better than a lynch
ing because of the effect on public
opinion and respect for law. There
is, unfortunately, the possibility of
escape.
Lamb Feeders Day.
(Morrow County Ettetiaton Srvke Kew.)
A number of Morrow County far
mers attended the Feeder Day Meet
ing at the Umatilla Experiment Sta
tion, March 20. Lambs which they
hnve had on feed for the pant five
months there were inspected and the
different method of feeding arid
gains on the different lots explained.
This year work on feeding whs ex
plained by H. K. Dean, superinten
dent of the Umatilla Station. Koy
Bean, superintendent of the Experi
ment Station at Prossor, Washington,
discussed the results nt the Prosper
Station with lamb feeding.
Robert Withycombe of Union talkrd
on the management of farm flock
and Professor E. U Potter, Head of
Animal Husbandry Dvpartniont at
Corvailis, discussed the relative ifon
omic phases of lamb fading, old w
feeding, and farm flock.
Miss Bess Huddleitun of Lone R ck
was a visitor In this city the first
of the wuek.