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The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 42, Number 2. .. . . - HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1925. Subscripion $2.00 Tcr Year
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Score Close in Game With
Arlington Here Sun
day Afternoon.
PITCHING FEATURE
Roche, for the Local., and Broufhton,
(or Arlington, Show Good Form
and Allow But Few Bit.
A good crowd of ball fan, aw Ar
lington go down to defeat here Sun
day afternoon by a score of 2 to 1
in the first league game of the sea
son, the Heppner-Ione team taking
the long end of the score. It was a
fine day for the game, and it Is prob
able that few games later in the sea
son will be better.
The locals secured their scores
early in the game, holding the visit
ors scoreless until the ninth frame
when, throui an overthrow at fiwt
and a well-timed hit, they brought in
one run. This was the only time
. throughout the game the visitors ad
vanced a man beyond second.
The game was essentially a pitch
ers' battle, Roche and Broughton
both performing with mid-season ef
ficiency. Only a few hits were al
lowed, while several -innings showed
no ball hit at all. This, of course,
Indicates that both teams are shy on
batting practice and perhaps proved
easier victims now than they will
later. The fielding of both teams
was good, but two hit balls going
through the infield, and one of these
was almost impossible to handle. The
Arlington score and one for the lo
cals were attributable to overthrows
at first base, each overthrow being
followed by a hit which advanced the
runner to scoring distance. . '
The Heppner-Ione team plays at
Condon next Sunday.
Broughton, who plthced for Ar
lington here Sunday, was on the
mound for Heppner last year. He
shows indications of developing Into
a real speed artist. It is not definite
ly known whether he will be with
the Columbia river team all season
or not, but if he is, his team will
be fortunate. ,
"PANDORA."
That the eause of education, wheth
er at home or outside of the city
limits, is near to the hearts of our
citizens, was attested last evening
by the appreciative audience who at
tended the operetta "Pandora," given
by the fifth and sixth grades of the
lone school at Star Theater.
These little people, appropriately
costumed, letter perfect in their lines
and without promptings or self-consciousness,
gave a performance which
reflected much credit upon them
selves and their instructor.
We understand there were forty
six adults, nineteen children, one
baby and moHt of the theater staff
' present. Hope still lives.
CONTRIBUTED.
According to present p'ons, Dr. H.
H. Green, Deputy State Veterinarian
will spend a few days in Morrow
county the latter part of the mnn'h
to complete some requests for t. h.
testing that we were unable to' All
last winter. . Anyone wishing their
cows tested should get in their re
quests for this test at once. It may
not 'be possible to make the test
where there is only one herd request
ing it in a community. However,
when there are five or more herds in
the community requesting the test,
it will be made. These requests
ahouldl reach the County Agent not
later than April 13. R. W. Morse,
County Agent.
Harold
Lloyd
Girl
A Pathd Picture
Banish the Blues with Moyd,
See this Joyous Jester and laugh your
self sick.
It's all fun.
Seven gloom-chasing reels.
Star Theater, Wednesday and Thurs
day, 25c and 50c.
W. A. RICHARDSON
DIES AT PORTLAND
City Recorder and Pioneer of
Heppner Succumbs Follow-
Operation Yesterday.
Walter A. Richardson, city record
er of Heppner, and a pioneer of this
community where he has resided for
more than forty-seven years, died at
the Portland Sanitarium at 4 o'cloc':
this morning, being past 62 years of
age. Death came to him suddenly,
following an operation for bladder
trouble. The remains will be brought
to Heppner tomorrow evening and
the funeral will be held from the
Elks Temple on Sunday'at 2 p. m.,
with interment in thejlcppner ceme
tery. Mr. Richardson was taken suddenly
ill on Tuesday evening and that night
was hurried to Portland, being ac
companied by his son-in-law, K. K.
Mahoney, where on Wednesday fore
noon at the Portland Sanitarium he
underwent the operation. From this
he rallied in fine shape and all re
ports up till late yesterday were to
the effect that he was getting along
splendidly, with every prospect of re
covery. At about 4 o'clock this morn
ing he was taken with a sudden pain
about the heart and died ia a very
few minutes.
Mr. Richardson is survived by his
Widow, Rosa Richardson, and one
daughter; Mrs. Kenneth K. Mahoney.
He was recently elected to the secre
taryship of Heppner Lodge No. 358,
K. P. O, Elks, and had he not become
suddenly ill he would have been in
stalled into that office tonight. For
the past two, years he had been in
poor health and but few of his friends
realised he was suffering to the ex
tent that he did. I'.in sudden demise
came as a shock to the community.
Mr. Richardson was -also a member
of Doric Lodge No. 20, K. of P., and
of the Woodman order.
Ford Coupe Reduced
To Kindling Wood
As a result of too much speed the
Ford coupe of E. M. Shipley, section
foreman of lone, was reduced to a
condition of kindling wood on Sun
day evening when the machine turnd
over on the highway just beyond the
Ed Clark place. Shipley was driving
the car, and in the machine with him
were "Red" Cochran and Harold
Ahalt. The young men had been ft
Heppner to take in the ball game,
leaving town shortly after dark.
It is reported that at the time of
the accident the machine was makin;
around 45 miles. It left the road
and striking a culvert was turned
over and struck on the top with such
force that the wood work and glass
were ground up, wheels were smashed
and the occupants thrown clear, mir
aculously f escaping injury, though
Shipley had his back pretty badly
wrenched. The) car made another
turn after the top smashed, and it
certainly looked as though a cyclone
had struck it.
Shipley was luter brought before
Justice Cornett in this city on a
charge of reckless driving on a pub
lic highway and was given a fine of
$12.50 and costs $2.50, which he paid.
stating "that he waa ahead at that,
as he had sold the remains of the car
for $50.
friends and neighbors of Mrs. R.
W. Turner tendered her a pleasant
surprise at the Turner country hgme
in Sand Hollow on Tuesday, the oc
casion being the tilst birthday of Mrs.
Turner. A very pleasant day was
spent, and there waa an abundance
of dainty refreshments, brought in
by the visitors. Those present were
Mr. nad Mrs. O. T. Ferguson, Mis.
J. O. Turner, Mrs. Richard Howell,
Mrs. Casebeer,- Mrs. Chas. Hemrich
and R. W. Turner. In honor of the
same event there was a big dinner
at the J. O. Turner home on Sunday,
to which the Turner clan was invitrd
and a fine time wha had there also.
Division Engineer Baldock and
Supt. Scott of the market road depart
ment of the state highways were at
Heppner on Tuesday. They were lin
ing up "on the county's market rond
program, and took time to consult
with a number of the Heppner citi
zens on the proposition of closing
the Lena-Vinson- gap of the O.-W.
highway, in which this community
is much Interested. Of course these
gentlemen were In. no position to do
more than offer suggestions in this
regard, but impressed those present
with the desire of tho state road de
partment to have this particular
piece of roud completed.
IS AWARDED NUMERAL.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vullis, April 2, Wilma Leach of Lex
ington, sophomore in vocational ed
ucation, waa awarded a. numeral for
being a member of the sophomore
girls' basketball team this year. As
the sophomore class team won the
intcrclosB championship for the year
they aro the only ones receiving the
coveted class numorals.
EASTER SALE.
The ladies of the Methodist Com
munfty church will hold their Easter
sale of gingham dresses, aprons and
food, Saturday, April 4th, at 1:30 p.
m., at the storo of Case Furniture
Company.
For Sale, 402 acres, known as South
Jones Prairie, sltualo in Blue Mts.,
20 miles from Heppner. Address D.
C. Wells, Pendleton, Ore.
Lost One packngo of Curtis-arithmetic
tests. Finder please return to
Mnrgarct Doherty.
WATCHES nave you seen our
window display of tools to repBlr
them? HAYLOR.
For Sale Registered Berkshire
boar, Address Ralph McCormick,
Morgan, Oregon.
Miss Leola Dennett is up from
Portland for a vlait with hor rela
tives here,
EASTER CHICKS
Lexington Boy Will Be
In Big Wrestling Meet
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor-
vallis, April 6. Walter Nolan of Lex
ington, freshman in pharmacy, will
represent O. A. C. in the Pacific
Northwest Wrestling association meet
to be held in Portland April 9 and 10.
Nolan will enter in the 146 pound
weight.' Two men In each weight will
be sent from here. Keen competition
is expected as all of the larger uni
versities, colleges and athletic clubs
of the coast will be represented.
EASTER SERVICES.
An Easter program of unusual in
terest will be given at the Methodist
Community church next Sunday, be
ginning at the Sunday school hour,
9:45, continuing through the morn
ing church service, and concluding
in the evening at 7:30 with "The
Stcry of His Last .Week," told in
Scripture, song and drama, illustrat
ed by beautiful lantern alides.
Many of these pictures are repro
ductions of the old masters, and por
tray vividly the scenes of Our Sa
vior's passion, and revive the atmos
phere of Jerusalem where the trag
edy of the universe was enacted on
earthly soil.
Seme of the numbers of especial
merit are:
"Easter Morn" . Chas. Notson
"He Is Risen" Mrs. Roger Morse
"Rnhbcni" Miss Lillian Allenger
"Gcthsemene' Miss Case
City of Gold" Mrs. Notson
Alive" M. L. Case
"Need" Miss Bernice Woodson
Un'olding of the Lily" Mrs. Bramer
"Children of Jerusalem" .
- -.. Intermediates
All of which is blended Into a ner-
fect whole by appropriate Scriptures
and the splendid musical numbers
prepared by the chorus choir under
tlft direction of Mrs. Bessie Gibb.
Mis- Bernice Woodson anl Mis. Rav
Taylor at the piano.
HARDMAN
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Batty left for
Klamath Falls last Wednesday night
because of the death of Mrs. Batty's
father, but were unable to get thru
because of snow slides in the moun
tains. They went to Maupin and
Dufur, where they visited with rela
tives, returning to their Hardman
home Monday, April 6.
Our high school baseball team
played the lone team on the lone field
with Iono winning a decided .victory,
the final score being 21 to 2. Dale
Dleakmnn scored in the first inning
and Lewis Hatty in the last. We have
hopes of a better score in the return
game to be played at Hardman April
:rth.
Mrs. Ella Bleakman, who haa been
seriously ill for the last few weeks,
s now on the road to recovery.
Laura and Lucy Williams of Hard
man Hi have been III for several days.
REGULAR P. T. A. MEETING.
The regular monthly meeting of the
P. T. A. will be held In the high
school auditorium next Tuesday at
J o'clock p. m. One very attractive
featuro on the program will be a pa
por by Mrs. Arthur McAtee on "Moral
Kducatlon." Those who have ever
heard Mrs. McAtee know we will miss
a rnro treat if we fail to hear her
next Tuesday. Other numbers are
poems and songs by hte first grade
children and a piano solo by Margaret
Notson,
Twenty acres, garden, pasture.
small house, barn, sheds, 400 hens,
water in house, mile of town, price
$125 per acre, terms, Box 88, Hermis-
ton, Ore.
Ilnnson Hughes has been spending
the week In Portland, looking after
business affairs, He left for the city
on Friday.
For Sale Reed baby carriage in
good condition. Phone 962,
CLEAN-UP DAYS-
APRIL 13th TO 18th
To the Citizens of Heppner:
The annual clean-up time for
Heppner has arrived. The week
of April 13th to 18th has been set
for this purpose when all of our
citizens are urged to get in and
clean up about their front yards,
back yards, streets and alleyB. A
special request is made on all
those who are keeping cows with
in the city limits, or harboring
stock of any nature, that the prem
ises will be cleaned of all rub
bish and manure; there are piles
of old manure in the vicinity of
Main street, and these should be
removed and the premises made
sanitary. You are commanded to
do so.
On Monday, the 19th, there will
be proper means provided for haul
ing away all rubbish that has been
gathered and placed in containers
on the streets and alleys in easy
access. Have all rubbish ready by
Saturday evening, April 18, and
the city will see that same is re
moved without cost; all rubbish
must be hauled away, however,
and if not ready when the city
conveyance calls, property owners
will be compelled to properly dis
pose of same at their own expense.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
Program For. Vesper
Service Sunday Night
The followinc Is thp nmcrram tnr
the Girl Reserve and community ves
per services, Easter Sunday, April
12, at 6:30 n. m.. at tho Phri.tinn
church:
Voluntary.
Processional, "Lead on, O King Eter-
nal," Audience Standing.
Doxoloev.
Scripture.
Prayer; choir response.
"Youth Movement." Mr AlfnrH
Collection, to be used for the sup
port oi me uirl Reserve secretary
in China.
Presentation, "The Prayers of the
uins Around the World." Sehc
knos Triangle of t.ha fiiVi R.....
Benediction.
Processional, "Follow the Gleam."
Postlude.
A roneral invitjifinn i. vtat...
the public of Heppner to attend thin
service.
LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS. -The
American Legion Auxiliary mel
Monday night with 14 members pres
ent. The proceeds from the candy
sale were, reported as $17.75, the fi
nancial statement showing the Aux
iliary to have a balance on hnnH of
$30. Another candy sale will be put
on soon and plans for a May Day
tea are being formed. After busi
Iness was concluded delightful re
freshments of doughnuts, fruit jello
with whipped cream and coffee were
served. Miss Margaret Crawford and
Mrs. Harold Cohn are hostesses for
the next social meeting, April 20.
Jack Holt in "WANDERER OF THE
WASTELAND." from Znno P..W,
best seller, at Star Theater Monduy
and Tuesday.
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NEW PRICE ON ROLLED BARLEY
RECLEANED SEED BARLEY
FLOUR, SALT, POULTRY FEED
Brown Warehouse Go.
Phone 613
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By SATTERFIELD
Standing of Heppner
Student High at U.ofO.
Margaret Woodson of Heppner, a
first year law student at the Uni
versity of Oregon, was among those
students to receive nothing less than
II in academic subjects for the win
ter term ending March 20, according
to the grade sheet issued by the reg
istrar's office. Forty-nine women and
41 men students received no .grades
less than II for the past term's work.
Only three, two women and one man,
received I in all subjects. I is the
highest grade given unless special
honors are applied for at the begin
ning of the term. Passing grades at
tfceNiniversity range from I to V.
MOTHER DIES IN PORTLAND.
E. N. Gonty waa called to Portland
early last week by the very serious
illness of his mother, Mrs. Mary
Elisabeth Groshen. Mrs. -Groshen
pussed away at her home at 35314
Second street on Monday and her fu
neral was held on Wednesday, inter
ment being in Mount Calvary ceme
tery. She was aged 65 years and is
survived by her husband, Charles
Nicholas Groshen, two sons, Edmund
Gonty of Portland, and Edward Gon
ty of Heppner, and one daughter, Mrs.
A. Lamotte of Portland. Mrs. Gro
shen was a resident of Heppner at
one time, but removed to Portland a
number of years ago and has made
her home in that city since. Out of
respect for his mother, the Gonty
Shoe Store in this city was closed un
tjl after the funeral,
NOTES FROM HEPPNER HL
Nearly all of the pupils who have
been absent from school on account
of the "flu" have returned.
The pupils of Heppner school
are collecting information and work
ing on essays for the Oregon History
contest. This' contest ends April 25.
Heppner high school baseball team
will play their next game at Lexing
ton April 10. This is expected to be
a fast game.
TO LIBRARY PATRONS.
All those wishing special books in
the next shipment of the Traveling
Library, please notify me by Satur
day evening. April 11th.
MRS. L. B. DEVINE, Librarian.
The county road department is now
busy at work improving the upper
end of the Hog Hollow grade and
smoothing out some of the umps
over Franklin hill, so that auto traf
fic coming and going between Hepp
ner and Pendleton may get along
with a few less bumps. - Judge Penge
thinks they will have the road in
very good shape within a few days,
and thero should bo no difficulty in
retting over the short stretch be
tween Lena and Vinson, and all the
rest is good macadam, -
At the Christian church on Sun
day there will be regular preaching
services both morning and evening.
Mrs. Clara G. Essen, state Sunday
school superintendent, will be pres
ent and conduct tho services, her
subject in the morning being '"The
Resurrection." Regular Bible school
session at 10 a. m. There will be
no Endeavor meeting in the evening
owing to the Vesper service by the
Girl Reserves coming at the Endeavor
hour.
Zane Grey's "WANDERER OF THE
WASTELAND" at Star Theater Mon
day and Tuesday. 20c and 30c.
MARKET AGENT
Know the New Law.
On application to the State Mar
ket Agent, 714 Court House, Port
land, folders giving the provisions of
the new potato grading and inspec
tion law, in condensed form, will be
rent to any person, and the folder
also gives all the standard grades, the
definitions, and other information.
State officials have been advised to
see that the law is enforced, and they
are warning growers, shippers and
retailers that they will be checked up
on.
The law will work out for the ler.e
per who is working for a reputation
fit and profit of any grower or ship
for reliable stock and an honest pack.
Such an one should welcome his name
and grade on the container. When
consumers become more familiar with
the provisions of the law and the
grades, they will order by grades and
insist that they receive the grade they
ordered. Retailers and shippers will
soon learn the growers who are ob
serving the law. The purpose of the
act is that all concerned shall get
what they pay for. It puts a pre
mium on a first-class pack.
Unreliable Scales Mean Trouble.
A source of much trouble and mis
understanding between the farmer
and the elevator or warehouseman is
unreliable or inaccurate scales. There
is little excuse for this. The state
has a department, under the juris
diction of the State Market Agent, for
testing and correcting unreliable
scales. There is no charge for the
Bervice, and a competent man will be
sent on request at any time.
Recently a acale inspector found a
scale with an error of three pounds
to each draft of grain, the result of
which on the car of 750 sacks amount
ed to 450 pounds the number of
pounds billed but not put into the
car. Another scale showed an eVror
of 189 pounds on an average load of
4000 pounds.
Many scales are balanced by tying
nuts and washers on the counterpoise,
and many are not properly installed,
not being boxed in, with the result
that the wind will often make a dif
ference of from one to si pounds, de
pending on its velocity. At one of
the Portland mills the force of the
wind on a box car of grain, weighed
upon track scales, showed a variation
of 1800 pounds. The pressure of wind
upon a truck load of five sacks of
grain being weighed inside, a ware
house will cause a variation of from
two to three or more pounds from
outside weights.
Out weights must be accurate that
positive knowledge of each car may
be hid; then it is comparatively easy
to check the weight received at the
terminal markets, where all scales re
ceive particular attention for accu
racy, being tested several times dur
ing the year by and against standard
weights, the same being certified to
by the U. S. Bureau of Standards.
Country scales should be given far
more attention. When they are ac
curate, much of the present misun
derstanding will be removed.
Building Up From Cement.
Several years of mistakes and fail
ures in co-operative work have taught
growers valuable lessons, and the
work is now going forward much
more safely and satisfactorily. They
now realize the value of strong per
sonalities, dynamic leaders, men and
women of executive ability to work
with and direct. And as the organi
zations are founded on such Bolid
foundations, they succeed. Farmers
are now following the methods of big
private corporations. They argue
that what others have done they can
do and they can. The co-operative
movement is fast spreading over the
country and during the past year
there have been comparatively few
failures.
LEXINGTON
Ben Lind and family of Pocatello.
Idaho, spent Sunday night in Lexing
ton on their way to Longview, Wash.
They drove by way of Lexington to
avoid the oil that is being put on the
nignway Between Boardman and Ar
lington which is proving very disas
trous to clothes and cars.
R. L. Rose and wife of Portland
were in Lexington on Tuesday. Mr.
Rose is representing the LaSalle cor
respondence school of Chicago and
was here interviewing several cus
tomers of his school. .
Miss Wilma Leach has been chosen
to represent the Women's Athletic
association of O. A. C. at Los Angeles.
Miss Leach leaves Corvallis Tuesday
for the California city.
The first campers of this season In
the auto camp grounds were in the
grounds Tuesday night; two families
from Nampa, Idaho, on their way to
St. Martin's Springs.
Clarence Carmichael is sporting a
brand new Ford Coupe, purchased
trom Latourell Auto Co. of Heppner
last week. .
Mrs. Watt of Portland, who has
been visiting in Lexington for several
weeks, returned to hor home lost
Sunday.
Mr8. Elmer- Hunt of Pine City
spent Saturday and Sunday visiting
at the home of Mrs. W. O. Hill.
J. W, Greb, an insurance man of
Spokane, was In Lexington Monday
night on his way to Portland.
Barney Doherty was in from Sand
Hollow on Monday interviewing some
of his old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Morgan of Con
don paid Lexington a short visit on
Monday.
Howard Lane bought a Ford truck
from Latourell Auto Co. la.it week.
Mrs. Ralph Finley was visiting
friends in Lexington on Tuesday.
The ladies of the Christian church
are serving a big chicken dinner at
the church parlors this evening. Let's
everybody go.
Short Session of Circuit
Court Held Thursday
A short session of circuit court
was held at the court house in Hepp
ner od last Thursday, when Judge
Phelps went over the docket and
cleaned up several cases that had
been pending, and were ready for
final action. The grand jury turned
in their report after being in ses
sion for a couple of days, and the re
sult of their labor waa the presenta
tion of 6 true bills and one not true
bill. Other matters disposed of were:
Okanogan Stat Bank vs. J. W,
Beyraer; settled and dismissed.
Credit Service Co. vs. X. Bleakman:
dismissed on motion of plaintiff.
Farmers Stockgrowers National
Bank vs. Edgar J. .Ball; dismissed
on motion of plaintiff.
Mary Dilworth Gateley vs. Paul
O'Meara; demur to separate answer
a a stained.
Heppner Farmers Elevator Co. vs.
R. D. Allstott and D. E. Gilman; mo
tion to make more definite and cer
tain allowed.
N. S. Whetstone, et ax., vs. D. M.
Stuart, J. L. Hanna, et al; motion to
strike denied; 10 days to answer.
N. S. Whetstone vs. Guy Boyer, et
a!.; demurrers to complaint overrul
ed; 10 days to answer.
Mary Ing rum vb. Wm. Ingram; trial
with findings and decree for plaintiff.
Mary J. Allen vs. A. H. Allen; find
ings and decree for plaintiff.
Vermont Loan A. Trust Co. vs. Sar
ah Pifjgott, et al.T dismissed as to
defendant C. H. Finn; demur over
ruled; 20 days to answer.
LOCI MEWS ITEMS
John and George Partlow, now of
"Underwood, Wash., but formerly res
idents of Boardman, were brought to
Heppner on Saturday by Sheriff Mc
Duffee to answer to a charge brought
against them by the grand jury of
obtaining goods under false preten
ses. After hustling around they were
able to furnish bail and were re
leased from custody, to appear later
when circuit court is in session.
J. G. Thomson is the proud pos
sessor of a Chrysler sedan, delivered
to him this week by Walter LaDusire,
local agent. It is certainly a swell
car. Mr. Thomson had driven a Cad
illac for many years and was sup
posed to have the habit so well fixed
that he could not be induced to take
anything else. We understand that
he is thoroughly well pleased with
his new machine.
Rev. Wood of Ontario will be pres
ent and conduct the services at 11:00
a. m. at the Episcopal church on
bunday. Services in keeping with
the Eastertide will be held, and a
cordial invitation is extended to all
friends of the church, as well as the
public of the city, to attend the ser
vices and hear Mr. Wood.
E. L. Bouteiller, typewriter doctor
from Baker, was in the city' over
Wednesday, looking after the needs
offsick typewriters. Because of a
breakdown to his car, he was com
pelled to remain over here today to
have that doctored also.
The Fuller Brush Company has a
permanent job for a local man with
car to handle our business in Mor
row, Gilliam and Wheeler counties.
Good pay and opportunity for a live
wire. Write us at Walla Walla for
more information.
Clerk Aijderson has been quite
busy this week issuing fishing li
censes. The season opens on the
irth, when there will be a grand rush
for the streams about town and a
consequent raid upon the finny tribe.
Wallace McDuffee, who has been en
joying a visit with his brother, Sher
iff McDuffee for some time, and also
spent a while in Portland, returned
to his home at Ritter this week, go
ing over with Frank Elder.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner, Bobby
and Jeannette spent the week end at
Hood River where they enjoyed a vis
it at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
O. Livingstone. They returned home
on Sunday afternoon.
An 8-pound daughter arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Wil
son in this city on April 8th. Both
mother and daughter are doing well,
and Dave has been passing out the
smokes to his friends.
Judge Gilbert WPhelps of Pendle
ton was here over Thursday last and
held court. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Phelps and Court Reporter Beck
with. They returned home on Fri
day. The Endeavorers will hold an East
er food sale at the store of Hum
phreys Drug Co. on Saturday, April
11, beginning at 9 a. m. Cakes and
pies and cookies will be offered.
Can you beat it ? Zane Grev's
WANDERKR OF THE WASTELAND,
with Jack Holt, actually filmed in the
West, in natural colors. Star Thea
ter, Monday and Tuesday.
Fred Tash returned home from
Walla Walla on Sunday. Ho had been
spending several days there with his
mother, Mrs. Hiram Tnsh, who is
quite seriously ill.
Mrs, Carrie Vaughn of Portland is
a guest at the home of her son, Chas.
Vaughn and family for a few days.
She arrived hero Tuesday morning.
Al Hemikson was over from Pen
dleton for a few days the first of
the week, looking after busnijss af
fairs here nnd down Willow creek.
A guest this week at the hime of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Olson in this
city is Mrs, Jiu-k Eichendorf of Ba
ker, who Is a sister of Mrs, Olson.
Beauty work dono every Wednes
day and Saturday at Mrs. Currnn s
Millinery Shoppe. Marcelling a spec
ialty. Mrs. Florence Seale Davis.
Andy Rood was in from the big
much on Heppner Flat Wednesday.
Plowing is the order out that way,
and the ground works tine.
See Zhho Grev's famous story,
WANDERKR OF THK WASTELAND,
in natural colors, at Star Theater
Monday and Tuesday.
ITiise
By Arthur Brkban
Eugenists Mean Well, But
Earth, Big Alma Mater
Why Ten Commandments
But Can You Enforce It?
The eugenists in the birth control
convention plan for a better race by
"artificial selection," which would
mean picking the right husband for
the right wife.
You can do that with cows, horses,
etc. But with them you only breed
a bedy. Among human beings you
prouuee that very mysterious thing
called a soul, and that's different.
You might marry a John L. Sulli
van to Hypatia, or a Michael Angelo
Moses to the Venus of Milo and be
bitterly disappointed in results.
On the other hand, a tall, fierce
country girl, Nancy Hanks, probably
unable to read or write, marries a
locafWer do well, and the result is
Abraham Lincoln, The Lord seems
to reserve for ..Himself certain prob
lems. Harvard will spend $12,000,000 to
improve .the study of agriculture
That's sensible.
English-speaking nations study
Latin and Greek. The Romans stud
ied Greek. The Greek philosophers
studied the Egyptian language and
hieroglyphics. Millions are spent
teaching many kinds of knowledge
little used after the student leaves
school.
It is about time to begin studying
seriously old Mother Earth, the or
iginal Alma Mater from which we
spring, upon which we depend abso
lutely during life, and to which we
all return.
In Paris, a young girl, fifteen years
old, Irene Laurent, evidently of the
Madame Curie type, has produced a
new fuel for automobile engines. It
is made from BUgar, and is cheaper
and more efficient than any substitute
for gasoline thus-far discovered.
If events justjify the prediction of
Professor Haldane that chemistry
will soon make sugar as cheap as
sawdust, the gasoline problem may
temporarily be solved by "sugar pow
er." Religious organizations, convinced
that public schools should include
religious training in the daily rou
tine, demand that the Ten Command
ments be read to the children at least
once a week.
Wouldn't the "Sermon on the
Mount" be better reading for chil
dren than the Ten Commandments?
In a general way every child of ten
knows of the Ten Commandments? or
as many as a child should understand.
Two or three of the Commandments
are fortunately not necessary to the
child up to fifteen.
Why not leave religion to religious
teachers, and public school education
to public school teachers, and keep
the two separate, which has been the
American plan thus far?
A man, just dead, was at one time
a clergyman in the Protestant Epis
copal Church. Later he belonged to
the Greek Orthodox Church, and
when he died he was one of the Grny
Friars of a Roman Catholic monas
tery. You admire such earnest seeking
after truth and wonder what this
man of three religions learned about
religion when he passed over to the
other world.
Did he find that only one religion
is officially recognized above, or is
one better than the others, or does
it all depend on how you act toward
your fellow man, the Creator of the
Universe not being so much interest
ed in what you think about Him? Def
inite answers would be interesting.
President Coolidge says the States
should help the national Government
to enforce the dry law. So they
should, out of respect for Constitu
tion and law.
But while the necessary seventy
five per cent j)f the States ratified
the Constitutional Amendment, na,
ly one hundred per cent violate It,
and their juries sympathize with tho
violators.
The question for tho President and
the nation is this: How can the use
of whiskey be stamped out? What is
to bo done to stop drunkeness and
open drinking of bootleg whiskey
among school children? Prohibition
seems to have put millions In this
nation on a whiskey drinking basis.
What can be done about that?
The well known and successful Min
neapolis rupture expert, Mr. C. F.
Redlich, will bo in The D.iUes on
Monday and Tuesday, April VI and 14,
at the Dalles Hotel. Ruptured people
come many miles to see him. Con
sultation is free. Watch The Dalles
papers for special announcement.
The Willirtr Workers will servo a
big chicken dinner on Thursday, Ap
ril at the parlors of tho Christian
church, for the sum of Me. At this
time they will also conduct on apron
sale.
Twenty acre unimproved, for
young hore; good soil; under nw
McKay creek r-ervoir. Also 40 acre
partly improved for wh.-at and stuck
ranch, K. I'. Dodd, IlermUtoti, Ore,
Two salesmen wanted for tlii.; ter
ritory to sell Wimt proof me a' l!i.!)0
iuit.i. Selective pu let tm. Kent sell
er. Repeat.,' r. t'ytnmi ion h dully.
417 Kxch-'ingo llldg., Portland, Ore.
For Sale, Cheap Acetylene liicht
Irtg system completely equipped. Kph
E.tkoUon, Lexington, Oiugcn.