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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 42, Number 10.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1925.
Kubscripion $2.00 Per Year
ONE Hi LOSES ONE
Beats Stan field Saturday
But Lose to Arlington
the Following Day.
NEW PITCHER WEAK
Roche Waa In Box Saturday for All
Bat Tiro Inninge; Portland Man
Hurla In Sunday! Game. '
The Heppner-Ione ball aggregation
went up againat a good game on the
lone grounds Saturday afternoon,
when they met the Stanfield team of
the Irrigation league and defeated
them by a score of to i. They had
not been in the play long before they
realized that it would take good work
and close playing to win. Roche was
in the box for seven innings and held
the visitors down, when the new
pitcher, Blakely, from Portland, fin
ished out the game and allowed the
irrigationists to slip in a few tallies
that looked for a time would be suf
ficient to give them the long end of
the score.
Saturday's game waa weir attended
and the fans were pleased with the
fine display of good ball playing.
The locals went to Arlington Sun
day, and here they met their Water
loo at the hands of the Arlington
players. Blakely was in the box for
Heppner to the end of the 6th, and
at this point the score stood 12 to 1.
As a sample of the work oi the im
ported pitcher, 7 men were forced
across the plate for the count in the
third from walking and being hit by
the pitched ball, and following the
fifth a local man was put in the box
who was not in the habit of pitching
and held the acore to a final count of
14 to 6 in favor of Arlington.
The outcome of the game was some
what disappointing all around, the
local boys having put up a winning
fight against Stanfield the day before
were anxious to make a good showing
against Arlington, one of the best
teams in the Morrow-Gilliam league.
Many New Laws Became
Effective On May 30th
A Urge number of new laws went
Into effect on May 28. Among them
is the new law in regard to dog li
censes. Persons owning dogs upon
which they have not paid the license
fee should look into the matter and
avoid a conflict with the statute.
The new forest Are laws are also
quite drastic. Section 27 applies to
the whole state, whether in or out of
'the forest. In 'part ft says, "It shall
be unlawful, during the closed sea
son (May 15 to October 1), for any
person to throw away any lighted to
bacco, cigars, cigarettes, matches,
firecrackers, or other lighted mater
ial, on any forest land, private road,
public highway or railroad right of
way within thii state. It also re
quires all public conveyances to have
a copy of the section posted within
all smoking compartments. The pen
alty for violation of this section is a
fine of $25.00 to $75.00. There are
other provisions which people should
become familiar with before going
into the forest to camp.
Bond Issue Unpopular In
North End of the County
A meeting of farmers was held in
the Lone Tree schoolhouse last Sat
urday night for the purpose of dis
cussing the proposed $500,000 bond
issue. Everyone present was opposed
to the issue for two main reasons:
First, that it is' inadvisable under
present hard times to vote bonds,
thereby adding additional taxes to
the present heavy burden; second,
that the amount allotted to this dis
trict is insufficient to build the lone
Boardman road and that in the near
future another issue will be needed
to complete this road and others, too.
It was contended by many that they
were unable to pay their taxes under
present conditions and that it is not
only poor business but utter folly to
increase them. Others contended that
the amount allotted to the various
districts, was merely a bait to pass
the issue for the purpose of complet
ing the highways leading to Heppner.
The meeting passed resolutions con
demning the road bond issue and all
present agreed to use their influence
to defeat the measure.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Delegates Chosen For
State Legion Meeting
The meeting of the state depart
ment of the American Legion, anl
also of the Auxiliary, will be held at
Prinevllle June 26-20-27, and that lit
tie city is making elaborate arrange
ments for entertainment of the dele
gates.
Heppner Tost No. 87 met on Tucs
day evening and elected P. M. Gem'
mell, post commander, as a delegate
to the state convention, choosing liar
old Cohn as alternato. Bosides these
delcgutcs, several other members of
Heppner Post aro contemplating tak
ing In the big doings. Mrs. Arthur
McAtee will represent the local aux
illary.
SPECIAL, NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that I will
not be responsible for any bills or
accounts hereafter contracted by any
person except myself. Dated thii
21st day of May, 1925.
JOE HOWELL.
Mrs. E. K, Cochran, an aunt of Mrs.
Frank Turner, was a guest at the
Turner home In this city during the
past week. She returned to her home
at Portland Wednesday. Mrs. Coch
ran was greatly pleased to note the
splendid outlook for crops In this
county,
CITIES PAY BUT
SMALL PART OF
COUNTY TAXES
Figures Compiled by Oregon Vo
ter Show That Property Out
side of Cities Pay Most.
Tax statistics compiled by the Ore
gon Voter for every county in the
state reveal the fact that in Morrow
county 16.76 of the total property
tax is paid by property located with
in citiea, while 84.24 is paid by
property outside of citiea. The taxes
paid by property In all the cities in
Oregon represent 52.64 of the total
tax, while property outside of cities
bears 47.36 of the tax burden.
Morrow county farm property pays
nearly two-thirds of the taxes 62.3
compared with all the farm proper
ty in the state, which pays 25.97
of the total. Railroad and utility
property, including that both within
and outside of cities, paya 20.1,
lumber and timber property pays .48
of 1 and all other non-city prop
erty pays 2.08 of the total. The
following table, compiled by the Vo
ter, ahowa the amount and percent
age paid by each source:
Outadie of Citiea: Amount
Irrigation Districts ....$ 18,745 4.60
All Other Agricultural 240,887 57.80
Lumber and Timber... 2,027 .48
Railroads, Utilities .... 80,761 19.38
Alt Other 8,674 2.08
In Citiea:
Railroads, Utilities .... 3,012 .72
All Other . 62,666 15.04
Total 416,772 100.00
The per capita tax for the county is
(31.40, and the average millage 47.29
mills. This ia a lower per capita tax,
but a higher millage levy, than in
Gilliam, Wheeler or Umatilla coun
ties. The average rates in those
counties are: Gilliam, 19.71; Wheel
er, 23.49; and Umatilla, 26.19. The
county per capita taxes are: Gilliam,
(73.26; Wheeler, (51.40; and Umatil
la, (66.63.
In unincorporated territory in
Morrow county the tax rate ia 26.87
mills, which is under the average for
unincorporated territory in the state
as a whole, 31.93. Within citiea the
rate ia 47.29, which is just under the
average of 47.38 for all citiea. The
per capita tax for unincorporated ter
ritory is (94.28, compared with the
average city per capita of (31.40.
The lowest city millage in Morrow
county ia found in lone, where it is
38.2 milla. lone has the lowest per
capita tax also, this being (20.86.
Boardman has the highest rate and
the higheat per capita tax. The for
mer it 65.6 mills and the latter $38.-
04. These figures are considerably
below tho highest levies and the high
est per capites in the state. The high
est millage rates are found in LakeJ
side, 126.2; Bend, 106; North Bend.
100; Seaside, 94.1; Redmond,- 91.9;
Prineville, 91.26; and Florence, 89.8.
The highest per capites are Warren-1
ton, (256.66; Gearhart, (214.64; West
Linn, (117.25; Newport, 93.02; To
ledo, (88.74; and Seaside, (84.45.
Morrow county taxes show a de
crease this year of 6.69 under those
levied in 1924, as against an increase
of 6.06 for the entire state. The
county tax roll of (416,772 represents
of 1 of the total levied in Ore
gon, wheih Is (42,660,781.
Of Ike county total, (179,048, or
42.96, will be used for high and
grade achool purposes, and an addi
tional (26,768, or 6.18, will go tow
ard the support of higher educational
institutions. Roads will receive (128,
077, of which (50,908 is for road
bonds. The levy for county general
purposes is (26,531, specitl taxes lev
ied in cities and towns, (17,861, tax
for rodent control, (6,879, irrigation
districts (11,866, and for fire patrol,
(1,653. Morrow county's tax for state
administrative purposes is (8,162 or
1.96 of the total, and for the sol-
diera' bonus, (11.027.
Following are the millage levies and
per capita taxes on property located
within the citiea:
City: Rate Per Capita
Boardman 66.6 (38.04
Heppner 48.8 36.83
lone - 88.2 20.88
Lexington 47.4 26.02
There is very little difference be
tween the tax levy and the per capita
tax in Heppner and In Condon. In
Condon the rate Is 49.6 mills and the
per capita Us is (34.24.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY.
About thirty-two members of the
Amercian Legion and Auxiliary met
in joint session in Bethel Chapel on
Monday evening. After a short bus
iness meeting a social time was en
joyed, stunts, games and ample re
freshments concluding the evening's
entertainment,
Mrs. Chester Darbee was appointed
alternate to the convention nt Prine
ville, A little over seventeen dollars was
reported obtained from the poppy
sate. Owing to the generous response
of the public, for which the Auxiliary
is deeply grateful, the original sup.
ply of poppies was soon exhausted.
The Legion then brought out a sup
ply which they had had on hand for
some time and not disposed of and
most of these were also sold, poppies
being given the Girl Reserves for
their part in the Memorial Day ser
vices. The entire proceeds of the
sale with the exception - of the ex
pense of obtaining them will be turn
ed over to the state chairman for use
in hospital and child welfare work
The next meoting of the Auxiliary
will be July 20 at the home of Mrs.
Dick Wells, when tray cloths will be
made for Hosplta No. 77 in Portland.
Hudson Super-Six touring in fine
condition, value (450, to swap for
livestock, farm machinery. If in
tereated write P, Silkworth, Parkdale,
Oregon,
FOR SALE Registered Chester
White yearling boar; best Valley
prise winning stock. Oral Henriksen,
Heppner,
FOR SALE Some thoroughbred
Flemish Giant rabbits, different ages.
Inquire at second hand store.
LOCAL NEWS HEMS
Mesdames Charles Shurte and W.
O. Dix entertained at bridge Tuesday
afternoon and evening. Six tables
of the ladies were players In the af
ternoon , and in the evening they also
entertained for the ladies and gentle
men, there being eight tables. A de
lightful time is reported by all and
wonderful and unique prizes were
awarded and delicious refreshments
served.
License to wed was issued at the of
fice of the county clerk on May 22 to
Guy L. Barlow and Crystal Roberts.
The young people were married on
Sunday, May 24, Judge R. L. Benge
performing the ceremony. The groom
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bar
low of Heppner Flat and the bride is
the granddaughter of Stacy Roberts
of this city.
Gay M. Anderson, Len and Earl Gil
liam and Ed Bennett departed on Fri
day evening, going to East Lake over
in the Bend country, where a few
days of fishing netted them each a
fine catch of big eastern brook trout
The boys returned home on Wednes
day. Mrs. J. H. Cochran and her son.
Arch Cochran of lone, were visitors
in Heppner for a short time Tuesday.
Mr. Cochran reports that his wife,
who is in a sanitarium at Portland,
is improving in health.
Mrs. P. M. Gemmell, who is a dele
gate to the grand chapter from Ruth
Chapter No. 32, O. . S., will leave
on Monday for Portland. The grand
chapter of the order meets in that
city next week.
A light ' frost early Wednesday
morning worked some slight damage
to gardens about the city. It turned
quite cold Tuesday night when the
sky cleared up after the heavy show
ers. The residence of C. W. McNamer Is
receiving a dressing up with new
paint, A little civic improvement
along this line would help many a
house In this town.
Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Simas
of Kimberley, on May 29, an 8-pound
daughter. The little lady has been
named Lillian Rose, and mother and
babe are doing fine.
Wm. Beymer. president of Farmers
& Stock growers National Bank, de
parted for Portland on Sunday to
spend a few days in the city looking
after business.
T. J. Humphreys took a spin around
the wheat belt on Sunday and he re
ports the crops in every part of the
county looking exceptionally fine.
Ray and Paul McDuffee have fin
ished this year's work at O. A. C. and
will spend a portion of the summer
over in the state of Washington.
Miss Emma Bergstrom was a week
end visitor with friends in Heppner,
returning to her home at Portland
on Monday.
Mrs, Laxton McMurray was a vis
itor here on Monday, being accom
panied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Low, Mr. Low reports grain
looking fine in the lone section.
Georee D. Fell scent a counle of
days or so at fteppner, coming in
Saturday. He was joined here by
Yuj, Fell.
Miss Vesta Dicks of Lake view, who
was visiting at the Notson home last
week, left for Salem Saturday morn
in. Miss Thelma Miller departed for
Portland op Tuesday, where she ex
pects to visit lor a time.
John H. Hayes came In from Port
land the end of the week and is
spending a short time here.
Clyde Wells and son Woodrow were
visitors here from their Pendleton
home over Saturday.
Sam Hughes left this morning for
Portland where he will spend a few
days on business.
Potato Bugs.
(Morrow County Extension Service Hews.)
The Colorado Potato Beetle, com
monly known as the potato Dug, is
present in some fields this year, in
large numbers. This insect passes the
winter in the ground as adult beetles.
They appear in the fields early in
the spring after the new potatoes
come in sight. They feed on the ten
der tips of young plants and after a
few days begin to lay eggs. These
eggs are deposited in compact masses
on the under side of the Knaves. The
larvae are slug-like, deep reddish in
color and attack the foliage of the
leaves. When mature they drop to
the soil and tunnel in to change again
to adult beetles.
Poison sprays are the standard
treatment for the potato beetle. Two
applications of spray should be made,
the first as soon as the beetles ap
pear on the young plant! ih the
spring and the second about two
weeks later. Calcium arsenate and
lead arsenate will control effectively.
Use the poison at the rate of 4 to
one hundred gallons of liquid. It can
be put on with a spray outfit or sprin
kled from a can.
Lend or calcium arsenate can be
used for this insect as a dust. Mix
thoroughly one part of calcium or
lead arsenate by weight and nine
parts of sifted wood ashes, air slack
ed lime or sulphur by weight. Dust
this mixture on the vines when there
is no wind blowing. This can be
done by, putting it in a sack such as
a rather finely woven gunny sack and
snaking the sack over each plant,
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our apprecia
tion of the generous assistance ron
do rod us by the people of Heppner,
especially the 1r lilies of the O. E. S.(
the Neighbors of Woodcrnft, and the
Rod Cross.
Remembering as we do the assist
ance given those that have lout both
by fire and flood makes one feel that
Heppner is a good place to live.
Most gratefully!,
THE HERREN FAMILY.
GOLDEN DAYS
tA(t M 'ROiMO I y? - I 7 . -"wWMSj7. L
ENDOWMENT FUND
DRIVE GOES OVER
EASY AT HEPPNER
Citizens and Business Men of
City Contribute Sum Needed
After Few Hours Work.
Heppner's quota of the Legion En
dowment Fund and DoerriDecker hos
pital maintenance fund being raised
in Oregon, was put over in record
time. The committee consisting of
C. L. Sweek as chairman. Mayor No
ble and S. E. Notson, took about three
hours of their time on Thursday af
ternoon last to make solicitation, and
the quota of $300 was raised; in fact
the total sum was in excess of the
quota by $7.50, all of this amount be
ing in cash with the exception of the
last mentioned sum.
We are informed by Chairman
Sweek that the committee was gladly
received, and not one person solicited
refused to make a donation; it all
came willingly and in a spirit that
made the genuine sympathy of the
community with the endowment fund
manifest to a gratifying degree. For
all this the committee and the local
post of the American Legion are tru
ly grateful. ,
The quota has been forwarded, and
once more Heppner goes on record as
Here's Something You MUST Do!
MAKE A DATE WITH YOURSELF NOW
to see
i
'Broken Laws'
With MRS. WALLACE REID
Percy Marmount and Brilliant Cast
You'll thrill to your finger tips at its tenses
drama!
You'll sit entranced at the remarkable act
ing! EVERYBODY in the world likes tense, human drama! Ev
erybody in the world is going to like this picture! It
tells a atory that ia vitally interesting to every human
being and it'a Jam-packed with dynamic ailuations that will
"hold you enthralled! You'll cry', you'll laugh, you'll feel and
you'll think when you see this picture and you'll remember it
fora long time to come.
IT IS an epochal message to the Mothers of the world shot
with pathoa and tragedy devlne with the overwhelming'
impulsea of Mother Love stirring the aoul depths and
bringing to the surface of every emotional pool the aparkling
bubbles of enthusiasm!
The evils the tragic consequences of the jazs age exposed
aa they have never been revealed on stage or screen! By all
meant see it!
Story by Adela Rogers St. John
STAR THEATRE, Friday & Saturday
JUNE 7 AND 8
Children 20c, Adults 40c
CORN -CORN -CORN
Whole, Cracked and Ground.
"OK COW FEED $2.50 Per 100 Lbs.
Ask for Princess Flour. You will like it.
Brown Warehouse Co.
WE DELIVER WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
County Officials Meet
With Road Commission
Judge Benge and Sheriff McDuffee
returned from Portland the first of
the week, having spent several days
in the city attending the monthly
meeting of the state highway com
mission, and looking after other mat
ters of business for the county.
At this meeting, Mr. Benge states,
the commission agreed with this
county to co-operate in completing
the Lna-Vinson gap of the Oregon
Washington highway on a 60-40 ba
sis, the state taking the long end.
This will mean that under present
estimates, the county will have to
put up $75,000, thus getting off at a
better figure than they had reason to
expect. The judge is quite well
pleased over the arrangements made.
TO TENNIS PLAYERS.
Attention is called to the fact that
the work and expense of preparing
the new tennis 'court was horne by
only a very few. Too often these few
must sit by while non-members have
charge of the court and enjoy the
sport. We are anxioiis for everyone
to belong by paying their dues, help
ing defray the expense and upkeep.
Call at the F. L. Harwood jewelry
store and pay your dues and also see
the list of members there.
measuring up to the requirements
when it comes to doing anything for
the World War veterans and the de
pendent widows and orphans.
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By A. B. CHAPIN
Legion Convention At
Prineville This Month
The Crook County Post of Prine
ville has made elaborate plans of en
tertainment for the annual conven
tion of the American Legion, June
25-26-27.
Department Commander George
Griffith will open the aession Thurs
day morning, June 25, promptly at
nine o'clock and the business ses
sions will be held each morning there
after. At the. same time, in separate
quarters, Mrs. Rena Palmer, State
President of the Women's Auxiliary
will bring the meeting of the women
to order and the same procedure of
business will be followed thereafter
by them.
The calendar of entertainment
reads like a railroad time table, all
hours of the day being occupied with
some special event. The opening day
will see the staging of the mammoth
free barbecue at noon. The after
noon will be occupied by the Rodeo,
which will be repeated every day un
til the close of the convention.
Thursday evening, the ladies will hold
their annual reception and the men
will hold forth at the business meet
ing of the 40 et 8.
Early Friday morning, s buckaroo
breakfast, followed by business ses
sions and then the huge parade. The
Legion Stag party will be sUged Fri
day evening, coincident with the giv
ing of the Past Presidents Parley
Banquet by the Auxiliary.
The Drum Corp competitive drill is
scheduled for Saturday afternoon,
preceding the finals of all Rodeo
events. The 40 et 8 wreck remains as
the final feature for Saturday night
and should bring the convention to I
fitting close. In addition to the spec
ial features, enumerated above, there
will be dancing every night, special
street stunts, and hundreds of cow
boys, cowgirls and Indians taking
part in wild west events of .11 kind.
on the streets as well as at the Ro-'
deo grounds.
Pet Lamb Shears A
Heavy Fleece of Wool
James Valentine, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Valentine of near
this city, is the owner of a yearling
pet lamb he secured last season from
th W. B. Barratt ranch. The young
man has taken good care of his sheep,
which is a mixed breed coarse wool
animal, and he has grown to be a big
fellow. The other day James had the
lamb sheared by a member of the
crew at the Evans p';ace and the fleece
weighed 21H pounds.
We have not heard of other Tecords
so far this season, but believe that
this lad has proven that he is some
hand at wool production, and if any
one hereabouts can produce a better
showing with a yearling lamb than
James has, let him step to the front.
FLAG DAY TO BE OBSERVED.
Heppner Lodge No. 368, B. P. O.
Elks are preparing to hold Flag Day
services at their temple on Sunday,
June 14, at 2:30 p. m. Full program
will appear in these columns next
week.
BERRIES FOR SALE.
Gooseberries now ready, $1.36;
Clark strawberries, $2.25; logans,
$1.60; dewberries, $2.00 per crate. If
by mail add 35c postage, or can send
C. O. D. W. R, WOODWORTH,
Heights Berry Farm, Estacada, Ore.
Prof. Finch and Leonard Schwars
spent a few days the past week at
East Lake, where they landed a num
ber of the big ones. Leonard remem
bered there are some fish eaters on
The CmeUe-Times force, and through
the kindness of Oay Anderson our
tables were supplied with some ele
gant specimens of Eastern brook
trout that Leonard had snared. He
has our thanks for this treat.
J. M, Mc Caleb, brother of County
Koad Master W. L. McCaleb, arrived
this week from his home at Mon
I mouth, expecting to visit with his
relatives here for a few weeks.
SOLDIER GRAVES
DECORATED HERE
MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriate Services Held at Elks
Temple and Cemetery; Many
Beautiful Flowers Placed.
Memorial Day waa fittingly ob
served at Heppner on Saturday, when
at 10:00 a. m. the people gathered in
large numbers at the Elks temple for
the patriotic program, and then pro
ceeded to the cemetery where the
graves of the departed soldiers were
properly decorated, as well ss many
of the resting places of the dead, and
some of the floral tributes placed by
loving hands on the graves were very
elaborate.
The chief feature of the services at
the Elka temple was the splendid ad
dress by District Attorney Samuel E.
Notson. Mr. Notson did not fall to
pay tribute to the soldiers of our va
rious wars, and especially to those
who in the World War crossed the
sea to France and there laid down
their lives for humanity. Mr. Notaon
waa at his beat on this occasion, and
the address was well received snd
greatly appreciated.
The following is the program as
carried out at the hall:
America Audience
Invocation Hev. E. C Alford
Pledge to the Flag Audience
General Logan's Memorial Day Or
ders Roger Morse
Vocal Solo Harvey Miller
Lincoln's Gettysburg Adress
Clarence Baumsn
"In Flanders' Fields"
Mrs. P. M. Gemmell
Whistling Solo Elizabeth Phelps
Address Samuel E. Notson
Star Spangled Banner Audience
At the cemetery the beautiful ser
vice of the W. R. C. was aaid over the
grave of the unknown soldier, then
the Girl Reserves, led by John C
Ball, representing the Grand Army
of the Republic and Harvey Bauman,
the American Legion, and bearing the
big national emblem of Rawlins Post,
visited all the graves of the departed
soldiers, placing the nag and laying
tributes of love in the shape of beau
tiful flowers on the mounds marking
the final resting places 'of these sol-
dieT dead.
There was an unusual number of
relatives who have loved onea buried
in the cemetery here, present en this
occasion, coming from many points in
the northwest, and the day was one
to be long remembered for the very
fitting manner in which it was ob
served. The significance of Memorial
Day is beginning to be appreciated
once more and services such as were
held on Saturday ahould inspire us to
even a better rendering of our trib
ute to the departed soldiers, aa well
as the loved ones that have passed on
before.
HENRY BLACKMAN.
Died in San Francisco, May 28, 1925,
Henry, dearly beloved husband of the
late Fanny Blackman, loving father
of Heppner, Leo S. and Abe Black
man, brother of Mrs. Julius Samuell,
a native of New York, aged 76 years.
Funeral services were held in San
Francisco on Sunday, June 1, 1925, at
10 o'clock a. m., at the chapel of Hal
stead Co, 1122 Sutter street, north
of Polk, and interment was in a cem
etery at the city beside his beloved
helpmeet, who passed on several
years ago.
For a long period of years Mr.
Blackman was very intimately con
nected with the affairs of Heppner,
coming here in the early days and
engaging in the mercantile business.
He afterwards went into politics, be
ing elected joint senator from the
district comprising Grant, Morrow
and Harney counties. During the
Cleveland administration, he was col
lector of customs at Portland, which
office he filled faithfully and well.
d rf ,enred the
.. 0. ,,,. ;im-n
. city as mayor and councilman.
It was some eighteen or twenty
years ago that Mr. Blackman left
Heppner, and during that period to
the time ef his demise he lived at
Portland and San Francisco, but vis
ited his old home town frequently.
and always in a way claiming this
place as his home. He waa a useful
citiien and very active in business
and political affairs for many years
but retired from active duties several
years ago, being froced to give up
an active career owing to failing
health.
Mr. Blackman was interested
the management of the Henry Hepp
ner estate here with his nephew,
Phlll Cohn. and he seldom failed to
visit Heppner two or three times each
year, being here recently, at wnicn
time he appeared to be in good health.
Shortly after leaving here the last
time he became ill and was taken to
Hot Lake for treatment. This failed
to do him any good, and he was taken
to San Francisco to be placed in a
sanitarium there, and expired upon
reaching that city.
The surviving members of his fam
ily are the three sons, Heppner, Leo
S. and Abe, all native sons of this
city.
Meeting at Alpine Well Attended.
We appreciated the way the people
of Alpine turned out to the evening
service last Sunday and await with
pleasure our meeting with you the
coming Sunday. Wallace B. Jones.
Samuel E. Notson departed last eve
ning for a night ride into Portland,
where he goes as a representative of
the law enforcement officers of Mor
row county at the meeting of similar
officers to consider the status of the
"Tin Can Tourist," otherwise known
as automobile tramps, rapidly becom
ing a nuisance on the public high
ways. This meeting is being held to
day. Mrs. L. B. Devine, who was one of
the fire victims of last week, has ac
cepted a place as night nurse at the
Heppner Surgical hospital.
Heppner Transfer Company, office
at Baldwin's Second Hand Store.
Phone Main 82.
By Arthur Brisbane)
Accursed Distribution.
Samuel Rubel, He Saved.
They Prayed, It Rained.
We Eat too Much.
It costs more to carry a sack of
potatoes from the train to a store In
New York City than it doea to ship
the sack 1,100 miles by railroad.
The farmer raises the calf, weans
it, feeda it, feeds and milks th grown
cow, and gets for the milk a quarter
of the money paid by tha person that
drinks the milk.
You can bring freight across tha
Atlantic or Pacific Ocean for lesa
than it costs to take it across the
North River in New York City.
The curse of business ia the high
coat ef distribution. Production we
understand, in distribution we are as
backward aa Fiji Islanders.
Samuel Rubel came from Russia a
few years ago. He hadn't a dollar,
but he did have a distinct idea that
a dollar was worth having; also he
realized that the only way to have
many dollars is to save the first few.
A little while ago he was peddling
coal for a living; today he is head of
hia own $50,000,000 ice and coal con
cern. Young gentlemen, it pays to save
even a LITTLE.
The prices of automobile tires have
gone up from 10 to 12 per cent in
London. They are going up here. If
you need tires, go and buy them. They
will be much dearer before they are
eheaper.
The United States Government in
vestigates what happened to wheat.
when the price suddenly dropped from
$2 to $1.40, making millions in profits
for "shorts." They are gentlemen
that never dug in the ground, ran a
harvester or a tractor, but that know
enough to rig the market
The Government may investigate.
but it won't do much to protect far
mers from cutthroat manipulation
until it imitates the French Govern
ment. That nation passed a law to punish
with imprisonment with hard labor
for life certain kinds of grain gamb
ling.
Last week, led by the Rotary Clulb,
the business men of Denver, stand
ing in silence for two minutes, pray
ed for rain, and the next night, in
almost every part of the State, rain
fell in torrents, and the weather bu
reau announces more.
Nothing could be more edifying, but
farmers in Colorado are puzzled. They
cannot understand why Providence
should answer the prayers of busi
ness men that only deal in crops af
ter ignoring the prayers and heavy
losses of the farmers that RAISE the
crops. However, the ways of Provi
dence are beyond hnman understand
ing, and farmers ought to know it.
It ia possible to be a criminal and
not be a complete fool. Harry Valkes
of Pittsburgh makes and sells boot
leg whiskey. He tells the Judge; "It
is all right to sell, but to drink my
self, nothing doing. Only fools drink
now; wise ones sell."
Business on a big scale ia growing
in big things and litlte things. One
chain of grocery stores does a busi
ness of more than $332,000,000 a year.
One five and ten cent store chain a
little while ago announced as its am
bition a business of $60,000,000 a
year. It does now more than $250,
000.000 a year.
In retail business there is unlimit
ed prosperity for the man that under
stands the meaning and use of the
three magic words "ORGANIZE,
DEPUTIZE, SUPERVISE."
Professor Max Rubner of Berlin
says Americans eat more on the av
erage 8308 calories daily than any
other nation. England comes next
with 2,9S)7 calories.
It is certain that this country eats
too much, and wastes about as much
as it eats. Half we eat keeps us alive.
One quarter keeps the doctors alive,
and one quarter supports the under
takers and cemetery owners. Eat half,
leave the table for ten minutes, and
once digestion starts you'll know
you've eaten enough.
ENTERTAIN PENDLETON' FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Valentine en
tertained a party of 14 friends from
Pendleton on Saturday and Sunday
at their farm home. Those making
up the party were Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Robertson and family, Mr. and Mrs.
James McCall and fnmily, Miss Mc
Call, Miss Emily Schopland, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Frailer and Mr. Jock Cole
man. Miss McCall but recently ar
rived from Scotland. On Saturday
evening, assisted by Mrs. Alex Cibb,
Mrs. Valentine put on a Scotch en
tertainment in which a number of
her guests took part, and to which
also about thirty-five of their neigh,
bors were invited. There '.as plenty
of fun and amusement, followed by
an abundance of .ats. The Pendle
ton friends returned to their home
on Sunday evening.
STOCKMEN ATTENTION.
I have purchased a big lot of stock
salt at bankrupt sale. Can sell same
for $4 per ton. Sample of salt at
the First National Dank, Heppner,
Oregon, This price is at Granite,
Oregon. J. J. O'DAIR,
Woman wants housework In town
or cooking on ranch. If answer be
fore Sunday, call Willow Creak 8a
Mill.