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The . Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 42, Number 11.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUN. 11, 1925.
Subscripion 52.00 Ter Year
T THIS WEEK
Judge Phelps Holds Three
Day Session Here Be
' ginning Monday.
2 CASES ARE TRIED
Important Criminal Cue Postponed
Until December Term; Boardman
Man Wlm In Damage Suit.
The regular term of circuit court
wai opened at the court home in thia
city on Monday morning, Judge Gil
bert W. Phelps presiding, and all of
ficer present, including Clerk Gay
M. Anderson, Sheriff Geo. McDuffee
and Reporter J. S. Beckwith. The
court apointed Wm. Ayfers as bailiff.
Two cases, only came to trial be
fore a jury, and several important
criminal cases were postponed until
the December term, because of in
ability on the part of the interested
persons to have witnesses present at
this time. While there was a lot of
business set down on the docket,
there was but few matters brought
to issue, and the judge was able to
wind up the session immediately af
ter convening yesterday afternoon.
The first cane to come to trial on
Monday involved a suit for damages
in the sum of 110,000, brought by Jo
hanna M. Jensen against O. S. Wag
goner of Boardman. Mrs. Jensen, a
woman 82 years of age, received In
juries about a year ago in Tom's auto
park at Boardman, while the same
was in charge of Waggoner and set
up a claim for damages on account
thereof. Her attorneys were Glenn
R. Metzkcr of St. Helens, Oregon, and
Wn,lwAn A G.UAa.le t II
the defendant was represented bv S. I
K. Van Vactor of The Dalles. The '
following jury heard the evidence:
M. R, Morgan, C. J. D. Bauman, A. P.
Parker, Frank Monahan, David Hynd
Joseph J. Hughes, J. N. Batty, Henry
W. Krebs, J. O. Turner, E. E. Heliker
and C. D. Morey, and after several
hours of deliberation turned in their
verdict for the defendant. The court
allowed 30 dtiys for the filing of a
motion for a new trial,
A jury also heard the case of Bria
tow A Johnson vs. J. P. O'Meara, et
at, and after being out for a short
time, found for the plaintiffs, allow
ing them $11 6.35 on first cause of ac
tion, and $520.23 on second cause of
action. Thirty days given in which
to file motion for a new trial.
Other cases on the docket were dis
posed of as follows:
Ivan Leathers vs. First National
Bank of Heppner; demurrer to
amended answer overruled.
Oregon Co-operative Hay Growers
vs. Ira A. Burger; dismissed with
prejudice but without costs to either
party; done upon agreement in open
court.
Gordon Hull vs. Claude White; dis
missed without prejudice.
A. B. Fletcher vs. J. P. O'Meara;
settled and dismissed without preju
dice as to O'Meara Bros,
Mary Dilworth Gateley vs. Paul O'
Meara; stipulation that plaintiff have
judgment for the return of the prop
erty described in her complaint and
that plaintiff will waive damages.
That plaintiff shall have judgment
for her costs and disbursements In
the action.
Heppner Farmers Elevator Co. vs.
R. D. Allstott and D. E. Oilman; de
mur to amended complaint overruled
by consent; SO days to answer.
Hurry D. Wall and F. B. Edmund
son v. J. O, Lower; demurer over
ruled by consent; 20 days to answer
Sadie Lewis vs. F. H. Burgoyne; de
fault and judgment.
Glenn A. Bull vs. John M. Lundy,
et ux.; settled and dismissed.
Paul Troedson, et ux. vs. I. M
Wagner, et al; demur to complaint
overruled; 10 days to answer.
Mn'ie Bowers vs. Charles B. Bow
ers; demurer overruled by consent.
Dennis Spillane vs. Carl Her, et at.;
default; findings and decree for plain
tiff. State of Oregon vs. Henry L. Ras-
mussen, arraigned, pleads not guilty;
set down for Monday, first duy of De
cember term.
State of Oregon vs. V. H. Stickles
arraigned; plonds not guilty; set for
Monday, first day of December term
State of Oregon vs. Wm. A. Duran
arraigned, waives time and enters
plea of guilty; sentenced to three
years and paroled to state parole of
ficer with the understanding that Du
ran will be placed In the veterans'
hospital to receive much needed treat
ment.
State of Oregon vs. Patrick Brady
placed under bond to furnish support
to wife and children in the sum of
$35 per month
On Wednesday morning the follow
Ing grand jury was drawn and sworn
In: K. H. Turner, A. P. Parker, Ar
thur YerKons, Frank Monahan, J. 0
Turner, E. E. Holiker and T. J. Jones.
DR. CLARKE, EYE SPECIALIST.
I Dr. Clarke, of the Clarke-Stram Op
tical Co., 32flMi Washington St., Port
land, will be In Heppner alt dny and
evening, Thursday, June lnth, at th
Hotel Ho iiner. Have him examine
your eyes. Examination free,
Mrs, Ellis Henriksen and little son
acompanicd by her mother, Mrs, Jeff
Jones, departed for Portland on bun-
day, Mrs, Henriksen being on the way
to join her husband thdro. Mr. Hon
ricknon Is taking his vncatlon at th 1
time and will spend it with his moth
er who resides in the Willamette val
ley. Mrs. Jones roturncd homo ftom
Portland last evening,
Albert Williams enmo Friday from
Modock county, California, where he
has bean residing during the pas
year. He was in business for a cou
ple of years at Portland, but has ro
turned to Morrow county where
thinks he will rcmnin.
J. N, Batty, Eight Mile farmer, was
doing Jury duty in Heppner th
woek.
JOHN DAY IRRI
GATION DISTRICT
DEFENDS RIGHTS
Suit for Legal Services Filed By
C. H. Finn Will be Heard In
Portland Next Week.
The board of directors of the John
Day Irrigation District held a meet,
ing at the office of Woodson & Sweek
in thia city on Tuesday evening ut
which were present Arthur Wheel
house of Arlington, M. D. Clark and
G. A. Minor of Heppner, directors. S.
E. Van Vector, attorney for the dis
trict, and C. L. Sweek, secretary, be
sides L. B. da Ponte of Tacoma, rep
resenting the Northern Pacific Rail
road Co., and Dan P. Smythe, attor
ney of Pendleton, representing
Smythe Bros., large land owners with
in the district, Mark V. Weatherford
and others.
The primary object of this meeting
was to consider the suit filed against
the district by C. H. Finn of Port
land. Mr. Finn is an attorney, for
merly located at La Grande, who was
at one time engaged by the directors
ofthe district in the defense of the
suit some years ago determining the
legality of the organization, etc. He
tjas claims against the district for
these services, and has sued the di
rectors and their former attorney,
F. A. McMenamm, for $10,000, and
this suit is coming on to be heard at
Portland next week. As a sort of
counterbalance to this suit, McMen
amin has also filed a suit for $10,000
against the district, and thus a total
of $20,000 has become involved. The
directors will appear by their attor
ney at Portland and defend the dis
trict In this suit.
Some other matters were also taken
up, some bills allowed, and a casual
discussion made of the claims against
the district. The outcome of the
suits against the district will be
awaited however before any definite
action is taken to clean up the in
debtedness and wind up the affairs -of
the organization.
CHANGE ESSENTIAL
DURING VACATION
State Board of Health.
Why are vacations, anyway? Why
do we break into the ordered routine
perfectly cheerful and useful
fe and go wandering off into the
various ends of the world In search
of whatever ft ia fie are looking for?
What makes us shift restlessly on
our omce chairs wnen tne nairny
reezes of early summer begin to
ruffle the papers on our desks? And
why did we catch ourselves wander
ng absentmindedly into a sporting
goods store, when Wife asked us to
bring home two pounds of steak last
ight?
Change is a wonderful thing. Its
atural to develop a craving for iur-
roundings and life that we miss in
our daily routine. The yearning of i
the lonely prospector for a good blow-1
out in the biggest place nearby is no j
stronger than the desire of the city
weller for a spell of "back to na-
Both these feelings are per
fectly normal, and on the way that
we go about fulfilling these wants of
ours for a change depends the success
or failure of our vacation.
Change is the first essential of a
vacation. For a real rest, we must
cave our usual haunts and occupa
tions and find new ones. Rest is not
n entire lack of occupation, but in
dulging in pursuits which are strange
to us in our ordinary life. The lone
some worker In the open wants gsy-
ety and social diversion; the worried
office worker needs physical exercise
and enough mental exertion to keep
his mind off his problems.
The greatest danger in taking va
cations is that of overdoing. We are
supposed to return to work rested,
refreshed and ready for another per
iod of our daily work, Instead we
often come back home to recuperate
from our vacation. It ia very easy to
get carried away by the joy of the
unusual outdoor life, or by the ftt
tractions of the social whirl, and to
attempt feats that would have taxed
our powers when we were much
younger and in better condition to
stand the strain. We must pick the
places which will give us the sort of
relaxation we need, and then we must
tnke it in the proper doses.
The best plan is not confine the va
cation to one lump, once a year. A
longer vacation at that time is very
useful, but it Is much better to get
entirely away from our work oftener
once a week, say, tho it be for only
few hours. When we do that, we
are not apt to overdo things; we
spread our enjoyment over a longer
period and get the good effects of
vacation permanently. This need not
rule out the usual holiday but let
us plan definitely to leave our rou
tine behind us for one day a week, or
half a day, all thru the year. Then
let us seriously organize the time so
that it will be a true vacation in
every sense of the word -as far re
moved from business as possible, and
giving us what we do not get the rest
of the week. This will be the very
best kind of a holiday for us.
Frnnk rurncll,tate evangelist of
the Christian church of Oregon, will
be In Heppner over the coming Suiv
diiy and will hold services both mdrn
ing and evening at the Christian
church here. Members anu friends
of the church are invited to be pros
ent and hear him.
Mr. and Mrs. Phlll Cohn and their
daughter Eleanor came up from Port
land yesterdny and will spend a few
days in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Cohn
were anxious to see their new grand
son.
The books of the officials of Mor
row county are being audited thi
week. Floyd A. Russell, expert ac
countant of Portlnnd is In chargo of
tho work.
W. A. Wlrti, auditor for the Turn
A-Lum Lumber Company, with head
quarters at Walla Walla, was a vis
Itor here tha past week,
LOCAL NEWS -ITEMS
Otis Patterson, attorney of Canyon
City, and for many years a resident
of Heppne and former editor of this
paper, spent the week-end here, be-.
ing accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
Sue Gilliam. While Mr. Patterson
has visited here a number of times
since leaving Heppner 27 years ago,
this Is the second visit of Mrs. Gil
liam in that time, and there was little
of the city that she recognized. Mr.
Patterson and daughter returned to
Canyon City on Sunday, having en
joyed greatly meeting old friends and
acquaintances.
Mr. and Mrs. S, E. Van Vactor drove
up from The Dalles on Sunday, re
maining in the city for several days
while Mr. Van Vactor looked after
some cases in the circuit court. They
departed for home on Wednesday af
ternoon. Attorney C. L. Sweek, who Is secre
tary for the John Day Irrigation dis
trict, has been called to go to Port
land to appear In a suit brought
against the district by C. H. Finn. He
will leave for the city on Sunday.
Children's Day was observed last
Sunday at Bethel Chapel. A splen
did program was given by many of
the pupils of the Sunday School, and
was enjoyed by a number of parents
as well as friends.
Mrs. Percy Jarmon of Pine City,
Mrs. Ralph Finley of Alpine and Mrs.
Geo. Burn aide of Eight Mile were the
women jurors attending the June
term of court in this city this week.
Treasurer L. W. Briggs is laid up
at his home this week, suffering a se
vere attack of appendicitis. His phy
sician has not decided yet whether
an operation will be necessary.
Bethel Chapel Ladies' Auxiliary
spent a delightful afternoon last
Thursday when they entertained in
the Chapel honoring Mrs. Polly
Church of Hood River.
Art Wheelhouse and Mark Weath
erford, ranchmen of Arlington, were
here over Tuesday night to attend
a meeting of the John Day irrigation
district directors.
C. H. Finn, attorney of Portlnnd,
was a visitor at Heppner over Tues
day night, attending a meeting of the
board of directors of the John Day
Irrigation district.
B. H. Grady, wheat buyer of Lex
ington, was doing business in Hepp
ner on Wednesday. He has been
quite busy writing up contracts on
the new crop.
Dr. C. E. Wade of St Helens, Ore
gon, registered at Hotel Heppner on
Monday, having been called to this
city as a witness in a case before the
circuit court.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Canfield of Og
en, Utah, spent a couple of days in
Heppner while Mr. Canfield was lock-
ng after some legal matters in the
circuit court.
C. B. Stanley of Cleveland, Ohio, J.
H. Dunlap of Littell, Wash., and 3.
0. Storey of Camas, Wash., sawmill
men, were
Tuesday.
visitors in this city on
Mrs. Z. R. Riggs of Portland was a
visitor at Heppner the first of the
week. Mrs. Riggs represents the
lison-White chautauqua people.
Joseph Cuhna, Jr., of Echo was in
the city on Wednesday, being inter
ested in the settlement of a case in
ircuit court.
Glenn R. Metiker, attorney, was
here this week from St. Helens, Ore
gon, having a case before the court
on Monday,
Walter Carpenter of Pendleton, rep
resenting farm machinery dealers,
was looking up business in this city
on Friday.
J. B. Stanfield, wool buyer of Port
land, spent a couple of days at Hepp
ner this week, being a guest at Hotel
Heppner.
Hanson Hughe departed this morn-
ng for Portland, expecting to spena
few days in the city on business.
C. L. Pepper, attorney of The
Dalles, attended to some legal mat
ters here the first of the week.
Attorney F. H. Robinson of lone
was in Heppner for a day or so tnis
week, attending circuit court.
Just received, a new shipment of
summer felts, at the Curran Millin
ery Shoppe.
Frank Engleman, business man of
lone, was a visitor in Heppner on
Tuesday.
C. W. Troedson, farmer of the Ella
section, was a visitor in the city yes
terday. WHY MANY FARMERS DO NOT
MILK COWS.
(Morrow County Extension Service News.)
The distribution of hours of labor
in dairy farming Is quite different
from that of general farming, or of
any other enterprise.
Herein lies the reason why dairying
is absent from so many farms. It is
a 7-6iiy job. It requires a larger
amount of labor than the handling of
any other class of live stock, and com
pared with crops, Its labor demand
differs greatly in the time of the
dny the work has to be done.
It will be noted that the time re
quired before sunrise and after sun
set varies from about 6 per cent In
June to nbout 65 per cent in Novem
ber. Taking the year as a whole,
about 30 per cent? of the work must
be done before sunrise and after sun
set, The summer season alone calls
for about 16 per cent of such time,
and the wintor season for noarly 60
per cent.
DID YOU KNOW
That an acre-Inch of water or the
amount of water that would covor an
ncro of land an inch deep weighs 113
tons. On May 20 It ruined 1.2(1 of an
Inch at Heppner. This means that
more than 142 torn of water fell on
each acre of land.
SUCH IS THE FAITH OF MEN By a B chapin
sfrtY 1 Jf ftl-. W O k fl-L LET YOU OFF TM! TIME ! , . WW'iJI
u-J2Z J wtffJ I.,, 7, . , , ,,, vto to scrub the porck and yr ?m,A,&rA,
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Boys and Girls Summer
School Session, 0. A. C.
Oregon Agricultural College Cor-
vallis. June 4. Many new and attrac
tive features are planned for the
twelfth annual boys' and girls' sum
mer school to be held at the college
June 15 to 27 inclusive. Cla-sses for
local leaders will be conducted, music
will be furnished and lead by Paul
Petri, director of the school of music.
and such authorities as Walter M.
Pierce, governor of Oregon. Miss Ger
trude Warren of the United States
department of agriculture, and W. J.
Kerr, president of the college, will
speak at the assemblies. Many mem
bers are expected to attend from
Morrow county. Five hundred club
members and 200 local leaders from
every county in the state will be
there.
The expenses are the necessary roil
fare and $15 for room and board.
Quarters will be in the college dorm
itories, the girls in Waldo hall and
the boys in Cauthorn hall, with meals
served in Waldo. Club members will
furnish their own bedding. All club
members in Oregon of good standing
are eligible to enroll.
' "Busy at alt times" is the motto of
the club department. Class work will
start at b:J0 and last until noon.
One and one-half hours will be al
lowed forHunch. All club members
will report at 1:30 for assembly. Af
ter assembly the "clubbers" are free
MARY PICKFORD
IN
Dorothy Vernon
of Haddon Hall
From the romantic novel by Charles Major.
Directed by Marshall Neilan.
MARY PICKFORD NOW AS AN
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD SPITFIRE
Depicting a grown-up role Miss Pickf ord
appears in her greatest photoplay in a type
of portrayal long and greatly admired by
millions the world over.
Her wonderful smile changes in an instant
to a tempest of anger and stamping of feet
to as swiftly turn to pleas for pardon.
A splendidly romantic story rich in comedy,
alive with thrills, replete with action, with
Mary Pickf ord in a darng horseback ride.
STAR THEATER
Sun.-Mon., June 14-15
20 and 30 Cents
ttmttnintnniat:tti:mmii
ROLLED BARLEY - FEED OATS
Car to arrive last of this week. If you need feed you
had better se us soon.
Our flour sates have doubled during the past month.
THERE IS A REASON.
Brown Warehouse Co.
WK DELIVER WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
A WORD OF APPRECIATION.
Heppner Post No. 87 of the Amer
ican Legion desire to express their
great appreciation of the generous re
sponse of the Heppner people in the
Endowment Fund campaign, as well
as their thanks for the willing as
sistance given by the prominent cit
izens who performed much of the
work in connection with the drive.
The prompt raising of the quota is
evidence of the sincere sympathy of
the community with the endowment
fund movement, and the local post
ia truly grateful.
Mrs. T. J. Humphreys departed this
morning for Portland and Hillsboro,
expecting to go on to Eugene in a
few days to witness the graduation
of her son, Roland, from the Univer
sity of fti-egon. '
J. B. Huddleston and sister, Miss
Bess Huddleston came over from
Lone Rock yesterday for a short visit
in this city.
to Bpend the afternoon at recreation
of some sort provided by those in
charge. Stunt Bhows, movies, and
parties are examples of the evening
entertainments.
The boys will be taught blacksmith
ing, stock judging, crop production
horticulture, farm mechanics, bee
keeping, poultry, and bacteriology in
such a way that they will benefit
most from it The girls' program has
been increased. Baking, canning, cook
ing, house decoration, table service,
and other home economic subjects
will be taught.
FAMILY REUNION AT
J. F. BARLOW HOME
A very pleasant family reunion was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J
F. Barlow, the Wm. Hendrix place
on Heppner Flat on May 23rd.
At noon a big dinner was served
which consisted of roast chicken, veg
etables, salads, fruits and cake. The
order of the afternoon was games of
various sorts, after which refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
F. Barlow, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bar
low of Heppner; Mr. and Mrs. Z. J.
Gillespie of Elkton; Mr. and Mrs. Jay
A. Cox of Boardman: Mr. and Mrs.
Claud Coats of Oregon City; Guy,
hdward, JLeita and Kay Barlow oi
Heppner, and grand children Edith
Marie and Lucile Barlow, Dale. Irene
and Jesse Cox and Echo Marie Coats,
also Mrs. Elva Perry of The Dalles
and Miss Crystal Roberts of Heppner.
A pretty wedding took place at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Barlow
near Heppner Sunday, May 24, 1925,
when their son Guy L. was united in
marriage to Miss Crystal N. Roberts.
The bride wore a very pretty gown
of navy blue fiat crepe with lace and
the groom a blue serge suit which
was very becoming. The bride is a
young lady of Heppner and student of
the high school, while the groom is a
young farmer of this section where
he has resided all his life.
All the immediate relatives of the
voung couple were present. Mr. and
Mrs. Barlow departed at once on their
honeymoon trip to Portland and other
valley points, where they spent ten
days, returning to Heppner the end
of the past week.
COMMUNICATED.
Grain and Potato Crops
In State Looking Good
State Market Agent.
There is the largest acreage of
spring wheat in eastern Oregon ever
planted and its condition is very
promising. Much of the alfalfa was
frozen out last winter and this was
largely sown to spring wheat. With
the exception of alfalfa all farm pro
ducts in eastern and central Oregon
give promise of big yields. The same
conditions are true of eastern Wash
ington and northern Idaho. A large
grain crop is in prospect in the Wil
lamette valley, if weather conditions
continue favorable. In fact the pros
pects for general farm production
throughout the state were never bet
ter than at present.
There is every indication of a large
potato crop for Oregon this year.
there having been plenty of rainfall
in May to give the crops a good stand.
Eastern and central Oregon potato
counties report splendid prospects
and a large yield in the Willamette
valley is fairly well assured.
m Ke?dess Selling Coats.
Our whole method of buying and
selling needs reorganisation. There
are many lines in which the merchan
dising of an article equals the manu
facturing costs, and many farm pro
ducts go to the consumer with more
middle costs and expenses than the
price paid to the farmer for them. If
one half of the selling cost of domes
tic requirements could be eliminated
the results would be living costs to
the raisers and manufacturers; low
er prices to consumers; greatly in
crossed consumption, and a nation
wide business increase. Co-opera
tive organizations seem to offer the
only remedy for this condition two
wny profit-sharing organisations that
will divide present middle toll be
tween producer and consumer. When
consumers and producers are ready
for this, it can come, but only thru
organisation can they be ready.
Our Beat Potato Market.
State Market Agent Spcnce says in
his opinion Oregon s best potato mar
ket is seed stock and that if we will
produce strictly high-grade seed Cal
ifornia will take about all we can
raise.
Writes Interestingly
of Trip to the Orient
North Pacific Ocean. Bound for
San Francesco, May 15, 1925.
Vawter Crawford, Tht Gazette-Times,
Heppner, Oregon.
Dear Sir:
Herewith paper which perhaps may
be of Interest to you, the same as it
was to me. I see quite a difference
in this compared to our U. S. news
papers. I have seen all the great pa
pers of Japan and China and I find
not one murder printed. I am told
they don't publish murder or their
trials, etc., but they are committed
in such numbers they don't even miss
them. Sometimes when I see condi
tions, etc.,-its a God-send that they
have such destruction in both Japan
and China to put many poor creatures
out of their misery. Ai a whole Ja
pan and China are 50 years behind the
times, compared to the U. S. The
poorer class ia what one would con
sider slaves, especially in China, Al
most all kinds of labor is done by
coolies. They are hitched to a cart,
drawing from one ton to three thru
the streets, etc. Its nothing to see
a coolie carry 600 pounds; that 1 ab
solutely saw done; two sacks on the
shoulders and one on the headgoes
along as if he liked it. Large tim
bers weighing from 1800 to a ton 8
men get under it and walk off. Yo
kahama is at a standstill; no build
ing, going on except a few small
shacks. The city was absolutely de
stroyed and I doubt if it is ever re
built to its former beauty. Shanghai
is a very busy place and there is con
siderable shipping at this port. One
sees ships from almost every foreign
country. This city has wonderful
buildings, wide streets, excellent car
service and ia the only city that has
appearance of our American cities.
I visited many other places but will
not take your time further, as per
haps this is not of interest. I went
as far north as Dairen, Manchuria.
This is a wonderful city, also, with
a fine climate. This city is laid out
nicely, with wonderful harbor and
up-to-date dockage equipment, etc.
Have bad a wonderful visit during
the two months I have been touring.
Yours truly,
E. C. AMSPOKER,
Formerly operator, O.-W., Heppner.
Former Heppner Man
Boosts California City
C. R. Johnson, who was at one time
engaged in business here, and later
at lone, but for many years now a
resident of Southern California, ia a
booster for his little city of Ingle
wood, situated some few mile out of
Los Airgeies. When Mr. Johnson first
located in California he was at Hunt-
ingttv Beach, but ome two years
go he moved op the coast a little
ways to Inglewood, and is well pleased
with this locatom. In 1920 this city
had a population of 3500 and it is
now 15,000, states Charlie. The fol
lowing clipping from an Inglewood
paper shows how the city is going
ahead:
Ninety-seven modern homes were
added to Inglewood during the month
of May, according to the records in
the office of Building Inspector John
J. Jackson. That is, permits were
taken out, and work commenced,
that number of homes.
Permits total $362,955, of which
$240,000 was for residences; $30,500
for business structures; $86,716 for
school buildings and $5539 for addi
tions and repairs.
Permits for May, 1924, totaled only
$44,000, showing an increase of $318,
955, or more than 700 per cent. Only
May, 1923, exceeded this month s rec
ord in the history of Inglewood, but
May, 1923, included the new First Na
tional Bank, the city hall, and other
public structures which made up
most of the permits. In the matter
of actual expansion May, 1925, ex
ceeds by far any month on record.
PORTLAND'S BRILLIANT FESTIVAL
That very brilliant and charming
event, the Rose Festival, which has
made Portland, Oregon, the very cen
ter of floral and festival attractions
in the Northwest for the past six
teen years, is to be again staged the
15th to 20th of this month. The Ro
saria Pageant with a chorus of 2000
and a cast of 5000 will be presented
each evening, the famous floral par
ade on afternoon of the 18th, and
the Merrykhana parade on afternoon
of, the 19th. Many other interesting
features each day.
For this event the Union Pacific
has made a round trip rate of a fare
and a half, tickets to be on sale June
id to 19 inclusive, with a return Limit
fixed at June 22nd.
The fare from Heppner will be
$10.50.
Call on C. Darbee, Ajjent. Heppner,
for any other information desired.
METHODIST COMMUNITY CHURCH
Children's Day Services will be
held at the Methodist Community
church next Sunday. This is the an
nual occasion for . stressing the ed
ucational interests of the church,
and the raising of the Children's Fund
for the education f Christian work
ers. It is also Flag Day, and the pa
triotic expression will be one fea
ture of the morning service. There
will also be baptismal services at the
morning hour.
In the evening the children will
give the program. "'How the Son of
a Savage Became the Redeemer of
His People," will be given in story
by one of the Junior.
E. C. A l.FORD, Psstor.
Wright Saling of Hardmiin has
been spending a few days in the city.
For the past year he has been looking
after a band of snevp for Messrs. Dav
idson & McCurdy, finding the sale of
diamonds rather slow. He will have
more to report concerning the dia
monds later on.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cohn of this
city are the proud parents of a tine
boy, born to them at the maternity
home of Mrs. G, C. Aiken on Satur
day, June 6. The young man ha been
named Phillip William, for his pa
ternal and maternal grandduddii1.
By Arthur Brisbane
A $2,000,000,000 Word.
Nature in No Hurry.
Only Human Babies.
"The Lord Have Mercy1
Mr. Woodbridge, new head of the
Advertising Clubs of the World, says
newspapers are the "pre-eminent ad
vertising medium for selling mer
chnadise quickly."
To the real business man it is more
than that. It is the ONLY advertis
ing force that can BUILD UP A
NAME. Repetition is Reputation.
And only newspapers can give a
REPUTATION the REPETITION that
creates value. Dollars put into brick,
mortar, steel and glass will tear
down. Money invested in advertising,
building up a name WORTHY to be
advertised, will outlast all your fac
tories. Ford's factories perhaps are worth
fifty millions. The one word "FORD"
is worth at least TWO THOUSAND
MILLIONS.
South Africa, land that produces
gold, returns to the gold standard.
imitation old Mother England. Down
there, below the equator, under the
hot sun, tens of thousands rush to a
new gold field. About ten times as
many blacks as whites are in the
rush. But, needless to say, when the
dust settles the whites will have the
gold dust.
What would happen to the gold
standard and the world's finance if
thia new gold field should suddenly
multiply by two, or ten or twenty.
the world's gold supply? That, how
ever, will surely not happen.
All through the ages, while men
have cut each other's throata to get
them, gold and silver have maintain
ed their value, based on scarcity, with
slight fluctuations. Providence seems
to have arranged that for its myster
ious' reasons.
This is the only country that has
any supply of helium gas worth while.
We get it after it has leaked up thru
the earth and in pools of natural gas.
According to Dr. Ehnd, chief of the
Bureau of Mines, "it takes 20,000,000
years for helium to leak from miner
als and rocks and come within our
reach." - -
Many things happen in science that
couldn't happen if this earth were
only 6.000 years old, as was once be
lieved. It took millions of years for
evolution to change a creature as big
as a fox, with seven toes, into the
horse of today.
It takes 20,000,000 years for helium
gas to become available. It will take
our sun 300,000,000 more years to
cool off.
A New York lady ran a baby farm.
The babies died rapidly, especially if
their board bills were not paid. One
poor infant dug up after burial had
a fractured skull. The rate of mor
tality was horrible.
If anybody kept such a farm for
baby dogs or cats, the "Cruelty to
Animals Society" would probably su
pervise and regulate it. How does it
happen that the so-called Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
knew nothing about the baby farm
or its deaths?
Dean Inge, who doesn't like to be
called "gloomy" is in London, de
scribing America.
He sajjs our "rushing energy is
mostly pose" and the language we
speak is something like the English
language. On the whole the dean is
friendly.
In one of his essays he tells you
that when St. Paul thought he was in
spired he was really suffering an at
tack of epilepsy.
If St. Paul could stand that, we
ought to be abe to stand criticism of
our Yankee language.
In Pennsylvania, William Cavalier,
fifteen years old, and a murderer, has
been sentenced to die in the electric
chair. The sentence wound up with
"And may the Lord have mercy on
your soul." The reporters thought
the boy winced a litlte at that, and at
the words "Death electric current
passed through body until dead.V
.The boy smiled as he left the court,
and a few minutes later, in Mb cell,
he was playing a popular song, "Ka
terina," on his phonograph.
Fred Lennig, warden in charge of
the young criminal, said, "Listen to
that music. He doesn't know what
it's all about." You may truly say
the same of a system of "justice" that
sentences to death a fecbie-mindvd
boy of fifteen.
HEMSTITCHING.
Mrs. Devine wishes to announce
that shy is still in the hemstitching
business; her machine was not des
troyed by the recent fire; sue her at
.he Bui'knum residence.
At the farm labor meeting held In
the County Agent's office last Satur
day, a committee was appointed to
meet with committees from Wanco,
Sherman. Gilliam and Unutilla coun
ties, at Arlington, Saturday, June 13,
to work out a hwrvent w.i; scale fur
the Columbia River diitrict. Senti
ment at the ntt-eting fitvorvd the sume
wag scale as lat year. The com
mute appointed to attend the Arling
ton meeting wm Andy Rood, William
Padbery, Karl KskoUon, O. T. Fwrgu
non and Karl WarntT.
Mrs. Kichhrd Wells departed for
Portlnnd and Kugvne this morning,
Hi'cotiipnnying Mrs. T. J. Humphrey.
She will attend tho ruin in? ncemunt
exen'ines of the Univernlty of Oregon
and witnens the graduation of hr
niece, Mii Georgia Shipley.