The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 42, Number 35. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 1925 Subscripion $2.00 Per Year
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Permanent Road Program
Is Adopted at Elec
tion Monday.
LIGHT VOTE IS CAST
Ltna-Vlnaon Gap in Oregon-Wuhlng-ton
Highway Now Aaaured of Com
pletion; Market Road Pained.
The special election Monday on the
bond iasu. failed to get out the rote
that it ahould, but the meaaure waa
carried in favor of the' iaauance of
$660,000 in bonda to carry out the
program aa adopted.'and the majority
in favor of the bonda waa a good one.
The election paaaed off quietly and
the reault ia one that ia greatly ap
preciated by thoae favoring the bond
issue, and there ia much rejoicing
among them over the victory. The
final count ahowed 640 votea for the
bond iaaue and 408 againat, making
a majority of 132 in favor of the
bonda.
The first road of Importance to re
ceive aaaiatance aa a reault of the
aucceaa of the bond iaaue will be the
gap in the Oregon-Waihington high
way betwoen Lena and Vinson. The
state highway commission and Uma
tilla county have been ready to co
operate in the completion of thia few
miles of road for a long time, but
Morrow county waa powerleaa to do
anything until aome arrangements
had been perfected whereby the mon
ey could be aecured. The only way
thia could be done waa to proceed
with a bond iaaue. The county was
not asked to put up more than 40
per cent of the estimated coat, but
there was where the rub came, so af
ter many conferences and much fig
uring it waa decided to attempt the
bonding proposition. The people have
endorsed the move by a good majority
and now the work can proceed.
We understand that representatives
of the state highway commission, one
of them being Judge Duby, will be in
Hcppner tomorrow to consult with
the county court, and the necessary
atepa will be taken immediately to get
the work atarted on the grading of
the Lena-Vinson gap. It is desired
that this may be done early this fall
so that by this time next year the
surfacing may be completed. The
completion of this road will mean the
diversion of a lot of tourist travel
from the Columbia river highway
and will prove a boost to Morrow
rounty.
The vote by precincts on the meaa
ure follows. From thia It will b
noted that the iaaue waa not popular
in some districts mainly those now
having good roads. The table shows,
also, that the vote waa light.
Precinct Yes No
South Hcppner - 87 47
North Hcppner 158 42
Boardman 41 47
Irrigon 2 69
Eight Mile 81 1
Lexington - 88 68
Hardman 60 36
Lena 11 8
1'ine City 6 t
Alpine . - 17 18
Gooseberry 10 8
lone - - 60 80
Cecil 8 13
Total .'. 640 408
Majority for bonds, 132.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH. .
The Iicv. Lindley II. Miller of HoodJ
River, head of the Department of
Religioua Education of the Episcopal
Church in Eastern Oregon, will visit
Hcppner this week end, conducting
the service at All Sainta Episcopal
church at 11 o'clock on Sunday, Sept.
20th. He will hold a conference with
the members of the congregation in
the interests of the Churcn School,
Saturday ovening; the Church School
will meet at 9:46 Sunday morning and
Mr. Miller will preach on "Christian
Nutture and Religioua Education" at
the 11 o'clock aervice.
Mr. Miller ia well versed and deep
ly interested In the vital subject of
the religioua education of our youth,
and is in cloae touch with the move
ment to establish Week-Day Religioua
Education In Eastern Oregon. It Is
hoped that many will avail them
selves of the opportunity of hearing
him speak on Sunday next.
HOLD FAMILY REUNION.
On Snturdny last, at the Hinton
creek home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Roymer, a farewell dinner was given
In honor of the two sisters of Mrs.
Beymer who have been visiting here,
Mrs. Carl Crow and Mrs. Harry Par
kins. The sisters departed soon af
ter, Mrs. Crow going to her home at
Armstrong, B. C, and Mrs. Parkins
to Palouse, Wash. This is the first
time the mombera of the family of
Mrs. Snrah Booher have all been to
gether for eight years. Those pres
ent on thia occasion were Mrs. Sarah
Booher, Mrs. Carl Crow, Mrs. Harry
Parkins, Mr. and Mrs. Foster Dally,
Mrs. Wilbur Parkins and daughter,
Vivian, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bey
mer and children, Audrey, Lucille,
Hazel and Wilms.
Furnished housekeeping rooms for
rent. Mrs. II. 8. Taylor, Heppncr.
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SEED RYE Will Arrive This Week
You will And the PRICE and QUALITY both Hunt for
YOUR WINTER'S SUPPLY OF FLOUR
Brown Warehouse Co.
WB DELIVER WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
PENDLETON READY
FOR BIGGEST AND
BEST ROUND-UP
Famous Frontier Show Will Be
Given Four Days This Year;
Many Contenders Entered.
Pendleton, Or., Sept 14. With her
streets bedecked in ftage. electric
light strings and bunting, and her
populace to a man rigged out in rain
bow shirts, Pendleton is ready for
the Sixteenth Annual Round-Up which
openi September 16th and continjes
to the 19th. Pendleton homes Ce
open to the anticipated thousands of
visitors, and the twin spirits of true
western hospitality and high carnival
reign supreme.
But It ia at Round-Up Park where
complete preparations have been
made for a Round-Up' that will over
shadow all of Pendleton's previous
cowboy congresses. Here are buck'
ers groomed to the very pink of con
dition, like the skilled fighters they
are. Day after day for the past fort
night the top buckers of Pendleton's
string have been ridden in tryouts,
to get their muscles supple, and their
spirits high for the coming contests.
And they look like race horses,
with silky hides throwing back high
lights of sunlight, and eyes throwing
out glints of a wickeder fire.
New corrals have been built to han
dle ft bigger number of steers for
roping and bulldogging events, and
from the four corners of the United
States, cowboys have begun to gath
er for the supreme contests of Cow
boydom, to finish the fight for the cov
eted title of world champion all-round
cowboy, and the famous Roosevelt
Trophy given by the Roosevelt hotel
of New York, to its winner. Paddy
Ryan, present holder of this crown,
will be here to defend his honors, and
there will be a field of several score
of challengers all eager and anxious
to lift them.
Outstanding among these contend
ers is Mike Hastings, who, as far as
Round-Up officials can predict now,
ill be the only cowboy to enter al!
four of the Roosevelt Trophy events,
which include bulldogging, roping,
broncho busting and the wild horse
race. Mike will seek trophy honors
from all these angles, and since Ryan
rides bronks and bulldogs only; and
E. Herrian, who is leading in the
1925 contest, ropes and bulldogs only,
it is regarded as likely that Hastings
may win.
Grain Show to be Held
At Peoples Hardware
The Morrow County Grain Show,
September 24, 25 and 26, will be held
in the Peoples Hardware Company
store at Heppner, A number of ex
hibits have been received and more
are expected in the next few days.
A number of Morrow county wheat
farmers seem to think that if their
grain does not weight at least sixty
pounds they have no chance in this
show. Attention is called to the
fact that most of the grain in the
county this year is very light and a
good quality of grain averaging
around 58 pounds will test much
higher when cleaned down to bushel
lots. All grain brought in and left
at the County Agent's office or at the
Peoples Hardware Co. by September
22 will be cleaned and prepared for
the show. All grain received will be
returned to the exhibitor or sold as
he may direct.
Exhibits must have been grown in
1925. Entries must be made and ex
hibits in place not later than three
o'clock September 24. Exhibits can
be taken by the grower after five
o'clock, September 26. Wheat may
be entered in both the market classes
and variety specials.
Arrangements have been made for
Paul H. Spillman of Willows, Ore., to
judge the show. Mr. Spill man was
County Agent of Union county for
five years and for the past four years
has been a wheat farmer in Gilliam
county.
GRAND CHANCELLOR WILL VISIT.
Doric' Lodge No. 20, K. of P., of
this city will receive an official visit
on Tuesday evening, September 22nd,
from Grand Chancellor Jay Upton, of
Bend. Mr. Upton is making official
visits to the various lodges of East
ern Oregon and he should be greeted
by a large turnout of the membership
of Doric lodge on next Tuesday eve
ning. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF (f REG ON FOR MOR
ROW COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Estate of OLIN
S. HODSDON. Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
the undersigned has been appointed
and has ,duly qualified as adminis
trator of the estate of Olin S. Hods
doi, deceased, and all persons having
claims against said estate are hereby
required to present same with proper
vouchers to the undersigned ad nun is
trator, at the Lexington State Bank
In the Town of Lexington, County of
Morrow, State of Oregon, within six
months from and after the date of
the first publication of this notice,
to-wlt! within six months after the
17th day of September. 1925.
E. J. DAVIS, Administrator.
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10CALK ITEMS
Miss Charlotte Brown, represent
ing the religious educational board
of the Episcopal church, has been
spending the week in Heppner pre
paring for the visit here on Saturday
and Sunday of Rev. Lindley H. Miller
of Hood River who is the head of the
Department of Religious Education
of the Episcopal church in Eastern
Oregon.
Local friends of Dean Goodman,
now in the automobile business at
Heppner, will regret to learn that
he has been ill at his home in Hepp
ner. He has had a breakdown but is
now recovering though he is still
confined to his home. Pendleton East
Oregonian.
Pete Farley and family have re
turned from the high mountains
where they spent the summer while
looking after their sheep. The sheep
are on the way in. but Mr. and Mrs.
Farley hurried ahead to get the chil
dren ready for the opening of school.
Mr. and Mr, Ora L, Barlow of lone
were visitors in this city for a short
time on Wednesday afternoon. They
expect to take in at least one day of
the Round-Up at Pendleton.
FOR SALE Good residence prop
erty in ' Heppner. Two-story house,
good barn, chicken house, wood shed;
3 lots. Terms. See Sam Hughes.
Workmen are busy this week in
stalling new concrete walks about
the premit.es of M. L. Curran and
Sam Hughes.
Good frame building, 20 x 60 for
rent; suitable for workshop or stor
age. Inquire Gonty Shoe Store.
FOR SALE 12 2-year-old Hamp'
shire rams; also 2 fresh milch cows.
W. H. Cleveland, phone 8FU Heppner.
ROOMS FOR RENT Good loca
tion. See Mrs. O. T, Ferguson, city.
LOST Auto trunk cover. Return
to Thomson Bros, store for reward.
For 8ale A Victrola and 75 rec
ords. Call Main 523.
WHERE TO EAT AND REST DUR
ING THE RODEO.
The ladies of the Methodist Com
munity church will serve a continu
ous lunch from 11:00 a. m. to 10:00
p. m. in the basement of the church.
Will serve sandwiches, salad, pie and
coffee. You can get a good lunch for
twenty-five cents. FREE A good.
comfortable place to rest. Every
body welcome.
BREAKFAST.
The Christian Endeavorers will
serve breakfast at the dining hall of
the Christian church from 6:30 to
9:00 a. m., Friday. September 25th,
the second day of the Rodeo. Give
it your patronage.
LEXINGTON
Rev. and Mrs. Wallace Jones who
have been spending their vacation at
points near the coast are expected
to arrive soon in Lexington. On next
Sunday Rev. Jones will conduct the
usual morning and evening services
at the Christian church. At this time
he is entering upon his second year
as pastor of this congregtion. Rev.
Jones, assisted by his wife, is indeed
a leader among Christian people and
Lexington is fortunate to have him
for another year. All members and
friends of the Church of Christ, as
well as any who are interested in re
ligious work, are urged to be present
at next .Sunday's services
Miss Gladys Benge left last week
for Walla Walla where she will be
come a student at Whitman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray White, who left
Lexington by auto some days ago,
have located in San Francisco where
Mr, White will become .a student in
a school of chiropody. The many
Lexington friends of Mr. and Mrs.
White wish him success in his new
line of work.
Karl Beach and 'Lawrence left Sat
urday for Walla Walla where Law
rence will enter upon his second year
at Whitman. They were accompanied
to Pendleton by their cousin, Miss.
Daphne Haskell, who has been spend- j
ng some days at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. W. G. Scott. j
Lloyd and Willie wnght have taken
charge of Louis Frederickson's ga-!
rage. - j
Jack Littell of Portland returned
from a hunt Monday bringing his1
deer, Mr. Littell has been ft visitor
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Hill.
P. W. Allison and his daughter,
Marie, were in Lexington from Hood
Riven on Friday and Saturday. At
that time Mrs. Allison, who is ill in
a Hood River hospital, was slightly
improved. Since Mr. Allison s return
to Hood River relatives here have
word that Mrs. Allison's condition is
very grave.
'Mrs. Louie D. Dorman of Portland
who recently spent a week with her
friend, Mrs. Florence Beach, left on
Wednesday last for a visit at the
home of her son. Burton Peck, who
lives near Heppner.
Mrs. Florence Beach left yesterday
for Porrtland to spend the winter
with her sister, Mrs. V. B. Raymond.
Mr. and Mrs,. Lawrence Pislmer
made a business trip to Forest Grove
on Thursday of last week. They re
turned to Lexington on Saturday,
Glenn Shears will leave soon for
Corvallis where he will enter O. A. C
Ernest Christensen and Cliff Jrrid-
try have gone to Canada where they
will remain during the harvest sea
son. The family of Mr. Christensen
is in Lexington for the school year.
Vernon Lore men who is employed
at the Venturi garage drove to Helix
Snturday for a visit with, relatives.
Daisy Warner who lives near Pilot
Rock is in Lexington to attend high
school. She makes her homo with
her aunt, Mrs. W, G. Scott,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Palmer will
leave soon for Forest Grove where
they will mnke their home during
the school year. Elmer and Kenneth
will enter the public schools of For
est Grove while Missos .Alice and
Marion will become students at Pa
cific University,
A. H. Wilson of Portland, formerly
mnnager of Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co,
at Mabton, Wash., was a business
visitor In Lexington on Thursday of
last week. ,
Cecil Home Scene of
Impressive Wedding
The impressive ring ceremony of
the Episcopal church was used in
joining in the holy bonds of wedlock
two popular young people of Cecil at
the home of the bride s parents. Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Lowe on Friday morn
ing. Bishop William P. Remington
of the Eastern Oregon diocese of the
Episcopal church performed the cere
mony that united in marriage Miss
Annie C. Lowe to Mr. Henry W.
Krebs.
At the hour of 11:80 the wedding
party was formed and to the beauti
ful strains of the wedding march
eeeded to the altar that had been
provided in the front of Cecil hall.
The bride, becomingly dressed in
white with flowing veil and carrying
a baeutiful boquet, was escorted to
the altar by her father and attended
by her sister, Miss Minnie Lowe as
bridesmaid. The bridegroom was at
tended by his brother, John Krebs. as
best man. The ring ceremony was
used and the vows were spoken in
the presence of a number of invited
guests and relatives of both bride
and bridegroom, and during the cere
mony Mrs. Remington played softly
on the piano, all adding to the fm
preBsiveness of the occasion. Hearty
congrautlations followed when at
high noon the company was seated at
the wedding feast spread bountifully
before them upon a long table ex
tending well from one end of thd ball
to the other.
At the dinner there was a contin
uous flow of story and laughter and
good cheer prevailed while the de
licious viands, prepared under the di
rection of Mrs. Lowe, were being
disposed of. Some good advice and
kindly wishes to the newly wedded
couple were expressed in talks by
Mr. Lowe and Bishop Remington.
The bride is the eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Lowe and the first
of the family to be given in marriage.
She is very popular among a host of
friends at Cecil where the family has
resided for the past eleven years,
while the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Krebs of Portland, has been en
gaged in the stock business at Cecil
for a number of years and has proven
himself to be honorable and upright,
in every way, a citizen of the com-;
munity that all are proud of. After
a short honeymoon trip to the coast
Mr. and Mrs. Krebs will be at home
at the John McCullough place near
the forks of Willow creek, where Mr.;
Krebs will continue his operations in:
the stock business as one of the part-!
ners of Krebs Bros. I
Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. j
Geo. Krebs of Portland, Mr. and Mrs.!
Jack Hynd and Miss Annie Hynd of;
Cecil, Wm. Hynd, Heppner, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Hynd, Ukiah, Mr. and Mrs.)
Cecil Lieuallen, Pendleton. Mr. and i
Mrs. Geo. Krebs, Cecil, Mr. and Ur.
Roy Scott, Freezeout, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Hirst, Portland, Bishop and Mrs.
W. P. Remington, Pendleton, Emery
Lehman, Portland, Mrs. Ray Sum
merfelt and daughter Dorothy Helen,
Mrs. L. L. Funk, Miss G. Funk, Mrs.
Wm. Sexton, Elvin Schafer, Mrs. Geo.
Miller, Cecil, Mrs. E. J. Bristow, lone,
B. G. Sigsbee, V, Crawford, Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Krebs were the re
cipients of many beautiful and use
ful wedding gifts which will aid them
in setting up their new home.
METHODIST COMMUNITY CHURCH
Regular services at the Methodist
Community church next Sunday. Sun
day school convenes at 9:45. Classes
for all. Special training in kinder
garten for the little ones.
The theme of the pastor for the
morning will be "A Frank Discussion
of Evolution, and Its Bearing on Re
ligious Life1
The evening service will open at
7 o'clock with an illustrated Hymn
and song service with the use of the
lantern. Mrs. Alford will give the
third of her addresses, "Humanity's!
Three Addictions, and a Fourth."
Vawter Parker, Reid Buseick, Miss
Luola Benge and Miss Mary Patter
son are Heppner young people leav
ing tomorrow for Eugene where they
will register as students in the Uni
versity of Oregon.
At the STAR THEATRE
During Rodeo
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24 and 25:
HOOT GIBSON in
"LET 'ER BUCK"
Featuring the Pendleton Round-Up of 1924, sup
ported by the wildest, most enthusiastic audience that
ever witnessed a Wild West show.
Ben Hur didn't have a thing on Hoot Gibson when
it came to a Chariot Race. It's a Knockout.
Saturday, September 26:
MONTY BANKS in
"RACING LUCK"
Slashing, smashing, crashing comedy. Slam-bang
auto race. Wildest fist fight you ever saw.
We have seen this picture and know that for Speed,
Action and Comedy it is 100 per cent. We can think of
no picture at wheih we have laughed so heartily.
BE SURE TO SEE BOTH OF THESE
PICTURES WHILE ATTEND
ING THE RODEO
Heppner Folks Attend
XT .1 r1
iMortn morrow fair
Quite a large party of Heppner
folks were in attendance on the North
Morrow County Fair held at Board
man on last Friday and Saturday.
The fair opened on Friday afternoon
at the Boardman school building, and
there was ft very fine display of veg
etables, corn, melons, squashes and
fruits from both the Boardman and
Irrigon projects. Besides, there were
many other products of these two
fertile sections, and the ladies
brought in many articles of their
handicraft in cooking, canning, needle
work and potted and cut flowers. Al
together the showing made was one
to be very proud of, indeed.
Among those noted by the editor
of the G.-T. being present on Friday,
were Judge Benge, Dist. Atty. Not
son, Frank Gilliam, Mr. and Mrs. C.
L. Sweek, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Briggs
and Mrs. Ray Taylor, Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Aiken, Supt. Walker, County
Clerk Anderson and family, Osmin
Hager and family, Sheriff McDufTee,
A. M. Phelps, and W. E. Pruyn. Oth
ers may have been there on the open
ing day, but we failed -to make note
of their presence. Claude Cox and
family and Commissioner Bleakman
were visitors attending the fair on
Saturday and Judge Benge returned
with his family to take in the last
day.
IRRIGON NOTES.
The school girls won about $15 in
premiums at the fair at Boardman
last week end. Violet Knight of the
8th grade earned a trip to the state
fair at Salem with all expenses paid.
The school board allowed the school
a half holiday last Friday afternoon
in order that all might attend the
fair at Boardman. The pupils were
pleased to go.
The local Grange held its monthly
meeting Wednesday night at school
house. Pomona Grange meets here
in an all-day session on Saturday of
th i s week.
P. C. Bishop, former resident, is
here visiting with Wisdoms.
The Schmallings are shipping about
400 boxes of apples to the Hermiston
Fruit Exchange.
Mrs. Chas. Steward spent Sunday
with friends at Umatilla.
A number from here will be sttend-
ing the Round-Up this week.
GORDONS PURCHASE BUSINESS.
A deal was closed the last of the
week whereby Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gor
don became proprietors of the Foun
tain of Sweets, at the corner of Main
and Baltimore streets. They pur
chased the interest of Fred Tash in
this confectionery and will now con
duct the same, changing the name
to "Gordons." Mr. Gordon has been
th pharmacist in the drug store of
Patterson A Son for the past year
or more, and much of this time Mrs.
Gordon has also been employed there.
They will make some interior changes
in their new location, looking to the
brightening up of the place, and as
the business is in a splendid location
we are sure they will receive a large
patronage. Mr. Tash has not decided
what he will do, but contemplates
leaving the city if he can dispose of
his other property interests here.
NOTICE TO AUTOISTS.
No parking will be permitted on
Main street between the Fair pavilion
and First National Bank during the
three days of the Rodeo, between the
hours of 9:00 a. m. and 2:30 p. m.
This order will be strictly enforced.
By order of the City Council.
S. P. DEVIN, Marshal.
PIANO MUST BE SOLD.
Will sacrifice high-grade piano in
storage near here for immediate sale.
Will give easy terms to established
home. For particulars, and where
it may be seen, address Portland
Music Co., 227 6th St., Portland, Ore.
ATTENTION GRANGERS.
I have at my ranch on Rood Hill,
about 1000 sacks of fortyfold wheat
If you are interested, come early for
your seed. Price $1.75 per bushel at
ranch. GEO. BURNSIDE.
This Week
By Arthur Brisbane
America's Enemy Fat.
A Short-horn Bull.
A Roof to the Earth.
10-Pound Baby? Wrong.
What is more dangerous than ocean
travel, riding1 or railroads, or flying
in an airplane?
The answer, given by Mr. Johnson,
of the National Life Insurance Com
pany, is FAT.
Fat kills Americans more rapidly
than anything else. Fatty defenera
tion of the heart kills man. Fat ac
cumulates on middle-aged business
men, and that kills them before their
time.
In old age especially fat is danger
ous. And in old age it is most diffi
cult to get rid of dangerous fat. The
heart won't stand exercise that might
take the fat off. The feeble will can
not control iiet.
The safest place in the world as re
gards accidents is the cabin of a big
steamship on the ocean.
Next in safety comes a railroad
train, and before long the flying ma
chine will be safer than either.
The man in greatest danger is the
fat man past middle age, eating heart
ily and hurriedly when he is tired.
Don't insure him.
Good news for little automobile
owners. Gasoline prices are slashed
11 over the country. Yesterday, in
eastern territory, the cut was three
cents a gallon. In the middle west
many buy gas under 14 cents. It
makes a big difference to those that
count the cost of living and motor
ing. It means nothing to the big men;
they don't care what gasoline costs.
And many of them, owning oil stocks,
feel rather Bad. A three-cent cut in
gas may mean a $30 drop in oil stock.
A short-horn bull was sold in the
Argentine republic recently for $60,
000, record price for that breed. The
real record is the price paid in this
country by the Carnation Farms Com
pany for a Holstein bull $102,000.
These prices show what can be
done by breeding among animals. You
can get a perfectly good bull for $40.
But a little change in the shape of
the animal, produced by a careful se
lection of the mysterious chromo
somes, makes a big difference.
Students of eugenics think careful
breeding will produce equal improve
ment in human beings. They are mis
taken.
Learned men, including churchmen.
once taught that there was a roof to
this earth, solid, held up by its own
strength and called the sky.
When Galleo denied it and said the
earth was a round ball whirling
around the sun, he had to get down
on his knees saying that he "retract
ed, abjured and abhorred his false
teachings" which happened to be
perfectly true.
The idea of a solid sky above us,
with stars planted in it here and
there, faded out. But now the radio
experts of the Navy say the earth ac
tually has a roof of another kind. It
exists, presumably, where our thin
atmosphere melts away into the eth
er, "an ionized region in the higher
levels of the atmosphere," the scien
tists call it.
The "imponderable ether," so dense
that solid steel in comparison is like
coarse fish net, certainly does en
close our earth and its thin atmos
phere.
Radio waves such as we use may be
able to travel outside of that atmos
phere. If so, science will And some
other wave that will take messages
to other planets.
If light-producing waves can travel
from the sun to the earth, men will
find some wave that will carry infor
mation from the earth to the sun and
beyond.
Learn, proud parents, that the much
praise8 "ten-pound boy baby" isn't
the thing at all. The average normal
boy baby weighs pounds at birth.
One learned Italian has written
book to prove that women, by special
diet, can and should keep the un
born child from becoming too fat for
its own sake and for the mother's
sake.
We have lot to learn about tak
mg care or children before they are
born, including the science of saving
them from piling oa fat that makes
birth more difficult and is lost righ:
after birth.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Whereas, it has pleased our Heav
enly Father to summon to her Eter
nal Home our beloved sister, Marie
Cochran, who was a faithful member
of Ruth Chapter No. 32, O. E. S. for
a number of years;
Bo it resolved, that we bow in hum
ble submission to the will of the Om
nipotent, and extend to the bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy. That
we drupe our charter in mourning
in memory of our departed sister;
that a copy of these resolutions be
Spread on the minutes of the Chap
ter, a copy be sent to the family, and
one to the press for publication.
"Every year the Father callcth
Loved ones to eternal rest,
And our hearts, though filled with
anguish
Cun but feel He knoweth best."
REBECCA K. PATTERSON,
ADA M. AYERS,
FRANK GILLIAM,
Committee.
BLUE BOOK READY
FOR DISTRIBUTION
The Oregon Blue Book, official di
rectory and statistical compendium
of the state for the biennial period of
11)25-1926, as compiled by the Secre
tary of State under Section 2730, Or
egon laws, is now ready for distribu
tion. It will be mailed to any citizen
of the state, upon written request, to
the limit of the issue authorized by
legislative appropriation.
Aside from a complete directory of
all state officials, elective and appoin
tive and the personnel and duties of
all office boards, commissions, depart
ments and institutions embracing the
official family of the state, it contains
the constitutions of the state and fed
eral governments and authoritative
descriptive and historical sketches of
the state from its earliest history
down to date. Also a list of county
officers, with a brief sketch of their
respective duties; officers of the prin
cipal cities and towns of the state,
and an official directory of the news
papers and postoffices in Oregon as
of July 1, 1925. Complete statistical
data, embracing the financial, polit
ical, population and taxation activ
ities and interests of the state are
also covered in abstract form.
All of the subject matter has been
condensed to the limit, consistent
with comprehension of detail and
statistical accuracy, in order to keep
within th.e limit of the reduced ap
propriation. The publication, as a
whole, has been reorganized aud ar- j
ranged in precedential and alphabet-!
ical order of sequence to render it !
more convenient as a handbook of j
ready reference and much new matter!
has been added of a detailed infor
mative nature. The waiting list of i
applications for the Blue Book is be
ing mailed out as rapidly as possible
and provisions are being made to han-J
die the immense volume of requests
as speedily as curtailed funds and
facilities will permit.
No Liberty Without Law
ON THIS, the 138th anniversary of
the framing and signing of the
Constitution of the United States, we
are called upon to take note of the
document that gave this nation a new
birth and placed in the records those
ideals and aspirations which have
made us great.
The Constitution crystallized into
basic law a government by the peo
ple and established a republic with
a guarantee of equality before the
law. We deem it important, there
fore, to read in its pages not only
the privileges but the obligations of
citizenship as well.
To many thinking people a period
has arisen that is putting our Con
stitution through a severe test. They
contend that human forces are at
work undermining American ideals.
They Tiold Xfji-e us such -agencies
of despair" as lawlessness, radicalism,
political favoritism, class hatred, il
legal trafficking, jury-fixing, loose ap
plication of pardoning power, all of
which have become a menaee to con
stitutional foundations.
We have fallen on days where there
is a laxity in respect for law and or
der, a defiance of the sanctity of per
son and property. Since all forms of
human behavior are more or less con
tagious it is important that we con
sider the conditions and the remedy.
In the penal institutions of the
United States there are today 200.000
persons convicted of crime. This
does not tell the whole story when
we consider those who go unpunished
or undetected. Recent figures show
the cost of this crime to be about
84 per cent of the nation's income,
a startling sum to expend on a de
structive force. Unfortunately this
does not represent the total outlay.
It is but necessary by way of illus
tration to note the cost of burglary
insurance and contrast the rate with
some other hazard such as fire. On
the other hand, education, our great
est constructive force, costs a sum
approximating IVt per cent of our in
come. This comparative cost is the
more significant when we consider
that we have in our grade and sec
ondary schools alone 125 times as
nip.ny American youth as thsre are
inmates in our penal institutions.
There is reason to feel th.it when
thie conflict clears the vision of the
Constitution's founders will be vin
dicated that this will be proved a
fraternal nation. We have "agencies
of hope" that lead us to this -onclu-
icn. They are such institutions as
the social welfare and service organ
izations; the press and radio: the
church, the home, and the schools.
Educators are already at the task.
They sensed the situation and for
some time in conference groups the
subject of character development and
citizenship training has received their
attention. It is a program not of
talk but of action. Already many
have translated their thinking into
courses of study for definite instruc
tion. Others are following.
Education is the greatest single
foe of crime. The mass of the vic
ious, destructive and criminal are
from less educated levels. The ex
ceptions are so few as to be con
spicuous. Education is the inspira
tion of reason and reason inspires re
spect for order.
There can be no liberty without
law. If we are to become more of
a law-abiding nation we will first
recognize the necessity of having our
educational institutions organized as
training camps for citizenship and
second, make provision that our
young people come under their in
fluence.
It is a defense program of no
mean proportions and worthy the ag
gressive support of our better citi
tenry. WE8TLAND IRRIGATION DISTRICT
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
board of directors of the West land Ir
rigation District, acting as a board
of Lqualizatoin, will meet at the of
fice of the district in Hermiston, Ore
gon, on the first Tuesday in October,
1925, at 8 o'clock, p. m., for the pur
pose of reviewing and correcting its
assessments and apportionment of
taxes to be levied in said district for
the year 1.125.
J. W. MKSSNER, Secretary.
Dated this first day of September,
1025.
WON BYSHEEP MEN
Conference Held in Pen
dleton Last Week With
Forest Serv ice Head.
15 SAVING POSSIBLE
w Decision, Covering Entire Uma
tilla Forest, Means Mock to
Users of the Range.
Important concessions were won by
the sheep permittees on the Umatilla
National Foreat in a conference with
Colonel Greeley, chief United States
Forester, at Pendleton last week, ac
cording to the report handed this
office by J. B. Huddleston, sheepman
of Lone Rock, who attended the meet
ing. An appeal was taken last spring
by the permittees on the Wenaha di
vision of the Umatilla National For
est on the beddng out uling of the
forest service, and this meeting was
in the nature of a hearing before
Colonel Greeley on this appeal.
On ranges in the Umatilla forest
the present ruling requiring; that
sheep be bedded out in a new place
every night will be suspended until
an examination of the range can be
made by the supervisor, Col. Greeley
ruled. Some of the range i not suit
ed to the adoption of the bedding out
system, the witnesses declared, and
the ruling followed. It applies to
all of the Umatilla foe at, and if the
ruling becomes permanent it will
mean a saving in loss of sheep to the
sheepmen using the national forest
of about 15 per cent, Hr. Huddleston
figures, as the bedding out system
has added to their loss in about that
proportion.
The range of individual permittees
will be segregated by the supervisor
and those on which the bedding out
system is not practical will be so des
ignated. Sheep men who desire to
use the bedding out system will be
permitted to continue it, notwith
standing the suspension of the rules,
it was stated.
Another ruling gained that pleased
the flock owners was that in the fu
ture when a forest ranger makes a
report on the condition of any range.
he must furnish a copy of the report
to the permittee. In the past, ac
cording to the reported statements
of sheepmen, these reports have been
made through channels in the forest
service, and if the permittee faced
charges of overstocking or in any
other way abusng the range, the re
port did not get back to him until
several months later, and he had no
way to prove his innocence. Under
the new ruling he will have posses
sion of the reports as rapidly as they
are made by the ranger.
AH penalties imposed for violation
of the bedding out rules have also
been suspended. The sheepmen ex
press themselves as well pleased with
the hearing and the concessions gain
ed and state that Colonel Greeley had
showed a disposition to give fair con
sideration to the requests made by
them.
DAMAGE DONE AT CECIL.
The electrical storm and water
spout that struck the Cecil section
recently, did a lot of damage to the
ranches in that vicinity. At the Cur
tiss ranch above Cecil the water came
down the draw and washed rock, mud
and debris into the front yard, over
the garden and into the sheep sheds.
This was the order on down for a
mile or two. The ranch of Krebs
Bros, suffered, and also that of Hynd
Bros, and Herbert Hynd. Below Ce
cil the railroad track had to undergo
repairs, and the wrecking crew put
in a couple of day or so cleaning up
the track and trains could not get
through for a couple of days. The
downpour of water was heavy and
much machinery, implements and
small houses in the way of the flood
were washed far from home. The
highway was also covered in many
places with mud and rock and it re
quired a few days' work with addi
tional crews of men and teams to get
it cleaned up. At Morgan, where the
water also came down very heavily,
but slight damage was done.
RECEIVE LAMBS HERE.
II. K. Dean and E. L. Johnson of
Hermiston received 600 feeder lambs
at Heppner on Tuesday from Anson
Wright. Mr. Dean is superintendent
of the experiment station at Hermis
ton and takes one car of the lambs
to be placed on the station for ex
perimental purposes. Mr. Johnson is
feeding a bunch of 1000 lambs on
his place on the project.
PIANO TUNING.
Leave orders this week at Har
wood's Jewelry store .
JAMES J. CR0SSLEY
of Portland, Oregon
hereby announces that he
is a candidate for the Re
publican nomination for
U. S. Senator at the May,
192G, Primaries.
Experience and Qualifications:
Ruined on an Iowa farm. Graduated
from Iowa University acadtrmic and
law departments and pout grmluate
at Yale. Served four ywnrs as Coun
ty Superintendent of Schools. Served
five sessions in Slate Sena'e. Served
iix and a hulf years as U. S. Attorney
under Roosevelt and Talf. National
Guard and Mexican Hnrdr sirvie
and twenty-nine months in World
War from Oregon. Over sua with
front line division in Champaign and
Oise-Ainne and with Rainbow
Division in Argonne.
Will work xealuutfly for develop
ment of Oregon and support of ma
ure for real benefit of farmer i
suggested by their organisation. Fa
vor World Court and Rwform Hunat
Rules. 1'uid. Advttrtiffmnt.