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Volume 42, Number 46.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 11, 1926
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Program Opened Today
With Speeches by Ingels
; Maris and Spillman
GOVERNOR TO TALK
Abraham Lincoln Subject of Pierce'
Address Tomorrow; Group Re
ports also Come Friday.
Moro, Or., Feb. 11. The Eastern
Oregon Wheat conference went into
session here today with addresses by
F. B. Ingels, chairman, and Paul V.
Maris, director of the college exten
sion service, explaining the purpose,
scope and method of the meet. The
five subcommittees went into execu
tive session to iron out their prob
lems. W. J. Spillman, consulting spe
cialist of the federal bureau of eco
nomics, will speak tonight on the
world wheat situation as it affects
the Oregon farmer.
Investigations of the five big prob
lems will continue all day tomorrow,
Friday, and Walter M. Pierce, gover
nor of Oregon, will deliver an address
in the evening on Abraham Lincoln.
The report of the five groups will
begin Saturday, when final action will
be taken on the co-ordinated recom
mendations, and printing and distri
bution of the findings authorized.
The first report, finance and credit,
will be presented by 9:30 by L. Bar
num, The Dalles banker, and Fred
Bennion, agent of Umatilla county.
It will consider short-time and long
time credit to farmers, and running
on borrowed capital.
The report of the wheat handling
committee will follow as presented
by F. B. Ingels, Dufur wheat grower,
chairman, and G. R. Hyslop, farm
crops specialist of tjie experiment
station, secretary. It considers fed
eral inspection criticism, charges of
rail and water transportation, coop
erative selling, and bow and when to
sell.
The world supply and demand
comes next, brought jby the chairman,
A. R. Shumway, Milton wheat grower,
and the secretary, L. R. Breithaupt
of the extension service. How Can
ada with its cheaper lands, taxes and
transportation for wheat production
affects the situation is one of the
big questions. Prospects and effects
of losing the wheat acreage of irri
gated wheat, are others. -
Managing the big wheat farm is the
next subject of report. E. M. Hul
den, Bialock grower, is chairman, and
R. W. Morse, agent of Morrow county,
secretary. Does it pay to run side
lines of sheep, dairy cows, hogs or
poultry on the big wheat farm, and
is production of wheat cost reduced
by enlarging an already big farm, are
some of the questions.
The report of the tillage and pro
duction committee will wind up the
business in the late afternoon. The
place and kinds of diversification, if
any, varieties of wheat, and methods
of culture, are outstanding problems.
Harry Pinkerton, Moro wheat grower,
is chairman, and D. E. Stephens, su
perintendent of the Moro stationi sec
retary, Heppner in 6th Place
In Telegraphic Shoot
Heppner is in sixth place in the
state telegraphic trap shoot being con
ducted by the Portland Oregonian,
which started Snnday. The Heppner
Rod and Gun club was matched at
the lead-off with Silverton and Kose
burg, defeating the first, 72-71, and
tying the latter, 72 all. The three
high men for the locals were Albert
Bowker, Lou Bisbee and Chas. Vaughn
with 24 each.
In this shoot the three highest
scores for the first 25 clay birds thot
at are telegraphed each Sunday to
the Oregonian for record against
competing teams. Twenty-three ilubs
over the state are entered in the
shoot, and first place is now held by
the Salem club, whose gunners turn
ed in the only three perfect scores
recorded to date.
Next Sunday, besides shooting oft'
the tie with Roseburg, Heppner will
be matched with As'toria and Bend.
Scores of all shooters for the local
club Sunday follow:
L. E. Bisbee 24, Chas Vaughn 21,
Albert Bowker 24, Martin Reid 23,
L. A. Doolittle 22, E. E. Clark 22, F.
Shively 22, C. H. Latourell 21, L. Van
Marter 21, A. D. McMurdo 20, A.
Knoblock 20, G. M. Anderson 20, J.
Crawford 19, B. P. Stone 19, L. L. Gil
liam lfl, K. K. Mahoney 16, A. Olson
16, H. A. Duncan 14. ,
SHIPS IN HORSES.
Allen R. Hunter, son of Represen
tative Albert Hunter of La Grande,
has taken over the management of
the rnnch near Cecil, recently pur
chased from Al Henriksen, states Ar
lington Bulletin. Allen is an exper
ienced farmer and is planning on
raising some forty acres of potatoes
for early markets. This week he had
shipped from the famous Hunter sta
bles a carload of heavy draft horses
averaging around 1900 pounds. The
Hunters have ranked among the lead
ing breeders of thoroughbred draft
horses for many years.
Mrs. M, L. Curran is in Portland
this week end making selections of
her spring line of millinery, and will
bo accompanied on her return to
Heppner by a first class hat designer
and trimmer.
New Organization of Business
Men Undertakes Gym As
Initial Project.
A better Heppner and a more liv
able community, is the aim of the
H'eppr Luncheon club, organization
of whicn was perfected Monday noon
at a luncheon meeting of representa
tive Heppner business men at the
Elkhorn restaurant.. Patterned after
the Lions club, national organization,
it is intended that this club shall do
a similar work in Heppner
C. L. Sweek was elected pesident
of the new organization, R. W. Morse,
vice-president, G. M. Anderson, sec-retary-treBsurer,
and F. E. Farrior,
sergeant-at-arms. The membership
will include two epresentative owners
or managers from each line of busi
ness, two from each profession and
two public officials. The club starts
off with a charter membership of six
teen. The club will meet every Monday at
1 p. m., to partake of a friendly re
past and discuss the projects which
may come before it. Its initial work
has already been started in the form
of sponsoring a move to get a gym
nasium, and the direction this move
will take will be made known as the
work progresses. Already it is the
sentiment of the members that this
is the most logical form of organiza
tion to really accomplish something
for the good of the community, and
they feel that it will be but a short
time in making its real worth felt.
They predict a busy year filled with
activity.
HIGH SCHOOL ITEMS
The members of the Christian En
deavor play cast were made up large
ly of high school students. They
werei Crocket Sprouts, Earl Merritt,
Velma Fell, Ellis Thomson, Jim
Thomson and Ethel Moore. Minor
parts were taken by Lucile McDufTee,
Bob Turner, Ones Parker and Stephen
Thompson.
The high school basketball team
journeyed to Condon Saturday where
they met Condon's team in one of
the hardest fought games played so
far this season. Although Condon
gained victories over Arlington and
lone her players stated that Heppner
had the best team they had encoun
tered this year. The first three quar
ters of the game favored the Heppner
bovs but in the end the score stood
21 to 15 in favor of Condon. Paul
Hisler was Heppner's high point man
and distinguished himself by five
baskets from the middle of the floor.
A new Eastern safety fire escape, a
large galvanized silo-shaped struc
ture with a spiral slide, has been in
stalled in the Heppner school the past
week. . The estimated cost of this
new feature is $1000. The fire escape
i3 supposed to allow eighty pupils to
pass out of the building per minute.
Students of the school -seem very en
thusiastic about trying the new de
vice. The physics class has started its
study of electricity. As an additional
aid in their work, they visited the city
light plant to learn how electricity
was generated. . An hour and a half
was spent in this interesting way.
The P. T. A. meeting was held on
Tuesday, Feb. 9th. A Bhort program
was given by the grades. This con
sisted of two selections by the Girl
Reserves and Junior orchestra, which
played two pieces also. A medal was
presented to Mary White for writing
the best essay on "Old Ironsides."
The business meeting was then held.
Election of officers was deferred until
the April meeting.
The lone and Heppner high school
basketball teams clashed in two hard-
fought games on the home floor Fri
day evening. The boys' game was ex
ceedingly rough, due to the greater
size ot the lone players, i'aul Hisler
made Heppner's single basket. The
score was 19 to 2 in Ione's favor. The
Heppner girls also played against the
lone girls' quintet, and lost by a score
of 25 to 6.
All five of the English classes are
studying classics just now. The be
ginning freshmen are reading Scott's
"Lady of the Lake," the second-term
freshmen Palmer's translation of the
"Odyssey;" the sophomores Tenny
son's "Idylls of the King," the juniors
"Sir Roger de Coverly Papers," and
the seniors, modern poetry.
I DOUBT IT.
The world is full of doubters. Some
folks are skeptical about some things.
Some are doubtful of everything.
Some even doubt God and his word,
and why? What is the greatest single
cause of skepticism in the world to
day? This is the question to which
an answer will be given at the church
of Christ Sunday evening under this
subject, "The Stronghold of Skepti
cism." Tho morning sermon will be
"The Conversion of the Eunuch." Re
member Bible School and C. E BE
THERE1
MILTON W. BOWER, Pastor.
HIATT-STOUT.
Miss Vada Hiatt, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Levi Hiatt of this county,
was united in marriage to James Stout
young Heppner boy who has been
prominent in high school athletics,
on Saturday, January 80. Rev. E. C,
Alford, pastor of the Methodist Com
munity church, porformed the cere
mony. The young people will con
tinue to make their home in Heppner,
it is stated.
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$10,000 Horse Given to Hoot Gib
son In Commemoration of
. Round-Up Feat.
With the death of Pride of Oregon
"PalomiiS," as filmdom knew him
the famous mount of Hoot Gibson,
the name of a Morrow county man
has been brought into prominence.
B. F. Swaggart, prominent breeder of
thoroughbred horses of strong Ara
bian breeds of the Northwest, gave
this horse to Gibson after the horse
had been reared and trained in this
county. The gift was in commemor
ation of Gibson having handled a
string of Swaggart's thoroughbreds in
1912, and winning the cowboy cham
pionship at the Round-Up in Pendle
ton the same year. Pride of Oregon
was shown in the horse show at Los
Angeles last year and won the blue
ribbon in the saddle horse class. A
Los Angeles newspaper had this to
say on the death of the great horse:
"Pride of Oregon, Hoot Gibson's
Arabian stallion, died yesterday from
a pneumonia attack, despite the com
bined efforts of three veterinarians
who have been in constant attendance
of the horse since the last week,
when he wos discovered to be suffer
ing from an inflammation of the stom
ach.
"The horse has proven invaluable to
this star because of his almost human
understanding of what was expected
of him in Gibson's film work.
"Several weeks ago a local banker
offered Gibson $12,500 for the animal,
which was rejected. Numerous other
horse fanciers have made repeated of
fers but Gibson's love for the mount
always ruled.
"While guest of honor at the Pen
dleton round-up last summer, Gibson
was presented with Pride of Oregon
by B. F. Swaggart, prominent cattle
baron of the Northwest, who is an ad
mirer of the western screen star. The
gift was in commemoration of Gib
son's winning the cowboy champion
ship at the round-up in 1912."
One Time Heppner Girl
Laid to Rest at Baker
Mrs. Mary Zoo Patterson Gilham,
daughter of Wm. Otis Patterson,
passed away at the family homo in
Canyon City, Oregon, at 6:30, Wed
nesday morning, aged 43 years and
11 days.
She had been a sufferer fot many
years from an incurable kidney trou
ble. All was done for her that hu
man service could suggest, but of no
avail. Her recent illness dates back
to about December 1st last.
Mrs. Gilham was born in Holden,
Johnson county, Missouri, on the 23rd
day of January, 1883. Her childhood
was spent mainly in Heppner, Oregon,
where she attended school, afterwards
finishing her education at a parochial
girl's school.
She came with her parents to Can
yon City in July, 1905. On June 17,
1913 she was united in marriage to
James Barton Gilham. Most of the
time since she has resided in New
York City.
She was a member of the Episcopal
church, Hebron Rebecca Lodge No
6, I. O. O. F., and Julia Chapter No.
56, O. E. S., of Canyon City,
Prayer services were held in her
memory at St. Thomas church here at
8 o'clock p. m., Wednesday. The body
was taken to Baker yesterday and
interment will be in the Bnkor mau
soleum today. Blue Mountain Eagle,
Canyon City.
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Is Called By Death
The death of Mrs. Mary D. Mc
Haley, widow of the late James H.
McHaley, occurred al Salem on Mon
day afternoon at 8:30, following an
illness which had kept her bedfast
the most of the past two years. The
funeral was held at Salem today, be
cause of the great number of rela
tives residing in that vicinity, and
the remaihs will arrive, at Heppner
tomorrow evening. Burial will be in
the family plot at Masonic cemetery
on Saturday afternoon at 10:30, a
short commitment service being held
at the grave with Milton W. Bower,
pastor of the Christian church, offi
ciating. For a number of years Mrs. Mc
Haley has made her home at Port
land and Salem. She was a pioneer
resident of Oregon, and with her
husband was among the earlier set
tlers of northern Grant county, where
Mr. McHaley engaged in the raising
of stock for many years. They mov
ed to Heppner some 25 years ago and
made their home in this city for a
long while. After the death of her
husband, Mrs. McHaley lived in Port
land, though maintaining a home here
where she would spend a part of
each year. We hope to give a full
obituary notice in next issue.
Leonard Barr returned yesterday
from a three weeks visit with his
family in Portland.
PUNT
Statement of Taxes
LEVIED IN MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, FOR THE YEAR 1926
(1925 ROLLS) '
General Taxes Levied for State and County
Purpoaes
Character Valuation Rate Tax
of Taxes Mills
State and Coun
ty tl3.851.884 7.9 J109.429.88
General School 13,861,884 1.9 18,007.46
General Roads
and Bridges 18.861.884 2.6 S6.014.90
Market Roads. 13,861,884 1.2 16,622.26
Bond Sinking
Fund 13.861.884 3.0 41.666.66
Bond Interest
Fund 13,861,884 1.6 20,777.88
High School
Tuition 6,787,694 1.1 7,466.86
Gain .21
Total -$249,874.63
Special Taxes Levied in Citiei and Towns
Town Valuation Mills Tax
Heppner $082,216 14.8 $14,636.80
Tvinvtnn 1 SO 97 1 1 It 9
lone Ill 2u!640 6.4 ls7s!70
Boardman 38,795 26.9 1,004.79
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Total
$19,450.00
Special Taxes Levied in Other Taxing
Diatricti
West Extension Irrigation Hist.... $76,642 22
Weatland Irrigation District 1,860.00
Forest Fire Patrol 1,666.76
Total $78,667.98
Special Taxei Levied In Road Dietrlcts
DUt. No. Valuation Mills Tax
1 $1,402,273 6.0 $7,011.87
Gain - .07
Total..... $7,011.44
Special Taxes Levied in Vnion High School
Diatricta
Dlst. No. Valuation Mills Tax
1 $779,942 6.8 $5,303.61
Gain 01
Total $5,308.62
Special Taxei Levied in School Diatricta
Di.t. No. Valuation Mills' Tax
1 $1,831,001 16.7 $20,896.72
2 884,887 1.1 422.83
8 268,650 l.t 887.U8
4 164,955 4.0 669.82
5 228,526 6.9 1,476.27
6 266,928 1.8 847.01
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Funeral of Wm. Haylor
Held at Portland
Wm. Haylor was called to his re
ward at Portland on Sunday, Feb. 7,
1926 at 725 East 42d street. He was
aged 65 years, and is survived by one
son, Dr. Don R. Haylor of Portland.
Mr. Haylor was a resident of Hepp
ner and for many years had been
engaged in the jewelry business in
this city. Having become quite ill
from pernicious anemia, he was taken
to Portland about three weeks ago
by his son and placed under the care
of a physician there. Reports com
ing to Heppner were to the effect that
he was responding to treatment but
that his improvement was very bIow.
The disease, however, had gotten too
firm a hold on him and death result
ed. His funeral was held in Portland
on Tuesday.
Just what disposition will be made
of the business of Mr. Haylor In
Heppner, has not yet been decided.
Since he became too ill to look after
it, the business has been in charge
of Arthur Smith and Mrs. Josie Jones,
who were employees of Mr. Haylor
for a number of years. He was a
member of Doric lodge, K. of P., and
Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. E., of
this city.
Heppner Unit, Legion Auxiliary will
meet at Hotel Heppner Monday eve
ning, February 15th. Hostesses will
be Mrs. Harold Cohn and Mrs. Jas.
Cowins. LUCILE WILSON, See.
Dist. No. Valuation Mills Tax
8 - 279,638 2.6 726.80
9 199.211 8.6 717.16
10 , 1,254.291 18.8 16.682.07
11 119.496 4.0 477.98
12 634,648 16.8 10,027.44
14 302,240 1.4 423.14
16 101,801 6.3 641.36
17 174.043 2.2 382.89
18 99.967 4.5 449.86
19 126.496 8.3 417.44
20 74,676 6.3 470.45
21 143,091 2.2 814.80
22 21,556 4.4 94.84
23 133,977 9.1 1.219.19
24 161,078 2.8 461.02
26 1,331,146 20.7 27.664.72
26 683,886 18.7 10.909.82
27 285,563 16.7 4.768.90
28 182.067 2.9 627.97
29 117,408 8. 939.26
81 187,380 1.8 837.19
82 168.181 5.6 925.00
83 22.074 1.3 28.70
84 284,381 1.6 456.01
85 . 864.813 16.6 14.847.60
86 148.998 3.1 461.89
37 178,162 6.0 890.81
38 157,638 8.8 698.64
89 446,226 2.0 892.45
40 203,161 16.1 8,067.73
41 820.521 1.4 448.73
42 234,982 1.9 446.47
48 90.102 8.6 774.89
49 66,463 6.5 866.94
60 192.402 2.2 423.28
61 261,178 1.6 391.77
62 65,655 4.4 244.44
63 119,546 8.6 430.37
56 189.107
69 119,837 6.0 719.02
0 696,723
Total $128,637.14
GENERAL SUMMARY
State, County and Gen. School....$127.4S7.S3
Special School 128.637.14
Union High School 6,303.62
High School Tuition 7,466.88
General Road 36.014.95
Special Road 7,011.44
Market Road 16,622.30
Honda and intercut 62,333.67
Cities 19,450.00
Irrigation 76.902.22
Forest Fire Patrol 1,656.76
Total .....$488,834.71
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing
is a full, true and correct statement, ac
cording to the records of my omee.
JESSE J. WELLS, County Assessor,
Dated thia 19th day of January, 1926.
Degree Teams from Arlington and
Condon Assist in Work ; Good
Fellowship Enjoyed.
lone, Arlington and Condon Masonic
lodges were represented in Heppner
on Monday evening by large delega
tions, who came to the city on the
invitation of Heppner Lodge No. 69,
to participate in the ceremonies in
cident to making of three candidates
full-fledged members of the order.
The degree teamB of the Arlington,
Condon and Heppner lodges handled
the work, which was all done in an
excellent manner, much to the credit
of each team. Work began at 4:30
in the afternoon, and at 6:30 the
banquet was served, it being ascer
tained that there was an attendance
of more than eighty visitors from
the outside. There was a general
good social time enjoyed at the ban
quet hour and the genuine spirit of
fraternity was manifested through
out. Following the degree work, some
speech making was indulged in. Frank
Sloan, deputy grand master for this
district, was present from Stanfield,
and was the first speaker, highly com
mending the manner in which the
work had been done, and praising
Heppner lodge for its progressiveness
in bringing about such a meeting with
neighboring lodges. Other speakers
were C. R. McMillan, Master, and
Earl Snell and Alvin Jones of Arling
ton; Chas. Fitzmaurice, Master of
Condon lodge; W. E. Bullard, Master,
and Bert Johnson of lone; Frank Gil
liam of Heppner, and J. S. Hoskins
of Stanfield. The meeting demon
strated the benefits of thus coming
together as representatives from the
different neighboring communities,
and the good work should continue.
Those attending were:
From Condon J. E. Stevens, L. G.
Parman, Herbert Brown, Byron Kins
ley, O. K. Fatland, A. B. Robertson,
R. M. Fitzmaurice, Carl A. Smith, C.
W. Harris, C. A. Munson, Harry A.
Myers, A. D. Hardie, C. D. Fitzmau
rice, R. J. Wilson, Alex Currie, Dr.
Geo. G. Gaunt, J. R. White.
Arlington 0. E. Fisk, Chas. R.
Iwan, C. R. McMillan, W. F. Alkus,
F. E. Bennett, L. L. Montague, Alvin
Jones, D. L. Lemon, C. R. Maddock,
E. W. Snell, Chas. F. Story, J. H.
Husted, R. A. Solvester, R. M. Olgivy,
I. R. -Morris, H. Ebv Geo. C. Steph
ens, A. E. Blackburn, H. L. Bragg, J.
F. Watters, Chas. Burnham, Arthur
W'heelhouse.
lone Dwight Misner, C. F. Berg
strom, W. E. Bullard, Bert Johnson,
Roy J. Stender, L. P. Davidson, H. J.
Biddle, Elmer Griffith, E. L. Dick, J.
W. Howk, Henry Peterson, Walter C.
Dobyns, Victor Peterson, C. R. Gun
zel. Besides these there were a number
of visitors from various lodges, a del
egation of four from The Dalles, one
man from Kansas City and another
from Oklahoma.
Youthful Waywardness
Theme of U. of 0. Man
University of Oregon, Eugene, Feb.
9. With the breaking of home re
strictions, lessening of religious con
trols, freedom of conduct, lack of su
pervision and the present age of so
phistication, the younger generation
is certainly "doing as well as could
be expected," according to Professor
Philip A. Parsons, professor in so
ciology.
"The youngsters two generations
ago did not have the outside interests
of those of today," he said. "They
had a definite home life. Their par
ents' interests were in them4 but now
adults are so busy with other things
that children are secondary. I do not
believe that it is entirely the fault of
the parents. Children of today are in
dependent of their elders and the lat
ter have to compete for their inter
est. They feed and dress them, in
fluencing them to a great extent only
when they are young.
'I do not believe that atotmpts to
educate adults in the duties of par
enthood do much good. The parents
are too old to educate now. Tho cur
few law, and other juvenile laws,
sofe no problems, except in an emer
gency. "Children do wrong because they
have the chance. If they are left to
themselves, unless they have been
trained otherwise, they are as likely
to do wrong as to do right, and they
make social mistakes because the op
portunity presents itself. A combin
ation of circumstances may cause
juvenile derelictions vicious asso
ciates, immorality of parents, or
crime-breeding neighborhoods."
Professor Parsons says there seems
to be no concerted effort by society
in general to make things better, and
conditions are likely to be a lot worse
before a reconstruction period. Peo
ple are only talking now, and the real
good is done when they begin to or
ganize machinery and furnish funds
to bring about change.
"We can't remedy the present con
dition, but we must impress upon the
younger generation the seriousness of
marriage and parenthood. Then we
must provide publicly for leisure nd
amusement by community athletics,
playgrounds and amusement halls.
Something must be done to develop
the interest between parents and chil
dren. "The responsibility for the present
day condition can not be centered on
one thing, but is a combination of
circumstances."
j Arthur Brisbane
Savage Evolution.
Electricity's Babyhood.
Poor Old Beelzebub.
A Booming Nation.
Some African savages believe that
gorillas and chimpanzees can talk,
but hide their knowledge, lest they be
put to work.
Other savages have an evolution
theory of their own. The Batagni,
Congo natives, tell the Rev. H. C.
Graham that monkeys are descended
from men that have been disgraced.
"We are better and prouder than
the apes," say these practical black
men, "therefore we eat them."
Samuel Insult tells the world that
electricity is only beginning its work.
We are a little way, but not far,
from the savage that fell down and
worshipped an unknown malignant
devil when the lightning flashed.
Railroads will soon change from
steam to electric power, and that will
call for twenty-four billion more
hours of kilowatt energy, says Mr.
Insull. Farms will be "wired" for
electric light and power.
Most encouraging is the predic
tion of Elmer Schlcsinger, Louis Le
vy's intellectual and dashing young
law partner. Elmer Schlesinger says
electricity, in this century, will do
for the world's troubles and debts
what steam did for the world in the
last century, after Waterloo, Europe
and the nations were called "hope
lessly" bankrupt. In proportion, their
debts were greater than they are to
day. Steam came and debts were
paid with the greatest ease. Instead
of bankruptcy, Europe knew prosper
ity such as no one dreamed of. It
was so great that nations could not
resist fighting over it. What steam
did for the last century electricity
will do for this. And that is no
dream.
"Polygamy is legalized and getting
a divorce is as easy as bootlegging,"
says Mr. Hackenburg, of New York's
legislature, and he wants easy di
vorces from Paris or Reno made il
legal. Divorce and bootlegging, -now so
easy, simply prove that when you try
to regulate human nature, you invite
trouble. "The cat will mew and the
dog will have his day."
Milwaukee supplies an account of
miraculous exorcism, believed by
many, deeply religious, to have been
the actual driving out of a devil from
the body of an unfortunate insane
woman.
The account of the miracle runs as
follows: A woman whose jnind had
become unbalanced was carried to
the Chapel of St. Joseph's Hospital,
where the "exorcism ritual" was per
formed, in Latin, not understood by
the patient.
The question "Who are you?" was
answered, apparently from the throat
of the woman in a deep masculine
voice, "BEELZEBUB." Asked why
he had taken possession of the wo
man, Beelzebub replied, "BECAUSE
OF MALEDICTION."
The fiend promised to leave the wo
man at 2 o'clock that afternoon but
did not actually leave until half-past
5, which is about what you would ex
pect of a demon. The woman then
relaxed and is getting better.
This miracle, hot as yet vouched
for by church authorities, was an
everyday occurrence in the middle
ages, when demons were more active.
numerous and efficient than at pre
sent.
It is romantic, refreshing and in
teresting to have one of them re
sume business at the old stand in
these days of radios, automobiles,
and newspapers. It is said, however,
that the voice of Milwaukee's Beel
zebub indicated irritation and a feel
ing that times are not what they
were in the good old days.
Our population increases more than
two per cent, or about 2,000,000 a
year. Business and prosperity in
crease twice as rapidly as popula
tion. We should be grateful.
A TESTIMONIAL.
To Whom it may Concern:
I purchased from tho Peoples Hard
ware Company, Heppner, Oregon, last
year, a 14 ft. cut J. I. Case Combined
Harvester and am more than pleased
with its performance.
This machine did the best job of
threshing that was ever done on my
place and the fields are freer of vol
unteer than I have oven seen them.
I was able to find no grain in the
straw dumps and I know that my
grain was properly placed in the sack
instead of distributed over the field.
I harvested 700 acres last year and
to the best of my knowledge the ma
chine is ready to start this coming
season's cutting without a single re
pair. I am also well pleased with the
motor as it is always ready to start
at a turn and had plenty of power.
Light of draft and economical of
operation, I can not recommend this
Harvester too highly to any grain
raiser.
Very truly yours,
CHRIS P. BROWN,
(Adv.) Heppner, Oregon.
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