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Volume 43, Number
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAYlrMasegT, 1926
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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G. JL B.
Old Flag Given W. R. C.
and Auxiliary On
Decoration Day.
C. L. SWEEK SPEAKS
Beautiful and Appropriate Program
at Klks Temple; Graves of
Soldiers Decorated.
Memorial Day was very fittingly
observed in Heppner on Monday. The
services were held at 10:00 a. m. in
Elks temple under the auspices of
lleppner Post No. 87, American Le
gion. Participating in the services
were members of Rawlins Post, G. A.
R., Rawlins Releif Corps and the
American Legion Auxiliary, Heppner
Unit, and the Girl Reserves, to the
l umber of fifteen were also present.
An appropriate program had been
arranged, which was carried out to
the letter. The services were not
long, yet they were very impressive.
This was especially true of that part
cf the exercises wherein Commander
J. C. Ball of Rawlins Post paid a
parting tribute to the official flag that
had been with the post since its in
stitution. Mr. Ball reviewed a little
of the history of the Post, and re
gretted that the time had come when
it was necessary to give up their
charter and pass out. This had been
done some little while ago, as but
four members now remain, and they
nre unable to carry on. The flag was
rescued from the Heppner flood of
1903 and has been carefully kept all
these years. Each Memorial Day it
has headed the procession to the
grave yard, and had a prominent place
always in any memorial service held
by the veterans of the Civil war.
Mr. Ball on behalf of the surviving
members of Rawlins post, delivered
the flag into the keeping of the Re
lief Corps and the American Legion
Auxiliary, and it was received by
them in neat speeches of acceptance
made by Mrs. D. E. Gilman and Mrs
Arthur McAtee, each giving the prom
ise that this sacred emblem that had
meant so much to the old veterans,
vould be carefully kept and guarded,
to be used only on proper occasions,
such as was at this time being ob
served. This little ceremony was
very impressive, and the assembly
could not but be impressed with the
fact that it meant more than words
could express for Mr. Ball to pass the
flag over to other hands. The re
maining members of Rawlins Post
are John C. Ball and Silas Harris of
Heppner, A. G. Devore of llardman
and C. A. Low of lone.
C. L. Sweek delivered the address
and once more impressed upon Hepp
ner people his splendid ability to
measure up to any occasion requiring
his services. Mr. Sweek held the
Rudience but a very short time, but
in those few moments he reviewed
important points in American history,
and there was also the fitting tribute
to those who survived the struggle of
the Civil war as represented by the
two veterans, Mr. Ball and Mr. Harris,
sitting on the rostrurp. The address
was strictly patriotic, and Mr. Sweek
did not fail to impress the assemblage
with the point that it was better on
these daF to lay aside the common
affairs of lif and come together to
remember those who had died for
their country; better to folio v the
flag than to be chasing the dollar on
these days.
Musical numbers were furnished by
a quartet consisting of Mcsdaines
Walter Moore, P. M. Gemmell and
Messrs. Harvey Milier and Harold
Cohn, a beautiful duet by Mary and
Patricia Monahan. Mrs. Roger Morse
deliveret "In Flanders' Fields," and
Roger Morse read General Logan's
Orders. The invocation was given by
Pastor Bower of the Christian church
and Pastor Alford of the Methodist
c.iurch pronounced the benediction
After this the assemblage went to
the cemetery where the graves of de
parted soldiers were dicornted by
garlands of flowers and the flags were
placed at the head of graves by mem
bers of the G. A. K.
On Memorial Sunday the union ser
vices were held at the Christian
church, Mr. Bower delivering the ser
mon. These services were very large
ly attended und the address of the
tuistor was appropriate, no was as
sisted in the services by Rev. Creasey
of the Episcopal church and Rev. Al
ford of the Methodist church.
Farmers Will Discuss
Wage Scale Saturday
Morrow county farmers will meet
at the office of County Agent Morse
in this city next Saturday, June 6, at
2 p. m., for the purpose of discussing
harvest wages, and it will be their
nurnose to pass upon a tentntive wage
scale for transient labor the :oming
harvest. This scale .vill be used as
a cuide for Morrow county represen
tutives at a district wage moetlna to
bo held at Arlington later. A gnnrnl
invitation is extended to the tanners
of the county to attend, and it ii
hoped that the representation wil
lie large.
SUNDAY BALL GAME OFF.
The some between Heppner and He
Hx, advertised to be played here next
Sunday, hus been called off. Ihi
was done to give place to the me
morial dedication services at Wells
Springs, in which the city and county
are interested.
Wood and posts for snle, north of
eld Boiler Camp on Arbuckle road. 3t.
HEPPNER CHAMPS
BANQUETED BY
BUSINESS MEN
Medals Given Team by
Club at Enthusiastic
Dinner Meet.
Gun
Heppner business men heard all
about how it was done, when they
"eted members of Heppner's winning
team in the Oregonian telegraphic
trap shooting tournament shoot-off, at
Elkhorn restaurant la9t Friday eve
ning. Fifty business men and mem
bers of Heppner Rod and Gun club
attended the banquet, besides L. Van
Marter, Chas. Vaughn, Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo and Albert Bowker, members
of the team. Chas. Latourell, the
other member, was absent in Corval
lis where he took part in the Honey
man state telegraphic shoot.
In recognition of the Heppner
teams's achievement each member was
presented a medal by tie local club
through C. L. Sweek, toastmaster.
These bear the champion's name
along with appropriate adornment
and are made of bronze with the ex
ception of the one given Mr. Van Mar
ter, his being of silver in recognition
of his single achievement in having
high gun of the shoot-off. Mr. Sweek
also presented each member with a
token of appreciation from the Ore
gonian. The Oregonian's loving cup trophy
which must be won three times in
succession by one club to be perman
ently retained by it, adorned the cen
ter of the table. The cup is a large,
beautiful silver one and will remain
Heppner until next year's shoot-
off. There is a chance that this1 event
will take place in Heppner next year,
and may enhance Heppner's chance
of retaining the trophy another year.
The banquet concourse voted unani
mously to extend an invitation to the
Oregonian to have the shoot-off come
here in 1927.
Harold Cohn was the poet of the
occasion, responding to a toast with
selection from Robert W. bervice,
'Twenty Years in the Yukon, ' that he
applied to Mr. Van Marter. Others
responding to toasts bebides the mem
bers of the team were S. E. Notson,
Frank Gilliam and Jas. M. Burgess.
Each speaker received generous ap
plause. The piece d' resistance con
sisted mainly of fried spring chicken
and strawberry shortcake with plenty
of side dishes to fill in the gaps.
Fifty-Six Pupils Get
8th Grade Diplomas
Following the examinations for
promotion from the eighth grade, 66
pupils of the county will receive their
diplomas from the office of County
Superintendent Walker.
The list includes the names of
Daisy Albee, Janie Allstott, Maudie
Brashier, Lawrence b. Case, How
ard Evans, Reta French, Homer How
ard Hayes, Hester Lawson, Louis Le-
Trace, Anna McDaid, Mary Monohan,
James Monahan, Erma Schulz, Flet
cher Walker, May Yeager, Cornett
Green, of District 1, Heppner; Max-
ne Vincent, District 6; Violet Vivian
Knight, Glenn Howard Wolfe, Dis
trict 10; Helen Valentine, Mae Gen
try, Wayne McMillan, Freeman Hill,
Emmett Kuns, Alta Pettyjohn, Ed
ward Burchell, district 12; Kenneth
Seeley, Harold Kincaid, District 14;
Mary Irene Tucker, District 17; Til
den Williams, Distict 19; Alvie Irving
Mefford, Elmer EIHr, District 26; Carl
Schiller, Naomi Ellen Moore, Marie
Young, Beulah Neill, District 26; Law
rence Phillip Dohcrty, District H7;
Burton E. Burnside, District 31;
Mary C. Healy, Ralph Mason, Dis
trict 32; Elizabeth McEntire, District
54; Errett Everett Hummel, Josie Lo-
vene Rowell, Rodney Esselstyn, Ken
neth Smouse, Luella Peck, Johnnie
Eubanks, District 36; Virgil Esteb,
District 36; Vernon Brown, District
38; Everett Haishman, District 49;
Clifford Howell, Willie Johnson, Dis
trict 61; Elwyn Hughes, Delvin Mat
teson, District 69.
Man Wanted in Butte
' Arrested on Rock Creek
Sheriff McDuffee and Tom Word
special agent of the department of
justice, U. S. government, located a
fugitive out of Butte, Montana, on
ranch over on Rock creek In Gilliam
county Tuesday. They were assisted
in the search by Sheriff Logan of
Gilliam county.
The man takes the name of Jack
Wnlker and has been wanted at Butte
since Inst Julv for the theft of an
automobile. He was taften in charge
and brought to Heppner where he was
held in the county jail awaiting the
arrival of a deputy United States mar-
shall to take him to Portland. From
that city he will be taken by officers
to Butte to answer for his crime. 1 he
department of justice compliments
Sheriff McDuffee in locating and ar
resting this man who has evaded the
sleuths of the law for the past near
ly 12 months.
POPPY SALE SUCCESS.
Over 400 popples were sold by the
American Legion Auxiliary for Dec
oration Day. Mrs. Alva Jones, chair
man of the poppy fund, wishes to
thank the people of Heppner, lone
nnd Lexington for their hearty co
operation. The Auxiliary also wishes
to thank the Twilight baseball lea
gue, composed of several lodge teams,
tor their donation of ?19, to be used
for the hospital relief work.
Chris Pi Brown returned to Hot
Lake last Friday and expects to re
main at tho sanatorium there for
some time, taking the treatments and
baths.
LEGION WILL STAGE
Clll Oil 4IH
Heppner Post Arranging
Program for 3-Day
Celebration.
BASEBALL EACH DAY
Dances, Smoker, Races, Water Fete,
and Other Events Planned;
County Invited.
Heppner will fittingly celebrate the
Fourth of July, along with two other
days, according to the plans of Hepp
ner Post No. 87, American Legion,
who decided at their meeting Tues
day evening to sponsor a three-day
Amrican Legion carnival this year, on
either July 2-3-4 or 3-4-6, the exact
days to be definitely announced in
a few days.
Plans call for a baseball game to
be played each day between the Hepp
ner club and an outside team, proba
bly a different team each day.- Hermis
ton, winner of the Tri-County league,
has been asked to play one day, Wasco
will probably play another and the
third has not been definitely decided
on. This part of the proceedings will
br. in charge of the baseball club.
Other attractions will be big dances
cn two of the evenings, races of dif
ferent kinds to be staged in the af
ternoons just preceeding the baseball
games, smokers and other carnival
events, with a big water fete at the
Legion Bwimming pool each day.
Clarence Bauman and B. R. Finch
were appointed as a committee over
all to have charge of general arrange
ments, while numerous sub-committees
were appointed.
As Heppner has not celebrated the
Jourth for many years, it is expected
the American Legion carnival will
draw a large crowd. The Legion boys
have made a practice of doing thor
oughly everything they have started
in the past, and they promise this
event will hold up to the standard
already set. They plan to make use
of their swimming tank in staging
a big water festival, and there will
probably be a bathing girl contest to
go along with swimming, diving and
all manner of water stunts.
Heppner business men have sanc
tioned the move and are behind it
tc a man. They have extended an in
vitation to all Morrow county to make
Heppner its mecca this Fourth of
July. The complete program will be
announced later.
Small Amount of Wool
Sold Here Past Week
There has been no great activity in
the Heppner wool market up to date,
but what has passed into the hands
of the buyers brought about the top
price of the season, 30 cents. Buy
ers in the field were Frank Clark, rep
resenting Hallowell, Jones & Don
ald; C. M. Wagner, Isadore Koshland,
Bob Koshland and Jack Stanfield.
Growers who have let their fleeces
go so far are C. A. Minor, John Healy,
Stevens Bros., Ernest Cannon, Dan
Doherty and L. V. Gentry. The
Heppner wool is of very excellent
quality this season.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
All Saints Episcopal church will
hold services on Sunday, June 6th,
with Sunday school as usual at 9:45
and morning service at 11:00,
REV. S. W. CREASEY.
SEASON OF EXPLORATION
L
Mrs. E. M. Shutt is a visitor here
arriving from her home at Los An
geles on Tuesday. She is a guest at
the home of Mrs. E. F. Campbell and
;vill risit in Heppner for about two
weks. She and Lawrence left home
on May 1st and have been enjoying a
isit along the way with relatives and
friends in California and Oregon.
Lawrence is in Portland for a few
days yet, but expects to visit Heppner
before they return home.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. McPherrin de
parted on Tuesday for Walla Walla
where they will reside. Mr. McPher
rin has secured employment with the
Dodge agency in that city. Before
leaving Heppner he turned over the
Heppner-Arlington stage line and
quipment to Walter La Dusire who
is now operating the same, with John
Turner as driver of the stage.
Earl Warner states that the har
vesting of grain on his place out east
of Lexington will begin around the
20th of this month. His crop is de
veloping fine and the quality of the
grain will be No. 1, though the April
hot spell may have cut it short a
little. Mr. Warner was in the city a
short time this forenoon.
Edward Notson and wife and Chas.
Notson arrived at Heppner last eve
ning. Edward has been in the em
ploy of the state engineering depart
ment of Illinois during the past two
years, and for the past year Charles
has been at Dunlap, Iowa, where he
attended high school.
Miss Elaine Sigsbee arrived home
from Portland on Saturday morning.
She has been attending business col
lege in the city during the past school
year, and after a visit of some six
weeks with her parents here, will re
turn to Portland where she has se
cured employment.
Mrs. Theodore R. Williams, of Bat
tleground, Wash., while touring, was
taken ill at Cecil last Sunday eve
ning. Her physician, Dr. McMurdo,
brought her to HeppneT Surgical hos
pital and it was found necessary to
operate. She is reported to be get
ting along well. 1
Several members of the Heppner
Rod and Gun club are planning to at
tend the dedication shoot at Echo
next Sunday, on which occasion the
Echo Gun club will dedicate its fine
new club house.
Mrs. Perry Bartlemay of lone, a
patient at the Heppner Surgical hos
pital while recovering from an oper
ation, is reported by 1 er physician,
Dr. McMurdo, to be getting along
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Mahoney and
Mrs. Rose Richardson motored into
Portland on Saturday, spending Sun
day in the city, and returning home
Monday evennig.
Miss Flora Fleming, graduate nure
from The Dalles, who has beon assist
ing at the Morrow Genera' hospital
for the past month, has returned to
her home.
Bob Thompson, sheepman and
wheatraiser of Heppner, spent a
or so in Portland the first of the
week, looking after business affairs.
Earl Gordon who is at the Morrow
General hospital recovering from
burns received two weeks ago, will
toon be able to return to his home.
Johan Troedson of lone who has
been seriously ill at his home is re
ported by his physician, Dr. Johnston,
to be much improved.
Mrs. Richard Peterson ard baby
daughter have returned home from
the Morrow General hospita'.
Leonard Barr is spending the week
in Portland with his family.
Jake Pearson and wife of Lena were
visitors here on Saturday.
TO
Wells Spring Marker Ded
ication Arouses In
terest Here.
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
Mrs. H. C. Eakin Will Present Me
morial for Polk Chapter D. A. R.;
Gilliam Family Has Part.
A large crowd will attend the
Wells Springs memorial dedication
services next Sunday from present in
dications, many local people having
signified their intention of making
the trip. This service, under the
auspices of Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, is for the purpose
of dedicating a marker at Wells
Springs in memory of Col. Cornelius
Gilliam, who died there in the Indian
war of 1848, and other Oregon pio
neers who gave up their lives on the
Old Oregon Trail.
Membes of the local chapter of D.
A. R. have been soliciting funds this
week, and have raised a considerable
sum to be applied on the project. Ar
rangement of the program has been
in the hands of Mrs. H. E. Warren of
Portland, cooperating with Sarah
Childress Polk Chapter D. A. R. of
Dallas, which is intensely interested
in the dedication in behalf of the Gil
liam family. This chapter started
the move for the marker to be placed
at Wells Springs and have been ac
tive in providing funds for it. Its
representative, Mrs. H. C. Eakin, will
present the marker to the stat'j of
Oregon. Governor Walter M. f ierce
will make acceptance in behalf of
the state.
Mrs. H. L. Fenton and Mrs. . F.
Toner, granddaughters, of Cel. Gil
liam, will unveil the marker after in
vocation by Rev. J. D. Lee, pioneer of
1852, and the singing of America by
school children.
The program is planned to start
.bout 2:30 p. m., following a basket
dinner at 12:30. Various patriotic
organizations will take part as well
as school children of the county.
Numbers concluding the program fol
low: Placing of wreath by the family of
Col. Gilliam ,
Firing of Salute by American Le
gion Post of Heppner.
Reading of Message from Grand
Commander Riddle of Indian War
Veterans of Oregon. Placing of flag
for them.
Placing of wreath by Mrs. H. A.
Lewis for Sons and Daughters of In
dian War Veterans of Oregon.
Political and Military Life of Col.
Gilliam by Geo. H. Himes.
Song by school children.
Eulogy of Mr. Williams and "Dead
ai the Trail at Wells Springs," by
Mrs. Lulu D. Crandall.
Placing of wreath by the family of
Mr. Williams.
Wells Springs as a Historic Spot
by Mr. Leslie Scott.
Benediction.
TURNER-DOHERTY.
A wedding of interest to Heppner
people took place early this morning
at the residence of Father Cantwell,
parish priest, who joined in wedlock
Samuel J. Turner, Sand Hollow far
mer, and Miss Nora Doherty, popular
school teacher and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Doherty of Blackhorse.
Immediately following the ceremony
I the young couple departed by car on
their honeymoon trip.
By A. B. CHAPIN
HEPPNER GRABS
DUAL BATTLE
FROM INDIANS
Games Sunday and Monday Are
Taken 5-1, 9-5; Roberts
Hurls No-Hit Game.
Freddie Roberta had the Indian sign
on the Cayuse Indians from Umatilla
county in the two games here Sun
day and Monday. He threw such an
elusive pellet in the first game that
it entirely escaped the scalping toma
hawks of the "injuns," while he al
lowed but six hits the next day. The
boys played baseball behind Freddie,
too, all of which made the fans feel
joyous. Heppner took Sunday's
fame 6-1, and Monday's 9-6.
Both teams had trouble with their
hitting Sunday, Heppner's lads hang
ing up but six clean bingles. Finch
got a single and a sacrifice, Cason
and Frank Gentry each got singles,
Hill a two-bagger and Anderson a
three-bagger. Gay Anderson clouted
one over the fence in both games but
was allowed only three bases on each.
The Indiana were not entirely asleep
bunday, either, as they pulled neat
double plays to get themselves out
of bad holes on two occasions.
The hitting picked up on Monday
and errors fell off, making a better
game for the stands. Heppner start
ed in by knocking the Cayuse's big
pitcher out of the box, and they con
tinued at about the same lick against
Johnley, Sunday's heaver, but when
little Joe Biddle of the Blue Moun
tain league started putting his left
handed hook into them in the sixth
he put a quietus on the affair. But
not till after Hill and Finch had each
clouted a single on the first two
balls pitched. Joe was the sensation
of the afternoon for the stands, and
caused a furore of applause when he
caught Finch off first base but a cou
ple of feet just after Finch had got
there. Van Marter hit a three-bagger
eff Joe, and one or two others felt of
the ball, but he was the means of
stopping the trot around the bases.
Freddie Roberts also made a nice
base play in this game when he shot
a fast one back to second and caught
a runner flat footed a little way
from the bag. Roberts and Van Mar
ter also have a double play to their
credit in this game.
First Game
Heppner AB R H E SO
Finch c 4 2 2 1 0
I: Gentry cf 4 0 "1 " 0 0
Anderson lb 4 110 0
Roberts p 4 0 0 0 1
Aiken, If 4 0 0 0 0
Van Marter 2b 4 0 0 1 0
Cason, 3b 4 0 110
B. Gentry, rf 3 10 0 0
Hill ss 4 110 1
Total 35 6 6 3 2
Cayuse AB R H E SO
Burke, lb 4 0 0 1 8
O. Tias, c 4 0 0 0 3
R. Farrow, b2 3 0 0 1 1
F. Johnson ss 3 10 3 1
J. Jonley, p 3 0 0 1 1
L. Billinger, 3b .... 8 0 0 2 2
V. Jonley, If 3 0 0 0 1
L. McFarland, cf .. 2 0 0 0 2
Shippentower, rf .. 2 0 0 0 1
Shilleh, p 0 0 0 0 0
S. Luton, c 10 0 0
F. Naiciss, rf 1 0 0 0 0
Total 29 1 0 8 16
Second Game
Heppner AB R H E SO
Finch, c 4 12 0 0
F. Gentry, cf 4 2 2 0 2
Anderson, lb 6 2 3 1 1
Roberts, p 6 10 11
Aiken, If 6 110 1
Van Marter, 2b 6 0 3 0 0
Cason, 3b 4 1112
R. Gentry, rf 4 0 0 0 4
Hill, ss 4 12 0 2
Total 40 9 14 3 12
Cayuse AB R H E SO
R. Farrow, 2b 6 12 0 0
Johnson, cf 6 0 112
Burke, lb 4 10 0 0
Wakwak, rf 4 12 0 0
V. Jonley, If 1 0 0 0 0
O. Tias, c 4 0 0 0 1
Luten, ss 4 0 0 0 0
Bellinger, 3b 4 13 0 0
Shellal, p 0 0 0 0 0
Jonlev, p-lf 4 12 0 0
riddle, p 3 0 0 0 1
Total 38 5 10 1 4
Mixes With Plow Team
And Is Badly Injured
While hitching up his plow team
Tuesday afternoon, Tindal Robinson
of Eight Mile was very severe! in
jured and had to be rushed into town
for medical assistance.
The team was being hitched to the
gang plow and at the time Mr. Robin
son was getting a vicious horse hook
ed up. The animal struck him down
and then proceeded to trample un him.
This frightened the other horses and
they began to run, the heavy gang
plow passing over the prostrate man.
The net results of the mishap were
two breaks in the shoulder blade on
the right side, three ribs broken on
the left, and bad bruises about the
head and on the hips. Just where
lie might have been hit by the plow
was not fully ascertained, but that
implement must have been responsi
ble for some of the hurts. Dr. Mc
Murdo attended Mr. Robinson and
he is now resting quite comfortably
at the Heppner Surgical hospital but
it will be some time befove he is able
lo do any work. The horse thnt
trampled Mr. Robinson had been giv
ing him a lot of trouble, and he had
decided to put him in the big plow
team and see if this would not take
some of the meanness out of him. The
horse seems to have won the first en
counter, however, and Mr. Robinson
. is thankful the results were no wrse.
TMslfeek
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By Arthur Brisbane
North Pole; Ladies' Knees
Would Tax Church Lands
Dangerous Bonds
The Kansas Farmer
A heavy spear, with a sharp iron
point at one end, a Norwegian flag at
the other, was thrown on to the
North Pole from the dirigible Norge,
says the courageous Mr. Admundsen,
therefore the North Pole and all the
land around it belong to the King of
Norway.
The statement is to some extent
poetic. The exact location of the
North Pole was in all probability not
calculated within twenty miles, un
less by accident. And there might
be some question as to whether throw
ing a spear at property establishes
ownership.
The only human being that ever
landed on North Pole territory and
came back to tell about it was an
American, Peary, and he left the stars
and stripes.
However, there are more serious
things to worry about than owner
ship of the North Pole.
In Paris, for instance, they worry
about the knees of beautiful ladies.
Fashion, seeking to change dresses,
that foolish wives may buy new ones
frequently, says dresses must go high
er. The knee MUST BE SHOWN.
That seems silly, but fashion tends
in a useful direction. The kneecap, '
a most ingenious contrivance, is not
particularly beautiful. If fashion de
mands that ladies show their uneeB,
knocking together or with a sort of
bulging protuberance on each side,
like a "bog spavin" on a horse's hock,
the ladies will obey fashion.
They will also try to develop WELL
SHAPED KNEES, and that is possi
ble. There is no doubt that the races
of long ago in Greece, when no skirt
or anything else was worn, by men or
women, developed extraordinarily
beautiful human bodies that Greek
rt has immortalized.
The White House denies, unneces
sarily, a foolish yarn about spiritual
istic seances held there in the Coo
lidge administration. You couldn't
have any first-class table rapping in
that atmosphere. One look at Calvin
Coolidge's cold blue eye, and "Litle
Minnehaha," spirit of the lovely In
dian girls would say, "Let me get
back to spiritland, where it is warm."
Denver announces the drafting of
an amendment to the State Constitu
tion that would tax church property.
It reads, "Lots and buildings thereon
used exclusively for religious worship
shall NOT BE EXEMPT FROM TAX
ATION."
The change in Colorado's constitu
tion is drafted by Barney Haugey,
single taxer. It will probably not be
adopted, nor will a modified proposi
tion, which would compel any church
selling its property for profit to pay
back taxes with interest, be adopted.
In all probability churches and
schools, tax free for so long, will re
main tax free.
American investors are warned once
more to invest their money in Amer
ica, and keep away from foreign
bonds. Foreign nations want to pay,
but if they can't pay they can't. And
the private investor, unlike the Uni
ted States Government, cannot bring
pressure to bear.
On hundreds of millions of Euro
pean bonds sold in the United States
interest payments will be stopped and
the value of the bond will gradually
dwindle away, TAKE WARNING.
Some of the bonds are probably good,
but where European nations borrowed
at usurious rates, interest and prin
cipal will not be paid in full.
The train on which this is written
is passing just now through Kansas
wheat fields so big that from the car
window you cannot see the en i of
them. Y'ou can understand how farm
ers, scattered over these wide plains,
feel as they read the grain market
report, believing that men who never
saw a wheat field or ran a harvesting
machine fix the prices of wheat, and
usually put it up after he farmer has
sold his wheat.
MRS. ADKIN'S' FATHER DIES.
News of the death of her father,
John Brown of Gresham, Oregon, was
received yesterday by Mrs. Albert Ad
kins of this city. Mr. Brown, justice
of the peace for Gresham district for
the last five years and a resident of
Gresham for more than 35 years, died
Wednesday morning at the Good Sa
maritan hospital in Portland, aged
69 years. He suffered a stroke of
paralysis following two major opera
tions, which had rendered him blind
and helpless. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Minnie Brown, one
daughter, Mrs. Miriam Adkins of
Heppner. four sons, J. Ross of Grosh
Km, Frank K. of Seattle, Walter R. of
Los Angeles and Charles E. of Pow
ers, Ore.; three brothers, David of
Livingston, Ca!., James A. of Seattle
and George H. of Vancouver, B. C,
and one sister, Mrs. Allison May of
Portland. Funeral services are to be
held for Mr. Brown either Friday or
Saturday.
FOR SALE 135 head of fine wool
yearling ewes. Phone 2F5. W. B.
BARRATT & SON.