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Volume 43, Number 12.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, June 17, 1926
Subscription $2.00 a Year
WHEAT EXPERT
True Test Indicated
Duvall Place Says
D. E. Stephens
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8-MILE PLOT IS NEXT
Picnic Scheduled With Meeting
Lawrence Redding Farm;
Dinner at Grove.
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D. E. Stephens, superintendent of
the Moro Experiment station, said
yesterday that the grain nursery on
the Harry Duvall place north of
Lexington is one of the best in the
state. Mr. Stephens in company with I
Roger Morse, county agent, made an
examination of the nursery yester-j
day afternoon and explained the re
sults indicated to a group of farmers.
A large number of different va
rieties and selections of wheat, bar
ley and oats are planted in these
nurseries in order to check the dif
ferent points of value of each, ex
plained Mr. Stephens. The seed is
planted in short rows with three-row
plots of each kind of seed, repeated
at intervals over the nursery. Thus
a comparison of heighth of growth,
strength of straw, foliage, head qual
ity, maturity and other qualities of
the different varieties and selections
can easily be made. By repeating
each variety and selction at intervals
over the nursery, a check is made on
he trueness of results indicated in
a single section by giving an indi
cation of the evenness of. quality of
soil in any one section. When the
grains ripen the middle row of ech
selection wit be harvested and check
ed for yield and quality of "kernel.
A true test is indicated at this
nursery, said Mr. Stephens, and it
holds valuable information.
Among the grains at the nursery on
which most stress is laid are several
selections of smut-resistant wheats.
The Moro Experiment station has
been working for several years to
produce a good yielding, early ma
turing, smut-resistant wheat that can
be grown profitably on the lighter
soils. To this end wheat varieties
have been crossed and selections of
the resulting hybrids made and In
creased which now give prorr. se of
fulfilling the requirements of the
wheat sought. Some of these selec
tions look good in the Duvall nursery,
and after a check has been made on
the yield, they may be given out to a
few farmers to try, Mr. Stephens
said. Then if they prove satipfac
tory they will be rclcised by the
station to grow on a commercial ba
sis. This is the procedure always
followed by the station before rec
ommending and releasing a new va
riety of wheat.
An interesting wheat pointed out
at the Duvall nursery was a smut re
sistant club wheat. Club wheats are
all very susceptible to smut, stated
the station superintendent, and it
was thought for a long time that it
would be impossible to ever get a
smut-resistant type of this variety.
However, after a long period of ex
perimentation, one has been produced
that gives promise of being valuable.
This wheat looks good in nearly
every aspect at the nursery, and will
probably be given out for farmer
trial in a short time.
As soon as harvest of the nursery
Is completed and checks finished, the
results will be published for the
benefit of those interested. Many
farmers are interested to learn the
progress being made with the smut
resistant wheats, especially.
On Sunday, June 27, a meeting
will be held at the Eight Mile nur
sery on the Lawrence Redding farm.
when a similar examination will be
made there. On this occasion a pic
nic will also be a feature, with I
horseshoe tournament and other
events in the morning, a picnic din
ner at the Fred Akers grove at noon
and meeting at the nursery in the
afternoon. A general invitation has
been extended.
IRRIGATORS TO PLAY HEPPNER
The Hermiston Irrigators have se
cured a two-game series with the fast
Hcppner team that will be played on
Sunday and Monday, July 4 and 6, at
Hcppner. Negotiations for the games
were closed yesterday by J. M. Biggs,
manager of the local team.
Heppner's Amercian Legion Post Is
planning a big three day celebration
July 3, 4 and 6. Pendleton and Hepp
ner will play ball on Saturday. Man
nger Biggs said that the regular team
that hns been playing all season will
make the trip. ermiston Herald,
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
The Eastern Oregon Convcnion of
Christian churches is being held this
week at The Dalles, closing on Sun
day, the 20th. As many as possible
should plan to attend. There will be
no preaching services at the local
church this week as the pastor will
be at the convention on Sunday.
Other services will be held as usual
with Sunday School at 10 o'clock
communion service at eleven o'clock,
Christian Endeavor at Beven.
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
An important meeting of Heppner
Post No. 87, American Legion, has
been scheduled for Tuesday evening,
June 22, at 8 o'clock, at Legion head
quarters.
Attorney F. H. Robinson of Ion
was attending to legal matters In cir
cult court here on Monday.
Bert Mason, merchant of lone, was
doing business in the county seat on
Monday.
Contract Is Let On
Heppner-Spray Road
Thirteen bids for grading and sur
facing an 11 hi -mile section of the
Heppner-Spray road were opened in
Portland on Thursday last at the Uni
ted States bureau of public roads of
fice in the new postofnee building
states the Oregonian of the 18th.
The low bid of $118,105 was made
by Albert Smith of Spokane, Logan
Brothers of Pendleton running a close
second with a bid of $118,770. The
bids will be sent to Washington for
selection of the contractor to do the
work.
We are informed by Commissioner
Bleakman that there is no likelihood
of any delay in the beginning of the
work, and the successful bidder is now
getting things in shape to move onto
the job with his outfit. This means
the dirt will soon be moving on the
Heppner-Spray road.
Big Demand Shown
For Feeder Lambs
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, June
16.--Fat lamb prices met the first re
verses of the season in a 25 to 60c
break at Chicago market this week.
Early Idaho lambs topped at $18.95
to city butchers, others to packers
$18.80 and $18.90, against a high
point of $19.20 on the Monday trade.
This break was expected as lambs
are just starting to come in volume
from native and range states, said
Tommy Lynch, well known sheep
salesman at Chicago. "The next three
vceks will probably see further de-
lines. Prices are three dollars above
last year and allowing for eradual
osses, we expect to see fat lambs
from Idaho, Montana. Oreeon and
Washington realize 16 to 18c this
year, fairly moderate runs will hold
the June-July market strong while
feeder demand from corn belt finish-
rs should support the Fall market."
Mr. Lynch stated that corn belt
feeders can get good corn around 55
to 60c now and there is a big per
cent of last year's crop still available
n Illinois and Iowa. "Feeding pigs
re sky-high and scarce. The feed-
ng margin on cattle is down to zero.
Lambs and sheep offer the best prof-
l to corn belt feeders this year and
ur farmers Union agency is receiv-
ng daily inquiries for thin lambs."
from two to three doubles up to ten
said Mr. Lynch. "These calls range
from two or three doubles up to len
thousand head. We will be glad to
furnish names and addresses to
range sheep men who want to contract
feeders. Address an inquiry to Far
mers Union Live Stock Commission
t Chicago yards or get in touch with
Wade Burton at the Donnelly hotel
in Yakima, Washington.
The general opinion is that hie-h
feeders will hold fat lamb prices high
and packers stepping to fill killing
orders.
Vacation Bible School
Has Appropriate Close
To demonstrate the good work of
the two weeks of vacation Bible school
nstruction, exercises were held at the
Christian church on Sunday evening
which the students porticinated.
Taking part in this program were the
beginners, primary, juniors and music
classes, and all did well, showing
that they had been getting instruction
daily during the two weeks that was
worth while, and bringing credit to
those who had the work in charge.
Ihe class in music had been under
the leadership of Mrs. Taylor and
Mrs. Bower, and was a departure
from former vacation school work.
this item having been heretofore left
off the curriculum. It proved to be
one of the most atrtactive features in
the closing exercises. In this division
John Conder was awarded the prize
by the committee. For the primary
Iiene Beamer received the award and
Doris Cox was chosen as the winner
in the junior section.
The final game of the Daily Vaca
tion Bible school league in vollov
ball, the Juniors vs. the Interme
diates, was played on the court at the
Iethodist church Wednesday after
noon. The score was 61 for the ju
niors and 59 for the intermediates
the' juniors having been awarded a
start of. 25. Mr. Alford, who had
harge of this part of the work, states
tnat not many of the children had
ever played volley boll until the va
cation school opened, yet they have
become quite skillful in the execution
oi plays, and found the game one of
excitement and lively sport and con
taming plenty of vigorous exercise as
well.
At the close of the exercises Sun
day evening a collection was taken,
amounting to ten dollars. This, with
the pledges from the various Sunday
schools participating is sufficient to
meet the expenses, leaving a. small
margin which will enable the com
mittee to arrange for the work of the
coming year. A workers conference
will soon be called to outline the next
year's work so that it may be well in
hand for the opening of the sessions,
IS REAPPOINTED POSTMASTER.
W. W. Smead was informed on Wed
nesday of his appointment to another
four-year term as postmaster at Hepp
ner by President Coolidge. The ap
pointment is now before the sennte
for tho approval of that body. Mr,
Smead had no opposition for reap
pointment and his new commission
should be along before many days.
Glenn Philippl, while working at
the rock crusher near lone, was hit
on the right leg by a large rolling
rock, necessitating bringing him to
Heppner Surgical hospital for treatment.
DATES SET
SEPT. 2345
Old Committees Retained
At Meeting of Business
Men Last Night.
MORE MONEY POSTED
Prizes to be Increased to Draw More
Outside Talent; Better Show
la Planned.
The ball was started rolling last
evening for a bigger and better Rodeo
al Heppner on September 23-4-5, at a
meeting of the Rodeo committee with
Heppner business men at the council
chambers. New plans were discussed
and committees appointed to take
charge of the work.
The general committee, composed
of C. W. McNamer, Chas. Latourell,
V. Gentry and Jack French, was re
tained, with commendation for their
work in preceding years. It is the
policy of this committee to have
everyone at work, and to this end the
numerous committees appointed last
year were held over with a few ad
ditions. In discussing the program for this
yaer's show, it was decided that new
performers are needed to put zest
into the Rodeo. To this end it was
voted to increase the prize money
on the main events, W. P. Mahoney
being named chairman of a commit
tee to solicit Heppner business men
for a fund to augment the prize
purse. It is believed that if purses
are made attactive enough plenty
ci outside material will be after them.
No ban on participants is made this
year, and C. W. McNamer, chairman,
stated that the local boys will have
10 take their chance with the best
that come along. He believed this
action is necessary p keep the show
alive.
The list of events with the prize
money to be offered, is now being
made up and will be ready for dis
tribution in a short time.
Improvement of the Rodeo grounds
is already under way with the con
struction of the new grandstand, and
11 is planned to have some new barns
and other equipment by show time.
The track will also be put in better
condition and more stress will be
laid on the races than formerly. ' It
is thought the calf and steer roping
will be eliminated from the program.
The Rodeo committee and Heppner
tusiness men desire to make the Ro-
cieo as good a local show as possible,
at which Morrow county people may
receive a maximum of entertainment
and to this end they are exerting
every means at their disposal. They
bid everyone to keep the dates in
mind, and plan to come to Heppner
on September 23-4-5.
SISTER PASSES AT BELLINGHAM.
C. A. Minor received the sad intel
ligence on Friday that his sister, Mrs.
Ella Dodson, had died on Thursday,
June 10th, at her home in Belling
ham, Wash. Mrs. Dodson was the
oldest sister of Mr. Minor and for the
past 36 years has made her home in
Felllngham, removing to that city
from Heppner. She is survived by
her husband and several children, be
sides three sisters residing in Port
land, Mrs. Frank Roberts, Mrs. Delia
Hallock and Mrs. W. B. Potter.
Mrs. John Olden, who is seriously
ill in Morrow General hospital is
reported to be gradually improving.
, 1-113 BUSY SEASON - By A. B. CHAP1N I
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Heppner Takes Game
From Centerville Team
Heppner's lads had things pretty
much their own way in Sunday's
game with Centerville, Wash. The
whole gang was going good, playing
an errorless game, and laying up 10
hits' for 11 runs. The Centerville
boys were held scoreless, while pitch
er Roberts allowed them only two
hits. A good gate was turned in. Mer
cer and Nickerson umpired, and J. T.
McGinnis was official scorer. The
statistics follow:
Centerville AB H R E SO
John Hoctor cf 3 0 0 0 1
L. Wiidenan 2b 3 10 0 1
LaBlanc p-lb 4 0 0 0 2
Nienela, rf 2 0 0 0 2
Toban p 3.101 1
Ransher c 4 0 0 0 2
Joe Hoctor ss 4 0 0 3 1
E. Bassi 3b 3 0 0 0 1
B. Wiidenan If 2 0 0 0 2
Matteson rf 1 0 0 0 0
Total 29 2 0 6 13
Heppner AB H R E SO
Finch c 4 12 0 1
F. Gentry cf 3 2 10 1
Van Marter 2b 6 110 0
Roberts p 4 110 0
R. Moore rf 3 0 10 1
Allen, If 8 110 0
Hill ss 6 110 1
Cason 3b 4 2 10 0
B. Gentry rf 8 0 2 0 0
C. Moore If 0 0 0 0 0
Ttoal 36 10 11 0 6
Batting averages for the Heppner
team for the season are:
AB H
Finch -. 27 13 482
F. Gentry 24 12 500
Cason .. 23 10 434
Aiken 22 7 318
Van Mrater , 22 8 363
Roberts 22 7 318
Anderson 17 8 470
Allen - -.- 3 1 333
C. Moore 2 0 000
Hill 15 6 400
B. Gentry 7 0 000
R. Moore 3 0 000
C. Woods 8 3 375
MacArthur 5 3 600
SUPT. BURGESS MARRIED.
At Portland on Tuesday, June 15th,
occurred the marriage of Miss Doris
Gould of Portland to James M. Bur
gess of Heppner, Bishop Taylor of
the Episcopal church performing the
ceremony. Mr. Burgess, who is the
efficient superintendent of Heppner's
schools, with his bride, will go im
mediately to Stanford University,
California, where Mr. .Bivrgess will
attend the summer school sessions,
expecting to return to Heppner short
ly after the middle of August, or
about the first of September. To
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess this paper
extends congratulations and well
wishes upon the consummation of
this happy event.-
DELEGATES TO MEETINGS OF
MASONIC GRAND BODIES
Clarence Bauman, master and John
Wightman, past master of Heppner
Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M., and Mrs.
P. M. Gemmell, matron, and Mrs. Ar
thur McAtee, associate matron of
Ruth Chapter No. 32, O. E. S., are in
Portland this week attending the
meeting of the grand lodges of these
orders now in session in the city.
WANTS DIVORCE DECREE.
Gladys Ashinhust has filed suit for
divorce from Arthur Ashinhust to
whom she was married at Heppner,
March 12, 1917. Cruel and inhuman
treatment is the ground upon which
divorce is asked. She also asks cus
tody of a son eight years of age.
Pendleton East Oregonian.
PIS HEPPNER TO
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Legion Boys Announce
Beauty Contest and
Aquatic Events
BUCKAROOS COMING
Pendleton Blue Mountain League
Team to Vie on Third; Big Box
ing Card on Fifth.
Its coming girls! The chance for
one of you to be named Miss Heppner
at the American Legion Carnival on
July 4. This is how it's going to be
done. Sunday morning, the Fourth,
the girls will don their bathing cos
tumes and present themselves at the
Legion natatorium for entry in a
bathing beauty contest, when the one
deemed by the judges to be queen of
them all will be dubbed Miss Hcpp
ner. This will be a signal recognition
for which competition is expectd to
be keen.
The bathing beauty contest is but
me small instance of the numerous
attractions being planned by the Le
gion boys to make their carnival at
'Ieppner on July 3-5, one of the best
celebrations ever staged locally. A
baseball game each day, top-notch
wrestling and boxing events, athletic
contests, with big dances on Satur
day and Monday evenings are other
drawing cards. The three-day pro
giam has been announced as fol
lows: July third, the Pendleton "Bucka
roos," from the Blue Mountain league,
will play the Heppner cluh in the af
t' moon, and in the evening George
Karnes, Washington state champion
from Longview will wrestle Frank
Pilling of Pendleton, for Barnes' $400
championship belt and a large purse.
Both these events will be staged at
Kodeo field. With the new 1500-ca-pacity
grandstand ready for use, the
crowd is promised some spectacular
exhibitions while rectining at ease in
the commodious new structure.
Then on the Fourth comes the bath
irg beauty contest, as well as swim
ming and diving exhibitions at the
legion natatorium in the morning,
with a ball game in the afternoon be
tween Hermiston, winners of the Tri
County league, and the local boys.
Prizes will be given in the aquatic
events, and the prettiest bathing
beauty will be named Miss Heppner.
On Monday morning at 10 come the
athletic contests and feature events
on Main street. Hermiston will play
Heppner again in the afternoon, and
in the evening a rousing smoker will
take place. Rocco Stramaglia, San
Francisco, and Otto Robinson, Port
land, two leading light-heavyweight
battlers have been secured to head
the card on this occasion, and for pre
liminaries the best local talent avail
able will be on hand, including Ray
Dempsey, Pete Knight, Clarence Bau
man and others. The entire card
promises to be loaded with action.
This event will take place in the
open air ring in front of the new
grand stand.
There will be more doing besides,
promise the legionnaires, and they
urge Morrow county people to take m
as much of the Carnival as possible
They say it won't be regretted.
High grade piano near Heppner will
be sold to reliable party at big sav
ing. $100 monthly will handle. A
snap. Write at once to Pendleton
Music House, Pendleton, Ore. 11-13.
BE NAMED FOURTH
Mrs. Dessa Copenhaver returned
Saturday from Monmouth where she
has been attending the State Normal.
She expects to go to Pendleton the
coming week where she will attend
the summer school session, after
which she will be employed as one
of the librarians in the county li
brary at Pendleton. During her at
tendance al school Mrs. Copenhaver
specialized in library work and the
position she has secured at Pendleton
is considered one of the best as the
library is a large one.
Harold Cohn took a new Dodge se
dan to Portland Saturday, being ac
companied by his family, who en
joyed a visit at the Phill Cohn home
in the city. Returning home Monday
evening in a new special six Nash
sedan the Cohns were accompanied
by Harry Duncan and Jasper Craw
ford. Mr. Duncan took his car to
the city Sunday for repairs, and Mr.
Crawford drove a car down for Mr.
Cohn on Saturday. The Cohn Auto
company has taken the Nash agency.
The missionary society of the
Methodist community church held
ti.eir last meeting of the season on
Tuesday afternoon in the church par
lors. A very interesting program
was enjoyed on this occasion and the
meeting was largely attended. Mes
rlames Henry Happold, Claud Cox and
R. Brown were hostesses and they
served dainty refreshments to the
50 or 60 ladies present. The society
has taken an adjournment until Sep
tember. T. M. Scott, formerly a resident of
this county, arrived here from Salem
this morning. He was accompanied
by his granddaughter, Miss Lena
Redding of Eight Mile, who has been
a student at the state normal at
Monmouth during the past year. Mr.
Scott will spend a short time visit
ing with relatives at Eight Mile and
Lexington, and Miss Redding will
spend the summer vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Redding.
R. R. McHaley and Earl Blinn of
Prairie City were Grant county citi
zens here Monday and Tuesday, be
ing interested in some business be
fore the circuit court pertaining to
settlement of the James H. McHaley
:Uate. Mr. McHaley was formerly
county clerk and county judge of
Grant county, and Mr. Blinn is en
gaged in the hetel business at Prairie
City. They departed for home Tues
day afternoon.
According to an item in Tuesday's
Portland Journal, Clarence Wilson
Whetstone, 35, a recent arrival in
Vancouver from Heppner, died sud
denly at his home, No. 16 Harney
street, Monday night. His wife sur
vives. Mr. Whetstone was the young
est son of the late N. S. Whetstone
of this city, was born in Heppner, but
had not made his home here per
manently for a good many years.
Frank Turner and family left Wed
nesday afternoon for Monument,
They will leave the children there
for the summer at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. L. D. Swick. Mr. and Mrs.
Turner will go to Pendleton the first
of the week where Mrs. Turner will
remain for the summer school ses
sion of six weeks.
Miss Gladys Benge, a student for
the last half of the school yea.: at the
University of Oregon, Eugene, ar
rived home the first of the week and
will spend the summer vacation sea
son with her parents, Mr,, and Mrs.
Eph Eskelson.
Mrs. E. F. Howard of San Francisco
was a guest for a day or so at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner
in this city the past week, while on
her way to Monument to visit with
her sister, Mrs. J. L. Cochran.
Frank A. Dick, attorney of The
Lalles, was interested in a case be
fore the circuit court at Heppner on
Monday. This was his first visit to
Heppner and he formed a good im
pression of our little city.
Peter Farley, Jr., had the misfor
tune to fall Saturday, breaking both
bones in his right arm just above the
wrist. Though the accident was pain
ful, Dr. McMurdo reports that it will
heal promptly.
Judge R. L. Benge and family ar
rived home Wednesday from the Wil
lamette valley. They were accompan
ied by Miss Luola Benge, who has
been a student the past year at U.
cf O.
W. C. Clifford and family departed
Wednesday for their home at Hills
boro. They had been called to Hepp
ner by the very serious illness of
Mr. Clifford's sister, Mrs. John Olden.
L. C. Westfall arrived from The
Dalles to spend a few days with his
family. Mrs. Westfall is the grad
uate nurse and superintendent at
the Morrow General hospital.
Walter Winton, who fractured his
knee-cap some three weeks ago by
gettfhg in the way of a horse's foot,
will soon be able to leave the Mor
row General hospital.
Phillip Mahoney, a student for the
past year at the University of Wash
ii.gton, arrived home the end of the
week from Seattle and will spend his
summer vacation here.
E. H. Turner and Ernest Heliker,
members of the grand jury, were in
town over Monday on jury duty. They
report that harvest will soon be on
in the lone country.
Mrs. Dean Goodman was taken to
the hospital at The Dalles Tuesday
by Dr. Johnston for a major opera
tion which will be performed in two
or three days.
Dick Wightman and Ellis Thomson
departed today for Vancouver, Wash.,
where they will take the summer
course offered at the Citizen's Train
ing camp.
Miss Rietmann, assistant cashier
of the Bank of lone, had her tonsils
removed at the - Heppner Surgical
hospital on Saturday.
F. R. Brown is in Portland this
week where he is spending several
days looking after business interests.
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By Arthur Brisbane
One Ton Tom.
No Church to Sue.
The Jail Complains.
I'll Cut Your Head Off.
Ancient rulers liked uncouth dwarfs
and strangely deformed creatures
about them. In that Tespect the hu
man race is not entirely changed.
In Los Angeles an undertaker builds
an unusual coffin for Theodore Valen
zuela, known to the circus as "One
Ton Tom." He weighed 945 pounds.
People paid to see him. If he had
weighed only forty-five pounds they
would have paid to see him, and if he
bad had' two heads, fat or thin, they
would have paid more.
With "One Ton Tom" and every
body else itoo fat, the trouble is over
eating or defective metabolism. Part
of our energy creates new tissue.
When old tissue stays, yon get fat.
Beware of fat after fifty. It short
ens life.
The good Bishop William Mont
gomery Brown, put out of the Episco
pal church for doing his own think
ing, tried to compel the church by
legal procedure to take him back.
His lawyers sued "ithe Protestant
Episcopal Church of the United States
of America."
But the court says there is no such
organization, no such thing for Bish
cp Brown to sue; so his suit falls to
the ground.
The aged bishop is puzzled to know
how an organization could be real
enough to throw him out and not real
enough to stand a lawsuit. There are
more mysterious things than that in
religion.
We are all influenced by others.
Students have protested against "un
fairness and cruelty" that forced hu
man beir3 to be present at religious
services e ery day. So university of
ficials made chapel attendance no
longer compulsory.
No.v the prisoners in jail at New
tlaven, Conn., say they also consider
it "unfair and cruel" to make them
go to chapel every day. They want
tho same rights as Yale students. But
they are willing to go to church once
a week, whereas the Yale men de
manded the right to stay away alto
gether. This shows how careful we
should be to cet a good example.
The French Ministry of Industry
discovers that fashion can affect a
ration's prosperity. France makes
silks, velvets, feathers, rules fashion.
Women have been using little mater
ial in their dresses, and French in
dustries have suffered. That is to
change. Soon American women will
find themselves wearing longer skirts,
fashions calling for many yards of
goods.
Secretary Hoover, in an able speech,
worries about our national morals,
'"ihe moral and spiritual may be sub
merged by our great material suc
cess." He did not say whether sub
mergence would come from the boot
leggers, hijackers and night clubs or
from high finance.
In all ages good men have worried
about the general condition of morals.
One fine Roman emperor had to dis
cipline his own daughter. But some
how the human race manages to stag
ger along, gradually improving. Ev
ery new generation, every new born
baby, is a clean page on which a new
story of progress can be written.
The Treasury Department, Bureau
cf Efficiency, Crane and Company,
currency paper manufacturers, and
the Bureau of Standards combined,
after long research, announce that the
life of a one dollar bill is only six
months.
The average citizen can testify that
in some cases the life of a one dollar
bill is less than six minutes.
James Brand, four years old, was
disobedient. His father admits that
he had threatened to cut the boy's
head off, hoping the threat might
frighten him into obedience. It had
liot that effect. On Monday James
Brand got an axe and, trying to carry
out his father's idea, cut off the head
of his little brother, aged three. He
killed the brother. Children imitate
their parents. Be careful how you
threaten, or set a bad example.
Henriksen Disposes of
Ranch Near Heppner
Al Henriksen of Pendleton closed
a trade this week disposing of his
ranch on Willow creek below Hepp
ner to Ralph and Daisy Butler of
La Grande, who will take immediate
uossession of the place. In the deal
Mr. Henriksen takes over a ranch of
some 3000 acres, well improved, lying
12 miles from La Grande.
It is the intention of Mr. and Mrs.
butler to engage extensively in dairy
ing on the place secured from Mr.
Henriksen, beginning now with 20
head of good dairy cows and increas
ing the number to 40. The Henrik
sen boys, now running a ranch near
La Grande, will take charge of the
newly purchased premises and run
this ranch in conjunction with the
one they are now on.
FOR SALE- Fourteen foot bar
wceder. Troy Bogard, Eight Mile. Or.