Jfeipiet alette Volume 43, Number 25. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 1926 Subscription $2.00 a Year E S IN A WEEK Campbell's Band and Zei ger's Shows Among Leading Attractions. BUCKERS IN SHAPE Bluebird, Mlae Heppner, and Rest on Hand; Many Burkarooa Will Be Here to Participate. With the fifth annual Heppner Ro deo but a week awuy, expectancy ia running high in this vicinity. Tryouts held Sunday revealed an abundance of wild horseflesh, to match against the most skilled broncho busters who will enter the arena. Bluebird Is meaner than ever, while Miss Hepp ner, Buttercreek, Bobby Burns, and ail the rest are In prime condition to do their stuff. The main point brought out in the tryouts was the inadequacy of the few local riders present to handle the outlaws. Things will be different when the opening gun sounds, officials say. Jack French, last year's champion, if expected back, along with Jack Terry, Lloyd Matteson, Emery Moore, and the rest of the best buckarooa in this section, besides a number of out siders who believe they are good enough to carry off the better prize money offered this year. The Peter son relay string, and race horses, are scheduled to be on deck from Ukiah rgain, as well. And from the number of local bloods being put through the paces, this division of the show should surpass all former exhibitions. The track has been graded up and is in better shape than ever before. Al ready the rodeo yards are being filled with steers, mules and other animals to play their part in putting on the performance in the big natural am phitheatre. Campbell's Amercian band of Port land, one of the best all-professional organizations of its kind on the const, is pepped up and ready to go, writes Percy A. Campbell, director. They ere bringing along a 6-piece dance orchestra, all artists, who will play the latest ball room song hits. Jus tine Gibert, prima donna suprano and violin soloist, accompanies the Camp bell organization. Then there will be the C. F. Zeiger 'hows, the biggest amusement carni val ever to come to Heppner. They bring three rides, ferris wheel, glider and merry-go-round, besides five shows and 20 concestions. There will be no need, indeed for idle moments at this year's Rodeo. The Zeiger shows stress clean amusement and reasonable prices. Five hundred seats in the big, new grandstand have been reserved. These ire on sale at the First National bank and are selling fast, according to Walter Moore, in charge. Now is the time to make your reservations. OBITUARY. David Franklin Baker was born March 8, 18B7, in Keokuk county, Io v a, and died at his home near Walla Walla, Wash., on September 4, 1926, aged 69 years, 5 months and 28 days. He was the second son of David and Julia Ann (Williams) Baker. They crossed the plains in an emigrant train when he was quite a small boy, settling at Gaston, Oregon. He was married to Alice M. Wil cox, March 2, 1879, and to this union were born one son and three daugh ters. They moved to Eastern Oregon in 1883, settling on a preemption claim near lone. His wife died at lone, September 12, 1892, and he was united in marriage to Miss Lillian Walton, Nov. 26, 1893, in Gilliam county. Five sons and four daugh ters were born to this union. They n.oved to Walla Walla in 1906, where they engaged in dairying. Mr, Baker was a victim of cancer, and suffered from that dread ailment for many years. He was a patient sufferer and always had a kind word and pleasant smile for the loved ones at the bedside. He was ready to meet his Redeemer whom he loved, and had long been a faithful member and worker in the Baptist church. Fu neral services were held at the Bap tist church nt Touchet, Wash., Elder Bond of La Grunde, Ore., officiating. The remains were brought to lone and laid to rest in the Jordan Fork cemetery, where other membem of the family are sleeping. Those that are left to mourn his death are a faithful and loving wife; Mrs. Lulu Biddle, Mrs. Emma Roos ter of Portland, Henry Baker of lone, Mrs. Willis Dirks, Charles, Byron, Vernon, Laurel, Gracie and Goldie of Walla Walla, and one sister, Mrs. A. M, Markham of Freewater, besides other relatives and friends. Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe in his gentle breast; There by his love o'er shadowed, Sweetly thy soul is at reRt. Contributed. WOMAN IS SUICIDE. Miss Ella Nolan, aged 43, of lone, Morrow county, a patient at the East ern Oregon State Hospital Blnce Jan uary 1, 1926, committed suicide at the hospital yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o clock. She removed the draw string from her skirt, tied it to a heating pipe in the room and hanged herself, Other patients in the room were present but gave no alarm. At tendants discovered Miss Nolan's act top late to save her life. Misa Nolan I" survived by a siator, Mrs, Bessie Everson of lone, and the body was taken there for burial. Pendleton Cast Oregonian, Experts Named Judges For Wool-Grain Show B. B. Bayles, assistant superinten dent of the Moro Experiment station, will judge the grain entries at the Morrow County Wool and Grain show, Sept. 23-4-5, and C. E. Bentley, wool grader for the Pacific Cooperative Wool Growers association, will judge the wool, according to Roger Morse, county agent, in charge of the show. These men are experts in their lines said Mr. Morse, and their acceptance of judicial duties assures entrants of iust rewards for their exhibits. Pre miums have also been announced as $3 first, $2 second and $1 third on market classes of wheat, wheat va riety specials, barley and rye. Wool premiums are $10, $7.60 and $5 for best fine wool fleece,' best coarse wool fleece and best medium wool fleece. The medium wool will be made up of half blood, three-eights and quarter bleod fleeces. Everything below will go into coarse wool and all above into fine. Mr. Morse said all wheat re ceived not later than Monday would be cleaned by him. The Back sewing contest, a feature of the show, will be staged on the platform at the Farmers Elevator company warehouse, with plenty of room for spectators. The contest will run over two days with the prelimin aries on Friday and finals on Satur day, starting at 9:30 each morning. On Friday entrants will be asked to fill and sew five sacks, and on Satur day those making the finals will fill r.nd sew ten Backs. In scoring, a to tal of a possible 100 points will be used, to be segregated as follows: 3B points for time, 35 for workman ship, 20 for weight of sacks and 10 cleanliness. A minimum of 11 stitches will be required. The contest will be judged by three qualified, impartial farmers. From the amount of interest beine manifested over the county, Mr. Morse believes this contest will prove worthy of attendance by all acquaint ed with the sack sewing art. Elkhom Restaurant Enlarges Business Denoting the progressiveness of Ed ward Chinn, proprietor, the Elkhorn restaurant has just completed in stalling additional equipment and re modeling to the extent of several thousand dollars. Included in its new facilities are a beautiful Amer ican fountain connected with a Frig idaire electrical- refrigeration ma chine, and a modern bakery plant with an electric oven and electric bread and pastry mixer. It is the intention of the restaurant, as expressed by Mr. Chinn, to give the people of Heppner a first class eating establishment, where cleanliness and high quality service will be first con siderations. With his fountain and baked goods it will especially cater to "after show" and other light re freshment trade. Booths have been built toward the front of the build ing, affording cozy nooks for compar ative privacy, allowing at the same time the "friendly intercourse which human nature craves. Mr. Chinn has invited the public to inspect his plant. Seven Hunters Return With Seven Big Bucks One of the most successful hunts reported in Heppner was that of a party of seven who went out to In dian creek. Grant county near Dale, last Thursdoy and returned Tuesday with seven buck deer scalps. Making up the party were Bcrnie Gaunt, Bub uiid Ed Clark and nephew, Earl Ham ilton of The Dalles, Pete Shively, Mar tin Reid and Paul Gammell. Bernie Gaunt killed the largest an imal, weighing in on the Peoples Hardware company scales at 237 pounds under the rules of the con test being conducted by that estab lishment for which a fine rifle is of fered as a prize to the hunter killing the biggest native Oregon buck weighed on their scales. Bernie is hopeful that the prize will be his. E.ach of the other members of the party claimed one of the bag. This paper acknowledges the fine treat it had from part of the kill, REBUILDING JERUSALEM. This Is the topic that will be dis cussed Bt the Church .of Christ on Sunday evening. The public is always welcome at our informal evening services. Another study from the Book of -lames will occupy our attention at tne morning hour. The Hares are coming up and the Turtles dropping behind in our Bible school contest but the end is not yet and anything can happen. Let's Go! MILTON W. BOWER, Minister. Dr. A. D. McMurdo, N, F. Lawson Crayton Lawson, Jack Terry and W. W. Smead composed a party hunting in the same neck of the woods last week, McMurdo hnd Lawson each bagged a two-point buck, while Smead is said to have poured several shot Into a bear. The bear was not re covered, however. Mrs. Tony Garland arrived here on Saturday from her homo at Cuprum, Idaho, being accompanied by her young son. She was met at Pendle ton by Mr. and Mrs. Alva Jones and Giandma Kirk who spent the most of the day in the Umtilla county me tropolis. Jimmy Lennon who has been suf fering an attack of typhoid fever, is at the Heppner Surgical hospital. He ir doing as well as can be expected, reports his physician, MOST SUCCESSFUL Landers, Turner and Gen tle Commend Teachers For Enthusiasm. P.T.A. ACTS AS HOST Reception at School House Pleasing Affair; O. N. S. Banquet Held at Christian Church. The three-day Morrow County Teachers' institute that ended its ses sions yesterday noon was most suc cessful, from the ptandpeint of in structors, teachers, and everyone con cerned. J. S. Landers, president of the Oregon State Normal school, Thomas Gentle, of the same institu tion, and R. R. Turner, state super intendent of public instruction, all expressed appreciation of the splen did interest and enthusiasm of the 90 teachers attending, and declared it one of the very best institutes they ever attended. Many of the teachers themselves expressed a like opinion from the standpoint of instructors, and Helen M. Walker, county superin tendent, believes the county is for tunate in having one of the best corps of teachers in its history, being high ly elated with the cooperation shown in putting across the institute. We have the following from the insti tute correspondent: Mrs. Helen M. Walker, our ener getic and progressive county school superintendent, had prepracd a real treat in arranging the program. She cecured the services of extremely de sirable instructors in all departments from the primary to the high school. Every speaker had a message of real interest and a smile of good fellow- hip for everyone. . The large number of former Oregon Normal school students were delight ed to find three of their most loved teachers present, namely, "dear old Frexy Landers," "Pa" Gentle, super irtendent of the training schools, t-r.d "the biggest man in education at Monmouth," Chas. Franseen, su perintendent of the rural training de partment. The latter substituted for Robert Barnett, who is seriously ill at his home in Jennings Lodge. This is the second time in the history of the normal school that three instruc tors have attended an institute at the same time. The primary section was favored by the presence of Mrs. Mary L. Ful kerson, superintendent of schools of Marion county, whose name is synon ymous with real progress and prac tical problems. She gave the teach ers a fund of devices from her own xperience. Miss M. J. Morrissey of Portland gave some valuable demonstrations in Palmer penmanship and encourag ed the teachers to have the pupils vork for individual diplomas. Mrs. Marie Connelly-Harrington of the educational department of the Oregon Tuberculosis association, gave some snappy talks to both the teachers and the members of the boards of education. The high school section was much elated over the fact hat they were favored with a round-table discus sion not on the program, with R. R. Turner, our state superintendent. Mr. Turner also gave the high school sec tion a very interesting talk on extra curricular activities. Later he ad dressed the general assembly, taking for his subject the "Changing Con ception of Education." Everyone seemed glad of the opportunity to hear Mr. Turner. Some excellent demonstrations were given also by Morrow county teach ers, ogam proving the wisdom of Mrs. Walker in the selection of teachers for her county. Mrs. Elizabeth Dix cf Heppner, who had charge of the primary department, talked on the use of games in number work. Mrs. Cochran of lone gave demonstrations in phonetics and silent reading. Miss Pearl Vail, who has been in charge cf the primary department in Lex ington, gave a worthwhile demonstra tion in number work with her class. Roy L. Skeen of lone talked on the school periodical, meaning many per iodicals, while our O. S. T. A. secre tary, E. F. Carlton, talked on period icals, meaning only one periodica'., the Oregon Educational Journal, the spokesman of the association. Through the'efforts of Mrs. Lillian Turner and committee our member ship in the O. S. T. A. was 100 per cent before the close of institute. Monday evening at the Christian church the alumni of the O. N. S. Rave a banquet honoring President Landers and other instructors. The tables were decorated with grey pa per and crimson dahlias, carrying out the school colors. S. E. Notson acted as toasmtaster and O. N. S. Bongs wore sung between toasts. Tuesday evening the Heppner Patron-Teacher association gave a re ception for the Morrow county teach ers. The numbers were: vocal solo, Mrs. Lillian Turner; musical reading, Mrs. Roger Morse; health talk, Mrs. Harrington; piano duet, Mrs. Ray Taylor and Mrs. M. W. BJwer; vocal duct, Marie and Patricia Monahan; address by President Landers. Light refreshments were served. Everyone enjoyed the entire insti tute. The resolutions adopted follow; 1. He it resolved that we, the teachers of Morrow County, beine in Institute assem bled, do hereby exprPKS our thanks and ap preciation to the citizens and Hoard of Ed ucation of the city of Heuiiner, for the many couvlesics shown us while in attend ance at this meeting. We also desire to e.xpresB our thanks to the following (Continued on Page Six) THOSE DEER DAYS OF YESTERYEAR Willard Herren is famed for Ms huting prowess around Hepp ner and in other parts. But he has not gone out after his quota of bucks this year, leaving them for younger blood. This morn ing he said he didn't know how many deer he had killed in his hunting career. One day, he mused, up in the Okanogan coun try in Washington he killed 57. That was in the days when deer were plentiful. He ran across Henry Stender that day, the first time he had sean him in some 29 years, but Henry recognized him. Henry was running a string of Lack animals and helped Willard pack the deer out. Willard says Henry is one of the best packers that ever threw a diamond hitch. Going on down the street this morning Willard ran into Henry. "Hello there, Willard, why aren't you deer hunting? Not losing your eye are you?" Henry ac costed him. "You know I've just been telling fellows about our hunting days up in Washington. We never thought of eating a buck in those days. A fat young doe was what we ate. Remem ber how you used to kill 'em and I would pack 'em out. Two in the center, tails opposite, one in front and one behind and then top 'em out." Yes, Willard remembered. He had made as high as a hundred dollars a day in those days, sell ing meat killed by his rifle to the great influx of miners to the Ok anogan region. R. R. TURNER, State Superintendent Orville Poe, contractor on the Heppner-Spray road, suffered a pain ful injury yesterday when his left hand was caught in a compressor mounted on a truck. The second and third fingers were badly lacerated and cmashed, according to Dr. McMurdo who attended, necessitating a number cf stitches to be taken. Dean T. Goodman returned from The Dalles Tuesday end reports Mrs. Goodman much improved. She is now able to sit up a few hours each day. Heppner friends will be glad to receive this encouraging news. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Vaughn and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilliam arrived home from their vacation on Friday. They spent about two weeks in the Puget Sound country and visited at the home of C. C. Gilliam at Port Angeles, Wash. John Vaughn and family came up from Portland on Thursday last. Mr. Vaughn joined a hunting party for the mountains, and after a day or po spent here, Mrs. Vaughn and the children went to lone for a visit with relatives. State Superintndent R. R. Turner, who spent two days in Heppner in at tendance upon the teachers' insti tute, departed for Condon Wendes day. He was one of the efficient in structors in the institute. Prewitt Cox returned the end of the week from Gresham, Ore., where his family is now located. After cleaning up some business matters here, Mr. Cox returned to Gresham. Willard Blake of lone suffered the dislocation of his left shoulder yes terday. Dr. McMurdo went down last night and put the joint in shape again. Eurl Warner, E. S. Miller and F. J. Lucas were members of the Lexing ton school board attending the school officers meeting in Heppner Tuesday. Next regular Sunday meeting of the Rhea Creek Grange postponed on account of Pomona Grange meeting at Boardman the previous day. JJoris Young, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Young of Pine City has been very 111 the past two weeks from dissentery. Dr. A. H. Johnston, who has been spending a week in the mountains deer hunting, is expected to arrive home some time today. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pearson of Lena were in Heppner Wednesday to at tend the funeral of their niece, the late Mrs. Dolbert Iliatt. There will be a p-eneral exodus of Heppner folks on Friday, and Satur day, their objective being the Roun Up nt Pendleton. Miss Francis Denny, graduate nurse fiom Pendleton, has been assisting nt the Heppner Surgical hospital for two weeks. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Neil Doher ty at Mrs. G. C. Aiken maternity homo on September 9, a 8-pound daughter, Herbert Hynd of Cecil had his ton sils removed Tuesday at the hands of Dr. McMurdo of this city. . .. ' LOU NEWS ITEMS STATION REFLECTS E Experiment Farm at Her miston Scene of Big Field Day Meeting. COW FUTURE HOPE Prof. Brandt Citea Need; Governor Pierce Among Prominent Out siders on the Program. Displaying the growth of the Her miston experiment station, maintain ed by the United States Department of Agriculture and Oregon Agricul tural college, in the 14 years of its existence, besides giving project homesteaders a new impetus for greater progress, field day at the Her miston station took its place in Mor row and Umatilla county history Sat urday. More than five hundred peo ple were present. Starting with an inspection of the station shortly after the luncheon hour, the program included a speak ing program and outdoor sports. The principal speakers were Prof. P. M. Brandt, dairy specialist from O. A. C; A. C. Cooley from the office of the survey of reclamation projects, U. S. Department of Agriculture; Chris Johnson, field representative of the Northwest Creameries associated, and Hon. Walter M. Pierce, governor of Oregon. The Irrigon Bchool band, un der the leadership of Professor Kraus, furnished music. Having its inception 14 years ago on the sand dunes a mile from Her miston, the early days of its exist ence were very discouraging, said H. K. Dean, superintendent, who has been in charge for the last 12 years. Having to be reclaimed itself from the virgin sands before it could be of material assistance to the farmers it was meant to serve, the station was ceveral years gaining a solid founda tion. Mistakes were made at first, too, delaying its progress. But to day it is a practical, service-render ing institution, rapidly reaching a self-sustaining basis, and Governor Pierce commended Mr. Dean highly on his good work. Alfalfa, the leading project crop. claims the major place among sta tion experiments. Plot upon plot of the different varieties and gradeB of alfalfa, checked for many years, have made the station valuable as a dis seminator of information and seed for this crop. Sweet potatoes, anoth er crop that gives promise of a large future on the projet, are claiming at tention of the station at the present time, and several flourishing plots in dicate considerable headway. An in teresting feature is a field of arte mesia, grown for its value as the source of santonin, a drug used in the treatment of hog worm, that is growing abundantly. This is one of a very few fields of its kind in the United States, Mr. Dean declared. ihen the corn, many varieties of trees, including yellow pine, and abundant verdure of every descrip tion, including the beautiful lawn on the residential grounds, mark the sta tion as a garden spot in contrast to the barren desert of by-gone days. In his course of lectures outlining the work of the project as the visit ors journeyed over the grounds, Su perintendent Dean especially point ed out one of the outstanding helps that the station has given the farm ers in the growing of alfalfa. It was formerly believed that water should be used sparingly on .alkali soils as it was thought too much water would wash out the land. The station has showed that application of an abund ance of water is desirable, providing an adequate drainage system is pro vided, as the water washes the alkali on through, whereas in the case of the application of a comparatively less amount of water the alkali con tent is allowed to accumulate, form ing a hardpan that in time destroys the usefulness of the soil, and makes it much more expensive to reclaim than in the case of sufficient applica tion of water. He also pointed out the desirability of abundant applica tion of manure, giving station figures on the comparative crop increase with added application of manure. No commercial fertilizer, including sul phur, gave anything like the returns that common manure gave, at many times the expense. P. M. Brandt, professor of dairying at Oregon Agricultural college, open ed the speaking program. Giving reasons for his statement, he declar ed the project could be made to pay large dividends via the dairying in dustry. He explained the function of the cow testing association and showed how it could be of service in building up this industry. "The name, cow testing association, is misleading," said the professor. "Milk testing, which is quite gener ally confused with cow testing, is inly a minor function of the associa tion. It's largest service is the re cording of production and amount of feed." He then explained how the non-producers in the milking herd knocked the profits off of the produc ers, and how unscientific feeding af fected the milk flow and consequent returns. Ho stressed building up the herd by use of known quality thor oughbred sires, and also the efficient use of hired labor as means of ob taining larger returns, Comparative figures were also quoted to show what was being done by cow testing asso ciations In comparison with condi tions as they existed on the project. Professor Brandt helped in starting the ball rolling for an association on (Continued on Page Six) Light Attendance Marks District Officers Meeting The interest in the school district officers meeting held at the Heppner school building on Tuesday during the session of the Morrow county teachers' institute, was not manifest by the attendance, though this did not in the least detract from the ex cellence of the program, and those missing the meeting are the losers. What we may say regarding the program will not be of much aid to those who were not there, as lack of space prevents ns going into detail. We will state, however, that the ad dressa given by institute instruct ors as well as others taking part in the day's program, were in the main of such excellence as is not common in gatherings of this nature held heretofore in Heppner, and we can not help congratulating Supt. Walker on her good judgment in selecting this time for the meeting. Aside from the addresses by the in structors there was local color added by the excellent talk on school H liaries by District Attorney Notson, and the talk of G. A. Bleakraan on the necessity of school directors visiting the schools, and the discussion that followed. V. Crawford brought a short review of "Cubberly on Consoli dation," gathered from his excellent reading circle book, "Rural Life and Education." The excellence of the progrm should have attracted a bet ter attendance of school officers from over the county. Mrs. D. Hiatt Passes After Long Illness After an illnp.a fit anma afnlttaa. months duration, Mrs. Dilpha Hiatt, wife of Delbert R. Hiatt of Heppner, passea away at the open air sanitar ium in Salem on Friday evening, Sep tember 10th. fit th arra nf 91 3 months and 21 rlnva. Tho wmo;nJ were brought to Heppner and funeral services were neia irom tne Metho dist Community church here on Wed nesday afternoon at 2:30, Rev. E. C. Alford, pastor, officiating, and a large number of relatives and friends at tending. Mrs. Hiatt WAS hom in rinnUa county, Mo., May 25, 1905, and came to Heppner with her mother and fam ily in 1915. She was married to Del bert R. Hiatt at Heppner on Novem ber 10, 1923, and to this union one child was born, Eunice Marie, aged its months at the .time pf her mother's Dassine. Besides the llttlo Hl,f and husband, she is survived by sev eral sisters and a number of other relatives residing in and about HenD- ner. Mrs. Hiatt waa a mumlia. . . MethodiRt Church. BTiH thnnrrk h,. affliction was of such nature that she was confined to her bed for many long montns, sne was always patient and had.a pleasant smile and kindly word for everyone, ever hopeful that she might be spared to her husband and little one. Burial was in Masonic cemetery where her mother, the late Mrs. Henrv Clark wa. .... some three years ago. Supt. R. R. Turner Makes Heppner Call Included in the list of instructors at the Morrow County Teachers' in stitute that closed yesterday in Heppner was R. R. Turner, state su perintendent of public instruction. Besides his part on the institute program Mr. Turner found time for considerable visiting in behalf of his candidacy for election to the office he now fills. He was appointed to fill the position shortly after his nomin ation in May, upon the resignation cf J. A. Churchill, his predecessor. Mr. Turner is the democratic nom inee an dwill be opposed in the gen eral election by C. A. Howard of Marshfield, the republican choice. His platform includes the following joints : A practical schoolman of 23 years' experience, and one who believes in stressing the fundamentals in educa tion. An executive of proven successful experience both in and outside the teaching profession and in the office he now asks the voters of Oregon to retain him. Mr. Turner has a pleasing person ality and was well received by his institute audiences, as well as many Heppner citizens upon whom he called. ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev. B. Stanley Moore, Minister. Church school 9:45. Classes for all. Morning service and sermon at 11. Hearty welcome to all. We expect to discontinue business at Heppner on about Oct. 1st. Have a fine line of the latest photo mount ings that we wish to dispose of. Will give you a bargain in photographs while this stock lasts. Come to the Rodeo prepared to got your pictures if not sooner. Van Winkle Bros. Miss M. Clowry attended the Jimmy Furlong, W. P. Hill and Oscar Hanks accident cases this week, in the ab sence of both Heppner physicians. Miss Clowry, graduate nurse assist ant to Dr. McMurdo, took ex-ray pic tures and reduced the fractures. For Sale 175 tons alfalfa, and some grain hay, on the Al Henriksen place between Heppner and Lexington; good place to feed. Ralph Butler, liox 71, Heppner. 25-26. Cook Wanted Middle aged, for the winter; state wages expected. F. E. Mason, lone, Ore. IhisWeek 25 By Arthur Brisbane If Goethe Read Them. The Octopus' Children. In Spite of Wealth. Capital Punishment? Bah! Goethe said the best way to Ger manize territory taken from Poland was to send German plays and play ers to inspire respect for the German ideas and language. What would Goethe think of these, chosen at random from titles of plays now advertised in New York? "LIARS," "LOOSE ANKLES," "ONE MAN'S WOMAN," "CRADLE SNAT CHERS," "LAFF THAT OFF," "IF I WAS RICH," "SEX," "SHE COULD N'T SAY NO," "THE ADORABLE LIAR." They say Euripides's "Bacchus" was played in Athens for five hun dred years. It wouldn't play twice in New York unless George Cohan rewrote it, and Shubert or Ziegfield organized such a chorus of Bacchae as Dionysus never dreamed of. Consider the Standard Oil of Cal ifornia. If you had bought a thous and shares of that stock in 1912 and had exercised your various rights since then, your total investment would now be $347,000, and yoo would own now, in place of your 1,000 shares, 35,640 shares, worth at yesterday's price about $2,280,000, bringing you in $71,280 annually, more than twenty per cent on your original investment. And you should have received thus far jn dividends $620,445 and would own 35,640 shares of Standard Oil of California that would have cost you just $278,445, less than nothing. They say Standard Oil is slow in paying dividends, but, all things con sidered, it isn't VERY slow. Only a little while ago the Gov ernment was savagely chipping up Standard Oil because it was getting "too big." Each little piece Is worth more to day than the mamma octopus was worth when the Government chopped it up. It is announced, in type of suitable size, that Miss Pinchot who played in "The Miracle" is now working on a fruit ranch, under an assumed name. She wishes to make good. Having parents rich and wellknown is a bad thing for children. It makes them concentrate too much on them selves and itheir awn importance. They are so anxious to BE SOME THING that they often fail to con centrate on DOING SOMETHING, shift from one thing to another and, in the end, do nothing. It is to be hoped that Miss Pinchot, an earnest young woman, will succeed in spite cf WEALTH. Almost anybody can succeed in spite of poverty. A submarine from Holland comes from Helder to San Francisco, with out escort, traveling about ten thous and miles in all. The whole world, including our or ganization for national defense, if we have one, will think about that. Two modern weapons only will count in the nex war flying machines and submarines. One below the wa ter cannot be seen, one can go up out of sight, and it doesn't matter whether it is seen or not, speed and swift striking make it safe. Those who blieve that capital punishment diminishes the number of murders know little about human or criminal nature. Two bandits, aged nineteen, went into the other world through the elec tric chair in New York. The electric chair bothered them little. One said, "It doesn't worry me, I might as well die sitting up in a chair, as lying in a bed." The other boy said, "What I object to is having my mother see me dead with my head shaved like this." Before a man goes to the electric chair, they shave the hair at the top of his head, that the deally current may pass through the wet sponge and into the brain, easily. Also they slit men's trousers and women's skirts that the other electrode may be ap plied to the calf of the leg. One of the nineteen-year-old boys killed a cousin for refusing to pay blackmail; the other killed a mer chant held up in his store. Killing by the State does not stop killing by by the State does not stop kiling by the individual. RECEIVED AT HOSPITAL. Patients received at the Morrow general hospital in this city this week were: Mrs. F. E. McDaniel of Hardman, suffering from injuries re ceived by running a piece of needle into her left hand. Mrs. McDaniel was cared for at the hospital on Sunday. B. I. Burnside from the Lo gan camp, who underwent an opera tion at the hands of Dr. Gaunt of Condon for appendicitis. Joe Farley, little son of Mr, and Mrs. Jas. Far ley, suffering an injury to right eye, caused by falling on a saw. Mrs. Merle Kirk and baby daughter were discharged from tho hospital the first of the week and reutrned to their home in Clerks canyon. Rams for aale 10 Hampshire rams. R. M. Oviatt, Heppner. 25-28