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Volume 43, Number 29.
HEPPNER, OREGON, T HURSDAY, OCT. 14, 1926 ,
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FEATURE COURT
Delayed June Circuit
Term Presided Over .
by Judge Parker.
MAHONEY ACQUITT'D
Jury Out All Night on First Cose;
State vs. J. J. Kelly Being
Tried Today.
The regular June term of the cir
cuit court for Morrow county, which
was put over until the middle of Sep
tember, and then again postponed un
til the second Monday in October, be
gun its labors at the court house in
this city on Monday morning with
Judge D. R. Parker of Condon pre
siding. Other court officers present
were J. S. Beckwith, official reporter,
Sheriff McDuffce and Clerk Gay M.
Anderson; Bill Ayers was appointed
bailifT.
There was no unnecessary delay in
i;etting the machinery moving, as the
cases to be tried had already been set
down, and the jury panel were pres
ent and ready to be called into ser
vice. A number of cases involving prom
inent residents of this city were on
the docket, and these caused much in
erest. The court room filled to over
flowing when the first of these, the
State of Oregon vs. K. K. Mahoney,
was ready for hearing. Some time
was spent in getting a jury in this
case and this occupied the most of
the first day's session. The jury in
this case was Guy Huston, Ernest
Cannon, M. J. Devin, T. E. Broyles,
Ralph Scott, Harry Duvall, Jack Hynd,
L. A. Palmer, Mrs. Tilman Hogue,
Sam McCullough and Jas. Hardesty.
The indictment against the defendant
charged him with the crime of statu
tory rape, the prosecuting witness
being Ethel Crnddick. The state was
represented by District Attorney Not
son, assisted by Gilbert L. Hedges of
Oregon City, while the defendant was
represented by John Collier of Port
land, Sam E. Van Vactor of The
Dalles and C. L. Sweek of Hcppner.
The case was completed and went
to the jury about 6 p. m. Tuesday and
that body after being out until 8:30
Wednesduy morning, returned into
court their verdict of not guilty.
A special venire was issued Tues
day and twenty additional jurymen
summoned.
The case of the State of Oregon vs.
John Kelly on a similar charge was
tailed Wednesday morning and the
following jury chosen:
Sam Turner, Mrs. Nina Biddlc, T.
E. Broyles, Roy Stender, Mrs. Bert
Mason, Louis Balsigcr, Mrs. Eppa
Ward, Frank S. Parker, J. O. Archer,
Andrew Olson, T. E. McDaniel and
A. W. Gemmcll.
The prosecuting witness is Evan
geline Dexter. The state rested its
case at noon today and witnesses for
the defense are being examined this
afternoon. It Is expected that the
case will be in th hands of the jury
Inte this evening.
Other criminal cases appearing on
the docket for the term are: State of
Oregon vs. Walter T. Bray, State vs.
K. K. Mahoney, 2nd indictment, State
vs. Henry Bauer, 3 indictments, State
vs. Paul Jones, and State vs. Cleve
Adkins, 2 indictments.
MORGAN.
Mrs. R. E. Hnrbison and Mr. Crab
tree were called to Heppner Tuesday
on the jury.
Mrs. W. G. Farrona was calling In
Morgan Sunday and Monday.
Pat and Alfred Medlock and Mar
tin Bauernfiend hnve been sawing
wood the past week.
Fred Ely and Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Stone of Selah were visiting relatives
here Thursday and Friday.
Jim Hardesty went to Heppner to
be on the jury.
The Near East Relief worker was
calling on the Morgan school Tues
day. Miss Eudora Hardesty is working
in the telephone office at lone.
Elvin Ely is picking apples at Yaki
ma for a Bhort time,
Mrs. Martin Bauernfiend has been
on the sick list.
News has been received that F. M.
Broody passed away at his home at
Wallowa after an extended Illness.
Dick Smith was calling in Morgan
Sunday.
Miss Ruby Padberg of lone was call
ing on Miss Delorous Crowell Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mrs. Franklin Ely left for Port
land Sunday evening where she will
teach the coming year at Milwaukle.
W. F. and A. F. Palmateer started
seeding Tuesday.
Sheriff McDufFee was seen in the
vicinity of Morgan Tuesday.
Used Car Bargains.
A Bulck Six four-passenger coupe
and a Jewett Six roadster. Both look
like new, have good rubber and are in
exceptionally good shape mechanical
ly. TERMS AND TRADES. 1
HEPPNER GARAGE
MBry Pickford in "LITTLE ANNIE
ROONEY," at Star Theater, Sunday
and Monday, "The World's Sweet
heart" in her most entrancing role.
Wm. S. Hart in "TUMBLEWEEDS,"
his greatest picture, at Star Theater
tonight and Friday.
Hood River apples 76c ot $1.50 per
box. Spltzcnbergs and Yellow New-
towns. Case Furniture Co,
Umatilla High Defeats
Heppner Hi In Opener
Heppner High school football team
went down to defeat at the hands of
Umatilla high in her first league game
of the aeason on Rodeo field Satur
day afternoon. The score was 6-0.
Though both teams showed many
signs of inexperience, this was es
pecially true of Heppner. Coach John
son's proteges ran wild most of the
time, keeping the ball in the enemy
territory, but not once were they able
to push the pigskin across the goal
marker, Umatilla scored in the first
half when a Heppner fumble was re
covered near the Umatilla goal and
the ball taken for a touchdown. The
goal try was unsuccessful.
"Bill" Bucknum, "Red" Bramer
and Marvin Gammell showed them
selves to be real ground gainers in
the backfield, and with more funda
mentals of the game should make
themselves known in prep school cir
cles before the season ends. Hepp
ner's line was a stone wall on de
fense, but didn't know exactly how to
act on offense. A good team is in the
making, believes the coach, who is not
discouraged over the Bhowing made
Saturday.
Former Resident Here
Dies at Wallowa Home
From the Wallowa Sun, issue of
Thursday, October 7, we have the
account of the death of F. M. Broady,
who for many years was a resident
of Morrow county, being on his farm
near Morgan, where he was well
known. Mr. Broady left here a num
ber of years ago to live in Wallowa
county. The Sun's account follows:
F. M. Broady, well known and high
ly respected resident of Wallowa,
passed away at his home a mile west
ff town Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock
following a six months' illness.
Mr. Broady had been a resident of
Wallowa but eight years, "Vet in that
time had gained the respect of all
who came in contact with him, a fact
proved by the jteadfastness of his
friends during the six months period
when he lay blind and helpless.
Last April, Mr. Broady went from
his home in apparent good health, to
plow on one of the L. Couch places,
which he had rented. Later in the
day he was found by the Couch boys
lying unconscious in the field end was
taken to his home by E. T. Campion.
It was almost eight weeks before he
regained consciousness, never regain
ing his eyesight and being bed ridden
for the remainder of his days.
, During that six months, Mr. Broady
suffered almost constantly but was
always glad to welcome visitors and
was always pleasant and jolly.
He had a collie dog that had been
his constant companion for several
years and during his illness this dog
never failed a day to come and greet
his master by placing his nose under
Mr. Broady's hand. Feeling the faith,
ful fellow's presence, Mr. Broady
would give him an affectionate pat.
Monday night the dog seemed to
sense his master was worse for he
spent the night by Mr. Broady's bed
side. Tuesday morning for the first
time he failed to receive his usual
caresB. After death came and Mr.
Broady's body 'was taken away the
dog went from room to room in a
pitiful and pathetic search.
F. M. Broady was born in Holt
county, Missouri, Oct. 6, 1855 and liv
ed in Missouri until 22 years of ace
when he came to the west. For 35
years he was a resident of Oreeon.
the last eight of which were in Wal
lowa on the place on which he died.
Mr. Broady is survived by his wi
dow and four children, two daughters
and two sons. One daughter, Mrs.
Kaynnrd of Spokane, has been with
her parents since Mr. Broady was tak
en in. une son, Chester of Corvallis,
was here for four months, after his
father was taken ill but then had to
return. He and Mr. Raynard arrived
yesterday. One son, Arthur in New
York, could not be present and a
daughter, Mrs. Hazel Cooley of Cor
vallis, was unable to come. He is
also survived by 11 grandchildren and
four brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services were to be held
in the undertaking parlors this after
noon with the four ministers, Nazax
ene, Methodist, Presbyterian, and
Christian in charge. A solo "A Perfect
Day" will be sung by Mrs. R. N. Ol
son. The choir will sing "The Chris
tian's Good Night," "When ! Get to
the End of the Way," and "Is Not
This the Land of Beulah," Mr. Broa
dy's favorite song and the last he
ever sang, about two weeks before
he died.
Celebrating her birthday on Tues
day, Miss Mary Patterson gave a din
ner party at her home, having as her
guests the Misses Happy Wightman,
Joy Erwin, Edna Vaughn, Patricia
Mahoney and Mary Crawford. A de
lightful dinner was served.
The calling of a special venire by
the circuit court brought a number
of farmers to the city on Tuesday.
They will have to lay oft on farm
work for some days while attending
to the duties of citizenship,
Mary Pickford in "LITTLE ANNIE
ROONEY," at Star Theater, Sunday
and Monday. "The World's Sweet
heart" in her most entrancing role.
Wm. S. Hart In "TUMBLEWEEDS,"
his greatest picture, at Star Theater
tonight and Friday.
David and William Hynd, Sand Hol
low sheepmen, were attending to bus
iness affairs in Heppner Wednesday.
George Honriksen, Cecil ranchman,
was a visitor in. Heppner Wednesday.
Second hand heaters and ranges.
Case Furniture Co,
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The Buttermilk canyon road is to
be reopened and the grade restored,
according to action of the county
court taken at its meeting last week.
The work is to -be pushed as rapidly
as possible.
This road has been abandoned for
a number of years, following a big
waterspout over that way that de
stroyed the grade, and as a result
the travel that formerly came to
Heppner from the Lone Rock country
was forced to go elsewhere, nr, as
J. B, Huddleston states, travel 140
miles to get to Heppner when they
should make it in 34. By restoring
this road it will bring us again in
touch with a lot of people who de
Eire to come here, and who are so tit
uated that they have to come to
Heppner many times because of bus
iness interests.
The old road will be restored and
the connection will be via Rood can
yon down McKinney creek to the
macadam road at the Rugg place.
LEXINGTON HI NEWS.
The first football game of the sea
son was scheduled with Boardman
October 2, but the game was called
off by Boardman because they lacked
enough players.
The first game played was with
Condon on the Lexington field last
Saurday. The teams were evenly
matched and neither side gained a
score.
A pep rally was held Friday after
noon for the purpose of arousing pep
for the game with Condon. The en
tire student body took an active part
which showed that the boys were
backed by the school one hundred per
cnt. An added feature was a pep
song given by the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades.
Buster Gentry returned from Cor
vallis Sunday and entered high school
as a senior on Monday.
The senior class met and elected the
following officers: Harold Sherer,
president; Edward Keller, vice-president;
Mabel Wright, secretary;
Charlie Wilcox, treasurer, and Eva
Padberg, sergeant at arms.
A week ago Friday night the fresh
men reception was held in the gym
nasium. After the eleven green ones
had been taken through the various
dgeres of initiation the upperclass
D.en had a change of heart and served
appetizing refreshments.
A mixed entertainment is being
planned by the high school to be giv
en some time in November.
OPEN SEASON ON CHINAS.
The open season on Chinese phea
sants in Morrow county will be from
i he 17th to the 24th of October, in
clusive. The birds are quite plenti
ful in Morrow county this season, and
;i. is expected that the nimrods will
get the full bag limit. The impres
sion had gotten out that there would
be no open season on these birds this
year, but this was a mistake, and the
usual time for hunting will be given
as per the dates here mentioned.
PINE CITY TO ENTERTAIN.
A varv it, f nrnal in rr tmtratm Id in
course of preparation by the Pine
Lily school and will be presented at
the school building on Friday eve
nine. Octoher 22. at ft n'eloi-lt "Oof
a Glimpse of Foreign Lands," come
ana enjoy a good program and have
a good time. This is assured to all.
Tickets will be 50 cents and 25 cen'.3.
Wm. S. Hart in "TUMBLEWEEDS,"
his greatest picture, at Star Theater
tonight and Friday.
NOTHING COULD BE SLICKER By a. b. chapin
j -TV . HAND . !L . 1
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OHLEGSCHLAGER
KILLS A' "BAR"
What's in a name? Whenever a
person comes across an unusual
cognomen, that is usually the first
question that arises. Ohlegschlag
er is German for "oil slinger" or
something of that nature, says the
owner of the name, one Roy, night
watchman in this city for the O.
W. R. & N. company. Howerer, the
name is a bit unwieldly, so the boys
call him "Ole" for short.
Ole went out deer hunting the
other day in company with Buck
Padberg and Bert Saling, and it was
his fortune to slay a bear. He
didn't know he was going to kill it,
Ole said, but when it came loping
out of the brush toward him, he ac
cidentally pulled the trigger of his
gun while trying to make up tiis
mind what to do, and the bear fell
over dead in his tracks. After it
was all over, he began to feel a li
tle nervous, but was naturally well
pleased with his "coup de main"
which netted him a medium-sized
brown bear weighing about 240
pounds.
Mr. Ohlegschlager also returned
with a two-poin tbuck, feeling all
told well satisfied with his hunt.
Both other members of the party
secured deer. They were hunting
in the Alder section.
Surprise Party Given
John Bergstrom Tuesday
A delightful surprise party was giv
en for John Bergstrom on Tuesday
night by his many friends of the
Eight Mile district. The evening was
spent irt playing games and cards, be
sides the disposal of abundant re
freshments brought in by the guests.
Mr. Bergstrom expects to depart for
Roseburg the latter part of this week.
Those who attended were Mr. and
Mrs. Erik Bergstrom, Mr. and Mrs.
Olaf Bergstrom, Mr. and Mrs. Theo.
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Barlow,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Becket and Lau
rence, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Huston
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Oviatt
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tindal Rob
ison, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rugg and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Drake, Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Carlson and family,
Mrs. Peck and family, Mrs. Hilma
Anderson, John Bergstrom, Glenn
Young, Robert Allstott, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Becket and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Ora Barlow, Harley Anderson,
Delbert Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Anderson, Lee and Bert Burnside,
Beulah Batty, Aagodt Fregaard, Ber
nice Allstott, Alfred Lftygren, Ken
neth Burnside, Al Bergstrom, Carl
Bergstrom, Joe Barlow, Alvin Bar
low, Florence Bergstrom, Esther
Bergstrom, Addie Peck, Maud Barlow,
Mrs. Oren Wright and Joe Ann, Ed
win Bergstrom, Frank Barlow, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Bergstrom, Everett
Barlow and Bill Bergstrom.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:45. This Sun
day closes our special efforts on the
Sunday school rally. There was splen
did attendance last Sunday, 108 be
ing present.
Preaching at 11 a. m. Subject,
God's rest. Preaching in the evening
at 7:30.
Epworth league at 6:30. All Ep
worthians are urged to be present.
I. V. PARKER, Pastor.
ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. B. S. Moore, Pastor.
Church school at 9:45; morning
service and sermon at 11; song ser
vice, 7 p. m. and evening service, 7:3D.
MisB Marie Nadlehoffer, Near East
Relief worker, will address the con
gregation at 11:40 a. m.
fc2 ill M SP feSft
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Word received from Dean Goodman
states that Mrs. Goodman underwent
en operation at Good Samaritan hos
pital in Portland Tuesday morning
for the removal of a large tumor.
She is reported to have rallied quite
well from the operation and her phy
sician has hopes that she will come
through all right. It has been more
than a year since Mrs. Goodman was
taken seriously ill at Heppner and
she has been putting up a valiant fight
for recovery.
Con McLaughlin, who was in the
city today from hiB ranch near Lena
ia rejoicing over the completion of
the Franklin hill grade. He states
the road is now in excellent shape
and geting into Heppner from out
that way will henceforth be a pleas
ure rather than a chore. Range would
be greatly benefitted by good rains
right now.
Albert Adkins, Er.rl Hallock, Roc
er Morse, Glenn Jones and Otto Wage
man composed a party of deerseekers
Coing out in the Ditch Creok section
on Friday last. Though they failed
to bag any big horns, or small ones
oiiher, they claim to at least have had
the satisfaction of getting a shot at
gome.
Rain still threatens in this neck o'
woods, but it does not arrive. Many
have put their seed in the ground and
pre beginning to be anxious. This
country could not be favored with a
steady downpour at a better time
than right now, and we want Jupe to
get busy on this Bide of the Cascades.
Mrs. J. II. Cox, who has been suf
fering for months with a very severe
case of heart trouble, was removed to
the Morrow General hospital Tuesday
where she is being cared for and un
der the treatment of Dr. A. H. John
ston. Mary Pickford in "LITTLE ANNIE
ROONEY," at Star Theater, Sunday
and Monday. "The World's Sweet
heart" in her most entrancing role.
Al Henriksen of Pendleton was a
visitor in Heppner on Wednsday, hav
ing business to look after here.
James Hardesty, farmer of Morgan,
is spending the week in Heppner on
jury duty.
WILL NOT REPEAT NUMBER.
Hereafter, if the scheme is found
to work out as the telephone company
hopes, the phone girls will not repeat
the number in answer to calls, but
instead will say "thank you." This
new order is now being put into effect,
and the company would be pleased
to have the "reaction' of the patrons
on the change. If it proves popular,
the order will become permanent.
FOOTBALL BOYS ATTENTION.
The Heppner town football team
will practice at Rodeo field next Sun
day afternoon. Any fellows around
vho have had football experience, and
who have not been in tQuch with the
management, are welcome to try out
for places. Strictly amateur sched
ule being arranged. For particulars
jet in touch with Paul Aiken.
K. OF P. ATTENTION.
Full attendance at Doric Lodge No.
2f desired on next Tuesday evening,
at 7:30. Interesting seport from
grand lodge, also team practice. Be
there.
JASPER V. CRAWFORD, C. C.
AUSTIN I. SMITH, K. R. & S.
Wm. S. Hart in "TUMBLEWEEDS,"
his greatest picture, at Star Theater
tonight and Friday.
Seeley Mattress week, Oct, 17 to
25. $50.00 value, $39.60. Case Furni
iure Co.
Star Theater to Show
Picture of Near East
Due to the kindness of B. G. Sigs-
bee, a motion picture showing the
work of the Near East Relief In Syr
ia, Palestine, Greece, and the Russian
Caucasus, will be shown Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock at the Star the
ater. The admission is a can of
condensed milk, and those unable to
bring the milk may come anyway.
School children, teachers and adults
are cordially invited by Mr. Sigsbee
and the Near East Relief represen
tatives in town this week, Miss Marie
Nadelhoffer and Miss Lila Chandler.
In saving life, last year, this great
organization which has been support
ed by citizens of Heppner through
out the years, provided 30,140,137
meals and rations to children. In re
sisting country-wide disease, it reduc
ed trachoma by 17 per cent and suc
cessfully combatted malaria in
Greece. It reduced the. death rate
among orphanage children to 2.28 per
thousand as contrasted with the rate
of 3.88 per thousand in the United
States among children aged 1 to 14
years.
In rehabilitating refugees it trans
mitted $75,000 for the purchase of
implements, seed, and oxen in Ar
menia. In clothing relief, it clothed
118,000 Tefugee families. In devel
oping leadership it graduated orphan
teachers from two normal training
schools, orphan nurses, tractor spe
cialists, railroad mechanics, junior
carpenters, a star athlete for the Am
erican University of Beirut, modern
home makers for the Armenian col
onies of Cairo and Alexandria.
Schools, churches, lodges and other
organizations of Morrow county are
being addressed by Miss Nadelhoffer
with a view of securing the largest
possible amount for the support of
as many children as p.ossible in the
Near East during the coming year.
Notice to Grain Shippers.
The State Grain Inspection Depart
ment gives the following advice to
grain shippers, which if heeded will
save them much money and both
themselves and the department much
trouble:
If you are loading two or more lots
of grain in the same car too much
care cannot be taken in marking the
lots off distinctly, so there will be no
chance of the inspector at the dock or
mill getting the lots mixed. Many
Vmes, when lots become mixed, the
grades are thrown down, and the
whole fault was because of the way
the car was loaded.
How Grain Should be Loaded.
. In loading a car of sacked grain
containing more than one kind of
wheat, pile your first lot in one end
of the car, and bfeore putting in
other lots stripe the face of the pile
with lampblack or paint, also write
on two or more sacks the number of
sacks in the lot. Mark end lot in the
same way, and you will not have any
trouble in lots becoming mixed a"
time of unloading.
When loading bulk cars with more
than one lot of wheat, build your
bulkheads at least two feet above the
grain and build them very substantial,
to prevent one lot slopping over into
the other and the shifting of bulk
heads when cars are in transit. Do
not build bulkheads in center of door
way, as it is impossible to unload at
terminals without mixing the lots.
Be sure the grain doors are tight and
well nailed, to eliminate leaks.
Inspect the cars carefully both be
fore and after loading for leaks. If
leaks are found, cooper same before
releasing.
Break Wheat Exporting Records.
The month of September broke all
wheat shipping records of Portland
and Astoria ports to foreign ports,
states the State Grain Inspection de
partment. 5,786,141 bushels were
shipped, valued at $7,691,253. In the
same month last year 2,984,595 bush
els were exported, valued at $4,842,
328. The largest force in years has
been employed by the Grain depart
ment to take care of the immense
business.
Chickens for Meat Only.
Raising the heavier breeds of chick
ens to two pounds and more and sell
ing for meat is becoming a profitable
industry in California, and some are
taking it up in Oregon in an experi
mental way. The chicks are hatched
in all months from February to Octo
ber and sold for friers and broilers,
depending on the markets. After June
and July there is a general shortage
cf young chickens and the markets
are usually keen. The chickens are
ciated or penned when they have
reached the right size and they are
fattened on a ration of two parts
of finely-ground corn meal, one part
fnely-ground oats and one part mid
dlings, mixed with buttermilk and
fed thin enough to pour.
The Eggsaminer, official publication
of the co-operative egg association,
says the greatest agricultural need
of Oregon is organization of the
dairy ana milk producers.
LODGES HELP NEAR EAST RELIEF.
Knights of Pythias at their meet
ing Tuesdny night voted to support
the Near Enst Relief with a generous
donation and also to send their greet
ings and cordial well wishes to their
fellow lodge member, J. J. Handsakcr,
who is Northwest Regional director
if Near East Relief, having territory
as far east as Utah and Idaho and as
far north as Alnska. They expressed
the approval which is felt by all citi
zens of Heppner and surrounding
towns of the great work Mr. Hand
saker hr.j done in saving thousands of
Near East waifs and the hope that he
will be successful in finishing the
task of caring for the 35,000 orphans
sttl in our hands. Neighbors of
Woodcraft expeet to give this work
assistance when they meet next Mon
day evening.
By Arthur Brisbane
One Eye Wept.
Nobody Knows Coolidge.
Calamity Insurance.
Preserve the Trees.
When you fall from your glory, as
the British Cardinal and the French
Emperor discovered, it is a shart
story. So with the fall of Dempsey.
Reporters that acclaimed him, anj
told just why Tunney could not win,
say "Jack had one eye closed, and was
crying with the other, as he lost his
world championship."
There is a lesson, of course. Aim
at some result that cannot be taken
from you, a championship in the
things worth while. No one will take
away Edison's championship.
One hundred and fifty years ago,
Nathan Hale was standing before a
British firing squad and making' his
famous last remark. President Cool
idge says every chid should know by
heart:
"I regret that I have but one life
to give for my country."
Young gentlemen will note that
Nathan Hale's championship is one
that no Tunney could take from him.
Many young men, unfortunately, are
not interested in fame that pays no
dividends.
Bruce Barton, student of charac
ter, adds one to his "men that no
body knows." He spent an hour talk
ing with President Coolidge, who said
thist "As I now recall it, I had al
ways rather hoped that I might keep
store when I grew up."
Little Calvin on the Vermont farm
didn't yearn to be a policeman, rail
road engineer, pirate, or President.
Nobody even predicted that he would
be President. He wanted to "keep
store."
And, "attractions being proportion
ate to destinies," as Fourier says,
President Coolidge is actually keep
ing the biggest store in the world.
He is general manager for Uncle Sam,
champion wholesaler and retailer, in
every line except flying machines.
President Green, of the American
Federation of Labor, says that "firm
labor," or labor organizations built
up within great employing corpora
tions, and controlled by the corpora
tions, are a meance to harmony be
tween employers and employees. They .
are certainly a threat against the
whole labor union movment. But, if
employers are intelligent enough to
realize that good wages pay good
dividends, what can organized labor
do?
Florida fruit growers lose' $5,000,-
000 in the tornado. 1,200,000 boxes
cf grapefruit, 500,000 boxes of or
nnges are included in official esti
mates of the loss.
Public relief contributions are
praiseworthy, but insignificant in a
less that runs into hundreds of mil
lions.
Could not the Government estab
lish an insurance fund to meet such
emergencies and make that fund re
sponsible, under careful management
for such miscalled "acts of God?"
When Judge Gary took charge of
United States Steel, he established
a fund to do his own insuring, instead
of paying out the money to insurance
companies. He put into that fund
what insurance would have cost and
soon had $30,000,000 saved up for
stockholders after meeting fire losses.
The Government might ask Judge
Gary to establish a "calamity insur
ance fund" to take care of great dis
asters, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes.
California voters will pass upon
a plan to exempt from taxation dur
ing the growing period all lands new
ly planted with trees in a campaign
of reforestation. The plan should
be approved in California and copied
ill other states.
Vigilance would be necessary to
prevent fraud and prevent carrying
prospective oil and mineral lands
free of taxes, but honest administra
tion would take care of that.
I. L. PATTERSON TO BROADCAST.
Portland, Ore., Oct. 14. Another
radio address to the voters of Oregon
his second during the present cam
paign, will be broadcast from Port
land by I. L. Patterson, republican
nominee for governor, on the night
of Monday, Oct. 18. Patterson will
use station KOIN for this talk ar.d
will speak for about 15 minutes at
9 p. m. He will discuss the conduct
of the state's business from the point
of view of a conservative, economical,
hard-headed business man.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
Mail for outgoing trains will close
at 5:30 p. m. beginning next Monday,
October 18, at the Heppner postoffice.
Beginning same date the money or
der window will also closo at sami
hour. Cooperation on the part of the
public in getting mail in as early as
rossible will be upprecaited.
W. V. SMEAD, Postmaster.
Mary Pickford in "LITTLE ANNIE
ROONEY," at Star Theater, Sunday
and Monday. "The World's Sweet
heart" in her most entrancing role.