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Historic Society, Volume 43, Number 31. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 28, 1926 Subscription $2.00 a Year HEM VOTE 15 IT K Interest Centers on U. S, Senatorial Scrap With Investigation. FAILURE IS FORSEEN Hearsay Testimony Only Revealed Other Contest! in Background aa Election Day Neara. Next Tuesday is election day. Aa the time draws near weathtr pros pccts are bright in Morrow county, and with greater interest manifest than for many elections previous, th closing of the polls should find the largest vote ever cast. Good rains the past week have gladdened th hearts of the farmers, who, with fall work well done, should be in the best of humor for exercising their fran' chise rights. Candidates and pro ponents of measures have been busy for several weeks, and the peak of interest is expected on Tuesday, Lending zest ot the United States senatorial campaign, comes news of tne investigation being conducted by senator Charles L. McNary in Port land of the charge that $35,000 was contributed by Franklin T. Griffith of the Portland Electric Power com pany for support of the Steiwer pri- mary campaign. Senator McNary is conducting the investigation at the behest of Senator Reed, chairman of the senate committee on investiga tions of campaign expenditures. The stenographic reports in full of the in stigation thus far, as printed in th is morning's Oregonian, reveal nothing but hearsay testimony, and indicate that Senator Stanfield was closely connected with all the slush fund charges made agaisnt the Stei wer campaign. What effect the out come ot tne investigation, not ex pected by Mr. Stanfield, according to his testimony, to take place until af ter election will have on the ballot ing, is uncertain. The investigation will have its effect on the race, how ever, which now, more than ever. holds the center of the stage. Nothing but denials have been brought out so far at the investigation of the charge miii me rortiana uregonian was "bought" to support Steiwer. In this race, besides Frederick Steiwer, re publican nominee, and Senator Stan field, independent candidate, are Bert t,. Haney, democratic nominee, and W. P. Adums, independent. Other state and district office races have been rather inconspicuous, due to the senatorial scrap. Nominees for representative in congress are N. J. binnott, republican, and Jno. S Hodgin, democrat. For governor: I. L. Patterson, re publican; Walter M. Fierce, democrat, and H. 11. Stallard, independent. For justices of the supreme court (three to be elected): Henry J. Bean, republican-democratic; George M. Brown, republican, and Thomas A. McBride, republican-democratic. For supreintendent of public in struction: Charles A. Howard, re publcian, and R. R. Turner, democrat. For commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics and inspector of fac tories and workshops: C. H. Gram, republican and G. A. Van Schriltz, democrat. For commissioner of the public service commission of Oregon: Louis K. Bean, republican and Clyde T. Spocner, democrat. For senator 19th senatorial district: Fred E. Kiddle, republican, and Hen ry J. Taylor, democrat. For representative, 22nd represent ative district: Roy W. Ritner, re publican, and Joseph N. Scott, dem ocrat. Only one contest appears on the ballot for county offices. G. A. Bleak nian, republican, and Charles B. Cox, democrat, both seek the vacant coun ty commissioner seat. Much has been said and is being said, pro and con, on the 19 measures appearing on the ballot to be accept ed or rejected by the voters. Turn to page six of this issue for a read ing of these as they will appear on the ballot, An important election is at hand, and the good word being sent out from party organization headquarters is, "Get out the vote." WORK PROGRESSING NICELY. Contractor Dcnissc, who is build ing the parish house for All Saints Episcopal church in this city, has been greatly pleased with the fine weather since the work was under taken about the first of the month. It has enabled him to move right tically enclosed. The improvements along and the building is now prac will add much to the convenience and utility of the church building, and when comploted the Episcopals will have one of the best working plants in the community, with plenty of Sunday school room and a real play house for the members of both school and congregation. HOW WE GROW. From the office of Dr. McMurdo we have birth statistics for the week as follows: i On October 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo M. Edwards of Lexington, an 8 HI lb. son. October 24th, at their home at the Hamilton ranch, to Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Enright, a 9-pound daughter. On the 27th, at their home nine miles southeast of Lena, to Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius McLaughlin, twins, a on and daughter, each weighing bet ter than 7 pounds, Contract for Lena-Vb son Surf acing Awarded At the meeting of the state highway commission in Portland on Tuesday a number of contracts were awarded for surfacing various sections of the state highways, and among them was the Lena-Vinson road, the grading of nnicn Has but recently been complet ed. The contract for this work was awarded to Albert L. Smith of Spo kane, who is now at work on his part of the contract on the Hardman-Spray road. Commissioner G. A. Bleakman, who attended the meeting at Portland, states that the work of surfacing will be started lust as Boon as possible and will proceed aa rapidly as the weather conditions will permit. The bid of Mr. Smith was $68,207. His confpany now has plenty of eauio ment here for undertaking the work and there should be no delay in get ting started. His contract covers the entire 18 miles from Lena to Vinson, so we understand. Improvements Added by Star Theater This Week As in all lines of business it found necessary, in order to keep up with progress, Manager Sigsbee of the Star theater hag been - making additions and betterments to his movie house this week. He visited Portland for the purpose of getting new equipment during the past week and this Having arrived is now stalled. , The new equipment consists of two Powers projectors, a new screen and new electric sign that graces the front of the building. The outlay for this new equipment has been between $2000 and $2500, but it was found necessary if the theater was to be kept up to date. Mr. Sigsbee is looking forward to making other improvements as time goes on, as he is determined that the atar will not be less attractive than the theaters in many of the lareer places. Heppner School Notes. In the grade school game between Lexington and Heppner on the local held Saturday, the Heppner boys came out on the long end of a 25-6 score. Harold Gentry, Quarterback. s given much credit for the win bv his field generalship. Alex Ulrich and Gordon Bucknum are also cited as shining lights, completing between them one of the prettiest forward passes ever seen on a gridiron. El mer Hake and Jim McNamee, husky linemen, played their usual consistent game. 1 Next Saturday both the trade and high school teams will journey to lone where a double-header bill is scheduled. Local fans desiring a real football treat should be there. lone high school has a mighty good team, defeating Athena high school and holding Lexington to the low score of 6-7, the latter taking the long end. tne nigh school library was com. pletely recatalogucd this week, with iuu new volumes added. Through a new system of fire drill naugurated this week the school building was completljt emptied in a minute and a half as conmared tn 2 2-3 minutes under the old system. Three gongs are now sounded to give the alarm instead of the former five, and a new arrangement of exits h been made. High school pupils leave tne building by way of the fire chute nstalled last fall. Organization has been complete,) for a high school naner to ho eMH he Heppnerian, under the manage- ent or tne Heppnerian literary so le ty. The paper will appear as a regular department of the Heppner Gazette Times bceinninc- nevt. wou A snappy, newsy sheet will be the or- er, say the "cubs." Watch for it. SELLS PLANING MILL. Martin Reid, who for many veers as conducted the alanine- mill he. this week disposed of his interests n mat business to his brother. A. R Roid, who will take possession of the 'ime at once. Martin contemnlates oing to California as soon as the business of the transfer of the prop erty has been completed. He hopes that the change to that climate will prove of benefit to his health. KNIGHTS ATTENTION. Work in the rank of Esnnire of Doric lodge No. 20 next Tuesday ight. Full turn-out exDected. Don't let the election stop you. There will be plenty of opportunity to talk it over at lodge, and you can get the re turns afterward. JASPER V. CRAWFORD, C. C. AUSTIN I. SMITH, K. R. S. METHODIST CHURCH. Services at 11 a. m. Subioet. "The Expulsive Power of a New Affection." Preaching at 7:30 n, m. Evaneol- stic service. f' Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Epworth League at 6:30 All are nvited. I. V. PARKER, Pastor. j The Indies aid of the Methodist Community church will serve a silver lea in the parlors of the church on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 3rd, be ginning at 2:30 o'clock. All members and friends of the congregation are invited to attend. Douglas Fairbanks tn "THE BLACK PIRATE," photographed in natural colors Star Theater, Sunday. The Catholic ladios' choir will hold a food sale at Curran Hat shop, Sat urday forenoon, T State Republican Head Forseei Success for Ticket Tuesday. ASKS ALLEGIANCE Election of Democratic Senator Would be Rebuff to Administration ; ' Battle Won Says Coolidge. Portland, Ore Claims of a sweep ing victory for the republican ticket in the coming election were made here today by Phil Metschan, chair man of the republican state central committee. He urged republicans of the state to consolidate their forces or.d support the administration. A vote for the party nominees, he said, was a vote cast in support of the state's primary law. The election of a democratic sen ator from Oregon, he said, would not only be a slap at the president and the national administration but it might give the democratic party the sngnt majority needed to organize the senate and thus deprive western re publican senators of their dominant positions in that body. He said: The sovereign people of Oregon will vote next Tuesday whether they will uphold President Coolidge and tne republican administration by giv ing them a vote of confidence or thev will turn their backs upon them and tupport the party that has always brought disaster to our national pros perity and distress to our people the -democratic party. "They will vote to support the di- lect primary law of the state or they win, by their decision, regard it merely as a scrap of paper. They will iraintain it by voting for candidates nominated in accord with the law, or they will nullify it by following the will o' the wisp of an independent candidacy. "Citizens of this state will vote to maintain at the heads of the senate committees those tried and true re publicans of the west who know the west and its problems, Smoot of Utah. Jones of Washington, Oddie of Neva da, McNary of Oregon, Borah of Ida ho, Warren of Wyoming and Johnson ol California or they will say by their ballots they are willing for the west to lose these influential friends and to turn the senate over to control by southern democrats. "Voters of Oregon have an imDort- ant decision before them next Tues day. It is whether this strongly re publican state shall be deluded bv democratic propaganda and lose sub stantial things while it grasps at shadows. "I have faith in the people of Ore-' gon. i do not believe they will fail a great president when he needs them most. I do not believe they will be misled by a campaign of slander and misrepresentation aimed and designed to split our representation in the upper house of congress and give one of the two seats to a democrat. I do rot believe they will turn their thumbs down on the primary law. 1 expect a republican victory on Tuesday. Reports from all parts of the state are most gratifying. The race for the United States Benate is clearly between Steiwer and Haney. ine issue is plain. I cannot believe. any more than the people believe, that t. delegation divided is stronger than 'flB "tj'i in a casi, it. is reporteq. sired. A1NT IT THE TRUTH By a. b. chapin i ! - 1 i . AW.MAW, I CAVT VUftH TH WINDOW! tU KETCH MY PeATH O COLD SlOPPtN' 'ROUND IM THAT WATsTR. ft MEKTHtNO! -"III. - S TaERE ANYTHING- THE MATTER WITH JlMMY THAT AFTERNOON AS HH SLOPS GROUND ON A MUDDY FIELD CARING- N0THIW5- FOB LAME LEG-S OP. A WEAK BACK. OB-A BU.XHP IS THEtt.E ?- : ; Voi Patron-Teacher Assn. r XT rrr Lnooses lNew umcers There was a good attendance of members as well as patrons and friends of the Heppner schools at the high school auditorium on Tuesday atternoon. This waa the first meet ing of the year of the Patron-Teach er association and the time for the annual election of officers. This event took place in regular order and the new officers chosen are president, Mrs. W. P. Mahoney; vice president, Harold R. Johnson; secretary-treas urer, Miss Hester Thorpe. The matter of continuing work of adding to playground equipment re ceived attention, and it was decided that the association continue to do all they can in this direction during tne year. Also, some discussion was had of the question of health im provement in the public schools of the county, the association express ing its willingness to assist in this work as much as possible. A campaign lor new member is on and captains were chosen to push this work, to re port at next meeting. Mrs. Roger Morse and Mrs. W. J. Beymer are in charge, as captains of the teams, and the losers will treat the winners to cover luncheon. The Bocial hour following the meeting was greatly enjoyed and refreshments of punch and cookies served. Morse Is Wheat Head At Northwest Show Roger W. Morse, Morrow county agricultural agent, has been chosen superintendent of the wheat division of the fifth annual Northwest Hay and Grain show to be held in connec tion with the Pacific International Livestock exposition in Portland Oc tober 30 to November 6. Mr. Morse departed for Portrland yesterday eve ning to look after preliminary mat ters pertaining to the show. Morrow county will be represented in the grain division by several lots of wheat that took prize money at the Morrow County Wool and Grain show held last month. Nine lots of wheat were held over from the Morrow county show and have been shipped to Portland. These lots will be exhibited in the market classifications and the variety spec ials. The following lots of wheat heve been sent in: A. A. McCabe, lone, Hard Rei Win ter and Tuikey Red. Adam 1'iahm, WhUSQlub and Py brid Y.:. Sam Turner, Heppner, Hard Red Winter and Turkey Red. td Burchell, Lexington, Hard Red Winter and Turkey Red. J. H. Padberg, Heppner, White Club and Hybrid 128. B. S. Clark, Lexington, Hard White and Baart. O. L. Haugwood, lone, Soft White and Federation. Eric BergstTom, "Eight Mile, Hard White and Bluestem. L. J. Burnside, Hardinon,1 Soft White and Fortyfold. INJURED AT GAME. Mrs. Ed Burchell suffered a broken leg at the football game Sunday be tween Lexington and Heppner, when she was knocked down by players while watching the game with a large number of other spectators from the sidelines. Mrs. Burchell had her head turned and did not notice the players rushing toward her until too late to save herself. Dr. Johnston was called from Heppner to reduce the fracture. Mrs. Burchell will be OWEEWrtll. I can't WALK At4."M'wAYTowN TO TH'fivoceRr; I Sotta Bum ankle ah 'my Lbs Acub awful Bad jcx ja (MOT? LOCALS DEFEATED BY LEXINGTON IN GRID CLASH, 6 TOO Teams Meet Again Sunday at Heppner, Strengthened by New Material. Heppner's town football huskies went down to defeat in their initial game' of the season with Lexington last Sunday afternoon on the latter's field, by a lone touchdown. The score was 6-0. The first half was scoreless though botn sides threatened on occasions. Lexington completed a pass, Gentry to Lane, which took the ball to Heno nre's goal line just as the gun scurri ed. This pass netted the Wheat City lads some 30 yards and was caueht by Lane witn two Heppner men crowd ing him. On catching the ball he stumbled and fell, probably all that prevented his scoring. i Once in the first quarter through a series of passes, bucks and end runs. Heppner ran the ball to inside Lex ington's five yard line for first down. Allyn, Aiken and Adkms, backs, fea turing. Four attempts were unsuc cessfully made to budge the oppon- ?nt s line, however, and Lex took the hall and punted out of danger. A beautiful 40ard drop-kick by Allyn toward the end of the first half, that missed by inches, was probably the closest Heppner came to scoring. Lexington s touchdown came early in the third quarter when Heppner lost tne Dan in her own territory after receiving the kick-off. Rush Wright made the touchdown from the one yard line to which point the ball had been carried by a comDleted nass and a series of bucks. The game from then on was nin and tuck, though Heppner showed a burst of brilliance near the end of the game which netted her more than 40 yards, before the ball was lost on an intercepted pass. In this attack Aiken, Allyn and Adkins carried the ball for two first downs, and a com pleted pass, Aiken tc Moore, netted another. Lexington's lineup: Gentry. Quar ter, Wright full, Parker and White nlfbacks, Miller and Lane ends. Mc Millan, Helms, Carmichael, tackles, liaui'.ian, Morey and Dinees zuards. Slocum center. Heppner's lineup: Cason Quarter. Aiken full, Allyn and Adkins, half backs, C. Moore, R. Moore. Doherty and Bucknum ends, Hottman and Howell tackles, Biiseick, Smith and Baldwin guards, McDuffee and Doher ty centers. Next Sunday afternoon Heppner and Lexington will clash again, this time on Heppner's field. Both teams are being augmented by additional players, and the game promises to be a "humdinger." New material report ing to Manager Aiken of Heppner this week includes LaDusire, H. Anderson, Lieuallen, F. Hoskins, W. Hoskins, irawtord, Becket and Stout. O. E. S. SOCIAL CLUB. The O. E. S. Social club held an enjoyable meeting Saturday afternoon at Masonic hall, with Mrs. Fred Lu cas and Mrs. D. A. Wilson as host esses. Mrs. O. T. Ferguson made the highest score, the prize being a beau tiful pottery vase. Measures were discussed for in creasing the attendance. It was de cided to give an attendance prize at each of the next two meetings; this prize to be given by the social club in addition to the regular prizes. The next meeting will be held Nov. 20th and hostesses will be Mesdames W. P. Mahoney and C. W. McNamer. AW, DAD, I CANT" CAftftY OUT Aa ToS ASHES, MY HIP S TUSBlBLe LAME AN' I THINK. SOMiTRtN'S TH' MATTER WITH MY BACK TOO f WELL WE should say HOT City Election Occurs Next Tuesday Also The general public of Heppner, in the excitement incident to the gen eral state election, have perhaps overlooked the fact that Heppner will on Tuesday, November 2nd, choose a mayor and councilmen. The retiring mayor, E. G. Noble, was prevailed upon to enter the race again when it became apparent that no one else was seeking the place, and the time for filing had just about expired. Mr. Noble felt that he had done his full duty by the city, serving as mayor for two terms and desired to be re lieved of the responsibility. The full ticket contains the names of E. G. Noble for mayor, Claude Cox, Jeff Jones and C. L. Sweek, councilmen, E. R. Huston, recorder, and W. O. Dix, treasurer. The councilmen, like the mayor, have also been serving the city for the past four years, and Mr. Dix has been the city treasurer during the I past term. Mr. Huston was recently appointed to the place of recorder upon the resignation of Earl Gordon. So far, no opposing candidates have been mentioned. Adds Another Ranch To Present Holdings Jerm O'Conner, sheepman of Skin ner creek, has added to his land hold ings by the purchase this week of the Stanfield ranch of 5600 acres on Rhea creek. This ranch formerly belonged w Laie remand and for a number of years past was in possession of the Stanfield brothers and more recently r, cnarge oi Billy remand. By adding of this ranch tn bia holdings, Mr. O'Conner will be able to care for his two bands of sheep in good shape, and should he desire can add another band, also. There is con siderable good hay land on the nlaee which he will develop, and it is bo situated that it will furnish both spring and fall range for his sheep when on the way to and returning from his allotment in the forest. Mr. O'Conner is one of the successful young sheepmen of the county. Carload Classy Fords Arrives at Heppner The new model Fords look mio-htv foxy in their bright baked enamel coatings of bright blue-, tan, gray and oiacic, and the carload received by the Latourell Auto company this week brought a broad smile to Manager nas. ri. atourell's face. Wide at tention locally is being drawn to the new rords which have other good im provements besides the fine Daint inh One very notable improvement, says mr. Latourell, is the addition of the Hot Spot Holley vaporizer, which heats the gas as it goes from the car- uureior 10 me cylinders giving smootner acceleration, more pep and more power. And the best part of it is, the manager believes, prices re main exactly the same as formerly, the car with all improvements having raised not a single cent. Douglas" Fairbanks in "THE BLACK PIRATE," photographed in natural colors Star Theater, Sunday. SLACKERS! The town is full of slackersl There are plenty of the patriotic variety ior tnat matter, for what else shall we say of the citizen without enough patriotism to vote for the betterment of his community and state. But there is another kind of slacker even more prevalent and that is the re ligious slacker. He is the one who sends his children to the church some one else built but who never rendu his Bible or goes to church himself. He is the one who knows his dutv to God and his fellow men but lets his selhsh notions stand between him and his duty. Without further descrip tion let's just say he is the religious slacker. If you who read this are one of these who shirk duty it is not likely that you will be at the Church of Christ Sunday evening to hear the sermon entitled, "Eventually, Why Not Now?" . There will be a young folks choir ana nne singing just so it will not be so hard to take. All other services as usual. MILTON W. BOWER, Minister. LEGION AUXILIARY MEETING. Heppner Unit will hold its next regular meeting Tuesday evening, November 2nd, at Legion headquar ters. Hostesses, Mrs. F. E. Farrior nid Mrs. J. S. Crawford. Wednesday, December 15th, is the date set by the ladies aid of the Methodist Comunity church for the I olding of their annual Christmas ba zaar, at the church parlors, beginning at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Get your Christmas gifts then. 028-D7 Mike Delnery, working at the Lo gan brothers camp on the Heppner Spray road, had his hands badly burn ed on Friday from an explosion of a stove. He is being cared for at Hepp ner Surgical hospital. Mrs. I. A. Mather of Prairie City, u a gust this week nt the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ma honey in this city. Douglas Fairbanks in "THE BLACK PIRATE," photographed in natural colors. Star Theater, Sunday. The Catholic ladies' choir will hold c food sale at Curran Hat shop, Sat urday forenoon. By Arthur Brisbane Fierce Impartial Nature. Chicago's Great Street. Happy Teachers. Good Schools. Fierce nature has no favoritea. A hurricane sweeping over Denmark and Holland has killed eighteen and de stroyed many boats. The miraculous thing is that we travel so safely on this earth. Below is intense fire, above the absolute zero of outer space. The earth rolls around! one thous and miles an hour, without disturbing the water in your glass. . Around the sun we travel almost a million miles a day, arid heaven knows how many miles through space WITH the sun. Earthquakes, winds, volcanos, hur ricanes, tidal waves threaten ns. Yet we raise our families, deal in real es tate and stocks and calamity news is rare. Let us be thankful, Giichi Kitazawa, of Tokio, disap pointed in love, tried a new way, and ate himself to death. With his hard hearted, adored one across the table from him, he deliberatley stuffed him self with rice, curry, eggs, pouring; down whiskey and a worse drink, sake. Soon he was unconscious and in a few hours, dead. Let us remember, for our good, that what Mr. Kitazawa did in a few hours, nine-tenths of us do in about half normal lifetime. Too much eating or wrong eating or both will kill tho great majority. Senator Copeland, who is also a doctor, says "Half of what we eat keeps us alive, the other half keeps the doctors alive." The real menace to American cotton is not the present low price, but im pending competition abroad. More dangerous than cotton at 1214 cents are great dams that Britain is building to supply irrigation for more cotton fields in Egypt and elsewhere in Africa Russia proposes to produce cotton rnd will do it. Cotton growers and colored cotton pickers in America will not be able to compete with cotton grown in Africa, picked by native Africans. The solution might be found in cot ton picking by machinery. It should be possible to harvest a field by pass ing a "vacuum" cleaner above the crop at certain intervals. One small air pump might take the place of a thousand cotton-picking fingers. New York's university for young women, Barnard College, intends to set aside one million dollars to in crease teachers' salaries, a wise de cision. 1 Well paid, satisfied teachers, their services appreciated, are more im portant than new buildings or any sort of fine collegiate monument. Young students eager to learn, and teachers competent to teach, in any sort of building will do the work of education. Chicago's State street, heart of the city and center of retail business, cel ebrates with a three day illumination festival, the spending of $100,000 on a. new lighting system. State street will now be the most brightly lighted thoroughfare in the world, in addition to being the great est retail street in the world, Fifth Avenue, New York, not excepted. uive ngnt," said Dante, "and the people will find their own way." Chi cago merchants are wise in giving the most light to the street that does the most business. And it is important for a great city to keep its retail district CONCEN TRATED. Concentrated business makes possible concentrated advertis ing and means economy for mer chants. It means convenience for women in their shopping. They read the store news at home, then find everything that interests them in one neighbor hood. The next step, even more import ant, will be to increase transportation facilities for reaching State street. Transportation is to a city what cir culation of the blood is to the body. LEXINGTON HI NEWS, The footall game with lone Satur day resulted in a score of 7-6 in our favor. The players were quite evenly matched, making the game very excit ing. Many Lexington people turned out to see the game and were well pleased. We are hoping the game next Saturday with Arlington will be as successful. The ladies of the town are organis ing a basketball team. Several match games will take place later on in the season between the high school girls and the women. A special attraction was offered in assembly Monday morning when Elmo Nolan, James Leach and Buster Gen tly, attired in straw hats, overalls, whiskers and corncob pipes sang sev eral songs. These numbers were so applauded that for an encore they turned into Hula girls and sang "Ukelele Lady." This, however, cre ated a storm of applause and the three song birds were compelled to sing a third group of comedy songs. Second hand heaters and ranges. Case Furniture Co.