fiepper as Volume 43, Number 37. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 9, 1926. Subscription $2.00 a Year UMATILLA MEASURE IS READY Bill is Modelled After Act Calling for Building at Boulder Canyon. M'NARY SENDS DRAFT $45,000,000 Bond Issue Desired; Pro ject to Pay for Itself Through Power Sales When Constructed A complete draft of the McNary Sinnott bill calling for construction of the Umatilla rapids projoct has been received in Pendleton. The measure follows the general lines of the Boul der canyon project which has been ap proved by the senate committee and by the department of the interior. Submitting a copy of the bill o the Pendleton East Oregonian, Senator Charles L. McNary wrote the follow ing explanatory letter. Washington, D. C, November 24, 1926. Mr. E, B. Aldrich, Editor East Oregonian, Pendleton, Oregon. My Dear Mr. Aldrich: After my return to Washington early in November, I entered upon a study of a bill to provide for the pro tection and development of the Uma tilla Rapids in the Columbia River. Later, I discussed the subject with the solicitor of the Reclamation Bu reau and he sanctioned the draft of the bill I had prepared. ' Some days ago, when Congressman Sinnott returned to Washington, I took the matter up with him in two or three conferences and he also thought the draft covered the situa tion. As usual, I found Congress man Sinnott's judgment mature and helpful. You will understand that the bill does not in any sense exhaust the subject, nor is it a covenant that can not be altered. Congressman Sinnott and I shall introduce the bill in the House and Senate probably the first day of the session. It will then form a basis of a hearing and a report from the Department of the Interior. I thought you would be Interested in having a complete copy of the pro posal and that you might want to quote largely from it, as it is a mat ter of great importance to your com munity and the State. I had this copy mnde for you and it gives me pleasure to forward it. After you have given it study, I hope that you will write me frankly, setting forth such criti cisms as you may have, or suggestions for its alteration, or if you genrally coincide with its main features. With sincere good wishes always, I am Very truly yours, CHAS. L. McNARY. 69th Congress 2nd Session. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Mr. McNary introduced the follow ing bill, which was read twice and re ferred to the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation. A BILL To provide for the protection and development of the Umatilla Rapids in the Columbia River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uni ted States of America in Congress as sembled, that, for the purpose of (Continued on Page Six) Move for City Library Halted by Non-Support Miss Mary Jane Dustin, state li brary representative, on her return to Heppner the first of the week, found that the local library move she was sponsoring had struck a tnag. The form in which the project was presented did not appeal to some people, which is given as the reason tor lack of support by fraternal or ganizations. When she met with the city council Mondny evening, Miss Dustin was again nonplused when Mayor Noble made it known that he could not keep his promise of $50 from the city as no available funds whatever had been provided in the budget. The senti ment of the council expressed at its meeting was that the county should finance the library. Miss Dustin planned to return to Heppner yesterday In a final attempt to feel out just how much sentiment really exists in favor of a library, in hopes of locating enough persons In terested to put the project across. She spent a day at Lexington and lone this week. The local committee working with Miss Dustin reported that they be lieved expenses should not exceed $200 the first year. MASONIC BODIES TO ELECT. Annual election of the Masonic bodies of Heppner will be held as follows: On Friday, December 10, (tomrorow evening), the Eastern Star will hold its election, as well as hav ing Initiatory works Thursday, Dec. 1, Heppner Chapter No. 26, R. A. M., will elect its fllocers, and on Satur day, December 18, Heppner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M., will choose officers for the next year. It is planned for the three organizations to hold a joint installation on the evening of De comber 20th. The ceremonies will be preceded by a banquet at 8:80. HON. S. A. LOWELL ADDRESSES ELKS Beautiful Ceremonies Held Sunday Afternoon In Memory of Departed Brothers. A most fitting service was carried out last Sunday at the i hall of Hepp ner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. E., in memory of the departed brothers of the lodge, but one of some 10,000 like services held throughout Elkdom on the same day. Hon. Stephen A. Lowell of Pendleton delivered the memorial message, a message of in tensive meaning, while the service was beautifully replete with the trib ute of the lodge and appropriate mu sical numbers. Gay M. Anderson, Exalted Ruler, presided and Rev. B. Stanley Moore filled the office of Chaplain for the occasion. Music was furnished by a quartet, Mrs. W. E. Moore, Miss Mar garet Wright, Milton W. Bower and Harvey Miller, who sang two num bers by Gounod, "Send Out Thy Light" and "Unfold Ye Portals;" and Miss Margaret Wright, who sang beautifully "The Lord Is Risen" by Sullivan. The lodge and audience joined in singing "Auld Lang Syne." Departed brothers who failed to an swer the roll call, and in whose mem ory the services were held, are Andy Rood, Jr., Wm. Haylor, O. O. Edwards, John McEntire and John Keegan, these members having been called to the great beyond the past year. In his message, Judge Lowell stress ed the high precepts of the order. making a special plea for better srhools and more respect for law as safeguards for these precepts. He drew a beautiful word picture of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth and of the three monoliths erected there in their memory, depicting Jus tice, Morality and Law, giving an in spirational discourse on the place these time-honored tenets hold in the fabric of our republic. One thing Judge Lowell wished especially to impress upon his listen ers was the duty of American citizens to fulfill the office of jurors, a thing that appealed to him after long ex perience at the bar and on the bench, as having the greatest bearing on law enforcement and disparagement of crime. "Ninety-five per cent of the citizens of the United States are law abiding, while only five per cent are law breaking," Mr. Lowell declared, "and it is up to the ninety-five per cent to jee that the other five per cent obey the law, no matter how drastic meas ures may be necessary." But to do this, he said, it is absolutely neces sary that every citizen willingly ac cept his obligation when called on a jury panel. And when a citizen is thus summoned he becomes as much an officer of the law as is the judge who presides over the court. All winter coats off at the Cur- ran Hat Shop. New Repayment for Proposed Gym Bonding A satisfactory scheme that will har monize with the present system of re tiring the school bonds of District No. 1 and at the same time retire any additional bonds that might be voted by the taxpayers of the dis trict, has been devised. Under this plan the district will be entirely freed fiom debt by 1946, and at no time will the rate of taxation be increased be yond 10-13 of a mill. Through the octivities of the late Mr. Woodson, the bonds of the dis trict were placed upon a serial basis i'or retirement, or in other words a certain amount of the bonded indebt edness is paid back each year, so that the weight of the district debt does not "fall heavily any particular year, and by 1941 the district would be en tirely relieved of debt. The main question that has con i ion ted the board of directors in dis cussing the feasibiltiy of the new auditorium-gymnasium, has been the best way to accommodate the propo sed new issue with the present in debtedness in such a way that the yearly tax rate will not be substan tially increased. A glance at the accompanying table will show the proposed scheme. Tho column headed "Total payment to be made each year," indicates the amount that is now being paid in other words, the total amount to be paid in 1927 is $2,950, which includes $1950 interest on the bonded debt and $1000 payment on the princ pal, leaving the bonded indebtedness of ihe. district standing at $38,000. As a further example of this system, in tho year 1932, a total payment of 1050 will be made which includes $1560 in interest and $2,500 on the Present Bond Retirement Scheme Date Amt. toRte Date of Amt.of I Total District! Aud. I Aud. Total Due be raid Issue Int. Pm t.J DebtJ Bonds Int. Pmt. 1-1-1927 I $OforiTlT-T9W"$ I 1-1-1928 1,600 6 1-1-1925 1,900 3,400 36,500 $20,000 $1,000, 4,400 1-1-1929 1,600 6 1-1-1926 1,825 3,325 35,000 20,000 1,000 4,326 1-1-1930 2,000 6 1-1-1915 1,750 3,750 33,000 20,000 1,000 4,760 1-1-1931 2,000 6 1-1-1925 1,660 3,650 31,000 20,000 1,000 4,650 1-1-1932 2,600 6 1-1-1925 U50 4,050 28,600 20,000 1,000) 6,060 1-1-1933 2,500 6 1-1-1925 1,426 3,925 26,000 20,000 1,000 4,926 1-1-1934 3,000 5 1-1-1925 1,300 4,300 23,000 20,000 1,0001 6,300 1-1-1936 8,000 5 1-1-1925 1,160 4,160 20,000 20,000 1,000 6 160 1-1-1936 3,000 6 1-1-1925 1,000 4,000 17,000 20,000 11,000 6 --- 1-1-1937 3,000 5 1-1-1925 850 . 3,860 14.000) 20,000 1,000 4150 1-1-1938 8,500 5 1-1-1925 700 4,200 ; 10,500 20j000 1,000 5 200 1-1-1935 8,600 6 1-1-1925 526 4,026 1 7,000; 20,000 1,000 5,026 1-1-1940 8,600 6 1-1-1926 350 8,850 3,600 20,000 1,000 4,675 1-1-1941 8,500 6 1-1-192B 175 8,675 20,000 1,000 5,000 1-1-1942 4,000 6 1-1-1925 4.000 16,000 1,000 6,000 1-1-1948 4,000 6 1-1-1935 4,000 12,000 800 4 800 1-1-1944 4,000 5 1-1-1926 4,000 8,000 600 4 600 1-1-1945 4,000 6 1-1-1936 . 4,000 ' 4,000 400 4 400 1-1-1946 4,000 6 1-1-1925 4,000 2001 4 200 S1GCKM FEE L Umatilla Permittees Will Meet Here to Discuss Situation. UNJUSTNESS IS SEEN Report of Casement Says Proposed Appraisals Here Not in Accord With ThoBe Elsewhere. A proposed increase in grazing fees has stirred Morrow county stockmen, as well as stockmen throughout east ern Oregon, to resentful action, be lieving that such an increase under existing conditions would be unjust That a thoruogh discussion of the matter may be had a meeting of the Umatilla Permittees association and other stockmen will be held in Hepp i.er on January 21. Hugh Sproat, secretary of the Oregon, Woolgrowers association will be here, and the re port of Don D. Casement to Hon. Wil liam M. Jardine, secretary of agricul ture, on conditions relating to the proposed increase will be gone over. A full announcement of the meeting will be made next week. For the information of interested persons we are printing herewith ex cerpts from Mr. Casement's report: In Oregon private land selections are considered in three groups cor responding to a similar grouping of the forests of Western, Central and Eastern Oregon. The latter group may safely be designated as the sor est spot on the map of all the wes tern states in so far as the result cf the range appraisal is concerned. A visit to the five forests of this group disclosed great dissatisfaction among permittees with the fees pro posed by the Report for local appli cation. Sheep fees here, if the ap praisal recommendations are accept ed, would range in all but one in stance frmo 8 to 12 cents per head per month, with corresponding cattle rates from 20 to 27 cents. This rela tion between sheep and cattle fees of approximately 2 1-2 to 1 differs widely from the ratio of 3 and 4 to 1 generally recommended for the states previously mentioned. It is ulso apparnt that the proposed fees, especially for sheep, are much higher than elsewhere except in California. Various views are hold by permit tees as probable explanations of this situation. It is said that the rela tively high rentals for private lands in this locality are due to the former I revalence of easy money, over ex pansion and an unprecedented era of wild speculation which has in some conspicuous cases resulted disastrous- ( Continued on Page Eight.) Plan Given Tirincipal, and the bonded indebted ness of the district that year will stand at $28,500. Should the school patrons approve the issue of $20,000, tho plan of pay ment contemplates no payment on '.ie principal until 1941, when tho en tire present bonded indebtedness will hive been paid. From 1942 until 1946 payment of $4000 a year on the aud itorium are contemplated. Unt. 1942 the only payments that would be made on the auditorium would be $1000 yearly interest. The assessed valuation of School Distrcit No. 1 now stands at $1,331,001. Levying a tux of one mill against this valuation would raise $1331 per year, or $331 more than necessary to pay the $1000 interest. Therefore a levy of 10-18 of one mill is all that the present rate of taxation would be increased. Of course, the ultimate bonded in debtedness of the district would be carried up to 1948 as against 1942, but ihis would be affected at the present rate of taxation. It is felt that this is by far the best plan thus fur worked out, as it means a very small present increase in taxation and also includes the fact that those children now using it would be taxpayers themselves by the time the bonds are to be retired, and tnus help pay for the building they would use. Both the board of directors and Superintendent Burgess feel much en couraged over the financial situation of the district. The tax lew was reduced from 17.6 to 15.7 last year and this in spite of the fact that two big improvements were made a fire escape wat ,enl on the building Rnd Tin- halls wore leflooied. Proposed Issue Oregon Strives for Seal Sale Record With interest in the state-wide aale of Christmas seals growing daily, the results bid fair to exceed all previous sales in Oregon by hundreds of dol lars, is the good word given out from local head quarters. The lo cal salei organiza tion has gotten busy and as a result the entire town is liberally besprink led with signs inviting attention to the sale. Many of the business houses have supplies on hand. Word comes from the Portland headquarters that Oregon is opt to beat her record of last year, and the wide publicity, advertising and hard drives put on in various parts of the state should indicate that the officials mean what they say. In the seal drive of 1925 Oregon ranked eighth among che stutos, with a sale of 66 stamps per capita. New York, of course, headed the list owing to her heavy population with 89 stamps for every citizen of that state, while California ranked fifth, only beating us by three points in rank, and not even that much in per capita sales, as she bought but 65 stamps per Californ ian. The slogan this year seems to be "Boost and Buy" boost the sale and buy the stamps. Boost the sale be cause it means health and happiness to Oregon folks, and buy the stamps because they spread a message of good cheer. Shields Entertainment Is Greatly Enjoyed A fair sized audience greeted Harry K. Shields, tenor soloist, at the Chris tian church on last Friday evening, and there was an expression of gen eral satisfaction with the perform ance. The entertainment was given free, and at the close an offering was teken, 40 per cent of which was turn ed over to the Christian Endeavor society of the church, who were in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Shields is a soloist and singing evangelist of national reputation, and Ins program was varied enough to show his splendid ability. He was ably assisted by Mrs. W. D. Humph rey of Pendleton and Rev. Guy L. Drill, pastor of the Christian church at Pendleton and Rev. F.L. Wood, pastor ot Lexington, lone and Alpine churches, both readers of ability who appeared several times on the pro tram and were heartily encored. The program was rather of an impromptu nature, a sort of informal affair, and there were no dull moments from beginning to end. The Heppner peo ple were greatly taken with Mr. Shields, hig pleasing personality and splendid musical talent combining to make him an ideal entertainer, and we hope that it will not be long ere he comes this way again. Rhea Creek Grange Has Annual Election At the regular meeting, held at their new hall on Sunday, Dec. 6th, Rhea Creek Grange held the annual election of officers and chose O. E. Wright, master; S. D. Wright, over seer; Mrs. Sterling Fryrear, lceturer; Kenneth Oviatt, steward; Ray Wright assistant steward; Mrs. R. M. Oviatt, chaplain; Anson Wright, treasurer; Nellie Wright, secretary; James Stev ens, gate keeper; Eva Wright, Ceres; Pearl Wright, Pomona; Eva Stevens, Flora; Mrs. Chas. Becket, lady assist ant steward; Jeff Jones, Wes Stevens and H. M. Olden, executive committee. Work in the first and second de grees was put on and 10 new mem bers given these degrees, after which tho usual good feed was enjoyed fol lowed by a social hour. A social time for Grange members only is to be given at the hall on tomorrow eve ning, December 10th. SMOKER AT LEXINGTON. Clarence Bauman and Jack Smith will mix it in a fistic encounter as the headtiner for a smoker to be staged at the Burgoync store in Lex ington, Friday, Dec. 17. Russell Wright and Jimmie Leach are the fromoters. Both Baumun and Smith weigh in at 168 pounds. Smith huils fiom Hermiston. Other events on the card are: Boxing Vester Lane vs. Billy Logan; Glen Gammell vs. Cliff Miller; Vernon Warner vs. Mor ris Reaney; Hup Glascock vs. Ken neth Warner. Wrestling Judge Cor niichoel vs. Austin Smith; Buck Ruhl vs. Edward Keller. As a curtain raiser LaVern Wright and Earl Thornburg will i fight two 1-minute rounds. A dance will take place im mediately after the smoker with Twi light Quintet furnishing the music. ' ALL KNIGHTS. Don't forget the open meeting of Doric Lodge No. 20 next Tuesday eve ning, when E. I. Ballngh, Grand Chancellor, and Walter G. Gleason, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, will be present. Supper at 7 o'clock vith program following. An occasion you'll remember. Be there. JASPER V. CRAWFORD, C. C. AUSTIN I. SMITH, K. R. S. GRANGE WILL HOLD BAZAAR. The Rhea Cre'k Grange will hold their annual bazaar on Saturday eve ning, December 18, at 8:00 o'clock. In addition to the bazaar, a three-act comedy entitled "Poor Father," will be given. Supper of sandwiches, cake and coffee will be served by the home economics committee. An admission of 35 cents for adults and 16 cents for children will be charged, 2t. f 1QS6 If TOTAL 4471 MILES Secretary Klein Makes Of ficial Report to State Commission. 3521 MILES IMPROVED Only Fraction of a Mile of Pavement Laid in 1926; List of Expenti tures for Roads Given. Salem, Ore., Dec. 7. Oregon's state highway system on November 30, of this year included 3521 miles of im proved highways and 947.6 miles of unimproved highways, according to a report prepared here today by Roy Klein, secretary of the state highway commission. The report was submit ted to Governor Pierce and will be referred to the legislature which con venes here next January. Of the improved highways there are 688.5 miles of bituminous pavement, 208.5 milese of concrete pavement, f.76.8 miles of oiled macadam, 1747.6 miles of rock surfacing and 300.5 miles which has been graded but not surfaced. The report showed that during the current year only two-tenths of a mile of new pavement has been laid. There were 8.4 miles of pavement lesurfaced. Other improvements dur ing the first 11 months of the year included 343.6 miles of oiled maca dam, 129.8 miles of rock surfacing, 40.1 miles of rock surfacing, 139.8 miles of grading and 9 miles of grade widening. Year's Expenditures Listed. Expenditures during the current year aggregated $10,018,492.75, of which $3,744,425.85 was listed as new construction. Additions and better ments aggregated $513,032.48, while maintenance was fixed at $2,290,409. 62. Other expenditures were listed as follows: Co-operation on forest road work, $172,360.70; rights of way and prop erty, $24,251.20; purchase of park sites, $20,745.61; Toad signs, $12,024. 98; operation of movable bridges, $7377.18; enforcing of traffic laws, $50,644.04; administration and gener al supervision, $187,085.86; surveys, $65,674.06; engineering in connection with county work, $5894.14, and mis cellaneous general expense, $4905.68. Bonds matured during the year ag tiegated $1,197,000, while interest paid on bonds totaled $1,722,761.65. Gas Tax Income High. The two largest items listed as re ceipts credited to the state highway department during the current year were motor vehicle license fees ag gregating $4,260,000 and gasoline taxes totaling $3,013,149.20. Interest on balances amounted to $38,372.94, while fines from violations of tramp laws aggregated $33,658.05. Federal aid was received in the rame amount of $1,264,688.74, while county co-operation was $715,701.37. Miscellaneous co-operation was listed at $78,916.59 and net equipment earn ings $32,055.40. The balance on hand un December 1, 1925, was $1,452,458. 44. The report showed that the total receipts of the state highway depart ment for the year aggregated $10, 888,900.73, which left a balance on hand on December 1 of this year of $870,407.98. Woolgrowers Dinner Will Be Held on January 14th Pendleton E. O. The banquet and entertainment for visiting woolgrowers here to attend the annual convention of the Oregon Woolgrowers association will be held the evening of January 14 at the Elks lodge rooms under the auspices of the Pendleton Commercial association, it was announced this morning at as sociation headquarters. Annual convention of the woolgrow ers will open in this city on the morn ing of January 14, and close the eve ning of the next day. Sessions will be held in the Elks lodge room on the third floor of the Elks building and the committee meetings will be held in the Pendleton Commercial asso ciation rooms on the second floor. More than 200 woolgrowers from all j-arts of the state are expected to be present at the annual meeting at which time a number of matters of importance will be brought up for discussion. At this time there will be rn election of officers and the reports of several standing committees. K. G. Warner of Pilot Rock is the pres ent head of the state association and Hugh Sproat is secretary with head quarters in this city. Among the matters to come before the woolgrowers for action is a pro posed migratory livestock bill to be presented to the state legislature. This bill would take the place of the migratory stock law passed by the last state legislature and found un constitutional. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting ofthe stockholders of the Farmers A Stockgrowers Na tional Bank of Heppner, Oregon, on the second Tuesday in January, 1927 (January 11, 1927), between tho hours of 9:00 o clock a. m. and 4 o clock p. tn. of said day ,for the purpose of electing directors, and for tho trans action of such other business as may legally come before the meeting. E. H. HALLOCK, Assistant Cashier. Doted this 9th day of December, 1928 OFFICERS ELECTED BY HEPPNER POST Annual Banquet and Business Meet ing Held Monday Evening With Auxiliary Serving Feed, The annual business meeting and election of officers of Heppner Post No. 87, American Legion, took place at Legion headquarters Monday eve ning. Preceding the business meet ing the ladies of Heppner Unit of the Auxiliary served a oountiful din ner to which the twenty legionnaires seated around the table did full jus tice. It was voted the best feed ever placed before the Legion boys in their seven years of existence. The election resulted in the follow ing being chosen to handle the post affairs for the next year: Command er, Spencer Crawford; vice-commander, Andrew Olson; finance officer, Alva Jones, adjutant, Paul Gemmell. Ap pointive officers and committees were not announced. A vote of thanks was enthusiastic ally given retiring commander Harold Cohn and retiring adjutant . Roger Morse for the efficient way in which post affairs have been handled the past year. Past Commander Cohn is state committeeman of the Legion, having charge of the 6th district, and will goon begin a series of visitations to the various posts in his district. During the evening Bishop Rem ington of the Episcopal church, chap lain of Pendleton post, dropped in and entertained the members with stories of his war experiences, which covered almost the entire period of America's participation in the war. Plans for an active year for the lo cal post are in preparation and it was strongly urged that all ex-srvice men be prevailed upon to join the organ ization. LOCAL n ITEMS Messrs. W. T. Wright, C. C. Grim, J. T. Bullard, F. C. Frederickson and Charles Benefiel were Irrigon men in the city today. These gentlemen were here to look after a community road proposition now being agitated at Irri gon, and they were in consultation with the county court. They report a lot of rain and moisture in the north end of the county, and the pros pects for plenty of irrigation water the coming season are brightened by the rain and- snow in the mountain sections. We acknowledge a pleasant call from these gentlemen. Rev. Guy L. Drill and wife, Mrs. W. D. Humphrey and Harry K. Shields singing evangelist, drove over from Pendleton on Friday afternoon to be present and have a part in the enetr tainment given at the Christian church that evening Mr. Drill is the popular pastor of the Christian church at Pendleton and was assisted in a five weeks evangelistic meeting recently closed at his church by Mr. Shields. The bazaar given by the Willing Workers of the Christian church will be on at the church parlors tomorrow, Friday, afternoon and evening. Re member this and also their sale of cooked food in connection. Mrs. Noah Pettyjohn of Morgan was brought to Heppner Surgical hos pital on Monday by Dr. McMurdo. She was in every critical condition at the time and the doctor reports that she is still very ill, Bishop W. P. Remington of the Ep iscopal church, who recently returned from a trip to New York, was a vis itor in Heppner on Monday, returning tc his home at Pendleton on Tuesday. Mrs. Lee Sprinkel underwent a ma jor operation at Heppner Surgical hospital on Tuesday. Dr. McMurdo reports that she is getting along quite well at this time. Dr. McMurdo was called to the ronch of Pat McConnell the first of the week to minister to Mrs. McCon nell who was quite ill. Dr. Johnston reports the arrival of an b-pound son on December 6th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mc Baniel of Hardman. Christmas Trees Any size you like will be delivered week before Christmas. Conser Adkins, City. All winter coats 4 off at the Cur ran Hat Shop, O. A. C. Students Are Married Thanksgiving Two former Morrow county young people were married on Thanksgiving day at Falls City, Oregon. They are students at O. A. C the bride being Ealor Swanson and the bridegroom Elmo McMillan. They spent their honeymoon in Portland and at Salem. Mrs. McMillan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson of lone, and Mr. McMillan is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McMillan, formerly of Lexington but now residents of Cor vallis. The young couple announce that they will make their home in Sa lem. Would Appreciate Settlement. Having retired from business at Heppner, the Sam Hughes Company would appreciate a prompt settlement of all accounts due the firm. Will you not make it a point to do this just as soon as possible? SAM HUGHES COMPANY. ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev, B. Stanely Moore, minister. Sunday school at 9:45, classes for all ages; morning prayer, 11:00 o' clock; evening service, 7:30. A hearty welcome to all. ThisWeelt By Arthur Brisbane Another Bryan Wanted. Science No Menace. 170,000 and Too Cheap. Beware of Empathy. The Iowa State chairman says the Democratic party ought to find a man like W. J. Bryan something hard to do. Bryan had one great quality, and you could say, as it is said of an other, "That man believes every word he says. Such men are dangerous." There is a tremendous power in sin cerity, and, right or wrong, on gold, silver or prohibition, Bryan had that power. Dr. Lorenz, "bloodless surgeon of Vienna," says science is injuring the humanity by keeping the unfit alive. Nature tries to wipe out those not fit to perpetuate the species. Science prolongs their lives and adds unfit children to the population. Red Indians used to kill babies that did not seem vigorous, and killed all children born deformed. That didn't make a great conquering race of the Indians. Some of the most useful men, Voltaire for instance, would have died in infancy but for extraor dinary scientific care. Pope, who wrote the "Essay on Man" and other things worth while, would have been killed had he lived among the Indians. He had to be sewed up in a canvas jacket each day that he might sit up and write. And consider the good moral effect that helping the unfit has upon the abler types. What we call charity is largely a philantrophic gymnasium for the prosperous. A Stock Exchange seat sells for $170,000, the highest price on record, but a great deal too low. In these booming times, and with the prosper ity that is ahead, every able broker ought to earn the price of a seat in a year. The value of Exchange seats shows that it is better to buy and sell things than to make them. You know how cotton growers feel just now. In some places cotton isn't worth pick ing. Yesterdav in "- York a seat on the Cotton Exchange sold for $2,000 more than the last previous sale. Whether cotton stocks sell high or low, the intelligent broker makes his profit. Rabindranath Tagore (fine, old poet of Bombay) joins Europe's hymn of American hate. He won't come here again; did not like us last time. We are too aggressively anti-Asiatic and selfish." We are not "aggressively anti-Asiatic," but we notice that India in five thousand years has done nothing but turn from slavery under the ra jahs to slavery under Britain and ra jahs combined. We, on the other hand, have done several things, steamboat, flying machine, automo bile, telephone, phonograph, radio, in much less than five thousand yoara. We don't believe that Asia and America would go in harness any bet ter than a yak and a submarine. Nev ertheless, we like Asia, all but the rajahs, caste, suttee and child mar riage and Britain is attending to them. Are you inclined to empathy? It's the new word of psychologists, and explains stories of witnesses, describ ing in detail what they never saw. That new word may play a part in the Hall-Mills murder case. First we think about a thing which sympathy. Then we get mixed, inject ourselves into the affair, in our imag inations, and soon are ready to swear with perfect sincerity, that we saw what we never saw. Dreams lead to empathy. You dream you saw a friend in a certain place, think about it, and in a week you believe that you dreamed of him and then saw him, just where you had dreamed of him. And you tell your friends how your dream came true, when it did nothing of the kind. Beware of empathy. The world is full of it. Professors Fryer and Shaw, of New York University, invented or discov ered it. COMMUNITY XMAS MEETING. A meeting of representatives from all organizations to participate in the Community Christmas has been called for Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock at Legion headquarters, for the purpose of discussing arrangements. 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 HEPPNER SANITARIUM HOSPITAL DR. 1. PKRRY TONDER, PhyticUn-ln-Chars Mrs. Willard llerren. Superintendent. Trained. CrJut Nurne Always In At tndnc. Day or Nisht. Phone Mala 02 for Doctor Condor or the Hoaplul. f