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Volume 44, Number 3.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Apr. 14, 1927
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Condon Home - Talent
Show Gave Heppner
Folk Real Treat.
CAST DOES IT'S STUFF
Pathos and Humor Intermingled In
Heart-Gripping Melodrama;
Specials Good.
Lond heralded, widely proclaimed
and highlv touted, "Along the Mis
souri," presented by an all-nome cast
from Condon at the Star theater
Tuesday evening, made good. It not
only lived up to expectations, but if
the sentiment as expressed by tne
packed auditorium m applause is
criterion, it far exceeded them. Not
only were the Heppner people who
greeted the performers well pieased,
but equally so were the performers
themselves, vouchsafed W. E. Wil
kins, manager.
The play, carrying a pronounced
contrast of pathos and humor through
a deeply involved plot, is not one
easily handled by amateur perform
ers, and the manner in which the cast
from Condon delivered it bordered on
professionalism. In fact Beveral mem
bers of the cast would probably have
little trouble making good on the pro
fessional stage.
The plot centers around a little
country farmstead along the Missouri
river. Here is revealed the story of
blasted happiness of a young married
couple; uncovered the villain who
brought it about while attempting to
steal the affections of the fiiance of
the noble and aspiring son of the
farmer, and while trying to gain pos
session of the farmstead as well; de
picted, the beautiful love affair of
the rich man's daughter and the poor
man's son while the rich man holds
a mortgage on the poor man's farm;
displayed the half-wit farmhand, a
thorn in the poor farmer's side. Pol
itics, love, ambition, lust, greed, re
venge, repentance, all have a part
with an abundance of homely comedy
thrown in.
James O'Rourke in the role of Wil
'.iam Watson, the farmer, known to
his friends as "kind old Bill," made
the character live, indeed. His deep
oice, sobbing at times, boisterous at
others, carried little affectation. Jack
Tierney, played well the part of his
son John. As villainous as any vil
lain could be was Wm. Gross as Nor
wood Crane. But the masculine part
that was probably the most gripping
of all was that of Dustin Barnes, a
gentleman buffeted by fortune and
whose home was blasted by the vil
lain, made realistic as it was by Ger
ald Burns. Harry Meyers portrayed
well the rich man, Manders Maffitt, a
country banker with prejudiced po
litical and social views. And conclud
ing the masculine line-up comes W.
E. Wilkins, as Rip Stokey, the hired
boy, about whom we believe it can be
said only in justice that he was b
scream. Mrs. R. W. Hanneman as
Katherine Patton, the village school
teacher and the estrayed wife of Dus
tin Barnes, exemplified to near per
fection the repentant little wife.
Pretty, as need be, and charming, was
Miss Ruby Hayes as Virginia Maffitt,
the rich man's daughter. Mrs. Ed
Schott completed the fine cast in the
role of Tillie Watson, Bill's old maid
sister, in which part she made friends
of the Inrge audience.
The Condon orchestra furnished
music before the curtain was raised
on the first act and between the third
and fourth acts, while three special
numbers were given between acts. A
baritone solo by Mr. Sylva was well
received and heartily encored. Miss
Moore gave a pleasing violin solo, re
sponding with an encore, and the
Misses Florence and Katherine Gross
completely won the house with their
vocal and instrumental duet, being
called back twice. The Misses Gross
are daughters of Wm. Gros, who took
the part of the villain.
After the show the Condon orches
tra supplied the music for dancing in
the Elks' hall. The dance was largely
attended.
Yearling Wether Sale
Brings $9.84 a Head
Scott Brown of Rock Creek made
a sale of 050 fine yearling wethers in
Heppner Saturday at $9.84 apiece.
Klink & Taylor of Omaha were the
purchasers through their repesenta
tive, 1). A. Taylor of Burley, Idaho.
H. A. Thompson of this city also had
an interest in the three cars of sheep
shipped from here Saturday night for
Omaha.
The Brown sheep were purchased
ns lambs from Frank Monahan of this
city last season and fed on the Rock
creek range of Mr. Brown. Being In
extra fine condition they brought the
top market price, the $S).84 being net
at Heppner.
EASTERN STAR SOCIAL CLUB.
A most enjoyable afternoon was
spent by the members of the 0, E, S.
social club, at their regular meeting
on Saturday at Masonic building. A
Boodly number was present and sever
al tables of bridge played. First
honors went to Mrs. F. J. Lucas, and
second to Mrs. Earl Gordon. Mes
damcs A, H, Johnston and Arthur
McAtee were hostesses and served
delicious refreshments.
Hutching Eggs Placo orders now;
O, A. C, atrnin Barred Rocks. Write
or phone Mrs. Oru L. Barlow, lone,
Ore. Phone 15x33. 61-55.
Tryouts Progressing
For Declamatory Meet
By Heppnerian Reporter.
The days are rapidly drawing near
er to the County Declamatory Con
test, to be held here on the evening
of April 22. On Monday evening,
April 11, at the close of school, a
minor tryout was held in the high
school to determine who should enter
tne major tryout the following Wed
nesday night. The judges for this
tryout were the faculty.
There were eighteen chosen from
the grades, nine of whom are from
the first four grades and nine from
the lour higher grades. At the final
tryout Wednesday two were chosen
trom each of these two divisions in
the grades, thus limiting the grade
entrants to four. There are two
classes of selections in the grades,
either humorous or non-humorous.
There will be three high school en
trants, chosen at the finals from the
five that are now competing for that
place, thus making the total entrants
in the contest from Heppner schools,
number seven.
The five students entering the final
tryout Wednesday, from the high
school, are: Dramatic division Jean-
ette Turner and Evelyn Swindig; hu
morous division Dorothy Herren
and Katheryn Bisbee. oratorical di
vision Cornett Green.
Those from the grades ore; Low
er division (1st to 4th grads) Nina
Cox, Ruth Green, Levi Westfall, Pa
tricia Cason, Jackson Gillinm, Viola
Kirk, Elizabeth Vance, Guyla Mae
Cason, Billie Morse, and Howard Cox.
Upper division (Bth to 8th grades)
Billy Thomson, Frances Frye, Gladys
Erwin, Doris Cox, Herman Green,
Gene Mikesell, Irene Hiatt, Mary
White and Earl Thomson.
Church Choirs loin
For Easter Cantata
The public is cordiallv invited in
attend the presentation of "Easter
tide," a cantata by Prothero which
will be given by the combined choirs
of the Methodist, Episcopal and
Christian churches Sunday evenine at
8:00 o'clock in the Church of Christ.
The cantata is divided into two
parts: the first deals with the seiz
ure of Christ, His arraignment be
fore Pilate and His delivery to the
multitude. After the "March to Cal
vary, the second division follows
with the Resurrection, Mary's recog
nition of Christ in the garden, and
two beautiful choruses acclaiming
Jesus as Master. There are several
solos interspersing the heavier cho
rus work.
The music of the cantata is very
descriptive and carefully interprets
the familiar words of the Scriptures
that deal with the Easter story.
lhe soloists are Mrs. Frank Turner
and Mrs. Bessie Gibb, soprano, Mrs.
Maurice Frye, contralto, E. H. Buhn
and Frank Turner, tenor, Terrel
Benge and Ellis Thomson, baritone.
Esther Margaret Wright is director
of the presentation with Miss Helen
Fredreckson as accompanist.
Travel Lure Has Offset
In Library Offering
At this time of the year when most
of us are seized with the wanderlust,
we want to start out for new places
and new adventures. Those of us
who must stay at home can find a
substitute by traveling through books.
Among the 300 books sent recently
to the Heppner library by the Oregon
State library is a shelf of some 30
hooks of travel and adventure thru
whose pages we can visit almost any
part of the world.
'My Crowded Solitude" by Jack
McLaren reads like fiction as it re
counts the adventures of the author
on his coocoanut ranch in Australia,
three days distant from a civilized
settlement, where his only neighbors
wore natives as primitive as the stone
age.
"The Lost Oasis" by Ahmed Hass-
anein Bey tells of a two thousand
mile journey into the Libyan desert.
One may travel, through books on
this shelf, to the South Sea islands,
the South Pole, Turkey, Spain, Japan
or South America. Coming closer to
home, one finds an entertaining trav
elogue of western Canada in Waldo's
Down the Mackenzie."
"Boulevards All the Way Maybe"
by Flagg, bears the subtitle, "Being
an artist's truthful impression of the
U. S. from N. Y. to California by
motor," and begins thus: "Most
Americans can tell the truth about
something. Motoring is one topic
about which they all lie."
"Tenting Tonight" by the popular
novelist, Mnry Roberts Rinehart, tells
how she and her family traveled thru
Glacier National park on a de luxe
enmping trip.
Coming still closer to Heppner, Al
ice Day Pratt tells in "Homesteader's
Portfolio" of her homesteading ex
perienced in Crook county. All of
these good books are available to
anyone for the asking.
INSTALLS FRIG1DAIRE PLANT.
L. E. Fry of the Condon Garage
company this week installed a Frig
idnire plant in the place of business
of M. L. Currnn, mid Mike will bo in
position to keep his goods nt the
proper temperature during the warm
summer months. Mr. Fry also Install
ed a larger plant at the hotel in Ar
lington, and he is looking forward lo
ii nice line of business in this part
of his territory, lie was hore from
Condon on Tuesday, remaining until
the Curran plant was fully installed.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter were among
Condon people who accompanied the
piny cast in "Along the Missouri,, to
Heppner Tuesday evening. Mrs, Por
ter is the Giiliain county school superintendent.
E
Locals Lose to Condon 4-1
In League Opener
Here Sunday.
League Standings
Won Lost
Condon 1 0
Arlington 1 0
lone 0 1
Heppner 0 1
The Morrow-Gilliam County Base
ball league dope was all upBet Sun
day. Heppner lost to Condon here
4-1, while lone was taking the short
end of an eleven-inning fracas at
Arlington, 3-2. Heppner and lone
were considered probably the strong
est contenders according to pre-sea-Eon
dope. Both Sunday games were
closely contested, however, showing
all four teams to be evenly matched,
making predictions as to league win
ners now only a matter of wild con
jecture. A little wild throwing bee in the
sixth was Heppner's undoing, due
probably to the cold wind that pre
vailed during the game. Shortstop
Smith, who otherwise scintillated
brightly in the contest, started it by
heaving one out of Aiken's reach at
first, letting Eddie Ashenfelter land
safety thereon. This happened with
one out, L. Ashenfelter, who went vit
the Smith-Aiken route. Then, sad to
relate, came another error and
'"Kewpie" Clow took possession of
first, Eddie "Ash" going on second.
Pitcher Drake took Clow's grounder
and heaved a bit wild to Aiken who
juggled- the pill. Two on, one gone.
"Pern" Brown shot a fielder's choice
down to short, who preferred to take
Brown at first. Two gone, and the
fans took a sigh of relief. But not
for long. D. Ashenfelter up and
smacked a hot single, scoring broth
er Eddie. And now comes that which
caps the climax. Clow on third, and
D. "Ash" steals second on first de
livery. Drake has the Indian sign
on Burns, whom he fans, but alas
Catcher Hoskins dropped the ball.
Burns started for first. Hoskins re
gained the apple for an easy throw,
but heaved it some ten feet over first
sacker Aiken. Clow and D. "Ash"
cored. Drake then took Edwards by
a strikeout, ending it all, but the
damage had already been too great.
This happened with the score tied
1-all, Aiken having tallied for Hepp
ner in the first round, and Clow for
Condon in the inning previous. But
that was all the scoring. Neither team
threatened greatly thereafter.
"Ducky" Drake for Heppner and
Clow for Condon divided honors pret
ty evenly in the pitching department.
Drake struck out 13 batters and
walked none, while Clow struck out
14, walked two and made one wild
ritch. Heppner got five hits off
Clow to Condon's six off Drake. Next
Sunday Heppner plays at lone and
Arlington goes to Condon. The box
scores follow:
Condon-Heppner.
Heppner- AB R H
A PO E
3 11
Smith 4 0 0
Aiken 4 11
Anderson 2 0 1
Van Marter 4 0 1
Drake 4 0 0
Carl Cason 4 0 0
Guy Cason 4 0 2
Allyn 3 0 0
Hoskins 3 0 0
7 2
4
0
0
1
1
0
2 13
9 27
TOTALS 32 1 6
Condon AB R H A PO E
Baker 5 0 0 2 0
Fitzmaurice 5 0 0 0 16
L. Ashenfelter 4 0 0 0 1
E. Ashenfelter 4 113 0
Clow 4 2 2 1 0
Brown 4 0 2 0 8
D. Ashenfelter 4 1110
Burns 4 0 0 0 2
Edwards 4 - 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 4 6 7 27
Arlington-Ionc
Ione-
AB R
H E
0 0
Cochran, ss 3 0
Bristow, c 5 1
Farnacht 2 3 1
W. Rcitmann, 3 6 0
Davis, p 3 0
O. Rietmann, 1 4 0
Drake, 1 4 0
Ooce, m 2 0
Eubanks, m 2 0
Lundell, r 4 0
TOTALS 35 k 2 8 4
Arliington-
AB R H E
Solvester, ss 5 0 0 1
Blackburn, 1 5 10 0
Ortmnn, 2 4 0 0 1
Human, m 5 12 1
Woolscy, p 2 0 0 0
vlontngue, p 0 0 0 0
Douglas, c 4 110
Husted, 3 4 0 10
Wheelhouse, r 4 0 10
Walker, 1 4 0 10
TOTALS 37 3 0 3
Fred L. Wyatt, piano tuner of Mil
ton, was in Heppner over Tuesday and
Wednesday, touching up a number of
instruments in this city. Mr. Wyatt
is a blind man but is well up on the
tuning business. He contemplates
making regulnr trips to Heppner.
Mrs. Leonard Bnrr drove to Arling
ton this forenoon, taking her i ugh
ter, Miss Edna Vaughn to that point
where she took the train into Port
land. Accompanying them to Arling
ton were the Misses Mary Crawford
and Vclma Fell.
For Sale Common and Grimm al
falfa seed; white sweet clover, val
uable for pasture. Try it. Save the
middleman's profit. C. W. Bond,
grower, La Grande, Oregon. 2-5.
OTIS PATTERSON
DIES AS RESULT
OF LONG ILLNESS
Canyon City Attorney, at One
Time Taught School and Pub
lished Newspaper Here.
William Otis Patterson,' prominent
attorney of Grant county, whose home
for a number of years past has been
et Canyon City, died at the hospital
in Baker on Sunday, April 3rd, fol
lowing an extended illness from which
he had been confined at the Baker
institution for several months under
the care of physicians. Funeral ser
vices for Mr. Patterson were held at
Baker on the Tuesday following his
death, under the auspices of the Ma
sonic and K. of P. lodges of that city,
end the remains laid to rest in the
cemetery there beside those of his
wife and daughter who had preceded
him.
Mr. Patterson wan well known at
Heppner, having settled here in the
late '80's as principal of the Heppner
school. He later engaged in business
in this city with Ben Hunsaker, they
running the hardware store that later
became the property of Gilliam &
Bisbee. He then entered the news
paper business, buying the Heppner
t-Tazettc from Rev. Henry Rasmus, and
for many years he carried on the
business and conducted the affairs of
the Gazette, first in his own name
and then later taking his brother,
Alvah Patterson in with him the pub
lication was continued by Patterson
Publishing Co., and he continued with
the paper until going to The Dalles
as receiver of the United States land
office during the McKinley adminis
tration. During this time Mr. Pat
terson took up the study of law and
was later admitted to the bar. Af
ter completing his tenure of office at
The Dalles, he moved to Canyon City
and opened a law office, continuing
his practice there until he became
too ill to carry on.
For many years while living at
Heppner, Mr. Patterson was promin
ent in political circles. He was also
a member of the Masonic and K. of P.
orders here, always retaining his
membership in the former at Hepp
ner. He was Grand Chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias of Oregon at one
time, and took a great interest in
fraternal matters. We believe he was
also a charter member of the Hepp
ner Lodge of Elks.
Speaking of the death of Mr. Pat
terson, the Long Creek Ranger says:
"Something strange and very unusual
happened in Mr. Patterson's family.
There were three members of the
family and within two years the three
have died. Two years ago Mrs. Pat
terson died from car injuries Bhe re
ceived some time before. Last year
the daughter grew sick and died, now
death claimed the only remaining
member, which closes the career of
a noted family."
Orin L. Patterson, county judge of
Grant county, and Dr. Carl Patterson
of Baker are brothers residing in Or
egon. Other relatives live in the east.
LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET.
The next regular meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary will be
held on Tuesday evening, April 19th.
Hncfnccac will ho fnrnK'n .Tntmctnn
end Florence Davis. Husbands of
Auxiliary members and wives of Le-
gionaires are invited to the party for
Mr. nnH Mrs. Morse nn Mnndnv eve
ning, April 18th. Regular Glee Club
practice at 7:30 Wednesday evening,
April 20th. Secretary.
Wm. V. Crawford has taken the
i-gency locally for the Edison ortho
phonic phonograph. Interested par
ties may see him for demonstration
and prices. The irthophonic is the
lntest thing in sound reproduction,
giving absolutely true reproduction
and wonderful volume. It gives you
real music when ycu want it and the
kind you want. Adv.
Heppner's baseball club will have
a new catcher on the job when the
team meets lone next Sunday. Ho is
Bob Lemar, a Portland youth. Le
mar caught a game for Heppner
against Arlington three years ago
and is well capable of handling the
job.
This morning while playing at
school, Faye Prock was struck in the
mouth by an iron swing. The impact
caused his lower lip to be complete
ly severed, requiring 10 stitches to
dose the wound. Dr. McMurdo at
tended. The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church will
hold their regular meeting in the
church parlors Tuesday afternoon at
2:30. We wish all members and
friends to attend.
Dick Sperry was kicked in the right
side by a horse yesterday, sustaining
the fracture of three ribs. He was
harnessing a team preparatory to go
ing into the field.
Mrs. A. E. Engelman, who lives 8
miles west of lone, had the misfor
tune to badly sprain an ankle Sun
day, when she stepped on a rolling
stone.
E. N. Gonty is driving a fine new
Oldsmobile, delivered to him this
week by the Ferguson Motor company.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Her
rick, April 9, an 8-pound daughter.
2ND HAND BARGAINS Our ex
change department offers seven styles
of second hand ranges, and seven
types of 2nd hand dining tables. Case
Furniture Company.
RADIO ADDRESS OF GOV. PATTERSON
EXPLAINS INCOME TAX BILL WHICH IS
TO BE UP FOR VOTE ON JUNE 28TH
(Editor's Note. The following nits.
si ge is that as given by Governor I.
L. Patt.rson, of Oregon, by radio
from the Oregoman broadcasting sta
tion, KGW, last evening.)
It has been my intention, since the
close of the Thirty-fourth legisla
tive assembly, to review, to some ex
tent, the activities of the session
with reference to revenue measures;
however the pressure of duties atten
dant upon establishing a new admin
istration has prevented me from car
rying out my plan until this late
date.
At this time I am particularly anx
ious to Bpeak of the two tax meas
ures which are on the ballot to be
voted on at the special election on
June 28th the income tax measure
and the constitutional amendment
providing for the change in the tax
base upon which, the State Tax Com
nission determines its levy each suc
ceeding year, in computing a Bix per
cent increase where a six per cent
:ncrease is necessary.
In 1922 the State Tax Commission
was levying, directly against proper
ty, taxes which produced revenue in
the sum of $3,500,000.00. This was
the general property tax, exclusive of
millage taxes which had been voted
directly by the people and have been
regarded as not being within the six
per cent limitation provision of the
constitution. You will note that the
constitution reads as follows: "Un
less specifically authorized by a ma
jority of the legal voters voting upon
the question, neither the state nor
any county, municipality, district, or
body to which the power to levy a
tax shall have been delegated, shall,
in any year, so exercise that power
as to raise a greater amount of rev
enue for purposes other than the
payment of bonded indebtedness or
interest thereon, than the total am
ount levied by it in the year imme
iiately preceding for purposes other
than the payment of bonded indebt
edness or interest thereon, plus six
per centum thereof provid
ed further that the amount of any in
crease in levy specifically authorized
by the legal voters of the state, or of
a county, municipality, or other dis
trict, shall be excluded in determin
ing the amount of taxes which may
be levied in any subsequent year."
The legislative session of 1923, as
you know, enacted an income tax
measure which was sustained by vote
of the people. It was enacted for the
purpose of reducing the direct tax
against property. The revenue from
the operation of this income tax re
sulted in a very much lower general
property tax for the year 1924. In
H'25, after the repeal of the income
tax, the State Tax Commission failed
to restore the former general prop
erty tax base, even though there was
no tax against incomes to make up
the deficiency. In fact, the general
property tax for 1925, in the sum of
$1,900,000.00, did not represent, by
seme fifty thousand dollars, the con
stitutional increase of six per cent,
over the general property tax during
1924, when revenues were available
from the operation of the income tax.
As a result of this reduction in the
ax base, the state tax cmomission,
in December, 1926, found itself able
to levy for the expenses of the year
1927, only $2,160,000.00, or $1,400,-
000.00 less than was levied in 1922.
in the face of the cost of actual
operating expenses of around $800,-
000.00 more than could be provided
by the tax levying body, you will
agree that we cn not reasonably ex
pect the activities of the state to
function properly in the year 1927 on
less, by $1,400,000.00 than was re
quired in the year 1922.
If you heard or read the special
message to the legislature on the
subjects of taxation nnd finance,
which I delivered on February 2nd,
you will remember that I reviewed
the financial condition of the state
and arrived at the conclusion that
necessary rtate activities required,
including this deficiency in actual
operating expenses, about $3,000,000
more than could, under the existing
law, be provided for by levy made by
the State Tax Commission. State
revenues from sources other than di
rect taxes have been considered in
arriving at the deficit with which
the state was confronted on January
first of this year.
Having in mind that the stnte re
quired $3,000,000.00 more than could
EASTER DANCE
Elks' Temple, Heppner
Saturday, April 16, 1927
Many unusual and
interesling features
Auspices American Legion Auxiliary
cAdmission: Dancers 50c each; Speclators 25c
be raised without vote of the people,
I suggested to the legislature the in
come tax and the tithing bill.hoping
that the income tax would produce
aoout z,uuu,uuu.uu and tne tithing
bill something less than $1,000,000.00.
The income tax was passed. The
tithing bill was defeated by the leg
islature. Appropriations were made
aggregating approximately $4,000,
000.00 in excess of available state
revenue, of which appropriations I
vetoed bills providing for $1,300,000,
leaving a deficit of over $2,000,000.00
for the current biennium.
Section 44 of the income tax mea
sure provides that the revenues de
rived from the income tax law, up
to and including $2,000,000.00 may
be used to meet the larger portion of
this deficiency in state revenues.
While the section mentioned provides
that the state tax commission may
levy, for the year 1928, $2,000,000.00
in excess of the amount levied for
the year 1927, it will not be so levied
unless the income tax measure is
passed by vote of the people, and if
it is so passed, I apprehend that the
income tax revenues will approximate
the $2,000,000.00 additional tax levy
necessary to avoid a deficit for this
biennium.
In order that we may not again
face such a deficiency in this state
and have to call upon the people to
authorize an increased levy, such as
will be authorized if the income tax
measure is endorsed, a constitutional
amendment raising the tax base to
$3,500,000.00 after 1928 has been pre
pared for your approval at the spe
cial election on June 28th. This
amendment will serve to restore the
tax base to approximately what it
was before it was cut down in 1923,
when the previous income tax mea
sure was in effect. I wish to assure
you that while I am a member of
the state tax commission, jt will be
my endeavor not to levy for more
than is absolutely necessary to meet
the actual requirements of the state,
and I promise you that if a levy of
less than $3,600,000.00 will suffice for
the actual needs of the state, the
tax levy for such years will be re
duced. By the way, this proposed consti
tutional amendment will clear up the
question of which state tax levies
actually come within the six per cent
limitation of the constitution and
which do not. A reading of the con
stitutional amendment will disclose
to you that the millage taxes voted
by the people are not within the six
per cent limitation, and those levies
made directly by the state tax com
mission will be within the six per
cent limitation. You will also note
from .reading the income tax bill, as
well as the constitutional amendment,
that the income tax, after the first
year of its operation, will come with
in the six per cent limitation and will
be used to reduce the general prop
erty tax.
As to the income tax in the past
the income tax measures which have
been placed on the ballot in Oregon
have met opposition because they
aroused an element of antagonism
of one class of property owner
against another. Their opponents
saw in them a desire to place the bur
den of taxation on one class of prop
erty owner only. I do not favor im
posing upon the incomes of Oregon
a tax greater than is actually requir
ed for a proper reduction of general
property taxes. I do not wish to be
a party to the introduction of a tax
measure which will impose an unfair
burden upon any business or upon
any individual, and would oppose any
income tax which would not produce
(Continued on Pape Two)
Mr. and Mrs. John Holcomb and
Mi, and Mrs. Norman Holcomb spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Heppv.er.
Messrs. Holcomb were hera to see to
the shipping of the Hampshire Con
struction Co.'s road camp ! iipment
to Southern Oregon, where it will be
used on the Medford-Crater Lake road
this summer. Mr. Holcomb is an un
do of Mrs. J. S. Crawford of his city.
Miss Reita Neel suffered a painful
accident Monday while helping with
the washing at her home. Her left
arm was caught in the wringer, mash
ing it badly. Twelve stitches were
necessary to close the broken skin,
reports Dr. Johnston, who attended.
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By Arthur Brisbane
Squandering Oil Wealth.
400 More Baby Shoes.
Useless Record Breaking.
Will She Die?
Mr. Teagle, president of New Jer
sey Standard Oil, warns oil men that
they are cutting their own throats.
This country is treating the nation's
oil wealth as unintelligently as front
iersmen treated the herds of bison.
The bisons soon vanished.
Oil is actually being sold for less
man it costs to produce, cheerful for
buyers, but it will not last.
, Millions are spent developing new
wells to increase competition while
oil companies are carrying 530,000,000
barrels of oil stored above ground at
an annual cost, loss and waste of
$130,000,000.
The country's national oil wealth
is not merely private wealth.
It is a great national asset and a
way should be found to give oil pro
duction some national control and
stop waste.
You are told many things about
prohibition, for and against. A. H.
Davidson, writing from Coronado
Beach, California, asks, "Do you know
that the sale of children's shoes has
.'ncreased 400 per cent per annum
since prohibition came?"
Everybody will agree that 400 per
cent more Bhoes for children, com
bined with larger savings bank de
posits, is a strong argument for pro
hibition, resuming those things to be
reults of prohibition.
Those that would modify the Vol
stead Act say the average man is
earning about twice what he earned
Before the war, and increased earn
ings, not the absence of beer, explain
greater savings and more children's
shoes.
A coal strike of a sort was started
last week in what is called "the cen
tral competitive field." Union men
in the North cannot compete with
non-union men farther South.
The alleged attempt to reduce wag
es in the North would cause still fur
ther reduction of wages in the South.
Industry and business are not civil
ized while it is necessary for em
ployes to engage in periodical battles
at the expense of the workers' wives
and children, to decide what is fair
pay. Some impartial third party
should fix wages. The public pays in
the price of coal.
Segrave, British, beat the world's
automobile record last week, flying
over the sands of Daytona Beach in
Florida at a speed greater than 166
miles an hour. His racing car, the
"Mystery S," looking like a submarine
on land, broke the American record
by ten miles an hour. It's an achieve
ment, interesting but not useful. No
automobile can go USEFULLY 166
miles an hour, or 100 miles an hour.
Up in the air, where the road is
wide, is the place for real speed.
At Lyons in Georgia, men on trial
for kidnapping and flogging the Rev.
E. J. Jones, Jr., wore hoods. One had
a pistol, another waved a sword. They
told Mr. Jones they did not approve
his moral conduct, drove him ofi in
a car, held him down, beat him with
a leather strap.
The clergyman testifies, "After I
was set free I started off down the
road singing 'How Beautiful Heaven
Must Be'." During the beating he
had prayed aloud. Such fortitude is
MOST unusual.
Now New York may have to decide
about executing Mrs. Ruth Snyder,
young, blond, curly-haired widow,
aged thirty-two, who recently con
tessed she helped another man mur
der her husband.
She says she now loathes the man
that did the killing. He seems to
have borrowed a suggestion from his
original ancestor, Adam. Friends say
he was hypnotized by the woman
whose husband he killed.
If human nature, public opinion
and the course of events work as us
ual, the man will be executed and
the woman sentenced to life impris
onment. There seems to be a psy
chological objection to strapping wo
men in the electric chair.
We do not need war with China,
and it would not be a righteous war,
oiks we have rescued our nationals.
Having told Asiatics that they may
not live here, it would be playing the
ipocrite and bully to object to Chi
na's decision that she does not want
uj, or Europeans, on her soil. If we
:.iry exclude Asiatics justly, China
may, with equal justice, exclude us.
Miss Eleanor Davis, state library
worker who made Heppner a visit
last week, left here for Arlington on
Saturday afternoon. She was well
pleased with the progress made by
the local library.
Scott Brown, Rock creek sheepman,
and brother of Mrs. R. A. Thompson
of this city, was a business visitor in
Heppner Saturday. He reports range
conditions in his section as mighty
good.