Volume 44, Number 8. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, May 19, 1927 Subscription $2.00 a Year BENEFIT PLANNED FOR RELIEF OF VICTIMS OF FLOOD PRINCESS FLOUR BAKING CONTEST Don't You Want to Help? I DEVELOPS SKILL GILBERT W.PIPS, NOTED JURIST, DIES AM BEGUN Funeral at Pendleton At tended by Large Num ber of Friends. BEGAN IN LAW HERE S. E. Notson, Former Partner, Pays Tribute; Bar Association Passes Condolence Resolutions. Some thirty or more people from Heppner motored to Pendleton Mon day to attend the funeral of the late Judge Gilbert W. Phelps, whose death occurred at Good Samaritan hospital In Portland on Friday afternoon last Judge Phelps had been ill for two years, following a stroke of paralysis. During this time, however, he had continued to act as judge of the sixth Judicial district, composed of Morrow and Umatilla counties, though much of the time he suffered from the ill ness and was unable to attend his of ficial duties. He had been ill since about the first of March and some three weeks ago wa taken to Port land where he was being cared for at the hospital, and death came to him suddenly, though not unexpected by Ills family and close friends. Gilbert W. Phelps was born in Pennsylvania January 19, 1872, and was 66 years of age at the time of his death. In 1876 he came to The Dalles with his parents, grew up in that city where he attended school, later going to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he grad uated from the law school of the state university. He was married in this city in 1899 to Cora Hart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hurt, and to this union two daughters were born, Misses Margaret and Genevieve Phelps, who, with their mother, sur vive. Judge Phelps began his practice as an attorney at Heppner. On coming here he was associated with the late W. R, Ellis, congressman from the second Oregon district. After the election of Mr. Ellis to Congress, Judge Phelps continued his law prac tise here and later became associated with Samuel E. Notson. Being elect ed district attorney in 1904, Judge Phelps moved to Pendleton with his family, and that city had since been his place of residence. In 1910 he was appointed circuit judge to suc ceed Henry J. Bean when the latter was elected to the supreme bench. In 1912 he was elected to succeed himself and was reelected in 1918 and in 1924, never once being opposed in his candidacy for the office. His funeral was one of the largest ever held in Pendleton. Services were held in the Episcopal church and the congregation overflowed into the street. Judge Phelps was one of the most prominent jurists in the state, and the esteem in which he was held was attested by the many who came from a distance to be present when the last sad rites were per formed. From the East Oregonian of Mon day evening we have this account: "Flowers in all their beauty were sent by a host of friends; the church was filled with beautiful blooms which attested to the esteem in which Judge Phelps was held. I "Rev. Kalph V. Hinkle, rector of the Church of the Redeemer, conducted the funeral services. Music was by the vested choir, under the direction of Mrs. Charles Bond. "Active pall bearers were John Ad ams, George Hartman, Roy Ritner, J. V. Tallman, S. R. Thompson and R. T. Brown. Honorary pall bcarcra were Congressman N. J. Sinnott, Levi Chrisman, M. Z. Donnell and Judge Fred Wilson of The Dalles; Senator Fred Steiwer, Wilson E. Brock, Dr. W. T. McNnry, E. M. Wingate of Port land, H. M. Cockburn of Milton and S. E. Notson of Heppner. All were old-time friends of Judge Phelps." The Umatilla and Morrow county bar associations attended in a body. The services at the grave were short. "Lead Kindly Light," a favorite hymn of Judge Phelps, was sung by a male quartette, and the bpdy was commit ted to its final resting place in the family plot in Olney cemetery. The long residence of Judge Phelps in this city, where he gained the last ing friendship of our citizens, leads us to state that his departure is keen ly regretted here. While his home was in the other part of his disrtict for the past score of years, yet he was often here in his official capacity und the friendships formed earlier were constantly renewed. Judge Phelps was held in very high esteem by Morrow county poople and we feel that there is little that we couUI add that would strengthen the estimate placed upon him by those whose priv ilege it was to know and be associat ed with him during his years of pub lic and private service to the commun ity. Because of his close association with Judge Phelps, we are glad to give the following from District At torney S. E. Notson: "My business and official relations with Judge Phelps when I first came to Heppner and my official relations with him during the past ten years have given me an Insight into his life and character which enables me to make something of an appraisal of his worth. He was the kind of a friend whoso friendship is prized. He was a safe couselor in all matters upon which advice was sought. He believed in individual Integrity and responsibility. This is aptly illus trated in his instructions to me when he named me as deputy district attor- (Contlnued on Page Six) Local Legion Post to Sponsor Show Soon; Memorial Serv ices Will be Held on 30th. Realizing the need for cooperation by Heppner citizens in the work of raising money for the relief of vic tims of the disastrous Mississippi flood, Heppner Post No. 87, American Legion, will sponsor a benefit picture show soon. The entire proceeds of the show will be turned over to the relief fund, the expenses in connec tion therewith to be tuken care of by the local organization. While the date has not been set definitely, due to the uncertainty in securing the desired picture, it is expected the show will be held near the end of the month, and announcement will be made next week. Through the efforts of Manager Sigsbee of the Star theater, one of the best of the war comedies, Buster Keaton in "Spud," has been secured. This picture is a late release and ac cording to the reviews is extraordin ary entertaniment. Memorial services this year will be held at Elks Temple at 10:30 o'clock, May 30th, followed by the usual cere monies at the cemetery. The program will be under auspcies of the Legion post and Auxiliary, the latter having charge of the poppy sale. It is expected the Legion swimming tank wlil be opened the first of June, with Chas. Ayers in charge. Needed repairs to the tank and bath houses are being made and it is hoped con ditions this year will permit running the tank continuously. Champion Trap Team Will Go to Eugene The trapshootiner squad of Heppner Rod and Gun club that won the cham pionship in the ahoot-off match of the Orepronian state telegraphic shoot at Portland last year, will take part in the event apain May 28 at Eugene. Making up the squad are Chas. Lat- ourcll, L. Van Marter, Dr. A. D. Mc Murdo, Chas. Vaughn and Albert Bowker. Teams finishing in the first ten places in the telegraphic shoot will participate in the shoot-ol Hepp ner's gunmen finished sixth. One day of the Pacific Coast Divisional shoot to be held at Eugene Mny 26-30 is given over to this event. A supreme effort will be made to keep the beautiful loving cup, tro phy of the shoot-off won last year, Heppner a nimrods aver. The cup must be won three times in succes sion to obtain permanent possession. In a practice shoot the other day, Van Marter broke 98 out of 100 clay birds and the other sqund members have also been going well. MAIN STREET IS SOAKED IN OIL As a part of the program of oiling the Heppner-Ione section of the Ore gon-Washington highwny, Main street in Heppner has received its first bap tist of the black fluid this week. The city joined with the state highway department to have the street oiled from curb to curb, and this process was carried out on May street to the bridge across Willow creek. It is a dirty street we have just at present but this can be endured for a season, as we know it will be ex cellent when completed. TO START DAILY BIBLE SCHOOL. The vacation Bible school will open at 9 o'clock a. m., May 23. Mrs. Jts. Burgess will have charge of the kin dergarten at the Christian church. This includes all children under six and those who have had half a year at school. Miss Ehznbeth, Phelps will be in charge of the primary de partment at the Christian church. This department will include chil dren who have finished the first, sec ond and third grades. Mrs. Bramer is loader for the juniors at the Meth odist church. All fourth, fifth and sixth grades will be in this depart ment. Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Stanley Moore will conduct the intermediate department at the Episcopal parish house. All seventh and eighth grade pupils and those of the high school will find a place there. Mrs. Bower will again have a hymn playing class at the Methodist church. Anyone wishing to learn more of hymn play ing will enjoy this class. Those play ing instruments other than the piano are also needed. Many interesting things are baing planned for the year's work. All children ought to be there for the first session because only two weeks will bo held this year, Send your childre, so they muy learn more of the Bible mil n greater love for it. CLARA BEAMER. THE NEW TESTAMENT. How did we get it? Do we have it from the Cntholic Church? Do we believe it because the said church s.iys It is genuine? If so how cf.n we be protestnnt? Tneso are ques tions we should think about and know the answers to. This will bo the sub ject of the Sundny evening sermon at the Church of Christ. The morning service will S3e the second discourse from the Kphesian letter . The subject will be, "A Pray er for the Church." There will be a place for you ut Bible School and Christian Endeavor. MILTON W. BOWER, Minister. Committee Appointed to Arrange Details for Attraction. With the machinery of the annual Chautauqua getting well under way, and the advertising at hand, the pro moters of that entertainment are feeling assured that it will be a suc cessful venture. A meeting was held in the council chambers last Friday evening at which were present most of the 36 guarantors of the Chautauqua, and a series of committees was appointed to handle the local situation. Attorney J. J. Nys, Frank Turner and Frank Shively were appointed as a grounds committee, with instruc tions to procure a suitable site for the Chautauqua. While nothing defi nite has been arranged as yet, it is hoped that the committee will be able to procure the vacant lot beside John Skuzeski's tailor shop, as this is thought to be the most advantageous location possible to procure. Postmaster Smead was chosen to act upon a committee for the sale of tickets. It is the plan of this com mittee to dispose of as many season tickets as they possibly can, since by this method the expenses of the Chau tauqua can best be assured. The price of season ticketB has been set at $2.50 for adults, $1.50 for high school stu dents, and $1.00 for grade pupils. While these prices are rock bottom, it is the policy of the committee to encourage attendance at Chautauqua particularly on the part of the young people. A committee consisting of Attor neys J. J. Nys and S. E. Notson was appointed to arrange for the control of all concessions on the grounds and in the show tent. L. W. Briggs was asked to arrange for a corps of ticket sellers to take charge at the grounds. Supt. James burgess, Albert Adkins and County School Superintendent Helen M. Walker were placed in charge of all advertising to be done in connection with the Chautauqua. The group of townspeople who are Lehind the Chautauqua are quite op timistic as to its success. There can be no doubt but that such an enter tainment is a feature of community life that should not be overlooked. In many communities throughout the state, the annual Chautauqua is an event that is looked forward to with a great deal of pleasure on the part of both young and old. The prgoram this year gives every promise of being both insrtuctive and interesting, and will contain many ex cellent entertaniment features; is so varied that all tastes will be satisfied, end every number is clean and of the highest order. Let everyone boost for the local Chautauqua that it may go over big. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. H. R. Johnson, high school princi pal, expects to leave on a 7000-mile trip with the ending of school. Going south into California first, he will cricle north to his home in Mon tana, then back to Oregon and the Willamette valley where he has ac cepted a position in a logging camp for the remainder of the summer. His trip will take a month. The Eastern Star social club en joyed a very pleasant afternoon Sat urday at Masonic hall. Four tables of bridge were in play and resulted in first honors going to Mrs. H. L Ramsey and second to Mrs. Bert Ma son. Hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. W. P. Mahoncy and Mrs. W. O. Dix, and delicious refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Latourell, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Vaughn, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shively, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bowker and Dr. A. D. McMurdo, were visitors in Yakima, Wash., Sunday. The gentlemen are all trap artists who took part in the state trapshoot there on that day. No championships were won, it is understood. Rev. I. V. Parker, pastor at the Methodist community church in this city during the past year, has ten dered his resignation and will preach his farewell sermon Sunday. Mr. Par ker has arranged to take up the work of soliciting for a firm of merchant tailors and will go on the road. Edward Chinn is this week giving his residence on Gale street the "once over" with a coating of fresh paint, Clarence Hesseltine doing the work. "Clean up, paint up" seems to be the slogan right now, and much improvement of this nature is going on nbout town. Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Moore de parted on Monduy for Seattle, where they are attending the Provincial Sy nod of the Episcopal church bc'ng held there this week. Because of th absence of the rector, there will be no services at All Saints' church on Sunday. Dr. McMurdo reports the arrival of twins to Mr. and Mrs. John Gar ner of this city on Friday last. A boy and a girl were included, weigh ing 6 3-4 and 7 pounds respectively. Twins and mother are doing nicely and John is expected to recover. Miss Esther Wright, supervisor of music in the Heppner schools for the past year, will leave shortly for a trip east, accompanying her father and mother. She has accepted the posi tion here for another year. Clarence Scrivner returned to his home in Heppner the first of the week from an extended visit to Cali fornia. J. F. McMillan, Lexington farmer in Heppner Tuesday, reports crops coming along fine. Here is a typical group of Mississippi flood victims a family of white tenants driven to the levee from the lowlands. They are awaiting the arrival of a Red Cross relief boat to take them to t amp on the highlands. The Red Cross is still asking for funds. Heppner and lone Win Sunday Games League Standings Won Lost Pet. Heppner 6 1 .833 lone 3 3 .500 Condon 2 4 .333 Arlington 2 4 .333 Morrow county is to the fore in the Morrow-Gilliam baseball league, with Heppner and lone winning their games Sunday. Heppner took a one sided fray at Condon 6-1, while lone at home won from Arlington 8-2. Un less something unforeeen happens, Heppner should have the pennant cinched with a 4-win lead. A large Lumber of Heppner fans accompanied the team to Condon. Next Sunday Arlington comes to Heppner and lone goes to Condon. Heppner-Condon box score follows: Heppner AB R H PO A E Smith, ss 5 0 0 2 1 0 Anderson, m 4 0 110 0 Van Marter, 2 4 2 2 1 3 0 LaMear, c ., ( U 0 0 Drake, p 4 2 12 5 0 Aiken, r 3 0 10 10 Turner, r 10 10 0 0 C. Cason, 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 Hoskins, 1 4 0 0 14 1 0 G. Cason, 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 Condon D. Ashenfelter, 2 .... 3 112 3 0 Wilkins, 1 4 0 1 8 0 2 Brown, 1 4 0 0 4 1 0 E. Ashenfelter, 3 .... 4 0 0 0 0 0 Fitzmaurice, c 3 0 0 8 0 0 Hammond, p 2 0 0 1 2 0 Burns, r 3 0 0 1 0 0 Baker, m 3 0 0 1 0 0 Wilmott, ss 3 0 12 10 Umpires, Bosque and Wilson; scor er, Mercer; three-base hits, Wilkins, LaMear, first base on balls off Drake, 2; two-base hit Aiken; struck out by Drake, 4, by Hammond, 6; double play, Drake to VanMarter to Hoskins. Some Sales of Wool Made Here This Week There has been some little activity in the wool market at Heppner this week, and several clips have ben sold. Buyers are still on the field and other sales are pending, but as we go to press no reports have been handed in. J. Koshland & Co. bought the Tom O'Brien clip at 29H cents. 'The John Healy and John C. Doherty clips were taken by E. J. Burke Wool Co., the former bringing 29H cents and the latter 30 cents. The Ralph Corrigall clip was purchased a week or so ago by Burke but the price was not men tioned. MRS. JUSTUS SURPRISED. On last Sunday, the anniversary of the birth of Mrs. D. O. Justus, was made the occasion of a very pleasant surprise, and a number of friends of that estimable lady gathered at the Justus home on Hinton creek to cele brate the event. The gathering was one of great pleasure to both Mrs. Justus and the self-invited guests, and the occasion of her birth anniver sary was quite properly celebrated. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Justus, Mrs. Ralph Justus, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Noble, Mrs. Henry Howell, Mrs. W. E. Straight, Mrs. T. J. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Devin, Mrs. W. T. Campbell, Mrs. W. G. McCarty and Mrs. B. G. Sigsbee. BACCALAUREATE SERVICES. Baccalaureate services for Heppner high school were held on Sunday eve ning at the Christian church and a large audience gathered for the oc casion. The graduating class of 22 were all present and marched to their place in the church as Miss Esther Wright played the processional. In vocation was by Milton W. Bower, and Miss Wright sang "Goin' Home" by Dvorak. Rev.- Melville T. Wire, pas tor of the First Methodist church of Pendleton delivered the sermon and held the close attention of the au dience for 40 minutes to a discourse that was in every way inspirational and uplifting. "Deep River," a negro spiritual, was sung by the boys' oc tette and the benediction was by Mr. Uower. Good milch cows for sale. C. C. Sargent, lone, Ore. 8-9 Class of '27 Finishes Tomorrow Night The annual commencement exer cises of Heppner high school will be held at the auditorium tomorrow (Friday) evening. Charles A. How ard, state superintendent of public instruction, will be present to deliver the address. The program follows: Priests' March Mendelssohn Solo Marjorie Clark Invocation Rev. B. Stanley Moore Song : Girls' Chorus Address C. A. Howard Presentation of Diplomas Mrs. E. R. Huston Song Boys' Chorus Presentation of Norton Winnard Memorial Cup Supt. Burgess Song Boys' Chorus Benediction .... Rev. B. Stanley Moore Those who receive diplomas are Mary Ritchie, Tom Wells, Marvin Wightman, Grace Buschke, Marjorie Clark, Mae Groshens, Laura Williams, Louise Thomson, Ruth Furlong, Vel ma Fell, Audrey Beymer, Merle Beck et, Freda Akers, Ethel Moore, Eugene Doherty, Reta Crawford, Anna Wight man, Ethel Hughes, Marjorie French, Orrin Bisbee, and Joy Erwin. LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS. The American Legion Auxiliary met Tuesday evening, May 17, with 13 members present. The unit voted to make up and send a bundle of cloth ing to the Child Welfare committee. This is to be in charge of Lucille Wilson, chairman, and the clothing k to be delivered to the Legion hall on Wednesday afternoon, May 25th. It is hoped that all members will be generous in their donations of chil dren's, women's and men's clothing. Answering an appeal for relief for tx-service men's families who are suffering in the Mississippi flood dis aster, the Auxiliary voted to send $5.00 for that purpose. The presentation of the bronze med al award and accompanying certifi cate to the 8th grade girl who wins it, will take place at the commence ment exercises at the high school on Friday, May 20th. For a time the glee club practice will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 instead of in the evening. Let us have a good attendance at these practices, as it is only two months until convention time. The Unit is in receipt of a letter from state headquarters, which gives us a good outline of the need for the work we are trying to do. It ieds as follows: "At no time in the history of hos pital 77 has there ever been enough of anything supplied by the Auxiliary n. embers and friends of the patients, ,.nd the same is true of our Child Welfare work. Mrs. Weber hesitates often to make so many appeals to the Units thinking that the Units may got tired of hearing of so many wants and needs, but they are always so badly needed that she just has to ask lor them. It is true that these boys would not starve, neither would they freeze to death if these things were not supplied, but they are the com forts which are not supplied by the Government and which make hospital life more comfortable, if such a thing is possible, for the service man. Many of the things supplied by our women can be classed as necessities, and Mrs. Weber never asks for anything which is not actually needed. Every penny earned by the patients of our hospital 77 is badly needed by both the patient and his family, and your sales of the wares made by them are not only a great help but many times a real life-saver. The patients ap preciate to the full the service ren dercy by the American Legion Aux iliary, and refer to us as "the women who do not forget." "Here is an instance of need: a lovely warm quilt was sent by one Unit to the Child Welfare committee. This was given to a disabled veter an's wife, who told Mrs. Weber, after using the quilt, that it was the first night she had slept warm all winter. There are many other convincing in stances. "Heppner Unit has been among the first in our Department in the mat ter of hospital and child welfare work, and we trust we may have their continued support. Be assured of our appreciation and that of the pa tients o' sospital 77." Secretary. Pigs for Sale S. Fryrear, phone 14F11, Heppner. 6-8 Local People Take Interest in Test Sponsored by Brown Ware house Company. Much interest was manifested in the fine display of home cooking at the window of Hiatt & Dix on Satur day forenoon, the display being that of contestants in the baking contest sponsored by Brown Warehouse Co. of this city, in which their Princess brand of flour was used. Light bread in loaves, rolls and buns and numer ous cakes had been entered and there was keen interest shown on the- part of the public when the judging was going on. The Rhea Creek Grange also had a number of entrants in the contest, and besides they brought cooked food which went on sale, together with the i baking that entered the contest, the proceeds of the sale of the entire lot of baking going to the Grange, and there was not an article that did not sell readily and well. Judges for the contest were Miss Anne Murray, teacher of domestic science in the Heppner school and O. A. C. graduate; Mrs. Olive Bassett Hughes, also graduate of O. A. C. and Mrs. Olive Campbell. Regular standard score cards were used for judging and the score for bread ran, appearance 15 points, crust 10, crumb 35, flour 40. For light biscuits, ap pearance scored 20, flour 35, the other points the same as for bread. Cakes, appearance 15, crust 5, crumb 60, flour 30. Prize winners were: Lot 1, bread First prize, $10.00, Mrs. O. T. Ferguson, score 97; second prize, two sacks Princess flour, Mrs. O. T. Ferguson, score 90; third prize, five-pound can Shilling's Best baking powder, Mrs. Alex Green, score 89. Lot 2, light biscuits First prize, $5.00, Miss Donna Brown, score 88; second prize, one sack Princess flour, Mrs. Eva Wright, score 81; third prize, 2H-lb. can Shilling's Best bak ing powder, Donna Brown, score 79. Lot 3, cake First prize, $10.00, Mrs. Albert Adkins, score 97; second prize, two sacks Princess flour, Mrs. Vawter Crawford, score 92; third prize, 5-lb. can Shilling's Best baking powder, Mrs. Alex Green, score 87. Mr. Graves, Arrestee, Takes French Leave Harvey Graves dug his way through the roof of the county bastile last Thursday night to freedom. In com pany with Tom Williams Graves was arrested April 3 in Portland for al leged wool theft and the couple were brought here to stand trial, charged with taking wool missed at the Henry Krebs ranch. When Howard McDuffee, deputy sheriff, made his last visit to the jail late Thursday evening, he thought he had left both gentlemen, the only oc cupants, securely inside the cell. But it seems they ran a "stall" on him. According to report, Williams said Graves was asleep in the cell bunk, and the deputy thinking it unneces sary to disturb him, never gave the matter close attention. Later devel opments, however, led to the belief that Graves was hiding out on top of the cell, there being considerable space between it and the jail ceiling. Anyway, Thursday morning a good sized manhole was discovered in the jail roof above the cell and Graves was missing. He has not been heard from since. The tools, apparently used by Graves and left between the ceiling and the roof, consisted of a two-foot stove bolt, sharpened on the end, a piece of iron gas pipe and a broken-handled jack knife. Williams refused to talk when ques tioned by Sheriff McDuffee Friday morning. It is thought that it would have been easy for him to have ac companied Graves and that he may use the fact of his staying as an aid to defend himself. Both men are said to have criminal records. Graves is 23 years old, weighs 165 pounds, is 6 feet 9 inches tall, has very dark long hair. When he left the jail he was wearing overalls and juniper over breeches and puttees. He was bareheaded. His quick disap pearance makes it seem probable that he had outside assistance in making his get-away. MEMORIAL SUNDAY. Sunday, May 29th, is Memorial Sun day, and as usual will be observed at Heppner by appropriate services. A union service is planned, to be held at 11:00 o'clock at the Methodist church, the sermon to be delivered by Rev. B. Stanley Moore, rector of Ail Saints' Episcoual church. There are but seven veterans of the Civil War left in Morrow county, and it is planned to have these all present if possible on this occasion. Veterans cf all other wars are also asked to join in, and the request is made by the G. A. R. that all members meet at the headquarter ot the American Legion post in Heppner at 10:30 a. m., that they may e.-cort the colors ot the post and go in a body to the church for the memorial service. HAS PARALYTIC STROKE. George Thomson suffered a stroke of paralysis that affected his entire left side Sunday night. He awoke in the morning to find himself in this condition, not knowing when he was afflicted. Mr. Thomson is reported to be recovering, though it will be some time before he can again take up his duties with the firm of Thomson Bros. By Arthur Brisbane Ladies 14073 B. C. Don't Die of Cancer. Government Should Pay. Need Non-Explosive Fuel A, W. Pond, scientific gentleman, back from Africa, savs ladies of 150, 000 years ago used cosmetics, "ex travagant ornaments" and painted their cheeks red. They went to extremes, wore neck laces made of ostrich eggs, and some of them painted their faces yellow and black, as well as red. Still earlier, 600,000 years ago, when men used "fist hatchets," long sharp stones shaped like pickaxes, the la dies, then covered from head to foot with reddish hair, were probably pull ing the hair from their cheeks, no ticing that gentlemen preferred smooth skin. It has been a long, pain ful climb to the flapper of today, but worth it. Don't die of cancer it isn't neces sary. At the age of forty, one out of every ten persons has a cancer. 100, 000 die of cancer in the United States every year. At least 75,000 die un necessarily. Autopsies show that thousands, dead of old age, take can cers to the grave with them. Pay attention to any strange growth on the body. A few seconds work will often prevent a cancer spread ing. Above all, keep in good condi tion, with regular sleep, moderate ex ercise, much fresh air and your blood will take care of the cancer. The Government has wondered what to do with surplus taxes. It might use the first few hundred mil lions to indemnify victims of the Mississippi flood. If Government had used its brains and money and had done its duty, in years past, the flood would not have occurred. Those that realize the importance of soil fertility will be interested in Colonel Ewing's casual remark that men digging for artesian wells in lower Louisiana, went through fif teen hundred feet of the richest soil, deposited by the great river, a soil far richer and deeper than that of Egypt. Standard Oil of New York will is sue $125,500,000 new stock, bringing the total up to about $450,000,000. The company doesn't need that tri fle, but will let employes of the com pany buy the stock to increase in terest in their work. They had al ready bought ten millions of the stock. Uldine Utley, fifteen-year-old evan gelist, arrived to save soula in New York at an unfortunate moment, with the onyder case in full blast. Not even a New Yorker can attend to everything at once. Still, she saved forty-five souls on her opening night not bad, in New York. But some will need to be saved several times. New York's night life is exciting. In Baltimore Jules Askin, artist, painted from nature on the Sabbath. You are not supposed to work on Sunday in Baltimore. They locked him up. He asked: "Who paints the beautiful sunrise and sunset on Sunday, and what do you do to Him?" The cold jailer replied: "Ask the judge; you're not supposed to argue." A hydroplane struck by lightning, in full flight, falls, the gasoline tank exploding and killing four. This will not discourage flying, but will stimu late work on non-explosive fuel. The Germans are near it, with their ex traordinarily light Diesel engine con struction. Some day, wireless power, taken from sources miles below the flier, will solve the problem. An unfortunate leper, John Early, is at large somewhere in the South, having escaped from the Carville (.La.) leprosarium. Men dread to arrest him, but there is little to fear. Soap and water have reduced leprosy to an insignificant disease. And the newest discovery, chaulmoogoa oil, conquers it. HEAVY RAIN BENEFICIAL. Beginning early Wednesday evening and continuing through the night a steady downpour of rain struck Mor row county and the benefit to growing crops and range is great. Generally speaking, there was no grain suffer ing, but it is welcome just the same and has dispelled any gloom that might have been gathering on the part of the farming community. We predicted a bumper yield of wheat for Morrow county lust week; this rain makes that prediction quite safe, and there seems to be more in the offing. MASONS ABANDON MEETINGS, Because of the oiling of Mani street of Heppner it has been thought best to discontinue any meetings at the Masonic hull until the work is com pleted and the possibility of tracking oil onto the carpets is passed. We are requested to announce, therefore, that all meetings will be abandoned for the balance of the month ot May, at least.