Remitter
Ctmes;
Volume 44, Number 12.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, June 16, 1927
Subscription $2.00 a Year
TWO YEARS SOJOURN
L
Williams, Indicted With
Graves for Theft of
Wool, Sentenced.
JONES GETS VERDICT
(3200 Awarded Truck Accident Vic
tim; Flag.Day Observed With
Appropriate Ceremonies.
The regular June term of circuit
court fo Morrow county convened at
tne court room in Heppner on Mon
day, Judge D. R. Parker of Condon
presiding. Win. Ayera was appointed
bailiff, and other officials present
were Gay M, Anderson, clerk, and
George McDuffee, sheriff. The report
ot the grand jury was handed in, and
as it showed there were matters un
der investigation, that body was not
discharged by the court. At this time
they reported no business requiring
the attention of court or jury. Two
cases came to trial, that of the State
of Oregon vs. Thomas W. Williams
and Harvey Graves, and the suit for
damages of R. Vernon Jones vs. Wal
ter T. Bray. The docket was light,
and aside from defaults and motions
the term proved a short one. The
jurors were dismissed this morning
and court adjourned.
The first case to be called was that
of State vs. Williams. The jury in
this case was composed of Tilman
Hogue, E. L. Dotty, Chas. W. Benefiel,
R. K. Drake, A. F. Young, F. F. Klitz,
G. L. Bennett W. J. Beymer, B. H.
Peck, Chas. McElligott, R. B. Wilcox
and 0. A. Devin. Witnesses examined
on behalf of the state were H. ,W.
Krebs, George McDuffee, Mrs. Nettie
Graves, Bert Love, John Talley and
Harold Smith. For defendant, How-.
McDuffee and W. M. Ayers. District
Attorney Notson was assisted by Jas.
A. Fee in the prosecution and Wil
liams was defended by Jos. i. Nys.
The case was submitted to the jury
without argument, and that body, af
ter being instructed by the court,
went to the jury room and deliberat
ed several hours, finally returning
their verdict of guilty as charged in
the indictment.. Judge Parker passed
sentence on Williams Wednesday
evening, giving him two years in the
penitentiary. , Craves, who was joint
ly indicted with Williams, escaped
from jail here several weeks ago and
as yet has not been apprehended.
This case grew out of the theft of
several sacks of wool from the Krebs
Bros, ranch on upper Willow creek
several months ago. Williams and
Graves were arrested when they at
tempted to dispose of tne wool in
Portland.
Much interest was taken by people
of the north end of the county in Jic
suit of R. Vernon Jones vs. Walter
T. Bray, which came to trial on Tues
day before the following jury: O. A.
Devin, W. J. Bcatner, J. R. Ashin
hust, Chas. McElligott,' Frank Wilkin
son, J. 0. Kincaid, John Healcy, G. L.
Bennett, F. F. Klitz, E. L. Dotty, Lulu
linger and R. M. Oviatt. R. L. Keator
of Pendleton was attorney for plain
tiff and C. L. Sweek of Heppner ap
peared for defendant.
This wns a suit for damages in the
sum of $20,000, and grew out of the
accident that cuused serious injuries
to Mr. Jones, which occurred on the
Willow creek highway just beyond
Morgan two years ago this summer,
when the truck driven by Jones was
forced into the ditch by a truck driv
en by Bray. Numerous witnesses
were called and it took some time to
get in all the testimony. The case
went to the jury on Wednesday, and
several hours of deliberation were
required for that body to reach a ver
dict. They allowed damages to plain
tiff in the sum of $3276.60. Growing
out of this same accident is also a
criminal case pending against Mr.
Bray which has not yet been disposed
of. '
Tuesday was Flag Day and in recog
nition of this, Judge Parker took time
for a little patriotic service on the
opening of court. District Attorney
Notson delivered a short, but appro
priate address, which was followed
by the presentation of the court flag
by Clerk Anderson, and the salute of
all present in the court room at the
time.
GIVEN WARM WELCOME.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cohn, who re
turned from their honeymoon trip
Saturday evening, found that married
life may start off rather roughly. Re
turning by ear, they were mot on the
road a short distance out of town,
transferred to the automobile of the
reception party and brought on in,
the stnge having been previously set
for their entertainment. Mr. Cohn
was shackled with hand-cuffs and ball
and chain, placed in a baby carriage
and pushed into a small tent which
had been erected on lower Main street
near the Chautauqua tont. The tent
flaps were thrown back and an auto
mobile run up in front, the lights of
which provided a spotlight. Here he
was left, a spectacle for the large
chnutauqua crowd and the public in
general to view. Later both Mr. and
Mrs. Cohn were pcrambulnted about
the dance at the fair pavilion. Some
older benedicts of the city averred
they had old scores to settle with Mr.
Cohn, and would show no mercy,
However, the newlyweds have recov
ered and have since been greeting
their friends in a more conventional
manner.
FOR SALE Ford truck with "Rux"
axle. See J. Perry Conder.
GIVEN
PIONEER REUNION,
FREE CHAUTAUQUA
WANTED FOR 1928
Deficit Does Not Discourage the
Committee, Who Plan
New Event.
With a bill for $12 apiece in hand
to pay the deficit on the Chautauqua
just past, the local committeemen are
not soured on chautauqua. Thev be
lieve this year's chautauqua was a
success from the point of entertain
ment and education, and especially
for what the kiddies got out of it,
Consequently they are after chau
tauqua for another year. The next
time they would like to have it come
free. That is raise enough money by
subscription to pay for it outright,
and charge no admission fee. In con
r.ection with the free chautadqua they
also believe it would be a good idea
to put on a pioneer reunion.
To this end a subscription list is
being circulated this week to see 1
it can be put across.
Before pulling down the tent Sat
urday night, a contract for a four
iay program, costing $800, was pre
sented for signatures. This contract
called for 50 signatures to make it
valid and only 21 persons signed. The
new proposition was brought out at
the meeting of guarantors Monday
night and met with hearty approval
of all present. The free chautauqua
subscription list made a good show
ing today and it seems quite probable
that it will be put across.
The last performances of the chau
tauqua just ended were greeted by
large and appreciative audiences. All
the numbers were well received, and
v.ere considered first class with the
possible exception of the play, 'Be
lieve Me Xantippe," which was con
sidered by many to be rather light
for the chautauqua platform. "The
Loveless Quartette" made a very good
impression as last day performers.
27 PUPILS RECIEVE DIPLOMAS.
Twenty-seven eighth grade pupils
of the schools of the county took
their state examination before Coun
ty Superintendent Walker the past
week and have received their diplo
mas passing them to the high school
grades. These were:
District No. 1 Ella Fell, Thtlma
Cowdrey, Bruce Gibb, Alva McDuffee,
Alyce Cason and Gay Anderson.
District No. 35 Eidon Cool, War
ren Cool, Veda Euhanks, Dorr Mason,
Harry Medlock, Emerald Padberg,
Kuby Padberg,' Geneva Pettyjohn, El
len Ritchie.
District No. 25 Lillian Agee, Eve
lyn Mefford, Vernon Root, Carl Wick
InnHer, Ruth Feess, Nellie Dillon, Lin
da Hango.
District No. 19 Lucile Farrens.
District No. 10 Robert Schmalling,
Shirley Frederickson.
District No. 32 Shirley Ham.
District No. 40 Forrest McCarty.
ATTENDING VACATION SCHOOL.
Rev. and Airs. Stanley Moore and
Mrs. Helen M. Walker and Mrs. Lena
Coleman departed early Monday for
Cove, taking with them several mem
bers of the Episcopal Sunday school
of this city, who will attend the va
cation school in session there for ten
days, conducted by the Episcopal
church. The children attending the
school are Mary and Francis White.
Virginia Dix, Fletcher Walker and
Alice Cason. Mr. and Mrs. Moore re
mained over for the school session.
but Ms. Walker and Mrs. Coloman re
turned. On the way home Mrs. Wal
ker met with a slight accident while
working with the car and her hand
was painfully injured.
GRAIN SHOW WILL BE HELD.
We are informed by Chas. Smith,
county agent, that plans are being
worked out for the holding of the
giain and wool show at the time of
the Rodeo in Heppner on September
22 to 24. This show was quite a suc
cess Inst season, and it is hoped to
make it much more attractive this
year. The splendid outlook for grain
at this time will doubtless develop a
lot of fine show stuff, and the wool
clip has been excellent. A sack-sewing
contest will again be a feature of
the show and it is expected a great
deal of interest will be shown in the
event this year.
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED.
A license to marry was issued by
Clerk Anderson on Wednesday to Ed
win Louis Corley of Gurdane and Ma
bel Cox of Monument. The couple
were joined in marriage the same
afternoon by Milton W. Bower, pas
tor of the Church of Christ, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Straight.
They will make their home at Gvft
dnnc. IONE GIRL MARRIED.
The marriage of Miss Ina Morgan,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Mor
gan of lone and Perry Bartlemay of
Gilliam county, took place at the par
sonnge of the First Christian church
In Pendleton on Tuesday, June 7, Rev.
Guy L. Drill performing the cere
mony. Mr. and Mrs. Bartlemay will
live in The Dalles where he is road
master for the O.-W. R. & N.
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT.
Perfection is never expected of
anybody and yet all will admit that it
is the mark to shoot at. What is
your percentage? This subject will
be discussed nt the Church of Christ
on Sunday evening.
The morning sermon will be based
on the fourth chapter of the Ephesinn
letter.
There is also a place for you at
Bible school and Christian Endeavor.
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
The 'President's
I he South Dakota Game Lodge, high up in the Black Hills, where
President Coolidge will spend his summer vacation. The lodge is a 30
room structure and so arranged that the large official and news staff
which will accompany the Chief executive can be well housed. The Cool
idges expect to be in camp by the third week in June. :
OTIS PAHERSON IS
TAKEN By
Well Known Canyon City
Attorney Succumbs
to Long Illness.
Death came to William Otis Patter
son, prominent attorney and resident
of Canyon City for many yean, on
Thursday morning last. As Mr. Pat
terson was for many years a resident
of Heppner, and well known here as
teacher, editor . and public spirited
citizen, who counted among his
triends many Heppner and Morrow
county people, his passing at this
time Has called forth many expres
sions of regret that'he has been called
to answer the final summons when
there appeared to be many more years
of usefulness to his community and
state before him.
Funeral services were held in Baker
on Monday, at the Episcopal church,
with commitment in the Baker mau
soleum under direction of the Ma
sonic order. On midnight Sunday
special services were conducted by
the Scottish Rite consistory of which
he was a member at Baker. The fol
lowing concerning Mr. Patterson is
tt,ken from the Baker Herald, issue of
last Thursday evening:
Otis Patterson was a native of Indi
ana, having been born at Brownsburg
September 4, 1861. He was a son of
William and Joan Patterson, both de
ceased. He studied at the Central
Normal college of Danville, Indiana,
and went to Coffeyville, Kansas, as a
teacher in 1881. He remained there
three years and came to Walla Walla,
Wn., in 1884. While there he became
acquainted with John L. Rand, now
Supreme court justice, Colonel W. F.
Butcher and William Ellis, later mem
ber of congress from this district.
All were teachers in Walla Walla
county. In 1885 Mr. Ellis went to
Heppner as county school superin
tendent and Otis Patterson as city
superintendent.
He taught one year and then enter
ed the hardware business, which he
continued a year. He then purchased
the Heppner Gazette which he pub
lished in company with his brother
Alvah until 1899 when he was ap
pointed receiver of the United States
Land office at The Dalles by President
McKinley. While in this office he
studied law and was admitted to the
bar. He resigned in 1903 and moved
to Canyon City where he has since
practiced law.
He was married to Mary Gregg at
Walla Walla in 1885. They had be
come acquainted at Danville, where1
he attended normal school. Mrs. Pat
terson died during the winter of 1925.
His step-daughter, Zoe, died about a
year later.
Mr. Patterson is survived by three
brothers and two sciters: Orin L.
Patterson, county judge of Grant
county, Canyon City; Alvah Patter
son, on the board of appeals of the
interior department at Washington,
D. C; Dr. Carl G. Patterson of Ba
ker; Mrs. James P. Darnall and Helen
M. Patterson, both of Indianapolis.
All four of the Patterson brothers
cme to Oregon, although their par
ents remained in the east. Orin L.
Patterson came to Grant county in
the eighties and Dr. Carl Patterson to
Bf.ker in 1902.
Otis Patterson was well known in
fraternal circles. He was a member
of the Masonic blue lodge and Royal
Arch chapter at Heppner, of the Coun
cil, Commandcry mid Scottish Rite at
Inker and of Al Kader temple of the
Shrine at Portland.
Ho also belonged to the Knights of
Pythias of which he was a past grand
;jmmander, to the Odd Fellows and
the Elks. He was a member of the
grand council of Royal and Select
Masters of the Masonic order.
Mr. ruttcrscn was a member of the
Episcopal church.
During his early years In Oregon
he was very active in Republican
political circles and was personally
acquainted with most of the promin
tnt men of the state. He was a close
iersonal frfbnd of Harvey W. Scott,
!nte editor of the Oregoninn.
For Sale February hatched Rhode
Island Red pullets. Mrs. Geo. Moore,
Heppner. 12-tf.
umner amp
1$
Cooltdges to Spend
Vacation at Noted
Black Hills Resort
Only the arrival of Captain Charles
Lindbergh frmo Europe delayed a pos
sible earlier start of President Cool
idge for his summer camp, the South
Dakota Game Lodge, situated high in
the Black Hills. In a special cable
to America's flying ace, the President
asked Lindbergh to come direct to
Washington on the cruiser Memphis,
to arrive at the capital by June 11.
President Coolidge does not want
to start for the West until he has of
ficially welcomed home our "Ambass
ador of the Air" who made history in
his Atlantic hop, New York to Paris.
Also the government wants to confer
all suitable honors and show appre
ciation in a fitting manner.
Within the week after Lindbergh's
arrival, the President and his office
staff, with a great group of special
press correspondents will be off for
the West and for the next ten to
twelve weeks the nation at large will
learn many interesting facts not gen
erally known about the1 ijauties and
i atural resources of the Dakota Black
Hills.
The decision by the President to
make the South Dakota Game Lodge
the official summer White House dur
ing 1927 will advertise a very much
neglected resource. Residence by the
head of a nation is usually the mak
ing of a resort. Before George IV
went to Brighton it was known only
as a fishing hamlet under the name
of Brighthelmstone. For a hundred
years since it has been England's
Atlantic City.
No doubt many sincere but not ful
ly informed American students of
geography will lose some wagers this
summer if history repeats itself. Na
tives of North Carolina once paid
handsomely for misdirected faith in
their knowledge of facts.
Mt. Washington in the White moun
tains of New Hampshire stands 6.711
ieet above sea level. In North Caro
lina stands Mt. Mitchell which tow
ers some 423 feet above Mt. Washing
ton. It was the honest belief of na
tive sons that Mt. Mitchell was the
highest peak east of the Rockies.
Therefore, when strangers appeared
in North Carolina some years ago,
disputing that Mt. Mitchell was the
highest peak East of the Rockies
and willing to back up their claim
with cold cash Carolinans dug deep
und many thousands of dollars were
wagered.
Then the strangers produced U. S.
Geological Survey records, showing
Harney Peak, Black Hills, as 7,242
feet high just 108 feet higher than
Mt. Mitchell.
Annual School Election
Next Monday Afternoon
The annual school meeting of Dis
trict No. OHO will ho hol1 nrl M
day afternoon at 2:30 in the council
cnamoers in Heppner. At this time
the election of one director and a
clerk will be in the order of business,
and there should be a good attend
ance of the voters of the district.
The retiring director is Chas. Thom
son, who has been serving out the un
expired term of C. E. Woodson, do
ceased. So far as we are able to
learn, there is no aspirant for this
place, and no doubt Mr. Thomson can
be Dersuaded to run ncrnin. Tha an
nual report of the clerk of the dis
trict win De presented at this meet
irg, and every patron of the school
is certainly interested in this.
AGED MAN DIES AT HAUDMAN.
Following an illness of several
5'ears, death came to J. F. M. Farrens
at the home of his son at Hardman on
last Thursday. Mr. Farrens, who wa.-,
a pioneer resident of Morrow county,
was 86 years and 24 days of age at the
time of his death, and he had been
bed-ridden for a long time. His fu
neral was held at Hardman on Satur
day and burial was in the I. O. O. F.
cemetery at that place under the aus
pices of Lone Balm Lodge No. 82, of
which he had long been a faithful
member. Ho is survived by the fol
lowing children: Mrs. Anna Clement
of Tneoma, Wash., Mrs. Laura Ward
of Lexington, Willnrd Farrens, lone,
Ernest Farrens, Yakima, Wash., and
Glenn Farrens and Walter Farrens
of Hardman, besides a number of
grandchildren.
I0HE DEFEAT GIVES
HEPPWER PENNANT
Egg City Boys Unable to
Solve Drake's Pitching;
to Play Here Sunday.
League Standings
Won Lost Pet.
Heppner 9 1 .900
lone 6 5 .600
Condon 4 6 .4(0
Arlington 3 7 .300
"Ducky" Drake heaved Heppner to
victory and the Morrow-Gilliam
league pennant at lone Sunday, com
pletely upsetting the Egg City lads1
plan of knocking Heppner off her
perch. Ducky had the lone boys eat
ing out of his hand, allowing but four
hits and no runs. His main feat of
the day was the striking out every
time up of lone s head batsman
"Dutch" Rietmann.
"Rip" Collins on the mound for
lone also worked good. But the
Heppner bunch could not be denied.
They made their five hits count for
three runs.
The locals now have an unbeatable
lead for the pennant. But they are
going to show no mercy when they
play lone again next Sunday, in an
attempt to make it eleven straight.
The Egg City club will play here.
The locals were a little worried for
fear their protege shortstop might
prove a weak spot. But young Erwin,
pressed into the position but a week
before, showed that there need have
been no apprehension. He held his
head and played like a veteran, eat
ing up three of the four chances that
came his way.
In five of the nine innings lone had
but three men at bat. Three innings
they had four men up, and in the
other five. Only five of their men
reached first base, one reached sec
ond and one reached third.
Heppner's first run came in the
fifth. Drake singled, was advanced
by Carl Cason's sacrifice bunt, went
third on Hoskjn's fielder's choice, and
scored with a beautiful slide on Er
win's ditto. Aiken scored in the
sixth via. singles by himself and An
derson, and Van Marter's sacrifice
bunt. Then Van Marter added na-
other in the ninth. Mr. Collins placed
a fast one against Van's neck. He
took second on a passed ball and
scored on LaMear's single.
Guy Cason made a hero of himself
in the eighth when he chased behind
the automobiles parked off left field
and nabbed Werner Rietmann's high
foul. In fact, Heppner's whole gang
was going good, so good that lone,
tense with wanting to win, could
find no way to start a rally against
their impenetrable opposition.
Condon succeeded in dumping Ar
lington in the cellar Sunday by a 17-2
score on the Condon field. Heppner
will play Condon in the last league
game a week from Sunday at Condon.
The box score:
Heppner AB R H PO A E
G. Cason, 1 3 0 1 2 0 0
Aiken, r 4 110 0 0
Anderson, m 4 0 1 3 0 0
VanMarter, 2 1 1 0 3 2 0
LaMear, c 4 0 18 10
Drake, p 4 1112 0
C. Cason, 3 3 0 0 1 2 2
Hoskins, 1 4 0 0 9 0 0
Erwin, s 3 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 30 3 5 27 10 2
lone
Cochran, c 4 0 0 10 1 0
W. Rietmann, 3 4 0 0 3 6 0
Davidson, 2 4 0 2 2 2 0
D. Rietmann, 1 4 0 0 11 0 1
W. Eubanks, 1 4 0 1 0 0 0
Collins, p 3 0 0 1 4 0
Smith, m 3 0 0 0 0 0
Bristow, s 3 0 0 0 2 0
Lundell, r 3 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 4 27 15 1
Umpires, W. Cochran and Nicker
son; scorer, J. Crawford; earned
runs, Heppner 3; first base on balls
off Collins 2; left on buses, Heppner
5, lone 5; first base on errors, Hepp
ner 1, lone 2; struck out by Drake 8,
by Collins 9; double piny, Bristow-Davidson-D.
Rietmann; hit by pitcher,
Van Marter by Collins; sacrifice bunts
Van Marter, Carl Cason; wild pitch,
Collins.
Second-hand, 5-ft. Deering mowei
at a bargain. Peoples Hnrdware Co
BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP OF EASTERN
OREGON MAY BE PLAYED OUT HERE
Local Club Laying Plans for 3-Day Sport Carnival
For Heppner July 3rd, 4th, 5th.
A round-robin baseball tournament
to decide the championship of east
ern, Oregon will be staged at Hepp
ner July 3-4-5, if plans of the local
club now being formulated, material
ize. Pendleton, who has the pennant
of the Blue Mountain lengue in its
pocket, consented some time ago to
play here the Fourth and Mnnager
Barr went over yesterday to broach
the round robin proposition to them.
Bond and The Dnlles nre scrapping
for lend position in the Mid-Columbia
league and the one that comes
out on top will also be asked to par
ticipate. The home boys have the Morrow
Gilliam pennant. It isn't exactly
because they feel "cocky" that they
are pulling for the round robin. They
think they have a chanco to win, to
be sure. But they want to give local
people a baseball treat second to none
s
Frank Stevenson, for many years a
resident of Heppner and engaged in
the milling business here, is a visitor
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Howard. He arrived the first of the
week from Lewiston where he has
resided since leaving Heppner. Mr.
Stevenson reports that the people of
the, Lewiston and Clarkston sections
are hard hit this season because of
the killing of the soft fruit crops by
the early April frost. Grain crop
conditions, however, are splendid and
there will be a heavy yield.
Leaving Heppner on Sunday, will
be a number of members of the local
circle, Neighbors of Woodcraft bound
for Bend, where the district conven
tion of the order begins its sessions
on Monday. Among those who will go
as representatives of Maple circle are
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Slocum, Mr. and
Mrs. Johnnie Hiatt, Mrs. O. T. Fer
guson, Mrs. Frank Rasmus, Mrs. Orve
Brown, Mrs. M. R. Fell, Mrs. Harvey
Bauman and Miss Ethel Moore. Mrs.
Henry Howell will attend as one of
the district officers.
John G. Clouston, of the forest
service at Pendleton, waB a visitor
here over Sunday with Mrs. Clous-
ton, who arrived Thursday last and
will remain at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Devin until
about the first of July. After the
first Mr. and Mrs. Clouston will be lo
cated at Kamela where he will be in
charge of the forest fire patrol sta
tion as central dispatcher, and direct
the operations of this branch of the
sevice from that point of the Uma
tilla Forest.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Jones motored
to Portland on Wednesday and will
spend the remainder of the week in
the city. They were accompanied by
Mr. Jones' sister, Mrs. Ellis Ilen
drickson and little son, who were on
their way to their home at San Lean
dro, Calif., after having spent a
month visiting with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Jones in this city.
Judge D. R. Parker, of Condon, ar
rived at Heppner Monday morning to
preside over the June term of circuit
court, taking the place of Judge Alger
ree, who is kept busy with court bus
iness at Pendleton. Judge Parker
was accompanied by his young son
who has been enjoying getting ac
quainted with the Heppner folks.
Ray McDuffee, who was a graduate
last week of O. A. C, accompanied
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mc
Duffee home, and is enjoying a visit
with relatives here. Mr. McDuffee
was graduated from the vocatoinal
education department and expects to
follow teaching.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hughes arrived
from Portland during the past week
and are again at home in their res
idence in Heppner. Mr. Hughes has
made no announcement as to what
his business intentions are, or whe
ther he will again engage in business
here.
Miss Mary Clark arrived home from
Eugene the first of the week. She
will spend a short time with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark and
then return to the University of Or
egon for the summer school session.
Miss Clark is majoring in music.
Mrs. W. O. Dix departed for Bel-
lingham, Wash., on Saturday and will
attend the summer school of the
state normal there. Mrs. Dix is one
of the grade teachers in the Heppner
school, which position she has held
for several years past.
Edward Notson will leave Friday
cr Saturday for Portland, going on la
ter to Corvallis to attend summer
school. In company with Mrs. Not-
sm and baby son he has been visiting
lor a couple of weeks with the home
folks.
Mrs. Chas. Bartholomew of Pine
City, who was a patient for several
days at Heppner Surgical hospital,
ruffenng With an infection of the
neck, was able to return to her home
on Sunday. -
Clarence Hayes, Maurice Edmund
oii, Terrel Benge and Harlan Devin
departed this morning for Vancouver,
ash., where they will spend several
weeks at the Citizenr' Military train
ing camp.
Wm. Brown of this city is laid up
at Heppner Surgical hospital and suf
fering from a carbuncle on his neck.
He is reported to be improving.
Miss Francis Parker will leave on
Friday for Monmouth to attend the
rummer session of the state normal.
ever handed out in these parts.
Besides the ball games, some smok
er events and other sports are being
arranged, calculated to make the
three-day celebration here a sport
carnival of real merit. Watch for
complete announcement of the cele
bration program next week.
Saturday night the baseball boys
are staging a benefit dance at the
Fair pavilion, and promise a real live
time. They have won the pennant,
but in doing so have gone behind fi
nancially, having only the home gate
receipts to defray expenses, which
include outlay for an equal number
of games played away from home.
So, while promising the money's
worth in entertainment, they would
appreciate all support given. The
ball boys have put Heppner on the
map this season, left give 'era a
boost.
By Arthur. Brisbane
Farms and Machines.
Oil Waste Pay Later.
Our Cigarette Tax.
Ford No. 15,000,000.
The hope of the farmer is in better
machinery and more intelligent use
cf it. It is not alone the selling price
of a bushel of wheat that counts but
the amount of farm time and labor
used to produce the bushel. A man
working with pick and shovel could
not afford to dig up and sort out gold
bearing gravel if it paid him but five
dollars a ton average. But giant
dredging machines in the Sacramento
valley are making millions working
gravel that pays less than twenty
cents a ton.
.
Edwin J. Clapp shows what ma
chinery is doing and will do to help
solve farm problems, and why United
States farms can compete with Euro
pean cheap labor, and even survive
high railroad freight rates. On Amer
ican farms, one worker on the aver
age poduces twelve tons of cereal.
In Europe one worker produces one
and one-half tons.
...
From 1910 to 1920, American farm
population increased only four per
cent, while production of wheat in
creased fifty-eight per cent, corn thirty-five
per cent, cotton forty-seven
per cent, cattle thirty-seven per cent,
hegs sixty-flveer cent.
The farm problem is not to be
solved, according to Mr. Clapp, by
keeping the boys on the farm," but
by letting the boys go to the fac
tories, using more machinery on the
farms and thus reducing cost of pro
duction. 'Light automobiles and trucks are
being produced in greater volume
than ever before. Such is the offi
cial report. There is only one cloud
on the automobile horizon, and that s
an oil cloud.
Reckless production and reckless
price cutting in the oil industry mean
rouble ahead for motor owners. Oil
is being wasted, poured out, squan
dered on sandy roads, wherever pub
lic officials can be persuaded to buy
it at public expense.
Oil production is wastefully man
aged, prices are low; but today's low
prices will be paid for with high
prices later.
The country needs a continuous oil
and gasoline supply, at fair prices,
which the Government should regu
late. The nation now is acting like a
drunken yiuth, squander ng a rich
inheritance.
...
Lindbergh has good ideas. An en
thusiastic French lady intended to
spend 150,000 francs for a cup to cel
ebrate his flight. He accepted grate
fully and asked that the 150,000 francs
be spent instead on children of
French aviators who lost their lives
pomoting aviation. Lindbegrh is a
good representative of this country
in Europe.
...
When Count Witte was in this coun
try, representing Russia in the peace
arrangements with Japan, he told this
writer the national monopoly of vod
ka, the Russian drink, forty per cent
alcohol, and sixty per cent water,
v.hich he originated, gave a profit
just big enough to pay the cost of
the Russian army.
...
It would interest Witte to know
that the United States tax on ciga
Kttes just about pays the cost of
our army. Uncle Sam collected $227,
000,000 in ten moi'hs this year from
cigarette smokers.
A full fiscal year's cigarette tax
will about pay all army costs.
If Government could collect the
tax that the public pays to bootleg
gers it might pay for ALL Govern
ment expenses.
...
Henry Ford last week watched his
machinery grind out Ford car no. 15,
000.000, and celebrated by taking a
ride in the first car he ever build. Old
car No. 1 with its two cylinders was
tr-ken out of the Ford museum and
driven by Henry Ford with car No.
15,000,000 driving beside it.
A new Ford car, with a different
gear shift, double the old Ford power
and a speed of sixty miles an hour
r.nd more, will be seen in the late
Summer or early Fall. That will be
gin a new Ford family.
...
How much have 15,000,000 Ford
cars meant in happiness to this coun
try through freedom of movement?
How many BILLION miles have they
traveled?
FOR SALE.
THE JOHN HUGHES RANCH,
situated on Willow creek, four miles
northwest of . Heppner, the County
Seat of Morrow County, Oregon. Con
sisting of 70 acres Alfalfa Land, 485
acres Wheat Land, 1203 acres Graz
ing Land. All under good fence. Both
the O. & W. Railroad and the Oregon.
Washington Highway pass through
the ranch close to the home place.
Good large barn and numerous out
houses. Water right is of record.
High school at Heppner and district
school three-quarter mile from ranch
house. Address ARTHUR SMITH,
Trustee, Heppner, Oregon.