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Volume 44, Number 15.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, July 7, 1927.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
MINIMUM WAGE
'The Trouble With This Dog Catching Business",
MRS.W.W.SMEAD
SUFFERS INJURIES
IN FALL FROM CAR
By Albert F Rrid
This Week
SCALE SET FOR
HARVEST HELP
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DALLES TAKES BOTH
CELEBRATION TILTS
ner Defeated 5-4, 3-0
By Fast Wasco Nine;
No Excuses Made.
DRAKE GETS HOMER
Breaks of Game Go to Visitors; Six
teen Fly Balls Caught By The
Dalles on Second Day.
The fast Dalles bunch deserved to
win. That's all that need be said for
their two victories from Heppner the
third and fourth. They played better
ball.
But if Heppner had played as good
ball as The Dalles, there would have
been a different story. It was the
blows in the pinches that tolled
Heppner's knell of defeat.
The Dalles took the first game 5-4,
and the second 3-0. The last men
tioned game was the first shut-out
recorded against Heppner this season.
"Ducky" Drke pitched good enough
ball, or at least nearly good enough,
to win Sunday, and with it himself
gathered in two hits, one a circuit
clout. But "Ducky" was the losing
pitcher. He had the misfortune of
walking one batter and hitting an
other, both of whom scored. A wild
throw by Hoskins assisted in the
scoring, however. Van Marter also
made an error, letting a runner on
base who later scored. The Dalles
boys made a good showing at bat,
nevertheless, getting 12 clean blows.
On the other hand Heppner got 14
hits for their four runs. Young
Bramlette, The Dalles pitcher, was
largely responsible for keeping the
score down. He tightened up when
Heppner threatened and succeeded in
holding them well until the eighth.
Then when Van Marter knocked out
a three-bgger, followed by singles by
Clow and Ward, things got a little
too warm for him and Mr. Dripps was
sent to his relief. Dripps proved good
enough to stop the rally, after two
runners had crossed the plate. The
Dalles already had a one-run lead
and Heppner could not overcome it.
Each team used a pinch hitter to
no avail. Collins batted for Erwin
in the sixth and Kasberger batted for
Lawrence in the seventh. Collins
flyed out to Swick and Kasberger
fanned with a called third strike.
, Green proved a lucky whirler for
The Dalles in the second game, while
Collins worked in hard luck on the
mound for the locals. Heppner's
' bunch hit the ball hard, but gleaned
only three hits. Five different times
the visitors nabbed line drives, hit
almost precisely into their mits,
which had they been a foot away
would have been good for hits. Gay
Anderson made a hero of Spud Helms
at short by presenting him two of
these. Gay was hitting the ball hard
all the time; getting a two-bagger and
a single along with these two hard
luck blows. The Dalles bunch caught
16 fly balls all told and never made
an error behind Mr. Green. DeVaney
dropped a drive, but it was hot
enouich to be excusable. Only six
Heppner batters reached first base,
not one of whom was advanced.
The Dalles got 8 hits off Collins,
but with them never earned a run.
Swick scored the first run in the sec
ond inning by getting first on Drake's
error. He stole second and made
home on two successive wild pitches
Mann scored in the same inning on
Brouhard's hit after being given
base on balls. Swick made the other
run in the eighth after being walked
and advanced by Cason's bad throw to
first.
But Heppner's bunch are not feel
ing bad, except for the poor playing
of their own. They say they were
beaten by a fast club and a good
bunch of sports. Fitzmaurice, who
caught for the locals, and Clow, gen
eral utility man, from Condon, both
pluyed nice ball.- Big Charlie caught
two men who attempted to steal home
on the only attempts of this kind
made, while Clow assisted in one
beautiful double play, himself to Van
Marter to Hoskins.
Summaries; First game
Heppner AB R H
PO
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
14
A
1
5
4
Anderson, m 6 0
Drake, p 5 1
Van Marter, 2 6 1
Clow, 1-s 4 1
Ward, r-1 4 0
Cason, 3 4 0
Erwin, s 2 0
Hoskins, 1 4 0
Fitzmaurice, c 4 1
Collins, r 2 0
Totals 39 4
The Dalles
2
2
2
1
3
0
0
2
1
1
2 0
1
2
2
0
1
0
14 27 18 8
Brouhard, 1 4
Helms, s 4
Lawrence, r 2
Saunders, c 4
0
B
1
0
0
0
Cook, 1
Swick, m 4
Green, 2 4
Mann, 3 4
Bramlette, p 3
Kasberger, r 2
Dripps, p 1
3 0
2
1
0
1
Totals 36
12 27 12
Earned runs, The Dalles 2, Heppner
(Continued on Pan Six)
Mr. and Mrs, T. H. McDaniel, Mr.
and Mrs. J. II. McDaniel, the Misses
Zetta and Elvira Bleakman and Mnrie
Saling composed a party of Hardman
folks who motored to Clagstone, Ida,,
on Friday and spent the Fourth at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Mc
Daniel. They report a very fine trip
and enjoyed a big celebration at Spir
it Lake. They were on tholr return
home today.
Hepp
Scale Expected to Simplify Help
Problem in County; Arlington
Employment Office Open.
A minimum wage scale to help in
hiring transient labor for the 1927
Morrow county wheat crop harvest
was adopted at a representative meet-
ng of the farmers at Lexington Fri
day afternoon. Such a scale was
thought necessary as this county will
have to depend to a considerable ex
tent on transient labor this season.
If such a BCale were not set, County
Agent Smith believes predicaments
like this might be encountered: Sev
eral farmers in the lone section, for
nstance, phone employment office for
i certain number of men offering a
certain wage. At the same time far
mers around Heppner ask for men at
lower figure. It is quite probable
men with applications at the employ
ment office would get the idea that
lone was paying higher wages than
Heppner, hence they would drop off
there, leaving the other section short
of help.
This is but an example of what
might happen if a minimum wage
vere not agreed upon. With the min
imum wage scale as a basis for hir
ing outside labor, however, there
ho u Id be no trouble of this sort. It
Is to be understood this Is merely a
minimum scale, Mr. Smith emphas-
zes, and does not keep anyone from
paying more in the event he considers
his men worth more.
Here is the scale adopted, classified
in two parts, stationary and combine
rutins:
Combines
Sack sewers $4.00
Drivers 5.00
Header tenders - 3.50
Separator tenders 5.00
Caterpillar drivers 6.00
Straw haulers 3.00
Cooks up to ten men 3.00
Assistant cooks 2.60
Water buck and roustabout 3.00
Sack jig 3.50
Bulk drivers 8.00
PickWg up sacks 4.00
Stationary
Derrick drivers 2.00
Box drivers with nets 2.50
Box drivers without nets 3.00
Loaders 3.60
Sack sewers 4.00
Header punchers 4.00
Hoe downs 3.00
Engineers 6.00
Separator tenders 6.00
Cooks up to ten men 3.00
Hay hands 2.0Q
The employment office at Arling
ton is open again this season, and
with a large amount of labor avail
vble, the county agenj. looks for lit
tle trouble in getting all the men
necessary. Farmers needing men will
do well to get in touch with Mr.
Smith.
GREEN W. McCRAW.
Funeral services were held at 2:30
luesday afternoon from the Metho
dist church for Green W. McCraw
who died at the Veterans' hospital in
Portland on Saturday. Mr. McCraw
was the victim of an abscess on the
brain, the result of a lingering illness
with which he had suffered for sev
eral years and which caused him to
be bedfast since the 25th of April.
Rev. F. R. Spaulding officiated at the
funeral services and pall bearers were
members of Heppner Post, American
Legion. A large number of friends
and relatives were present. Inter
ment was in Heppner cemetery beside
the grave of his brother Allan, who
died in 1912.
Green W. McCraw was born at
Hillsville, Va., August 10, 1894, and
died at Portland, Oregon, July 2, 1927,
aged 32 years, 10 months and 22 days.
With his parenst, Mr. and Mrs. W. J
McCraw, and other members of the
family, he came to Oregon in 1912,
and had since stayed in this state
with the exception of the time spent
in the army. For seven years he lived
at Heppner, working as a ranch hand.
He was drafted from this county by
Uncle Sam and was inducted into the
army May 1, 1918. Receiving h:s dis
charge shortly after the armistice,
he attended a barbering school at
Portland. He was working at this
trade when he became too ill to work.
Mr. McCraw, who was unmarried
leaves the following brothers and sis-
teis, besides his motlior, to mourn
his departure: Mrs. Floyd Hawks,
Fancy Gap, Va.; J. R, (Roby), Dixie,
Wyatt, of New Plymouth, Ida., ulso
the home of his mother; Mrs. E P,
Williams, Woodburn, Ore., and Troy
L., Eugene. His father died two and
a half years ago at Fancy Gap. All
the remaining members of the family
were present at the funeral with the
exception of Mrs. Hawks.
WHEAT TURNING OUT WELL.
The first report to reach this office
of the new crop is that from the
ranch of Barney Doherty in lower
Sand Hollow. Ho started his combine
In a field of Turkey red on Tuesday,
and so far has been getting twelve
sacks to the acre, and expects to make
an average of better than 26 bushels.
Other machines are starting up in
the north end of the county, and next
week there will be many mora. The
north end of the county will turn out
lots of grain this season, and Lex
ington and lone will be big shippers
of wheat this fall.
ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. Stanley Moore, Missionary in
charge. Surtdny school at 9:45.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11:00.
"O worship the Lord in the beauty of
holiness,
Let the whole earth stand in awe of
Him."
SPORT CARNIVAL
GETS GOOD CROWD
Baseball Games Feature; Fight Fans
Witness Knockout at Pavilion.
An attempt was not made to attract
a large number of out-of-town people
to Heppner for the two day sport
carnival, July 3-4. However, a large
and orderly crowd was present at all
events, and the revenue received was
sufficient to meet expenses and wipe
out most of the baseball deficit be
sides, according to Manager Barr.
As the ball club was sponsoring th.?
celebration, more stress was laid on
the baseball games, The Da''es l lay
ing Heppner both days and carrying
off all honors. Nearly 500 fans were
present at each game, exceeding any
previous attendance at games here
this season. The Dalles boys ex
pressed themselves as being well
pleased with Heppner hospitality and
commended the town on its good ball
team, saying they believed our boys
would have a good chance in the Mid
Columbia league and that they would
like to have them join next year.
The dances Saturday and Monday
evenings were well attended, and the
crowds acclaimed Cole Madsen's dance
bnnd all that had been promised. The
six young fellows made plenty of
good, snappy music, in harmony with
their jazzy Fourth of July costumes.
Sunday evening no special events
were arranged and a large part of
the crowd attended the show at the
Stnr theater,' where they saw Lon
Chancy in his classic film, "Tell it
to the Marines."
Five good fights and a wrestling
match were on the bill for Monday
evening's smoker. The spectators
waxed enthusiastic through the pre
liminaries, but got their big thrill of
the evening in the first main event
when "Unc" McMillan of Lexington
put his Walla Walla opponent to
sleep in just three wallops. In the
first mix McMillan put his adversary
to the mat with two blows where he
took eight counts before he got up,
reeled around and fell into a hay
maker to the jaw. In the second main
event Cl.irenco Buuman got a decis
ion over "Kid" Bates of Condon. No
lan threw McMillan in three minutes
in the wrestling go. In the prelimin
aries, Morey and Ruhl fought to a
draw, Carmichael took a decision from
Tower, and Charley Morey and Wright
rave a three-round exhibition bout
to a draw.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank the many Hepp
ner friends for their kind assistance
and expression of Borrow at the death
and burial of our beloved son and
brother, Green W. McCraw. We wish
to specially thank the Heppner Le
gion post for their assistance, and
those who furnished cars.
MRS. W. J. McCRAW.
MRS. FLOYD HAWKS.
J. R. McCRAW.
DIXIE McCRAW. ,
WYATT McCRAW.
MRS. E. P. WILLIAMS.
TROY McCRAW.
FIREWORKS COME HIGH.
Five violators of the fireworks or
dinance of the city were given a little
reminder In the court of E. R. Huston,
recorder, Tuesday morning, The re
minder was in the form of a $10 as
'essment on each miscreant. There
were many others who escaped, the
recorder believes, but these unfor
tunates eelebrnted at the wrong mo
ment, They were George Aiken, Ar
thur McAtee, Charles Aycrs, Harold
Eby and Roderick Thomson.
MisB May Kilkenny of Hinton creeK
had as her guest for several days
during the week, Miss Clara Cunha
of Echo.
CASON-WENTZLER.
A wedding of interest to Heppner
people occurred Wednesday evening,
June 20, at Pendleton, when Carl
Cason and Mrs. Suzie Wentzler gave
their friends the slip and were quiet
ly married at the Methodist parson
age in the Umatilla city by Rev. Mel
vin T. Wire. They left Heppner about
7:30 were married at 9:30 and were
home again at 12. None of their
friends guessed what had happened
until Sunday when announcement was
made at the Cason home, partly in
honor of the birthday anniversary of
Mr. Cason's mother, Mrs. John Cason.
Mrs. Cason, who came tj Heppner
this spring from Portland, has been
employed in the law ofjee of C. L.
Sweek, while Mr. Cason, a local prod
uct, graduate of Heppner high school
and star third baseman on the Hepp
ner baseball team, is with the Union
Oil company. Both are popular young
people and have been busy receiving
congratulations of their many friends.
They will continue to make their
home here.
UNION MISSIONARY MEETING.
The union meeting of the mission
ary societies of the city will be held
at 2:30 p. m., on Wednesday, July 13
at the Methodist church. All are
invited to attend this meeting. The
union society is of recent oiganiza
tion and the meetings so far held
have proved very interesting and
profitable. The societies of the
Methodist, Christian and Episcopal
churches form .the organization, and
meetings are held from time to time
in the different churches.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
F. C. Waldron, wife and two daugh
ters, accompanied by Mrs. Waldron's
mother, Mrs. Jake Griffith, arrived
here the last of the week and are
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Patterson. Mr. Waldron is the
agent for the Portland, Longview &
Northern railroad at Ryderwood, Wn.,
and Mrs. Waldron is a niece of Mrs.
Patterson.
Word received by Geo. N. Peck of
Lexington at noon today, announced
the death at Seattle, Wash., this
morning of Professor W. F. Allison,
brother of Dr. Allison, formerly of
Heppner. Professor Allison was on
the teaching force of the University
of Washington.
Vincent C. Kelly of New Y'ork City,
accompanied by his wife, is in the
city for the remainder of the week.
Mr. Kelly represents the Alexander
Hamilton Institute of New York, an
institution for the training of busi
ness executives.
Mr. and Mrs. Clins. Vaughn and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Shively composed a
party that motored to Baker in the
Vaughn car Sunday and spent the
Fourth in that city. They returned
home on Tuesday.
Professor G. R, Hyslop of Oregon
Agricultural college, came in from
Corvallis Wednesday morning, and
with County Agent Smith is busy this
week certifying seed wheat through
out the county.
Ralph Thompson, who has been con
fined to his homo for the past two
weeks, suffering from bloodpoisonlng,
is reported to be improving and is
now able to sit up some of the time
J. P, Hndley of Boardman, who was
at Parkers Mill for the celebration
became ill during Sunday night and
was brought to Heppner early Mon
day morning for medical attention
Mr. Vincent C. Kelly, represent
ing the Alexander Hamliton Institute
of New Y'ork, the greatest Intensive
business training institution in th
United Stntes, will bo at Hotel Hepp
ner Thursday evening and all day
Friday. Mr. Kelly will be plesaed at
this time to explain the work of the
institute t onll those desirous of pre
paring themselves for greater busi
ness responsibilities and increased
earning capacity. Appointment can
be made with Mr. Kelly by calling
telephone 23.
1 1 I
GRANGE MEETING
WELL ATTENDED
Joint Morrow and Grant Pomonas
Celebrate at Parkers Mill.
Pomona Granges of Morrow and
Grant counties staged a three-day
celebration at Parkers Mill that was
well attended by people from North
ern Grant and all over Morrow coun
ty. While they gathered in rather
slowly on Saturday, there was, never
theless, quite a large number of peo
ple there for the opening dance, many
bringing their camping equipment
and remaining over until the windup
Monday night. The celebration was
under the direction of Rhea Creek
and Dry Fork Granges, and during the
entire three days everything passed
off in a decorous manner and every
body had a good time.
On Saturday afternoon an interest
ing program was given by Pomona
Grange, followed by a dance in the
evening.
Sunday was given over largely to
the program furnished by the Grange.
A number of speakers of prominence
were present, among these being
State Master Palmiter of Hood River
and Professor Nelson of Oregon Ag
ricultural college. At this afternoon
session the question proposed by Po
mona Grange of Grant county con
cerning a road leading from Long
Creek to Heppner occupied the at
tention of the gathering. This after
noon session was an open meeting
which was followed later in the eve-
ring by a closed meeting of Pomona
Grange at which time 54 candidates
were given the fifth degree and be
came members respectively of Mor
row County Pomona and Grant Coun
ty Pomona.
A patriotic program was staged on
Monday forenoon, and the address
was delivered by District Attorney S,
E. Notson of Heppner. The Declara
tion of Independence wns read and
several musical numbers and solos
were given, all in keeping with the
sentiment of the day.
A ball game between Dry Fork and
Hardman took up the greater part of
the afternoon, which was given over
to sports.
In the greased pig race, Vesta Ham
got second time and Farris Brock
took the pig.
Dave Musgrave and Dempsey Uoyer
were winners in the wheelbarrow
race.
Ken Harris won the boys' race, with
Harvey Medlock, second.
In the free for all race for men,
Dale Bleakman walked off with the
honors.
Gladys Graves was the winner in
the free for all race for women.
In the backward race, Lewis Rob
ertson was winner.
Morrow county and Grant county
formed teams for the tug o war,
Morrow county winning.
In the horseshoe tournament the
Bleakman brothers of Hardman were
champions.
The festivities closed wi'h a dance
in the evening and all who attended
came nway from the Parkers Mill eel
cbration praising the good time they
had experienced.
K. OF P. NOTICE.
Specinl meeting Doric Lodge No, 20,
Tuesday evening, July 12. Important,
Large turnout expected.
JASPER V. CRAWFORD, C. C
Dr. Clarke of the Clarke Optica
Co., 304 Salmon St., Portland, Ore
EYE SIGHT SPECIALISTS, will be
in Heppner all day and evening SUN
DAY, JULY 17th, at Hotel Heppner
SEE HIM ABOUT YOUR EYES. 16-16
Second-hand, 5-ft. Deering mower
at a bargain. Peoples Hardware Co
Serious Accident to Local Woman
Occurred on Highway Near
Caldwell Last Thursday.
Mrs. W. W. Smead of this city was
very seriously injured on Thursday
morning last when she fell out of an
automobile while traveling on the
highway between Caldwell, Idaho, and
Baker, and it was feared for a time
that she might not recover.
Mr. ana Mrs. Smead were return
ing home with Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Mc
Murdo in the McMurdo car. At the
time of the accident Mrs. McMurdo
was at the wheel and Mrs. Smead
was riding in the front seat next to
her. In the rear seat were Dr. Mc
Murdo, Mr. Smead and F. B. Nicker
son. The party had left Caldwell
early in the morning and were about
110 miles on their journey to Baker.
Mrs. Smead had placed her hand on
the latch to the front door and was
observed by Dr. McMurdo who at
tempted to stop her before the door
flew open, but he was a little too late
and only succeeded in saving her
from pitching out directly on her
head. The car was going at a speed
of about 35 miles at the time but was
quickly stopped and Mrs. Smead was
picked up from the highway in an
unconscious condition. It was soon
found that she had received no brok
en bones but it was not possible to
tell to what extent she might have
been injured otherwise. Dr. McMurdo
administered first aid and Mrs. Smead
was placed in the car in as comfort
able a position as possible and
brought on to their home in Heppner.
She received very bad cuts and
bruises about the head and face and
one shoulder was severely bruised
but no internal injuries have devel
oped and she is now recovering from
the hurts and shock quite well.
MARION HUSTON DIES.
Marion Huston, who crossed the
plains in 1853 with an ox team, and
a pioneer resident of Wasco county,
died Saturday afternoon at the fam
ily home, 816 Alvord. He was 76
years old at the time of death.
Funeral services were held at l0:30
o'clock Monday morning from the
Christian church at Dufur, Rev. T. C.
Stevens officiating. Interment was in
the Kelly cemetery at Maupin under
the direction of Crandalls.
Mr. Huston leaves his widow, four
sons, Bernard, fatanlsy, frank and
Sylvia; three daughters, Mrs. Anna
Meyers, Mrs. Rova Tegarden of Ka-
ama and Mrs. Lottie Charles of Vale;
twenty-seven grandchildren, two great
grandchildren and one brother, Wal
ter Huston of Harrisburg, Ore.
The deceased was born at La Harpe,
Illinois, December 27, 1850. When but
three years of age he crossed the
plains with his parents, settling near
Brownsville, Ore. He came to Wasco
county in 1883 and made his home
near Wapinitia. His wife, who was
Miss Mary Winson, crossed the plains
1864. The Dalles Optimist.
Mr. Huston was a brother of the
late Luther Huston of this city and
was quite well known in this county.
CAR TURNS OVER.
John T. Schafer of Salem was quite
:eriously injured on Saturday when
his car turned over on the highway
opposite the Hynd place at Cecil.
Mr. Schafer was on his way to Hepp
ner to spend the Fourth with his son
and family, Elvin Schafer of Freeze-
out. While passing the Hynd place,
his hat was blown off and he attempt
ed to reach for it, losing control of
the car, which went off into the ditch
end turned over. Mr. Schafer was
caught in such a manner as to receive
a badly wrenched back and two brok
en ribs. Dr. McMurdo was called to
attend him and he was brought to
Heppner Surgical hospital where his
injuries were adjusted and he is on
the way to recovery.
f-ORESTER REPORTS CONVICTION
George Clark, forest ranger, who
returned home Sunday from Meacham
where he attended a big meeting of
foresters, reports one fire conviction
in his district so far this season.
Ben Hinton of Hamilton was charged
ith leaving seven log fires burning
on Sunflower flat just over the Mor
row county line, and was convicted
and fined $25 in Justice Avers court.
The meeting of foresters at Meacham,
held June 30 to July 2, was attended
by 60 foresters, Clark reports. A
strenuous attempt will be made this
vear to reduce the number of man
caused fires. Last year 60 per cent
of the fires in the Umatilla forest
were of this nature.
J. R. NUNAMAKER DIES.
Relatives at Heppner received word
of the sudden death at Hood River
on Tuesday of J. R. Nunamaker, a
leading orchardist of that section. Mr.
Nunamaker was taken with a heart
attack while driving in his car. For
many years he was engaged in wheat
raising and then in the sheep busi
ness in this county, and was an ex
tensive ranchman of this section.
Disposing of his interests in Morrow
county, Mr. Nunamaker moved to
Hood River about fifteen years ago
and has been identified with horticul
ture there since that time, owning
one of the finest fruit tracts in the
Hood River valley.
KINDERGARTEN TO OPEN.
A kindergarten will open next Mon
day at the Episcopal parish house.
Those having children to enter should
get in touch with Miss Smith at the
Morrow General hospital. Hours will
be from 9 to 12 each morning.
Arthur Brisbane
The Church on Top.
Tuberculosis and Cancer.
Who Will Ride?
When Old and Poor.
Man builds the house for God to
dwell therein waj the old idea. The
odern idea is a combination sky
scraper church, stores, offices, apart
ments, swimming pools, gymnasium.
New York's Manhattan Congregation
al Church wiil Bpend $2,000,000 on
such a building, twenty-three stories
high. The clergymen will live on the
ground floor.
A Frenchman, Doctor Calmette, has
developed an anti-tuberculosis vac
cine, so successful that its use for all
children is suggested.
There is no injection of tuberculo
sis germs. The vaccine merely "sug
gests" the disease, and rouses to ac
tivity the anti-tubercular bacilli in
the body. The new remedy, called
"BCG," was tried on monkeys and
other animals for thirteen years m
the Pasteur Institute before experi
ments were made on humans. "BCG"
is said to reduce consumption in
twenty-five cases out of twenty-six.
The famous American doctor, Wil
liam J. Mayo, believes that science
will find a way to immunize against
cancer. A woman, Doctor Maud Slye,
of Chicago, has bred mice in which
cancer can by no means be developed,
and other mice invariably born with
cancer.
When consumption and cancer are
conquered, as they will be, men will
be rid of their most deadly microscop
ic enemies. They already know how
to deal with the deadly plagues from
Asia, one of which, "the black death,"
wiped out nearly half the population
of Europe.
Commercial flying, including ocean
flights, may become a reality soon.
Commander Byrd was besieged by
would-be passengers willing to pay
"any price" if he would take them to
Europe.
Young Lindbergh casually flew from
St. Louis to New York vit Washing
ton. Ballanca, the Italian genius, build
er of the Chamberlain-Levine air
plane, is building airships for a com
mercial air line between Chicago and
New Y'ork. Five ships are ordered,
guaranteed to make the trip in seven
and a half hours. Each car will car
ry twelve passengers, have three en
gines, and cost $28,500.
When you ask yourself, "Who will
ride in them?" remember that when
the French built the railroad from
Paris to Versailles, actors and act
resses were hired to sit in the train
looking out of the windows, smiling
as though they enjoyed it. And when
the first elevator with a steel column
under it was installed in the Grand
Hotel in Paris, about sixty years ago,
old French ladies and gentlemen con
tinued to walk up stairs to the fifth
floor.
The world is a sad place for the old
and poor, and children are cruel.
Long years ago, Anna Noveke sang
before the Emperor Franz Joseph in
Vienna. Now, seventy-seven years
old, she is ejected from her one room
dwelling, "not so much because she
doesn't pay her rent, but because she
had twenty cats in the room with
her."
Bent, old and gray, she stood on
the sidewalk with her twenty forlorn
cats, and children that call her "old
witch," threw stones at her. A year
ngc as she hurried along the street
to work they tripped her and broke
her shoulder. She had been earning
$1.60 a day doing fine embroidery.
Cold charity will take care of her
somehow or at least see that the
cats do not starve.
If past forty please read. The head
of the American College of Surgeons
says: "After forty comes the dan
gerous age."
Five great dangers that threaten
you are kidney trouble, heart disease,
tuberculosis, Bright's disease and par
alysis. It is possible, but fortunately, un
usual, to have all of them. Also with
a little thought and common sense
you may avoid all of them, or get rid
of them if they haven't gone too far.
For ALL HiapnsA thara nr. flvn vam-
edies. Frcs hair, cheerful thought.
moaeraie exercise, slow, temperate
eating, regular sleep.
MAKE CATTLE SHIPMENT.
Five cars of prime beef cattle were
shipped from the Heppner yards on
Monday night by Carter Bros, of Long
Creek, going to the Portland market.
These cattle were said to be the finest
going out from here this season. John
Brosnan and Dillard French also made
shipment of cattle Monduy night,
sending some tine stuff to the Port
land market. The Carter shipment
was In charge of L. D. Swick.
The American Legion Auxiliary will
hold a cooked food sale on Saturday
morning, July 9th, at 10 o'clock, In
the Fair building, formerly occupied
by the Farmers and Stockgrowers
bank. Will the members please have
their donations at that place by 10
a. m. Secretary,
Br