PAGE FOUR
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1927.
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE. Established
,- March 0. 1881,
THE HEPPNER TIMES, Established
Novmbeer 18, 1897,
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 16, 1912.
Published every Thursday morning by
VAWTER AND BPEN'CER CRAWFORD
and entered at the Post Office at Heppner,
Oregon, aa aecond-cla&i matter.
ADVERTISING RATES GIVEN ON
APPLICATION
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year
Six Months
Three Months
Single Copies ,
2
1.00
.76
.06
MORROW COUNTY'S OFFICIAL PAPER
Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
Program of the Grange.
GRANGE organizations of Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho
are working to a common end ac
cording to reports received of a
confreenc held this summer be
tween prominent representatives
of the granges of the three states.
There has been considerable spec
ulation over the attitude of the
grange toward economic ques
tions, but it now appears that a
definite program has been agreed
upon, and that the granges of the
northwest states will bend their
energies to obtain the adoption of
the following legislative program :
Severance tax.
Debenture plan of farm relief.
Graduated state income tax,
with uniform provisions for the
three states.
Water power.
While the farm relief program
is one of federal procedure, the
others could be undertaken by any
state, and it may be expected that
measures will be presented to the
people dealing with water power,
income tax and severance tax.
The first two have been defeated
decisively in Oregon, a state-wide
hydro-electric measure having
been rejected last November by
a vote of more than four to one.
The northwest granges affirm
their opposition to further devel
opment of reclamation projects,
until agriculture has been restored
to a position of parity with other
industries, this position being
counter to that prevailing in cen
tral Oregon and in many sections
of eastern Oregon.
Rise of the Rural Press.
THE MANUFACTURER.
THE most remarkable feature
of American journalism is the
growth, develpoment and influ
ence of the country weekly news
paper and small town daily. Fif
teen to twenty-five years ago prac
tically all of these representatives
of the smaller cities and towns
consisted of poorly printed sheets
of local items and boiler plate.
Today look at them. The great
majority are clearly printed; they
carry a certain amount of the
more important national and in
ternational news along with the
strictly local columns; they are
filled with advertising; most im
portant, they have editorial col
umns. Above all, this last cannot be
exaggerated. From mere report
ers of town happenings, they have
risen to an important, possibly the
most important place as leaders
of thought and comment on local,
state and national problems. Their
Songs of Plain Folks
mmmm
IkFraak Crane Says'
NOT A BAD PLACE-THE MID-WEST
THE man from the mid-west is usually the goat of all the in
tellectuals. The mid-west is supposed to be the home of
banality. This region is inhabited, according to Mencken, Sin
clair Lewis and others, almost predominately by morons. They
are the people who form the favorite butt of almost all kinds of
ridicule.
They are the hayseeds of the world.
The mid-west has Chautauqua circles, fitting descendants of
former camp meetings. The inhabitants are low brows who
come in for the contempt of all the emancipated and advanced
Europeans and easterners.
Did they not put across prohibition?
Did not their wives and daughters even go to prayer meet
ings? What could be commoner!
When the world war came, however, those boys from the
mid-west, Kansas and thereabouts, did a pretty good job at
Belleau Wood and in the Argonne. They fought well and the
heroes of Ballaklava and Thermopylae had to move aside and
make room for them in the Hall of Fame.
A Missouri boy named Pershing and a couple of Illinois men
named Grant and Lincoln demonstrated that something worth
while could come from Nazareth.
And now another mid-westerner, a "dom" Swede, has start
led the world.
He took his life in hand, shoved a tooth brush in his pocket
and flew unaided and alone across the perilous Atlantic.
Personally, I think it makes no difference what country a
man comes from. A Japanese, a Mexican, or a Nebraskan is
quite as liable to horn in and monopolize the front page as a
noble Roman or distinguished Britisher. Man is man and you
can't tell what part of the human race is going to develop a
remarkable shoot.
Mr. Babbitt's country, with its chautauquas and rotarian
clubs and prayer meetings is not such a bad place after all.
opinions are usually well founded
and intelligent. They sway pol
itics, industrial and business prog
ress, ana national attairs in a large
way
It would be well for the average I
citizen to better appreciate the
character and influence of the ru
ral press. It may give him an
other slant on the reason for
Amercia's unprecedented prog
ress.
Leonard Wood.
PORTLAND TELEGRAM.
THE passing of General Leon
ard Wood is a great loss to
this Nation. Beginning his ca
reer as a physician, he entered the
army as a contract surgeon, as
commissionless junior medical of
ficers were .known in those days.
He made an enviable record as an
Indian fighter and was awarded
the Congressional medal of honor
for the part he played in the cap
ture of Geronimo, the Apache
terror. In 1898 he became colonel
of the First Volunteer cavalry
(Rough Riders), and was then
commissioned a brigadier general
in the regular service by President
McKinley, and finally became
chief of staff, the highest com
mand in our service. But for a
personal clash between him and
Pershing when both were serving
in the Philippines nearly 20 years
ago, there can be no doubt that
Wood would have made a splendid
record in the World war. Per-
'-"T
James Jems Haus
Night watchman I,
And while you sleep
I'm walking by
A gloomy wall
'Round buildings
Shadowy and tall,
Beneath a sky
God knows how deep.
When radio
And pleasure car
No longer sound
And you're asleep,
It seems the great
Stars nearer creep,
And yet they're far
God knows how far.
I love the four
Still hours of night
From one until
The morning bars
Lift up and send
My friends, the stars,
Behind the sky-wall
Out of sight.
Mr
shing saw to it that he did not get
an overseas command.
His achievements in Cuba, first
as commander of the Santiago dis
trict, and later at Havana as gov-
ernor of the island government,
brought Wood to the attention of
the world as a colonial adrninistra
tor. ' When he was military com
mander in the Philippines his ad
vice was constantly sought and ac
cepted by the civil administration.
General Wood and Theodore
Roosevelt were the leaders in the
Plattsburg movement. Both of
them early realized our entrance
into the World war was inevitable.
Both prepared for it.
Leonard Wood in politics was a
follower of Roosevelt', a progress
ive Republican. For a brief time
after Roosevelt's death the man
tle of leadership fell on him. He
ably carried on.
A man of high ideals, noble im
pulses and sturdy patriotism has
gone to his reward.
The Way it Usually Works
RANCOR has become so hot
between California and Ari
zona in regard to the Boulder Can
yon Dam bill that a California
Congressman threatens to pro
pose Congressional action to with
draw Ariozna's right to statehood.
Seven states are interested in
the Boulder Dam and the waters
of the Colorado river, in addition
to the federal government.
The tangle that is developing as
a result of local political factions
in each state seeking to gain ad
vantage for themselves, and with
another faction in Congress en
deavoring to use the Boulder Dam
project as a means of putting the
government into business, fur
nishes a perfect illustration of the
confusion and bitterness which
generally results when an attempt
is made to inject government into
the field of private enterprise.
As is generally the case, devel
opment lags, the investor and in
dustries are discouraged; and in
the long run the taxpayer is load
ed with a heavy financial burden
as the result of politics being
played at public expense.
A "foot-fault" is said to have
cost Big Bill Tilden an interna
tional tennis title in France, which
is not at all an item of real news
value. Sooner or later a "fault"
of some kind always shows up in
these love games.
PRACTICING CHRISTIAN UNITY.
(Being a brief review of the sermon
preached at the Church of Christ
Sunday morning, August 7, by Milton
W. Bower, pastor.)
We say that we are "Christians
only" but have never said that we are
the only Christians. We are known
to the world under such titles as
Disciples of Christ, Christian Church,
and Church of Christ. Our aim is to
restore the church of the New Testa
ment in name, ordinances and fruit.
We advocate the unity of all the fol
lowers of Christ on the basis of the
New Testament scriptures and the
church there revealed. We preach
Christian unity more than any other
people. However, it has been said
of us that in spite of that we actually
practice it less than any one else.
So we want to think for just g little
of our practice. And to make things
clear we will have to ask and answer
r few questions.
Who are Christians? The answer
should be obvious but apparently it
is not for we have many who have
nothing to do with churches saying
they are Christians. A Christian is
"Christ's one" and we are not one of
such until we have fulfilled his re
quirements. Just as we don't become
a member of a lodge simply by admit
ting to ourselves that it is a good
thing and worthwhile so neither can
we become of Christ simply by saying
to ourselves that we believe in Him.
In both cases there are requirements
to be met.
Again many have been admitted
into churches according to the plan
worked out by men. And we are main
taining that we can only become
Christians Christ's way. Our illus
tration of the lodge still holds good
for one does not enter a lodge when
he has satisfied his own whims but
when he has met the prescribed re
tirements. Can we not admit that
Christ has power to prescribe the
conditions?
He has given the requirements and
briefly they are that a man believe in
his heart (Ro.n. 10:9,10; Acts 16:31);
repent or turn back on sin (Acts
2:38); confess with the mouth (Rom.
10:9,10), and be baptized; that is
immersed, for that is the English
meaning of the word; in the name of
the Father, of the Son, and the Holy
Spirit with the additional require
ment that a faithful Christian life
shall follow this prescribed begin
ning. Those who have met these re
quirements are Christians no matter
what, else they may mistakenly call
themselves. And no one else is a
Christian no matter what claims he
may make. We know this is the
way for it is spoken by the inspired
.postles and Jesus said their words
in opening the kingdom would be
acknowedged in Heaven (Matt. 16:
19). This is not "judging a brother"
but "Thus saith the Lord." We can
not say what the Lord may or may
not do for others who think they are
Christians but the promises are for
tnose who follow the plainly taught
way.
Another question: Can real unity
be attained by compromise? That is,
can unity be brought about simply by
agreeing not to speak of any New
Testament teaching concerning which
we are not all agreed? We are urged
to find that unity which consists of
speaking the same things, but it is
not to be by way of compromise bi t
by speaking where the book jp'jaks
See I Cor. 1:10 and Jude 3. It is be
cause we cannot seek unity by the
way of compromise that we are so
much criticized. But we are not seek
ing any imitation of unity, but real
unity which must be built upon the
Word. When we ail speak where the
book speaks we will all speak the
same things.
A third question: How do we prac
tice unity? We take a position which
does not exclude any Christian and
we invite all Christians to stand
where we do. We are not asking that
all Christians "join us," but that they
renounce all human names, ordinan
ces, forms, etc., and stand simply up
on the revealed Word of God. If this
does not produce unity it is not our
fault for we are standing in the right
place. We preach Christ as the head
cf His church. We preach His gospel
whereby He saves men and women.
We will be one only when we are one
in Him.
Still one more question: How far
are willing to go? We are and al
ways have been willing to unite with
any Christians upon the New Testa
ment alone without additions or sub
tractions. This involves a great deal
in our modern denominational life but
from this position we dare not retreat
one inch. We not only are willing but
we seek such a union and pray earn'
estly for it. We wish not only a spir
itual union upon that basis but long
for the co-operation of talents and
efforts and money and all that is
wasted by the sinful condition of di
vision. We seek to practice Christian
unity but it must be founded upon
God's Word.
By JOHN
I V
r)RESIDENT COOLIDGE'S announcement last week not only
surprised, but actually astounded the entire nation. The news
papers generally and politicians particularly are still discussing
the reasons for this announcement.
There are probably four main reasons why President Coo
lidge made this announcement.
First: Coolidge had affixed his signature to an Anti-Third
Term for President Roosevelt.
Second: Physicians who have attended Presidents of the
United States consider that the presidency is a man-killing job
and it is generally believed that no man can humanly endure
three terms in succession. President Coolidge doubtless feels
this himself.'
Third: President Coolidge is a poor man. It is not unreas
onable nor unlikely that he would desire to accumulate a suffi
cient amount of wealth to enable him to live in ease and com
fort in his later days. President Coolidge has made a profound
impression upon the big business men of the country and big
business corporations. It is commonly understood.that a billion
dollar corporation would tender the presidency of this corpora
tion to Mr. Coolidge. The salary for such position would be
around one-half million dollars a year.
Fourth: President Coolidge possibly considers that if he
does not run this time that the third term objection would not
apply except to three consecutive terms and, hence, after a lapse
of four years, he might be available for reelection to the presi
dency. President Coolidge gave his message to the world in one sen
tence of twelve words. Doubtless he gave a great deal of
thought to this phraseology and the word "choose" was not
slipped in accidentally. He undoubtedly will not be a candidate.
He does not "choose" to be a candidate. However, if his name
is presented to the convention, as it undoubtedly will be unless
the president absolutely forbids such action, the convention will
"choose" to nominate him, and President Coolidge.in all proba
bility, will accept the nomination.
If President Coolidge absolutely forbids his name being pre
sented to the Contention, the field is thrown open and the Re
publican Organization would probably select Charles Evans
Hughes, Herbert Hoover, or Lowden -their standing with the
organization and with the country generally as to their ability
and political fitness in the order above named. 1
THAT SKIMNER. &IR.L IS
AWFULLY QUIET AfOUWD
"PISTOL B THE
DOST
Stew Far Stew Far
Prof, (giving lecture) "I don't
mind if a student looks at his watch
once in a while, but what gets me is
to see someone take out his watch,
shake it a few times, and then put
it up to his ear."
Information Bureau
Inquisitive Lady (on visit to a
battleship) And did they put those
rocks at the bottom of the ocean to
Luild that breakwater?
Assuring Gob No, madam; they
left two inches so that the fish could
Dumb Dan Phones
swim through.
"Operator, kindly get me Jakob
Stultz; he's in the cloak and suit bus
iness." Operator (after a mfhute's delay)
I'm sorry. But we have hundreds
of Jakob Stultzes in the cloak and
:uit business. Don't you know his
'phone number?
Visitor (after fumbling through
paper) Yes, here it is;- Established
1876.
Yes Yes, Indeed
Gerald How long is it since you
were abroad?
Julia Three husbands ago.
Experience Speaks
"Sister," asked Tommy, "do fairy
tales always begin with 'Once upon a
time'?"
"No, Tommy, not always. They
sometimes begin with 'There's some
thing about you'."
FOR SALE Side delivery hay rake
in good condition. Will sell cheap.
Ralph Butler, Henriksen Ranch, near
Lexington. 18-tf.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned administrators of the es
tate of Paul Hisler, deceased, have
filed their final account f the admin
istration of said estate with the Coun
ty Clerk of Morrow County, Oregon,
and the Court has fixed Monday, the
12th day of September, 1927, at the
hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
said day as the time and the County
Court room at the Court House at
Heppner, Oregon, as the place for
hearing objections thereto, and all
persons having objection to said final
account are hereby required to file
the same with said Court on or before
the time fixed for the hearing there
of. Dated this 8th day of August, 1927
E. L. GROSHENS,
FRANK GILLIAM,
Administrators.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been appointed by the
County Court of the State of Oregon
for Morrow County administrator of
the estate of John F. M. Farrens, de
ceased, and that all persons having
claims against the said estate must
present the same, verified according
to law, to me at the office of S. E.
H. PERRY
Notson, in the Court House at Hepp
ner, Oregon, within six montns from
the date of first publication of this
notice, said date of first publication
being August 4, 1927.
GLENN A. FARRENS,
Administrator.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned hes been appointed by the
County Court of the State of Oregon
for Morrow County administrator of
the estate of William M. Ayers, de
ceased, and that all persons having
claims against the said estate must
present the same, verified according
to law, to me at the office of S. E.
Notson, in the Court House at Hepp
ner, Oregon, within six months from
the date of first publication of this
notice, said date of first publication
being August 4, 1927.
CHARLES O. AYERS,
Administrator.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the undersigned school
cerk of School District No. 1, Morrow
County, Heppner, Oregon, until 8
o'clock P. M., August 5, 1927, and im
mediately thereafter opened by the
Board of Directors of the said School
District, for the General, Plumbing
and Heating and Electrical work of
the gymnasium-auditorium to be er
ected. Plans and specifications may be ob
tained at the office of the architect,
Cleo H. Jenkins, Albany, Oregon, and
the school clerk, Heppner, Oregon.
Bids must be accompanied by a
certified check or bid bond for five
percent of the total amount of the
proposal.
The School Board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
Dated this 28th day of July, 1927.
VAWTEU CRAWFORD, Clerk,
School Dist. No. 1, Heppner, Oregon.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY.
Notice is hereby given that by vir
tue of an execution and order of sale
issued out of the Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon for Morrow County,
to me directed in that certain suit
wherein Ben 0. Anderson as plaintiff
secured a judgment and decree
against Howard W. Anderson and Ed
gar Anderson, defendants, on the 27th
day of July, 1927, for the sum of
$11,600, with interest at 8 per cent
per annum from March 11th, 1923;
the further sum of $575 attorney's
fee; the further sum of $190.37, with
interest at the rate of 6 per cent per
annum from October 2nd, 1925; the
sum of $184.49, with interest at 6
per cent per annum from October 2nd
1925; the sum of $209.62, with inter
est at the rate of 6 per cent per an
num from December 4th, 1925; the
sum of $201.90, with interest at 6
per cent per annum from November
17th, 1926, and costs and disburse
ments taxed and allowed in the sum
of $20.00.
I will, on September 3rd, 1927, at
the hour of 2:30 o'clock P. M. of said
day, at the front door of the County
Court House in Heppner, Morrow
County, State of Oregon, offer for
sale at public auction and sell to the
highest bidder for cash in hand all
of the following described real prop
erty in Morrow County, State of Ore
gon, to-wit:
The West half and the South
east quarter of Section 26, and
the Northwest quarter of Section .
27, in Township Three South,
Range 24, E. W. M.,
or so much of said real property as
may be necessary to satisfy the plain
tiff's judgment and accruing costs of
sale.
Dated this 27th day of July, 1927.
GEORGE McDUFFEE,
Sheriff of Morrow County, State
of Oregon.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Notice is hereby given that by vir
tue of a foreclosure execution and
order of sale issued out of the Cir
cuit Court of the State of Oregon for
Gilliam County, upon a judgment and
decree rendered in said Court on th
23rd day of May, 1927, in favor of
the State Land Board of the State of
Oregon, as plaintiff, and wherein John
J. Kelly, Mary E. Gorman, G. W. Gor
man, Eugene Molitor, Lawrence Perry,
.1. A. Blahmk, P. T. Murphy, and Sam
L. Van Vactor and R. R. Butler, co
partners practicing law under the
firm name of Van Vactor & Butler,
were defendants, which judgment was
rendered against the said defendants
John J. Kelly, Mary E. Gorman and
G. W. Gorman, of said defendants, in
favor of plaintiff for the sum of
$5696.76, with interest thereon from
said 23rd day of Mry, 1927 at the rate
of 6 per cent per annum, the further
sum of $500.00 attorneys fees, and
the sum of $48.45 plaintiff's costs
and wherein the answering defend
ants, Sam E. Van Vactor and R. R
Butler recovered judgment against the
defendant Lawrence Perry for th
rum of $1820.00 with interest from
May 23rd, 1927, at the rate of 8 per
cent per annum, and for the sum of
$100.00 attorneys fees, and for the
sum of $63.25 costs and disburse
ments, and for accruing costs, and
upon which said judgment thiiro has
rem recovered from the said of real
property in Gilliam Count, Oregon,
the sum of $137.80
That said Execution is to me direc
ted as the Sheriff of Morrow County.
Oitgon.
I will, therefore, for the purpose
of satisfying Baid judgment, sell at
publje auction to the highest biddor
for cash in hand, on the 20th day of
Auj-uat, 1927, at tht front lieor of the
Court House in Heppner, Morrow
County, Oregon, tt the hour of 2:00
o c'ock p. m. f said day, all the
I'iriit, title and interest of each and
all of said defendants in and to the
following described real property sit
uated in Morrow County, Oregon, to
wit: The Northwest Quarter of Section
19; the South Half of the South Half
of Section 20; the Southwest Quar
ter of the Southwest Quarter of Sec
tion 21; the Northeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter of Section 28; all
of Section 29; except the North Half
of the Northeast Quarter thereof;
the South Half of the North Half;
and the North Half of the Northeast
Quarter of Section 30; the Southeast
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter;
the Southwest Quarter of the North
east Quarter; the West Half of the
Southeast Quarter; and the South
east Quarter of the Southeast Quar
ter of Section 31; the East Half; the
North Half of the Northwest Quar-
ter; the Southwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter; the South Half
of the Southwest Quarter; and the
Northwest Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 32, in Township
4 South of Range 24, East of the
Willamette Meridian.
Dated this 21st day of July, 1927.
GEO. McDUFFEE,
Sheriff of Morrow County,
State of Oregon.
R. E. GILLIAM
AUDITOR & ACCOUNTANT
Bookkeeping Service for Business
for Business or Farm. Income Tax
Adjustments. Audits.
Office in Heppner Hotel
Phone M 352 Heppner, Ore.
AUCTIONEER
E. J. KELLER
The man who made the reasonable
price.
LEXINTON, OREGON
WM. BROOKHOUSER
Painting1 Paperhangtng
Interior Decorating
Leave orders at Peoples Hardware j
Company
E. H. BU1IN
"Bridget, what in the world ia
my wrist watch doing in the
soup?"
"Sure mum, ye towld me ter
put a little toime in it and that's
the littlest one Oi cud foind."
DR. A. II. JOHNSTON
Physician and Surgeon
Graduate Nurse Assistant
I. O. O. F. Building
Phones: Office, Main 933; Res. 492
Heppner, Oregor,
GLENN Y. WELLS
Attorney at Law
600 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
Portland, Oregon
Phone Broadway 4254
DR. F. E. FARRIOR
DENTIST
X-Ray Diagnosis
I. O. O. F. Building
Heppner, Oregon
Frank A. McMenamin
LAWYER
Phone ATwatcr 6615
1014 Northwestern Bank Bldg.
PORTLAND, OREGON
Res. GArfield 1949
A. D. McMURDO, M. D.
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
C. L. SWEEK
AT rORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices in
First National Bank Building
Heppner, Oregon
MORROW GENERAL HOSPITAL
Surgical, Medical, Maternity Cam
Wards, and private rooms.
Rates Reasonable.
Mrs. Zcna Westfall, Graduate
Nurse, Superintendent.
A. H. Johnston, M. D.-Physl-cian-in-Charge.
Phone Main 322 Heppner, Ore.
S. E. NOTSON
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office In Court ouse
Heppner, Oregon
AUCTIONEER
Farm and Personal Property Rales
a Specialty.
"The Man Who Talka to Beat
the Band"
G. L. BENNETT,
Lexington, Ore.
C. J. WALKER
LAWYER
and Notary Public
Odd Fellows Building
Heppner Oregor
Maternity Hospital
Wards and Private Room.
Rates Reasonable.
Mrs. Zena Westfall, Graduate
Nurse
Phone Main 322 Heppner, Ore.
F. W. TURNER & CO.
FIRE, AUTO AND LIFE
INSURANCE
Old Line Companies. Real Estate.
Heppner, Oregon
JOS.J.NYS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Roberts Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon