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Volume 44, Number 32.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 1927.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
T FEES
Umatilla Permittees and
Forest Officials Come
to Understanding.
While accepting the proposals of
the Forest Service as touching graz
ing fees in the Umatilla forest as a
compromise, representatives of the
Umatilla Permittees association and
Oiegon Woolgrowers association who
met with the officials of the govern
ment service at Pendleton on Sunday,
feel they have gained a great deal.
The controversy over grazing fees
and the proposals of the government
to increase their charges has been
on for a period of some five years,
and it seems now that the users 'of
the forest and the forest service bu
reau are getting closer together, af
ter the users finally got the ears of
the interior department at Washing
ton and Secretary Jardine took a
hand in the proceedings.
The meeting at Pendleton on Sun
day was not of a general nature, and
was confined to the executive commit
tee of the woolgrowrs' association
and Messrs. C. E. Ratchford, C. M.
Granger and . N. Kavanaugh of the
U. S. Forest Service. The woolgrow
ers were K. G. Warner, Earnest John
son, W. P. Mahoney, Fred Falconer,
of the executive committee, and Jay
Dobbin, who acted with them.
Much discussion of the entire fee
matter was entered into, and an
agreement was arrived at establishing
the maximum fees on the different
forests as follows:
CASCADE -4c per head per mo.
CRATER 6c per head per mo.
DESCHUTES, 4.75c per head per mo.
FREMONT 4.6c per head per mo.
MALHEUR .. 4.76c per head per mo.
MT. HOOD .... 5.5c per head per mo.
SANTIAM 6.5c per head per mo.
UMATILLA .... 4.76c per head per mo.
WALLOWA .... 4.6c per head per mo.
WHITMAN .... 4.75c per head per mo.
UMl'QUA 4.5c per head per mo.
A further report of the meeting i
given in the suppliment to The Ore-J
gon Woolgrower, published "at Pen
dleton, as follows:
These are the maximum fees, the
local officers on the different forests
having power to scale the charge.,
down where grazing conditions on
certain allotments are not up to the
average of that particular forest
Further, and your committee feel this
to have been an important concession
on the part of the Forest Service,
you, as a permittee, will only pay for
the time your flocks have pasturage
on your allotment.
If, due to climatic conditions,
ranges which should carry your flocks
for three months only provide pas
turage for two and one-half months,
you will only pay for the two and
one-half months. If your allotment
is rough and losses are high, if poor
ly watered, if a long way from ship
ping point and difficult of access, you
may reasonably expect concessions
from the maximum fees.
This brings to an end one of the
longest and, on the part of the Ore
gon woolgrowers, oneof our bitterest
controversies with the Forest Service.
With proposed fees of 12c per head
per month on the original Rachford
commercial value findings, largely
through the efforts of a few men on
the Executive Committee of your as
sociation, the charges have been
scaled down to the fees now given.
Forest users all over the state owe
much to Ernest Johnson and Jay
Dobbin of Wallowa, and FredFalcon
er and K. G. Warner of Pendleton.
These men have, almost entirely at
their own expense, fought for you
in season and out of season. Credit
should also be given to Director Jar
dine and Professor Potter of 0. A. C,
and their assistance has been highly
appreciated. We are lucky in hav
ing such men in positions of respon
sibility; their intimate knowledge of
our business has given them a weigh
ty voice in all deliberations.
We may not have gotten all we
would have liked to get, yet, when
the story is all told, our friends have
not been on one side of this contro
versy. We had good friends in the
Forest Service who realized that com
petitive value was not commercial
value men who appreciated the lim
itations vf cur forest ranges as com
pared to ranges elsewhere.
We will have further dealings with
those men in the minor adjustments
yet to be made, but we may rest as
sured that a spirit of fuirness will
prevail.
Other wool men from Ileppner at
the Pendleton meeting were Bob
Thompson, John Kilkenny, Frank
Monahan, Bruce Kellcy, Frank Wil
kinson, J. B. Huddlcston, J, W. Bey
mer, and Chas. Smith, county agent.
RETIRE FROM FARMING.'
Mr, and Mrs. Ben Thomas ofEight
Mile, owners of one of the good wheat
farms out that way which they have
been runnlg for the past eight or ten
years, have decided to retire from the
farming game and will leave the end
of this week for Portland to reside.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas formerly lived
in Portland, and it is somewhat like
just going home again. They have
enjoyed the years of residence in the
Eight Mile section, during which
time many warm friendships were
made, all of which they regret to
leave behind, but as Portland U not
so very far away any more, and they
haven't sold their holdings here, they
will likely make periodical visits and
keep in touch with friends. The
farm has been leased by Homer Green
who takes immediate charge.
LEXINGTON HOST
TO OLD-TIMERS
LAST THURSDAY
Large Number' Attend Program
and Enjoy Banquet; Old
Time Dance Given.
At Lexington on Thursday last
there was a gathering of the 'old
homsteaders" and a large number of
other residents of this county who
had been invited to join in a good
social time prepared for them by the
good people of that little city. While
the invitations had been of rather
short notice the response was gener
ous and many came to enjoy the
abundant hospitality and join in glad
greetings to old friends of the days
when the country was young.
The abundant hospitality of the
Lexington people was manifest in the
splendid banquet prepared and nerved
at the noon hour. Visitors from Hepp
ner state that there seemed to be no
end of the eats that had been pre
pared, and while it waB necessary to
make room and places at the tables
lor a large number in excess of what
was expected the nocn meal did not
exhaust the supply, und the invita
tion was extended to thoio present,
and went out to the highways ar.d by
ways for others to come and help de
vour the surplus at an evening din
ner. Many more came and remained
for an old time dance in the hall dur
ing the evening hours, when old and
young alike enjoyed themselves to
the limit.
As stated in last issue, this gather
ing was upon the suggestion of Mrs.
Sarah Booher who has long been a
resident of Lexington, and who had
expressed a desire that the old timers
now remaining in reach of that town
be gathered together again before
her time for departure might arrive.
Mrs. Booher had been ill all summer,
and as she had quite fully recovered
she hoped that some such meeting
of old friends might be had. Others
knowing of this proceeded to carry
out this wish, and the gathering on
last Thursday was the result.
An impromptu program, consisting
of community singinlg, recitations,
and other music, with a little old
time violin work at the hands of W.
T. Campbell and Hugh Conner, was
greatly enjoyed during the afternoon
hours, -to which was added a half
hour address by Samuel E. Notson,
much appreciated by all those in at
tendance. Among some of the old timers who
were prsent on this occasion, we men
tion the following: Grandma Thom
son, age 86; Grandma McMillan, age
83; J. W. Waid, age 76; Nels Magnu-
aen, age 80; Mrs. Mary Bartholomew,
age 70; Mrs. O. F. Thomson, age 75;
Mrs. Tillie Parker, age 75; Mrs. Mag
gie Rainey, age 70; Mrs. Sarah Boo
her, age 80; Mrs. Sadie Lewis, age 72;
Mrs. Patterson, age 70; Mrs. Wm.
Booher, age 70; Mrs. W. T. McNubb;
Marion Evans, age 72; Mrs. McKay;
Frank Benefiel; Emanuel Nordykc,
age 77; John Carmichael, age 75;
Riley Munkers, age 70; D. B. Stalter.
Opera Chairs Ordered
For Auditorium-Gym
At a meeting of the school board on
Friday evening, a deal was completed
for the purchase of 600 opera chairs
to be installed in the new auditorium
gymnasium. The Av H. Andrews com
pany of Portland were the successful
bidders and they agreed to have the
chairs here and installed within SO
days from date of order.
This equipment is plain and sub
stantial, in keeping with the general
finish of the interior of the building
and they are comfortable as well.
Good terms were secured from the
Andrews company as to payment of
purchase price, and altogether, the
school board feels Hhat a very good
deal has been made. Work on the
new structure is moving right up, and
Contractor Olson is sure that noth
ing can now prevent the completion
of the building on schedule time.
INJURED AT WAREHOUSE.
Alex Cornett is limping around and
compelled to use a cane as the result
of an accident he suffered last Satur
day morning at the Brown warehouse.
He was engaged in cleaning up some
spilled wheat in one of the alley ways
between piles of sacked grain, using
for this purpose a scoop shovel with
a broken handle. Without any warn
ing some twelve or fifteen sacks of
wheat took a slide and landed on Mr.
Cornett, and he was caught in such
a manner that the broken handle of
th escoop was forced through the
fleshy part of his left leg at the back
and not far below the hip. His pre
dicament was discovered at once by
Jim Furlong, another employee in the
warehouse, who assisted him in get
ting out from under and pulled the
handle out of his leg. Mr. Cornett
did not realize that he had suffered
so severe Injury, as the hurt was
causing him no puin whatever, but
he was made to know what had hap
pened when the doctor got hold of
1 Im. His injuries were immediately
attended by Dr. McMurdo, and he has
liot been laid up. Just why he was
not crushed by the weight of the
wheat on his body is somewhat of a
nystery.
IS TEH RE A GOD?
This will be the subject of the
morning sermon at the Church of
Christ. If there is, what are you go
ing to do about it?
Tho evening sermon will be "The
Hope of the Church," a discussion of
the second coming of Jesus.
A welcome to all the services of
the church.
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
VERSATILE ARTISTS
First Lyceum Number to
Be Held at Star Thea
ter November 8th.
With the organization of the Ly
ceum course getting well under way,
the members of the Patron-Teacher
association are feeling much encour
aged as to its outcome.
It is the hope of the committee that
the Lyceum can be made more than
a community entertainment, and they
hope to interest all of Morrow coun
ty in it.
The dates of the numbers are es
pecially planned to come at those
times of the year when those people
living in outlying districts will have
more leisure time, and it is hoped
they will be able to take advantage of
the entertainment offered. The cost
of the Lyceum is so nominal that the
committee is quite hopeful of selling
enough season tickets to defray all
expenses. These they are pricing bo
low that it is a distinct money saver
to purchase them. Season tickets for
the entire group are selling for $2.00,
while single admissions will be 60
cents. Thus a saving of one. dollar
is effected by the purchase of a sea
son ticket.
Owing to the fuct that the new au
ditorium will not be ready for occu
pancy by the date of the first per
formance, it will be given in the Star
tfneater which Manager Sigsbet has
been kind enough to turn over to the
P. T. A. for that evening.
The members of the American Glee
Club, which organization is the first
of the course and appears here on
the evening of November 8th, have
the reputation of being exceptionally
versatile artists in many lines of mu
sical endeavor.
In the first place they boast of an
exceptionally fine singing organiza
tion; all are capable musicians, and
the fart that the members have sung
together for several seasons makes
excellence in ensemble possible. In
the second place, the young men are
accomplished instrumentalists, each
member taking part in the instru
mental part of the program as well as
the vocal side.
The members of the quartet are as
follows: Lancelot Button, second
tenor, piano, saxophone, reader, bells;
Evward Servass, first tenor, banjo,
xylophone, bells; Anthonk Dworak,
basso, saxophone, xylophone, piano,
bells; Ben Myers, baritone, saxo
phone, xylophone, bells, piano.
It can be readily seen that a musi
cal treat is in store for local people
when the American Glee Club ap
pears here. They have been a de
pendable attraction for several sea
sons throughout all parts of the Uni
ted States, and local people are prom
ised a most enjoyable program on the
occasion of their visit here. The rep
ertoire of vocal numbers runs from
the classical to the popular numbers
of the day.
WILL RETURN TO VIRGINIA.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Cox have dis
posed of their property in Heppner
and will leave some time the coming
week for the home of Mr. Cox's par
ents at Galax, Virginia, where they
expect to reside in the future, Mr.
Ccx making this move in order to
take care of his parents in their de
clining years. The people of this
community are sorry to have Mr. and
Mrs. Cox leave, and we are quite sure
that if it were not for" the circum
stances calling them back to Virginia
we could expect their return to Ore
gon ere long, for they have become
much attached to the West in the
years they have resided here.
SCALP ALMOST REMOVED.
As a result of an automobile acci
dent that happened near Cecil, when
Pat Keegnn of Condon was on his
way to Heppner and riding in the
car of a Mr. Smith, also of Condon,
the former gentleman came near los
nig his scalp. The car was a Ford
coupe, and it is reported that when
it was found it was standing up on
end. Mr. Keegan's injuries were
caused by broken glass, and on being
brought to the office of Dr. McMurdo
it was found he was quite seriously
hurt. His injuries were dressed, and
it took just 42 stitches to close the
wound.
PARTY FOR TEACHERS.
The public has been cordially Invit
ed by the social committee of thi
Patron-Tenchcr association to attend
a Hallowe'en party in honor of the
teachers at the Episcopal parish
house tomorrow, Friday, evening at
8 o'clock. An enjoyable evening ia
being arranged for all who attend.
Ex-Service Men Invited
All ex-service men in the Hepp
ner territory are invited to at
tend the Armistice Day Banquet
of Heppner Post No. 87, American
Legion, to be held at Legion head
quarters in Heppner. Member
ship In the Legion is not necessary
and all former service men are
urgently requested to attend
whether members or not. The
mess call will round at 6:00 p. m.
sharp and there will be no charge,
invitations are being sent out, but
aa it is not possible to secure the
names of all ex-service men it la
desired that you do not wait for
an Invitation but notify Spencer
Crawford at G. T. office, or Paul
(iemmell at Cohn Auto Co., that
yon will be there. It Is necessary
that we know approximately how
many to prepare for.
SPENCER CRAWFORD, P. C.
REBEKAHS HOLD
CONVENTION AT
HEPPNER FRIDAY
Officers Elected for Next Year and
Program Enjoyed; lone to
Be Host in 1928.
The annual convention of the Re-
bekahs of District No. 20 was held at
Ileppner on October 21, opening at
1:30 in special session by San Souci
lodge. After the regular opening cere
monies the officers of the lodge sur
rendered their chiars to the officers
of the convention, with Sisters Olive
Frye, chairman, Lena Lundell. vice-
chairman, Reta Knighten, L. S., Flor
ence Hughes, R. S., to vice chairman,
Ada Brown, L. S., Vida Heliker, war
den, Anna Brown, conductor, Opal
Ayers, O. G., Emma Jones, I.G., and
Ola Ward, chaplain.
A telegram from the president of
the Rebekah assembly was read, stat
ing she was very sorry she was un
able to be present.
Minutes of previous convention
were read and approved, after which
the following committees were ap
pointed: Resolution, Thanks, Memor
ial, Question and Press.
An interesting talk on harmony
was given by Sister Dimick of Myr
tle lodge No. 79.
An invitation was extended by the
lone lodge to meet with them next
year, the meeting to be held the first
Thursday in November. This invi
tation was accepted.
The following officers were elected
for next year: Lena Lundell, chair
man; Ella Benge, vice chairman;
Verda Ritchie, secreUiry-treasuren;
Alice McNabb, L. S. to chairman;
Opal Ayers, warden; Letha Smith,
conductor; Lucy Harbison, chaplain:
Clara Kmcaid, R. S. to vice chairman;
Florence Hughes, L. S. to vice chair
man; Delia McCurdy, I. G., Emma
Peck, O. G.
Hardman lodge demonstrated re
ceiving and introducing a visitor of
another jurisdiction. This closed the
afternoon session, and at six o'clock-father
a banquet was served by the members
of San Souci lodge, which was en
joyed by all. The following program
was then given:
Music, by "Mrs. Roy Missildine and
daughters.
Reading, by Mrs. Corson.
Vocal solo, Miss Wright.
Whistling solo, Miss Phelps.
Immediately after the program the
public retired and lodge was opened
in regular session by Sau-Souci lodge
and after the regular order of busi
ness, chairs were surrendered to the
convention officers.
An address of welcome was given
by Sister Helen M. Walker of Hepp
ner, responded to by Brother W. W.
Head of lone.
Roll call of lodges showed an at
tendance from each lodge in the dis
trict. Different phases of the ritual
istic work were exemplified by the
various lodges. Reports of commit
tees were read and accepted, when
the chairs were surrendered to San
Souci lodge, and thus was brought to
close a most .interesting and in
structive convention.
IILL1AN C. TCRNER,
MARY SW ANSON,
ESTHER McDUFFEE,
Press Committee.
C. E. CONVENTION COMING.
The annual Columbia Union Chris
tian Endeavor convention will be held
in Heppner at the Christian church,
on November 11, 12 and 13. Delegates
will come from the various societies
of the union including Pendleton.
Milton, Freewater, and many smaller
towns. These will be entertained by
Uie local young people who are ex
pecting a large crowd and desire the
cooperation of the various churches
of the town to supply bed and break
fast for the visitors. Those wishing
to accommodate some of these fine
young people in their homes will
please communicate wiui Kenneth
Oviatt or John Conder.
Several speakers of reknown have
been secured to instruct the young
people of whom the more noted are
Paul Brown and Dallas Rice.
MISS FREDERICKSON WINNER.
Tuesday's East Oregonian.
Miss Esther Frederickson, pupil of
Beryt A. McDonald of this city, was
one of the four winners in the pre
liminary contest sponsored by I.
Kaufman of Portlund, to determine
the best young Oregon violinist. The
contest was held in the recital hall
of the studio building in Portland
last evening, with fourten contestants
from Portland, Corvatlis, Roscburg,
La Grande, Medford and Pendleton
competing. The four winners in last
night s contest will be heard in a
final contest next Monday evening,
Judges for last night's competition
were Willinn von Hoogstratten, con
ductor of the Portland Symphony or
chestra; Liborius Hauptman, music
al director for KGW, and Mr. Kauf
man. ATTEND BAKER SHEEP MEETING.
Chas. W. Smith, county agent, in
company with Jack Hynd, Tom O'
Brien and Garnet Barratt, returned
home yesterday after attending the
big meeting of sheepmen at Baker
on Tuesday. They announce an at
tendance of more thnn a hundred
stockmen who were given the same
concessions as those obtained at the
Pendleton meeting lite first of the
week.
Wheat shipments are keeping up
t a good average with 46 carloads
billed from the local station so far
this month, tfnd still the warehouses
and elevator are packed, with more
coming in from the fields. It will
take the most of the winter to move
the local 1927 harvest.
Spirit Time Near; But
Wayward Ones Beware
When ghosts and goblins and jack-o'-lanterns
appear Monday night, the
time for revelry
will have arrived
and from the
scheduled events
prepared for that
evening, the oc-
asion will be
duly celebrated
in Heppner. Par
ties at the var
ious churches have been planned, and
a dance for Elks and their ladies.
which with the numerous private
parties will keep nearly everyone
busy. However, a word of precau
tion to what roving spirits there may
be at large, has been issued by E. G.
Noble, mayor, who puts forth tho fol
lowing proclamation:
"In years past it has been the cus
tom of Hallowe'en clebrators to move
and otherwise destroy property, both
public and private; also the habit of
placing obstructions in the streets
and highways which endanger life in
this day of automobiles. Believing
iuch customs should not be tolerated,
L E. G. Noble, Mayor of the City of
Heppner, do hereby proclaim every
property owner and householder
clothed with police authority to make
arrest of anyone committing such vio
lations in their presence, and surren
der such party or parties so arrested
to the police authority of the etiy.
This ia not a privilege but a duty you
hould perform."
Miss Benge Elected to -
College Dramatic Club
Mr. and Mrs. Eph Eskelson have
just received word of the initiation
of their daughter, Miss Gladys Benge
to the Whitman College Dranatic
club. Only a few members are taken
in each term, and Miss Benge is one
of three to be elected this year. Miss
Benge is also president of her soror
ity, Theta Chi Theta, president of
the Pan-Hellenic council of Whitman
college, and a narticioant in manv
campus activities. Besides dra-
matics she is on the staff of the
Pioneer, college paper, is a member of
the Theta Chi Theta orchestra, the
only girls' orchestra on the campus.
bach year one upperclass girl is
chosen for the position of assistant
instructor m physical education, and
this year Miss Benge holds this po
sition. She is completing in three
years a full four years' major in
chemistry and is a senior at Whitman.
HUNTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Dr. A. McMurdo and W. W. Smead
returned from their hunt in the
Greenhorn mountains near the Stal
ter mines, the end of the week. They
were not fortunate in getting deer,
but Dr. McMurdo shot a very fine big
bear, whose pelt will make a beauti
ful rug. An incident of the hunt was
the very unfortunate accident to
Scott Van Irons, bookkeeper for the
Union Oil company at Portland, who
with his wife, were on their way to
Idaho for a visit with relatives, and
taking time to hunt while en route.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Irons joined Dr.
McMurdo and Mr. Smead in the hunt
near Austin, after they had met at
Prairie City on Sunday. On Monday
they went out for deer, running out
iirst a doe, and later a buck, which
Dr. McMurdo took a shot at. In the
meantime Mr. and Mrs. Van Irons
had gone on ahead to a point beyond
where the deer appeared, but not in
sight when the doctor fired, and im
mediately after a yell was heard, and
before Dr. McMurdo shot again, he
ard Mr. Smead investigated and
found that the Portland man had
been wounded through the left wrist.
First aid wasimmediately rendered
and Dr. McMurdo put the man in his
car and took him to the hospital at
Baker, some 80 miles distant and op
erated on him, leaving him in the
hospital there until he and Mr. Smead
returned to Heppner by way of Baker
and the injured man was brought
here and placed in the Heppner Sur
gical hospital to be cared for until
he recovers. His case is coming
along all right, and he will soon be
out, though it is feared that the na
ture of the injuries are such that
Mr. Van Irons will hav a stiff wrist.
Dr. McMurdo does not believe the
injured man was in direct line of his
shot, but at any rate the accident
was n very unforunate one, and much
to be regretted.
MISS MC MONIES TO WED.
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Marjorie
McMonies and Harold Koontz of Pen
dleton. Miss McMonies is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. McMonies,
formerly of this city, now of Port
land, and attended high school here.
Mr. Koontz attended University of
Wyoming and is a member of Sigma
Alpha Kpsilon. The wedding will be
on event of next month and tho cou
ple will reside here. Friday's East
Oregonian.
Harold Koontz is the oldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Koontz. Mrs.
Koontz will be remembered by many
Heppner people as Ida Cowins, niece
of Jaa. -W. Cowins of this city, and
lived at the Cowins home for a num
ber of years, and attended school
here when a girl. , Mr. Koontz also
ived in Heppner a number of years
ago and is known by many in this
locality.
ALL DAY MEETING AT PINE CITY.
The Alpine and Pine City Churches
of Christ will worship together Sun
day nt Pine City. Preaching at eleven
basket dinner at noon, Sunday school
at two and preaching at three. The
preaching will be done by Evangelist
James A Pointer. All friends are
welcome.
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DISTRICT MEETING
OF EASTERN STAR
WELL ATTENDED
Chapters of Arlington, lone and
Heppner Gather Here to Wel
come Worthy Grand Matron.
Jasmine, Locust and Ruth chapters,
Order of Eastern Star, of Arlington,
lone and Heppner, met in the local
Masonic temple last Thursday eve-
ung in a district meeting at which
Mrs. Margaret Barnes of Grants Pass,
worthy grand matron of Oregon, was
the nonor guest. Many of the mem
bers of the outside chapters were
present.
Following the opening ceremonies
by the local chapter, officers of lone
chapter exemplified the voting pro
cedure. The initiatoiy work was ef
ficiently and impressively exemplified
by the officers of Jasmine chapter,
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Buhn of-this city
being the candidates.
Mrs. Barnes, in an appropriate ad
dress flolowing the initiation work,
cutlined some of the aims of the
grand chapter for the year and com
plimented the three chapters of this
district upon the excellence of their
work. She showed herself to be a
very gracious critic and her remarks
vers well received. Mrs. Barnes re
ceived a silver tea set from the three
chapters as a mark of esteem and
respect, Dean T. Goodman, past wor
thy patron of the local chapter, mak
ing the presentation.
A delicious lunch concluded the eve
ning's entertainment.
Armistice Day Program
Will Interest Everyone
The plans for the Armistice Day
celebration, under the auspices of
Heppner Post No. 87. American Le
gion, and Auxiliary, are rapidly be
ing completed, and give promise of
having features which will interest
everyone. In the morning at eleven
o'clock there will be held an' appro
priate program, consisting of music
and an address. The place of holding
this meeting has not yet been defii
nitely decided but will be announced
next week.
In the afternoon at Gentry Field
lone and Heppner high schools will
play what is expected to be one of
the best football games' of the tnter-
scholastic season. This game is not
under the auspices of the service or
ganizations, however it makes up a
part of the day's activities. In the
evening at Legion headquarters at
6:00 o'clock will be held the Armis
tice Day banquet to which all ex-
service men and women are invited.
Officers of the post wish to make it
plain that all ex-service men are in
vited and urged to attend this ban
quet whether members of the Legion
or not. It also is desired that those
expecting to attend notify post offi
cers by the 5th of the month so they
may know how many to prepare for.
This banquet is complimentary and
there will be no charge to those at
tending. Later in the evening will be held
the Armistice Day ball at Elks' tem
ple. The music for this feature dance
will be supplied by Fletcher's Round-
Up orchestra of Pendleton. All who
attended the dances during the Ro
deo know that no better music is ob
tainable anywhere than is furnished
by this popular organization. Spec
ial features are being planned which
will make this one of the most de
lightful social occasions of the sea
son. All in all, the. day's program con
tains features to appeal to any taste,
and Armistice Day in Heppne: will
'je fittingly observed.
VAUDEVILLE COMING.
Many novel features are being pre
pared for the Lexington high school
Vaudeville, to be given in the school
auditorium Friday, October 28, at 8
o'clock.
It will be ell worth the price of
admission to see our dignified senior
Jim Leach, take the part of a red
headed old maid, entertaining her
two beaux.- Jim does a fainting act
so realistically that probably half
the audience will rush to his aid with
a bottle of smelling salts.
Erma Duvall and Buck Ruhl, as Mr.
and Mm Peabody, get into such a
heated argument over a smashed bon
net that it actually reminds one of
home. As usual the wife is victor
ious and peace once more reigns in
the Peabody household.
Midnight! Many unusual happen
ings can take place during this dark
hour; Gwendoyln Evans and Neva
Warner will tell you all about it in
a delightful fantasy entitled '1760
1927." Oy! Oy! The Jews are coming to
town. Dale" Hawks and Freeman Hill
so wear their derby hats and speak
the Hebrew dialect that you'll hang
onto your pocketbook the rest of the
evening.
Then, there are the Follies of 1927.
Beautiful girls! Tamborines! Sing
ing! Dancingl You'll have to pinch
your neighbor to make him realize
he's not in Old Romantic Spain.
Funny things happen along the Mil
ky Way, but you'll have to come and
see for yourself.
Prof. H, R. Johnson of Heppner
high school met with an accident on
Thursday last while in chemistry
class and received a badly burned
hand. A bottle of sulphuric acid ex
ploded in his hand, causing the burns.
His Injuries were dressed by Dr. McMurdo.
Arthur Brisbane
Monkey Superman.
115 Rattlesnakes.
Her Quivering Flesh.
Industry and Science.
Professor Voronoff has made old
men seem younger with the help of
monkey glands, has made science
take him seriously.
Now he proposes to create super
men, such as Nietsche dreamed of, by
using animal glands on young chil
dren of exceptional talent. He be
lieves that he will create genius such
as earth never saw, in the children of
children thus treated. The old-fashioned
will believe that if monkeys
could help create finer men. Nature
and wise Providence would have call
ed on the monkeys long ago.
Also a race of supermen is just
what the world does NOT want. Tall
men like short women, thin women
admire fat men, genius marries me
diocrity, all proof that Nature wants
us to march along side by side, about
even, not a few far ahead of the oth
ers, or riding on the backs of infer
iors. Those that run risks today will '
have contributed to absolute safe fly
ing in the future. Lindbergh says
flying overland with a good pilot and
machine is safer now than aatomobil
ing. Better machines will soon make
ocean flights as simple and safe as a.
flight over the English Channel, for
which fiorthcliffe, a few years ago,
offered a $50,000 prize.
Moving pictures show Lionel Bar-
rymore holding the red-hot branding
iron, Aileen Pringle providing the
snow-white shoulder and quivering
flesh to which the "red-hot" iron will
be applied.
Thousands, Bhuddering at this
branding, will hardly realize that
such torture would have been con
sidered natural a few years ago. Men
were skinned alive, impaled on sharp
shafts and left dying for hours. At
the time of Henry the Second, a'work-
man was branded on the cheek with a
hot iron, if without permission ho
left his parish to find work in an
other.
Those Henry the Second workmen
may comfort united coal mine work
ers of America, forbidden by court
injunction to interfere with the Pitts
burgh Terminal Coal Corporation's
open shop.
That injunction and others like it
will do a great deal to make unions
powerless. But it isn't as bad aa be
ing branded for going out of your
parish to look for work. We do im
prove, although slowly.
Near Riverton, Wyoming, Ted Lee
killed 115 rattlesnakes with a shovel.
Rattlesnakes rely entirely on pois
on and conceit, which makes it easy
to destroy them. So with those that
pervert truth in history, religion, or
otherwise. They relv on a poison
which is not reliable, and are dis
posed of easily.
Every year there are born in Ger
many 15,000 pairs of twins, 200 sots
of triplets. 'And a sprinkling of quad
ruplets. No nation has so many.
This human fertility is more im
portant to Germany than any of her
factories. The real wealth is human
intelligence ani industry, and the
world's mothers create its real
wealth.
A 3ritish lady doctor, Dorothy
Cochrane Logan, swims the English
Channel in 13 hours and 10 minutes,
cutting Gertrude Ederle's record by 1
hour, 24 minutes. This does not mean
eclipsing the Ederle achievement. It
all depends on wind, tide and waves,
as you know if you have sailed across
that rough, mean and choppy stretch
of water.
Similarly the man who dies with a
"big name" and millions has not
necessarily beaten the record of some
poor .devil ending in the Putters' field.
ALL depends on the kin's of sailing
each had on life's water.
In Los Angeles last week, Max S.
Hayes, farmer-labor candidate for
Vice-Prseidcnt in 1920, told the
American Federation of Labor that it
ought to start a labor party in 1928.
President Green, of the Federation,
knows that failure is no good adver
tisement, and will not advise a step
that would mean a miserably poor
showing and hurt the prestige of or
ganized labor. Union men know that)
me of two candidates will win the
1928 election, and they will reserve
the right to vote for the one thoy
consider the better man.
ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11
o'clock.
Evening service at 8:00 o'clock. The
Ven. Sidney W. Creasey will have
charge of the service.
"The Lord giveth wisdom: out of
His mouth cometh knowledge and un
derstanding." Prov. 2:6.
REV. STANLEY MOORE,
Missionary in Charge.
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