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Volume 44, Number 41.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 1927
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Friends Here Recommend
Hickman Captor as
Real Hero.
When Cecil ("Buck") Lieuallen
aided in the capture of William Ed
ward Hickman, Lot Angeles kidnap
per and confessed slayer of Marian
Parker, near Echo last Thursday af
ternoon, hia name was broadcast far
and wide as a hero. Buck is consid
ered by friends here as a Heppner
boy, having spent a large portion of
his younger days here and graduat
ing with tha class of 1919 from Hepp
ner High school. That he is made of
the kind of metal to justify all that
is said about him, will be readily
testified to by his former associates
here.
In his Heppner school davs. Buck
easily had the name of being the most
daring and courageous of his set. He
loved the game of football and held
a steady berth at guard on the high
school team. In boxing and wrest
ling he held his own with the best,
and nothing delighted him more than
to get astride a bucking bronc for
recreation.
The old school house is weir re
membered by all the older folks of
Heppner, and the belfry that creaked
and groaned and threatened to top
ple off whenever the wind blew. On
top the belfry there stood a flag
pole, weather-beaten, woodpecker
eaten, and withal quite rotten in the
fall of 1916. Then, as a freshman,
Lieuallen climbed that pole and
tacked the flag of his class near the
very top. It waved there until the
weather alone effected its disappear
ance, for Buck was the only one who
had the nerve to put it there, and no
other dared the climb to remove It.
Pendleton people, too, learned of
his grit, when, soon after going to
Pendleton in the service of the state
traffic department. Buck showed them
he could ride. "No Name" was a
Round-Up outlaw who had success-
fully dumped all comers at the show
the fall previous and had a very
bad name. Buck didn't think they
made 'em too tough, and to prove it,
after being out of the saddle for
several years, he climbed atop her
and rode her. After this ride he was
coaxed to enter the bucking contest
at the next Round-Up, but was
thrown. He then came to tha Hepp
ner Rodeo where he came near meet
ing his end, when he went off the
back and under a big horse that land
ed with his front feet on Buck's jaw.
He lost a few teeth and received a
broken jaw bone, otherwise emerg
ing unchanged except to declare he
was through with bucking broncs.
Buck enlisted in the navy in 1917,
receiving his honorable discharge at
the close of the war. He has an en
viable record with the state traffic
-department, in whose service he has
been promoted from a regular officer
to sergeant in charge of a consider
able territory. Heppner people are
glad it was his opportunity to get a
chance at Hickman, and they confi
, dently believe it would have made
no difference to Buck if Hickman had
have been a big six-foot, two-gun
man; he would have brought him in
just the same, or died in the attempt.
That is what they think of him here.
And, whether he gets not a penny or
many thousand dollars reward for
the deed, he will be "Buck" just the
same when he comes to Heppner.
RELATES A LITTLE HISTORY.
Our fellow townsman, Mike Kenny,
was a visitor in Portland the past
week. Mike has never been much on
the gad about since cpming to this
section nearly 60 years ago, and his
visits to Oregon's metropolis have
been few and far between. In these
later years, however, he has been free
to run around a little, take ioutomo
bfle trips 'occasionally, and so he de
cided to spend the holidays in the
big city. To the man who writes the
"Come and Go" column in the Ore
gonain, Mr. Kenny has related a lit
tle history that will prove interesting
to his numerous friends at Heppner
and vicinity.
"John Kelly was a good friend,"
began Mike Kenny, a pioneer of Mor
row county, who is in Portland with
relatives for the holidays. "Maybe
you remember him? He was in the
steamship business here in 1879 and
died a number of years ago. When
I came over from Ireland I met Kelly
at the steamer dock. I hadn't much
money in my purse and he sent me
to a hotel in a hack over a planked
street it must have been First
street and I remember the water
would swish up between the planks
up to the floor of tha hack. Then
Mr. Kelly gave me $26 to go by bopt
to Umatilla, where I got a Job tend
ing sheep. I was about the first Irish
man 'to land in that country. The
country is now full of Irish and
Scotch, all of whom wept into sheep,
mostly starting as herders. Out of
my first month's pay I repaid Kelly.
In those days, as the sheep business
grew, most men were broke, for the
men were constantly buying more
land for range, and it kept them poor
and worried. I finally got an Interest
in a band and later went on my own
hook, and 1 bought land until I ac
cumulated all I wanted.. I find that I
worried more when I was young than
I do now, for it was always a strug
gle." Mr. Kenny's ranch is about IB
miles from Heppner, In the Butter
creek district, and now he runs
enough sheep to pay expenses, and
sees his boys coming along in the
business. "It has been a good year
in Morrow county," he says, "with
good crops and all, and the people
there are very well off much better
than in many other places."
HEPPNER
BUCK
HAS CHIC
Unit Installs Officers;
Committees Appointed
The regular meeting of Heppner
Unit, American Legion auxiliary, was
held at Legion headquarters on last
Thursday evening, with 19 members
present
Two of the members, Mrs. Chas.
Smith and Mrs, George Clark were
reported ill at the time, and the sec
retary was instructed to send a
Christmas card in tha name of the
unit to Mrs. Smith at her mother's
home in Spokane, and a basket of
fruit to Mrs. Clark.
Installation of the newly chosen
officers took place, with Mrs. McAtee,
past president, acting as installing
officer and inducting the following
into' their respective offices: presi
dent, Harriett Gemmell; vice presi
dent, Lucile Wilson; 2nd vice pres
ident, May Gilliam; secretary and
treasurer, Helen Cohn; historian,
Clara Flory; chaplain, Rosa Phelps;
sergeant at' arms, Lera Crawford.
Following the installation, Georgia
Moore was presented with a past
president's pin. Chairmen of com
mittees were announced as follows:
hospital, Hanna Jones; chlida' wel-1
fare, Bernice Bauman; copy, Clara
Flory; music, Georgia Moore; publi
city, Helen Cohn; legislative, Flor
ence. Jones; guardianship, Carolyn
Johnston; Americanization, Elizabeth
Phelps; memorial, Lucile McAtee;
Fidac, Lera Crawford; membership,
Grace Buschke; gold star, Salina
Bauman; unit activities, Sylvia
Wells; co-operation, Pearl Ramsey;
emblem,, Elsie Cowins.
Mrs. McAtee gave a very excellent
talk on citizenship. This was the
first of a series of papers we are
to have on Americanization. The hos
tesses were Mrs, McAtee and Mrs.
Kane. The Christmas tree and grab
;bag were enjoyed very much. The
next regular meeting will be held
January 3, and the hostesses for this
occasion will be Hanna Jones nad
Carolyn Johnston.
Local Pioneers' Meeting
and Chautauqua Features
The putting on of a free Chautau
qua, in connection with which will be
a reunion of the pioneers of Morrow
county, are features for the early
f H,- . 1GOQ TU.
former h, been alread arranged for
k ,l .
and the working out of the pioneer
reunion program will be gotten un
der way immediately. These features
are something that can be looked for
ward to by the residents of this com
munity with pleasure. '
A meeting of the Chautauqua com
mittee and signers of the guarantee
is called for tomorrow, Friday eve
ning, at 7:30 at the council chambers.
Everyone on the list should be pres
ent at this meeting in order that the
organization may be completed. Come
out and help get the machinery in
order.
BROTHER DIES AT WALLA WALLA
Word received late Saturday eve
ning by Mrs. James Gentry announc
ed the passing of her brother, Char
les Duncan, at Walla Walla. Mrs.
Gentry was unable to go to the fun
eral, which was held in Walla Walla
on Tuesday, but her son, Emery and
daughter, Aura, went over from Hepp
ner. Mr. and Mrs. Gentry were at
Walla Walla on Friday to see Mr.
Duncan, and on the return home
Mrs. Gentry received injuries that
made it impossible for her to leave
home. Mr. Duncan was her only
brother.
SOME THINGS TO FORGET.
The new year is upon us and is
a new challenge for the best that
is in us. If we are to give our best
it must be in harmony with the will
of God. At the Church of Christ we
are to .get the impetus for the New
Year at our all day meeting on Sun
day. Wo are asking that everyone
bring their dinner and we will eat
together at the church and in the
afternoon we will have our annual
business meeting.
The morning sermon will be, "For
ward." The message for the eve
ning will be, "Some Thnigs to For
get."
MD.TON W. BOWER, Minister.
Mrs. Ellen Buaeick left for Port
land on Friday to spend the holiday
season visiting with her sister, Mrs.
E. F. Day.
Union Pacific Gives Club Awards
To County Champions at College
Boys' and girls' club members who win $100 college scholarships
by making highest county records along the lines of the Union Pa
cific .railroad are presented with the money at a banquet after they
actually register at the state college. Three such winners were recent
ly rewarded in Corvallis where representatives of the company enter
tained them and former winners now in college. Shown in the pic
ture are, seated, from left: Russell McKennon, Union county; Thomas
Nordstrom, Clatsop; Ma Johnston, Clatsop; C. C. Gignoux, system
supervisor of agriculture; Cecil King, Deschutes, and Eva Wilcox,
Morrow, just awarded scholarships; and Roy Woodside, Wasco
county. Standing: H. C Seymour, state club leader; J. H. O'Neill,
traveling passenger agent; Mrs. Seymour, 'Archie Riekola, Clatsop;
and Howard Hansene, Deschutes, third to receive the latest awards.
1928 10 SEEK
Standardized Designs Ex
pected to Make Note
Raisers Task Difficult.
Written Specially for Heppner
Gazette Times
By ROBERT FULLER
Through Autocaster Service.
Washington, D. C, December 27.
The year 1928 will mark the first
change In size of paper money since
1861 .
For months the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing, the greatest print
shop in the world, will be busy mak
ing new and smaller $1 bills so that
upon some fixed day next fall they
may be issued simultaneously
throughout the country and the old
ones retired at one swoop, to be re
deemed, upon demand. Notes of
other denominations will be printed
and put in circulation probably in
1929.
The new notes will be 6 6-16 by
2 11-16 inches wherqas the notes now
in circulation are 7 7-16 by 3 1-8 in
ches. By the change the Government
expects to save $2,000,000 annually.
The reduction in size of the bills is
expected to increase the capacity of
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing by 60 per cent because twelve of
the smaller notes can be printed at
one impression upon the same press
which now prints but eight.
Through the change in size the bills
will be made more convenient to
handle and will also be more durable.
The new notes will slip into a bill
fold or pocket, it is claimed, without
creasing or folding, and for this rea
son are expected to have a much
longer life than those now in use,
The life of the average bill now is
not more than six or seven jnonths,
treasury officials say. Folding is one
of the chief items cutting short the
life of paper money.
Designs on the bills are also to be
standardized. Many designs now ap
pear on the different denominations
and the various kinds of notes. Wash
ington's portrait, for example, ap
pears both on the $1 and some $20
bills.
Treasury officials pointy out that
tnrougn standardizing tne designs
the new notes cannot be so easily
"raised to higher denominations by
the crooked gentry who make this
their business. In addition to the
standardized designs on the new pa
per money there will be a relation
between the portrait on the face and
the engraving on the back, except in
the cases of the $1 bill and those
above $100.
On the face of the new $1 bill will
be the portrait of Washington and
on the back will be the word "ONE"
in large letters. On the $2 bill will
be a portrait of Jefferson with an
engraving of Monticello, his home, on
the back.
Lincoln's portrait will be on the
face of the $6 bill with the Lincoln
memorial for the back. Hamilton's
portrait will appear on the face of
the $10 bill and the Treasury build
ing on the back. For the face of the
$20 bill Grover Cleveland's portrait
has been chosen, with the White
House for the back.
Grant's portrait will be on the face
of the $50 bill, Benjamin Eranklin'a
on the $100, McKinley's on the $500,
Jackson's on the $1,000, Madison's on
the $5,000, and Chase's on the $10,000.
All the designs have been approved
although some may be changed later.
No retirement of money-making
machinery will be necessitated by the
change, it is said.
SNOW FALLS TODAY.
Nearly an inch of snow fell in
Heppner this morning in a few hours.
A light flurry continues to descend
this afternoon with prospects good
for a real covering. Reports from
other points are that more or less
the same condition prevails over
the county.
Widespread County Publicity
Aim of Big Special Edition of
This Paper to be Put Out Soon
At Heppner and throughout this county we have as great oppor
tunities to offer the prospective settler or investor as has any locality
in Oregon or the entire West. We are as yet really in our infancy.
We will continue to grow. We know these facts to be true. But our
knowing them it not enough. Let the outside world know the truth
about our country and the same outside world will not be slow to
settle and invest here.
BIG BOOSTER EDITION SOON
The Heppner Gazette Times represents this country and its peo
ple and will ever stand for those things that make for progress and
further development. To this end we are plannine to beein the new
rnn k.. tt: Tl -
uy sewing neppner ana morrow county to the world.
We will soon issue an elaborate
edition of this paper which will by
phase of the life here in such a
iiko wnose nanus a copy may fall can not help but be well impressed
In particular will much space be devoted to our aericultural ad.
vantages. Agriculture is the backbone of the nation. Citi th.t
nave wen developed agricultural
to grow ana prosper, buch a city
BOOST FOR HEPPNER
In undertaking a venture of
outset assume a great deal of additional expense, in materials cuts
photos, special writers, and labor,
iics me means ana tnat we can depend on the public-spirited men
and women of this locality to extend every cooperation in this worth
v. ..., .,v.,i ,U, uic uuvancing
venture we an have something in
.m wum LuuMiuuie memseives a
more copies of this issue go to the
copies will be printed which will
part of our obligation, to prospective settlers, outside chambers of
commerce and other points.
Grade School Operetta
At Lexington Pleases
One of the most entertaining eve
nings the people of Lexington have
had the opportunity of enjoying in
a long while was on fharsday of last
week when Miss Helen Richolson,
suprevisor of music, put on the grade
operetta.
The operetta was entitled "The
Night Before Christmas." The stig:
was fittingly decorated with a fire
place, tree and evergreens, and a
snow scene in the back through which
Miss Spirit of Christmas appeared,
and the effect was beautiful. The
leading characters were Rose Thorn
burg, Spirit of Christmas; Kenneth
Thornburg, Santa Cluas; Erma Lane,
Diana; Lucile Hill, Aurora Borealis;
Beryl Anderson, Floral; Jack McMil
lan, Jack Frost; Grace Burchell,
Health; Beulah Eskelson, Miss Syn
tax; Lester Cox, Man in the Moon.
The choruses were composed of pu
pils of the 6th, 6th, 7th and 8th
grades, all of whom showed that they
had been carefully trained. Their
voices were good and the effect was
pleasing. Special credit should be
given Miss Richolson for the splendid
manner in which she put the whole
affair over. This is her first year as
a teacher but she is proving herself
very worthy as an instructor in mu
sic .
Preceding the operetta the pupils
from Miss Vail's room gave a very
clever Christmas dance. They were
dressed in green and red costumes
and did themselves proud on the
stage.
School will open again at Lexing
ton on Jan. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston
spent the holidays at Beaverton with
their parents; Miss Richolson went
to Centralia, Wash.; Miss Gingrich
to Portland; Mr. Wynd to Eugene and
Miss Vail to Baker, while Mrs. Tur
ner remained with her family at
Heppner.
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED.
The funeral of Kenneth K. Mahoney
at Elks' temple on last Saturday af
ternoon was very largely attended by
the friends of the family and de
ceased. A short eulogy was deliver
ed by Rev. Stanley Moore of the Epis
copal church, and a quartet composed
of Harvey Miller, Mrs. W. E. Moore,
Mrs. C. J. Walker and M. D. Clark
sang, with Mrs. Ray Taylor at the
piano. The services at the grave
were in charge of the Elks lodge.
Kenneth K. Mahoney was born in
Watertown, South Dakota, January
25, 1897. Ho lived in Watertown un
til about nine years old, when his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahoney,
moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho. In
Bonners Ferry he lived and went to
school from 1906 until 1917. In 1917
wheh Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney came to
Heppner, he came with them. Al
most from the first he has been as
sociated with the First National bank
of Heppner, at first in the lower cler
ical positions and gradually working
up until in 1923 he was appointed as
sistant cashier of the bank. This
position he held at the time of his
death. Mr. Mahoney was widely
known and liked in Heppner and
Eastern Oregon, and had been a mem
ber of the Elks lodge for a number of
yours. Ho is1 survived bv his wife.
Josephine, by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Mahoney, and by the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: Vera, of
Seattle, Mrs. Doris Ball of Heppner,
Mrs. Kathleen Mather of Prairie City,
Phillip W., who is a student at the
University of Washington, and Patricia.
special illustrated and descriptive
word and picture describe evP
way that the reader of other parts
areas tributary must ever continue
is Heppner.
AND MORROW COUNTY
this magnitude we of course at the
but we believe that the end justi-
or our mutual interests. In this
common. Let every man, woman
committee of one to see that one or
outside. Several thousand extra
be distributed through this office as
SI
Dr. Johnston reports that the cr-
let fever situation at Pine City is
unaer complete control, and to dote
there has been no spread of the dis
ease. He innoculated 26 children
of that vicinity, some of whom came
to his omce at Heppner but the great
er numner in their homes. The health
officer believes that there is now no
danger of the disease spreading in
that locality and the school should
be able to resume work shortly after
the holidays.
Mrs. Henry Schwarz received the
sad intelligence this week of the
death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Wm.
Heisler, who was killed in an auto
mobile accident near Fresno, Calif.,
on December 21st. Her funeral was
held on the 23rd. Mrs. Heisler is
survived by her husband and four
small children. The family resided
at Heppner a few years ago.
Walter Ritzert, who some ten days
ago was seriously injured when the
car he was driving turned over, is
reported to be getting along quite
well by his physician, Dr. McMurdo.
Mr. Ritzert suffered a partial break
of the neck, one of the vertebra hav
ing slipped to a point where it would
have taken but a little more to have
made a complete job.
Mrs. Lewis Cason, who has been
spending a week with her husband
at the farm of her father, Chas. Oa
ten, accompanied by their little
daughter, Betty, is returning to her
duties as an instructor in the state
normal school at Ashland. Mrs. Ca
son came in from the country today
and will depart for Ashland tonight.
Mrs. W. H. Goom, a recent arrival
here from Walla Walla, is reported
quite ill with tuberculosis at her
home in the northwest part of the
city. The husband of Mrs. Goom is
similarly afflicted and a patient in
the veterans' hospital at Walla Walla.
Earl Thornburg, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Thornburg of Lexing
ton, was operated on at Morrow Gen
eral hospital this morning for re
moval of tonsils and adenoids at the
hands of Dr. Johnston.
Lish Watkins, pioneer resident of
Heppner and vicinity, who has beer
quite ill at his home in this city
from pneumonia, is slowly recover
ing according to the report of his
physician, Dr. McMurdo.
Lotus Robison came in from his
mountain home Wednesday and re
mained over today. He reports suite
a little snow out his way, and pre
dicts that the present storm will
bring more.
Dr. McMurdo announces the birth
of a 10-pound daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Peterson of lone, an Dec.
23rd, at the maternity home of Mrs.
G. C. Aiken in this city.
Ward Graves, farmer of lone, was
a visitor here today. Mr. Graves re
ported that there was not quite as
much snow in that part of the county
as at Heppner.
Dr. Johnston reports the arrival
of a 7H -pound daughter at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Tucker in
Blackhorso on Thursday, Dec. 22nd.
Opal Pettyjohn of Morgan under
went an operation at the office of Dr.
McMurdo on Tuesday, under local
anesthesia, for removal of tonsils.
Mrs. Shirley Straight and baby
daughter were able to return to their
home from Morrow General hospital
on Sunday last.
For sale or trade, two young milk
goats, fresh in spring. Box 65, Hepp
ner, Ore. 41.
Former Heppner Man
Marries Portland Girl
Mr. and Mrs. Herman H. Hill, ac
companied by Mr. Hill's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Hill of Lexington,
drove up from Portland on Monday,
and they expect to spend their honey
moon at the groom's former home.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill were visitors in
Heppner on Tuesday, where Mr. Hill
formerly resided, and more recently
filled the place as deputy in the of
fice of Gay M. Anderson, county
cleric. ltie marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Hill was an event of Christmas
eve, and from Portland Telegram we
nave this account:
At a beautiful Christmas eve wed
ding at Rose City Park Communitv
church, Miss Blanche L. Tavlor.
aaugnter of Mrs. Martha L. Taylor,
became the bride of Herman H. Hill,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hill. The
bridal music included "O Promise
Me, played on the chimes by Mrs.
J. W. McMichael; singing of "At
Dawning" by Dr. McMichael and the
wedding march rendered by Mrs. Mc
Michael on the organ. Dr. Donald
MacCIuer officiated at the ceremony,
The church was decorated with holly
wreama and sprays.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her uncle, Kenneth E. Cole
man, was lovely in a wedding gown of
white satin made on straight lines
and with a long skirt. A wreath of
orange blossoms held her veil in
place end she carried butterfly roses,
lines or the valley and white bou
vardia in a shower bouquet. The
maid of honor, Miss Merle Scott, wore
yellow satin and tulle and a ribbon
roll of tulle in a matching shade with
a yellow rose at one side. The
frocks of the bridesmaids, Miss
Frances Whittnn and Miss Helen
Winslow, were of chiffon and they
wore ribbon roles to match. Miss
Whitten was in orchid and Miss Win
slow :n yellow. All the attendants
carried arm bouquets of Ophelia, Col
umbia and Russell roses. The two
little flower girls Lucile Hill, sister
of the bridegroom, and Margaret
George, cousin of the bride, had geor
gette frocks in yellow and pink, re
spectively, and wore wreaths of rose
buds. They carried baskets of vio
lets. Leonard Taylor, brother of the
bride, and Loran Harris were the
ushers. Carrol Morrison, uncle of the
bridegroom, acted as best man.
Following the ceremony, a recep
tion was held at the home of the
bride for relatives and the wedding
party. Presiding at the supper table
were Mrs. Herbert L. George and Mrs.
Edson G. Burke, aunts of the bride.
Assisting them in serving were the
Misses Jean and Ruth MacCluer. Cora
Johnson, Lorna Hansen, Evelyn
SchafTer and Silvia Schultz and Mrs.
Alta Taber.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill will go to Lex
ington, Ore., to visit Mr. Hill's par
ents on their wedding trip. They
will make their home in Portland.
Pay Your Dog License
Now and Avoid Fine
Time is drawing near when those
who have failed to pay their dog li
censes will be called upon to pay a
fine, and this will be adding to the
burden of the dog owner. Concern
ing this matter we have the infor
mation from the office of the district
attorney as follows:
In response to a presentment bv
the grand jury, Judge Fee has ruled
that persons who have dogs upon
which license should be paid in 1927,
may pay the double fee any time af
ter delinquency and before January
l, 198. I hose who have not taken
out the license required by law be
fore the end of the year are liable to
the fine provided by the statute. It
is cheaper to take out the license
than to pay the fine.
IRRIGON HAS PROGRAM.
A delightful musical program fea
tured the Christmas celebration at
the Irrigon school house on the eve
ning of December 23rd. The program
was opened by the twenty-piece be
ginners band which played three
short numbers. This was its first
public appearance since it was or
ganized this fall. Next on the pro
gram was a baritone solo, "The Holy
City," sung by Mr. Maaske.
The whole school then took part
in a clever Christmas operetta en
titled "The Capture of Santa Claus."
This proved a delightful hour's en
tertainment and was thoroughly en
joyed by the large crowd present.
All the teachers deserve a great deal
of credit for the line work displayed
by the pupils in the evening's pro
gram.
DESTROY EVIDENCE OF DEBT.
The Endeavor society of the Chris
tian church has been laboring under
a burden of debt for some time, con
tracted when they purchased 'a piano
for their room in the church. The
total debt was $325 and a consider
able portion of this sum remained
unpaid at the beginning of the year
1927. They now rejoice that the en
tire load has been lifted, and feoling
so good over the relief, they cele
brated on Tuesday evening with a
party at the church, and one import
ant item on the program was the
burning of the evidence of the debt.
Another feature was the entertain
ment of the alumni of the high
school, many members of which ar1
home for the holidays.
LEGION OFFICERS FOR 1928.
Heppner Post No. 87, American Le
gion, recently elected officers for the
year, and the date of installation has
been set for Monday, January 23-d.
The new officers are; Commander,
C, J. D. Bauman; vice-commander, W.
E. Moore; finance officer, Alva Jones;
adjutant, Chas. W. Smith; chaplain,
Jas. Burgess; sergeant at arms. Loy
al Parker.
y Arthur Brisbane
Liiidbergh Needed.
Thinking Comes First.
Back 5,000 Years.
About Flood Relief.
Lindbergh, world's champion flyer,
landed in Mexico City, notifies the
world that young men in this coun
try know how to fly, in spite of the
fact that their Government does not
yet realize the importance of flying.
The United States Government
ought to enlist the services of Lind
bergh to instruct American fliers
and enlighten those responsible for
our air defense. If another war ever
comes it will seem very extraordinary
to future historians, writing of
American cities bombed and gassed.
tnar the richest cities in the world
should have gone along without ade
quate air defense. Not one of our
cities' is protected today by anything
out - distance. Coast defense (runs
and battleships are obsolete, anti-aircraft
guns absolutely inefficient. We
spend $800,000,000 a year for "de
fense" and have none.
The United States Gypsum Com
pany, with offices in twenty cities
and twenty-two mines and mills in
fiften states, has this good idea: all
headquarters managers devote two
hours, from 9 to 11 a. m., to "concen
tration." They allow no interruption
except in emergencies. From 11 to
they see subordinates and busi
ness visitors generally. Each man
ager has at least two hours a day
for real thinking.
John D. Rockefeller had that idea
many years ago. One of hig local
managers, pointing proudly to a desk
loaded down with papers, said to him.
A lot of detail, but I shall get
through it all by night." Mr. Rocke
feller, quoting that, said to his di
rectors, "I want all important man
agers in our organization to ait with
their feet upon clear desks, thinking
how they can make more money for
Standard Oil." They made it, with
KocKefellers direction, and now he
spends it usefully, fighting disease
and ignorance. To get ahead, remem
ber that thinking comes first. The
rest is secondary.
Learned professors in the Univer
sity of Southern California say that
slang, within reason, is " good. It
makes students select their, express
ions instead of using them automat
ically. To call your friend a "dim
bulb" is better than saying to your
brother "Thou fool," and it means
the same. Use of slang "makes a
dent in the brain" and causes thought
says one professor. It also takes the
place of thought, but that is too long
an argument.
Britain is sending a commission
to India headed by Sir John Simon
to see about helping India toward
self government. The help should
have begun 6,000 years back.
How can you give self government
to a people in whose literature the
word liberty does not appear in 6.000
years, to millions who believe that
little girls eight and nine years old
should be married to middle aged
men and that when the old husband
dies the young woman should be
burned alive with the husband's mis
erable corpse? That's a long way
from self government.
The President recommends a ten
year plan for Mississippi Valley flood
prevention, involving $296,100,000.
Altogether $25,000,000 would be spent
the first year and $30,000,000 a year
thereafter. Why not spend every
year as much as can be spent wisely
to hurry the work rather than risk,
in the course of ten years, another
flood that might cost in destruction
more than the total appropriaion?
Secretary Mellon could borrow the
money for three per cent, if he could
n't take it out of the surplus. Haste
is important: floods don't wait.
Last August the stock market broke
when President Coolidge's first "do
not choose" came out, and a few
days ago that foolish market broke
again because the President said he
meant it. What frightens gentle
stock brokers and speculators? Do
they think Hoover, Lowden or Dawes
would declare war on Patagonia,
abandon the gold standard, suspend
the writ of habeas corpus, close fac
tories, stop the rainfall and destroy
crops? Mr. Coolidge is a good Pres
ident, wisely allowing those that
know how to run the country's bus
iness to run it. Other good men are
ready to do the same. The wise will
not choose to sell their stocks be
cause Mr. Coolidge does not choose
to run.
SPECIAL LIBRARY MEETING.
A special meeting of the Heppner
Public Library association has been
called by the president for next
Thursday evening, at the council
chambers, 7:30 sharp. It is desired
that all members possible attend, as
several important matters will bo dis
cussed, including plans for a library
benefit scheduled tentatively for
some time in March. Election of of
ficers will also be had.
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