mmzttz cocieV' cat Volume 45, Number 7. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1928, Subscription $2.00 a Year IOTS0I IS GIVEN E All Citizens of County Re gardless of Party, Are Behind Local Man. ACTIVE CAMPAIGN ON Receives Endorsement of Dry Forces and Has Strong Support Over Second District At a meeting of Republicans of the city held on last Thursday eve ning In the office of Attorney C. L. Sweek, a Notson-for-Congress club was organized, and the campaign to secure the nomination of S. E. Not son as representative of the second congressional district to succeed N. J. Sinnott, resigned, is now on in earnest. To make the work of the club more effective a solicitation of the city was made on Monday for funds, and the response was prompt and generous, many democrats lending their help in this way, and to date the reports of Mr. Notson's campaign are all to the good. Mem bership In the club is growing over the county and many names are be ing added at Lexington and lone. The vote in the primaries of Mor row county on the 18th of May should be practically unanimous among the Republicans for Notson. There are now some seven or eight candidates in the field for this place, with Notson of Morrow county, Butler of Wasco and Ritner of Umatilla standing out most prominently. In his own district Mr. Butler will have to divide hon ors with Mr. Palmitcr, master of the State Grange, who is a promin ent citizen of Hood River, while Mr. Ritner is opposed in Umatilla by Hawley Bean, a prominent farmer of Echo. Each candidate Is moving rapidly and a lively campaign Is being made to have the names of the favorites written in on the bal lot It seems to be the impression that a vote of around 2000 will land the nomination, but it may require more than this. Mr. Notson has been a prominent resident of Morrow county for the past 25 years, and has served his county well In public office. At pres ent he is district attorney, having been elected to this place three suc cessive terms without opposition. Previous to that he had served as county school superintendent for more than eight years, placing the schools of the county in a high place in the educational system of the state. He has been active in many ways in community affairs in Hepp ner, and during the stress of the war period, served his state and country in many ways, giving of his time and strength unstintedly day and night His work was well rec ognized along this line. In this re gard, the last issue of Oregon Voter says: "S. E. Notson of Heppner has a war record and a record in office and in politics that makes him a formidable contender. His war rec ord consists not only In the contri bution of two patriotic sons, one of whom enlisted before a state of war was declared and the other Imme diately thereafter, but In his capa ble energy in war work. What Not son did in wan drives will not be forgotten by those who were asso ciated with him. He was on the Job day and night with industry and fervor, and showed capacity for leadership. If elected he would prove eeffctlve In Congress." This is the truth as to Mr. Not son's war record, but he Is not lack ing in many other respects. Reared on a farm, nn"d spending many years in farm work, he is familiar with the needs of that great basic indus try; furthermore, ho has had wide experience along many other lines that will (It him for the place he seeks. There is not much this pa per can say regarding him that is not well known to every citizen of the county, and Mr. Notson will take pains to make himself known over the district between now and the date of the primary. In furtherance of his candidacy we have no apologies of any sort to make. His record has been so clean that there need be no hesitancy on the part of anyone in giving him a clean bill of sale along this line, and we are sure that if the people of the second congressional district endorse him at the primary he will be able to win the fall election against any man the opposition may choose, and that man seems to be Walter M. Pierce, as no other can didate is apparent in the demo cratic party. The Notson-for-Congress club is sending out the following which in dicates that the Anti-Saloon League of Oregon has become a factor In the congressional race of Eastern Oregon by swinging its forces be hind the candidacy of S. E. Notson for the republican party nomination at the primary election May 18. An nouncement that the league had gone on record in favor of Mr. Not son was made from the headquar ters of the league in Portland Tues day by R. E. Close, state superin tendent. "The headquarters committee of the Anti-Saloon league of Oregon has waited until the last moment when our action will be effective In order to learn who Intended to en ter the Congressional race In the second district," tha statement ran. "The league unhesitatingly recom- Ranger Clark Reports Much Snow in Timber "There has been a heavy snow fall In the mountain section of Mor row county during the past two weeks, and while warmer days have caused some of it to go out, the promise Is fine for a good wa ter supply this summer," is the statement made to this paper on Saturday by Ranger Geo. W. Clark. Mr. Clark has been busy with a small crew In restoring the tele phone line In the part of the Uma tilla forest under his care, and get ting the trails in shape for the movement of sheep to the high mountains. This work is being pushed as fast as conditions will permit The work of getting the trails In shape to prevent fires Is to be pushed along ahead of the opening of the season for the drives. About the 15th of April Elmer Hinton attempted to come across the trail from Uklah to Heppner, but failed to make It because of snow. At the Ellis ranger station he found 36 inches of snow. Snow starts at Sugarbowl and extends to Swale creek, but In the west end of the forest where the timber is more open, the snow Is gone, and the men are working now on roads and telephone lines. Mr. Hinton left Ukiah again on the 16th and was able to reach Tup- per station on the 17th. Near this station he reports having seen a band of 14 elk that had evidently been making that section head quarters for some time, feeding on the aspens. Hinton saw the elk cross the train right at Tupper station and they were in fine con dition. Mr. Clark reports having seen five head of deer near Bull Prairie ranger station, east of the Hardman-Spray road and near the summit Wild game will apparent ly be very plentiful again this sea son. PIANO RECITAL. The piano pupils of Mrs. Roy Mis- sildine and Mrs. Milton Bower will give a combined recital Monday evening at eight o'clock in the Christian church. There will be piano solo work and ensemble num bers with two pianos. The public is invited to attend. The following is the program: Ensemble, "Keeping Step with the union . .... sousa Teresa Breslin, Mrs. Missildlne. Jon Conder. Mrs. Bower, Ruth and Mar garet Mitwildtne. 'Dance of the Rosebuds" Keats Jennie Swlndlg 'The Beetles' Dance" . Viola Brown 'Quips and Quirks" Bixby Marjorie Parker 'Silvery Moonbeams" . Marten Ella Fell Ensemble. "Forest Scenes" Bohm Jon Conder and Mary White 'In the Rose Garden" : Lange Anabel Turner "Romance" La Farge "Polish Danqe" Schwarwenka Mary White 'Napoleon's Last Charge" ., Doris Hlatt Ensemble. "Manitou" Morrison Jeanette Turner and Virginia Dlx 'Ecossaisen" ...... Beethoven 'March Hungroise" Kowalski Mary Beamer 'Mossulllni" ; Media 'Scherzanzo" .. Beecher JeanetteTurner ' 'Scherzino" Schumann 'Prelude in C Minor" .... Rachmaninoff Jon Conder 'Wotteau Passage" .... Godowsky Hark! Hark! the Lark" . Schubert-Liszt Virginia Dix HEAVY WIND STORM MONDAY. A very disagreeable and heavy wind storm struck Morrow county about noon on Monday, and before long the air was filled with dust. No great damage was reported from over the county, though slight in Jury occurred here and there to buildings. At Lexington a portion of the tin roof on the warehouse of Farmers Warehouse Co. was blown off and carried a distance of a city block, and a small garage at Mr. Hunt's place was flattened out Over parts of the county there was some hall, but no damage reported to growing crops. mends that the friends of he dry cause who are Republicans support S. E. Notson. 'The league officials earnestly hope that no other dry candidates will enter the field to divide the dry vote." Mr. Notson is a member of the executive committee of the league and has a notable record In the dry cause. As district attorney of Mor row county for three terms he has done effective work in law enforce-1 ment. With these facts before It, the headquarters committee of the league gave him its unqualified en dorsement. Anti-Saloon league officials urge friends of the dry cause in the sec ond district to write In the name of S. E. Notson for representative in congress. Mr. Notson Is on the first lap of hiB Itinerary this week, having vis ited the north end of Morrow coun ty on Monday. He went to Uma tilla county on Tuesday and then to Union and Wallowa. He is being accompanied this far by W. T. Campbell, and from La Grande he will go on to Baker with Sheriff McDuffee, who left today for La- Grande, From Baker Mr. Notson will make a swing through Grant, Wheeler and Gilliam counties, while Mr. MfDuffee will go into Mal heur and Harney counties. Mr, Notson expects to be back In Hepp ner by Monday. He will then take up the work of visiting the rest of the counties In the district, or just so many of them as possible before the primaries. ,. Let every man and woman of this county be a booster for Notson. He should have solid support here, A Morrow - .'.'. , ) ' S - Final Meeting P. T. A. Next Tuesday Evening The final meeting of the Patron- Teacher association will be held at the Episcopal parish house on next Tuesday evening, under the aus pices of the social committee. It being National Music Week, the program will be combined with that of music week observance. The public Is cordially invited to at tend and an urgent request Is made for the fathers to be on hand at this time, as it should be the one meeting of the year appealing to them. The program will be musi cal and literary, as follows: Vocal boIo, Harvey Miller; read ing, Mrs. P. M. Gemmell; violin solo, Mitchell Thorn; vocal solo, Miss Frances Ede; reading, Mrs. T. A. Hughes; music by American Legion Auxiliary glee club; vocal solo, Mrs. Mitchell Thorn; address, Chas. Smith; music, Mlssildlne trio. COURT INTERVIEWED. Quite a number of citizens and tax payers of the county held an interview with the members of the county court on Wednesday eve ning, at which time some pertinent questions were asked and general information sought The main Is sue seemed to be in regard to the policy of the court regarding road work, that being, of course, one of the largest items in the budget of expenditures. The policy of buying machinery and supplies was gone into, and the court was finally led to admit that its manner of con ducting this part of the business had been somewhat haphazard and they finally consented to the plan of not buying any of this material and supplies without asking for competitive bids, and this ' will doubtless be their plan of procedure m the future. The session was quite long drawn out, but the final understanding reached seemed quite satisfactory to all persons con cerned. In the future It might be a good plan for the taxpayers to pay a little closer attention to the business their servants are doing, thus making a better understand ing between officials and public. VIOLIN AND 1'IANO RECITAL. A violin and piano recital will be given on Wednesday evening, May 9th, at 8:00 at the Christian church. Miss Esther Fredreckson of Stan- field, violinist, and Miss Endlcott of Pendleton, pianist, will give the en tire program. These young ladies are quite Advanced and have had a good deal of experience playing. We can look forward to a very en tertaining evening of music. There will be no charge and the public of Heppner is cordially invited to attend. NATIONAL HOSPITAL DAY. Saturday, May 12th, Is National Hospital Day. The Morrow Gener al hospital of this city will keep "open house" on that date from 2 to & o'clock p. m. Mothers with small babies will be especially wel comed. This will give everyone an opportunity to go through the hos pital and Inspect the equipment and service offered. The public In gen eral Is invited to visit the hospital on this date. Buster Keaton In COLLEGE, at Star Theater, Sunday and Monday, County Man for Congress 4-, . .' . v, - - 'A ' t - - f S. E. NOTSON Government Trappers Kill Many Coyotes The death knell of ,280 coyotes was sounded for the month of April In the territory of Morrow county, lying largely north of the base line. Trappers working here this month were Adam Knoblock and Herbert Arams, stationed in the county, and Harold W. Dobns and Elmer Wil liams of the Portland office of the " S. Biological Survey, who ren ee.red able assistance. '''his is a favorable time of yea for trapping the animals, as many litters of pups are taken, and the "digging out" of dens was a chief part of the program, though many an old timer was caused to bite the dust Mr. Dobyns returned to Port land on Tuesday but expects to re turn to Morrow county to assist witfi the further work of extermin ation of the sheep killers. CHILDREN TO PORTLAND. Minnie 16, Helen 10 and Allen 8, children of E. J. Ketterman, were taken to Portland on Monday by Mrs. Emma Russell, the older girl to be placed !n the Louise home and the other two put in charge of the Boys and Girls Aid society. The family came to Heppner a month ago from Yakima, Wash., and have been living with their father in a camp below town, the mother being dead. Ketterman is at present at work with the section crew on the railroad and was not in position to give the children proper care, and released the custody to the officers. The children were committed In charge of Mrs. Russell by the Juve nile court, and were taken as far as Arlington by Sheriff McDuffee, taking the train from there. MAY FETE NEXT WEEK. Irene Hlatt, queen-elect of the May Fete to be held at the new auditorium on May 11 at 8:00 p. m. will rule her subjects from a gaily decked throne set In the midst of a charming garden of living flower's. She will be crowned with due cere mony and will hold sway over every loyal subject. A festival of May songs and folk dances will be given (n honor of her and her attendants. The Maypole dance will be espec ially attractive. The production is under the di rection of Kate Francis Ede, music supervisor, assisted by the grade school teachers, and draws students from every grade. ANNUAL COWBOY MEET. The1 plans for the annual cowboy convention at UkiHh hava been laid, and the data set for July 4 and 5, 1928, according to word received by this paper from A. McRobert, sec retary-treasurer of the Camas Prai rie Cowboy Convention. This was the decision of the directors meet ing held at Ukiah on Saturday. The annual election and cowboy dance will be on' May 12th, the business meeting at the hour of 2 p. m. and the dance In the evening. The pro gram for the convention in July will consist of races, roping, buck ing, together with other numbers that will make an entertainment worth while. More detailed an nouncements will appear In these columns later. '' '''''' f v ' 7 1 Ku, :;.jsKi.,.', ... ,, r , , ' v ' , . c 7 Miss Bernice Woodson Announces Engagement From the Oregon Emerald, daily publication of University of Ore gon, we have the following: Coming as a complete surprise to her many friends, was the cleverly arranged engagement announce ment of Miss Bernice Woodson to Donald K. Park, at the Alpha Delta Pi house, Wednesday evening. The centerpiece for the dining room table was a large ship entirely embanked with spring flowers and mounted with a biiver sail of heart shape. Al about this ship was a sea on which were small love boats which conveyed the names of the betrothed. At the close of the dinner, mem bers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon were entertained. Dessert was served and the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. Miss Woodson, who is a senior on the campus, and well known in musical circles, is affiliated with Alpha Delta Pi, and Mu Phi Epsil on. She is the daughter of the late C. E. Woodson, for many years re gent of the university. Mr. Park was a graduate in the class of '27. While on the campus he was active in student affairs. He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Epsilon Kappa. At present Mr. Park is an instructor of physical education at the University of California at Los Angeles, and also athletic director at the Urban Military Academy. ALOHA HONTA NEWS. The Aloha Honta campfire girls held a tea for the mothers at the campfire room Thursday evening after school. The meeting opened by saying the Law of the Camp- fire, and collecting the password, and singing the Walking song. At the business meeting, Mrs. McAtee gave a very Interesting talk, ex plaining the campfire camp at San dy. The mothers were then given the opportunity to ask questions concerning the camp, and the meet ing closed by singing the credo and giving the hand sign, following which the refreshments were serv ed, consisting of a slice of straw berry ice cream on top of vanilla ice cream and a cherry on top of that, and wafers. The refreshments committee was Beatrice Thomson, Mary Thomson and Nancy Cox. Es pecial thanks are extended to Nan cy for her kind help toward the refreshments. The hostesses were Mary McDuffee, Roberta Thomp son, Betty Burnside, Florence French and Ruth Turner. BRIDGE PARTY ENJOYED. Mr. and Mrs. Osmin Hnger, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Vaughn and Mr. and Mrs. Bert P. Stone entertained with a large bridge party at the Hagcr home on Monday evening. Apple blossoms and tulips In baskets were arranged about the rooms in keep ing with May day. Assisting the hostesses in serving were Mes- daines Chas. Cox, Earl Gilliam, Fred E. B'arrior, A. H. Johnston. A. D. McMurdo, and Hanson Hughes. First prizes were won by Mrs. W. P. Mahoney and Frank Wilkinson, and second by Mrs. Richard Wells and Ralph Thompson, while consol ation prizes went to Mrs. Ralph Thompson and Mrs. Walter Moore. Sixty guests were present Heppner High Wins All Scheduled Games The Heppner high school baseball team defeated the Condon baseball team 16-5, Friday, April 28. ' . The game was played at Condon and marked the finish of the sched uled games for the local team In the Upper Columbia league, with a clean slate of wins. The Condon boys put up a pretty hard fight and managed to hold the local team down until the sev enth inning when fate landed into the locals' hands and they succeed ed in getting ten scores. Due to the severe wind the pitch ers were unable to control the ball and several bases were got on balls. The high school team has won all of their scheduled games and will automatically become champions of the league if Boardman loses to lone Saturday. If Boardman wins Heppner will play Boardman for the championship. The baseball team has been very successful this year and credit should be given them for their ex cellent playing and sportsmanship. The nine did not consist of only two or three good players but the team was good as a whole. Every player was depended upon just as much as any other regardless of the position on the team. Following is the line-up for the Condon game: Heppner Slocum 1, R. Turner 2, Thompson mr Gentry ss, Evans c, N .Turner 3, Robertson p, Hake r, Monahan 1, Parker 1. Condon Hess 2, Weed 1, C. Hol len ss, Willamott p, A. Hollen 3, White 1, Hulery m, Jackson r, Fow ler c. Umatilla Defeats Heppner And Takes League Lead MiiimiiiiiiiifiiMitiiiiiiMiiifintiMiiiiimiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiitiii- WHEATLAND LEAGUE STANDINGS r Umatilla 3 0 1000 I Arlington .2 1 666 f Heppner 1 2 333 E lone 1 2 333 s Condon ., , 1 2 333 Wasco 1 2 333 : iNIIIUIIIIflllllllllllMHIHIIIIIIIItllllllllllUlllllllUIIUIIIIIIT LAST SUNDAY'S SCORES 1 Henoner 0 at Umatilla 3 : Condon 5 at lone 4; Wasco 2 a tArllngton 4. Where the Teams Flay Next Sunday: Umatilla at Heppner: lone at Condon and Arlington at Wasco. Heppner had one bad inning and that is the story of their de feat at Umatilla Sunday. That to gether -with bang-up ball played by the league leaders. Umatilla is now the only undefeated team In the Wheatland league. Heppner's bad inning, or Uma tilla's good one, either way you care to put it was the third. Pitcher Berry led off with a hit was ad vanced by Woodwrad's single, and the two of them scored on Mittles- dorf's double-sacker. Mittlesdorf himself scored on centerfielder Schroeder's error. That was all the scoring for the whole game. Pitcher Drake was working to ad vantage and it was a tough game for him to lose. He is credited with eight strike-outs to Berry's five, while he allowed but five hits. Though there were several errors, Schroeder's was the only one to come at a critical point Schroeder is a new arrival to ap pear in the lineup. He had Just got off the boat from California and had been up all night the night be fore, hence he was not severely con demned. Other faces new this sea son in the game were those of Fred Hobkir.s, who relieved Erwin at first in the third, and Bus Solvester at short The score book shows a record of the one-two-three order in the ma jority of innings, the outs being a mixture of infield toss-outs and strikeouts. Umatilla comes here next Sunday when the locals are hoping to break their winning streak. The box score: HEPPNER AB R H O A E Thorn, r LaMear. c 4 4 ...3 3 3 .....3 1 J 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Van Alarter, 2 Drake. D 0 0 0 3 0 0 Solvester. s Aiken. 1 Schroeder. ni .. Matthews, m .... Huskina. 1 Erwin, 1 Cason. 3 ...3 0 0 3 0 4 24 16 UMATILLA Woodward, r 4 Mittlesdorf, m 4 BUikely. 9 ..4 1 0 3 1 2 Kendler, 1 3 0 0 1'eCk. 2 ...4 Fetzer, 1 3 Maaske. 3 3 Bernard, c 3 Berry, p 3 31 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 10 3 5 27 23 IONE DEFEATED. (Special from Condon Globe-Times) Condon defeated lone by a score of 5 to 4 at lone Sunday. Kewpie Clow, ex-pitcher, stepped into the box for Condon in the third and staged a wonderful comeback, hold ing his opponents to one hit and winning the game for his followers. Rannow, Condon's first string pit cher, blew up In the third after sev eral errors by his teammates, and was forced to first, where he played a strong game. lone started the scoring early in the season and had four scores by the end of the third, three having walked completely around the diamond. Condon's ral ly cunie in the 8th with a two-base hit by Clow. Batteries: Condon, Rannow, Clow and Patterson; lone, Ford and Cochran. Ford allowed 8 hits, Clow 1 and Rannow 2. Buster Keaton in COLLEGE, at Star Theater, Sunday and Monday. IMMEET GOMES SATURDAY 61 Have Part in County Contest That Named Entries. Sixty-one entrants, representing nearly every school In the county, participated In the third annual Morrow County Declamatory con test held in the school auditorium Saturday evening, first place win ners of which will be placed In com petition with first place winners of the Umatilla county contest for the championship of the two counties at Heppner next Saturday night There were 44 entrants in the grade division and 14 in the high school division. Large audiences were present at both divisions of the contest Due to the large number of en trants it was necessary to split the performance, the grade division contesting In the high school assem bly room at the same time the high school division vied in the auditorium-gymnasium. This was by far the largest contest ever staged in the county, and the splendid talent shown marked it also as one of the best An apology is due the community for the long wait preceding the contest state officials. This was caused by the organization being changed at the last minute by the executive committee of the Morrow County Declamatory league. The contest as arranged at present is becoming so cumbersome that it will probably necessitate pre-dis- trict contests in future years, fol lowed by the county final, thus shortening the contest and placing only the best talent In the finals. Judges were as follows: Division I, High School Y. Yeager, Pendle ton; U. S. Caverhill, Ferndale; F. H, Anderson, Riek. Division II and HI combined: Miss Cunning, Bak er; Miss Oliver, Baker and Miss Fuller, Baker. Winners announced are: Division I, High School, Dramat ic: First Erma Duvall, Lexington; second, Imogene McFerrin, Hepp ner. Oratorical: First Earl Wat tenburger, Pine City; second, Dor othy Isom, Irrigon. Humorous: First, Mildred Morgan, lone; sec ond, Mary White, Heppner. Division II, Upper grades, Non- Humorous: First Herman Green, Heppner ; second. Norma Gibbons, Boardman. Humorous: First An abelle Turner, Heppner; second. Mary Chaffee, Boardman. Division III, Lower grades, Non- Humorous: First Winnie Brown, lone; second, Lena Neill, Pine City. Humorous: First Maxine McCurdy, lone; second, Marvin Cox, Lexing ton. These first place winners will rep resent Morrow county against Um atilla county here next Saturday evening in the school auditorium. There will be seven entrants from each county with the classifications the same as in the local contest Showing the pick of the two coun ties it is expected this contest wiU be exceptionally good. The time announced is 8 o'clock and the pub lic is assured the contest will start promptly at this time. It is hoped to make this an annual contest and this will very likely be brought about if the initial fray here Satur day is given the support it justifies. RUTH CHAPTER VISITED. A large number of visitors from Locust Chapter at lone were guest3 of Ruth Chapter, O. E. S., at their regular meeting on Friday night at Masonic hall. New members were initiated by Ruth chapter and dur ing the ceremony ?.lrs. Mitchell Thorn sang the beautiful songs add ing much to tho impressiveness of tne ceremonies. Mr. Thorn also fav ored tne c.impar.y with a beautiful violin solo, responding to a hearty encore. The banquet hall claimed some 125 guc-ts following the close of the chapter meeting, and refresh ments and a good social time en joyed. Visitors from lone were Mrs. L. E. Dick, worthy matron of Lo cust chapter; Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Moore, Mr. and -Mrs. A A. McCabc, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bullard, Ruby O. Robert; tel a McCurdy, Alio McNabb, Ethel R. Smith, Ruth B. Mason, Jennie McMurray, May A. Kiilis, Josephine Hymer, Opal Cas on. Other visitors were Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Propst of Ashland, and Mrs. C. T. Whitllngton of Goldan dale, Wash. SHELL OIL TO COME 'HERE. A permit has been granted to the Shell Oil Co., by the city, to erect a gasoline and oil distributing plant here. It Is understood that the place selected for the station will be on the railroad property between the depot and the stock yards. A rep resentative of the company was here the first of the week, and It is their intention to begin work on the station at once. HELD ON STATUTORY CHARGE Leo Ohlms was arrested the first of the week by Sheriff McDuffee and at a preliminary hearing In the court of Justice of the Peace Huston on Tuesday he was held under bonds of $1000 on a statutory charge, Involving a 18 year old girl, In default of which he is now being held in the county Jail. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Latourell re turned Sunday from a trip to Lew Iston where Mr. Latourell went to take part in a two-day trap shoot i