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Oregon Historical Society Public Auditorium mmtx Volume 45, Number 13. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, June 14, 1928 Subscription $2.00 a Year teette mmzti PHILL COHN PASSES AFTER OPERATION Was Long a Resident and Prominent Business Man Here. Following an operation perform ed at Portland on Wednesday of last week, Phlll Cohn, for long years a prominent business man of Hepp ner, passed away on Thursday eve ning, at the age of 67 years. Mr. Cohn had been at Heppner for pioneer day and to look after business affairs here, when he was taken ill and hurried to his Port land home and soon after arriving in the city submitted to the opera tion from which he failed to rally. He was a sufferer from serious stomach trouble, but had not really been 111 but a very short time, though it is evident that his trouble had been coming on for some four or five years. This last trip to Heppner seemed to have been impressed upon Mr. Cohn as his farewell visit here, and before leaving for Portland he bid many of his friends good-bye and expressed the belief that he would not visit here again. Friends who parted with him at this time state that he was in a very cheeful mood. He had arranged all his business affairs, and was ready to undergo the operation which he realized was but a slight hope, and stated that he was fully prepared to go. The operation appeared quite successful at first, but this was only temporary and his condition became alarming early on Thursday because of his heart condition, the end was rapid. Members of the family here hurried to Portland, but were unable to reach the city before Mr. Cohn pass ed away. Funeral services were held on Monday at 10:S0 a. m., at the chapel of Holman and Lutz, with final rites at Portland crematorium. Active pall bearers from this city were H. A. Duncan, L. V. Gentry, L. Van Marter and Dr. A. H. Johnston. The funeral, was attended by many who went down from Heppner and by the large number of former resi dents of this county now living In the city. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Phill Cohn was born In Shasta, Calif., November 13, 1861, and as a young man he came to Heppner In 1877, taking a position in the gen eral mercantile store of Heppner & Plockman, his nncles. He continu ed to live at Heppner for about 45 years, during all of which time he followed merchandising and ware housing. In business Mr. Cohn was very successful, and accumulated a neat fortune. He was an outstand ing figure In the business affairs of this community, and there are a great many residents of this county who will testify to the splendid as sistance they had received in a fin ancial way from him through many years of stress; he was ever ready to stand behind the man who was struggling along on farm and ranch, and by his timely financial help as sisted many of our citizens In get ting on their feet. These all have a kindly word for their late bene factor, and express sincere sym pathy because of his departure. He was a good citizen of this commun ity and always Interested in the upbuilding of Heppner as the best little town on the map. In his death the entire community has lost a good friend and his going is sin cerely regretted by a very large host of our people who have been so long associated with him. The marriage of Mr. Cohn to Henrietta Goldstone took place at San Francisco on May 4, 1892. Three children were born to this union, Hurold A., Henry P. and Elinor. These with the widow survive, the two boys being residents of this city and engaged in business here, while the daughter resides with her mother at Portland, where the family took up their residence a few years ago. Other surviving rel atives of Mr. Cohn are his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Cohn, and two bro thers, Jerry and Dr. Jacob Cohn, and a sister, Mrs. William E. Stark, all residents of Boise, Idaho; two sisters, Mrs. C. A. Magaw of Holt vllle, and Mrs. Sarah Moar of Bev erley Hills, Calif. He was a charter member of Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. Elks, and also Doric Lodge No. 20, K. of P., In which order he held membership until recently. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the many friends for their kindly expressions of sympathy, and for the many beautiful floral offerings; especially do we wish to thank the many Heppner friends who journeyed to Portland to be present with us at the burial of our beloved husband and father. Mrs. Henrietta Cohn and Family. BIRTHDAY PARTY. A very pleasant afternoon was spent by fourteen little girls on last Monday at the Frank S. Parker farm In celebration of their daugh ter Kathryn's eighth birthday. Var ious games occupied the hours, and refreshments of cake and ice cream were served. Those present were Mary Eleanor Adklns, Maridee Brown, Louise Anderson, Irene Bea mer, Harriet Hagor, Ella Ohlcschla ger, Elsie Crump, Jane and Viola Kirk, Olivia Baldwin, Betty Hap pold, Adele Bower, Lois Jones and Kathryn Parker. SWAN-8PAULDING WEDDING. The auditorium of the Heppner Methodist church was made Into a perfect bower of early summer flow ers to serve as a background for the marriage of Miss Marguerita Fay Spaulding, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. F. R. Spaulding, to Mr. Charles W. Swan of Salem, which was solemnized Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Spaulding. Syringa, pink poppies and pink roses were massed to provide a setting of un usual beauty. The bride wore robbin's-egg blue georgette, with lace trimming, and her attendant, Miss Lola Millard of Salem, was dressed in deep pink. Mr. Lee Spaulding, brother of the bride, came from Seattle to act as best man for Mr. Swan. Preceding the ceremony, Mr. Jack Vinson of Salem sang "Because" and "At Dawning." Miss Frances Hodge, also of Salem, accompanied him at the piano. She also played the wedding marches, using Lohen grin's as a processional and Men delssohn's as a recessional. Before Mr. and Mrs. Swan left for Salem, where they will make their home, an Impromptu reception was held for them downstairs in the church parlors. Refreshments were served to about seventy-flve guests. Contributed. L Mrs. Minnie Card of Baker, arriv ed at Heppner on Monday to assist with the work of Initiation by the Degree of Honor of a large number of new members, a special meeting for which was held on Tuesday eve ning. Receiving word on that day from her home that her husband had suffered a stroke of paralysis, Mrs. Card returned home immedi ately. The Degree of Honor Is mak ing a fine growth here at this time, and many have become interested in the order which carries insur ance of an attractive form. Mrs. W. C. Isom, manager of North Morrow County fair, was a visitor in Heppner on Saturday. Mrs. Isom Informed this paper that the premium lists for the fair would be out this week. The fair is to be held at Irrlgon this year and it is expected that it will be fully up to previous fairs of the north end of the county as many good exhibits of the irrigation belt will be on dis play. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cohn re turned from Portland on Wednes day evening. Henry Cohn and wife, accompanied by their mother, Mrs. Henrietta Cohn, and their Bister, Miss Eleanor, will arrive here to day. Mrs. C. A. Magaw, of Holt ville, Calif., sister of the late Phill Cohn, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cohn to Heppner, and will be their guest for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Dean T. Goodman arrived home on Friday last from an extended trip of some two weeks or more, and are now domiciled in the Jeff Jones residence on Gale street Mrs. Goodman will return to Portland the first of the week and bring the boys to Heppner, they having finished with school- this week. J. L. Carter, of Portland, while on the way to La Grande, stopped over at Heppner on Tuesday night for a visit with his brother-in-law, Joseph Rector. Mr. Carter proceed ed on to La Grande Wednesday, go ing to that city in company with Pete Farlev. Paul Hisler departed on Monday morning for Coquille where he will spend a couple of weeks. He accom panied his sister home, Mrs. A. W. Chapin, Jr., who spent three weeks visiting with friends and relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. N. Peck of Lexington were visitors here on Friday evening. George reports the crops coming through well in the Clarlts canyon district. Attention Nelehbors of Wood craft is calle'd to an Important an nouncement that will appear In these columns next week. Be sure to look it up. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwarz de parted for Portland on Wednesday, and expect to spend the balance of the week in the city, enjoying the Rose festival. Robert G. Smith, prominent Port land attorney, was a visitor In Heppner on Wednesday, having some matters of business In circuit court here. The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet in the church parlors on Tues day, June 19 at 2:30 p. m. All are welcome. Lotus Robison, stockman of Hardman, was a visitor in this city on Tuesday. Mrs. Ed Hunt is quite 111 with an attack of Influenza at her home In this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Adams were Hardman people In the city on Wed nesday. W. B. Barratt is up from his Portland home this week. JUDGMENT TO MRS. CROSBY. In the suit before Judge Fee on Tuesday of Mrs. Eliza Crosby vs. C. A. and Ellis Minor, involving the loaning of money by the plaintiff to defendants, a verdict was rendered In favor of Mrs. Crosby and judg ment entered against the defend ants in the sum of $800. The jury hearing the case were S. G. McMil lan, Ralph Humphrey, W. E. Pruyn, Geo. M. Allyn, C. K. Shavor, W. L. Copenhavcr, Jas. A. Miller, Oral Scott, David Hynd, M. E. Martin, Virgil Warren and C. E. Carlson. Attorneys in the case were G. E. Hamaker of Portland for the plain tiff and Van Vactor and Butler of The Dallos for defendants. LITTLE E Two Cases Only Heard by Jury and Recess Taken Until September. The regular June term of the Circuit Court for Morrow county convened at the court house Mon day morning, with Judge Alger Fee presiding. Other officials present were Gay M. Anderson, clerk, Geo. McDuffee, sheriff and J. S. Beck with, reporter. The court appoint ed John Cason, bailiff. But two cases went to trial be fore the Jury, and report on these is given elsewhere. The grand jury chosen were Earl Gilliam, R. W. Turner, Alex Green, James Higgins, Crocket Duvall, Ralph Jackson and W. F. Barnett, who was elected foreman. The grand jury returned a true bill against Leo Ohlms, who has been held In jail here for some time on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Rebecca C. Nail vs. Olivia F. Nail; suit to quiet title. Robert G. Smith, of Portland, attorney for plaintiff. Trial before the court and judg ment for plaintiff entered. State of Oregon vs. Walter Bray; jury trial and judgment for plain tiff. Kellogg Mortgage Co. vs. O. P. Ferguson. Non suit and judgment for defendant because of non ap pearance of plaintiff. At noon on Wednesday Judge Fee dismissed the jury, being call ed to Portland. He expected to return to Heppner in time today to hear the report of the grand jury, who have had several matters under consideration. Court will be convened again in September, at which time the jury will be called and cases pending can be disposed of. Maggie Bowers vs. C. B. Bowers; trial before court on Monday eve ning. Decree granted plaintiff. New Grass Success On Alkali Ground Last season, through the efforts of County Agent Smith, an experi ment was made with a new grass that is especially adapted to alkali ground. This plant is known as Zawadke's Alkali Grass, raised by John Zawadke of Marion, Montana. The first planting was from a hand full of seed on the Chas. Valentine place, and It was about 18 months before the blades of grass began to come. Seeding more ground from a bunch of the grass from the first crop, the new plants put In their appearance promptly, and now Mr. Valentine has quite a showing. A cutting from the crop this season is about three feet in height, and Mr. Zawadke, who raises the grass quite extensively now, says It will produce about four tons to the acre of good forage for stock, and Mr. Valentine states further, that the stock like it The Zawadke Alkali grass ap pears to be a success, and It is now being raised in many parts of the country on alkali ground where no other forage will grow, thus mak ing this land of some value. A number of other creek farmers are now experimenting wtih this grass, and it will not be long until it is raised in sufficient quantities to prove its value as a feed for stock. The grass has just a tinge of salty taste, sufficient to make it attrac tive to stock and they eat it well. A sample of the grass is now on display in the office of Mr. Smith. ITINERARY TO MORO. Sunday, June 17, has been set aside by D. E. Stephens, superin tendent of the Moro Experiment station as Morrow county day. Pre sent plans, according to C. W. Smith, are to leave Heppner at 8 o'clock and travel to Moro by way of McNab, Rock creek and Arling ton. As it has been reported that the wheat section immediately south of Blalock has a better prospect for a crop this year than last, the cara van will leave the highway at Bla lock and the route will be through the wheat section coming back to the river at Quinton thence to Moro for lunch. Anyone desiring to make this trip should Inform the county agent as he would like to know how many are going and whether or not any can hall an extra passenger, or if you do not have transportation, so that It can be arranged for. ANNUAL MISSION MEETING. The annual mission meeting of the Swedish Lutheran church will be held at the church of the con gregation at Gooseberry on Tues day and Wednesday, June 19 and 20. Rev. C. G. Bloomquist of Port land will conduct the services and will be assisted with the music by Mrs. Mildred Anderson Hult, solo ist. This Is the regular annual mis sion meeting of the church. Serv ices will begin on Tuesday evening, and on Wednesday there will be preaching in the forenoon, after noon and evening. Services during the day will be in both English and Swedish, while those of the evening will be In English. The public Is extended a cordial invitation to at tend these meetings. Harold Lloyd In SPEEDY, Star Theater, Sunday and Monday. Plan Hot Lunches For School in Winter At a school lunch demonstration at Rhea Creek Grange hall on Mon day, June 4, given by Miss Lucy A. Case of Oregon Agricultural Col lege extension service, a great deal of interest and support was shown in favor of the proposition of a hot lunch dish in the schools next win ter, and the following committees were appointed by the chairman, for the purpose of talking over the possibilities of a hot school lunch in these communities, and If possi ble to put it into operation for the children's welfare by the time cold weather comes again. The committees are: Hardman school: Mrs. J. W. Ste vens, chairman; Mrs. Harlan Ad ams, Mrs. Hattie Bleakman. Social Ridge school; Mrs. Lavilla Howell, chairman; Mrs. Roy Camp bell, Mabel Grey. Heppner: Miss Lulu Hager, chair man; Mrs. F. R. Brown, Mrs. Char les W. Smith. Rood Canyon school: Mrs. Joe Batty, chairman; Mrs. Jim Hams, Mrs. Floyd Adams. It was suggested that the chair men of these committees call their members together at the first op portunity and discuss arrangements suitable for their particular condi tions and circumstances. In some of the smaller schools, mothers take turns In bringing a kettle of hot soup or other suitable dish to school from home. At Is land City each mother went to school once a week and prepared the one hot dish, and no charge was made. The food was contribu ted at "pound parties" given by the parent-teacher association. At Mil ton, which is operating the hot schoal lunch very successfully un der the direction of Mrs. W. S. Ahearn, the Women's club pays a good cook $10 a month o make hot soup, and the older girls serve it in very orderly fashion. Milton parents who can afford to pay, con tribute 50 cents per month, and the club gives an entertainment to earn the remaining expense money, which amounts to about $14.00 a month. At Imbler and Cove, the girls' cooking classes prepare a hot dish which is sold at around five cents per serving. Another method is for each child to bring a small glass jar from home containing food to be warmed over. The glass jars are placed in water at school and the water is heated shortly before noon. Thermos bottles are found useful by somebut children usually enjoy more the things that they share together. Miss Case believes that the hot lunch dish does most good when every child gets a serving of one hot dish from a common kettle, and where the children are not required to bring cash each day, and where only one dish is served and that one dish is a hot dish. Better school work, better disci pline, fewer days lost from school, and less malnutrition was reported from those schools that have the advantage of the hot school lunch. It is believed that much of the indi gestion and other weakening diges tive troubles among adults, has its origin in the irregularity of eating by the school child, the hurried eat ing, the Inadequate noon meal, and the "piecing" on sweets after school. The hot lunch dish at noon at school means a more balanced meal, slow er eating and better digestion, eat ing more at meal time and less in between meals, better manners, and more enjoyment of the noon hour. Another valuable step toward pro gress in healthful conditions for the school child is the custom for all of the children to sit down with the teacher for fifteen minutes to eat, whether they have a hot dish or not Where the desired sixty min utes can not be arranged for the noon session, forty minutes, or forty-five minutes and not less than thirty-five minutes, with more time for eating, for outdoor play, for toilet habits, and for relaxation and rest. The meeting last week was the last of a series of three well at tended meetings on foods for health, organized last February by Charles W. Smith, county agent. The chair men of nutrition work are Miss Nel lie Wright and Mrs. J. W. Stevens, and they are to be congratulated on their excellent work and accom plishments. AUXILIARY TO IIERMISTON. Several members of the American Legion Auxiliary motored to Hor miston Tuesday evening to attend a dinner and meeting of the Her mlston unit. They report a most enjoyable time and both units prof ited by the joint meeting, at which initial steps were taken toward forming a county council. Those making the trip were Mesdames Gemmell, Moore, Wilson, A. W. Jones, Ferguson, E. E. Gilliam, Bar ratt, H. O. Bauman, J. D. Bauman. Evans, Kane, Wells, Smith, and J. G. Cowins. The president wishes to especially thank those who drove cars. The Auxiliary is very sorry to lose one of its members, Mrs. O. B. Flory, who Is moving this week to Yakima. She will be greatly missed, but the best wishes of the unit go with her. The next meeting is on June 19th, and as It is the last meeting before summer vacation, a large attend ance Is desired. Each member is asked to bring "two bits" to ante in a big surprise. The hostesses will be May Gilliam and Harriet Gem mell. Reporter. Harold Lloyd in SJ'EEDY, Star Theater, Sunday and Monday. SOFT RED WIFJTE Market Review Predicts Total Yield 1,000,000 Bushels Low. (O. S. A. C. Extension Service.) Corvallis, Oregon, June 11. Sum marizing recent forecasts of wheat production it appears that the total production may be about 100,000,000 bushels less than was harvested in the United States last year. During the month of May, winter wheat generally improved in condition, ex cept in the western states, but spring wheat declined to the low est condition on record except in 1926. There may be as much or more hard red winter wheat as last year, but there will be a very short crop of soft red winter. Stocks of old wheat are believed to be no larger than a year ago, with soft, low protein kinds scarcer. World supplies are said to be smaller than a year ago, stocks of spring wheat being relatively more abundant than of winter wheat No import ant recent changes in wheat pros pects abroad have been reported. The rye crop is expected to be very small both in the United States and in Europe. In fact it is said that the rye prospect is the poorest since the small crop of 1924. This gives additional strength to bread grain, offsetting to some extent the weak ening influence of somewhat im proved crop conditions last week which caused some decline in cash and future prices. .Corn declined because of favorable new crop pros pects, but flax was firmer because of delayed and good demand. Bar ley and oaU were about steady, al though barley markets were dull. The hay markets are generally steady and seasonably firm with prices seeking adjustment to con flicting influences arising from heavy old crop surpluses and poor new crop prospects. Alfalfa and clover meadows are reported much damaged in the eastern and central eastern states, so that dairymen in these districts may be compelled to buy western alfalfa before next year. Alfalfa prices have tended steadily upward since the beginning of last season at the principal mar kets, the average price of No. 1 having advanced from $18.00 a ton to $26.00 from the middle of August to the middle of May. The limited supply of good alfalfa has been mostly responsible for this advance. New crop hay is now being mar keted in the southwest and the movement is said to be brisk with quotations holding quite steady on green, leafy hay suitable for dairy purposes, although there is some tendency for the markets to move downward toward a new crop basis with the season. Pacific coast mar kets are featured by less demand and heavier offerings. Pastures continue in relatively poor condi tion, but pasturage is available in suilicient quantity to cause a sea sonal decline in demand for feeds. Installs Beautiful Musical Instrument in Restaurant Arthur W. Smith, of Spokane, in stalled for Edward Chinn a grand model Mills Violano-Virtuoso on Tuesday, and the beautiful instru ment has been an object of interest and admiration at the Elkhorn res taurant since. This musical instru ment is a combination of violin and piano, mechanically operated, the music being pleyed from rolls. It is worked by a small electric motor, and of course a nickle has to be placed in the slot before the music will start. Around about the res taurant, in convenient places are receptacles for receiving the con tribution, and these receptacles are connected with the instrument by electric wires, so that any customer desiring to listen to a piece of music places his coin in the slot, the con nection is made and the music be gins. One hearing the instrument would think that at least a 5-piece orchestra were playing, but it is ac tually just a real violin and piano. The instrument is manufactured by the Mills Novelty company, of Chicago, and is pronounced by the U. S. government as one of the eight greatest inventions of the de cade. Its installation by Mr. Chinn adds to the popularity of the Elk horn and his customers wlil now be entertained at all hours with excel lent music. RESIGNS POSITION HERE. Mr. and Mrs. O, B. Flory are leaving this week for Yakima, Wash., where Mr. B'lory will enter the employ of the Yakima Hard ware company, with which firm he formerly held a position. For the past year and a half Mr. Flory has been in charge of the local station of the Standard Oil company, and he resigned the position to take the place with the Yakima firm, his resignation becoming effective on Saturday. During their stay at Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. Flory have been active in social and fraternal circles, and the many friends they have made here regret that they have decided to leave Heppner. LEGION MEN, NOTICE! Regular meeting of Heppner Post No. 83, American Legion will be on next Monday evening, June 18. This will be the last meeting of the season, and there is important busi ness on hand. C. J. D. BAUMAN, Com. BRAY FOUND NOT GUILTY. Before Judge Fee on Monday, the case of Staie of Oregon vs. Walter Bray was heard before a Jury. Dist. Atty. Notson prosecuted, and C. L. Sweek defended Mr. Bray. This is a case that has teen pending in court for a long time, and grew out of the accident occurring on the O.-W. highway at a point near Mor gan in August, 1925, when the truck driven by Bray bumped the truck driven by Vernon Jones into the ditch and Jones was smashed up. An indictment followed soon, but the case was slow coming to trial. Jones in the meantime had brought suit against Bray and others for personal damages, and this was de cided in his favor at a trial of the case last year. Both Bray and Jones are Irrlgon residents, and the latter was the complaining witness, and E. C. Heliker of lone was the other witness for the state. Appearing as witnesses for Bray were defendant, ant, and Richard Lane and John Buerster. The jury were: T. C. Bey mer, M. E. Mratin, W. L. Copenhav er, Roy Missildine, David Hynd, Ralph Humphrey, Thomas O'Brien, R. A. Thompson, W. L. Blakeley, W. O. King, C. E. Carlson and Virgil Warren. They returned a verdict of not guilty. s R. E. Duncan, of Cecil, has been in and about Heppner during the past week, demonstrating the Peer less feed grinder. Mr. Duncan was here some three weeks ago, and then . returned to Gilliam county where he has disposed of a large number of the machines. Among Gilliam county buyers he mentions Earl Weatherford, Harry Hope, Jim Dyer, Shell Burris, John Maidment, Bill McFarland, Bill McClure and many more. Morrow county pur chasers so far are Ernest Heliker of lone, Jeff Jones and R. L. Benge of Heppner. Vawter Parker arrived home on Saturday morning from U. of O. at Eugene. He is leaving this eve ning for Vancouver, Wash., where he will attend the Citizen's Train ing camp, and then on to Fort Ste vens, Ore., for additional training. following which he expects to get a commission as second lieutenant in the regular army, and located at Eugene next year, where he will continue to pursue his studies at the university. Mrs. Warren Boyd, formerly Lor ena Meadows, is visiting with rela tives and friends in this city. Mrs. Boyd arrived from her home at Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, and her stay in the city will be for a few days only. She is a niece of Mrs. Mattie Adkins. David Spaulding, son of Rev. and Mrs. F. R. Spaulding, and assistant U. S. attorney at Seattle, was a visitor here the first of the week, coming to Heppner to attend the wedding of his sister, Miss Fay, and Charles W. Swan, an event of Tues day afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. George F. Cook ar rived here on Sunday from their home at South Bellingham Wash., and have been guests during the week at the home of Mrs. Cook's mother, Mrs. Mahala Minor. They are returning home on Friday. Another Heppner boy going to training camp at Vancouver is Maurice Edmondson, son of Mrs. Mattie Huston, who departed on Sunday for Portland, and thence to the training camp. Maurice was at the camp last year. Henry Rauch, of Lexington, who was a visitor in the city on Friday, reports some very good grain in his vicinity, and some not so good, but all in shape to be greatly benefitted by rain. Mr. Rauch farms north east of Lexington. Chas, Swindig, manager of Far mers Elevator company, visited Pendleton on Saturday, being at tracted to the city by the meeting of grain growers. He was accom panied by his family. Frank Noble, of Mt. Vernon, came over to Heppner on Wednesday for a visit with relatives and friends here. Mr. Noble is now engaged in the sheep business in Grant county and doing well. Attorney S. E. Van Vactor of The Dalles was at Heppner on Monday because of the opening of the regu lar June term of circuit court He was accompanied by Mrs. Van Vac tor. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Anderson of Portland were guests this week at the home of Mrs. Anderson's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Campbell. Robert Turner departed on Tues day for Vancouver, Wash., where he will enter the Citizens' Training camp for a month. F. R. Brown and wife motored to Pendleton on Saturday, taking in the grain growers meeting held there on that date. Harold Becket returned home from Corvallis on Friday. He has been a student at O. A. C. during the past year. The Degree of Honor have been quite busy at Hepner during the week, initiating a large number of new members. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Engleman, who reside near lone, were visitors In Heppner for a short while on Saturday. Lon Markham is down from his home at Freewater, looking after his business interests in Morrow county. Miss Mae Groshen came up from her Portland home on Monday and will visit with relatives here for a while. Dr. A. H. Johnston returned from Portland on Tuesday. com SHUT OUT IN RAPID GAME Drake Stars; Wheatland League to End Sunday if Condon Wins. iniiiiiiiitiMiiHMiiiiiiMfiiiiiimiiiimiiiiilinifMiifim I WHEATLAND LEAOtTE i : STANDINGS i i w l Pet. i : Condon 6 3 .666 s : Heppner 5 4 .555 5 5 Wasco 5 4 .653 s lone 6 4 .555 s Arlington 3 6 .333 Umatilla 3 6 .333 4iiM!HMiMMiiiiiiiHiiiiiiMiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiniiiiiiiiime Last Sunday's Keralta; Condon 0 at Heppner 3; Umatilla 5 a Wasco 6; lone 11 at Arlington 4. Where the Teams Flay Eext Sundays lone at Hemjner. Wasco at Condon. Arlington at Umatilla. By shutting out Condon, 3-0, on Rodeo field Sunday, the locals drop ped the leaders down a notch, at the same time raising their own percentage, and giving at least two other teams a chance for champion ship should Wasco defeat Condon ' next Sunday. Condon still has a one-game lead over Heppner, lone and Wasco who are tied for second position. In the last scheduled games next Sunday Heppner meets lone here and Wasco journeys to Condon. If Wasco should defeat Condon, Wasco and the winner of the Heppner-Ione game will be In a three-cornered tie for champion ship honors. If Condon wins, they get the pennant and the Wheatland league season will be closed. Heppner's "at home" jinx is still going strong. All the breaks in Sunday's game were In their favor, and they played invincible ball along with it Never did It look like Condon had a ghost of a show. "Ducky" Drake pitched ball as he had never pitched before, and the long touted "one bad inning" bug failed to arrive. But six Condon men reached first base, two reach ed second and one third, on five hits off Drake, and two erors, one of which was a wild pitch the first to be recorded against "Ducky" this season. He has thrown a few wild ones but this was the first too wild for LaMear to stop. This allowed one of the two Condon men to reach second. The other error was on Hisler at shortstop, who waited on a slow grounder which he fielded clean but threw wild to first base. Drake walked one batter and struck-out eleven. Clow, opposing pitcher, was out four times via this route. In the hitting department Ducky was again responsible for his name being written, "winning pitcher. He made one of the three tallies and drove in the other two. In the first inning Van Marter took first base when Baker at third muffed his grounder, and scored on Drake's three-bagger over the centerneld fence, after Erwin and LaMear had both been taken in by Rannow at first Drake's blow would have been good for a homer but for the fast recovery made by Brown in the center lot Hoskins' high fly to Brown ended the inning. The othre two tallies were made in the fifth. Erwin, first up, took first on Willimott's bungle of his bounder. LaMear replaced him on a fielder's choice, and was advanced to third by Drake's single. He then scored when Mr. Clow, becoming agitated, threw one some twelve feet over the catcher's, head, Drake taking third. Drake scored on Hos kins Texas leaguer over short Cason out, pitcher to first, and Thorn's tippy-up to third, completed the rally. Condon had the heart taken out of them in the first inning, and failed to recuperate. Ashenfelter, lead-off, singled when Baker hit in to a double-play, Hisler to Van Mar ter to Erwin. The double was pulled so fast that Baker failed to reach first base by eight feet Then Wil limott singled and died on first when Van Marter speared Brown's turf-burner with one hand and threw him out before Brown had Lhardly dropped his bat Van's was beautiful stop, and cut off what looked to be a perfect hit The box score: HEPPNER B R H O A E 3 0 Van Marter 2 4 1- 0 2 Erwin 1 , 4 0 0 7 LaMear c 4 1 1 11 Drake p 4 12 3 Hoskins m 4 0 2 2 Cason 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thorn 1 3 0 0 0 Hisler s 3 0 0 0 Anderson r 3 0 0 1 Sthroeder r 1 0 0 1 36 3 7 27 CONDON B R H O A E 1 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 Ashenfelter 2 4 0 2 4 Bnker 3 4 0 0 3 Willimott s 4 0 10 Brown m 4 0 11 B. Smith r 4 0 0 0 Clow p . 4 0 0 1 fc. smitn i 3 u u u Patterson c i 0 15 Rannow 1 3 0 0 10 32 0 5 24 Umpires: Wilson and Bosque. NATURALIZATION POSTPONED. Several applications for citizen ship were before Judge Fee Tues day. Of these but one was passed, that of Mrs. Annie C. (Lowe) Krebs, who answered all questions put to her by the court In a satis factory manner. Her brothers, Rob ert and Tom Ixiwe, and also Chas. Schmidt and Casper Sarklnson had their cases continued because of In sutlicient knowledge concerning the government of the United States. Harold Lloyd in SI'EEDY, Star Theater, Sunday and Monday.