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Volume 45, Number 15
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, June 28, 1928
Subscription $2.00 a Year
FOR SCHOOL YEAR
Several New Faces Will
Appear on Faculty
Next September.
Newly elected officers were sworn
In and began their duties at a
regular meeting of the school
board Friday evening, held In the
auditorium building. These were
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, director, and
Mrs. Claude Cox, clerk. S. E. Not
son, being the oldeBt member of
the board, will be chairman for this
year. Chas. Thomson is the third
director.
The matter of completing the list
of Instructors was the most Import
ant piece of business for considera
tion, and upon the recommenda
tion of Superintendent Burgess,
three teachers were chosen, now
completing the faculty, and unless
there should occur some resigna
tions between now and the opening
of school, which Is not likely, the
roster will be as follows:
Arthur DeLoss Robertson, high
school principal, teacher of science
and director of athletics. Mr. Rob
ertson comes from Monroe, Wash.,
union high school, where he has
been teaching for the past two
years, and to which position he
had been re-elected for the coming
year. He Is a graduate of Willam
ette university at Salem, and while
there was a star football player
and on the varsity team for three
years; the last year he acted as
scout, scouting all games. In addi
tion he played four years collegiate
basketball, and was active In base
ball and on the track. At Willam
ette he was an honor student Dur
ing the past year he turned out
championship football and basket
ball teams for the Monroe union
high school, his teams participat
ing in some of the best contests
in their vicinity.
The commercial department will
be in charge of Miss Irene Riechel,
of Woodburn, Oregon. Miss Rie
chel is a graduate of Oregon State
Agricultural at Corvallls, where she
majored In commercial subjects,
and was very active on the campus
there. Her activities have been
largely along the line of athletics,
and besides her work of Instuction
In the commercial department, Miss
Riechel will direct the girls' physi
cal educational wrok in the high
school.
Miss Valna Banister Is the teach
er of domestic science and arts and
Is a graduate of Washington State
college at Pullman. Miss Banister
Is prepared well for her line of work
and has been teaching part of the
past year In the Pullman high
school. Her home Is at Palouse,
wash.
Philip von Lubken retains his po
sition of teacher of mathematics,
having taught here last year. He
is a graduate of Whitman college
at Walla Walla.
English and history will be un
der the instruction of Miss Grace
Elizabeth Fleming of Klamath
Falls. She will also direct public
speaking and dramatics. Miss Flem
ing is a graduate of University of
Oregon, and last year taught in the
University high school at Eugene.
Miss Kate F. Ede will continue
as Instructor of music in both high
school and grades, having put In
part of last year here. She Is a
graduate of University of Oregon,
music department, and also of the
Royal conservatory of Vancouver,
B. C, which is a branch of the
Royal conservatory of London.
Dan Belghle will be principal of
the grades and in charge of the
eighth grade this coming year. Mr.
Bcighle served well as an instructor
last year, and also brought his boys
along in a fine way with their ath
letics, which will also be a part of
his work for the coming year.
Pending the general election In
the fall, Mrs. Lucy Rodgers will
have the 7th grade. This will be
her third year with the Hcppner
school.
The sixth grade will be In charge
of Miss Leotla Bennehoff, for her
second year with the school.
Miss Hester Thorpe will begin
her third year In charge of the
fifth grade.
Miss Elizabeth Phelps will teach
the fourth grade, It.bclng her sec
ond year with the school.
Miss Harriet Case will continue
with the third grade, beginning her
fifth year as a teacher in Heppner.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dix will begin her
tenth consecutive year here, and
will have charge of the work of the
second grade.
The primary department will be
in the hands of Miss Beth Bleak
man, who as supply teacher year
before last gave good satisfaction.
At this meeting Superintendent
Burgess was instructed to place an
order for a complete electric time
system to be installed In the school
building drlng the summer, and In
readiness for the opening of school.
He was also instructed to advertise
for bids for painting the cornice
and outside woodwork on the school
building, something that has al
ready been too long neglected.
CARD OF THANKS.
To our many relatives and friends
we extend our heartfelt thanks for
their kindness and sympathy and
beautiful floral offerings, during
our recent bereavement
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cochran,
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Reese,
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Holeman.
Prominent lone Resident
Dies at Heppner Monday
Paul Rietmann, aged 72 years, 7
months and 25 days, died at Mor
row General hospital In this city on
Monday afternoon from heart com
plications following a prostatect
omy a week ago, and due to ad
vanced age and general weakened
condition produced by long suffer
ing. Funeral services were held at
the Congregational church In lone
on Wednesday afternoon at 2:00
o clock, with interment following In
the lone cemetery, Rev. W. W.
Head, pastor of the church, officiat
ing, and a very large concourse of
friends and neighbors attending.
Mr. Rietmann was one of the
pioneer wheat raisers of the lone
section, and for many years had
been prominent in the affairs of his
community where he was held In
the highest esteem. He came to
lone In 1884, followed farming, and
developed one of the best wheat
ranches in that section. He was a
man of quiet and unassuming de
meanor, but possessing sterling
traits of character, and the impress
of a well spent life has been left
on the community.
Mr. Rietmann was born In High
land, 111., and came west in 1882,
settling first at Olympia, Wash.,
coming to Morrow county In 1884,
where he took up a homestead, and
has continued to reside since. Sur
viving him are his widow, one sis
ter, Mrs. Alice Keller of lone, and
ten children: Mrs. Anna Smith of
Boise, Idaho; Mrs. Alice Peterson
of Gaston, Oregon; and Edward,
Walter, Omar, Otto, Werner, Vic
tor, David, and Robert, all of lone.
Road to Arbuckle Timber
Belt in Good Condition
This paper is informed by Coun
ty Roadmaster McCaleb that the
rouds leading to the timber belt at
Arbuckle mountain are now in ex
cellent shape. The Jackson hill
road, over which the people of But
ter creek travel to get to this sec
tion Is In good repair, and no diffi
culty should be encountered in the
hauling of wood and poles over this
road down the mountain and in to
the Butter creek country. This is
also true of Caldwell grade, over
which much of the hauling from the
same section has to come to reach
Hinton creek and Heppner.
Two crews of county road work
ers are now located on upper Wil
low creek and repairs and Improve
ments to the highways in that vicin
ity are progressing.
At this time it Is well to call at
tention to all those who desire to
take poles and wood from the for
est reserve that they should get
permits to do so. These may be
obtained from any of the rangers,
and it is good policy to have this
authority from the government's
agents before cutting from the re
serve area.
Fan 'Em All Rodeo Will
Draw Large Crowd 4th
Plans are completed and every
thing is in readiness for the three-
day Fourth of July celebration to be
at Lost Valley, 24 miles southeast
of Condon, starting Monday, an
nounces Everett Wilson, manager,
who was through here this week
advertising the celebration. The
grounds have been prepared and
campers are already making their
appearance.
Several strings of bucking horses
are on the grounds including the
Pentecost string from Wheeler
county. Peggy Adams, famous lady
rider, has been in charge of Wilson's
own string, that has been on the
grounds several days.
Eating concessions and several
novelty concessions have been let,
which Insure ample side entertain
ment A 7-piece Portland jazz or
chestra has been engaged to furnish
music for the dances.
PIONEER DIES AT IRRIGON.
Jesse Fulford, age 87, died at Irrl-
gon June 18 from complications re
sulting from old age. Funeral ser
vices were held Tuesday, with Rev.
Weaver of Hermlston officiating.
Mr. Fulford came to Oregon in
1867 and lived in this neighborhood
almost continuously since. He was
a carpenter and erected many of
the older buildings in Echo. Mr.
Fulford was married in 1862 in Col
orado to Katherlne Branstetter.
Seven children of this union survive
him: Mrs. Frank Markhnm of Irrl
gon; John Fulford, Pendleton; Ed
ward Fulford, Tacoma; Mrs. Cyn
thia Reynolds, Tacoma; A. C. Ful
ford, Yakima; Mrs. W. H. Barker,
Yakima; Mrs. B. F. Atkinson, Kla
math Falls and Voss Fulford of
Stanflcld. H. C. Branstetter of
Echo was a brother-in-law of Mr.
Fulford. Echo News.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Rasmus of
Los Angeles were guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Ras
mus In this city from Monday eve
ning to Wednesday morning. They
were on their return home from a
visit with their daughter residing
at Spokane and stopped over at
Heppner for a visit with the neph
ews of Mr. Rasmus, Frank and Or
val, and to see again some of the
old familiar faces. Many yeara
ago, when Mr. Rasmus was much
younger than he is now, he was pas
tor of the Methodist church here,
and at that time made marty last
ing friendships among Heppner peo
ple, and though some have passed
beyond, Mr. Rasmus still finds quite
a number here to welcome him on
these periodical visits. Mr. and
Mrs. Rasmus expected to visit Cra
ter Lake on their return south.
REPUBLICAN FOR VICE PRESIDENT
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Rev. and Mrs. Moore
Attend School at Cove
Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Moore re
turned on Saturday morning from
Cove, where they attended sessions
of Ascension School, the summer
school of the Episcopal church In
the missionary district of Eastern
Oregon. Alva and Mary McDuffee
and Fletcher and Richard Walker
were members of the Episcopal
Sunday school here who also at
tended, and they all report a won
derful time, returning with credits
to apply toward diplomas In the
National Teachers' association,
which is a nationally recoenized
Sunday school teachers association,
according to the report handed this
paper by Mr. Moore.
The mornings were spent in at
tending the various classes, and
part of the afternoons in study, then
there was plenty of time left for
fun.
The little town of Cove is nestled
n a cove at the foot of the Wal
lowa mountains in the Grande
Ronde valley. Mount Fanny, named
after one of the early pioneer wo
men of that section, towers 5,500
feet above the town. Some of the
students climbed this mountain and
wrote their names in the book at
the top. The Walker boys were
among those who made the climb.
Wild flowers were studied in spare
time, and around Cove they are
gorgeous. Rev. Perry Austin of
Long Beach, Calif., says he never
saw anything to compare with this
wild flora in his state.
Great times were had in playing
games and swimming in the warm
waters of the swimming pool, fed
by waters coming from warm
springs.
Mr. Moore states further that
"the spirit of the school was per
meated with the presence of the
Living Christ. It is the finest school
I have ever attended. Everyone
did his or her part in trying to in
terpret in their lives something of
the living spirit of Christ Our
ideal Is to be 'The Church of the
Transferred Character,' that Christ
may dwell in us and we in Him, and
that more and more we may be able
interpreters of Christ to others, let
ting our characters bear the mark
of the Christ in spirit and in deed,
and that effacing self, we may be in
struments in molding the charac
ters of others after the spirit of the
Living Christ."
SHAW-WHEELER.
Mr. Hugh Shaw, youngest son of
Mr. and Ms. N. L. Shaw of Clarks
canyon, was united In marriage to
Miss Wlnnifred Wheeler at Medford
on June 21. The young couple came
immediately to Lexington and are
now located on the farm of Mr.
Shaw's father that the young man
has been running for some time.
This romance began about a year
ago when Mr. Shaw was a visitor
at the home of his sister in Med
ford. The bride Is a graduate of
the Medford high school this year,
and the young people have received
a royal welcome to the community
where they expect to make their
home, and where Mr. Shaw has
grown up. This paper extends con
gratulations. EPISCOPAL CIll'RCH.
The celebration of the Lord's
Slipper and sermon at 11:00 o'clock.
Sunday School at 9:45. The BI
BLE BEE In the Junior Depart
ment.
"Try me, O God, and seek the
ground of my heart; prove me, and
examine my thots."
REV. STANLEY MOORE.
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LOCI NEWS ITEMS
Chas. W. Smith, county agent
was In Pendleton on Tuesday where
he attended the district conference
of county agents of northeastern
Oregon. The agents of Morrow,
Umatilla, Baker, Wallowa and Was
co counties make it a point to get
together once a year in conference,
and this year it was expected that
they make a visit over the fields
of Umatilla county with Agent Holt
who had interesting experiments to
present his neighbors.
Mr. and Mrs. Loy M. Turner ar
rived at Heppner on Tuesday night
from their home at Long Beach,
Calif. After a visit of a couple of
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Turner, and other relatives
here, they will go on to Baker for
a visit of a short time with Mrs.
Turner's mother, residing there.
Having but two weeks of vacation,
it will keep Mr. and Mrs. Turner on
the move to make their rounds.
Mrs. A. H. Johnston returned
from the Eastern Star grand lodge
meeting on Friday, bringing her
nephew, Junior Seghers of Port
land. Junior will be remembered
as the little boy who suffered so
long last year from acute rheu
matic fever, and is recovered to the
extent of caution in his play. He
will remain the guests of Dr. and
Mrs. Johnston for some time.
Big Bertha of all War comedies,
Star Theater, Sunday and Monday.
Judge Bengc returned home the
first of the week from Portland,
where he and his family went last
week. The trip was taken for the
purpose of an operation on their
son, Terrell, who some four years
ago received an injury to his hip
which has troubled him much since.
Mrs. Benge remained with her son
at Portland.
B. S. Clark was over from Stan-
field on Tuesday, looking after some
business matters in this city. Mr.
Clark still has cows that he is run
ning on the Stanfield project, but
it is hard for him to get weaned
away from the wheat raising game,
and he may yet return to his first
love.
Spencer Crawford and family ar
rived home Wednesday evening
from Berkeley, Calif., where they
have been spending the past three
weeks, enjoying a visit with the par
ents of Mrs. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Githens. They report a splen
did trip both going and coming.
Milton W. Bower and family de
parted on Tuesday for Turner, Ore
gon, where they go to attend the
annual meeting of the Oregon Chris
tian Missionary society, beginning
there this week end. They expect
to be absent for a couple of weeks.
Attorney C. L. Sweek, accompan
ied by his family, made a journey
to Canyon City over the week end,
where Mr. Sweek was called on le
gal matters. Thoy returned homo
Tuesday evening.
Charles Vaughn, of Vaughn &
Goodman, made two trips to Port
land this week, returning with new
cars for customers of the firm.
Paul Hlsler, who has been visit
ing for a couple of weeks at the
home of his sister In Coquille, re
turned home on Saturday.
"WEST POINT" with William
Haines, Star Theater tonight and
Friday.
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Mrs. William Wil son
Summoned to Beyond
After patiently suffering for
many months with an incurable ail
ment, Mrs. William Wilson passed
away at the family home In this
city at about 11 o'clock Saturday
night, among the members of the
family who had been called to the
bedside during the week, when it
was realized that she was gradually
sinking and was beyond all human
aid.
Funeral services were held at All
Saints Episcopal church at 10:30 a.
m., Tuesday, Rev. Stanley Moore
officiating, and a quartette consist
ing of Misses Patricia Mahoney and
Marjorie Clark, W. O. Dix and M
D. Clark sang appropriate hymns
with Mrs. Walter Moore at the or
gan. The floral offerings were
many and very beautiful and ex
pressive of the sympathy of friends
and relatives. Interment was in the
Masonic cemetery, a very large con
course of friends and neighbors ac
companying the bereaved family to
the burial ground where the beau
tiful commitment services of the
church were pronounced.
Mrs. Wilson was 70 years of age
She was born in County Lietrim,
Ireland In 1858, and with her hus
band and children resided there
until 1908, when the family remov
ed to Morrow county, and later to
Heppner, making their home here
since. Older members of the fam
ily came first to this part of Amer
ica, and then Mr. and Mrs. Wilson,
with the exception of one daughter,
brought the younger members of
the family and joined their son,
Robert, who at that time was loca
ted at Rhea Siding. Some months
were spent here when the family
came to Heppner. For many years
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson engaged in
the rooming house business, and
during this time many friends were
made, Mrs. Wilson being always re
membered because of her hospital
ity and kindly treatment of all
those who chanced to be her guests.
Mrs. Wilson leaves many friends
to mourn her passing many who
had learned to love her because of
the fine qualities of character she
possessed. She was a loving wife
and mother, a kind and considerate
neighbor, and though she suffered
extremely for many months, she
was never complaining, and the
tender ministrations of members of
the family and neighbors never
failed of appreciation on her part
She had been a lifelong member of
the Episcopal church and was a
faithful attendant as long as her
health permitted.
She is survived by her husband,
William Wilson, and nine children.
These are Mrs. John Dobson who
resides in Ireland; Robert and Alex,
of Boardman; William George, of
Heppner; James H. of Oakland,
Calif.; Mrs. Jess Deos, of Lyle,
Wash.; David A Mrs. Alva W.
Jones and Mrs. William Crawford,
of Heppner. One other child died
before the family came to this coun
try. She is also survived by one
sister, Mrs. O. B. Evans of Renton,
Wash., and two brothers, James and
George Evans of Seattle.
CARD OF THANKS.
For the many kindly expressions
of sympathy, and the tender minis
trations of all friends and neighbors
during the long illness of our be
loved wife and mother; also for the
aid and assistance during the burial
and for the many floral offerings,
we are grateful beyond words to
express.
WILLIAM WILSON,
THE FAMILY.
Vawter Parker Heads
Greater U. of 0. Work
University of Oregon, Eugene.
June 25. (Special) Prospective
University of Oregon students of
Heppner will be given complete in
formation on what courses to take
and other phases of university life
by members of the Greater Oregon
committee, a student organization
which will have contacts In every
part of the state during the sum
mer. Vawter Parker, of Heppner,
has been named chairman of his
city, and in addition will direct all
work In Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam
and Wheeler counties. He will have
for assistants, James Raley, Pendle
ton; Harold Blackburne, Arlington;
Ray Dudley, Athena; Ivan Neal,
Condon; Nan Crary, Echo; Harper
Barnard, Fossil; Wilbur Shannon,
Helix; Marjorie Clark, Heppner;
Florence Woughter, Hermlston; El
va Balsiger, lone; Harold Johnson,
Milton-Freewater: Tercnce King,
Mitchell; Harold Kester, Pilot
Rock; Virginia Key, Weston; Syl
vanus Smith, Jr., Stanfield.
The University of Oregon Is to
put into effect two plans this year,
both of which will be of great aid
to the students. The courses in the
undergraduate division for the first
two years have been revised, so that
students may take general cultural
subjects and specialize during the
last two years. For students who
wish to specialize immediately there
are the professional schools. The
second plan Is that of the new per
sonnel bureau which will be of ser
vice to students not only while they
arc in college, but before entering
and after graduating as well.
Members of the Greater Oregon
committee will confer with students
Interested, and it is planned to have
several meetings in each district
during the summer and early fall
Kambouiilet Bucks For Sale-
Thoroughbreds from the Bullard
Farm at Woodland, Calif. See them
at F. S. Parker ranch, Heppner.
Much Interest in New
Wheat at Eight Mile
More than 200 people attended the
farmers picnic at the Akers grove
on Eight Mile Sunday, and a large
number of farmers visited the
wheat nursery on the Lawrence
Redding farm in the afternoon. D,
E. Stephens, superintendent of the
Moro experiment station, was pre
sent and described the various var
ieties growing in the nursery. In
terest of the farmers centered
largely on a new variety of wheat
being grown both in the nursery
and in a field of Mr. Redding that
gives exceptional promise both as
a high yielder and being winter
hardy. This wheat is a cross be
tween Arcadian and Hard Federa
tion, and is of soft white classifica
tion. In the morning entertainment at
the grove Carl Bergstrom won the
horseshoe pitching tournament for
men, while Mrs. Ben Anderson and
Mrs. Ray Drake were the lady
champions. Glen Young was pre
sented a highly ornamented leather
medal for being the biggest liar in
the liars' contest A picnic lunch
was enjoyed at noon.
Local Auxiliary Gives
Report on Legislation
During the recent session of con
gress the Tyson-Fitzgerald bill,
which provides for the retirement of
disabled emergency officers of the
United States, passed both house
and senate over the president's veto
and is now Public Law No. 506.
The Naval Building bill was
amended to such an extent in the
house that it provides for scarcely
one half the naval building program
contained in original bill. Pacifists
are claiming credit for the amend
ments to this bill.
No action was taken on the Uni
versal Draft bill, House Resolution
No. 8239, which was a great disap
pointment to all Legion men.
The Burton bill, House Joint Res
olution No. 183, was reported out
by the committee on foreign affairs
and no action was taken before the
close of the session.
The local American Legion Aux
iliary took an active interest in the
above mentioned bills and resolu
tions, and their legislative chair
man, Florence E. Jones, sent a tel
egram, and letters to Oregon con
gressmen In Washington, D. C, re
questing them to support the Tyson-
Fitzgerald bill, Universal Draft bill
and the Naval Building bill. Mrs.
Jones received a letter from Con
gressman Hawley containing infor
mation concerning the bills which
the local unit was interested in.
WHEAT NOT SMUT RESISTANT.
In company with A. A. McCabe,
County Agent Smith visited the
farming section on Saturday after
noon for the purpose of inspecting
some regal wheat planted last fall,
and heralded as a smut resistant.
The regal is a strain of Turkey red
and this is the first year it has been
planted in this county. It has
proved somewhat of a disappoint
ment as a smut resistant wheat
however, as much smut had devel
oped in the different plots planted.
The attention of Mr. Stephens of
the Moro station, who attended the
picnic at Eight Mile Sunday, was
directed to the samples taken and
he gave as his opinion that the
grain had been attacked by a new
variety of smut which the regal ap
parently was not resistant against
Mr. Stephens further stated, how
ever, that it had been found from
experiments of the year before in
smaller plots that this wheat yield
ed four to five bushels more per
acre than the other turkey wheats.
The treating of this variety against
smut might in that event prove of
value, the increased yield overcom
ing any smut damage.
ADDITIONAL BOARDMAN.
The Silver Tea for July will not
be held as the date falls on Inde
pendence Day. The next Silver Tea
will be given by Mrs. A. P. Ayers
and her committee on Wednesday,
August 1, at the home, of Mrs. John
Jenkins. The missionary meeting
will be held as usual on the third
Wednesday in July.
M. L. Morgan came up Sunday
night aXd took his wife and sons
Bobby and Billy back to Portland
with him. They have been visiting
at the home of Mrs. Morgan's moth
er, Mrs. H. H, Weston for several
weeks. They will make their home
in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Knauff
motored to La Grande Tuesday on
business.
Dr. Rowe, chiropractor of Her-
miston, comes to Boardman twice
each week to meet his patients here.
He has a number of Boardman pa
tients. Deibert Johnson who has been
taking a course at an automotive
school in Portland has gone to
Wasco to work during harvest. He
will resume his school work in the
fall.
Mrs. H. H. Weston and Mrs. M. L.
Morgan and two sons were guests
at the Herelm home Thursday af
ternoon. Sheriff McDuffee was a visitor In
this vicinity on Tuesday gathering
in the recalcitrant citizens who had
failed to pay the license on their
"hound dawgs" for the previous
year. Their number was legion as
it was indeed few who had paid
the license which is one dollar per
year.
Mr. Rousch of Madras was here
Sunday. He formerly owned a store
in Boardman.
"WEST POINT" with WIMInm
Haines, Star Theater tonight and
rlday.
APPRECIATIVE NOTE
SQUNDED BY HOOVER
Denies Country Indebted
to Him; Kansas City
Meet Described.
Written Specially for Heppner
Gazette Times
By BOBEST FTTLLEB
Through Autocaster Service.
Amid scenes of wild enthusiasm
the Republican National Convention
closed Its doors; the winning candi
dates for the nominations being
Herbert Hoover, to head the ticket,
and Senator Charles Curtis as run
ning mate.
Secretary Hoover was nominated
as the Republican candidate for
President on the first ballot taken
at the Republican Convention. He
received 837 votes; Curtis received
65, Watson 45, Goff 18, Norris 24,
Coolidge 17, Lowden 74 and Dawes
4. By motion of Senator Moses,
permanent chairman of the conven
tion, the vote for Hoover was de
clared unanimous.
There were outbursts of applause
and spontaneous parades and dem
onstrations as the vote preceded
and Hoover kept gaining. The high
est demonstration came when New
York gave its full 90 votes for
Hoover.
A mild sensation was created by
the withdrawal from the race of
Senator Frank O. Lowden, who said
in a message that he withdrew his
candidacy for the nomination be
cause the platform adopted by the
convention had failed, in his opin
ion, to provide a way to rescue ag
riculture from the ruin that threat
ened it. Lowden got a big demon
stration. When John L. McNab nominated
Hoover, there were tremendous ova
tions, twenty-five minutes each In
length. When the nominating
speech was over, a Hoover quartet
broke into song eulogistic of Cali
fornia's candidate.
In a telegram to Chairman Geo.
H. Moses, Herbert Hoover express
ed his deep appreciation for the
honor bestowed upon him. His
message, which was in the nature
of a reply to Senator Moses' tele
gram apprising him of his nomina
tion, read as follows:
'I have your telegram and I sin
cerely appreciate the confidence
which the party has shown to me.
and the honor bestowed upon me.
You convey too great a compliment
when you say that I have earned
the right to the Presidential nomin
ation. No man can establish such
an obligation upon any part of the
American people.
My country owes me no debt:
it gave me, as it did every boy and
girl, a chance. It gave me school
ing, independence of action, oppor
tunity for service and honor. In
no other land would a boy from a
country village without Inheritance
or influential friends look forwrd
with unbounded hope.
"My whole life has taught ma
what America means. I am in- f
debted to my country beyond any
human power to repay. It con
ferred upon me the mission to ad
minister America's response to the
appeal of afflicted nations during
the war. It has called me into the
cabinets of two Presidents.
"By these experiences I have ob
served the burdens and responsi
bilities of the greatest office In the
world. That office touches the hap
piness of every home. It deals with
the peace of nations. No man could
think of it except in terms of sol
emn consecration.
'You ask me for a message. A
new era and new forces have come
into our economic life, and our set
ting among nations of the world.
These forces demand of us constant
study and effort if prosperity, peace
and contentment shall be main
tained. "This convention, like those which
have preceded it for two genera
tions, has affirmed the principles of
our party and defined its policies
upon tne problems which now con
front us.
"I stand upon that platform. At
a later date, I shall discuss it fully,
but in the meantime I will say that
under these principles, the victory
of the party will assure national
defense, maintain economy in the
administration of the Government,
protect American workmen, farm
ers and business men alike from
competition arising out of lower
standards of living abroad, foster
individual initiative, insure stability
of business and employment, pro
mote our foreign commerce and de
velop our national resources.
"You have manifested a deep con
cern In the problems of agriculture,
You have pledged the party to sup
port specific and constructive re
lief upon a nation-wide scale back
ed by the resources of the Federal
Government We will and must find
a solution that will bring security
and contentment to this great sec
tion of our people.
"But the problems of the next
four years are more than economic.
In a profound sense, they are moral
and spiritual. This convention has
sounded a note of moral leadership.
"Shall the world have peace?
Shall prosperity in this nation be
more thoroughly distributed? Shall
we build steadily toward the Ideal
of equal opportunity to all our peo
ple? Shall there be secured that
obedience to law which is the es
sential assurance of life of our In
stitutions? Shall honesty and
righteousness in government and
Continued cm Fit Six)