ir.amicM Society,
Public Auditorium
Volume 45, Number 17.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, July 12, 1928
Subscription $2.00 a Year
NOVEMBER BALLOT
Income Tax, Waterpower,
and Auto License Fees
Will Be Voted On.
Petitions have been completed
for seven Initiative measures and
one constitutional amendment to
be voted on at the November elec
tion. Another petition for a con
stitutional amendment providing
for the consolidation of state func
tions in ten departments, and an
accompanying initiative measure
making the amendment operative,
fell short of having enough signa
tures and will not be on the ballot
They were sponsored by Hector Mc
pherson of Linn county.
The constitutional amendment
which will be on the ballot restricts
the powers of the legislature, es
pecially in regard to matters that
have been passed upon by the peo
ple. Of the seven Initiative measures
four would prohibit the appropria
tion of water from the Deschutes,
North Umpqua, Rogue and McKen
zle rivers for power and reclama
tion development. Other Initiative
measures' would reduce motor ve
hicle license fees In Oregon 50 per
cent, increase the gasoline tax from
3 to 5 cents a gallon and provide a
state income tax.
The measures providing for re
duction of motor vehicle license
fees and increasing the gasoline
tax were sponsored by Senator
Dunne of Multnomah county.
The Dunne motor vehicle license
measure would reduce the general
license fees on pleasure cars ap
proximately 50 per cent, with soltd
tlres paying one-fourth additional.
The measure would abolish all op
erating fees of motor carriers and,
to quote the ballot title, "all other
fees and taxes of every kind on mo
tor vehicles and substitute a fee of
$15 for common-carrier motor ve
hicles."
For administration of the motor
transportation act the public serv
ice commission would be limited to
$45,000 annually. Funds received In
excess of this amount would be di
vided equally between the state
highway fund and the counties.
The gasoline tax measure spon
sored by Senator Dunne would In
crease the gasoline tax from 3 to
5 cents a gallon. It was estimated
by state officials that the proposed
additional gasoline tax of 2 cents a
gallon would return to the state ap
proximately $2,000,000 annually. The
measure providing for a state In
come tax and constitutional amend
ment restricting the powers of the
legislature were sponsored by the
Oregon State grange, State Federa
tion of Labor, Farmers' Union and
the Order of Railroad Conductors.
The state income tax bill author
izes exemptions of $1500 for single,
$3000 for married persons, heads of
families or husband and wife to
gether, and $400 for each child or
dependent Corporations are ex
empted from payment of the tax
on the first $2000 of their taxable
Income. The rate ranges from 1
per cent on the first $1000 of their
taxable income to 6 per cent on the
ninth $1000 and any Income In ex
cess of that amount.
An Important feature of the In
come tax measure is a provision
that the estimated amount of In
come taxes for each year be de
ducted from the total amount of
revenue required for state pur
poses, and only the remainder of
such required amount be levied as
direct taxes on property.
The proposed constitutional
amendment limiting the powers of
the legislature would forbid the leg
islature to declare an emergency
and thus prevent reference to the
people by referendum on a legisla
tive act which amends any law that
has been approved by the voters.
It also would forbid the legislature
repealing any law which has been
annroved by the voters without re
ferring the repealing act to the vot
ers for their approval or rejection.
The four Initiative measures pro
hibiting future appropriations of
water for power or reclamation
purposes from the McKenzio, North
Umoaua, Rogue and Deschutes riv
ers were sponsored by the Oregon
Sportsmen's Protective association.
These measures are for fish protec
tion and would not Interfere with
vested rights.
H. H. Stallard failed to complete
his petitions for a measure provld
Ing for a fiat license fee of $3 for
pleasure automobiles. He also rail-
cd to obtain sulllclent signatures
for a measure repealing the Oregon
prohibition amendment and statu
tory acts.
Other proposed enactments which
failed because of insufficient slgna
tures were those repealing the cap-
ital punishment law, appropriating
$350,000 for a model penitentiary,
repeal of the six per cent limitation
amendment and outlawing Ashing
for salmon in the waters of Oregon
by means of seines or traps.
CATTLE MARKET GOOD.
A shipment of ten cars of fat
cattle from the Heppner yards to
Portland was made on Saturday
night. Shippers were R. J. Carsner
of Spray, Dlllard French of Gur-
dnne, C. W. McNamer and V. J,
Fitzpatrick of Heppner. The gen-
tlemcn returned to Heppner Tues
day morning and report that they
found the Portland market very
good for the time of year, in fact
better than they had expected to
And it.
CAMP FIRE NEWS FROM CAMP
NAMANC.
Ninety-eight Camp Fire girls ob
served the Fourth of July at Camp
Namanu, the camp of the Portland
Camp Fire girls near Bull Run,
with a program of stunts on citi
zenship and patriotism planned by
the girls themselves. The general
program of the day was In charge
of the girls who are doing dramatic
work in camp under the supervision
of Miss Violet MacLean, dramatic
councillor.
Camp Namanu's first period of its
fifth season of summer camp Is now
in full swing with a registration of
ninety-eight girls and nineteen
councillors. Miss Gladys Snyder,
camp director and local Camp Fire
executive, is ably assisted by an
efficient staff of councillors coming
to Namanu from points throughout
Oregon, California and Montana.
Miss Katherine Murphy, Red Cross
Life Saving Examiner from the Or
egon State College is directing the
swimming classes assisted by Miss
Betsy Towne of Whitman College
in Washington and Miss Lucy Sta
ples of Oregon State Normal as life
guard. Miss Beatrice Towers of the
fine arts faculty of the University
of Oregon has charge of all classes
in handicraft which includes build
ing of rustic bridges over the many
streams of Camp Namanu, making
rustic napkin rings, kneckerchief
rings, stamp boxes, letter openers,
pencil trays, candlesticks, porch
baskets, besides work In leather
tooling, making memorandum books
and reed baskets.
Nature lore classes are being
taught by Miss Marian Paddock,
graduate of the University of Ore
gon and assisted by one of the Os
wego guardians, Mrs. Gussie Teep
en. The general program of sports
and athletics for the summer will
be directed by Miss Mae Hileman
of the University of Oregon assist
ed by Miss May Helen Helllwell of
the Portland schools and Miss Har
riet Geary of Stanford University
who has charge of archery work.
Miss Violet McLean of the facul
ty of the Portland High School of
Commerce, is councillor of dramatr
ics and will include work in plays,
pantomime and readings.
Instruction in Red Cross work
and first aid is being given by the
camp nurse, Mrs. Nellie Hynes, who
Is a graduate nurse and a Portland
guardian.
Activities in camp craft work are
being directed by Miss Helen Beech-
er, a student of Mills College, Cali
fornia, who is assisted by Miss Me
dora McMullins of the Junior High
school faculty of Powers. Oregon.
Programs for Morning Sing.
which Is a time when all the girls
gather together for short talks,
songs and music, are being led by
Mrs. W. H. Thomas, a member of
the Portland Camp Fire Council.
Miss Margaret Lewis of Willamette
University is in general charge of
the songs and music. A story hour
of discussion of different books of
Interest to the girls is being con
ducted by Mrs. Lance Smith, also
guardian and a member of the
Portland Council of Camp Fire
girls.
The dining hall work is under the
supervision of Miss Barbara Rog
ers, assisted by Miss Helen Wood
ward, both of the Oregon State
Normal school.
When a girl attends Camp Nam
anu she signs for one major activ
ity (which means one hour s work
each day for two weeks) in a class
of her own preference and progress
es from one minor to another (as
the work for a minor takes only a
day or two to complete) In any of
the many classes offered. At the
end of each session a Council Fire
is held at which time those complet
ing the work of their respective
classes are given recognition. The
following Heppner girls are regis
tered for this session at Camp Nam
anu: Ruth Turner, Phyllis Jane
Jones, Mary Thomson, Jennie Swen-
dlg, Beatrice Thomson, Marie Scrlv-
ner and Daisy Albee.
BARLOWS ENJOY REUNION,
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Olden on Rhea creek was the scene
of a happy reunion on July 4 when
for the first time Mrs. Mary S. Bar
low was present with all of her
children and their families. The
day was spent recalling former days
and events and at noon a bounteous
chicken dinner was served, with all
the trimmings, Including the ice
cream and lemonade.
Those present were Mrs. Mary S.
Barlow of Eugene, and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Olden of lone,
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd A. Barlow of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Ora L. Bar
low of Hermiston, Mr .and Mrs.
Carl A. Barlow of Coqullle, and Mr,
and Mrs. Lee Howell of lone.
The grand children present were
Sybil and Dorothy Howell, Lois
Jane Barlow, Alta Byrnece and Billy
Barlow, Jackie Barlow and Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Snider with their son
Harold La Verne, who is Mrs. Bar
low's only great grandchild.
FRESH-STEWART.
The marriage of Miss Winifred
Stewart to Clyde D. Fresh was an
event taking place at St. Patrick's
church In this city on Sunday morn
ing at 9:00 o'clock, Rev. Thomas J.
Brady, pastor, performing the cere
mony. The young people recently
came to Heppner from Baker, Mr.
Fresh being a half brother of B. P.
Stone of this city, and Mr. and Mrs.
Stone were witnesses to the mar
riage, following which a wedding
dinner was served at the Stone resi
dence. The young couple will make
their home in Heppner in the fu
ture.
Mrs. Joe Lleuallen suffered
slight stroke on Monday and has
been confined to her home since,
She Is reported to be improving,
FARM MARKETTREND
(O. A. C. Extension Service.)
Corvallls, Oregon, July 9, 1928.
BREAD GRAIN Unofficial statis
ticians reported July 1 estimates on
the world wheat crop ranging
around 200,000,000 bushels less than
harvested last year. About half of
this shortage is in the United States
and is mostly represented by soft
wheat The official estimate of the
United States crop will be released
this week. Although European
wheat markets were generally firm
er last week with some price ad
vances, the general tone of the do
mestic markets was lower because
of marketing pressure brought by
early harvest of hard red winter
wheat particularly. Spring wheat
was firmer. Soft red winter was
quoted in south central markets
from $1.54 to $1.72. Durum wheat
continued dull. Rye markets were
lower although production estimates
continue to indicate a very small
crop In the United States. Good
mill demand caused firm wheat
prices on the Pacific coast for mill
ing wheats, but the export situa
tion In the Orient may not be good
for several months due to a very
large wheat crop In the lower
Yangtze valley In China, which is
going to Chinese mills at the low
est prices since 1924.
FEED GRAIN Barley exports
are meeting stiff competition at
present from north Africa. The
new crop is also expected to be
large in eastern states. Stocks on
hand are about the same as a year
ago. In general barley markets
tended to be dull last week al
though an advance of 5 cents a
hundred pounds was noted in Los
Angeles. Larger crops of corn and
oats are forcasted but new grain
is not yet available and the supply
of old grain is limited. Cash prices
continued well above futures. Flax
declined sharply on favorable crop
news. There is prospect of less
livestock for feeding in view of pig
surveys which indicate 7 per cent
fewer hogs to be fattened, and buy
ers economic advisers are giving
bearish advice. The situation on
the Pacific Coast is much more
favorable to holders of feed grains,
however, as crops are less promis
ing and livestock relatively more
numerous.
HAY, PASTURE, FEEDS. Im
proved pastures and prospecitve
large crops of feed grains caused
a lull in demand for hay but prices
are quite steady considering season
al trends and the situation Is firm,
especially on desirable dairy hay.
Last year's hay crop was the larg
est on record and livestock num
bers inadequate for consumption of
it, but stocks have been reduced
through heavier feeding and waste
so that the carryover, although
large, may be fully offset by the
small crop expected' this year.
POTATOES. June 15 condition
of potatoes was 10 per cent above
last year. Shipments have not been
quite so heavy recently and some
tendency for the markets to steady
may develop, but there is no short
age of potatoes for the large mar
kets expected in the near future.
It is too early yet to tell just what
the late crop may turn out to be. It
Is said that the crop in the North
Is late but generally doing well.
There have been complaints of too
much wet weather In the eastern
Ohio valley and western Lake re
gion, and of drought in Maine. An
official estimate of late potato acre
age and condition will be released
this week.
DAIRY PRODUCTS. Butter
markets went higher last week on
continued firmness in the statistic
al position of butter and other dairy
products, and 92 score butter was
selling at 45 cents at San Francisco
at the close. Cheese stocks are
about in line with last year but pro
duction is less and the situation
generally firmer. Condensed and
evaporated milk production has
been running about ton per
cent below a year ago. Buyers
economic advisers are suggesting
forward purchases of butter, cheese
and canned milk on price concess
ions. It is said that speculators are
now beginning to buy more freely.
LIVESTOCK. Sharp advances In
feed cattle, shortage of good stack
ers and feeders in proportion to de
mand, and lower prices for grass
fed killers were noted last week In
large markets. Curtailed hog and
lamb shipments brought a price ad
vance that more than regained all
of the break of the previous week,
The recent pig survey of the Depart
ment of Agriculture showed a de
crease of 7 per cent compared to
the spring pig crop of 1927 and far
mers Intentions to produce fewer
fall pigs also. The spring pig crop
in the western states was 6.2 per
cent larger than last year but the
fall crop was expected to be In line
with the rest of the country. Ore
gon farmers were reported to have
increased the spring pig crop 9.1
per cent and expect to Increase the
fall crop even more.
Consult Dr. Clarke, EYE SIGHT
SPECIALIST, In Heppner Sunday,
July 22, at Hotel Heppner. 17-18
Born at Heppner hospital on Fri
day, July 6th, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Munkers of Lexington, a son.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ball
of lone, at Heppner hospital, a son,
on Tuesday, July 3rd.
Jim Hudlcston, Lone Rock sheep
man, was a visitor in Heppner on
Wednesday.
Experienced girl wants house
work, country preferred. Inquire
this office. 17
Dates For Rodeo Set
As September 27-8-9
Following the custom of the past
few years, Heppner Rodeo will be
on the week Immediately following
the Round Up at Pendleton, and
the dates will be September 27, 28
and 29, according to the informa
tion furnished the G. T. this week
by C. W. McNamer, president of the
association.
Mr. McNamer further stated that
all the horses to participate in the
Rodeo have been lined up, and the
Texas longhorns that will be in all
the roping events are expected to
arrive In good season. Try outs will
now be in order, and these will be
announced from time to time.
Ask to Have Some
Market Roads Released
Judge R. L. Benge and District
Attorney S. E. Notson appeared be
fore the state highway commission
at their meeting in Portland the
first of the week, and on behalf of
the Morrow county court asked for
the release of certain market roads
in this county from the supervision
of the state market road depart
ment in other words that they be
taken off the market road map and
thus placed under the sole super
vision of the county court Just
what action the state commission
will take in the matter is not yet
made known, but It is presumed
that they will ultimately grant this
request If this is done, these roads
can be handled more satisfactorily
with the means at hand, and will
not have to conform fully to the
state market road regulations. It
will place the court in position to
proceed with some much needed
road work in different districts
where the lack of money prevented
work under the market road stand
ards, and will benefit those districts
that need improved roads but whose
traffic requirements do not call for
the same construction that is pre
scribed for standard market roads.
HOFSTETTER COPENHAVER.
Dessa Devin Capenhaver and
Walter H. Hofstetter of Pendleton
were married Sunday morning, July
8th, at the Church of the Redeem
er in the presence of a few relatives
and friends. Miss Ethel Horsman
was bridesmaid and Mr. Howard
Longley attended Mr. Hofstetter,
and the ceremony was performed
by Rev. Hinkle, rector of the Epis
copal church of Pendleton.
A wedding breakfast was served
for the guests at the Hotel Pendle
ton immediately after the wedding.
The bride, who is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Devin of Hepp
ner, is in charge of the rural school
department of the Umatilla county
library, and Mr. Hofsetter, former
Redmond business man, is connect
ed with the firm of W. I. Gadwa of
Pendleton. The young couple will
spend two weeks motoring through
southern California, visiting friends
and relatives in Los Angeles and
San Francisco, after which they
will be at home to their friends at
311 North Blaine street Pendleton
John and Jim Sharp, sons of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Sharp of Payette,
Idaho, came over the first of the
week and will work with the Sam
and Harry Turner threshing outfit
during wheat harvest
Clara Bow in ROUGH HOUSE
ROSIE, Star Theater, tonight and
Friday.
BOARDMAN
The Pomona Grange which is
composed of the five granges of
Morrow county, met in Boardman
on Saturday. Although It is har
vest time there was a good attend
ance. About 115 were served at
noon and approximately the same
number for supper. A closed ses
sion was held in the morning. At
noon a most delicious dinner was
served with roast beef, fresh veg
etable salads, etc. In the afternoon
the program was open to the pub
lic. It was as follows:
Community singing.
Solo and quartette, "Carry Me
Back to Old Virginny," "Ameri
ca the Beautiful," Messrs. Ay
ers, Calkins, Dillabough and
Buster Rands, Mrs. Mead ac
companying. Talk, "Pacific Coast Population
and Agricultural Markets," Wm.
Teutsch, O. A. C.
Piano Solo, Mrs. Mead.
Address, R .R. Butler, The Dalles.
Reading, Mr. Scott, Rhea Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gerleker and
family of La Grande were in at
tendance as was County Agent C
W. Smith. Mr. Gerleker Installed
the officers of the Juvenile Grange
which was recently organized. Of
ficers of this are. Master, Gladys
Wicklander; Lecturer, Mary Chaf
fee; Secretary, Gloria Wicklander
The Juvenile Grange will meet at
the same time the Grange does. Me
morial services were held for Mrs.
Chancy of Irrlgon, who was buried
Friday at that place. In the eve
ning an excellent supper was served
and later the Greenfield degree team
exemplified the 5th degree. Pomo
na meets only once each quarter
and the meetings are always great
ly enjoyed. Rhea Creek Grange
turned out In goodly numbers.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Becker who
have been spending part of their
honeymoon here visiting at the
home of Mr. Becker's mother, Mrs.
Howard Bates, left Saturday for
their home in Longvlew. Mrs.
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"It was the first vacation that I'd
had in years and I enjoyed every
moment of it." is the way Samuel
E. Notson, district attorney for
Morrow county, described his ad
venture In the republican primaries
for the nomination for representa
tive in the second congressional dls
trlt "I met many people I had not
seen for years, renewed old ac
quaintcanes and made new friend
ships, so I have no complaint"
Oregonian.
Rev. Stanley Moore, accompanied
by Mrs. Moore, departed Saturday
for Hood River, there to join others
In making the ascent of Mt Hood
on Sunday. An unusually large
number of people took advantage
of the annual climb put on by the
Hood River post, American Legion,
this season, and in the party with
Mr. Moore was Bishop W. P. Rem
ington of Pendleton.
A. M. Edwards, well driller of
Lexington, was attending to busi
ness here on Wednesday. He has
just placed a well drilling machine
on a three-ton truck and will be
able to get about much more rapid
ly and conveniently than hereto
fore. He also has in prospect the
drilling of some half dozen wells
over in the Ellensburg country.
Clara Bow in ROUGH HOUSE
ROSIE, Star Theater, tonight and
Friday.
F. H. Wilson and family arrived
at lone on Saturday from their
home at Los Angeles, and will spend
the months of July and August with
friends of the old home town. Mr.
Wilson still has extensive land hold
ings in the lone section and he Is
well pleased to find that part of the
county turning out a fine crop
again this season.
Mrs. Sarah Parker departed from
Pendleton on train 18 Tuesday eve
ning, her destination being Mexico,
Mo., where she will visit for a
month or so with relatives and
friends. Mrs. Parker was driven to
Pendleton by V. Crawford, her son,
Frank, and grandson, John, going
along to see her safely aboard the
train.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Currin and
sons and Mrs. Alfred Kontts of
Pilot Rock, motored to Heppner on
Saturday, spending Sunday with
relatives here. The former visited
at the home of Mrs. Mary Brosnan,
mother of Mrs. Currin, and Mrs.
Knotts was a guest at the Richard
Wells home, visiting her sister.
Colleen Moore in NAUGHTY
BUT NICE, Star Theater, Sunday
and Monday
Mrs. E. R. Bennett, who has been
a visitor at the J. A. Patterson home
in this city for the past three
months, departed on Tuesday for
her home at Findlay, Ohio. She
was taken to Arlington by Mr. Pat
terson and there took the through
train for the east Mrs. Bennett
and Mrs. Patterson are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vanderpool
are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Vanderpool's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Cummings of Blackhorse. They
arrived recently from their home
at Libby, Montana. Mr. Vanderpool
formerly resided at Lexington
where he ran the blacksmith shop
for a time.
James Valentine, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Valentine of Lexington,
suffered quite severe injuries on
Saturday when kicked in the face
by a horse, fracture of the skull re
sulting. He is reported to be get
ting along quite well and will re
cover, though his injuries are quite
serious.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard of Fort Ar
htur, Calif., are visitors here this
week. Mrs. Howard is a sister of
Put, Mike and John Healey, and
these families are enjoying a visit
together after a separation of many
years. Mr. Howard, an electrician
in the army, is on a month's fur
lough. Mrs. Harold Stiles departed Sat
urday morning for her home In
Portland, after spending some three
weeks at Heppner, visiting with her
mother, Mrs. Josie Jones. Mrs.
Stiles visited at Heppner while her
husband was in the east, attending
the meeting of the bankers insti
tute. Burl Gurdane visited a short time
in the city on Wednesday. He is
maintenance man in the shops of
the Union Pacific bus division at
Pendleton these days, and has a
good position. He does not visit
Heppner very often, however, as
his work keeps him at home.
The first grain to reach Heppner
for this season was from the farm
of Chris Brown who made deliver
ies at Farmers Elevator Co. ware
house here the end of the week. His
grain Is coming in daily now as the
combining progresses.
Herman Nlelson was in town
Monday. He states the recent rains
In the Hardman section have been
quite beneficial to crops, coming in
time to do a lot of good. Harvest
will not be on up that way for
number of weeks yet.
Dr. Clarke, of the Clarke Optical
Co., 260 AAUler St., Portland, Ore.,
EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS, will be
In Heppner all day and evening,
Sunday, July 22, at the Hotel Hepp
ner. SEE HIM ABOUT YOUR
EYES. 17-18
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
CONSUMPTION CURE
QUACKERY.
(State Board of Health.)
Alleged cures for consumption
are born weekly. Many come from
well-meaning, but Ignorant, persons
who, fortunately, never commercial
ize their remedies and, therefore,
do but little harm. The menace to
the consumptive are the quacks who
use all the arts of modern advertis
ing to convince him that the long
hoped-for specific has been discov
ered. Various factors conspire to make
the consumptive an easy mark for
the quack: The general belief that
for every ailment there is, if one
only knew where to go for it, a spe
cific remedy; the idea that every
pathologic state can be cured by
something out of a bottle; the fact
that the medical profession frank
ly admits It knows of no drug that
will cure tuberculosis; the remis
sions so common in this disease,
that create an optimism, play into
the hands of quacks; the temporary
improvement in the consumptive
that follows any change of treats
ment.
There are styles in quackery. We
no longer find on the shelves of
reputable drug stores "patent med
icines" specifically recommended
for the cure of consumption. The
National Food and Drugs Act,
which prohibits lying claims on or
in the trade package has been large
ly responsible for the disappearance
of the old "patent medicine" con
sumption cure. Then, too, the eth
ical advertising standards of the
better newspapers of the country
bar advertisement of cures for con
sumption.
The "consumption cures" of today
are exploited either through quasi
scientific institutions or by mail-order
quacks. Of the mail-order
cures" there have been hundreds.
Some of those that flourished a few
years ago went out of existence af
ter their worhtlessness was made
clear. Certain mail-order "cures"
of more recent vintage have been
investigated by the federal author
ities, delared frauds, and debarred
from the United States mails.
The remedy for the menace of the
fake consumption cure is education
and more education. People are
gullible not because they lack
brains, but because they lack know
ledge. Iteration and reiteration of
the fundamental facts regarding the
prevention and cure of tuberculosis
is the only way of overcoming the
present toll of human life taken by
the consumption-cure quack.
meet in the church parlors In regu
lar session on Tuesday, July 17th,
a 2:30 p m. A good attendance of
all members and friends Is antici
pated. Dick McElligott now of Portland
but formerly engaged in farming
on an extensive scale In the lone
section, was a visitor here for a
couple of days the past week, while
looking after business affairs.
Jasper Crawford of the Gazette
Times force departed on Saturday
for a vacation of some two weeks,
which he will spend mostly at coast
points, but expects to take in Crater
Lake on his rounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ferguson and
Mr. Ferguson's, mother, Mrs. O. T.
Ferguson, were over from their
Pendleton home on Sunday, guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Ferguson.
Mrs. Frank Monahan and daugh
ter Kathleen, Mrs. Margaret Farley
and two daughters and Miss Helen
Farley were among Heppner people
in Condon the first of the week.
Globe-Times.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Amort and
children arrived from their home
at Corvallis on Tuesday morning
for a short visit at the home of the
uncle and aunt Mr.' and Mrs. J. A.
Patterson.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Phelps of Long
view, Wash., were visitors at the
home of Mrs. Phelps' mother, Mrs.
A. Reaney at Lexington over the
4th, returning home on Saturday.
The family of Attorney C. L.
Swcek will spend much of the sum
mer in the mountains at the Van
Vactor cottage, which property Mr.
Sweek recently purchased.
John McCulIough came up from
Portland Tuesday and will spend a
couple of weeks here looking after
business affairs and enjoying a visit
with the oldtimers.
Mrs. Anna Webster and young
son arrived from Portland on Sun
day for a visit of two weeks at the
home of Mrs. Webster's father, Ar
thur Smith.
Mrs. Walter Moore and the chil
dren are visiting with relatives at
Tacoma, leaving for that city the
past week.
Rambouillet Bucks For Sale
Thoroughbreds from the Bullard
Farm at Woodland, Calif. See them
at F. S. Parker ranch, Heppner.
R. J. Carsner, Spray stockman,
arrived at Heppner Tuesday morn
ing from Portland, where he had
been with a shipment of cattle.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dean En
gelman of lone at Heppner hospital
on Friday, July 6th, a nine-pound
son.
Dr. Clarke, EYESIGHT SPEC
IALIST, in Heppner Sunday, July
22, at Hotel Heppner. 17-18
Cnlloen Knnn In NAUfiHTV
BUT NICE, Star Theater, Sunday
and Monday
Wanted Experienced woman
wants housework or cooking in har
vest Inquire this office. 17
STATE COMMISSI
Portland Entitled to Big
ger Wheat Differential
Claimed in Hearing
(By State Market Agent.)
An important hearing is in prog
ress in Portland, in which the In
terstate Commerce commission is
obtaining data from which to deter
mine the Justice or injustice of the
basin differential rates as between
Columbia river points and Puget
Sound. This hearing took on a new
aspect Monday, and a startling one
for the railroads, when the Oregon
Public Service commission appeared
by its attorney and its consulting
engineer, and insisted that the
freight rates on grain to Portland
from wheat shipping centers should
be greatly reduced. Attorney Ellis
for the commission declared with
relation to the differential that "not
only was Portland clearly entitled
to the Columbia basin differential,
but that the existing differential
does not give to Oregon ports the
advantage to which they are enti
tled because of geographical loca
tion. He also presented a table as
given below. The first column gives
the present carload rate on wheat
to Portland from the points named.
The second column gives the direct
cost to the railroads of transporting
the car, and the third column shows
a proposed rate considered fair if
wheat is to be reckoned on a parity
with other commodities:
From
The Dalles .....i 87.15 $ 28.34 $ 51.65
Pendleton 153.55 41 54 81 90
La Grande 207.50 55.45 107.55
Baker 219.95 62 41 121.70
Grass Vallev 178 45 57.50 95.70
Condon 186.75 59 60 102.50
Lexington 182.60 52.64 93.50
Enterorise 261.45 73 45 138 80
Ontario 257.30 80.88 154,85
Walla Walla 153.55 46 89 91 45
Dayton 157.70 6098 113 75
La Crosse 178 .45 54 70 ' 107 50
Kahlotus 178.45 58 68 113.35
Pomeroy 190.90 70.98 128.50
Colfax 199.20 67.69 128 50
Pullman 199 20 76 58 142.10
Oakesdale 199.20 66.43 128.25
Marengo 178.45 53.75 106.85
The railroad people were taken
by surprise by the introduction of
this proposal of the Oregon commis
sion, but the commsision was forti
fied by a mass of statistics, by
which it felt justified in demanding
drastic reduction of freight rates as
above. The commission indicated
that a still greater reduction than
above shown might be demanded
under the Hoch-Smith resolution,
which indicated that Congress In
tended a lower rate for grain than
on other commodities.
Kozer Will Become
Director of Budget
Salem, July 11. Sam A. Kozer,
once appointed and twice elected
secretary of state, will resign Sep
tember 1 and will be appointed
state budget director. Hal Hoss of
Oregon City will be appointed to
succeed Kozer. This was not an
nounced by the governor, but is a
certainty since Hoss is the repub
lican nominee for the office, as was
Kozer when he was appointed by
Governor Olcott in 1920.
The office of state budget direc
tor was created by the 1927 legisla
ture. Under the act the salary of
the director is neither fixed nor lim
ited, but is left to the discretion of
the governor.
At the end of this year Mr. Kozer
will have been 30 years in state of
fices. EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Morning praver and sermon at
11:00 o'clock.
Sunday School at 9:45 o'clock.
O ye servants of the Lord, bless
ye the Lord: praise Him. and mag
nify Him forever.
The Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Moore
returned Wednesday from their trip
to Mount Hood. Mr. Moore climbed
Mount Hood along with the Legion
climbers, one hundred and forty
eight of whom reached the top of
the mountain. Only six of the or
iginal number that started out from
camp dropned out of the climb. The
Rt. Rev. Wm. P. Remington, Bish
op of Eastern Oregon, and the Rev.
Schuyler Pratt of Hood Riven were
among the first to reach the top.
We had a glorious day. the view
from the top of the mountain being
superb. From Mt Hood could be
seen Mts. Adams. Rainier, St. Hel
ens, Baker, the Three Sisters. Jef
ferson, and Three Fingered Jack.
Many beautiful lakes and rlver3
met the view. Hood River valley
stood out in all its gradeur and
glory. Ridge after ridge of wooded
mountains lay spread out before us
and beyond them to the north and
east the great wheat lands of Wash
ington and Eastern Oregon. To the
west were more mountains and a
blanket of low lying clouds which
looked like a great ocean with the
island peaks of the mountain ridges
peeping through. Portland was not
visible, but we could see to the Pa
cific beyond.
The weather was almost perfect,
and the spirit of the large group of
climbers wonderful. The Cjag Rats
of Hood River are to be congratu
lated upon the fine way In which
they managed to bring such a large
group of inexperienced mountain
climbers to the top of Hood.
Rev. and Mrs. Moore were the
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Schuyler
Pratt at Hood River The Pratts
and Moores spent the day after tho
climb picnicing about beautiful
Lost Lake.