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I) PAGE FOUR HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 22, 1929. THE HEPPNER GAZETTE, Established March 30, 1883; THE HEPPNER TIMES Established November IS, 1897; CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1915. Published every Thursday morning by VAWTER and SPENCEB CRAWTOBD and entered at the Post Office at Hepp her, Oregon, as second-class matter. ADVERTISING KATES GIVEN OS APPLICATION. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ,, Six Months Three Months Single Copies .. 2.00 LOO .75 .05 Official Paper for Morrow County. ANOTHER TAX DODGE. X1THAT is the Property Tax Re- lief commission getting at? From page 39 of their report to the state legislature now in session, we read: "Because of its inequity in taxing outside property, princi pally unproductive lands, for the benefit of city school systems, the Commission recommends repeal of the two-mill elementary school tax." Is it Inequity for real property, not included in a school district to pay a share at present it is a very small share of the expense of the public schools? "Principally un productive lands" is misleading, be cause there is a great deal of valu able property in the state not in cluded in any school district; and "for the benefit of city school sys tems" is grossly false, since each district derives benefit from the tax. If this state tax (which in reality is a county tax) were abolished and the burden passed back to the local school districts it would, of course, mean a rise in the special tax levies to make up the amount lost This rise would be very marked espec ially in the case of the poorer dis tricts which do not have a great amount of taxable valuation on which to levy. To find out something as to what the increased millages would be in local districts throughout the sev eral counties of the state, from which data were available, the Ore gon State Teachers' Association Tax commission selected three or four of the poorer districts in each coun ty and computed the additional in crease in number of mills tax neces sary to be levied in each instance to make up the amount lost should the two-mill tax be repealed. In Morrow county the following tabu lation is shown: District 18 has an assessed valua tion of $98,132; it contributes to the two-mill tax fund $154.95, and re ceives from the fund $364.44. Spec ial tax paid in 1927 was 4.2 mills. If the two-mill levy were repealed the district tax would need to be in creased 3.7 mills, making the total special district tax 7.9 mills. In creases in districts 29 and 48, the other districts in this county, would be 3.3 and 4.04 mills respectively. "As a genera statement, our data shows there would be an increase ranging from two to 32 mills spec ial tax in about one-half the rural districts of the state, should the present two-mill tax law be repeal ed," the O. S. T. A. commission de clares. "There would, on the other hand, be a decrease of from zero to practically 1.9 mills in the other half of the districts of the state. "The increase in all cases would fall upon the districts which have less than the average assessed val uation for their county back of each teacher employed; in other words the poorer districts. "The decrease in present millage would be experienced by those local districts which have more than the average assessed valuation for their county back of each teacher em ployed; in other words, the richer districts." The recommendation for repeal of the two-mill tax for school pur poses is a dodge of the absentee land holder whose land lies outside of an organized school district who would thus have to pay nothing for school purposes. It is in direct con tradiction to the purposes of the The Fumble i i ii i ii il l v iiiiMii bi rii. . i a r . . . vrvi lafcsr-swr-v tv. ill ii hit i 1 mil Li vl. ii aw n ali i vj 11 "x -..- .; a it i rs. ""T"Sw 11 LEFT 1UE- HOUSE AND 1 $k ' 7 41 .MIM I"Y.-1 fJ. L.. II rM A I f: V ..? lvi Sr. $mk (Ermte mjs: Thii newspaper will for some weeks continue to publish tthe work of the lata Dr. Frank Crane. Sr. Crane recently passed away at Nice, Franca. Before leaving for Europe he had pre pared a number of articles in advance. THE ART OF PLEASING Now that we are learning to do all sorts of things it might be well to devote a little attention to that most Important art of all arts, the Art of Pleasing. It is an Art and not a Science. A Science you may learn out of a book. An Art takes practice. It is not a sin or moral something we are talking about but just common sense and expediency. You want people to please you; then learn how to please them. Permit, therefore, a few hunches for inquiring minds on this matter. 1. Beware of egotism. In some form or other, that Is what we dislike about everybody. Do not praise yourself, nor dispraise your self, nor, in fact talk of yourself at all. Habitual dispraise is a common form of disagreeable egotism. 2. Do not be tragic. Have a sense of humor. Most things do not matter. Nine things out of ten that are threatening disappear when you laugh at them. It is very disheartening to live with one who is perpetually tragic. 3. Cultivate a pleasant voice. Do not talk too loud, nor mumble so one cannot hear you, nor slur your words. ' 4. Be neat Clothe yourself as well as you can afford. Do .not have dark fingernails, frayed cuffs, towsled hair, nor unclean shoes. Keeping clean is not egotism, it is a due regard for other people's feelings. Clean your teeth. Beware of halitosis. 5. Write plainly, one letter at a time with comfortable spaces between. 6. Do not be argumentative. Why argue? Most things do not matter. 7. Observe the little politenesses. Say, "I thank you" and "If you please." Get up when a lady enters the room. Take off your hat when you meet a woman. 8. When you are slandered or abused, say nothing, as a rule. People can respond to anything you say, but it's hard to answer silence. framers of our state constitution who designed that the state should bear the largest share of the public school expense to the end that all children within its confines should have equal educational opportunity. Already many of the darkest pages of our state history are written around the squandering of lands and funds set aside for school pur poses. Let us not again mar it by such an act as that recommended by the Property Tax Relief commis sion in the repeal of the two-mill tax. The legislature would do well to raise rather than lower or abol ish this tax. A DISTURBING ELEMENT. WILLIAM H. TAFT, Chief Jus tice of the United States Su preme Court asked to point out the most disturbing element in our na tional life, said it was the mater ialistic philosophy which places wealth and worldly success ahead of every other consideration of life." This materialistic philosophy holds in it the secret of the crime problem. Unless it can be con trolled, it will darken the future. It is a menace to civilization. Asks Justice Taft, "What can it profit a man to have accumulated millions if he has not at the same time maintained a clear conscience and acquired the good-will and es teem of his fellow citizens?" The Chief Justice believes that the American people will find a way to solve the perplexing problems before them. We share his optimism. After all, the disturbing element of matorial ism is present, but also there is strong literary and scientific trend among Americans. The recent ex traordinary discoveries and Inven tions and artistic achievements give proof that we are not to be drowned in a sea of materialism. True enough, the crime situation, growing out of this materialism, is acute. But the majority are not criminals. It is only the minority who see no need of maintaining a clear conscience and acquiring the good-will and esteem of their fel low citizens! Family Oh, Teacher, A NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM? Freedom, we children all, Long heard your mother-call In lands afar, Host after host we came, . Drawn by your glorious name, lilt by your torch aflame, A new world's star. Thus starts the poem by Edgar Markham, famous author of "The Man With the Hoe," for which he will share in the $1,000 prize offer ed by Mrs. Florence Brooks-Aten for a new national anthem. The Markham poem is beautiful. But we wonder what is wrong with the anthem that we have. "The Star Spangled Banner" has many advantages. It is bold, martial and defiant it makes one feel proud of one's country. It is three-four time, so that it cannot be marched to; hence it will never be played for a parade, but always will be used in the most dignified way, to be heard while per sons are in assemblage. It is hard to sing, therefore is generally play ed by a band, and so is usually com petently rendered. However, the Markham poem is certainly fine. Much as we like it though, we d hate to see "The Star Spangled Banner" lose its place as the national anthem. "THE more wheatgrowers who join- tne eastern uregno Wheat league the more it will be able to accom plish for the industry in this sec tion. It is an organization for wheatgrowers exclusively, meaning that whatever it attempts to do, will be done by those most vitally affected the growers and will not be manipulated by opposing inter ests. By having at least a majority membership of growers it will af ford a medium through which the growers' side of any discussion may be forcibly presented; this would have been of invaluable assistance to the growers' cause in the recent rate hearing at Portland. It will have a great weight in gaining open river transportation. If you are a grower and not a member of the as sociation, you should read carefully its by-laws printed in another col- Teacher! ByDunkel Shucks! i goitatuwk up SOME EXCUSE TO GFTOUT OFy GOING TO StWOCi. TODAY -LEMME SEE NOV LEMME SEE.' ftWlKffTD GEOKE MBLMAUJ 'AINT IT WE TRUTH GEOESEl p&'Wife of H Wry Mn. George Herman Ruth with her Home Run slugging husband and their daughter Dorothy. Mrs. Edward H. Kinder was burned to death in a mysterious fire at Watertown. Mass., and it has. been established that "Mrs. Kinder" is Mrs. Babe Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. Ruth had been estranged for three years. umn of this issue, and ascertain if you should not subscribe to its pro visions at the low rate of $1 a year. More power to Mother Nature who so bountifully supplied a cov ering of the beautiful white snow, needed for the moisture it will de posit and the protection it affords against an impending freeze. What does the pessimist have to offer? Hcppner may act as host to the championship contenders in the Upper Columbia basketball confer ence. The latch-string is out. Let us heap up the hearth-side with hospitality. THE IDEAL MAN. "TWO hundred and twenty college girls in the East were asked some mighty important questions in a special questionnaire regarding the types of men they seek as hus bands. Of the two hundred and twenty, only twelve Insisted on college grad uates. Only two demanded good looks. One wanted an athlete. Fif ty were opposed to drinkers. More than 100 stipulated honesty, sin cerity, education and culture Wealth and fame were entirely ignored. But the one quality most in demand guess was a sense of humor Evidently the girls agree with the poet that "the man worth while is the man who can smile." If this questionnaire is indeed representative of the state of wo men's minds the country over, it behooves all young men to learn to laugh and laugh heartily. Men who are not handsome, weal thy or famous may now console themselvs. As long as they have a sense of humor, some girl will fall in love with them. But what man does not think he has a sense of humor? All men seem to be eligible for affection, to judge them by their own opinions. We are inclined to think that the girls practiced a little subtlety, as they often do. We can't believe they wanted to pass up wealth and fame these things have always luted girls. But being feminine, they mention these tilings indirect ly asking that a man be possessed of a sense of humor in the convic tion that wealth and fame come most easily to the men whose sense of humor is most keenly developed. Think of the men you know, and see if this belief does not carry some weight. Poultry breeders find it inadvis able to use cockerels and hens from the same setting of eggs in the same pen. The temptation to do this arises when a grower wishes to increase the flock obtained when a setting of high priced eggs have been hatched. The possibilities are that the chicks raised from such a single setting are at least half bro thers and half sisters, hence to mate the males with the pullets of the same setting would be virtually in breeding, which is a dangerous practice unless carefully used, ad vises the Oregon experiment sta tion. Many Oregon home orchards con tain trees of varieties not desired by the owner at this time. These may be top-worked to more desir able varieties by anyone willing to take a little time and care with the work. The ordinary cleft graft is suitable for apples, pears, prunes or plums. iu&au rljofll Craamt International Snnday School Lesson for January 27 THE HOLY BPIBIT John 16:7-11: Romans 8:12-17, 26, 27. EEV. SAMUEL S. FBICB, D. D. This lesson study is the Introduc tion to a Person. It is an amplifica tion of the confession in our Apos tles Creed, "I believe in the Holy Ghost." While multitudes make that creedal statement they do not have an intimate knowledge of this third Person in the Triune of God. The Holy Spirit is as distinct a Per son as is God the Father and Christ the Son. All Three are equally, externally existent Revelation, however, of the personality and activity came In titnp 1T.r Via flrnf .Tphnvnh God was known as the Father. Far back in history there were evi dences or the Second rerson anu there were repeated promises of the AHvpni nf tha tinn whlrh were ful filled in the coming of the Messiah. There are also many prophesies concornlng the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament, one of the most dis tinctive being that in Joel 2:28-29, which was specifically fulfilled in the Day of Pentecost after the As cension of Jesus Christ Jesus (nnlrn rlnnrl., thmirrh Ma did not explain the extent of the meaning when TTn tnl,l 4Via AncrnrnpHn of the Father to bestow the Holy Spir it on Mis beloved. Much more man earthlv numnio .iniiiht in rrlvlnE good things to their children does Home Run King Burned TOCA9TER By Arthur Brisbane Cows and Men. What Name for Hoover? The Duke Brothers. Farmers in Japan. Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, gave a dinner to Ben H. Thomson in honor of his Holstein-Friesian cow, Can ary Cordyke. They both deserved. The Saskatchewan Government bought the cow for $10,000. ' Canary is world's champion in butter fat and gives enough milk in a day to last the average family a month. In 305 days, this wonder cow produced 1,080 pounds of but ter and 26,396 pounds of milk. Too bad there is no way of im proving men's brains, as we improve cows udders. Only time can do that, and time is slow. The aver age intelligence in the British House of Commons today, accord ing to Lecky, is lower than the av erage of all the free men in Athens, 3,000 years ago. Science goes ahead 2k IautocasierI Theresa Reed, 32, Humboldt, la. teacher on the San Carlos Indian Re' lervation, Arizona, was partly scalped and had her throat slashed by an Apache as she was returning home from the trading post. Recovering in a hospital at Globe. Ariz., Miss Reed will not return to San Carlos. The only theory advanced is that an Apache father objected to "white man's education. Jehovah have joy In making the Holy Spirit available to those who are willing to meet the conditions. Among the many references in the Bible the following are selected for specific study today by the Les sons Committee: Joel 2:28-29; Luke 11:9-13; John 3:5-8; 14:16, 17, 26, 15: 26-27; 16:7-15; Acts 2:1-21, 32, 33; Romans 8-1-17; 26, 27; I Corinthians 12:1-13; Epheslans 1:13-14; 3:14-21; 4:1-6, 30. Turn to your concordance and Bible Dictionary for many oth er portions. A very helpful book for collateral reading is "A Help to the Study of the Holy Spirit," W. E. Bicderwolf, D. D. Obediently the disciples waited in prayer for ten days after the As cension. Then came the advent of the Holy Spirit to them in Jerusa lem as miraculous signs were wrought. The abiding personal evi dence was their new possession of spiritual power for service, as wit nessed in the conversions which fol lowed Peter's sermon on that day, when 3,000 believed. Such evidences were repeated in the abiding Pres ence with them both for compan ionship and power In service. The Holy Spirit Is graciously helpful in prayer, Paul states. The Holy Spirit takes our "unuttered groanings" and makes right and specific petitions to the Father on our behalf. He Is always convict ing us of sin and making the work of Jesus effective as our Saviour. The life of the Christian is not ma terially lived. It Is lived rcsultfully only through spiritual possessions. Scalped! mm man stays about where he was, a little less brutal, a little less selfish. If Americans call President Cool idge "the silent President" what will they call Mr. Hoover? He has been elected President of the United States, will begin his work In less than two months, has been in Wash ington several days at work. How much has he talked? Not at all. Eight years more of business without conversation will suit this country very well. We have had, at various times, considerable per iods of conversation without busi- Sometimes farmers succeed, but usually they must leave the farm to do it Benjamin N. Duke, who died yes terday morning in his Ffth Avenue house in New York, began as a farmer, working with his brother, James Duke, on their father's farm. They grew tobacco, started a small factory, introduced cigarette mak ing machinery, and made hundreds of millions. And, farmers note this, they bossed the middle man instead of being bossed by him. Ask Mr. Hill of the American Tobacco com pany or Mr. Belt of Lorlllard's how that is done. American farmers have their troubles, farmers In Japan have worse ones. When our farmers complain Gov ernment at least MAKES PROM ISES. When thousands of Japanese peasants marched to express dissat isfaction, forty were shot dead and many wounded. An intoxicated lndv told the inrip-p her trouble was due to an alcohol rub. She had Rwnllnwpd nnthintr Doctors said it was iust nossihlp. the Judge excused her. A gentleman, very drunk, led In by the policeman, told the judge, "Mv mistake wda eatinrr raisins while drinking ice cream soda." iney let nim go. Prohibition develops new excuses. Alleged Humorist Can you im agine anything worse than a giraffe with a sore throat? Proven One Sure! A centipede with corns. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE OF ANIMALS. Notice is hereby given, In accord ance with the laws of the State of Oregon, that I have taken up the following described animals at my place 12 miles southeast of Heppner on Rhea creek, and that I will sell said animals at said place to the highest bidder for cash In hand at 10:30 o'clock a. m., Saturday, January 19, 1929, unless the same shall have been redeemed by the owner or owners thereof. Said ani mals are described as follows: One black mare, white spot In face, ringboned on both front feet, weight about 1300 lbs., blotch brand on left shoulder. One bay mare, white stripe In face, no visible brands, weight about 1000 lbs. One black half mule, blotch brand on left shoulder, weight about 900 lbs. JEROME O'CONNER, 42-44p Heppner, Ore. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the under signed has filed his final account as administrator of the estate of Sarah Elliubeth Swift, deceased, and that the County Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County has appointed Sat urday, the 16th day of February, 1929, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the fore noon of said dav. afl the timp and thp County Court room tn the Court House at Heppner, Oregon, as the place, of neuring ana settlement or sulci imal ac count. Objections to said final account must be filed on or before Bald date. JOHN CLYDE SWIFT. Administrator. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the under signed has filed his final account as administrator of the estate of Istalina Bauernflend. deceased, and that the county uourt or the state of Oregon for Morrow County has appointed Sat urday, the 6th dny of February, 1929, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the fore noon of said day as the time, and the County Court room in the Court House at Heppner, Oregon, as the place of hearing and settlement of said flnal account. Objections to said flnal ac count must be filed on or before said date. PETER MARTIN BAURNFIEND, Administrator. NOTICE OF SALE OF ANIMALS Under Foreclosure of Agister's Lien. Notice Is hereby given that the under signed, bv virtue of a notice of lipn duly filed and recorded In the office of the County Clerk of Morrow County, State of Oregon, upon request of the iicjinomer, . m. scoit, will, on Satur day, the 2nd dav of Februarv. 1929 nt the ranch of O. M. Scott, 7 miles north west ot tne City or Heppner. Oregon, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, offer for sale and sell at pub lic auction, for cash in hand, the follow ing described personal property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said Hen, the costs of keening said property, and the costs of making said sale, said lien being for the sum of $25.00, to-wit: One brown gelding, star in forehead branded MC on right shoulder, weight about 1150 pounds, and one sorrel mare, strip on nose. 10 or 12 years old, brand ed J on left stifle, weight about 1160 pounds, left hind ankle crippled. The owner or reputed owner of said property is Rpscoe Moore. C. J. D. BAUMAN, Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. Notice is herebv elven that the unrinr- signed executors of the estate of Thom as McCuIlough, deceased, have filed their flnal account of the administra tion of said estate with the County Court of the State of Oregon for Mor row County, and the said Court has fixed Monday, the 4th day of February, 1929, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said day in the County Court Room in the Court House, at Heppner, Oregon, as the time and place for hearing objections thereto, and all persons having objections are hereby required to file the same with mid Court on or before the time fixed for said hearing. uatcd this 27th. day of December, 1928. JOHN McCULLOUfJH, DAVID McCULLOUGH, Executors. J. 0. PETERSON Latest Jewelry and Olft Goods Watches - Clocks) - Diamonds Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Heppner, Oregon AUCTIONEER E. J. KELLER The man wh made the reasonable price. LEXINGTON, OREGON WM. BROOKHOUSER PAXNTINQ PAPEBHANOTNO INTERIOR DECORATING Leave orders at Peoples Hardware Company DR. ARTHUR CRAIG DENTIST Cue Buildlne, Entranoe Center St Telephone Main 1012 Open Evenings and Sundays by Appointment DR. A. H. JOHNSTON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Graduate Nurse Assistant L O. O. F. BUILDING Phones: Office, Main 933; Rea. 492. Heppner, Oregon DR. F. E. FARRIOR DENTIST Z-Ray Diagnosis X. O. O. F. BUILDING Heppner, Oregon Frank A. McMenamin LAWYER Fhone BEaoon 4461 1014 Northwestern Bank Building, PORTLAND, OREGON Residence. GArfleld 1949 A. D. McMURDO, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Trained Norse Assistant Office in Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon C L. SWEEK ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Offices In First National Bank Building Heppner, Oregon MORROW GENERAL HOSPITAL Maternity Case Wards and Private Rooms. Rates Reasonable. MRS. ZENA WESTFALL, Graduate Nurse. Superintendent A. H. JOHNSTON, M, ., Fhyslcian-lu-Charua. Phone Main 322 Heppner. Ore. Morrow General Maternity Department "The Borne of Better Babies" Rates Reasonable; Dependable Service. Phone Main 322 Heppner, Ore. S. E. NOTSON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office in Court House Heppner, Oregon AUCTIONEER Farm and Personal Property Sales a Specialty "The Man Who Talks to Beat the Band" O. L. BENNETT, Lexiagten, Oregon C. J. WALKER LAWYEB and Notary Publlo Odd Fellows Building Heppner. Oregon F. W. TURNER & CO. FIRE, AUTO AND LIFE INSURANCE Old Line Cempanies. Real Batata. Heppner, Orogon JOS. J. NYS ATTONEY-AT-LAW Roberts Building, Willow Street Heppner, Oregon J. Perry Coridcr, N. D. Mth year In praotioe In Xeppner and Morrow County. HEPPNER HOTEL BUILDING Office Phone 02, Residence Phone 03. Heppner Sanitarium TTnanifnl Dr Perry Condor UUSIJliai jHhysjcian J charge Oldest Institution of Healing and Oldest Practicing Physician In Mor row County: with the least percent age of fatality and greatest percent age of benetlt. ALEX GIBB PLUMBING AND HEATING GENERAL REPAIR WORK Estimates Free. WHEN IN TROUBLE CALL 702 PEOPLES HABDWABB CO.