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SOCIETY p,jl,cT,;!) ore. Volume 48, Number 30. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 8, 1931. Subscription $2.00 a Year Ifeppet mftneg MAYOR TO WELCOME CLUBBERS TO CITY Exhibit Judging First on Fair Program Set For Saturday. MANY PRIZES GIVEN Six Summer School Scholarships To be Awarded; School and Grange to Serve Cocoa. The Morrow County 4-H Club fair and annual Morrow County Wool and Grain show will open at the county fair pavilion at 10 o'clock Saturday morning with judging of the sewing, cooking and handiwork exhibits by Miss Helen Cowgill, judging of poultry, sheep and calves by L. J. Allen, judging of grains by J. Foster Martin, and Judging of wool by H. A. Lindgren, all judges being from Oregon State college. At noon those bringing -lunches will be served hot chocolate by the Heppner school and Rhea Creek grange cooperating. The parade, in which clubs par ticipating will march in groups identified by a banner or other in signia, will start at 1 o'clock, head ed by the Heppner school band. Immediately following the parade W. G. McCarty, mayor, will wel come the clubbers to Heppner in an address at the pavilion, W. P. Ma honey, vice-president of the First National bank, will follow with an address, "4-H Club Work and the Bankers." Mr. Mahoney Is "Key" banker for Morrow county, named by the Oregon Bankers association to assist in the promotion of better agricultural practices The remain der "of the afternoon will be taken up by judging of demonstrations, making of awards, and music. The Heppner school band will play. Besides scholarships to be award ed, one in sheep club work by the Farmers & Stockgrowers National bank, one in calf club work by the First National bank, and four by Morrow county, a number of special prizes will be given. The scholar . ships are $15 each to send the recip ients to the annual 4-H club sum mer school at Corvallls. Special prizes include: To win ner in calf showmanship contest, one sack of calf meal by Heppner Trading company; for best pen poultry, one sack poultry chow by Heppner Trading ' company; for best calf, one sack calf meal by Heppner Farmers Elevator com pany; for winner in sheep show manship, a pocket knife by Purina mills; for best cooking exhibit, glass bridge set by Pacific Power & Light company; for best sewing H exhibit, $2.50 worth of dress ma terial by J. C. Penney company; for winning demonstration team, $2.50 in merchandise each to be awarded by Peoples Hardware com pany and Gilliam & Bisbee. Plans for the fair and wool and grain show have progressed well and give promise of many worth while exhibits and demonstrations. Nearly al of the 30 clubs in the county will be represented, and nearly 300 clubbers are expected, said C. W. Smith, manager, this morning. ' Heppner Warriors Beat Lexington, Pilot Rock Heppner high school football warriors hit their stride in a prac tice game with Lexington which they won 13-0, and reached on out to envelop the heavy lads of Pilot Rock to. the tune of 6-0 yesterday afternoon. Yesterday's battle was hard-fought, and except for a blocked punt by Jimmie Furlong, Heppner center, the locals might not have scored. Good gains were made by F. Jones and O. Furlong, half backs, while Roy Gentry, quarter, did good engineering.' R. Forgey, left tackle, made himself conspicuous among linemen, both in tackling and Interference work. Heppner's next game is a week from Saturday at Athena, and the next home game is two weeks from Friday with Arlington. The boys lined up as follows against Pilot Rock: M. Morgan, left end; R. Forgey, left tackle; L. Cowdry, left guard; J. Furlong, center; H. Ayers, right guard; R. Benton, right tackle; M. Jones, right end; R. Gentry, quar ter; F. Jones, right half; O. Fur Jong, left half; C, Thomson, full back. W. R. Poulson was referee, and Dr. Smith of Pilot Rock, head lines- ATTEND CONFERENCE. Rev. Glen P, White, Mrs. White, Mrs. L. W. Briggs, Miss Opal Brlggs . and Mrs. Pete Curran went to The Dalles Monday to attend a confer ence in behalf of evangelism. Bert Smith, head of the men s movement in the Methodlst'ohurch. and repre- sentatlves of twenty-two different Interdenominational groups were present Professor Mongel, super intendent of the high school at Cal cutta, India, was one of the speak ers. ATTENTION ELKS. Owing to Library benefit enter- talnment tonight (Thursday), Heppner lodge No. 358, B. P, O. E, will hold Its regular meeting tomor row (Friday) night, Oct. 9. Garnet Barratt, E. R. Adventure Lends Spice To Life of Engineer In Charge Spray Road Construction Camp Little City; Good Grade on Route Scenic; Government to Build Park. How would you like to jump into the cold bay off the Alaskan coast with a big Kodlak bear right at your heels? That would be adven ture, you'd say. Maybe that's one of the things that makes a govern ment engineer like his job, even though at times he be up to the eyer brows in trigonomtry, volumetric equations and multifarious details connected with supervising the building of a highway. It was while doing his four-year stretch with the department in Al aska that C. G. Norris, Bureau of Public Roads engineer, showed his heels to Mr. Bear or, to be exact, Mrs. Bear, as it' turned out to be a "she." His party was passing by boat alongside the island from which the largest of carnivorous beasts gets its name, when one of the animals was seen munching sal- monberries. Mr. Norris went ashore, and without being seen sneaked up behind a tree a short distance from Mrs. Bear. Being a sportsman, he wished to take no undue advantage of her, so stepped out in full view some thirty feet away. Levelling his firearm he shot Mrs. Bear full in the flank. Whereupon she im mediately reared up on her hind feet and emitted a loud growl. The hunter thereupon unloaded his gun into her topdeck and midships, but with each successive shot she wag ged her head and kept coming, a wicked fire in her eyes. That's when Mr. Norris showed his heels and plunged into the bay. Yes, he killed the bear. Investi gation revealed that any one of the six shots should have proved fatal. And it was the largest bear killed In Alaska that year. But was he scared? Had it not been for a buddy with artistic ability, this stotjr might not have been told. With 'Mr. Norris in Alaska was a brother engineer who drew pictures. Mr. Norris cherishes the possession of some of his buddys handiwork; so much so that he displays them on the walls of his workshop out at the construction camp on the Heppner Spray road. Anyone wants to know who the artist is, when he sees a good picture. And when he learns it was a buddy in Alaska, the natural thing to exclaim is, Oh, were you in Alaska!" And the natural question is, "Did you ever see a Kodiak bear?" That's how Mr. Norris' buddy is responsible for your learning the story. It probably isn't right to say con struction camp. For that isn't at all the impression one receives on a visit to the field headquarters of Mr. Norris and the present home of the Cochran Construction company and employees. It is in many re spects a little city a neat, clean little city," with dwellings built of fragrant new pine boards; with friendly neighbors, and laughing children playing in the streets. It has a population of more than 50 people, a machine shop, a servloe station, a restaurant and a water system. At least that much niters into the mind of one sitting for a few mo ments on the step in front of the ' engineer's office, while filling the lungs with sweet mountain air and enjoying the bright sunlight, the invigorating effect of whose direct violet rays heightens anticipation of a promised venison feed. The machine shop is a dandy with compressed air driven mach ines, and it is kept busy sharpen ing bits for the two big steam-shov els Whose almost human maneuvers have already eaten two-thirds of the way through the 4.4 miles of road now under construction.- A wee Btretch of the imagination is the service station, but as gas and oil are served from two large bar rels, the need Is surely filled." The restaurant Is not for public service, but its appealing appearance enti tles it to a more worthy name than that of mess hall. A large raised tank at the side of the restaurant into which water Is pumped from the spring, does service' for a water system. Out comes a whlte-aproned chef and sounds the triangle. Men whose appetite has been whetted to a sharp edge by hard work in the op en are not long in responding. As the lucious venison Is devoured, the thought of more of the same thing is uppermost as the conversation turns to the hunt, an everyday oc currence for some men of the camp whose situation in the woods af fords exceptional opportunity. It is firoinsr to keen the pnnatrnp. tlon crew humping to complete their work before snow flies, as the construction is all very heavy rock work. The grade in 16-foot stand ard, and though a 8 percent pitch is Dermltted. there Is little whlnh exceeds 4.8 percent. When the pre sent 4.4 miles Is cornnleteri. It will connect the 6-mlle macadamized stretch down Haystack canyon with the 6.2 miles of grade completed this summer. The 5.2 miles con nects with the 9-mile macadamized srtetch down Chapin creek to Rock creek, leaving a 6-mlle gap to Hard man, which so far has been only preliminarily surveyed by Morrow county, A good grade exists down Hardman hill to McKlnney creek, tnougn it is narrow, and the 4 miles down McKlnney creek Is being (Continued on Page Six.) SHERIFF WOUNDED IN RAID ON STILL Accidental Shot Lodges In Thigh; John Akei-s Arrested and Big. Plant Confiscated. ' Clarence Bauman, county sheriff, was shot in a raid on a moonshine still on Butter creek at 5 o'clock Friday morning, when the gun of his companion, S. P. Devin, city marshal, was accidentally discharg ed.. The bullet glanced from the gun in Bauman's right Kip pocket, lodging in the flesh of his right thigh. A local physician removed the bullet on their return to Hepp ner a few hours later, and the sher iff was not prevented from attend ing to his regular duties. Sheriff Bauman, Marshal Devin and F. A. McMahon, state police man, went to the site of the still, situated in a draw entirely sur rounded by brush, and Bauman was talking to John Akers, found with the outfit, when Akers made a dash for the brush. Bauman took after him, and in following through the dense brush was forced to get down on hands and knees. He had just grabbed Akers by the legs when Devin, who followed along the slope above them, tripped in the dim light over a tree growing parallel with the top of the ground across his path, and grabbed some upright branches of the tree in an effort to save himself from a fall, and in do ing so his gun was discharged, with the bullet hitting Bauman. As soon as he could recover his balance, the marshal descended to the side of his ally, and finding Ak ers apparently in the act of strik ing Baumari, he ordered the man to throw up his hands. After the fug itive was secured in handcuffs, he asked the sheriff if he was hit. The sheriff said he thought he felt some thing hit him. Examination re vealed the wound bleeding profuse ly.' It was necessary for the men to make a long, steep climb to reach the car, and Bauman made the climb unassisted. Akers was placed in jail, but la ter released on furnishing $1000 bond. The still, including a 50-gal-lon brass boiler and large coil and about ten gallons of finished prod uct, were confiscated. Library Benefit Expected To Draw Big Audience Folks who have been looking for ward to Library Stunt Nite with keen expectation since the first an nouncmeent two weeks ago, are ex pected to furnish a capacity house when the curtain rises on the en tertainment at 8 o'clock this eve ning. Everything has run smoothly for the presentation of the benefit per formance, said Paul Menegat, man ager, with fine cooperation received from the various organizations of the city who will provide a wide diversity of good entertainment. While the school auditorium holds 600 people comfortably, and one seat is as good as another, it may not be amiss to be on hand early, Paul said as a last minute re minder. Miss Morris to Address Public Health Meeting Miss Henrietta Morris, from the Oregon Tuberculosis association, will speak on "Mental Health," at a meeting of the Morrow County Pub lic Health association to be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening at the library, according to the announce ment made by Mrs. Lucy E. Rod gers, county school superintendent Miss Morris is in Heppner to at tend the county institute being held today and tomorrow. , The public Is not only welcome to hear Miss Morris, but an urgent Invitation is given everyone to at tend, said Mrs. Rodgers. DIGS UP RELIC. Samuel E. Notson, district attor ney, 13 quite a hand to. hang onto souvenirs, and he brought to this otllce yesterday forenoon a copy of the official ballot for the City of Lexington for the election held June 1, 1903. This was the first election to be held by the newly oTganized municipality, and the list of ofllcers placed on the ballot were S. E. Notson for mayor, W. F. Bar nett, E. D. McMillan, W. R. Munk ers, R. J. Hill for councilmen;- W. B. McAlister for recorder, and J. S. Boothby for treasurer. We un derstand these were the officials chosen to pilot the affairs of the little city. It may be that many in Lexington at the present time can not recall the town's first officials, but we have them here that mem ories may be refreshened. . DATE SET FOR REUNION. Those having in charge .the ar rangements for the annual reunion of Morrow county pioneers at Lex ington have fixed the date for that event for Saturday, o'ctober 24. Pre parations are moving forward for the proper entertainment of the pioneers, and the full program will appear In a later issue of the Gaz ette Times. SURVEY CREW HERE. C. G, Norris and his surveying crew rrom tne Meppner-apray road camn are stavlne In Hennmr fnr a few days while running an eleva tion line from the bench mark at the court bouse, for the purpose of fixing the elevation on the brass government markers along the neppner-spray road. . BACK HITTER ROAD AS PRIMARY ROUTE Lions Believe it Feasible Project on Which to Ask Emergency Aid. RED CROSS ASKS AID State Secretary Tells of Relief Work While Laying Plans for . Roll Call Next Month. Endorsement of the Heppner- Ritter road as a primary state route was made by the Heppner Lions club at its Monday luncheon, following presentation of the mat ter by W. P. Mahoney, chairman of the ' Morrow County Emergency Employment committee appointed by Governor Meier Speaking be fore the club also were Mrs W. P. Mahoney, chairman of the Morrow County chapter, and Mrs. Maxwell, secretary of the state chapter, American Red Cross, who thanked the club for its past support of roll calls and enlisted its help in behalf of the next call to he made between Armistice Day and Thanksgiving. Mr. Mahoney cited the Heppher Ritter road, which would connect the Oregon-Washington highway at Heppner with the John Day North and South road at Ritter, as the most plausible road with which to make a bid for Morrow county's portion of the $2,500,000 to be spent by the state highway commission for emergency employment this winter. The money is to be expend ed on primary roads only, hence it will be necessary to get the route placed on the state highway map in order for it to benefit from this emergency fund. Mr. Mahoney be lieved this might be possible at the next session of the legislature, or at least that nothing would be .lost by asking.- Road Decided Best Decision upon the Heppner-Rit- ter road was made by the emergen cy employment committee after go ing over the entire road situation in the county with members of the county court and others well in formed on the situation. It ap peared the logical road upon which to center efforts as practically all other important roads of the coun ty were already well constructed or their construction seemed assured from other sources. There is certain to be quite a de mand for emergency employment relief in Morrow county this win ter, Mr. Mahoney said. The Lions voted to send their good roads committee chairman, Al Rankin, to the next meeting of the state highway commission to present the cause of the Heppner Ritter road. It was said to be im portant from an economic stand point locally because of tapping a large body of timber from which lumber and fuel are obtained, and from a state standpoint as a con necting link between two major highways. In asking support for the Ameri can Red Cross, Mrs. Maxwell cited its importance as a relief agency which is being depended upon by President Hoover to help meet such contingencies' as may arise the com ing winter, It being the only relief agency recognized by the national government The Red Cross itself is supported wholly by the annual membership roll call, and asks for help from the public but once a year. Dollar memberships are pre ferred, she said. Explains Special Drives, In cases such as the drive for funds to relieve suffering in the drouth-stricken area last year, all the money raised goes to the peo ple for whom it is raised, she said, and not to the) Red Cross Such drives are sometimes necessary when contingencies arise too large to handle from the immediate funds of the association, but while spon sored by the Red Cross, every cent of the money goes for the purpose for which, it is asked. Mrs. Maxwell cited work which has been done by both the local and national Red Cross, including swim ming instruction which was instru mental last year in teaching some 80,000 persons to care for them selves in an emergency situation in the water. Eight thousand persons in the United States lost their lives by drownkig last year, she said. Such is an ewimple of the way the Red Cross meets an emergency be fore it arises. Mrs. Maxwell con sidered a dollar membership in the Red Cross the most worth-while in vestment anyone could make. CLOTHING, FRl'lT WANTED. The executive committee of As sociated Charities announces that it has made arrangements with B. R. Patterson, manager of Patter son & Son drug store, to store food and clothing to be used this winter. A special request Is made for chil dren's under-clothing and canned fruit, and anyone having donations to make may leave them at the Patterson & Son store. $5 and $6 Permanent Wave Special, this week and next week. Chapin Beauty Shop, phone 1112. Lexington Grange is giving a pub lic dance at Leach hall In Lexing ton on Saturday evening, October 17, and a good time is promised all who will attend. TO INVESTIGATE FIRE BUILDINGS Water Rates, Bridge Plans and Street Work Have Attention of City Council. The city council Monday night left the matter of repair or disposal of fire damaged buildings on Main street with the Are and water com mittee, composed of councilmen Shively, Cox and Bisbee. The ac tion was taken under the city or dinance, 'cited by City Attorney Nys, that any building in the re stricted district that has been dam aged fifty per cent by fire must be removed. H. A. Schultz, bakery proprietor asked if he might be permitted to repair his building, and it was left in the hands of the committee to decide whether or not the building had been damaged fif ty percent The former committee on water meter rates was reappointed by Mayor McCarty to make a further study of the situation .with a view to revising the rates now in effect. In order to meet a situation facing the water department, the council voted as a temporary measure to charge apartment houses on the basis of a minimum of $1.50 for the first thousand gallons per each apartment, with the regular sched ule to apply for amounts in excess of 1000 gallons. Councilmen An derson, Goodman and Jones com pose the rate committee. Plans for a proposed bridge across Willow creek on Cross street to replace the bridge now closed were presented to the council and after discussion were tabled await ing estimated cost of construction. The council did not feel justified in adopting the plans and advertis ing for bids until they had an idea of how much the bridge should cost It was doubted whether the cost could be withstood at present with only $1080 remaining of the amount budgeted for streets and bridges for the current year. I It was said that there are streets which need grading, and the coun cil ordered that the old fire truck be inspected for the possibility of its being used to pull the grader. The work might be done more cheaply with it than with hired horses, it was thought , Other business included payment of current expense bills, reading of watermaster's report for month of August, and reading of the treasur er s quarterly report SERVICE BODIES INSTALL OFFICERS Paul Marble and Helen Cohn Head Legion and Auxiliary; Drive For Members Now On. Installation of officers and an nouncement of plans for a big membership drive were the main features of business at the joint meeting Tuesday evening of Hepp ner post and Auxiliary, American Legion, held at Legion hall. Paul Marble was installed as command er of the legion, and Helen Cohn as president of the auxiliary. Other officers inducted were: Legion Walter Moore, vice-commander; Harry Tamblyn, adjutant and fin ance officer; John Lawther, ser- geant-at-arms; Wm. Poulson, chap lain. Auxiliary Lera Crawford, first vice-president; Ethel Smith, second vice-president; Helen Cash, secretary and treasurer; Sybil Wells, historian. Jack Barron, dis trict commander, of Pendleton, and Harriet Gemmell, past district committeewoman, were installing officers. Appointive officers and commit tee chairmen for the two organ- izations were announced as fol lows: Legion service officer, Wal ter Moore; trophies and awards, John Lawther; publicity and his torian, Harry Tamblyn; member ship, J. D. Cash; hospitalization, Chas. W. Smith; aviation, Glenn Jones; land, Elmer Hunt; Boy Scout, Earl Gilliam; legislation, El bert Cox; Americanization, Chas. W. Smith; child welfare, Wm. R. Poulson; finance, Richard Wells; community service, Spencer Craw ford; highway safety, Clarence Bauman. Auxiliary hospital, An na Bayless; child welfare, Helen Chrlstenson; membership, Cyrene Barratt; poppy, Lera Crawford; poppy poster, Lenore Poulson; com munity service, Lucy Rodgers; unit activities, Luclle McAtee; legisla tion, constitution and by-laws, Vir ginia Turner; music, Georgia Moore; publicity, Helen Cash; edu cation of war orphans, May Gil- Ham; national defense, Ruth Tam blyn; Americanism and Fidac, Harriet Gemmell. Preceding the business meeting a dinner was served and musical program enjoyed. Appearing on the program were Ben Chrisman, vocal solos; Lenore Poulson and Virginia Turner, piano duet; Har riet Gemmell, reading. The membership drive now un der way was stressed as being of the utmost importance, partly be cause of the holding of the nation al convention In Portland next year, and partly because of the need to take care of the unemployed ser vice men. All members were urg ed to exert themselves to the limit that the full quota of members may be obtained. " Mr. Barron made a short talk concerning Legion activities. He was accompanied to Heppner by Rulon E. Smith, adjutant of Pen dleton post, and W. M. Mims, mem bershlp chairman of Pendleton. Andrew Baird, 82, Dies; Burial in Pennsylvania Andrew Baird, 82, father of Mrs. Blanche Patterson and Mrs. Osmin Hager of this eitv died from a heart attack at the Hager nome urmay morning. Funeral services were held at the Case chap el at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the remains being taken immediate ly to Pendleton for shipment to Newcastle, Penn., his old home, for burial. Mrs. Patterson accompan ied the body. , Though suffering for some time from the infirmati age, Mr. Baird was apparently feel ing quiLe wen up to the time or the heart attach. As was his custom when his health Dermltted h ed down town after his mail the day before, and had the usual friendly greeting for his friends. Mr. Baird returned to Heppner from Newcastle ahout a vpar a trn after making an extended visit of several montns in the east first coming here about three years ago to make hi3 home with his daugh ters following the death of his wife. During his short sojourn in Hepp ner he made a host of friends. He was a 50-year member of the Knights of Pythias lodge, held membership in the I. O. O. F. lodge for nearly as long, and was a life time member of the Methodist church. I He was born Marrh 12 isun at Mt. Jackson, Pennsylvania, and was unuea in marriage December 5, 1S72, with Harriet Elizabeth Burk, at Hillsville. Pa. Th oii viving children are Mrs. Blanche Patterson and Mrs of Heppner, and Mrs. Ethel Karh- ler oi Newcastle, Pa. Rev. Glen P. White, minister of the Methodist church. rnrt th hit uary service in the presence of the irienas assemoied to pay last trib ute before the body was taken away. The bier was banked with many beautiful flowers. Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall To Appear Here Monday Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall. ' presi dent of the University of Oregon, win address a group of Oregon dads, mothers and alumnt next Monday evening at the Episcopal parish house. He will be accom panied by Burt Brown Barker, vice president of the University, and Mrs. F. W. Bond of Pendleton, pres ident of the Oregon Mothers asso- lation. The meeting will be In the nature of a 6:30 o'clock dinner, and tick ets will be sold by the committee in charge of arrangements, headed by Mrs. W. P. Mahoney, president of the local Oregon Mothers. All Oregon mothers, dads and alumni are urged to attend. The local Oregon Mothers club was organized at a similar meet ing last year, when President Hall brought the message of the univer sity to Heppner. Superintendent Howard At Institute Tomorrow Morrow county teachers institute got off to a good start at the school house in Heppner this morn ing, with all instructors present said Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, county school superintendent Among the leading instructors appearing on the program today and tomorrow is Dr. Francis Curtis, professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. C. A. Howard, state superinten dent of schools, will be here tomor row, addressing the institute at 10:- 30 tomorrow morning, and at 2:30 in the afternoon he will lead a round-table discussion for members of boards of education in the coun ty. STAR PROGRAM CHANGED. Owing to a new booking contract B. G. Sigsbee, manager of the Star theater, has announced some en forced changes in the program of pictures announced for the month. Tomorrow and Saturday "Under Suspicion," a thrill drama of the Northwest "Mounties," will be the attraction. "Politics" will be shown Sunday and Monday as previously scheduled. Another change occurs next Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday with the showing of "Scotland lard," a dramatic thriler Next week "The Brat" will not be shown as formerly advertised, and replac ing it will be Richard Barthelmess in "The Last Flight." "Young as You Feel," advertised for October 25-26, will be replaced by "The Star Witness," with Chick Sale and Wal ter Huston. BUSINESS WOMEN MEET. The Business and Professional Womens club met on Monday eve ning at the Parish house, at which time the president, Mrs. Poulson, gave a report of the state conven tion which she attended in Salem. Projects to be taken up for the coming year were discussed, and this will bo entirely of a local na ture. Mrs. W. P. Mahoney was ap pointed on the charity committee to represent the club on the general committee of the city. Dinner was served and a social hour enjoyed. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Poulson. MOUNTAIN ROADS GOOD. The Jackson hill, Hinton creek and Coal Mine hills into the moun tains are all in good condition at present, says W. L. McCaleb, road master, who says now is an oppor tune time for those needing fuel to avail themselves of the oppor tunity to get wood out of the moun tains. Don't miss POLITICS at Star Theater Sunday and Monday. STEIWER DEFENDS AMERICAN IDEALS Correction of Faults, Not Radicalism, Seen as Today's Need. SPEAKS TO GRANGE System of Federal Agencies and Foundations Rapped; Advocates Surtax for Property Relief. While there has never been of fered a satisfactory substitute for the American system of "private property," there are evils in the system that should be eradicated. Frederick Steiwer, junior United States senator from Oregon, told the Pomona grange assemblage In the American Legion hall at lone Saturday afternoon. Under fire by senator bteiwer were the provis ions of government allowing huge fortunes, some hundreds of mil lions of dollars, to be forever per petuated in the form of foundations, and the existence of so-called fed eral agencies which have no guar antee of government behind them. In commenting upon the present business depression, the senator said he was glad to note a general popular attitude of confidence and a "tightening of the belt" by the American people to see the sltua-' tlon through. Now, as was the case in the World War, patriotism is be ing shown, and that without any idea of deserting the ideals of Americanism, founded primarily on the right of "personal property," termed by its enemies, "capitalism." Socialism Failure, The only substitute for the Amer ican system of personal property is state socialism, the complete fail ure of which to the mind of Sena tor Steiwer is being written in the pages of history by Russia. Like the abuses cited in the American system, state socialism is made for the people and not by them. It places government above every thing, even God Almighty. Declaring that he was aware of running the risk of being called a Populist and a deserter of his par ty, the senator favored the surtax as a means of relieving the load of taxation on personal property, be lieving the government justified in taking a larger share of big estates than it now does. He believed it just to allow ev ery man the privilege of accumu lating property to the extent of his ability, and to leave a sufficient amount to his immediate posterity. tsut he could see nothing right In keeping large amassed fortunes to gether forever, "held in the dead man's grip," as Is now permitted by tne forming of foundations. The people from whom the money was taken to make these fortunes are entitled to consideration, he said. Not Campaign Talk. Speaking among friends, and neighbors, himself having farmed and practiced law In Umatilla coun ty from where he went to the na tional legislative halls, and In an "off-year" so-called by politicians because no campaign is in prog ress, the senator felt free to discuss national issues without injection of "politics." In an off-year, he said, he found democrats to be almost as patriotic as republicans. Because .of its large public do main, its several reclamation proj ects, and other government-applied lunctions, Oregon is probably in closer touch with the national gov ernment than any other state of the union, and because of this fact the people here feel more keenly about government over-lords than do the people of the east where the na tional government Is further re moved. Thus, the injustice is felt more readily of such agencies as the Federal Land bank, which is nothing more than a private stock company formed for the purpose of loaning money and not doing a gen eral banking business, and which has no government guarantee be hind it, and other government agen cies which treat as underlnigs the people whom they are supposed to serve. Convinced that relief is needed from abuses of government but with no idea of deserting American ideals, Senator Steiwer declared he was going to Washington this fall determined to do his bit toward correction. Shoots at Buck, Kills Doe: Meat Turned to Charity Chas. Dykstra, Morrow county deputy sheriff and sportsman, re ported to a local state policeman the unintentional killing of a doe while hunting at Linger Longer near Ditch creek Sunday. Mr. Dvkstra was huntlnc with a iuiv members of which verified his state ment that he was aiming at a buck which he overshot, killing the doe behind. Mr. Dykstra drove more than 40 miles after night to report the offense, and returned In com pany with the state policeman to dress out the meat which on au thority from Chas. H. McClees, chief at Portland, was distributed among needy families. This is an example of the cooper ation being given by sportsmen to the new Btato police at Heppner, the state officer said, In apprecia tion of the attitude shown by Mr. Dykstra.
