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SOCIETY i- i- r ' 0 H Z Volume 49, Number 35. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 1932 Subscription $2.00 a Year Crated ROOSEVELT TAKES HUM Steiwer, Pierce Favored; Repeal Measure Close; Merger Swarmped. SWEEK'S LEAD BIG Two-thirds of County Vote Polled in Drizzing Rain In Deciding Men and Measures on Ballot. Two-thirds of the registered vot ers of Morrow county braved the continuous drizzle on election day, Tuesday, to turn the county demo cratic for the first time since it supported Wood row Wilson against the Republicans and Bull Moosers In 1912. Normally republican by a heavy majority the county gave Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner a plurality of 345 votes over Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis for the presidency. The vote: Roosevelt 924, Hoover 579. But while choosing the democrat standard bearers the county was apparently not influenced entirely by the prohibition issue as it up held the present state enforcement agencies by a vote of 794 to 671. The total vote for president here was 1596, an almost exact two thirds of the registered vote of 2399. 2399. The county split its party pref erence in the choice of U. S. sena tor and congressman. Steiwer, re publican, received 870 votes to dem ocrat Gleason's 531 for the senator, ship, while Pierce, democrat, beat Butler, republican 765 to 643 for congressman. In the single contest on the coun ty division of the ballot McMurdo with 800 votes won over Case with 710 for coroner. For circuit judge Morrow coun ty supported its former citizen and incumbent, C. L. Sweek, by a ma jority of 1030. Sweek's vote was 1288 to Schannep's 258. The only upset locally for state offices was in the support of Ma loney, democrat, for treasurer, who received 817 votes to Holman's 589. For secretary of state Hoss took the lead over Wisecarver, 909 to 579. For attorney general, Van Winkle polled 809 votes to Dobson'a 543. For supreme court Bean lead Hewitt 1060 to 347. Bailey, unop posed for the other supreme court position, polled 1083 votes. As a result of the voting Earl Snell of Arlington and J. O. Tur ner of Heppner, unopposed for tlje legisature, will represent the dis trict at the session which convenes in January. In this county the vote was Snell 966, Turner 1127. County officers elected unopposed were: district attorney, S. E. Not son, 1276; commissioner, F. S. Par ker, 1299; clerk, Gay M. Anderson, 1367; sheriff, C. J. D. Bauman, 1399; school superintendent, Lucy E. Rodgers, 1320. S. P. Devln was re elected as constable In North and South Heppner precincts, being un opposed. Morrow county voted on the var ious measures as follows: Voters' qualification, yes 767, no 497. Trial consent, yes 745, no 484. Six percent limitation, yes 623, no 436. Oleo tax, yes 816, no 583. Rogue closing, yes 407, no 828. Higher education appropriation, yes 224, no 994. Prohibition repeal, yes 671, no 794. Truck and bus bill, yes 448, no 961. Zorn unification, yes 241, no 1226. Debt control, yes 341, no 683. Tax supervising, yes 416, no 663. Income tax, yes 649, no 612. Power bill, yes 676, no 512. Elks Lodge Stages Big Election Night Party Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks, was host to a large number of in vited guests at an election party Tuesday evening. Dancing was the main diversion of the evening, with music furnished by Herbert Hynd's Cecil orchestra. Election returns were anonunced on the dance floor at intervals, while many of the stng members of the party sat by the radio in the club room receiv ing more complete returns. At 11 o'clock, an hour significant in Elkdom as commemorating de parted brothers of the order, D. A. Wilson, exalted ruler, delivered the "11 o'clock Toast." This was fol lowed by an address by the grand exalted ruler, reproduced by elec trical transcription over the radio, which was scheduled to be given at the same hour in all lodges of the country. Patriotic music was then played, followed by Mr. Wilson's re cital of "The Tribute to the Flag," and the ceremony ended with all reciting "The American's Creed.' A light lunch of sandwiches and coffee was served at midnight. SWIOKK ELECTION ASSURED. On top of his lead in Morrow county of 1030 votes, C. L. Sweek, circuit judge, carried Umatilla county by a. heavy majority. The vote there Is Sweek 4826, Schannep 2457. I0NE JEWIK E. MCMURRAT. Following the regular Odd Fel lows meeting at their hall Saturday night, the ladies arrived bringing with them a delicious pot-luck sup per. After thi3 was served, games and dancing were enjoyed until a late hour, and all those present re port a most enjoyable time. On last Thursday evening just before their departure for their new home at Lostine, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Shipley were given a fare well party at -the Walter Corley home in upper lone. Guests pres ent were Mrs. Frank Engelman, Mrs. Walter Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. John Bryson, Mrs. Helen Fan-ens, Cole Smith and Walter Corley. Games were played and refresh ments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Corley and Mrs. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Shipley have decided to engage in farming and will operaU a ranch just outside the city limits of Lostine. The Women's Topic club met Sat urday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Elmer Griffith at Morgan. The subject studied was a continuation of Australia and New Zealand. In answer to the roll call each lady described some native bird or ani mal of the two countries being studied. Cities of Australia and New Zealand and plans for the Cap itol city, was the subject of an In teresting paper by Mrs. Walter Cor ley. A paper on South Australia was read by Mrs. Victor Rietmann. Altogether the meeting was inter esting and Instructive. Refresh ments followed the study hour. The next meeting of the club will be a social meeting and will be held November 19. The next study meeting will be December 3 and will be at the home of Mrs. Harlan McCurdy. Guests present at Mrs. Griffith's home were Mrs. Louis Bergevin, Mrs. Walter Corley, Mrs. Inez Free land, Mrs. Henry Gorger, Mrs. Sam Hatch, Mrs. Roy Lleuallen, Mrs. Fred Mankin, Mrs. Omar Riet mann, Mrs. Werner Rietmann, Mrs. Victor Rietmann, Mrs. D. M. Ward, Mrs. Bert Mason, Mrs. Dwlght MIs ner. Another no-host dancing party was held Monday night at the Sam Hatch home on First street About forty guests were present Music was by the Gorgtr brothers and Mrs. Hatch. An Armistice Day program, td which the public is invited, will be given at Legion hall Friday eve ning. One interesting number on the program will be a roll call of ail ex-service men; another will be the assembly singing of old war songs. The program is sponsored by the Legion auxiliary, the dance which follows will be given by the lone post, American Legion. Sunday guests at the Sam Hatch home were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hoasier of Stanfield. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Grimes of Waldport were business visitors in lone the first of last week. Lloyd Fletcher returned recently from Wenatchee where he had been employed in the apple harvest. The first of last week Mrs. John Farris enjoyed a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark, and her sister, Mrs. George May, all of Medford. Accompany ing the party from Portland was Miss Dorothy Clark who will spend the winter with her sister, Mrs. Farris. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rowell mo tored to Stanfield one day last week for a brief visit at the home of Mr. Rowell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rowell. Laxton McMurray was in Hepp ner Wednesday and Thursday of last week serving as a member of the county budget committee. Mr. McMurray took the place of W. E. Moore, regular committeeman, who was unable to be present. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Keller spent a few days the first of the week with friends in Pendleton. Mr, and Mrs. Walter Linn who have been making their home In Morgan while Mr. Linn had em ployment in the warehouse at that place have now returned to lone for the winter. They will live with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Howk. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beckner who are visiting in West Virginia were thinking of "the old home town" election day. They cast their vote by air mail. Another long distance vote came from Miss Kathryn Feld man who is in California. Election day was certainly wet in lone notwithstanding the way the votes were cast This part of the country was vlsltedby a soak ing rain. The football game Friday ended with a score 26-7 In favor of Hepn- ner. The last game of the season will be on the home field Armistice Day when our boys meet Pilot Rock. J. W. Chrlstopherson came home Sunday to spend a few days with Mrs, Ch'ristopherson. He is a stu dent in the adult school for blind in Portland and is much Interested in his work. He brought with him several brooms which he had made as a part of his training course. These he is offering for sale. Mr. Chrlstopherson is also learning to cane chairs. Mrs, Harlan McCurdy was host ess at a birthday dinner Saturday evening. Her guests besides the members of her own family were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Rietmann, Mr,-and Mrs. George E. Tucker, Mrs. Vic tor Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake, After the dinner, the friends enjoyed a happy evening at cards. Mrs. Victor Peterson of Heppner has been enjoying a, pleasant visit (Continued on Page Six) ARMISTICE STORIES TOLD Of VETERANS Lions Meeting Features Anniversary With Ap propriate Program. FRENCH SIDE CITED Mrs. Will Morgan, Native of France, Was German Prisoner; School Participates; Play Reported. "How I spent Armistice day, and my reactions" was the theme of seven world war veterans who at tended Lions club meeting Mon day, one a native French woman now living in Heppner who was held prisoner for a year and a half by the Germans. This feature and appropriate musical and reading numbers were given in commemor ation of the anniversary of the World war armistice next Friday, the program having been arranged by S. E. Notson, program chairman. Nine high school boys assisted in the program. Armin Wihlon re cited "In Flanders Fields," Francis Nickerson read another favorite war poem, "Young Fellow, Me Lad" by Robert W. Service, and the boys' octette accompanied by Miss Char lotte Woods sang "Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching." Compos ing the octette were Eddie Kenny, Wrex Langdon, Billy Schwarz, Francis Nickerson, Marvin Morgan, Claire Phelan and Billy Cochell. Play Cast Thanked. A vote of thanks was given mem bers of the cast of "Safety First," Lions play presented last week, and a financial report read which show ed net profits to the club of $30. Of this amount $20 was voted to be paid on indebtedness that had been contracted in work at the city park. An invitation from D. A. Wilson, exalted ruler, was given members of the club to attend the Elks election party held Tuesday evening. Stories of the war veterans were featured by pleas for a more sym pathetic public understanding of the problems of the ex-service men. It was emphatically denied that conventions of ex-service men were held for the sole purpose of "get ting drunk. Service men are so ber and sincere in their attempt to rehabilitate themselves and con tribute their bit to the public good, it was said, with citing of the re cent American Legion and auxiliary national conventions in Portland as an example of their sincerity. In cidents connected with past conven tions that were held up to public disrepute were disclaimed as hav ing come from a younger element who took advantage of such occa sions to get on a "spree." Armistice day in 1918 caught the service folk in various parts of the world. Spencer Crawford, Lions president, was in Heppner at the time and shared in the general re joicing prevalent here. Celebrates In St Paul. Chas. W. Smith, county agent, was on a troop train crossing the middle western states. The men on the train were not permitted to participate in the wild celebrations being staged in the towns through which they passed, until they got to St. Paul that evening. There they did join in the hilarity, though he believed not with the same depth of feeling that the fathers and mothers of service men did. F. A. McMahon, state policeman, told one of the most engrossing tales. A "gob" in a port city of France, he was slipped up on by his first initiation Into the insidious effects of champagne, a luxury or dinarily beyond the means of a midshipman. He walked off the end of a pier three times and only survived to tell the story because a grabhook in the hands of trusty brothers of the deep was near at hand. While jitneying his captain to camp, his senior officer was dumped out of the back seat when he attempted to stand up also the effect of cfiampagne. Mac said he didn't know the armistice had been signed until three days afterward, verifying a popular conception that water on top of champagne acts like so much more champagne. He denied that debauchery was com mon among American troops, and championed much of the drinking on the ground that drinking the terrible water of the country gave the boys French itch, and that their horrible experiences in the trenches justly Increased a desire to forget. Some Are Disappointed. C. J. D. Bauman, sheriff, was a marine guarding T. N. T. on a small island off the Rhode' Island coast in Nantucket bay when the armistice was signed. He was sorry to hear the news as it meant his chances nf getting "across" were blasted. Edward F. Bloom, city school su perintendent, said he did not know when the armistice was signed, but for a different reason from that giv en by McMahon. He cited the false report of the armistice signing giv en out three days before it actually occurred as taking much of the zest from the actual occurrence and many people were not convinced of the authenticity of the second re port for several days afterward. W. E. Moore, cashier First Na tional bank, was on detached duly in Portland. It was some celebra tion there, he said, probably the big- City Budgeteers Work; Income Found Shrunk While a cut was made In the amount to be expended by the city next year in practically every de partment, the budget committee which met Monday evening found it was still necessary to increase the tax rate over last year because of the decrease in estimated re ceipts based on receipts for the present year. In checking over ex penditures for the present year it was found that in no department had the city used up the entire amount budgeted. Expenditures had been kept within receipts in order to keep the city on a cash basis. Citizens sitting on the committee with the full council were Charles W. Smith, W. E. Moore and Earl W. Gordon, The proposed budget for the coming year is published in an other column of this issue. Needed street work In the city this fall was discussed at the reg ular council meeting which preced ed making of the budget but ac tion was deferred until after the budget had been made as funds were said not to be available to go ahead with the work' at present. The council ordered the bridge by the Legion swimming tank, which is now closed, to be removed and the creek fenced on either side. Certain Evidence Given Of Democratic Victory For a long time in Morrow coun ty election day has been looked forward to because it inevitably brings rain. Folks were not dis appointed Tuesday when they awoke early in the morning to find a typical "Oregon mist ' crowding Old Sol's beaming countenance from the heavens. As the day prog ressed the rain became heavier, giving the entire county a good soaking. As some good republicans looked askance at the results of the elec tion, they opined: "Whether any good comes from the election, things are going to be helped by the rain." Farmers in town to cast their votes who were interviewed ex pressed satisfaction at the fine progress being made by growing crops, and the greesish tinge given the landscape is an indication that fall range may not be entirely lack ing. One large collie dog was noticed sitting supinely on the pavement In the middle of Main utrast Vhen the rain was heaviest, apparently obliv ious to the downpour. Presently, however, he arose and walked plac idly to the shelter afforded at the doorstep of Gordon's and rested himself on his haunches. He was satisfied the country had gone dem ocratic. FRANK LIEUALLEN PASSES. Just as we go to press, word is conveyed to us of the death at Athena at 4:30 yesterday afternoon of Frank Lieuallen of this county. Mr. Lieuallen had been in failing health for many months and had been at Athena for some time under a doctor's care, and for a while had shown marked im provement Just recently, however, there was a turn for the worse and his passing came yesterday after noon. Funeral arrangements are being completed and will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Christian church in Hepp ner, Joel R. Benton, pastor, offi ciating, and Interment will follow in Masonic cemetery. Mr. Lieuallen had long been a resident of this county and was a native of Umatil la county. A full obituary notice will appear in next week's paper. gest time the city will ever see. Like Bauman he saw his hopes of getting to France upset An insight into the wartime life of the French people was given by the story of Mrs. Will Morgan, na tive French woman no wliving in Heppner, and Lions guest, whose paper was read by Mrs. C. R. Rip ley, It follows: Woman's Story Given. I have been asked by Lion S. E. Notson and Lion Chas. W. Smith, to appear here today and narrate some of my exeperiences during the World War. Having lost my brother, several other relatives and numerous friends during the War, it would be rather difficult for me to tell ev erything that happened and some of the terrible things that were seen as it would only bring back a lot of memories, therefore, I will tell you about the time I was taken prisoner by the Germans. France entered the World War August twenty-eighth, 1914. I was at that time living at Dun Muns. The Germans fought there for a month and finally set fire to the town and took the French people prisoners. They intended to kill all the French people, but after considerable talk killed the men and boys and held the women pris oners. We were held for a year and a half, were not allowed to go any place, had to work for the Ger mans and were forced to bury the soldiers who were killed. We had to start work at seven o'clock In the mornings, do all the cooking and take care of the Injured, and If we did not do as we were told to to do we were apt to be shot On one occasion when a picture was being taken of the French pris oners, a German captain asked me to dance, which I refused to do by telling him something in his own language something I had been told by one of the Germans to say, and which I afterwards found out (Continued on Pace Six) FORCES E Organization Set Up to Cover Entire County; Is Supplementary. MANY TO TAKE PART S. E. Noteon Named Chairman, With Cohorts Over County; Flour And Cotton Goods Available. Morrow county chapter American Red Cros3 machinery was set in motion at the Elks hall in Hepp ner last Friday afternoon to help lift the burden of relief work in the county through the coming win ter. Miss Adelia Bigelow, district Red Cross supervisor, assisted in the reorganization work. On the resignation of Mrs, W. P. Mahoney, past president, S. E. Not son was named president. Other officers are C. W. Smith, vice pres ident; Mrs. Harold C. Case, secre tary, and Mrs. W. E. Pruyn, treas urer. Besides the officers, named on the executive committee are Mrs. Jeff Beamer, J. W. Hiatt, Au drey Beymer, Mrs. Olive Frye, Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Jasper Crawford, Mrs. Edward F. Bloom and Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers. Under the plan of operation pro posed for the coming winter, it is expected the Red Cross work will supplement and work hand in hand with other relief agencies of the county to eliminate duplication of effort. For this reason persons In each of the communities of the county has been appointed as local Red Cross representative. Those named are already taking an active interest in relief work. They are: Lexington, Miss Dona Barnett, Mrs. Elmer Hunt and Edwin L. In gles; lone, Mrs. Bert Mason, Mrs. Lee Howell, Mrs. Beulah Lundell and Mrs. Sylvia Gorger; Boardman, Mrs. W. O. King and Mrs. Ethel Hendricks; Irrigon, Tom Caldwell; Hardman, Mrs. Effie Stevens; Eight Mile, Mrs. Carrie Becket and Mrs. Ben Anderson; Alpine, Mrs. Mil dred Clary; Pine City, Mrs. Percy Jarmon. Miss Bigelow announced that supplies of flour, cotton goods and cotton-made articles are available for the local chapters. Morrow county chapter already has a sup ply of flour at Heppner, Lexington, lone and Boardman, from which stores will be taken for Hardman and Irrigon also, making these dis tributing points. A requisition will be placed for cotton goods and made articles as soon as needs can be determined. Appointed as chairman of the clothing committee with authority to appoint other members was Mrs. George McDuffee. The flour com mittee named is Mrs. Jeff Beamer, M. L. Case, Ralph Jackson and Bert Mason. The annual roll call for member ship solicitation was discussed and various community chairmen nam ed, the date to be announced later. The chairmen named are: Hepp ner, J. W. Hiatt; Lexington, Miss Dona Barnett; lone, Mrs. Bert Ma son; Irrigon, Tom Caldwell; Board man, Mrs, Ethel Hendricks; Hard man, Mrs. Effie Stevens. In other communities the local relief chair men will act as roll call chairmen also. A central distribution and sew ing room will be established at Heppner as a base for handling supplies. Progress in the work of gathering supplies is announced with 150 apple boxes having been obtained for gathering apples. Boy Scouts at Heppner, Lexington and lone will collect the boxes this week, and the county truck will take them to La Grande where they will be filled with apples and brought back. Stores Close Tomorrow; llermiston Invites City While no celebration is slated here in honor of Armistice day, all stores of the city will be closed to morrow to give those who desire to do so an opportunity to accept the invitation of Hermiston post Amer ican Legion to attend the celebra tion there. The high school foot ball team and band will help stage the event, with Heppner and Her miston high schools engaging in their annual football battle, and the band playing at various times. Besides the football game there will be a general assembly and pa rade in the morning, and a free barbecue after the game which will start at 1:30. A big dance in the evening will wind up the program. CONTEST PROGRESSES. The queen contest sponsored by F. E. Barker, manager of Leach hall, Lexington, is said to be caus ing much excitoment. Thus far ten contestants have been entered In the race for popularity and the $20 cash prize. The latest standing Is Hazel Beymer 2450, Eula McMil lan 950, Erma Lane 900, Viola Brown 750, Veda Eubanks 300; Ly dia Ulrieh 200, Delia Ulrich 200, I Anne McNamee 150, Jessie Palml- ter, 100, Adele Nickerson 50.. At the dnnce last Saturday night James Farley, Billy Cox and Robert Mont gomery received prizes from the peanut wonder dance, compliment ary tickets to the Thanksgiving ball Nov. 24. IR FI LEXINGTON By BEULAH B. NICHOLS. The play, "Dangerous Men," will be presented by Lexington high school on Friday evening, Novem ber 18, at eight o'clock at the high school auditorium. The admission price will be fifteen cents for the children and thirty cents for the adults. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased from any high school student The cast is composed of: Armanda Tilden, a wealthy spinster, Erma Lane; Net tie Tilden, her misguided sister, Rose Thornburg; Hattie Storey, a female detective, Edith Tucker; Peggy Page, a young bride, Alma Van Winkle; Esmy, the serving maid, Grace Burchell; Myrtle Heartsease, a newspaper woman, Faye Luttrell; Neddy Page, a fa vorite nephew, Vester Thornburg; Tommy Ross, his chum, Vivian White; Brother Wheeler, secretary of a misisonary society, Dale Lane; Johnathan Ross, Tommy's father, Garland Thompson; Tim O'Toole, a police officer, Sam McMillan; Os car, the janitor, Edward Hunt The production committee Is as follows; prompter, Doris Bruchell; stage managers, Alfred Van Win kle and Irvin Padberg; business managers, Bill Vaji Winkle and Les ter Cox; property committee, Tilie Nelson, Belva Bundy and Winford Duvall; wardrobe, Betty Reaney; make-up, Helen Breshears and Fern Luttrell; director, Miss Betsy Ash er. If you want a good laugh you should see this play. Perhaps you think that there is no such thing as a dangerous man. If such is the case, just come to the high school audtorium on the evening of November 18 and the cast of this play will convince you that there are at least a few. In spite of the heavy rains on Tuesday there was a keen interest shown in the voting. The results of the election in this precinct was: For president, Roosevelt 84, Hoo ver, 78, Thomas 6; United States Senator, Steiwer 120, Gleason 33, Coulter 8, Thomas 2, Krueger 1; Representative in Congress, Pierce 79, Butler 70, Brady 13, Schnur 1; secretary of state, Hoss 128, Wise carver 39, Midwood 4; state treas urer, Holman 87, Maloney 69, Mc Farland 9, Ward 3; attorney gen eral, Van Winkle 103, Dobson 45, Svenson 3, Hosmer 2; representa tive, Turner 103, Snell 93; district attorney, Notson 146; county com missioner, Parker 144; county clerk, Anderson 161; sheriff, Bauman 161; school superintendent, Rodgers 145; coroner, McMurdo 86, Case 73; con stable, Ed Cumings 116; justice of the peace, Sylvannus Wright 8. Bills and amendments: Taxpayers' vot ing qualification, yes 102, no 39; Au thorizing criminal trials without juries, yes 88, no 52; Six per cent tax limitation, yes 65, no 51; Oleo margarine bill, yes 27, no 109; Rogue river closing bill, yes 27, no 109; Higher education appropria tion bill, yes 18, No 112; Bill to re peal state prohibition law, yes 51, no 102; Truck and bus bill, yes 37, no 115; University moving bill, yes 20, no 138; Tax and debt control, yes 38, no 70; Tax supervising bill, yes 40, no 73;Income tax amend ment, yes 79, no 60; Water power amendment, yes 70, no 57. The seniors in the high school have chosen orchid and gold as their class colors. Their com mencement announcements have been selected and they are now working on plans for a dance to be given at Leach hall in the near future. You will hear more about this later. Gerald White came over from his home at Hermiston Sunday and vis ited with his mother, Mrs. Sarah White. Lexington Grange will meet Sat urday night, November 12, for the purpose of nominating officers for next year. The entertainment com mittee will serve supper at six o' clock at the hall. The business meeting will begin immediately af ter supper. There is to be only a short business session following which there will be a public card party. A charge of fifteen cents per person of twenty-five rents per couple will be made for those wish ing to play. Lunch will be served at midnight. "Faith" will be the sermon topic at the Christian church Sunday morning, in the series on the "Faith of Our Fathers." Mr. Sias will con duct services again Sunday night in the church at Pine City. Herbert Hill of Rufus spent Sun day at the Omar Luttrell home. On his return he was accompanied by Mrs. Luttrell who will visit with her daughters, Mrs. Lois Snively and Mrs. Herbert Hill. Jack and Marion Scott of Ever ett, Wash., who have been visiting with relatives here during the past week, left Saturday night for Knap pa, Ore., where they will visit their sister, Mrs. Bessie Brock, before going on to San Diego, When they reach the California city the boys plan on enlisting in the navy. A large number of Lexington peo ple attended the play "Safety First" which was given by the Lions club at Heppner last week. Among lo cal people who won prizes at the country store were Mrs. Charles Inderbltzen, Erma Lane, Grace Burchell and Lester White. Miss Dona Barnett, Mrs. Elmer Hunt and Edwin Ingles are on the executive committee of the Morrow County chapter of the American Red Cross. Mrs. Carol Ingles, Mrs. La Velio White, Miss Betsy Asher and Miss Eula McMillan attended the de pression dinner given by the Busl nes and Professional Womens club nt Heppner Monday evening. The Lexington - Heppner town (Continued on Page Six) LANDSLIDE SH01 FOR DEMOCRATS Huge Roosevelt Victory Indicates Largest Vote In History of U. S. OREGON CARRIED Pierce, Steiwer Win; Six Measures Win While Seven Defeated; State Officers Republican. Election returns from the out side are indicative of the greatest democratic landslide In history, lat est returns showing Governor Roosevelt likely to receive 472 elec toral votes, the largest vote ever received by a candidate for the presidency. Hoover's electoral vote is reported at 59. The popular vote Is given as Roosevelt, 17,248j872 and Hoover, 12,588,841, with returns still incomplete. Oregon's vote was given as Roosevelt 125,944; Hoover, 80,678. States given in the Hoover column were Connecticutt, Dela ware, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Vermont Coincident with the election of Roosevelt, reports show democrat ic gains all over the country that will give them comfortable control of both houses of congress. Oregon voted fifty-fifty on its rep resentation in congress by the elec tion of Pierce, democrat, for con gressman in the second district, and Martin, democrat, for congressman in the third district, while giving Steiwer and Matt republicans, a good majority for senator and con gressman respectively, the latter from the first district As returns continue to come In, it is reported that there is little likli- hood of change in any of the trends. Election and passage of the following men and measures Is Indicated In the state contests: Secretary of state, Hal E. Hoss, republican. State treasurer, Rufus C. Hol man, republican. Attorney general, I. H. Van Win kle, republican. Supreme court, H. J. Bean and J. O. Bailey. Voting qualification amendment Trial by jury amendment Tax limitation amendment. Prohibition repeal. Income tax. Water power amendment The measures indicated to be de feated are: Oleo tax. Rogue closing. Education appropriation. Bus bill. University removal. Tax control. Tax supervision. Anderson Elected Mayor; 2 New Councilmen Chosen Gay M. Anderson was elected Heppner's new mayor in the elec tion Tuesday, winning over Dean T. Goodman by a vote of 261 to 163. As a result the city will retain the services of both Mr. Anderson and Mr. Goodman for the coming two years, as Mr. Goodman is a hold over councilman. Two new councilmen will be seat ed as a result of the balloting. They are Dr. A. D. McMurdo and Chas. W. Smith, both running unopposed, who will succeed L. E. Bisbee, re tiring councilman who , has served the city faithfuly for many years. The third councilman named was Frank Shively, unopposed, running to succeed himself. E. R. Huston was reelected recorder and W. O. Dix treasurer. The vote: McMur do 380, Shively 365, Smith 347, Hus ton 363, Dix 366. The retiring mayor, W. G. Mc Carty, was not a candidate for re election. Having served the city for two terms, he chose not to run. The city election was unexciting, being free from any kind of organ ized campaign. GILLIAM OFFICERS NAMED. Returns received from Gilliam county this morning show Butler outran Pierce for congress there by seven votes, 599 to 592. while Brady, independent, received 71 votes. W. F. Jackson, democrat, lead his re publican opponent, J. P. Yates, for the state senatorship, in that coun ty 675 to 567. The district com prises Gilliam, Sherman and Wheel er counties. District and county of ficers named were: district attor ney, D. N. Mackay; county commis sioner, Earl P. Hoag; judge, J, D. Burns; sheriff, Frank E. Bennett who defeated the incumbent M. V. Logan; clerk, John S. Baker; treas urer. Myrtle Ferguson; assessor, Blain Maley; school superintendent, Florah Schroeder; surveyor, S. F. Walters; coroner, J. W. Burns. While Judge Parker, incumbent, carried Gilliam county in the cir cuit judgeship race in Gilliam and Wheeler counties, by a vote of 813 to 534, Carl Hendricks of Fossil, was elected due to his big lend In Wheeler county, a vote of 973 to 267. Mrs. J, A. McClure, 64, of Tleton, Wash., sister-in-law of Mrs. Alice Adkins of this city, passed away at here home this week. Mrs. Ad kins left for Tleton today to attend the funeral services to be held to morrow. Mrs. McClure fell re cently, breaking her hip, which Is believed to have contributed to her death.