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Volume 50, Number 30.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Oct. 4, 1934.
Subscription $200 a Year
POLITICAL TOPICS
BEFORE LIONS CLUB
Committee Named to Aid
in Staging Woolgrow
ers' Convention.
TAX LIMITATION UP
Passing of November Ballot Meas
ure Would Cause Hardship,
Notson; Criminal Act Cited.
The tax limitation measure to
appear on the ballot in November,
and the criminal syndicalism act,
one of the campaign issues in the
governorship race, were up for dis
cussion before the Lions club Mon
day noon luncheon, with S. E. Not
son and J. O. Turner respectively
leading the discussions.
The club heartily voted its sup
port to holding of the Oregon Wool
growers association convention
here some time in January, with
Joe Belanger, J. D. Cash, J. O. Tur
ner, Jap Crawford and Dr. R. C.
Lawrence appointed as the club's
cooperating committee. It was the
sense of the club members that
they will cooperate to the fullest ex
tent to make good on Heppner's
invitation promise that no registra
tion fee would be charged wool
growers attending the convention
here.
A special entertainment feature
was the singing of two vocal solos
by Mrs. R. B. Ferguson, accompan
ied by Mrs. J. O. Turner.
J. B. Huddleston, long-time resi
dent of Heppner when he was local
agent for O.-W. R. & N. company
and now a sheep raiser in the Lone
Rock district, a luncheon guest,
entered the discussion on the tax
Imitation measure with the asser
tion that "something must be done
to lighten the tax burden now car
ried by real property."
In his discussion Mr. Notson cit
ed the purpose of the measure: to
fix assessment of real property at
50 percent of its cash value, and to
limit to 20 mills on each dollar of
valuation, the amount of tax to be
levied on such property this year,
with a one mill deduction each year
for the next five years; and provid
ing for the apportionment of such
tax collected, 10 percent to the state,
25 percent to the county, 25 percent
to the school district, and 40 per
cent to the town or city in which
the tax is paid.
He doubted the constitutionality
of such an act, if passed, as it
would discriminate as between real
and personal property, the pro
posed limitation not affecting the
tax on personal property. He also
believed the limitation, should it
take effect, would work a consid
erable hardship on the schools, say
ing that in the case of the looal dis
trict he doubted if more than six
months of school could be held.
However, there is nothing in the
measure to prevent local school dis
tricts from passing special levies
if they should find it necessary, ex
cept for the six percent increase
limitation already provided in the
constitution.
Mr. Notaon said he believed ad
vocates of the measure erred in not
providing other means for raising
revenue in place of the large
amount which would be taken from
the tax income should the measure
pass and take effect. He cited that
state Institutions for the insane and
criminal are already taxed to ca
pacity, and asked whether it would
be wisdom to curtail their functions
and thus force back upon society
the class of undesirables which
these institutions were created to
care for.
He admitted the overburdened
condition of real property under
present conditions, but advised a
thorough study of the measure be
fore visiting the polls.
The criminal syndicalism and
sabotage act now upon the statute
books of Oregon makes it unlawful
for any group to plot or to execute
the destruction of property or in
diction of personal injury to force
political or private ends, Mr. Tur
ner cited. He said that the recent
labor troubles in Portland had
brought the act into the spotlight,
and had caused attacks to be made
upon it. He made no declaration
as to his individual belief of the
right and wrong of the act, but
recommended It for study in decid
ing upon candidates who advocate
its repeal.
GAME VIOLATIONS REPORTED
Ernest French of Hardman was
fined $50 and $3 costs for posses
sion of doe meat, and S. L. Nelson
of Portland was fined $25 and $2.50
costs for possession of illegal meat
on charges preferred in local jus
tice court by W. E. Francis, state
game policeman, this week.
WILD HOGS SEEN.
A party of hunters hunting In
the country at the head of Skinner
creek Sunday repoted seeing a
band of wild hogs. Report had
been current before of these ani
mals, supposedly domesticated an
imals which had reverted to nature.
WEDDING ANNOUNCED.
Marvin R. Wlghtman of this city
and Miss Claudlne Humphrey of
Portland were issued license to wed
by Gay M. Anderson, county clerk,
on Monday. The ceremony is slated
to be an event of Saturday,
LIBRARY BENEFIT
PLANS PROGRESS
Annual Stunt Night but Two Weeks
Away; Committees to Meet
Tomorrow Evening.
The annual Heppner library stunt
nite and vodvil, presenting many
prominent local folks in the roles
of actors and actorines, is now just
two weeks away. On the evening
of Wednesday, October 17th, to be
exact, the curtain will rise on an
other of those variety programs of
local talent which have proved so
popular in years past.
A meeting of all the stunt nite
committees is scheduled to be held
at 5 o'clock tomorrow evening at
the library, and all members are
urged to be present. Organizations
which have not yet reported their
skits are requested to do so before
that time. Mrs. J. F. Vaughn and
Mrs. Paul M. Gemmell are the di
recting heads of the affair. All
members of the library association
are also asked to meet with the
stunt nite committees tomorrow
evening.
Only one dress rehearsal, to be
held the evening before the presen
tation, will be held, and all those
expecting to have part on the pro
gram are especially urged to be
present.
Mrs. Earl W. Gordon, chairman
of the ticket committee, will direct
a presale of tickets, the proceeds
of which, aside from a small am
ount for expense, will go entirely
to benefit the local public library.
OPPOSE UPPING
FREIGHT RATES
E. O. Wheat League Joins Farm
Rate Council; Hearings Asked
by Attorney.
The Eastern Oregon Wheat
league, through its state officers,
has joined other agricultural bodies
included in the Northwest Farm
Rate council in determined opposi
tion to proposed increased freight
rates on farm products from this
region, according to word just re
ceived from C. W. Smith, state sec
retary of the league.
A surprise request recently pre
sented to the Interstate Commerce
commission for a widespread in
crease in freight rates on farm
commodities from this territory
brought quick opposition from the
agricultural organization, Smith
reports. As a result of preliminary
meetings, the council rate specialist
and attorney, Arthur M. Geary of
Portland, was sent to Washington
to attend the first presentation of
the railroad's case before the In
terstate Commerce commission on
October 1. At that meeting Mr.
Geary presented a resolution from
the Farm Rate council, urging the
commission to direct a non-suit of
the railroad's petition. He also
urged that hearings on the proposal
be scheduled in Salt Lake City,
Spokane and Portland in order that
western farm shippers be able to
present their case in full.
Mr. Geary's analysis of the rail
road's voluminous petition indi
cates that increases would effect
practically all commodities which
northwestern farmers ship east in
any considerable volume. Specific
increases listed by Mr. Geary in
clude: wheat, 3c per 100 lbs; live
stock, 10 percent where present
rate is 25c or higher; fruit and
fresh vegetable, 3c; dried fruit, 10
percent with maximum of 5c; hay,
10 per cent with maximum of 4c.
The proposal for such rate in
creases comes at a time when the
Interstate Commerce commission
has not yet passed upon previous
requests of northwest agriculture
that present rates be reduced rath
er than Increased. While that re
quest has hung fire for years with
the railroads urging more delay, the
latter are now pleading for speedy
disposition of their plea for a raise
in rates.
Mr. Geary believes that the ulti
mate obejetive of the railroads in
the present move Is to do away with
competition among railway, water
way and highway carriers by hav
ing all such transportation placed
under the regulation of the Inter
state Commerce commission. He
says there is evidence that coast to
coast steamship lines may join the
roads in the proposed increases.
Local county meetings of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league may
be called soon if found desirable in
mobilizing support for the fight
against the rate increases, says Mr.
Smith.
BRIDGE LECTURES SLATED.
Sam Gordon, noted bridge au
thority, is slated to give a series of
three lectures' on bridge at Masonic
hall dining room on the 12th and
13th of this month. The first lec
ture wll be given Friday evening,
the 12th, and the other two will be
given Saturday afternoon and eve
ning, the 13th. Season tickets at
50 cents each are available at Gor
don's pharmacy.
PIERCE TO VISIT.
C. J. Shorb, editor of the East
ern Oregon Review at La Grande
and campaign manager for Walter
M. Pierce in his race for congress
was fn Heppner yesterday. He an
nounced that Mr. Pierce would be
In Morrow county on Saturday, the
13th, with tentative plans calling
for a meeting at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon at lone, and a dinner
meeting in the evening at Heppner.
Hanson Hughes Out of
Representative Race
Hanson Hughes of Heppner who
at the recent primary election re
ceived the write-in nomination on
the democratic ballot for represen
tative from the twenty-second leg
islative district, comprising Mor
row, Gilliam, Wheeler and Sher
man counties, this week received
word from the secretary of state of
acceptance of his withdrawal from
the race. Mr. Hughes had pre
viously qualified, but decided that
he could not afford to take time
from his business to fill the position
if elected.
In view of Mr. Hughes' action the
only nominees' names to appear on
the ballot, with two to be elected,
are E. R. Fatland of Condon, and
the present representative, J. O.
Turner of this city.
BOOSTER MEETING
HELD BY GRANGE
Willow Creek Group Has Enjoyable
Program at Cecil; Player In
jured In Heppner Game.
ry MARGARET BLAKE
"Booster Night" at Willows
grange last Saturday night was well
attended and the splendid program
arranged by the lecturer, Mrs. Mary
Lundell, was greatly enjoyed by the
audience. Vocal and piano solos,
readings and other numbers were
given. Especially enjoyable were
two readings given by Horace Ad
dis, visiting granger from Pendle
ton. Mr. Addis has been a member
of the grange for twenty-six years.
C. E. Willard, principal of the
high school at Arlington, gave an
address touching on the interest
taken by the grange in educational,
4-H, and welfare work as well as
other good features of grange work
in general.
"The value of the grange to our
community" was the title of a splen
did essay prepared and read by the
worthy lecturer, Mrs. Mary Lundell.
Mrs. Harriet Deos, chairman of
the H. E. committee, announced
that good music had been secured
for the carnival and dance to be
given in Legion hall in lone on
October 13.
The master, Vida Heliker, an
nounced that during the absence
of Mrs. Earl Morgan in California,
Mrs. Paul O'Meara will collect sales
slips from grange members and
asks their cooperation in getting
them to the secretary by October 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Van. Orsdall,
Mrs. Minette Senter, Miss Lyril In
gram, Earl Thompson and A. M.
Zink, all of Pendleton, spent Satur
day night and Sunday at the Hel
iker ranch and attended the grange
"Booster night" at Cecil.
Mrs. Lana Padberg and family
motored to Arlington Sunday where
they visited with Mr. and Mrs. W.
Guy Cason and family. With them
was Miss Eileen Skooge of Port
land who has been visiting at thi
Padberg ranch for a short time and
who took the stage at Arlington to
return to her home in the city.
Ten members of the Past Noble
Grand club met at the home of Mrs.
E. J. Bristow last Friday afternoon.
The time was spent working on a
quilt. The hostess served refresh
ments of pie and coffee at the close
of the afternoon.
Following the regular meeting of
Locust chapter, O. E. S., at the Ma
sonic hall on last Tuesday evening
a farewell party was held in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Misner who
will depart shortly to make their
home in Washington. The Misners
were presented with gifts by the
chapter and after a social time re
freshments were served.
Homer Mankin who has been em
ployed at Boulder dam for several
months returned to lone last Fri
day. Norman Swanson returned to Eu
gene Monday to enter the U. of O.
as a senior.
Francis Troedson has returned to
O. S. C. for the coming school year.
Miss Virginia Griftith entertained
a group of her friends at her home
in Morgan last Wednesday evening.
Those present were Misses Dot and
Dimple Crabtree, Juanlta Odom,
Ruth Kitching, Rossebelle and Mig-
nonette Perry, Mary and Hattie
Van Schoaick, Frances Troedson,
Mrs. Harold Sherer, Messrs. Ellis
Earl, Lee and Paul Pettyjohn, Lyle
Van Dusen, Foster Odom, Donald
Heliker, William Christenson and
Anton Llndstrom.
Mrs. Ruth Gilliland and son Har
old and Mrs. Lucille Hiatt and
daughter, all or Hermiston, were
week-end guests of Mrs. Harriet
Brown.
Elmer Griffith, George Ely and
Carl Feldman attended a meeting
of the Masonic lodges of Fossil,
Condon, lone, Arlington and Hepp
ner held at Condon Monday night.
The Most Worshipful Grand Master
of Oregon paid a visit to the assem
bled lodges at this time.
At a meeting of the Auxiliary of
lone post of the American Legion
last Saturday afternoon it was vot
ed to move the Auxiliary quarters
Into the lodge room over the Inde
pendent garage. Next Thursday all
members are asked to meet to clean
up the new room and assist In mov
ing the belongings of the Auxiliary.
Nine members were present at Sat
urday's meeting and following the
regular business meeting refresh
ments were served by the hostesses,
Mrs. Kenneth Blake and Mrs. Cleo
Drake.
Horace Addis, representative of
the East Oregonlnn, spent several
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BUTCHERED SHEEP
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Drouth Stock Used to
Help Rid Forests of
Bad Animals.
HAVE GOOD SEASON
Stock Summer Well; Water Devel
opment Progresses; Buildings
Erected, Local District
By F. F. WEHMEYER,
Local Forest Ranger
Sheep purchased under the drouth
relief will be utilized to a large ex
tent in predatory animal control
work. Five hundred head of old
stock are being putchered this week
at Long Prairie corral and turned
over to the biological survey for
bait
According to Harold Dobyns, in
spector in charge of eastern Ore
gon for the biological survey, Ave
thousand head are being killed and
will be distributed as bait on the
south end of the Umatilla National
forest This will Include the Ukiah,
Meacham and Heppner ranger dis
tricts. Another form of drouth relief is
the development of watering places
on the summer ranges for stock.
This work is being carried out un
der the direction of SERA. Two
crews are working within the Hepp
ner district under a thirty-day pro
gram. The men are changed every
ten days as part of the relief to un
employed. The following water de
velopments have been constructed
or will be completed before the thir
ty days are up:
Lucky springs, Tupper Butte al
lotment; H. K. Springs, Skookum
allotment; Sulphur springs, Gro
shen Cabin driveway; Wee Lambie
springs, Swale Creek allotment;
Matlock springs, Matlock allotment;
Rasmus springs, Penland Prairie
allotment; Deep Canyon springs,
Two Spring allotment; Mallory
springs. Ditch Creek allotment;
Main springs, Elkhorn allotment;
Needle Eye spring, Thompson Flat
allotment
All these lay within Morrow coun
ty. Springs are cribbed up. One
inch galvanized pipe is used to
carry the water to the troughs. The
troughs are made of ponderosa pine,
burned out twelve inches wide and
twelve inches deep and twelve feet
long. They have, including a set
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Rural Teachers Club
Organized at Institute
The Rural Teachers club of Mor
row county was organized and
launched upon its year's activities
at the recent county institute here.
Harvey DeMoss of Hardman was
elected president, Miss Katherine
Feldman of Cecil, vice-president,
and Miss Cecelia Brennan of Pine
City, secretary-treasurer.
This club is an active organiza
tion of all the rural teachers of the
county, for the purpose of arousing
high professional standards and
cooperation among its members.
The Golden West school, taught by
Miss Vivian McElligott, was select
ed as the place for the next meet
ing to be held October 20.
Farm Loan Association
Makes Good Showing
The Hardman Farm Loan asso
ciation shows a profit of several
hundred dollars on the year's busi
ness, reports P. W. Mahoney, sec
retary. There were some new loans
made during the year, with $300,
000 in loans now outstanding. In
terest payments have kept up well
and the association shows a fairly
prosperous condition.
The Hardman Farm Loan asso
elation is the local association work
Ing under the Federal Land bank
set-up.
General Martin Makes
Short Stay in Heppner
General Charles H. Martin, dem
ocratic candidate for governor, was
In Heppner for a couple of hours
yesterday afternoon, and in com
pany with Chas. B. Cox, Leslie L.
Matlock and Hanson Hughes, local
party leaders, made the rounds of
the city meeting local people.
General Martin recalled that he
first visited Heppner in 1889, when
he came through here with some
of Uncle Sam's troops at the time
of Indian uprisings. Ho made no
public address while here.
HOME-COMING SLATED.
An especial treat Is in store for
those who attend the Heppner
Church of Christ on Sunday, Oc
tober 7. The annual Bible school
rally day program will be given in
the morning hour, the preaching
service at eleven o'clock, and then
at the noon hour all will gather in
the church dining room for a splen
did basket dinner. The concluding
service of the annual Homecoming
Day will be held at three o'clock in
the afternoon, thus giving all those
who are present from a distance
ample opportunity to fellowship
with us in this fine full day of wor
ship. Bring your basket lunch and
come and spend this Lord's Day
with us. JOEL R. BENTON.
District Officers Install
Legion, Auxiliary Affair
R. B. Taylor of Milton, district
commander, and Mrs. Beatrice
Christopherson of Hermiston, dis
trict president, American Legion
and Auxiliary, respectively, installed
local post and unit officers at joint
installation ceremonies Tuesday
evening in I. O. O. F. hall. Forty
members of the two organizations
with visitors were seated at dinner
preceding the installation, for which
Spencer Crawford was toastmaster.
Elective officers installed for the
Legion were: Elbert Cox, comman
der; Walter McGhee, vice-commander;
Paul Gemmell, adjutant
finance officer; for the Auxiliary,
Mrs. Etta Parker, president; Mrs.
Cyrene Barratt, vice-president; Mrs.
Walter McGhee, secretary-treasur
er. Visitors besides Mr. Taylor
and Mrs. Christopherson, were Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Todd, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Amsber
ry, Mrs. A. H. Norton, Hermiston,
and Wm. Miller, Milton.
PIONEERS MEET
OCT. 30 AT LEX
Annual Event Expected to Draw
Large Crowd; Football Team
Will Play lone Friday.
By BEULAH NICHOLS
The Pioneers' Reunion associa
tion has announced that the Lex
ington Pioneers' reunion, the time
when old friends meet once again to
say howdy; the occasion that's more
than a reunion of Morrow county
pioneers, because it's really a re
union for everyone, old and young,
in eastern Oregon, will be held on
Saturday, October 20th. And many
who have not met since last year's
reunion will shake hands once
again. There are those who live
in Portland and other distant
places throughout the state who
make a pilgrimage back to Lexing
ton in October each year; only sel
dom do they visit the old home
county, but they will be here for
the reunion.
This city issues its friendly In
vitation to come and enjoy the en
tertainment, to eat lunch and visit
and dance, to say "Do you remem
ber " to old friends and neigh
bors. The committee announces that
coffee will be furnished as hereto
fore and those attending are to
bring well filled baskets to provide
for the two meals, noon -and eve
ning.
Further announcement of details
will be made next week.
Mrs. Frank Saling and Mrs. Mar
ion Palmer were hostesses Thurs
day afternoon at the Saling home
for a miscellaneous shower honor
ing Mrs. Palmer's sister, Mrs. Har
old Sherer, a recent bride. Before
her marriage Mrs. Sherer was Miss
Beulah Pettyjohn of Morgan. Those
present besides the hostesses and
honoree were Mrs. Noah Pettyjohn,
Mrs. R. B. Rice, Mrs. Glenn Sherer,
Mrs. Harvey Miller, Mrs. Dee Cox,
Mrs. Frank Munkers, Mrs. George
Peck, Mrs. L. A. Palmer, Mrs. Ver
non Munkers, Mrs. Lonnie Hender
son, Mrs. John Miller and Miss
Jessie McCabe. Delicious refresh
ments were served at the close of
a pleasant afternoon.
Miss Clara Nelson has gone to
Corvallis where she will begin her
second year at Oregon State col
lege. Her brother Norman mo
tored down with her.
Mrs. Arnold Pieper spent a few
days of last week in Portland vis
iting her parents, Mr. and Mus. J.
H. Frad.
A pleasant surprise party was
given Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Robert McMurtry,
honoring Mrs. William Duran.
Those present were Mrs. Duran,
Mrs. McMuitiy, Mrs. Laura Scott,
Mrs. Cecelia Jackson, Mrs. John
Piper, Mrs. Clara Gillis, Mrs. Ber
nice Bi.uman, Mrs. Arnold Piper,
Mrs. Adella Duran, Mrs. Minnie
Leach, Mrs. Rufus Piper, Mrs.
Charles Breshears, Mrs. Marie
Steagall, Mrs. Ola Ward, Mrs.
Casha Show, Mrs. George Allyn,
Mrs. W. B. Tucker, Mrs. Emma
Peck, Mrs. Pearl Shaw, Mrs. Beu
lah Nichols, Mrs. Faye Munkers,
Mrs. Sadie Lewis, Miss Merle Car
michael and Miss Fern Luttrell.
Oral Scott was a Portland visitor
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall mo
tored to Portland Thursday and
spent the week end visiting with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mis. Ralph Wickersham.
While Laurel Beach was driving
home from lone Saturday night, a
car driven by Jimmie Furlong of
Heppner ran Into the Beach car
near Jordan Siding, damaging both
cars rather badly. The occupants
of the cars were not injured.
A. M. Edwards is drilling a well
on his property adjoining town. He
experts to strike a good flow of
water at a depth of not more than
125 feet.
The P. T. A. will give a card par
ty at the gymnasium Friday eve
ning. Both bridge and 500 will be
played. Everyone is urged to at
tend. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth
and Beulah Nichols were business
visitors in The Dalles Thursday.
Mrs. Hurry Dinges has returned
home from a visit with relatives in
Portland.
The Lexington Home Economics
club will meet next Thursday af
ternoon, October 11th, at the home
of Mrs. R. B. Rice.
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I0NE DRUBBED 39-0;
PENDLETON NEXT
Heppner High Scores Freely In
Hard Fought Game; Buckaroos
Coming Here Saturday.
(From The Hehisch)
The lone high football team was
badly defeated by the Heppner,
"Fighting Irish," Friday afternoon
on the local field. The Irish were
a little cocky at first because of
their recent win from Condon but
they soon settled down to good foot
ball and won by a wide margin.
The first touchdown was scored
by H. "Spud" Furlong on a long
pass from L. Gilman. The try for
conversion failed and the ball was
put in play by Heppner kicking off
to lone. lone ran the ball back
about half way just in time to end
the first quarter.
In the second quarter Green in
tercepted a pass from lone and ran
the ball about 20 yards. After a
couple of plays which netted sev
eral yards, Munkers caught a lat
eral pass and crossed the line for
the second touchdown. Jones con
verted, making the score 13-0.
After kicking to lone again,
Heppner got the ball on downs and
after a short march down the field
Jones carried the ball on an off-
tackle smash for the third touch
down. The attempt at conversion
failed, making the score 19-0 at the
end of the half.
lone kicked to Heppner at the
start of the second half and the
Irish immediately started a march
down the field which ended when
Bill Schwarz ran the ball over for
a touchdown and Jones converted,
running the score up to 26-0.
At this point Coach Winters re
placed many of the Heppner regu
lars. The replacements, although
inexperienced seemed nearly as ef
fective as the regulars and opened
the way for two more touchdowns,
the first by Bill Schwarz and the
second by D. Allstott, and a con
version by Allstott This made the
score 39-0 in Heppner's favor which
It remained until the end of the
game.
Next Saturday the Irish meet the
Pendleton Buckaroos in what is al
ways a big game of the year. The
local team is in good condition and
Coach Winter has high hopes of a
win from Pendleton this year.
DUNNE TO SPEAK
HERE SATURDAY
Address of Republican Candidate
for Governor Slated for 8:00
P. M. at Elks Hall.
Portland, Oct 3. In a fiery cam
paign tour marked by definite
stands on Oregon's vital problems,
Senator Joe E. DRunne, Republi
can candidate for governor, is
scheduled to speak in Heppner Sat
urday (Oct. 6), according to an
nouncement by Republican state
headquarters here today. He will
speak at 8:00 o'clock in the Elks
hall.
Apparently gathering new friends
and followers wherever he goes,
Dunne's voting strength for the
coming election is showing daily
gains, according to republican lead
ers. Much of this gain may be attrib
uted, they declare, to the Republi
can nominee's clear-cut position on
Oregon's pressing issues, intimate
knowledge of which he has acquired
during his five sessions In the state
senate.
A program of development for
Oregon's national resources; "ren
ovation" of the state department of
of agriculture to find and create
new markets for Oregon products;
cooperation with the national gov
ernment on the Bonneville dam
project "to the end that citizens of
Oregon may receive the full benefit
of cheap power"; old-age pensions;
unemployment insurance; and a
"pay-as-you-go" basis for opera
tion of state government are among
the salient issues which Dunne has
committed himself to support, if
elected.
Dunne's affirmative stand on
flood control and navigation devel
opment on the Columbia river, with
particular reference to the Uma
tilla Rapids project, as recently re
leased In his official platform, is
viewed by political observers as an
added reason for support of the
Dunne candidacy by eastern Ore
gon voters. Such a development,
they point out, would mean much
towards the future progress of this
section.
SURPRISE PARTY GIVEN.
A very delightful surprise party
was given Friday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gorger
north of lone by some fifty friends
and neighbors for Mrs. Willa M
Ramsey and Joe Gorger, and also
honoring Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Gray
of this city who are leaving this
week for Doris, California. The eve
ning was spent in dancing and
playing cards with refreshments
served at midnight
JUICE TO BE OFF.
Juice from the high power lines
of P. P. & L. company will bo off
between the hours of 1 and 5 o'
clock Sunday morning at lone.
Lexington and Heppner, for repairs
at the lone sub-station, announces
Ray P. Kinne, local manager. The
repars were made necessary by a
bird flying into the line recently.
SATURDAY LAST NY
FOR HI
Candidates and Measures
to be Voted Upon Nov.
6th Announced.
THREE MEASURES UP
"Grange Power BUL" "Tax Limita
tion,'' "Healing Arts," are Is
sues; City to Elect
With general election y day now
one month away, on November 6,
there remain but two days for vot
ers who are not registered to do
so. The law provides that regis
tration books shall close 30 days be
fore an election, and no voter who
has not properly registered shall be
entitled to vote at an election.
Those who have not voted at a
general or special election in the
last two years, those who have
changed precincts since last voting,
or those whose names have been
changed by marriage should regis
ter or reregister in order to make
their registration regular.
Besides the state and district of
fices to be filled, including the of
fice of governor, there will appear
on the ballot three measures of Im
portance to the electorate. The
first, a referendum ordered by pe
tition of the people, is the "Grange
Power Bill." It is an enabling act,
providing for "the state to acquire
and develop water power and hy
droelectric energy ... to transmit
distribute, use, sell and dispose
thereof at cost, and for such pur
pose to acquire by purchase, lease
or other legal means any property
necessary or convenient therefor;
all such property exempted from
taxation; creating an electric non
partisan commission of three mem
bers for managing such business;
abolishing present hydroelectric
commission. Bonds constituting
general state obligations may be
issued for financing such business
only when voted by people."
The other two measures are in
the nature of constitutional amend
ments proposed by initiative peti
tion. The "Limitation of Taxes on
Taxable Property" measure would
limit taxable property assess
ment to half its cash value; limit
ing total taxes by state, county,
school district and city or town ex
cepting for payment of existing In
debtedness, and taxes for any year
upon two-thirds vote of people, to
the following number of mills each
year per dollar of assessed valua
tion: Due 1936, 20 mills; 1937, 19
mills; 1938, 18 mills; 1939, 17 mills;
1940, 16 mills; any year thereafter,
10 mills; respective levies not to
exceed the following proportions of
total tax: State, 10 per cent; coun
ty, 25 per cent; school district, 25
per cent; city of town, 40 per cent."
Third of the measures is the
Healing Arts Constitutional
Amendment," for the purpose of
abolishing preliminary examina
tion of applicants for licenses to
practice certain branches of the
healing art as now provided by stat
ute, and to vest exclusive authority
in respective licensing boards of the
medical and osteopathic, chiroprac
tic and naturopathic schools to de
termine the nature and scope of ex
aminations for such applicants; to
define standard schools of human
healing; to divide healing arts into
(1 medical and osteopathic physi
cians and surgeons, (2) chiropractic
and naturopathic physicians, (3)
practitioners by spiritual means; to
prevent interference by competitive
schools of human healing; and to
prohibit governmental contracts re
stricting contributing beneficiaries
in their choice of licensed practi
tioners." Offices and canddates for each, as
they will appear on the ballot in
clude:
Representative in congress: Wal
ter M. Pierce, democrat; O. D. Teel,
socialist, and Jay H. Upton, repub
lican.
Governor: Harry J. Correll, 'Com
munism Against Fascism' inde
pendent; Joe E. Dunne, republican;
Charles H. Martin, democrat; Ab
raham W. Silverman, Willis Ma
honey Platform' independent;
Hask E. Wirth, 'Liberal' indepen
dent; Peter Zimmerman, 'A Fight
ing Progressive" independent.
Secretary of State: Earl Snell,
republican; Earl C. Steward, 'Com
munism Against Fascism' indepen
dent; Harlan Talbert, socialist;
Horace E. Walter, democrat.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion: Charles A. Howard, republi
can; J. W. Leonhardt, democrat;
Blanche H. Meyer, socialist.
Commissioner Bureau of Labor:
C. H. Gram, republican; Wilfred
Shuholm, democrat; Lawrence
Waer, socialist.
Senator, nineteenth senatorial
district: Jack E. Allen, democrat;
R. E. Bean, republican.
Representative, twenty - second!
representative district: E. R. Fat
land. J. O. Turner, republicans, two
to elect.
Candidates for county offices
whose names will appear on the
ballot are: Assessor, J. J. Wells;
treasurer, L. W. Briggs, Raymond
H. Turner; commissioner, Goo. N.
Peck.
Election of city officers will also
be held in connection with the gen
eral election, with mayor, four
councilmen, recorder and treasurer
to be elected.