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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
HeroIsm.

A woman is charged with bringing
gems into this country imbedded in
Gorgonzola cheese. Persons familiar
with Gorgonzola cheese-and we don't
see how anybody can be-will family
appreciate the heroic measures that
customs officers are called upon TO
take at times in the pursuit Of duty.
Probably they worked in relays dig.
ging out the jewels-the asphyxiated
being carried from the field as fast
as they dropped. and fresh volunteers
taking their places.
But what's the punishment that
will at a crime like thAti-Clsvsland
Plain Dealer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26


the manner OF his reception Mr.. Pas
savant led of in one OF his pompously
rounded periods:
1T is a pleasure to renew the ac
quantanco of so presentable young
gentleman as yourself Mr. Stennis
and to be the bearers of what will,
am sure, be most grateful tidings. Not
the least item in our qualification con
sists in the fact that you bear most
dignified and euphonious name-one
eminently fitted to grace the good for
! tune we are about to announce: viii
1 frid Stennis, Esquire'-ahw He rolled
/ out the full title in his best forensic
manner and our unsophisticated Wifi,
who was staggered by all this unex-
pected homage and fattery, hardly
recognized his own familiar appella.
ton.
Here Mr., Carboy, with an impatient
cough. took up the tale, as though he
would say: I'VE have had the fancy
touches and the 1ummery; now let's
get down to business"
THE facts are briefly as follows,
Mr.. Stennis: This firm for many
years past has numbered among it's
most valued clients your late la
mented maternal uncle, Mr.. Andrew
Meleen. whose reputation in the west
was largely merged in the town
named after him in the state of Ne
vada"
Wilfrid could not repress a gesture
of surprise at the mention of old An
drew's name. Eunice was right after
all.
Three months ago, Mr.. Stennis,
your uncle died, not very suddenly,
but full of years, and childless. He
was, l am happy to say for your sake,
a very wealthy man. had the honor
to draw his last will and testament, in
which he named Mr.. Passavant and
myself as co-executors. The estate
will foot up at $25,O00,000. partly in
paying mining properties, but mainly
in cash and available securities. Be-
sides this principal, there is also a
yearly income, at the present market
values of silver and copper, of some
thing like $1,OOO,000 Your uncle's will
makes you sole legatee, and it be-
comes our very pleasant duty, Mr..
Stennis, to congratulate you upon your
good fortune. From what we can
learn of you personally, l have no
hesitation in expressing the opinion
that this vast wealth could not have
fallen into better hands"
Both partners rose to their feet at
this peroration, and each grasped
hand of the dumfounded Wilfrid, who
stood speechless before them, saying
never a word" vainly essaying to
moisten his parched lips. Then he sat
down, saying piteously:
I'm afraid | don't quite take it all
in, gentlemen! You must give me
time to realize the news!"
"Oh, you will soon get used to the
my dear sir, said the bland
and beaming Passavant, with return
to his fatherly manner.
Surely" echoed Mr. Carboy, with
a compassionate smile. you will be
one of the richest young men of the
age-twenty-five millions in realty and
a yearly income of million besides!"
1t was more than poor Wifi could
comprehend at a moments notice
With these words ringing in his ears
be staggered out of the Office and
gained the street, there to walk it
off,"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26

The poorest Of Indian mothers
must have beautiful baby basket or
cradle, fashioned by her own careful
fingers. The general design depends
upon the customs and traditions Of
the tribe, and the materials used are
determined by the natural resources
of the region inhabited; but the or
namentation is dictated by the moth
er's inRenri4v n~' .-4'-s'c nerceptIona
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
A use for salt Raas.

have found a use for the little cot
ton bags which salt comes in. wash
them very carefully to get the letter
ing out, then put them away for use
as wanted When l bake poultry, az
we'll as some kinds of meats, | make
an extra lot Of dressing, stun one Of
these bags full, sew 1t up. and bake
1t with the rest. 1t makes a roll Of
just the right size to slice with cold
ueats.-Suburban Life.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26

Sorry He Asked.

Have you any special terms 70.
automobilists?" asked the man in
bearskin and goggles.
wal, yes" responded the old toll
gate keeper, whose gate had been
broken down by speeding machines.
Sometimes call them dead beats
an sometimes call them blamed
rascals. Anything else you want to
know, mister?"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
eheep EIoolsa nImlnInhInn.

Because sheep need such extensive
ranges In order to get enough to eat.
sheep fiocks are uniformly diminish
Ing in all countries, even in Argentina,
where sheep farming was believed to
be one OF the best sources of wealth
for an indefinite time. Only in dis
tricts where the immense area of pas
ture land is out of proportion to the
hands available for tilling 1t can sheep
be kept at a profit.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
Refreshing pIsInfectanG.

The following is a refreshing disin
fectant for sick room or any room
having an unpleasant odor pervading
It: Put some fresh ground coffee In
a saucer and in the center place a
small piece OF camphor gum, which
light with match. AS the gum burns
allow enough coffee to consume with
1t. The perfume is pleasant and
healthful, being far superior to pas
TILES, and much cheaper.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
Fabric from ssone.

The Russians are manufacturing L
fabric from the fiber OF filamentous
stone from the Siberian mines which
is said to be Of so durable a nature
that It is practically indestructfble,
says Tit-Bits. The material Is soft to
the touch and pliable In the etxreme.
and when soiled has only to be placed
In hre to be made absolutely clean.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
In the Far West.

What is the cause of such up
roarious mirth?" demanded the new
arrival in the western town.
Lot of motorists have arrived on a
tour" explained Amber Pete. "an' the
cowboys are laughing at their funny
looking bearskin coats"
And what are the motorists laugh
ing at?"
"Oh, they are laughing at the COW.
hoys b'arskin trousers"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26

IN England the hood was not nnaE
ly given up until the early part ol
fifteenth century. The great velvet
hat furred" worn by the mayor OF Lon
don, John Welles, in 14S2, is cited as
a singularity by STOW, who states that
previously "the coverture OF mems
heads was hoods. for neither cap or
hat is spoken Of. In point Of fact
there are few earlier instances OF
hats being worn by mobiles and eVoD
he middle classes.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26

Distance lends enchantment to the
view," remarked the man with the
quotation habit.
'It doesn't" objected the man with
the quotation habit
1T doesn't" objected the contrary
person. when you have to go the
1istance!"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
RenutstIon IL known

'T say. a man of the same name as
mine has just been run in for fraud
by credit. Beastly awkward, you
know"
Don't alarm yourself. my dear fell
low. Everybody knows you can't get
money or credit at all. ."-Fliegende
Blatter.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
All OF With Them.

THE Chinese government has is
sued an edict commanding all the
Chinese to cut off their queues"
But 1t has been a lif-'ong custom
with the Chinese to wear queuesl"
well. they will be ex-queused from
It from this time on"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
Are Ike chestnuts.

Many Christians are like chestnut
very pleasant nuts. but inclosed IN
very prickly burrs, which need vari-
Gus dealings Of nature and her grip Of
frost before the kernel is disclosed
Paul Chatfleld
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26

When you resist the temptation to
go the Sour Way, don't go too far and
go the Sweet Way. Some people have
such sweet dispositions that they are
disagreeable. The best way is the
Quiet Way-to let people alone a.
much as possible.-Atchison Globe.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
After Her Gum.

why did you ask Miss Rich to
change places with you at the dinner
tablet"
Il left my gum under her chair and
l wanted to get It before we left the
dining-room."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26

While French railroad builders were
digging q tunnel recently . fossn
stag was unoarthed in clay one huh
drsd feet below the surface q tAa
ground.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
Almost Necessity.

7 zee where a writer says some
snakes are useful"
Trained biting snakes are V0ry
Useful n prohibition territory"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26
ewaIIowed rOOthbrvsb E.t,L

Howard Bolton. on whom an inque@
was held at the London. England. hoe
pital died from the effects Of swaI-
lowing toothbrush while endeavor@
ing to dislodge a piece Of meat thas
had gtuck IN his tAroat.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26

Never do anything that involves
secrecy or the want Of candor. or it
may lead to dark methods a inquiry
~ vo''r neighhas
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-26

He-When a woman says no, she is
always ready to be convinced
She-Yes; and when a man says no.
he only wants little persuading to
make him say: II don't care If do"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-18
DO THEY WANT IT?

II friends of the electric trust are
dissatisfied with the action of the
Commercial club board of managers
in relation to the removal of the
overhead wires they may have that
subject taken up and acted upon by
the entire Commercial club.
This offer by President Smythe /.
fair and open. Nothing could be
more so. He says that when the man.
aging board passed its resolution en-
dorsing the removal of the wires the
board acted for itself alone, not for
the entire club. The board was with
il its rights for it passes upon uues-
tions of policy almost every time it
meets.
But If critics of the managing board
so desire the matter will be submitted
t. meeting of the entire club. That
Will sound the sentiment OF business
men in general upon the subject. Dc
the friends of the electric company
and the telephone company want
such a showdown?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-18
NOT THE BEST CROP EVER

Jig, uIS IL, lSl /.
Editor East Oregonian:
note in your paper of July II
where Mr.. Hyman II. Cohen, CONNER
cial editor of the Portland Journal
predicts the greatest crop in the his
tory of Umatilla county. l hope Mr..
Cohen is right as 1 would like to see
every one harvest good crop but
as a grain grower of Umatilla coun-
" would like space in your paper to
set Mr.. Cohen right concerning crops
IN this immediate vicinity
Wheat heads are formed early in
the spring, generally between March
10 and May l. Weather conditions at
that time determine the length of the
head, the number of meshes and the
number of grains to each mesh You
viii remember that during March
and April we had little or no rain
and much cold weather, consequently
the heads are very short and only
from two to four grains in each mesh,
Where four years ago, which was the
last bumper crop, it was almost i'm
possible to find a mesh with less than
three grains and often as many as
sisted in producing an enormous
crop of straw and assisting the kernels
to reach full size. While the latter is
naturally one of the requisites of
bumper crops, it will not suffice alone.
We must have lots of kernals. At a
meeting of the Farmers Union Sat
urday in Helix this subject was taken
UP and not a farmer present predicted
that his crop would make over 80
bushels. While in 1907 the average
of this community was As bushels.
l. C. Scott, who holds the reputa-
ton Of growing the finest grains in
this vicinity and who is considered
good authority on all wheat subjects,
said his wheat would have made 40
| bushels II the recent hot spell had
not come. While in 1907 he harvest
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-18

crop Umatilla is now harvesting. They
say he has greatly overestimated the
thing and that his reports tend to
depress the price of wheat.
1t is a point worth considering, 1t
I, very probable that exaggerated re-
ports regarding crop prospects do
have depressing effect on the mar
ket Still it is known that grain
buying concerns do not rely upon
newspaper reports for their infor-
nation as to prospective yields They
set reports first handed from ex-
perienced agents in the field,
Whether or not the yield for this
county was overestimated by Mr.,
Cohen is a question of fact 1t must
be admitted though that in this in
stance practical farmers should be the
best witnesses as to the facts.
Mr.. Cohen's defense will probably
be that he secured his information
from farmers of this county and that
if mistake was made the blame rests
upon his informers, not upon him
self. It s we'll known that when they
discuss their crop prospects with
newspaper men many farmers are
more enthusiastic than they are wher
they converse with such men as tn,
county assessor. In this respect farm
7 ers are not unlike other mortals.
AS to Mr.. Cohen he is considered /,
very reliable and painstaking com
mercial editor. The East Oregoniai
is informed that in Portland TIL
buyers criticise him for injuring thei
business. SO it seems he gets it from
both sides and should be used to be
ing under fire.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-18

ed 400 sacks of Dale wheat from one
quarter or an average of better than
So bushels per acre.
AS for the last three years namely, |
1910. 1909, 1908. it doesn't require
much of a crop to evceed these crops,
for the last three years I have stud
led crop reports of this locality very
closely and my reported yields at time
of harvesting have compared favor
ably with those of my neighbors. NV
average has been 25 bushels peracre.
p bushels per acre and % bushels per
acre. respectively. Very little wheat
IN this locality has reached 35 bushels
per acre during the above stated pc
riod As for being more acres in this
year than usual. that is reported
every year about this time. but how
It comes 7 am at n loss to under
stand as 1t is a we'll known fact that
as far as possible the farmers of this
county summerfallow one-half of
their ground every year. I am afraid
/ this conclusion has been jumped at
, because of the unusual acreage Of
I spring wheat sown this wear but this
Snring wheat was sown on summer
! fallow ground that ordinarily is sown
| in the fall but was left until spring
/ this year in an effort to eradicate the
Jim Hill mustard There is about 10
per cent of this and as spring wheat
does not yield as much as fall wheat
this will tend to diminish rather than
increase the total yield. to say moth
ing about the many hundreds of acres
/ Of spring sowing which blew out en-
/ tirely and besides the recent hot spell
| which struck here about a week ago
! and has continued unabated ever
/ since will no doubt greatly lower the
/ production, especially in spring wheat
/ which is just now at a stage where
hot winds will undo all the good
! work accomplished by the recent
/ rains
You will please bear in mind that
J am only reporting for my own COM
/ nunity on crops that I see or hear
about almost every day. However. I
am at loss to understand how the
whole Pacific northwest could be ex-
pected to produce an enormous crop
when three counties, Morrow. Gillian
and Sherman are almost total failures.
-htlil u Liit warehouses; VIII not OD-
en-. I have two men with me now
who came from Gillian county to
harvest with their teams.
The predicted yield of Whitman
county, Wash, has been lowered
from $4,000 900 to 34,OOO,OOO BUSH
els with several material reduc-
tions in counties of lesser import
ance in the grain world. And the gov
ernment reports showing only 76.S per
cent of normal conditions of winter
wheat, a reduction of SO per cent
since June, 1911. Also Al per cent
less than 1910 at this date. As COM
pared with S1.4 per cent as the aver
age for the last ten years, Kansas, a
great wheat producing state, also
shows Is per cent less than the av-
erage for the last ten years and all
other small grains proportionately
small in their predicted yield.
Automobiling through the beauti-
full grain sections of the inland en-
pire, famed by invigoratng breezes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-18

so characteristic of Umatilla, with
each breeze loaded with scent of
growing vegetation and assured on
every hand by the ambitious farmer
that his crops are better than his
neighbors, one is excusable for over
reaching in his estimates, but this
is a case where every boost is a
knock and think it much better that
the people be made to know the exact
conditions and the above are the con-
dtions as they exist at present in this
locality as voiced by a large number
of farmers of from five to 25 years
experience in raising wheat and who
visit their fields and invoice their
crops as carefully and far more often
than merchants do their stock.
Yours respectfully,
C. C. CONNER,
Secretary State Board Oregon-Idaho
Div Farmers Union.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-18
SHOULD SERVE THE PUBLIC.

A vast amount of trouble in the mu-
nicipal life of this country comes
from the fact that public officials
such as mayors and councilmen are
not clear as to their duties. Often
then don't wish to be- City officials
are public servants and it is their
function to uphold the interests of
the public-not to represent special
interests thar make money off the
public
Yet there is one councilman here
who from the start was openly against
the publics wishes and favored the
corporations in the controversy over
the overhead wires. Before he had
investigated the matter Mr.. Mont
gomery was opposed to the idea of
trying to make the electric company
perform a duty it should have per-
formed several years ago.
is such d councilman as this afraid
Of hurting the electric trust? There
is no occasion to worry on that score.
The electric trust has millions behind
1t and able men to look out for its
interests. The corporation has just
confessed it was charging too much
for electricity in Pendleton and has
lowered its rates a trifle. There are
reasons for believing It could lover
them much farther and still make
rates in effect there are men who
claim Pendleton will still be paying
six times as much for electricity as is
charged at some other points in the
west. The electric company can well
afford TO place its wires underground
In the business district.
But even If these things We're not
true the fact would still stand that
the mayor and councilmen should
look out for the interests of the pub
lic-not for the corporations well
fare.
If the people of Pendleton desire
that the overhead wires should be re-
moved in the business section then
the mayor and councilmen should
strive to crafty their wishes-even
If the electric trust does not like it.
The mayor and councilmen are not
working for the electric trust. They
were employed by the people and
they should do the will of the peo-
pie. No man can become greater
than his creator; no stream can rise
higher than it's source.
1t is when public officials get over
the fence and uphold the corporation
side that they get into trouble and
should do so. 1t is. a species Of
double dealing. When lawyers prac-
tice double dealing by accepting fees
from both sides Of a case they are
subject to disbarment and to prose
cution upon criminal charges.
Whenever a councilman or mayor
forgets the fact he is public ser.
want and was chosen to do the viii
Of his people and when he thinks o.
sacrificing the public good for thu
benefit of a private corporation he Il
getting on dangerous ground. H
must look for trouble
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-18
AFTER THE CROP EXPERT.

Members OF the farmers union are
hot after II. II. Cohen, market editor
for the Journal, who recently had
glowing accounts of the fine wheat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-18
LONG SUMMER DAY.

l.
The bluebird's just a-wishin' for =
4 cool breeze frc-a the =
west, 4
, And the mockin' birds too 4
drowsy for to sing his (
level best,
And the sparrow's just a-scold- Z
in of the young uns in
his nest,
And the rivers mighty sleepy
in the shadows.
The brown hawk is a-circlin' 4
in the cooler air on high,
, The birds, they feel his shad-
ow, and for sheltered 4
safety, fly,
D And the sun is setting fire to
, the blue dress of the sky,
, And you sigh to see the frosty
D face of Falltime
Frank L. Stanton.
y = . . . . % = . . . Q . Z
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN

A bill making the sale of cigarettes
in Utah a misdemeanor was disap-
proved by Governor Spry.
Robbers blew open the safe OF the
Bank of Prue in the southern part OF
Usage county, Oklahoma, securing
$1,000.
Many eastern states have been Wis
tied recently by destructive wind
storms, accompanied by snow and
sleet.
Bert Ness, a rich farmer, was found
frozen in field near his home at Bed
fields, S. d. He evidently had become
lost in a storm.
After swallowing poison and cutting
his throat, Wesley Churchill. aged
forty, leaped from the top OF the
eleven-story Story building in Los
Angeles.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce
has forwarded a check for $40 to the
general Chinese relief fund. The
check brings the total Denver contri-
buttons toward helping the starving
Chinese forwarded through the Cham
ber of Commerce up to $536.
Ammunition is being loaded aboard
the scout cruiser Salem, the gunboat
Tacoma and the three transports in
port, at Galveston. Every prepara-
tion is being made for war even
though the mobilization of troops and
war vessels results in nothing more
than war play.
A high wind. rain, snow, sleet and
dust swept over Kansas and western
Missouri. In many Kansas towns the
wind tore down wooden supports and
canvas awnings. Telephone and tele-
graph poles were blown down, inter
rupting service and delaying trains.
In northwest Kansas snow fell.
The reports from new oil field
twenty miles north of Denver where
the Coal Creek Oil & Gas Company
is operating show that the first well.
which is down about 1000 feet. is max
ing considerable gas. The odor of oil
can also be distinguished and as the
baler is brought to the surface and
dumped, the gas bubbles breaking
shoot out stringers of oil.