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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-10
OFFICIALS PLEASED
WITH CROP OUTLOOK
President J. ID. Farrell and Vice.
President, j. p. O'Brien of the
o. W. r. L. n. Co., Visit
Morrow County Wheat
Fields.

"One good farmer in this county
impeachcs all the poor ones, said
President Farrell of the Oregon
Washington Railroad & Navigation
Co after inspecting the wheat fields
of Morrow county. Mr.. Farrell was
more than pleased with the conditions
as he found them in Morrow county,
he was jubilant. The poorest crops
this year are good but the better ones
are the result of better farming
methods and Mr.. Farrell who is IA
practical farmer was not slow in re-
cognizing that fact. His visit here
took him through the principal farm
ing sections of the county, in COM
pany With Vice President j. P. o.
Brien, Farmer" c. l.. Smith and j.
B. Huddleston, the local agent.
Although this is the first visit of
the head officials to this immediate
section, it must have been gratifying
to them to find that the farmers here
have taken up or are following to a
large extent. the better methods
which the O. W. r. & N. Co. through
their demonstration trains have been
advocating.
President Farrell expressed his re-
gret that he did not get to meet more
of the farmers and business men at
this time; but this visit gives promise
of more frequent trips into this conn
ty in the near future. He was inter
ested in learning more particularly
of the farmers methods here and es-
pecially the conditions under which
the wheat is transported to the rail
road. This applies to the Eight
Mile section. where farmers are fore
ed to make a longer haul than in any
other wheat sections of the county.
J. p. O'Brien who is a railroad man
through and through, made his first
visit to our farming section in the %
years that he has lived in Oregon. He
liked it so well that he has decided
to come again. Mr. O'Brien compaF-
ed the wheat fields of Morrow county
with those of the Walla Walla and
Palouse countries and announced that
we have better crops here this year
than the upDe" country
Friday afternoon the officials Wis
tied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
d. Newton in the Strawberry section,
inspected the artesian vel! ami took 4
view of the demonstration farming
Which Farmer Smitn is conducting
the Newlons.
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"OVAL DIAMOND" Is
FEATURE AT THE STAR

Crook plays have an indeinable
charm for most of us, particularly
where the detective who solves the
mystery is an amateur and is also in
love with the girl who is the victim of
the conspirators. There are various
types of crook plays, but the one in
which a valuable gem is the motive
for the crime committed is always
sure to be replete with thrills. There
is nothing quite so exciting as the
search for the gem with it's frequen-
changes of ownership.
Seldom has this plot been so vel
utilized and never more thrillingl;
presented than in the Mutual Master
picture, De Luxe Edition, 1.-THE Oval
Diamond" five part detective dra
ma, produced by Thanhouser, which
will appear at the Star theatre or
Sunday, August 13.
The gripping story tells of the all
ventures of Sylvia Grant, daughter OF
a South African miner, who has beer
robbed of rare diamond of inestima
BILE value. She is held prisoner by al
unscrupulous uncle and his son in
large house surrounded by a high
wall. She is closely guarded thai
she might not escape. Sylvia is seen
from the window of an adjoining
house by Robert Ledyard, wealthy
young man of romantic inclinations.
He learns her story and promises
to recover the diamond and aid her
in getting away from her unpleasant
surroundings. He manages to get
into the house and discovers the
place where the diamond is hidden.
The uncle has four miners in his em-
pl0y who see Robert in the house
and he is forced to flee. The hiding
place of the diamond is again chang
ed and then begins one Of the most
startling series of adventures ever
seen in film production. The quest
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0. A. c. AlENTS STIM-
ULATE CLUB WORKERS

Prof. l.. j. Allen and Miss Helen
Cowgirl of the Agricultural College.
accompanied by Miss Opal Briggs and
Supt. Notson, visited the school in
District No. SO, on Monday of last
week. AT interesting meeting was
held in the afternoon, and the indus
trial club work was explained fully.
Those who are working on the pro-
lects were encouraged to 90 ahead.
Some of the mothers of the pupils
were present.
In the evening, meeting was held
at Hardman. There was an excellent
attendance, and the interest was fine.
Miss Cowgirl discussed the sewing
and canning work.
On Tuesday, Miss Cowgill met
some of the girls of the club at
Heppner, and Prof. Allen visited sew
eral gardens and held a meeting with
the boys in the afternoon. In the
evening, Miss Cowgirl gave a canning
demonstration at the high school au-
ditorium. There was fair number
present.
On Wednesday, Miss Cowgirl and
Supt Notson went to Lexington,
where a canning demonstration was
given in the presence of about thirty
five. This served as sort of dedica-
tion of the new domestic science de-
partment CT the Lexington school. In
the evening, meeting was held at
lone, and Miss Cowgirl again gave a
canning demonstration. The crowd
was small, owing to a misunderstand-
ing in regard to the change in date.
Miss Cowgirl explained to the people
at all the meetings that the Agricul-
tural College is ready to furnish bull
letins treating of the canning work
and almost any other subject people
may desire to know about. So, if you
need anything pertaining to sewing,
baking, gardening, dealing with pests
or other subjects, write to the college,
and they will help you.
Prof. Allen and Miss Cowgirl both
expressed themselves as we'll pleased
with the interest manifested in the
club work in this county. While
there are many disadvantages to be
overcome here, the pupils seem ready
to grapple with them. Supt. Notson
was very glad to have the assistance
of these workers from the college.
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DE MOSS ENTERTAINERS PLEASE

The DeMoss Entertainers appeared
before a medium-sized audience at
the Christian church last evening and
presented their very pleasing musical
entertainment. The first number on
the program was an orchestra selec-
tion in which the two boys, Ebert
and Homer, appeared to a good ad-
vantage. Elbert plays the violin and
his execution is worthy of much
older performer, while Homer pro-
duces music of an extraordinary quail
ity on the flute. Following the or
chestra selection came stringed in
strument number, reading by Miss
Bonnie Olson, and a violin solo by
Master Elbert. All of these were
highly appreciated and each one
called for an encore. The novel male
quartet, consisting of the two elder
De Moss and the two boys was eXcell-
ent, and although the boys voices
showed lack Of development, their
singing revealed their thorough
knowledge of music. In their duet,
the two boys caused quite bit Of
amusement. This was song repre-
senting school master and his pupil
and the pupil had much trouble in
learning his abc's.
On the whole, the entertainment
was fine and worthy of much bet
ter house than the one which greeted
them last evening. Before the clos
ing number, Henry DeMoss gave a
short talk in which he recounted a
little of the history of the DeMoss
musical family. This family has been
engaged in the entertainment bust
ness 43 years and the two boys, Ell
bert and Homer, are the third gener-
alton to appear upon the stage. Mr..
DeMoss said the original company
gave an entertainment In Heppner Is
years ago, and he and his brother
recognized some people in the au-
dince who attended their entertain
ment at that time.
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DRY CONDITIONS
HAVE HELPED STATE
EciOs From the "BilIy" Sunday
Booze Sermon.

Portland, Ore, Tuesday, Aug s.
When, before 10000 people (includ-
ing Governor James Withycombe and
most of the state officials and MANY
legislative and county officials, and
business and social leaders with every
county of Oregon represented) Billy
Sunday opened the dry 315-x-NO
campaign against the amendment op-
ening the breweries for the manu-
facture, sale and delivery of beer in
Oregon.
"Since the state went dry, the to-
tai arrests in Portland have decreased
Al per cent; drunk arrests II per
cent disorderly conduct SO per cent;
vagrancy Sc per cent Admission to
the Oregon penitentiary decreased
AZ per cent. There have been A less
admissions to the Multnomah Co.
Poor Farm. In Portland, fire alarms
were cut in two, and Pisgah Home
lescue Mission has closed because not
an inmate was left nor an application
pending. 35 policemen of Portland
were dropped and more could be,
though the city has increased 25Gc IN
area. The scent eating houses have
quit business because the "bos" are
patronizing the 25-cent restaurants,
and they have moved from the five
and ten-cent bed houses, demanding
steam-heated rooms.
Oregon bank deposits increased
S12,000,000; Portland bank deposits
S4,200,000, of which $4,000, 900 was
in the savings banks, representing
dry prosperity for the poor Portland
bank clearings gained $4,000, 900;
$G,000,000 of it last month. All
this in spite of the consolidation of
banks which would operate to cut
down the amount of clearings.
Diaries have increased business
because the poor are buying milk
LauaSsg trade increased because the
poor wives were able to send out the
wash, and because the rich wives had
to send out the wash, Grocers, but
chers, bakers, drygOods and clothing
merchants reported to the Progress
siye Business Mems Club an increase
in business.
"Of 335 saloons in Portland in
1915, only p are vacant. Many sa-
loon shacks and shanties have been
replaced by substantial buildings
rented at increased rents.
"The average annual consumption
of liquor in America is 2S.6S gallons,
or so quarts per capita yearly. In
Multnomath county this has been cut
to about 3 quarts.
THE Internal Revenue office says
that Oregon imported 10000 barrels
of beer last year, or more than ten
times as much as we are now import
ing of all kinds Of liquors put to-
gether. Oregon never made whiskey,
brandy or wine, and only a third of
the beer that she used. Four-fifths Of
her drink bill represented mony that
went out of the state when she had
saloons.
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MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED

A broken arm and a fractured
skull, beside minor injuries, resulted
to Clay Phillips, member of the sec
ton crew on the local branch of the
O-W. R. & N. Co., yesterday evening,
when the speeder on which the crew
was riding, was derailed.
The accident was caused by a crow
bar dropping from the speeder onto
the track under the front wheels.
The speeder was going at high speed
and flew the track when it ran over
the crow-bar. Three or four of the
men were thrown from the car and
received severe bruises, but Phillips
received the most severe injuries.
Dr. Allison was called to attend
the unfortunate man, and Phillips
was sent to the railroad hospital in
Portland this morning, where he will
be cared for by the company.
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ATTORNEYS DID NOT
EARN THEIR FEES
oregon Congressman Tells How Bill
for Relief of the Sherman Coun.
ty Settlers Was Passed BY
Congress.
Portland Journal.

! Washington, Aug. 6.-Congress-
man Sinnott, greatly pleased by the
passage of his bill appropriating s94.-
600 for the relief of settlers of Sher-
man county, Or, who were dispos-
sessed by the Eastern Oregon Land
company, is strongly of the opinion
that attorneys claiming fees for sery-
ices in securing passage of the bill are
entitled to nothing on that account
Samuel Herrick, a Washington at
torney has contracts with a number
OF the claimants, providing that he
is to receive 20 per cent of the sum
realized for presenting their case to
congress. The bill provides that not
more than 5 per cent shall be paid ON
account of such claims, and Mr., Sin
mott says Herrick is not entitled to
that.
"Herrick was of no assistance at all
IN securing passage of this BILL" says
the Oregon Congressman. He was
rather detriment than help.
When I came to Washington I
went into this matter fully to deter
mine why it was that this legislation
had not made headway. found that
bills before congress, which Herrick
had prepared, failed to distinguish be-
tween good claimants and those who
admittedly had no claim, although
report of Special Agent T. B. Neu-
hausen detailing the merits of the
different claims was available.
Many of the items in the bills
thus presented could not be defended.
and the measure was consequently
! held up.
In conversation with Herrick
learned that he had drafted the bill
without reference to Neuhausen's
comment on these claims. l then in
troduced the bill which has passed.
in which l included meritorious
claims which l thought could not be
successfully attacked. This bill has
passed through my efforts and the
efforts of other members of the Ore
gon delegation. Herrick had moth
ing to do with it, and no one owes
him anything for services, so far as |
can see.
81 do not believe all the meritor-
ious claims have been recognized in
the bill we have passed, and intend
to introduce another to pick up the
stragglers.
The claims of the Sherman county
settlers accrued through their enter
ing upon lands granted to The Dalles
Military Road company in 1867,
which were declared forfeited by con-
gress and opened under government
authority. Subsequently the courts
vested title in the eastern Oregon
Ldnu company, successor OIL tne road
company, and the settlers lost their
land and improvements.
In 1904 Congress ordered the
claims investigated, to ascertain who
should be reimbursed. The senate
twice passed bills for the relief of
much larger number of claimants
than were included in the measure
just passed, but these bills were held
up in the house because of the doubt
full character Of many of the items.
BY sitting these down to such claims
as were clearly supported by evidence
at hand. Sinnott was able to obtain
passage of the bill through the house,
and the favorable vote of the senate
sends it to the president for approval.
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bushel; wheat, SO cents; oats, Al
cents; barley, SIS cents; rye, 81; on
ions, $1.20; clover seed, $12; timothy
seed, $4.73; alfalfa seed, $13.37;
beans, dry 1927; butter, 27 cents
pound; eggs, 2S cents dozen ;
chicken, II cents a pound; hogs, ST.
SO per cwt.; beef cattle, $6.92 per
cwt. ;milch COWS, S7O.75 per head
sheep, $6.25 per cwt.; horses, $S0.50
per head; lambs, s7.25 per cwt.; cal
yes, 1896 per cwt.
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OREGON FARMERS
TO REAP BIG YIELD.
.. =. H0ff, State Labor Commission
er, Estimates Combined Per-
centage of All Yields.

Salem, Ore, Aug. S.-Oregon far
mers this year will reap a profit of
$50, ,1S1,72O from nine principal pro-
ducts, according to estimates COM
piled today by o. P. Huff, state labor
commissioner. The crop of wheat,
corn, oats, barley, potatoes and ap-
Piles will each exceed $1,OOO,OOO in
value.
The percentage of combined con-
dition of all crops during July, based
IN 10-year average, was 94.3.
The biggest item in Oregon's enor-
nous harvest this year, based on
crop conditions August /, will show a
yield of 11,7S1,OO0 bushels of winter
and 100000 bushels of spring, or
total of 15,7S1,000 bushels of wheat.
Commissioner Hoff's estimates in
dicate that the states winter wheat
crop is sc per cent of the average for
10 years, while the spring wheat crop
is S6.2 per cent. The estimated value
of the entire wheat crop of the state
at the farm on August | was S3 cents
bushel, or total of S12 ,097, ,23C.
The stock of wheat now held on Ore
gon farms is placed at 1888, 900 bush
els.
The State Bureau of Labor stats
tics forecasts an oats yield of 13,200,-
600 bushels, worth $5,412,000 to the
Oregon farmer at Al cents bushel,
The crop is 90.3 per cent of normal.
With $4,000 acres planted to pota
toes this year and the crop 92 per
cent of normal, a yield Of $3.50, 900
bushels is forecasted. At 80 cents q
bushel this crop will have value of
$5,000,000.
The states apple crop will total s.
$4,000 boxes of a value of $3,216,
900. The yield is ~ per cent of 10
year average.
Barley will bring $2,447,500 to the
farmers, it is estimated, with crop
outlook OF 4,500,000 bushels.
This year Oregon has Al, 900 acres
planted to corn, with a prospective
yield of Sc per cent of normal.
Commissioner Hoff estimates that
onn noO bupbo1c will bn roica1 not
ting the producers $1,0SS,000
Although the yield of pears is but
6S per cent of average for 10 years,
because of unfavorable climatic con-
ditions this year, the estimated crop
is $4,000 bushels, worth $4,000.
The rye crop, estimated at 81 per
cent will total approximately 5000
bushels, valued at $41S,000.
Because of recent rains the hay
crop, it is estimated, will run only
about 81 tons an acre, SS per cent
of the ten-year average.
The peach crop this season is fore
casted at 272,000 bushels SO percent
of normal, and valued at S272,000.
The grape yield is placed at so per
cent and the blackberry and logan
berry output at "a per cent of the
average for 10 years. The condition
of truck crops for canning purposes
on August /, is placed as follows:
Snap beans, so per cent; cabbage, 81
per cent; sweet corn, II per cent; Gu
cumbers, 6S per cent; peas, 80 per
cent; tomatoes, 76 per cent.
On August l, the estimated value
at the Oregon farm of the states
main products Commissioner Hoff
places as follows: Corn, "a cents a
of the part. The cast throughout
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of the stone becomes one of constant
change and new dangers are added
at each new hiding place. Sylvia
gives Robert all the assistance posi-
Bile and in the end he is rewarded
with her love and the complete poss-
ession of the diamond which caused
all the grief.
"The Oval Diamond" is an original
and gripping photoplay replete with
dangerous situations and scenes
which will thrill the nose blase pic
ture fan. Harris Gordon is featured
in this strong drama and has role
which gives him wide scope and
which he portrays with infinite skill.
Barbara Gilroy plays Sylvia" a
charming role with finesse and COM
plete understanding of the intricacies
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

People of Morrow county who
want concessions at the Morrow
County Fair should make their choice
of location at once as outside con-
cessionaires are asking for space
daily, and it is the desire of the
Board to give home people first choice
where possible.
w. w. SMEAD, Secretary.
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Card of Thanks.

We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to all our good friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted us
during our recent bereavement. We
also want to thank you for the beau
tiful floral offerings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schwarz.
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Henry Bode, local tailor, and Ar
minda Sayles, until recently a domes-
tic in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. j.
Matlock on Hinton creek, were mar
ried in this city Monday afternoon
by J. P. Williams, city recorder. They
will continue to make their home in
this city.
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H. Fred Tash, manager of the To-
cal Farmers Union Warehouse, has
returned from oPrtland, where he
was delegate from Doric Lodge No
20, to the grand lodge convention Of
the Knights of Pythas.
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of the part. The cast throughout
is one of unusual excellence, and the
entire production takes a high stand
in the field of the silent drama.
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THE WEATHER

The following is the report of the
weather for the past week as given us
by Cooperative Observer Frank Gill
liam:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-11-18
TOWN FACTIONS.

Perhaps no other one factor yields
SO great an influence in retarding the
| growth and prosperity of a town as
fa%ctionalism. 1t spreads itself as a
pail over the community life, and un-
der its malign influence all progress
| wits like a pear tree under the blight.
No amount of energy and public spir-
itedness is sufficient to survive its de-
pressing effects.
Take the average town torn by fac
tionalism. A measure of public i'm
provement is proposed. 1t comes
| from one of the two factions. 1t real
ly has merit and would be beneficial to
the town. Does it meet with approx
al? Yes-from that side of the
house. From the other side, bitter
opposition. Why? No mortal mar
can tell, except that it emanated from
"the other side"
There you have the meat in the CO.
coanut. "The other side" stands for
everything that is undesirable and vic
ious.
And it is a sad commentary on our
boosted Christian civilization that this
quently originates where it should
iSNcI NC lOullu-ln GIc GIulGllC0s
With them, all too frequently, "our
folks" does not mean, as it should,
all of Gods creatures, but is contract
ed to apply to "our church,, be it
Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,
Episcopal, or what not.
Again, in many small towns, this
~factionalism centers in the banks.
Each has its following. Each is striv-
49,. - o.1x, - l,,.1J $50 81 o-v. e..
tunes but to tear down the other.
But from whatever source, the fact
remains-and the factionalism -four
ishes-a sad commentary on the
boasted "progressiveness" of u
countrymen.
And the pity of it is that it is all
useless and fruitful of no good results
to either side.
United effort would invariably ac-
complish for both what divided
wrangling accomplishes for neither.
There is a world of truth in the old
emblem of the bundle of sticks, bound
together, which no mar could break,
but which, taken separately, a child
could destroy.
No fractional fight in a community
even yet resulted in complete victory
for either side.
Many communities have had the sa-
gacity to recognize this fact and,
while there have always been and will
always be differences, have had the
good sense to endeavor to harmonic
and work together for the common in
terest.
When we see a community torn by
factions, we feel like reminding it of
the old fable of the cats and the mon
key-the cats found the cheese, but
the monkey ate it at last.
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world in search of good positions;
while the management of their home
schools is turned over to strangers.
Go into the stores and manufacture
ing plants of almost any town, and
you will find the same conditions pre-
vailing there-home boys leaving
home in search of employment, while
their fathers are importing their as
sistants from a distance.
Now we submit that this condition
of things is all wrong. People argue
themselves into the belief that a
young man cannot succeed where he
is known of everybody and where he
knows everybody else, and so a stran-
ger fills the place that should be his,
while he roams the world in search
of a position in lieu of the one that
by rights he should fill.
"Home men for home positions" is
the just and sensible view to take.