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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
MONTHLY MEETING Of
CITY COUNCIL MONDAY

City council met in regular session
on Monday evening last with Mayor
Noble and all members of the council
present
But few matters, aside from the al
lowing of bills came up for considera-
tion, The report of Treasurer Briggs
for the first quarter Of the year was
presented, examined and approved. The
monthly report and financial statement
OF the water committee was also ac-
cepted
Ordinance No. 2O9 was read third
time and passed This ordinance per-
tains to pastimes and permits these
places Of amusement to he opened to
the usual games from p, m, to 10 p.
NJ. on Sundays.
Ordinance No 91O was introduced and
read first time by title. This ordinance
repeals ordinances 120 and 121, regu-
lating pastimes.
Ordinance No. eli providing Tor the
vacating Of a certain portion OF Will
low street in Mt Vernon addition upon
the petition OF W. Claude Cox. was pre-
sented and read first time by title.
The following bills against the city
were o. KID by the finance committee.
and upon proper motion were allowed
and ordered paid,
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HIGHWAY COMMITS
S|ONERS VISIT HERE
Informal Meeting Held and Willow
Greek Road Decentralization ore
gon Trip Finished Monday.

Commissioners r. A. Booth and W 3
Barratt accompanied By Assistant State
Engineer Kelly. made a short visit to
Heppner on Friday last, and owing to
gar trouble. remained over until Sat
urday forenoon, when they continued
on to Pend1eton.
In order that the business men Of
the city might meet with the commits
sioners and talk over the road situation
as It pertains to Morrow county, a
meeting was called by the commercial
club Friday evening but upon arrival
Of the commissioners here it was de-
cided to forego this meeting and al
low the commissioners to have little
recreation and some much needed rest
from official duties An informal ga
thering Of few Of the business men
was therefore held at the First Nation
al bank and the road situation gone
over in a hurried manner The prin-
cipal topic was the completion of the
Willow creek highway Having Just
driven over this route the commis-
sioners were in position to know Just
what was needed. After having the
fact impressed upon them that the
amount of money appropriated for this
highway to do the grading from the
Gillian county line to Heppner had
fallen short about $4,000. owing en-
tirely to the incompetence Of the en-
gineers placed on the job by the state,
the commissioners took the matter un-
der advisement and IL will be known
a little later as to just what attitude
they will assume in regard to the clos
ing up Of the gap that now exists in
the grading from Lexington to Hepp-
ner,
AS to the placing Of the Heppner-
Hardman Spray road on the highway
map there was nothing said at this
time
Messrs. Booth and Barratt went on
to Pendleton Saturday and from there
they went to Wallowa county. getting
through the eastern Oregon visit in
time to be in Portland for the meeting
of the commission on Tuesday. Mr.
Yeon was with them as far as Sherman
county but had to return to Portland
on Friday, so did not come on to Hepp-
ner as was expected.
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HEPPNER OREGON, THURSDAY, April :, 1921
.GLEE CLUB GIRLS GIVE
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
HeDpner Greets Singers With an Over
how Audience at High School Audit
Orium.-COncert In Successful.

The University Of Oregon Girls Glee
club was greeted by an overflow aud
ience on Friday evening when they ap-
peared in concert at the high school
auditorium. In fact, Heppner was only
behind Pendleton and La Grande in the
measure Of attendance. and the big
auditorium at the school building was
not sufficient to hold the crowd that
pressed for admittance. and many hal
to stand in the entrance ways.
The club is composed OF 22 young
ladies from the university. the pick of
the best musical talent attending there.
They have been under the training Of
Professor Leland A. Coon, director Of
the department of music. who accom-
panied them on their tour. and their
itinery took In the cities Of Hillsboro,
Hood River, Enterprise. Baker, La
Grande, Pendleton and Heppner.
Every number on the program,
whether it was ensemble, quartette,
solo or instrumental, was greeted with
hearty applause and enthusiastic en-
cores by the audience. Heppner folks
were especially delighted with the vio-
solos Of Miss Margaret Phelps, whom
we have right to claim as a native
daughter. and the management Of the
club will graciously pardon the ex-
cessive enthusiasm manifested in her
behalf because of this fact, and 1t was
also a just recognition Of the splendid
ability shown by Miss Phelps as an
artist on her chosen instrument. Miss
Imogene Letcher, the pianist and ac-
companist is also a very talented mu-
sician and her work was greatly en-
joyed. The sketch" When the Clock
Strikes Twelve" which was presented
besides the musical numbers is an ar
rangement OF Miss Letchers, and in
this she gave evidence Of possessing
other talents than that for music alone
Each musical number on the program
stood out well and presented its own
points of excellence The club is COM
posed of a very high class Of talent
and its work Is evidence Of the splen-
did training they have received at the
hands of Professor Coon. They are
under the management Of Miss Laura
Rand on this tour, and the reception
given the club by the Heppner people
was very gratifying to both instructor
and manager,
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Brotherhood Luncheon
Monday Evening Next

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Brotherhood will be held at Patrick
h"tel on next Monday evening at the
hour Of 6:45, with the usual luncheon
lr he dining room of the hotel
on this occasion the question for
discussion will be, How Can We Make
Morrow County More Attractive for
Home and Community Development.
The subject will be introduced by F.
r. Brown and L. A. Hunt as prncl-
pals. with c. A. Minor and Fred Tash
as seconds
other features Of entertainment will
be music by high school quartette,
Scotch songs by Mr. and Mrs Gibbs
and selections by the band.
Ther, should be a fun attendance Of
the membership at this meeting.
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SIDE Of CO. COURT
GIVEN TAXPAYERS
4 Partial Reply to Questions Raised at
Meeting mt Ione.-Tax Figures Are
Given.

The taxpayers meeting held at lone
ten days ago has been the subject Of
much interest and comment. We had
intended giving even fuller account
than appeared In our last ISSUE but
at this time deem it unnecessary, as
the account printed gave general idea
of what the citizens were trying to
get at
We believe, however, that the i'm
preston gathered that the majority Of
the sentiment was against high taxes,
or was directed against that phase OF
the question exclusively, was largely
erroneous There was much talk, nee
cssarily against excessive taxation
and the burden Of high taxes was
stressed very much. but we would ga
ther after all that the greatest COM
plant was directed at the extravagant
waste Of the tax money paid in This
has been the burden of all complaints
that have come to this office for the
past year or more Just how true and
well founded they are remains to he
proven upon proper investigation. The
county court has been, and is, the sub
ject Of severe criticism, and they are
entitled to have their side Of the ques
tion presented as fully as possible. In
this connection l.. A. Hunt has com
piled some facts which are set forth
in letter to Bert Mason. OF lone, and
Judge Campbell feels that it is fair
statement Of the courts position at
this time
The Hunt letter is as follows:
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Matt T. Hughes shipped two cars Of
beef cattle down to Portland the past
week and found the market pretty bad
ly off upon his arrival there. The yards
were full, and the best offer Mr.
Hughes could get for his prime stuff
was s765 He forwarded one car to
Seattle where market conditions were
no better This stuff cost Mr.. Hughes
g cents when he bought it last fall,
and after feeding all winter and SELL
ing on a basis Of s765 and s735, he
can't figure much profit on his hay
crop However, Mr., Hughes is taking
his loss as a good sport and going
ahead just as though things had turn
ed out better.
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INTERESTING NEWS FROM
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

A battle royal" was fought last
Saturday when the Lexington high
baseball team met the Heppner high
baseball team on Heppner's diamond
The Heppner team started off in the
lead, running in two tallies the first
inning The Lexington team then scor-
ed one tally and the score finally ran
up to a total Of 4 to in favor of Hepp-
ner, Here 1t rested for several innings
either team being put out as fast as
they came in.
During the latter part OF the game
both teams began working harder and
the score at the end OF the ninth In
ming stood at to favorable to Hepp-
ner
The Lexington team will play their
next game with the Condor team at
Lexington April t6. Come out and sup
port your home team.
The Lexington schools have sent
$77S to the Chinese relief fund, and
contributions are still coming in.
A Parent Teachers association was
organized at Lexington March 2S with
w. O. Hin as president and Mrs Maude
Pointer as vice president. This asso-
citation has been organized for the pur-
pose of securing the cooperation OF
the parents, teachers and students of
the school and should be supported
by all who have the interest of the
school at heart,
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Friday evening last n banquet was
given by the Christian Eudeavor So
cjety Of the Christian church at Lex
lnGtor in honor Of the young men who
took part in the minstrel show recent
ly given under the auspices Of this
society at Lexington, and which was
repeated at lone. The banquet tables
were spread with great quantity Of
good things 10 eat. and this was rol.
lowed by social time During the
evening the company was also enter
tained by an address OF @ $ O Hum
bert OF Spokane, who delivered a talk
especially to the Young people, which
was much enjoyed
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CARD OF THANKS.

We beg to take this opportunity OF
extending to the citizens Of Heppner
our sincere thanks for the many kind.
nesses rendered us during our time OF
stress in our sad bereavement occa-
stoned by the untimely death OF our be.
loved father and brother, Mr., James
w. Craig We also highly appreciate
the thoushtfulness in procuring the
floral Offering
Mr.. and Mrs Manuel Drucker
Thomas Craig.
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Christian Churches of County
Are to Meet at Lexington

On Monday, April II, there is to be
an all-day meeting of the three Christ
ian churches of Morrow county at the
church in Lexington. On this date rep
resentatves from Heppner, lone and
Lexington will gather for the purpose
Of discussing the work of the church
in the county. A feature will be a big
basket dinner and there will be morn
ing afternoon and evening services.
1t is desired that each church have just
as large a delegation present at the
meeting as possible
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Alpine and Wells Spring Far
mers Are to Hold Rabbit Drive

The farmers Of the Wells Spring and
Alpine farm bureaus are going TO hold
a rabbit drive In Juniper canyon on
April 18th This will be an opportun-
ity for the people OF Morrow county
who have not had the fun Of attending
a real rabbit drive for sometime TO
get some real sport,
Details Of the AFFAIR will be publish
ed later but II can be taken for grant
cd that when Mr., Poe and his associates
from Alpine get their heads together
TO put on the real affair they can be
trusted
Everybody in the county is invited
to attend and real sport guaranteed.
Lay your plans accordingly.
James Zurcher, attorney from Stan
field. was in Heppner on Wednesday on
legal business, remaining over until
this morning.
Social dance at Elks temple Saturday
evening, April 9 A fine time promised
Elks and their ladies.
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~ - - " U''. 81 '
you will bear in mind that the total
amount which has been expended Is n
little over $4,000 The items are small
items that cannot be classified under
the above head There are on file now
all the labor vouchers showing the
man who worked. the time he worked
the wages for which he worked and
this Is signed by the foreman in charge
Of the work which viii all have to be
gone through to satisfy you, think
as to exactly how the money had been
expended
u have been informed that n large
amount OF money was spent in drilling
holes near Lee Padberg's place, and
that these holes are plugged and ready
to be shot but have not yet been shot
"The culverts which were bought for
the market road will probably be used
there. but II not they will stand as
credit to the road.
The powder which was bought to
use on the road has not all been used
on this market road, some Of It has
been borrowed for other roads and Mr
McCalcb stated that he had the figures
ms to how much was to be returned
from other sources to fill out the supply
but he is out Of town and | am unable
to get the exact amount
There Is one item which ! question
ed a little bit the cost Of repairing the
caterpillar has been charged to the
a, usI I tbputtbt
that It should have been charged to
the lone -Gooschcrry road. That ls n
distinction without difference, as It
is all done in the same locality and
II n machine Is out Of order 1t must be
repaired However, I have been in
formed that the machine was some
what out Of order when 1t arrived on
the Goosehcrry hin and that the repairs
which should have been charged to
Willow creek were carried on down and
charged to lone hill, and therefore
they felt that 1t was right to carry the
repair work which might really belong
to the lone hill over to Rhea creek.
and II has been done accordingly. This
is not large item and is a distinction
as stated before without any real merit
OF difference
Mr. Barlow stated that you were
rather anxious to have statement
covering the figures that 7 had sub
mitted at the lone meeting do not
know what you want but have select
ed what seems to be the figures cover
ing the point Of contention.
"Thc taxes collected In Morrow coun-
ty for last year for all purposes was
s3GG, 50, compared to the taxes col
lected for this year Of $5a4,6S0.69 The
people themselves have increased the
tax levy almost 60 per cent within the
last year as the records show
Stoto toves maid In 1919 s34g gqS71
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Sam Hughes Co. Spreading Out.

The Sam Hughes company have TAX
en- over the room recently vacated by
Oscar Borg in the Masonic building,
and will occupy the same with their
dry goods department. which is rapid
ly growing. This will give them a
goodly amount of additional room In
which to do business and practically
doubles their floor space something
much needed in their expanding busi-
ness.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
Baseball Game Here sunday

on next Sunday afternoon there will
be game of baseball on the Gentry
field at Heppner, between the Eight
Mile and Heppner teams. The game
will be called at o'clock. and is the
first game Of the season between the
town team and visitors II should prove
to be an interesting contest
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OPTIMISM EXPRESSED
BY CHICAGO BANKER

In the National City Bank of Chicago
financial letter for April first, 1921, is
set out quite fully an address recently
delivered by the president of that bank,
David X. Forgan, and the views ex-
pressed therein appeal to US as being
so full Of common sense and optimism,
that We print it in full trusting that
our readers will give the same the
careful reading it deserves,
The present Industrial situation Is
the worst that this country has exper-
fenced in many years. The so-called
panics OF 1893 and 1907 were not so
disastrous because the reversal was
neither so severe nor so sudden. This
time we fell from the heights of SEEM
ing prosperity to the depths Of depres-
sion almost over night. The wave Of
great volume, high prices and unpre-
cedented profits broke, and we were
confronted with an industrial panic
in which buying almost ceased, cancel
lations OF former orders were numer-
Gus. prices melted and profits gave
place to losses In the last few months
OF 1920 many business concerns not
only lost the profits Of many preceding
months, but in some cases OF many pre-
ceding years This was due to the fact
that while all expected reversal
sometime, most men were too close to
their own business, too pressed with
untitled orders, and too burdened with
the difficulty Of procuring raw mater
ials to he able to sense the hour of the
approaching change As a rule, there
fore they were caught with heavy
inventories to be written down. and
corresponding heavy Indebtedness to
be arranged with their bankers. Fol-
lowed the passing Of dividends, the
cutting Of overhead expense, the cessa
tion Of unfinished new building the
discharginE of employes-all OF which
were necessary to the life Of the par
ticular business but harmful to the
general situation by curtailing the
general buying power.
Agricultural situation
As one half of our population lives
sphere Of labor Is fundamental. The
industrial conditions Just described
were preceded, or accompanied, by a
shrinkage in the value of last years
crops estimated at $4,000, 0O0 600 and
live stock suffered a corresponding de-
cline in value. The quoted values of
some staples such as cotton, and wool
became merely nominal, and the stuff
was practically unstable on large
scale In many states speculation in
of the high prices for farm products,
and as such transactions usually in
volve a small cash payment and time
obligations for the balance OF the pur-
chase price, the country districts and
the country banks found themselves
when the crash came, with more hope
lessly frozen credits" than the cit
les,
Foreign Situation
In former periods of depression we
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on her for financial support, but now
Europe hangs like a milstone about
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Foreign Situation

In former periods of depression we
could sell largely to Europe and lean
on her for financial support, but now
Europe hangs like a milstone about
our necks-owing us billions on which
she is yet unable to pay the interest,
and prevented from buying freely from
us by her post war political confusion,
her financial imitation, and the conse-
quent break down OF her exchanges
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"' iiu'' 'e'scI Is AS ioiio"s'
Cost of Rhen Creek Road.
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Coast Culvert Il Flume Co,
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-16
DELAWARE LOSES ITS
THIRD STRAIGHT GAME
Blue and Gold Team Takes De-
feat at Hands of Pitt; Play
Carnegie Tech Today.

Pittshurg Pa. April 16-The Uni
versty Of Delaware baseball nine lost
its third straight game on it's trip
versity Of Pittsburg won yester,ia v s
contest. II. in a game in which the
home team outhit the visitors.
Pittsburg started off I'm the second
inning. Clawson. first up. was safe at
first when catcher Marvel, Of Delaware.
allowed the third strike Ia roll back
20 the screen. He completed the circuit
on Barber's drive To left which was
good for three bases I.aughran famed
but Sappers double scored Barber.
Dclaware's lone count came in the
sixth. Nuttcr started the ball rolling
by hitting to center for base lie was
forced out at second when Mcdonald
dumped one over Laughran's head into
short right. the batter being safe on the
play. Mcdonald took second on Under
woods single over second and third
when Underwood was out at second on
Marvel's inheld tap. which escaped be-
ing turned into a double play by mar
row margin. Rothrock's hit over short
scored Mcdonald. Robbins famed or
three pitched balls.
Mcdonald. who has been playing a
great game this season, led in the Of
fenstve in yesterdays game, with tyvr
hits TO his credit. The Blue and Gold
team will play the final game of its
present trip when 1t plays Carnegie
Tech this afternoon at Pittsburg. The
box score:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-16
BICYCLE POLO GAME
ON NEXT SATURDAY
First Contest of This Kind Ever
Staged in Wilmington Arous-
ing Much Interest.

The first bicycle polo game ever stag
ed in Wilmington viii be played Satur-
day. Apri %. at , o'clock. The German
town Boys Club viii play the Quaker
City Cycling Association. and both
teams are practicing several days n
week. The local secretary will put on
a program that will satisfy everybody
The wheelmen who will participate in
the polo game arc expert riders.
The prizes contributed by the local
bicycle dealers, to be given TO the ones
who sell the largest number Of |. Z. a
booster tags. will be put on display be-
ginning today. until noon Saturday,
April % at the Arrow shop. 4oS Market
street Mr.. Ice. manager of the store,
has consented to let the |. G a. commit
tee display the prizes there
Another prize was added TO the list.
William Clincff, 70l Il West Ninth
street. contributed an electric fash
light. value, $3.50 Nine prizes will be
on display The tenth prize Will be a
surprise and will not be announced IN
I'll the opening Of the game. The per
son who contributed does not wish his
name published. in other words it's a
sir prize one OF the youngest boost
ers TO buy a tag was little Billy ClineT.
=
public schools will be dismissed next
week, the tag contestants Will work
hard to get within the prize limit. The
boys who are in the prize limit are as
follows: Henry keaveny. Julian Book
er. CuIvert Gerow. Milo Gerow. James
Wallace. Hugh Holt. Frederick Homan.
Albert Massey. Alvin Dennis and
Roger Nolt. The names do not CORE
spond in the order the prizes stand. The
winners Of the prizes will not be an
nounced until re day OF the game. The
contest is o. n to every l. c. A. member
and booster tags can be secured at 2003
Van Buren street.
James MalIoy. manager of the base
ball division of the 1. c. A. VIII put out
some strong team. One team will be
named the i. c. A. star The ages
Will be from Il to IS No challenges
will be accepted ntu the members are
given a workout among themselves. be
cause the teams are playing for the
highest hoaors and cannot afford TO
lose many. l. c. A secret service Of
ficers will accompany each team 10
protect the bicycles and other necessi-
ties carried by the players. AS soon
as the players get in trim a challenge
will be accepted from the Wilmington
Juniors