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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06
Live Cecil Items Of Interest

Ruth May who attends high school in
Portland arrived in Cecil on Sunday and
will spend her vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. May of Lone
Star ranch.
Miss Pearl Edmonds of Morgan, Miss
Mildred Henriksen of Strawberry ranch
and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Perry visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hynd on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hynd and son Jack
Of Butterfly Flats left on Saturday for
The Pines, Ukiah, where they will spend
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Hynd.
Geo. Krebs, Herman Havecost, Tunis
Snyder, all Of The Last Camp, left on
Wednesday for Skinner creek where
they will spend the next ten days.
Herbert Hynd. accompanied by the
Misses Annie and Violet Hynd were the
guests of Miss Mildred Henriksen of
Strawberry ranch on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Duncan of the Busy
Bee ranch are enjoying a visit from Mr..
Duncan, Sr., Of Colorsdo, who may settle
here for the winter.
Mrs. H. Logan and son Billy left on
the local Wednesday and will visit with
Mrs. F. Buchanan in lone for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Logan of Cecil left
on Wednesday for Portland where they
will spend few days with friends.
Ray Halferty of Shady Dell left on
Saturday for Hood River where he will
spend the Fourth with friends.
John McEntire of Killarney is the ow-
ner of a new Ford car so is real busy
on the highway these days.
Misses Georgia Summers, Elma Rufe-
ner and Doris Logan we're callers in
Morgan on Sunday evening.
Jack Hynd of Butterfly Flats arrived
home on Thursday from the county seat,
sporting a fine new Buick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Noble of Rhea Sid
ing visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hen
riksen on Thursday.
Miss Violet Hynd of Butterfly Flats
spent few days in the county seat
looking up friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Malloy and family
of Morgan were Cecil callers on Tues
day.
Lester Goodrich and T. B. Wilds of
Morgan were Cecil callers on Friday.
Franklin Ely of Morgan was looking
up his Cecil friends on Sunday.
E. Logan and ]. W. Osborn were coun-
ty seat visitors on Thursday.
Attorney C. .Sweek was called to
Spokane this week on BUSINESS. He was
eypected home last evening.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06
Circus Draws Big Crowd
To Town Last Saturday

Howe's Circus and Van Amebrg's wild
animals appeared in Heppner last Sat
urday for two performances, and were
the means of drawing large crowd to
the city. In fact there had not been so
many automobiles parked on the streets
before for many day, and the occasion
was apparently much enjoyed by the
most of the folks, regardless of the heat.
The circus tent was filled to capacity
in the afternoon and in the main the
performance was good. The trained an
imals seemed to be the chief attraction,
and some Of these were quite good,
though better performances by horses,
ponies and dogs have been put on here
several times before. The cage Of six
big African lions appeared as the best
attraction on the program, as they had
the appearance, at least, of being very
ferocious. One feature was noticeable
by its absense, and that was the aero
batic performance that usually accom-
panies first class circus.
There was fair representation of
"camp followers" and some few games
were going on around the tents of a
questionable order, but nothing to what
has appeared heretofore in this line. We
heard of one fellow who says that he
was relieved of his pocketbook, cash and
all, but how much this set him back we
did not learn.
The day was hot and under the circus
tent in the middle of the afternoon
there was no chance to be particularly
comfortable, and the heat seemed to
have the effect of checking the enthus-
iasm and pep of both performers and
audience. But we all saw the elephant,
took Johnny to the show, bought few
toy balloons and pink lemonades and
came away happy, ready to be taken in
again when the next big show comes
along. It's great for the children.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06
Tax on Admission Must
Be Paid By July 81

Foreign and domestic corporations.
tobacco manufacturers, theaters and
other amusement resorts where charge
for admission is made, bowling alleys.
pool and billiard halls and passenger au-
tomobiles for hire must pay their an
nual tax for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1928, on or before July 81" announ-
ces Clyde G. Huntley, collector of in
ternal revenue. "Failure to pay these
taxes during the current month will
subject delinquent taxpayers to a pen
atty of 25 per cent of the amount of
taxes"
Foreign corporations are required to
pay tax equivalent to 81 for each ST.
900 Of the average amount of capital en-
ployed in the transaction of their busi-
ness during the preceding year ending
June 80, 1922. The tax on domestic cor
porations amounts to 81 of so much
of the fair average value of their capital
stock for the preceding year as is in
excess Of $4,000. In estimating the value
of capital stock, the surplus and undi-
vided profits must be included.
Following are the miscellaneous oceu-
pational taxes: brokers, $50; pawnbrok-
ers, 500; ship brokers, $50; custom
house brokers. $50; proprietors of thea
ters, museums and concert halls where
a charge for admission is made, having
a seating capacity of not more than $50,
shall pay tax of $50; having a seating
capacity Of more than $50 and not ex-
ceeding 800, 500; having a seating ca
pacity of more than 500 and not exceed
ing 800, $3.50; having seating capacity
of more than 800, 5000.
Circus proprietors are required to pay
tax of 500; proprietors of bowling
alleys and billiard rooms are required
to pay $40 for each alley or table; pro-
prietors Of shooting galleries, 500; pro-
prietors Of riding academies 500.
Persons carrying on the business of
operating or renting passenger automo-
biles for hire are required to pay $40
FOR each such automobile having a seat
ing capacity of more than two and not
more than seven, and 500 for each such
automobile having seating capacity of
more than seven.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06
Bert Peck Ships Fine Pig
to Alderdale, Washington

Bert Peck shipped out fine S-months
old Jersey Red boar Monday morning,
the animal going to the ranch of Nc
Menamin and Ward at Alderdale, Wash.
The animal weighs 900 pounds now and
gives promise of being a record breaker
when he reaches maturity. Bert raises
good many fine pigs now, his stock
coming from the Dillabaugh pens at
Boardman.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

Mrs. E. L. Vinton, Miss 0dile Groshen
and Miss Annie Doherty made up par
ty going over to Lehman Springs early
Monday to spend holiday. They re-
turned on Wednesday, having visited
Ukiah where they took in a part of the
program of the big celebration put on
there. A large crowd was in attendance
and everyone seemed to be enjoying the
festivities immensely. Going over, the
ladies passed through Pilot Rock and
were informed that the thermometer
registered Ill in the shade there on
Monday. 1t was very cool and pleasant
at Lehman Springs.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

Jack Mulligan and C. V. Hopper got
in yesterday from Portland where they
spent few days. They took run up
to Salem Tuesday. The Fourth was
pretty quiet in Portland, and the heat
was intense, The population beat it out
of town for the cool retreats just as
fast as possible. When the thermometer
gets up to 95 in Portland, people really
suffer with the heat.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

Owing to a break In the water main
up Willow creek at a point between the
Kelly and Florence places, the city was
caused to be without an adequate water
supply for day or so the first of the
week. Manager Pruyn has had force
of men on the job and the damage is
being repaired. In the meantime water
users should conserve the supply that
the city may not be short in case of an
emergency.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

Miss Mary Duran, graduate of Lexing-
ton high school, class of '2l, who has
been attending college at Philomath
during the past year, returned home on
Saturday to spend the summer vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S.
Duran.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

While in the mountains Tuesday 7. j.
Humphreys ran onto a fine buck deer
near the mill. The animal did not seem
to be in the least excited and slowly
trotted away so that all the company got
a good look at him. He was fine speci-
men, about two years old, and Tom says
he appeared to fully recognize the fact
that it was closed season and no one
was packing a gun for him.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

County Agent Calkins arrived last eve
ming with his car Of Shetland ponies, re-
Gently purchased from ]. B. Stump of
Monmouth. He took Mr.. Stump's entire
band, 25 in all, and he will have no diff
fculty in disposing of all the animals he
wishes to sell, as there is strong de-
mand for the ponies here.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

NJ. D. Clark is in receipt of informa-
tion from New York that Bishop Pad
dock is confined to hospital in that
city suffering from a nervous break
down. He is reported to be improving
and will soon be able to return to his
work in Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

Mrs. John H. Pieper was a caller at
this office while in the city yesterday af-
ternoon from the pieper farm. Harvest
will commence with them the coming
week, the hay being put up preparatory
to starting the combine.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

Mrs. James Craig of Lexington, who
was under care of the doctor and under
went an operation at Heppner Surgical
hospital two weeks ago, was able to re-
turn home Tuesday, we are informed by
DR.. McMurdo, her physician,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

WANTED-Position as cook during
harvest season by competent young wo-
man; will take place at ranch house or
cook wagon. Inquire this Office,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

Mr., and Mrs. Stephen NJ Irwin and
son Billy left Sunday morning by auto
for Rockaway beach, Mr.. Irwin will
spend his two weeks of vacation there
and the family will remain for the sum
mer.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

Tom Healy, young son Of Mike Healy
underwent an operation for the removal
of adenoids and tonsils by DR.. McMurdo
the past week and was soon able to re-
turn home. The lad had been a sufferer
from this trouble for some time.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

Isaac Howard, prominent lone resi-
dent was doing business in Heppner yes
terday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06
ROAD WRANGLERS ARE
CENSURED BY BARRATT

Tying Up of Market Road Money by
Court Decision Affects Ten or More
Counties of State.-Work of Small
Group of 0bstruetionists, Say Mem
bers of Commission.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06
ROBERT SPERRY, |ONE
KILLED IN ACCIDENT

Speeding Car of Oscar Bergstrom Turns
Turtle on Highway.-Wayne Sperry
Also Badly Injured and Car Owner
In Hospital.-Funeral of Robert Sper-
ry Held at lone Tuesday Morning.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06
Notice of Removal.

We have removed our offices
from the Masonic Building to the
rear of the First National Bank
Building and will hereafter be
found in the latter location.
wooDSoN & swEEK.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-07-06

Attorney C. L .Sweek was called to
Spokane this week on BUSINESS. He was
expected home last evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15

and replacing parts which did not
exist"
The evidence offered by Mr.. Nc
Adoo and by his assistant, Mr.. Nc
Manamy, supports the charges that
while the railroads were being OPP
Grated by the government and the
owners were receiving a large rent
al. the managers were employing
the piece work system. among
other devices, to pile up costs
against the railroad administra-
ton.
On this point, Mr. McManamy de-
clares:
Managers Piled Up Expenses.
at now appears that in order to
bolster up the practice of piece
work, the officials have wrongfuliy
paid out millions of dollars"
When this report was made, the
investigation Of the piece work sys-
tenn had not been fully completed,
but the burden imposed upon the
government by managers had be-
come so heavy that Mr.. McManamy
urged that the practice be imme-
diately abolished.
In view of these evils which
have been proven and are admit
ed" he said, my recomm andation
is that an order be issued at once
to discontinue the piece work sys-
TEN on all railroads under federal
control at the earliest practicable
date. In no other way can evils
which have been proven to exist
under this system be eliminated.
THE situation is so serious that
l would not feel justified in not di-
recting it to your attention and
suggesting what to me appears To
be the only remedy"
Railroad workers are exonerated
by Mr.. McManamy from any re-
sponsibility for the evils that were
pointed out. He said:
at is worthy of note that the
overpayments of piece workers on
the Pennsylvania and the other
roads referred to were not the re-
suit of a demand on the part OF
the employees for such rates, but
were granted by the officials"
The undisputed evidence, then, is
that piece work was abolished be-
cause it did not make for efficiency
in operation and because it permit
ted fragrant dishonesty on the part
of the managers and placed an I'M
just burden of many hundreds of
millions of dollars upon the gov
eminent and consequently upon the
public.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15

annually for certificates issued soft
drink bars. but City Attorney Scott
points out this is merely TO give
the city control of such places in
matter of sanitation and power to
revoke the certificates or refuse re-
newal when violations occur.
The attorney general was also
questioned concerning the legality
of levying license against gaso-
line pumps serving the public. As
to this he processes uncertainty.
He says that if gasoline pumps can
be included in the clause relating
to authority of the city to regulate
and prohibit storage of explosives,
then the license feature may apply.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
MILLER FIXES
APRIL Is FOR
ROAD HEARING
State Highway Head TO Determine
Turkey Hollow Routing Then;
Call Public Meeting.

Formal hearing on route of
the state bond highway is to take
place Tuesday afternoon. April %,
in Legion hall at O'Clock.
Colonel C. r. Miller, director of
the department of public works OF
the state OF Illinois informed Mayor
H. NJ. Schriver of date Of his visit
in a telegram received here this
morning.
Whether route will or will not
pass the Tindall camp grounds and
proceed on through Turkey Hollow
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
DRINK PARLORS
ESCAPE LICENSE

In the opinion of Attorney Gen
eral Edward ]. Brundage, cities
cannot levy tax against soft
drink bars for purposes of revenue.
The attorney generals opinion has
been received by States Attorney
Ben s. Bell, who obtained it on re-
quest of City Attorney John K.
Scott
The city commission of Rock Is
land considered the possibility of
assessing soft drink parlors an an
nual license fee of $50. The attor-
ney general cites the paragraph of
the act conveying certain powers to
city councils to show that soft
drink parlors are not included as
taxable business places. The para
graph was recently amended to in
clude ice cream parlors and coffee
houses as subject to license, but
no mention is made OF soft drink
bars.
At present the city collects So
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15

The report further declares
that we have, within the past few
days, obtained information which
leads us to believe that other lines
have adopted the same method of
payment. / understand the Balti-
more & Ohio has overpaid their
piece workers. The Philadelphia
& Reading during the first two
weeks Of August overpaid their
piece workers to the amount of
$50. e00."
In a report dated Dec 4. 1918.
Mr.. McManamy reported the re-
suit of an investigation undertaken
at the request of the board of
wages and working conditions into
the practices and results of piece
work.
High Cost of Piece Work.
In the northwestern region,
where mechanics were paid 10
cents more per hour and where
day work prevailed, the cost of
maintenance was materially lower
than in the Allegheny region where
piece work was in effect.
From this" the report adds. ait
would appear that so far as cost
of maintenance is concerned, the
advantage is with the day work
plan"
In a supplementary report on
piece work overpayments, Mr.. Nc
Manamy said:
at is a fact that at every shop
where we have conducted an in
vestigation or made a check We
have found that payment is regu-
larly made for large quantities of
work which has not been perform
ed, also that much of the work is
not well performed.
ION the Boston & Albany we
found that some work was paid for
as high as four times. Particular
reference is made to one case
where the workers put in time
slips and received pay for remov-
ing and applying 900 f1ues in 4
boiler which only contained 202.
Such practices as this could not be
overlooked by the officials when
they are so glaringly wrong and
apparently very little effort was
made by the men to conceal their
duplication of charges, because in
numerous cases charges similar to
the above were made for removing
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
MISSION PROGRAM
FOR WEEK READY

Leaders in the services at she
Rock Island Rescue Mission have
been announced. Rev. Eugene
Thompson, Wayman African Meth
odist church, will preach this eve
ming. Sunday school classes win
convene at 8 O'Clock tomorrow afr
ernoon. Speakers the rest of the
week are: Monday. Rev. Dominica
Ferri; Tuesday. H. n. Schaffner
Wednesday, F. H. Thomson
Thursday, Mrs. left. Davenport
Friday. E. G. Eggers. Davenport
and Saturday, Rev. Thomas
Hughes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
ASK DR.. Jones
TO HEAD DRIVE
! FOR ABINGDON
Village Undertaking An Intensive
Campaign TO Supply Hedding
With Funds.

Officials of the Abingdon Cham
Der of Commerce have requested
Or. John T. Jones, superintendent
Of the Rock Island district OF the
Methodist church. to assume lead
ership OF the campaign to be
staged in that community to retain
Hedding college.
The movement IL to raise a fund
OF $500, 900, 500, 900 for the erec-
ation of new gymnasium. an equal
amount for a hall of science, and
an additional $4,000 for the i'm
mediate needs of the college.
DIR. Jones will reserve his decis-
son until he mas conferred with the
college authorities. but it is under
stood that he will probably go to
Abingdon to direct the campaign.
Abingdon has until April % to
meet the requirements of the sit
uation. In reality only about a
week will be available for CAM
paign purposes SO far as DR..
Jones is concerned, as he is sched-
uled to preside at an Easter sery-
ice in Methodist church at Sher-
rard tomorrow, and in company
with Rev. Joseph A. Chapman. pas
tor of the First Methodist church,
and II. j. Olmstead, lay member
of the congregation, will attend a
meeting of the circumference COM
mittee Of 76, having in charge the
raising of a $4,000, 900 endowment
fund, to be held in Peoria, Mon
day.
Wah Conference Action.
II Abingdon fails, the Central IL
linois conference, which meets in
Peoria April 26. will consider the
situation and discuss the possible
merger of the institution with ILL
nois Wesleyan in Bloomington.
There has been no movement yet
by the college or by the Rock Is
land Chamber Of Commerce to re-
open negotiations for the loca-
ton of the college in this COM
munity.
The visits of DR.. Clarence W.
Green, president of Hedding COL
lege to Rock Island, have been for
conference with DR.. John T. Jones,
relative to the campaign being
waged in the Central Illinois and
Illinois conferences for an endow-
ment fund for religious education,
and their meetings have not touch
ed on the Rock Island offer TO
Hedding, DR.. Jones told the Ar
gus today.
II the renewal should ever de-
velop it will necessarily have to be
the act of the board of trustees, as
the Rock Island commercial Or
ganizafion regards the incident as
closed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15

Railroad executives testifying be-
fore the senate committee on in
terstate commerce laid great stress
on the abolition of piece working
during federal control of railroads
claiming that maintenance costs
were largely increased thereby.
Testifying before the same COM
mittee, on February 2, 1922, Will
lam Gibbs McAdoo, former direc-
tor general OF the railroad admin
istration, said:
"Piece-work was abolished only
after an extensive investigation
covering period of months, in
which a comparison of the results
obtained in a region working day
work with a region working piece
work had shown.
Disadvantages of Piece work.
q. There was no advantage
from an efficiency standpoint in
piece-work over day-work in loco
motive repair shops.
so. That locomotive mainten-
ance costs per 1000 pounds of trac-
tive power mile were greater in
the region working piece-work
than they were in the region work
ing day-work.
"3. That il was not possible I'M
der the piece-work system to avoid
large payments to workmen for
work which was not performed. In
fact, on the Pennsylvania railroad
it was found that the officials had
voluntarily overpaid piece-work-
ers to the extent of more than 81
SOC, 900.
a. No substantial difference in
the general condition of equipment
was found in the piece-work region
as compared with the day-work
region on roads where work was
properly supervised and high
standard of maintenance required.
Mr.. McAdoo testified that less
than 10 per cent of all employees in
the maintenance of equipment de-
partment were at any time, during
Federal control, working on the
piece-work system; therefore, au-
thorizing it TO be discontinued, he
declared, could not have seriously
affected maintenance costs either
during or since federal control.
Mr.. McAdoo submitted the official
reports of the investigations and
recommendations upon which he
authorized abolition of piece-work
Railroads Padded PayroIIS.,
Under date of December 16, 1918
Frank McManamy, assistant direc-
tor of the bureau of operations OF
the railroad administration, report
ed that the Pennsylvania railroad
was deliberately oyerpaying their
piece-workers to the extent of mil
lions of dollars" and that it was
impossible to persuade the mana
gers of the road to discontinue this
practice
THE Pennsylvania railroad Off
Gals" the report continues, were
evidently not satisfied with in
creases granted to their mechanics
of more than 60 per cent above
their average rate on Dec. 81, 1917
therefore, without authorization,
they increased it to more than 100
per cent"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15

is the main decision to be the ont.
come of this session. The route Il
be determined at this session will
start at Hamlet. Mercer county ana
extend to Rock Island.
Colonel Miller, according 10 thu
wire, will be present at the hear
uoNeI noI small IS not ex-
l pee'eu 70 atsenu' as ne informed
zig inAyoI oI that TACT IN tele-
week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
'Y' SWIM PROGRAM
PLANNED FOR BOYS

Swimming contests and games
for non-members will be held Sat
urday afternoon, April 90. in the
Y. M. c. A. pool.
The events in the pool are open
to all boys from the ages of 10 to
Is years. A number of water
stunts and tricks are being plan
ned. Alfred ]. Record, assistant
physical director, will be in charge.