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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1918)
The Timee-Hcrald goes re giilarly to mart home In Har ney County than any other ncifT. If yon wish to milch tho poMflo nno thon col umn for ynr advm-tlnmoiit. Tin- Tlrncn-llcrald I an old established friend of the people of Harney County where it has licni a weekly visitor for thirty yearn. It's jolt department la equipped to nerve your needs. i J VOL. XXXII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 28 1918 NO. 9 tUTURE WORK FOR THE rAREVE8T PoIr3DI GRAZING FEES 0N RE" BIG SUMS NECESSARY TO FINANCE OUR UNCLE t first in berlin his MAKE AN EFFORT TO AMERICAN RED CROSS YANK REWARD. llU'Wllfe. CARE FOR STOCKMEN Money Going Out for Shipping Stock and Purchasing Forage Could be Avoided. Local Men Want to Buy Irrigated Lands. KVLIUKtintKtAU Mcpreaentative of Home Service Important Changes Should be Noted by Stockmen. Permits Granted for Longer Period is Possible Beneficial Feature. Preparations For Fifth Liberty Loan Under Way. Immense Expenditures Recent Months. Continue Selling War Stamps. The following was sent out by the publicity bureau of the Twelfth Fed Uepartment of North western Division Visits Here. Discuss Important Work of Chapters. ' . S I I te b Richard Cadbury Jr.. connected th the Home Service Department. iwrlean lied Cross, who hoe hend uiirters at Seattle, spent a few (lavs In Hums during the week conferring ilth local Ked Cross workers. Mr. I illniry a patleular Job Is to do In titule work but he had a short tlmo itween Institutes and took the op- irt unity to Tlslt some of the dinn ers of the Northwest Division and Hcomo familiar with local condl lons where possible. He certainly Ms h better Idea of things under jurisdiction of the Harney County Banter thsn he had before ho cams md now realizes that headquarters it Seattle can't send a requisition to fce local Chapter and expect to not It emmunlcated to the several auxili aries within a couple of hours and the material all distributed In a day. te. He knows that we are a country m magnificent dlstanres as ho eam kcross from Bend and has been told low far It Is to Denlo and how com- uuicatlon is carried on between 111.'-. places Mr. Cadbury met with some of the ttlve workers of the local (hup r during his visit in Burns and It iroved of mine n nri n .. n i.. -. w ........ ... ,, i i I,,- rested as he found local conditions Anil ran be governed by a personal nowledge In futuro dealings, while ;b' local worked hnvp n )n.n..p ...... .. ., , . ,.,,,., i.uii- Hon of what the Bed Cross is 111; and contemplates in the lm (Mate future. The gentleman la iv int. rested fn the home rfc department where he con- his activities, but hi al ;o ha ;i lood knowledge of the other d artmenta sad how to get thing. One and what is expected of the 0' al Chaptera For instance, the Junior Bed Cross m-mbership in the future, or nt east for the present, will devote Its ftive work to making simple gur- iila for refugee In the war stricken )untrlos. In addition to this the ischers are Instructed to bring oot ' good points of the countries with hlch we are having to deal, where M work of the Bed Cross Is to bo d during the raeoaetrucUon Irlod, such as China, Japan, tin 'v. etc. it Is the Intention or id tin charge o( the Janlor d---10 .n tall ill flu. mli ' a Uon batter i the foreign peoples, particular work of the Red in tbe United States dm "lining year Is to the horn. ng soldiers, to see that ho has )r' attention, that lm mi. I. r 'ids hiK poeetbllltlea ami prlvli- M and again becomes assimilated "Min-'tlon Mr. Cadburv out ltd some of the things which th ine Service I Innipi .,,..,, i , .- ' . ,.u ...... n ,, in.- 1 Cross can do and which It Is ex- ted to do, not only by the of , of the organization but by the 'V'Tiiment. In connection with the Insurance I the soldier has the privilege of pine ailvantace of Mm ! in respect and get his Insuram e ! tinned on the lines of old lino uranca companies with the gov- iment. instead of earrvlne tin, lk as during the period of the war is possible for him to make . 'lii li. II In II... .,.,..... . -B - .in. , - . . i i. : i tj i anil If'Ur,. till i.iiiliuim.iiil ....it.... .. ji i, 11 ;x ant mr pay or other insuram nit his particular case, and '' for it either monthly or uuarlei rT y. thu i rscelvlni tin protection al a m '' 'ale from Die regular in- '"' ' ' " ' "ii'i-rns. If he is wound, d ' right for compensation pl i arranged according the never! V "i his wounds. There in also an al- "" ' li'w in case of inability in loiitiiiu, former voiuiions. All these re Importanl for the roturiiinv BOllJlff III. I uhiiiilii I,.,,., ull.,,.11.,,, I.. ..WW... (I I 1. .1 I III pier ilmi be may know his rights A very Important act which should kepi in mind in cases where the "Idler is so Incapacitated that he Is liable to resume his former o nation is the Vocational Behablllta- ' "111 iCt Till ltlW7 1,1.1.. ! II... I - " j.iiiinirn nil i im "cation of a man who has become I Hind or so crippled that he cannot ' ork at the usual occupations. This ci provides for the education ef the) SBEP Bishop Patrick Hays in a new and exclusive pose, following his naming to succeed the late Curd. nal Farley. Individual or noma one of his depend ents at the expense of thu govern ment in nonie va.atlonal trade that will enable the unfortunate to make a living at a respectable occupation. The Idea is to see that each soldier is able to do something toward his livelihood and not make a dogger of lilm. This Is one of the Important works of the Bed Cross organization as the government Is going lo depend upon that organization to make the in h eKsary inquiry and ascertain the ezaet status of each cases in the community where the) operate. Mr. Cadbury was pleased to find the stand taken dy tin- local (hup i r in the emergency of the pr span1: !i Influensa epidemic in this . lUtttry. When told what had been done he slated It wan just as Divi sion Headquarters would have re comine: deil had It DMB commtini eated with. Me said he was sur-' this Chapter would be commended v. hen lie made a report of it on hl.i return. The gentleman suggested that this Chapter secure the services ot an executive secretary as thus the work could he carried on more uni lormly and without BUCh an Imposi tion upon the heads of the several departments where those heads ore in active lm -i muni I : iii ' an ill afford to devote time tu details thai eould be handled iiv a 'i tary. This i i legitimate expense which the Nation al Ohapfe r a ill approve He .. suggests thai this Chapter si nd a member tn the institute to be bald next month In Taeoma to take up lloiiie .Service work as ll will require much attention during the recon struction period and should be under the supervision of a trained worker. Just as soon as the Influenza ban will permit the annual election of the Bed Cross Chapter will be held and the matter of taking advantage of Mr. Cadbury's suggestions con sidered by the organization. -o DISTBICTH Ml'HT PAY THACIIKHH Last wenk School Supt. Clark re ceived a letter from State Supt. Churchill giving definite informa tion UN to the duty of school boards to pay the salary of teachers where the schools are closed because of quarantine restrictions placed by health authorities. Mr. Churchill flUOtea the law and the opinion of the attorney general In the matter and Igyi without anv itichHon thai school boards must pay the iantry, Mrs Clark had Ti MMtVad numerous letters and telephone calls asking for Information, as some school boards in this eounty protested paying the teacher because ir the school being closed on eecOUBl of Influenza Thl.t settles the question and Mrs Clark hopes there will be no further Ques tion raised upon the subject, o - Parti Hcems to be large neaghto in i iinimodale two presidents. The government proposes to n claim swamp lands and arid land for the benefit of the returning soldiers, if they could only dump the swamp lands into the arid lands, how much labor could be saved! Secretary Houston, believing that further KuapeiiHlon of the increase in National Forest grazing fees first decided on in I Dili Is no longer Justified, has announced new rates lo go into effect March 1, 1910, ac cording to an announcement received from the Washington office of the Forest Service by District Forester (ieorge H. Cecil. Portland. Effective at the same time, he has authorized the granting of 5-year grazing per mits where the conditions warrant and such permits are desired by the stockmen. "In accordance with the conclu sion reached by me on February 1, 1917," Secretary Houston has In formed t'ne stockmen through lottcrs to their two National Associations, "that, the charge for grazing should be based upon the real value of the forage, 1 have decided that beginning March 1, 1919, the charge for graz ing upon the National Forests during the eiir long period will be from 80 cents to $1.50 per head for rattle, varying with the advantages of the different ranges. The rate for sheep and gout ii on each Forest will bo 25 per cent, of the rate for cattle. The rate for horses will be 25 per cent more than for cattle, and the rate for swine 25 per cent, less. The pro portionate i hurge for .-razing during only a part of each v ar will be in uc eordance with the provisions of tho National Fores! regul il inns " The ordinal plan was to advenes ng leci :(3-l-:'. per cent a year lor three rears, beginning In 1917; n Hi on ounl oi He- dial orbed con , h confronted the si men thai rear the advance made was i . 'ill ; while a year later the emergency situation created by the war led Secretary Houston to suspend temporarily the further car rying out of the plan. "I am not unmindful of the difficulties which still exist," he says, "but under tho circumstances it seems unwise to further defer action on this Impor taut problem." Regarding the authorisation of .v e.ir permits. Secretary Houston, afti r opting the fa t that the tot h men ha from time to time urged i be ii ini of sui h permits, not for Vie! i lain. i? to tl- as of i idustr 1 1 outinui u on i A HAPPY eral ft eie District, il gives I nil) Interesting figures and is of interest to the i u bite ar it gl-e, some Idei . what to OMect In tho future in tint way of taking care of finances neces sary to et hack to a peace basis' Carter Qless, the new Secretary of tho Treasury, in a telegram to Gover nor James K. Lynch of the Twelfth Federal Beserve District announces that expendltnures of the govern ment during the fiscal year begin ning July 1, 1918, and including December 1. 1918, exceeded nin billion six hundred million dollars and that expenditures in the month of November were nearly 2.000, - 000,000. In the enrrent month of December up to and including Dec-em-1 ber 10 expenditures exceeded (1,000,-1 000.000. It Is estimated that the! total expenditures of the fiscal year will be $18,000,000,000. Secretary Glass favors short mat- urities for the Fifth Liberty Loan and announces that tho Treasury Department will continue the sale of War Saving Stamps and Certificates in a most energetic manner. The complete telegram to Gover nor Lynch follews: "in assuming tho office of Secre- tary of the Treasury, I desire to say a few words to the American people. ' ber 10. I 91 8, exceeded $8,600,000, nnd particularly to the splendid 1 000. Expenditures In the month of organization of men and women, November nearly equalled $2,000, whose unselfnh labors, under tin- 000,000 and. In the current month Of leadership of my great predecessor, December, to end including Decern have made tbe story of our war fin- ' i.r in. e ded one billion dollars. ance one of the most glorlou Iters ia the history of America's part in the war. "Millions of Americans have con tributed la the most vital, tangible and necessary waj to the winning of the war. They have loaned thir ( Indebtedness Issued In anticipation dollars to ttelr country with no small of that Loan, and ae yet unpaid sacrifice of-peronal comfort and en- ' Since tbe armistice was signed, Sec jo.vnienujjetd. have given largely ofjretar McAdOo has estimated that personal errort ana seivlce. For njlhe cash outgo from the Treasury time we have disproved the slander" during the current fiscal year end that Americans are a money-loving gg June :t0. 1913. will amount to people, Incapable of rising above $18,000,000 000 and much more m ' ninuetlc thing in ti Ighteen than hall of thai amount has already Short months of the war American Bd in the five and op, people subscribed for eighteen Ml- half months which have elapsed. rs or Liberty Bonds and The ot yet beon I avlngs Certil , ,,n oi our army "The hanking institutions and the Production of war of tire i ountry financed the matt I . i -i reai bed the war In an'.. - i i . : of the v (led and the bills Incurred tor thu fi t eated June 'i"':"i' thai period oi maximum pro- dm i Ion must be paid. "The Pi ea tury mu iue another NEW YEAR 9S3f JaaanaHBy' 9&- i flLanaav ' 'B bbbbbhbbbbIbbbbbbbbbbbbbV Being the first American officer Into Berlin after the surrender of the Huns is the honor which was bestowed upon Brig. Oen. Oeorge H. Harries for his excellent work In handling troops at Brest, France, during the war. Harries was formerly commander of the National guard in the District ot Columbia. 30. 1918, by the purchase of a total , $12,500,000,000 of Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness, all of ; which has been retired or provided for out of taxes or bond Issues at the time the armistice was signed. "The expenditures of tho govern ment, excluding transactions in tho principal of tho public debt, during juiy i, 1 01 8, to and including Decern "The proceeds of the Fourth Liberty Loan SO far received have ail I-nt. and the remaining ln- statlnu its payable on subscriptions to that Loan will be needed to meet maturim: Treasury Certificates of I large loan he, or.- the ena of the ar and I am en! relj In ac cord with Ike-policy already outline,! tlii tills loan should take the form of bonds of short maturities. "ii is vitaiiv important that the Treasury should continue in a most energetic waj the sale pi War Saving Stamps and Certificates. Among the valuable and much needed lessons we have partly learned from the wut, is that of thrift and intelligent ix p n. in in . "Thrift helped to win the war ann will help us to take full advantage sf a victorious peace, it Is therefor" imperative that wo do not relax imo t In- old habits of wasteful expendi ture and Imperative that the habit of reasonable living (on the part of those both large and small means) so easily ucquired during the war period lie continued. "Millions of our people Pave be come holders of bonds of I heir (!o erninei t, but some of them seem to feel that they are under no further Obligation In retain these bonds ami Hie are sailing them and using the monej for unnecessary purposes or exchanging them for other securi ties ot very doubtful value. So long as the United Hlales needs to sell bonds, those who hold the presenl Issues should not dispose of them ex cept under the spur of urgent neces sity. They have Invested in the best security In the world and it is both to their own interest and to that of their government that those securi ties be retained. "Organisations of patriotic men and women numbering probably well over two millions have been created (Continued on pi-ge 5.) The Warm Springs irrigation pro ject should prove a strong stimulus toward taking advantage of condi tions here in the line of irrigation. The Times-Herald had a conversa tion with Frank Johnson last Satur day. He had just returned from a visit to Vale iu company with W. P. Davidson, president of Jhe Oregon & Western Colonization Co., Mr. John son stated that work was active on the construction of the canal, there being over 100 teams at work. He also noted that large supplies of con struction materials were being brought up to Blverside on every train. Mr. Johnson is making prepara tions to take up quarters in Vale where he will represent the Coloniza tion Co., and says that already there are applications for land under the proposed irrigation project. Several of these applications are from well to do stockmen of this Valley who are. determined to have better facilities for caring for their stock during the winter months of tbe year by guaran leeing a sufficient mpply of forage. This they feel confident may be had by securing land under an irrigation system where they do not have to take the chances they do hero In depending upon the season. They want to be sure of their water. There could be no stronger argument for irrigation. We should UM our efforts to keep our stock men at home with their herds and flocks anil in addition raise forage for those who are not so fortunate and who will come to this section to feed their stock during the winter months and from which point they can he shipped to market or turned to the wirl. range as the case may be. We should encourage any rrfove ii). d that Is feasible to get Irriga tion. We know we have a good alfalfa country and we also know that to make that crop a success it laasafT to have water, not in so great quantities but sufficient at the right time. BtBce the war la Of t and there is B disposition for tho ivernmenl to take an active in teresl In developing resoui the benefit oi (he are not at the mere.- of any ulators or bonding cerns, II are w ork at it hai i i aough and present tho matter Iu the right light eith the aid of our delegation In Washington and Secretary '.-.in.-we should be able to Interest u. ii .ennne.it in the building of thd reservoirs un the river. This could he taxed over by the government and the distribution left to local organisations such as are forming districts under the present state law. In this connection it might be well to consider further organizations of districts along lines of natural Ir rigation lands. It would not b$ necessary at present to take in questioned territory In order to get at a proper working basis for dis tribution and when the time comes for taking in more territory con ditions will be such as it can be done without Incurring delay or a fight among the landowners, as It would come at a time when it would bo clearly demonstrated whether there was sufficient water to cover ad ditional actreago or not. We must be prepared to take care of our home farmers and stockmen. It is an Injustice to them and the. i n u i ry lo allow such a condition as now exists to continue long r than absolutely necessary, n bat i meed a big expense to stock mowers to drive or ship their stock out to feed during this winter and that -ame slock must bo brought hack in tho spring at an additional expense Will sonro wise person inform us With the president and the army oa one side of the ocean. Congress and the Supreme Court on the other side of the ocean, and the navy all over i he ocean, where is Uncle Sam? We certainly miss our "guld phii. sopher and friend," Mr. Hoover. But we trust that he will soon be home from abroad with some nice, new food regulations. I