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SOI.DIKH IIOY8 ARK RETURNING.
The first of the Harney county
boys who had been called to the army
ervlM to be demobilised arrived
home (luring thla week. Robt.
I'i kleslmer was the first to return
and on Thursday evening Kdgar Wil
liams, Frank Foster and Del. Hayes
all arrived home from Portland
where they had been In the Uensou
' -.1 of training.
The boys all look well, although
hi' three lust named have had an ut
of influenza. Thoy were glad
'i!i home and are getting ready to
again engage in their former occupa
tion, although Mr. Foster may go to
Arizona for the balance of the winter
us baa been his custom for the pan The remotest place on the OOStl
ever years. Ilent , (ne MlrrinK (lttVH lH not ,()()
other boys are expected home in secluded to feel the world-thrill and
Ike Immediate future. They all re- to have a part in the great move-
celved a hearty welcome and their ments that are making the world a
friend! are pleased to give them better place to live In, and allevlat-
very consideration they deserve. ing Its suffering.
Win Carre ha..i been confined to Christian North America In being
'i tioms during the week with a had called upon at this time for the re
in the foot caused by step- lief of over 1,000,000 people in
n rusty null ! h.' i. uncivil him, ;..,; Armeinnns.Syrlana. and
rable but la better at present, Creek of Asia Minor. The i i pie,
est word be couldn't who are the hope of vlllssutlon in
t aa he wouldn't be ire tern Uia, nave am ... I an
to Kick OUl the inwspapor man enduring such suffering as America. i
it her buna who peatexed him Battue cannot caufcelve.
i 1 1 nXG TltlltlTK
WORTHY WOMAN.
TO
ter Kgoscue was a caller at this
oft
ver-
during the week and In con-
itiou with him The Times-
I leiined Hint Mrs. Nellie, the
teer Red cross nurse who first
cann
o the assistance of the af-
'""miri imtients of tb"
ountry, had given her life ae a
she having died it
-eek,
i I..- i n;iort.-d bore
ho la a )ieu''iuiiii 'n the
come and taken the body
1 irnia for Interment but li
this was a mlstH';
buried at Denio with evi r
.ii I be i iiinmand ol I
Stl I , people.
token of their appreciation It
Ided to erect a niouument to relief work. The Intoruatlonul Sun
btr ui. piory over the grave and as a day School association is working
Result of a voluntary contribution with the Armenian and Relief com
lom( .;io has been raised for that mittee of New York. This work Is
lurpose it is most fitting and Tho highly endorsed by President Wilson
Times Herald commends the spirit of
that (ommunltv In such a cause.
Mr. Kgoscue was accompanied up
from lii-nio by some of his neighbors,
Iffiong them being Judge M J.
Konnor, who also paid his respects
Is thin office. Judee O'Connor stated
hat they bad many cases of influenza The influenza has seriously handl
I that i (immunity and there had capped the work of the churches and
get . v-eii deaths in all un to Ibii Sunday Schools all over the state so
inw. TMey aVe prepared to take
arc of ibe patients very well, how-
fv,'t as they have two doctors and
ur inirses doing their best. While
M ' rritory Is large and distances
nai between places they are' quite
''' ' till in cnntnir u.ilti II, c Mfllla-
ih A lew cases of influenza have
ten developed out In (he (amps and
louiitalns away fom the traveled
teh i which have been hard Io
Ct Out lit t:iL cur,, if lint tn inn it
'' the patients have been
Mil ' '. sry i are.
o
'Men it man's neighbors cull him
"
inileman farmer," it generally
esns that he is not much of a farm-
Hill when they speak of him as B,loul(, ,),,. m . rttHod at any time
farmer and a gentleman," II a1(1 th(jrt, WU11 u ,e,nttU for amuse-
Parally means that he is excellent mHIl( However, there Is no dlsposl-
lOth respei is. I ,, to Htar, anything of the kind
e-w - ' untn (he authorities are confident
And will klttlnng again be one of Jt Jg hftfe
' lost art a fnr rrl,.iul who
ontmlndedly knit two b.eels at
ni angles to each other upon one Kuglaud's forly-bllllop dollui bill,
Idler's sock will certainly claim be
' knitting Is at present sn art. .at
0Lhi
A-nr:-' i.-cfsst . - laev.
5?1,,r T I in Tr
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AN APPKAl, To HARNEY COUNTY
NIMUY SCHOOL WORKERS.
Our 8 lay School Is as wide a the
World is wide;
Set with a million nllres.
Where a million hearts abide,
Men have been separated fr'iin
Men have been seotiruted from
their families, and ruthlessly mur- i
dered. Women and children have
been driven into the neninialiis and
deserts, in the past two years over
w
one million have died rrom ma.isiicre. Maod to approve it Later another
expoture aad Dlseaae, but the deed : " B bee" '" ll"i bas proposed
no longer challenge us; it is thoaeno,ner ''""u which starts the tan
who live and must ret b ': !" "'' ""'
The land where Christianity bud ItsfP1 ' " B1 ';"M- This would run
birth, Ifl asking lor ' '
inm hov, Kvery Bund ' h
School worker Is asked to do
pert.
All denomination bg united in
this call ' every Sunday School
worker in ,i i. ii to help at this
Cbristmai season ami to give an of
fering lor the A re men lan umi Syrian
the premier of Canada and by Mr.
Roosevelt, and Mr Tuft
Rev. B. 8. Hughes the pastor of
the Presbyterian church has been sp-
pointed by Harold Humbert the State
General Secretary of Oregon Sunday
School association to solicit funds.
we are making personal appeals for
this worthy cause. Itov. Hughes Is
asking for a liberal offering during
the Christmas season.
Send your contributions in curly
and it will be much appreciated.
Itev. n. H. (luges,
Bur ni . Ore., Box. 161.
Mechanics are putting in the furti
ace in tb" basement of tha Libert;
Theatre till week The appural US
had been on band I'm' snuie lime bu'
it had never been installed, During
llie nrei-eiil epidemic of liilluenza
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,.,,,,,,, , lllHttt j, ,, ,,t, ln r,,a,i. i
1(JiS () u(,c , ,,, comfort of patrons!
When the coHector calls wKh
will probably find Germany "not
home."
cMmes-memta
BURNS. HAftNEY COUNTY,
ON EARTH,
t .( IT
THEIR LINKS
HOAU.
MIXED ON
i i cm wh"t oan !" h arned at this
i - irable
vol i. v. b i done al quite an exi
during ti." on i be prepo
li iiiihi road between lh!u city an I
craiic. jflnglneor Wright and a crew
;,i" '"' Tfai weeks in running a
survey ami after It had been una
Ill-led and submitted to the Federal
Government for approval it was
fuili'd not satisfactory. It Is Intended
tor tt I1'11 roa1 DU1 tno "ll(' urvejr
' ll '"(1 not go near the onlf two poel
offices between Mums mid Crane
therefore the government people ro-
i i the I ,:i '
line i due i
' it . to a point i wo mih
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OREGON, DECEMBER 21, 1918
GOOD WILL
W
the Experiment Station before It
Starts the Ian).', it. but if that is the
i would misH Lewen and Saddle-
, in i fa i offli furl In P I ban tli
on
t would
I that should La'.
ii lit ni
into
net uul'road build teen thrown
awajtBaund the route no nearer a
solution mow than ii the. urvuy
m started, intn there is a bitter
understanding In twee,; the state and
the federal government ami somt
practical men get busy on the roud
building program of this state there
is going to be good money pent
where it should not be.
.
f hrislmas extravagance i ln-
evltably follow- by New Years' repei
tance, Bui Christmas Joy and gen
roaity have
no ui eh in I.' attend
: in ddh r
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i.i: be a lib "
MUlll-
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MIST HKSl MK HIGHWAY WORK
WITHOUT liKLAY SBCRKABY
Cooperative highway construct
ion under the Federal aid road act
must no resumed uh uulckly as pos
sible in full measure, the Secretary
of Agriculture, I). F. Houston, stated
at a conference of editors of agricul
tural Journuls held recently in Wush-
Ington,
linn unexpended balances of
ral appropriations tor the hurt
few years, from state funds beyond
what was uooeaaary to meet the
r iii ral allotment aid froi
amounts available during the u
ruit ti ,,,i yeuf, approxluitiy $75
0OO.OO-wHt be available for ea
iture during the calendar year. Next
Mar, it nil the balances hIiouIiI ho ex
pended during this year, und we
should have to rely solely on the
funds accruing next your, there will
be about $20,000,000 from Fed
eral appropriations, and probably
more Utah this amount f-om .state
sources, according o the Secretary's
tatement. The States in addition,
will expend sums In excess of what
.H d, or w ill .. .
for Fed. ral aid lead pi
II . said tin 8e.
retary, "tha as
further stt p this stefl net
' in- Imports in a ol
. . io bet an of the
in Irabllitj ol lurnlhing worthy
projects on wi. . i, unemployed labor
during the period of readjustment
lie re will be nun .
things suggested lor which Federal
ami State funds will he sought.
Some of the.se will ho unworthy.
tleai I v such public works aa roads
are worth v. und it woi.bl h in 1 1,
larger appropriations from the Fed t"'t" ol" ,lollar a 'ear ml ou enrol'
eral Treasury to be used separately on,:e only- Throughout the coumr
or in conjunction with State and ,1,H I,la" la ' c,lr0" 50.000.00i
local sunnort I l'cple. Last year the membership
"There need lie no delay In the
execution of such a program The
Nation has already provided the
machinery In the Department of
Agriculture and In the State hlghwav
commissions. Tile Federal aid roud
act was fruitful of gcod legislation,
and each State in the Union now lias
a central highwuy authority with
power and funds to meet the terms
of the Federal act. The two agencies.
In conjunction, have been engaged
in devising well-considered road
. inns and in making .surveys.
plans, and specifications, The task
w II be one of selection, und those
mads should be designated for Im
provement which me of the greats I
economic importance! with due re
gard to i uch military and other
needs as are proper for considers
Hon. There Is no necessity for any
from this scheme. The
le have been cuuvas-
'resldent, the Sucre
and the Postmaster
)id they are in uccord with
view that addltlouul funds
should he made available to this dc
purtment and they should he expend
ed through existing machinery."
If Hi- Turkey values his life he
bad belter retreat ln good order and
go Into hiding for s few days.
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NO. 8
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IIKAItT AND A DOM.AIt ALL
YOU NEKD.
Manager Donegan of the Chrltt
nias Honor Roll lied Cross Drivn
received the following telegram
this merning:
"J. J. Moiii'g.in, Burns Oregon ;
"Henry H. Davidson, Cliairmar.
Red Cross War Council, lias ju
sailed for Europe on call of
President Wilson to al range for
necessary lied Cross extension
work in connection wild one mil
lion American soldiers remain
ing in Kmncc Indefinitely, need
ministrations of ijeil ( roes
Pence will show picture of mis
ery such as u oriel lias never seen
before, deinuiidlng united sup
port American people to relieve.
Ilelieving all !u.tl Americans
will take dollar inenirH-rship this
Christinas War Council has can
celled war fund drive previosly
scliedualed for Spring. I pun
siucess of I'OBT effort- tins
week depends whether your
Chapter must again go to people
before next Christmas. ik' -of
iiull Call pemis reaching
i.n-j adult with request to Join
.1 . no loyal Amei Iran will reft
iepvnts il.ii I. i indicate int
p.n.itivci.t full cnrollmcn! In
Oregon. VevcrtheleMi we -ir.-confident
yon can and w.H g t
.::c hundred per cent.
HARVEY L1XDLEV,
Division chairman.
Pot Christmas, a membership I
the Red Cross 1 1 a suitable and
sonable gift. The Red eras- -,
i eii.c, demobilised with the termina
tion of the war. Its work
; : v. ard backed bj the Amerli i i
'! lei'-- .' ill '
' " "' ! ; ( ' ' " wl" maKe
,! ""' R
tli tu, but it
i. i tain thl i spirit ii i- m i
,"il'!" the American people enrolh
as members, I n. t is w h the I
Cross membership drive is
held thin week
This campaign has nothing io I i
with funds, it is not to raine money.
it wants members and it wanu
every udult as a member. The due
drive netted 22,000,000. i Thai
means that this drive must produc"
twice as many members as a yeai
ago. On this basis, Oregon, if it is to
maintain its record for patriotic r
spouse, must enroll something ltk
600,000 members. This, however, i
not the quota for the state, for there
are uo quotas in the campaign. It
Klvos an 1,1ea- nevertheless, of what
Oregon should produce If the plan 'it
"Universal Membership'' Is cirri'!
out to the lust analysis.
"Where's your button." Is hi in
asked in Oregon this week, The i" i
son wlm enrolls ami wear the but
ton will not be solicited a second
lime. "Join" Is the one worn slo
gun which bus been plastered
the landscape of the state.
As Indicating the economy with
which the Rod Cross Is administer. V.
it may be stated that onl) two cent
out of each dollar of Hie million
appropriated huve been needed to
lrate the Red Cross. For ea. I
dollar contributed by the American
people for war relief work, more
than one dollar and one cent is , i
(tended lor that purpose, the extr
cent being provided by Interest on
the funds.. The funds of the organ
izatlon are checked and audited t
the government authorities, ln Ut
(Continued on pegs 6.)