s,
PPNE
Help support Heppner Business
Men who help support Heppner.
Central Oregon yettt on and off
the train at Heppner Gateway.
With which la consolidated The lone Uutletln. A first class ncsDapor entered at the peituftV' si lliiu'iier. Oregon s recond-cUsa matter
VOLUME 3.
HEPPNER, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1917.
NUMBER 51.
HE
HERALD
EXPLAIN RATES
Notice was served on the 0.
W. R. & N. and the 0. S. L. offi
cials by the Oregon Public Service
commission that they will shortly
be called upon to explain their
freight rates between eastern
Oregon points and Portland and
eastern Oregon and eastern
Washington points and Seattle.
On its own motion the commis
sion has recently been conducting
an investigation of the freight
rate question the result being
that conditions were divulged
which seems to warrant & hear
ing of all interested parties by
the commission.
A letter recently received by
the Herald from Public Service
Commissioner II. II. Corey show
ing the result of the preliminary
investigation by comparative
table of rates between eastern
Oregon points and Portland via.
an all down hill water level route
and corresponding eastern Wash
ington points and Seattle via. an
over-mountain route, follows:
"We have compared the rail
road rates assessed by the Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Nav
igation Company in Eastern Ore
gon for the service performed,
with those assessed by railroad
lines operating in the state of
Washington and elsewhere and!
after such investigation we have
become satisfied that sufficient
grounds exist to warrant a hear
ing being had in conformity with
section 28 of Chapter o Laws
of 1907, commonly known as the
Railroad Commission Act, in
order that we may determine
whether any or all of said rates
HEPPNER TO HAVE
A meeting of the organizing
committee of the proposed Mor
row County Red Cross Society
was held Wednesday when au
application for a chapter was
made and other preliminary
work was undertaken.
The organizing committee is
composed of the following ladies:
Mrs. Cohn, chairman;' Mrs.
Phelps, secretary; Mesdames
Spencer, V. Crawford. Binns,
Herren, Van Vactor, Mahoney.
Miss Peggy O'Rourke.
As soon as the charter arrives
the committee will name a date
for a meeting of all interested
persons when a permanent or
ganization will bo perfected.
The organization is to be county
wide iu scope and residents of
surrounding towns and of the
entire county are cordially in
vited to be present and assist
in the important, work of organ
izing a chapter of this world
wide society of service.
Word was received in Hepp
ner a few days ago that the ap
plication for a charter for the
Farmer's & Stoekgrowers Na
tionul Bank has been accepted
by the comptroller of the cur
reucy at Washington. D. C. and,
it is understood the organization
of the new institution will be
proceeded with immediately.
The capital of the new bank
will be WO, 000. The question of
quarters has not yet been de
cided upon but it is not unlikely
that the. bank will open in tem
porary quarters until a perma
nent home can be erected.
J W. Beamer, of this city will
be president of the Farmer's
I
HEPPHER WILL HELP
To the Editor:
The Federal I loveniment.
through the United Slates Dis
trict Attorney, bus requested
me to call attention to the proc
lamation of I ho President of
April (, I'.H". It is unlawful for
any alien, who is a citizen of any
count i'V which is at war with
the Fluted States, to have iu
his possession the following
articles:
Any firearm, wf-.apon, or im
plement of war, or component
part thereof, ammunition, maxim
or other silencer, bomb, or e.
plosive, or material used in the
manufacture of explosives; any
aircraft or wireless apparatus,
Ewing Goes To Douglas County
W, B. Ewing, ono of the best
known pioucer residents of Mor
row county, has just closed a
& Stoekgrowers bank and S. V. or any form of signaling device,
Spencer will be cashier. Mr. or any form of cipher code, or
Spencer has been assistant cash- any paper, document, or book
ier of the First National for sev-; written or printed in cipher or
ornl vrtiirs hill, resiirnecl that , in which there may bo invisible
position a few days ago to go writing.
with the new institution. It is . All alien enemies of the Foiled
ovnnHnd iho nnw bunk will be Slates within this county are
ready for business about .June 1. i required to bring in and surren
der to the shonll ol I he county
AT PALACE HOTEL
Manager Wilkins is making
many improvements at the Pal
ace hotel this spring. The base
ment is being entirely remodel
ed, the Moor cemeted and walls
plastered. A new septic tank
and sower system has been in
stalled which will give perfect
drainage to the basement which
will now he utilized for practical
purposes. The larger part of the 1
basement will be occupied Ma
4th by M. L. Curran who will
on that date open a tirst-class
billiard and pool parlor and bowl
ing and tenpin allies. The main
hotel lavatories will also be in
stalled in the basement. On the
ground floor also many improve
ments are beiiuv made. The
lobby is being removed from its-
old location to the space former-
Score to Big to Publish
de'iulies, or to Iho
policemen of the
or one of his
marshals or
The story of the ball game : cjlK,s any m all die articles
last Friday between the Giants : t ;s unlawful for them to
deal whereby he exchanges j f rom lone and Giant Killers of mvo , u.oir possession. The
Morrow county holdings, consist-1 HeppneVi js sa,l but true. The!omm. roci..iving such articles
ing of 3000 acres of fine wheat ! aUitlule wa8 to high for the 1 slmn givo a Smiled receipt, Tor
land for 1750 acres of highly j Giants and they froze stiff audi tllc ,,,-licles so surroundored,
proved farm lands in Doughlas , nt pa(.k 0rrniany BC0,T8. !all,t ul Ul0 dose of the war the
county, six miles uorlh from! 0n the other hand the Giant .siirroiindere-d articles will be
v .1.1... 1 !!. I . ! I 1 - i
uaaianu, on iuuj urn ; Kj)iPn5 run up a bunch or tallies; rL,t,unied. Any alien enemy
Sixhundredacresof Mr. Ewingsj,jkca oau0f hay as they playfully ; wno fails to surrender such
former holdings is in the Cecil , amblcd arcmmi thc diamond. The articles within twenty four hours
district and 2100 is located about . HcraJd cam(jf p).jnt thpm,rc forfufl01. tU. publication this
14 miles southeast from Heppner. twonsonSi It W()(1 1)0 unkind ,,,!,.,,, uK. ,iate of pnblic-ilion
Mr. Ewing came to this coun j to make public the visitor's score ,., ,pni 07, miT, will be
try from California HO years ago! , UMM-ire of print pan-u-is t.o sll. ,,, arrest ,f any such
are unjustly discriminatory or,ind by c!use npp'ication to ( hiKh to fill up space with the arUH), V)(, rmi, iM his posses
unreasonable. There has been affairs he has accuinulaed a com j Ull,jes Hmtched down by the U1i n,0 articles will be
considerable public interest man- petenco bosides rearing a largo Hc,,pnc,.iUl). confiscated and forfeited to the
ifestcd through the press in the 1 f;lIlliy-Hc lt!ld 1,ls a! lone is game, however, and use of tho Ended States.
pomnarison of railroad rates in 1 numbcra among Morrow toumj t. , it vm M. djiVeront next . All norsons, citizens as well
. , I .. f . . . ..!.!
Eastern Oregon with those in st ctn.ons anu many mwms,,
Washington where it is alleged 're will regret their departure
miPrntinu- conditions are more.f"m county. Two of Ins,
sons, however, will remain hero
for the preseut.
ly occiipunl by the oar and will 1
be much more convenient and
pleasant for both guests and
management. Entrance to the
dining room will be directly from
the lobby and to the side of the
lobby a private dining room if
being fitted up where private and
family parlies can be served.
As will be seen by their an
nouncement in another page of
Ibis paper the management w ill
open the remodeled hoi el May 4.
operating conditions arc more
difficult.
"Wc wish it understood the
Commission is not desirous of
making unwarranted reduction
in the rates of any public service
corporation, neither will it per
mit rates should they be found
unreasonable or discriminatory
no-ainst our Oreiron shippers.
"As illustrative of prevailing ; "7, clas
. r 1 1 Kev. D.. an W
rates on gram m urvituii mm
Washington:
"Walla Walla to Seattle and
Tacoma 313 miles, rate 13 3-4c
LaGrande to Portland. 302
miles, rate 17 l-2c
CHURCH NOTICES
Catholic Church Services.
First Mass, H-.iiu a.m.
Second Mass 1:!I' a.m.
Catechism Class 11:1" 11.111.
Evening Devotions 7;'.io p.m.
Reverend Father O'Eoiirko. ,
The Federated Church
Sunday school meets at 4 J
a. m. There were 1 in our,
, I - . L 1 If
V,.tf.re u-ill nU.. 1 Classes msi omniay. n
Confirmation Service
Services will lie held in tho
Episcopal chinch tl.i- (Friday;
evtuiug, when Bishop Paddock
svill make an address and ad
minister the rite of contirurition
per
as others, an: required In bear
in mind that it is their
halt at once if challenged by
any soldier of the United Stales,
for soldiers doing guard duty
are under inst ructions to shoot
and not to argii".
Respectfully,
S. F N( TSi N,
I District Ally.
May 1 My Progintu
Following is tho program to
be given by llm grades of Ib pp
tier school on the evening of
May J, J'.'I7, at the. Fair Pavilion
beginning at eight o'clock.
Maypole dance by first gradr
(iollvwods dance bv second
trade.
Maypole dance by third and
fourl h grades.
Flag song and dance by lift h
grade.
of the Maypole by
Winding
si Nl h giadi
Son-' "'I
1
Inly lo j mil h grad'-.
"My Irish
irrade.
Military Drill by the boy
Ad mission l'T cent s.
ic Mermaid'' by srv.
lig" by eighth
1 Imvo Ih'cii rt'ti iii's! imI liy tlio mm
initti'o liiiviiiH tlu iiuiltnr in cliiM'Ki'
to prcsiMit to your renders sonn' nf
tin1 runsiili'rntiotis wliicli Iiuvj l"il (lei
people el' Heppner to iinilert;ilir ir
Kaulzetl reliif lnr the luienenl snl
I'erers iu (lie war striken p:ivU of the
world.
The eoniimttce referred t,i is n vni
illiUuy one nnd is eeniposeil of one
rppi-esi'iit;ilive from eneh fniternnl
ii'Kinii'.silion in tlie loun. the primi
i'lil of the IHkIi Kehool and Hie pas
tors of Ihe eliiirrhes. Two pnltlie
ineelinus have heen held ill Heppner
H wliieh eonlributions were received
amounting to nearly one hundred dol
lars hesides inonthly pledges renehinu
nearly or (inite two hundred.
It is believed that there are many
people outside the city not able to at
tend such public meetings, especially
at tills busy season, who would be
lllnd to add to the funds raised here
it the matter were presented to them
nnd they are sure there Is a responsi
ble and successful means of receciv
iiiK and forw uriliug l heir contribu
tions. It was willi this thought iu mind
Unit Mr. Ilynd offered (o provide the
expense of mailing lo every taxpayer
In Ihe county an appeal for help. No
doubt there are sotue to w hom Ihe ap
oetil will room who have already
"done their bit" (limugh oilier ave
nues, but (here are probably others
who will bo glad lo respond lo Ibis
nfforl lo beli tho slni'ving multitudes
in Ihe pathway of this cruel and hate
ful war.
Tim most conspicuous, among these
distressed peoples who have been
en unlit between tin" giant powers
ongnged in I bo ronlllcl are Hie llel
tilntiH, the people of I'obind, llui Ser
bians, and (he Armenian!-.. Wc have
naturally beard more of Ihe lieigmu
tragedy (ban of the others, lirsl, Ijm-
huso thoy aro nearer to us nnd also
bemuse of the heroic stand which the
Helgian people made In defense of
Hir righls ns a people when, In dis
regard of Irealy, Ihe (leiniau army
invaded their land Vol their suf
fering!., tho indescribably tragi"' have
not been worse than those of the
other three nations ini'iil ioned above.
In the rnso of (lie Armenians there
has linen n ai.loinn!ie alleinpl on llm
Hurt of the. inhuman Turk to cxlermi
nnle them. To whnl evliuil the at
uvupl hns been successful will not be
rully known until Ihe dose of (be
war. Many thousands of them, how
ever, escaped by llighl to sections
undrr tho ptolecliou of (he allied
'roopt. whore Ihev nre being assisted
by (he charily of the Christian peo
nies of tho World. I hi' people, ot
,',crbia have been driven from their
land and llne.e who survive are 111:1111
laining their ob.1clicc as best they
an among people already burdened
lo the limil of enduiauci. by (lie
I less of war. Tin! people of Tol
uol have I u driven back and forth
1:1 (Irst one army and then another
'his marched over their laud, plllag-
and iloslnolng their homes, coin
pelling (he uble bodied to join (be
irmed forces and leaving (lie help
less to shift for Ihoiiisohos iu a
"ni nt rv already shorn "f the means
of n living.
I shall nialiii no alleinpl (o dc
. ribe Hip sorrows of Ihei.e iinfortuii
!i(e nnd outraged peoples. To tell
WILLOW CREEK ITEMS
Miss Lena Krebs has returned
W. V. SiiioikI left r,.r I'ortland
Thursday morning to al tend the
!ooil Roads eonvenl ion, which
meels Saturday, ana deeale 1 H,e w bole 1. mi U be -"M"-ible
, ., 1 1 iinn everiouc 1 "
.. I!.. . at r . I I I
: . 1 ,o home alter .siienuinL: 1110 i.m uou
bo present at this service but a"u'"8 ; , ,,,.,.,, ..
,, , , , . , . . cordia V urged to meet wi ll us wiu'fi montns in 1 nu .u
will leave Saturday morning lor coiumoy uicu i..,ii.r
,, for the 8tudv of the liible next tentiiug.
ine wanes.
from Ihe M01 row I ounty il
Roads associnlioli. j
IONE INKLINGS
Mr Crawford was down from
Heppner Teusilay ininshng ilh
Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Noble bis many friemU hfie.
Heppner Men Win Road Prize Themo of tho morning sermon visited with Mr. and Mrs. A.; Mr ,j,.s. Hagorty
;willl)0 ine rtacreuness 01 uu ,1111101 .1 ,1 iniioin ine .iiiavon'iiy nein-
111 e 11,
t.-,inP liiau
I Two lleninier youti'
Dayton to Seattle ana laeoma ij,;111C( j Rubbs and
31!) miles, rate 11 l-2c Cupenhaver. have been awarded rvice
Raker to rortianu mues. ! VVi7A:s , l)ie (;0Nj R0ad essay
Life.1
rate 18 3-4c
Wallulah to Seattle ami
ma J0 miles, rate 13
lieml to I'ortland 'J."
rate 22c
Tendlcton to Seatttle miles. ' i;u.;A cr,.t.(
rate 13 3-4c
1 n n i llft.m tn Port and.
miles, rate 13 l-2c."
Icontest which ended March 31.
I"aco";The committee of judges gave
j their decision last Saturday,
miles, ; Mr Hubbs. who is teaching this
season in the iov ore uistiici on
received a JT '
'prize, und Mr. Copenhaver. who
'-is a student in the Heppner high
. school
was awarded a prize of
Regular evening Mr, Noble had In try Ins luck . h(i 'iVusday. They re
angling went out and caught i , ) )( t)l, siruwherry school
Pliriwtian nnilenvor at C, '.',) H. three small ti sit just enough to i , i ..., ,.ni , ,v imomsIps.
in. Topic, Symmetrical verses give him a liuui.'et-iiii; desire f-rj It nv ,.., W.,H ,oWti from
rp-sided Uevelopmenl." Lead. more. 1 1,, vineion th-fiisl of the weel.
After a liug-ni.g nine,, e.x : vi) ( uiiy fn,iM,u ,.,,. Ul0
lending over a p.-noH oi s, v. n A
luonihs Mr. Kobml D Mi r is
... .i i i
i i" i . . I-, . i ..
rem e in;: oio i s mm
he is d r earning of foil
hir villi the fuels as I hey have been
Kieseiili'd in (be public press from
Mine In time.
W'roiii'ed without laiee and 'lis
iiessed bi'Voiid our power ul lid'- 'lis
Oinre In appreciate Ihey bold out, in
heir do. pan. to ii" who have escaped
ilie sorrow- whlih lias overwhelmed
iliem. nn appeal for human sympa
thy mid loll" Wlille I'.iirope lias
been pa sing tin. mull lire and Hood
ibo i pic of Auieliia have rcii'd
.tor.
or, Nellio (.'lark.
11. A. Noyj. IV-
i
('hnrch of Christ
Morning Hiibject. "Loving the
Rrethren," This is a w arm sub
ject and will be a "warm" ser
mon. Evening subject, "Are urn
Davinif vour debts','" Special
abb: lo walk about the house
burn and assume some of the
I idly
are
says
I hat
F
I'S.
I IV
U M.-Jv imnw'v was a caller
,,. . . r-..' I t
at the Herald olTire Saturday. Mymen Dear t.nicnams r riemu jinm-ic.
Mr. McKimmey is a pioneer farm- Hymen Rear entertained a! "
trof this country and he predicts party of friends at duiner at tho. More Heppner l3oy Lrthst
another bumptr crop next sum- I'aluco Grill last evening the Sergeant Erem-h. of the
mer. A late spring, he says." occasion beipg the cvu of Hy. '. S. recruiting odiceat The D.ih
moans plenty of moisture in the men's departure for Vancouver. ;Ciuie In 11. ppner Sum
irronnd when Ihe wathr gets Washington, where ho noes lo looUmg lor iinue reci'io- in
warm enough for the wheat to eniisl in the F. S Cavalry. Tlmjwi.-i.t into tho interior M'.n.l i.v
grow whi!'' the tendency U hir- occasion was a happy one and mml is i xpei ltd In leim n ( lay.
inv an early spring for the wit.rU the cuisine all that could be de-1 Hymen He ir and Win Sie v.nl
to dry out the gro ind brfo-e the sired. The foliowin gu sts j will g.. In The Dalh s with S. r
warm wratlur conn on. Mr. UitdtUo lm.ii.ihty. jg-i.t Frcn.h nod Lig.- I'ctiv.
McKimmoy iM'lantyng a trip to, L. Wilkins. Ray Rodger. ' and .lake "sUu m,i) al -o .
the coast as son as his crop is in Fat Crow. D.ivo Wilvn. I-J f ti.y him with ihe iniiiiioii of
after which he expects to make CUtrf, Crectu Maddocx, Uscar ,i'tilitiiig in the army, ion
an extended viit to hi old home Otto, spencer v.rawivr-1 nnd j jiect to enter tin; cavalry
liome d ul li s.
Mi s. Norman lon nce is Itiii
ly convinced of tie' he t Ihnt a , '
lamb is a lamb and a -hi p i- a ;
nheep III Ihese high pMceii
times, a- si,.' has 17 pel I. in h- '
iiiider ln r guarding are
I'loAllll.' has plsl. l.egnll in this
(llsl I I -1 . I I'llly We ill led I'M gel
the e!li"r m ill h lielilli-tcie e
unit ineiaiil'eh' I'.'.ipl 'is il is
spl I llg
1-1 . I' lice was a iei-l
r iii h pi ie r 'I oes
Hti'l
Ni'l in. in
ttt -s it
div
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h.i ! I , .Hy fioh. in g p'ip
roiled
I, U,iNi.i. who I is
scveiely i'I I'.r the pc
, V Is r i( id ) 111; pi 'Alt
Mr. Mi -Devil of .liinipei
on v a in low n I' l lu.iy . 1
i;,.. I',i,le niii'l hi- regular
I ! I l Id'. :H He lhipii-1
h 'i I rli rs ii ml .1 V
M I Ilit id .oil. '.v ho 1 1 It t
rented laud (e H h'l e has all IV
ed I l oin ' ' Vof'il in. I Ills' W ei l( il Ii
-I X i ll s of pel -iniiil pi i .pel I V
1 . 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1' from h'i'i-eloild t d-lo
i ii ,tii Iii ii.- lb' In nig hi ad ol
'i, J,". and w ill slim
a l.uge ,ii iagi' for
, i iniin I Ik- di tallied eoiidil ions a K"hl
, I oi barve-l I In- produi Is of our
' j fiirno' our loiiii s. nnd our fariorb-'
Mi.ue ri 'i-n to abnormal pi h c and
Xlliel lill lill i Mlddelllv bi'i'olllil Hit
Korld s banker
llui of our abundance we -ball
i irclv tn ii I- r (o thi'ir I I. A
i mi. ill colli t ibiili.ui from luanv people
l(,j.ill reinb an amount pi nport nuii'l
I I ., 1 1,, ..,1 I n In I he III lit I llll"
mailing suh,hl. , ,,t,. f n, i (, 1 1 . J si.ii- imv.-
hi'ldltlg lhal ! elu II l- Hiini (en fill" cub to
ioIiivp ine ippaiiuiit "inn i.ni
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..pell-e, l.li'l If ri'lli I ' bi ' d-
I roved I he lo--. ( III I'O'li i.l'-c iov
led lo Instii.inii The i iii 'Hal b I
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planning a 1 1 a n prty l"r M i
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'.Stewart will tutvr the navy