Heppner Herald
S. A. PATTISON, Editor and Publisher
An Independent Newspaper
Entered at the Heppner, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class matter
One Year
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
$2.00 Six Months ...$1.00
Three Months 50
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1918
ALIEN ENEMY PROPERTY AFTER THE WAR
the misuse of Germany industries in this country. More
over, although Germ AT1V Viae HttmntAj r XoctrAir o 11 f
the world's shipping except her own,and has succeeded in
sinking more tonnage than her own entire merchant ma
rine and navy combined, she complains that America, by
selling certain vessels which have been legally seized, is
attempting to interfere with the future development ' of
German shipping interests.
Germany, as a result of the deliberate employment in
this war of murder, torture, rape, arson poison, fias
treachery and lying propaganda of all kinds, has evident
ly lost all sense of right, justice and decency, since other
wise it would be perfectly apparent to her that even if she
surrendered to the outraged world every one of her peo
ple and every dollar's worth of property to which Germany
and German people throughout the entire world have any
claim whatever, the total would be utterly insufficient to
pay the monstrous debt involved by the tens of millions
whom she has killed, the hundreds of millions whom she
has tortured, maimed and wrecked, and the hundreds of
A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian, in a re-
ment by Congress of a law confiscating the Jerman own- fl ions oi Al afi? , f"d hu"dreds o:
H industrial nlanU in thw rnnnrrv t thP rc. nf th, . 1,0n P11 WOrth of property which she has de
and also the profits made by such plants during the war. ' Hph7,s ' ffu fr Wd(! concluest- Indeed.that
Among other statements made by Mr. Palmer were the can never be paid by any penalties
following: or sacrifices which the civilized world can devise or im-
"I would divorce utterly and forever all German cap- 1 ?KT Mor,eover the work of planning and inflicting a sui
ui t a : t i . i 1 i idoie punisnment seems nlrrrost t
uiL uuiii niueucaii muusiry. i nave waicneu exeat en- a. j -i 1 , : - sa a taiv iui even
nrt,-;. An- 4. zL ; U1C uevu nimseil, and if there is to Hp nnv annof
. , - "t wuuuatv igur
hiiH rn it rnnc-f U . j i ... . . A .
.t Om-Veng-
0
emv cor uoraiions under mv manap-emen earn mnrmniis . . . " "" " nn.. 13 m uc any adequate retri
profits growing out of the very war conditions for which ' Won jt must be prepared and administered by that Om
their owners and their owners friends in Germany are d'i-1 mscien an.d Omnipotent One who has declared
rectly responsible, and I face the possibility of oiline uo I c " ne' 1 wm rePay-
, x .
these inordinate profits for distribution after the war to
the very persons to whom under the circumstances it
would be unmoral and unconscionable for them to go.
lhe government finds itself with a large organiza-
POT CALLS KETTLE BLACK
"We presume that it was done inadvertently, but the
posters and advertising put out in Heppner just prior to
Dlaced here orimnnllv ;iq n hntilp art InnL-inn- ,.,-itthe CIty election and the adverti
quest of America." nfr PaPfr boosting the so-called women's ticket, was in
Mr. Palmer was appointed to his present position direc.t vlolation of the statute. We call attention to this,
shortly after America declared war, and since that time ! "ot for the Purpose of getting anyone into trouble or for
he has seized on behalf of the government, a. large amount fhe sake of controversy, but that there may not be a sim
of bonds, merchandise, etc., aggregating more than j llar mistake made in the fu'ture." Gazette-Times
$500,000,000.00. Actual cash amounting to more than Readers of Heppner newspapers have been asking the
$50,000,000, has been turned over to the United States question, "Which 'Heppner paper' did the G.-T. mean in
Treasury Department at Washington D. C, and invested this case? Since if there was any violation of the election
almost entirely in Liberty Bonds. A large number of law both were equally guilty.
business concerns, valued at about $250,000,000, have been 1 Will our esteemed neighbor give them the answer in
or will shortly be sold by Mr. Palmer and the proceeds be his next issue? . m me answer m
invested in a similar manner. 1.
The entire work of ferreting out, seizing, and either
NOTICE TOB PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior. U. S.
Land Office at La Grande, Oregon,
October 8, 1918.
Not Coal Land
Notice is hereby glren that Nor
man G. Florence, of Heppner, Ore
gon, who, on April 8, 1914, made
Homestead Entry No. 013099 for
NE14 SW, NH SE and ' SE
SE, SecUon 3 5, Township 2 South,
Range 27 East, Willamette Meridian
has filed notice of intention to make
three-year proof, to establish claim
to the land abore described, before
C. C. Patterson, United States Com
missioner, at Heppner, Oregon, on
the 5th day of December, 1918.
Claimant names a witnesses:
John McCullough, David McCul
lough, B. B. Kelly, George Krebs, all
of Heppner, Oregon.
C. S. DUNN, Register
NOTICE FOR PUBICATION
Department of the Interion, U. S.
Land Office at La Grande, Oregon
October 8, 1918.
Not Coal Land.
Notice is hereby given that James
T. Morgan, of Lena, Oregon, who, on
May 22, 1914, made Homestead En
try, No. 013357, for N SE, S
NE14, NW NE, SE NW
and NE SW4, Section 11, Town
ship 2 South, Range 28 East, Will
amette Meridian, has filed notice of
intenUon to mp.ke three-year proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before C. C. Patterson,
United States Commissioner, at
Heppner, Oregon, on the 4th day of
December, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Gussie E. Ayers, Charles A. Hinton,
Floyd M. Duncan, Arthur P.
Hughes, all of Lena, Oregon.
C. S. DUNN, Register
FOUND On road between Hepp
ner and Hardman, an auto tire.
Owner can recover same by calling
at this office and paying for this
advertisement. 24tf
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, U. S.
operating or disnosine of a illeo-allv-nl ,i;n.,n,i
. , , , e j uiivirvvmcu uepartme
1 ' , , ltUeS ,,LlnB UnatT Ule dlrect ancI Land 0fflee t La Grande.Oregon,
exclusive control of Mr. Palmer, it has, of course, been October 21, 1918.
necessary tor lum to build up a large department to handle 1 Notice B hereby given that wii
liam G. Culick, whose poBt-office ad-
nnd
the timber thereon, under the pro
vlslons of the act of June 3, 187S,
nml nets amonclatoty, known iis the
"Timber and Stone Law," at purh
value an might be fixed by npprais
nient, and that, pursuant to sueh
ni plication, the li'.nd and timber
thereon have l-een np;'ia!sed at
$377.50. the timber estlnir.ted nt
305,000 hoard feet at 1.50 per M.
and the land $120.00; that said ap
plicant will offer On al proof in sup
port of his application and vworn
tatemen the 20th day of Jan-
patvot Uiurs, by flligg a corrobor
ated affidavit In thlt office, alleging
facts which would dtfaat the entry.
r. 3. DUNN, Reenter.
tne work, lncludintr a nowt-rfnl
.ni... imul in.-, ui:p.u inieni is laKing over new businesses u"kU''' um-
at the rate of over $50,000,000 a month, and that the con- IHf U day f June' 1918' flle ln
Cerns under li i rimtrnl ,,-,., n f i A- , . thl" offlce 8'vorn statement and ap-
of Ims ess nrlnd r , 1 f , "" d,,tcrcnt klnds P"atlon. No. 019235, to purchase
'i m.s ncs.s. inc hid ng .steel plants, chemical works, lumber ho E SE and swy. seu.
nulls, i.it Oiie.s making lace, corsets gloves, pianos, etc., all '"n u. Township 4 south.Range
ul Which i:ivi' hr. i.ti ui I,.,...... ... ii 1 1 .. . nn t.-.... , ...
- .'wi.iu kv.viiu.-m: nicy nave DCell JOUIld to J rMKl vniiameue iHermian,
he operating d.rectly or indirectlv in behalf of Germany
Mk- pn.p. iiy ,,! lav-al.iling Germans who have been liv
ing in tins i country .luring the war has of course not been
UiMurlied by the Government.
l;t l,u're :,as L:i a deliberate ami carefully planned
u 01 an enorr.ums amount of German ou ned property in
this country in connection with enemy propaganda there
can be no doubt. .-;.d the (act that the owners of this pioi.
eily have thus abused the privileges accorded them here
in co.r. e.-.i. i. with Mich property may well cause America
to coj.M.ler Melons! y the plan of confiscating it.
lie lecent ,im losures of Mr. Palmer reirardinir the
-. iki .smp aim operations ol tlie r.ndgeport Projectile Co., wy- b."ore c c. rattereon.
'l Un report '''inieeticut, are of interest in this connec- l'BUpl1 Commiiwioner at
... ...ce the revelations of Mr. Palmers bureau ot invest- iilvvnor- Oreon-
gallon indicate that the company was incorporated lor the .m" Tn k V 10
, 1 h """""" iH.uiuiacuircrs te a c.ntet at any Ume before
....,n,K ,,,, supplies 01 powder. In ii-;tulic j:r.'sse-
anlimonv ...i oth.r s ., .!ar material and' s ipplie.,. It u
alo vnd that the money with which thi., ),.ipanv bt.iit
' ' ,i.ip,.i-u iis lactones was .rovi.led bv Gernianv ami
won--! seen- 1. : ! s., ... e. at least, the cont v n i,n'o!c!
- whuh b .s been m . ,d 1 Mr. Palmer-is as much a part
ol the German war machine and as absolutely liable to
i- riliM-.uion as are German Kmis. airplanes and' other war
c'lmpiMent on the battle fronts in Kuropc.
I he Svis Legation has jut transmitted to our State
iKpaitnum a most teinaikable coninmuieatioii from the
G..iiuan t'.overnmetu. in which an attempt is made to in
terpose an objection to the Americanization ot" Gei'man-
1. 1 1 1 n . p. i t in this cotinin the allegation being
made that our eminent, in selling such property to
American citizens, 'Voiiseiously aims to do lasting inuirv
to '.ennan economic existence." The note also charge's
that the sale ot German ships to Americans constitutes
an attempt to "Shackle, through measure ot force, the
oppoitumties of German shipping interests to develop in
the nitu.c.- and alleges that the Tradmg-with tlu-Knemv
Act. under which such sales arc being made, is "an at
tempt antagonistic to the spirit .f the treaties of
IT'H) and l.VN. .ui.l in no wise warranted." The note al
so contains a tlueat ot retaliation against American prop
ity in Ge.m.uiy unless ,,e sale of Genua., owned pr.. .
tily in this cot, Mi 1, discontinued.
The Mtiuhou pusented is most cMraoidin.u v. Aft
er baung ..p.nlx .le.laud treal.es to be mere "snaps of
I'.ipci and dchimatcl) l,roken all ,-f her treaties with her
piesent aduis.H.es. Germany demands tu, America ob
se.ve t.eat.es made a hund.e.l . r more vear.s age and
whicli a.c absolutely dead because G.e.inauv herself kill
ol ll.e.n; and. atur li.nmg del.beratelv pre'pared tor for
ty ears and lr.c.1 lor ...o.e than four' warn to steal and
..slave the whole wo.ld. Germany whmingly complain
Lccau.sc America i taking lawml measures' to prevent
j NOTICE KOll niU.ICATION
j leiaitiiu-Dt of the Interior, V. S.
Land Otllce at l.a C.rauile.OifKon,
D.ti.l.er 21, l'JIS.
i Notice Is hereby given that Zelta
'llroKliatl, whose punt ofl Ice Btltlrexx
I Lena. OrcKon, dul. on the 3d day
. June, l!Hs, die in IM office
Kwuin nt.itei'H'tit 11 n. I i.,j.,. atlon.N.).
I 0 1 . I 4 . In piir.tie the 1:4 NKV4,
isWiNK. and SKi4 NW4. .See-
II. u 11. Ti n.ilp 4 S.unh. Iluntse
29 K.t. W IlLiinette Meridian, and
the limber theteon. uii.ler the prt-
llun of the ii.t of June S. 18TB.
an.l art amenJjtor)'. knen a Ih
Timber an.) Stone Law." at aucb
value a niUht be fl".'.l by appralne-
ment. and that, purmmnt to tuch
appllcallnn. the land and timber
thereon have n l'rate.l at
Mti.n.l the timber fllmnteil at
JOO eott b.,i,l feet nt Ii . 0 r,r m.
and the !:n,l IlliUm, t.t ml.l np
li..int UI .ffer fliul pr. ,f In up-p-rt
..f hi. 'p'.i'tti.in nal un
Ut.in.ot ia the :.t .f Janu-
ty. 191 ). t.f,, p,tm,
t'liil.-d State O.mui.i.. oner, at
Heppner, Orison
Anr per.n U at liheitv (0 pr.'t-t
thia ptirrhe hrf-t mirr. or Inltl
le a r.nle.t at trj t!n, befor
latent lii. br Biinj t rormbnr
atd aTl.llt m thu effir. alledm
farti hlfh wmill dft ib ntrf
C. 3. DUNN. R-ji.wr.
Serving Local
Business Establishments
THIS you will find the Farmers and
Stockgrowers National Bank doing in
practically every line of industry.
Our WILLINGNESS to serve their
every legitimate banking need is con
sistent with our ABILITY to do so.
If YOUR business is not rep
resented on our long list of
patrons may we help you to
place it there?
Farmers & Stockgrowers
National Bank
j Big Ranch Bargain
U I have to offer prospective buyers of real etat a
I splendid 800-acre ranch with 110 acres under ditch
and only one-half mile from town. Good house and
H out-buildings. I am offering this place at a big bargain
j and On raSV trrm If talon at nnro
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FROrESSIONCfCAIUDS
DR. R. i. VAIGHAN
DENTIST
Permanently located ln Oddfellow's
Bunlding
Heppner, Oregon
S. E. NOTSOJf
ATTORXEY-AT-LAW
Office in Roberta' Building
eppner OregonT
DR. N. E. WINIYARD
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Heppner
Oregon
DR. A. D. McMlTRDO
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Telephone 122
Office Patterson's Drug Store
Heppner Oregon
WOODSON & SWEEK
ATTORXEYS-AT-LAW
"ePPner Oreg0
SAM E. VAN VACTOR
ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW .
Heppner
Oregon
Watch paper for dates
DR. J. G. TURNER
EYE SPECIALIST
Portland Oregon
Regular monthly visits to Heppner
and lone.
DR. GUNSTER
VETERINARIAN
Heppner Oregon
Licensed Graduate
Phone 722 (Day or NigbO
FRANCIS A. McMENAMIN
LAWYER f
Roberts BIdg. Heppner, Ore.
Office Phone Main 643
Residence Phone Main 665
ROY V. WI1ITEIS, Heppner, Oregon
The rick
McAtee & Aiken, Proprietors
ICIi CRKAM AND CAR I) PARLORS
KOY V. WH1TKIS
INSUtAXCE
HEAL ESTATE, LOANS.
Heppner Oregon
DR. 1. J. CALLAWAY
OSTEOPATHIC . PHYSICIAN
t RoberU Building
Heppner 0reg0
At Lexington every Tuesday and
Thursday.
K. J. 8TARKUY
ELECTRICIAN
Hou wiring a apeolalty,
Heppner Oreo
Phon (32.
BOWER'S SHOI HOSPITAL
C. W. BOWERS. Prop.
I u modern machinery methods
HEPPNER, OREGON
D
i; Men's Winter Caps,
4
i
v Ladies' Fancy Caps, i'
sweaters, etc., ttc. I
LinLE DARLING ROMPERS i
for the Little Folks S
LOOM AND YOU WILL BUY '
$500 REWARD $500
Notice g horeby given that I will
P.".y a reward of lfv nn,ij j-i.
rheydel r-tcoe -;hoae atdno eah
at)t mhsl tovh yrea .tyd o vbRkk
lur (15500 00) for the arreiit of
l;.rs ($500.00) for the arrent and
conviction ofo any person or persons
("looiin-; any of my horses or cattle
from my pastures or from the ranje.
Mock branded as (follows: Hor
ses, JK connected on rleht shnuM
Vearllnics and 2-'f-olds. bar o
JK connected on right shoulder
I Cattle. JK connected on left hip
Snd side. Yarllns and 3-year-olds,
jbar over JK connected on left hip
land side.
JOHN KILKENNY,
I HrDDnvr. Or
Psi'd at Hepp0r. Oreson. May 10,
1911.
SAM HUGHES CO.
Havfnc sold mv
about to leav Heppner I uh to
snnounc that all accounts due u
have bn left mttn B. A. Pattlsoi. at
th offic of tht Heppner Hsrald
hert payments may b mad and
rrslpta rcirtd. Th fir caused
n brary lMs and I neod tvery cent
du me to help re-seisbllsh myself
tn businM. I'lts call and Im
this matter yosr early atuetloa.
OEORGS W. V EH DOT.
Usppaer. Oreon. Sept. 21. Hit.
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