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1 Tuesday, August 21, 1923 THE HEPPNER HERALD. TTKPPMKP nuKr.nv , j. ' w 1 ALU lllKUJi, o o o II II S X I I View qf Mt. Ararat I SCMMOXS View qf Mt. Ararat (freparea by the National Geographic So , clety. Washington, D. C.) ' Ihe name "Armenia" has been used so often that it is perhaps taken by many to be an actual state. But there is no such entity; the political unit, Armenia, has not existed for nearly 1,300 years. ' Like Juuea, Armenia fell Ions ago unuer alien sway; and like the Jews, mougn not so completely, the Armen ians were scattered among all nations. Still, in plte of misfortune, the largest group of Armenians has managed to live on in their old home land, roughly between the Black and Caspian seas on the west and east, the Caucasus moun tains on the north, and the headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers on the south and southwest. There, sur rounded by people who have persecut ed and oppressed them ; divided politi callylong among Turkey anl Persia, and more recently among those two countries and Russia besides they have remained Armenians In blood, culture and religion. 1 Retaining their racial characteristics with such tenacity when the world at times seemed arrayed against them, It Is little wonder that the Armenians have been called "the Jews of the East" and that It has even been sug gested seriously that this people has sprung from the "ten lost tribes of Is rael." Persecution seems to have whet ted the Armenian's Intellect, and made of him a natural trader. Whether in Constantinople or Shanghai, London or Buenos Aires, the Armenian competes successfully with native son or with Greek or Jew. American Interest in the Armenians has always been heightened by the fact that they are Christians that they make up nn island of Christen- j ""iii hi tpe nuge sea of Islam. Ar menian Christians are different from those witii whom either the Protestants or Roman Catholics of America are familiar. It is from the Armenian church, perhaps, that one mav got the best reminder that Christianity, like all other world religions, came out of the East; for this essentially oriental peo ple has preserved in its Eastern home many of the customs and practices of the primitive Christian church. Not Like Western Christians. Christianity was adopted by the Ar menians early in the Fourth" century, and their bishops were present at the Council of Nlcea in 325. After the Council of Chnlcedon in 451, however, the Armenians broke away from the more orthodox church to the west and established an independence that has been maintained, with only the brief est breaks, until today, it has been earn mat when the pagan Armenian king Tiridates had been baptized and j had made Christianity the official reli gion, he ordered the papin priests to j become priests of the new faith. This they refused to do until assured that I the sacrifices of animals, which fur nished meat for their families, would be continued. For a while such sacrifices actually were carried out in conjunction with the spiritual sacrifice of the eucharist. the animal victims being slaughtered before a crucifix in the porch of the church. Later this unison of the two vastly different forms of sacrifice was ahandoned, but still animal sacrifices were made at other times. Armenian Christians differ less from Christians of the Greek church than from Western Christians, both Catho lic and Protestant. Politics and a deep desire for independence, rather than tenacious adherence to tenets of fuith, have been the chief causes, prob ably, of their failure to merge with the- Greek or Russian church. The principal points of faith which set the Armenians apart from Western Chris tians are their belief in the single na ture of Christ, their merging of the Christmas and baptismal feasts In January and their belief that Christ became divine only upon his baptism In the Jordan. After the capture of Constantinople the Turks amde separate millets of the Armenian Christians, Greek Christians find Jews, placing in the hands of a patriarch, selected by the sultan and resident In Constantinople, both the spiritual and political affairs of their people. The Armenian patriarch had representatives in every bishopric. Thus there wag built up a system of mixed politics and religion. Subject to Other Nations. When the Armenians were first neighbors: the Babylonians, the MedesJ and Persians, the Seleucidae, the Mfc- uiaiis. rom snortly after the begin-l nlng of the Christian era until 632, when the country fell to the Byzan tines, was Armenia's age of Independence. The apex of power and culture was reached during the latter part of thatj iienou. -men, as v iscount liryce pur it, with tragic suddenness "the dovel opment of the race was arrested just when their capacities were beginning to bear fruit." Since that time the Armenians have really never had a chance. In 6,30 they were conquered by the Arabs and ruled by governors appointed by the caliphs. They became part of the em pire of the Seljuk Turks until it split up In 1157. They were raided and har assed by the Asiatic nomads bound westward, finally by the devastatingj Timur-the-Lame. Their nobility had fled to Bysantlum with the coming of the Arabs. After Tlmur many of the common people migrated to Cillcla. In! the Sixteenth century the Osmanll Turks and the Persians shared the dominance of old Armenia. Then In 1828 the Russians pushed south to take a hand In the division of the old Ar-j menlan territory. In 1878 Russia made her farthest southward advance, con-( querlng the Turkish-Armenian San jnks of Batum, Ardahnn and Kars.l Since then the Armenians have lived with varying fortunes under the three jurisdictions, those of Turkey, Persia and Russia. j Much of the bloody suffering that has befallen the Armenians of Turkey during the past hnlf century Is as cribed indirectly to Russia. The Ar menians under Turkish rule had been Impoverished and oppressed for a long time. Russian assumption of their championship, and her demands for re forms incensed the Turks; and after the unprincipled Abdul Humid II be came sultan and realised that Russia was being checkmated by the "conceit of Europe" all restraint was removed and wholesale massacres took place. Probably a million or more Armenians lost their lives in these horrible slaughters. Of these 000,000 were done to death, It is estimated, during the World war. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County R. L. Benge Plaintiff vs. The unknown heirs at law of Henry I. Schaeffer, deceased, Louis J. Schewrich and Mrs. Louis J Schewrich, his wife, the unknown heirs at law of Louis J. Schewrich and also all other persons claim mg any interest m the real pro perty hereinafter described Defendants. To tho unknown heirs at law of Henry I. Schaeffer, deceased, Louis J. Schewrich and Mrs. Louis J. Schewrich, his wife, the unknown heirs at law of Louis J. Schewrich, and also all other persons claiming any interest in the real property hereinafter described, defendants. IN" THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby sum moned and required to appear and answer the plaintiff's complaint filed against you herein, on or before six weeks from the date of first publica tion of this summons, to-wit: on or before the 22 nd day of Septem ber, 1923, and you are hereby noti fied that if you fail to so appear and answer for want thereof, the plain tiff will apply to the court for the relief prayed for in his complaint, to-wit: For a decree of tho court that the plaintiff is the owner in fee simple of the following described real property, to-wit: The Southwest quarter of Section 28, and the Northwest quarter of Section 32 in Town ship 2 South, Range 2 5 E. W.M. That the defendants be decreed to have no right, title or interest in or to said real property and that the plaintiff's title be forever quieted against said defendants and each of them and that the defendants and all persons claiming by, through or under them or any of them, be for ever enjoined from asserting any right, titlje or interest in or to said real property or any part thereof. This summons is served upon you by publication in the Heppner Her ald, a weekly newspaper published at Heppn,er, Oregon, once a week for six consecutive weeks, by order of the Hon. William T. Campbell, County Judge of Morrow County, State of Oregon, Made and entered on the 6th day of August, 1923, and UijB date of first publication of this summo is August 7, 1923. WOODSON & SWEEK, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Postoffice address: Heppner, Oregon. 15-21 successive weeks, under and by vir tue of an order duly made and en tered in the above entitled Court and cause on the 27th day of July, 1923, by the Honorable W .L. Camp bell, County Judge of Morrow Coun ty, Oregon, and the date of tho first publication of this Summons is the 31st day of July, 1923, and the date of the last publication hereof will be on the 11th day of September, 1923. Done and dated and first pub lished this the 31st day of July, A. D. 1923. VAN VACTOR & BUTLER, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Postoffice and residence address: Tho Dalles, Wasco County, Ore. 14-20 XOTU'K l'OH PUBLICATION' Department of tho Interior U. S. Land Office at LaGrande, Oregon, August 4, 1923. Notico is hereby given that Michael Kenny, one of the heirs and for the heirs of James T. Kenny, deceased, of Heppn,er, Oregon, who, on Decem ber 23, 1919, made Homestead En try (Act 12-29-16 and 9-5-14), No. 017086, for N NE, SE NEi, NE SE, Section 34, SW, S SE14, NE14 SE, Section 35, Town ship 1 South, Range 27 East, Wil lamette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make three-year Proof, to establish claim to tho land above described, before United States Com missioner, at Heppner, Oregon, on the 21st day of September, 19 23. Claimant names as witnesses: O. A. Devln, J. F. Kenny, James Farley, M. J. Dovin, all of Heppner, Oregon. CARL G. HELM, 15-21 Register. NOTICE OI'' TAKING UP AND SALE OP HOUSES SU.M.MOXS Independence Not Restored. For a brief period after the armis tice the Armenians dreamed of a re stored independence in their old homo land. But the patriotic fervor which this dream aroused only served to draw down on their heads Increased persecution from the Turks when the scheme fell through. Hundreds of thousands of refugees fled from Turk ish Armenia to Russian Armenia and augmented there famine conditions which, in turn, took their toll of many j thousands. It was under these comll i tions that American relief measures j probably saved the lives of myriads. fi'lnit was recognized as Russian Ar menia before the World war, the re I gion which served as the refuge of Ar i meniiins. has been markedly lessened ' in extent by a post-war treaty between the Turkish nationalists and soviet Russia. By this agreement, known as the Treaty of Kars, Turkey has hud re stored to her most of the areas con quered by Imperial Russia In 1878. The Sanjak of Batum Is practically inter nationalized, wiiile the Sunjaks of Ar- i dahan and Kars are ceded. Only the Lrivan district, about j.i.ooo square miles in extent, Is retained under Rus sian control. In this territory live V 200.000 of the probably 2,r,fifi,000 Ar menians. The district is organized as the Armenian soviet republic and. with the adjoining republics of Geor gia and Azerbaijan, makes up the Transcaucaslan Socialist Federated Soviet republic, one of the "associated republics" of soviet Russia. The vague region of Armenia, like the spirit of its people, centers around a noble mountain known to all the world: Ararat, a thousand feet higher than Mont Blanc. The tradition of Noah Is a circumstantial story to the Armenians. They will show one the very spot where the ark grounded and they assert that this most Important debarkation point Is still guarded by genii with flaming swords. To the southeast of Ararat 1!p the town of N'nkhichevan, meaning "first dwelling," which was founded, trsdi:ton has It, by N'onh after he planted the first vln on the slopes of Ararat. Besides Its re heard of about 1.000 years before i ligious and traditional siimincance, Christ they were a distinct people, but Ararat is a gigantic political marker, from that time onward they were con- j It Is a common "corner" of Rtista, auered reputedly by their stronger J Persia and Turkey. In the County Court of the Stato of Oregon, for .Morrow County The First National Bank of Heppner, Oregon, a Corporation Plaintiff. vs. Ida Thompson Catlin, Seth Catlin, Harriet Thompson Burke, Edward Burke, Edna Thompson Nelson, Clark Nelson, Sadio Weller Routli, Albert Routh, Eva Weller Flyim, P. C. Cresswell, Mary M. Cress well, James L. Cresswell, Martha J. Cresswell, Mary E. Cresswell Ellis, M. Bell Thompson, Ralph Thompson and Helen Thompson Defendants. To P. C. Cresswell, Mary M. Cress well, Sadie Weller Routh and Albert Routh, of the above named defend ants: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON, y-ou, and each of you. are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, filed against you in the above enti tled cause and court, on or tiefore six weeks from the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, on or before Wednesday, the 12t day of September, A. D. 1923, and if you fail so to appear and an swer the complaint of the plain tiff herein, for want thereof, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief prayed for in said com plaint, to-wit, that you, and each of you, be decreed to have no estate, right, title or Interest in or to the following described real property, to-wit: Lots numbered Seven (7) and Eight (8) and all of that por tion of Lot numbered One (1) lying on the west side of Willow Creek in Block numbered Eight (8) in Standsbury's Addition to the Town of Heppner, in Mor row County, State of Oregon, or any part thereof, and that it be decreed that the plaintiff is the owner In fee of all of said described real property, and that you, and each of you, be forever enjoined and bar red from asserting any claim in or to said premises, or any part thereof, adverse to the plaintiff herein, and r , . ,. - iur buku omer ana iurtner reiier an may be equitable and Just. This Summons is served upon you by publication thereof in the Hepp ner Herald, a weekly newspaper of eeneral circulation in Morrow Coun ty, Oregon, once each week for alx Notico is hsreby given that I, the undersigned, under the laws of the Stato of Oregon, having taken up the animal hereinafter described while unning at large on my premises In Morrow county, Oregon, about two miles from Irrigon, Oregon, to-wit: Ono sorrel mare, about 9 years old, weight about 1300 pounds, star on forehead, branded 77P on left stifle. That I will, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1923, at 10:00 o clock in the forenoon of said day, unlpss the same shall have been redeemed, at my ranch near Ir rigon, Oregon, sell said animal for cash in hand to the highest bidder, for the purpose of paying charges in cident to taking up, holding and sell ing audi animal together with reas onable damages for the injury caused by said animal running at largo on said premises, OSCAR R. OTTO. Dated and first published this 7th day of August, 1923. GILLIAM & BISBEE'S COLUMN If a McCormack Header is your choice, buy it now. No McCormack Headers manufactured since 1922 and there will be no more made. The Deering will take the place of the McCormack. We have a few Mc Cormack's in stock for this season. The most economical way to take care of your grain hay is with a Binder. We have both the McCor mack and Deering. With such a large crop all over the Northwest there is likely to be a shortage of Binder Twine. Buy it now while we have it in stock. Su perior Manilla, 650 feet to the pound. We have a good stock of McCor mack and Deering extras, also Mal able Chain Belting. Thomson Bros. NEW SUMMER SHIRTS of silky, serviceable Soiesettc, Poplin, Silk and Cotton Pongee. Broadcloth with collar attached. Sizes 14 to 18. Prices range $1.25 to $5.00 Work Shirts in sizes 14 to 20 Priced at $1 - $1 .25 - $1 .50 New Wheat Wanted Get Our Prices Before Selling We Carry New Wheat for Your Chickens Mill Run for Your Cow Flour for Your Home Brown &, Lowry HEPPIER, OREGON Phone 642 POULTRY Supplies We arc fully stocked with all ' kinds of chicken feed from baby chicks to laying hens Don't overlook the fact that your poultry needs shell and grit as well as food. Supply Your Poultry at Our Store Peoples Hdw. Heppner, Oregon Co. I We try to have everything neces sary to rig up for harvest Oils, Greases, Doubletrees Singletrees, and a lot of other things and what we have not got we will get for you. Come in and see us when you need anything and we will try to give you one hundred cents worth for a dollar. Ice Cream Season NORMAN'S ICE CREAM Place advance orders for Brick Ice Cream for Sunday j ,' McAtee & Aiken V Gilliam & Bisbee RAG3 WANTKD We will buy clean rags in any amount from one pound to one ton at 10 cents per pound If delivered to us at once. Lat ourfell Auto Co., Heppner, Oregon. 1617 FORD REPAIR PRICES Transmission ami Motor overhauled $22.50 Transmission, (St rater (',) laU.r ami nialerlal B.00 Transmission (Crank t)e) labor ami material 3.75 Other repair work in proportion. We give our Customers the benefit M. R. FELL s H 1 H4i M a