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VOL. 31. NO. 19.
IIEPPNEK, OREGON, AUGUST G, 1914.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
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UNITED
STATES WILL RENIN NEU
TRAL IN GREAT EUROPEAN
PRESIDENT WILSON NAMES NEUTRALITY PACT
AMERICANS WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENLIST
ING WITH OR HELPING THE WARRING NATIONS IN
ANY WAY. .
Washintgon, D. C August 4, 1914
President Wilson has proclaimed
neutrality in the European war. Ho
has warned all American citizens and
foreigners, residents of the United
States against violating the neutral
ity laws.
Citizens of the United States
abroad were given notice that any
misconduct on their part would be
at their own peril.
The proclamation of neutrality In
the main is as follows:
A state of war exists between Austria-Hungary
and Servia and be
tween Germany and Russia and Ger
many and France.
The declaration places all Amer
icans engaged in business in the ter
ritories and dominions of each of the
belligerents under an impartial neu
trality. Under the penal code of 1909, the
following acts are forbidden to be
done under severe penalty:
1- Accepting and exercising a com
mission to serve either of the said
belligerents by land or by sea against
the other belligerent;
2 Enlisting or entering Into the
service of either of the said belliger
ents as a soldier, or as a marine or
seaman on board of any vessel of war
Jetter of marque, , or privateer; w
3 Hiring or retaining another
person to enlist or enter himself in
the service of either of the said bel
ligerents as a poldier, or as a marine
or seaman on board of any vessel of
war, "letter of marque, or privateer;
4 Hiring another person to go be
yond the limits or Jurisdiction of the
United States with intent to be en
listed as aforesaid;
5 Hiring another person to go be
yond the limits of the United States
with Intent to be entered luto service
as aforesaid.
6 Retaining another person to go
beyond the limits of the United States
with intent to be enlisted as afore
Bald; 7 Retaining another person to go
beyond the limits of the United States
with intent to be entered Into service
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STABLE AT HEUSTON
lleppner Boy Has Narrow Escape,
Is Seriously Injured $3000 Loss
The East Oregonlan of Saturday
evening, has the following concern
ing a fire in Hermlston on Friday
night, last:
A midnight fire last night at Her
mlston destroyed the Pioneer Livery
Stable of that place, Giese and Emry
proprietors, together with nine hors
es, an automobile, seven buggies and
hacks, all of the harness and between
300 and 400 tons of hay, according
to Information received in this city.
The loss will tun into the thousands
of dollars but la partly covered by in
surance. The fire Is supposed to have start
ed from a grass fire caused by a spark
from a passing east bound freight en
gine. So fiercely did the flames burn
and so quickly spread that it was im
possible to- save but six of the fifteen
horses in the barn at (he time. One
automobile was. also taken out be
fore it was damaged.
.The proprietors carried $1500 In
surance on the rigs and harness but
the barn was owned by a Kennewlck
man and the amount of his insurance
lias not been ascertained.
Alonzo Wright, who was asleep in
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as aforesaid;
10 Increasing or augmenting, or
procuring to b eniercaseshrdul hrdl
procuring to be increased or augmen
ted or knowingly being concerned in
increasing or augmenting the force
of any ship of war, cruiser or other
armed vessel, which at the time of
her arrival within the United States
was a ship of war, cruiser or armed
vessel In the service of said beliger
ents, or belonging to their subjects,
by adding to the number of guns of
such vessels, or by changing those on
board of her for guns of a larger cal
iber, or by the addition thereto of
any equipment solely applicable to
war.
11 Beginning or setting on foot
or providing or preparing the means
for any military expidltions or enter
prise to be carried on from territory
or jurisdiction of the United States
against the territories or domains of
either of the said belligerents.
The neutrality declaration outlines
the attitude of tils government tow
ard the warring nations, their ships
of war and the actions of their mer
chant vessels. The coal supplies are
also governed. No ship belonging
to any of the belligerents will be
permitted to take anything on board
in any American port but provisions,
or in any within the jurisdiction of
the United States. The President en
joins all American citizens to remain
at peace with the belligerents. All
citizens of the United States, who
misconduct themselves in the prem
ises of the belligerents, will do so at
their own peril.
New York, Aug. 4 The German
liner Vaterland, the world's biggest
ship, carrying coal even in her state
rooms and carrying 10,000 reserv
ist::, sailed tonight to meet three
German cruisers outside the harbor,
who will fit her with big guns.
The Vaterland is built as the
v.orld's fastest cruiser.
Germany's first war appropriation
calls for $1,250,000,000. Belgium
has voted $40,(100,000.
the barn loft, jumped and dislocated
his left hip. Joe Kelsey was slightly
burned in getting out of the livery
office, while Walter Beasley, who was
In the office nt the time, escaped
without injury. Conservative esti
mates placed the total loss at $3000.
Should be Changed.
There is a finger board just south
of town, near the Bisbee place, that
should be changed. This board
points the way to Lone Rock, and
was evidently placed there by some
one who did not know the right dl
rection, and it leads strangers on to
the wrong road. Of late a number of
people who depended on this sign
board, have been led to travel many
miles out of their way and pull
heavy loads over some of the worst
hills we have getting out of Heppner
and across Rhea creek, when in fact
they should have been directed over
the proper route. People acquainted
with the roads, and who travel In
and out of Heppner have no need to
depend on these finger boards but
the stranger going through the coun
try has a right to be directed over
the best route to the point which he
desires to reach, and those having
this matter In charge should see that
this one is changed to mark the prop
er road from Heppner to Lone Rock
Washington, D. C. Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, who is suffering from
a severe case of chronic kidney trou
ble is somewhat improved. For a
time her condition was critical.
Later Mrs. Wilson died at 5:00
o'clock this afternoon.
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THIS FORMIJLAON WHEAT
Vitrol and Lime Solution For
The Prevention of Smut is
Strongly Recommended By
Successful User. ' ;-
The following method of treating
"heat, is a government receipt that
has been successfully used by 80?
of our farmers in this county to pre-
ent smut, and it is recommended
bv them as being the best method
et found for this troublesome mal
ady.
Your seed wheat should be thor
oughly cleaned first; then use 1 lb.
of vitrol to four bushels of wheat,
soaking the wheat in the solution
from five to ten minutes; mix the
lime solution by slacking 1 pound
of best quick lime for each ten gal
lons of water, being careful not to
burn or drown the lime In the slack
ing; as soon as the grain quits run
ning from the vitrol solution it can
then be put right through the lime
solution, remaining in this only long
enough to be thoroughly vc', then
taken out and dried.
Vitrol and lime mixed forms what
is known as the Bordeaux mixture.
This forms a yellowish coating over
the kernals preventing them from
becoming inuoeulated with the smut
spores, should they come in contact
with it.
In using this receipt, be careful to
follow directions closely with refer
ence to the amount of lime used; too
strong lime solution will kill the
wheat. On the other hand, you can
use your vitrol solution stronger as
the lime counteracts the eating effect
of the vitrol on the wheat. It is im
portant, always, to get the best re
sults, to have the lime ufrad in the
proportions as given here. Any
method used to successfully vitrol
the wheat can be used with this re
ceipt. If followed closely the above treat
ment is said to be the best that has
been discovered to prevent smut. It
has been used for the past six years
by cne of our best Eight Mile farmers
and he states that he has not had a
bit of smut on his place since he has
been using this method of treating
his wheat.
Walter Robison suffered a runa
way with his team attached to the
combine on Wednesday afternoon.
They did not get far but succeeded
In doing quite a little damage to the
machine before being stopped.
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University Students and Boy Scouts
- Respond to Call.
Dispatches from Berlin state that
the moblizatlon in Germany is pro
ceeding quickly and smoothly. Mil
itary trains are being sent away from
the city only at night.
As the companies of recruits pass
through the streets they are cheered
enthusiastically by the populace on
the sidewalks and in windows.
As an indication of the popular en
thusiasm for war, 880,000 volunteers
have joined the colors in addition to
the soldiers called out by the military
authorities.
The Boy Scout alliance has issued
a call to the youth of the country,
saying they must hasten to assist the
fatherland in some capacity, either
in the bicycle service or in the gath
ering of the crops.
The University authorities at Leip
zlg, Munich and other cities have
called their students to the colors
George Dykstra, who was in town
today from his farm in the foothills,
exhibited to us a sample of his wheat
that evidenced the el.'ect ofthe hot
weather that struck It along about
the first of July. It was badly
shrunken and Its growth stopped to
such an extent that his crop was
greatly shortened thereby.' Mr. Dy
kestra reports that his neighbors did
not suffer In the same proportion
that he did as their grain was much
farther along at the time of the hot
weather.
U. S. II EXCELLENT
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Big Sum Ready For Crops.
( Secretary McAdoo Gives out
Formal Statement, Reassur
ing Business Interests.
Washington, Aug. 4. After two
days of conference with bankers from
many sections and a careful investi
gation of conditions throughout the
country, Secretary McAdoo in formal
statement tonight declared the situa
tion to be excellent and announced
that there will be sufficient currency
to move the crops and meet ail the
demands of business.
The Secretary's statement said:
"The passage by unanimous vote
of the House and Senate this after
noon of the amendment to the Fed
eral reserve act, whereby the Secre
tary of the Treasury is vested with
power to issue additional National
bank currency In such amount ex
ceeding even $500,000,000, as, in his
judgment, may be necessary to pro
tect -the business situation in this
country, puts at rest any question as
to the ability of the banks to take
care of the situation.
"There need be no fear whatever
of insufficient currency to move the
crops and to meet the demands of
business. The bill as amended au
thorizes the Secretary in his discre
tion to permit National banks to
have outstanding a maximum of cir
culation notes equivalent to 125 per
cent of their unimpaired capital and
surplus. This provision will enable
banks which have now outstanding
circulation equal to their capital
Stock to obtain a larger amount of
additional circulation. Applications
l ave been received from a number of
Nifonal currency associations thru-
out -the country for additional cur
rency, and these applications are be
ing responded to promptly. Already
$100,000,000 of currency has been
shipped to the sub-treasuries in New
York, Chicago, St, Louis, Cincinnati,
San Francisco, Boston and Philadel
phia, that the needs of the banks
may be promptly supplied. In many
cases banks have applied for addi
tional currency merely as a precau
tionary measure.
"The situation thruout the coun
try is excellent, and no greater tes
timonial to the inherent strength of
our financial and economic position
and condition could be given than the
way in which the country has with
stood the shock of the greatest Eu-
lopean disturbance in the last 100
years.
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Dr. F. E. Boyden, Xow of Pendleton,
I'nnble to Return Home.
We clip the following from the
Pendleton East Oregonlan relating
to Dr. Frank E. Boyden, former
Heppner physician who is now in Eu
rope: While there is beneral regret felt
locally that Europe has become in
volved in war, there is one local res
ident who has personal reason for
lamenting. She is Mrs. Frank E.
Boyden, wife of Dr. Boyden, Sr., and
the reason for her feelings is the
presence of her husband in Europe.
There is a strong probability that
his home-coming will be delayed be
cause of the demoralization of the
passenger lines by the war. Dr. Boy
den has been in Europe several
months attending clinics and taking
post-graduate work. Only two days
before Germany declared war against
Russia he was in Freiburg to observe
the method used at the "twilight
sleep" hospital but got safely out of
Germany before the wardogs were
turned loose.
Go to the Heppner Bakery for
your bread. 26 loaves for $1.00.
Try our sundaes, the best In the
city the Palm,
GREAT ORITAIN DECLARES 1R Ql
GERMANY- ALL
FORMAL DECLARATION MADE BETWEEN THE TWO
POWERS ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME KAISER'S
ATTITUDE TOWARD BELGIUM IS CAUSE FOR
BREAK ENGLAND MAKES BIG APPROPRIATION.
Great Britain has declared war
against Germany. Sir William Gos
chen, English Ambassador to Ger
many has given his passports. War
was declared by England Tuesday
evening after a stormy session, even
before the time limit of the ultima
tum sent to Germany had expired.
The British war office has issued the
following statement:
"Owing to the summary rejection
by the German government of the re
quest made by His Britannls Majes
ty's government that the neutrality
of Belgium should be respected, his
majesty's government has declared
to the German government that a
state of war exists between Great
Britain and Germany from 11 o'clock
P. M., August 4."
All Europe is now in arms. On
the one hand Austria-Hungary and
Germany are opposed by Russia,
France and Great Britain, Servia and
Montenegro.
Italy has declared her neutrality,
but is mobilizing. Belgium, Holland
and Switzerland have mobilized.
The German demand that the Bel
glum government shall permit free
passage of troops through Belgium
was answered by hasty preparation
to resist such advance across Bel
gium territory.
japan To Keep Alliance.
Sweeden has made no answer to
inquiries from Russia and Germany
regarding her attitude, but Is prepar
ing to defend her neutrality.
Japan is making ready to live up
to her alliance with Great Britain in
case of certain eventualities. ' Spain
is reported to be preparing a neu
trality proclamation.
Minor skirmishes between the Ger
H'aus and Belgiums have been taking
place the last two days on the bor
der line of Belgium. On one or two
occasions the Germans have lost
heavily, but they are placing their
troops in Belgium by the thousands,
and it is thought that they will at
tempt to strike a decisive blow to
France early in the campaign, pre
paratory to meeting Great Britain.
Deputy McDuffeee is Remembered.
Deputy Sheriff George McDuffee
was this week remembered by a cash
remittance from Lewistou, Idaho, to
the amount of $95. This was a por
tion of the $125 purse that was tak
en up by Idaho people on the train
at the time of the hold-up near Pen
dleton, in which George was the he
ro. The balance of the purse Is be
ing used in the purchase of a beauti
ful gold watch charm, which will be
engraved on the back side with the
name "George W. McDuffee" while
on the face appears the following in
scription: "Presented by passen
gers on O.-W. R. & N. train saved
from train robbers near Pendleton,
Oregon, July 2, 1914." This medal
will be forwarded to Mr. McDuffee
within a few days.
Condition is Slightly Improved.
In order to get in closer touch with
the physician, J. J. Adkins was re
moved from his Rhea creek place to
their home in town on last Friday
morning. He stood the trip to town
quite well for one In his weakened
condition, and at this time it is a
pleasure to state that he is slowly
improving. A trained nurse arrived
from The Dalles on Monday to take
charge of him, and everything pos
sible to bring about his recovery is
being done. His family Is now hope
ful that he may be able to overcome
his recent severe Injuries, and the
Indications are favorable to this end.
EUROPE IS IN ARUS
Turkey is taking precaution, and
forces of the Ottoman Empire are be
ing mobilized.
Washington, D. C, Diplomatic
dispatches indicate that Sweeden will
join Great Britain, France and Rus
sia if she finds herself unable to re
main neutral.
It is reported that six war vessels
belonging to the German, French and
English are In the vicinity of Sandy
Hook on the New York coast.
As a result of Canada's falling off
in revenue, and her utter impossi
bility to borrow money in England at ,
the present time, it is expected that
the government will bring in a meas
ure imposing a special war tax.
Late dispatch from Harwich stat
es that the German fleet is surruond
ed by the British fleet in the harbor
of Keil and an open encounter is ex
pected momentarily. Keil is a cheit
seaport on the north German coast.
Germany has sent an ultimatum
to Italy with a mid-night time limit
demanding that the latter join her in
her .trouble. It is asserted that It
aly will join with Russia, France and
Great Britain. Austria-Hungary is
opposed to Germany's attitude tow
ard Italy and may forget the Triple
Alliance.
London Lord Kitchner has been
placed at the head of Great Britain's
Has Located Two More Families.
D. E. Gilman, who is as busy as a
general in the German army these
days, located two more families in
this section this week, and he says
the end is not yet. One of these fam
ilies, that of Mr. J. O. Lentz, of Port
land, has purchased a farm northeast
of Lexington. He has a family of
seven children and expects to move
to Lexington in a couple of weeks
where he has rented a residence for
his family to live in until such time
as the farm is in shape to receive
them. The other party, Mr. Allen
Miller, of Centralia, Wash., has pur
chased a ranch on Cottonwood,
Grant county, and expects to take up
his residence there inside of about
three weeks. These people looked
over a good portion of our county
and are well pleased with the outlook
here.
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Umatilla County Pioneers Have Been
Married Fifty Years.
Echo correspondent in Pendleton
E. O.: Mr. and Mrs. David McCarty
of Butter Creek celebrated their fif
tieth anniversary at their home at
o'clock p. m. Tuesday, July 28. It
was a very enjoyable affair. They
were surrounded by their children
and grand children and about 60
friends and neighbors.
Mr. and Mrs. McCarty are highly
respected and ell known pioneers.
Mr. McCarty was born in Ireland in
1832. In 1837 he came to America
with his parents, who settled in Can
ada. In 1868 he came from Canada
to Oregon and in 1868 he was mar
ried to Miss Elizabeth Jane Phillips,
who was born in Polk county, Ore
gon in 1847.
In 1877 they came to Butter Creek
near Echo, Umatilla county, Oregon
where they have since resided.
They have six sons and one daugh
ter, who are David H. McCarty, Jam
es A, McCarty, William McCarty and
Otis McCarty, all of Echo; John C.
McCarty of Enterprise, Ore., Albert
McCarty of Reno, Nevada, and Mrs.
J. A. McCarty of Glenwood, Wash.
Jack Hynd shipped several bales
of hog wire down to his ranch near
Cecil this morning.