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VOL. 33, NO. 50
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
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Strong Words Used in Formal Ad
dress to Uie Country.
The failure of the Senate to uphold
President Wilson and to Indorse his
program of armed neutrality by fili
bustering tactics during the closing
hours of the last Congress, calls tor
the following strong language by the
President:
"The termination of the last session
of the Sixty-fourth Congress by con
stitutional limitation discloses a situ
ation unparalleled in the history of
the country, perhaps unparalleled in
the history of any modern govern
ment. In the immediate presence of
a crisis fraught with more subtle and
far-reaching possibilities of national
danger than any other the govern
ment has known within the whole
history of its international relations,
the congress has been unable to act
either to safeguard the country or to
vindicate the elementary rights of its
citizens.
"More than 500 of the 531 mem
bers of the two houses were ready
and anxious to act; the house of rep
resentatives had acted, by an over
whelming majority; but the senate
was unable to act because a little
group of 11 senators had determined
that it should not.
Physical Endurance Supreme.
"The senate has no rules by which
debate can be limited or brought to
an end, no rules by which dilatory
tactics of any kind can be prevented.
A single member can stand in the
way of action if he have but the phy
sical endurance. The result in this
case is a complete paralysis alike of
the legislative and of the executive
branches of the government.
"This inability of the senate to act
has rendered some of the most neces
sary lglslatlon of the session impos
sible, at a time when the need for it
was most pressing and most evident.
The bill which would have permitted
such combinations of capital and of
organization In the export and import
trade of the country as the circum
stances of international competition
have made imperative a bill which
the business Judgment of the whole
country approved and demanded
have failed.
Other Legislation Blocked.
"The opposition of one or two sen
ators has made It impossible to in
crease the membership of the Inter
state Commerce Commission or to
give it the altered organization neces
sary for Its efficiency. The conserva
tion bill, which Bhould have released
for immediate use the mineral re
sources which are still locked up In
lease Is more imperatively necessary
than ever, and the bill which would
have made the unused water-power
of the country immediately available
for industry have both failed, thougn
they have been under consideration
throughout the sessions of two con
gresses and have been twie passed
by the house of represntatives.
"The appropriations for the army
liave failed, along with the appropria
tions for the civil establishment of
the government, the appropriations
for the Military Academy at West
Point, and the general deficiency bill.
It has proved impossible to extend
the powers of the shipping board to
meet the special needs of the new sit
uation into which our commerce has
been forced or to increase the gold
reserve of our National banking sys
tem to meet the unusual circum
stances of the existing financial situa
tion. Senate Remains Paralyzed.
"It would not cure the difficulty
to call the 65th congress in extraor
dinary session. The paralysis of the
senate would remain. The purpose
and the spirit of action are not lack
ing now. The congress Is more defi
nitely united in thought and purpose
at this moment, I venture to say, than
It has been within the memory of any
man now in Its membership. There is
not only the most united patriotic
purpose) but the objects members
have in view are perfectly clear and
definite. But the senate cannot act
unless its leaders can obtain unani
mous consent. Its majority is pow
erless, helpless. In the midst of a
crisis of extraordinary peril, when
only definite and decided action can
make the nation safe or shield It
from war Itself by the aggression of
others, action Is impossible.
"Although as a matter of fact the
nation and the representatives of the
nation stand back of the executive
with unprecedented unanimity and
spirit, the impression made abroad
will, of course, be that it is not so,
and that other governments may act
as they please without fear that this
Kovernmant can do anything at all.
We cannot explain. " The explanation
WILSONWOLILDR
VISE SENATERULES
HEPPNER STREETS
WILL BE IMPROVED
Work in improving the various
streets of Heppner will be started
just as soon as the weather moderates
and some of the larger mud-holes
have dried up. According to W. O.
Minor of the streets and public prop
erty committee, the city now has on
band $3000 for this work, and while
it is comparatively a small Bum for
the amount of Improvement to be
done, under careful supervision It is
estimated that a great many of the
bad places can be eliminated.
Mr. Minor, who has some practical
ideas in road construction, says that
where fills are made,' nothing but
gravel will be used. Give a street a
solid rock foundation and a good cov
ering of gravel, eliminate all dirt
and water, apply oil and you have a
street that approaches that of a hard
surface, Is the view expressed by Mr.
Minor. He will put these ideas into
practice whereever and as often as
possible.
THE JUNIOR CLASS PARTY
The Junior class party held at the
High school building Friday evening,
February 23, 1917, was marked, as
have been other parties given by this
class during a three years' sojourn at
Heppner High, by originality. When
a "children's" party was announced
tor the evening It was looked forward
to with pleasure and anticipation.
Lord Fauntleroy might have en
vied the white waists and knicker
bockers of the boys, and Fifth Avenue
taken notice of the girls dresses in
"sack apron effect." During the eve
ning gum, candy and pop corn were
much in evidence. Roll call was re
sponded to by nursery rhymes. No
one, not even the Instructors, being
allowed to "beg off." The room was
tastefully decorated for the occasion
streamers of ,crlmson and black, the
class colors, being artistically used.
The evening passed pleasantly with
music and games. Refreshments of
ice cream and wafers were served.
After some rousing school songs,
the party broke up at 11:50, all
agreeing that this party was the best
ever.
'Besides the members pf the class
the Invited guestB were Superintend
ent H. H. Hoffmen, Mrs. Lucy T.
Wedding, Miss Long, Miss Schoen
wald, Professor Atkinson and Mrs.
Al Binns.
WILL WRESTLE FOR
GRANT CHAMPIONSHIP
Glenn R. Hadley of Hardman and
Johnnie Stuccie of Hamilton, will
wrestle a finish match at Monument
March 16 for the championship of
Grant county. Hadley is well known
to the mat fans of Morrow county,
having wrestled In Heppner last Fall.
Stuccie claims the championship of
Grant county, and is said to be a fast
man. All lovers of this sport are as
sured their money's worth when
these two boys get together on the
eve of St. Patrick's Day.
Is Incredible.
Only One Remedy Presented.
"The senate of the United States Is
the only legislative body In the world
that canont act when Us majority is'
ready for action. A little group of
willful men, representing no. opinion
but their own, have rendered the
great government of the United
States helpless and contemptible.
"The remedy? There is but one
remedy. That is the rules of the sen
ate hall be so altered that It can act.
The country can be relied upon to
draw the moral. I believe that' the
senate can be called upon to supply
the means of action and save the
country from disaster."
At the same time the president au
thorlzezd the further statement that
what rendered the situation even
more grave than It had been supposed
that it was was the discovery that
while the president, under his gener
al constitutional powers could do
much of what he had asked congress
to empower him to do, It has been
found that there were certain old
statutes as yet unrepealed which
raised Insuperable practical obstacles
and virtually nullified his power.
Old Law Stands in Way.
The old law referred to by the
president was passed by congress in
1819 and referred to the resistance of
American merchantmen against the
attack on privateers and privates, but
excluded from vessels which might
be so attacked "a public armed ves
sel of a nation in amity with the Uni
ted States."
Technically Germany is not at war
with the United States and subma
rines are "public armed vessels" of
Germany.
The president's statement followed
a conference at the White House be
tween Mr. Wilson, Secretary McAdoo,
Postmaster-General Burleson, Colonel
E. M. House, Vance O. McCormick
and Secretary Tumulty.
Boardman
G. C. Blayden sold his general
store to E. W. Mack the first of last
week. Mr. Mack moved the groceries
Into his hardware store. Mr. Blay
den has not decided what he will do,
but probably will locate in this vicin
ity. Jesse Lower who went to Wasco
Saturday to visit his sister, returned
Sunday.
Quite a number of homeseekers
have been coming in all week and
nearly all of the homesteads have
been filed on.
Herb Sorhni of Hermlston was a
visitor in town Monday.
Wm. Hatch and son came in Mon
day from Bend,' where they had sp'ent
the winter. Mr. Hatch expects to
improve his homestead land this
spring. They left today for a short
visjt in Hermlston.
C. S. Burton returned to Board
man Wednesday.
Mrs. Pat Slssle of Hermiston come
in Tuesday morning for a visit of a
few days with Mrs. J. C. Ballenger.
Sawyers Orchestra of Pendleton
will be In Heppner on the night of
March 14th to furnish music for the
vVilalmette University Glee Club, and
following this entertainment there
A-lll be a dance, the orchestra fur
lishing the music for this attraction
also.
John R. Olden of Rhea creek
spending the day in this city.
JOOD MEN ARE CHOSEN
FOR ROAD COMMITTEE
Governor Withycombe has appoln
A as State Highway Commissioners
.he following: Simon Benson of Port
and for three years, W. L. Thompson
jf Pendleton, for two years,' and E. J.
Adams of Eugene for one year. Bet
ter men could not be found in the
whole state. Mr. Benson is widely
known as a good roads advocate and
philanthropist, being the man who
presented the drinking fountains to
Portland. , He is also the man who,
all unknown to him, came near to
being the godfather of this historic
burg a year ago last Fall, when an
effort was made to change the name
of the town of Fossil to Benson
Mr. Thompson is a well known bank
er, who has served with credit as
President of the State Bankers' Asso
ciation and in other important posi
tions. Mr. Adams is a former Speak
er of the Michigan House of Repre
sentatives, who has been known for
some yearB as one of the best boost
ers for good roads in the Willamette
Valley and Coast counties. He Is
very able, highly esteemed by his
neighbors and intensely practical
In fact a ble .man anv wav vou take
iim. Fossil Journal.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Many students have been leaving
school recently. Paul Gemmell and
Dan Mclntyre left the other day 'for
Bend, Ore., where they will work.
Qladys Wattenburger has quit school
as the family is leaving the city and
Jared Aiken, Earl Evans and Ted
Young are also among those "not
present." These pupils are missed
very much around the old school, and
we are hoping they will return next
year.
The Clceronlon Literary Society
will present a program at the High
School Auditorium, March 9, at 2
o'clock. The public Is cordially in
vited to attend. The program is as
follows:
Music Double Quintet
Address, "Civilization's Great Mis
takes" Leo Nickolson
Music , Grafonola
"The Reason Why a High School
Student Should Study Parliamen
tary Law" Garnett Barratt
"Economic Importance of Poultry".
Edgar Copenhaver
Reading Neva Chidsey
Music, "Fairy Waltz," Selected Choir
Music "Fairy Waltz"
' Selected Chorus
Reading Clara Brown
"U. S. Foreign Relations"
Jasper Crawford
"A Critical Situation." One Act
Ruth Van Vactor, Earl Gordon
Oral Parker
The stage in the auditorium has
been greatly improved by the addi
tion of a new roll curtain. The old
curtain was a slide affair and was
not very successful.
There will be another "Smokeless
Smoker" at the Fair pavilion March
15. This will be given under the aus
pices of the Heppner High School
Athletic Association, and those who
have charge of It say that it la go
ing to be equally as good as the first.
Those" who saw the first one will
know what this means, as the first
one was a very good entertainment
of its kind.
PETITIONS ASK
E
Recall Hot Applicable, So Plan of
Redemption Is Propoeed-Move-ment
Statewide.
(Portland Oregonian.)
If Senator Harry Lane does not
resign, it will not be for want of
prompting.
Because -of the doubtful legality
of such action it seems unlikely
that an effort will be made to recall
him. The Federal Constitution pre
scribes the length of the terms of
the United States Senators and it is
the general opinion of lawyers that
the state recall laws do therefore
not apply. '
But senator Lane is being plenti
fully reminded that he can meet the
situation to the satisfaction of his
constituents in Oregon by resigning
Many messages have been sent to.
him urging that he redeem In some
measure tor his stand against the
President in the time of National
crisis by turning in his resignation
and permuting the State of Oregon
to be represented in the United
States Senate.
The Rotary Club, suspending rul
es,, adopted a resolution disavowing
Senator Lane's action in the filibus
ter and sent a message of support to
President Wilson. The message de
nied that Senator Lane represented
"the very vast majority of Oregon's
citizenship" In his action.
The preamble to the petition which
has been started asking for Senator
Lane's resignation reads as follows:
"Harry Lane, Senator of Oregon.
Sir: We, the undersigned voters
of Oregon, view with shame and
humiliation your failure to uphold
the honor of the United States at
this most critical moment of the en
tire history of our international rela
tions. "No words can adequately describe
our chagri that, the state of Oregon
should be so misrepresented and dis
graced as it has been by your action.
"We indignantly protest against
this action through the love we bear
to our state and to our country,
which you have dishonored and be
littled before the eyes of the world,
and we demand, on account of this
misrepresentation, your resignation
as a Senator from this state."
Services at Episcopal Church.
Rev. George B. Van Waters of
Portland will conduct services at the
Episcopal church next Sunday morn
'ng and in the evening Bishop Pad
dock will hold confirmation services.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend. ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
The annual recurrence of St. Pat
rick's Day brings to the Irishman and
the man with Irish blood in his veins
tender memories of the Old Land.
With a love that cannot die, the ex
iles of Erin turn to their motherland.
Upon occasions like this old memories
are awakened, the hands upon Time's
dial are turned backward, distance
is obliterated, the ocean wastes are
spanned, and again on Ireland's hill
sides and valleys they roam fancy
free amid childhood scenes. By holy
wells once more their prayers are
said; a mother's voice sounds like
music in their ears; a father's kind
ly smile again sheds benedictions;
the smoke of the turf fire rises, and
In the shadows the faces of their
beloved dead are framed. "Some on
the shores of distant lands their
weary hearts have laid, and by the
stranger's heedless hands their lone
ly graves were made." "The dust of
some of Ireland's earth among their
own they rest, and the same land that
gave them birth has caught them to
her breast" and back to the old
cradleland there surges that same de
voted affection which sees sweet
beauty in her wrinkled face of sor
row which centuries ago made the
banished saint ook longingly to
wards her emerald hills and sing:
"There is honey in the trees where
her misty vales expand.
And her forests paths in summer
are by falling waters fanned:
There Is dew at high noontide
there, and springs In the yellow sand.
On the green hills of holy Ireland."
Here in Heppner the call of the
motherland will be heard, and on the
eve of St. Patrick's Day, Ireland's
hopes and aspirations will be told of,
and Irish 'melodies will gladden the
hearts of the listeners.
Tax paying Is now the order at the
Court House and Sheriff McDuffee
and Deputy Herren are kept busy
filling out receipts. Collections in
that line promise to be good this
Spring.
RESGN
LOCAL MAIL SERVICE
WILL BE CRIFPLED
Word has been received here that
the local mail service will be crippled
after the 10th of this month. Wal
lace Gregg, the mail clerk on the
Heppner branch line train has been
notified that he will be laid off after
that date. This action on the part
of the postoffice department was not
unexpected, since they have been tak
ing off the mail clerks all over the
Northwest.
In anticipation of this act, the lo
cal commercial club recently sent a
protest to Washington, but it is
doubtful whether any good will come
from it or not. It the ambition of
the postoffice department to cut down
expenses through this branch of the
service. There is much unrest and
apprehension in the Railway Mall
Service, and although their organiza
tion has strived in some degree to
reason with the nostoffice deoart-
meut, their pleas for recognition have
received but little consideration.
EYE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Jeff Beamer, local deliverman, re
ceived serious and painful injuries to
his right eye one day last week when
that member came In sharp contact
with a locust thorn. Mr. Beamer was
driving under the locust trees on the
street at the back of the court house
at the time of the accident. He con
sidered it nothing more than a
scratch at the time, but as his eye be
came more affected he called upon
.lie doctor for surgical attention and
a piece of the thorn fully an eight ol
in Inch long was extracted from the
:ye. A few days more and Mr. Bea
mer's sight in that eye would have
)een destroyed. Although he still
luffers from the pain, Mr. Beamer
will not lose his sight.
Will Teach For Two Years.
Professor and Mrs. W. L. Suddarth
who have been employed for the past
year In the Irrlgon schools, have been
hired for a period of two years. They
bave given the best of satisfaction in
their school work and are actively In
terested In the general welfare of the
community and the board was glad to
close a long-time contract with them.
Boardman Bulletin.
PLAY AND SOCIAL HELD
AT LIBERTY SCHOOL
Some three hundred people en
joyed "Mrs. Briggs' Poultry Yard" at
the Liberty school house in District
No. 11 on Saturday, March 3. Fol
lowing the play, thirty-seven bas
kets were sold for a total amount of
J110. This money will be expended
in buying new equipment for the
school.
The comedy was played by the fol
lowing eleven characters: Mrs.
Briggs, a woman of business, Mrs.
Walter Beckett; Ralph, Albert Ad
kins; Jimmy, Frank Barlow; Alvira,
Dolly Allstott; Melissa, Elizazbeth
Allstott; her family, Silas Green, a
near relative, Silva Huston; Mr. Lee,
a wealthy neighbor, Howard Ander
son; Virginia, his daughter, Edith
Parker; Daisy Thornton, her friend,
Ruth Parker; Mr. O'Connor, with no
liking for goats, Walter Gay; Mandy
Bates, whose tongue will stumble,
Harry Green.
W. E. Cummlngs called in today
and placed himself good with the
G.-T force for a year to come. Mes
srs. Cummlngs and Brown wound up
a very successful year on their farm
west of Heppner and are preparing to
put in a large acreage again this
Spring. They had begun plowing at
a lively rate when the present cold
spell hit this section and are enxious
to see better weather.
COMMUNICATION'.
Editor Gazette-Times:
Will you kindly publish the fol
lowing statement of Mr. Levi Carroll
which speaks for itself.
SAM E. VAN VACTOR.
" "Salem, Oregon, March 5, 1917.
"Mr. Sam E. Van Vactor,
Heppner; Oregon.
Dear Sir:
"I am in receipt of your letter in
forming me that some one had cir
culated the report in Heppner that I
left $250.00 with you to provide for
my family during my absence.
"This Is, of course, infamously
false as I left no funds whatever in
your hands for such or any other pur
pose. "You are at liberty to use this com
munication in any manner you may
deem best."
Respectfully yours,
LEVI CARROLL."
I0TE5 FROM
HE 1DNE SECTION
J. A. Waters and wife spent part of
last Sunday with Mrs. Cynthia Wal
ker. Mrs. Waters came down Satur
day. Mrs. Frank Everson came over to
lone last Saturday from Stanfield to
spend a few days wtih her mother
and brother.
Mr. Cummins, our new bank cash
ier will be comfortably located in
lone. His wife came in on last Sat
urday's train.
Nelson & Londergan, both able
bodied carpenters, are very busy these
days building a flume for A. E. John
sot below town.
Born, at the home of W. T. Mc
Nabbi in lone, to Mr. and Mrs. Gns
Read, February 28, a boy. Mother
and child are doing nicely.
The farmers of this locality are
wistfully waiting for the weather man
to send them some good weather so
they can get started with their spring
work.
J. E. Swanson and wife, and Mrs.
Swen Troedson were In from their
homes last Tuesday to do a little
shopping. J. E. brought In a fine
bunch of eggs.
Some one entered Bender's store
ast Saturday night through a win
low in the paper room. The till was
apped and the marauder went out
hrough the warehouse.
Frank Lindsay, one of our pros
erous farmers, came ra on last Fri
day's train. He was accompanied by
Jrs. Lindsay. We wish Mr. and Mrs.
Lindsay all the good wishes possible.
The grounds for the new garage
are being prepared and it will not be
long till lone will put on a business
like appearance, with two new build
ings going up only a block apart.
Smith and Smouse, who have pur-,
chased a new Catterpillar, are very
busy these days rigging up their
plows preparatory to starting the '
wheels rolling for a good big run.
The lone public school, who have
charge of the rink, are doing things,
up right. They have had the inside
boarded up which makes it a great
deal more comfortable for the pa
trons. The revival meetings which were
being held at the Baptist church
closed last Sunday night, two parties
being baptised at the evening service
and several were taken into the
church by letter.
Frank Engelman is having some
carpenter work done on the restaur
ant formerly occupied by Geo. Brown.
He is putting in a bowling alley,
which will make some new amuse
ment for the long evenings.
The good people of the Congrega
tional church of lone are adding a
couple of rooms to the parsonage
which will enhance the comforts of
the minister and his family. Mr. Dod
son is engineering the work.
W. T. McNabb, who has been hav
lng a hard siege of rheumatism fo
some time, is getting around slowly
Wes says he guesses he will have
have to go up to the springs and boil
out for a few days before he feels
very spry again.
We will have a Glee Club with us
on the night of the 16th, which will
give the citizens of lone and locality
a splendid entertainment. It is a
rare thing that many of us have a
chance to attend anything of this na
ture and if we miss this we will miss
a pleasant evening.
J. H. Bryson has made some splen
did improvements on his garage
which give him a fgreat deal more
shop room as well as a great deal
more comfortable place to work. The
addition allows more storage room as
well as giving him a nice office with
room for the storing of extras.
Some of the members of the differ
ent lodges in lone are preparing a
play and entertainment, followed by
a grand ball, to be given to the pub
lie on the night of 23rd. There will
be some class to this and those who
miss it will miss a rare treat. We un
derstand that Parson's Orchestra has
been engaged for the occasion.
We were startled from our regular
routine of duties the other day by
the loud peals of the fire bell. The
ceiling of C. B. Sperry's house had
caught fire - from a defective terra
cotta flue. The fire brigade respond
ed promptly, but the bucket brigade
had the fire extinguished before it
was necessary to turn the water on.
The school play given at the rluk
lust Saturday night was a huge suc
cess. The name of the play was
"Peg 'O My Heart" and it was pulled
oft" in splendid shape. There was a
large crowd in attendance and the
building was very comfortable. A
dance was given after the play and
the young people spent a very pleas
ant evening. Roy Cochran, Charles
Chick, Uncle Mun and Earl Blaku
furnished music for the dance. '
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