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THE GAZETTE-TIMES. HEPPNER, ORE.. THURSDAY. APRIL 12. 1917
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COMMUNICATION.
As a great many are asking me
why I quit the Sheriff s office. I will
make the following statement and
you can draw your own conclusions:
March the 10th. Mr. McDuffee went
to Pendleton and on the 15th I re
ceived the following letter:
"Pendleton, March 14th.
"Dear Wlllard:
"The county court Is to make an or
der at their next meeting eliminating
the Deputy Sheriff in our office and I
thought it only fair that I inform you
at this time as you may want to make
some arrangements that I do not
know of. I presume this is my fault,
but it is a matter of economy with
them, and I do not know what my at
titude will be at this time but there is
nothing for me to do but act accord
ingly. I am sure you will not be
too badly disappointed for it is not by
any kick from my own standpoint as
to the work, and I hope that in case
I need help in outside work to give
you the first chance at it. !
"The expectation is that your ser-i
vices will cease Apr. 5th, or as soon
thereafter as is practical. j
"I do not know when I will be In !
Heppner, but I feel sure that you 1
will do me the justice that I hope I
deserve.
. "With very best wishes to yourself
and family for the future, I am,
"Your friend,
"McDuffee."
I referred his letter to the county
court and they very emphatically de
nied having made any such demands
of him.
On April 7th, I found a note on my
desk from him asking me to tender
my resignation.
I waited until he came in and then
told him that I knew of no reason
why I should resign and that It he
did, I wanted him to state it.
He said that on several occasions
I had left the safe unlocked and that
the funds had been tampered with.
I told him that he knew of the only
I time when the safe had been left un
lock. and under what conditions.
' He admitted that there was noth
ing wrong with the funds.
I The statement made by the County
Court proves his first statement to. be
false-and I will make oath that the
one time mentioned herein is the
'only time that I have failed to lock
'the sate when it was my duty to do
so, and that I have never tampered
with or taken a single penny of the
county's funds.
' When he went to Pendleton he
placed the handling of the mail and
the funds in Miss Shipley's hands and
later had the combination on the
cash drawer changed, which would
naturally infer that he did not trust
me to handle the funds, and it has
caused some very unpleasant com
ments.
Now, it Mr. McDuffee wants to
prove himself a man of honor he will
either prove his assertions or retract
them.
W. H. HERREN.
Glasses fitted satisfactorily by Dr.
WInnard, or money refunded. His
prices are reasonable, and he is where
you can always find him. No charge
for testing eyes. tf.
EDITORIAL SECTION
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The Gazette-Times
The Heppner Gacette, Established March, 30, 1883.
The Heppner Times, Established November 18, 1897.
Consolidated February 15, 1912.
rAWTER CRAWFORD, Proprietor.
ARTHUR R. CRAWFORD, Editor.
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OFFICIAL PAPER FOR MORROW COUNTY.
Thursday, April 12, 1917.
We would call the attention of all
iw-Jiool children to the letter of Coun
ty School Superintendent Shurte in
this issue. The industrial club work
ers in our public schools have their
place to fill in the big scheme of na
tional preparedness. It would also
be well if the grown-ups should prof
it try the suggestions of Mrs. Shurte.
Hardening will take on the aspects of
a huge industry from now on. Let us
cultivate all the vacant lots. It is
poor soil that cannot be made to
produce something of value.
Again we rise to remark that Hepp
r has done nothing as yet toward
organizing a Red Cross Society. Now,
honestly, isn't it about time we were
retting buBy?
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There is an excellent article in this
Issue from the pen of the Fair Board
SwTetary. The suggestions and plans
outlined by Mr. Smead will be of
double interest to all agriculturists
m itliin the county.
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There Is no doubt as to the loyalty
fldence and certainty.
If the United States is really go
ing into the war game the sooner it
adopts businesslike methods the bet
ter. Pendleton East Oregonlan.
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One of the important measures ot
preparedness already taken in this
country is the establishment by the
Rockerfeller Foundation in New York
of a model military hospital, for the
equipment of which $200,000 has
been set aside, .and which will be used ' woman in the world.
Dy ur. Alexis carrel in teaching
American surgeons the method he
used in France in the treatment of
infected wounds. That is known to
the medical profession as the Carrel-
Dakln method, and is credited by
scientists with having reduced the j well" with Kathlyn Williams and
mortality from wounds by at least 50 1 Wheeler Oakman
per cent. Close co-operation of the' Another very important addition
French government in our efforts is, that. has been made to the Star pro.
Commencing today, the Star thea
tre will change its program every
day except Monday. For Sunday and
Monday a big Super-feature, such as
"The little Girl Next Door"' and then
following; will be "Neptune's Daugh
ter" featuring Annette Kellerman,
considered to be the most perfect
Her latest pic
ture is running in Portland this week
att he Majestic theatre for 25-50- and
75 cents. The new program Includes
many 7, 8, and 9 reel features such
as "The Common Law" with Clara
Kimball Young and 'The Ne'er Do
THE WEAKXE8H OK THE VOLUN
TEER PLAN.
The difficulty encountered In bring
ing the Third Oregon up to war
strength illustrates the mistake of
relying on volunteer service to bring i
our fighting arm Into shape. Every
effort has been made to fill the ranks
of the regiment. It Is a good regi
ment, well equipped under experien
ced officers and now In actual service.
Yet it lacks several hundred of its
necessary war enrollment.
What is true of the Third Oregon
is probably true of most of the Nat
ional Guard regiments throughout
the country. The filling of these
commands is left practically to
chance. Service Is not obligatory on
anyone, consequently few enlist, us
ing one excuse or another for their
failure to do so. A stock excuse is
I that there is no certainty of actual
' fighting. In other words the pros
pective recruit wants to know exact
ly what he will have to do before he
enlists. Obviously the government
cannot give any precise assurance on
Indicated by the statement that it is
prepared to facilitate the return to
the United States of American sur
geons from the base hospitals of
France, where the treatment has been
in vogue, for the purpose of Instruct
ing their American colteagues. It is
intended that Army and Navy sur
geons shall be assigned to the new
hospital in groups, according to the
capacity of the institution, to receive
practical Instruction for periods of
about four weeks. Oregonian.
gram Is the Paramount pictures Sat
urday and Tuesday of each week
,. G. T. Harrison, formerly of this
county, who now resides at Harlow-;
ton, Montana, writes that they hale
experienced a long winter there, with'
lots of snow.. Mr. Harrison states
that hay and feed of all kinds is get
ting scarce, most of it being shipped
in. Hay is selling at $22 per ton.
The ground is still frozen hard there
and spring will be about a month be
hind time according to Mr. Harrison.
ef all genuine American citizens. We such a subject. The army Is wanted
should not be too hasty in dealing for any service that it may be needed
imrshlv with or condemning anyone , for. It is not maintained for the pur-
unUl lie is found to a certainty to be
disloyal. The United States has dealt
too lenient with traitors in the past.
From now on they should be given
to understand that they will receive
a punishment not heretofore exacted,
should they do that which is In any
way disrespectful or detrimental to
the welfare of the country.
pose of asking questions or to allow
the soldiers to lead lives in accord
with their individual inclinations.
Under the compulsory training law
the country's defence .would not be
left to such hap hazard methods. The
government would know just what
force it could rely upon and hence
could direct its affairs with more con-
Work in laying the concrete floor
in the basement of the Palace hotel
Is progressing rapidly under the su
pervision of the contractor, T. G.
Denlsee. Just as soon as work in
remodeling the basement Is complet
ed, Manager Wilkins will begin the
transformation of the first floor, mov
ing the office room to the center of
the building and making a great
many other improvements.
Chas. Stanton, formerly a prom
inent wheat farmer of the Eight Mile
country, came down from his home at
Walla Walla Wednesday to look after
business Interests. The Stanton ranch
Is now being farmed by Tom Arnold.
Ralph Benge and F. E. Parker
went out to the Benge ranch south
of Heppner today, where Mr. Parker
will put in the spring crop.
Three Sizes of
BUICKS
this year
Seven passenger, six cylinder,
55 horsepower - - $1635.00
Five Passenger six cylinder, 45
horsepower - - - $1170.00
Five passenger, four cylinder,
35 horsepower - - $785.00
These prices are F. O. B. Heppner
BUICK DESIGN
BUICK VALVE-IN-HEAD POWER
The Tightness of the Buick Valve-in-Head motor and
not the enthusiasm of its salesmen has made the Buick
conspicuous for leadership. '
This new four has a Buick Valve-in Head motor (with
electric starter) which develops thirty-five horse power
on brake test and is so reliable for rugged service that no
eulogy is necessary among "men who know Buick."
Its lines are beautiful. Finish and color are exception
al. Deep, tufted black genuine leather upholstery. Cov
ered floor and running board, with aluminum bindings,
give a trimness of appearance that is peculiarly Buick.
Body, hood, fenders and running gear are painted a
glossy, long-wearing black; wheels are black with white
stripes. Times 31x4 inches.
SEE THE BABY BUICK AT THE HEPPNER GARAGE
ALBERT BOWKER, Local Agent
All Buicks have the Delco lighting and starting system.
There is none better.
Material For Spring Repairing ii
DOORS
WINDOWS
MOULDING
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liuiuuci iui muug mvli leaning ience, tnat loosened waiK,
in fact just what you need to make the old nlace t
look the way it should.
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Office 192; Residence 94
H. C. GiTHENS Lumber Yard
Two new Gazette-Times readers at
Cecil are J. H. Franklin
Melton.
The first will be Mary Plckford in
"The Eagle's Mate." This Is a power
ful drama of the Virginia mountains.
The admission price of Paramount
will be 25 cents. This program opens
on Saturday, April 14, and the man
agement guarantees satisfaction or
the admission price will be cheerfully
refunded with no questions asked.
On Tuesday, April 17, comes Dustin
Farnum In "A Gentleman From In
dlana." This is a picture that has
nlaved to packed houses since its
first appearance eight months ago
This same Paramount service has
been running in Condon now for
more than three months at 25 cents
every day in the week. Manager
SDarks is confident that Heppner peo
pie want good shows and are willing
to pay for them. He urges that after
giving these pictures a trial, it you
like them, to tell your friends and
thirhv helo to boost these excellent
and C. M. 1 screen productions. That is one way
f j of maintaining a high class service,
Economic Preparedness
The first essential requirement In time of war, or in
time of peace, is that the people shall have food. With
world conditions as at present this country cannot afford
to allow the food supply for the coming year to be de
termined by the ordinary influences affecting production.
The whole world is bare of' food supplies, and de
pendent upon the crop of 1917. The fields of Europe are
poorly tended and scantily fertilized, with the result that
a short crop is already foreshadowed. Our own winter
wheat crop is unpromising.
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The price of food this year depends upon the efforts of
the next few weeks there should be a general compre
. henslon that the high prices of the past winter have been
due to failure to grow and store enough food last sum
mer. The same experience will be repeated next winter,
perhaps more severely, unless production is increased and
intensified. Every acre of tillable soil should be utilized,
every available pound of fertilizer used to enrich the
' ground, garden cultivation should be resorted to as never
before to meet the serious conditions which this country,
in common with other countries, is facing for this year.
Our entire industrial situation may be disorganized ty
high prices for food, and the outlook demands the most
serious attention of our people.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Heppner, Oregon j
A Good Piece of City Property.
We are offering a good piece of city
property for sale, along with house
furnishings and piano. Terms, one
half cash,, balance on time. This
property . contains five lots, two of
them facing street. Seven room
house with bath, new barn, electric
lighted. House well furnished with
practically new furniture. Kitchen
cabinet, large range, heating stoves
and carpets, all first class. Chicken
park and house, property all well
fenced. This is a bargain.
SMEAD & CRAWFORD.