Oregon ftlstorical Society
THE GAZETTETlMEg
VOL. 34, NO. 6. : HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1917. " RimsnnTPTrnv i t,
OREGON
FARMERS
CALLED TO SERVE
J. W. Brewer, Assistant to the Gov.
ernor Will Address Morrow
County Citizens in Heppner
Tonight on Food Pre
paredness. '
Oregon farmers are to be called
Into the country's service. All over
the state the many assistants of Gov
ernor Wlthycombe are calling the
sturdy sons of the ooll to the colors
and Immense plans are being pre
pared which will tend to increase the
food supply of the land.
J. W. Brewer of The Dalles, who
has been appointed ;by Governor
Wlthycombe as district agent for the
counties! embracing Hodjd River,
Sherman, Gilliam and-Morrow coun
ties, will address the citizens of this
county, and more particularly the
farmers, at the council chambers In
this city tonight.
The theme of Mr. Brewer's address
will be more intense cultivation on
the farms. There is a shortage re
ported in this state in all classes of
foodstuffs. As the shortage effects
this state, so does It affect the nation,
according to the most recent reports
made by government experts. The
farmers will be urged to Increase
their yields to the maximum, not
only from a patriotic standpoint, but
from the standpoint of financial prof
its as well.
On Saturday, May 12, which has
been denominated "Oregon Agricul
tural Day," the farmers will gather
and report their needs not only in
the way of labor, but seed, livestock
and other farm supplies. Every far
mer -will be requested to fill out a
aeries of information blanks supply
ing data as follows:
Kind of crop Spring wheat, oats,
barley, corn, potatoes, hay, beans,
Xrult, acres of each this year, proba
ble yield; normal yield.
Poultry Crops on hand for feed;
amount jip hand May 1; amount us
ually on hand May i.-,,-.. i ;
Seed for sale Kind, amount, va
riety and price.
Seed needed Kind, amount, va
riety. Your livestock Dairy cows, dairy
calves, beet cattle, Including breed
ing stock and other breeding stock;
brood sows, feeding hogs, breeding
ewes, other sheep; other than breed
ing ewes, brood mares, other horses,
number of each on hand May 1; num
ber usually on hand May 1.
Your labor needs Milkers, plow
hands, other farm labor; number of
each needed; when and for how long
needed.
Estimate of harvest hands needed
Hay hands, berry pickers, when
and for how long needed, and num
ber of each needed.
Do you need additional capital to
Increase your production this year?
How much? What can be done to
increase your production this year?
What machinery do you need to
secure maximum production of your
land?
IX REMEMBRANCE.
Whereas, It has pleased God in
his wisdom to remove from our earth
ly Chapter to the Great Chapter
above, sister Laura Matlock, who
died In a hospital in Portland April
16, 1917; and.
Whereas, Deceased was a member
In good standing of Ruth Chapter
No. 32, 0. E. S Heppner, Oregon,
therefore, be It,
Resolved, That while we bow In
humble submission to the will of
God, who doeth all things well, yet
we grieve for the death of our sister.
We deplore her death because we
have ever found fcer a woman who,
though young In years, was still pos
sessed In full measure of those qual
ities and principles which dignify
womanhood, and which alone make
life a blessing.
As a member of the Chapter she
was earnest, conscientious, full of
seal for the Order, and ever bore her
self while laboring among us, In all
faithfulness and honors
Resolved that we extend to the
family of the deceased, In this, their
great bereavement, the sincere and
earnest sympathy of this Chapter,
and join with them In the hope that
our parting is but a few years of
time.
Resolved, That we drape our Chap
ter In mourning In memory of our
departed sister, i
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the records of this
Chapter, and that a copy thereof be
sent to the family of our deceased
sister, and a copy be sent to The Gazette-Times
and to the Heppner Her
ald for publication.
LENA SNELL SHURTE,
OLIVE ALLISON,
ANNA SPENCER,
Committee.
1917 PORTLAND ROSE
FESTIVAL PROSPERING
Portland, Oregon, May 2 Instead
of hampering the plan for Portland's
1817 Rose Festival the annual crop
of objections has resulted in adding
$1200 to the Festival Fund.
On account of a few protests, the
Festival auxiliary which elected the
board, held a special meeting a few
nights' ago to hear them. Delegates,
representing more than 100 business
civic and fraternal organizations
were in attendance. The vote was
unanimously in favor of the festival
with the exception of one delegate
She explained that she had been In
structed to. vote against it and could
not change her vote.
The atack on the festival aroused
Us friends and at the meeting It was
announced that the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce has donated $1,000
for the festival and the Shrlners
$100. An additional $100 was given
by two men who previously had pro
tested against the festival until they
learned that It was to be strongly pa
triotic In nature.
The auxiliary's overwhelming de
cision is meeting with general sat
isfaction throughout the Northwest
and newspapers in commenting de
clare that the Festival board slogan,
"Don't Wear Crepe" is a good one to
follow now that the nation Is Into
the world war.
- "The best way to meet the great
problems we have to face," stated
one editorial, "Is to meet them with
a smile. Nothing can weaken a good
cause mare than sombre thoughts,
long faces and the weeps. May the
Festival prosper and teach America
to go cheerfully about her task.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
The Fhilomathian Literary Society
this week presented a lift-sized bust
of George Washington, and also a
pedestal for the bust to stand on, to
the high school student body. This
Is a very pretty piece of statuary and
makes quite an Improvement In the
appearance of the assembly hall. The
statuary was bought with the pro
ceeds of a recent program given by
the society. The students are now
going to get busy and put a bust of
Abraham Lincoln by the side oLtbat
of Washington. ' - 1
The baseball team Journeyed to
lone last Friday where they played
a flve-lnnlng game with the lone
High team. The result was very
much In favor of the Heppner team,
Hie score at the end of the fifth be
ing 18 to 3. The game was cut short
to five Innings on account of the
train pulling In and the Heppner
boys had to run to catch it.
Literary Program.
Song "Oregon, My Oregon"
"Personality" Leo Nicholson
Song. "U. S. A."
"What Can We Do".Garnett Barratt
Symposium of stories.
Grafonala selection.
"April Days in American History"
Ruth Van Vactor
"Star Spangled Banner."
This program Is to be presented
by the Ciceronian Literary Society,
on Friday, May 4, at 2 p. m. Every
body Is invited to attend this pro
gram. No admission will be charged.
The manager of the baseball team
reports that the ball team will play
the Hermiston High team In this
city next Saturday. This will proba
bly be a very good game and the sup
port of the ball fans of Heppner
would not be amiss.
BOARDMAN ITEMS.
W. N. Hatch left for Walla Walla
Thursday to visit for a week.
Mr. Harrison is building a small
house In town to live in while he
superintends the work on 'his ranch.
Engene Cummins and wife went to
Hermiston Thursday on a business
trip.
Ferd Emberger was a passenger
to Hermiston Thursday.
Claud Ballenger was in Hermis
ton Thursday.
Sidney Mack went over to Her
miston Thursday.
Wm. Kennedy and family and Mr.
Reeves and family were looking over
our little city Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison of Astoria
spent Wednesday night in town.
Chas. Johnson of Pendleton was
In town Tuesday looking over the
project, and while here filed on a
homestead.
F. B. Swazy was here Thursday.
C..O. Blayden went to Pendleton
Thursday, returning to Boardman
Sunday.
Rev. Blackman of Milton deliv
ered a sermon here Sunday. Quite
a crowd from the country attended.
Ed Mack, .brother of Sidney Mack,
Is here from Hermiston to spend a
week visiting.
EST LAND DEAL
OREGON-DAKOTA
A deal which started the 26th of
December, 1916, involving the sale
of 17,000 acres of the Oregon - Dako -
ta Land Company's holdings in Mor
row county, was closed on the 28th
day of April, 1917, at Spokane.
W. D. Newlon, of artesian well
fame, was the man who undertook to
sell these vast holdings and he ac
complished the undertaking. Al
though the land was sold in several
different parcels, the largest Individ
ual sale was that of 7000 acres to
August Friewald of Portland. This
purchase includes five Improved
ranches. Mr. Friewald has not bought
the land for speculative purposes,
LARG
ream i once 10 mane ex- states no eoaia sell that tomorrow
tensive improvements, chief of which was It not for the fact that the com
wlll be the erection of a modern ( pany does not wish to sell It at this
house on one of the biggest of the' time.
five places. He will also farm on the j Mr. Newlon also bought 320 acres
most scientific scale In a gigantic of land from the company for hlm
manner, employing the use of cater-1 self. He says he wants to buy more
pillars In doing most of the ranch of the land north of the base line.
RED GROSS WILL
HOLD RALLY DAY
Local Society Will Devote Entire Day
Soon When Memberships Will.
Be Sold. Entire County Will
Participate.
At a recent meeting of the com
mittee which has for its purpose the
organizing of a Red Cross Society In
Morrow county, it was decided that
a big rally day should be held soon.
On that day memberships will be sold
for the Society.
The date of the rally has not yet
been announced by the committee
for the reason that the charter of the
local Society has not arrived, and
hence a complete organization has
not yet been effected. However, Mrs.
L. O. Herren, of the committee, states
the charter should be here In a day
or two and the date for the rally will
then be announced.
A committee to have charge of the
rally day has been appointed and the
personnel of the same is: Mrs. S. E.
Van Vactor, chairman; Mrs. S. W.
Spencer, H. H. Hoffman and Vawter
Crawford. Sub-committees will be
appointed later to look after every
detail of the day's entertainment.
It is the Idea of those in charge to
have the afternoon of the special day
given over to field sports, parades,
May Day exercises and music. The
prime object of the whole affair will
be to sell memberships to the Red
Cross Society, but a high class line of
entertainment will be presented to
attract as many people to Heppner
on that day as possible. In the eve
ning there will probably be a masked
ball In the Fair Pavilion, as well as
other lines of entertainment. An ur
gent appeal will be made by the com
mittee to every citizen of the county
to do his bit in regard to the Red
Cross Society. Announcements as to
more complete details for the rally
day will appear In later Issues of The
Gazette-Times.
STATE SEALER INSTRUCTS DEPU
TIES REGARDING
The following letter has been sent
out by State Sealer T. B. Kay to the
deputy Sealers of Weights and
Measures throughout the state re
garding the measurement of straw
berries; To the District, Sealers,
oiuie oi uregon.
Gentlemen: ShtDments of strawber
ries are being made in the State and
I would call your attention to the
law governing the sale of same.
First, that the berries must be sold
In standard boxes, in quantities up to
and including a dry quart.
Second, that the boxes must be
well packed. The purchaser Is en
titled to a box of berries well packed
and level full.
Last year this office scent consid
erable time and money distributing
about six thousand coDles of Weight
and Measures laws, visiting the grow
ing sections In the State, calling the
attention of the merchants and grow
ers to the law, and insisting on the
Doxes being level full when sold to
the consumer.
Feeling that the deDartment has
exhausted every effort to acquaint
the merchants and growers with the
COMPLETED WHEN
HOLDINGS ARE SOLD
workj
The result of Mr. Newlnn-.
' means that several new families will
locate qn those lands In the northern
part of the coanty. He states that
Inquiries continue to pour in regard
ing lands here, but owing to the fact
that be has sold all the farms which
he had listed, Mr. Newlon la having
a hard time to fill possible orders.
In the sale of the Oregon-Dakota
lands, approximately $210,000 was
Involved, $151,008 of this being cash.
Eleven men were interested in the
deaL This leaves the Oregon-Dakota
Land Co.. with hat 3,3(4 acres of
! land In this county, and Mr. Newlon
a P. Garrlgnes A Son Win Erect
Modern Structure Wear Fire
Proof Garage. Work is
ISow Under Way.
Percy Garrlgnes of Portland is In
the city to superintend the work of
preparing for the erection of a mnri.
ern, one-story business block on the
property between the Heppner Gar
age and Vaughn ft Sons' store on
Main street. The new structure will
be 49 by 100 feet In size and will be
modern in every detail, according
to Mr. Garrlgnes. The bnlldine will
NN of.rlck construction. -
J. m. uoi ana a crew of carpenters
have been working the past week In
making ready for the new building.
This Includes the tearing down of a
section of the Vaughn & Sons build
ing formerly used for storage pur
poses and the removal of machinery
platforms. The end of the present
week will find this part of the work
about completed.
Camp & Dunuy. Portland contract
ors will have charge of putting up the
new building and Mr. Garrigues an
nounces that work will start inst as
soon as the material can be shipped
up from Portland, which will proba
bly be one week or longer.
The new building will be divided
into two parts, the larger of the two,
31 by 100, will be occupied by Gur
dane & Son with confectionery, bil
liard and pool hall, and the smaller,
18 bv 100 feet, will be used bv
Vaughn & Sons for an office and other
conveniences. One of the features
which will be Inaugurated by Vaughn
& Sons will be a rest room exclusive
ly for women. This room will be
fitted up completely for the comfort
and convenience of the women and
will undoubtedly prove a valuable
part of the store's service. The en
tire cost of the new building will be
$4500.
The front of the Vaughn Sons
store proper will also be remodeled
and a plate glass front put In.
STRAWBERRIES
law, I am determined that the con
sumer, when buying berries, shall get
berries in a standard box, well pack
ed, and level full.
I would request you to prosecute
vigorously any violators of the law,
which Is as follows;
"The standard boxes or baskets
used in the sale of strawberries,
blackberries, Loganberries, raspber
ries, or similar berries, shall be of
the interior capacity of 67.2 cubic
inches (dry quart) or 33.6 cubic
Inches (dry pint) or 16.8 cubic in
ches (dry one-half pint). And it
shall be unlawful to offer or expose
for sale or sell strawberries, black
berries, Loganberries, raspberries, or
similar berries, in boxes or baskets of
other than the standard size; pro
vided, that nothing within this sec
tion shall be construed as in any way
preventing the sale of strawberries,
blackberries, loganberries, raspber
ries, or similar berries, by the weight
or In boxes or baskets of greater ca
pacity than 67.2 cubic Inches."
Hoping you will give the forego
ing letter your careful consideration,
I remain,
Yours very truly,
T. B. KAY.
BUSINESS BLOCK
FOR MAIN STREET
NEWS OF INTEREST
FROM THE EGG CITY
Frank Engelman Jitneyed over to
Arlington last Sunday evening. He
was enroute to Portland.
Any one needing any carpenter
work done, apply to Robinson ft
Brlstow, scab carpenters.
, The lone National Farm Loan As
sociation met at the office of F. H.
Robinson in lone last Saturday.
C. B. Sperry and wife motored
oyer to Arlington Thursday of last-
week on a little business jaunt.
iuis Gates of Portland, repre
senting M. H. Houser, spent a few
days last week in and about lone.
W. F. Honey of Portland came in
on last Sunday's train to attend to a
few business motters in and about
lone.
Quite a number of Odd Fellows
from Heppner and Lexington attend
ed the dedication of the Hall at lone
last week.
J. E. Higgs, who is working with
tne Bender Company at lone, was
a passenger to Portland on last
Tuesday's train.
F. S. Bender, who has been un to
Walla Walla visiting with his moth
er for a few days, returned to lone
Wednesday of last week.
L. L. McMurrar Is the croud dos-
sessor or a new Reo these days. It is
a safe bet there will be no grass
growing under his wheels now.
Miss Ada Agee, who has been over
in the Idaho country for the past
several months, came In on Satur
day's train and will visit with her
parents for some time.
Mrs. L. D. Hale was very agree
ably surprised last Monday evening
when three of her brothers, one sis
ter and her father and mother
walked in on her. They are from
West Virginia. ' .
This wet weather has started Ed
Brlstow's Ford to grow and it has
got so much bigger that It refuses
to go into its old barn, which will be
the cause of his having to cut it down
or make the barn larger.
The Odd Fellows building was the
soene of a Jolly crowd on April 26th,
Said date being the 98th anniversary
of the lodge. The crowd in attend
ance was not very large owing to so
many members being busy at their
various occuDations. The main sneak
er of the evening was Dr. Johnson
of Portland. He gave a very fine talk
that was greatly appreciated by all
who heard it, after which all par
took of the big feed which was wil
lingly gotten ready by the ladies.
We forgot to mention In last
week's items the news of the arrival
home from Arizona of Mrs. E. M
Shutt and daughter Essie, who have
been there for several months. I
tell you it makes E, M. feel pretty
good to get a square prepared in
good shape once more.
E. L. Padberg and E. E. Miller
went over to Arlington Thursday of
last week. They were accompanied
by Dr. Johnson, who was homeward
bound.
RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE.
Whereas, it has pleased the Grand
Master of the Universe, in his w isdom
to call from our midst our beloved
brother, John W. Rasmus; and,
Whereas, for many years Brother
Rasmus was a valued citizen of Hepp
ner and a revered and faithful mem
ber of Heppner Lodge, A. F. & A. M.,
Be It resolved, while we, as mem
bers of Heppner Lodge, No. 69, A. F.
& A. M. bow, in humility to the de
cree of our Supreme and Omnipotent
Master on high, yot we nevertheless
deplore the loss of this, our brother,
who stood well among men and Ma
sons. His star is set on earth, his
labors are ended, his seat is vacant,
and his brethern mourn.
Yet while we mourn for one so
dear our sorrow Is tempered by an
abiding faith and hope that the
bright star now set on earth, shall
arise again to meet and greet his
brethern In the Great Beyond, where
the great and lesser lights of Ma
sonry shall be more clearly revealed
to all.
To the family of Brother Rasmus
we, his fellow-craftsmen, extend our
deepest sympathy in this hour of
grief and beg to assure them that
we fully share with them In this hour
of bereavement.
Resolved, that these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of this
Lodge, that a copy thereof be sent
by the Secretary to the family of our
deceased Brother, and a copy fur
nished the local papers for publica
tion. FRANK GILLIAM.
JOHN ILER.
THOS. BRENNAN.
Dr. Geo. Gaunt of Hardman and
Dr. N. E. Winnard of Heppner per
formed an operation upon Jim Cole
man of Lone Rock at the Heppner
Sanatorium today for the removal of
ulcers from the stomach.
E
Call Comes to All American Y. M. C.
A.8 to Mobilize for War
Service.
Energetic young men will be need
ed to carry on the work among our
own troops similar to that which the
Y. M. C. A. has done so well behind
the battle-fronts of Europe during
the past thirty months.
So notably fine has been the Y. M.f
C. A. service that Lord James Bryce
former Ambassador to the United
States, was Impelled to write: "It
has been and is today one of the most
active and persuasive agencies to help
young men form high ideals as weU
as for directing them into the path
in which they can best serve their
fellows In a true Christian spirit"
American readers do nnt i.
much of this-auiet. effectivn. n
ceasing service to young men in camp.
ii uoes not enter into official war bul
letins; it Is not spectacular. n.
correspondents devote themselves to
exploiting military operations and
important political movements. Th
Y. M. C. A. men rn ihuil oo n.i
with the work in hand, rendering per
sonal service In the same snirit a
the Red Cross. Newspaper nublicitv
is not one of their needs, and public
encomium is not one of their re
wards. The chief work of the Y. M. C.. A
in camp and military orisons la
clsely the same as the chief work in
peaceful America, namely, to create
and maintain a wholesome and mor
ally stimulating atmosphere with
which it surrounds young men. It
works Incessantly to conteract and
minimize vice: in short it direot tn ,
telligent effort toward substituting
moral strength for moral weakness.
Its service is to make better men
and better soldiers.
Some one asks: "Of what ma
terial benefit is a Y. M. C. A. in camp
of soldiers?"
Merely to mention one small hot
W. Important thing, J,he Y. M. ,CJU,
furnishes stationery: llterallv tons
of writing paper and envelopes, and
tables for soldiers to write on.
Maiy young men are prone to ne
glect their duty to write home. In
camp or in military prison there Is
so little variety to life that subject
matter for correspondence Is lacking.
One of the Y. M. C. A. activities is
regularly to remind boys of their
duty and to stimulate them to write
to the "folks at home." It Is esti
mated that at least half of the letters
sent from the various fronts were
written upon Y. M. C. A. letterheads.
The Y. M. C. A. has put what are
called portable "huts" all over bellig
erent Europe. Nearby are chapels
where, men retjre for communion
with the source of divinity. In one
German prison camp where a "hut"
was established, it made such an
impression on Ambassador Gerard
that he cabled at once to the Secre
tary of State: "Work of Inestima
ble value. I hope the American as
sociation will extend the work in the
prison camps throughout the world."
It is scarcely necessary to add that
the "huts" are in charge of trained
Y. M. C. A. workers, the value of
whose work it is hard to measure.
Only the many young men who have
ranen under its beneficent influence
are able to testify to its worth.
State Sunday School Convention.
The State Sundav School Cnn vpn-
tion rtll be held at Pendleton. May
17, 18, 19 and 20, and It oromises tn
be one of the largest and best con
vo - f Ions ever held in the State. Mar-
'ii Lawrence will be on the program.
livory Sunday School worker knows
Mr. Lawrence by reputation, and ev
ery worker who can possibly arrange
to go should a' 'owl the convention
and hear him. Several other experts
In the wort; will be in attendance.
Every Sunday School In the county
should be represented by at least ono
delegate, vand many of the schools
should send several delegates. The
railroads have agreed to give reduced
rates on the certificate plan. Dele
gates should be sure to take a re
ceipt for fare paid in going. When
validated, the receipt will entitle the
holder to the reduced rate in return
ing. Entertainment will be provided
on the Harvard plan, lodging and
breakfast, delegates taking ' care of
themselves for the other meals. Those
who expect to go and desire enter
tainment should notify Mrs. S. A.
Lowell, Pendleton.
Ceorge Schemp, the rolling mill
man, went over to Vancouver this
week and got married. He and his
wife were given a rousing receptton
by about forty friends, led by George
McDuffee, Wednesday evening. Mr.
Schemp has been kept busy since hla
return home, receiving the congrat
ulations of his many friends.
NERGETIC YOEJNG
MEN
ARE NEEDED