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VOL. 34, NO. 10.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1917.
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8eclal Details For Registration On
War Census Day Are Set Forth
Day Is Special . Event
Tlu-oughout the Xa-
tion.
Portland, Or., May 29,. 1917.- By
official proclamation of Governor
Wlthycombe, War Census Day, June
ClAfi
CENSUS
u, nui uu legal iiuiiuajr imvusuuuk
(the state of Oregon.
Ia his proclamation the Governor
xalls upon every patriotic citizen to
assist in the big task' of registering
all men of military age, and to make
War Census day an event memorable
In the state's history.
The proclamation follows in full:
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the President of the
United States has designated June
fifth, 1917, as the day upon which
our citizens shall register in accor
dance with the provisions of the se
lective draft law, and
WHEREA'S, on this day we face t
gigantic task new In our national his-
tory and one whose proper conduct
can only be attained through the u-
nited cooperation of every citizen
and
WHEREAS, it is vitally desirable
that the registration be accomplished
with thoroughness and dispatch
both as a testimonial to the efficiency
of our democracy and as a moral ex
ample stimulating to our allies and
depressing to our adversaries, and
WHEREAS, it is especially fitting
that this occasion be made one of
patriotic festival fittingly celebrat
ing the nation's unity and the will
ingness of its citizenship to serve our
flag and to make sacrifice. If needs
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vesbl nifc as Governor of the state
oi uregonr qo proclaim fwrnaij,
Juna llfth, l91Va WAR CENSUS
DAY, and I do further declare it a
legal holiday, believing that by so
doing the purposes above set forth
will beat be served. And I call upon
the patriotic men and women of
Oregon, and their sons and daught
ers, to make of this day an occasion
luciuuiauio in viiq uisiuiy ui uur
state, marking, as t does, a great
forward Btep in the efficient utiliza
tion of our manhood upon the side
of democracy and justice In the
World War, to the end that world
peace may the sooner be restored and
permanently assured.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereto set my hand and caused the
Seal of Oregon to be hereunto aff
ixed this 26th day o! May, 1917.
James Wlthycombe, Governor.
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Registration Facta To Remember
(Cut this out and put It whero you
can find It.)
War Census Day Tuesday, June
5, as named by President Wilson In
his official proclamation.
Who Must Register Every male
resident between the ages of 21 and
30 years, inclusive. This Includes
aliens as well as Americans. Japan
ese, Chinese, Italians, Germans, Eng
lish, Americans, and men of any other
nationality who are of the designat
ed ages, must register. Aliens will not
be drafted for war duty, of course but
a complete record of them Is desired.
Who Is Exempt No male resident
between the ages of 21 and 30 years,
Inclusive, Is exempt from registering.
Those to be exempted from military
service will be determined later, but
first all must register.
Where To Register Registration
must be made in the home precinct of
the man registering. Register at your
regular voting place.
Hours for Registration Booths at
regular voting places in each precinct
will be open on War Census Day from
7 o'clock a. m. to 9 o'clock p. m.
Don't wait until the last moment.
Register early.
Registration of absentees If you
find you will be unavoidably absent
from your home precinct on War Cen
sus Day, you should apply at the ear
liest possible date to the county clerk
of the county in which you may be at
the time, whether In Oregon or else
where, who will fill out your registra
tion card. He will then give you the
card which you must mall to the reg
istrar of your home precinct, In care
of the sheriff of your home county ,ln
time to reach the registrar by War
Census Day. If you live in Portland,
or a city of over 30,000 population in
in another state, mail the card to the
registrar In care of the mayor.
But remember, the burden of hav
ing your card reach the registrar of
your home precinct by War Census
Dav is on you.
Registration of the Sick Men of
military age who are too 111 to go to
the to ting booth to register must send
a competent person before War Cen
sus Day to the county clerk to explain
the circumstances, and secure in
structions from the Federal regula
tions which these officials will re
ceive from the government.
Penalties The penalty for failing
to appear to register, or for giving
false, misleading or incorrect ans
wers, is imprisonment. There is no
alternative of a fine.
Stephen Irwin drove to Condon
Wednesday, where he spent a few
hours on business.
E. S. Duran, wife and daughter,
were In the city irom Lexington
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kilkenny of up
per HInton creek, were in the city
Wednesday.
Mrs. M. Clark and daughter of
lone were Heppner visitors Tuesday,
Mrs. E. L. Knox of John Day was
registered at the Palace Tuesday.
Ralph Hymer of lone was a Hepp
ner visitor Wednesday. .
Marlon Cork of Hardman was In
the city Tuesday.
DIES IN PORTLAND
. , P. Gurrigues Was In Business
Here for Long Number of Years
Heart Failure Was
Cause of Death.
S. P. Garrlgues died in Portland
Friday morning. Death came to him
while he was standing in the front
yard qf his home, heart failure from
which he had suffered for a number
of years, being the cause. .
S. Parker Garrlgues was born in
Delaware county, - Pennsylvania, be
ing the son of Benjamin D. and
Sarah M. (Pierce) Garrlgues. : His
eight years old, and consequently he
was thrown upon his own resources
early in life. He had but little
schooling, but' through his industry
and studious habits made himself
well Informed and educated. At the
age of 14, Mr. Garrigues went to
Philadelphia, where he entered the
employ of Strawbrldge & Co., dry
goods merchants. Later he moved
to Alliance, Ohio. From Ohio he
came to Oregon and settled in Yam
hill county in 1872.
Leaving the Willamette Valley one
year later, Mr. Garrlgues came to
Heppner and embarked in the sheep
business. After a little while he
went into the sawmill and lumber
business In the upper WUlow creek
regions with Julius Keith ly. Mr.
Garrlgues made considerable money
In this venture and later sold out to
A. M. Slocum.
In 1895, Mr. Garrlgues opened up
a hardware and Implement store
In Heppner, bearing his name and
later his son Percy became interested
In the business which was thereafter
conducted under the firm name of
S. P. Garrlgues and Son. ' In a very
short time the store built up a repu
tation as one of the really big stores
of its kind in this section of Oregon.
A large part of the trade was with
the farmers and stockmen of interior
Oregon. Owing to falling health,
Mr. Garrigues was forced to seek a
different climate, and a few years
ago he and his son sold their store to
F. P. Vaughn & Sons. Since that
time the family made their home in
Portland.
During his residence In Morrow
count Park Garrigues was favored
with many honors of a political na
ture. He was the first county clerk
of this county, having been appointed
by Governor Moody. Mr. Garrigues
also served as a member of the city
council of Heppner and was ever,
during his residence here, a promi
nent figure in the social and business
life of the town.
The funeral of the deceased was
held in Portland last Saturday. He
Is survived by his wife and son
Percy. '
George Bleakman of Hardman was
in the city Wednesday.
S. H. Webb, Astoria salesman, wsfs
in the city this week.
I THE LIBERTY LOAN
"There is not a single sel-
fish element In the cause we
are fighting for . The
supreme test of the Nation
has come. We must all speak,
act and serve together.
,-Woodrow Wilson, President
of the United States.
Heppner, Saturday, June gth
PROGRAM
Fair Pavilion, 10:30, A. M.
Invocation : : Rev'. II. A. Noyes
Address... Hon. S. E, Notson
Patriotic Song 11 Chorus
Address, "The Red Cross'!. lHoil C. E. Woodson
AFTERNOON
Grand Parade at 1:30 sharp.
Fair Pavilion, Immediately Following Parade
Patriotic Song. ; Chorus
Song 1 Male Quartette
Patriotic Reading . I Mrs. Ellis Minor
Patriotic Song Chorus
Address... ,,l..Hon. S. E. Van Vactor
Patriotic Song Chorus
Closing Prayer V 'uller ' ac-Donald
One Hundred and
To Participate In Big Parade
, The above is an outltne ot the for
mal program as the same has been
arranged by the committee in charge
and will be the order of exercises for
the Red Cross Rally Day at Hepp
ner on Saturday, June 9, to be car
ried out at the Fair Pavilion f
Committees or various titles have
Jesn jrery. b.ugy, the past two
making complete arrangements for
the entertainment of the public of
Morrow county, having in view the
main object of interesting the entire
citizenship in the patriotic work of
the American Red Cross.
The day will be full, and there will
be abundant entertainment for the
great crowds that will gather here.
One of the big features of the day
will be the auto parade that is staged
to take place promptly at 1:30 p. m.
The cars will be assembled at the
depot grounds, and if all that have
been promised the committee get into
line, there should be at least 150
cars In line, and among these will be
a number of beautiful floats and doz
ens of decorated autos. Every car
owner In the county is invited, per
sonally, to be present with his ma
chine, and to help this along, the fol
lpwing committee has been appointed
for the different sections of the coun
ty. Committees on Auto Parade
Heppner: C. A. Minor, Geo. Thom
son, S. W. Spencer, Stephen Irwin,
E. G. Noble, A. L. Ayers, G. Y. Wells
and Dr. R. J. Vaughan.
lone: J. T. Knappenberg, Frank
Engleman and J. H. Bryson.
Hardman: Geo. Bleakman and Dr.
G. G. Gaunt.
Eight Mile: Ben Anderson and
Theo. Anderson.
Gooseberry: Fred Esteb and Til
man Hogue.
Lexington: W. G. Scott, W. E.
Tl
ONE CORRESPONDENT
Erik Bergstrom has disposed of
his Chalmers and is driving a Paige
these days.
Riley Juday and wife of Heppner
spent Sunday in lone visiting friends
and relatives.
Roy Calkins, who has been at lone
for several days, left for his home at
Gresham on Sunday.
Bert Bowker, of Heppner, spent
several hours in lone last Tuesday
demonstrating a new Hup.
B. F. Borry ot Ralston, Wash., a
land owner in this community, was
a visitor here last Tuesday.
Mrs. G. M. Calkins and two sons
went down to Heppner Junction on
Tuesday for a little outing.
Mrs. Ben Juday departed on Tues
day for Weston where she will visit
with her parents for some time.
Lowell McMillan of Lexington
was a business caller at lone Monday.
I tell you he Is some rustler for a
boy.
Frank Hall, who has been down
on his ranch near Portland for the
past ten days, returned to lone Sunday.
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CROSS iAY.
Fifty Cars
'J
Leach and Wm. Barnett.
Cecil: Jack Hynd and Ellis Minor.
,T Irrigon: Prof. Suddarth, W. R.
Walpole and Peter Susbauer.
Boardman: S. H. Boardman, J.
A. Gibbons and Mike Marshall.
' Lena: John Brosnan, Joe Hayes
and Percy Hughes.
Pine'-CltyJ..W. E. Wiglesworth,
Percy Jarmon and E. O. Neill.
Parkers Mill: Milt Maxwell.
Morgan: G. B. Whitcomb and H.
O. Ely.
A program of sports has also been
prepared, and attention to this fea
ture is directed to the announce
ment In another column.
At night a grand ball has been
arranged to take place at the pavil
Ion in the fair grounds, and the day
will thus be rounded out in full and
proper shape. i
It is especially desired that all
shall hear the program at the pavil
ion, and we call attention particu
larly to the address that will be de
livered by Mr. C. E. Woodson on
"The Red Cross." As many, per
haps, do not fully understand the
work of this great national organiza
tion is doing, and will do now that
our country has entered the war, Mr,
Woodson will make this plain and
show the necessity of giving this
work out best financial support. We
feel sure, and can so state at this
early date, that after hearing the ad
dress of Mr. Woodson, there will be
no further hesitancy on the part of
our citizezns in coming forward and
taking membership in the Red Cross.
The Red Cross appeals to our
highest patriotism. Let every citi
zen lay aside the labor, and cares
of life for this one day and be in
Heppner on Saturday, June 9th, that
you may have a part in this great
work.
JEMS OF INTEREST
Frank Burgoyne was a Pendleton
visitor last Thursday..
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wakefield were
Lexington visitors Wednesday.
Ed Moore has just completed the
new house on the A. E. Kiacaid place,
W. G. Scott was in Portland
transacting business the last week
end.
Mrs. Ina Gilbert is visiting with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
White.
Mrs. McCullums of Walla Walla
is visiting with her sister, Mrs. C. H,
Brashears.
Rev. J. L. Jones, pastor of the Con
gregational church, delivered a very
interesting Memorial sermon Sun
day morning.
Quite a number of Heppner young
people attended the dance given by
the Senior class Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gentry and
family arrived Friday to visit with
friends and relatives a few weeKs,
Evans Bros, are putting up a new
barn on their Willow creek farm
W. J. Davis and son are doing the
work.
(Continued on Page 8)
Miss Echo Githens who has been
teaching school in Morgan during
the past nine months, is in the ity
this week assisting in the correcting
of the eighth grade examination pa
pers. She is also visiting at the
home of her uncle, Hugh C. Githens.
Material is arriving this week from
Portland for the new Garrigues build
ing which will shortly rise on Main
street. ' The new building will be of
brick and concrete construction and
will be one of the most up-to-date
structures in the city.
Bradford & Son are busy this week
putting on the interior decoration in
the new telephone building on Wil
low street. They are also doing the
decorating work at the Palace hotel.
Mrs. Natt Webb and son, Natt
Webb, Jr., of Walla Walla arrived in
Heppner Monday and have gone out
to the Webb ranch south of here, to
visit with Paul Webb and family.
James Bannon, the candy mer
chant, motored over from Pendleton
Tuesday and interviewed local busi
ness men.
Frank Monahan went to Condon
this week after his two children who
have been attending school there dur
ing the winter.
ROAD BOND DEBATE
AT
State Highway Commissioners Ad
ams and Thompson and Repre
sentative Stewart WiU Be
Here to Meet Members
of Opposition in
Joint Debate.
The Morrow County Farmers' Un
ion picnic will be featured In this
city Saturday with a joint debate
between members of the State High
way Commission and officials from
the State Grange and Farmers' Un
ion.
It is likely that J. D. Brown,
president of the state union and C
E. Spence ot the State Grange will
both be present. V
Commissioner W. L. Thompson of
Pendleton has announced definitely
that he will be here, and accompanied
by Jas. S. Stewart of Fossil, and a
former member of the state legisla
ture, and also Roy Ritner, who was
on the committee that framed the
bonding measure. Highway Com
missioner Adams of Eugene will also
be here, according to Information re
ceived by W. W. Smead of the Hepp
ner Commercial Club.
There will be other attractions of
Interest on the program Saturday,
but the road bond debate will have
first place,
At noon all the picnlcers will par
take of their basket lunches on the
Fair Grounds and following out the
suggestion made by the Heppner
Commercial Club, many of our town
people will go there with their din
ners and take part In the day's enter
tainment to the fullest extent. As
has been the custom In past years,
coffee and cream will be furnished
on the grounds free of charge.
The day will be enlivened by music
which will be furnished throughout
the program by Parson's orchestra.
PALACE WILL HOLD
OPENING ON JUNE 2
The Palace Hotel, the lower floors
ot which have been remodeled to a
considerable extent, will be open for
the inspection of the public on Sat
urday June 2.
Manager Wilkins will take pride
in showing all visitors through the
building. Carpenters, painters and
plasterers have been working full
time In order to get everything In
readiness by Saturday.
A special feature of the day will
be the appearance of Parson's Nov
elty Orchestra of Portland, which
will turnlsh music during the day.
. The new lobby, which Is located In
the center of the hotel where the bar
room was formerly, will be a con
venience to guests as well as to em
ployees. Big swinging doors lead
off directly Into the dining room.
On the south side of the lobby Is a
balcony which will be supplied with
writing tables for the use of guests.
Taking the place of the old lobby
are six new bed rooms, every one of
them supplledwith baths. The wash
rooms and toilets have been placed
in the basement and are approached
by wide easy stairs from the lobby.
THE RED CROSS
The American Red Cross
Society is doing a big part in
the war. The Morrow County
Chapter will do Its "bit."
Are you a member of the local
Chapter? It costs but a dol-
lar to join.
10 RACES WILL
FEATURE Ifl SPORTS
Ford Races, Bicycle Races, Flag
Races and Foot Races Will Make
Up Program of Street Sports
On Red Cross Day,, Sat.
urduy, June 9th.
Automobile racing will be the big
feature of the street sports to be
pulled off on Saturday, June 9, spec
ial Red Cross Day in Morrow county.
The auto races will be confined
strictly to Fords, but all Fords will
be eligible to entry. The race will
be run over a course of 25 miles and
against time. The car coming
through at the finish in the best
time will be awarded the $50.00 cash
prize. The second prize will consist
of two Ford tires and the third prize
will be one Ford tire.
The committee in charge of this
division of the day's program, Har
old Cohn and Creston Maddock, in
sist that all car owners who con
template entering the race, must reg
ister and go over the course by 11
o'clock Saturday morning, in order
to familiarize themselves with the
speedway.
In addition to the auto races, the
committee has outlined a- series of
foot races. First in these events
will be a tree for all 100-yard dash.
Two prizes will be awarded: $5.00
first prize and $2.50 second prize.
Boys race under 14 years, $2.50.
first and $1.00 second prize,
Boys' bicycle race, 14 years and
under, $5.00 first and $2.50 second.
, Glrln' flag race, One prize of a
silk flag. '
Inter-clty race, 220 yards, men,
women and children. $5.00 first
prize and $2.50 second prize.
The committee has appointed D. A.
McAtee and Leslie Matlock marshajs
ot the course, Arthur Crawford start
er, and W. H. Cronk of lohe, W. B.
Leach ot Lexington and Ed Patter
son of Heppner as time keepers.
All events will start at the Fair
pavilion and the outcome will be on
the Main street where the crowd will
have a good view. A number of
other events are being worked out
by the committee and these events
will be announced later.
The committee raised $300 in cash
Tuesday afternoon In an hour's work.
Inasmuch as only $125 of this
amount will be given away in prizes
the balance will be turned into the
Red Cross fund of the Morrow
county . chapter.
Notice to the Pupils of the Public
Schools.
Since I shall not have an oppor
tunity to speak to you personally
about this matter as many of you
have been excused from further at
tendance for the year, I take this
means of urging you to be at the
school building on Saturday, June the
9th, at 1 p. m. to participate in the
Red Cross parade. The committee
have aranged paraphernalia for the
girls and the boys should bring flags.
I am particularly anxious that as
many as possible pupils of the high
school and upper grammar grades
should be present to take part in this
ceremony. Thru a misunderstanding
on the part of the committee you
were Informed that you were not
needed at that time, but that had
reference to taking other parts in
the program only. Much has been
done thruout the schools during the
year to cultivate the spirit of pa
triotism you have been taught that
the call of country Is as the voice of
God tli at it should take precedence
over all other earthly commands, so
now you are urged to come out and
help organize the Morrow County
Red Cross Chapter. The Red Cross
has a most important work to do.
Perhaps many of you recall Clara
many of you recall Clara Barton's
Barton's famous telegram: "I am
with the wounded and dying." No
doubt before this terrible war is ov
er some one from Hepr" : may be
sending a similar tf''j.j.ain. Come
then and encourage Ly your presence
this great cause.
Respectfully yours.
H. II. HOFFMAN".
OLD CAR ISSOME BUCKER
J. H. Cox has discovered one four
wheeled vehicle that has got more
twists and turns than the worst
broncho that ever pranced before a
Pendleton Round-Up crowd. Taking
a spin down the creek road with his
son Harold in a 1492 Oldsmobile
this week, the first car ever brought
to Heppner and one of the first ten
sold In the state, Mr. Cox was the
victim of hard knocks. His son was
driving, and hitting a big bowlder
which had in some manner rolled in
to the road, the car came to an abrupt
stop. Mr. Cox was pitched out ot the
car on his back. A few bruises and
some chagrin and discomforts were
the total casualties.