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Newspaper Page TextOregon 2 07-; Society H H VOL. 34, NO. 18. HEPPNER, OKEGON, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1917. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR IMES COMMITTEE GETS SILL RESPONSE Heppner People Are Indifferent to Taving Situation and City Coun cil It at Loss to Know Wheth er Special Election Would Be Justified. Another street paving meeting was held at the Council Chambers Wed nesday evening. Although the meet lug was called to get some expression from the property owners and tax payers, very little was said by those present. The report of the com mittee which had been investigating the various forms of paving, was read and accepted. The committee, In its report, fa vored the Bltullthlc style of paving and this fact brought about a lively argument between W. W. Smead of the committee and John W. Johnson, contractor. Mr. Johnson accused the committee of handing the contract to the Warren Construction Company on a silver platter without taking in to consideration any other bids. This was refuted on behalf of the com mittee as well as the city council by Mr. Smead. The report of the com mittee was the result of the most thorough and careful study. Another meeting on' the paving question will be held next week. We publish In this issue the com mittee's report. The committee appointed by the chairman of the Mass Meeting of the citizens of Heppner, for the purpose of investigating the matter of paving certain streets in the City of Hepp ner, beg to submit the, following re port:' In order to acquire the necessary Information we have consulted the office of the State Engineer, the High way Commission, and the paving companies operating in Pendleton, Oregon, and Walla Walla, Washlng ' ton. A committee has visited Pen dleton and Walla Walla for the pur pose of Investigating the pavements in said cities. Since making our former report the committee has gained consider able information, which has changed the minds of the committee in some particulars, and consequently this re port will be considered as taking the place of the former. The committee have taken into consideration three propositions for the paving of the streets, as follows, to-wit: 1. Main Street from the Rock Bluff South of Palace Hotel North to Baltimore Street or Church Street, thence west on either Baltimore or 'Church Street to Oale Street, thence South on Oale street across concrete bridge and on to Depot. Also from the Court House to the Palace Hotel. Main Street from the Palace Hotel North to be paved with a 24-foot strip on each side with a 20-foot parking in the center of the street. The other streets to be paved with a 20-foot strip in the center. Main Street to have curbing. The above proposition takes into consideration the matter of sewers and leaves a 4-foot space be tween the curb and the sidewalk. The estimated cost of the above Is $35,771.40. With curbing on all streets paved $38,829.00. 2. Baltimore street South to the Hock Bluff on Main St. with 24 foot strip on each side and 20 foot park way in center. Estimated cost $22, 402.80. 3. This third proposition is the one recommended by this committee. It embodies the paving, grading ami curbing of the' following streets: Main Street from the North Line of Baltimore Street South to the foot of the Rock Bluff South of May Street. Pavement to be 24 feet on each side of the street with' a central parking of 20 feet, curbs to be 16 feet from the property lines and curbs binding the central parking. Inter sections to be paved full and com plete with the curb returns on the side streets to be 30 feet from face to face. To be four feet between the side walk and the curb to permit laying of sewers. Main Btreet from the North line of Baltimore Street to the center of Church Street, Church Street from the center of Main Street to the cen ter of Gale Street, and Gale Street trom the center of Church street to the south end of concrete bridge. May Street from East line of Main Street to the West line of Chase street. The streets last above named to be paved as follows, to-wit: A strip 20 feet wide in the center and constructing concrete curbs, and grading the streets full width, and building wooden headers at each edge of pavement. Pavement to be placed on grade in such a manner that at any future time It could be widened out full width to the curbs. Estl- MONEY WILL BE USED FOR GREATEST GOOD Henry P. Davison, chairman of the . Red Cross War Council, authorizes! the following statement: ' Morning papers have published a ' report that the American Red Cross : is to use in Italy $10,000,000 out of the $100,000,000 and more recently! subSfciibed. The report Is without foundation, and it is Important that the policy of the Red Cross in hand ling these funds be clearly under stood. The Red Cross has appropriated $1,000,000 to provide immediate nec essities in France, to be spent under the direction of the American Red Cross Commission in France headed by Major Grayson M.-P. Murphy, a member of the War Council. ' The Red Cross has also appropriated $200,000 to purchase medical sup plies and instruments, whereby the Red Cross Commission to Russia may take care of more urgent needs upon arrival In that country. The sum of $200,000 has-been ap propriated to purchase materials to supply most urgent needs In Rouma- nla. The sum of $100,000 has been appropriated for use in Armenia, an 1 $6,500 has been appropriated to pur chase drugs to be sent to the Russian Red Cross. i Aside from the foregoing, no ap propriations have been made by the War Council for work in foreign countries. The need in all our Allied countries is beyond computation, anl use can be found for all funis which can possibly be obtained either now or in the future." That very fact im poses upon the Red Cross an extra ordinary obligation, which it fully recognizes, to use the funds commit ted to it only after assuring itself not only that any proposed expenditure will do good but that it will acocm pllsh the greatest good relative to other needs which are crying to be supplied. The Red Cross has now at work in France a Commission of experts, and it has more recently sent to Russia a similar Commission. The expenses of these Commissions are borne pri vately and are not a charge on Red Cross funds. It is the purpose of the Red Cross to send similar commis sions to Italy and Roumanla, and also to appoint a Commissioner ta Great Britain. - No appropriations for use in any country will be made until after investigation, and all ex cept emergency appropratlons will be made by the War Council for specific purposes and in specified amounts. It is also the policy of the War Council to withhold any very large expenditures abroad until It is made certain that every necessary provis ion has been made to take care of our own soldiers and sailors. Appropriations as authorized will as far as possible be made public im mediately, and frequent statements will summarize the expenditures of the past, and set forth the condition of Red Cross finances. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Andrews of The Dalles came up from that city with Mh and Mrs. W. R. Irwin Wed nesday evening, spent the night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nagl and returned to their home Thursday morning. Estimates from reliable sources place the crop output of Gilliam coun ty this year at 7 bushels per acre. Reports from Sherman county indi cate that crops there are not even as good. mated cost $30,748.20. Cost per front foot for all proper ty facing on Main Street $9.40. Cost per front foot for all prperty facing on the 20-foot pavement, $3.30. The above cost per front foot In cludes the prorate charge of paving the Intersections. The type of pavement figured on in the above estimates is Standard Blt ullthlc pavement and consists of a four-Inch crushed rock base after compression with a two-ton roller, and two inches Bltullthlc surface covering, total thlchness six inches. The Committee Is In possession of the estimates on each of these propo sitions for paving, in detail, but it was impracticable to set forth the de tails of each estimate, but said est! mates will be turned over to the city Council. The committee is of the opinion, based upon it's investigations, that Bltullthlc pavement is the best pave ment for this locality, and the cheap est in the long run. It Is the opinion of the committee that some system should be worked out whereby a percentage of the cost shall be charged to the abutting property and the remainder to be paid by the citizens of the City, eith er by tax or bond issue. Respectfully submitted, OSCAR BORG, Chairman, W. W. SMEAD, J. L. WILKINS, REV. P. J. O'ROURKE, C. L. SWEEK, ' Committee. THE RED CROSS Contributed. If you cannot tote a gun join the Red Cross. You can help bwit the Hun Join the Cross. If you don't believe in force, if you cannot ride a horse, there is still another course Join the Cross. If you want to help a bit, join the Cross. Tote a little mercy kit; join the Cross. You can bring a lot of joys and a thousand pain alloys to the Yankee soldier boys join the Cross. Till the heaven-blessed sod but join the Cross.. Economize and trust in God and join the Cross. Be you old or be you young, no matter what your birth of toiigue, yet you can be one among the Great Reo Cross. UNOFFICIAL LIST OF Morrow county will furnish 41 men for the new draft army. The first 81 names are called for the first draft. 258 John O'Rourke, Heppner. ' . 458 John Petit, Heppner. 337 Walter Eubanks, Lexington.. 267 Clarence Reid, Heppner. ' 509 Earl Jackson, Morgan. 564 Floyd 'Barlow, lone. 506 John Hossner, lone. 636 R. R. Holmes, lone. ' , 548 H. E. Rolph, lone. 126 Roy Aslibaugh, Hardman. 107 Otto Ruhl, Lexington. 616 Lonnle Ritchie, lone. 373 Royal Wakefield, Heppner. ' 466 Cleo Drake, Gooseberry. 309 Francis Hiatt, Heppner. 437 John . Hiatt, , Heppner. w-i; 604 Fred McMurray, lone. 43 Michael Rielly, Heppner. 420 Cleve Adkins, Heppner. 514 Ellis R. Minor, Cecil. 433 Calvin Gilham, Heppner. 10 Ora McGuire, Echo. 487 Ray Drake, Gooseberry. 140 Frank Howell, Hardman. 18 Francis Shields, Echo. 606 Joe Mason, lane. 182 Elmer Peterson, Eight Mile. 573 Walter Coreley, lone. 46 Smith Towne. Lexington. 223 Hugh McNierney, Heppner. 117 H. E. Van Dyke, Lexington. 602 Eric Larson, lone. 390 John Freund, Portland. 75 M. E. Bundy, Lexington. 280 Frank T. Perry, Lena. 332 Arthur R. Crawford, Heppner. 379 Walter Cook, Heppner. 602 Otto Rietmann, lone. 194 Percy Cox, Heppner. 552 Ray Turner, lone. 298 Marsh Courtney, Lena. 243 Leo Hill, Heppner. 15 Fred Rauch, Echo. 452 Marvin McRoberts, Heppner. 530 Henry Gorger, lone. 218 Henry Krebsr Heppner. 620 Robert Sperry, lone. 560 William Stoops, lone. 674 Guy Cason, lone. 31 James Daly, Heppner. 525 Theo. Benedict, Morgan. 183 Henry Peterson, Eight Mile. 56 Frank Doble, Irrlgon. 6 William Gardner, Echo. 350 Riley Juday, Heppner. 54 Merle Doble,. Irrlgon. 549 Sterling Stiles, lone. 440 Alva W. Jones, Heppner. 623 Henry Clay Woods, lone. 269 Walter Drum, Parkers Mill. 335 Henry Cohn, Heppner. 493 Lester Baker, lone. 341 E. N. Gonty, Heppner. 391 John Foley, Heppner. 353 Mack Mlsslldine, Heppner. 360 Ray Piper, Heppner. 671 Art Cortwright, lone. 488 E. Chrlstopherson, Gooseberry. 73 Sam Brown, Lexington. 356 Henry Nagl, Heppner. 121 Robt. Slmcox, Lexington. 128 Norman Brown, Hardman. 1 DRAFT MR. PROPERTY OWNER AND TAXPAYER Do you favor Proposed Street Paving. . ; Yes No Do you favor surfacing streets with crushed rock in preference to paving Yes No Indicate by marking X Signed - Cut out and mail coupon at once to Mayor S. E. Notson. Not good unless signed. FIRST 150 NAMES F 11 Pat O'Brien, Echo. 263 John D. Skourtes, Boardman. 6 Ed Lovelace, Echo. 327 Rufus Burroughs, Galax, Va. 93 John Morris, Lexington. 343 Don Hay lor, Heppner. 103 John Pomeroy, Lexington. 556 Ralph Winters, lone. 154 Elmer McDaniel, Hardman. 51 Earl Caldwell, Irrigon. 30 Pat Curran, Echo. 199 Ceo. Cason, Heppner. 388 Sterling Fryear, Heppner. 608 William Martin, lone. 406 E. J. Starkey, Heppner. 519 Albert Palmateer, Morgan. 25 Alex Brander, Echo. 392 Geo. Groshens, Heppner. 383 John Calmus, Heppner. .588 John Mose Gambia, lone. lit Henry Warner, Lexington. " 222 Pearl Mason, Heppner. 297 Harve Cpxen, Lena, 321 Ben Buschke, Heppner. 368 Cleve Van Schoiack, Heppner. 320 Gay Anderson, Heppner. 191 Philip Brady, Hepnper. 121 Charles Edward Walker, Lex ington. 221 Jas. E. McMillan, Lexington. 292 Tom Sheridan, Lena. 504 James Casserly, Cecil. s 579 Geo. Duncan, lone. 470 Henry Wright, Heppner. 312 Ellis Kessler, Nye. 90 Eugene Gray, Lexington. 477 Arthur McElligott, lone. 130 Foster Collins, Hardman. 168 Ed Bowman, Jonesboro, Tenn. 424 Ralph Barton, Heppner. 175 Fary Elliott, Heppner. 300 William Coxen, Lena. 278 Peter O'Neil, Lena. 524 Jas. Whitney, Cecil. 532 Newton Harris, lone. 336 George Evans, Heppner. 212 Frank Gabler, Heppner. 49 Carl Caldwell, Irrigon. 8 Thomas McCormick, Echo. 305 Arthur Edwards, Lena. 585 Fred Griffith, lone. 323 Edgar Bennett, Heppner. 438 Albert Heater, Heppner. 441 Glenn Jones, Heppner. 357 Soloman Payne, Heppner. 23 William Ashinhurst, Lexington. 331 Franklin Cox, Heppner. 492 Lewis Billings, Foster, Ore. 565 Elmer Ball, lone. 439 Lester Ingram, Heppner. 562 Roy Buckless, lone. 601 Harvey Leeson, lone. 102 William H. Parker, Lexington. 86 Ernest Frederickson, Lexing ington. 71 Arthur Beymer, Lexington. 655 Chester Warfield, lone. K606 CHde Franklin, Cecil. 435 Chester Gammell, Heppner. 450 Walter Matteson, Heppner, 113 Rufus Snider, Lexington. 156 Lawrence Perry, Hardman. 267 Albert Walker, Boardman. 667 Otis Blddle, lone. 421 Roy Bebb, Heppner. 365 J. Frank Smith, Heppner. ROM MORROW CHAIRMAN THANKS THE LOCAL R. C. CHAPTER The following letter has been re ceived from Chairman Davison of the National Red Cross War Council which is self-explanatory. Washington, D. C, June 30, 1917. Prs. Phi! Colin, Heppner, Ore. Dear Mrs. Cohn: At the close of the wonderfully successful campaign for the Red Cross War Fund I intended, in be half of the War Council, to send you and your associates, a telegram of thanks and congratulation fur your splendidly effective work. On reflec tion, however, I decided in view of the naton-wlde extent of our organi zation that it would be more econom ical, and equally satisfactory, to write to you Instead of telegraphing. We of the War Council are deeply grateful to you, to your colleagues, to the devoted men and women of lo cal Red Cross Chapters and Auxll laries, and to every element and in dividual in your community who aid ed by service and contribution. There is no method by which we can reach the legion of individuals, organizations, churches, newspapers, societies, banks, companies and firms whose united effort has provided this great fund for humanity, and if through your press and by other means you can make public ex p res sion of our gratitude we shall deeply appreciate the courtesy. Thetr joint accomplishment has stirred the pride of every American. I wish to add my personal thanks to you, and through you, to all who contributed to the splendid result. Very sincerely yours, H. P. DAVISON, Chairman, Red Cross War Council. M. gan. C. Todd spent Sunday in Mor- Morgan expects a wedding in the near future. Miss Juantta Gibson left for Port land Monday, Geo. Ely is working at Hal Ely's during harvest, . s.7'i-.fc:;i;. Fred Ely is working for the Mor gans during harvest. George Ely and housekeeper spent Sunday at Fred Ely's Mr. Rice and son are harvesting Geo. Whitcomb's wheat. Chas. Devln and Dode Benedict were in Morgan Sunday. Mrs. Straight and son George are visiting in North Yakima. Miss Harriett Hendricks lg visiting at the home of Mrs. Holbrook. Chas. Wing of Portland Is harvest ing at the T. M. Benedict ranch. Morgan was honored Sunday by a visit from Mrs. T. M. Benedict. J. Y. Gibson and Mrs. Hulburt mo tored to the home of Earl Morgan Sunday. Mrs. Todd and Miss Gibson were dinner guests at the Geo. Whltcomb home last Sunday. E. M. Shutt has sold his ranch be tween Morgan and lone and has moved to Heppner. t Mr. Miles, the International Har vester Co.'s expert, motored through Morgan last Friday. Toble Wiles, who is working for J. Y. Gibson, made his regular week ly trip to lone Saturday. Mrs. Gaumnitz, who has been cook ing for George Whltcomb, made a flying trip to Seattle recently. Mrs. Hendricks, sister of Mrs. Holbrook, Morgan's popular post mistress, is very 111 at Hot Lake. Mrs. Lee Rivers received word Sunday that her mother was dead. She left Monday morning for North Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Haas and daughter Billie expect to return to Portland soon to take up their resi dence in that city. Hal Ely is harvesting his wheat and finding that It Is making a better yield than he expected, considering the dry, hot weather. FOR SALE Eight medium-sized mules, wagon and harness, gang plow and some furniture. See me at my place about 2 miles below Hynd Bros, ranch on Sand Hollow. E. BACK. J. B. Sparks and wife left early this week by auto for Baker, Oregon, and will spend their vacation sea son visiting friends and relatives in and around that city. During the ab sence of Mr. Sparks, B. G. Slgsbee is running the Star theater. O. E. Farnsworth was a passenger for outside points this morning. MORGAN NEWS HEMS HOW THE DRAFT WILL NOW OPERATE Men Drawn May Enlist lp I'ntiU Time of Being Notified by Local Board. Second Draft Will Be Made. Portland, Or., July 25. Within a few days official lists of the draft serial numbers, showing the order in which they were drawn in the lottery at Washington, will reach the va rious county exemption boards. Fol lowing receipt of these lists, the boards will notify the men called up on the first draft. Until then it will not be necessary for those subject to call on the first draft to report. But as soon as they receive notification from their boards they must report promptly on the day designated. . The first step taken by each board will be to post in a' conspicuous place a list containing the names of all the men registered in its county or dis trict, in the exact order in which they will be called on the first and all suc ceeding drafts. A copy of this list will also be given the press for pub lication. Let it be emphasized again that this list will have not only the names of the men to be called out on the first draft, but of every man regis tered, in the order In which he must be called. No person whatsoever has any authority to changa this order. Having posted this list and given a copy to the press, the board will then notify by letter every man called on the first draft. Each man will be directed to appear before the board for physical examination on a speci fied date, which will be within seven days of the mailing of the notice. Failure to receive this notice will not be accepted, as an excuse for not appearing on the day set. The bur den of appearing when he is called is on the man himself; there is a heavy penalty for failure to answer the call. .- ' '." T - Remember, that regardless ot whether a man' intends to apply for exemption or discharge, he must ap pear for physical examination on the day set. He has seven days from the posting of the list and the mailing of the notice to him by the board in which to file an application for ex emption, and 10 more days in which to file proof. And remember again, that no claims for exemption because of em ployment in necessary Industries, In cluding agriculture, can be considered by your county exemption board; Such a claim must be made to ode of the three district appeal boards, at Portland, Eugene or LaGrande. It can only be made then after the man has passed his physical examination and been certified by the county board as called for military service and not exempt. After you have appeared before your county exemption board and passed the physical examination, it will still be some time before you will actually be called out to join the army. You will be notified when it is time for you to report for service. MAN IN JAIL CHARGED WITH BURGLARIZING Sheriff George McDuffee returned the first of the week from the Rush creek camp of L. V. Gentry, with Wm. Clark. Clark is now In the county jail, having waived prelimin ary examination on a charge of bur glarizing one of Gentry's sheep amps. He has been placed under ,50 bonds to await the coming of ie grand jury. He has not yet been able to secure the bonds. Clark was a victim of suspicion on the part of Tom Stanliff, one of Mr. Gentry's herders aud l!Illy Hill, camp tender. A large quantl'y of provis ions and a gun had h c.i taken from Stanllff's camp. 'Kie pilferer was trailed a distance of 12 miles by the herder and camptender and when caught, was found to be Clark. Camptender Hill left at once for the Ranger station four miles away to phone to Sheriff McDuffee at Heppner and Stanliff Induced Clark to go with him back to the sheep camp to square things up with Mr. Gentry. Clark went along and it was only a few hours until Mr. Gentry ar rived In camp in his automobile, ac companied by Sheriff McDuffee and Mack Gentry. Clark was surprised but offered no resistance when told that he was to accompany the sheriff back to town. At the present time, Clark Is out on bonds charged with stealing horses in Grant county. He formerly lived on the John Day river but dur ing the past year has not been per manently located at any one place. His father lives at Dixie,-Wash.