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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.