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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1917.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
Gazette
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Present Indications Point to Big At
tendance at Morrow County Fair.
Condon and Arlington Bring
1 ing Big Delegations.
The Fifth Annual Morrow County
Fair will break all past records for
attendance, is the belief of Secretary
W. W Smead. Mr. Smead has jub.
received word from O., B. Robertson
tot Condon that Gilliam county will
not hold a fair this year and as a re
sult a large number of people are
coming over to our fair. E. C, Mad
dock of Arlington has informed Mr.
Smead that Arlington will be well
represented, since all of those who go
anywhere will come to Heppner.
Another encouraging feature for a
large attendance is the fact that more
farmers will be able to attend . this
year than last, due to the earlier har
vesting season.
And the big crowds will not be dis
appointed either, for complete d
tails have been arranged to entertain
as the fair board has never enter
tained before. The Northwest Show
Company, one of the premier at
tractions of the west, is coming. In
order to handle this organization of
merry makers, the board lias secured
the use of Main street from Balti
more to Church streets and the big
fence is now being extended so as to
include this additional space. This
will give more room for the crowds
and will Insure the amusement com
pany sufficient space for their four
shows, the animal show, the athletic
show, the Illusion show and the '49
show, and the sixteen additional con
cessions that come with them.
The athletic show will prove attrac
tive to many. They carry with them
two wrestlers whose ability is made
apparent by the announcement which
they make. They will take on any
body and everybody and pay them one
dollar a minute for every additiona.
minute over five that they can stay
without being thrown,
. The free acts this year are all high
class. The headline attraction is the
Portland Ad Club Quartette. This
quartette has appeared at previous
fairs and they need no introduction.
They are recognized over the North
west as among the best and are al
ways in demand at such occasions as
this. Jac-A-Bo and his monkey
shines will make you laugh as no
other jack ass ever made you laugh
before, n the evening the lire works
will be displayed and the fact they
will be handled by an expert insures
doubly the success of this event. La
Rose and La Rose are acrobats on the
revolving ladders and their stunts,
which are unique and daring, are
bound to bring forth a round of ap
plause. Each evening in the pavilion danc
ing will be the order and it is here
that Parsons' Novelty Orchestra will
be found at Its best.
The first day, Thursday, has been
designated as Red Cross Day and has
been turned over to the Morrow
County Red Cross Chapter, which will
arrange for all the programs on that
day.
Friday will be Farmers Day and
like the preceding day, the farmers
will arrange for the program. Both
days will be filled to the brim with
Interest and this feature will no
doubt take well with all the visitors.
Secretary Smead says the agricul
tural and horticultural exhibits will
be up to standard and the number of
exhibitors will be greatly increased
over former years. He finds that
farmers and stockmen generally are
taking a greater interest each year
and the quality of exhibits are bound
to improve from year to year, as en
trymen take greater care in prepar
ing their exhibits.
ICE Ml RETIRES
AFTER THIRTY YEARS
After thirty years of continual ser
vice, Jas. Cowlns, the veteran ice
maker and manufacturer of soda wa
ter will cease to be the familiar fig
ure with his horse and wagon at the
back doors of Heppner homes In the
good old summer time.
Beginning with the first of Septem
ber, Joe Snyder, a grandson-ln-law
of Mr. Cowlns, has taken over the
business and will continue the same
at the Cowlns plant in the upper end
of town. Mr. Snyder is contemplat
ing some changes and to start with
he is now making ice deliveries with
a motor truck.
Mr. Snyder Is fairly well known to
a large number of our people, having
at one time held a position in the E.
G. Noble harness shop. Mr. Cowlns
will retire from business. '
CROWDS
W1L
BREAK
RECORDS
IS. CARS OF CATTLE
FROM HERE FRIDAY
Eighteen carloads of prime bee.
cattle -will leave the Heppner yards
Friday for Omaha. The shippers are
local stockmen of this section, prin
cipal among them being R. Ja Cars
ner of Spray. L. E. Bisbee of the
local hardware company will accom
pany the shipment east for the sake
of the vacational features which the
trip affords. This is the largest sin
gle shipment made from the local
yards for several years.
WOMAN INJURED BY
. DEFECTIVE SIDEWALK
Mrs. Anna Pickett was seriously
Injured one day last week while walk
ing up Main street past the cement
warehouse of Martin Reid. ' Mrs.
Pickett was thrown violently to the
walk when she stepped on a broken
board. One rib was broken and she
received severe bruises. Dr. Purkey
was called to attend the injured wom
an 'and she is now coenfined to her
bed. The walk abutts the property
owned by A. M. Slocum of Portland.
C. H. Crawford and wife and Jack
Sweazey of Walla Walla, passed
through Heppner Wednesday by auto.
Mr. Crawford and Mr. Sweazey are
officials of the Tum-a-Lum Lumber
Company at Walla Walla.
MEW BUTTER HD
Portland, Ore., Aug. 28, 1917.
Editor Gazette-Times:
Judging from correspondence com
ing to this office it would teem that
considerable misapprehension .exists
among dairy farmers relative to the
requirements of the law passed by
the Legislative Assembly of 1917,
which requires the pasteurization of
all milk and cream sold to consumers
and all by-products of creameries or
cheese factories if not produced from
tuberculin tested cows. - -
Would you, therefore, do me the
favor and your subscribers a service
by allowing me space in your valu
able columns to place before your
readers the exact text of the law
which is known as Chapter 332 of the
General Laws of 1917; Section 2 of
which reads as follows:
"That from and after Sept. 1st,
1917, it shall be unlawful for any per
son, firm, company, corporation or
association, to sell or offer or expose
for sale or exchange, for human con
sumption any milk from cows that
have not passed the tuberculin test,
unless such milk shall have been pas
teurized as hereinafter provided. It
Is understood and hereby expressly
stated that nothing In this Section
shall apply to the delivery of milk or
cream to creameries, cheese or con
densed milk factories by the producer
of such milk or cream, or in bulk to
the wholesale trade."
It will lie noted from the reading
of the above that this part of the
law does not apply'in any way what
ever to any dairy farmer who is sell
ing his milk or cream to a conden
sery, creamery, cheese factory, milk
depot or any manufacturing plants
but said condensery, creamery,
cheese factory, milk depot or manu
facturing plant are held responsible
for the process of pasteurization.
On the other hand, if dairy farm
ers are making what is known as
"dairy butter" 'or any other milk
product and selling the same direct
ly to consumers, then and in that case
they come under the purview of this
Act.
Section 8 of the Act makes provis
ions as follows: "Milk from any cow
or cows whose owner or leesee shall
apply to the State Livestock Sanitary
Board to have such cow or cows tu
berculin tested shall be exempt from
all of the provisions of this Act un
til such time as such cows shall have
been tested." This application should
be made to Dr. W. H. Lytle, State
Veterinarian, Salem, Oregon.
Signed,
J. D. MICKLE,
Dairy and Food Commissioner.
Hani Jackson Visits.
Sam C. Jackson, better known to
Heppner people as "Wall Paper"
Jackson, spent a few hours in our
city today. He was on his way to
lone on a business trip. Mr. Jackson
who is a Spanish-American war vet
eran, recently took the examination
and expects to report for duty soon
in the aviation corps. He scent the
summer in California but recently re
turned to Pendleton where he is
agent for the Clever Company, paints
and oils, He notes many improve
ments in Heppner since his last visit
here,
ftavUunatum
Executive Department, Salem, Sept. 1, 1917.
fHEREAS,.the women of America, as well
Tjljl as the men who are giving themselves
to our Nation's cause! can now perform
a great and timely public service; and
WHEREAS, The Woman's Committee of
the Council of National Defense is organizing
local councils in every community in this State
with the purpose of systematizing and making
effective women's patriotic services; and
WHEREAS, The Oregon Division of the
Woman's Committee of the Council of National
Defense desires that Saturday, September 15,
1917, be set aside as the day for the registration
of women in this State for service;
NOW, THEREFORE, in view of the fore
going premises and by virtue of the authority
in me vested, I, James Withycombe, Governor
of the State of Oregon, do hereby proclaim Sat
urday, September 15, 1917, as WOMENS' REG
ISTRATION DAY, and I do earnestly ask that"
all patriotic women register on that day for pa
triotic service.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have here
unto 'Set my hand and caused the. Seal of the
State of Oregon to be hereunto affixed this 1st
day of September, A. D., 1917.
JAMES WITHYCOMBE,
Governor.
The Sumpter relief fund is grow
ing. Subscriptions to date have
swelled the amount to well over three
hundred dollars and there is muihto
eome ltf yet. Those who have nade
subscriptions for the relief of these
fire-stricken people may leave their
money at the First National Bank
where due credit will be made.
The spirit with which the people of
Sumpter have entered upon the task
of rebuilding their little city arouses
the admiration of the whole country.
But admiration will not take care of
the many families who may be sub
JACK DE VORE SERIOUS
LY INJURED BY HEADER
Jack DeVore, Rhea creek farmer,
received serious injuries Tuesday
when a header he was driving got
away from him and rolled down the
hill.
Mr. DeVore has just completed lie
task of heading his grain in a field on
the hill and was bringing the header
down the hill to the house when he
lost control of it. He was thrown to
the ground, one leg was broken near
the knee and the knee was dislocated.
Dr. Winnard was called to the ranch
and the wounds were taken care of
and Mr. DeVore was brought to town
later. ,
GOOD AMUSEMENT AS
SURED FAIR VISITORS
Proof that good amusement is as
sured the Fair visitors by the North
west Show Company is taken from a
clipping in the Colfax Commoner and
shows what the people of that city
think of the shows:
The show is located on the base
ball grounds and is being enjoyed by
both the residents of this city and
the farmers of the surrounding coun
try. A record crowd visited the show
on the opening night and every one
was well pleased with the program.
Prof. LaRose with his wonderful
illusion shows was the center of In
terest for the adults while the young
visitors flocked to the Merry-go-round
and the ferris wheel.
The company is putting on a good
show and they are drawing splendid
crowds. A number of startling free
acts are shown before the big tent be
fore each performance and Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock a championship
wrestling match will be held between
Oscar Scharberry, the champion mid
dle weight wrestler of Iowa and A.
Lambert, the best middle weight of
San Francisco.
One of the pleasing features of the
show Is the high class and clean form
of amusement which is being furnish
ed by the company.
jected to the severe weather of a Blue
mountain winter unless aid is forth
coming in a liberal manner., Sumo-
is full of good neoole who once
"phiyed ik .Good Samaritan wttn
! Heppner and the work which their
i relief committee carried on in this
I town will long be remembered by our
j people. That memory will stir us to
i libral help to our suffering city in the
south. Make your subscriptions to
day in favor of the Citizens National
Bank of Baker. This bank will give
you credit and forward the money to
the Sumpter Committee for Relief.
CHAMBERLAIN ASKED
TO HELP WHEATMEN
In connection with various efforts
made to have the government price
fixing board give northwest farmers
the same price for wheat as is guar
anteed at Chicago a message was
yesterday sent to Senator Chamber
lain asking for his aid in the matter.
The message was written by H. J.
Taylor and when sent carried the sig
natures of many prominent local far
mers. The message is as follows:
Pendleton, Ore., Sept. 3.
Hon. George E Chamberlain,
Washington, D. C.
We, the undersigned farmers, re
spectfully request and urge you to
join Senators McNary and Borah in
trying to secure same basic price for
wheat for Portland and Seattle as
has been established at Chicago. y
feel that northwestern farmers are
being discriminated against owing to
heavy freight rate to Chicago and es
pecially so as we understand most ot
our wheat will be milled on this
coast. Portland and Seattle are nat
ural terminals for northwest. We
understand 1918 crop minimum price
is established on basis Portland and
Seattle as primary markets. We can
not understand why this should not
apply to this crop. We also under
stand Canada's price of $2.40 is based
on western as well as eastern ter
minals.
H. J. Taylor, J. T. Lieuallen, Wm.
Blakeley, J. W. Maloney, R F. Klrk
patrickf George Peringer, F S. Curl,
W. S. Ferguson, Marion Jack, G. M.
Morrison, J. 0. Hales, Joseph Scott,
W. H. McCornimach, J. B. Kennedy,
A. J. Molstrom, Kenneth Mcltae, J. E.
Montgomery, Roland Oliver. Pen
dleton East Oregonian.
FOIt REXT 2 well-furnished
rooms. Bath. Gentlemen preferred.
Inquire this office.
R. F. Wiglesworth, Butter creek
stockman, transacted business in
Heppner a few days this week.
Edward Clark returned home Wed
nesday, from a visit of a week with
friends at Portland and Hillsboro.
OREGON'S WHEAT MEN
MAY NOT GET 2.20
Portland, Or., Sept. 3. That Ore
gon wheat growers will not get$2.20
for their wheat, but something more
nearly $1.76 in the average was the
assertion Saturday of E. J. Sommer
ville, pioneer wheat grower of Uma
tilla county, who is registered at the
Imperial hotel from Pendleton.
"The $2.20 price, is for No. 1
northern hard wheat, the very best
American grade, in the Chicago mar
ket," said Mr. Sommerville. "In the
first place, most of the Oregon wheat
will not grade up that high. There
will be very little No. 1 wheat and
most of. it will run second, third and
even fourth grade. There will be a
slight differential on the grading,
fr3ta 3 to 10 cents oft, and in addi
tion the Oregon price will be the east
ern price less the freight to Chica
go, which is 30 cents. So you see
the grower here can hardly get more
than 1.90 and with the inferior
grades predominating, the' average
probably will be around $1.75 or
$1.80.
"On the whole, there will be no
complaint from the ranchers about
this circumstance, except that we do
think some adjustment in rate dif
ference should be made. For in
stance, growers In Illinois, Iowa and
Minnesota, with the shorter haul to
the Chicago market, will not have the
freight cost discount and they proba
bly will receive from 15 to 20 cents
more than we do out here."
YOUNG PEOPLE URGED
' TO ATTEND SCHOOL
The following is an editorial ap
pearing' in the Oregonian August 23:
"Bishop Carroll, of Helena, saw
clearly the need ot the future when
he issued an appeal to young men and
women not to neglect their oppor
tunities for higher education this
year. "Too many of our boys," he
said, "are satisfied with the know
ledge that enables them to manlpu
late the plow and the harrow and the
reaper. But if we are to feed our-
lves and ante during tbwoJi,,, the , r co,,,, that ant
ing years, our farmers' boys in vastly
increasing numbers must fit them
selves by higher education to solve
the problems of the scientifLcculture
of the soli."
"It would not be economy in the
end to neglect education for any tem
porary advantage that might be gain
ed. We shall need knowledge of
scientific methods more than even in
the future, whether fate holds war or
peace in store for us. All during the
time Europe is being restored, we
shall be called upon to help in the
work. This is not confined to farm
ing, but the rule holds good in every
vocation. Broad vision and wide
sympathies, Bishop Carroll points
out, will be essential, a well, as
craftsmanship, and they are the po
sessions of educated men and women.
The day has gone by for the man who
Is content to fit himself for nothing
better than to work with his hands.
"In any event, the great work to
be done will call for directing hands,
and modern methods and labor-saving
management. The door of op
portunity is only beginning to open
to the trained man. The high schools
and colleges, now about to resume
their activities, have lost heavily in
the upper classes, whose members
have heard the call to action, but
there ought for the good of the coun
try to be a heavy freshman enroll
ment. The youngsters can serve
their country well by sticking to their
books and laboratories for a while
longer."
The above expresses admirable
pre-vision and hard-headed advice
There never was a time when the de
mand for higher education was as
paramount as at the present, nor one
In which the opportunities for trained
men and women as great. If the
world Is to be made safe for democ
racy, It must come thru higher intel
lectual and moral training, and if the
present generation is to reap the full
est benefits of the industrial era that
will follow the war, the young men
and women must prepare for it thru
thorough' cultural and technical In
struction. Civilization is not a myth.
This war is only the dying throes of
absolutism the world's fifth Intel
lectual awakening. We believe as
never before that our fathers were
right when they said "Religion, mor
ality and knowledge, being necessary
to good government and the happi
ness of mankind, schools and the
means of education shall forever be
encouraged." The board of educa
tion of Heppner has acted upon that
belief and have endeavored to make
the coming school year the best pos
sible. They have added to the high
school classes a course In domestic
science and art, have increased the
libraries and equippnient of the lab
oratories. All will be In readiness to
ARIZONA IS BITTER
AGIST TIE
if.
!
Lieutenant H. T. Allison Writes From
Lowell, the Center of Copper ';
Mining District, Where He Is ,
In Command of Medical ;
Corps.
Camp ot 35th Infantry, ;
Lowell, Arizona, j
August 31, 1917. ,
Dear Editor:
I have been attached to the 35th
regular infantry located at Lowell,
Arizona, about twenty miles from the
border.
Lowell is in the Bisbee copper min
ing district where they deported 1400
I. W. W. a short time ago.
At this time they will not allow
any stranger to enter the district
without him proving his business
and standing. ' ,
The people here are very bitter
against the I. W. W. and will not
stand for any foolishness at all.
There are about 30,000 people locat
ed in this district within a radius ot
about five miles. It is in the moun
tains and the climate is ideal, much
cooler than at Heppner. We have
a fine camp and excellent accomo
dations, just on the outskirts of the
town. I am in command of the medi
cal corps at this place.
The one and only industry here is
the copper mining, some of the rich
est copper mines in the world are
here. ,
I had the pleasure of going down
one of these 1700 feet yesterday and
it was indeed well worth while.
I like it here very much, but I have
very little work to do at present, as
all our boys are strong, healthy fel
lows. My work mostly consists of
lectures at the present time. I lec
ture about three hours each day.
That is rather hard work until one
becomes accustomed to it. '
I have made application to be put
on the Reserve list again for three or
six months, and I may be home in
about two weeks. I am not sure that'
the War Department will grant it, but
not needed very bad here jflst now
and would rather wait for a few
months. However I will be perfectly
satisfied if they keep me here, but be
lieve me, if I do stay, Mrs. Allison is
to join me just as soon as she can get
here.
I like my work and the military life
and this part of the country very
much. However, I hope to be home
in a few weeks, for a short time at
least.
I hear the bugle blowing sick call
so must go and get busy.
Yours very truly,
H. T. ALLISON,
1st Lieutenant, M. R. C, .
Attached 35th Reg. If.
P. S. I feel that it would be more
profitable for me to be home looking
after my practice, until I am needed
more than I am now. At the end of
three or six months they will indeed
need me.
LEXINGTON SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN MONDAY
The Lexington public schools ouen
next Monday, September 10 under
the supervision of Professor iN. E.
Fertig, who succeeds Professor S. H.
Doak. Professor Fertig comes from
Hood River and is a man who has
had a wide teaching experience.
Professor Fertig has specialized to
a considerable extent in organization
work and one of the new features
which he will inaugurate will be the
dpartment work, wherein every
.cacher instructs every pupil and ev
ry pupil in turn becomes responsi
ble to every teacher. This is a sys
tem worked out successfully by Pro
fessor Fertig and he is confident it
ill meet with success in Lexington.
A new course, tbr' . i music and
art, Is being intrrc ..v.ed for the first
time this year a .u will be under i'.-.i
direction of Miss Bauer, who ccnien
with Professor Fertig from Hood
River.
The enrollment will be large this
year, is the belief of Professor Fer
tig from present indications. Al
though the call to colors has effected
the high school to a considerable ex
tent, many new families are moving
into town and the net result will
make for an increase.
The teachers chosen for the year
are Miss Ballard, Miss Millett, Miss
Baker, Miss llauer, Miss Holdredgo
and Miss Carmlchael.
open school on September IV.
The young men and women of Mor
row and adjoining counties are cor
dially invited by them to attend the
Hsppuer public schools the coming
year.
Respectfully submitted,
II. H. HOFFMAN, Supt. :