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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1918
THE GAZETTE-TIMES
TS Heptmcr Gazette. E Ubliihed M.rck 30, 1 S83
Ta HeppiMt Tim tMabliahed No. IS. 1891
CooaoMatte' February IS. 1912.
VAWTER CRAWFORD. lWt
ARTHUR R. CRAWFORD, Editor
liMied every Thuraday Morning, and entered at
the Poalorfic a Heppner, Oregon, a aacond
ciaaa mattar.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Om Year, $1.50
Sui Month. 75
Three Month. 50
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ADVERTISING RATES:
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ertioa. 12 l-2c.i duplay, regular, 12 1-ic
local, fitrnt inwrfian, pet itae, 10c; aubacqnant
inaartioo. per line, 5c.; lodge reaolurton per
I ne. 5c: enure aocsal end U adveriNunf f
entertainneota conducted tor dot. ragniamtea.
A LESSON" FROM THE NATIONAL
ARMY.
Da; aftTjr day the national arm;
cantonments bring forth 'irrefutable
arguments in favor of universal mili
tary service, not only now, but after
the war as well. In selective service
are being found many of the advan
tages which universal service would
bring Into full fruition. These advan
tages are now shown to be actual, not
theoretical.
Bishop Perry of Rhode Island visit
ed a number of cantonments as head
of the Episcopal war council, and had
this to say about the national army
as a people's university: '
According to army plans, schools
are held each day, especially for
the enlisted men. I discovered some
schools not exactly provided for
in the government regulations, but
so splendid that officers and gov
ernment deserve the gratitude of
all citizens. Thousands of men and
women among the mountaineers of
Tennessee and the Carolinas can
hardly speak the English language,
and know little of Americanism.
' Army officers have opened classes
to these people, as well as to sol
diers, and the outcome is a popular
university in effect. It is a prod
uct that I never dreamed of find
ing as an outcome of preparation
for war.
The selective service army Is teach
ing much more than this. It teaches
the poor boy that the rich man's son
who shares his barracks and his ra
tions is not an aristocrat or a snob
and it teaches the wealthy youth that
his laboring-class "bunkie" is not an
uncouth peasant. It teaches both of
these men that each as a citizen of
the United States has like privileges
and like obligations. It teaches both
the need of adequate preparedness
for defense and the futility of vision
ary pacifism.
Selective service does all this, and
permanent universal serivce would do
much more, because it would be a
fixed part of our national life instead
of a . temporary expedient. Spokesman-Review.
55
Hiram Tash remarked that last
Tuesday was the prettiest day of the
year. It sure did set a good example
for the other 364.
5-5
Sunshine and rain in Eastern Ore
gon is quite a contrast to the freez
ing and pain on the Atlantic seaboard
and the Middle West.
Morrow county is there all the time
brothers. Years of constant practice
of doing a little more than our share,
is going to be a great help to us in
our efforts to aid Uncle Sam in the
war program.
With local building and improve
ment dollars passing the hundred
thousand dollar mark, and realty
deals in the county aggregating a mil
lion dollars, 1917 wasn't such a
slouch after all.
LAST YEAR
1917 gave a marked demonstration of the
patriotism of American farmers.
1918 opens with new and increased demands
upon all of our citizen patriots.
Farmer, merchant, manufacturer, business
man, banker each must do "his bit" whole
heartedly and unreservedly. j
Our Officers are ready to cooperate with the
farmers of this vicinity in their plans for in
creased production in 1918.
FARMERS & STOCKGROWERS
NATIONAL BANK
Heppner
ST AX FIELD HAS BROADER
VISION.
R. X. Stunneld, of Umatilla coun
ty, who recently announced his can
didacy for tho republication nomina
tion for United States senator, is one
of the few public men in Oregon who
is large minded enough to see more
iof our state than just Portland as he
glances at the map, says the Moro
Observer.
He is big enough to place Portland
and its affairs in the lime light when
forecasting the future growth of Ore
gon. Probably the main reason for
this viewpoint of state affairs by Mr.
Stanfield is his identification with the
farming, stock raising and irrigation
questions of. Eastern Oregon through
the personal element of ownership
and "working it out" as the years go
round. Mr; Stanfield has lived in
Umatilla county practically all ' his
life.
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HCN DEATH TRAPS.
When British and French troops
occupy enemy trenches and dugouts
these days, after the Germans have
been ejected and either killed or tak
en prisoner, they are careful not to
touch any "valuable souvenirs" left
by the Germans. The latter have too
often proved to be fatal. The Huns
leave these things behind with the In
tention that they shall be picked up
by some unsuspecting Tommy or
poilu, and the latter, when he does
appropriate them, hardly ever lives to
tell the tale.
Not long ago British soldiers occu
pied a dugout which had been aban
doned by the Germans in their re
treat. One of them found in the cav
ern a watch, attached to the wall. He
naturally was delighted with his find
and reached to take it. He had hard
ly done so when there was a terrific
explosion and the whole dugout was
blown In, killing or Injuring those
who were in it. These watches and
other trinkets are attached to wires
connected with buried mines, and as
soon as they are taken from their
place the mine is exploded with fatal
results. Portland Telegram.
The Annual New Years number of
the Portland Oregonian comes forth
once more to call attention of the
world to the progress in the develop
ment of Portland, Oregon and the
Northwest. The war program has
made necessary the adding of new
features to the paper this year, chief
of which is shipbuilding. Portland
and Oregon will furnish one Bixth of
the new ships which this government
will build during 1918. The Oregon
ian calls attention with just pride,- to
the remarkable record this state has
made since war was declared, and its
a record of which we may all be
proud.
Thirty thousand dollars was the
contribution of the city of Pasadena,
Cal., to the Red Cross the other day
Morrow county had a hand in that al
so. Captain John Becket of the Ma
rine football team hails from Eight
Mile, 'and it was the receipts of the
game between the Marines and the
Camp Lewis team that went to the
mercy fund.
The appointment of a county ag
ricultural agent for Morrow county
will mean that we are dropping In
line with other progressive counties
of the state and will stand in a better
position to co-operate with the gov
ernment in its big campaign to in
crease production in these times when
there is such a strain on the world's
food supply. The county court Is to
be congratulated upon Its action.
There should be a closer co-oper
ation between parents, teachers and
pupils in our schools. It would be
the means of developing a greater In
terest ort the part of the parents in
school work. The organization of a
parent-teachers' association would no
doubt bring th)s about.
AND THIS
Oregon
HIS MAJESTY, THE HOG.
The country has had enough of
education. The time has comet, for
the exhibition of governmental
force, of compulsion. Men and wom
en now know what is required in the
field of conservation. If they will not
save food, fats, sweets, meats, volun
tarily, they must meet not only public
contumely, but the state must mete
out adequate punishment, A few jail
sentences, a few stiff fines, a little os
tracism, will accomplish wonders in
the pens of the American hogs, ana
these gentry are still at large. j
There are men and women who ab
solutely refuse to practice self-denial,
who do not possess patriotism enough
to observe either a meatless day or a
wheatless day In the week. They are
the people who ought to be fed fnsltfts
the jails with black bread and warm :
water, because they are traitors to!
the cause of their country. They are
digging soldiers' graves with their
teeth. Some of them are members of
the congress of the United States.
Some of them wear silks and satins.
Some wear fustian. Some of them
ride in automobiles. Some of them
sit In the seats of power. All of them
are razor-back hogs, pure and simple.
Pendleton Tribune.
YEAR OP THE WAR IN THE AIR.
It has been conjecturable that Ger
many Is now, and has been for
months past, preparing a much
mightier fleet for war in the air dur
ing the 1918 campaign. The coming
of the United States into the war
meant a vast expansion of allied aer
ial activities. That fact has been rec
ognized from the beginning, and
must have been as well understood at
Berlin as at Washington or London.
No concealment of the fact Itself has
ever been attempted. While the Ger
mans have been unable to learn the
details, or even the full extent, of our
plans, they have undoubtedly set
themselves the great task of trying
to meet the vast force with one of
their own approximating it as nearly
as possible in numbers and attempt
ing to excell it in designs and devices
for an increase in destructlveness,
with a decrease in danger of loss.
A communication from London ;
concerning the scope and something i
of the method of German wcrk in this
direction. The letter begins with the
epigram, "Nineteen eighteen the air
year." It brings information that,
since our declaration of war, the Ger
mans have added twenty-nine to the
number of their factories for the
making of airplanes, and the German
general staff has already been as
sured htat the number of batt)e air
planes will be doubled by the beginn
ing of extensive military movements
in the spring. The added factories
have been taken out of other war
work in which previously engaged,
and have been under constant opera
tion for providing the means of meet
ing a new and very great danger. The
enemy has not failed in understand
ing of the measure of our capability.
The large appropriations of Con
gress for this long-neglected branch
of military service, the perfection of
the Liberty motor a product of
composite genius and the eagerness
of a host of physically and mentally
alert Americans to qualify for aerial
service, in which many of their com
patriots have won glorious success In
France are enough to excite German
alarm. Aeroplane construction is ri
valing shipbuilding in America.
The Dalles Optimist.
John Padberg, west Heppner farm
er, was transacting business In Hepp
ner today.
Chas. Hams of Hardman was a bus
iness visitor in Heppner during the
week.
Mrs. W. E. Straight, of Lena Is sick
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Ralph Jones, in this city. Her trou
ble seem to be a very bad attack of
the grippe.
Walter C. Barton and wife were
guests at the home of Mrs. Barton's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Davis of
Lexington, during the Christmas hol
idays. Mr. Barton is In the service of
Uncle Sam and stationed at present
at Fort Stevens as a musician. He
returned to his duties on Sunday.
Jos. M. Hayes was a passenger for
Portland on Saturday, going- to the
city for his annual New Year's visit
with the home folks. He has moved
a band of his sheen, to the lower coun
try for winter feeding, not having
sufficient hay on the Butter creek
ranch for all of his flocks. He has
been conserving the grass on his
range and at the present time Is feed
ing hay to his sheep.
Turner B. MacDonald and family
departed Tuesday for their former
home in Coos county, where Mr. Mac
Donald has a homestead. During
their stay of nearly two years In
Heppner Mr. MacDonald was 'pastor
of the Christian church and he and
his estimable wife made many fast
friends here. He did a good work as
pastor of the church and it Is with re
gret that they were compelled to sev
er the pleasant relations. The move
was made necessary on account of the
health of Mrs. MacDonald, it being
found necessary to seek a lower al
titude. A successor to Mr. MacDon
ald has not yet been secured by the
church.
Nearly Twenty Years of
Successful Merchandising
Th
I will pay the top price cash for
good fat chickens and all other poul
try, fresh eggs, dressed veal, veget
ables and fruits.
Cummtngs Fruit & Vegetable Market,
Heppner, Ore.
For Sale A 5-passenger Studeba
ker car; has run 3000 miles. Good
condition, 5 good tires. See H. C.
Ashbaugh. tf.
Vegetable Market, Heppner, Ore. lm
WANTED to contract with respon
sible parties to log, saw and haul to
cars, timber In six-south, 26 east.
Might advance some money for equip
ment. D. D. Darling, 652 Belmont
St., Portland. 3t
Miss Muriel Cason has returned to
her home in this city after spending
the holidays in Portland.
T. G. Denlsee returned home Wed
nesday from a short business trip to
Baker. Mr. Denisee was formerly In
business in Baker.
Mr. Coffey, who recently sold his
interest in the Heppfter Bakery, left
Thursday for Redlands, Ca. He was
accompanied by his mother and they
will make their home In the South.
SAVE MEAT
Hp- BE
and help observe the MEATLESS DAYS by using more MACARONI.
FOR ONE WEEK we will make some very SPECIAL PRICES on
Macaroni, Spaghetti, Vermicelli
REGULAR 12y2c PACKAGES 10c
REGULAR 10c PER LB. IN BULK 8!Jc
You may never be able to duplicate these prices again during the war.
PHELPS
We commence the new year
of 1 9 1 8 with a complete stock
of Dry Goods and Groceries
which we are selling at less
than we can buy the same on
today's market. We also have
on our tables piles of rem
nants and odds and ends at re
duced prices.
Come in and see our ladies'
and children's coats at re
duced prices.
Bn
omson ores.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Sheriff of Morrow County
on the Republican ticket at the com
ing Primary Election,
I am a pioneer resident of this
county and heretofore have never
asked any favors of the voters, arid I
would not do so at this time did I not
know that I am competent to admin
ister the affairs of the office in an effi
cient manner.
If nominated and elected I will
j endeavor to enforce the law, and han
. die the affairs of the office as econ
, omlcally as Is consistent with the
duties of the office.
Yours truly,
WILLARD H. HERREN.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I will be a candidate for the nom
ination for county commissioner on
the republican ticket before the com
ing Primary Election.
Respectfully,
G. A. BLEAKMAN, Hardman Ore.
I haul baggage and passengers to
and from the depot to any part of the
city. Phone 555 or 183. Lee Cant
well. .
GROCERY COMPANY
DAVIS DISTRICT.
Miss Alice Christopherson, who has
been attending Laurelwood Academy,
was home during Christmas vacation.
Dry Fork and Davis school gave
a Christmas program in the Hall.
Santa Claus was there and treated
the children quite well in spite of
war times.
Sargeant Welngarten was home
during the holidays.
H. A. Ferrens has been spending
most of his time In the mountains In
Interest of his stock, but managed
to get time off for Christmas.
Chas Davis, for whom we named
our school, is on the sick list.
A. F. Young took dinner Christmas
at the home of Walter Farrens.
Clifford Christopherson was home
a few days during the Christmas hol
idays. He returned to lone, where
he is attending high school.
Mrs. Roy V. Whlteis returned tr
her homo in this city Wednesday af
ter making an extended visit In Portland.