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VOL. 34, NO. 41.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918
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HOPES TO SHELL
KAISER'S CASTLE
Glen Hudley of Hurdmun Writes
From Quant ico, Y.,nr Says All
the Boys Are In Fin Trim
May be in France Now.
The Gazette-Times herewith pub
lishes an interesting letter written by
Glen R. Hadlcy to. his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. M. Hadley of Hardman.
Toung Had ley enlisted a few months
ago in the United States Marines and
at the time the letter was written, he
was in camp at Quantico, Va. '
Quantico, Va., Dee. 25, 1917.
Dear Mother and Father:
Received your last ' letter yester
day, also one from brother and also
the cake and box of candy you sent
me. Sure glad to get them. The
helmet will come In handy these cold
nights. Elmer and I ate most of the
candy, altho several others helped us.
Christmas eve a bunch of women
came from Fredericksburg and we
had a Christmas tree, got candy, to
bacco and magazines all we wanted.
Mrs. Daniels, wife of the Secretary of
the Navy talked to us as onljr a wom
an who had been a mother and had
boys of her own, could talk.
After the talk we moved back the
benches and had a good dance. This
was on the 24th. On the morning of
the 25th It rained, turned Into snow
and is snowing yet, but warm.
Lots of invitations were Bent from
towns 30 miles around tor Marines
to come and dine with different fam
ilies and three or four hundred tick
ets were also sent here for the Ma
rines to attend a big show In Wash
ington, D. C. . A special train took
a load of us and we had one of the
best feeds I ever sat down to in my
life. The food was served on . tin
plates but was fine. Can't tell you
what all we had but there was every
thing from ice cream down to nuts
and lemonade. After we were
through eating we were served to
cigars and cigarettes.
The Red Cross sent us a kit. It
consisted of eoap, mufflers, pencil i,
shoestrings, candy, gum, cough medi
cine, pipes, tobacco and the loveliest
bags you ever saw. May God bless
the Red Cross. Every place, we Ma
rines call them the Guardian Angels.
Five o'clock supper is over and we
had everything good. The President
sent us word wishing us a Merry
Christmas, hoping we would be home
by next Christmas. May God grant
that we will be, but mother I would
rather be away always then see Old
Glory pulled down and quit. Quit, I
never will. -
If a man comes into Quantico
drunk the officers give him 24 hours
in which to sober up and they go af
ter the man who sold or gave him the
booze. They are all sober now.
Now my dear ones the time draws
near when I leave for France. Look
tor sunshine, not darkness and des
pair. Leaving you in sorrow Is what
hurts. I want you both, to write In
in answer to this letter that no mat
ter what happens to me you won't
give away to grief, for I am very apt
to leave soon. I believe the spring
drive will come very near telling how
things will be settled.
I am not on my way to death. Re
member you can't kill the spirit with
bullets. But I will be on my way to
help bring piece to the World, so that
brothers, sisters, friends and all man
kind may enjoy freedom. And we
will do it up right. We will hurl the
Kaiser against the wall and shell his
castle till It falls to the ground, and
the whole world will rejoice.
If ever a fellow wanted to reach
the front and strike for liberty and
Old Glory, its me.
Now my dear ones your letters are
cheerful and encouraging. I have
been wild but I want to tell you in
military service there Is nothing
against my character, not even back
talk to officers. My record is clean
and if I live to bring my discharge
home it will bo a clean record all
through.
I just received a box of candy from
Mrs. Wyland and Naomi. Give them
my best regards, thank them for m
and tell Naomi to write. Its turning
cold. I have been in the chaw hall
quite a lot and the police sargeant
asked me how I liked it. Not a bit.
He asked me what kind of a job I
wanted and I said anything, unload
lng coal or other outside work, so
think I will be put on regular until I
am transferred.
I feel so good I can hardly stay on
the turf. When I get up mornings I
want to yell at the top of my voice
but dare not do It, for that would
bring the reserve guard down on me.
Still the letters come from Kansas
City, one from Corvallls but none
from Uncle Frank's folks. I know
they have written. A good letter
from sister so full of love and good
cheer, It put new life into me. Rem-
ember me to each and every one of
my friends.
Elmer and I are still together. I
do hope he won't go on ahead of me.
I wanted so much to go over with tue
boys who trained with me. They
w-cre a jolly bunch and I didn't have
an enemy In the whole crowd.
The time is drawing near. Send a
letter telling me you are reconciled.
That's all I want to make me happy.
Loving you always, I am ever your
son, ULh.W K. HADLEY,
Marine Barracks, Quantico.Va.
Slx Turkey Hens Bring $212.
Who said It didn't pay to raise tur
keys for the big market. Henry Gay
of Rhea creek has found that it does
pay, and more than that he has made
the discovery that it pays big.
.. "One turkey hen is equal to a
cow," said Mr. Gay., This may sound
rather' absurd, but Mr. Gay has the
figures and the cash to back up his
assertion. He started raising turkeyB
a few months ago with six hens and
one gobbler. This winter he has
shipped to Portland 61 turkeys which
brought him $212 net and he has the
six hens as a nucleus for next year's
business. Mr. Gay Intends to go into
the turkey business bigger than ever
next year.
Why Is one turkey equal to a cow?
As Mr. Gay explains it, each turkey
hen averaged him $40- The turkeys,
while being raised and fattened for
market did not need nor receive the
proportionate care and feed that his
dairy cattle receive.
Mr. Gay does not contend that he
has made more money in the turkey
trade than in the production of but
terfat, but he can forsee a great fu
ture for the turkey industry in this
section, and knows from his exper
ience this year, that it will be a big
paying Industry.
Don't overlook the fact that we
have a few packages of garden seed
for free distribution at this office.
while they last. First come, first
served and with the compliments of
Hon. N. J. Sinnott, of the 2nd Con
gressional district.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Thomson re
turned home Sunday from a visit of
a week in Portland.
Henry Gay and son Leo of Rhea
creek were In the city yesterday. Leo
came In to make up bis questionnaire
under the selective draft classlfica'
tlon.
The Interior of the office of Roy V
Whiteis, real estate and Insurance, is
undergoing a re-decoration this week
at the hands of M. J. Bradford, "the
man behind the brush."
Frank Anderson, Eight Mile farm
er, was in the city on business Wed
nesday and while here left his meas
ure for The Gazette-Times for an
other year.
LEXINGTON RED CROSS
PAYS HEPPNER A VISIT
Loral Chapter Receives Pleasant Call.
Executive Committee Trans,
acts Business.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Morrow County Chapter of
the Red Cross was held at the council
chambers in Heppner on Friday eve
ning last for the transaction of busi
ness. At this meeting various bills that
had been contracted in prosecuting
the work of the Red Cross Chapter,
were presented, audited and ordered
paid.
After matters of business had been
disposed of, those present were treat
ed to a delightful talk by Miss Stasia
T. Walsh, trained nurse, on some
phases of the work that win be un
dertaken by the University of Oregon
hospital unit being organized to go to
the front in France. Miss Walsh
praised the ladles of the Red Cross
highly for the great work they are
doing and for what has already been
accomplished, and she is looking for
ward anxiously to the time when the
Oregon unit will be completed and
they will be on their way to assume
their work. Miss Walsh Is-a very
pleasant and Intelligent lady and her
talk was a delight to all.
Another pleasant surprise at the
meeting was the large attendance of
Red Cross ladles from Lexington.
Practically all the officers and heads
of all the departments of the work at
that place were present. Mrs. T. L.
Dorman made a short talk, stating
that the ladles had come to Heppner
at this time to gather In what know-
ledge they could of the work as they
have a sincere desire to become more
proficient as time goes on. Those
present from Lexington were Mrs. T.
L. Dorman, Mrs. Karl Beach, Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Slocum, Mrs. Gene Gentry, Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Holmes, Mrs. W. P. Mc
Millan, Mrs. Lee Reaney, Miss Hold-
redge, Miss Millet and Geo. N. Peck.
Ill SUFFERS 175,000.00 LOSS IN FIRE;
The lone business district was dam-
aged to the extent of 175,000 In a fire
which destroyed nearly two blocks
early Tuesday morning. ,
The fire was discovered by Dr. M.
W. Davis, who Immediately gave the
alarm. At that time the rear end of
the Odd Fellows building was a mass
of flames and soon the fire had gained '
great headway, threatening that en-1
tire block. Firefighters with all the
means of combating the flames at
their command, were unable to check
its progress and soon the flames had
leaped the street and broken out in
th C. T. Walker estate building,
which was occupied by the F. S. Ben
der general store.
Then It was that the alarm was
sent to Heppner and aid called for, as
the entire town seemed threatened to
ultimate destruction. Within an hour
Heppner's fighting force had mobil
ized, assembled their fighting equip
ment and were aboard the train tor
lone. To their surprise and thank
fulness, the flames had about subsld-
Northern Newspaper Would Put an
End to Traitor Slander That
Pro-Germans Have Put
Forth.
The following Is taken from the
Seattle Star of December 20.' The
Star is waging a vigorous campaign
to show up the traitorous slander
which has been going the rounds a
galnst the Red Cross and to the end
that the lies may be nailed, has off
ered a reward of $500 to any person
who can prove any of the statements
which have been circulated.
The Star today offers $500 to nail
Red Cross lies In circulation by pro
German traitor and in some cases
by just plain fools.
You've heard the lie about the log
ger, who was supposed to have writ
ten an old lady telling her he had
bought the Bocks she made tor "thu
soldiers.
You've heard the lie about all the
Red Cross speakers who were sup
posed to be getting rich from Red
Cross receipts.
You've heard the lie which tried
to brand every worker in the Red
Cross as a war graftor.
You've heard the He that the wo
men In the booths, taking member
ships, got a commission.
All these stories are lies lies or
iginated by traitors.
But they are carried sometimes by
tools.
Every article made by the Red
Cross goes to the purpose for which
it was Intended.
Every dollar you give the Red
Cross goes Into the great humanitar
ian task that faces the organization.
Stories of graft and dishonesty In
connection with the Red Cross are
lies.
And the Star knows they are lies.
That is why the Star today offers,
$500 to any one who can prove a sin
gle case of graft or dishonesty in the
Red Cross.
Dozens of these btories have been
traced down by Red Cross officials
themselves.
Every single story has proven
false!
Yet there are traitors and fools
who carry on the Red Cross lies.
The next time any one tries to ped
dle' a Red Cross lie to you, Just tell
that person to prove it to the Star and
get $500.
Window Sale.
The ladies of the Christian church
will conduct a window sale at the
Humphreys drug store Saturday. You
will be able to buy all the good
things like mother used to make.
E. R. Huston, manager of the
Heppner Farmers' Elevator Co., left
for Spokane Tuesday to attend a
meelng pertaining to food conserva
tlon and more especially as affecting
the grain Industry. He will return
home the last of the week.
W. B. Barratt, president, and Oa-
min Hager, secretary, of the Oregon
Woolgrowers' Association, will leave
Heppner Sunday for Salt Lake City
to attend the annual convention of
the National Woolgrowers' Assocla-
ttnn. A InrcrA niimhor of Rlippnmpn
from this immediate section of the
Northwest will be In attendance at
the convention, which elves nromlae
of being one of the most Important
meetings ever held by the Associa
tion. The E. M. Shutt family moved this
, week from the Cecil Humphreys
house in the upper end of town, into
the Mack Smith residence on south
Main street.
W00RE11DT0
NA1LREDGRQSS LIES
ed when they reached there, but they
was the work of a fire-bug, Inasmuch
as the fire apparently sprang from
the identical place that the one did
which destroyed the old Odd Fellows
building a little more than a year ago.
found that at least eight business
firms of the Egg City had been wiped
out completely,
The firms sufferiig from entire or
partial loss are: Frank Robinson,
lawyer; Harlan McCurdy, confection
ery, billiards and pool; United States
postoffice; Dr. Butler, dentist; F. S.
Bender, general merchandise; Frank
Christensen, drug store; Dr. M. W.
Davis, dentist and G. F. Steele, jewel
ry store.
That the entire town was not des
troyed is a miracle, for at one time
the flames were beyond control. It is
believed that the shifting of the wind
helped the fighters in getting control
of the situation.
, The orlgn of the fire Is a mystery,
although many lone people have been
free to express their opinion that it
City Council Has Not Yet Appointed
Successor. C. L. Sweek Is
New Councilman and
; N. A. Clark Is
7 Marshal.
At the regular meeting of the
Heppner city council on Monday eve
ning, the resignation of Mayor Not
soa was presented, but was not ac
cepted at this time' on account of
there being at this time no available
successor,. His successor will be ap
pointed at an adjourned meeting
sometime this month.
Mr. Notson's resignation is as fol
lows: To the Honorable City Council of the
City of Heppner:
Owing to the increased amount of
time demanded of me by work in con
nection with affairs of the Govern
ment, growing out of the war condi
tions,'! do not feel that I can give to
the office of Mayor the time and
thought which It requires. On the
15th of this month, I must resume
work in connection with the food ad
ministration of the Government, and
this will require much of my time. I
have been appointed appeal agent to
represent the Government In the mat
ter of appeals in the selective draft.
This will, no doubt, entail much work
during the next three or four months.
Under the new road law, It is quite
possible that differences may arise
between the city governments and the
county courts, and, while I hope such
may not occur in this county, If such
differences should arise, It would be
embarrassing, to say the least, for the
district attorney to be connected with
the city government.
In view of these conditions, I here
by tender my resignation as Mayor
of tlie City of Heppner, and ask that
I be relieved of the duties of the of
fice at once.
In this connection, I desire to
thank the members of the Council for
the many courtesies extended to me
during the time I have worked with
them.
Bespeaking for my successor the
consideration and co-operation which
I feel confident you will give, I am,
Respectfully yours,
. S. E. NOTSON,
Jan. 7, 1918.
After the council had ground out
the regular grist of monthly bills and
ordered them paid and the treasur
er's reports for the past two months
were read and accepted, the applica
tions on hand for the position of city
marshal were read. There were three
applicants for the position, N. A.
Clark, Walter Matteson and W. C.
Cason. Mr. Clark would serve for
$90 per month, and the other, two at
the salary paid at the present time,
$75. After a ballot had been taken
it was found that Clark won over
Cason by one vote.
In the matter of filling the vacancy
on the council, caused by the resig
nation of J. C. Kirk last month, two
men were voted upon. C. L. Sweek
received the appointment over Han
son Hughes. Mr. Sweek had been
talked for mayor but would not ac
cept. Considerable discussion was given
over to the matter of installing lights
on Linden street In the depot district.
Acting Mayor Minor finally Instruct
ed the street committee to look into
lhe matter nd see where the lights
; could be Pacel he best advantage.
Tom Boyd was present to present the
case for the residents of that street
He avers that street improvement is
also badly needed there, but lights
are of first importance at this time.
FOIl SALE Thoroughbred Lin
coln Ewes In lots to suit. H. Stan
ley Coffin, North Yakima, Wash.
MAYORNDTSONWILL
STEPDOWN AND OUT
School Children Are Encouraged
Along Poetic and Other Lines
of Literature.
School children of Heppner in the
lowel ' grades are being taught the
art of literary composition and some
of the pupils, more especially those of
the fifth grade, are showing signs of
future promise along the lines of es
say and short story writing and that
higher art of poetry.
Recently the fifth grade pupils
were given as their daily task in lan
guage, the writing of a poem, "To A
Skylark." Their teacher, Miss
Augusta Baker, was fairly amazed at
some of the good work the children
reurned. She has handed The Gazette-Times
one of the poems which
she considers among the best, and we
are publishing it herewith. The poem
was written by Bernice Woodson, the
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Woodson.
TO A SKYLARK.
Most beauteous and cheerful lark,
But few to thy wonderful music hark,
But those who do are well repaid ...
For better things they are made.
They grow to know more cheery ways
It makes them happier all their days
Well influenced are we by thou most
heavenly bird
Even God thy rich music' hath heard.
Oh bird! Art thou one of heaven's
angels sent
To bring Joy to men with earthly toll
bent
Would that our hearts better under
stood thy message rare
Then always better on our llfes Jour
ney would we fare.
Farewell Party.
Mrs. J. L. Wilktns entertained at
her home on May street Monday af
ternoon for Mrs. Glenn Y. Wells who
is leaving soon for Portland. The af
ternoon was spent in playing Bridge.
The guests were Mesdames Glenn Y.
Wells, W. R. Irwin, S. W. Spencer,
A. D. McMurdo, H. T. Allison, Osmin
Hager, Fred Lucas, L. E. Bisbee, C.
C. Patterson, Earl Gilliam and Miss
Mary Farnsworth.
A number of other affairs have
been given for Mrs. Wells during the
week. She expects to leave the last
of the week for Portland, where she
will enjoy a short visit with her fath
er, who is leaving Bhortly for Califor
nia. Mr. Wells will remain in Hepp
ner for some time, closing up his bus
iness here.
D. O. Justus, upper Hinton creek
farmer and sheepman, was down
from the ranch tor a few hours
Wednesday.
W. A. Richardson, local postmas
ter, was called to lone Wednesday to
assist in relieving the mall situation
there, which has been somewhat de
moralized on account of the fire
which completely destroyed the post
office.
PRACTICAL LESSONS IN
FOOD CONSERVATION
Local High School, Through Domestic
Science Department, Takes Up
Classes to Aid the Federal
Food Administration.
Heppner High school plans to give
through tho Domestic Science depart
ment a series of lessons In food con
servation as outlined by the Federal
Food Administration. The lessons
will be conducted by Miss Martha B.
Struck, instructor in this department,
and give promise of making it worth
while to every woman, to attend.
In writing on the subject, Ava B.
Milam, director of Home Economics
for the State of Oregon, says that all
but a few of the women of the twenty
million who direct the households of
the land, have signed the administra
tion's food pledge. Miss Milam be
lieves that these women are anxious
to do their bit In food conservation,
but many have no idea of what food
conservation is. Avoiding waste is
not the whole plan, according to Miss
Milam, and in many instances substi
tution is equally important.
In order to help the housewife plan
nourishing meals, a course of ten
demonstrations on using wheat and
meat substitutes and on methods of
reducing our consumption of fat and
sugar without impairing the value of
our own diet, has been planned by
the Food Administration in Washing
ton.
It is the ten demonstrations that
will be given by Miss Struck and the
course will open free to all women on
Wednesday, January 16, at 7:30 p
m. at the high school.
IONE EXTENDS THANKS.
The people of lone wish to take
this method to express her thanks to
the good citizens of Heppner and Lex
ington who so promptly responded to
the call for help in the recent dis
aster, and for the assistance and good
will shown.
WAR VETERANS WILL
E
Canadian Officers Who Fought in Bat
tle of Ypres Bear Wounds of Ser
viceIn Heppner Night of
January 20 Under Aus
pices State Council
of Defense.
Morrow county people will have
an opportunity to get first hand des
criptions of the battlefields of France
when three Canadians, Lieutenant
Colonel J. M. McMillan, Major F. B.
Edwards and Captain E. J. Gook
come to Heppner on the evening of
the 29th of January.
These men who represented the
Canadian contingent in some of
the severest battles of the war, are
making a speaking tour of Oregon
under the auspices ot the State Coun
cil of Defense. While in Heppner
they will be the guests of thf local
defense council.
Here are the records of the three
Canadian officers, records that are
guaranty of the vital Interest of the
story they will tell to the people ot
Morrow county.
Lieutenant-Colonel McMillan serv
ed with the Seventh Battalion, First
British Columbia Regiment, enlist
ing on August 4, 1914, the date ot
declaration of war. He went over
seas with the first Canadian division.
Among the great engagements in
which he participated are Neuve
Chapelle, the second battle of Ypres,
Festubert, Givenchy, the operations
before Messines and the Somme.
He was recalled to England as as
sistant director of supply and trans
port, and promoted to Major, later
receiving appointments as assistant
director of supply and transport,
overseas Canadian, with the rank
Lieutenant-Colonel. He Is now on
furlough.
Major Edwards was a Lieutenant
in the Canadian militia regiment,
30th British Columbia Horse, at the
outbreak of the war. When the reg
iment arrived in Flanders it went in
to the trenches in the Ploegstreet sec
tor, then the Dlckebusch sector, fol
lowed by the service at Hill 63.
When the regiment was reorgan
ized to an infantry battalion, it was
transferred to the Ypres salient. Ma
jor Edwards, then a Captain, was
wounded for the first time during
the Sanctuary Wood action, being
shot In the hip. Upon his return to
his regiment It was moved to the
Somme. At Regina trench, the gal
lant officer was wounded for the last
time and permanently retired from
active service. The price he paid was
the loss ot both arms, torn off by high
explosives.
He has now been returned to Can
ada for duty at Resthaven Military
Convalescent Hospital. He was rec
ommended for the military cross in
October, 1916, and received special
mention in dispatches by Sir Douglas
Halg.
Captain E. J. Gook, the huge, Ir
repressible boy of the party, entered
service with the Western Canadian
Cavalry, enlisting In August, 1914.
Ypres, the Somme and Festubert are
but three of the many engagements
through which he passed.
At Festubert, in an assaulf on Ger
man third-line trenches, Captain
Gook stopped two soft nosed machine
gun bullets, which entered his right
side and traversed the stomach. Con
trary to all the predictions, he recov
ered. It, was also his fortune to be
gassed" at the second battle ot
Ypres.
Following recovery from his
wounds Captain Gook served as in
structor in military training schools
In England and France.
WANTED Ewe lambs, white face.
wool on. Delivery your nearest rail
road station. State price and number
you have for sale.
COFFIN BROS.,
North Yakima, Wash.
A man who resides south of Hepp
ner and drives a Ford car says he
can't stop his car on Main street.
When asked why, he replied, "the
mud Is too deep, I can't get out and
crank up."
1500 ACRES FARMING LAND FOR
SALE.
The Penland farm adjoining the
town of Lexington, Ore., Is for sale in
whole or in part. Part cash and
terms on balance to suit.
E. NORDYKE, Lexington, Ore.
Who Is Number One?
Next week the two serials, "Patrla"
and "The Neglected Wife" will close
at the Star and Manager Sparks has
arranged to start the famous serial
"Who Is Number One" the story ot
which is now running In the Portland
Oregonlan. The serial will start on
Tuesday and will run Thursday anil
Friday ot the opening week.
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