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VOL. 34, NO. 42.
HEPPNER, OREGON7, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1918
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STANFIELD TELLS
OF
Candidate For United States Senator
Gives Clear Statement of Policies
On Which He Seeks Election.
Addressing a gathering of farmers
and dairymen at the Stanfleld Com
munity Meeting, last Thursday after
noon, R. N. Stanfleld stated the prin
ciples upon which he will stand in his
campaign for the Republican nomin
ation for United States Senator,' as
follows.
1. To support the national admin
istration and the heads of the govern
ment with all my ability and energy
In the speedy and vigorous prosecu
tion of the war to a peace satisfactory
to the democracy . of the world and
compatible with the highest Ideals
of our civilization. '
2. To a selective draft In practice
as well as In theory, which shall in
sure organization of the national ar
my and at the 3ame time reserve the
necessary labor and supplies, for the
continuation of our Industrial pur
suits and commerce.
3. To an equitable control and
regulation of food supplies, com
merce and industry, and the estab
lishment of a primary market in
Portland on equal basts with Chicago
and Eastern ports.
4. To a nation-wide prohibition
and to all measures which shall make
It practicable and operative and not
theoretical.
5. To permanently establish equal
suffrage In both state and nation.
6. To establishment by the fed
eral government of a naval base at
the mouth of the Columbia river.
7. To effective rural credit legis
lation and administration with a par
ticular view to Its adaptability to the
needs of Oregon.
8. To construction by the federal
government of a military highway
.along the Pacific coast, and federal
aid In the construction of permanent
highways.
" ; 9. To see that Oregon partici
pates, all things being equal, in na
tional trade, commerce and industry,
and that our state Is given recogni
tion In the federal expenditures made
necessary by the war.
10. To legislation which shall
bring to a settlement the public lands
question, and the greater develop
ment of Oregon's natural resources,
Including the development of water
power, reclamation of arid, swamp
and logged-off lands.
11. To the organization and mo
bilization of all industrial forces,
with a just and proper consideration
of the rights of labor, which shall
' guarantee coordination of American
efforts during the war.
12. To legislation that will per
mit resources of the great west and
Alaska to be used, at the same time
being careful that these natural re
sources are used economically.
13. To the removal of the mis
understanding and opposition on the
part of the federal authorities which
hag restricted Oregon's commercial
expansion and retarded her industrial
development.
14. To the development of Ore
gon's great shipping ports, through
federal improvement of waterways
and harbors; the maintenance of a
merchant marine on the Pacific
Ocean, and a Just recognition on the
part of the federal government of
the importance, value, commercial
and industrial advantage of Oregon's
location, situation and harbor, and
shipping facilities.
15. To a policy of conservation
and reconstruction which shall Insure
our national integrity, honor and
commerce and the moral and civic
purity of our people, which is typified
by a conscientious and moral observ
ance of true Christian civilization.
16. To have that high regard and
consideration for the Interests and
progress of humanity and the nation
at large, which should actuate the
motives of every public mans
As to why he was a candidate and
in respect to the issue raised, and In
presenting his declaration of princi
ples, he said:
"The great national duty of the
hour Is effective, intelligent and pat
riotic support of the government In
a vigorous and successful .prosecu
tion of the war against Germany and
her allies.
"The obvious political and com
mercial need of Oregon is competent
and resultful representation in Con
Kress at Washington.
"I pledge myself, If elected United
patriotic call upon me for service to
my country and similarly pledge my
self, If defeated, to perform, to the
limit of my ability and opportunity,
every task which may be allotted to
me as a citizen. I have sought always
to do the latter; I hope I shall dur
lng my campaign he ahle to convince
the people of Oregon that it is the
general interest for them to do the
former. I do not assume that I have
CANDIDACY
greater capacity, diligence or under
standing than others; but I know, as
ill know, that there are many things
co do which have not been done, and
which I think I can help to do. For
these reasons I offer myself to the
people of Oregon as a candidate for
United States Senator at the Republi
can primaries in May.
Special Course Is Postponed.
The special course of Instruction
which Miss Martha Struck of the Do
mestic Science department of the lo
cal high school Is offering tojhe wo
men of Heppner hag been postponed
and the first class in food conserva
tion and substitution will not open
until next Wednesday night, Jan. 23.
Mr; and Mrs. Phlll Griffin of lone,
were visiting in Heppner today.
Woman Is Held.
Mrs. A. Campbell of Morrow coun
ty is being held by city officials at the
request of the Morrow county sheriff.
It is charged that Mrs. Campbell, who
Is a dressmaker at lone, stole somt
dress goods. The woman will be tak
en to Heppner tonight. Pendleton
Eas Oregonian.
The woman was brought to Hepp
ner and will be given a hearing to
day. FIRST NATIONAL NOW LO
CATED IN ELEGANT HOME
The First National Bank of Hepp
ner opened for business Monday
morning in their elegant new home,
the move being made without a sin
gle hitch in business.
The new banking rooms are In a
class entirely by themselves, the rich
finishings throughout being in keep
ing with the financial stability of the
Institution. The lobby of the main
banking room is resplendent In ma
hogony and marble finish and the
tile floor adds much to the general
appearance of things.
The interior rooms are arranged
for the greatest convenience of bank
officials, there being private offices of
the cashier and president off the main
lobby. A feature of the new build
ing is the lighting system. A safe de
posit vault tor the convenience of the
customers leads off from the front
entrance of the building.
PRODUCTION OREGON
METAL DURING 1917
A preliminary estimate of the pro
duction of metals from Oregon mines
In 1917, compiled by Charles G. Yale,
of the San Francisco office of the
United States Geological Survey,
shows a material increase from that
of 1916. The output of gold In 1916
was $1,902,149, and the estimated
output in 1917 Is $1,466,419, a de
crease of $435,760. The output of
silver. In 1916 was 231,342 ounces
valued at $152,223, and the estimat
ed output In 1917 is 115,697 ounces,
a decrease of 115,645 ounces In quan
tity, and of $53,046 In value. The
output of copper in 1916 was 3,501,-
886 pounds, valued at $881,144, and
the estimated output in 1917 Is 1,
508,639 pounds, valued at $410,348,
a decrease of 1,993,247 pounds in
quantity, and of $470,795 in value.
A small quantity of lead was pro
duced in 1916, but no production of
this meal has been reported for 1917.
There are about a hundred pro
ductive mines in Oregon, and al
though two thirds of them are placer
mines, the larger part of the output
of gold comes from the deep mines,
and, of course, virtually all the out
put of other meals. There were no
Important discoveries in any of the
mining districts of Oregon in 1917,
and no great Increase In the output
of any of the more productive prop
erties. The entire output of ore from
all the deep mines combined does not
exceed 160,000 tons. Most of the
placer mines are worked by the hy
draulic system, but the three dredges
now in use produce far more gold
than all the other placer operations
combined. The largest output of gold
and other meals In 1917 came, as
usual, from Baker county, which pro
duces annually about 90 per cent of
all the gold mined in the state. Jose
phine county is next in production.
UNITED STATES SENDS
DYESTUFFS TO EUROPE
Washington, Jan. 15 America is
the only country in the world to es
tablish a dyestuff industry since the
war begnn. This was announced to
day by the bureau of foreign and do
mestic commerce. Before the war
the United States Imported on as av
erage of $10,000,000 In dyes annual
ly, chiefly from Germany. During the
first ten months of last year the Unl-
ted States exported $12,500,000.
Great Britain was the largest custom
er, taking $3,000,000.
A meeting, the object of which will
be the perpetuation of the new Am
erlcan industry, will be held at the
Chemists' club, New York city, on
January 22 and 23,
T
III
Government Agricultural Agent
Warns Farmers That Sacks Will
Be High as Result of the
Shortage.
"Oregon farmers must turn to the
bulk method of handling grain," said
J. C. Hawkins of the United States
Depratment of Agriculture, cooperat
ing with the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, who in company with a co-worker,
W. B. Oldham, is spending two
weeks in and near Heppner.
"The United States Government
hag commandeered 60,000,000 sacks
for army purposes," continued Mr.
Hawkins, "and last year there were
shipped into this country from Cal
cutta only 39,000,000 sacks. I pre
dict that grain bags will be selling for
25 cents apiece and I doubt it they
can be had at that price on account
of the shortage."
- Mr. Hawkins advises every farm
er to hold on to all the sacks he has
whether first or' second hand, and
ship out all his grain In bulk.
The prime object of Messrs. Haw
kens and Oldham at this time is to
assist the farmer to Increase produc
tion and to that end they are carry
ing on a campaign of education,
teaching better methods of treating
the seed wheat, better methods of
cultivation and preparation and giv
ing special attention to smut and ver
ieal resistance.
While here Messrs. Hawkins and
Oldham are conferring with County
Superintendent Shurte and City Su
perintendent Hoffman regarding in
dustrial club work, It being their ob
ject to stimulate work along all lines
of agricultural pursuit wherever pos
sible. '
SALE OFTHRfFT STAMPS
IS GAINING SPEED
Dally sales of Thrift stamps and
war savings stamps In Oregon are al
ready totaling about $12,000, a cir
cumstance most gratifying to the
State Director and his campaign com
mittee, inasmuch as the campaign Is
just beginning to gather the momen
tum that will carry Oregon "over the
top" again with its apportionment ot
$17,000,000 of the two billion dollars
to be raised by the War Savings In
the United States by January 1, 1919.
State Organization was given its
finishing touches this week at confer
ences In Portland attended by the
Congressional Chairman, including
Louis J. Simpson of North Bend, for
the first district, Leon Cohen of Pen
dleton for District No. 2, and F. B.
MacNaughton, Portland, for District
No. 3. J. A. Churchill, State Super
intendent ot Schools, and Chairman
ot the Committee on Education, is
working through his big organization
Including county superintendents and
teachers to carry the thrift Ilea into
the schools of the state, and other
chairmen representing the social, in
dustrial, religious, fraternal and com
mercial Interests are getting things in
running order.
Sales of thrift stamps and war sav
ings stamps In Oregon must average
$50,000 each day ot the year If Ore
gon is to reach its quota, and there is
no doubt in the minds of those pro
moting the campaign but that this
amount will be exceeded.
"I am going personally Into every
city and town in my Congressional
District," says Louis J. Simpson of
North Bend, Chairman of District No.
1 in the Oregon War Savings Thrift
Campaign Organization, "and I am
going to see to it that local county
organization throughout Is such as
will assure complete success ot this
new undertaking." Mr. Simpson has
been in conference with C. N. Won
acott, Associate State Director at
Portland Headquarters, and has en
tered upon his new duties with char
acteristic enthusiasm. "Any time
District No. 2 puts it over District No
1, it doesn't," was Mr. Simpson's
parting sally. "Just watch us."
Every Man Becoming 21 Since June
5 Must Register.
Washlngton-At the ruquest ot the
war department, Senator Chamber
lain has introduced a bill for the reg
istratlon tor military duty all men
who have become 21 since June 6.
Another bill would provide for the
furlough of all national army men for
harvesting the crops and other agri-
cultural duty. Stttl another bill
would put the quota of states on a
basis of available men in the first
class Instead ot on a basis ot popula
tlon.
The war department rejected any
plan to raise the age Umltg of the
draft above 31 years,
FARMERS
IS
HE
Ik
VETERANS
10 GIVE TALK
Men Who Wear Hun-Inflicted Scars
of European Battlefields Have
Message For Us.
Crowded houses everywhere they
go, is the greeting, the people of the
state of Oregon, are according to the
three veterans, ot Canadian overseas
contingent who will be in Heppner
Tuesday evening,. January 29.
, Every citizen, ot Morrow county
should make it a point to hear these
men for it is said, they bring a never-to-be-forgotten
message of what. 'B
taking place across toe. Atlantic and
what our own boys are now or soon
will be facing.. .
Lieutenant-Colonel I. HL McMillan,
Major F. B. Edwards and. Captain E.
J. Gook are the men. who have con
sented to the request ot the Oregon
State Council ot Defense; to, tour Ore
gon, speaking in each ot the more
Important centers,. ' ,.
When these men come: to Heppner
they will come as guests, of the lo
cal defense council, who directly rep
resent the people of Morrow county.
So they really come as the guests of
the people of this county and it is an
honor ot which we- may well be
proud.
The stirring scenes, of battle re
main as fresh in the memories of
these men today as if but yesterday,
and they were alL engaged In some of
the biggest battles of the war. When
one of the officers was asked his im
pression when entering the first bat
tle, he replied: "I can't describe it.
It just seemed like hell had broke
loose, that's all."
HEPPNER EOY Ml
Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Frye of this
city have received a copy of the West
ern Union News published in New
York City which, gives an. interesting
account of the appointment ot their
son Maurice, to an instructor's posi
tion with the American. Stt&ool of
Correspondence.. . A picture of Mr.
Frye Is contained in the article which
is as follows:;
The Committee ot Education takes
pleasure in introducing to the men
and women of this Company Mr. M.
A. Frye who hag been selected by the
American School of Correspondence
to conduct the work of instruction in
the Western Union correspondence
courses.
Mr. Frye was graduated from, the
High School ih Heppner, Oregon, in
1908, having entered the service of
the Western, Union Telegraph Com
pany as messenger while attending
high school. Subsequent he became
clerk, operator, station agent, and
manager in various locations on the
coast. He spent two years at Behn-ke-Walker
College at Portland, Ore
gon, and later came to the North
Western- University, Evanston, Illin
ois, working as an operator In the
Evanston office to pay his college ex
penses-. Mr; Frye came to the Chica
go office in the Spring of 1914, as an
operator and was assigned to the
Testing and- Regulating Department,
from which department he was trans
ferred, in October, 1917, to the Am
erican School of Correspondence.
California's: Long Dry Spell Breaks.
(Portland Telegram.)
At last the drouth which threaten
ed incalculable damage throughout
California has been broken and opti
mism reigns among the farmers, ag
riculturists and stockmen of the
Golden State. With the light rains
whtt'h started falling Saturday and
stilt eontlnue, crops are now assured
and stock has Yeen saved from star
vation. The present precipitation breaks
one ot the longest dry spells in the
history of the southern state. By
reason of the gentle rainfall the mois
ture was particularly beneficial as the
parched land was thoroughly mois
tened whereas a heavy downpour
would have scoured and stripped off
the humus or fertile soil.
Strange to relate, to Oregon, often
the object of ridicule by Californlans
on account of its salubrious climate,
is due the meterological credit for
the salvation of California. Accord
ing to the weather bureau the life-
glvlsg and coin producing moisture
moved In from the Northwest and
not from the ocean as is usual in Cal
lfornla. Reports from all districts
Indicate, that crop failure has been
averted and the forecast is for a con
tinuation of the embryo storm.
In San Francisco the rain was ex-
Dance at Opera House Saturday.
Manager J. B. Sparks is arranging
for a big dance at the Opera House
Saturday night. His new trap drum
mer, Walter Halloway of La Grande,
will be here and good music is guar
anteed for the occasion. The floor
has been greatly improved during the
week and put in fine condition.
Andy J. Cook made his annual visit
lo our subscription department the
past week to get in good sanding for
The Gazette-Times for another year.
This was Mr. Cook's 35th annual vis
it, he having never missed -taking the
paper a year since it. was established.
Ture E. Peterson, young Goose
berry farmer, was a caller at The
Gazette-Times office last Friday to
leave his order for this paper for a
year. Mr. Peterson says grain In his
section la up and growing fine and
the fields have that green appearance
that is not usually seen in this coun
try before the month of April. He
looks foi a bumper crop yield.
Mrs. Arthur R. Crawford and
daughter Jane Abbott arrived in
Heppser Tuesday from Oakland, Cal.
They were met In Portland by Mr.
Crawford, who accompanied them
home.
TRUCK CROPS MEAN
GOOD FARM PROFITS
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Jan. 7. Truck crops are a
means of increasing the cash output
of the farm and at the same time
furnishing another cultivated crop
and they should be taken up largely
by the general farmer, said W. I.
Spencer, of Gresham In his address
before the Vegetable Growers' and
Home Gardeners' Conference. In
selecting the crop to be grown take
into consideration its requirements
as to climate, soil, and whether it Is
a money crop In the section grown.
Cabbage is an instance of one often
grown and under favorable condi
tions will return a good cash income
and in addition furnish from one-half
to one ton of cow feed to every ton
ot heads cut, a factor to be carefully
considered by the farmerB who keep
dairy cows. Fall plowing Is the best
insurance for a good crop of vege
tables In the Willamette Valley.
Grow or secure the best seed to be
had In growing onions and do not ex
pect to secure unusual success unless
you do. That together with the fer
tility of the soil are the requisites
for successful onion production
thinks J. C. Leedy, of Beaverton. If
the soil is deficient in plant foods the
best all round fertilizer is well rotted
manure spread on the ground the
year before.
INCOME TAX MAN WILL
BE HERE FEBRUARY 1-10
Many people have been inquiring
when the special representative of
the Internal Revenue Department
will be here to look after the income
tax reports.
The Gazette-Times is In receipt of
a letter from Collector Milton A. Mil
ler saying that a special agent, Mr.
Kennedy will be in the court house
at Heppner from February 1 to the
10th. He will be found there during
those ten days.
Mr. Miller says It will be well for
every unmarried person whose net in
come for 1917 is $1040 or over, and
every married person living with wife
or husband whose net income for
1917 is $2000 or over, to call
on the income tax man and learn
whether or not they have any tax to
pay. The Government is issuing fair
warning to all income tax report
slackers.
ceptionally welcome as the long
drouth has produced an epidemic of
grippe, cold and tonstlitis, due, bo
the health officials assert, to the
germ-laden dust which the afternoon
winds from the ocean scatter liberally
over the J3y city.
Corvallis Dentist Bafts Bird; Fined.
Corvallls, Or., Jan. 15. Dr. M. A.
Leach, dentist of Corvallls, who was
caught by a game warden shooting
China pheasants after sunset, "fessed
up" and paid $28 in fines and costs
The dentist is an ardent sportsman
and "went out to get a few birds."
He found pretty good hunting, and
in his excitement did not notice that
the sun had set, and two of the four
birds were shot after the law declares
they shall not be shot.' A game war
den patrollng that section had noted
that the sun had set, and he gathered
the doctor and his gamebag in.
Robert H. Young returned to Port
land today to resume his duties with
the National Biscuit Company as
traveling salesman after visiting with
lils father, J. S. Young In this city
til') past, four weeKs,
ACCIDENT FATAL 10
Claus Johnson, Pioneer Farmer of
Democrat Gulch, Dies From In
Juries Received in Run
away. Funeral Held
at Hardman.
Claus Johnson, Morrow county
pioneer and well known wheat farm
er of Democrat Gulch, passed away at
his home last Friday evening. Death
resulted from injuries which Mr.
Johnson received earlier In the week.
Last Tuesday Mr. Johnson had call
ed at the Davidson ranch, west of his .
ranch, to borrow a light hack from '
John Blake. After hitching up, the ,
horses became frightened and ran
away. Mr. Johnson was pitched out :
violently, struck on his head and -
deep lacerations were cut over one
eye. However, he was able to walk
to his home, a distance of half a mile,
and . Dr. Wilhelm was summoned
from Condon. The gash was sewed
up and the Injury was not considered
seriously. A turn came suddenly for
the worse and Mr. Johnson died Fri
day evening.
The funeral was held In Hardman,
burial being made in the I. O. O. F.
cemetery at that place Sunday after
noon.
Claus Johnson was a native of
Sweden and came to the United
States when he was 22 years of age.
After spending five years in Kansas,
he came to Eastern Oregon and had
resided In Morrow county for 27
years. He was married to Emma
Lovgren and there are three boys,
aged 9, 11 and 13 respectively.
At the time of his death, Mr. John
son was 68 years, 4 months and 26
days old.
He was an honest, upright citizen
with one of the most optimistic of
dispositions. Wherever he went he
had the kind word and the world has
been made better for the brief space
of years he spent here on earth.
J. C. Hawkins and W. B. Oldham,
representatives of the United States
Department of Agriculture are spend
ing two weeks In this county on of
ficial business. These men are inter
ested at this time in the work of in
creasing the grain production in the
state of Oregon.
PROVERBIAL GOLDEN EGGS
LAID BY RED CROSS HEX
Livingston, Mont. One Hundred
and four dollars and sixty-five cents
was the amount received by George
W. Huster, a local durggist, for a
dozen eggs. Huster originated a
unique idea of raising money for the
benefit of the Red Cross. The eggs
were numbered from one to twelve
and each sold separately at auction to
the highest bidder. The first egg went
for 25 cents and the last one for $47.
The total amount thus raised was
$104.65. A photo was then taken ot
the eggs and 500 postcards were sold
at 10 cents apiece, which money also
was donated to the Red Cross. The
eggs were blown and made into a
cake, which was sent to the Sammies
from Park county at American Lake.
The shells were given as souvenirs
to the different purchasers of the
eggs who bought them and also do
nated the money to the Red Cross.
Huster has now penned the hen that
laid the "golden" eggs, and with a
tin cup attached to the pen the "Sam
my hen," accepts invitations to all
social functions and generally returns
with a cup full of dimes and quarters.
CIU1CI
DID JESUS CHRIST ADVERTISE
RELIGION?
He healed the sick, gave sight
to the blind and hearing to the
deaf, fed the hungering multitude
and raised the dead to life. He
organized his disciples and made
preaching tours through tke coun
try and the towns.
Any means of publicity which
we can now employ anj weak com
pared with those o the founder
of Christianity, but His work was
for all men and all times. Our
mission is to proclaim the glad tid
ing and to invite men to consider
His words and deeds.
H. A. NOYES, Pastor
IflEDEKATriED