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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1918.
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STANFIELD 15 FOR
LONG TERM OFFICE
Candidate For Senator Is Given
' Warm Reception in Coast and
Southern Oregon Counties.
R. N. Stanfield, candidate for Uni
ted States Senator on the Republican
ticket, has announced that he would
seek the nomination and election only
for the long term. Mr. Stanfield Is
the first of the three aspirants for the
Senatorshlp to make any announce'
ment with reference to the long and
short terms which the Attorney-General
held, will be filled by the voters
of the state at this year's election.
Mr. Stanfield said In Portland
Tuesday, "When I announced that I
would be a candidate for United Sta
tes Senator, it was with the intention
of seeking election for the full sir
year term beginning March, 1919.
The fact that Senators are to be elec
ted for a long and a short term will
not cause me to change my original
Intention. Although I am ready to go
to Washington at any time the peo
ple may elect and assume the duties
of the office, I shall seek election for
the long term only."
Mr. Stanfield has recently returned
from a two weeks trip through Ore
Willamette Valley and Southern Ore
gon. In that time he visited all the
principal cities and met several hun
dred voters personally.
"To me the trip was entirely sat
isfactory," added Mr. Stanfield, "and
I received a great many promises
of active support. I found the peo
ple greatly interested in the Senator
ial election. They are desirous of se
curing the services at this time of the
on an who can best represent them and
their state in the National Congress.
"On this trip I renewed a great
many old acquaintances. I was par
ticularly Impressed with the magni
tude of the state and the wonderful
resources of the sections visited. At
Marshfleld I met eight young men
who were formerly in my employ in
Eastern Oregon. They were attrac
ted to the Pacific Coast by the ship
building industry, in which they are
now working." .
Mr. Stanfield left last night for
Medford, where he will tonight attend
the annual Lincoln day dinner, under
the auspices of the Jackson County
Republicans. He will bo one of the
speakers on this occasion. Returning
to Portland the latter part of the
Week, Mr. Stanfield expects to make
that city his headquarters and con
tinue to conduct his campaign per
sonally. Between now and the date
of the primary election in May Mr.
Stanfield will make trips to different
sections of the state in compliance
with his alan of campaign, which in
cludes a personal visit to every coun
ty. SPECIAL T
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A special train will run from Hepp-
ner to Cecil on the evening of Febru
ary 16, when the big Stockmen's and
Cowpunchers' dance is held in Cecil
Hall.
The train will leave Heppner at
7:30 p. m. stopping In Lexington and
lone to pick up the crowd at those
places. The return will be made at
2 the next morning.
A feature of the dance will be the
costumes worn. Everybody will go
dressed in the garb of cowboy or cow
girl, and if they havn't the bandanas,
chaps, big hats et cetera, then they
will Just have to wear their best and
appear as tenlerfeet at a genuine cow
boy hoe down. A. Henriksen, who is
arranging affairs, has secured the ser
vices of Parson's Jazz orchestra of
Portland and Mrs. Lowe will have a
big feed fixed up for the dancers at
mid-night. All proceeds from the
dance will be turned over to the Red
Cross.
Mining Men Hold Meeting.
The stockholders of the Heppner
Mining Company, owners of the May
flower group of mines In the Green
horn district, held their annual meet
ing Tuesday afternoon in the offices
of Sam E. Van Vactor in this city.
After passing on the business brought
before the meeting, all the officers
were re-elected and Clarence Scrivner
was made director to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of his father. D.
R. Stalter is president and J. O. Hager
is secretary.
In France decrees have been issued
which Impose restrictions upon the
ues of paper, particularly for posters.
Certain kinds of advertising posters
are entirely prohibited while for oth
ers the size is limited.
Henry Peterson Is "Somewhere
France."
Mrs. Aaron Peterson of this city
has received a letter from her son
Henry who is now with the American
Expeditionary Forces "Somewhere
in France." Mr. Peterson writes that
he is in good spirits and in good
health.
He says, "France is a pretty coun
try, although very ld at this time
I cannot write and tell you all that
I would like but you will know I am
O. K. Today is Sunday. I went to
town last evening and tried to find a
church, but was unsuccessful. This
sure Beems queer to be in a country
where you cannot understand a word
the natives say, but guess I will learn
to talk before I leave. We. sure have
a fine bunch of officers and they give
us every possible convenience. There
are lots of pretty girls here but Its
tough luck when you can't talk to
them." n -iJ '.; "
The letter was dated Jan.' 5, 1918.
His address is Pvt. Henry Peterson,
Co. I, 162nd U..S. Infantry A. E. F.
France.
Brigadier 'General W. A. White's
Views Concerning The New In
ternational Draft.
That the Alien Draft Convention
between Great Britain and the United
States will intensify rather than re
tard British recruiting in this country
is the opinion of General White, head
of the British and Canadian Recruit
ing Mission In America.
"The main point," said General
White, "is that the British or Cana
dian subject in this country cannot
possibly escape liability to service in
the war. Instead of being exempt
from conscription of any sort, he now
becomes much more liable to service
than the American. The age limit
for conscription in his case extends
from 20 to 40. This is a perfectly
fair arrangement for it compels ev
ery man who claims British citizen
ship to place himself on practically
the same footing as his fellow coun
trymen at home; and surely citizen
ship should carry with It obligations
as well as advantages. British sub
jects will, of course, have the same
chances of exemption on application
to the Ambassador as British citizens
have at home. For the first time Bri
tish citizens are placed on a footing
of equality the world over, and the
Britisher has ample opportunity to
serve in the forces of his own country
for he will have sixty days after Con
gress passes the necessary legislation
to enlist in the British or Canadian
forces. And he will be doing better
work by enlisting at once rather than
waiting sixty days. What we need
at present is man power.
"If the Britisher enlists with us
he can get quickly to Europe and be
made effective much sooner than it
he waits a few weeks longer for the
draft. I don't know what the actual
addition to the American draft, on ac
count of this convention, will be.
Some reports show that there are
200,000 Britishers In America of
draft age. If twenty-five per cent ot
that number, having failed to enlist,
or get exemption, are taken in the
draft, there is an addition of 50,000
men to the American draft, but no
real increase of Allied man power,
since these Britishers will simply
take the place of an equal number
of Americans. If on the contrary
these men enlist In the British or
Canadian Armies that means an im
mediate and positive increase of man
power. Therefore it is quite clear
that the Britisher in this country of
military age cannot fall to do his full
duty by waiting to be drafted. The
Convention is very useful In bringing
home to him that if fit to fight he
must either enlist or bo drafted, but
I consider it important to point out
to him that his duty is still to enlist
rather than to wait for the draft. He
can join either the British or Cana
dian forces by coming up to the near
est office of the British and Canadian
Recruiting Mission; there is a branch
in every big centre in the United
States. Every man is needed and is
needed now."
The office of the British and Cana
dian Recruiting Mission in Portland
is at the, corner ot Third and Oak
Streets.
Knights of Pythias Install.
Doric Lodge No. 20, Knights of
Pythias, held their regular semi-annual
installation at the lodge hall
last Tuesday evening. The follow
ing officers were duly Installed:
J. A. Waters, C. C; C. R. Johnson,
V. C; M. L. Case, ME.; Chns. Thom
son, prelate; A. M. Phelps, M. of W.;
Wm. Haylor, M. of F.; Charles Bar
low, M. A.; Arthur R. Crawford, K.
of R. & S.; Chas Swindig, I. G.;
Richard Peterson, O. G. The lodge
will hold a big meeting on the even
ing of March 5, when 'members of the
Condon and Arlington lodges will be
present.
Washington. General Pershing
reports the death of Private Herbert
Oleman of Marshfleld in France, from
natural causes.
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A PARABLE.
The soldier threaded his weary
way back to the Colonel's dugout.
He had been In half a dozen skir
mishes with the enemy In as many
weeks, ne was still intact but
scratched and wearied from craw-,
ling through barbed wire and in
and out of shell craters.
He entered the dugout and
saluted with click of hoeli and
hand to cap.
"Colonel," he said, "I think I
will have to quit. The battles are
getting to be so many. It's rather
too much of a good thing. I have
given about all I can of time and
and strength and blood to this
war. I am going home."
No the incident didn't happen.
But why shouldn't it? There are
lots of civilians here at home tur
ning down such appeals as the
Red Cross and the Liberty Loans:
because "the calls are so many."
Edgar Copenhaver Mixes With the
Sharks Over By the Islands
and Finds Navy Life
Most Enjoyable.
Edgar Copenhaver, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Copenhaver of this county
writes to his mother from out in the
Pacific. Edgar says there isn't much
real work to do, but enough to give
one sufficient exercise.
He says, "weather here is fine so
far. We get a little rain sometimes
but it is always warm. Not as warm
yet as it will be, but it seems more
like summer to me right now. I sup
pose I will forget what snow looks
like before I get back home.
"I went out with a sailing party
the other day. We left the ship a
bout 10 a. m. and took things for
our lunch. We sailed for about two
hours and then landed on a sandy
beach and proceeded to cook dinner.
After dinner we went in swimming.
We don't get many opportunities to
go swimming out here on account of
the sharks. We were allowed to go
only in places that are fenced oft, so
the sharks can't get in. '
"Some of the crew are always fish
ing for sharks over thB"Btdes of the
ship. They caught one yesterday
that was about seven feet long. To
day the boys hooked a large Tiger
shark but It snapped the line and got
away."
Young Copenhaver enclosed a sam
ple of the menu card of the dinner
Issued to the boys on his ship Christ
mas and New Years Day. To give
our readers some idea of how the sail
or boys are fed we reprint the Christ
mas menu, on board the.U. S. S. Hel
ena, Manilla, Philippines.
Sweet pickles Stuffed olives
Cream of tomato soup
Chicken salad Mayonaise dressing
Roast turkey
Giblet gravy Walnut dressing
Roast leg of pork Cold ox tongue
Cranberry sauce
Candied sweet potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Sugar corn
Asparagus tips in butter sluce
Welsh rarebit
Mince pie Apricot pie
Fruit cake, glazed Jelly rolls
Raisins
Lemonade Ice Cream
Returns from California.
Father P. J. O'RourHe returned
last week from a sojourn of several
weeks in California, where he went
for the benefit of his health. His
stay in the south proved beneficial
and he Is able to re-enter his work
here with renewed vigor.
FEDERATED
CMIRCm
Every boy in Heppner,
twelve years old or older, is
specially invited to be at the
union Father and Son ser
vice at the Federated Church
next Sunday evening, 7:30.
H. A. NO YES, Pastor.
SMILE AGE CAMPAIGN
FEBRUARY 18-21
Buy Your Smileage Books From
the Following Directors:
. W. W. SMEAD, Heppner.
V: W. F. BARNETT, Lexington.
. W. H.. CRONK, lone.
T. H. LOWE, Cecil.
1. P. HADLEY, Hardman. '
; For life is the mirror of King
and Slave; its just what you are
and what you do. If you give to
the world the best you have; the
best will come back to you.
FATHER AND SON
i PROGRAM SUNDAY
It seemed advisable on account of
the short time left for advertising,
and the pressure of other enterprises
to recall the dinner for. fathers and
sons announced last week. But much
of the spirit of this national move
ment may be conserved in the union
Father-and-Son rally to be held at the
Federated church next Sunday even
ing. The young manhood of ou
country was never more in the lime
Ught than at present. vTe are prcul
tf 'iur boys and glorv !n the spirit
i 'rich thv Jove -mai.!l".tal In tie
.:ur of . our country's nee;l. The
rally Sunday night is ti recgni.e and
ri'llivate -th comrad3hli of men
young and old.
The following program has been
prepared for Sunday evening:
Presiding Garnet Barratt, Vawter
Crawford Jr. and Norton Winnard.
Prelude by orchestra.'
Battle Hymn of the Republic. -
' . Congregation.
Scripture Reading
Prayer. . , , ...
fAj-mn, 'The Bon ot God Goes Forth
to War."
Three Minute Talks.
The Y. M. C. A. Triangle and Citizen
ship. ' Leo Nicholson.
The Ideal Father. ..-Garnet Barratt.
The ideal Son . By a Father.
Orchestra Number.
Stereopticon Views of Life ot Wash
ington. . -. v.
Hymn, "Faith of Our Fathers."
Benediction.
Ralph Beckett Dies In Kansas City.
Quickly following the announce
ment of the death of his brother in
Philadelphia, came the news of the
passing ot Ralph Beckett, second sou
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Beckett, of
Portland, at Kansas City Mo. Death
resulted from an attack of spinal
meningitis.
Mr. Beckett had gone east with
his family several months ago, his
wife and children going to her old
home at Butler, Mo., and Ralph had
gone to Kansas City where he was
taking a course in an automobile
training school.
J. W. Becket went east to bring
the body to Portland where it will be
interred beside that of Henry Becket,
who died two weeks ago.
Ralph Becket was well known in
Morrow county, having lived here for
years, and was well and favorably
known. For a number of years he
operated a farm on Heppner Flat,
which he later sold to Spencer Akers.
Bakery Enlarges Business.
W. C. Bowling, proprietor of the
Heppner Bakery has enlarged his
business during the past week by ad
ding home made candies to his stock
in trade.
Mr. Bowling followed the candy
making trade for a long number of
years and his experience places him
in position to give his patrons the
best of confections. Mr. Bowling
said, in speaking of the new branch
of his business, "I find that I can han
dle the candy trade nicely in conjunc
tion with the baking business and my
aim shall be at all times to give the
public the highest quality. In all my
candles I use pure cream from the
Morrow County Creamery and all
other Ingredients are of as high a
quality."
At the present time Mr. Bowling
is making fifteen different varieties
of candy.
Dancing Lessons.
Miss Whitman is in the city from
Portland for a short time only to give
both private and class work lessons
in the latest dances at the Opera
House dance hall. She will be at the
Palace hotel while here, and those
desiring to take lessons will find her
there. ..'
THE SMILEAGE IDEA DIUO IMUC
By STRICKLAND GILLILAN
i When khakied men desire to go
To lecture, concert, play or show
It is not right that they should
bear,
From out their wages, any share
Of the expense. We want to give,
To those who serve that we may
live, v . . ; ;
The very best of all life's pleas
ures -.
They guard our homes and lives
and treasures.
Let every officer and "rook" -Get
in scotfree to have a look.
That's why we made this Smileage
Book. '
And if you think 'tis right to try lt,
nease pungle up your coin and
buy it!
Mrs. C. W. Ranck Receives Telegram
That Her Son William Gosney
Was Among Survivors On
m-Fated Ship.
Mrs. C. W. Ranck has received a
telegram from the war department
announcing the fact that her son Wil
liam Gosney was omong the survivors
from theill-fated Tuscania, the large
British ship loaded with American
soldiers which was Bunk by a German
torpedo off the Irish coast last week.
Young Gosney had enlisted sever
al months ago in a bataUion of army
engineers and until recently had been
stationed at a camp near Washington,
D. C. He was the only Morrow coun
ty boy reported on the passenger list
oi the Tuscania, although there were
a large number of Oregon and North
west boys on board. Of the number
from Oregon, 2 L, were reported, , a
still missing. - -
The Tuscania was a Cunard liner
carrying 2179 American soldiers and
she was torpedoed off the Irish coast.
J. J. Nys, local attorney, has re
ceived word that his nephew1, Carl E.
Nys, company D, 6th battallton, 20th
engineers, who was on the Tuscania,
is listed among the survivors and is
now in an Irish hospital.
New Pastor Takes Up Work.
Rev. Frank A. Andrews, of Sunny
side, Wash.,- has taken up his work
as pastor of the Christian church in
Heppner. He arrived with his family
the past week and they are domiciled
in the Brock residence, formerly oc
cupied by Turner MacDonald. Rev.
Andrews began his pastorate with the
church here the first Sunday of this
month. He comes to our city well
recommended as a man of scholarly
attainments and a pulpit orator, and
he has promise of a very successful
year's work ahead of him. Mr. An
drews and family are welcome addi
tions to the church circles of Hepp
ner. Will H. Bennett Is Bank Examiner.
Will H. Bennett, for a number of
years with the First National Bank
of Heppner, has been named to suc
ceed Mr. Sargent as superintendent
of banks, by the State Banking Board.
The board is composed of Governor
Withycombe, State Treasurer Kay
and Secretary of State Ben Olcott.
The selection was not unanimous,
inasmuch as Mr. Olcott favored the
appointment of Bank Examiner Ste
wart, who had been recommended by
Mr. Sargent.
Mr. Bennett has had previous ex
perience in the office of bank examin
er, having served four years in that
capacity under state bank examnier
Steele and later under Mr. Wright.
Mr. Bennett was also one year with
the Citizens National Bank at Baker
and one year with the First National
Bank at Portland and was vice pres
ident of the First State Savings Bank
at Klamath Falls.
"Heroic France" a stirring war
film of eight reels has been booked
for the Star theater in this city on
Saturday, February 23, the proceeds
of which play w'll be given to the
Red Cross.
"Heroic France" is a wonderful
picture, very timely and is a picture
that every patriotic American should
see. Big leaders In the allied armies
are pictured in these films and a
good idea is given of where our boys
are now In action on the Western bat
tle front.
In connection with the films,' the
Red Cross is arranging a musical
program, under the supervision of
Mrs. R. J. Vaughan,
HEPPNER BOY ON
TIISCAI IS SAFE
FOR GRAZING LANDS
Sheepmen Bid as High as $250 for .
Key Sections at Umatilla, Mor -'.,
row, Gilliam.
(Pendleton East Oregonian.)
Hermiston, Feb. 11. Proposals
for the leasing of 110,000 acres ef. ;
public lands for grazing and agricul
tural purposes in units, of townships
and sections, lying in" Umatilla, Mor
row and Gilliam counties were adver-"
tised by the interior department thru
the local reclamation, office, on Jan
uary 12th, and. bids for these lands
were opened here yesterday under
the terms of the advertisement by
project Manager H. D. NeweU. A.
the high cost of doing things is gen
erally conceded, it is not a little sur
prising to learn that the good old
Uncle Sam is going to receive some of'
the cream of the so-called war pros'-J
perity, in increased rentals.
Sheep men from different sections
of the state were here to look after
their interests and competition in the'
bidding for the so-called strategical
sections was keen and the attention
bestowed on them by the various bid
ders was ot the kind that would be '
described as concentrated. A mini
mum jrice hereto'or had been at the
rate of fen doll.r a section;, but at
this time the Interior department fix
ed a minimum charge of .twenty dol
lars a section, with the sky as the li
mit, and from the offers received yes
terday some of the sheepmen availed
themselves of the privilege of tilting
all former rentals into ancient his
tory.
As a matter of fact, some of the
bids ranged for the key sections as
high as $250. It win require several
days to determine who the successful
bidders are but it is conceded that the
federal government is to profit by the
new leases to the extent of more than
100 per cent.
Among some of the prominent -sheep
men here in attendance on the
opening of the bids were John Kil
kenny, Jim Carty, Pat McDaid, Mc-
Intyre Bros., Pat Doherty, Hugh Stan
field of Stanfield"' Bfos., Pat Hynde.
Mike Marshal of Boardman, and
many others. Samuel E. Van Vactor,
attorney of Heppner, was in atten
dance in the interest of several bid
ders as legal advisor. The leases be
ing negotiated at the present time
are to run for a period of ten years.
with the provision of cancellation in
the event the lands in question be
come necessary to the government in
the irrigation and reclamation of any
part of them.
BOYS WILL PLAY FOR
RED GROSS BENEFIT
Preparations are being made for
a big basket ball game on the even
ing of February 22, between the lo
cal high school team and a team com
posed of old players who will strive
to come back at least for a night.
Both teams are practicing hard and
want to give the public a good ex
hibition on the evening of Washing
ton's Birthday. The proceeds from
the game will be given to the Red
Cross.
The high school team is developing
considerable speed and is composed
of Leo Nicholson, Garnet Barratt,
Jasper Crawford, Max Rogers and
Joe Kenny. Opposed to them on the
night of the 22nd will be Gay Ander
son, Clifford Sims, Bob Neill, Bill
O'Rourke, Dave Wilson, "Red" Van
Marter and Art Crawford. Sims was
captain of the University of Oregon
team for one season and played with
that aggregation during his college
career. O'Rourke played with the
Mt. Angel team and all the other
boys have tossed baskets with high
school and club teams.
Although details for the contest
have not been completed, it is under
stood an admission charge of twenty
five cents will be made and Red Cross
workers have placed their stamp of
approval on the affair and are out
boosting for its success.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sunday, February 17th.
Bible school at 10:00 a. m. E. R.
Huston, superintendent. 138 pres
ent last Sunday.
Morning worship 11:00 a. m. Ser
mon subject, "The Measure of a
Man."
Christian Endeavor meeting a'
6:30 p. m.
At 7:30 we join in a union service
at the Federated church, commemor
ating "Father and Sons" week. See
program elsewhere.
Choir practice on Tuesday evening
at the home of V. Crawford.
Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:30
p. m. at the church.
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