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VOL. 34, NO. 47
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1918
81'RSTRIPTinv CI KTi II'D VP D
L J. SIMPSON IS
OUT FOR GOVERNOR
Coos Bay Business Man Would Serve
State as Exrecutive and Outlines
Principles of Platform. ' :'
In announcing myself as a candi
date for nomination for Govornor on
the Republican ticket at the primary
lectlon to be held on May 17, 1918,
I desire to appeal-to the voters pf
Oregon as individuals, who," as such,
re well qualified to judge the Is
sues of the day and who can and will
Tote as their judgment shall direct
I an a Republican and believe In
the principles of the Republican par
ty, and above everything I am an A-
merlcan and believe In the principles
of my country. I am not a member
of, nor affiliated with, any particular
faction or part of the Republican par
ty; nor am I pledged to support any
of the candidates for office at the
coming primary election. I pledge
the people of Oregon, that, in conduc
ting my campaign"! will not support
any particular candidate for office in
preference to the other candidate for
the same office; that I will not nrn
mise appointment to office or political
patronage to anyone; that If nomin
ated and elected I shall enter office
with neither promise nor pledge to
redeem, except those which I give to
the people themselves: reserving; the
right to make such appointments ana
to conduct the office with whatevu.
unprejudiced lndenendence the besi
interests of the people of Oreeon and
the development,' peace and welfare
oi tne state shall demand. If the
voters decide that they do not desire
that I be their candidate I will give
my undivided support to the Republl
can candidate of their choice.
I shall as far aa possible, make a
personal campaign, with the object of
meeting as many individuals as time
will permit and shall endeavor to es
Ubllsh and maintain a close Dentinal
relationship with the people of the
State, so that I may the better know
and understand their needs and re
quirements.
; In the present struggle for world
peace, democracy and the verv exln
tence of the nation itself, the first sol
emn obligation ofvery man, woman
and child Is to the land of their birth
or adoption. Faithful to that obliga-
tlon Oregon Is proud of its contribu
tion In men, ' money, food, lumber
and ships. The entire wealth and all
of the resources of the State have
been placed at the disposal of the
Government, and If nominated and
elected, I shall accord the nation and
the administration that full and com
plete measure of support and assis
tance which Us patriotic citizenship
has already exacted.
The people of Oregon have placed
upon the State books certain laws
which, if nominated and elected, I
shall, with all the power and author
ity of the office of Governor, rigidly
and uncompromisingly enforce.. The
spirit of the times and the vital im
portance of state-wide prosecution of
the Government's war activities . re
quire that law and order shall pre
vail. I shall consider it my sacred
duty to preserve such a condition.
I favor the establishment of a na
tional, universal eight hour day for
all classes of labor except agricul
ture, the very nature of which, makes
It Impossible to restrict the working
hours to any set number. ,
I am firmly convinced tliat the pro
gress, prosperity and development of
Oregon demands that all lines of
business, with due consideration for
the absolute necessity of practicing
most rigid economy, he maintained
as nearly normal as war conditions
will permit; and that public expendi
tures should be limited to actual ne
cessities, under no circumstances
permitting private or public Improve
ment to interfere with the successful
prosecution of the war.
I favor the comprehensive im
provement and construction of roads.
particularly the main trunk high
ways, which are of themselves mili
tary necessities, and I believe that
during the war this work should be
prosecuted only, with the consent
and approval of the National Govern
ment. I favor the construction of an
adequate syBtem of military high
ways for the defense of the Pacific
Coast and believe that the National
Government should undertake such
construction immediately upon the
termination of the war, so that those
resources, upon which the nation Is
so largely depending In prosecuting
the war, will be properly conserved
and protected and. further as a means
of affording employment for the hun
dreds of thousands of soldiers during
the period of readjustment or until
such time as the productive activities
of peace will require their employ
ment. If nominated and elected:
I shall encourage and support such
legislation as may be necessary for
the establishment of nation-wide pro
hibition and the permanent adoption
of equal suffrage In the state and na
tion. I shall endeavor at all times to cre
ate and stimulate that patriotic co
operation between employer and em
ployee rendered so necessary by the
strenuous conditions of war and so
essential to the progress and advance
ment of the State.
I shall aid and assist In every way,
commensurate with due and proper
economy, the educational system and
Institutions of the State and In every
possible manner Increase their effi
ciency. With a knowledge and apprecia
tion of the enormous natural resour
ces of Oregon I shall endonvor to pro
mote development of those resources
through establishment of new Indus
tries and by encouraging settlors and
urging such legislation as will tend
to make living conditions better for
them and for the thousands of wor
kers and laborers throughout the
State.
In administering the office' of the
State's highest executive I shall con
sistently endeavor to give Oregon an
impartial, clean, economical and bus
inesslike administration, an adminis
tration, which, will have as Its ideal,
the greatest possible advancement of
the moral, Boclal and economic prosj
perity of the people of the State, and
through an ever increasing develop
ment of Its . tremendous resources
keep Oregon at the top in the vast fa
bric of our national life.
FROM SAN DIEGO HOI
Editor Gazette-Times: ;
Since coming to this land of sun
shine we have enjoyed the visits of
your paper which keeps us in touch
with Heppner and Morrow County,
It is a real pleasure to hear from our
old-time friends.
San Diego is a center of war prep
aratlons. At Balboa Park we have
several thousand sailors and marines
In training beside several companies
of the 21st Infantry. At North. Is
land, just across the bay, Is the avia
tion school. Camp Kearney, IS miles
from the city, has a soldier popula
tion of about 25,000. ,
Morrow County has sent a fine del
egation of boys into the service. We
have met a number of them here.
There may be others In camp that we
have not seen. If so, and they should
see this letter, I hope they will call
at 1444 Lincoln Ave. where the latch
string Is always out to Uie enlisted
men, , .''
University Christian Church, which
we serve, is within walking distance
of Balboa Park. A large number of
soldiers and Bailors attend our meet
ings.
With best wishes to the Gazette-
Times force and all Morrow County
friends, Yours very truly,
T. S. HANDSAKER.
Lexington Red Cross Notes.
The Lexington Red Cross has been
very active in tne last lew weeks.
February 18 a shipment was sent
out containing fifteen sweaters, ten
coats and pajamas, three bed shirts,
six pairs of socks, twelve dish towels
and two packages of T bandages.
The local branch has secured the
old restaurant building for their per
manent headquarters and all their ac
tivities will be carried out there In
the future.
On Friday evening a benefit chick
en Bupper was served freni 6:30 un
til 12. It was well patronized by ev
eryone, many people dining there ra
ther tan at home. A dance was given
also for the benefit of the Red Cross
and the total proceeds from both sup
per and dance amounted to $95.91
net.
MOTLEY IS WU
FLIERS IN f
E
ine editor has received a lettei
from J. W. Motley, two years ago In
structor in manual training lo the
Heppner high school but now with
me American r lying uorps some
where in France. Mr. Motley re
celved his ground school training at
Berkeley, California, and was later
transferred from there to San Diego
Among omer inings ne says: I nave
not inhaled the odor of blood while It
was warm and salten. Neither have
I looked upon the battle while It was
red and angry, nor have I dishonor
ably entered the "Hoosgah" (which
Is good singalese for guard house,)
but I have dear friend, beheld the
most intricate, yet mundane, Of mill
tary operations, namely the concoc
tion of army 'stew'. I have witnessed
and carefully observed the entire pro
cess from Its inception in the work
of the boiling pot to its ultimate and
inevitable end In the incinerators or
other - properly ordained disposition
And I have assisted all along the cy
cle, even at times with the lowly sho
vel. Of course my government, re
garding me as but an infinitesmal
cog, instead of the real mental bull
wheel that I am, rewards me but with
a pittance. Nevertheless I hold my
peace, perforce, and but wait the day
when true genius will receive Us re
ward."
The Stockmen's and Cowpunchers
dance at Cecil last Saturday night
was well attended and a- complete
success in every detail. This was
the report of the many Heppner peo
ple who attended as well as the statu
ment of A. Henriksen, the man who
was responsible for "putting it over.
Mr. Henriksen took a long chance
and guaranteed the railroad company
that he would buy a certain numbe.
of tieketa whether he could find any
one to ride. on those tickets or not.
But the -fact that Mrs. T. H." Lowe
fed over two hundred people somer
where along about mid-night Is In
itself proof sufficient that the guaran
tee made by Mr. Henriksen was well
sustained. .
The dance started about eight thir
ty in the evening and some of the
crowd were still tripping the light
fantastic as the rays of Aurora came
over the eastern hill. There were
cowboys and cowgirls much in evi
dence and the clanking spur kept time
to the music furnished by Parson's
orchestra. .
,-' For the ugliest ana meanest look
lng cowboy of the bunch, Joe White,
famous buckaroo, bull rider and cit
izen of Willows,, which is located
near Heppner Junction, took the first
prize. Competition was keen in this
event but after the votes had all been
counted It was found that after all
White was the easy victor. For the
best dressed cowgirl at the dance, the
first prize was awarded to Mrs. Carl
Yount of lone and Oral Henriksen of
Cecil was voted the best dressed cow
boy of the evening.
Mr. Henriksen Is enthusiastic over
the result of the entire affair, saying
the order was of the best during the
evening. He also is loud in his praise
of the support given by Heppner, Lex
ington, and lone; and says Cecil can
always count good and strong on
these towns when there Is anything
doing down Cecil way. Mr. Henrik
sen announced that there would be
a neat sum to turn over, to the Cecil
auxiliary of the Red Cross.
" Another feature of the evening was
the lunch serve! by Mrs. Lowe. If
anyone went hungry it was not the
fault of this good woman.
BIG GAME FOR RED CROSS.
Don't forget the big basket ball
game at the Fair Pavilion Friday (to
morrow) night between the High
School and town teams. The .pro
ceeds from the game will be donated
to the Red Cross. The game prom-
is to be fast and furious and all
who attend are assured of an excel
lent exhibition and an exciting con
test. Tickets are selling at 25 cents.
THE FEDERATED CHURCH.
Dr. H. F. Pemberton of The Dalles
will preach In the morning on "A
Winning World.," and In the evening
on,'incua.
Tou will want to hear him at both
services.
H. A. NOYES, Pastor.
Dr. Turner, eye specialist of Port
land, will bo In Hoppner again Tues
day, March 5th, at tho Palaco Hotel.
At lone on Monday, March 4th. Con
sult him.
W. S. S. SALE ON
T
t i ne war Savings and Thrift
Stamps Sale 1b on in earnest in Mor
row county now and once the people
are learning the value of these sav
log and thrift stamps they are invest
ing readily... The stamps make a spe
tlal appeal to children and older neo
pie of small means who want to start
Saving at a modest rate
it The thrift stamps are sold at twen
ty five cents and later can be changed
for war savings stamps which are
sold . in the amount of five dollars
and up.
The sale is gaining headway In
Heppner and Chairman C. E. Wood
Mbn reports that quite a number of
stamps are being sold at the banks
and the postofflce.
.: Chairman Wnnrionn has nnnlntoJ
the following executive committee.
Promotion, Gay M. Anderson; Edu
cation, Lena Snell Shurte; Commerce.
J. F. Vaughn; "Industry E. R.Hus
torn; Farmers And Stockmen, John
KSrny; General, Harry Duncan; So-
clal, W. A. Richardson, postmaster.
iv .
Athletic Instruction Is Given Men at
Army Camps." '. "
Special
courses of training for
athletic instructors have been .estab
lished at Camp Kearney, Linda Vista
Cal. . One lieutenant and one non
commissioned officer from each com-
pany have been detailed to take cour
ses which include boxing, wrestling
ana caiistnenics; Tne classes are
held three times each week, and the
officers in turn instruct their men.
'Two athletic fields have been laid
out at Camp Lewis, American Lake,
Wash., and stands wjth seating cap
acity of from H.OOP to 18,000 per
sons built at a coat of tS.OOO each.
The expense was met with funds de
rived from athletic contests and en
tertainments given by the men. -
Attendance at boxing at Camp Up
ton, Yaphank, N. Y., to which officers
and noncommissioned officers have
been assigned, has been made.-compulsory.
;
FATHERS-SONS MET
A rather novel and Interesting ser
vice was that on Sunday evening last
at the Federated Church, It was a
union service In which the people
of the Christian church joined. The
program was arranged with the idea
of giving emphasis to the Fathers and
Sons movement, and in commemora
tion of that idea.
Pastors Noyes and Andrews turned
over the meeting to the boys, and
Vawter Crawford Jr., presided and
Norton E. Wlnnard read the scrip
ture lesson, while a number of boys
and young men occupied the-quoir
loft and lifted their, voices in hymns
and songs.
Leo Nicholson gave a short address
on the "Y. M. C. A. Triangle and Cit
izenship," setting forth the work and
high aims of the Y. M. C. A.
T. E. Chidsey spoke on "The Ideal
Son" while Garnet Barratt presented
the "Ideal Father" and sustained his
reputation as a successful platform
speaker. Rev. Andrews directed at
tention to the heroes of the past. In
a short address and the program end
ed with a number of views touching
on the life of Washington and his
torical facts pertaining to the Revo
lution, were presented by Rev. Noyes
as the pictures were displayed on the
screen.
Th service was greatly enjoyed by
large congregation.
Morgan Woman Suicide.
Melancholy, produced by ill health
and grief was responsible for , Mrs.
E. H. Emerson of Morgan taking her
life Friday, February, 15. . This, was
the .verdict of the coroner ML. Case
of Heppner,. who was called to. the
scene of death. . .. .
Dr., Chicle, of . lone, was called and
upon . making an examination, an-.
nounced that (he woman had brought
about her own death by taking stry
chnine. ..... .
Mrs. Emerson, had been in ill
health for some .time and it ts . be
lieved that her physical condition fin
ally led to mental derangement. Pa
pers found in her room by Coroner
Case showed . clearly the woman's
state of mind and the case was one of
plain suicide.
It is said the deceased woman lea
ves two small children in tne tast
and that one of the last acts she per
formed before taking the deadly med
icine, was to send a money order aw
ay for some things she wished to havt
sent to her children. It Is also Be
lieved that she secured the strychnine
at the home of a neighbor.
Burial was made In the cemetery
at Morgan. The deceased was be-
tween 25 and 30 vears of aee and all
who shared her acquaintance say she
was a woman above average Intel-
Heence and was possessed of the most
kindly disposition.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Morrow county has no official re
cord of Its volunteers in the Army
and Navy. In order that the families
of the volunteers In the service may
be advised what their rights are un
der the Government . provision for
allotment, allowance, compensation,
and war insurance, we are asking the
relatives and friends of volunteers to
send the name and last address of the
boys, at once, that we may "communi
cate with them.
MRS. BINNS, Chairman Civil
ian Relief, Morrow County Red Cross
Chapter.
Public Health Service at Work
in
- Areas Around Army Camps.
The United States Public' Health
Service is carrying on a campaign
along sanitary lines in areas adjacent
to 2 military camps. Complete san
itary organizations work to prevent
the spread of disease from the civil
ian population to military forces, and
to protect civilians from communi
cable diseases where they have occur
red among troops. .;. "
The organizations Include " oh vsl-
clans, sanitary engineers, nurses, at
tendants, and laborers. Methods un
dertaken Include Inspection of all es
tablishments handling food supplies.-
EO CLARK IS MARRIED
Completely "slipping it over" on
his Heppner friends, Ed Clark went
down to Hillsboro week before last
and got married. Mrs. Clark wab
formerly Miss Opal Bretz of Hills
boro. She taught Jo the Heppner
schools last year and 'it was .while
making her home in this city that
she and Mr. Clark became acquaint
ed. The romance resulted in the
wedding as announced above. .
The wedding occured Saturday
morning, February Sth. Besides the
parents of the bride and a few friends
was. Mrs. Albert Bowker, sister of
the groom.,; ; f -C
Mrs. Clark returned to McMinvllle
to complete her teaching term in a
school there, after which she will
come to Heppner to make her home
providing Mr. Clark is not called to
report for war service bv that time.
He has been placed in the first class.
Mr. Clark Is a graduate of the Hep
pner high school and the youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Clark of
this city. He Is a native son and has
been following the plow since leav
ing school, having his father's ranch
below town rented.' "However, after
he had learned of his classification
in the draft, he gave up his lease on
the farm and took a life long lease
on the young lady from Hillsboro.
The Gazette-Times joins the host
of friends of the ncwlyweds, in wish
lng Mr. and Mrs. Clark a long, happy
and prosperous journey ' through the
years to come;
Earl Ward, the young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Ward of Lexington,
underwent a successful 'operation
Monday at the Heppner sanatorium.
E
HUNDREDS THROUGHOUT INLAND EMPIRE
. The Heppner Gun Club shot .in
competition with the Wenatchee team
last Sunday, the first shoot in a ser
ies which is being' conducted by the
Spokesman-Review. The result pf
last Sunday's meet proved disastrous
for the local club, Wenatchee win
ning by a score of 113 to 111.'.
The 'Inland Empire ".championship
tournament Is witnessing compete
tive shooting by Spokane, Pendleton,
Palouse-Colfax, SQnnyside, Orovflle.
Wallace, Kellogg, Yakima, Wenat
chee and Heppner '.Weather-. condi
tions locally were bad . last Sunday
and this accounts to a large degree
for the poor showing made by Hepp
ner. , " ; " . - .- . :', :. V-
'The local team was ' represented
by H. H. Hoffman 23, Albert Bow
ker 23, B. R. Patterson 23, Dr. Mc
Murdo 21 and Frank Roberts 21.
Next Sunday Heppner will meet Wallace,-
Idaho. Wallace-shot-against.
Oroville Sunday, scoring 118 and Or
oville hung up the booby record of
the day with 86.
In .the elimination contest, Bow
ker made a high run of 68 without
missing a single bird and came with
in 4 birds of making a perfect score.
Following "is the score by ev.ents
and the gunners who participated
Events
10
R. 9
10
15 25
14 23
Patterson, B.
8
10
10
5
8
8
9
Bowker, A
15
15
11
14
14
9
McMurdo, l'r,
Wilson, Jlin
Duncan
Van Marter
Borg
Vaughan
FARM LABOR SUR
VEY MADE BY AGENT
Uniform Wages for Morrow County
Farmers Plan Meeting.
' The" crop' and labor survey that
was taken throughout Oregon last
week is still in progress in this coun
ty and. from all Indications a large
percentage of the farmers have filled
in and returned their questionnaires.
The larger share of the work was in
the hands of the school teachers and
children who in many cases went out
of their way to see that every family
received a blank. Through some er
ror no blanks were received for Hep
pner or Lexington so returns from
those places will be late. .-.
While the county agent was assis
ting in the survey he took time to
discuss with some of the leading far
mers the question of labor for the
coming year. Since our office Is to
be used as a free employment bur
eau during the year we hoped that
some action could be taken to adopt
a uniform scale of wages. Many of
the farmers were in favor of such ac
tion and urged a meeting at the time
the . Morrow County Agricultural
Council is formed and in this way
make plans for meeting the other
problems as they may develop.
One car of Early Baart wheat: has
been ordered for Heppner and a part
of a car listed for Lexington, this
will be ordered just as soon as en-
ough Is listed to warrant the pur-,
chase of a full car.- . '
Since the work of the county agent
requires him to be out most of the
time,' arrangements have been made1
to stay In the office all day each Wed
nesday. . This will enable those wish-,
lng to see the agent - personally to;
know when to find him at homer?
Saturday will also be kept as office.!
day whenever possible'. . , -I
F. R. BROWN, County Agent. 3
ELKS OFF TO CONDON
The Heppner Elks will leave in;
large numbers on a special train to-'
morrow afternoon for Condon, where j
they will be the guests of the Condon;
Elks' that evening. Several candi-i
dates will be Initiated into the order
and members of Heppner Lodge No,
358 will put on the work. The eye
clat will leave Heppner at 1:30 to
morrow afternoon anl will leave Con-i
don on the return trip at 1:30 Sat-!
urday morning. It Is estimated that;
upwards of a hundred Elks and their
wives will go over. - - - 4
t
C. R. Johnson and Peter Linn of j
lone were up from that city last. Tues-,
day evening to attend the regular
session of Doric lodge No. 20, Knights'
of Pythias. They were accompanied'
by E.,J. Brlstow who took the first
rank fn the Iniatory work of the or,
der. 3.
Mrs. Bowker 8 12 .7 10 '
Adkins, Ed 10 8 7 ' '
Stone 4 11 9 .'f
Hoffman 9 14 6 12 .
Roberts, F. ' 9 12 ' -' ;
Spencer. . . - 11 .
-'The five highest scores in the first
two events made the finals. -
-CHRISTIAN CHl'RCH. -
?i - Sundays February 24th.
Tou are invited to join one of our
Bible School classes. We meet for.
Bible study at 10. a. m. ;i
Morning worship at 11. Sermon'-'
suject: "The Division of the Church."!'
C. E, meeting at 6:30 p. m. j
Pteaching service; at , 7:3.0 p."'m.;.
Subject: "The Kingdom of Hesven."!
Choir practice Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.
at the home of V. Crawford. V
Wednesday evening at 7:30 we,
meet at the church and begin a-
course in tne study or x'nurcn 'His-v
tory. This will bo a profiatble study
for all who can attend, .
A. Henriksen of Cecil returned la3t
week from the John ay country where
he was successful In buying 160 head
of cattle. He haa taken the cattle lo
his Cecil ranch where he will feed
them and put them In prime condi
tion for the market. Mr. Henriksen
is now feeding about three hundred
head of cattle.
Dr. Allison reports the arrival ot
a baby dauRhter at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Moore three mile
above Lexington, last Sunday.