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Gazeti
Times
VOL 35, NO. 8.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1918.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAJl
WITHYGOMBEAND
icm WINNERS
Primary Election Marked by Light
Vote Cast. Contest For State
Treasurer Close.
The primary election in Oregon is
over. Both Governor Withycombe
and Senator McNary have received
the endorsement of their party mem
bers to remain in their high offices.
Although final and official returns
have ot been checked up, Governor
Withycombe has run away from all
other candidates in the race for gub
ernatorial nomination and Senator
McNary has defeated R. N. Stanfleld
by better than 20,000 votes.
Pome close contests -have develop
ed. Up to this time if has not been
fully decided whether F. A. Williams
or Frank J. Miller has been nominat
ed for Public Service Commissioner.
Likewise was the race for supreme
court judge close, Anally going to C.
A. Johns of Portland, leaving John
S. Coke and Percy R. Kelley to scrap
it out for second place.
For state treasurer it Is difficult to
nay at this time who has won out.
One day the figures favor T. F. Ryan
and the next day O. P. Hon has a few
hundred the best of it. This office
will remain in doubt until the official
count has been completed.
Ralph Williams defeated Bruce
Dennis for Republican National Com
mitteeman. Dennis was a strong run
ner In Eastern Oregon, where he was
better known, but as he approached
the Willamette Valley and the heav
ier vote casting counties, he lost out
badly to Williams.
C. H. Gram was nominated over
Win. Dalziel for Labor Commissioner,
although Dalziel ran strong in many
sections of the state.
Colon R. Eberhard of La Grande
for state senator and C. E. Woodson
of Heppner for representative in the
legislature received their party'B
unanimous endorsement.
On the democratic ticket, Oswald
West defeated Will R. King for the
nomination for the United States Sen
atorship. Mr. West has accepted the
nomination but has announced that
he will not make an active campaign,
providing Senator McNary will agree
to the same tiling.
Will II. Hornlbrook Is democratic
national committeeman.
Norborue Berkeley of Pendleton
will run against Colon R. Eberhnrl
for state senator.
J. J. Wells and Hugh 0. Cither.
are the only democratic aspirants on
the county ticket.
The republican county ticket now
follows: Win. Campbell, county
judge; G. A. Illeaknian, county com
missioner; J. A. Waters, county
Clerk; E. M. Shutt, sheriff; Loy M.
Turner, surveyor; M. L. Case, coron
er; T. J. Humphreys, treasurer.
Chas. R. Pointer and Walter Hill
came up from Lexington Tuesday
evening to make their report for
Lexington in the second Red Cross
drive.
Two Important Con
ferences Are Coming
Harvest Wages to be Uniform
Wheat Growers to Study Wheat
Conditions.
(F. R. Brown, County Agent.)
The harvest wage question will be
taken up at a meeting of farmers of
all Eastern Oregon and Eastern
Washington counties, June 10th at
Pendleton. This is important be
cause it insures the farmers against
the many rumors which will be start
ed, and the tendency of hired help
to shift about. There is always a cer
tain point up to which farmers coop
erate, and if In this county we can
make that point far enough along so
that what ever wage Is adopted will
be put Into general practice and giv
en the widest publicity possible, there
is going to be a great deal less shift
ing of harvest hands and consequent
ly bettor organized crews.
MANY THANKS.
I want to sincerely thank the Re
publican party of Morrow county for
selecting me as its nominee for
Sheriff, and also to thank those Dem
ocrats who wrote my name on their
ballots. I feel highly honored and
deeply grateful to my friends throu
ghout the county by this renewed
expression of confidence and faith
In me and the principle tor which
I stand. It shall be my constant aim
to have my private and public life
prove worthy of this splendid trib
ute. E, M. SHUTT.
STATE HEADQUARTERS
SENDS THANKS AND COX-
GRATILATIONS. '
Phlll Cohn, .
. War Fund Cashier,
Heppner, Oregon.
Give our congratulations
and the thanks of the American
Red Cross to your workers and
the people of Morrow county.
We confidently expect Oregon
over the top by Wednesday.
H. L. CORBETT,
Chairman
H. E. WITHAM,
Manager
Will Make Home on Tumalo Project.
Mrs. J. H. Gemmell left Heppner
this, Thursday, morning, to Join her
husband near Tumalo, In Crook
county, where they have purchased
forty acres of land under the irrlga
tlon project. Mr. Gemmell has been
on his new place since the last of
March. Their son Walter lives near
that place. Mr. Gemmell has been a
farmer all his life and after retiring
for a few years, became restless to
get back into the harness again, and
consequently bought land In the
Tumalo project. His big wheat farm
just south of Heppner is farmed by
his son Chester.
Glenn Jones Given Farewell.
A number of friends held a little
party for Glenn Jones last Tuesday
upon the eve of his return to duty
at Mare Island, California where he
l& an apprentice seaman in the U. S
Navy. Beside the honor guest there
were present the Misses Hannah
Wilson, Ruth Van Vactor, Sibyl Ca
son, Laurralne Groshens, Muriel Ca
son, Ruth Charroin, Isabel Wilson,
Florence Ralston and Mrs. E. O. Hen
drlcson and Messrs. Albert Adklns,
Henry Aiken, Jas. Kenny, Max Rog
ers, Vawter Crawford and Leo Nich
olson. The affair was given In the
nature of a picnic.
Red Cross Inaugurates Communica
tion Service.
The United States Government has
asked the American Red Cross to op
erate a plan for restricted communi
cation between persons In this coun
try and their relatives or friends in
enemy, or ally of enemy, countries
or in provinces occupied by them.
The Red Cross will endoavor to
deliver all proper messages without
cost to the Inquirer but the delivery
of messages cannot be guaranteed.
In the Chapter organization, Com
munication Servico shall be bundled
under the direction of the secretary.
Only purely personal family mes
sages should he accepted. Messages
relating to the financial or political
matters or matters of public interest
cannot be forwarded. A single
communication cannot be addressed
to more than one person in enemy
territory.
The High School Annual.
Near the end of this month the
Heppner High School Annual, the
"Hehlsch," will come off the press.
This book presents all the phases of
school life In a very Interesting and
pleasing manner and also contains
many pictures of students and stu
dent activities. It serves as a kind of
record by which one can tell the edu
cational progress of the school, for it
is gotten up entirely by the students
and the style of the annual repre
sents the style of the students. The
annual this year is better than ever
before, although not bigger. The size
of the annual was left the same as
the last year's because of the high
prices caused by war-time conditions,
and the great financial demand upon
all the people by different war funds
which the government has called up
on them to support. However, the
price of the annual has not increased,
and 75c handed to any H. II. S. stu
dent will bring you an annual. This
is a very small amount for the real
worth of the book, but it Is not the
Intention of the school to make a
profit on it, but a small charge has
to be made to defray publication ex
penses. If you are In a position
where you cannot see a high school
student, 75c sent to Garnet Barratt,
Subscription Managor, "Ilohlsch,"
will bring you an annual.
Buy Your Fuel Early,
Portland, Or., May 23. Organiza
tions of men and women, from Cham
bers of Commerce to club federations
are being urged by Fuel Administra
tor Holmes to take an activo part in
"Order Your Fuel Early Week,"
which will be nationally observed
June 3-8.
During the week everyone Is asked
to put in their fuel order tnd remind
others to do the same. By this means
declared Mr. Holmes today, the wood
and coal dealers will be in position to
secure the fuol for early delivery and
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MR RECORD-SlpDO FOR RED CROSS
Morrow county has smashed an
other war record. Records are be
ing smashed in this county so regu
larly that they are Just about to lose
their news value. When Morrow
county fails in a war drive we will
have an unusual scoop indeed.
The latest: Morrow county has
raised 112,000 for the Second Red
Cross War Fund Drive, thereby ex
ceeding her quota $2,000. An out
standing feature of the drive lies in
the fact that every district has ex
ceeded its allotment. It would be
hard to say what district Is deserv
ing of the greatest honor. The hon
ors are pretty evenly divided. There
were no districts In this county out
after any special honors, other than
h'anding a good, direct jolt to the
Kaiser, by boosting the mercy fund.
Although complete returns are not
in, Chairman Clark has handed us
a tabulated form which shows that
the amount subscribed up to Thurs
day morning Is $11,957.10, which
will be boosted well over the $12,000
mark when returns are completed.
The returns show the following con
tributions from the various districts:
Heppner $ 5,144.15
lone ' 1,233.00
Lexington 2,095.25
Hardman 691.95
Liberty w 743.00
Eight Mile . 275.00
Lena . 378.00
Pine City 558.00
.Morgan 260.00
Cecil 207.00
Irrigon 204.00
Boardman 167.25
$11,957.10
TWENTY ONE YEAR
MEN WILL REGISTER
Portland, Ore., May. Wednesday,
June 5, has been officially designated
as Registration Day throughout the
United States, for all young men who
have attained the age of 21 years
since draft Registration day one year
ago.
On Wednesday, June 5, every 21-
year-old man in the United States
must appear at the registration place
designated by his local draft board,
and register.
The only exceptions are men al
ready in military or naval service.
Special arrangements have been made
whereby absentees and those too ill
to appear at the registration places
may register by mail.
But they must all register. Fail
ure to do so makes the guilty young
man liable to imprisonment for one
year. And ignorance of the fact that
June 5 is Registration Day will not
be accepted as an excuse. The bur
den of Informing themselves as to
the place and date of registration Is
placed on the men themselves.
Registration will be In charge of
the local boards In their respective
districts. They are required to post
Immediately a list of the registra
tion places.
These registration places will be
open from 7 o'clock the morning of
June 5 until 9 o'clock that night.
They will be in charge of officials of
the local draft boards.
June 5 has been selected as the
date for Registration Day because it
is the anniversary of the first draft
Registration Day, when approximate
ly 10,000,000 men between the ages
of 21 and 30 years, Inclusive, regis
tered for the draft.
This Registration Day Is only for
men who have reached the age of 21
years, thus coming within the draft
age, since ast Registration Day.
Oregonians won't have to wcrry
about heatless days next winter.
The need of securing supplies as
soon as possible has made even mero
urgent by the decision of the Govern
ment to virtually suspend Importa
tion of California fuel oil into Oregon.
Curtailment of oil will make it neces
sary to ship more than 150,000 tons
of coal above the normal demand.
In addition, thousands of extra cords
of wood will be used by plants now
employing oil, This will in turn add
greatly to the demands on the already
overburdened railroads for more cars
and greatly Increases the possibility
of a shortage this fall.
Round-Up Board Makes Gift,
As a compliment to herself and her
"queen" mother, Mrs. Frank Cronan,
little Miss Nancy Eileen Cronan is to
be presented with a set of silverware,
the gift of the Pendleton Round-Up
board. The presentation was to be
uiado today by Sheriff Tllinan D. Tay
The districts which have not sent
In complete returns are Heppner,
lone, Lena, Hardman, Irrigon and
Boardman. Of these, Hardman is the
only district which has not yet
reached its allotment, and Miss Nellie
Wright, who is managing the cam
paign there, royorts that they will go
over the top before the end of the
week. A big patriotic meeting will
be held there to arouse a greater en
thusiasm. Cecil has gone over the top with
that customary promptness and re
ports a percentage of 207.
Wm. Beymer and Henry Cohn had
a small territory up Hinton creek and
gathered In $500, averaging almost
$100 to the mile covered.
Morgan was given an allotment of
$150 and has made a return of $260.
Pine City's allotment was $376 and
E. O. Neill, chairman of that district,
sends In $558.
Called to Portland By Death of
Brother.
Spencer Akers of the Peoples'
Hardware Co., was called to Portland
Wednesday on account of the death
of his brother, E. M. Akers. Mr.
Akers had been in poor health for
several years. He formerly lived In
this county aiid also in Pendleton.
The deceased leaves a widow and two
children.
Carl Yount, lone wheat buyer, Is In
Heppner today.
Dr. McMurdo reports the arrival oi
an 11-lb. daughter at the home of Mr.
,and Mrs. Wm. Salzwedel west of
! Heppner on Wednesday.
T
A SCRAP OF PAPER"
The Senior class 6f Heppner high
school will participate In the final
dramatics of their high school car
eer when they present the three act
comic drama, "A Scrap of Paper" to
the Heppner public at the Opera
House on Wednesday, May 29th. An
admission price of 50 cents will be
charged, one half to go to the Red
Cross and the other half to defray
various class expenses.
The play, which is considered one
of the best ever put on the stage in
Heppner, is filled with action
throughout. Prosper Couramont,
one of the leading characters, Is tak
en by Garnet Barratt. Couramont
comes from the Sandwich Islands to
find a wife. At the home of Brise-
j mouche, where he is visiting he Is
surprised to find Louise de la Gla-
I clere. Brisemouche Is Vawter Craw
ford and Louise de la Glaciere is Loa
Briggs. In the character of Baron
de la Glaciere will be found Leo
Nicholson. It transpires that a let
ter, written by Louise to Prosper
three years before, was left In a stat
uette and never received by Prosper.
He perceives a diplomatic advantage
In possessing the letter, and soon
contrives to get it out of its place of
concealment. Suzanne de Ruseville,
Norma Frederic, and a cousin of
Louise, helps her sister In the search
of Prosper's apartment, and discovers
the letter. It Is thrown out of the
window by Prosper, and from there
on there is a frantic search by every
one. In the end, however, the paper
is burned and Prosper rejoices that
he has found a wife smarter than
himself. In the supporting cast are
Arthur Campbell, Kenneth Bfnns, Is
abel Wilson, Neva Hayes, Anna Doh
erty and Florence Ralston.
lor, wlio was "King Joy" at the Port
land Rose Festival two years ago,
w hen "Queen Muriel'' reigned at that
fete.
Nancy Eileen's gift consists of a
large size feeding plate, a cup, knife,
fork and spoon, the former two pieces
engraved with her name, and the
three smaller ones bearing the Ini
tials "N. E. C." The entire set is of
heavy sterling silver and of an fe
pecially pretty pattern. Mrs. Roy T.
Bishop selected the gift for the mem
bers of the board.
Mrs. Cronan and baby daughter
are a present the guests of the for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Saling. Mr. Cronan Is in the federal
service, stationed at Camp Lewis.
Pendleton East Oregouian.
Crushed Rot for Sale The city of
Heppner will furnish crushed rock at
$2.10 per yard at crusher, or $2.50
delivered anywhere in town.
For Sole Barred Rock cockerels,
$2.60 each. WIGHTMAN BROS.,
Heppner, 2mo.
LENA SHOWS SHE IS DECID-
EDLV OX THE MAP BY
RAISING BIG MONEY
FOR RED CROSS.
Lena is on the map. In fact
Lena has been on the map lor a
good long time, but was not sat-
isfied with things she had done
in the past. This accounts for
the overwhelming success of the
big dance and auction sale which
was held last Friday night In
Woodward hall. A turkey, calf
horse and sheep, as well as a hog
pulled down good money at the
auction block. The dance was
also a money getter and as a re-
suit, Lena has turned over $279
suit, Lent has turned over $279
to the Morrow County Chapter
of the Red Cross. Oscar R.
Otto, who furnished music for
the dance, donated his services
and the $10 was turned back for
the Red Cross.
The Gazette-Times Honor Roll.
Renewals for the week were Mrs.
Geo. Cook, Bellingham, Wash; Ar
thur Smith, Frank Turner, Sherman
Wakefield, Walter Cason, J. L. Yea-
ger, Heppner; E. L. Reaney, W. E.
Pointer, Justus A. Miller, Lexington;
Cleve Walton, Fox; J. H. Gemmell,
Tumalo; C. M. White, Portland;
Chas. Bartholomew, Echo; W. W.
Cryder, Pendleton; Chas. Shaver,
lone; Martin Lovgren, Eight Mile;
Frank Woods, Echo; Grover Goff,
Gurdane; Tom H. Deen, Portland.
New Subscribers were Chas. Edwards,
Granite; William D. Brooks, Port
land; Bert Kramer and Miss Martha
B. Struck, Heppner.
Domestic Art Exhibit.
There will be an exhibit of articles
made during the school year by the
Domestic Art Classes, at the high
school next Tuesday. This exhibit
will include work done by the high
school girls, who are taking domestic
art. and the grls of the grades. All
parents and friends are cordially in
vited to come and inspect the work
which the girls have done. The Do
mestic Art Room will be open to vis
iters on Tuesday, May 28, from 1:00
to 5:00 o'clock.
WERE YOU MISSED?
Owing to the fact that this is a
busy time of year, it was planned to
put the Red Cross Drive for this
comity over in one or two days. In
the rush of covering the territory,
some peple were not found at home,
and others were missed in some other
way. This was not intentional. If
you were missed by the solicitor, do
not get mad about it . Simply drop
into Mr. Van Vactor's office and leave
your subscription, or call up one of
the captains' or solicitors and author
ize him to sign up for you. In many
counties, the laboring men have
adopted the plan of giving at least
one day's wages, whatever that might
be. They figure that they can give
one day when so many are giving all
the time they can possibly spare. So,
if you are a laborer and want to give
one day's wages, let one of the solic
itors know. A Heppner boy, about 13
years old, when he discovered that he
had been over-looked, got on his
wheel and followed two solicitors,
overtook them, and insisted upon con
tributing a dollar. He has the 100
per cent, spirit. If you were missed,
make it hot for somebody until you
get your name on humaulty's honor
roll.
Respectfully,
M. D. CLARK,
Chairman Campaign Committee.
STREET IMPROVEMENT
Street improvement in Heppner is
progressing rapidly and from present
Indications the work will be done
days ahead of time. The preliminary
work was held back to some extent
on account of the difficulty in getting
certain machinery up from Portland,
but everything Is running smoothly
now. One block on Main street is
practically finished, as Is one block on
May street, leading up to the May
street bridge. Grading has progressed
down Main street as far as Center,
where the first heavy rock has been
laid and the men are now preparing
Baltimore and the lower end of Gale
streets for the first rolling.
There has been considerable talk
of hard surfacing and many property
owners have expressed themselves as
being In favor of laying a permanent
surface at this time. Mayor Stuead
and Councilman Sweek are in Port
land this week and will look into the
pricos of various forms of pavement.
E
LEAVE FOR ARMY
Reception and Dance Will Show Hon
or to Morrow County Men Leav
Ing for Fort McDowell.
Morrow county will do honor to 13
more Morrow county young men who
are leaving the last of this week to
Join the National Army at camp Fort
McDowell, California.
A committee is working on the de
tails of the affair and a reception and
dance will be given at the Opera
House on May 28, the eve of the
young men's departure. John F.
Vaughn and J. L. Wllkins are the
dance committee.
In addition to the dance, a short
program will also be given.
Thirteen Morrow county young
men who have been called for service
under the selective draft, will report
in Heppner on May 28. They will
be gent to Fort McDowell, California.
The men are:
Jacob Dexter, Heppner.
Ernest J. Hatch, lone.
Ray Mark Taylor, Heppner.
F. L. McNabb, lone.
Edward Mulligan, Vale.
Roy T. Cochran, Heppner.
Thomas J. McBeth, Jennings
Lodge.
Lee Painter, Pocatello, Idaho.
Frank Hopkins, lone.
John L. Mclnnus, Pilot Rock.
Claudy Jewett, Heppner.
Reuben Wallace Voile, Heppner.
John R. Voile, Portland.
Chas. E. Scholes, Prlneville.
Charles Sumner Dykstra, Hepp
ner. Morgan Will Raise More Money for
the Red Cross.
So successful was Miss Irene Doug
lass in her former effort to raise
money for the Red Cross while clos
lng the school term in district No.
28, that the performance will be re
peated, this time by the Morgan
school, which is just closing its term
under the direction of Miss Douglass.
Their first efforts were rewarded to
the extent of two hundred and sixty
eight dollars. The second program
will be held in Wagner Hall, Morgan
on Friday evening May 31st. A fea
ture of the program will be the auc
tion sale of the ladies present-to the
highest bidder. The good lunches
which the ladies bring will also go
to the buyer. A dance with good mu
sic will conclude the evening's en
tertainment. The Morgan school has
already made a pledge of fifty dol
lars to the second war fund drive and
they will raise the money in this
manner.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo was called to
near Monument Tuesday night to ad
minister to Les Matlock, who was
very ill. The doctor was accompanied
by V. Gentry and they brought Mr.
Matlock to the hospital in Heppner,'
where his condition is improving.
Jas. McNamee Is
Safe Over In France
J. L. Wilklns of this city has re
ceived a letter from Jas. McNamee,
dated April 25th, from Somewhere In
France, that puts at rest all the ru
mors that were going the rounds to
the effect that Jimmie had been
killed over there. The letter follows:
Somewhere in France,
April 25, 1918.
Mr. Joe Wilklns.
Heppner, Oregon.
Dear Friend:
Just a few lines to let you know I
am still in the land of the living and
doing my share over here. We are
located about miles back of the
line and have it pretty good so far in
this war. 1 have been here about six
months now and am getting our iv
eign service stripes in a few days,
which will be a little gold V worn on
the sleeve.
1 have never seen any of the boys
from around Heppner so far, but I
have heard where some of them are.
I saw a letter from Will Morgan in a
paper a few days ago and I guess 1
will write to him.
How are Mrs. Wilkins and the two
babies. Be sure and give them my
regards. News is very scarce and we
can't write the kind that would be of
interest to you, but after the war we
will be able to tell a lot of big exper
iences when we return. So will have
to close for this lime. Say, Joe, what
is the lodge doing in regard to the
cards;- I mean the Elks. I wrote to
them but never got a reply. Will yon
kindly let me know. As ever,
Your friend,
J. McNAMEE,
167th Field Hospital,
117 San Train, A. E. F.
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