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Oregon 111 tnricnl Society, Pnlil..1 Auilitoriuiu Gazi IM VOL. 35, XO. 10. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918. SUBSCRIPTION, 1.50 PER YEAR FIRST QUOTA NEW DRAFT GALLED 01 Morrow Cminly Will Furnish 18 Men In First ( all Kor Total of 48. Men Will Leave June 21. Morrow county has again heard the call of war and again Morrow county hag responded. This time the net quota is 48 men and the initial draft, which will be made on June 24 calls for 18. These first 18 men have been notified by J. A. Waters of the local draft board, to appear in Heppner on the evening of June 23. More than two thousand men will leave the State of Oregon on this first call of the second draft army. They will entrain for Camp Lewis, where they will undergo preliminary train ing. The following men have been ordered to appear under the call Just Issued: William H. Parker, Hood River. George Thomas Cook, Heppner. Robert C. Johnson, Conway, Mo. George H. Clark, Newberg, Ore. John L. Backlund, Washburn, Wis. William Hayes, lone. Herman Reltz, Hancock, Minn. T. L. Stanliff, Heppner. Frank McCorton, Heppner. Homer C. Frank, lone. Stanford B. Blaine, The Dalles. Thomas Ingrum, Hardman. William H. Chapel, Heppner. Hugh M. Kessler, Pendleton. Wm. O'Rourke, Heppner. Wm. E. McGill, Mishawaka, Ind. Alfred E. -Feller, lone. Herbert Haguewood, lone. LeRoy Yardley, Lexington. Floyd Baker Cobb, Heppner. 12 L A class consisting of six girls and six boys was graduated from Heppner High school at the close of the term on Friday last. The graduation exer cises wore held at the school auditor ium, and the stage was nicely dec orated for the occasion by many beautiful flowers. Those graduating were Norma Frederic, Neva Hayes, Loa Briggs, Isabel Wilson, Anna Doherty, Flor ence Ralston, Vawter Crawford, Gar net Barratt, Norton Wlnnard, Leo Nicholson, Arthur Campbell and Earl Gordon. The main feature of the program was the address of Rev. R. E. Gor null, pastor of the First Methodist church of Pendleton. Mr. Gornall dwelt upon the Importance of being prepared to take up the very import ant work that is immediately ahead of the young people who are now passing out into the world from the schools of our land. He showed very clearly that the times of reconstruc tion upon the close of the present war business and government will call for the trained mind and the work of building anew will be placed in the hands of those fitted by educa tion to carry it on. Rev. Gornall's address was full of wit and good advice and it was keen ly appreciated by the large audience present. The diplomas were presented to the class by W. B. Barratt, member of the Board of Education. The mu sical features of the program were a piano solo by Elizabeth Pherps, gong by Cora Mae Crawford and Ruby Phelps, and choruses by the High School under the direction of Miss Baker, and a solo by Neva Chidsey. The class of '18 were then extend ed congratulations and good wishes and have now gone forth from Hepp ner High to make their fortunes among their fellows. Some have planned to enter higher institutions of learning and will leave in the fall to take up work in the state institu tions. Just how many expect to en ter other schools, we have not yet learned, but the most of them will doubtless arrange to do so. With the graduation of this clas Prof. H. H. Hoffman closes his work in the Heppner schools. He has been here for the past eight years and it has been his privilege to graduate a class each year during that time, and he seemed Just a little bit prouder of the present class than any of those going before. His efforts In the school have always been directed along the lines of advancement and in leaving Heppner, Prof. Hoffman can havo the satisfaction of knowing and feeling that he has put the school on a much higher plane than when taking hold of it. His plans for the immediate future are not fully com pleted but we have been informed that he contemplates leaving in the late summer for New York City, where he will enter Columbia Uni versity and take further degrees. This paper extends to Prof. Hoffman its congratulations upon his success here and wishes for him the best of suc cess in the future. American Airman "Tells of Fighting Exierience8. A Committee on 'Public Informa tion representative in London says: i There are no better Bportsmeu in the world than the allied airmen, ond American aviators now fighting in Europe always play a fair game, as they learn it from the allies. F. P. Magoun, a former Harvard student, now a member of the Royal air force, recently wounded, tells how the lives of German observers escaping from balloons have been spared. "We caught three Hun balloons! above the allied grounds in a mist, which prevented their gunners seeing us," said he. "It was a cinch. You should have seen them hustle out their parachutes and abandon the balloons. As they came falling down through the air we circled about closely but, of course, didnt' open fire as that's against the rules of the game. As soon as they touched ground they took cover like rabbits, Magoun is the only American in his squadron, having Joined in Feb ruary of last year. He has bagged five German planes. While carrying bombs for low attack in the recent offensive he received a bullet through his left arm, but managed to return to his own lines. Magoun tells of a companion who had one of the luck lest escapes during the war. He wa3 put out of action a 1,000 feet in the air when a bullet perforated his gas oline tank. He was rendered uncon scious by the fumes and his machine took a nose dive to earth, but he es caped without a scratch. A section of the Royal air force op erating in the Ypres salient has lost its only American member, who had been with the squadron only 10 days when he went on a bombing raid at low elevation. He was hit by a machine-gun bullet and his plane fell in flames. He was taken prisoner. The efforts of newspapers to pro mote good feeling between the people of England and the thousands of Americans received official backing when Sir Randolf Baker, member of Parliament, offered to take charge of the American troops welfare depart ment of the British Government. His plans contemplate a continuous pro gram of healthful recreation in every American rest camp and training camp in England. Special London theatrical companies will be sent out. An organization known as "Sammy's Blighty League" is being formed. Finger Prints to be Taken in Regis. tratlon of German Allen Females. The registration of German alien females, to begin Monday, June 17 and end Wednesday, June 26, will he conducted in cities or municipalities having 5,000 population or over by the police officials. In communities having a population of less than 5000 ,ha registration will be handled by nnstmasters. in general the plan of registration u the same as that followed in the registration in February of German alien males. Each person who must register will be retired to register . This method of her nnger identification is also used in the mil itary and naval services of the United States. Has Advon- American - tae in Ammunition Equipment. The American Infantryman in tin Expeditionary Forces carries 200 nf ammunition in the pockets pf his light canvas webb belt andhl bandoleers. The German soldier has only 120 rounds, and 30 of these are 1 his knapsack. To secure them at a critical moment he must lose val uable time. The American webb belts, Becom ing to the War Department, are far uperlor to the German leauier oau- doleers. They are not anecieu vy prolonged rains nor torrid weather. The manufacture of these belts is one of the most intricate of the opera tions in the textile field. U. S. Army belts are made almost entirely of cot ton. The exact weight of the 220 rounds carried by the American soldier In France is 12 pounds. With the Springfield rifle 23 aimed shots can be fired each minute. Firing from the hip 40 shots can be fired a min ute. The new United States model 1917 (modified Enfield) does even better. Many Opportunities Open for Spec ialists in War Department. There Is a list of 137 occupations where the demand for men in the War Department constantly xteeds (Continued on Pago Four) HEPPNER LODGE OF FLAG DAI The Heppner Lodge, 358, Benevo lent and Protective Order of Elks, will hold Flag Day exercises in their lodge rooms on Friday evening, June 14, 1918. On that same day, hun dreds of Elks Lodges throughout the length and breadth of this country will pay similar tribute to the flag of our country. It is part of the ritual of the order. June 14, like May 30, in a sense, is a day of tribute. Not only is that day set aside for doing honor to Old Glory, by the lodges alone, but all patriotic citizens have Joined and are Joining in with the Elks in this annual observance. Although Heppner Lodge No. 358 has not observed Flag Day with any special program in past years, Exalt ed Ruler H. T. Allison says that the members felt that at this time such an observance Is especially timely. There will be a patriotic address, singing and speaking and the public in general Is Invited and urged to participate in the ceremonies on Flag Day. A complete program will ap pear in our next issue. ARMENIAN RELIEF SPEAKERS WILL BE HERE NEXT SUNDAY Mayor Smead has received a letter from J. J. Handsaker, secretary of the American Commute for Armen - ian Relief In Oregon, that h find Dr. Papaziau, a speaker of nation-wide prominence, will arrive la Heppner Saturday evening to deliver a series of addresses in this county on the following Sunday. Mayor Smead is arranging for meetings at Heppner, lone and Lex ington. Secretary Handsaker writes that splendid reports are coming Into headquarters right along. Clatsop county will send in at least $6,250 and the little town of Mitchell in Wheeler county, with a population of less than 100, has raised over $700. Gilliam county announces that their quota will be raised in a few days. Its up to Morrow county to do something for Armenian relief. The Gazette-Times Roll of Honor. The following new subscribers were added to The Gazette-Times list during the week: F. H. Wilson, lone, Mrs. Ida Harlow, Monument, Mrs. C. G. Shaw, Seaside, Ore., Percy Cox, Camp Meigs, Washington, D. C, Mrs. Marion Gray, Hamilton, Ore., C. S. Emry, Philomath, Ore., J. T. Day, Dawson, Ky. Renewals: J. A. Adams, Hard man, Mrs. Ed Hunt, Heppner, Mar tin Behm, lone, Eddie Rietmann, lone, Jas. Farley, Heppner, George D. Anderson, Granite, Ore., J. W. French, Heppner, C. F. Troedson, lone, D. Cox, Heppner, Waldo Vin cent, Lena, Henry F. Blahm, Walla Walla, Wn., Mrs. Henry Jones, Port- land, Ed Stevenson, Heppner, J. H. Bode, Heppner. LIBRARY BOOKS. Those holding books belonging to the Heppner Library are requested to leave them at the home of Mrs. A. L. Ayers. What property of this na ture that remains out should be re turned promptly and it is hoped that this request will be heeded. MRS. S. E. VAN VACTOR, President. TREASURER'S REPORT, MORROW COUNTY CHAPTER, AMERI CAN RED COS8. nmnucf May 1, 1018 4,253.30 DEPOSITS Mrs. Hnylor 2.00 Mis Heuge 4.00 Oeranlum Sale 380.00 lone Milse 74.96 Lexington Mrtse 17.19 , Annuals 2.00 Mrs. Haylor 2.00 Mrs. Kelley, geranium donated by Miss Oilman 2.00 Lena Auxiliary 20.9.50 Prof. Otto services 10.00 TOTAL 703.05 $ 703.05 $5,017.01 Relief Vouchers rakl..?l,522.88 Expense Vouchers Paid 90.33 Civilian Relief 50.00 TOTAL $1,003.21 $1,003.21 BALANCE JUNE 1, 19118 $3,353.80 General Fund $ 902.51 Civilian Relief 60.00 Relief Fund 2.S95.04 Mlscc. Fund 6.2S $3,353.80 Respectfully submitted, MRS. A. M. PHELPS, Secretary, ELKS WILL HOLD SERIES JUNE 14TH Building New Homes. Shelley Baldwin has commenced me construction of a new residence on his property at the west end of Willow street. Some of the ashes of his old home were still smoking when he began laying the foundation for the new one. Claud Coats Is also making preparations to build a new modern home. He hag Just finished a commodious wood shed and the family will live there until the new home can be compieted. Mrs. Mar. latti wno8e home wag algQ de8troyed by fire, is now living with her daugh ter, Mrs. E. N. Gonty, but expects t build again soon. Rumors are afloat concerning some new business blocks that will go up on Willow street, but as yet have not been fully confirmed. Wednesday was registration day for the young men becoming 21 years old since last June, a year ago. Thirteen registered in Heppner, 12 at lone and one at Lena. Complete returns of the registration have not yet been received by the local draft board, but Chairman Waters esti mates it at 50 men. Heppner Attorney Goes to Portland On Matrimonial Case. Jos. J. Nys, popular young attor ney of Heppner, has gone to Portland : on an important case. He left Sun- day, but before going he took some important documents from the coun ty clerk's office which would help him in winning his case. In other words Joe Nys is a benedict Rumor has it that he will return to Heppner in about ten days with Mrs. Nys, who is better known here as Miss Sophia Burke. Miss Burke (maybe Mrs. Nys by this time) taught in the Heppner schools for two years and has a wide circle of friendB In this city, as has M. Nys. 1 They will receire a warm welcome upon their return. Carl Troedson Now In France. Carl Troedson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Johannes Troedson of Morgan, is now i in France if a letter received by The Gazette-Times this week is any cri terion. The letter was mailed in mid ocean and Of course did not start on its Journey across the water until the boat on which Mr. Troedson was traveling had made a safe landing Carl did not say much about himself, other than that the ocean was calm and beautiful, that he had four meals a day, "two down and two up." He mailed us a copy of "The Hatchet," a small paper published "on the high seas." It is an interesting paper. Carl is a private in the first bottalion of the 37th engineers, being a mem- Der oi a company. Fritz Rader Sentenced. Fritz Rader, convicted at Canyon City Monday evening for the killing of E. E. McCue, near Long Creek ear ly this Spring, was sentenced Tues- .day by Judge Biggs to the Peniten tiary for a term of 6 to 16 years and fined $1000. His father, rated as the wealthiest man in Grant county, employed the best legal talent available and will spend money unstintedly to save his son from a prison term, notice of ap peal to the Supreme Court being giv en. Rader killed McCue after a quarrel relative to pasture land owned by the Raders and used by McCue. He pleaded self-defense, claiming he shot only when McCue attacked him. The Federated Church. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. The theme of the morning sermon Is suggested by the meeting of the Older Girls' Conference and is en titled "God's Daughters." Senior and Junior C. E. 7:00 p. m. Topic, "Progressive Christians." Leader, Elizabeth Phelps. A union service will be held in the evening in connection with the Girls' Conference. H. A. NOYES, Pastor. Stralghter Placed Under Bonds. A hearing was had before Justice Cornett in Heppner yesterday where in J. B. Stralghter of Irrigon was tried on a charge of disturbing the peace and dignity of the State of Oregon. Stralghter, it seems with other members of his family, made threats tgalnst N. Seaman, the depot agent at Irrigon, and would do him bodily injury, all bcause, Beemiugly Mr. Seaman had Informed the au thorities that one of the sons of Mr. Stralghter was a slacker. The hear ing of ccnsiderable evidence convinc ed the court that some restraint should be placed about Mr. Stralghter and he was placed under bonds in the sum of $500.00 to keep the peace REPORT OF DELEGATES TO REb CROSS CONVENTION, UNIVER SITY OK WASHINGTON, SEATTLE. WASH., MAY O-ll, 10IK. Monday forenoon was taken up in registering, placing and organizing something near 400 delegates. They were taken care of mostly on the college grounds and were served good meals in the basement of the Com mons building,cafeter!a style. These college grounds are said to be the most beautiful in the United States. They are right out in the woods on College Hill and they look like a city in a forest. At two o clock p. m., Monday, we assembled at Bagley Hall. Division Manager C. D. Stimson outlined the purpose of the convention, which was, in short, to get acquainted, to learn the needs of the various chap ters, branches and auxiliaries, and, in turn, to send by word of mouth, a message of greeting, a mesage of set vice, a message of helpbul coopera tion, a message to the people to help them to help their Chapter to help their division that they may in turn, be tfble to pass the endless chain of helpfulness on to the Great Head quarters at Washington, D. C, that they may be able to help the millions of sufferers all over war-torn Europe First of all, Mr. Stimson asks that we learn the lesson of submission to authority, that we may better be able to work a a unit. That our individ uality must be supplanted by devo tion to our cause, for without unity we will fail. Professor Suzzalo, of the Univer sity oi Washington, delivered the address of welcome and he certainly made us feel . at home. He says Americans are the biggest, the tall est, the most self-reliant, the most ca pable single individuals in the world but that we lack the something that makes us a mass. Germany, he says, is a mass and the kaiser is hurling this great mass at us and until we can meet it in the same way we can not win. That we must all pull to gether, and he begs for a united, long, hard pull, gathering momentum as we go until no force can stand be fore us, and then, and not until then, can we force Germany to respect all scraps of paper on which treaties are written and also force her to make such treaties as will safeguard tnt rest of the world. Mrs. Lucy C. Hilton, associate division manager, gave us an en couraging and helpful lecture on the achievements of the Red Cross in the Northwest. She also sends an anneai for unity, sympathy and patience coupled with a supreme determina tion to give the utmost assistance to our allies over sea, our boys in the trenches and their families at home. DrC. W. Sharpies,, Director First Aid, asks that all Chapters orirani una train their people in first aid work and to give special training to our men. He says they need the irainini? fur n,.. i .. ...uir man tne women but that each individual in the neigh borhood will be benefitted by such training. It will only take a little of your time and can be arranged for in the evenings. The doctor further says that the training will not onI '""P us butwi.1 make us more effi cient i our efforts to help others. nouia Come of This Con- ference,' s aiscussed by Earl Kil He predicts that u- -ni Patrick. bigger, broader viewpoint and be !ld.0bf.,terad -re construe! num. mat the thince u. v,;i. -emed to be crioisms wlll th! V. . uu ve see" "' the light of ueipiuiness. Tuesday we opened the Questmn oox and many thillBS Woro P-ain. The Round Table confere to lowed and I wlsll we could have attended all of them. There were only three of us and there were many conferences held, so we were onfv able to get a little from each, going from one to another picking up the grains of gold as best we could. I believe we could improve our chapter by Round Table talks held once or twice a month. I think it would improve our chapter work. On Wednesday we saw the moving picture films that have been pre pared for the Red Cross. We can have as many of these as we can use by applying to headquarters. They will lot us know when the films will arrive and the show can be arranged to suit the Chapter. Thursday we visited Camp Lewis. We were the guests of the ladies of Taconia and I want to say that the Tacoma ladies are splendid hostesses. They had their autos -take us over DEGREE OF HONOR E Large Number of Pendleton Women, Memlers of Magnolia Ixidge No. 34 Were Present At Dis trict Convention. Kate J. Young Lodge No. 29, De gree of Honor, was hostess to a large number of visiting members and del egates who attended the Eastern Oregon District Convention in Hepp ner on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The convention sessions were held in the I. O. O. F. Hall, with Mrs. Elsie Stevenson presiding. Prominent outside visitors and speakers at the convention were Mar garet E. Becker, Grand Selretary, and Margaret Houston of Ivy lodge No. 70, Eugene, Ore. Mrs. Becker is a member of Fidelity Lodge No. 1 of Portland. The largest delegation to the con vention came from Pendleton. They were Agnes Williamson, Marietta Jones, Pearl Deebach, Hattie Smith, Myrtle Farley, Ella Ross, Anna Peter son, Celestlne King, Lottie Long, Mary McGee, Lizzie Peterson, Olive King, Laura Morgan, Mary Dupuis, Myrtle Beard. The convention was very success ful. On Wednesday evening the members from Magnolia lodge put on some drill work. D. W. Boitnott and family arrived in Heppner Sunday from Prairie City, spent two days and went on to Eu- fiun where Mr. Boitnott will take a '.ourEe at the summer school of the University of Oregon. Mr. Boitnott and family will return to Heppner later in the summer, preparatory to taking up their residence here, Mr. Boitnott having been appointed to the sup6rintendency of the Heppner schools. Wanted Position as cook through harvest. Have had experience and can furnish references if desired. Mrs. W. Scott, 520 E. 13 St., The Dal les, Ore. the camp, served us lunch at the Hostess House, showed us over Ta coma, taking us through tht big ship yards and back to the Soldiers and Sailors club house for tea. It was with regret that we bade our hostess es farewell and took the train back to Seattle. Friday and Saturday we, devoted entirely to the instructions in sur gical dressings. The Spagnum moss is used as an absorbent dressing, tak ing the place of the heavy absorbent cotton dressing. We may not be asked to make them here on account of our location being so far from the bogs where the moss is obtained. Mr. Hilton assures U3 that the ma terial will be in the warehouse before our quota gives out so we may have to wait for It. If so we are not to go home thinking there is no work for us to do but simply rest and recuper ate and be ready when the call comes. We are asked to enroll our married nurses for home defense work. The special instructions for work will be sent us a little later. Junior Red Cross work should be inspectced, boxed and sent by the Chapter. We are also asked to add home ser vice to our Chapter work. I will answer any questions as best I can as this report is getting rather lengthy. It is also suggested and advised that the Chapter have a trained and paid clerical helper that we may be. able to keep a comprehensive check and a perfect record of all transac tions, correspondence, etc. In fact, they recommended that we have a perfectly equipped office, furnished with a desk, letter files, and all fix tures necessary in order to keep a perfect tab on all business transacted and If our secretary is not able to de vote the necessary time to the work we should employ a competent as sistant to do the work subject to her direction. The refugee garments should be a gift as from one friend to another. There are many other points that I could touch but we can discuss them later. Respectfully submited, MRS. L. G. HERREN. MRS. S. W. SPENCER. MRS. KARL BEACH. HELDSESSIONSHER