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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER' TEAR
FIRST PUHROW MAN
DIES IN U. S. SERVICE
Arthur Chappel, Who Enlisted With
Cavalry From Hardman, Is Vic
tim of Drowning in Texas.
Morrow county has lost her first
son in the service of this country.
Arthur Chappel of Hardman, who en
listed with the cavalry last December,
met death by drowning at San Benito,
Texas, on June 9th. The following
letter was received In this city the
first of the week by Archie Barnard,
a halt brother of the deceased.
Mr. Archie Barnard, Heppner, Ore.
Private Arthur Chappel number
1016777, troop K, 16th Cavalry,
died by accident at drowning June
9th. Please wire immediately
whether you wish remains shipped
home at government expense. If so,
state name and address of person to
whom remains are to be shipped.
G. M. PEACOCK,
Captv 16th Cavalry.
Mr. Barnard wired at once to have
the remains shipped to Heppner.
They will be taken from here to
Hardman, where young Chappel was
born and where he spent the greater
part of bis life up until he enlisted.
He was 28 years old and was fairly
well known in Heppner, having
worked in the transfer business here
with Mr. Barnard for a while.
No details of Just how the acci
dent ocurred were received by Mr.
Barnard, but he is rather of the opin
ion that a number of the boys were In
swimming, as the day was Sunday
when the young man met his death.
He has written to Capt. Peacock ask
ing for further details.
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Forty-seven young men of Morrow
county who have attained the age of
twenty-one years since the first reg
istration one year ago, registered
with the Morrow county draft board
on Wednesday, Juno fifth. Accord
ing to the estimates made by Provost
Marshal General Crowder, Morrow
county fell short. Those who regis
tered were:
Walter Irvln Mead, Lexington.
Kenneth K. Mahoney, Heppner.
Fred Bradford, Heppner.
Wilbur Browning, Heppner.
James 0. Cowlns, Heppner.
Arthur Henry Smith, Heppner.
Lee Land, lone.
Clair Frederick Ashbaugh, Hard
man. Conrad Nathaniel Sandstrom, Mil
waukee, Ore.
Hobart Jackson Johnson, Lexing
ton. Warren Henry Stender, lone.
William M. Kirk, Heppner.
Wm. L. Copenhaver, Heppner.
Albert Augustus Wilbur,. Provi
dence, R. I.
Reuben Anderson, Eight Mile.
Everett LeNoyne Zink, lone.
James LeRoy Howell, lone.
John W. Krebs, Heppner.
Leslie Wills, Echo.
Thomas Jackson Sprinkle, Hepp
ner. Archie L. Sallng, Hardman.
Aloys H. May, Heppner.
Robert Emmett Hughes, Heppner.
Peter Joseph McEntire, Heppner.
Willlan Allen Duran, Lexington.
James Falls Bridges, Lexington.
Forrest Edmonds, Morgan.
Jess Agee, lone.
Arnold Grover Piper, Lexington.
Ola Crage McCormick, Lexington.
Roy Edmond Ball, Iono.
Philip Jackson, lone.
Charles Elmer Cochran, lone.
Harold Warren Dobyns, lone.
Victor Rietmann, lone.
Oscar G. Bergstrom, lone. .
Bernal Roland Bewley, lone.
" Ray Young, Eight Mile.
J. Spencer Crawford, Heppner.
Earl W. Gordon, Heppner. '
Thomas A. Hughes, Heppner.
Nelson James Taylor, Lena.
Luther Ashlnhuat, Lexington.
Tom Mollahan, Echo,
Lyn Rufus Hale, Heppner.
Walter Wyland Caldwell, Irrigon.
Mrs. Alfred Rivers and Miss Ruth
Rivers of lone are Heppner visitors
today.
OLDER GIRLS CONFERENCE
MEETS IN HEPPNER
The Third Older Girls' Conference
of Central Oregon mot at Heppner
the past week, the sessions being held
on June 7, 8 and 9 at the Christian
church, where a specially prepared
program was carried out under the
supervision of Mrs. Nellie Muir of
Moro. The Conference proper open
ed on Saturday morning with Miss
Faith Ginn, of Moro, president, pre
siding and the following program for
the day was presented.
9:00 Call to Order and Greetings,
by the President.
9:15 Bible Half Hour, Faith Ginn.
9:45 Workable Suggestion to put
into practice.
Every delegate on time with
note book and pencil in
hand.
Be sure to bring your Bible.
"Helping Hoover."
"Spending Money," Naomi
Young.
"What are you doing to help
win the war," everybody.
Each delegate will talk about
the work of her Sunday
School and her class.
Suggestions from each one
present.
"How to make The Older
Girls' Conference more in
teresting." "Finding Facts," Kathryn
Paulson.
11:45 Conference Picture.
1:30 Song Service.
Election of Officers.
Bible Study and Prayer.
"Why I go to Sunday School,"
Thelma Buxton.
"Doing Deeds," Ruth VanVac
tor. "Is Bible Study Interesting?"
Faith Ginn.
"Why I go to Sunday School
on Rainy Sundays," every
body. Announcements.
Paper, by girl from The
Dalles.
8:00 Song Service.
Scripture Lesson and Prayer.
Special Music.
Reading, Mrs. W. C. Bryant.
Fifteen minute talk by a
Heppner minister.
Sunday
10:00 Sunday School.
11:00 Church Services.
3:00 Girls' Meeting. Leader, Mrs.
W. C. Bryant.
Women's Meeting. Leader,
Mrs. Nellie Muir.
8:00 Union Services.
Song Service.
Report of Committee on Reso
lutions. Scripture Reading and Prayer
by the President.
Special Music.
Offering.
"The Challenge of Youth,"
address by Rev. Humbert.
, The newly elected officers of the
Conference are Faith Ginn, of Moro,
president; Elizabeth Phelps, Hepp
ner, vice-president; Lulu Hager,
Heppner, secretary.
The sessions of the Conference
were very interesting and profitable
to all those who attended. The larg:
est delegation from the outside came
from Moro. It was expected that a
number would be present from The
Dalles and other Central Oregon
towns but they failed to come for
some reason. However, this did not
dampen the enthusiasm of those who
did attend and the Heppner people
were much impressed with the nice
young ladles that came over from
Moro and the wish is expressed that
they may all come again.
. The register showed the following
In attendance:
Naomi Young, Thelma Buxton,
Mary Kunsman, Leota Calbreath,
Greeta Freeman, Pearl Hennagin,
Faith Ginn, Mrs. Nellie Muir and
Mrs. W. C. Bryant of Moro; Hope
Loughlin and Ina Hartwell of lone,
Olive Boten, Ruth VanVactor, Kath
ryn Pattlson, Pearl Hall, Lulu Hager,
Elizabeth Phelps, Corarnae Crawford,
Ruth Tash, Leora Devin, Bessie
Dykstra, Charlotte Wlnnard, Aillne
Sprouls, Farnces Parker, Neva Chld-
sey, and Elizabeth Huton, Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. ('has. Jones and
children motored up to Pendleton
and Walla Walla last week. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Chester
Gemmell and children who will make
a visit with Mrs. GemmeU's parents
at Adams.
W. E. Brown and sisters motored
down from Walla Walla and are vis
iting friends and relatives in Mor
row county. They lived on their
ranch in Black Horse before selling
out several months ago.
John Jenkins spent Wednesday
night in Heppner, coming over from
his Boardman ranch. He says crops
of all kinds are growing rapidly in
the north Morrow district along tho
Columbia. Mr. Jenkins returned
home this morning.
Mrs. John E. Maxwell has returned
to Heppner after making a visit of
four months with her daughter In
San Francisco,
CELEBRATION
at
lone Red Cross Society Will Have
Charge of the Program. A Big
Time Is Being Planned.
The lone Red Cross Society has de
cided to pull off a big Fourth of July
celebration this year, according to
word received by The Gazette-Times
from H. M. Cummins, cashier of the
Bank of lone.
Big preparations are being made to
entertain one of the largest crowds
ever in attendance at any celebration
ever held in the county and a huge
patriotic demonstration will be in
order.
There will be the usual stunts,
races, ball games, speeches, music,
dancing and eats, according to Mr.
Cummins. Preparations are also be
ing made to advertise all events
thoroughly throughout the county.
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Buinpless Roads of the Future.
Those of us who ride in automo
biles, and that means nearly every
one, are Interested in good roads, par
ticularly those that are smooth.
intensive tests recently completed
in the laboratories of the Sandard Oil
Company have opened the probabil
ity of a bright future of bumpless
roads.
In the past oiled roads have had a
decided tendency to break down in
places and become very uneven after
a short time. The trouble was that
earlier road oils contained only a per
centage of asphaltum. The tests of
the Standard Oil Company have
proved that asphaltum offers many
times greater resistance to the forces
of traffic and the elements than road
oil containing only a percentage of
asphaltum. Engineers are recognlz
In this fact and are usinc Calol As
phaltum ( E grada i Ul. UmUi opera!
tions. The result is that the bump
less road, instead of being a total
stranger to the motorist, 1b becoming
a well known friend.
Red Cross Women Work.
Since June 5, the following women
have reported to Red Cross head
quarters for work: Mrs. Stacy Rob
erts, Mrs. C. L. Sweek, Mrs. Loy
Turner, Mrs. L. G. Herren, Mrs. Pat
terson, Mrs. W. P. Mahoney, Mrs. C.
E. Jones, Mrs. O. E. Farnsworth, Mrs.
W. B. Barratt, Mrs. Joe Waters, Mrs.
Noyes, Mrs. Whiteis, Mrs. Kelley,
Mrs. Phlll Colin, Miss Elma Moore,
Mrs. T. E. Chldsey, Mrs. E. R. Hus
ton, Mrs. A. E. Patterson, Mrs. J. W.
Beymer, Mrs. E. H. Hall, Mrs. M. D.
Clark, Mrs. John Her, Mrs. Wm. Le
Trace, Mrs. E. G. Slocum, Mrs. M.
Church, Mrs. R. M. Hart, Mrs. Sam
Hughes, Mrs. Clyde Wells, Mrs. Em
ma Hager, Miss Mary Farnsworth,
Mrs. Frank Gilliam, Mrs. F. N. Frye,
Mrs. Ed Hunt, Mrs. Tom Boyd, Mrs.
S. E. VanVactor, Mrs. Henry Black
man. There is plenty of work to be done
at all times, according to Mrs. Colin,
nd it is greatly desired, where wo
men find they cannot work at head
quarters, that they take work home.
MORE ABOUT FLOUR.
The merchants in nearly every
county In Oregon have agreed to sell
no flour, except in emergency cases
and on permits, until after harvest.
What shall we do about it In Morrow
County? It is up to the retail deal
ers. Let us hear from you.
Those who have flour which they
wish to turn back, should deliver it
to some retail dealer before June 20
It will be considerable trouble to the
dealers, biit they are authorized to
receive less than a sack, if anyone is
willing to turn back a part of a sack.
All flour turned back should be in
good condition.
Farmers who have a surplus of
wheat should turn it in also. There
may be some small quantities. It
will all help.
Do not cavil' about what your
neighbor does or does not do, but do
all that you can. Our patriotism
must stand the test.
There are many reports going the
rounds concerning persons who are
taking out large quantities of flour.
The law In regard to hoarding is very
drastic, and if there are any viola
tions which can be proven, the viola
tors may find themselves in trouble.
S. E. NOTSON,
County Chairman.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Minor and their
daughter Miss Blanche Minor, accom
panied by Miss Edith Thorley, arrived
homo from Portland this afternoon.
The young ladies have been attending
school in Portland during the past
year.
UL
FOURTH
NOTED SPEAKER 15
G0M1NGT0 HEPPNER
Dr. M. G. Papazian Coming Here to
Present the Armenian Situation.
Speaking in the interests of the'
American Committee for Armenian '
Relief under the auspices of the Ore-!
gon headquarters. Dr. M. G. Papa-'
zian of Aintab, Turkey, will appeal
in three meetings in Morrow county j
next Sunday. Dr. Papazian will'
speak in lone at 11 a. m., In Lexing
ton at 2:30 p. m and at the Feder
ated church in Heppner in the eve
ning at 8 o'clock.
Br. Papazian is reported to be one
of the most eloquent and moving of
the war speakers who have come to
this state. He was for 15 years a
professor in Central Turkey College
at Aintab. In 1895 he witnessed the
massacre when 100,000 Armenians
were butchered. The church, of
which he was pastor, was totally
wiped out of existence In 1915. In
its membership were men and women
holding Bachelor's and Master's de
grees from American and European
Universities. Dr. Papazian Is a grad
uate of Yale. Many of Dr. Papa
zians close friends and relatives have
not been heard of for years. Wheth
er they perished in deportation, or
are slaves in Arab villages or among
the hundreds of thousands who are
back of the British lines and who am
being cared tor through the generos-!
Ity of the American people he does
not know.
Dr. Papazian faces the relation
ship of the massacre of 1916 to the
war by saying that three millions of
liberty loving Armenians were In the
way of the Kaiser's ambition to ex
tend his dominions to the Persian
gulf. The plans for the massacres
-r f urnihed In. Berlin; Ui-xeeti-
tlon of the plot, which Ambassador
Morgantheu classed the greatest In
history, was carried out by the Turks.
The American Committee granted
Dr. Papazian to the Oregon commit
tee for three weeks in the expecta
tion that when his tour ends at
Burns, about June 30, that Oregon
will be more than 100 per cent for
Armenian relief.
The Gazette-Times Honor Roll.
The following new subscribers and
renewals of subscriptions were re
ceived at The Gazette-Times office
during the week.
New: Leo Hicks, Heppner, R. D.
Allstott, Heppner, E. R. Frederick
eon, Lexington. N. M. Stockner,
Granite.
Renewals: E. L. Buckman, Hepp
ner; Fred Elder, Heppner; Jeff
French, Heppner; Ben Yen, Heppner;
Dan Rice, Heppner; Mike Healey,
Heppner; Elmer Beaman, Heppner;
Ed Breslln, Heppner; Jeff Jones
Heppner; J. E. Maxwell, Heppner;
Uzz French, Heppner; A. W. Raglan,
Heppner; Taylor Dodson. Belling
ham, Wash.; Fred Esteb, Centerville.
Wash.; Frank Hall, Amboy, Wash.;
W. E, Brown, Walla Walla, Wash.;
V Sweek, Monument; T. H. Williams,
Iardman; Fred Ashbaugh, Hardman,
Holly Leathers, Hardman; M. S.
Maxwell, Hardman, Mrs. Oscar Mit-
hell, Grass Range, Mont.; W. F.
larnett, Lexington; Tllman Hogue,
'one; Mrs. J. H. Wilt, lone; Miss
lelba Griffiths, Corvallis.
The Gazette-Times Is In receipt of
i communication this week which we
annot publish because we do not
:now the contributor of the same.
nnonymou9 communications can
'iave but one place in this office, the
vaste basket. All matters for pub
'ication must be signed by the writer,
although in case it is desired, the
-ditor will withhold publication of
he author's name.
Heppner Boys At Camp Iwis Are
Doing Well.
Mrs. Allen McFerrin of this city
has received a letter from her son
Glenn saying that all the Heppner
boys who recently went to Camp
Lewis, ase in the best of health and
enjoying life. Young McFerrin
states that he was in the hospital for
a short time Just after his arrival at
the camp. Recently he, together with
his brother Guy and Loren Matteson,
were transferred to another company.
The boys recently went on a hike
which lasted all night.
Left at Red Cross headquarters In
this city, one gold thimble,
Harvey McAllster came up from
Lexington Wednesday.
PROCLAMATION.
This war will not be won until
every man. woman and child In the
United States gets into the fight. We
have got to sacrifice until it hurts and
then some more. We have got to
make the winning of this war our
personal business and quit trying to
shove it off onto the other fellow.
We who cannot fight In the trenches
must fight at home; we have got to
quit thinking about how much we
can make out of the war and devote
our time to figuring how much we
can give up in order to win. Win we
must.
Buy no unnecessary articles. Prac
tice the strictest economy.' Unneces
sary buying means that you are com
peting with the government for labor
and material.
Invest your savings in War Savings
Stamps.
The President of the United State
has called upon the people of the na
tion to indicate their self-denial by
pledging themselves on June 28th to
purchase War Savings Stamps for the
remainder of the year.
Oregon is asked to buy $17,500,
000 of these stamps. Morrow county
has not failed yet, and ought not to
fall in this.
In order that the citizens of this
city may not fall behind other com
muniites In responding to the call, I
hereby proclaim Friday, June 28th,
as War Savings Day for the City of
Heppner, upon which day all persons
shall give their pledges for the War
Savings Stamps at such time and
places and in such manner as may be
appointed by C. S. Jackson, the War
Savings Director for Oregon, acting
under authority of the Secretary of
the Treasury, and pursuant to the
Proclamation of the President of the
United States.
Given under my hand and seal this
10th day of June, 1918. ...
W. W. SMEAD, Mayor.
ALL HBPPNER INVITED
10 OBSERVE FLAG DAY
All Heppner Is invited to join with
Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. E.
in observing Flag Day, which is June
14. Tomorrow evening the Elks will
observe the occasion with appropriate
ceremonies in their lodge hall at 8
o'clock. No admission fee will be
charged and the public is not only
invited but urged to be present.
The following program will be
given:
Music, introductory..- Mrs. Sweek
Introductory Exercies
Exalted Ruler and Officers
Prayer Chaplain Loy M Turner
Song, "Columbia the Gem of the
Ocean" Audience
Flag Record Oscar Borg
Altar Service Esquire and Officers
Song, "Auld Lang Syne" Audience
Elks' Tribute to the Flag ..
Francis A. McMenamin
Recitation Katheryn Pattlsoi.
Address Sam E. Van Vactor
Song, "America" Audience
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Nira Page died suddenly at
her home near Monument about mid
night, Wednesday, May 29. She was
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas
Capon, and was born in the town ot
Franklingham, England, April 25
1850. In the same town she was
married in 1879 to Mr. Wm. Page,
who died at Hosley, England In 1894.
Mrs. Page came with her children
from England in 1897 to Monument,
where a sister Mrs. H. A. Cupper, was
living.
Mrs. Page leaves 4 children, Fred
M. Page, Ivy Page, Mrs. Margaret El
der who lives nt Monument, and Mrs
May Gribble, who lives at Oregon
City. Two brothers of Mrs. Page are
yet living in England. One brother,
John Capon and one sister, Mrs. H.
A. Cupper, live at Monument.
Mrs. Page became a member of
the Episcopal church during child
hood and lias always remained a
member of this church. She was
highly respected by the people of
Monument and her bereaved .family
have the sincere sympathy of their
many friends.
The funeral service was conducted
In the Monument Presbyterian church
on Saturday afternoon, June 1, by F.
A. Andrews, minister of the Heppner
Christian church. .
Henry Colin, local auto dealer, re
ports the sale ot two Cole Eights of
the Aereo model, a seven-passenger
each to Will Howard of Butter
creek and M. 11. Mathew, the well
known traveling salesman.
FARM WAGES
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FOR EAST. OREGON
Eight Counties Were Represented In
Meeting at Pendleton Monday
and 10-Hour Day Is Voted
Down.
Representatives from eight grain
growing counties of Oregon and two
from Washington gathered in Pen
dleton last Monday and came to an
agreement on a wage scale for farm
labor in the harvesting of the 1918
crop. Many other problems which
confront the farmer were also dis
cussed. The session lasted all day.
With but slight changes, the sched
ule recommended by the committee
was adopted by the members of the
conference. For the present season
common labor during haying and
grain harvest will receive $3.50 a
day, stackers and loaders, $4; head
er and harvest drivers, $5; sack sew
ers on standard machines, $5; cooks
3. As usual, board is included in
all these wages.
No scale was set for the numerous
other jobs, such as separator tenders,
engineers and the like, It being the
general opinion that the variance in
prices was altogether too great to be
averaged.
The proposal for a ten hour day
was voted down. There were two
labor delegates present at the con
ference, one from Sherman and one
from Gilliam county.
Probably the most apparent reason
for the farmer to not sanction a
greater raise in wages Is due to the
fact that at the present time there is
no serious labor shortage. In view
of the anticipated shortage, many
farmers earlier in the season cut
their cloth accordingly and prepared
to harvest with harvesters requiring
less labor. They are also preparing
to get into the harness themselves.
Included in- the attendance of about
75 representative farmers and agri
culturists was a party of farm advis
ors returning from a meeting in Port
land. Amosg them were Dr. E. O.
Wilson, farm specialist in the de
partment of agriculture, and farm
help specialists Lyons, of Wyoming;
Thomas, of Colorado; J. C. Scott, of
Washington, M. O. Evans, supervisor
of the work In 11 northwest states;
George Thometz, of Idaho and J. W.
Brewer of Oregon, who had charge of
the meeting.
The Oregon counties represented
it the conference were Baker, Union,
Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam,
Sherman, Wasco. County agertt V:
R. Brown and Chas. Pointer of Lex
ington were among those attending
from Morrow county, Mr. Brown be
ing on the wage scale committee.
AT 0. A. C.
After June 7 Enlistment in Training
Course Limited Dr. Kerr Will
Continue Speaking Tour
Former Director Gets
Degree.
A group of 247 enlisted men from
California will come to the Oregon
Agricultural College for training in
auto mechanics, carpentry, black
smithing and wireless. They will be
in command of a military officer and
devote two hours a day to military
drill. Their work will be completed
August 15, when a new unit of 500
men will begin a like course. New
barracks and mess halls will have to
be erected to care for the extra men
during regular college work, which
will not be affected by the army train
ing. Enlistment for technical and me
chanical training w ill be closed after
June 7, except to fill vacancies. It is
reported that all army men from Ore
gon taking this work will be trained
at the Benson Polytechnic School,
Portland.
The degree of doctor of laws will
be conferred on Prof. It. D. lletzel,
former director of Extension at the
Oregon Agricultural College and now
president of the New Hampshire Ag
ricultural College. President lletzel
is widely known throughout Oregon
because of his work in organizing
and building up a live and effective
extension service.
Christian Church, Huiulay, June 1t.
Bible School at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at 11. Sermon
subject: "The Lord's Supper."
Union C. E. and union preaching
service In evening at the Federated
Church.
Thursday prayer meeting at 8 p. m.
F. A. ANDREWS, Minister.
W. T. McRoberts is making repairs
this week to that part of his livery
stable recently damaged by fire,