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VOL. 35, NO. 17.
HEPPXER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918.
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BOYS
LEAVE FOU CAMP
Fourteen of These Leave Heppner
Tuesday Morning.
Another contingent of twenty
four Morrow county boys were off
this week for the training camp at
American Lake. Of this number,
fourteen left Heppner Tuesday
morning, and the others are going
in. from different points where they
were located when the call came
Those leaving Heppner were:
Walter Clyde Dobyns, lone.
Cecil Henry Thorne, Morgan.
Owen Leathers, Hardman.
MlchaeLjCurran, Heppner.
Paul Henry Weeks, Heppner.
John H. Chrlstopherson, lone.
Elmer Griffith, lone.
I Edward D. Clark, Heppner.
Ora L. Barlow lone.
George E. Zink, lone.
Howard E. Pearson, Lena.
George Thomas Cook, Heppner.
Elmer Ray Hunt, Heppner.
vilen Delp, Heppner.
Boys leaving from other points
Tor Camp Lewis, who belong to this
contingent and are credited to Mor
row county, are:
Homer A. Emery of Hardman,
from Twin Falls, Idaho; Ben
Emanuel Johnson. Heppner, from
Salem, Oregon; Frank C. Davidson
Heppner, from Davenport, Wash;
James V. West, Heppner, from Pen
dleton; Aristatalls Drulias, Heppner,
from Portland; Thomas J. McBeth
Heppner, from Portland; John D
Skortes, Boardman, from Poniard;
Paul Taylor Anderson, Ce".il, not re
ported.
Carl Willi? m WeBtlund. of But
falo, Minn, and SarciK-l Earl HolUs
of Logan, Utah, were draftees ac
companying the Morrow county
bunch.
Coming just at . the time of the
week that it did, Heppner people
were not prepared to give the boys
the usual farewell, but a large
crowd assembled at the depot to
bid them good-bye and God-speed
on their way.
CONCERNING SUGAR
The renewed submarine activity
on this side of the Atlantic does not
favor an increased supply of sugar.
We are now dependent upon Cuba
almost wholly for uasar. Shipments
can noe be made to any consider
able amount while the submarine
menace continues. This means that
we must be exceedingly careful in
the use of Bugar. The Food Admin
istration has bbeen very liberal in
the allowance for harvest crews, al
lowing twice as much to each mem
ber of a harvest crew as to persons
not engaged in harvest work. Not
withstanding this liberal allowance,
some of the farmers are asking for
more sugar, claiming that it is im
possible to get along with the al
lowance. The prospect is that it
may be necessary to get along with
less. French laborers are allowed
only one eighth as much as is al
lowed to our harvest hand. We
ought to be able to meet the con-
ditions here when our allies are!
limited to so little.
The family allowance is continued
at three pounds per person per
F4
HEPPNER BOY IS fiO. I
month, but the people are urged to
lower that if possible, and many are
doing so. The late report of the
Food Administration shows that the
American people have done wonders :
in food saving, but we may be asked ;
to do more. It may mean lncon-j
venience and some additional cost, !
but the' time has come for every i
American to prove that he Is 100 per
cent American or be classed as a
slacker. Let us measure up on the
sugar question.
S. E. NOTSON, Co., Chairman.
A FIRST LIE
n
Kmery lliatt Pulls Trigger of Hie
Gun Dealing Death to the Huns.
Johnnie Hiatt is in receipt of a
letter from his brother, Emery, who
i now on the firing line In Franco.
The letter was written on the 14th
of June, and we muke a few quota
tions therefrom.
"These few lines leave me fine
and dandy. I am at the front now
and rather like it. It is quite ex
citing here, especially when the Ger
man shells get to bursting around
us. They gave us a lively reception
the night we came in, but all kept
quite cool for the first time under
fire. 'I have got used to the shoot
ing from both sides now unless tlio
German shells get to coming too
close and then we hit our dugouts
which are quite comfortable and
safe, even from the enemies' heavy
guns.
"We are having fine weather here
liut it was hot coming in. We came
on flat cars and it was pretty cool
nights. The Red Cross girls met us
at three different towns and served
"I ACCEPT THE
CHALLENGE
I know that you accept it. All
the world shall know that you
accept it. It shall appear in the
utter sacrifice and self-forgetful-ness
with which we shall give all
that we love and all that we have
to redeem the world and make
, it fit for free men like ourselves
to live in.
"That is nowhe meaning of
all that we do. Let everything
that we say, my fellow country
men, everything that we hence
forth plan and accomplish, ring
true to this response till the majes-
x ty and might of our concerted
power shall fill the thought and
utterly defeat the force of those
who flout and misprize what
we honor and hold dear."
From PRESIDENT WILSON'S
BALTIMORE ADDRESS
April 6, 1918
Heppner Blackman Will Head One
of Five Texas National Guard
Companies Organizing.
. Henry Blackman writes up from
Portlland this week that his eldest
son, Heppner Blackman has been
appointed a first lieutenant of the
National Guard of one of the com
panies forming three regiments of
Texas National Guard. These regi
ments are under the authority of
the War Department and the age of
those enlisting are from 21 to 45,
so Hep was eligible. When the reg
iments are completed, which is ex
pected to be in about CO days, they
pected to be in about 60 days, they
will be federalized and become a
part of the regular army and be as
signed to border duty or patrol on
the Rio Grande line between Tex
as and Mexico. This will relieve the
soldiers, regulars, who are now
there and these will be sent over to
France, so Mr. Blackman under
stands. These new regiments of infantry
will get intensive training on the
border for a year, and they in turn
will be sent to France, should the
war last.
Mr. Blackman now has all his
boys in the service, and states that
he is proud to be able to make this
announcement,
A clipping from the Fort Worth,
Texas, paper which Mr. Blackman
forwarded to us also, is in explana
tion of these new army formations,
and Is us follows:
Captains and first lieutenants for
the five coirpanles of infantry for the
Texas National Guard to be organ
ized in this county have been select
ed and went to Austin yesterday to
receive their commissions.
The captains designated are: Pliill
HEPPNER BOY SAFE
Harry Groshen, son of Mr. and
3?jg8 Mrs. Vic Groshen of Heppner, was on
"T the United States ship San Diego.
j torpedoed off New York last week,
1 and his mother has received from
jthe Navy department at Washington,
the following telegram:
Washington, D. C, 4 P. M., July 21.
Annie Groshen, Heppner, Oregon.
Bureau very glad to report your
son Harry Alexander Groshen, fire
man second class U. S. N. reported
as rescued from U. S. S. San Diego
and landed at New York. Letters
should still be addressed to him care
U. S. S. San Diego care Postmaster
New York. L. C. PALMER.
This is mighty welcome news to
Harry's people here as well as to
his many friends. Harry has been
on this ship since going to sea more
than a year ago. He has made seven
trips across and back in the convoy
service, besides a long cruise to Asi
atic waters before going to the Atlan
tic. As noted in the telegram, he is
la second class fireman and was un
doubtedly in the engine room when
the explosion came that sunk the ves
sel. The latest reports say that there
were some forty men lost. . Mr. and
Mrs. Groshen are rather expecting
that Harry may now get a furlough
of sufficient length to allow him to
make a visit home. He has been ab
sent for 18 months or ever since he
enlisted.
DRAFTEES WILL BE
E
N INSTRUCTION
Mann Outlined For Making Draft
Men More Kit When They
Iteach Training Camps.
E
A
NOI BE KEPT D01
Chance Wilson, stockman of Mon
ument, spent several days in Hepp
ner this week. Mr. Wilson recently
disposed of a bunch of 150 head of
cattle that netted him a neat sum of
money.
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FIRE RELIEF FUND
Harry E. Wright Finds the Choice of Hamilton Johnstone Writes Concern
us with good old American hot H shook( Tex 0.ReillVi charle3
coffee, which was mighty good
"Some of the towns around here
are all shot to pieces and are terri
ble looking sights.
"I am No. 1 gunner on the regular
gun crew and every time I pull the
trigger I pray that we kill a bunch
of Huns."
NOTICK
Beginning August 1st, our office
liours will be from 8:00 a. m. till
4:00 p. m, (including the noon
hour) for the first 14 days of each
mouth, during which time a cashier
will be on duty the entire time.
We will from and after that date
observe our rule3 for collections,
which are as follows: Bills aro due
and payable at the office of the
Company on the 1st of the month
following use of service delinquent
If not paid by the 10th and service
liable to discontinuance without
notice after that date.
We have endeavored to arrange
liours that will accomodate all, and
ask your co-operation in observance
of the same.
HEPPNER LIGHT & WATER CO.
Steele, R. L, Dingman and Wallace
Newton. First lieutenants are: L.
H. Flowellyn, J. A. Murphy, W. H.
Kidgway, Heppner Blackman and
Stanton Smith,
Organization of the companies is
to start without delay and active
steps along that line will be under
way next week.
Rapidity with which the cavalry
troops for the guard were formed
Indicate that the recruiting of the
infantry companies will also be com
pleted speedily and that they will be
ready for Federal recognition and
Federalization within a short time.
Like the cavalry the new infantry
will be used for border duty along
the Rio Grande.
His Heart in Sunny California.
Jimmy Yeager sends this paper the
following short, but interesting let
ter: San Pedro, Cal., July 16, '18. .
Editor Gazette-Times,
Heppner, Oregon,
Dear Sir:
Miss Maude E. Woodhams, of San
Mateo, and Mr. Harry E. Wright, for
merly of Heppner, were married at
San Jose last Tuesday.
Harry evidently Intended to keep
this a secret from Mr. Hendricson
and I for neither of us had been in
formed of his intentions so you may
imagine my surprise when, on reach
ing our room Sunday evening, I was
informed by our landlady that Mr.
Wright and wife had been there a
couple of days before. I met Harry
here fn San Pedro this morning and
his blushes substantiated her information.
Harry is now bound for Mexican
ports and Balboa, Panama and ex
pects to be gone at least two months,
while Mrs. Wright waits at San Fran
cisco for her wandering boy to re
turn home.
I am at a loss as to what will be
come of my spare moments when in
Frisco, for when Harry, Ellis and 1
met we usually celebrated by talking
about old times in Heppner. Now I
will near nothing but the old stoiv
that newly married men tell their
bachelor friends. My one consola
tion is that some day they will be gen
erous enough to invite me to dinner.
Was sorry to hear of Heppner's re
cent loss on account of fires and sin
cerely hope that she will soon he re
built.
Very truly yours,
J. W. YEAGER,
36 Clara St., San Francisco.
It is up to you now Jimmy, to go
and do likewise, purely as a matter
of self defense.
Miss Gertrude Dunnington ar
rived on Monday last and has taken
a position in this office as operator
on our linotype. The constantly in
creasing amount of work in this
shop has made it necessary to em
ploy additional help and we are now
in a position to get our work out
more rapidly by the assistance of
Miss DuuulngtoD.
A 10-20 and 12-25 Case Gas Trac
tor, guaranteed to be In good con
dition, for sale by Vaughn & Sons,
Heppner.
George T. Cook, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Andy Cook of this city was
united in marriage to Lulu M. Baker
at the home of Judge Williams on
Monday evening, the 22nd. Mr,
Cook departed on Tuesday with the
other Morrow county draftees tor
ing Heppner's Future.
This paper is in receipt of the fol
lowing short communication from our
good friend, Hamilton W. Johnstone,
of Portland. Mr. Johnstone will be
remembered by all our people for his
splendid assistance 'during the put
ting over of the Second Liberty Loan,
and it was doubtless due to his ef
forts to a large extent that our coun
ty went over the top in such good
shape. He is a man of splendid
speaking ability, of vry pleasant per
sonality, and while here made for
himself many warm friends. His let
ter reveals the strong attainment lie
formed for the Heppner people. We
wish to say to Mr; Johnstone, also,
that we agree with him in the state
ment hat you can't keep either good
men or good towns down, and Hepp
ner will come up from under these
calamities a better and more beauti
ful little city. Mr. Johnstone's let
ter follows:
Portland, Oregon, July 16, 1918.
Mr. Vawter Crawford,
Editor The Gazette-Times,
Heppner, Oregon.
Dear Mr. Crawford:
When I was permitted to co-oper
ate with the citizens of Morrow Coun
ty In the work of the Second Liberty
Loan drive, there was afforded me an
opportunity to see the splendid ener
gy and patriotism of the people of
Heppner, and to become keenly inter
ested In their progress and welfare.
My sympathy for losses recently sus
tained from the elements of fire and
water, as reported in vour issue of
July lltli, Is, however, tempered with
admiration for the courage with
which the brave men and women of
your fine, American-spirited commun
ity have met the blows of fate.
I cannot write my feeling of sym
pathy to each of the good people of
Heppner who so recently showed me
appreciated courtesy, but I can tell
you that throughout the state there
is a conviction that Heppner will rise
better and more firmly fixed in per
manent prosperity than ever before.
You cannot keep either good men or
good towns down.
Very sincerely yours,
HAMILTON JOHNSTONE.
David Wilson, bookkeeper in the
First National Bank of Pendleton,
is enjoying his vacation on a visit
to the home folks in Heppner. He
Camp Lewis but Mrs. Cook remains contemplates a short stay at Lehman
in Heppner for the present. Springs before returning to work.
The following is the list of sub
scribers to the fund for the relief
of the Heppner fire sufferers. The
total amount raised was $2454.00,
and we are informtd by the commit
tee in charge that the entire amount
has been disbursed. Eight parties
received the sum of $200, five the
sum of $100 and seven the sum of
$50. The list of those receiving aid
is In the hands of the committee, and
anyone interested can see the same,
but owning to the fact that a number
of those accepting aid desire no pub
licity, the committee have decided to
withhold the names of all those re
ceiving aid.
In justice to the committee in
charge it is only due them to say
that they did the best they could to
hand out the aid where it was need
ed, and if there were any who should
have been helped, the cases did not
come to their attention. The list of
donors is as follows:
First National Bank, $200; J. W.
Beymer, $50; Farmers & Stoekgrow
ers Bank, $100; S. W. Spencer, $25;
W. B. Barratt, $100; Mrs. W. B.
Barratt, $10; Geo J. Currin, $25;
Andy Rood, Sr., $50; M. D. Clark,
$25; A. D. McMurdo, $50; PatUrson
& Son, $25; John Kilkenny, $50;
Victor Wiglesworth, $10; A. L. Cor
,ett, $10; Paul Webb, $50, Vaughn
& Sons, $25; Guy Boyer, $10; R. A.
Brown, $5; Gurdane & Son, $25;
W. C. Cason, $3; Farmers Elevator
Co., $25; W. G. McCarty, $5; J60
Hayes, $100; Emmet Cochran, $25;
F. Gunster, $10; Win. Wilson, $5;
J. E. Maxwell, $5; Roy V. Whiteis,
$5; Morrow County Creamery, $5;
W. C. Cox, $2; Wm. Haylor, $5; J.
M. Hayes, $10; Hall & Ager, $10;
Miles Martin, $20; Clarence Scrivner,
$5; W. T. McRoberts, $5; Henry
Schwartz, $5; S. P. Hunnawalt, $2;
Vaughn & Butler, $10; W. R. Irwin,
$25; Bruce Kelley, $25; J. C. Kirk,
$20; Mr. Reed, $2.50; W. A. Hayes,
$5; Henry Schcrzinger, $5; Thom
son Bros., $50; Martin Reid, $20;
Jeff Neal, $5; John Her, $2; II.
Tash, $1; J. 11. Frail, $5; Wells
Bros, $5; Cash, $15; It. F. Wigle.3-'
worth, $50; Pat Hoaly, $10; W. A.
Richardson, $5; N. 1C. Winnard, $50;
Thos. Breunan, $5; Mrs. Mcllaley,
$100; H. C. Githens, $10; 11. t Ash
baugh, $5; Matlock & Gentry, $50;
Peoples Hardware Co., $25; Elmer
lkaiiian, $10; F. M. Bayless, $10;
II. Yokum, $1; J. D. Moyer, $1: E.
L. Chim, $5; Mrs. Luper, $5; E. G
Noble, $25; Henry Blackman, $10;
Mrs. Blackman, $10; V. S. Thomp
son, $5; Leo Jinn, $5; D. E. Oil
man, $50; B, F. Doherty, $5; J. A.
Waters, $10; Morrow County, $200;
E. M. Sliutt, $11 ; Andrew Reaney,
$25; A. Z. Barnard, $5; Austin
Dovin, $5; Charley Jones, $5; Uzz
French, $10; Thill Colin, $50; Mrs.
Conn, $50; O. E. Farnsworth, $10;
Robt. Allstott, $5; J. P. Williams,
$2.50; T. J. Humphreys, $25; S. E.
Notson, $10; Dell Ward, $10; An
drew Rood, Jr., $100; H. K. Storm,
$5; W. O. Bayless, $10; Malcolm
Church, $2; M. S. Corrigall, $100.
Totl, $2454.00.
Portland, Ore., July 22. Uncle
Sam wants his selective service men
who are called to the colors hereafter
to reach the training camps mentally
and morally fit in every way, and
with at least an elementary know
ledge of military drill.
The condition in which a man '
reaches camp makes a surprising dif
ference in his usefulness as a soldier.
Actual experience has demonstrated
that men who came to camp clean,
sober, willing and determined to do
their part, will be ready to leave for
the battle field at least a whole
month, and often more, earlier than
others not so fit.
This having been demonstrated,
Uncle Sam has undertaken a plan to
educate all selective service men so
they will be better soldiers and bet
ter men when it comes their time to
be called to the colors.
With this in view, the various lo
cal draft boards throughout the coun
try have just been notified, through
a leaflet from the Provost Marshal
General at Washington, of a method
for bringing personal instruction to
each man by means of local boards of
instruction, to be appointed by the
draft boards.
These boards of instruction are to
be composed of thoroughly patriotic
and capable citizens of each commun
ity. It is intended that they shall do
more than instruct. For instance,
the members of the instruction
boards will endeavor to ascertain and
clear up all the perplexities that may
beset the registrant, and to be of
practical assistance to him in every
way.
The first meeting of registrants
for instruction, the leaflet suggests,
might well be at the time of the med
ical examination. The registrants
may be assembled in small groups for
personal interviews, it Is suggested,
and encouraging suggestions made to
them as to personal value of military
training and of outdoor life, the
chances for promotion, the aid and
friendly support of the Red Cross,
'he Army Knights of Columbus, the
Y. M. C. A., the Hebrew Welfare
Board, and the Commission on Train
ing Camp Activities.
Prior to their induction, it is plan
ned that the men shall be called to
gether once or twice by order of the
local draft board, to meet in groups
for instruction in the following sub
jects: (a) The provision which the Gov
ernment has made for the protection
and welfare of disabled soldiers and,
in the event of death, of their famil
ies and dependents, through its War
Risk Insurance Bureau.
(b) The Government provision for
allowances and allotments to soldiers'
dependents, these provisions being so
liberal that the soldier can rest assur
ed his dependents will be amply car
ed for.
(c) Discussion of such topics as
"Why America Entered the War,"
"Why America Must Win the War,"
"The Necessary Character of the Am
erican Soldier," "Sexual Restraint
and the Avlodance of Liquor as a Pa
triotic Obligation," "Camp Life," etc.
It is also planned to conduct pre
liminary military drill to familiarize
the men with its first principles. It
has been found that this work actual
ly places the men a month or so
ahead in capacity to become efficient
soldiers, and of course the well drill
ed man has a much better opportun
ity of obtaining quick promotion than
the man who has to begin at the be
tr i mi in f and learn everything after
he enters the service.
The Government is encouraging
draft registrants wherever possible to
enter local militia reserve organiza
tions in their communities for drill.
Attorney F. A. McMenamin re
turned home on Thursday last from
a trip that took him as far East as
his old home in Illinois. He also
visited the states of Iowa, Michigan
and Wisconsin and found in all
these states that the crops were ex
cellent, in fact far better than they
had been for years, and a great
abundance of corn, wheat and oats
will be turned off, enough to supply
the whole allied world to all ap
pearances. Mr. McMenamin was
absent on business and pleasure and
his stay was cut a little short owing
to the news of the Heppner fire.
Monte Robison and wifo of Klam
ath Falls arrived at Hoppner Satur
day by auto and are visiting with
relatives here and at Eight Mile.
Mr. Robison was formerly a resident
of this county.
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