Oregon Historical Society,
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VOL. 33, XO. 19.
HEPPXEIt, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8,. 1018.
8, 1'BSCRIPTIOX, ' $2.00 PER 'YEAlt
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DRAFTEES' MEETING
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Lage Audience Grertcl Speukertt at
! Court House and (Jood Interest
Was Shown.
i Speaking before the largest au
dience which has greeted them since
leaving Portland nearly three weeks
ago', Hon. John Kollock, secretary of
the State Council of Defense, Major
John Hibbard, head of the Home
Guard organizations- of the State,
and Capt. Richard Russell, of the
medical department of Camp Lewis,
gave the local draft men and other
citizens many tilings to think about.
Mr. Kollock spoxe concerning the
organization and purpose of the Na
tional, State, County and Community
Cornells of Defense, and showed by
desoription and Illustration how
these organizations are assisting In
keeping the army behind the lines
at the highest point of efficiency.
He warned his audience not to be too
optimistic over the recent successes
of the Allies on the western front
and said that the characteristic trait
of the American people, that of be
coming overoptiniistic, must be guar
ded against; that there is yet a long
job ahead of the allies before the
German beast has at last been forced
to Berlin. ; Mr. Kollock said: "There"
is a great drive coming, and It will
not be a military drive on. the west
ern front. It is a drive against
wlilch the American people must
steel themselves and resist firmly,
fur it will be a "peace" drive, launch
ed by Germany. , Germany has more
than accomplished what she set out
to accomplish ' when she started the
war. Her dream of a MIttel Europo
has been realized, and more for Ger-j
many never expected to have an open 1
field for ' development , and extension
In ; Russia? She can now afford to
make peace , maneuvers, and should
the be accepted and peace now made
it would be but, 20 or 25 yers befora
she' would be able to build up such
a military '-machine that the whole
civilized world would be. unable to
resist bar. 5 No; German-roade peace,
no patter' how attractive' in 'appear
ance, can be accepted by the allies,;
and; the American people must be on
the" lookout lor the peace drive." 1 t
The legal rights of the soldier, the
WaJ- Risk Insurance Act and other:
things of Interest to the prospective
soldier, were . thoroughly discussed
by ftr. KpttWk and many questions
cleared up.l; he gave' expert advice
as to how to proceed before entering I
the army so as to leave the least
chalice of complications developing,''
and" what to do in case complications
did develop. i ;- .
Mr.. Kollock is a forceful and in
teresting speaker and held excellent
atfentiou. j J ; j
Major Hibbard explained the pur
pose of the Qrfegon Military; Police
and; the llonie Rioard organisations
of the state. It is intended tlitt the
Military Police,1 sjiall become a per
engaged lrt wdr w$ik and their dutie
marient organization after the war
and; the next legislature will be
asked to provide for Its maintenance.
This organization Is' based upon that
of (the Pennsylvania,. Constabulary
and its duties are the same. At the
present time" the Military Police are
are more of a military nature than
will be the case after the war.' "
Id speaking 'ti the Ho.ue Guard,
Majo'' Hibbard said that this organi
zation was important and has real
work to perform. He was emphatic
concerning the necessity of a strong
Home Guard; c'o apuny In every town
and urged all men subject to draft,
especially, j. to get iuto . the Home
Guard. ' : .'
Major Hibbard Is a veteran of the
Spaii Mi-American war, enlisting
when only 18 years of age. He told
of the deplorable sanitary conditions
In the army at that time?, drawing "a
contrast with; present-day conditions
as described by Captain Russell, w ho
followed , ,hlru.! The Major paid a
beautiful tribute to Old Glory, and
explained the proper . courtesies to
be shown the flag. , , I . 1
Ciiptain' Russell, ps a member of
the 4 medical department at Camp
Lewis, is well informed on all sub
ject! of 'a medical and sanitary na
ture' as applies to 'the National army1.
His address? was. filled with pertinent
infdrmatloir and aavlce to the. regis
trants. Ifle explained the, regulations
condernirig I personal hygiene and
showed why such regulations were
necessary. Through the enforce
ment of these regulations and the
following - out of quarantine and
segregation of infectious cases, the
disease epidemics which, were so pre
valent in, the army. In years past,'
havi been Bulfrely' clone away With.
In; 1898 ' during jjoW epidemic of
small pox "'20 per cent' of 'the army
wai affected, and five per cent of
tli est cases were fatal; but today
there Is not a single case of small
pox in the army .wlilch did not have
its origin outside of the camp. This
Is trud or typhoid fever and other
diseases which before have reaped
such d harvest In our army. Capt.
Puss-ell explained the nature and
treatment of measles and pneumonia,
how they are transmitted, and how
they may be avoided. Trcncli fever
was dwelt upon and precautionary
measures against this terror of the
trenches were explained.
'Tlje better part 01" Captain '.Rus
sell's address was taken up with a
discussion of venereal diseases, and
he told of the wonderful work being
done in the National Army in over
coming these. When Camp Lewis
was established and the first draft
contingent arrived, the proportion of
venereal cases was 50 In .1 thousand.
At the present time the proportion Is
but 3 In a thousand, and it is steadily
growing less. Now the United States
army has a smaller proportion than
any other army keeping statistics.
The Captain explained the nature
and effects of each disease and the
methods used In segregating and
treating the cases at the camps.
Altho Captain Russell's address
was intended mainly for the regis
trants, it contained many things of
interest and instruction for all of
his audience, and.it would be hard
to estimate the amount A good it
did. i : ' ;
The meeting, held under the
allspices of the Cotiucil of Defense,
S. K. VanVactor, chairman of the
local County ; Council, being chair
man of the meeting, was a part of a
campaign of education now Being
woged by the military authorities "in
regat d to military life and health
conditions In and out of the army.
. 4 , CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Bible School at 10:00 a. m.
Morning worship at 11:00 a. m.
Sermon .subject: "The Work of the
Church."
Evening service at 8:00. Subject:
"Authority in Religion."
, . .F. A. ANDREWS, Minister.
' The fire companies are keeping up
Interest in the drills and the city is
getting new apparatus that Is up-to-date.
Our next fire will be nipped
In the bud, .
TRIP TO GOAL MINES
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H. V. Gates, A. L. Ayers, O. V.
ftates and' S. A.- Pattison made a
trip to the coal mines last Sunday
for the purpose of Inspecting the
work wlilch has been done in de
veloping the coal prospects there.
H.;V. Gates, who Is president of the'
Heppner Light & Water Co., has a
three-year lease on this property and
has done considerable development
work there; enought to conviuce him
that there Is coal In abundance.
But It would take more money to put
the mines on a producing basis than
his short lease would justify him in
expending, and unless he id able to
secure an extension of his lease It I3
not probable that the work will be
continued. The development, of these
mines would be the solution of Hepp
ner's fuel 'problem, for with a
little repair work and grading on the
Willow creek road, one truck with
trailer would be able to keep the
town supplied with coal. And a good
road to the mines would also open
up for market a great amount of
timber suitable for fuel.
Mr. Gates is also Interested in the
flow of water In upper Willow creek
and for several years past has been
making readings of the volume of
water at a point well in the timber.
He; lias ''. not- announced anything
definitely concerning his Interest in
this regard, but it is a pleasant sup
position that he is considering the
proposition of furnishing the city
with water from the mountains"
' ' Off For Fishing Trip.
Mayor W. W. Smead, Maurice E.
Smead tmd wife, Dr. A. D. McMurdo
and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Bayless
made lip a party of tourists leaving
Heppner Tuesday morning for Odell
lake in south Central Oregon for an
outing of two weeks. Mr. and Mrs.
M. E. Smead arrived from Portland
on Saturday ' evening' to join- this
party, and they all go prepared to
spend tha Aays in camping aud. fish
ing. This little lake is said to be a
wonderful Jroducer, bt fine flshj and
Its waters fairly swarm with trout
anclibesides it Is said; to be b-beautiful
spot for camping.
The families of T. J. Humphreys
and E. R. Huston motored ovqr to
Pendleton Sunday'.and spent the day
Tha tf(p was. made wlthoutjj grief
with the exception Of a bww-out
Which the Huston car suffered on the
return trip when within but two
miles of Heppner.
'This Intolerable Thing'
By CAPTAIN ANDREW R. MARKER
in the Soldiers1 News Letter.
M
Y Scepter Is the club
forged from the
heart of Christ.
Upon my forbidding frontlet shine the sym
bols of Tyranny, and a great, obsequious people
bow down to me In fear and serve me as a god.
The glorious genius of an intelligence derived from
- God I prostitute to the service of passions shared
with brutes. j
Devoid of pity, despising mercy, I know no joy but
the wild delirium of battle, that revels in destruc
tion and is blind to the odds.
I force my devoted subjects from peaceful homes,
fling them to the flaming cannon, and leave them
writhing in grotesque agonies on fields of ghastll
. ness and grief. . , '
The dead who have died In my defense I leave to rot
upon the stricken field, pausing in my vulture flight
only long enough to whet my sword for a more san
j guinary desolation. .
I lay siege to splendid citie3, adorned with the
choicest gems of Art and: the cherished trophies
of civilization. And lo! when I depart only gutted
ruins are left to tell the story of their vanquished
splendor.
My ruthless rapacity I justify with the philosophy
of "blood and iron" that the mission of a mighty
nation is to exploit the Bmall and weak; that God
working through the pitiless laws of evolution, wills
the subjugation of the weak and the survival of the
strong. ' ,
I make a mockery of Christianity. I beguile my
subjects into the belief that the ideal of universal
peace and brotherhood is but a bleat of sentimental
sheep, the sophistry of fools. ;
Treaties, peace-pacts, the solemn pledges of a na
tion's honor, I convert into mere "scraps of paper"
points of strategy to deceive the amiable and the
unwary. 1
Materialism, physical force, I make the only foun
dation of a nation's glory, cannon the sole custo
dian of a nation's honor, . Intrigue I substitute for
diplomacy; I fill the world with hateful spies, and
corrupt the polity of peaceful nations with my in
't sidlo,us machinations.
I seduce the genius qf a greet people: Scientists,
philosopher, statesmen, and captain generais, de
vote their inspiration to my glcfry, and dedicate
their works to the perpetuation of my pomp and
power. j . -
And thus I clothe my wanton brutality In a seduc
, tive splendor and create the Illusion that my mis'
slon Is God-like and benign. ;
For the support of my collossal establishment I lay
, a crushing burden on the shoulders of the poor. I
squander the lives and savings of. my subjects and
return nothing but the glamor of a splendid tyr
anny, j 1
The glory which I confer upon the pliant few is as
cold aud cheerless as the nodding plumes on a
hearse, as shallow as the shimmer of the silver
plates 011 a coffin.
I am without conscience, or honor, or comity, or the
capacity of covenanted peace. ,
I revere no God.
I acknowledge no superior.
I am amenable to no law.
I respect no arbiter but the sword.
I, myself, am God, arbiter, law, and the Court of
Last Resort. ,
I "AM PRUSSIAN AUTOCRACY !
Corporal Ciunnilngs Chief Cookg
At 6:30 o'clock Tuesday evening
Sergeant Lillle and Corporal Cum
nilngs of the Heppner Detail, Oregon
Military Police, royally entertained
In honor of Major John Hibbard and
Hon. John Kollock. S. E. Van
Vactor, chairman of the County
Council of Defense, and C. L. Sweek,
county chairman of the Home Guard,
were guests. , The event was in the
form of a dinner, prepared by Cor
poral Cummings, and served in true
military stylo. The guests partook
with relish and were loud in their
praise of the repast. Major Hibbard
and Mr. Kollock took great interest
In looking over the quarters of the
local detachment of Military Police
and pronounced them the best of any
detachment they had visited. The
local detail are now quartered In the
school house, but when the fall term
of school opens they will be forced
to move, and as yet have not found
a suitable place.
New Fire Alarm Is Installed.
The new fire alarm ,an electric
siren, is now instolled to the south
east corner of the root of the Roberts
building. The switch board having
Strived on Monday. The thing
certainly rrakes a horrible noise,
and enough noise to wake the dead.
There will be no excuse for anyone
not knowing there Is a fire when this
alarm is tamed loose, , -.
of Cain, my crown was
spear that pierced the
Sam Stephens Wounded.
Word has been received here that
Sam Stephens, Heppner boy who en
listed in the Marines just after the
United States entered the war, was
wounded some time ago in one of the
fiigagements in stance. Sim re
ceived at Boclie bullet through the
hip and has been laid up In the hos
pital ever since, lie is now gtltlug
along fine but expert's to bo confined
in the, hospital for about eleven
weeks yet. He was one of the first
boys frcjm Heppner to go across the
water, and no doubt saw a great
ileal of . fighting . before being
woundeij.'
family Well Represented at l imit.
The Sharp family is at present
quite well represented at the front
in Frances. Mrs. Conipton, and Mrs.
Keller, $isters of J. C. Sharp visiting
here during the week are repre
sented there, the former by her hus
band and the latter' by her oldest
son, and another sister living in
Washington has her husband at the
front also.
Sheep To Chicago Market.
E. H.j Meyers, sheepbuyer, (hipped
out 14 cars of sheep from tjie Hepp
ner yards Monday morning, ' billed to
Chicago! . The sheep couslsted of
ewea and lambs which Mr. Meyer
purchased from W.v T. Matlock, L.
V. Gentry, of1 Heppner' and Blakely
&. Clough of Monument.
Make Sanitary Inspection of Cjty.
I j Dr. N. E. Winnard, city health
Officer, and the health committee .-f-the
cjty couucil have been busy this
week making a sanitary inspection
of the city. Cesspools, servers and
6pen ' privies have: received their
special attention, and' Dr."' Winnard
reports that the conditions are de
plorable. The breeding plactj f.
flies and vermin are almost innumer
able and a great many .of them are
exceedingly dangerous to tho i-e;.,.
living nearby. It is the Intention of
he City Council to' order a general
Clean-up of all unsanitary places in
the city and to Institute measures
looking to the betterment of sanitary
conditions in tlje town. Just what
these measures will be has not been
announced, but our citizens may look
for something definite within the
next few days. ' -
SOMETHING SHOULD BE DOXE
It has perhaps been an oversight
on the part of Heppner people, but
nevertheless there Is a. serious need
that-should be attended to at once.
Tourists are passing through the
town by the dozens every day and
these people can find no accomoda
tions here at all. There -are no
public toilets or 'ladles' rest rooms
jince the fire destroyed the hotel,
and it can- readily be seen what an
inconvenience this is to those who
iravel and visit the. city.
' We know that this has 'been an
oversight and .call attention to the
matter at this ;time that steps may
be taken at once to provide what is
necessary. It .will be greatly appre
ciated by the traveler and will save
our town' a lot qf unnecessary
jussing. . 1
Conducting Canning Demonstrations.
! Miss Helen Cowglll, of the Oregon
Agricultural College, Mrs. iena
Snell Shurte, county school superin
tendent, and F. R. Brown, count:
agent are spending tin latter part of
che week conducting canulng demon
strations and holding club meetings
over the county.. Beginning today
(Thursday) they will hold? demon
strations s,t,Lrrigoi, Pine City1 aud
Hardman, and club meetings at
Boardman, Heppner, lone, Morgan
and Cecil.
OF SMALL POX
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Dr. N. E. Winnard was called t:
the Joe Batty place on Eight Mile
last Saturday to investigate a re
ported case of small pox. He found,
on his arrival, that all the members
of the Batty family had had the ui
ase aud that It had spread to some
of the neighbors, Hay Young bavins
bean confined to his bed. Dr. Win
nard quarantined both the Batty
family and the Young family and Is
keeping a close tab on the neighbor
hood to see that no more cases de
velop which are not reported. The
disease was brought to this county
by a daughter of Mr. Batty who had
been visiting in The Dalles with an
aunt who had the small pox while
she was there. The girl was let out
of quarantine too soon, and two days
after her arrival home she was taken
sick.
Frank S. Parker returned to Hepp
ner Wednesday evening from Port
land where he went last week with
Mrs. Parker, who underwent an
operation last Friday at the Good
Samaritan hospital for cancer of the
breast. He reports that Mrs. Parker
is now getting along nicely, although
for a time her condition was serious.
She will return home early in Sep
tember. Dr. N. E. Winnard was called to
Echo Sunday to hold consultation
with Dr. Dorn oi that place 011 tl;v
case of illness of the iimg son of
Lon Watteuburgcr. At that time
the trouble had not developed 1 ; -eicntly
for the doctors to ascertain
exactly what it 'was.
Mrs. J. A. Kelley is in Heppner
this week visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stephenson. Mrs.
Kelley, whose husband is a brakemau
on the O-W. R. & N. system, is 11 ,1
making her home in Portland. Mr.
Kelley ' Is expecting a call to the
colors soon.
Mrs, A. Ev Biuns returned Wednes
day evening from Portland, where
she had gone to bid goodbye to her
son Kenneth , who' recently enlisted
In the field artillery. Kenneth is
now stationed;- at Camp' Lawton;,
Washington sia(e. 1 i) '
-;'.e;V : ;
W, O Lucy, former Morrow county
farmer now living in Portland, caui(
up lfomr the . metropolis Wednasday
evening and will spend a few clays In
Heppner on business.
QUARANTINES
Gill BUYS HOSE : :
UIOCHEHU
Tho City Council Contracts for'
4-Cylinder Fire ' lighting
' Machine. ' 1
At the meeting of the City Council
Monday evening the City of Heppner
entered into a contract with A. G.
Long of Portland, for a "Rockaway"
type "B" 4-cylinder combination hose
and chemical car. The contract
price is $4,575, t. 0. b. Heppner.
This car has two 35-gallon chemical
cylinders and carries 'a large quantity
of hose. It is expected thac it win
be shipped at once
The council is determined that the
city thall, be well supplied with fire
fighting ,- apparatus and the tiro de
partment is rapidly being brought ,
up to date:.
Routine business was transacted
and bills were allowed at this meet
ing. CEXERAL PERSHIXG SAYS
"000 Men Plus the 'Y' Equals IOOO."
, To the offices of tlie National War
Work Council of the Y. M. C. A. in
Newi York these came In May an
entirely unsolicited letter from the
Headquarters of General Pershing.
Contained In it were these quota
tions: . "Give us nine men p.nd the Y M.
C. A., and we will hav; a more
elective fighting force than as
though we h.td ten me'.i without tho
Y. M. C. A." ,
If their , estimate is. correct and
headquarters surely ought to know
then the Y. M. C. A. i is at 'this
moment adding 10cr 100,000 men
to the fighting power of our armies i
in France. i j J
: Lieut, Colonel E. S. Wheeler,! in a )
letter to Gen. Pershing, said: "There'
19 no one factor contributing more to)
thd morale 6f the Amerfcan army in j
France than the Y. M. C. A. The
value of this organization cannot be .
overestimated. When I come to the "
Y. M. C. A. huts and sea 'our men
night after night and one dayvafter
another in their ,.spp re moments en
joying the', privileges created by a
corps of self-sacrficing Red 'Trialiglo
workers", I know that they are bitter
meit and .better fighters tot so dding.
Give' menihe Hundred menSvho have
the Y. M. C. A. rather thanjone
thousand who have none, and !I will
have better fighters every timei'f
General Pershing directed pat
Colonel Wheeler's letter be sent to
the Y. M. C. A.voffleials, and hMself
added this comment: 1 j
"The conclusions '&r.d opininnp of
Lieut. -Colonel Wheeler are concurred
in by these headsuartersV
OBITUARY
Glenn Freeman Sharp, who iwas
killed Wednesday, July 31', by' the
accidental starting and turning pver
of an automobile in which; he land
one of his brothers were playing,
was buried 1 the Heppner cemetery
Friday afternoon. The funeral ser
vice was conducted in the Christian
church by the minister, F. A. An
drews. ;
Glenn was the fourth son of Clin
ton and Alta Sharp who live on their
homestead in Newman canyon about
11 miles northeast of Heppner. He
was born in Heppner October 25,
1913. ,
The sympathy of" their many
friends Is extended to the family in
this great sorrow which has come
upon them.
CARD OF THAXKS
We wish to thank all of our
friends and neighbors who so kindly
assisted us during the death and
burial of our little Glenn. Espec
ially are we grateful for the beau
tiful floral offerings. ' '
MR. AND MRS. J. C. SHARP.
tRhea Creek Fanner Missing.;
Glenn Hayes, farmer on lihea
creek, has bein missing since Wed
nesday 110011. , Mr. Hayes had como
to Heppner in the morning to Jur
vhase supplies and is Said to have
started home just before" noon. When
he did not arrive at the ranch later
in the day Mrs. Hayes started ail in
vestigation. As yet he has not been
found. It is possible that he heard
of some harvest hands, of which! iia
is in need of several, in some ojhsr
part of the county and started out to
secure them, leaving word with stmie
one who failed to deliver it. Or pos
sibly lie had car trouble some
tarice from a 'telephone and has
dis-
not
bleiii able to notify his family of! his
Whereabouts'.' '
A marriage license was Issued this
week by Clerk Waters' to W. Pruitt
Cox of Heppner and Miss Nettie
Ciirt-in of Gresham.