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VOL. 35, NO. 20.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23. 1918
SUBSCRIPTION, f2.00 PER YEAR
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DRAFT IN
10 LEAVE TUESDAY
Class 1 First Registration Is Almost
Depleted By Call.
Thirteen men will leave Tuesday
morning for Camp Lewis as a result
of a call recently received by the
local draft board: Thoy are
Nathan Dickens, Pipers Gap, Va.
Charles Jess Osmin, Heppner.
Herbert Walbridge, Heppner.
Ezra Adklns, St. Helens, Oregon.
Wm. Instone, Heppner.
Oren Grabill, lone.
W. W. Ewing, Oakland, Oregon.
Frank Otto, Boardman.
Alcy May, Heppner. .
Park Carmichael, Lexington.
A. Feller, lone.
Harrison Elliott, Eight Mile.
B. B. Collins, LaGrande.
The call was made for twelve men,
the thirteenth being sent to replace
one of a former contingent who was
discharged. '
This call, with the one which is to
be filled between the 3rd and 6th of
September, will take all the Class 1
men from Morrow county.
Preparations are being made to
give the boys a proper send-off and
the Red Cross will entertain them at
the Odd Fellows hall Monday. There
is also being an effort made to
arrange for a dance in their honor,
the latter project being in the hands
of the local detachment of the Mili
tary Police.
Teachers Engaged.
Mrs. Lena Snell Shurte reports
the following teachers engaged in
various schools of the county: Miss
Grace Leathers of Hardnian, to
teach the Rood Canyon school; Miss
Margaret Osten, the 4th and 6th
grades at lone; Miss Luoile Huff, of
the Oregon State Normal, the 6th,
7th and 8th grades at Hardnian.
F. E. Burns, of Clatsop county, has
been engaged as principal of the
Boardman school for the coming
year and is-now on the Job. Mr.
Burns Is recommended very highly.
Teachers' Institute for Morrow
county will be held this year in
Heppner on the 14th, 15th and 16th
of October. Although Mrs. Shurte,
county superintendent, has not yet
arranged her program and list of
instructors, she expects to be able
to arrange for an excellent institute
this year.
Old Resident Passes.
Robert Dexter passed away at his
home on upper Willow creek Tues
day evening, August 20, 1918 at tlit
age of 62 years. Ho was a native
of Polk county, and had been in
Morrow county about 40 years. For
somo months past ho had suffered
with acute kidney trouble and his
death was not unexpected.
He is survived by his -widow and
the following children: Miss Lulu
Dexter, Mrs. Mamie Hobbins, of this
county, Jacob Dexter, 63rd Infantry,
Co. L, U. S. A., now enroute to
France, Isaac Dexter and Tony
Dexter at home. George Dexter of
Balm Fork, a brother, and two
sisters, Mrs. Mary Cotterell of Hepp
nor, and , Mrs. Erne Butler of
Sheridan, Oregon, also survive him.
Burial is being postponed until
Jacob Dexter, who left the Presldo a
few days ago with his regiment for
France, Is reached.
Raise Money For Red Cross.
School District No. 69, known as
the Mattison school, gave a basket
social on last Saturday evening, the
purpose being to raise some money
for Red Cross work. The results
were highly satisfactory from a
financial point of view, as well as
furnishing theieople of the district
a most enjoyable time. From the
salo of baskets, $140 was raised, and
one party who was not able to be
present, sent in a donation of $10,
thus making the proceeds of the
evening $150. After all baskets had
been sold, it was proposed that
donations be received to buy a new
flag for the school house, so the hat
was passed and six dollars, or better,
secured for the (lug fund. The
people of the Mattison district are
fully alive to their patriotic duties
and will not fall in behind In the
procession.
1 'oit land Property For Farm Lands.
Wanted, by owner, lands for equity
In 150 feet on Burnside street and
four flat buildings; income $90;
walking distance 1 block to Morrison
St car. Price $20,000; mtge. $8000.
13ox 136, Heppner, Oregon.
Miss Ruth Tash and her young
sister, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Tash, returned home from
Hood River on Wednesday. They
have been vlBltlng with relatives
Jhere for several weeks past.
Miss Dee Sliadley Severely" Burned
I Private Luttie M. Sliadley, of the
' local detachment Oregon Military
1 Police, was called to Condon sud
denly last Thursday morning on
account of the accident to his sister
who was very badly burned the
morning before. The following ac
count of the accident is taken from
the Condon Times:
I Miss Dee Sliadley, who was help
ing her tistor. Mis. Carter, In the
kitchen of the Fenton hotel, narrow-
ly escaped a horrible death at eight
o'clock on Wednesday morning, when
' her apron caught fire from the cook
stove. In a few minutes the upper
part of her body was enveloped In
flames. Evan Anderson, who was
eating his breakfast In the dining
room, heard her screams and ran to
the kitchen, where he tore the flam
ing clothes off and finally wrapped
the girl in an old sheet which
snioothered the fire. Had Anderson
not been' there, or had not had the
courage to act as he did, the young
woman would have been burned to
death. As it was, the girl's arms,
neck, and hair were badly burned.
Anderson had one hand badly scorch
ed the other also was burned altho
not so badly. Dr. Cathey was sum
moned to dress the burns, and Miss
Sliadley - was taken to the hospital
where she is doing as well as can be
expected.
Work On Garage Begun.
Hill & Johns ot the Universal
Garage, have begun the work of
construction on their new building
at the corner of Willow and Gale
streets, the work of cleaning out for
the foundation having commenced
today. This building is to be
entirely of concrete construction,
covering a space buxao feet, with a
shop 40x60 feet, fully equipped with
up-to-date machinery. The construc
tion will be supervised by C. A.
Lansduwn, architect and structural
engineer of Pendleton, who is now
on the ground and getting the work
under way. When completed, this
will be one of the best garages In
the county and Hill & Johns will be
in position to care for their rapidly
increasing trade.
Canning Clubs Organized.
In their recent trip over the county
last week Mrs. Lena Snell Shurte,
County Agent Brown and Miss Helen
Cowglll of O. A. C.- organized can
ning clubs in Hardman, Irrigon,
Cecil and Morgan. At Hardman
three clubs were organized with the
possibility of another. Two were
organized at Cecil, and there is a
possibility that one will be organized
at Heppner. The party visited,
besides the places mentioned, Hoard
man, Pine City and Lena. In one
day on the trip they covered over
80 miles.
Miss Kathleen Slocum returned
home Wednesday from a visit with
relatives at Portland and Hood
River.
$10,000 SCHOOL HOUSE AT
BOARDMAN COMPLETED
The new school house at Board
man is now practically completed.
It is strictly modern In design and
equipment and cost approximately
$10,000. There are two stories and
a full bas'enient. The first floor will
be used for class room purposes and
the second story is devoted to a large
auditorium for the general public
use of the district.
Grounds consisting of ten acres
adjoining the townsite of Boardman,
were donated by the government
through the efforts ot E. P. Dodd,
father of the town. The land will be
improved, partly for use as a public
park and play ground and partly for
agricultural purposes.
The building stands on an eleva
tion commanding a panoramic view
of the Columbia river. The site
faces the Columbia River highway
and the main line of the O.-W. R.
&. N., at a distance of about 500 feet.
A Matter of Necessity.
Scene first, country schoolroom:
Young Lady Teacher "Tommy, you
had better go out and wash your
face." Scene second, the room, two
minutes and one-half later: Young
Lady Teacher "Tommy, you've
washed your face well, but you've
not wiped it nicely; your forehead is
all wet." Tommy (loudly, being
aggrieved at unappreciated efforts)
"Wiped it as high as my shirt 'ud
reach!" Young lady teacher's at
tention is suddenly demanded else
where. Judge.
Mrs. Frank Hopkins of Arlington,
spent a few days in Heppner this
week at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Lena Snell Shurte. Mrs. Hopkins
Just recently returned from San
Francisco where her husband has
been staUoned. Frank is now en
route for the eastern coast where he
will likely be stationed some time
before going across. He is in the
Natlonal'Army.
C. KNITTERS WILL
hless yjuh
That the millions of Red Cross
knitters may know the plans of the
Red Cross for. future knitting, Geo.
E. Scott, Acting Manager of the
American Red Cross, today issued
the following statement:
"When the War Industries Board
some time ago advised the Red Cross
that future production of knitting
yarn would be greatly reduced im
mediately commenced to purchase all
yarns suitable for our knitting. As
a result we have today in stock or o'n
order 1,400,000 pounds of yarn for
distribution to our chapters. It Is
hoped that we may obtain some
additional yarn from wool unsuitable
for government uses. The expected
total will however be considerably
below the ten million used last year.
While the total of yarn we can
secure is being determined, we are
studying how to use our supply to
produce only garments which are
most essential. When a conclusion
is reached we will announce our full
program of knitting.
"In addition to this stock of yarn,
the Red Cross lias ready for dis
tribution 1,600,000 sweaters, 134,
000 mufflers, 384,000 wristlets, 228,
000 helmets and 1,328,000 pairs of
socks, a total of 3,674,000 articles.
We are hopeful that these and such
additional garments as we shall be
able to make will enable us to meet
the more urgent requirements of our
men during the coming winter, fh
tills connection it will be of interest
to the women who have been knitting
to know that from September 1,
1917 to June 30, 1918, the Red Cross
distributed 5,875,000- knitted gar
ments to the Army and Navy of the
United States. During the same
period 870,000 knitted articles were
sent to the Red Cross Commissioners
in France and Italy for distribution
to soldiers, sailors and civilians.
"At the reques: of the War In
dustries Board, with which the Red
Cross works .In closo cooperation, we
have urged Chapters and individual
workers not to buy wool in the open
market but to secure their materials
through our Department of Sup
plies." Egbert L. Simons died at Van
couver, Wash., on the 9th of August,
after a short illness. Mr. Simons
was for many years a resident of
Heppner, where he engaged in bus
iness with his father, J. R. Simons,
who conducted a blacksmith shop
here. "Some fourteen years ago,
Bert, as he was always known by his
friends here, removed to Goldendale,
Wash., where he took up farming,
later going to LaCenter, Wn., where
he has been living with his family
for the past eight years. Mr. Simons
was 54 years old at the time of his
death, and leaves to mourn his loss,
the wife,- three daughters and one
son. A half brother, W. F. Ruark,
resides a Twist, Wash.,, and his
sister, Mrs. J. T. Kirk, lives at this
place.
Moving to Alberta.
M. H. Gillette, a well known wheat
rancher of the lone country is in
Pendleton today. Mr, GilleUe is
moving with his family to Barons,
Alberta, Canada, where he will con
tinue in the ranching game. E. O.
Is Now In England.
Joe Mason, formerly postmaster
of lone, but now with the American
Expeditionary Forces across the
Atlantic, sends word to his mother
and sisters that he is at present in
England, and his short letter at
tached, dated somewhere in Eng
land, was written on July 19, and
was received August 17th.
Dear Mother and Sisters:
Am well and feeling line. Am
having a lovely ride through the
beat part of England. The coaches
are- divided in five parts and each
compartment holds eight people.
No dust at all. .The space is planted
to garden or grain, everything is
green. The only waste land is rocks,
it is quite rainy and everything is
wet..
We are sleeping in tents, each
.tent holding 25 men.
Am able to change and handle
English money OK and it doesn't
bother me muoh.
The next letter will be from some
where else. With love to all.
JOE MASON, M. O.
No. 2,255,740, 347 M. G. Bn., 91st
Div. A. E. F.
STRAY
There came to my place, U-mile
north and -mlle east of the Fair
view schoolhouse, about 4 weeks
ago, one brown 2-year-old mule,
branded 24 on left shoulder. Owner
may have same by calling at my
place and paying pasturage and
advertising bill. , ,
W. L. BARLOW.
FAIL TO BUY
yOUR W. S. STAMPS
To Subscribers for War Savings
j Stamps:
The fire in Heppner on July 4th
, destroyed most of the pledge cards
signed by you, pledging yourselves
to thrift, economy and the pur
chasing of these Braall bonds. On
this account some confusion and
doubt has arisen in the minds of
many as to what they should do.
To all such let me me say, that the
destruction of the cards can make
no difference whatever. Purchase
your stamps as you pledged yonr
selves to do. The stamps in your
possession will show that you have
redeemed your pledges. If it Is
deemed advisable to retake the
pledges later, this will be done and
you will be credited on such new
cards with all the stamps you bave
affixed to your certificates. Again
let me urge you, buy your stamp as
agreed to do.
,C. E. WOODSON,
County Chairman.
Ships Lambs to Chicago,
R, F. Wiglesworth, accompanied
by Oscar Borg, John Vauglui and
Will Ball, left Tuesday curring for
Oriflno, Idaho, where he will liud 12
cars of lambs to be shipped to the
Chicago market. Messrs. Borg,
Vauehn and Ball will tu, to Detroit
after visiting Chicago, where Mr.
Vaughn will purchase a new car, the
party coming home by auto. They
expect to visit many places of inter
est along the way and will spend a
short time in the Yellowstone Na
tional Park.
STATUS OF A STUDENT ENLISTED
IN THE STUDENT'S ARMY
TRAINING CORPS
A student enlisted in the Students
Army Training Corps Is in military
service of the United States. Be
cause he doea not receive pay, be Is
Classed as on inactive service but in
a national emergency the President
may --fall him.at any time to active
service. He is called to active ser
vice each summer when he attends
camp for six weeks and receives the
pay of a private.
His relation to the draft is as
follows:
Any student so enlisted, though in
the military service of the United
States, is technically on inactive duty,
and therefore must register after he
has reached draft age and upon
notice by the President. Upon stat
ing on his questionnaire that he is
already in the military service of the
United States, he will be placed
automatically by his local Draft
Hoard in Class V-D, as provided by
the Selective Service regulations.
The Darft Board will not call him
for induction so long as lie remains
a member of the Students' Army
Training Corps:
In order that the college student
may not even appear to enjoy special
privileges, it is agreed, however, that
when the day arrives on which ac
cording to his order number he
would have been drafted, had he not
already volunteered, the fact is re
ported to the president of the college,
and to the Commanding Officer at the
college, who in turn reports it to the
Adjutant General. This is the day
of reckoning for the college man.
The President of the college and the
Commanding Officer will then report
to the Chairman of the Committee
on Education and Special Training
of the War Department, for what
form of military service the indivi
dual is in their judgment best
qualified. They will recommend
cither that the student should con
tinue his studies to prepare for work
in medicine, engineering, chemistry,
psychology, economics, etc., or that
he should go at once to an officer's
training camp to prepare for an
dllucrs' commission in the infantry,
.artillery, etc., or that he should be
assigned to work in the ordnance,
quartermaster or other Staff Corps
or sent immediately to a division at
one of the camps. Iieut. Col. Kees,
commander of tho entire Students'
Corps, has authority to dispose his
men in the best way suited to mct-t
tho emergencies of the military and
national situation at the time. The
presumption is that, for the next
year, the largest proportion of the
student body reaching twenty-one
years will be required to supply a
huge part of the officers needed for
the national army. t is understood
that at least four or five times as
many officers will be required as the
total number of students who will
graduate from all American colleges
and universities. Enlistments in tho
Students' Army Training Corps,
therefore, while It does not hold out
any promise of an officer's commis
sion, is at the present time the
plainest road leading in that direc
tion. The student who shows no ability i
for special service in his college and
military work, will be ordered into
active service as a private when his
day of reckoning comes. Enlistment
for the duration of the war. If
vvever, the student fails to imorove
his college opportu:ji;ies, he may be
dismissed from college by action of
the college authorities and dis
charged from military service by the
military authorities. He would be
subject to the operation of the draft.
His enlistment may be cancelled for
other sufficient causes such as sick
ness, lack of funds, etc., upon recom
mendation of the Piesident of the
college and the military officer in
command at the college.
Opportunity will be given for the
enlisted student, who so elects, to
transfer from army to navy, and vice
versa, and to be assigned to active
service in one of the various corps
of the army upon recommendation of
the college president and the proper
military authority.
Regular uniforms, including hats,
shoes and overcoats, will bt furnished
all members of the Students' Army
Training Corps by the Government.
Should Congress lower the age of
liability to immediate military ser
vile, men of the new ages not already
enlisted may find difficulty in enter
ing the service otherwise than
through the Draft Boards. In view
of this possibility, all men expecting
to enlist in the Students' Army
Training Corps would do well to
enter promptly.
The Misses Leona Leach, Cecil
Scott, Margaret Jackson, Florence
Casey and Casentia Glatt passed
through Jieppner Saturday after
noon ua their way to the timber.
5 hey camped Saturday night a short
way below Herren's mill, returning
to Lexington Sunday evening. Misses
Leach, Scott and Jackson are promi
nent young ladies of Lexington, Miss
Casey and Miss Glatt have been
visiting at the Jackson farm home
near Lexington for several weeks.
They live in Portland and Woodburn.
Sidney Smith, general superintend
ent of the road construction work in
this county, returned Tuesday even
ing from a short visit to Portland.
A 10-26 and 12-25 Case Gas Trac
tor, guaranteed to be in good con
dition, lot sate by Vaughn & Sons,
Heppner. .
Heppner Get Wet Again.
The past week has been one of
many showers in this part of the
country, and the dust in Heppner
is -well laid for a time at least.
Monday evening there fell almost an
inch and a half of rain and this
shower was preceeded by many
smaller ones. The rains seem to be
general all over the county, and as a
result harvesting has been delayed
somewhat and some loss has resulted
However, it has put the summer
fallow in fine shape for fall work
and what loss there is will be more
thp.n overcome.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR 13
BOYS LEAVING TUESDAY
There will be a program in honor
of the boys in the next contingent
a! Odd Fellows Hull on the evening
of the 26th. All are invited to be
present.
NOTICE
Those owing the Red Cross for the
geranium which was auctioned oft'
some time ago will please settle with
Mrs. Phelps. We have the names of
a reat many whom we think have
just overlooked this.
Wo wish to thank the manage
ment of the Star Theatre for their
contribution of half the expenses at
this place of entertainment for the
boys who left in the last contingent.
We also wish to thank J. A. Waters
who was kind enough to look at'u
tho entertainment of the boys.
This Chapter extends thanks to
Mrs. Jan. Thomson for the donation
of yarn for a sweater that was knit
by Mrs.. Gene Campbell.
Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Carter for
the donation of the dollar they left
for titkets for the cord of wood they
donated. Same having been de
stroyed in Uie recent tire.
We wish to thank Mr. Donisee for
donating the labor on our cabinet
for yarn.
Geo. H. Clark, Wm. A. Ayres. T.
L. Slatuiliss, Homer C Frank, Thos. I
Ingruin, W. II. Chapel,. Wm.
O'Rourkot Herbert llaguewood, Le
roy Yardley, Floyd B. Cobt, a recent
contingent of boys, donated $6.13
for which they have the thanks of
our Chapter.
An allotment of comfort kits for
the Navy will reach here soon. Also
one of the shirts for refugees.
CMP LEWIS HAS
SALVATION A
Two-Story Building Erected For
Convenience of Soldiers and
Visitors.
Oregon's closest touch with the
actual war service which the Salva
tion Army is doing both here and
oversea a touch that has already
beep felt by hundreds of Oregon boys
is the splendid new Salvation
Army building recently erected in
Greene Park, Camp Lewis, Wash,
John M. Linden of Chicago, who
has arrived in Portland to manage
the Oregon state drive for the
Salvation Army War service fund,
which opens September 15, was
present at the opening of the build
ing and in discussing its plans, pur
poses and scope said:
When Camp Lewis became the
great cantonment that It hi the
largest in the United States the
j.e.nment found that the usual
fakers were swooping down upon
he men with tueir well known
wares, "hot dogs," pink lemonade
otc. Such as these were the original
war profiteers. To overcome this the
government set aside a Urge tract of
land for recreation r.nd legitimate
shops, moving pictures, barber shops,
haberdashers, candy and refresh
ment shops and in this tract known
as Green park, named for General
Green of the Sixty-ninth division,
the Salvation Army secured a con
cession and erected and equipped at
a cost of $25,000 a two story build
ing, 50x122, the ground flour con
sisting of a pergola 2x50, reading
and
recreation room 40x50; audi-
torium, 40x70, with a seating capa
city of 350, lunch room, check room,
public telephone, writing and reading
facilities etc. The second floor in
cludes 17 room for visitors, each
room furnished with hot and cold
water, electric lights and all modern
conveniences.
"One of the prime objects ot the
building is to accomodate the visiting
mothers and wives of soldiers and
the 17 sleeping rooms are exclusively
for women. It is the only place of
its kind where women may stay over
night for a nominal sum and if there
were 150' rooms they would be full
every night. The first floor Is given
over to the comfort and recreation
of the soldiers, with reading, writing
and lovyiging rooms with games,
music and refreshments.
"While I was there a woman ar
rived in Camp to visit her two sons.
That she was a real daughter of the
3oil was apparent. Her home was in
the mountains of California, she had
ridden 3fl miles cn horseback and
then staged 40 miles more to the
train which carried her to Tacoma
and from there she came by auto to
the Camp, radiant in the joy of ex
pectancy, but the two sons had
started only the day before for their
long journey "over there." A Sal
vation Army lassie found her a little
crumpled heap in one corner of the
building sobbing her heart out. An
added grief was her penniless con-
lition, she had expected the boys to
have a little money to help her on
er way home. She was given food
and a room and the next dav a purse
was made up and she was started on
her homeward journey.
"It is, for the purpose of doing
such work as this as well as minis
tering to the spiritual and physical
needs of the boys in the trenches,
that Oregon is to be given the op
portunity of contributing $25,000 to
the $5,000,000 fund which is being
raised throughout the United States."
All of First ( lavs Will Bo Taken.
Word has been received by the
local draft board that all men of
Class 1 in Morrow county will be
called between the 4th and 6th of
September. With the contingent of
12 which will leave next Tuesday
morning this order will affect 34
men, and will include tiiose of the
191$ registration as well as those of
the 1917 registration who have not
yet been called. It will also affect
the registrants who wore recently
advanced from deferred classification
to first class.
F. C. Hollahide, foreman of the
road construction work at Jones
hill, who was hurt by a blast about
the middle of lust month, returned
from Portland on Monday, fully re
covered from his injuries. We are
Bla(1 to stil'e that the surgeon was
able to save the sight of both Mr.
Dollarhide's eyes. At the time ot
the accident it was feared that one
eye had been entirely destroyed and
the other was seriously Injured.
Dr. Leonard It. Purkey Is now
located in Portland, being associated
with Dr. Whitney, with oflices 301
Morgan building.