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VOL. 35, NO. 20.
HEl'PXER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 1918.
SIBSCRIPTIOX, $2.00 PER YEAR
hisi in is
BURNED TO DEATH
Explosion of Gasoline Proves Fatal
to Prominent Orchardist.
Hermlston, Ore., Sept. 27. Fred
Brunson, prominent orchardist living
four miles northeast of Hermlston,
was horribly burned in his garage
Friday evening and died at 5 o'clock
Saturday morning from hla Injuries.
He had been driving the auto bus
which carries the children of the
neighborhood to the Hermiston
school and about 8 o'clock that even
ing was filling the car with gas in
his garage. He was using a lantern
to light the garage and it fell to the
floor. The oil and gas became
Ignited and soon Brunson was en
veloped in flames. ,
Mrs. Brunson and another woman
rushed to the assistance of the im
periled man. They extinguished the
flames about him by rolling him in
the sand. Brunson's clothing was
burned off him. The women also
put out the fire which threatened
the garage and car. Medical help
was then secured for the Injured
man and he was cared for in the
best manner possible. However he
was so badly injured that he failed
to live through the night.
Mr. Brunson came from Fort
Wayne, Ind., seven or eight years
ago and has been managing a 90
aero orchard. He was 33 years of
age and is survived by' a child of
seven years as well as by his wife.
Tmi .leud man wb prominent In
Masonic circles. His tragic death
gri'atiy shocked the community and
there Is general sorrow over the
affair. East Oregonian.
LEXINGTON RED CROSS
ACTIVITIES.
Lexington, Oregon, Sept. 25, 1918.
Gazette-Times:
The Red Cross branch of Lex
ington have not been doing much
reliuf work for some time, but expect
to have regular work from now on.
The allotments received from the
Chapter have been made and sent in,
also what articles we had on hand,
and our shelves are cleaned up.
Our allotment ot warm articles
for Belgian relief, of 600 pounds,
will be filled and ready for ship
ment Friday. The allotment of 35
men's shirts for relief will be ready
to work on Sept. 27th.
We would like to have all the
ladies turn out. and help and not
leave it for a few, for this work has
to be done by the 15th of October.
The regular annual election of
officers for the Lexington Branch of
the lied Cr.oss will bo held Sept. 28,
at 3 p. m., in the Red Cross rooms.
All should attend. We want to get
In shape for the coming Red Cross
year, that it may be a successful one.
Beginning Sept. 30th for a week
there will be a linen drive for the
hospitals in France. Such articles
as sheets, pillow cases, bath towels,
handkerchiefs nnd bed sheets are
wanted, all articles to bo taken from
our reserve stock. Articles Bhould
bo new, or nearly new on account
of hard wear and poor washing
facilities. A committee has been
appointed to solicit if need be, and
gather the articles together for ship
ment no later than Friday morning.'
MRS. MYRTLE REANEY, Secretary.
The above should have reached
us for publication last week but
owing to the fact that the letter was
directed to "American Red Cross,
Heppner, Oregon," Instead of to the
Gazette-Times, the article did not
reach this office in time. Ed.
Lexington.Oregon, Oct. 1, 1918.
Gazette-Times:
The annual election of officers
for the Lexington Branch, "A. It. C.,
was held Saturday, Sept. 28 at the
Red Cross rooms, Mrs. T. L. Dorman,
chairman, presiding. A short re
view of the work of the officers for
the first year was given, together
with an outline of our relations to
the Chapter.
Oflieers elected were, Mrs. E. G.
Slocum, chairman; Mrs. E. Nordyke,
vice-chairman; Mrs. George M,
Allyn, secretary; Mrs. W. O. Hill,
treasurer; Mrs. Eugono Gentry,
chairman Civilian Rolief; Mrs. W.
G. Scott, chairman Membership Com
mittee; Miss Dona Barnett, chair
man Surgical Committee; W. L.
Holmes, chairman Ways and Means
Committee; Mrs. K. L. Beach chair
man of Supply and Inspection Com-'
mittee.
Work days are Tuesday and
Friday of each week. We have a
great amount of work on hand to
do and we would like to have all the
ladles attend. We want to see their
names on the register. Do not leave
this work for a few, but all come, as
many hands make light work. If
you cannot come to the rooms to
work, come and get gome work and
take it home with you.
. MYRTLE REANEY, Secretary.
CharRed With Making Seditious
Remarks.
Louis Marquart, a young man
residing near Lexington, was arrest
ed by the Military Police and
brought to Heppner one day last
week on a charge of making bb-
; ditious remarks.- He was placed in
jail here and his case reported to the
! Unitod States District Attorney at
Portland. Relatives of the young
jjman offered to put up bail for his
release from Jail but the Portland
official's instructions were to "hold
him." He will doubtless have to
appear before the U. S. grand jury
now in session at Portland and there
make explanation of his disloyal
talk.
New Garage is Receiving Equipment.
Leo Hill, of the Universal Garage,
returned tho end of the week from
Portland, where he has been to
purchase the equipment of tools and
machinery for the new garage build
ing. He bought everything that he
could get a requisition for from the
Government aiid says that the new
quarters will be fairly well supplied
with what Is needed. The interior
of the new building is now about
completed and some of the ma
chinery is beginning to arrive and
will be installed just as soon as the
builders are out of the way with the
concrete work. This garage will be
one of the best in Eastern Oregon,
and the proprietors, Messrs. Hill &
Johns expect to bo kept busy and
their plant running to its full
capacity.
i Buys John Edwards Farm.
Report reaches this paper that a
deal has been closed this week for
tho purchase of the J. H. Edwards
farm in Sand Hollow by Dan Han
shew, who will take over the farm
immediately. The consideration was
$35,000, or an equivalent of about
$30 per acre. Mr. Hanshewhas been
farming for a number of years in
Blaekhorse but disposed of his place
there two years ago to Ed Stevens
of Portland. This property had been
involved in foreclosure proceedings
and the suit was settled this week
by the fortland parties putting up
tho cash to redeem the land. This
was done on Wednesday, the last day
of grace. In disposing of his. Sand
Hollow farm Mr. Edwards has re
lieved himself of all the property he
owned here. He lias run this place
for a great many years and built it
up until it was considered one of the
best farms of the Sand Hollow
section. Just what Mr. Edwards ex
pects to do, this paper lias sot been
informed.
Young Thistles Kill Stock in Cold
Springs District.
Eating young Russian thistle that
springs up green after the rains,
caused the death of twelve horses in
the Cold Springs district this week.
The animals ate the young thistles,
which are temptingly green, but the
atems are indigestable and form a
wiry mat in the stomach that re
sults in the death of the animal.
Frank Spike was called to Cold
Springs Monday by one of the Greek
farmers of that district. Five of his
horses had already died and by the
time Mr. Spike arrived eight more
were down. The farmer feared that
It was some contagious disease, but
Dr. Spike soon ascertained that the
deaths were due solely to the eating
of the thistle. Farmers are warned
to keep their stock away from stub
ble or summer fallow where the
young thistles are growing. Echo
News.
Passes Satisfactory Examination.
Miss Edith Thorley of this city,
who a short time ago signed up for
service as an army nurse, has passed
the necessary examination in a satis
factory manner, and is now subject
to call at any time. Miss Thorley is
an accomplished musician, a gradu
ate of Heppner High School and a
student at Pacific University and
Portland Conservatory of Music.
While awaiting her summons to go
into training, Miss Thorley will or
ganize classes in both piano and
voice and put in her time teaching.
Miss Emma E. Grittinger, from
Northwestern Division headquarters
of the Red Cross, arrived in Hepp
ner on Tuesday evening from Pen
dleton and met with the executive
committee of tho local Chapter.
Miss Grittinger had just returned
from the meeting of the Northwest
Tubercolosis Association at Spokane
and Is visiting various Red Cross
Chapters on her return to Seattle.
She remained in Heppner over Wed
nesday, getting in touch with the
needs of the Red Cross chapters and
auxiliaries of Morrow county.
J Am Public
ALL men fear me! 1 declare that
Uncle Sam shall not go to bis '
knees to beg you to buy his bonds.
That is no position for a fighting
man. But if you have the money to
buy and do not buy, I will make this
No Man's Land for you!
I will judge you not by an
allegiance expressed in mere words.
I will judge you not by your mad
cheers as our boys march away to
whatever fate may have in store for
them.
I will judge you not by the warmth
of the teara you shed over the lists
of the dead and the Injured that
come to us from time to time.
I will judge you not by your un
covered head and solemn mien as
our maimed in battle return to our
shores for loving care.
But, as wise as I am just, I will
judge you by the material aid you
give to the fighting men who are
facing, doath that you may live and
move and have your being in a
world made safe.
I warn you don't talk patriotism
over here unless your money is talk
ing victory Over There.
I am Public Opinion! As I judge,
all men stand or fall!
Sua
JOE HANDY, MAKER QF
KEY. NOW 111 THE
At least one Morrow county moon
shiner has been brought into the toils
of the law, together with all of his
paraphernalia.
Joe Handy of Heppner was ar
rested last Monday morning at his
place of business in the mountains
some 24 miles southeast of Heppner,
just as he was in the act of placing
a fire under the still of his moon
shine outfit, and if there ever was a
man taken completely by surprise,
Mr. Handy was that fellow.
The incidents leading up to this
capture are quite interesting in
detail. Handy was operating in
what he felt was absolute security,
although he had but recently been
informed by a friend of his that the
ofllcors were on his trail and he
might expect trouble at any moment,
yet he stales that ho was not looking
for his place to be discovered as it
was so well camouflaged in the
thick brush of a deep ravine of , the
mountain fastness. 1
However, thelafiicers had, by per
sistent work, been enabled to get a
pretty close diagram of the sur
roundings from a party who had one
day accidently stumbled onto the
outfit, so they decided to go out on
Sunday evening and make an in
vestigation. Sheriff McDuffee and Ex-Sheriff
Shutt were taken into the vicinity of
the still late Sunday evening by
County Agriculturist Brown. The
place where the still was located
could be reached no nearer than a
mile by auto, though teams were able
to get within a half-mile of it. The
officers were left by Mr. Brown who
had to return to town, so they
wended their way as best they could
toward the spot where the outfit
was supposed to be. It was a pretty
tough undertaking, getting through
the underbrush but they finally
reached a point somewhere near the
still and not very far from the trail
lending to it, and sit it. out in the
chill night air for the balance of the
night. They expected to find Handy
operating a night shift, but it seems
that he had finished up his week's
brew and was not doini; r.iiythiu on
Sunday night. Quite owly Monday
morning, however, he put in an ap
pearance, coming down to the still
alone, so the officers abided their
time and when ho got busy lighting
the fire, ho was confronted with a
command to. hold up his hands. It
was necessary to repeat the demand
quite forcibly before Handy complied
as he was apparently so taken by
surprise that he failed to realize he
was facing a couple of guns in the
hands of determined officials. When
the full force of the situation dawned
on him, his hands went up in a hurry
and he made no attempt at resist
ance. Upon being searched It was
found' that Handy was unarmed.
Handy had been operating the
still from a camp occupied by he and
his wife about a mile distant la
another ravine. Just what know-
Opinion!
MOONSHINE WHIS
GRIP OF Id
ledge Mrs. Handy may 'have of his
operations is not revealed but ac
cording to the story related he
supposed that he was cutting wood
some Jtttle distance away as she
could hear someone chopping wood
every day in that direction. It was
supposed also that, there were a
couple of lookouts, one on either
side of the ravine where the still
was located, to give warning of the
approach of officers. HaDdy was
also supposed to be armed at all
times and ready to give Invaders of
his domain a warm reception.
The oflieers wore able to tell, in
tho darkness, of thoir near approach
to the still, by the smell of sour
grain. A large number 'ot empty
coin meal sacks were scottered
about and a large quantity of the
meal had been passed through the
distilling process was dumped near,
indicating that the work Isad been
goin;; on for considerable time, as
well as proving the cxceswve waste
of valuable war food.
The officers brought in the whiskey
making outfit, consisting of a 30
gallun copper kettle that had been
properly encased in a stone oven, the
gooseneck and coil, sirsd these
articles have been the objects of
much attention at tho court house
during the week. Besides these
there were six big wooden vats used
for primary work, and these were
brought along also. Whatever else
there was of the illicit still was
totally destroyed by the officers.
Along with the outfit there was also
taken 21 gallons of liquor- ".Moun
tain Dew"-and of this the officers
retained six gallons as evidence and
the balance was dumped into the
' creek for the benefit of the Banes.
) The liquor is pronounced by those
who know as being genuine stuff, and
' it certainly contains plenty of alcohol
' to preserve it throughout the ages
and to thoroughly pickle any stomach
' that it might come in contact with,
j For many months there has been
! plenty of evidence in Heppner that
: someone was producing moonshine
not fur away. As stated above the
oflieers were suspicious that Handy
was furnishing the liquor which he
was secretly manufacturing, handing
it out to those who took the re
sponsibility of disposing of It. It
developed that he was getting $20
per gallon for the stuff and in turn
it was being retailod by the boot
leggers at $8 per quart, so it can be
Been that a money making business
was going on. The capacity of the
still was some 16 gallons per day.
Handy was in trouble before the
court last fall for bootlegging, and
he had been warned that ha might
got into worse trouble -with the
Federal authorities, yet he persisted
in the unlawful business. He will
now have to appear before the
Federal court in Portland, where he
will be taken this week. We under
stand he has retained Sam Van
Vector as his attorney.
ELI
; The capture of this still may be
I the means of breaking up the local
i bootlegging to a considerable extent.
It was a good piece of work on the
part of the local officers' and no
small credit is due to Ex-Sheriff
Shutt for the assistance rendered in
getting the necessary evidence to
locate the still. If we are correctly
informed, he did some good detective
work in this case and through his
efforts Sheriff McDuffee was enabled
to get the locaiios of the outfit.
Sheriff McDuffee knew that the still
was being operated and he and
Corporal Cummings of the State
Military Police made a trip out
there some ten days ago but were
unable to find it.
If there are others interested in
this deal with Handy, and there no
daunt 4s, he will not peach, and so
far is keeping mum on this point.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sunday, Oct. 6.
10:00 a. m., Bible School. This is
Rally Day, so make a special effort
to attend. Promotion exervises post
poned to Oct. 13.
11:00 a. m., special Rally Day
services. We want every member
present.
7:00 p. m., C. E. meeting.
8:00 p. m., Preaching service.
Subject: "Jesus the Prophet."
Wednesday at 8:00 p. m., mid
week service.
THE FEDERATED CHURCH.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. The
lesson is about Abraham, a great
historic character.
Itforning service at 11:00. Ser
Kon theme: "The Second Coming of
Christ."
Christian Endeavor, 7:00 p. m.
Topic, "All For Christ."
Evening service at 8:00. Sermon
on "'Christ's Call."
H. A. NOYES, Pastor.
Willow Lodge I. O. O. F. Entertains.
Willow Lodge No. 66, I. O. O. F.
of this city entertained a couple of
the grand lodge officers at their hall
last evening. The visitors were S. F.
Bowman, grand conductor and
Senior Warden Kirkpatric of Pen
dleton. These gentlemen each made
addresses on the order and Mr3. C.
Darby and Miss Edith Thorley en
'ertained with vocal solos, being ac
companied on the piano by Miss
Muriel Cason. Owing to the in-:
clemency of the weather the attend
ance was not large. There were no
refreshments, and a short social
time was had after the close of the
program.
To Live at Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Tash left on
Tuesday for Walla Walla, where they
will make their future, home, having
purchased property at 1221 Alvord
street, that city. Mr. and Mrs. Tash
were pioneer settlers of Morrow
county, for many years owning and
conducting a farm at Hardman.
This property they recently dis
posed at, and also their city prop
erty in Heppner and they will now
endoitvor to enjoy their remaining
years free from the cares attendant
np.on extensive property holdings.
Walla Walla is a mighty nice little
city and their surroundings there
will ti very pleasant. They are
'.'atitk-d to have it easy for their re-
' uining days and it is the hope of
this paper that they may live yet
many years to enjoy the comforts
and pleasures of their new home,
lieppner peoplo regret their depar
ture but all wish them well.
John Huston arrived frt m Albany
on Thursday last and is visiting for
a short time with his sons, E. R., of
He'ipncr and Charley, of Eight Mile.
1". lias been several years since Mr.
Huston visited this section, where he
formerly resided..
h) Couple Married at Heppner.
Werner Reitmann, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Reitmann, of lone was
united in marriage at the home of
Fran It A. Andrews, pastor of tho
Christian church of Heppner, on
Saturday to Miss Jaunita I. Gibson,
also of lone, Pastor Andrews per
forming the ceremony. The young
people will make their home, on the
Cnra of the groom near lone, and
the best wishes of their many young
friend of that section will go with
thorn on this new venture.
lied Cross Election.
This paper is requested to an
nounce that the election of the
Board of Directors for Morrow
County Chapter of the Red Cross
will be held the fourth Wednesday
of this month, which w'ill be the
23rd. The election will be at a
mass meeting and it is hoped all the
members of the Red Cross will keep
the date in mind and be present to
assist in the selection of the Board
of Directors..
FOR SALE A good 7 -room res
idence in good condition, close in
and a good bargain. Call at Gazette
Times office. tf
ORCLESMUkSKSTO
SAVE I, HI
These Commodities Are Greatly
Needed by Government.
I'liitinum.
Platinum is needed by the Govern
aeni and by tho industries of the
country for many vital purposes.
Among its industrial uses are the
making of coniact points for mag
netos to be used in tractors, trucks,
automobi!e3, and gas engines; the
making of contact points for tel
ephone and telegraph systems and
tho wireless plants, ex-ray tubes,
rhypoderniic needies, chemical pur
poses for laboratory and research
work and scientific instruments. By
way of example, 1 oz. of platinum
makes poit.ts for magnetos to operate
150 trucks or tractors.
For many years platinum has been
shipped almost entirely from Russia,
but because of the chaotic conditions
there the production of platinum has
been abandoned, and in order to
remedy this condition of affairs, the
Government appeals to the people to
patriotically contribute privately
owned articles, in which there is even
the smallest quantity of platinum,
but they are not urged to donate
articles to which a sentimental value
is attached.
These contributions will not only
be of great assistance to the Govern
ment, but will aid the Red Cross
Chapter as well, as the Government
will pay the Chapter the market
price for all platinum turned in.
Tin.
It may be stated in general terms
that tin is used in almost every
branch of industry conceivable. In
deed it is stated with proof, that we
could not operate a steamer on the
ocean, we could not build a railroad
car, we could not do anything to
carry on this war, if we did not have
tin. It might be stated that the
entire induatry of the United States
is dependent on tin in some form or
other.
Tin is one of the most essential
materials of the whole War Program,
and it will be impossible to sustain
our demands and properly aid the .
industries of our Allies unless an
adequate supply is furnished."
Tin is found in innumerable forms,
but. for the purpose of the Red Cross,
the forms in which it is worth col
lecting are limited to three.. These
are:
1. s Foil of every kind, including
tobacco foil, cigarette foil, chewing
gum foil, chocolate foil, and foil used
by 1'orinls.
2. Collapsible Tubes. These are
such as contain tooth paste, shaving
cream, salve, paints, etc. . Every
kind of collapsible tube is worth col
lecting, as every kind contains a
sufficient proportion of tin to be of
value.
3. Pewter Articles. A very large
proportion of tin is found in pewter
articles of every kind, so that the
collection of these articles is very
important.
N. B. Tins cans need not be
collected as they contain a trifling
.percentage of tin.
Red Cross Attendance Improves.
Mrs. ,Phill Colin, president of the
local Chapter of the Red Cross is
pleased to announce that the attend
ance of workers at headquarters i3
improving now with each succeeding
ivetting. The ladie3 are beginning
to get settled down for the season
and from now on there is prospect of
plenty of hands to keep the work
done up to schedule.
For the past week the following
were in attendance:
Sept. 27 Mrs. Ralph Thomson,
Mrs. T. J. Matlock, Mrs. C. L. Sweek,
Mrs. R. J. Vaughan, Mrs. P. A.
Anderson, Mrs. O. E. Farnsworth,
Mrs. Mattie Adkins, Mrs. C. E.
Jones, Mrs. John Iler, Mrs. Sam
Hughes, Mrs. John Cason, Mrs.
Stacy Roberts, Mrs. M. Church, Mrs.
Tom Boyd, Mrs. E. J. Starkey, Mrs.
J. C. Hayes, Mrs. E. F. Campbell,
Mrs. F. N. Frye, Mrs. Phill Colin,
Mrs. Geo. Moore, Mrs. Hansen
Hughes, Mrs. L. E. Bishee, Mr. J. O.
Hager, Mrs. W. A. Richardson, Mrs.
W. C. Cason, Mrs. Michael Kenny.
Sept. 30 Cutters, Mrs. J. W.
Beymer, Mrs. A. E. Patterson, Mrs.
B. F. Butler, Mrs. E. H. Hall, Mrs.
F. A. Andrews, Mrs. R. V. Whiteis,
Mrs. E. R. Huston, Mrs. T. E.
Chidsey.
. Oct. 1 Mrs. C. L. Sweek, Mrs. R.
J. Vaughan, Mrs. S. W. Spencer, Mrs.
F. N. Frye, Mrs. J. A. Patterson,
Mrs. W. C. Cason, Mrs. M, Church.
Mrs. W. T. Campbell, Mrs. W. R.
Irwiu, Mrs. Phill Colin.