THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSD AY, OCTOBER 10, 1918.
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OKKOW CO I" XT V OFFICIAL PAPER
MAKING W(X)L GROWING
PAUAMOIXT.
In times past, and on numerous
occasions, this paper lias urged the
praeti.aijiiily of the farmers of Mor
row county placing small bunches of
sheep on their places. This fail is a
6eas,:ii when every farmer of the
county would be ahead if lie had
anywhere from fifty to 300 head of
sheep on his lands, according to the
size of his holdings. There never
was better pasture and it should be
consumed.
The following from The Manufac
turer, not only sets forth facts touch
ing the point in question, but it
gives another data with reference to
"Making of Wool Growing Para
mount that should be well con
sidered at this time. The article
says:
In various western state fairs It
was noticed less attention was paid
to the sheep and wool Industry than
It deserved.
There are few farms In the state
that could not afford to keep from a
dozen to fifty sheep and improve the
farm and its finances.
They make a living with half a
chance, are great browsers, and
help keep down weeds and under
brush and fertilize the land.
At present price of wool fifty sheep
would put from $300 to $400 a year
in the owner's pocket to say nothing
of lambs and mutton.
Instead of sheep and wool produc
tion declining several hundred mil
lion pounds of wool additional could
be grown in western states.
April 25 warehousing and grading
of wool was taken over by the federal
government and Portland is the
wool center for the west.
Fifteen million pounds 'of wool
will be handled there this year by the
government, and distributed direct
from growers to woolen mills.
These wools are grown In Oregon,
"Washington, Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming, and California gets these
graded wools from Oregon.
Formerly the dealers bought wool
In sacks and usually at the value of
the lower grades, then sorted and
sold at the higher values.
Now the wools are sorted for the
grower and he gets the full value for
each grade and in 250,000 pounds
there may be thirty grades.
A carload of wool from the shear
ing sheds weighs 25,000 pounds, and
when graded and compressed to
government standards weighs 60,
000 pounds.
This is a saving of from fifty to
seventy-five per cent on the wool
clip of the west on freight alone,
besides saving cars.
Conditions are changing and there
is not a good reason why wool and
sheep growing should not become
the paramount livestock Industry.
McX.YRY AXD WEST.
Oregon has expressed itself at the
polls as being committed to the
"politics adjourned" idea. It would
seem the wise and patriotic course to
pursue not to disturb existing politi
cal conditions at this time, either as
to parties or as to elected officials
who have fulfilled their patriotic
duty by firmly supporting the vigor
ous conduct of the war.
We confess to an intense admira
tion for our ' peppery ex-governor,
Oswald West, in spite of his vindic
tiveness and the erratic quality of Iii3
super-"pep." Yet we have no con
fidence that In this war crisis he
would be an improvement over
Charles L. McNary as U. S. Senator,
especially as McNary has backed the
administration so loyally in war
matters, has procured so many
definite and tangible results for
Oregon in connection with shipbuild
ing and grain and railroad adminis
tration, and because of his quiet
tact, his abilities, his judgment and
liis industry has. attained such high
standing in the senate as to have
exercised considerable wholesome
Influence on economic legislation.
The height of a great war effort is
liardly the time to displace an ex
perienced, loyal and effective senator
for a lovable aspirant who has ever
been o delightfully disturbing factor
in public life. We know what Sena
tor McNary has done in the senate;
no prophet, seer or seventh daughter
could forsee what Oswald West
might do. Weighing the personalities
and characteristics of the two men,
and yielding observance to the
"politics adjourned" idea, it would
seem unwise, perhaps hardly pa
triotic, to take chances on displacing
McNary by West.
We say this in spite of the tact
that we bitterly opposed Senator Mc
JJary's nomination in what we felt
was a losing fight. As we predicted,
lie was nominated by an overwhelm
ing majority. All indications are be
jwlll be elected by a similar heavy
majority. For the cake of Oregon s
part in the vigorous and harmonious
isscution of the war it is well that
he be retained at his post. C. C.
Chapman in Oregon Voter.
A TOWN WITH NINE LIVES.
(By Col. E. Hofer.)
In spite of killing its nine million
dollar a year hop industry Salem
seems to be a town with the nine
livs of cat.
With niue state institutions it's
people patronize only one of them
the only one that charges admission
the state fair.
After putting up for the Fourth
Liberty Loan this strange town lias
more bank deposits than at the be
ginning of the war.
Salem has no people in the poor
house all the picture shows are
crowded week days and Sundays and
oome churches are out debt.
The Y. M. C. A. is patronized on
account of its swimming pool where
the Assistant Postmaster and his
wife instruct without pay.
Only one real Salemite has died
here in many years many move in
from the country and from othor
states for the pleasure of being
buried in Salem.
Newcomers here who become ac
climatized and adopt the ways of
living of the real inhabitants stick
around and get a great deal of
pleasure out of life.
ABUSE OF DIRECT LEGISLATION
In Oregon the homo of the "In
itiative and Referendum," only six
"measures" are to be voted on in
November.
Several are "pass-the-buck" bills
that the legislature shoved over to
the "people," as a means of escaping
responsibility.
Two are "fish bills" of local Im
port, that the whole slate vote is
asked to pass on at great trouble
and expense.
Two are private "revenge" bills
that simply embody the desire of twe
individuals to punish opponents.
Oregon voted on 19 in 1908, on
32 in 1910, 35 in 1912, 31 in 1914
and only 19 in 1916. The abuse of
the system is slowly dying.
Faddists, constitution changers,
and political busybodies put the
people to great expense and trouble
and nearly everything proposed is
voted down. Manufacturer.
The Committee on the prevention
of the spread of Spanish Influenza
has taken this opportunity through
the columns of the local papers to
Inform the public that owing to the
seriousness of the disease we want
tp do all in our power to prevent Its
spread. It is thought advisable for
the people to know that it is of great
help to use a good antiseptic gargle
and also to wash out the nose several
times a day after being around a
public gathering of any kind. Either
of the drug stores will be able to fur
nish the solution. As soon as a case
develops in this community very
strict precautions will be taken. As
yet no cases have been reported in
this county.
MRS. L. G. HERREN.
MRS. TOM JOHNSON.
DR. WINNARD.
DR. McMURDO.'
W. W. SMEAD.
Committee.
Whale Meat.
Whnle meat is by no means new
food to human beings. Since time Im
memorial the Eskimos of the Hudson
bay nnd Alaskan coasts have eaten it
It was and still Is one of their main
food supplies, as well as giving oil for
fuel. As is well known, the whale has
a very small throat, averaging in the
largest about ten inches in diameter.
Thus it can swallow nothing large. It
lives on various forms of pelagic life,
very minute creatures which whalers
call "brit," and upon shrimps, herring
and various small crustuceans.
Mine Wrecks Garden.
While sitting on the back porch of
her home, Mrs. William Polmetsch of
the 700 block, on Xorth Bromley ave
nue, Scranton, Pa., xaw the rear por
tion of the yard sink into a mine work
ing, exposing numerous mine props,
while a short distance nway a simitar
settling exposed men at work in the
mines. In each case the gardens have
dropped about 15 feet. The home of
Matthew Scott has esrped dnmuge,
but the earth on all sides has sunk,
making the residence appear as though
on an Island.
Few streets in the city are suffering
worse damage from mine caves than
Bromley avenue. Gardens, posts, treea
and sidewalks have fallen in.
She Knew Him Best.
It was an after-supper party on the
porch.
For days on Just Ruch occasion",
Oldman Cabon had been making sour
remarks regarding the money the ad
ministration Is spending to remain
sane and conduct a war at the same
time. Sometimes Oldman C. brought
out a little hammer and rapped on
the porch swing.
"I wish I wuz In Washington where
I could take a rap attum," he said,
"I'd show them some things."
"Ton," piped his wife. "Oh, yes, you,
who cannot even make our poodle dog
behave."
Marble Company Reorganized.
George Houser of Joseph, Oregon,
arrived in Heppner on Sunday even
ing and spent several days here iu
the interests of the Oregon Black
Marble Company of Joseph. Mr.
Houser was one of the original
stockholders fci this company and in
strumental in getting the organiza
tion under way, but he later sold his
stock and withdrew. After attempt
ing to conduct the company for a
couple of years, and making a
failure of it, the original officers and
directors were forced to abdicate and
a new organization was perfected
which Is going atout the business of
putting the plant in shape to make
it pay. Mr. Houser states that the
plant is now completed and the
company is busy making lime in
commercial quantities and placing
the same on the market. The marble
quarry is being opened up and the
iime is made from the faulty strata
of marble nearer the surface. It is
95 per cent pure which is a very
fine quality of lime for spraying pur
poses, being free of grit. It will be
good news to numerous stockholders
.n this section to learn that the
Oregon Black Marble Company is
coming out all right.
Miss Mabel Noyes, teacher of the j
Fourth grade in the Heppner school,
was called to Walla Walla today and
her place In the school room is being
filled by Mrs. H. A. Noyes.
Oregon Normal School
WAR EMERGENCY
COURSE AND
CERTIFICATE
Owing to the scarcity of teach
ers the Oregon Normal School will
offer a War Emergency Course of
twenty weeks outlined by the Su
perintendent of Public Instruction.
The Course will begin with each
of the terms commencing Nov. 16,
1918; Feb. 8, 1919; and April 12,
1919. The Superintendent of
Public Instruction will consider It
equivalent to the Teachers' Train
ing Course and issue a certificate
upon its completion valid to teach
in the elementary grades for one
year. '
This course will be open to
those who have had two years or
more cf l'lch school work or its
? niivalent. No ago limit is re
riuirod for eiUrar.ce, but before a
crtileate can be issued applicant
must be at least eighteen years of
All regular courses will be of
fered as usual.
For detailed information address
REGISTRAR
Oregon Normal School,
Monmouth, Oregon
PROPOSED NEW CHARTER
FOR THE CITY OF HEPPNER
800-Acre Creek Ranch
ly miles of creek. 110 acres under ditch. One half
mile from town. Good house and good out
buildings.
at once.
A bargain if taken
$20,000, ON EASY TERMS.
ROY V. WHITEIS
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Heppner, Oregon
Bucks For Sale
Have some choice 2year-old Rambouillet rams
and cross-bred Rambouillet-Lincom" rams and a few
Lincoln rams for sale.
Write or wire
PENDLETON SHEEP COMPANY
Dan P. Smythe, Pres., or T. F. Boylen, Mgr.,
Pendleton, Oregon.
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WOMEN AND THE WAR
By MRS. HENRY P. DAVISON
Treasurer War Work Council
National Board Y. W. C. A.
phase of the T
Mm. Davison
Hostess Houses in the military
camps all over the country are one
W. C. A. War
nr..), r-.,ii'
mnvfB :
IK fa activities. These
reception houses
are placed at the
entrance to the
cantonments for
the use of women
visiting their sol
dier relatives. So
necessary have
thepe proved that
tents and bor
rowed rooms were
pressed into use
until houses could
be built. Often
the Association
rooms in the near
est town were
turned temporar
ily into hostess houses.
"We put up an extra cot," r
ported one western secretary, who re
turned to tell the War Work Coun
cil the special needs of her commun
ity, "for an old Lithuanian mother
who came a hundred miles to see her
boy in camp. She cannot speak a
word of English and she has to have
her old black pipe every hour. But
her boy loves her.
"Another charge bestowed upon us
is the girl-wife of a 'bootlegger' ar
rested for selling whisky to soldiers.
He was wild with anxiety about her
till we said we would look after hei.
"A thirteen-year-old imp has Just
been turned over to our care. She
ran away from t convent, and, be
ing adventurous, made straight for
camp."
Any hostess can tell you heart
breaking stories of times when the
hostess house has been the refuge
of stricken women. She can tell you
also of incidents when the hoBtesa
house Has brought about a happy end
ing. Prayers of gratitude for the Host
ess House are murmured every night
in many towns by women who are of
no particular importance to any one
except to some man in the army
and to God.
The commandants of the camps are
as appreciative of the hostess houses
as is the most forlorn woman. No
bouse is erected except at the direct
request of the commanding officer.
Fifty-four houses are now in use,
others are being built as fast as lum
ber and carpenters can be secured.
Each house has its individuality.
The plans for the building at Camp
Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, were re
drawn by Miss Fay Kellogg in order
to save throe magnificent oak trees.
A fine old Southern mansion secured
for the Young Women's Christian As
sociation headquarters at Petersburg,
Virginia, is ' as popular with the sol
dlers from Camp Lee as is the official
hostess house.
The hostess houses serve the entire
nation.
The work with girls is one of the
most important functions of the War
Work Council. It deals with all kinds
of work with girls. Girls in small
towns, in cities, in country villages,
tijvd in the great manufacturing cen
ters are all touched by the unusual
conditions of a country In a state of
war preparation. Their patriotism
may urge them toward unexpected pit
falls. Their very enthusiasm lesdi
them into danger.
(Continued vJ
The following is the text of the proposed new Charter for
the City of Heppner, adopted by the City Council and filed with
the City Recorder on October 7th, 1918. An election will be
called on December 22nd, 1918, and this improved Charter sub
mitted to the legal voters of Heppner for their approval or re
jection. The full text of the proposed charter is ordered to be pub
lished by the City Council for the information of the voters of
Heppner. It will appear in sections in this paper, covering a
period of four successive weeks. It should be thoroughly read,
and familiarized by every voter of the city, and then each in,
stallment cut out and pasted in the scrap book for future refer
ence that our citizens may know what the provisions of the con
stitution of the city are.
The old Charter has become obselete and contains much
dead timber, as well as placing restrictions upon the City Coun
cil of such a nature that that body can not keep the city up to
the requirements made necessary by a growing town under pro-
(Continurd on Page Eight)
F. M. Griffin was over to Hepp
ner last evening from his farm near
Fairview. Mr. Griffin is very well
satisfied with results received this
season though he is doing but little
farming on his own account these
days, having turned over the greater
portion of his place to his son,
Francis. During these times of
shortness of men for farm work, Mr.
Griffin is digging in and doing his
part.
Walter O. Hill, cashier of Lexing
ton State Bank, was doing business
in Heppner yesterday afternoon.
cAgency 'Victor Ladies Tailoring Co, Henderson
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I have just opened up my
New Stock of Millinery
On Main Street opposite Hay
lor's Jewelry Store and wilt
carry a complete stock of
Millinery, Corsets, and
Toilet Articles
MRS. L. G. HERREN
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