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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1922.
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Ifl DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS UNDER
I as a result of investigations of war
fraud rases which have been under
way ever since the present adminis
tration came into control of the De
partment of Justice. In commenting
upon these indictments Attorney
General Paugherty said:
"For more than a year and a half
the Department of Justice has di 11
gently inquired into every phae of
cantonment construction from the
day this country entered the World
War. An exhaustive search of all
available records was made, and es
pecial care taken to verify in detat1
the accumulated evidence. I want to
say also that in carrying on this
work extreme caution was observed
so as to avoid the possibility of in
justice being done the innocent atony
with those believed to be guilty of
wrong-doing.
"For the past three weeks Depart
ment or Justice officials, acting under
the supervision of former Represen
tative Roscoe C. McCulloch, who as
Assistant to the Attorney General has
devoted more than a year's study to
the cantonment contract cases, have
presented to the special grand jury
nil the evidence and facts collected.
Many witnesses also were called and
appeared before the grand jury. The
indictments speak for themselves."
Prize Essay Contest By
Oregon Society, Sons
American Revolution
New Vice-President
Of Fara Bureau
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Dr W. H. Walker of Califor ia.
always active in National Farm Bu
reau Federation affairs, was the un
animous choice for vice-president
for 1923. He will be an active as
sistant to the new president, Oscar
Hradfute of Ohio.
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WILSON INDICTED ON GRAFT CHARGES
Depar
tment of Justice Presents Evidence to Federal
Grand Jury Which Results in Criminal Indict
ment of Former Assistant Secretary of War and
Others for Conspiracy to Defraud Government
In Hundreds of Contracts.
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LOOKING AHEAD
NATION'S industrial situa
tion shows itself, as a rule,
in the statements issued by
the banks of the country.
Thus, periods of prosperity are marked
by increases in commercial as well as sav
ings deposits. Periods of readjustment,
with their accompanying problems of un
employment, show themselves in a de
cline of commercial deposits and a slight
change of savings deposits. And as
times become better and the future looms
big with possibilities, bank deposits grow
again and business comes to life.
As we look ahead the best advice that
this bank can give is: "GET YOUR
FINANCES WELL IN HAND.
BUILD UP YOUR CHECKING AC
COUNT. PREPARE YOURSELF TO
MEET OPPORTUNITY WITH A
CASH RESERVE AND CREDIT POS
SIBILITIES." FARMERS & STOCKGROWERS
NATIONAL BANK
Heppner
Oregon
Washington, D. C, Jan. 15. As a .
result of the activities of the Depart
ment of Justice under the direction
of Attorney General Daugherty, a
special federal grand jury in the Dis- '
trict of Columbia has returned in
dictments against Benedict Crowell,
former Assistant Secretary of War
during the Wilson administration un
der Secretary of War Newton D. Ba
ker, and six others connected with
the War department at that time.
The indictment charges the accus
ed with conspiracy to defraud the
government, with defeating the ad
ministration of law, with having par
ticipated unlawfully in the award of
contracts let by the government dur
ing the war and after the armistice
involving total expenditures of hun
dreds of millions of dollars- All of
those indicted with Mr. Crowell were
connected with the War department's
Committee on Emergency Construc
tion and some of them held officers'
commissions from the War depart
ment. The following is a summary
of the charges made in the indict
ment returned by the special federal
erand jury.
Each of the accused is charged
with fraudulently planning to get
control of the emergency construe
tion urogram for his own gain and
for the gain of friends and past and
future clients.
It is charged that the defendants
were instrumental in having the sys
tem of competitive bidding, which
has been used ni letting of all gov
ernment contracts, abolished in con
nection with the letting of contracts
of substantially all building construc
tion which involved the expenditure
of hundreds of millions of dollars
and included, among other things,
sixteen national army cantonments,
sixteen national guard camps, avia
tion fields, ordnance plants and for
tifications, hospitals, warehouses,
port terminals and other construction
comprising altogether over 5000 sep
arate contracts.
It is charged that officers of the
War department regularly and legal
ly responsible for the administration
of construction work who found
themselves out of harmony with the
plana of the accused defendants were
replaced by others as a part of the
Droeram of the defendants "to pro
cure control of the determination of
the policy and plan to be used in the
administration of said construction
program of the United States by and
for themselves ana me oiner conspir
ator.
It is charged that the defendants,
regardless of the interests of the Uni
ted States, awarded and caused to be
awarded contracts for consrtuction
without offering any opportunity for
a competitive bidding, and procured
persons directly interested in fur
nishing certain classes of materials
to the government to inspect and pass
npon such materials.
It is charged that the form of con
tracts used was grossly unfavorable
to the government and correspond
ingly favorable to the contractors.
It i charged that the accused re-
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Jf3i Poem by
'John
That wimmen-foiks is human, has
been amply demonstrated. No furder
proofs is laclnn' if they'd leave the
thing to me. The facks is, men and
wimmen has been closely co-related,
and have et their fruita together,
under life's sweet-apple tree.
I have done my share of ponderin'
over that affair in Eden but never
placed my jedgement in concordance
with the plan.
From the outcome of the circum
stance and natur' of the pleadin', I
could mighty easy figger that his
anakeship was a man! I've formed
some clear convictions, though I've
hett 'em in subjection and, I've run
against some symptoms that was
mighty hard to tell and 1 reckon
there ain't been a day, within my re
collection, that a man can't beat a
woman in the hurdle-race to hell I
I've knocked around considerable in
this female dispensation, so it's
nateml that Cupid somehow, put me
up a tree,-and I reckon I urn jest
ified to show some ostentation, if my
Better Half can celebrate the day
she married me!
Five Babies Baptized By Granddad
fused offers of reliable contractors
to do government work at less than
the price written into the cost-plus
contracts made by the defendants.
It is charged that the accused sc
maladministered the laws and regu
lations of the United States as to
curry favor with the persons and con
cern? with whom they were dealing
as contractors and particularly
with certain persons and concerns
among which were contractors who
were prominent in the construction
ar-d engineering industries, to the
end that each of the said conspirators
would and should and most of them
did procure, in return for such pre
judicial and favorable administra
tion, lucrative positions in said in
dustries from and at the hands of
such favored persons and concerns."
It is charged that the defendants
awarded great contracts to firms in
which they had pecuniary interest.
It is specifically charged that the
defendants after Armistice Day en
tered into great contracts obligating
the United States government for
extensive new war and military con
struction, "the exact amount of which
is to the jurors unknown, but which
was in excess of $80,000,000, of which
amount in excess of $11,000,000 was
to contractors selected by said con
spirators and given such work under
the cost-plus form of contract."
The indictment of these former of
ficials of the War department under
the Wil?on administration is said to
be the first of several to be returned
The Oregon Society, Sons of the
American Revolution takes pleasure
in offering a series of prizes totaling
the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) to
the pupils of the public schools of
the State of Oregon for essays on
topics connected with the war for
American Independence. There will
be three prizes awarded this year:
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the
best, fifteen dollars ($16,00) for the
second, and ten dollars ($10.00) for
the third best essay, respectively,
written by pupils of the grade or
high schools of the state on one of
the following subjects:
1. Our wars of 1776 and 1917, Con
trasts and Similarities.
2. The Treaty of Versailles and
Paris of 1783.
3. Xaval warfare of the American
Revolution.
The conditions governing this es
say contest are as follows: The es
says are limited in length to three
thousand words; must be written
on one side only of paper, and ac
companied by a statement from the
writer s teacher that the writer is a
pupil in a designated class and that
the teacher believes the essay to be
the pupil's own unaided work.
The essay must be signed by the
writer and his or her postoffice ad
dress (including county) must be
given. The essays should be forward
ed to Mr. Herbert B. Augur, Chair
man of the Committee, fltiO Savier
Street. Portland, Oregon, and should
ltach their destination not later than
April 15, 1923. Essays not complying
with the conditions stated above will
not be considered.
In awarding the prizes the commit
tee will be governed by considera
tions of:
1. Originality.
2. Accuracy of statement.
3. Manner of treatment.
4. Orthography, syntax and punctuation.
5. Neatness and legibility.
These prizes are offered to encour
age love of our country and the study
of its history.
Any additional information which
may be desired will be cheerfully fur
nished by the chairman of the Essay
Committee.
HERBERT B. AUGUR, Chnirman
FRANK L. GRIFFIN,
C. C. CHAPMAN, Committee.
Exerybody shouts "The King is
Dead, Long Live the King," just be
cause everybody shouts it, but what's
the use unless we're goin' to mnke the
new King's reign worth while. The
old bird with the scythe is on the job
again and we're all cut down another
notch. Old King 1923 is only going
to last twelve months no matter what
we shout, so we'd better hustle if we
want to make any kind of a record.
Gee, five minutes gone writing this
and nothing said. Thousands of
other fellows doing the same thing
Just like a Portugese meetinV Every
body talking and nobody listening.
Maybe if everybody listened and no
body talked we'd hear the word worth
while, the word that comes from
Conscience, the admonition of the
Great Creator. Let's listen.
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Rev. Wm. F Barton, pastor of the First Congregational Church at
Oak Park, III., officiated at the weddings of five of nil children. Now
he is baptizing grandchildren. Photo shows five new arrivals for
New Year christening, brought from all parts of the country by famoua
parents, including the child of Druce Barton, famous editor.
Live Cecil News Items
Taft Urges Speed In Federal Courts
Must Pay Income
Tax On Beauty
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Chief Justice Taft of the U. S. Supreme Court it making an effort
m expedtte(-ork in the Federal Courts all over the country") Thi
photo shows' Circuit Judges from all parts of the United States after a
conference at Washington. In the group are Circuit Judges Bingham,
Rogers, BuiTington, Knapp, Walker, Knapper, Bakor and Kenyon.
Taft is tii the center.
Mac Smith, weather man of Hepp
ner, is back again in Cecil where he
always has a hearty welcome for he
certainly brings the good weather
with him, and if Mr. Gorton of Mor
gan was to visit Cecil now he would
have no trouble to have the sun shine
on him while with us. Mac, besides
making good weather, is also engaged
with hammer and saw, etc., making
things look good on the Last Camp
and other ranches at Cecil belonging
to Minor & Krebs.
The Mayor (who we are inclined
to think has been trying very hard
to knock the Arlington-Heppner stage
out of business) has been the busiest
man in Morrow county during the
week giving all his friends joy rides j
between the county seat and Cecil. ;
The tine weather of the present time
has called the Mayor back to the farm
and he now is working by the sweat
of his brow in the irrigation ditches
of Butterby Flats.
Geo. Brands, who has been spend
ing his holidays around Portland,
has returned to Butterby Flats and
is once more herding the Mayor's
3heep out on the range and practis
ing singing which he took up in the
big city. At time of writing the sheep
had not deserted Geo.
Mrs. Geo. Henriksen of Strawberry
ranch spent the week end at the
home of A. Henriksen near Heppner.
We heard it rumored that Mrs. Geo
was sent as a deputy from the Cecil
district to verify the statments of
A. Henriksen regarding his colossal
doings of a week ago.
F- C. Maloy, blacksmith, storekeep
er and dealer in Ford cars and other
things too numerous to mention.
made a short stay in Cecil on Thurs
day before returning to hi3 business
in Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Taulman of
Talkatine. Alaska, arrived in Cecil
on Thursday and will visit with Mrs.
Taulmnn's mother, Mrs. Mary Hal
ferty at Shady Dell.
J. W. Osborne spent a day or two
in Heppner during the week while
under the care of his doctors. We
are pleased to hear Mr. Osborne feels
much better.
Alex Brandrs of Gresham made a
short visit amongst his friends in
Cecil on Friday before leaving for
Heppner where he will visit for some
time.
Mrs- Geo. A. Miller of Ilighview
and Mrs. Weltha Com best of Cecil
were calling on Mrs. Geo. Krebs at
the Last Camp on Friday.
Miss Orpha Williams of the Last
Camp left on the local on Friday for
New berg, where she will spend her
vacation with friends.
Tom Hughes of Heppner, who has
been visiting his old school pal Herb
Hynd, left for his home in Heppner
on Saturday.
Jack Hynd and David Hynd accom
panied by W, Lowe and W. Pope of
Cecil made a trip to Heppner on
Saturday.
Miss Annie C. Hynd of Butterby
Flats was visiting with Miss Mary
Chandler at Willow Creek ranch on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Tyler and chil
dren of Rhea spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. McEntire at Ktllarney.
Mrs. T. H. Lowe and daughter Miss
Annie C. of Cecil were visiting Mrs.
Alf Shaw nt Butterby Flats Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Church of Rhea
were trie dinner guests oi .Mr. and
Mrs. T. H. Lowe at Cecil on Sunday.
Neil Doherty of Lena was hunting
up his horses in the Cecil district on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. May of Lone
Star ranch were calling in Cecil on
Sunday.
Walter Pope and Leon Logan were
doing business in Arlington Thursday.
Dates For Convention
Changed to Feb. 2-3
University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan.
15. (Special) The date of the an
nual conventions of the Oregon High
School Press association and the As
sociation of Oregon High School Stu
dent Body Presidents and Secretaries
held under the auspices of the Uni
versity of Oregon School of Journal
ism and the Aftsocinted Students has
been changed from January 11 and
20 to February 2 and 3. The change
was made because the first semester
in many of the high schools will end
about the time of the former date
and examinations would make at
tendance impossible from those
schools.
The president of the press associa
tion is Harry G. Johnson, Portland;
vice-president, tester win on, Cor-
vallis; Becretary-treanurer, Viola
Calvin, Hood River; The presidents
and secretaries' annociation officers
are ; president, Orlando Ho lis, Eu
gene; vice-president. Lucille Monro,
Salem, secretary, Mildred McKilli-
can, West Linn; treasurer, llyron An
derson, Portland.
Maybetl Griffin of Baltimore, won
$500 00 in' cash and a dress worth
$1,000.00 in a beauty contest. Now
she has been atdcedyo pay Income
Tax on her prizes, both caih and
dress.
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VINOS MIS MANOff (I A OlAMOMO V SACK. AA1P GET HABlTT
Machinery Care Cheap
er Than Cost of Neglect
Shed, Grease, Paint, Varnish, Help
Prolong Life and Smooth Run
ning of Implements.
"Proper housing of machinery is
the first essential in cutting down
expenses of upkeep," says A E.
Brandt of the farm mechanics de
partment, O. A. C.
The saving on the machinery will
repay the cost of the building many
times over, especially in western
Oregon and Washington where rain
fall is heavy in winter," he explains.
"When the fall work is finished,
II implements should be carefully
overhauled and cleaned. Use of a
little paint, grease and varnish will
go a long way toward reducing de
preciation, unpolished metal sur
faces and wooden parts of machinery
should be painted. All bearings
should be oiled or greased. Polished
metal surfaces, such as mould boards,
plowshares, and cultivator shovels,
may be covered with varnish.
"Many persons use grease or paint
for protecting polished surfaces, but
varnish is preferable as it is impos
sible to exclude all moisture by use
of grease. Paint excludes the mois
ture but is hard to remove. Varnish
is easily removed by use of a strong
lye solution when It is desired to use
the machine again.
Inquiries regarding farm problems
are welcomed by the farm mechanics
departmnt. Plans and specifications
of farm structures are furnished
free of charge.
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Blast Kills Man at Rhea.
Albert Peterson Sande met death
Wednesday afternoon at the camp of
the Warren Construction Co. near
Rhea Siding on Wilolw creek when a
blast that he was placing went off
prematurely, blowing Sande and his
companion into the air and seriously
injuring Sande which resulted in his
death shortly after the arrival of Dr.
Johnson from Arlington.
From letters and papers that were
fftund on his person it was decided
that Sande had heen in the peniten
tiary in North Dakota and that he
had applied for citizenship in West
Virginia, also he had applied for a
homestead near Mosier, Oregon.
No clue as to any relatives could
he found and It has been decided to
bury him in the Arlington cemetery
today. Arlington Bulletin.
FOR SALE - Irrigated alfalfa acre
age nt Boardman; right in town. Box
63, Orenco, Oregun.
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by
IevHA. MATTHEWS
D.D. LL.D. '
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THE CHUBCIII.ESS CIHIItOH.
Tho tltlo of this article oujrht to
convoy ifrentor truth than perhaps
the upaco will permit me to exprens.
Wo are nponking of churches that
have lost their church poxltlon,
havo beconio cheap, second rate,
inefficient, and have dropped Into
tho rut of the cheapness of the world
to get the attention of man. Tho
church that has to make itself cheap
In any way to Induce the peoplo to
uttend its services has lost Its church
nous and the cheaper it makes Itsrlf
the more disgusted people become
and tho less they attend It.
Take the publicity of some of the
milliliters. The very titles of their
Kormona are illxiruHtlng. They do not
know how to write the advertisement.
They do not know how to put a title
to their sermons. The titles do not
convey tho subject matter of their
uriiiilil-hn illMcourses: conseciuently
j the titles ore frauds, the advertise
ments arc fakes, and tho church be
comes cheap and Iohcs Its rhurchness,
The church cotiMtimtly bracing,
threatening, coaxing, begging, plond
Ing, advertising, has reached the low
level of the cheiip vulgiir world. The
slang and loose language often heard
from the pulpit as well as seen in the
advertisements cheapen the church.
The man who suys thnt the public
would rather hear Juzs than hymns
hns libeled tho public, perjured him
self for the purpose of chonpenlng
the church. People want to hear tho
hymns. They wont to sing the hymns.
They want a dignified service, They
want th'o gospel. They wKill tho
church to come hack Into her own
and take her dignified pluco.
There is no subject on earth that
will hold the people like the doctrine
of tho vicarious atonement., the blood
of Jesus Christ, tho only means of
salvation. Clod save tho churchlcss
churches of the country.
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