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lone and Lexington that the popu-
lation of these towns would be dou-
BILE the number given above. Some
of our so-called progressive CD cit
liens who are willing to go on the
witness stand and give the weight
Of their influence and testimony In
favor of the opposition of two daily
trains for Heppner Branch will have
some difficulty, we anticipate, In con-
vincing the citizens living any consid-
cradle distance from Heppner, there
by compelling them to bring their
families and remain all night at the
hotel in order to catch the early
morning train out Of Heppner, that
they are really working for tht best
interest of our town and county. The
fact that the branch train on the
Heppner line has not been late but
once or twice since the petition was
filed on July 20, 1914 as contrasted
with the record of the year before,
certainly proves to the Railroad Com
mission that there is room for i'm
provement. The train being on time
enables some of the country people
to arrive home before an late hour
at night.
The estimated cost of the opera
ton of a motor train between Hepp-
ner and Heppner as filed by the Rail-
road Company is .2S.15 cents per
train mile, while the revenue for
passenger is 1925 cents per train
mile, there Is no doubt that the pas
senger travel would be increased by
having two daily trains and accord
ing to their own statistics they can
afford to do this.
J. PERRY CONDER,
Chairman Of Committee.
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WHAT If ITALY SHOULD GO TO
WAR.

The strengthening possibility that
Italy may enter the war in the spring
and the reported declaration of Lord
Kitchener that war will really begin
in May turn the thoughts to the re-
suits of such Italian action.
Assuming that Italy will not fight
for Germany-and this is the reason
able presumption, because Austria,
an ally of Gtrmany, is the hereditary
foe of Italy and is heartily hated by
the Italians, and because Turkey,
another ally of Germany and Austria
Hungary, is at odds with Italy and in
position to stir up trouble among
its Mauslim subjects-if follows that
Italy will fight against Austria and
Turkey. To keep out of the war
would be to lose all claim upon the
victors for a share of the spells of
victory. If Italy means to acquire
the Trieste district of Austria and
the Trentino district, both Of which
are peopled by men of Italian blood
and speech, the present passive pol
icy of neutrality can not be maintain
ed, for the victor at war does not con-
slider that a nation is entitled to re
ceive a reward for neutrality.
The attack of Italy upon Austria
which would be followed by the as
sault of Rumania upon Hungary, SC
strong is the racial sympathy be
tween the Ruman and the Italian
| would hurl at least 100000 first
class fighting men against the sore
ly strained dual empire. 1t is i'm
possible to imagine how Austria
Hungary would continue to cope with
Russia and Servia. The Teutonit
peoples would realize that defeat fol
the dual alliance was inevitable and
the governments at Berlin, Buda
pest and Vienna would have to dea'
with subjects fully aware of the ter
rible truth. The first chance fo1
peace would be born.
The military effect would be tina.
Austria would have to quit POLAND
and Galicia and leave Germany tt
endure the entire brunt of the Rus
sian advance. The resources OF Rus
STA are so exhaustless that German,
would have to retreat. 1t would be
compelled to abandon Prussia, cas-
and west, and stand at bay along the
fortresses from Dantzig to Cracow
that is, from the Baltic to the Car
pathians.
The political consequences OF 1tal
ian intervention would be that Aus
tria would lose the Adriatic coast
Croatia, Slavonia, Trieste and the
Trentino, as well as Bosnia, Bukow
ina, Galicia and Herzegovina. Hun
gary would be reft of Pennsylvania
if not of the Fiume. But the Ger
mans Of Austria proper might enter
the German empire and add at leas'
100000 Teutonic citizens to it
This would be a first step toward ut
ter unification of all the German PEG
Piles in MISREPRESENTATION
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W. X. ELLIS.
Selected

The sudden death of Hon. w. R.
Ellis at his nome in Portland on
Monday ca ue as a shock to his many
friends in this city where he lived
for so many years and was highly
hOnored and esteemed. Judge Ellis,
as he was known here, made his
home in Heppner when first coming
to this state; he lived here for many
years and was a citizen greatly re-
spected. He was the teacher of our
school, and many of the men and
women of this community now living
here we're his pupils. Later he was
the superintendent of schools of the
county, and then was promoted to
higher stations of responsibility, as
it was from this city that he was
first elected to serve the State of Ore
gon in the halls of Congress. But
through all of these promotions in
political life and the changes that
came to him; he was just the same
Will R. Ellis that our people knew
from the first; never forgetting the
humblest of his friends and always
ready and willing to serve them to
to the best of his ability. Through
out this Eastern Oregon country he
had many friends that were glad to
do him honor, and in his death there
has passed from the activities of
this life one of Oregon's most prom
inent citizens.
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PROGRESS IN RURAL SANTA
TON Is IMPERATIVE.
Spokesman Review.

During 1910-14 encouraging ad-
vance was made in the sanitation of
American cities. The rural districts,
however, so far as sanitary measures
for preventing the spread of infec-
tiouS diseases are concerned, failed
of corresponding progress Excepting
a few localities in a few states where
local health authorities cooperated
vigorously with federal authorities,
sanitary conditions in rural America
remained worse than city jewellers
car imagine.
The farm is in more danger from
contagious disease than the tene-
ment. Its protection is the sparse
ness of rural population, which rem
ders rapid spread of infection diff
cult. The problem of making the ru-
raj regions healthy has only begun to
be touched. But the United States
public health service has set at aid
ing the state to clean the country dis
tricts, and the Rockefeller foundation
is also dealing with rural sanitation.
An obstacle to rural h~ygienics is
the absence of health organizations
Rural communities have smaller
funds than urban communities, and
the maintenance of sanitary societies
nevertheless costs more in the coun-
try than in the city. Ten thousands
urban jewellers can be reached more
easily and less extensively than 1000
rural jewellers.
The financial difficulties may be
men in ways resembling that adopted
in Maryland. Its Legislature has di-
vided the state into II sanitary dis
tricts, each under the oversight of a
health warden. This is a doctor who
devotes himself wholly to public
health and receives not less than ST.
500 a year. The state supplies ade-
Quate hygienic supervision, but also
encourages the counties to cooper
ate.
North Yakima has demonstrated
the feasibility of rural sanitation. 1t
grew so rapidly in population that
sanitary provisions failed to keep
pace. Epidemics of typhoid occurred
and the deaths from this filth disease
numbered five times the average rate
for the entire country. The chamber
of commerce secured the help of the
national public health service. An
aggressive campaign for the eradica-
ton of typhoid was initiated, a health
officer appointed and a professional
nurse engaged. Within a year only
five cases of typhoid occurred in
North Yakima, and four of them had
originated outside of the county. This
opened a countrywide campaign by
the national health service for rural
sanitation. What was done there can
and should be done everywhere.
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IRRIGON.

Allan Mccain made a business
trip to Heppner Saturday, return
ing Sunday.
Z. w. Caldwell, Fred Caldwell,
sam Shannon and C. l.. Roadruck
spent Monday and Tuesday at the
Cabbage patch.' They have been
working on Mr.. Cabbage's we'll.
A sunday school social was held
Saturday evening and was well at
tended. The social committee of the
7. +. organized class got up a good
program after which they were serv-
ed refreshments and conducted
games. A church meeting was held
In connection for the purpose of cleo
ting trustees and elders of the church
here. Mrs. w. M. Castle was elected
trustee for one year, Mrs. C. L. Road
ruck was elected to serve for two
years and J. S. Cabbage was chosen
to serve In the same capacity for
three years. l.. A. Doble was elected
elder for n year, W. M. Castle for
two years and j. l.. Edgebert for
three years.
K. E. Blackman Of Milton ar
rived In Irrigon Saturday and on
Quoted the church meeting that eve
ming. He also visited our Sunday
School and preached Sunday evening
returning to Milton Monday morning.
Mrs. Linnie Carl will speak at the
church Monday, Jan. 25, at 7 p. M.
Mrs. Carl Is a state w. C. r. u. Of
ficer. A good attendance is certain.
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Gregory, of Texas.

Gregory, of Texas.
Postmaster General-Albert Sid
ney burleson, of North Carolina.
Secretary of the Interior-Frank-
lin Knight Lane, of California.
Secretary of Northumberland
Franklin Houston, of Missouri.
Secretary of Commerce-William
Z. Redfield, of New York.
secretary of Labor-William Bau-
chop Wilson, of Pennsylvania.
The salary of the Cabinet officers
is $4,000 each.
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President Wilson's Cabinet,

We have been frequently asked of
late to name President Wilson's cab
met, by II readers, and for the ben
eft of all we give their names here
with.
Secretary Of State-William Jen-
nings Bryan, Of Nebraska.
Secretary Of the Treasury-Wil-
liam Gibbs McAdoo, of New York.
Secretary OF War-Lindley M.
Garrison, Of New Jersey.
Attorney General--Thomas Watt
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operating they establish success. Con-
f%icting they invite failure. The dem
agogue who breaches to the contrary
is a public disturber, and should be
cast out, for a demagogue never filled
a pay envelope and never will.
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A bill has been introduced at Sa-
lem to abolish the present law CIV
ing the Secretary of State authority
to collect automobile licenses, and
transferring 1t to the various County
Clerks in the state instead. The
measure provides that County Clerks
shall issue all licenses, collect all
fees, and that the latter shall go into
the county road fund. This bill
should pass as it will put the money
where it rightfully belongs.
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RAMS FOR SALE-I have Lin
coin and Shropshire. Both lambs
and yearlings. G. A. MINOR.
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There is some agitation hereabouts
for improved train service on the
Heppner branch.
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Two dollar whweat is looming
near.
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Say that business is good.
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SUCCESS.

Leslies Weekly.
The secret Of success Is that It Is
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27

had the Best of reasons for being hopeful and
confident Their president was trained soldier
He had studied at West Point, and had had ex
perience both in the army and in the war de-
partment. Above all things. he had the conf
dence Of his people.
1t is wonder that the people of the South
received the announcement of Lincolns call for
$4,000 troops with derisive laughter and cheers
This was on the third of April. BY the thirtieth
of May their loyalty to their cause had become
more enthusiastic. This especially true OF
their younger men. The military drill incident
to their preparation for war with them was
pleasant pastime There was no need OF call
for troops. Thousands of them were ready and
anxious to enlist. Manassas Junction, Va. had
been selected the rallyng place for the Con-
federates, and volunteers were gathering there
Such the situation the thirtieth of May in
1861. calm before the storm. Fifty-two days
later the battle OF Bull Run!
The truthfuness of the old saying, Coming
events cast their shadows before" must have
been realized by the people both in the North
and in the South the thirteth of May in 1853, for
at that time there were pending two events. eth
er Of which, these people must have realized.
might prove to be the turning point OF the war.
One of these. they knew would happen soon 1t
Vicksburg, the other somewhere in the East but
at what place could at this time foretell.
ANY news from Vicksburg?" must have been
the question which asked hundreds of times
on this day when neghbor met neighbor. The
people OF the north were hoping that their sol
diers would succeed in capturing this
stronghold of the Confederacy but there
doubts in their minds Grant had not yet
gained the confidence of the Union people.
Within the three weeks Immediately preceding
this thirtieth of May the Union forces had been
gaining series of victories Vicksburg.
Grant had defeated Joe" Johnston at Jackson
and had placed Union troops in charge of that
city He had defeated Pemberton both at Cham
pions Hill and at Big Black river. Pemberton,
now cut off from communication with Johnston,
had retired within the defenses at Vicksburg.
Eight days before this thirtieth of May Grant
had tried to take these defenses by assault, but,
being repused, he had taken up his position on
the heights north OF the city and had begun his
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
WAS HAPPY IN
HIS PRISON CELL
California Millionaire Says Term
Was "Most Useful in My
Career"
CALLED PRISON ANGEL
F. A. Hyde, Land Speculator, Recently
Released From Federal Prison,
Does Great Work Among His
Fellow Convicts.

Atlanta, Ga.--When Frederick A.
Hyde, sixty-seven years old, million.
aire land dealer and former president
Of the board of education of San Fran
cisco, left the federal penitentiary
here, after serving 16 months, his first
statement was that those months had
been the most useful of his whole life.
He added that he would return to his
home in California, where his wife,
daughter and three sons are waiting
for him. not afraid to look any man in
the face.
Not only have these 16 months
been the most useful in my career"
said Hyde, but this period has been
the happiest my life, and have de-
rived more good from my work at the
prison than at any other time"
Sentence ls COMMITTED.
Hyde was imprisoned in December.
1918. after one Of the most sensational
court battles in the history of the
country. He was sentenced to serve
two years for alleged conspiracy in
land frauds, but the sentence was
committed by President Wilson.
At the penitentiary Hyde was
known among his fellow prisoners as
the "angel convict" because of his
work to better the conditions of the
other prisoners, especially those who
we're poor. He was assigned to the
prison newspaper, Good Works, and
in the performance of his duties was
allowed to go to all parts of the
prison and mingle with all the con-
victs.
From the first he took an interest
in t cir welfare. He found that base
ball and a few worn-out movie films
were the only amusements in the
prison. He laid out plans for COM
plete athletic field which, with money
furnished by himself, was constructed
by Hyde and his fellow prisoners.
Great Work In Prison.
Hyde's greatest work in the prison
was with the unfortunate men who
finished their terms but looked upon
freedom with no pleasure because
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27

Arizona.
The International smelter at Miami
s now in operation. 1t cost $4,000, 900.
At Bisbee, Shattuck is doing splen-
iidly with both its development and
mining operations.
The gold yield in Arizona increased
from $4,O23,911 in 1913 to about $4,-
$4,000 in 1914, an increase of nearly
Ia per cent.
Diamond drilling, which is likely to
be attended with very pleasing re-
suits In new ore, is about to be started
In the area between the Holbrook and
the Uncle Sam.
At depth Of sos feet the United
Eastern mine at Oatman, that recent
addition to the proven properties of
the Tom Reed-Gold Road district, is
yielding high grade ore that assays
into the thousands of dollars per ton
and shows considerable gold in the
free.
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
VT@EM

North and in the South on 'nio t yero
May, not knowing what would ,p nappeh had not vet
waiting and watching ue.'s
become a realization.
Twenty years after the Civil war Grant wnne
on his dying bed said Ihe erea'e1. -.
who ever lived was Robert E. Lee IL dia not
take Grant twenty years to realize tne ,.a.,'
of Lee; he had been brought to fuii reaiiza'ioh
of this fact early in May. 1854 when their arn'es
met in the Wilderness
On the thirtieth of May, in 1864, the attention
of the people both IN the North and the Soutn
was centered on this one man. Note the situa-
tion or rather the events of the preceding year
which had led up to this situation. On the thir-
tieth of May. 1863, the Army of Northern Vir
ginia, under command Of Lee, was on It's march
to invade Pennsylvania. few days later the
Union soldiers gained two of the most important
victories of the war. at Vicksburg. one at
Gettysburg.
On this thrtieth OF May find Lee still keep
ing guard of Richmond. Grant. who soon after
his victory at Vicksburg had been called to
Washington had been appointed lieutenant gen.
eral of the Union army. ION to Richmond" had
at once become the war cry Of his soldiers. With
in the month Of May Grants army had been re-
pulsed three times by the Army OF Northern Vir-
ginia-at the Wilderness, spotsylvania. North
Anna Four days later Cold Harbor! The samo
result. Lee still keeping guard. The word re-
ceived at Washington was Victory" But victory
at such a cost Thousands of the Unions best
soldiers lost!
Such was the situation on this day in 1864.
No other thirteth OF May had been serious as
this one At the white House of the Confed-
eracy." Richmond, there feeling of TEN.
porary security. In Washington there was dis
couragement.
On the thirtieth OF May in 1865 the war for
Union had ended The day before President
Johnson had issued his proclamation of amnesty,
in which he pardoned all who had taken part In
the rebellion condition that they would sub
scribe to an oath Of allegiance to the United
States, and accept the results of the war, includ-
ing the emancipation of The slaves The signing
of this oath by Confederate soldiers this day
was the first formal step in the reunitinC OF the
states OF the Union
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
ALTAR BOY SAVES ENGINEER
Found Him Bound and Gagged by
HIohwaymen Who Planned Ex-
tensIve RobberIes.

Park Ridge, N. Frank English,
an altar boy, was on his way to early
mass when he noticed that the water
wheels of the electric power plant
here were still turning. Thinking this
unusual, he went inside and found the
night engineer Edward Griesch.
bound and gagged.
Griesch said he had been visited by
three masked men, who told him to
shut down the plant and thus cut of
all electric lights in the town. They
also demanded that he direct them to
the houses of the wealthiest people
here. he said.
The engineer said he refused. and
that they attacked him, bound his
hands and feet, and thrust gag into
his mouth, and made off with $500
which he had In his pocket. The au'
thorities are investigating his story.
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
Colorado.

In the southwestern uranium and
carnotite fields the prospectors. min
ers and millmen are busily engaged.
Ouray district is making little noise,
but reports from the hills record
fresh strikes OF gold ore in several
directions.
One OF the best mineral finds made
In long period on Beacon hill is re
ported from the Gold Dollar mine at
Cripple Creek.
At Cripple Creek the Henry Adney
Mary Nevin and Banner properties,
situated on Rosebud hill, are again
undergoing development.
According to the Mining and Scien-
tific Press, the Camp Bird mine at
Ouray produced profit OF $4,000
during the month OF March.
Eight feet of solid ore showing val
ues from grab samples varying from
$55 to 3204 ton in gold. has been
uncovered on the 500-foot level Of the
Abe Lincoln mine at Cripple Creek.
At the Highland Mary mine in the
Silverton district. the seasons work
is well under way and the trails are
opened, SO that the mule trains can
get up and down without much trou.
BILE.
May "a the Elkton Consolidated
Mining and Milling Company, Cripple
Creek district, paid its regular per
cent quarterly dividend, which called
for $50,000, as the Elkton is capital
lied at $2.500.000.
Louis Quanstrom and associates OF
Silverton are increasing the crew OF
men on their lease at the Iowa Tiger
mine and expect to ship considerable
ore in the near future.
A pool OF Cripple Creek leasers
have secured large block of ground
on the fourteenth level OF the Vindi-
Gator, development having Been in
stituted a few days ago.
With every zinc smeter in the
country working at full capacity. and
with steadily increasing prices. the
zinc industry is enjoying prosperity
such as was never known before.
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
Wyoming.

Preparations are about all complet.
ed for the building Of the pipe line
from Grass Creek to Chatham.
The Star Mining and Development
Company, with capital stock OF $780,
600, filed articles of incorporation.
Another splendid flow of oil has
been struck in the Grass Creek region
by Messrs. Cheeley, Williams and
Woods.
The Valentine people have put
rig on the Mill Iron ground in Hot
Springs county. within a few feet of
the well brought in by the Orchards
on the Pinchard ground.
Geo F. King, who is drilling at
WagoDhound, encountered gas fis-
sure at a depth of few hundred
feet. This has no special Significance
except as showing that the allied com.
modities of oil are present.
Those interested in oil matters are
waiting with expectancy the result Of
the quest for oil on the claims of the
Misses Pickett, just outside the proven
belt on Grass Creek. That oil Will
be found there is considered almost a
certainty.
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
4e Went to All Parts of the Prison.

He Went to All Parts Of the Prison.
they were without friends or money
to make a new start in life. To hun
dreds of these Hyde gave encourage
ment and money. in many cases fur
nished them with sufficient funds to
re-establish themselves in business.
One of Hyde's philanthropies in the
prison was the establishment OF IL
brary. He bought hundreds Of valu-
able books with his own money and
donated them to the prison.
Hyde's conviction followed an in.
vestigation by former President
Roosevelt, through Detective william
J. Burns. into alleged land frauds on
the Pacific coast. Hyde and his busi-
ness associates In San Francisco
where he was very prominent In
social and civic life, declare that he
never defrauded the government out
Of q dollar. but that his violation OF
fhe law was purely technical.
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
New Mexico.

A dry concentration mill will treat
the ores of the Waldo mine at Lords
burg
The Empire Zinc Company, operat-
ing the Cleveland group of mines
near Silver City, will install a $4,000
pound crusher
The Pittsburg Placer Mining Com
pany of Shandon filed articles of in
corporation at Santa F6 with CAPT.
talization of $250,000.
The Monarch mining properties in
the Carpenter district, Sierra county,
have been leased by the Chico Copper
Company and will be developed.
Frank H. Hitchcock OF New York.
former postmaster general. has asso-
ciated with e. A. Wayne and David
Cough, the latter of Ell Paso, Tex, in
acquiring the Twin Peaks and New
Strike mines in the Steeplerock sec
ton of New Mexico. A mill is to be
erected on the former property, while
the latter's mill will be rehabilitated