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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
Eighth Grade Pupils
Receive Diplomas

We are furnished the following
list of pupils who have successfully
passed the eight grade examinations
In Morrow county and received their
diplomas These are granted upon
the May and June examinations, and
the list is furnished us from the Of
fee of County Superintendent Not
son.
District No. 1, Heppner-Mary o.
Rourke, Troy McCraw, Leo Nichol-
son, Dale Watkins, Marjorie Ball,
Cecile Devore, Laurranah Groshens,
Jasper Crawford, Max Rogers. Earl
Evans, Loye Devore, Helen Barratt,
Ruth Van Vactor, Alma Akers, Nellie
Thompson, Blanche Akers, Dessa
Devin, Gladys Wattenburger, Robert
Notson, Lena Cox, Emery Gentry,
Flossie Barlow, Eight Mile, Emile
Groshens, and Henry Aiken, Hepp-
ner.
District No. 3.-Wm. Anderson
Hayes, Heppner, Lola Arwilda Hayes.
District No. 5.-Dottie Wiles, Nor
gan.
District No. II, Lexington-Teddy
A. johnson, VIM. E. Mcmillan, Carl
Allyn, Gerald White, Lulu Beymer,
Dona Mcmillan, Nora Shaw, Tillman
Kirk, Elsie Allyn.
District No. 15.-Ralph Phillips,
Lexington, George Gilham, Heppner.
District No. 17.-Clara Brown,
Heppner, Anna Doherty.
District No. Margaret Nc
Dewitt, lone, Cassie McDevitt, Annie
McDevitt
District No. 35. Ione.-Sibyl Ca
son, Charles Cochran. Florence
Frank, Bernice Haguewood, Lee
Howell, Jos. Lowell, Jesse Miller,
Wayne Sperry, Blanche Turner, Ell
dred Corson, Charles Chick, Earl
Blake.
District No. 36.-Agnes Anderson,
Gooseberry.
District No. 37.-Carl Barlow,
lone, Ollie M. Anderson, lone.
District No. 3S.-Elizabeth Blahm,
Heppner.
District No. 40.-Naomi Wyland,
Hardman, Cecile Stevens, Archie
Bechdolt, Pearl Ward
District No. 42.-Elverda Win
nard, Heppner.
District No. 50.-Ada Ashinhust,
Lexington, Ethel Copenhaver, Albert
Miller.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
Successful Well Drilling.

w. D. Newton and wife were in
Heppner Tuesday. Mr.. Newton has
just finished drilling a we'll on the
j. w. Beckett place on Eight Mile and
secured a good flow Of water at a
depth of $50 feet. He also completed
a we'll for Geo. White who resides
north of Lexington. The latter we'll
is producing a good flow Of water at
100 feet and was completed by Mr..
Newton and his outfit in just six
days. Mr.. White may decide to go
deeper in order to get more SUBJ
stantial flow. Mr.. Newton has been
drilling a great number of wells in
different sections Of the county, meet
ing with good success. He has also
spent lot of money In boring for
water on his lands in the north end
of the county and has faith that he
will yet succeed in getting an arte-
sian flow in that part Of the county.
When this happens there will be
great development out there.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
CITY AGAIN SAVED
FROM DESTRUCTION
Second Blaze Within Week in Hepp-
ner's Business District Threat
ems Town For Time-ScriV-
ner's Shop Damaged.

Heppner was again saved from a
disastrous fire within the week when
terrific blaze in the w. p. Scrivner
blacksmith shop on Main street was
subdued after an hour of fire fighting
last Friday evening
The fire was discovered in the rear
of the work shop about 9:20, but by
the time the first water was placed on
the blazing building, the fire had
gained great head way. For a time
it appeared that the entire block
was doomed, and all autos and repair
fixtures were removed from the Ore
gon Garage next door, while all hor-
ses, buggies and harness were taken
from the White Front Stables on the
other side. From the fact that hose
cart No. l contained no wrenches,
there was some delay in uncouplfng
hose and getting the nozzle attached.
Later, three streams of wateR were
playing on the flames, one from the
inside, under the direction of John
vaughn, and two upon the roof un-
der the supervision of Fire Chief Nc
Craw. Within an hour. after the first
alarm was given, the fire was under
control.
1t is believed that the fire orginat-
ed from a cigarette, dropped in the
sawdust and shavings under a band
saw. This fire probably smouldered
along for several hours under the
floor before it broke out in sufficient
volume to be detected.
A week ago last Friday, a fire
broke out in the roof of the City
Meat Markets smoke house, not
more than sixty feet from the scene
of the last blaze. Luckily, on both
occasions there was but little wind,
and both were discovered before they
got beyond control.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17

O. E. FarnswOrth was passenger
for La Grande yesterday morning.
Nat Scott is over from Gillian
county today attending the wool
sales.
Ed Farnsworth came over from
Monument Tuesday to be present at
the wool sales.
A young waterspout struck in the
vicinity of Frank Anderson's at the
head of Jack Rabbit Canyon on Fri
day afternoon and did some damage
to his field of summer fallow grain,
as we'll as to the road past his place.
The force of the storm seemed to
center about Mr.. Anderson's place
and no damage is reported from 9TH
ers in that vicinity.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
HeppnerMan Took
Course 30 Years Ago
j. W. Vaughn, This City, Was First
Man to Complete Chautauqua
Course.

j. w. Vaughn, of this place, is
greatly interested in the coming
Chautauqua at Heppner, and hopes
to be able to attend Mr.. Vaughn is
"Chautauqua" graduate, complet-
ing the four-year course just 80
years ago this Spring and received
his diploma. He was the first man
to complete the course in Oregon,
and has always been an admirer OF
this popular means of education. He
further expresses the hope that this
meeting will be the means of Great
ing a deep interest in the Chautauqua
work during the next year in Hepp-
ner.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
MORROW WINS
HON0RS At FAIR
Silver and Bronze Medals Are Award
ed to Exhibitors of Morrow
County Products at Panama
Pacific Exposition.

Secretary Smead of the Morrow
County Fair Board, has just re-
ceived a letter from o. E. Freytag,
who has charge of the Morrow county
exhibit at the Panama Pacific Expo
sition, informing him that Morrow
county was recently awarded silver
and bronze medals for products on
display there.
Silver medals for wheat were
awarded to Brown Bros, Bates Bros,
D. H. Hanshew and C. A. Minor. In
this division two awards were given
Brown Bros.
J. H. Carmichael received sill
yer medal on potatoes and bronze
medals were given to Bates Bros. on
wheat, W. o. Bayless on squashes, w.
E. Leach on wheat, B. H. Peck on
corn, Herman Nelson on wheat and
George Sperry. r. A. Thompson and
JEFF Jones on barley. 1t is expected
that more awards will follow later.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
BIDS ON WOOL
ARE ALL SEALED
Offerings on All Clips Will Be In Be-
fore Prices Are Made Known.

The Heppner Wool Sales are be-
ing held at the local warehouses to-
day and upwards of million and a
half pounds of wool is being placed
on the market. Unlike sales of for
mer years, the bids Will not be made
public until all clips have received
an offer. 1t is understood that Hynd
Bros. received an offer Of % cents
on their entire clip before the sales
opened, consisting of fine and coarse
wool, which they refused. The en-
tire day will probably be taken by
the buyers in bidding and conse-
quently it will not be known until
evening what prices were offered and
what clips were sold. A full account
of the sale will be published in our
next issue.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
Bear Got His Goat.

J. Roby McCraw, our big marshal
who met John Brown, the wrestling
bear In the feature attraction of the
four days carnival last Tuesday night
succeeded In getting John on his
back, but the bears defeat really
amounted to victory. During the
fall Roby lost his balance and struck
the ground with such force that his
shoulder was dislocated John
Brown is a scientific wrestler and
met some of our best mat men while
in the city, among them being Ward
Goodman, Jake Dexter and Harry
Cummings. The bears wrestling was
easily the big attraction of the Car
niyal
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
BOYS Arm FraCturetI.

While out horse back riding near
their home at Parkers Mil yesterday
the three young children, two girls
and boy, Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Harlow, fell from the horse. The
boy, who is only five years old, re-
ceived a compound fracture of the
right arm, just above the elbow. The
other children were uninjured. The
boy was brought to Heppner where
DR.. A. D. McMurdo reduced the frac-
ture, and he is now recovering as
rapidly as could be expected.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17

Jake Hamilton, a Grant county
woolgrower, arrived in Heppner with
his clip this week. Mr.. Hamilton ex-
perienced a merry time of it when he
hit the Little Wall creek road in this
county. People coming in passed
Mr.. Hamilton with his rig beside the
road bottom side up. John Crisman
was near by, working hard to save
his load from going over, and Dan
Murphy, who came in day or two
ahead of these parties, had turn
over on the same piece of road, and
to get his load back on was compelled
to drag it on sled for distance of
800 yards and then place it on the
wagon again. These Grant county
people are very proud of the good
roads they encounter when they
reach the Morrow county line.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
Relinuuishments Cheap.

Five hundred acres in one body.
One good house, one cabin and barn.
Good we'll of water that will produce
60 gallons per minute. Will irrigate
40 acres. Inquire at this office.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17

Cal Hale and ]. A. Wilson are bus
lily engaged this week at the farm of
Frank Turner blasting out a we'll.
Frank Is determined to have plenty
Of good water on the ranch,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17

The editor and his wife enjoyed
an auto ride on Sunday afternoon
through portion Of the wheat grow
ing section of Morrow county,
through the kindness Of Mr.. j. F.
Vaughn. The day was delightful and
1t was a pleasure, indeed, to observe
the splendid condition of crops, gen.
orally speaking, throughout the sec
tion visited. We saw much Of the
country north and northeast of Lex
ington, and most of the crops out
that way are now sufficiently ad-
vanced to be practically out of all
danger from hot winds or drouth.
Most of the wheat is filing we'll and
promises to produce abundantly. A
mighty fine showing when 1t is un-
derstood that 1t is all spring grain.
That entire section of country had
) to be re-sown on account Of winter
killing. From all over the county
come reports equally as encouraging.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17

J. ]. Simas and Joe M. Simas, of
Monument, came over for the wool
sales, which are being held here to-
day.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17

Subject next Sunday morning
THE Name I Wear"
Evening theme: IF Owned Hepp-
ner."
There will be a meeting of the
various Christian churches of Nor.
row county on Saturday morning at
40 o'clock, June rs. All members of
the Christian church in the county
are asked to attend.
E. d. Rood came up from Portland
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
More Fair Money For Morrow County

Morrow county will receive from
the State of Oregon this year $751;
SO. The original amount apportioned
by the State was $61910 but la
passed at the last session of the leg
islature increased the maximum in
itial amount apportioned to any
county for fairs, land-product and
live stock exhibitions from $4,000
to S12,500. A tax levy of one-twen-
tieth of mill on taxable property is
set aside for this purpose, and the eX-
cess in Multnomah county. which
amounted to S5.207,63 has been di-
vided equally among the counties of
the state. Counties not eXpending
the money apportioned, for purposes
named in the act are required to
place them in the general road funds.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17

c. D. Peterson, of Eight Mile, was
in the city yesterday.
Jack Hynd is up from Cecil today
to attend the wool sales.
Matt T. Hughes Is over from his
ranch near Lone Rock today.
Andrew Neel is over from Lone
Rock to attend the wool sales.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17

Ed Rood, of Portland, has been up
visiting with Jake Bortzer for a short
time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
SENTENCE OF DEATH STANDS
Little Hope Is Expressed That Federal
Court Will Act Favorably in Fa-
NOUS Case.

New York.-Only clemency at the
hands of Gov Whitman, or interfer-
ence of the United States supreme
court, now stands between Charles A.
Becker and the electric chair.
The court of appeals at Albany de-
MED application of Becker's counsel,
Martin T. Manton, for a re-argument
of his decision affirming sentence of
death. This action severed the last
shred of hope of the former police lieu
tenant for a review Of his case and
made it mandatory for the Becker ad-
visers to decide between appeal to the
supreme court and Gov. Whitman
The latter course is said to have
been decided upon. In few days ap-
-.1ication for examination of the Becker
case. it is understood, will be forward
ed TO Albany. In view of the fact that
Gov. Whitman, as district attorney of
New York, was active in the convic-
tion of the former police lieutenant,
the advfsability of asking him to dele
gate the Becker examination to Lieut.
Gov. Schoeneck has been considered.
eve will keep on fighting" said
Mrs. Charles Becker.
Becker is under sentence to die on
T,11v -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
HAVE DEFRAUDED THE GOVERN
MENT IN AMOUNTS DUE FOR
SPECIAL TAXES.
~ vloLAToRs CONVICTED
Fines Aggregatinp $4,000 Have Been
Aseessed-Frauds Committed Inn
Rediately After Enactment OF
Law Uncovered.

Washington. violators OF the
oleomargarine law have defrauded the
government out of at least $27,000,000
due in stamps and special taxes was
revealed by Secretary McAdoo In q
statement based on a preliminary re
port of sweeping investigation con
Quoted by Commissioner Osborn of the
internal revenue bureau.
Frauds committed as long ago as
1902, Immediately after the enactment
of the law, have been uncovered. The
commissioner began his inquiry some
months ago and from time to time
news Of prosecutions has reached the
public, but until last week no inklinB
had been given of the investigation' s
scope or of its extraordinary results,
Unpaid taxes aggregating 1851 600
have been recovered and deposited in
the treasury, with the prospects OF
further very large collections" Forty
two violators Of the law have been
convicted since the first of January,
and 29 of these have been given prison
sentences. Fines aggregating S148,-
900 have been assessed, in addition to
the recoveries actually made, and the
announcement declares that while
fraudulent practices of this sort prob
ably have been checked, the investi-
cation will be continued and every
law-breaker brought to justice"
The announcement shows that since
1902 more than 2O0,000,0O0 pounds Of
colored oleomargarine have been man
ufactured and fraudulently sold as I'M
colored.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
CHICAGO's STRIKE ENDS
Mayor Thompson Is Named as Third
Member of Arbitration Board at
Meeting vt Factions.

Chicago.-Peace in the strike OF IA,
900 street car men was restored June
16. All points at issue will be settled
by arbitration. Operation of cars on
all lines was resumed as quickly as the
striking men could be notified. The
end of the strike, which tied up elec-
trio transportation for two days, came
with the selection of Mayor William
Hale Thompson as the third member
Of the board of arbitration. the main
question at issue.
Officials of the companies will Sc
lect an arbitrator, and it is announced
w. D. Mason, international president
of the street car mems union, proba-
bly, will be named to represent the
men.
The selection of Mayor Thompson
came at the end of 15-hour confer
ence which began June Is. Union lead
ers, officials Of the traction lines and
members of the mayors aldermanic
strike committee were in attendance.
The strike on June 13 was called
after an all-day conference of trans
portation officials, labor leaders and
Mayor Thompson had shown the two
interests at odds on the question or
increased wages, which the men in
sisted must be guaranteed before ar.
bitration could be considered.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
ARE GIVEN TO U. S. CONSUL
Americans Were Threatened With
Death Fer Circulating Counter
felt Money.

Washington.-Vill authorities at
Chihuahua turned over to George B.
Carothers, American consular agent,
George Marks and S. Finkelstein (also
known as Franklin), the Americans
threatened with execution o the charge
of circulating counterfeit money. Ca
rothers reported to the state depart
ment that he would send the men to
the Texas border.
The United States government was
informed by Francisco Lagos Chazaro,
president of the Villa-Zapata conven-
ton government in Mexico City, that
If President Wilson's recent warning
to Mexican factions to compose their
differences should signify pressure or
threat" the convention government,
"still harboring the conscience OF its
sacrifices, will maintain the dignity OF
the Mexican people"
The communication, transmitted by
the Brazilian minister at Mexico City,
states, however, that the convention
continues Ito conjecture that the gem
eral idea of the government of the
United States is to help us In friend
" way to bring to an end our fratri-
cidal struggle, which would be for the
greatest good of the country"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
PECULIAR ACTION OF THE TIDE
MADE RESCUE DIFFICULT.
DRAWN TO DEEP WATER.
FISHING SMACKS CAPsIZED
Life Guards Report a Storm as Caus-
ing a Gulley Between a Sandbar,
q Hundred Yards Away, and
the Beach.

Atlantic City.-Buffeted by huge
wave and carried into deep water by
a treacherouS undertow, seven bath
ers, including prominent men of the
Philadelphia summer colony, were
drowned in the surf here. Scores of
others were dragged to the beach in
an unconscious condition after life
guards and other bathers had battled
desperately to save their lives. One
other man was drowned, when six fish
ing smacks were capsized simultan-
eously as they were about to come
ashore at Mississippi avenue, and a
score Of fishermen thrown into the
water. The dead are: Miss Marion
Rhoades Creamer, IS, student at
Berehood College, Jenkintown, Pa;
John Lysle, 25, a prominent member
of the junior bar Of Philadelphia;
Philip Arnold, IS; Frank Brigham, 16;
Charles j. Matlock, 2S; James McCay,
William Crow, all of Philadelphia.
Charles Green, the fisherman who
lost his life, resided here.
Lifeguards say storm caused an
offset or gulley between sandbar a
hundred yards out and the beach. The
offset extended the entire length of
the beach and with the development
of strong undercurrent, the bathers
were swept into water of unexpected
depth Many heroic rescues were
made by members Of the beach patrol
and by volunteers, and several per-
sons gave up their lives in efforts to
save others.
Arnold, Grove, McCay and Matlock
plunged into the surf to assist Walter
Mhrgernm, ona of tie Guards, who had
Been knocked unconscious by can
buoy. All of the would-be rescuers
drowned, while Margerum was brought
safely ashore a short time later by an
other guard.
John Iysle was talking with friends
on the beach when he heard Miss
Creamer's call for help. He immedi-
ately went to her assistance, but was
carried away by the tide. Earl Col
Inns of this city succeeded in reach
ing the drowning girl, but she was
pulled away from him and sank. Col
Inns, however, then fought his way to
another girl and brought her ashore
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
1T Is THOUGHT TO BE e. C. JOHN.
SON, OF TUSkEGEE,
ALABAMA.
EXPERIENCE IN WAR ZONE
Victor Paul, Native Of India, Relates
Experience-Has No Desire to
Return to Scene of World
Strife.

Tupelo-The accommodation train
from Memphis ran over and mutilated
beyond recognition a white man just
north of the crossing of the Tupelo
and Pontotoc road.
The remains were scattered along
the track and part of the clothing
was on the cow-catcher when the
train reached Tupelo. Engineer Holt,
who was running the engine, stated
that he saw something lying near the
west rail when 40 or so yards distant,
but thought it dead calf or bundle
of paper. He did not check his train,
nor did he realize anything had
happened until he reached the station
and discovered the clothing on his en-
gine. He Immediately went back and
found the particles of the body and
clothing scattered along the track. In
the pockets of the dead man was found
a memorandum book with the name
of E. C. Johnson of Tuskegee, Ala.
Communication was had witn his
father in Tuskegee, and arrangements
made by undertakers for the shipment
of the body there. The train was in
charge of Conductor Webb and En-
gineer Holt. A coroner's inquest was
held by a jury under Squire U. w.
Ritter, all of the train crew being
DreSant.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
EXPLOSION CAUSED FALL
Lieut.. Warneford and Henry Beach
Needham Killed In 500-Foot
Drop.

Paris.-LiaIt. Reginald A. j. Warne.
ford, who gained fame recently by
blowing to pieces Zeppelin over Bel
gium, was killed by the fall OF an
aeroplane at Buc, France.
Lieut.. Warneford was plotting the
machine, which had as a passenger
Henry Beach Needham, the American
writer, who also was killed.
Lieut.. Warneford and Needham fell
from a height of 500 feet. The lieuten-
ant had been spending few days In
Paris, where he came after his Zeppe-
lin exploit to receive his decoration
of the Legion Of Honor.
According to a report received In
Paris, the accident resulted from an
explosion in midair, which caused
Lieut.. Warneford to lose control. the
machine crashing to the earth.
Needhams body was taken to the
English hospital in Trianon Palace,
Versailles. He had been in Europe
about four months, acting as CORE
spondent of magazines and a New
York newspaper.
He had received permission from
the military authorities to make q
flight in order to get material for a
story. His wife, who also is writer,
accompanied him during the early
part of his trip abroad. She sailed
for America six weeks ago.
Reginald A. j. Warneford, a young
Canadian sub-lieutenant in the royal
navy, suddenly, acquired worldwide
renown by destroying Zeppelin over
Belgium on June z, this being the first
time on record that Zeppelin had
been wrecked by an aviator in an aero
plane. By a brilliant flight Lieut..
Warneford obtained position above
the Zeppelin and dropped bombs on
it. The dirigible crashed to the
ground and turned up. The 28 men
in the crew were killed.
For this feat Lieut.. Warneford was
decorated with the Victoria Cross and
the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
Lieut.. Warneford made his first
flight at Hendon, England, less tha .
five months ago, and had been with
the flying squadron only few weeks.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
TWO ARE SHOT TO DEATH
Alleged intruder Killed Woman, Then
Committed Suicide.

New York.-Mrs. Barbara Cornelius,
wife Of a produce market employe,
and George McAghon Of Jersey City
were found shot to death in the bed
room of her Brooklyn home. The po-
lice were informed of the tragedy Dy
the woman's husband, who said that
McAghon climbed into their bedroom
window during the night and fired q
shot at him and that while he was
trying to arouse neighbors McAghon
killed Mrs. Cornelius and then COM
mitted suicide.
McAghon was found lying on the
floor with a revolver clutched In his
hand and with powder marks on his
fingers.
Cornelius, who is night worker,
said that he had never seen McAghon
before and had taken him for beg.
gar. The police say they learned that
Mrs. Cornelius had received postal
cards signed with McAghon's initials.