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The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
confer ABOUT
AUTO MEASURE
iAlexandrians Discuss Pending
Legislation with Legisla-
lures Members.
HORSEPOWER TAX LIKELY
Increase in Merchants License Taxes
Opposed at Richmond by
Retail Dealers.
The Herald Bureau.
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Alexandria, Va, Feb. 16.-Automobile
legislation now pending before the State
legislature was discussed by G. Washing
ton Lewis and Harry Hammond. repre-
senting the Alexandria Automobile Club.
with Senator Thornton and Delegate BIr-
rell in Richmond yesterday The dele
gates from the club went over with SEN
ator Trinkle. OF Wythevllle, Va, the bill
which was passed recently by the house
of delegates. He promised to lend his
support as far as practicable when the
bill comes before the senate.
The bill is as yet in its formative
stages but 1t is regarded as probable
that the automobile tax will be deter
mined by the horsepower of the machine
1t is expected that a rate Of 40 cents per
horsepower will be the rate Money re-
ceived from automobile licenses will
probably so toward maintenance of
roads.
J. w. Monroe, president Of the Retail
Merchants Association, and Robert E.
Knight, vice president of the State As
sociation of Retail Merchants, went to
Richmond today and appeared before a
special committee OF the legislature to
protest against the proposed increase In
merchants license taxes
W. e. Cowan, district deputy of the
Order OF Eagles. tonight paid an official
visit to Alva Aerie, No. 81, Fraternal
Order Of Eagles. A buffet supper was
served.
Ulysses G. Roberts and Harry Brown
In Police Court today were held for the
action of the grand jury on a charge OF
entering an unoccupied house known as
22S South Pitt street, owned by Mrs.
John p. Robinson. and stealing gas pipe.
Both denied the charge.
The funeral of Mrs. Lcssie Eaton will
take place at 1 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon from her mothers residence, sl2
Duke street.
The meeting of the board of police
commissioners to have been held tonight
was postponed until tomorrow night at
1:3O o'clock owing to the absence of r.
L. Knight from the city.
In the Circuit Court for this city in va
cation today the will OF Emma ]. Hun
ter was admitted to probate. Thomas s.
Hunter qualified as executor.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
1000 Is GOAL OF NEW CLUB.

The State, War and Navy Club. a
social organization, composed of mem
bers Of those departments, although
less than a week old, has launched
upon a membership campaign with
1000 as the goal. The present tenn
porary organization will be made per
manent at a meeting on March 7. The
place Of the meeting has not been de-
cided.
The temporary officers are w. II.
Budd Lettch, president; Michael D.
Schaefer, vice president; W. A. Storm,
secretary. and A R. Hodgkins, treas
urer. These, with NJ. Grudd, H. D. How
ell s. W. Sowerbutts, and Charles Pio-
yet, form the Organization committee,
which has drafted q constitution and
by-lawA
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
CREDIT men FOR
ANTI,BLAzE DAY
Association Plans Fre-Pre-
vention Celebration as
"SafetyFirst' Measure.
DISCUSSED AT BANQUET
Representative Anderson Urges Pre-
paredness by Business Men.
H. H. Mckee Speaks.

a fire-prevention day. upon which all
the District will turn its attention to the
preventing of the large waste by fire
mittee Of the Credit Mems Association
which held a banquet last evening at
the New EbbItt.
The idea is for a committee to visit
the Commissioners secure their support
in the plan, and then to work out their
plan through the many agencies which
are at the associations command.
Pleading for a complete understanding
between business men and the govern
ment, Representative Sydney Anderson
Minnesota, told the credit men that their
preparation should be pushed as rapidly
and completely as a part Of the plans
for the country's defense.
This country could not, be thought
fight a war effectively with all the angles
of It's business interests playing their
game the way they now are. The Fed
eral Trade Cimmission, the Federal Re-
serve Board and other organizations are
step in the right direction. he stated
but argued that the business men may
become over-zealous in the country
military defense policies and forget that
they are playing just as important a
part as are the naval and army archi-
tects.
Effects of Great War.
H. H. Mckee told OF a gathering oi
credit men In Chicago recently, whicl
meeting he attended. He reviewed the
addresses in a general way, and dwelt
at length upon the effects of the present
war on the purse-strings of Europe
Britain and France, he said, have debts
at the present time which will amount tC
billions and billions of dollars-in fact
in both those countries, the tax upon
these debts alone will necessltate at the
present moment an annual levy Of Is pei
cent upon the incomes of the peoples ol
thosc two nations, while Russia is moi
f. behind.
Secretary r. Preston Shealey reported
upon the activities of the association In
its efforts to pass the bad check law in
Congress. stating that while the bill Is
not entirely in accord with the ideas Oi
business men, still II is a step in the
right direction and deserves the support
of the credit men,
A letter Of appreciation from the
schools of the city was read by F. II
White, who is in charge of the lectures
upon wholesale credits" before students
at the Y NJ. c. 4.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

manager and producer. One day about
Ave years ago, Miss Lockwood who then
was in high school in her native town,
Brooklyn, found out that her uncle had
some scenery lying idle. She begged
the use of 1t, but her uncle demurred,
not taking to the idea OF having his niece
go on the stage. But Miss Lockwood
was crazy to go on the stage" and
so she got busy and wrote a sketch
around the scenery.
Made Hit In Own Sketch.
Having a spare fountain and also a
spare sister, Miss Helen Lockwood, who
initiates Ina Claire so we'll this week,
she worked her sister into the sketch
as the spirit OF the fountain. got some
one to write the music and the sketch
was produced. It made a decided hit
and the "stage-struck girl was started
In her career. In the sketch, "a Night
in the Park" Miss Lockwood spent most
of her career before the footlights tour
Ing the country as far as the Pacific
coast. She appeared in Washington at
Polls two years ago in this same sketch.
Miss Lockwood paints, draws and
sketches from life. She likes wrestling,
and horse racing but not boxing, but alas
for the aspiring young men who watch
he dancing with admiring eye, she can
not cook or sew and will consider mar
riage only-to a wealthy young man who
can provide all things that require sew
ing and cooking.
She Travels with Mother.
This is Miss Lockwood's first season
in burlesque and she likes 1t very much.
Her mother and sister are both with
he=-the latter being a very lively part
OF the show. Miss Lockwood doesn't be-
lieve in late hours, and after-the-shoH
suppers for show girls-eXcept a bit with
her mother before retiring.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
LOCAL MENTION.

Choice white potatoes, 3IcI 4 cans
peas. Csc; cans corn. Csc; cans
sweet Wrinkle peas. &c: TINA fish. Sc
and 12c: strinslcss beans, nc; sauer-
kraut, TlAc; beets, 7l@C: lima beans,
7I2c; blaCk-eyed peas, &c; Z lbs. buck
wheat, 25c; Jelly MINIS 15c: wahuts,
I5c: pure pepper. 2bC; I Golden Egg
macaronl or spaghetti, e5c: best hams.
15l&c; small shoulders, IL &c; Star OF
Time flour, sac. AZ 4th St S. E. and
all the ]. T. D. Pylee stores
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
Hogan-Williston Indorsed.

An open meeting Of the Fifteenth Dis
trict Republican Club was held at Fourth
and L streets northwest last night. Ad-
dresses were made by William II. Toll
iver president of the club; Samuel Drew.
chairman of the meeting p. L. Gasltins
Thomas IT. r. Clarke. William Walker,
William Freeman and others, A resolu-
tion was unanimously carried mdorsinc
the Hogan Willston Peyser Robinson
ticket for the Chicago Republican Con-
Yention.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District OF Columbia Eastern PennsyI-
rsnia. New Jersey. Delaware and Marylsnd-Partb
overcast Thursday. Friday fair; moderate ten.
peraturc; light westerly winds.
For Virginia and North Carolina Fair Thurs
day and Friday; not much change in temperature
liaht westerly winds
Temperatures have risen generally east Of the
Rocky Mountains and readings are now above the
normal. except the immediate Atlantic and Gull
coasts
The indications that tho weather will be
generally fair with moderate temperature Thursday
and Friday over the region east OF the Mississippi
River
The winds along the Middle Atlantic coast will
be light to moderate westerly
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
Grotto Men Plan For Convention

Members OF the Ksllipohs Grotto Gle.
Club last evening held their weekly meet
ing and dinner at ~ Twelfth street
northwest. at which plans for the oOn-
vention 10 be held this year in Detroit
were discussed. The Grotto men plan q
great delegation 70 that event in Masonic
lffe
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
Call Street "Unsightly. -

Property owners living above Florida
avenue, along Eighth street northwest,
have lodged with the Howard Park
Citizens Association a protest against
the ''unsightly condition" Of that
thoroughfare. They also say that
adequate police protection is not given
them TO prevent the behavior OF vhs {
they call the motley crowds that loitcr
around the neighborhood, day and
night"
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
Will Ask Lights On Bowen Road

The Suitland Public Improvement As
ISOLATION at its next meeting, March Is,
will appoint a committee TO call on the
District Commissioners to request the
erection Of electric lights in Bowen road
near the District line The February
meeting Of the association. scheduled for
last night, was postponed because Of the
absence Of a quorum.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
TALKS ON vEGETARIAEIsM
Miss HoIbrOok Predicts Abolition of
Slaughter HOuses

In q lecture given last night IN the
TheOsophical Society. AfiEs Isabel Hol-
brook brought out that all substances
needed by man for his daily food are
made in the plants.
As a matter OF fact, the speaker said.
by eating flesh food we get the neces-
ssry elements second hand. partly d.
rested in the animal body.
There will be time, she predicted.
when the raising and slaughtsTing OF ami
mails will be thing Ot the past
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
Seeks Light on Moewe.

London. Feb. ia demand for infor.
nation relative to the destruction OF tht
British steamship Clan McTavtsh by the
German commerce raider Moewe and the
capture OF the Appam Is put up to the
foreign office by a parliamentary papel
fled by L Gnnell an Irish Nationalist
member OF commons.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
She Travels with Mother.
Explorer to Lecture

Andrew J. Stone, naturalist and ex-
plorer. will address the Cleveland Park
School and Community Association on
The Beauties and Resources of Alas
ka" IN the John Eaton School tomor-
row night = --------.'
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
PLEADS AGAINST STACKS.
DIR. Munroe Addresses Engineer a
G. w. U. Banquet.

A plea against the proposed smoke
stacks for the contemplated heating
plant for Federal buildings was made
by DR.. Charles Edward Munroe. dean
of the School of Graduate Studies at
George Washington University, in an
address last night at Continental Hotel
at the annual banquet of the Engineer
ing Society Of the university.
other speakers were Maj. c. w. Of
we'll, U. s. A., Engineer Corps, who ad-
vocated adequate preparedness: Rear
Admiral Charles Herbert Stockton, U.
S. N, retired, president of the univer-
sity, and DR.. Howard Lincoln Hodg-
kins, dean of the College of Engineer
ing A. Arnold Brand. president of the
society, was toastmaster.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17
LOCAL TEMPERATURE.

Relative humidity-s a. m, "a; Q D. m, g; q D
m, 49, Rainfall Is D. m. to p. m.), O.
temperature same date last yesr-Highcst, o.;
lowest s.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Grandin and Miss Mabel
Grandin have gone to Augusta, Ga, for
a short stay.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

Fl. @. Wilson, commissioner of the
Toledo Commerce Club, is stopping at
the Shoreham. He arrived from Toledo
yesterday morning.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

Mrs. Alexander Stewart and Miss Heller
Stewart will attend the Mardi Gras II
New Orleans, and will go TO New Yorl
before leaving for the South.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

Miss Josephine w. Cleary, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Dykeman, of this
city, and William Sinclair, of Rutherford,
n. J., we're married in st. Matthews rec
tory Tuesday morning. The couple left
for New York.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

Former Gov. and Mrs. J. K. Toole, OF
Montana, are In Washington for brief
visit. They are at the Brighton.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

S. w. Walker, United States district
attorney for the Northern District OF
West Virginia is stopping at the
Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

| Ray T. Baker, secretary of the United
States Embassy at Petrograd, arrived In
Washington Tuesday and is registered
| at the New Willard.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

Frank C. Baldwin, a we'll known mem
Der of the hunting colony In Virginia,
has arrived in Washington and is at
the Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

Representative and Mrs. Hughes, OF
Georgia have been called to Atlanta by
the illness OF their son, Daniel q
Hughes.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-17

Gov. Henry Carter Stuart, of Virginia,
was in Washington Tuesday to attend a
dinner given by Secretary and Mrs
Josephus Daniels. Gov. Stuart stopped
at the New willard
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01
COOK ARRESTED FOR
STEALING HORSE

John Cook of Centralia, Wash,
is being held in the county jail charg-
ed with horse stealing. Cook was
travelling through the country near
Castle Rock, in the North end of this
county when his horse got away from
him. Being unable to catch the
horse, so he says, he caught another
horse near by and went on his way.
Farther on his journey he picked up a
saddle belonging to another party
near Pendleton. At the time he was
taken up by the deputy sheriff he
avered he was on his way to return
the animal to its rightful owner.
The horse is the property of John
Marshall of Castle Rock. Cook will
probably be given preliminary
hearing in few days.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01
Victory for Better Business.

The Oregon primary election in
dicates strong tendency to promote
tax reduction and reduce legislation.
Nearly all candidates pledged to
economy and opposition to freak leg
islation have been successful for the
General Assembly.
Create no new Offices" reduce
taxes" abolish useless boards and
commissions" repeal laws and
enact few new ones," were ticket
| slogans.
Members of the last legislature
who made records for tax reductions
and abolishing jobs were popular
candidates.
In Multnomath County there is a
marked improvement in the class OF
candidates named, favoring business
administration in state AL county
affairs.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Among the students graduating
from the Dunlap, Iowa High school
this year is Lee Notson, oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Notson of this city.
Lee is president Of his class and has
been prominent in all the school ac-
tivities since becoming student
there. His brother Edward Is a
sophmore in the same institution.
They make their home with their
Uncles who run fancy stock farm
not far from Dunlap.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01
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Saving Money.

"a dollar box of candy for me-
hubby? Really, I must curb such ex-
travagance."
II bought you one frequently be-
fore we were married"
But things are different now. In
stead of a dollar box of candy il
would have been better to have got
me a ten-cent box, and sport coat
and that spring parasol / wanted SC
much"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Arthur Smith Of the W. L. Smith
estate abstract Office has established
a tax registration bureau which will
prove a convenience for nonresident
property owners of Morrow county.
The bureau is in position to send
out information concerning any piece
of property in the county and through
their work will be able. to save many
people time and trouble in handling
business here relative to looking up
back taxes and giving out other valu-
able information.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

AT a recent melting of the school
board of District number /, Hugh c..
Citizens was retained as janitor of the
school building for another year, his
work of the past having been entirely
satisfactory. There were several ap-
plicants for the position.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Wilson Bayless, alfalfa farmer of
Rhea sreek, was in Heppner Saturday
to arrange for the shearing of his
band Of sheep. Mr.. Bayless is not in
the sheep business, but he has small
band that assist him in cleaning up
the waste about the farm, and he
finds them a profitable investment.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Frank Lacey, popular pianist at the
Star theater for the past year, left
Sunday for Marshfield where he has
accepted position. Heppner thea
ter goers will greatly miss him.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson Hughes re-
turned to their home in this city
Sunday evening from Roseburg
where they attended the annual con-
ventions of the Odd Fellows and
Rebekah lodges.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

A party of young people from Hepp
ner took little spin down to E. N.
Shuts place below lone last Sunday
afternoon. Those who made up the
party were: Drain Wright, Lucille
Elder, David Wilson, Pearl LaTrace
and Mary Notson.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01
BEST FROM JUDGE"
Was ItP

| Was 1t?
"That was an awful mixup made
with the two Smith families"
"Was it?"
"Yes; you see it was this way:
That old Skinflint Smith passed out
and about the same time that nice
little Smith girl, who wasn't related
to the other Smith at all, married a
movie actor"
"Yes"
i Well, Jones mixed the envelopes
by mistake and sent the c0ngratula-
tions to the widow and the condol-
ences to the bride.
Awful mixup!"
"Was it?"
New clerk-Come in quick! There
is a murderer inside!
Cop-What makes you think SO?
New clerk-He came in and said /,
II want the life Of Ben johnson"
| sSkt
| Relaxation.
The Hatteras lightship has an
evil reputation among Government
employees. Anchored as 1t Is off that
stormy point, life on board is SO ar
duous that men are given a stretch OF
three weeks on the ship, alternating
with a full weeks rest. A certain
son of Sweden was employed on the
Ilightship for some time. When he
gave up his job, he was accosted by q
friend:
"Well, Ole, how was your job?"
20, das yob bane fine!"
II suppose the Government gave
you the regular rest every three
weeks?"
20, va, have Won week to rest"
"What did you do while you were
off duty?"
20, l bane have fine time! l hire
sailboat, en- l bane sail oOp an down
das bay, oop en- down das bay, all das
jweek."
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

F. L. Kent, at one time instructor
in the dairy department at the Ore
gon Agricultural College made .
busines visit in Hepner last Saturday.
Mr.. Kent now lives in Portland.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

N. R. Moore, formerly editor of the
Corvallis Gazette-Times, but now con-
nected with the Oregon Agriculture
College, paid Heppner a visit in his
official capacity last Saturday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Mrs. E. M. Shut came up from
their farm north Of lone on Friday
and spent the weekend as guest at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. F..
Campbell.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Morrow of Port
land came up from that city Monday
and spent several hours in this city
on Decoration Day. They returned
to their home Tuesday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Jake Young came in from the
Eight Mile country Saturday. He is
rejoicing over better weather condi-
tions and prospects for the growing
crops.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

His Sympathetic Response.

Mercy" calculated young Mrs.
Kidder, in the midst of her reading.
Here is an account of a woman who
sold her baby for SO cents!"
"Oh, WE'LL" returned her bachelor
brother, who had at sundry times
cared cared for the children while his
sister went shopping, "all kinds OF
swindles are being worked nova
days."
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Lyman Swick, a prominent Grant
county stockman, came over from his
ranch on Cottonwood creek the first
Of the week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

James Higgins and wife were In
Heppner last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Higgins is prosperous sheepman
of Mcdonald caynon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Miss Marcia Winnard, member
of the 1915 class of Heppner high
school, has accepted position in the
dentist office of DR.. R. ]. Vaughan.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Mrs. Mary Conner of Olex spent a
few days in Hepner this week look
ing after business interests which she
retains in this city.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

F. H. Watts, manager of the Watts
Marble works of The Dalles, was a
Heppner business visitor last Satur-
day.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

FOUND-One pair of gold trimmed
spectacles. Owner may have same
by calling at this Office and paying for
this advertisement.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Mike Doherty and Phil Hirl were
Sunday visitors in this city.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Miss Ella D. Funk is visiting for a
few days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. M. Shut, just below lone.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Wallace Gregg, the local mail
clerk is taking his annual vacation.
He will return to work the Sth Of
this month
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Lutte Templeton of Spray was in
the city Saturday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Six Were Enough.

Judge-Were there any reasons,
Mike, why you should have gone on
this tear?
Mike-Sure, y'r honor, sivin av
thin.
Judge-And what were they?
Mike-Me, an six whiskeys, y'r
honor
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Asleep.

Prof.-The boys were so entrance.l
this morning that they remained in
my lecture all through the dinner
hour.
His daghter-Why didn't you wake
hem up?
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Only a Bluff.

"Your money or I'll throw you off
the cliff" demanded the hold-up man
in the wilderness.
The millionaire chuckled and
strobe on. for he realized it was only
a bluff.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Alfred Anderson, prosperous young
farmer Of Eight Mile, was doing busi-
ness in this city on Saturday.