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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-24
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
BY S. E. Notson, Co. Supt

The report from the extension di-
vision Of tht University shows that
quite number of teachers have not
completed their reading circle work.
The persons in charge of the work
have been exceedingly lenient in re-
gard to the work this year, and in
fairness to them all, teachers should
If possible. send in their manuscripts
before Sept. l. Those who do not Sc
cure the reading circle certificate will
be required to take an examination
on one of the books.
The writer visited the schools in
Districts No. Z, No. 81. and No. Sc
this week. Miss May Severance
t aches in District No. Z. This school
has an enrolment of nine. The pu-
pills are all interested in their work.
In District No. 81, Miss Sylvia Nc
Carly and twelve pupils were working
away diligently. A new organ has
been purchased recently from the
proceeds of a box social. This also
has new stove. Miss Gladys Mus
grave teaches the school in District
No. Sc. The enrolment is eleven.
This school has new globe The
windows are provided with adjustable
canvas shades.
Mr.. Robert H. Young Deputy Game
Warden, accompanied the writer on
his trip, and addressed two of the
schools on the subject of game pre-
servation. The pupils were greatly
interested in the subject.
After two weeks vacation, the
school in District No. So opened, on
Monday with Miss Opal Briggs as
teacher. Miss Muender, who has
been teaching this school, will teach
near Oregon City this fall.
The new course of study will be off
the press soon. The principal change
in it will be the revision of the langu-
age and grammar work. The work
in formal grammar will be made
much stronger.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-24
TRAINING Of TEACH
ERS HELD ESSENTIAL

Pendleton, Ore, Aug 2S.-"He
who would teach must first be
taught"
With this slogan. supplied by the
educators of Oregon. Pendictcu has
undertaken an aggressive campaign
for the passage OF the initia,ve meas ,
ure providing for ,he establishment
of a state norma, s"cool for ea,trrP
Oregon. The real init,arrrs of the
amendment and tie strongest sup
porters % il are he educational men
and wome. of the state.
The hepf> of the three 55.g edu-
cational institutions. the University
of Oregon. The Oregon Agricultural
College and the Monmouth Normal
School, have endorsed the measure
as has State Superintendent j. H,
Churchill.
At tht -ecent annua' convention of
|, { coun.' >uperlnten:ents of the
state, the following resolution was
unanimously passed.
Resolved, that it is the sense of
the Conrtv school Superintendent of
the State of Oregon in Convention as
sembled, that the best interests of the
schools of the state demand increas-
ed facilities for the training of
teachers, and that We, therefore en-
dorse the initiative measure to es-
tablish normal school at Pendleton.
u. c. Sturgill, President County
Superintendents Association; Lincoln
Savage. Secretary. Committee
S. E. Notson, Morrow County: o. C.
Brown, Douglas County; H. ]. Sim
mons, Wheeler County; B. W. Barnes,
Washington County; ]. Percy Wells,
ackson County"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-24
SPECIAL STORM WARN.
ING WEATHER SERVICE
Weather Bureau Aids Sheepmen in
Protecting FlOCkS From Storms.

In order to enable the owners OF
some 1000, 200 sheep and their lambs
in the Northwest to protect the lambs
and sheared sheep from the effects
of disastrous storms, the Weather
Bureau, during the spring of 1916,
installed special storm warning ser
vice for Oregon, Washington and Ida
no sheep ranges. This service prov
ed to be of such value to sheepmen
during the recent lambing and shear
ing season that it will be continued
and possibly somewhat extended.
Storms, especially those accompani-
cd b. snow and cold rains, kills large
numbers of lambs and recently shear
ed sheep unless they can pc protected
in time. This is especially true, be-
cause early lambing to meet high
market prices is extensively practiced
in this section and because winter
feeding is expensive. and sheep are
usually shorn and put on the ranges
as early as possible. Even before
shearing, under especially stormy,
snowy, and muddy conditions. eve
will readily succumb to fatigue and
starvation, and her lamb may perish
with her.
There have been instances where
the loss reached as much as so per
cent of flocks, in which the animals
we're valued at about Sc each. AS
a result of these losses the owners
make a practice where possible OF
sheltering their shorn sneep in cay
mons and keeping them near shelters
during unsettled weather in early
spring. Later the sheep are allowed
to Craze more widely, and the herders
must have warning of storms sufti-
ciently in advance to enable them to
drive the sheep to the nearest shelter.
During the springs of 1914 and 1915
thousands of sheep beyond the reach
of shelter perished in severe storms
that swept over the states.
The service during the spring was
operated through 25 distributing CEN
ters through which weather reports
and special warnings covering tenn
perature, rain, snow, winds, clouds,
and clear sky, all of which have a
bearing on the safety Of the sheep,
were distributed to nearly 100 other
communities. The word was passed
along by telephone to several hund-
red additional stockmen. In this
way the warnings reached the owners
of most of the sheep in these States
by noon, or earlier, Of the day OF is
sue. In sections in and around the
national forests the forest supervisors
cooperated with the Weather Bureau
in distributing these forecasts and
warnings.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-24

N. P. Cannon of the Longshore-
mems Union is quoted as saying at a
meeting Of the Portland Central Cou-
neil, as reported In the Portland
Journal for Aug. 18th, page Z column
2:-"Nowhere in the world did the
longshoremen receive as high wages
as they did in Portland when they
recently went on sympathetic
strike"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-24

Harvey Miller has just returned
from Butte, Montana where he was
employed by one of the large mining
companies Of that district for the
past several months.
He will spend several weeks on his
fathers farm northeast of Lexington
before returning to o. A. c., where
he will complete his course in Mining
Engineering this coming year.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-24
Shocked The Guests.

Tommy--Ma, gimme another bis
cult.
Mother (sternly)-If--
Tommy--If the company don't
want to hog them all.--Boston Tran
script.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-24
.HEPPNER IS YEARS AGO

From the Gazette of Aug. 27, 1891.
Senator Henry Blackman returned
from Frisco last Friday. He came
back looking we'll, and we must judge
that the balmy breezes of California
are just the thing. However, Mr..
Blackman has been steadily improv-
ing in health since his return from
Arkansas. His family will remain
below for some weeks yet.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-24

The new road to the North Fork
and the Ritter settlement as viewed
by Messrs. Isaac Large, w. o. Minor,
and VIM. Walbridge. will prove when
finished. boom for Heppner, as we'll
as the northeastern part of Grant. 1t
will place Ritter over 40 miles nearer
than by the present route, and ad-
jacent sections proportionally near,
depending of course on the location.
The new Leadville mines are near
Ritter and Heppner will reap a bene-
fit from them over the new road. The
road connects with the Rhea creek
and Heppner road at Copple's place,
passing John Zollinger's ranch thence
on the west side of Ditch crtek on the
divide down to the crossing of the
Susanville trail on this stream, thence
down the east side of Ditch creek to
The county line. This is 33 miles
from Heppner. Mr.. Minor has a.
greed to raise a subscription to COM
plete the road to the North Fork
which is only three miles from the
Grant county line. 1t will be COM
pleted from there by Grant County or
private subscription of Ritterites. The
road, as projected, passes through a
fine body of timber, and just across
the divide from Heppner there is a
world of black pine, which will be
pleasing news to the rancners.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-24

Last Sunday four of our popular
Heppner boys, Dave McAtee, Lee Mat.
lock. Frank and AL Roberts, hled
themselves away towards the Blues
in quest of game Coming pack late
that evening, they reported quite a
little accident, which fortunately did
not prove serious. TN"v were all
busy shooting birds, ETC.. while rid
ing along in the wagon, and perhaps
the driver was so engrossed in the
sport that he failed to notice just
where he was directing the team. At
any rate the vehicle struck place too
siding for anything but goat, and
over they went. Several of the guns
were at full cock, and It's a wonder
that one or more we're not Killed.
Mike" Roberts says the thing went
over too quick for the guns to go Off.
Dave McAtee was the only one of
the party who was hurt at all, being
knocked senseless for moment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
Calls For Millions
To Fight Insects
Prof o. H. Benson Tells Ecking-
ton-Emery Association U. 5.
Must Have Army Of Hoe.

Mastering an army 100000 strong to
resist the invasion Of this country every
year by an army that destroys millions
in property and kills thousands Of per-
sons, was urged by Prof. o. N. Benson.
OF; the Department OF, Agriculture. be-
fore the Eckinston-E Emory Home and
school Association. in the Church OF
the United Brethren last night.
The army must be an army Of the
hoe" he explained. recruited from the
boys ana girls Of the country, and the
Invading hosts consist Of the bugs. In
sSctn. and disease germs that are con-
stahtiy threatening them.
This new twist 70 ''preparednesa was
given by Prof Benson In a discuesion
o. diving City Boys and Girls Rural
The tendencies toward frivolity on
the part OF boys and girls OF today
can be- combated, he stated. by a back
to-the-home" movement, and by show
ing children employed In the shops OF
tho cities the advantages OF country
life. and those In the country the edu-
eating Influences the city has to offer.
Music's part In education was demon
strated with the ASSURANCE or q
graphophone by Ia L. Bremmerinan.
Miss Duth Ayler sang, accompanied by
Miss Anna McCoachs DR.. w. ID. Falea
presided. ff "a w
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
Lansing Asks British
Reply to Protests

Secretary of State Lansing is expect
ed TO instruct Ambassador Page at Lon
don TO inquire as to when the British
foreign office proposes TO answer Sthe
American protests against frst class
mail seisures. and the tradlns-with-the-
enemy act. ,ti A
IT, was suthoritatively stated today
that the State Department feels that
there has been an unreasonable delay
on he part OF the British government
:. The United States protested more
4 than month ago on tho mail seizures.
3 All that has been received by way
Of response has been statement that
Great Britain would like to confer with
y No notice whatever has been taken of
the month old protest against the
.Trading with the Enemy Act. y
The American protest against this act
was q vigorous one. Taking the ground
I. that the domicile of a business concern
& establishes it's nationality In time OF
war, the protest stated that any such
boycott of firms In the United States
haVtnG any German trade connections
would be tantarhount to q boycott of
American firms.
The State Department does not under
stand the delay OF the entente powers
I in answering the proposals for modus
! vivendi under which the allies would
aGree TO disarm all merchant ships.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19

olurmany and Auntria may result IN a
n.rerk IN relations and Il unwllIlng.
fufrflfr sp sai 1uarrel with the
fttents tllifs while the possibility re-
fraina thRt \ aas 81 forcod to cast It's
~ With thuat F3vefiirI rents.
ItAilQNt st3aatn % submarine nego-
tie1tue 81 sypectsd Is be reached with
~ tiie aest essh 5 reply from Ger
l.ails "a Me ,ltmandE made by the
United States for picdRes for future
conduct IN exrsctod By that tina. In
Nfcn,. days the new German submarine
fpampeign9 against armed merchantmen
q scheduled TO 90 into effect. Thus far
.,thero has been no official notice taken l:..r,
the new cempaign In effect be postponed.
!, State Department officials are await
Ing Developments. The American policy
has assumed form and there Il nothing
70 do but to await Germany's next
!. move. Administration opinion today
+. geemed 20 DO approaching these definite
1fhE Germany. win be asked for for
nttl ~ urance1<fhat. her now campaign
lsill noe violate. pledges given In the
ItustRnla and Arabic cases,
= 1hs' The United States win maintain
ttt II Of merchant vessels TO arm
& ~ " defensive purposes.
Jf1 the United States. Will contand
- right Of passage Of neutral and
: on armed merchantmeri. Fatl,.
! That American citizens will not DO
warmed against or prohibited from trav-
cling on armed merchantmen.
That the United States will not de-
clare any inflexible rules governing
what constitutes defensive" armament.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
Committee O. X. on
Juvenile Court Act
Measure to Remove Disabilities Of
1000 District Children Gets
Favorable Report.

The Senate District Committee yester-
day ordered q favorable report on the
bill passed by the Houce February II 10
emancipate from certain disabilities
children who have judgments OF con-
viction for crime OF record against
them In the Juvenile Court OF the
District OF Columbia.
More than 1000 children. under the
present District laws relating to ju-
veniles. have judgments OF conviction
entered against them IN the Juvenile
Court and are thereby disqualified
from jury duty. from holding office
or from entering the public service.
The bill Is intended to remove such
diaqualificatiohs.
The bill r. recommended by the At
torney General and by a committee
compposed OF Bernard Flexner. Of
Chicago; Julia g. Lathrop. the Rev.
William ]. Kerby. Of Catholic UNI
yersity, and William H. Baldwin. OF
this city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
Mercury Drops SO
Degrees Oper Night
B Old Boreas' Chilly Blasts Send
Weather Register Down
to iB.

ola Boreas caused drop OF 30
points in mercury's stock In wash
!. instor early today. @sl >
In consequence residents OF the
National Capital shivered and shook
Sas with ague. It's pretty stout
morning was the universal salutation.
The quicksilver disported around
IT yesterday afternoon. but moment
after Old Boreas buried his teeth In
the atmosphere the temperature be-
gan toifail rapidly. At 9 o'clock this
morning the Thermometer registered
just as degrees. showing a drop of
30 degrees between that hour and 4
I, o. clock yesterday afternoon.
- Tho wind howled at velocity OF
fhirty-eight miles an hour around the
District and vicinity Windows, doors.
and shutters ratified all night. and
I, Washingtonians got but little sleep.
Many OF them were convinced the roofs
would be blown OF their houses. and
: they remained awake to witness the
Washington did not feel the full
-effects Of the storm. which came from
the great lake region. In New York
and New England a. wind velocity OF
sixty-four miles an hour was registered.
The temperature began TO rise IN
- washington at O'Clock, the reading
then being 10 degrees. Weather Blu
reau officials gave out the following
Nv t, ercast tonight and Sunday;
THsE fsrG erature Sunday. LowesI
0r~"shr tonight. about IS degrees
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
REDMOND APPEALS
TO IRISH TO ENLIST
Wants No Outsiders in Ireland's
Regiments.

LONDON. Feb. 1s-"we must not
and will not tolerate the idea of our
Irish regiments being REINFORCED by
any but Irish soldiers" says John Red
mond. the Irish leader. in a manifesto
to the people of Ireland.
, He appeals to the young men who are
still available to Join reserve battalions
and begin training. that they may be
ready. II needed, to MI every gap In the
irish army In the field.
'Our gallant fellow countrymen at
the 'front.'" Mr.. Redmond says. have
commissioned me TO make this appeal.
In your name ! promised them in
France and Flanders that Ireland would
stand by them. Will you fulfill that
promise? You are under no compulslon
save that OF duty.
: '"fhe north and south have We'd with
each other in springdng to arms. and
please God. the sacrifices they have
made side by side on the field OF battle
win form a sweet bond OF the united
Irish nation In the future" ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
Real Estate Transfers.

Chavv Chaaa OroyO-Fulton n. Gordon ct w.
=. y,,,,,,-~s. 10 nEvrr.., Ia, AZ .aua,. ana
70 william w. - -.
G.eb.
Richmond Park--William 8. Minnix ct ux. to
George G. Altemus, lot - and part lot Il,
square 1911. so !stamps $3.50.
s. spur. lot 90. square ASS, go Istamps 80.
North Grounds Of Columbian University
George c. Altemus ct ux. TO william y.
Minnix. lot S09 square &70 so Stamps
$500.
Fourteen-and -a-haf street northeast De
tween and O gtreete-James y Ellerson
ct ux. 20 Mary ": Eaton. lot 81. square
1856 80 (stamps $3.50.
Long Meadows William A. Boss ct ux. to
= Charles L. and Margaret ~. sweeney lot
~ block e Mo 'S p,Sa P'p,.,D.-,1.,,v
Wardniah ana John n. Chaney 70 Albert ~;
Greenwood lots LIZ to l1s. square Ass. 81
nS SsSt1smps H Sdl;,on-w.,.r a s,mu.on at ux,
70 Albert IT. Greenwood. lot IoS. block II.
$40 (stamps ~.
Kentucky avenue southeast. between II stree,
.nd FennsyisAn IN =, % go. -, - w
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
u. S. Not to Mint
z Blanks For France
Fears Nickel Coins Might Be
Converted Into War
Munitions.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1s.-It was
learned that the French minister OF
finance recently addressed q COM
munication to the United States
Treasury Department at Washington.
asking whether this Government
could mint 1000. 900 Is .centime pieces.
The order was for nickel blanks"
to be stamped after reaching France.
The metal was to be bought In this
country. ','t
Adam Joyce. superintendent Of the
Philadelphia mint. parent OF the
three United States coinage plants
limited that the Government probably
had been moved TO decline the In
quiries on the ground that. while the
''blanks" might be intended for coins
as ordered. there was nothing to pre-
vent their being converted into NUM-
lions once they arrive in Europe.
Shipments OF. coins. Superintendent
Joyce indicated, easily might be con-
strued as a violation Of neutrality
aside from any question as TO the
contraband character OF the goods.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
SHOE TRUST BOOKLET
OPPOSES BRANDEIS
Machinery Company Uses Unique
Method Against App0intee.

A new procedure in opposing APP
pointments TO the Supreme Court came
to light today when tho capital was
flooded with a handsome booklet en-
titled 1.-THE Documents In the Case Z"
II was issued by the United Shoe Ma
chinery Company.
In Il are many arguments designed
to prove that Louis ID. Brandeis was
economically right when he defended
the company in 1905. and wrong when
he informed it's directors In 1907 that
they must change their lease system
OF .Rt Ills timeWisSs" saw ne book
let, Mr.. Brandeis was a director of
the United Shoe Machinery Company.
and one OF its counsel. He was later
employed by group OF St Louis man.
ufacturers who have instigated suits
against the company. and has since
been in the employ OF the Department
of Justice at Washington"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
GREAT WAR IN STEEL
I. oEEN IN WALL STREET
New Combine Forecast Following
Pennsylvania Co. Sale.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1o.-The formation
Of huge steel combination to night the
United States Steel Corporation for SUI
premacy was forecast today by Wall
Street financiers following announce
ment OF the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
tons requirement Of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company.
wall Street was quick to connect the
deal with the recent transaction by
which the Midvale bought the Cambria
Steel Company. -.
In scope quarters Il was believed the
ally become a unit.
Charles M. Schwab, chairman Of the
bethlehem, made the announcement
when the Pennsylvania was purchased.
The price was named as $31. 800, 900. at
the rate of par for the preferred and
ga q share for the common stocks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
ANACOSTIA.

Miss Elizabeth Fox. superintendent OF
the Visiting Nurses Association. spoke
before the Child Welfare Association Of
Congress Heights last night She ex-
planned the work Of the association.
Other speakers were Miss Ebert and
Charles f.. Purdy, chairman OF the
school committee OF the citizens asso-
citation. The program included: Duet.
Miss Edna Wright and Justin Cox;
plano solo, Miss Edna Wright; recita-
ton, J. T.. Williams; solo, Miss Eliza
beth Richardson; solo, Miss Elsie Gies-
Ter; plano solo. Justin Cox.
Troop 50, Boy Scouts, gave an exhibi-
ton last night. Scout Commissioner II,
IL. Drogan and Scoutmasters w. r.
Marshall and ii. g. Lugenbeel spoke.
ID. C. Smithson Il to make repairs ia
his property at 22S6 Shannon place. T.,
r.. oxford will make additions to his
property at 10 Portland street. Mrs,
Elizabeth II. Brandon will also cause
improvements to be made at her prem
ises on Portland street. w. NJ. Bethel
viii erect an addition to his home at III
Orange street William H. Bryson will
erect a one-story addition 10 his prop
erty on Stevens road
The Rev. John W. Austin. OF Chevy
Chase, explained to Emmanuel Church
last night plans for conducting the Len
ten mission
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-19
FIVE KILLED, OTHERS
HURT BY EXPLO SION
Twelve Men in Building When
= Acid Tank Blows Up.

SYRACUSE. N. Y. Feb. 19--onIclals
Of the semet- Solvay Company are un-
able TO account for the explosion at the
Split Rock plant last night. when Ave
men were killed and five others seri-
DUSTY injured.
I Twelve w0rkmen were In the building
when a tank containing benzol acid ex-
blown through tho side walls Others
were buried beneath piles OF bricks.
Too much LIQUID In the tank may
have caused II to explode ore official