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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17
John Olden, of Rhea creek. was in
the city on Monday.
IRRIGATION MEETING IN
SALEM ON MARCH 9TH

Portland, February Is, 1916--The
State Irrigation, Drainage & Rural
Credits conference authorized by the
Oregon Irrigation Congress will be
held at the Statehouse in Salem,
March 8. Call for the conference has
been inssued by the special commit
tee which was given the responsible
ity and more than half the delegates
from representative state organiza-
tions have been appointed. The con-
ference delegates are asked to for
mulate plan for state guaranty of
irrigation and drainage securities and
a system of State Rural Credits.
1t is proposed to draft constitu-
tional amendment for submission to
the people at the next general elec-
tion. The conference will probably
decide whether to submit enabling
legislation at the general election or,
later, to the legislature.
Already there is sweeping the state
conviction that no more important
gathering has ever been planned in
Oregon. 1t will have the bigness and
serious responsibility of a constitu-
tional convention. The best brains
and experience from all walks of life
and all occupations will be represent
ed and will be called upon to produce
the plan, which when enacted into
law, and administered, will solve the
states great development problems
of irrigation and drainage. All au-
horities--financiers and farmers,
railroad men and organized labor
have made statements recognizing
the necessity of action and support
ing the fundamental character of the
procedure outlined. The only doubt
has been as to whether prejudices
and differences can be laid aside in
the common purpose to do now big
thing for Oregon.
Because of the great public inter-
est in, and the significance of, the
conference, many will probably jour
ney to the state capital from all parts
of the state to witness the proceed
ings, their concern keener, even, than
if it had been session of the Legis-
lature which they had come to at
tend.
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that while they had a LOT of high wa
ter to contend with during the recent
freshet, no damage was suffered.
Elk Bergstrom, Gooseberry farm
er, was In lone Monday and states
that the helds in his section "would
mlre a saddle-blanket" at the present
time. The big snow all went into
the ground and he confidently expects
an abundant harvest.
WI.
ote, was dispatched by Ike Howard
early Monday morning. The animal
had come into the corral at the
Frank Akers place and bit one of his
dogs. Being run out of there it bolt
ed into the Howard place. and Ike
shot it with a rifle. The animal was
not stopped in it's rush. even by the
rife ball, and ran on for considerable
distance before falling over. The
neau was taken on ana shipped 10
Ut. Naivin .. Whlte al fortlano' Ior
eAaniha'ioh as 10 raples.
c,os piod uho . a.. c
c,ur;n nlaoo ~ VIZ tHo ~ narth 20 u 1ouaon -,
S;d;ra stotos tbot ,a hnc 49, tho,,
sand acres of grain up and it is grow
ing fine. 1t seemed to grow and pros
per while being covered with some
fourteen inches of snow. Mr.. Ried
and his son, Gus, are preparing to put
in six hundred acres more of grain
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17
Christian Church Notes,

"The Gospel of Power" will be the
subject of Minister Handsaker's dis
course next Sunday morning.
At the evening service Rev. e. s.
Muckley of Portland, representative
of the National Benevolent Associa-
tion will speak.
Next Saturday evening tFeb. 19)
Rev. Handsaker will deliver a free
stereopticon lecture in the church on
the work Of the National Benevolent
Association of the Christian church.
The lantern slides will show the work
of the association as carried on in it's
orphanages, hospitals and homes for
the aged. No collection.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17
LIVE NEWS FROM THE lone COUNTRY

Quiet prevails in this little burg
and things have settled down to their
normal condition since the big snow
is practically all gone. 1t was men
toned in these items last issue that
high water was doing no small
amount of damage to the ranchers at
the confluence of Rhea and Willow
creeks, and since the waters have
subsided, it is quite apparent that a
number of the people at that point
have suffered to considerable de-
gree. The water cut through the
places of Alex Lindsay, Gus Wilcox,
T. B. Burlington and Frank Akers,
the latter two perhaps sustaining the
heaviest loss. Sediment to the depth
of foot and more has been deposited
over large portion of the alfalfa
fields, and this will doubtless prove
beneficial. The residents below lone
and as far as Cecil suffered in like
manner but the sum total of damage
done will not be large. For time
it was expected that the levee at this
point would break and the town be
flooded quite extensively, and this
would doubtless have occurred had
the flood waters of Willow creek and
Rhea creek reached this place at the
same time. AS stated above, the dan
ger passed over and all apprehension
from floods has ceased and our peo-
pie are pursuing the even tenor of
their way.
The sad accident at the Gus Will
cox place on Thursday morning, in
which Pete Brad - st his life, cast
somewhat of gNOBl over the COM
munity. When ii RE !port came down
that the young nj was in the creek,
searching part was Immediately
organized and Il stream was thor
oughly searched but to no avail. The
body was found early on Saturday
morning in the old channel at the
rear Of the Frank Akers place, nearly
two miles below where it went into
the creek.
w. T. Craig, who was in from Ella
Monday, states that the snow. has not
| disappeared from the hills out that
way, and the feeding of stock still
goes on. Some farmers in that vi
cinity have run very short on feed,
and are hoping that a break will
come and such weather conditions
prevail as will bring forth the grass.
Report from the McNabb and Shut
ranches, below lone, is to the effect
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17
NAVAL BASE BILL
IS INTRODUCED
Bill Which Authorizes the Estab-
lishment of A Naval Base on
the Columbia River.

Representative c. L. Hawley of the
first Oregon district has introduced
bill in the House of Representatives
which if passed will authorize the
establishing of a $3,0O0,000 naval
base on the Columbia river, in or near
Astoria.
The bill reads as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative OF the Uni
ted States Of America in Congress as
sembled, That the Secretary of Navy
be, and he is hereby, authorized to
secure suitable site on the Columbia
River, Oregon, as near to the en-
trance as may be deemed advisable,
for the construction of frst-class
naval base, including the following:
Building ways, for building large and
small vessels; dry docks, capable of
docking the largest dreadnaughts;
marine railways; machine shops,
boiler shops; electrical shops; pat
tern shops; paint shop; galvanizing
shop; joiner shop ship-fitter shop;
smithery and chain shop; sheet-metal
shop; boat and aeroplane shop; sail,
rigging, and flag shops; oxyhydrogen
and acetylene shops; foundry; tracks
land rolling stock; barracks; chemical
laboratories radio plant; magazines,
hospital, dispensary; fire engine
house; stables and garages; piers;
fueling plant; storehouses; postoffice
| buildings; floating derrick and saw
mill; and that $3,000,000 be, and the
same is hereby, appropriated, out of
any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, for the acquisi-
tion of a site and beginning of the
work of construction.
The bill has been referred to the
Committee on Naval Affairs.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17
FORD MISSION NOFA|L.
URE SAYS DELEGATE

University of Oregon, Eugene, Feb.
12.-The Henry Ford peace expedi-
tion has only begun its real work. Re-
suits lie in the future and depend on
the work of the neutral conference
which the expedition has secured.
This is the opinion of Lamar Tooze,
University of Oregon delegate on the
peace mission, who returned to COL
lege yesterday morning.
The two principal purposes of the
mission were to attract worldwide
attention to the cause of peace, and
to enlist the support of the neutral
countries of Europe. l am convinced
that this far the mission has accom-
plished all it set out to do" said Mr..
Tooze, "even though newspaper read
ers laughed"
In Europe, as well as in the United
States, the mission attracted general
attention, Mr.. Tooze said. AS to the
second purpose, an unofficial confer
ence of representatives from Ameri-
ca, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and
Holland will meet with permanent
peace, or none at all" as its slogan.
On this conference the results of
the Ford peace expedition will de-
pend. 1t will draw up peace propos-
ais and present them simultaneously
to all the fighting nations. Presum-
ably, these proposals will not recog-
nize existing military advantage, but
will, however, allude specifically to
the Belgian and Balkan situations.
The conference will dissolve itself
automatically-to leave information
al diplomacy unembarassed.
One reason that so much American
"humor" has been directed against
the mission is that the fifty newspa-
per people who went along were all
"enterprising." Eight in the Peace
Party" was irresistible to a humor-
loving correspondent, Mr.. Tooze sug-
gested. But the dissension reported
was more animated discussion than
active opposition he said. "It was part
of Mr.. Ford's idea to make his mis-
sion represent different opinions ex-
cept on the one issue,-peace in Eu-
rope"
A half million dollars-so Mr..
Tooze was told-might cover the cost
of the expedition. All legitimate ex-
penses of the delegates, including
laundry and necessary taxicab bills,
were cared for by Mr.. Ford. Seven
ty-two thousand dollars alone was
paid for passage in the Oscar. The
return passage doubled this. The
captain of the boat was given Ford
automobile and victrola. The stew.
ards in the dining salons received
$50 each and the stokers SO. A
bonus of $4,000 in addition to regu-
lar fares was required to get a spec
ial train across Germany-the first
that had crossed the empire since wal
broke out.
Mr.. Tooze has been invited, since
his return, to speak in Eugene, Dal.
las, Falls City, Oregon City, Wood.
burn, Salem and Portland.
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Loses Valuable Dog,

DR.. A. D. McMurdo this week lost
his valuable Airedale pup. Duke"
who was the victim of the poison
fiend. A post mortem examination
of the dogs stomach revealed the
fact that strychnine had been placed
in something which he had eaten.
Since Duke" was we'll trained dog
of high breeding, DR.. McMurdo feels
his loss very keenly.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17
.SHURi ITEMS Of INTER-.
EST To OUR READERS

Roy Whites this week purchased
a half interest from A. E. Vickers in
the firm of Hoffman & Vickers, who
have been running the Club billiard
hall on Main street. Mr.. Vickers will
retire from the firm and has not yet
decided what line of business he will
engage in in the future. Mr.. Whites
is an experienced store man, having
formerly operated a grocery store at
lone, and is we'll known here where
he has worked in the local stores the
past several years.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17
PendletOn Orchestra to Heppner.

Arrangements have been made be-
tween the Heppner Lodge of Elks and
the United Orchestra of Pendleton
whereby the latter will furnish the
music for the Elks' ball at Heppner,
February 25. R. w. Fletcher, man
ager of the orchestra, has also ar
ranged with the Heppner ladies to
furnish music for leap year ball the
latter part of this month.
r. n
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TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF
MORROW COUNTY, OREGON:

About two weeks ago, announced
my intentions to become a candidate
for the Office of District Attorney
Since that time I have considered a
proposition which will prevent me
from devoting the necessary atten-
ton to the duties of the Office for the
ensuing term of four years.
/, therefore, desire to announce
that I will not be a candidate for the
office, and take this opportunity and
means of thanking my friends for
their loyal support offered me.
GLENN Y. WELLS.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Willard l.. Marks, and Walter c.
Gleeson, Grand Chancellor and Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal respec-
lively of Knights of Pythias for the
State of Oregon, were in Heppner on
Tuesday to address members of Doric
lodge No. 20, at the exercises COM
memorating the 52nd anniversary of
the founding of the order. These
gentlemen, who had recently made a
trip into Baker county, report there
was Is feet of snow at Sumpter.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17
Episcopal Church Services.

Rev. George B. VanWaters, of
Portland, will hold services both
and evening in the Episco-
pal church next Sunday. Owing to
delayed train service, Rev VanWaters
was unable to arrive in Heppner last
Sunday as was announced. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Henry Peterson, local high
school student, cut his hand severely
last Saturday morning while chop
ping wood with an axe. The lacera-
tion required the attention Of a doc
tor but is now healing rapidly, ac-
cording to "Ole."
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

The regular monthly meeting of
the Heppner Commercial Club will
be held at the Palace hotel tomorrow
night. Among other things the
creamery will receive attention. Ac-
tion will also be taken in the matter
of giving the Clubs support to the
Astoria naval base committee in the
work to get their bill passed by the
present Congress. The membership
committee will make their report.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Ed McDaid, who is an extensive
sheepman of the Sand country, re-
ports that the recent weather had a
decreasing effect on the number of
rabbits in that section and only one
of the pests may be seen now where
100 were running before.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

DR.. McMurdo made a trip down in
to the Sand Hollow country Friday
night to administer medical treat
ment to Ralph Finley, son of William
Finley. The young man is reported
to be improving at this time.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hunt and daugh-
ter returned Wednesday evening
from Seattle, where they had been
visiting with relatives for several
dayS,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Rev. E. S. Muckley of Portland
will hold services next Sunday morn
ing in the Methodist church, South, in
Lexington.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

=. Job Wanted--By man and wife on
ranch. Would rent a small place on
the shares. Inquire at The Gazette
Times office.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

J. B. Culick of Butter creek, re-
turned to Heppner last night from
Portland where he had gone pre-
viously on business trip.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

DR.. N. z. Winnard made a profess
sional trip to the e. o. Neill ranch
on Butter creek last Tuesday eve
ming.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Smith Chapel and wife were Wis
itors in the city this week from their
home at Eight Mile.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

j. D. Weed, prominent Condor at
torney, was in Heppner on Tuesday
from the Gillian county metropolis.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Alfred Anderson of Eight Mile
transacted business in Heppner this
week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

-Anson Wright, the south Morrow
county sheepman, transacted business
in Heppner Wednesday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Neill,
at their home on Butter creek on
Tuesday, Feb. Is, a daughter.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Ben Moore was in the city yester-
day from Butter creek.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Mike Healy of Castle Rock, is a
Heppner business visitor this week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

George Peck was in the city from
Lexington yesterday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17

Thomas Hughes who has been very
Ill is reported by his doctor to be i'm
proving. School doesn't seem quite
the same without him, and all will be
glad when he can again be with us.
The Chemistry class is again doing
laboratory work. They have been
studying the textbook since before
the midyear examinations and all
were glad of the change.
The Echo-Condon debate will not
be held in Heppner. They have made
arrangements to hold their debate
either in Condor or Echo.
Edgar Copenhaver who has been
quite i'll returned to school last Mon
day.
Don't forget the literary program
Friday evening, the 2Sth.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-17
HIGHSCHOQL PARAGRAPHS
w. Pearl LeTrace.

w. Pearl LeTrace.
A little bit of sunshine,
And a Whit of the breeZes faint,
Make the High School students
Seem what they amt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07
SENATOR J.W. KERN HAS
THROWN OVER WILSON
Well. Known Iadiana Man Has Gone
Back On The Presidents Program
For Preparedness
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

Washington, January Sit is now
believed that President Wilson's plan
Of preparedness is beaten. This be-
came the general opinion as soon as
it was known that Senator John w.
Kern of Indiana had turned his back
upon it. This leaves the prepared
ness program without any prominent
leaders backing it in either house OF
congress
Senator Kern declares that he still
supports the president. Just what
presidential measures he means he is
going to support is. not clear, but he
will not support that of preparedness
1t is reported that his DETECTION is
due to the influence of William Jen-
nings Bryan, who has tbeen laboring
hard to keep congress from increas-
ing the army and navy, as the presi-
dent had planned
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07
YOUNG WILL REMAIN
HEAD OF POOR FARM
David {. Jones Reelected Court House
- Ianitor'and Or. A. F..KempI Is 90
County Physician

Harvey G.. Young, superintendent OF
the Blue Earth county poor farm,
was yesterday afternoon elected by
the county board to succeed himself
David e. Jones was reelected as jan
itcr of the court house, and DR.. A. F
Kemp as county physician.
The board has received a petition
for a change of road east of Amboy
running into Shelby and Sterling
townships. The hearing for this will
take place on February Is.
The board granted the petition OF
Charles A. Kramer of Beauford town
ship to have his farm transferred
from school district 95 to school dis
trict AL
The board has decided to sell bonds
in the sum of $4,000 to raise money
for ditch work. This sale will take
place on February 16
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07
DEMOS TO HOLD meet
FEB. 1; OBJECT SOUGHT
State Conference to Select Candidates
For Delegates to the National
Convention

\ ST Hpanl, jan. F5.-NThe Deaf3cratic
state executive committee decided to
call a state conference Feb. l to Sc.
lect delegates and alternates to a ma.
tional convention.
The members of the committee did
not favor the selection of candidates
for state officers at this conference,
but the call permits this being done il
the delegates wish.
The selection of delegates and al
ternates by the conference amounts
only to a recommendation. 1t is ex,
pected that anti-oT ganiaation Demo.
Gratis will file a complete list
The committee appo"tioned one
delegate to each 100 votes cast for
Governor Hammond at the last cleo.
ton
The delegates will be selected by
counties, except in Hennepin, where
the city Of Minneapolis is in two con.
gressional districts, the Fifth and
the Tenth. 1t was provided that in
Minneapolis the city delegates should
be selected by wards.
Secretary Hargadine will notify
county chairmen to provide for cleo.
ticn of delegates
There will be 1858 delegates in the
convention. Ramsey county will be
entitled to 201 and Hennepin county
to 249. st. Louis county will have 81
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07
CONDITION OF The
BOY IS IMPROVED
Morris Damp, One of the Young Lads
Who Was jared BY An
Automobile

Norris Damp, eight years old, who
was badly hurt by Ford automobile
while coasting on North Second street
at Vine, last Saturday afternoon, was
still delirious at times today, but was
greatly improved over his condition
of yesterday. He lives at the home
of his step-father, Aaron Morris, 412
Cross street The attending physician
was more hopeful today than at any
time since the accident.
Nicholas Stemper, Jr., nine years
old; S13 North Second street, who was
hurt in the same accident, is reported
to be making a steady recovery.
The Damp boy suffered bad cash
On the side Of the head, and his right
arm was broken in two places. The
Stemper boy has double fracture of
the right thigh bone.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07
GIVEN NO CHANCE TO
ESCAPE FROM LINER
Survivors OF the British Boat Persia
Stopping at Alexandria, Relate
Their Experiences
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

Alexandria, Egypt, January b.
Scores CT survivors of the British
liner Persia, which was sunk by a
submarine in the Mediterranean sea-
state that no fair chance was given
to the passengers and crew of the
vessel to escape. Quite a number OF
the passengers were trapped in the
dining saloons, and were drowned
right there by the inrushing waters
Mothers had no chance to find their
children, and the result was that
most of the children were drowned
1t is reported that the Persia had
on board 10000 to 10000 bags of mail,
most of which was for various points
in Egypt and India. All the mail was
lost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07

copyright, 1916, United Pressl.
London, Eng, January s.
Lord Northcliffe, proprietor of
The London Times, today gave
an interview to The United Press
in regard to the war situation.
This interview is an enterprise
exclusively of The United Press
representative. 81 have often had
the pleasure" said Lord North
c1iffe, "of communicating with
fifty million Americans, and ex-
pressing to them my views of the
great war. At the time of the
outbreak of the war, | expressed
my view that it would be a long
hard struggle. l do not pose as
a prophet, but l would like to
state that history has demon
started the fact that the fibre of
the Anglo Saxon race is tougher
and more enduring by for than
that of the Teutons on the con-
tinent.
Some Claims Made.
Germany has practically ad-
mitted that the war on her part
was one to gain money and terri
tory. DR.. .Helferich, the German
minister of finance, has repeated
ly made statements, in public
way, holding out to the German
people visions of the great in
deE1nity that Germany would ex-
act from her enemies and has
predicted that Germany would
have possession of Belgium and
the Congo region. 1t was believed
by the Germans that from the
very beginning of the war, the
wealth of France would be pour
ing into the lap of Germany.
England was not expected to