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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
The Speakership.
est. Adams Mcsscnger.l

The speakership contest seems to
have narrowed down TO Addison f..
Cudworth of Londonderry, Charles S.
Dana of New Haven and 81. H. Alex
andcr of st. Adams. All three have
had previous experience in the les;sia-
ture and Mr.. Dana was elected speaker
in 1917 near the close of the session to
fill the vacancy due to the resignation
OF Judge Wilson. All three are pa
triotic Eormonters and the house is not
likely 10 go very far wrong whichever
one it may choose. Because of his be-
ing 50 near a neighbor and his acquain-
tanceship in this county, it IS probable
that Mr. Cudworth will get a majority
of the votes from Bennington county.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
The Spirit of the New Year.

Once more the wheels of time have
brought us to the closing of the old
and the beginning of new year, and
as we reach this spot in hfe's journey
we can behold the many blots on the
pages on our book of life as they have
been turned backward one by one.
But as we enter upon the new year
with its page bright aud clean, why
not resolve to see just how clean we can
keep the page during the year on which
we have now entered.
1t reminds me so much of our jour
ney of life, for we are each day leav-
ing record of what we have done. Sc
let us one and all strive to keep oui
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
Watchfui WAITING.

SIN thinking of neutrals," said Gov
ernor Whitman of New York, 81 can't
help thinking of two boys who stood
the other day and watched an enor-
nous safe being raised up to the TWEEN
ty-sixth story of a sky-scraper.
1.-THE boys watched the safe rise
slowly, and when IT reached the TWEEN
tieth story. the older lad turned away
in disgust.
"'Come on, Joe,' he said. We might
as well move on. They amt agoin' to
let her DROP"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

Theodore Roosevelt celebrated Christ.
mas by leaving Roosevelt hospital
where he had been under treatment for
two months and announced that he felt
"bully." That means that he is all
ready to start something.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

Any reception that Washington can
arrange for the return of Mr.. and Mrs
Wilson will probably seem rather tame
to the much feted travellers, but after
all they may enjoy it just as much.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

Count Bernstorff now makes the an
nouncement that Germany washes her
hands of Russia. On Russia S account
it is a pity the washing wasn't done
long ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

One of the medical profession makes
the statement that there is some sus-
picion that influenza infection may oc-
cur through the eyes and down the
tear ducts when face masks are worn.
We can think of anything that would
be sure preventive except 4 diver S
helmet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

!" And now" as the New York Sun
observes, eff that pesky little infuen,
"a bacillus would only agree to the uni
versal rule of peace on earth, good will
toward men -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

1t IS said that cameufage is a much
ovcrworked word which has served its
purpose. While it may have been de-
modified it has not as yet received
its honorable discharge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

eff those legislative shock troops
from Windham county should really get
back of Judge Cudworth, bring up the
reserves, says the Rutland Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
Wrong Numbc-.

Ibid you ever get proposal, aunt
ie?'
.'Once, my dear. A gentleman pro-
posed over the telephone, but he had the
wrong number, Tit Bits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

There were 100000 responses to the
Red Cross roll call last week which
seems a good many until you realize
that 100000 did not respond.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management TO secure
efficient service in the delivery Of the paper
each night and it soieits the cooperation of
subscribers 10 that end. Prompt reports should
be given OF each failure to receive the paper
on the incoming following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card. thus en-
abling the cause Of the error 10 be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. Ii is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
Member of The Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively en-.
titled TO the use for publication OF ali news
dispatches credited to IL and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
Subscriptions Must Be
Paid IN Advance

The War Industries Board, In its efforts
to conserve the paper supply, has ruled that
newspapers must stop all subscriptions
IMMEDIATELY UPON EXPIRATION.
This means that subscribers must keep
their subscriptions PAID IN ADVANCE
In order to be certain Of getting The Re-
former regularly. Notice Of expiration Of
subscription Is always sent In advance; do
not neglect It and then blame the publisher
for what Is your own fault.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
The Meddler
II The coat fits yoa, pm ii on

The adage about familiarity breed
ing contempt might be applied to Brat
tleboro' s attitude toward influenza
Upon its first experience with the dis
case last October the town was in
clined to treat it with a wholesome
respect but in the present epidemic
there has been disposition to ignore
the actual situation, with the result
that there have been without doubt
more influenza cases here within the
last few days than there were at any
time in the fall. Fortunately, the pres
ent manifestation is type much less
severe than that which first made its
appearance, although in this fact in
all probability lies the reason for the
more rapid spread of the disease. Per,
sons suffering with it in an extremely
mild form have continued about their
business, or pleasure, sneezing and
coughing infection in every direction
Rather than to err on the side Of safe
| ty they have gone to the other extreme
and erred on the side of foolhardiness
not only at their own risk but at the
risk Of their own friends and rela
tivcs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

And when the schools reopen it should
be the duty of those in authority to
keep out of the class rooms anyone,
whether pupil or teacher, who shows
any sign of the disease. Prompt in
vestigation should follow every cough
or sneeze, and common colds" dealt
with as summarily as if they were
something worse, as a good many of
them are likely to become if not
checked. Health officials in many of
the cities claim that nothing is to be
gained from closing the schools when
influenza is prevalent for the reason
that the children are more likely to
contract the disease on the streets than
in the class rooms. That ought to be
the case wherever there is proper med
zeal inspection.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

The Meddler has pretty definite
conviction as to how the present cpl
demic started but he can see little to
be gained in trying to place the blame
for something that cannot now be
helped. The fact remains that the town
is pretty well peppered with 81 flu. =
and the speed with which it is stamped
out depends chiefly upon the individual
SO long as people persist in ignoring
their own safety and those of others
by refusing to stay at home when
suffering from grippy colds" the dis
case is certain to continue until every
| one who doesn't possess immunity has
had it. Any ban on public gatherings
would amount to little or nothing for
the simple reason that it would not
keep these walking eases where
they properly belong. 1t might be well
also for doctors to bear in mind that
the safe course for them to take in
doubtful cases is to call them influenza
and act accordingly. Better few folks
without "hu" under quarantine than
lot of folks with it running around
loose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper, 50 cents
an inch for first insertion, IS cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on FIRST page at double rates
Space rates on application.
Classified sdveItisements-Five cents line
first insertion with 50 per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change OF
copy.
Reading Northeastern cents per line first
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent Insertion without change Of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
YOUNG WOMAN OF LEXINGTON DIES NJ PAR.
kERS l...OTHER NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST

Miss Muriel Reade, age 19 years,
died at Parkers Mill on Friday, of
tuberculosis and following an illness
of many months. Funeral services
were held at Lexington on Sunday,
conducted by Rev. j. l.. Jones OF
lone, and interment was in the
Lexington cemetery.
Miss Reade has resided at LeXing-
ton for more than year past, COM
ing from Montana, and during the
past winter made her home with
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Allyn, she
having no relatives here except hel
brother, Ralph Reade, who tenderl!
assisted in caring for his afflicted
sister. Thinking that her condition
might be improved by the mountain
air, she was removed to ParkerS
Mill short time ago, but the dis
ease had so far advanced that there
could be no help and death came t.
claim another victim of the grea
white plague.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
viii Have Four Sons i'm Service.

Mrs. G. W. Ranck of this city in
forms this paper that she will soon
have four sons, the Gosney boys, in
the service. Her youngest son,
Elmer Gosney informed his mother
at Heppner on Friday by telegram
from Baker, that he had enlisted and
would leave on Sunday for the train
ing camp. The other boys have
been in service for some time and
some of them are now on the front
in France, the eldest boy being Oh the
Tuscania when that vessel was tor
pedoed not long ago by German
submarine.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
Harvest Help.

The harvest help situation has not
changed materially in the last ten
days. Quite a number of men are
coming in, good share of whom
make good. A majority of the crews
are working steadily, although oc-
casionally short one or two men,
altogether the situation is very ia
vorable. Many farmers have ex-
pressed their surprise at being able
to secure help with so little difficulty,
very seldom has it been necessary to
wait more than two or three days
before the needs were supplied. The
value of thorough organization and
understanding among farmers is very
apparent, being responsible entirely
| for the small amount of shifting
about of help during the season.
Many operators report little difficulty
in keeping their crews and only in
one or two instances has there been
any reports of one farmer hiring
help away from another. In viewing
| the results of this seasons work, one
,annot help but ask the question
if cooperation and organization
work so we'll in the labor situation
why would it not work even better
in other lines of farm work?
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
SMUT CROP LIGHT

Such is the report made by Messrs,
Bell and kerns of the Oregon Agri-
cultural College. These men work
ing under the supervision of the De-
partment of Plant Pathology have
spent the past week in cooperating
with the County Agent checking up
the amount of smut to be found in
the county.
In speaking of their work in this
county they stated that they had
found the fields freer from smut than
in any other place. They also COM
mcnted on the splendid spirit of CO.
operation they found among the far
mers of Morrow county This spirit
of cooperation and desire to better
their condition accounts for the good
work done by the farmers in this
county. A detailed report showing
the condition of smut is being pre-
pared and will appear in the ueal
future.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
SPECIAL CALL FOR men

The Government wants three men
from Morrow county who are in
Glass to go to the Benson Polytech-
mic Institute August 18th, for in
struction as auto mechanics, black
smiths, carpenters, electricians, ma
chinists, plumbers and sheet metol
workers. Those interested report 10
Local Board before August 9Th, and
save being drafted,
Morrow County Local Board.
With the view to giving instruc-
tions on subjects of military nature
such as insurance by the govern.
ment, allotments, communicable dis
eases and other subjects of military
nature. commissioned officers have
been detailed by the Commanding
Officer at Camp Lewis to address al
registered men of Morrow county
Oregon.
At Court House in Heppner, Tues
day evening, $50 p. m, Angus
9Th.
1t is the earnest desire of militar!
authorities that all registered mel
should attend this meeting,
The subjects covered in the ad
dresses will be of great interest t.
all registrants and is calculated t.
make them more valuable to thei
country as soldiers. Do not fail t
be there.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01

j. Carmichael had some five or
six of his threshing crew leave him
on Saturday last, They gave no
excuse other than that they desired
to make a trip to Portland and have
a good time for a week. when they
would return and go to work again.
Mr.. Carmichael, however, has not
laid off awaiting their return as they
seemed to anticipate he would, and
at once got busy and filled up the
gaps in his crew and is continuing
right along with the work as though
nothing had happened. These fell
lows were experiencing little too
much prosperity and had to go to
Portland to get rid of some of it.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
BOY GETS HEAD
CRUSHED BY AUTO
Five Year-Old Son of }. c. Sharp
Meets Sudden Death.

Glenn Freeman Sharp, young son
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Sharp of New
man canyon, was instantly killed
Wednesday morning when an auto
mobile in which he and his two small
brothers were playing ran away down
a hill and turned turtle over a steep
embankment into the canyon. The
other children escaped with but
slight injuries.
The car belonged to Percy Hughes
of Butter creek, who had driven to
the Sharp place to look after some
harvesting operations, and left his
car in the road with the brakes set.
The children got into the car to play
and releasing the brakes in some
manner, the car started down the in
cline at rapid rate with the result
that it turned over the steep embank-
ment. Little Glenn was caught be-
meath the car and his head crushed,
death resulting instantly.
The boy was nearly five years of
age and his sudden death is hard
blow to the parents The funeral
will be held at Heppner tomorrow
Friday, morning.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
TRA|NlOAD Of STOCK
SHIPPED TO CHICAGO

A special train of fifteen cars of
cattle and sheep went out of Hepp-
ner Friday morning, routed for the
stock yards at Chicago.
The following parties were inter-
ested in the shipment:
Matt Hughes of Lone Rock, two
cars of sheep and three cars Of
cattle.
f. NJ. Spray, of Spray, two cars of
sheep.
P. H. Peters, Of Spray, two cars of
cattle.
Bob Carsner and Hanson Hughes
of Heppner, six cars of cattle.
All this stuff goes direct to the
Chicago market and was in prime
condition on leaving the yards here
Other shipments from HeppneI
this week were Nels Justus, of Lena
one car of cattle to Benson Commis
sion Co., Portland; R. Instone, Of
Lena, one car Of cattle to Willard
Commission Co., Portland; Percy
Hughes Of Lena, one car of cattle t
Benson Commission Co., Portland
and F. M. Beck, mixed car of cattle
and hogs to Server Commission Co.
of Portland.
On Tuesday morning T. H. vii
liams of Hardman made a shipmen
of one car of cattle to the Portland
market.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
Preparing to Erect Bungalow.

]. R. Jackson, extensive farmer
southwest of Lexington, has caught
the spirit of improvement and Is
making preparations to build a nice
bungalow on his place. The plans
are all drawn and the material will
soon be on the way, work to begin
as soon as wheat hauling is out OF
the way. The residence will con-
tain ten rooms and have full con
crete basement and is to be built
after plans prepared by Mr.. Jackson
himself. Recently Mr.. Jackson sut'
fered quite heavy loss from hail and
had large portion of $40 acres OF
good wheat beat into the ground
but this has not dampened his ardol
and his building plans, made earlier
in the season, will be carried out.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
BUYS GEO. PERRY RANCH

John J. Kelly Of Heppner this
week purchased the George Perry
sheep ranch on Rock creek. This
deal involves $500 acres of land the
large portion of which is range land
situated in Morrow and Gillian
counties, and included in the deal
is 20OO head of sheep, number of
horses and the farming implements.
Consideration mentioned is S45, 200,
and possession passes to Mr.. Kelly
October lst Mrs. Perry, with the
aid OF her young son, Merrill Perry,
has been running the ranch since the
death of Mr.. Perry more than
year ago She has not announced
Just what her plans are as to the
future, but she may decide to move
to Heppner and make her home here.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
SIXTH ANNUAL FAIR
WILL Be DIFFERENT

The Sixth Annual Morrow County
Fair will be held Sept. 17-1S-19 and
will be different from former fairs
in many ways. Food conservation
and increased production will be
featured more prominently than ever
before. The U. S. Food Administra-
tion has asked space for an exhibit
of food products and will send rep
resentatives here to help the people
along these lines.
The Industrial clubs of the coun-
ty will be at the fair with larger
exhibit than usual and will show an
exhibit that will be highly instruc-
tive.
Canning contests will be held
daily if arrangements under way go
| through. This will be under the
control of people who understand
their business and everything will
be explained to the public by In
structors who know what hey are
doing. Amusement will be provided
by the Board and it will be good
clean and wholesome amusement,
good music end splendid orchestr9
will add much to the pleasure Of
those attending. The secretary OF
agriculture has asked that fairs and
all institutions that help in the con
servation and production of food an(
that also amuse and instruct the
people be held as usual. Withou
amusement and entertainment oul
' people would become morbid ani
that is condition that we mus
avoid if we are to win the war, an(
we are going to win the war, and W.
a-c g1i1g to win it with a smile OF
our faces. Our boys go over th'
.op cheering, we will go over th'
top here with smiling faces and il
this way help cheer our boys owe
there.
} So lets make this the best fai
| ever. Make your plans to come ant
9 by your presence and assistanc
, keep up the record already estah
. lished for our fair.
: w. W. SMEAD, Secretary.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
SUGAR SITUATION SERIOUS

A telegram just received from
Washington indicates that the al
lotment of sugar to Oregon will be
cut, for the month of August, to two
thirds of the average for April, May,
and June. The amount allowed per
person is lowered to two pounds per
month. Reports are reaching the
head Office that few people are
purchasing more than the amount
allowed. If such persons realized
that possible fine of two thousand
dollars may be eXacted from them
perhaps they would not take the
chance.
The administration is asking that
people, as far as possible, avoid the
making of jellies and preserves that
require large amount of sugar and
that the minimum amount be used ir
canning. 1t is the desire of the ad
ministration that all the fruit be
saved, which it is possible to save
but at the same time there must bt
economy in the use of sugar. The
saving of sugar must be done a
much inconvenience, and, in som,
cases, it may be hardship. But i
is better to use sparingly now than tt
be without altogether later.
Dealers should keep careful ac
count of all sugar sold on the pres
entation of canning pledge cards an,
canning permits. 1t may be possibl
to secure an allotment for cannin
after the regular allotment Is mad
! S. e. Notson, Co Chairman
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01

New grain is beginning to roll
into Lexington at lively rate from
the nearby farms. Cars are also
upplied promptly by the railroad and
shipments are going cut right olong.
The warehouses are somewhat short
of help owing to the men going out
to the harvest fields to work but this
condition may be relieved as soon as
the real rush begins. Lexington
will have big lot Of grain for export
this fall but the yield is cut short OF
what was promised earlier In the
season. AS yet we have not beer
able to get much data on the yielc
from the various farms and expect
to have this later. Grain is of goot
quality but does not promise to bt
number one.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01

cleaned up on 900 acres of grain,
His yield on the fall sown grain is
better than Is bushels, while the
spring sowing made from 10 to Is
bushels, the later figure being what
he got from a field of Early Baart
wheat. Considering the season, Mr..
Barnett is we'll satisfied. his grain
all being of fine quality The Bar
nett outfit moved at once to the John
Piper place where operations began
yesterday. Mr. Piper has SEQ acre;
of wheat to thresh.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01
Frances "Coq Dor" First Chicken
to Cross Road.

The kaiser, in swinging the I'M
perial axe of Junkerdom across the
neck of Germany, has killed the
goose that laid the golden egg. The
question will soon be dead issue,
and already, here in Francec, a query
of a more constructive nature is
puzzling the American soldier, who
sees golden roosters perched upon
monuments in front of restaurants
and in other conspicuous places
throughout the country. One OF
the most frequently asked questions
these days is not about the goose
that laid the golden egg, but about
the origin of the egg that hatched
the golden rooster.
The sign of he "coq dor" had Its
beginning in the old Gallic days and
extended through the period Wher
Roman dominion thrust its finger
into the pie that afterwards became
France. The golden rooster, in fact
was the first chicken to cross the
Roman road. When it became al
established fact that all roads led tt
Rome, the coz dor scuttled back an(
forth all day.
He is no bird in gilded cage, bu
a gilded bird too big for any cage
All the steel moulded in Essen in th
last forty years has failed to cur
his defiant spirit. German gas ma,
make him sneeze bit, and Germal
schrapnel may carry away few pi1
feathers, but the spurs he wol
when the world was young are sink
ing, sharp-pointed and pitiless, int
the vitals of the dying beast Auto
crocacy.
His was the clarion crow tina
announced the dawn Of "Liberts
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. P A, Anderson
motored over to Pendleton yesterday.
They were accompanied by Mrs. E.
F. Campbell and Mrs. Louis Camp
bell. thel ater returning home after
visit of a couple of weeks in Hepp-
ner. Mrs. E, F. Campbell will visit
at the home of her son, Louis, in
Pendleton for a short time.