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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-10
Mine Wrecks Garden.

While sitting on the back porch of
her home, Mrs. William Doimetsch Of
the 700 block. on North Bromley ave
nue., Scranton, Pa, saw the rear p0r-
tion Of the yard sink into mine work
ing, exposing numerous mine props,
while short distance away a similar
settling exposed men at work in the
mines. In each case the gardens have
dropped about Is feet. The home of
Matthew Scott has escaped damage,
but the earth on all sides has sunk,
making the residence appear as though
on an island.
Few streets in the city are suffering
worse damage from mine caves than
Bromley avenue. Gardens, posts, trees
and sidewalks have fallen in.
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ABUSE OF DIRECT LEGISLATION

In Oregon the home of the I'm
itiative and Referendum" only six
measures" are to be voted ON in
November
Several are pass -the-buck" bills
that the legislature showed over to
the people" as means of escaping
responsibility.
Two are fish bills" of local i'm
port, that the whole state vote is
asked to pass on at great trouble
and expense.
Two are private revenge" bills
that simply embody the desire Of two
individuals to punish opponents.
Oregon voted on 10 in 1908, on
80 in 1910, 35 in 1912, 81 In 1914
and only 10 in 1916. The abuse of
the system is slowly dying.
Faddists, constitution changers,
and political busybodies put the
people to great expense and trouble
and nearly everything proposed is
voted Observation-Disclosures.
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McNARY AND WEST.

Oregon has expressed itself at the
polls as being committed to the
politics adjourned idea. 1t would
seem the wise and patriotic course to
pursue not to disturb existing politi-
cal conditions at this time, either as
to parties or as to elected officials
who have fulfilled their patriotic
duty by firmly supporting the vigor-
Gus conduct of the war.
We confess to an intense admira-
tion for our peppery ex-governor,
Oswald West, in spite of his vindic-
tiveness and the erratic quality of his
super-"pep." Yet We have no con-
fidence that in this war crisis he
would be an improvement over
Charles L. McNary as U. S. Senator,
especially as McNary has backed the
administration so loyalty in war
matters, has procured so many
definite and tangible results for
Oregon in connection with shipbuild-
ing and grain and railroad admins
tratiOn, and because of his quiet
tact, his abilities, his judgment and
his industry has. attained such high
standing in the senate as to have
exercised considerable wholesome
influence on economic legislation.
The height of great war effort Is
hardly the time to displace an ex-
perienced, loyal and effective senator
for a lovable aspirant who has ever
been delightfully."- disturbing factor
in public life. We know what Sena'
tor McNary has done in the senate;
no prophet, seer or seventh daughter
could forsee what Oswald West
might do. Weighing the personalities
and characteristics Of the two men,
and yielding observance to the
"politics adjourned" idea, 1t would
seem unwise, perhaps hardly pa
triotic, to take chances on displacing
McNary by West.
We say this in spite OF the fact
that we bitterly opposed Senator Nc
Nary's nomination In what we felt
was losing fight. As we predicted
he was nominated by an overwhelm
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-10

Miss Mabel Moves, teacher of the
Fourth grade in the Heppner school,
vas called to Walla Walla today and
her place in the school room is being
filled by Mrs. H. A. Noyes.
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lily into hostess houses.
I'VE put up an extra cot" re
ported one western secretary, who re.
turned to tell the War Work Coun
Gil the special needs of her commun
ity, "for an old Lithuanian mother
who came a hundred miles to see her
boy in camp. She cannot speak a
word Of English and she has to have
her old black pipe every hour. But
her boy loves her.
Another charge bestowed upon us
s the girl-wife of a 'bootlegger' ar
rested for selling whisky to soldiers.
He was wild with anxiety about her
till we said we would look after her
"A thirteen-year.old imp has just
been turned over to our care. She
ran away from . convent, and, be-
Ing adventurous. made straight for
camp"
Any hostess can tell you heart
breaking stories Of times when the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-10
new CHARTER
FOR THE CITY OF HEPPNER

The following is the text of the proposed Charter for
the City of Hppner adopted by the City Council and filed with
the City Recorder October 7h, 1913 An election will be
called December 22nd 98 and this improved Charter sub
mtted the legal voters of Heppner for their approval
lection.
The full text of the proposed charter is ordered to be pub
shed by the City Council for the information of the of
Heppner It will appear in sections in this paper covering
period Of four successive weeks 1t should be thoroughly read
and amiarized by every of the city, and then each n
sament cut out and pasted the scrap book for future refer
ence that citizens may know what the provisions of the
stituion Of the city
The old Charter has become obsolete and contains much
dead TIMBER well placing restrictions upon the City Coun-
Gil of such nature that that body not keep the city up
the requirements made necessary by growing under pro-
CONTINUED on Page Eight
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BY MRS. HENRY P. DAWSON
Treasurer War Work Council
National Board Y. w. c. A.

Hostess Houses in the military hostess house
camps all over the country are one Of stricken wo
phase of the Y W. c. A. War also of incde
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She Knew Him Best.

1t was an after-supper party on the
porch.
For days on just such occasions,
Oldham Cabon had been making sour
remarks regarding the money the ad-
ministration is spending to remain
sane and conduct a war at the same
time. Sometimes Oldham G. brought
out little hammer and raped on
the porch swing.
II wish l wuz In Washington where
/ could take rap attum," he saiG,
"Td show them some things"
"You," piped his wife. "Oh, yes. you,
who cannot even make our poodle dog
behave"
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ing majority. All indications are he
will be elected by a similar heavy
majority. For the sake of 0Tegon's
part in the vigorous and harmonious
,secution of the war it is we'll that
he be retained at his post.-C. c.
Chapman in Oregon Voter.
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w or k Council S
activities. These
reception houses
are placed at the
entrance to the
cantonments for
the use of women
visiting their sol.
der relatives. So
necessary h a v 4
these proved that
I z ii L D dLiu WI
rowed rooms were
pressed into use
until houses could
be built. Often
I h e Association
rooms in the near.
est town W ere
turned temporar.
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Continued on Page Eight

F. M. Griffin was over to Hepp-
ner last evening from his farm near
Fairview. Mr.. Griffin is very we'll
satisfied with results received this
season though he is doing but little
farming on his own account these
days, having turned over the greater
portion of his place to his son,
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Francis. During these times Of
shortness of men for farm work, Mr..
Griffin is digging in and doing his
part.
Walter O. Hill, cashier of Lexing-
ton State Bank, was doing business
in Heppner yesterday afternoon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-10
Marble Company Reorganized.

George Houser of Joseph, Oregon,
arrived in Heppner on Sunday even
ing and spent several days here in
the interests of the Oregon Black
Marble Company of Joseph. Mr..
Houser was one of the original
stockholders IN this company and in
strumental in getting the organha-
ton under way, but he later sold his
stock and withdrew. After attempt
ing to conduct the company for a
couple of years, and making a
failure of it, the original officers and
directors were forced to abdicate and
new organization was perfected
which is going about the business of
putting the plant in shape to make
it pay. Mr.. Houser states that the
plant is now completed and the
company is busy making lime in
commercial quantities and placing
the same on the market. The marble
quarry is being opened up and the
lime is made from the faulty strata
Of marble nearer the surface. Ii is
s5 per cent pure which is a very
line quality of lime for spraying pur-
poses, being free of grit. 1t will be
good news to numerous stockholders
n this section to learn that the
Oregon Black Marble Company is
coming out all right.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
ENEMY ALIENS MUST GET
PERMISSION TO MOVE NOW
Marshal Noonan Issues Orders Re-
garding Change From Regis
tration District

German enemy aliens who desire to
change their places of residence from
one registration district to another must
obtain permit
This is the decision of Frank ].
Noonan, United States Marshal. in an
announcement ordering all German
enemy aliens who have changed their
places of residence from one registration
district to another to report to the
registration office of the district to
c9rds may be indorsed.
The order follows:
A German alien enemy changing his place
of residence to another place within the
same registration district shall Immediately
report such change to the registration Off
to such registration officer his registration
card for the purpose OF having indorsed
thereon bv such registration officer -"
change Of residence. A. German alien enemy
who desires to change his place of residence
to place OF residence within another reg
istration district must obtain "A permit. Such
German allen enemy s must present himself himself to
which he then resides and make application
for the permit on form supplied by the
registration officer, and present his reg'stra-
purpose of having the permit OF change of
residence n granted' indorsed on the reg
A change Of residence in violation Of the
regulations subjects an allen enemy. among
other penalties. to arrest and detention for
the period of the war.
registration will continue to act as registra-
tion officers for the purposes stated In re-
spett to permits for change OF residence.
All necessary forms. including applications
upon applicati tion to the United States Mar
shal at Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18

soundly built so the lines can handle
regular sized American freight cars in
stead of only the small van used on
the continental systems.
French engineers say the American
railroads are well enough built to ac-
commodate the gigantic artillery mount
ed upon trucks. never leaving the rails.
The guns are fired as they rest upon
the trucks. The American-built rail-
ways Will not require rebuilding to
make them stronger. as they are con-
structed to take care Of the heaviest
traffic.
One of the great questions of mod
ern warfare Is transportation, and
Americans are working with that prin-
clple in mind
American engineers follow the theory
the enemy guns may rip up the track
age for a short distance, but that shells
are unlikely to shatter entirely the
right of way, as experience shows even
terrific bombardments do not obliterate
trenches for long distance.
The Americans also figure II is almost
az easy to replace standardized lines
as the narrow gauge. The standard
ized gauge lines can handle twice the
traffic of the narrow gauge systems and
besides eliminate reshipment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
Big FOOD PRODUCTION
BOOST URGENT NEED
Jersey State Market Chief
Makes Plea for Aid of
Farmers and Women
Trenton March lS

Trenton, March is.
THE distribution of food evenly and
fairly is of great Importance in this
time of war. but the production OF that
food is Of still greater Importance" de-
clared Alexis L. Clark, chief of the state
Bureau of Markets in statement today.
Mr.. Hoover recently issued a state
ment correcting the impression that the
food administration was n pricc-fixing
body. Only In wheat and sugar has any
authority been given ty Congress to use
this power. Recent reports and surveys
show that because of increased costs and
IA feeling of uncertainty farm crops
will not be increased as was TO be de-
sired, Apparently the American farmer
feels that he Is capable of judging the
demand and of regulating his proportion
of one crop to another. He strongly dis
approves price-hxing and favors an open
market.
"Ie our patriotic housewives would
each one Individually determine to ask
as little service as possible from store
keepers a great army would result, re-
leasing some labor for necessary work
and lowering in safe way the costs
Of food"
Referring to the labor situation and
fOod prOduClon, Cnlel Ilark Salu FRO
ducers must evidently compete with ship
yards and munitions factories in se-
curing labor. This means an increase in
labor cost of more than 100 per cent.
Nitrogen, the most important plant food
Is required for modern warfare as are
also many chemicals used in farming
If the farmers OF the country are to
produce the food needed for this country
and our allies they must re able to sell
their products for enough to pay pro-
duCtiOn costs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
PER-
HAS ARl)I
Escadrille With Fref
Planes and Pilots, but
American Observers N
U. s. MACHINES Lat
BY HENRI BAZIN

STAFF Correspondent Evening Public LG1DU|
tcith the American ArTnv In FruHoe tH
Headquarters Of the American Army ~
France, March IS.
An American escadrille has besn ~
ganized for the American front. ~
the airplanes. pilots and mechanics< ~.
French, as also is the commander.
American officers. who for more t1ou
a month have been flying with Frefid
pilots as observers over the Americe9
and nearby French sectors. now are
assembled into a single escadrille which
will fly only on the American front
This escadrille will depend upon the
French for virtually all supplies. dn0
will act under their guidance. Later
the French machines will be replaces
by American planes. American ops
servers, flying with French pilots oyW
the Chemin-des-Dames and LansviNe
sectors as yet have not been organfss@
into separate escadrilles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
TROLLEY-FAREB BOOST
ATTACKED IN JERSEY
Newark Meeting Today for 146
Towns United in Oppos-
ing 7-Cent Charge

Legal measures to be taken in a fight
by the people of New Jersey to oppose
the proposed increase in trolley passen-
ger fares of the Public Service Railway
Company will be discussed at a meeting
today at Newark, n, j. City solicitors
and attorneys from many of the towns
of the State will meet with Mayor Dom
nelly. of Trenton, who has called the
meeting
For several weeks experts have made
searches for data to place before the
session. New Jersey people are sur
prised by the large increases desired
by the carrying company in view Of the
fact that traffic was never heavier than
1t is now in almost every section of the
State.
There are 146 cities and towns
behind the fight to oppose the boost of
fares from five to seven cents and the
legal end of the fight is now being
headed by James T. Congleton, city
counsel of Newark. Il. @. c. Bleakly,
city counsel Of Camden. will attend the
session and make an effort to help OBJ
tain a decision against the proposal of
the Public Service Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
RETIRES AT FIFTY, THEN
DIES IN GERMAN ARMY
New Walters Dream of Spending
Old Age in Fatherland Bears
Sad Fruit

New York. March 1s.-To that runner
which has been so often repeated and
as often denied--that the war has cut
SO deep into Germanys man power that
her ranks at the front are made up
largely Of old men and half-grown lads
there was lent a scrap of confirma-
ton yesterday in word Of the death Of
Otto Knapp. who six years ago was
a waiter at the waldorf-Astoria. His
death was the bitter fruit of his cher
ished ambition to retire and go back to
his fatherland.
News of his death in 1915 arrived
from neutral Switzerland in a letter to
Anton Stille, another waiter at the hotel.
but Stille. who did not remember Knapp,
saw nothing significant in 1t until he
read 1t to other men in the Waldorf
who had been longer In the service
than he. They explained to him that
Knapp, who was an Alsatian. went back
TO the country Of his birth in 1912. and
that In that year they had helped him
to celebrate his flftieth birthday.
Therefore. he was fifty-three when he
died on the German fighting front and
that he was not a voluntary soldier is
indicated in the letter sent from Swift
zerland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
INCOME TAX RETURNS
KEEP COLLECTOR BUSY
10000 Reports Filed-Use Branch
Stations to Prevent Rush,
Says Lederer

That Philadelphians are not slow In
filing their income tax reports this year
when the Government has stressed the
need for early action Is evidenced by
:he fact that 10000 returns have been
filed to date.
A great rush is expected during the
next two weeks, says Internal Revenue
Collector Lederer. The last day for
filing returns Is April 1.
1t was suggested that as many per-
sons as possible use the branch stations
provided for filing returns in order to
relieve the congestion at the cenrral
office. Stations are located at the Tenth
National Bank. Broad street and Col
umbia avenue: Columbia avenue Trust
Company at the same location ;
Northwestern National Bank. at Ridge
and Girard avenues: State Bank of
Philadelphia, at Fifth street and Pass
yunk avenue. and Northern Trust Com
pany, at Sixth and Spring Garden
streets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18

knives and forks, ones mind doesn't get
far enough off the war to ask for liquor.
SO long as 1t Is absent 1t is forgotten.
l have eaten often with enlisted men.
Never once did find one with "a bottle
or flask ION his hip" on the con-
trary. all gave particular attention to
the coffee and tea served. drinking so
much 1t was evident they were entirely
satisfied with those beverages.
The little French cafes in the VII
lagos occupied by Americans are fire.
quented only by Frenchmen, who oc-
casionally get a bottle of beer and play
cards while drinking It. The French
cannot understand why Americans re-
fuse to take a pull at their pnard
as they call the red Algerian wine Is
sued to the army.
The Americans stick to tea and coffee
occasionally making chocolate. The
American officers drink only light wines
when in Paris on leave or official mis-
sions They say they find 1t agress with
them better than stronger drinks.
'I'll never buy another bottle of
champagne in my life now that l have
learned how to order good French
wine" said one officer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
RABBI NO OFFICE BOY
Doctor Wise Honors Captains Of In
dustry, but Retains f-Respect

New York. March 1s.-Dr. Stephen s.
Wise, speaking to the Free Synagogue
in Carnegie Hall, rebuked the millionaire
class for spending money during the war
period and said that the time would
come, long before the war ended. when
every able-bodied youth, no matter how
rich his parents may be. will answer to
his name in the trenches. or offer his
services to the country at home
II have always believed that Rocke-
feller is not so bad as Rockefellerism."
he said "It is not fair to pick out the
evils of predatory wealth. There are
many thousands OF persons In this coun-
try to whom We allude as moderately
rich, and these are just as guity OF
wastefulness I'm time Of war, or more SO,
than some of our ultra rich.
II will not be an office boy to Jewish
millionaire and that is why ! have a
81 realty. the great captains Of industry.
but l do not sacrifice my self-respect'
to them" ----------~-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
ONE TO 1,ses, s,ess,ess.
SUBWAY DEATH RISK
Slim Chances for Casualties in New
York Tube, So Shonts
Reports

New York. March 1s.--The next time
you are jammed into an Interborough
subway express train at a rush hour and
are forced to occupy a space about large
enough for Lincoln penny, just console
yourself with the thought that while you
may be partly suffocated your chances
OF being fatally injured are only one In
1,66s, ,666,666.
You may be the unlucky one. that's
true, but Theodore p. Shonts, president
of the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany, did not discuss that contingency
in the statement which he just issued,
regarding the low percentage OF acci-
dents which his line has maintained In
the last few years. And, besides, IL you
should draw the unlucky card in the
subway scufiie. be magnanimous enough
10 remember that the 1866 sec, ,C66 fellow
gamblers who staked their lives have
come off with minor injuries to their feet
and their feelings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
NEW TOBACCO CROPS
IN LANCASTER SELLING
Large Purchases by Dealers in
County Prove Surprise to
Growers

Lancaster, March 1S.--The Lancaster
,eaf tobacco market was given two very
unexpected surprises last week. One
was heavy sales of the new tobacco crop
of Lancaster County and the other that
local dealers had bought much more of
the new crop than was generally sup
posed. So far as can be learned. nearly,
II not quite, 1000 cases passed out OF
the hands of local dealers into those of
New York parties, one lot consisting of
cents pound was paid for some of the
goods. Most of the tobacco sold had
hardly been cased. The surprise over the
selling was occasioned less by the sales
that crops that had SO very recently
been stripped and delivered should
change hands so soon.
This years crop. because OF unfavoe
able weather conditions, was cured un-
usually late and was sold after II was
shielded. Indeed. for some years past
Lancaster County's tobacco was pur-
chased on the field. much of 1t before
it had even nearly matured
The second surprise. the knowledge
that local packers held so much more
of the crop than was generally supposed.
was due TO the investigation of New
York operators who had business reasons
for learning what amount local packers
held Instead of the few thousand cases
credited to them it was learned that
probably 10000 cases were owned by
local men.
Growers have been worried over the
outlook or help in the fields this season,
but at last weeks March meeting of the
Lancaster County Tobacco Growers As
sociation, p. w Baker startled the MEM
bers by stating that as the result of a
small advertisement in the papers for a
tenant farmer he had received thirty
two applications, twenty being from Lam
caster
Early In the season estimates of the
value of the gilt-edCod 1917 crop placed
it at sS,0OO.00O to s10,0oo,000. Since it
has been learned in financial circles what
sized checks the growers have been get
ting for their tobacco the figures have
risen. some estimates placing the value
of the crop as high as sl2.000.000.