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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

Leo Hicks, who has been in Port
land with his mother, who was quite
sick, will return home this week, his
mother having fully recovered. Leo
has rented the John Her place, and
during his absence Mr.. Her has been
rushing the plow. He states that he
never saw the ground, plow nicer
than it does this fall, in facet it is
one Of the best fall seasons the
county ever experienced so far as
MIR. Iler remembers.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
At the Red Cross Rooms.

The ladies are interested to know
who is the owner or holder of the
number 30014 that takes the en-
blematic quilt at Thomsons Ii
you have this number, come forward
and get the quilt
There is much sewing for our boys
to be done at the Red Cross rooms
on Tuesdays and Fridays, and at
present the laborers are few. 1t is
requested that just as many ladies as
possibly can will please turn out on
these dates and help with getting the
quotas finished.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
RALPH JUSTUS IS NOW
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

Mr.. and Mrs. D. 0. Justus are II
receipt of letter under date o
November Sth, written by their son
Ralph who is now Somewhere il
France"
Ralph was made a corporal il
June last and finished the school O.
fire in the heavy artillery at For
Sill, Oklahoma in September. o,
the goth of October he went to New
York and from there he sailed fol
France on the 9th of that month
landing there on the 7th of Novem
ber. His letter follows:
My Dear Mama and Papa:
Have an idea that by the time
you receive this that you will know
that we landed safely over the sea
for | wrote you card at the port OF
embarkation and it will be mailed
when we land on this side.
This is all new to me so will try
and be careful what | say for ouI
mail is censored, and for fear that
part of my letter will be cut out
won't write on both sides of the
paper.
For wonder | was not sick
coming across, but am like the Irish
man, will come back when they
build bridge across the Atlantic.
No, don't think | will wait that
long but will be back as soon as the
square heads are whipped.
Bob was not as fortunate as |.
He is a good land lubber but not
much of sailor. We are both we'll
and feel fine just at the present time.
If you remember wrote and said
that ! would write twice week and
will, but don't begin to worry if you
don't hear from me for the mail
LOGS nvt go across as regular as mail
travels in the States.
This is rather inconvenient for
one hardly knows what to say for
fear it will be something that should
not be said, and about all we hear
is war, and not as much of that as
we will later.
Have an idea that we will be lucky
If we get back to the States within
a year, but there is no need Of
worrying for think that l will be
able to look after myself. 1t is now
about noon and l don't expect that
you people have had breakfast yet.
Some difference in time. Have not
been able to look around much so
cannot say much about this country
but am sure that | for one like the
States much better than the foreign
country.
We were lucky coming over. Did
not have much bad weather, nothing
what | expected from what we had
been told about the Atlantic.
Will try to write more next time.
Hope that this finds you all well.
Write often. Love to all, your son,
RALPH JUSTUS,
End U. s. Field Artillery, Ameri-
can EXpeditionary Forces.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
McRoberts Auto Company Garage.

McRoberts Auto Company Garage.
The work on this new structure is
now about completed, and Mr.. Nc
Roberts states that the garage will
be open to the public on Monday,
December 10th. The name of the
new institution is the McRoberts
Auto Company Garage, and the
building occupies one of the best
locations in the city Billy is justly
proud of it and is stepping around
like a boy in his first pair of new
boots, getting everything in readiness
for his opening. The structure is
66x132 feet and is we'll built for the
business for which it is intended.
The immense concrete floor is one OF
the finest ever laid in the city and the
man in charge of that work certainly
understands his business. Further
plans for the complete equipment OF
the building are being worked out
and Mr.. McRoberts will make an
nouncement concerning this later
The McRoberts Auto Company Gar
age is fine improvement to Main
street.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
Victory Boys and Girls

]. w. Christofferson, extensive
farmer Of Gooseberry was Heppner
visitor on Tuesday. The farmers Of
his section are putting in every acre
of grain they possibly can this
season.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

Ray Rogers returned home Wed,
nesday morning, having been met al
Arlington by Chas. Vaughn. He
has been discharged from the ser
vice, coming direct home from Camp
Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas. Ray
has been the rounds of various mil.
itary camps since enlisting at Van.
couver in the early summer, and this
has been the sum total of his mil
itary experience.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

Frank Hopkins, who has been
stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor
Kentucky, for several months in the
officers training camp, accepted OF
his discharge and arrived home early
the past week. He was in Heppner
on Thursday enroute to Hardman,
where Mrs. Hopkins is teaching
school. Frank states that he
lacked but two weeks of finishing
his training and getting his commits,
sion, when orders for Rehabilitation
were received at the camp.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

Mayor Smead was passenger for
Portland on Monday. He will be an
interested attendant upon the meet
ing called there for Thursday, Friday
and Saturday to formulate plans for
the organization Of State Chamber
of Commerce. Mr.. Smead will also
be Joined at this meeting by F. r.
Brown, F. A. McMenamin and w.
P. Mahoney Of this city who left on
Tuesday night for Portland, and
will reach there In time to be
present at the deliberations.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
Ireland'S Case Stated.

A public meeting will be held in
the Odd Fellows hall on Saturday
evening, December IA in which Con-
gress will be asked to act so that full
justice may be done to Ireland at the
Peace Conference. The meeting will
be addressed by we'll known local
men. A program of vocal and in
strumental music will be given in
connection with the meeting.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
Star Theater for Christmas.

On Christmas day the Star will
present ITO He'll With the Kaiser" "
Two performances, matinee in the
afternoon with admission of rs and
35 cents; evening, SO and rs cents.
Bowkers orchestra will play at both
performances. At the Fair Pavilion
on Christmas night grand ball will
be given, music by Bowkers orchestra
and tickets $1.50.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
Wounded at Argonne,

Rufus Burroughs, a brother of Mrs.
Chas. Cox of this city was badly
wounded in the Argonne battle in
which so many boys of the 91st
Division were engaged, This is ac-
cording to word received the past
week by Mrs. Cox in a letter from
Rufus. His right arm has had to be
amputated at the elbow. He is now
back to this country, having landed
at Hoboken from hospital ship.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

Most people go through life con-
fusing causes, effects and unrelated
circumstances and drawing wrong
conclusions from the tumble. Be-
cause Shakespeare was poacher
does not mean that you can become a
second Shakespeare by hunting rab-
bits on farmers land without per-
mission.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
Junior Red Cross Officers,

The following appointments have
been made as officers for the Junior
Red Cross: Lena Smell Shurte, chair
man; Mrs. A. l.. Ayres, secretary;
Mrs. Dick Wells, assistant secretary
and S. w. Spencer, treasurer.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

W. P. Mahoney, cashier Of the
First National Bank of Heppner, is
in Portland this week to attend the
Live Stock Show, the meeting Of the
State Chamber of Commerce, and to
use his influence in behalf of inter-
esting the powers that be in getting
some action on the John Day pro-
ject. In his efforts he is Joined by
w. W. Smead, F. r. Brown and F..
A. McMenamin.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
Hibernians Will Elect Officers.

On Sunday next, December Is, the
annual election of officers of the A.
o. H. for the ensuing year will be
held. A large proportion of the
membership is expected to be in at
tendance at this meeting, The
Ladies Auxiliary will also hold
election of officers on next Sunday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Where You're Always Welcome. -
Sunday, December Is.
1000 a. m, Bible school, E. r.
Huston. Supt. We have a class for
you. We want you in the class.
ll:O0 a. m, Communion and
preaching service. Subject: "The
Dimensions of Gods Love-"
$50 p. m, Y. P. s. c.. E. meeting.
1880 p. M, Preaching service.
Subject: "The Things Worth Think
ing About.
Wednesday at 1880 p. m. Midweek
service.
You are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
F. A. ANDREWS, Minister.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
CHAS. M0REY KILLS
ALFRED SCHAEFER
Tragedy Occurs at Ranch of Mrs.
Jones Near Finley SchOOlhouse.

Charles Morey, a farmer residing
in the Strawberry Flat country, shot
and instantly killed Alfred Schaefer,
another farmer of the same neigh
borhood, at the Jones farm about one
mile south OF the Finley schoolhouse
on Sand Hollow. The tragedy oc-
cured at about half past eleven We'd
nesday forenoon. and while Schaefer
was at work plowing in the field
about half mile west of the farm
house.
The real motive for the killing has
not been revealed, and there were no
witnesses to the shooting. Morey has
had but little to say and has only in
timated that Schaefer was guilty of
improper relations with his wife and
that he was determined that the lat,
ter should leave the country, as there
was not room for the twos of them
Morey mounted his horse and rode a
distance of some two miles over to
where Schaefer was at work in the
field and some words ensued, accord
ing to Moreys statement. Schaefer
was on the plow when accosted by
Morey and when the first shot was
fired the team ran away and Schaefer
was thrown to the ground and partly
covered as the plow apparently passed
over him. Morey emptied his gun,
.38-calibre revolver, at the body of
Schaefer and four shots took effect,
one breaking the right arm Just be-
low the shoulder, two entering the
breast and one entering the face near
the mouth. Death evidently came to
Mr.. Schaefer insanity.
Immediately following the shoot
ing Morey rode back home, informing
his wife of what had happened. jump
ed into his car and rode to Lexington,
where he gave himself up to w. G.
Scott and was brought to Heppner
and placed in Jail.
The body of Mr.. Schaefer was dis
covered by Mrs. Bowers, his house
keeper, who was working at the
chicken house near the barn when
the team came running up. Thinking
that Mr.. Schaefer would be coming
after them immediately she waited
for few minutes before going to see
what had happened. Following the
trail of the team back across the field,
she found the body lying in a furrow
and soon learned that life was extinct,
death apparently being caused from
a kick Of horse as near as she could
tell, and this theory was held until
M. l.. Case arrived and discovered the
gunshot wounds in the breast.
"A large number of neighbors had
gathered at the house and brought
the body in before the coroner ar
rived, so Mr.. Case brought the corpse
on to town where it was prepared for
burial, or to be held awaiting instruc-
tions from Mr.. Schaefer's people who
live in Indiana, word having been
telegraphed them yesterday from
Echo by W. o. Dennis. The only rela-
tive of Mr.. Schaefer here Is daugh-
ter, Ia years of age.
The tragedy has cast a gloom over
the neighborhood, as the dead man
was we'll liked, and Mr.. Morey has al
ways stood we'll among those who
know him. Mr.. Schaefer had resided
in that vicinity for about two years.
Morey located there a number OF
wears ago and has wife and four
children.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

Earl L. Beach, of Lexington, was in
Heppner a short time Wednesday.
He ana Ed Duran have just returned
FROM { visit to Portland, ard willie
there purchased a Bethlehem truck
which they brought home. Mr.. Duran
is running the truck and doing gen
eral express and hauling business.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

James Thomas, Lexington barber,
was in Heppner Monday Mr..
Thomas gave up farming several
months ago when he purchased the
barber shop at Lexington from J.
3. Coxen. He formerly owned this
business at Lexington.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
THE FEDERATED CHURCH.

Sunday school 9:45 a. m. The
International lesson topic, "Josepn
Forgives His Brothers"
Morning sermon theme, "The
Brotherhood of Man.
. Christian Endeavor, $50 p m.
Subject, "The Gospel in the Philip
pines"
Evening service, 1870.
H. A. MOVES, Pastor.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
Religious Meetings at Cecil.

This paper is requested to an
nounce that Elder A. N. Duggar,
editor of "Bible Advocate" of Stan
berry. Mo-, is expected to begin a
series of religious meetings at Cecil
Hall, on Wednesday evening, De-
cember IS, beginning promptly at
s o'clock.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES

Sunday, December Is.
First Mass, 500 a. m.
Second Mass, 10:30 a. m.
Christian Doctrine, 1880 a. m.
Evening Devotions, 1880 p. M
The subject of sermon for Evening
Devotions will be, What Is Faith"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

T. L. Dorman, accompanied by
VIM. C. Worstell, pastor of the
Christian church at Lexington, spent
few hours in Heppner on Thursday.
Mr.. Dorman was in town to see a
physician and have an obstruction on
his countenance reduced He is
suffering from one Of Jobs pets.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

In order to raise money for
equipping their lodge room, and also
, buy a piano, the Masons and Eastern
Star of lone will give dance at
lone, Saturday, Dec. 21st.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

Miss Ollie Clark, who has been
spending the past year with her
brother, N. A. Clark and family in
this city, departed yesterday for her
home at Newton, Ill.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12

Ben G. Buschke was in town Sat
urday. He is working this winter
on the ranch of Barney Ward in Six
Dollar.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
REPORT ON UNITED WAR WORK
CAMPAIGN

The final results of the United War
Work drive in Morrow county have
been compiled by Chairman Clark,
and the figures for each district
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-12
HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS
F|RSTLYCEUM NUMBER

! The lyceum number rendered last
| Tuesday evening by the Ward Waters
Company of entertainers was an
exceptional treat. The impersona-
tions of Mr.. Waters we're indeed ex-
ceptional, and the musical talent of
the ladies is no less worthy of CON-
mendation. Mrs. Waters child i'm
presentations were very true to child
nature and afforded great amount
of amusement. This number was
one of the five to be given here this
winter under the auspices of the
high school, and is a fair example of
the talent sent out by the Ellison
White Co. The high school Is in
deed grateful for the splendid sup
port 1t has received thus far in this
undertaking and feel sure that all
persons attending these numbers will
get full value received.
The Junior-Soph party of last
Friday evening is reported to have
been a decided success. There was
a full attendance of the respective
classmen and general good time
was in order. However it is to be
deplored that the town roWdies can
not be suppressed from the idea of
stealing the eats" on such occasions.
The Freshies this week evidenced
little spunk by bravely decorating
the roof of the old school building
with an immense '22. This is on old
stunt which we believed to have been
worn out long ago, but nevertheless
we are very happy to perceive
small glimmer of life in these sup
posedly "too-green-to-be-bold" rocks
and sincerely hope that by the end of
the term the emerald hue will have
entirely disappeared from their de-
meanors.
The girls and boys have both or
ganized for basket ball and will
start practice just as soon as the
hall can be gotten in shape.
The influenza, which appears to be
slightly on the increase, is making
noticeable decrease in attendance.
However we are hoping that none OF
the students will be forced to bel
absent for a very great period Of
time and that all will return in good
health and good spirits as well.
The Philomathian Literary Society
will present its first program of the
year on Friday evening, December
90 The public knows the reputa-
ton of these programs for their
highly entertaining qualities and we
assure them that this program Will
come up to the standard set by the
former programs. The small admis-
sion fee of ten cents will be charged.
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The girls and boys have both Or
ganized for basket ball and will
start practice just as soon as the
hall can be gotten in shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
AMERICANS FORGET War;
IsAYsFRENcH STATESMAN
Declares They Have Abandoned
Consideration Of All Problems r..
Except These Of Business.

E, PARIS, December Is. Albert Thomas mas $,
former minister of mrtiflens and
French socialist leader. writes an eot-
torial in Information under ing
heading, ITO Our American TFrlenpss,.
in which he deplores what he calls 'tne
completeness with which Americans
have bandened consideration OF WAT
problems to devote themselves TO
business. He says he hears much TAX
Of agreements with, French Industry
notably offers made. to chemical prod
ucts manufacturers to- become the
agents in France for American pro-
dueeTs:
: MAY I venture to say" he writes,
that this state of mind is not good
and is contrary, to the conception OF
a world organization, as formulated ey
President. Wilson. Americas immense
services to FRANCE were not limited
to the sending of great numbers OF
soldiers at the most tragic moment
of the war, but Americas resources
were put in common in the orsanZa..
lions which regulated the reserves OF
money, raw materials, SnapS anu AiN'|
ufactured articles.
] "Economic agreements and conven-
tions are the entente cement Tor the
victory which has been won. Amer
leans say that their work; is hnlsneo'
but they are wrong"
The article pleads for a continual
ton of the economic entente to pre-
vent spectators from exploiting the
various countries, and asks Amerl-
cans to complete their military vic
tory by generous aid toward recon-
struction in which The business de-
mon should not have first place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Beyond Experimental Stage.

Whatever may be the bases of these
opinions, there are certain points of
comparison which at once suggest them
selves even to the lay mind: Certainty in
the electric system is reduced to suffi-
cient voltage and a contact The first
is not now a matter of doubt. and a
wide margin is always allowed: the sec
ond is subject to infallible test. Some
few accidents may have occurred in it's
early use, but the result is said to be
now practically certain. There is no I'm
process is carried out within four walls
BY experts in highly developed science
and in an expeditions, dignif1ed and
quiet manner. Aside from the distress
ing features of the hanging system
Of the scaffold has been known SO to
weaken it as to cause its collapse under
the actual occurrence. Ropes have
broken under the same conditions. The
|executioner is likely to be unpracticed
because Of the infrequency of the func-
ton.
That the other states of the Union
in which capital punishment obtains
have not adopted the electric system
may be attributed either to indif-
ference, lack of inclination to take
up q subject of surprising unpleas-
latter, thousands of dollars are spent
in one case by the government in
order that the accused may have a
fair trial, and it is. therefore, quite
Illogical to count the cost of a fair
execution of the sentence. even if
great, which probably is not the case.
The attention of the federal govern
ment has not turned to the question
presumably because those offenses
Which are punishable by death are
almost entirely within the jurisdie-
ton of the states. which limits the
federal government to the territory
over which it has exclusive jurisdie-
ton, such as the District. In military
law the sentence usually prescribes
shooting.
Executions are rare in the District.
but plainly the government should
not await q recurrence to cause it
to act. Washington is in the upper
sky. It is conspicuous in its de-
mands for liberty and humanity, and
tho purity Of it's motives will be en-
phasized by a scrupulous avoidance
of incongruity. There is liberty or
the absence of it even in the execu-
ton of a legal process. Critics are
likely to ascribe the retention of an
unfair or inferior system to a posi-,
tive aeaire, rather than to q hIindHese
TO the lack of need for It ~.
y EsNEsy 81. Lew IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Endless Variety of Arms.

Truckload after truckload. of rifles
and shells, of water bottles and haver-
sacks. cartridges, machine guns, bay
onets and trench knives and pistols,
mess kits, overcoats, caps, an endless
catalogue of paraphernalia. are brought
in. The battle zone is still full of it all,
in heaps and racks, waiting salvage.
Now and then come trains of air.
plane camions. burdened with dis
mantled flying machines of every type
and every nation. engine and fnsilage
and running gear on the truck and
the great wings on it's specially de-
signed trailer. Some of them are UNI
harmed, but many show bullet holes
through the frail fabric or the ruins
OF a crash. A fair proportion of them
bear the Maltese cross that marks
! them boche.
There are trains of captured enemy
artillery, particularly of motor bat
teries, driven and manned by French
men, and these are happy outfits.
Often the guns are decorated with
evergreens and always the French
soldiers laugh and wave a. greeting.
AS they creep through the villages
the populace f1ocks out to view the
cannon that for four years sent death
and devastation to, their land. and
the children Chamber on the carriage
and out on the grim. barrels