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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01
Memorial Day, May 30
A Timely Article from "The National Tribune"

Every newspaper you pick up these
days advertises some kind of sport
that will start May 80"
Why May 80? What on earth
makes all the ball players, fist fight
ters, tennis champions and golf iends
want to start on May 80.
Some fool women in New York
have new fad. They want to have
parade of broken-down work horses
on May 30. A lot of these sporty,
gnat-brains come right out and say
ION Memorial Day" We will be glad
and don glad rags and root for our
favorite fad in sports.
All this is deplorable. Not the
sports themselves, but the tendency
to fasten in the minds of the Amer
ican people the idea that Memorial
Day, May 80, which is legal holiday
in 40 States in the Union, is estab-
lished for a joyous holiday, much
play and more eating. We have
about 20 joy days; guess more
when you sum them all up, so why
seize upon the most sacred of all our
holidays to start the sporting season.
May 80 has come to be recognized
in every State but the really South
ern States as the National Sabbath
of Patriotism. A day when men,
women and children should pause
and gather in social centers to tell
the tales of heroism of the men who
wore the blue, and to reflect on what
that heroism means to us who are
living today.
The day was established by the
Grand Army of the Republic, May
80, 1868, for the purpose of COM
memorating the ideals of the dead
of the Union Army, day that has
been held in such tender respect that
40 of the greatest States of the
Union have gravely incorporated it
into their laws, not for sports" but
that the people of the State might
pause for a day and think of their
mighty dead.
A veteran soldier said of Kansas:
Estates are not great, except as men
may make them.
Men are not great, except they do
and dare"
But for the men who fought the
battles for the Union, and their
sturdy contention for right and
justice for many years after the
battle-fags were furled. the United
States would be only third-rate
nation today.
But for the four years of awful
fighting, when the Nations life was
in the balance, there would be no
nation today. We would be in the
condition of the waspish little ma
tions controlled by banditti overseas.
The right won at cost in lives and
money that staggered the Nation.
The Uuited States Government did
mighty little for the returning veter-
ans compared with what is being
done today. There were no trium-
pEal arches In enduring marble, no
pensions commensurate with the
perils endured, no waiting jobs. no
soft berths for returning soldiers.
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The returning armies passed in re-
: ~giew in ragged regimentals, an
army of tramps, in appearance, and
went home in that plight. The fires
were dead in the forge, the farms
had grown to weeds, the carpenters
tools were rusty, and the boys were
too old to take up the dog-eared
school books they had left in the
knife-scarred desks. There were no
vocational schools, no schools for
blinded soldiers The shell-shocked
went on in that condition or died in
insane asylums.
Yet out of all this riot Of ruin the
men who made the Union rose su-
preme, and for more than 40 years
after the war were the guiding ele-
ment in the Nation. They opened
the great West and followed the sun
to its setting out over the Pacific.
They penetrated the forests of the
North into the gold fields of the
Yukon. They built great factories
in the East. and made the Middle
West the granary of the world and
gridironed ii with railroads, with
telephone wires.
There were two and half million
men in the Union Army, and only Il
little over hall of these came back
the rest of them
Rest where they wearied
And lie where they fell
under Southern skies, thousands of
them in unknown, unmarked graves.
Their comrades have followed them
till scant 100000 are left These
walk weariedly and alone toward the
West. sSoon they, too, must go to
rest
I'm the little green tents.
For these men, dead and living,
Memorial Day was established. Isn't
it the very least that any of us can
do to lot the world slip out of sight
for a little while-just day-and
remember for that one day all the
honors, all the material wealth, If
you will, that these two million and
a half have brought to us and ours?
All, but that isn't all!
The Spanish American War laid
tribute at the feet of reunited
country Over in Arlington | saw
on day 200 tlag-draped cottins, beside
200 open graves. They were the
dead of the Maine. and had the
honor to be one of five who held the
first commemoration exercises over
the Maine dead
We honor all the Spanish War
Veterans wherever we find the little
mounds.
And the dead of this war: They are
as blades of grass for number, over
100000 sleeping here and overseas
and meath the oceans waves. Fully
100000 of them sleep because
America bade them do or die,
And in spite of all these millions
of dead, whose names the people Of
the country will honor in their
hearts on Memorial Day the miser-
able, short-sighted. unpatriotic,
sport-drunk men and women will
"epen the sport season" on Memorial
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01
DIR. TURNER COMING,

ET&es DR.. Turner, the we'll known
N eye specialist will be in Hepp-
ner again Tuesday and Wednesday,
May 9Th and 7th. Consult him at
Barnard's Rooming House over Pat
terson's Drug Store. DR.. Turner will
also be in lone Thursday. May 9Th,
one day only. Consult him.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01

To assist in the ceremonies of
celebrating the Tooth anniversary of
Odd Fellows, some thirty members
of the l. O. O. F. and Rebekah
lodges of Heppner were in atten-
dance at the big Umatilla gathering
in Pendleton on Saturday. At this
time district association of Odd
Fellows was organized, formed from
the lodges of Umatilla and Morrow
counties. The big celebration at
Pendleton on Saturday was greatly
enjoyed by all those who attended
from this city.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01
FOR SALE.

have for sale at my place near
Lexington, the following: 4 three
year-old mules, 2 two-year-olds and
2 yearlings; also 10 head of young
horses from to 4 years old. This is
all good stock. Terms, cash, bonds
or bankable notes. F. E. MASON.
m1-3t
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Vawter Crawford
returned Tuesday from visit OF
several days at Eugene and Portland
While at Eugene. Mr.. Crawford at
tended conference of the newspaper
men of the state, gathered at the
School of journalism on the Univer-
sity campus. where problems of in
terest to the editors and printers
were discussed for couple of days
with much profit. These conferences
will now become an annual event
and they should be attended more
largely by the fraternity.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01

All firemcn are requested to report
1t the Hill & Johns Garage at 7:30,
Friday evening for drill The drill
will be he'd at the corner near the
'"ir grounds Just before the super
fluffy sale. Citizens invited to be
present and see the demonstration
of the new truck.
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Day.
remember one President of the
United States who declined to visit
Arlington on Memorial Day, and who
went fishing instead, His name was
held up to scorn and obliquy, The
country never forgot or forgave.
Yet it is openly advertised that
golf and tennis and baseball and a
work horse parade will open on May
80.
And two million and half of
Union veterans, many thousand
Spanish War Veterans, and 100000
men of all countries, hardly cold in
their graves,
Lie dead for me and you
this May 80. Isn't there enough real
honest-to-goodness patriotism in this
country to call off these dogs of
sport and permit the country to get
back to the spirit of other days?
ISABEL WORRELL BALL.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM A SUCCESS

We know the most horrible secret
its something you folks ought
to know;
Some people say they don
like Heppner, because there's
No place they can CO.
No place to sit round in the
evening,
No place we can hear our band
play.
Where We kids can all scream and
tease dad for ice cream
Can't you see things are not what
they seem?
Chorus.
We little boys all want park in
Heppner,
We little girls all want a park in
Heppner;
Why don't you get it,
Well advocate it;
We want place where it is soft and
green,
The streets are nothing but sharp
stones and cobbles,
They hurt our feet so much-we
limp so much and wobble,
We want play ground,
Some place to play round,
Why not have little park in
Heppner?
So now you all know what we are
here for--its something you'll al
work for,
So strangers can say they all like
Heppner and feel welcome to come
and to go.
Well have nice park in ouI
city,
Well enjoy to hear our band
play;
Us kids'l yell, romp and scream
Sis'll sit there and dream,
life will be just one glorious dream
Thus sang the children with lusty
voices at the Star theater last even
ing, under the direction of Miss Hazel
Radabaugh, musical instructor OF
the High School. The song is home
production, prepared for the occasion,
by Miss Radauaugh, and it bcfittingly
expressed the sentiment of the enter.
tainment given under direction OF
the Ladies Civic Club, in which local
talent joined. with the theater man
agement, the object being to raise
a park fund for Heppner. Little tots
from the fifth grade down Joined
with some of the older pupils in the
singing of the Park Song" and II
took mighty we'll with the big
audience assembled.
Others assisting with the program
were Miss Gladys Lane, Mrs. Roy
Cochran, and Miss Dorothy Pattison,
who each sang solos, and Miss Blanch
Minor, who recited several we'll
chosen selections in highly credit
able manner.
Some fine films were run through
by Mr.. Sigsbee, and several young
ladies sold candies and ice cream
cones through the audience. The
net results In cash to the Civic Club
were better than 800. or this
amount, over sixty dollars was turned
in from the theater receipts, the
balance coming from the goodies sold.
The ladies are very much delighted
over the success Of this, their initial
effort in raising funds for civic i'm.
provements, and they are profuse in
their thanks to the theater manage
ment, as we'll as all others who con.
tributed to the success of the enter
tainment
They will now proceed In the work
of putting the fair grounds park in
shape for the entertainment of visit
ors to the city, as well as making it
a suitable play ground for the kiddies
and place of recreation and comfort
for old and young alike. May their
efforts along this line be just as sue
cessful as was their first benefit en-
tertainment.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01

Miss Margaret O'Rourke went to
Portland Thursday last to interview
the federal authorities in regard to
her passports for Ireland. Miss
O'Rourke has been contemplating re-
turning to her home as soon as the
war closed but she finds that it is
somewhat difficult to secure her pass
ports, the government discouraging
all travel across the ocean at the
present time. Miss O'Rourke is only
anxious to get home at this time on
account of the very feeble condition
of her father.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01

Robert r. Ray of Cloverdale, Ore,
accompanied by Mrs. Anna Lucy and
her daughter, Miss Eleanor, of Port
land, came in on Tuesdays train for
a visit of week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Her of this city They
are brother and sister of Mrs. Her,
and Mr.. Ray has just returned from
service over seas. He was in the
heavy artillery and saw service in the
battles of the Marne, St. Mihiel and
Argonne and is a veteran fighter. He
has been in the service for two
years, and upon being discharged,
re-enlisted and will return to Camp
Dix, N. j., leaving here on the 9Th.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
Machinery of Entire Nation Is Moving For Investigation

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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
EXPECT NATiON.WiDE RAILWAY STRIKE

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Railway shop men claimed this morning that the declaration that the strike would be- come nationwide Is now confirmed, and that it already extends from the Middle Western to the Southeastern States. It is reported that 30,000 car repair inspectors, machinists, black smiths, metal workers and electri- clans arc now striking in the Middle West The Unions say that every railroad in the country will be affect ed before tonight The strikers com mittee allege that an investigation will show that the strike is justified by the excessive cost of living.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
RADICALS OUTLAWED IN CALIFORNIA BY
 A COURT DECISION
Supreme Court Decided Upon the Constitutionality of the Act Passed by the Leg
 islature

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 2.-The Supreme Court in a decision upholds the constitutionality of criminal syn dicalism, contained in an Act passed by the last Legislature. Suit was brought to annul the act as being unconstitutional. The law gives the State of California an effective reme. dy to combat radicals who preach propaganda aimed at organized gov ernment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
REPUBLICAN PROPOSAL

WASHINGTON, Aug "A pro posal of reservation has been agreed to by seven Republican Senators as the basis to a ratification of the GOV enant of the League of Nations. IL is learned that the proposal is SC worded as to become a part of the treaty itself, if the plan of the Re publican Senators succeed, instead of merely as an interpretation by the Senate
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
PRESIDENT TO VIEW FLEETs0
 OREGON DECKS
Historic Old Battleship Will Be Fully Commissioned To Act For Reviewing
 Stand for Fleet

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-President Wilson will be on board the historic old battleship Oregon when he re views the fleet entering the Golden Gate. Admiral Clark, who command ed the Oregon during the Spanish American war. will again be in com mand of her on that occasion. The Oregon is now at Bremcrton and she will be placed in full commission for the purpose of being the flagship for the review. of the Pacific fleet.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP IS
 PROPOSED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Represen- tative T. w. Sims, Democrat, of Ten ing government ownership of the railways. He said such action would establish harmony between the pub lie wage earners and the capitalists, and would be a long step in solving the cost of living problem by reduc- ing transportation charges.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED UPON
 MINING CLAIMS
House Passes Bill Suspend- ina the Assessment Work On Mining Claims for
 Present Year

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The House yesterday passed the resolu- tion suspendfng mining assessment work for the present year. The reso- lution was in response to the repre- sentatives from mining States who declared that the high cost of mate rials and the scarcity of labor made it difficult to carry on assessment work. The resolution originated in the Senate and is now a law.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
ALABAMA GOVERNOR
 WITH HUNT PARTY
 ON WAY TO ALASKA

SEATTLE, Aug. 2-It is reported that the Governor of Alamaba. and a party of hunters. is leaving here for Cordova on board of the Alaska, sail ing August '. en route to Cordova. From that place they will go over the Copper River & Northwestern Railway to Mccarthy and over the divide into the White river country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
cRIricisEs PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Senator Albert B. Fall of New Mexico, Re publican, in a speech before the Sen ate criticised President Wilson and the German treaty. He urged an adherence to the American policy against European entanglements. He declared that the President was ask ing the Senate to join him in deaden- ing American patriotism.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
OTHER STATES ORGANIZING

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 2.-Michi- gan State officials have pledged themselves to cooperate with the State officials of Ohio in an investiga- tion of food prices. The Attorney General is planning to organize all of the western States in a campaign for the interchange of information, to be obtained for action before the various Grand Juries.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
HOUSE PosrPoNEs RECESS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-President Wilson yesterday asked Speaker Frederick H. Gillette of Massachu- setts and Republican Floor Leader Frank w. Mondell of Wyoming to postpone the House recess until ac- ton is taken on his request to Con- upon the demands of the railway employees wage demands.
 Today the House complied with the request and abandoned the pro. posal for five weeks recess, for the purpose of considering economic conditions
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
GERMAN ASSEMBLY APPROVES RULES
 FOR CONSTITUTION
The New Constitution of the Ger, man Republic Patterned Very Largely After the United
 States

BERLIN, Aug. 2-The German Ma tional Assembly has approved the new German constitution for the Re public of Germany. This provides for the votes of women. It is pat. termed largely upon the Constitution of the United States. A provision is inserted which prevents any member of any former royal family of Ger many from becoming candidate for President.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
GOVERNMENT PLAN CHANGED
 FOR SELLING FOOD

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-The War Department plan to dispose of all
 of its surplus food stocks through postmasters. is changed to sell all the surplus stocks. Originally it vas intended to sell only canned goods. The date given previously was wrong, and no date has yet been set.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
THREATEN STRIKE NEXT FRI.
 nAv

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2.-Twenty thousand teamsters and other work CTS of the waterfront federation threaten to strike next Friday, un- less they are granted an increase of a dollar a day. z
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
ALLIES FORGED THE ISSUE

VIENNA. Aug. 2.-The resignation of Kun was caused from the effect of the Allies note issued in Paris Sun day, warning the Hungarians to es tablish a truly. representative gov ernment. and the successful advance of the Rumanian army. which is now 25 miles from Budapest
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
ARE WEARY OF WAR TRADE

PARIS. Aug. 2.-It is reported that preparing to move from Omsk to Irkutsk. The morale of the Kolchak forces is reported to be so bad that there is little hope of them regaining the territory lost to the Bolsheviki. The real cause is said to be war weariness, and not for any desire to adopt Bolsheviki ideas. The Czech troops, that are the backbone of the Kolchak forces, are sharing the gen eral demoralizatiOn and insist upon returning home.
 Kolchak was the hope of the Allies for routing the Bolsheviki forces. His Omsk government was given tac- tic recognition with the understand ing that the cause would be given full recognition when the dictator ship was replaced by constitutional government and elections were pro- vided for. Delegates from all Rus sheviki were called for a gathering with a view of laying the foundation for a constitutional government, such as the Allies indicated. and for the further purpose of vigorously pursu ing the campaign against the Bolshe wiki forces Recently 1t was an nounced that it was expected the Kolchak forces would move upon Moscow, the center of the Bolsheviki government
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
BRYAN GIVES VIEWS

SEATTLE, Aug 2-William Jen nings Bryan in spesaking before the Democratic Club here said he fav ored the covenant of the League o1 Nations more than President Wilson If anything, because he fought and worked for the things which gre presents long before Wilson even began to work on the League. He said he felt certain that the League of Nations will be ratified.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
sHoPMEN QUIT WORK

DIES MONIES, Aug. 2.-Approxim- ately TOO railway shopmen in this city answered the call for a nation-. wide strike, called for the purpose of increased wages to meet the high CT cost of living conditions. s
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
CHANGES IN THE FLEET

SAN DIEGO. Aug. 2.-Sweeping changes in the composition of the Pacific fleet was announced today. A total of 186 vessels are to compose the Pacific fleet, and one division of armored cruisers, at first scheduled to be made a part of the Pacific fleet, is to remain in the Atlantic ocean, at least, temporarily.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
RADIO TELEGRAM SEEMS TO
 HAVE BEEN DELAYED

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2.-Radio communication has been established between San Francisco and the Paci- fc fleet. The flagship New Mexico with the fleet sent a message three days ago from Panama which has just been received.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
CHILD KIDNAPPED FROM
 HARMONY HOTEL WITHIN HEART OF SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. D. Nine-year-old Virginia Byington, the daughter of New York manufactur was reported to the police this morning to have been kidnapped from the Fair mont hotel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02

reduce the amount of banking cur. rency in eiiculation would help re- duce the cost of living. Senator Her. bert L. Myers. Democrat, of Montana, originated the resolution. He claimed in a speech yesterday before the Senate that the over-abundance of money was the real cause for the mounting prices.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
MARYLAND TO GET AFTER
 BROTHERS

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. O. State officials arc taking steps to prosecute food profiteers. The At. torney General is preparing to en- force the 30 days cold storage provi- sion. The Governor also has named committee and instructed the mem bers to make sweeping investiga- tiOn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
SURPLUS SALES MONDAY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The sur plus sales of the War Department food will be held Monday direct to the people through parcel Post. The sales will be made in carton lots on- ly, the purchasers to pay the post age from the point of storage. M
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ARE
 UNDERPAiD

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-Represen- tative John F. Fitzgerald. of Massa chusetts has asked President Wilson to advocate increased wages for all government employees. He declares they are notoriously underpaid con sidering the present cost of living.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
MUCH LOOPING AS
 RESULT OF STRIKE
 OF LIVERPOOL COPS

LIVERPOOL. England. Aug. D. There was footing and rioting throughout the night as the result of the policemen's strike. Police men are now patrolling the city in answer to an appeal made by the Mayor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
217 AMERICANS HAVE BEEN KILLED
 BY THE MEXICANS

WASHINGTON, Aug 2.-In re- sponse to a resolution from Senator William H. King of Utah Secretary of State Lansing told the Senate that 217 American had been killed in Mexico since the end of the Diaz re gime in 1911.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
FIVE PEOPLE KILLED
 IN AN EXPLOSION
 IN POWDER WORKS

LANDING, N. J., Aug. 2.-An ex- plosion of 1000 pounds of dynamite in the Atlas Powder Company Pack ing house. which killed five persons took place yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
5000 PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS
 IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Aug 2.-Half dozen fires within six blocks of the foreign quarter last night destroyed nearly 100 homes. Abont 5000 are homeless as the result It is believed the fires were of incendiary origin. Troops are guarding the ruins.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
NEBRASKA IS THE FIFTEENTH STATE TO
 RATIFY SUFFRAGE

LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 2.-Nebras- ka has ratified the woman's suf- frage amendment to the Constitu- tion. making the fifteenth State which has ratified the amendment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-02
FAMOUS OPERA
 MAN IS DEAD

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Oscar Ham, merstein, the famous opera producer, died yesterday, after several days ill- ness. His death had been expected ever since he suffered a stroke two days ago and was partly paralyzed.