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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02
GOES FAR BACK IN HISTORY
French City Of Montdidier Was Of I'm
portanee in First Millennium Of
the Christian Era.

The National Geographic society Is
sues the following war geography bull
letin on Montdidler, a few miles east
of Amiens:
"Thls little town. whose history
dates back to the first millennium OF
the Christian era, had population
of less than 5000 Mt the beginning of
the war, but 1t was rich in historic
associations. It is said to have de-
rived its name from the fact that
Didier or Desiderius. the last of the
Lombard kings, was imprisoned here
in TIA by Charlemagne. II will be re-
membered that Charlemagne, having
put aside his first wife. Desiderius'
daughter, took up the quarrel of Pope
Adrian | with the Lombard monarch.
and after marching an army across
the Alps, captured the erstwhlle fa-
ther-in-law's capital city, Ticinum,
and took the vanqulshed ruler back
to France, where he died in captivity.
"M0ntddier is attractively situated
on an eminence on the banks of the
river Don. 1t is the capital Of an ar
rondissement In the department of
the Somme, and is 62 miles north of
Paris by rail, and 23 miles southeast
Of Amiens. Its chief industries be-
fore the war were tanneries and the
manufacture of zinc-white.
"When the tides Of war finally re-
cede it is probable that the three build
ings in which the citizens of Mont
didier took the greatest pride will be
crumblng ruins. These are the church
of St Pierre, which was built before
Columbus set sail on his voyage of
discovery, and which contains tomb
and font Of the eleventh century; the
church of st. Sepulchre, fifteenth
century edifice, and the Palais de JUS
tice, formerly the city castle. In the
last named building visitors before the
war were shown six unusually hand.
some Brussels tapestries of the sew
enteenth century. These were un.
doubtedly removed before the Ger
mans entered the city.
"Montdiders most famous son was
Parmentier, the scientist, who gave
impetus to the culture of the potato
In France. A statue erected here COM
memorates his gift to the nation.
For a number of years this little
city was governed by its own lords,
then passed under the dominion of the
counts of Creepy and Valois. In the
twelfth century it became posses.
sion of the French crown and received
a charter of liberties. In 1886 1t of
fered gallant and successful resist.
ance to the Spanish invaders"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02
Avoid Crouch and Live Iona.

Writing for the Minneapolis Jour.
nal, A. ]. r. notes the demise of Sc
attic citizen one hundred and three
years old, and suggests that one of the
reasons why he lived so long was
that he never grouched at the break
fast table or elsewhere. Discussing
this. A. J. r. writes
"The enjoyment of breakfast and
Of the sunrise always comes so cas-
lily to me that l sometimes wall In
charity for persons who, I have been
led to believe, start the generous day
wrong by raising hades at the break
fast table. l will freely wager rs
cents that the Seattle centena-
rlan who lived to be one hun
dred and three never insurged at
breakfast, never complained of the
food, nor sneered at his wife's cook
ing"
The aged Scatter ascribed his Ion
gevity to his own temper; he had not
been angry since he was twenty, and
had driven yoke of oxen most of his
life. Also, loved everybody, and every
body loved him.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02
He Hadn't Realized.

The custodian of an Indianapolis
building recently hired colored man.
George, to work about the building
George had always worked as 'house
man" and came well recommended
The first day of his employment, how
ever, George was out for lunch the
greater part Of three hours.
The custodian was naturally an
noyed. "Where in thunder have you
been?" he inquired the minute he set
eyes on the erring George. "Me?
Why, Use been home takin' a nap"
George answered, in a surprised tone
II always takes a nap in the middle
Of the day"
"Well, believe me-" the custodian de-
clared, "you don't do that any more.
You're needed around here"
Was George aggreved? Not a bit
Of it. A most appreciative grin spread
over his face.
"Well, now he said slowly, you'll
have to excuse me this time, boss
It's just that ! didn't realize before
how important | is around here"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02
labor-Savinu Harvester.

One thousand improved wheat-har-
vesting machines, known as combines,
will be used in Washington state and
other states Of the Northwest this
year, according to farm-help special
lists of the United States department Of
agriculture, and will effect a great say
ing in labor, These machines, which
cut the heads from wheat and thrash
the grain as they travel across the
field, can be operated by two persons,
and each machine will harvest from
$50 to 400 acres Of wheat during Il
season. They are marked labor savers
over the old type combine, which re-
quired about 20 men.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02
STIRRED BY GREAT PARADE:
Many Will Think That the Little Mar
Was 4 Triie Unjust to His
Own Importance.

The swelling roar Of cheers outside
made the Little Man drop a paper
weight on his ledger leaves and bolt
to the nearest window, says Golfers
Weekly. Down the street came the
guard of honor, mounted police pre-
cefing some sunburnt regulars from
our Mexican border, and behind them
swung half company of real French
poilus, the sort that turned back the
Boche from Verdun and the Chemin
des Danes. Short, quick stepping,
steel built men of France they were.
with keen, dark faces under the lop-
pirg tam o. shanter headgear of the
Corps Alpin, rolling along with their
Noah's ark packs and bayonets set
for action. The cheering actually
seemed to shove the buildings back
from the street. Long ago the Forum
must have welcomed thus the legion
aries who had saved Roman ciyiliza.
ticn from the barbarian in those bit
te. struggles through Gaul and Dacia.
Every mans sleeves showed the stripes
that meant wounds, and his breast the
decorations that meant valor.
"They did make one feel so old and
useless and out Of it." as the Little
Man told his wife next morning. So
he ground out the days work with his
teeth set hard, bought some more
thrift stamps, took the first car for
hcme, spent the rest of tho daylight
hours in caring for his beans, pota.
toes and cabbage, got through a war
fare dinner and put in the evening
selling Mr.. McAdoo's pet bonds to
some boss metal workers whom he
had met in the lodge last winter. Get
ting home at 10 80 p. m, he routed
out that 1917 model straw hat, cleaned
1t mp for another campaign, and some
time later fell into bed as if it had
been dugout.
"If this gets much worse I'll learn
to knit" was his last waking thought,
land IL they want to keep me out of
this war they'll have to put bolts on
It," After ali, things seen are mightier
than things heard, and the Little Man
and Tennyson are both right.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02
CIemenceau's Compromise.

Here is a bon-mot of Clemenceau
which Is making the rounds of Paris:
The usual number Of rifles used In a
French firing party at the death of
traitor Is twelve. Many persons went
to Clemenceau trying to influence him
not to impose the death penalty on
Bolo. anyway he was only half a
traitor" said one influential man to
the Tiger. "rhNt being so, it Is easily
arranged" said Clcmenceau. "We will
give him only six rifles"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02
Good General Rule.

A New York magistrate. warning
chauffeurs to avoid accident, told them
not to confuse a small child in the
roadway by loud blasts of the horn,
but to slow down and give the child
a chance to get out of the way
Fewer accidents would happen to pc.
destrians of any age were other meth
DDS of prevention used by motorists,
save the single one of blowing a horn
and leaving the rest to chance or PROV
idence.-Baltimore American.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02
NEW Y0RK'S MANY MINERALS
Astonishing Variety Is Known to Exist
Beneath the Streets Of American
Metropolis.

Everyone knows that Boston is a
great center Of copper mining, and
that New York is the center of all
other mining industries of the coun.
try. but few realize that either of these
cities have opportunities to mine for
anything except subways at home. II
seems, however, that New York's ex.
traordlnary activities In the mining
business must have received their first
impetus not from Wall street, but from
varied experience gained In dealing
with the rock of Manhattan.
More than 11S varieties of minerals
and several kinds Of gems have been
found on the island according 10
Electrical Experimenter. Aquama.
rines weighing 1ls karats have been
found at Broadway and One Hundred
and Fifty-seventh street, The min.
Ing possibilities at Broadway and One
Hundred and Seventy-sixth street are
almost unlimited. Green tourmaline
gems, magnetic and iron ore, chal-
copyrite, malachite, pyrrhotite and
crystal form of nickel have been
found there.
Other minerals to be had on the
island are zincite, used in the manu-
fncture of perikon detector, roeblingite,
agate, amazon-stone, amber, amethyst,
chrysoberyl fire opal, garnet, perister-
lite. prehnite, rock crystal, rose quartz,
smoky quartz, precious serpentine,
tourmallne and willemite, silver, lead,
zinc. copper, iron, teldspar. molybde-
nite--whlch is used In the molybdenite
interchangeable, asbestos, mica, beryl,
torbenite and uraninite.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02
No Chance for the Old Man,

It was the first time that Richards
father had seen "her" and they were
talking things over.
$50 my son has proposed to you," he
said, "nnd you've accepted him? I
think you might have seen me first"
She blushed sweetly as she replied .
II did. but think prefer Richard"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02

A. Henriksen, stockman and
alfalfa raiser of Cecil, also owner of
a large tract of land on Caplinger in
the mountains south of Heppner, was
in town on Tuesday attending to
business matters. Mr.. Henriksen
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02

states that the people of his end Of
the county are afraid to come to
Heppner under the present "epi
demic" conditions. We hope that
this menace will be removed very
shortly, for the town does put on the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-02

appearance Of a deserted village
even our own folks 0ong afraid to
venture forth from tneil homes onb
when compelled to BY dire necessity,
and many others would be out and
looking after business hut for tb@
quarantine.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-28
CROSBY BILL FOR CONTROL
 OF FISHERIES

Convinced that the intensive fish the salmon fisheries of Alaska to a point approaching extinction, Delegate George B. Grigsby is framing a bill to be introduced early at the next ses- sion which may prohibit fishing, or at least greatly restrict it. With that end in view he is gathering data and consulting with people of the cannery business.
 The production of the Alaska can neries fell off by nearly one-third last year, notwithstanding an enormous in- crease in the number of traps in op- eration, and cannerymen are alive to the danger that if unrestricted fishing is allowed to continue it will be but a short time until the industry is de- stroyed.
 Delegate Grigsby is firmly of the opinion that the fisheries of Alaska should be administered by the people of Alaska, instead of by officials from Washington. He believes that the Alaskans, being closer to the scene of operations, are in much better posi- tion to judge of the conditions and to frame laws for the protection of the industry. He believes also that all of the taxes from the fisheries should go towards the cost of carrying on the government of Alaska, instead of part of it going to the federal govern ment, as at present. The bill which he will introduce early in the next bring about results along these lines.
 Just what plan will be devised to restrict or prohibit fishing has not vet been determined. One of the plans suggested by the Northern can nervmen. which seems most likely to be incorporated into the proposed law, provides for the division of the Alaska coast line into three or five districts, in one or more of which fishing for salmon would be prohibited each year. This plan would not cut off salmon fishing altogether, but it would give the depleted shoals chance to build themselves up to their former num- bers. A law of this kind would be easy of enforcement, for cannerles ln the closed district would not be al lowed to open that year, and there would be little or no incentive for the fishermen to take salmon from those waters. They would have no place to dispose of their catch
 The present plan of closing the traps on Sunday is not at all satls- factory. There are not enough game
The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-28

Wardens lu watch them, and the nne imposed is so slight that it pays a canneryman to violate the law. A days catch during the running season is worth a great deal more than the amount of the fine
 It was at first proposed to divide the coast line into four districts and close one to fishing each year. This plan was abandoned as impracticable. The salmon after being spawned goes to sea for four years and then returns to it's native locality. If the coast line is divided into four districts and each district is closed once every four years it would work out that after the fifth year the district would be closed on the year when the big run would oc- cur as the result of the closing four years previously. The coast line therefore must be divided into an odd number of units.
 A bill relating to the fisheries Of Alaska has been introduced by Con- gressman Alexander of Missouri, but there is no expectation that it will pass at this session of congress. It probably will be withdrawn in favor of the Grigsby bill at the next ses- sion.-J. J. Underwood in Seattle
The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-28

Congoleum Rugs, suitable for every room in your house, can be found at the Northwestern Hardware Go.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-28

Hub Bollinger has taken charge Of Hubbert's tailor shop, and is prepared to attend to your wants. l-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-28

The Daily Times job plant is we'll equipped for all classe of com mercial printing.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-28
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

FOR SALE-A piano; must be sold
 this week Apply John Nelson. 1855
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-03

worked increasingly and faithfully.
Meeting every train and giving their
ime and service for this worthy u
IRE: Rev. H. P. Atkins, chairman;
Mrs. NJ. R. Wise, Mrs. R. NJ. White,
Mrs. H. B. Mckinley, Mrs. C. c. Ogle,
Miss Pearl Morris, Mrs. Bert Wells,
Mrs. John Hulen, Mrs. Will Lee, Miss
Willie Robnett, Miss Harriet Pas
queth, Miss Josephine Wallace, Miss
Elizabeth Mcclure, Mrs. Virgil Ryan,
Mrs. Dick Carter, Miss Mary Buckncr,
Miss Mark Banks, Mrs. w. j. Por-
awski and Mrs. Robert Hopkins.
This committee will continue its
splendid work until the rehabilitation
of the U. S. army is complete.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-03
AUDRAN COUNTY TODAY EXTENDS ITS
GLAD HAND OF WELCO ME TO YOU ALL
Blanche White, Mrs. NJ. R. Wise, Mrs.

Blanche White, Mrs. NJ. R. Wise, Mrs.
F. C. Stoltz, Mrs. Earl Brown, Mrs.
r. NJ. White, Mrs. Virgil Ryan, Mrs.
Chas. E. Le1per, Mrs. George Lee.
Mrs. Charles c. Heller, Mrs. Elmer
Shock, Mrs. C. +. McClymond, Mrs.
Stone Roberts, Mrs. G. w. Freeman,
Mrs. J. Z. Waggoner, Mrs. Kate Fagg.
Mrs. Greed Lewis, Miss Ida Waggv-
er, Mrs. Clarence Adams, Mrs. Cal
Barnes, Mrs. Bessie Crum, Mrs. Sam
Bise, Miss Eva DeOrnellas, Mns.
Henry Kunkel, Mrs John Smith, Mrs.
Jim Thomas, Mrs. j. S. Wilson, Miss
Pearl Morris, Mrs. E. F. Elliott, Miss
Willie Robnett, Miss Josephine Wal
lace, Mrs. W. ]. Porawski, Mrs. Ber-
nice Cohn, Mrs. C. H. Carpenter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-03

lock, were at the head of the women's
organizations in the various drives.
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Pollock served in
all of the campaigns.
In the first Y. NJ. c.. A.. drive, of
which DR.. John w. Million vas chair
man, the county contributed $10,19Se
81. In the United War Workers cam
paign, with J. C. Mundy chairman, the
county gave $40 900.
Audrain county gave $500 to the
American Red Cross in the two men,
bershp. drives, conducted just before
Christmas, 1917 and Christmas, 1918,
under the leadership of L. B. Haw-
thorne. The response to the Armen-
ian-Syran relief campaign was not
as great as the response to other
campaigns. The contributions totaled
$4,7OO.
To the Salvation Army the county
gave $3063. SO in the first campaign
and 81, 543. 02 in the second, Sam D.
Byrns was chairman in both cam
paigns.
A total of $550,OOO had been invest
ed in War Savings and Thrift Stamps
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-03
Fourth of July Program

$50 A. M.-Band Concert on Court
House Lawn.
1920 A. M.-Grand Parade.
11:30 A. M.-Address of Welcome
by Rev. B. G. Reavis.
1870 P. M.-Band Concert Court
House Lawn.
2:30 P. M.-Speaking on NJ. NJ. A.
Campus by Major Geo. w. Simmons.
$3.50 P. M.-Ball Game Mexico Ath-
letics VS.. Montgomery City.
500 P. M.-Boys Sports on Ball
grounds.
700 P. M.-Band Concert M. NJ. A.
Campus.
7:30 P. M.-Battle Royal 5 Boxers.
900 P. M.-The wonderful fireworks
display.
In addition to the above Madam Jay
Johnson will have two minstrel shows
in the afternoon and two in the even
ing.
Large dance platform upon which
dancing will start at $3.50 P. NJ, and
will continue as long as you want to
dance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-03

Seventy-three members of the
Audrain County American Red
Cross Chapter are entitled to
wear the Red Cross Service Bad
ges. This means that they have
given 400 hours or more of their
time to Red Cross service. One
out of the seventy-three is cred
tied with 2400 hours work. This
is Mrs. NJ. R. Wise of Mexico, one
of the canteen workers. One has
400 hours credit, two with 1900
and the remainder with 800.
The names of those credited
with 1900 hours were not given.
Twenty-three of the seventy
three are from the Vandalia
branch. Out of the entire mem
bership in the county only two
of those entitled to badges are
men. These are DR.. Lee Afford
of Vandalia and S. ]. Buckner of
Mexico. DIR. Afford was chair
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-03

man of the Vandalia chapter and
Mr. Buckner is treasurer of the
county organization.
The emblem is a large Red
Gross button with the words
Service, American Red Cross"
To the button is attached a blue
ribbon. A person having COM
pleted 2400 hours service is en-
titled to a ribbon with tvs, white
stripes through the center.
Those having reached the 1900
hour mark are entitled to a rib
bon with one white stripe and
the 800 hour workers, the plain
blue ribbon. A khaki ribbon is
given those having served 400
hours.
In order to procure these but
tons, the workers must first
have a crtifcate showing they
are entitled to them. These cer-
tificates together with $1.00 pro-
cures the badge.
1t might be explained that the
reason the charge of $1.00 is
made, is in order that the Red
Cross money to be used for the
for the benefit of the soldier,
might not be spent on the but
tons, thereby decreasing the
funds which were given for
other purposes.
Following are the names Of
those entitled to badges. This
list does not include the twenty
three from Vandalia.
Mrs. Paul E. Coil, Mrs. J. E. Dur
kee, Mrs. Frank R. Sanford, Mrs. W.
c. Johnson, Mrs. Frank P. Van Ness.
Mrs. Elon bearing, Miss Ethel Reed,
Miss Mamie Dix, Miss Emma Nc
Pheters, Mrs. Harry Atchison, Mrs.
Maurice Phillip, Miss Ellen Carter,
Miss Lola Bybee, Mrs. R. C. Carter,
Miss Anna Lewis, Miss Emma Free
man, Mrs. Neal Shehan, Mrs. ]. Billie
Smith, Mrs. Ray avn Note, Miss
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-03
Mexico Women in Service.

Mexico Women in Service.
So far as can be learned ten women
from Mexico and Audrain county SER
we'd actively in the great war. The.
women who were at home, in a ma
jority of cases, did valiant work and
their part in helping to win the war.
These women are: Misses Gladys
Van Ness, Addie Cunningham, Natalie
Morris, Minnie Stallings, Cor-ine
Markley, Cordelia RAM and Virginia
Lazear. All of the seven except Miss
Lazear served as army nurses, either
in the United States or in France.
Pauline Gallop and Ida and Gladys
Kerr, the last two in cahteen service
at Camp Taylor, Ky.
Miss Van Ness nursed at Camp Nc
C~lellan, Ala, Miss Cunningham at
Fort Dodge, Ia, and Miss Morris at
Camp B~auregafde, La. Miss Stallings,
Miss Markley and Miss RAM served
in France. Miss Lazear was enlisted
in the Motorcycle Transport Service,
but failed to pass the physical exami-
nation for active service.
The Selected Men.
The records of the Audrain county
draft board composed Of E. S. Wilson,
DIR. J. G. Moore and j. H. Lane shows
that there have been 424 men sent
from this county by the board to mill
tary service. This includes both the
white and colored men.
In 1917 there were IT'S men entrain.
ed for camps and in 1918 there were
226 sent. This is the number whic!
were accepted into the service. Three
men who were sent, were returned OF
account of minor defects.
The records show that 3,419 mer
have registered in the county. These
are divided as follows: June 1917
I,712; June 1918, 1871; August 1913
~, and September 1918, 2,4s4.
War Activities.
Audrain County gave or invested
approximately 1921, 9O5.55 in wal
activities during the World War
With few exceptions the county went
over its quota in every campaign
which was conducted. A systematic
organization among the men and wo'
men in the county made the success
possible.
w. w. Pollock was chairman of al
of the Liberty Loans. In the frs;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-03
AuDRAIN'S War RECORD
CANNOT Be Beaten
What Was Accomplished at
! Home and Abroad Reflects the
Highest Credit on Our County

Audrain county had at least 943 men in service during the
European war. Of this number twenty-seven made the supreme
sacrifice.
There were ten women from Audran county who saw active
service besides the hundreds who did their part faithfully at
home.
Edward Whitehouse, of Laddonia, was the only Audrain man
captured by the Germans during the war and he was taken a
short time after he went into action. He was returned following
the signing of the armistice. November IL, 1918.
There were two men from Audrain who were given decor
atoms Is far as can be learned. Lieut.. Chas. R. Hanger, of Lad
donia, received the Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre
and Legion of Honor and Marquis Lake billiard, also of Laddonla'
received the Distinguished Service Cross.
The facts in this special edition were collected as carefully as
possible and all checked several times. However there may be-
some mistakes and if some should have crept into this article OF
elsewhere we ask the indulgence of the public as in many instances
it was hard to secure a response to letters seeking information.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-03
Welcome Home Audrain
Soldiers, Sailors, Marines
BOYS BRAVERY
BRINGS D. s. C. DECORATIONS

Laddonia has had more men decor
ated in service than any other town in
the county. Following the announ-
cement that Lieut.. Chas. Hanger, of
Laddonia, had received the D. s. C..
and two French decorations for brav-
cry comes the following news:
Awarded to Sergeant Marquis Lake
billiard, Laddonia, Mo-, General Or
ders No. so. Headquarters seth Div
ision.
, The Distinguished Service Cross has
been awarded in the name of the Pres
ident by the Commander-in-Chie of
the American Expeditionary Forces
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-03

to Sergeant Marquis Lake billiard No.
2l7S369 Company A-354th Infantry.
For extraordinary heroism in action
near B~arricourt, France, first day of
November 1918.
While leading a patrol in advance
of our lines, he was subjected to in
.ense machine gun and minenwerfer
FIRE. With marked courage he sue
c~essfully led his men in a charge, first
upon the machine gun and then upon
the minenwerfer. capturing both guns
and crews.
Home 'address:-Mrs. Allie billiard
(Motherl Laddonia, Mo.