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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-08-14
STATE MERCHANTS PUT
END TO OLD FIGHT
Get Together After Five-Year Fac
tional Struggle Betweeen Ri
val State Organizations.

Portland, August 1S.-One Of the
big events that comes out OF Buyers
Week" is the reunion of the retail
merchants of Oregon in one state or
sanitation, This "get-together'
movement, which was inaugurated
last May. was carried to a complete
and final success in the closing ses-
sion of the Fifteenth annual conven-
tion of the Oregon Retail Merchants
Association, held in the green room
Of the Chamber of Commerce on
Thursday afternoon.
This ends a fight that has lasted
for four and half years and which
resulted in the existence of two state
organizations of retail merchants,
both nominally serving the same ends
and actually in competition with each
other in seeking the interest and sup
port of the retailers of the state and
their local organizations.
This is the brightest day for the
retail merchants of Oregon that We
have had in five years" said G. Cliff
ford Barlow, of Warrenton, who is
resident of the Oregon Retail Mer-
chants Association. with our forces
divided into two camps and each do
ing its best to surpass the other, too
much energy was lost in competitive
effort and too little was directed
toward serving the real interests OF
the merchants of the state.
Nov that it is all over, we need
make no bones about it, for from now
on the forces OF the two organizations
united into one will be able to work
with new spirit and double effect in
accomplishing all those things which
should be accomplished in the inter
terest of clean business methods and
therefore, largely in the interest oi
the public as well as the merchants
themselves.
This 'get-together" movement was
naugurated in May when the board
Of directors Of the Oregon Retail
Merchants Association authorized
President Barlow to appoint a com
mittee of three to confer with simi
lar committee from the Oregon State
Retailers Association on whether tht
two organizations could be made intt
one and If so, how.
This joint committee wrestled will
the problem with evident success, fol
they made a report outlining com
plete plan and program for the uniol
of the two bodies. This report wa
formally approved by the board o
directors of the Oregon State Retail
ers' Association and that action wa
duly announced to the convention o
lie Oregon Retail Merchants Asso
citation.
Under the plan of the joint com
mittee both organizations retain thei
separate identity until the Astori
convention in February, in which tn
members of both will join and perfec
the one state association.
The only change OF significance il
the annual election of the Oregon Re
tail Merchants Association was tn
retirement of Leo. r. Merrick as sec
retary, F. A. Rosenkrans, of Candy
being elected in his place, this resul
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-08-14

Secretary; Edward A. MacLean
OF Portland.
Treasurer: D, J. Van SeyOc, of
Portland.
Directors; ]. T. Giroux. Of Baker;
E. c. Gunther, Of Portland; A ]. Lii
burn, OF Roseburg; H. E. Marsh, OF
Medford; f. @. Mcpherson, OF PEN
dleton; o. A. Owen. Of Astoria; Ever
man Robbins, Of Molalla; c, G. Scott,
of Portland; F. E. sherwin. OF Villa
nina; ]. L. Tucker, OF Astoria.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-08-14
ESTRAYED.

Notice is hereby given that one
white steer branded ABB connected on
right hip, white with red neck and
head, came to my place miles east
of Lexington abiut month ago. Also
two horses. one bay mare branded lB
on right SHOULDER and bay horse
branded PB on left shoulder. Came
to my place about August IL. Own
ers may have these animals by paying
costs. FRANK MOORE.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-08-14
Waldo Vincent Buys Lena
Store From Tom Johnson

Waldo Vincent, we'll known farmer
Of che upper Butter creek section, this
week bought the Lena store from
Tom johnson and Mr.. and Mrs. john
son have moved to Heppner Mrs.
Johnson left this week on a visit TO
Denver. Colo.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-08-14
Women Return From Visit.

Mrs. E. N. Crawford and Mrs. En-
ma Dice returned to Heppner last
Friday after spending several
weeks in Portland, Astoria, Eugene
and Seaside. They report most en-
inYahle Yacatinn.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-08-14
READ THE TELEGRAM.

PQrtland's big daily. The Telegram
delivered 8 days week for only 10
cents. All the news from all the
world for 10 cents. Phone 772.
CHARLES NOTsON.
Arizona republican., 1919-11-05

50 seconds flat, while in the other the
mile was run in 1:41% In all five
running races were held, with a total
of about q starters. Results were as
follows:
Three quarters of mile, $3.50 purse
First Curlicue, W. f. Wood. owner
second, Reydu, c. F.; Irwin owner
third, Jake Schas, f. r. Irwin owner.
Time, SO.
Five-eighths of a mile, purse of $200
First, Clear Lake, owned by W. E
Wood; second, Colonel Boyle, George
Anderson, owner; third, Jake Schas,
C. B. Irwin owner. Time, 1906
Five-eights of a mile, purse of $500
First, Clover Jr.. B. H. Ritter, owner.
second. Big Spider, N. Welborn, own
er; third. Windy Atkins, Ray Kim
man, owner Time, 1906.
One half mile, purse of 5000. First
Lady Mack. c. B. Irwin, owner: sec
ond, Juanita Frederick, A Smith, own
er; third. Virgie, Lee Anderson. own
err Time, so flat.
One mile, purse of $500: First
Striker, j. J. Dugan, owner: second
Little Abe, +. Irwin, owner: third
Ethel c. " Cook, owner. Time, 1:f1a
Arizona republican., 1919-11-05
Ethel Clayton's
Beautiful Complexion

That splendid actress now appear
ing under the Paramount banner is
famous for her beautiful complex
ion. She attributes her wonderful
skin to the Use of a simple toilet
article called Derwillo. There is
nothing like it for tan, freckles,
shiny nose, sallow, dark. rough skin.
1t takes the place of face powder,
stays on better as perspiration does
not affect it, and it instantly beau
titles the complexion. One applcia-
ton proves it. If you want nice
lily white skin with rosy cheeks, get
a bottle OF Derwillo today; you win
be delighted. Derwillo is sold at all
up-to-date toilet counters. Be sure
to read large announcement of Miss
Clayton's soon to appear in this
paper. 1t tells how to instantly have
a beautiful complexion and a soft,
white, velvety skin everyone lust
loves to touch"
Arizona republican., 1919-11-05

telegraph nor the telephone. He
didn't invent the airplane nor the sub
marine nor the reaping machine nor
the newspaper. All these are the
backbone OF industry today. and he in
vented none of them.
But the German invented war. He
thought it was the greatest thing in the
world But he lost it, and it will be a
long time before he gets over it. They
are trying to recover from it in the
United States. There are German
clubs that carried on the propaganda
before the war and they are trying to
do the same thing again. Do they
think all these who did this in 1914
are good Americans now? ! question
it. And yet they are permitting the
German language in some OF the
schools.
One Language at Time
Anyone who comes to the United
States and adopts it as his home and
still speaks a foreign language, has it
as his first bounded duty to adopt the
he doesn't do it. then he desires to
remain separate people
Harry Lauder paid q tribute to Lin
CoiH anu ftoOSeNell, CalllHS lileHl St0eh'
Americans and calling on all to follow
their principles.
The distinguished speaker concluded
his address with a beautiful story Of
young man who laid down his life in
the great war All the end he was
given an ovation.
One of the features of the luncheon
was the appearance of LADDERS high
land pipers, who entertained the Ho-
tarians with several numbers the jug
Cling bass drum being Of special in
terest.
Arizona republican., 1919-11-05

best of its kind which has ever been
presented here.
Mrs. Parsons won the ladies' race
by head. Mrs. Ritter was second and
Mrs. Cannutt third.
Yakima Cannutt won the bull dog
ging contest in 81 seconds, with Chick
Hanson second in A. Hazen Cowan
one of the contestants, was badly
bruised on the face and arms in the
course of a titanic struggle with a
stubborn steer, which for fun three
minutes defied the strength of his hu-
man adversary. Cowan finally threw
the animal, then limped off tine field.
Arizona republican., 1919-11-05
TWO FAST RUNNING
RACES RELIED OFF

Two remarkably fast races We're run
at the state fair yesterday in one OF
which the half mile was reeled off in
Arizona republican., 1919-11-05
The Prettiest Waists

in all Phoenix are at the Boston Store-Waists of Geor
gete and Crepe de Chine to with your tailored suit
Waists for the pretty afternoon affair." tea party matt
nee-Waists with clever touches of trimming the prettest
known to embroidery beads and lace They reason
ably priced that want every woman to see them.
T Wo1dsrful variety $500 UP
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19

situation hung in the balance-just
when the American people were ac-
-ustoming themselves 70 tneir Folun-
tary REIMBURSEMENT OF Sunday auto
mobile rides and the observation OF
'gasolineless Sundays The statement
Is made that during that time blunt
telegram came from Cen FOch. say
Ing. simply If you don't keep up
your petroleum system, we snsill lose
the war And later. senator Bersner
wrote that a serious change in mill
tarv operations would have 70 DO
contemplated. unless increased deliV-
cries Of gasoline at the front were
possible The American people turu-
ished four-fifths Of the gasoline re-
quired by the allied nations
THE Ranger oil field Is a child OF
science" said Prof J. c. Care. DE-.
j. y Udden. head OF the Texas bureau
OF economic geology. told me Two
years before oil was struCS In that
section. that there was where oil
could be and would be found The
doctor had studied that field and he
told me that there were 10 be found
all the indications and geological con-
ditions for deposits Of oil He said
he felt so sure Of 10 that II he had
money to do 50 he would try the field
himself. Geology has made wonder
ful strides in the last few years and
y
science is far more accurate than a
few years ago The geology Of oil
has been studied very thoroughly and
IL is quite accurate in deciding as 70
deposits OF OIL
-
Jurors called for service IN the
3fth district court do not know how
appreciatiVe the, officials OF the court
and sheriffs office would be, II they
would bring their jury notices with
them said Judge Walter D. Howe.
when a juror is called up, and does
not show his notice. which IS mailed
out By the sheriffs office. II becomes
necessary for the clerk OF the court
% do some research work. in order TO
determine whether he has been called
for regular panel duty. or on spe-
cial venire. 1t. OF course, eliminates
all OF this work when the juror brings
his notice. and once that a juror fails
10 DO this. he is certain to remember
many others who have brought their
notices and are patiently waiting
81 think that the city drove an ex-
celient bargain when the council
approved the resolution TO bring Aus
tin Terrace into the city by contract.
said alderman r. c. Semple. The
city viii receive all OF the public
property OF this addition. where there
are a number OF handsome homes. The
streets are all paved and the terrace
has its own water plant and sewer
age system 1t viii be necessary. nat
uraliy, for the city TO keep up the
parking in the streets and along the
Sidewalks. bat they VIII be remuDer-
atcd for this by the residents OF the
terrace"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19
Stand On Your
DUN Feet; Think
Your DUN Thoughts


IND you ever watch a little yellow
| u dog. who limps along on his three
good feet in the footsteps OF his dirty
little master2
He doesn't even yeip when hs IS
stepped on. He IS submission persona
7 fled.
When he IS spoken 20 he pricIzs I'd
I hts one good ear. and, II the voice is
I kindly. he radiates Joy from his one
good ear to his choppy tail II the
voice is harsh and unfriendly. he
sinks along as though he were
willing 70 admit guilt to any crime;
afraid 10 break or snap back; more
willing TO criuge than TO assert him
self
The little urchin IS his master Re
takes the crumbs as they drop. y
there are no crumbs, he makes no
The spirit Of the little yellow dog
isn't confined TO CANNES alone
The same spirit is manifested in pe0-
It's the truth around election time.
Somebody hears a convincing
speaker e1sctoneerinE for a candidars
and he Immediately decides the speak
er Is right, and he takes his place
in the line OF followers He enjoys any
recognition ne may be given and sWal-
lows any abuse he may receive
He doesn't know what it's all about.
but he guesses it's all right because
So-and-So said so.
He talks and shouts for the candi-
date whose platform he may not even
He follows along IN foolish submits
sion. with as much dumb assent aa
the yellow dog.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19
To Withdraw From Russia

THAT American troops soon to be withdrawn from
l Russia Is good news. Allied troops making aP
precable Roadway in restoring order in Russia, though
frequently making gains in local engagements Of minor
character To do big things IN Russia real army would
be required army Of hundreds Of thousands If not OF
millions The allies have not fit to attempt big
campaign in Russia.
Moreover, the incOngruity Of carrying on warfare In
Russia some months from when Russian delegates Of
the Boshevi and other factions sitting the peace
conference table be manifest It would be though
the allied and the Russian Boshevik delegates casped
hands over the table and shot other under the
be- The situation would add to the dignity Of the
conference surround with that atmosphere Of serious
with which the allies want TO impress the world.
So the troops to be brought out The inadequacy
Of their numbers to DO effective work in Russia IS
phasized by the fact that although they have made
sstent local gains stated, they will have to be rein
forced before they get out They have hold of the
bears tail and need help TO let 90.
There IS disposition to speak frvoously Of the
copshments of the American troops and the rest Of the
allied forces in Russia They have fought with the
vaor their brothers IN France and under much
rigorous climatic conditions Half the world has separated
the Americans the ATchange front from their
OF supply and transport difficulties have been correspond
ingly great They have fought IN strange country
der unprecedented conditions and have made good
as it possible for such small band, however valor
ous to make good But they viii be better off at home
than where they and their relatives and other friends
VIII be glad to welcome them home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19

tens 10 irrigate the valleys below.
such Improvement work should be
commenced at the upper portions OF
the river by dredging q small. straight
channel through the first upper val
ley. allowing the water 10 be turned
into this little channel to scour it out
BY its own action 10 the proper size,
thus minimizing the cost OF such work
and at the same time allowing the
SIT secured out 10 deposit on the next
lower valley. Following the same
method OF operation in the next val
ley lower down and so on until the
whole course is completed.
When such WORK has been done IN
an Of the valleys, clear down to the
Elephant Butte reservoir. YOU Will
have a river flowing straight, with
the water table lowered sufficiently
TO give plenty OF fall for drainage and
a narrow channel which viii be easy
to maintain because you allow the
water to flow according to its natural
law, which is in a straight course.
Could Save Swamp Land.
AS stated before. the valley has
considerable sWampy land; and 1 feel
quite safe IA saying that the water
lost by evaporation from a given area
OF sWampy ground where the water
table is just above the surface. II
economically used. VIII irrigate sew
t-a4 Iines lldL area mus IN con-
serving the water OK the valley which
is now lost by evaporation from
swampy land and the broad. crooked
river itself. you would increase the
streams 1ow sufficiently TO provide
irrigation for all OF IT'S lower lands.
and still have water 20 spare, and at
the same time lower the river bed and
the water table OF the valley"
Mr.. Sullivan further said that in a
recent investigation By state engineer
7. c. French, e was found that there
are 10000 acres Of swamp area and
lands where the water table was at OF
near the surface OF the ground and
that there was 4 loss Of water be-
tween Pena Blanca and san Marcial OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19

ton other than the valley itself
WHICH has been built up by the de-
posts OF silt upon which TO construct
Worzs 70 control or coufine the river
70 any particular course, and our ex-
perlence In such work has proven
that II IS very difficult to build any
works 20 guide the water at the
bends. for the water coming against
any such work viii soon cut under IL,
sometimes TO great depths. and final
~ your construction work will disap-
pear, while the river continues to
TOW as though no work whatever had
been done.
straighten The River.
1T IS evident in order to force the
river 10 stay in its present courses.
mat Il would be a very difficult and
expensive proposition I would there
t0re suggest the strengthening OF the
river. This we have done in a great
many places with the following re-
suits; First, we relieve the river Of
us tendency TO cut the earthen banks,
Ior II the water is allowed 20 fow in
a straight course. Il only proceeds
with It's nature. Second, Il shortens
It's length. thus increasing its grade
increased grade Increases its veloc-
ity- Third, increased velocity OF
water IN a straight channel causes It
10 cut or scour from the bottom Of the
river and not its banks. Fourth, the
securing Of the river bottom lowers
II, thereby affordinE a greater cross
section below the level o. the valleys
and also an increased discharge from
given cross section by increased We
locity. thus Increasing two fold the
capacity OF the channel preventing
the Overlooking Of land, conGnfug the
channel 10 narrower strip and az
fording sufficient fan for drainage.
Permanent Diversion Point.
The foothills @ the higher mesa
lands at points along the river almost
join. thus combining II at these places
and thus affording opportunities Tor
permanent diversion points by the
construction Of substantial diverting
dams with proper fferrf o1rrfr-- sue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19
Straghten River To Get Proper Drainage In the Valley
New Mexico Territorial Engineer Offers Suggestion

I y the matter Of the drainage, deveI-
opment and control OF the Rio
l+rande In New Mexico. Vernon L. Sui
Ivan who was territorial engineer Of
That state, when asked upon the sub
le-t stated that hs had not changed
his mind materially from suggestions
siFen IN a paper read by him before
he National Irrigation congress IN
Albuquerqus IN October. 1908.
Below The Herald quotes n part
rom that paper
This river meauders through the
iii0 Grznds valley, shifting from side
90 side At the caprice Of the water.
often washing away homes and pre-
eutiug its Inhabitants from obtain
ing the benefits from the admirable
farming qualities OF the land. Many
times the river has left the heads OF
ditches high and dry, which together
with the uncertainty OF a supply OF
alter FOR irrigation, has prevented
mis- valley from receiving its fair
s11re Of development The broad,
ookee course Of the river traverses
me valley cross wise many times.
making its length double what u
slould be. covering mp a large por-
lion q It. and still ether portions are.
especially during high water, covered
With water.
silt In The Water.
me river IN its present condition
carries large quantities Of silt. Prac-
li-ailT ali Of the silt carried fl the
alter is caused from the erosion OF
the SIDES OF the river banks IN the
ALLEY BY its continual shifting
process This 81 proven by the fact
that there is very little silt carried in
ne water above the Espanola valley.
md also by the fact that the bitches
formerly used by the Indians for cen
turtles are. In a great many places.
s-iis in use.
IN many places. there Is no founda-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19
Yes We Are Developing In Teaching the Boys and Girls
Government Ownership Is Costly Luxuy For Ore Shippers

YES, there have been many changes
1 in educational methods since
first started 70 school in a log school
house in eastern Texas, where we
spent weeks learning our letters and
then slowly learned TO spell words OF
monosyllables, after which simple and
slow reading was acquired" said Miss
Myra Prater. principle Of Beau school
Vow We teach children words from
the beginning and in less than a
month they are reading. though they
may not learn their letters for sew
eral months.
I'm those days lessons were as
signed by so many pages or in arath-
metic we were told 10 work as far as
we could Now lessons are assigned
by subjects and the pupils are in
structed on how TO study Today,
much more attention IS given TO cor
rect English, both oral and written,
and to form work. Even in the first
and second grades the pupils use cor
rect headings for their papers, OBJ
serve margins, and are taught cor
rect use OF capital letters. such in
structiOn as this came much later in
the grades when ] was a child.
'Penmanship is given a much moro
than formerly and is taught in a
more scientific way The Drst Erade
pupil OF today writes better than the
fifth grade pupils OF a decade ago.
NOW we are giving more instruc-
ton in hygiene and along all lines Of
correct living, as for instance, a pu-
pill is appointed In each room 20 look
after the school room ventilation;
they are instructed in how 10 veuti-
late their sleeping rooms. what to
eat. how 20 breathe and at the proper
time a campaign is waged on the
house fly
The school garden IS compare
lively a new and successful line OF
education. which is welcomed now.
but the Texas farmers 20 years ago
would have pronounced a pedag0g
crazy who would have wasted time on
a little patch Of vegetables at school
The same thing is true Of domestic
economy. The farmers dauEhter
could learn TO cook and sew from her
mother and certainly the boys had
practice enough in carpentry II they
kept up the repairs about the barn
yard and built the chicken coops. The
modern and scientific kitchens and
sewing rooms where classes are I'M
der @ scientifically prepared teacher
are a wonderful Improvement over
the old days
"An Of these conditions show i'm
proVement. Yet 1 sometimes fear that
we are getting too far away from
the three Rs, which is the foundation
OF all education and without which
we would be like the foolish man
who Quilt his house upon the sand
There is stin another caution that our
modern educators need, and that IS