davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18
Ralph E. Williams, National
Committeeman, Making Good

The fight against the denomination
! of Ralph E. Williams for national
committeeman seems to this paper to
be unjust and altogether uncalled for,
and promoted by a certain element
within the republican party who are
determined to force him out of the
place by any means, fair or foul 1t
can be said to the credit of Mr.. Will
Jams, however, that he has made a
clean and dignified fight and has not
replied in kind to the unwarranted
attacks upon him. In this county
there seems to be no dissatisfaction
with Mr.. Williams as national COM
mitteeman, and we believe he will re-
ceive almost the unanimous party
vote here, as he should.
Ralph E. Williams, through his
long and faithful service as Repub-
lican National Committeeman from
Oregon, has brought to this state an
honor never before accorded to a
state west of the Mississippi river
that of being vice-chairman Of the
Republican National Committee, to
which position he was unanimously
chosen at a meeting of the committee
following the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Harding.
Mr.. Williams was first elected Re-
publican National Committeeman for
Oregon in 1908 and the people of
the state, by their votes, have kept
him in this important position con-
tinuously since that time.
His election to the office of vice
chairman of the National Committee
is evidence of the high esteem and
confidence Of his fellow committee
men.
AS vice-chairman, senior member
of the committee and member of
the Executive Committee, he is in po-
sition to render valuable service, not
only to the Republican party, but to
the commercial, agricultural and
business interests of the entire Paci-
fic coast.
During Mr.. Williams long service
on the National Committee he has
endeavored to bring about harmony
and unity in the party until today the
Republican party is more united in
the nation and in Oregon than it has
been for a period of years.
Ralph Williams was born in Ore
gon and has been one of its most &C
tive citizens in the advancement Of
all of its material interests. His
loyalty to Oregon and to his party,
his steadfast devotion to his friends
and to his duty, and the wisdom and
effect of his words in National Re-
publican councils, have earned him
the light to reelection in the primar-
les that are to follow.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18
HIGH SCHOOLANNUAL OUT

The presses of the Gazette-Times
have been busy for the past two
weeks in printing the "Hehisch, "
high school annual and the same
was made ready for delivery at the
close of school. The publication is
extra good this year, being published
in different and more attractive form
than heretofore, and the pupils re-
sponsible for it are proud of their
job. The mechanical end of it can
speak for itself.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18

Mrs. W. o, Hill of Lexington, ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs. John
McFerrin of Portland, were in Hepp-
ner for short time on Tuesday. Mrs.
McFerrin is making a visit at the
home of her daughter in Lexington.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18

Chas. Stanton and wife drove
down from their home at Dayton,
Wash, on Monday and spent couple
of days here and at Eight Mile, where
Mr.. Stanton has land holdings. He
states that the season has been a
very backward one in the Dayton
county and grain is not nearly SO
far advanced as it is here.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18

Henry Conners, of Hood River,
travelling salesman, is in Heppner to-
day interviewing our business men.
1t has been some time since Mr.
Conenrs has visited Heppner in this
capacity as he has been laying off on
the travelling job and farming his ap-
pie orchard in Hood River valley.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18

Mrs. Fred Aekrs, who underwent
a serious operation at the Heppner
Surgical hospital a couple of weeks
ago, is reported to be quite recovered
by DR., McMurdo and able to return
to her home at Eight Mile this week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18

Harry Schultz and family arrived
from Condor the first of the week
and have taken charge of their newly
acquired business-the Hammer bak-
cry and the Hart confectionery.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18

Ralp E. Gregg, who was the local
manager for the telephone company
for a couple of years, and who left
here for Grants Pass several months
ago, has again been transferred and
is now located with the company at
Klamath Falls.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ira V.
Tomlinson of Lexington on May IL,
an 8 l-2 pound daughter. DR.. Nc
Murdo reports mother and child do
ing we'll.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18

Pastor W. 0. Livingstone was in
lone on Sunday forenoon and deliv-
cred the baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class Of lone high school.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18

DR., McMurdo reports the birth Of
an 8 pound daughter to Mr. and Mrs
Chas. Bookman in this city on May
18th.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18

Ike Howard, prominent resident
of lone, was in Heppner on Saturday,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19
You Can't Succeed Until You
Set Yourself Right Nth God;
Mems Failures Traced to Sin
Examine Your Hearts to Discover the Cause of Your Weak
nesses, Billy Sunday Shouts to Tabernacle Audience
Follow Up Your Decision to Reform by Positive Deeds
of Righteousness

Text-"Your iniquities have turned
away these good things, and your
sins have withholden good things from
you" jeremiah 5th chapter, 25ti,
verse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19
CHURCH LET'S
WORLD GO TO
SUNDAY
Wake Up for Gods Sake,
Church, or Quit, Pleads
Evangelist as He Demands
Action.
BREAKS FIRST CHAIR

"The churches look as if they ate
too much and slept too we'll over the
way the world is going to hell
shouted Billy Sunday at the Wednes-
day evening meeting.
Grabbing d chair from the platform
and swinging it around his head, he
roared, THE world since the war
has realized the need of Christ" and
then swinging it with a crash to the
floor, he leaned over the edge of the
platform, his face perspiring and drip
ping from his exertion, he shook his
fist at the audience.
Wake up for Gods sake. church,
or quit
Il have never yet seen city that
would not go for God if the churches
would come out and stand for Cod" he
declared
Preaching on the character Jacob.
Billy Sunday opened with a tribute to
the Jew and to the things that the
world owed to him.
Don't forget that it was Jew that
raised the money for Washington AT
the time of the Revolution, and made
it possible for US to sing My Country
] It's of Thee" instead of God Save the
King.
Don't forget that it was Jew thar
! loaned the money to discover Amer
, lea, and that it was Jew in Column
bus party that was the first to set
foot on American SOIL
The first appearance of Homer
| Rodeheaver was signal for a dem
onstration from the chorus. the audi
ence meanwhile looking somewhat be
, wildered until the song leader appear
| ed beside the piano, and took off his
grey felt hat Then the audience broke
/ into applause.
Billy Sunday appeared on the plat
form in few minutes and was warm
: ly received
In introducing Mr. Rodeheaver Rev
/ R. w. Stoakes said:
This afternoon | introduce Rody's
+! trombone to the audience, but tonight
i / am introducing Rodeheaver himself !"
Almost the first song sung wa
Brighten the Corner Where You Are
| which was demanded by member OF
the florists delegation. the first local
delegation to visit the meetings.
The announcement of the famou
! number, brought round of applause
and Mr. Rodheaver assisted with from
| bone accompaniment.
| With the advent of Mr. Rodeheaver
everything seemed TO start off with
added enthusiasm. Mr. Matthews al
the piano added any number of extra
thrills and fancy chords, until it
sounded like whole battery of plan
os following the song.
! Reading a letter attached to 800
| bill found in the afternoon collection.
Sunday demanded of the audience how
many would promise to bring S1.00 on
the following night Nearly half of the
| audience stood. ---
The letter stated that the sender
was not a Christian, but could not
see good thing passed up, and
wanted to help. 1t was unsigned,
"A man like that would not join a
church that could not put across such
project at this, because he would
think that the church was bunch of
tightwads,' declared Rev. Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19
Mind Your Business
To Make World Happy

Gosh. wouldn't this be a great
world if everybody would mind
their own business? Wouldn't the
devil have a hard time? He'd be
in the hospital
I'd make that definate too. I'd
say, Lord, | will not read those
books that sneer at You, that APP
peal to my baser nature. | will
not go with that crowd of gin fiz-
zlers and cocktail guzzlers. No,
No! Lord | won't be stingy Lord,
| have been unclean today. Lord,
forgive me for the lie | spoke Lord,
lead me safely past my old haunts."
oh, the man who is in earnest
will put his fingers on the sore
just as we tell the doctor where
is the pain, SO he can intelligently
diagnose and prescribe for the NAL
ady. Do the same thing with the
Lord. That is the second
First thing, confess your sin. Sec
ond renounce, abandon it, get away
from it and get it away from you
Third, instant obedience to God
You must not only resolve that
you will not do what God tells you
not to do, when God tells you not
to steal or lie or commit adultery,
but you must resolve that you will
do what God tells you to do, and
there is no difference between do
ing what you are told not to do
and what you are told to do.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19
TODAY'S BEST STORY
IN BILLY'S SERMON

| was in a town out in Iowa,
preaching in a little tent, and an
old farmer, rich old fellow. asked
me to go out to his house for din
ner. went out with him one
time and we sat in the parlor and
he was pulling his bird tail whis-
kers and trying to hit the spit
loon thirty feet away-like that.
Ana pretty soon he got up and
walked across the floor. reached
up on the wall and took down a
copy of Jayne's Almanac and he
began to turn the leaves. He said
Il am looking to see when the
moon changes"
said, What for?"
He said, Il want to mark nv
calves: l cut the Sits out of the
ears OF some of them and they bled
10 death He said, Il was told
II | marked them in a certain time
OF the moon they'd be all right"
said, DO you believe that?"
He said, yes, I've had one of
these almanacs in the house for
twenty years. | said, That's
queer that you will believe that.
You've got two kids, and if you'd
put them on the market tomorrow
they wouldn't bring as much as one
of those black polIed steers you've
got out in the field"
The trouble with people is that
they spend too much time getting
their hogs and cattle ready for mar
ket and too little time getting
boys and girls ready for heaven.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19

rebate or a Christian A fellow who
wants to live to crafty his desires
is black-hearted adder; if he is liv-
ing for his own ambition, he is an
adder. He can't do that.
Won't Read Books
Swearing At Religion.
Is there some iniquity or accident
or habit in your life, some secret,
some thought, some impure longings,
some book? l will not read book
that will sheer and mock at religion
and Goa Almighty. | won't have it
on my shelves. And we ought to go
through our homes and have a re-
ligious revival in literature
If some of you people would go
through your homes and yank out the
books on your library shelves that
have no business there, and burn
them, like they did in Ephesus in the
days of Paul, some of you would not
have enough paper left in your house
to bang your old hair or wad a shot.
gun.
Something in your family life
Isn't that it? Over-indulgence?
Oh, heed the appeal of the govern
ment to the people that ought to stop
gormandizing, and stop eating fous
pounds of beef steak, when you can
get along with half pound. Dc
something for other people! Let's
begin to comply with the requests
Oh, how we'd be surprised to know
how much we can get along without
how much we have today that we
don't need.
What is the trouble? Is it selfish
! ness. intemperance, faultfinding witt
the preacher because he skins you anC
tells you where you're wrong? Yog
admire the skill of physician thai
comes and tells you what's the mat
ter with you, and no matter how bit
ter and nauseating his medicine is
YOU will take it and it will taste likt
ice cream soda, if it will only bel!
! you, but when the preacher tells 20,
you are wrong, why don't you THANH
God that he had the courage to do it
Something in our social life? |
that it? You CT { MAJ a success
by serving CD and tripping arount
with the gang that some of you g;
with
: Is it envy, evil speaking, lying
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19

rs that Rodeheaver or Billy Sun
day." the uninitiated ask, when a
slight figure in a grey suit mounts the
platform.
They are almost right, for it is Bob
Matthews, understudy to Rody and to
the Boss, and holder of almost as many
jobs as Peterson, the custodian of the
tabernacle.
Bob, as he is called, is first of all
secretary to Mr.. Sunday, buffer be-
tween the world and the boss, pianist
for the chorus, understudy for Rody as
leader of the choir, and finally a good
talker when he has TO be.
Like SO many versatile geniuses, Bob
just naturally had to turn his talents
to newspaper work, and was on the
staff of the Chicago Tribune when
Billy found him about eight years ago.
At one time he had been city editor of
the Burlington Gazette, the Des
Moines News, and of the Chicago In
|ter-Ocean, way back in the days when
that paper existed.
Born in Kentucky
Born in Kentucky not too many
years ago, the son of Rev. DR.. r. j. L.
Matthews, Presbyterian minister, Bob
naturally also had it in him to follow
Billy. He is not reverend, but he is
a deacon in his own home church.
With B. A. from Lake Forest uni
versity, and a musical education in
New York. Paris, Milan and Melbourne
one would think he has distinction
enough. but he has cireumnavigated
the globe, has composed secular anG
sacred music, travelled in the Holy
Land, been all over the United States
with Sunday.
| Bob would like to be the greatest
! golfer on earth. except that he says
ION some days my golf is awfully poor
and on the other days it is not sc
good His ambitions as a great pi
anist run about in the same direction
Faithful to Billy.
| But he is sure that Billy is tnc
greatest man on the face of the earth
! Just to show that he had some
other attainments than good news
! paper ability before he Joined Sunday
; Matthews confessed that he had beer
choir director and organist of the Full
lerton avenue Presbyterian church il
! Chicago.
The Richmond audinces have al
ready learned that Bob can sing. anC
I they show it when he and Peterson
| or Mrs. Asher are ANNOUNCED for
vocal number
Popular All Around.
! Then coupled with the fact that h,
is one of the best kidders that tn,
! Sunday party carries, you can under
stand why he is popular
Last but not least-Robert Mat
thews (without any middle initia
please is not married He confesse
that he has hopes, but if you woult
see the way he has to jump aroun,
10 cover all his jobs with reporter
/ after him before he is out of bed
and bounding him until late at nigh
YOU would understand why he neye
has time to meet any of the eligible
girls in the towns where he has been
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19
Sunday Makes Ears Burn; Pods ChGoer Too Sizzling Sermon

If what | preach is not taught in the
Bible, get up and tell me. If it is,
keep your darned mouths shut, for |
am preaching Gods truth. | am not
standing up here airing my opinions,
and If you sit out there and listen to
me and don't agree with me, that
shows you are fool, for what | am
preaching is the Bible You are the
ass, not me.
If the rich man doesn't repent he
will go to He'll. If the poor man
doesn't repent he will go to He'll, and
if the banker doesn't repent, that
wont save him
Say. lord. | don't want to be
stingy, but I go to church with my
purse filled with gold and | hunt
around and find nickel and then
sing Jesus Paid it ALL"
You can't make success of serv-
.ag God and tripping around with the
gang that some of you go with
If you can't afford Pierce-Arrow,
get a "tin Lizzie
If you don't like the smell of gaso-
line, don't knock the fellow who can
afford it: take your trolley ride for
a nickel; don't growl, don't growl
I'd rather hunt my own games than
bar with the devils pack at the foot
of the tree.
If you want Gods favor, you've got
to give up the devil. So make your
choice whether you want to go to the
devil or to Heaven.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19

rain-it is your fault. If you want
to know why there is no joy, it is
your fault. If you want to know
why there is no peace, it is
your fault. If you want to know why
there is no prosperity. it is your
fault. If you want to know why
there's no victory, it is your fault If
you want to know why you are in
captivity, it your fault
If you want to know why you are
iniquitous, it is your fault. If you
want to know why God keeps the
good things from you. it's your fault.
It's not unfaithfulness on Gods part
But in the sins of the people was
found the explanation for the failure.
Ministers Proclaim
Message of God.
Now as ministers of the gospel of
Jesus Christ, we are sent to proclaim
Gods message to the people, and as
messengers of God. we are asked to
come and speak Gods message. Now,
| find certain things promised for us
to proclaim.
For example, God has promised for
giveness, Verify. verify, | say unto
you, Tie IlaI nGdTeln my WOfQ, anu
believeth on him that sent me, hath
everlasting life. and shall not come
into condemnation; but is passed from
death unto life"
God has promised peace. These
things | have spoken unto you, thai
in me We might have peace. In the
/ world we shall have tribulation: but
be of good cheer; | have overcome tho
world"
| God has promised fulness of joy
''The God of hope will you with JOY
and peace in believing"
| He has promised emancipation from
| sin, For sin shall not have dominion
over you: for ye are not under tho
! law, but under grace
| He has promised victory. There
hath no temptation taken you bu
! such as is common TO man: but Coo
! is faithful, who will not suffer yot
| to be tempted above that we are able
!! but will with the temptation als(
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19

Oh, it takes a biz man or woman to
see other people succeed and not
raise a howl about il. Envy is one
of the greatest robbers in the world
If you can't afford an automobile,
you can ride on the Fifth avenue bus
for ten cents, and if you can't afford
a Pierce-Arrow, get a Tin Lizzie
Now what is the trouble? If you
don't Ike the smell of gasoline, don't
knock the fellow who can afford it,
teke your trolly ride for a nickle,
don't growl don't growl!
If some woman can afford to wear
silk and you can't, what is the use
of knocking her and saying, She's
no oood?"
Poppycock-such darn spirit you
have got about this country = fool
ish
If you can't live on the avenue, be
content where you can live. ] can't
afford to live there, but ! am having
a good time. | am not sore at the
fellow that's got money enough to
live there The Lord bless him.
I'd rather hunt my own game than
bark with the devils pack at the foot
of the tree.
Envy that's the trouble! Searcl,
yourself by lighted candle of God J;
truth Sin cherished cancels the
blessing. So, make UP your mind
that if you keep sin, you can't have
the blessing. and if you want the
blessing you've got to give sin I'D.
Now make up your mind which you'll
keep. That was true IN jeremiah s
day and it's true today, so make 10
your mind which you want. If you
want Gods favor, you've got to give
up the devil So make your choice
whether you want to go to the devil
or to Heaven.
God Can't Bless
Shining Persons.
Iniquity persisted in making tho
promises of non-effect. Don't insist
on living in sin and then growl al
God because he doesn't bless you. It,
your fault and not Gods. So to Is
rael, so to us. Instead of the bless
ings, they became curses to the Jew
because he lived contrary to what the
Lord told him to live. 1t may not be
Continued on Next Page :.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19
Sunday Revival Program

WEDNESDAY
700 p. m.-Song service and sermon.
THURSDAY
900 a. m.--Sunday party at Earlham college.
1900 noon.-Shop meeting at Swayne- Robinson
works
2:30 p. m.-Song service and
$3.50 p. m-First Bible study class under Miss Kinney.
600 p. m.-Counc Girls supper at First Presbyterian
Church.
700 p. m.-Song service and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Night