"Show me the home
wherein music dwells
and I will show you a
happy, peaceful and
contented home." . w. Longeium.
PLAN TO RESUME
RAILWAY INQUIRY
AFTER MARCH 4TH
You can have the world's best music in your
home if you own a Grafonala. I sell all classes of Graf
onolas at prices and terms which will fit all sized purses.
i Postponement Forced by Press
of Congressional Business.
COUNTRY DEMANDS ACTION
Oscar R. Otto
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
INTEREST TO HEPPNER PEOPLE
Shipper, Invciton end Representa
tives of All Branches of Business De
mand Unification of System of Rail
way Regulation Roads Ask Fewer
Masters.
COMMUNICATION
Heppner, Oregon,
Jan. 22, 1917.
Editor, Heppner Herald,
Dear Sir:
Mrs. Ralph Johnson and child
ren left Wednesday for an ex
tended visit with relatives and
friends in Milton and Walla
Walla.
Dr. W. H. Lytle, State Vetern
arian, was up from Salem sever
al days last week looking into the
reported sheep "scab" in the
north part of the county. There
seems to be but very little of the
disease and the doctor says there
is practically no danger of it
spreading.
W. B. Tucker, Black Horse
farmer, was in Saturday.
Edward Reitman of lone spent
Friday and Saturday in Heppner I
and vicinity looking for suitable
mules to purchase for work on
his farm.
Jas. E. Bannon, candy sales
man of Pendleton, was in Hepp
ner Thursday.
Dean Goodman of Portland,
was a Heppner business visitor
Thursday.
R. W. Agar of Central Point
was in Heppner Thursday.
Percy Hughes of Lena was a
Heppner business visitor the
latter part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coffe
of the Kilkenney ranch were in
over Sunday.
R. J. Juday, the Heppner
lone Auto Stage man, visitec
here Saturday and Sunday.
Claude Andrews, former con
ductor on the Heppner branch,
had charge of the Elk's Special
to Condon Saturday. He visited
over Sunday with friends here.
"Spec" Aiken of this city is
scheduled to step three rounds
with the padded gloves against
Art Dorn of Echo in a smoker
at Echo on Feb. 2. "Spec" is
training hard and his friendt,
hope that he will "'bring home
the bacon" for Morrow County.
; S. L. STEVENS
Demonstrating
:0X0-GAS Appliances:
INOW HEREl
: HEPPNER,
Yeager Building
OREGON
J. L. Simpson, pioneer Hepp
ner resident, is quite ill at hi
hnrne in north Htppner.
Mose Ashbaugh, formerly of
HpppiiHr. N to hH aisoeiHtHd h
Echo in a furniture tiud secotu.
hand store, according to the
Echo News.
NV'n Riley Julay woke uj
yesterday mornina in his noun
in lone he had a presentmen
that thi-re was sompi hinjf wront
Glancing - ui of the windn
which was opened about mx hi
ch', he sh v fov'itw tngtfini m
the curtam.s in an effort to f
in Riley let, out lusty yell ant
he and ihe enjoin b"l h left at a
bout trie Name time It is thougl
that the coycte is effected will
rabies and pveral men are o
its tiack t Me go to press
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Washington, Pec. IS. The Congres
sional Joint Committee on Interstate
Commerce, which has heon conducting
thp Inquiry into government, regulation
and control of transportation, last
week decided to. suspend its hearings
on the subject and adjourned, subject
to the call of the chairman, because of
the pressure of other work before Con
gress. According to the resolution cre
ating the committee. It is required to
submit a report by January 8th next,
tt Is understood that before that time
the committee will ask for an exten
sion of time and that the hearings 'will
be resumed at n later date, when some
of those who already have appeared
j before the committee will be question
ed further and a great many others
will be heard. It is probable, howev
er, that the hearings will not be resum-
' ed until after adjournment of Congress
j on March 4th. In addition to regular
I routine business the commerce com
1 mlttees of the two houses are charged
with the important duty of preparing
i and presenting the legislation asked
for by rreslilent Wilson to make im
possible a railroad strike without pre
vious investigation. This will leave
little or no time for the consideration
of the general questions of railway
regulation.
Country Wants Something Done.
Members of Congress and others
who are Interested in the Inquiry un
dertaken by the Newlandg Committee
Insist that there U no intention of
abandoning it.
It seemg doubtful. Indeed, if the
country would permit the matter to
be dropped if there were evidence of n
desire on the part of Congress to do
so. The notion-wide evidences of In
terest evoked by the Initiation of the
Newlands inquiry show that the peo
ple of the country shippers, consum
ers and Investors, as well as railway
men themselves are alive to the fact,
that the railway situation is highly un
satisfactory and that steps must be
taken without unnecessary delay to
make it possible for the railroads to
meet the growing needs of the nation.
From reports received here it seemg
ss though almost every commercial or
ganization and business interest In the
country were engaged lu studying the
railroad question. The Chamber of
Commerce of the United States has
been conducting an elaborate inquiry
into various phases of the subject for
many months post. Many local and
state commercial bodies In every part
of the country have committees en
gaged In study of the problem and
have Indicated a desire to come here
and present their views. National or
ganizations of manufacturers, luinlier-
men, coal operators, wholesale and re
tall dealers, have expressed through
resolutions their desire for the unifica
tion of the system of railway regula
tion. The National Industrial Traffic
League, speaking from the viewpoint
of shippers using the railways, has
Indorsed exclusive federal regulation
providing It Is accomplished in such a
way as to give full protection and
prompt adjustment In matters relating
Many Interests Studying Problsm,
All these organizations represent pri
marily the shippers of the country, but
they are not the only onps who sro
The
In your issue of Jan. 16,
there appeared excerpts from a
sermon preached on the former
Sunday in the Christian Church,
in which Martin Luther is styled
"A mighty man of God". One,
examining even superficially, the
life and teachings of Luther, as
told by his biographers, would
hesitate long before putting
Luther forward as an exponent
of godliness. For Luther's char
acter, as historians such as Haus
rath, Janssen, Jurgens etc. tell
us, was that of a stubborn, self
opinionated, self-seeking, over
bearing, morbid and proud man
We naturally would expect a man
of God to imitate Christ, to love
Him, yet Luther says " I was
such an enemy of Christ, that
whenever I saw an image or pic
ture of Him hanging on the cross,
I loathed the sight, and shut my
eyes, and felt I would rather
have seen the devil". Again he
says "I hated God and was angry
at Him". Consider Luther's lan
guage, and it is the very opposite
of Godly. The last fifteen years
of his life, his evenings were
passed at the Black Eagle Tav
ern at Wurtemburg, where he
conversed over the ale jug with
his boon companions Melancthon
Armsdorf, Staupitz etc. Two of
his companions published select
morsels of this Table Talk "Tisch
Rede", which there vile tastes
admired, and the book reveals in
Luther a heart so co'rupt, so
coarse, so lustful, so spiteful and
proud, as to revolt and horrify
the reader. The English language
so far has not reproduced these
profanities except in expurgated
Will Contract for 1917 Wheat
STATE KIND AND AMOUNT
Eastern Grain Company
Post Office Box 896 Walla Walla, Wash.
FOR SALE
320 acre ranch. 100 acres ex
cellent wheat land and the rest is the
very best of grass. Good house and
barn. All fenced. Enquire of the
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Or Address Box 301. Heppner. Or.
L.J. STARKEY
All kinds of electrical
wiring. Accessories and
Supplies.
Estimates Furnished
from the people. Later on when 1
the matter of the marriage
leaked out, and caused scandal'
Luther brazened it out with a
lie. "What harm would there be
he says, "if a man to accomp
lish better things and for the
sake of the Christian Church,
loes tell a good thumping lie."
Think of such doctrine from a
"man of God." I think, Mr.
Sditor, enough has been said to
show that even Protestant his
torians do not consider Martin
Luther as a "man of God," rath
sr we would say, far from it.
In conclusion, let me point out, j tmimmm3aixxmtfmxxmm
that the historicity of Luther t
declaration before the Diet of T)R. R. J. VAUGHAN
Woims, which was quoted ir I DENTIST
ci-:jM&:j::i:ii::t'3j:ii::3::
Professional Column
u
editions. Such is not what we your last issue, "Here I stand, 1 J Permanently
would expect from a man of God
The morals of Luther force us to
the same conclusion. His want of
morals is shown in a letter writ
ten to a friend, "Be a sinner if
you will and sin right lustily,
but believe still more lustily, at d
rejoice in Christ who is the van
quisher of sin . Again he says,
"From the Lamb that takes a
way the sins of of the world, sin
will not seperate men, even
though they should commit for- J
nication a thousand times a day,
and murders as frequently".
What can be thought of the mor
als of a man who "Calls upon the
princes to slaughter the offend
ing peasants like mad dogs, to
stab, strangle and slay as best
one can." Luther's want of
morality is evident also in his
allowing Phillip the Landgrave
of Hesse to marry a second wife
while his first wife still lived
with him. In the year 1531),
Luther and Melancthon filed
their joint opinion of this simul
taneous polygamy, saying they
would allow it providing all
knowledge of the act was kept
cannot do otherwise, so help me
God, Amen.," has been success
fully challenged and rendered
inadmissible by Protestant re
search. Thanking you, Mr. Editor, foi
your courtesy in giving tht
space for this letter, I remain,
Yours for the cause of truth,
Father O'Rourke,
located in
Building
HEPPNER,
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OREGON
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ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
HEPPNER, OUEuoN
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Wh cordially invito you tnattfti'
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tONE, OREGON
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PHYSICIAN & SIRGEON
HEPPNER, OREGON
Watch the shows at the
Theatre this week.
Star
The New and Popular Bowling Game i ;rZZ
For Ladies and Gentlemen
Has Been Secured for Heppner and are now installed in a
fine room in the basement of the Palace Hotel.
J ; taking s hand in the discussion.
J Investors of the nation, through their
S ' ,,n-fi nuai.'latinh. ami 1 1, n .1 1 1 h ,,fiinilt.
COME IN AND ENJOY
A CLEAN AMUSEMENT
A SPLENDID RECREATION
A HEALTHFUL EXERCISE
Men like TEN PINNETT because it is a game requiring
skill, affording them a chance to demonstrate the accuracy
of their aim and their superiority at bowling.
Ladies like TEN PINNETT because it is an athletic
game in which they may participate in competition, afford
ing them opportunity for exercise, vigerous, but not too
streneous.
Everybody likes TEN PINNET :
because they can't help it.
ntlng the savings hanks end
Hill nrtra ti I-11 1 litn. rt l.rn.
j - "
; luring to show the nei enclty of Improv-
; lug railroad credit am protecting ths
f rights of those whose money Is Invest-
ed In railway securities. Finally tiie
.railroads themselves, tiring vitally con. j
; ccrned In the Improvement of ejlulng
-ondltlons. are planning to aulmilt tlielr
'views through their executives, opcr
' atlng officials and frame extwrts and
J , to aert their willingness to accept far-
reaching federal regulation along line
I that will enable them to attract i spiral
jsnd to provide the facilities needed for
the prompt and efficient handling of
tba country's transportation business.
Main Treuble Is Tee Msny Msttsre.
N"f all of thc Interests are In ae.
ord as to the remedies thst should t
d'ipted. There seems In Itc a gi'lieial
agreement, Imweter. that insny of the
llftlcultles will' h confront the railroads
nd which mnke It lnipallil fur them
to meet the renretnoiits of the us
lion's commerce promptly and sstfec.
torlly arise from the hapharard and
often conflicting tncesiires of regulation
that have Wn adopted from time to
time hy the federal government and tha
forty Ight ataies and that what la
needed Is a we'l ordered, srsferratle
scheme of federsl regulation that shall i
cover the whole country snd make 1t j
possible for the railroads to prm Ids the a
eitenslons and Improved facilities si ' J
hadl reeded, while a the same tlma a
prij'tcUiii f'jj'y tb P'jt'11'- Intsrts't. J
J. H. COX
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
A. I). McMUKDO ...
THYSICIAN & SURGEON
Telephone 122
Ofllra Patterson Drug Store
HEri'NER.
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