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TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1921
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
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'Conservation Phase of St. Lawrence
Improvement Is Most Important."
By H. C. GARDNER, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Ass'n.
The fanners and industries of the whole region that is nearer to the
Great Lakes than to our salt water porta will reap tha advantage of lower
transportation costs from the improvement of the St. Lawrence. Her
bert Hoover estimated this at a saving of certainly 6 cents per bushel on
wheat, and it will be correspondingly as much on other grains. Jore
than 90 per cent of the many thousands of tons of meat products, lard
and animal oils exported from this country annually are produced in the
Central West, and on every pound a large saving could be made by load
ing into ships at our lake ports.
The people of northern Xew York and New England will be bene
fited even more than thair western brethren, for they will not only have
the improved transportation by water, but will have electric power for
distribution to every city, town and farmstead. Their trunk line rail
ways can be electrified, and they can banish the coal famine specter.
But fundament-ally the conservation phase of the St. Lawrence im
provement is most important of all. Where on our own continent is there
a region that is not vitally interested in a development that will everj
year for all future time save us from the need to burn millions of tons
of our "black diamonds' and use instead the "white coal" that a benefi
cent Providence has laid at our doorstep?
Some good judges estimate that within a decade or two, after the
power demand shall have grown to meet the supply, this annual coal
saving will amount to 100,000,000 tons.
A Growing Business
This is to announce to our friends and patrons
and the public generally that in order to ac
commodate our growing business we have
leased the room recently vacated by Mr. Borg
and adjoining our present quarters which will
double our floor space and make it possible to
serve our patrons with a larger and more var
ied stock of goods.
We will be pleased to have you call and look
the store over.
SAM HUGHES CO.
WASHINGTON
SIDELIGHTS
Commercial Assaults m National Parks
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WASHINGTON. Preservation of
our national parks and monu
ments against the organized assault
of commercial water power and irri
gation interests is a subject that is
going to attmct much attention at
this session of congress and in the
next congress. So Important is the
matter, in the opinion of Secretary
Payne of the Interior department, that
he begins his 10?0 annual report with
its discussion. He says, first thing:
"This Is a vital question. The con
flict between the demands of commerce
and the preservation of these wonder
places involves constant vigilance. In
my view, their preservation is of the
first importance. It should he the set
tled policy of the country, regardless
of any question of utility, that when
in the wisdom of the congress national
p;tl;s or monuments are definitely set
aifrt they must be preserved in their
inugriiy, forever free from any form
of; Mmmercializatien. If this princi
ple is nut recognized, and cotumercial
izKiiin in any l'urm is allowed to creep
inj it will be only a question of time
wien our wild West will be only a
iijnmn-y and the big game of our coun
tf will be extinct, and these places
ajid objects, now so wonderful, will be
sriously and permanently Injured.
Secretary Payne then discusses a
si:-tut irrigation dam across the
nnutli of Yellowstone lake in Yellow
stone National park, the project of an
association of Montana people, lie
Si.vs that any material raising of the
water would destroy timber, hot
springs and scenery, and adds:
"If the precedent of using the park
is established and a six-foot dam built
mul the water devoted to reclamation
or power uses, increasing demands
vill speedily arise as other lands come
tnder cultivation or need for more
power arises, and the demand for a
Uglier dam and more water will arise
md will be well-nigh Irresistible. A
ilani at the place suggested of 17t feet
;ould be built and the question would
,ie, Why notY"
211 0 S
BEST BARGAIN OF THE SEASON.
900 acres good land, 500 acres tillable, 240 acres
in wheat, plenty of water, fair house and barn,
fenced and cross fenced. Priced at the attractive
figure of
$2 2.50
per acre; on easy terms.
One-half purchase price may be paid on one-third
crop payments.
Roy V. WHITEIS
REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE
ST. PATRICK HOTEL
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What's Uncle Sam Doing About Flying?
U7
If about keeping up with the nir
procession? Your guess is us good as
anybody's guess, these days.
One story is that the War depart
ment is preparing to call for bids for
3(H) new airplanes on designs worked
out by the army aviation section,
which include all latest Improvements
demonstrated to be valuable by re
cent tests. Approximately $(i.(H)0,(.H)0,
it is estimated, will be spent on the
planes.
The total appropriation for the air
service exclusive of pay and mainte
nance of men. which Is carried in oth
er sections of the army bill was JS.'i,
000,000, of which It was provided that
not less than $5,l!"iO,()(H) should lie spent
for experimental and research work
and not less than $n,(KX),000 for new
machines and equipment.
The air service last year asked fo'
SO,000,OnO and will ask this session a"
congress for $00,000,000. Senators 01
the military affairs committee aid
members of the house military con
tnittee said that nothing like tlds mudi
money could be allowed In view of
the pressing need for cutting govern
mental expenses.
Aviation activities In the navy are
scattered through half a dozen bu-
ronus and efforts are being made to
obtain legislation establishing a bu
reau of naval aeronautics, headed by
a rear admiral. According to Navy
department gossip, ("apt. William A.
Moffett, formerly in command of Ihe
Ureal hakes Naval Training statical
and more recently commander of the
battleship Tennessee, Is slated for the
place.
In the meantime experts declare
that the nation Is lagging farther and
farther behind European countries.
The United States is so 111 equipped
as to be virtually defenseless and in
commercial navigation it has scarce,
ly begun to start.
The army air force Is Inadequate
and mst of the plants are either ob
solete or obsolescent. The navy air
force Is primitive compared with that
of the liritish and French navies.
One Grand Jag to Get Rid of the Stuff
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THE BRICK
.McAtee CO. Aihen, Props.
Confectioneries, Cigars
Soft Drinks
POOL
YOU ARE WELCOME
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agent for
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INSURANCE; FIRE, HAIL, ACCI
DENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE
TWO GOOD RESIDENCES IV HEPPNER FOR SALE. PRICED
RIGHT.
Office Upstairs in Roberts Building
Phone 643 Heppner, Oregon
THE plans for enforcing prohibition
in the United States were pre
sented to the house ways and means
commiltee the other day, two of them
by prohibition advocates and the oth
er by Representative Joseph It. I'nnl
ney of Michigan, the committee chair
man. Wayne It. Wheeler, counsel for the
Anll-Salorm league, suggested a tux
of S'.'uo a gallon mi the whisky, the
.Medicating of all stocks in l ml to
render it in, lit for beviTML'e purposes,
and genuine ellfoleelnelit of the l:iv
by tit least one fi icial district attor
ney. I'loh bilion ( 'o'MPiislnner John l'
Kramer rccomim I led thai all liquor
now In the govei m.,ent warrlioiiss be
coii'-eni rated In three or four ware
houses In Kentucky, where heavy
guards can be placed and Illegal with
drawals be prevented. lie said that
2fi,000.0(K) gallons have been with
drawn since January 14, 1910, leaving
40,000,000 gnllons In storage.
Representative Kordney said that
It might be turned loose by the gov
ernment, sold to the buyers, and the
topers could have one grand Jag and
thereby end the trouble and expense
for the government.
"I'on't you think the cheapest way
out of this problem for the taxpay
ers." asked Chairman I'ordnoy, "would
be for the government to open the
warehouses, let this whisky be sold,
and let the tonrs have 0m1 grand
drunk and get rid of It all?"
"Yes, that lias already been sug
gested o the linri'ii't," icjilied Mr. Kra
mer. 'olisjiler.'lble )aes-.iro has hei-ll
brought to hoar in I'avor of the pro
posal, but we 1 1 ; 1 '. 1 1 ' t been uhle to
sec our w ay e!e;;r to tin it."
I!epre-e, I ul i e Til'-oll, I ! il I b I i ra II.
of f '. n In I i 1 '1 1 1 , ej,iv--.'i o(,j 10-il ion !o
e I I'aopl : 1111 r. efforts to elilorre the
Volstead act in coininiiii it ie- in which
II was appanui Ilie peoj.le were op
posed to It.
Cost to Uncle Sam of War and "Peace"
NET cost of the war to the Ameri
can government has been fixed by
Secretary Houston at $li4,()10,000,0(Ki.
This, he said, represented the "adjust
ed" expenditure of the treasury, ex
cluding all other outlay which had no
relation to the actual prosecution of
the war during the period from April
0, 1017, to June 30 last, the extremes
of the government's wartime fiscal op
erations. A special message giving the com
plete eipensei of the American peace
commission during Its work abroad has
been transmitted to the Benate by
President Wilson. Total expenditures
amounted to $l,f."l, 101.00 from I)e
cemher 1, 1018, to December 4, Ht'JO.
The amount actually paid out was
$1,703,712.00, but repayments and
gains In exchange reduced this by
$.'2,r.20.?)7. Borne of the larger Items
were ;
Travel and subsidence, $'j2I412;
subsistence, $103,(?2S); salaries, $200,
171; wages and employees at HoM
Crlllon, $131,507: rents, $178,8.13; food,
hotel and kitchen supplied, $283.W;
hire and laundering of linen at hotel,
$o4,W,y ; damage and loas of property
at hotel. $125,870.
Vartout mlailona to Russia, Ger
many, Poaan, Turkey, Holland, and
Armenia c $236,724. Purhane of
automobiles amounted to $14,fio2, and
confidential expense of Presidential
party to $17,534.
E. M. IIouw! and Henry White re
ceived monthly salaries of $1,000 as
commissioners, while Hubert Lansing,
former secretary of itate, and (Jen.
Tasker II. I'.llss, other commissioners,
had their actual expenses paid.
The accounts showed refunds by
President Wilson of 914 70 f rains for
expenses while at Home; by K. M.
House of 10,402 francs for official en
tertalntrKtit from December 1. HUH,
to June 3, 1010, by Secretary I. 'inning
of l.fihO francs for tip and of lurge
amounts for expense! of the wives of
the commissioners.
Doctor (Irayson wai credited with
frequent drafti of $1,000 and mon
for "confidential exiwoiei of th President,"
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We have established a first class
Tire Repairing Plant
and are prepared to give you the
BEST OF SERVICE
One block east of Hotel Patrick
CHASE & WILLOW STS. HEPPNER
I c. v. hopper
Oliver Chilled Plow Co.
reduces prices
to 1918 level
This is good news for
you, Mr. Farmer!
We CARRY the OLIVER LINE
Peoples Hardware
Company
"Try It Out Yourself"
says the Good Judge
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And you will find how
much more satisfaction a
little of this Real Tobacco'
gives you than you ever
got from a big chew of the'
ordinary kind.
The good, rich, real to
bacco taste lasts so long)
N J you don t need a f resli
h fi A chew nearly as- often. So
it costs you less.
Any man who uses the
Real Tobacco Chew will
tell you that.
Put i(f in tun) stylt s
V-I CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco ,
UICHT CUT is a short-c ut tobacco
p.T.3M. i'"w win',1 """ 'ly.jyf11,''"''.-1 "r,i"i vw .".f ytn 1 n, ',r-i
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Fresh Pure Lard
We render fresh, pure lard khree times a week and
have reduced the price to 25C A POUND
Order a Strictly Firt-Class, Heppner-made Product
Central Market
McNAMER & SORENSON, Props.
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