r xLi Tuesday, January 24, 1922 THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER. OREGON PAGE THREE MANY BUNNIES KILLED A rabbit drive was staged at the Sloan Thompson ranch on Butter creek last Thursday when 4600 bun nies were destroyed. County Agent Calkins, who arranged for the drive, says many more of the pests could Jiave been taken had there been more people present to help get the rabbits in the corral. Another drive was held over the same ground Sunday when 500 more were killed. It is estimated that about one-half of the rabbits in that district were killed in the two drives. County Agent Calkins reports that sifter careful checking of results in the rabbit campaign so far it appears that about 110,000 of the pests have been accounted for. The social dance at Elks' building Saturday evening was, as usual, a most enjoyable affair. The commit tee in. charge of the dances know how to make "the wheels go 'round" just ubout right. , Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Alstott were in town for several rinvs lrmt -prlr linr. ing brought their dauhgter, Gladys. to the Moore hospital where she un derwent an operation for appendi-1 citis. The operation was entirely ! successful and the patient is rapidly i recovering. Miss Ruth French and Mr. Guy1 Wagner were married in this city last Saturday afternoon, Rev. W. O. Livingstone, performing the cere mony. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff French, who reside in the north part of town. W. B. Barratt, state highway com missioner, returned from Portland Thursday evening where he spent ten days attending a meeting of the commission and looking after high way matters. Mr. Barratt accom panied Hon. R. A. Booth to The Dalles Wednesday, where they atten ded the funeral of Mr. Booth's nephew, who died there earlier in the week. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Howard, Ed Neill, L. D. Neill and W. K. (Billy) Corson, motored in from Pine City yesterday and reported pretty hard going. The snow is badly drifted in places and generally spea'king the way of the motorist is hard. Mr. Corson says they had four blowouts on the trip and ran out of gas twice which was not slow for only 2 5 miles. A BANK DRAFT IS THE SAF EST WAY TO SEND MONEY THROUGH THE MAILS A Bank Draft may be purchased at this bank for less, per hundred dollars, than the cost of either at the post office or express money order. It is not'necessary to register the letter containing the draft. If it is lost in transit we issue a duplicate or refund your money as you prefer. Bank drafts are accepted any place in the United States or Canada. Farmers & Stockgrowers National Bank HEPPNER, OREGON. in A Bargain if Taken at Once 640 acres, every foot in cultivation, all fenced good drilled well with plenty of water to ir rigate garden, four-room house, one-half mile from school, II miles from railioad. Price, OInly $20.00 an Acre. $2,000.00 down, Terms on Balance Roy V. Whiteis TABLE NEEDS How about giving us an order for your table needs for today? You will find us well stocked with Veget ables and Fruits, Package, Bottled and Can ned Goods, Cured Meats and all seasonable commodities in our line. Sam Hughes Go. We Buy CHICKENS DUCKS - TURKEYS - GEESE In fact, all kinds of poultry arc wanted Highest Prices Paid miiiuraurai.'NMH Call or Write ALEX CORNETT, Main 615 Or See E. R. f.IERRIT, . . Heppner, Oregon. Where Your Taxes Go How Uncle Sam Spends Your Money in Conduct ing Your Business By EDWARD G. LOWRY Author "Waahinjrton Close-Uiw." "Banks nd Financial Systems," etc. Contributor Political and Economic Articles to Leading Periodical! and a Writr of Recognized Authority on tha National Government' Buainesa Methods. : J I Copyright, Western Newspaper Union VII. WAR'S HORRIBLE WASTE Mr. K. C. LcfliiiKwell was the as sistant secretary of the treasury In charge of finances during the war. While he was in the treasury he he came deeply impressed with the mag nitude of government expedltures and the looseness, inefliciency and waste that are a part of government meth od. All the secretaries of the treas ury since the outbreak of the war have shared this feeling of apprehen sion and concern with Mr. Lefling well. I quote here a recent utterance of his on war expenditures : '"Of the $4,0(K),0(XUK0, exclusive of interest on the public debt, spent in the fiscal year 1021, $1,101,01 5,013.32 was spent by the War department, $(5iiO,373,8Hn.riS by the Navy depart ment, $800,000,000 on the railroads, $230,000,000 by the bureau of war risk insurance, nnd $3,r7,SU.8!7.01 by the Interior department, mostly, I take it, for Civil war and Spanish war pen sionsa total of $3,0S0,0O0,0OO under these heads. "In the fiscal yenr 1020 the War de partment spent $1,610,000,000, and the Navy department $7-10,000,000, a total of $2,350,000,000. Secretary Mellon estimates that in the fiscal year, 1021, the War department will spend $1,025, 000,000, and the Navy department $700,000,000, a total of $1,725,000,000; and that In the fiscal year, 1022, the War department will spend $570,000, 000, nnd the Navy department $545,- 000,000, a total of $1,115,000,000. This makes a three-years' total of $5,190, 000,000. "Germany went to war to realize on her investment in arms and armies. The burden of universal military serv ice, expenditures on the army and navy, subsidies and doles, became In tolerable. She thought she would re peat the exploit of 1S70 and make war so profitable in territory and indem nities as to recoup herself for the outlay of 40 years' preparation. The splendid resistance of the l'.elgians and the French and of the little Iiritish expeditionary force made the short war a futile dream. The untrained manhood and unmortgaged resources of the Western World, of the Uritish empire overseas, and finally of Amer ica, determined the issue. Germany suffered economic collapse, though her armies, beaten but not routed, were still on enemy soil. So Germany's military preparedness was her cause for making war and was the cause of her defeat. In the issue, it was eco nomic preparedness that mattered most. "Today, men, women nnd little chil dren are starving ty death in Europe be cause of the war's horrible waste and because of the still more horrible waste of nfter the war. Two years and a half after aimlstice, nearly two years nfter pence was concluded between Germany and the allies, millions of men are under arms, eating and wear ing the produce of the fields nnd of the labor of a civilian population which must bear the load of taxes and inflation necessary to maintain those armies in economic idleness. The peo ples of continental Kurope are stag gering under the load of armaments, far too great before the war and in tolerable now. Their rulers hold them selves lu power by subsidies and doles, by playing, now on their fears, and again on their avarice, still again on nationalistic ambitions or ancient ra cial hatreds. The allies have under taken to Insure Germany's economic recovery by insisting upon her disarm ament and the payment of reparation which means the development of a huge export balance; but for them selves they reserve the doubtful privi lege of remaining armed to the teeth. . . "We have demonstrated our mili tary power. We have shown what may be done In a few short months to make an army and transport It to wage a foreign war. We have no need to be nggressors abroad, we are Invul nerable at home. Let us accept the responsibilities of the position of lead ership which Is ours, show the world how to tieat swords Into plow shares, relieve the peoples of the world of ap prehension and lend them back Into the ways of pi-ace and plenty. If we prepare for war we shall have it. If we lend the world lu preparation for peace we may have that." CECIL V V V V V V V V V V V V V F. Haribson and son from Morgan, were calling in Cecil vicinity Satur day. J. Maloy. blacksmith at Morgan, was a busy man Saturday following his tradet at Willow creek ranch. Miss Annie C. Hynd and Miss El eanor Furney spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at the "county seat. Ben Patterson and several other shining lights from Heppner were chasing rabbit tails in Juniper can yon Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Keenan and Mr. and Mrs. F. Tolleson and children of Heppner were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd Hynd Sunday. Mrs. Tolleson and children remained at TSutterby Flats until Wednesday. W. Lowe returned to Cecil Satur day after spending several days in Heppner under Dr. Vaughn, while having some dental work done, Mrs. Jack Hynd and friend, Mrs. F. Tolleson, of Heppner were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Scott at the Lookout on Monday. Mrs. A. Henricksen, of Willow creek ranch was visiting with Mrs. George Krebs at The Last Camp Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. ttoy Stender, of Sel doniseen, were doing business in lone Tuesday. George W. Wilson, of Tiutterby Flats spent Sunday with friends at The Willows. Ed Melton, of Itookeliffe was a visitor in lone Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Karl Farnsworth, who has been visiting friends in Heppner for a few days returned to her home at Rhea Siding Tuesday. Lon Merrill, camptender for Minor & Thompson, arrived in Cecil Wed nesday and was soon at work clean ing and repairing the Shepherd's Rest, ready for Bob Thompson and his lambing crew who arrived Friday with a fine band of 1600 ewes, which will be wintered in Cecil. Miss H. Craig, of lone, arrived in Cecil Tuesday and will assist at the home of Everett Logan for some time. Leon Logan, of Fourmile was a passenger on the local flyer from lone Thursday. Leon had been at the Egg city, leaving his car to be overhauled at one of the garages in town, H. V. Tyler from the Curtis ranch near Rhea was doing business in Cecil Thursday. Galen Faulkner, of Eightmilo, is now busy working for the mayor, at uBtterby Flats. C. A. Yambert, who has been vis iting around Cecil for several weeks left for The Dalles Saturday. Our sympathies are extended to Mrs. Jack Hynd who received word of the death of her mot Iter, Mrs. John Shaw, at her home in Damcus, Ontario, Canada, on January 19th. Herb Hynd is busy working against, time haullngwoo d from the Cecil depot. demand mil! In ttl I'tlP iiiiinii ;i'i.i ai.d fell 3! R"'Bvw"'S:;h; BS2B2!H1 Reinvestment Problems When investments mature there arises the question of reinvestment. Dividends on present investments may be reinvested im mediately as well as funds acquired from mature investments or the sale of property and real estate in 4 per cent Interest Karning Certificates issued by the First National Bank, which will mature in six or twelve months from date, as you may desire. First National Bank of Heppner Heppner Herald Want Ads bring homo the bacon. Steel Barrels. If the statements of the makers are well founded, It is probable that steel barrels will eventually take the pluce of wooden ones. The steel barrel. Is Composed of staves of that material locked together by an Ingenious de vice; the hoops and heads are also of steel. It Is claimed that the steel barrel Is more durable and more com pact than the wooden one. As it N said to be lighter and cheaper, It has iilrcndy had favor in various iiartT4. About :ti Hi.iHti.(n) barrel are needed annua'!,' In normal tlim", to vuppply SAVE ON GROCERIES! There are two ways to save on your Grocery Bill: 1 sf-Buy where the prices are right 2nd.--Buy where the quality is best Our New Year Resolution is to give you the benefit of both plans during 1922 ti, Yours for a Prosperous year Phelps Grocery Company t V m: 1 1 i -1 I". c M ,..: