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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPFXER, OKE-. THVRSDAY, AIG. 80. 1914
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THE GAZETTE-TIMES.
The Heppner Gaxette, Established
March 30. 1SS3.
The Heppner Times, Established ?ov-
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Thursday. August 20, 1914
RAILROADS AS EMPLOYERS AND
BUYERS.
page of trade with foreign countries
as a means of Inflating prices would
be unpatriotic, "even damnanie.
But the embalmed beef supplied by
American contractors to American
armies during the Spanish war and
the shoddy blankets substituted for
soldiers' woolen blankets by Ameri
can manufacturers during our civil
war justify the fear that the Ameri
can breed of conscienceless traffick
ers in the people's necessities is not
dead yet.
Punishment for such men shold be
sure, swift and exemplary. Spokesman-Review.
WHY XOT TAG OREGON BACHELORS?
In discussing railroads there is
always one important item overlook
ed by those attacking corporations
for their shortcomings: that they
are the greatest employers of labor
and the greatest buyers of supplies
and products in the state.
Oreeon never has bumper prosper
ity times but in these periods when
there is general railroad expansion.
When three railroads were building
and electrifying in Western Oregon
that region fairly hummed with
prosperity and the country develop
ed. The raiding of public utilities and
the taxation of corporation proper
ties over and above all other prop
erties is about as senseless as tying
a heavy drag to a farmers' wagon
with which he hauls his crops to
market or hauls fertilizer onto his
farm. All that would be accom
plished would be higher priced pro
ducts and lowered production.
Allowing capital to come Into the
state freely for railroad expansion,
not taxing it to death, and allowing
it to earn profitable returns are
sine quae non of Industrial develop
ment, and without these policies the
people are crippled in their struggle
for prosperous business conditions.
The Bureau of Railway Economics
is authority for these facts about the
railways as employers and buyers of
material:
During the six fiscal years 1908
to 1913, inclusive, the steam rail
ways of the United States of Class
1, invested in their road and equip
ment, each to the amount of $4,
010,385,303. Railways of Class 1,
so designated by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, are those with
average operating revenues of over
$1,000,000 annually. They include
about ninety Der cent of the mileage
receive more than 96 per cent of
the revenues and handle more than
. 98 per cent of the traffic.
This cash investment of the oper
ating railways of Class 1 of the
Eastern District during the six years
was' greater than the amount of cap
ital securities issued by them during
this period, and was 19.9 per cent
of the aggregate of their capital se
curities outstanding June 30, 1913.
Of the railways of the same class
of the Southern District it was 21.1
per cent, and of the Western District
it was 23.2 per cent of the aggregate
of their capital securities outstana
ing June 30, 1913. That is, the cash
actually expended by these railways
during the last six years upon tneir
properties used in transportation a
mounts to more than one-fifth of
their total capitalization at the close
of the last fiscal year. This is at the
rate of $668,397,551 per year.
A great many State legislatures
have given consideration to bills tax
ing bachelors and many convincing
arguments have been presented why
men who escape matrimony should
pay a penalty, but why not tag them
as a more painless and effective
method of extermination? If the
bachelors were tagged the .widows
could easily find them and Cupid
would do the rest. The bachelor is
naturally timid, but under the en
couraging influences of a merry wid
ow he can easily be led to the altar,
for there is no more helpless craft
afloat than a lovesick swain who has
passed the age of discretion, and
the little imp that plays ping-pong
with human hearts has no more ca
pable ally than a woman who loves
at second sight, for experience makes
Cupid subtle and bold.
The women have tag days to pro
mote most every other public enter
prise, and why not a tag day for
bachelors! We have In Oregon ap
proximately fifty thousand bachelors
and an equal number of widows.
Why not get them together and solve
two vexatious problems with one
marriage license?
WILL FIGHT PROHIBITION'.
The Taxpayers' and Wage Earn
ers' League of Oregon, is an organi
zation that has just been formed
whose object is to fight state-wide
prohibition.
Its president is Abigail Ssott Dun-
iway, and the organization is oper
ated from Portland, Cora C. Tal
bott being the secretary, and it Is
proposed by these people to prose
cute a vigorous campaign against
prohibition in Oregon. They say
this is "an organization of patriotic
men and women who are opposed to
'morality by law,' destruction of in
dustry, increased tax rates, decreas
ed real estate valuations, decreased
payrolls, abridged Individual liber
ties and demoralization of establish
ed commercial enterprises."
In a letter to this paper, Mrs. Tal
bott fully sets forth their program,
and we shall give it here for the ben
efit ot the readers of the Gazette
Times, whom we feel are fully ca
pable of digesting all there is in the
statement, and who later will be able
to pass judgment upon the merits of
the case as set forth by this League,
who claim to be conducting their
own campaign, independent of the
liquor traffic and liquor people, en
tirely from an "academic standpoint
of debate."
Mrs. Talbott says:
"Please understand that we have
just completed our organization for
the purpose of advocating true tem
perance as against prohibition by
law, as we view this very Important
Issue, and shall endeavor to carry
out a temperance work begun in this
state many years ago when all tem
perance workers were united under
one banner. Those who are identi
fied with this organiation have come
to a parting of the ways with that
faction of the temperance movement
which seeks to secure temperance by
legislation, through a constitutional
amendment. We merely do not be
lieve that that is the true method of
securing true temperance.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S COMMEND
ABLE ACTIVITY IN PEOPLE'S
BEHALF.
As tribune of the people President
Wilson acts with admirable promp
titude in seeking to protect them
from speculators in starvation. The
suspicious rise in the prices of foods
in the United States since the open
ing of the European war has already
led him to set the mechanism of the
federal administration to ascertain
ing whether the new increase in the
cost of American living is inexcus
able or is justified.
The step is wise and righteous
wise both socially and politically,
righteous because taking advantage
of the people's necessities for the
selfish advantage of the few, if such
an advantage has actually been
songbt, would be unpatriotic and in
iquitous. The president's humane
and patriotic course meets with the
hearty Indorsement of all Americans.
The department of justice has
needed no second suggestion to spur
it to the task of guarding consumers
against possible endeavors to make
money from their first necessities.
Hundreds ot its agents all over the
country got on the job on Thursday.
The people will soon know the truth
as to the charges.
Americans are loath to believe
that any citizen of the United States
could at this economic crisis be
guilty of what President Wilson
characterizes as "unwarranted in
crease In the prices of foodstuffs."
Secretary Redfield declares that an
Attempt to use the temporary stop-
Wb rn not blind to the fact that t
this prohibition question has been
brought to Oregon by political or
ganizations, by misrepresentation
side the state. Oregon has been se
lected from many western states up
on which to focus every conceivable
pressure as a first step toward na
tionwide prohibition. These outside
organization by misrepresentation
and distortion of real facts and con
ditions regarding prohibition where-
pvpr it has been adoDted as a state
nr n atinnal nolicv. have enlisted wor-1
thy people and organizations of our'
state, who have accepted their mis
tut inns as truth and have
become obsessed with what cannot;
be termed as anything short of a
passing hysteria, similar to what has
spasmodically swept the country at
different periods of our national his-,
tory. We feel that many good, wor
thy people have been blinded to the
real issue, viz., a healthy, healthful
and helpful temperance, which shall
make men and women permanently
temperate from deep moral and men-1
tal conviction, and not by a radical,
revolutionary 'short cut to what i
they theoretically hope may prove
a stolen taste or me muienium m
their lifetime by trying to force uni
versal sobriety on the human race;
by a specie of legislated eugenics di
rected against the human will. They
would say by law that the hands of
life's clock be turned ahead a gen
eration. We contend that such an
act arouses so bitter an antagonism
that no public opinion would per
manently support it. Failure of
public support means abortive ad
ministration of such a law and abort
ed law will be followed by what is
being proved in every so-called pro
hibition state, viz., loss to the state
nf revenues needed for government,
rionrpciation of realty values, des
truction of Industry, decrease of in
comes from commerce and trade, m
nf taxes and disorganization
of a healthy public morality by sub
stituting deceit through Illicit and il
legitimate liquor traffic.
'We have a fund of convincing
statistics and facts along these lines
noverlne nresent conditions and
those of the past fifty years in every
so-called prohibition state. Misrep
resentation of these statistics on the
no i-t nf nrnhihltinn workers is re-
f - -
sponsible, we contend, for many of,
our people in Oregon being on tne
side of prohibition. AWe can only
educate all people to exact facts by
means of that public forum allowed
us through the press and the public
rostrum. It is these ACTUAL
FACTS and statistics that we desire
to nrint in your columns in the shape
of display and display readers. We
believe the facts are sufficiently el
oquent to make unnecessary and per
sonal attacks. This should be a
campaign of reason, logic, sober
thought and deliberate considera
tion. That will be the keynote of
everything we shall attempt to print
or speak. Whether you favor or op
pose us, therefore, we merely desire
the opportunity to state our facts as
we see them for the study and edu
cation of the electorate of your com
munity. You must concede the fair
ness of this proposition. Fairness
alone will win any public battle per
manently." As the campaign goes on there
should be ample opportunity given
these people to have their say. The
alleged facts put forth In this letter
have been proven time and time
again to be unsound. We are will
ing, however, to have this prohibi
tion question fully discussed In these
columns, for and against, when it
is done in the right spirit. Honest
discussion never hurt any good
cause, Aid It Is In this manner that
people finally arrive at what they
want. "
Personally the editor of this paper
is not in accord with the position ta
ken by these people.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Style Book and complete line
of Samples for Suits and Coats of
VICTOR LADIES TAILORING
COMPANY
have arrived, and are now ready
for your inspection. This is a very
handsome line this season, and
prices are very moderate.
I am also displaying a fine line
of velvets and brocades, suitable
for trimmings-something you have
been unable to buy in Heppner
heretofore. These go at wholesale
prices. A complete assortment of
ribbons, extra wide, and suitable
for girdles.
These are in all the popular va
rieties and styles.
My Full Stock of Fall Millinery
is Soon to Arrive,
MRS. L. G. HERREN
Only 29 more days until the opening
of the
2N0D ANNUAL
muni
W FA0GS
HEPPNER, OREGON
SEPTEMBER 17-18-19, 1914
BIGGER and BETTER
Are You Preparing Your Exhibit?
A little care in selection and preparation will go a long ways toward making finer
general exhibit and your chances for securing a premium are much better. Don't
let another day pass by without selecting something.
The Fair Board has a larger sum to offer for
premiums this year. The list has been re
vised and several important changes made.
SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE POULTRY DEPARTMENT. Mr.
0. E. Freytag, who has been secured as Fair Manager, will conduct a special ser
ies of lectures and demonstrations for the benefit of the many poultry raisers and
all interested in that industry.
NO ENTRY FEE WILL BE CHARGED ON STOCK ENTERED THIS YEAR.
All animals that have been properly examined by the State Veterinary or an au
thorized deputy will be eligible to enter for premiums.
THREE BIG DAYS OF ENTER
TAINMENT and FUN.
The management has spared neither pains nor money in securing the best talent for
entertainment available. You will be thrilled by the baloon ascension and the var
ious acrobatic stunts. You will be entertained with band music, vaudeville acts,
quartette singing, dancing and many other things to numerous to mention. And
last, but not least, the exhibits, which will be the surprise of your life.
Further And More Detailed Information May Be Obtained From
W. W. SMEAD, Secretary,
HEPPNER, OREGON.
THE THREE CARDINAL VIRTUES OF
A WELL MADE SHOE ARE
QUALITY
In which the FLORSHEIM shoe will be found pre
eminent STYLE
For which the FLORSHEIM make has always been noted
EASE AND COMFORT
Which is assured in a degree never before attained . .
A SHOE WITH THE NAME
"THE FLORSHEIM SHOE"
Woven in the strap is a guarantee of the above
Ij qualifications.
SAM HUGHES CO.
Get away from the heat ot baking
during these warm summer days and
buy the necessaries at the Heppner
Bakery.
Qood, home cured bacon; extra
fine homemade lard. Low prices Peo
ple's Cash Market. ,, , ,.,
Did you read our new adv.T We
will furnish you the goods and give
you a square deal. City Meat Mar
ket. Storage batteries charged at Hepp
ner Light & Water Co. Prices range
from $1.50 to $1.75 for recharging.
Ladies Get away from the heat
of the stove and do your ironing with
an electric iron.
If yon want extra fine meats at the
right prices, see the Old Reliable
Dutchman at People's Cash Market.