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i THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPXER. OUE.. THURSDAY, SEPT. 3. IOI4 PAGE TWO mmm-mttcti J,,. ,;.?,, ( 7 fjitt(r(a timaf. f,,M luH.rit! jrmrirt . fmti . j(rtft t it retire? iirtfi tit infect tit. ilJi" ' , ami . f:rrrtr (nty j ! i i ji i THE GAZETTE-TIMES. The Heppner Gazette, Established March 30, 1SS3. The Heppner Times, Established Nov 18, 1SS7. Consolidated February 15, 1912. VAWTER CRAWFORD, Editor and Proprietor. issued everv Thursday morning, and entered at the 1'ostofflce at Heppner, Oregon, as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 6ne Year $1.50 Six Months, 75 Three Months 50 Single Copies 05 ADVERTISING RATES Display, transient, running less than one month, first insertion, per inch, 25c; subsequent insertions, 12 l-2c; display, regular. 12 l-2c; locals, first insertion, per line, 10c: subsequent insertions, per line, 5c; lodge resolu tions, per line, 5c; church socials and all advertising of entertainments conducted for pay, regular rates. MORROW COUSTY OFFICIAL PAPER Thursday, September 3, 1914. A Bard Who Really Sings. Washington Herald: We don't know what England wants or ex pects of a poet laureate, but If he is supposed to inspire patriotism or keep it alive, it would seem that James Bernard Fagan an inspiring name, by the way qualified for the office when he wrote the following verse, entitled "The Hour" in the London Daily Telegraph: We have shut the gates of the Dover straits, And north where the tide runs free, Cheek by jowl, our watchdogs prowl, Gray hulks in a grayer sea. And the prayer that England prays tonight To the lord of our destiny, As the foam of our plunging prow is white. We have stood for peace and we war for right, God give us victory. THE WASTE OF WAR. ;((!) TIME TO PAY DEBTS. While the price of wheat is now soaring round about the price of $1.00 per bushel, it would be an ex cellent time for our farmers to let go of at least enough grain to en able them to pay their debts. 1 No doubt the present high price of grain is due to speculation on the part of the gamblers who expect to make much gain by the forcing up of prices on account of the European war. The temptation to hold for a higher price, especially when the tendency is for still higher prices is great but past history shows us that high prices do not hold up for a very great length of time, and farm ers in the past have lost much mon ey by waiting for the market to ad vance still higher, a sudden drop coming leaving the farmer in a more distressed condition, than he was before prices began to advance. Anything between ninty cents and a dollar a bushel for wheat is a fair price, and every farmer, who must ell sooner or later anyway, would do well to play safe and take what the speculators are now offering, for who knows how soon the market may drop. By selling at least part of their crop at the present good fig' ure, the farmers will be able to take care of their debts, and the future will pretty well take care of itself, whether the remainder of the crop Is sold at a high figure or low. Portland Journal. It has been estimated that the daily cost of Europe's war will run to $150,000,000. Should the conflict last a year, the actual outlay will exceed $1S,000,000,000, and this will not include loss of property and lives. In thirteen years the cost of maintenance of armies and navies of the countries at war, as well as the cost of naval construction, has ex ceeded $20,000,000,000. The wealth of the five great powers at war is es timated at $270,000,000,000, so that preparation for a year's fighting and actual outlay during the conflict will total more than fourteen per cent of the total wealth. England's great navy of 579 war ships was built at a cost of many billions of dollars. Naval construc tion in the last 25 years has under gone sweeping revolutions, so that year by year the British government was compelled to replace its obso lete warships with fighting machines embracing all the latest ideas sug gested by experience and approved by naval experts. England's expense for naval con struction has been enormous. From 1900, when $48,940,000 was voted for new construction and armament, the expense increased year by year until $80,500,000 was voted for the fiscal year 1913-14. It has been a tremendous load on the backs of the Britons, and now the burden is made heavier because of actual war. Whatever verdict history may give as to responsibility for the present conflict, the war must be held a disT grace to civilization. It is an econO' mic crime, and the sad part of it is that the people who must pay the penalty will be without blame Speaking in London five months ago concerning economic waste in pre paring for war, Count Sergius Witte said: Sketch a picture in your mind's eye of all that those sums, if prop erlv spent, could effect for the na tions who now waste them on heavy guns, rifles, dreadnoughts, fortresses and barracks. If this money were laid out on improving the material lot of the people, they would live longer, work to better purpose and enjoy some of the happiness or con tentment which at present is the prerogative of the few. When I call to mind the gold and the work thus dissipated in smoke and sound, and compare that picture with the other-villagers with drawn, sallow faces, men and women and dimly conscious children perishing slowly and painfully of hunger I begin to ask myself whether human culture and the white man who per sonifies it are not wending toward the abyss." The war which Count Witte pre dicted has come. Already babies are crying for lack of milk in Vienna. Women find it necessary to become breadwinners. The "glory" of war has been obscured by its waste and the Buffering it must bring upon this and following generations. Foster for the past week. li. Fitzsimmons. who makes his home with Ed McMillan, departed Wednesday for a visit at Gifford, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Cox returned from a vacation to Portland. They are guests of Mr. and Mrs Karl Beach. Mis. Ward Lee and daughter. Gladys, left for Moscow, Idaho, to join Mr. Lee in their new home at that place. William Padberg's Case gasoline machine finished the season last Thursday and will commence to haul in the wheat crop. The Bowman and Cummings threshing machine crossed Willow creek at Lexington Monday. They have several days threshing on the i north side of the creek. Miss Winnie Smith departed mon day morning for Klamath Falls, where she has accepted a position as teacher in the public schools. Nickoson & Butiington, the well drillers, have just completed a well for John Carmichael at a depth of 311 feet.. They secured an excellent flow of water. D. I. Russell of Los Angeles, Cal., is in this vicinity looking after his property interests. He reports ev erything very favorable. He dispos ed of 480 acres near lone. The Bowman and Cumings thresh ing machine is threshing near town on the south side of the creek. They have several weeks work ahead of them before they will be through. J. B. Coxen and wife left Wednes day for the Shippard Springs. They will be absent two or three weeks. Bud Clark of Heppner is the official barber during Mr. Coxen's absence. Doc Lewis left Friday to visit the old home town at Lacllle, Iowa. Doc has been in the west for several years. On his way east he will stop a few days in Idaho to visit with relatives. Elmer McMillan was operated up on for appendicitis In Portland re cently. His many friends will be glad to know the operation was suc cessful. He will be able to be around again in a few weeks. The farm known as the Andrews place 11 miles northeast of Lexing ton has been sold. This farm con sists of 1940 acres of land. The deal was made through W. E. Gilbert agent for a well known real estate firm in Vancouver, Wash. We have not yet learned, the name of the pur chaser or the consideration involved. The dry weather continues, the air is heavy with smoke from forest fires, the heavy wheat teams still roll into town and the roads are getting to be a live issue for debate. The price of wheat and everything else ia going -up and everybody is thankful that the United States is at peace with the world. C. T, Townsend of Portland was a business caller at Lexington Thurs day of last week. Mr. Townsend is a member of the T. S. Townsend Creamery Co. He expressed himself as satisfied with the cream produced at this place and hopes they may continue to receive the patronage in the future as in the past. They have paid out to the cream patrons in this vicinity during the past year, over $7100. The Lane county fair will urge the use of Oregon made products as the best way to cut out the mall or der business. WWII1 S3 Lm 532 W. E. Severance was down from the Hardman scetion on Saturday, making delivery of a small bunch of beef cattle at Heppner for ship ment to Portland market. Mr. Sev erance' states that the hoppers have just located in very large numbers in his locality and thty are making everything green take on a sickly appearance, doing much damage to gardens. They arrived too late to damage the hay and grain crops. The Attorney-General has decided that the ruling of the Industrial Wel fare Commission applies to the hop industry and women and children cannot work more than eight hours per day or 54 hours per week. Everybody and his dog will attend the Second Annual Fair. Preparing your exhibits? Geo. White made a business trip to Heppner last week. Mrs. Sanford Green was a passen gen for Heppuer Monday. Miss Sadie Morey was visiting friends in Lexington last week. Theodore Anderson, an Eight Mile farmer was a Lexington caller Satur day. Miss Kitty Wilmot of Portland is visiting her sister, Mrs. Delia Mc Millan. Mrs. Lina McMillan of Portland Is visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity. Mrs. E. A. Pointer and son Jim, were passengers Wednesday to Ship pard Springs. Billy Corson, a well known Mor row county citizen was a Lexington visitor last week. Frank Beymer and wife from Mon ument, is visiting with Mr. Beymer's mother, Mrs. E. A. Beymer. Mrs. Irwin of Independence, Ore., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jess Prohibition Doomed! After 64 years of activity by the friends of prohibition the average American today consumes almost six times as much liquors a3 did the average American of 1850. In spite of this there is less drunkenness. With this wonderful change for the better, prohibition ha3 had nothing whatever to do.. The real reason i3 found ia the fact that today there is a vastly greater amount of beer consumed. And beer is not conducive to drunken ness. Prohibition is a failure and ha3 had but one effect wherever tried: to put a ban upon the open and above-board drinking of beer and other light bev erages and to drive men to secret, immoderate drinking of the strongest stimulants. This is notably true of Maine, a prohibition state. There is ten time3 as much drunkenness per capita as there is in France. Paid Advertisement Only 1 5 more days until the opening of the 2NBD ANNUAL Rfl(D)IRn8(D)W B)GJN HEPPNER, OREGON SEPTEMBER 17-18-19, 1914 FADES BIGGER and BETTER Are Y ou rreoansi g 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 pain3 nor money in securing the best talent for entertainment available. You will be thrilled by the baleon 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. is Further. And More Detailed Information May Be Obtained From W. W. SME AD, Secretary, HEPPNER, OREGON. I s ESS ZHSSS HOLEPROOF HOSIERY The Original GUARANTEED Hose for Men, Women and Children. CHILDREN Women's H. P. Stockings FOR MEN Holeproof Hosiery HOLEPROOF Hose are knit from Sea Island and Egyptian yarns. These yarns, because of their wearing qualities and softness, cost 74c a lb,t about twice as much as ordinary yarns. Best of all six pairs are guaranteed to wear six months without holes, or new hose are furnished free promptly and cheerfully. if Extra Light Weight and Mercerized H. P. Sox, 6 prs. the box.. $2.00 Lustre, 6 prs. the box $3.00 Silk Faced, 3 prs. the box $1.50 Silk, 3 prs. the box $1.50 H. P. Sockings; 6 prs. the Box $2.00 Why Patch and Darn when you can get the H. P. Sox and Stock ings, 3 and 6 months without holes. ' For Sale By Sam Hughes Company, HEPPNER - - ORE. MO DARNING I Think what a blessing that means to you. BecauGC six pairaof Holeproof Hose are GUARANTEED against holes for six months or new hose are furnished FREE promptly and cheerfully. And these soft snug-fitting hose coat no more than ordinary hoaieryl Medium and Light Weight, 6 prs. the box. '. $2.00 Lustre, 6 prs. the box $2.00 Silk Faced, 3 prs. the box.... $2.25 Pure Silk, 3 pairs the box. . . .$3.00 Get away from the heat of baking during these warm summer days and buy the necessaries at the Heppner Bakery. Good, home cured bacon; extra .Ulnra, Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Ore pie'S cash Market. Storage batteries charged at Hepp ner Light & Water Co. Prices range from $1.50 to $1.75 for recharging. If you want spring chicken for Sunday dinner, leave orders on Fri day. Peoples' Cash Market. Ladies Get away from the heat of the stove and do your ironing with an electric iron. If you want extra fine meats at the right prices, see the Old Reliable Dutchman at People's Cash Market. V
