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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1914)
THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPP.VEU, ORE., THIKSDAY, OCT. !.". 1914 PAGE THREE ? &f)e PALM has a complete line of CONFECTIONS, CIGARS and SOFT DRINKS Try our Pop Corn always fresh. R. M. HART get wise- Go to the Jack Headquarters for Gasoline and Oil. All kinds of Re pair Work by Skilled Mechanics. GENERAL LiVERY SERVICE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO TRAIN CALLS NORTON WINNARD, Prop. Agents for MAXWELL "25" MayStreet,"rear ofthe Palace Hotel People's Casis Market Phone Main 73 All kinds of Fresh anil Cured Meats, Poultry, Lard We pay highest cash prices paid for Stock, Hides and Pelts. HENRY SCHWARZ, Proprietor 113 i Mrs. L. G. Herren MILLINERY HEADQUARTERS FOR SCHOOL WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF TABLETS, PENCILS, INK, ETC. SLOCUM DRUG CO. Rabbit Garag "Victor" Ladies' Tailored SUITS Your old hats can be made new; bring them to us. Expert dyeing and - tinting. A Full Line of Sash and Girdle Ribbons A complete line of Fay Ideal Stockings. These are especially service able for school children. PARLORS SCHOOL SUPPLIES. BOOKS S L LEG ISLATION REEDED The Farm the Place to Study All Legislative Problems. ' By Peter Radford. Lecturer National Farmers' Union. The principal (unction performed by government today 1b to collect taxes, keep records and prevent and punish crime; but that Is not sufficient. Gov ernment should tip its hat to the God dess of Opportunity as courageously as It draws a Blx-shooter on a train robber. We ought to encourage thrift as well as restrain greed. We have been basing legislation upon the ex tremes of human life the classes high and low, the depraved and the talented let us now reach the masses and the extremes will more nearly disappear. Our statutes are filled to overflowing with pity and revenge; let us add opportunity. The slogan of the Farmers' Union Is co-operation. Not only among In dividual farmers, but between all legi timate and useful occupations. We want to sit around the hearthstone of industry and talk over problems of mutual Interest with our neighbors. We want to Invite those who are earnestly searching for information on public questions to get back to the soil with their investigations where, in the stillness of nature, they can climb the mountain-top of wis dom, explore the deep canyons of knowledge and stroll through the o.uiet valleys of understanding. There is no problem in civilization that cannot be found in its native state on the farm. The labor, edu cational, financial, transportation, home-building and all ether problems are there. We will discuss a few of them. The Labor Problem. We bow to the dignity of labor. No one would be willing to do mere to lighten the burdens, increase the safety, comforts and profits of those who labor in commerce and industry than their fellow toilers In agricul ture. Hut hew about the farmer vho bows 1:1s back to feed and clothe the world, and who works from sun until sun? Is he not also entitled to an increase in pay and a shortening of hours? Much has been said about the women in the factory and behind the counter, but how about the worian in i he field, drenched in perspiration, gclbrrii-g the harvest, the little chil dren, their lips wet with mother's milk, toiling by her sjde? Are they not als-o entitled to consideration? Is not the man who d!;s in the ground entitled to the same consideration as he who toils at the forge, weaves at the loom and works behind the count er? The farmer has been bearing his burdens as patiently as the beast he plows, but is patience a bar from jus tice? The labor problem of Virginia today is cn the farm, and the first attention should be given those who labor In the field. The Need of Cheap Money. Agriculture has never been proper ly financed. The farmer pays a much higher rate of interest as a rule than any other class oi' borrower and his property, especially that of farm prod ucts, is not so readily accepted as a basis of credit as the property of other lines of industry of equal mar ket value. , A rural or land credit system Is needed that will enable a farmer to buy a home on long time at a cheap rate of interest. A statute based on sound business principles that will enable the land less to buy and encourage the large land owner to sell, is much needed, and one that merits the most serious consideration of our law makers. The financial problem of the state and nation is on the farm, and first attention should be given those who create the nation's wealth. It Is an admitted economic fact that there can be no permanent prosperity without a permanent agriculture. An up-to-date farmer must have an accurate knowledge of today and a clear vision of tomorrow. In this age of advancement In agri cultural science there is no excuse for soil depletion to further menace the nation's prosperity. Soli Is not a dead. Inert substance, as many suppose. It Is an active, virile force, full of energy and power and the farmer should know his soil If he would maintain its productiveness. Agriculture Is recognized as the greatest of all Industries and a pros perous, progressive and enlightened agricultural population is the surest safeguard of civilization. HOT LAKH MANAGER WOVLl) LIKE NOTICE OF ARRIVAL IN ADVANCE. Persons contemplating a visit to Hot Lake Springs, Oregon, who re quire the service of a wheel chair or other special convenience, are re quested by the management to give notice of arrival In advance, bo that proper care and attention may be assured, (Paid Advertisement.) Many Heppner people attended the dance at Lena last Saturday night. TO Portland, Oregon, Oct. 13. The River and Harbor Bill having been passed by Congress, the money nec essary for the continuation of dredg ing and the construction of jetties at the mouth of the Columbia will be immediately available. For the work at the mouth of the Columbia $1,000- 000 has been awarded, for the work on the Columbia below Portland, $200,000 and for the completion of the Celilo canal $525,000, which the estimate will be the full amount re quired. Since the report from Washington was received about five hundred men have been put to work at Big Eddy and as soon as work can be found for them, additional men will be employed and the work rush ed to completion at the earliest possi ble date. At an election held in Roseburg early last week the voters of that city authorized the issuance of bonds to the amount of $500,000 with which to as:;ist in the construction of a rail road from Roseburg to Coos Bay. A railroad commission consisting of ten business men of the city was pro vided for at the same election. Fifty thousand dollars contributed by Multnomah county citizens for the completion of the Columbia Rive: Highway in the county will be ex pended in the immediate future un der the supervision of the state high way engineers. Tills donation it is said will insure the completion of the grading on the highway this year. In the near future an extensive system of stock yards will be estab lished at Springfield for the handling of livestock in the upper Willamette valley. Market quotations will be published daily, based on the Port land market, and the surplus live stock will be shipped to the metrop olis. It 13 expected that the improve ment will cost not less than $10000. Following the disastrous fire at Bandon last June in which property to the value of $300,000 was des troyed, the citizens of that progress ive city have started out to make public and private improvements which will aggregate $250,000 in cost. A number of modern fire-proof structures are now under way, ex tensions of the water system are be ing Installed and a few months will see a new and substantial city erect ed on the ruins of the old one. According to advices from Wash ington. Oregon's share of the money received by the government from the forest reserves in this state amounts to $60,606, and this amount will be immediately available for the benefit of the schools or improvement of the roads in the counties in which the forest reserves are located. PROHIBITION TOIR IS KIN- DKRKI) BY HEAVY ROADS. Schedule Took Speakers Through Sand Dunes Along Columbia. In making out the schedule of dates for the Dry delegation the com mittee laid out a trip down the Col umbia river, which was impossible to make on time, so Mr. Hinshaw, the National Chairman of the Pro hibition party and George L. Cleaver, candidate for Congress, second Oreg on district, were not able to appear in Heppner as billed. They readied Arlington two days late and Mr. Cleaver came on to the branch towns Friday, visiting Hepp ner, Lexington and lone, at which points he acquainted himself with the voters by coming Into personal contact with them. Mr. Hinshaw reports that the pro hibition wave, not only in Oregon, but all over the country, is the great est in all the history of the cause, and that the temperance forces are now so combined that they will elect at least three men to Congress In Nov ember. The second district of Oreg on is to have the honor of polling the largest vote for a Pry candidate yet recorded. Mr. Cleaver says that the Dry ele ment In all the parties that have can didates, are lined up behind him and that the Progressives and Socialists, who have no candidates will vote for him and assure his election. The women are organized for the fight and these temperance advocates predict a complete knock-out for the saloons on Nov. 3rd, not only in pas sing the amendment, but by electing a Prohibition congressman. Enjoyed the State Fair. Wilson O. Bayless ' returned on Friday evening from Salem and Port land. At Salem he took in the Slate Fair and witnessed Morrow count;, walk off with the blue ribbons. He greatly enjoyed the fair all the way through, and is firmly of the opinion that the Morrow county exhibit has been the means of doing us a lot of good. The display was greatly ad mired by hundreds of visitors who expressed great surprise at the pro ductiveness of this "cow county." On his return Mr. Bayless spent sev eral days visiting with relatives in Portland. 5' V u 4 j A man of experience in business and farming. Favors amendment to our tax laws, making tax payments May 1st and November 1st without interest or penalty. Favors less appropriations and re trenchment in public expenditures; the abolishment of all useless boards, and the consolidation of others where possible. A man that knows the demands of Eastern Oregon and always ready to defend them. CONSULT YOUR BEST INTEREST AND MARK YOUR BALLOT NO. 55 X (Paid Advertisement Authorized by J. D. Flarnondon, Athena, Oregon.) r 1 ' f no two noses are (aiiKe Every face presents a ciJFercr.t problem to t'ae optician. The good re suits wc get are due to experience in eye testir.y and skill in fitting the new Do not neglect your eyesight at the expense of comfort, peace Rnc! good health. Remember that no matter how difficult your eye problems may be we can fit you with good-looking Fits-U Eyeglasses. OSCAR BORG, Jeweler and Optometrist ) tiZm Flowers for All Occasions Fall time is Bulb time. Plant now for flowers hi Spring. FUNERAL WORK OUR SPECIALTY. SEND ALL ORDERS DIRECT. WE HAVE NO AGENTS JEWELL GREENHOUSES, THE DALLES OREGON HEPPNER WOOD YARD ED BRESLIN, Prop. Dealer In Wood and Coal Leave, orders with Slocum Drug Co. or phone Main 60. Get Our Clubbing Rates To-Day. C. A. BARRETT ATHENA, Umatilla County, Oregon. Regular Republican Nomi nee for Senator,, 19th Senatorial District, Comprising the Counties of Umatilla, Union and Morrow. I f m mm Gvcf&au FIT ANY NOSE
