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THK GAZKTTK-TTME9, HFPPXFR, ORE.. THVKSDAY. NOV. 20. 1914 r.xar. TWO THE GAZETTE-TIMES. The Hpjipner Gaiette, Established llar.h SO, 13 XT The Hepp:ier Timea Established Nov 18. 1SS7. Consolidated February 15. 1912. VAWTF.R CRAWFORD, Editor and Proprietor. Issued every Thursday morning, and entered at the Postoffiee at Heppner, Oregon, as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: tfne Year H-$? Six Months. 7 Th'ee Months J Single Copies . '?- ADVERTISING RATES Display, transient, running less than one month, first insertion, per inch, 25c; subsequent insertions, 12 l-2c; displav, regular, 12 l-2c; locals, first insertion, per line, 10c: subsequent Insertions, per line, 5c: lodge resolu tions, per line, 5c; church socials and 11 advertising of entertainments conducted for pay, regular rates. HORUOW COVJiTY OFFICIAL PAPER Thursday, November 26, 1914. A FRIGHTFUL TAX. From the Oregon Journal. Today the average man in Great Britain who earns $1000 a year and upwards, must give one month's ear nings out of the twelve to the gov ernment. Out of every $12 he earns, $1 goes to help carry on the war. And what is worse, it is morally certain that this tax will not only continue for a generation, but that it will be in creased. It is even expected that those who earn $1000 a year and up ward from investments, will be com pelled ultimately to give one forth of their earnings to the government. Two years ago, David Starr Jor dan computed the war debts of Eu rope at $26,000,000,000, a sum in conceivably vast. It is an amount nearly eight times greater than all the gold mined in the United States in 125 years. About the same time, David Lloyd George, chancellor of the British ex chequer, reckoned the war cost of Europe in times of profound peace at $2,250,000,000 a year, a total which he said had nearly doubled in 20 years and which he predicted would double again in less than ten years if the war madness is not stopped. In a British naval debate, Sir Ed ward Grey, one of the sanest bf Eu rope's statesmen, uttered this im pressive warning: Unless the incongruity and mis chief of mounting military cost be brought home not only to the heads of men generally but to their feelings as well the rivalry will continue, and it must in the long run break down civilization. You are having this great burden piled up in times of peace, and if it goes on increasing by leaps and bounds as it has done in the last generation it will become intolerable. There are those who think it will lead to war pre cisely because it is already becoming intolerable. Words could scarcely have been more prophetic. The war of which Earl Grey spoke has come. That it came because the cost of militarism was "becoming intolerable" is not unlikely. Its "toll in money is . the least of its cost, but it is piling up war debts under which Europe is already stag gering and at a rate which Earl Grey foresaw must ultimately, unless checked, break down civilization. Great Britain is still struggling with the debts of the Boer war, fought half a generation ago, a war that is but a skirmish in comparison How are the inconceivable debts of the present unparelleled conflict to be paid? THE FIGHT FOIl TAX REFORM. The press of Oregon was almost unanimous in the campaign that re sulted in defeating freak measures on the ballot. The Press is again leading the fight for tax reform and reducing the expenses of our State govern ment. The State Tax Board and the var ious city, county and school taxing bodies are all busy cutting down lev ies. In addition to that the press of the state will be the influence that will compell retrenchment in the legis lature and lop off extravagant appro priation. A square fight will be made by the state press association to reduce run ning expenses of the state govern ment, at least half a million dollars. The Press proved more powerful in preventing vicious legislation than all the other organizations put to gether. In the campaign for tax reduction the newspapers will accomplish more than all the pledges in the political platform. This beautiful weather gives us all something to be thankful for. Heppner will send delegates to the Irrigation Congress which meets in Portland next month. Are we going to have a Poultry Show this year? This Is the question several people have asked us the past week. We re-echo the question, Are we going to have a Poultry Show this year? THK I.ATKST WAR WOXPKR. The report of Colonel Goethals of the building of the Panama caual, with the exact figures of the cost, is something so splendid in achieve ment that it passes above the usual data from which the progress of na tions is computed; it is a notice to the world of the latent and active power and energy of the United States, it adds majesty to our na tion's flag. For eight years past the powers of the old world have been prepar ing for war, and whatever reasons may be given, underlying all was a dream for more land aud the exten sion of commerce. During those years our country has been making a conquest tf peace and when we go back for a compar ison for it, we find there has been none since Colunibus found a new world. It has involved no sacrifice of ai" mies; no destruction by fire and sword; no speculation; no over throwing of templse of art and in dustry and learning and religion; no sinking of gallant ships; no break ing of hearts and hopes. Rather it has been Joining the world's two greatest oceans, to make a new route for commerce, to draw the peoples of the earth in closed re lationship. And is is wholly an American work. American in conception and execuction, in the brains to seise and solve every problem conected with it and to pay for it. The purpose behind the building of it was altogether generous, for it was plain from the first that the great est immediate result would be the transferring of millions of workers from overcrowded Europe to the cheaper lands on this side of the At lantic where they could better their condition and at the same time have a steadying effect upon the volitile races of Spanish-America. Looked upon from any standpoint it is great it is another command: "Civilization, forward march!" Goodwin's Weekly. APPLE COOKERY SUCCESS AT THE SHOW. From a domestic point of view, the prize contest over the cooking of apples that is conducted at the apple show by the O.-W. R. & N under the direction of Mrs.- Reddington, Is a revelation and an invitation. It has placed the show on a higher level educationally. It has opened the eyes of hundreds and even of thousands to the culinary possibil ities of the apple. It has been a fine and effective demonstration of the pomological opportunities that the finest of fruits offers to the house wife for the household bill of fare at little cost a consideration of no little consequence during the reign of the H. C. of L. In this connection it may be point ed out that it is a development of much significance that a great rail road system should Interest itself in increasing public understanding of the worth of the apple. Its employ ment of a culinary expert, such as Mrs. Reddington, to lecture and demonstrate on the apple as a big asset for the table shows practical men's appreciation of this fruit as a source of revenue. It also shows how the railroads work constantly to open new lines in the development of in dustries. Spokesman Review. WHY XOT A CHRYSANTHEMUM CITY. The writer wishes to offer as a suggestion that we name our city of Heppner the Chrysanthemum City. There is no where that they can raise chrysanthemums with so little or less care than we can in Heppner. I at tended a chrysanthemum show in Sa vanah, Ga., Thanksgiving Day in 1901. , This crysanthemum show was a big affair, people from all over the state and outside of the shate were there. This leads the writer to sug gest that we can make Heppner, our city the chrysanthemum city and des ignate Thanksgiving for the chry santhemum show. Let Heppner be spoken of only as the chrysanthe mum, city, let the commercial club and Ladies' auxiliary begin to plan to make a show on Thanksgiving Day of 1915 a great success and It can be done. The chrysanthemums are blooming in the yards of Heppner today with out any protection whatever. This is no exception, for the last six Thanksgiving services this has been true in Heppner. Even far in the sunny South of Savanah, Ga., there were yards and yards of bunting tacked upon frames above the chry santhemums from feaf frost might hurt them. This is a great benefit for the chrysanthemums and very lit tle expense and would afford beau tiful flowers should the people of Heppner take interest to plant the settings early next spring. One oth er suggestion and I am through, the machinery be put !n operation at once for this to be a success next year. A canvas should be made of every house In town and a pledge made and a record kept to show of all who enter heartily Into this plan to make Heppner the chrysanthe mum city and the first annual show a success. I presume that the County Fair pavilion could be had for such ex hibitions, there certainly could be no objection unless some one has a bet ter suggestion. I cast my vote to make Heppner the Chrysanthemum City. J. PERRY CONDER. COLOXFL ROOSF.YELT'S TRAVELS. From the Portland Oregonian. The Scribners have now published Colonel Roosevelt's South American "Travels" in book form and they will have many readers. His lively style and acute powers of observa tion would make a dull trip interest ing, but there was nothing dull about his experiences, in Argentine, Para guay and Brazil. Everything he saw became a romantic episode. All the incidents of his daily routine glowed with Interest and adventure. The (lowers of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish In the rivers all en tertained and instructed the alert traveler. The best part of his narrative deals with his voyage down the "Riv er of Doubt" which the Colonel him self discovered. Here he went through dark disasters and perils dire. His canoes were wrecked and his men fell sick from hardships and privation. One of them went mad. committed a shocking murder and fled into the wilderness. Toward the end of the adventurous journey it began to look as if the party would never see civilization again. But the clouds finally cleared away. Per severance at last brought them in sight of outlaying planter's cabins and they fared safely through. Now 'hey rejoice to think their perils past and in the security cf home and radiance of hard-won glory enjoy the plaudits of friends and readers. Colonel Roosevelt is the most ver satile of living men. Rarely does history tell of anybody so highly gifted is so many directions. To find a parallel for him we must perhaps 30 back to Julius Caesar, who ex celled the Colonel a little as a sol dier and lawgiver, but not as a trav eler and narrator. OREGON APPLE CROP STATIS TICS. Washington, D. C, Nov. 24, 1914. The 1914 apple crop of Oregon is estimated at 3,294,000 bushels, ac cording to a report of the Fedexal Department of Agriculture issued re cently. The yield in 1913 was 3, 300,000 bushels and 4,100,000 bush els in 1912. The condition of the rop at the present time is 75 per :ent of normal, and the average con lition during the past ten year per iod has been 77 per cent of normal. The apple crop of continental Uni ted States is estimated at 230,249, 100 bushels for 1914, while the yield ast year was only 145,500,000 bush ls. The average price being paid to "armers for apples at the present ;ime Is 62 cents per bushel. A MILLION HOMES. From the New York Mail. A million homes. That is in round figures the number in this huge city, Ten times, 100,000 places that men and women and children call home, where they rest after the day's toil and eat their bread and enjoy the solace of that peace that can be had nowhere else than home. Imagine these 1,000,000 homes destroyed, leaving 6,000,000 men, women and children homeless, their dwellings pillaged and burned, every possession of value swept away, seiz ed by an enemy or turned into charred wreckage. Imagine this and you have some faint idea of what happened in Bel gium. WAR IN EUROPE AID TO POSTAL SAYINGS HERE. That the war in Europe Is proving a big boon to postal savings in this :;ountry, is the gist of a statement recently issued by the postal depart ment. One reason for the large in crease in postal savings is that thou sands of people, largely of foreign birth are now depositing their money in the postal savings bank, whereas before the war, theso same people sent their money abroad. Since the opening of the war, postal savings deposits have Increased $10,000,000. Budget For the City TO THE HONARABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HEPPNER: Gentlemen: We, your committee, appointed to prepare budget of expense for the Clfy of Heppner for the year 1915, respectfully submit the following item ized estimate: i 1. Lights and lighting-City of Heppner ...$ 1750.00 2. Regular Marshall's Salary 900.00 3. Extra Marshal and Police 500.00 4. Recorder's Salary 42000 5. Treasurer's Salary 100.00 6. Fire Chief's Salary 120.00 7. Board of Health Salary 120.00 8. City Recorder 100.00 9. County Fair Board . . . .' 600.00 10. Incidentals 490.00 11. Bridges, Streets and Public Property , 5600.00 TOTAL... $10,600.00 WE RECOMMEND: That a five mill tax be levied on all taxable property In the City of Heppner, to cover the general expenses, and further that all money received from Saloon license, be It more or less than $5600.00, now received be set aside, for the building of bridges, the Improvement and maintenance of streets, and other public property, of the City of Heppner. Further, that all money, now in the hands of the City Treasurer and all money that may be derived from fines and additional license, be considered as reserve for the purpose of oiling streets and defraying the general expenses of the City of Heppner, until January 1915, and the period intervening between the 1st day of January, 1916, and the time when the taxes will be forthcoming, for which time the City will be without apparent funds. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED AND SIGNED: GEO. J. CURRIN, A. L. CORNETT, W. B. BARRATT. There will be a meeting of the council, on Monday, November 30, 1914, at 7 o'clock sharp for the consideration of this motion, and all Interested are invited to attend. HIS PRIVACY INVADED. Knew There Was a Mistake Soma where, and His Surmise Wat Correct. Once lu awhile u iiitin who has never been inside a (livelier more tlniu once or twiit lu his life cuiuw to Broudway for a supply of city impressions uuil experiences. One of these stepped into the lobhy of a tlie:itcr and said to the umu in the box office: "Give me u scat in tine uf them llttlo rooms hy itself." He was given a ticket which entitled him to u box. Armed with this, be went around to (be gallery entrance anil climbed the luuj: tiigbt of stairs to the top of the house, where the ticket taker admitted liini without question. Ue found a sent, but seemed ill lit ease and nt the end of the second act went back to the ilnoMiian with u dis pleased frown. "Look here:" lie ci.-muuded petulant ly. "What does this tneanV What Is nil them people doiu' In my box?" lie imliiiited the crowded gallery with a comprehensive sweep of his rm. When the nature of his com plaint was realized by the staff he was duly conducted to the box that belong eil to Inui in the middle tier. "NoIhmI.v but yiiii will be allowed to sit here." lie was told tn response to ills anxious luqniry. "The place where you were sitting liefore Is the gallery." "I knew there was Kouiethtng wrong, and that is why I spoke of it," he ex plained. "1 allow that the gallery is a box for the general public! Am I right V They assured him that be was right New York Times. First Aid to the Injured. Helplessly be lay by the roadside, groiiuiuB mid writhing with pain. A policeman, bearing the groans, hasten ed toward him and proceeded to Inves tigate what ailed him But all he could get from the sufferer was this: "1 ate one too I nte one too!" The policeman was puzzled, but not for long. "Poison:" was his diagnosis. Now. poison cases, so the policeman remembered, need immedlute treat ment mid poisons have antidotes. Hastily he procured what he believed to bo n suitable antidote. Then he ad ministered It Tbe result was astonishing. Like a rocket the recipient snt up and abusive ly demanded the reason for such treat ment. On being told he only became more angry. "What did I eat?" be yelled. "Why, you idiot 1-812 is the number of the car that knocked me down!" Chicago News. All to Hit Credit "My dear." he said, "you nre superb! To any man a credit. You'll be the reigning belle tonight" and kissed her as he said it. "My love. I'm glad you like my clothes," with beating heart she said it. "Because this party gown and wrap are also to your credit!" Stray Stories. Blow at Woman's Rights. Patience 1 see a Pennsylvania man has Invented a machine for moistening postage stamps when about to be ap plied to a letter. Patrice Of course It would be a man who would try to prevent women from using their tongues. Yonkers States man. Mightier Than the Sword. "It seems out of place to confer knighthood on a poet by tapping him on the shoulder with a sword." "What do you suggest?" "They ought to use a fountain pen." Kansas City Journal. A Grafter. "t know a man who is grafting all the time in his business, yet he can nlways get the public td1 swallow It." "What is he a political officeholder?" "Xo: he runs a peach orchard." Baltimore American. The Brutel Wife I want to go Into that store for curiosity. Husband-! dl.In't think you'd ever run out of that. Philadelphia Ledger. of Heppner for 1915. AR are ODDortunitv To 20-Acre Tract 1 1-2 Miles from This tract includes 12 acres of Alfalfa and the bal ance ready to put in. Also a small orchard, three years old. All under ditch and watertight. Plenty of water. A four-room house and other good buildings. TERMS $3000; $1500 CASH And the balance on THIS IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST TRACTS ON WILLOW CREEK. For Particulars SfflEAD&CRAWFORD Heppner, Oregon People's Cash Market Phone Main 73 All kinds of Fresh and Cured Meats, Poultry, Lard We pay highest cash prices paid for Stock, Hides and Pelts. HENRY SCHWARZ, Proprietor Choice Flour, Feeds, Wood, Coal and Posts, for Sale by HEPPNER FARMERS9 UNION WAREHOUSE CO. Handle . Wheat and Wool. Highest Price Paid for Hides and Pelts. 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