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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.
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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
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