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Gaiette,
The Heppner
HewnVrTlm. Est.bli.hed Nov
"consolidated February 15. 1911
VAWTER CRAWFORD,
Editor and Proprietor.
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MORROW COCKTT OFFICIAL PAPER
Thursday, December 24, 1914.
It is estimated that it will require
300,000 tons of provisions per month
to care for the starving Belgian peo
ple until harvest time next summer.
This means an expenditure of about
$5,000,000 a month and the United
States is the only nation that can
produce the stuff and pay the price.
.The whole country is now being or
ganized to take hold of this relief
work; it is a wonderfully big task
but the people of these United States
love to tackle a big job. In the fur
thering of this work, each commun
ity must do its part and it is gratify
ing to note the hearty response that
is being made by the people of Mor
row county. No appeal for aid of
the suffering has ever been turned
down here and the little nation
across the, water that has been plung
ed in to direst want because of the
great war will get its due share of
practical sympathy from our people.
The first car of flour and provisions
should leave here for Portland before
January 1st, as on that date the rail
road company will withdraw their of
fer of free transportation. Heppner
Milline Company and Phill Cohn
have Dut the Drice of flour right
down to cost and your order for a
barrel is good with them and
nren vou to be Drompt so that the
car can be made up and forwarded
at once.
Th first thine of importance after
the new year rolls around, will be
the Third Annual Morrow County
Poultry Show. Are you making
preparations?
Gov. West has been asked by the
Oregon Belgian Relief Committee to
accompany the Oregon contribution
to Betgium next month and he may
decide to do so.
The Gazette-Times extends Christ
mus greetings to all of its numerous
friends and patrons. May you enjoy
this festal season to the run ana may
th pnmine vear bring you sweeter
joys and greater prosperity, Is our
sincere wish.
nnsinesH conditions, the country
over, are beginning to improve and a
o.omnlete return to prosperous times
is looked for by early Spring. Let it
come; our part of the great domain
can absorb its share without grumbling.
A Rhode Island Red hen has es
tablished a new egg laying record,
sir-passing Prof. Dryden's hen al the
Arririiltural College by six eggs, ine
former record was 303 eggs, but this
hen, which lives in Pennsylvania, has
finally succeeded in doing excellent
work for 309 days out of the year.
The Cottage Grove Leader warns
the people that a movement is on
toot to re-initiate some of the defeat
ed freak laws. That paper is offering
the suggestion that all the badly de
feated bills be kept off the ballot by
law for a period of at least six years.
Tho Idea is a eood one and the leg
islature should be induced to take
favorable action on the suggestion.
Educators acknowledge that mo
tion pictures have their place in ed
ucation as aqjuncts to books. It is
recognized that the movies represent
a new force and instrument of edu
cation. Their alluring scenes and
infinite ranee of subjects represent
the most developed tool that has been
devised in this century. The educa
tor must use it for good, because the
makers of films are educating 5,000,
000 American children daily, but not
always desirably. It is calculated
that one-fourth of the patrons of the
mrwipa are less than 16 years old.
The overyhelming majority of the
pictures they see depend lor success
upon an appeal in undue degree to
the feelings.
Italy exempts from taxation those
theaters which exhibit only educa
tional motion pictures. In Ontario,
Canada, the children study geogra
phy through the help of the movies.
Greece has bought 4000 machines
for use in its public schools. Wis
consin has adopted the movies as a
feature of university extension, and
the varsity is collecting a film "li
brary" to go from school to school of
the state. Educators have shown
hospitality to the new force, but spec
ial films must be made for the schools
and great intelligence and conscience
shown in opening this new field.
Spokesman-Review.
AN APPRECIATION.
Editor Crawford:
Dear Sir and Bro.:
Pprmit me space in this issue of
The Gazette-Times to express my very
great appreciation of the kindness
you have shown me at all times.
Relrlnm have I met wltn more
courteous treatment at the hands of
the public and professional men than
has been accorded me during my stay
in Heppner.
I thank vou sincerely, genteimen,
may prosperity attend you every one.
Fraternally yours,
REV. WILL. N. FERRIS.
The Hobson "Dry" resolution, vot
ed on in the house Tuesday, while re
ceiving a majority vote, failed of the
necessary two-thirds vote required.
The debate was spirited on both
sides and a much larger vote was cast
than anticioated. The vote stood 197
we aves to 189 noes, and failed of adop
tion by 61 votes. Hawiey, sinnott
and Lafferty, Oregon's representa
tives, supported the resolution.
The commissioners of Douglas
county have refused to pay the bill
of W. R. McKenzie & Sons, expert
accountants sent to make examina
tion of their records by direction of
the State Insurance Commissioner.
The bill tor the work was $576, and
the Douglas county court holds this
to be exorbitant, and further al
leges that no report of any value has
been turned in by the experts. For
a similar service Morrow County has
paid $499, our court finding no way
of holding up the claim, though it is
exorbitant, and very largely graft.
The law says these examinations
must be made at least once a year,
and the county court can not say
who will do the work, and neither
can they refuse to pay the bill. A
few months ago an examination was
made by a competent accountant, his
report made, filed and published,
and the expense to the county was not
half what the last examination cost.
We presume what is true here will
apply to all other counties 01 tne
state. The present system does not
insure economy and efficiency to the
"taxpayers, but it does insure fat Jobs
to firms of experts who would per
haps otherwise be out of employ
ment. This work should be under
the absolute control of the county
courts. The present law should be
repealed.
A bill to re-district the state so
that each county may have a repre
sentative of its own in tne legisla
ture, is being prepared and will be
presented at the coming session.
Three counties of the state have no
representation from the boundaries
of their own territory, these being
Morrow, Hood River and Malheur.
On the other hand, many counties
have more representatives in the leg
islature than they are entitled to.
Surely if a county is worthy to be
called such it is entitled to represen
tation, and relief should be granted
by some such bill as is proposed. The
present arrangement certainly needs
"fixln."
Australia holds the world's su
premacy as a wool producer and the
ovhiVft from Australia at the Pana
ma-Pacific International Exposition
will be unsurpassed In quantity, qual
itv and educative value. Not only
the wool itself but the Australian
mnd of cllDDing and sorting It will
be shown for the Instruction of wool
srnwera of other countries. Of re
markable interest will be an interna
tional sheep shearing contest.
Amnne the remarkable exhibits to
he Rhown at the Panama-Pacific In
ternational Exposition at San Fran
cis will be Thomas A. Edison's la
test invention, the "Telescribe". This
is a combination of telephone and
riictanhnne and has never before been
exhibited at an international exposi
tion. It fulfills Mr. Edison's preaic
tion uttered in 1870 that perfection
in telephone communication would be
reached only when means were ais
cnvBrpd for combining the telephone
and phonograph in order that tele
phone msssags migeiit he properiy
I'acorded.
When the receiver of the desl:
telephone is removed from the hook
and nlflcen in the socket of the tele
scribe the acoustic connection of the
dictating machine Is made and then
the user takes up the small receiver
attached to a "telescribe" and begins
conversation. In this way both sides
of the conversation are recorded 011
the telescribe cylinder and commun
icatlon with the central operator ie
shut off, thus preventing "breaking
In" nn the lino. The value 01 ine
telescribe is shown by the fact that
the telephone system transmits sixty
npr nt of all forms of communica
tion in the United States, totalling
fiftpon htllion conversations a year,
a grand total In excess of the number
of telegrams, letters and railroad
passengers in the same period.
Heppner Is prosperous; Morrow
county Is prosperous. We do not
feel the need of want and our citizens
are in a land of plenty. Five million
Belgians are facing starvation; in
fact thousands of them are perishing
at this time for the want of shelter,
food and clothing. Our people pro
pose to send them at this time a car
of flour and much other food and
clothing. You can give a barrel of
flour and there is nothing that will
be more appropriate. At this Christ
mas season, let us all remember that
it is more blessed to give than re
ceive.
A big campaign is on to create the
office of public defender in all cities
and counties. Now if a citizen is In
dicted or accused of violating the
laws and has no means the court
auDoints a lawyer to defend. This
practice Is sometimes abused by the
accused receiving only formal or in
different defense. But this is not an
excuse at this time for creating new
offices on a large scale, with equip
ment and office expense.
MOTION PICTURES AS TEACHERS
Rnnks will soon." Edison has as
sured us, "be obselete In the public
schools. Scholars will be instructed
through the eye. With the motion
oicture It is possible to teach every
branch of knowledge. Inside of 10
years our school system will be com
pletely changed.
The wizard of electricity can work
wonders, but he and his movies can
not render books obsolete In the
rsr tparh everv branch 01
knowledge or revolutionize our pub
lic schools. The shoemaker needs to
stick to his last. This scientist and
Inventor who is not an educator, is
too sanguine and speaks overconfi
dently. Nevertheless, he has made a brave
start toward the fulfilment of his
forecast. To his 700 inventions he
has added a system of children's ed
ucation motion pictures. He has test
ed it through practice. He has list
ed nearly a thousand subjects, had a
specialist in fifty or sixty of them
prepare the films, and brought them
to the scenario stage. Each film,
when made Is tested by rlfferent au
diences. Dependence is chiefly put
upon Edison's "gang" of boys, one
of whom Is his own son, and nothing
that these frank censors disapprove
goes further.
LEXINGTON.
Mrs. Hattie Irwin left Saturday
for Portland.
W. G. Scott made a business trip
to The Dalles last week.
Frank Evans and family made a
business trip to Heppner in their
auto.
NpIHb Davis came Tiome Saturday
from Forest Grove to spend the holidays.
w. P Harnett and family have re
turned from a visit to the Wlllamett3
Valley.
Hank Parker and wife have re
turned from a two week's visit in
Portland.
Ed Duran returned from the
mountains with a nice load of fir
:rees for Christmas decorations.
The exercises at the Hall last;
Thursday night were a big success.
.Sverybody had an enjoyable time.
Mrs. R. B. Rice left Sunday for a :
isit to her old home in Missouri.
3hn will remain away for two
months.
There was vacation at school three
lays last week on account of the
eachers' examinations at Heppner.
Ml of the teachers took them.
Ralph Barton was in Lexington
Thursdav. He recently returned
from Idaho, where he spent several
months with his brother Earl,
Mrs. Ida Burchell and her daugh
ter Hulda came home Monday eve-
aing for the holidays. Miss Hulda
;s attending the state normal school
at Monmouth.
Mrs. Cleo Van Winkle returned to
Mikkalo, Ore., Sunday. She had been
visiting with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jos. Eskelson, who reside in
.'larks Canyon.
Elmer Stamp and H. C. Maxwell
of Vancouver, Wash., are looking
around here for a location. Mr.
Stamp was in this part of the coun-
,i-y a few years ago and is acquainted
with its conditions.
According to old settlers who have
been in this vicinitj for the past 25
or 30 years, this is the drye3t year
they have experienced for a long
time. We have had less than two
Inches of rainfall since September
1st.
Mrs. Arthur Flnley of Sand Hol
low, died last Thursday from dip
theria. She was buried in the Lex
ington cemetery, Dr. H. T. Allison,
county health officer having charge
of the Interment. Mrs. Flnley leaves
a husband and two children. All of
them are quaranteed and sick from
the disease but from last reports they
are improving and are out 01 danger.
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