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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPXEK. ORE-. THURSDAY. Jan. 7. 1015.
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THE GAZETTE-TIES.
whollv from the state outsiae oi
i.,rtin,i Tim fact that a very
strong fight is being made by me
; ,h,Un(,, Portland paper in Mr. Sellings De-
M7hh jiTsi" G" ,half, to the exclusion of all other
The Heppner Times. Established Nov- , C8n(ii(iates, and especially against the
"fcinloiuated February 15. 1912. j candidacy of Mr. Eaton, has caused
J:0 -- - j considerable comment throughout
vawtkk Crawford, j th1 state an(j the impression is gain
Editor and Proprietor. I ng groun(j that Portland, as usual,
Severv' Thursday "morntnlTSnd Is trying to gain control of the Legis
enterel at the l'oatofflce at Heppner, !ature for purposes that are not made
. Oregon, as necond-class matter. j Tne Times has naught but
"""" sVPCRirTION RATES: ! the best of feelings toward Mr. Sell
One Tear 1 l 1 ing, but we cannot but help express
Six Months. H me opinion that his candidacy is ill
ling" cop.eh3s m. advised, and should the oregonian
J j persist in pressing it too strongly the
Di,p,avA annf J less than ! result will be detrimental to the best
D oSi month? first insertion, per inch, interests of the state in the way of
"WaV ir"2c?lUis.1"nrCsi legislation to be enacted by the Leg
fnwrtion' per line. 10c; subsequent . ,slature. Mr. Eaton's qualifications
l?orVner l?c&X"i , for Speaker cannot be assailed and
!',?n.r..I ',..!; nf entertainments : thi. Is connled the fact that the
state, outside of Portland, is entitled
to the speakership. Brownsville
Times.
Oregon Irrigation Congress, and it is
safe to say that if Heppner did not
hava a mm mprolal club, there would
be no representation for Heppner at
this meeting. A fight is now on for
better railroad service, being waged
by the organized commercial club.
Manv thines were brought to Hepp
ner in the line of civic improvement
in 1914 that were brought largely
through the work of the club. Big
cpr and hetter thines are in lino for
Heppner and Morrow county, -and a
live commercial ciud in Heppner win
he the hub around which all these
Improvements will take place. Are
you a member of the Heppner com
mercial Club? If not, tomorrow eve
ning will afford you a fine opportun
ity to sign up.
conducted for pay, regular rates.
MORROW COVSTT OFFICIAL PAPER
Thursday, January, 7, 1915.
THE MEN OF THE EMDEX.
What matter if you
Be stanch and true
To the British blood in the veins of
you.
When it's "hip hurrah!" for a deed
well done,
For a fight well fought and a race
well run
What matter if you be true?
Hats off to the Emden crew!
Theirs was the life of the storm-god's
folk,
Uncounted miles from the Father
land, With a foe beneath every wisp of
smoke.
a q menace in every strip of
strand.
Up, glasses! Paul Jones was but one
of these.
Hull Rainhridee. Decatur, their
brothers, too!
(Ha! those pirate knights
In a ring of foes,
When you douse your lights
And drive home your blows!)
Hats of to the Eniden's crew!
the wave-washed decks
stood they
And heard with a Viking's grim
delight
The whirr of the wings of death by
day
And the voice of death in their
dreams by night!
Under the sweep of the wings of
death.
By the blazing gun, in the tempest's
breath,
While a world of enemies strove
and fumed,
Remote, unaided, undaunted,
doomed, . -They
stood is there any, friend or
foe,
Who will choke a cheer? who can
still but scoff?
No, no, by the gods of valor, no!
To the Emden's crew
Hats off!
Goodwin's Weekly.
Allen Eaton, representative from
Lane county, who is making an ag
gressive campaign for the Speaker's
chair in the House, when the legisla
ture meets, has issued the following
platform which covers his speaker
ship policies:
"After having served contiuously
in four sessions of the Oregon House
of Representatives I know that at
least 25 per cent., and I believe 40
per cent., can be saved in the cost of
the Oregon legislative sessions with
out impairing its efficiency. I know
the rules of procedure in the Oregon
Legislature are such that men "out
side the organization" or "unfriend
ly to the machine" cannot be sure of
fair treatment for their bills.
"I know the same rules of proce
dure permit the most important leg
islation to go over until the last two
or three days. During the mad
scramble that follows, bills are pass
ed without proper consideration or
understanding.
"If I am elected at the 1915 ses
sion, I promise the accomplishment
of these two great reforms:
"1. A reduction of at least one
fourth in the expense of running the
House.
"2. A change in methods of or
ganization and procedure that will
produce fewer bills, fairer consider
ation of bills and of their authors,
and more time for important legis
lation. "I have made and shall make dur
ing this campaign for the speaker
ship, no promises of committee ap
pointments. I should rather be free
on the floor than tied in the speaker's
chair.
"This statement covers briefly my
speakership policy. The main thing
is that the next speaker shall have
such a policy.
"Respectfully,
ALLEN EATON."
The contest for the speakership of
the House at the coming session of
the Legislature has narrowed down
to two candidates Represetative Al
len Eaton of Eugene, and Represen
tative Ben Selling of Portland. The
contest has been waged with more or
less uncertainty for several weeks
with indications, as the time draws
near for the Legislature to convene,
that it can only be settled by the
final vote for speaker when the
House organization is effected. Mr.
Selling is the candidate of the Ore
gonian, and that paper is leaving
nothing undone to bring about his
election. On the other hand, Mr. t,a-
SAY THAT BUSINESS IS GOOD."
The above phrase spoken at least
once every hour in the day to your
noiirhiinr. nr vour customer, or your
employee or anyone whom you might
come in contact with during tne aay b
business will make every week in the
Vnrttiwpst nrosneritv week. The un
ion Meat Company has issued a bul
letin adapted from the Chicago Dai
ly Tribune which carries with it great
phsycological weight. It is as follows:
When the basic conditions arc
rightas they are today business
needs only the right kind of thoughts
and the right kind of talk to make it
good.
"Here is something to do today.
"Every hour on the hour say
that business is good. Say it to the
man next to you on the street car.
Say it to the man at the next desk.
Say it to your lunch partner to your
D0SS to your stenographer to your
customer to the man who waits on
vnll .
"Say it to yourself, if you are alone
hut env it. Everv hour on the
hnnr eav that business is good.
"The effect of that little phrase,
repeated eight times in one day by a
million men and women or more-
will be enough to overcome months
of pessimistic thoughts and pessi
mistic talk.
"For business will be good now,
today, next week, and right along, if
we merely say that it is good and
stick to it.
"Constant repitition of the power
ful little phrase will generate the un
animous confidence which Is what
business needs all that business
needs. For your own sake, for the
sake of the man you work for and
the men who work for you, for the
sake of your family and your friends,
for the sake of the employed and the
unemployed say that business is
good.
"Eight times today, every hour
on the hour during the business
ilav. sav that business is good. To
morrow and next week rememDer
that you have Bald It and remember
that you wore justified in saying n
because there is every reason wny
business in the Northwest should be
not only good but better than ever
hpfnra.
. "We are the market place for the
Golden West, and our territory has
n hetter material basis than ever be
fore. Our business is bound to be
good if we, all of us, make up our
minds to the fact.
"Thought for today:
SAY THAT BUSINESS IS GOOD."
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JANUARY
If you want to live in the kind of
a town like the kind of a town you
like, you needn't slip your clothes in
a grip and start on a long, long hike.
You'll only find what you left behind,
for there's nothing that's really new.
It's a knock at yourself when you
knock vour town. It Isn't your town
It's you. Real towns are not made
by men afraid lest somebody else gets
ahead. WThen everyone works and
nobody shirks, you can build a town
from the dead. And If while you
make your personal stake your
neighbors can make one too, your
town will be what you want to see.
It isn't your town, it's you.
Tough times! In New York city
more than a hundred pickpockets
have been obliged to give up their
calling and lead an honest life, on ac
count of the hard times. Formerly
these thieves could nip a half dozen
nocketbooks and retire to ease and
comfort for a month. Now the times
are so hard that the most industrious
pickpocket, after rifling fifty or sixty
packetbooks, will realize only about
$15 a week, and that is getting down
to such an insignificant amount that
many of them have decided to be
come honest until business improves.
Exchange.
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t exnert on advertising
said: "The merchant who is looking
toward the largest success can no
mnm rln without newspaper adver
tising than he can do without his
sign, his store windows, nis courie
nnc Marks, his reDutation. and the
thousand and one other things that
trn tn make un advertising. Ana in
the face of this and other evidence,
it is like pulling hen's teeth with a
stake puller to make some merchants
believe that a dollar spent in news
paper advertising isn t charity.
FAIR
SALE
AT THE
STORE
FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF
JANUARY, In order to make room i
for the large incoming Spring Stock ! !
! We will offer goods at reductions ! t
which will astound the public. ! !
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TAXATION AND EXPENDITURES.
Wall Street Journal: People who
complain about their taxes might find
a useful hint in the report recently
filed by the New Jersey board of
equalization. The average tax rate
had' jumped from $1.97 of last year
to $2.24 for the present year, an in
crease of 13.8 per cent. The board
said :
"The increase is due to the fact
that local expenditures have increas
erl in a greater ratio than the
sources of local revenue."
The appaling fact can be applied to
all the states. The census returns go
back to 1360. They show the aver
age per capita levy to be more than
three and one-half times what it
was at. tha earlier date. Or course
iho tar rate ner SI 00 also increases.
Yet. notwithstanding the enormous
increase in amount of the tax. levies
and the increase in population and
wealth, the average per capita in
debtedness of the states, counties
and minor civil divisions has stead
ily increased.
What rln the Deonle eet in return
for this increased taxation? When a
man's business expenses increase
faster than the returns, the bank
ruptcy court awaits him. But in the
public business there is no thought
of cutting expenses according to
means. The tax rate is to be adjust
ed to fit the expenses. This is good
business to the politician; but to the
people who pay the bill the effect is,
as Shy lock said: "You take my life
when you take the means whereby I
live."
Kings should shear their sheep, not
skin them. But so long as the peo-
nln narmlt tlioir affairs tn he conduc
ted without any idea of economy or
anything approaching a budget sys
tem, they are sure to be skinned. Is
n't It time to demand a real reform?
Christian Church Notes.
Subject of discourse next Sunday
mrvrnintr. "Sanctification." Ensuing
theme: "The Drawing Power m tne
Cross."
Christian Endeavor 6:45 p. m.
We expect next Lord's Day to see
in the church and Sunday bcnooi
some of our faithful members who
have been away for the holidays.
All members of the churcn are
urged to attend the prayer meetings
this week. The meetings Thursday
and Saturday will be held In the
Federated church. Friday's meeting
will be in the Christian church.
The Women's Missionary Society
met with Mrs. Handsaker last Tues
day afternoon. A large number of
mpmhers and friends were present. A
very enthusiastic and enjoyable ser
vice was held. After the program a
social meeting was enjoyed. Light
refreshments were served. The Feb
ruary meeting will be held with Mrs.
W n McCartv.
Especial attention is called to the
lectures to be given In the churcn
each night next week by Bro. G. K.
Berry of Portland. It was our pleas
ure to hear this course of lectures
and can recommend them to every
one who wishes to know something
of the great movements of history.
Beleians Still Need Aid.
London. Jan. 5. "Words fail me
to express my deep appreciation of
the bountiful generosity oi tne Amer
ican ceonle to Belgium," says Cardin
al Merrier, nrimate of Belgium, in a
letter to Herbert C. Hoover, chair
man of the American commission for
relief in Bek'ium.
"After all that has been done and
is being done by them," the Cardin
al's letter continues, "to help us in
our trouble, it might appear unseem
ly on my part to ask for more; dui
our distress is so real and the misery
caused by the war so great that t
cannot but look to the future with
anxiety."
Thn letter closes with an appeal to
the American people "to continue to
keep their hearts open to us.
Possibilities of Invasion.
I.nndon Punch.
English village worthy (discussing
possibilities of invasion) "Wull,
there can t be no battle in these pans
Jarere. for there bain t no new sun
able, as vou mav say. an' Squire, 'e
won't lend 'em the use of is park
Keeping Up With War News.
Life.
"Mother, where are Helicon and
Parnassus?" "Ask vaur father,
Johnnie. He keeps up with the war
news."
Example of Thoughtful Tact.
Life.
Jones "Has she any tact?" Bones
. i ai;i ; one d uic niiiu ui w ,w.
. ' who d send a wrist-watch to tne ve-
Special invitations have been, sent nug of M1i0 or a birthday present."
out over the county for tomorrow
Domestics
Outing flannels, all colors, 10c to 12 l-2c vals. - 7c
Calicoes, 6c and 7c grades at only - - ( He
Bleached muslin, 12 l-2c quality now - 8c
Underwear
For Men and Women. All 75c grades at
39c
Shoes
Shoes
A great reduction on Men's, Women's and Children's
Shoes.
Hosiery
We offer all grades of Hosiery at prices that can NOT
be duplicated by ANY mail order house.
Clothing
All Men's Suits reduced 33 1-3 per cent.
SPECIAL
MEN'S $20.00 OVERCOATS AT
Chinchillas are also included in
this great bargain.
$9.98
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onimr'i pffair ond a larire attend-' B. F. Keenev. county assessor of
ance is anticipated. Several of the Lane county, is in the city for the
i..i.t ,(.. ,),,. ...Ill , (n Third Annual PnliHrv Hhnur He is
election, un tne oiner nana, rar. ca- nuu o bi;i.ic " "
ton's strength for the position comes Portland Httending a meeting of the serving as judge.
M. H. KOPPLE, Proprietor
HEPPNER . OREGON
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