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MORHOW fllVM'Y OFFICIAL PAPER
Thursday, March IS, 1915.
THE PEER OK THEM ALL.
Another man has given his life to
the cause of aviation, and this time
the peer of all air navigators is the
victim. Lincoln Beacliy, tne pion
eer aeronaut of this country, began
making balloon ascensions when he
was 17 years old. He really grew
up with the flying game, and later,
when the dirigibles or airships sup
planted the balloon, Beachey was the
hcadUner of all the big attractions.
Many people will recall his nights at
the Lewis and Clarke exposition in
Portland in. 1905. Still later, Mr.
Beachey began doing stunts with the
air crafts of to-day, using the bi
plane mostly. About two years ago
he made the announcement that he
had made his last flight, but later,
when the reports were being circulat
ed of the wonderful success which
Pegoud, the Frenchman was achiev
ing in various "stunts," Beechey
vowed that the foreigners could not
beat the Americans in flying and he
once more entered the game. This
time he startled the world with his
wonderful mastery of his- air craft.
He "looped the loop" consistently,
and also the perpendicular drop
the very thing which brought about
his death. Lincoln Beachey fell to
his death in San Francisco last Sun
day, before a crowd of thousands of
spectators. The cause of the fall is
attributed to the weakness of the
monoplane, a new one which Beach
ey was using for the first time. In
the perpendicular drop, which he
had done successfully many times
before, the wings of the machine
crumpled and the brave aviator was
plunged with his machine turning
end over end, into the waters of San
Francisco Bay. It is estimated that
he fell three thousand feet.
PAVKOLL OK 13,0 .NAMES.
Nearly $20,000,000 was expended
by the Oregon-Washington Railroad
ft Navigation Co. in the states of
Washington, Oregon and Idaho dur
ing the year 1914, according to fig
ures just compiled. The exact amount
Is 19,73o,703.73. The statement
further shows that more than 13,000
names appear on the annual payroll
and that between 5,000 and 75,000
persons are dependent on the opera
tion of the Union Pacific system in
the Northwest. For the year end
ing June 30, 1914, the O-W. R. & N.
paid $1,390,698.65 in taxes. In the
three states $5,042,425.71 was spent
hi the construction of new lines.
HEAKS I WIN TAILS YOU LOSE.
Here is a case where water users
claim benefits and city refuses to ac
cept rates made against it on its own
complaint and demand for readjust
ment of the schedule.
On complaint of the City Council
of Salom the Salem Water, Light &
Power Co. was overhauled for a year
by the Public Utilities commission of
Oregon, on a charge of unreasonable
rates.
During the year of the investiga
tion the affairs of the company were
gone over by the experts, engineers,
and at great expense a valuation of
the property was ascertained and
new rates established.
The rates fixed for Salem were a
reduction of from fifteen to thirty
per cent for water users, meter rates
were kept about the same, and hy
drant rates for the city were raised
from $1.82 to $2.50 per month.
In lowering the rates to the con
sumer the Public Utility Commission
had in mind increasing rates to the
city to help make up the revenues
lost to the water company by reduc
tions to house holders and others.
The reduced rates are accepted by
the whole city and are very much ap
preciated, but the first time the city
has a bill to pay for fire protection
under the new hydrant rate the com
mission findings are repudiated.
While the investigation was pend
ing the city council adopted a resolu
tion and filed it with the Utility Com
mission that if the hydrant rates were
raised or lowered in making equitable
rates to private users the city would
be bound thereby.
Now the city attempts to ignore
this and demands a legal construction
of the matter before paying the ad
vanced rates for hydrants.
HOME IXIHSTK1ES VERSUS
STEEL TRUST.
In awarding bids for the construc
tion of the Interstate bridge at Van
couver, there was a fight made for
the home industries on the largest
item of expenditure the steel work.
The bridge proper across the Col
umbia River was awarded to the
American Bridge Company, alias
United Steel Products Co. of New
York, alias the Pittsburg Steel Trust.
This award was made on a differ
ence of $80 as against the Northwest
Steel Co. of Portland and Vancouver,
Wash., and the local company was
given the bridge across the slough.
The big contract takes $417,216.20
to the east for fabricated steel work
that could have been made at home,
and gives the home concern $S9,140
for a few bents across the slough.
The Northwest Steel Company was
$300 below on all t..e steel work for
the approach and the main bridge,
and Governor Withycombe of Oregon,
made an appeal to give all the work
to home industry.
He was roundly applauded for his
statement that this would mean the
distribution of more than $200,000
In wages at Portland for high grade
skilled labor but it was of no avail.
The commission made up of the
Multnomah and Clarke County com
missioners seemed to have an idea
that the recommendations of the
Kansas City engineering firm were
sacred.
This was a test case, where public
officials had the right to reject any
and all bids, had the right to group
bids, and in some cases awarded bids
to higher bidders, but sent the big
payroll east on a bagatelle of $80.
WORLD'S GREATEST CATACLYSM
In the Franco-Prussian war, 155,
OrtO Frenchmen were hilled, 143,000
were wounded and disabled. The
Germans los-t 28.000 dead and 101,
000 wounded and disabled.
In the Russo-Japanese war the
losses of the Japanese were about
170,000 killed and wounded; of ths
Russians about 400,000.
In our Civil war, which lasted four
years, the Union forces lost, killed
and wiunded, 359, 62S, and in pris
ons and hospitals enough more to
swell the total to 500,000 men. The
Confederacy lost nearly a3 many
more. j
In the present war in Europe, tak- i
ing the accounts from all the coun-1
tries engaged, in the seven months !
since the war began, the losses are '
counted by millions. Last December
the estimated loss of the Prussian
army was 753,202 officers and men, I
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been put out of action, which with
the losses in Saxony and Wurtom
berg armies swelled the list oPtier
man losses in hilled, wounded and
missing to 2,000,000 mei'.
At the same time the estimate in
Vienna was that the Austro-Hunear-ian
army had lost about 1,500,000
men in killed, wounded and missin-i.
Two months ago it was estimated
that the French had lost fully one
half of their soldiers. A month ago
the estimated loss of the Kuwians
was 700. 000 men, and a Russian pa
aer in December gave the loss in
Pussipn commissioned officers at 33,
000. Half of the Belgian army has
been destroyed, more than half the
army of Servia. while it is known
that at least three Turkish army
corps have been wiped out. A month
ago Premier Asquith said, in the
House of Commons, that the British
losses to date amounted to 104, 000
men.
In the past two montlm there has
been almost constant fighting, but no
figures for the appalling losses are
forthcoming.
The losses at sea have hardly been I
noted, but really more ships have
been destroyed than in any previous
war since the battle of Lepanto was j
fought and the great Armada wa-j j
shattered.
When the war closes Europe will j
he as was Egypt, on that dreadful
morning on which there was not a;
dead. Seaside Signal. .
FOR 10 DAYS AT THE FAIR STORE
Running Until Saturday Evening, March 28
EN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SALE NOW GOING ON UNTIL
EASTER, The Fair Store is offering an Extra Special Sale in Spring Dress
Goods, Embroideries, Ladies Low Shoes, and Mens Spring Suits.
The Fair Store wants to prove to the good people of Morrow County that
we can undersell any catalogue house.' Our already fast growing trade and
secret of our success is our direct proof that the people are convincing them
selves that there is no more necessity to send off for merchandise. Its our
to become the cheapest catalog house to compete against other catalog houses
The 1915 Oregon Almanac is on
our desk. This Is the official pam
phlet published by the State of Oreg
on for the information of homeseek
ers, settlers and investors, and put
out by the Oregon State Immigration
Commission. The present issue will
no doubt be the last of this valuable
work, as the appropriation for this
commission was cut off by the last
legislature and there will be no
funds with which to do business. The
Almanac is a valuable guide to the
people looking for locations in the
State of Oregon.
It's time to swat the fly.
TWENTY MILLIOX WORDS.
If it be true that words were made
to conceal thoughts, what an apuiling
amount of cogitation must have been
hidden beneath the 20,000,000 of
them emitted by the Congress which
has just come to an end. And if we
could but delve into the bowels of
this verbal Vesuvius and learn the
nature of the thoughts that are there
so deeply entombed what a revelation
it would be of purposes defeated, of
hopes deferred, of ambitions quench
ed and of pride humbled. For it
has been no secret that below its sur
face of submissive pliancy there has
heen a seething and a boiling that
-ver threatened to break through and
start something. We have often
wondered at this outward placidity
and inward violence, but now we
icalize that it was the avalanch of
words that kept it in subjection, an
incessant,' unremitting piling on of
words that held the victim gasping
breathlessly through all the days.
That is one of the deadly, or, we
might say, asphyxiating, qualities of
words, and it Is not at all necessary
that they be words of wisdom. On
the contrary it has long been observ
ed that wisdom is found in words in
inverse ratio to their quantity; that,
a multiplicity of words is almost cer
tain evidence of a lack of sense. ' The
fool," says Shakespeare, "has planted
fn his memory an army of good
words." Pope expresses it in the
CHEPE, GINGHAMS, ETC.
35c. Crepe, all colors, at this sale for lfc. per Yd.
15 c. Ginghams all colors, at this sale IOc. per Yd.
12'c. Apron Gingham at this sale.. Sc. per Yd.
20c. plain and figured Klaxon tills sale 15c per Yd.
35c Tissue Silk, at this sale for 25 per Yd.
12 Hope Domestics, at this sale...Joc. per Yd.
Calicoes, all colors, 7c. grade, this sale 4J& per. Yd.
.LADLE'S LOW SHOES
The latest Styles patent ti ml nun metal for Ladies,
Misses uii'l Children.
$3.50 Ladie's Shoes for $2.75 per pair
3.00 Ladie's Shoes for $2.48 per pair
$2.75 Ladie's Shoes for $1.05 Kr pair
$3.00 Misses Shoes for $2.25 per pair
Ladie's Juliette Shoes for comfort wear for Spring
and Summer, worth from $2.50 to $2.75, at this
sale for $1.75 per pair
Children's $1.50 to $2.00 Shoes for. . 08c. per pair
HOSIERY FOR LADIES, MEN AND
CHILDREN.
We have the celebrated bruii'l of Ever
Wear Hosiery,
5J)c. Ladie's Silk hose in black and white at this
sale for ;iOc. per pair
35c. Silk Lisle hose, at this sale for. . 25c per pair
25c. quality, at this sale for ll)c per pair
25c. heavy ribbed Children's hose, all sizes, at this
sale for 15c. per pair
35c. Sill: Lisle, Children hose, all sizes, at this
sale for ' 25c. per pair
50c. Men's Silk hose, at this sale for UOe per pair
35c. Men's Silk Lisle hose, at this sale 25c per pair
20c. Men's fine ribbed ose, all colors, at this sale
for 12'&c. per pair
, EMBROIDERIES
A large selection of all kinds of Embroideries, La
d's and Readings at prices that will astonish
you. We are polling in new shipments
every day.
$2.15 quality Flouncing, at this sale 85c. per Yd.
$1.00 'tiality, for Children's dresses, at this sale
for U5r per Yd.
75c. quality at this sale for .'lOr. per Yd.
35c. quality, at this sale for 10c. per Yd.
20c. quality, at tills sale for 15c. per Yd.
15c. quality, at this sale for Kc per Yd
All kinds of luce and all widths at jjreat redur
(ions, which means a saving.
CORSETS
We have just received a new shipment of Corsets,
all sizes, with prices Impossible to beat.
$2.50 Corsets, at tills sale for..-. $1.50
$2.00 Corsets, at tills sale for 08e.
$1.50 Ccfrsets, at this sale for 80c.
MEN'S CLOTHING
A new shipment of Clothing just received for
Spring and Summer.
$25.00 Men's blue, brown and slate colored all wool
Serge suits, at this sale for $14.85
$20.00 Men's fine Serge suits, at this' sale. . $1.'J.50
$15.00 Men's suits, at this sale for $0.05
.Men's Pauls of all kinds, :t:5 per cent oft' t ho
regular value.
$5.00 Men's blue serge pants, at this sale. . $.1.75
$4.00 Men's serge pants, all colors, at this sale
for $2.75
OVERALLS AND WORK PANTS
$4.00 corduroy work pants, at this sale for. $2.75
$3.50 corduroy work pants, at this cale for. $2.48
$3.00 corduroy work pants at this sale for. $1.08
Overalls and work pants,-all $1.00 to $1.25 over
alls, at this sale for !,,
COc. work shirts, at this sale for s,v.
75c. work shirts, at this sale for ,. 48c.
MEN'S FINE SUNDAY SHIRTS
We keep t,le very best brand of shirts. . An an
Hortment of all colors and styles.. The Arrow
brand, also the same In collars, besides a lare va
riety of other brands at reduction of prices.
f We have the well known brand of WALKOVER SHOES.
It will pay you to examine them. The styles and prices
are enticing. One lot of $3.00 to $3.50 Work Shoes, only
pairs leit, at tnis saie tor - - - per pair
$175)
Come One, Come All, to the Great Bargain Featft
k of Morrow County at
The Fair Store
HEPPNER m. h. kopple, Prop. OREGON
late but unlamented Congress when
iie wrote,
well-known couplet.
Words are like leaves, and where;.
thev most abound,
Mucli fruit of sensebeneath is rarelyIIfiaPK of huge words uphoarded hide
found. o"8'y
And we are quite confident thatWith horrid sound, though having
Spenser was looking far ahead to the "tt,B nse.
Yes, indeed, 20,000,000 words ex
plains everything, Globe Democrat.
Symptoms of spring fever are
sure to develop with such weather
as we are now having.
The Good Roads bee Is buzzin.