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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1915)
TACK FOt'R THE GAZETTE-TIMES. HEPPNER, ORE. THURSDAY. Jt'LY IB. 1915 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 .a. I Initial Stationery iiumumc v o li lit: vjij. Tablets with Initials in Deft Blue, : 15 cents Envelops to match, :::::: 10 cents Also correspondence cards and box paper Humphreys Drug Co. Before Starting on Your Trip Insure yourself against worry in securing funds while away, by purchasing a supply of Travel er's Checks. We recommend these as the most convenient method of carrying funds without danger of loss. Safety deposit boxes rented by the year at rea sonable rates. WE INVITE YOUR BANKING BUSINESS. First National Bank OF HEPPNER Capital Stock $100,000.00 Reduced Prices on Flour $6.20 per BbL At Heppner for our White Star No higher quality made. Discount of 30c. per bbl. on 5-bbl. lots. This price good at all points on Heppner branch, with freight added. R. R. agents hold goods 10 days without charge. Heppner Milling Co. New Shop New Equipment GENERAL BLACKSMITHING Repairing and Horseshoeing Fift en years of Experience in an Eastern plow factory enables us to do expert work in this line. ISHn- us any work you have in this line. M. SZEPANEK & SON HEPPNER, OREGON TO AUTO BI'EEDKKS. It Is very evident that many auto owners fall to observe the ordinance governing the speeding of machines. All such will take warning that the city ordinance will be strictly enforc ed, and all violators of the speed law will be brought to account. Please be governed accordingly and save trouble. W. W. S.MEAD, Mayor. NOTICE. All parties having boxes in the new Postoffice must learn their com binations and also teach the combi nation to parties calling for their mall. W. A. HICHAKDSON, P. M. THE GAZETTE-TIME The Heppner Gazette. Established, Mnn-h 3l. IS S3. The Heppner Times, Established No vember IS. 1S97. Consolidated February 15, 1912. A V T KB V K A W FOKI) Editor and Proprietor. Issued every Thursday morninjr, and entered at the l'ostottiee at Heppne:, Oregon, ns second-class matter. roads to put actual settlers at a min imum price on every tract of this land that is suitable for a home, be it ten, twenty, forty, or 160 acres? Pacific Coast Manufacturer. Pl'llSCRltTIOX RATES: One Year Six Months Three Months Single Copies $1.50 .0. ADVERTISING RATES: Display, transient, running; less than one month, llrst insertion, per iiuli, 2'ie: subsequent Insertions, 12e display, regular, 12c: locals, tfrst insertion, per line, 10c; subsequent insertions, per line, 5c; lodse resolu tions, per line, 5c; church socials and all advertising of entertainments conducted for pay, regular rates. MOKKOW t'Ol XTY OFFICIAL PAI'KH Thursday, July 15, 1915. A MOW COMMERCE DEFENDER. Report has it that the Rnritsh ho discovered a match for the German suomarine. It is nothing more or less than an armed motor boat. It is held that this craft would be a capable antagonist of the subma rine, for the reason that the latter is blind and must be on the surface just before it delivers its destructive mes senger. The theory is that this fact would enable the fast motor boat equipped with ram and guns to do business with the submarine and put it out of commission. If this report is to be taken ser iously the marvelous stories of the present war are not as yet all told. Later we might expect the tale of battling squadrons of these pigmy warships along the lanes of trans Atlantic commerce of a Lilliputian war at sea the farthest removed it is possible to conceive from the titanic and thunderous struggles of dread noughts. Telegram. Many property owners on Main street are getting the right idea in removing the wooden awnings from the front of their buildings. It is encouraging to note that all new buildings being erected or recently put up are minus this, old eye sore. The day is undoubtedly coming when Heppner will be entirely free from these wooden awnines and when that day arrives, the attractiveness of our town win De greatly increased. It is said that Luther Rurhnnlr tho noted horticulturist, is now working to cross tne egg plant with the milk weed, in order that he may produce custard pie. l'.VXAMA CANAL'S FIRST YEAR. The Panama Canal started opera tion under the handicap of the war as well as under that other handicap inseparable from new undertakings, but its earnings in the first year, from July 1, 1914. to July 1, 1915, excppded pxnpnsos hv nhnut SI '? 0 4.0011 the tarnings having been $ I,4L'4,30C and the cost of operation and main tenance J4. 20(1, 000. This balance falls far short of paying interest on the cost, which, at 3 percent on $400,000,000, would be $12,000,000, hut traffic will duubtelss increase this year, and when t li e war tnds tliee sti mate of $10,500,000 a year made by Professor Emory R. Johnson for the llrst year may be reached or exceed ed. The canal's showing impresses on us one of the strongest objections to Government ownership of those pub lic works which should pay their own way. Han any private corporation invested $4,000,000 and shown net earnings over cost of operation amounting to only 5224,000, gloom would have spread from the directors down to the smallest stockholder, and there would have been talk of a receiver. The promoters could not have raised the money without a bet ter prospect than this. The canal can dig into the Treasury for interest on its bonds, but the railroads, which in April had a net operating revenue of $65,866,046, had to begin by pay ing out of that sum $11,106,959 for taxes, and the larger part of the re mainder went for inttrest on bonds. The canal was built as a matter of National policy, not with a view to its earning interest on its cost from the start, but there is not the same de fense for other enterprises which the Government is asked to undertake. The ability to collect taxes to pay for any scheme it adopts makes Congrtss unbusinesslike in adopting public work and it makes officials wasteful in managing them. The best safe guards for good judgment and econ omy are a hard-headed boar.d of di rectors and the necessity of paying interest. Oregonian. Poison Bran .Mash Fur Killing (irass hoppers. Mix dry 25 pounds Bran and one half pound Paris Green. To one gallon water add one fourth pound table salt and one ounce Lemon Extract. Mix this with poisoned bran and add more water to make a very stiff mash. Sow broadcast wherever the grass hoppers are present. Repeat every three days as long as necessary. Grasshoppers die in two to four days after eating poison, but cease feeding at once. TOO Ml CH TINKERING AND TOO MANY COMMISSIONS. r The Mount Scott Herald says: "The greatest evil attending our present complex system of state gov ernment is the constant interference of. officials and commissions with the conduct of private business. "To this fact more than anything else may be traced the present stag nation in business and industry on the Pacific Coast. "As a matter of fact it is almost impossible to secure returns upon in vested capital under present condi tions, imposed by the constantly in creasing regulation of new legislative acts, enforced by high-salaried com missions with myriads of deputies and inspectors the cost of which must ultimately be borne by over taxed industry." The Salem Capital Journal whose editor is one of the regents of the State University, commenting on the above says: "We will go further than the Her ald by saying that practically all the present state commissions in Oregon might be abolished without any in jury to the welfare of the state, and half the employees and deputies in the state house cut off to the advan tage of taxpayers and business men alike. "The state was well governed be fore its payrolls were padded as they are now, and taxes were much low er. "Of course, it would be necessary to repeal a lot of new fangled laws in order to take a radical step in economy, and remove the shackles from the business and industrial in terests of the state, but this ought to be done. "If taxes continue to increase and industry to languish the people are going to unite in a crusade against excessive government. "They are becoming convinced that the present complex system is not worth what it is costing." TO UNLOAD UPON THE STATE. The Pendleton East Oregonian fa vors the plan of Gov. West to have the stae purchase the O. & C. land grant. This newspaper assumes that the railroad would have to accept what ever the state offers for the 2,300,000 acres. It charges that both the legisla ture and past state officials "have virtually thrown away" the public lands entrusted to the state in the past. A large part of the railroad lands are steep mountainsides, barren rocks and inaccessable canyons. The state is asked to invest mil lions in property that neither the railroad nor the federal government can sell to anyone. What is known as "the state" Is an army of officials all lending a hand and helping their friends to se cure political favors. It is charged that "the state" has thrown away its valuable school and swamp lands and has promoted a gigantic land monopoly. Why then make "the state" a greater landlord and give public of ficials more lands to squander? Pinchotism, paternalism and offi cialism are synonymous terms when it comes to boosting the land monop oly. Why not have the state and fed eral governments unite with the rail- jjON Consult Prs. Lowe & Turner, "A-eye specialists at Hardman, -" Saturday, July 31st., Hepp ner Sunday and Monday, August 1st and 2nd, Lexington Saturday, August 7th, lone, Sunday and Monday, Au gust 8 and 9. tf. University Expects Rig Freshman Class. University of Oregon, Eugene, July 12. For every student lost to the University through graduation in June, six will be gained through matriculation in September, accord ing to Registrar Albert R. Tiffany. Besides the increase through a large Freshman class, Mr. Tiffany holds that his correspondence, com pared with previous years, shows that the tendency of Oregon students to seek big Eastern and Southern in stitutions for the last years of their course Is about at an end. "Few, if any, students are going to transfer from the University this year," states the Registrar, "The increased facilities of the University and the spirit of optimism and en terprise and loyalty that now prevails on the campus is going to keep them here, not only this year, I believe, but in future years." Mr. Tiffany prophesies 500 fresh men as against a previous record of 375. Local Man Wins Prize. E. L. Berry, well known sign paint er of this city, has received word from New York City that some of his work has taken a prize before the Display Men's Club of that city, and the same will be on exhibit there on August 1, at their convention. Mr. Berry did not make any special ef fort to compete for a prize, but his work has brought forth great praise and commendation from the New York people. Mr. O'Sullivan returned from the political meeting, which had waxed long and sultry. "There's eight na tions riprisinted in this ward of ours," he said to his wife, as he be gan to count them off on his fingers. "There s Irish, Frinch, Eyetalians, Poles, Germans, Roosians, Greeks, an' ' ne continued, tnen stopping for a moment, he started again: "There's Irish, Frinch, Eyetalians, Poles, Germans, Roosians, Greeks, an' ain't it queer I disremem- ber the other wan? There's Irish, Frinch " "Maybe 'twas Amer icans, wasn't it?" suggested Mrs. O' Sullivan. "Shure, an' that's th' very wan!" cried her husband exultantly. Oi c'uldn't think of it." We have a client who is thorough ly vemed In drv farming, who wants to rent a section of wheat land. If you want to rent, let us know at once as this man is anxious to get settled. SMEAD & CRAWFORD. Eph Eskelson, of Meadow Brook farm, was in town Saturday. Mr. Eskelson is an ardent booster for the new Heppner-Lexington road, and be lieves that some of the work on that road should have been done last Spring. Many of the farmers, he states, are out of the notion just now to contribute any work and probably will be too busy until late in the Fall to give any time or horses to road work. 1, J ILLAMETT is a tent that will stand hard wear and weather. That won't come apart through cheap material or workmanship. That w ill be as good next year and the year after, as it is the first season. you can get such a Tent by asking for the "Will amette" and making sure our trade-mark is on' it. Every Tent is guaranteed to give absolute satisfacton. "Willamette" Tent are made in all the and ttyle. Then cost no more than Tent without name or guarantee. For Sale by All Reliable Dealers HIRSH-WEIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Makers Formmlw Wtllnmittt Tutl nW Awning Ct. PORTLAND, OREGON ! BONDS and INSURANCE 1 INSURE IN Royal Insurance Co. and Fireman's Fund AND YOUR BONDS IN United States Fidelity Guaranty Co. Rates furnished upon request T. J. MAHONEY : : Heppner, Oregon HEPPNER WOOD YARD E. E. BEEMAN, Prop. Dealer In Wood and Coal Leave orders with Slocum Drug Co. or phone Main 60. S HI) Weatheroroof is exnense-nroof Trinidad Lake acnhalt makes roofine lastinirlv turlit arninst rain. sun, wind, snow, heat and cold. I his is the everlasting waterprooler of Nature. We use it to make rue TDikiirun.i avc.acduait n. lilt iniiiiwnu ijuil rwi ivu.1 ' Because it gives lasting protection Genasco is economical roofing it costs less in the end. Call and get samples. REID BROS., Heppner Columbia College and Normal Five year Normal Course for Eighth grade graduates. Two year Normal Course for High School graduates. -One, two and three year's Commercial Course. One, two and three year's Domestic Science. Piano, Voice, Elocution, Art, Violin. Board and Regular Course for $175-$200. E. R. NAYLOR, PRESIDENT, MILTON, OREGON LicensedEmbalmer Lady Assistant J. L. YEAGER FUNERAL DIRECTOR Phone Residence Heppner, Oregon CITY MEAT MARKET J. FRANK HALL, Prop. Best in the'line of meats handled at the lowest possible prices. FINEST HOME-MADE LARD AND FRESH AND CURED -- MEATS. - See Me Before You Sell Your Fat Stock.
