THE OAZETTE-TIMES. HEPPNER, ORE, THURSDAY, JAN. ;0, 1916
PAGE TWO
THE GAZETTE-TIMES.
Tin- llt'iirnor Garotte, Established,
March J), 13.
Thf Hfppnor Times. Established No-
OonsoU'.lateJ February 15, 1512.
! fresh mpats since tlie European war
! began to more thau fifty times the
i former amount and other meat pro
ducts in proportion.
These facts seem to show that
there was no real shortage of meat
producing animals or we could not
have met this great and sudden de
I mand for them but they do not show
I the far more significant fact that our
Issued everv Thursday morning, and people are eating far less meat than
entered at the Postotf.ce at Heppner. t, j.j r ,me vears ag0- shortage
Oregon, as second-class matter. ,llrJ ,j i,
. ,- ! pf meat producing animals could be
scr.iCRirTiox RATES: ' r.-ir.ecik-d, did it exist, and without.
One Tear H-JjJ grave concern for the welfare of U..'
Three0Mthi: ::::::::::: :::::::: i natum but an industrial condition
Single Copies...: 05 ; which will not permit the people of
i this country to eat meat is a matter
'of supreme Import.
When the war suspended the influ
ence of the tariff ar.d when business
became adjusted to war conditions,
the war gave business the push need
ed to start it. The present activity
is normal and healthy, merely gain
ing added impetus from the war.
Oregonian. j
V A W T K H C H A W FORI)
Editor and Proprietor
ADVERTISING RATES:
Display, transient, runnhiR less than ,
The Anglo-Saxon is the only race in
all history which has never been con
quered. It4s the race without a par
allel in Its conquests over savage
one month, nrst insertion, per men,
ric: suhsuxuient insertions, 12Vfcc;
display, regular. 12Hc; locals, nrst
Insertion, per line, 10c; subsequent
Insertions, per line. Be; lodse resolu-
l;nA c. rhurch snrinls And
all advertising ' of entertainments man and still more savage nature. It
conducted for pay, regular rates. has nQ guperjor jn its achievements
' in arts, science, mechanics or leam-
morrow cor.TY official rAPr.R ,n n tha worirs dominant race
; and it has always been a mea eating
As with an animal, the quality of
Thursday, January 20, 1916
THE ROADS QTESTIOX.
The question of more and better
roads will undoubtedly come before
the taxpayers of Morrow county for
final settlement before long, consider
ing the momentum which this agita
tion Is rapidly gaining. Whether or
not the reasons advocated for rais
ing the means would justify the ends
sought, leaves room for a deal of ar
gument on both sides, but in the op
inion of The Gazette-Times, when the
question of permanent roads comes
to a vote, the bonding method will be
found the best for raising the neces
sary funds regardless of the type of
road to be constructed.
According to our county' officials,
who have figufed much on devising
plans for permanent road building,
S244.000 could be raised by voting a
bond issue. This sum expended for
hard surface roads would not go far
in this county although it is estimat
ed that roads can be constructed here
as cheaply as anywhere for the rea
son that we have all necessary ma
terials close at hand. Yet a macad
amized road can be built several
thousand dollars cheaper per mile
than the hard surfaced roads, and
macadamized roads are regarded as
satisfactory.
At the present time, when condi
tions generally are In an unsettled
state, the taxpayers at large and the
farmers in particular are probably
not ready to assume additional tax
burdens, but when the time arrives,
the question of funds will be the Erst
to be settled. In the event a bond
issue is voted, all property owners
alike will be taxed and the Interest
will be in the neighborhood of $12,
000. But the main point is this, af
ter we have launched on the journey
of permanent road construction we
will have something to show for the
dollars spent, although, of course,
there will be some cost of upkeep
and repair.
a man depends upon what he eats and
nations are but a composite of the in
dividual unit. The nation prospers
onlv as its members thrive, It is
strong In the strength of its people,
and its vigor of its citizens. Any con
dition which Impairs the strength or
health or contentment of its people
at once lessens the vitality of the na-
tion and renders It an easy prey to
predacious neighbors
America is one of the strongest and
most virile representatives of the An
glo-Saxon race, a race which was de
veloped upon a meat diet, and any
condition which deprives this race, or
any considerable part of it, of its diet
of meats will serve to reduce it to the
plane of the rice eating nations of
earth and deprive it of its heritage of
brain and brawn bred into it through
generations of meat eating ancestors.
Beefsteak and not bullets; sausage
and not shrapnel; mutton and not
monitors are the needs of this people
for future worth and wealth and that
force which will remove the indus
trial conditions which rob the pocket
of the producer and the dinner pail
of the worker will show the real pre
paredness. Rural Spirit.
FEAR FOR FCTOIK CAl'SELESS.
Our friend Fernsworth of the
Banks Herald has been doing his
share in the fight to reduce taxes, but
there is a limit to all things. When
he advocates the abolishment of the
stale university and confining the ag
ricultural college to certain limits
we believe he is carrying the fight too
far. Our state institutions of higher
education are something we can ill
afford to lose, or hold back with cou
tinual legislation. They are two of
the state's best assets, since the tax
payers' money comes back many
times in the form of better citizen
ship. Maybe, as he Bays, some of the
students do waste their time. This
condition may be found in any school.
and after all it is not the fault of the
school, but of the individual.
MORE BEEFSTEAK.
During the past twenty years the
cattle of this country have decreased
in numbers by 7,852,000 head, swine
by 14,768,000 and sheep by 7,425,'
000 head, while the population has
increased by some 30,000,000 and
grave concern has been expressed as
to the great shortage of meat produc
ing animals. In spite of these figures
we have increased our exports of
Jonathan rourne, Jr., world-wide
citizen, one time Senator from Ore
gon, and today one of the most in
fluential men of the nation, is feeding
prblicity matter to the press of the
whole country. Its one 'ourdon is tho
financial incompetency of the Demo-i
cratic administration. Thousands of :
columns of his authorship are pub-
lished weekly throughout the United j
States. It is a powerful and telling I
influence and. Irrespective of whom
the Republicans nominate for Pres- j
ident next summer, the standard j
bearer, if successful, may give ser
ious consideration to the idea of an-1
pointing Mr. Bourne to a Cabinet po
sition possibly postmaster-general.
Oregon Voter.
BURTON VALLEY ITEMS.
The year 1916 has opened with op
timistic uttrances from ordinarily
conservative authorities and with
facts justifying them which cut the
ground from under those who see
troublous times ahead for business
and danger in our present prosperity.
The great commercial agencies issue
forecasts containing not a pessimis
tic or qualified phrase. Industry con
tinues to move every wheel overtime
to satisfy an expanding home demand
from merchants whose customers are
selling bumper wheat crops above aj
dollar a bushel and other crops at
proportionate prices, and from work
men whose wages are being raised
voluntarily and who need never miss
a day's work.
Banks have abundant funds and
the president of the greatest bank
sees no signs of that inflation which
leads to business disaster. Railroads
report a net gain in earnings for No
vember of 70 per cent and 13 out of
15 railroad presidents predict for
1916 new high records in both gross
and net earnings. The same author
ities expect to give large orders for
equipment and for terminal construc
tion. These evidences that our present
prosperity is healthy and that it will
continue contradict forecasts with
peace the main source of our good
times will disappear and an era of
fierce competition will open. Judge
Gary's statement that 75 per cent of
the Steel Corporation's record sales
are for home consumption and the
eagerness with which merchants buy
all that factories produce are proof
that we need what we make and are
not piling up surplus stock. Exports
in the latter part of December were
restricted by deficiency of ships to
carry munitions and prices of war
stocks fell, but our Industries showed
no slackening of activity.
Industrial and business revival was
overdue, having been delayed by the
Balkan wars and by tariff revision.
How cold is It?
Ad Inskeep and Chas. Hams made
a trip to Hardman Saturday.
O. E. Johnson also took time to go
after his mail the last of the week.
Glen Farrens left the mountains
Saturday to be absent for a few days.
J. E. Musgrave had the misfortune
to lose a last spring's alf the other
day. '
Oren McDaniel, who has beeu bed
fast for some time, is up and around
again.
Jas. Hansford is busy these days
feeding cattle at the Lofe Robison
place.
Geo. Hayden is moving the old
McDaniel boiler up to his own mill
this week.
Chas. Hastings and family are all
up and around again after an attack
of the grippe.
Harlan Jones has left the moun
tains -on account of deep snow and
lonesomeaess.
W. T. Reynolds and Ernest Can
non, extensive farmers of Wild Calf,
were In town Saturday.
Chas. Davis and Glen Delp have
been hauling hay from Wm. Hendrix
lower Camas Prairie ranch.
Mrs. W. E. Severance visited at
Geo. Hayden's one evening last week;
her first trip out this winter on ac
count of sickness.
There Is to be a leap year dance
at Steers on Camas Prairie Saturday
evening. Boys, if you don't want to
go you had better hide out, -,,
W. E. Severance and Guy Chapin
went to Hardman Saturday, this be
ing Mr. Severance's first trip out for a
month on account of the grippe. ,
Scott Osborn Is 'circulating a peti
tion for a postofflce at Burton Valley.
We hope he succeeds in getting It.
Dig in, Scott, and we are with you.
Mr. McCarty ventured out from
the old Harrison Chapin place the
other day. If he had not had a good,
strong team he said he could never
have made it through the snow with
a wagon.
John McDonald had the misfortune
not long ago, to lose his cellar and
all his fruit and vegetables. They had
a small fire in the cellar to help keep
things from freezing and this got be
yond their control.
REWARD!
1BIOW LP M
Annual
Rates per
Thousand
21
25
SO
35
40
45
50
55
t 7.08
0.50
11.40
18.30
15.20
17.10
10.00
20.90
We have more
money on
land in pro
port i o n to
losses sustain
ed than any
other .Corn
pan; (no plan
barred) in the
U. S.
If you are 30 how does $2000 pro
tection for your family at a cost of
$22.80 per year look o you?
Or $4000 at age of 40 for $68.80
annually?
It is absolutely unnecessary to pay
a high price for pure life insurance
when the expensive frills of cash and
loan values are lopped off.
Our Company will insure the finan
cial future of your dependants at
such a low cost per thousand, that
you can AFFORD to carry AMPLE
protection.
GUARANTEE FUND
LIFE ASSOCIATION
OMAHA, NEB.
35 WW
Call on or write
Briggs & Notson, Agents
HKI'PXER, ORMJON
Our
Policies
Contain
Ideal
Disability
and
Old Age
Benefits.
To the man 40
years old who
wishes to
leave an ade
quate estate,
we offer $10,
000 insurance
at a cost of
$152.00 per
year. This
can be left
$4,000 cash at
death and
$ 5 0.0 0 per
month for 10
years.
Our Policies are founded on HONESTY, COMMON SENSE AND ECONOMY
The electric transmission line re
cently completed and in operation be
tween Heppner and lone, the lives of
the operators of that line, and of the
public who travel the streets and
roads which the line uses, have been
through the malice or Ignorance of
someone, placed In serious danger to
property and life. The line carries
an 11000-volt current. Contact with
that current would be instant death.
Safety from that contact depends up
on the perfect Insulation where the
wires are fastened to the insulators,
and a continuous unbroken wire line.
A broken insulator releases the wire
and it drops to the pole, which at
once becomes a carrier of the cur
rent. A pole charged is dangerous to
anything coming in contact wun ii,
a broken Hpe coming in contact with
anything lining means death. We con
structed the line along accepted
standards of safety to life; if any ac
cident occurs through the act of any
one else they and not we are liable for
it.. It is for the purpose of safe
guarding the public that the laws of
Oregon impose a severe penalty upon
1 those who molest or disturb the safe
orieration of lines of this character
shooting at or breaking insulators
or breaking wires may bring on ser
ious danger to innocent operators at
the generating station and the pub
lic. Disturbing the operation or loss
of property is the least of attending
i evils. We have our operators ana tne
public to safe-guard. Therefore, we
will pay Fifty Dollars Reward for any
information that will lead to the
identification, arrest and conviction
of anyone injuring, tampering with
or molesting any part of our trans-
' mission line, and we give notice that
prompt and effective prosecution of
any offender, irrespective of age or
sex will follow any sucn aci or acts,
THE
HEPPNER LIGHT & WATER CO,
Heppner, Oregon,
January 10th, 1916.
Dr. Winnard made a trip to Goose
! berry last week to see Mrs. Cannon
wife of the Gooseberry school teach
er. The drive, he reports, was made
partly in the roads and partly in the
fields on acount of the drifted snow
If v
t a l . r v
rnnce Hmzn 13
rack friendly tobacco
that it just makes a man sorry he didn't get wind of this
pipe and cigarette smoke long, long ago. Ho counts it lost
time, quick as the goodness cf Prince Albert gets firm set
in his life 1 The patented process fixes that and cuts out
bite and parch I
Get on the right-smcke-track eocn cs you know how!
Understand yoers&t how muck ycull Lka .
the national Joy smoke
It stands to reason, doesn't it, that if men all over the
nation, all over the world.
Watch your step!
It' eaty to change tha hape
nil color of unsnlable brand
to imitate the Prince Albert
tidy red tin, but it it impossible
to imitate the flavor of Prince
Albert tobacco I The
patented process
protects that!
T 1 l jf
im-.-c-r
V?'VAV?S?H. Copyright 111! Mj '
prefer P. A. that it must
have all the qualities to
satisfy your fondest desires?
Men, get us right on Prince
Albert! We tell you this
tobacco will prove better
than you can figure out,
it's so chummy and fra
grant and inviting all the
time. Can't cost you more
than 5c or 10c to get your
bearings!
Bay Print Alfmrt tonywhtr
tobacco is sold in toppy red
hari. Set tidy rsd tin; 10c t
handtoms pound and half '-pound
tin humidors and in that classy
crystal - glass pound humidor
teith spange-mohtensr top that
Itoeps tha tobacco in such groat
trim I
R. J. REYNOLDS
TOBACCO COMPANY
V.'Incton-Salcm, N. C
emnant Sale
WE are going through our
stock and throwing on the
Bargain Counter all odds and
ends before taking stock. You
will find some really good bar
gains. Come in and get your
pick before they are all gone.
Thomson Bros.
Shoppers Attention!
5 BIG TRUNKS 5
Friday, January 2lst, Only
CARPETS, RUGS, LINOLEUM, and DRAPERIES
The D. N. & E. Walter Co. lines
At Case Furniture Co. Store
This is the packaga
of crackers which
the thoughtful deal
er invariably wraps
up for you. The
name Snowflake
Sodas means good
crackers.
PACIFIC COAST
BISCUIT COMPANY
Portland, Oregon
tin
and the temperature was below zero