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THE GAZETTE-TIMES.
The Heppner Gazette, Established
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Consolidated February 15. 1912.
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Thursday, March 23. 1318.
THE MAIL ORDER HOUSE.
Tune, "The Old Oaken Bucket." -How
dear to my heart are the seeu.es
of my childhood
When fond recollections present
them to view
The church, and the store, and the
school in the wildwood,
And all the loved spots that my in
fancy knew.
Last summer I wandered again to the
village.
But found not a neighbor of old or
his spouse;
The streets were deserted, the farms
needed tillage
The town has been killed by the
mailorder house.
The village had vanished when mer
chants were banished.
But one lone survivor, as scared as
a rabbit,
I found and asked why the village
was dead.
"The town got the mail-order cata
log habit,
And that was what killed it forever,"
he said.
"It was not a war, epidemic, or pill
age. No foeman's Invasion or robber's
carouse;
The money that should have develop
ed the village, ,
Wa3 all sent away to the mail-order
house
The money we earned here never
returned here,
When ouce it was sent to the mail
order house." Ex.
IT MAY BE WAR.
Gen. Carranza's manifesto to the
Mexican people is quite likely a po
litical document, designed to streng
then his hold upon the people; but it
may be that he is entirely in earnest
and 'would really have opposed Amer
ican entry into Mexico by force of
arms, if reciprocal rights had not
been granted. There seems to have
been no sufficient reason to deny his
demands, especially in view of the
fact that there is little likelihood of
any Mexican bandits or revolutionists
crossing the border to escape from
the Carranzistas, for they would cer
tainly find It warmer on this side
than the other; and f the further
fact that such an arrangement would
tend to salve the pride of the Mexican
people and help to hold the matter
down to the present punitive pur
poses of the expedition. It should
be borne in mind, however, that the
temper of the Mexican people is a
very uncertain and unstable thing.
It has, to begin with, that punctilious
pride that finds expression in Car
ranza's grandeloquent phrases. It
has a hatred for America and Amer
icans that has been steadily nourish
ed by the meddling policy of the
present administration. And when
pride and hatred combine in a mer
curial people an explosion is likely
to ensue. Moreover, there is the
quite reasonable belief that war
against an invader would unite all
the opposing factions of the republic
in a patriotic struggle for what they
will no doubt sincerely believe to be
their very existence.
So that even with the granting of
Carranza's demands for reciprocal
border relations, there can be no as
surance that our entry Into Mexico
will not lead to war with the Mexican
nation, a war that will call to arms
much larger forces than we have had
in the field for fifty years, that will
involve the expenditure of large sums
and continue through many months.
And yet we cannot do less than we
are doing and purpose to do. The
Mexican queston must be settled, and
now that we have been compelled to
put our hand to It, It must be thor
oughly settled. Whatever the atti
tude of the Mexican people and what
ever the consequences may be we
must go after Villa and his men and
get them. If a stable and dependable
government existed In Mexico, with
the power to take and condignly to
punish these marauders, we could re
spect its sovereignty and hold it to
direct accountability. But there is
no such government and we must
take the matter Into our own hands.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
AMERICA'S ENORMOUS FREIGHT
AGE NECESSITATES GOOD
ROADS.
The interstate commerce commis
sion informs the public that during
the year that ended on June 30 of
1914 the railways of the United
States moved 1,949,689,959 tons of
freight. Agriculture and its pro
ducts contributed 195,586,840 tons;
forests 199,461,226 tons; mines, 1,
063,447,589 tons; manufactures,
300,804,202 tons.
These stupendous quantities of
goods first had to be hauled over
roads or streets from farm and for
est and mine and manufactory and
storehouse to the railroads. At the
end of railway transportation they
had to be conveyed over city streets
, aud rural highways to distributors
and consumers. These hauls before
and after the conveyance by the rail
road faintly Indicate the enormous
! expense incurred and the imperative
necessity for good roads that will
help to lessen the outlay.
The rural highways, which are
feeders to the railroads, have to en
dure an ever Increasing burden of
country frieght. The products of the
farms, the forest and the mine, which
together aggregated almost 1,500,
000,000 tons, were transported over
350,000 miles of rails, but over 2,
300,000 miles of roads and highways
leading to the rails. Some authorit
ies set an average haul from the
farm to the shipping point as five
and one-half miles. The road of the
farmer, compared with that of the
trainman, is rough Instead of smooth,
rutted instead of solid, cruel in
grades instead of easy. It requires
at least four horses for the farmer
to take a ton five and one-half miles
over his road and to return home.
He loses time needlessly, and suffers
unavoidable depreciation to team and
wagon. The cost of shipping from
the farm to the railroad materially
increases the farmer's costs. His
business and the nation's both de
mand universal Improvement of ru
ral roads. Spokane Spokesman-Review.
MILITARY TRAINING IN SCHOOL.
Last Sunday the governors of the
several states gave out the number
of the national gunrds of their re
spective states, now ready for.servlce.
The figures are respectable though
they represent but a little more than
one-seventh of one per cent of the
people. To prepare then, as they are
now fitted for service has cost the
states comparatively little. Does not
that carry a thought of value with it?
There are no signs that the millen
nium is near.
An elementary military training is
a great help to a man to make him a
soldier of peace, even If he never
sees a squadron set for war. Why
not then give all the young men of
the country such a training? By a
little readjusting of our schools that
training could be a part of the reg
ular daily routine of a boy's duties
after he reaches fourteen. Begun in
the graded schools and continued
through the high school course, the
boys could receive the needed in
struction without one of the demoral
izing influences which attach to
camps of regular armies, lil that
preliminary schooling it would be
demonstrated which boys were nat
ural soldiers, which Bhould be sent
for higher traning by the govern
ment. General Pleasanton once said that
of a volunteer American army one
half were natural soldiers, and could
swiftly be moulded into form; that
half of the remainder could be made
into good soldiers, but that the re
mainder might better be sent home
at once as they never could be made
real soldiers and would simply be in
the way of real soldiers.
A school training would reveal
these and prevent their ever becom
ing officers and prevent their ever
making the mistake of voluntering
in the event of war.
The public and high schools are
designed to give to the children of
the country without distinction just
as efficient a training for life's du
ties as possible. A preliminary mil
itary training for boys adds in every
way to that efficiency, and it Is time
that the parents of the children un
derstood that fact and demanded It.
Goodwin's Weekly.
The Chloride Bulletin is the name
of a breezy, newsy, interesting paper,
volume one, number one of which
has just arrived on our desk after
having come all the way from Chlor
ide, Arizona. The Chloride Bulletin
is issued by the Chloride Mining Bu
reau and chronicles the mining news
and furnishes desired Information on
th Wallapal mining district.
News is leaking at last of opposi
tion to recruiting in Ireland, and this
is a good way to consider it. With
Great Britain triumphant, what can
the island expect by adhering to
such a course? With Germany win
ning, what can Ireland expect but
the vassalage of a conquered prov
ince? The good man of peace whose
birthday we observe today . would
counsel honesty of purpose, integri
ty and faith with hope in what is to
follow. Oregonian, March 17th.
Discussing the "Oregon System,"
the Salem. Statesman says: "We are
not much better than a mob in get
ting the right things, done. We do
not want to go back to the old boss
system; but there is a middle ground
somewhere that would preserve the
virtues of the old system, and still
get rid of its abuses, or part of tehm.
The Oregon systm s noet just right
yet, though it is as good or better
than the California system, or the
Washington system, and better, too,
than the Pennsylvania system, which
is the old boss rule in all its prestine
glory, or rother rottenness."
FOR SALE,
I uue luuiouguureu uuvoc Tea ooar
pig. Also four good work horses and
one wagon in good condition. Prices '
reasonable. Inquire at this office. j
IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
The farm, home of Chas. Nanner
man was destroyed by fire on last
Thursday forenoon. The wife and
children were at the house alone
when the fire broke out, and tele
phoning to tjieir nearest neighbor
the house was on fire, F. H. Wilson
rushed over to help wha he could,
but the fire had gotten beyond con
trol and there was, no chance to
save anything and the contents were
a total loss. This is pretty hard on
Mr. Nannerman, who is just getting
a start as a farmer in this section.
The house was not very valuable but
it answered the purpose for the time'
being and on the other' hand it will
be hard to replace much of the con
tents. Considerable excitement pre
vailed in lone for a time when it was
reported that Mrs. Nannerman was
unable to get some of the children
out of the burning building and news
to the effect that they had all been
rescued was gladly received. There
was no insurance.
Henry E. Warren, pioneer resident
of the south end of the county, vis
ited in lone for a few days this week.
. The sudden demise of Frank Far-"
reus came as a surprise to many here.
He had been sick for several days at
the hotel, and on Saturday afternoon,
while standing on the street, sudden
ly fell over. The seriousness of his
condition was at once recognized,
and he was rushed to the hospital at
Heppner at which place he died
shortly after his arrival. The re
mains were sent back to lone Sun
day and were met here by relatives
and taken to Hardman where inter
ment was held on Monday. Frank
was a farmer of the Gooseberry sec
tion, where his brothers Rutus,
George and Glenn reside, and he was
well known here.
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Chick, V. Craw
ford and wife and Mrs. Frank Engel
man attended the reception tendered
Rev. T. S. Handsaker and wife at
Heppner on Friday evening last.
They went to Heppner via Straw
berry Flat and noted much good
farming being done out that way. It
IS also noticeable that the rabbits,
once so numerous through that part
of the county, have now entirely dis
appeared. On the other hand
squirrels seem to be pretty numer
ous, and thel residents will have to
get busy with 'the poison can.
The vacant lot on the corner north
of Bank of lone, that has beea al
lowed to grow up to weeds for sev
eral seasons past, and withal has not
presented a very attractive appear
ance, Is to be made more present
able. Through the efforts of Marshal
Frank a suitable amount of funds
has been secured to level the ground
off and a tennis court and croquet
grounds will be placed there, and
other steps inaugurated to make that
corner one of the attractive spots of
our little city.
John Harbke is up from Portland
and expects to spend most of the
summer season here, having been ad
vised by his physician to take more
to the outdoor life. We can well re
member when John did not weigh as
he does now, this being when he was
engaged in pushing a bunch of mules
over the Morrow county hills and
dragging a big gang plow. Too much
opulence has made John grow too
fat, and he is now compelled to re
duce for the benefit of his general
health.
F. Wallace Sears and family de
parted for Hillsboro, Oregon, Sunday
last and expect to make their abode
in the future somewhere in the Wil
lamette Valley, but just at what
point they were not decided. Mr.
Sears has been publisher of the lone
Journal for the past two years and
his departure now leaves the town
without its paper. Arrangements
are under way, however, to open up
the shop again and a new publica
tion will be forthcoming.
The "Snowball Minstrels" are go
ing on the road. They will appear at
Morgan Friday evening, and from
there to Arlington for Saturday eve
ning. If they should decide to go
farther, announcements will be made
to that effect. Advance agent, H. D.
McCurdy went to Arlington Wednes
day to make arrangements for the
appearance of our local stars and
beauties at that place.
A very wet rain fell over this sec
tion Tuesday night, and we are get
ting thoroughly soaked. Showers
have proved very beneficial of late
as they have softened up the crust ;
that was formed on many of the j
wheat fields. A lively thunder show-'
er was experienced here on Sunday j
afternoon, also.
J. W. Christofferson and family !
are recent arrivals from Newberg. !
He has gone onto his farm in the
Gooseberry section, and when in j"
Tnnn thfl last nf the week he ex-;
pressed himself as being well pleased j
with the change he has made. He
has the old Farrens place.
Another canine, having symptoms
of rabies, was killed by the marshal
the way, there is a great thinning out
of the stray dogs about this town i
since orders to that effect have been '
enforced. ' - J
Frank H. Wilson and family were '
Sunday vsitors from their home west
of lone.
Mrs. Jessie Smith has opened up
a nice line of spring and summer mil
linery in the Perkins buildiug.
Art Vickers was down from Hepp
ner this week, assisting his father,
E. E. Vickers, with painting and pa
perhanging work.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Beckett wel
comed the arrival of a new son at
their home on Wednesday, March 15.
Dr. Chick reports all concerned doing
well.
Mrs. W. R. Wyrick, of Pendleton,
is visiting this week' with her hus
band who has charge of the farming
operations now going on at the Baker
place south vest of lone.
Mrs. LeRoy Jones visited this week
at the home of her parents,. Mr. and
Mrs. Vawter Crawford. She will join
her husband at Irrigon near which
place they will make their home in
the future.
The family of Chas. Anderson have
all been undergoing a siege of la
grippe and tonsilitis. Mr. Anderson'
is at present confined to the house
but the other members of his family
are able to be out again. -
Ben Anderson, of Eight Mile, was
doing business in the Egg City Tues
day. He reports It most too wet to
make any .progress In farming up
his way as yet but he is not complain
ing, being wen pleased because of
the abundant moisture that is fall
ing. ' '
Northwest to Hear Grand Opera.
Spokane, Wash., Mar. 22. Trans
planted from New York City and Bos
ton, the northwest is soon to have a
brief season of music, commencing
with the Boston Grand Opera Com
pany on Thursday, March 30. For
one week from that date Spokane
and the Inland Empire will enjoy the
best music the country boasts. "The
Only Girl," the Victor fieroert light
opera success, will be, here March 31
and April 1, and on April 4 comes
Walter Damrosch and his New York
Symphony orchestra, accompanied by
Josef Hoffmann, world-famous pian
ist. The local appearance of the
Boston Grand Opera company will be
in "Madame Butterfly." In conjunc
tion with the opera will be Madame
Pavlowa and her Imperial Ballet
Russe. The Madame Butterfly cast
will comprise the following princi
pals: Rlccardo Martn, Tamakl
Miura, the Japanese prima donna so
prano; Elvira Leveronl, Bianca Sor
oya, Thomas Chalmers, Paolo Aaan
ian and Glorgi Puliti.
SETTING EGGS FOR SALE
Brown Leghorn Btrain, $1.00 and $1.
50 per set of 15 eggs. A.J.COOK.
SPRING TIME IS
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from three of the most reliable seed
houses in the country.
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pHE most important feature of a farm power.
engine today is the fuel it uses.
;That, more' than anything else, determines
its usefulness and economy. '
At present prices of gasoline and kerosene, you
could not afford to accept a gasoline engine as a gift,
if you had to use it.
You could better afford to pay a big premium for a
Mogul kerosene engine.
See the Mogul work on kerosene. Ask your dealer'
to show you the difference in fuel cost between a
Mogul in any size from 1 to 50-H. P., and a gasoline
engine of the same size. The figures will surprise
you.
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EVERYTHING CARRIED IN A FIRST-CLASS NURSERY. I KEEP
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AND VEGETABLE PLANTS THAT ARE REST SUITED TO THIS
CLIMATE AT LOWEST CASH PRICES. ALL STOCK GUARAN
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PLANTS IN LARGE QUANTITIES.
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