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Tr,r. two THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, ORE., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1916 TiiS GAZff-TlMS. Tin- H. ;ii!Hr tiarot'e. Established The licM.',er Times, Established Xo- c(i s.ntlo oiuis; venil-i - IV 1V7. Co!!8.li.lat.'i February 15. 1:12. VAWTKi! I'KAWFi'KD . . rroprietor AKTHl'H U. CR AW KOI! 1 Kilitor lssntvl evcy Thursi:y morning. ami enlircl at the lVstoi) :eo at Hepimer, Oroou, as .eeonl-olas.s matter. sri'.SORU'TlOX RATES: One year $1.50 Six Months "5 Three Months 5 M !Ht HOM (OrVI'Y OFFH'IU. I'APEB Thursday. May 4, 1916. PASS THE APPLES. When every pool in Eden was a mir ror. That unto Eve her dainty charms proclaimed. She went undraped without a single fear or Thought that she had need to be ashamed. Twas only when she'd eaten of the apple That she became inclined to be a prude. And found that evermore she'd have to grapple With the much-debated problem of the nude. Thereafter she devoted her attention, Her lime and all her money to her clothes. And that was the beginning of Con vention, And Modesty, as well, I suppose. Reaction's come about in fashions, re cent, Now girls conceal so little from the men. It would seem, in the name of all that's decent, Someone ought to pass the apples round again. -Frank Simpson, Huntington, W. Va. Seven years ago Adolf Sachter came to the United States from Eu rope, being a native or Austria-Hungary. After remaiuing in New York one year he sent over to the old country for his sweetheart. She later arrived, they were married and came out west. For two years they lived In Spokane, but being desirous of owning their own home, they came to Morrow county, where Mr. Sachter filed on a homestead, the land being located in north Morrow county. Pre viously, Mr. Sachter had taken out his first papers toward becoming a citizen of this country and after three years of worry and hard work for a livlihood while living on the home stead he looked forward eagerly to the day when he could make his final proof and the land he has so desired would be his own. However, near the time when the final proof is to be made, Mr. Sachter is informed that certain proof of his continued resi dence in this country is lacking and that he will not be able to make his final proof until he is given full cit izenship papers. It means that two of the seven years residence which he offered have been disqualified and he must wait two more years before he can be given the rights entitled to citizens of this country. It is a pity and a shame that this man, who in the first place did not settle on as good land as he might have have chosen, and a man with such and earnest desire to become a citizen, making a home for himself and family by means of his thrift and industry, should be denied what is rightfully his through a technlcallity in the law. For such men as Adolf Sachter the government could afford to concede much, for it it his type which makes the country produce, and bloom forth in a manner which the thrifty people from the old con tinent seem best able to do. TliK VANISHING ISSUE. Seems as though everybody is rush ing the can now for buttermilk. Real estate on Main street was go ing sky high this week. An applica tion of oil will keep the street from blowing away. Morrow county is confronted with one of the best crop prospects of years. Putting this condition with the prevailing prices for sheep and wool, we can only say that prosperity is inevitable. There is no use throwing it up to the Democrats that they found a Tariff Hoard whon they took posses sion, and promptly tossed it into the waste basket instead of strengthen ing and improving it. Probably they know now that the country wants a real Tariff Commission; that the political disadvantages of the old system outweigh it advantages; that, unless all sings fail, the country is going to face a world-trade competi tion which will make intelligent handling of the tariff imperative if the facing is to be done successfully. We believe seven voters out of ten are sick of take tariff for politics and want a tariff for business. The Democratic bill proposes a commission of six members, not over half being of one political party, each to draw ten thousand dollars a year salary and to hold office for twelve years except the chairman and vice chairman with a regular annual ap propriation of three hundred thous and dollars. It proposes, in short, to set up a permanent branch of the Government. The Republicans will continue the commission when their turn comes. In time it will take the tariff largely out of politics; in fact, the tariff is already taking itself out of politics. Saturday Evening Post. LIVELY EIGHT PROMISED. Washington will see a lively fight the first week in May. The Conser vation Congress, which is trying to mobilize the country's resources, will be in session then. How to take ni trogen from the air by means of water-power and make cheaper fertil izer for farmers and nitrates for ex plosives, is one of the big questions to be discussed. Gifford Pinchot, winner of the famous Ballinger-Pin-chot controversy, of a few years ago, will be on one side and a lot of big men, who are trying to get some thing started in water-power devel opment, will be on the other. The last time this t;uestion came up in the Conservation Congress at Washington, Senators, Governors, scientists and other headliners nearly came to blows. The conservationists have engaged Col. John I. Martin, of St. Louis, who for twenty years has been sergeant-at-arms of the turbu lent national Democratic conventions, to enforce prder at the forthcoming meeting;. INITIATING RURAL CREDIT. The cutting up of the local branch line into three section divisions means that the O-W. R. & N. Co. in tend to keep the road between Hepp ner and the Junction in better con dition than ever before. Heppner citizens should not be come alarmed now when the fire bell rings in a slow manner. Five tolls will ring out at intervals of thirty seconds on evenings of Commercial Club meetings. Now don't say you didn't hear the bell. Mayor Best and his old friend Ar thur J. Gibson have started a pub licity campaign over at Pendleton. Best charged Gibson with violating the dance ordinane and Gibson came back strong by charging Best with using obscene language at a recent boxing contest. Mr. Best is a candi date for the legislature from Umatilla county. There is a determined move to has ten the initiation of a rural credit law. The sooner we have such a law, if wisely enacted, the better. The de sirability of the law itself is hardly in dispute; but we might easily be made to realize that a poor law would be worse than no law at all. Hence the initiation of the measure should be undertaken with caution and cir cumspction. With respect to this first step there is the caution of good counsel that it is an easy matter to overload the en abling act. For the establishment of any state system of rural credit that would be worth the while we must have constitutional amendment. We cannot otherwise make the state's credit available for the purpose. It is therefore necessary that the meas ure be submitted to the popular vote, and for obvious reasons, as safe guarding or insuring the purpose of the law, it is altogether desirable. But the enabling act should omit all un necessary detail. It should leave the law in flexible condition as to the rounding out of its provisions. The enabling act should be so drawn that amendment may be readily effected, if experience shall teach us that amendment is desirable. In other words, aside from its fundamentals, the law should be so drawn for in itiation that the legislature can amend to suit the need. Otherwise we might find to our cost that the law would be unwieldly and unsatisfac tory. The essentials of the initiative or the enabling act are: Authority to issue state bonds, to use the state's credit for the pur pose of procuring funds for rural credit purposes; The designation of a constitutional administrative body, wnich the pres ent state land board is not, to insure the continued and effective operation of the law; ! Declaration of the ournoses for which the proceeds of the state bonds would be available, and of 4he class of persons to whom the money would be loaned to the prevention of its mis use in land speculation; Provision fixing the terms of pay ment by the borrower, which would embody the amortization feature; Designation of the character of se curity upon which rural credit money should be loaned and the ratio of loan to security, with a limitation as to the amount to be loaned per acre; Provision that rural credit earn ings, if any, should not be diverted to existing state funds, nor so used as to create discriminating tax upon the farmers who should borrow the money and pay it back with interest. All these provisions are fundamen tal, but aside from them are others necessary to furnish the machinery of administration. These latter are details that should be left to the leg islature. The matter herein suggested may be Incorporated in an enabling act that will not cover one entire page of legal cap. They may be so incorpor ated as to present a brief, simple and effective law, that the voter can read-i Qualifications of .A. For County Commissioner of Morrow County. j Geo. A. Uleakiiuin, of llisrtliitan, ; !is len a continuous resident of the south end of Morrow county lor ilifrty-two years. j The southern portion of Morrow ; county has more miles of road than all the rest of the county and has re-' ceived loss improvement than any other port ion. Heppner should support a candi date from that section for the tusi ne.ss from the roads tributary on the south is many times greater than from the north, which trade is cared for by I.eviiifjton and lone. Believes in immediate improve ment of all roads as fast as means for same can be secured without crippling persons or industries. An efficient, industrious, business like administration of all county af fairs. (Paid Advertising) ED WRIGHT vk. t fifty it wt act u JbA REPIT.UCAN CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER. Some of the reasons why he should expect Itepiiblican votes at the com ing Prima; 'e.;: A Itmia fWe and continuous resi dence in Eastern Oregon for thirty elght yeurs.. (Born in Union County) A record for honest, conscientious : nd elUc'.ejit service !n Public OiHce. A consistent Republican. A repututkn for good Judgment, fairness and honesty. An invitation to the public to in vestigate by reference to any reput able farmer, banker, merchant, or other business or professional mail in Union County. His platform: "Conscientious ser vice to the State ut all times, demand ing absolute fairness." (Pairt Advertising) Robert Service REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC SERSICE COMMISSIONER. Mr. Service Is well qualified for tliis position. He is a successful bus iness man, an export accountant and a lawyer. He says that "although the rail roads are fighting him on every turn, he has the hope that the common peo ple will stand by him and promises that he will do his best to restore their rights and do substantial jus tice to all." Mr. Service says he had no purpose to wrong the railroads but will see that they do not have the opportunity to take advantage of the people. For the past eight years Sir. Ser vice has specialized in Railroad Rate Regulation as his record shows, and his last case resulted In a judgment of $18,000 in his favor. A vote for him Is a vote for the best interests of the common people. HEAD HIS PAGE IN THE STATE PAMPHLET. (Paid Advertising) ily understand, leaving it to the leg islature to supply the administrative detail which will make the law work to the best advantage and leaving the door open for amendment as that may be found desirable or necessary. Portland Telegram. A ...t n... ...11. tli.1 n uuiig niiiun luuy Willi a Ulllt; girl of five years wants a position on a farm for the summer. Has had ex perience. Write of inquire at the Gazette-Times. SP.ECIAL jOTTLED PICKLES, PRE-J d&KVJ, etc;. We have a good many odds and ends of bot tled pickles, etc., which we wish to clean out and for ONE WEEK will place on sale at SPECIAL PRICES. Better call and investigate. PHELPS GROCERY COMPANY We have the most experienced Vulcanizer and the best plant in Eastern Oregon. ALL WORK GUARANTEED, and prices right. We are the Eastern Oregon Service Station for Silverton tires, and repairs. We repair and Silverton Tire, as well as all other makes of tires. CATES&CO.. THE DALLES, OREGON. 4.4.4,,4.4,4,414,4,4,4,4,a4,4,4,4m,4,4,4,,(,A4, : j ! ,JikJ PAINTING & PAPER HANGING D. C. ROGERS WALL PAPER FIRST DOOR NORTH OF POSTOFFICE -.;.. 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Address, School of Lip Lan guage, Kansas City, Missouri. GROCERY SPECIALS Every Indication Points to Higher Prices But we were fortunate in buying before the rise and have a large stock of canned goods which we offer at a reduction. All our 25 cent sliced pineapple, table peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, grapes, blackberries go at 20c Corn 10c, tomatoes 10c, solid pack tomatoes 2 for 25c, deviled meats 5c, 3 salmon 25c, 3 oysters 25c. Other things too numerous to mention. Come in and stock up while they last. You will pay more. Thomson Bros. 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