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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, ORE., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1916
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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
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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
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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.
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GROCERY SPECIALS
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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
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deviled meats 5c, 3 salmon 25c, 3 oysters 25c. Other
things too numerous to mention.
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will pay more.
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WESTERN FARMER PORTrsoK.NE
Mrs. Leah Cook of Belllngham,
Wash., arrived in the city last nglht
to visit at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Minor,
County commissioner Lee Padberg
came up from lone yesterday to at
tend the regular session of county
court.
Marshall Phelps, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Phelps, left Wednesday
for Alaska, where he will spend the
summer.