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THE GAZETTE-TIMES. IltTPXER. ORE., THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1J15
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MtlllHOW I'Ol VI'Y OFKH'I.M. IMl'KIt
Thursday, July 13, 1916
MONEY COlNtt IX TO SAYINGS
AC CXII XTS, NOT SALOONS.
ruors akk (ioou.
PERSONAL MENTION!
The foolish fallacy that economic
disaster comes to a city when saloons
are driven out has already been rath
er thoroughly demolished in Spo
kane's six months experience under
statewide prohibition of the liquor
business. If, however, further dem
onstration of the point were needed,
it would be amply supplied by savings
banks' reports of increased deposits
for the first half of the current year.
When hundreds of people who never
had savings accounts before begin
making regular bank deposits one of
two conclusions must follow: that
their incomes have been largely in
creased or that some substantial item
of expenditure has been cut off. It is
obvious that the first alternative does
not apply locally there has been no
sufficiently broad and general advance
in salaries. Spokane's enlarged list
of savings bank accounts must, there
fore, be the outcome of decreased ex
penditure. It requires no partiean
ship whatever to see that much mon
ey which used to contribute to the up
keep of saloons is being put in the
bank. The figures are so conclusive
that they make this conclusion inevi
table. The Old National bank, for ex
ample, has 471 more savings accounts
than it had a year ago. This does not
indicate the sort of financial depres
sion that was predicted two yer.rs aero.
It is not contended that Spokane
people are no longer spending any
money for liquor. The law allows
them to import a specified abount at
stated intervals. But it takes very
little figuring to show that the
amount of money now being spent
annually for beer and whisky is only
an insignificant fraction of the sums
that used to be spent in the saloons
of six months ago. When the prohib
itory law took effect there were in
Spokane 152 licensed bars. Probably
not a tenth of this number could have
continued self-supporting eti the i
city's expenditure for liquor under
the new system,
The money is being saved, and
many institutions besides the banks
are profiting thereby. Spokane
Spokesman Review.
A ride through the Gooseberry and
Eight Mile wheat belt at this time
would convince anyone that a gross
misrepresentation of injury to crops,
throughout that part of Morrow
county at least lias been made by ar
ticles recently published in the Port
land Oregonian, and sent out from
Heppner. The party who is respon
sible for this kind of dope, following
abundunt showers of rain in this
county, should be made to realize
that he might be in better business
than sending articles of that nature
to the city papers. Our citizens
would much prefer seeing less
of this sort of advertising. Morrow
county has suffered enough from this
half-baked newspaper enthusiast who
is always jumping in to get some
thing sensational before the general
public, regardless of truth and facts.
From lone on south through the
Eight Mile, Dry Fork, Jordan Butte
and Fairview sections the crops are
immense. The copious rains of the
last ten days were just what was
needed to bring along both Spring
and Fall sowing, and in the most of
the fields the grain is now headed and
the heads would seem to be almost
bursting they are filling so well. The
hot spell of two weeks ago did no
apparent damage, and if any injury
occured at that time it has now disa
ppeared and we can view the outcome
only with pleasure. Hed we time and
space we should be glad to go into
detail and mention the numerous
good fields of grain we visited, and
give the kind and acreage. Hope to
do this later. Suffice to say at this
writing that nothing short of an un
forseen calimity can prevent an abun
dant crop throughout the entire
north end of Morrow county, and we
should be glad to see this fact as dil
igently advertised, as the opposite
was misrepresented and apparent in
jury so grossly inagnified.
Why not swat the fly.
The selection of former justice of
the supreme court of Oregon, Charles
L. McXary, for the position of chair
man of the Republican state central
committee is indeed a happy one. Mr.
McXary is a strong Republican and a
good leader.
Tourists through Morrow county
last week pronounced the grain here
the best they had seen on their en
tire trip, and they had traveled all
the way across the continent from
New Haven, Connecticut. They re
port crops in the Middle West very
short this year.
Thousands of acres of fine lands
lie untilled in the north end of Mor
row county, now grown to weeds and
becoming less valuable every year.
These lands are owned largely by peo
ple outside of the county and are be
ing held merely for speculation. Some
day, when the industrious people who
farm adjoining them have made the ,
country prosperous and enhanced the
value of their lands by hard work of
persistent cultivation, perhaps these
speculators will let go and a more
thrifty class of people will get hold of
the lands and make them produce. As
they stand now they add much to the
work of those who are striving to get
a living out of the soil and are un
fortunate enough to be located along
side of these unused lands. We favor
the proposition of additional taxation
on these unused lands. These people
should be required to pay something
for their neglect and the menace they
are to the farmers of our county that
are trying to make something of the
countrj. Let them lighten the bur
den of those whom they are causing
all this extra work.
It has been said that war is an in
strument designed by His Satantic
Majesty, and the report that owing
to the war prices on paper, ink and
binding materials the American Bible
society will be unable to publish Bi
bles to renew their almost dpleted
stock, it is only futher evidence that
this is so.
How many times the past week
have you been confronted with this:
"Isn't it hot today!"
It looks as though the Russian
bear is developing speed to an ex
tent unlooked for in this cumbersome
animal.
It is a lamentable fact that less
than a third of the tourists going
through Morrow county, come
through Heppner. Many of them
would prefer to come this way in spite
of the fact that the distance is great
er by a few miles than it is by Echo.
The only draw back is the condition
of the Hog "Wallow" road. When
we, the citizens and business men of
Heppner arise from the long slumber
we will step out, remedy the existing
faults and start things and people
coming our way.
A man in the Willamette Valley
is willing to wager a 120 acre farm
against ten milk cows that Hughes
will be the next president. A neigh
bor of his wants to wager $10 that
the first man won't be able to get
anyone to take the bet. Is there
some Wilson man in Morrow county
who would like a nice farm in the
Willamette Valley? Here is your
opportunity, providing you have the
milk cows.
Miss Mae Ganger returned Tuesday
from Spokane.
11. S. Ewing of Cecil was a Mon
day visitor in Heppner.
Mrs. T. II. Lowe of Cecil was a
Monday visitor in Heppner.
K. E. Harbison of Hillsboro paid
our city a call the first of the week.
Miss Elaine Sigsbee was a week
end guest at the home of Mary Craw
ford in lone.
J. B. Sparks returned the last of
the week from a business .trip to
outside points.
Emmett Cochran, Grant county
stockman, was in the city this week
on a business visit.
Mrs. H. G. VanBibbler of Monu
ment was registered at the Palace
hotel last Monday.
W. B. Ewing, Cecil farmer and
stockman was a business visitor in
the city Wednesday.
Tom Ross, the Echo wool buyer
was in the city. Tuesday. He went
on to Portland from here.
Stolen some time ago A seven
jewel Elgin watch, nlckle screw, case,
open face. $15.00 reward. J. H.
Bode.
Mrs. B. F. Matlock of Pendleton
visited several days the past week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Matlock on Hinton creek.
Albert Bowker, agent in this city
for the Buick automobile, recently
sold a car of that make to Jack Hynd,
the well known Cecil sheepman.
Marion A. Loehr, local abstracter,
returned Monday evening from Port
land where he went several days ago
to visit with Mrs. Lcehr and to look
after some business interests which
he still retains in that city.
T. J. Mahoney of the First Nation
al Bank returned home early Monday
morning from Portland where he rep
resented Morrow county at a meet
ing of the state Republicans. At this
meeting, Clias. L. McXary of Salem
was elected to succeed Chas. B
Moores as chairman of the state cen
tral committee. One of the features
of the gathering was the complete
harmony which existed between all
:actions or the party, including those
members who have only recently re
turned to the fold after spending four
years with the progressive faction.
Tom Driskell Jr. had a merry time
with his car on the Heppner Hill
Wednesday morning when his engine
stopped and the brakes failed to hold.
The car backed down hill at a rapid
rate and only stopped after it canfe
in contact with Joe Howell's six
horse team. The heavy wagon ton;
gue pierced the rear end of the auto
several feet. Luckily, only a few
days before Mr. Drickell had removed
the back part of the tonneu, and put
in its place a meat box. The entire
damage amounted to fifty cents. No
injury resulted to the horses or har
ness.
One of the best hill farms in Mor
row county is owned by C. R. Pointer
north of Lexington. Mr. Pointer has
what might be called an ideal farm.
By good farming methods his land is
made to produce big crops of wheat
every year. The home life on this
ranch is enjoyable through the many
conveniences which are made possi
ble with a little work. The green stuff
which grows on the place would be
the envy of many of the farmers who
live where water is far more plenti
ful. One of the features of Mr. Point-
ier's garden is that he has cabbage
I three weeks earlier than do farmers
living on the bottom lands of our
creeks.
We wonder if Congressional pork
is not closely related to the common
hog variety. One seems to be about
as expensive as the other.
From the way Carranza side-steps (
the issue in our president's nots we
are tempted to surmise that he re
ceived his diplomatic training in Berlin.
If It is true, as reported, that Vene
zuela and Peru are intending to de
clare war on Columbia and Ecuador,
and the Mexican Situation continues
in its present state, one would be In
clined to the belief that Mars Bhould
be satisfied for this decade at least.
Bend desires to become the county
seat of Crook county and there will
be a big fight on between that city
and Prineville before the matter is
settled. Bend has made a wonderful
growth in the past year. The estab
lishment of the two big lumbering
plants there has brought in a large
number of people and the town is
prospering because of th big pay rolls.
On the other hand, Prineville will
soon have a rail road connection and
will be in line to push ahead, and her
people will not give up the county
seat without making a strong fight
to retain it and we hope to see her
win.
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your business when you can
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Heppner, Oregon.
The epidemic of infantile paralysis
in New York City is gaining alarm
ing proportions. To date there have
been over 200 deaths and nearly 1000
cases reported. And this does not In
clude the abortive cases which
though not fatal, act as agents in
spreading the disease. An epidemic
of this kind is surely a terrible thing.
At the meeting of the Republican
state central committee in Portland
Saturday, Judge Charles L. McNary,
of Salem, was elected chairman, and
Edward D. Baldwin was retained as
secretary. The selection of Judge
McNary is said to give perfect satis-'
faction to all elements of the party-'
progressives and regulars, and the
working of the party machinery In
this state will now move along with-,
out friction. Oregon will be carried
strong for Hughes for our people
will not fail to back up In the general
election their endorsement of the pri
mary; and as goes Oregon, so goes
the nation. 1
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Ru.lrtin No. 5
The Bethlehem Steel Company's
Offer to Serve the United States
At a time when the expenses of .the Government are so enormous
Isn't it worth while finding out the actual facts before plunging ahead into an
expenditure of $11,000,000 of the people's money for a Government armor plant?
Tod ear up the whole situation, and to put it on a basis as fair and business-like as
we know how to express it, we now make this offer to the Government:
The Bethlehem Steel Company will manufacture armor plate for the
Government of the United States at actual cost of operation plus such
charges for overhead evpenses, interest and depreciation as the Federal
Trade Commission may fix. We will agree to this for such period as
the Government may designate.
The House of Representatives voted down a proposal to empower the Federal Trade
Commission to determine a fair price for armor, and allow private manufacturers
opportunity to meet that price before the Government buit its plant
Isn't our proposition fair and ought it not to be accepted ?
The measure is now before the United States Senate.
CHAS. M. SCHWAB, Chairman
El'GENK U. GRACE. Praudeal
Bethlehem Steel Company
Federal
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Faced by demands from the conductors, engineers, firemen and brakemen
that would impose on the country an additional burden in transportation costs of
$1U0,Uu0,0U0 a year, the railroads propose that this wage problem be settled by
reference to an impartial Federal tribunal.
With these employes, whose efficient service is acknowledged, the railroads
have no differences that could not be considered fairly and decided justly by such
a public body.
Railroads Urge Public Inquiry and Arbitration
The formal proposal of the railroads to the employes for the settlement of
the controversy is as follows:
"Our conferences have demonstrated that we cannot harmonize our differences ol opinion and that eventually the
matters in controversy must be passed upon by other and disinterested agencies. Therefore, we propose that your
proposals and the proposition of the railways be disposed of by one or the other of the followinj; methods:
1. Preferably by submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission, the only tribunal which, by reason of its
accumulated information bearing on railway conditions and its control of the revenue of the railways, is in a posi
tion to consider and protect the rights and equitie of all the interests affected, and to provide additional revenue
necessary to meet the added cost of operation in case your proposals are found by the Commission to be just and
reasonable; or, in the event the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot, under existing lavts, cct in the premises,
that we jointly request Congress to take such action as may be necessary to enable the Commission to consider and
promptly dispose of the questions involved; or
2. By arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Federal law" (The Newlands Act).
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote
Leaders of the train service brotherhoods, at the joint conference held in New
York, June 1-15, refused the offer of the railroads to submit the issue to arbitration
or Federal review, and the employes are now voting on the question whether
authority shall be given these leaders to declare a nation-wide strike.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposed by the railroads as the
public body to which this issue ought to be referred for these reasons:
No other body with such an intimate knowledge
of railroad conditions has such an unquestioned posi
tion in the public confidence.
The rates the railroads may charge the public for
transportation are now largely fixed by this Govern
ment board.
Out of every dollar received by the railroads from
the public nearly one-half is paid directly to the em
ployes as wages; and the money to pay increased wage,
can come from no other source than the ratei paid
by the public.
The Interstate Commerce Commission, with its con
trol oyer rates, is in a position to make a complete
investigation and render such decision as would pro
tect the interests of the railroad employes, the ownert
of the railroads, and the public.
A Question For the Public to Decide
The railroads feel that they have no right to grant a wage preferment of
$100,000,000 a year to these employes, now highly paid and constituting only
one-fifth of all the employes, without a clear mandate from a public tribunal that
shall determine the merits of the case after a review of all the facts.
The stnJe issue before the country is whether this controversy is to be settled by an
impartial Government inquiry or by industrial warfare.
Mt.: I C . r ,i r
iiauuuai v,umcrence coramniee or me Railways
ELISHA LEE, Chairman
P. K. Al.lllilGiiT. dial Manaitr,
Alluntil' C.itj.1 l.i:.c KnilroHij.
L. W. UAI.UWIIN, (jcn'l Manaitr.
Central of Georgia Railway.
C. L. lUI'.UO. Grl Mtnafr.
New York, New lliwen A Hartford Railroad
E. H. COAPMAN. flci Vrnidttt.
Southern Railway.
9 (.. OOTTBK. fflwV MoMtw.
Wfhi't'i itailway. i
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AlH. t'tef-Pririittnt.
G. H. EMERSON, Cm ' M anatm.
Great Northern Railway.
C. II. KWJNG.f7l7M.r,
Philadelphia A Readina Railway,
E. W. GRKJE, Gn'ISuH. 7...
Chesapeake & Obio Railway.
A. S. GRtilG. Ant. I, Kictivn,
Si. Louie A San Pranciaco Railroad.
C. W. KOUNS, Gm'l hUnaiir,
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Ft Railway.
H. W. McM ASTHR, 67 Mnat.r,
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad.
N. O. MAHRR. Yla-fmUnt.
Norfolk A Weitern Railway.
JAMKS RfJSSKLL, Gttt'l Mancttr,
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.
A. M. SCHOYBR, S,,U,.l Via tru..
Pennsylvania Lines West.
W. 1.. SF.DUON, Vic-frn.,
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
A. J. STONK, Via-PruUnl.
Erit Railroad
O. 8. WAII), Vla Pr... 9 Ga.7Vv
Sunact Central Lines.
FOB 8ALK Several head ol work
horses, both broke 1 and unbroken.
Can see them at my Tub Springs
runch. JAS. CARTY.
I Id! MSSB SURELY PREVENTED
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5Q-(Uo pltf. BlacrtJeK fills, $4.00
U?;e any ni :m.t, hut Cutler' glmpl and itrongent.
Tlie f .ir'frinntY ol GiUei prridui t is due to over 15
years o! sp'alu-nti in VACUNE3 AND S.RRUMS
only. Insist om Cuttux'S. II unobtainable,
wier dtre-.t.
IV mo biitixi Lauuiaigiy, oajnomj, iiiiinia
FOR SALE Fine registered Hol-
stein bull and nine milch cows. Good
stock and prices reasonable. Sey A.
E. Johnson. lone. Ore. 3t.
Three young work horses for sale
at a bargain. Frank Winnard,
Headquarters Ranch.
ICE FOR SALE Stores supplied
at $12.50 per ton and ice delivered
at your residence for one cent per
pound. Phone City Meat Market,
Main" 563.
FUNERAL SUPPLIES
MODERN EQUIPMENT
PAINSTAKING SERVICE
CASE FURNITURE COMPANY
H. V. Gates of Hillsboro, president
of the Heppner Light & Water Com
pany, is In the city looking after his
extensive interests.
RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE. Frank Griffin, pioneer farmer of
The Altar Society of St. Patrick's tlle Fairview country, seriously in
Church, Heppner, Ore, hereby wishes , Jure(i h's left hand recently when he
to extend their sincere sympathy to i cut oft t,le end of his thumb with an
the husband and children of Mrs. Mi-axe- Mr- Griffin was in the moun
chael Marshall, Castle Itock, a faith-,talns at the time, being camped near
ful Parisher, and estemed member, ' Parkers Mill where he attended the
who was recently called, to her re- celbration and was making a fire
ward. when accident occurred. He lost
Signed, the end of one finger on the same
Peggy O'Rourke, Vice Pres. hand about two years ago when he
Mrs. Katie Currin, Pres. met with an accident while shooting
Nora Hughes , Sec a gun.