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THE GAZETTE-IIMBS. HEPPXER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1918. THE GAZETTE-TIMES The Heppnfr Osiett, Established .Marih 30. ISJ. The Henn" Times. Established November IS. 1SST Consolidated February 13. 1912. I'AWTKI-t CKAW Ki.Mil". 1'ropnetor. AHTHl'K R CltAWFORl. Ktiitor. ?fsfieat lssue.1 every Thur.l;iy inorninit. and emerert at tr.e t'ostmnce ai neiipner, IM-eeon. as seoen.i-i lass matter. AIIUIKI'IMM. K1':S lilVKS ox AI'I I.U rio r A.E FOl'R 1 1 I I. J t ICU.U J1.S0 M-HSOKU'TtOX KATIIS: I'ne Tear Six Months Tliree Months...- t .nide Copies KOIIRIIW (OlM'V OKK1C1AI, PPF.R A 2TH t'ENTl'KY PAI L REVERE By Bennett Chappie Listen, my eiildren, and you shall hear Of a Twentieth Century Paul Revere; Oi" a brave young Scout on a valiant steed, Who rode a raoe for his Country's need. He heard of his Country's call for men; He heard of their sacrifice, and then- He heard of the need for money, too; For food and clothes to help them through. He wanted to help though he could not fight, He wanted to serve in the cause of right. So he mounted his horse, Thrift Card in hand, And rode and rode throughout the land. "Money V he cried, "Money for clothes!" "The boys in the trenches!" off he goes; And 'mid the sound of the clattering hoofs The call re-echoed across the roofs- "Gather your nickels! Gather your dimes! "Help the Nation! Prepare, these Times! "Lend Uncle Sam a part of your pay "Store up! Store up! for a rainy day." The people heard, as the Scout flashed by, They heard his fervent, earnest cry. And out of stockings laid away. And out of closets hid from day, They gathered their savings of many years And poured them forth with hearty cheers. "Take these," they cried, in the cause of right, "We'll do our bit and add our mite, "We'll help to fight and win this war, "We'll save as ne'er we saved before." And when the Scout on his valiant steed Had spread the call of his Country's need, He drew the reins as he reached his home And patted the neck all flecked with foam. "Our work is done," he said. "Old Man The Nation's roused to a War-Thrift Plan." THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE PLACE This is Morrow county's year to furnish a representative in the state legislative halls at Salem, from the district comprising Umatilla and Mor row counties. Just who would be Speaker Stanfield's successor in the houes has been a matter of consid erable speculation and wonderment. Umatilla seemed willing that the representative should come from Morrow county at this time, but up to a few days age, the public had no inkling that a man so eminently fitted would be forthcoming, until C. E. Woodson, pioneer Heppner attorney, announced his intention of becoming a candidate. Today's press carries the announcement that Mr. Woodson is sefeking the Republican nomina tion and his friends, both Republican and Democratic, are rejoicing that lie vill make the race. C. E. Woodson is a man who ha:-; not dabbled in politics, and yet he is' a man qualified to render the best of service to his county, state and na tion. For fifteen years he has been a practicing attorney of Hnppner. Dur Uva that time hj lias been a leader in line affairs and served unopposed as imtyor oi: the city and on the board of education. U'jht of all, Mr. Woodson is not a politician and when he enters the leg i. dative halls at Salem, his constitu ency will know tiiat their interests arc identical with their representa tives who has made all he now has and has invested what he has made in M-jrrow county. He is a lawyer of p'.ate-wido repute, a fair and square dialer and just the man this district wants to represent them at Salem. It is not likely he will have any op position for the position which he seeks. Morrow county could put forth no better man and we doubt greatly if Umatilla could produce a man better qualified. "Keep a pig," but keep him clean. Heppner is a poor town for the I. W. W. or any of their ilk. Two itin erants did not linger here long this week. Its best to kevi) them so busv moving they won't have any time for j m Milling Canadian Wheat . irm HILE our bushel was being milled a carlot of wheat reached this mill from Canada. Importa tion of Canadian wheat without special consent being forbidden, the mill operatives became curious and made Inquiries. This wheat was part of a large supply which the Grain Corpora tlon bad brought inio the United States to aid In keeping the American mills running. There was another reason. Domes tic wheat was not moving from the farms as freely as the millers needed it, and shortage forced the mills to operate at a great disadvantage and, according to them, at higher costs. The last Journey stage of our first bushel, although considerably changed in Its form, was to go as flour to port under rush orders. It now had right of way over all other classes of freight except other munitions of war. Con sent of the War Trade Board being obtained, it was loaded on a ship and passed safely through the submarine field to France, wbere It succored the hungry. t We started out to follow the travels of two bushels of wheat from the farm to their points of consumption under war condition with the U. S. Food Ad ministration In control of the market ing. I have previously discussed the Journeys of these two bushels from the farm to the elevator at the country point Here they parted and one of them passed on to terminal, and from the terminal to a mill and from the mill to seaboard. There It went to France for consumption. The Other Bushel of Wheat Starts Traveling. OW as to the other bushel of wheat A certain Georgia miller, In need of supplies, notified the Grain Corporation and received permission to buy on the open market About the same time our co-operative elevator manager had listed a shipment with his terminal representative a highly reputable commission firm, also under Grain Corporation license. This firm caught wind of the Georgia order and secured permission to sell the Mis souri wheat The second bushel was among those poured into a car and bustled along to Its destination. This shipment did not pass through any terminal market It moved straight to Atlanta, where It went between the rollers of the mill. Controlling the Johber by License. Now, the flour which came from our second bushel of wheat was rolling serenely along In another direction, but the car was diverted by special or der of the U. S. Food Administrator and received by a large wholesale Job ber In New York City. This Jobber also does business under a Food Ad ministration license, but administered by the distribution dlvison. Under li cense terms the Jobbers must sell at fair profit only, although the exact amount of this profit Is not determin ed, the Food Administration reserving the right In each case to call a halt when a licensee has gone "the limit." means of control of the retailer by making the Jobber a voluntary police man to his customer. The Jobber Is licensed to sell only to traders who deal fairly, and If It should turn out that a jobber persists In doing busi ness with retailers guilty of profiteer ing In staples under control the Food Administration has and may exercise the right to revoke the license of the Johber. The other part of this shipment con tained our second bushel of wheat and went over to the East Side Into a small bakery, which quickly made It Into creamy loaves. These loaves were placed in groceries and delicatessens and the next day were eaten by hun gry little boys and girls with dark eyes and big noses and quaint ways. Brings Out Startling Truths. Government control has brought out these startling truths : More people unnecessarily make their living out of wheat distribution than was suspected. Thousands and thousands of little speculators have had to turn elsewhere for a livelihood. A number of commission men have had to close shop. There are places where elevators should be built and other places where there are too many elevators. The Government, dominat ing the wheat market, carries its own marine Insurance. Wheat handlers at terminals have had their activities re stricted. But most of all it Is Interesting to see how the price of flour per barrel tumbled from the time Uncle Sam took a positive hand In. the matter. The Food Administration has recently com pleted an Interesting chart on the prices of wheat and bulk flour at Min neapolis. In a statement of Novem ber 26, the Food Administration says: The farmer received for the 19U har vest between 11.45 and 11.50 per bushel for the harvest taking the country br large and . Last rear he received under 20 per cent of the price of the loaf. Today he Is receiving over 40 per cent of the money paid for the cash loaf, this being- the result of the stabilisation of prices and the total elimination of hoard ing and speculation in this industry. The statement reports that farmers on November 28 were receiving with freight charges Included from the ter ritory represented to Minneapolis, ap proximately $0.f30 for 4H bushels of wheat. The price of bulk flour, n't the Minneapolis mill Is about $10.25 per barrel, showing that the miller is now receiving about 75 cents per barrel, which must Include both his operating expenses a ml profit. iB rniXQ Inst July and Au gust, wtme congress wns wrestling with Itself to produce a food adminis tration, and there was no (Jrain . Cornorntlon. flour production In the principal centers was 75 per mit under the snme period In 1916. In September, October and November, under the 'supervision of the Food Administration, flour pro duction was 114 per cent of the snme period In What this means In the great national situation, with depleted domestic flour reserves and clamoring foreign buyers, enn hardly be over emphasized, when movement of wheat Into primary markets has been hardly rrr i , ' r A VM' fr J!rt., , I : I l , ! , J J . fi x r. , .IMr Success in This War Depends Large ly on America's Next Wheat Crop. The New York Jobber took for his own, In this case, n profit of 50 cents per barrel. lie sold part of this ship ment to a retail-merchant This merchant did a small business and was not licensed, but even here was another social check. For the retail merchants of the largo cities and those of many small cities and towns find each morning and after noon In the dtiily papers a price list for flour and other commodities which are considered fair by the Federal Food Administrator for their State. These prices arc usually arrived at through the machinery of the whole salers' and the retailers' organizations. The retailer also discovered that the Jobber who sold him this flour was keenly Interested In the prices paid by the consumer. For the Food Adminis tration Las discovered an Indirect half that of a yeur ago, or 100,000,000 bushels less. It was nothing short of master strategy. The total number of bushels pur chased by the Grain Corporation from the time It commenced activities to February 1 Is 97,278,145.50. Arranged by months, the purchases In bushels were: September, 7,841, 20(U0; Octo ber, 19,3nn,6W.59; November, 30,920, 074.28; December, 21,458,249.06, and January, 17.098,900,08. During July and August our flour exports were about the snme as In the same two months of 1916; but In Sep tember, October, and November, the exportation was 50 per cent larger than a year ago. So the Grain Cor poration has discharged our obliga tions to the allies, and restored our flour reserves, which Is the larger as pect of the question. j jib Mod & 'V s VP- WITH a huge army of our beys "over there," it means that every man jack of us forced to stay home to "carry on" this country's business must do MANY TIMES as much work as he did before. He mmt lake the , places of the boys "over there." The American people and the United States government, in this hour of economic trial, have declared the motor car to be an Indispensable Utility. We must win by Efficiency and Efficiency means transportation. In the Paige Essex "Six-5 5" thousands of business men, professional men, energetic men, patriotic men have found the surest and most economical means of multiplying their efficiency. It has proved their best invest ment for their effectiveness, their country and the CAUSE. The Paige Essex, is a war necessity. ' Unwood "Six.J" 5-raenr lW;Glcndal "Six-J9 Chummy Riydw 11345; Csbrioln "Six-W" $IW0; Dartmoor "Six-W Z or J-pMwnftr JIW5, Sedsn "Six-" J-psvtngcr $1S. All Prices I. o.U Detroit. PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR COMPANY. DETROIT. MICHIGAN RIVERS AUTO COMPANY :: IONE, ORE. cc etc e ffij 'WRITES 10 MOTHER YVm. C. (ioNiiey, Now in Kngluiul, Was Taken to Ireland After Aceldent. Will lie Home When the War Is Finished. William C. Gosney, Heppner boy, who was among the fortunate on the ill-fated troopship, Tuscania, torpe doed off the Irish coast early in the year, writes an account of his trip across to his mother, Mrs. C. W. Ranck, of this city. On Active Service With the Amer ican Expeditionary Forces. Feb. 13, 1918. Dear Mother and Sister: This leaves me all well and enjoy ing life. Perhaps you will be sur prised to learn that I have been moved to a foreign country. I left New York City Jan. 22 and every thing went well and we had a great voyage until the night of Feb. 5th at 6 o'clock in the evening, when our boat, the Tuscania, was torpdoed and mink by a submarine. The night was very dark and the waves were rolling high. Can you imagine such a sad experience as I have had in the past few weeks? I was picked up and taken to Ireland, to my notion the most beautiful country I have ever seen. The Irish poople gave us a royal reception and welcomed us in their cities. The cross over to England is two clays past and I am now in one of the American rest camps here. This Is a very beautiful place and I enjoy stay ing here very much. Now, mother, I don't want you and the family to worry about me as I will use every precaution to take care of myself. I will return home just as soon as the war is finished. Wo are not near the firing line now and are being treated very kindly. Write to me real often and don't wait for my answers before writing again. Write to me every week so that I may receivo a letter often. i With lots of love and best wishes From your loving son, W. C. GOSNEY, Co. F, 6th Bn. 20th Engineers, Forestry, A. E, F., via N. Y. A Spender is a Liability to a Community A Saver is an Asset 1 THILE our Nation's needisereat at this time, the Patriotism of our People, and their "willingness to offer their lives and property for the princi ples of Freedom and Democracy are infinitely greater. BUY THRIFT AND WAR SAV INGS STAMPS AND PREPARE FOR THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN The First National Bank of Heppner SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT jj 1 I n n n n P n 1 n 6