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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEFPXKR, ORF.GOX, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1918. PA(iK SIX To The Amer ican People There is no foundation for the alleged violations of law attributed to our Com pany by agents of the Federal Trade Commission and I want to say emphatic ally that Swift & Company is not a party to any conspiracy to defraud the Govern ment Nor has Swift & Company been guilty of improperly storing foods or of making false entries or reports. Conferences of packers, where prices have been discussed, have been held at the urgent request and in the presence of representatives of either the Food Administration or the Council of National Defense. And yet the packers have been accused of committing a felony by acting in collusion on Government bids I We have done our best, with other packers, large and small, to comply with the directions of the United States Food Administration in all particulars, including the furnishing of food supplies for the U. S. Army and Navy and the Allies, now be ing hardied through the Food Adminis tration. We will continue to do our utmost,un- der Government direction, to increase our production and assist the Food Adminis tration. We consider mat me opportunity to co-operate whole-heartedly and to our fullest powers with this branch of the Government is our plain and most press ing duty. The Trade Commission Attorney has, by false inference and misplaced empha sis, given to disconnected portions of the correspondence taken from our private files and read into the Record, a false and sinister meaning with the plain purpose of creating antagonistic public opinion. The services of the packers of the United States are most urgently needed, and I regret exceedingly that we should at this time have to spend our efforts in defending ourselves against unfounded, unproved, and unfair assertions such as are being daily made public. ofur7. President Swift & Company, U.S. A. O. B. Robertson of Condon went to! wH1 have ever' reason t0 be Proud'- Fossil Journal. Mitchell last week to open the new bank at that place. Fred Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. McMillan and f oniedly county treasurer of Gilliam Mrs. Minnie Leach were in Heppner county, is the cashier, and having for a few hours on Monday. known Fred about all his life, we can assure the Mitchell people that he is a man whom they can absolutely de FOB SALE Yearling Shorthorn bull. See J. C. SHARP, Newman perid on, and a citizen of whom they Canyon, 12 miles east of.Heppuer. DELCO-LIGHT Increases Farm Efficiency L Save, tima and Ubor Work formerly done under poor light ind by hand can be done better and in less time with the aid of electric light and power. 2. Labor it attracted to the farm The "back to the farm" movement is made practical when the convenience! afforded by electric light and power can be had in the country. 3. Keeps the boy and girl on the farm Electric service on the farm offsets city attractions. Valuable labor and valuable young manhood and womanhood are saved to the country community. 4. Solve the retired farmer problem Electric light and power make the farm home so attractive and comfortable that the farmer and his wife remain on the farm where their advice, experience, and immediate interests are of great practical value. 6. Lighten burden of the housewife Increased farm work in war times means increased labor for the house wife. Electricity offers the only practical means of taking the drudgery of household tasks from her shoulders. D Lea-Light it a compact electric plant for forma or coaatry homes. Self -cranking. Air-cooled. Thick plate, loaa-lived battery. Ball bearingi. No bells. RUNS ON KEROSENE THE DOMESTIC ENGINEERING CO. DAYTON. OHIO, U. S. A. VAUGHN & SONS Dealers Over 50,000 Satisfied Users throughout the World. Weekly War News Digest. England and Italy Reduce Shoe Prices by Standardization. There has already been a drop in the prices charged by retailers for footwear in England in view of the Government's action in placing on the market standardized shoes made at controlled rates of profit according to a report to the United Sates De partment of commerce. At a recent exhibition of "war time" boots 39 samples were shown, ranging from heavy boots for carters and laborers to shoes for ordinary street use, and children's shoes. Pri ces range from $2.06 to $6.38 a pair The shoes are made entirely of leath er and the retailor's price Is stamped on the sole. Italian shoe factories are manufac turing standardized shoes, using leather furnished by the Government, which controls the system of sales to the public. In. England the manufacture of standard cloth for men's suits has made rapid progress, 24 patterns be ing included In the first goods shown. As now planned, provision is made for 750,000 or 1,000.000 suits ready for delivery from June to August. The project may later include pro duction of certain classes of cloth for women's wear, with a gradually wid ening range of production under Gov ernment standardization. Agricultural Department Shows Range of War Emergency War. Of the total of nearly $20,000,000 asked for war emergency activities by the Department of Agriculture it is proposed to use $8,000,000 for the purchase and sale of seed to farmers for cash at cost; $6,100,00 for the de velopment of the cooperative agricul tural extension work in cooperation with the State agricultural colleges; $1,269,655 for combating animal dis eases, stimulating the production of live stock, and encouraging the con servation and utilization of meats, poultry, dairy, and other animal prod ucts; $911,300 for the prevention, control and eradication of insects and plant diseases, and the conservation and utilization of plant products; $2,- 368,958 for extending and enlarging the Market News Service of the Bu reau of Markets, preventing waste of food in storage, In transit or held for sale, giving advice concerning the market movement or distribution of perishable products, making inspec tions and certifications regarding the condition of perishable agricultural products, and gathering informatiou in connection with the demand for and the production, supply, distribu tion, and utilization of food; and $1,- 080,980 for dealing with the farm labor problem, enlarging the infor mational work of the department, printing and distributing emergency leaflets, posters and other publica tions, and extending the work of the Bureau of Chemistry, the Bureau of Etomology, and the Bureau of Bio logical Survey. Only 8.18 Per Cent of Men Called Fail to Appear. Of the 3.082.949 persons called un der the selective-service act, 252,294, or 8.18 per cent, failed to appear for examination, according to a state ment issued by the Provost Marshal General. This number, however, in cluded men who had previously en Istcd or been commissioned and had ailed to notify their boards, some ho had died, and many who were ransferred to other boards but by -aistake had been carried on the woks of their local boards estimat ed at 100,000. Many of the remaining 150,000 were aliens, a number of whom left the country to enlist in their own ar mies. Th statement estimates the num ber of real "slackers" at not more than 50.000. or an average of less than 10 for each local board. Pnbllc Health Service Studies Means to Check Disease Near Army Camps. An investigflation for the purpose nf Imnrovine methods for prevention and control of communicable diseases especially near Army camps, Is being made by the United States Public Health Service. The work will relate largely to the standardization and preparation of serums. The first serum to be studied will be that used in cerebrospinal menin gitis, which has lately been prevalent in camps. Russian Developments Worry Editor of German Newspaper. Translations of editorial comment in the German press, made public by the Committee on Public Informa tion, Include the fololwing from the Berliner Tageblatt: "The terms of the ultimatum to Russia will please even the most un relenting advocates of violence. It would be interesting to hear Hertllng whn neconteil Wilson's second nrinci- ' pie that people are not to be bartered about from sovereign to sovereign, explain Just what differences exist be-tween-the political methods of the past and those of today. It may be conceded that today the German Reichstag is informed of coming changes, but not until the matter has To the Buying Public of Heppner and Surrounding Country: The.se are indeed trying times, not only for our Nation, but for each individual as well. We are repeatedly called on to show our loyalty in many and various ways. The most serious problems now confront us as a nation, and as individuals as a result of our entrance into the greatest world conflict in history. These problems must be patriotically met and solved with a view to as little disarrangement of condi tions as possible. In the stress of the existing circumstances the Grocers and Merchants are facing grave problems of their own. The recommendations of the Emergency Board of the Council of National Defense advise that all stores should prepare to operate with smaller forces and less equipment and that delivery expenses be curtailed as much as possible. The Food Administration advises that they have under contemplation the lisencing of approximately two-thirds (2-3) of the items usually handled by the Gro cer. That the sale price to the consumer will necessarily be restricted to a small mar gin of profit. The cost of merchandise has advanced to such an extent that it now takes over 100 more money to carry the same stock than it did in pre-war times. The wholesalers, however willing, are unable to furnish goods for an indefinite time and have made their terms 15 to 30 days, instead of 30 to 90 days as before. In view of the facts above mentioned, it becomes necessary for us to adjust our terms to our customers, to conform with the changed conditions. It has consequently been unanimously resolved that on and after April 1st, 1918 that we will continue to extent a limited credit to those who have formerly been ac corded this privilege in the past, but will positively be limited to 30 days. This means the bills for the preceding month are due and payable on the first of the month. You will also be allowed 10 days of grace in which to settle in full, after which the account will become delinquent, and positively no further credit can be extended. In order that each one may be treated with perfect fairness, this rule will be strictly adhered to regardless of who it may cencern. Also, beginning with the same date, tie DELIVERY of merchandise will be re duced to two (2) deliveries per day. One e ach in the morning and afternoon. Please bear these new rules in mind i nd make your arrangements accordingly, as we positively cannot deviate from them in any respect. : Thanking you for your highly appreciated favors of the past and by fair and square treatment in the future, still to merit a share at least of your business, and promising that this new arrangement will help us, that we may help you in reducing the present high cost of living as much as possible, we beg to remain, Sincerely yours, ' THOMSON BROS. PHELPS GROCERY CO. . MINOR & CO. , SAMHUGHESCO. been settled without It We all hope this policy will bring peace and pros' perlty, but we caw not conceal our anxiety at the birth of these new States. ' Vast Amount of Food Goes to Allied luuiuries rrom iniieu mates. Statistics compiled by the Food Ad ministration show that the grand to tal of all food exported to the fourl allies the United Kingdom, France Italy, and Russia from July 1, 1914, to January 1, 1918, would furnish complete yearly rations for 57,100, 933 adult persons, with a surplus of protein capable of supplying this por tion of the diet for 22,194,570 addi tional men. Since the beginning of the war the United States has averaged to supply the allies with food enough each year to -support 16,314,552 persons, and with an excess of both protein and fats sufficient for several millions more. The total exports of wheat and wheat flour to the three principal al lies, Russia getting but a very small per cent of the whole, were equiva lent to about 384,000,000 bushels, or an average of about 110,000,000 bushels a year. Of this total amouut the United Kingdom got 145,348,000 bushels of wheat and 8,512,000 bar rels of wheat flour; France got 79, 798,000 bushels of wheat and 6,462, 000 barrels of wheat flour; Italy 87, 126,000 bushels of wheat and 1, 895,000 barrels of wheat flour. Rus sia received only 130,000 bushels of wheat and 25,000 barrels of wheat Hour. The total exports of pork products were nearly 2,000,000,000 pounds, a yearly average of about 570,060,000 pounds. The total sugar exports were over 2,269,000,000 pounds, a yearly average of about 643,000,000. Of corn there was exported 23,332,000 bushels; oats 207,981,000; rye, 3,-407,000. BOARDMAN DAIRYMEN MEET. SEED WHEAT IS HERE. The second car of Early Baart seed wheat has arrived. There are more orders listed than can be supplied so preference will be given according to the time your order was listed. Yon will be expected to take the wheat at once or make definite arrangements to have the Heppner Farmers Eleva vator hold it for you. It you negltoet this the next on the list wilt be supplied. The Boardman Community Com mittee met with the County Agent March 19 and discussed plans for some cooperative work in that sec tion. A call was- issued for all dairy men of that community to meet Mar. 27 and form a dairy association. At this time a breed will be selected and plans started to make that one breed the only one there. By uniting now before the cows are brought In it will be possible to buy together select bet ter individuals and work right from the start along a definite line of im provement. The way the farmers have backed their organization as sures the success of that community ami each farmer In it. Chas. Reid and son Gus and W. T. McNabb were in the city Monday from lone. The Reids recently sold their ranch near lone and last Satur day held a successful sale of their hones, farm machinery and other equipment. . . Louis Pearson, local tailor, Is spending several days in Portland and Seattle on business. What About That WAR GARDEN You Are Going To Plant This Spring? A trifle early yet to plant it but just the time to buy the seed. We handle four of the best. Northrup, King & Co., -D. M. Ferry & Co., - C. C. Morse & Co., - -Chas. H. Lilly, - - - - - Minnesota - Michigan - California - - Oregon Our advice is to buy early as some varieties are extremely scarce this year. PHELPS GROCERY COMPANY