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