THE QAZETTK-TTMK8, KKTPXKR, OREGON, THCR8DAV. APRIL 18, 191$.
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Republic
COMPLETE NEW STOCK
Following the usual custom the REPUBLIC
RUBBER CO has called in all old stock which
has been replaced with a big shipment of new
Tires
No advance in prices. Let us take care of your
tire troubles for 1918.
The Oregon Garage
A 6000-MILE TIRE
THE
LANCASTER WIREGRIP
The Tire With a Thousand Claws
Insures greater mileage and
costs but little more than
ordinary tires.
L. E. HILL, Agent
Willow Street, Heppner, Ore.
WHY WE ARE
AT WAR WITH
GERMANY
By
EPHRAIM DOUGLASS ADAMS
Executivt Head, History Depart
ment Leland Stanford Junior Unlveraity
Every one concedes the f&ct that
PHOTOGRAPHS
make the most appropriate
GIFTS
but many overlook the further truth
that we do not carry them in stock.
Inasmuch as your photograph must
be manufactured to your order, make
a date ror an early sitting.
DO IT NOW.
SIGSBEE STUDIO
OVER OPERA HOUSE
Heppner, Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wightman of
the Alfalfa Lawn Dairy Ranch were
in Heppner Monday. Since disposing
of their dairy herd of fine cows sev
eral days ago, Wightman brothers are
well as an opportunity to get out and
visit with their neighbors more. The
sale was a big success and Mr. Wight
man says he is well satisfied. The
cows averaged around $72 per head
finding that they have considerable I and some of them sold as high as
more time for other farm work, as ,
L MONTERESTELU
MARBLE AND GRANITE
WORKS
PENDLETON, OREGON
FINE MONUMENT AND CEMETERY WORE
All parties interested in getting work in my line
should get my prices and estimates before
placing their orders
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
"The object of this war It to deliver
the free peoples of tie world from the
menace and the actual power of a vast
military establishment controlled by ail
irresponsible government, which, havlnp
secretly planned to dominate the worie,
proceeded to carry out the plan witnout
regard either to the sacred obligations
of treaty or the long-establlsred !.rac.
tlces and long-cherished principles of In
ternational action and honor; , . , Thli
power Is not the German people. It It
the ruthless master of the German pao.
file. ... It Is our business to tee to
t that the history of the rest of the
world Is no longer left to Its handling."
President Wilson, August 27, 1917.
THE NATION AND MORAL DUTIES
The rulers of Germany believe that
they have the right to prevail over all
other nations. They also believe that
the power of the state is the only ob
ject for which its rulers should strug
gle. Still further, they believe that
moral principles and ideas have nr
place in determining the actions ot
the state, since the sole duty of thf
state is to get power. This is Ger
man political philosophy. American
political philosophy, from the very be
ginning of our institutions, has op
posed this theory,, and now in this wai
Is fighting against it. For the Ger
man theory necessarily carries with if
utter denial of the claims ot mora;
feeling, of international right, of hiv
man decency and chivalry.
The German historian, Treitschke
at whose feet princes and rulers sat
eagerly absorbing his teachings, de
voted his life to spreading this gospel
of Power. It is true, he said sneer
ingly, that "a stock of inherited cor.
ceptions of integrity and morality is
a necessity for government," (useful
that subjects of the state be obedient).
but "the end all and be all of a
state is Power." "The state is thf
sole judge of the morality of its own
actions. It is, in fact, above morality
or, In other words, whatever is nec
essary is moral."
From this it follows, in Internationa;
relations, that there Is no rule oi
guide to conduct except self-interest
In this present war a follower oi
Treitschke, one ot the leading com
mon-school educators of Germany
Kirschenstelner of -Munich, drives
home the theory. "The great lessor
which the German people has had tc
learn 1b to think in terms of power
. . . Let no one here say that
small states, too, can have a national
, life of their own. , True, so long as
the great states around them allow
them to exist. But any day may se
the end of their existence, in spitt
of all treaties to the contrary. . -V
Neither alliances nor treaties providi
the least security. . . . There art
no ethical friendships letween st'atet
in our day. . . . There are onj
friendships of convenience. And friend
ships of convenience last Just as loni
as the convenience itself." . . .
Professor Eulenberg of Leipzig sumi
it up, "All ethical considerations art
completely alien to the state and the
state must therefore resolutely keer
them at arm's length."
Can we wonder that the German
Foreign Secretary spoke of the broken
treaty with Belgium as a "scrap ol
paper?" or that the school children
of Germany celebrated the sinking oi
the Lusitaniat or that German agents
in America, smoothly friendly In ap
pearance, secretly plotted, before wc
were in the war, to destroy our in
dustries, our railways, even our lives'
Is there no such thing any mors
as a common humanity no "decent
respect to the opinion of mankind,'
as Thomas Jefferson stated it In tin
Declaration of Independence? Is om
ideal of righteousness, yes, even ol
unselfishness, impossible in intprpa
tional politics? This war, if Germany
is defeated, may decide them; ques
lions, but if Germany wins, the strug
gle has but just begun.
This American democracy of oui
denies, and haa always denied, thf
German theory; it asserts that th
laws which formulate the duties ol
men toward each other are binding
upon nations equally with individuals
For centuries civilization has beet
slowly advancing from Ignorance
prejudice, and selfishness toward sym
pathy, understanding, and a desire tc
see justice done, whether between in
dividuals or nations. The "be all and
end all" of a state is not Power II
is Justice. i
And the German government hat
left us in no doubt as to the result!
of her theory, in application. Thai
government has broken a solemr
treaty with Belgium, ordered the mur
der of innocent hostages, bombarded
unfortified towns, torpedoed .unarmed
passenger ships, destroyed works ol
art where they could not be carried
to Germany, plotted secret war agalnsl
neutral nations all of them actions
she once pledged herself to forego
has lost, in short, all sense, appar
ently, that she Is dragging the fonnei
good name of the German peopW
through a mire of dishonor, the s'aln
of which will not be removed foi
generations. Against this mad ;hi
losophy and. mad government the wai
must be waged, until they are de
feated, or there 1b no safety for men
j or nations.
I This Is the third of a series of ten
articles by Professor Adams.
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
Tom Ingrum and Clair Ashbaugh I
vere in the city from Hardman Monr
day. i
Mr- anil Mi-a UapKavl HMan a TnA I
.... . UUl -3. U-j 1 b VJlllt-U U lUlie
vere business visitors in Heppner
he first of the week.
Window Sale.
The Degree of Honor will have a
window sale at the Palm confection
ary on Saturday April 20.
Tom Arnold and Pearl Shamhart,
Sight Mile farmers, were business vi
sitors in Heppner Monday.
Emil Carlson, well known wheat
farmer of the Gooseberry section
spent a few hours in Heppner Monday.
Miss Zelma Engelman and Miss
Mabel Wilcox, popular lone young la
dies, spent Sunday with friends in
Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Patterson left
Monday for Portland where they will
make a combined business and pleas
ure visit. ,
Mrs. George Purdy of Condon was
a week end guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs.' Albert Bowker in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs.-Purdy formerly made
their home in this city, but now ' Mr
Purdy conducts a garage in the Gil
liam county metropolis:
Summer Pasture Wanted.
The Gazette Times knows of a par
tv who would like to get sirnmer pas
tuie for about 15 head of one awl
two year old colts. What have you?
. Roy V. Whiteis and a party of
friends motored to Pendleton last Frl-
day.
A. C. Allison. Butter creek farmer,
transacted business in Heppner Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Duran of Lex
ington, were in Heppner for a few
hours on Saturday.
Xew l'runkliu Cars Sold Here.
During the oast week Vauchu &
Sons, local agents for the Franklin
car, sold two of these machines. Mike
Kenny, retired sheepman of Heppner
bought a touring car and his son
Jimmle, who runs the Kenny ranch
east of Heppner, bought a Franklin
roadster.
J. J. Sturglll of Arlington was a vi
sitor in Heppner over Saturday even
ing. Mr. Sturglll is principal of
schools at Arlington.
. - Will Plow With Tractor.
Jeff Jones has bought a Yuba trac
tbr' from Vaughn & SonB "which he
will use in his farming' operations on
Heppner Flat. The tractor, which is
the second Of its kind recently sold in
this section, is capable of pulling six
plows. Its pulling power is derived
from a huge motor and the large
caterpillar wheels aid the tractor in
getting over soft ground or steep hill
sides, r
W. C. Lacey of Portland is spend
ing a few days in Heppner on busi
ness. Mr. Lacey owns a large wheat
ranch in the Blackhorse section.
Will Ball, head of the grocery de
partment at Minor & Co., has pur
chased a new Oakland Sensible Sit
touring car from W. R. Irwin, the lo
cal agent.
' George J. Ctirrin, county commis
sioner, is spending a few days visiting
at the home of his son Hugh at the
Currln ranch near Pilot Rock. Mrs.
Currin is now at Gresham, where she
i is taking care of her mother.
iantfliM EOes AanOiraes
Bred Stal
on
WILL STAND THE SEASON OF 1918 AT
McRoberts Livery Stable, Heppner
Dated at Corvallis, Ore., February 2G, 1917.
The pedigree of the stallion BARNUM DES AULNBS NO.
4451, American (48158 Foreign) registered in the Studbook of The
American Association of Importers and Breeders of Belgian Draft Hor
ses.
R. J. Carsner, well known Wheel
er county cattleman, was a Heppner
business visitor the first ot the week.
Mnrmw ("VillTltv. OmffOn.
Bred by Octave Deseneport, Chapelle-a-Ayre. Described as follows:
Sorrel; star. ,nn,o e
Pedigree: Gascon du Fostean (22518) Brmd 'Or (7948) sire of
sire; Anneate(17543) dam of sire; Sophie de Pipaix (18225) dam; For
ton II (7848) sire of dam; None de Pipaix (13033) dam of dam Breed
Bolgian; foaled in the year May 20, 1906, has been examined by the
Stallion Registration Board of Oregon and it is hereby certified, that
the said Stallion is of Pure Breeding, is registered in the stud book that
is recognized by the Association named in Section nine of an Act of the
Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon providing for the licensing
of stallions, etc, filed in the office of the Secretary of State, February 23,
1911 and that the above named stallion has been examined by Dr. .
Gunster, Veterinarian appointed by the Stallion Registration Board and
is hereby reported free from infectious, contagious or transmissable
diseases or unsoundness and hereby licensed to stand to, public ser
vice in the State of Oregon. E. KICHARpS,
Secretary Stallion Registration Board
Nolan F. Lawson
OWNER
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