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PAGE MX THE GAZKTTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THTR8D AY, MAY a. 1918. 1913 WOOL GUP me OVER BY UNITED STATES Government Will Buy All of This Years Raw Wool And What Is I'nsold of Iff 17. The Government has decided U. take over all raw wool now held in warehouses at the price prevailing on June 30 last. If holders do not agree to sell it at that price the wool will he oonun indeered. The wool prices in Oregon on June 30. 1917 were as follows. Willamette Valley coarse, 5S to 60c a pound; medium 60 to 65c. Kastern Oregon fine, 50 to 60c; coarse 55 to 60c. It is not certain that tliesi are the prices the Gorenment will pay for Oregon .wool. We publish them to give an tdi-a of w hat was ac tually paid in tlie state at that time. There is considerable difference in quoations here and In other wool producing states, and the govern ment is expected to arrite at a com promise that is fair to everybody concerned. This action of the government is probably the result of a conference of members of the National Wool Grower's Asociatlon and the price fixing committee of the w ar industries board. It will put an immediate stop to selling wool of either the 1917 or 1913 clips. Mis Struck Attended Portland Con v cation. Miss Martha Struck, head of the department of domestic science de partment of Heppner high school went to Portland last Friday and at tended a convention of the State Home Economics Associaion on Sat urday. The convention was called by the United States Food Adminis tration and practically every domes tic science teacher in the state at tended. The meeting was held in the Fortlaml Trades School for Girls. Miss Struck returned to Heppner Sunday. Portland Wool Holdings. Sworn statements made to the Tax Assessor as of March 1st show the total wool stocks held in Portland at wool warehouse and 425,102 pounds were stored In the Columbia Basin In the Portland Wool Warehouse, or an amount equal to nearly one-half of the 1917 Oregon clip, says the Commercial Bulletin, of April 13. R. X. Stanfield heads the list of holders of wool on March 1st at Port land, with 4.521.S76 pounds while Sniythe Bros, arid Dan P. Smythe, of Pendleton, stand second with 351.200 pounds, of which 281,149 is assessed against Smythe Bros, and 62,151 is against Dan P. Smythe. The Pacific Waste Co. has 360,508, while the Union Meat Co. has 189.9S2 pounds. Other large holders on the list are Umatilla Sheep Co. with 41,100. and W. B. Barratt, of Heppner, with 25, 640 pounds. 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And naturally follows the great dis covery recently made by The Ameri can Tobacco Co. that tobacco tastes better TOASTEDI This wonderful new idea simple like all great inventions was first used in producing the famous LUCKY STRIKE Cigarette made of toasted Burley tobacco. Burley has a mellow flavor, entirely different from the tobacco usually used for cigarettes. It is a pipe to bacco and LUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes taste like a pipe. Every one concedes the fact that PHOTOGRAPHS make the most appropriate GIFTS but many overlook the further truth that we do not carry theni in stock. Inasmuch as your photograph must be manufactured to your order, make a date ror an early sitting. DO IT NO W. SIGSBEE STUDIO OVER OPERA HOUSE ' Heppner, Ore. L. MONTERESTELLI I MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS . PENDLETON, OREGON FINE MONUMENT AND CEMETERY WORK 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 is to deliver the free peoples of the world from Vf menace and the actual power of a vast military establishment controlled by an Irresponsible government, which, having secretly planned to dominate the wor'd proceeded to carry out the plan without regard either to the sacred obligations of treaty or the long-established prac tices and long-cherished principles ot in ternational action and honor; . . , This power is not the German people. It Is the ruthless master of the German peo ple It Is our business to see tc it that the history of the rest of the world Is no longer left to its handling." President Wilson, August 27, 1917, DEMOCRACY VERSUS AUTOCRACY It Is commonly said that this wat is one in which America was forced to take part in order to "make the world safe for democracy." What does the phrase mean? The theories and acts of the Ger man military autocracy definitely deny the right of the people of a Btate to rule themselves. The German people, in spite of forms of government thai make a pretense of popular control, have no such actual control over their governors as exists in democraticall) organized nations. In those nations the governors con be removed by a vote of the people in a general elec tion; in Germany the people have nol this power. The aristocracy of Germany under stand this difference, and are afraid of the spread of democracy In (ler many. The whole, much-admired "effi ciency" of Germany is primarily due to a desperate and constant effort by Germany's rulers to divert the German people from thoughts of self govern ment, by offering them material pros perlty. And the rulers have sue ceeded. One of the causes of this war was the necessity, by still fur ther "glorious acquisitions of terri tory," to hush the murmurings of political discontent in Germany. Vic tory In war. every so often, is a nec essity of the German system. "It Is for socio! as much as for national and political reasons that we must fix our minds incessantly upon war.' "Success is necessary to gain lnfiu ence over the masses," wrote Bern hardi; and General Von Bissing, Just before his death, wrote a ' Political Testament," since largely circulated in Germany, in which he argued for the retention of Belgium, because, unlesi it were annexed, the prestiye of the military autocracy would receive a fatal blow. Are we are the Allies then fight ing to impose upon Germany a dlf ferent system; is that the meaning of "making the world safe for democracy?" Elihu Root says that American democratic Ideals include "liberty not for themselves alone but fur all who are oppressed " Lloyd George asserts that if all countries had been demo cratically organized, this war would not have taken place; that this war will determine not merely interna tional relations, but will affect the lives of peoples within their oicn na Hons, for generations to come; that his war Is to end In 'Internationa! democracy." i. e., in liberty, equal ity, anil fraternity, hetv-c-n nations treat and small. Genera! ?nints. for nf'iiy a soldier aninst (ireat Urilalr n South Africa, says that the essenc. if this war is the nucs'.ion whethet ;overnnir-nts should be founded on nlll'ary n.ight or on "prlnclplns of qtiity, justice, fairness n:- penality.' Various writers have (U'pictert Ihb var as a tent of democracy. In dc 'envilue whether democracy can ad 'list ltwlf to an cmcrseiM-." .;o that !): heer efficiency it shall at l";ast equal the efficiency of a military autocracy, and assert that on this ground alone he future government of nil the na tions of the world is at stake. Will "rooks, the British labor leader, says his war "la a people's war. We are all in it, the man at the village pump and in the fields, the blacksmith, the car penter and joiner, the shipwright, and he man of leisure. We are standing together because we arc flglitina for liberty." Yea, this war Is one jn which Ideals of government, of individual liberty of civilization Itself are in conflict. Democracy is lined up against autoc racy. The war is In absolute fact a war of Ideals. But we are not fiRht ing to impose our Ideals upon any nation. What we are fighting for. in "making the world safe for democ racy," Is to prevent a military autoc racy from imposing its authority and its ideals upon us. We are ready to keep on minding our own business and to let other nations do the same A military autocracy that proposes to conquer the world want be de feated, to the point, where It renounces meddling with other nations, great or small, or there is no peace in the world. That Is the issue at stake, and in It rests our' safety and the safety of the world. This Is the fifth 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 Heppner Men Made Trip Into Central Oregon. Jack McColIough and Dan B. Stal- ter. well known Incnl mnn mmto on auto trip into Central Oregon last' week, covering 450 miles on their Journey in Mr. McCollough's Cole Eight without a single mishap. I The men went as far as Bend and ' saw lots of country. They went through Antelope and Madras and : were especially impressed with the ; country around Madras, In Bend they met a number of peo ple who formerly lived in Heppner, among them being Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bran. Bend is a thriving city, according to the report brought home, and the center of bustling ac tivity in the timber and lumber bus iness. Op. the entire trip, the best roads encountered, according to Mr. Mc ColIough, were found in Gilliam county between Condon and Fossil, where a portion of the new John Day highway has recently been completed. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Buschke of Rhea creek were In Heppner Monday to bid farewell to their son Robert, who left for Camp Lewis. Mrs. Buschke accompanied her son to Arlington. Olex People Observe Their Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Weatherford, pioneer residents of Gilliam county, observed their golden wedding anni versary at the farm home on Rock creek below Olex last Friday. A large number of relatives were pre sent, among them being four sisters and three brothers of Mrs. Weather ford. The brothers and sisters me, at Arlington and they proceeded to the Weatherford home by auto. They were, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Sperry of Heppner, I. W. Sperry of Ccnter ville, Wash., J. B. Sperry of Garland, Wyoming, Mrs. O. H. Collins of Red Bluff, Cal., Mrs. Mary Hale of lone, Carrie Cochran of Walla Walla and Mrs. Addle Wood of Arlington. J. K. Weatherford of Albany and his wife and M. E. Weatherford of Day ton, Wash., were also present. All of Mr. and Mrs. Weatherford's chil dren were present with the exception of Mark, who is now in the service of the United States. Left For Gold Mine. Dan B. Stalter, president of tho Heppner Mining Company, left Sun day for the company's mines in the Greenhorn district, where he will spend the summer. He was accom panied by Adrian Matteson. These two men, with additional help, ex pect to get out a large quantity of ore during the working months In that section. Later, E. S. Duran and Jack McC&llough, stockholders In the Mayflower group, expect to spend several weeks there. D. E. Gilman made a business trip to Pendleton last Friday. Mike Kenny and son Joe, accom panied by B. F. Doherty, made a trip to Condon Sunday. Natt Webb of Walla Walla, accom panied by his mother, motored down from Walla Walla last Saturday. Mr. Webb says the roads between Walla Walla and Heppner are, In the main, in good condition. Buys New Cole F-tttht. W. T. Matlock, Portland commis sion merchant, who lives in the vi cinity of the North Portland stock yards when he Is not in Eastern Oregon buying stock from local pro ducers, bought a new Cole Eight car from Henry Cohn, last week. FOB SALE Brood sows, choates and pigs. Poland China and Duroc breeds. J. R. Jackson, Lexington, Oregon. Howard Anderson was in from Eight Mile Monday. He had local citizens guessing for awhile, when he was carrying around a baby walker. Upon Investigation however, it de veloped that the baby-walker was for his nephew, the young son ot w -im.mim , Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson. 1 M Barnum DDes Annuities ? Bred Stolon WILL STAND THE SEASON OF 1918 AT McRoberts Livery Stable, Heppner Dated at Corvallis, Ore., February 26, 1917. The pedigree of the stallion BARNUM DES AULNES NO. 4451, American (48158 Foreign) registered in the Studbook of The American Association of Importers and Breeders of Belgian Draft Hor ses. Owned by N. F. Lawson, Heppner, Morrow County, Oregon. Bred by Octave Dcseneport, Chapelle-a-Ayre. Described as follows: Sorrel; star. Pedigree: Gascon du Fostean (22518) Brind 'Or (7948) sire of Hi-e; Anneate (17543) dam of sire; Sophie de Pipaix (18225) dam; For ton 11 (7848) sire of dam; None de Pipaix (13033) dam of dam. Breed Belgian; 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. F. Gunstcr, Veterinarian appointed by the Stallion Registration Board and is hereby reported free from infectious, contagious or transmissable diseases or unsoundness and is hereby licensed to stand for public ser vice in the State of Oregon. ' D. E. RICHARDS, Secretary Stallion Registration Board Nolan F. Lawson OWNER