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THE GAZETTE-TIMES
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Va 'er O-aword and Spenoer Crawford
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S"- ; CITY FI.KOTIOX.
On Friilav, Peeomber 20th, t!i?
ppoplp of Hoppr.er ore called to vote
upon the tttlnption or rejection of the
new city charter.
Ther shotiM be no need on the
part of this paper to urge the voters
of the ciiy to turn out at this tima
and ;-ivo this measure their end.ive
nieiit. The full text of the charter
wt --':h i-hc1 and every citizen of
the town has had the opportunity of
informing himself or herself fully
regarding its provisions, and that
any should have erroneus ideas con
cerning any part of the charter is
something we fail to understand.
This paper is for the passage of
the charter and we should like to
see it receive the unanimous in
dorsement of Heppner's taxpayers.
Much talk is indulged in regarding
the many things, the town needs.
Heppner must go ahead, she must
take on new life and there is im
pr vements of various kinds that
must be made. This talk is heard
daily. A new hotel is urgent, more
street improvements of a permanent
nature should be made, and as
stated in these columns before and
irequenaly, the question of an
abundant and healthful water Bupply
stands out above them all. "The pass
ing of the new charter will empower
the city council to go ahead and
raise the necessary funds by which
these things can be done. No fur
ther progress can be made under the
present charter. It is not up to date
and does not keep step with the re
quirements of the city. In fact it is
to a very large degree obsolete.
Let us be stirred up, then, to the
proper sense of duty and attend the
special City election on December
20th and put the new Charter over
good and strong. If there should be
some few objectionable features, they
are of minor consequence and none
of them can" be put into force except
by ordinance, and all ordinances are
subject to referendum by the citizens
of the city and cannot therefore be
come laws without their consent.
Boost and vote for the new chart
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CARXAGE IS XOT IXXATE.
Those Prussian minded philosoph
ers, who taught that war is the com
mon natural, desired human state,
would have been interested to an
alyze the spontaneous outbursts over
this nation, and the world, when the
armistice was declared.
Shipbuilders, to whom peace prob
ably meant a much lower wage,
dropped their tools and paraded with
ahouts and tumult.
Of course the mothers of the land
rejoiced, but so did those who an
hour before had cheerfully faced the
prospect of a year in the front
trenches.
From the cripple on his stumps,
who pushed himself along the mad
streets with four half-gallon cans
jangling behind him, to the banker's
stately equippage with its blaring
horns and waving flags there was giv
en the proof of the true spirit of man.
That spirit is one of good will to
all men.
It is the spirit that breaks out at
Christmas time.'
The spirit that listens with rever
nce to church bells.
That stands uncovered beside the
pen grave.
That respects womanhood, and
loves little children, and sacrifices
that age may toast its shins by the
cheerful blaze of filial warmth.
Many of us for years may have
believed that war was as natural as
our per centum of insanity.
It is, only our per centum of in
sanity is not natural at all, any mon
than our former per centum of small
pox, and in more ancient times
the per centum of black death and
cholera.
If the world has finally learned the
lesson that war is a disease as pre
ventable as malaria, and as far out
side the divine order, that fixed the
stars in their places and keeps thern
there, the world has made itself
ready indeed for the era when the
saints can say: "Now let my spirit
depart in peace."
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MrADOO'8 RETIREMENT.
No resignation short of that of
President Wilson himself could have
been more serious at this time than
that of William G. McAdoo as head
of the two great activities of the
government the financing of War
and Ki-construction, and the Direc
torship of Transportation. McAdoo
has been the one daring soul of the
administration, the man of gigantic
courage to think In billions, to as
sume responsibilities without hesi
tancy and to enforce an autocratic
i'.l . it Ii arbitrary decision. He is the
;reat outstanding character of all
that the administration has done to
win the war. Baker could have beep
spared without a riffle. Daniels with
out a pang, even Lane without any
-ense of disturbance, valuable though
he is especially in reconstruction.
Burleson's retirement would have oc
casioned universal rejoicing.
, Hoover hardly ran be thought of
as part of the administration. Men
like he, Schwab, Ryan and other
"d'ollar-a-year" men who were chosen
for special activities, are a credit to
the administration without being ex
actly a part thereof in the political
sense. Hoover is unquestionably the
preat civilian of the war. But even
none of these could " have stepped
from the boat at this time and pro
duced such a violent rock as tfiat
caused by McAdoo's unexpected re
tirement.
; McAdoo's weak point was his self
J exploitation. He capitalized McAdoo
j in everything ho di.v He was in
i tolerant of eri.icism, difierence of
opinion or even advice, and permuted
his intolerance to flash into vui-
uictivenrss. But these uninspiring
Qualities were the smaller side of his
make-up. and were overshadowed by
his daring and capacity.
Perhaps his retirement was dic
tated by selfish motives, with the
feeling that his presidential candi
dacy would be regarded more favor
ably if it rested on his past record
rather than if involved in reconstruc
tion controversies. We have always
felt that he was lntensly selfish.
Oregon Voter.
POTATOES AND THE MOON.
Once more e note that a scientific
cuss has tried to break to pieces the
old tradjjion that potatoes must be
planted in the dark of the moon.
He planted his in the bright of the
moon, and gathered a wonderful
crop.
He naively adds that he fertflfzed
heavily, and cultivated with dili
gence. Probably as many potatoes will be
planted in the dark of the moon next
spring as in other bygone springs.
The farmer's potatoes are a side
issue, a by-product, and there is
neither fertilizer nor tillage to spare
for them. So, if the phase o the
moon will Improve the crop pros
pects, be sure the farmer will utilize
this cheap aid.
And at that we don't know but
that the moon may have something
to do with potatoes.
We know a well that is getting
low goes dry in the full of the moon,
and supplies its due flow two weeks
later.
The moon not only affects . the
tides, but apparently the flow of all
earth waters, and the amount and
availability of moisture might have
considerable to do with the success
of a potato crop.
Probably the sapient scientist also
watered his potatoes with the hose:
Old wife tales and the traditions of
the countryside more often prove to
have legs of truth under them, than
mere wing pin feathers of fancy.
SERVANTS OR DICTATORS,
WHICH?
The pot is Beginning to boll.
The public is awakening to the
fact that the extraordinary powers
it granted public officials as war
measures are scheduled to become
measures.
The common citizen thought that
the railroads were taken over for
period of war and not to exceed 21
months thereafter.
He thought that the telegraph and
telephone lines were taken over for
duration of war, also the express
companies.
As a war measure he has sub
mitted to all kinds of inconveniences
and increased rates which he would
have never accepted In peace times.
Now that the war is over he is
somewhat surprised to have it
calmly announced that the telegraph
and express companies and telephone
system which have been nominally
under government control as war
measures are to be consolidated and
operated by the government under a
tighter reign than during the war.
There is no longer any thought
whatever of accommodating the pub
lic. Autocratic povVer granted officials
as a war measure apparently is to be
taken advantage of and saddled on
the people as peace measures with
wider scope than ever.
Again we say as war measures
every citizen cheerfully accepted
every inconvenience. But the men
who were given this taste of power
seem bent on continuing and in
creasing it in peace times.
Since 1778 the American peop'e
have felt entirely able to think, act
at.d Iook out for themselves and
choose and elect their officials (paid
public servants if you please), notj
to dictate to them what they could!
and could not do but to carry out the,
wishes of the people of this nation.
Appareutly this rule is to be
reversed and the "paid servants" are
to become the "paid dictators" and
the people are calmly advised to ac
quiesce without complaint or ex
planation. . 1
Again we say as a war measure
this was OK, as a peace measure it
is un-American.
It will wind up by depriving the
states of millions of dollars of tax
revenue under the governmental
ownership program and is the enter
ing wodee for breaking d wn the Delbert Wright, who suffered a
American spirit of individual in- broken leg a short time ago and has
itiatire the enterprise and turuins been in the hospital since, was able
the nation ovor to officialism and to leave that institution Wednesday
socialistic rule. by th use of crutches.
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Everything to Make the Kiddies Happy
, You will find here, also, gifts for the
older members of the family.
Fancy Boxed Candy, Cigars, Pipes, Tobaccos
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Public Sale
As a result of our sale last week the Farmer's Ex
change of the Inland Empire has had several requests
to sell other stock.
WE HAVE ARRANGED TO HOLD FUTURE SALES
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS IN HEPPNER WHERE
THE BEST ACCOMODATIONS ARE TO BE
HAD FOR STOCK AND BUYERS. SALES
CAN BE HELD REGARDLESS OF THE
WEATHER. STOCK CAN BE EX
IBITED TO GOOD ADVANTAGE.
Stock is being listed for the next sale. The date
will be announced later.
CALL, PHONE OR WRITE
Farmer's Exchange
ROBERTS BUILDING, HEPPNER, ORE.
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Do Your
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Early
WE HAVE A NICE ASSORTMENT OF
Useful (jifts
A Few Suggestions :
cPyralin Ivory Goods. : Toilet Sets. -: Books.
Leather docket ooks and Hand Hags.
Christmas Greeting Cards.
We have a large assortment of useful gifts for
the boys in camp.
PATTERSON & SON
The QexaM, Store
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Having fleculed to leave Heppner January 1st,
1919, 1 hereby offer for sale the following:
My seven-room residence on Will St.
My household goods, including Piano.
One Typewriter, Smith Bros.
Two Ford Cars, 1917 Model.
One Family Cow, Jersey Model
One Child's Pony.
Oife 4-year-old Mare. ,
One Yearling Colt.
Nine cords of good dry wood at Gene Mat
teson's Ranch.
All parties owitig ino will please call and settle
promptly.
Dr. N. E. Wtnnard
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HEPPNER MEAT MARKET
H. C. ASHBAUGH, Proprietor.
FRESH AND CURED MEATS, POULTRY
AND LARD. FISH IN SEASON.
Finest quality meats at the lowest possible price.
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Three Principles of
THRIFT
1 Don't buy anything unless
you really want it.
2 Put a fixed sum in the bank
regularly, no matter how small
the sum.
J Never try to make . up for
years of extravagance by buy
ing a risky investment.
With these three principles,
we give one secret of success
in saving: BEGIN EARLY
AND KEEP AT IT.
We pay four per cent on Sav
ings deposits and credit the
interest every six months.
Both large and small accounts
are welcome.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
. OF HEPPNER ,
A SAFE PLACE FOR SAVINGS
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