THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPftuER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1918. IM;F TWO t.i.KATl'ST MIVH!T!SIC i M VMiiX EVEK 11 T OVER. The advertising ami publicity cnma!gn f r the Fourth Liberty lV.an was ti e greatest ever put on in a single month in the west, ac ivrding to a compilation jut made fr ni reoorts of state chairmen ot seven states of the Tveiilli Kedor.! Reserve Pi. 'riot. The roo ro ill; tributiou of the loan ccn.-idere.i largely one -i the results of this ; rei.tiiiM e eurpaiMi. a weu as tl e total icaeiicaih S.ilv 1 mbii ripikn whiea that of a;.y f. is .lie loan. :-. .Milieu to ov rsnl): ril'itts the (H-o'it t qu. tr. by IV the Twelfth District mere than a ha"! mil! . (i'i,.-lis of c it tri'puu u n dollars u t'lini; catu- put through tiie au .'ort' uni paii.i planned by George J?niii. ".ta-taser of publicity V. Van for the scoot-d. nr this mcr.r.y and fovrth loans. W uu L-.i -re than 5,000 adver- Using po.o. wore paid for in the iu o. a.t.s of .ho district. These pages were sent out in mat or plate form by the San Francisco office. The preference of newspapers and committees of the district for ad vertising copy prepared by the gen eral publicity committee in San Francisco, ever copy prepared by national headquarters is shown by the use of three and one half times as many pages of district copy as national copy. Both displays were submitted on the same basis. According to the reports. Presi dent Wisju is shown to be the best ad writer on the most popular sub ject. Full pases carrying ins Liberty Lean statement were used more limes than any other advertisement. The President Abraham Liaioiu page was second. This copy carried a likeness of the immortal Liacoin v"i:h the phrase "That these dead ?' all rvi ha-, e died iu vain" and the drawing showed Americans at a Hun ba-b wire entanglement. Copy mak ing use of the Stars and stripes was third in popularity v.hiia the prize winner of the district advertising copy contest was . fourth. Atrocity copy was sixth. San Francisco newspapers are be lieved to have given the loan more publicity than any city of the dis trict and Van Smith feels assured that the record of 21,550 inches has not been exceeded by any city in the United Slates in proportion to side or the number of newspapers. IT ISN'T VOI R TOW'.N. IT'S YOU If you want to live in the kind of a town Like the kind of a town you like, You needn't slip your clothes in a grip And start on a long, long hike. You'll only find what you've left behind . For there's nothing that's really new, It's a knock at yourself when ycu knock your town, It isn't the town, it's you! ileal towns are not made by men afraid Lest niphjdy pise gets aiiead, everyone works and nobody raie a town from ike dead, hile you make your personal a: i; Yi.v.r ii' i$;ib"rs can make one, too, Your t m v, ii will be wnat yon want to see It i-n't the town It's you! i.i:,islat:vh klkoums. The pnople are demanding a high er standard of service in the state legislature if that branch of the gov ernment is to enjoy respect. By the system known as direct legislation the people showed that they distrusted legislatures as such, but that system has not worked well. The people have a right to demano prester efficiency -and less waste by legislatures less lost motion and less rash enactment of laws. Before a legislature takes up and enuc.s a new law imposing a tax or creating burdens affecting all the . people such law should be asked for by someone besides those Interested in putting it over. The old order of business, "peti tions and remonstrances" that was established as a regular feature of legislative business should be revived and no law passed until petitions for "it are on .file. In the same way, having one or two professional lobbyists, generally publishers from some big city, make headquarters at the state house and take personal charge of the legisla ture is wrong. Americans should also rise above the petty practices of nepotism that manifests itself in taking members of their families to the state c.apito and getting them fat sinecures during the session. If this is to be a country with op portunity for all alike to get to tlle iront, in peace times as wen as war,, and if politically we are all created free and equal, let our legislatures, set new pace. Alan ufacturer. r P Carlson successful wheat- raiser of the CooHebew section raiser oi tne ""y ,.'; made this office a pleasant calL The rarlson Bros will have in a large acreage of wheat for the coming season CHRISTMAS MESSAGES Sublets Suited THE CHRISTMAS GIFT B Rti: H. A. NOYES, Pastor FdcrMtJ Church. 2 Corinthians Go" ' r !!; 1) : ia. "Thanks be i!i?neakable sift." !'he Christmas season is the tif.i f:l those tluys of trial, aiul shitius. with ; all the year when givlus is theUew luster down the pathway of thei 'er ot the day. f gift-making h; ear to year until Ire 1 upoy custom s increased from i; has become a volume that no man can measure "."eiks before the glad day busir.o..: begins to respond to the sprit of the world's anticipation and on e- sry continent, merchants, railway and .-teamship companies, banks, post Mice and express companies increase : iieir working ' forces and lengthen hours of labor that they may help the world to express its joy in gifts. Parliaments, legislatures, schools and universities, and courts of law prepare for a few days vacation that those engaged in these great enter prises may join the jubilant throng. Yes, and the world takes on new beauty everywhere. Decorations suddenly become universal rendering shop windows attractive, homes and churches brighter, and even public buildings and streets greet the eye a ith evergreen. All this expenditure of labor and money the 4'r!d seems perfectly willing to bear, and indeed rejoices in the annually recurring burden. A tidal wave of joyous emotion rMis io'ii:d the world at each returnin:; Christmas season, peop!e become possessed with a consuming- desire to make those around them happier, so that the total hours of labor ex pended for this purpose, or the millions of money invested surpasses our powers of imagination. Suppose one of the old Greek philosophers who lived before the birth of Christ could revisit this earth and become a thoughtful witness of this annual pouring out of treasure at Christmas ' time, might ho not naturally ask, "What Is the cause which inspires this universal Impulse of generosity?" And we can well believe that he would listen enraptured to the story of Bethlehem's Babe, and having taken the full meaning of the blessed story, could he better express his inward delight than in the words of the text. "Thanks be to God for his nncnoQitnhio irift'" a a matt'pr nf fact these words were first uttered by a Greek scholar one whose thought has entered isto the current of human history and contributed largely to the world's best life. The Gift of the Chiid. io i.-; "God so loved ihs world tha. gave his cnly-begotten son," and giving has inspired our smug i 1 aicst beautiful incident Uiat I or.ye seen recorded during the v:or'il--.v.ir is that of a little babe. Tie ii.;'.u of the sun rising over a bV.lk- i in northern France revealed tho hostile trendies, not far apart, fully mai.ned for confi'ct. Midway be tween the lines, in no,' man's land, stood a shalieied ccttage. The in .ru ing stillness was broken by the roar of guns. Here and there men were falling wounded cr gasping in deaih. when suddenly a babe was discovered near the cottage creeping among the grass and wild flowers. As though a command had been heard from the throne of God, the firing ceased. A soldier sprang from the trenches, ran forward and tenderly picked up ths cooing child. Not a shot was fired as, among cheers from both sides, the hero bore the innocent babe to safety. Something noble in those warrior hearts responded to the presence of that bahe just as nearly two thousand years ago the world in the midst of its sin and sorrow was aliened to a new hope when the divine babe was laid in the manger at Bethlehem. An Kra of (Jiving. Never before in the history of the ,vorld have men poured forth their wealth so lavishly as now for the :elief of human distress. Never lias human brotherhood been so fully realized as during the year just closing. Against the black back ground of hellish hatred gleams the soft glow of the new day, seen by Bobby Burns. "When men to men shall brothers be, and a' that." Think of the millions that have been freelv contributed for unselfish . ,, rp-Mt. v,,iirs. Not : ,' ' ,..'..., ... lnnv been civ-en to feed the hungry, clothe tho r.uirprt and relieve the destitute, but! over and above all response to the world have been filled with mourn .,.'.unQi demands made bv war con- lug. But above the discordant and ! (ntitn. more money has been raised . misHioriiiry work -that fw G()BpRl mlf?ht De preached in all wfiri,iti,an in vears before the T f()mitaiI18 of human good- will have been opened. If the fact of the war Is an appalling revelation 1 of the world's sinfulness which might ... u , ,,ull!lir ,p ,,, Ht,rit with which its challenge was met, the sacrifices cheerfully made, and the fraternal ties created by the war may well revive our faith in fellow- to the Season Presented to Our Reading Audience r.u-n and kindle new hope for the j fuuue. The tress has been glorified bv the spirit of sacrifice exemplilied .oniing vears. Without regard to , . .h, i Ufa , race or color or sintion in lite men I and women nil over the world have! iciven their best even to life itself for "others." Sucl. a "sowing in iears" cannot fait lc bring forth a "reaping in joy" Unit coming genera tions shall greet with songs of praise and thanksgiving. The glow ing prophecy of Isaiah shall be ful fJled in which he wrote "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, be?ause he hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek, he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to them that are bound to comfort all that mourn." A True (Jife. Tho value cf our fifts to one another arises from the spirit in which they are made. To give simply because such is the custom, or to fulfill a social obligation may have very little significance--may indeed become hypccri.ieal. "The rift without the giver is bare." To give for display or to give be voud ones means is vain. Such Siting confers no blessing on either the giver or the recipient. The true gift must carry with it something of :he giver, and its true acceptance, kindles or renews some degree of friendship or love. True giving, then, is an expression of a personal re lationship. By our gift we may often convey a thought where words might fail. The engagement ring becomes a bauble unless it is the expression of sincerity. But truly given and received it carries with it a weight of affection which time but increases. Now in the light of tiiese thoughts consider the words of the text. WnX did llle Aposle call God's gift "unspeakable?" He simply means thai, words fail to tell its signifi- cance. No language can express, no angel song can carry in its heavenly melody, God's love tor men. It outweighs speech. That God has loved the world may be seen by every right-minded person in the world itself; there is so much in the world to express the love ot us Creator. Human love, which is about all that makes life, in the long run, worth living, is a part of God's ihuught and pian for ma. Cut not oven these were suilicietit to make ku.jwu God's love for us. Theref re i :i jr.",;; in.'d aud i lie iulr.ei.s ioto ,.Uo OUT hill of Mtiry, of w.,rh iani;y, thai ; tune, i ii:; '111, of !i niigh Cod C. ;d oo- 10. .0:; Umd love The Lis 'hat "pa ;h knowleri.. Pleasme of The (lift. Now in order to understand G .l'a i.jve we need to know anil appreciate Lis gift. All that is in the life a.id .crks the soirii and sacrifice- of S3us becoi-ioo aa exyCiiiioii oi God .ove. Note too, that this, like everj v.o rjift, is a personal relalh nshtp. .he gift cantKt c-r.far a ble:,.a.; .,..li ss there is a true response in d:e ieart of the one receiving I he ;di . 'f he message of the giu must bs. .ppreclated and accepted by each ou .0 whom the gift is sent. Are you oilling truly to respond to God's Christmas gift? if so the words of o text will .be full of meaning for you. Out of all the riches of this gift let us select just one gem and examine it briefly. The Apostle John writes "And this is the record that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life Is in his Son." Eternal Life! How precious Is this present life and that also is God's gift. But beside this fleeting earthly life, even at its best, the life that can never fail, rich, full, bouyaut with eternal youth who can com prehend It? And yet it is God's gift, and it is ours if we claim it. The past year has been filled with tears. Death has been everywhere. Death on the battlefield and In the hos by starvation and disease and death by starvation and disease nnd death by the red hand of murder, And 1 over our own land the Ueath-Ang-1 i has cast the dark shadow of his j wings so that pestilence hath slain more than war The land and the despairing notes of wailing and dis- tress which arises from earth I bid you listen to these words, like the peal of a silver trumpet In the dark- ness of midnight, "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain." Make this glad hope your own and a joy which this world can neither give1 nor take away will fill your soul, and you shall find rest. from HEPPNER PASTORS THE LIGHT OF ' By FRANK A. ANDREWS, l he dayspring troiu on high shall visit us, to shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow ( death." Luke 1:78-79. T1 DroDiletlc wor(la WBP sm)U. . 1' Zaeharias, the father of John the Baptist, ia anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ and the in- ftuence of Jesus upon the world. Zaeharias lived in what may be called the down of the world's his tory. He looked back into the dark ness of the past, noticed the dawning of the day, and foresaw the bright ness of the noonday. I. The Light of the World. It is commonly assumed that man's progress has, from the ban ning, bten steadily upward. How ever, upon closer investigation,' it is seen that the course of history is somewhat like a journey to the top of some mountain peak. It is not uphill all the way. Frequently the road will descend alnrest to the level from which 'the traveler started and the climb must be begun once more. Various civilizations have arisen, each one -doubtless, the wonder of its times, only to tall In ruins and be followed by other civilizations. An exception to this is found in the history of a few nations of the east. Each one of which, enclosed within its hermit walls, has gathered in around itself the garments of its early vigorous achievements, and has jeacefull slumbered, thru the cen turies. At last awakening iu the full glare of the noon-day sun, and now adjusting its vision to the un accustomed light. This early period may well be called the night of the world. Little or its achievements have been pre served. Its cities have fallen in decay, us science discarded as false. Its philosophy found unsatis fying and unprofitable, its arts, wonderful as they were, have been either lost or supplanted by better. its religions debasing. Its moral .standards low. Men everywhere .'elt themselves helpless under do mlnatipn of the evil and destructive influences of the age. Plato said: "We wait for one be it a God or a God inspired man, to take away the darkness from our eyes." Seneca, ai about the time Christ was born, said: "So public has iniquity be come, so mightily does it flame up .a ail hearts, that innocence is no longer rare, it is unknown." liiteui- .etatice, im::;o! aM'.y. and oppression nad caused tho decay of the previous i .iiizotior.s ot tho w est and were ..: U:u! time .-JiipiiiK the st ren:-;! h od ViLaii:;. of hi: i:e:uru 'Mm; ire, lot! the hopelessness and darkness of that age a ray of hope and light was tveu to the worm torn too hcbic'w penile. They promised a Messiah who should come nnd save His p'.ople from their sin. A light v.'aich should (liai-el the darkness of the world. "Uiuo you that fear my name shall the Sun of Righteousnn::..-, arise with healing in his beams, .vial 4:2. If The Dawn. In the sandy desert country of the bible lands it is said that because of vhe glare of the sun on the sand which almost causes blindness, and the oppressive heat, travelers will fre.iuently rest during the day and .ravel at night, guided by the stars. But if the guiding stars become Hidden by clouds the travelers are aelpless and must await In , the darkness the dawn or the passing of the clouds. It was such a situation as this, probably, that Zaeharias had in mind as he uttered the words of die text. The guiding stars of the Mosaic law and the prophetic teach ings had become hidden by the tra dition and ceremonial of men. Pro gress was at a standstill. The blind were leading the blind. Travelers report that towards the close of the long polar night of dark ness there is expectation and long ing for the return of daylight, on the part of those who live In the polar regions. When the first gleam of the sun appears the cry is heard: "Be hold the sun." So was the expecta tion and longing of the world. "The people were In expectation." Luke 3:15. Mary, Zaeharias and Simeon Blng In exultation and praise that they have been permitted to see the "Sun of Righteousness" arise. The angels announced his birth to tlu shepherds with benedictions from God. Wise men from the East came and layed their tribute before Him. Men from all Judea went out to hear John the Baptist and to ask if he were the promised one who j should come. In answer John i pointed to Jesus. And Matthew quotes the fulfilment of a prophecy by Islah: "The people that sat in darkness saw a great light and to then, that sat n the region and shadow ofdeath, to them did light spring up. THE WORLD Pastor Christian Church. 111. The Day. Jesus proclaimed himself Light of the World and said: the "He that follow eth ma shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the lignt if life." John 8:12. A light makes plain the road and reveals the dangers along the way. It penetrates and dispels the darkness. It serves as a beacon and guide. It gives health, strength, and beauty to all foi ms of life. It is of inestimable value to those who will use it. It is aiinost inconceivable that some should purposely deprive themselves of its benefits. And yet some do. Jesus said: "Every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and Cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved." John 3:20. A botch job of work looks just as good in the dark as the very finest piece of work mauship. Take it into the light if you want, to appraise it. The char acters of some men appear all right when in the darkness of Central Africa. If you want to estimate the character you have builded don't examine It in the semi-darkness of some scalawag you happen to know, even if he Is in the church. But stand out in the Light of World, and then make comparisons and take notes. Some keen analyst of history has said that our present day civilization contains two elements which insure its perpetuity. These, he said, are deductive logic and Christianity. To day it is possible for us to go a little turtlicr in our analysis. The Ger man Empire had deductive logic and . omoi selessly applied it everywhere, to the exclusion of Christianity. The German Empire has fallen, and so has German civilization. It is safe to say today that a civilization may perpetuatf itself wrl.iut logic but cannot do so without Christianity. Christianity rejected by Germany, ha.- made the difference between tne Hun brute and the American idealist. Between a monarchy for the advan tage of a few and a democracy for the good of all. Between "Might makes right" and "Right makes might." The Light of the World shows us the better way for. nation or Individual. Nation or individual is strengthened and beautified by living and walking in the light. Well may we, then, this Christmas- tide, celebrate with joy and thanks giving the coming of that Light which has dispelled so much of the world's sin, sorrow, and hopelessness. And which may, today, be to us the. ; Light of Life, to guide us thru lite i to penetrate the gloom of tile gcave, I and to glorify the life which is to come, I i y,n, I M.AIHIO'S lILi;OAI PLAN The fit st thing that strikes one in Lireetur-General McAir.io's urging an extension for five years of Gov eminent operation of the railroads is tht! evidence it yields of confused . ouni'.' is and of uncertainty on the part of the Administration. On De cember 1 the President went before Congress and spoke on the question of "the policy to be adopted toward tho railroads." He said: "I have no confident judgment of my own. I do not see how any thoughtful man can have." He added that it was a problem to be carefully looked Into, and he hoped that Congress would have "a complete and .impartial study Instituted at once tind pros ecuted as rapidly as possible," That was on December 1. But on Decem ber 11 Mr. McAdoo issues n" far reaching and full-bodied plan, and winds up with the cool statement: "The President has given me per mission to say that this conclusion accords with his own view of the matter." Mr. Wilson's conversion from open doubt to entire certainty must have been rapid. To adapt the old couplet, betwixt the White House and the ship he mercy sought and mercy found. , As Mr. McAdoo is to cease bing Director-General on the first of Jan uary, It might have been thought that he would leave recommenda tions of general policy to his suc cessor. But lot that pass. There is a pressing emergency, according to Mr. McAdoo, requiring Congress to act. It is certainly a kind of emer gency reasoning which he offers. He starts off by assuming that Congress, in the less than three months , re maining of this session, will find It "impossible" to settle the railroad question permanently. Therefore, it must do a piece of hurried patch work. This does not necessarily follow. The new Congress might be called in extra session to do the Job deliberately and thoroughly. But ( Mr. McAdoo, with his co , "either-or" logic, declares tht three courses are open: (1) confident that only to let things alone for a couple of years; (2) to turn back the railroads at nce; (3) to extend Government con- trol for five years. But It does not need President Wilson's "thoughtful man" to see that these alternatives do not -by any means exhaust the possibilities. The present system ot Government control, which Mr. Mc Adoo admits Is not working well, may be improved. Plans may be made to return the roads to private ownership under modified legislation. The McAdoo five-year period is pure ly arbitrary; it might be made three years, or six, or ten, so far as the force of his reasoning goes. He presents very much the appearance of a man who had made up his mind Ilia, a certain thing ought io be done, and then cast about for arguments to justify it. This is commonly called ;?!' :;;ng the question. The more Mr. McAdoo's presenta tion of his case is examined, the move perplexing and inconclusive It appears. He describes tho exist lug legislation as inadequate. It admits of unhappy conflicts between Federal and Siate authorities. Moreover, the fund the so-called "revolving fuud" provided by Congress is not large enough. There should be minor amendments to the lav, and more money voted. But to do this Con gress will find it "impossible" in Its crowded short session, Mr. McAdoo states, and then calmly suggests f hat It do the vastly easier thing oi agree ing offhand to a five-year Federal control and appropriating $2,000, 000,000. This jump from premises to conclusions is tremendous. It is equally hard to understand Mr. McAdoo, and just as difficult to follow him, when he passes to the subject of the psychology of railway employees. One aspect of their state of mind, under Government opera tion he does not mention, though housands of shippers and other rail way patrons have remarked it. We mean their general letlmg-down of business morale, their indifference, their inattention to duty. It is, in a word, the "bliixht" of Government control, of which Mr. Hughes has been speaking. The Director-General does not appear to have observed this, but he comes out strong on the restlessness and relaxing discipline of the men employed on the rail roads, owing, Mr. McAdoo alleges, to their uncertainty how long Gov ernment operations will continue, and what their future status may be. If this is true, and the railway men have been neglecting their work in order to organize debating societies, an order from the Director-General would seem to be called for. But Mr. McAdoo's proposed remedy Is quite other. Assure the employees of five years more under the Govern ment, and they will Instantly stop talking about wages and hours and privileges and prospects, becoming tnstanter highly efficient. Anybody except a retiring Director-Generai who will believe this will believe anything. And as for Mr. McAdoo's grave assertion that the course recommended by him would take the railroads "out of politics," it Is hard to imagine a plan which would keep them longer and deeper in politics. Many of the considerations ad vanced by Mr. McAdoo are of un doubted force. There is a consensus of intelligent opinion that the rail roads ought not quickly to go back to private control. Action by Con gress will undoubtedly he necessary to prevent what the President called the "disservice" of returning to "the old conditions unmodified." But all this only heightens the unwisdom of attempting such short-cuts as Mr. McAdoo advises. To turn a blind eye upon complexity does not make It simplicity. And hasty improvisa tions of policy, no matter from what source, can never be a satisfactory substitute for patient, study and cautious experiment. New York Evening Post. Big Dairy Men lit Dairy Meet. Oregon Agricultural College. When the Oregon Dairy association convenes at Hillaboro January 14, a number of big men in the dairy and related Industries will be on hand to speak. J.-A. Kiernan, in charge of tuberculosis In the U. S. depart ment of agriculture, will speak on latest methods ot controlling the tubercular menace. Dr. B. T. Slmms, veterenarian, at O. A. C, will discuss control of contagious abortion. Solomon Fine, instructor In dairy production at the college, . Will report results of feeding tests with the college herd. And some of Oregon's leading dairy men will deal with their specialties. J. B. Carmichael, of Lexington, was doing business in Heppner on Saturday. His family have all been down with the influenza but are now getting well again. A. E.. Wright was down from the Hardman section Friday and reports some light winter weather in that locality. Mr. Wright also states that stock are in excellent condition to go Into the winter, the feed on the range having been good during the fall months, Get the Genuin)rf and Avoidrf535: ftVX Fin Every Cake I