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ri.T mm THK G AZFTTE-TnrES HTXrYFR, OKE., TIH'RSPAY, JAN. 8, 1020. THE GAZETTE-TIMES ANOTHER JOLT FOR THT II. C of L! Th. ll.ppn.r Oni.tt. Kfi!ftM'.h.d March ). 1!J Cor."iMlJ forury IS, 111 PviMl.hcd Trr TlurJ.v morning by i n.1 itrd at hf ro.toffi.-e t Hpp n.r, Ornon, as ieoond-cUsa matter. advehtihim; ntTR mvis on; AI'PI.H ATIOS sungcRimos' rates: On. Tr $1 00 , Si l,th 1 00 : Thr Month. find CorlM .01' The Land Of "Pretty Soon." I know of a land where the streets are paved With the things we meant to achi eve; It is walled with the money we meant to have saved And the pleasures for which we grieve. The kind words unspoken, the pro mise broken. And manv a coveted boon Are stored away in that land some where The land of "Pretty Soon." There are uncut jewels of possible fame Lying about in the dust. And many a noble and lofty aim Covered with mold and rust. And O! this place, while it seems so near, Is farther away than the moon ; Though our purpose is fair, yet we never get there The land of "Pretty Soon." Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The century is now out of its'teens, and is old enough to know how to be have. When it was 14, or 1914, it went astray and fer the past six years has been drifting with a wild careei. But passing out of its 'teens and into 1920 more can be expected. It will settle down to a normal and ordinary existence. The century has sown its wild oats and we believe and we hope that we can say, "Happy New Year" with a confidence that comes after the indescretions of youth and the knowledge of the things in life that are really worth while. Blue Moufr tain Eagle. No Place to Go. The attorney for those I. W. W.'s accused cf the Centralia murders, in his search for an open-minded com munity, has not yet suggested a change of venue to the Fifth Wiscon sir, congressional district. The Fifth Wisconsin congressional district is so far from being preju diced against a man who is merely under indictment that it prefers for political honors one who has been convicted and sentenced. But the suggestion, of course, would be useless. It is a provision of law that a person accused of murder must be tried in the state in which the murder was committed. All the inflamed proletarians will at once recognize in this criminal law a violation of personal liberty estab lished by the burgeois to protect themselves from being murdered in the interests of the revolution. Noth ing like it could happen in soviet Russia. There the newspapers print little but government edicts. The ideal jury one that has never read anything or formed any opinions ought there to be found readily with out a change of venue. Oregonian. Colonel Bryan comes along with the asurance that he has a way for the Democratic party to win this year. If it is anything like the sever al ways Colonel Bryan has so often tried we hope it will be adopted. Philadelphia Press. Outlook For 1920. Facing the year of 1920, the Uni ted States as the only free gold mar ket in the world, and by far the great est holder of gold in the world, is the only important market for capital on a large scale and is the most exten sive source of raw materials as well as of manufactures now in existence. Its labor is fully employed and its productive energies have more than an ample field for their application. This inevitably means a continuance of a strong and active busines devel opment. The shortage of immediate loan funds, the tightness of money and the effort to contract credit are elements in the policy of maintain ing stability and solvency, and they may be expected to continue. It can not, however, dissociate itself from European conditions. In Europe e conomic disorganization has not been overcome and requires our aid for its immediate relief. The outlook for 1920, given due business caution, is hopeful; but the difficulties to be overcome are great and the necessity for self control in the use of credit is more marked than for a long time past. However, as the year draws to a close a distinctly more cheerful UNvll .- I'M 60in6 TO RlCuCl THt I'M MOBROW COrSTT OFFICIAL PAPKR I J . - 1 f feeline is discernible in the Wall street district; this is evidenced by the increased demand for the stand ard shares on the belief that the mar ket will be entitled to the customary lanuary rise. From the Clews Fi nancial Review. The New Years Oregonian. All, or nearly all of our readers, have probably seen the New Years number of the Portland Morning Oregonian, so we don't need to tell you how fine it was, but those who did not get to look it over, we will say, you missed a rare treat. In word and picture, Oregon's progress dur ing the past year is completely brot out. The finest feature of the entire number is that section devoted to highways. It brings out clearly the fact that Oregon is taking her place at the head, in rapidly perfecting a state-wide system of highways. The number was excellent throughout and up to the standard set by the Oregon ian in past years. ; " PROFITEERING! The easiest way to account for the high cost of living is to shout, "Profiteer." In some cases profiteering is unques tionably a factor, but in others, it ap pears not at all. Clothing and shoes are among the absolute necessities, and everybody is interested in what ever throws light upon their advance in price. There is no better author ity than Col. M. Friesman, chairman of the New York Fair Price Commit tee's subcommittee on clothing and shoes. This committee, instead of finding profiteering, discovered that many clothing manufacturers were actually sustaining a loss. High la bor costs, subnormal transportation facilities, frequency of industrial dis putes limiting production, and extra vagance on the part of those who have experienced, because of high wages, a sudden acquisition of buy ing power, are the real causes of high prices. Col. Friesman holds that con trol of prices by the Government will not remedy the situation, but that re lief will be found in the plain virtues of work and thrift "work, sincere and earnest on the part of every sin gle one of us, whatever our station, and thrift on the part of the whole public." Leslie's Weekly. Beyond being the first day of a new year, New Years is no different from the middle of June or the last of August in significance, except that it is clearly brought to our minds by the butcher, the baker, the candle- stickmaker, that the high cost of liv ing is not lowered any during tne Christmas festivities. Let's observe New Years by good hard work and the world will be bet ter off. What the Map Shows. One of the best highway maps of the state of Oregon yet put before the public, apeared in the New Years edition of the Portland Morning Ore gonian. It seems to us complete in every detail, showing Oregon's great plan for a system of highways, mar ket roads and post roads. And it shows in a clear manner, Heppner's isolation from the interior John Day country. Heppner is, in reality, not as badly isolated as the map shows, for we have two highways tapping the inter ior on which Morrow county has spent, and is contemplating spending, considerable money. There are the Heppner-Ritter road and the Hepp-ner-Monument road, both of direct access to the Grant county country. However, the map shows both Pen dleton and Condon to an advantage. The John Day highway through Con don by the way of Spray will ultim ately reach the heart of the interior. Condon is bound to be benefitted. Pendleton on the other side, taps the interior by the way of Pilot Rock. Baker comes in from the south and has of more recent years, taken away a large part of the interior trade, which at one time was almost ertire ly Heppner's. Our two highways going into Grant county will in a measure redeem this lost trade. Yet Heppner and Hepp ner business men must offer interior people every attraction possible for trading with Heppner. We must be ever alert to the opportunities as they 1 Our Invoice I j Just Completed g discloses the fact that we have several broken 1 lines, as well as some j we shall discontinue. g These we shall sell out I regardless of first cost. H g You will find them all n 1 represented on our g 1 BARGAIN TABLE i Look it over and see g what you can use. g Phelps Grocery Company come up, for attracting interior trade this way. and more than that, we must go out of our way to make those opportunities and then follow them up strenuously. The time for our awakening has arrived sometime since. Paying Dividends in Booze. Did you read about the plan to de clare dividends in booze? The U. S. Food Products' Co. is successor of the Distillers' Security Corporation and finds a million and a half gallons of whiskey on its hands, which it can't sell. The scheme is to declare a dividend of about 5 gallons of whiskey on every one of its about 30.000 shares. There are about five "quart" bot tles of booze in one gallon and inas much as unadulterated whiskey can bring about $20 a "quart" bottle these dry days, the shareholder will have what some people might call a valuable dividend, a regular "mel on." Let's see, what could be done with this "melon," say a stockholder had five shares. He could drink himself to death. He could sell it to his friends for a thousand dollars and let them drink themselves blind. He could make a successful boot legger of himself. Or he might dump the stuff in the sewer and be better off in the end. Why Hoover? David Starr Jordan, America's pre mier pacifist, has suggested the name of Herbert Hoover, United States Food Administrator during the war, as candidate for president. We do not know just what party Mr. Hoover claims to be a member of, and in fact, during the past sev eral years, he has been more of a resident abroad than at home. Never theless, if he possesses presidential capacities, this should not be held; too strongly against him. He made : an excellent record as food adminis-) trator and is said to be an engineer j of high ability. An engineer might: do as well in statesmanship as a col- j lege professor, and we have an ink- j ling that he might be an executive with firmer backbone. i But there are a number of staunch Americans who outshine Hoover and unless the die is cast with one or the other of the two great parties, it is not likely that the Hoover boom will get very far. A judge in Stockton, Cal. has done away with the practice of putting automobile speeders in jail. Instead he now puts the auto in jail. In Portland they dont even put the speeder in jail, especially if he hap pens to have run over a woman and killed her, is rather an old man and has lots of money. Then we wonder why there are so many bolsheviks running at large. "ST Are You Out? The first of the year is at hand and it would be well for you, Mr. Business Man, to take stock of your stationery, printed forms, etc., etc. If the supply is running short, you will want to replenish at once with Gazette-Times Quality Printing which is the kind all discerning busi 1 ness men in Heppner are using. Phone Main 882 for Quality Print ing and get Service. The Gazette-Times THE UNIVERSAL CAR Don't Depend on Spring Deliveries Spring deliveries of Ford cars have never been certain, and they should not be de pended upon. Demand has always been greater than the supply or production. So, if you would be sure of having a Ford car, buy it now while deliveries are possible. Don't wait even next month is an uncertainty. Only a limited, specified number of cars has been allotted to this territory. That allotment cannot be increased, because the demand all over the country is greater than the supply or production. Get your order in now, and you will be one of those who is sure of a Ford car out of our allotment. It's first come first served. All orders are filled in rotation. So, if you would be forehanded, if you would be certain of having a Ford car when you want it then you will buy a Ford car now. A signed order with us is your protection. It is the re sult of the wisdom of looking ahead. If you buy a Ford car now, don't think you have to "store" it. The Ford is a car made to serve its owner for business or pleasure throughout the entire year. Ford owners have long since come to recognize the fact. It is no longer popular to "lay-up" your car for the winter. Buy a Ford car now and use it now. Chas. H. Latourell Authorized Ford Dealer Heppner, Oregon Insist on Genuine Ford Parts
