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Their Road Policy
:"C fr.c t-iste to the horse and the
r.rt t!;at l"c p!;neJ in the ar:
' 1e anriv horses and mules prov
ed of wotitnaMe value in prosecut
ing the war to a successful concla
von. Thev were found in all thea
ters of preparation and operations
Ji'ir. their silent but faithful work
w ithout the faculty of hoping for any
reward or commendation."
The taMet. first of its kind to be
erected in any federal building, will
he made of bronze, three feet by four
feet. A number of noted sculptors
and artists are now preparing the
designs.
Your bolshevik will sneer at this
monument to dumb animals but ev
ery man. woman and child w ith a de
cent mind, will applaud the feeling it
expresses.
Col. Bryan isn't satisfied with
three times at bat. How that man
does enjoy fanning out. St. Lou
is Watchman Advocate.
After attending the farmers' meet-
ing last Saturday w e can realize what
'good marketing facilities will mean
our'to the wheat grower. If the farmer
is once piacea in a position wnen ne
rl thin have vour taxes jobbed up
U": per cent. "'i'ic Biz" in its most
rapacious davs couldn't have eontriv- ed in trade
ed a gaudier gold brick to bounce on
the skull of a gullible public Coun
try Gentleman.
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tions to public and benevolent pur-
fmni the millions they amass-
Leshe s.
performed t ho eeremouy ami tin'
Miss I'.uiT.clolyii Parboe. who Is
student at the Washington hic
1 vnuiie ueoi'le loft on a honeymoon ,
!,.( ,.. Mr v , 11,1,1,.,, u' school In rortlaml, has been vlsitlns
Arlci;h Arthurs, Federal consul
taker, cume In from Lena the last (
the week, ami reports that his work
The rresent cour.tv court, m
Urt.- n..l. Ort ..-.ll.Mt r.,
cord as regards roads. Their onlvjn market his product the same as
handicap has been the lack of funds. PV other producer markets his pro
All wad matters put before the court he not glut the market
have received due consideration and '".the past and prices will tend to
where it has been possible to make ai n stabilized, n other words,
ia,-pillie laiiuei m cituiunni i' auiv iv
improvements, improvements
been made.
While the broader plan of building
permanent roads has been foremost
in the minds of the judge and com
missioners, we know, from actions
they have taken and from expres
sions which we have heard them
make- it is their desire to keep up
beat roads in all parts of the county,
to the highest standard possible.
There is nev er a winter but what
the roads are reduced to an almost
impassable condition. It will take
time and money to put these roads
where they should be and built to
withstand weather conditions.
In the meantime, when there is a
little local washout in some particular
distn'ct. the court urges that the man
who first meets the condition, go to
work at once and remedv it, instead
of taking two or three days to come
to town to inform the court of that
particular w ashout.
We believe that a successful plan j
p.c,nB onk 7l ; "1C l "' Which has resulted in a
conjunction wnn tne .uorrow county
rami pureau in regara to Keeping i .j ,j
up the roads m the various districts. No ulsion is involved, but a
It fellows somewhat along the line I service is d for the mothers
of :ne road supervisor plan, only the I Qf (he Unjted Sta(e? which can be
larm.erspiCKtne manintneirrespec- u(ilized wjth djgnity and whjch wi
how public responsibility or the w el
reap the oenent ot tne winter price,
or the better spring price, instead of
having to take just any old price that
is offered him. More power to the
farmer in his effort to finance his
own business.
To Save Rural Mothers and
Babies
Many inquiries are made about the
Sheppard-Towner Maternity bill re
cently introduced into the Senate and
House.
This bill proposes to place within
the reach of every mother espe
cially the rural mothers public
health nursing, child health centers,
and instruction in the household arts
on which child welfare depends, pre
natal care and maternity care in the
home or in the hospitals, as may be
necessarv.
This r to be secured by the coop
eration between the federal govern
ment and the states on the 50-50 plan
great im
provement in agriculture and the de-
fare of the mother and child propor
tional to that already shown through
the Smith-Lever law for agriculture.
Authorities tell us that most mater
nal and infant deaths are prevent
able. Why then are they not control-
five districts rather than the court.
Anyway its getting down to brass
tacks on the road problem and is
bound to work to a good end.
Condon is still bucking up againct
the came problem in the wav of .1
water supply which Heppner only a;led? Because mothers do not have
few months ao decided to do away the skilled care and attention they
with. The Condon city council has! need. If children are to be saved,
decided to drill more wells. Unfor- j mothers must have care during preg
tunately our sister city on the wect ' nancy and confinement and instruc
does not have her mountain water ;tion in hygiene of maternity, infancy
supply close at hand. land childhood.
hxperimental measures to secure
such protection have proved their
worth by a lower maternal and infant
mortality in a few cities. The need
Library Case Settled
By decision of the state supreme
court. Pendleton's famed library con- ,;n sman communities and rural dis
troversy is a closed book. This long- trjcts js even greater, if possible, than
contested action, having its origin ! in cities, and by the provisions of the
with the probating of the will of Sam-: Sheppard-Towner bill local resources
uel P. Sturgis in 1 396, became a mat-: would be supplemented by a federal
ter of public concern with the filing appropriation and this need would be
of the first action in 1916 by the li-;met.
bran- committee of the Pendleton
Commercial Association. The decis
ion rendered yesterday is a final vic
tory for the association.
It may be noticed that the nearer
we come to 1920 the more Mr. Bryan
a m arrrac f rntn kio nKciirifv Oittc-
The affirmed decision of Judge b Djh
jstav Anderson, of Baker, means' ....
Driving from here to Portland in
Gustav
that not only shall proceeds from the j
C.nrlr ..iir-t f..rA ta ttc-aA annl, nan. 1
r .u u c. c su r- ' . an hour and thirty minutes would be
for the benefit of the Commercial . , . - Llm , -
, - , ... . . , .. , considered as making pretty fair
Association s librarv but also that the . . v.
, . , . , . .. , . time, and so it would be. Yet Lieu-
monev which has accrued in the fund . . . ,, ., , . ,
. , . . . tenant J. H. Knight, pilot of the aer-
throueh reinvestment shall be made . . .i . . ", r , . . r..
, ,, tv r j 11 ial mail between Cleveland and un
available. The fund was originally lt . ..
i-A- u . v .v . . i cago recently covered the 335 miles
S-000. but because the tota income . ? ... t
each vear was not turned over to the
between the two cities at a speed of
tCC mIIai- n 1, Ut.a nil nra
... . , , ... . Hilled ail iiuui . 1, uiuitc an lji
librarv but rather invested in part or - , . . n- . , . K
. . , u . vious records for a flight of more
whole, the fund now totals between j , ,m .. h
$15,000 and S20.000.-Pendletnn ttlan JW m....
East Oregonian. . . .,
The operation of government rail
roads has placed a deficit at the door
The president blames congress and j0f the United States treasury am.
congress blames the president, andjounting t0 $700,000,000. This in
m the meantime the peace treaty so c!udes the Pulman ines and expre,s
far as the United States is concern- ;companies. i, presents strong argu
ed, remains unratified. Technically ; ment for ,he anfi.public ownership
we are still at war with Germany. 5 dfbDters
This may explain the persistency of j '
prices to remain high. j Oregon has been given credit for
:: :: i having the most progressive road
A Memorial to Our Brave Anl-; building program in the United Sta
mals tes. There is only one other state
Permission has been granted the'whic etlua,s it Still Oregon has
American Red Star, the counterpart, I ,ust beun build roads, as it took
for dumb animals, of the human Red Vears f,0 a. ' of our mud-lovers
Cross, to erect a memorial tablet injt0 see ,ne !'....
the State, War and Navy Department j . " ' '
Building at Washington, to commem-1 BnghtneS3 and Blessings
orate the services of the American i It cost the farmers of North Dak
horses and mules that were killed in jota $16 per head to join the Non-par-service
overseas. There were 243,-jtisan League. A. C. Townley, grand
133 of these animals employed dur- 'sachem of the league, promised them
ing the great war with a casualty of , brightness and blessings, the strangu
02,862 animals, besides some 700 lation of "Big Biz" and taxation with
that were lost at sea. j 100 per cent farmer representation.
Horses and mules played a most j Now Townley has delivered both rc
important part in military operations presentation and taxation, with em
throughout the war area. Contrary I phasis on taxation. Last year the
to popular opinion, they were large-j farmers of North Dakota paid $1
ly uesd for earn ing supplies right up , 688,355 in taxes. This year they will
to the front, traveling in zones where 'pay $4,540,826 in taxes an increase
it was quite impossible to work motor: of only 169 per cent. Minnesota is
transports. A large amount of artil- invited to follow North Dakota's lead
lery was entirely dependent upon ' and establish a Townley Soviet gov
horse or mule transportation. iernment. It will cost only $16 a
General Pershing paid the follow- membership to listen to the big noise
The mvsrery of Mr. McAdoo's dec
laration that he would not attend
the Jackson day banquet at Wash
ington is apparently cleared up. He
has announced that he will not be a
candidate for president. Mr. Mc
Adoo is a shrewd man and he doesn't
propose to bet any money on a lame
boss Corvallis (Ore.i Gazette
Times. Heppner Must Have More
Houses.
"What is a fellow going to do? I
brought my family to your town, in
vested all the money I had in a bus
iness, there are no houses for rent
and I am not in a position to build.
In other words, my family is up
against it for a place in which to
live."
That is just the remark which we
heard one of the younger business
men of Heppner make only this week
and his situation is identical with a
large number of others.
If we are to Keep family men in
the town, and we believe the fam
ily man is the town's best asset; then
some provision for proper housing
must be made. Heppner is no differ
ent from nearly every other town in
the country in regard to the housing
situation; only that where other
towns are going ahead with the sol
ution of the problem, Heppner is
sitting back, hands gently clasped,
and waiting for we don't know what.
There is no question but what the
housing problem is the most serious :
one facing the town today. Many
families are living in tents, others ,
are existing in cramped quarters
that would put a city tenement to ,
shame. Other families would come
here if there were houses which they j
could rent. j
A single man can get by for awhile j
stopping at the rooming house or ho-1
tel, he is not held down and can leave
the tow n over night. The family man
comes to stay and will make his per
manent home here if given an op
portunity, or that is. proper encour
agement. Pendleton has had this same prob
lem to meet and she has met it and
is meeting it by forming a building
and loan company which builds
houses with no profit to the company.
Their system is working out satisfac
torily. Something like that might be done
here. In any event we believe this
is a matter of prime importance to
the Heppner Commercial Club and
we would like to see it brought up for
thorough discussion at the first meet
in" of the Club. Heppner bids fair
to either stand or fall just on this one
problem. We have not been stand
ing still, we have done less than that,
we have gone back, and we will con
tinue to go back just as long as we
try to stand still. Lets go ahead
while. Let's all get together for
Hgger and better things for Heppner
and letis start the ball rolling with a
move to build houses for the people
who have chosen and will choose,
his city for their homes.
Effect on All
Even the man who is not paying a
cent of federal income taxes is di
rectly affected by the tax, whether
he knows it or not. It bears a rela
tion to the cost of living that is not at
all remote. It is true that large sums
are paid to the government in income
: taxes by individuals and concerns, yet
the tendency is to take these taxes
into consideration in fixing prices in
such a way that the net income is
about what it would be in normal
times without the federal income tax
es. It is readily apparent that the ef
fect of all this has a tendency to bring
up costs on many of the products
needed by the people. The govern
ment can help the whole situation by
bringing methods of economy and ef
ficiency into its own operations, so
that the highly burdensome taxes at
present can be relieved. Kewanee,
111., Star-Courier.
JUBILEE! It was a notable event
when the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey, the parent of the famous
"S. 0. Group," recently celebrated
its golden jubilee. The chief figure
in this great organization from the
beginning was Mr. John D. Rocke
feller. His constructive genius was
the outstanding cause of the com
pany's wonderful success. Mr. Rock
efeller in a letter to a large gathering
of jubilee banqueters, presided over
by Chairman A. C. Bedford, stated
that he and his brother William were
the only surviving founders. The
letter refutes the charge, often made
that the .organization was always
ruthless in its methods. Mr. Rocke
feller said: "The Standard Oil Com
pany made a record without preced
ent in the history of commercial en
terprise, in turning to its weaker and
bankrupt competitors and offering
them a chance to recoup their waning
fortunes without any risk on their
part excepting the putting in of their
plants, many of which were superan
nuated and illy equipped to cope with
the more up-to-date refineries even
of that time. I am happy that all
that stock prospered and did much
! better than they could have done
I under any other circumstances." It
imay be added that all the Standard
Oil magnates made lavish contribu-
liulic.itiiins Point to A chance in Cold
Pric.
All indications point to an advance
in the prico ot coal with a probable
freight advance soon.
Coal shipments are now being re
ceived much more promptly and now
is the logical time to lay in a supply
of coal, because there is a reason
able amount on hand and because
the price is less now than it will be
probably in a few months.
Tl'M-A-Ll'M LUMBER CO.
a machinist in the Heppner Harare
Kepair Shop and the young people
will return here to make their home.
for the past several days in Heppner in that locality has been held up on
with her parents, Mr. and .Mrs. Ches
ter Durbee.
account of numerous cases of the In
fluenza
Show at Spokane Event of Interest
to Women.
Spokane, Wash. An event of
much interest to women throughout
the Inland Empire is scheduled for
the asembly rooms of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce on February
12-14, under the name of the L. S. D.
show. All manners and kinds of me-
i chanical apparatus designed to re
lieve the burdens of the housewife
are to be shown in operations at af
ternoon and evening sessions. The
show is under the auspices of the wo
men's organizations. Music will be
provided and short talks by women
from the university, college and nor
mal faculties. The show is rousing
much interest in the city and already
a number of delegations from Inland
Empire points are assured.
County Clerk Waters issued a mar
riage license on Saturday to Rolfe
Van Bibber and Miss Tilda Collins,
both popular young people of this
city. Judge Alexander L. Cornett
L?5 Winter Shoes
y: Step in and look over our ock
I of heavy, hand-made work
I; shoes for men.
V vJ
f"M We also have in Sock the well known
K -! O'Donnell Shoe for men.
ASk CM. Bowers
i Shoe Shop
nl Main Street Heppner
I WISH to announce to the Morrow County
public in general and to all Ford owners in
particular that I have leased the Oregon Garage
on Main Street and am now better prepared
than ever to give you
Ford Service
Let A
Fordson
Tractor
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Do Your
Farming
Work
Buy Your Ford Car Now
To make sure of getting a Ford car, buy one now, Don't wait until Spring, but buy now
while deliveries are possible. Even next month is an uncertainty.
The number of Ford cars allotted to thi3 territory is limited and specified. Even to get
our allotment, we must have real, bona -fide orders for cars. Just so many cars allotted to us,
just so many will get cars; will you be one of them? Those who order their cars now will be
protecting themselves. If you would be forehanded, get your name on an order today.
Don't think you cannot use it if you get it now. The four seasons are all alike to the
Ford car. It is a necessity every month of the year. Besides, the Ford car is lowest in up keep
and easiest in operation. And the new Ford electric starting and lighting system makes driv
ing more convenient. Your order for either open or enclosed cars will have our prompt attention.
We Have One Ford Sedan for Immediate
Delivery
Chas. H. Latourell
Authorized Dealer
HEPPNER Main Street OREGON
(Formerly Oregon Garage.)
Our Ford Parts and Accessories Stock Is Complete.
Insist on Genuine Ford Parts