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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1920)
! M l 1 I1' It tiu: (arrrr-TiMi s hkitxer, ore., tiutomy, feu. 12, 1020. THE GAZETTE-TIMES c fr.an douMo. '.?nod:!ii'S irk'Ul. in s1- standard :"i building m.i- . 3 . iwj ', .--;:. l.::es F' Rt'l :hM v , - I . - i , . . ; . I 1.1 -;.a- IS, ( ,! '--v...! TMi-s.1av irormnR by :, .! :. ..! ,( ttt l'.t.S.- at Hei'p ;r. 'i. as m -Tu.-rlhs mat:.!-. ll 1 It 1 lIM. Rt1l" Ci I V E 1 O Jl AI'IM ll A 1 IO M!.VRirTKiN KATES. , t.. .. U00 S X V :.;h. 1 W '.L-lf ' Mi.NHi'VN l Ol TY OFFICIAL PAPKK -A'.: But Is There Discrimination? The esteemed lone Independent gave space to the following in it's columns last week: "County roads are a burning issue in the southwest portion of Morrow county, especially in lone. The claim made that our county commis sioners continually favor Heppner in the matter of roads is said to be eas ily proven. "Why the business interests of lone and other trading and shipping points should be sacrificed for the benefit of the county seat is diffi cult to understand. "Today it is next to impossible to get to lone. Morgan or Cecil from Eight Mile. Gooseberry. Olex and other prosperous and thriving sec tions in this end of the county be cause of the bad conditions of the roads; all due, it is said, to neglect and favoritism by the county author ities. "The Independent is collecting da ta to prove or disprove these state ments and will publish the same when completed." As was stated editorially in the ; last issue of The Gazette-Times, we ' ' believe that the court has striven to ; be fair to all sections of the county at all times. Generally speaking, ' we are of the opinion that if our Iorre friends and readers were forced to : travel the roads in the vicinity of Heppner they would find them on a parity with the roads in the sections referred to in the Independent's ar- i tide. The court sits as an imparti body. It's members are. at the pre sent time made up of men who are credited with being above the small things referred to in the Indepeu dent's article. Mr. Padberg, one of; the commissioners, is a citizen of lone and has large interests in the , lone section. The other commission er, Mr. Bleakman comes from the south end of the county, at Hardman. Judge Campbell maintains his offi cial residence in Heppner, although he owns a large wheat ranch in the Social Ridge section. At the present time, the through highways are being given the most attention. There are more funds available for this work than for the feeder roads. Surely lone cannot charge that she has been discrimin ated against in this regard. The court has designated but one market road in the county for 1920. This road runs up Rhea creek from Jordan Sid ing and is a distinct asset to lone. More than that it will work to the benefit of the entire county. It is on ly a beginning in what is planned for the ultimate in Morrow county's road construction campaign. So far as the roads in the outlying districts are concerned, and they are of vital importance to the successful growth and development of the county, their condition will be but temporarily improved until such a time as the county fs financially able tn construct permanent roads. We are confident that when the Independent has collected it's data concerning the claims which have been made aginst the court, it will be found that there has been no dis crimination and that the court has done all within it's means to give everything possible to all parts of the countv without fear or favor. Value of the Dollar A dollar is worth what it will buy E exactly that and no more. It is a Ex standard of value, but a fluctuating 3 and relative standard. Money is a EE medium of barter. When commod-iEj ities increase in price, it simply 55 means that the purchasing power of . ss the dollar has decreased. When theiS wage-earner receives more for his Ef labor, the clothier receives more for ss his goods, the farmer receives more Si for his product, and the manufacture s rr receives more for his manufac- E tures. Neither the intrinsic value of ss labor nor of any commodity can he artificially changed. They maintain 5 their relative values. If we give more dollars for one, we must give more EH dollars for the other. If the wage- earner in 1914 received $3.00 per EE day, which would purchase sixty is pounds of sugar, and if today the EE wage-earner is paid $6.00, and this EE sum will buy only sixty pounds of a sugar, the relative values remain un- EE changed. s A table of prices today, as compar- ed with rrices in 1914. shows an av- 'as crape increase of 121 per cent, or f$J In the consideration of increased prices paid for commodities of all kinds, little or no notice has been taken of the increased returns that capita! must have in order that cap ital may justly retain its relative val ue. An investment that realizes six per cent today, as formerly, has only half its former value if the six per cent will purchase only half the com modities that formerly could be bought with the same return. The investment has then become worth .only three per cent. Too little ac count is taken of the increased cost of living in the scrutiny of present dav corporation returns. The hun dreds of thousands of holders of stocks whose income partially de pends upon dividends on the stocks of conservative and substantial cor porations are unjustly treated if the reasonableness of those dividends is measured today by the standards of former years. A corporation which today, as formerly, distributes divi dends of seven per cent on its capi tal stock is actually paying its stock holders less, in exact proportion to the decrease in the purchasing pow er of money, which today is less than one-half the purchasing power in 1914, Stockholders are entitled to a higher rate of dividends in the same proportion. Criticism based on increased rates of return and on increased dividends fates which fails to recognized these obvious facts is super hcial at, J un- )ust.--Standard Oil Bulletin. "Compulsory education for aliens and illiterate citizens as proposed in an Americanization bill in Congress is a good thing. It is the public ig norance in which pernicious doc trines find their nourishing soil, and it was the terrible illiteracy of Rus- hvh rendered it such an ea-y p r. to .:o-p.'!,-i of an auto-' c-.it ar. then to the despotism of Bol shevist. And ignorance in a conn tr of opportunity like this, is as in excusiNc as it is dangerous." Bal timore -' "Vr!,'.)1. Did You Know That A number of families have left Heppner on account of insufficient housing facilities. Heppner is the main distributing center for one of the richest territor ies in the West; but that we, as citi zens have not yet fully awakened to the value of our geographical bless ing. When Morrow County gets it's new fair grounds there will be no other in the state of Oregon surpass ing it. Nearly even- democrat you meet is strong for Hoover, and that no doubt they will continue to his sup port after he receives the Republi can nomination. A number of local people who con template building this spring are now only sorry they did not build last vear, when prices seemed prohibi tive. A 100-year-old Brooklyn (N. Y.) woman attributes her long life to faithful reading of the Bible. The Pennsylvania Railroad is now forced to employ 127 men today to do the work done bv 100 men in 1917. The Commissioner of Education of New Jersey declares that every school holiday wastes $140,000 of the State's money. Columbia University is now the largest in the world, having over 22. 000 students enrolled in its different departments. Lenine is reported to have said: "Among lOO Bolsheviki, there are one idealist, twenty-nine criminals and seventy fools." A pastoral letter issued by Cardin al Avette, Archbishop of Paris, de nounces the immodest toilets of wo nen and indecent dances. A glib Texan induced 2,000 resi dents of Pittsburg to buy twenty acres of alleged oil land at the price of $250 to $500 for each 400 square feet. Ole Hanson has informed Samuel Gompers that the American Federa tion of Labor must drive out the "Reds" or they will be cleaned out by the American people. President Carranza of Mexico ve toed a bill providing for restoration of bull fighting. He denounced the "sport" as a degrading spectacle, which stimulated sanguinary in stincts. The National Association of Com missioners of Agriculture lately con demned organized labor's demands for shorter working hours and higher pay as unpatriotic, and un-American. Seeking to reduce the high cost of living, railway men at Detroit, Mich., have purchased and will operate a knitting and underwear concern, a glove factory, a tubing factory and other manufacturing plants. The deals represent an initial investment of $1,000,000. The Executive Council of the Am erican Institute of Banking has de clared against unionization of bank employees. The council opposes any plan purporting to promote the ma terial welfare of its members "on any other basis than efficiency, loy alty and unadulterated American ism." Numbers of labor leaders in Great Britain demand higher salaries from and were supposed to have abolished avoid crowds, avoid intimate contact their unions. Over .W.000 employ-1 the evils of the wage system. j w ith other persons, look upon all per-,-if ,-mwniiiw ,i, ;,t;;. UrMv1 Colonel Abbott of the University sons with colds so-called as susoi- struck for higher pay. These societ-l of Pennsylvania, an Army sanitarian , cious, and regard all convalescents ies, with a membership of 15,000,-' during the war, says: "In case of a 000. consist entirely of working men, threatened outbreak of influenza as probable carriers of disease germs." BeforeBuyingYour Winter Shoes Step in and look over our Stock of heavy, hand-made work shoes for men. We also have in sT:ock the well known O'Donnell Shoe for men. ' 1 V V - Vv CM. Bowers Shoe Shop eii.'3."i Main Street Heppner nana al III! J " . V. -1 US GENTLEMEN j II It-ad this ad cari'fully. Do you realize in petting a suit that II will please you and be the right thing for you is u serious mat- ter which should be given your best attention. In sickness people in general have the right idea in looking up a specialist. lie as wise in selecting your clothes. Illl Heppner Tailoring & Cleaning Shop ; Tailors, are experts with 30 years experience. Now is the time to select and leave the order for your suit. My spring samples will please you in botli price and quality. II ;. FH.IXZKX, I'lopiii tor. I I T WISH to announce to the Morrow County J- 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 pillllllllllllllH 1 This is the season when we all 1 i need and enjoy " 1 I Dried Fruits I We have them in full variety, a but also best quality 1 Fancy Dried Peaches, Prunes, Pears, Grapes, Figs, Apricots, Rais ins and Sultanas. If you prefer these canned we g also can supply that want. g Phelps Grocery Company I Ill Let A Fordson Tractor Oh men m m 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 this 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. I 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