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'Passing the Buck
"While congress has inveighed
against publishers for waste of print
paper on mammoth editions and has
talked of penalizing them by raising
postage rates and by taxing adver
tisements, the government itself is
the greatest waster of paper," says
the Portland Oregonian. There you
are. There is the spirit of coopera
tion which is doing so much ( ?) to
help the smaller publications out of
the present news print crisis.
We grant that the government is
a great waster of paper. Tons of it
goes through th mail and on
through the oSces to the waste bas
ket. But we have noticed that the
Oregonian has not curtailed its lav
ish use of news print. Maybe its
because that paper owns its own pa
per mill and has no fear of a short
age in its own stock.
The fact that the government is a
waster of paper does not excuse the
Oregonian. The government has a
ereat many ills which we are sure the
Oregonian would desire to keep free
from. Let the Oregonian. which by
the way, is easily Oregon's first
newspaper, set a proper example for
other metropolitan dailies in this
territory, by itself eliminating the
waste of news print. Then it can
very nicely tell others, the govern
ment included, what is the best
course to pursue in this matter of
waste.
A Fool and His Money
It is amzing the number of wildcat
schemes that are abroad in the land
to separate us common folks from
our hard-earned money and the Gazette-Times
again and most earnest
ly advises its readers to be watchful
of all allurements; all of them.
The mails are chuck-full of pros
pectuses of swindling concerns, es
pecially swindling oil companies.
Clever writers compose them, using
their crooked brains to make even
the cautious unsuspicious.
Have you seen the latest? It's a
so-called California ranch company
that says it has started a cat ranch
with 100,000 cats. Pussy gives birth
to an average of 12 kittens a vear.
The company proposes to kill 5000
a day and sell the fur at 30 cents a
piece. To feed the cats, they pro
pose an adjoining ranch with i.000,
000 rats, a prolific tribe. The bodies
of the skinned cats will in turn feed
the rats. A sort of perpetual motion
or endless chain. Stock, five cents
a share!
Preposterous, of course, but in one
of our biggest American cities, 50
prosperous business men made in
quiries about the shares at a bank
which had posted the "ranch" pros
pectus in its window as a horrible
example.
Horrible credulity!
State Text Books
Non-Partisan League government
of North Dakota has reached the
socialistic stage where it is proposed
that all text books used in the public
schools shall be prepared and print
ed by the state.
It is easy to imagine what politically-edited
and politically-printed text
books would be like under a socialist
ic regime such as that which prevails
in North Dakota.
While a few attempts would be
rrade to amend mathematical law,
anything that relate; to history, econ
omics and sociology would very' like
ly be fixed up to suit the politics of
the faction that hapened to do the
editing. The common school read
ers could be made an effective in
strument of propaganda, with decla
matory exercises from socialist and
radical orators and writers to take
the place of Patrick Henry's oration
and Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
Oregon Voter.
Yumsumkin, one of the best
known of the Cayuse Indians and
probably one of the wealthiest of the
Indians on the Umatilla reservation,
died in Chicago recently as a result
of asphyxiation. Yumsumkin was
on his way to Washington to inter
view the Secretary of the Interior re
garding Indian lands, and stopping
at Chicago he went to a hotel. He
blew out the gas. Yumsumkin was
05 years of age and his wife was
sister of Chief Umapine. Sumkin
had been a leader among the Indianr.
He is survived by a wife and daughter.
If th: tr.utor buiness keeps on,
:i b.v.ve :',! be the same rare sight
n the f.r-v.s tbat tht automobile
u ten cat's ago.
So ":o people seem surprised when
:!:cy Warn that their taxes have gone
We must not forget that the
a!uc of the old dollar, based on pur
chasing power, has decreased about
litry per com. Taxes are only keep
ing up witn everytning eise.
Mr. Tra er has made a most excel
lent showing in the way he has rush
ed the work along on the new hotel.
If Heppner don't have a first class
hostelry by July 1, surely it will be
no fault of his.
is not being marked by the
early season rush of political candi
dates as in days gone by. A salaried
ori.ee of today is not necessarily the
sa;nt high-salaried office of yester
day. It is encouraging to all loyal Hepp
ner people to note the fact that the
contracting companies are going
about their work w ith a desire to give
the city a new water system at the
earliest possible date.
Higher Education In Oregon In
Crisis
Higher education in Oregon is
passing through another crisis. The
nrst one came a few years back when
certain interests, for selfish reasons,
tried to stab the state university in
the back, by hanging a referendum
on the state's appropriation bill. The
university passed through those stor
my years, for when the people of
Oregon fully understood the situa
tion, they were not slow in coming
iO the relief of their state university.
Conditions were improved and that
strained situation which had existed
for so long, was relieved to a certain
extent and the university went ahead.
Then comes the second cnsis.
High prices have hit our colleges
just as they have hit the individual,
only where the individual has been
able to increase his income some
what in proportion to the increased
cost of everything, the state institu
tions of higher learning have had to
get along on a fixed income. Build
ings have run down as a result. It
has been impossible to build new
ones and the steadily growing stu
dent bodies are facing cramped con
ditions on every turn. Class rooms
are inadequate, dormitories are too
small and equipment is insufficient.
Then another grave situation is
that confronting the faculty. The
agricultural college and the state uni
versity have lost instructor after in
structor, big men, who have been lur
ed away to other colleges through
larger salries. If Oregon is going to
remain faithful to her future citizen
ship and maintain her place among
the states in an educational way, she
must get over that small way of deal
ing with her state schools. Every
voter of the state who has her future
welfare at heart, will support the
millage bill, which provides for the
support of these institutions, in the
May election.
The City Beautiful
Heppner is finally going forward
with great big progressive strides.
Modern business blocks, improved
streets and above all, an adequate
water supply will soon give our city
an appearance, the like of which but
few of us dreamed a few years ago.
The town is badly in need of more
homes. Population has increased out
of all proportion to home building.
Families are living in two or three
room suites where they should have
much larger and more comfortable
quarters. Many of these people have
invested their money here in a busi
ness way and are not yet able to
ouild and own their homes. Yet they
would not be adverse to paying ample
rent on a house where real home life
might be enjoyed. With comfortable
living quarters, these people would
become better satisfied with every
thing in the town in general and the
town would be benefited thereby.
Heppner might well follow the
same plan as adopted by other towns
that have faced a similar situation,
and organize a local home builders
association.
The housing situation should be
gin to clear itself within a few mon
ths. Hon. J. W. Morrow of Portland,
and for many years a resident of
Heppner, is platting his east side
property and beautiful homesites
will be laid off. Winding roads and
terraces, beautiful parking and land
scaping will make this tract ideal for
hone building. In speaking to a
Cazette-Times representative in Port
land this week, Mr. Morrow said that
he was not placing the lots on the
market with a view of making money,
but that the lots would be offered to
the buying public at the lowest pos
sible figure. The lots will be sold on
easy terms.
The opening up of this tract to
homesites is one of the greatest for
ward moves to occur here in some
time. It is all a result of Heppner's
new gravity water system, which will
be complete by early summer.
Cannot Fool the People
California has voted down single
tax, Oregon has voted it down time
and time again. The people of the
Pacific coast are to be afflicted with
it again, however, at the coming elec-
1
tion.
' In plain Fnglish Single Tax means
to tax land values only. I'nder this
i system the personal property of in
i JiviJuals and corporations would pay
I no tax. Probably 50 per cent of pre
j sent taxable property would be elim
inated from the tax rolls. This would
mean that the tax on land would have
to be doubled and the farmer would
be hit the hardest. City dwellers
having largely personal property, and
operating stores, etc., would go Scott
free of taxation.
Single tax is voted down by in
creasingly large majorities each time
it comes before the people and the
better they understand it.
The Non-Partisan League of North
Dakota which is seeking support in
several western states on the ground
that it favors measures favorable to
farmers, is a strong backer of the
single tax idea, which would greatly
increase tax burdens of the farmers.
The Non-Partisan league is a so
cialistic organization which explains
its support of the Single Tax idea
which is the entering wedge for so
cialization of land through enormous
taxation, which would force private
owners to release title to state thru
inability to pay taxes. E. Hofer in
The Manufacturer.
Rhea Luper, assistant state engin
eer, paid Enterprise a visit the first
of the week in connection with the
work of the county water master.
Mr. Luper found numerous acquaint
ances here, classmates and associates
of college days at 0. A. C. His head
quarters are at Salem In the State
engineer's office, but he claims Hepp
ner as his home. Enterprise Record-Chieftain.
Christian SWonce.
Christian Science services are held
evry Sunday morning at ll.Ott o'
clock in the lodge room in the I. 0.
O. F. building.
Testimony meetings are held every
at the home of Mrs. Eugene Slocum.
All interested are invited to attend
ihso services.
Wednesday evening at 8:00 o'clock store.
Miss A. L. Feeler, Portland niillin-
r. lias arrived in Heppner and taken
a position in the Luper Millinery 1
ONLY "QUALITY PRINTING" PRODUCED AT THE G.-T.
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better glasses for
near and far vision
If you are tired of scowl
ing over reading glasses;
if you are tired of fussing
with two pairs of glasses
(one for near vision and one
for far vision) ; or if you dis
like to wear ordinary con
spicuous bifocals that make
you look old, you should in
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not distinguish them from
single-vision glasses. ' Kryp
toks represent the best that
science can do to give back
to eyes that are growing old
the perfect vision of youth.
Call and let us tell you
more about Kryptoks.
Oscar Borg
Registered Optometrist
HEPPNER . OREGON
They couldn't be built
now for twfee$7i.ooo
When the talk turns from politics to railroads,
and the traveler with the cocksure air breaks
in with, "There's an awful lot of 'water' in
the railroads," here are some hard-pan facts
to give him:
American railroads have cost $80,900 a mile
roadbed, structures, stations, yards, termin
als, freight and passenger trains everything
from the great city terminals to tlie last spike.
A good concrete-and-asphalt highway costs
$36,000 a mile just a bare roa'J, not count
ing the cost of culverts, bridges, etc
Our railroads couldn' t be duplicated to
day for $150,000 a mile.
They are capitalized for only $7 .000 a mile
much less than their actual valu,- Seventy-one
thousand dollars today will bus .. -locomotive.
English railways are capitalized at $274,000 a
mile; the French at $155,000; German $132,000;
even in Canada (still in pioneer development)
they are capitalized at $67,000 a mile. The
average for all foreign countries is $100,000.
Low capitalization and high operating effici
ency have enabled American Railroads to pay
the highest wages while charging the lowest
rates.
'Jhis advertisement is published by the
Shsociation of Railway Executives
Tkoti dtriring tainufo nitmint nitnti lilmatln
mi; tbtain littralurt ij writing Th' Annotation
Railway Exicutim, il Bruuiway, Nw Ytri
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Wasting Mnrbinn.
Let tl'C Crystal thcl.-Vr th brrdrn.
It will do your washing rrorc quickly nor cheaply than any laundry
Wa.ihlr.fr even the fipest, diik-me linens wiil.out the slightest Injury lh
Crystal makes certain thti sanitary clrr;sing ol nil clothe. Let Ul demon
strate exactly what the Crystal will do for your home.
Let us trll you how the Crystal removes the dirt without reaort to the com
plicated and unnecessary jjechanicai uppliuncti thai are so evident loothtl
washing machines,
E.J. STARKEY, Agent Gilm an Huildinjr, Hoppncr, Oregon.
OUR PRICES RIGHT-OUR PRINTING THE BEST-G.-T.
Our Extraordinary
Announcement
With the beginning of tlie Now Year we are pleased
to announce the fact that we are exclusive
agents for
John Deere Plows
and
Oliver Chilled Plow Works
"THE LINES THAT LEAD"
We feel that we are very fortunate in securing the
exclusive sale of the uhuve lines, as each item has
been thoroughly tested and tried out and therefore
we know beforehand the success that such lines must
meet in the hands of any dealer. We shall endeavor
- to merit a continuance of your patronage by selling
nothing hut lines that we know are without question
a success for the purpose intended.
Peoples Hardware Company
Heppner, Oregon
This is the season when we all '
i need and enjoy j
I Dried Fruits I
I We have them in full variety, 1
i but also best quality
as
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j Fancy Dried Peaches,
Prunes, Pears, Grapes,
Figs, Apricots, Rais-
ins and Sultanas. x
I If you prefer these canned we I
I also can supply that want.
I Phelps Grocery
Company i
"VOU know how
much toasting im
proves bread. Malces
it taste good. Of course
more flavor.
Same with tobacco
especially Kentucky
Burley.
Buy yourself a pack
age of Lucky Strike
cigarettes. Notice the
toasted flavor. Great 1
Nothing like it. The
real Burley cigarette.
O Guaranteed by
Hill!
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