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THK ;.Mi:TTK.TIMKS. HKriWKR, OI5K.. THt'KSHAY, rilll, 11120. THE GAZETTE-TIMES Mnli Sv. IMS Nnvrrhr IV lT ConBoliimtJ February IS, 1911. rubllMid vry Thum.lay morning by Vawtrr &r-mfw Cnwferd and entered at the lVntort-.ee at Hepp fr. Oregon, aa eeoond-clasa matter. AIM F.KTIMN(; RITKS O I V R 51 ON APPLICATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Tear Sim Sfonthn Three Mentha Single Copiea II 00 1.00 .71 .01 ORHOW rorxTr OFFICIAL paper Chapman May Be Wrong C. C. Chapman, political prognos- ticator, who's election forecasts in times past have gone a long ways from coming true, says in the last is sue of the Oregon Voter "he hasn't the remotest chance of securing the nomination," referring to the candi dacy of Rhea Luper, who seeks the republican nomination for public ser vice commissioner. Why Mr. Chapman is so cock-sure about this, we do not know, but we do know that Rhea Luper is going to give one H. H. Corey, present in cumbent, a run for his money and its not altogether unreasonable to be lieve that .Mr. Luper will secure the nomination. He has a host cf influ ential friends in this Eastern Oregon district who recognize his ability and appreciate his past services Like wise they are of the opinion that a trained engineer should be on the commission. As a consequence they are lending every support to .Mr. Lu per, who will make a showing at the May primaries that will open the eyes of Mr. Chapman. Had not the field been split be tween two strong candidates four years ago, Mr. Corey would not have been nominated and elected. He was not strong with the electorate of this district then and it is safe to say that he is but little more popular even today. We utterly disagree with the Oregon Voter in its views on Mr. Luper's candidacy for we be lieve that his chances are far from remote, in fact they appear good. The Elementary School Tax Whatever may happen to the other measures carrying taxtion, the peo ple should adopt that proposal pro viding for the maintenance of the common schools. It is styled on the ballot "State Elementary School Fund Tax." Whether or not young people at tend high school, college or univer sity is largely for each to determine. "The value of so-called higher educa tion is at least debatable. But there can be no possible question of the interest which every citizen has in the maintenance and improvement of the grammar grades of the pub lic schools. With the increased cost of living, the salaries will have to be raised, else the teaching force will go to work as day laborers in some avenue of life where they can at least earn enough to live upon. The present school income is insufficient. An ad ditional tax is absolutely essential. There can be no possible argu ment against this two mill measure to provide funds for the element ary public schools. If we are to con tinue a government of the people education must be fostered, and ev ery child provided with at least work ing knowledge of the English lan guage, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, physiology and govern ment. There is too much ignorance ab road in the land now. Much of the chaotic condition which is manifest ing itself in the great centers of pop ulation arises because of lack of knowledge of fundamentals on the part of foreign born factors in our cosmopolitan cities. Neither autocracy nor opposition can long endure among a people grounded in the primary facts of ex istence, of society, of economics. The opportunity for the oligarch in politics, in business, in industry comes in an atmosphere of ignor ance. Two mills on the dollar is small, if i'. will save the grammar grades of the public school-system from dis solution or decadence. Pendleton Tribune. Taking Losses As Well As Profits There is much talk these days about giving workingmen a voice in the business; indeed, it is argued mightily by some that the employes of a factory should be given the managing direction, meaning also a share in the profits, because they would fix their own wages. Of course, this might be all right if labor also took the responsibility of "vested" interest. The average farmer does this. He has certain in terest in the land to which he holds title, although the consumer and the middle-man combined have, to all practical effect, a greater interest in that very land. But with his in terest, the average farmer takes c'-.a-uvs 0:1 getting any profits at a'.!, and ho cues labor the hardest la bor in the country with the longest hours. And. unlike any city worker. ;he farmer is on dutv, for emergencv calls at leat. all through the night as well as 'the day. Certainly there is no argument about the farmer taking full respon sibility for even- bit of profit he j sometimes makes, and he takes his 1 losses, too, regardless of the hard labor and long hours he puts in. Will city labor agree to this? They wouldn't in Russia. When the Bolsheviki turned all factories over to the workers, the latter raised their own pay to the skies, refused to work with efficiency, laid off of ten, with the result that manufactur ing went to the dogs. Result : The Bolsheviki discontinued "workers' factory councils" and put the stout est discipline into effect. Today the Russian city worker is treated more harshly than under the czar. It is quite a problem. But, if la bor agreed to take his profits and losses as the farmer does, perhaps we might have a better democracy. Government Owes It To You It is peculiarly true that the aver age citizen has been so far removed from his government so long a time that uneonciously he has drifted into the belief that the government is something apart, a great organization of power with which he has no con cern except to obey. The thought that the government is the servant rather than the master of the people has been largely eliminated, or at least forgotten. This state of af fairs is largely because there has never been a proper contact between the government and the people that create the government. The taxpayers give to the govern ment thousands of dollars for re search. Perhaps no country in the world spends Jhe amount of money or applies the same energy and skill to gather for the people through its government information of value. The experiments conducted in soil improvement, the research into sci entific agriculture alone and the re sults attained would amaze the world if the world knew anything about them. But having gathered facts of value to the people at the direction and expense of the people no proper means is taken to see that the people are acquainted with the facts. There is only one way the govern ment can keep in touch with the peo ple, and that is by advertising in the newspapers the people read. The newspapers are a multiplication of the human voice The day of the ' town crier has gone by. His voice is j not loud enough to be heard except by a few small gatherings of citizens. Modern methods demand the spread- j ng of public information through ; the newspapers, and surely the peo ple are entitled to the information for which they put up money to col lect. For example, the government has spent a good many thousands of dollars to learn how to kill the boll- wevil. The government knows all ; about killing the boll-wevil. The in-; formation rests largely in official pamphlets published in Washington and for the most part kept there and forgotten. If these facts were ad vertised by the government in the country newspapers the benefit to the farmers would be immeasurable. As a matter of fact farmers should write to our Senators andCongress men and interest them in this mat ter of government advertising by the Agricultural Department. Slats' Diary Friday met a man in front of the house wich is deef & dumb & he was throw- inrr hie rian ric a IFT-l il round like a fis- sical direktor & I cum back at him the same, ma ast me was we carry ing on a conver- sashun & I sed yes we was but nether 1 of us knowed ennything the oth er 1 was trying 2 say. Saturday ma sed to pa this is our marriage an niversary suppose we kill the old white hen. Pa sed wot do You want 2 kill her for was- sent her fault was it. pa aint been back home yet since he issued that remark. Sunday Raned hard & diddent go 2 s. s. plaid croaKanoie on a board, ma was chewing the rag be cause pa had ben tawking in his sleep & kep her awaik & pa sed for hevvin sake wummin Ive got 2 tawk sumtimes. Dont I. Monday Jake killed a cat after skool wich had ate a innocent litttel burd & his ma sed enny body wich kills a cat has 7 yrs. of bad luck & Jake sed he shure wood have 2 live long time then. I ast him why & he sed he Killed 7 one time & this 1 maid 8 so as Jake wassent very good in figgers I helped him & we Estimated he was good for 87 yrs. but I aint shure as 2 the figgers my self. Quite. Tuesday Jakes brother Hen went 2 Chicago & ast sum big cumpeny for a job a they ast him tor lokal re ferens & he give Seers & Robuk with who he had ben tradeing for sum time. He aint got enny Job yet. I guess. Wednesday Joe white was offer ed a job at the Gazette-Times offis - feed the r'ess i!e their regalar man was being siek & he ast should be bring a nife or a spoon. ThursJjv - Saw J. 1:. with a new out fit on wich meens her dress. Shakespeer must have been write in;; of her wen he sed the all seeing Sun never saw her Match since 1st the world was began. Local Irrigation Projects and Water Conservation Did you ever stand on one of the bridges over Willow creek just it this time of the year and watch the water racing by under you on its way :o the Columbia and eventually 'he sea? And as you stood and gazed until you imagined the water was standing still and you were the rap iJly moving body, did the thought come to you, "where is all this water going, and why couldn't some plan be developed whereby much of it could be stored up for summer use?" Those thoughts have come not on ly to us, but to a great many people who have experienced a dry season, who have had to stand by and see that third crop of alfalfa curl and dry up when just a little water would have made a good crop. The Morrow County Farm Bureau has an irrigation committee, which among other things, it is its work to go over the county and select feasi-1 ble damsites for local irrigation pro- j jects and work out plans for devel opment. One of the sites which the committee has investigated and pro nounced highly feasible and not over costly is that on Skinner creek about eight miles above Heppner. The site has been endowed richly by nature and it would take but lit tle work on the part of man, say those who viewed it, to build a dam of sufficient breadth and depth to make a reservoir holding many mill ions of gallons of water. Water conservation in Morrow county will come inevitably, and the sooner it comes the more rapid will develop ment take place. Oddities The following extracts from let ters to the Insurance Bureau, Wash ington, were contributed by Lieut. Commander Thiess. V. S. Navy re cruiting station, Denver: This is to notify your department that on the 7th day of September j 1 Sth there was born to me, the un (dersigned wife of Nick Campna, No. : 2,J4t5t5t)flO. an enlisted man. See M. President and Uncle Sam j Claude Wright taken out 5.000 ins. j Hain't read police for it. rlease send me the torm for a wife and child.. I have been in bed with one doc tor for thirteen years and intend to try another. We have another baby in our house. How much more do we git? I am sitting in the Y. M. C. A. writing with the piano playing in my uniform (extract from a boy's letter to his mother.) He is my best supporter and he was discharged from the army as he had a eoiter on his neck which he was sent home on. I haven't heard from John since he was sent to a constipation camp in Germany. Mr. President as per your instruc tions On a pink slip, I have given birth to a baby girl. My son hasn't writ for sum time. Is he living or dead and if so what is his latest address. Please let me know if John put in an application for a wife and child. The Senate has saved America and America will sustain the Sen ate. It is a great victory for straight Americanism at home and abroad. Boston Transcript. ! Whatever his coyness may intim ate to the country, William G. Mc Adoo is a candidate for president of, the United States. In that capacity he from time to time addresses the , people throueh the public prints. Milwaukee, Wis. Sentinel. The slacker was rewarded by the' highest wages in history and finan- j cial independencies during the war. ! The soldier was rewarded by the realization of duty well done. Should a financial premium be permitted by 1 the American people on cowardice land disloyalty? Demand of Con ' press immediate action on bonus leg i islation, says the Pacific Legion. Jurtp' Ilutli'r A OuidULtU. Judge R. It. Butler of The Dalles has announced his Intention of being a candidate for delegate to the re publican national convention. Judge Butler will run for candidate at large. In announcing his candidacy Judge Butler makes the following statement: "I believe that a return to republi canism will mean a restoration of peace and prosperity at home and a settlement of troubles and dittU'ulties abroad. Vnder republican rule twe never have seen such troubles as we jure now suffering from. And when the republican party comes into pow er, us surely it will, I believe these things w ill cease. I am for the nom inee of the republican convention at Chicago, whomsoever he may be." Claude Kelthley aud family are leaving this week for their new home at Aromas, California. Mr. Kelthley has purchased 80 acres in an irriga tion project on the Colorado river and the family will reside at Aromas, Which is not far from Santa Crux, while Mr. Kelthley Is developing his tract In the southeastern part of the state. He recently sold his Eight Mile furm to 0. E. Adklns. .WHERE. lO EAT The Question Is Settled DINE WITH US Our New Big Dining Room Is not exclusive to transient trade. It's for the folks of Heppner First, Last and All the Time. Give the wife a rest and a treat a Sunday dinner here. SHORT ORDERS, TOO Elkhorn Restaurant Willow Street iuyers for Town Property I have buyers for town property. If you want to sell, make listings with me today. Wheat, Stock, Dairy Ranches For Sale Arthur R. Crawford Licensed Real Estate Dealer Heppner, Oregon 3:1 gg;;n;;::;:8:i;:iiiaun;t;iu:;:;r.ii:ti:itiKmac ::u:ttnuuutu:;juuu!uttuJiat i SENIOR PLAY The Senior Class of the Heppner High School Will Present the Laughable Three Act Comedy: TTh Mrs. JDnggs of the Poultry Yard At High School Auditorium FRIDAY, APRIL 16 Curtain 8:00 P. M. Admission 35 and 50 Cents If you want to enjoy a good hearty laugh don't miss this play. -. imttmnffimmfflntttfflttffiffittttttfflfflffiffitfflmffitt Where Quality, Style, and Economy ZMeet Are you socking reliable quality style that is neither loud nor insignificant but distinctive genuine economy measured in terms of more wear per dollar! You find them all three in our tailoring. You cannot get more you often get less. Why not make this suit the "best clothes buy" you ever made ? Come in today and be measured. Heppner Tailoring & Cleaning Shop United States Trucks TRIED AND PROVEN Let us give you a demonstration of U. S. superior qualities today. Fear & Jennings Local Dealers -I'niversal Garage Heppner, Oregon 52$ How would YOU like a raise. like this? wm ML. i JM" m II 1 w wis and fbr 34 Years Work, THAT is the kind of increase In salary th minister has received. His living expenses have risen just as fast and as far as yours. But he is paid on the average just 52 cents more per church member than he was paid 34 years ago. The Minuter Never FaO$ Yea Every officer of the Government with a war message to deliver appealed to the ministers first of all. But 809b of the ministers receive less Income than government economists figure as arxiinimum for the support of an average family. When hospitals need money they enlist the support of the ministers and receive it But when sickness visits the minister or the members of his family they must be treated in a charity ward. His pay is lets than a day laborer's. . 8 out of every 10 ministers receive less than $20 a week about half the pay of a mechanic. We Pay Him Half the Wages of m Mechmnic And of these pitifully inadequate salaries, bow much 4o you contribute? Nothing if you are outside the church ; an average of lesa than 3c day if you are a church member. All of us share in the benefits of Christian ministers te the community. They marry us; bory us; baptite ur ch ldren ; visit us when we are sick. In their hands is the spiritual training of the youth. We Are All Profiteeri at Their Expem Part of the Interchurch World protrain is this a llWng wage for every minister of Jesus Christ; an efficient plant, and a chance to do a big man's job. If you want better preachers, help to pay the preachers better. It's the best investment for your community and for your children that you can ever maks. INTERCHDECB WOKJJ) MOVEMENT 45 WEST llth STREET, NKW YORK CITY Th publication or thim tdnrtiaammt U mtdm pthh through tha co-opurttlon of 30 cfenomiiutfwM.
