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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1920)
P.K 1 ( TR THK ti A.KTTK-TIMES, HETPXER. OUK.. TiUltSHAY, MAY 20, 19. THE GAZETTE-TIMES ih Hrrr,r "' Eiubiuhd Vint 10. Hit Th Herrner Tirr.pa. R.ubllhd Novmbr IS, 1T OoriKil;dftlJ February 1&, 1911. r'jMiihd very Thursday morning by Vawtrr mm4 Crfim Crawfr4 an.1 .nterd at tha Postoffica at Happ r.er. Oregon, aa acond-ctaaa niattar. ERTIMMi RATES (3ITIN ON AITLU ATIOX srBSCRIPTION RATES: Ona Tr 1100 Six Month 1.00 Thr Month. .71 Smla Ooplaa .0 MORROW COI STT OFFICIAL PAPER Non Partisan Business Falling Off So ell is North Dakota's record in the matter ot taxation becoming known that their agents who are now operating in Western states do not iind the pickings as easy this year as they did last. Those $16 member-,-hips in this Utopian (?) scheme of Townley and his cohorts, are not sell ing as fast as formerly. The Amer ican farmer is capable of thinking for himself, and especially of things political. Naturally all things radi cal do not receive his endorsement, generally speaking. The farmer has had brought home to him the past few seasons, just what labor, in its radical element, can do to him. In the present days of high cost, exper imenting would not be likely to less en the farmer's burden and after see ing what is taking place in North Dakota, he is not going, let it be said to his everlasting credit, shallow the bait held out by the Non-Partisan League. It is the patriotic duty of every citizen to go to the polls tomorrow and vote. If this is truly to be a government "of, for and by the peo ple" every citizen must exercise his right of franchise. At the present rate of law mak ing in our land, it would be interest ing to sit down and attempt to figure out just how many thousand laws there twill be on our statute books within the next twenty years. We have so many laws now that we can't enforce any of them and every ses sion of the legislature finds hun dreds of netw bills introduced, with far too many passed. Remember how our own legislature met in special session last winter to take up three or four important and pressing mat ters and how nearly every legislator went to Salem loaded Iwith from one to a half dozen pet measures. It is nearly time to "start in to begin" to call a halt on this legislative stuff and after repealing two thirds of the promt las. enact a half down comprehensive- n.easures that can be un- dor:ood by everyone and made eas .: enforced j Rural Tire righting j Ti e chances for fires in rural com-: niunities are multiplying all the ttni and attention is now being given in scattering localities, to the problem of scientific and efficient fire-fighting; methods. In spite of the utmost carefulness' on the part of the individual hie re is! still the possibility that a fire may! occur and that it twill not be discov- ered in time to be extinguishable byj the individual with his own limited apparatus. Kor such occasions there should be available to the farmer, as well as the town dweller, prompt as sistance from organized fire fighters with necessary equipment at their command. Such rural fire-fighting organiza tions have been developed in hun dreds of communities in California during the last three years. In a number of counties the local organi zations have been consolidated for purposes of general cooperation and efficiency under an official known as county fire warden. The primary pur pose of these organizations in Calif ornia has been to fight grain or range fires. Naturally, however, they also serve to check fires Iwhich may occur in the buildings or on the farmstead. TwoJwheeled trailers which can be attached to any automobile are used to carry the fire-fighting equipment. A few rural communities in the middle west also have organized for fire protection. The best equipped rural fire organizations are provided with auto trucks especially construct ed to carry the fire-fighting apparat us, as well as several members of the force. The equipment provided where the primary purpose is to fight field fires naturally differs sometwhat from that intended primarily to fight fires in buildings. In both cases, however, reliance is placed to a large extent upon chemical extinguishers. The Agricultural Department at Washington will give detailed infor mation on both methods of rural fire fighting. What will Hiram do if he doesn't land the nomination? The question leads to much speculation and many republicans are of the opinion that he will bolt and like a former occasion, attempt to launch a third party. However the indomnitable Teddy will be missing, and he it twas who put the pep into a third party once be fore as well as a democratic party into the White House at Washing ton. Six feasible sites for retaining re servoirs on Willow and Rhea creeks and their tributaries are said to ex ist. Local irrigation projects will prove to be not impossible, but in stead, highly probable, iwith always plenty of water when the scheme of conservation is carried out. The primary election will soon be over and the real excitement Just be ginning. A few more hours and then "I "told you so." Slats' Diary Thursday- J:ike & me lias decided to make a lot of money by starting a farm & raising 1 pole cats. We sat F i a trap out bv the r - ' J branch las nite & i- i e se" t'ie skins & get a lot 'sJ j.l "f money & then 1 t"'l e will buy a big- k 1 ger farm & raise .j. more pole cats St t - j ;uns & motor totes tt f 1 . A A etc the feecher sed ambishun pays ffi &. we tninn so z. 1 - ;Ii h i r- .,j.... it sm j. c. louay u she liked me enny St she sed she liked me a vhole lot bet ter than she did mice. Friday found a pole cat in our trap. Jake & me. ma sed there issent no sents in pole cats, but when she got in the barn she chang ed her mind. About the sents es peshully. pa maid me git rid of the animal. Also my close. Saturday Pa tuk a new job at another stoar today, he is a head man he gets there ahead of every 1 else & sweeps up & etc. pa all ways sed he wood maik a cleaning sum day. pa & ma & me left 2 spend Sunday in the countrie. At my unkels farm. Unk kept on a working after dark while the moon was shining & he told pa he did dent have enny lantern & pa sed why dont you trade your bed off & git a lantern, Sunday Come home from the countrie with my stummick acheing from eating chicken & bacon & ham & buttermilk & all. Monday Got my report card to day, average was ninety 7. pa was tickled, so was ma and pa give me a dime for 2 buy some candy, am saveing sum for J. E. when I see her at skool tomorrow. Tuesday feecher sed for me 2 bring my report card up. which 1 did. She seen she had maid a mis take & had gave me Shrimp Clays card & my grade only was sixty 3. & I sed 2 her you may keep the card & she sed no you take it home 2 yure pa & 1 did. Which was the first licking this week. Wednesday pa & ma including me went 2 see a new baby which had come 2 our neighbors home. Its all rite for the first one but I cant see why they think it is such a bargen because it hassent enny teeth, or hair & dont know hardly ennything & they had to buy all new close for it But they ack satisfied so I shud Worry. No more than justice is done the American mule bf the declaration of the quartermaster-general of the ar my that there twas no comparison be tween the European animal employed by our armies in France and the up standing creature that the army took Just Arrived The Famous "Baby Grand" CHEVROLET 5 -ONLY-5 Owing to the enormous demand for this model this is the first carload of these cars we have been able to secure since last August. A truly wonderful car at a wonderfully moderate price Now on display in our show room. We invite in spection. Come in and compare this car with any other in its price field. Heppner Garage Heppner, Oregon with it from the middle west, until the question of transport became so pressing that it was necessary to re1) on countries nearer the battlefield for supplies. There were. Is seeni9, 4 5.000 mules in service abroad, of which 11,000 fwere Spanish. 9000 were French and 7000 were British. and there were 100.000 duly enlist ed in this country who never got across the sea. Hut we can easily believe that the IS. 000 American mules abroad Svere worth more than the 27.000 that were bought oq the ground. No beast of burden yields more work in proportion to the cost of keeping him than does the Amer ican mule, while he seldom requires the services of a veterinarian and customarily lives half again as long as the horse. The war department s formal tribute to his worth, though belated, is undoubtedly deserved. Oregonian. 222 GOOD ROADS Bert Mason Meets O'Brien. Bert Mason's conference last Sat urday with J. P. O'Brien, general manager of the O.-W. R. & N. Co., was a very satisfactory one, Mr. Ma son states. Mr. O'Brien had lone s position on the highway question put to him in an entirely new light, which resulted in his at once dis patching a force of engineers here to make surveys and estimates with a view to settling this troublesome question to the satisfaction of all par ties. lone Independent. HE WILL MAKE GOOD Vote for Fred Lockley for Secre tary of State. He has made frequent visits to our county and is thoroughly familiar with our resources and needs. For many years he lived in Eastern Oregon. He stands for Econ omy and a Square Deal. Vote for Fred Lockley for secret ary of State. He is short on prom ises but long on performances. raw adv. WANTED!! Each property owner in both town and country to investigate the rates of the Oregon Fire Relief Associa tion of McMinnville, Oregon. The larger the policy the more dollars we save vou on the pre mium. We are making a specialty of wheat Insurance this year. Sec the agent and find out how much less your insurance will cost you than you have been paying. Our Slogan Is: "Just as good for less money" R. D. BUTLER, Agent The Dalles, Ore. Kor any further particulars cull on Albert Adkins, Heppner or Mr. Hale, lone The Auto Pays the Bill There were only 39,000 Autos in Oregon when we started in with the State Highway Program. Now there are 85,000. The auto license fees and gasoline tax pay for the roads. Revenues constantly growing. Good Roads bring the autos the more autos, the more money for good roads Let's build the roads and develop Oregon. NO TAX IN THIS VOTE 302 X YES FOR THE i'c STATE ROAD BOND LIMIT AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE , TO BUILD MORE ROADS-NO PROPERTY TAX NO DIRECT TAX NO INCREASE IN AUTO LICENSE FEES-NO INCREASE IN GASO LINE TAX VOTE 302 X YES Make it Unanimous ROLL UP A BIG MAJORITY, TO SHOW OREGON BELIEVES IN PRO GRESSTHE AUTO PAYS THE BILL. OREGON STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHARLES HALL, President, Miirohflrld. GKOIUiK Ql'AYI.K, On. Bwrrtary, Portland OREGON ROADS & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION W. L. THOMPSON, President, 226 iKng St., Portland. C C. CHAPMAN, Chairman Ex. Com., R. 1, Amity, Ore. Official computation shows that income from auto fees ami khs tax pays both principal and in terest of bonds. Write to above address for copy, certified by Whitfield, Whitcomb & Co., Cer tified Public Accountants, Portland, Oregon. V,M Advertisement c 3 Buyers 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 THE UNIVERSAL CAR . .March 3, 1920, the Ford Motor Co. advanced the price of Ford cars because of the increased cost of production. No specific announcement was deemed necessary at the time, but it has de veloped that misrepresentations and misquotations of these advanced prices have been and are being given out. So to safeguard the public against the evils of misrepresentation, we herewith give the present prices: Runabout $550 ZTTIZZ Touring Car . $575 :Ml:"li:' rniino (Sl.r7f wlth dual e,ectrlc slurtln(t nnd 'Wiling vlUJJt p kJVJ system and demountable rims $8.10 Pfl Jitfl JftnL wlth dual electric Btartln8 a"d "gluing OCUdll pO f system and demountable rims $1)75 Truck Chassis $600 with solid tires and clincher rims (With pneumatic tires and demountable rims $640) mi prices are an i. o. b. Detroit FORDSON TRACTOR $850.00 f. o. b. Dearborn, Mich. Any of the Dealers whose names are listed below, will be pleased to receive your order nlede;. ing the assurance of the best possible promptness in delivery. ' THREE EXTRA FORDS FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Main Street Chas. H. Latourell Ford and Fordson Sales and Service. Heppner, Oregon InslNt on Genuine Ford Purls
