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r a c, f. tox-r THK ; AZKTTK-TIMKS. HETPXER, ORE., THl TvSDAY. JI LY 13. 1920. THE GAZETTE-TIMES '- Th Hwnr OnMt. Fsublish! Murth l.i. ConolMatl fretrur li, 1)11 Publish every Thursday morning by fend entered at the Post oflo fct Hepp ner, Oregon, aa vond-el matter. AITLU A I IO personally approve ul.Kt's ilspy voted iu a m.ii'.riT 11 ii : i 1 in honnr t!iv .n.t be relieved o as to express thetr real ' U' on 11,9 nniVt'rsarr t the day r!:o!v. Those who sought through in mS bllh marked that spirit s t'.p pr;:i..iry a na:ioD-ide test of supreme achievement, sentiment were called upon for en-; "It is not with vanity but with ormous expenditures. There may j wholesome pride in the triumph of have been evils in the old convention our arms in the most crucial test of svieru or cnoosing candidates. Not! strength In history." writes Franklin only has the preference primary fan- j D'Olier, National Commander of the ea to enect a cure, but also in the o : process it has created even greater evils of its o1 n. Leslie's Weekly. SUBSCRIPTION RATKS: On Tr Sti Month ThrM MonthL King! Copi II 00 I 1 00 i .71 .0i itoiiow coisty urni UL rArsn Luxurious America We are getting to be a most lui unuua nation, iou see it in jour midst every day; the rich man's lady going to the opera wearing a couple or hundred thousand dollars' worth of gems and the laborer going to his work in the factory wearing 10 silk shirt. The nation's imports increased less than TWO billion dollars' worth in 1914 to about FIVE billions iu the f,seal year ending June 1, 1920. In 1S14 America imported about one hundred and thirty-five million dollars' worth of silk; iu 1920 we boosted these figures up to five hun dred and sixty millions, of which 90 per cent was nothing but foolishness. The cost of diamonds and precious stones imported in 1920 was $120,- U0U.000 as against $25,000,000 in 1914. All for vulgar display. In 1914, iwe imported fourteen million dollars' worth of furs. Isn't it aw ful? ine iruiu is that this country is in a frenzy of w ild extravagance. We hope that it is a short-lived mania because all history shows that na tions which gave themselves up to luxuries, went dawn to disaster and then lost their independence and lib erty. A Problem for Our Readers Here is a problem of today that the readers of the Gazette-Times might solve. When prohibition went into effect last January 16, there were 60 mil lion gallons of whiskey in America. In the less than six months that have elapsed, 15 million gallons of that booze has disappeared, probably most of it drank up. Anyway there are still plenty of drunks in all our cities. The whiskey got into circu lation, of course, through bogus cer tificates and illicit sales. There are aboiu 4 5 million gal lons left. The question is: What shall become of it? One side of the argument is that the government should put such safe guards around the remaining booze that n-o more of it shall disappear. This twould very largely stop the drunkenness still existent. Of course, the present stocks are property and therefore cannot be confiscated and destroyed. The other side of the argument is that it Is better to permit the laxness or tne last six months. At that rate of consumption, the whiskey will all be gone in another IS months and then there will be no more. Thest arguers say that if the 45 million gallons on hand is guarded even with the greatest honesty on the part of government officials, the demand for It will be so great that it will be a constant incentive for bribers, bur glars and other criminals. Thus in addition to the vice of drinking the stuff Iwe will be tempting men to sin in order to get it. What shall be done with the whis key Incubus? Moonshining is most certainly a hazardous occupation yet the boys are willing to take the chance. Says the Condon Globe-Times It is a good safe bet that the next pres ident of the United States (will come from Ohio and the next best bet we know of is that his name will be Harding. The single taxers don't like La Follette. This Is the first occasion wherein the single taxers have been in accord Iwith the rest of the coun try. Portland Telegram. B V- fL v g'l 'A Slats' Diary Friday Jake's uncle has a dog w ich found 3 little puppys & he sed he named them at- .-..-.iter 3 greek Flosi- fera. He calls ,them Cato, Pluto & Alto. oaiuraay it is ' very queer here at home as pa is not working on a reg lar job. I ast him wot is the meen tng wen you say The war Iwas won in the kitchen. And he sed Ast jure ma she wins all of hers there. Sunday Sum of us kids was playing ball today & the Dreecher ketched us & he sed 2 Jake You ihouldnt ought 2 play ball on Sunday I" you do you wont git 2 go 2 heavin Jake sed I'ersonly 1 dont care 2 go 2 eavin l wood rather stay with pa & ma. -Monday Pa went 2 a sail (where m fine chickens was sold He want ed a good Hen & wen she Vaa nut up he looked wise & bid three $ RiAt away sum guy bid thirty S & she sold for sixty $. Some hen I'll say. Pa sed he kndws good poletry wen he sees it. Tuesday pa ast Jake's pa was he going on a plashure trip this seesin his pa sed Yes he had intended 2 but his wife desided 2 go along 2. Wednesday I was bizzy hoeing in the garden & thinking of J. E. & all & my sunday skool teecher cum by & sed Slats is that a war garden & I sed it shure was wen ma & pa are working in it. Thursday I put on my nelw sute & went 2 the movys 2 see Bill Hart J. E. was there. She looked at me but I diddent know if she was smileing at me or Just laffing at me. For such 'comrades and their countrymen in aTViirto- Tn-n rM t Cf-i, Fortune .,;,.., ...t, , ... o uci i, un oaiuraay ior umana ; I Thirty two cars of live stock went I out of the local yards last Saturday afternoon, billed for Omaha, It was a mixed train, there being twenty cars of sheep and 12 cars of cattle. The shippers of sheep iwere: Minor & Matlock, 4 cars; Penland & Co., 1 car; Ellis Minor. 1 car; Minor ft Thompson, 3 cars; C. A. Minor, 1 car; R. J. Carsner, 7 cars; Stevens Bros., 2 cars; John Kilkenny, 1 car. Cattle shippers were: Peters, 8 cars and Forrest and Royse, 4 cars, all of Spay. Oregon, is $450,000. A considerable portion of this sum has already been raised In Portland and other parts of the state. In the Sweet Bye-and-bye Most of us can remember the day when, in order to get into a shirt (meaning the outer variety), it Iwas necessary to back off a yard, maneu ver the garment in question much as the toreador manipulates the crim son plush before the festive bull, and hen, at a propitious moment, nose dive through it. And then along came some genius who said: "Why all these unnecessary gymnastics? Why not a shirt that goes on like a coat?" and it was so. The world had been waiting for just such a blessing ever since the ancient Greeks wrapped the draper ies of their couches about them and called it getting dressed and how simple it all seemed when it was once thought out! Some day, perhaps, another genius will arise to tell us exactly what is the matter with the world and ex actly how to remedy the whole thing over night. And twe will all gasp de lightedly and say, "How simple! Why didn't somebody think of it before?" American Legion Weekly. Homesteading Chances in Mor row County Fast Growing Less Legion, in a letter to all Department omciais urging enthusiastic partici pation In the celebration, "that the Legion appeals to all Americans to make our 1920 Armistice Ray mem orable throughout the years to come. We want It to be a tribute above all else, to our country and our flag and the flags of the heroic Allies. In a still higher sense, it should be a sol emn, affectionate dedication of our lives to the principles for Iwhich more than 100.000 of our countrymen and millions of our comrades in arms made the supreme and final sacri fice. The Legion since it is 'the splendid youth who served America because they loved America,' can ap propriately take the initiative in this movement. And because the Legion is a true and representative cross- section of our national citizenship it is confident that Americans gen erally will wholeheartedly cooperate to make the celebration a success. Briefly, the tentative plans con template that commanders of Legion Posts will procure a supply of ap plication blanks, with detailed in structions for filling them out, from the nearest Army post or recruiting station. Posts then will provide fa cilities for having the application blanks typewritten, certified by a no tary public or an officer of the regu lar military establishment, and for warded to the War Department. Per sons who are to receive the medals will be asked to give the delivery ad dress in care of the commander of the nearest Legion post, who will take charge of all such medals for warded and arrange for appropriate distribution on Armistice Day. In dividuals who receive medals diroet from the Government twill be asked! to place them in the custody of the! post commander and participate wn,. the Legionnaires at the presentation ceremonies. The functions, accord ing to the plan, will be of a commun ity nature and details will be left to j local committees composed of Le-I gionnaires, public officials, business' men and representatives of patriotic! and civic organizations. j Bryan Doeant Like Either One. "I don't like either one of them," said Wm. J. Bryan in speaking at the Fossil Chautauqua, direct from the democratic national convention at San Francisco. Bryan flayed the democratic and republican parties for their timidity in refusing to say one word In favor of the abolition of the liquor traffic and accused the leaders of each of trying to bring back the saloon. The Way Wheat Multiplies. Spokane. Wash. Grain twhlch grew from one kernel of wheat was pulled up on the D. W. Dickinson ranch on Eureka flat and the heads "threshed" by hand, there being 1350 kernels of wheat in the heads. uiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu I You Owe It 1 State Chamber Drive De ferred Here Until Fall The drive to raise Morrow coun ty's quota of the three year budget for the State Chamber of Commerce will not be carried on at the present time as was originally planned. P. E. Magruder and S. C. Haight, repre sentatives of the state chamber, were in Heppner this week and after con ferring with local business men de cided that it would be best to put tm. campaign on here in the fall. The total quota to be raised in the state for advancing the best interests of PEARL OIL (KEROSENE) An ideal home fuel for o0 cookstoves, oil heaters and oil lamps. Get it at your dealer's. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALironm Al 1 To Yourself f; J 1 lllllllllllilliiiillllllllilllllllllllllllll The whole family has been working hard and every one is getting tired. Just get together the things that you want and 3 climb into the( old Bus and head it toward Lehman Hot Springs for a nice vacation and rest. The mountains are cool E and shady, there's lots of fish- 5 lng, dancing and Swimming. S Plenty of cold mountain water and yellow pine wood. A free 5 camp ground. Hotel and cot- tage for rent. The hot miner- E al springs are a sure cure for E E the rheumatism you may have E - next winter. Don't delay, go 5 E now. In the Southern part of. E E Umatilla county, Oregon. r, llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Lehman Hot Springs I E Ilurtington Hi-others, Props. E .lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMiiiiiihl it M ( Good Paint Insurance -never look upon it as on expense. L & f . ."-f.- I 4 - r PAINT is OOOD w tar it J ri 1 Uy i nous a Has J t rli or Louars are lost yearly throughout the Pacific .North west by property owners who fail to protect their houses and buildings with paint av , , . FULLER Paint saves many uiousnmis oi uunaro ycnr.jr to property owners; It saves a great deal more than It costs. Insure your property against tne ravages oi the elements with FULLER Paint Take a few minutes and look over your property today. W. P. Fuller & Co. 1849-1920 ' Look I'p a FULLER Dealer in Your Town Northwest Branch Houses at Portland, Seattle, Taroma, - Spokane, Boise. ONLY "QUALITY PRINTING" PRODUCED AT THE G.-T. Tli 6 plan to hold an agricultural exhibit here in the fall is a good one. It will serve to keep alive the fair spirit until such a time arriveB that we can put on a "regular" fair. The man with his own kitchen at tachment, supplying his awn imme diate thirst, will proUably have no sympathy for the man who is in the wholesale business. The Presidential Primaries A Complete Failure The presidential preference pri mary, as its name suggests, was de signed to reveal a preference among candidates. In this it has signally failed in the case of both parties. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler doesn't hes itate to say of the primary that it has been "both a fraud and a farce." n,v en when a candidate "swept" a state, It may have meant that only SO per cent, or less, of the party vote 'was recorded. In some states the results were confused and complica ted because party lines were not drawn In the voting. In many In stances delegates to the convention were committed by the primary re sult to vote for a candidate they did There is a mighty small patch of homestead land remaining in Morrow county, according to figures from the geneal land office at La Grande. This statement shows that there are now but 2160 ace of land in this county subject to homesteading. Baker leads all counties in the district with 156,826 acres. Following is the list of six counties of the La Grande Land Office district and the uumber of un reserved, unappropriated acres In each: Baker , 156,82 Grant 20,760 Morrow 2,160 Umatilla 21,371 Union 4,920 Walldwa 22,000 AMERICAN LEGION TO Indianapolis, Ind. Under ar rangements just completed with the War Department, the American Le gion becomes the Instrument tor dis tribution of the Victory Medals which the Government is presenting to every American soldier, sailor, marine, field clerk or nurse who serv ed honorably for any period between April 6, 1917 and Nov. 11, 1918, The presentations will take place on Armistice Day in a series of si multaneous ceremonies to be held under Legion auspices throughout the world, making possible a stupen dous celebration which is destined to eclipse anything of the kind ever attempted in the United States. The Legion hopes to make the event of November 11 the crowning feature of the greatest of all Armistice Days the most Impressive and memorable patriotic function In which Ameri cans ever participated and one de signed to live In history as an epoch al milestone in the nation's lite. It is planned that not only mem bers of the Legion but all ex-service persons and the next of kin of those iwho died or lost their lives In battle, will join their comrades and their CUTTING MACHINERY We have both the DEERING and McCORMICK Lines. Mowers, Rakes, Reapers Binders and Headers and a complete stock of extras for both lines. would advise getting your extras at the earliest date possible as they will probably be bard to get later on. 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