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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1921)
I 'A' T1IH lUXFFTE-TIMES, HEITXER, OREGON, THURSDAY. FEB. 3. 1021. THE GAZETTE-TIMES Is l ! I . is. mi I'l! ;lt.tr,l v;t Thurrlfit mining ...5 fr,:f-f.! ft! the !t tortV at Hepp rr, t'rBTi. a '- nit mn'.tr Alttt:HIIM; Rir.s -M8S o AP'l K 1 St'HSCKirTlON KATKS. mm Strike cigarette ;r.iYtiii. so Pendleton to lend our support to the IV,0CHK'!lt. a chance to advance and com pelling the less SKiiitui, indinerent : FrLLv- ton this and e presume that the; We are satisfied that the John Day a man's ability, skill and energy, in c:viai club ill see that such a roiect is biccer than anv one man order to give ambitious, competent anon is appointed and gets over, 9,w;,,un f I men ..s .... ,vv.,.,s workman to make an enort to mi ning. Its season of childhood dis-!rr0Ve himself," is one of the princi tress will be passed successfully and pes set forth in the objects of two it will soon take on the vigor of; labor associations in Canada, the voung manhood. Keep a boostin'. 'Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad I Employees and the Federated Order Slats Diary. pa & nil ; went down in evening & pa seen a old frend & he sed 2 lhim in Tar F.I Mi'iilhl- 1br Months.-. II t0 1.(10 .71 .0 WIIRIMV (l M Y OKrirlU. PAFEH J ore r - Kr1-i!-.( Kfpfiwf.hr.ve ! JHE AV:.ASJ's;.- AJWVT1PNJ Don't Be a Gloomy Gus. We think it is '..r to every buiness man :r;Ke a using, men of Its toasted l " f i,Bl What makes j vou luk so sober & ! ad. & the man replyed & sed Wen a man is sooer i sent that enuff 2 .ike him sad. Pa Less Taxes and More Money. The federal government has en- man - and Mho is not a bu.-me: in good old Ai!ii.r.ca t.' st hopiful keynote i:i his ace We sav this to our loci t-usir.es.' to our farmers, too. and to everv man who sells what he has. even if a!! he ha; is his daily labor. Because there has been a slump on the trice of this, that or the other commodity, it is the poorest reason 1 acted into law the principle that in in the world for talking hard times. ; vestors in railroad securities are en Pessimism never won anything. ; titled to a fair return on their invest Gloom is a thing of the grave: it is '. ment over and above the cost of op net for the living man with a future ' eration including corporate taxes, before him. " This was done because the govern- The times mav have been bad for i ment determines what the railroads a lot of us for some months past, but 'shall charge for rendering transpor as everything changes, going from ration service to the people, one extreme to the other and striking! .Many of us used to think and ap normalcy in between we all know -parently a few state executives still that there are good times ahead think that by increasing public utility and not very far ahead either if we taxes extravagance and wasteful all put the best foot forward and the 'practices in public office may prevail best smile to the front. ; without cost to the people, overlook- The man who recovers first from . jng the Fact that every dollar paid by the gloom of his bad business, or Corporations for taxes must come out poor wages, or whatever it was that; of the pockets of the people, hit him. is the man who is going to j In other wordSi if railroad and have the most prosperity in the bet-rublic utilitv taxes be ;ncreased the ter times that are on their way, that ; burden is shifted back on the people p k .. J sed I guess it is i- are on their way just as sure as the(b. an increase j freight or passen sun comes up ana out oi me easi t- t,er rates or charges for service. c.j ... j lt js passing strange that at a time ",c , v,'when taxation is a burden on every. ion win sire.ci ovei a laigci pci iuu ; ,. a . n . ,. ov0co j should be cut to the quick and ex travagance wiped out. some of those ; in public office charged with the duty j of administration, instead of looking i for opportunities to economize, are advocating both increased taxation of property already over-taxed and the raising of additional revenu Saturday went 2 a pitcher show tonite & when 1 cum out to go on V i 1 home the St. lites was out. When 1 ; got home 1 was al I most cleen out of jbreth. Ma sed 2 me You shouldnt "The payment of wages based on of Railroad Employees. than the fellow who slouches gloom ily until the good times are so appar ent that they hit him in the nose. Therefore, we say to the business man who advertises: Put optimism in your ads. To the farmer and oth- er workers, whose tongues are their j ads. we say: Talk good times; they; are coming and soon. Religion the Bulwark of the Community. from new sources. It is time for courageous thought and action. The people are groaning i unrlpr th& wpiohf nf aHvrcitv from The bulwark of the community ,s j a,e 'm not its stocks, bonds, real estate, M s(and burdens deeds and money. The bulwark of mrofono . ovtrovoanPO in its religion. Steel i . v. t ..V ... - ' ought 2 be afraid just reccoleck that that good man is all ways with you. I guess that is rite but 1 for Got. But he was a stepping sum if he kep up. Sunday At church this morning a mishunary lady ast pa if he had enny use for his old close Pa sed Yes a good deal of use. This cold weather. .Momijy Jake & me had a fitehis morning which was a very resf eck table 1 too. But we made up & was good frends. Whats a little lite enny way I sed 2 Jake & he sed Yes whats a fite ennyway. Tuesday the teecher ast of Jane Who was Clumbus & she answered & sed Clumbus was a Spanyard which was born in ltly & moved over here & organized Ameriky. I snick ered so I guess I am in Bad agen. Shucks who cares about girls. Wednesday Pa ast me 2 explane why 1 got such poor grades in skool this month. 1 told him 1 couldnt un derstand it Either as 1 spent more time in the skool room than enny , I buddy else (which is the fault of the teecher evry nite). 1 guess grades is like everything Else after the Hol low Days. They just mark them down. But thev is no cents in mark ing them below Cost. Thursday est red in the paper to nite Where is the ole fashioned nick el which used 2 by a beer. Pa sed Where is the ole fashioned beer that the ole fashioned nickel used 2 by. Then he side a long sigh. anv community i boxes to hold papers and the things of gold are mere egg shells: a revo lution would break them open in a minute. The real security of the little properties we hold in this life is religion because religion is love, hope, civilication and such peace as this world affords. A brilliant young man asked J. W. Johnson, treasurer of the Great Wes tern Electric Co., for a job and the first thing Johnson Inquired, accord ing to Forbes' Magazine, was: "Do you believe in God?" The young man said no, that he had tried to find God with his intel lect and failed. "You have failed because you tried to find Him with your intellect. God is beyond human comprehen sion. Let me exoiain a dollar should be taken trom tax payers above that required to main tain the government of the munici pality, county, state and nation hon estly and economically administered. Those invested with public author iry from governor to road supervisor should be made to realize that this is no time for increased burdens, but rather that they will be held to strict account for failure to avail of every opportunity to increase efficiency and reduce the cost of government. It is said of the politician that he is the only animal known to zoology that can lay both ears to the ground at the same time. With this advan tage let us hope that he will at least hear if not heed the rumblings of dis- ontent and the appeals for relief "A few vears ago a conaet arrived i from an over-burdened populace, be- in the eastern sky. Astronomers told us that it would be visible about a month in advance of its appear ance. They told us the day and hour we could see it. The star was about 'JO millions of miles away, moving three thousand miles a minute moving as far as from New York to an Francisco in CO seconds. It re mained in sight about a month and then disappeared. After about 80 years of traveling through space it will again become visible to those on earth. Can your mind comprehenJ a body of such enormous size that it could be seen 00 million miles away and look as if it were standing still, though moving at the rate of three thousand miles a minute? Then think of its going out of sight and remaining out of sight for SO years. Can you believe in that? How could it go on and on and not bang into something? If your mind will seek to grasp what that means, then go a few steps further and tnve to comprehend the power of the Being that created and controlled that line star among the billions." Letting Newspapers Starve. The local newspaper is always pleading for the support of the home merchant and yet many of them are slowly starving to death. A western country paper has just died wheie father and sons and wife lived on starvation incomes for forty years bef re giving up. The business man and the banker appreciate the home paper that fights radicalism in all its forms in a cam paign and then forget it. The office seekers are inclined to throw something to the newspaper when a campaign is on and they want the simport of the voter. But once in office and the country editor is rapidly forgotten and he gets off well if laws are not enacted to put him out of business. Better support of the home paper would be the greatest wisdom in view of the time coming when there will be a mighty struggle to overthrow American institutions. wildered and distressed alike by the incompetence and extravagance of publioservants. The demand of the hour is neither increased taxation nor new source of revenue, but retrenchment and economy in public expenditures. The Manufacturer. The Patron-Teachers Association of Heppner has taken the initial steps toward getting the civic and so cial organizations of Heppner to gether, and for this purpose a mass meeting is called to be held at the high school building on next Tuesday evening. It is earnestly desired that there be strong delegations present from all the various organizations and matters of community interest will be taken up and discussed, with the end in view that some concerted action may be had in putting over a few projects that.have been fostered hv the Patron-Teachers Association, and in which the community at large is vitally interested. Steps to secure a swimming pool, athletic grounds and other things of this nature for the benefit of the young folks, as well as the pleasure of the older citi zens will be taken. In -union there is strength, and the object of this meeting is to bring all these organi zations together in a cooperative movement for the civic benefit of Heppner. It is worthy of the best support that can be given and this meeting should be largely attended 4 On next Saturday there will be a bia meetinz in Pendleton to boost along the proposed power develop ment of the Columbia river at L'ma tilla rapids. The move was credit ably launched at Umatilla last week, and now Pendleton is getting behind it with all her energy and push. Thi is not alone a Pendleton or Umatilla county enterprise, but belongs to Morrow gounty as well. In fact it reaches out into the territory in Washington and will be a big factor in further development in that state also. Heppner is urged to have a strong delegation of citizens at this 3P 6 A Big Drop dELL-0 The Genesee Pure Food Company, Le ivoy , jn . x. Li r The Battery Minus Half the WearingParts Plates and insulation in the Willard Threaded Rubber Bat tery serve as in any battery but there's one difference. Wood separators wear out; Threaded Rubber Insulation outlasts the battery every time. Threaded Rubber Insulation is acid proof won't puncture or carbonize. It is one of the things that make this good battery still better. You'll find it only in the Willard Threaded Rubber Battery. Battery Electric Service Station J. W. FRITSCH Phone Main K Heppner Lollard J Willard. latteries L. MONTERESTELLI Marble and Granite Works PENDLETON, OREGON Fine Monument and Cemetery Work All parties interested in getting work in my line should get my prices and estimates before placing their orders All Work Guaranteed Pill The Gift Basket originated at Christmas time but we carry it through all the year. On anyone of the 300 shoppng days of the year we offer better prices on groceries than may be had in any store in Heppner. Look at these special prices for the week, they're mighty interesting. Dinner Table Jap Tea, lb.25c Harrington Hall Soluble Cot- fee, pkg 40c Libby's Red Beans, can 10c Baker's Cocoanut, can 15c Monopolo Preserves .3 for $1.00 Easy Day Soap 2 for 15c Excelo Cake Flour, pkg 50a Folger's Coffee, lb. 60c Shillings Best Coffee, lb.:..60c Koyal Club Coffee, lb. -50c Rome Beauty Apples, hox.$2.00 Oano Apples, box $2.00 Ivory Soap Flakes 3 for 25c White Navy Soap 2 for lfjc Rinso Washing Powder 3 for 25c Phelps Grocery Co. Phone 53 Far Better Bread! THE KIND YOU'VE BEEN HANKERING FOR! Here It Is! Heppner bread is a FULL, FLUMP loaf, with the same BODY to it that MOTHER used to make! Does it go down EASY? Better BELIEVE it does! Grentest domestic bread in the world! 20c the large size; 10c the small For sale at Thomson Bro3. and Phelps Grocery Co. SEND FOR SOME TODAY Heppner Bakery II j F. R. BROWN Life Accident Health Fire Insurance : S Three Good Heppner Residences For Sale 1 FARM LANDS CANADIAN LAND H I Buy Grain Sell Realestate UP STAIRS IN ROBERTS BUILDING Heppner, Oregon If You Want Seed Rye You would do well to call on Scott & McMillan Warehouse Company Lexington, Oregon .. .. . .,".:. . . .... SlMBfrfytyg'""'"1' " mtmr mum mn -Twnemmmmm imm j jj;.,-" - V'"'"n "" "'"" "' 1 " This is the shell that gets em AS dealers in sporting goods, we want to do Xjl all we can to contribute to the success cf your hunting season. We want to do more than sell you our goods. We want you to get your share of the game that is to be had in this section. For this reason we are recommending to your use this season the famous Winchester Shells. By the Winchester sys tem of wadding, the shot pattern is unbroken by es caping gas-blast cr pieces of wadding. The pellets cover a 30-inch target so thoroughly at 40 yards, that no bird could get through without being hit three or four' times. Wc recommend these shells to your use with the utmost confidence, feeling that whatever the weather conditions may be, these shells will play true to form and give the best results that can be had from any shell on the market Come in today and look over our new stock. Gilliam & Bisbee