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XHF. AMtKK AN PRI.-nS ASSOOATIONJ
This Question of Sunday.
"Shall the United States abolish
Sun Jay?" asks Henry Ford's paper.
Of course not. But there is a lot
in the viewpoint.
Of late we have been having much
talk concerning "blue laws" and
many papers of New York. Chicago
and other large cities have worked
themselves into a fine frenzy about
it. .Most of the talk is bunk. ery
few of the people who are campaign-
i.ig for a "purer" Sunday want to go
half as far as these organs of opin
ion say they do.
Sunday observance is largely a
matter of viewpoint. What one man
considers Sunday work is not so
considered by another man. What
one person holds as desecration of
the day another holds as no desecra
tion at all.
Nevertheless, let the man es
pecially the workingman who de
cries all Sunday observance, beware
On what foundation does the day ot
rest Sundav lav? What is the
sole influence that upholds it?
The Christian religion. Nothing
else.
What would happen if the Chris
tion religion were made negligible
in the United States, and if, thereup
on. Sunday became as any othe.:
day ? Results would be the same a:
in pagan China, where the working-
man has no day of rest at all. And
as in Japan where no Christian re
ligion is present to see that people
get their one day m seven; where
the law allows theworker one ste)
off in 30, which, however, he doesn't
get if the employer can help it.
Don't belittle vour American Sun
day too much, folks, or some day the
mass of the people may be li!;e the
degraded Chinese and the no les
degraded people of Japan in the
mass.
The Oregon journal believes there
is something fundamentally wrong
with the Oregon system of regulat
ing public utilities. That raay be
true, but no matter what sort of a
system we may have it will operate
no better than the men who enforc
it. The East Oregonian is of the
opinion our trouble is not so much
with our system as with the way it
is handled by our public service
commission. A commission that
would allow the telephone company
to increase rates 30 per cent at a
time when prices are falling shows a
poor grasp of its duties. Pendleton
East Oregonian.
Sky Fighters vs. Sea Fighters,
They are having a terrible tim.
back in Washington over the ques
tion as to whether the giant battle
ship or the airplane is the better
man.
A certain number of sky ship men
insist that the day of the battleship
is over; that the military airplanes
with their high explosive bombs will
be able to sink the best of them
Therefore, no more battleships
should be built.
The navy experts all deny this.
They say it will be many years be
fore the airships win be able to de
' stroy a swift, armored, skillfully ma
neuvered battleship, if ever. Si
Secretary Daniels is taking their ad
vice and the Navy Department is go
ing ahead with its plans.
The other day there was a test of
the skill of the military airplanes.
The old battleship Indiana was towed
out to sea, anchored and abandoned
The air captains began to drop their
smartest bombs on her. When they
were all through, the Indiana still
floated triumphant. Of course, her
deckworks were ripped up a bit and
she was a good deal of a wreck above
board. It must be remembered also
that there was nobody on board her
to oppose the air bombardment with
anti-aircraft guns.
However, the test didn't satisfy the
sky fighters and now they have got
kn a bill into the Senate to turn over
all obsolete naval ships to their "ten
der" mercies.
"Go to it husband! Gotoitb'ar!"
A question that will likely come up
at the next Brotherhood meeting will
be upon the report of the committee
appointed to look over the play
ground situation. The Marlatt field,
we understand, has been selected by
the committee as available and can
be leased for a period of four years
A preliminary survey of this tract
has been made by Prof. Heard and
in his opinion what ground that is
needed to make a good athletic field
can easily be put in fine shape. This
is very handy to the school building
and is close enough to the city to
make it very desirable, and we hope
that proper measures can be adopt
ed whereby the tract can be secured
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Slats' Diary.
By Ross Farquhar.
Friday I have ben reeding up on
sum statisticks since they tuk are
senses this yeer & I was
a tawking 2 Jane about
citm nf th thintrs ! had
lernt. I sed 2 her Jane
1 I I sed evry time I breeth
mJST I sum buddy dize. She
I ') 1 glared at me & sed Why
Irinnt vnii use sum hretli
Perfume. Then she
turned her hed in a op
pisut direckshun. . Poor
girl. Sum wimmen is
so shalla. '
Saturday Course it
had 2 rane being on Sat
urday when Jake & me
intended on going a fishing. Blis
ters had got a dawg. He sed when
his pa ge's down his rifle & starts out
the dawg luks up in the trees fcr
squirrels & when he takes his Shot
gun he luks for rabbits. He sed la
Saturday he got out his Fishing pole
& when he went out in back of the
barn there was the dawg a digging
fish wirms for him. My dawg dus-
sent do all that but they issent enny
dawgs bettern him.
Sunday After we had went 2 the
church & cum home we had cumpny
for dinner which was about all we
had. As fur as I was concerned as
we was unexpecting them. Ma got
me out in the kitchen & posted me
on the Signals and etc & I was not
2 take nothing unless she ast me did
I want sum. I guess she for got the
code because all I got was sum old
pickels which I dont eat a tall. Pa
& me snuk out & purchased a cupple
ham sand witches with mustard.
Monday I ben working for the
Drug store in the evenings here of
lately. The drug store keeper sed
2 me I should ought 2 study farmacy
But I sed nix & he sed Why not &
I replyed & sed The life of a farm
dussent a peel 2 me haveing 2 get up
way in the nite 8c milking ole cows
& hunting eggs & potato bugs and
etc.
Tuesday pa ast ma for a little
munney tonite he sed he had a biss
ness deal on with sum gentelmens &
wood require sum change for segars
and etc. But ma sed they wassent
enny more etc. to buy since it was
dry so they ompromized at 50 cts
on the $.
Wednesday The teecher ast of
Blisters who was the most wunder
full animal on erth & he sed it was
the Chicken. She sed why & he sed
because it is good to eat before its
born & all so after it s ded.
Thursday Pug Stevens kicked
me when my back was turned be
hind me & I told ma on him. Sh
sed Diddent it all most brake yuie
littel hart. I sed it might of only it
was 2 far away.
Former Senator Albert J. Bever-
idge of Indiana, speaking before a
Washington's birthday celebration
by the Sons of the Revolution and
other societies at New York, said
America always had been "the most
propaganda-ridden country in the
world." "Every foreign country to
the exact extent that its interests
were affected, and only to that ex
tent, has sought to use the United
States for its own advantage," he
asserted. Swarms of foreign prop
haganaists are creeping all over
America. They are delivering lec
tures, preaching sermons, giving in
terviews, writing articles, cajojing
those deemed influential with Ameri
can public sentiment. They infest
American journalism, are invading
American universities, have captur
ed a section of that small but potent
group called American 'society' and,
worst of all, our common schools are
being made culture beds of non-
American ideas. Any political asso
ciation whatever with any foreign
government is as foolish as it is un
patriotic. The moment we interfere
or even are asked to interfere or in
any way mix up in foreign political
broils or problems America's citizen
ship is divided into hostile camps on
purely racial lines. We become a
racial madhouse. Infinitely more
important to us than any internation
al solidarity is American solidarity."
With the Bell Telephone company
cutting a $51,000,000 melon the
past year it looks as though there
had been some prosperity in the tel
ephone business. Yet the Oregon
public service commission feels that
it is not enough, and a 30 per cent
increase in rates is allowed. The
electrical end of the Heppner Light
& ater Co. w as supposed a year or
so ago to be on a prorit-p a ing basis,
acocrding to the statement made by
its president on different occasions
in Heppner. The loss was all attrib
uted to the water sen ice end of the
business. The citv took that over and
is now accumulating a surplus and
will be able to liquidate its bonded
indebtedness in good time, but on ap
plication of the company the com
mission granted a raise in rates
for electric juice anywhere from 25
to 50 per cent. At the recent ses
sion of the state legislature there
was a proposition up to abolish Ore
gon's public serv ice commission and
no doubt it would have been a good
thing to do. If these companies
were able to weather the storm when
prices for labor and materials were
at the peak, why should the public
be made to suffer now, that every
thing else is on the down grade and
tax burdens are greater than ever
before. There seems to be little
consideration for the public so far
as Jhe service commission is con
cerned; it is ready to grant all in
creases asked for.
their winning streak and return from
the tournament w ith their share of
victories.
; Oregon can boast ot the only wor
sted mill west of the Ohio river. This
is located at Sellwood, a suburb of
I Portland, and the yarn is produced
, instead of being manufactured into
from Oregon-grown wool. This yarn,
finished goods here, is shipped to
knitting mills in the East, where it
is made up into sweaters, bathing
suits, caps, etc., and then bought
back by our merchants who charge
us up with the item of freight that
has been paid both ways. We are
: doing the same thing to many other
! articles. Some day the people of
this state w ill awaken to the import
lance of manufacturing our raw ma
! terials into the finished article right
( here at home and save these carriage
I charges. This brings to our mind the
j thought that in the development of
hydro-electric power, such as that
I proposed at Umatilla rapids, there
! will be found a means of relief in the
; furnishing of cheaper power for
j manufacturing purposes, and thus
; will eventually come a development
j to the state such as will put us in line
to sell our surplus manufactured
goods to other parts of the country.
Heppner is right proud of their
young folks who have been an
nounced the winners in the debating
contest, and rightly so. This is the
first time our school has taken part
in the interscholastic debate, and to
have them win a fine victory over
leading schools in the district makes
us all feel good. Prof. James should
feel that his efforts in behalf of the
students also entitles him to con
gratulations, and whatever honor is
due him we know will be borne with
modest satisfaction. We are no less
proud, also, of the accomplishment
of our basket ball team, and rejoice
that the boys were able to hold up
the standard of their playing and
make the winnings entitling them to
take part in the state tournament.
Athletics have a proper place in ev
ery well regulated school, and so
long as it is made subordinate to the
standing of the pupils in their stud
ies should be encouraged. The
Heppner school is putting athletics
on this plane and the success of the
basketball team thus far gives the
community at large keen pleasure.
Here's hopin' that they will keep up
Blacksmithing
In all its branches, including Wagon
Work, Horseshoeing and
Repair Work
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
We Give a 5 Percent Discount for Cash
J. B. Calmus
Formerly the Ashbaugh Shop
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Wilkrd
Batteries
Five Threaded
Rubber Reasons
1. WiUard Threaded Rubber Bat
tcries are standard on 172 makes of
motor cars and trucks, and on export
models of 2 others.
2. Most of the important battery
improvements originated with WiUard,
and are today found in the WiUard
Threaded Rubber Battery.
3. Threaded Rubber Insulation
saves you money because it does not
warp, puncture, crack or carboniie.
It outlasts the plates.
4. Threaded Rubber Insulation
found only in the WiUard Threaded
Rubber Battery permits "bone-dry"
shipment that keeps the battery ifcw.
5. As an authorized WiUard Service
Station we offer to every WiUard user
the benefit of the broad WiUard
DO licit.
Battery Electric Service
Station
J. W. FRITSCH
Phone Main 83 Heppne
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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
Far Better Bread!
THE KIND YOU'VE BEEN HANKERING FOR!
Here It Is!
Heppner bread is a FULL, I'LUMP loaf, with the
same BODY to it that MOTHER used to make!
Does it go down EASY?
Better BELIEVE it does! Greatest domestic
bread in the world!
20c the large size; 10c the small
For sale at Thomson Bros, and Phelps Grocery Co.
SEND FOR SOME TODAY
Heppner Bakety
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A fortunate buy of 200 boxes
enables us to sell them at
$2o00
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Good grade, faced and filled
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ROME BEAUTY
Phelps Grocery Co.
Phone 53
F. R. BROWN
Life Accident Health Fire Insurance
Three Good Heppner Residences For Sale
FARM LANDS CANADIAN LAND
I Buy Grain Sell Realestate
UP STAIRS IN ROBERTS BUILDING
Heppner, Oregon
If You Want
Seed Rye
You would do well to call on 1
Scott & McMillan
Warehouse Company j
Lexington, Oregon H
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WMCMtteEK
This is the shell
that gets em
AS dealers in sporting goods, we want to do
X all we can to contribute to the success cf
your hunting season. We want to do more
than sell you our good3. 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 or 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.
We 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
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