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Till: GAZETTE-TIMES. HEFPXER, OREGON, TiU'KSlUY. JUNE 9, 1921
THE GAZETTE-TIMES
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r.ir.it'i.iii!ed ll'riiary la, 112.
Jut; hi vry Thursday momma: t
tinlrt mm Spemrrr Cmwiord
and ,miJ al the 'oto- at Hfpp-
meat i o tuff.
T'::r.i.:v ma & pa hot a new bed
for me hitch is very h'gh pa seJ
it as becaws they slep so sound.
If I fail out of it they can heer rr.e.
Its so hiih if I ever do fall out I will
be a wase before I lite.
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SCHSCRIFTION BATES:
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Mil Montht 1 00
Three Monrha .T5
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Advance Guards of Industry
"Wildcatting" is a phrase which is
much abused.
It is a phrase which has developed
with the oil industry. The individual
or company that s?eks oil in new
places is referred to as a "wildcat
ter," and in referring to "wildcat
ting" the practice has become too
common of speaking of it in slight
ing terms. ,
There is no question but what
much money has been lost in "wild
catting" ventures, and there have
undoubtedly been crooked compan
ies who have taken the investors'
money for "wildcatting" just as there
have been crooked companies in any
other line of activity.
But the fact remains that if it were
not for "wildcatting" we would not
have oil for our needs today The
high price for crude oil during the
past year encouraged "wildcatting"
in many new localities, and as a re
sult we hae oil-producing wells to
day in sections of the country which
never dreamed of oil a year or two
ago.
An honest "wildcatter" is a public
benefactor, and instead of miscon
struing the term which is applied to
him, the public should understand
that it is these pioneers in any indus
try, and particularly the oil and min
sponsible for the wealth and devel
sponsible for the wealth and devfiel
opment of our western states today.
Accident Insurance Monopoly
The plea of efstern Oregon saw
mills and lumber industries for a re
duction in accident insurance rates
has been denied by the 'State work
ingmen's compensation commission.
It lias been supposed by many that
lumber industries were especially
favored by state accident insurance
rates but such is not the case and
Oregon lumber industries claim they
pay more than in other states.
The Commission "points out" that
automatically new legislation that it
had enacted by the last legislature
73 per cent of the lumber operators
will get reductions after July 1st from
10 to 30 per cent
Since July 1, 1916, $509,397 was
collected from the eastern Oregon
lumbermen and employees, and
$445,880 disbursed by the Commis
sion, leaving a baalnce of $63,716 on
hand.
Oregon has state monopoly of ac
cident insurance, while other states
allow industries to contract. with com
peting insurance companies and get,
as a rule, more favorable terms, as
low as one per cent
Readjustment Coming Rapidly
The orld is settling don grad
ually from the debauch of wartime
conditions, and with a little patience
e will all be back on our jobs
There is a great deal of idleness in
the highly unionized building trades.
that resist reductions to prewar scales
of wages.
On the other hand, with cheaper
lumber and building material, build
ing of small homes in the cities and
tons is increasing in volume.
1 he housing problem is being solv
ed on the open-shop plan, as mech
anics cannot be held in idleness by
artificial barriers but work for less
Fay
Canneries are taking up the fruit
crops on co-operative plans by which
the industry and the growers work
together in earn ing the pack
Employes of the ailroads and
steamship companies are taking their
cuts in wages with a better grace than
was expected and showing real pa
triotism. The farmers are probably the worst
hit by the slumps in prices and many
are carrying last year's crops.
Atining and lumbering are coming
back with increasing orders for met
als and lumber, in the latter case
faster than the mills are producing.
Gold imports continue very heavy,
totaling nearly $281,000,000 for the
first. four months of 1921. The im
portation of gold was a large factor
in the marked improvement of the
foreign exchanges, particularly of
sterling and francs. The Manufacturer.
Contrary to Democracy
Volumes have been written, organ
izations have been formed, men
have been killed and industries have
been destroyed fighting over the
open and closed shop idea.
If the closed shopprinciple had
been advocated when the Constitu
tion of the United States was drawn
up, it would have had scant consid
eration, in fact the idea would have
been directly contrary to the whole
theory of government as laid down
by the founders of this nation.
The closed shop means just what
it says, namely, unless a man pays
dues and belongs to a specified or
ganization or union controlling the
workmen in some particular line of
industry, he is denied the rij;ht to
work in such industry until he joins
such organization or union and pao
dues. In other uords. a free Amer
ican citizen, under the closed shop
idea, would be prohibited from work
ing at his trade until he joined the
union. Also, an .employer would be
prohibited from hiring him on the
penalty of all the rest of his help
striking.
The open shop idea, which should
be the only real American policy,
draws no distinction between union
or non-union men.
The question involved in the con
troversy over the open and closed
shop is not a labor question at all,
it ij-a question involving the person
al rights of every American citizen.
If our government denied a man the
right to secure employment until he
joined the Republican or Democratic
party, we would no longer have a
free country. Then why should one
favor a principle which would deny
a boiler-maker the right to earn a
living at his given trade until he
joins the boiler-makers' union?
I For Prompt Service and Quick Returns
j Ship us your cream. 1,1
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Sell Nrwr Threshing Machines.
The Peoples Hardware company have
disposed of some half a doien new
Case threshers to as many different
farmers during the past week. This
is an indication that there Is to be a
lot of grain threshed In this vicinity,
and Manager Tash, of the hardware
Arm. states that the company have a
number of other sales in prospect
Quite a number of new mowers and
reapers have been going out and there
has been a general lively trade In this
line for the past week.
LUCti
STRIKE
riQARETTE
A new size package !
Ten for 10c.
Very convenient.
Dealers carry both;
10forl0c;20for20c.
It' i toasted.
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Slats' Diary.
By Ross Farquhar.
Friday the Teecher was explane
ing aster ology whitch is sum kinda
sience for telling yure
forchin by a star & plan-
ttc onrt cmec onii atn
i -,- s J uuu out vj nuu viw.
she ruk down my stat-
j&UL&a line wcu was i
E, Dora an. sne looKea
-'Jin a book and then sed
1 1 ou was born under the
sine ot laurus the sine
of the Bull Pug Ste
vens looked at Jane &
1 wunk & she smiled, like
I as tho they had a joak
on sum 1. I let on I
tdiddent see them.
Saturday Wen pa
went in to the store to by a fishook
he seen a ole frend clerking behind
the counter pa sed Well well we!
Jchn & they shuk hands pa sed John
I thot you had struk oil down on
yure farm & hed plenty of money.
The man whitch was John replyed &
sed Bigolly I got to wirk to get mon
ey to pay my income tacks pa sed
to me Slats I guess Im lucky be
caws I dont haf to wirk to pay my
tacks.
Sunday All drest for Sunday
skool & ma called me back & ast me
did I wash my neck I sed no she sed
Vou go wash it. I sed what for I
got on my coller. She made me take
it off and wash enny how. I hate
Sunday. Wish I was a pirate.
Monday pa's ant whitch is a ole
lady cum to see us & she told pa if
he wood quit swareing she wood
give him a new set of golf clubs &
a golf bag pa explaned to her it
woodent be no use to him if he had
to quit swareing she diddent under
stand. 1 did. 1 am his caddie.
Tuesday Got my report card to
day. Skool is out this comeing fri
day.' Grade was low. Ma sed 1 thot
you sed you was a brite skolar I
sed 1 thot I was but they seemed to
be a different opinion between me
& the teecher. GlSd they dont have
gradeing in Sunday skool.
Wednesday teecher ast Jake why
the elefant lives to such a long old
age. Jake sed it was ,becaws his
;HIXK what would happen if the Light and Pow
er Companv which supplies your community
with electricity suddenly ceased to operate!
The motor-driven machinery in busy factories
would come to a standstill. The many little power-driven
contrivances which add to the convenience of your shop
or home would be useless. Even the lights by which
you work and play would be snuffed out.
Yet the great service rendered by the Light and Pow
er Company is too often forgotten. It has become so
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much a nart of our everyday Me that it is taken for grant-
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pd. Onlv on the rare occasions when something goes
wrong does the Light and Power Company receive even a
passing thought; and that thought is perforce a damning
one.
In the light of actual facts, the Light and Power Com
pany takes on an entirely different aspect. Its welfare
and the welfare of the community as a whole are one and
inseparable. The extent and character of the service it
renders influences to a considerable degree the establish
ment of new industries. And the more widely that ser
vice is used, the cleaner and brighter the community will
become, for electrical power is clean power. Literary
nirroat PAID ADV.
LARD
At a Big Reduction
One" year ago lard was selling at 40c. We are now
selling PURE LARD at
20c lb.
In 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 pound lots.
Every Bucket Guaranteed
Central Market
McNAMER & SORENSON
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Gorgeous !Mt Rainier
Mount Rainier is 14,408 feet
above the sea-level the sec
ond highest mountain peak in
the United States. It is the cen
ter of Rainier National Park,
Washington and is situated
about seventy-five miles by
road east of Tacoma.
This remarkable mountain
is of volcanic-origin and is now
crowned with snow and ice,
having the most extensive
glaciers to be found in the
United States, '
The National Parks High
way leads directly from Ta
coma to Rainier National Park,
and at Longmire Springs
within the Park boundaries
is a Standard Oil service sta
tion ready to serve motorists
with Red Crown Gasoline.
Wherever you tour in
Washington you will see the
Red Crown sign on service sta
tions and garages. It is the sign
of quality in gasoline.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California)
Qbe Gasoline
of Quality
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tfkek of Our desire to
Serve You
Time and continuous service
are back of our ability and ,
willingness to help you make
this institution useful to your
interest.
"With complete equipment
and a fund of accumulated ex
perience at our command, we
are ready and willing to help
you with your plans and money
matters.
Financial guidance is as de
sirable and important as a safe
place for your funds. We offer
you both.
Fir& National Bank
HEPPNER, OREGON
I One Swallow Does Not
1 Make a Summer 1
Neither does one
H GINGHAM H
j For the little miss or the grown-up ginghams
5 cool, fresh, pleasing are indispensable for summer 55
55 wear. 55
U AND NOW during the cool days of spring is the
55 time to make up those frocks which are to give you 52
55 so much pleasure and comfort later on. 55
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H Our Ginghams have been purchased since the new
55 price on cotton goods wentnto effect. 55
I Sam Hughes Company
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LLOYD HUTCHINSON
TAILORING
Cleaning Pressing Dying Repairing
Have You Tried
Calumet
Bakiii
Powder
1 pound - 35 cents
2 1-2 pounds 90 cents
5 pounds - $1.25
Its Economical
Phelps Grocery Co.
Phone 53