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,i. ruo THE fl AZKTTK-T I M KS, 1IKFPNEH. OREGON. THURSDAY. Al'lU'ST 11. 1!21. THE GAZETTE-TIMES '; i i r;r Tin. K.t t hfthfri v r r i is, n? ' i Thurfclny morning ,, . :(-! t tht i VMofu fti Hepp- ktimm; K4n:s a IV k x on Of IK .4 I ION CN'KirTh'N KATES. ) 1 M.:.lt; - II 00 1.00 .76 .0 MotiKuW t Ol TY OFFK UL PAJPRR JTJtf -VMLRfCAN PKtX ASXVIATTON J Charity Begins at Home In America Hjirin psychology is a queer 11 a L'rcat flood or tornado devas tated an American city of 200.000 s-j ihoroughly that 100,000 of the vie tins uere stricken down while all were starving or on the verge of it, what would happen? The map of the whole country would he dotted with train loads of piwisions headed for that wrecked city, and ahead of them would be swift passenger trains filled with doctors, nurses and medical supplies. Congress, every state legislature and governor, every mayor and common council would be wild with excite ment and a desire to do something substantial speedily. But who is doing anything particu lar at this time for the 200,000 starv ing people scattered through tfr farming districts of our Southern states? Who are the doctors and nurses hastening to the side of the hundred thousand of that number who are stricken with pellagra, the dreadful disease that is caused be eating poor, insufficient food? "Cotton is King" in the South, but it has now been a sad king for a year or more. The small farmer was long ago flattened out, penniless and unable to buy food, let alon clothing. The result has been that their families have fed mostly on corn, and much of it bad corn. That means pellagra. A:v:!-er winter is coming on. Winter : not often severe in the South, r-ut it is severe enough on people who are under-nourished or already sick unto death. And un less help comes soon many more thousands of poverty-stricken peo ple who have been living on corn alone w ill be down with the leprous pellagra. There may be poverty and starva tion in Russia. But before we re peat our Belgium act of benevolence in Europe, let us look to the state of our neighbors. For years we have been pouring our money and our charity across the Atlantic. Let's now pour what we can this summer and the coming fall and winter into the stricken country homes of our southland. Slats' Diary. By Ross Farquhar. Friday started on are trip las nite. pa done verry well for a new beginner in a pullman. he had a awefull time a ins jajttiiiHs oc a cup pie commandments & nocked his elbo on the roof, he saw the little hammock whiten you put yure close in & thot I was to sleep in it till ma had to change his mind, she slep in a lore shelf, when the wait er tuk away the ladder we clum up on he got mad and sed how in thunder we gonna get down agen. haveing a good time. Saturday in the dineing car ma started ordering like she was read ing a advertisement and pa got wite in the face & sed wate a minit yure reading from the rong side read down the right hand side & when you see 25 cts look it over & see if you like it we will stop off & see Look out mt. today. Sunday had a fine time on the mt. we went up a incline & ma got histerycal & pa was nervus & week I wassent skared but my toes got a kramp like when yure in swimming & my stummick felt wabblv. we m cum down in a auto whiteh set pa hack six $. got on the trane agon, after pa quit skufl'.ing with his close he was quiet & ma called up & sed Are you up there still & pa answer ed & sed I am up here bu I aint still. .MinJjy New Orleans is a fine place where molasses grows, tuk a walk threw the old french quarters & seen a colored man argueing w ith a lady whiteh pa sed was his wife, she sed shewas gonna bust his hed wide open if he diddent go a hed & hunt a job. Tuesday still visiting fokes & eating meals, we are going up the river today to see some fokes who live in the country & keeps 2 chil dern & cows & a hired man. Wednesday met a nice little girl my age and mitey pritty. she seems to like me so I coaxed 4 bits frum pa & tuk her to a show & bot her ice cream & chewing gum. evrything I sed she wood smile because she had a dimple in her cheek wen I cum back my unkel ast me did I kiss her & I sed No I guess I done enuff for her without that. Thursdav sick. jHlllllli ::;;!:;;:;;::;; lining UstrkeJ Cigarette To seal In the delicious Burley tobacco flavor. It's Toasted x X r A. COAL WARING!! Buy Your Storage Coal NOW t I I 1 x : x X r X X X X I X X x x X 1 X X X I X X 1 X X ' X T X I X 1 Buy your winter's supply now! Coal is plentiful now but wm not be later on coal cannot be cheaper with existing mining wages and freight rates. There is no prospect of a reduction of either. Coal cannot be stored at the mines nor can dealers store enough to protect this community. It is up to you to protect yourself. A small production in summer necessarily means increased cost and a shortage and higher prices later. This follows the economic law applying to la bor, wheat, potatoes or coal We can serve you quickly and efficiently now, but cannot be expected to do so later when weather conditions and abnormal demand handicap us. Coal sufficient to care for the entire country's needs throughout the Fall and Winter months cannot be mined or trans-. ported entirely during those Winter months, but must be equitably distribu ted over the twelve month period. To insure the United States against a soft coal shortage, the average produc tion of all mines should be 11,000,000 tons per week throughout the year. By reason of a mild winter over the entire country production began to drop off in November, 1920, until at the present time so much production has been lost on ac count of "no demand" that if this con dition continues for another ninety days, not alone our Heppner community but the entire country will face as grave a fuel shortage as has existed at any time previous. The following letter sent out from the O. V. K. & X. is further argument in fa vor of storing coal NOW. To General and District Freight Agents, Traveling Freight Agents and Local Agents: Regardless of efforts to get before the con sumers of coal, assurances as to stability of rates for this season at least, there continues a gen eral disposition on the part of the buying public to hold off their purchases, no doubt due in con siderable measure to expressions of certain officers of the Administration leading the con suming public to believe there will be a reduc tion in freight rates during the coming season. There is nothing in the situation that would justify such belief, for the simple reason that freight rates cannot be reduced until transport ation costs have been substantially lowered, and that has not yet been accomplished. I wrote you along similar lines on May 6th, and at this time reproduce the following telegrams, copies of which have been sent to me by Mr. F. W. Robinson, Freight Traffic Manager, Union Paci fic System : Utah Coal Operators by Cameron Coal Co., dated June 3rd to Hon. Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, Washington, D. C. "Government departments recently advised public that unless coal was freely stored during summer months coal panic would ensue during coming winter and Congressional Committee reporting on Senate Bill S-186 expressed sim ilar view. This correct statement of situation was accepted and acquiesced in by consuming public. However, telegraphic announcement of President Harding's recent interview with the Interstate Commerce Commission was unfortu nately unduly emphasized by newspapers and has resulted in serious checking coal storage in anticipation freight reduction. In Utah such re duction very unlikely because State Public Util ities Commission refused permit last freight rate increase to apply on coal moving wholly within state. Coal mines this field working only twen ty to twenty-five per cent time and further re ductions would be completely demoralizing. If not inconsistent with policy your department would very much appreciate an expression from you as to whether or not you have informatfon regarding immediate coal freight decrease in Western states as well as your views concerning summer storage in fact,, permit us to suggest that an official expression to Associated Press and others from Washington as to whether or not any proposed freight reduction will apply to coal would result in clerifying present uncer tainty which is causing stagnation in coal busi ness. Continued disposition on part of consum ing public to delay storing coal will unquestion ably bring about serious condition this winter." Mr. Hoover's reply of June 7th, as follows: " have no information that leads me to be lieve there will be any reduction of coal rates this season." It will be appreciated if you will bring this ex pression of Mr. Hoover's to the attention of all retailers and consumers in your respective com munities directly and through the press. We believe it to be important, in order to avoid later coal car shortage, congestion and possible coal shortage, that they give due consideration at this time to the advisability of anticipating their re quirements and laying in a supply of summer storage coal for their Fall and Winter needs. H. E. LOUNSBURY. Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. The Home of "Tum-A-Lump" Heppner Lexington lone ? ? ? x X T ? t t ?! ?i T x T ? ? ? ? ? ? t ? t ? t t ? f T f t T t t t ? V f t t t v It .. .. .. AAAAAAAAAiVAAAAAAAA Thfi fflnrrnw Cnnntv Fair Heppner, Oregon j iHTVGSil September 15, 16, 17, 1921 1 I -THAT SORE WIIU , ( "lAite FirisT pizise- rSSFwi ffi?irH ' ; I Morrow County Fair, Heppner, Ore., Sept. 15 to 17. ONLY "QUALITY PRINTING" PRODUCED AT THE G.-T. Su 0 DDiies I Overalls, Shirts, Gloves, Shoes. Full line for Harvest Season. Everything you will need in the way of j Groceries Bring your orders here. We will meet the mail order i houses for your cash, and 1 you see what you are getting. 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Fir& National Bank HEPPNER, OREGON SEE Our New Fall and Winter Suits and Overcoats at $30 and $35 LLOYD HUTCHINSON TAILORING Cleaning Pressing Dying Repairing Have You Tried Calumet Bakin Powder 1 pound - 35 cents 2 1-2 pounds 90 cents 5 pounds - $1.25 Its Economical Phelps Grocery Co. Phone 53