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PAGE TWO THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPXER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 12, 1922. Tin: Gazette -Times 1h Hepnfr (iaxftt. Established March In, UM Th Hewncr Tin., Kftblthd Ni.vfmbr IS, lsT. Oonpoli.iat.1 brury lb. 111 rui.'iinh.1 vrt Thursday morning by and mrsi at th ivfiorftce at Hepp Br. i"Ni.n at cnl-ciK mattar. Ai a.H rifiix. rati: c iv e .1 ox Arn.it a 1 ion 8UISCRirTkN KATKS; Ff .Months Thr Months... luftfcle Copies. . $100 1.00 MOHHOW COl .M V OFFICIAL PAFfciR G Fomfn AiKtitinf Rtpifi.ttive THE AMLRICA.N PRtSS A5SIXTIAT10N Drop the Fair. (Orgi"i Voter) The best thing Portland and Ore gon can do is to drop the 1925 Fair and tend to business. Events so far have more than con firmed even- forecast made by The Voter as to the ill effects of attempt ing to proceed with the untimely ven ture. There will be no disgrace attached either to Oregon or Portland if the project is dropped now, for the diffi culties and general conditions entire ly justify its abandonment on its merits. Rather, sensible people throughout the world, in so far as they may hear of it, will commend our state and city for good sense in knowing enough to turn away from an undertaking when events have demonstrated its inappropriateness to business conditions as they pre vail here and all through the world. If a business man starts a new ven ture, and conditions prove especially unfavorable, his banker does not hes itate to advise him to lay the project aside for a few years and meanwhile devote his energies to holding his main business together and building it up. While an enthusiastic business man hates to swallow the bitter pill of advice of this kind, as it is a lot of fun to try to carry on in the face of probable disaster, no dishonor at taches to his following such sound advice. Rather, he is to be compli mented and honored for his common sense, and for not persisting in risks which the times have made altogeth er too hazardous. The proponents of the fair, likewise, cannot be criticized if they follow this common sense plan. They have done their utmost. They will be condemned only if they persist in an attempt which condi tions have doomed. Supposing the enthusiasts cannot give up their big idea, what then? Either the fair must be financed mainly by private subscription in Portland in the near future, or the chance must be taken of the people of the state voting the taxes for it at the November election. Portland business men and prop erty owners are in no shape to put up $5,000,000 or more for any un necessary purpose, and while we have no doubt that millions would be subscribed by patriotic Portlanders if it came to that, the hardship on many would be altogether too heavy. Busi ness is on thin ice. Even our most solid financial institutions are having to exercise extraordinary care. This is no time to ask our bankers, manu facturers, merchants and the few property owners who have any money left to put up millions for any public subscription. So far as voting taxes is concerned any further attempt to vote a prop erty tax is doomed to defeat. The state is in no mood to accept such an added burden on top of the taxes which already must be faced, espec ially as from 20r;'c to 40 of taxes are delinquent in some counties. To try to vote the fair tax onto gas oline, when all the money that can be raised from gasoline is needed for completion of our state highway sys tem, is to fly in the face of a public sentiment that is determined that the road system be completed. To try to vote an income tax to fi nance the fair would be equally diffi cult. Income taxes are too heavy now and the active protest that would go up against adding to them for an unnecessary purpose would defeat the move. We may have to relieve property of some of the existing tax burdens, but there is no sound busi finance a fair. ness excuse for voting it in order to finance a fair. There are other sources of taxa tion, but the same kind of objection exists to all of them based on the inopportuneness of the purpose, to say nothing of the outrageous princi ple of voting taxes on general or special property. The verdict would not come till November, 1922, unless by some un expected twist the measures go on the ballot in May, which at this writ ing seems impossible. And in No vember, with an adverse verdict, the fair would have to be abandoned then or financed by private subscription in Portland. Why persist in the face of such a prospect? In proportion as the people of Portland gradually are learning the point of view of the outside state with reference to the fair, they are becoming reconciled to the idea that the project is untimely. Indifference as to whether it is held is very gen eral, even with the man on the street. "I was strong for the fair, but I don't care now," is the comment heard pretty much everywhere in Portland. In the face of this feel ing of indifference, the financing of the fair or even the voting of taxes for it will become increasingly diffi cult. Some of the people who are so 'wrapped up in the fair idea that it is 'sard to the movement was expressed religion with them are still trying to in a unanimous vote of support to bolster it up by every method. They the American Legion in their efforts 'try to make it appear that public sen- to put the building proposition over, timent is still strong for it. An ex- : A committee of the Brotherhood was ample is the Portland Telegram, appointed to work with the commit which sent wires to a number of out-, tee of the Legion, and it is expected of-town citizens, asking for express- that plans of procedure will be ions. In every instance, the recip-; worked out at an early date, ient of the telegraphic inquiry was The ijea of a community house already strongly on record in favor for Heppner is not a new one. It iof or interested in the exposition pro- has been suggested on various oc- ject. verai were among tnose cas;jons, but not until the American named on the Board of Directors of Legion took hold of it has anything the Fair. To the uninitiated reader, ;been done of a definite nature- A the replies received from these hand t0Vkn of this size shou,d certainly .picked outsiders might appear as in- have such a center and one of the ; dusting that some real sentiment ex- speakers at the Brotherhood meeting im urn ui wicSl.ii iu uci.au Ul iiuiu-: Monday evening. Professor James, ing the fair. Some day Tele gram ' brought out very dearly this need readers will grow tired of being con tinually deceived. This is simply a typical instance of the kind of decep- ana empnasizea the fact that it was not alone a question of what it was ffnitlff n rnl' tht TM-irp xrac oninu tn tion ordinarily practiced by that be paid inh'e ,ack of physical man. newspaper. hood and womanhood of the citv, if sentiment out in me state so iarisuch a center was not provided The as the fair is concerned is mainly in different as vet. Of those few who I have taken a position for or againsf ! it. those opposed are in the majority. I Those who are indifferent are certain to swing, most of them, into the op position. The hnancial conditions prevailing in their home neighbor hoods will be the main influence to swing them, but other influences will be at work which cannot be offset. The primary nominating campaign is to come soon. What is set forth from platform and press during that cam paign will tend to arouse the state against the fair, and to some extent against Portland for trying to vote $2,000,000 onto the outside for a fair to be held in Portland. To drop the fair project will be to give the wound a chance to heal. To persist in the fair project will be to open the wound wide, and friction unquestionably will ensue that will split the state more or less against Portland. It is not for the interest either of Portland or Oregon to pei sist in an issue which threatens such sinister results. Aside from who is at fault, the fact remains that the fair tax proposal raised sectional is sues which it would be for the best interests of Oregon to bury and bury deep. Reports of what happened at Sa lem during the special session are certain to be set forth and rehashed all through the primary nominating campaign as well as the fair cam paign, should the issue of the fair be maintained. Some of these reports will be distorted and exaggerated un til they do far more harm to Oregon, Portland and the fair than they would were the simple truth told. It would be better to drop the whole business rather than stir the mess up, for it was a mess. So far as any evil happening to Portland or Oregon by abandoning the fair is concerned, there will be none greater than the humiliation felt by a man who quits drinking af ter boasting that he would drink the town dry. Outside of Oregon, few people have heard of the fair. The resolutions passed by congress nara- ly made a dent. The polite letters exchanged with governors of other states will have been forgotten, even f thev are remembered to now. True, Seattle, Spokane, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other competing cities have done their utmost to encourage Portland to go ahead with the fair, as our competitors will gain pretty much the entire benefit of a Coast fair without the expense or tremen dous effort necessary to the holding of it. We may have to stand a bit of ridicule from them but we are used to that and are growing industrially at a rate that justifies their envious flines. We will live through all the sarcasm they may feel disposed to waste on us. At that, our quitting the fair at this time will not give them the cance to joke that they will have if we hold a $6,000,000 fair, for a $6,000,000 fair after San Francisco will be worse than a joke if we call it a world's fair. And if we do not call it a world's fair what's the use of deluding ourselves into the notion that any foreign coun tries except Japan and possibly Chi na will be handsomely represented here? Honor and common sense dictate the dropping of the fair project while the dropping is good. A Community House for Heppner. A community house for Heppner was discussea at ine Druinernuuu meeting on Monday evening. The subject was presented by A. M. Phebs. who brought forth a number of eood reasons why the city should have a place of this kind, but he did not attempt to outline a full plan Dy which it might be secured. He stat ed that the boys of the Heppner Post, American Legion, were work ing on a plan for the building of such a structure, and their side of the question was presented by R. E. Crego, who tor two years nas Deen commander of the post here, and who, by the way, is very enthusiastic in his support or the community house idea. Mr. Crego stated that the Legion boys had already secured a lot; that they intended to appoint a building committee and have the plans for the building completely worked out; that the cost of the pro posed building would be approxi mately $10,000, and they hoped to be able to finance the proposition in such a way that it would pay out in the course of ten years. Just now, the manner of financing the propo sition is rather a problem. The need of such community center was em phasized by other speakers and the sentiment of the Brotherhood in re- school budget had been trimmed un til no thought of obtaining a gymna sium for the school could be enter tained, and it perhaps never would be. so it its now coming to the point where some other arrangements must be made if the boys and girls of the community are properly cared for and given the good bodies they are entitled to have. Other good reasons were present ed, Rev. Livingstone pointing out that such a center would be a fine thing also for the business men and professional men of the town and a like sentiment was expressed by Gay M. Anderson. It would seem now that the Legion boys have gone as far as they have, the logical thing will be to stand hy them and help in every legitimate way possible to complete and carry out their plans. One thing is cer tain, such a plant if built under their supervision will have a proper or ganization to stand back of it and keep the community house going as it should be. The development of the plans for a community house for Heppner will necessarily be a little slow, but we believe that it is going to come thru the impetus that has been given it by the boys of the American Legion, who will in due time have the sup port they desire from the community. Slat's Diary. By ROSS FARQUHAR Friday ma shurely did get mad with me this evning because I was so timid about carrying in the cole, she lost her temper and all so a pa- tata witch she was a i peeling at the same j time, winter is allmost as wirse as summer, if ., w . . ... it issent earring in coie I haf to mow the grass on the yard or wirk in the garden. Saturday they is man frum away off died & had his fuernal here witch ma & pa usa to know so we went, hon est the preecher tawked so nice & sweet it most made a fella wisht he was the remains his own self. Sunday we had are new Years xercises today. They had the chirch all desecrated up in green & wite & a lady sung a antham & a man with a long cote & wiskers spoke a address & me & sum of the kids spoke peaces about the glad New Year and etc. pa resolved that I wood be a better boy this comeing year & he has got a new razer strap for a Xmas presant. Monday Back to skool today. I hate it with disatisfaksion. In line today I pushed Pug Stevens & told him to get out of my way. He sed Say do you no of wfcom you are tawk ing to. I pretend not to pay any at tenshun as the teecher was looking with her eye on us. Tuesday I rote Pug a hot note be fore skool & called him a big bluff & a lazy good for nothing lofer & a ig norant mule. I got to studying about one thing and a nother & tore it up before I seen him. he thinks I am afrade of him. Wednesday Ma is a awfull sore woman on mr. Gillem. She overherd him speeking of her as the Echo witch means I gess she has the last wird all ways, she sed pa likely put him up to say it. pa was laffing. Thursday Pa wants to be on the good side of ma so he had me to by her a mesmerized waste at the stoar witch costed morn a $. She was aw ful tickled with it & she went & made candy with nuts in & on it and all threw it. for us to eat up. Profiteers Want Another Whack at Public. The print paper trust is at it again. This mogul of profiteers is now fight ing hard in Congress for protection of its infant industry" for a tariff to prevent us from using some other nation's forests instead of using up our own forests. Some two or three years ago, these profiteers discovered that there was a shortage of print paper in the Uni ted States and at once they ran their prices up to undreamed of heights. As much as 18 cents per pound was paid for paper that ought to be no more than 3 cents per pound. American print paper manufactur ers are rapidly using up our forests containing the sort of timber that can be ground into paper pulp. If they had replanted where they slashed and devastated, the people of the United States might think twice when it came to the question of giv ing them a prohibitive tariff against foreign importation. But they didn't care whether their country was de forested or not; they didn't even have foresight enough to provide for their own future business. Now that their supplies are getting low, they want to use up the last spruce stick and keep out the spruce trees that grow up on foreign lands. In our opinion, it is better to cm down foreign spruce trees and save the few that are left in the United States. The publisher who buys print pa per does not buy it for himself. He buys it for the hundred millions of American people who read. The pa per only hesitates in his plant white he impresses some words in blak ink upon it. Then the ultimate consumer gets it that is, the people who buy billions of newspapers in a year. If the public does not want to pay anywhere from 10 cents to 25 cents apiece for their newspapers in the coming future, they would better protest against granting a tariff for the sole benefit of the American print paper makers who are proved profiteers of the worst kind. The man at the helm of the Blue Mountain Eagle at Canyon City, re lieves his system of the following: If they hold a world's fair at Port land, some of the starving and hun gry folks of Asia and Europe would make some good exhibits. They could exhibit in some grand panor amic view the millions out of a job, and they could probably feature in some way the colossal debt of the na tions of the world. They could make a fine exhibit out of the pyramid of taxes on the back of the man with a hoe. To hold a world fair at this time will offer some fine opportun ities for unusual displays. They could display some Bolshevicks, moonshiners, stills, highwaymen, poverty stricken railroads bonds, mortgages and tax receipts, with cheap wool, sheep, beef, 90-cent wheat and beef hides that have no value. Tax-Exemption Loophole. As it becomes increasingly difficult for private industry to finance itself due to the vast amounts of money that are being absorbed by tax-exempt bonds of the government, states and counties and cities, public de mand is more insistent that the tax exemption privilege be repealed. Not only does industry suffer but the government is losing millions in taxes which should be paid on in come derived from such bonds. What justice is there in a wealthy 'man buying $100,000 worth of tax ; exempt bonds and thus escape all taxes from the income he receives, when the man who puts $100,000 in to an industry which emplovs many ' nrtnlA anH invnlvpc lorn rivlrc ninct t ...... ........ pay every known form of taxation that can be invented. Government securities are the safest in the world and this fact alone is sufficient inducement for capital to invest, without removing all tax features to the great detriment of the government and industry. Courtesy Pays. The other day in Dallas, Texas, a seedy-looking individual walked in to a big truck salesroom and started to examine a chassis on the floor. Two dapper salesmen looked him over decided against him and went on talking about the party of last night. The seedy-looking individual finally walked out. Down the street he entered anoth er showroom and was at once cour teously greeted by a young salesman. Thirty minutes later he had bought five trucks. "Cash or time?" said the sales man. The seedy-looking individual pull ed out a certified check for $50,000. "Take it out of that," he said. "I will be back here in a month for eighty more trucks. Can you have them?" ' You never can tell and courte sy pays. The Coach. Capital invested in Oregon indus tries increased from $139,500,000 in 1914 to $439,982,000 in 1919. Sal aries and waces caid increased from $26,515,000 to $34,986,000. Grand total value Oregon products 1921, $296,805,000. Total amount spent on roads in 1921 $18,250,000. Homey Philosophy for 1922. The United States now being free to traitors whose one desire in life is to overthrow our government, the "Workers' Party" has just been or ganized in a three-days' convention in New York. It is not a "Workers" party at all; nor is it a "party" at all. It is plainly and precisely an or ganization of communists pledged in so many words by its platform to start civil war in America. No won der all the bloody-minded agitators call us "boob bourgoise" (middle class) . We certainly are boobs when we allow civil war promoters to hold open conventions in our midst and plan soviet starvation and destruction. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiti A. M. EDWARDS WELL DRILLER Lexington, Ore. Box 14 Uses up-to-date traction drilling outfit, equipped for all sizes of hole and depths. WRITE TOR CONTRACT AND TERMS niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirr Now the holiday excitement is over, and are already back to normal living. We beg to call your atten tion to our store where you will always find a Complete Stock of Staple Groceries at prices in keeping with good quality. Your co-operation has made the past year possible, and we bespeak good things for 1922. Sincerely, Phelps Grocery Company Phone 53 aiiiiiiiiiii 11 n mum i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiMiiii 1922 -ECONOMY -1922 Economize by having your old dress, suit coat, blouse and gloves Cleaned and Repaired, LLOYD HUTCHINSON Where LEAN Thev I LOTHES iKtlllillllllllillllilllllllllllllUUUllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllUHHI; FAIR TREATMENT COMBINED WITH BEST PRINTING 1921 Was a good year with this store. We enjoyed a fine trade all because of the very liberal patronage of the home folks. We look for ward to 1922 with pleasurable anticipation. At this store you will, as in the past, find dependable merchandise at right prices, and will be met with courte ous treatment. Sam Hughes Company mm Put an End to (juesswork When you transfer an amount of money to another person, for any purpose, you are entitled to a record of the transaction that is clear on all points the date, the amount, to whom paid. Keep a reasonable amount to your credit in a checking ac count with the First National Bank. Pay with your personal check on the Bank. Then you will be sure at all times. ' Your check wil provide an accurate, reliable record of disburse ments. Fir National Bank HEPPNER, OBEGON ONLY "QUALITY PRINTING" PRODUCED AT THE O.-T. i i