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THE GAZETTE-TIMES. HEPPNER. OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1922.
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OFFICIAL PAPER FOR MORROW COUNTY
Business and Industrial Conditions
Improing
Nevrari-,rs ar,J t:aJe journals at the close of
the old year ce filled ith reviews of the busi
ness and industrial conditions of 1 922 and forecasts
of what may he expected in the next 12 months.
Without exception, they set forth that all lines of
husincss a"d industry had materially improved dur
ing the calendar year '?22, and that prospects
ere excellent for further improvement during the
coming year.
Fvery source of information hearing upon busi
ness and industrial conditions contributed the same
optimistic testimony. Deposits in national banks
and savings hanks increased during the year. Pos
tal savings increased.
In industry the improvement was most marked.
Notwithstanding great strikes in three basic in
dustries mining, transportation and textiles un
employment practically disappeared during the
year 1922. It is not an exaggerated statement to
assert that no man honestly in search of work at
a living wags hut can obtain the same today. The
United States Labor Bureau, the reports from labor
union organisations, the reports from the National
Industrial Conference Board, and reports from the
clearing houses of the various industries all bear
w itness to the same end. There is an abundance of
profitable employment for all labor. According to
the reports of the Census Bureau, the average wage
for common labor is 63 cents higher todav than it
was in 1916.
Reports of retail business throughout the coun
try are to the effect that the amount of business
transacted in 1922 exceeded the volume of business
done in 1921 by 10 to 30 per cent. Some lines of
business in some sections report smaller profits on
the volume of business, while others report a wide
margin of profit. All are agreed, however, that the
year 1922 was far ahead of the year 1921 as a
profitable business year.
With but two or three exceptions, the key indus
tries of the country report vast improvement over
the year 1921. Iron and steel, non-ferrous metals,
motor vehicles, textiles, lumber, leather, rubber
and building material increased their output 20 to
60 per cent over 1921. The year 1922 was the
largest year in building construction and in the
activity of building construction material that has
ever been known in the United States, while he
prospects justify the prediction that the year 1923
will exceed even the record made in 1922.
The only industry in which all is not well is that
of agriculture. Although the farmer raised a tre
mendous crop in 1922 and received on an average
17 per cent more for his products than he did in
1921, agriculture as a w hole did not keep pace with
the improvement in other lines of business. This
is because the purchasing power of the money he
received was not as great as the purchasing power
of the income of other industries. The difference
is not so great as a year ago, but it still is great
enough to handicap the purchasing power of the
agricultural sections. To offset this, however, the
farmer is able to maintain practically unlimited
credits to carry him over, and there is not the least
doubt but that there will be additional legislation,
both in the halls of Congress and in various state
legislatures, looking to the easement of conditions
in agricultural sections.
By and large, however, the year 1923 is ushered
in under very optimistic conditions. In this con
nection, it is impossible to refrain from calling
attention to the direful and doleful statements
made by Democraic opponents of the administra
ion during the last campaign, to the effect that the
Republican part had failed to bring about good
times: that it was no longer the party of prosperity,
that this administration and this Congress had done
nothing to assist industry, labor, business, finance
and agriculture, toward a return to normal, pros
perous times. The universal reports of all lines
of business and industry, as set forth in the columns
of the press of the country and in the trade journ
als at the close of the year, completely refute the
small partisan charges made against the adminis
tration during the recent campaign. No one can
soberly contemplate the condition of all kinds of
business and industry today in comparison with
what it was when the Republican administration
came into power, and not know within his own mind
that there has been a tremendous change for the
better. The best and most effective answer to the
democraic arguments of the recent campaign are
the economic facts set forth above.
'the legislature as organized is with the Governor
in executing the mandate of the people.
Under the leadership of an aggressive fighting
governor the new state administrative code can be
enacted and put into operation but it will take an
earnest two-year fight as privilege dies hard.
The crowd of poliical managers who have got
Oregon into the high tax impasse where people
cannot sell property and cannot stand any new tax,
want to shift the burden and ketp power.
They would do almost anything rather than en
force retrenchment and economy in public affairs
because they are the chief beneficiaries.
So they would load the state with new taxation
witn no pledge or effort to relieve the people of
the unjust bunder which they now labor under.
Manufacturer.
The Oregon Legislature may be able to work out
some sort of a consolidation measure and get it
passed thai will look to lessening the cost of state
administration provided too many bills of this na
ture are not presented.
Where There Is A Will
1922 REPORT OF
E
Do you read the bank advertising? Some of the
most interesting and ingenious bits of reading mat
ter to be found anywhere are coming from the
hands of the advertsiing men nowadays, and the
bank advertising has come to hold its own with
that of the department stores and the rest of the
selling news that makes newspapers and magazines
so entertaining.
"They Never Found His Will" announces a
big bank in a large city, and tells a story of un
necessary difficulties. He had told his wife
about having made a will, but it could not be
found. He died after a short illness, leaving
the wife and three children.
"The real property which, in the absence of
a will, belongs to the children subject to the
widow's dower, cannot be sold until tlhe young
est comes of age, 19 years later, 'unless the
mother goes through complicated court proced
ure. It is going to be difficult, in the interim,
if not impossible, for her to educate and keep
the three children on the insurance and the in
come from her third of the property. Yet he
meant to leave her in control of the property."
The moral drawn by the bank is have your will
drawn, with the bank named as executor. It's a
good plan.
All sorts of complications are likely to arise in
case of sudden death, and minor children need to
be protected. Wives, also, who have shared in the
early struggles, ought to be assured their just share
of the later rewards.
No man wants to leave his affairs in a tangle
for his heirs to wrestle with, particularly if his
means are modest. It might be said that the small
er the fortune, the greater need of a clear and ex
plicit will.
Wills aren't for old people in their dotage to
make. They are for young people to help keep
their affairs in order.
That is an imposing list of jail birds turned loose
on the public by Acting Governor Ritner, as pub
lished in the Oregonian of Tuesday. Little wonder
that life is held cheap and robberies, forgeries,
etc., considered to be of little moment, when there
is every reason to believe that a few short years
and in some instances but a few short months, and
the criminals are set free. In this bunch are 29,
and 10 of these are murderers some life-termers.
If it were understood that such criminals as these
would have to serve out the full term of sentence,
we could expect less of capital crimes. Over in
England the other day a man and a woman were
executed for premeditated murder. Much pressure
was brought to bear upon the king to save their
necks, but in that country the "sob sisters" do not
seem to have the hearing that they get over here,
and the execution came off according to schedule.
The law is promptly and severely enforced in Eng
land in regard to such crimes, and this has its ef
fect. Thirty days as governor of Oregon, and 29
murderers, tong killers, robbers, forgers, assailants
of women and confidence men are-turned loose.
Someone remarked that it would have taken but a
very short time for Mr. Ritner to have emptied the
pen. He certainly made a fair start.
It miht be suggested that a little more of the
old-fashioned parental control of children would
be a good thing in this community. Boys and
girls, many of them little youngsters, are running
about the streets at all hours and until late at
night when they should be at home either getting
their studies or in bed getting good, refreshing
sleep. The language and hoodlemism that one
hears and sees many times on returning home late
at night, suggests that there is much slackness on
the part of parents, and that much is left to the
teachers. prea;he-s and editors in directing the
youniNcrs in the way that they should go; tho we
are frank to admit that the editors of Heppner are
not having very much to say in this regard.
The city council h being importuned by a com
mittee from the Patron-Teachers association to
place several lights about the dance pavilion at the
fair grounds, tins being suggestive of the fact that
there is much going on around this building during
the daik hours of the night that should be prevented
by some such means, 'lhe idea is perhaps a good
one, but it does not get at the evil. Too many boys
and girls are allowed to go to this rlace when some
part)' or dance is being given there, unattended by
their parents, and if the evils complained of are
remedied, it will have to be largely through this
source.
Oregon to Have New System
(jovernor Pierce has delivered a message making
a hard light for lux reduction, and to keep his cam
paign pledges.
lhe bill to place all slate boards and commissions
mid departments under five commissioners, three
Mule officers and two commissioners to be named
by the Governor is n drastic reform measure.
It will be opposed by all the hundreds of benefi
ciaries of the old Oregon system but it is believed
Go to Church Next Sunday
Going to church may be a habit. Even so, we
must admit that it is a very good habit. Many
men and women go to church who are not church
members, and who never even expect to become
members of any religious body, but simply because
they appreciate the refining influence of the ser
vice. We have excellent churches here in this town.
We have eloquent ministers in the pulpits of all
denominations. Our churches have well trained
choirs. The music in our churches is exceedingly
attractive to those who have adequate notion of the
good things of life.
Suppose you decide to go to church next Sunday.
It will do you good. You will be fully rewarded in
going. Perhaps you have not been in years. Per
haps you may really think that when you take your
seat in the pew you will really fee! like a stranger.
But do not let that disturb you. Go! Forget your
self. Think of what the minister says. Consider
well and carefully his message. Enjoy the music.
Regardless of what your religious views may be,
and it is certainly true that in our America of free
dom of thought every citizen has the right to wor
ship his Creaor according to the dictation of his
own conscience, you must admit, if you think at all,
that the church has a very important place in the
social scheme of our world. Think about this!
Think about your welfare! Go to church next
Sunday!
President Harding: "The voice of the United
States has a respectful hearing in international
councils, because we have convinced the world that
we have no selfish ends to serve, no old grievances
to avenue, no territorial or other greed to satisfy.
But the voice being heard is that of the good coun
sel, not of dictation. It is the voice of sympathy
and fraternity and helpfulness, seeking to assist
but not to assume for the United States burdens
which nations must bear for themsellves. We
would rejoice to help rehabilitate currency systems
and facilitate all commerce which does not drag us
to the very levels of those we seek to lift up.
Miss Emma Bung was lent by
Rod Cross Headquarters to do the
Public Health work in Morrow coun
ty, in November, 11121. After being
here just six weeks, she decided to
return to her home in Minnesota to
care for some of her people who were
iil. It so happened that I waa in
Heppner on a visit at that time and
the Red Cross committee here asked
me to take over the work to. finish
out the sis months demonstration,
or until further notice.
The work being new to the county,
it was hard to get the co-operation
of ail the parents and teachers but
the response in general was very
jrood and much has. been accomplished
due to the interest of those who un
derstood that we were trying to pro
mote future health.
Schools Visited.
All of the schools in the county
with the exception of three small
ones, were visited during the first
part of the year. All of the children
were given an individual inspection
and were weighed and measured and
given the correct weight and height
standard to live up to. Those 10 per
cent underweight were given a spec
ial talk on nutrition and urged to
keep up to weight by proper diet.
The children in the town schools
were re-weighed as often as possible
and by the end of the school year
many of them were up to normal in
weight.
School Building Reports.
As each school was visited, a re
port was made on the condition of the
school l-uilding, one copy being sent
to the clerk of the district and one
to the County School Superinten
dent One district has dug a well and an
other had a cistern built so the chil
dren could at last have water to wash
their hands in while at school.
Inspection of Fupils.
Each child was given an individual
inspection and a note sent to the par
ent telling them of the conditions
which were not normal and asking
that the child be taken to the family
physician for diagnosis and care.
Many of the parents responded but
others paid no attention and this fall
I find many of the children with the
same defect grown worse. Another
note is sent home.
Not so many home calls were made
as I would have liked, but many of
the children live out of the towns
and I had no way of reaching them.
Corrections.
Among the children who have been
re-inspected I find that 225 have had
corrections, such as teeth filled, ton
sils out and eyes fitted with glasses.
I know of many more who have had
corrections but as yet I have not
checked over their records.
During the year I assisted with
sixteen operations for the removal
of tonsils and adenoids. Some of
them were done free of charge and
others were done for a fee smaller
than the regular charge on account
of the financial condition of the fam
ily. Crippled Children.
Under the new Crippled Children
Law, four children were sent to Port
land for treatment and care. Twof
them could not be helped but the
other two are on the road to recovery.
Tuberculosis Work.
When we are able to locate cases
of tuberculosis and the family can
not afford private care, we try to get
them in the State Hospital for a few
months so they may learn how to care
for themselves and protect the public.
Five applications were sent from this
county but on account of the crowd
ed condition of the institution only
one patient was sent, the others still
being on the waiting list.
Emergency Work.
Because of there being so few
nurses in the county, the county
nurse is often called upon to help
out and to do special duty until a
nurse can be sent for. The fee col
lected is turned back into the fund to
carry on the work.
Clinics
Two free clinics for children of
pre-school age and one for school
children were held during the year.
The children were given a physical
examination and the parents instruc
ted how to keep them well rather
than how to care for them after they
were ill.
First Aid.
First Aid instruction was given to
the Boy Scouts under the leadership
of Mr. Livingstone. Fourteen of
them received the Junior Red Cross
certificate.
First Aid work was given to s
group of girls also but the course
was not completed.
A Partial List of Work Done.
Schools visited, 38; Visits to
schools, 152; pupil3 irrpected 1200;
inspection of pupils, 2100; class
room insoecticn 120; excluded for
infectious diseases, 34; notes sent to
parents, 644; home calls to school
children, 150; weighed and measured,
1200; First Aid classes, 20; social
service cases, 42; investigations, 97;
instructive visits, 94; nursing calls,
81; others, 172.
It was gratifying to know that the
public health work met with the ap
proval of the people to such an ex
tent that they requested the county
to help finance it, thus putting it on
a pr with other educational work
and on a tax basis.
LULU JOHNSON, R. N.,
Public Health Nurse.
Atmosphere of Erin Is
Found In Irish Film
"My Ulld Irish Rose" Is Adaptation
of Dion Bourirault'a Famous
Stage Play.
"My Wild Irish Rose," the big VI
tagraph special adapted from the fa
mous stage success by Dion Bouci
cault of bygone days, will be shown
at Star Theatre on Sunday and Mon
day. "My Wild Irish Rose" was directed
by David Smith and makes the third
special production filmed under his
direction which has a foreign coun
try for its locale. The first was
"Black Beauty," with its scenes laid
in rural England; the second was the
"Little Minister," with its action in
and about the town of Thrums, in
Scotland, and now "My Wild Irish
Rose," with colorful Ireland as the
background with a few scenes laid
in Australia and on the famous prison
ships of the period of the story.
Vitagraph is confident that the new
production is worthy completion of
the trio.
The recent agitation of the Irish
question and the formation of the Ir
ish Free State has givn added impet
us to the always present interest in
the much-discussed island and its
struggle for freedom, and President
Albert E. Smith of Vitagraph believes
that a big, spectacular special pro
duction with the cause of Ireland for
its theme, the romantic and pictur
esque mountains and lakes of the
Emerald Isle for the backgrounds
and two engrossing love stories in
tertwined, is more than timely real
ly an inspiration and neither time
nor money has been spared to make
the photoplay as perfect as human
hands can make it.
The splendid cast for "My Wild
Irish Rose" was selected for types,
although due care was taken to in
sure capable actors. Pat O'Malley,
who is of Irish lineage and has spent
many years in Ireland has the lead
ing male role of the Shaughraun, the
happy-go-lucky, ne'er-do-well, and
Pauline Starke is seen as his little
Irish sweetheart, a role that fits her
admirably. Little "Micky" Daniels,
who created such a sensation in "The
Little Minister," has an important
role in this special, and "Micky" and
his freckles are sure to make thous
ands of new friends. The remainder
of the cast, numbering a dozen, is
equally capable and there are hun
dreds of extras for the soldiers, far
mers and fishermen.
lone Will Set Up Feed
To Rabbit Shooters
It has taken some time to get the
official returns on the rabbit shoot
that took place out in Juniper can
yon some two weeks ago between the
Heppner and lone teams, and up to
the present writing we have no fig
ures in detail from lone, the captain
of their team, Jack Ferris, being con
tent to send in the total rabbits slain,
only.
Twenty men participated in the
Heppner team, with C. H. Latourell
as captain, and their average was 65
rabbits, and a total of 1360; while
lone turned in on their count 300.
having somehow or other failed to
get into the territory where the rab
bits were plentiful on the day of the
contest, and played to bad luck in
this respect. They are good sports,
however, and are making their ar
rangements to feast the winners soon
at a big feed at the lone hotel.
The following participated in the
Heppner team and turned in the num
ber of rabbits opposite their names:
Clint Gilliam 69, L. E. Bisbee 91, Earl
Gilliam 92, Len Gilliam 124, Lester
Doolittle 41, Dr. Farrior 37, Bert
Stone 46, E. E. Clark 71, Chas. Lat
ourell 198, Paul Gemmell 41, F. L.
Harwood 30, Ed Bennett 05, Gay An
derson 44, Frank Turner 104, Dick
Robinett- 72, Claude Cox 68, Lloyl
Hutchinson 41, G. Franzen 65, Andy
Hayes 25, John Calmus 35.
INCOME TJIX BLANKS
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Portland, Ore., Jan. 15. Blanks
for the use of individual taxpayers in
making out their income tax returns
for the year 1922 were today mailed
by Clyde li. Huntley, collector of In
ternal revenue, to every taxpayer who
filed a return for the year 1921.
These returns must be mad out and
filed in the collector's office not later
than March 15. Each return must
be accompanied by a payment of at
least one-fourth of the amount of the
tax, or, in ths option of the taxpayer
the entire amount may be paid at the
time of filing, although the govern
ment urges payment of the tax in
full on or before March 16. Where
the taxpayer pays only one-fourth of
his tax when he files his return, h
has the privilege of paying the bal
ance in three equal installments on
June 15, September 15 and Decem
ber 15, respectively.
"The law requiring the filing of
federal income tax returns for the
year 1922 is substantially the same
as that governing similar filings for
the preceding year," said Collector
Huntley today. "Returns must be
filed by the following persons:
"Every individual who had a net In
come of $1000 or more, if single, or if
married and not living with husband
or wife;
"Every individual who had a net
income of $2000 or more, if married
and living with husband or wife;
"Every individual who had a gross
income of $5000 or more, regardless
of whether or not that sum netted
him a cent of profit.
"The exemptions are the same as
those allowed last year: Single per
son $1000; head of a family, or mar
ried person living with husband or
wife $2500, unless the net income is
in excess of $5000 in which case the
exemption is only $2000; for each de
pendent under 18 years of age or in
capable of self support, $100.
Do not confuse these exemptions
with the necessity of filing returns
if the net income of a married per
son is $2000 or the head of a family
Gilliam & Bisbee s
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A full car load of Poul
try supplies just arrived.
Anything and every
thing for the chicken in
stock.
A flash light on a dark
night is a necessity. None
better than the Winches
ter. We have all styles and
sizes.
Who said the roosters
were, crowing and the
hens cackling over the
Poultry Supplies to be had
at Gilliam & Bisbee.
Water turns the wheel.
Money turns the business.
We have the business it
don't turn. Creditors
please take notice. .
Gilliam & Bisbee
KIRK BUS & TRANSFER COMPANY
VM. M. KIRK, Proprietor
Prompt and efficient service at all times, both
clay or night. Leave orders at Hotel Patrick
or Phone Main 664.
BAGGAGE : EXPRESS : FREIGHT
COUNTRY TRIPS -:- GENERAL HAULING
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Sheep Men Get Rates.
A rate of fare and one-half for all
Oregon sheep men who go to Spokane
to attend the National Wool Growers'
association has been secured, accord
ing to a statement today made by Mac
Hoke, secretary of the Oregon Wool
Growers' association. The special
rates permit of stopover privileges
for three days to sheep men to attend
the Oregon meeting here which fol
lows immediately after the national
gathering at Spokane. Hoke Is seek
ing to get a list of the Oregon men
who will attend so that a special car
from Pendleton to Spokane may be
secured. East Oregonian.
TEA.
The Willing Workers of the Chris
tian church will serve a tea at W. 0.
Livingstone's on Tuesday, Jan. 23rd,
from 4 until 8 p. m. The price will
be 25 cents. We solicit the patron
age of everyone.
MRS. L. HUSTON, Sec.
Will Run Bus For Dance.
For the big dance at the Gentry
farm tomorrow" evening, I will run
the bus all night from Hotel Hepp
ner. Fare will be 25 cents each way.
WILL KIRK.
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Thrifty
Tim
"I've just returned from a visit at the poorhouse," said Thn'f-
ty Tim, while waiting for a Wall Street crease in his blue
serge, "and I couldn't find a person there who had been called jjj
a tightwad in their younger days." '
That may be left-handed philosophy, if you don't get just S
what Tim meant but think it over. E
Please notice that Tim was only a visitor distributing a
few gifts to the needy. He has it to give. E
Lloyd Hutchinson 1
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(not married) is $1000.
"In Qther words, a single person
claiming exemption as the head of si
family must file a return if his net
income is $1000 or more, notwith
standing the fact that as head of a
fiimily he is entitled to an exemption
of $2500 as well as $400 for each de
pendent. "Likewise every married person,
living with husband or wife, in order
to claim the exemption of $2500 and
$400 for each dependent must make
a return although his actual net in
come for 1922 may have been only
$2000.
"In both cases cited, the taxpayer
must make a return in order to claim
the exemption to which he is entitled
under the law, although ths applica
tion of those deductions may exempt
him from the payment of any income
tax-."
It is not necessary for any taxpay
er who filed a return last year to ap
ply to the collector's office for the
nesessary blank upon which to make
his 1922 return. He will receive the
requited blank through the mail with
in ths next few days.
Collector Huntley announces that
blanks for the use of corporations
and partnerships will be mailed to in
terested taxpayers as soon as receiv
ed from Washington.
The Christian Endeavorers of the
First Christian church have settled
upon Wednesday evening, January
24, as the date for their Box Social
a tthe Fair Pavilion. In addition to
the Box Social a program will be
given, and a general good time is
planned. The entire community is
invited to cooperate. Proceeds for
the new church.
The Willing Workers Tea.
The Willing Workers of the Chris
tian Church will give a tea at the
home of Mrs. Livingstone on Tuesday
evening, Jan. 23, from 4 to 8 p. m.
The public is cordially invited. Price
25 cents.
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They say that
No meal is too elaborate or too simple
for them
That eaten regularly, they are nature's
best safeguard for health
That the best apples can be bought at
Sam Hughes Co.
Phone Main 962
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TEA PACKING
We Have Stocked
Schillings' and Folger's
Vacuum Packed Tea
By this process the
tea is packed direct
from the firing pans,
warm, and abso
lutely all its fresh
ness and flavor are
indefinitely retained
Comes in 1-2 and 1-lb.
tins
Phelps Grocery Company
PHONE 53
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