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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1922
The Gazette -Times
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Pobli-hed c vPry Thursday Morning by YAWTER AND SPEXCEB CRAWFORD Mid entered t the post
office at Heppner, Oregon at second-clue matter.
OFFICIAL PAPER FOR MORROW COUNTY
WE NEED MORE BURBANKS
Bv Richard Lloyd Jones
The boy in school fifty years ago looking upon'
the map of the United States in his geography
found the vast territory between the Pacific Coast
states and the Missouri River designated as the
Great American Desert.
Since that time the surveyor has clearly defined
the state lines, and into these states hundreds of
thousands of brave people have pioneered.
There today great cities stand, sky scrapers pierce
the sky, the hammer is heard, business thrives, the
parched lands are kissed with irrigation ditches that
drain the glaciers' melting Row and spread bounty
and prosperity into the lap of an aggressively pro
gressive people.
On that desert land the great Burbank lives.
From or.t that hopeless wilderness he brought forth
fruits that have been the wonder of the world.
Daniel Webster was a wise man. But amaze
ment would make him wiser were he alive today.
On the floor of the United States Senate he op
posed the acquisition of the Oregon territory be
cause he said, "You cannot roll a wheel out there."
Soon after Daniel made this declaration a fellow
by the name of Whitman rolled a wheel out there.
On his wheel Whitman laid a load of apple tree
roots. With them he planted out there what have
grown to be the greatest apple orchards in the
world.
The changed map has taught anew the old les
son that ail things are possible to the men who de
ny defeat, to the men who dare.
Twenty years ago we used to speak of undevel
oped sections as "the last west."- As we have closed
in on these unsettled places we found the new east.
While developing ways to fertile fields in what
was once the desolate desert we learned much.
Now abandoned farms in New York and New Eng
land are attracting the college trained agriculturist
of the West. The Carolinas and the Southern
States about them are revealing farms that lure the
Iowan, than whom there is no better farmer known.
Florida, long looked upon as a tangled mass of
semi-tropical verdure, is proving to be a matchless
garden spot. Good land is everywhere.
Our agricultural colleges are turning out engin
eers to irrigate and drain; chemists who teach us
how to replenish the soil ; agronomists who tell us
how to grow better grain and captains of commerce
who show us how to make a better product-pack
and find a better market. These colleges are chang
ing farming from drudgery to a scientific profes
sion. Lincoln said, "I always plucked the thistle and
planted a flower wherever I thought a flower would
grow."
Give us more Burbanks; give us more scientific
ally trained men, and we have land enough in the
United States to feed and clothe all the people in
the whole wide world. i
New York hicks who are easier to separate from
their money tha.i the rural rube was ever said to be.
Yet we doubt that an ex-Tammany captain is soft
enough to be separated from $5000, without one
hope of reward, by the tears of Walter Pierce, or
by his indefinite promises of tax reduction, or that
he would care whoop whether taxes were reduced
in Oregon or not. It is not charged that this new
angel of the Pierce campaign was forced out of
Tammany hall in disgrace as would doubtless
have been the case were he so impractical a poli
tician as he is now represented to be.
But the gift does not concern us a lot. It is, how
ever, interesting, for the accompanying revelations
of partisan quality in the high-sounding stuff we
have been reading about Newberryism and purity
of elections.
Anybody in Oregon who wanted to go gunning
for corrupt practices in elections never had to go
back to Michigan, whether he was looking for re
publican or democratic game. In more than one
election wealthy democratic candidates in Oregon
have poured out money notoriously in excess of the
amount permitted by the corrupt practices act. In
one election one democratic candidate for high of
fice was openly charged with so doing.
Yet the Portland newspaper which eoes eunnine
in Michigan, which sees nothing but sweet sincerity
in a handsome contribution from a political hard
shell, which discovers only slush and corruption
in evrey fund accumulated for any purpose of
which it disapproves, has never peeped about dem
ocratic corrupt practices in Oregon. Yet in an in
dignant reply to a printed letter it says it is not a
rabid partisan. Oregonian.
One month till election, when the great questions
agitating the mind of the body politic in Oregon will
be settled for a time, at least.
While the Rodeo did not make money above ex
penses this year, it came very near breaking even.
When it is considered that there was some expense
that had to be met in the way of permanent fixtures,
such as the grand stand, it is figured that the com
mittee came out ahead, as this expense will not
have to be met another year. It was a very credit
able exhibition, staged by purely local talent and
should be made an annual festival for Heppner.
Its management this year was in the hands of good
men who admit that there is room for improvement
in many ways and future events, if staged here,
will be spared some of the features that were the
cause of some criticism this season. The big crowds
of people assembled during the three days were
orderly and appeared to enjoy themselves to the
full. A few instances of "ruff stuff" Were noted
and the perpetrators were promptly handled by the
police force which kept an eye open at all times for
those who would be real bad, as well as the fellows
who had imbibed too much moonshine and bootleg
The town was thrown open to the visitors for a
good time, and there was no interference with any
who desired to enjoy themselves the very best way
they could. The Rodeo will be a bigger success in
every way another year.
NATIONAL BUDGET ON TRIAL
The new director of the budget, General Lord,
has before him a standard of accomplishment the
administration points to with an excusable feeling
of pride.
The books for the fiscal year 1922 recently closed
show the year began with a prospective deficit of
$24,468,703 and ended with a surplus of receipts
over expenditures of $313,801,651.
The national debt has been reduced $1,041,968,'
844, and a balance of $272,105,512 remains in the
eeneral fund.
It is only fair to say, however, that Secretary
Mellon clearly pointed out some months ago that
much of the reduction of expenditure is merely a
postponement of payments due to a shift in the gov
ernment s financial operations.
Calm analysis of the results of the budget sys
tem do not warrant more than an indication in its
favor, though certainly nothing can be said against
it. . The system has not been put to the test, proof
of its efficacy being impossible to date.
'ith a more complete knowledge of the resour
ces of government now known and a closer tabula
tion on expenditures that are elastic, the likelihood
is that the new budget which is now on hand will
be much more accurate than its predecessor.
When General Lord is ready to report, the public
will be in better position to judge the system and
its workings and perhaps to appreciate" the ground
work laid by General Dawes.
On its face the budget appears to be working in
favor of the American pocketbook. ;"
The rain came just right a good shower pre
ceding the Rodeo laid the dust nicely, and since that
event has passed, heavy showers are placing the
summerfallow ground in excellent shape for fall
seeding as well as bringing up much that had been
placed in the ground before the rains came.
New Orleans Thousands of ex-service
men are expected to attend the
American Legion National convention
in New Orleans, October lS-HOth, as
a result of the announcement of a
railroad rate of one fare for the
round trip. Announcement of the re
duced rate was made by E. A. Simmon,
chairman of the Legion's national
transportation committee. The rate
has been accepted as official by Han
ford HacNider, Legion National Com
mander. The reduced fare, which will be ef
fective on all railroads, will apply to
members of The American Legion,
and its auxiliary, widows, of deceased
members of the legion and to dele
gates to the convention of the Inter
allied Veterans' Federation which will
be held the week before the Legion
gathering.
Legion convention officials estimate
that a crowd of 100,000 visitors will
attend the national gathering as a re
sult of the fare reduction. Several
thousand legionnaires are also ex
pected to take advantage of the fifty
per cent reduction granted on all ves
sels of the United States Shipping
Board.
The railroad rate table based on the
reduced fare shows that those in Ore
gon contemplating attending the con
vention, will pay $98.53 for fare from
Portland, Oregon to New Orleans, La.
and return.
In these days of Modern improve
ments it is certainly refreshing to
run across a roller towel ossasion
ally. Pacific Legion.
Wives of congressional medal of
company their husbands to the Amer
honor men have been invited to ac-
A ROTTEN MESS
If further argument were needed to convince Or
egon citizens that the direct primary, the initiative
and he referendum, are failures and detrimental to
the cause of good government in the state, it is
furnished in the revelations of corruption before
the Marion county court in the methods used for
obtaining signatures to the petitions for the income
tax and fish bills.
The hearing is a rotten record of forgeryr perjury
and falsehood. Notaries, presumably at so much
per name, made affidavit that they personally knew
all of the signers of the petitions.
On the stand they admitted that they knew but a
trifling percentage of the signers. Some knew none
at all. The notarial commissions of these false
servants will be revoked by Governor Olcott, and
rightly so. Then they can openly join the army of
self-seekers, opportunists and disgruntled ranters
who have been righteously rebuked by the common
wealth s chief executive and exercise their dishon
est and unscrupulous talents in bringing about the
governor's political downfall if they can. .
There is a contest on in this state between right
eous government by the people in their own behalf,
and a government by invisible forces seeking to
fatten their purses and advance their political
standing at the expense of the state.
They have seized upon the very laws that the
people fondly hoped would purify politics, and have
by falsehood and unscrupulous manipulation, while
the majority of voters were sleeping, worked thru
a manipulated minority, by fraud, deceit and cor
ruption, to gain ends that will hamper and restrict
the development of the state if those ends could be
effected.
Fortunately the majority is awakening, and as
the nefarious methods possible under the present
political system are brought to light, there is a
growing revulsion against the false prophets of
progress and purity, who stand publicly arraigned
as betrayers of the people. Klamath Herald.
RABIDLY PARTISAN
It is vigorously denied by a democratic newspa
per, the Portland Journal, that the $5000 contribu
tion of Jesse Winburn to the Pierce campaign fund
is Newberryism.
Mr. Winburn is a newcomer, He or his friends
have let it be known that he is an ex-Tammany
captain from New York, where he made wad of
money out of the advertising concession on the
streetcars, '
Now it may be that Mr. Winburn is one of those
POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION
The railroad shop crafts have lost the strike.
They have been beaten as no band of strikers was
ever beaten.
They were beaten because from the very start
public opinion was solidly against them and no
strike can succeed against such opposition.
Public opinion was against them, first, because
after the public had established an impartial trib
unal to peaceably adjust differences between them
and railroad managements, they refused to abide
by its decisions; and, second, because they refused
to accept a wage award though it fixed wages from
29 to 90 per cent higher than in 1917.
Strikes are bad things. They smybolize anarchy
no less than industrial warfare.
This one has visited misfortune and hardship on
many who were contented with their rate of pay
and working conditions out wno went on sinne De
cause an arrogant and stupid leadership so ordered.
They deserve no public sympathy, for from cow
ardly assaults on defenseless men who refused to
etrik tn hnmh-throwine. train-wrecking and mur
der they stopped at nothing to accomplish their
selhsh enas.
When smypathizers under the false and subtle
pretense of "defective equipment" deserted trains
on a sweltering desert and subjected innocent wo
men and children to suffering and hardship their
reprehensible acts were brazenly applauded by
strike agitators.
. If mis strike did nothing else it set the sober
mind of America in action against bolshevism as
it never was before. It has aroused the law-abiding,
law-respecting element of the people to a re
alization that bolshevism is not confined to Russia
anH that it the cherished heritages and institutions
of civilization are to be preserved a public duty at
taches to tne citizen to see mat justice prevails,
law is upheld and transgressions and transgres
sors are commensurate! penalized. -The Manu
facturer. Mr. Pierce, author of millage tax bills, which
created additional tax burdens for the people of
Oregon to meet, wants us all to vote for him now
as the great champion of lax reduction. The most
of this tax reduction talk is bunk, and Walter is the
chief "spreader, whose sincerity on this question
Is open to serious doubt.
Practical Horseshoer
has taken entire charge
of the Scrviner Black
smith Shop.
GENERAL
BLACKSMITHING
Lame and interfering
horses carefully
attended.
Phone 512, Heppner
kan Legion National Convention in
New Orleans in October. Their ex
penses will be paid by the Legion con
vention committee.
airs. H. G. Weaver of EUiotsburg,
Pa. has appealed to State Headquart
ers of The American Legion of Ore
gon to assist hr in locating her son,
who is believed to be somewhere on
the Pacific Coast
Out great work for Americanism,
adjusted compensation and an awak
ened citizenship fades in the back
ground when compared with our con
tinuous battle for the buddy for who
the war will never end.- Pacific Le-(rion.
Shell Fish!
DO YOU ENJOY SHELL
FISH!
Oysters
Clams
Crab
Served in any style to
your order.
Our Sunday dinner should
also attract you on these
warm summer days.
Bring the " Ife and have
dinner with us.
Elkhorn Restaurant
Heppner
Gilliam & Bisbee's
j& Column
.' Come in and get the County
Agent's machine for the dry treat
ment of your wheat Copper Car
bonate. The work is perfectly
done and economically. Get your
order in early as it takes some
time to make one.
We have sold all kinds of grain
drills and have decided that the
Kentucky double-run feed is the
best suited for this territory.
Come in and look them over for
yourself.
The Revolving weeder is the
one that gets the weeds.
If your are going to use the dry
treatment for your seed wheat,
you can not .afford to pass up the
Calkins machine.
Announcement
I have secured the" STUDEBAKER Agency
for this territoryand will be able to
supply this popular car.
The LIGHT SIX at . $1,190.00
The SPECIAL SIX at $1,525.00
The BIG SIX at . . . $1,950.00
The Light Six at this price is the best car bar
gain for this country. These prices
are for delivery here.
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Gilliam & Bisbee
The Brunswick
Phonograph
We have just received a large shipment, consisting of
several styles and including the "COLONIAL,"
which is one of the new Consul models.
The BRUNSWICK Plays All Records
Come In For Demonstration
Brunswick October Records Now On Sale
You want to hear "Rock Me in My Swanee Cradle"
Brunswick No. 2296
Jack Mulligan
Sherman-Clay & Co.'s Representative, at
Harwood's Jewelry
Store
Odd Fellows Bldg., Heppner
Sheet Music Phonographs Records
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STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(CaUfenk)
Ms-'
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Hats
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Sam Hughes Co.
Phone Main 962
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