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THE GAZETTE-TIMES. HEPrXER. OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1922.
The Gazette -Times
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Public id .vrry Thurjd.y Moraine by VAWTER AND SPENCER CRAWFORD and entered t the pot
off.re at Heppner, Oregon as aeco&d-claaa natter.
OFFICI AL PAPER FOR MORROW COUNTY
How to Get Our Problems Solved
By RicnAKn Lloyd Jones
We have heard much through the last two years
about the farm Noc. When this movement began
most people looked upon it as a political curiosity.
But it drew to its support so many conscientious
and earnest men that the nation began to realize
that there was something elemental in the idea that
must demand serious national consideration.
The Non-Partisan League was a forerunner of
this protest. It advocated a right program for its
members. But it could prosper only in a state like
North Dakota where the larger majority of the peo
ple are engaged in just one business grain grow
ing. It could not spread. We can't have a govern
ment of grain-growers. Any one vocation govern
ment is oligarchy. There is where this right pro
test took on impossible political form.
The Populist party back in the SO's and early
90's thai flowered in Kansas was the beginning of
the present farm bloc movement.
Cities live on the soil. The big city lives on the
little city, and the little city lives upon the farm.
Science has come along with the automobile, the
telephone and a hundred things that multiply effici
ency,, speed up industry' th economy, but always
with the economy that costs. We have been learn
ing how to live better. The lesson has gone out to
the open acres. Fifty years ago few farm boys had
ever tasted ice cream. The soda fountain today is
a village need, and the movie a community demand.
Minnesota eats Florida fruit. There are a thous
and legal, economic, marketing, industrial prob
lems today Vhere fifty years ago there was one. In
consequence the cost of administering all govern
ment, township, tow n, county, state and nation, has
mounted with the multiplication of the problems
that grew out of our ever increasingly intricate life.
All these make taxes.
In a normal fanning community in Nebraska the
tax rate on tilled land has gone from $93 to $494
in just six years. The farmer says. he can't stand
the gaff, the tax cost is exceeding the profit on
production.
The same complaint comes from the city banker
and manufacturer. The farmer has no monopoly on
tax complaints. Did you ever hear of a popular
tax?
It doesn't cost anything to live in a wilderness.
We want all things that progress has brought us.
We don't want to part with the soda founain or the
telephone. We can't give up the auto or the uni
versity extension. Very well, then, what are we
going to do?
New England had a great idea in the town meet
ing. Philadelphia with her nearly two millions of
people, is now talking the town meeting idea. Out
in the corn belt of the middle west the town meet
ing is again taking hold. And when, in a town of
only 300 people surprise was expressed because
over 200 were in attendance, the answer came,
"We have to go to the town meeting. It's the only
way we can ever solve our problem." ,
That's the only way we ever can.
Public ownership of public utilities and a scien
tific marketing system of the products of the land
will both save our civilization and supply its cost.
The only way we are ever going to get there is to
get together, talk it over and thresh it out. Find
out what we can do, what we want to do, and then
send to our state legislatures and to our Congress
not a set of country lawyers but practical producers
men who know what we want done and who will
do it.
Western Literary Magazine.
The Lariat of Portland, Ore., makes its bow as
a literary monthly, the only publication of the kind
west of New York, devoted exclusively to discus
sion and criticism of literary matters. Western
writers will find it of great interest as voicing west
ern standards of expression, when it is considered
that the West has never produced a writer of the
degenerate school, but all western fiction, poetry
and dramas are clean and wholesome, from the
days of the pioneers in literature down to the pres
ent. The first number is for January, 1923, and
has just been published. It is on fine paper and
carries no advertisements of trashy books. It's
editor is Col. E. Hofer, newspaperman of 45 years
experience, which is a guarantee that The Lariat
will be a publication of the highest class.
The Plain Peoples' Money.
In all the rest of the world there is nothing com
parable to the financial power of the rank and file
of the American people. In 5000 banking institu
tions of the country there is now going on a dis
tribution of $190,000,000 of so-called Christmas
club funds. This money has been put by for
months in small amounts each week to cover the
depositors' Christmas shopping.
But that is not all there is to the national fund
especially put by for Christmas put by for the
Christmas spending of the general public. In thous
ands of other banks depositors have been keeping
Christmas items in reserve in their regular deposit
accounts. Furthermore, men, women and children
the country over have been rucking away in safe
places both loose change and small bills for the
festivities and joys of the season.
The total of all these Christmas club funds, for
mal and informal, could scarcely count less than a
quarter of a billion dollars; it might run nearer to
half a billion dollars.
Besides those Christmas funds there is coming
due on New Year's Day $025,000,000 of war sav
ings stamps which in the great bulk belong to the
wage earners of the country. And that is not all
the investment they have in securities of the coun
try. They have great quantities of the lower de
nominations of Liberty bonds and notes. Nobody
knows what these total in dollars, so far as con
cerns the wage earners and other small investors,
hut no responsible estimate has ever placed the
mount low in the hundreds of millions; it is very
high in the hundreds of millions.
And even that is not all the saved wealth owned
and at the command of the rank and file of the
American people. In the savings anks of the Uni
ted States for 1920 there were 1 1,437,556 accounts
with deposits of more than six and a half billions of
dollars. Incomplete figures for the current per
iod indicate that these savings banks accounts now
total approximately eight billions of dollars. With
the deposits that small savers carry in the savings
departments of trust companies and other banks
the grand total of the American people s savings
accounts is estimated to run now between ten and
eleven billions of dollars.
And there is more -yet. It is in the form of the
small shoreholdings which employes as well as gen
eral investors have acquired in great corporations
like the Pennsylvania Railroad, the United States
Steel Corporation and the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. Whether this is tens of
millions or hundreds of millions of dollars there is
no sure way of telling now, but as there are hun
dreds of thousands of such small investors on the
stock books of merely a few of the great companies
it is easy to see that with an average of only ten
shares of such stock, 1,000(000 small shareholders
would mean 10,000,000 shares thus distributed,
which at an average value of $75 a share would be
three-quarters of a billion of dollars".
In all those small savings and investments,
therefore, there cannot be less than thirteen bil
lions of dollars; there may easily be more than
fifteen billions of dollars and in value form that
is almost ready to cash in, for the man who needs
or wants to cash in, a sight. New York Herald.
The Jericho Road
By W. B. Hinson, D. D., Portland, Oregon.
There are just four men in the world. Only four
no fifth.
There is the Hurt man !
And he is robbed, stripped of much, and sorely
wounded.
There is the Hurting man !
Christ called him a thief. I am thankful for that.
There is the Heedless man !
He passed by on the other side, and he said,
"Safety First!"
There is the Helping man!
Who went to the hurt man and took care of him.
The Hurt man must soon be helped.
The Hurting man God take him in hand.
The Heedless man must be aroused.
The Helping man God bless him.
Will you Help?
Here is the story that has the four men in it.
A certain young man was going down from Jeru
salem to Jericho and fell among thieves who strip
ped and beat him and left him half dead.
A certain priest and a Levite saw him and passed
by on the other side.
A certain Samaritan came where he was, saw him
had compassion, bound up his wounds and took
care of him. Luke X.
The Hurt man is in the Near East!
So is the Hurting man. And again I say God
take him in hand.
The Heedless man beware, brother!
The Helping man do it now NOW.
There is little chance that Oswald West or any
one else as capable as he is will be appointed high
way commissioner from the Multnomah County
district. West says he would not accept the appoint
ment even if tendered, and there is mighty little
prospect that Governor-elect Pierce will tender it.
West would not submit to the slighest attempt to
dictate or influence, so far as the governor's office
was concerned, and the new governor would have
to abandon any notion he may have had of inter
ference with highway administration. West be
lieves in efficiency and in paying high enough sal
aries to obtain it. He is one of the original good
roads men of Oregon. Under his supervision was
done the first work on the Columbia Highway, by
convict labor, 'way back in 1912. He knew enough,
as governor, to appoint good men to office, regard
less of political considerations, and to hold them
responsible for results, without attempting political
interference. Some of the best officials Oregon
has had were appointed by West. While he is a
man of strong prejudices and vindictive spirit
towards those whom he is convinced are crooked
or selfish, he invariably upholds those in whose
honesty he has reason to believe. As highway
commissioner he would find out for himself wheth
er the methods and personnel of the present ad
ministration were efficient, and if they were so, he
would stay by them fearlessly. He probably is too
independent a man for the job, and too much in
sympathy with the state highway program. Ore
gon Voter.
Force Europe to Pay.
Why the public does not rise on its haunches
and burst into a roar of laughter that would echo
around the world when suggestions are made that
Uncle Sam should cancel Europe's war debts, like
the wisdom of the Lord, passeth understanding.
Last year the easy Americans paid Germany
$960,000,000 for worthless marks. As fast as Ger
man printing presses could turn out the financial
junk good American dollars were poured into Ger
many to bring them to the land of the free.
In addition to this stupendous folly American
tourists spent in Germany $750,000,000 which
foots up just about 13 per cent of the entire war
debt. And the end is not yet.
American money is even now turning the wheels
of German industry. American brains are even
now working to help solve the German national
problem.
This year American children will play with Ger
man toys to the exclusion of toys of American man
facture. Summed up, America stands today the world's
great easy mark. Charged with being a nation of
dollar worshippers, we find ourselves the easy vic
tims of every shrewd European trickster and gov
ernmental propagandist.
It is time we put a definite end to serious con
siderations of debt repudiation.
Now is the time to talk real strict accountability.
Let Washington announce that Europe to the
last nation must pay her debts, and to the last far
thing. J m VMia rtrae tint e 4U n U n , - T,.
paper would prove just the thing. The Gazette
Times, $2 for a full year
WHO WILL BE BAR
RATTS S'JCGESSD
will be set-n at the Star Theatre.
Sunday, when the new Will Rogers
picture. "Doubling for Romeo," is
shown. In thl Goldwyn picture,
whk-h was written by Elmer Rice and
directed by Clarence Badger, all the
sub-titles were written by Will Rog
ers. He is nationally known as an
original humorist, and his titles are
said to be the funniest parodies on
Shakespeare ever written.
The story tells the trials of a bash
ful cowboy lover to win the affections
of a western girl. But she has
"movie" ideas about a lover, and sends
her cowboy to the "movies" to learn
how to make love. What happens to
him there, as well as his adventures
as a cowboy Romeo, make this latest
Movement to I'nite oa One Man
Tarman or Edwarda Proposed.
A movement is on foot at Bend.
The Pnlls, Baker, Pendleton and
other Eastern Oregon cities to have
the Chambers of Commerce of all
these towns agrree upon on candi
date for state highway commissioner
to succeed W. B. Bar:itt of Heppner
who has resigned.
It has been pointed out by the
Condon Commercial club that this
section is entitled to continued rec
ognition on the commission. The
club has not proposed any special
candidate but holds that Gilliam,
Wheeler and Grant counties have
men well qualified for highway com
missioner. Other citizens of Condon have pro
posed two men whose interests in the
highway and economic development
of the state would make them ideal
candidates, if they would accept the
place. They are Geo. W. Parraan and
V. J. Edwards. Should Governor
elect Pierce choose a man in Mr.
Barratt's place for approximately the
same section of Oregon, either Mr.
Parman or Mr. Edwards would be a
choice that all Eastern Oregon could
approve. Condon Globe-Times.
"DOUBLING FOR ROMEO"
Shakespeare with a humorous twist
Gilliam & Bisbee's
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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.
Gilliam & Bisbee
If It's For A Man
IT AT A MAN'S STORE
EN are only boys grown
pecially at Christmas time when
it's easy as sin to tell "just what
they want." There is no reason
why woman should fret and fume over what
to give HIM. Follow his footsteps of filling
past wants and they will lead you HERE
to a man's store. Our practical gifts on dis
play fairly scream out his likes.
SILK CRAVATS
All silk cravatst of splendid
did qualities in an unusual ex
tensive variety of new colorful
patterns.
A low price that suggests the
purchase of many. Boxed as
gifts, 75c, $1.00, $1.25.
MEN'S GLOVES
They are of cape skin in tan,
brown and black and are fea
tured specially as gifts.
$2.50, $5.00
a neclctie
forme
D.
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j Rogers picture one of the most de
lightful comedies that Goldwyn has
ever produced.
Many remarkably line settings are
shown in "Doubling for Romeo,"
such as the ballroom and balcony
scenes.
Miss Helen Barratt, daughter of
Mr. and Ms. W. B. Batiatt, a senior
at 0. A. C, ai rived home Saturday
and will sptr.d the Christmas holidays
with her parenlt here
Miss Mary Clark, who is a student
of St, Pauls academy, Walla Walla,
arrived home on Saturday to spend
the Christmas holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. CUrk.
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1 Fish In Season
Take. home a bucket of our lard. It!
is a Heppner product and is as 1
good as the best. 1
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MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS
Of sheer linen, damask linen
and voiles an assortment sel
dom to be had at so reasonable
a price. Very remarkable in
quality.
MEN'S SILK HOSIERY
Thread silk hosiery in many
two color combinations, brown,
blue or white with black, attrac
tively clocked. All reinforced at
toes and heels.
A Fine Line of House Slippers
Stop in and see our line of Whipcord
Suits the latest creation in Men's
Clothes. Made up for Men and
Young Men in conservative and
sport models.
A. Wilson
Man's Store for Men
Cooking Utensils V CLEAN
For quick results on
all metal ware use
SAPOLIO
Cleans Scours Polishes
Large
cake irSKf
No
waste
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Bring Us Useful Gifts
"WHAT TO GIVE" is the problem per
plexing many people just now. Come here
and let us help you solve it from our stock
of useful gifts.
Nothing is more appreciated than some
thing to wear, and in this department of
our store you will find appropriate gifts
for every member of the family.
YOUR CHRISTMAS DINNER
will be a big success if you buy your gro
ceries and delicacies here. Fresh stocks of
everything you will need. Bring us your
shopping list.
Sam Hughes Co.
Phone Main 962
-Good Printing Is Our Hobby The Gazette-Times
Don't Buy Your
Xinas
Candy
Until You See
Our Line
An exceptionally large assortment at
very moderate prices.
For a Remembrance to HER
one of our
Fancy Boxes of Chocolates
will be appreciated.
Phelps Grocery Company
PHONE 53
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