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If PAGE SIX THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1924. I White Houfe Hopes L ,yrW.. i at J SirJNOTTPRDPQSES Sntor Oscar Underwood, of Alahama, ii iookfnl upon with front favor in th South as the piral rurriiditf for tha Demo cratic Presidential nomination -PR I Newspaper Howl of 4Sur plus" Ungrounded Says Spence. The the too C. E. Spenr. ldirkrt Afnt Thii country raises too much, newspapers and periodicals of Und proclaim this. We raise much wheat, too mnch of all dairy products, too much fruit, too many veeetables, too much everything. We have "over-production and a great irplu" must be marketed abroad, and the inexorable rule of supply and demand fixes the low price of all ag ricultural products and puts the far mer in his present plight. So we should "diversify," the learn ed economists and editors tell os. We should change about and raise more of what we do not raise, and less of what we do raise. And all the other farmers should do the same. And then our statesmen at Washing ton get busy on legislation that will permit us to borrow more money to change our system and run a little deeper into debt. And in the face of this great deluge of "over-production" the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture broadcasts the facts that we bought $36,000,000 of dairy products from other countries in one year $9,000,000 more than we exported; that we bought six and a half million dollars' worth of eggs abroad; that in 123 we imported a million and a half dollars' worth of hay; over a million dollars of pota to, $1,700,000 of tomatoes, almost a half million dollars of turnips; $llh,000.000 of hides and skins, and ao on with lists of imports of pro ducts that we have a "surplus" of that would fill a newspaper column, With the wage scales and living standards of nearly all countries far below those of this nation; with the market values of the currencies of these nations dropping each day, and with nearly all nations trying to sell xo tnis country m order to get money with value in it, how can the Amer ican farmer hope to get production cost from his products in competi tion? Why shouldn't we have a sur plus when we import billions of dol lars worth of the same goods we raise? And why shouldn't we have European prices when the prices of thene imported products are used to fcx the home market? Between tariff schedules and com bination strength the manufacturers, utility corporations and others main tain profit price, and the financial statements of many large concerns show amazing earnings, while the soil producers get but production prices, and less, and have to pay the high prices of the protected. This condi tion makes two standards, two dol lars an absolutely unfair and unjust system. The farrr.cr should be protected to tht extent of other industries. If the deluge of agricultural imports had the same duty as many manufactured articles, and if the farmers had the aams organization strength of other industries, there would then be one standard dollar, and all industries would be on an even footing. If the millions of tons of farm products now imported, and produced under low wage and low living standards, had the tariff protection of manufactured articles, the deluge would be greatly lessened and the products now im ported would be grown here. When fanners are organized as atror.gly as other industries they will ret the same protection. When they do their own marketing they will be able to cut out tht thoutands of mid dle profit takers that prey on them. When they control both production and marketing they will have an even break with the rest of the country. The "over-production" hobgoblin is tut the pretext of the middle interacts. Would Make Playgrounds Attractive for Tourists; Present Roads Bad. Washington. Varch 24. "One of the best business investments the government could make is proposed by the Sinnott Bill, which has just psed the Houe. providing $2,500. 00 pr year for three years for con struction and improvement of reads, trails and bridges in National Parks. declares the Republican Publicity As sociation, through its president, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr. "When we read in the New York papers long lists of residents of the United States taking passage on steamers for Europe, chiefly for pleasure trips, there can be no doubt of the desirability of making every reasonable effort to en courage these tourists to remain in the Vnitod States. Nothing more ef fective in that direction could be done than the construction of good high ways in the National Parks so that travel therein will be made safe, con venient and pleasurable. "American tourists spend not less than $500,000,000 a year, and probably much more than that, on the other side of the Atlantic. If any consid erable proportion of these tourists could be induced to remain in the United States the saving to the nation would justify the appropriation for road construction in the Parks. "But that would be only a minor consideration. Even if this feature of the subject were given no considera tion whatever, the benefits that would be derived by tourists who never think of leaving the United States would fully justify even a larg er appropriation than proposed by the Sinnott bill. Many thousands of our citizens visit the Parks every year. They travel over roads only 12 miles of which, in the Parks, are paved. Very few sections of the road have anything that could be called hard surfacing of any character. Many of j the roads are narrow, and the grades are unnecessarily steep. If the roads were adequately improved travel in the Parka would be much more en joyable for those who are accustomed to go there from year to year and many more thousands would be at tracted by the assurance that they would be able to travel in comfort. ' "It is surprising to read in the re- ' port submitted by Congressman Sin- I nott in behalf of his bill, that, since 1&72. only $3,540,000 has been expend ed by the Federal Government, in road building and improvement in our National Park system, while it I is estimated that since 1915 the states have expended nearly $24,000,000 in improving approach roads to National Parks. It is absurd that the road lead ing to Mt. Earner National Park has been improved at a cost of nearly $4,- 000,000, but people who travel that ; road to the Park entrance, are re- i quired to purchase an automobile per- i mil at a cost of $2.50and then find available for their use within the park a road only 20 miles a road un- surfaced and scarcely in a safe con dition for travel. The National Parks are not local but national institutions. In fact they are of more interest to Ameri cans residing at a distance than to those who reside nearby. The great er number of visitors, people who enjoy the beauties of the Parks the most, are those who come from a distance. "From every viewpoint, therefore, it is highly desirable that the govern ment appropriate as much money as can be used to good advantage from year to year in the extension of roads making a larger area of the Parks available for enjoyment by visitors." Standard Oil Company Removing Road Signs Actios of Company Warmly Indorsed by State Highway Commission; Others May Follow Suit. Praise of the stand taken by the Standard Oil company in its recent anrotincement that it would remove its road signs in the interests of greater beautincation of the high ways was given by the state highway department laat week, which express ed itself as heartily in. accord with the move. Work of removing the signs waa energetically begun by the Standard last week. "The state highway commission greatly appreciates the action of the atanaara Ull company in its announc ed intention of removing all of its signboard advertising along the high ways of the state," said a statement issued for the commission by Roy Klein, state highway engineer and secretary of the commission, last week. The statement continues: "It is hoped that the company's frank statement that it is convinced that highway advertising detracts from the natural scenic beauty will appeal to other advretisers as well. The signboard nuisance, in addi- tion to its on.ightliness. is a frequent Our Army Airmen Sailing 'Round the .World 3 Secretary of Navy Ford Makes High Mark of 7,1.16 Cars in Week Swinging into it big spring pro duction proi-m, the Ford Motor company on Wednesday, March 12, reached the highit mark in its his tory when its domestic asKembly plants produced a total of 7,406 ears and trucks. This it-cord biakiog figure does not Include the daily output of bW cars for t uport, nor the production of the Manchester, Kntrlat.d, and Ford of Canada plants whirh manufacture moat of their own products. Tht new production record la of eaperia! significant as It indicates tha enormous demand bting made throughout the country for Kurd cars and trucks and the company's en deavor to bring its output up to the point whme It will attempt to fill all requirements and to avoid repeti tion of the shortage which dialed laat prliig when thousands of per sons er diaappointfd In not being able, to secure delivery of cars. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Krebs of Cecil war vifiting with friends in Hepp rtar on Weduesday, Hi A ' '. '. TxVt J -i sk- tew . 5 I '.y-O (Tib '& j'i'.e vums Wilbur, California .; 1 1 ne Court Justice and grad uate of the Naval Academy in lhHH, !,u accepted the folio in President t oolnigf's cabinet as the new Sec-rUii- of th Navy, This photo-diagram shows the proposed route of the U. S. Army fliers who are now making an attempt at an around that world flight. Insert is of Maj. Martin, in command of the flight and oo4 of the air cruisers being nsed. cause of accidents, districting as it does the attention of the driver away from the roml. 'This action of the Standard Oil company in the interest of the elimin ation of aignborrds will be rpproved by the various civic bodies of the state who have been working toward that and and also will be supported by the state at large. The Standard explained its reason for the action in a bulletin reading as follows: 'Convinced that highway advertis ing signs detract from the natural beauty of the great routes of travel of the Pacific coast, this company has decided that it will erect no more signs and that it will immediately re move all of its signs of this nature now standing. Hereafter the com pany will confine its use of sius to commercial locations. "The company feels that the splen did scenery so characteristic of near ly all highways of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona should be unmarred, and on that ac count is willing to sacrifice the ad vertising value of the signs." Gilliam & Bisbee's j& Column j& A car of Poultry Sup plies just arrived. Any thing and everything for the Hen. Lots of mill feed and Dr. Hess' stock tonic for your live stock. Sheep dip and lice exter minator and other reme dies for livestock and poul try. Our spring stock of sin gle trees, lead bars, wag on tongues, plain beams, handles, clevises, etc., just arrived. Gilliam & Bisbee EVERYTHING IN Hardware - Implements We have it, will get it or it is not made. State's Money Will Be Needed For Survey In completing the survey of the Umatilla rapids project the govern ment engineers will have need of the $10,000 appropriated by the last leg islature for cooperative work of this character. News to this effect was brought here yesterday by E. R. Crocker, engineer in charge of the survey on the project. Previously the government engineers thought tha $50,000 appropriated by congress would be sufficient. It is now appar- Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted The most modern and scien tific instruments used in ths diagnosis of eye trouble. ' . Office Phone Main 1164 Residence East 8206 Evenings and Sunday by Appointment. Dr. Arthur J. King OPTICAL SPECIALIST 327 Morgan Bldg. (Broadway and Washington) Portland, Oregon SAMPLE U? D ? T? WY? Km Fa mT name and ad- dress, a post card will do, and we will mail free and postpaid, a sample copy of Popular Mechanics MAGAZINE the most wonderful magazine pub lished. It contains the never ending story of the Events of the World and 400 PICTURES 160 Illustrated Pages every month, that will entertain every member of the family. 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JWid ff : -ia?S3 55aTaJ I for A CK NTS' M L 2iafii !1 1 FREE OUT- JJ 7sa322JfQ Name tu$fx f!??VavV 1 To Automobile Owners- AND AUTOMOTIVE TRADE OF MORROW COUNTY AND ADJOINING TERRITORY: I wish to nnounce the opening of my stock of motor accessories. As fast as possible stock will be made complete. All wants can be sup plied. Stock to consist of: PISTON RINGS All Makes of Cars PISTON PINS. PISTON PIN BUSHINGS. MOTOR BEARINGS. VALVES. TIMING GEARS. RING GEARS ANDN PINIONS. CAR AND TRUCK SPRINGS. Full Stock Standard Makes Tires and Tire Accessories. Gas and Oil. MARTIN REID Heppncr, Oregon ent however that Ihe slat mosey will ba attdfi Actoniinfly atepa arc biffg takaa to atcura stats funds. Under the act passed by the legielatur the state money ia available at the re quest of the aecretary of the interior. Mr. Crocker eaye that the drillini work at the dantsite hat now been completed. Pendleton E. O. C E. RALLY IS HELD. An interestinc Christian Endeavor rally waa held yesterday at the Chria tian church, with members of the Presbyterian and Christian churches present, and visiting delegates from Helix, Milton, Freewater, Adama, Pi lot Rock and Reith. About 76 dele Kates were present A luncheon was a feature of the rally. On Saturday a group of C. E. mem bers from this county will go to lone, Morrow county, for a meeting there Saturday evening. Ob Sunday they will meet either at Heppner or Lex ington. These whe will make the trip are Mrs. Frank Bitehey of Free water; Rev. 1. M. Corneliaoa, of Tu tuilla Miasion; Mrs. A. C. Voelker, of Helix, and Miaa Myrtle Corley of Pendleton. East Oregonian. CALL FOR WARRANTS. Warrants ot the John Day Irriga tion District, validated by Court de cisions, registration Noa. 67 to 70 in elusive, will be paid on presentation at the office of County Treasurer on or after April 8th, 1924, at which time interest on said warrants will eeaae. Dated at Heppner, Oregon, March 26th, 1924. LEON W. BRIGGS, Treasurer, Morrow County. Isaac Howard waa up from lone yesterday to attend to some business matters in this city. VaeMera L a ii Are You Making This Mistake? Some people think that because Willard Bat teries are quality batteries, they must be expensive. That's wrong! You can buy a genuine Willard Wood-Insulated Battery with Willard reliability for $17.55. TIfis battery is the lowest-priced reliable battery you can buy. ALSO 30x3' ROYAL CORD TIRES $13.25 OTHER CORDS AS LOW AS $9.75 HEPPNER TIRE & BATTERY SHOP C. V. HOPPER Cash & Carry Store YOUR CHOICE FOR 20cPerCan STRAWBERRIES - SLICED PEACHES APPLE BUTTER - SALMON TOMATOES - PEAS - HOMINY SAURKRAUT - SWEET POTATOES PUMPKIN L. G. DRAKE, Prop. ODD FELLOWS BUILDING miniiHHiHTtmnnMnmMnnMMi Can You Tell Wool? Do you know which fabrics give longest wear? Do you know why retail costs are so high? Our little booklet gives you answers to these questions and much other useful and interesting information for clothes buy ers. J. B. Simpson made to measure all wool clothes come di rect from the sheep's back to your back with the least possible expense. I would like to call and give you a copy of our in teresting booklet and at the same time show you the hundred or more all wool fabrics which retail at $31.50 fit, satisfaction and wear guaranteed. The Best Virgin Wool Fabrics, per suit $31.50 Genuine All Wool Tropical Worsted 2-piece suit $31.50 Thousands of America's best dressed men wear Simpson made to measure clothes. The fit, style, quality and wear make them worth $50.00 of any man's money. Sold under a positive guarantee of perfect fit and satisfaction FRANK W. TURNER HEFPNER, OREGON Paint-Up Time HAVE YOUR PAINTING, PAPERHANGING AND DECORATING DONE BY AN EXPERT WORKMAN I guarantee all my work and my prices are resonable, either by the day, hour or job. LET ME FIGURE ON YOUR WORK A. E. HUFF Leave orders at Peoples Hardware Co. LOOK FOR THIS LABEL : A BIG NAME IN CLOTHES Styleplus no better designing at any price tailored for etyle, plus all-wool fabrics, guaranteed to wearpopular prices. Style at its best plus. The Styleplus all-wool fabrics are from the standard looms. The weaves and pat terns are distinctive, fashionable. Styleplus Clothes are in a class by them selves. Bought every season by thousands and thousands of men and young men who seek style and demand value. "AMERICA'S FOREMOST STLYE LINE AT POPULAR PRICES" David A. Wilson A Man's Store For Mi en SoTheyVotedfor'TH" The quesiton in the Graham home was whether it was to be TH-rift or D-rift. The vote was for TH-rift after Mrs. G. presented it thusly: "Are we content to drift along with no prepara tion for ihe future? "Or, are we thriftly going to save money for the future? "A bank account will help us meet possible mis fortune without a qualm. "And when opportunity knocks it will make it possible for us to take full advantage. "Nowwhat do you say, shall it be thrift or drift?" This bank helps people save by paying 4 percent interest on saving accounts. Start yours today. Fanners & Stockgrowers National Heppner 8au( 0rn Star Theater THURSDAY and FRIDAY, MARCH 27-28 Colleen Moore, James Morrison and Geo. Cooper in "THE Nth COMMANDMENT" A tale of Broadway's lights and shadows, blended of the joys and sorrows of plain folks. EDNA MURPHY in "HER DANGEROUS PATH" Also PATHE NEWS WEEKLY SATURDAY, MARCH 29 LIANE HAID (A yung lady of whom you will probably hear much praise in the near future) in THE AFFAIRS OF LADY HAMILTON An excellent prduction. Not particularly a self-evident play for children, but if you are capable of reading between the lines, you wlil find much satisfaction in this play. Historically correct and ably directed. Also "ANIMAL ATHLETICS" One of the Sportlight series by Grantland Rice. SUNDAY and MONDAY, MARCH 30-31 GLORIA SWANSON in "PRODIGAL DAUGHTERS" With Theodore Roberts as Dad. We have all heard of the prodigal son, but how about the prodigal daughter who plays with fire to the tune of a jazz band. This is one of Gloria Swanson't best. Also Comedy "IT'S A GIFT" WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS THE OPERETTA "SYLVIA"