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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1924.
I White Houfe Hopes
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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
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Newspaper Howl of 4Sur
plus" Ungrounded
Says Spence.
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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
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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,
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.; 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."
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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
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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-
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Glasses Fitted
The most modern and scien
tific instruments used in ths
diagnosis of eye trouble. ' .
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OPTICAL SPECIALIST
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Portland, Oregon
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C E. RALLY IS HELD.
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Presbyterian and Christian churches
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lot Rock and Reith. About 76 dele
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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.
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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"