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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1930
AMERiCfllSRIGHEST
Average Wealth of Each
Person in U. S. $3000
In Actual Property.
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JOHN JOSEPH GAINES;M.a
'Electrical Treatment
By CALEB JOHNSON.
We are the richest people in the
world.
Almost everybody knows that, but
few realize just how rich we are
and what our wealth consists of.
The National Industrial Confer
ence Board has just figured it out.
The national wealth of the United
States is $360,100,000,000. Three hun
dred and sixty billion, one hundred
million! The figure is just too large
for anyone to grasp. Nobody ever
saw that much money. There nev
er was any such amount as that
in money anywhere in the world at
any time.
it would take a whole year for a
thousand regiments of a thousand
men each, every man collecting a
thousand dollars a day, to gather
so much money together, even if it
existed.
But the figure of the conference
board leaves out money entirely.
Wealth is one thing, money is an
other. Money is merely a symbol
of wealth. Counting all of the
Treasury notes. Federal Reserve
notes, national bank notes, gold cer
tificates, silver certificates, and
gold, silver and copper coins, we
have only about five billion dollars
of money in circulation in America.
That is all we need for the purpose
of exchanging one form of wealth
for another. The rest of our busi
ness is carried on by means of bank
credits. But what makes our mon
ey worth its face value is the wealth
behind it, nearly $72 of assets back
of every dollar in circulation.
There are no very exact figures of
the wealth of other nations. The
total assets of the entire British
Empire, including Great Britain and
Ireland, Canada, Australia, South
Africa, India and the rest of the
British possessions, was estimated
a few years ago at about one half
of the present American figures, and
no other nation begins to compare
with ours.
The biggest single item in the list
of things which make up our na
tional wealth is real estate. Land
and improvements in the United
States are valued at $198, 100,000,000,
more than half of the total wealth.
That does not include real estate
owned by railroads and public util
ities.
Those institutions, together with
shipping and canal facilities, ac
count for another $4,900,000,000 of
land value, with improvements
worth $22,100,000,000 and equipment
which has a value of an additional
$12,500,000,000.
Farms and factories, including all
property and equipment, constitute
$27,200,00,000 of our national wealth,
according to this latest survey.
Manufactured and natural prod
ucts total $40,600,000,000. This In
cludes everything from carpet-tacks
to gold in the mine blocked out but
not yet mined.
Personal property constitutes
about one-ninth of the total wealth.
Furniture, clothing, jewelry and
items of that sort owned by the
people of the United States are
worth $44,700,000,000. And that
doesn't include automobiles, which
are a comparatively small part of
the whole. Less than ten billion
dollars covers the present value of
the nation's automobiles.
Gold and silver bullion that is,
gold and silver which have not been
coined or made into jewelry, table
ware or other commodities held in
the United States is worth around
$9,000,000,000. More than half of
that is gold held by the United
States Treasury, the Federal Re
serve bank and other banks as a
reserve against currency. This gold
reserve alone constitutes the largest
amount of the precious metal ever
gathered under one flag in the his
tory of the world.
Out of the entire volume of na
tional wealth about one-sixteenth,
or $23,000,000,000 worth, is exempt
from taxation. This includes all
property used for public purposes
by the Federal, state and local gov
ernments, and the property of re
ligious, charitable and educational
institutions exempt by law, from
taxation.
The total wealth of the country,
divided by the number of inhabi
tants, gives us the average per cap
ita wealth. And this is also far in
excess of that of any other nation,
amounting to around $3,000 for ev
ery man, woman and child.
The wealth is unequally distribut
ed among the states, however. Nev
ada has the greatest wealth per per
son, not because it has the smallest
population, for there are seventeen
states having fewer inhabitants, but
because of the immense wealth in
Nevada's mines of gold, silver, cop
per and other metals. Nevada's av
erage wealth is $7,338 per person.
Alabama has the lowest per cap
ita rate of wealth distribution, am
ounting to only $1,284 for each per
son. This is because Alabama's
natural resources are comparatively
undeveloped and its industrial de
velopment, while large, has not yet
caught up with the growth of its
population.
New York, richest of all the states
in total wealth, is only about aver
age In per capita figures. The ten
million inhabitants of the Empire
state are worth an average of $3,513
each.
The figures of the National In
dustrlal Conference Board are for
the year 1928. The nation Is proba
bly richer now, but it takes a year
and more to compile the figures,
which will always be that far be
hind. The last estimate made by
the United States Bureau of -the
Census wag in 1922, when the na
tional wealth was estimated at $320,
800,000,000. In 1912 the Government
figures were only $186,300,000,000. In
When a general public expresses
its desire to get away from "so
much medicine," and from "old
fogey doses." then the exploiters get
busy. Costly and mysterious-looking
contrivances are made up by
manufacturers they must be sold
to physicians of curse, and the pur
chaser must get his money back
with a handsome profit; in this, as
in other commercial transactions,
the ultimate consumer foots the
bills.
Electricity applied to the body has
certain limited effects; these are so
limited" as to render a very great
many of the "treatments ' adminis
tered today of very little, it any,
benefit whatever.
The number of electric appliances
manufactured today who knows?
And they range in price from a
few dollars to many hundreds. In
an office, they unquestionably serve
to impress the patient, that the doc
tor who uses them must be far
above his plainer brother in skill.
have seen some very culpable
quacks employ such methods the
methods of pomp and show, so re
pulsive to men of real ability.
The facts are, as I have found
them: Three electric currents are
of known value in disease, namely,
the galvanic, the faradic, and the
static These may be delivered
through modest instruments that
permit quantity of current with
safety to the invalid. The value of
other modifications of electrical en
ergy as delivered to patients today
is still conjectural; some do good,
some are without beneficial effect
but all are paid for.
The galvanic curent in forms of
arthritis is well worth trial the
chronic forms, with enlarged joints.
The faradic current old as the hills
is extremely useful in restoring
exhausted muscles from whatever
cause produced. The static is of
great value in neuritis, the chronic
forms.
The violet and Roentgen rays are
established in use. I touch here
only on the common, every-day
things that may be used by the non-specialist.
press out the water and gather
them together before removing
them from the tub so that they will
not be stretched by the weight ot
the water. For the same reason,
never hang them up while they are
wet. Place each piece between Tur
kish towels on a fiat, clean surface,
spreading the sleeves out straight
and adjusting the lines to conform
to measurements taken before laun
dering the garments.
Quick Cleaner for Rath Porwluin
Moisten a cloth with hot water
then dip lightly in gasoline and rub
over porcelain; or dissolve sal soda
in warm water and wash tub and
basin with this solution. Both
methods remove soil quickly and
leave porcelain glistening.
sixteen years therefore, the wealth
of America nearly doubled. And
even allowing for the fact that a
dollar today represents a smaller
amount of wealth than it did in 1912,
nevertheless we have made pretty
good progress. Very carefully work
ed out calculations made by the
United States Department of Labor
continuously kept up to date, show
that the purchasing power of the
1930 dollar is about 67 cents as com
pared with the dollar of 1912. So
our actual increase in wealth in six
teen years, as a nation, is about 37
per cent.
And that is doing pretty well,
thank you!
PRECIPITATION DROPS.
Precipitation in the mountains on
Ditch, Jones, Priarie and Rock
creeks, has been only 25 per cent of
last winter's moisture, which was
50 per cent below what is consider
ed normal, according to government
records. A chart issued by the
Seattle, Wash., weather bureau, cov
ering a period of 54 years shows a
gradual decline in amount of preci
pitation. This may indicate a gen
eral change in the climate of the
entire northwest. A marked water
shortage, especially in stream flow,
is expected unless spring rains are
heavy.
OPTION'S TAKEN.
Options have been taken on real
property at lone by the Shell Oil
company, and a plant may be in
stalled on this location in the near
future.
Wteb
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Lamb Fritters
A little cold lamb and a few
slices of bacon, one egg, a very
little white sauce, four ounces of
flour, pepper and salt, one ounce
of butter or frying fat. First make
a batter with the flour, butter, one
gill of tepid water, and the well
beaten white of egg. Let this stand
while you prepare the meat. Mince
the lamb finely, season it well with
a very little white sauce. Place
! some on each slice of bacon and
roll up. Now dip in flour, and then
place them in the batter. Prepare
a deep pan of boiling fat, then lift
each roll out with plenty of batter
adhering, and fry brown. Drain,
dish, and garnish with fresh pars
ley.
by Nancu hart
Washing Wool
Woolen garments and accessories
can be made to look well and wear
well of you remember a few simple
rules in laundering them. Never
permit woolen articles to become
badly soiled, a3 rubbing, twisting
or any kind of strenuous handling
is likely to stretch and otherwise
injure the fabric while it is wet.
As woolens require a special tem
perature of water in laundering,
they should never be placed in a
tub with other fabrics. A temper
ature of about 100 degrees Fahren
heit will prove satisfactory.
Dissolve a mild soap in hot water,
then add cold water until the tem
perature is lukewarm before you
immerse the garments. Press the
suds through the fabric until the
soil is removed, using additional
clean soapsuds if necessary. Be sure
that the rinsing water is the same
temperature as that used for wash
ing. Carelessness in tms respect is
likely to cause the fabric to shrink
or harden.
After washing knitted garments
Farm Pointers
When loganberries or other bram
ble fruits have been infected with
anthacnose, and control measures
were not taken after the last har
vest, or where the disease was se-
ere enough to require additional
attention, it is advisable to spray
the new growth in the spring, says
the Oregon Experiment station.
Use bordeaux 4-4-50 as the earliest
ew leaves are approaching full
size, repeating just before bloom it
necessary.
The time to apply dormant oil
sprays is in the early spring before
the bud scales separate, says the
Oregon Experiment station. If ap
plied during the critical period be
tween the time the buds first show
green and the cluster bud stage
injury may result, it has been found.
Early spring is the best time for
the first application of ammonium
sulphate probably the best single
fertilizer for laws, says the Oregon
Extension service. It is applied at
the rate of about two pounds per
100 square feet. The second appli
cation comes late in the spring and
is washed in by sprinkling immedi
ately after. Ammonium sulphate is
nitrogen bearing food sold under
various trade names. It is not ad
visable to use It to excess on lawns
largely clover.
Frank Gilliam returned to Hepp-
ner bunday night alter a business
visit in Portland. Business also took
him to Medford Tuesdav.
DRINK MORE MILK
Wise old Mother Nature made milk
for children. Into it she put every
thing needed for sustenance, and in
the most easily assimilated form.
So, Drink More Milk. Let the
children have plenty. It Is the
cheapest food you can buy.
Alfalfa Lawn Dairy
WIGHTMAN BROS., Props.
Phone 30F3
Thursday, March 13th, we start a
special 9-day demonstration of the
new
Frigid
aire
HYDRATOR
Desserts and salads
wil be served. New
recipe books will be
given away. Be sure
to attend
HERE'S your oppor
tunity to find out
all about the marvel
ous new Frigidaire
Hydrator.
O n Thursday,
March 13th, we start
a special 9-day dem
onstration one of the most interesting
ever held in our showroom.
We will show the Hydrator in actual
use just as you would use it in your
home. You will see how lettuce is made
tender and brittle by the Hydrator's
moist reviving cold. You will see how
celery and radishes take on added
crispness how tomatoes are improved
in texture and flavor.
And that is not all you will see.
The latest household cabinets in
Porcelain-on-steel will be on display.
The famous "Frigidaire Cold Con-
trol" will also be demonstrated. You
will be shown how this device freezes
ice cubes faster how it permits you to
make scores of unusual desserts that
require extreme cold.
Will you be our guest?
SPECIAL OFFER
Until Saturday, March 22nd
We are prepared to make a liberal special
offer to all who buy Frigidaire during our
9-day demonstration. Let us tell you about
this offer. Let us tell you about our easy
payment plan. Come in at your first oppor
tunity. We will be open evenings until ten
o'clock every day of the demonstration.
Prepare for Spring Plowing
USE
THE BATES CRAWLER TRACTOR
35, 45 and 80 II. P. Models
PAUL G. BALSIGER, lone, Oregon
Agent for Morrow County
The Gazette Times for Everything in Printing
Save
30 Miles
When Traveling to
Yakima Valley
CROSS ON THE
Alderdale Ferry
Landing located four miles
east of Heppner Junction.
Recent road improvements
make this the
Ideal Route
NEW POSSESSIONS
When you purchase new things for your
home, don't overlook the relation between
your purchases and your insurance cover
age. It's an easy matter to double or treble
the value of the contents of your home with
put noticing it.
Check up on your contents fire policy
TODAY.
F. W. Turner & Co.
Representing Reliable Companies.
John Day Valley Freight Line
(Incorporated)
Operating between Heppner and Portland and
John Day Highway Points.
DAILY SERVICE
GET OUR RATES ON TURKEYS
and other produce before shipping
$10,00 Cargo Insurance
Office CIT GARAGE, Phone 172 M. VENABLE, Mgr.
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THE Allis-Chalmers Monarch "35" is the most
successful tractor of its size ever produced. Its
amazing performance has won sweeping success ... on
road construction, general dirt moving, municipal
work and on the farm. Unusually long tracks provide
traction that enables the "33" to pull through soft
dirt or slippery clay. The combination of steering
clutches and truck type steering wheel makes steering
exceptionally easy, accurate and natural. Let us show
you the "35" . . . and prove its superior performance.
Peoples Hardware Co.
Heppner, Oregon
A-C Monarch
Tractors are also
made in "50"
and "75" itaei.
w. o. Mcdonald
Arlington, Ore.
A demonstration
will prove the
wisdom of buying
Monarch Tractors.
Allis - (Ealmers
1 LMonarchV- Tractors