HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, 1930.
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WIVES
One could draw many interesting
lessons from the recent biography
of the great English barrister, Sir
Edward Marshall Hall.
For instance, it furnishes a strik
ing commentary on the difference
between our method and the Eng
lish method of administering jus
tice. Sir Edward appeared in most
of the celebrated trials of his time.
Any one of them would have drag
ged on for weeks over here. The
longest of them lasted only eleven
days in England. A majority were
wound up in less than a week.'
We are ahead of the English in
most departments of modern busi
ness. We are even with them in
medicine, in science, and, perhaps,
in literature. In the law we are
woefully, shamfully and inexcus
ably behind.
But at the moment I am more in
terested in one very human little in
cident in Sir Edward's life which
occupies only a paragraph, and was
perhaps overlooked by most read
ers. He had just been elected to Par
liament and had prepared a speech
with which he hoped to dazzle the
House and make his reputation.
'Again and again during the long
night session he tried to catch the
Speaker's eye, but each time he was
overlooked in favor of some older
member. So he went home with the
speech still undelivered, its ringing
sentences still ringing in his head.
There in bed lay his little wife,
who had been asleep for hours. But
Sir Edward, 80 much disappointed
and so on fire with his own oratory,
could not let her sleep. Forthwith
he woke her up and insisted that
she listen to the whole long speech.
Is there any wife in the world, to
whom something of the same sort
has not happened?
I knew personally one of the lead
ing men of the last generation. For
years he had gone home every eve
ning and detail by detail told his
wife the whole story of the day's
proceedings: what he did what he
said and what other men had done
and said to him. When she died at
a ripe old age, the husband seemed
organically sound and good for an
other ten years at least Yet he
followed her to the grave within a
few months. Life had no more zest
for him. He had lost his audience.
Go into a restaurant and watch
the couples at their meal. See the
man expanding under the encourag
ing smile of a girl, talking along,
showing what a great fellow he is.
And she, asking questions which are
much dumber than they need be,
deliberately concealing her own wis
dom in order to make him appear
the wiser.
They are a great invention, these
women, and particularly those of
them who do us the honor to be
come our wives. Whenever any one
tells me that, with the increasing
wealth of the country, the wives
are growing more idle, I contend
that they still earn their living
handsomely.
And would continue to earn it
even if they had to do nothing but
listen to us talk.
( FRANK PARKER S
VATICAN
Few people realize that the Vati
can, the residence of the Pope at
Rome, is the largest and richest
palace in the world. It contains 11,
000 rooms of all sizes, including
halls, chapels and living apart
ments. There are 80 grand stair
cases and 200 smaller ones. No
body can estimate the value of the
treasures stored in this building,
but they Include all of the gifts of
jewels and precious metals which
have been' made to the successive
Popes by devout Catholics for the
past 1,500 years. There are tens of
thousands of paintings and art ob
jects each worth a fortune.
"Rockefeller himself could hard
ly pay for the tapestries and paint
ings In the Vatican and Henry Ford
would be bankrupt before he had
half finished, if he started to pur
chase these treasures at their ac
tual value," says James T. Nichols,
who recently returned from Rome.
GRENFELL
The young college men who have
been assisting Dr. Grenfell in his
medical mission work among the
deep-sea fishermen of Labrador are
on their way "out." The ice is clos
ing in behind them and for the next
nine months the man who has given
his life to helping others will be iso
lated from the world, aa he has
been every winter for nearly forty
years.
Grenfell was a young doctor in
London. Dwight L. Moody, the
famous American evangelist, was
speaking there. Happening to pass
the hall, Grenfell dropped in, heard
Moody's message, stayed to talk, de
cided that from that night on he
must devote his life to the service
of others. The medical mission to
the fisher folk is the result
Great Britain has honored her
native son by conferring knight
hood upon him. He is Sir Wilfred
Grenfell now in his old age. Amer
ica has given liberally of money and
man-power to aid in the work. The
example which this self-sacrificing
doctor has set has had and still has
a quiet but powerful influence on
thousands of other young men who
are trying, in their own selected
sphere, to emulate Grenfell.
CHINA
Civil war in China is not so ser
ious as newspaper dispatches sug
gest. China is a huge country, cov
ering almost half as much ground
as the United States and having
three times our population. Dis
turbances in one region have little
effect on distant parts. r
It is surprising nevertheless, to
read in the U. S. Commerce reports
that new apartment houses from 7
to 20 stories high are being built in
Shanghai, that a commercial broad
casting station is under construc
tion and another by the Nanking
government, and that other enter
prises are being undertaken.
China is far from being paralyzed
by its internal wars, and may come
out of them stronger than before
they began.
ROADS
The newest thing in road con
struction is to build them of iron.
The first iron highway of import
ance is under construction in San
gamon county, Illinois, near Spring
field. An iron trough is laid on the
flattened highway surface, the cor
rugated sheets of the bottom of the
roadway being welded to the iron
curbing at either side. The trough
is partly filled with a layer of sand
mixed with a mastic binder, to form
a cushion for the surface, which
may be concrete, brick or some oth
er paving material.
Road building in America is still
a new art Old methods useful in
horse-and-wagon days are useless
for motor roads. In time the ideal
road will be discovered and used
everywhere. Meantime, every new
idea is worth trying out.
GAMES
Human nature demands play. In
time of stress and worry, play is the
best relief from nervous strain.
That accounts for the sudden and
immense popularity of the newest
New Net Champion
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lUhcnrl, who woo tie American
women i Mttoul Itwli dttmotathip,
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outdoor game, "Tom Thumb golf."
It is estimated that even in this
financially difficult year of 1930,
more than one hundred million dol
lars has been spent in building and
equipping Tom Thumb golf courses.
They are everywhere, and attract
tens of thousands who have never
played real golf. -
Cotton-seed hulls dyed green1 are
used for the fairways and greens of
these miniature golf courses.
Another current sport is the re
vival of the old game of backgam
mon. For years nobody heard of
backgammon; the younger genera
tion didn't know what the curious
design on the back of the checker
board meant Now fashionable
society has taken it up, books on
backgammon are being published,
rules and instructions are being
broadcast by radio and newspapers
are starting backgammon columns.
HUMORETTES
Broker: I put a friend of mine
on his feet three times in the last
three years.
Jones: That's nothing! I put a
friend of mine on his feet 14 times
last night.
Kitty: Jack says he can read me
like a book.
Phyllis: You mustn't take Jack
too literally, . dear. He probably
FaC I F I C
POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
;. ...THE FARMERS'
BUSINESS ALLY
means that you are a very plain
type-
Visitor: "Where's the other wind
mill gone?"
Native: "We only had wind en
ough for one, so we took the other
one down."
Kind-Hearted Lady: "And so you
have nine brothers and sisters! My!
It must take a lot of toast every
morning for breakfast!"
Maggie: "I'll say it does! It takes
all we can scrape together!"
Keep Taxes Down !
Business-minded farmer! oppose
proposals for putting politicians
Into the power business with tax.
payers' money. They know that
higher taxes Invariably remit
from attempts at politioal man.
agement of Industry, particularly
Industries requiring large oapital
Investments and professional
management, suoh as the power
industry. They advise I
"Protect your own Interests.
Defeat these unsound, tax.
Increasing schemes I"
FAIRLY PRICED electric energy cuts production costs for nearly
8,000 farmers served by the lines of this company in Oregon and
Washington. These progressive farmers have proved that our
service is a poweful business ally a capable assistant who is help
ing them to make more money.
With all of its many profitable uses, Pacific Power & Light Com
pany service is still one of the smallest items of expense on the
farm, for rural rates paid by our customers are among the lowest
in the entire country.
Low cost and dependability of service made possible by
trained, professional management devoting its entire time to the
job make Pacific Power & Light Company service an important
factor in the continued development of this territory.
PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
Main office: Portland, Oregon
This company's 1920 taxes, paid an to be paid, were M33.J3B.73. Politioal Management
of power would saddle this tax bill onto your property and your neighbors' property.
TASTY,
FRESH
Shell
FISH
Eat them here now. Pre
pared to your order.
FOB A
GOOD MEAL
ANY TIME
or just
A LIGHT LUNCH OR
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Guranteed NATIONAL BATTERIES
$6.35 up. Recharging done in a modern
way. Fully equipped battery shop.
"PRESTONE" and Alcohol Fill be
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Weed Chains. No skidding when you
put on U S. ROYAL tires now priced
low.
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SATURDAY & MONDAY SPECIALS
COFFEE
MacMarr Blend. 881 pounds of
this coffee sold here In Heppner
last week. Nuff said for its flavor
LBS.
81.00
CHEESE
Full cream loaf American
cheese
PER
LB. ...
30c
FLOUR
MacMarr Patent Hard Wheat
Best by Test in the West.
49-LB.
SACK
81.49
BAKING POWDER, Crescent Brand, Per Lb. 29C; Per 3 Lbs. 83c
OATS
Sperry's full cream
oats
9-LB.
BAG
49c
SOAP
P. & G. White Naptha,
Soap; extra large bars
10
BARS ...
39c
PICKLES
Kerr's best India relish,
mustard, sweet pickles
Per Pt.
Jar
25c
COFFEE
Our Economy Blend, a
good Coffee at low price
LBS
74c
MACARONI, Sold in Bulk and Fresh 6 Lbs. 43c
COCOA
Hershey's, the most
popular brand today
1 LB.
TIN .
25c
CORN FLAK'S
Jersey brand, fresh,
crisp and appetizing
6 Lge.
Pkgs.
49c
SOAP
Camay or Creme Oil
toilet soap
BARS
29c
HAMS
Sheaf Brand, medium
weight and delicious
PER
LB.
34c
CORN - PEAS - HOMINY-Standards . . 6 Tins 85C; Case S2.98
BACK BACON
Fresh shipment and O Boy!
How Delicious!
PER
POUND ...
30c
LETTUCE
Fresh, crips and medium
size heads
Head
s ..
29c
DRIED PRUNES
A dish of prunes just the thing
to top out your breakfast menu
5 lds 49c
TOMATOES - STR. BEANS- Stand ards, 6 Tins 87C; Case $309
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