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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932. PAGE THREE TOMORROW It is sometimes my sad fortune to have to deliver an after-dinner speech. Few experiences are more de pressing. One sits up at a high table like a specimen at the zoo. One waits with increasing discomfort while the toastmaster works slowly down the line, and tries to look appreciative as the other speakers unfold their solutions of world problems with a sprinkling of state jests. Only now and then trere Is a bit of compensation. The other night, for Instance, I found myself beside Strickland Gilliland. He ate spar ingly, and when I remarked on it, he said: "I always have to feel well tomorrow. If you live today so that you will feel all right tomorrow you don't get into much trouble." That made me think that you can estimate men according to their attitude toward tomorrow. How many tomorrows can they see? How much are they willing to sacrifice 'for tomorrow? How much do they dare to trust? A day laborer can see only a half dozen tomorrows. He must be paid every week. An entrepreneur may a new business from which not he but his children will profit. Artists and writers have been known to disregard entirely the near tomorrows, pinning their faith on the fairer and more enduring verdict of posterity. The prophet, of course, looks farthest of all. Stephen, on his way to death, cried: "Behold I see the heavens opened." Jesus, about to be crucified, assured His disciples: "I have overcome the world." It strikes me that what we need these days is the habit of taking a little longer look, envisaging a few more tomorrows. Some of us act as if this present distress were the first test of the world's endurance that has ever come. We are afraid that if it is not straightened out immediately civilization will perish. It is not so much a test of the world, or of civilization, as it is a test of us. It is like the war. Some of us lost courage, and said: "It will never end," and took thought only of ourselves. Others can now look back with satisfaction on the record they made then. Today we are making another record on which we must look back. Back from some future and bet- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier cheerfully Invest half a life-time in ter tomorrow. LEARNING My wife and I called on some new neighbors, a young German couple who had taken a farm near mine. As we approached the house we heard the sound of what seem ed to us very fine music, which stopped when I knocked on the door. "I thought I heard a radio," said my wife, after we had exchanged neighborly greetings. But they had no radio. The young farmer had been playing on a violin which he had brought from Germany. I com plimented him on the quality of his music. "I'll never be able to play well enough to appear in public," he said, "because I did not start to study the violin until I was six teen. To learn anything well you must start younger than that. I have thought of that young farmer's sound observation many times since. I think our present system of coddling boys and girls until they are sixteen and tnen ex pecting them to learn how to get Rlonz in the world is all wrong. It is unfair to the youngsters and un fair to society, because it gives them the impression that the world owes them a living, and it puts on the rest of us the burden of taking care of and protecting ourselves against an army of misfits and in competents. Most people would be better off and happier if they had had less schooling and more hard work when they were very young. SILVER I have talked so much about sil ver In this column that perhaps am suspected of owning a silver mine. I haven't a cent's worth of interest in buying or selling silver, but the more I study the subject the more convinced I am that any thing which would result in restor ine silver to its old currency posl tlon, especially in the Orient, would immediately stimulate trade and raise commodity prices, and so ben efit everybody in the world. I have just been reading reports of the hearings held in Washing ton by a subcommittee of the House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, of which Hon. An drew H. Somers is chairman. No body can study those statements without being convinced that silver is a much more important factor in the worlds trade than most of us realize. I advise anybody who wants to know more about the sub ject to write to Representative Somers at Washington, for the doc uments issued by his committee. COMFORT Two of the transcontinental rail roads have equipped their dining cars with air-conditioning devices which keep the temperature moder ate and the air fresh no matter what the thermometer says outside, Two eastern roads, the B. & O and the C, & O., are about to start regular through trains between Chicago and New York, every car of which will be provided with a similar system of ventilation and cooling. This is a long step In advance and one which the other railroads will have to take also. There will always be fresh air fiends who will not believe that air is fresh unless it comes through an open window, but most people would rather trav el In a dust-proof railroad car than In a dust-gathering open automo bile, on any long journey. a direct act ol uoo, accoraing 10 Henry A. Cotton, head of the New Jersey State 'Hospital for the In- .ne. Acting on the belief that every manifestation of insanity had a physical cause, Dr. Cotton and his staff for twenty years have been trying to discover those physical causes and cure them, with the re sult that more than two thousand patients have been cured of their Insanity. More than half of all men tal disorders, Dr. Cotton says, are the result of chronic infections, es pecially in the teeth, tonsils, sinuses, and digestive tract. In short, Dr. Cotton seems to demonstrate that the ancients were right when they spoke of "a sound mind in a sound body." PROHIBITION Ten years ago every woman In the country, practically, was enthu siastic about the new national pro hibition law. The other day Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, wife of a New York banker, led a huge delegation of women to Washington to present a petition with hundreds of thous ands of names on it for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment These are mostly city women who have seen an enormous in crease in drinking among young people. Young folks spending mon ey that they did not earn always think it Is smart to do things which are against the law. I think there is a great deal more than pro hibition behind the behavior of the idle children of the foolish rich. Nevertheless, I think it would be a very good thing to take the pro prohibition out of politics by having a national referendum which will let each side know just exactly how strong sentiment for and against repeal really Is. ; n nil The massive monument beneath which lie the remains of one of Amer ica's war heroes whose name nobody knows has just been completed in the National Cemetery at Arlington, Virginia, in sight of the Nation s capital NEW BULLETIN OUT ON BETTER HOMES Rural Residence Improvement Discussed in O. S. C. Guide; Low-cost Plans Given. is ON OREGON FARMS Hood River Mice have been do ing much damage to orchards In Hood River county this year, ac cording to A. L. Marble, county agent. Among the most severe cases of injuny was that reported on one ranch in the Oakgrove dis trict where 15 to 20 year old trees were completely girdled from 6 to 15 Inches on the trunk and larger roots, making bridge grafting nec essary to save them. No cultiva tion had been done on this orchard In the past two years. Hillsboro H. R. Findley among the Washington cou farmers cooperating with W. F. Cy rus, county agent, in fertilizer trials In spinach, which is being grown as a cannery crop under contract with the Ray-Maling company of Hills boro. Good yields are imperative if the crop Is to be grown success fully, Mr. Cyrus says, and recm mends use of soil that Is in a good state of fertility, supplemented with commercial fertilizer carrying large amounts of nitrogen Ontario The potato acreage of Malheur county will be materially increased this year, particularly the acreage of Bliss Triumphs. Most of this variety will be planted with seed grown last year by P. Tensen of Nyssa from certified Montana grown seed. The acid mercury dip treatment has been recommended by County Agent R. G. Larsen and will probably be put in general use In Malheur county this year. Oregon City Phosphorus-bear ing fertilizers used in demonstra tion trials on the brixnut filbert orchard of C. A, Vonderahe south of Oregon City last year have shown a hold-over effect pn the cov er crop, reports J. J. Inskeep. In these rows the cover crop furnish ed about 15,000 pounds of green ma terial to turn under this spring, While those with no phosphorus produced only about 2000 pounds, This is the third consecutive year for this fertilizer trial In which Mr, Vonderahe and Mr. Inskeep are co operating. The young trees are just coming Into bearing and yields will be taken for the first time thi year. Fertilizer combinations be lng used Include complete fertilizer. phosphorus and potash, nitrogen and phosphorus, nitrogen and pot ash, and nitrogen alone. "The Farm Home" is the title of a new, illustrated bulletin just is sued by the Oregon State college experiment station which attempts to do for the home and grounds what hundreds of previous bulle tins have done in pointing out pos sible improvements in actual farm ing practices. Convenience, livablenesa and beauty of the farm home are seen by the author, F. A. Cuthbert, land scape architect at the college, as being equally important to the rural family as some of the more "prac tical" matters in the business of farming. "Most farmers are eager for in formation that will help them at a small cost to make their homes more beautiful and comfortable," says Mr. Cuthbert "Farm living conditions in many, if not the ma jority of cases, might be improved at small expense or with no expen diture other than time and effort on the part of the owner." Information in the new bulletin is based on actual study of farm homes in all parts of the state car ried out by Mr. Cuthbert and other members of the landscape architec ture staff at Oregon State college. Part of this study was carried on in connection with the reports of the national project on home bet terment sponsored by President Hoover. Three main divisions of the bulle tin take up the problem of selecting a home site in the case of a new place, factors in rural home design, and landscaping the old or new farm residence grounds. An ap pendix gives a' number of concrete examples of remodeling projects and suggests practical and econ omical means of modernizing old style farm residences. The new bulletin may be had from any county or home demon stration agent of direct from the college at Corvallis. West Side A Lake county home maker who has been concentrating on convenient kitchens since she was a little girl tells about her step-saving arrangements. She says, "I have a small pantry and by taking with me the milk or what liquid I need, I can make a pie or cake and put it in the oven by tak ing just six steps. I can reach all the things I need while standing at my kneading board." And then this: "I put up a shelf in the kit chen at the end of the stove and it surely is handy. I have plans to INSANITY The old Idea that Insanity of any kind is a mental condition origin Itlne In and confined to the brain v,a hoon nroved to be Just about ns absurd as the old idea that lun-1 3 years for $5 where can you get atlcs and Idiots were the victims of more for your money? The Q. T, 80 head of pigs to sell at $1 each if taken at once. Frank Swaggart, Lena, Ore, 6-tf. make an ice box now. Can't afford to buy one but a few boards and sawdust wilj keep ice in good con dition. I am handy with a hammer and saw and do all my own carpen ter work. GOOD FAY STEADY WORK. Several choice openings in cities and towns for ambitious men and women. Experience unnecessary. We finance you if required. Write today. Mr. Thomas, Superinten dent, 426 Third St., Oakland, Calif. Creek ranch to creek; 625 acres. Heppner. rent on Rhea Gene Gilman, 4tf. Try a Gazette Times Want Ad. FREDERICK STEIWER For Reelection UNITED STATES SENATOR Is Seeking Nomination at Primary on May 20, 1932, Republican Party Ticket Ho has been true to Oregon farmers, lumbermen, stockmen, veterans, fisheries and all other vital Interests of the state. Clean-Courageous-Efficient His Record Insures Continued Faithful Service for OREGON Paid Adv., Steiwer-for-Sertator Club, PaciKc Buildinp, Portland, Oregt.n Rail fares EAST lowest in many years Take your choice A 1 Coach One-Way Fares. Good in Coaches or Chair Cars. . Effective from May 1 5 to December 31, 1932. 2 Intermediate or Tourist One-Way Fares. Good in Tourist sleepers upon payment of regular Tourist sleeping car charges. Effective from May 1 5 to December 31 , 1 932. 3 30-Day Round-Trip Fares. To points east of Chicago and St. Louis. Good in all classes of equipment In cluding Tourist or Standard sleepers upon payment of regular sleeping car charges. Effective from May 22 to October 15. Return limit 30 days, not exceeding October 31, 1932. 4 Summer Excursion Round-Trip Fares. Good In all classes of equipment Including Tourist or Standard sleepers upon payment of regular sleeping car charges. Effective from May 22 to October 15. 1932. except tickets east of Chicago and St Louis, which will be on salt only to September 30. Return limit, October 31,1932. For exact fares from your city and otbfer information, call on or address the local Union Pacific Agent THE OVERLAND ROUTE UNION FACIEI POOR WEATHER AFFECTS CROPS Egg production Drops; Winter Wheat, Southern Early Pota toes, Peaches Damaged. Weather conditions in the United States generally were unfavorable for egg production in recent weeks, while winter wheat and southern early potatoes and peaches have been damaged, according to a re port on the agricultural situation just released by Oregon State col lege extension service. About 7 per cent fewer eggs were laid on April 1 this year than in 1931, the report says, owing to a re duction in hens and less than the average number of egga laid per hen. Layings were the lowest in the past seven years on April 1, where- from last September to Febru ary layings per hen were the high est during that period in eight years. The government report on com ercial chick hatchings in March this year indicated a reduction of about 5 per cent in the whole coun try and 13 per cent for the western states. Bookings for April and la ter delivery were 12 per cent less than last year for the United States and 4.6 per cent less in the western states. "Setting hen" hatchings were not reported. The prospect for hard red win ter wheat has declined materially c ID 51 TiwKltPAWaH SAYS TS WO -FOUGHT So HARD FOR FREEDOM ArrER HE rMRRAED A VJIDDEB during the past two months, but soft red winter is slightly more promising than in January," the report said. "The prospect for win ter wheat is especially poor In Kan sas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Col orado." Owing to frost, southern early potatoes are expected to yield much lighter than usual, unless growing conditions should be exceptionally favorable. Prospects for southern peaches are the poorest since con dition reports were started in 1924, especially in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, according to the state ment. Regarding the spring Iamb situa tion, the college extension service reported that further weakness de veloped In California during the week ending April 21. Buyers were active in the upper Sacramento valley. Oregon lamb markets were also weak to lower, but arrivals of Oregon spring lambs at Portland were light RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. In memory of Brother Columbus Hinton, who died April 15, 1932 at Port Townsend, Washington. Once again death has summoned a Brother Odd Fellow, and the Golden Gateway to Ihe Eternal City has opened to welcome him to his eternal home. He has com pleted his work in ministering to the wants of the afflicted, In shed ding light into darkened souls, and in bringing joy into the places of misery, and as his reward has re ceived the plaudit "well done" from the Supreme Master. And whereas the all wise and merciful Master of the Universe has called our beloved and respect ed Brother home, and he having been a true and faithful member of our beloved Order, therefore be it Resolved, that Willow Lodge No. 66, I. O. O. 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