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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1917)
to contribute 1s a very small part of what will otherwise be TAKEN from you by thhe middlemen during the year. Th* difference ie, that if you make this donation to us you will get it back eeveral time* over during the year thru your ability to buy with the retailer*’ profits eliminated. Rulers Of lhe Old World Responsl A HALF-WRECKED WORLD CHAR6ED TO TYRANNY More t $6,044,HO Bond Issue which would make the world better and life happier if they were put in (Continued From Page 2.) practice. Here is one such idea. and supplies to maintain armies and “What would you think of a city feed the hungry populations of the eni- which failed to provide reservoirs battled nations. In this crisis of the for storing up water and depended world, should we draw away from the on heaven's bountiful rainfall for the producing industries the labor that is daily supply? Some days the peo imperatively needed to produce such ple would be swimming around in supplies. When peace is restored and flooded streets as they do in Port industries resume thsir normal condi land now. Some days they would tion, then will it not be time to con be perishing of thirst. There would sider the building of our highways.— be water speculators, as there now J. D. Brown, President Farmers' Edu- are food speculators, who would cational and Co-operative Union. grow rich out of the people's misery. "So argues the Grange News. Does WATER AND BREAD it not argue soundly? We all think Here is an editorial from the Port it perfectly natural and right for land Daily Journal: I the city to take thought for the “The Agricultural Grange News of daily water supply of its people, Washington is conducted by men But we are not yet quite civilised who have plenty of brains and are enough to require it to take thought not afraid to use them. In its for their daily bread. Some time we monthly issues we often find ideas i shall be wiser.” tducdtiOMl (dmpdiqn Preparatory To Launching Initiative Measure Now On. E^tabUah a State Exchange Me tor Their Own final Let the State Exchange estaliilah a PORTLAND MUST ADVANCE Overthrow. store and warehouse in every town It Blurt now take the rte;* which in the state, with sub-stations where necessary. i nau ns it* plane in the front rank on The following taken from "Goodwin’s The Exchange will then make an the Pacific C«>Ml. estimate of the supplies required for Weekly” is expressive of the feeling* After a preliminary campaign of all the stores in all the town* in the 1 which an< daily growing stronger in the education, petitions will tie circulated state and place their order* at the for a constitutional amendment to factories for trainload* of goods in- I hearts of thinking people sverywliere “That was a great speech mails by make the State Exchange possible, stead of tons; they will buy shoe* by and for an initiative bill providing the million pairs instead of in small Lloyd George at the American Club LABOR, BUSINESS. AND THE GENERAL GOOD OF Illi i lT’i fora STATE EXCHANGE, the pur lots; clothing by the million suits, , (Guidon) luncheon laet week. His dee- pose of which will be to eliminate flour by the million barrels, etc., and i cripti on of tlie world changing from the demand an administration free from speculation and waste in distributing these immense order* will lie dis entangling prejudice* and clique«. old tyrannies to deniocrackw was tine; goods from the producer* to the con tributed to the various stores with sumers; to establish and operate all unnecessary freight and handling not one man in a million «mid have state stores, warehouses and cold- eliminated. eta led it in word* so f.'liciou* storage plants. “A* we ace it, (he ruler* of the na The Exchange will also estimate Owing to high-handed methods of the amount of wheat, potatoes, fruit, tions should be most anxious tbeec days. For Portland to Htand «till nieunx the food speculators and those who etc., required for state consumption, to go back. gamble in the necessities of life- and purchate that amount at the II “All Europa and Asia in war. Thous and to the fact that each year they lowest market price—to lie supplied and* of men dying daily, tens of thous insist on taking a larger share from to consumers AT ('OST plus the cost and* maimed, millions of home* in both the producer and consumer—a jof handling—THUS all variation mourning and despair; the mercile«« campaign is being conducted in Ore j and speculation in prices will be demon of poverty ruling everywhere; THE M AN M HO HAH CONSISTENTLY We wish to announce that the firm of gon for an initiative measure, to b< eliminated. In other words, the price WORKED H>R THE M<MtTOOOD voted on in 191S, for the establish paid to the producer will govern the famine stalking abroad to count its FOR THE 1.REATEST NUM HER is victim* ; all industries crippled ; all the , ment of a system of state-owned price paid by the consumer thruout ; markets, warehouses and cold stor the year. world outside tiie war sone |>erturbed; age plants. eonimeroe fetted; trade congested ; (lie “Made in Ore«on” The farmers of North Dakota have has now been succeeded by Goods manufactured in the state wisest of men helpless, and still behind I just won a campaign for state own will boosted in preference to ar all the truth that the |>eople of the na GEORGE L. BAKER ership and operation of grain-eleva ticles be made elsewhere, thus encourag tions, in ami out of lhe war sone, hold tors, flour-mills and packing-houses. ing home enterprise and development It was a big job but there is and providing us much What employment no grievance toward each other. strength in numbers and — THEY aa possible for local labor. a commentary on the incompetency of He lias no s ; m < cìb I following to |>«ni- HAD THE NUMBERS. who are now ready for business at the old stand By purchasing good* in such im rulers, what a debt acsumulatmg for WE ALSO HAVE THE____ NUM mense quantities the Exchange would per, he is open to any move which them to explain! 1 BERS and success is just as certain lx* able, after adding the expense of will advance lhe |HMÌlion <>t Portland 5940 92nd Street S. E. The strain ha* revolutionised Russia ; for us as it was for the North handling, to sell to the consutnsr at , Dakota farmers. The .Vsu- York about the price which the wholesaler j it lia* practically given Poland bock iter It'or/d says, in speaking of the now pays to the factory — thereby right* ; it has shaken to the center Special introductory inr Quit fnr farmers’ revolt: “It is primarily a eliminating the profits of both the tiie inertia that ha* field central Asia in Raker’s aland in the council has offer for May only OU1L 1UI i?OU protest against the juggling of grain wholesaler and retailer—securing a prices and the speculation in food reduction in price of from 20 to 50 | a vice (or twenty centuries ; where is lhe made it jMHedbie for the thousand« i end to be and what la the (Inal settle prices by Chambers of Commerce.” to earn their llviug in idilpyarda. per cent. The burden of middlemen and the The wage-earner would in sub ment7 In the future aa in lhe past he will waste in distribution of the products stance have his salary increased "Surely, these should I*' anxious day* be the champion of real advanoe- of farm and factory has become in ’ from 20 to 50 per cent by the ex- ; for thi* World's ruler*.” tolerable. Producers and consumers pansion of its purchasing power. ment. (Paid adv) 18 alike are demanding relief, but we The farmer’s yearly profit would cannot get a satisfactory change of be greatly increased both by the 1 conditions without a complete change higher price received for his crops of system. and by the reduced price of machin Church Directory | for The vital question to be settled in ery and all other supplies. your mind, however, is NOT how- Make Work for I’nentpioyed Ariete Baptist Church. much you can save on a sack of su- the farmer is able to dispose 9:46a m. He hook Il a. in. l’rrarhlng Far or a can of Carnation milk, but 'of When his crops without loss—and secure •ervlce. 9:00 Hlblr p m. Kvrnlng •ervlce». 7:00 T IS: | the needs and comforts of life with p. m B. Y. F. V. meeting. i:oo Tburaday DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE out going into debt — his increased Has Cut Expenses Prayer meeting Kverybody welcome to any i prosperity will benefit every crafts- . and all of thr«r «crvicc«. W. T H. Hprlggt, THE SYSTEM? VoU For man in the community. He will cm- 1 Reduced Water Rates and Improved Do you want to spend your energy ploy the otherwise unemployed to l*a«tor. and time in watching and walking on a hunt for SPECIAL SALES on paint his house and barn, to tear Millard Avenue Presbyterian Church. , E. N. WH MM LER the Public Serviee certain articles on uncertain days, i uown sheds and shacks and build io a in Mat>l»ath School II a m Morning or do you want to join the State ! modern structures; he will buy more worahlp. 7:<M> p. rn Y. P. S. C. K. 7 46 p tn. j Invites Closest Scrutiny of his Record for Economy machinery and create more demand For Mayor Exchange and Kvrnlng womhlji 7:10 p m Wrdtiraday. mid ! I for labor. week Brivlee 7:10 p. tn. Thur««1ay, choir ' Buy Everythin« The laborer, given employment, be- and Progress. at Factory or Wholesale I comes a consumer of more of the practice Rev. Wm II. Amui. Fa«U>r. (Paid Adv IS i products of the labor of others, and Prices St. Peter’» Lntholk Church. i so it goes until a ripple of prosper- : Save Middlemen’s Profit ity becomes a tidal wave that sweeps Bunday«: M:00a. tn. Low Ma«« 10:90a tn. High Ma««, h:îM» a rn Hunday Bchool 12 M. The State Exchange Educational | poverty and hard times into oblivion. Choir rehearsal Weekday«: Mauatlfta. m. If the farmer can sell his crops, he Campaign Committee is now conduct- To The People 0Í Mt • ing a Purchasing Agency in Port- will not sell his land and he will be Seventh Day Adventlat Church. I land, at 128 Grand avenue, near come a contented citizen; if the crops IO a. ni Saturday Sabbath Sobool II a. m Morrison street, thru which you can can be sold profitably, hi« sons will prrarbln* 7:W p m Wrdnraday, Scott District make a saving on hardware and be willing to stay on the farm in- Saturday I'rayrr mrrtln* 7:p. rn Sunday prracbln*. oil and buy your provisions, grocer I stead of flocking to the overcrowded to join the rank* of the indus As a candidate for Mayor, ies, shoes, clothing, furniture, stoves, I cities Kern Park Cnristian Church. trial workers — to ultimately force ----- harness, saddles, wagons, Corner Mfth H< .and 46th Avr HE 10a m. I offer you the great value of farming f^X’i implements, wire, etc.—al- others, or be themselves forced, into Bible School. I! a. m. and 7:10 p. n>. preaching army of unemployed that is now mv vpars of pxnpripnop most anything you need WITHOUT the my years ui eAperteiice. PAYING THE RETAILERS the crowning disgrace of the present M*rvlre. 6:90 p. tn ('hriallan Endeavor. 7:10 p tn. Thursday, mid w«*««k prayer meeting. A profit system. After serving as a news- profit . cordial welcome to all. Her. <i. K Kerry, In union is strength. Let us vote _____ . . i zx-, TT n Purchasing arrangements have I Paalor. 1X1) K. Hal mon I paper man at the City Hall ’ been made with a number of factor- for a new system. Middlemen Are Organized „ . .. . , ... . durinp-the Lane Simon and ies fU1 v„ your ord<‘r8 to and lh„, "h r ‘P not uuniig me Gune, onnun, anu mail to thf <tdK dirPrt Despite widespread agitation and ' *** * ' I Rushlight administrations, « Ithm reach o/ onr store with no un- complaint, the high cost of living has stead.ly mcreased The middlemen , m No (llh . r , hal necessary handling. <)lhrr Huni, th(_ o wrT1<,„ Business Administration by a Busi 1 was private secretary to You can save from 10 to 50 per i have gradually but surely secured or- ness Man. g> cent on groceries, provisions, teas, gam zed control of the markets until ( Mayor Albee for four years ’ I , coffees, both producers and consumers seem m iuh(t spices, etc. Oregon Goods for Oregon Needs. in their clutch. , ?.«> ■. Boatwrlxhl. Hup».. U Maffei. Bee. I having just resigned , to toi harness; You ca" 25 8ave 15 to 20 Per cent on powerless More Industries and Bigger Payrolls. In many cases the producer is K.v w Taylor, Hector i j,______________ . per cent on horse collars, ----------------------- - handle my campaign and am etc., and 33 1-3 per cent on strap ; forced to sell at less than cost to an | More Confidence, Greater Progress. i organized clique of middlemen who i work, etc. Lenta Church. doing so on my own time You can save money on nearly ! place the retail price so high that Harmon by th'- Evangelical More Efficiency lor Less Money. paator. 11 a. n> and 7:1b p. m. everything—we cannot list every ar many would-be consumer» cannot ' Hunday School v:M a. m , Albert Fankhauaer. j Home on Every Lot, Every House and expense. ticle because this is neither a cata- buy, then, whatever portion of the V. I' A . S:4A p m , 1‘aul Filled. You have your community log j nor an inventory — SIMPLY commodity remains unsold at the Huprrlnlendenl. Hradford, I'retldenl. I'raver meetins Tbura- (Pd adv) 23 MAKE YOUR WANTS KNOWN to hold-up price is destroyed. j lay «:«> p. tn A cordial welcome to all problems, about which I K. K. KUBLI Tons upon tons of perfectly good K llornar huch. Paator, committee, and the purchasing vegetables and fruits have been sent have first-hand knowledge; agency will be'at your service for - , . . . Wherever goods cannot be obtained to the city garbage incinerator in l.ents Friends Church, from the factories, the Educational Portland to be destroyed at the tax 9:46 a. m Bible School, Clifford Barker, City Commissioner lean help to solve them if i Campaign payers ’ expense, while many of the Commtitee has arranged ■ Stipe ri n tendon*. li:(© a tn. I*reach!ng »er you elect me your Mayor. with wholesalers to supply your taxpayers were doing without these vice. 6:26 p. m. Chrlxllan Kndeavor. 7:9o “Ships and Shops Portland's Great particular food products because of 1 p. m. Preaching eerTlce. « 00 p. m. Thur«<!ay, Let’s join har.ds tor a bet needs. prayer meeting. uu-.-iiiin * A cordial corn la i welcome In order to secure funds with which the prohibitive prices. ; miu.wr«-* mid.week prayer welcome est Needs.” of melons have been a<* | 1« all these eervieea. John anti N>-ttie Kiley, ter Portland. to send literature, speakers and or , > 4 Loads 1 r < . < I Lit , L.rr L. . ■ ex Zre.Lr X it, eax n I ex Our City Government Needs a Tried ganizers into every county, town and stroyed by dealers in order to main- i pa,to„ W. H. WARREN. precinct in the state, we are requir tain prices—rather than sell them j ss Man. ing a ten-doilar contribution from at a price that the would-be consum- , Lenta Baptist Church. (Pai : Paid Adv. , each person who wants to buy or er could afford. Many tons of fish (.ord'« bay, Bible School. 9!46 a. tn. Morning " 1 II a. in. Klmo Height« Munday sell thru the Exchange Purchasing have been destroyed in San Francis- ] W(*’^'( ,, Agency. The patron assumes no li co in order to maintain exorbitant ^ " * ¡,„„1 * ',.w p , m It Y. P. U., p m. ability or responsibility, and the con prices—while thousands of |x>or pro- j K„nla< __ „ „„„„j,, 7:9o p. in. A cordial wel tribution is but a SMALL PART of pie were suffering for ftxxl, and come to the««* »ervlce«. J. M, Nelson, Pa«tor. what the middlemen will otherwise ’ these are but samples of the nefar- ARBITRARILY TAKE in profits. i ious methods r< -ortul to by un ■< i u Fifth Church Of Christ. This is a non-partisan move for a I pulous middlemen. Fifth Church of ('hrlwt. Hclentlat of Port non-partisan measure. In a similar land, Orc Myrtle Park Hall, Myrtle Park. 0. LAURGAARD movement last fall the farmers of FOOD PRICKS NOT CAT SEI) Her rice« Monday II a m, Runday Mrhool 9: im > North Dakota elected a non-partisan and II a. m. Wednesday evening tehtlinonlal BY SHORTAGE ticket and won control of every (Consulting Civil Engineer) Meeting n : oo . Chicago, March 12.—Twenty-five | branch of the state government. for You can save money buying thru police precinct captains have report Lents M. E. Church. this Agency instead of thru the mail ed that there are $12,804,000 worth Hunday Scerml 0:46 a rn Preaching II :<xi of food in the retail Fibres, while in order houses. CITY COMMISSIONER a. m Bible Htixly Cla««. V:*o p m Kpworth the cold-storage houses there are: It will also enable us to carry on League «:SU p. rn. Preaching 7:30 p m Prayer A. L. BARBUR 53,530,982 pounds of beef. Elect a successful engineer our campaign in the interest of state- meeting Tburxlav evening at 7:1«. F. M. 10,311,451 pounds of pork. owned and operated warehouses, Candidate for Jaeper, Pastor. Realrlence D7W SHr.l atreet. with 14 years’ practical experi 1,000,000 pounds of veal. markets and cold-storage plants — 20,093,639 pounds of fowls. CITY COMMISSIONER ence and otherwise qualified aa dealing a death blow to the present Laurelwood M. E Church. 320,195 dozens of eggs. of exploitation. executive for the City engineer Has had ten years’ experience system 9:«r a. m Sunday School. 11:00 *. m preach 58,458 cases of eggs. The Farmers Union, the Grange ing. 12:X0 p m. cl*«« meeting. *:<ep m. ing department. as City Auditor, and as such he and kindred organizations are accom 2,448,943 pounds of fish. Junior I^agne. 11:30 p m Epworth League. pounds of butter. The Desert I^and Board of Ore has conducted the affairs of his plishing good results in a small way 5,824,085 7 » p m preaching «:00 p. m Thurxlay The only solution for this evil la FOR À FEW, but what we need is prayer «ervlce Pr. C. R. Carlos, gon, including the last two Gov office in a most economical, effi a UNITED EFFORT—a UNION of state ownership of markets, ware evenlns, Pastor. farmer, manufacturer and consumer houses and cold-storage plants. ernors, have endorsed his ability, cient and courteous manner. —so that all necessities may be brot energy and efficiency as an engi The general principle of a pri DIRECT FROM PRODUCER TO German Reformed Church. SPUDS DUMPED IN BAY Corner Woodxtock Av*., and «7th St. Rev. neer. vate business is to promote effi CONSUMER. San Francisco, March 2.—Shrimp W O. Llenkaemper. paator. Hnnday School (Paid Advertisement) 28 4 th on Ballot cient employes, and as an em- THE STATE EXCHANGE plan fishermen allege that many sacks of 10*. m. Morning Worahlp, 11 a m. I I M at 7:»o p. m. Herman School and Catechetical potatoes have been dumped into San ploye of the city, Mr. Barbur is malieH this possible without regard to Francisco bay and that they were Cla«« Haturday at 9:00 a rn .... , , i j politics or membership in other or- compelled to stop work because their asking the people who employed ganizations. WAR PRICES ARCHIE MASON Urws A 4 - U.evx XJ__ _ _ J ____ A __ ‘___ _ . him as Auditor to promote him You _ need not give ____ up your Grange nets brought up so many spuds. Free Methodist Church. Germany Portland The tubers had been dumped near Hunitay School. 10a. m Preaching II Milk, qt. . to the higher position of City or your Union—we only ask you to piers 07 10 a. m 23 and 25, they asserted. Candidate Fo/ join hands and double the benefits an<l 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting. Wednesday Hutter, lb. 30 Commissioner. 45 The State Exchange plan will pre being secured. 7 Sop. m. All are cordially Invited to attend Spuds, lb. ... 03 01 U He has made good as City already > There is no stock to sell and there vent such crimes. Sugar, lb. ... the«« service«. Robert H. Clark. Pa«lor. 06 08 H CITY COMMISSIONER Auditor and will cantinue to are no dues—but we do ask for a Beans, lb. ... 12 % 11 Me PAY THE PRODUCER MORE good as City Commissioner donation to the campaign fund. Comparative ■s in December, 23 make (Paid Adv.) Let Oregon be firBt in line to 1916, after two _ Under our plan of raising funds, ELIMINATE MIDDLEMEN (Paid Ady) 28 ___ __ years of __ war in Ger- however, the amount you are asked CHARGE CONSUMERS LESS change the system. many.—Portland bally Journal. JOHN MANZ, The Tailor MANZ & MIRWALD WILL H. DALY MAYOR ah zx w x mzavva