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Alight Be Different
If the pay of the union lea d e rs w as to
be stopped fo r th e period of a strik e th e
sam e as th e strik in g w o rk er th e re m ight
not be so m any strikes. W e w onder if
m ost w orkers realize th a t w hile th e ir pay-
stops u n d er strik e conditions th e pay of
those who lead them into such strife goes
on. It was recen tly b ro u g h t out th a t Harry-
Bridges, rad ical alien labor lead er, was
receiving $75 a w eek as a m em ber of th e
board of the In te rn atio n a l L ongshorem en's
association, besides his salary as head of
the Pacific coast group of th e M aritim e
F ed eratio n of th e Pacific.
Happy New Year
a r g u s , h il l s b o r o
Babson Sees
1937 as First
Prosperity Year
T he s ta ff of th e H illsboro A rgus e \-
ten d s a H ap p ) \ i w > e a r to \
sc fibers am i th e ir fam ilies, to a d v e rtise rs
( ( ontmurd fr«»m naira 11
and th e ir fatni ies and o th ers who have
where b u s in e « is tix ia i We are
helped them in producing a n e w sp a p e r in rig h t square on norm al!
keeping w ith this fini' com m unity,
l or the ll is l tim e In fourteen
lie are rrossiiiK the " X - Y "
The past y e a r has seen consul cable K V ir irs,
tu a l l ine on (lie n .n in to a
im provem ent in the fo rtu m » of th e coun- new prosperity era A moment's ie -
try and the g rea t m ajority of the people, 1 li aspect shows the trem endous d is
that we have covered since
It is hoped th at this will eontinm and will tance
we touched bottom in March. 1933
1 The total gain in business has been
be even g re a te r in the y e a r to come.
per cent Nearly a th ird of this
W hile th e spirit of M ars hovers over ■ 78
rise has come dot ing 1936 alone.
th e old w orld, th e dove of peace tiles over
1936 Rem arkable Year
T iie year Just closed has been
th e lands of th e w estern h em isphere as
a
rem
a
le one in m any ways.
a tte ste d by th e spirit show n at th e inter- W hile it rkab
is generally believed that
A m erican peace con feren ce a t Buenos elections do not change the basic
Aires. The A m erican people as a unit w ant course of business, most analysts
that they are te m p o ra rily
to live in peace w ith th e ir neighbors anil concede
upsetting The tid e of recovery was
are hopeful th a t th e rest of the w orld will ru n n in g so strong in 1936. h o w
he so blessed in spite of the th re a te n in g ever. that it swept over every ob
stacle and washed out the old year
clouds.
in a burst o f glory.
May the new y e a r and many m ore to
There are scarcely any figures
come he happy indeed, fo r all of our good on record that can m atch 1936's
i steady gains in jobs payrolls, in
friends.
d u stria l a c tiv ity , pro fits, and d iv i
,
orpoon
T h u rsd ay , D nrem ber 81, 190
The Great American Home
THE GOOD O LD D A Y S ?
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f
lie fiv e li> eight pel' cent higher
M on th ly I'lectiic m id gus sia li liic n l .
Your I »87
w ill be .slightly lower. Tin
who
use o il should make contracts now
H l ls il lt s
Policy
as protection against a to per cent
The • iKt is s fu i liiisinesH n».in.
m il anee.
u in c lu iit. h.inker. u u ik e r, hi-
1937 Salesman's I'.ir.utise
Y< tur. ui* hoiiN rho Irirr K I I ic u ih *
M erchant i can honestly plug the
u h o U(l|tiwlft lii* ttllU ude (u m r r l
"B u y Now H igher Prices t'o iiiin g '
<
«' oim IIU oiik U lie n «<»n
appeal ill th e ir ad vertising Sale
illli e il* a ie iiin -ei L illi, uh llie v
m anager- can safely ja ck up th e ir
li.ii e he m in re e e n l y e .ii *, c . i i i
sales quota and advertising ap pro
lin iiM iess Is (lie e u rre e t p«tllcv.
priations In at least BI pel e d it
I u t lu i. liu u ev ei . (lie r«»4«l is e le .tr
probably 20 per ccnl The sales
uheud
lliis is (lie (im e f«»r u<-
feature of 19 17 w ill be the re tu rn
(i, n. t v u iil I h I iik eu u i(h ( h i ris
of the seller - m arket for the fii t
iiiK |>i ice * an«l Inisin« ss us ynu
tune -iuee 1920
iie r e cailicht hy f.tlliiiK priees
L i e n hour of e ffo rt ami even
uin! Inisineks in I92JE I In* de
di lia r of expense put in to selling
p re s *i« n Is u ie r . N(«»|» (h in k in i;
w o rk in 1917 w ill re tu rn w hat tw o
uh nu ( i( <ie( (In* n e n |ir«»s|»«*rl(y
it i il in 1931 and i i l i . i l tw o may In
i h n l>oin( il vn ii l i a n i («> !>e
1939! I urge e l m
s a le -iu .m a g e r
su««essiul in 1937!
and e v e ii salesman Io w o rk In.
head o ff ui 193 7 Get lo u r rew ard I
nations
fo r a ll the hard w o rk of the past j oi mal co n flict between
European «ccuritiew w ill reinuin
lew i <'.u - S u n n i selling days w ill
| un atti .0*111 e although w o rld trad«’
not last foreve r'
u t il continue to increase slow ly
lies! Sales Areas
The gain, nice 1933. now totals 3(1
Results w ill vary, of course, in pel cent South Am erica. irai»cc\
d iffe re n t sections Hack i l l 1933 ini' llo lla n d ,
S w itzerland,
Belgium ,
sale; map «bowed only one gold, S c a n d in a v ia . C an ad a , am i o th e r
or excellent state and 30 blue, or l- iitis h ( o m m c itu < a ltlis u l l l he our
poor states T inlay this same map best m a rk e ts . Japan and England
shows 20 gold s la te s am i only tw o w ill not h«* as good as in re«,enl
blue states D u ring the past tw o veai
S|iain, (le rn ia n y. and P ilv
years, a g ric u ltu ra l sections h a le ii ill la* our poorest.
been the saleMnanagei's best lid
dends. T opping o ff the year was a
real p. st-eleetion boom Wave a ft-
( u ire iic y O u tlo o k
. e r w a ve of w age boosts and bonuses
X ltlin iig ti fa rm e rs should co n tin u e
and d iv id e n d increases and extras
The most hopeful fo ie ig n de-
Io lie good customers, (he indus
I lifte d Christm as trade back to old-
tr ia l centers, p a rlii u la rly In the vi'lo pm cn t of 193« was the "G old
tim e levels.
northeast, m iddle A tla n tic,
u II <1 lllo c " devaluation and th re e -co r
He Must D ecide
E ig ht Per Cent G ain fo r 1937
m id dle western areas w ill annin nered curre ncy ngr«*emc»it between
The
m
om
entum
picked
up
by
France. England, and ourselves I
W h ile it m ay be o ff the record, it is g e ne rally
route lo the fore.
i do not ex p ec t, h o iie ie r . th a t th e
kno w n that, in Hood R ive r county, there is much I this surge o f b u yin g w ill ca rry in -
B onds a l C e ilin g
d ie a m of in le t n a tio n a l s t a h iliia tio n
adverse c ritic is m o f the a ttitu d e o f State G range ; to the New Y’ear Business in 1936
e
Bcm t prices nre the mo t amaz can become a r e a lity d u rin g 1937.
wxs good. Business in 1937 w ill be
M aster Ray W. G ill on the costly problem w h ich in ' i better.
in g factor in tile se e u riti m urkets , Im provem ent in bu*uic.*<s co n d itio n ;
M y estim ate is fo r a Hi
volves the fa rm e r as a result o f the most recent
I ik I iiv They are sellin g at the h ig h I in Europe is the t>e.t rem edy for
: per cent gain in the firs t six
w a te rfro n t strike.
est
prices ip h isto ry. Since June most o f its troubles
! months over the in itia l h a lf of
I f G ill believes he owes a debt of lo y a lty to
1932. the yield of the average bond
1936. It Is harder to m ake a def-
Dictators, isms w ar cagl«*s. and
organized labor, we w ould be the last to suggest i in ite p re diction fo r t h e second
has dropped from 7> . p ,r cent to
flu* lik e th riv e on human s u ife r-
th a t he break fa ith w ith his union friends: but many
4
’
h
tier
cent
The
1937
outlook
for
half, b u t I th in k a fiv e per cent
i mg anil misery That is w hy I have
fru itg ro w e rs and other farm ers, m any o f them m em i over the closing m onths o f the old in g up of business and b u ild in g ae-
bond depends almost e n tire ly on i always preached that one nation
how m uch more p o w e rfu l are the the course o f money rates
M
y
bers of one or other of the Granges have a feeling i year is w ith in reason.
tiv ity.
as the e n tire
rules o f nature and economics than foits'a t is that the la tte r w ill con i can prosper on ly
th a t he also owes a debt to a g ric u ltu re and h o rtic u l
T his w o u ld put m y Babsonchart
the laws of men The drouth, the tin u e at curre nt leva Is u n til the I w’« i Id prospers I f w<* could o n ly
Sees Home Building Boom
ture. especially keeping in m in d the fact th a t he Ind ex about fiv e per cent above
F our years ago the b u ild in g o f a AAA and short .supplies plus b e t governm ent refunds a ll Its sho rt i get Europe hack to norm al wo
has been honored by farm ers by being elected as the n o rm al by the F ourth o f J u ly
i w ould Molv«» the last rem a ining ba
te r business and heavier consum p
leader o f an organiation so essentially associated and approaching 10 per cent over new home or fa cto ry was a re la tion, have doubled farm prices d i n term debt in to lo ng -te rm Issues at sic problem co n fro n tin g happinc c
about
per cent
A fte r that j m the Americas.
next
Christmas
The tiv e ly rare sight. O n ly eight homes ing the last fo u r year
w ith the great fa rm in g in d u stry o f Oregon.
Now.
what
G overnor M artin has tak e n steps to
were b u ilt at the depression low
rates w ill depend more upon the
O f course, we realize tha t G ill and other leaders e n tire year's gain should average
the ou tloo k fo r farm prices !
W hether we r r a l i i r it or not to
com m odity p rice ; am i general busi
see to it th a t O regon has an a p p ro p ria te o f the State G range have long cherished a hope that about. seven to eight per cent above in 1933, where a hundred were b u ilt about
this
year?
day. we are non placing a h ra tl-
and where f if ty are being
ness.
exhibit at the San Francisco exposition in a fa rm e r-la b o r m ovem ent m ig h t gain enough strength 1936. Business w ill be above the b in u ilt 1929 today.
A n o th e r G ood Year on I arms
Home b u ild in g is a
Henc«\ I feel that pr«‘sent high »(« n r on the 1929-1936 drpreiwdon
X -Y lin e —in oth er words, in a
G ra m and cotton prices depend bond p rii os « innot continue in d e f corpse and bundling up (h r 1937-
1989. O regon has failed to have exhibits in th is state to become an o ve rw h e lm in g p o litic a l pro spe rity era—fo r the firs t en tire typ ica l cap ital goods in d u s try it
factor, but tw o w a te rfro n t strikes w ith in a period
on
the
weather
and
plantings
Bas
in ite ly Tliowe b u yln ir bund* d u r <?) pro spe rity hahy in swaddling
at recent w orld's fairs and it should by- o f fo u r ye a r; and teamster
tw e lve -m o n th period since 1929! is a direct therm om eter of pu blic
confidence. Once confidence r e- ed on cu rre n t acreage estimates in g (tie ('nniiiiff 12 m onths must e \- clotlit's. II. \v I, in' the period <»r
i
Unless—
all m eans have a w orthy one a t th e com opened up a great g u lf between real farm ers abd
turns there is a v e rita b le stampede and b a rrin g drouth, prices o f these « rcise e x tra o rd in a ry « are and Jude- p to sp e rily w ill last or how far it
la b o r Holds W h ip -lla n d
M ill go. no one can say That <l«-i
ing fa ir in our sister sta te to th e south. these badly-m anaged unions, a g u lf w h ich it w ill
to '.ike advantage of real estate products should not be m uch h ig h
It is seldom that there is n o bargains and to get under the w ire er next December than they a ie nient to avoid ge tting b u rne d' W ith o«*nd upon how w e ll
we
luc
h ig h e r money rate; a ce rta in ty
The legislature should, w ithout hesitation, ta ke m any years to bridge. U n fo rtu n a te ly fo r the “ unless." 1936 was an exception. O il 111;
today Meat prices w ill i>dge up st'oner o f later. I fc«*l that the gen • learm*d that lasting pro spe rity only
\ f e a t u r e o f 1937
o f th is plan, these w a te rfro n t strikes have I Then the re was no "b u t" to m y
ta k e this question into consideration and success
should he a real boom in home w ard fo r our live lock population eral bond m arke t H tod.iv where comes through the practice of in
h it the fa rm e r w here it most h u rts —in the po cket
Today. how ever, there b u ild in g .
Ls near the lowest point in years the stock m arke t was in 1928.
dustry. honesty, th r ift, faith, and
provide am ply fo r such a display. O regon book. u n til he has come to reg ard h im se lf as the ! bullishness.
is one m a jo r question in m v m ind.
N o n -n s id e n tia l construction, aside D airy, egg. anil p o u ltry prices w ill
oth er basic virtue-.'
"goat” w h ich is sacrificed as a peace o ffe rin g when —the labor problem . I f this issue
has m uch to gain from so doing.
Hull M a ik rt Not O ver
advance under the im petus of h ig h
from
p
u
b
lic
works-,
should
also
en
Ci pyright, .1937, Publl het s F i-
troub le s between longshorem en and th e ir em ployers I is not handled p ro pe rly, business
The outlook f«»r money rates is a
jo y a b ig gain. P lant expansion or er producing costs d u rin g the firs t
are being settled. The fru itg ro w e r, especially, knows could receive a ve ry ru d e set-back. m odernization is a necessity for h a lf Good prices plus higher pro b ig influe nce also on st«»ck price . : nanci.il B ureau.
NOTE This a rtic le cannot he
how m uch per box he was penalized by the 1934 , W orkers are in the most strategic m any concerns. Prices o f b u ild in g d u ctio n should lif t fa rm Income be P itifu l return s on savings hank de
settlem ent and w hat the s trik e cost him d u rin g the i position today they have ever held m aterials are on the verge o f a tween fiv e to ill per cent (lu rin g posits. bonds mortgages, and high- reproduced in w hole or in pa rt
K idnapers are at w ork ag ain and th e tw o m onths it was in operation, and he also knows
grad«* preferreds w ill
not coax w ith o u t pcrm l - ioti from the cop y
La bo r leaders can tie pro spe rity
m a rk -u p Demand fo r skilled the new year.
money out of good sound .stocks rig h t holders Publishers F inancial
1 0 -y ea r-o ld son of a T acom a. W ash., th a t the present s trik e comes pe rilo u sly near to con I in a knot i f the y ca ll a general sharp
b u ild in g mechanics w ill toon be re
Farm
p
ro
fits
w
ill
be
somewhat
The trem endous volum e o f money Bureau Bah tin Park. Mass
u t o r they can give prosper- flected in high er bids on jobs. B a r
physician is th e victim . The fe d e ra l gov v e rtin g w hat had every in d ic a tio n of being a pros j : it w y a lk a -o boost
i f they keep th e ir heads gains in e xistin g structure s are less due to m ark-ups in the prices sei*king investm ent «a b illio n d o l
perous
year
in
to
a
year
o
f
doubt
and
m
isg
ivin
g,
if
of products w h ich the fa rm e r has
lim p -io n ru le d th a t
ernm ent has done excellent w ork in ro u n d not o f serious loss.
; Do not m isunderstand me I am
lars in December alone* w ill p re
If
lo ll
const llu tfx l n bar to
to buy W ith fa rm in g c o n tin u a lly
ing up these b easts and it is sincerely-
G ill, last F rid a y, emphasized t h e prosperous not p re d ic tin g grave national labor must modernize. renovate, repair, m ore pro fita ble, good land m o w up vent too b ig a st«»ck adl-off, 193«
n t h t*
legislature.
d ivid e n d increase': and extras, plus
tie-ups. even though some curre nt o r build, le t out yo u r contracts
hoped th a t action will be sw ift in th is case. con dition o f the G range in O regon today, and the : ' situations
;
pe tition fo r a de-
20
per
cent
over
the
depression
do look th re a te n in g and NOW!
pi ssib illtle s o f M ill high«*r earnings
!ment
uph
o ld ln jf bln
lo
w
i
w
ill
continue
its
gradual
rise
G
range
in
th
is
state
has
an
excellent
chance
of
No pen alty can be too severe fo r th e kid
even though there w ill be a b ig
i ver the next few years, give w e ll-
tenate m . iî contend*
even m ore strength, i f its leaders w ill make increase in the num ber o f strikes.
Extend Leases Now
• This recovery in a g ric u ltu ra l prices chosen stocks added a ttra ctio n to
n ap er. The an x iety caused th e fam ily and g up a in th ing
an em ploye nnd not
The same applies to rents I f you is a ve ry b u llish factor in the b u si those w ho want protection against that he l.i
e ir m inds to give it th e ir un d ivid e d lo ya lty. I f
ere ly say lh a l if la bo r leaders
an “ o ffic e r” : contemplai!e<l bv the
th e d a n g e r to th e boy is beyond d e scrip oth er allegiances m ake th is impossible, there is but t I r y m to
ness outlook, but do not forget
push too fa r and too fast in have a favo ra ble lease extend it that it means hig h e r liv in g costs a ris in g cost of liv in g .
con Mi tu t i on n 1 p r o v is io n
u n d e r
tion.
one course open to them .—Hood R iv e r News.
th e ir demands fo r higher pay and NOW fo r a fiv e -y e a r period. A fte r in the city.
In spite o f the 30 p«*r cent gain w hich (he a! >rncv Rene m l w ould
sh o rte r hours, we are in fo r serious a 10 per cent advance last year,
in
stock
prices
d
u
rin
g
the
last
12
ru le him out n* o le g h i ato r F u r-
rents w ill pro ba bly increase an
C lo th in g to Cost More
trouble.
oth er fiv e per cent in 1937 maybe
U p to now, the cost of liv in g has months, I believe that m any stocks the rm o re I.essard contend he wax
F o u r New Factors
are
not
ovi-i-valued
There
may
h
r
not appointed to his po t hut was
Hood R iver grow ers ch allen g e S tate
Therp are fo u r new factors' in m ore in w e ll-lo ca te d areas. W ith not been keeping pace w ith the periods of hacking and fillin g , hut “ em ployed.’’
A dvertising Sells Com m odities
i the p ic tu re today, w h ich give la - the o p tim is tic prospects fo r b u ild recovery in general business. Its the basic trend I*- s till u p iiu ril. The
G range M aster Gill and m em bers of th e
B efore T han ksgiving th is year, progressive fo od i bor such a strong hold on in du strv in g and rents. I lo o k fo rw a rd to advance totals o n ly 20 per cent h u ll m arket ii lilc h began on d u ly ,
W ith fiv e per eenl o f the m olor
a p ro fita b le yea r fo r real estate against 75 per cent fo r in d u s tria l
G range legislative com m ittee to s t a t e stores o f the co u n try carried on an aggressive tur- I F irst, is the trem endous gain in men
w ith ris in g values and w ith a c tiv ity and 30 per cent fo r re ta il H. 1932, has not reached Ils peak. Ixtji responsible fo r 90 per ren t
key sales campaign. M ore tu rk e y s w ere sold than I in d u s tria l pro du ction and profits,
the tr a ffic accident*, It H Baldock
No W ar In 1937
w h e th e r they will su p p o rt O regon a g ric u l ever before, and at prices th a t were a ttra c tiv e to j Second, is th e steady rise in liv in g a c tiv ity at least 20 per cent above prices. T his com ing year the gap
No one can deny that the o v e r state high w ay engineer, advocate.;
w ill na rrow . I look fo r a fiv e to
costs. T h ird , is the big gain in la- 1936.
consum
er
as
w
e
ll
as
producers.
tu re or w ork in th e in terests of strik in g
The outlook fo r real estate and eight per cent rise in living costs seas s itu a tio n ls c ritic a l. Europe perm anent revocation o f the op
Sales methods va rie d somewhat in d iffe re n t lo ! b o r'; influence as indicated by the
g is ty p ic a l o f the outlook against o n ly a three per c ent gain and Asia today closely rcs«*nible the erators’ licen -e.s of accident-repeat
unions. The story of th e last tw o m onths calities—b u t the p a rtic ip a tin g stores seemed to ap I election results. F in a lly , the re is b fo u r ild a in
ll cap ital goods industries such in 1936.
arm ed camps of 1912-14 A general ers a.s the o n ly solution to the
the
“
pow
d
er-keg
"
ro
w
between
the
Oregon
show s d efinitely t h a t th e in te rests of th e preciate the va lu e and necessity o f newspaper ad j L e w is and Green factions. These as locomotives, ships, pow er sta
In the vanguard w ill be c lo th in g w a r in v o lv in g Fa i i in vs Cornmu- tra ffic accident problem
already has plen ty o f safety laws
ve rtisin g . F o r example, here is an excerpt fro m the
tw o groups a re en tirely d iffe re n t a n d th e re
■ factors, p a rtic u la rly the la tte r, a ll tions. and m achinery. These b u si price-tags. They have been at a rn m ia in evita ble ; but a general to protect the m o toring p u b lic if
p o rt of one large chain system: "N ew spaper ad
nesses are due fo r a much sharper .
n d still fo r the last three years, European w a r w ill not come in
req u e st of th e gro w ers is sound as O regon ve rtis in g was carried in a ll th e p rin c ip a l m e tro p o li 1 increase the tension of the situa- percentage im p rovem e nt than the sta
but they w ill move ahead eight to 1937 There v ill continue to be they were m ore r ig id ly enforced,
!
tion.
consum
er
goods
industries.
E
m
farm ers, businessm en and w orkers have tan and ru ra l newspapers in o u r te rrito ry . . . . Before
but no in Baldock's opinion.
12
per
cent in 1937 Food b ills w ill revolution* iiit h in nat.*>n
The real key to this puzzle is
ploym ent In the heavy group a '
su ffe re d big losses due to th is vicious our T h a n ksg ivin g demands had been fille d there the A d m in is tra tio n and its po licy year
Reports from P ortla nd Indicate
ago was 75 per cent o f n o r
was a decided scarcity o f tu rk e y s o f the top grade tow a rd labor. I f troub le should de
strike.
: that the state w ill be asked to
in our m arket.” A n o th e r chain reported: “ We have velop. M r. Roosevelt w ith his a l mal; today it is 85 per cent: and
co
n trib u te $3.000.000 tow a rd t h e
advertised tu rke ys in a p p ro xim a te ly 250 newspapers most unanim ous b a ckin g c o u l d b y next C hristm as it should be 95
' fin a n cin g o f t h e
proposed 1839
th is week as w e ll as 750.000 circu la rs w h ich w ere i sw ing the tid e o f b a ttle in w h ic h per cent.
1 w o rld's fa ir to be held In th a t
Where to Get Jobs
d istrib u te d to the consum ing p u b lic ’s homes. Present ever d ire ctio n he wished. Because
G ill o f the G range and Ben Os |c ity in celebration of the com ple
3.000,000 h e a v y in d u stry By A. L. I.lndberk
One of th e best indications of im indications are tha t we sold about 30 per cent more i o f the president's unprecedented w o The
S A L E M — Labor disputes w hich borne o f the la bo r unions, a n d tion of the B o n n e ville dam Ju st
rkers w ho are s till jobless should
j w o rk e r-fo llo w in g , the outlook f o r
tu
rke
ys
fo
r
T
h
a
n
ksg
ivin
g
th
is
year
than
a
year
ago."
proved conditions is th e in creased rev
con tinu e to hold the e n tire west th e ir satellites fig h tin g shou’der to how the money is to be raised has
Newspapers have been a potent factor in other | la b o r troubles depends to a large d w in d le to 2.000.000 by the end of coast in a state o f in d u s tria l stag shoulder fo r or against ns the case not been indicated. When G o ve r
1937. This w o u ld leave o n ly 6.000.-
enues in th e county ta x d e p a rtm e n t, w here food sales campaigns— such as the recent beef and I exte nt on W ashington.
000 out o f jobs next December and nation w ill unquestionably come in m ig h t be any proposal a ffe ctin g no r O lcott convened the legislature
paym ents have been com ing in b e tte r th a n re a l drive. S im ila r fu tu re campaigns— o f w h ich the
Congress Not H a rm fu l
g r o u p in special session in 1921 to finance
f o r considerable the interests o f e ith e r
o f th is num ber 4 000.000 are the
In
fact,
m
uch
depends
on
Wash-
fir
s
t
w
ill
fe
a
tu
re
g
ra
p
e
fru
it—are
planned.
fo r m any y e a rs. A f a r d iffe re n t picture
atten tion at t h e A lre ad y G ill, ns m aster o f the State a proposed "In d u s tria l E xpo sitio n"
1 ington as fa r as most problem s are flo a tin g jobless o r are un em p loy
I
t
is
apparent
th
a
t
th
is
is
good
business
all
Grange,
has
warned
against
any to he held in P o rtla n d in 1925 the
hands o f the O re
it is fro m th a t of fo u r y e a rs ago w hen around—fo r the farm er, fo r the m erchant, fo r the I concerned. N ot so m any years ago able. B y fa r the best bet fo r new
gon
le g is la tu re attem pt to in te rfe re w ith the rights law m akers p ro m p tly turne d th u m b !
jobs
w
ill
be
in
these
industries.
scrip w as issued to cash county and school newspaper and fo r the consumer. In the past some , it was the vogue to take careful M v advice to young men lo okin g
when it convenes o f la bo r unions to s trik e T his can down op any atte m p t to unload this
soundings in W all Street before
w a rra n ts because of th e g re a t ta x d elin re ta ile rs have attem pted to e lim in a te newspaper ad m
next m onth. P ro be in te rp re te d as a w a rn in g against burden onto the p ro p e rty ow ner
fo
r
a
jo
b
today
is
to
learn
a
b
u
ild
aking an annual forecast. Today
ve rtis in g —and they have u su a lly fo u n d th a t it was
d u c e rs '
g r o u p s the proposed com pulsory a rb itra throu gh a tax levy. A proposal to
quency.
the most, im p o rta n t preparation lo r ing or m achinery trade o r to jo in
w hose
pocket tio n program The w a rn in g h a s finance the state's c o n trib u tio n to
the poorest kin d o f economy. "T h e pa pe r"—w h ethe r , m y outlook le tte r i to dr- ¡» the the sales force of a b u ild in g ma
ru m b lin g s o f discontent tiie fa ir throu gh an increase In the
books have been started
i t be a d a ily o r w e e kly—is a fix tu r e o f the A m e ri I lead -lin e in the Potomac. A fo rt- te ria ls o r m ach in ery eoneern.
hard h it by th e ir am ong G rangers In m any parts o f gasoline ta x met w ith approval of
S k ille d w o rke rs a r e going to
can home and fin d s an eager audience.
i n ig h t before Christm as. I visited
in a b ility to ship the state, especially those w ho be a large m a jo rity o f the house m em
W e are g lad to see M adam e P erkins,
Food stores—chain o r independent— w h ich have | the capital. Experienced observers demand, and get. hig h e r pay in
th
e ir products as long to the wheat league o r the bers, hut failed In the senate, w here
1937.
W
h
ile
t
o
t
a
l
em
ploym
ent
not
yet
jo
ine
d
in
special
sellin
g
campaigns
w
o
u
ld
se c re ta ry of labor, a sk in g fo r an early
I there believe th a t the president
w
e
ll as by the wool or apple grow ers w ho d o it was im possible to m uster a con
should
increase
perhaps
fiv
e
to
do
w
e
ll
to
take
a
leaf
fro
m
the
book
of
the
stores
m aritim e peace, even th o u g h it is b elated . w h ich have. Pay the fa rm e r a f a ir price, charge the may have m ore troub le than the eigh t per cent, wage rates should
decline
in p u r not propose t > let G ill or nnv other s titu tio n a l m a jo rity hack o f the
p u blic im agines in ho ld ing h i s
be
stepped
up
by
at
least
that
chasing
pow er on leader stand in the w ay o f a p ro program and the proposed fa ir died
She p roperly cites th e public in te re st as be consumer a fa ir price, advertise e xte n sive ly—and | huge
dem ocratic m a jo rity together
am ount o r more on the average.
the
part
o f the gram that prom lsi s any re lie f from i a prem ature death.
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ing p a ram o u n t. T he public will not long consum ption o f com m odities soars.—In d u s tria l New;
The W ashington consensus is that
A. L. I.lm lbe ek s trik e r; , are lo u d the present .situation w ith i t si
P a yro ll totals should show a rise
congress
w
ill
not
he
h
a
rm
fu
l
to
Congressman W illia m A E k w a ll
th re a t to the fin a n cia l s ta b ility of
en d u re the im possible situ atio n th a t now Review.
o
f
not
less
than
10
per
cent.
B
u
t
ly
dem
anding
action
to
b
rin
g
about
business in spile of the voters' roar
thousands o f Innocent bystanders. 1 lias offered to donate the services
exists and it is high tim e t h a t th e lead ers
of approval o f the New Deal. There rem em ber fa tte r p a yro lls m e a n speedy restoration of peace in the
O f course any legislation t h e he perform ed fo r the state as c ir
on both sides ta k e recognition of th is fac t.
w ill be a lo t o f b a rk in g but litt le heavier producing costs. The la t in d u s tria l w orld. W ith the G row ers'
te
r
in
tu
rn
mean
e
ith
e
r
a
m
a
rk-u
p
club
of
Hood
R
ive
r
ta
k
in
g
the
Oregon
law m akers m ay enact to c u it judge pro tern fo r M ultnom ah
b itin g . The emphasis of the com ing
o f s e llin g prices o r a c u ttin g o f lead, the wool growers, wheat gro w - re q u ire com pulsory a rb itra tio n of county, b u t not u n til Secretary o f
session w ill be on pe rfe cting legis p ro fit m argins.
1 ers, apple growers and other a g ri labor disputes w ould o n ly ap ply to State Snell had turne d down his
la tio n already passed and adding a
Sees R ising Prices
c u ltu ra l groups are dem anding com local strikes, such ns that In the cla im fo r $10 a day the sta tu to ry
F ifteen Y ears A go
few amendments thereto. I doubt
Three
years
ago
high
er
casts
H e a d s of tw o B erlin p a p e rs will be r e
pulsory a rb itra tio n o f a ll strikes woolen m ills at P ortla nd or strike s allow ance fo r these same services.
if a ha m p e rfu l o f new reform laws
Argus. December 29. 1921—G eorge A rm e n tro u t,
w ould have meant slim m e r profits. in w hich the p u b lic w e lfare be hy teamsters, tru c k d riv e rs o r o th Snell ruled th a t Inasmuch us Ek-
placed because th e y refu se d to obey o r county pioneer, dies at Forest G rove December 19. | w ill be jam m ed through.
I w a ll is s t ill a mem ber o f congress
This year the y w ill mean higher comes involved.
er p u re ly local groups I t w ould and d ra w in g pay from the federal
Mrs. John Schaer dies at M ou ntainda le Decem
Bond In fla tio n to C ontinue
ders of th e G erm an p ro p a g a n d a m inistry.
sellin g prices. T his h o lid a y season
Senator Best of U m a tilla county have little , if any e ffect on th e j
I t w ill be tw o years before an- w e are w a vin g good-bye to a has p u b lic ly announced his in te n m a ritim e s trik e w h ich is. a fte r all. governm ent he is not e n title d to
F reedom of th e press as enjoyed in th e ber 20.
M iss Pearl S m ith, fo rm e rly o f the A rgus staff, ! other election, and the average con buyers' and em ployers' m arket. For tion of sponsoring a com pulsory the one w h ich is p in ch in g the p ro pay from the • state
• •
U nited S tates is th is c o u n try ’s g re a te s t pro and Peter Borgen o f P ortla nd m a rrie d at Forest gressman w ill l>c w o rry in g less the firs t tim e since 1929, we shall a rb itra tio n measure in the fo r th ducers rig h t now. T hat Involves a
A re p o rt on state b u ild in g needs,
| about his constituents and more see prices d u rin g 1937 con tro lled com ing session. Senator S trin g e r o f n a tio n a l Issue and w ill re q u ire fe d
tection ag a in st d icta to rsh ip s a n d th e in G rove December 24.
Mrs. Anna Helm old. 70. died at B lo om in g Decem about the constitution. A lo n g this b y the seller and wages by the L in n county, an active G ranger eral legislation i f it is to he reach ju s t released hy the State P la n - ’
to le ra b le conditions t h a t go along w ith
I line, I expect to see a big im p ro ve employe.
him self, has announced his sym ed. A ll the Oregon legislators can n ln g board emphasizes the im m e d i
ber
25.
th em .
H illsb o ro clu b re-elects fo llo w in g officers: D r. m ent In federal finances. An e ffo rt
Gone, te m p o ra rily at least, are pathy w ith the proposal. O ther do in th a t connection w ill be to ate need o f a state lib ra ry b u ild
in g and another o ffice bu ild in g.
L . W. Hyde, president; Charles E. Wells, vice -p re si 1 .w ill he made to cut expenses. Re the days when orders w ere taken legislators from t h e a g ric u ltu ra l m em orialize congress and even such Replacement of the present su
dent; G lenn Belle, secretary, and F. J. Sewell, treas lie f aid w ill be continued b u t not below cost sim p ly Io keep the m a d is tric ts can he depended on t o notion can he expected to meet w ith prem e co u rt b u ild in g and o ffice
on the boondoggling scale o f the ch in e ry from g e ttin g ru sty. Gone support the idea, especially under serious opposition on th e pa rt of
S herw ood C om m ercial club is m ak in g urer.
b u ild in g by new structure s at some
past three years. The governm ent’s are the days when people w ould the urge o f th e ir Interested con- organized labor.
Oregon D airym en's league votes to liq u id a te at
tim e in the fu tu re Is also visioned
a progressive move w hen it p lans th e r o
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incom e should rise steadily, as 1937 w o rk fo r n o th in g sim p ly to keep stituents. These in clud e Duncan of
its P ortla nd m eeting Tuesday.
by
the planners w ho call atten tion
w ork along. B ut despite W ashing up th e ir courage. In ad dition to Harney, W heeler o f Lane, Stadel-
vival of its p o tato show . It will be J a n u a ry
H e re a fte r state o ffic ia ls and em to the need fo r purchasing neoes-
Benton Bowm an o f H ills b o ro and Manche L a n g ton forecasts to t h e contrary, I
high
er
pro
du
cing
costs
the
Robln-
man
o
f
Wasco,
S
paulding
o
f
M
a
ri
ployes w h o to u r the c o u n try a t '
8 and 9 w hen everyone will have an o p le y o f Forest G rove re-elected president and secre doubt if the gain in revenue or the
son-Patman P rice act, i f s tric tly in on, D unn of Jackson and m any p u b lic expense a tte n d in g conven- ! sary ground fo r b u ild in g sites nt
p o rtu n ity to m ake good exhibits. M ay it ta ry-tre a su re r, respectively, of W ashington C o un ty slash in expenditures w ill be suf terpreted.
w ill push d is trib u tio n others. The senate, o v e rw h e lm in g ly tions and conferences must lim it 1 this tim e, recom m ending ncq iilstlon
of the fo u r blocks im m e d ia te ly
B ar association.
fic ie n t to b rin g the budget in to costs higher. A ll th is w ill be m ir conservative in its a ttitu d e tow a rd
m eet w ith success.
th e ir expense claim s to $7 a day. n o rth o f the present capital site.
M rs. C lara Jack dies December 26.
balance b y June 30, 1938.
rored on wholesale and re ta il In business and in d u s tria l problem s This amount is expected to cover W i t h
federal
grants
ava ila ble
M rs. L. C. Rogers of C orne liu s dies December 23.
T his means th a t in fla tio n w ill voices.
w ould appear, fro m this distance, P ullm an ehnrge.s. meals, h o t e l throu gh P W A the re p o rt points out
gain ground this year. I t has already
to be fe rtile ground fo r the sew rooms, taxis, tip s and Incidentals. the lib ra ry and office b u ild in gs
Sharp M a rk-U p s Ahead
T h irty Y ears Ago
taken b ig strides in recent year?
W holesale
quotations o n 764 in g of seed lo o kin g to g o ve rn “ Deadbeats" also camo In fo r a could he financed nt th is tim e w ith
Argus, Decem ber 27. 1906— M r. and Mrs. H e n ry although the general p u blic is en products — from ra w m a te ria l to m ental inte rfe ren ce in argum ents share o f a tte n tio n at the hands of s ta ll' a p pro pria tion s o f o n ly $750,-
tir e ly unaw are o f it. P ublic debt finished goods—have risen three between, em ployers and employes. the board when It was voted to sum
ng celebrate golden w edding anniversary.
February is usually the least rainy month of the W ehru
has grown $16 000.000 000 since J u ly per ren t in the last three m onths The a ttitu d e o f the house is m ore m a rily dismiss any state em ploye 000 fo r each.
O n ly fo u r people attend d is tric t school meeting.
year in London, but this year "Ain’t Going to Reign
W illis H a rd w a re com pany o f Banks has p u r 1 1930. T a x receipts have doubled and are at a new to p since Sep d iffic u lt to predict. F ifty per cent w ho attem pted to c ra w l nut from
No More” seems to be the theme for December.
since 1933. S till the treasu ry is tem ber, 1930. N e xt Christm as this of its m em bership is e n tire ly new under a soldiers' bonus loan o r to
chased the Banks Feed store.
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tr> raise funds to pay the price average w ill be fiv e per re n t to the legislative fie ld . A m ong the unload on to the bonus commission
Miss N aom i Nicodemus weds A d ria n D a nt o f forced
p u b lic b ills b y sellin g governm ent J —maybe 10 per re n t— h ig h e r than house members, however, there are or land board a piece o f p ro p e rly
Dr. Erik Ljunger, Swedish geologist, believes R e ed ville December 24.
know n to be at least tw o aggres w hich he had purchased w ith a
bonds This money finds i t : w ay It is today.
A cane on w h ich Is carved a
that South America once was buried under an ice
C ity council buys Shute p a rk fo r c ity purposes Into the banks in th e form of job-1
F our years ago w heat was sell- sive la bo r leaders B u ll o f U nion state loan and on w h ich he had h isto ry o f the Masonic lodge is
cap—probably the greatest hangover on record.
at cost o f $1622.50.
and
B
rad
y
of
M
ultnom
ah
and
a
holders'
o
r
co
n
tra
cto
r:'
deposits
Ing
at
the
lowest
price
in
three
allow ed the interest and taxes to shown In the Argus w in d o w this
•
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•
W. H. W ehrung to leave F rid a y fo r Seattle 1
The bank then "invests" these de- and a h a lf centuries 41 cents a num ber o f other la bo r sym pathizers
ulate w ith o u t m a kin g any y l week. Il was purchased at a house-
Thief entered a Troy. N. Y„ apartment and stole select the site fo r the Oregon b u ild in g a t the Seattle posits hy b u yin g more governm ent bushel Because It was cheaper than w ho can be depended on to f o l accum
e ffo rt to discharge his r ig h tfu l oh - hold sale at C u rtis, Neb., 50 years
rope from a dumb waiter and a clothesline. Prob Y uko n fa ir.
bonds.
to pay fre ig h t, com was being lo w th e ir lead in a fig h t to the ligations.
ago, and is now the p ro p e rty of
ably he wanted to start a good nickel cigar factory.
Raym ond D ix o n drow ned in T u a la tin near F o r
The cycle repeat« its e lf over and burned fo r fuel in place o f coal, fin ish against any legislation that
Mrs. J. L . Adamson o f Aloha.
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•
est G rove when boat strikes subm erged log and cap over again, b u ild in g up bank de- M ilk was being poured on the m ig h t In any w ay c lip the wings
The w in d o w
also contain« a
D ellm o re T.essnrd. state senator
'reefs to reduce over-supplies of o f organized labor.
pr ts and ba llooning the p u b lic
from M ultnom ah county, has file d W h ite I.eghorn egg w e igh in g 5Mi
In Canberra, the capital of the Australian Com sizes.
debt This Is camouflaged in fla tio n . b u tte r and cheese
M ost in te re stin g angle In the suit in the c irc u it co u rt to test out ounces and m easuring d^i by 9'3i
There was a
Sam uel E verett, 76, dies here Decem ber 26.
monwealth, no one has ever committed a serious
pending b a ttle over la bo r legisla- bis rig h t to o seat in the fo rth - inches, bro ug ht in b y Irm a Helm
W illia m Clapshaw. 67, dies at H ills id e December It w ill continue In 1937 aided bv b o un ty on baby pigs.
crime. The newspapers there must give exciting
another
form
of
in
fla
tio
n
—the
cheek
Today wheat Is around $1 35 per tion, however, is to be found in Its com ing session. Lessard Is an a t-, o f near La ure l; a trip le pine cone
24.
weather reports.
W orld W ar V ete rans'i found by
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of the Groner
A. B Findley elected master of Leedy Grange or cre d it type, s im ila r to that w hich bushel. Corn is being im ported from possible effect upon the Dam on- _ torne y fo
. r . the --------
. . pupils
.
we had in 1929. When a ll Is said A rge ntin a Much h u lk b u tte r sold P ythias relatio ns w h ich have ex- e
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State
id commission.
rn e y —
; chool 1 ' and ■ ■ bro ug ht in b y O. B.
That Atlantic City lighthouse offered for sale at Cedar Mill.
and
done,
every
one
o
f
the
va
rio
u
s'
isted
between
leaders
o
f
the
fa
rm
-
in
U
n
ite
d
States'
m
arkets
comes
G eneral V a n W in k le in a recent Kraus; and some second-crop apples
John W. Peters of Hillsboro selected on Pacific in fla tio n s has the same effect the
ought to be a bargain at any price for harassed
from abroad. Baron is a delicacy cr-Ia b o r group at legislative ses- opinion to Thomas G raham Jr., j found on an e a rly Transparent tree
university debating team.
Prince Edward of England.
boosting o f prices and the speed- 1 once again. T h is a ll goes to show sions fo r m any years w ith Itay senator-elect, also an a tto rn e y fo r by O tto Jussi of Helvetia.
What Other Editors Say
Good Exhibit Needed
Labor Question Pound to be
Big Problem for Legislators
Our Yesterdays
Jots in Jest
Cane with Carved
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