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Largest ABC U .-ckly ( 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 ? T H l; FtKNTsJ.AS PALI» IV KT. r Y C ' . : REAR MF. ~rV.’..t. V ' 1A t N T t r tL l ' '? !■ I S\lP, >Tk-'n T J y jV K H C U a T» A W ' bL J J Y A N D ■ ' IT r'VA I' ù '. '. I F 'í'Hff CiUNUFÚ»' ¿ V J ttí P & A P L E T A K R >'T NEW i-AN ALK'. ■ / . I.V » 1 NC 71 NOW C.\ •.?>' «K IK. «M n ' , v O '< & •'* • » ' 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( 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.*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 ­ 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!erncv 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. • • • 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 • • • 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. • • • * 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 • * * • 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. • • • • 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 • • • • 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 * - 4- A *'-> ■--- « A “ tto ----------1 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 History in Window