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About The Boardman mirror. (Boardman, Or.) 1921-1925 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1922)
The Boardman Mirror Boardman, Oregon PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MARK A. OIjBVBIjAND, Publisher $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Entered as second-clans matter Feb 11 1021. ai the post office al Board man, Ore, under act of Mar. 3, 1879. May 2 lih will he bundle day for Near East Relief throughout the Uni ted Stales. Last year America sent 1,000 toni of Clothing to the Neat East. President Maesaaagain, of the Armenian Republic says that one fifth of the present population of that section have been clothed in cast off American garments duritiK the year New clothing wears out fast enough, the supply of half worn garments is now completely exhausted, Number leas men, women and children are destitute ol rloihiiiK and Ihousands have no covering whatever save the thinnest racs, Inside i lie Near East Relief orph anages, much of the clothing is man ufactured by the children themselves under the direction of the relief workers, bill tH majority of h. ni almost the entire population of Arm enia will have lo dress in American si cond hand clothes again next year. Approximately K0 per cent of the hand looms have been destroyed din ing Ihe war; famine and invasion have scattered the women and girls who formerly operated them; and the flocks of sheep, which in former days furnished the wool have been killed for food or Itolsn by invaders. "Willi the exception el food, Ihefe Is no greater need than that of clo thing" savs J. .1 liandsaker, state director of Near East Relief, who traveled extensively in the Near Ban! last summer. "Therefore 1 am ask ing the people ol Oregon to respond to the appeal for warm clothing and shoes thai comes to us from the Near Baal 'ami Southeastern Russia. it is planned thai the appeal for spare clothing be spread in schools, churches, clubs and lodge., through speakers, Illustrated circulars, mo t ion piel lire;; and t he prei ;, t h u . every organized group in the I late may have opportunity lo make col led ion ol clothes, and thai il also be presented to clothing concerns whose shelves and store rooms may be clear ed of shop worn garmnls that are too poor or out of date lo sell and too good io throw away. Ralph E Williams, vice-chairma i of ihe Republican National Commit tee , has served continually as Repub lican National Committeeman from Oregon lor fourteen years lie i; the lust Committeeman from nnj Western state to be elect) J mi -chairman of i ho National Commit tee. Because of the recognized power of the real Wesl in National politics, as weii as by reason of 1th' seniority iii service, Mr. Williams Is logically in line for charnianship of the Natonul committee. He has an imtlmalc aciimlnlance with every Republican leader, not only in Wash UagtCp, hut throughout the slates and 1980 was a member of Ihe eve Mltlva commit lee of Ihe Nalional or gnninl ion. ami a member of the sub OOmsail which had control of all executive work pretaining to the Nat tonal Convention, including the ale ct ion of temporary chairman,, lb has aiiuincd and holds his high position In Ihe parly because of his demonstrated executive ability. Re publican leaders in Ihe sonVe aril out are his personal friends He can gel things done for Oregon because he can go to these men as friends and enlist their aid for the things Or gon needs of Ihe National Coven inent. He is a veteran of the Nation al organization. He knows and i; one of I hose who directs its move BtemtK No other man in Onion could take his place and wield his Influence in the high councils of ilu parly. He stands al the head, with Hie lenders. A new man would, of custom and necessity, stand al the lorn. nh the followers If the R puujirans or Oregon want to be rep re-, n I i led In a Commit leelll mi i eeog nked as a leader of the- National part) organisation Hssesed of ihe power and Influence that toes Willi Leadership, (he) tn vote for Ralph R Williams and his continued service In behalf of his part and siate. tfOB ommisnioi:i; I herein announce myself as a candidate for (lie nomination to the shoe of Count) ComssJasloner, sub ject to the will of the Republicans of Morrow count . to be expressed ut the Primaries in May, 1S2.1. Pre sent Incumbent. U. A. HI.KAKM AN, 60 Hardman. Oregon IX))I) MAKES STATEMENT PI, VI I OHM ItlXiO.Vs OPPORTUNITY Klamath Record I have no plat form bui I herewith submit, the following statement of my position on certain matters on which legislation may be enacted. I believe that the legislature - hould set public example .n general ia reduction and that this example should be followed by Ihe budg t makers in counties, cities, schoois and road districts and by the people under initiative action and in priv ate affairs, Reduction can be accom plished also by a re-adjustment of land value and placing hidden sot ces of wealth on tax rolls. I favor maintaining the State Oct -' Ity. "e- Agricultural College and and Williamson, with Herman State Normal school by the millagel For the first time in nearly twen -ty years, Oregon is supreme at Washington, so far as things west ! ern are concerned. With Sinnott and Hawley at the head of power lul committees in the house and McNary heading the irrigation com-j mitlee in the senate, this state is in a position to command its rights and its representatives able to wage a winning fight for the things that the west needs. This position has only been gain - led after years of hard fighting in congress. When this state wa; represented by Mitchell and Tongue ai Hie head of the land department of (he interior department, Oregon was not one of the states that "the government forgot." It had the best of everything, But these men had (he temerity to defy the will of the bureaucrats and the people at home listened to the siren songs of such arch enimies of the west as Oifford Pinchot and his cabal of conservationists and joined the pack that hounded out of office the men who had sacrificed everything for Ihe welfare of their state. It was a sad day for Oregon and for the west. It has taken years to regain what was lost in a few short months. Now that we have gained it, we must not lose it. We must not lis ten to the false arguments of (hi self-seeking politicians who are now trying to wrest from this state tlr laurels thai Kinnott, Hawley and McNary have won. Word comes that congressman Hawley and Congressman Sinnott win nave contestants for the re publican nomination for congress Why? What have these aspirants to offer that will justify the people of Oregon throwing away the out standing positions that have been gained in congress after nearly two decades of struggle and sacrifice.' they strike the hand that has served them so faithfully and unselfishly for these many years? Oregon has made mistakes, but she will never make this one. She has profited by her past experience and she is going to keep what she has and stay in a position where she will in the future secure that to which she is entitled and which she has lost in the past by ingratitude to other faithful servants. i,' om., tiuu iiitii an utiivcJBiLy a;;u college extension, where possible, un der law, be held within the provisions of the mlllage. It was the intention of Ihe maliers of Ihe millage law lo 'on log rolling for special appropria tions. I shall uphold all lawful effort io enforce prohibition laws and I favor jail seotance for first- offense moon shiningi and rigid laws against nar olic evils. I believe in simpler government and a greater Interest of every citi zen in political and public affairs. I believe that every man and woman ihould vote, and repeated neglect of this duly should be punished. I am a member of the Farm Utiv eau and believe in Its purposes and those of the farm bloc. I strongly advocate Ihe development of the ar d lands of Umatilla and Morrow count ies by irrigation. I want lo see the McKay Creek reservoir completed and Us storage spread; The Umatilla Rapids power project built, and the ami the great John Day project, i believe in the work that creates new I varieties of wheat and resistance to imut, increasing Ihe area and prod uction Of our great cereal. 1 am for high grade, healthy herds, and the expense necessary to protect our Why should we replace Sinnott and boys and girls from unsanitary milk ! Hawley with new men and remove and butter, I believe in market j Oregon from the western leadership roads, rural service and other modern on l r i b ii i ions lo I he welfare and eon tentment of farmers and their families. 1 favor an income tax that will re duce the lax burden On real estate. I shall guard and advance the in terest of these counties and eastern Oregon. In my experience in the legislature I found it necessary lo keep a vigilant eye on Portland and Western Oregon legislators Whose knowledge and sympathy for eastern Oregon is so near zero that the sky line of the Cascades bounds their legislative horizon, and the eastern Oregon empire is to them a foreign land. I believe in Americanism, Ihe right of free speech, free press, and the open forum of public discussion; in actual religious freedom and in the full privilege of the foreign born to seek a home on our shores, and citi zenship under the red, while and blue. I am opposed to Invisible government and K.K.K. propaganda. I introduced seven measures in 1919 and all became laws One was! the bill to compel all schools to be taught in the Knulfsh language which was pronounced by Ihe Washington Times as the only reconstructive measure of Ihe session. Another was the present library law and line, others affected schools; another ex tended the labor Hen law. I have no measures to ptoposo but shall stand lor common sense and sound legisla tion and against ihe pendulum swing of radical action. I am opposed by three men. all of whom live without these irrigated district! and who have manifested ,o Interest in Irrigation matters. 1 want to assure all my Wesl Knd triends of my warmest appreciation of their votes on Mn 10th E. P. Dodd. As federal uid in the construction of highways since 191li, the govern ment has aproprittted' $:t50.o00,0il0 The milage of roads constructed in each State with this fund in oonjunc lion with other funds is shown by a report of Ihe bureau of public roads of ihe Itepartnienl of Agriculture dated March 21. For the pacific stales the figures are as follows: California Miles completed 28 :t. Funds available for new projects, $2,458,292. Oregon Miles complet ed 42li. Funds available for new Miles completed 3(51; Funds now available for new projects. $294, 67 1 Officials of the bureau point out of the senate and house and retire lo the bottom as we did before? Have we forgotten the loss of the millions upon millions of dollars of irrigation funds suffered by this slate because we replaced Mitchell and Tongue and Williamson? Con gress will, in the near future cre ate an irrigation fund of over three hundred million dollar. Wi:l Oregon replace Ihe hen who made this lund possible and take its dis tribution out of their hands and I urn il over to others who will rob litis stale as they did when Ihe rec lamation fund was first created. These are questions that the in telligent Voter of Oregon must con sider when he goes to the polls on May 19th to select a representative in congress He must also remem ber that the dominant position maintained by the East nnd Middle West was due to the continued re election of their represM natives, and it was not until the west learn? ed ibis lesson that it was able to gain any advantageous legislation from the national lawmakers. In no other body doeB the rule of senoriority exercise a more powerful influence than in congress. All of Ihe legislation in the house is han dled in committees, New members uie (.i.ice.s on unimportant com mittees Kach time they are re eiecieu, it means promotion lo more important committees, until after a while they secure chairmanships The importance of these Chairman snips increases with the age of the member .until the time comes when the oldest members select Ihe com auum uie wish io neau. uregon us iiirn oi uus position. ity re-electing Sinnott and Hawley this state will be more powerful in the shaping of legislation at Washington than any other western stale. Yet, James H. (Jwinn. of Pondl ion would step into' the shoes of Con gross man Sinnott and have Ore gon lose tin- chairmanship of the committee on public lands the most powerful of Ihe eocamltteM handling legislation affecting (he west. He would ask the people of this district to send him to Wash ington and thus silence the voice of Oregon in the distribution of the irrigation funds; in the shaping of all legislation affecting the public domain. He would ask them to re move the hardest-working. most conscientious representative this state ever sent to Washington and as a reward for his services send an inexperienced and untried citien. whose only claim for the recogni tion he seeks is predicted upon the fact that Sinnott refused to pla IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. R. C. M. Seat-by and their babies, on their way from Aus tralia to Davenport, Iowa .camped at Stewards' Friday night, and left on train No. 2 Saturday for Pendleton; shipping their pushcart by express to Pendleton for repairs. Mr. an i Mrs. Searby left Australia 16 month ago, being delayed at various points b I seamen's striks, finally landing at San Francisco neary bankrupt and securing a position at Eureka, Cal ifornia, until they replenished their purse to continue on their way. They rigged up a one-ton truck and started on their way but met with an accid ent near Reu.ua, Cal., their car going over a high bank and completely demolished. They then decided to make for Seattle where they worked for a time and rigged themselves up with a novel push cart ( quipped with bicycle tires and other camping out fit suitable to protect them Where ever over taken by darkness. They load the babies and luggage into the cart and push their cart along ahead of them. They left Seattle April 17 and came down the highway through Central Washington to Patterson and accross on the ferry to the Col umbia highway. As they reached the highway, their cart broke down and Mrs. Blanche Wat kins played the part of the Good Samaritan by pick ing up their camping outfit and cart and bringing it to the station for shipment. Mr. Searby will enter the Palmer school of Chiropractic upon his arrival at Davenport but does not venture to guess at the time of his arrival there owing to the fact that l hey have to work their way through. The fnion Pacific system has been rendering some excellent ser vice in line of less than car load ship ments from Chicago and East. Twe lve to fifteen days from Chicago and vaeinity and fifteen to twenty days from eastern connections. These re cords have been made on several shipments recently routed via Chic ago and North western to Council Bluffs, and Union Pacific to Irrigon. Considering that all less than carload shipments have to break bulk at Port land, this is some sevice, unknown even before the war days. It speaks well of the management considering the many diflculttes arising from the war period and government operation Alfred J. Smith and E. P. Dodd of Umatilla county were business visitors in Irrigon last week. Moth are running in the primaries for the nomination of Joint Representative for the 22nd district. The vote here seems t obe somewhat split and it is a question who will lead. ail unit different conditions have re- machine politics and listen lo his quired varying width, thickness, and dictation In the matter of the n- milage pointment of the postmaster at The heavy frost reported ir. other sections of the county die Hit' do any considerable damage here n this district. It did not ges any where near as cold as reporte I from other places and the fruit is 'oo I At a'ong to be rnught by any orliaar -fiost Ao-icms are nearly one Sfl'.tj r-M'Wn, pei -s well developed i ' -h? cl'trry bl o have dropped lo dt.ja 'to. Ear;,- apuds and melon-, wmv the only to. outside of small f.'.r iltns that v -, Id have been tii-ely o l:eeze and tlly a few report seme carnage to po'atoes. All the ranches along the river like Sailings' Glas gow's and others, were protected by light wind and no sign of Host. How ever, Ihe cool weather is holding the melons back and no growth will be made until It warms up. Mrs. Tom Johnson, the public hea lth nurse of the county spen part of Tuesday and Wednesday i.i In-g.m. golr.g over her work in ih? usual manner and making fevered calls in tit eosnmti'.ity, KOK REPRESENTATIVE It Are you eatlnn lloardman CheCMT not, why not'.' i pe of surface so (hat Ihe constructed is not always an exact measure of what hag been accompli i shed. Pendleton Will the voters of this district do it? Will t h, be guilty of such base ingratitude? Will i I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Joint Ren- rvsentative of t'matillo and Morrow Counties, on the Republican ticket. If Sleeted, I promise to faithfully and honestly perform the duties of the office, working at all times for the best interests of the peoide of this district and the State of Oregon. I favor legislation tending to eli minate waste in public expenditures and reduction of the taxes where ever possible, consistent with sound public policy. suiua.n: Constructive economy, and a fairer distribution of the tax burden. adv. E M. Hulden. DIAMOND fen z iH and lubes Mighty Easy Riding GAS OILS ACCESSORIES Expert Guaranteed Repair Work at Reasonable Prices. Service Car Anv Tmie Any Where Boardman Garage M, Li. MORGAN, Proprietor BOARDMAN Townsite Co. E. P. DODD, Pres. City Lots for Sale at Proper Prices Boardman is a New Town But Not a Boom Town Ideally located on railroad and Columbia river, far enough away from any large town to naturally become the trading center of a wonderful growing country.