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About The Boardman mirror. (Boardman, Or.) 1921-1925 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1923)
The Boardman Mirror Boardman, Oregon MARK A. CLEVELAND, PnbUshe PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE-- Entered as second-class matter Feb 11, 1921, at the postoffice at Hoard man, Ore., under act of Mar. 3, 1879 EDISON-FORD PLAN ATTACK ON INTEREST The editoral which follows, clipp ed from the Pueblo, Colorado, Indica tor was awarded first prize by the Colorado Editorial association. The editorial was written by editor Byrnes of the Indicator, and carries a nuni ber of truths applicable to conditions In this community and will be worthy of consideration by everyone who has money to spend. "When a resident of any city, town or community makes the casual remark that ho cannot see why he should buy of home merchants or show a preference for home manu faatured goods he nets 'the more thoughtful Individual to thinking.and he Is apt to think along straight lines. He has heard a strange sentiment expressed that wakos him up, and he Is apt to reflect somewhat after this fashion: "Now, If all the citizens in this town talked and felt as this man does we couldn't and wouldn't have much of a town, and neither community nor stato would be getting Just returns for the expense and trouble It has gone to in building up the commun ity, and for the civil government It has established for safeguarding the lives and property and other inter ests of Its citizens. It would not be receiving just compensation for pro viding schools, and parks and Jobs for the wage earners and business for the merchants to enable them to make a good living. Such a man Is not giving value received for what he gets out of the community of common Interests." "On the other hand the home pa tronage and home-Industry proposi tion works something like this: If the local merchant neglects or re fuses to reciprocate in patronizing those who patronize him he is not doing his fair share, either. If he does not buy his boxes, brooms and mat tresses, for Instance, of the home manufacture, 'or the state manu-' facturer, and sends his orders away for such goods, he gets the goods, to be sure, but the out-of-tho-state firm gets the money, and thus It is taken out of the home circulation market and It lessens the wealth of the community by Just that much." "And, moreover, the box and the broom inakerH, and the proverbial butcher, the baker and the candle stick maker Is deprived of so much needed employment, and it hurts, for the local laborer aud salaried person In town has less money to spend with the grocer, the clothier, the dry goods man and every one else In business; and so because a link In thi chain of natural trade has been broken the entire chain of economics Is made weaker and less efficient." "So let It be understood that the business man Is a very useful and necessary adjunct to any comunity, for he not only affords employment to others, but he is among the heav lest of taxpayers of the home govern ment for offensive and defensive purposes, so that he Is entitled to consideration and support. It Is thus seen that home patronage has Its selfish side and Its loyal side that appeals to us both going and com lng." "Iteclprocity is a grand and no ble Institution when made to work both ways. It then falls upon thi community like manna from heaven It radiates a sustaining and soothing lng Influence upon all persons and Interests alike. It ts a human sort of sentiment that needs to be more generally as well as generously prac tired. It Is the golden rule applied to home building aud business af fairs. It relates to everybody and I M ) thing." If the rule were more universally observed there would be bigger and better home and state mercantile, manufacturing and Jobbing concerns, more employment and lower taxes. Abolition of Rent No More Plausi ble Than Abolition of Pay on Loans, Expert Shows. It Is no more unreasonable to pay in terest on a loan of money than to pay rent on a house, declares William T. Foster, Director of the Pollack Foundation for Economic Research, in exposing the fallacy of the attack on Interest charges by Henry Ford and Thomas A. Edison in heir commodity money scheme to do away with the present financial system. Mr. Foster's argument is reviewed in the present article which is one of a series pre pared by the American Bankers Asso ciation. "The Ford-Edison commodity money plan is regarded as a step toward the abolition of all interest charges," Mr. Foster says. " 'Interest,' says the Dearborn Independent, 'is a tax that tew ancient tyrants would have dared Impose. Interest in actual modern practice Is a contrivance whereby all production is taxed by parasites, and whereby money la given a supremacy over men, material and management which it cannot sustain.' Renting Money "But is there really anything more terrible about paying for the use of money than about paying for the use of anything else? Suppose a farmer finds himself In need of a harvesting machine, and without enough money to buy one. In that case he can either borrow a machine of Neighbor Brown or borrow money and buy a machine. The farmer would consider it right to pay in some way for the use of the machine. Why should he expect to borrow money which ii honored in the markets in payment for the same machine without paying for the use of the money? "Now let ui suppose that the farm er uses the machine so successfully that he saves a thousand dollars. With that money he can buy a farm aud he can let Neighbor Brown have the use of It. Neighbor Brown natu rally would expect to pay rent. In stead of buying the farm, however, he could lend the thousand dollars to his neighbor In order that his neighbor might buy the farm. In that case Neighbor Brown should expect to pay for the rent of the money. All this eems clear. When the transactions are as simple sb these It is plain that there in Just as great propriety In charging for the use of money as in charging for the use of things that money will buy. Leaned Money Bulldi a School "We may assume, however, that the farmer does not want to buy land and Neighbor Brown does not want to borrow money. In that case the farmer deposits his thousand dollars In a bank and the bank pays him In terest for the use of his money. But the bank can pay interest only it it makes profitable use of hiB money. Now the bank Auds that the city needs a high-school building, and bus decided to borrow enough money to construct it. In order to obtain the money the city has Issued bonds, each of which is a promise to pay one thou sand dollars at a specified date, and Interest in the meantime at a specified rate. The bank buys one of these bonds. Thus the farmer has had a part la providing the city with a school building; and the farmer has just as much right to expect interest for the use of his money as though he had loaned the money dirtctly or in directly to Neighbor Brown." pTlocal n J NOTES I Printing is .he inseparable com panion of achievement. R. T. Porto Mrs. Dale Albright made a short visit to Portland last week. Brice Dillabough and family are visiting friends in Spokane. Mrs. Guy Lee was a guest of Miss Helle Packard Sunday afternoon. WANTED Fresh eggs and chickens. French Cafe, Pendleton. au31tf A. B. Chaffee and family went to Alderdale, Wash., Sunday for peaches. Dr. Severinsen is a guest at the Leslie Packard home this week. Mrs. Charles McDaniel left Tues day for a visit in Heppner and Hard-man. Mr. and Mrs. Vegas returned Mon day from a short camping and fish ing trip. Mrs. Rands is enjoying a visit from her aunt,, Mrs. Tichenor, and daugh ter of Portland. Mrs. Neai Bleakney and two chil dren of Echo came Friday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. II. II. Weston. Miss Helena Fleck of The Dalles came Tuesday and is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lee Mead. Mrs. Ursul Hlatt of Hermiston, niece of Mrs. Royal Rands, spent the week-end at the Rands home. Mrs. John Brice is home for a few weeks from Portland and Ridgefield. She is reported us greatly improved. "CAPITALISTS" AND DON'T KNOW IT The supply of pure Oregon gray winter oats for making about the fin est rolled oats In the world Is threat ened by the presence of buck cheat in the seed in some districts. The cheat appears in the rolled oats as a small black kernel or off flavor (rowers having seed lots with some cheat may take fair samples of dif ferent lots and send them to the O. A. C. seed laboratory to learn Just how much Is in each lot and which to choose seed from with the least cheat. A good many people who rail against capital are beating their own backs. Some are savings bank deposit ors; some have shares in building and loaa associations; some have bought a liberty bond; some have ordered a stock of goods for their store. All of them, without knowing It, have per formed a great miracle, for they have turned the work of their hands or their brains tuto a new product which, while It helps them, Is helping thou sands of others. Every one of them is a capitalist as most of us are un less we are tramps or paupers or ne'er-dsvwells and we may well be proud of the name. For capitalism, Instead of being the devilish Inven tion of a few selfish Interests, la the great material force that has lifted Billions from poverty, degradatlua and slavery. Like other human Institutions, capi tal can be abused. 3o, too, can eye sight aud health and education and love. Part of America's great Job is to remedy ind prevent such abuses. Sine people, however, do not cut off their feet to get rid of their coma. Capital Is today's surplus. U ! what gives us a better start tomorrow than we had today. If we don't save It, we don't have It, and whoa we have It, It is useless until it is put to work. If thrift Is right, then It Is right that people should acquire funds as the result of their Industry and self denial. But money that ti merely hoarded is like water that becomes stagnant, It is harmful, not helpful. When money Is put to work. It U Hfc. water power; It turua the wheels of Industry. Increases employment and ralaes the general level of comfort. When every producer can create a surplus and that surplus can be gath ered Into a common fund and put to work tor the commoi. good we shall kave reached an Ideal coadKle From "The Greatest Faaiiiy ta Ue World," M 1 Let us do that next printing for you. Mrs. Jenkins returned home Thurs day from Hot Lake, Ore., where she bad her tonsils removed last Mon day. C. Packard and family of Seattle, who have been visiting at the Les lie 1'ackurd home, returned to Seat tle last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDaniel re turned from the harvest fields the e:niy part of lust week near Pendleton. Henry Klages and son, Fred, re turned to Donald, Wash., last week to work in the fruit after a short vis It with home folk. IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Rand of Linn ton are Irrigon visitors this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Berry and Mrs. j McCoy went to Portland Sunda night for medical attention of tlio Berry's two children. W. H. Morse, our county agent, i was In Irrigon Wednesday. He is j arrarging to get a crowd to go to the field day at Hermiston, Sept. 5. People should start here not later than 11 a. m. R. F. Williams, manager for the Tum-A-Lum Lumber company, sent his general office one of the ordinary irrigon watermelons and they came back In a letter saying they had to cut a special hole In their refrigera tor in order to get it in to cool it off before slicing it. They claim it is proof we raise the goods here. . .1 W. T. Wright will finish his house this week. It is one of the niftiest in the district. He is now hailing out the lumber for a new barn. The Tum-A-Lum Lumber company fur nished the materirf for all these buildings and is looking for several cars of lumber in the next week or two on account of the supply having run down a little. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of the interior, U. S. Land Office at The Dalles, Ore. Aug. 'J. 1023. NOTICE is hereby biven that Paul M. Smith, of Boardman, Ore., who on Sept. 10, 1918, made Homestead Entry, No. 020083, for NEttSWVt. being Unit "E" Umatilla Project, Suction 8, Township 4 North, Range 25 East, Willamette Meridian, has field jiotice of intention to make three year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before C. G. Blayden, United States Com missioner, at Boardman, Ore., on the 18th day of September, 1923. Claimant names as witnesses: Nick Faler, O. H. Warner, I. Skoubo, J. It. Johnson, all of Board man, Ore. J. W. DONNELLY, au!7se14 Register. The saddest case of earthly futility is the Klu Klux member whose wife wont let him go out nights. For Sale A few young Duroc Brood sows, to farrow soon, bred to Big Orion Sensation. Also some fine quality 4 month old shoats, pric ed right. Chas W. Powell Irri gon, Oregon. S. E. NOTSON ATTORNEY- A 1 -LA VV Office in Court House HEPPNKK - - - OREGON Dr. A. li. Johnston I'lij'sch'.n . rid Surgeon Calls ansv.'e; .1 at all hours In Boardman NV 'r.esday and Satur day i lornings. Office phone M 151 Res. M 332 Arlington, Oregon. COMMUNITY CHURCH SERVICE Every Sunctay Sunday School 10:30 a. in. Church Service 11:30 a. m. Christian Liideavor 7:30 p. m, All are welcome REV. B. S. HUGHES, Pastor. The Irrigon products have moved during the past week in every di rection. Three carloads of tnlxjed, watermelons rmd cantaloupes, the Pride of Irrigon, went to Portland bringing nearly double the price of other watermelons, and the canta loupes also topping the market by 35 cents per crate over the highest similar products on the Portland market. The first car was so satis factory that the same people have booked an order for two carloads un til further notice. One carload mixed watermelons and Prides went to Condon Sunday and has been dis tributed from that point. N. Sea man had to go to Portland to have his eyes treated Monday on account of being bitten by some germ bug, and while there put on the finishing touches for the season's business. The Portland consumers appreciate the Irrigon superior products, hav ing been fed up on California and Georgia stuff so much of the time samples bring immediate results. Portland Is one of tha safest cities In the United States In proportion to its population, according to the con clusion! drawn by the Pacific Claim Agents' association which held its an nual session in Portland, WOODSON & SWEEK A TTO R N I BY8-A T-L A W Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon. A. H. SWITZER ATTORNEY AT LAW Arlington, Oregon MMIMHiHHIMMMIi . W- . . itHMttMMimUHIMt New Line of lllltftTW IMA iilt-JiCl lid ts and Wearing Apparel CASH MERCANTILE CO. Boardman, Oregon MIMHtMMf "" MMK-X Ne" Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Christianson of Portland returned to their home Monday after a week's visit at the Nick Kaler'a. Albert and Kenneth Boardman had a pleasant outing last week when they drove to Madras with their fa ther. They were absent three days and enjoyed the trip greatly. Stanley Anderson has moved to his ranch as he has the house all fixed up now. He moved the Syl van Ferte house and has it fixed up nice. He has built a coal and wood shed 14x18, and is now building him a chicken house 14x7 2 feet. Harry Lester has also built him a fine chicken house. Both these gentle men are raising the white Leghorns of high laying strain. Dayton I.am oreaux will also build a chicken coop lor a large flock in a week or two. ITALIAN PRUNES. Ready about Sept. 1st. A large crop of fine quality. Please bring your own containers as usual. Ten-acre or chard, 2 Vs miles north of Herm iston, Ore. E. I. DAVIS 1 mi ii 5? mgnwav in 'v O. H WARNER, Proprietor Boardman, Oregon II i, Wholesome Iflonie Cooking Best place to eat between The Dalles and Pendleton Mrs. Frank Cramer went to Con don last Tuesday, returning Thurs day. Mr. Cramer came back with her He and Earl have been hauling wheat Into Condon. Mr. and Mrs. Basil Harrison of Hardman have a new daughter who arrived Wednesday, August 22nd at the home of her mother, Mrs. Alec Warren. Mrs. Charles MoDanhl is raring for Mrs. Harrison. mmmmmmmmmmamm SPECIAL THIS WEEK 1 We have an overstock of E 2x8" plank which we will E' sell for J23.00 per M. ! while they last. ARLINGTON NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00 OFFICERS A. Wheelhouse, Pres. S. A. Rossier, Vice-Pres. H. M. Cox, Cashier Chas. F. Story, Ass't Cashier Mrs. Chas. Hango took her two daughters, Mamie and Linda, to Pendleton lust Monday, where they had their tonsils removed The Ol sons motored up on Tuesday and brought the girls home. They have both recovered nicely. Nate Macomber and wife and Sibyl Grace returned to Boardman Satur from Pilot Rock, where they have spent the summer. Mr. Macomber was not successful In geting a deer this year, but nevertheless did not return empty-handed, his trophy be ing a black bear. Mr. and Mrs. Gerktng and two children of Walla Walla, Mrs. Ktta C.rklng of Weston. Mrs. Harbor und daughter all motored down Thurs day and visited at the Ray Brown home until Friday. E Did you see that nice car of Summer wood in our yard this E week? This is cheaper than E oil stoves. Cook a meal fo E 3 cents or do the washing and E Ironing for 12 cents. Can that be bent? E Coino in and see our house E plans. Materially yours, Tum-A-Lum Lumber Company Irrigon Builders Headquarters E 3 wsmfsu "ri-ixsaiBinBssHasji tMMMHMMHi)HMMiT ARLINGTON OREGON iMririlllllWIIlllnii.nlllllUllHlilll On Friday evening Mrs. Guy Lee was the Inspiration for a very en-' joyable party given by friends at the Jack Gorhum home. A large crowd was present and the evening passed quickly with games and merriment. ! To Mrs. Iloyal Rands must go the credit of planing this enjoyable gathering. Sell f Insurance! I! J. C. Balleneri: jj Boardman - Oregon I 'llMMMtMMMMtw The Best is none too good Try our Sherwin-Williams paints and varnishes. There is none bet ter. also- We have a complete line of Cedar Flume Stock Building Material Builders' Hardware Cement, Lime, Wood, Coal, Posts W. A. MURCHIE Board man, Oregon.