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■■W News Review of Current Events the World Over Germany’s Financial PlightWorrie8 A11 Olher Nations— Hearings on Railway Freight Rate Increase Begun. =2 r- llam'i.. Nynn of New York untverwlfy and Maurits Hellgrin, iissoclnte editor of the publication The Nation. HILE has a new Cabinet headed by C Pedro Blanquier who, besides be ing premier, Is minister of finance. Blanquier wns facnerly finance and public works minister, ns well as di rector of the state railways. He I* r«^ garded us an efficient technical man and It Is believed In Santiago that he can find the remedy for the precari ous state of Chilean finances. *landardl¿tlon of mortgage loan for mulas, and the actual lending of vast sums on mortgage notes evidence the desire of banks to contribute a full measure of support to the home-build ing movement. This is true of all class es of banks, but even in a more marked degree of those whose deposit» are largely In the form of savings and whose loans are primarily for building or home purchasing purposes. Doth Side* Protected BV EDWARD W. PICKARD HILE -all the world looked ou with anxious Interest, Germany was plunged Into a financial crisis that threatened the country with utter economic collapse and made possible even the subversion of the J government. I >eluy lu acceptance of the Hoover monir .¡«m by Georgs W. France had LX -t®d McGarrah in the wttMnrt ‘ xast sums from the German banks, the conversion of these funds -Into foreign currency and its removal from the country. The big Darmstaedter uud National bank closed Its doors, primarily because of heavy losses sus tained through the failure of Ger many's largest wool-combing concern. Dr. Hans Luther, president of the Reichsbank, rushed from Berlin , to London and thence to Paris, seeking aid. The French government refused to participate in a loan to the Kelchs- bank unless Germany would agree to conditions which Berlin regarded as Impossible of acceptance. These In cluded suspension of the pocket bat: tieship building program, abandon ment of the Austin-German customs union, further credit restrictions in Germany and relinquishment of any hope of regaining Danzig and the ^Danzig* corridor. President von Hin- - denburg and ^liis ministers said they would resign rather than submit .to these demands. * Luther then flew to Basel and laid the case before the Bankr for Inter national Settlements and representa tives of American. British and French banks. Gates W. McGarrah, American president of the B. I. S., announced that the directors of that institution had agreed to renew its participation In the rediscount credit -of ?l(M),OO0,- OGO accorded to the Reichsbank June 25 and due on .July 15. Tlds’credlT. was advanced jointly by the Federal Reserve bank of the United States, the Bank of France, tbsTBank of Eng land and the world bank. The sum was welcome fp Luther but it was only a drop In ,-the bucket which he had to fill. W I pendini; tariff legislation possibly was in iu nnrt part responsible for for tuorchill merchandise Imports holding up relatively well dur ing the first , half of the fiscal year 1SK10 had been omitted tn the publica tion. The ?o!nt he had endeavored * to bring out and which, he said, was omitted, was that. In anticipation of higher tariff rates later, foreign' ship pers had sent greater quantities of goods to this country during* the first part of the fiscal year than otTRWlse would have been the cute. AILWAY officials, R shippers and oth- er Interested persons ROM the White House came an The process through which bank official reply to the attacks on the loans are mude on real estate is as tariff commission that have been simple as the nature of such an im hiade by Senator Joseph T. llolilnson portant tttnsactlon will permit. When of Arkansas’ und oilier Democratic money is advanced the lender must leaders. The slutemenr represented the made the tariff commission ns n mndt industri-, know that repaymen^ specified time. Likewise the borrower ous body which had completed investi gations of 116 different articles under wants to be assured that, after he has the flexible provisions of the tariff figured the loan on the basis of his act and lias Investigations of 119 ar conservatively anticipated ability to ticles still nnder consideration. In 22 pay, he will not be required to do more, in vest Iga t Ions''c<»m plot ed a,,<^ r«‘Po*led that he will not be disturbed in bls ef to the President. It was pointed out forts to work out of his. obligations that on only !<• <»f the 4G article» In under those terms. Whether his agree volved hod i hve *secn an increase ment Is to repay the entire loan in proclaimed. On 12 articles the duty three or five years, or on a monthly or was cut On 20 there was no change; ' yearly basis, he wants the assurance on 4 others there were no change. that no additional burdens will be im P was also explained that In addi tion to Its duties und«r th« flexible posed upon hi ’i. All of this is settled clause, the commission had been called definitely In advance. There is no mystery about any of the on by congress for reports on 10 subjects four of which have been details, aiffi when the negotiations are completed. On Its own Initiative the complete the borrower knows just what commission undertook nnd completed he may expect and what he will be re an Investigation of leaf tobacco. quired to do to meet his obligations. •’"'he cases brought before the com- Loans made to persons who wish to ndsslon are being handled expeditious acquire homes are not necessarily ly, ’ the White House statement de building loans. One may wish to pur- clared. ' "'Hie tables presented here chaae a home already construct®*!- In with reveal that' the commission is this form of transaction bank loans are dlwposlng of the cases at a rate of used very freelÿ because it is the only om* per week.” kind of a real estate loan some classes NE more report from the Wicker of banks may make. Others of course, sham commission has been made may lend upon real estate with Im public. It deals with methods of crim provements uncompleted and advance inal procedure, and an Interesting funds as the construction progresses. paragraph denounces as “shocking to Different styles in home financing have one's s tY e of Justice” the laws under developed in the various states, and which the famous Mooney-Billings banks have tried to adapt their facili case was conducted. The commission ties to the needs. Whatever character cites the cnse arising from the 101G of assistance is required in any par ticular Instan e usually can be found preparedne.-s day bombing 4n "San Fram l.;co ns one in which motions for In some bank in the local community. Among banks and borrowers for a new t > ¡x»I “were held Inadequate to home acquisition purposes a long estab prevent injustice.” It makes no direct recommendatlpn, however, that the lished and thoroughly tested relation ship exists. Ranks are not the only ca 'O he reopened» ; ' agencies through which such funds are hi the'body of Its report, signed by available; they do not embody all the ten- of the eleven members, tlie com spirit of helpfulness which abounds. mission concludea that blunge sho «Id However, through the years of their be laid at the doof of “Incompetent, co-operation their aid has been of un or politics ridden Judges” for much of questioned value to the home builders the general complaint against this whose efforts to establish a permanen.ee country’s criminal procedure. for themselves have received constant Monte M. Lemann, New Orleans encouragement. Bankers everywhero lawyer who declined to sign Ilie com ready to counsel with their custom mission's prohibition report, likewise ers about their hcme-bullding plans and refused to sign tills document. He to assist to the extent of their ability. charges that the Report was made This is being done constantly and the -without sufficient research to back up many advantages of it are not without the conclusions reached. recognition. F gathered In Washing ton for the -hearing- before the Interstate Commerce commission on the application of the railroads for an increase of 15 per cent in rates on all freight traille. It Is Ezra Brainerd, oue biggest jr. questions that Chair man Ezra Brainerd, Jr., and Ids fellow commissioners have had to handle, for some time. There was no disposition to question the fact that the railroads are in a sad financial plight. The problem Is to And the remedy. In the first five, months of this year the class one railroads had a net railway operating Income of $188,387,587» or 2.10 per cent on their property investment, ami 44- of the 171 roads operated nt a loss, of which 14 were 1» the eastern. G In the southern, and 24 in the wort ern district Conforming to the wish of Presi- dent Hoover, that existing wugh scales be maintained, the roads are seeking an Increase of revenue In-In creased rates, but their executives have made It plain that if this is not 'panted, wages will have to come down, tinny shippers have let the commission know that they favor the latter alternative, .asserting that they cannot bear higher transportation charges. President Hoover has tak en no part In the controversy, but Secretary of Agriculture Hyde has publicly asked the commission to take into consideration the fact that while eanwhile the the revenue of the railroads dropped German govern 16 per cent last year, the revenue of ment ordered all the fanners dropped 20 per cent; that IRTUA1.LY the banks closed for’ two farm prices are down’to pre-war lev of the fattier days, shut up- the els,- while freight rates are relatively army air ^service. stock exchanges for a high; that with many products taxes, Brig. Gen. Benjamin week and decreed a manufacturing costs, and railroad D. Foulois, will next two-day moratorium. rates can be passed on to the consum December, reap the It thus checkM -the ere, but that the farmer cannot pass reward cf his long exodus of capital and his costs on. --- and earnest labors. the transfer of markfi Two security holders’ committees The War department Into foreign currencies appeared before the commission to announced his promo- or securities, for the Han* Luther set forth the danger that many mil tlbn’ to succej-d Maj. time being. There was lions of dollars of rail securities may Gen. James E. Fechet some riuting, but In general the Ger become Ineligible for life insurance, as chief of the army man people exhibited the calmness of savings bank and other Investment air corps, effective Gen. Foulois despair. The authorities canuot be- unless the freight rate increase is December 20, when General Fechet’s lie\e that America and the other na grunted. One of the committee rep- term expires. Foulois will then become tions of Europe would permit the In nAentcil life Insurance and savings a major general. He wns one of the solvency of Germany, and the decree bank Interests and the other trust pioneers in the development of avia issued by President von Hindenburg and fire Insurance companies and In tion through association with the stressed the fact that the crisis was stitutions. Wright brothers. He flew the first largely metaphysical and due to lack In an effort to determine whether airplane nnd the first dirigible balloon , of public confidence. certain practices of the railroads are purchased fur the army, and in 1910. At the suggestion of the French consistent with “economical and effi when the appropriation for the air government, m important conference cient management,” the interstate service was only $150, he contributed was held in l’arls Saturday and Sun commerce commission announced that $300 from his <>’.vn pay to make up a day. the chief participants from other' It would conduct an investigation on deficit. He or^rnized the first flying nations I>ein^.Chancellor Bruening and Its own motion Into practices of car unit the army < ver had. As assistant Foreign Minister Curtins of Germany, riers which affect their operating rev chief of the ((.¡¡ s he supervised the I <>re4wv^*>*^B(nF’Henderson of Eng- enues and expenses. gigantic air m;n.< uvers atong the At- land and Secretary Stimson of the Among the practices the commis I antic coast la I May. United States. ^This was a prelim sion is investigating are prices paid inary t<> a conference in London called for railroad fuel and the handling of lbert B. FALL, former secre lor July 20 by the British govern- coal nt tidewater ports, lake coal, tary of tile lulerloL was ordered jnent. To represent the United States private freight cars, the spotting of by the Department of Justice to be tt the latter President Hoover deslg- cars at industries and the construc committed to the New Mexico peni -nated Secretaries Stimson and Mellon. tion and maintenance of sidings for tentiary to -serve out the term to It was understood they-would not which he was sentenced on his con concern themselves with matters of shippers. viction In the Elk Hills bribery case. European politico and Mr. Stimson APTS. GEORGE ENDRES nnd In order that Fall, because of Incipi already iiml explained that this gov Alexander Magyar of the Hun ent tuberculosis might serve his term ernment could not participate in a garian army made a «»uiftrlvible n»m- In tbe Routhv?ext, his sentence of a loan to Germany, that matter resting stop flight from Harbor Grace, N. F., year in Juli was changed t* a year entirely with the federal reserve and to within 14 miles of Budapest. That and a day by Justice Jennings Bfflley private banks. city was their goal but their fuel ran of the District of Columbia Supreme President Hoover kept In close court. _____ ______ ___ ________ out just before it was reached. touch with the German situation but «©. 1*31. WoaUrn Newanauer L’nlun.» It was the official view in Washing ' Joseph Lebrls and Marcel Do- ton that Germany must help herself ret, two famous French aviatorsi by strung measure» and that In the set out on a non-stop flight from Park» matter of outside assistance Europe to Tokyo, hoping to make the C.OiK) must tuke the lend. Mr. HooVer took miles in G2 hours. They were making the position that in bringing about good progress when they were forced the moratorium he had done ull that ’ down In Siberia 310 miles from Ir- he legitimately end properly cbuld do. kutsk. The plane was ruined and Le By ROME C. STEPHENSON France refuses to be abashed by the brlx was slightly Injured. attacks on her apparent harshness President American Bankers Assaciation OVIET Russia has taken another toward ’Germany.* She holds that her LARGE portion of the funds re step In Its returfl toward old-time demands are fully justified and that quired in home building always by the ways. It has been decreed they tend to promote the cause of been furnished by banks. They has people's commissariat for agriculture world disarmament and to assure se have shown con- curity for Europe in general and tlrnt payment tn workers on Russia's I •stantly a deep in ?ollectlve farm* shall henceforth be I France In particular. terest in the per made only on the basis of quality and formance of this AnHAKL^CS G. EDWARDS, Democrat, quantity of work ■performed. The meas feature of national representative in congress of the ure Is designed tojnerease the “mate development. Up First Georgia district, died suddenly rial Interestedness” of the farmers on it rests much of cerebral hemmorlmge in Atlanta. He and thus enlarge production. of our country’s was fifty-three years old and Ids iidiiie future stability, Heretofore collective farmers have was in Savannah. Mr. Edwards' been paid partly In money from- fhrWM and any contribu death restores to two the Republican earnings and partly In produce, ac tion to its ad- majority In the i.i u-e. He was the cording tb the size and needs of their vancem«nt eeventh member of that body to die families, many taking their s Im re of- redounds to the since the election. The Republicans produce at the outset of the h^çvevtr advantage of all. now have 215 mernbi rs to 213 for the These factors, combined with Innde- R. G STEP HENSON So banking has Democrats and-one- Fariner-Laborile. qunta organization and management never permitted There are only six vacancIHi for that of farms, were cited In the decree as Its co-operativs attitude toward homo caused by the death of Aswell of Lou responsible for a break In labor disci building to lessen. Practically all banks now accept sav- isiana has been filled by, the election pline am}, consequent losses from the j jngs deposits which can well be turned harvest. . of soother Democrat» John Overton. ■ .< ------------------ to the advantage of the home builders. HREE Independent Inveaflgitfors, The construction of Individual dwell NVESTIGATION wns ordered by Sec after a tour of the Pennsylvania- ings requires a large amount of financ retary of Commerce Lamont into charge* made by iV. Ray O. Hall that Ohio coal fields, where the miner* are ing and is a thoroughly commendable he l»a<l.t»eea dikniiamal from the de on *trike, declared Hint “the people of enterprise. Necessarily, the aid given home builders Is governed by the pertinent for protesting against filial- Pittsburgh sre entirely unapprecia to sound banking rule» which have grown Brat Ion of the recently issued ¿/port tive of the gravity of the situation. out of the years of experience and th* on the “balance of International pay- If they do not awa!:en soon they will menta.** Hall, who prepared moat of shortly find themselves faced with a constant studies of hank practices. All of the efforts made to secure of the report, alleged figure« were Jug civil strife tenparallalcd In the coal ; broader real estate loan privileges, to Industry. I* gled and deletions made to suit “politi adjust resource^ to make It possible to Tbs In ve« [gators were Dr. Colston cal expediencyHe said particularly knd latter lumi far Ipnj tejms, Ui« that a comment to th» effect that im- E. Waro^of Amherst college, Dr. WII- O M A C FUNDS FOR HOMES ' SUPPLIED BY BANKS S I T and business failure has gone hand( Hore" than 800 tons bf strawberriM in hand with an abundant supply, even have been handled through the Gresh an over-supply of food, manufactur am Berry Growers, Inc., this season, ed articles, and mon«y. Deposits in with all the product being sold. In savings banks paying three per cent ons day, when the sun was shining, Mrs. G. C. Akers of Moro spent the have mounted, and at this writing 17,000 crates of berries, all grown lo week in Wasco with her • daughter, government bonds are selling at a cally, were handled at the cannery.' premium. This means that those who Pouring of concrete for the arches Mrs. Lloyd Hennagin. have money .ar« afraid to inV«st it of the 1600,000 bridge over Rogue Mx. and Mrs. P. G. Erickson of until th« present situation clear* up. river on the Oregon Coast highway Portland, are at the home of Mrs. It to natural to suppose that when has begun. The bridge is to be com Kenneth Woods. Mrs. Erickson and confidence is restored, there will be pleted late this fall. . Mrs. Woods are sisters. abundance of capital available for The Pendleton post of the American Mrs. Mae Nichols add daughter of the revival of business. Legion is planning an emergency tiro With some of the greatest of our fighting brigate to work in conjunc Portland, are visiting in Wasco with business leaders declaring that the tion with the forest office tor the friends. situation is out-of-hand and beyond- Duan^ Stevens of The Dalles was* human control, it is not fitting to pre Umatilla National fdresL visiting friends this week in Wasco. dict what will happen. But the sig Fuumce Fights Eroaoa Geo. Updegraff was a business vis nificant fact for the Christian to ponder ia that men everywhere are itor from Moro this week. expectantly examining every sign of Farm terracing to stop erosion to of Mrs. Orville Yoeum and Mrs. Way- major importance in Noblo County, th« times with their heart set on re Oklahoma, the eoanty agent said, and land Welde were in The Dalles on lease from business depression as the bo one of the county*« national banka business Thursday. great hope of the world. A universal bought fly« farm levels to be loan«d Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wilson and chil-, longing for material relief has gripp-i to farmers without charge. Th« ma dren of The Dalles, were visitors at ed the world. But there is scarcely chines wer« immediately put to use the Schunke home this past week. any crying out to God for spiritual and th« farmers ar« showing k««n in- ¡terest in terracing. Two terracing Mrs. Robert Evans, Mrs. Leo, Wat awakening. And material relief for schools were started for adults and kins and son, were business visitor» America without spiritual revival in 4-H Club boys. America will be a tragedy. in The Dalles on Friday. - Thousand* of pastor» and Christian Mr. and Mrs. Homer Harding of leaden have indeed been faithful In NOTICE TO CREDITORS Spokane are visiting at the home of passing on to their people the spirit Notice is given that E. R. Barv.ee W. A. Spencer. ual lessons of these difficult days. But has been appointed administrator Evelyn Spencer, who went .to Port it is an ominous fact that in all the with the will annexed of the estate of J. Schaeffer, deceased. All cre land at the close of school, is now public movements for economic relief, John ditor* of said deceased ar« hereby visiting with her grandparents, Mr. in all the conferences to suggest ways notified to present to the said E. R. and Mrs. R. Harding,' at Buckley, and means to deal with the situation, Barzee as such administrator at his in all of the declarations of great address at Moro, Oregon, their claim, Wash. leadeij as to the causes of thisdepres- duly verified and with vouchers at Jack Sheetz returned to the Veter tached as by law required, within ans Hospital in Portland for treat sion, there has been practically no six months of the date of the first recognition of any spiritual factors. publication of this notice, which ment. There has been no national or public said date is July 10th, 1981. E. R. Barsee Mt. and Mrs. Alfred Smith of Po conviction that God has anything to Administrator with the will an mona, Cat, are visiting Mrs. E. H. do in the affairs of men, or that un i>of the Estate of John J. Dingle. With Mrs. Dingle they are righteousness has any influence upon nexed Schaeffer, deceased. planning to go to Camp Sherman for the movements of business. Updegraff A Pepper, Attorneys for an outing at Mrs. Dingle’s summer Even in the highest circles, we have administrator. home. . ~ been depending upon Chamber ofCom- Young Wallace Ross of CorvalHs merce wisdom. Business wisdom»,« is spending some time at the E. W. represented by the Chambers of Com- merce is a légitimât» and an import ‘Farrell home. - ------x ant thing. But one lesson writ large Master Bobbie King of Grass Val- over the clouded skies of our day is ey spent the past week with Doug the lesson that the best that man’s ‘ Washington at Fiftl« - Street, as Tuel. - wisdom can do is to learh how to PORTLAND, OREGON Mr. and Mrs. William Rhine of handle the situation that God creates Fresno, Cal., are guests at the Fred' Or permits. And if our unrighteous Our usual pre-war transient rates still prevail. - Hennagin home. Mrs. Rhine and ness is one of the main causes of that Special Rates to permanent Guaste situation, we should go to the root of Mrs. Hennagin are sisters. the matter, humble ourselves before Al Hull is spending some time at Qod, and cry out for revival first, in the Shearer home. His home is in order that relief may come safely. Vancouver, Wash. ‘ Farm Sluice by a Bank A farm garvice department was inaugurated a year ago by a bank in Olympia, Washington, and a farm pdvbor appointed. Close co operation has been maintained with the state college extension service. Work in dairying is car ried on in conjunction with the Dairy Herd Improvement Associa tion. Also a pasture contest was held in cooperation with the four banks in the county which offered prizes amounting to $100. Work in poultry was carried on in coopera tion with the Co-operative Poultry Association and assistance was given in organizing gn economic conference for the benefit of berry growers. The farm advisor of the bank is active in the Agricultural Council of the county composed of farm and other organizations interested in agricultural develop ment, and also in the Farmers' Market. Six hundred farm busi ness analysis blanks were distrib uted while farm account books and poultry record books were also pro vided to farmers and have been ^helpful in starting many farmers in keeping business records. Wasco NEW PERKINS HOTEL Mr. and Mrs. Walter Medler have closed their town house and moved to the ranch for the harvest season. The largest strawberry shortcake in the world will be cut and served at the annual Strawberry Festival, Miss Violet Seeley left for her Lebanon. It will measure 12x14 feet home in Portland after visiting for and will be 18 inches in depth. A two weeks with her parents at their truck load of choicest strawberries, ranch in the Webfoot district. Miss two barrels of sugar and 5000 quarts Seely is in training at St. Vincents of whipped cream will be used in mak ing the cake, which will be served for Hospital. the happiness of thousands of merry Miss Ruth Youn g and Nathalie makers at Lebanon’s 22d Strawberry Lawler returned to their homes in Festival. . Goldendale after a visit at the home A small coupe, owned by R. A. Pow of Miss Winnifred Fortner. er of Sheridan, will have the honor of A. C. Kaseberg has the distinction displaying license plate No. 1 of the of being the first to haul wheat to 1931-32 series. Power was awarded both Wasco and Miller warehouses the first set of plates in a drawing conducted at the automobile registra this year. tion department recently. The hoodoo Lee Everett of M,cMinnville is in number, “13,” fell to Guy Hifner, Carl Wasco for the harvest season. • He ton, with “23” going to Elta M. Smith,- is employed by the Grain Corpora Molalla. P. O. Vickers, Woodburn, tion aLthe Wasco Warehouse. drew No. 50, the Miller Lumber com Mr. and Mra. Carl McKean of Moro pany of Bend, 75, and K. Handson, were callers at the R- H. McKean Eugene, 100. home Sunday.---------- - Mr. and Mrs. Vernon VanGilder and family and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Fortner and family spent Sunday on the Deschutees river, swimming « "... and picnicing. George Grassmiller of The Dalles spent Sunday with Bill McKean. ' Rev. Mrs. Pattee, mother of- Mrs, L. P. Haven, gave a very interesting sermon at the Methodist church Sun day. She filled the pulpit for Rev. Barrow, Alaska, Claims Record for Lawfulness Hawk who preached at Moro Sunday Barrow, Alaska.—The most law abid morning. ing community tn the world that s Chas. Marshall returned to Port what Barrow, on the northern tlp^pf, land this week after a visit here with Alaska, calls itself. And Barrow has a pletty good claim. his aunt, Mrs. E. D. McKee. There hasn’t been a court case of any kind here for 25 years, and there has been no murder committed for 50 years, according to Alfred H. Hopson, Sr., trader, who has lived here since 1880. There are 300 native Eskimos at Barrow. They are mild mannered, friendly to each other, big-hearted, and strict In their observation of man made law’s. Morality Is of the highest type and robbery Is unknown. Fish, whales, seals and animals provide plenty of food «nd clothing for alt, and so long as an Eskimo has food and skin clothing he Is satisfied. The Eskimo» have been fortunate in having evil outside Influences kept away. Only a dozen white people live at this Isolated point, and for the last 25 years they have been of a high type. Monogamy Is strictly adhered to by the natives. Eskimos In some sections of the north used to be more or less war like, but those living at Barrow are very peaceful. Even tempered and of happy dlsposltlop, the northern Alaska native« are believed by many mission aries and traders to be the highest type of Indian In the world. Mr. and Mrs. Marion McKee of Moro were 'Sunday visitors at the home of E. D. McKee. Miss Mignon Wall was a weekend guest at the home of Mary Jeanette Sargent. Junior Johnson has been in The Dalles the past week taking medical aid for an injured hip which he hurt some time ago. C. P. Kaltenbom of Portland, rep resenting the Farmers National Grain Corporation, was in Wasco Thursday making a business call on the Sher man Co-operative office. Mrs. Kal«- tenborn accompanied her husband on his trip thru Oregon. Word was received Monday of the death of Roy Moore of the Moore Garage, Sunday at The Dalles hospi-! tai. Friends and neighbors extend sympathy to his widow and relatives. Rev. Sherman Hawk and family left Monday for Portland on a busi ness trip. 4 | Mrs. B. H. Grady and son Nyal were business visitors in Goldendale La Grande high school recently Tuesday morning. graduated its largest class IU history Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Proudfoot wheu 138 seniors received their diplo mas at commencement exercises. Last spent last Wednesday in Walla Walla year the number was 109 and the on business. previous year mor« than 130. An agreement whereby -nblrthweet Continued from page one. pear growers will pay 2 cents a box been in worse economic straits from .toward nn advertising campaign this time to time, but never has there year wns tentatively reached by fruit been a descent from such heights of men meeting in Medford recently. 1 he prosperity to such depths of business agreepient will become effective when difficulty. And strangest of all, the 70 per’cent of the growers have been I unemployment and financial distress UNDER THE PERSONAL MANAGEMENT OF Edward C. Holt RATES Room with bath privilege, fl. up Outside room with private bath, >1.50 op Special rates where more than two persons occupy one room. Let us show you our Accommodations * BARTER w OBI E hear much now daysabout- BARTER and how Farm- ers should Trade instead of sell. All Right, For a Time We Will Trade Subscriptions for Farm Produce of any kind usable for an editor must eat. Hf». EGGS 18cdoz. CHICKENS up to 75c each SPUDS, WHEAT, FRUIT DAIRY PRODUCTS,; or What Have You THE PAPER EVERYONE READS SHERMAN Wm JOURNAL
