Sherman County journal., September 13, 1935, Page 2, Image 2

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LHE SHERMAN CUUMTY JUL KN AL. MORO, OREGON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1935
If, on the other hand, the court channels of commerce.
IP®» by Elmer Barxee jr. and tracked harvests. Of United States inspec- followed the Supremo Court in the
Despite contractual obligations
to DeMoss where it wu shot by tions of hard winter wheat at rep
legal tender caaes s^ter it bad re­ and obstacles the Court concluded
Albert Pentacoot and Curly Miller. rvSentative markets during July.
SHERMAN COUNTY OBSERVER. Established Nov. 2, 1*88
versed the decision in Hopbum v. that Congress had the right to re­
Fred Hennagin has finished har-
GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Established Oct- 14. 1^-
only 46 ped cent graded No. 2 or Griswold, those debts might be dis­ ject a dual system of currency ana
Teatinf hi* crop and will aeon move.
CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6, 1931
from the BOL land be tanned U
80 percent during charged by anything which the law to establish a uniform system by
WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, Established 1891
the McDermid farm near Fulton July last year. Only 25 percent of designates as legal tender at the abrogating the gold clause and
CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4. 1932
To the Editor—
making all payments in one
the Lard winter graded ^park hard date of maturity.
Dear Sir:
Published Every Friday at Moro, Oregon, By
Indeed, the language of the Con­ medium.
as against 58 percent last year. Of gressional resolution of June 5,
Perhaps nothing interested the
- GILES L FRENCH___________________________Managing Editor
In the light and the emergency
City Marshal, during the Fair contract with the Freeman building soft red winter only 46 percent 1933, clearly suggests Chase’s opin­ and the far-reaching consequences
M E MIE l
week, than the following incident and Raymond will put in the
graded No. 2 or better compared ion in the legal tender cases. Debts of an opposite stand, the Court wm
which I would call MA Lesson in shelves. The Moro Hardware is
with 73 percent in July, 1934, with are to be “discharged upon pay­ wise in the selection of its pre­
expected
to*
be
moved
into
the
new
Good Citizenship.”
23 percent grading tough as a- ment—in any coin or currency cedents.
During the evening of Thursday building by fair tune.
which at the time of payment is
P J. Dillinger has rented the Alf gainst only 6 percent last year.
the highway through town was
legal tender—.”
Test
weights
of
both
hard
and
soft
U. 8. LAND OFFICE at The
Entered as second-class matter at the Posiotfice, at Moro, Oregon, lined with cars and parking space Dillinger farm formerly leased to winter averaged around one pound
The Court in the gold clause de­
Dalles,
Oregon. August 23, 1935».
E.
S.
Ruggles
who
anil
move
to
was
at
a
premium.
under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873- t
lower than in 1934? Early inspec­ cision disposes of Bronson v. Rodes
NOTICE is hereby given that
Just before the Band Concert Prineville soon.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES- PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
tions of spring w ?ats showed as a precedent by pointing out that
started a car drove into the limited
Pape brothers have moved their materially lower quality than last monotary conditions in 1934 were John Q McKinnon, of Kent, Ore­
One Year —--------- ------------------♦------------ -------- -------- ----
gon, who on June 7. 1927, made
space close to the Band building threshing rig to the L. J. Pape
season with test weights weighing very different from those when the Homestead Entry under Act Dec.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1935
corner. Stepping up to the car the farm south of Moro. After finish­
debt owed to Bronson came up for 29, 1916. No. 025402, for NINWL
Marshal observed that it contained ing there they will again move to only 52 to 53 pounds per bushel,
settlement in 1869.,
and
sturdy
legs,
especially
when
and
with
only
32
percent
of
the
Sec. 27, NEiNEL Sec. 28, T. 4 S.,
DICTATOR’S END
an official and remarked, “OH you Herman’s farm where 250 acres
Despite the issue of depreciated R. 18 E., SiNWi. SWi, SiSEL Sec.
those legs and arms may be broken
August
1
to
15
inspections
grading
are an officer.’’ Quick as a shot is waiting to be cut.
A mild mannered doctor broug t
Three of the schools of the coun- came the answer “I'm a scrub” as
No. 2 or better, as compared with paper in the Civil War, the United 4, SiSWi. NEiSWi, Sec. 3, and
to a sudden end the demagogic by too strenuous games.
coin- J
95
percent for the period August States mint had not stopped
-r
j. NiNWi, Section 10, Township 5
career of Huey Long. Such ends ty are ready to prepare a schedule he backed instantly and found an­
age of gold and silver at the old,
tRa
18 EagL Willamette
1
to
10,
1934.
White
wheats
are
of
other
parking
place.
are happily peculiar to our Amer­ for a type of football that requires
somewhat higher quality than last standard of weight and «««“: Meridian, has filed notice of inten-
We take off our hats to Sergeant
ican
- although like events fewer men and is not designed to
season, with inspections during the and Congress had not '«thdrawn!
have ha pi viied before and probably be so rough as the regular game Grimm.
iUim t0 thi Und. above de.
first half of August showing 47 the legal tender quahty of metallic
Geo. A. Williams, City Marshal
will again Oar democratic form Schools that have less than fifty
UnlU(l
percent grading No. 1 as against money Two forms of currency of
of government wan devised, par­ boys can not expect to develop
DaUeB
only 36 percent for the period unequa! value were equaUy recog-
a
tially« to preclude the possibility much in the way of a football team STATE AFFAIRS
by A law A and debtor A and credit- Oregon, on the 3rd day of October,
August 1 to 10, 1934. A notable nized
of any man gaining sucu compk e at best, and some lighter form of
(Continued from page one)
increase occurred in the proportion or might lawfully choose to pay 1935.
control over affairs of state that the game may be found to be more working their drivers longer than
of white club wheat which compris­ and be paid in either.
Claimant names as witnesses:
his death would be necessary for advisable.
The lower quality of the North­ ed 33 percent of the inspections
The resolution of Congress in
the 12-hour maximum permitted by
J.
E. Norton, of Kent, Oregon.
personal liberty. To a very satis­
The other sports engaged in by the Oregon law are being investi­ ern Hemisphere wheat this season this year against only 17 percent 1933 and the delegation of the pow­
Benjamin
Boswell, of Kent, Ore.
factory degree we have prevented
er to devalue had set up but one
Sherman county schools are bettei gated by E. A. Landis, state sup­ tends to accentuate the smaller last season.
Roy L. Robinson, of Portland.
assas mat ions of public men for
standard for the payment of debts, Oregon.
fitted. to their size and student erintendent of transportation. Lam-
political reasons.
namely, (devalued) dollar for
body numbers. Yet there is us­ dis points out that California now
John N. Maclnness, of Kent, Ore.
It was almost certain that if
dollar which alone is lawful tender
ually a great deal more interest limits the work of truck drivers to
W. F. Jackson. Register.
Louisiana contained any large body
for debts maturing after January.
in sports for a good part of the an eight hour day while Washing­
of citizens which really belived in
1934. These bonded abligations de­
year than is apparent for the ton to the north has just recently
democracy as a form of govern­
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
spite the gold clause cotitainpd
scholastic pursuits for which par­ reduced the maximum number of
ment Huey Long would be violently
AU
creditors having claims
therein were merely contracts U
ents support the school. Debate, hours for truck drivers to ten.
By James H. Gilbert
standard.
removed from the public eye. He,
♦
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against
the estate of J. Arthur
pay
a
certain
number
of
dollars.
speaking contests, dramatic compe­
When the Roosevelt administra­
That the devaluation of the dol­
himself, was aware of it. The
In the gold clause decision w> Butler, deceased, are hereby noti­
Members of the state police tion came to power in March, 1933. lar was a matter of no serious
tition, or even the old fashioned
spectacle of a United States sena
spelling contest might stimulate travel an average of more than the banking system of the country financial consequence it shown by find the broadest assersion of the fied to present them, in proper
tod going about his daily tasks
a form of competition that fitted 100 miles a day in their line of had broken down, credit was con the fact, that resulted in no mater­ power of Congress not only to coin form, to the undersigned, the duly
accompanied by an armed guard
better the purpose of a school. duty, according to a report by tracted, confidence strained, gold ial change in the price level. The money but to “establish a monetary appointed executrix of the last will
was proof that his political affairs
This is not to infer that there Chas. P. Pray, superintendent.
was being hoarded by millions of new dollar in purchasing power system” and to invalidate the pro­ and testament of J. Arthur Butler,
were as much a racket as were the
is not need for physical exercise
dollars
and the outgo of gold was matched the one in active circula- visions of existing contracts that deceased, at Wasco, Oregon, with­
bootlegging adventures of Chi­
may interfere witih the exercise of in six months from the date of this
The
state
fair
this
year
was
a
cago's Capone. There was, in fact, for high school students. This is success from a financial as well as threatened by the monetary policv' tion and left the price level undis- this power.
notice, to-wit: August 23, 1935.
merely
to state that for the small
of foreign countries, most of which turbed.
much similarity in their careers.
Pearl Irene Butler.
The Court held, in keeping with
school football is too strenuous for an educational standpoint, accord­ had abandoned the gold standard I Since debtors, corporations and
Huey lived by political chichan-
Geo.
G.
Updegraff,
many of the boys who must partici, ing to Solon T. White, state direc­ but were frantically striving to individuals were obligated to pavpu*^*ar^ v* Greenman, that the
ery. if his biographers are to be
tor of agriculture. Receipts of the
UP
monetary sys- Attorney for Executrix
believed. While he distributed his pate if there is to be a team and fair, coupled with a share of the strengthen credit abroad and sab- >100,000.000,000 in gold at the old P°wer to
1
standard
of
weight
and
fineness
if
tem
<!
oes
not>
reside
wlholly m the 8:23,30,9:6 13, 1935.
that
the
time
and
interest
given
ilize international exdhanges.
favors to parishes that gave him
racing money, will finance the show
to
all
forms
of
athletics
is
too
large
the
abrogation
of
the
gold
clause
c
°i
na
g
e
c
l
ause
of
the
Constitutian
With
the
resolution
and
dispatch
big vote leads he traded his favors
without cost to the tax payer, characteristic of the “New Deal” by the act of June 5, 1933, were but resides also in the sovereign
a
part
of
the
school
day.
for more political power and in each
White said
Official figures show President, the United States join­ held unconstitutional, it would re- powers that belong to the national
instance strengthened his power
that more than 91,000 people nai ed the leading commercial nations quire some 69 billions more cur- j government.
\ TRY, TRY AGAIN
over the state. He achieved great
their way through the turnstiles in the abandonment of the gold rent funds to turn the trick.
i The full exercise of this power to
wealth by holding political jobs
Interest in the improvement of during the eight days of the fair. standard.
Moreover,
most
of
these
debts
8e^ UP a monetary system can not
that paid rather small salaries— the southern end of the Sherman
Plans for the 1936 fair which will
There will always be economists had been incurred in the prosperous brook the existence of contracts
something that refutes his public highway is at present undergoing
mark the diamond jubilee will be who will question the necessity and period of the late twenties and the calling for the payment of some
statements. He was a dictator and another of its sporadic boosts. It started within a short time with a
other medium than that specified
met the death that is often meted is probable that the fact that local view to making next year’s fair expediency of the move. It is not fall in prices since the panic of by Congressional act.
the purpose of this article to pass 1929 had enormously increased the
out to those who rise by oppression. interest has been so spotted is one outstanding in every respect
Despite the sacredness of con­
judgment on this phase of finan­ value of the gold dollar of former
We have done wih our fifteenth of the principal reasons why noth,
Recommendations made by ex­ cial policy. Rather it is intended weight and fineness and increased tracts in the realm of law, the
century bravo. Huey should have ing has been done to date by the hibitors this year, particularly live
power to enter into contract can
been bom in that age when weal­ highway commission. It will re­ stock owners, that the fair date« to recite the facts as a background immensely the difficulties of laying not remove the transaction from
for the momentous decision in the hands on the old-fashioned dollar
thy nobles went about the country quire contsant and steady work
be set back two weeks in order to
Several cases involving substan- the scope of Congressional author­
accompanied by a retinue of for some time to bring about any avoid the busy harvest season, are gold clause cases.
-
The
abandonment
of
gold
at
the
tially
the same issue came before ity. Such contracts can not inter­
swordsmen ready and willing to cut change in the road’s condition in receiving serious consideration by
fere with the power of Congress
old standard of weight and fineness the Court at the same timet
down any who opposed their all liklihood.
White and the state board of agri­ would of course have been of little
to regulate commerce, coin money. |
Typical
of
these
was
the
tender
master
The county court, in their recent culture.
establish postoffices, etc., and by
consequence
if
a
vast
volume
of
by
debtor
corporations
of
current
It would, of course, have been venture at the highway meeting,
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preexisting contracts to pay gold funds in payment of interest on the exercise of sovereign power
better if it would have been possi­ were unable to get any satisfactory
Governor Martin and members had been recognized as valid and bonds where both interest and prin­ the national legislature may sweep
ble to remove Long from power by answer. But this should not dis­ of the state highway commission
them aside if they do
a deluge of votes, but his control courage those who are working for are on a tour of eastern and cen­ other contracts of the kind had cipal expressly called for payment
The prevalence of the gold clause '
been
sanctioned
and
encouraged.
in
the
pre-devalued
dollar.
of the state precluded that method. the road. When interest becomes tral Oregon this week with stops at
Creditors
had
rejected
payment
in
bonds and other contracts to the
There is still hope for a people who active enough to send a delegation Pendleton,Enterprise, Ra^r. La- Widespread monetary • confusion and challenged the power of Con- ' extent
of billions of dollars ren- I
would
have
resulted,
prices
and
the
can find amongst them one who to the meetings of the commission- Grande, Burne and Bend. Most of
der ineffective the clearly defined
standard
of
value
would
have
gress
to
tamper
with
private
con
­
will dispose of dictators. It spells every month to tell of the needs the party left Salem early Monday
tracts calling for payment in gold power of the government to “create
something for our determination of the road that body will soon be morning, but Governor Martin was rested on no certain basis
To
sweep
every
phase
of
the
old
of a specified weight and fineness. a currency and determine the value
to retain our political liberty.
impressed with the sincerity of delayed until Monday night being deal monetary policy out of the j The precedents were confusing thereof.”
citizens here and action may be detained by the capitol site impasse way for the universal use of the and conflicting. On the surface at
These gold clause contracts if
DEATH ON THE DESERT
joining the other members at La- same medium of payment whatever least the opinion in Bronson v. allowed to exist with the sanction
fastened.
Last week readers of some of
This is the proper time to act. Grande Tuesday morning. The it turned out to be, was the purpose Rodes made such contracts agree- of the Court would increase the:
the daily papers should have been The road is becoming worn out. party will return to Salem Sunday of the Congressional resolution of ments “to deliver a certain weight demand for gold as a means of
surprised to read of the death of The rock surface is down to the via the McKenzie highway.
of bullion.” Literally such con- ’ payment, enhance its value, stimu-
June 5, 1933.
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a man in the southern part of base; government money is be­
In this important piece of legis­ tracts would Tave to be fulfilled late hoarding and export and make
Enrollment of high school stu­ lation. contracts for the pavment “by assay and the scales” and not unworkable any attempt to reg­
Sherman county by heat and ing spent on state roads all over
the nation; this is a through high­ dents in vocational agriculture in­ of gold were declared to be “con­ “by count.
ulate the value of the dollar in the
thirst.
Considering that Sherman coun­ way built, in many places, to fed­ creased from 1462 in 1933-34 to trary to public policy.” Oblisra-1
«.......
ty haa the largest percentage of eral standards, by federal order 1844 in 1934-35, according to Ear tions to pay money incurred either
tillable acres of any county in the and there is every reason why the R. Cooley, state supervisor for vo­ before or after the law was passed
state it is strange that story could remaining portion should be sur­ cational agriculture. Eight more regardless of provisions contained
I’M NOW AVAILABLI
have been true, and like many faced to meet the same require­ schools are offering this course this in such contracts, shall be dischar­
year. They include Riverton in ged upon payment “in any coin or
things that seem strange, it wasn’t ment»
IN OREGON"
Coos*county, Boardman. Scappoose, currency which at the tittle of pay­
true. That is, it wasn’t entirely
Its something to know that a The Dalles, Arlington, Condon and ment is legal for public and private
true
The victim of our “atrocious” city the size of Portland can have Cranes. At least a dozen other debt.”
heat and our “dangerously dry” its school rows as well as the most schools applied for the course but
The precise foundation of our ?
could not get it because of lack of currency was somewhat in doubt
meterological conditions was prac­ remote hamlet.
competent instructors.
tically blind and in all probability
until the Gold Reserve A& of 1934
Huey
sure
shared
the
people
’
s
suffered a stroke of paralysis or
(January 30) and the subsequent
sun stroke that incapacitated him wealth. A >350,000 morsel in the
exercise of the extraordinary pow­
and made his search for water fu­ last six months for attorney’s
er granted to the President.
tile. His body, when found was fees. V'
By proclamation the bullion con- I
within a hundred yards of a dug
tent of the gold dollar underlying
Well Portland made it interest­
well which makes the heat and
the new currency was reduced from .
thirst thoery inadequate when ex­ ing in the second half anyway.
From the Observer Sept., 14, 1906. the old standard of 25,8 grains
(nhie-tenths fine) to 15 5^1 grains. !
amined.
After drilling a hole 248 feet
County fair and state fair are
The deceased had lived in the
Thus
the gold content ol^owr dol­
You don’t have
deep on the farm of L. L. Peetz,
country for over a year, and had over and the next thing is the
lar
was
shoved down forty Tei’,
it was abandoned, and the machine
to be rich to en­
he had all his faculties about him stock show.
’' j
moved out of the gulch and up on cent
would certainly have started down
If contracts to “pay gold of the
a high side hill where an abundance
joy rich whiskey
hill for the river before dying of
of wholesome water was struck at present weight and finen/ss” W’ ro I
thirst had that been all that troub­
59 feet. Varily, like gold water is recognized, the devalued dollar, de­
Certainly you’ll want
led him. A neighboring homestead
spite the resolution of Congress !
where
you
find
it.
to try America’s fast­
GOSH* f dom V K mow
aisout 1
er has stated that the dead man
Three gangs of surveyors and all would not be legal tender for >100—
This ximpll QoernoMzauT •«*» Too
est-selling whiskey
000,000,000 worth of pre-existing I
could see but ten feet ahead of him
With low 8-mill rate and
ASHAAtO
strangers to each other are work­
— real quality at a
at any time.
debts
and
many
more
that
might
(
low-priced
automatic
ing at iRohrvilla this week. Keep
Truth, they say, is stranger than
friendly
price!
make
their
appearance.
•lectric
water
heater, you
your eye on Rohrvilla.
fiction It may be so when only a
Despite the far-reaching impor- !
Joe Stiles has resigned his po­
part of it is told. A story telling
sition with the Wasco Commercial tance of the legal issues^ involved
of a man dying of thirst in Sher­ He who u ashamed of dicing. u also
Co., and his place has been taken the devaluation of the dollzr was.
man county may be true and it ashamed of tarning
of little practical importance.. The
electric water heater in yonr
by Mn Freeman, former manager
Na. 11»C (WVD
^14
Tomo0’ /
SEPTEMBER
may also be true that a child was
gold dollar was merely shrunken
homa. You pay the balance in
of
the
Sherman
Trading
Company,
Admiral Perry licks Brit-
ons
a iCHT
clawed by bears in the city of
convenient monthly install-
to
correspond
with
the
depreciation
of Moro. Mr. Freeman is an ex­
ish fleet on Lake Erie. 1112.
manta. Th« operating cost ia
Portland if it is added that the
WHISK^-
I
»1.45 QUART
perienced and agreeable business of the paper money that had taken
only eight-tenths of
man was blind and had probably
place
since
suspension
of
the
gold
man and the company has been for-
Stan
of
the
bloody
Tecum
­
H®.
172
A
(BOURBON)
had a stroke and the child was too
seh Indian War. 1811.
60 days. Then—if you are not
nuate in securing his services.—
near the bear cage in the zoo.
FOR A R RALLY FINI QIN
fully satisfied, it will be re­
Wasco News.
—TRY OLD QUAKIR
moved. The only cost to you
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
H.
Moore
were
12—National Prohibition
will be the electricity used.
DISTILLID OIN
ATHLETICS
Party ia organized. I860
the last of the Moro colony to break
(Remember, you don’t nave to
Camp at Cascade Lox. All are home
There is apparently a growing
own an electric range to own
11-250,000 march in great
now.
resentment in the county against
an
electric water heater.)
New York NRA parade,
This year Mrs. Lot Rust has been
the use of so much school time for
1933
SEE ANY DEALER
most hapily favored with respect
athletic penuitz, games and activ­
to
her
orchard
south
of
Moro»
Con
­
ity. As one school director point­
14— The American Army evac­
IN ELECTRICAL
sidering that there was no water
edly put it nearly a quarter of the
uates New York City. 1776.
EQUIPMENT
for irrigation, the fruit was cer­
time and therefore the school
tainly nice.
IB—William Howard Taft,
expense goes for development of
PACIFIC POWER & LICHT
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* MANOR
26th president, bom 1857.
the physical being of the high
From the Observer 8ept. 15, 1916.
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¿.■l A, you pr»ler in BOURBON OR AYS
COMPANY
school students. And this is more
A big black bear was killed near
-Napoleon seta torch to
H
’
Bunn
ih»
SCHENLEY
MAHS
OMO»
16
Aftrays at Tour Service
than the patrons of the school are
DeMoss Springs early Monday
Moscow, then retreats,
prepared to pay for brawny arms
morning. It was first discovered
1812
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Wheat Thought
Lower in Quality
This Year
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