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THE SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1935.
PAGE TWO
think that we as a people should hypothetical cases, thus varying
be most hesitant in checking the*f|4nn the present well-established
" german
Smtrnal
practico of determining conztitu-
powers of that court.
Nevertheless, there is a great tionality upon the basis of actual
RHERMAN COUNTY OBSERVER. Established Nov. 2,
3—•
deal of merit in the criticism of litjga.tion.
GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Established Ocu 14. 18v.
This
objection
is
of doubtful
those who claim that the present
CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6. 1931
validity
because
many
cases now
suits
in
power
of
judicial
review
re
WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, Established IdiH
To
the
Editor
of
the
Journal:
are
purely
test
cases
of
little con- ’
CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4. 1932
a'great deal of waste/
i It is desired to refer to that
sequence
as
far
as
the
interests
of
Obviously, no business coníJ
part of your report last week of
Publuhed Every Friday «I Moro. Oregon, By
tho
party
litigants
are
concerned
succeed if it purchased c? cnsive
GILES L. FRENCH
'_______________ Managing Edito.
the County Budget meeting which
when viewed in light of the major
machinery,
installed it an J tartc'l
stated that those who favored the
constitutional questions involved.
MEMBER
to, run it before it det mined
inclusion in the budget of the ap
Th# advisory opinion plan, on
whether or not that
propriation to the Inland Empire
the other hand, ’ would give the
would manufacture the
Waterways Association had held
court greater latitude in render -
which it was purchased
that a tax levy was the only
ing its constitutional decisions,
equitable way of raising the mon
In a sense that is w
in that all features of a given
d to act could be decided as to their
done in this country in Y'
Entered as second-class matter at the PosLotflce, at Moro, Oiegun, ey for the promotion of the devel
opment of water transportation
legislative ‘ machinery,
under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879-
constitutionality while at the pres
that would benefit every citizen in
1
millions of dollars to
SUBSCRIPTION RATES—PA YABLif IN ADVANCE.
ent time the facts of a given case
tant federal legislation
.. II 50 the county in direct proportion
often involve only a part of an
One Year. ..—.............
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to his taxes.
tion.
act
and so its constitutionality is
Tax
levy
facts
in
the
county
do
NOVEMBER 29, 1935
, Yet our sustem permit tl
decided
piecemeal.
not support such * stand. As be
preme court to declare such legis-
Perhaps a more valid objection
tween land owners, whether they
lation unconstitutional and thus would be that the proposal would
CLUB WORKERS
operate their farms or lease them,
in
effect wipe it off the books at involve a task impossible of per
Anyone overhearing the discussion about club work and non-owner operators, the pro
a
great
financial loss, not only to formance by a separate depart
portion to be paid by each will run
the government hut to business ment of the court, if all, or even
in Sherman county by club leaders Friday night would approximately as in the case of a
men who have endeavored to ad- most, of the acts of congress were
have necessarily reached the conclusion that 4-H club boys certain average sized farm in the
just
to it.
to be submitted to the court in ad
and girls in this county are fortunate. Serious thought Grass Valley district. With this
It
has been ¡suggest
farm, the taxes on 800 acres and
vance, let alone the acts of state
way to prevent such i
has gone into the plans for club work and is still going into tho improvements ■ amounted to
legislatures, which might possibly
be to create a separato
irtment be in conflict with the federal con
$810.14
this
year,
while
the
lessee
it.
«
/
»
►se solo stitution.
of it was assessed exactly $20.00. ' Here are the pres'deni and vice president of the Young Democrat of the supreme coin t
There was nothing in the meeting to show that leaden
a u»on
Therefore, if of the $500.00 item, Cluha of America who wore elected nt n meeting In Milwaukee, WIs. task it wou’d be to
If such a plan is to be feasible,
of club children have succumbed to the present day tend set up in the budget for promoting They are Frnnk Wlrkhmn of Sioux Falls. S. D„ nnd Mrs. Louise Gnlleher constitutional quest ioi
nvolved it would have to be limited in
to its some way so that only major legis
in major legislation r
ency to depend on government »to the exclusion of self, or water transportation there should of Leedshurg. Va.
be
levied
next
year
against
this
final
enactment.
that they have come to believe that there is no future for
lation would be submitted to the
farm and its operator the sum of
A proposal semi
;
court
in advance. .
progressive and well planned* agriculture on Sherman $3.30 in taxes, the owner would
was submitted to the consti tut :onal
STATEHOUSE GOSSIP
If
the
power of judicial review
county farms. They might joke about the absence of rain pay $3.10 and the Lessee 20 cents Continued from page one.
convention in 17S7 by Ran olph f is finally curtailed, the chief rea-
thereof, which is a ratio of about
of Virginia and rej
, prison for such action will be the
fall and wonder, jokingly, about the road they wpuld choose
16 to 1. One offhand might say tion, has been appointed state di
framers of the con
‘
। dissatisfaction of large numbers
to walk on, but when it comes to planning the type of edu that the lessee would receive twice rector of Americanization by the
Randolph plan proposed
1
‘
'!
of our people with the delay, un-
new
state
Americaization
commis
as
much
benefit
from
a
lowering
of
cation they wish their boys and girls to have all this is
a
' -
/» aye*__
sociate a certa
certain
v
¡certainty,
and waste entailed in
freight rates as would the owner, sion created by the last legislature.
. judge»*.wiih th
forgotten.
!
the
present
procedure.
Mrm
Mabel
A.
Mclnturff
of
Marsh-,
but that hardly is so as out of his
exercise of a
A perfected advisory opinion
They plan, Ind plan systematically; they plan to meet two-thirds share of the crop, the field is chairman of the new com
over laws passed
, 'plan might prove to be an effec-
In a very real sense, the doc-
the present economic situation, not some theoretical situa lessee reserves some grain for seed mission.
However, that, i not <
j tive way of retaining the court’»
and feed. On 4 basis of grain ship
trine of judicial supremacy makes same plan as th
tion they hope might prevail by the time the project is
' right to exercise the doctrine of
Storm clouds are gathering
ped by each, the benefit of lower
„ 1 over . it possible for us in this country department to pa
judgme
completed. It appears that club work might bring pure rates would likely run about as 40 the state liquorcontrol organiza-J^Q experience a social revolution
' judicial review and at the same
on the constitute uty of :
time make possible the speedy
bred sheep to this county in greater numbers, something to 60 to owner and lessee respec tion again. Predictions are that a through the orderly processes of
shake-up of the organization will law to the extent that our courts Congress in advai
tively.
-
adjustment of major legislation to
that several years of sheep raising has so far failed to do
Some of the a ’ ;umonts r
Very truly yours,
be ... put into effect
before
the
first
the constitution.
ax i
.
.
adjust constitutional concepts to ed against th? proposal f
in any great numbers. It may develop a forage crop indus
James B. Adams of the year. At least one change 80ciaI dcmands.
"i If the principle of such a plan is
visory opinions are t1'
can be expected in the personnel
try which will fill a long felt need. It may bring about the Moro, Oregon, Nov. 25, 1935.
sound and desirable, the mechanics
Such adjustments
.
, are going
-
- on
.. would be an encron
of the commission itself w hile a
for its operation should not prove
teaching of practical subjects in the schools and the plant-
at the present time in a dramatic the doctrine of juj
and
number of republicans in the ranks
difficult of solution.
fashion,
and
we
are
all
familiar
ing of wind breaks and decorative trees around the farms
.
.the independence of
of the organization is said to be
with
the
part
that
the
supreme
This argument is of
slated
for
sacrifice
to
make
room
home some of which have stood for fifty years and more
court
is
playing
in
that
revolution.
validity
because un ’
GOVERNMENT JOB
for deserving Democrats who have
without the saving shade of a single tree.
However,
the
recent
decisions
posal
the
court
v
,
)
f?
1h
been
howling
for
a
slice
of
patron
From the Observer Nov. 30, 1906
. Director. Division of Maternal
of the court on constitutional law same powpr tbrit it n '
There's nothing wrong with the spirit of the men in
nr 1 Child Health, S6.500 a year.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Fordyce en age every since the present admin
con titut
agriculture, if these be an example. Those who tell the tertained their relatives “from the istration went into office. Already issues, especially the decision in termjne
Director, Crippled Children’s Divi-
the
Schechter
poultry
case
de-
actg
of
Congress,
it
is
known,
some
of
the
under
Hen.
.«6.500 a year, Children’s Bu-
country
”
,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
G.
N.
Cros-
farmers from political platforms and for political purposes
,, , of quested by th tie
r au, Department of Labor.
field and Mr». Amos, at a turkey lings have been notified that their daring unconstitutional much
that they are a downtrodden race should hear them talk
n
Farm agent, $1,800 a year. In
dinner yesterday. The party at services are no 1 ongët required. the N. I. R. A., have brought forth Conffre?s it wouW (kt(
Trouble in the upper strata of again certain proposals aimed at mattcr of constitutional?
seriously. The farmers are going to go right ahead and tended the ball
dan Field Service, Interior De
ball in the evening at
is puu
put 1|ÀV'
jnto vii c.
the organization is understood to limiting the doctrine of judicial , the
VI lv Jaw
iuv» IO
partment. Separate registers of
feed this country on better beef, better pork and • better Elrod opera house.
I It is contended that
eligible« wid be established as
Fire destroyed the Klondike center around a case of too many, review.
wheat and they are going to be paid for it, too.
follows:
store and post office Monday morn bosses. While Jack Allen, Pendle - Even prior to the gold clause posai would in effect turn t
General farming/stock raising un
ing. The property belonged to ton democrat, is supposed to be decision, articles began to appear partment of the court into
der range conditions, irrigation
A. B. Potter, who has conducted a the administrator, it is young Eu- in leading American periodicals Tative drafting bureau, but
'
farming, and dry farming.
profitable trade there for nine gene Kelty, Portland republican questioning the desirability of con- viously this would not b?
NEEDED REFORM
Certain education and experience
years past. The loss falls heavily and assistant administrator, who | tinning to vest in the supreme because tho decisions wc uld not
r—
-
the sweeping
power of judie- vary in form from those n
Suggestions for the reduction of the cost of legislative upon him, and the neighborhood has been actually “administering” court
given. are required for these positions.
the affairs of the commission, a
Full information may be obtain
At the present time t'
sessions in Oregon have been made by Representative Hill cannot afford to be long without situation which makes for any iah review.
the conveniences of the store and
There was open suggestion that does not tell Congress he
to ed from the Secretary of the Unit
of Lane county. It is time that such suggestions were post office hence it is quite thing but harmony in the organi attempts might be made to en-
____
______ act _ const
_______ ional ed States Civil Service Board of
make _
a certain
made and thia means as good a point as any from which to likely that Mr. Potter will soon zation. Those who pretend to be large the court in order to bring but rather tells Ccn^rc-s why n Examiners at the post office or
in the know say that Allen has about a reversal of such decisions, ccrtain act is unconstitutional.
customhouse in any city which has
start a general discussion of means of conducting the leg rebuild and renew tra de.
a post office of the first or ■ the
Grandma Cushman is spending been ready to quit and return to and historical precedent was cited
It is also claimed that th ad
islature with a smaller overhead.
second class, or from the United
her Thanksgiving outing with her the more peaceful pursuits of his for it.
visory opinion plan wo;:I I b un
Mr. Hill holds that fifteen or twenty stenographers daughters in Portland, Mesdames own private business at 'Pendleton
Although it is true that both desirable because deci, ions 1 ai 1 States Civil Service Commission.
Washington, D. C.
Ma.rtin hSS in‘I President Lineoln and President
could do the clerical work of all the members of the house. Laura and America Moore.
oí
Th. nrs.nnl ^.nafiAn'An .h / Grant have been charged by some be rendered upon the 1 as
George Wilkerson, who is farm
This is perhaps true, but few legislators would care to have ing in Gilliam, with headquarters
the present situation on the li- « . . •
... . .
, .
historians with having packed the
their letters written by one who might be induced to revea in Rufus, was on a business trip quor board is admittedly intoler court in order to secure decisions
able but whether Allen will be
the contents in case of controversial legislation. Perhaps to Moro last week, buying consid
desired by them, it is gratifying
erable while in the city, including thrown overboard in an effort to to note that President Roosevelt
a better scheme would be to insist that all stenographers a complete set of harness at restore internal harmony or Kelty
will walk the political plank a nd has indicated rather clearly that
hired be efficient and that they also act as clerks of the Heyrits.
with him at least one member of New Deal legislation must be ad
From tho Observer Doc. 1, 1B16.
committees of which the legislators are members.
the commission remains Jo be seen justed in accordance with the con
M. A. Bull has been appointed
stitutional interpretations render
If the hiring of the other help used around the halls
agent in charge of the W. W. M.
ed
by the supreme court. However
In the event voters of Oregon
could be given to some state office, like the secretary of Co. warehouses at Moro in place
there are significant groups in our
again
defeat
the
sales
tax,
the
state, instead of being allowed to be a political football it of T. C. Lee. who resigned to try
state’s needy aged will have to be citizenry who are making specific
would add something to the economy of the sessions also farming.
cared for from relief funds accord proposals to check the powers of
. Fred W. Hutchcroft is busy this
in all probability. There is an opportunity to do a public week moving his household goods ing to state officials who have made the supreme court.
The view of the ultra conserva -
a study of the situation. While
service by changing the system now in vogue.
to the Wm. Morrison place, for the state stands to lose all feedra) tive that such action would re
merly farmed by W. C. Miller. Mr. aid for old age pensions because of sult in chaos or that it would even
Hutchcroft is new to the farming failure to the legislature to finance destroy constitutional government
methods of eastern Oregon coming this activity—except for the pro
is a fear argument rather than a
THANKSGIVING
here from Yamhill county.
posed sales tax—there irill be ap fact argument because it is pos
The real estate agency of Alex proximately $5,500,000 available
We have to be thankful for: living in the Oregon
sible to have a written constitu
Hunter, has sold the laundry prop
county that has the highest spendable income accompaniec erty owned by Chas. Bullard to W for relief of the needy, inchiflin& tion and still check the powers of
an unexpected balance of approx
by best living standards; a comparatively low tax rate com H. Helyer of Kent, who buys the imately $3,000,000 in liquor profits the supreme court to dteclare acts
of congress unconstitutional.
pared to other sections; a per capita bonded indebtedness residence' for his mother. This diverted to relief purposes by the
Thus, Justice Holmes has writ
necessitates another move for F. 1935 session, $1.000,000 diverted
ten, “The United Stages constitu
of around $120 or about two-thirds that of the remainder Oi H. Pownder and family.
from the general fund to relief
SCHENLEY?
The weather man gave Sherman needs by the special session, an tion would not come to an end if
the state; some of the best wheat land that lays out oi
county a coat of wet snow for other il, 000.000 of county funds the court lost its power to de
doors ( or indoors for that matters).
clare acts of congress void.”
Thanksgiving morning. All gone
levied for old . age pensidns but
However, any such change en
by noon, but the crops are bene
sidetracked to general relief needs tails significant modifications in
fited.
by the legislature, and $500,000 re our theory of separation of gov
For centuries people fought for freedom from goverr-
maining of the $1.000,000 appro
ernmental powers and on the basis
mental oppression. The world's famous liberals were meL
priated for relief of indigents by
of the long time record of the
the regular session.
»
who tried to give more liberty. Nowdays they call a mar.
United States supreme court, I
a reactionary unless he believes the government should do
everything. How times have changed.
Chiefs of the Young Democrats
(Counig
6
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X'.Q.V
Wayne Morse
Explains Legal
Aspects or limes
In Other Days
RED LABEL
Dr. Viggo Haufeli
The guy that wrote the line “Into each life some rain
must fail” never heard about the seven-year-olds in Sher
man county.
'More go« to the making of a fine
gentleman than fine clothes "
Boys named Pershing are now playing high school
football. Does that make you feel old?
Dentist
NOVEMBER
Th is is the smooth,
Will be at his Moro Office at the
Well, we are staying by the holidays set by our ances
tors even if we have varied to a considerable extent from
their moral code.
Note for Portland:
that are made after opposition and labor are lighter on
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