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HMH Min IBSEBHa
C. L. I reland
Editor and Publisher
Entered s* second class matter at the
post office at Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891
Statement of the Ownership, Man
agement, Etc., required by the Act
of Congress of August 24, 1912,
of The Sherman County Observer,
published weekly at Moro, Oregon,
for April 1925: — ' —
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State of Oregon
’
County of Sherman
Before me, a notary public in an
for the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared C. L. Ireland,
who, having been duly sworn ac
cording to law, deposes and says
that he is the Publisher aad Sole
Owner of the Sherman County Ob
server and that the following is, to
the best of his knowledge and belief
a*true statement of the owners....
management, etc., of the aforesaid
publication for the date shown in the
above caption, required by the Act
of August 24, 1912, embodied in
section 443, Postal Laws and Regu
lations, printed on the reverse of this
form, to wit:
That the names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, managing edi
tor, and business manager are: C. L.
Ireland, Moro, Oregon.
(Give
That the owners are :
names and addresses of individual
owncis, or, if o corporation, give
its name and the names and addres-
M.S of stockaoluers owning or hold
ing 1 per cent or more of the total
amount of stock.)
C. L. Ireland,
only. ,
That the known bondholders, mort-
gugees, and other security holders
owning or holding 1 per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mortgages,
or other securities are: Mergentha-
ler Linotype Co., balance due on
linotype machine.
1 hat the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of owners,
stockholders, and security holders,
it any, contain not only the list of
stockholders and security holders a«
they appear, but also, in cases where
the stockholder or security holder
’ appear in any other fiduciary re
lation, the name of the- person or
corporation for whom such trustee is
acting, is given ; also that the said two
paragraph* contain statements em
bracing affiant’s full knowledge and
beliyf that no other person, associa
tion, or corporation has any interest
direct or indirect in the said stock,
bonds, or other securities than as so
stated by him.
(Signed) C. L. Ireland
Publisher and Owner
Sworn to and subscribed before me
thi* 15th day of April, 1925
W. 0. Bryant, Notary Public ■
My commission expires Sept. *28^1928
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Snow Plows Are Busy
On The Mt. Hood Loop
Ths Mount Hood loop highway
will soon be open for travel. Snow
plows are ,• now working between
Portland and the summit of the
highway with the rssult that the
highway is clear to Government
Camp and Rhododendron on the
Portland side and f reported to be
clear on the Hood River side as far
as the White river bridge.
Snow
drifts are reported to be an aver
age depth of five feet. Com
plaint is made of the utbal spring
vandalism by selfish Portland motor
ists who are digging up and other
wise destroying the wild flowers a-
long the highway. These people do
not even respect private property,
breaking down fences to get at the
wild flowers that soon wither away.
Radio Public Has
Own Censor Codes
Anyone who will take the time to
study and think about the present
status of broadcasting will come to
the conclusion that it can have only
a constructive and invigorating influ-
enee in the American social »truc-
ture.
Fear of a private or government
monopoly in radio broadcasting is
groundless, as it would be intolerable
and equivalent to granting exclusive
right in the air. This would be as
vicious and unAmerican as a monop
oly in sailing the seas or navigating
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
says co-operation within the ranks of
the industry and a free and open
competition are better than federal
regulation. Similarly, in the case of
the radio, the standard of taste a-
mong broadcasters constantly im
proves to match the rising tide of a
demand for good music, for addres-
fòr subject
ses worth listening
matter that appeals to the mmJ
when the voice has no picture for
its *uxDiary. For the listener has the
remedy i* his own hand*, and with
* turn of the wrist will put himsolf
beyond the reach of the so-called en
tertainer who slights hi* opportunity
and insults the listener’s intelligence.
BILL"" BARB.
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YOURSELF IN
THE MIRROR
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:: ALONG LIFE’S
Ths new postal rates, effective
April 15, have created a vast amount
of work for the bureau of engrav
ing and printing.
It has become
necessary to get out^ prior .to Appl
15, 1,250,000,000 Itt-cent stamps;
300,000,000 half-cent stamps; 100,-
000,000 of the new 15 and 20-cent
special delivery «tampu^and the 25-
cent special handling stamp, and
400,000,000, 1 % cent postcards.
The postoffice department has ship
ped eight carload* < .of postcards tc
New York city alone, each car con-
taining 6,000,000 cards.
The new postal rates has made no
change in first' class mail, the rate
remaining 2 cents for each ounce or
^•action of an ounces
Third class mail, which includes
all merchandise, printed and other
mailable matter except 1st and 2nd
class mail, not exceeding 8 ounce in
weight, 1 H cents for every 2 ounce
)r fraction of two ounces.
Fourth class mail is the same as
Ird class mail, but exceeding the 8
ounce weight limitation. All mail in
this class in addition to parcel post
zone rates has an additional service
charge for each piece mailed of 2
cents.
Government mailing dards remain
at 1 cent each. All private mailing
cards, printed or written, are 2
cents each.
Type written and carbon copies,
or letter press copies, written in
whole or using part of blank form,
are first class mail.
Copies, exactly similar, printed on
printing press,mimegraph or multi
graph, etc., and circulars mailed un
sealed and not lest than 20 copies
at one mailing, are 3rd class.
Newspapers and periodicals, en
tered as 2nd class matter, when mail
ed by others than the publishers
thereof, are chargeable pt 2 cents
for each 2 ounces or fraction of 2
ounces for weights up to and includ
ing 8 ounces. Each package over 8
ounces are classed as parcel post and
are chargeable at zone parcel post
rates plus the 2 cent service fee
charge. *
The new money order fees are a
substantial increase on the cost of
small orders, but materially reduce
the cost of larger remittances. The
new rates are: Up to $2.50, 5 cents;
|2.50 to |5, 7 cents; $5 to $10, 10
cents; >10 to $20, 12 cents; $20 to
$40, 15 cents; $40 to $60, 18 cents;
$60 to $80, 20 cents; $80 to $100
22 cent*.
" a In regard to registered mail new
rates provide that the fee shall not
be leas than 15 cents for indemnifi
cation up to and including $50. And
20 cents up to and including $100. A
fee of 3 cents additional is charged
for return card. *
The new parcel post insurance fees
are: 5 cents for indemnification not
to exceed $5; 8 cents for not more
than $25; 10 cents lor not more than
$50 and 25 cents for not more than
$100, the maximum.
For collection on c. o. d. parcels
the following schedule has been au
thorized: 12 cents for collection not
to exceed $10; 15 cents for not more
than $50 and 25 cents for not more
than $100.
Changes in the special delivery
fees provide that for packages from
two to ten pounds the rate shall be
15 cents and for more than 10
pounds it shall be 20 cents.
The fees for registered mail, in-
surance, collection and special de-
livery are all in addition to the
regular postal rates.
Property Loss Guarded
By Modern Methods
The development of electricity
and the automobile have furnished
engineers with many problems, con
nected with safeguarding life and
property. Electricity and the auto
mobile are two of the greatest
servants of mankind today.
In
spite of the unlimited power which
these agencies represent, their appli
cation to the affairs of everyday life
has been made so simple that their
use is almost as universal and, safe
in the United States as the family
coffe* pot. Thia condition of affairs
has not developed accidentally. It has
all been part of the life work of
thousands of engineers and inven-
tors.
Nowhere can one gain as vivid an
impression of the testing work be-
ing done on all sorts of modern ap-
pu»nces to make them safe for the
use of mankind as at the underwrit
ers' laboratories in Chicago. At this
remarkable institution, thpusands of
appliances are brought in every year
by manufacturers who wish to have
trained engineers find any possible
flaws in the product which they plan
to sell to the public. The tests car
ried on at the laboratories have sav
ed millions of dollars of property
loss through finding imperfections in
articles and corrections for the same
previous to their general manufac
ture and sale to the public
IL us is the insurance business and
industry doing more than its part to
cut uewn the national fire and acci
dent loss. If the public, in whose in
terest . these tests are carried on,
would do one-half as much, the sav-
.ng in the thousands of lives lost an-
nually by fire and accident and in
ths annusi destruction pf hundreds
ot milUona of dollars worth of prop-
erty would be astounding.
By THOMAS A. CLARK
HIS JOB
HE little cab driver who used to
come tor me when, on rainy day*.
T
1 took a taxi to save myself from the
Inclement weather was a cheerful soul.
He was always careful, always cour
teous, always on time, always con
siderate of my comfort. He met me
late one especially stormy night when
the thermometer was down aad the
wind was cutting like a razor through
the heaviest garments.
“Don’t you get sick and tired of
Hits dog's life?" L asked as be tucked
me snugly into the back seat
“Oh, no,’’ he replied smiling, “you
■ee. It’s my job.“
The memory of his cheerful face and
his suggestive words has helped me
often since. When the days have been
long, and the callers Irritating and the
problems difficult to solve, when I
might have grown discouraged over
the honest effort which resulted only
In failure. I have tried to take it cheer
fully because It
job.
r job is, for
men in this
the problem of no t
It may be
world Is quite the sam
every day.
getting to class régula
or keeping up your college Iwork while
It may
you earn a precarious 11 v
or teach-
be pursuing a difficult stu
ing a stupid class that you do not en
joy, or leading a clean life when a
thousand passions are urging you on to
the rocks. It may be fighting home
sickness or discouragement or de
•pendency or moral temptations or
mental lethargy. I don’t knew what
it Is, but you do.
Very likely yours is not an easy
job, or at all times a pleasant one, and
there will be all sorts of temptations
to slight It. to evade Its responslblll
ties, to put off Its unpleasant, disagree
able features, to complain because It
is more galling and exacting than oth
er men’s jobs. Usually, If we cquM
only know we should discover that
every job has its difficulties.
No matter how difficult your job is.
you will find It half done If, when It
presents Itself, you go at It cheerfully
energetically.
I met the little cab driver yester
day; he had a new job and a better
one, probably a more. exacting one.
but he was meeting his new problem
tn just as happy and cheerful a way
as ever. He gave me courage.
Local Elks Will
March At Portland
John G. Odell and F. L. Houghton
of The Dalles spent Friday of last
wçek in Sherman county for the pur
pose of interesting members of the
B. P. O. Elks lodge of The Dalles in
plans of the local Ipdge for partic
ipation in the national convention of
the order to be held in Portland in
June.'"
The two were well pleased with
the interest taken by the memben
of Sherrçjan county and the pledges
made for active cooperation from the
Sherman county membership. The
marching and convention uniform
adopted by the local lodge is a ser
vicable one that can be converted
into a business suit or recreation
clothes after the convention day per
iod. It is supplied to the members
by the woolen mills at Oregon City
and it is an “all-Oregon” product
easily worth more than the contract
price.
The Elks parade to be staged
during the grand lodge session
will be the’ most spectacular ever
seen in Portland and the greatest
in every particular ever staged by
the Elks anywhere, according to ad
vance reports from the committeee
in "charge at Portland.. Assurances
have been received by the Portland
lodge, said Mr. Odell, from many
places in all the north west states
that they will have special delega
tions bedecked in full regalia, and
that there would be “no end” of
bands for the parades, special music,
decorated floats, chanters, uniform
ed bodies galore, making a won
derful and colorful showing surpass
ing anything yet staged in the north
west.
ustoric pointe of interest along thb
Columbia xtenr between the mouth of
Jie Deeehnte* river and The Dalle* pn
Saturday, April 18th, are rapidly ba
ng completed, said A. M. Zevely on
Thursday. Interested persons from ‘
all part* of Oregon will be in atten- I
lance, ineluding Governor Pierce. >
Picture writing on the stone cliff* !
at Big Eddy, made with a paint a*
anduring a* the rock itself; . stone
earving and other relics of a race
aeld to antedate the Indian, will be
visited aad explained by Dr. J. B..
Horner, professor of history an J
archaeology at Oregon ’ Agricultural .
college,who is seeking |o arouse pub- j
de interest to the extent that f arther ।
destruction of the paintings and carv- .
ing* may be stopped.
These cliff ,
paintings should be one of the major
attractions of the upper Columbia
river highway, Dr. Horner belieye*,
instead of being virtuelly unknown
as at present.
The Oregon history, excursion i* to
gather at Big Eddy at 9:80 Saturday
morning. - Pref. Horner is to speak
regarding the symbol* at that place
and then the 4xcer*ioni*ts will pro
ceed to Celilo where Mr. Horner
will speak a* to the historical events
connected with that spot. There will
be a short stop at the mouth of the
Deschutes and also at Columbus
Rock, all places of historical im-
portance. Dinner is to be brought
by each person and it is to be spread
community style on the tables at the
Fleck orchard campground.
Music
and speaking are td.be the rule with
some spor|*. All the pioneers of the
county are urged to be present to
contribute their part to the program,
it has been arranged for * photogra
pher and a reporter to take the talks
and gather and compile data from
the meeting. It is urged that Sher
man county get together ip a county
.vide community meeting ^nd listen
> o these interesting ^emiqisoences of
the past.
afternoon meeting w»U bs Governor
Pierce, who notified Mr. Zevely by
Lelegrgpa on Wednesday that hs
would' b* present.
When Mr. Zevely first took up the
work of arr*pging with Prof. H srner
for ths excursion to these historic
^pots of old pre-historic Oregon he
had in mind an out-doer informalJ
school institute of Oregon history
for teacher* and pupil* attending the
school* of Sherman and Wasco coun
ties.
Since then the interest taken in
the excursion ha* broadensd into a
state wide affair and now, he i* in
formed,a large delegation will attend
from Arlington, Boardman, and other
place* further east.
In addition
many noted educator* and men in
high official position in Oregon have
also signified their intention of being
present at all the nctiyitip* connect
ed with the history excursion.
Funeral services were held at
Wasco on Tuesday morning of this
week for Mrs.Irene McMillin, wife of
Edw. Tomlin, who died at Portland
on Friday, April 10th.
T. C. Lee of thi* city , and his
brother, W. H. Lee of Waaco, left
by auto oq Tuesday for Camp Sher
man on the Metolious, where they
will initiate the fishing season on
opening day.
Ola R. Knapp, resident farmer
east of Moro, and Gem Jasper Cole,
of Whitman county, Washington,
were united in marriage in this city
on Thursday aftesnoon, April l«th,
R. J. Ginn, justice ef the peace, read
ing the ceremony.
Motorists who stop and gather
wild flowers along the Columbia
highway in Hood fciver county are
arrested and given heavy fine* and,
in some cases, jail sentences because
of too eager and careless picking of
wild flowers and shrubbery, especi
ally the wild current blooms.
L. V. Moore and wife were plan
ning to leave this Friday on a. two
weeks auto trip into eastern Oregon
and Washington and southern Idaho.
They were intending to visit with
C on test Dates Set For
relatives
and friends at Arlington,
Local County Schoo Fair:
Hermiston, Weston, in Oregon; at
Much interest is being manifested Walla Walla, Lind, and Spokane, in
throughout the county in the local Washington; and at Lewiston and
school fairs, athletic tryouts, and Moscow, in Idaho.
declamatory contests beginning on
The Sherman County .Asiatic As
April 27th at Rufus and ending May sociation has deteamwad that the
1st at Kent.
Each school in the field meet and declamatory contest is
county will have an exhibit at their be held May 16 with the loc^l try-
local school center of work that has outs on the 27th, 28th, 29th, i
been in process of preparation since 30th of this month and the 1st of
school opened last fall, not extra May, beginning on thsf 27th at
things just made for the fair, but Rufus and ending on May 1st at
the best of the year’s school work. Kent,
The field meet will have an
Club members will also have exhibits added attraction of five new events
at these fairs, complete as near as and our usual fair and school work
the project will permit.
Athletic is to accompany the local event*.
tryouts will be held in the afternoons
Hans Thompson and wife enter
and the declamatory contests in the
evening. Dates for each local school tained at luncheon at Hotel Moro on
fair are as follows: Rufus, April 27; Easter Sunday, covers' being laid for
Wasco, April 28th; Moro, April 29tb; 18 members of the family, relatives,
Grass Valley, April 30th; Kent, May and friends. Included in the party
were Hans Thom peon, and wif*;their
1st.
; / ‘ *
and Lillian, now attending school at
Caak Price* paid for poultry and Portland; their daughter, Mr*. Ward,
eggs. Auto truck trips to Portland E. L. Ward and their two children
made weekly, oftener as business from Boyd; Roy L, Kunsman, wife
warrants. Eggs received any time, and daughter, of thia city; Mr.
Deliver t<uL
poultry on Saturdays.
Freight or Cothran aad three daughters, resid
Moro Cream Station.
express handled on order from either ing in the Gorman district; aad O. C.
direction to any way point. F. D. Mortenson, resident of Fairview dis-
Flatt, Moro.
If there is anything in the wqjjd you would like to löse, it’s that diaturbing
nerve-upsetting squeak. Drive your car into the F<»ss & Co. garage and we
will get rid of that noise in a hurry. We do the kind of work that will
please you.
. We Have a Complete Line of Auto Accessories
Fulton Family Reunion
Occurs Easter Sunday
The annual reunion of the mem-
ben of the Fulton family, one of the
oldest pioneer families of old Wasco
county, took place at Eight Mile
Easter Sunday, when a picnic was
enjoyed by the following descendant*
Mr. and Mr*. John Fulton, of Wasco;
Mr. and Mrs. Will Fulton, Mr. and
Mrs. Leland Fulton; Mr., and Mrs.
Fred Stone; Mn. N. M. Fulton;
Frank Fulton and James Fulton, all
of Ths Dalles. Invited guest* who
wsrs intimate friends of members
attending were: Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Stiles of Moody; Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Spencer and family, Mr. and
Mn. Orvid Andenon and the Misses
Rae and Ethel Davis, all of Wasco;
Miss Irene Hazlett and Frank Davis
of The Dalles.
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Moro Garage
Blacksmith and Machine Shop
Plow Share Grinding
Acetylene Welding
Wood Working in Connection
Let us give you prices on our
Pemaaylvanin Vacuum Cup Tires
We Have a Complete New Stock
Moro Garage, *. k . scUdewiu, Prop
Eye Specialist Coming
Doctor* Clarke of Portland
win be in Wasco alt day and
evening of Thursday April 23rd at
the Hotel Sherman. On Friday
Clarke will be in Moro all day and
evening of Friday April 24.
MAIN STREET
B arber S hop
MORO,
OREGON
Announcement
Joe Truitt, Proprietor
Owing to increased practice the
De Larue Optical Co. wishes to an-
nounce that Dr. Fred H. Pageler
formerly of the Columbian Optical
Co. of Portland will be permanently
asociated • with the De Larhue Opti
cal Co. Vogt Block. The Dalles, Ore.
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SHOWER BATHS
$000006000000000000000000000000000
BngUsh people are so fond of honey
tte*s that Great Britain is the world’*
largest Importer of tbs product of
American biv*a
A farm deal was closed in Moro
last week whereby the Bruckert
brothers take over the operation and
ownership of the farm north of Kent
known as the old Andy Holt place.
The deal includes about 1003 acres
of farm land and the outfit, with 427
acres seeded to spring wheat which
is now well up and growing fine.
F. W. Hutchcroft and wife ex
pect to leave by auto on Tuesday,
April 22nd, for Yamhill in the
Willamette valley, where on April
24th they will attend the Golden
Wedding anniversary of Mrs. Hutch-
croft’s parents, C. V. Kuykendall and
wife.
Accompanying them will be
Mrs. C. P. Walker and Mrs. Hasel*
Belshe, sister* of Mrs. Hutchctdft,
and Mrs. Belshe’s two daughters,
i
Master Scott Fortner has juet re
turned from * visit with his grand-
parents at Layfayette, in Yamhill
county* Boy like, he was telling
some of his chums the wonders he
had seen on the trip and among
other* wm telling *bout a large
dairy he had visited.
One of his
chums seemed to doubt part of the
story, and finally said, “I’ll bet .you
don’t even know how to milk a cow.”
“Bet I do” Scott said.
On being
preeeed for particulars as to how it
was done, he replied:
“You take
the eow into the barn and give her
some breakfast food and water, and
then you drain her crankcase.
Make It A Star
Tomorrow’s Car Today
A Demonstration Gladly Given
For any information concerning the Star car call on
M. R. Schadewitz, Moro, Garage
Moro Oregon
See It !
Drive It !
Compare It !
” With The Million • Dollar Motor
Sherman Garage & Machinery Co.
; Waaco, Oregon
C.. w. Belknap, Proprietor
. Moro Hotel Barber Shop
Moro, Oregon
BUT
Ladies and Children’« Hair Cutting
and Shingle Bobbing
Hartwig’s Hower Shop
BATHS
The Dalles, Oregon
Opposite Firat National Bank
Phone 794
Night phor* «90W
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