Faulty Construction
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The Optimeter, a small booklet
megsxine published each month by the
Crandall Undertaking Company, this
month contains the following article
which is well worth thoughtful read
ing:
Rabindranath Tagore, the Hindu
poet and patriot, has written a parable
concerning a poor man who knew that
somewhere along the ocean shore
there was one pebble which possessed
the *ragir power of changing iron
into gold. He set about searching
for it. Hour after hour he walked
idong the shore, picking up pebbles
and touching each one to the iron
bracelet he wore. But none of them
proved to be the magic stone.
Nevertheless, he continued picking
up pebbles, testing them and discard
ing them until the sun was sink ng
1-elow the horizon. As he wearily
gave up the task and turned to ;.rd
home, be glanced down at his bra-c.'-t
The Oregon motorist in 1927 paid
The California commission appoint-1
ed to investigate the cause of the I Max Pleumke is hanging paper for but one and one-half per cent more
in automobiles taxes than he did in
St. Francis dam disaster reports that I the Brown brothers.
1926, while the average increase for
the break was due to faulty construc
Misses Ross and Rice were week
motorists thruout the United States
tion, says the Corvallis Gazette-Times, I end visitors in The Dalles.
was sixteen per cent.
and that newspaper comments:
L. W. Amick has recently received
Investigation by the Oregon State
•'That’s another typical triumph
... ownership.
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calves from Tilla- Motor Association shows that since
for municipal
If . a wmv
pnv- I four registered
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1919, Oregon has had an increase of
ate concern had been erecting this|mook-
dam. it would have had to submit to I J. R. Dellinger made a hurried trip nearly 300 per cent in motor vehicle
rigid state inspection, in addition to I to Portland Saturday night returning registrations and only 66 per cent in
crease per motor vehicle on license
which, a private concern could not I Sunday.
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afford to build a dam that would go
Uncle Ben Brown has been on the plate and gasoline taxes. This in
out. A private concern could notlgjck list lately. Uncle Ben is now crease was mainly through the adop
tion of an additional cent gas tax in
stand the loss. It could Sot fall back jn his 92nd year.
the tax payers for replacement of I Warren Norton was called to the 1923 and the increased usage of the
the loss or the damage resulting. I
sjde
Saturday. She automobile brqught about by an ex
State laws ought to require too that I
¡n a hospital in Portland for cellent system of highways, a further
proof that good roads pay for them
state owned public utilities be as-1
months.
selves.
sealed and taxed the same as private
Dick Abell has been making regu
Since 1919, the number of motor
utilities, that they be required to set lar trips to The Dalles to see Dr.
vehicles
throughout the United States
aside a depreciation and
.. replacement
.
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French in regard to his eye, which
has
increased
150 per cent, while the
..nd
.nd
do
every
thmg
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that
a
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ed
but bright, shining gold! He had
tax per motor vehicle on license fees
somewhere picked up the magic peb priva.e corporation would have tn do.
J R- Dellinger and wife were vm- and gasoline haa increased 276 per
ble, and it had done its work. But If publicly owned utilities had to do
these
things,
there
would
be
no
public
¡ting
and .tending to business matter, cent. The increase to each automo
for hours he had worked automatic
owned
utilities,
for
the
tramed
bu.i-
week.
While away they vmited Ime owner in 1927 over 1926 was
ally hardly conscious of what he was
ness
men
who
run
privately
owned
with
the>r
daughter.
Mi» Glenna, at 16 per cent, while on the other hand,
doing as he touched the bracelet with
utilities for profit would so undersell Monmouth over night. They returned the increase in registration was only
the pebbles.
5.6 per cent. An average tax per
Which of the millions qf pebbles the public owned utilities run by Friday.
car under these two heads for last
behind him possessed the magic pow politicians, that the public owned L
Rufu, Loca( New, Notel year .¿mount to $23.78, an increase
er? He could not tell. He had held it utilities would have no cu.tomeni.
of $2.28 over that of 1926.
in his hand, had thrown it away.
The colossal amount of $552,828.16
Night was falling. It was too late to ed bravely, and its meaning and possi
Reported By Opal Addington
was collected from the motorists
go back and seek for it along the dark bilities discovered and appraised earn-1
April 10th, 1928
throughout the United States during
shore. His chance was gone. And esljy and thoughtfully,
he had held it in his hand!
One who says, “Give me a chance
Mr. Bill Brady has purchased him 1927 from automobile license fees
and gasoline taxes by the various
The story contains a moral for anc| j
shOw you what I can do!” self a new car.
everyone who allows his life, his work, bag probably had his chance already,! , Mr. and Mrs. Truman Cross were states.
Of this sum, Pennsylvania motor
to become mechanical, thoughtless. and auowed it to slip unnoticed in Wasco Sunday afternoon.
ists contributed the greatest amount,
We should go about our duties and trough his fingers.
Mr. and Mrs. Addington were visit $43,212,552.92 for an average of
our tasks, as well as our recreations,
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$27.30 on 1,583,763 motor vehicles;
animated by the spirit of adventure,
I ors in Arlington Sunday night.
Miss Margariete Goin and brother while Nevada motorists contributed
discovery, conquest. To him who is
Severe storms on the summit of the
the smallest amount, $696,911.68 for
continually alert, expectant, the world Cascade mountains in the last two Harold were in town yesterday,
is full of pleasant surprises, stimu- weeks brought more than eight feet
Mr A M McNab and son Morris an average of $27.03 on 25,776 ve
hicles. Oregon motorists contributed
lating experiences, golden opportu- of new snow, completely stopping all were visitors in Rufus Sunday.
$9,987,304.78 for an average of
nities. \ '
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attempts qf the state highway depart-
Mrs. Beck of The Dalles supplied
Opportunities do not come tagged ment to open McKenzie pass with a Mr. Thayer’s place during his absence $40.64 on 245,705 motor vehicles.
The gasoline tax, which originated
with their market values and plainly | rotary snow plow, according to word Sunday.
in Oregon in 1919, has now been
labeled with explicit directions for. received at Moro Wednesday from
Mrs. William Oehman is visiting a<jOpted in all but three states. Its
using, livery one must be challeng-1 Sisters.
with her brother Mr. Herman popularity, as a means of collecting
I Brackett
revenue for highway purposes, is at-
Mr. and Mrs. Davis and son Rupert tested by the fact that last year this
were visitors in Prineville over the means of taxation brought into the
weekend.
coffers of the various states a total
Mr. Arnold Brady will begin work of $254,000,000 as compared to
in Wasco Monday morning, upon the $298,000,000 collected from license
fees. Gasoline taxes were increased
county roads.
Mr. Starling and Mr. Brown mo- *» 25 states during 1927; in almost
tored to Shaniko with the highway every ^stance such increase became
truck Sunday.
effective during the latter part of
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the year, so that it is evident that
OF THE ENTIRE STOCK AND FIXTURES
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Coats enter-
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tamed at dinner Sunday for their
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OF W. R. REID CO.
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1928 from this source will be consid-
children and grandchildren.
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erably greater than the revenue to be
An egg hunt was given at the derjve(j from license fees.
church here Sunday for the little
folk«. They all had a very enjoyable
The Village
time.
The ball game which should have
We still have a lot of merchandise left which is
Population experts are just begin-
been played here Sunday, was can-
being sold at great bargain prices. It will pay
celled. The challenging tekm did not nin* to
to the important
arTjve
place in our national life held by the
you to come a long way to see what we can
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village, the community where from
save you on staples.
Mr. and Mrs. Thayer, p„tor. here, 2M
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were suddenly nailed away last Tues- homes They have been in the habit
OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS
day to the sick bed of Mrs. Thayer s . , .. .
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the population as urban
and rural, considering only,the cities
Miss Ruth Wilson, Mr. Norman anj tbe farmg They included these
We also buy Hides, Pelts, Wool, Horsehair for
Fleck, and Edna Addington had vinageg ¡n the rural population count,
Cash or Trade. We take Eggs in Trade. .. .
Easter Sunday luncheon with Mr. and but their residents are certainly as
Mrs. Fred Lyda.
far from being farmers as they are
The Young People’s Association from being city dwellers. There are
gave a small program Sunday evening more than twelve million persons liv-
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in honor of Easter^ comprising songs, ing in the villages of the United
recitations and readings.
States. Some of them are farmers,
The railroad company now has others are tradesmen, proprietors,
many watchmen along the track pa- managers and laborers and every
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troling to safeguard it from the men village has its quota of professional
who have been "trying to wreck the
and women.
trains.
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Mrs. Art Junky, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Striker, passed away Satur
day night. Her death is grieved by
COUNTY ASSESSOR
the surrounding community.
We I hereby announce my candidature
also extend her parents our deepest to succeed myself as assessor of
sympathy. Her home was in Colfax, Gherman County, subject to the will
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of the Republican voters.
Washington.
MARGARET W. PEETZ.
A party was given at the home of ------------------- *---- -—--------------------
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Brown Friday
FOR COUNTY
evening in honor of their son Ray.
I hereby announce myself as a
“It is a tribute tp the adaptability of American
It wU Riven for hi. birthd.y. The
for. ‘h’0®«.
County
business and to the common sense of our people
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Clerk, subject to the decision of the
evening was spent in playing games. Republican ypters of Sherman county
as well, that in a short time a system of govern-
A nice lunch was served by Mr. at the primaries May 18th,
nominated ana elected, I prom-
mental regulation has been evolved that leaves ' Brown. Mrs. Jones took charge of
the party.
Among those pre.ent
Sherman county
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, that the office of Clerk will be con-
management and operation to business enterprise.
were Ray Brown; John, Mary, and ducted in an efficient and courteous
Private management and operation retains an in-
George Ellison; Mrs. Ellison; June manner,and that f will at all times
Pearl nuuiii^wn
Addington; , nu»
Ada mm
and serve
the county to the best of my
DiaiAtLi, rran
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itiative and freedom rarely found in governmental ■ Brackett;
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GLEN C. AKERS.
Ina Jones; Chester, Ida, and Anna abi
lity-
bureaus.’’
Coats; Robert Chase; Emma Starling;
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
Roy Pyburn; Mr. E.ton, and «veral
In announcing
candidacy for
THE history of America’s growth ed a constantly increasing total pf
others. A very pleasant evening was the Republican nomination for Coun-
and prosperity might well becalled taxes. And with all these demands
had by all.
ty School Superintendent, I wish to
a history of the triumph of com upon them, with costs of fuel,
say to the voters of Sherman county
mon sense. Common sense dic material and labor constantly ris
ing,
they
have
achieved
a
steady
that if I am nominated and elected I
tated a plan of government which
SCHOOL NEWS
will, to the best of my ability, be fair
would allow the largest possible decline in electric rates.
and impartial in my conduct of the
freedom to individual enterprise.
R. H.
S.
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affairs of the office and be courteous
Common sense in business has Foresight, courage, consumate skill
Another new vaulting pole, was t0 everyone at all timw.
shown how this freedom may be in engineering and administration
used for the greatest good of all. are merely tools with which the : received this morning.
LAWRENCE W. RAKES.
record of electrical service in Ame
R. H. S.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
rica has been made. The force
In the electric light and power in which made achievement possible
Melba Hines is absent from school
j hereby announce my candidacy
dustry, the common sense of in is found in the freedom of indi
today, caused by the sickness i of her for Representative from the 28th
dividual initiative has enabled a vidual initiative and public confi
district, comprising Sherman, Gilliam
mother.
business whose service and earn dence in the financial integrity and
and Wheeler counties, subject to the
R. H. ß.
ings are governmentally regulated, standards of service of the com
will of (he republican voters in the
to provide for an expansion of panies.
Our local school fair will be held May primaries;
service which has required nearly
next Monday, the 16tn. The local
«* J. P.
” YATES, WASCO, ORE.
a billion dollars of new capital In this power of individual initi
speaking contest will be held at the
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each year. The development of ative lies the secret of the success
ehureh U. »me evenin«.
«EPRESBNTATIVE
new uses for electricity in indus not only of electric light and power
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I hereby announce my candidacy
try and the home, has called for an companies but of every business
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for reelection as State Representative
immense program of construction. where enterprise and faithful serv
The Rufus ball team started to go of the 28th representative district
ice receive their natural rewards.
to Kent last Friday to play a game, comprising the counties of Gilliam,
To provide for this growing public The common sense which has pre
need, the power companies not served this-force for the growth of ¡i but before we got to Wasco the school Sherman and Wheeler, subject to the
only have not added a penny to the electrical service in America thus = bus broke down. We were towed will of the Republican voters.
K. W. SNELL.
tax burden of the communities far, will continue to defend it
into Wasco and the bus was fixed in
they serve, but have actually yield- against attacks in the future.
time to come home. But we missed
STATE SENATOR
our game with Kent In the mean-
j hereby announce myself a can
time we went to the town ball grounds didate to succeed myself for State
and played a game of the boys against Senator for Gilliam, Sherman and
Wheeler counties, the 18th Senatorial
i the gir If.
District of Oregon, subject to the
Always at your service
decision of the Republican voters at
,
the primary election to .be held
Dr. Clarke, m Mero, Tbuysd^/, ^ay 18tb> 1928.
« April, 19th, at Hotel Moro.
R. J. CARSNER.
Bankrupt Sale
WASCO, ORE.
Common Sense
demands individual initia
tive for electrical service”
says Nation’s Business
Sherman Electric Co
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Important
Announcement
to every owner of a
1
Model T Ford
ON MAY 25, 1927, when Henry Ford first announced his
plans for making a new car, he announced also that he would
continue to make parts for the Model T Ford* He saidi
"The Model T Ford car was a pioneer. It blazed the
way for the motor industry and started the movement for
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
everyone. We are still proud of the Model T Ford. If we
were not, we would not have continued to make it so long."
For twenty years, the Model T Ford led the automobile
mobile. Over one-third of all the automobiles in use today
are Model T Fords — an indication of the sturdy worth
world over.
The Ford Motor Company will continue to make r*
man buys one of our cars we should keep it running for
and have him look over your Model T Ford. You may find
of miles of additional service, and at the same time
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