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THE HEPPNER HERALD. HEPPNER, OREGON
Tuesday, September 19, 1922
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-MENACE OF THE AUTOMOBILE
PIERCE SEEKS KLAN VOTE
'.11.
Walter Pierce, democratic candidate for gover
nor nf 1 'regun, is evidently seeking the supporot of the Ku
i!ux K!an in the coming campaign if we are to judge by his
recent -ta lenient in which he announces that he will sup
1 urt the so-called compulsory school bill which has the solid
riulirseinent of the klan and other so-called "patriotic so
cieties. " , I'll
Mr. Pierce also has a good deal to say about reducing
Me.-, a reform lie has .stood for for many years and just
i'..w lie can reconcile the reduction of taxes with a measure
1 hat, it ' enacted, must necessarily increase the public school
t axis, i ; not quite clear.
School taxes are no small item in our total tax bill here
i'i ( )regm and it is a self evident proposition that if the
compulsory measure should carry and all of the private
.-cliooU ai'e closed it would mean a very considerable in
crease in attendance on the public schools which are sup
ported very largely by a direct tax.
In Portland alone there are 14,000 children in elemen
tary and private schools and should they all be added next
ear to the public schools the present congestion would
urelv lie vastly increased and the present cost to taxpayers
piled' til).
Statisticians tell us that the average cost of modern
school houses is around $1 5,cxx) per room which would
mean, figuring 35 pupils to the room, about $6,000,000 for
new scluiol houses in Portland alone if the bill is enacted.
The men who figure these things out also tell us that
the cost of maintainance and operation of the elmentary
.ehools oi the state is about $70 per pupil which would
mean if these 14,000 new pupils were added, an additional
expense to the taxpayers, of $)8o,ooo and if we add interest
on the So, (k)o.(hxj bonds the total additional school tax
would run well over one and one-quarter million dollars.
Mr. Pierce as a champion of tax reduction, in which he
is no doubt sincere, should be careful ahout sponsoring a
measure that will eat up that amount of money that must
he put up by the people of an already tax-crushed state.
Cermauy was reported the other day as a heavv huver
ot wheat in Kngland and I he price in Kngland took a mater
ial advance. 'I hat may have some effect on the market in
this cnimli v but not to the extent that the fact which wili
appear a lew inonlhs hence that the American farmer has
been lorecd to sell at a low price will have. When that con
dition i, pret ty well worked out then we may look for wheat
10 advance to a figure that will partially excuse the gener
ally prevalent high pric of bread.
The increasing menace of the auto
mobile throuout the country is empha
sized in a statement issued by tin
National Safety Council on. a tabula
tion, of automobile fatalities in 50
representative American cities.
One-sixth of all deaths from acci
dental causes in the United States
during 1921 are checked against the
automobile, according to Safety Coun
cil figures. Thirty-live persons lost
their lives each day of the year, bring
ing the total number of victims up
to 13,000, an increase of about 3
per cen tover the year 1920.
According to figures compiled by
tne inter-State Commerce Commls
sbn, there were about 1,702 persons
Killed at railroad crossings in 1921,
About 75 per cent of these, or 1,276,
were occupants of automobiles.
Mr. and Mrs. J. v. Stevens and
Mr .and Mrs. Ray Steers, are in from
the Hardman country todav. Mr
and Mrs .Steers brought their little
aaugater to town for medical atten
tion .
Miss Cecile Stevens is teaching in
the Burton Valley district this term.
George Moore, who underwent n
operation at a local hospital a few
days ajio for gall stones and annen-
dicitis is rerorted recovering Rapidly.
The condition of Mlsj Hazel Brown
who is in a local hospital where she
recently underwent an operation for
appendicitis, Is reported as yet bein';
in a srious condition.
V. H. Lowe, of Cecil, an appendi
citis patient in a local hospital, is
Improving rapidly. Miss Bushke, of
near lone, s also getting along fine.
Speaking of peaches that box of
late Crawfords J. D. Bauman left at
this office the other day were the
real article. Mr. Bauman is one of the
county's most successful fanners be
cause he knows how to make bO
many things good to eat, grow to per
fection .
Alaska May Solve Wood Problem.
Alaska alone is said to have wood
enough to fill one-tliirc'. of the news
print need of the nation. There are
BG.fXlO acres of line lumber available
most of which Is spruce mid hemlock
and the remainder Is pine. Alaska's
gold will probably vanish before her
wood supply Is exhausted. There are
forty varieties of wood which will
soon become marketable by the open
ing up of transportation facilities.
iking 20 Years of Racing
Serve Car Owners Uoday
IN the early days of automobile
contests, Barney Oldfield out
to win every race studied tires.
His consistent success led other
drivers to ask for tires constructed
to his specifications.
Twenty years of road and track
victories wifh a steady and increas
ing demand for tires as he built them
convinced Barney Oldfield that
these speed tests pointed the way to
'a better tire for everyday use.
The enthusiastic reception of Old
field Cords by the public proved he
was right. Scores of the most
prominent dealers in the country
and many thousands of car owners,
experienced in the use of tires bear
witness by their decided preference
that Oldfield is doing a bigger and
better job of tire making.
This volume, handled in an effec
tive way in every phase of manufac
ture and distribution, has resulted
in price quotations far below what
you'd expect on tires known to be
better built and more enduring.
Practically every important race
event for three years has been won
on Oldfields. The Wichita Test Run
in which an entire set of Oldfield
Cords covered 34,525 miles on rough
roads proves the mettle of the Most
Trustworthy Tires Built in every--day
driving.
The Master Driver and Tire
Builder has given the public a new
standard of tire wear and tire cost
a true economy that every car owner
should know about.
Your Oldfield dealer has these
facts talk to him.
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COHN AUTO CO.
Word conies from Salem that Dr. Jlrumlicld cheated
the hangman by coniniil t ing suicide. Too bad these mur
der suicide cases do not start at the other end of the line
Mid (In the suicide act tirst. '
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a I ii u I ov.r Itut its . t'te, '. se, m It
b" tt ih in i; we Ii' j)ld:;r I'.or.
ill" appearance of the ' i u : 0 1 -Ti t in
I in- !l''ppnT branch. This ino:ni:ii'
v hen the e iai -lii's were set in front of
t.ie depot, a Herald repurlo" not icci'
a 1 1 am man shovinn a block of cord
wood in l ron I of a wheel of the for
waid (Vi.ielt ftilU was curious cuoueh
o at'k about it. The train man was
m llp.eil t.i lie non-roiiiniitl.'.! at tits!
'"i li".al!y .:uiited that the brake:-,
vc hi neli a roiiiliiien that they
.vim'-'t not hol l the eeai lies w hen the
a;ine was i.ot ill I ron t if theia and
t developed that, the cordwood br;k
'i'(T system is necessary at Lexington
and leno also when the eoaelu-s are
l"fi -sUinding. Drawbar and other
parts of the eiiuipnient also reeiu t i
he out of order and the general con
dition does not add to the pea,
mind of passengers .
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