PAOS TWO THE HEPPKER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON Tuesday, October 17. 1922 THE HEPPNER HERALD AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER S. A. PATTISON, Editor and Publisher- Entered at the Heppner, Oregon, Postoifice as second-class Matter Terms of Subscription One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.00 Three Months $0.50 MR. PIERfcE SHOULD EXPLAIN Several weeks ago the Herald took occasion to point out the inconsistency of seeking the governor's office on a tax-reduction platform and at the same time coming out in favor of the compulsory school bill which, if enacted, will increase school taxes very materially. Now comes Mr. David Lawrence nationally known correspondent, who recently visited Oregon while on a tour of inquiry into political conditions all over the coun try, and in an article published in the Oregon Journal makes this very pertinent observation: "What makes the situation so difficult to understand is that the democraic nominee for governor (Mr. Pierce), "who is making much headway because of his advocacy of a programme for lower axation, should be endorsing a measure, which, if enacted, would mean new schools and teachers to take care of approximately 12,000 children now in private and denominational schools." It would seem to be in order for Mr. Pierce to explain this inconsistency in his position in the campaign. Is he really in favor of the school bill or is he so anxious to be governor that he was willing to court the Ku Klux Klan vote? WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE "NO" ON THE SCHOOL BILL Here are a few reasons why voters at the coming elec tion should cast their ballots against the so-called "Com pulsory School Bill." It's title is misleading; we already have a compulsory .school law that has given good satisfaction for years. It is bound to increase taxes by throwing 12,000 to 15, 000 more children into the public schools at an annual cost of about $70 per pupil.. It is un American and unconstitutional because we have nlways recogni'zed the right of private schools to exist and because it denies the right of citizens to give their children religious and mjoral training if they so desire. It is contrary to reason because it assumes that private schools teaching the Golden Rule, the Ten Command ments, religion and Christianity along with regular school studies are a menace to this government. , It is a violation of human righs guaranteed in the 14th amendment to the federal constitution, because the busi ness of conducting a private school is a lawful and honor able one and the supreme court has decided that any law lul business chosen by a citizen as his calling may be regu- Foot Ball 1 WKitman vs U. of Oregon (inly collegiate font ball game to be played in east mi ( )ivgin this season. Pendleton, Oregon Friday, October 20, 1922 GRANDSTAND ADMISSION $1.50 ROUND UP PA UK 2:30 p. m. ARLINGTON AND HEPPNER STAGE TO llKlTNKR A. M. P. M. Arlington l.v ):oo 3:00 Cecil l.v 10:20 r-'O Morgan l.v 10:35 4$ lone l.v 11:05 55 Lexington l.v 11:30 5:30 Heppner Ar 1I:55 5 :55 TO ARLINGTON Heppner I,v S:oo .4:00 Lexington l.v S:-5 4:25 lone l.v 8:50 4:50 Morgan l.v 9:05 5:05 Cecil l.v 9:35 5:35 Arlington Ar U):55 ():55 WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE O. 11. McPherrin R. K. Burke lated but cannot be destroyed by the state. It is wrong in principle because the enemies of religious schools have no more right to compel others to send their children to schools where no form of religion or morality is taught than the friends of religious schools have to force others to send their children to relieious schools. 'This is supposed to be a free country. It is despotic in nature because, as is pointed out by the 1 resbyterian ministers in their argument against the mea sure, "it is based on the philosophy of autocracy that the child belongs primarily to the state; it is an uniustifi able invasion of family authority and threatens ultimately the guarantee of our American liberty. It is unworthy the support of any true American and good citizen because it is designed to stir up religious prejudice, encourage bigotry and throw the religous ques tion into politics, and is based upon an appeal to the low est and meanest instinct in man religious fanaticism.. CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING FARMER'S SALVATION SAYS OREGONIAN A leading editorial in Fiiday's Oregonian discusses the pertinent question, "Cause and Cure of Speculation in Fu tures" in which the dilficulties found in the way oi gov ernment action in curbing this evil are pointed out while referring to the inquiry now being made by the federal trade commission. Concluding the editoib.l recommends co-operative marketing associations as perhaps th- bes' means for reducing the evils of speculative famblinp- in wheat in these words: "A mnst pffprtivf monno - mA,,: ,.itaiij ui ituuLnig (-pceuictuon, in the sense of nnfnVrit o-nmKlinrr ti,a u u r---0 uwig, tu UlL uuillJULUll, VYUUIU UC ArfTI TlWntfLrtM r. 1. , .1 . . . v. faaii,.aLi ui iduneit. in sucn strength that they could all carry their wheat until a demand for actual consump tion arose and could then feed it to the market as it was needed. An ably and honestly managed co-operative as sociation would prevent the impecunious farmer rushing- ininicuidLciy auer narvest and thus bearing the mar ket, and WOllld nffprf n enrplu rntmnnat-i,, : . a - "v.; luiiuiaiauvc jjiilc iu uie one who holds for the top price. That would remove the need of speculation to provide a market every day for all who wish to sell, by which Mr. Armour justifies speculation and it would leave the speculators little to speculate with' That evil could not be entirely eliminated, for a consider able number of farmers having the speculative instinct would rather take the chance of high profit or loss and do their own marketing. They would furnish material for the operations of speculators on the exchange, but co-operative associations controlling the bulk of the crop would have such a stabalizing influence as to narrow the range within which the price would fluctuate. By reducing the amount to be won or lost, they would lessen the incentive to gamble. HALF PRICE SALE on Men and Boys Underwear 35c to $1.25 While they last CASH VARIETY STORE Big Values for Little Money at Thomson Bros, for Boys and GirPs School Wear OUR Assortment of Boy's and GirPs footwear for the school season were never more complete. 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