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About Heppner herald. (Heppner, Or.) 1914-1924 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1924)
Tuesday, January I. 1024 THE HEPPNEK HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON PAGE FIVE .2? ETGEXE SMITH TO SEEK SEAT IX CONGRESS Eugene E. Smith, Portland man prominent in the past in labor and political circles, has announced that he will seek the Republican nomina tion for congress in the Portland dis trict, on a platform that advocates compensative adjustment for ex service men, rigid enforcement of the prohibition law, restricted im migration extension of the federal budget system and opposing the in come tax. Continuing in his initial state ment, Mr. Smith says: "One pledge to the Republican voters of this district I now freely make and will keep. During th,e campaign I will make no appeal 10 racial or religious prejudice. If nominated and elected I will not discriminate against any constituent because of his or her religion or race. I see no danger of Catholic, Jewish or Negro domination over Protestant, gentile -and white Ore gon or America. I think the whole fuss is a scramble for political place and power and I know that a great number of good Americans are be ing unfairly attacked, evilly slan dered, unjustly abused and falsely accused. W,e have an overproduc tion of self-labeled 100 per cent Americans, who are being taken and are taking themselves too seriously, ' and they should bje laughed off the political stage. A serious feature of the whole silly business is the fact that the people's attention is being distracted away from the real bread and butter questions and la being di verted in a vain chase after econom the goblineers are mistaken or in sincere. I invite and will welcome the vote of every free Republican vot,er in the district who thinks for himself and who agrees with my po litical principles be he or she Cath olic or Protestant, Jew or gentile, white or colored. The constitution of the United Stages makes no dis tinction between lawabiding citizens. Neither do I." MAY 1XHEIUT McAKTHl'll'S AXTl-KLAX MAXTTE Urged on by sincere local senti mena, the plaudits of intimate friends and the motions of a friend ly press, the temptation to become a candidate for the highest legislative honor in the state was too strong even for tlie staid State Senator "Bill" Strayer of Baker county. Well, Why not? We appraise hit character and his ability above most of the other candidates. Asone ol Senator Stray.er'a colleagues in the last legislature said about him: "Senator Strayer is all right but he is a Democrat." Democrats have been elected be fore from Oregon to Congress. They have even , been elected to the Gov ernor's job. Someone will pick up the late C. N. McArthur's anti-klan mantle and carry it boldly into the primaries. Rolling dice will be bul little more fickle than Senator Mc Nary's chances with four in the field. The Senator from Baker county It certainly entitled to have his fling at one of Oregon's seats in the Senate. Oregon Voter. iiaBBfsaiB&sssBsiEaaaasa&aHasnsBBSBaa'tBKaaBs; H a H H B H M We Specialize in All Kinds of Fresh and Salt EA T S POULTRY and FISH at REASONABLE PRICES 5 THECENTRAL MARKET B G. B. SWAGGART, Prop. J HBBBHBBBHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Railroad Rates and Transportation Costs Freight rates and passenger fares on the Union Pacific Sys tem have advanced less than half as much as the increase in tl',e ccst of engines, cars and other principal items of railroad expense. Comparing pre-war prices with those of today we find: Pre-War Present Percent of Commodity Price Price Increase Kail, per ton ? 30.00 $ 43.00 43 Freight Locomotive 26,000.00 64,000.00 lW,'c Freight' Car 1,100.00 2,500.00 127 Ties, each J .35 .84 140 Steel (bridges, tanks, etc.) per ten. 50.00 96.00 92 Steel Passenger Coach.... 12,000.00 25,000.00 108 Cotton Waste, per lb........ .03 .095 it0 Block Signals, per mile.... 1,200.00 2,500.00 108 Switch Lamps, each 4.04 , 8.40 108 Fuel, per ton 2.11 3.38 60 Average annual earnings (1912) (1922) per employe SS4.01 1,808.47 104.6 Taxes 4,668,875.00 13251,552.00 280 In the face of these- increases, freight rates on the Union Pacific System during the .same time have increased only 32 3-10 percent nml passenger farts .'IjU-IO percent. In 1913 we received for hauling a ton of freight one mile, D.7 mills: for hauling a pa:. (.user one mile, ? o In l it,!, these rates were 1.185aud 3.0 !5 respectively. Die 1923' freig-'i rate represent? a reduction oi about 117, under 1921 and pus sengjer fares about 8 ;mu rll.'i In order to earn enougl- i;ros-.i reve'iu; to purchase a pint of ink, it is necessary for us lo haul one ton of freight 42 miles; for a cross tie, 65 i'-ll-v, a hand lantern, 91 miles; one freight car wheel. 117 miles; and one monkey wrench 97 miles. To pay for a day of track labor it is necessary to haul one ton of freight 236 miles. For a day's wages of a freight train crew 2680 miles. For a day's wages of a machinist 461 miles. For a ton of fuel 263 miles. The railroads of the United States maintain the lowest rates and the lowest capitalization per mile, while paying the highest wages of any country in the world. So long as the railroads' cost of doing business remains at the present high level a general reduction of freight and pas senger rates cannot safely be made. Constructive suggestions are always welcome. C. R. GRAY, Omaha, Nebraska, President. January 1, 1924. UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM "J s BOARDMAN : Uram Messenger of O. A. C. spent the holidays with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Murchie spent Christmas with the J. E. Ballengers. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lee returned to Pilot Rock Monday,. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Mul'key spent Christmas with relatives in Mon mouth. Miss Wanda Goodwin of Condon spent the holidays with her father. Mrs, Geo Blayden received a novel Christmas gift in the form of a tele gram early Christmas morning from Lyle, who is in San Diego, Califor nia. A big' dance was given in th Be:k and Bailey hall Christmas Eve. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson entertained Friday aP.eruoon with a chicken din ner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Cuy Lee. The dinner guests were: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gotham and Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Heriem. Miss Doris Healey returned Sun day to Monmouth after spending Christmas with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cramer were dinner guests at .the Heriem home Saturday evening. Miss Dorothy Boardman, from the Willamette University, was here to ppend Christmas with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart spent Christ mas with Mr. Stewart's parents in Portland. There arc several cases of measles in town. Junior Davis and Marjorie Albright are among the first. The Sunday school gave a Christ mas program Sunday evening in the church. The room was attractively decorated and th,e tree was heavily loaded with candies and nuts. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warren re turned to Portland Thursday. FACTION FIGHT IN KLAN BITTER .IOHX WIIIEXAX PASSES AWAY AT PORTLAND John Wiidenan, well known: in this, country, where he farmed fyr several y(ears before his health failed, died at a Portland hospital last Friday morning after an illness of about two years. He was here a few weeks ago looking after soms business mat ters and at that time he seemed much improved in health, but after returning to Portland he grew steadily worse until the end came last Friday. . . He is survived by his widow, Cleo R. Wiidenan, one son, Andrew Wiidenan, and these brothers and sisters: Charles, Peter and Matthew Wiidenan, MrB. Melvin Fielding, Mrs. Ollie Hyrkas, Mrs. Frank Bar ney and Mrs. Avin Keyser. The body was taken to Centerville, Wash ington, the former home of the fam ily, for interment. FIRST TOUCH OF Wl.NTF.Ii Heppner got her first touch of winter Saturday night when a sud den snow storm covered the ground to the depth of four inchp. The temperature was about freezing but Sunday afternoon tt turned colder and Monday morning thermometers registered at from zero to six below. Stockmpn put out the first feed of hay Sunday morning and the hay men feel encouraged that there may now be a better market for their crop. Plumbers were busy yesterday re pairing broken pipes and auto own ers also had some trouble with fro?.- en radiators. POISONING MAGPIES (By S. R. Woods) A successful method of killing magpies is described by Fred Peter son, government trapper. To each pound of tallow take teaspoonful of powdered strychnin. Melt the tallow, being careful not to heat it, put in the strychnin and stir till it is evenly mixed. Then pour into pans till, about inch deep. As the mixture cools and begins to harden, with a table knife, cut into V inch squares. When cold and hard, scrape it out of the pan- and it will readily break into H inch cubo. Scatter the cubes plentifully around carcasses or other places frequented by magpies. Mr. Peterson says that lard or other fats may be used but that tallow is best. The county agents will furnish strychnin at cost. By this method no strychnin gels into the bones of carcasses where it may hp a menace for years. Job Printing SEE US- When in need of any thing in the line cf neat and attractive Printing. (Continued from page one) acter assassination, intimidation and actual physical violence." Clarke said he was responsible for building up the klan on "high ideals" from which it has now fallen, but he would not sit by and accept responsibility for what is being done. He offered" to cooperato with the BBBBflBBBEBBBflBBBBEBI BBBBBBBBBBBIBBBBBBBa GILLIAM & BISBEE'S COLUMN We handle the best quality of Cop per Carbonate and Bluestone for treating seed wheat against smut. Winchester shells loaded with chilled shot are the best ammuni tion for Chinese pheasants. We handle the famous Kentucky Drills in both Hoe and Disc. Extra for same are always easy to obtain Buy a hunting license and a box of 'Winchester cartridges and get yourself a big, fat buck. We carry Chatham Fanning Mills in stoc'k. president to force the lawless ele ment out of the klan "thus permit ting it to function as a high tone character building fraternal organ ization, or, this being impossible, to ward the stamping out of the men ace which the Knights of the K. K. K. has be'ome through the prosti tution of its high purposes, ideals and principals." Clarke concluded by saying he would issue a proclamation calling ou the better element in the klaii either to remedy existing evils or meet in national assemblage and dis band the organization. Hiram W. Evans, present imperial wizard of the klan, was reported to be in Washington, with some of his aides, preparing to answer Clarke's attack. FOR RENT 2 furnished rooms with heat and bath, close in. 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