Tuesday, April i, 1924
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER. OREGON
Page Three
Irish Chauffeur
Jake If we get killed the Irish
man gets killed also.
rkey Don't be a damn fool; tell
him to driv,e slower. What does an
Irishman care for his life if he can
kill two Jews? The Sportsman.
New Yorker "I suppose the citi
zens of youT town have plenty of
public spirit."
Middle West "Well, you can get
it if you know how, but I wouldn't
go so far as to call it public."
American Lesion Weekly.
Is Five Cents on the
Dollar of Valuation
Too Much to Earn?
If a business worth $10,00 earned $500 net income in' a
Jvsar (or $41 a month), would it be considered an unreason
able profit and proof that its prices were; too high?
The railroads are in that situation today.
The 1923 net return for the whole country was less than
5 per cent. As of December SI, 191tt, the interstate Com
merce; Commission gave to the railroads a tentative valuation
of $18,900,000,000. ..With actual figures for 1920, 1921, 1922,
and with 192:1 conservatively estimated as $1,100,000,000,
there has been invested in the railways since this tentative
valuation a net amount of $2,371,583,000, making the value
as of December 31, 1923, $21,271,583,000. On this amount
the Railways in 1023 earned nn aggregate net operating in
come of approximately $907,010,000, or 4.09 per cent.
The Government guarantee of earnings expired August PI,
1920. If this guarantee had been continued as repeatedly
but erroneously claimed the Government would owe the rail
roads more than a billion dollars.
Last year the roads handled a record volume of business
but could not earn the fair return of 5 per cent to which the
Interstate Commerce Commission, under the Transforation
Act, has found they ars entitled. If the roads cannot, earn 5
per cent in a big year, what will they do in a small year? ....
The Transportation Act provide that if a road in any year
earns morie than 6 per cent it shall pay one-half of the excess
to the Government. The Act is, therefore a limitation rather
than a guarantee.
Give Transportion Act Fair Trial
The Transportation Act should be given a fair test and its
merits judged by the results of a normal period of reason
able length. The yean 1923 was the first since the' wa.' under
conditions approaching stabilization.
What the railroad situation demands just now is not more
law but more confidence. The railroads have emerged from
the, welter of tb,e war, restored their morale, made enormous
investments of new money, and in 1923 handled a peak busi
ness with universal satisfaction.
The Transportation Act is the only really constructive rail
road legislation of a generation. Previous acts were almost
solely repressive. In framing the Act the public interest was
paramount. The Act directs the Interstate Commerce Com
mission toi "give due consideration to the transportation needs
of the1 country and the necessity, of enlarging railway facilities
ui order ta provide the people of the United States with ade
quate transportation."
Give the Act a chance. Don't amend it. If the roads are
let alone they should maTce a3 good a record for efficiency
this year as last, r t , . ,
Constructive suggestions aro always welcome.
Omaha, Nebraska
G. R. GRAY,
President.
February 1, 1924.
Union Pacific System
ss.
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Statement of the ownership, man
agement, circulation, etc., required
by the Act of Congress of August 24,
1912, of Heppner Herald, published
weekly at Heppner, Oregon for
April 1, 1924.
State of Oregon )
County of Morrow )
Before me, a notary public in and
for the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared S. A. Pnttison,
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposes and says that he
is the editor and publisher of the
Heppner Herald, and that the fol
lowing is, to the best of his knowl
edge and belief, a true statement of
the ownership, management, etc., (jf
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
by the Act of August 24, 1912, em
bodied in section 443, Postal Laws
and Kegulations, printed on the re
verse of this form, to wit:
1. That, the name and address ol
the publisher, editor, managing ed
itor, and business manager is: S. A.
Pattison, Heppner, Oregon.
2. Tnat the owner is S. A.' Patti
son, Heppner, Oregon.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgagees and other security hold
ers owning or holding 1 per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort
gages or other securities is: W. B
Barratt, Heppner, Ore., Sam E. Van
Vactor, The Dalles, Ore., and B. E.
Lee, Canby, Ore.
S. A. PATTISON,
Editor and Publisher,
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 1st day of April, 1924.
C. L. SWEEK.
My commission expires June G,
1924.
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Roy and Ray Demp-sey, who were
calle dto Kel30 by the d,eath of their
mother, are again in school.
Arthur Chaffee is in the hospital
at The Dalles, where he underwent
an operation for appendicitis Mon
day afternoon. Arthur was working
at Dufur when taken ill and was
rushed immediately to The Dalles.
Altho his condition was seriou3 he is
now out of danger.
Tuesday morning while unloading
steel pipe from a car at Peters Bid-
ins, Geo. Mitchell was struck by a
rolling pipe, cutting a gash in his
right limb. Mr. Mitchell was taken
to Hermiston, where he received
medical aid, nine stitches being ne
cessary to close the cut.
B. S. Kingsley of Portland was a
business visitor in town last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Murchie of
Wasco were visiting at the Bollinger
home last week.
A young son arrived at the Paul
Smith home Monday, March 24.
Misses Jaunita Wolff and Barbara
Hixcn were breakfast guests at the
Royal Rand home Tuesday morning.
On Tuesday evening two cai3 col
lided on the highway near Messner.
The accident was due to carelessness
on the part of. one of the drivers as
he crossed to the wrong 3ide, striking
the other car, which had to be taken
to the garage for repairs. Fortun
ately, no one wa3 injured.
Roy Gilbreth visited in The Dalles
over the week end.
Mrs. Stoneman of Hardman visited
at the Hadley and Cramer homes last
week. Her daughter Bernice will
stay with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hadley
and fini3h the school year here.
Mr. and Mrs. Deweese and Mr. and
Mrs. Gregory of Arlington visited at
the Max Deweese home on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Chaffee and
Mrs. Harry Theneis returned Tues
day to their homes near Eugene af
ter a few days' vi3it with their par
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Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Mulkey enter
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ner last Sunday. T'he guests were
Mr. and Mrs. James Howell and son
and Mrs. A. T. Hereim and children.
The dinn,er was in honor of Mr. How
ell, James Howell ond Mr. and Mrs.
Mulkey, whose birthdays cams dur
ing the month of March.
E. P. Dodd of "Hermiston was a
business visitor in town Friday.
The Blaydens are enjoying rhu
barb and a3paragus out of their gar
den. How is this for early sprine?
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DR. A. H. JOHNSTON
Physician and Surgeon
Odd Fellows Building
Office Phone 933
Home Phone 492
Heppner, Ore.
DR. F. E. FARRIOR
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Heppner, Oregon
S. E. NOTSON
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office in Court House
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LIGHT LAM) FARMING
Nick Thompson, who farms in the
Ella district north of lone, is trying
an experiment in wheat growing on
the light land of his section that R.
W. Morse, county agfnt, believes
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the farmers of that part of the coun
ty. Last fall Mr. Thompson planted 80
acres of winter wheat in furrows 11
Inches apart and about 5 inches deep.
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method are that when planted the
grain is put down in moist ground,
that it is protected from the cold
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danger of "land blows" is lessened.
NOTICE OF
TAKING VP
AXD SALE OF HORSE
DR. A. D. McMURDO
PHYSICIAN and' SURGEON
Telephone 122
Office Patterson's Drug Store
HEPPNER, OREGON
DeLUXE ROOMS
Summer Rates
75c & $1.00
Over Case Furniture Co.
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, under the laws of the
state of Oregon, have taken up tho
animal hereinafter described, while
running at large on my premises in
Morrow county, Oregon, about 6
milra northeast of Lexington, Ore
gon, to-wit:
One sorr.el mare about 10 years
old, weight about 1300, branded TJ
connected on right shoulder.
That I will on
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 11)121
at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A. M.,
unless the same shall have been re
deemed, at my ranch 6 mile3 north
east of Lexington, Oregon, sell said
animal for cash in hand to the high
est biddeif for the purpose of paying
charges incident to taking up, hold
ing and selling such animal, together
with reasonable charge for injury
caused by said animal running at
large on said premises.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
ron county judge
I hereby announce my candidacy
for tiie nomination for County Judge
of Morrow county, Oregon, on the
Republican ticket, subject to the
will of the Republican voters at the
primary election to be held May 16,
1924.
M. R. MORGAN. .
(Paid Advertisement)
FOR COUNTY Jl IHiE
To the Voters of Morrow County:
hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of County Judge
on the democratic ticket, at the pri
mary nominating election, Friday,
May 16, 1924. R. L. DENGE.
45-3
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of Sheriff, sub
ject to the will of the Republican
voters, at the Primary Election to be
held In May, 1924.
GEORGE MeDUFFEE.
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FOR COUNTY Jl'IKJE
To the Republicans of Morrow
County: I hereby announce myself
a candidate Tor the nomination lit
your hands for the office of County
Judge at the primary election In
May, 1924. My experience of many
years as County Commissioner
makes me conversant with the duties
of the office I seek, and I shall great
ly appreciate your support in tht
primary; and for all past favors, I
thank you kindly.
G. A. BLEAKMAN,
Hardman.
(Paid Advertisement)
FOR COUNTY CLERK
To the Republican Voters of Mor
row County: I hereby announce
that I will be a candidate for the
nomination for County Clerk at tho
Primary Election to be held May 16,
1924.
GAY M. ANDERSON.
(incumbent)
(Paid Advertisement)
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
I hereby unuounce my candidacy
for the office of County Commission
er for Morrow county subject to Hid
will of the Republican voters at tho
coming primary election to be held
on the 16th day of May, 1924.
6-3 L. J. DAVIDSON.
(Paid Advertisement)
FOR COUNTY CI NHK
I hereby announce myself an
andldate for the nomination for
County Clerk for Morrow county
Oregon, on the Democratic ticket.
subject to the well of the Democrat
ic voters at the primary election to
be held May 16, 1924.
4-3 W. A. RICHARDPON.
(Paid Advertisement)
FOR COUNTY .M'lK.E
To the Republican Voters of Mor
row County: I hereby announce
that I will be a candidate fur th.)
nomination for County Judge, at tho
primary ih-cllon, to be held May
16th, 11124. During my term, mv
policy has been to obtain efficiency
in public service, Willi economy anil
fairness, if nominated and elected,
i pledge the same In the future.
Win. T. CA Mr HELL,
Incumbent.
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