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$290,000.00 FOR GOOD ROADS FOR MORROW COUNTY, ELECTION JUNE c 1
Oregon Historical Society!
I'uDiio Auditorium
vol. au, no. .
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY .
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. By John Snure.
Washington, May 26. The shad
ow of another enormous Increase In
railrcad rates hangs over the public.
Consumers already overburdened by
taxes and the high cost of living, are
confronted with the necessity of mak
ing a contribution in one form or
another to meet the hugo deficit
which the ' Railroad Administration
has succeeded tln bringing upon the
railroads or the -united states.
A recent statement of Director
General of Railroads Walker D.
Ilines, relative to the financial con
dition of the roads discloses that in
19 IS the net deficit through opera
tion was $225,000,000. The deficit
for 1919 promisee to be far greater.
For the first throe months of the
year, tho rallroadB ran behind to the
extent of $192,000,000. It this rate
of net loss to tho government were
to be kept up throughout the year
tho total loss for the twelve mont
period would bo $768,000,000, or a
little more than three quarters of a
billion. While it is not expected it
will be that large, It will neverthe
less reach a heavy total.
Thus tar Mr. Hinee has not an
nounced that higher rates will be
demanded. There is no escape, how
ever, from the fact that an enormous
deficit is being created and that the
public, in one way or another, is
going to have to meet it. It will
either have to be met by increasing
railroad rates or by the Treasury
paying tho amount of shortage and
then collecting it out of the public,
either through bonds or taxes or
both. Whatever method Is chosen,
the average citizen will have to pay
the, fiddler.
'.'Jones Pays the Freight."
In all probability it will be found
impossible, or at least impracticable,
to keep on piling up the deficit, to
meet It simply by paying the money
out of the Treasury and then to turn
about and demand more public rev
enue. An increase in rates, at least
in freight rates, and perhaps in pas
senger rates, appears therefore to be
unavoidable.
This is no surprise to Senators and
members of the House, to' shippers
.and others who have been following
the developments in railrpad matters
with close attention for months past
As a matter of fact pactions were
made last winter that it would only
be n short time until additional in
creases in rates would be sought. The
bes-t informed members of the Senate
and House Interstate Commerce Com
mutes have been predicting for
months that rates .would go higher,
although onerous Increases in freight
and passenger rates were made Bome'
months ago.
The effects of this- prospective in
crease in railroad rates are easily
dlscernable. In the first place, tes
timony has been reaching Washing
ton from every part of the Uflited
States for many months telling of
deep-seated dissatisfaction on the
part of the public with the mannei
in which the railroads are adminis
tered. The complaint extends, both
to service and to high rates.
Dissatisfaction May Become Bitter.
If, now, the rates are still further
increased, as it is generally believed
they must be, it Is hardly necessary
to point out the situation which will
be produced. Little question exists
that tho widespread dissatisfaction
which has prevailed for months will
. become so intense as to result In a
storm of angry protest. Not only
will shippers complain that they are
unduly 'overburdened and seriously
handicapped but all lines of business
will Bhare In the protest.- Tile gen
eral public, which will find the prices
of necessaries still further enhanced,
will not accept the iucreases in any
kindly spirit.
Leaders in Congress have for some
time been planning to endeavor to
enact permanent railroad legislation
at the extra .sesiilou of Congress or,
If tills were found impossible, to get
a measure so fuUy undor way that
it could be put on the statute books
next winter. From all directions
there arises evidences that the public
wants the railroad question settled.
Present Crisis Was Forecast.
If, as expected, rates aro still fur
ther increased tho-demand for action
by the House and Senate will, of
course, be Intensified. . Under the
stress of growing public demand the
House and Senate, without a doubt)
will mako a special effort to expedite
the railroad measure and to put it
through at the extra BesBlon If any
way ran be found to do it.
The spectacle present id by the
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Elks to Put on Big Stunt.
Heppner Lodge of Elks, who are
sponsers for the drive for funds in
this county being put on by the
Salvatit.n Army, will announce a big
stunt In these columns next week.
Look out for it and be assured that
something is coming worth while. In
the big drives last year for funds for
the war work enterprises, the Elks
raised among themselves from the
lodges Jn thiB country, over $6,000,
000, and they promised to help, the
Salvation Army when they . were
ready to put on their campaign. They
are. asking .this country now for $13,
000,000, and their drive will be on
from June 22 to 30. The quota tor
Morrow county is $1200, and the
Heppner Lodge dt Elks will take
charge of putting the Job over.
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After an interruption of several
months, due large! to the absence
if a county agent, the Morrow County
'arm bureau resumed Its regular
sessions.
The Executive Committeemen met
In the Agricultural Agent's office
with County Agent L. A. Hunt to
discuss various matters of interest to
the farmers of Morrow county.
It was definitely decided to send
a good delegation of farmers to visit
Sherman county wheat farms and
attend the farmers' picnic to be held
at the Government Experiment
Station at Moro, June 14th, where
leading wheat farmers of Sherman
cjunty will discuss farm practices
under their directions. The Bureau
..opes that all of the farmers possible
aIU avail themselves of this oppor
tunlty.
Upon motion of C. E. Jones it was
decided to elect a committee of three
.o work with the County Agent and
a committee from the Farmers' Union
to arrange a farmers' picnic at some
suitable place In Morrow county for
about June 21st, at which time the
farmers vlsltlug Sherman county
.vould report upon their trip.
President Anderson, Oscar Keith
ley and C. E. Jones were accordingly
elected.
It was the unanamously expressed
opinion that the Farm Bureau get
behind the County Fair and make It
the greatest possible success, and
. hut if possible at leut one car load
of registered stock be offered for
sale at that time.
The County Agent was instructed
to procoed with plans for a grain
.lading school r.nd secure' one for
Morrow county if possible.
After some further discussion of
the completion of the final organiza
tion of the Morrow County Farm
Jureau this' fall the meeting ad
journed, to meot at the same place
June 28th.
L. A. HUNT, County Agent
County Agent to Cooperate.
The county agent wishes to an
nounce that his office will endeavor
.o cooperate with the farmers in
handling the labor situation as was
so well done by Mr. Brown acting as
county agent last year. He has
several men listed now looking for
work.
He hopes to arrange for permanent
office help very shortly, go that his
office will be open at all hours of the
day.
R, L. Benge and family will leave
Heppner Sunday for the Willamette
Valley, .their destination being Salem
at the present. Mrs. Benge and the
children will go by train and Mr.
Benge will drive through in his car.
They do not expect to be located at
any one place very long and will
visit different points In the Valley
and later go to the Coast for the
summer and then on .to California,
where they may decide to remain for
the whiter. Mr. Bengo states that
they will be back to Heppner agaiu
tor he is not content to live any
where else than Morruw county.
Some aearlet fever cases are re
ported In Heppner and the homes of
R. J. Howard aud Tom Boyd have
been placed under quarantine. Jack
Is the only member of the Howard
family to take down with the dis
ease and he iB now getting along all
right, The young son of Mr. Boyd
has gotten over the attack and Mr.
Thornton, operator at the depot is
now down with the disease . at the
Boyd homo.
Miss Sibyl Caaon departed for
Portland Wednesday to join Miss
Ocea B. Nofris, formerly Miss Cason's
teacher at Heppner, and together
they will tour California and then
take a trip across to Honolulo and
enjoy the sights and pleasures of the
Hawaiian Islands for a time, a
goodly portion of the summer being
spent In this recreation. ' V
Memorial Day Services
Decoration day will be fittingly observed in
Heppner tomorrow, May 30, services beginning
at 10:00 'a. m. at the Federated cliurch. Francis
A. McMenamin will deliver the memorial ad-,
dress and there will be suitable music. The
committee having the arrangements in charge
request that everybody bring flowers with them
to the church, and after the service there will
join in going to the cemetery, where the graves
of all the soldier dead will be decorated. Those
having autoes are also requested to donate their
machines for the trip to the cemetery, and bus
iness houses are asked to close from 9:30 until
noon.
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Public Please Take Notice
The establishment of a new ani.
commodious hospitr.l fcr Heppner is
proposed, and the Idea is meeting
with enthusiastic support as far as
those wio have been approached on
the subject are concerned. In order
to get this proposition fully before
the people, a meeting is called to be
held at the Fair Pavilllon on next
xuesaay at z:uo p. ni;, and the people
of Morrow county are invited to be
present. At this meeting addresses
will be made by leading speakers, and
the putting up of a first class hos-
tmai m neppner win oe iuny ais-
cussed and such further steps taken
as will be necessary to get the matter,
unaer way.
The need of such an Insltution in
this city Is recognized by all. Do not
fail to attend the meeting Tuesday
afternoon and get in touch with this
forward movement.
The baccalaureate address to the
lone High school graduating ' 'class
will be given on Sunday evening,
June 1st in tho Congregational
cliurch. Dr. H. L. Bates of Forest
Grove will b.e the speaker. The
graduates of lone High this year are
Eldred Corson, Joseph Lowell, Chas.
Cochran and Edison Morgan.
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Savings Divisions, United States
Treasury Department, wishes to
thank the boys and girls whoi
carried home the April Fifteeati and
May Fifteenth Treasury message on
the re-investme.nt of Libertj Bond
interest in War Savings Stamps. Here
is the new message- for the school
and home: "June Fifteenth is 8gain
pay-day in U. S. A. .TMrty-six
million six hundred fiflj eight
dollars in interest OIL f h I first
uoerty Loan will be paid bond
holders. These interest cimjxwrs can
be exchanged at DostoffirM. r hniu
for War Savings Stamps."
The slogan from Wasbinrton nn
uns pay-day Is, "Keep the Dollars
Growing." We ask the vouar wnnle
of the schools to make a dokUt in
illustrate this slogan and shower ih
homes of Amwica with pwlrrs and
slogans.
l ne poster may be a simple draw
ing showing the planting of the
dollar tree or, better still, St atay be
a origin idea til your ewa. It may
ue arawn, painted or made uf cnt
outs, The slogan should appror on
it in largo lettering and also the Jnue.
Fifteenth message above.
as. JACKSON,
' State Direci oi .
Meet me at the Races
June 11, 12, 1J and 1..
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Vlgfrt Grade Examinations.
Ve are requested to announce I
that tlm Eighth Grade examinations I
wui tale place in the various dis-a-kls
the county on the 12th and
13th of June. Supt. Shurte also calls
ittCEU'on to the fact that it is the
duty of the chairman of each school
board in the districts holding the ex
amination, to preside, and also to
appoint a competent person to con
iuet Uie examination.
Adam Knohlock .is confined at the
Heppner Sanitarium just at present,
suffering a slight .atUuck if pneu
monia. . LL4TES IABl-:E CLASS
Heppner High School awarded
diplomas of graduation to the largest
class in .Us "history on last Friday
evening,' when 22 of our young
people received this evidence that
they had acquired the necessary
markings to entitle them to this
honor at .the hands of the school
board and faculty.
Three of the number, Edgar Copen-
haver, Paul Gemmell and Troy L.
McCraw, because of their enlistment
in the United States Navy, were
allowed to make their graduation
and received their diplomas, though
AicCraw and 'Copenhaver are yet in
the service.
The commencement exercises were
carried out .in accordance with the
program, and the principal feature
was the address to the class by
President Canl Doney of Willamette
University. Dr. Doney makes no pre
tentions of being in the class of noted
oratore, yet he has a style of delivery
and a command of language that
makes him a very fascinating speak
er. He announced to the people that
he had no set subject on which to
talk aud therefore would not be cir
cumscribed in his remarks, and then'
proceeded with an address that was
lull to the brim with the best of ad
vice and wholesome instruction to the
graduates, not overlooking to say a
lot that was greatly appreciated by
the entire audience.,
The presentation of diplomas was
made by Hon. C. E. Woodson member
of the school board, who handled his
part well, and then Miss Ruth Van
Vactor, president of the senior class,
in a I'huire uttie speecii presented to
the "high school a beautiful painting
of Multnomah Falls that will occupy
a prominent place jn the auditorium
henceforth. Good music, both instru
mental and vocal, Interspersed the
program, and the chorus singing by
the jiopJls was greatly appreciated
The entire program was in harmony
with the' occason and was fittingly
closed by the t;lass receiving the
hearty congratulations of the entire
audience.
Those receiving their diplomas
were: Edgar Copenliaver, Paul M.
Gammell, Nean Nancy Haniptin, Lor
raine C, Groshens, Helen E. Barratt,
Cocile F. DeVore, Jeannette Noyes,
Ceclle E. Stevens, Alma G. Akers,
Annie C. McDevitt, Ethel Copenhaver,
Loye L. DeVore, Dossa E. Devin, Opal
Hall, Lola June Hayes, Edward A.
Notson, Emery Gentry, Jasper V.
Crawford, Ruth VanVactor, Tory L.
McCraw, Sibyl Lorena Cason, and
Dale Watkins.
Engineers Report Arrives.
The report of Burns & McDonald,
civil engineers of Kansas City, who
were omployed several months ago to
make a survey and report on the
plant of the Heppner Light & Water
Co., and also on the feasibility of
constructing a gravity system of
water works ai.d bringing the supply
from the mountains, having handed
in their report to the city council.
The report arrived on Tuesday and
was gone over by the mayor and
council. It is very complete in every
detail and contains a full Inventory
df the water plant, as well as num
erous drawings, diagrams and photo
graphs. Estimates are complete ' on the
costs of installing a gravity system
of water from the mountains, with
tho exctpUon of t'he survey desired
by .the city covering the taking of
wiiter from Hitch creek and turning
into Willow creek a sufficient supply,
to care for what the city would use
from the hitter stream on account of
the city supply taken therefrom. The
engineer of the company is now
making his survey of this and the
report will' come a little later.
The city council Is well pleased
with the report, so we are informed,
and they now express the opinion
that all adjustments between the
city and Mr. Gates' should be prompt
ly made and everything put in shape
at an early date for securing the new
water system. It looks very favorable
to the council at th!s time, and they
hope to be able to get everything
moving in that directum so that by
the coming spring, at the farthest,
work may be commenced..
OREGON SHOOLD
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By B. L. Eddy.
Oregon has a great opportunity in
the election on Jnue 3 to keep in the
first rank of forward moving 'slates.
The reconstruction measures n
the ballot are worthy of support,
they mean safe guarding the future
and providing for the steady employ
ment ..of labor. They mean the
creation of new taxable wealth aud
not the raising of taxation.
Oregon has kept in the first ra.it
of patriotic states.
The reconstruction measures were
placed on the ballot at the request
cf the statesmen of the uation and
after careful consideration by the
legislature.
The J5,000,000 reconstruction
bonding bill provides:
1. 12,000,000 for reclamation of
arid, swamp and logged off lands,
provided the Federal Government
allots Oregon an' equal amount. This
money will be spent in development
of Oregon. The -expenditure of
$4,000,000 will create at least $20,-
000,000 of new taxable wealth. It '
will create new values to help bear
taxation Instead of raising taxes.
jince every dollar, principal and in
terest wil' be repaid by the settlers.
Soldiers, sailors and marines will be
given preferential rights under Sec
retary of the Interior Lane's bill. The
purpose of the constitutional amend
ment and the accompanying measure
is. to enable Oregon to get its share
of the Federal appropriation if tha
Lane bill passes.
2. $647,600 for the. Land Settle- '
ment Commission. This money will
be spent in developing new farm
homes In all parts of the state which
will be sold to settlers, the primary
idea being to provide farms for re
turning soldiers. These will not be
given away but will be paid for on
long time, both principal and in
terest. 3. $2,352,000 for much needed
public buildings throughout the
state, not to exceed the following:
New penitentiary $500,000
Reconstruction hospital... 350,000
Oregon Agricultural College
buildings 500,000
University of Oregon build-
inSs 500,000
State Normal School 100,000
State Insane .Hospital 150,000
Armories 207,500
State Soldiers Home.., 25,000
State Institute of Feeble
Minded ; 20,000
The Governor and State Board of
Control have promised' that these
buildings will not be erected when a
labor shortage exists, and that the
money will be expended only when
conditions as to unemployment ex--1st,
making it advisable to preceed
.vlth the work in order to give em
ployment to labor.
Thus it will be seen that $2,647.-
500
or the proposed fund is a per-
manent investment fund to be'renaid
with principal and interest and that
the "proposed building dejSeuds upon
the necessity arising for employing
surplus Oregon lubor.
Tho six per ceat indebtedness for
peruianont roads amendment will
permit Oregon counties to go ahead
with their road building programs.
It is a local option measure. Counties
will be able to vote road building
bonds up to six per cent of their as
sessed valuations.
The industrial and reconstruction
hospital amendment will permit the
location of the proposed reconstruc
tion hospital at Portland.
The state bond payment of ir
rigation Kiid drainage interest for
the period of five years is designed
to make irrigation End drainage dis
trict bonds salable at par instead of
at ruinous discounts. The state will
be protected with liens on 'the land
benefitted. This measure will mean
'tho Investment of over $20,000,000
in Oregon within the next five years.
The stale assures the payment of the
interest on the settlevs notes for five
years e:iabli:ig them to borrow money
at better terms. TIu. principal is
not guaranteed. This measure moans
development and the creation of more
farm homes and additional taxable
property.
Tlie Roosevelt Coast Military High
way bill provides $2,500,000 for a
state and national highway along
the Coast, provided the Federal
Government appropriates $2,500,000.
This highway also means the open
ing up of a large territory to develop
ment and taxation. No money would
bo spent unless tho state appropria
tion was matched by the Federal
Government. The building of this
highway would be equivalent to1
building another railroad In the
state of Oregon.
. Tho soldiers, sailors and marines
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