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PAGE FOITl THE GAZETTE-TIMES. HEPFNER. OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 13. 1922. As Four Horsemen Ride In Coal Fields COBB ON THE CORN FOR A CHANGE Poem hy Uncle John L. MONTERESTELLI Marble and Granite Works PENDLETON, OREGON Fine Monument and Cemetery Work All parties interested in getting work in my line should get my prices and estimates before placing their orders All Work Guaranteed The Byers Chop Mill (Fanaerlr SCHEMFPS MILL) STEAM ROLLED BARLEY AND WHEAT After the 20th of September will handle Gasoline, Coal Oil and Lubricating Oil You Will Find Prompt and Satisfactory Service Here Pioneer Employment Co. With Two Big Offices PENDLETON AND PORTLAND Is prepared to handle the business of Eastern Oregon better than ever before Our Specialties Farms, Mills, Camps, Hotels, Garages, Etc. WIRE RISH ORDERS AT OCR EXPENSE Portl4 Offlr I H. ScotW it. Pcadlctaa OMe US B. Webb M, The Only Employment Office in Eastern Oregon with Connections in Portland Liiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig ! A. M. EDWARDS WELL DRILLER Lexington, Ore. Box 14 Uses up-to-date traction drilling outfit, equipped for all sizes of hole and depths. WRITE FOR CONTRACT AND TERMS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniuiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii; j f -jsf Tho fnur hnrsemon are stalkine in the coal fields of the Imted SUtes, de spite the seeming unconcern of the nation for an early settlement of tho strike. Conquest, War. Famine and Death those are the silent riders which mine families are facing hourly in the struggle between operators and miners. Even while President Lewis of the United Mine Workers was in Washington, confer ring with Secretory of Labor Davis (below), and later with President Harding, riot was ruling at Herrin. 111., where forty were killed and many wounded before order was restored. Above is shown all that was left of the power house at a strip mine in Herrin. 111., after dynamite and the torch had been applied. President Lewis refused to agree to plans proposed by President Harding and Secretary Davis to end the strike. Community Service Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach, likes to attack "Corn on the Cob" whenever he gets the opportunity, though the great baseball player is not in any way can abalistically inclined. He is seen here engaged in his second favorite sport. MY KANSAS FLOWER. You should see the stately flower growin' by my kitchen porch. . . . Like watchman on the campus, holdin' up his regal torch. . . . Every day he pays obeisance to the author of his poxer an 'lii.' at the master-planet, e 'cry "nin nit every hour. . . . Not a frown tvom constant service ever clouds Us puienl face. ... On he grows to full perfec tion, standin' in an humble place. . Ketrin' nothin' for environs thought ful only of his plan, settin' forth a rich example fer his hapless neigkbo.-, Man. Though our station be the numoiesi. there is alters room to grow. , . . Angels OF Erie President Declares Road Employes Should Govern Mechanical Needs. Government Supervision Held to Be Du plication of Effort and Ineffective. By F. D. UNDERWOOD. Editor's Note: The fact that a man is the executive head of a great railroad is in itself enough to assure the average man he has something worth while to say to the nation; the trouble has been t,;M fn atxxr it President. F. D. Underwood of the Erie is known where ever trains are operated in the United States and his judgment is respected by aiUn.J .tibials aa hainc mnturp. hnrn of much thought and an embracing knowledge of the problems that are con fronting American roads today. It is difficult to write on the railroad situation without being one of two things, or both elementary and redun dant. mm, jOU have been walking in the sunny fields of prosperity. Life seems secure. Youth and strength are careless and forgetful. You have spent money as you have earned it. Suddenly a flood of hard luck fk comes rolling toward you. I Will you be overwhelmed by it 9 A BANK ACCOUNT IS A SAFETY ISLE. START ONE TODAY! Dollars deposited in this bank draw interest at 4 per cent They are safe dol larsbusy dollars. A small bank account serves as an incentive to save, save, Save If you have only a small sum put aside, deposit it with us today. All large fortunes had small begin nings. The biographies of all rich men start with their first bank account.. YOUR BANK CAN HELP YOU FARMERS & STOCKGROWERS NATIONAL BANK Heppner Oregon HOW DO YOU LIKE HER SHOES, GIRLS? 1 fl&U I -J5v A ,; ,fcL ' This is the latest in footwear a mod ification of the Russian boot. The new footwear is seen only on the flapper, who in summer time, simply must have something to take the place of the un latched overshoes. We may start with the text that all transportation agencies must recognize the supreme right of the public to ade quate, constant transportation. The life-blood of railroads is remun erative rate. The making of rates is vested in body created by congress. In addition to its rate-making powers, it is, under the law, given jurisdiction over safety appliances of every character, boiler inspection, accidents to persons and property, etc. Its duties, when first constituted, were confined to supervi sion of rates. Later on at various times added duties were given to it until a point has been reached where it is phys ically impossible for the principals to perform their allotted tasks. Any commission will be fully occupied with the important duties involved in rate making, supervision over the issu ance of all securities and obligations, and decisions as to the building of new and extension of old railway lines. These undertakings are enough to re quire the best effort of the best men ob tainable. Cluttering it up with the mi nor details of railway practice must al ways be an inefficient and unsatisfactory procedure. The desire of the lawmakers to fetter railways was at one time quite apparent. When that feeling governed Congress, the existing useless features of Govern ment Control were added. The Personal Equation. Who could have a greater interest in the integrity of the locomotive boiler than its engineer and the mechanical of- ficers charged with its upkeep? Who could have a greater interest in pur suing a course that will free railways from accidents than the employes, the officers in charge, and the directors, who are legally and morally responsible for the proper management of their proper ties? They cannot delegate their au thority; they canndt evade their respon sibility. The insertion into management of any governmental body, with the view of preventing boiler explosions, train accidents, etc., is sophistry a duplica tion of effort. Railway officials have a personal pride in doing their jobs with the minimum number of accidents. They can be depended upon to find the cause and apply the remedy, as they now do. Investigations of railway casualties by governmental bodies are farcical. Nat urally they cannot get to the Bame scene in time to reach intelligent conclusions. It is "the day after the Fair" for them. The attention of the tax-payers might well be directed to the cost of the super fluity of efforts that make no improve ment in conditions. Summarizing: A commission charged with the responsibility of railroad rates, the issuance of railway securities and their obligations of every kind, hav ing the power to prevent unnecessary railway building and extensions, has enough to do leaving technical and me chanical matters to the natural experts. That part of the Transportation Act whercunder the Labor Board was cre ated was a bungle. No other word so fitly describes it. It is wrong in princi ple. A synchronisation of wages in all the L'nited States is impracticable. The Alkali District. As an illustration,: Some years ago the country to the south and west was known, in the railroad vernacular, as the "alkali" district. All men in the transportation department of railways in that district received a higher rate of pay than did those in the vicinity of Chicago, for the reason that living con ditions warranted it. In time that situ ation automatically eliminated itself. Later on, and especially during Federal Administration, wages were equalised on all lines a practice that does not obtain in any other industry and should not in railway operations. The limits of this article do not ad mit of many illustrations. One is, given a divisional point at Susquehana, Pa., as compared to Pittsburgh, Pa. the cost of living in Susquehana is far less than in Pittsburgh. Either the men in Pitts burgh are underpaid or the men in Sus quehana are overpaid when on the same wage scale. Instances of this kind can be multiplied indefinitely. A local board of arbitrators, jointly chosen, familiar with local conditions and naturally anxious to do the best they can for those who form an im portant part of their community who are their neighbors and friends can speedily and fairly make an adjustment of any differences between railways and their employes. This plan does not meet with the approval of the labor leaders so far as 1 know. However, it is fair. and no men or class should be allowed to interfere with its inauguration. The Labor Board. The present Labor Board amounts to practically a jury of partisans. The members representing labor when in doubt will vote for labor, (and they are seldom in doubt), the members repre senting railways, and the representa tives of the public, who are without technical knowledge of the subject, and possibly of limited experience in manu facturing (and a railroad is the largest manufacturing interest in the world) must largely depend on their colleagues, and generally will follow the ancient and foolish plan of splitting the differ ence, which in the long run proves noth ing. I' ere again comes in overwork. Too many disputes a docket that caonnt he reached in time to prevent the illfes'ing incident to delay. If the Labor Board is to continue It should be regional in dimensions and chosen neither from the ranks of rail way officials nor employes only from the public. It has been written that a body sim ilar in scope to the British Board of Trade could be established in the Uni ted States, among other things having jurisdiction over railway rates and wages. The railway system in Great Britain, being compact in area with al most identical living conditions, furnish no iruide to United States railways. In the long run the men who do the work and the men who pay the wages must be relied on to get together. When they fail, a local board of arbitration can adjust the differences. Undertaking to settle local, technical and intricate questions by one national body is fore doomed by its sheer weight from the heights is callin' Glo.y biek ons let us go! Ain't no harm :o cvr sh.uider smaller blossoms If -o ran. . . . Nevr will be no objections to h bigger, better man! Sunflower sets a splendid pattern as she towers above our head, firmly rooted frowned with plories, what" more rittin' could be said? Ain't no liirit to the growin' when our time is wisely spent. . . . Every passion wuth the knowin' lifts us from environment! A FLY UNDER THE' SVnKTTER IS WORTH A COUPLE THOUSAND ON" THE WING. r Live Cecil Items of Interest THE KAISER TODAY Wvl-. f r 1 A new and most recent picture of William Hohenzollern, former kaiser, taken at his retreat at Doom, Holland. The former war lord has aged consider ably since the war, as may be noted. HfiMF -flit J GAIN 60 OUT AAID J I , a X v"l1-' j I IV 1U - j cooler hi, fred-- 9 ? RTOflV . IT"; SWEET Lhw-? rsj HOME if 'W'$mi "Af f vow lists! th., , t.e iAS-r Ma1 VPWSSM JF-JWXS' I -riE ' 0O'u6 TO TE.LL YOU TM& Vw Q U V CORSEC-T WAV -TO F'OHT I? WITH J fj . 57!? JjS 0 VVOUSRlOHT FOOT POOWABO'Vy V"i JrfSlHffl John Shaw of Arthur, Ontario, Can ada, arrived at Butterby Flats on Friday and will visit his sister, Mrs. Jack Hynd for some time before returning to his family in Arthur. While visiting in Chinook, Canada, John informs us he met his brother Alfred Shaw and his bride (a war widow, Mrs. Baker, late of England) just returning from their hon eymoon. We understand they were mar ried on June 28th. The Cecil commun ity offers congratulations to the happy pair. , Alf resided for many years in Morrow county and we had always hoped when Cupid struck Alf that it would have been a Morrowite. Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Miller of Gresham, old time friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. Henriksen of Willow creek ranch spent a day or two at Willow Creek ranch be fore leaving to visit friends above nepp ner where Mr. and Mrs. A. Henriksen joined them later in the week and intro duced them to all the beauties of their Hamilton ranch, before allowing them to depart for their home in Gresham. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd and son Jackie who have been having a short vacation in Ukinh, returned to Cecil on Thursday. They were accompanied by their niece Mrs. Roy Scott of Freeseout ranch. Jack declares that Sunny Cecil is still the only place, and with all her faults he loves her best. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hardesty and fam ily and also E. J. Gorton of Morgan, were visitors at the home of Mr, and Mrs. II. J. Strceter on Sunday. Mr. Gor ton declares he can't resist the tempta tion of visiting Sunny Cecil and comes every chance he can get. W. G. Palmateer of Windynook arriv ed home Monday after spending a few days in Portland. W. G. hurried home as Morgan could not celebrate their 4th of July doings without "Wid" as plat form speaker and master of ceremonies. Elvin Miller of Hlghvlew ranch had the misfortune of breaking an arm on Monday while attending to some stock. He was taken to lone where Dr. Walker attended to the injured arm, which we understand was badly injured. T. Bamett of Four Mile, also Haiel Dean and Joe Marcus were busy unload ing a car of lumber at Cecil on Wednes day and Thursday. T. Barnett is to build a new barn on his ranch at Four Mile. Mrs. Weltha Combest who has been visiting in Portland for several weeks arrived in Cecil on Tuesday and, will visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Streeter at Cecil for some time. Messrs. Joe Howk of 0. W. R. & N. depot at lone and Earl D. Wright of the highway office at lone were calling on their Cecil friends on Saturday morning. Mrs. Joe Hake and children arrived in Cecil from Portland on Saturday and will spend their vacation with Mrs. Mary Halferty at Shady Dell. Mrs. Sigsbee and daughter. Miss Ber nice, and party of friends from Heppner made a short stay in Cecil before leav ing for 1'ortlund on Friday. J. W. Osborn, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Logan of Cecil and Geo. W. Perry of Ewing honored Heppner with a visit during the week. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Duncan of Busy Bee ranch, also J .J. McEntire of Kil larney honored the Egg City with a visit on Wednesday. Alex Wilson of Boardman made a short stay in Cecil during the week be fore leaving to visit his parents at the county seat. Mrs. Melville Logan and son Gene left on the local for Portland on Thursday, where they will visit for some time. Walter Pope arrived in Cecil on Sun day and is busy visiting all his old friends while in town. Mrs. Roy Stender of Seldomseen was calling in Cecil on Wednesday. John Gray of Morgan was a busy man around Cecil on Monday. ALFALFA AND WHEAT FARM FOR SALE Best proposition now on market in Morrow county, Situated 5 miles northwest of Heppner on railroad and highway. 940 acres, 45 acres now in alfalfa, enough under ditch to make 85 acres. Orchard, 2 good houses, outbuild ings. 320 sen's under cultivation; 12 this in grain now, the other half sum merfallow, balance pasture land. Good concrete dam, all private ditch. For par ticulars write Box 116, Heppner, Ore. 4t, COMPLETES 50 YEARS TEACHING AT 81 1 . V3 JrV -row .''. ;,.. v There arc very few persons in Little Rock, Ark., who have not come In con tact wifh this very successful woman. She is Mrs. Bene B. Sterling, who now at 81 years of age has just completed fifty consecutive years of teaching in the public schools there. She started in 1872. It is estimated 6,000 pupils have been in her classes. 5S !5SH LiLslM r by Rev. M A. MATTHEWS D.D..LU D. The Childishlessness 'of the Child When a thoughtful person looks into the face of a littl child he sees written there, and also in the palms' of his hands and the soles of his feet, the word POSSIBILITY. Medi tate on that word POSSIBILITY. Continue to read it and think about its meaning and you will discover that the word leads you into one of two directions: It is possible for that little child to become a great man, to be of incalculable benefit to his generation, and to leave upon poster ity the imprint of a noble life. The other direction shows that It is pos sible for that child through neglect to become a criminal an educated criminal who will blight the lives of thousands of people and increase the tax burden of the community in which he lives. It is possible for him to become a curse to his family, a menace to society, and a blot on the page of history. Which direction do you want the POSSIBILITY to take in your child's case? The child is the Indispensable unit, the essential factor, and the master in all spheres of human activity. Around the child the world must re volve. From the child society must evolve. Heaven bends to bless and breahte a benediction of infinite love upon the child the infant king of social destinies. The child cannot be come great, useful, and powerful if the childishness of the child is taken from it; if he is robbed of the spirit of youth; taken out of the sphere of nil m v.:.. z ,' w tin innocency, and deprived of the dom estic blessings that belong to him. The curse of this hour is tho childishlessness of the children. We haven't children any more. Babies are plunged into the maelstrom of social iniquity. They are premature ly advanced into girlhood and boy hood, and are ushered on the stage where young men and young women play the fool for the pleasure of a world of vultures, Parents are am bitious for their daughters to become social factors, and for their sons to become social leaders; consequently, they are prematurely advanced. In advancing them, forcing them, and introducing them to a world of social maturity they are robbing them of their childish nature, inclinations, Innocency, pleasure and sweetness, One can stand in the midst of so culled young men and young, women and cry out in anguish and sorrow, "Where are the children' O, where are the children!" The girls of today know more than their grandmothers knew at seventy-five years of age, Boys can teach their old, aged grand fathers. Whore are the children? The Juvenile Society of today is a curse, an infamous blot on the page of Amerlcnn history. It is so because parents have robbed their children of childhood.