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THE GAZETTE-TIMES. HEPFNER. OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 13. 1922.
As Four Horsemen Ride In Coal Fields
COBB ON THE CORN
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Uncle John
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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
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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.
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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
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ISLE. START ONE TODAY!
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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..
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HOW DO YOU LIKE
HER SHOES, GIRLS?
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.