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. .1 Cneteffi The Gazette-Times PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 41, Number 20 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUG. 14, 1924. Subscription $2.00 Per Year PRESIDENCY FIGHT IS LIKE 1B24 STRUGGLE Five Candidates Fought For Place and Choice Made By Congress. WEST WAS FACTOR On Hundred Yean Between Elec tion! Which Show Great Similar ity i New York Vote Desired. Written for The Gazette-Times By Edward Percy Howard. Andrew Jackaon, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, John Quincy Adam, and William H. Urawford, men whoae names are on the tongue tip of every American schoolboy, formed the quin tette that one hundred years ago started in the race for the Presidency of the United States, a fight which ended in four of the Ave going to the people with the result that the elec tion was thrown into the House of Representatives, the result many per sons fear will ensue from the coming voting in November. It is a significant fact that the century has rounded out only to put the country face to face with a po litical situation analogous in many ways with that of 1824 just one hundred years ago. The only funda mental difference is that one hundred years ago all the candidates pretend ed at least to be of one political faith. The great battle was for the vote of the State of New York, then as now, and the territory about which ner vousness was felt was that of the Middle West. Also one of the can didates was from New England. Each of the candidates had a re markable record of public service, the life of each being Ailed with achievement which made the contest one of dramatic interest perhaps the bitterest Aght in the history of the nation. Crawford a Great Man. The man whose nsme Is least known today entered the list with the advantage over all the others William H. Crawford. Maligned, and brought down to the present genera tion as a political trickster, Crawford stood in life as a man of great in tegrity and of more than usual abil ity. Crucified on the cross of un scrupulous polities, the victim of out rageous slanders at the hands of Ad ams, Crawford is seen today in a light to false that it will take generations to place him where he properly be longs. He was one of the foremost constructive thinkers when he served in the United States Senste. He made a profound impression on the think ing interests of the country as Sec retary of the Treasury in the Cabinet of Monroe. As a diplomat in France he displayed unusual acumen and tact. Indeed, he was so beloved in the country in 1818 that he could have been elected over Monroe had he cared to express even the thought of such a thing. Devoid of palitical intrigue, however, he set the sugges tion firmly aside only to be blackened in character by his political enemies. The Other Candidates, Then there was Adams, who had distinguished himself in foreign lands, in the Senate and as Secretary of State the man of courage, con viction and dominating personality. And Andrew Jackson, popular hero following his great victory at New Orleans. They were powerful con tenders. Henry Clay, then Speaker of the House, magnetic, popular, dig nified, broad-minded, a master at po litical manipulation with a host of youth behind him because of his ef fort to lead the nation to war with England. The record of John C. Cal houn made him also a dangerous con tender. Secretary of War in the Cab inet with Adams and Crawford he had proved himself a statesman of out standing ability. No Election. Such was the caliber of those who entered the race. They were without party. Politics was reduced to per sonality. In the House, if Adams fought for an appropriation for the State Department, Crawford and Cal houn would lead their followers against the proposition. If Calhoun asked for an appropriation, Adorns and Crawford would strangle it. When Crawford wanted to put his hand in the till, Calhoun and Adams were pit ted against him to the death. The fight for the Presidency pro ceeded, Ailed with intrigue, slander and dramatic episode. The story of slander and political back-biting is too long to be told here. It requires another chapter. It shows the in tervention of providence and well worth re-telling. The second chapter of this stirring political struggle will appear in The Gazette-Times next week. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the second Monday in September (September 8th, 1924.) the Board of Equilization of Morrow County, Ore gon, will attend at the court house in Morrow County, Oregon, and publicly examine the assessment rolls for Morrow County, Oregon, for the year 1924, and will correct errors in valua tion, description or qualities of land, lots, or other property assessed by the Assessor of Morrow County, Ore gon, for the year 1924. All persons interested or having any complaints against their assess ment for the year 1924, should appear at that time. Petitions for reduction in assessment must be presented in writing, verified by oath of applicant or his attorney and must be tiled with the board the first wock it is in ses sion and any petition or application not so made, verified and filed shall not be considered or acted upon by the board. Dated at Ileppnor, Oregon, August 14th, 1924. JESSE J, WELLS. Assessor for Morrow County, Ore. PENDLETON BUYER CONSIDERS WHEAT POSITION STRONG Tri-State Belt Yields But Half of 1923 Crop, According to Sur veys Conducted Recently. Henry W. Collins, wheat buyer and warehouseman of Pendleton, states through the columns of the East Ore gonian that the aame wheat country in Washington, Oregon and Northern Idaho that produced 106,000,000 bu shels of wheat in 1923 will produce only 61,000,000 bushels for its 1924 crop, according to estimates he has prepared. r He based his estimate on careful surveys made In all three states. The Collins wraehouses and buying agenl cies are operated tn several counties in Oregon where wheat production is heaviest, including Umatilla, Sher man and Morrow counties, and the estimate as effects these counties has been made after more than one-half of the wheat was actually threshed. The Oregon and Northern Idaho es timates were made only after a care ful study, according to Mr. Collins. Other estmiates are that the aame area will have a crop this year of about 58,000,000. "I consider the condition of wheat to be very strong as far as the North west is concerned," Mr. Collins said. "According to my estimate, our crop is less than one-half of what it was last year. That means that we really have very little for export, especially when it is borne in mind that the de mand from California, where produc tion this year is practically negligible will be heavier than usual." Canadian surplus wheat is not the factor this year that it was last year he declared. A great volume of Can ada's export wheat is being moved east at present, and indications are thst the amount to leave from their west coast will not amount to much. The latest published estimates of the Canadian wheat crop place the production for 1924 at just about one half of the 1923 crop, so it can be seen that imports from that country will not affect the markets for the grain of the Pacific Northwest. FARM POINTERS. Oregon potato fields 10 weedy or so damaged by insects as to make in spection exceptionally difficult will not be accepted for certification by representatives of the extension ser vice. Extremely poor soil and un even and weak stands are other con ditions that may disqualify. Eight advantages of copper carbon ate dust treatment of seed wheat for smut control are as follows: effect ive control; low cost; less labor; good germination; thicker stand; vig orous plants; no loss from holding af ter treatment; one-fourth of seed saved. Farm and O. A. C. station tests have proved the success of the new method. Crown borers in Oregon berry patches may be found and destroyed in the summer and fall by finding and removing the girdled or wilted canes that are infested. This can well be done at the time of removing the old canes of loganberry, blackberry and raspberry. If the borer has gone into the crown too deeply to come away with the cane, the experiment station workers removo it with a short, heavy wire carried looped over the belt. Crop residues turned under will add organic matter to worn Oregon soils. Legume straw especially is recommended by the experiment sta tion as worth several dollars a ton for its nitrogen fertiliser content. Foliage infested with the hop red spider in Oregon fields shows a pale green or yellowish color, blotchy and crumpled appearance, devitalized and unthrifty, Sulfur in some form, gen- really a liquid spray, is recommend ed by the experiment station, which will supply methods of mixing and use on application. CARD OF THANKS, We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many friends who so kindly assisted us in the hours of our bereavement, and for the many beau tiful floral offerings. MRS. BAIRD PATTERSON. MR. AND MRS. C. C. PAT TERSON AND FAMILY. MR. AND MRS. EUGENE PENLAND. FIELD PEAS IN OREGON. If some day eastern Oregon wheat lands will need to grow leguminous crops to aid in restoring soil fertility, field peas will likely be the crop grown. Data on the production of field peas presented in Bulletin No. 204 of the Oregon Experiment Station show that this crop has given very satisfactory results at the three Branch Experiment Stations in east ern Oregon located at Moro, Union and Burns. At Moro where the av erage rainfall is less than 12 inches the crop Is grown in cultivated rows. At Union under more favorable con ditions the peas are sown in drills like wheat. At Burns on dry bind the field pea crop has not proved very successful because of injury by red spiders, Under irrigation at Burnt, however, field peas produce profitable yields. Experiments to determine the value of this crop for pasture for hogs and sheep have been carried on at the Stations with very satisfactory re sults. Feeding experiments at the Union Station show that peas have a higher feed value than the grains. In tho experiments at Moro the best varieties have been O'Rourke, Lima and White Canada. At Union White Canada has given the bout results. At Burns under irrigation the Kaiser variety has proved to be the highest yielder. Mrs. John Fisher arrived from Sa lem on Sunday and is ft guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Nys this weok. Mrs. Fisher is a sister of Mr. Nys. Income Tax and Oleo Bill Repeals Among Those , to be Voted For. On Tuesday, November 4th, the voters of the state will be called up on to accept or reject four amend ments to the constitution of the state, and three new laws, one of them re ferred by the last legislature and two put on the ballot under the initiative. AH of the seven are of more or less importance, and it is none too early for our readers to be giving them some consideration. Full text argu ments will be found in the voters' pamphlets to be sent out between now and November. The measures will appear on the ballot under the following titles: Constitutional Amendment Re ferred to the People by the Legisla tive Assembly. VOTERS' LITERACY AMENDMENT Purpose: To amend section 2 of Article II of the consti tution by adding to the qualifications of voters the requirement that they shall be able thread and write the English language and authorizing the means of testing the ability of such citizens to read and write the English language to be provided by law; also ratifying any act passed pursuant to and in accordance with this Amend ment, Constitutional Amendment Re ferred to the People by the Legisla- I.,- 1.C-1,1,.DITT1I If tici? Avn tt'PT ITARR AMITMnMFKT PnrnntiA! I To amend section 18 of article I of the Constitution to provide that the use of all the roads, ways and water ways, necessary to permit the trans portation of the raw products of mine, or farm, or forest, or water for beneficial use or drainage, is nec essary to the development and wel fare of the state and is declared a public use.. Constitutional Amendment Re ferred to the People by the Legisla tive Assembly BONUS AMEND MENT Purpose: To amend article XI-c of the constitution which pro vides a cash bonus or loan for World war soldiers, sailors and marines, to include as eligible therefor female employes of the war department who Be rved in th e Un i ted State s army signal corps or marine corps, or the army of any ally of the United States, and in the American expeditionary forces; also veterans of the Spanish American war who served ninety days therein; and extending loan privil ege to unmarried widow or depend ent father or mother of any person wko died in the service and who would have been entitled to loan. REFERRED BILL Referendum Order by Petition of the People Re ferred by Associated Industries of Oregon, 702 Oregon Building, Port land, Oregon: Geo. G. Guild, Presi dent; C. M. Egbert, First Vice-President; W. F. Prier, Second Vice-President; E. C. Pape, Secretary, all of Portland, Oregon. OLEOMARGAR INE AND CONDENSED MILK BILL Purpose: To make unlawful the manufacture, sale .exchange, etc., of the following: 1. Any substitute for butter containing milk or milk prod ucts and also containing any veget able fat. 2. Any condensed or evap orated milk, containing any vegetable fat. 3. Any substitute for butter contaniing milk or milk products, un less the milk therein is pure, clean, fresh, unadulterated milk from which no cream or butterfat has been re moved. 4. Condensed or evaporated milk, or any aubstitute therefor which contains, or in making which is used, milk which is not pure, clean, fresh, healthful and unadulterated. Initiative Bill Proposed by Initia tive Petition Initiated by Oregon State Association of Naturopaths: Dr. J. W. Sargent, President, 940 E. Yamhill Street, Portland, Oregon; Dr. Donald W. McRae, Secretary, Is land Station, Milwaukie, Oregon. NATUROPATH BILL Purpose: To authorize and regulate the practice of naturopathy in the state of Ore gon, create a state board of naturo pathic examiners and provide for their appointment and compensation, and define their powers and duties; to define naturopathy, and provide for the licensing and examination of na turopaths in the state of Oregon, and fix fees therefor; to provide for vio lations of said act, and for appeals from decisions of the state board of naturopathic examiners. Constitutional Amendment Pro posed by Initiative Petition Initiat ed by Oregon Workmen's Compensa tion League: O. R. Hartwig, Presi dent or Chairman, 4412 47th St., S. S., Portland, Oregon; C. U. Taylor, Vice President of Vice-Chairman, 676 Rex Avenue, Portland, Oregon ; E. J. Stack, Secretary-Treasurer, Route No. 6, Portland, Oregon. WORKMEN'S COMPULSORY COMPENS A T I O N LAW FOR HAZARDOUS OCCUPA TION Purpose: To secure all citi zens the benefits of the Workmen's Compensation Law; making all em ployers and employes, public or pri vate, in hazardous occupations sub ject to said law, except those within jurisdiction of United States laws; providing for graduated scale of con tributions to accident fund according to hazard, and for defining hazardous occupations; providing for limiting rd regulating workmen's contribu tions for medical and hospital serv ice; providing for inquiry and decis ion whether injury, disease or death is caused by failure to provide safety appliances, and for payment for such failure; requiring referendum of all acts changing or repealing Workmen's Compensation Law or regulations. Initiative Bill Proposed by Initia tive Petition Initiated by C. C. Chap man. Editor Oregon Voter, 223 Wor cester Building, Portland, Oregon INCOME TAX REPEAL Purpose: To repeal chapter 279 of the General Laws of Oregon of 1923, known as the Income Tax Act. Mrs. A, D. McMurdo and sons were passengers out of Heppner this morning, going to Rockawny, where they will spend ft few weeks enjoying the seashore. They wore accompan led by Mist Hazel McDuld. i AND HE WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT - jjiiil un, Siljl I jISllil.. -IllllilSliij f ,1 Iff II 1 State Board of Health Makes Rules For Tank The following rules were posted at the Legion swimming tank this week, and were prepard by the Oregon State Board of Health. They will be strict ly enforced, according to the man agement: In order to maintain standards and protect the health of patrons it is necessary to insist upon observation of the following rules which are ap proved and their strict enforcement required by the Oregon State Board of Health: Warning: Persons with colds, head infections, "running nose or ears," catarrh, are warned that swim ming, diving, etc., tend to force the infection into the sinuses or ears, and result in serious if not fatal com plications. 1. AH bathers shall use shower baths, including soap if necessary, before entering the plunge. (The plunge is not intended as a bath tub.)- 2. bathers who have been outside the bath bouse or plunge enclosure shall not reenter without passing through a foot bath and using show er. 3. Bathers shall be forbidden to wear private bathing suits that are not properly laundered. 4. Women shall wear caps while m plunge. 5. No person suffering from a fe ver, cold, cough, or inflamed eyes, shall be allowed use of plunge. (These disorders may be transmitted to oth ers.) 6. No person with sores or other evidence of skin disease, or who is wearing a bandage of any kind, shall be allowed to use plunge. (A band age may conceal a source of infec tion.) 7. Spitting in, or in any other way contaminating the plunge, and spit ting on floors, runway, aisles or dress ing rooms shall be prohibited. o. rublic combs or brushes shall not be furnished and such articles left by bathers shall be permanently removed. 9. Eating within the plunge en closure shall be prohibited. 10. Bringing or throwing into the plunge any object that may in any way carry contamination, endanger safety of bathers, or produce un sightliness, ahall be prohibited. (This applies especially to dogs and other animels.) The majority of our patrons will observe these rules of their own ac cord and will render Us a great ser vice by reporting any infractions to the attendants. Any person failing to comply with the above rules will be immediately expelled and denied the future privileges of the bath house. R. L. BENGE RESIGNS. At the close of the August term of county court held during the past week, Commissioner Benge tendered his resignation as a member of the court, and the same hag been accept ed. Mr. Benge announces that he took this step at this time in order to give someone else a chance to come before the people and get on the ticket for the fall election. Mr. Benge is the regular nominee of the democrats for county judge. Just who may step into the ring we are not fully informed, but it is rumored that G. A. Bleakman of Hardman will be a candidate, and the name of Dick Johnson of Boardman is being men tioned in connection with this office on the republican ticket, while Jeff Jones is spoken of as ft candidate on the democratic ticket. WILL HOLD ALL-DAY MEETING. The Church of Christ at Lexington will hold an all-day meeting on Sun day, August 17, and the churches of Hoppner and lone are invited to par ticipate, and it is expected thnt they will. There will be a basket dinner at noon. W. O. Livingstone of Hcpp ner will preach In the morning and the singing will be led by Paul DeF. Moitlmore of lone. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence licit! are the proud parents of an 8-pound son, born to them this morning at their home on Rhea creek, ICare foreman Ma- I LOCAL NEWS HEMS chine During Harvest Prom State Board of Health, j Hiring help is easier than keeping it to the end of harvest! Breaking in a new worker takes the time of the foreman and usually involves expense for transportation from the railway. It slows down the output and often costs the loss of a part of the acre age. It pays to keep the workers well contented. The discontented are us ually inefficient The State Board of Health Bends the following suggestions with the hope that Oregon's farmers may keep their harvesters at 100 per cent effi ciency, and that they may save the state the expense of stamping out epidemics which frequently arise in temporary camps. The Board will issue ft bulletin soon with suggestions to the workers themselves, which may be posted for their information. i LOCATION OF CAMPS should be on well-drained ground, and should be chosen after consultation with the county health officer. PURE WATER SUPPLY: Before ft water is to be used for drinking pur poses it should be analyzed to de termine its freedom from disease producing germs. Upon request the laboratory of the State Board of Health will send a sterile bottle and full directions for the collection and shipment of the water sample. There is no charge attached to this service; the only requirement being that the bottle must be obtained from the State Laboratory, Addres ail in quiries regarding the examination of water to the Director of Laboratory, State Board of Health, 301 Fitzpatrick Bldg., Portland, Oregon. If the drink ing water comes from a surface stream, be sure that the upper basin of the stream is free from contamin ation by campers and from live stock. If the water is drawn from a well, be sure that there is no drainage back into the well from water used in woching hands, dishes, and similar purposes. Drinking water should be supplied within 300 feet of each camp. Whenever necessary to erect ft camp at a place where the only water avail able is known to be contaminated or to be of questionable quality, such water should be purified by boiling. Any water considered unsafe for hu man consumption should be placard ed, definitely warning persons against its use. A barrel or tank containing drinking water should be cleaned fre quently. It should be drawn by a Laucet and a tight cover kept on the ban-el or tank, to keep persons from dipping in with ft cup, and to prevent insects from entering. All privy vaults and cesspools should be at least 200 feet from the water supply and so located that pollution is im possible. CAR BUMPED ON HIGHWAY. While returning from a drive to Hood River on Sunday, Marshal S. P. Devin had the misfortune to have his car bumped on the highway about twelve miles west of Arlington. An other machine, driven by a young lady, endeavored to pass a wagon and team she was following just as Mr. Devin was passing on his side of the highway. Cutting around the wagon, the miss did not have clearance and sideswiped the Devin car. No great damage was done either machine tho the Devfn car had a smashed fender and the hub cap on the hind wheel was knocked off. The other machine was from Boise, Idaho, and tHe owner made settlement with Mr. Devin to partly compensate for the damage to his machine. Mr. and Mrs. Devin and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Straight were in the Devin car FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. A vacancy having been created in the office of county commissioner by the resignation of R. L. Benge, I here by announce myself as a candidate for that office as an Independent Re publican, and shall appreciate the support of the people of Morrow county at the polls in the general election this fall. G. A. BLEAKMAN, Hardman, Dick Steers of Hardman was in town to see the doctor yesterday and had the stitches removed from hia neck. Dick met with an accident at the Lotus Robison mill about ten days ago when an axe he had in hand ft as struck by a saw and thrown in such a manner as to cut his neck. The wound was a deep one and just missed severing the jugular vein. trs. Frank Barger and daughter, Mary Elaine, of Marion, Iowa, arrived at Heppner on Wednesday from La Grande and will be guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Parker of this city for a few days. Mrs. Bar ger is a niece of Mr. Parker and she has been visiting with relatives at La Grande and Cove for the past two weeks. The Turner clan gatheed in con siderable numbers at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Turner on Wednesday and celebrated the 40th wedding anniversary of that worthy couple. It was an informal affair and all of the family could not be present, but those who participated enjoyed the day very pleasantly. Mr. and Mrs. A L. Ayers departed for Portland on Saturday and will spend some time at the coast. Mrs. Ayers was able to travel to Arling ton in the car, at which point she took the sleeper for the city, Mr. Ayers driving on in with the car. She is rapidly recovering from her late severe illness. Mrs. J. B, Calmus arrived from Klamath Falls on Sunday and has been enjoying a visit in Heppner dur ing the week while looking after property interests in this city. Mr. Calmus has improved in health since going to Klamath Falls and he is working at his trade in that city. Born To Mr. and Mrs. W, H. I. Padberg at their home in Clark's Canyon, August 3, 1924, a 9-pound son. "Buck" is a very proud daddy and takes much pleasure in the thought that his son exceeds in weight that of his father-in-law's, born just two weeks before. FOR SALE Light-six touring car. New top. Four nearly new tires. Spare has never been used. Recently thoroughly overhauled. No use for a car the reason for selling. Bargain if taken soon. 1924 license. Phelps Grocery Co. There will be no preaching at the Church of Christ on Sunday morning as the congregation will go to Lex ington to participate in the all-dav meeting. Bible school as usual. Clifford Henriksen is over from the Henriksen ranch recently acquir ed from W. V. Pedro at Riverside, Pendleton. Mr. Henriksen is much pleased with the new location. FOR SALE Oliver typewriter No. 7, in good repair. Bargain. Phelps Grocery Co. Wate C, Crawford and wife of Mor gan were visitors in this city on Sat urday last. RADICALISM NO TERROR. Business generally, which means banking, manufacturing, farming, ex porting, mining, lumbering, power de velopment and transportation, have no fears of radicalism and are all improving. There is no real feRr of a third I arty or ny ripping up of the Consti tution in states or nation, and the political system of our country that has stood a century and a half will stand 19-4. Disappearance in business of po litical radicalism is a change which ought to stimulate enterprise, and help revival in trade. Stock prices habitually ad vanes whe'i trade is improving; and both stocks nnd bonds are advancing. Tho third party furore looks over done if the sane nad sensible every day American will get out and vote instead of trusting to luck that the other fellow will vote and save him. Manufacturer HIGH LIGHTS FROM MR. DAVIS' SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE Democratic Presidential Nominee Tells What He and His Party Would Try to Accomplish. The following "high lights" were taken from Mr. Davis' speech of ae eptance of the nomination for Pres ident by the Democratic party, as published in Tuesday's Oregonian: The supreme need of the hour is to bring back to the people confidence in their government. Republican party "in its organized capacity has shaken public confidence to its very foundations." Specific charges laid against the re publican party were: "Having exhibited deeper and more widespread corruption than any that generation of Americana has been called upon to witness. "Complacency in the face of that corruption and with ill will towards the efforts of honest men to expose it "Gross favoritism to the privileged and utter disregard of the unprivil eged. "Indifference to world peace and timidity in the conduct of foreign af fairs. "Disorganization, division and inco herence." Mr. Davis said the democratic party was prepared to offer in exchange a "programme based on democratic principles and guaranteed by a record of democratic performance." The chief things to which he pledg ed himself were: An honest, impartial, and, so far as human wisdom will permit, a just government. Opposition to any challenge "or ganized or unorganized, under what ever name or in whatever character it may appear" of the constitutional guarantees of religious freedom. Enforcement of ail laws, including the prohibition amendment and stat utes enacted under it. Agricultural aid through revision of the tariff; governmental assist ance in extending the cooperative marketing principle and by other means. Reduction in taxation and revision of the tariff. Economy in government, but not of the kind that deprives governmental employes of pay equal to that they would receive from private employers for similar work. Approval ofthe world court. Co-operation officially with all le gitimate endeavors, whether from the league of nations or from any other source, to lessen the prospect of war; to aid in repairing the ravages of past wars; to promote disarmament and to advance the well-being of mankind. To maintain the means of adequate national defense "until reason is per mitted to take the place of force." Opposition to the impairment, "either by injunction or by any other device" of the rights of labor to or gani?.e and to bargain collectively for ;an adequate wage earned under healthful conditions." The protection of women and chil dren from human greed and unequal laws. Prevention of child labor and sup pression of the illicit traffic in soul destroying drugs. Conservation of all of the natural resources of the country. "Grateful care" to the "veterans of our wars, especially to those who were stricken and wounded in the country's service and whose confi dence has been so cruelly and cor ruptly abused." Mr. Davis said he entered the cam peign free from pledge or promise to any man and would "hold it so to the end." Also he declared that when it became necessary to raise funds for the conduct of the campaign they would be contributed "with this un derstanding and this only: that neither the democratic party nor I as its leader have any favors for sale. Expressing in general terms his ap proval of the proposals contained in the platform adopted by the conven tion which nominated him. the candi date said he could not be expected at this moment to discuss them in de tail or to outline the methods by which they are to be carried into ef fect. THE OREGON OAT CROP. Oats is an important crop in Ore gon. According to figures presented in Oregon Experiment Station Bulle tin No. 204 the average area devoted to this crop is more than 280,000 acres annully, or more than three times the acreage sown to barley. The yield data obtained from farmers and from experiments conducted at the Experi ment Stations indicate that oats is not as productive as barley. Most of the oats in the state is grown in western Oregon. In Oregon counties east of the Cascades considerably more barley is sown than oats. In This section of the state barley large ly takes the place of oats as stock feed. Oats is a favorite crop on irrigated land and results at the Burns Experi ment Station show that oats are less injured by summer frosts on the high ploteau of central Oregon than bar ley. A very valuable oat has been pro duced in the experiments at the Moro Branch Station. This variety his been named Markton. In addition to being early maturing and a high yielder, it is immune to covered smut and never needs to be treated. It also has proved to be an especially high yielding variety in the Palouse section of Washington. MASONS ATTENTION. There will be a regular communi cation of Heppner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M., on Saturday evening, August 16. Work in the M. M. degree. By order of the . M. L. W. URIGGS, Secretary. Peaches for Sale Elbertas and Muirs. Ready now. $1.35 per box, prepaid. A. E. Anderson, Route 1, The Dalles, Oregon. By Arthur Brisbane Woman President? Not Yet. World Getting Smaller. Three Ages of Barbarism. Stone, Bronze, Iron. This is the political staga of "rosy reports." They pour in on La Fol lette, Davis and CooLidge. Coolidge is told that Ohio, Iowa and Kansas are already his. Davis is told that with the South and New York, Massachusetts, Illin ois, etc., he is ELECTED NOW. La Follette's followers say they have "twenty-five states sure." The "rosy" days are pleasant, only some one is sure to be disappointed. The Government has ordered a group of flying machines that can travel through the air, on the water and on land. Only one step remains, the amphibian and submersible flying machine pulling in its wings and be coming a submarine. That will come also. John R. Voorhis, oldest office-holder, aged ninety-five, predicts a woman President. She will come, but not for fifty years. Many women in the United States would make Presidents better than any, with two exceptions, since Thomas Jefferson. But man, proud man, dressed in a little brief authority, will take a long time to get over his SUPERIORITY COMPLEX. Men of low intelligence sincerely believe that they are in some mys terious way woman's superior, and such men decide Presidential elec tions. If a woman becomes President be fore 1980, it will be through promo tion of a Vice-President. That might happen within a generation. The world really is becoming a small place. American fliers, coming home by the shortest rout, put on Arctic clothing as they left England. Their hop was from England to Greenland, and then they will be get ting Summer things ready for their joyous, triumphant landing in warm America. "Around the world in eighty days" was a fairy story. Around the world in six days or less will be a REALITY, before 2000 A. D. The scientific world notes the dis covery in France of a new anaesthet ic called "sommifaire." With no bad after effects this anaesthetic makes possible the longest operations. It is injected into the blood, causes the pa tient to remain half conscious for thirty hours, which is excellent for major operations. It is hard to believe as you read of scientific methods for avoiding pain that when anaesthetics were first used they were savagely denounced as works of the devil. Earnest preach ers declared that God WANTED us to suffer and it was a sin to thwart His divine will. Joseph Greenberg, of New York. will return to his home with new knowledge of this country and great er respect for the size of Texas. He left Brooklyn in a little automobile to bring his son back from "some where in Texas," and told bis wife he would be gone "about three days." He will be surprised to find it will take him about as long to cross Texas as to cross all the rest of the Ameri can continent. When you've entered Texas on one side and come out on the other, you have covered almost half the distance from ocean to ocean. When historians write of the three great periods of barbarous develop ment, the stone age, bronze age and iron age, they will say: "The full industrial development of the iron age, reached at about the year 2,000 of the period humorously called 'the Christian Era,' may per haps be called the beginning of civil ization. "Men had developed faint ideas of right and wrong. But while they had begun to leave their great for tunes to education and science in stead of seeking to bribe their deity and buy eternal bliss for their own worthless souls, they retained the worst features of earlier barbarism. The discoveries of science and chem istry and physics were used for war murder on a gigantic Bcale. "The dregs of the race committed murder with their own hands. The so-called upper classes lived in shameful luxury, utterly indifferent to poverty, disease and ignorance around them. They evn herded young children of the poor into fac tories, grinding them into profits for their own use. "On the whole, that culminating period of the iron age wsi inferior in dignity and decency to tho atone age." CLOSE IP THE GAPS. The state highway dfuirttr. t luta frequently expressed it desire t" "close up the gaps' that exMt cu some of our state roads. In thu Connection we suggest their earne-it attention to the John Day tirade which is the main "gap" between our improved road south of Nye ami lb improved road in Grant tvunty. Likewise t othe "gap" in the Ort-icim-Washingtun highwuyy between Vin son and the Morrow eoun'y line. Both of these roads are intrcuunty high ways of much importune. T h 4 i r u v fulness is now much impaired by the fn-ct there are unimproved utiwtrhv. Our people have a rtjjht to uxpt-ct their early completion. Knit Oregon-ian.