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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-
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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.
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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.