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PAGE FOtTR THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1924. WOULD WOBK HAVOC Acr Says Act Makes All Employers Subject To Industrial Autocracy. Portland. Or-. Srt- M. Orffon'i orktnf iwop'.e irdustry would t eoirpnd t iubtr.it t th d;c Utonhip of an induntrial autocracy, and the may would bt opned to brinp rvery farmr, bumi man ard their roploywi nnrltr the ime iron hee! without right of fair harir.f or of appeal in c the proposed amend trerit to the Workmen's ComrrnRtion Ijiw ii enacted by the people this November. TK declaration wn made today fcy M". B. Ayer, member of the com mittee appointed by Governor Pierce in 19E3 at the request of Orpaniied labor, to ttudy the present Work men's Compensation Law, and to rag (rent char.peg deimed to wake it even more puccensful of operation. In hi tutement Ayer depcribet the proposed amendment to the eorn penwtion law as radically reaction ary, and eharpes that the work of Pierce's committee was hamstrung by a tmall group of "communists" who initiated the amendment when they were convinced that they could not put their scheme over on Governor Pierce's committee which was in pos session of facts bearing on the issue. The statement follows: "The proposed amendment to the Workmen's Compensation Law, which comes before the voters of the state ia November, is without a doubt a direct departure from the principles of democracy and, if passed, will create an industrial autocracy and take from both workers and industry the basie rights of fair hearing and appeal. It is a piece of legislation which, if enacted as a constitutional law and as such becomes operative, would place thousands of Oregon's workers at the mercy of a slow-moving polit ical commission, consisting of three men. Their word would be law and no matter how fairly or unfairly they should treat an injured workman in the matter of either medical atten tion, hospitalization, or compensation, neither he nor his employer could appeal to any other authority. "Both woutd, in fact, be at the ab solute mercy of an arbitrarily ap pointed commission answerable to no one except itself. This feature of the proposed amendment alone, in my opinion, is such that it is unwor thy of consideration by the voters and should be defeated by an overwhelm ing vote. "The amendment was initiated by a communistic group after it became evident that trie radical demands em bodied in the amendment now before the voters would not b accepted: by the eommittee which Governor Pierce appointed so 123 to study the Work men's Compensation Law. This com. m;ttee, cf which I was a member. was selected by the Governor to make sugrestions for further betterment of the present compensation law, such as would iron out the minor dif ficulties that have arisen through its operation. "Oa this committee were represen tatives of organised labor, of indus try, the farmers and the public. The committee members were in sympathy with the compensation idea and were recognised as its friends. Through out the discussion we were inform ed that a certain group considered anything outside of state monopoly and state dictation, as idle. Finally vhen the amendment was initiated, there remained only one thing for the committee to do and that was to ad journ and leave our work unfinished. "New the people are being asked to enact as a constitutional law an amerdment embodying these same uftb'ievab!y drastic demands, which a committee that was open minded, I feel, and in possession of the facts cou'd rot accept. " 7 K re is no necessity for the am endment, because the minor points of friction, which have developed in the operation of the present law, can eas ily be adjusted in an orderly manner. Should ine amendment carry, howev er, it mould wine away all the good pcir.U. of the present law and take from both industry and employees the protection of law and compel them to submit to whimsical, arbi trary, and. possibly, most unfair dic tation, at the hands of a political commission. "Three men are not infallible. Two men, which would constitute a ma jority of the commission, would hold in their hands powers that could not be censidered other than dangerous, for the reason that those powers would be final insofar as regards the welfare of the workers of Oregon. Not alone in matters of compensation does this reactionary measure effect those who work in industry. It goes much further. It opens the way for the construction of a hospital and medical trust; it places in the hands of three men a large fund and con trol over so many peoples and ac tivities, that a poSverful political machine could be built as well. "Under the amendment, the com mission could compel every worker in their jurisdiction to take treat ment only from doctors designated by the commission and to go only to such hospitals as the commission might direct. Nor is that all. "I am a believer in compulsory ac cident insurance, but I am strongly of the opinion that the legislature or the people, through the Initiative should preserve the right to say what are and what are not hazardous oc cupations. The proposed amendment deprives the people of this right and gives to a commission of three men the authority to declare all branches of farming, of household work and clerical work as amenable to the law. And this in turn gives these three men the absolute power to determine the amount that employees as well as employers would be compelled to pay into the state funds, "Another thing if w should at any time have a governor not in sym pathy with either organized or unor ganized labor, he could through the machinery created by thia reaction ary amendment, make the lot of the workers in Oregon intolerable. This fact, like othera 1 have already men tioned, ahould ba sufficient to cause every man and woman who is inter ested in the welfare of the man who works to defeat this amendment. "Aside from that, however, the fact that the amendment boldly demands the surrender of basic righta and its replacement by despotic power, is sufficient, I believe, to make every voter give this measure a stinging rebuke at the polls in November." BAR DM AN NEWS ITEMS. The iootball game between Hepp ner and Hard man high schools last rnday ended in a victory. 32 to 0 favor of Heppner. The firat quarter of the game went in favor of the vifitora, but after this the rest of the game was not so bad as might have been expected. Several of the boys believe they will be able to get a score in the game with lone next Saturday, even if it be only a small one. The Hardman boys have one very great draw-back; thia ia that they have no coach. So all they can do is practice, practice and then prac tice some more. The boys feel that no matter how many times they are skunked they will keep on trying un til they succeed in defeating some team. Some of them think they will begin with lone next Saturday The Hardman football team will play a game with the lone team next Saturday, November 4th, on the lo cal field. It is hoped that as large a crowd will support the boys as did when they played with Heppner last rrirtay. The Hardman orchestra is giving a jitney dance in the new. Odd Fel lows hall October 11. A large crowd is expected. The Odd Fellows have their new hardwood dance floor about completed. Wm. Huebner writes this paper from his new home at Estacada, Ore stating that he and his family arrived there 0. K. in a big rain, and are nicely located. He is hoping that the Morrow county people will also be visited with abundant rain, which means much to us at this time of the year. It is reported that quite a numbe of boys were made ill from drinking moonshine during Rodeo. Most of the stuff is rank poison and should be left strictly alone. If the court could force the peddler to take his own medicine it might help in ridding the community of a nuisance; a few doses would kill them off. C Oregon Growers Cannot Profitably Ship to Eastern States. By C. E. SPENCE. State Market Agt. Oree-on is learning; that it mast pro duce potatoes for itself alone; that it cannot hope to ship a surplus into eastern states at a profit. Outside of the California market, exporting is a losing; proposition, as the eastern and middle west states can far more than supply the demand at much less freight expense. The crop in Oregon this year is considerably less than in 124. but this is because of a poor crop, occasioned by dry weather, rath er than reduced acreage. Last year Oregon produced 4,180,000 bushels. This year the crop is estimated at 3,766,000 bushels. Getting Onto Solid Ground. Frank Lowden, former governor of Illinois, says failures are fewer in co-operative societies than in any other business movements of equal magnitude; that failures are becom ing fewer, and that there are all rea sons to believe that co-operative or ganizations are to become powerful business factors. Greatest in the World. I'robably but few in Oregon know that the largest grain handling cor poration in the world is that of the Saskatchewan co-operative Elevator company in Canada, and that it is controlled entirely by the farmers of the province. January first of this year it was operating 386 country elevators, with 40 more to be addod this "umnu-r, with a total capacity of io,unuuu Dusnels. Results of the 60-Cent Dollar. Sixty per cent of the fanners of the nation are working and fighting to tmng on and 20 per cent are prac tically bankrupt. This condition i: because of a 60 per cent dollar a; compaied with its purchasing power ot twleve or fifteen years ago. If all industries were in like condition then a general standard would result, but other industries are able to pay stan dard wages and yet make good profits through power of organization to con trol the output and fix selling prices, and through the aid of high protec tion tariff schedules against foreign competition. For th general prosperity of the whole country, every banker, commer cial organisation, labor body, manu facturer, wholesaler, retailer or other organisations ahould forget politics, party and everything else and walk into th. matter of helping to adjust agriculture to other conditions. There re remedies for agriculture and they can be applied any time that these various interests wiH get together and apply them. Present conditions cannot much longer continue witr agriculture, and all other interests are certain to feel the results more and more each month until this gteat est single industry of the United States is safely on its feet There must be a standard dollar and a stan dard living. California Cattlemen Merge. The condition of working and los ing money has awakened the cattle men of California that something must be done or they mnet quit, and a atate wide cattle marketing asso ciation has been incorporated. The articles of incorporation are very Droad and embrace almost every ac tivity connected with cattle from the range to the family. The association is confident that it will be able to Control a very large majority of the cattie of the state and that by taking over the many middle-interest activ ities and being able to determino prices that the dwindling industry maj again be made profitable. Mr. r.nd Mrs. Fred lucas and son Ray were week-end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George' Thom son during the Rodeo. FOR SALE 23 yearling black faced bocks can b registered. C L. Delashaautt, Heppner. tf. Loet Between Spencer ranch In Gilliam county and Eight Mile poat offiee, woman's coat; light tan with blue and tan collar. Waa lost Sun day, Sept. 1. Mrs. B. C. Littlepage, Hardman, Ore. tf. SALESMEN WANTED. Go into business for yourself, sell ing the Original 1. R. Watkins Prod ucts in Gilliam and Morrow Counties. 160 fast selling and repeating house hold necessities of finest quality. You supply automobile, we supply capital. Business ahould net you at least 3.(H;0.no profit first year. New prod ucts added. Nw sales plan doubling business. Only men with clean rec ords vfio are now making money will be considered. Write for application and full particulars to J. R. Watkins Company, Oakland, California. St. Gilliam & Bisbee's j& Column j& Charley Stanton is down from his home at Walla Walla, looking after business interests here for a day or two. Heppner Tailor Shop J. Skuzeskie SUITS MADE TO MEASURE $35 Up GUARANTEED TO FIT Come in and see our "Before and After Taking," Tum-A-Lumber Book. A prize book of sug gestions for making a modern home out of the old house, with many illustrations and plans. TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. Heppner, Lexington, lone I We can supply you with ' Superior and Kentucky Drills in both hoe and disc. Copper Carbonate and Bluestone for treating wheat Look over your Drills and get your extras while our stock is complete. Su perior and Kentucky, and a few extras for the Thomas Drill. We arre agents for the Calkins Wheat Treating Machine. When you fail to get extras call on us and we will find them if they are made, but we must have the number. Your Ship will come in on time If you so will it You and you lone steer its course and its arrival depends entirely upon your judgment, your intelligence, your vision, your indastry, your watchfulness, and your desire to reach the port of Peaes and Plenty. Start today on the good ship THRIFT maybe in a aavings account, maybe through putting yeur savings to work for you in sound investments maybe through expansion of business along methods which proved ef fective in smaller waya. We are in position to assist you. Drop in someday soon and let 'a talk it over. 4 Interest Paid on Savings Accounts Farmers & Stockgrowers National Heppner Batik Oregon THE GAZETTE-TIMES, ONLY $2 A YEAR Gilliam & Bisbee EVERYTHING IN Hardware - Implements We have it, will get it or it is not made. mste that's what convinced smokers the country over ! Chesterfield CIGARETTES -millions! I JtwFrr & Mvkks Tobacco Co. fV KV W Wtt By MIH ?flkfaVMUM'!f 1 Redipoint Ingersoll Pencils Complete Line From 50c to $7 Just what you want for your school work We keep up-to-date our line of popular Sheet Music. All the latest songs found here. Records for phon ographs. Come in and hear the September releases. F. L. Harwood Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Pianos, Phonograghs and Sheet Music HEPPNER, OREGON A Closed Car For an Open Car Price The new Duplex-Phaeton replaces the time honored touring car. Baloon Tires, force feed lubrication, hydraulic four-wheel brakes (optional), bigger motors, many other new features for 1925. MAURICE A. FRYE Everything Electrical STUDEBAKER SIXES Maxwell Chrysler Automobiles Fisk Tires and Satisfactory and Well Known Atwater-Kent Radio Sets. GASOLINE, OILS and GREASE Guaranteed Automobile Electricians and General Repair Shop. CITY GARAGE WALTER L. LA DUSIRE, Prop. Star Theater FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR., and THEO. ROBERTS in "STEPHEN STEPS OUT" Step out into Adventureland with Doug, Jr., the screen's new star. Also WILL ROGERS in "THE COWBOY SHEIK" SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 ELINOR FAIR in "HAS THE WORLD GONE MAD?" What will be the end of this age of joy, jazz and reckless ness, these delirious days of hootch, speed and regrets? Also "HOOF BEATS" A Grantlandjiice Sportlight. SUNDAY AND MONDAY, OCTOBER 5-6 GEORGE ARLISS, ALICE JOYCE and HARRY T. MOREY in "THE GREEN GODDESS" Thrills, beauty, drama, tense appeal. The romantic story of an English beauty trapped, after an aeroplane crash, in the palace of the Orient's greatest lover. Also "RAGS TO RICHES AND BACK AGAIN" A FABLE. TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7-8 GLORIA SWANSON in "THE HUMMING BIRD" Gloria as Toinette, the Apache dancer, and as the Sweet heart of France, in her most entrancing photoplay. Also "MOVIE FANS" THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 AD0LPH MENJOU and NORMA SHEARER in "BROADWAY AFTER DARK" A laughable and entertaining story of a man who could not find his ideal girl and who put up at a board ing house patronizd by actors. Also Paul Parrott in "THE SMILE WINS" FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 ZANE GRAY'S "HERITAGE OF THE DESERT'' and "LEATIIERSTOCKING"