The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 41, Number 30. ' HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 1924. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
Coolidge Holds Lead
As Straw Vote Ends
APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION BALLOTS CAST IN NATION
WIDE POLL CONDUCTED BY THIS NEWSPAPER.
If This Voting Indicates November Results, Election May Go to House For
Settlement; Surprise of Straw Vote Is Ohio For LaFollette and
Oklahoma For Coolidge.
" COOLIDGE '1
; 375,940 &fl:
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, Herewith is published the final vote in The Gazette-Times' nation-wide presi
dential poll. It furnishes some very interesting figures for political dopsters.
With approximately one million votes cast in 45 states, the popular vote shows
Coolidge leading with 375,940 to La Follette's 283,703 and Davis 280,582.
In electoral votes Coolidge leads with 18 states for a total of 245 electoral
votes. Davis is second with 17 states, or 180 elecoral votes, and La Follette third
with 10 states or 90 electoral votes.
There are 631 votes in the electoral
eollcge. 266 are necessary for elec
tion. If this poll correctly indicates
the way the election will fro, then
Coolidge will be shy tome 21 votes
of election and the choice will be
made in con pre as. j
However, there are many ractors
to be considered. First is the fact
that three states, Maine with 6 votes,
Arizona with 3 and Delaware with 3,
have not voted in this Presidential
poll. Second is the very surprising
situation shown in this poll, whereby
Ohio with 24 votes is in the La Fol
lette column and Oklahoma with 10
votes is in the Coolidge column.
Republican leaders believe firmly
that they will carry Ohio. It is what
is known as a "Republican state."
Were La Follette not in the race
there la little doubt but that Cool
idge would carry it. However, La
Follette has the support of the six
strong Scripp-Howard newspapers in
Ohio, so there ia the possibility of
the state going to the third party
candidate.
In Oklahoma, Coolidge is as likely
to lose as he is to win. Oklahoma
is a southern border state and usual
ly goes Democratic. So if Coolidge
should win Ohio, lose Oklahoma
and maybe Utah credited to him in
this poll, he would still be shy votes
in the electoral college for electijn.
This Presidentlol poll shows, as do
other leading straw votes now being
taken, auch as the "Literary Digest,"
and Hearst's Newspapers polls, that
there it a strong possibility of the
election being thrown into tongress
for a final naming of our next Pres
ident Every day now political lead
ers and writers are openly announc
ing their conviction that the election
will go to Congress for sett lenient.
The votes in this Presidcntiul poH
express the sentiment of voters in the
smaller cities, towns and rural dis
tricts. More than seven thousand
newspapers published in towns
throughout the country have co-operated
with this newspaper in taking
this poll. The Publishers Autocaster
Service, In New York City, which
serves this newspaper, has been the
National Headquartres for the poll.
It has been conducted in an impartial
manner.
This Presidential poll is particu
larly interesting inasmuch as it is the
only vote taken which indicates the
small town and community senti
ment. Both the "Literary Digest"
and the Hearst's Newspaper polls is
more representative of the big city
WHO HANDLES YOUR
FOODSUPrLY?
State Board of Health.
There ia today a growing distrust
of uncooked foods and it must be ad
mitted that the mora the subject of
raw food ia investigated, the more
cause there appears for uneasiness.
Ninety per cent of all Infections are
taken into the body through the
mouth. At least nvo epidemics of
typhoid fever occurring in Oregon
have been due to carriers of this dis
ease infecting raw milk. Inasmuch
as milk ia one of the most universally
used raw foods, It has naturally fall
en frequently under suspicion as a
vehicle for contagious diseases. This
demonstrates the fact that It is not
only necessary to insist on cleanli
ness, but steps must be tnken to pro
vide for the examination of every
food handler.
There la no question that a num
ber of communicable dsieasos owe
their origin to Infected food handlers.
There ia no possible way in which the
absolute purity of tho food can be
provod or established. Although
water and milk aro perhaps tho com
monest vehicles of Infection, it must
be remembered that othor uncooked
food products may carry Infection.
Investigations of epidemics dem
onstrate tha fnct that there ore three
common ways in which row food is
infocted by handlers by individuals
having mild cases of contogioUB dis
oase, by acute carriors or thoso just
recovering from a contagious disease,
and by chronic carriers who may be
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Final Vote
Total Votes Cist (45
states 910,225
CoolldM 375,9)0
Li Kollette 28,1,703
Dsvis 280,582
Electoral Votes:
CootMte 245
Davla 184
La Follette 90
Three atate, Maine, Dela
ware and Arizona, did not vote.
Total electoral votea, 12.
Total votea In leetoral col
lege 531
Electoral votea necessary to
elect 266
and large town sentiment.
The tabulation of the votes by
states and the arrangement in the
electoral column, as published below,
furnish many points for discussion
none of which, of course, can be
proved until the final official votes on
Assuming that the different states
will vote as indicated In The Gaiettc
Times' nation-wide Presidential poll,
the electoral votes will be won as
follows:
COOLIDGE: New York, 45; Illi
nois, 29; Massachusetts, 18; New
Hampshire, 4; Kansas, 10; Iowa,
13; Pennsylvania, 38; Indiana,
15; Michigan, 15; Oklahoma, 10;
Connecticut, 7; Utah, 4; New
Jersey, 14; Oregon, 6; Colorado,
6; Khode Island, 6; Vermont, 4;
New Meiico, 3. Total 243
LA FOLLETTE: Wisconsin, 13;
Washington, 7; California, 13;
Montana, 4; Wyoming, 3; South
Dakota, 6; Minnesota, 12; Ohio,
24; Idaho, 4; North Dakota, 6.
Total 90
DAVIS: Maryland, 8; Texas, 20;
Georgia, 14; Missouri, 18; Vir
ginia, 12; West Virginia, 8; Ne
vada, 3; Nebraska, 8; Arkansas,
8; Tennessee, 12; Louisiana, 10;
Florida, 6; Kentucky, 13; North
Carolina, 12; Alabama, 12; Miss
issippi, 10; South Carolina, 9.
Total 184
Necessary for election: 266 Elec
toral Votes.
Three states unheard from: Maine,
6; Aritono, 3; Delaware, 3.
either recovered cases or merely the
harborcrs of tho germ. A carrier Is
a person who harbors the germ of a
contagious disease, and does not have
the disease himself.
Tho human disease enrier explains
to a certain extent the mysterious
spread of septic sore throat, diphthor
ia, typhoid fever, pneumonia, influ
enza, and probably a number of other
infections. Routine methods for rec
ognizing tho carriers are needed
which muko the problem a moro dif
ficult one to solve. Even though it is
not possible to detect all carriors, the
importance of examining all food
handlers needs careful consideration.
It Is obvious that cither food must
bo prepared so as to eliminate the
dangor of contagion or provision must
be mado to vouchsafe the health of
every food handler. The dealer who
handles food assumes a certain re
sponsibility. Needed reforms in the
distribution and marketing of foods
must como through a demand from,
rather than a command to, the peo
ple. The courts have held that a re
tailer impliedly warrants the whole
someness of the goods he sells. The
first step toward protecting the food
supply is to insist that foods, such
as milk, butter, etc., which aro used
raw, be loboled In regard to thoir
bacterial purity. Tho cap on the milk
bottle should stnto whether the milk
Is pasteurized or row and whether all
the milk handlers have been examin
ed for carrlor conditions.
Scalp and hair disorders disappear
orter a few applications of Lucky Ti.
er Hair Remedy, according to mil
lions of users. Ask your barber or
druggist about tho money back guar
antee.
November 4 have been counted.
Davis gains on La Follette in the
popular vote during the last two
weeks of this vote, can be accounted
for in the number of Southern states
which sent in returns. The "Solid
South" is voting true to form and
there seems to be no spot where the
third party ticket cut in to take
Democratic votes. Missouri has come
to be classed as a "border state."
Here La Follette seems to be making
quite a showing.
Of the three states which did not
vote, Maine as indicated in the re
cent primaries will go to Coolidp-e.
The Democrats think they will carry
Delaware. How Arizona will eo. no
one seems to know.
The vote by states:
Cool. La F. Davis
New York 18,645 10,908 5.908
Maryland .- 10.674 8.129 11,811
Illinois 28.018 25,943 9,981
Wisconsin 13,478 20,364 6,632
Washington 4.359 8,974 2.605
Massachusetts .. 6,692 4.369 4.609
California 17,226 20,568 8,622
Texas 11,192 7,314 18,092
Georgia 6,321 8.207 13,106
New Hampshire . 15,309 1,898 6,109
Missouri 8,616 1,399 11,757
Kansas 11,505 1,665 6,476
Virginia 3,109 1,134 4,664
West Virginia .. 8,066 1,035 6,611
Pennsylvania ....28.231 19,654 12,684
Montana 1,857 4,643 1,679
Wyoming 2,389 2,959 2,269
South Dakota ...17,163 19,264 4,053
Nevada 2,434 1,715 8.816
Indiana 16,925 10,988 9,218
Michgian 11.822 7,977 6,317
Oklahoma 12,726 8,128 12,425
Connecticut 12,442 4,534 9,419
Nebraska 8,316 8,825 9,727
Minnesota 3,326 6.153 1,766
Ohio 15,992 16,416 8,831
Arkansas 6,631 1,268 9,092
Tennessee 9,417 6,227 12,647
Utah 4,643 2,401 3,601
New Jersey 10,804 7.372 6,416
Iowa 13,625 14,497 9.717
Oregon 2,896 2,642 1,961
Colorado 2,560 2,146 1,856
Louisiana 1,187 1.264 1,387
Idaho 2,643 2,088 2.412
Rhode Island .... 1,962 1,792 1.812
Florida 7,911 4,078 12,904
Kentucky 8,379 1,976 8,682
North Dakota .. 1,782 4,471 1,277
Vermont 4,822 651 1.718
North Carolina 1,716 239 2,715
Alabama 872 479 1,228
New Mexico 1,667 782 1,293
Mississippi 879 167 1,228
South Carolina 1.238 681 8.462
Moonshiner and Still
Taken at Boardman
Deputy Sheriff Jack Gorham of
Boardman captured a moonshiner and
still near that place one day last
week, and the man, Miguel Asedo, a
Mexican, now rests within the' con
fines of the county bastile at Heppner
where he is sitting out a jail sen
tence of 90 days, along with a fine of
(250 assessed to him by Justice Good
win of Boardman.
Being on a lookout for a missing
watch, which was thought to be at
the camp of Asedo and joe Bcntonso,
another Mexican on the river near
Boardman, Mr. Gorham went there to
investigate. In place of finding the
missing watch he found a still in
full operation, turning out moon
shine with prunes for the raw prod
uct, using a five-gallon can for the
main part of the apparatus. Asedo
was presiding over the contraption,
and offered the deputy a drink. Mr.
Gorham arrested him, holding Ben
tonson for a witness, took charge of
the evidence, and proceeded to the
office of tho justice where Asedo
plead guilty and received the sen
tence of tho court as stated above.
Mr, and Mrs. E. R, Huston will
spend tho week-end at Portland, go
ing home with Mrs. A. J. Wolff, sister
of Mrs, Huston. Riding with them
will be Miss Josephine Klrtly, 'nigh
school teacher, who will make a short
visit at the home of her parents In
Eugene,
THE MELANCHOLY DAZE
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V. GENTRY TRIAL
CREATES INTEREST
A well filled court room heard the
trial of L. V. Gentry at the court
house yesterday and this forenoon.
During the Rodeo the premises of
Mr. Gentry on Hinton creek were
searched by Sheriff McDuffe and
state prohibition officers, and a
charge of maintaining a nuisance
was lodged against him in the court
of Justice Cornett. The trial came
on for hearing at 10 o'clock Wednes
day and much time was consumed in
getting a jury. The following were
finally chosen, and were sent to the
jury room to deliberate on their ver
dict at 11 o'clock this morning: Hen
ry Stender, Harve Young, Albert Ad-
kins, C. .V. Hopper, C. M. Scrivner
and Jeff French. District Attorney
Notson appeared for the state and
Cal Sweek represented Gentry. Sher
iff McDuffee and W. F. Hoskins ap
peared as witness for the prosecu
tion, and the defense had a long list
to testify in his behalf. The finding
of liquor on the premises of Gentry
by the officers when they searched
the place was the main point in the
prosecution.
The jury brought in a verdice of
not guilty.
O. H. McPherrin, auto stage opera
tor, made a trip to Pendleton and
Athena yesterday, returning this
morning. He reports much grain up
in that section, but there is need of
rain to keep it growing. Umatilla
county Beems to be suffering for the
want of rain as we are here, Mr. Mc
Pherrin state)-.
LISTEN!
Hurry! Hurry!
CAR LOAD OF, NO. ONE
U. S. SPUDS
WILL ARRIVE MONDAY, OCTOBER 27
Rush your order. Write or phone just
how many you need. They are going fast,
so you would better get your order in with"
out delay.
PRICE
$2.00 per 100
F. 0. B. CAR AT HEPPNER
These spuds are packed in brand new
sacks, uniform weights of 102 pounds per
sack ; 100 pounds spuds net, allowing 2 lbs.
for shrinkage and sack. Do not fait to got
your order in, and also drop in and replenish
your grocery supply.
Cash and Carry Grocery
JOHNNIE IlIATT, Prop.
Notes From Heppner Hi.
Suits have been issued all second
string football men. Everyone now
turning out for football has a suit.
A rally was held last Friday night.
There was more pep shown at this
one than at the preceding ones.
On Saturday, October 18, one of the
biggest crowds in years turned out
to see Wasco High and Heppner High
on the home gridiron. From the
crack of the pistol is was fight, fight,
fight, on the part of both teams until
the end of the game. The Heppner
team, although greatly outweighed by
their opponents, made a wonderful
showing. People from both towns
remarked that it was the best high
school game they had ever seen.
The first touchdown was made in
the last part of the first quarter by
the Wasco quarterback. The second
was made on the last down and just
barely made, as the ball was right
on the line. The quarterback failed
to kick goal either time. When the
whistle blew the score stood 12-0 in
Wasco's favor,
Heppner High was entertained last
Saturday evening at a party given in
their honor by the Christian Endeav
or at the Christian church. Every
one reports an enjoyable evening.
Junior loud sox day was held Tues
day. The stockings which were worn
by the members of the class were al
most loud enough to speak for them
selves. Every color had a represen
tative there.
The next football game will be
played with lone at lone next Satur
day, Mr, and Mrs. Henry Blahm of Walla
Walla are here on a short visit with
relatives.
Armistice Day Chosen For
Big Merchandise
Event.
OFFER MANY PRIZES
Big Cake Baking Contest Feature of
Nor. 11 Entertainment; Heppner
Merchant Are Cooperating.
The members of Heppner Post No.
87, American Legion, are rapidly
bringing into shape their plans for a
big merchandise carnival to be held
at the fair pavilion in this city on the
evening of Armistice Day, Tuesday,
Nov. 11. In this event they are re
ceiving the hearty cooperation of the
Heppner merchants, and a large list
of merchandise is to be disposed of
in prizes and otherwise. The boys
are quite busy just now completing
all arrangements, and they are ready
to make the following announcement
concerning the affair:
There will be four principal raffles,
the first being a barrel of White Riv
er flour, donated by Wasco Ware
house & Milling Co. of The Dalles;
2nd, genuine Pendleton Indian robe,
furnished by Thomson Bros; 3rd, $10
pair of shoes, furnished by E. N.
Gonty; 4th, Swift Premium ham, fur
nished by M. D. Clark.
A novel feature is to be the big
cake baking contest by the ladies of
the city. In this contest a $10 prize
is offered. The number of entries is
limiited to fifteen and the contestants
will be the first fifteen ladies who
leave their names at The Gaiette
Times office. Names of each contest
ant to be placed on bottom of plate;
the cakes will be sold at auction and
the award goes to the lady whose
cake sells for the highest price in
the bidding. It is expected this con
test will be the means of exciting a
lot of interest and the Legion boys
should have no difficulty in securing
the requested number of entrants.
Four big games of chance wiil of
fer prizes consisting of coffee, pine
apple, cereals, condensed milk, Crisco,
pickles, mayonaise, baking powder,
and many other standard food prod
ucts. Twenty-five cases of these
prizes are to be given away at the
carnival, all of which has been fur
nished by the Heppner merchants.
The boys announce that the big
show will begin promptly at 7:30 and
will be followed by a dance. Fur
ther announcements will be made
concerning the carnival in subse
quent issues of this paper, and it
promises to be one of the big events
of the fall season.
Curfew Law of City
Now Being Enforced
The blowing of the whistle at the
power house promptly at eight o'
clock each evening is warning to the
minors of the city that it is time for
them to retire from the streets and
seek refuge at the humble fireside.
The city authorities will strictly en
force the ordinance, and they will
appreciate the cooperation of the par
ents, who, above all others, should be
interested in having the youngsters
at home in the evenings, where they
can be looked after.
From reports reaching this office,
we might suggest that there are a
goodly number of older "youngsters"
who should by rights come under the
provisions of the curfew ordinance,
there being complaint that they are
habitual night prowlers, and congre
gate on the streets in different parts
of town at unearthly late hours of
the night, and to no particularly good
purpose. Some of these also might
be taken under the wings of their
parents and guardians.
REPUBLICAN
SPEAKER TALKS
ON CAMPAIGN
U. S. Crowder of Salem Delivers
Political Address Here
Tuesday.
A fair sired crowd was present at
the I. O. O. F. hall on Tuesday eve
ning to listen to the address of Rev.
U. S. Crowder of Salem on the politic
al issues of the present campaign
from the republican standpoint. Mr.
Crowder coming to Heppner on short
notice, gave but little time for the
county central committee to get out
its advertising for the meeting, and
this accounted for the small hearing
that the speaker received. He was
entitled to a much larger crowd as he
is a speaker of much ability, and the
address was absolutely free of the
harangue usually heard from the
stump and delivered by the average
political spellbinder.
Mr. Crowder made no attempt to
enter into a lengthy discussion of
campaign issues. He made no ref
erence to the principal opponents of
Mr. Coolidge, except to speak of them
in, a kindly and considerate way, and
the speech was entirely free of mud
slinging a pleasing contrast to much
of the bunk that we are compelled
to read as emanating from Borne of
the political camps. The speaker's
experience during the past several
months, gained from traveling about
the country, fitted him to talk intel
ligently on different phases of the
campaign. He made no political
prophesies, but believed that the good
judgment of toe American people
would lead them to the support of
the republican nominees at the No
vember election. Mr. Crowder spoke
very highly of President Coolidge,
his knowledge of the man having been
gained from his personal acquain
tance with the president. In all, the
speech was well received and made a
good impression upon the hearers.
S. E. Notson followed Mr. Crowder,
and urged all to get out and vote.
The necessity of every good citizen
getting to the polls on election day
was made plain by him, and he de
sired to see more interest taken by
the citizenship in exercising this
duty. Mr. Notson offered no advice
as to who the people should vota for,
the great thing was for them no to
be classed as slackers We bout of
our democratic form of government,
the speaker said, yet we are allow
ing our elections to be decided by the
minority whereas the majority shor'd
rule. He plead for a full vote at the
coming election; that voters should
study the men and issues and meas
ures on the ballot and go prepared
to vote intelligently; no man or wom
an should cast a ballot for one man or
measure against another in the spirit
of revenge, but from the standpoint
of what is for their own best interest.
Speaking further Mr. Notson called
attention to some of the measures to
be voted for and registered his hope
that the repeal of the income tax
would prevail not failing to set forth
several good reasons therefor. The
principal of the income tax might be
all right, but for Oregon to have this
law when Washington and California
and Idaho did not, placed the state in
the position of being discriminated
against; industries needed were be
ing driven away and the state was
a large looser in taxes that would
arise therefrom as a consequence.
Uia remarks were well received.
Red Cross Meeting Is
Held at Boardman
There was a good attendance at the
Red Cross meeting held at Boardman
on the 14th. Mrs. Emmet Cochran.
Morrow county chairman, presided,
and an intensive program was plan
ned. Officers chosen were Mrs, Mc
Cumber, chairman; Mrs. Davis, sec
retary and Jack Gorham, treasurer;
Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Gor
ham, executive committee.
Mrs. Cochran is encouraged with
the prospects of success for the roll
call in the towns of the north end of
the county, and both Boardman and
Irrigon expect to put their commun
ities over practically 100 per cent.
APPRAISERS COMPLETE WORK.
The appraisers for the soldiers'
bonus loans for this county, Frank
Gilliam, Judge Wm. T. Campbell and
S. E. Notson, have completed their
work. They have made forty-eight
appraisals in this county. On mak
ing these appraisals, they have trav
eled 1140 miles and devoted 14 days
to the work. They have charged the
ex-service men only their actual ex
penses instead of the fee allowed by
law. In only one or two instances
djd the expenses equal the fee, and
in those cases it was necessary to
travel long distances. So far as is
known, no other board of appraisers
has adopted this policy.
Spencer Akers writes this paper
txm. Centralia that he and Mrs.
Aufcrs motored to Camp Lewis Sun
day and saw the Shenandoah as it
waa moored at the big 200-ft. high
snubbing post, and also witnessed its
departure. Mr. Akers states that it
was a grand sight, and the big dirig
ible floated away and out of sight
over the horizon amid the cheers of
the gathered multitude. He never
expects to witness as grand a sight
again. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bariow
were at Camp Lewis on Saturday and
saw the big ship make its several un
successful, and its final successful
attempt to reach the big snubbing
post. Charley states that it is surely
some big air ship and is a grand
sight as she floats around so ma
jestically. Mrs. W. P. Dutton of Portland has
been spending the week in Heppner,
visiting friends and a guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Deymer.
Yea, Yes.
Lover: "She is as pure as snow."
Cynic: "And like snow she may
drift."
Wm, Stabler of Portland, who en
gages in sheepbuying, is in Huppner
today.
OF
omTHoimcs
Governor Would Gain
Control Over State
Institutions.
DEFEAT OF KAY AIM
Another Stuffed Club Beiag Waved
Over Heads of Oregon Voters;
State School Fund Issue.
By HARRY N. CP.ATN.
Salem, Ore., Oct, 21. Governor
Walter M. Pierce and the Oregon
Journal, in a franitc effort to secure
complete sway over all state institu
tions and affairs thru the election of
Jefferson D. Myers as state treasurer
and third member of the board of
control, are waving another stuffed
club over the heads of the voters of
Oregon.
On the strength of a political in
vestigation and report on the condi
tion of the state's common school
and other funds administered by the
state land board, which by the elec
tion of Mr. Myers they would also
control, they are endeavoring to cre
ate the impression that the school
children of the state have been robbed
of something like a million dollars
by th farmers of Oregon who have
benefitted by loans from these funds,
and by former state officials, whom
they charge have willfully squandered
these funds in the authorization of
bad loans.
Particularly is this attack being di
rected at Thos. B. Kay, Republican
candidate for state treasurer and a
former occupant of that office and
member of the land board, and Sam
Kozer, incumbent and candidate for
reelection to the office of secretary
of state, to discredit whom the report
was prepared and is being used.
Neither the report, nor those who are
interpreting it to their own ends,
however, makes mention of the fact
that Governor Pierce, State Treasur
er Myers, and all of the ex-governors,
preceding state secretaries and for
mer state treasurers since the crea
tion of the land board are equally
guilty with the two singled out by
the Governor and the Oregon Jour
nal for denunciation as violators of
a public trust reposed in them, if the
allegation be true.
Carefully concealed is the fact that
by their own admissions and the di
rect admission of Mr. Myers in a per
sonal interview the alleged wastage
is the result of a faulty system pre
scribed by law and the general condi
tion of agricultural depression which
the entire country has exoerieneed
since the close of the war, and for
which the acts of individual members
of the land board and its employees
are in no manner responsible.
Without going into detail at this
tinio regarding the misrepresenta
tions contained in the report and the
biased conclusions that are being
drawn from it by Gjremor Pierce, the
Oregon Journal and the host of state
employees who are bein used to
scatter the manufactured poison over
the state, the unscrupulous politics
of the whole affair Is evident upon its
face.
The report, which has been mis
branded as an alleged audit of the
land board and is nothing more than
a compilation of the records on le in
the land board office that could have
been made by any stenographer or
clerk in that office, was made by Arch
T. Tourteilotte, public accountant of
Portland, employed by the board at
the instigation of Governor Pierce.
For his work, Mr. Tourteilotte was
paid $1200 in round figures. The re
port was made on the condition of
the funds as of June 30, U'-4, yet
until the opening of the general elec
tion campaign early in September it
was discreetly covered up. Strangely
enough, the Oregon Journal made the
discovery of its existence.
There was in the scheme as a plan
of campaign action one discrepancy
which neither the Governor, the Ore
gon Journal, nor any auditor hired
for the task could remedy so as to
make the actual assessed valuation
of the lands upon which the alleged
bad loans had been made correspond
with and substantiate the alleged
losses to the school funds. This
contingency had, however, been for
seen immediately after the nomina
tion of Mr. Myers at the primary
election and to provide valuations
which would suit their purpose the
Governor and Mr. Myers, constituting
a majority on the land board, inaug
urated a system of employing field
agents to investigate and report upon
the condition of the security for loans
made. The power to appoint these
field agents was carefully retained by
the board with its majority favorable
to Mr. Myers and the plan of action,
and not delegated to the secretary of
the land board, under whom they
would be normally expected to work.
The first of these field agents' re
ports were incorporated into the
Tourteilotte report but thy bias in
them was so evident a to bring a
realization to the Governor and the
Oregon Journal that something less
conspicuously political must be de
vised. This brought aOojt tho ap
pointment of the so-called non-p-ir-tisan
boards of three appraisers in
each county, tin impartiality of which
are guaranteed by the f;tct they are
selected and appointed by the Gov
ernor. Present Administration Credited
With 70 Bad loans.
Py the came token that bor
rowers from the stVe school ftmda
administered by the land borrd ere
listed as delinquent in their .layirents
a nf June W, of this year, in the
public accountant's ri'port upon which
Governor Pie rev and the Journt.1 r
basing teir political uUark upon the
adniinisti'u' inn of previot - land
boards, 70 other l an mad.' mnv
Governor I'mito became a member
of the beard w.-re technically delin
quent on Sept. 21' and mure ar enter
ing the same claniRcatiun eery dty
In a supplementary report compiled
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