THE IONE INDEPENDENT
Published E
P. 11 iSiUii..
.y Friday by
iilitor-Publishcr
-SUUa( 'v.i'TION:
One ynar $1.50
i,1. months 7fj
" '"" h m
K?itereo as aecond -!s matter at the
pijstcifliee at lone, Oregon, under act
of Mii.Pi '!, 1ST!)
FiiJ;-y, Jan .; try 4, 1924
President Couiidge when dis
cu-ir g the disposition of Muscle
H'.oaU in his message to congress
a; s i tin; mauufac'ure of nitrates
ut these prope- considered
the i'iirmr when iie recognized
the necws.-'itv for cheap fertilizer
and also the public interest when
he said: "It seems desirable, in
order to promote and protect the
public welfare, to have adequate
covenents that such experiments
be made and carried to a success
ful conclusion." Such covenents
are the peoples safe guard if the
manufacture of cheap fertilizer
is a main consideration forsecur-
;., .. ,, 1,1.. l c II.:
mi; u VillUttlJIl lUilMC Ul LIIIH iiop-i
er l.y from the government. -The '
ftianuiactui'cr.
i HU ui i 3 m b 'iai
Fcr Sale Goo I rrrVh cow. In
quire of Mrs. C. L. O'Neill.
Mrs. Eva Nelson of Pendleton,
is the new waitress at the' hotel.
Tires are going fas! at Lundell's
garage owing to the low price
Ernest Montandon, lone'.s ladies
man, is confined ac home with s
severe cold.
Walt Smith expects to lesvt
this week for a visit lo his broth
er in Seattle.
Cashier Gunzel and Geo. Ritchie
had business in Hep: ner Monday,
and dined at tin hotel.
Mrs. A. T. McNay of Newborn
is lie re visiting her datitrhfer.
! Mrs. Louis Hunger.
A II Coch;an, 0. G. and Miss
E. 0. Bjrj'sVoni, left Thursday
; tor a visit to I'ortlaiid.
Co operative Grain Growers j Mrs. Frank M.trti.i left Tues
Awanled Huge Damages day for a vi.-k with her parents
Judge I). U. Parker of the cir-' wh rusi,'e m '11' Settle,
cuit court at Condon, last week! Fred Mii-Msm who ha: been
in his decision of the case of the wo,'king forso tu time at Sunny.
Oregon Cooperative Grain Grow-. a'd Wn., has i-etuied to lone,
ers, a coporation, against P. L. The school teachers have hac
Sehamel, ouerruled the demurrer their holiday vacation and are
to the complaint, which in effect back on the job again, school re
will require the defendant to pay suming business Wednesday,
to the Oregon Cooperates Grain; VV. P. Strandb rr, director ol
Growers 25 cents a bushel as ' t,e Oregon Public Utility iiu-eau
liquidated damages because he ' Portland, was a bu linens visitoi
sold 15,001) bushels of wheat to in lone last FriJav. We ac
parties other than the growers' , knowledge a picasaitt call.
lj.',',y'. r, ,. I Miss Josephine 1'iwne who hat.
I h,s case was filed ,n the crcut bw) tl(. ,U(,sl ,,f M d
court of Sherman county. It ,s ,ke llmval tj fop ,1(J
he firs time the question lms.,uU Wt,h)L,J(1 f(. iH1. .
become before a court in just this ; Nl,w j.iyill0,l!n lt;ull0.
form, lhe decision holds the , .,
.,,vi!nn.,f.t,n,..-,;.,....l, J HoWUI'd ll llHS bed!
........ , vie v uivi udi , iiiui r "
ting agreement valid and en
forceable, which fixes a specific
sum to be allowed as liquidated
damages in case of a breach on
the part of the grower to deliver
his wheat as provided in the con-
tiact. Two reasons are given fori
the validity and cnforceubality of
the provision, viz (1) Ity the pro
vision of th" contract itself, the
act uid damage bi mg 'tlillietilt of
ascertainment or ad measure
ment; ami (21 by legislative en
act aient.
The Oregon law provides that
the by-laws ami in-.rketinir con
tracts of cooperative association:
may fix, its liquidate I damages,
specific sums to ha paid by a mem
ber of the association u,ion ;h.
breach by him of any provision ot
the marki ting contract i' gnrdiie.
the su'e or delivery or withhold
ing of pro iucts; und any such
provisions shall be valid ai.dtn
foreenblc in the emu t si of the
state.
"Kidit" Great Success
th
Development if a new variety of
winter wheat which is resistant
to limit or smut is announced by
the department of llgiicu.ture. It
has been named "Kidit" lecmi.w
it is expected to lid the wheat
fields of smut. The variety wa
developed by lr. V. V. Gaines ot
the Washington agricultural ex
periment station at I'lillnuin, Wn.,
in co operati. n with lhe depart
nient of agriculture.
It was I, red through erossinu !
Tin key and Florence varieties. ''"' wl
the latter a smut resiling Horitm .m 1,'Uk'"'-' w
Lay is considered i.l,c champion
cake eater of lone.
Any one we lung to make a
hurry-up trip to Arlington had
better cull on Louis lialsiger or
Ike Howard, fcr ihie genth men
held the record for quick trans
pi.itaiim, they nhyayt get back
the saaie nie hi I la'y leave.
iir, a slate prohi
hi" a !i iv nun-
n..M iug mi a cold
r ! - -'if id the fellows
r.ian l jurv at
ki-liTpping diurge
li. W. Sine!;
si. i;l! . v as i .
uti i.e.- i,i
f;.'. i-.-.S..:
Illtill'lei 1 V
I'oiii'mi on a
til.d la ( ii.i ;.
Jlom-ay nmrni'ig lo.i'al niiout
three i,.elie.s of s'unv cuverit:,; lhe
Ciom: I at Lme v. i;li the tiler
llhnui !i r )..iiiling lo i'e.i'.'c aiiow
zero. 'Tuesday morning it was
abtiiit n,ir below ;.a ! registers
clc' ;o tliat figure si;y,'e. S
not !-e e!r lilely cal I, n:i!y when
)'i! not in t ' i- nun nh is it
qsi.e l .i. iee.-iMe, e.-j'eci,;;'y uheli
wile wtm't h'lil i tl.e tin'.
-lleMll,
' i .l on a
!. .. 11. Is.
i.iu-u'ii.n
A. V. landed of
wa in I. over tin v.t
ve il ta !.i i p. '!-. at ;i
Mr. I.uii.ie tt a,, a !. c
ol I'eiull. ton and fiirtlii', e years
itiieclar el the hav?" band, an iir
h l.e started, ami
gi.en II Caillpli-
Maui sln-rt.
term w here I
ga.Mia n!s.
lie i-; goims to As-
lH busil'a ss en-
wheat from Austruh:i. liidu has i v "11-'!( l'v t,i'' 1,1111,1
been found tietler adapte l fur the
more hunial irions than for
seinidaiid leeiecs. A few hund
red fai mem in eastern Washing
ton planted Kidit this fall to give
it a more complete trial than it
has had in experiments.
on
Cecil New.; items
A S'.'i V ice W Id he held ill Cecil
.ill lias S l'neiy i veiling, Jan.
,(!( hv Aid, ,ep. Mil Gaiilic of
LosLNraycdorStoUn :Cox i-v, rvl-,..U welcome.
on mown muse o j is. old. K. Hallingi-r of llermiston, l as
ii.an.ie.1 mi! circle J. A. on left lm-v during t'se week ship
ht.tle, swetu.d on left hboulder, . ,.lU., h,)V f,,,m ,lt..
also 1 Hy Mule count. '2 j y..,., . An.,, .,, j V.u!et ihnd
old. no v.sable brand but has ,,ri. of ituUt,lv 1 lts. were calling
vate mark. Left the C. lVin!on m,.m; olg,., Sammcr at lhe
place about 3eekMK. Suitable j .iHt ra:11, iUxv iav.
reward. A.C. Mclntyre, Wid P.ilmate. rot Windy .Wok.
l'hone 14 1-13 Owner. ' u j Otcil m.u Jay t t.iiiiiiK
Radio on the Farm
KEEPS YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD
Concerts, lectures, news bulletins, market reports
You should know the price of wheat, sheep and
cattle in Chicago and Portland every day.
On!y the latest makes handled:
GREBE ACE MURAD
CEOSLEY AIRPHONE
InJoor or Outdoor Aerial Dry Batteries
Prices from $10.00 up
Ask when our demonstration will be in your vicinity '
Reduced for this week
ELECTRIC TOASTERS . . . $4.35
BOUDOIR LAMPS $4.25
MAURICE A. FRYE
Everything Electrical
HEPPNKR, ORE.
Phone 472
,
Elevator Company
spending the Holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Idi.i. Ike How-
iard, has returned to JicMinnville
to take up Ins studies at Linliold
College.
Kay Karrutt and Miss Esther
Logan took Now Vears' dinner at
j the home of Mr. and Mrs, Ike.
Railroad Rates and
Transportation Costs
Railroad Supplies Up 100 Per Cent
Freight Rates 23 3-10 Per Cent
Passenger Fares 35 3-10 Per Cent
'.ill
1'i-i'irlil I'iiti's unit jmnspnuer fares im the Union rncirlr Sy
li'iti liavc udviuu'tHl lets tlinn half as much hu the increase In
tli,i' ci'.sl of i'ii;;liion, cam and other principal ItfUra of rallroail
e.H'ime.
I'ompariiiK iirc-war prices villi IIiubb of today we find:
l're-Var Proeent Percent of
Commodity I'rlct) Price Increase
lil. "'' ton $ IiO.00 f 43.00
I'rciKlit Locomotive 2ti.ntt0.00 64,000.00 14C;,,
I'ri'iKlit Car t.lno.OO 2,500.00 127
Tit,. eiwli .35 .84 140
Ste.l tljridtV'S, tanks, cic.)
l'er tin r.0.00 96.00 12
'S'ei.l PiifS'iigcr Condi.... 12.000.0(1 25,000.00 JU8
C.ition Wiihio, per lb .05 .095 00
Illoe'k SlKiiala. per mile.... 1,200. 00 2.500.00 108
Switch Lumps, each 4.04 , 8.40 108
I''.il. per ton. 2.11 3.38 60
Aerime annual earn inK (1!U2) (1022)
per employe 884.01 1,808.47 104.6
'"''"ea 4,668.875.00 13251,552.00 , 280
In lhe face or .Iicnc Im renwcn, ficlulit rutin on the Vnlon
I'aei.ic System dlliiliu the niiiue lime luivo Incrcnseil only
.12,1-IH peireiii mul pusM'i.KiM- lints .S5II-IO percent.
In 1013 we received for liuullni! i tor. of freight one mile,
ti.7 inlll, for huiilins n pu .i-.i-er cn mile, "J c. In Jim,
these rntes wen; l.;5ani 1.015 respectively. lie 1021 freis o
rate represenlsi a r iluuii;,i , cbmit W,i unlir lfl21 ant' pus
Miisyr fares about le; mui r u.i
In order to cam iioni,!- ;roMt revenu i to puivhaio a pint
uf Ink, it is necc.i?ai) for us lo haul om. ton or freight 42
miles; for a cross lie, 6", i" II . a mm.J Inntern, 91 miles; one
frelKlii car wheel, 117 miles; and one monkey wrench !i7
miles.
To pay for a day of Hack labor It is nccis.ary lo haul one
ton of freight 236 miles. I'ur a day'n waces of a frelclit train
.-tew 2680 miles. For a day's wages of a niachlulst 401 miles.
For a Ion of fuel 263 miles,
Tin- railroads of the t inted Staljes maintain the lowest
Mli an.! the lowest capitalization per mile, while paying the
liiKhisI wanes ol any couniry In the world.
So loim as the rallioaiis' cost of doing btislnosi remains at
the pi ebi ut hlh level n Kcnerut reduction of freight and pas
senger ralm cannot saiely be made.
Coiwtnicilve suski aliens are always welcome.
C. R. OKAY,
Omaha, Nebraska, Pre.ldent.
January 1, 1924.
Union pacific system
FARMERS
IONE, OREGON
DEALERS IN
I Coal and "Wood!!
Flour and Feed
;! Best Lump Coal, ton, . . $13.00::
it
i: 16-inch Cordwood, fir or pine, 12.90 ::
;! Rolled Barley, ...... 44.00 !
:: Whole Oats, 44.00 !j
I Mill-feed, 35.00:!
Heavy 7-foot Cedar Posts . 21 cts i;
ENGELMAli HARDriiRE
IONE, OREGON
THE BRUNSWICK TIREh
Monobile Oils for the Auto, the Tractor and the
Machine that needs good Lubrication
ALL KINDS OK SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE
Everything in the Plumbing Line, such as
BATH TUBS, LAVATORY SINKS AND TOILETS
SAMPSON ROLLER-BEARING WINDMILLS
F. S. LANG CO. RANGES. Come and see them.
THE THOR WASHING MACHINE,
no trouble to demonstrate.
SPECIAL PRICES ON GLASSWARE
ENGELMAN HARDWARE
IONE, OREGON
.i'ier mast turkey, etc. (after de- local Tuesday for Portland to re
iiiiniitf a bin tuikey ut home.) sume their studies at their re
mt alas, Wid found the cup- gpective schools, after spending
mrds were dure and returned a Riorums holiday in Cecil.
ine a sadder, but wiser man. I
Mr. and Mrs. I.son who have! ManLlfe
"tn visitiiiff ut the home nf T.I Cm V nf' Pill Imin W n
Notice For Publication
DepnrfiiiiMit of (lie Intcrlo"-. IT. S.
I.aml Klliivat Tint Dalli'H, Ikri'fjoii,
li. eeiiilicr is, lii-.M.
.No'l'ici: U IktcIiv lvlvi'M tlmt
; OiifHM V. (illiHon, of Krlm, ' ,irii,
ho, on April ill. Iiijn. tiimI, lloin,..
Ktcml lintr.v. No. Di'lliCI. for SVV'!',.
Sii'iidii .". Tou-iiHliii) I-Xurlli. Itnuif
J'l-KiiKt, WilliiiniTttf Meritli an. Ihih
tili'il liotici' of iiitfiitliin to nmke
tlirit- j-cnr I'roof, to rxtiihliwli vlnlni
to the lunl iiliovc tlcxcrlhi'il, l.fcire
liny At AinlriKori. liiilteil Stiitcn
CoiiiiiiIxmIoiht, at llepmier. Oregon,
on tlH-ll'lth tlay of Jumiiirv, uc'i.
i IMIUIlllIt IIUIIK'M HM WitllCMMB ('.
I). Mnny, Dan I.ln.lwy, rhiudi- Wiiiil
ami V. V. MiMticy. all of Kelio, ro.
J. W. DOXXEl.LY. lt.ulhter.
zero with about 3 inches of snow
at Morgan.
Money For Rabbit HiJes
From information received by i
County Agent Mor9e, from the
Dr. F. E. Farrior
DENTIST
Office upstairs over Poatoffice
HEPPNEIi. ORE.
WOODSON & SWEEK
Attorneys At Law
First National Bank Building
Ileppncr Oregon
HEPPNER TAILORING CO.
TAILORS
Cleaning Dyeing
Pressing Repairing
Heppner, Ore. .
American IiabDit Products Ck. of ; rCODinSOn
for rabbit skins, f. o. b. shippinir
point. In preparing the rabbit
nkins the hearts and feet are ent
May at Lone Star ranch, left here visiting with relatives. t? and the skins pulled off inside
i mirsuay tor their home in Hood Herb Witzel has returned from i out and hung up to dry. Thev
i,lv, r' ! a trip to the Valley. j dry more rapidly if stretched on
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Farnsworthi Russ Pen v and wife returnm! ! a piece of wire the shane nf n
"id rhildien of Rhea Siding, was Wednesday and Wid Palmateet j sfaule or on a board, but it does
it Heppner Monday and Tuesday! took them to their home on the 'not need to be stretched. No
visum friends. i Benedict place. ' shipment should be made of le3s
Miss tsier Logan, student of Joe Hobday was hsre Christ- 100 lbs. as can be procured.
Inrie liiKh school, spent her va- mas visitinur hisuarents. Inasmuch as the skins are liomrht
c:uion w itii friends in Four Mile. A watch party was held
New York, they are willing to Attorney and Conuslor at Law
pay from S5c to 45c per pound j " - -
Will practice in all the Courts
IONE. OREGON
When You Visit Heppner
Eat at the
Elkhdrn Restaurant
Good Meals Best of Service
Lunch Counter
Jesse Wells of Heppner has
here for their fur value only, they can : ' Z 2 " "'rr.'
Snow fell to the depth of four New Year's eve at the Holodaye shot with rifle or shotgun, fornresident bunch FaJS.T
ncl.es here during the early hour home. Shipments should be made lo the torPre8ldt"u"C". twlwh guy.
Fred Pettyjohn took his daugh-' American- Rabbit Products Co., Why doesn't the marshal fix
ter Hazel to Heppner Saturday 18 24" Arch street, Newark, New the street lights is the question
i'f last Nmduy morning. Coldest
ii iy wasJan. 1, two degrees be
I. w zero,
Miss Minnie H. Lowe left on
S inday for Monmouth to resume
her studies.
to have dental work done. Jersey, and sen.iing a sight draft
Eudera Hatdesty spent a few '? r,n na,n8' t!ie b''' of ladinT
days at home during Christmas " the me place. Rabbit, will
week, returning to lone Tuesday we'K,l out about s,x pelu t0 the
Miss Georgia Summers. Master to resume her school studies. , pound.
Hob Lowe and pal, Master Don I XVwYearrfavu aahriolit.nl1 .1,1., inKin..n
. - - - -- v - wwfw nwui uoyii
Ueisler, of lort.and, left on the gunny but cold, 2 degrees below Portland was too.
at tome.
asKed. it s too cold to investi
gate and besides he can't climb
a pole. Probably wailing for the
moon.
About 4J inches of mow now
covers the ground here and it re
mains very cold.