HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 1930.
PAGE FIVE
IRRIGON
Bert Beneftel returned Monday,
October 6, from Portland where he
has been for the past month doc
toring. A daughter, weighing 11 pounds,
was born Tuesday, October 7, to
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith. . Both
mother and baby are doing nicely.
Lucille W ilson is attending ocnool
in Umatilla. She is Btaying at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. AlquisL
Lucille was unable to get the sub
jects she required to graduate here
and as this is her last year it was
decided she should attend schorl in
our neighboring town.
Alice Wilson has been having the
mumps the past week but is recov
ering now. It is feared the epi
demic will get a start in the school
and some will miss quite a few
days of school.
Tha Umatilla West Extension Ir
rigation district held their monthly
meeting at their office on Tuesday,
October 7.
W. R. Walpole has been very ill
for the past two weeks but is re
ported to be better now and abU to
be up a part of the time. Mrs.
Williams is taking care of the long
distance telephone while Mr. Wal
pole is ill.
Mrs. Delia Houghton, mother of
Fred Houghton, left on. the stage
Tuesday morning for Portland. She
has been visiting her son and
daughter-in-law for the past week.
Mrs. Fred Leicht has been making
two trips a week to Hermiston
where she has been taking treat
ments from Dr. Christopherson.
The representative of the Utah
Woolen mills was in this vicinity
Monday and Tuesday of last week.
He makes this territory regularly.
Marjorie Williams is on the sick
list
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Seita left last
week for California to spend the
winter. They are planning on re
turning in the spring.
Mrs. W, C. Isom and daughter
Dorothy returned home on Tues
day of last week from Wenatchee,
Wash., where they have been work
ing for the past month.
J. J. Wells of Heppner was an
Irrigon caller on Wednesday. While
here he called on Mr. Walpole, who
is ill.
Work of repairing our commun
ity roads was started on Monday,
and everyone who has a team seems
to be on the Job. It is estimated
the work will not last as long as in
previous years. Frank Markham is
road foreman for this district w' ich
is district number one.
Jimmie Williams has been sick
with tonsilitis but is able to again
attend school. The oldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Don Brook has been
out of school for several days with
congestion of the lungs but is bet
ter now.
George Haskell has been spend
ing most of his time on the ranch
in Washington where they intend to
move before long. Mrs. Haskell
has been staying on their ranch
here.
W. A. Chaney and family are in
Grants Pass looking for a location.
They will return this week.
R. C. Brown of Eugene shipped
his household goods to Irrigon this
week and arrived here himself. It
is not known what he expects to do
or where he will live.
Bishop Wisdom is able to get
around with the help of a cane now.
Bob Smith hauled a load of ce
ment from Irrigon to the ranch of
Bud Crofton across the river from
Umatilla this past week.
Mrs. Marshall Markham and two
children are visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
McCoy.
The Irrigon band played at the
Hermiston fair on Saturday, Oct 4.
The parents took the young people
to Hermiston in their cars. The
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time.
Frank Leicht has been doing
some remodeling on his residence.
He is finishing the inside with plas
ter board. Mr. Fagerstrom is doing
the work.
The section crew has again start
ed working on the well at the rail
road house where Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Stever live. They are trying
to drive it and are having some
trouble doing so.
Mrs. O. Coryell returned home
October 9. Mrs. G. Lorenzen, her
mother, Mr. Lorenzen, an uncle, and
Miss Thelma Lorenzen, a cousin,
accompanied her home. They re
turned to The Dalles the same day.
Word was received lately of the
death of Mr. Woodcock, the father
of Mrs. C. C. Grimm. He passed
away in Salem, Sept 2i, at the age
of 84 years. Many here will re
member Mr. Woodcock as he made
his home with his daughter while
they were here.
Mr. and Mrs. Duwald were Her
miston callers Wednesday evening
going up after their school work
was over for the day.
John Odell was a business caller
In Irrigon Friday morning. He is
district manager of the Tum-A-Lum
Lumber company and was attend
ing to some business for his company.
ALPINE.
Willard Hawley and Bert Michel
were looking after business inter
ests in Heppner Monday.
Art Schmidt Edward Hounshell
and Alfred Schmidt spent an en
joyable afternoon at the Clary home
Sunday playing croquet
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Morey of Uma
pine were visiting with friends at
Alpine and Pine City last week.
Mrs. Morey will visit for a few
weeks in this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lindsay spent
Sunday evening at the home of C.
F. Morehead on Butter creek.
P. J. Doherty of the Lone Tree
district is in the community for a
few weeks helping to seed.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Doherty will be pleased to hear of
the arrival of a baby boy last Tues
day. W. T. Doherty, W. J. McDaid,
Lawrence Doherty and Nora and
Margaret motored to lone and
Heppner Sunday.
Everyone is anxious now since
hearing of the play "Fascinating
Fannie Brown," which is being pre
pared by the Alpine high school.
The date is undecided yet
P. J. Curran spent Monday after
noon visiting at the McDaid home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lindsay and
daughter Annie motored to Pendle
ton on business Monday.
Oregon Mutual Fire Company,
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your buildings and contents. A
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earnings stay at home. Represented
by H. M. Bull In this territory.
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For Sale 402 acres summer range
known as South Jones prairie. Mrs.
Henry Jones, 399 E. 16th, St N.,
Portland, Ore. 27tf.
For Sale 250 head aged fine wool
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For Sale Auto knitting machine,
completely equipped and in fine con
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Gay M. Anderson and Claude Cox
brought in a fine buck from their
hunt last week end.
SAYS MB. BONE UNFAIR.
Editor Gazette Times:
In your last week's issue, your
reference to the address of Homer
T. Bone at Rhea creek was timely.
Mr. Bone has fought the power com
panies in Washington so long that
he has become bitter and in making
a public address he uses the same
tactics which he uses in court He
was so biased in some of the things
he said that I was certainly dis
appointed in him. In discussing a
question such as the power bill, I
think a speaker should be fair and
frank with his audience. Mr. Bone's
address was discounted by many of
his hearers because he tried to
make it appear that only one can
didate for governor is free from
domination by the power interests.
Some of those present remarked
that he was paid well for trying to
tell the people of Oregon whom they
should elect for governor.
Now, the fact is that no candidate
is trying to give away the people's
interest in the power rights. Mr.
Bailey has made his position clear.
Mr. Metschan pointed out, before
the attorney general rendered his
opinion, that there probably Is a
weakness in the state law in regard
to the right to recapture a leased
power site, and he said, if this was
the case, he would do all he could
to have it remedied. This is a mat
ter almost wholly in the hands of
the legislature, yet the candidates
and the press who are making so
much commotion about the power
question have not so far as I have
been able to ascertain, asked a sin
gle candidate for the legislature
how he stands on this question.
The biggest and most important
development for this section of the
country at the present time is the
Umatilla Rapids project Not only
will there be developed enormous
power, which will eventually pay
for the whole project and which
will serve as a regulator of power
rates in all the region to which this
power may be distributed, but it
will improve the navigation of the
Columbia river. This will mean
cheaper transportation, which is of
more importance to the farmers
than the cheap power. But this
project means both. Incidentally,
there will be some reclamation of
arid lands and the use of the dam
a3 an interstate bridge.
For many years, Phil Metschan
has been a supporter of the Uma
tilla Rapids project He was one
of the first of the leading business
men of Portland who gave it real
support As a citizen and business
man as well as chairman of the
State Central committee, he has
rendered every assistance he could
to Senators McNary and Steiwer
and Congressmen SinnoU, Butler,
Hawley and Korell in advancing the
Umatilla Rapids bill.
President Hoover is favorable to
the Umatilla Rapids project The
defeat of the Republican ticket, or
any part of it will be heralded as
a repudiation of the administration.
Would that help to put over this
project? Do not be deceived. The
way to hasten the construction of
this project is to vote for the Re
publican candidates for senator,
representatives and governor. And
the construction of this project will
bring cheaper transportation and
cheaper power. Stand by the men
who have been fighting for your In
terests, and do not wander off after
some candidate who thinks he has
recently been annointed as "the sa
vior of the dear people," and who
makes promises he cannot fulfill.
Respectfully,
S. E. NOTSON.
WESTERN SAVINGS
and LOAN ASSOCIATION
I.U.CA, BHg th Mid YrnnhUI
Portland
y UNDER STATH SUPERVISION
A Neighbor's Wamie
AGAINST
Power Districts Amendment
"You can't get something lor nothing"
"An Impossible Promise"
Says a leading Seattle newspaper in referring
to current propaganda for so-called "public
ownership" and to the promise of many a can
didate now seeking political office. It gives this
warning to the people of Oregon :
"H
IS program restates the promise that has
been made in many other campaigns and
in many parts of the country. He promises a vast
public power and electrical development 'without
cost to the taxpayers.'
"This is a promise that has never yet been ful
filled. Wherever the people have been beguiled in
to permitting the experiment it has proved a fail
ure and a disappointment and has imposed heavy
additional burdens upon the taxpayers. It is a
promise that only the fanatical few nowadays ven
ture to voice anywhere within hailing distance of
a city or a section wherein the experiment has been
tried.
"Nothing of the kind can be done without cost to
the taxpayers. Bonds may be sold and debt in
curred to get such a development under way, and
for a time everything may seem to be moving se
renely. But the day of reckoning comes around and
the sad results are apparent both in the evidences
VOTE 325 X NO
of waste and mismanagement, and still more pal
pably in the recurrent upward leaps and bounds of
the general tax rate.
"The people of Oregon have only to cast their
eyes in the direction of Seattle and Tacoma to learn
much on this score; they have only to cock their
ears to catch the loud complaint that rises against
these cities from all the rest of the State of Wash
ington. Seattle and Tacoma launched heavily up
on power development schemes to be perfected
'without cost to the taxpayers.' The tax rate in
Tacoma has gone up to 81 mills, the highest in the
whole Northwest, and the Seattle rate to 76.85
mills claims second place.
Tax Rates 1929
Tacoma, 81.89 mills
Seattle, 76.85 mills
Portland, 48.60 mills
Whole State Suffers Tax Losses
"Kxistlng publicly owned utilities of
Kin? and Tierce counties have Increased
taxes in every other city and community
in the State of Washington." Tax
payers' Economy League of Spokane.
"Both Seattle and Tacoma have stripped the tax
rolls of millions of dollars' worth of taxable prop
erty for their power projects. They have taken
this property not only within their own corporate
limits and the limits of the counties in which they
are located, but they have invaded numerous other
counties and helped themselves freely. All this has
added immeasurably to the taxes of property re
maining on the rolls. That is why the rest of this
state so bitterly complains and so earnestly de
mands that these city utility projects be compelled
to resume a share of the tax load. Should that be
done the city taxpayers again must suffer, by in
crease in the direct tax levy, by increase in utility
rates, or by both.
"Seattle and Tacoma have gained nothing by
these ventures. On the contrary they have lost
much and stand to lose still more. The people of
Oregon will be well advised to turn away from the
foolish thought of getting something for nothing.
On a state-wide scale, as promised in Oregon and
as proposed in the so-called 'district power bill' in
itiated in Washington, the results would be so
much the more dangerous."
Editorial, Seattle Sunday Times, August 31, 1930.
VOTE 325 X NO
PEOPLE OF OREGON ...
Heed this Warning Against Confiscatory Debts and Taxes
by Voting 325 X NO !
Against Power District Constitutional Amendment
Paid Advertisement UTILITY TAXPAYERS COMMITTEE, II. L. WALTIIER, Manager, 206 Sixth Street, Portland, Oregon