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STATE
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NEWS
o Politics
o State Fair Clean
o Hoarding
By A. L. LINDBBCK
Salem Governor Sprague spent
mnr than an noux in tuiixvxcuw
with Republican party leaders one
afternoon this past week. After the to
conference none of those in the
know" would reveal the subject un-
der discussion. All of which, of m
course, only serves to add to touch
of mystery to the occasion and to
arouse the curiosity of the political
nrntmostiactors.
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It is no secret that many ot tne
Republican leaders in Oregon are
becoming impatient of the govern-
or's delay in cleaning his house or R. Bean, public utilities commission
Democratic hold-overs from the er. More than 12,000 trucks are reg-
Martin regime. Neither is it any
secret that some of these same par-
tv leaaers are preii-y muiai ircvcv
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over the governors failure to con-
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suit with them regarding political
appointment, nuw uicoc yj
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rrturbed txliticians fail to take into
account the fact that the few Lem-
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ocrats wno remain on mok hj -
roTl foughtshouldertoshoulderwith
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regular Republicans in electing
Sprague. The fact that they are reg
istered Democrats and hold-overs
from a Democratic regime is enough
to condemn them and to warrant
their immediate disbarment from the
public trough.
To an unbiased political observer,
viewing the situation from the van-
tage point of the side lines, it would
appear that the governor has ai-
ready made fair progress in his
house cleaning chore, lhe lucrative
public utilities commission post, the
liquor control board, the unempioy-
ment compensation commission, in
dustrial accident commission and
the state parole board are already in
Republican hands and the state
hiehwav commission although still
headed by Democrats has always
been staffed by Republicans, most
of whom are intensely partisan in
their political opinions.
But there are a few Democratic
office holders remaining. Enough at
least to arouse the ire of Republican
oartv leaders who believe implicitly
in tVio Wrin tit tr the victor be-1
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longs tne spous, especially uuw wi
their party is in the saddle. Among
these are James H. Hazlett, corpor-l
ation commissioner, who still has
more than three years to serve under
the eleventh hour appointment made
by Governor Martin, and Hugh H.
Earle, insurance commissioner,
whose term still has another two
years to run. Then there is Dan
Fry, state purchasing agent, who, in
spite of his Demoratic affiliation has
made such an outstanding record for
efficiency that the Republican-dom-
inated board of control hesitates to
disturb him in spite of partisan de-
mands for his scalp. And then there
is State Forester J. W. Ferguson,
whom even the governor would like
to see supplanted by a Republican
but about which he apparently can
do nothing without a reorganization
of the forestry board, a move which
he seems reluctant to make.
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plores" the hoarding of foodstuffs in
anticipation of war-time profiteering
there is nothing ne can oo aoout it,
he told newspapermen at the capitol
this week. The governor declared
that in his opinion there was no oc
casion for hoarding in this country
where there is an adequate supply
of everything and told newspaper-
men that his family was not stocking
up on anything.
Officials of the flax cooperative at
Canby have applied to the Board
of Control for an advance on this
year's flax crop. Lack of sufficient
capital, they said, places the coop
erative at a serious disadvantage in
competing with the state flax plant
which is in position to make imme
diate payment to its growers without
the necessity of borrowing from
banks at high rates of interest.
In many respects the state fair this
year was the cleanest ever. All games
of chance and questionable enter
tainments were barred from the mid
way, gambling at the pari-mutuel
windows by minors was forbidden,
Heppner
the races were run for the ben-1
of the spectators rather than the
gamblers after Governor Sprague
took a hand following complaints
which poured in as a result of the
apparent collusion between the
race starter and the pari-mutuel
operators on the opening day.
This has been another busy week
for Oregon's chief executive. Tues-
,jay Governor Sprague met with the
Ktate iteciamauon vuniuusaiuu ai
ciatskanie. Wednesday he jumped
Ontario to attend the annual con-
vention of the State Real Estate as-
sociation. He is scheduled for a stop
Baker on Thursday and on Fri-
ay he will take in the round-up at
Pendleton.
Commercial motor trucks operat
ing in Oregon paid lees xoxaung more
than $763,000 during the first seven
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months of this year, accorcung to u.
istered with the utilities department
for purposes of regulation.
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Apparently aimed at Ralph w.
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for one person to hold the dual po-
nt that rnnnTV T.nar lr was umawiui
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on of county commissioner and
director of a peoples utility district.
Perry, a Hood River county commis
sioner, was recently elected a di
rector of the newly created Hood
River PUD.
Reorganization of the state board
of cosmetic-therapy examiners is
nendini. Governor Soraeue told a
legation of beautv school operat-
ors an(j managers who conferred
m here tnis week. The gov
ernor told the delegation that he was
dissatisfied with the present board
an(j nlanned to replace Mrs. Mary
Burgard of Oregon City as a mem
ber of the board and Inez B. Rein
hart of Portland as secretary.
The new central heating plant
which will serve all buildings in the
capitol group at Salem was formally
turned over to the state by tne con-
tractors this week, lhe plant, ti
nanced through VWA aid, represents
an investment 01 iju,uw. ine coara
of Control also formally accepted the
two huge granite statues guarding
the entrance to the new capitol this
week,
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The Pacific International highway.
an Oregon-born project, has passed
the dream stages and is assuming
form, according to announcemens of
the Oregon State Motor association
North from Vancouver to Hazel
ton, Canada, as well as southward
into far reaches of Mexico, the
highway has already been built and
is being used. On to Fairbanks, Al
aska, is the present slogan, and
commission representing the United
States and Canada have already ag
reed on major points.
Although the route is approxim
ately four-fifths in Canada the Uni
ted States expects to foot the major
part of the bill. A road through or
west of the coastal mountains would
be terrifically expensive, but Uncle
Sam needs the hichwavs for mill
. . . .
tarv riplensft reasons, it is telt in
Washington, and thus willindv as
sumeg a greater part Df the costf as
ayisei by the war department.
It .was on April 14, 1930, in Port
land, that the Pacific International
Highway association was formed, in
response to a call issued by Presi
dent E. B. McDaniel, of the Oregon
State Motor association. Highway
gnthusiasts from several coastal
cities responded to the association'
call.
"We believed in the international
highway then, both for its commer
cial and tourist possibilities, and we
believe in it now," said President
McDaniel. "Connecting the tips of
the two American continents might
have seemed visionary at one time,
but no informed person doubts the
wisdom and feasibility of the plan
now. "We'll have the tip-to-tip high
way in a few years," he said.
APPRECIATION
We wish to express our apprecia
tion for the help given us at the time
of our recent fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Rietmann.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
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Washington, D. C, Sept. 14 There
is no immediate prospect of United
States sending food to Great Brit
ain and France, although the first
reaction to the war's start was
sharp increase in retail prices to
American consumers in the face of
surpluses of everything. Later, and
soon, the farmers and stockmen will
receive better prices now going to
processors, wholesalers and retailers
entirely.
Conditions at the opening of the
second world war are quite different
from the first "war to make the
world safe for democracy and a
war to end 'all wars." Wheat acre
age, for example, is far greater to.
day; there is a larger supply of live
stock. Great Britain has already
made contracts with Argentina for
beef (same canned meat over which
there was a controversy a few
weeks ago when President Roose'
velt said it was a better product
than the American article). Canada
and Australia have large wheat
crops; sugar' is being produced in
British colonies; Ireland (neutral),
is in the sugar beet industry in an
important way. Wheat carryover in
all wheat growing countries is enor
mous. Australia has a heavy store of
wool. However, there will be a de
mand by the allies for fats.
To what extent food supplies
reach Great Britain and France will
depend on the scope of the subma
rine warfare against British flag
ships; carrying food cargoes.
Blame for upping prices is charged
to the American housewife who1 has
wanted to "stock tip." The day that
President Roosevelt gave assurance
that there is no occasion to purchase
more than the normal food supply
for a week, the procurement division
of the treasury ignored Mr. Roose
velt's advice1 to consumers. Procure
ment telephoned to all government
agencies to prepare their requisitions
for one year's supplies in order that
the supply can be obtained "before
prices increase." Among other items,
a year's supply of sugar, flour, ba
con, lard, coffee for government hos
pitals, camps, etc., the instruction
of procurement division making
Uncle Sam No. One hoarder.
Warlike atmosphere in the na
tiohal capital Tourists forbidden to
walk under the portico of the White
House. Police of the executive man
sion detail have shifted their service
revolver from the hip to a holster
slung from a white Sam Brown belt,
No outsider permitted to peek into
the building at the navy yard where
big guns are rifled. Eighteen minutes
after a shift changes in the navy
yard every blueprint and other doc
ument must be accounted for by the
last man inspecting it. There are
500 civilians working in the yard
sortie were contributing to commu
nist "front" organizations a few
months ago. Secrecy surrounds Mr,
Roosevelt's goings and comings be
tween Washington and his mother's
home at Hyde Park. Each day ah
officer from the army, another from
the navy, sticks pins in a map of
Europe facing the president's desk
in the executive office, showing the
day's developments in the war. Some
new dealers who hate Hitler favor
sending troops to the allies (they
were too young to be in the first
world war). The government has
sent an improved gasmask of do
mestic manufacture to every repre
sentative in the foreign service in
the war zone.
The farm revenue in the Pacific
Northwest was better in July than
in July, 1938, (but still below July,
1937), is due to government pay
ments. Of the farm revenue in Ore
gon last July, $7,343,000, the govern
ment contributed $363,000, the re
Oregon
mainder being $2,106,000 from crops
and $4,874,000 from livestock. For
Washington's July revenue the gov
ernment contributed ?l,12U,uuu, otn
er items being $4,643,000 from crops
and $5,304,000 from livestock, total
of $9,947,000 for the month.
From January to August 1, the
government paid Oregon farmers $4,-
300,000 Washington $o,byu,uw. in
cluding the government benefits,
revenue for Oregon farms for the
first seven months was $43,213,000
and for Washington $67,831,000. The
figures show that livestock and live
stock products bring in more rev
enue than crops or did in the first
seven months. Government payments
for Idaho in the January-July per
iod were $5,446,000.
Behind the sudden abandonment
of broadcasting the propaganda from
Europe (it reached a point where no
government-controlled station in the
belligerant nations could be be
lieved) was a slick piece of radio
censorship on the American stations
which were picking up the foreign
broadcasts, making transcriptions,
and recasting them. Every American
station must have its license re
newed every six months by the Fed
eral Communications commission.
Mr. Roosevelt disapproved of the
propaganda. FCC gave a hint to the
national networks, the propoganda
transcriptions were discontinued.
That's the inside story.
John L. Lewis of CIO and William
Green of AFL are in for a severe
jolt if America "goes in." Key men
to handle industry and labor is a
noted industrialist who had his trou
bles with the communist-inspired
sit down strikes. The president has
approved his selection.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Graham and
daughter, Jean Marie, returned the
end of the week from a motor trip
to Utah where they visited relatives
of Mr. Graham's.
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Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please bring before
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
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HEPPNER, ORE.
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PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
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Office Phone 523 House Phone 828
Heppner
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
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