THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON.
The only th in g th a t keeps the boot
peoples bending low u nder tbe yoke
of the burden of life from day to day legger In business is customer«.'—
Published every Thursday at Hermiston, Umatilla Couaty, Oregon, iu,the«heart of Eastern It Is Inconceivable th a t an A m erican Canton News.
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heritage.
headline. T h at was th e only way he
BERNARD MAINWARING, EDITOR
could tu rn .— G reenville Piedm ont.
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OREGON 1025?
The election In P ortlan d came out ; mire even though we do not alw ays
i approve of h er activities affecting
us was expected; an overw helm ing
¡eth
e r sections of the state, realizes
victory for th e proposed 1925 fair.
No one has doubted the benefit the I full well on w hich side h er bread is
exposition would confer upon P o rt i buttered. W hile th e P o rtlan d vote
land and there is no question b u t is taken by the fair prom oters to in
th a t the m etropolis voted In accord dicate th a t th e ir m easure will curry
I triu m p h an tly in the sta te a t large,
w ith Its Interests.
j we know up th is way th a t it is due
The real fig h t how ever is ahead.
Governor Olcott has called a special ' to receive h ard sledding in the ru ral
¡d istricts. F in d in g th e ir tax burden
session of the leg islature to pass the
sta te wide m illage tax for the fair. already onerous, th e farm ers gener
T his w ill be referred to the voters ally are opposed to it, an d do not
who are the court of the laBt uppeal hesitate to say so. Its only hope lies
in the question of w hether the tax in th e a ttitu d e of th e population cen
ters, whose people may w an t to a t
will be voted.
There seems to be some doubt if tend an o th er big Oregon fair, and
th e legislature will pass the fair may also consider th a t th e ir cities
m easure as m any of th e up-state will reap some indirect commercial
representatives arc certain to oppose. benefit. However, P endleton’s action
It is to be expected, however, th a t in voting down every im provem ent
the m easure will be approved by the m easure on h er local ballot w ith one
legislature, especially as such ap exception, and in even disapproving
proval is not final. It merely gives her presum ably essential city budget
the people their chance to vote on it is not a hopeful sign.
and they are the power th a t should
THAT WORD “AFFORD”
decide the question anyway.
Sanford (F la .) H erald
No one can doubt th a t the sen ti
W hen a m erchant talk s about “ a f
m ent in this p art of the sta te is at
present opposed to th e tax. W h eth fording” ad v ertisin g , he is g ettin g
er it will rem ain th is way may be eady for a r t live m erch an t to take
doubted, but If the election were held his trade aw ay from him. People do
now it is pretty certain th a t the fair not “afford” ad v ertisin g any more
would be defeuted In th is county by than the man w ho needs a su it of
clothes "affo rd s” them . It is not a
a big m ajority.
question
of “affo rd in g ” advertising,
Both of the Pendleton papers were
boosting for the fair In the summ er it is a v ital necessity.
and both are now attac k in g the
6tate wide t s x ' This Is probably
a fair Indication of th e way sen ti
m ent Is sw inging in th e county.
This paper hopes th e fair m ay he
held and would be w illing to see the
proposed tax voted, b u t no one can
Ignore th e fact th a t present senti
m ent is not ru n n in g th a t way. Il
times do not Improve and tax payer?
become more free w ith th e ir money
the fa ir tax w ill be defeated unless
the city of P ortland rolls up a large
enough m ajority in its favor to over
ride the protests of th e outside
country.
A b etter plan would be for the
legislature to reviso the financial
plan of th e fair to conform w ith the
benefits to be derived. Those parts
of the sta te w hich will profit most
should pay most and those which
will profit leust should pay least
Otherw ise the districts remote from
P ortland are going to sw at the fair
tax hard.
A nother m urderer has been se n t
enced to hang. It is Just possible
th a t If th is continues m urder may
lose some of Its present popularity.
WHAT OF 1925 1
W eston Lender
Portland voted four to one fttr the
1925 fair. P ortland know s of coins»
th at th e a falr will be of direct and
positive benefit to her. Oregon-»
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OREGON PRESS COMMENT
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The problem s of th e schoolboy
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serve to keep the home sires le a rn
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Scrapping
b attlesh ip s
to
th e
am ount of $500,000,000 seems an aw
ful waste. If women had the Job
they’d m ake them over Into some
th in g useful.— Benton County Cour
ier.
If Germany really w an ts to get
■ id of Bergdoll, all she has to do Is
to declare w ar.— New York Evening
MaiL
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T he only concern th a t seems to be
m aking money in Russia is th e gov
ern m en t p rin tin g office.— Seattle
Ju d g in g from dope, Hood R iver Times.
county is about tile only one in th e
The present situ atio n affords con
sta te th a t does not cherish the idea
th a t It will provide th e next govern siderable food for thought, if hash
can be called food.— B irm ingham
or.— Hood R iver News.
News.
It is really sta rtlin g th e way
And then, a ta riff w all keeps our
w recks occur in P o rtlan d . J u s t
th in k ! in th e first 15 days of th is A merican goods' from being* seized
m onth th ere were 575 w recks. I t is upon by cheap foreign money.— B ir
enough to m ake a ped estrain long m ingham News.
for w ings so th a t he could fly over
M anufacturers rep o rt autom obile
the d anger zones.— Am ity S tandard.
is w ith in the reach of all. In Naw
T here is a notion p rev alen t th a t York all arc w ithin reach of the au
towns, countries, sta te s and individ tomobile.— W all S treet Jo u rn al.
uals can borrow them selves rich. It
The D utch G overnm ent is plan
can not be done. E very cent bor
n
ing
to build a la rg e r navy so th a t
rowed m ust be paid back w ith in te r
est. Borrowed money, w h eth er it Is it can take a more im p o rtan t p a rt in
in th e shape of bonds, w arran ts, the discussion about cu ttin g it down.
m ortgages, notes or Just Jawbone, is — Indianapolis S tar.
deferred
grief.— Blue
M ountain
W ell, we guess every pdssible
Eagle.
means of lig h ten in g the tax burdeu
Plan This Winter
BUILD IN THE SPRING
, All indications show that
lumber prices have reach
ed rock bottom. There
are so many new homes
needed that it is only rea
sonable to expect build
ing costs to increase with
spring demand.
Select a design for your new home. Place the con
tract for the material now. Huild as soon
as the weather will permit.
A new spaper ed ito r relates th is has received the careful considera
story about a green reporter. lie tion of our statesm en now except not
was h urried off to w rite up th e m u r spending so much money.— Ohio
der of a w ealthy m an u factu rer. Af S tate Journal.
te r describing the details g rap h ical
A truckload of baggage belong
ly he concluded w ith th is sentence:
ing to visitin g diplom ats was h it by
"F o rtu n ate ly for th e deceased, he
a stree t car, b ut n ot enough dam age
had deposited all his loose money in
A CHANCE FOR ALL
wes done to make the baggage sp rin g
th
e
bank
the
day
before,
so
th
a
t
he
P h ilad elp h ia Ledger
a leak.— W ashington Post.
The young man w^ho says he h as ho practically lost n o th in g b ut his life.”
chance w illfully ignores the fact th a t — W eston Leader,
Pullets Need Dry Straw
no “ golden age” of the past, In any
Poultrym
en should not attem p t to
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land, ever presented such golden op-
economize on straw litte r a t th is
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tim e of year. W ith such unusual
day.
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* BRIEF AND TO THE POINT 4 wet w eather litte r will absorb dam p
If th e re is “ no chance” for those •5»
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who come on the sta te to play th e ir
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ness and get soggy quickly. I t Is
a good plan to s tir the straw a t n ig h t
□art In the dram a of life, w hat
Gerninny is the lund of promise.— which practice tends to keep the birds
"hancc is th ere for those who are A shville Times
active. Clean th e litte r o ut each
born a thousand years from today?
week
if necessary as clean, dry straw
A
tax
a
day
keeps
norm
alcy
aw
ay.
Many, m any cen tu ries ago Solo
w ill promote exercise th a t helps to
mon, In a fit of blues, said th e re was — New York E vening Telegram .
fill the egg basket. It doesn’t take
nothing new u n d er the sun. B ut
The pence left us taxes, b u t taxes many eggs a t present prices to pay
m much has happened since Solomon
leave us no rcacc.— G reenville P ied for a bale of straw .-—O. A. C. E x
th a t It sometim es seems as if hardly
mont.
perim ent station.
uiythlng happened before Solomon.
The best th in g about America is
S an ta Claus w ill settle th e buyers’
W an t Ads B ring Results
not a m ountain or a river, a m agnifi strik e .— Boston Shoe and L eath er R e
cent. city or a renow ned cascade, a porter.
noble building or even a g reat m an;
the best th in g is the chance it offers c i s b b i b b s q s s s i i b b b b ü i i b i b s b b b b b b b b b b b b b b s
to each on a level w ith all to m ake
hts way to th e fro n t and to w in a
mccess of the rig h t sort.
One w horls aw are of America and
With two big office*
g
the privelege. of an A m erican be-
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PENDLETON and PORTLAND
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'omes very w eary of th e ta lk of pes- ■
a
im lsis who rail a t fate because
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Is
prepared
to
handle
the
business
of
J
heir lot has been cast in w ith the
Eastern
Oregon
better
than
ever
before
b
nnnjfest destiny of th is glorious land
if ours.
Our Specialtie»
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If they would but look abroad and j
f they could b u t r e s iz e how others' <
Farms, Mills, Camps, Hotels, Garages, Etc.
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earn for th e blessed boon they
We Negotiate Leases and Rentals
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corn! To strick en races .and to
Wire Rush Orders at O ur'Expen*.
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Portland Office
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P hone 331
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The all leather kind, suitable for Christmas gifts, S.I.SO to Sb.50.
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