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TnmifTSTiYN- TTEBALI). HEBMISTOÏT. OREGOH.’
It begins to look as though th e
now Is the adoption of the budget
th a t will pave the way for w ork to dove of peace w ill never alig h t In
Ireland u n til both th e U lster and the
Published every Thursday at Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon, in^the heart of Eastern begin.
Sinn Fein factions are reduced to
Oregon’s great irrigated alfalfa fields, by the Herald Publishing Company.
(such dire extrem ity th a t t h e y would
REDUCING COUNTY TAXES
1 ra th e r eat th an fig h t.— W eston Lead-
BERNARD MAINWAR1NG, EDITOR
The county taxpayers league a p
Entered uh neooud-cliUM matter. L n x m m u « t , t . hm , mi th e p<*h.fflce »1 H e rm is to n , Oregon
pears to have tuken the tax bull by
A P o rtlan d man com plains th a t he
Subscription Rates: One Year, 12.00; Si* Months, $1 00
the horns. It recommends cuts in
recovered from a big spree1, and found
the budget th a t will If adopted re
¡him self m arried. T here’s ano th er
duce our taxes »156.000 in the coun
GOOD NEWS FOR THE PROJECT project.
- w arning for those who violate the
It
should
be
remembered
th
a
t
the
ty.
This
is
a
lot
of
money
and
on
The report w hich came over the
prohibition laws.— Eugene R egister. j
money
has
not
yet
been
appropriated,
first sight any plan th a t will reduce
wires from the national capltul Mon.
though
It
undoubtedly
w
ill
bo
In
due
Jap an simply has to ,have some- '
taxes
to
this
extent
looks
good.
B
ut
day brought g reat news to*the Ulia-
tilla project. The 1923 budget time. The news means, not th a t the Is it good? W hat will we losq to otf- ; body's back yard to play in, b u t she
which was subm itted to congress construction on McKay creeek will set the gain?
can ’t slide down C hina's cellar door. j
carried an allotm ent of $467.000 s ta rt tomorrow or the next day, b ut
In the first place it is proposed to : We m ight offer her a chance a t Ne- !
for the project of w hich $230,000 is th a t the governm ent intends to p u t It save »100.000 on county rfcads. We vada. It
needs people.— B enton ‘
through and will do so as soon as It wonder about th a t saving. A re our County Courier.
for the McKay creek dam.
T his is w hut we have been w aiting can.
roads now b etter than they ought to
W ell, Dallas escaped one th in g by
Construction w ill probably begin be? Have we really been spending
for these several years. The Mc
Kay creek dam means t i e w atering next year, b u t even if th e delay too much for roads? W ill we be b et being off the m ain highw ay. We
of some 35.000 acres of land which should be a little longer th an we an te r off th an we are now If we stop ¡didn’t receive a visit from Roy G ard- |
Is at present producing nothing be ticipate, It Is sure to begin In the not im proving our highw ays? Maybe we ner w hile he was on his I way so u th I
cause It has no w ater. Since there d istan t fu tu re and the project can can reduce our road appropriation afte r escaping from McNeil Island in I
Is a t present only about 20,000 acres feel assured of continued develop but we should not do so w ithout be i Septem ber.— Polk County Item izer.
of land under w ater It will be seen ment.
ing sure th a t the saving will be a real
A urora is one incorporated town
The new s th is week is big and it is one.
thut the new u n it will nearly treble
! th a t we know of w ith city w ater, fire j
the stren g th and population of the good. W h at we are w aitin g for
The taxpayers league would save ' ap p aratu s, electric lights, pavem ent !
money by doing away w ith the coun j an d cem ent walks, and n ot bonded
ty agent, the home dem onstration for a cent nor owes a penny. Can
agent and the prohibition officer. It you equal th a t? — A urora Observer.
would also reduce appropriations for
And we m ight express some de- '
some of the other counter officers.
Igree of thankfulness for being fo r-j
The H erald holds no b rief for the
lu n a te enough to live in a country I
officials who may be severed from the
pay roll of th e county, b ut it does wheiu the worst of w in ter Btorms Is
see a possible loss far exceeding the only a warm rain th a t can never i
small gain to be made if th e ir work seriously menace life or property.—
is stopped. It may be the prohibi Eugene Guard.
tion officer’s work can be done b et
ter by the county sheriff and if so
it should be given to him, b ut the en . ❖
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B forcenient of the prohibition act ❖
You who have been waiting for lower prices
BRIEF AND TO THE POINT *
should not be suspended because it <>
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before you laid th a t hardwood floor, renewed
costs a few dollars. And anyw ay ❖ ❖ ❖ V •>
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those old walls and ceilings, re-roofed the house
th is office is practically suported by
Blood is thicker th an an Anglo-
the fines it collects.
Japanese treaty .— Columbia Record. ,
or barn, or built the g a ra g e -th is message is
j' Then it is proposed to cu rtail the
directed to you.
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Scrapping w arships is S ecretary I
work of the county lib rary system.
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Do you know th at lumber and building
This does not impress us us a foi w ard H ughes’ notion of a scrap.— Toledo
Blade.
step. Quite the opposite in fact.
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material prices are down 50 per cent?
Do you know th at you can repair or re
model cheaper than a t any time in the past ffve
years?
Do you realize that every day you wait not
only inconveniences you but cost you real money?
Building material prices ’may come down
more—we think not—but every day you delay
in getting the new garage deprives you of the
use of it, and causes you- to pay out money for
garage rent.
Every day you delay roofing the barn and
the home, makes your property more liable to
damage from storm. Every day you put off in
side repairs the trouble increases and the total
expense becomes greater.
Do your repairing and remodeling a t the
present bargain prices and get the benefft now.
Come in today and let us figure your job.
Begin getting the benefit now.
TUM-A-LUM LUMBERCOMPANY
X a B IB B B B B IB B B H B r tC F ir ? '
Crib Blankets
Ladies’ Hand Bags
The all leather kind, suitable for Christmas gifts, S3.SO to
50.
Handkerchiefs
In attractive patterns In Holiday boxes, 75c to $2.50 per box, J to thebox
CHRISTMAS CARDS, 5c and 10c
Bonnie B Veils
In new designs and popular colors at 10c. This Is a real bargain.
Art Linen for Table Runners
Men’s Belts
Suspenders
In the best grades, priced 7Sc to 51.50.
Slip Grip Cuff Links
I or the French cuff; the kind t! it does nut need to be taken off, with
aalety catch, at 75 c to Al 00.
Tie Clasps
In modest designs at 50c.
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A country weekly makes no boast
of speed In han d lin g general news,
it leaves th a t to the city dally. Nev
ertheless when th e big train w reck
was th e big pews of the day last
T hursday It was th e Herm iston
H erald th a t first told the news in
Herm iston and on the ru ra l routes
lending out of H erm iston.
T his paper was th e only one con
ta in in g a w reck story to go out on
the
F. D. from here F riday m orn
ing. The P ortland and Pendleton
papers did not arriv e in time. So
for once th e home paper beat the
city dallies to It In handling a big
general story.
All linen quality.
In the new styles, very attractive and in demand for Holiday presents, 75c
to f t . 50.
a
desirable economies to be
B ut we hope its program will
not be adopted. Taxes would not be
reduced enough to be noticeable and
some of the valuable activities of the
county would be crippled for years
to come.
NOT SO SLOW AFTER ALL
In new apd attractive patterns and colors at $2.
■rnMuta;,, "7—
really
Phone 111 ■ made.
R. A. Brownton, Manager
Always In demand at this season, at $1 per yard.
The result of the whole m atter 1»
The b etter speech week has came
likely to be a discovery on the part and w ent.— Boston Shoe and L eath er
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of the tax payers th a t taxes cannot I R eporter.
be sweepingly reduced w ith o u t stop
The taxpayer knowB why they call
ping public work w hich is w orth
far more than it costs. Taxes are ’em (“h ig h ’’ explosives.— Chicago
h igher th an they used to be because Daily Journal.
the governm ent is doing a great deal
C hina’s in terest is not so much In
more for us th an it used to do. The disarm am ent as It is ag a in st dis
□ public is faced w ith the same diffi m em berm ent.— Columbia Record.
□ culty th a t is now facing every owner
of a private business. Income has
T here even is the possibility w ar
boon curtailed and he would like to may reach a stage where you can say !
cut. expenses. He finds ¡that th ^ it w ith floWers.— New York Glob«.
cuts he can afford to make are sm all
As th e world grows more and more
after all. He can reduce if he w ants
; civilized, we keep rig h t on im proving
to b u t he is likely to do so a t the ex
pense of the fu tu re of his enterprise. padlocks.— De Kalb Chronicle.
Therefore the business man hangs
Not u n til the nations stack th eir
on. He contents him self w ith a arm s will the taxpayers be able to ,
sm all profit and “carries on,” u n til stack th e ir dollars.— Columbia Re- j
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B times improve. This is likely to be ‘cord.
B w hat the county, stato and nation
Diplomacy th a t cannot endure the
w ill have to do.
Bi
lig h t of publicity w ill never create
This
is
not
a
condem
nation
of
the
D
work of th e county taxpayers league 1 the lig h t of tru th .— Columbia Record
Senator W atson of Georgia will
B which is sure ■ to be productive of
a
soon
be famous enough to go Into
much good. It docs us no harm to
discuss these questions and wo be vaudeville.— Boston Shoe and L eath
lieve the league w ill cause some er Reporter.
; r g ge, a.g»a a « — aaa— ■
H e r m is to n P ro d u c e &
S u p p ly C o .
“ lAe Best o f Good Servk»“
No Hunting Signs at Herald Office
The taxpayers league has made a t
least one good suggestion about the
1925 fair appropriation. It should
not be suhm lttod to the people at a
special election and th e legislature
which meet« In special session th is
m onth should adjourn as quickly as
possible.
Business Is finding o u t th a t. If
■ buyers w ill not fall for prices, prices
m ust fall for buyers.— N orfolk V lr-
glnlan-Pllot.
W hen the world disarm s, our fo rts
won’t be a total loss. We can con
vert them Into m all cars.— Shreve
port Jo u rn al.
Plan This W inter
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. Build as soon
as the weather will permit.
Inland Empire Lumber Company
Phone 331
“ The Yard of Best Quality ”
K. M. STRAW. MGR.
Exclusive Representatives of National Builders Bureau
H IT T fl
Is th e fact th a t no Mexicans have
been invited to th e dliwirrhament con-
' ference any reflection on
th e ir
inarksm anshlp?— New York Globe.
A fter all, the beet way to elevate
the masses is to raise children prop
erly.— Richmond News Leader.
Doubtless H aiti is duly horrified
a t th e necessity of m arines to guard
American m all train s.— Dallas News. .
Any good movement w ill succeed
if It Is put over before It bas a chance
1 to become a political issue.— R ic h - 1
mond News Leader.
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STA N G EBY &
Copsidering th e fix th e world is In
it m ight be well to call it a consul
tatio n instead of a conference__
K ltchner Record.
A casual review of those who a t
tend church persuades us th a t the
choir in Heaven will be largely vo-
piano.— P ala tk a News.
p. tii. Swirl
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modern hooch Is th a t wTien a man
At th is w ritin g It seems as If E ng drowns his sorrow s in It th ey stay ,
land and Ireland had reached nn drowned.— New York American.
a
a
agreem ent. B ut w ill It last? The
W it h tw o bi< office«
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Lloyd George says. "T he W ashing E
news stem s alm ost too good to be
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P E N D LE TO N and P O R T L A N D
ton
Conference
is
like
a
rainbow
In
t rue.
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l he sky.” Does he mean It Is all ■
Is prepared to handle the business of
H ughes? — Philadelphia
K rening ■
Ju st who lost the A rbuckle case we
Eastern Oregon better than ever before
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Ledger.
do dot know h ut the lawyers won it.
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An Independent oil com pany may ■
Our Specialties
be defined as one th a t alw ays raises
Farms, Mills, Camps, Hotels, Garages, Etc.
♦
♦ Its price of gasoline to th e consum er
We Negotiate Leases and Rentals
the
same
day
the
S
tan
d
ard
does.—
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PIONEER EMPLOYMENT CO.
Pert land Office
Our own am bitious b u rg will soon
have a chance to rival P ortland In
population If th e people down there
are not more aueceeeful In dodging
automobile«.— W eston Leader.
The British Premier saye that the j
k n . a«««wd s».
disarmament conference Is a rain
bow of hope. And If It accomplish B
The eely Eapleyaaal Office
es anything every nation w ill find
a pot of gold at the end of It.— L ittle j
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