TH E HEBMISTOH H E R A L D ,1 H ERM ISTO K J OBEQOK.
one hand it is proposed to postpone
THE
H E R M IS T O N
HERALD
IO pay th e bills, since thou were
the paym ent of construction charges
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mine. Gone is my bank roll now, no
by w ater users on the Governm ent
Published every Thursday at Hermiston, UmetilU Couety, Oregon, in'the>heart ut Eastern more ’tw ould choke a cow, as once
projects as required by present law.
Oregon’s great Irrigated alfalfa fields, by the Herald Publishing Company.
j before. Yet, If I had th e mon’, so
help me. Jo h n — am en, I ’t buy a car From U. S. R eclam ation Record bureau having It in charge, and the O ther bills propose to supplem ent
BERNARD MAINWAR1NG, EDITOR
again and speed some more.
requests for appropriations front tho the reclam ation fund by new loans
December 1921
auum i o u t lia r . D a cetu b a r
. immi , ml in « poaloOic«; m i UeioiMloa, Oregon j
The R eclam ation Service is con- reclam ation fund were fixed accord from the Treasury. No action has
stan ly urged to u n d ertak e new work. ingly. A ctual receipts from oil roy_ been taken on any of these bills by
Subscription Rates: One Year, «¿.00; Six Months, *1 00
TRAGEDIES
In th e various a rid sta te s th ere are alties have fallen fa r below the pre House or Senate beyond th e ir refer
Canyon City Eagle
diction, and the resu lt is th a t tho ence to committee.
NEAR THE END OF 1921
[of intim id atio n invented and p u t in
A man stru ck a m atch to see if the num erous projects advocated, m any
Assuming the continuance of pres
cu rren t appropriations from the re
of
w
hich
the
Service
has
in
v
estig
at
C hristm as is almost here and w ith practice by th e professional drive gasoline tank to his au to was em pty
ed. In connection w ith th e present clam ation fund far exceed the receipts en t law fixing the schedule of re
it comes the approaching end of the m asters who have come Into being j, wagn't.
G overnm ent projects th ere are large th u s fa r en terin g the fund or now paym ents and th a t the co n tracts and
of ihiB
during
five
i A . m an p atted
. . . a stran
.
,, dog
.
J year 1921. In The « H x erald
o x a ...
u jd
. 7 the
. last
,
. . . years. _
g e . bull
week are chronicled a few of th e - And— shaues of H arvey Scott! — on the head to see if th e c ritte r was extensions possible on some of w hich expected. The work planned m ust obligations th ereu n d er will be carried
surveys and o th e r p relim inary w ork be reduced accordingly. Though out, perhaps the tab u latio n above
things th a t have take t pace this the Oregonian approves of the whole affectionate. It w asn't.
are
specific constitutes the best prediction of fu
have been carried to th e po in t w here the ap propriations
year in the g reat country extending scheme.
I A man speeded up to see if he construction can begin prom ptly am ounts for p articu lar projects they tu re reclam ation fund receipts. The
from the U m atilla project west to
W hat is it all for? An exposition—- '
could beat th e train to the crossing. when financed. In some cases con are appropriations of the special fund figures m ight be modified slightly
Boardm an.
and expositions have a record of
tra c ts have been made w ith irrig atio n only, and the appropriation act lim its ;by the trends in the d ifferen t item s
1921 over th e country has not about one success to seven failures. He couldn’t.
A m an touched a trolly wire to see d istric ts in contem plation of con the to ta l expenditure a t all tim es to as shown by the records over a series
been a good year. It has been one P o rtlan d is going to stake six m il
stru ctio n of w orks badly needed as th e capacity of th e fund. In o th er pf years or to .accord w ith oth er
of deflation and readjustm ent. This lions on a six to one shot and it she if it was charged. It was.
words, the appropriations for the known factors. T hus public-land
country has not escaped and no one w ins th e bookm aker w ill have n o th - ! A man cut out his Tidvertlsing to soon as funds are available.
Reclam ation Service in the last sun- proceeds may be expected grad u ally
Where Money Comes From
He
w ill pretend th a t conditions for ing but a kind word to pay h er w ith. 866
be could save money.
U nder present law th e reclam a dry civil act m ust be cut to meet re- j0 decline w ith exhaustion of a ttra c -
eith er fa n n e r or town resident have
If Oregon, too, votes approval ot d idn’t,
tion fund sets a lim it on th e am ount ceipts, an d th e Reclam ation Service ( |Ve opportunities for hom esteads and
been all th a t could have been desired. th is plan, her action will add one
of work th a t the R eclam ation Service can not do m any th in g s contem plated otj,er entries. C onstruction charges
Yet the year has seen the com m unity laurel to her brow ; it will w rest from
the other hand, are coining due
can un d ertak e. Hence it is of in by the appropriation estim ates. To I on
go steadily forw ard and If we com C alifornia the honor of being the
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* terest to consider th e condition of reiterate— under present law the re- jn gradually increasing am ounts as
pare our position w ith th a t of many cham pion boob sta te of the nation.
other com unltles we find ourselves ... P ortlan d is ju b ila n t— pinning med * BRIEF AND TO THE POINT ♦ th is special fund in the T reasury, its clam ation fund receipts lim it th e new lands begin repaym ents an d old-
er ones advance in the schedule set
sources of income, and the outlook work th a t th e Service can do.
fo rtu n ate after all.
als on itself. It has a feeling th a t
Though
th
e
oil
receipts
are
of
un-
j,y
t he reclam ation extension act.
for
th
e
fu
tu
re.
T here is every prospect of better it is u n fa ir longer to be called the
Someone forgot to "vision” in tax
The question is freq u en tly asked i ce rtain n atu re , th e elem ent of u n
tim es ahead. Congress seems to bo Philadelphia of th e Pacific. It has
Receipts Lag Behind
W h at is the balance in th e reclam a ce rtain ty w ill probably be much less
aw akening som ew hat to the needs of succeeded in p u llin g itself u p 'b y its revision.— W all S treet Journal.
Owing to the ills of a deflation
tion fund? The in q u ire r is often In in the fu tu re th an for th is year. Time period, these repaym ents recently
reclam ation and has provided liberal own boot strap s and aw aits a n a tio n ,
It was a g reat m istake to locate
terested in some new project and is supplying a record of actu al re have been lagging behind th e am ount
ly for th is project. T here w ill of al voice of approval.
| U lster in Ireland.— Columbia Record.
w ants to know w h at may be available ceipts as a basis for forecast. Also due under th e law, as sta te d above,
course be some delay in g ettin g the
This is fran k ly a boosting e n te r
"G erm any seeking cred it," says a for its construction. In th a t sense th e oil royalties th is year were of two th ere is discussion of proposals to
money, but know ing it is certain to prise— to advertise 'P o rtlan d and
come will m ake th e w aiting easier. give it a place in the sun— an d Ore headline. Credit for w h at?— Day- th e answ er is usually th a t th e re is classes, an d one of these will not con postpone construction charges and
no balance. In o th er words, th e tinue. T his is th e royalty for pro other collections. In favor of post
i ton News.
T his Is no tim e for discouragem ent gon a place In th e moon.
fund is not allowed to accum ulate an duction preceding th e enactm ent.
If there was a tim e for fear it was
I t is doubtful if a t any tim e th e
M arshal Koch Is for peace, b u t idle balance. A w orking balance is. Considerable money in th is category ponem ent it has been contended th a t
a year ago now business Is not en contem plated boost is w o rth six
then he is a soldier, not a politician. of course, necessary to m eet em er was held in escrow and the reclam a ow ing to price depressions th e p roject
tirely good b u t we have been through million dollars, b u t Just a t th is tim o
farm ers have g reat d ifficu lty In
— P ittsb u rg D ispatch.
gencies and to care for the d ifferen t tion fund received $3,839,000 in m eeting th eir debt to th e U nited
th e w orst and can expect im prove P ortlan d may have to look to an
round
figures
from
th
is
source
d
u
r
ments. The best tim e for everyone artlstic^'or educational success as its
Germ any, we read, denies B rian d ’s flu ctu atio n of receipts an d ex
sta te s. On the o th er hand, some of
Except for such a ing th e p ast fiscal year. In using those interested in new w ork have
is when things are on the upgrade rew ard.
charges. It looks as) if they m ust be penditures.
the
recalpts
of
th
a
t
year
as
a
basis
w orking balance, a s- fast as the r e
and th a t movement cannot be long-
contended th a t preference should be
tru e .— H artfo rd Courant.
A w orld’s fa ir w hen the world is j
ceipts come into the fund they are for forcast th is large item drops out. given the debt for irrig atio n w ater
delayed.
,
busted!
The
hope
of
countless
p
ag
e
s'
From
to
ta
l
receipts
th
ere
m
ust
also
A
chronic
victim
of
seasickness
ex
spent on reclam ation work.
So there Is every reason why this
because th is is the foundation of val
T his practice of keeping the fund be deducted a m illion dollars th a t the ues in the arid region and th a t any
Christinas should be Merry and this of P ortlan d propaganda w hen th e s presses the wish th a t berth-control
'aw reeu lres be tran sferred from the
new spapers of th e co untry have for were possible.— Brooklyn Eagle.
invested
is
not
only
in
accord
w
ith
Nw Year Happy.
general postponem ent or su b stan tia l
years been flooded w ith clever a t
th e action of Congress in dedicating reclam ation fund to th e general fund reduction of charges is undesirable,
tem pts to get free ad v ertisin g in I Somehow the proposal to -preserve it to reclam ation work b u t is now of the T reasury as the an n u al pay
The C hristm as edition of the P ilot
th e ir columns. E xpecting invest- , tbe In teg rity of Russia is em barras- th e action in detail of Congress it m ent on a loan made in 1910 from because it would v irtu a lly stop the
Rock Record arrived this week. It
m ent in new en terprises in P o rtlan d sed by tbe common belief th a t she self. This action is tak en in the an the T reasury to the reclam ation fund. extension of the reclam ation w ork to
contains 20 pages and Is a very cred
new lands.
when th e w ealthy are Investing | n hasn t any. Dallas News,
nual appropriations from the recla (Act of Ju n e 25, 1910, 36 Suit., 835;
itable edition, both to the editor and
In support of the la tte r statem en t
to the com m unity in w hich it was tax-free bonds only! Surely not th e i Yellow perils and red perils and m ation fund in th e sundry civil acts. act of Ju n e 12, 1917, 40 S tat. 149.) atten tio n has been called to th e lim
Allowing
for
these
two
items,
last
best
time!
orange and green contests need not These appropriations for any fiscal
published. P ilot Rock is a tow n of
itations of the reclam ation fund as
There are some sure results, T he d istu rb a world th a t is determ ined year are ord in arily m ade some y ear’s receipts as a basis for forecast given above and to th e claim s on
only 350 perrons, w hich m akes the
are
as
follows
in
round
figures;
m onths before th e year begins and
Record’s accom plishm ent all the unemployed from all d istricts w ill f0 act w hite.— M inneapolis Star,
available funds. A first claim is for
are preceded by the consideration in New money:
gath er in P o rtlan d . P ortland w ill
more w orthy of praise.
the operation and m ain ten an ce of
H aving pledged them selves to re- ! th e tho A ppropriation Committee,
Public land and town lol
get all the free to u rist campers.
completed works, w hich engages
sales
.............................
$2,810,000
Now for the tax side ot th e ques- BPec‘ C hina’s Integrity, the powers w hich in tu rn is now preceded by
T h at the w eather, like the worm,
Oil and m in eral royalties
790,000 $2,500,000 or more. T his Is Just
w ill tu rn has been dem onstrated tion. P o rtlan d has been p referred should now pledge themselves to re- th e consideration of th e Budget
about the am ount of “ new m oney”
Less
paym
ent
on
bond
In this week. Even favored Oie- to S eattle forjsom e large en terp rises sD°ct th eir own in teg rity . Charles- Bureau. As a basis for such con
ton G azette.
loan ............................. 1,000,000 Indicated above.
sideration appropriation "e stim ate s”
g( n is not exempt from such clim at beeause the taxes in S eattle were
In o th er words, a fte r providing
A nother unequal tax 1s having or recom m endations are subm itted by
ical capers, but we have one ad v an t considered confiscatory, b u t .th e se
for
operation and m aintenance th ere
$2,600,000
Bame am ount of salary th e S ecretary of the In terio r, assist-
age over our eastern b reth e rn It same enterp rises would h esitate to- (Q pay
is left for construction w ork Just
Turnover:
day before selecting P ortland. It is to all kinds of Congressmen.—
hy th e R eclam ation Service. Since
never lasts long here.
C onstruction charges $1,380,000) about w hatever is received as con
the cash in the reclam ation fund is
reasonable to assume th a t P o rtlan d W ashington. Post.
stru ctio n repaym ents and o th er col
Operation and w ater-
kept
down
to
a
w
orking
balance
tho
The Herald wishes p articu larly to property Is w orth m any m illions less
lections or “ tu rn o v er.” Of this, funds
ren
tal
charges
...........
1,850,000
Some nations show a w illingness estim ates and appropriations deal
th a n k those who contributed special today th a n it was w orth before the
Power sa'es ...................... 220,000 arc next dem anded for u rg en t con
to
disarm
if
somebody
will
g
u
aran
tee
tax
election,
for
If
th
is
new
obliga
w
ith
expected
receipts.
articles to this edition. All are busy
M iscellaneous colection
74 0,000 stru ctio n w ith in completed projects
people but gave of th e ir tim e th a t our tion Is not the "la st straw ,” th ere to lick th eir neighbors in case ot
Money Allowed 2 Years Ahead
and u nits, notably th e work of d rain -
renders m ight have an au th en tic are m any who th in k It, is. It is a trouble.— Brooklyn Eagle.
Thut» It is commonly the fact th a t
Tot(,j
$6 790,000 age necessary to preserve the iiig ab il-
story of the work we th o u g h t they good th in g to be on the blenchcrs
T he conviction of th e rich th a t th e allotm ent of fu tu re reclam ation
The foregoing are figures of actual " y of lands in cu ltiv atio n and the
and "W atch P o rtlan d Blow.”
wero best qualified to w rite up.
the poor are happy Is no more fool fund accretions to p a rtic u la r pro eceipts d u rin g the year ended Ju n e security of th e United S tates for in-
ish th an th e conviction of th e poor jects and w ork has been made a m at 30 1921. W h at of the fu tu re? W ill vestm ents already made. D uring the
MY AUTO ’TIS OF THEE
The W eston Leader rem arks th a t
ter of law or form al plans for nearly present law and conditions continue Past fiscal year over $1,000,000 was
th a t the rich are.— Boston Post.
The Car
we no longer cry, "N o taxation w ith
two years ahead.
Ihe receipts about th e same?
W ill ["Pent for drainage w ork alone. •
Local governm ent progress re
out representation," b u t th a t we now
My auto, ’tls of thee, short road to
For most of the sources of Income Congress supplem ent the reclam ation j From the foregoing it seems con-
w ant "R epresentation w ith no tax poverty— of thee I chant. I blew a m inds one of the sudden evolution of to the reclam ation fund it is possible
fund or w ill it postpone w ater charges servative to say th a t u n d er present
pile of dough on you three years ago; h eatin g system s a t home. F irst it th u s to look ahead two years and an Im portant p a rt of the receipts?
ation.”
j law and prospects for accretions to
was
hot
air
and
now
it’s
hot
w
ater.
now you refuse to> go—or w on’t
predict receipts w ith fair accuracy.
Obviously no guaranteed answ er j ‘he reclam ation fund a stoppage of
—
M
ani's
B
ulletin.
We rep rin t on th is page an editor or can't. T hrough town and coun
Recently th is accuracy was d istu rb can be m ade to these questions. It repaym ents would
autom atically
ial from Idaho Dally Statesm an of tryside you were my joy and pride,
ed by a welcome addition to the is impossible to speak for Congress, [force a stoppage of new lands, and
Card of Thanks
Bolso on the proposed Portland 1925 a happy day. I love thy gaudy hue,
sources of such receipts due to tho b u t we know th a t num erous bills any cu rtailm en t of repaym ent would
We wish to express our th a n k s to enactm ent of the oil-leasing act (act
fair. We do not agree w ith all the ihe nice w hite tires, new; b u t your
have been introduced th a t bear on 'a ffe c t such work in corresponding
•sentiments expressed hut present It down and out for tru e, in every way. the m any friends and neighbors for of Feb. 25, 1920, 41 S tat., 450.) u n
d ifferen t phase of th is subject. On am ounts.
ns one view point of the exposition. To thco old rattleb o x , came m any the help and sym pathy d u rin g the der w hich certain percentages of the
It may be of course that Idaho has a bumps and knocks; for thee I grieve. iBness and death of fa th e r and hus- royalties en ter the reclam ation fund.
selfish motive n lopposlng an Ore Bndly thy top Is to rn ; frayed are bund. Also Mrs. R. V. Ashmun for Ju st about the tim e th a t the Recla
gon exposition, though she would thy scuts and w orn; th e whooping the b eau tifu l sin g in g and th e Re- m ation Service was com piling appro
eecm to be In line to benefit from It. cough affects th y horn, I do believe, beknh and Odd Fellow lodges for the priation estim ates for the cu rre n t fis
Thy perfum e sw ells the breeze, w hile b eautiful flowers.
cal year an estim ate of th e receipts
Mrs. B. K. Sprague and children. from oil leases was attem pted by th e
“ U m atilla’» Xma» Store**
good folks choke and wheeze, as we
IDAHO LAUGHS AT OREGON
pass by. I paid for thee a price,
Boise Statesm an
UMATILLA, OREGON
P ortland has voted »'» take two m il ’tw ould buy a m ansion tw ice; now
lion dollars from Its taxpayers. Is go everybody’s y elling “ ice”— I wonder
ing to ask tho sta ts to am end its con why. T hy m otor has th e grip, thy
stitu tio n so th a t it may confiscate park plug has th e pip, and woe is
th r ‘ e m illions m ere and hopes to rnlse thine. I, too, have suffered chills,
sixth million by the various forms j fatigue nnd kindred ills, endeavoring
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