AMI TH E 1 i* « H E R M IS T O N H E R A L D Published every Thursday at Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon, inXthe.heart ot Eastern year Oregon’s great irrigated alialia tieUs, by the Herald Publishing Company._____ The session we attended was Inter­ esting as it was our first glimpse of The reason the fathers made this BERNARD MAINW^JUNG, EDITOR wuu, St UM pusu.ftic« tt ii.ruiiU,.. Oregon the solons. There was a large and , a great country was because they h .u U > r e d la * « » e o o u ( l - cimmm m a i l e r , D e o e m b e i interested crowd of spectators at the didn’t sit about and whine for some­ Subscription Rates: One Year, 82.00; Six Months, *1 00 senate sessions on Saturday. With body to do something.— Albany Dem­ all respect to the legislature which ocrat. A TRIP TO SALEM TheSe aro ot course a 8ma11 maJOr is probably composed of able men one As we understand It, Umpire Lan­ The editor of The Herald had the in Portland, but their Influence will 8tate goTernment more _ _____ A 1_. __ . A * .A OfkfA 1 M «1 staying over here - ---- and i dis did something the Giant pitchers good fortune to have occasion to be . count a state vote. — in ... --------- seriously by Dy Hiajuus Julius L. Meier said Saturday that reading about it In the newspapers, couldn’t accomplish— struck out the in Salem Saturday while the legis­ Hon. Mr. Ruth.— Corvallis Gazette- lature lair tax lature was was debating debating the the fair tax ana and the fair is popular and would car- The average visitors can get little learned a great deal about sentiment ry by an ovei v. helming vote if sub- (dea of w hat t8 going on and needs to Tlmea. . . . . . ----------- . — . .V_ on this mitted to the electorate. This view read the neW8paper account to get | Mr. Fatty Arbuckle will have a» capital i is sadly erroneous. If the fair tax the strajght of what he sees done. opportunity now to tell the story of Important question. was full of citizens from all districts I were to be voted on today it not ; One of the most interesting incl- his experiences as a Red Cross nurse ! only would not carry overwhelming . , only wouia noi van , ................... -= aent8 of Saturday afternoon was a to a federal Jury.— Medford Mall Sentiment seems to be solid against Jy bu{ R wouid tan many thousand heated argument in the corridors of 1 any kind of a state tax in eastern, of yoteg short Qf carrylng at all. In tbe gtate houge between Senator La Tribune. southern and central Oregon. No Qn,y Qne CQUnty of the atate can a Representatlve ba Fol- A dispatch chronicles the fact that one we talked to doubts this. The favrablg --- majority be depended upon. f Marlon county who are fath- Vittoria Plsselll is a prisoner in Rip. -- 1CVV VzX -------• same is probably true of the Coos . . . . __ __a1t _,j__ man Kaintr It may be that conditions will 1m- er and _ aon, .. the _ elder being th« the alimosant.The newspaper In certainly county district, though perhaps to a prove before the question comes be- senator. La Follett senior was an an informative Institution.—Eugene less degree. fore the people for a vote and if so opponent of the fair while his son Register. In the Willamette valley the writ- : lbe {air wjji fare better. But things was an enthusiastic champion of it. With the announcement from er was surprised to find sentiment : mU8t improve a great deal or it will The son did most of the talking but Washington that there Is a billion much less friendly than was antici- j08e The people are in a revolt old man’s jaw had the same iron dollars of hoarded wealth still out­ pated. The representative of Mar­ against higher taxes and in their set at tbe end of the argument It did side of the savings banks, the fake ion county in the state senate was present mood they will have no >3,- ; at tbe beginning. A large and good stock promlters pluck up fresh hope. 1 natured crowd of listeners applauded —La Grande Observer. one of the most active opponents of 000.000 tax for a fair. It is our hope that Portland may first one, then the other as points the fair. We were informed that Marshal Foch likes America so w«41 sentiment is much divided in this have her fair, for we believe, con- were made for and against the expo- that if he had seen tfie best part of district and that the farmers at any trary to most of the sentiment in this sition. It— right here in Umatilla county— rate are opposed to the tax. section, that the exposition would I — —— - ’ his beloved France might have lost be of real benefit to us.. Portland! OREGON EXPOSITION In fact it seems that the only sec­ him forever.—Weston Leader. will receive the lion’s share of the j Madras Pioneer tion of the state where a majority benefit, however, and a way must be j Oregon stands third among the vote of the people could be secured Eastern Oregon law officers are a for the tax is the city of Portland it­ found whereby she may be made to I Pacific coast states and fourty-first unit in their opinion that the Port­ I )n thg natlon ln point of development land police d$part>nent has more self. Even there it is claimed that pay in proportion. The Portland statesmen will have becauge Oregon has lacked bumptious petty clerks and detec­ there is a strong opposition among large property owners who feel that to get busy on a new financial plan gufflclent vision Or faith in its own tives to the square yard than any they wuld not benefit by the fair. or run the grave risk of seeing theh regour<.eg tQ advertise. similar organization on earth. More California has advertised and than one eastern Oregon officer can I gained 1,500,000 people— 22 to the testify to the rudeness of the petty square mile. Washington was awake police authorities that »ome ln con­ to its own interest and now has tact with the public at police head- 1,500,000 people or 20 to the square quarters.— Condon Globe Times. ' mile. Oregon lags behind with less a than 800,000 and only eight people to the square mile. i Oregon’s governmental expense has ♦ BRIEF AND TO THE POINT ♦ caused high taxes. The remedy to ♦ ♦, reduce taxes is to Invite more people into the state to pay them. Auto­ What we want is to pay no more matically more people bring increas- taxes than we look like we are abia j 5 ed taxable wealth. You who have been waiting for lower prices B Oregon’s Exposition ln 1925 Is the to.— Dallas News. ■ vehicle through which the' situation before you laid that hardwood floor, renewed The modern woman never denies ■ can be met. A state tax outside of her age. She paints it out.— Logan | those old walls and ceilings, re-rooied the house ■ Portland of one mill distributed over ■ a period of three years In six lnstal- (Utah) Journal. or barn, or built the garage—this message is a ■ ments will provide $2,000,000. This a Success sometimes acta like a mor. directed to you. amount will be returned to the state al peroxide— it turns many a head.— I treasury by means of the gasoline Do you know that lumber and building Maryville (Mo.) Democrat-Forum. tax of two cents per gallon. a material prices are down 50 per cent? Thus it will be seen that the Ex- A man who smoked almost inces­ a Do you know that you can repair or re­ _ position becomes an investment with santly has died at Utica at the age of 5 the tax levy acting simply as a tem- 105. The deadly nicotine again.— | model cheaper than at any time in the past five ■ porary loan. The additional wealth New York Sun. a years? ■ attracted to the state from the auto- In the proverbial philosophy of Do you realize that every day you wait not 5 mobile gasoline tax alone provides modern business, he who looks out for B sufficient revenue to return the tax only inconveniences you but cost you real money? ■ payers of the state every cent ad- his overhead peed not worry about keeping his feet.— Providence Journ- | Building material prices may come down ® vanced. J The educational value of the Ex- al. more_ we think not—but every day you delay B position so far has not been estl- Another way the street car comp­ in getting the new garage deprives you of the ■ , mated. Its worth to Oregon arid the any could make money would be to J use of it, and causes you to pay out money for ■ Northwest is inestimable. The op- hang straps on the outside and sell ■ portunlty to hold a world’s exposl- dangle fare at half price.— Dallas garage rent. j tion comes but once in a generation. News. Every day you delay roofing the barn and ■ The time to advance Oregon’s inter- ■ est is now. The occasion for con- the home, makes your property moie liable to Taking' Desperate Chance« ■ cord in action was never more inivt- damage from storm. Every day you put off in­ It Is true that many contract se­ ■ ing. vere colds and recover from them 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. J i i ¡s soon as the weather will permit. Inland Empire Lumber I ompany Phone 331 5 n You’ll Save Money j by ♦ “ The Yard of Best Quality H. M. STRAW. MGR. Î Exclusive Représentatives of National Builders Burean 5 R em odeling Now î < Echo Flour Mills E cho, O regon -M A N U F A C T U R E R S O F- High Grade Patent B lue S te m F lo u r a side repairs the trouble increases and the total expense becomes greater. Do your repairing and remodeling at the present bargain prices and get the benefit now. Come in today and let us figure your job. Begin getting the benefit now. ' I I ALL TOPSY-TURVY ANYHOW 1922 No other salvation seems to us ln sight. Wishing all a happy and latisfactory New Year. H e r m is to n P roduce & S u p p ly C o . The Beal o f Good Service" DEALERS IN GRAIN AND FEED without taking any precaution or treatment, and a knowledge of this fact leads’ others to take their chances Instead of giving their colds the needed attention. It should be borne ln mind that every cold .weak, ens the lungs, lowers the vitality, makes the system less able to with­ stand each succeeding attack and paves the way for the more serious diseases. Can you afford to take auch chances when Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, famous for its cures of bad colds may be had for a trifle? Franklin Printer Man’s life is full of trouble and J temptation. He comes into the world. I without his consent and goes out I of it against his will. His Journey 1 through life is full of strange and ¡ contradictory experiences. When he is little the big girls kiss him, and when he is big the ¡little girls kiss him When he is little he wants candy Phone 111 B but can’t have It, and when he is a B R. A. Brown»«», Manager ■■■■■■■■■■■■!■■■■■■»«SB■■■■■«' B B B B B B B 8 8 I I man he can get it but doesn't want ¡it. When he Is a boy he wishes he were a man, and when he is a man he wishes he were a boy again. If he raises a large family he is a chump, if he raises a check he la a thief. If he is a poor man he Is a bad man­ ager, and if he is rich he la dishon­ It is now in order to take account of stock. And this applies as est. well to the farmer and workingman of every kind as to the mer­ If he puts forth an effort to collect what is Justly due him he la a sau­ chant and banker. sage and ought to get beat. There is no further excuse fir us to continue a policy we have If he gives to charity It is for show, and if he dose not he la a all been pursuing, hoping something will happen to make money stingy old cuss. plentiful and easy to get—ln other words times better. If he dies young there was a great future before him. and If he lives to Nothing will happen to make times better except we curtail our an old age he has missed his calling experee. So we may have a safe margin between earnings and Bo. In order to be entirely healthy and avoid a ll criticism, be must eat expense—not imaginary, but actual—We must earn more and nothing, drlhk nothing, smoke noth- spend less. .' ■ ing. * S ■ TUM-A-LUM LUMBER COMPANY ». ... : s The Superior Product of Scientific Milling Makes I etter Bread Try a Sack Pendleton and Umatilla Stage LEAVE 1:00 11:00 4:8» Fend latoa 0:11 1:11 5:15 Echo 0:30 1:31 5:85 Stanfield 0:55 1:55 5:51 Herni Iston Into Umatilla 10:11 3:15 5:15 LEAVE 5:00 13:00 4:00 Umatilla 8:20 13:30 4:2« Hermiston 1:41 13:41 4 :4 * Stanfield •: M 1:88 S:W Echo Into Pendleton 10:15 Í-.18 4:1» TWO TEIPS SUNDAY leaving Pendleton 8 a. m. and 4 ». m. Leaving Umatilla 8 a. m. and Don’t forget those New Year’s resolutions. Borne of them may be broken but the only way to get better is to resolve to be and then try to live up to the resolutions. One good resolution would be to al ways boost for the community In which you live and to help on all occasions to build It up. Here’s wishing you a Happy New , Year. ,. We extend to our pa­ trons and friends our best wishes for a happy new year. 4 p. m. STA N G EBY & G AST UMATILLA, OREGCN ■ BB IV PIONEER EMPLOYMENT CO. « I ■ ■ ■ 723 Cottonwood Phone 848 We Deliver Parcels at Way Point« Our S p e c ia ltie s Farms, Mills, Camps, Hotels, Garages, Etc. We Negotiate leases and Rentals nanas SenWleten te Be He. «.iW W W n to Mermletw«, W.8B Penslaten «e WmeMlle, M .1 I at lUtel OregM aad H o U l" * Willi two bi» offi •• PENDLETON and PORTLAND Is prepared to handle the business of Eastern Oregon better than ever before Wire Ruth Order» el Ou