THE
H E R M IS T O N
HERALD,
H E R M IS T O N ,
O REG O IT.
THEY ARE ALL SlSTEfiS- THESE FOUR
VERY VERSATILE YOUNG ARTISTS i W hat
of shippers, and th e farm ers are not b u lld " them and sell them to Im­
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Published «very Thursday at Her- sup p o rts railroads. Good w ill can be of th e 'r own am} not enough money
m lstoa, Umatilla County, Oregon by secured only by good service. Ore­ or gum ption to buy nice, new , sh 'n y
m inds w ith «11 th e w orking parts
the Herald Publishing company, Inc.
gon has no n a tu ra l or acquired bias, gu aran teed ?
E ntered aa second class m a tter,
December 1906 a t th e postoffica a t an d it m a tte rs n o t a t all who collects
th e freig h t bill. All railro ad stock­
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS MAIL
H erm iston, Oregon.
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holders a re "fo reig n ,” and they all
Somebody Is alw ays ta k in g the Joy
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hundred
replies
came
to
the
question
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look
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we
p
refer
to
o u t of life. A woman iu a P uget
Subscription Rates
For One Y ear _______ ___ ____ 62.00 deal w ith tra ffic rep resen tativ es Sound city Is reported to have ma 1-
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“ What is home.” The most popular answer
For Six Months _____________ 61-00 w ho show a n e'g h b o rly sp irit.
ed a ChriBtma,s package th e o th er
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P ayable In Advance.
W hich of th e tw o riv al com panies day. It w asn’t to go to d arkest A frt-
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was: “ Home-The place when wt gr i.,, u
will be m ore active in developing ea or coldest R ussia, eith er, but to
Advertising Rates
Oregon by b uilding extensions? Con­ 'a neig h b o rin g tow n n th e U nited
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the most and are treated the best.”
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D isplay -----------— 20 C ents per Inch stru ctio n of branch lines to open is­ sta te s. T he g irl at th e office window
C lassified or Local 10 C ents per Line olated te rrito ry ceased in 1911. Tli s ( om m ented on h er preparedness and
for F irst In sertio n , 5 Ceuta for Sub­ happened everyw here Cassation con­ I he woman explained th u t she be-
sequent Insertions.
tin u ed th ro u g h o u t the w ar, and ex­ ' lieved In av o 'd ln g the rush and a l­
tension w ork, the co u n try over, has ways got h er C hristm as stu ff off
WHEN RAIL COMPETITION COMES not been resum ed. How soon may we early.
It seem s like h u rry in g m atters u
Since th ere is no way to reopen look for norm al expansion?
the Federal Suprem e court decision
To give an In tellig en t answ er little, and yet th e season of g ifts is
An architecturally correct hnr’e rnr n-
in th e S o u th ern -C en tral Pacific dis­ would puzzle th e w isest am ong us. not so fa r aw ay, a fte r all. Even as
m em berm ent su it, and since the dis­ We are on th e eve of cre a tin g region­ the first leaf, fallin g softly In Aug­
economy, conveatieucu di»; —
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m em berm ent sta n d s unless th e I. C. al system s as provided by th e T ran s­ ust, Is a h in t of w in ter to come and
preparu
ions
to
be
made,
so
the
fore­
C. proceed'ng u n d er th e T ran sp o rta­ p o rtatio n act of 1920. T he In te rsta te
nothing to grumble about. Yet it costs no
tion a c t shall find cause for m odifi­ Commerce commission is at work on handed lad y ’s example may a c t as a
cation, th e w estern and sou th ern th e colossal task. In a sh o rt tim e It w arn in g to h er more shiftless fellow
more than the haphazard kind.
sections of Oregon w ith the advent of w ill be In P o rtlan d to learn th e views creatu res not to put o i l th e ir C h rist­
the Union Pacific are prom ised real of th is state. W hen regional system s mas activ ities too long.
About all the music you would expect to lind in one family will he youra
Hundreds of modern home designs are on
for tlie asking when the All-Sisters Saxophone Q uartet comes to town. The
com petition for th e firs t tim e in th e sh all have been established, w ill new
raamhers
of
tills
talented
group
are
the
Misses
Hlldred.
Claire,
Clyde
and
construction be Influenced by region­
railro a d h isto ry of th is state.
WHO FAYS THE FREIGHT!
display at this office. They are architectur­
In fo recastin g th e fu tu re of Am er­ MarJoHc Rouse. It Is sort of a "family affair" thut is rciraahlngly different.
The prospect can be viewed by no al operatio n ? Some g en eral policy
All sing, ulf play, all read—and all are sisters.
ican
railro
ad
s,
Roger
W.
Dabson
w
ill
have
to
bd
adopted,
and
ft
la
one outside of th e S outhern Pacific
ally correct, economical to construct and
except w ith satisfactio n . C om petition too early to form ulato one. The In ­ m akes th e statem en t th a t "W e shall
T hese talen ted a rtis ts appear a t th e Play House next W ednesday In the
conveniently arranged.
m eans b e tte r service. Oregon has lit­ te rsta te Commerce comm ission wh ch live tej see g reat highw ays b u ilt by first Lyceum Course num ber of the season. The Com m unity club Is in I
tle o r no com plaint to m ake w ith exerts a u th o rity never dream ed oi the sta te exclusively for m otor charge of the course and p ro n fse som e excellent en te rta in m e n t from tim e
respect to passenger service In th e tw en ty years ago, has a t least nega- tru ck use. R ailroads are dest ned u lt­ to time.
Call for additional information. Flans are
p ast; not so w ith respect to freig h t ; " v® power over proposed extensions, im ately to Jose all th e ir sh o rt h aul
Reserve seats a re now available a t E. P. D odd's office. Now is the tim e
business.”
service. T he larg e lum bering in te r- I ' Ve »Hall soon face a complex situ a-
free to customers.
to m ake reservations.
This statem en t is of peculiar in­
ests of the W illam ette valley and , '*on-
terest when taken In co n junction would h aul 2500 tons on a trip , w ith
S o uthern Oregon a re n o t likely to
S upposing the tru ck s had to pay
with! com m ent from th e Colorado h a lf a dozen employes.
NEW MINDS
suffer ag ain th e losses sustain ed by
for right-of-w ay. pay for building
lack of cars a t tim es when th e Mid­
"N ew Minds for Old in 12 W eeks!" Public U tility Commission to th e ef-
A tru ck w ith a 5 ton load is about the road base, rep air the ilght-of-w ay
dle W est m a rk e t was profitable.
exclaim s an ad in a m agazine. We feet th a t in tw o Colorado counties in th e present lim it on o u r highw ays. and pay tax es on th e right-of-w ay as
w hich 58 m otor tru ck s w ere operat»
Com petition m eans m ore encour­ d on ’t w ant to read w h a t’s u n d er the
F o r tho sake of arg u m en t. Increase do th e railro ad s, could th ey haul
ing as common c a rriers over the pub. th is load to 10 tons and allow a tr a il­ fre 'g lit m ore cheaply th a n do our
agem ent to establish in d u stries and caption lest It be disillusioning. Our
e h h' vayH tb e t0,aI tax Pa,d b? er of 10 tons capacity m aking 20 present carriers?
to industries soon to be established. old m ind huH been g e ttin g kind of 1“
l l ) Of
vehicles for the use of the tons. It would then tak e 125 tru ck s
Phone 331
Stale
lately
and
we
like
to
th
in
k
W hen the public u n d erstan d s the
Those who v en tu re in to new e n te r­
roads
w
as 6819. The Texas & Rio
prises w ill n o t feel th e fear of Injudy th e re ’s a place In th e w orld where, it
to move th e 2500 tons, or the loud bill they w ill have to foot if the
G rande railro ad paid 638.023 in of one freig h t tra in . Each tru ck »late fu rn ish es highw ays for p riv ate
“ The Yard of Beit Quality ”
by a ca rrie r who enjoys monopoly. can be exchanged. How m uch do you
:e count,, s for highw ay purposes ! would req u ire a t least one driv er and m otor tru ck lines it is probable th a t
H. M. STRAW MGR
suppose
th
ey
w
ill
allow
us
for
the
Closer relatio n s are certain to be
id o th er ta c . vvhlch bro u ght the . no{ fig u rin g any helper, 125 men " ,er® w ’ll be some objections raised
formed, and co n cu rren tly , more co­ old one? Som ew hat used, an d a little
total to 6153,896.
Exclusive Repi esentali y,
have to be employed to move th e to ,llU9 subsidizing m otor fre ig h t
operation. R ailro ad in g Is no t going t ’red, b u t still good for several
R oger Babson is a g re a t statistic! - | 2500 to n s as a g ain st, say 6 men, on I tra n sp o rta tio n com panies.
th
o
u
g
h
ts,
dream
s
and
decisions
of
to be so Im personal as it h as been.
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an but it w ill tak e some close fg u r-
th e freig h t tra in .
i If m otor freig h t tra n sp o rta tio n is ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ B B B B B B B B B a B M B U t . e .
The personal equation w ill n o t be one so rt an d an o th er.
ing to show how the sta te can fu rn ­
neglected.
U nder Mr. B abson's theory tru ck s .m ore economical than, steam o r alec-
And w h at do you suppose they do
ish right-of-w ay built w ith th e tax ­ would be subsidized by a free rig h t- ! trie transportati on, let th e m otor
B oth of th ese pow erful corpora- I w ith the old ones? Do th ey ta jp them
p ay ers’ money for th e use of priv­ of-way, freedom from upkeep for ! tra n sp o rta tio n
com panies
build
lions will com pete for th e good w ill down and clean th em up and ‘‘re­
a te tru c k co rporations on the one th e right-of-w ay, freedom from pay- ! th e ir own h ard surfaced highw ays
See the Champions
hand, w hile on th e o th er hand it in g any taxes on th e right-of-w ay j and compete w ith th e railro a d s on a
collects a largo p a rt of Its tax reven­
and charged only a nom inal m otor II- ! legitim ate basis p ay ’ng th e ir share
ue from in lroad and tran sp o rtatio n cense if th ey w ere to continue to ¡of the taxes and fu rn ish in g tran sp o r-
com panies to build th e tru c k road ep erate as cheaply as a t present.
tatio n on a business basis.
w hich ,s to put th e railro ad out of
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PORTLAND, NOV. 4 -1 1
business.
$ 7 5 ,0 0 0 in P rem ium s— B eef and D a iry
W hat Is to prevent th e railro ad s
Breeds— Horses, S w ine, Sheep and Goats
from sellin g th e ir presen t rig h ts-o f.
Western Winter Poultry and Rabbit Show,
the tiiM ru p th m ^ f01 Mh n COmPU,mm publ*c ’ ‘’I’00* attendance bill Is to Insure \ y to the sta te for the construction
Western Dairy Products Show—Manufac­
the Instruction of all Oregon children of gram m ar school age in a common or ,utom obilo -mrl tru ck ■■„■■«t« nnd
turers and Land Products Show —
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language, a common history and common ideals, to the end thut American ° o u t° m obl,° a n * tru c k loads and
For quick results on
Night Horse Show.
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unity shall be promoted, American ideals safeguarded ami American bull- tbe ra llrflld tlien 'u r n aro u nd and
L a r ^ e sf e xD os/O on o f Ha kin d in A m erio e
tutlons perpetuated.
operate m otor tru ck s over th e road?
—10 a cres u nder on e ro o f!
all metalware use
The tax p ay ers would be p u t to
REMEMBER
THE DAT
This bill Is proposed because Its supporters beliove th at only by universal the expense of b u ild in g th e highw ay
education of our children on stundard and uniform lines can these thines he and then th ey w ould lose th e taxes
PORTLAND,
achieved.
which th e railro a d s now pay.
OREGON.
F ig u rin g it on a business b as’s th e
Cleans • Scours • Polisnes
• . J hl^ b" ’ Propos<’8 no religions restrictions. It contem plates no limitation
or the right of the parent to teach religion to his child in his own way and ■proposition Is th is—-df m otor tru ck s
| had to pay their* Just sh are of th e
according to his own belief. It raises no IsBue of religious differente.
! cost' of highw ay co n stru ction, pay
Large
cake
mirhls ? llli ls pureIy a measure to Insure thnt all children by attending the
right-of-w ay. such as a
I»U * «. i ° ° , Bbal1 bo tau Kht alike during their gram m ar school years, so railroad now has to pay and m aln-
and for th eir c o u n t e d ™ " l a s t U u n o ^ " " '1 ° Ut'° Ck
th ° COmm° “ W6* ’ ',in ,b a t rlH i' of-w ay as a railroad
No
e
lias to d<> could they haul freig h t
waste
* o u r cM H r“"
,« « 0 » we must have all-American Instruction !
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Euudi Morirán’« Son« Co., New York, U.S.A.
One freig h t tra in of 50 cars
w ith ! □ c
iL .u .n J m
.a|long r «c?«niled standard lines. Ignorance of American
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|d eals and institutions and language Is the greatest men:,co to them , I : , a load lim it of 50 tons for each car I
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0S0 who do not understand them properly do not support them.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL
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Compaq
Pacific International
Live Stock Exposition
V ote 3 1 4 X Y es
C o o k in g U t e n s ils
CLEAN
SAPOLIO
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Pennsylvania Tires I
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Buy Them a t
lag-—OnC School—One Language
P. S. MALCOLM, 33*.
Inspector-General in Oregon,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rita.
(Paid Advertisement)
Many are Being
Sold
PUBLIC SALE
Knerr’s Repair
Shop
At Echo, Oregon
“ We Weld Anything But the Break of Day”
Saturday, October 21
MINER ANTIBLOAT HALTER
All purchasers are satisfied. The demand will be
great. Get your orders in early in order that
early delivery may be assured.
See O. C. Young, Resident Agent
A t Echo Stockyards, C o m m en cin g a t 1 P. M . S h arp
17 W ork Horses and
Mules
Property o f the U tah C onstruction C o.
Consisting of
C M f!
DO YOU KNOW
You Can Get Apple Boxes,
Egg Cases and Honey
Cases at
One Sorrel Horse, weight 1600 pounds ’
One Bay Horse, weight 1600 pounds
LUMBER COMPANY
R. A. Brownaon, M g r.
Phone 111
13 Mules
Consisting of
Two Pr. Black Mare Mules, wt. 2300
One Pr. Brown Horse Mules, w t 3800
One Pr. Black Horse Mules, wt. 2300
One Pr. Brown Mare Mules, wt. 2600
One Pr. Gray Horse Mules, wt. 2800
One Odd Mule, wt. 1300
U tah C onstruction Co., O w ners
G. L. Bennet, Auctioneer
Come in and see our
New Line of
HOLMES & EDWARDS
SIL VERWARE
Not Sterling but Next Best
WM. H. OGDEN
JEWELER and WATCHMAKER
H e rm is to n , O re g o n
" G I F T S T H A T L jT S T "
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One Bay Horse, weight 1300 pounds
One Gray Horse, weight 1600 pounds
C ASH OR TERM S
THE T U M - A - L U M
A re G ood T ires
R. B. Stanfield, Clerk
Echo Flour Mills
Echo, Oregon
-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
The Superior Product of Scientific Milling
Makes Better Bread
Try a Sack
DEALERS IN GRAIN AND FF.F.D
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