LOCAL AND PERSONAL
■ BREVITIES ■
For the Hot
W eather—
Railroad Earnings
Are Not Guaranteed
Oeeureoeea o f la tereo t Gleaned Hara
and There A bout the City and
NoiaJtborhuod
Tin. Sheet metal work and Plu
ing, Call 783. I. E. Patman. 11
GASOLINE— Our price 25 cents per
gal. Kellogg & Schimke.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Kirk, of Rose-
burn, were visitors last week at the
T. N. Rankin home. Mrs. Kirk is a
daughter of Mrs. Rankin.
PALM
BEACH
TROUSERS
$5.00
Pat Slscel took the local to Ar
lington Monday morning to bring
back hig car. He had left his car in
the above named city on account of
a break down while returning from
Wasco a few day.» ago. When Pat
heard the news concerning the fire
at Arlington he thought his car
might have been among those that
were destroyed In the fire at that
place, but when he arrived he found
his car had not been damaged.
George Day, superintendent of the
local schools, has returned from Mon
tana where he has farming interests.
Mr. Day has been engaged as head of
the local schools again thiB year.
Guaranteed
10c a button, $1.00 a rip
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Mr. Van Velsteln, who at one time
was owner of the S. Sellers ranch,
ig visiting at the H. Lenhart home.
K I N G S L E Y ’S
H t H M IB T O N '8
H O U S E
O f Q U A L IT Y
A N D B g R V lC I"
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A birthday surprise party was
given Mrs. I. E. Putman last week.
Twelve were present. Bridge was
the entertainment for the evening,
after which refreshments were serv
ed.
J. O. Lawler returned Sunday from
Echo Flour Mills
Echo, Oregon
Walla Walla where he had gone to
J be with his wife who recently under
went a minor operation. Mr. Law-
■ ler reportg his wife doing nicely.
J. L. Waller and family have re
turned from a "two weeks' vacation
spent In Seattle and coast points.
The bungalow being built at the
I corner of Ridgway and Fourth street
by Lyle Tilden will soon be ready for
j occupancy.
The carpqgters and
plumbers are finishing up (heir work
rapidly.
M AN UFA CTU RERS OF-
H igh Grade P atent
B lu e S t e m F lo u r
Lucile Hooker, who has been liv
ing with her uncle at Medford, ve-
! turned Monday to her home in the
Columbia district.
T h e S u p e rio r P ro d u c t o f Scientific M illing
A common impression exists that railroad earnings are In
some way guaranteed by the Gove,omen,. This Is n « a fact
The railroads were paid for the Fedral Control period a fixed
for
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7 7 * ' ? “ “n ° P“ On f° r fon,lnu““« o' 'his policy
31 1 2 0 "sine
Me¿ 7 ,'ter- Th” “rran«emfcnt « » 'red August
Your BREAD BAKING in
, BYREX WARE
Z
has £ n
7 ,7 7
' n0,h'n* eVe“ "
Ung ‘ t!UaraUtee
t o UeaÍnr a,hfe | COn?,l‘U,IOn “ rai'r°ad
alwa>8 been ^ title d
W ith PY R E X you actually see the bread while
it is baking. You know w hat is going <jn inside the
dish and you get a crispy crust on the bottom and
sides as well as the top.
the
F U,n UP° n
propelty devoted to the public
u e, the percentge which constituted such fair return being a
question for determination by the courts.
use
The transportation act says:
ra t« ‘, 7 en CrCl8e **
P° Wers
pre9crtbe J““» ™d reasonable
rates, the Commision shall. . . .adjust such rates ao that car
rier
. . will, under honest, efficient and economical manage
m eat . . .earn an aggregate annum net railway operating income
equal, as nearly as may be, to a fair return upon the aggregate
value of the common carrier property, giving "due considera
tion. . . .to the transportation needA of the country and the
n ecessity------ of enlarging such facllitiea in order to provide the
people of the United States with adequate transportation.”
PY R E X is m ade for every baking use—for bread,
pies, cakes, puddings, custards, eggs, pot pies, beans,
macaroni, casserole, au gratia dishes, etc.
It is sanitary—never wears out and ¡3 guaranteed
not to break in actual oven use.
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For the two years ending March 1. 1922, such fair return was
fixed at 6perccnt. Since then It has been reduced by the com.
mission to 5.75 per cent.
In no year however have the railroads secured the fair return
contempated by the Act, as the following wil show:
Year
Percentage actually earned
1920
0.33
1921
3.3
1922
4.14
It is entirely clear, therefore, that the law in no sense guar
antees the earnings of the railroads. If it did. the Government
would owe the railroads more than a billion dollars for deficits in
1920, 1921 and 1922.
OREGON HARDWARE &
IMPLEMENT CO.
Since January 1, 1923, the earnings of the railroads a8 a
whole have been better than for the same period in any of the
preceding years, but the rate of returns is still lower than the
Interstate Commerce Commission has prescribed as reasonable.
The Transportation Act has not been the cause of increases
in railroad rates. One of the authors of the Act has said:
Rates have advanced simply because the cost of maintenance
and operation has more than doubled since pre-war days while
railroad rates, taken as a whole, are now about 54 per cent
higher than they were before the government took over the
railroads at the beginning of the year 1918.”
The price of transportation can only be reduced as the cost
of transportation is reduced and the railroad’s cost of living
has increased in like proportion to that of the individual. Every
effort, however, is being made to reduce It.
Constructive suggestions arc always welcome.
Omaha, Nebraska,
Augut 1, 1923.
SPECIAL
Saturday, A ugu st 4
L adies’ B ratsieres-50 per cen t o ff
.. This is seasonable merchandise
and you can save some money by sup
plying your present and future needs
in this apparel.
SATURDAY SPECIAL—ONE DAY
ONLY
C. R. GRAY,
President.
M akes B e tte r B re a d
T ry a S ack
DEALERS IN G R A IN A N D FEED
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Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Phipps and
daughter I^tura left Tuesday by auto
for Spokane and Chelan lake. They
will meet Miss Martha Winslow on
the trip and she will accompany
them back to Hermitson where she
will spend a short time visiting her
parents. They expect to be gone
about ten days.
H. M. Straw and family left Mon
day to Join Dr. Prime and family at
the beach. The two families will
make the trip to Crater Cake. They
wll be away for a period of about
two weeks.
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR
WHEN FLIES AND MOSQUITOES
GET INTO THE HOUSE.
We have a good asortment of
Screen Doors and Mntertal for
Window Screens and Screen
Porches.
GET THE HOUSE IN SHAPE FOR
COMFORT: —DON'T HAVE TO
KEEP YOUR HOUSE SHUT THIS
HOT WEATHER
Materially Youra,
TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO.
“EASY”
Electric Washers
Come in and let
us demonstrate
E A S Y M O N TH LY PA Y M E N T S
IF DESIRED
SAPPERS’ INC.
HARDWARE
FURNITURE
IMPLEMENTS
RADIO OUTFITS
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING
Hermiston Produce & Supply Co.
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Legal Blanks at The Herald Office
T H E H ER M ISTO N H E R A L D
Fifieen Camp Fire girls held their
ceremonial meeting last Saturday
evening at the Root orchard on the !■■■■■■■
west side. New members were tak,
en in and beads awarded to those
Edward P. Mantell, traveling
who had gained them.
salesman for the Kohler Lighting
System, spent one day last week at
Bee men on the project arc suffer- the Bloom ranch. He with his wife,
I Ing considerable loss by spray applied who has been visiting her parents
to the fruit trees.
for several weeks, are on a trip to
Klamath Falls and Crater Lake
Sam Boardman, who has charge where he will oversee the installa
of equipment for the state highways, tion of two of their plants.
paid this office a call last Tuesday.
Sam has the ability and will fill the
Dave Mittlesdorf came back Sun
office to which he has been appointed day from his vacation trip to Wis
to the best Interest of all concerned. consin.
B. J. Shaw left Saturday for Pen.
Miss Bertha McKeen Is home from
dleton where he has procured a poat- Monmouth where she attended sum
tlon with the construction gang on mer school.
the McKay creek dam.
Mr. nnd Mrs. F. C. McKenzie, who
Mrs. Oils Tonis, of Sand. Oregon, have been in Portland, returned
visited nt the home of her brother, Tuesday.
Bert Shaw last week.
Mrs. Leila Phelps returned Tues
Miss Laura Wescoe, of Philadel day after a week's vacation at Sea
phia, is visiting at the home of Mrs. side,
IC. E. Schilling.
Rev. Davis nnd family returned
R. B. Spencer was a business visi Wednesday from a vacation trip to
tor in Echo Friday.
southern Oregon, Willamette valley
and coast points.
Mrs. Grace Bouffeur, of Chicago,
has been the guest of the Rowe fam.
Baptist Church—Sunday school
ily on North Ridge. She and Mrs. and preaching services next Sunday
Rowe left last week for Chicago via morning at the usual hours. Come.
Spokane where they will visit their
brother and family, Mr. Charles
A. C. Voelker has written an In
Fanches.
teresting article for the latest Com
monwealth Review of th U. of O.
Mr. and Mr. Waller Blessing and In which he pictures Hermiston as
family left Thursday for a two weeks an Ideal co-operative community.
vacation.
Mrs. Thomas Campbell and Mlsa
Beulah Reid came back from Seattle
on Wednesday wTisTe rh»y have been
'laitlng Mrs. Campbell's daughter,
Mrs. M. D. Screggs.
“ THE BEST OF GOOD SERVICE”
COM M ERCIAL PR INTIN G
OF A L L K INDS
C. W. Kellogg Journeyed to Port
land Saturday night nnd drove back
a car for the Hermiston Auto Co.
Mias Gray, who was an employee
of the First National Bank of this
city, departed for Alaska where she
wll spend her vacation. She will
visit Portland and Seattle on her
way.
A com plete set m ay be bad for a modest
cost—start yours today— buy a bread pan at
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Neighborhood Club Holds Lawn Fete
The Neighborhood club of the Col
unihla district held a lawn social
last Friday night at the A.A. Paulson
home. An entertaining musical pro-
gram consisting of vocal and instru
mental numbers was rendered. Re-
freshments of ice cream and lemon
ade were served.
Quite a number motored out from
Hermiston.
WARNING!!
Everybody in Hermiston and vic
inity is hereby notified that Parker’s
Store has been fferlng bargains and
will continue to do so. Beginning
Monday, August 6, and continuing
all week, there will be a big special
sale with factory demonstrations.
See window display.
Bring in Four
Films
Come one, come all.
prices. They are right.
Get
our
THE STORE WITH THE BLUE FRONT
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“The We»! Side Eat Shop” = =
J. Lao Parker, Proprietor
Tolepkono 413
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T o use a sla^v rtpres-
sion:
“ W e’re there - . the
finish.”
Colombia School Employs Teachers
For Coming Year
MITCHELL DRUG CO.
The teachers who will comprise the
staff of the Columbia school for the Phone 101
Hermiston, Oregon
coming year have been engaged.
The principal Is Truman Klein, of
Jersey Shore. Penn.Mra. J. H. De-
Moes, who has taught in the school
for the past two terms, will continue
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renew tf near.
to hold her position as instructor of
the Intermediate grades. Miss E ta .
*iown.
lyn Mortimer, of this city, will have
the primary grade*.
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CITY MEAT MARKET
JOHN ELalS, PROP.
CHOICE MEATS
F resh an I Cured
Fresh Fish
B U T T E R , E G G S, C H E E S E
ICE FOR SALE
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