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THE HEBMXSTOir H X A A W , HTBMWTOX. O B IG O Ï. ■ i 1 ■ — 1 g —i m a a g 11 r i m n e M s s s s i s ,"a ^g= t S lp ^ r r m ia t im t y r a l d t which eo-operated la thia meat front to hear all the physleal hard street improvements levied and Im ■ary work with a whole-he»rtod par- the Railroad Administrator. The Fuel ships aad their consequences while posed nder the provisions of Or Administrator distributed fuel only oa p o m that gwvo to the orders at the others are left behind to profli b? dinance No. 108 passed by the City W ar ladastrlee Board the lastaat aad the rulings of the W ar Industries their absence If applied at oui WE ARE GROWING day by day. T hat la becanee we please our customers w ith the kind of vulcanising work we do. Our up-to-date vulcanizing machines together w ith good matrlals aad workmanship turns out a first elasa Published every Thursday at Her. Council and approved by the Mayor Board. The Board wee encaged In break, the War Industries Board (aa mlston, Umatilla County, Oregon by broad circulation they required Mr. Hoover already was doing much disentangling and removing the many It was frnctloalng at the close nt the on December <th, 1922, which aa- Joseph 8. Harvey, editor and man- conflicts aad competitive efforts In seeement was dul docketed In the te perfect his control of food products aad prices There was also talk of volved la labor and buildings that hid flxlng rents, and la some cities this previously occurred because of lack of stared aa second class matter any co-ordinating agency. It was allo wee done. cating power and making regulation« 1906, at the postoffice at It we were to etart, la the event at ■erm iston. Um atilla County, Oregon. another war, at the place where wa for the bltrhlng up of scattered units of power. It *a a changing munitions were Industrially when the World War orders from congested to less congest Subscription Bates eaded, the President, acting through ed districts. It bad actually carried • a s Year ............. ........................ »2.00 aa agency similar to the War Indus Into effect an order that no building ■lx Months ................................... »1.01 tries Board, would have the right to involving »2.500 or more could he un fix prices of all things aa of a data dertaken without the approval of the (Payable in Advance) previous to the declaration of war War Industries Board No steel, no when there was a fair peace time rela cement, no material of any kind could tionship among the various activities be need for any purpose whatsoever A FUNCTION OF TRAGEDY of the nation. It would be Illegal la unless the War Industries Board per buy. sell, serve or rent at say other mitted IL No steel company could When the pathway is free of o b -, than these prices. Brakes would bo sell over live tons of steel unless ap- Stacies and the traveling Is easy we . proved by the Director of Steel. The are prone to take life and its good before the hurtful process started. Aa ^ . eMary wonld not pPrmlt thp raising lntelllgent control of the flow of things for granted. When our usual money and material« would be Im of money for any Industrial or flnan- , .. . „ . _ rial operation unless It was approved habits of thinking are overturned posed. Instead of „ _ having the blind pan- th(, War ,ndlIgtr,pa Board The we become curious and search be-| lc heretofore ensuing on the drat ap- p,.eg|dent issued an order that no com hind the obvious to try to ascertain pearance of tbe frantle demands of mandeerlng should be done by the tome of the things that are not so, war. The Draft Board would have be Army. Navy, Shipping Board or Food fore It the rulings of the priority com Administration without the approval plainly evident. mittee, together with the estimated Tragedy's harsh hand brings us needs of every business and profes of the chairman of the War Industries Board. Every raw material industry, back to fundamentals, if we have sion In Its relationship to the oonduct and indeed practically every Industry wandered away from them. R ecent-, of the war, and men would be select la the country, was organized through ly tragedy visited this com m unity’ ed accordingly. The Draft Board appointment of committees, ar.d non* I t made plain again the fact that a j could more Intelligently deride, with of these Industries would do any busl- noble life Is not without reward in the advice of the priority committee. ( nggg ggcept under the rulings promul- many of the problems with which R gated by th# Board Standardization the hearts and lives of friends, i would be faced. There would be ao jB gTgry Industry was rapidly proceed- neighbors and acquaintances. Peo sending of men to the trenches who |ng Thpge ruiings were made known ple know and appreciate merit ana were needed far expert Industrial war thr0B(?h the issuance of official bulle- goodness In the live« of those w ith | work and then bringing them back ttag , t lrreguiar intervals and were whom they come In contact, though again. Businesses not necessary to dtgtributed by the press. We were they may not give expression to the winning of the war would ba ear- endeavoring to arrange It eo that the tailed. The Draft Board would have flghtIng forces were to receive those the appeclatlon In ostentations m a n -1 that Information before IL j things which they needed and no ner. Tragedy aids in making plain j The prices of all things being fixed, j more, so that whatever was not ac- that appreciation and so In slight 1 the price fixing com mlttee would make I tually required at the front was left measure gives compensation for Its any necessary adjustments, as was to civilian purposes. Industries were done during the war. Under the ays- I curtailed, but never destroyed: skele- cruel Injuries. tem used In 191* these prices were | tonlzed. but never killed. Indeed, the » Columbia school house should b e , made public and adjusted every three ; uee of men. money and materials was months, so that any consumer or pro- rapidly being brought Into exactly packed Friday night to hear the ex-I ducer had hit day In court when he that condition which I have previously planation of the new contract on considered prices unfair. Those who stated to be necessary In case of an- which water users w ill be given the complalned that during the war prices other war. privilege of voting May 1. were too high had this ready recourse ; if. in addition to this, the President to hand. |B the future has the authority to fix In the meantime all the Industries of prices and distribution of materials I f more lovely weather In which to live and work ever waa found the country would have been mobilized and labor, rent, and the use of man by the formation of committees re pre- power, transportation, fuel and all the than we have been having It un sentatlve of each Industry as waa' things necessary for the conduct of doubtedly Is In another world than done In the World War. Over them the war, any rise In prices will be pre- this. would be placed a government diree- vented, even In anticipation of war. tor or commodity chief. The various There are many who claim that war I f you did not Join In observing government departments wonld ap- 1» caused primarily by the desire of point committees representing their Profit 1 am not one of those. But If Cleanup day better start now. requirements, so that on one commit- there Is anything In this contention tee the resources of the nation would this plan will remove the possibility of Who said interest In county polit be represented and on the other the anybody urging war as a means of ics was dead? demands of the government. The gov- making profits. Even If there are no ernment director would stand between men who desire war as a means of to decide. In conjunction with tbe r»rJ- making profit, the fact that profits New Books In County Library The following new books are now orlty committee, to wbat department <°ul<l be less in war than In peace, ! and wealth and resources would be dl- ready for use from the Um atilla | eupplles should go Money would be controlled and di- rected by ,the ™”' ht ha,re county library, and may be borrow-1 reeled like any other resource. “T a k - ; '0“ * act,Te de‘ erring ««"««»«» on “Tak-i ed by any resident of the county, I lng the profit ont of war” la not i ■an of great resources. Instead of Wither by mail. In person, o r, being passive, they might become ao- synonymous with ''conscription of through the nearest branch library. | live advocates of peace. wealth," as It Is sometimes regards*. There are many people who aro, for Books on Electrical Machines and , The latter is a theoretical project, pro various reasons, afraid to discuss the and Appliances: hibited by our Constitution, oontrary subject during peace time and prefer C u rtl— High frequency apparatus. to the spirit of onr social and political to wait for war. There are also some Page— Automobile starting ( light Institutions, and Impossible In prac great manufacturers who oppose any tice. Taking the profit out of war Is ing and Ignition systems. each plan because they were seriously an orderly and sclentlfle development 8tone— Electricity and Its appli of the economics and conduct of mod Interfered with during the war time. Indeed, It has been the experience of cation to antomotlve vehicles. ern war, necessary to tho affective Books on Wool, Weaving and mobilization of national resources and some of thoee responsible for the In dustrial mobilization In the World Indispensable to equalizing the h o r - „ . , ...... . _ Textile»: • dens of. war among tho armed and i W ,r the HobJ* Ct’ ° f Z #* Fox— Mechanism of Weaving. civilian population Born of expo-. ° raou* *ttack m.dé Szepeel— Cost accounting for rin nr. . 0 nr/inad Kur w w . » » u a <d that the neceisitlei of the nation made ; .. It Imperative to control activities and textile mills. Woodhousc— Tcrtllo design, pure = . . . „ . . . :: and applied. F' ’ ---------- Books for Farmers: Fletcher— Strawberry growing. Quick, Herbert— One M an’s Life. Quick, Herbert— The Real Trou ble w ith the Farmers. Rice and Botsford— Practical Poul try management. Howa— Denmark, a cooperative commonwealth. Books for all readers: Bedgengrcn — Cooperative bank ing. Chase— .Tragedy of waste. Fuller— Story of drugs. Taking the Profit Out of War By BERNARD M. BARUCH n»w*,i»e from TM etUaro, Meet»«. (Concluded from last week) One of (hem provided that manufac turers, Jobber* end retailers of shoe« could make and sell shoe« only of a specified quality at a fixed price, ef- feetIv« July, 1919. No one who did not have a card of the War Industries Board In hts window could sell shoe*. and only the standardized shoes could be sold. No Jobber or manufacturer would sell shoes to anybody who did not have this card. The shoes were to be stamped Class A, B or C end bed to he of the quality prescribed and •old at tho pries fixed The country was so organized In every district that there could be Immediately reported to Washington the name of any shoe retailer who did not carry out the reg ulation* of the War Industries Board aa to price und quality Through re strictions on his labor, money, raw materlcls and transportation no mau- nfacturer would have been permitted to sell to any dealer violating tbe reg ulations. The Armistice stopped tbs execution of this plan. Another plan of this nature: The manufacturers of men's and women's srearlng appsrel had In 1918 been call ed to Washington, together with the retailers of various good*, and notified that regulations would have to he made In regard to retail prices end •tondardltatlon of clothing. The ruling* by the hoard were made known through the issuance of official bulletins at Irregular Interval* and were widely distributed by tbe preee, ' <111 fll1 the orders, but don’t Interfere This term “conscription of wealth."! wlth the iaIe of the part of our prod. used by so many, has created a hope „c( that the government does not among those of ecriallstio tendencies. I <ant t0 nge - That wag unthinkable, and a fear among those who, like me. , w ngon decreed that fair believe In our system baaed upon por-j prices for the government were tai’ sonal initiative and reward, of a tak- pr|CBg for civilians 1 must say, how lng of money, without payment, for ever, that the vast majority of Amer the use of State. Neither the hope jcap manufacturers rose to the sltua nor the fear It Justified by the rwcom-j tloa lB gBch a gpiend1d way ae to mendatlon herein contained or by onr , r|nB the following commendation experience In tho war. Tho nee of (rom Woodrow Wilson: "They turned money should be controlled and dl Bg|de ,rom eTer, private Interest of rheted In a national emergency. A their own and devoted the whole of man should no more be permitted to, their trained capacity to the tasks nae his money as ho wishes than he that supplied the sinews of the whole should be permitted to usa the pro- great undertaking. The patriotism, ductlon of his mine, mill or factory tha unselfishness, the thorough going except through the general eupervle- dProtlon and distinguished capacity lng agency. This wee being done to- tha, marked their toilsome labors day ward the end of the war. after day, month after month, hare During the final phase of the World made them fit mates and comrades to Wnr no man or corporation or Inetlt u- the men In the trenches and on the tlon could raise money without the j seas." approval of the Capital Issue« Commit There ere many men who are afraid tee of the Treasury Department, which , that the adoption of this plan by Con committee In turn would not permit gross would give an Impetus to social the borrowing of money unless the Ism or communism or sovietism ot War Industriei Board approved the whatever they may call It. because nse to whiri. It was to he puL Thus they say. "If you show It can be done the City of New York was not permit In war time there will be a demand ted to spend (8,000.006 for the build- i that It be done In peace time.” It lng of schools. The City of Philadel cannot be done In .peace time. There phia was prevented from making Im- 1 can be no great undertaking wlthnnt provemento that in peace time would a strong moving cause. In peace time have been necessary, but In war time the moving cause la personal Initiative were noL Various states, eountlM and payment for services performed and cities, and a vast number of pri The substitute for that In war time Is vate concerns, were denied the use the common danger. of money end materials for purposes The W ar Industries Board wno the not necessary for the winning of the foremost advocate of price flxlng and wnr. Earh part of the community bed distribution, and it had great power In to adjust Its wants to the whole great this field, but when the Armistice undertaking, came It recognised that peace condi tion* were being restored, and tt was . I II the first to change the war time order There have been a great many bill* of thing* and to leave to the people Introduced Into Congress on the sub themselves the readjustment of their ject of Industrial mobilisation, some affairs. I am satisfied that It Is Im sponsored by great organisation* HIM possible for the government to do In the American Legion, and other* by peace time what I am advocating, al newspapers and publicists. But It In though It becomes absolutely neces surprising how little knowledge there sary In order to conduct a modern was on the part of those who drew up war successfully and to conduct It oa the bills ot the practicability and fea a aon-proflteertng basis. sibility of eo mobilising our Ths application of this plan, besides that It would be Impossible to make making the nation a coherent unit In as much profit In wnr ns la time • ( time of war. would Impress upon peace. Take Into consideration the every rises In society a sense ot Its fact that the following thing* warn bw- ewn responsibility In such event. If lng done la 191»:— It were known that this universal re General Crowder, who was In charge sponslblllty would be enforced, no of the draft, had asked the chairman class- social, financial or Industrial— of the War Industries Roard where he could fall to understand that In case could obtain additional men nnrd»d ° f * ar •* wonld have to bear its share for the Army In France with the least I <»f «he burdens Involved and wonld possible dislocation of tho srar maklag have to make sacrifices of profit, n Industrial civilian machinery, aad wa ’ »ntence and personal liberty corral« were In the process of replacing male , lively with those made hy the soldier- labor with women. By a system ef 1” the field To this extent the plsn priorities the Board waa allocating to ' • “■Id net a* a positive deterrent to onr own Army aad Navy, to the Attlee any hasty recourse to force In an tn aad to the essential war la '.astrtoa the ternatlonal controversy, One thing that has definltetv come things they required. It was maklag priority rnltngn aa to transportation, from the war la the necessity or and they were being follower eat hy arranging affairs no that a portion of Jhargppulatlog at»wr not be sent to ths World W ar) would prevent thia and lessen. If not remove, the social and economic evils that come at the after math of war. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR UMATILLA COUNTY In the M atter of the Estate of CITATIO N. Susan A. W hite, Deceased. Docket of City Liens on December 7th. 1922. I w ill on the 17th day of April, 192» at the hour of 10 o'clock In the forenoon of said day at the City Council Chamber In the T lt y of Her. mlston, U m atilla County, Oregon, sell the following described lots, pieces and parcels of land at public auc tion to the highest bidder for cash In hand, the proceeds from the sale of each lot, piece or parcel of land to be applied In satisfaction of the assessment upon such lot, piece or parcel of land. job. PACIFIC TIRE COMPANY VULCANIZING 206y4 E. Alt* St. Pendleton, Ore. T H IS IS T H E PL A C E To Elmer W hite, W ill W hite. Fred W hite, Oladys W ard Boas, Eva W ard Corse, Grace W hite, Lells W hite, Mary W hite, Clarence Getchell, Bon. eta Getchell, M illard F. W hite, L .j Following is of Owen W hite, Lizzie Estea, Rosie Is a description Hammer and Nannie Means, and all each of said lots, pieces or parcels other persons Interested in said es- of land w ith the number of feet tate: frontage, name of owner or reputed Whereas application has been owner and the amount of said assess- made In due form to the above en- ment unpaid, w ith Interest thereon titled Court by F. B. Swayze, admin- from December 6, 1922 to A pril 17, lstrator with the w ill annexed of 1926 added. said estate, for an order authorizing Am t. due. and empowering him to sell the real w ith In t. estate belonging to said decedent and Block Lot Name to Apr. 1, '26 described as follows, to-w it: District 1— The East H alf ( E l i ) of the West Block 9, lot I f Russell Brownell H a lf ( W l i ) of Section 30; the East .......................... ..........................$36.35 H a lf (E lé ) Northwest Quarter! District 2— ( N W i4 ) Section 31; and a atrip of Block 4, lots 9. 10 ,11, W . L. Bles sing ........................................ $240.67 land containing 7*4 acres off the north end of the east half of the Block 4, lot 16, J. E. Mason »83.25 Southwest Quarter (S W % ) Section Block 8, lots 3, 4, 5, A rth u r Beas ley .......................................... »120.93 31, described as commencing at the center stake of said Section 31, Block 9, lots 1, 2, 3, A. W. Purdy ...................................................»271.34 thence south 18 rods, thence west 80 rods, thence north 13 rods, thence District 3— east 80 rods to the place of beginn District 4— ing, all in township 4 N R. 29 E. W. Block 1, lots 1 and 2, J. D. Low- M. In Um atilla County, Oregon. man ...................... ................ $177.18 If you want your Auto Top Repaired or Recovered A New Set of Side Curtains A Tent Made to Order And whereas said Court fixed on Block 1, lot 4. S. R. Oldaker. $105.68 the 15th day of May, 1926 at 2 Block 1, lots 7, 8 and 9, Lowman o’clock P. M. at the regular May term & Felly ................................. »263.10 of this Court, at the court room oí Block 2, lots 1 and 2, J. W . Mc- this Court in the County Court Dermed .................................. »191.75 House in Pendleton, U m atilla County, Block 2, lots 5 and 6, J. D. Low- Oregon as the time and place for man ........................................ »173.19 hearing any and all objections to Block 7, lots 5, 6, and 7, Chas. Me- said petition and the granting of Namee ................................... »404.50 said order and license of sale. Block 7, lots 8 and 9, Lowman & Therefore, In the Name lot the Pelly..........................................»196.89 State of Oregon you, and each of v u , . . j j i • j Block 8. lot 4, First Natl. Bank, you are hereby Instructed, directed „ Hermiston ..................... »24.48 and required to be and appear at i _ . _ » lock 8, 8, lots lots 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, , 8, , J. . D. . Low- said time and place and there show Block -<iw man ..........................................»96.83 cause, if any you have or If any ock -8, lot 9, First N atl. Bank. exists, why an order of sale should Block Bank, Hermiston ......................... — »29.12 not be made as In said petition pray O u r M o t t o is Q u ic k S e rv ic e and G o o d W n r ' O R A N Y T H IN G IN TH E H A R M S i W. I. GADWA, Pendleton, Ore. The Model Clear» W e have made arrangements to give fast de'lvery se v! our customers in the Hermiston district who w ant their clothes dry cleaned, pressed and mended. The Troy Laundry wagon w ill call for your clothing and th r n make delivery when the work has b en done. Send your dry cleaning work at the same time yo • send v ■ means a minimum amount of troub’e to you. You w il. I' u w ork and the quick service we can give you. » MODEL CLEANER* J. H. Booher, Prop 506 Main St. Pendleton, U ■BBT?-,! CANCER SPECIALIST ABRAM METHOD OF BLOOD TESTING AND TREATMENT Block 11, lots 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, Low- man & Pelly ...................... »119.72 Block 11, lotjs 3 and 4, E. J. Kings'ey ................ .................»55.66 Block 11 lot 5, Genevieve K lm - .....................................»27.80 ball 9, J. F. Mc- Block 12, lots 6, 7, .............»349.31 Naught............... D. Lowman Clerk Block 16, lot 1, J. (30-5tc) ....... i.............. »73.37 and 2, Lowman Block 12, lots .....................»130.52 & Pelly ...... NOTICE OF HEARING UPON District 5— FINAL REPORT In the County Court of the State ofjSec^ io , W U N E N W SW, F. J. .............................. »22.59 Prann Oregon for U m atilla Oonnty. Sec. 10, E H SW N E SW, E. L. In the M atter of the Estate Jackson ... ....... ..... ........... ..»113.05 of Sec. 10, W H N W K W SE. S. R. James Alexander Craig T h e m ,... Oldaker ... ............................... »73.38 Deceased. District 6— Notice is herby given that the Block 8, lot 9, E. W . Mack »C5.70 undersigned administrator of the es- District 7- tate of James Alexander Craig Thom, B)ock g ,otg 4 and 5 Rena W a t. deceased, has filed his final report erman .....................$119.90 with the Clerk of the above entitled Dateÿ at Hermiston, Oregon, thlB Court and th at the Judge of said 18th day of March, 1926. Court has designated Saturday, the GEORGIA HENDERSO N, 17th day o f A p ril, 1928 a t the 28-5tc City Treasurer. hour of 2 o'clock In the afternoon as the time, and the rooms of the above entitled Court In the County Court House a t Pendleton, U m atilla County, Oregon as the place when and where Hearing Is to be thereon. A11 persons Interested are hereby notified to then and there appear and show cause, If any they have, why said report should not be approved, the administrator dis-1 ;harged, his bondsmen exhonerated' and the estate closed. ed for, and why said petition should not be granted and said order and license should not Issue. Witness the Hon. I, III. Schannep, Judge of said Court and the seal of this County affixed this 23rd day of March, 1926. R. T. BROW N. Dr. B. B. Brundage PENDLETON, OREGON When In Pendleton— Call in and let us tell you in person what we can do for y n at this Beauty Shop. A satisfied - ustomer is oui best advertise ment. Come and see for yourself. All the latest methods are used at this Beauty Shop and all work is done under sanitary conditions. SLOAN BONNET AND BEAUTY PARLOKS Marcelling, Facial and Scalp Treatments are Our Specialties Smart and Exclusive M’l'inery at Most Reasonable Prices. 645 Main St., Pendleton, Ore. Telephone: 380 Legal Blanks at The Herald Office AUCTION SALE Dated 1926. 28-5tc this 18th day of March, On the J. A. Campbell Ranch, one-half m ile north o f Hermiston Saturday, April 17 JOHN M. THOM . Administrator. HERMISTON IRRIGATION DISTRICT Notice of Election. Commencing at 1:30 P. M. Notice Is hereby given that an election w ill be held at the office of the Hermiston Irrigation District on | Mo*n s *. In the City of Hermiston.! Um atilla County. Oregon w ithin the r Hermiston Irrig ation District o n The following described property: H n r d F d an<4 r lO r S e S a ilU I ld lllC S S Saturday, the for the purpose vi uvici u im m e , whether the board of directors of the Hermiston Irrig ation District shall be authorized to enter Into n- * contract w ith the United States un- * der the provisiona of the Act of 2 M c C o r m i c k M o W Congreae approved December 5, 19J4, known as the Fact Finders’ Act, the terms ot which contract the maximum amount of money payable J S l e C l S & n d S l i n g S to the United Statee fo r construct-; __ _ Ion purposes shall be »1.750.000.00. | 4 - H o r S e A* T C S n O The polls w ill be open from R o’clock1_________________________________ In the forenoon u ntil 5 o'clock of ....... ‘ X ”" A « « ,1 Cow, Fresh in April 2 3 1-2 inch Wagons • 2 Hay Racks d 'S 1 Deering Hay Rake 1 Set Leadbars 2 Sets Doubletrees 1 Spring Tooth Harrow 1 Grain Drill 1 12-inch Plow 1 Cream Separator 1 Cook Stove 1 Starrett Level the afternoon of «aid day. | Terms of Sale— A ll sums under $25 eash. All sums over $25.00, bankable notes w. j . warner . rjue October 1, 1926. Three per cent discount for cash. Secretary Hermiston Irrigation Die-1_______________ 3O-5te ' trlcl. NOTICE OF SALE Notice Is hereby given that by virtue of the authority of the City Charter of the City of Hermteton and the direction of the City Council autorlzlng and directing the Treas urer of the City ot Hermiston to collect tbe unpaid ngewemsnt tor Ima R. Swormstedt, Owner G. L. Bennett Auctioneer F. B. Swayze, Clerk