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THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST —___ about: Camels and Communists //úÍllañlVlto-O-Ó Tales and Traditions from American Brief Resume of Happenings of the Week Collected tor Our Readers FRANK I. HAGEN F Holding the Bag. P TO now our government has declined all invitations to jump Into the Italian-German-French-Rus sian-British snarl, but watch for an effort to induce America to join in when the time comes for dividing up control over poor old Spain’s ports, islands and remaining coloni al possessions. Not that we’d want anything out of the grab-bag and not that they’d give us anything. They’d merely expect us to hold the bag after- wards, which would make two bags in all—this little new one and the big one we’ve been holding ever since 1918. U Travelers' Homecoming. CI ALIFORNIA travel bureaus re- ° port an increase of incoming tourists. But then again, on the other hand, part of it may be due to returning residents who went hurriedly away when the papers started printing a certain romantic diary. If your sins do not always find you out, at least they frequently find you getting out. It’s all over now and peace and quiet have been restored to our home circles, but at the height of the rush one involuntarily was re minded of the ancient story of the Frenchman who bet with his friend he could prove every man, however outwardly pure, had a dreaded sec ret in his life. So, to test it, he sent to each of the ten most re spected notables in Paris an anony mous telegram reading as follows: “All is discovered. Flee at once.” And next morning nine of them were gone and the tenth had com mitted suicide. “Backward” British Justice. news - reel producers — have been fined $10,000 — and that’s important money in any lan guage — for titling a film “An Attempt on the King's Life.” Mind you, they weren’t punished for any injury this title might do his majesty. Incredible though it sounds to us, the charge was: “Con tempt of court for prejudicing the case against McMahon (the man who tried to shoot King Edward) be fore he was brought to trial.” For contrast, take a not alto gether forgotten criminal case. Possibly you may remember a certain murderer’s trial and what sort of publicity went before it, and what actually occurred whilst ’twas being held, and what the aftermath has been, with attorneys and key witnesses and—yes—actually some of the jurors peddling their private views for public consumption; and the governor of a great state dis playing curious and violent activi ties, even when the verdict had been called a fair one by the high courts? Backward race, these Britishers, trying people by the evidence and not by the newspapers and the moving-picture cameras. T NGLISH A Gentleman’s Dinner, PACK EAST, a distinguished con- — tinental chef rises up to outline the American gentleman's ideal din ner. He names eight courses, which is too many, and no domestic flavor about any part of it. In rebuttal, I crave to offer a menu of all native products. First, Lynnhaven oysters on the half shell, with western celery and ripe olives. Second, terrapin stew. Third, rice-fed canvasback duck, with lye hominy and a baked wine- sap apple. Fourth, one very small slice of hickory-and-sassafras-cured razor- back ham with watercress salad, scused in a plain oil and vinegar dressing. Fifth, toasted southern beaten biscuit and a mere morsel of old- fashioned country rat cheese—pre ferably from Herkimer county. New York. IRVIN S. COBB. © Western Newspaper Union. ELMO SCOTT WATSON CROWN OF THORNS rYOUBTS of the identity of the — leading presidential candidates, so thoroughly dispelled early in 1936, sometimes have held on to the midst of the conventions. So it was that the Democratic gathering of 1896 provided a tre mendous upset, giving the party William Jennings Bryan, a leader who literally was to wear a “crown of thorns” through three unsuc cessful campaigns. No less than 13 candidates for the Democratic nomination wer regarded seriously in 1896 and the usual stableful of dark horses was present. “Pitchfork Ben” Tillman of South Carolina, whose hat was def initely in the ring, prodded the del egates unr ercifully and the wordy battles from the platform spread to one fist fight after another on the floor. Then Bryan was recognized. “We are fighting in defense of our homes, our families, and pos terity,” he declaimed. “We have petitioned and our petitions have been scorned. We have entreated and our entreaties have been dis regarded. We have begged and they have mocked us when our calamity came. We beg no more, we entreat no longer, we petition no more—we defy them!” His remarks were on the finan cial plank of the Democratic plat form and Bryan fired them directly at the delegation from New York. Then he closed with the defiance which still rings dcwn the corri dors of time: “You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not cru cify mankind upon a cross of gold.” He “stopped the show.” The delegates went wild. When the business of the convention could be resumed the day following, Bryan was nominated. His defeat by McKinley, two suc ceeding failures for the presiden cy, in truth settled a crown of thorns upon the brow of Bryan which he was doomed to wear un til the last public act of his life— participation in the famous “mon key” trial down in Day ton, Tennes see. He held, and he swayed, mul titudes with the power of his ora tory, but on election day he could not mark their ballots for them. the Clackamas river here. Vale—Inspection of the $18,000,- 000 Owyhee reclamation project will be a major feature of the Oregon reclamation congress. Seaside— A ten year old boy burn ed himself fatally recently by turning on scalding hot water in a shower and then stepping under it. Oregon City—A Clackamas county rancher reports that he received 61 bushels of wheat to an acre from land that grew wheat last year. Mt. Angel—Dedication of the Mt. Angel co-operative flax plant was held recently with Gov. Martin num bered among the principal speakers. Ontario-Ontario's smallest citi zen, who at birth weighed only two pounds and 12 ounces, progressed iu ten days to a weight of three pounds. Salem — Gasoline taxes for July 19 3 6 aggregated $1,091,565.14. This is the first time that Oregon’s tax from gasoline has exceeded the mil lion dollar level. Ontario—Malheur county's 1026 hay crop is small with very little car ried over from 1935. There seems to be an Increased desire among ranch ers to buy feeders. Pilot Rock—W. P. Folsom recent ly sold 215 Delaine bucks and 45 ewes at San Angelo, Texas. He re ceived an average price of $36 for the bucks and $15 for the ewes. Klamath Falls—Ten carloads of Nebraska drouth refugees stopped here briefly last week en route to California. Each car carried flutter ing “We Want Work” banners. Pendleton—The Oregon state high way commission has purchased a ton of atlacide to be used in the fight against morning glory weeds which are clogging many ditches in this part of the country. Grants Pass—Smoking costs ran high for a Selma citizen when he was fined $10 and $5 costs for throw ing away a lighted cigarette. It cost the government in excess of $150 to combat the blaze resulting from It. Gresham—The city council has en acted an ordinance granting persons wholly or partly blind the exclusive right to use white canes or white canes with red tips so that motorists may easily identify them. Motorists are required to give them the right away at all times. Government Camp—A 50-foot log 5 feet in diameter at one end and 4 4 Inches at the other has been taken from the Ochoco forest for use in the construction of the new hotel at Mt. Hood. It will be made into a square pillar and ornamented with carving giving it a value of $3000. Tillamook—To a youth of 10 goes much credit in the capture of one of two safe-crackers. The youth hearing the explosion from a friend’s house across the street from the scene of the robbery rushed out, hid behind the safe-crackers’ car, obtained their license number and the direction of travel and notified the police. One man was apprehended. Salem—Tourist business grosses Oregon $111,000 daily during the summer according to a recent esti mate of the Oregon state highway commission. This summer was espe cially good, the average tourist spend ing about $30 during his stay. The department estimated that the tour ists would leave about $35,000,000 during 1936. THE FIRST PLATFORM NE of the essentials of a mod ern political convention is the adoption of a “platform” upon which the Presidential nominee is to “take his stand” during the campaign. Whether or not he stays on it is quite another mat ter but few candidates would think of going before the "peepul" with out one. The first platform appeared dur ing the campaign of 1840. In that year the Democrats, holding their convention in Baltimore, set forth what they considered the funda mental principles o: their party. Asserting that the federal govern ment was one of strictly limited powers and that all grants not ex pressly made to it were reserved to the states, this platform Declared against the assumption of state debts, contracted for lo cal improvements, by the federal government. Denied the power of the federal government to foster one industry, or section, to the detriment of an other. Asserted that the federal govern ment exceeded its authority when it raised more revenue than was required to defray the ordinary ex penses of administration. Denied the power of congress to interfere with or control the insti tution of slavery. Declared against the handling of public funds by private banks. Denounced restrictions upon the privileges of citizenship and of ownership of land with respect to foreign immigrants. They then unanimously renomi nated Martin Van Buren for the presidency and got ready to fight the battle of ballots along the lines of policy they had laid down. But if they expected their opponents to meet them on that ground they were grievously disappointed. The Whigs not only failed to adopt a platform but they failed to put forth any statement of principles for the very good reason that they didn't have any. They disregard ed issues entirely and launched their whirlwind “Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!” campaign. The bewildered Democrats stood firm on their platform and watched the procession go past—a triumphal procession for the Whigs! O BEAVERS TO WORK Walla Walla—Albert Baker, dis trict forest ranger, reports that beav ers are being transported to Toll Gate district of the Blue mountains to build dams. Eight beavers were released in the mountains to build dams which will serve to retain water and as a result raise the level of water In the low- lands of tributary streams. “KITTY” NOT TAME Silverton—A new and different "kitty” story was circulated here re- cently, the incident happening at the cabin home of Mrs. Ferguson, wife of a state forester. Hearing a car approach, she saw a friend’s car, but was surprised to see a huge cougar nearing the car. The women In the car had called the animai "kitty” and evidently wanted the "kitty” to come to her. Mrs. Fer guson called to neighbors and the cougar was shot. Apparently the beast was hungry enough to approach man without fear. A Rural Scene in Pleasing Stitchery Political History lagstaff , ariz .— There’s nothing new about the fable. | Estacada—Labor Day marked the opening of the $90,000 bridge across The only novelty is in the moral One night a camel came and begged to be allowed to poke his cold nose inside an Arab's tent. So the Arab, being a good-hearted Arab, says yes. Pretty soon the camel claimed his cars were chilly and could he shove in as far as his ears? And the Arab said that was O. K. Next the camel got permission to put his neck in out of the weather, and, after that, his fore legs and then his front hump, closely followed by his rear Irvin Cobb hump, and finally his hindquarters. When morning came the camel was inside the tent, completely fill ing it, and the Arab had been crowd ed outside and there he was—poor shivering wretch, as homeless as a ha’nt. Moral—Every time I hear of an imported Communist smuggling himself into our midst, I think of a cold-nosed camel. Washington. Thursday, September 17, 1936 | | | | © Western Newspaper Union. Portland—Sales of V. S. bonds, Secretary of the Treasury commonly called baby bonds, totaled In 1789 congress enacted a law $163,143.75 for the month ending providing that the secretary of the Aug. 31 with 402 purchasers. Inter treasury may not engage in trade est for ten years will bring the ma or business, own steamships or turity value of this amount to $217,- otherwise be active in protit-mak ing enterprises during his incum 525. bency. He is liable, on conviction, Bonneville— Employees in the en to a $3,000 fine, dismissal and may gineers department here Increased ! never thereafter hold office under nearly 200 during the past month a the federal government. The same recent survey shows. This brings the provisions apply to the treasurer of total on the engineers payroll to near the United States and the register ly 750 men, with the possibility of of the treasury. 1000 being reached soon. Tai r "A "sels : g. 1. s * By WILLIAM BRUCKART NATIONAL PRESS BLOG H —, f.. WASHINGTON D C Washington.—The Department of so-called brain trust at Washington. Commerce has lately released its That law levies a new tax on annual "World corporations. It does not touch us True Econ omic Re- as individuals except indirectly. The Picture view,” and again tax applies to surplus, to the sav has painted offi ings of business, a savings designed cially a picture of general condi to meet just such conditions as | tions that I believe to be the most those through which we have gone accurate obtainable under present and which business was able to chaotic conditions. I might add that meet because heretofore it had been it is one of the few official analyses permitted to pile up reserves to car coming out from the government ry it through the rainy day. these days that is not colored in Official figures from the Depart any manner or form. ment of Commerce show that the The reason this review is so in payments for wages, salaries, in teresting is because it points out terest and dividends from 1930 to what can be expected to happen by 1934 amounted to $21,288,000,000. In a disclosure in detail of what has 1935, according to incomplete fig happened in commerce and indus ures, business paid out $1,500,000,000 try. To that extent it delivers a for these same purposes, thus mak rather definite body blow at some ing the total for five years approxi New Deal policies affecting busi mately $23,000,000,000. ness. Since it does this sort of Now, in normal times these fig thing, the review is entitled to more ures would not prove exciting. Un faith and credit than usually is ac der present circumstances and corded government publications, those through which we have been whether compiled by the Roosevelt passing, they border on the sensa administration or those before it. tional. This is true because these Political leaders always want to put payments have been made, not their best foot forward and the New from the earnings of the businesses Deal under Mr. Roosevelt has not during the years in which they were failed to carry on this tradition to paid, but from earnings of earlier the fullest possible extent. good years when a part of the prof The section of the “World Eco its were laid aside as a protection. nomic Review” that was most in It would seem therefore that since teresting to me contained this state business has performed a social ment: service of this kind under its own “Deficits of great magnitude cre management that it ought to be al ated yearly during the depression to lowed to continue. I am convinced meet payments of wages, salaries, that it is a much safer method than interest and dividends sapped the to have the federal government vitality of the entire business struc mess around through laws such as ture and could not have been sus the tax on surpluses for it must be tained indefinitely.” remembered that under the law Here then is an official declara which I have criticized, no corpora tion from that agency of the govern tion can build up again such sur ment most concerned with com plus as has happened in the past. merce and industry which says that I might mention further that the corporations and employers of labor effect of this law is going to be to maintained as far as they were prevent small corporations from ev able the payrolls and interest pay er growing large. I mean by that, ments during the depression. It if a corporation, through careful says likewise that had corporations management and frugal savings, failed to do this, our unemployment was able to expand its plant facili problem would have been much ties, increase its production and greater, the income of those who thereby increase the number of hold securities, whether in large or workers it employs, it will be un small amount, would not have re able to do so. It will be unable to ceived dividends on their stocks or accomplish this for the reason that interest on the bonds and, as a the operation of this tax law pre result, it is obvious the buying pow vents it from storing its savings. er of the country as a whole would The law takes such a heavy toll of have been sharply reduced. That any stored-up earnings that no cor in to say, had these payments both poration can afford to store them to labor and capital, been curtailed up. They must be passed out in there would have been even a lower dividends during the year they are level of retail business than ob earned or else the government puts tained during the depression. It its tax hand into the business ought to be added as well that had treasury. a lower level of business resulted, One might say that such a distri the manufacturing industrie» from bution is helpful and undoubtedly which the retail stores buy their in the cases of some owners of se supplies would have closed down curities it is helpful. But questions their plants in even greater num of this kind must be treated in the ber than they did. whole and not on the basis of isolat As we look back over the last five ed cases. Consequently, it takes no or six years it is easy to see how I stretch of the imagination to see how , things could have been very much a business is forced to distribute worse. It is easy to recognize that its earnings, to distribute them in the strength that comes from good times when a comparatively amassing capital in corporation small number of its security own form has developed in this country ers need the funds—and the result one of the greatest shock absorb is obviously a shortage of reserve | ers that any people may have when for that rainy day. In other words, those corporations, those busi a corporation is compelled to be a nesses, are permitted to develop spendthrift or else pay a tax that under sound management and with is designed as a punishment. * * * as little governmental interference as the general public welfare will There is another phase of these permit. payments by businesses that de- Now, as to the reason why these serves attention. Show The dividend pay- businesses were able to accomplish the things they did: The answer is Upturn ments, in fact, many of the earn- I simple. Managements of businesses must follow the same practices in ings reports of business lately have guiding the financial affairs of those shown a decided up-turn. This cir businesses as you or I do in the cumstance has prompted Democrat management of our personal af ic Chairman Farley and Attorney fairs. General Cummings to enthuse • • • somewhat about business recovery. This brings us to a point of cur Each of them insist in recent politi rent interest. In preparing for the cal statements that prosperity ac tually is here; that it is not “just . rainy day, all Kainy Day business, whether around the corner,” as Mr. Hoover once predicted while he was presi Fund great or small, lays aside a cer dent. tain percentage of its profits. This But there should be some atten is called a surplus. The surplus is tion paid to the meaning of the divi invested. It is made to yield a re dend payments and increased earn turn in the form of interest or divi ings. They should be analyzed. dends. It is seldom touched. It is It is true that some industries, treated just as you and I would like the automobile industry, for ex treat our savings accounts—just as ample, have increased production we deal with our Christmas savings beyond the hope of any students of account. economics and that they have re- Thus, the arrival of slack times, stored to their payrolls a consid dull business, no profits, the arrival erable percentage of the workers of the time when we must live on they once employed. Some other our own fat so to speak, does not industries likewise have moved for find us without a reserve because ward and promise to get on their that is what a surplus is. feet again in sound fashion. Yet I I The records of the savings bank find a number of authorities in the and of the life insurance compa business world who continue to be nies through the last six years show doubtful. They fear that the founda definitely how many hundreds of tion is not sound. thousands of people had to draw on These facts have not deterred Mr. that surplus just as the Department Farley and Mr. Cummings from of Commerce statement now re shouting from the house-tops that veals how many corporations drew this is prosperity, resulting from upon their supluses in order to main Roosevelt policies. Their declara tain their organizations, pay the tions, however, are just as falla workers and be honest by paying cious, just as political as some po the interest on their debts. All of litical pronouncements that I have this sounds like a Chautauqua lec heard from the Republican side to ture on savings. But however it the effect that business is picking up may sound, it links in directly to because of prospects of electing legislation that was enacted in the Governor Landon as President. All last session of Congress, a law of these statements in my opinion driven through under the lash of are pure hokum for the reason that President Roosevelt after it was the facts generally speaking do not conceived by a bunch of radicals bear out any of then. who constitute the majority of the © Western Newspaper Union. -d a Pattern 5602 The “Duck Pond”— a quiet, shady nook where graceful ducks float to and fro, is a charming sub ject indeed for a wall-hanging, the detail will prove fascinating to embroider. It’s no time before every stitch is in, done in wool or rope silk, and you’re ready to line and hang it. In pattern 5602 you will find a transfer pattern of a wall hanging 15 by 20 inches; material require ments; illustrations of all stitches needed; color suggestions. To obtain this pattern send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Eept., 259 W. Fourteenth St., New York, N. Y. Write plainly pattern number, your name and address. 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