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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29

the wartime ray long after the cost
Of living which raised wages, has de-
oI.nej ana this attitude is gripping
production ana halting industry
As long as labor organizations
worked for better conditions and
greater production, they had univer-
sal respect When. however, they
began the practice Of curtailing and
hampeung production. unreaSonably
shortening hours, and SyStematical-
" dong as little as possible for as
much money as possible, they began
to lose the support Of public opinion,
and viii continue to lose it unless
they change their methods.
Labor unioniSm has helped DESTROY
industrial autocracy and so has been
.of great service to humanity, How
ever, it breeds class consciousness,
.perpemateS undemocratic class dis
tinctionS and tends towards an auto
cracy as bad as that it replaces.
The day Of the rule of walking
delegates is passing along with that
of the industrial autocrat and the day
of a closer cooperation and commun-
ity of interest between employer and
employees is dawning. The theory
that those outside of an institution
should arbitrarily dictate to those
within is wrong in principle and vic
iouS in practice-hence the modern
idea Of cooperative management
where employe representation CO.
operates in determining policy and
inSureS a square deal for all.-Salem
Journal.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29
Who Shall Do It?

The discussion of the Umatilla
Rapids power project has aroused a
storm of protest from various sour,
.ces against the development Of the
project by government agencies on
the ground that it is better to leave
heir development to private capital
those who oppose public ownership
and development declare that our
control of public utility corporations
has proven so effective that we need
not fear that they will not serve the
public efficiently
But those who take an opposite
view point out that the public is in
constant conflict with public utility
companies, and that when the control
of great natural resources pass into
the hands Of private capital the peo-
pie are exploited to the highest de-
gree and that our most effective re-
gulative measures have failed to pro-
perly control them. II is also assert
ed that these huge organizations Of
ten control the regulative bodies ra.
ther than the opposite.
While there is enough truth on
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29

The ia.Is of Russia are crammet
fuI of ,he victims of "Che-ka
farmers. workiugmen. teachers. writ
g-s- tens Of thousands Of people SuS-
rectsi by the ignorant fanaucaI iTit
crates who compose the Extraordin
aV Commission. All Europe Is full
Of stories of torture and horror that
come from the loathSome dungeons
stories that far outrival the Siberia
bruuSm of the deSpouc days OF the
Cars.
Some day the common people of
Russia will gain control of their
country. When that occurs, and they
hunt down and hang the unmention-
able devils that compose "Che-ka, "
YOU will hear a CITY go up from the
American BolSheviStS about the
white terror in Russia. Faush,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29
Labor Had Little to Celebrate
Over.

With six million men out of work
and industries idle for lack of mar
ket, with federal troops in control of
the mining regions of West Virginia,
with many thousands striking for the
maintenance Of war time wages or
the establishment of a 44-hour week,
with bread lines and soup houses in
prospect, labor has not much to cele-
brate this labor day.
When wages were high and work
plentiful, labor was most dissatisfied
and permeated with unrest, and did
least. Now that the change in con-
ditions voted for has been realized
and normalcy is here, organized la
Dor displays little of the spirit neces-
sary for successful readjustment.
Professional labor leaders pretend
to see in the financial depression
only a capitalistic conspiracy to
bring on hard times for the purpose
of reducing wages and thereby in
creasing profits. This theory is ab-
surd. Hard times are the result Of
economic conditions, the inevitable
reaction from the destruction and
waste of the war and the imitation
and generalization following. For
every dollar labor loses in idleness
idle capital loses proportionately and
the losses sustained can never be re-
couped.
Everyone realizes that the higher
wages are, the greater the prosperity
Of the nation and no one wants to cut
wages provided the business justi-
fes their continuance and the high
wages really assure production in
stead Of sabotage. The problem of
the average employer now is to keep
going and meet his payroll. With
diminished income and vanished
profits, he can not operate upon the
prosperity basis Of few months ago.
Yet the walking delegate insists on
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29
"Che- -ka, " the Black Horror

"Che-ka" is a name for the worlt
TO remember It's the name by which
the Extraordinary Commission" is
known in Russia "Che-ka" knows
no law, no human mercy, no God in
heaven and no devil in the universe
except Itself Neither Lenin, nor
Trotzky nor any othter body in Rus.
sia has power over "Che-ka." Its
acts Of murderous ferociy cannot be
questioned by anybody.
Just now "Che-ka" is standing
Russian farmers up in rows and
shooting them down because they
protest against the "requisitions"- =
that is, the seizure of the food they
have raised seized to feed the loaf
ing communists in the cities who
work not and therefore have nothing
to give in return for the farmers
hard-earned crops.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29
The Gold That Immigrated.

Lightweight million dollars worth
Of roli arrived in the United States
in August, bringing the total since
January / up yeN close to half a bill
lion dollars.
Prof. Irving Fisher, the Yale econ
omist and his followers insist that
when gold becomes plentiful, prices
Of commodities rise and speculation
and initiation follow. Well, there has
been a slight rise in prices since July
/ but nothing remarkable. And GER
tainly speculation has been as dead
as a last years fly. So this gives the
school Of economists opposed to Fish
er's views q chance for a glorious
eloat.
But perhaps Fisher is right, be-
cause the half billion Of gold which
has hoated to our shores in eight
months has had no chance to show
its speed. The Federal Reserve
Banks have simply trapped it on its
arrival and thrown il into their dun
geous-their vaults. None Of the
gold has been placed in circulation
as money, nor used as the basis of
expansion Of notes or credits or
loans. In other words, it can have
had no more effect on business or
prices than 50 much gold ore buried
far beneath the surface Of the
ground.
At present We are not saving that
this treatment Of real money is a
good thing or a bad thing-but that's
what has happened to gold that i'm
migrated to America in 1921.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29

Mrs. Shurte, our school superin-
tendent is making up her program
for the coming county teachers in
shtute TO be held in Heppner on Oc-
tober 10, 20 and a. Last year the
institute was held in conjunction
with Umahlla county at Pendleton,
and to this arrangement there was
some considerable objection on the
part of Heppner people and of the
county in general, they feeling that
the institute really belonged TO the
county and should be held here. Yet
on the other hand, there is very good
argument for joining in with the 9TH
er counties and being in position to
secure the very best talent obtainable
and making the institute more profit
able and beneficial to the teachers.
In the first place, We are inclined to
the belief that our superintendent
does not receive as much financial
encouragement as she is entitled to,
or the importance Of the work de-
mands. II strikes US that when the
county court is only willing to set
aside an institute fund Of 5000 a
year, they are taking rather small
view Of the importance Of the insti-
tute A fund Of at least $500 should
be provided for this purpose if it is
expected that the superintendent
can get up a proper program and Sc
cure talent that will make the insti-
tute Of value to the teachers Of the
county. This is one Of the main
reasons why it has been thought best
heretofore TO join forces with the ad-
joining counties. We fully realize
that there are strong demands on the |
county funds and the court has a big /
job Of il making the money go round |
and yet keep down the tax levy, and .
we appreciate the further fact that
tax burdens are just about all that
the people can stand, but at that we
would favor a cut in some other d.
rection if possible, that a few more
dollars might be turned into the
channels Of education AT any rate
we should spare our criticisms Of the
county superintendent if she is not
able to give US for 5000 a $500 in
stitute; she certainly has some job
when il comes to putting this over.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29

Roy Gardner has taken to writing
letters again, and he is now out with
one that tells how he got away from
McNeill's Island. Naturally the war
den of the penitentiary over there is
of the opinion that the letter is a
fake, 1t may be. The officials have
admitted, however, that he has made
his escape from the island, however
he might have reached the mainland
and he is still at large.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29

Pendleton had her usual big crowd
at the Roundup this year, but there
was a general complaint on the part
of merchants of that city that the
people were not spending any mon
ey, 1t took about all the spare change
to get them to Pendleton and home
again, after having put up their ad-
mission fees to the Roundup and
Happy Canyon. Pendleton should
be satisfied that she had such a good
crowd this season, and ii certainly
attests the popularity of the big wild
west show.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29

Morrow county's road building
plans are maturing slowly but surely
and our people will have to be pa.
tient. 1t takes a lot Of time as well
as heaps of money to construct good
roads, and we should not expect them
to be built in one or two short sea
sons. Our county can have no COM
plant to make concerning the work
being done by the state and this win
ter will see the most of that work
completed In order to get some good
roads it is necessary to put up with
bad roads while the work is going on.
Let us have patience.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29

both sides to justify some of the
statements made, the fact remains
that Eastern Oregon is more inter
eSted in the actual development Of
the Umaulla rapids than in the agen-
eieS by which it shall be done This
great natural resource belongs to the
people, and whoever develops it
should do 50 on terms that safeguard
the interests of the public,
If private interests desire to de-
velop this electric power project, let
them come forward If they do not,
let the state of Oregon do it. We
need the light, power and heat for
umberleSs enterprises in the Co.
lumbia Valley, for town and farm
homes, to electrify our railroads and
extend them, to irrigate thousands
.of acres of land now useless, and to
make the wheels of industry hum
from Umatilla to the Sea.-Condon
Globe Times.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29

pa and ma was out on ottomobeel
trip, can Just imagen there sup
prize when they got back home agin,
Sunday & Jake set togather in
chirch s tride who cud stick a pin
the furthereSt in to the skin in the
pam of are hand. Jake win but am
glad for ma sed he mite mebby gel
blud poysen doing such a crazy stunt
Tux otto ride in the p m.
MoHdly-l was up in pas room 8
he hollered & sed What you looking
fur. | sed For nuthing. He smiled
& remarked Well just look in my
pokket & guess you'll find it yure
ma just went down to the store for
sum goods.
Tuesday-ma was hopping mac
this afternoon. pa cum in & sci
down & sed to her. Did you ever
hear of the story about the woman
which refused to tawk. Ma sed Nc
| never, Pa sed Well you never will
neether.
WedHeSday-got KEEP in for whit.
tling in skool vile she was keeping
me in & Jake to she leckshured us
& sed that foxes which wirk all the
time never gets in trubel, shux il
wirking aint trubel | never seen
none. Ma is a CRATE deel the same
because she issent never xackly hap
py else | am wirking or going to
chirch or sumthing.
Thursday - Misses Keller never
liked me since | put glew on her dore
step & she was calling an ma when
| cum home tonite from skool.
spoke & tipped my cap & she tride
to smile but she looked so discom-
fable | wood just as leaf she wood
go on & LUX natchurl. saving up for
a weeja bord then can find out
sum stuff. about Jane & etc.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29

Several new and modern resi-
denceS are in course Of construction
in Heppner and it is to be hoped that
the building fever will spread until
it becomes an epidemic. More resi-
dences are needed here and the
building of substantial homes in our
little city is thing to be greatly de-
sired We shall welcome the day
when Heppner's burned over district
will be covered with new residences
and made beautiful again.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29

! was badly in need Of
, bits which was for a
girls hankercheef. he
asst me if it was for sum
particular girl, | an
swered s replyed that
lShe was very partickler
'& il is all | can do to
hold my own with her.
pa supprized me BY
giveing me a y a S. |
Xpected a dime.
Saturday. was rec
ding in the moose paper
that they was a baby
born in Ind. vile its pa
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-09-29
Stats Diary.
BY Ross EARnIrHAR

FfidU-this was James birthday s
Shlned pas ShewS &then | told him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-03

! -Bessemer, June 2.-(Special. )--Thc largest class in the history of the Bes. semer High school was graduated Thursday evening from the school.
 The list included Aron Acton, Hubert Avery, Miss Ruth Edwards, Miss Grace Bailey, Miss Irene Boswell. Miss Nell Brown, Miss .-eldo Byrd. Miss Louise Coughlin, Jacob Churner, Otis Coston
 Forrest Crotwell, Carl Davis, Max Faulkner, Miss May Fountain, Miss Lurline Hamilton, Miss Eva Hancock, Miss Elizabeth Hays Miss Mary Hol- lis, Miss Paula Howtan, Miss Alma Huey, Robert Jager, Miss Bessie Mae Jones, Sidney ISartus, Miss Maggie Johnston, Miss Ruby Lee, Oscar Lewis, Miss Mary Lipscomb, Miss Margaret Lowery, Norris Meigs, Miss Dorothy Milan. R. E. Nolen Hulett Perry, Lu- verne Preston, Cecil Reeves. Myrtle Reeves. Miss Nellie Rich, Miss Sara Roper, Denson Roy, Stanton McCollum, Miss Sallie Salter, Miss Gladys Sapp, Miss Mae Shehan, Fred Sheridan, Hoyl sherman, Miss Cora Smith, Miss Pauline. Smith, Miss Rochell Smith, Paul Snow, Miss Mary Stuart, William Thomas. Miss Ethel Williamson, Miss Kath- crime Williamson Miss Dorothy Wil- son, and Miss Iris Yearwood
 The following programme was rem dered at the exercisvs: Blue Danube Waltz" (Strauss), girls chorus; prayer, Dr. L.. F. Stansell; salutatory, Miss Eliz- abeth Hays; valedictory, Sidney Kar- tus; song, Alma Mater" class; ad- dress, Dr. J. E. Dillard; presentation of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-03

The largest class in the history of work with that institution yesterday with very interesting class day ex- ercises at which Judge Hugh Locke spoke. Judge Locke said in part:
 The crucial moment comes in each life and it is the duty of every man and woman to know when that moment comes and to stop and take stock of ones own self and determine what we are to do.
 Idleness stands in the way of suc- cess. and the average man wastes more than enough time before he is 35 years old to make himself really great. The average man who gets anywhere knows where he is going"
 Each graduate was urged to deter mine what he wanted to do and then to bend every energy towards attain ing it.
 In conclusion, Judge Locke told the Biblical story of Solomon's choice of wisdom and how all other things fol- low in the path of the wise.
 The presidents address by Eldrdge Means was exceptionally good and well delivered. Other numbers on the programme were: Invocation, Rev. V. AA' iio " MIS- SSicSllOll, llISn SCIOOl or chestra; cello solo. Angels Dream' Hulian Keller; statistics" Raymond Grove; vocal solo, "Sunbeams," Doro- thy Kirtland; class will, Charles Wier piano solo, The Witches, Dance" (Mc- DowelD, Carolyn Henshaw; Alabama" Ca memoriaD, Robert Byrum; vocal solo. Miss Evelyn Going; violin solo, Gertrude Dixon.
 The class numbered loo students from Ensley, Pratt City, Wylam, Fair field, Fairview and West End beside the other surrounding towns.
 Prof. E. E. Smith, principal, and his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-03

improvements on Thirtieth street, iEnsley, from the west property line
 of Avenue R, EnsIey, to the east property line of Avenue P, Ensley. Be It Ordained, by the Commission of the City of Birmin gham, as follows: Section 1. That S0th street, EnsIey, from the west property line of Avenue R. Ensley. to the east property line of Avenue F, Ensley shall be graded. /
 That a S0-foot roadway along the center line of S0th street, Ensley. from the west property Nine of Avenue R, Ensley, to the east property line of Avenue F, Ensley, shall be curbed with portland cement concrete, combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter two feet wide.
 That the east and west edges of 30-foot roadway along the center line of Avenue O. Ensley, shall be connect ed with fthe north and south curb lines of 30th street, Ensley, with by 1S- inch granite curb of TO- foot radius, and portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter two feet wide.
 That the gutters adjoining the gran ite curb at the northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest corners of IrAvenue Q. Ensley, and 30th street, Ems ley. shall be paved for a width of two | feet with vitrified brick paving on a | five-inch concrete foundation and grouted.
 That stone headers shall be set across the roadway of Avenue Q, Ems | ley. along the north and south proper ty lines of 30th street. Ensley. respec- | lively, and across the roadway of 30th street. Ensley. along the east property | line of Avenue P, EnSley
 That the sidewalks on both sides of 30th street. Ensley, from the west prop erty line of Avenue R. Ensley, to the east property line of Avenue P. Ems ley. shall be paved for width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving located two feet from and parallel to the north and south property lines of s3oth street, Ensley, respectively
 | That vitrified clay drainage pipeg in lets and manholes of brick, with cast I iron covers. shall be constructed along
 street between said points. ] That the entrances to lots along all ct said streets, where the sidewalks
 are to be paved. shall be paved the full
 width of the sidewalk for a width of
 four feet with portland cement concrete
 sidewalk paving. and the driveways
 into lots and the alleyways shall be paved with vitrified brick on cinder
 foundation the full width of the side 1 walks.
 That the roadway between the gutter
 lines on 3Oth street. Ensley. from the l west property line of Avenue R. Ems | ley. to the east property line of Avenue
 F, Ensley, and extepding between the gutter lines In the Intersection of Ave-
 nue Q. Ensley. to the north and south property lines of s0th street. Ensley,
 respectively, shall be paved with as- phaltic concrete paving two inches thick on a five-inch concrete founda- ton. s
 shall be made in accordance with ths established grades on file, in the office of the City Engineer. for said portions of said highways and according to full details. drawings, plans, specifications
 and surveys of said work and estimates which shall be prepared by the CitS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-03

Engineer. as early as practicable, and placed by him on file in his office, in the City Hall, not later than two weeks prior to the date named in section Of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improve ments may see and examine the same
 Section 8. That the cost of construct ing said improvements shall be as- sessed against the property abuttins on the portions of the highways so inn proved. provided:
 (a~) That the cost of improveme al O. upon street, avenue or alley inter sections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersecting for one-halr block in each direction.
 (b.) That the cost of sidewalk i'm provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on or near est to said Improvements, and the cost of sidewalk Improvements at the inter@ section of any alley with a street ave- nue or other highway, shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respec- tive lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering on the alley at sucn inter- section.
 (c) That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Section 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is $16,500.00, and that the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham will meet on the 14th day or June, 1921, in the Council Chamber or the City Hall of Birmingham at , o'clock. D. m., to hear any objections. remonstrances or protests that may be made against said improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved May 24. 1921.
 N. A. BARRETT
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy.
 H. S. RYALL, City Clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-03

CHARLES A. JACOBS
 and has u wide acquaintance i'll this city. being well known in local labor circles. He said:
 For several years I have been troubled with malaria and bilious at tacks and my stomach was in such a weak condition that l could not retain the lightest kind of food: I had had rheumatic pains all through my body. and could not sleep at night. had headaches. dizzy spells and felt all played out. I wsa always constipated and got so weak that I had to give up my work, which paid me $5 a day was under Urea tment and tried all kinds of medicine but nothing did me the least good. and as a last resort started to take Plant Juice which have now taken for three weeks with wonderful results. I have no more pains or aches sleep fine and able to return to my work. I am glad to give this plain statement ofithe fact in my case in the hope that it will be of benefit to others"
 Plant Juice is sold in Birmingham at Nortons Drug Store. corner of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street--Adv.