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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-21
The Plain Peoples Money.

In all the rest Of the world there is nothing COM
parable TO the financial power Of the rank and file
OF the American people. In 5000 banking institu-
tons of the country there is now going on a dis
tribution Of $500, 100000 Of so-called Christmas
club funds. This money has been put by for
months in small amounts each week to cover the
depoSitors' Christmas shopping.
But that is not all there is to the national fund
especially put by for Christmas-put by for the
Christmas spending Of the general public. In thous-
ands OF other banks depositors have been keeping
Christmas items in reserve in their regular deposit
accounts. Furthermore, men, women and children
the country over have been tucking away in safe
places both loose change and small bills for the
festivities and joys Of the season.
The total of all these Christmas club funds, for
NAL and informal, could scarcely count less than a
quarter Of a billion dollars it might run nearer to
half q billion dollars.
Besides those Christmas funds there is coming
due on New Years Day $625, 100000 of war say
ingS stamps which in the great bulk belong TO the
wage earners of the country. And that is not all
the investment they have in securities Of the coun-
try. They have great quantities of the lower de-
nominations Of Liberty bonds and notes. Nobody
knows what these total in dollars. so far as con-
Germs the wage earners and other small investors,
bur no responsible estimate has ever placed the
amount low in the hundreds Of millions; il is very
high in the hundreds Of millions.
And even that is not all the saved wealth owned
and al the command Of the rank and file OF the
American people. In the savings Nanks Of the Uni
red States for 1920 there were II ,437, $50 accounts
with deposits of more than six and a half billions Of
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dollars, Incomplete figures for the current per-
lod Indicate that these savings banks accounts now
total approximately eight billions of dollars. With
the deposits that small savers carry in the savings
Departments of trust companies and other banks
the grand total of the American peoples savings
accounts is estimated to run now between ten and
eleven billions of dollars.
And there is more yet. 1t is in the form of the
small shoreholdingS which employees as we'll as gen.
eral investors have acquired in great corporations
like the Pennsylvania Railroad, the United States
Steel Corporation and the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. Whether this is tens of
millions or hundreds of millions of dollars there is
no sure way of telling now, but as there are hum
dreds of thousands of such small investors on the
stock books of merely few of the great companies
II is easy 10 see that with an average of only ten
shares of such stock, 100000 small shareholders
would mean 100000 shares thus distributed,
which at an average value of SIS share would be
three-quarters of a billion of dollars.
In all those small savings and investments,
therefore, there cannot be less than thirteen bill
lions of dollars; there may easily be more than
fifteen billions Of dollars-and in value form that
is almost ready to cash in, for the man who needs
or wants to cash in, a sight-New York Herald,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-21

There is little chance that Oswald West or any
one else as capable as he is will be appointed high
way commissioner from the Multnomah County
district. West says he would not accept the appoint
ment even if rendered, and there is mighty little
prospect that Covernor-elect Pierce will tender it.
West would not submit to the slightest attempt to
dictate or influence, so far as the governors Office
was concerned, and the new governor would have
to abandon any notion he may have had of inter-
ference with highway administration. West be-
lieves in efficiency and in paying high enough sal
aries to obtain it. He is one Of the original good
roads men Of Oregon. Under his supervision was
done the first work on the Columbia Highway, by
convict labor, way back in 1912. He knew enough,
as governor, to appoint good men to office, regard
less of political considerations, and to hold them
responsible for results, without attempting political
interference. Some Of the best officials Oregon
has had were appointed by West. While he is a
man of strong prejudices and vindictive spirit
towards those whom he is convinced are crooked
or selfish, he invariably upholds those in whose
honesty he has reason to believe. AS highway
commissioner he would find out for himself wheth-
er the methods and personnel of the present ad-
ministration were efficient, and if they were so, he
would stay by them fearlessly. He probably is too
independent a man for the job, and too much in
sympathy with the state highway program.-Ore-
gOH Voter.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-21
Western Literary Magazine.

The Lariat of Portland, Ore, makes its bow as
a literary monthly, the only publication of the kind
west of New York, devoted exclusively to discus
sion and criticism of literary matters. Western
writers will find ii Of great interest as voicing west
ern standards Of expression, when it is considered
that the West has never produced a writer of the
degenerate school, but all western fiction, poetry
and dramas are clean and wholesome. from the
days of the pioneers in literature down to the pres
ent. The first number is for January, 1928, and
has just been published. Ii is on fine paper and
carries no advertisements of trashy books. It's
editor is Col E. Hofer, newspaperman of As years
experience, which is a guarantee that The Lariat
will be a publication Of the highest class.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-21
The Jericho Road

BY W. B. HINsoN, D. D., Portland, Oregon.
There are just four men in the world. Only four
no fifth.
There is the Hurt man!
And he is robbed, stripped of much, and sorely
wounded.
There is the Hurting man!
Christ called him a thief. | am thankful for that.
There is the Needless man!
He passed by on the other side, and he said,
Safety First!'
There is the Helping man!
VIII went TO the hurt man and took care of him.
The Hurt man must soon be helped.
The Hurting man-God take him in nand.
The Needless man must be aroused.
The Helping man-God bless him.
Will You Help?
Here is the story that has the four men in it.
a certain young man was going down from Jeru-
salem to Jericho and fell among thieves who strip
ped and beat him and left him half dead.
A certain priest and Levite saw him and passed
oy on the other side.
A certain Samaritan came where he was, saw him
had compassion, bound up his wounds and took
care of him.-Luke X.
The Hurt man is in the Near East!
So is the Hurting man. And again | say-God
take him in hand.
The Needless man-beware, brother!
The Helping man-do ii now-NOW.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-21
WILL Be BAR
RATS SUCCESSOR
Movement TO Unite on One Man
Parman or Edwards Proposed.

A movement is on foot at Bend,
The Dalles, Baker, Pendleton and
other Eastern Oregon cities to have
the Chambers Of Commerce of all
these towns agree upon one candi-
date for state highway commissioner
to succeed W. B. Bar'att of Heppner
who has resigned.
1t has been pointed out by the
Condor Commercial club that this
section is entitled to continued rec
ignition on the commission. The
club has not proposed any special
candidate but holds that Gillian,
Wheeler and Grant counties have
men we'll qualified for highway com
missioner.
Other citizens of Condor have pro-
posed two men whose interests in the
highway and economic development
Of the state would make them ideal
candidates, if they would accept the
place. They are Geo. W. Parman and
". j. Edwards. Should Governor
elect Pierce choose a mar in Mr..
Barratt's place for approximately the
same section of Oregon, either Mr..
Parman or Mr.. Edwards would be a
choice hat all Eastern Oregon could
approve.-Condon Globe Times.
DOUBLING FOR ROMEO"
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Force Europe to Pay.

Why the public does not rise on its launches
and burst into a roar Of laughter that would echo
around the world when suggestions are made that
Uncle Sam should cancel Europe's war debts, like
the wisdom of the Lord, passeth understanding.
Last year the easy Americans paid Germany
S960,000,0 900 for worthless marks. As fast as Ger
man printing presses could turn out the financial
junk good American dollars were poured into Ger
many TO bring them to the land of the free.
In addition to this stupendous folly American
tourists spent in Germany $750,000,00O which
foots up just about 10 per cent of the entire war
debt. And the end is not yet.
American money is even now turning the wheels
of German industry. American brains are even
now working to help solve the German national
problem.
This year American children will play with Ger
man toys to the exclusion Of toys of American man.
facture.
Summed up, America stands today the worlds
great easy mark. Charged with being a nation of
dollar worshippers, we find ourselves the easy vic
tins Of every shrewd European trickster and gov
ernmental propaganda.
Ii is time we put a definite end to serious con-
siderations of debt Reputation.
Now is the time to talk real strict accountability.
Let Washington announce that Europe to the
last nation must pay her debts, and to the last far
thing.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-21

will be seen at the Star Theatre,
Sunday when the new Will Rogers
picture. Doubling for Romeo" is
shown, In this GOldwyn picture,
which was written by Elmer Rice and
directed by Clarence Badger, all the
sub-titles were written by viii Rog-
ers. He is nationally known as an
original humorist, and his titles are
said to be the funniest parodies on
Shakespeare ever written.
The story tells the trials of a bash
full cowboy lover to win the affections
of a western girl. But she has
movie" ideas about a lover, and sends
her cowboy to the movies" to learn
how to make love. What happens to
him there, as well as his adventures
as a cowboy Romeo, make this latest
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-21

Miss Helen B~arratt, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs.. W. R. Barrett, a senior
at o. A. c., arrived home Saturday
and will spend the Christmas holidays
with her parents here
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-21
Gillian & Bisbee's
n Column II

Come in and get the County
Agents machine for the dry treat
ment of your wheat-Copper Car
Donate. The work is perfectly
done and economically Get your
order in early as it takes some
time to make one.
We have sold all kinds of grain
drills and have decided that the
Kentucky double-run feed is the
best suited for this territory.
Come in and look them over for
yourself.
The Revolving weeder is the
one that gets the weeds.
If your are going to use the dry
treatment for your seed wheat,
you can not afford to pass up the
Calkins machine.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-21

Rogers picture one Of the most de-
lightful comedies that Goldwyn has
yer produced.
Many remarkably fine settings are
shown in Doubling for Romeo"
such as the BALLROOM and balcony
scenes.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-21

Miss Mary Clark, who is a student
of st. Pauls academy, Walla Walla,
arrived home on Saturday to spend
the Christmas holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. D. Clark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
City Hall Gang
Snickering at
Meier's Charge

The City Hall Gang were smiling
TO themselves Thursday. a. the lat.
est charge made by walter r. Meier.
mayora1ty candidate.
In campaign speeches before varf.
Gus Seattle organizations. Meier de-
ciarcd that city automobiles are being
used for 1oy-riding purposes.
Anyone going into the coun,y-cffy
building garage at . O'Clock In the
morning would find II full Of ma
chimes" Meier said. and at Sac IN
the afternoon hardly machine Is in
the place.
'Tf I am elected he continued. II
viii sec that automobiles arc not used
except on official business
This IL where the CITY Hall Gang
snickered. They remember distinct.
~ the ordinance that Meier, az head
Of the city legal department.. drafted.
over a year ago n roads.
1T shall bo unlawful for any per.
son 10 use any machine Of the city
except IN the discharge ~ strictly
city busins~s. and any violation Of
this provision shall. In addition To the
general penalties hereinafter pre-.
scribed. work a forfeiture OF all right
and privilege 10 the use OF any city
machine thereafter"
Meier drafted this ordinances. and
az corporation counsel could easily
compel ifs enforcement.
But--snd the city Hall Gang snick.
srs agaiu-corporation Counsel Meier
did not remember the ordinance until
he filed as a candidate for mayor
Now he Is using II for Campaign
material,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
Wanda Describes Her Trip Thru Issaquah Coal Mine

operating from without the main
tunnel.
We followed the coal cars then.
10 the dumping grounds We saw ths
coal alfed. sorted and washed. ana
sent thru the bumpers. We uppiah-
- say w saw II all"
And only one thing about ths
whole expedition bothered ~. vs.
couldn't find a booking glass. We
looked IN the commissary. IN the
mine office--everyw But theirs
wasn't n looking glars IN sight Ana
sc girls did 20 want 20 see how We
looked In those caps with the yellow
ca rDlde flames Pickering out on top.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
meier plea
STIRS IRE
OF MOOSE!
Organization Repudiates
Letter OF Doctor Sent
to Members

Efforts Of one member o. the Loyal
Order of Moose TO slime up" the or.
ganination for Walter r. Meier. may.
crafty candidate. by sending cut per
scnal letters to tho members have
been 50 bitterly resented by members
ard officcrs that population OF the
letter viii hc made IN the next issue
Of the ffatefnsl orders bulletin.
The Objectionable letter Is signed
hy DIR. SYLVESTER Wilhelmy. and
urges MOOSE members 10 work for
Meier and report their progress al
his headquarters.
~We believe pr. Wlihclmy has him.
self now realized the error % that
letter" said a Mcosc officer Thurs.
day. ''and certainly the organization
re&i,zes lf. We are not pushing the
candidacy Of anybody. and do not in
tend TO do 80. We are a frAternai
body and very iealoas Of the fact that
We do not become cnmeshed in poll
tics
~ln the next issue Of our bulletin
We win make this fact plain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13

there that we experienced the real
thru of coal mining. Five minutes
hter, after retraeinE our steps per
hapn 100 feet IN Muidoon, We crawied
Into "a coal chute~and that was DIR
fercni. The chute was reached by
ladder from the side 81 the tunnel.
II followed the pitch" ~ the coal.
which "Picrpont, at this point. ex-
planned.
Crawl thru the hole 81 the man.
way he exclaimed. land rtoop low
then get down on your hands and
knees and crawl You notice" he
said. THAT we're going up hin. That's
because the pitch here IL approx.
mately 50. pitch being the same aa
'Emdr' on a hill. In mining It's the
slant OF tho coal And the chute al
ways follows the slant"
ny this time we had followed the
man,way 70 feet. with our heads
stopped low beneath the black wall
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
CHECKING UP

From Forbes Magazine
a negro boy walked into a drug
store and asked permission to use
the telephone: then he called IN Mr.
Jones, and the following converse.
ton took place:
"Is this you. Mistah JonesT'
Yes"
well. Migtah Jones. 7 saw yo' ad
IN de paper the other day and yo'
wanted boy. Did you get oneT'
yes"
lis he giving perfect Satisfaction"
Yes, he's giving perfect satisfsc.
ton"
wei. Mistah Jones. providen this
boy don't give perfect satisfaction.
you call me At 504."
The hoy turned and started out.
and the druggist. who had overheard.
remarked. you didn't do any good,
did YOU
Yes, sab" came the reply Use
Dc hoy what's working down there.
~ Jest checking up to see how /
stand
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
PORT MANAGER
Plan DISCUSSED
Commission Candidates De-
bate on Question

Whether Seattle should employ a
manager for her port district was
discussed by candidates for port
commission AZ meeting of the Tax
Reduction Council. the Taxpayers
League ard Federated Improvement
Clubs "Wednesday at Good Eats
cAfetersa-
George y. Costerill said the port
manager plan would be possible only
BY changing the state laws and al.
vi~~d that. u manager was en-.
pioyed. the commissioners should act
an an advisory body and serve with.
out pay They now get $4,000 year.
co,teriii said be believed the CON.
mia~ioner~ could handle the business
81 the port ss eapably as port man,
axer. provided they were thoro bus.
Inc~s men
Julius q. nay said. IN his opinion.
the port manager plan was the only
solution Of the port question. mo
matter what We have TO pay" Day
said too much money was being
spent keeping an engineer and five
assistants on the payroll. as well as
an "rntertainer." paid si75 month.
and provided with an auto and an
expense account.
Waiter q Wood nay-d the present
management Of the port. and de-
ciarcd the port commission was build.
inx up q political machine. lie
charges gross acknowledgement. point.
Ing out that in three years prior to
1891 the port made a profit Of $500.
900. $500 900 and sss.ooo. respective.
". but In 1871 bad operated at a
deficit OF xzsa. 900.
Clark Neftlsson said he stood for
business administration OF the
ports affairs. Ralph v. Downis
pledged '.u,aximum service al mini.
mum cost
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13

the sides lest we bump on the tunnel
wall. and rushed out thru the black.
ened tunnel At Is miles an hour.
twenty-five miles on a pavement IN
daylight or on a lighted night IN
mild. But 20 miles on the coal car
tresiio of q ourving. winding, down
ward alsnting. black tunnel Il roar.
Ing. rushing. demonizlnK speed. For
the tunnel was unaueationnbiy black
now The carbide lights worn IN
this non gaseous mine. flickered out
IN the air current rush. The coal
cars dashed by the occasional electric
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
THEN On DOWN
THE TRfS1l.E

We continued down the trvesis
when the "trip had passed u.. We
Travelled perhaps so feet further In
the Pickering light and darkness.
The rock pass" spoke ~r'ierpont. g
at a fork.iike intrusion in our tun
mel Wen switch off hero leave
'RaKiry seam and SO over TO Mui.
doom. where the pitch. Just about an
even 30. Ia being worked al the end
OF tho Kanxway."
wh~reupon We who had not traiied
a mine tunnel tr-Ntic previously
squintei upon zach other and
biinked II was all very interesting
20 b. sure. and We wanted 20 see 4
all but somehow the sspisns lions
were nort % vague. "pierpont. /" OBJ
serving the biInkH. explained further
.und~rusand about s~ams and
pitches he asked. ''Sof Well. a
seam cuts thru the coal. Its the
pathway We follow when working
The coal The Muidoon seam ~ are
about 10 enter would. u worked on
seven miles further. ceonect with
itself a. the New Castle mines Tn.
dergtandT fsa all fns same s~am
only not opened The whole WAY thru
Might "a we'll ~xrlnin.- ''risrpcntsf
continued. as we brnnched Off thru
the rock pass. .rhas we've rut five
seams In THE mine. all connected by
ra-N~- OF 'ro~k tunnels' We've just
l~st Bari-T :. and here ~s are In
Mui6oon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
Good-Lsoking, inexpensive Footwear
Women's Strap Pumps

Patent leather combined
with gray, making effec-
tive styles for spring and
Easter. Strap style, with
Cuban or low heels, latest
style - at $6.S5 to
$1,000.
Children's Mary James
White Canvas Mary Jane
Slippers with turned soles,
for misses and children.
Sizes 5 to s at $l.S5: sizes
ST. to IL at S2.l5; sizes
11is TO = at S2.65.
Children's Strap Pumps
Made on foot-form last,
of patent leather. in instep
strap. Lightweight soles.
Very dressy. Sizes 5 to s
at $3.50; sizes Sts to IL at
$500; sizes 11la to 2 at
$3.50.
UPPER MAIN FIyOf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
so FAR AND
NO FURTHER

40 -Muidoon~ tunnel and tr@stf~
wc traiisd for on~auarsrr Of . mile
20 dlsccver We could 70 no further
Two miners vorksd a. the end of
tho rnnrvay with picks and shovsIs.
The sangwnv vas closed with . wall
% rock and coaL We had reached
the End ~ Muldoon tunnel
n was there We All seized picks
and shoveiH arwi mined out clumpr
~ coal for ourselves. but u was not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
TIE TRAGEDY OF
No LOOKING GLASS

We had reached the end 81 the
tunnel and were out again In the
daylight IN the air. however. We
noticed no difference. We had been
in a mine where the air currents
wers regulated BY electric power fans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
BY Wanda Won Kcttler

ANti NifhtH
Interesting black dungeons. al.
ways, because OF their penetrations
into the bowels OF the earth. and the
almost uncanny association with the
deep down underground" Interest.
ing today because of the miners
strikes, stirring a nation of~pcepie.
II was "Wednesday afternoon that
group OF mine curious individuals.
thru the courtesy OF v. "a. Green.
mining department. manager for the
Pacific Coast Coal Co. gained per.
mission 20 inspect che grvat coal tun.
ncls OF issaauah. was among the
curious.
NJ. A. Morgan. superintendent Of
the lssaaaah mine. known TO the
mining Northwest a. "pierpont. :"
acted as CHIEF guide. and headed u.,
FIRST % ALL upon our arrival IN the
little mining town 90 Issaplah. 60.
ward the commlaaarY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13

lamps on our caps touch the electric
trolley wires Not chat they could
have touched 1.-THE wifv was six
and a half feet above Eroun IN tho
eight foot tunnel. but We had heard
Capt. poVey declare. We'll. Of
course. u you should touch u. W
might have 90 carry you home sort
of dizzy" SO We were careful and
duckod AZ nothing at all whenever
We thought about H.
have said that we had travelled
perhaps three quarters ~ mile, We
were viewing the ditch that at one
side 81 the trestle. dewatered the
mine by graVitation. when suddenly
a gonx and low rumbilng was dis.
tlnguiHhed Ia the distance.
'-rhe ,rip." exclaimed Capt. poHey.
EVERY body on the platform" And
We learned there on a platform that
lay over the ditch al the aide Of the
tre~tie that a "trip a. a train of
coal cars moving from the depths 81
the mine toward the surface. u
rumblcd past "a. as ears IN number.
heaped with coal and drawn thru
the tunnel by a motor. From the mo
tor car several miners. their faces
ntreaked and nmudEed with black.
looked out at IA with the aid ~ the
carbide lamps on their caps For the
mines are stiti being operated. r.
gardleas OF the strike. one hundred
and fifty non.union workers are IN
tho iaSaauah mines today, effcciing
daily output Of 500 tons OF Ignite
coal. The strikers At Isaaauah. un.
like those at Black Diamond. New
Castle and other camps. have not
built union colony ~ their o~n
near tho mine. Some have zone
down into the town 81 issaaauh.
some have Joined the union colonies
NJ Ihr... nlhrr aaniIl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
900 FEET on ROCK
BETtNEEN "a y" AND AIR

We had gone 100 feet up the man.
way Of the chute. We had climbed
AZ an angle OF 30 degrees, Yet above
us. above the low wall that touched
OUR heads. was COO feet ~ rock and
earth before the surface could be
reached. We listened a moment 20
the rumbling coal, passing from the
coal dungeon down the ooaiwsy TO
ward the crates at the tunnel en-.
trance 10 the chute-then We aid
down ourselves 10 the tunnel again
II was just after this that Ted
Rouse, leading the way toward the
junction between the rock tunnel and