VOLUME 7 HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 20th, 1920 No. 1: E J GRABBED BY SHERIFF McDUITEE LOCATES BIO PLANT IX MOUNTAIN FASTNESS HATFIELD CLAIMS CHEHIT fou avashin;to.v FLOODS Chester Saling, lien Moore, in Toils Of Law For Illicit Distilling ii. Sheriff George McDuffee scored a point against moonshiners Tuesday morning when he arrived from the mountainous district southwest of Hardman, with Chester Saling, of Hardman, and Ben Moore, of Hepp ner, who he placed in the county jail on the charge of illegally manufac turing whiskey. The men were caught at a camp they had established in the extreme outhwest corner of Morrow county, t an early hour Tuesday morning, when Mr. McDuffee stepped into the sleeping tent occupied by the men and announced, "Well I'm here." The men were both sound asleep but at the sheriff's rather startling an nouncement, Moore stirred under the blankets and sleepily replied: "So am I," then, as he opened his eyes and glanced at the fc"i'ly visitoi remarked: "My God, it's McDuffee." Mr. McDuffee was accompanied by his office deputy, Tom Chidsey. McDuffee had received informa tion some time ago that the men were supposed to be making moon shine and had made a couple of trips into that section recently. He locat ed an old camp a few weeks ago that had been occupied by the men on AVall creek in-Granl county but they had moved a few days before he ar rived. The new camp was located in an almost inaccessible canyon sev eral niles off the road leading from Heppner to S?ray and is in the ex treme southwestern coiner of this county, near where Morrow, Gilliam, Wheeler and Grant counties corner. The (sheriff received a tip Saturday regarding the now location and left Heppner at 9:00 o'clock that night on horse back to look for the trail. He spent all day Sunday and part of the day Monday on a still hunt and early Monday afternoon was reward ed by seeing a man he took to be Ben Moore through the timber about 100 yards away. The officer quietly veered his course and after going some distance left his horse and re turned to the spot on foot. Charles M. Hatfield and his broth er Paul, self-styled rainmakers, pas sed through Settle on their way to California and stopped long encugh to claim, credit for the great down, fall of rain that inundated the inland empire region Tuesday. They were highly elated by the heavy rains which have fallen in the area included in their contract with wheat growers of Douglas, Lincoln and Grant counties. "We are given credit for producing the rain storms which I predicted would occur immedately following my demonstration," said the rain maker. "Our contract ended July 10th. On Sunday we dismantled our tower and at 3 o'clockMonday morning the blue black clouds that had been rolling ' in from the vest let go their burden of water. It rained steadily until Tuesday night at 10 o'clock. We drove out to Ephrata to find the streets flooded and the waterworks swept out. "We were treated fairly by the farmers, and have promised them to return August 20 and resume opera tions.' The rain-making plant will be ...ai..-.,! nt Unrnnc l-.lro in Tiniirrliis! county, where conditions are much more favorable than at Moses lake. We guarantee rain in a territory within a radius of 100 miles from the plant." While farmers and miners who have engaged Hatfield are conviced of the efficacy of his methods, tinted States weather bureau officials say that the artificial production of rain never has been accomplished. L FEAR MONEY CRISIS! CENTER PREDICTED Mi;s. Y.Ut;ilAX EMEU TAINS YOlNti (.Illl.S IUGID CUBT AILMENT OF XOX-ES-SENT1AL ('KEI)ITS UlUiEI) Good Crops Promised and Higher Cost of Living Considered Certainty CITY' IDEALLY SITUATED, CLABES S. W. McCl.UBE PE- Huniidity and Evenness of Temper nture Said to Be Better Than in East for Manufacture. Telegram ) Portland bank executives, who have read the current analysis of the country's financial status and a fore cast of the immediate future, issued by the Bankers Statistics corporation of New York, are impressed with the apparent soundness of the declara. tion that the financial situation will continue very stringent throughout this year and that the critical phase will be at the height of the crop move ment in October. "The ability of the banks to place themselves in a position to meet the increased demand which will come at that time will depend upon the will ingness of the federal reserve board to impose greater restrictions upon non-essential credit in the mean time," continues, in part, this New York authority. "The transportation problem may prove very probably as acute as the financial. The railroads j will be obliged to adopt every pos ! Bible expedient to handle traffic of- fered, and, to put it very conserva i lively, will find themselves unable I to do it. New equipment absolutely i needfd by the roads cannot be ob itained before the end of the year. "Foreign trade is unlikely to show (Oregonian) "Portland is situated in an ideal way to become a wool manufacturing center," said S.W. McClure, manager of the Columbia basin wool wart. house, with headquarters at Nampa, Idaho, who is a Portland visitor. Mr. MCClure was for ten years the secre tary of the National Woolgrowers' association, with offices in Salt Lake, but resigned from that position sev eral months ago. He is thoroughly versed in the wool situation iu the west. "Portland should become the larg only be a question of time until it est wool-growing center and if it can be made the market for wool it will becomes a wool manufacturing cen ter," he declared. "Nothing could be more beneficial to the western wool grower than to have wool sold and manufactured in to home. Under the present system the bulk of the western wool is man ufactured on the Atlantic coast and western wool is transported to the east and sent back to the west in fin ished garments. "Poriland has the climatic advan tages not enjoyed by the easiern slates. The great humidity in t ie at- IISIEfffl Mrs. K. J. Yaughan entertained a party of 18 young girls in, a most pleasant manner last Thursday after noon, the affair being given in honor of her niece, Marjory Vaughan, of Baker, and Margaret and Catherine West, of The Dalles, who are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Patterson, Games and a wonderful automo bile contest furnished the entertain ment during the afternoon following which delicious refreshments were served. In the automobile contest Dorothy Pattison secured the first prize and Margaret Woodson captur ed the second prize. Mrs. Vaughan was assisted in her duties. as hostess by M!rs. Ben Patter son and Mrs. C. L. Sv.-eek. Guests present were: Zaida Tash, Margaret West, Cath erine West, Elinor Colin, Marjory Vaughan, Marjory Clark, Patrica Mahoney, Margaret Barratt, Margaret Woodson, Bernlce Woodson, Ruth Hirl, Francis Parker, Mary Crawford, Mary Patterson, Katherine Uisbee, Louise Thomson, Cella Kenny, Mary Farley, Dorothy Pattison. MAN MAYS, OF CLEVELAND, IS KUNMXU MATE 'urmer-Liibor Party is Name. La Follett Refuses to ltun Save On Own Platform. (illAVITY AY AT Ell SYSTEM ON THE AVAY Mayor Vaughan informs the Her ald that, the, new gravity water sys tem is expected to be ready to deliver water in Heppner about. August .15. The ditching is practically completed and the concrete pipe laying is pret ty well along. The new party which was formed in Chicago last week adopted the name Farmer-Labor party a-nd nomi ria'cd Parley P. Christ isen. of Salt Lake City, for president of the Unit .u States ai'l May Ilavc for vicc piesident. Christensen is a native of Idaho and has lived most of his life hi Salt Lake City. He is a lawyer by pro fession. Max Hays is n newspaperman of Cleveland, Ohio. An el fort was made to unite pit the radical and near radical elements at Chicago, there being delegates present representing the "Committee, of 18" party, the Non-Partisan. League, organized labor, the slnglo taxers and other reform, groups but at. tlie last the 4 Sere withdrew and the fanner and labor organizations united. Senator Hubert M. LaFollett was the choice of most of the delegated for president but it Is understood ho refused (lie nomination unless he al so be permitted to dictate the platform. HEPPNER GROWS 50 PER GENT SINGE 1910 MOIIKOAV COUNTY ALSO SHOAYS SUBSTANTIAL ISCKEASE lone C.alns 85 Per Cent, Lexington 40 Uer Cent am! tlardmnn Gains ' He soon gained a vantage point u'titra ho ennM watch the men nt , , ... . . . . inn fwo people In that time. their work without being seen and v CensiiB figures givtn out last Sat urday show Heppner to have made a Fain of approximately 50 per cent In population since 1910, lone gained about 8 5 per cent, and Lexington added about 40 per cent to her citiz enship. Hardman a little more than held her own during the decade gain- j any material (jhange, with the excep- m0sphere here, together with the I tion of that with South America and Asia. South American trade during j the last half of the year may very possibly result in an excess of ex 1 ports, whereas Asiatic trade should show a strong trend in our favor. "The crop prospects are very good, with the exception of colon, aud with the remainder ot . the summer there will be no danger of 'failures. "With wages still tending upward and with an Increase in transporta tion costs lnevltable, price levelB have not reached their highest point. The political campaign thus far has failed to have any noticeable effect upon business and will be a minor factor during the fall months. "High discount rates apparently are are failing to rheck Inflation, and the evenness of the clinii.te, v.-ill lend to vool in this section a bcter appear ance and a more kindly feel than if handled in sections with lesi huinidl- ty and more variations of touuM'.'-! ture. . . "I predict that In few years water lransvor;ii .n to Atlantic porta will assume tremendous volume all of which will be beneficial to producers in the west. "While the sheep business has been passing through a period of dir- HKLIEVED COUNTY AVILL A Elt A(iE 15 BUSHELS I'Elt ACUE tre,.s occasioned by the Inability of the grower to Belt his wool and the tight money conditions In the coun try generally, It Is my Judgement that the Industry is sound and the outlook very bright. "The supply of hay and grain at i after learning something of the mys j leries of nioonshlnliig he quietly ' withdrew and returned to Heppner alter his deputy. ? The plnnt was one of the largest -vr found In this part of the state. An upright holler, weighing some 400 pounds was used to make steam a n 'I the still proper was made of wood with a copper chamber, into w hirh the dry steam was turned from T "the boiler. The worm and all pipes ', ' jl.md other metal parts were of pure, y rop'ier and the output of the plant j Is said to have been strlekly A No. 1 I Hide lis Morrow county, as a whole, gained 28.lt per cent. The official figures follow: Morrow County 1920 1910 Inc. r.617....43:,7....120 Heppner 1321... lone 439.... 239... Lexinglon 264.... lSa... Hardman 193.... 191... reserve board will shortly bo obliged j lnlg tilne lH prPatr thlln for many years. The sheepmen are going to to take a more stern attitude toward the curlalment of non-essential creuns. mis power is now entirely ,0WPr pi.(.pH thin nHV(, prf.Vail-I last In the hands of the member banks, y,,nr un(1 wiu ,, pof,Mi,i,, to re mit one of which Is In a position o lminy othl,r ,.xlruVagant cosIm determine accurately what constl- ,ilttl llltV( lllM(i ,). h,,.,!,,,. ,.. tutes an essential loan with the gen eral welfare of the nation at interest, i be able to purchnse their supplies at tunnel at ive, AlthoughSllgbtly Shriveled lly Heat Oik I n Is of Excellent No. 1 tirade Wooden vats with capacity of 600 gallon were tilled with corn and rye m.ifh ready to be distilled which hetlff McDuffee eatlmnti would have made at least 4u0 gallons of lini-d-ed product which at $40 per vall'in, ld to be an average whole, sale price, would ht.ve brought the II en WIIIIF II S.ooo. At a hearing before County Judge Campbell Thursday fteioon baling r'-'ed a plea of ftu.ltjr and wa fin rd I io no. Heppner's gain would undoubtedly have been much greater hail It not been for the two big fires of two year ago when more than .".0 dwel lings and apartment were destroyed. During the 1 it-year period Condon grew from lOnn to 1127 a ruin of Arlington moved forwr.id turn - i lie supply i laiuns wiioiigiioin 2O0 ! ,'nl"!,H ,h" ,,fm"1 ls willing lo define ,,, w,(ll ,,,. n, ,.xr,.,.(1 ,;o p,.r r,., ,an e.-seiini.i loan, me preseni policy f the normal and with the shortage is worso than none at all. i in cmpil ,)f nmM j believe It Insures "In view of the Improbability of j UR hl).h pr,.,.B ,,,.,. ln ,,. ,, i payments on account of foreign ad-,llt, ,,.,.in,i fr breeding ewe will; vunre during the next three yems, It .r(Mn,. I(etlve. Is patent that nil of the resources of ..f w), Kr(lw,.r villi stick, there! nereHlirv In nieel federal fihiL:itinns i.. - t.n . . . . .1... " ( m feiy leuKiill Ml leiew Illtll I lie . u-llh rieclilerilv iwi DrrtMnerl nf ile-:...... ...m 1.. .1 . 1. .. . i "''I ' ' - - : itioriii win ii wem nereii hiiii iithi , 317 too 529 and Lone llock ftom 70 to 73. MUTT SELL il MOKE HAM HI creased taxation. "The Increase In freight rates .nitoinatieally will increase living cost and the grunting of Increased i wate to rnilro.nl employee do'il ess will etiroiirniic worker In other ix ciipai Ion lo seek higher compensation." they will come through with fit." Heppner Herald Want Ads brlnu home the hi con. notici: io hie rnn-i.E OK MultUOW COI 'VI E. M. Shutt the past week closed deal for the sale of three ranehe. In the vicinity of I.eing'on. Alh-rt j PLENTY iS AT AVTnltl . Owing lo the f.t that we sre n-.w K'Tber "ld hi half section of land j 'out of riunt nnf in r,d hme uk n three tulle north of Lexington, run- A.-toiia, ore t Ju- ;o . f. a. Ny- all ne..my pm ,mt ions f-.r sad talnlng lt Improvement and 2'0 quisi, rhnin.i.in of t'ieTiiini.piiiiHMnn iMarilini! the public ntmii-i tli acres of summerfallow, to Mrs. L loiiitni'tee in couth lion with the prnd of tliedlnafe l,- f mutffiii rg S.illsViry, of th I'ubiti-e count ; '. for Sirot.d Annual Convention of the nil tiling and other mti-.e In my run. deration of 122. 4"0, or nt the Aueriran Lenlnn. l, ,e held In Amu- !n,p end l.nti.e, I hereby Unite my rate of 7o per rie, beinit IIS per jib July S' nd 31 and Si-aMde An-'cuMnim n and tl.e public rem rally l.er than any ptl-e hen lu'ote , rninil to make mne thai i m-ain ln iny i.n.re paid fur Murriiw rounty land In the there will be pl- nly ot i.moiltie fur .h to tank )mi mr pud n'l for ' ,v terrific rain, hail and w i.id tt m same d'-al Ed Ituri I. ell i'l hi 2 4 i hne w ho motor do n f n.tn I'm i !n A'XtllX t l TY. AV AMI.. x 1(1.1 Kl l MY ST I1M acre ,! p. ... d wr A 1 1 n ni iti'y. Wash in. : "ti and portion of tmtthern Ida In I ,.t Tieiiiy vyellitlf. Ii Ji.ii: le- . . tin fciul ru n In l's wake It t... i" in Ai.t;n co'in) ainne l t ti 1. at i,J'K". li. ''!)' daiuii.-e lo th" wheat crop T ''rni uteml'-d if" many r Mftiur.ii of a'etn U'a!,,rnitin to iitrl oti.ir poinl In the .la'" l.al w e. ; p a into i 'f.-et a ..an I" I 'HI .. It . t tie III' .ll 1 1 ll; , Hip-!)' I'll the hot w k in J ii y f-.r M H hi'.-nd i at I t;r,i!t"i v ill i..a!-e t ! i t . Ip .y it't n l as ;i It, fin. e. !! i.n r t an k'erni rit tfist b.at.y fff.,,, 'iiri:nd a;id .tT, r pilr'a I ri.-ne r.i A"tia. yai'irday Hie , day of the runw nt on and ro on to lnry nd household ('imlture Th , teii e Sunday to wl'ne. the repm- plr rn'it of l'l'l Vf, tKit 40 due. Inn of th" ' llaltle of the Arson. Mi. Lrn Hnxlt fhurte, uperln- 0f whirh r oodr the dh, nd l j n". fo be 'ed ,y ih An.eriran acre aijinnin the Kerln-r nii" Mr S.ili-ti'iry at t''i I" r a'--. in rl tnl in; a p'.r'i.-n of he ptrt mp el v ! r Mr s'nrt a'-o .'.! th- !' r,il nm pi-ue. a ti arid a !' I.e.:!.. "nn. to Jiff I, .Mill" r, w a ('. .i.ierat.i.n of I II. '.'". wh'ih Inelud ed a'l the rfnp of :fal' ,'! and t rrilla l.'e it tiili and a- "'ii i to l:ike I ; ! i ' lllhi I i i o'ir I in'. 1. 1 1. t. Mm i.f i;.v the . I bu. J , t p.;,.' a ! - i . i I. iin ri.. In trin out l y thud b. f.ir a lt., th- .-I t ' Is-. . t, .11 .tk )' i a' hi' rr ! hey ilaii.at" I reported from ard. n truck, ail lt.tock nd ri.uh l;.a-.y differnt fas-'i-in - . a nn !-.', itn iti fi'.th-s. ahi it te! '.. ie labor nut lt-a n'er.d thai I a'o now able lo i '. an ard .rr a uii f'.r 12 00 I b ! Ju lrfi(k-M a fiut..l.er vhrat country That the wheat fields of Morrow county give promise of a bountiful yield of flrst-rlns grain Is the report given by a party of Heppner business men who made a tour of the whent field last Sunday as guests of W. I'. Mahoney, cashier and manager of the First National Ilnnk. Accompaying Mr. Mahoney were Frank Oilllam, senior member of the big hardware and Implement llriu of (illliiini & Hls hee, M. P. Clark, of Minor Co., de partment store, Kenneth K. Muholiey, also or the First National Hank, who piloted the Hudson car, unit a repres entative of the Heppner lleiald. W. O. Scott, bunker and warehouse man of Lexington, was cxpecied to Join the party but other mailer pievi tiled, j Leaving Heppner at H :M a. in. the ; party wenl through the I ; hi khorsi' 'country where many line erupt were Inspected then swung mound by the iitteslun well I a tub anil on out to tli y neighborhood w hich linn k the not thermos! limit of the wheat '""'jliell. In thai -ctlon much id the crop was (Inmnged liy the severe win ter Hill) I OIIKlllelallle l' M elllllK W HS done us lute us April. V. II. Eliili y, who re sei ill l nio:it of his B'leaie will have a ry fair crop, bill oilier IP-Ids, not icn-eiM. are petty wull liiken by we. di mid tin- yl'l l will be llfht From Hie Flub y place the parly en.'. id Jiini"r ran.'iii nml (lime thloutll Hie ltelii,ll sell ion wtii re Hie rrop aie rood, the Hiuioiii Ii falllilllt dotH t.V Hi'' K.iUnan lnolll el, Hie ItOilk and oil,' rn III lhat .etion fhoWilnt piopr I e ll 1 1 loi.e a te.ii h'd at ?, "'I p iii and I he hoi - I d' III It I' lootll ' I lo ' d I'M I I , let I'm. a K-iow1 look 1) on Hie pai ty and I on! ' d ...l.J . t.a'k lei' It ' t' i.. mom I I. .ll if I be I ! 1 I, ..-I. In ll ll -IU- I' ''' ' '.! I h Ii"' ' ' 'I OH I 1 .' o- i 1 1 . ,,.i. r c i ots I I ..'I !.. . n on ' i ,i,i ,.- of I1 b n.i h, 1.1 I' .i '. ' I ) i.lii ..,. H e parly the , losd lo H,e I, .. i n 1'iott raiirh. Ihin H iiiirh Clark rnori and S'rful ti'e La' k lo ll'ppni-r and H la Ho 'iel thai lhat I ome tut th l.uia Tad COMMEHCIAL (1.1 II MEETS Heppner Commercial club met last Thursday evening nml considered several mailers of Importance to tho city and county. The resignation of I'rof. James Austin, who for the past 8 months has been teacher and director of tho City Hand, was read and accepted with regret. The reason assigned by rrof. Austin for fevering his con nectlon with the hand is that of fall ing health and it Is understood he expects to go to Lehman Springs ft bout August 4, when his resignation takes effect, to spend an indefinite. period. A committee composed of Oscar Ilorg, Fred Tash and Dean Goodman, was appointed to meet with the band Monday evening for the purpose of conferring with Hie boys as to what their wishes are regarding u succea- sor to I'rof. Austin. It was tho un animous opinion of the club mem bers present that the haul is mak ing a success and Hint It must not bo allowed to go backward at this time. The club Is assisting Hie band lo get on lis feel to the amount of $ 100 a month. In the mailer of Hie controversy between Heppner and llei inlston re garding Hie best road from JohnDay ferry to 1'endelton Hie club wiih a unit for smutting by Its original pro position that Hie Olex Klrhllnlle lleppner Pilot Cock road Is much tho best io nle al this season. Upon motion, Iienn Hoodiiuin wan appointed chairmen of n rouniilltee lo ti a ml ! the matter, Mr. (ioodmart to name Hie oilier nu mb, rs of the roilllllltlee. The bill of Heppner lb raid lor printing f.ooo ionics of (he Moiiow inly pamphlet, amount lug to 17j wan I'li'l. iiudit'd and ullo eil. The hotel i, utter WHS lllni lln-ied pietiy itioiourhiy niiiing Hie evenini; and It d' wlopcd Dial Milne ,Oti) III It I el lie nib i lib d III old'T to pay oft Ihe ioiiti.:iloi and Klail Hie w i lit. t lt Im' o' f u it h a i I. an i late. V 1 S' I on a. i - ll... letxlent of rhmil. attended the meet nn. f th" bt lniprol mall nwh- .ion on that date. Th" f' td-n'a ,,f auitn and If yo-i will in.lri l.er ranih which I rtr lei and Inx of th NailoBal Kdurailon! Aaw ' e In the county. Mf. Meanir ln. I of ffald will r r lam f4 free .am yoti will find that tny tuice are operated by t!ph Jaik'-n.ril "Id riauoa at Hall Lak City r"ntly. r ' to itrsli It to abuul iotra n Jr-'o'o : litir.ii.eii.bri of Hi Am- popular and iny wnk th ry Hmf, '4 biui 22 '. l unint Monday of la "k Mr.'(r (nr and otn ho. and wt;l j rican Lotion. j O fK ANILS. Vmpt i-if. '!. of ta lart-t ! V' Hbft rportt moat triiB u ( 11 lava ail in f4 rtt4 oa t n t p ac i ' Hpsar Tttloriec iiastBf rrn.p, oii or wni m m ni"-'.0 of edllcavloM , for hi on n SbMii for Is Hort.4); II yr ' It 11 (Cooilflu4 on Bat I. ml I) I'K. li:iIM. in: II F l .ii k. I. I a k ; n i: iMi-'l' i ri . In. ii .,' I,, i f b. id r . h..r,. .-'ii n Is one i nil .ill .1 ( t i.iai I'l Nt,, It I I t m; II. of I he I . lit ml ..II V ho b ll- VP la o I . l i -1 v k oTH ' " .11 I ..' I . i. i; nil ! i ' i. it. I" it : '..ll ' '1 ,.l Hie Ide.l a )!,-,.. i. .' 1. 1 Ii atk-l lid ot. '' I'll il Ho " ofl I'l t V. Ol' ll". I ,' I !,. jl.t iii ! I auioli.o!. I. I'oik' I i HI" o!li ll at r ' d lo o.ai k t i ii a 'i I 'i 1 1 'i. 'n . hot to far a Ihi wut.r kt.own S'e i.-lxnll Is Ihe fi' t I' an to taikle Hi" Job of limine .,i while ruling III car and reiiinp away with It Th" piga I'Hiiel In .k l and Walked lori- t ordiriy and nl..l.ly4 'hotjrh tralnl fir ih part. Mr J A Wa'i ra and ..rt Wilbur, left tt'inday inirBi for Tacorn. Waah . br lhr will niak tit e ib44 tiait li rlilf.