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VOLUME VIII
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 192 1
NUMBER 25
ClLEARIXG HOISE AGREES
ADVANCE $1,000,000
TO
Officers of Cooperative Marketing
And Farmers Discuss Pi-ob-lems
Here Saturday
At a meeting of the Morrow coun
ty wheat growers who are members
of the Oregon, Cooperative Grain
Growers association, and officials of
that organization held here last Sat
urday the definite announcement was
made that an arrangement has just
been concluded with the Portland
Clearing House association by which
$1,000,000 will be advanced to the
grain growers to finance their mar
keting plans thereby clearing
the way for putting the organization
more firmly on its feet.
Officers of the association present
were: Edgar L. Ludwick, assistant
secretary-treasurer; C. A. Hartli, di
rector and member of the selling
agency; V. H. Smith, also director,
and H. O. Barnes, field man for east
ern Oregon. ,
It developed at the meeting that
much trouble was experienced dur
ing the summer in securing money
with which to carryon me worK or
handling the member's wheat and
making the advance payment agreed
upon.
Financial backing to meet all
needs was promised by the war fin
ance board at Washington but after
investigation that body decided that
it could not make the necessary ad
vances on warehouse receipts, because
of lax methods 'of many western
warehouses and also of lack of facil
ities for proper inspec-on or grain.
They finally agreed, however, to
make advances on condition that
each farmer accompany his ware
house receipts with hi3 personal note
for the, amount of the loan. This
feature not being well understood
by the farmers, caused considerable
dissatisfaction among the farmers
and hindered prompt handling of
the business. The recent deal with
the Portland bankers, however, has
cleared this matter up and the offi
cers of the association stated Si.":
day that all these notes are being
mailed back to the farmers and will
be in their hands within a few days.
It was stated at the meeting that
tbeasaociation, now has a member
ship of 2400 growers in Oregon and
25 per cent of the crop in this state
is signed up with the association.
The pool in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho now amounts to 16,000,000
bushels. A membership fee of $10
each Is required of members tor or
gaixation expenses and Hr. Harth
stated that after all expenses of this
nature have been paid there remains
on hand $1760.00
The association has already distri
buted as advance payments to far
mers the sum of $1,800,000 and the
million dollars secured from the
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the movement of the present crop. I
The cost of handling the business '
of the association it was stated in re-
sponse to inquiries from growers, j
will not exceed 2 cents a bus;ie:; !
one and one-half cents of this going
into the expense of the Oregon gen
eral office and one cent into the sel
ling agency. There are 11 people
employed in the Oregon office as
clerks and bookkeepers.
No interest was required on notes
given by the farmers with their
wheat tickets nor is any interest re
quired on advance payments on
grain. In case, however, that any
farmer should not want the regular
advance on his wheat after it is plac
ed in the warehouse he will be paid
8 per cent for the use of the money
by the association.
Some mistakes and delays in for
warding advance money to farmers
have naturally arisen, Mr. Ludwici:
explained, but these have not always
been faults of the office. Instances
were cited where the growers had
placed their warehouse receipts in
ni their sample sacks of grain anC
they would not be found at the Port
land office for a week or more.
In a few cases duplication of pay
ments were made but in every case,
it was explained, the error was de
tected and payment stopped on the
duplication.
In reply to a question why the as
sociation ('oes not export its own
wheat, Mr. Harth replied that it is
because of having no present foreign
financial connections. An office has
recently been established in London
.which helps keep the association in
closer touch with foreign marker
conditions.
In response to a question Mr.
Harth stated that the salary of Mr.
Jewett, president of the northwest as
sociation, is $15,000 a year, and, he
added, his services have been well
worth that salary, for without him
the matter of financing the concern
would have been next to impossible.
The story that has had consider
able circulation here that speculat
ors had been buying wheat from the
association at a less price than the
market, was branded as an idle ru
mur without the slightest founda
tion. The association will not, under
any circumstances sell all of its
wheat to one buyer at one time, it
was stated, the purpose of the entire
association, being to market the
wheat crop in an orderly manner dur
ing the entire year.
Every bushel of wheat Is insured
as soon as It goesinto the warehouse
it was stated.
Any member of the association is
permitted to sell Beed wheat to a
neighbor but Is required to report
the amount sold, to whom and the
prioe received.
Speaking of the contract between
the association and the farmer, Mr.
Smith stated that it haB been passed
upon by the best lawyers in Port
land, New York and Washington and
approved by them and that leading
financiers east and west have already
loaned money on it.
Under the contract, the directors
may retain 3 cents a bushel on all
wheat handled for the purpose of
providing warehouses, elevators etc.
No steps have yet been taken in this
direction, the directors, finding plen
ty to do this year to finance the busi-
ni'ss and get it on a strong basis and
no money has been retained for that
purpose. I
The association dees nu ca;m to;
attempt to sell wheat at the highest j
price which may be obtained during 1
the year but to sell the wheat In an j
orderly manner throughout the year, I
thus preventing any glut on the mar-!
ket and depending on the law of
supply and demand to give them a
fair return on the wheat.
) i ! i: 3 i; x vV id h:0 ur
Own Cause
There has never anything been originated
along the line of co-operation in which all the
people of this community would be benefitted by
said co-operation, and no one injured by it, but
the Herald has been for it.
We believe most of our readers are affected
the same way, and for that reason we are going to
"spill' some inside dope on a campaign which is
going to run from November 5 to November 12,
this year. The campaign is going to be known
as "Subscribe for Your Home Town F
aper
Week," and during that week we want to add sev
eral hundred new subscribers to our list, and we
are going to ask our old and time tried subscri
bers to assist us in making this addition.
Here is the plan: If you are visiting with
neighbors, or they are visiting with you, bring
the conversation around some way to the Herald.
Tell them that this is a national campaign, and
that the publisher of the Herald has asked you to
co-operate with the force in getting the list up to
100 per cent perfect, and the money which is sav
ed in this plan of campaign will be used in mak-
v ing the paper a larger and better one.
Tell your friend that if he or she wants a
sample copy or two of the paper, that you will
make it a point to see that they get it. You
wont get rich in this worlds goods by making an
effort to help us increase our list, but you will be
co-operating with us in keeping this the best pa
per in the county, and, after all is said and done",
we are .all of us anxious todb something for a fel
lowman with only the thought in mind that we
are working co-operatively.
But remember the campaign will continue
just that one week November 5 to 12, and if it
is possible for our present family of readers to in
crease the list of the Herald 50 per cent we will
be pleased, and you will be amply repaid in tbe
-matter of getting a better paper, asivell as in the
thought that you have Alone some real co-operative
work.
HEPPXEIt 14, HEKMISTOX
HAKD RATTLE
3 IX
Heppner high school nailed up
another victory Saturday when they
met Hermiston on the local field
with a score of 14 to 3. The field
was idea! for football, just enough
rain to lay the dust but not enough to
be jlippery.
The first half ended with Hermis
ton 3 points to the good after they
had tallied up a drop kiclt in the
second quarter and Heppner still re
gistered a zero on the score board.
But with the begining of the second
half Heppner quit warming up
and began to play ball. They would
rlow through the Hermiston line or
trot around the end just as the mood
pleased them. After a few minutes
of play trey had carried the ball to
the Hermiston five yard line only to
los'e it. By the time Irvin began
barking signals asain the ball was
on Heppner's 40 yard line and this
time they started out with a twenty
yard gain on the first down and then
it was just a matter of three or four
more downs until t!iey took it across
the line. Ferguson kicked goal.
The fourth quarter netted Heppner
another touchdown and Ferguson
again booted one more point between
the goal ?osts.
OLDER BOYS' IEIG
15 GREW SUCCESS
SIXTV-X1XE DELEGATES FROM
FIVE TOWNS REGISTER
Interesting Programs, Football Game
Banquet at Hotel Feature
Sessions
The Older Boys' Conference, held
in this city on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, was a great success in every
sense of the word, mutn credit being
due to the local committee of arran
fements, who left nothing undone to
insure a successful meeting. How
ard M. James, J. W. Heard and Rev.
Livingstone, constituted the general
committee, with Vawtor Crawford iu
charge of the musical portions of
the various programs while the
Heppner Boy Scouts of America wera
in charge of the entertainment of
visitors for which they had arranged
in private homes of the city.
Sixty-nine delegates from various
towns registered and the representa
tion from the various towns being 9.3
follows:
Hermiston 31, A. IC. Volker, lead
er. The Dalles 11, Paul C. Abranison,"
leader.
Pilot
Rock,
Much of the ragged playing that
was in evidence in the Fossil game
has been eliminated and Saturday's leader.
game was c mighty good exhibition of j Lexington 7, F. R
high school football. 1 er.
Heppner plays Moro here next Sat-1 Heppner 21, Howard
urday and this is considered one of leader.
the hardest teams they will meet
during the entire year.
9, William King,
Bennett, load-
M. James,
THESE MEN CRAVED FOOD
Ed Reltman, prosperous wheat
farme rof the lone country, was here
on business Saturday.
WIXTEK KAXGE AXD HAY
Wintr range sufficient for sever
al thousand sheep and alfalfa bay
for sal. Address J. W. HANXAX,
Hermiston, Oregon. Adv. It.
RAMA FOR 8ALB
A ft lot of Ramboalette. Carri
dtU, Lincoln, Shopshire and Merino
rams Just received and for sale. Call
writ o phon C. A. MINOR, Hepp
ner, eegDB--AdT 4-i
Yes, there's hay on the Boardman
project, quantities of it. Hay in
ricks and stacks and cocks and wind
rows and piles. Piles and piles of
hay. Sweet, fragrant alfalfa, free
from dust or weevil. They have been
harvesting hay there since May and
are still at It and if they should hap
pen to get another crop or two before
Christmas they will need to lease a
good slice of the John Day project
to stack Jt on. The balers are work
tng overtime, some of them kicking
out almost a bale a minute and
whether they are keeping ahead of
the mowers and rakes and stackers is
a question.
The Herald man enjoyed a trip to
Boardman last Wednesday as the
quest of W. P. Mahoney and we're
ready to tell the world that there is
more hay at Boardman than Frank
Gilliam and Walter Moore could both
eat between now and the morning of
J. W. Bryan' Inauguration day, if
they were deprived ot att o;vht
nourishment, and that's saying some
thing. Frank and Walter were also
members of W. P's. party that day
and we Tcnow something about their
capacity.
Speaking of eating, this writer al
ways supposed there was a limit to
all men's capacity in that line, but
there isn't not to those two birds.
They are good for three big pq'iare
meals within five hours. We know
for we saw them try it and get away
with it.
It was this way: The party reach
ed the Carty ranch in Jur.-per canyon
at 1:30 p. m. and it didn't take
much coaxing to Induce them to
take dinner there, and It was some
dinner, too. After reaching Board
man and sizing up the bay crop,
theBe two gourmands again craved
food and a big dinner was ordered
at 6:00 o'clock at the Highway Inn
where O. II Warner and Mrs. Warner
do their best to founder every f ust
they have. They failed, bowvr,
with our two Heppner heros, for
when the Carty ranch was ra-!;d
an hour and a half latet. they al
most cried for ,ur when Jim Carty
loomed up in the road, at mud wit a
big elub and herded the Hudson into
tha barn yarj aate "It's a chicken
d laser tb miMoi be oookJ for jox
hungry divils," quoth Jim, "and
ye's got to go in tmd eat It "
"Let's go," chorused tho unt'-hun-
ger strikers, ar.d they hoofed it for
the house.
The way that chickoi dhappeare.'
was not slow and it was soon evident
that former exploits ot our gaetioi.-
omic friends durlrt j the day were on
ly in the way of "pranking before
the game began." That chicken din
ner was the real Kane.
"What's greater in this world than
Frank Gilliam's appetite?" nsk4 W.
P. as he guided the Hudson down
Hinton creek on the way none.
"The hospitality of the Irish race
in genera and Jim Carty and his
wife in particular," replied Walter
Moore as he reached in a paper sack
be had bought at Jack Gorham's
store at Boardman, ror a cracker and
a slab of cheese. "I hope my wife
will have supper ready w:ien I get
home," concluded Walter as he mun
ched the cracker.
DISTINGUISHED AcillllES
HEI'I'XEK
VISIT
HA RDM AN, OR., Oct. 17. (Spr
cial.) Owing to the great Interest
In Spanish in Hardman, a class of
the toahcers has been formed under
the supervision of the high school In
structor of Spanish, Miss N. Virginia
FItzherbert.
The Ladies Aid mefat Mrs. Proph
ets, Friday with twenty mcniliers
present.
The Parenl-Teachers associaton
held its second meeting' of the year
at the High school Wednesday. A
paper on "The Assembly of the
League of Nations," was read by
Cleo Merrill, a high school senior.
J.I'ib Lavslle leathers, Misg Vir
ginia Fltzherbert and Mrs. Helen
Tack motored to Heppner during
the week end.
Mrs. Ada Osborn and Mrs. Tack
were guests at Sunday dinner at the
home of C. W. Booher.
The week of Oct. 10-1 4th has been
a week of great concentration due to
the six week's tests being given.
The Hollowe'en Carnival to be giv
en by the Hardman Union high
school on October 29th promises to
be a great success judging from the
reports of committees now coming
in.
E. E. JSrodie, editor ami jmTJHMirr
of the Oregon City Courier, presi
dent of the National Editorial associ
ation, minister-elect to Slain, and for
mer president of the Oregon State
Press association, accompanied by
Elbert I)ele, editor of the Cottage
Grove Sentinel and present president
of the Oregon State Press ' Associa
tion, were visitors in IIe;ipner for a
short time last Tuesday olternooon
while on a tour of eastern DreRtf,
made for the purpose of visiting the
newspaper offices of this section or
the state with a view of getting a
closer touch with Oregon condition
as they now effect the country news
papers. The gentlemen, wore accom
panied by Mrs. Brodle and h'r sis
ter, Mjss Evelyn Harding, and the
party all declared they wers enjoy
ing the trip Immensely In splto of
dust clouds and chuck holes.
Bede, who is a born optimist with
considerable professional tralDlng
along that line, acquired in a coun
try newspaper office, declared there
wora neither dust nor chuck holes
In tha aastern Oregon roads th par
ty had traveled and had he not fear
ed that the Herald would print It
and tiUfDews would drift back to
Cottage Grove, hey would probabl
added that eastern Oregon has the
western part ol'the statu beaten four
ways from the ace and that Hepp
ner was the best looking town ot Its
size he ever saw. lie that as it may
it is understood that Elbert Is presi
dent of the state press association
for the whole Ktato as Is pretty clear
ly Indicated by this trip.
Mr. Ilrodie did not talk much dur
ing the early part of his visit only to
announce that he was hungry, but
al ter the party was entertaned at one
of Heppner's best lobster palaces, he
revived and talked interestingly of
what lie expert) to know about Siam
a year or so hence. We gathered
from the minister or was It Ilede
said it that he has already cabled
for a milk-white saddle elephant to
bo ready upon his arrival and that Is
the reason Bob Carsner has decided
not to present Brodio with an animal
from his herd which ranges over
over around the John Day banana
belt.
Mr. .and Mrs. Brodle expect to sail
for the Orient as soon as they can
arrange their persona 1 affairs and
they are looking forward to their res
idence in Bangkok with considerable
Interest.
After' making short visits at Hpp
ner newspaper offices the party hur
ried on ii Condon to spend the night
bing compelled to follow achodule
OjJ Uiell trta.
Principal speakers at the various
sessions were A. E. Yount, W. W.
Dillon and J. W. Palmer, all connec
ted wilh Y. M. C. A. work; A. F.
Dinner, educational director West
minister Presbyterian church, of
Portland, Paul K. Abramson, of The
Dalles high school; Don Case, newly
elected president of the conference,
Howard M. James, J. W. Ilurd, v!
O. Livingstone and S. 10. Notson, Urn
last live named all being of this
city. 1
The feature of the occasion was
tool ball game Smurcay" arte- -noon
between Hermiston and Hepp
ner high school teams, the afternoon
being set aside for recreation on the
program. Saturday evening the r?sors wore
entertained by the Heppner Brother
hood at a banqut at Hotel Patrick,
1110 big dining room being filled al
most, to its capacity, Rev. Livinur-
stone acted as tostmaster and J. W-
1 aimer put on a songstunt that soun
ded like the good old days when we
older fellows were also older oe
younger boys. Several of tbe
young football players were called
on to tell what they knew about that
game and among them were Do
Case and Ellis Irwin of the Heppner
squad and scvoral of tbe visiting
boys.
The principal talks of me cvenlnr
wre given by J. W. Heard, of the
Heppner high school, who mado a
splendid address on "Tho Value of
friendship," and J. W. Palmer, who
spoke on "The Trice of Friendship."
llieso conferences are highly val.
liable in the development of charact
er In the boys who took part and no
doubt the organization will be a per
manent Institution.
Mr. James, who' lav general
charge of all arrungemmiH has re
quested the Herald to ex ureas In 1
gratification to all tlie people of
Heppner and vicinity, who so whole,
hearledly gave him their support m
making I In- meeting a success.
SEEK SOLITIOV OF I'.ITTI'It
ISOAD mow I M
Tom MarluM, Andrew Edling and
W. P. Anthony, well known stock
men of tin; Itltter country, wer.
hero for a couple of days last weev
In the Interest of trie completion of
tho Ileppner-Rltter road there beinj-
a few miles In Grant county yet. re
malnlng unfinished, ji tl.IMii thw
Is Borne division between the peop.
of two or three communities tin to
tho exact location of the new road
and It Is with the view of cnllstlnc
tho good offices of some disinterested
party In selecting a location that
would bo satisfactory to all concern
ed that tho gentlemen came hre.
They talked the matter over with
Uoadmaater McCaleb while here aal
it may yet bo arranged for rum to g
over to Grant county and act as arbt,
tor ot tha matttr. ,
John McEntlra, well known stock
man of Cecil, was a wetk tnd rltl
Uit hors.
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