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VOLUME VIII
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1922
NUMBER 39
"HflPPPMFP
MAY COMPLETE ROAD
TO
COMMISSIONER BARRATT
PROSPECT IS GOOD
SAYS
Arrangements With Gilliam County j
Are .Now Practically i
Completed !
Prospecst for completing the Gil
liam county link of the Oregon
Washingtcftj Highway from the Mor- j
row countyiiline to Heppner Junction j
during the present year are good, is j
the report thought hack to Heppnpr
by Highway 4 Commissioner V. B. j
Barratt. whcfereturned from Portland i
Thursday evening where he had been
loo'king after? highway matters.
Arrangements between the high
way commission and the Gilliam
county court tor the early completion
of the the highway have been practi
cally completed. Mr. Barratt says, the
commission being ready to give the
Gilliam county court temporary as
sistance in financing their portion
of the work.
Gilliam county will also get sever
al miles of new construction on the
.John Day highway between Arling
ton and Condon in the vicinity of
Shuttler and Rock creek, a section of
the road in much, need of improve
ment. The highway commission had an
extended conference with District
Forester George H. Cecil and Mr.
Purcell, who is in charge of post road,
improvements and while co-operation
on the part of the federal govern
ment with the Oregon road program
Is assured, working out the details
will require a little time. Mr. Pur
cell, who is unfamiliar with this sec
tion of eastern Oregon, is arranging
to visit Heppner as soon as the wea
ther is favorable, and Mr. Barratt
will then show him over the various
road projects in this and adjoining
counties on which federal aid is de
sired. Mr. Barratt explained, however,
that Oregon's quota of federal money
will go into the general state high
way fund so that it does not really
matter on what particular section or
sections of the state highway system
the money is expended. Every dol
lar coming to the state from the fed
eral government will add that much
to the highway fund of the state and
will be usetd in completing the sys
tem of highways npwpn the map.
The bhfy requirement is that "three
sevenths of the federal money must
be spent on the secondary roads and
four-sevenths on-the primary roads.
E. P. DODI) ANNOUNCES FOR
JOINT REPRESENTATIVE
E. P. Dodd. of Hermiston, has writ
ten the Herald that he will be a can
didate for joint representative for
Morrow and Umatilla counties in the
coming primaries to succeed Hon. C.
E. Woodson, who announces that he
will not be a candidate for re-election.
Mr. Dodd was formerly in the
newspaper business, being editor of
the Pendleton Tribune for a number
of years. Of recent years he has re
sided at Hermiston and has been en
gaged in Irrigation development work
In northern Umatilla and Morrow
counties. Mr. Dodd owns property
In both counties and says he is in
terested In the development of each.
Mr. Dodd is now engaged In the
real estate, insurance ana loan busi
ness and is recognized as a capable
and progressive business man and
citiien.
HEPPNER ROYS WIN FROM IONE
IiOCAL GIRLS IX)SE
Heppner high school boys basket
ball team annexed another victory to
their list Friday night when they
snowed under the lone hi quintet
with a score of 25 to 2.
The local boys had good team work
from the start but had considerable
trouble making the counters' during
the first half. McDuffee was high
point man for Heppner with 11 points
and Linn, for lone shot their lone
basket.
Heppner should have rated another
trip to Salem for the state games
this year If two of their stars had
cot flunked in their grades last
semester.
The lone girls won from the Hepp
ner high school girls by a score of 11
to 7 In a hotly contested game.
THE MIRACLE MAN WINS
A rare treat Is in store for screen
fans. "The Miracle Man," produced
by George Loane Tucker, will be
shown at the Star Theatre next Pun
day. George M. Cohan's Broadway
success of the same name, based up
on the famous story by Franklin L.
Packard, is the basis for the fascinat
ing theme whichthe picture unfolds.
Resides being an absorbing entertain
ment of the highest order, it Is a
drama with an amazing soul beau
tiful, thrilling and intensely appeal
Ing. J. H. Moore, Lone Rock cattleman,
Is a business visitor in Heppner today.
SHEEPMEN TO MEET SATURDAY
John Kilkenny was in town Mon
day morning conferring with County
Agent Calkins regarding the annual
meeting of the Morrow County Wool
Growers association which is schedul
ed to meet here next Saturday, Jan
uary 28. Mr. Kilkenny is presi
dent of the association and it is his
earnest "desire that every sheepman
in the county sh'all be present at this
meeting. Mr. Kilkenny says that
the forward movement in the stock
and farming business, now getting
under way, needs the support of every
farmer and stockman and he hopes
to see a full representation of sheep
men present at the meeting Saturday.
FORMER HEPPNER MAN HAZED
AT O. A. C.
(Oregon Journal)
Stripped of their clothes and shorn
of their hair, two Oregon Agricultur
al college students, the victims of
hazers, were left to scamper for shel
ter as best the might last Wednes
day morning on a chilled, wind-swept
"expanse of a Benton county farm.
The hapless students were Win
fred Dryden, a college correspondent
for the Oregonian, and K. C. Binns,
sports etditorof the Barometer, col
lege publication.
They with two other correspon
dents were seized by a gang of 15,
most of them masTtetd, when they
arose late at night in response to a
request that they do some "special"
work for the Barometer.
No time was lost, according to ae
counts, in, running a pair of barbers'
clippers over their heads and in yank
ing off their vestments. Bundled into
an automobile they were taken onto
adjacent farm lands and tossed onto
a pile of refuse.
"We'll give you until sunset to
get out of ''Corvallis," the hazers
shouted as they sped away. They
heeded the warning and left college
as did Melvin L. Hall, Journal cor
respondent, who escaped the clutches
of the hazers. The fourth corres
pondent,,Miss Lois Payne,oX 4.Ua.
Portland Telegram was not molested.
The summary action of the hazers
was in resentment against the parti
cipation of the correspondents in the
athletic controversy at Corvallis, in
volving Richardson, who has severed
his relations wtih the college, Coach
P.. 12. Rutherford and Dr. V. G. Du
back, chairman of the athletic Board
Binns is well known here having
been born and raised in Heppner, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Binns. The
family moved to Corvallis a couple of
years ago. Mr. Binns was recently
married to a Corvallis girl.
Mrs. Phil Cohn and Harold Cohn
went to Portland this morning
few days visit.
SJANFIELD WILL NOT
OREGON SENATOR BRANDS RE
PORT AS FALSE
Defends Stand On Parker Legislation
As In Line Ith Wool
Growers Position
Senator R. N. Stanfield, of Oregon,
in a statement issued several days
ago, declared the report that he had
been asked to resign, "was wholly
without foundation and false."
"No intimation of this kind has
ever been made to me either by my
friends or others," he said. "I
have never entertained the slightest
thought of resigning.
" The charge that my position on
the packer legislation is not in keep
ing with the view of my constituency
is repudiated by the resolution adop
ted by the National Wool Growers as
sociation at its annual convention at
Salt Lake, where It was recently as
sembled and adapted a resolution in
dorsing the exact stand that I have
taken on pacTter legislation.
"The charge that I have been ab
sent from the senate most of the time
is refuted by the records, which show
out of 165 days' session I have been
present 100 days, and nore than 20
i of the days that I was ahsent was
official business at the special request
iof the secretary of the treasury w hen
il was assisting the development f
what is commonly known ii the ?',(,
' niiO.fiOO loan pool for the relief of the
livestock industry of my country, and
I have been informed by official that
i had it not been for my interest in
jthis relief for agrieulure it is quite
possible that the country would not
be r diving today financial relief
from the $5o,"'in.rifto livestock loan
pool or the war finance corporation.
"I regref the necessity t,f making
the?e statements, but I believe it is
only fair that my friends should be
made aware of the exact facts in the
case."
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Members of the Liberal .club in London cheering Mrs. Wiiitringham, newest
woman member of parliament, as she
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NEW POUCY FOR DEALING
WITH OFFENDERS ADOPTED
Small Wage for WillinR Workers.
Jail AVith Bread and Water
For Slackers f,
The county court has adopted n
new system for dealing with law
breakers who receive jail sentences
or those who are held in jail pending
the payment of fines. Henceforth in
stead of sitting by a warm s)tove in.
the jail corridor and eating two
squares a day, the county prisoner
Jtill be "famiad out" to thW roHvd
construction camps and put to work.
Those who prove willing workers will
receive a modest wage in addititon
to thei r board for their labor, prob
ably about six-bits a day, whilethe
slacker, or the prisoner who fails in
any way to make good on the job
will be returned to jail and placed on
a decidedly light diet, according to
Chief Deputy Sheriff Tom Chidsey,
who looks after feeding the prisoners.
"All I'll have to do for the birds
who fail to make good at the road
camps," declared Tom, "will be to
visit the bakery once in awhile for
bread. There's a water faucet in the
jail."
Leo Kalucha, was the first prisoner
sent to the road camp and he was
glad to go. He went to the Oliver
camp near Lexington Thursday and
Mr. Oliver says any man sent there
who makes good can have a perman
ent jot after his term expires.
Kalucha w aessnt over from Irri
gon where he was found guilty o!
jumping a board bill.
Several others who have been fined
for liquor law violations etc. and pn
oled. for a few days to raise fine mon
ey to pay their fines will be rounded
up and sent to the road comp at once
if the fines are not forthcoming, is
the word that comes from the sher
iff's office.
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM WEEK
BEGINS FEBRUARY 6th
An agricultural program will be
held In Heppner, Lexington and lone
during the week beginning Monday
February 6th.
Programs will cover every phase
of farming as carried on In this coun
ty and will be so arranged in the dif
ferent towns as not to conflict with
each other. Lecturers and instruc
tors will include A. H. Lea, of the
Oregon Co-operative Grain Growers;
Prof. Brewster, O. A. C. poultry ex
pert; D.C. Stephens, of the Moro Ex
periment station, wheat expret; R. V.
Gunn, expert in farm accounting; and
perhaps others. This will be a reg
ular Agricultural Chautauqua, th'
difference being that this course will
not cost you a cent.
A full program of the event will be
published next week.
A license to wed was issued H.-itui
day lo Guy Wairner, 21 and Hut).
French, 17.
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. liicbee left for
Portland Monday morning where they
will spend a couple or week's vaca
tion. Mr. Bisbee will attend the
state hardware convention which is
in seshioa this week.
M. P. Is Cheered
I
leaves the club on her way to the house
iiin u piuiniii in iMls. v mil ingillllu.
E
VISITORS WIN. TAKE HALF OF
GATE MONEY
AJialt Takes Decision From Johnson
In Main Event of The
Evening
The local post of the American Le
gion put on a smoker last Friday
evening that was considered the best
affair of its kind ever pulled off in
Heppner. There were six fast
matches, five of which were boxing
and one wrestling match which was
a preliminary.
Wakefield and Lieuallen put on the
gloves for three rounds for a prelim
inary in which Wakefield was forced
to take the count, in the third round.
Then "Brick" Hall and Francos went
on the mat for a ten minute wrestl
ing match, but this also ended sud
denly when "Brick" Ir.nded on the
back of his head with enough force
to render him unconclous.
Dick Robinette and Billy Wind ex
changed friendly punches in a fast
and furious manner for three rounds
with a decision for Robinette by , a
narrow margin.
Perhaps the fastest event of of the
evening wsa that between Russel
Wright, of Heppner, and Joe Marcus,
of lone. These boys didn't hesitate
In the least to put all the snap they
had In their punches and they ex
changed about as many wallops In
those rounds as could be expected of
any fighter in that length of time.
This bout caused some controversy as
the referee misread the votes of the
judges and gave the bout to Marcus
when it should have gone to Wright
according to the votes cast which
were two for Wright and one for Mar
cus. The mislake was explained but
the official decision still stood for
Marcus.
Jack Dundas got his nimble mid in
to action for three short rounds with
Haynor, a fair haired boy from lone.
The visitor had the weight, the reach
and all the other visible essentials
to whip Jack, but he didn't have the
desire. Jack waved those big mit
tens under the big fellow's nose In
such a reckless and forceful manner
that It made It something of a one
sided match.
Johnson and Ahalt came on for the
main event and put up a pretty exhi
bition of boxing. The bout went for
three, three minute rounds and was
chuck full of all the action that the
boys could give. Ahalt took the de
cision. The smoker was competitive be
tween the lone and Heppner pests.
Marcus, Haynor and Ahalt represent,
ing lone. The gate receipts were to
have been split 60-40 for the winner
but because of the controversy over
the Wright Marcus bout it was com
promised to go 50-50 on the pro
' ds.
NOTICE
My wife, Tiliie M;iy Duncan, hav
To Whom It May Concern:
ing left my bed and hoard, I will not
; be responsible for any bills contrac
ted by her on and after this date,
j WALTER DUNCAN
j Heppner. Oregon, January 24,
,1922. 29-41
LOOKS FOR BETTER TIMES FOR
FARMERS
Ed Rugg was in from Rhea creek
Saturday and admitted that he
wouldn't object at all to seeing
spring weather come soon and money
become more plentiful. Mr. Rugg
keeps close tab on the general situa
tion of the country and says the far
mers have received mtore recogni
tion in the last year or two than in
the previous 200 yetars. The farm
ing industry is going to come into its
own before long, Mr. Rugg thinks,
and that without injuring any other
legitimate industry or bnsinetss in
the country. The idea that farmers j
want to put banks and business men
out of business is all bunk, he say:?,
and is propoganda put out to Injure
the farmers' progressive movements.
WEATHER PREDICTIONS
Bill Stewart, who is a recognized
authority as a weather prognosticator
predicts that we are apt to have con
sidrable weather of one kind and
another until about March 15th after
which we may expect more of a var
iety. Lum Gordon, who also observes
and reports the meteorogical condi
tions once in awhile, differs with Mr.
Stewart by about 30 days. He claims
that all indications are that we will
continue to have weather until the
middle of April and even much later
than that date we may expect spells
of dry weather, hot weather and so
on.
John Kilkenny, who got In the hab
it of observing the heavens when wat
ching for joy-laden airplanes, two or
three years ago, says that the last
time he studied the sky, he saw a
fleecy cloud of fine wool drift by
labeled "30 cents" and closely follow
ing the fleecy cloud was the golden
Image of a yearling ewe marked
"$10 per." Ho, therefore, risks the
prediction that heavy showers of
$20 pieces may be expected on the
sheep ranches within the next year
or so.
Numerous wheat farmers inter
viewed lately report that they have
been making careful observations of
weather conditions and have conclu
ded that the farm bloc in congrow,
the farm bureau at home, the success
of the marketing movement and n
good rain in early June will make
everything pretty "Jake" for them.
And the Herald office boy who
knows cold weather from hot by the
way his toes feel In the morning, cf
fers tq bet his pet pup against a pen
ny ball of chewing gum that if these
other predictions all come true, Borne
fellow will come in some day and
pay his subscription In real cash and
then we will all have money and
won't need to worry about
the weather which mostly does as it
darn pleases anyhow.
Mrs. Clyde Wells pleasantly enter
tained at her east side home last
Wednesday afternoon at a bridge
party at which eight tables were occu
pied. Mrs. Hanson Hughes and Mrs.
L. E. Bishee were awarded first and
second honors respectively. Delight
ful refreshments were served at I he
close of the games and the afternoon
was a most pleasant one.
POPE BENEDICT LOSES
IN FIGHT WITH DEATH
I'ONTIFF PASSES AT fl A. M. HUN
DAY MORNING
'I Would Willingly Offer My Life
For Peace Of World,"
Ijutt Words
Pope Benedict XV died at the Vat
ican In Rome at 8:00 A. M. last
Sunday after a week's illness..
Pneumonia was the cause of death.
Pope Benedict was an outstanding
figure since hlB elevation to the high
est ecceslastlcal office in the world
which ocured soon after the opening
of the world war and he was always
) an earnest and consistent advocate of
' peace.
i Every power he could bring to bear
j dining the war was for peace, and
'Since the armistice bin efforts luiy
! been for disarmament, and the e ,tnb
le-hnient of a lasting m ace union;; the
na ' ions of t he world .
. In Augui.t, l'(17, he in nt, a note to
all the powers jri the Intejct of
.peace and he has always maintained
j that his note was the fjrht i t' p to
'wards the present Wushington Arms
I conference.
Almost the last words of the pon
jtlff were: ' I would willingly offer my
I life for the peace of the world."
SECRETARY'S RULING
EXPORTERS METHODS DECLAR.
ED TO RE UNECONOMIC,
Must Buy And Sell On Federal Grudw
Is Now Killing
The Secretary of Agriculture's rul
ing on the Portland Chamber of Com
merce type of wheat samples is that,
their use is uneconomical and illegal
and that their use must be discontin
ued by July 1st.
The decision, which is favorable to
eastern Oregon farmers and other
wheat growers of the Northwest, is
an outgrowth of the recent grain dis
count, controversy between dealer
and growers which arose when deal
ers of Portland. Taeoma and Seattle
refused to accept the Oregon anil
Washington laws requiring that, thorn
be a fixe discount, of .8 of one per
cent for each pound or fraction there
of below 58 pounds, and a similar
premium for each pound or fraction
thereof above 58 pounds. Following,
the refusal of dealers ro accept tho
law, which was introduced by Sena
tor Roy W. Ritner of Umatilla county
the question of type samples nroan
and after a hearing In Portland Nov.
ember fi, the question was referred
to the Secretary of Agriculture.
While tho decision does not meant
that the grain discount law is effec
tive, the ruling is of great import
ance to the growers, because it moans
that exporters will sellwheat on tho
same basis as It is bought. In th
past there was a chance for a bite
margin in the exporters' favor, as
grain was bought on a high scal
sample and sold on a low one. The
system which goes into the discard
July 1st, permitted of the sending of
type samples, collected by Northwes
tern grain dealers, to Portland,
Seattle and Tacoma. These samples
were put together and growers de
clare that if the exporter thought thu
type was too high mixtures, were ad
ded. The samples were sent, to Liver
pool as a fair average sample of Pa
cific Northwest wheat, but. growers
say that the samples were inferior,
that, the test weighs was low and that
the wheat, was badly mixed. Farmers
aver that exporters bought wheat on
this basis, but used the federal grade
as a means of dockage, while the best
wheat, which graded to high for ex
port trade was sold to millers at a.
premium. The exporters, therefore,
bought wheat on federal grades aii't
exported on type samples. The dif
ferential between the fixed grndm
was three cents, which with the drons
of high prices worked a hardship on'
the grower.
With the new ruling federal grades
samples will tie submitted to the for.
eign buyers. They will hecotme fami
liar with the same samples which ar
used when wheat is bought from thei
farmers. Northwestern wheat with
the exception of grain sold by thm
Northwestern Wheat Growers assa
culatlon, Is the onlv wheat In th
United Staten which has not been
sold tinder federal grades in the past.
For this reason, Northwestern wheat
compared unfavorably with wheat
from other districts because of the
low sample.
MERCUR YMARKS 1.1 R.EIOVT
LAST THURSDAY MORNING
Old Man Winter took a crack at
eastern Oregon last Wednesday night
and the mercury dropped suddenly
to 13 degrees below zero, the coldest
in more than two yean.
Local plumbers were the busiest:
men In town Thursday with fuel
dealers running them n close second.
Thursday evening bid fair to tnaki"
a new low record but the weather
moderated soon after dark and the
thermometer registered only two be
low. Kaniela, up In the Blue moun
tains reported 30 below anil Wal
lowa claimed the record for the slate
with 40 below.
The wheat men nre resting easy an
their crops are well protected with a
blanket of several Inches of snow
and the stockmen report sheep and
cattle doing well. Feed Is plentiful
and cheap and the hay growers arm
well pleased with the prospect of hav
ing the surplus carried over from lost
year cleaned up.
FOREST NEWS FROM GURDA5-K
S. Tl. Woods, district ranger, re
cently made a trip to Ellis Ranger
station ami the snow stakes. About
the same amount of snow is found on
on the high ground as at this tlmn
last year.
The severe wind storm In Novem
ber wrought havoc with the Forent
j Service telephone line, Tho road
and trails are badly obstructed by
I wind thrown timber. Tho work p
! quired In the spring lo put the lce-
phone lines In serviceable condition
I and to make the trails passable wll
! be fully twice as much lis usual.
1 A creat runny nice green yellow
pine tiics were blown, down bv tloi
j Nov in m r Morm. These trees will li
; ill. posed of under fie,. ui,e permit for
fuel or imoioveiiii nls upon apptica
: lion to the lie H ii t liaiu-i r.
I The blank applications for permit )
I to giaze livestock on t h e I ' ma 1 1 1 1 a Na
tional Fori st, have been sent out.
I'ersoriH desiring to apply for per
mits and not receiving a blank,
should apply to the Forest Supervi
sor n I Pendleton. Applications should
be died at Pendleton not later thaa
Fcbruttiy 10.