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VOLUME IX
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1922
NUMBER 18
OPEN SEPTEMBER 11TH
SUPERINTENDENT E H HEDRICK
ALREADY ON' GROUND
Thirteen Instructors Will Join In
Teaching Young Idea How
To Shoot
Heppner sc'-iools will open Monday,
SeptemLcr 11 with a faculty corapii
bing thiiteen members.
Prof. B. H. Hedrick, new superin
tendent of Heppner schools) arived
in town last Tuesday evening and
will devote his th-.-uintil school opens
in -becoming familiar with conditions
and getting acquainted with the
people.
Prof. Hedrick has been in charge of
schiols at Coutr.il Point, Jackson
county, for the past three years and
reports from that town givo him
Mgh praise as an, efficient adminis
trator of school affairs.
Mr. Hedrick is a graduate of the
Orsgon State Normal and the VnUi
versit.y of Ore-;o and baars highest
recommendations from both of those
institutions. He also specialized in
certain branches at the U. of O.
summer school this, summer.
Other teachers employed for the
coming year are:
Irving H. Mather, principal; Miss Ja
net Frasier, history and civics; Miss
Harriet Chambers, domestic Bcience
and art; Mrs. Bernice Dafoe Hopper,
music; BreyntonR. Finch, 8th grade;
Mrs. Gladys Turner, 7th grade; Mrs.
Amy E. Finch, 6th grade; Miss Ad
die O. Quesinberry, Mrs. Opal E.
Clark, Mis. Elizabeth Dix, Mitts
Blanche Fahy, and Mrs. Edna Turner
primary grades.
WASHINGTON RESULTS EAVOR
DRY TREATMENT FOR SMUT
(By C. C. Calkins)
A summary of the results obtained
from the experiments conducted in
the State of Washington with copper
carbonate for the, control of smut
have practically all been in favor of
the dry treatment, v A report coming
from the State of Washington indi
cates that here Was a high percent
age of stout generally spaking throug
out their entire area regardless of the
method of control used. The state
pathologist rendered a summarized re
port, a copy of which was sent) to the
Morrow county Agent. The summary
of the results in Washington show the
different method cf treatment:
No treatment -. 19 per ct.
Bluestone , 10 per ct.
Bluestone followed by lime bath
11 per ct.
Formaldahyde 11 per ct.
Formaldchydo followed by lime
bath ,. '. 10 per ct.
Copper-carbonate (dry treatment)
w....7 per ct.
It will be noted that a high per
ctttage of smut was obtained in
every case. Even the copper-carbom
ate treatment, which was the lowest,
contained altogether too much smut.
The Patholigi&ts feel, however, that
it has given the best results this last
year and that this average can be cut
down by machine treatment of the
grain so that it will all be properly
done.
Reports from Washington' County
Agents' reveal the fact that they are
ordering copper-carbonate in ton j
lots to fill orders for fall treatment.
An order has been placed for copper
carbonate by the Morrow County
Farm Mureau and Just aa fast as or
ders from farmers are received ac
companied by their checks, their or
ders wil lbe placed on file and filled
a3 ordered.
cigarettes
They are GOOD!
HARVESTING ABOUT OVER IN
MORGAN DISTRICT
Harvesting and threshing was
about over in the Morgan ni ighbor
h'ood when the Herald man took a
shcrt trip through thai section last
week.
Threshing was in progress' on the
Palmateer ranch and would be fin
ished Friday. W. F. Palmateer and
his son, W. G., own 1400 acres of
fine wheat land down there and they
know how to raise whe-.t. While
tho crop is shori this year because of
the hot wave early in July it averages
well for thes eason. Mr. Palmater
and" his son and son-in-law, Mr. Mor
gan, headed and stacked their grain
this year and thres. ed with their
own machine. A big Holt "Cat" is
used to drive the separator and they
hav3 power to burn. A crew of t.n
men is all the help required for
thi-etJhing and the w irk goes along
without a hitch.
Mr. Palm-.teer has acquired and
paid for his land from the profits
mai'.e raising wheat on the ranch, is
out of debt and has mcney in the
bank, he uses the cat for plowing
and turns nine 16-inch furrows each
round. Ho says it may cost a little
more than horsepower but that it is
more than overcome by go;ting the
plowing done early in the season.
The "cat" never Gets tired as horsqs
and mules do. Mr. Palmateer said,
'When we get behind with the plow
ing the old cat will work night and
day without a murmur.
SHE MUST BE A "WET"
A lady applicant for a teachers'
certificate who took the examina
tion In Heppner recently, made an ex
cellent showing until she reached
civil government when she answered
the question: "What is a budget?"
"A budget is something to protect the
prohibition act."
And the question, "What is the
Volstead act?" she answered thusly:
"The Volstead act is disloyalty to the
UnitF.j States or speaking or acting
against the government."
LAST GA1P RANCH IS
MODEL COUNTRY KOI
The Last Camp, owned by Minor &
Krebs, at Cecil, is one of the many
pleasant 'and profitable ranch homes,
the hospitality of which has done
much to make Morrow county famous?
for a big-hearted, open-handed lot ol
people.
The Last Camp is owned by C.
Minor amd the Krebs brotherh,
George, John and Henr as partners
and besides being one of the most
hospitable places in Oregon to strike
about meal time or bed time, it is a
fine business proposition and a money-making
plant.
It was the writer's good fortune to
enjoy the hospitality of Mr. and Mr;
George Krebs recently at their Last
Camp home and the occasion was a
mighty enjoyable one. The home i;
spacious anl well appoint.) 1 with all
modern conveniences including its
own water and electric lighting eas
terns. The ranch is primarily a stock
and alfalfa farm where two or three
bands of sheep as well as some hogs
and cattle are wintered and kept
through lambing season and where
1200 or more tons of alfalfa hay are
put up every year.
But the Krebs brothers are not
satisfied with raising only something
to keep their live stock fine and fat.
They also grow for their own u
abov.t everything in the fr i!t and
vegetable line this latitude produces'.
On the occasion of the writer's
visit Mrs. Krebs and her assistants
s-erved a supper that was good enough
for any king or president on earth
and every item, on the bill of fare,
meat vegetables, fruit and dessert,,
with the exception of the sugar nd
bread was a product of the Last Camp
fields, ordehard and pardon. And
that's the kind of a ranch that pays
in any country an 1 also the kind that
furnish s a lot of real Joy of living.
The Krebs brothers had recently
finishi d pu'titig up their se-.oiiil crop
of aifjlfa and while waiting for the
ihird crop to mature they are putting
in their spare time cleaning up and
leveling a lot more fine lai.d which
will bo added t o their alfalfi acreage
next year.
10 STUDY AGRICULTURE
Plans to give disabled war veter
ans of this district taking training
on their own land projects special
winter courses at state agricultural
schools of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho were formulated this week at
a cinfrrence of United States Veter
ans' Bureau agricultural supervisors
held in Seattle. A total of 230 ser
vice men receive ?80 to $135 a month
each while establishing themselves
onsmall land projects and 500 others
p.ie taking agriculture along various
lines.
The. training supervisors of the
northwest district i loo recommend
tnat war veterans arry on diversi
fied farming rather than specialize in
the production of one thing on the
grounds that it is miore profitable
and a safer investmnet. The veteran
should have at least $500 in cash be
fore taking up land for himself, it
was voted. Announcement was made
that the project trainees are paying
approximately half of their govern
ment compensation toward land pur
chase. Vocational training of disabled war
veterans will hereafter be accepted
by the Civil Service commission as
meeting preliminary requirements of
Civil Service examinations, accord
ing to announcement made by L. C.
Jesseph, northwest district manager
of the Veterans' uBreau.
This move on the part of the com
mission means a great deal to vet
erans who hav ecompleted their vo
cational training courses, Mr. Jes
seph stated. More than 900 vet
erans have completed training in this
district and many of them are now
unemployed, it was announced. A
total of 3,300 are taking training at
the present time.
PILOT ROCK EDITOR IS REPOR
TED MISSING
(East Oregonian)
Where is Jean Kirkpatrick, pub
lisher of the Pilot Rock Record?
Members of the newspaper man's
family, his friends and others are
seeking some trace of the man who
has been gone from home during the
past 10 days'. The motive for his
disappearance if he left voluntarily,
or the cause for an attack against
hiin, if he nu)t with foul play, are not
known to his friends, according to
statements secured today..
One report is to the effect that
Kirkpatrick was in straitened finan
cial circumstances and may have de
parted to get away from the burden
of his obligations, but this theory is
scouted by his friends.
The Kirkpatrick family, which
consists of Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick
and a five year old son, recently
moved to Walla Walla where he
assumed the editorship of a publica
tion which is said to have boon plan
ned as an organ of the Ku Klux Klan.
He left there August 15, a week ago
last Tuesday and told Mrs. Kirkpat
rick that he would be bach within
two or three days, according to tho
report received here by his friends.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick became alarmed
when he had not returned home by
Saturday, go she called the Record at
Pilot Rock and asked if her husban
had started back for Walla Walla.
She was dumfounded when told
that he had not been in Pilot Rock
any time during the week. Later
she comiaunicated with his rehui
in Pendleton, and the case was placed
In the handy of the police and the
sheriff's office for an investigation In
an efort to find the man.
The debt of the publisher amount
to quite a sum, but he Is said to have
done an excellent business and to
have been making money. There Is
said to be a first mortgage against
his plant for $2,000. He had ajso
purchased an Intertype machine
which cost more than $3,000 anl
j which Is thought to be less than, one-
third paid for. In addition to thiif,
according to a report from a repre
sentative of the Intertype concern,
he is obligated about $600 on a neH
print bill.
Tho Record Is In charge of r. Mr.
Lake who h as been at Pilot Rock for
about one month. He lias beo;i u -able
to find any books with the rec
ords of the buslross. Thi.igs which
Kirkpatrick did before he left '.v
rau:;ufd L'ike to form tho imr resKion
that .he diHapper.n-.nce may have bo n
premediated.
On the other hand, the theory has
been been advanced that Kirkpatrick
T" ADVICE
Of AKMOUR GRAIN GO.
An upward movement in grain pri
ces is in prospect, says President
George E. Marcy of the Armour
Grain ccuvpany, in a uigned state
ment. "The situation," he declares,
"promises to be of such financial
benefit to the American farmer that
he will be in a position to materially
and substantially improve general
business conditions.
"An orderly and gradual market
ing of existing wheat stocks will end
the present depressed price conditions
and there are tremendous economic
factors at wortt to force slow
er and more stable marketing. A
settlement of the coal strike will
leave fewer cars for movement of
grain and the expected improvement
in general business conditions should
further affect the amount of equip
ment available.
Apparently Europe will need around
100,000,000 bushels more wheat than
last year, and leading United States
bankers seem to be a unit in favoring
help which will put Europe on its in
dustrial feet and allow the nations to
buy such food as they need. This
will probably result in a continued big
demand for American products. The
farmer is now in, a position to hold
his grain for reasonable prices. With
the farmer wisely holding back his
grain and economic conditions work
ing towards the Same result, tho end
of the present low prices for farm
products seems in sight, and as prices
for grain go up, better business con
ditions throughout the whole country
will follow.
ROUXD-UP FEATl'KES TOM MIX
AM) THICK RIDERS
Pendleton, Or. Aug 26 Wild Mex
ican steers which have never felt tle
yoke, bucking bronks who have yet
to know the novelty of the touch of
the saddle, and fast running sleek,
fcirses these will be the co-stars with
the human performers at the Pendle
ton Round-Up, September 21, 22 and
23.
A bunch of livestock unequalled In
the history of the great out-door
drama is being assembled for the
events of track and arena and r romlse
some lively work for the cowboys
who will match their wits against
those of the animals in the bull-dog
ging, steer roping and broncho bust
ing. The pauseless thrill for which th-Round-Up
Is noted will as usual, be
paramount. The association permits
not a moments delay in the staging of
the drama and event follows event in
quick succession.
Among the stars who will partic
ipate will be Tom Mix, motion picture
actor, and IiIb 50 cowboys; Yakima
Canutt, Ray Bell and Hugh Strick
land, all former champions; Mabel
Strickland, clever trick rider; Loreiw
Trickey, winner of the McAlpin
trophy awarded the champion woman
rider of the world; and lots of other
cowboys and cowgirls whose lives
have been spent in the saddle.
Entertainment for evening hours
will be ample. Happy Canyon that
untamed village of the west of the
old days when man was untraiiiniel-il
by law or convention, will be "wide
open" and will offer games of faro
and roulette for all who could stake
their Round-Up bucks. Like the
Round-Up, Happy Ci.nyon Is a com
munity show sponsored by Pendleton
people.
Special railroad rates have been
arranged for and the Oregon Journal
special form Portland will be a fea
ture. The Round-Up association Is
dally receiving out-of-town orders for
tickets.
John Olden was a Rhea creek vlsl
tor in town Saturday. Mr. Olden Is
trying to get fail enough ahead of his
work to take a trip to the springs for
a few weeks but says he hasn't made
It yet.
7 " '
may have been kidn-eped or other
wise foully dealt with.
The missing man has many friends
In the county vi.o have shov. n ?. deep
InteroiTt in tho mystery surrounding
his lisap;eara:HC. He was Keep In
I'eidletcn on Tuesday, A'"-;ust 15.
Since then, his whereabouts ao a
mystery. When he left home snyi'.g
he would return In a f-.w days he
wore an old wilt, ef cloihi-.i, rav-'rg he
would be at worlc all tho time and
would not no;:d a better suit.
RESPECTED PION F.ER
OF E1GHTMII.E PASSES
Aaron Peterson, a pioneer citizen
of the Eightmile svetion and one of
the county's most successful and best
respected farmers, passed away at
his home last Wednesday morning af
ter a protracted period of ill health
fcsting about two years.
Mr. Peterson settled at Eightmile
in 1891 and by industry, thrift and
good farming methods acquired an
extensive estate.
He was highly respected by all
who knew him and loaves an envi
able record as a good citizen., neigh
bor and friend.
Besides his widow he is survived by
five sons and one daughter, all of
whom are residents of this county.
The children are: Terry, Richard,
Henry, Victor, Elmer and Miss Esther
Petersen.
The funeral was held Friday after
noon, services being conducted hy
Rev. B. S. Nystrom, of the Swedish
church. Burial was at- the Eightmile
cemetery.
PENDLETON MILL BE "PRELIM
INARY" THIS YEAR
"Heppner is alo going to !ir.ve a
Round-Up; they have eood talo'it
over there and they will no doubt
have a good shov. Tlinso smaller
Rouncl-Urs make gojd preliminaries
for ti.e main event to be held here
September 21, 22 and 23." East
Oregonian.
I:i this case, however, Hi ppnor will
uei-form September 28, 29 j.:ul 30,
one week .ift-r the Pendlotor. show
which, by all rules of the ring should
mr.ko Heppner tho miin event and
Pendieton a prMimli-.nry. Pendleton
may have a bigger Round-Up and a
larger crowd than Hoppner but that
is not admitting J;!-.a tho Heppner
riders will hot scratch 'em just as
hard as the Pond'.efon biekaroos.
1C,
Heppner may enjoy the honor of
supplying the national organization
of the Wonwn's Relief Corps with a
president according to information
recently given out by officers of the
local corps.
Mrs. Bertha Drew Gilman, whr
has Ion gtyikon an active part in the
Corns is in line for the presidency of
the national body and It is under
stood her name has been strongly
recommended by the Oregon Corps
and will be presented to the delegates
assembled at the coming national con
ventlon at Des Moines, Iowa, Sept 24.
FriendH of Mrs. Gilman here recog
nize her eminent ability to fill the
high office most efficiently and her
well known patriotism and love for
the aged veterans and the old flag
they fought to defend, feel that the
position should be hers.
MORE WHEAT NEEDED !'()! PEN
DLETON SHOW
(By C. C. Calkins)
Wo have about 2 5 good wheat
samples' for the Pendleton Grain
and Hay Show from Morrow county,
but we need forty-five nore. There
Is an opportunity to compete for good
substantial prizes anil even If you
fail to receive a prize we do not l,i
lieva that a sack of wheat Is loo much
to contribute for the advertisement
of a wheat growing section like Mor
row county. Pick out a good sack of
wheat, which, when graded down
will make a creditable exhibit., and
leave it at tho warehouse with the
county agent's name on it or call the
county ugent'S attention to where
he can get it an d let us surpass
our promise of fifty wheat exhibits
j from Morrow county. We need rye,
otttH and barley too. You may have
1 Homo pinched wheat but remember
tho grader that we put It through
practically weighs every kernel and
! when your suck is reduced to a bushel
'. for exhibition it will contain the
1 best wheat your sack obtains. We
I need this wheat Immediately as we
j want to t,hip It by September 10'ii.
Mrs. Corey, of Spokane, who has
been vis-ltlng Mr. and Mrs. John Pat
terson for some timo le.'t for her
homo this morning.
Mrs. Joh.i Palleiron left thh morn
ing for an extended visit in the caat
where she will visit friends In Illinois
Ohio, Pennsylvania ami New Yurie,
i She will bo away two or tlrree months
FORD BLAMES WALLST.
EOR UM STRIKE
SAYS INDUSTRY FACES RUIN' IP
STRIKE CONTINUE)
Eortl Plants To Close September 10
For Lack of Fuel. 105,000
Jobless
In an announcement made last Sat
urday evening Henry Ford, head of
Detroit's greatest manufacturing in
dustry, gave out the unwelcome news
that the entire Ford plant will bo
forced to close on September 16th.
for lack of fuel as a result of tha
coal and railway strikes. The shut
down will throw 105,000 men directly
employed in tho Ford plants out of
employment while seriously affecting
tho welfare of from one to three mil
lion workers employed in other in
dustries which furnish material to
the Ford interests.
Telegrams and letters were sent
out Saturday night to 1900 linns
have been furnishing batcrial to
Ford cancelling the contracts and Mr.
Ford announced that, he had no Idea
when the plants would resume.
The present output of the plant is
5,200 cars a day.
Industry the country over must
"throw up its hands in surrender,"
within a few weeks if the rail and
coal strikes continue, Henry Ford de
clared Saturday, announcing tho de
cision of the-Ford Motor company to
close its plants here and in many
other cities September 16, because or
tho fuel situation.
Mr. Ford held financial interests
responsible for the industrial tie-up,
declaring tho "money-barons" wero
manipulating the labor unions and
that public officials were impotent in
the crisis.
The strikes would end, he contin
ued, "when the majority of the poo;lo
are cold and hungry enough to re
so'.'t to drastic action."
"Continuance of these disturban
ce, Ui tha economic life o? the nation
is due simply to the greed r.nd avarice
of Wall Street," Mr. Ford asserted,
that these interests dominated the
railroads, coal mines r.nd public util
ities of the country.
The deadlock in tflrfke negotiations
Indicated, he declared, the existence
of "a plot to unload the demoralized
and rundown railroads on the govern
mont at their own price and to murct
the peo;ls through excessive coal
prices."
END Ol.' HARVEST NEAItS. YIELD
75 PER CENT NORMAL
Wheat harvest In Morrow county
Is drawing to a close and but littlo
grain will remain uncut by the end of
the present week. Threshing Is also
well along and but little more tlmo
will bo required to clean up that
branch of the work of saving tho
1922 crop.
As nearly as- the Herald can (Un
cover by visiting different sections
and Interviewing growers the pres
ent crop will approximate about 75
per cent of the crop of hist year.
Fields that promised Hi) hushels or;
better tin; middle of June were cut
fully 2 3 per cent hy the hot wavn
early in July.
While th,! pinch cut Iho yield mo:,t
growers report the quality well up
and perhaps the usual percentage o
grain will rale No. 1.
HAWAIIAN SHOW COMING
Chas. K. Diniond an,) his (roup of
Hawr.liunH will be at tho Star
Theatre Thursday and Friday of thl-l
week, In a musical entei tainiuent of
proven merit.
This group of Jolly and jazzy mus
icians come to Heppner very highly
recommended and a sure- lire treat hi
in sto.'u for thos-j who enjoy mush-.
Mr. Diniond is well known iu tho
Northwest as an entertainer excep.
tlonal ability, and is undoubtedly
without a peer as a slei I guitarist.
This attraction has just finished a
successful tour of thi! 'anta';e..) cir
cuit where they held the honor por
tion on tin- programme.
Tim picture appearing vvjth tho
Uimoiid aggregation in vVm. S. Hart
in "O'Mall of Tho Mounted "
which I i i k Hill is : cen for the first
limn In the tiuuai't- r of the mounter"
police.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Vaughn n lur
ned from Portland Wednesday when
they made a short visit.