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IF YOU. WANT THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS, READ THE HERALD. WE PRINT IT FIRST. HEPPNER, OREGON, Tuesday, September 19, 1922 NUMBER. 2i VOLUME IX STEEL TRUST FEARS F, I RUCK LIEUALLEX RIDES THAT ! TRICKV OUTLAW NOXAMJE MINNEAPOLIS, Sept 16. Many people are still laughing over that dinner in New York where Aaron Sapiro, counsel for many producers' cooperative organizations, talked to Judge Elbert Gary, head of the steel trust. The dinner was given by Otto Kahn, a New York financier, with the avowed purpose "of bringing the financial aind industrial leaders of the country in touch with the rapidly growing agricultural organizations." As the prime action to bringing them Into touch, Mr. Sapiro was asked to attend the dinner and speak. Now one should not lightly ask Mr. Sapiro to speak. It's am undertaking which requires some anticipatory thought, because he is a real speakc and not afraid to go to the heart ol the subject regardless? of whether he may tread on some one's toes. In this particular speech he addressed himself, almost personally to Judge Gary, who was: sitting near by. The remainder of the group of financial and industrial leaders were more' or les incidentals. "Cooperation has made money for agricultural growers," said Mr. Sa piro to Mr. Gary, "because these growers have made a study of the methods of the steel corporation and applied its system to marketing of farm products. "The same thing can, be done and will be done by the farmers of part of the country. It has' been the habit of farmers to dump their out put wherever it was grown a3 soon as it was grown, thus creati Is a gigan tic oversupply in Small market towns, and then to wait for dealers and spec ulators to come and take it away from them at the prices likely to prevail in a glutted market. "We moticed that the stool corpor ation never broke its own prices by dumping sfteel rails anywhere aind then hoping somebody would come along who would take them over at a cut rate. The steel corporation keeps track of who wants steel rails and where the;' are wanted. It ships rails' to purchesers in the quantity de sired. It delivers rails not where they aro made, for nobody wants them there but where they are to be used. "It puts down the rails not at the point of production but at iho point of consumption. It tends not offry to the making of rails, but siiso to the merchandising of them. And that makes all the difference to tho steei corporation between bankruptcy aud prosperity. When we took that leaf out of your book it made al the dif ference between poverty and prosper ity to the California fruit growers. It will make the same difference to the raisers of tobacco, cotton, corn, wheat cattle, alfalfa, poultry or anyth.n?; else. The steel corporation could not run a year on the marketing basis habit ual with the American farmer. Sup pose you distributed tfleel rails among your stockholders as fact as you made them and let the stockholders get rid of them as well as they could. No stockholder would know what to do with them. Each man saddled with rails would offer them for sale, and speculators' would buy them -p. Th;! speculator would offer a low price for them because, as he would argue, he wasn't sure who wanted them. He would sell them in turn for a high price, because, as he would argue, he wasn't at all sure of his supply. The (Continued on Page Five) Joe Kenny returned from, Pendle ton the other day bringing back the story of how Cecil "Buck" Lieuallen, well 'known Heppner boy, now state traffic officer, showed the Round-Up Buekaroos how to ride outlaw horses. Kenny and Lieuallen .vent out to the grounds to see the tryouts and had lots ofun watching the expert riders get piled up. A crowd of spec tators were present und when the outlaw Noname was led out some fel low, possibly one of Cecil's speed vic tims, shouted, "Let the speed cop ride him; is' the cop game?" etc Buck was never built to stand much ragging unless it came from his best friends and Kenny says Cecil started walking r.p and down looking at the ground. Then his shoulders began, to work up and down which in high school days wus a sure sign he was about to go into action, and in about a minute he tl;rew off his coat, unbuckled his gun scabbard and asked for the loav. or chaps' and spurs. They were supplied and Buck clim bed aboard Noname with as much nonchalance as he would get on his motorcycle to go after a speed maniac find he at once got busy demonstrat ing to that crowd of fans that thi cpurs were noi entirely for ornament. He spurred that tricky brute all over and stayed in the saddle as if he had grown there and when the session was over Noname wias the first to quit. Buck acknowledged to some sore ness in his body the next morning but his mind was easy because he knew that no bunch of Round-Uppers coild rag him and get away with it. It was his first session with a buck ing horsJu in five years and that is somie layoff. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT RALPH JACKSON FAR1 L Rali ii j'ackson, who farms the i.ouis Padberg ranch on Social Riugv ,tcet with a considerable tors ty f.ve and automobile, i granary ;.nd a lot of "vl eat and b:-.rley were destroyed. Mr .jackson went into his garage with a lantern, which he says he h'.ng up some ten. feet swav from his gasoline drum, and started t put some gas in the car. A slip caused him to spill some gasoline on the floor and Immediately, he says, the place was in- flames. Mr. Jackson had to rush through the fire to get out of the building with his clothing ablaze, but by rolling in the dusty road he extinguished the flames with out rece'ving any burns. The total loss was not learned. MRS. MARY E. DRISKELL PASSES AT FEXRLETOX RAKER RANKER SUGGESTS FAR MERS STRIKE IE TO BELOVED PIONEER Mrs. Mary E. Driskell, wife of Thomas A. Driskell, died at the fam ily home at Pendleton, Thursday, September 14, 1922 at the age of 60 years, 8 months and 15 days. Mrs. Driskell was well known in Heppncr where the family resided un til some three years ago wheu they re moved to a farm near The Dalles!, the change being made for the bene fit of her health. Later they removed to Pendleton for similar reasons. Besides her husband she is survi ved by the following children: Wil liam, George and Thomas Driskell, of La Grande; Herbert Dris'kell and Mrs. H. G. Hayes, of Pendelion; Mrs. New ton, of Kalama, Washington and Mrs. George Stevenson, of Heppncr. Mrs. Ida Friend, cf The Dulles, a granddaughter, was also present a'. the funeral. The body was brought lo Heppner for burial, the services being hid at the Federated church Sunday af'ter noon, Rev. Mr. H;.sl;'.m officiating. Heppner paid homage to the mem ory of one of the community's most beloved pioneer women last Wednes day when the remains' of Mrs. An Hill Minor were laid to rest in the Heppner cemetery which ovrlooks the Scenes of so many years of her activities and good works. Flags were displayed at half mast at the court house and the school house dur ing the day tit honor of one, who, perhaps more than amy other woman, had her part fn the early history of the town and county and who left behind the imprint of her sterling character mot only on her immediate family but on he bettef impulses oi the entire community. The funeral services were held in the Episcopal church, being conduc ted by Rev. W. O. Livingstone, pastor of the First Christian church, o! which Mrs. Minor was' an honored charter member. Mrs. Chester Darbee sang an. propriate solo and other hymns were rendered by a double quartette. Six grandsons of the deceased acted as pull bearers: Ray and Max Rogers, Stephen and Ellis Irwin, ElHs Minor and Earl Halloek. Many beautiful flowers, the trib ute of friends here and elsewhere, were silent tokens of esteem. The total enrollment in, the Hepp ner schools to date is 368. Ninety seven are enrolled in high school and 271 in the grades. Last year at the close of the first month, there were 79 enrolled in the high school and 243 in the grades. Several of the rooms in the grades are badly overcrowded. This is es pecially true in grades 1, 3, 6 and 8. The board has decided to add another teacher which will relieve the congestion in the primary1 depart ment. Class organizations have already been formed in the high school with officers elected as follows: Senkir, Class President, Ray Mc Dufi'ie; vice-president, Phillip Ma- honey; secretary, Alvin Boyd; treas urer, Thelma Miller; sgt. armp, Vel ma Case; reporter, Reliance Moore. Junior Class President, Elaine Sigsbee; vice-president, Nellie Flynn; secretary, Helen Wells, Treausurer, Dorothea Anderson; Sgt. Arms, Clyde Witcrafl ; Class Advisor, Miss Frazier. Sophomore Class President, Lu ola Benge; vice-president, Cecelia Kenny, secretary Doris Flynn; treas urer, Marguerite Hisler;Sgt. Arms, Isaac Dexter; Class Advisor, Miss Chambers. Freshmen Class President, Bus te'r Neil; vice-president, Anita Hughes; secretary, Johnnie Turner; treasurer, Doris Logan; Class Advi ser, Miss Fleet. Monday, the domestic science de partment, under Miss' Chambers, be gan, serving noon lunches to the teaching force. A charge sufficient to cover the cost, of materials and service is made on the teachers. "Sheep are coming up but the cattle business is rotten," asserts William Pollman of Raker. "I mid some yearling wool ewes recently fo $10 and some 6-year-old owes, vi: coarse wool for $7. And lambs are bringing 10 cents. But the cowman is up against it. At the.' prices cattle bring, the producer cannot get the cost of production. I don't know what the cowmen are going to do but they will hang on as long as thej can, for the people want to eat beef. Then, the farmers, too, are not getting for their wheat and barley what i costs to grow the grain, so they ai not cheerful. It takes' three farmer., to get as much money) as the average man on the railroad, and yet the c. fellows are asking for more more I suggest that farmers send their children into the cities' to work at the high wage's while dad and mother remain on the farm, producing only as much as they can, and letting the rest of the farm go to pasture. Sounds like a farmers' strike? Yep, why not?" Oregonian MORROW WILL EXHIBIT NS ATTENDED COLLEGE OF GEONS MEKTIXU SUR-6 R. O. itOXAVAX'S HOUSE RURXS That misfortunes come in bunehet is now firmly believed by R. O. Don avan. Only about two weeks ago h" lost his big combine by fire while in the midst of wheat harvest, rnd last Monday his house aid most of its contents went up in smoke. While preparing a hurried break fast on an oil stove Mrt!. Donavan noticed a quantity of tl beneath the burners and called attention to it. The burners Were shut off for an ex amination When, without warning, flames burst forth fa great volume from the stove and apparently over the entire kitchen at the same mom ent, quickly spreading to the entire house. So fierce were the flames that only trunks and a very few other articles were gotten out, even con siderable sums of money belonging to ap- Oscar Donavan and the hired man be ing burned. The loss will amount to a good round sum as there was no in surance on the household goods and only $400 on the house. lone Indt-penedent. HE'D TAKE A CHANCE USTR1KEJJ WSIGARETTEA 5 ITS TOASTED Aman who had Just started a pa per in a strange, town was interrogat ing one of his early advertisers on the response to be expected from the citizens. "Now, there's Deacon Brown," he said. 'He has the repu tation, of selling lots of hardware. Would- he be likely to spend much money for advertising?" "Waal," drawled the native re flectively, "I wouldn't exactly say he d go to h 1 for a nickel, but he'd fish around fer one till he fell in." POPULAR COUPLE MARRIED Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reitman, who were married at Arlington, Sep tember 2nd have returned to their ranch home north of lone where they have started the erection of a $6,000 bungalow home; that will be equipped EVERYBODY URGED TO CAN FRUIT THIS WEEK To asuist in the relief of the fruit growers of the Btate who are hard hit by the present rail strike, the the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce has suggested that the week of Sep tember IS 23 be designated a3 "Can ning Week ' to be observed through out the Mate during which house wives will be urged to can a two years' supply of fruit , family use. Communications suggesting "Can ning Week" have been sent to more thatt 100 commercial clubs and cham bers of commerce In Oregon. Gover nor Olcott has hi en requester to 1:1a" his of tic al Mump c 1 appro.'a'. up n the pr.'e t. It is printed out by State iji riiulf officials that the ia.i strike has cur tailed ciir service ti. points' earn, ' spe cially in reitari! to Mlrigerat mi vice, with He n.ult that Vui.pe" III i t crepii in Oregon mo in da;; ;: o being lost through lac of marl;'. An increased volume of noiue c .mi will do much to lelie the situv oc it is believed. Dr. A .D. McMurdo returned Tues day from Tacoma, Washington,, where he attended a meeting of the College of Surgeons for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Col umbia, September 8th. The standardization of hospitals was one of the important subjects dis'cussed at the meeting and the doc tor says it is a matter of great im portance to the public generally. Only hospitals coming up to the pro per standard in equipment and appli ances will h? recognized in tin future -,Tii' the do'cto. t.v, cots to see groat r vanccinont in Unit line of ih' : f e'ision. Dr. McMurdo drove home Monday night and made good time until after leaving Arlington wnen ne lav sev eral hours by getting en(an;;led in dust ai'd sand holes. The road, he says, is in a deplorable condition. Morrow oouuty's exhibit at the. coming Northwest Grain and Hay Show to be held during Round-Up. weeTt, will be twice as large as that of last year. It i expected that Morrow county growers will take a mumber of prizes as Burton H. Peck,, of Heppner, won. first prize for Turkey Red and C. E. Carlson, of lone won, fivht for Forty Fold at last year's show, while other exhibitors from that county won niott of the prizes for bated alfalfa. An interesting feature from, Mor row county will be a wed treating machine which irf being semt by tho Heppner firm which makes it and. which will demonstrate during tho show. It is attached to tho seed cleaner and runs by the same power. It treats with copper carbonate and arrangements' have been made to have Umatilla farmers bring in sev eral loads of what for treatnien Last year's treatment demonstra ted that copper carbonate controlled on an average as well as other treat- menus', that the plants were more vigorous, growth was prompter and saved at least 2 5 per cent. If tho method proves satisfactory, at hast 50,000 bushels can be saved annually Says Fred Bennion, county agent, as one of the largest items is charged to injury of germination. C .C. Calkins, Morrow county agent will be here Saturday te start tho machine in operation. KuM. Oregonian. 5 RESIGNATION OK BISHOP DOCK ACCEPTED PAD- I'HREE SIDED RANCH CLOSED DEAL The final angle in a three-sided ranch ileal was closed here Saturday when Al Henricksen and W. G. Moore closed up a deal by which an ex change of the Moore ranch near Lex ington and a ranch recently acquired by Mr. Henricksen, near Lebanon, was effected. The deal had been hanging fire for several days with only $500 between the two men and Saturday Mr. Henrickson, who Ir. nothing if not a red-blooded sport proposed that they flip a dollar for the difference. They spun, Moore won and the deal was closed. Mr. Henrickson trr.ded. part of his' Cecil ranch to W. II. Chandler for his Lebanon farm and then made the trade with Moore. Chandler will now move to the IlenriekHon ranch, Moore will move to the Chandler ranch, Hen rickson will move to the Moore ranch and everybody will be lnppy. VISITOR I ROM ENGLAND HERE The resignation of Bishop Paddock formerly in charge of tho eastern Oregon diocese of the Episcopal with all modern improvements inclu-1 church, was formally accepted last It's toasted. This one extra process gives a delightful quality that can not be'duplicated Mr .and Mrs. R. O. Donovan were in town yesterday from their rajch near lone and were pleasant cullers at this office. Mr. and Mrs. Donovan have been heavy los-rs by fire this summer losing their combine and their home within a month. The los ses were only pardally covered by insurance. ding lighting .and water systems, heating plant etc. Mrs. Reitman who was formerly Miss Ruth Van Vac tor, wae one of Heppner's most pop ular young ladies and Mr. Reitman is one of the county's most substantial and popular young farmers. Many friends all over the county will unite in best wishes for their future hep pi ness. Thursday by the House of Bishops In tfession at Portland and Bishop Keat- or, in charge of the Olympia dioces was appointed as temporary successor. Bishop Paddock was called to ac count Kt-verat months ago by his sup eriors on a charge of disloyalty for conducting church services at certain points In his dioces without wearing John Kilkenny jr., who went east a few weeks ago with a big shipment of BT.eep for the Chicago market, writes to have tht Herald sent to him at South BeJid, Indiana, where he will resume his studies In Notre I Dame University the oomlng year. THE '1025 SPECIAL' STEAMING IN The "1925 Special" left Yortland yesterday for an 850 mile trip through eastern Oregon to boost for the proposed Portland fair. Why this expenditure of time and money? Did not Mayor George L. Baker and his party of fair booster fix everything up for the fair nivfi and pretty on their recent automobile trip through Has part of tl.o state? If Mayor Baker made as great a hit at every tjyi-n he visited on that trip as he did at H-ppner and Klamath Falla there is nothing left to argue about the future of the proi osd big show. Mr. A. Wheeler, who arrived from Berkhunstead, Hertfordshire, Eng land, a short time ago to visit his old friend, T. II. Lowe, of Cecil, came up to Heppner Thursday with Mr. Lowe and spent a few days around town, getting acquainted. Mr. Wheeler is so well pleased with Mor row county that he has decided to re main at least for some time and he has accepted a position as night In spector on the highway consti uctlon work on the Oregon- -Washington highway. Mr. Lowe has hsld the position or inspector over since con struction started on tho Morrow county section of the highway but now that the contractors have put on proper robes' peculiar to his office, a night shift and are working 20 Hls health finally brolte down during hours a day an additional inspector a visit to New York City and he is still in a serious condition, llea.th considerations, it is understood, wort the cauce of his r,ignatioa oems offered. was necessary. Mr. Wheeler irf a teacher by profes sion and has been, connected with school work In England for several years and may later decide to engage In that profoKS-lon in this eount-y. Mr. Rnd Mis. (Jeori;e Canon, wlio have been living In the coi-nti-y for v. couple of years, have roturmd to town and are again occupying theii home in the ifouth part of town. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Barton, who have been occupying the Cason house this sum mer moved to the house recently va cated by F. A. McMenamin and family who removed to Portland Sun day . Dan Harlow "said it, wilh flowers" to the Herald of lice the other h,y when he left r. lna;,ni Ilceul bouquet on our des'k from his Rhea creek Iiomo. Wimt the tlowers said was that Rhea creek valley is a wonderland for pro duction, and that Mr. Barlow believ ed the Herajd family would appreci ate beautiful flowers which was a good EUOfcs. Patrons of the Heppner schools hold a reception at the school house liuvt Friday evening in honor of the teach ers, the ari'air being given under tho auspices of the Patron-Teachers association as a get-acquuuintod party where an opportunity was' af forded teaeherff and parents to meet each other personally with the iu ten,tlon of making possible closer co operation between all parties con cerned in the school's wulfaro during1 the coming year. An Informal reocptlo wan hold inj the auditorium after which a short program was given. Ms. Jeff Beamor, president of thn Patron-Teachres, in a few well c hosem words welcomed the teaclioiH to tho fcoinmunit-,-, the res ,ons being mad by Prof. E. H. Hedrir'k in b half of the teachers. MIkh Osil Grey gave an rnjoyable reading, Mr .and Mrs. Prank Turner Hiinp n duct and Mrs. Alex C.ibfo. lav ood with a vocal nolo, responding to an eiKvire wilh An:;ie Laurie, (he old time favorlle. Following lb e program the party adjourned to the basement when liomo of the ladies put on, an exhibit of hUHi'iimls as an entertainment stunt, blue ribbf :i prizes belnp award ed the favorites. Phil Cilin was r.wardcd the ribbon at! the handsomest husband; Mr. Dri.' kell as the best dressed one; .ludgo Tom Huj hos, who was borrowed froia his best girl for th.) oeoaMon by tfomo asTilrlng matron, was (ieelatvd the most elevated husband; Jalt.t Wells, who has a girth of something less than 83 Inches, waK declared th best all around husband; Jack Mul ligan, another borrowed article, wa-i considered the test natureil husband; : nd Ilerl Stone, who Isn't very tall up and down, was awa'ded lue ribbon as being the nii-ist depress) d hus band, lengthways. The Herald man came within n of being diflared the best looking husband on exhibition, lie mi net lo I'hill Colin. i ne juoi'es were uo'inty IJleiK iV'ater:i,Slii rilf George Mollultte Mid Frank Turner ; nd wo can i; t n-vcnl migli'y lino men v ho worn on exhibi tion who will ba- k us up in th- t :i t ' meiii, U.ai th" j,:dgi s wen- color blind, feeble minded, and gelleial inee'iiipet ents Willi ingrowing intelleelF. Ice ere; in and cake in delicious ab undance were Served after th" contest was disposed of which made tl.e losor-i feed a lot better. AVANTED Room with batu in prl. ate home. Fhone Roy Bcbb, Main 13,