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About Heppner herald. (Heppner, Or.) 1914-1924 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1922)
IF YOU WANT THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS. READ THE HERALD WE PRINT IT FIRST. H KR A I IT) VOLUME IX HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, NUMBER LARGER AND BETTER BUYING POWER FOR ALL EFFECT Sot Only Agricultural But Manufac turers, Jobbers Will Profit Says Mr. Kalin By OTTO H. KAHN of Kalin, Loeb & Co., New Voilt I hav9 giren careful consideration to the rural co-operative marketing; movement: 1 have met som of its leaders and ahve discussed with them what is being done and what is the aim in view, and have satisfied myself as the economic effects of its lealizalton. Generally speaking and without cnnspicu' us inceptions aitf fore most among (hem, my friend. Tr nard Baruch, who is entitled to high credit for the active, intelligent, and unselfish interest which he has taken in the cause of the farmers the fi nancial and commercial community, especially in the east, is rather lack ing in information about tin- farm ers' problems and the details of and the ground for the measures advo cated by their spokesmen. And from lack of information springs lack of understanding and of sympathetic consideration, and thence springs miscinception. It must be said, I think, that very much the same is true of the attitude of the farmers toward the financial community, and especially toward Wall street. I think it is the duty of every man, to the extent of his ability, to aid in the obligating of these reciprocal mis conceptions and the resulting mutu ally harmful fiction. Let us then shun class animosity and sectional or vocational prejudice, let us approacl , one another with good will and in good temper, let us seek to under stand one another's viewpoinnt and whys and wherefores, and aim to help one another inthe solution of our problems. It is in this spirit that I believe, with all due modesty and without as suming to speak for anybody but my self, that it may be of some slight service for a Wall street banker to give public expression to his sup port of a farmers' movement which has met with some antagonism among non-agricultural elements, i.e. the program for rural co-operative marketing. Legitimate! Movement is Under Way. I consider that the results which the farmers are seeking to attain by the organization and operation of the business institutions known as co operative marketing associations, are results that should bei attained. Their objects are legitimate objects. Their methods of building up these institu tions are legitimate business meth ods. The basis of their operations is economically and financially sound. I am informed that it is likewise le gally sound under existing laws, and I am quite sure that it ought to be. While I believe in competition a; am opposed to monopoly or monopc listic tendencies and practices, I am Inclined to think that we have gone too far, notably in the Clayton act passed in 1914, in attempting to en force competition under all circum stances and to prevent natural an legitimate co-operation, or at least, have gone at things in a clumsy way, leading to results sometimes unfair to business and detrimental to the community. It is notable and sig nificant that not a single one anionic the other leading nations o." the world nave followed our example in respect to that policy. But, whatever one's view on the general subject, it seems manifest that millions of in dividual farmers should not be com pelled to act as millions of individual sellers in the disposal of theii pro ducts, especially in view of the fact that, owing to their principal depend ence upon the forces of nature, the farmers are not in a position to regu latelate tht supply in accordance with the demand, as Is the case, more or less, in most other indus tries. Any movement that aimi to cre . ate, by sound business methods, a better distributing system, and there by bring about a better financial and economic condition of the farmers, who, with their families and those engaged in ministering to the wants of rural communities, comprise about half the population, should naturally prove of benefit to the en tire population. Its effect should be FARMERS DISCUSS MARKETING PROBLEMS Between 2 5 and 30 farmers, mem bers of the Morrow county branch of the Oregon Co-Operative Wheat growers association, met in the coun cil chambers last Saturday afternoon to discuss the questions regarding the past year's work of the associa tion with a view to advising their delegates, Ralph Benge and Howard Anderson, of any matters they wish ed taken up at the state meeting of delegates being held in Portland to day. An interesting session was held and considerable information regard ing the business was discussed. There was some constructive criticism but all present appeared favorable to having the work of the association continued. One idea that was brought out rather forcibly was that while it is agreed on practically all sides that the association has held the price of wheat up to a better figure than it would otherwise have been, that the growers who are not members are reaping the same bene fit that the members receive without doing anything to help bear the cost of carrying on the work of the asso ciation. A 100 per cent membership, some speakers thought, would place the organization in a commanding position in the world markets. Messrs. Benge and Anderson left Sunday for Portland to represent this county at the state delegates convention. Joe Devino, who is also a delegate, was already in Portland and was not present at Saturday's meeting. EXTRA! EXRTA! II 15 HOTEL HEPPNER NOW Manager Fisher, of Hotel Tatrlck, sprung a surprise on his patrons and town folks Saturday when he placed on the writing tables in the lobby a supply of new stationery recently printed and bearing the heading, "Hotel Heppner" in place of the for mer name of "Hotel Patrick." The name of the hotel lias been a bone of contention ever since the hos telry was opened by Pat Foley, two years ago. The company of local peo ple who raised the money to build the hotel was incorporated under the name Heppner Hotel Co., and when Mr. Foley leased the building and opened it under the name "Hotel St. Patrick" much criticism and unfavor able comment resulted. Later Mr. Foley dropped the "St." and called the house Hotel Patrick, but Hepp ner people and most of the traveling men as well, still felt that they want ed the hotel to bear the name of the town and Mr. Foley's concession to their wishes in the matter is much appreciated. Manager Fisher is perhaps entitled to some credit ior the change as he has proven by far the most efficient manager the hotel has yet had and has built the business up from almost nothing to a going concern since tak ing charge a few months ago. AUTO AND TRUCK IV COLLISION. A serious accident was narrowly averted on the highway a few miles below town early Friday morning when a truckloadof passengers from Boardman and Irrigon was run into by auto. The truck, which was owned and driven by Dale Watkins, of Irrigon, was en route to Heppner for the Thanksgiving dance but had lort the way in a fog and was com ing up the highway when e h the cars from the dance were home ward bound. Mrs. W. H. Stewart, of Boardman, was slightly injured by a cut on the face and received medical aid when the party reached here. The other car is said to have carried a license belonging in Pendleton but as the matter has not been reported into the sheriff's office the name of the owner is not known. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks and appreciation for assistance rendered and sympathy extended by our friends and neighbors during the ill ness and at the time of the death and burial of our darling baby. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burtchell. Don't forget the Fancy Work Bazaar December 15. Federated Church parlors. 31-33 HOPES FOR CQMPLETION MINTON CO. MACADAM W. B. Barratt, member of the state highway commission, who returned from. Portland curly last week after attending an extended session of the commission, has not abandoned hope of the completion of the Hinton creek section of the Oregon-Washington highway between Heppner and Jones hill. That section of the highway was graded more than a year ago and the highway commission realize that un less the macadam is laid soon the grading work will deterioate very rapidly. "It is not a question of any mem ber of the commission bein opposed to the completion of this work," Mr. Barratt said to a Herald reporter Saturday. "The only trouble is that we have already1 outlined about $6, 000,000 worth of construction for next year's program and we have on ly about $5,000,000 to do it with. We all realize that this work should be done but as the members of the commission are all working for the best interests of the state of Oregon as a whole rather than for the tenefit of some particular section of the state this project must take the us ual course with all the other projects. If it appears to be of more import ance to the Oregon highway system than some others, it yill be complet ed; if not it will have to wait. Mr. Barratt tendered his resigna tion to Governor Oleott a few days ago but he will continue to work with the commission at the December meeting and also at a meeting which will be called early in January to award the final contracts for next year's work and to close up the af fairs of the present year. One thing accomplished by Mr. Barratt's efforts which is of particu lar interest to Heppner was in hav ing the entire length of the Oregon Washington highway from Heppner Junction to Walla Walla, placed on the federal ro.-.d map thereby assur ing federal aid in the completion of that highway. Another point scored with the f eral road people was placing the Heppner-Spray road on the federal map which should assure the early building of that important link. One thing that should not be lost sight of by Heppner and Morrow county people in connection with state highways is; that the 9-mile sec tion off the Oregon-Washington high way now being built In Gilliam coun ty between the Morrow county line and the Columbia River highway at Heppner Junction, is that that sec tion of the! highway in being built en tirely by the state for the particular use and benefit of Heppner and Moi- row county. Gilliam county did not want that section of highway built simply because it was of no advan tage to that county save for the ad vantage of a few ranches on lower Willow creek. The Gilliam county court absolutely refused to co-oper ate with t,lie state in the building of that piece ofroad until finally, under some pressure they agreed to put in $25,000 of market road money but a NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS Notice is hereby given to our customers and the public generally that on and after December 1, 1922 our business will be conducted on a Strictly Cash Basis We wish to thank our customers for their past liberal patronage and solicit a contin uance of the same under the new system, which we believe will prove of mutual benefit Yours for a better business system, Peoples Hardware Co. Heppner, Oregon STAG E ill SERVICE IS TO BE ESTABLISHED HEPPNER TO HAVE TWO MAILS EACH DAY Letter Received by Postmaster Smead From F'ourth Assistant Post master (loneral That Heppner will soon be given a modern mail service is indicated in a letter received by Postmaster W. W. Swead from H. H. Billany, fourth assistant postmaster general, in which he indicates that if the stage will leave Arlington at 7:00 a. m. and leave Heppner1 at 4:00 p. m. that the department will advertise for bids for such service. The Herald is informed that Messrs. McPherrin and Burke, pro prietors of the stage line, will be glad to make such change in their schedule and it is therefore assumed that Heppner and intervening towns will soon have a really modern mail service. Mr. Billany's letter indicates that the present mail contract with the railroad company will not be inter fered with but will be continued as heretofore, thus giving us two mails eacli way every day. GEORGE M. FROO.ME PASSES AT PENDLETON HOSPITAL An illness that had its inception eight 'years ago in a stroke of paraly sis ended in the death this morning of George M. Froome, pioneer of Umatilla county. Death occr.ived at 5 o'clock at St. Anthony's hospital where the deceased had been a pa tient for a long time. The funeral services will be held Thursday morn ing at 8 o'clock at St. Mary's church n.' .'..term t will be marie in the cemetery at Waitsburg, Wash. Mr. Froome was born 70 years a;;o at Ontario, Canada. Four children sur vive him. They are Mrs. Uoy lialey, Pendleton; Moscoe G. Froome, Wrentham, Mass.; Mrs. Mabel Wes sel, Jamaica, West Indies; and Miss Hattie E. Froome, San Francisco. Two brothers' are also living. They are John E. Froome of Athena, and James I. Froome of Los Molinos, Cal ifornia. Mr. Froome was well known among the pioneers of the county. East Oregonian. Mr. Froome will be remembered by many old time residents of Morrow county as a former resident of Hepp ner where he resided before moving to Pendleton. Ho hauled freight from Arlington in the pre-railroad days and Ralph Benge recalled the other day that Mr. Froome was the man that hauled the big steel cage in the county jail from Arlington to Heppner. little later when Judge Kelly render ed his famous decision in Polk coun ty that market road money cannot e used on primary highways, they refused to1 consider any co-operation. This left the entire construction of that section on the hands of tho state and fortunately for Morrow county, tjie state is going through with the work. I. EE BARTHOLOMEW LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA Mrs. Mary Bartholomew returned from a visit with hor son, Harry Bartholomew, a few days ago where she went for a, visit with her grand son, Lee Bartholomew, before his de parture for California where he goes to reside and where, about the first of the New Year, he will wed Miss Becky Van Waters, second daughter of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. George B. Van Waters, of Portland. Miss Van Waters has been living at Los Angeles, California, for some time, where she has been acting as assistant to her sister, Miss Mirian Van Waters, who is an official of the juvenle court in that city. The young couple will reside at San Mateo, Cal ifornia, where Mr. Bartholomew has accepted a responsible position with a lumbering concern. Dr. Van Waters enjoys a wide acquaintance in Heppner where he is a frequent visitor in connection with his work in the Episcopal church. HOPE TO EXTERMINATE RABBITS THIS YEAR County Agent Calkns reports that an extensive rabbit campaign will be staged again thi3 winter which it is hoped will practically exterminate the pests from this county. Something like 130,000 rabbits were lulled dur ing the campaign last winter and in scarce. Boardman, Irrgon, Cecil, die sheepmen and others will co-operate in the campaign this winter. A meeting will be held at some central point down in 1 lie rabbit country within the next week or so when the matter will be lioroughly canvassed and tho winter's campaign planned. M POSTOFFICE IS : ROBBED LAST NIGHT Word reached the sheriff's office here at noon today that the lone post office was robbed last night, the loss amounting to $2IS0. So far as is known hero there is no clew to the robbers. RODEO HEN El IT DANCE WAS Nl'CCESS The dance given Thanksgiving eve ning by the. Kodeo committee to help liquidate; the deficit 'hang-over from the last rodeo, was a success. A big crowd was present and fine music was given by Tho Dalles orchestra. The net proceeds wire not quite sufficient to cover the deficit, but L. V. (lentry, one of the cominitlee who helped make the Rodeo a rous ing success, announces that lie pro poses to give a barn dance on bis ranch above town around Christmas time where everybody will bo wel comed and they can dance all night and all day and all week if they want to. Herald May Change Wenllicr Staff. Max Smith informs the Herald that his old tried and true friend, the chief of the Columbia River tribe of aboriginesc, told him the other day: "No, no! No much snow this winter; by and by little snow, little rain, little thaw, heap nice winter. By and by no much freeze all winter. Heap finer for In jun and white man too." This sounds good to tho Herald after Luin Cordon's prediction of four months solid winter beginning November lath, and II' .Max ami bis friend the chief will In In- tin- job at the same salary Lum has been draw ing down, the weather prophet job is theirs. The Herald Is bent on giving its readers tins kind of weather dope we all want, this time. OHITt'AKY John Ellis Parker, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Parker, who re side on the Carmlchael ranch north of Lexington, died Friday afternoon, December 1st,, after a snort illness. Pneumonia was the cause of death. He was aged 1 year, 8 months and 26 days and was a bright and win some baby. The funeral was held at the Con gregational church at Lexington at 2:00 p. m. Sunday, interment being made in the Lexington cemetery. Herbert Hayes, a hardware Rales man of Portland, registered at. Hotel Heppner Monday. Mr. Hayes is a brother of Joe M. Hayes, well known Butter creek sheepman. E HIT AT ELKS MEMORIAL LEAVES BEATEN' PATH FOB PRACTICAL SI (JCIESTIOXS I'rges MoihIhts to Study the Present Bay Problems ami Thus Help World Following out a nation-wide re quirement of the order, Heppner Lodge, No. 358, Benevolent Protec tive Order of Elks, observed Memor ial Day last Sunday which is known in all Elkdom as "The Lodge of Sor row," and designed as a token of re spect to the memory of departed brothers. Heppner lodge was called upon to mourn the decease of fivo members during the past year: E. L. Freehand, of The Dalles; Louis Pearson, of Salt Lake; Robert W. Sperry, of lone; and J. B. Natter and James Kenny, of Heppner. The program given follows: Voluntary Mrs. Walter Moore. Solo, "Vale" Miss Velma Case. Opening Ceremonea of the Lodge. Prayer Kev. W. O .Livingstone. Piano- Duet, "Slabut Mate" Mrs. Roy Missildine, Mrs. Walter Moore. "Thanatopsis" Miss Violet Mer ritl. Address Hon. Bruce Dennis. Closing ceremonies of tho Lodge. Benediction Kev. W. O. Living stone. 11. A Duncan, Harold Cobn and F. U. Greumba. constituted the commit tee in charge of arrangements. In his address Mr. Dennis asked the indulgence of his audience in de parting from the beaten path gener ally followed by speakers on such occasions. "It is hardly necessary," 'V.' ,'ierker said, "for me to go into any delai'eil history of tho order. That Is an open book. Neither shall I dwell on tho patriotic impulses that govern every lodge of Kills and find an abiding place in the heart of every loyal member. Tim fact, of tho patriotism of tho order was estab lished during the world war and in tho wonderful work carried on in helping to win that terrific conflict. "Rather shall I dwell on a Tew of the perils that today confront this great country and which I want, to urge every Elk to study and to uso his influence in, casting out." Intolerance," tho speaker declar ed, "is fast, becoming a national peril. We are intolerant, in business willing to crush the other fellow rather than co-operate with him to our mutual welfare. Wo aro Intol erant In our social life; prone to turn the back and tilt the chin at every man or woman outside our particu lar circle no mutter what may be their attainments in tilings that am really worth while. We are also in tolerant in religion, seekng too often to bar out. and ostracise those who differ from us in their conception of how best to worship the Most, High Cod." The speaker urged all Elks to study these problems and to help to aolvo them before they entangle us in their meshes and drag us down from our present high place in this world a-nl cause uH to drift back to the dark days when Queen Bess ruled an empire. No butler organization can he found, the speaker declared, in which to study and cope with these evils than the Order of Ellis. Mr. Dennis al::o pointed out tho great danger which lies In the break ing down of American home life. We are fast becoming a nation of apart ment dwell, ra, lie said, maintaining a place to sleep and ponapu to eat. once In awhile while we turn our lioys and girls over to the schools, the Y. M. C. A or some other organ ization to look after. Our "alleged educational system" also received some attention from the speaker. "1 know I am s anding on a volcano when I mention this Bub ject," Mr. Dennis said, "but I want to ask you peoplo if you realize that 08 cents out of every dollar you pay In taxes goes to the educational trust." Mr. Dennis took an active part in the discussions relative to higher educational appropriations at Halem two yoars ago. Present day tendency to secret or ganzations was also pointed out, tho speaker declaring that the danger is not great along that line provided there are plenty of organizations and that no one organization becomes bo (Continued on P?ga Fir) (Contlnu4 on I'aga Mva)