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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
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