Tuesday, January 2, 1923
PAGE THREE
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
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CROSS FIRE HITS
GRAIN INSPECTOR
FARMERS AND FEDERAL GRAIN
INSPECTORS ATTACK J. W.
CHURCH'S METHODS
Church is Said to Have Admitted
Working For Exporters nt the
Time of Grading
Out of the fight over the proposal
of the grain inspection division of
the department of agriculture to re
voke the license of R. C. Snyder, de
puty state grain inspector of Wash
ington at Seattle, for alleged viola
tion of the federal grain inspection
law, has leaked the news that a sim
ilar charge has been preferred in this
state against Chief Grain Inspecto
J. W. Church, and that although
there has been a determined move to
keep the matter from the public, it is
likely that a new grain inspector at
Portland will be named.
Inspector Church is believed by
farmers of this section to be a grain
dealers' man and not impartial on
the Question of grain grading. Two
thirds of the grain shipped from this
territory hsa osen docked about 3
cents per bushel for smut and smut
ting charges and the concrete case
upon which it is proposed to revoke
his license, is that while docking the
farmers for smut, he allowed an en
tire shipload on the Great City to
clear from Portland with the same
wheat, uncleaned, as smutless grain.
Throughout the year, which is the
first in which the exporters have
been compelled to ship under federal
grades as well as buying under these
grades, profits of the exporter have
been cut to legitimate returns ac
cording to local farmers. Formerly
the exporters bought under the fed
eral grade from the farmers and
then shipped on the Portland type
sample, a lower grade, thus making
big money.
While the federal grain, inspectors
are primarily concerned with the en
forcement of the federal grades on
iSouHjland
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export, by the state inspectors oper
ating under the public service com
mission by federal license, local far
mers are more concerned with the
dockage on the grain here. It is the
contention of the farmer's that if the
grain can be shipped without a smut
ting process, they should not be
docked for this work when it is not
done. An investigation of the actual
smutting operations of the exporters
attempted last summer by depart
ments of Oregon and Washington
waa stopped, it is reported, when it
was found that every time a man was
sent by Inspector Church to check on
the smutting housesT Church rang a
bell warning the operators who "im
mediately doubled their crew and
handled less1 wheat to run up the esti
mate of operating costs. Local far
mers contend that the smutting
charge is too high on some grades of
wheat. The investigation is now in
the hands of the federal grain de
partment. The hearing conducted by a repre
sentative of the United States attor
ney general, in Portland early this
month, has been held from the pub
lic but sufficient Information has
been secured, so that farmers of this
section, through the farm bureau,
plan the removal of Church as in
spector no matter what the govern
ment decision is.
Church testified at the hearing, it
is reported, that while he was grat
ing the grain which was given a
clean bill on the. Great City in oppo
sition to federal grades, that he was
acting in the capacity of a sort of
helper for the Gray Rosembaum
company and not in the capacity of
inspector, despite the fact that he is
paid a big full time salary by the
state. i
It was intimated at the hearing
on more than one occasion mai ma
terial coming into the inspection de
partment was graded more rigidly
than was the same material being
graded out for export for the export
ing firms.
From the exposure of questionable
methods employed by some exporting
firms to influence the judgment of
grain inspectors, is likely to comf
more definite rulings from the pub
lic service commission of Oregon, the
department of agriculture of the
state of Washington, and from the
federal grain inspection division on
future procedure, and the discharge
of Church as well as any deputy in
spector who is connected with any
export firm, farmer or group of far
mers in a way detrimental to the im
CUT HIGHWAY
ACROSSJUNGLE
First Road- to the North Coast
Runs Through Santo Domin
go Republic.
OPEfiS U? HIGH TERRITORY
LEGAL NOTICES
notice or stockholders'
MEETING.
Cuts Off From Ten to Twelve Days of
Long and Tortuous Journey From
San Dorri'iro City to
Now York.
New York. For the first time since
Christopher Columbus landed on the
ishmd oi Haiti a road has been opened
in the Dominican republic from Santo
Domingo on the south to Puerto l'lata
on the northern side of the island, thus
connecting the two principal seaports
of the republic and opening to culti
vation some of the richest agricultural
lands on the island. Incidentally the
new highway cuts off from ten to
twelve days of the long and tortuous
journey from Santo Domingo City to
New York.
American marines, In the times
when they were not busy maintaining
order In the disturbed republic, have
built this highway, which holds out
rich promise for the future develop
ment of the island. About 150 miles
long, It puts Puerto Plata on the north
and Santo Domingo City on the south
in close touch with coastwise shipping
on both the Atlantic and Caribbean.
Freight and passenger traffic from San
to Domingo City, on the Caribbean,
which heretofore had to be carried
around the south, east and northern
ends of the island to Puerto l'lata be
fore going north, n Journey of from
ten to twelve days, may now in a few
hours proceed over the new road to
Puertu Plata for shipment.
Columbus Church Stands.
When Columbus landed on the site
of Santo Domingo City In 150'.! he
founded the church of San Nikolo,
which is still in existence. Now the
missionaries of the Episcopal church
in the Dominican republic, In com
memoration of the completion of the
new highway, are establishing another
church at Puerto Plata. Land has been
secured and in a few months the new
edillce will he dedicated by way of
completing the link between the two
sections of the republic.
Under the Kt. Rev. Charles P. Col
more, D. D., Episcopal missionary
bishop of Porto lUi'o ond the Domlnl-
Notice is hereby given that (her5
will be a meeting of the stockholders
of the First National Bank of Hepp
ner, Oregon, on the second Tuestay
in January. 1923, (January 9th,
1923), between the hours of 10 a.
in. and 4 p. m. of said date for the
purpose of electing directors and for
the transaction of such business as
may legally come before the meeting.
W. P. MA110NEY,
Cashier.
Dated this 8th day of December,
1922.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
HEAL PKOPEKTY
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of an execution and
order of sale duly issued out of the
Circuit Court of the State of Oregon
for Morrow County by the Clerk of
said Court on the 11th day of De
cember, 1922, pursuant to a judg
ment and decree duly rendered and
entered in said Court on the 11th
day of December, 1922, in a certain
suit in said Court wherein N. P.
Peterson, and Evelyn Peterson, hus
band and wife, were plaintiffs, and
C. R. Peterson, Ethel Alverta Peter
son, his wile, L. W. Weeks, and C
L. Berry, were defendants, and in
which suit the plaintiffs recovered
judgment against the defendant, C
U. Peterson, lor the sum of $7000.00
with interest thereon from the first
day of November, 1919, at the rate
of seven per cent per annum, th
luriuer sum ot $280.25, with interest
thereon from the 2 8 ( h day of' Feb
ruary, 1922, at (he rate of six per
cent per annum, tho further sum of
$525.00, attorney's fees, and $19. 00,
the cost of said suit, I will on Thurs
day, the 11th day of January, 1923,
at tho hour of 10:00 o'clock in tb.9
forenoon of said day at the front
door of the Court House in the city
of Heppner, Morrow County, Ore
gon, sell at public auction to thQ
highest bidder for cash, the follow
ing property situated In Morrow
County, Oregon, to-wit:
The West Half of Section 24 In
Township 3 South, Range 23 East of
Willamette Meridian.
The above real property is taken
and levied upon as the real property
of C. R. Peterson, one of tho above
named defendants, and being thJ
real property ordered sold In said
suit, and I will sell the same and ap
ply the proceeds, or so much thereof
as may be required, to the payment
of the above judmgent, and accruing
cost of sale.
Dated this 12th day of December,
1922.
GEO. McDUFFEE.
33-37 Sheriff..
NOTICE FOU I'lIlIJCATIOX
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
November 8, 1922.
Notice is hereby given that John
J. McDonald, of Hardman, Oregon,
who, on Oct. 26, 1920, made home
stead entry. No. 020203, for WN
EVi, Sec. 30, T. 5, S., R. 25 E..
Lots 2, 3, NESWVi, NWSEU,
SE VISE V4, Sec. 5, SE4NE, Sec
tion G, Township G, S., Range 2 5 E.,
Willamette Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final Froof, to
establish claim to the land above de
scribed, before J. A. Waters, United
States Commissioner, at Heppner,
Oregon, on the 20th day of Decem
ber, 1922.
Claimant names as witnesses: W.
A. McCarty, Lotus Uobi.son, Raymond
Steers , Robert Steers, all of Hard
man, Oregon.
29-34 J. W. DONNELLY, Register.
NOTICE OF CONTEST
Serial No. 016780
017329
Department, of the Interior
United States Lalid Office
Contest No. 1412
La Grande, Oregon,
' December 22, 1922
To Harry McKaey of Ritter, Oregon,
Contestee:
j You are hereby notified that Har
old J. Cox, who gives Heppner, Ore
gon, as his post-office address, did
on Dec. 18, 1922, file in this office
his duly corroborated application to
contest and secure the cancellation
of your Homestead Entry No ,
; Serial No. 016780 made Dec. 2, 1916,
, for Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, Sec. 7, Tp. 7 S.,
j R. 29 E. and S. 1-2 NE V, E. 1-2
1 NW i,i Sec. 12, Tp. 7 S., R. 28 E. W.
M. and Add'n. H. E., No. 017329,
can republic, Archdeacon William
partiality of the state inspection do- ; Wyllle and his wife hove been the
partment. Pendleton Tribune. leaders in the movement to establish
me new t.nuicii, uuu min, u jinc i-u-
Joys the distinction of being the first
woman to make the journey over the
new highway from Santo Domingo 1
City to Puerto Plata. Mrs. Wyllle 1
who has just passed through New York
on her way back to Dominica, having
made the Journey from the Island to
Portland, Ore., and back to attend the
Episcopal general convention, Is one
of the busiest Individuals In the little
West Indian republic. In addition to
her missionary duties, she manages
the United States government hospi
tal In Dominica and, In n manner of
speaking, has presided as master of
ceremonies at the birth of all the army
children who have been born In Do
minica since the beginning of the
Anierlcun occupation. She was the
only nurse on the Island when the In
fluenza epidemic broke there and has
endeared herself to the entire popula-
j tlon, native, and foreign alike, by her i
ministrations.
Pilots Ships to Harbor.
j - - - --. . , ArcMiieacou uyuie, ner nusmimi, IS
ARLINGTON AM) HEPPNER
STAGE
TO HEPPNER
! j n. 111. p. 111.
Arlington Lv 9:00 2:00
Cecil Lv 10:20 3:20
Morgan Lv ,10:"3 5 3; 35.
Iono , Lv 11:05 4; 05
Lexington Lv u-.ZO 4:30
Heppner Ar 11:55 4:55
TO ARLINGTON
Heppner Lv .r 9; 00 4:00
Lexington Lv 0:25 4:25
Iono Lv 9:50 4:50
Morgan Lv 10:05 5:05
C(!Cil Lv 10:35 5:35
Arlington ' Ar 11:55 6:55
K AVE SOLICIT YOLK PATRONAGE
O. II. McPheiriu J!, ;. H,k0
I maue iuar. ju, juzu, lor j.ois A ana , similarly busily employed, Doctor
I 4, W 1-2 SW SE 14 SW Sec. Wyllle Is one of those who have ear-
1, Tp. 7 S.
21, Sec. 6, Township 7 S., Range 29
E., Willamette, Meridian, and as
R. 28 E, and Lois 20 and ; Hod practical experience with life Into
the mlsslonury service. At one time
i in his career he was an engineer on a
trronnds for his contest ha nil,,,, I " irnp 'p ' enc Indian
that said Harry McKaey has failed
to make the improvements thereon
required by laws of the United
States; that he has abandoned said
land and has not been on the same
for three years; that his true name
is not Harry McKaey but is Harry H.
Henderson; that his absence from the
land was not due to any military ser
vice. You are, therefore, further not'
fied that the said allegations will be
taken as confessed, and your said en
try will be canceled without further
right to be heard, either before this
office or on appeal, if you fail to file
in this office within twenty days
after the FOURTH publication of
this notice, as shown below, your an
swer, under oath, specifically re
sponding to, these allegations of con
test, together with due proof that
you have served a copy of your an
swer on the said contestant either in
person or by registered mall.
You should state In your answer
the name of the post office to which
you desire future notices to be sent
to you.
CAUL G. HELM, Register.
J. H. PEA RE, Receiver.
Date of first publication, January
2, 1923.
Date of second publication, Janua
ry 9, 1923.
Date of third publication, January
16. 1923.
Date of fourth publication, Janua
ry 23, 1923.
wuters. He Is credited with knowing
more about the Dominican coast than
any other man south of the Florida
straits, and on frequent occasions
when he Is coasting about on mission
ary trips he Is called from his bunk
during the late and early watches to
take the helm und guide the ship
through dangerous reefs Into port.
Find Skeleton of Slain Indians.
P.encon, N. Y. Excavating for the
new government hospital for disabled
soldiers ut Chelsea, near here, work
men dug up three Indian skeletons.
There was a stone arrow head in the
chest of each. The spot was on the
old headquarters of tin; Wapingcrs.
The skeletons will be sent to the Na
tional museum.
Texan Spends 37 Days
Plowing Single Furrow
D. D. nolcomb of Amarlllo,
Tex., Is quite a "plowboy." He
has just completed what Is be
lieved to be the longest continu
ous furrow ever attempted. The
furrow Is 200 miles long, running
from Bhattuck, Okla., diagonally
across the Texas panhandle to
Clorls, N. M. It and another,
parallel to It, were plowed along
the Santa Fe right-of-way to pre
Tent a spread of fire. Thirty
seven days were required to com
plete the "Job. Ten mules, thres
men, two disk plows and a chuck
wagon were used In the enterprise.
The Well Dressed Man
Is Admired and Respected
Let us put your clothes
in good condition
Lloyd Hutchinson
Tailoring
Where they
Clean
lothes
lean
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