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About Heppner herald. (Heppner, Or.) 1914-1924 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1923)
A, IF YOU WANT THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS, READ THE HERALD. WE PRINT IT FIRST. VOLUME IX HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1923 NUMBER 37 IS FARMERS' NEED OVERPRODUCTION' OE CHOI'S iii CALLED MISNOMER Farm Bloc Unquestionably is Do Its Part is Assertion of California Orgatiizer (Oregonian) Overproduction of farm yields is a misnomer, and every time in recent years when there has seemed to have been overproduction, there was fa mine somewhere on the earth. What is wrong is the breaking down of distribution through lack of a com prehensive marketing system. This was the opinion expressed yesterday by A. L. Lovelace, ex-manager of organization for the Califor nia farm bureau federation, who is in Portland and who is interested in the state development programme proposed by the Portland Chamber of Commerce. Furni Bloc Hoes' li s Pare "Unquestionably the farm bloc is : doing its part," said Mr. Loyelace, "to bring about better conditions, but congress cannot do it all; the farmer must participate in the move ment for better conditions. In th past the farmer has been inclined to consider the problem a merely local one, and he has refused to co-operate even with his local middleman, bank er and others. He is now coming to see that all must work together to solve the questions that confront him. "California is farther advanced in the profitable marketing of its farm products than any other state in the union, due chiefly to the fact that the agriculturalists of that state are well organized and a larger propor tion of their products arfs marketed through co-operative maketing meth ods, and there is also a very close co-operation between the agricultur alists and the city business man. Portland Move Important "In its state-wide development pro gramme, the Portland Chamber of Commerce is starting a most impor tant move that is certain to be of very great benefit to the whole state, but the farmer must not go to sleep at the switch and expect the cham ber to do it all. "There- is no doubt some needed legislative relief in Oregon and com mittees of farmers all over the state should meet with their local cham bers and the state chamber and work out a legislative programme that will be detrimental to none, but advan tageous to all the people. Better Credit Is Needed "The farmer needs and must have better rural preferential rates for loans for productive purposes over loans for speculative purposes. The federal loan bank system should be extended to provide farmers with personal credits for such purposes as buying pure seeds, pure-bred stock, machinery and equipment. There should be a revision of the state and national taxation system so that the burden may be equalized. "The California farm bureau has been instrumental in securing the enactment of a number of very im portant laws. One of the most im portant is the state bonded ware housing act. If Oregon has not such a law, It would be wise to consider passing one. "There is an average of 27 farm bureau meetings held in California every night in the week except Sun day and the local attendance at these meetings last year was more than 500,000. California has 22 people to the square mile, Washington has 16 and Oregon has but eight. Surely there is room for more farmers in Oregon, and they will come if the state makes it worth their while." NOTICE To Dog Owners: Compliance with Section 9367, Ol son's Oregon Laws, will be required of all parties having dogs, after Jan uary 1st, 1923. Penalty i3 provided for failure to comply with this law Is a fine of $10 for each and every month of the own er's failure to comply. License may be had by applying to the County Clerk. GEO. McDUFFEE, Sheriff. 3 7-: 9 CANADA REALLY DRY SAYS JACK HYXD Jack Hynd was circulating around town- Saturday after spending a few days at his Butterby Flat ranch near Cecil. Mr. Hynd says they had a pretty strong wind at the ranch Fri day night that turned his big hay stack? all upside down but they were so well stacked last summer that they will turn the rain either way and so will be all right. Letting it go at that for a wind story, Mr. Hynd then told one about the weather in Onta rio, Canada, where he used to live and where he still has many relatives and friends. "Some of you fellows think it is dry here in August when the bootleggers are on their vaca tion," Mr. Hynd declared, "but this isnt a marker to Ontario, sir," he continued, with an earnestness that could not be questioned. "Since pro hibition went In effect back there all letters we! get from our old neighbors and friends have the postage stamps pinned on . Those old Scotchmen are all so dry they can't lick a stamp hard enough to make it stick." NEWS OF JANUARY MEET- OF COUNTY COURT County court met in regular ses sion at the court house in Heppner, Oregon, Jan. 3rd, 1923, with the fol lowing officers present: Hon. Wm. T. Campbell, judge; L P. Davidson, commissioner; It. L Benge, Commissioner; Geo. McDuf fee, sheriff; J. A. Waters, clerk. When among others the following proceedings were had, to-wit: Var ious claims were presented to the court at this time and after due con sideration of the same they were al lowed, disallowed, or continued, a per notation made on face of same. W. O. Bayless was appointed offi cial road viewer for Morrow count for the year 1923. C. C. Chick was appointed county physician for .Morrow county for ttu year 1923. Gazette-Times appointed official newspaper for the year 1923. W. M. Ayers reappointed janitor for ensuing year. W. A. Goodwin of Boardman ap pointed justice of peace for Board man jui tice district. Bond of L, W. Briggs as county treasurer was approved by the court. Court ordered that no further sup port be given Jap Wralker of Hard man for the present. The jury list was drawn for 1923. The court appointed the following local road district patrolmen for 1923: District No. 1, Frank Markham; No. 2, J. L. Jenkins; 3, G. A. Miller; 4, Claude White; 5, C. H. Bartholo mew; 6, E. H. Turner; 7, K. W. Turner; 8, Joe Devine; 9, M. It. Mor gan; 14, O. Keithley; 15, Ed Rugg; 17, Jack Ayers; 18, H. Yoeom; 19, Frank Parker; 20, Joe Howell. Court made application to the pub lic service commission to have a hear ing regarding some changes of rail road crossings on the Heppner branch of the O. W. R. & N. County court accepted the offer of the Multnomah County Hospital to take care of George Allen of Irrigon, who is affected with a bad cancer, Mr. Allen to be placed on the Mult nomah county farm. Following is list of claims allowed: J. L. Kirk, bounty, $2.00; Howard Cooper Co., Gen road, $284.88; Un derwood Typewriter Co., clerk, $110; Keene & Smith, No. 16, $17.88; Chas. Krik, No. 7, $9; Peoples Hdw Co., election, $18.05; W. W. Smead, tax Col., $79.01; W. M. Ayers, Ct. court, $6; Irwin-Hodson, cler'k, $51.58; L. D. Hale, No. 9, $47.50; C. O. Conner, No. 9, $75.81; H. O. Dennis, No. 9, $12.98; Forest Edmonds, No. 9, $7.98 H. A. Edmonds, No. 9, $25.48; B. F. Morgan. No. 9. $25.96; H. WiUeL No. 9, $25.96; C. C. Calkins, Co. Agt., $50; F, Connell, bounty, $4; R. L. Benge, Co. Ct., $25.41; T. Medlock! No. 7, $58.83; W. T. Campbell, Co Ct., $29.08; B. D. Allstott, bounty, $3; C. B. Oral, sealer, $6.23; 8. L. Wiles, bouniy, $6; C. R. Langdon! bounty, $3; L. P. Davidson, Co. Ct. $66.75; W. W. Smead, Supt., $67.50; W. M. Ayers. salary, $70; J. H. Coch ran, bounty, $3; A. D. McMurdo, Physician, $10; S. Shaw, salary. $25; V. Yocom, salary. 180: W I Caleb, salary, $166.66; Daisy Becket, (Continued on page 5, column 1) JOKES HILL SECTION Highway Commissioner Barrett re turned from Portland yesterday noon after having been on the road more than 30 hours, the delay being, caus ed by landslides on the track in Col umbia gorge. Not only was the rail road buried by the slides but several hundred feet of the Columbia high way was also destroyed. Mr. Barratt attended two meetings of the highway commission while in Portland at which a large amount of business was attended to. Contracts were let for some 80 miles of con struction at the last meeting. Mr. Barratt says he still has hopes that a way may be found for putting the macadam on the Heppner-Jones hill section of the Oregon-Washington highway and he expects to have a conference regarding ways and means with the county court tomor row. While no definite plan has been an nounced there is still reason to ho; that a way may be found for puuir the rock on that section in order to save the grade already built. Mr. Barratt also has hopes of see ing work under way on the remain ing section of the Oregon-Washington highway between Jones hill and the Umatilla county line at no distant date as that road as well as the Hepp-ner-Spray road having been placed on the federal forest road map and it is understood the federal people may be expected to favor early constructs on both roads. FORMER HEPPNER GIRL WEDS AT CALGARY Mr. and Mrs. John T. Kirk, of lone, have received word of the mar riage of their daughter, Mrs. Flor ence KirTc Bennett, to Nelson Jepson. The ceremony was performed at Cal gary, Alberta, December 29 th. The bride is well known; in Heppner, hav ing lived here the greater portion of her life and has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances in this county. Mr. Jepson, who is a pro fessional wrestler, is also known here having appeared on the mat here on several occasions two or three years ago. The couple is residing at Cal gary. 1 : . I I. O. O. F. All members of ihci order of the county are invited to meet in I. O. O. V. hall, Heppner 1 Wednesday, Jan. 10 7:30 p. m. Get-together meeting of all lodges. A. M. PIIKLPS, Secretary. ".MY ROY" RICH IX JACKIE COOGAX JOK.ES Jackie Blair had helped out the or gan grinder by doing the "Shimmy" when his monkey had failed to loosen the pockets of the spectators. So successful was he as a performer that a rain of coins filled the cap. But when he demanded his share the Ital ian laughed in disdain and walked on. Now, Jackie would not have cared very much, ordinarily, but he needed the money In order to get some medi cine for his tick friend and benefac tor, the captain. So he followed the organ grinder, protesting in no un certain terms. Suddenly he saw his chance, and seiied the hat contain ing the money la dispute and ran as fast as his little legs could carry him. He would have been overtaken had he not resorted to subterfuge, hid ing in a little crevice in an alley After the Italian had pounded past, Jackie came out and returned to the scene where the organ and the mon key had been left. Carefully he sorted out tht coins, dividing them "fifty-fifty." Pocket- DIVERSIFIED FARMING About 40 members of the Brother hood enjoyed a chicken dinner at Hotel Heppner Inst night and after the excellent dinner was disposed of the subject of diversified farming was discussed. R. W. Turner and C. C. Calkins were the leading speaker? Mr. Turner opening the discussion with one of the best addresses e giveni at a Brotherhood meeting, r Calkins also gave an excellent talk on new and Improved farming met ods and urged the point that the prosperity of every business man in Heppner is totally dependent on the prosperity of the farmer and that as a business proposition the business men should try to help rather than hinder the efforts of the farmers to work, out a better marketing system. Several other members spoke briefly Charlie Thomson making a hit with the statement that if the farmers would raise corn, sugar beets and raisin; grapes he would undertake to dispose of the entire output at prof itable prices. Mr. Volstead would better take notice. PIONEER WOMAN PASSES The funeral of Mi 's .Nnncv Ttrim- dage, which was held from the Fed erated church last Tuesdav afternoon. marked the final chapter in the his tory of one of Morrow county's oldest residents. Mrs. Brundage was born In West Union, Stephens county, New York, and was aged 82 years, 8 months and 22 days at the time of her death. She was married to E. A. Brundage in 1840, and with her husband cross ed the plains to San Francisco the same year; came to Portland by boat and on to eastern Oregon on Balm Fork, a Bhort distance above Hepp ner. -; She made her home of late years with her granddaughter, Mrs. R. W. Owe, where she pased away .Thurs day, December 28th. I will hold a public sale at my place in southeast Heppner, on Saturday, Jan. 13, 1923, 1:30 p. m., of farm im plements and tools. All useful arti cles. Sale conducted by E. J. Keller. E. C. Watkins. lt-p ing his portion, he handed the re mained in the monkey. "Here; give this to your father,' he said, and hurried to the drug store. Highly nmuslng situations like this crowd "My Boy," an Associated First National attraction, starring lit tle Jackie Coogan, which Is coming to the Star theatre Wednesday and Thursday. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Notice Is hereby given to all resi dents of Heppner that! the city coun cil has ordered that the fire syren shall be tested on the first and f ttenth. of each month. I will, then fore. In the future, make such test at 12:00 o'clock noon, on the first and fifteenth of each month. Warning is also given to all citizens against dumping hot ashes into wood en receptacles. A large majority of all fires are caused by such gross carelessness. Let all make an effort to protect our own and our neigh bors' property. M. L. CURRAN, 37-38 Fire Chief. WOULD PROVIDE FI NDS FOR RAPIDS SURVEY The house irritation committee ha? reported favorably on a bill to appro priate $150,000 for investigation of the feasibility of the Columbia Basin and Umatilla rapids irrigation pro jects in Oregon and Washington. The Umatilla rapids project was included in the bill at the instance of Repre sentative Sinnott, according to recent dispatches from Washington, D. C. This action represents the first of ficial action taken by congress in be half of the Umatilla rapids project, The action of the house irrigation committee is viewed with much favor asi it indicates the bill will pass con gress. If so funds will be available for au official federal survey of the project. Past surveys have been pre liminary in nature. The Umatilla rapids project calls for a dam In the Columbia river at Umatilla rapids, a few miles upstream from Umatilla. The power project would develop 125,000 continuous horsepower and a total of 500,000 horsepower during the high water. The project also calls for irrigating from 200,000 to 500,000 acres ol arid lands through pumping of water from the Columbia. FARMERS' DEBTS GROW L. F. Sinclair, Montana and Dakota banker who recently headed a com mittee of 300 bankers of those states appealing to congress for a stabil ized price on farm products, present ed some startling figures before the senate committee on banking and fi nance. According to Mr. Sinclair: Farm mortgages in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Mon tana have increased from $169,000, 000 in 1910 to $530,000,000 in 1920 Taxes in these four states have in creased from $99,000,000 in 1916 to $206,000,000 A 1921. Short time agricultural paper In banks in these four states has in creased from $600,000,000 in 1912 to $1,200,000,000 in 1922. This committee of bankers sup ported the Norris-Sinclalr bill which would provide a corporation to pur chase the exportable surplus of var ious farm products at a fixed figure, thus acting to determine prices on (he entire crops. "The prices paid to the farmer are not equal to his taxes and Interest on his debts," Mr. Sinclair told the com mittee. "Witness the auction sales, foreclosures, bankruptcies, suicides a terrible spectacle to behold when Europe is crying and starving for want of over 5,000,000 bushels of grain at this very minute exclusive of Russia and Russia nef'ds 100,000, 000 bushels, to keep her people from .starving to death this winter. "All this trouble is because Amer ica has not worked out a plan l take care of its surplus. If the Amer ican manufacturer is protected from the cheap labor and merchandise o'. Europe by a tarirf wall, why should not the American farmer bo protect ed from the same elements which shatter and destroy the market for his grain sold abroad?" VEE GENTRY TO GIVE IIARX DANCE OX JANUARY 10 L. V. Gentry, one of the committee that managed the Rodeo last Septem her, announces that a barn dance will be given at his ranch on Hlnton crceV east of Heppner Friday evening, Jar, uary 19, fur the purpose of clearing up the deficit for the Itodeo. The committee had to go to heavy expense to put the first show over and it wai to be expected that a deficit might remain. This dance will wipe out all Indebtedness and leave the cornir tee free to go ahead this year unham pered. Ejverybody Is invited to thin dance and you are expected to brlr all your friends. COXDOX MAX WEDS ST. LOUIS GIRL Charles FlUmaurlce, well known young man of Condon, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Fitsmaurlce and one of th main spokes In the Condon base ball team, was married In St. Louis, Mo on Christmas day, his bride bel ng Miss Lillian Crosby, of that city. They wlli return to Condon after February 1st and will make their home In that town. JOB FOR EVERT MAM HENRY FORO'S IDEA ONLY CURE EOU UNREST, MANU FACTURER ASSERTS With Six Days' Work Every Week, Says Flivver-Maker, Prosper ity Would be Assured Detroit, Mich., Jan. 7. Henry Ford believes that "the one sure cure" for world unrest Is "to create for every able-bodied man in the world a job of some sort." The man ufacturer made this declaration to a delegation representing the interna tional labor office of the league of nations, whose members held a long conference with him at his, Dearborn offices today. The delegation, which came to this country recently to obtain ideas that might bo introduced in other countries for the benefit of work ers, is headed by Albeit Thomas of France, director of the international labor office. During the interview Mr. Thomas deplored the present unstable, condi tions In many parts of Europe and suggested that equalization of ex change rates might have beneficial results. Money Solution Scouted Mr. Ford replied that in his opin ion the question of bringing the world back to peace and prosperity could not bo solved through money, declaring his belief that the solution rested In expansion of Industry, im provement of agricultural methods and education of the workers of the world, Mr. Ford told his visllors that "all the money in tho world could be dumped into the sea and as long as men would put ono stone on top of another and till their ground they would have products to barter and exchange, and world commerco would go on without interruption." "Tho solution is a 'job for every man,' " Mr. Ford Bald. "Let the people of the world once get the idea that all they need is to do a good day's work six days every week and that in this way they can make ttu own prosperity and there will ho no more talk about unstable conditions for instability will ceaso to exist." Riisy Mini Wants Peace Mr. Ford declared one of the me urgently needed reforms facing the World pertained to morn widespread use of farm machinery, lie told the delegation that "farmers everywhere must he taught tho use of machines" and their economic value before last ing prosperity can come to any peo ple. The manufacturer added that ho believed greater industry on the part of the world's peoples would end war. "If everyone has a Job that Inter ests him he will he too busy to think about, making war,' was the sub stance of bis argument in that con nect ion. The delegation upent a large part of the day inspecting the Ford Motor company plants here, iv jiart of the time being devoted to a study of the Ford trade school, where mechanics are trained. 0 0000000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dancing 0 Think happines; a happy 0 thot, And think it all the while. 0 0 0 For If you do as some do do And think it too, you'; ,'u 0 smile. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yes, and you'll smile 0 and Ijc happy if you auerui tne icaturc dance. Something in teresting and it will 0 0 0 please you- Do not 0 0 miss it. 0 0 SATURDAY, January 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FAIR PAVILION Heppner 9 to 12 $1.10 Mothers and Dads Invited 0 000000000000000