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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.
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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.
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