Heppner herald., January 16, 1923, Image 1

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VOLUME IX
HLUTXER, ORKGOX, TUESDAY, JANUARY
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NUMHKR 3S
(VOULD BAR GOUNTIE
FROM DOING 0IIIRK!:S33S!PPil HIGH SCHOOL'
! nig, 13 one of the must entertaining
The associated contractors of Port-1 stories of the year ami is sure to
land are seeking to have, a bill pasted i piease the ,.c.,,ier who enjoys a rritn
by the present legislature to amend ; or humor with his everyday affairs,
section 3208 of Oregon Laws, the ef- j Tlie story is staged in England; the
feet of which will, if passed, prevent hero is a Yankee, the heroine an E11
any county in the state from doing j siish girl of good familyi Tne two
road work jobs or -purchasing ma
chinery or supplies in any amount in
excess of $250.00 without first ad
vertising for bids, the work to be let
to the lowest bidder.
The present law is so worded as
to apply to counties of 50,000 or
more population and at present ap
plies in fact only to Multnomah. The
proposed amendment would simply
strike out the words "In counties of
fifty thousand inhabitants," thus per
mitting the law to apply to all coun
ties in the state.
The proposed change in this impor
tant law is meeting considerable op
position in the smaller counties and a
determined effort is being made to
prevent its passage.
H. E. Cross, county judge of
Clackamas county, and president of
the Oregon state association of coun
ty judges and commissioners, is lead
ing the fight against the measure
and in a letter he has sent out to
every county judge and county com
missioner in the state he sets forth
his objections to the bill in the fol
lowing terms:
"Some of the counties are stand
ardizing their machinery. Where they
are doing this it would lead to cn
less confusion.
"Other counties, notably Marion,
are doing extensive paving work and
have complete organization and it is
proving satisfactory to their people.
They claim they are getting better
work than by letting the work to the
lowest bidder.
-"Some well informed men have
strongly intimated that it would pre
vent any county doing.any of its own
work. If it applied to all work, then
In the case of our county (ClacTca
mas) it would lead to the scrapping
of about $250,000 worth of machin
ery." The Morrow county court gave
Judge Cross' letter very careful con
sideration at its last meeting with
the result that the following letter,
signed by Judge Campbell and Com
missioners Davidson and Benge, was
sent to members of the legislature:
"If this bill should become a law
it would compel Morrow county tr
scrap something like $50,000 worth
of road building machinery. It would
also add to the cost of much of ou
work as there would be added cost
of engineering work in preparatior
of plans and specifications and extrr
supervision by engineer and the cost
of advertising for bids.
"If we scrapped our road building
machinery we could not, as a county,
bid on state contracts in the cr
We have been able to make some sav
ing in the past by being prepared to
bid on state contracts. The first suc
cessful bid for placing crushed rock
on the state highway in this count
was $3.10 per cubic yard. The nex;
contract was let at $2.90, whicl
seemed to be about as low as couk'
be expected. The next time a contract
wa3 to be let the county decided t
bid. The county did not get the con
tract but the bid which was aceepfe;
was for $1.87.
"On our market road work, the
past year, the county placed the roe,
for $1.65. If the county is barrec'
from doing its own work we see n
way to keep the prices down to the
minimum.
"As we view the proposed bill w(
are opposed to it and desire to pro
test against its enactment."
These objections to the bill appea'
to be pretty well founded. The ten
dency among many Oregon countie
of late years has been to supply t
selves with modern road machinery
and do their own. work lndepenu
of the contractors, and at leart
the case of Morrow county the ex
periment has proven a success, as 1e
shown by the figures from the Mot
row county court's letter quoted
above. A saving of $1.03 per cubic
yard Is worth while and when it
lhown that the county, last summer,
actually macadamed six and one-hal'
miles of road for $1.65 per yard, tht
inference is strong that without coud
tr competition some contractor might
have enjoyed an unduly fat profit.
On the face of things it would ar
fter that, in the interest of the t
j4fra of th state, actio 1211 of
COOD HEADING l'OIl W1XT1 II
EVENINGS
, get into all manner of fun.iv mlven.
tures and for a time have a consid
erable section of England froing
some. Better save the papers as the
story progresses because you may
want to read it again. "The Joy 0
Living" commences on page three of
'Vis issue.
SOMEBODY SWIPED THE STILL.
Sheriff MeDuffee made a trip out
to Harve Coxen's ranch last Wed
nesday in the Alpine-Butter creek
section, having received a tip that
moonshining operations were being
carried on there. Nobody was at
home and the sheriff failed to find
any still but did find some of the fin
ished product in the house. On hii
return he found Coxen at Lexington
and captured a gallon container ir
his car. Coxen was brought to town
where he admitted having been en
gaged in the business and offered t(
go out and bring in the plant. Hit
case was continued till Monday bu'
when he went to where the stil
should have been it was gone, some
enterprising neighbor having, pre
sumably, confiscated it. Mr. Coxen
reported the situation Monday an"
was granted a little more time 1
continue the search, the authorU
thinking it poor business to capture
the man while the still was still rui
ning around the sand country look
ing for a place to operate.
El
Members of the Patron-Teacher as
sociation held an enjoyable meetinf
last Tuesday afternoon in the hig
school auditorium.
A progra mof musical and literary
numbers, and In which Mesdames (
L. Sweek, Chester Darbee and P;
Ciainmell obliged, was much enjoyei
by the members. Mrs. W. P. Mahoney
had charge of a contest in which the
poetic muse was courted to the ex
tent of composing original poetry ii
which only the letters used in
name "Patron-Teachers Association'
could be used. Much ability and stil!
moro entertainment came to the sur
face in this contest which was c.
the best stunts of the season.
A report was received from f
child welfare committee recommend
ing the enforcement of the curfev
ordinance and keeping youth out
the pool rooms but no action w
taken. Suggestions were called foi
from several ih
from members and after some dis
cussion in which it was charged tha
bootleggers have been plying thei
trade around the pavilion and sellinj
their wares to school hnv ,.v,n.
dances were oeing held, a committer
was appointed to confer with th(
mayor and other city authorities ir,
an effort to have such condtiions c
rected.
Heppner town team won over the
lone town team in a score of 1:
here last Saturday night. Fans say ii
was one of the best basket bal
games of the season.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Notice is hereby given to all resi
dents of Heppner that the citr coun
cil has ordered that the fire syren
shall be tested on the first and fif
teenth of each month. I will, there
fore, in the future, make such test
12:00 o'clock noon, on the first and
fifteenth of each month.
Warning is also given to all cititens
against dumping hot ashes into wood
en receptacles. A large majority of
all fires are caused by such gror
carelessness. Let all .make an ef
to protect ou r own and our neigh
bors' property.
M. L. CURRA.V.
I7"J8 Fire Chl
Oregon Laws would bettetr remain a!
it now is.
PATRON-TEAGHERSENJOY
INTERESTING MEETING
UVE - HEWS NOTES FROM
A basket ball game lias been sched
uled with the Fossil high school team
next Saturday night ou the home
floor. The hall will heated and there
is no reason why a large crowd should
not turn out and back up our boys.
The first student body play to be
given in February is "All-of-a-Sudden
Peggy." Most of the cast has been
selected, and practice will commence
as soon as the books arrive.
Mr. Hedrick attended a meeting of
the representatives of the different
districts in debate held last Saturday
in Pendleton. A definite schedule
was arranged for the high school de
bating teams.
The prize winners in the recent
yell contest were announced last Fri
day by the S. B. president. Dorothy
Hill received first prize, Luola Benge
second and Harold Case third. The
new yells were tried out very suc
cessfully at the lone game last Fri
day night.
A bystander could almost guess
that this was the end of the semes
ter by the number of books under
each students a'rm last Friday night.
All classes are devoting the first
three days to review, and Thursda
and Friday to examinations. There
has been much talk of organizing a
class in millinery, but the outcome
will depend on the number able to
take it, as it will require two periods
a day.
At an annual staff meeting held
Monday evening, work on the "dum
my' was commenced. They plan to
have the "Hehisch" out by the first
of May. The subscription lists have
a number of names already, but com
mittees will canvass the town latei
on. Be prepared to sign up for a
least one book.
Hippner High Boys Win From lone
Lookers-on at the Heppner - lone
games played at lone last Friday
witnessed the best games of the
basket ball season. The girls' game
was played first, and the tie score
8 to 8 would seem to indicate th
both teams were evenly matched.
Our boys were the victors in the boyt
game, winning by a score of 15 to I
About thirty high school students
from Heppner went down on the bu:
to back up their home team.
(Too late for last week)
Heppner won her second game of
basket bail on the home floor last
Saturday night by a score of 31 to 2.
Although the Boardman boys were
good sports they were outclassed by
-he local team and their only scores
were seemingly accidental. A large
orowd is planning to attend the game
at lone next Friday night.
From the report of the retardation
and acceleration survey of the Hepp
ner grades just completed, it would
seem that the girls are leading the
boys educationally. It appears from
;he survey that eightly-fivc Der rent
are normal or in the expected grade
lor ineir age. Five per cent are one
or more years beyond the expected
,-rade, while ten per c-nt are retard
ed one year or more. With the Imva
seventy-three per cent are in the ex
pected grade for their age: six ner
cent are one or more years advanced,
hile twenty-one per cent are one or
more years retarded. According to a
report compiled at the close of the
fiscal year there have been 294 pu
pils enrolled in the grades of the
Heppner school and 113 in the high
school. Twenty-eight of the grade
pupils and twenty-seven high school
pupils are non-residents of the dis
trict. By the same report it is seen
that there has been a reduction In
teacher cost of about 9 per cent in
high school and about 20 per cent in
the grades. Last year it cost for
teaching and janitor service 44 2-10
cents per day per pupil in the high
school. This year the cost is 40 2-10
cent. For the grades the teachers
and janitor service cost last year
31 2-10 cents per day ner dudII. Thl
year it has been cut to 24 9-10 cents.
According to Mr. Hedrick this reduc
tion was brought about in three
ways: Elimination of one teacher;
the cut in teachers' wages, and an in
crease in the number of dudIIs in-
signed to a teacher.
The first and second debatlm?
teams have been organized Into a
class and will devote one period sev
eral times a week to the work. The
I FIRST NATIONAL BANI
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of Stockholm
ers of the First National Dank
Heppner, was held last Tuesday e e
ning when the annual report of ti
institution's business for the past
year was submitted by W. P. ?
honey, and other business transacted
The report showed the First National
to be in a prosperous condition
satisfactory to officials and stock
holders alike.
After hearing the report the slock
holders proceeded with the election
of directors for the ensuing year,
with the following result: M. S. Cor
rigall, T. J. Malioney, Frahk Gilliam,
John Kilkenny, w. P. Mahoney, Jack
Hynd and W. E. Moore.
: Following the election of directors
that body met and elected the fol
lowing officers: M. S. Corricall.
president; Frank Gilliam, vice-presi
dent; W. P. Mahoney, vice-president
and manager; Walter E. Moore,
cashier; Forby Greamba, assistant
cashier; Kenneth K. Mahoney, assis
tant cashier.
The promotions which resulted
from the election came not onlv in
the way of a reward to the men re
ceiving them for faithful and effi
cient service, but also as necessary
action for properly taking care of the
bank's increasing business. W. P.
Mahoney, who has been with the
bank for six years as its cashier and
manager, will continue as manage'
and Mr. Moore, who has been assist
ant cashier for some time, has wel'
proven by past efficiency his ability
to step into the more responsible po
sition. Messrs Greamba and K. K.
Mahoney have also been with the
bank for several years and their urn.
motion is also due to trustworthy
Vice given in thir former posi
Hons.
MUCH FUN AT ELKS' ( LI B
There is plenty of fun at the Elks'
club in the athletic line since the new
mat and gloves are on the job and
many near stars are becoming visi
ble without a telescope. After lodge
adjoured Thursday evening Bauman
brothers put on a novelty match, one
man boxing and the other wrestling
It was an exciting affair while it
lasted and the peculiar tiling was
that the wrestler drew first blood on
his opponent.
The original Mutt, and Jeff were
also present and favored the fans
with one of the most wonderful box
ing exhibitions lately witnessed in
Heppner. Mutt and Jeff are travel
ing under the aliases of Peto and
Bob, They put on a fine show until
both men "laid down" but, come to
think of It, that was after the miM
stopped. Spectators were disposed
10 can tne match a draw but Pete
wouldn't stand for that and Insisted
on either boxing or wnwll.w ti,
winner in each succeeding bout.
ham lurner was present but hi
brother Frank, and Polo ti, 1
didn't offer to take him on.
m:vi:ii did iaiu; Indians
An Oklahoma editor tells fJf an ,
Indian that, came into his office to
Pay for his paper. The editor I
the money, then the Indian wanted a
receipt. The editor tried to talk I
out of it. Mr. Indian insisted on gel
ling the receipt. After making it the
editor wanted to know why he was so
Persistent about wanting a receipt
The Indian said: "Me die ome ti,o
Go to big gate and St. peter ask if I
been good Indian. I Ray yes. He
say did you pay your debts? 1 Hay
yfs. He say did you pay editor for
Paper? 1 say y(.s say wjwi
receipt? I Ray no have u j hayp ((j
run all over hell to find you to get
receipt.
SMOKER AT IO.VE
A smoker will be given at lone
Friday evening at which a fine box
'n& card is promised. Steve Han
dran of The Dalles, and Harold
Aha t. of lone, will put on the prin
cipal event and Vic Eads, of Hepp
ner, and Joo Marcu)i of Arln
will also go for a three-round bout
and there will i.h ft nnmlii.i- r.t t
preliminaries
Merle Blake and Wltr-r -
...-, VJW1 t,Jf rim
the promoters and tht-w mi...
fln Tuning's ntwtainmont.
mist have 11 1 m i: i.u i:si:
Oil HEl'EiPT
According to stale traf'.'ic ofi'icew
C. L. Lieuallen, owners of cars must
have license plates or a receipt to
show that they have applied for
same before they will be allowed to
drive their cars.
There is such a congestion in the
office of the secretary of stale now,
due to the rush of applicants that
there will be some delay during this
month in getting out the license
plates.
Those who have never had tho
pleastire of greeting the judge with
a cheery "good morning, your hon
or" may experience this "grand and
glorious feelinng" unless they comply
with the above regulations.
After February 1, those who hav
not. license will have to secure a per
mit, from the sheriff before "lizzie"
can be cranked up and taken out for
her exercises.
POLICE C1I1EK STAGES HOLDUP.
Chief of Police Devin staged a lit
tle I:oldup on Main street early Sun
day morning- when five men were
persuaded to "stand and deliver."
The job was completed Monday
morning by Police Judge Richard
son, who said it without flowers:
"Ten and costs."
The charge was disorderly con
duct or undue hilarity after business
hours. "Too much foolee," quoted
the chief, "whoop, whoop alle time In
the wee sma' hours, and it lias got
to stop."
Red alsfke or white clover seed i:
the best cash crop on Oregon irri
gated and on western Oregon farms.
The acre yield is 300 to 600 pounds
of seed. Rotate clover with who:
barley and get more grain per acre.
But plant no buckhorn, sorrel, 01
dodder. O. A. C. Experiment station.
To the Editor:
In the issue of the Gazette-Times
dated January 4, 1923, which stated:
"The mere boys from Heppner who
had imbibed of 'bug juice' had mar
red the pleasure and harmony of the
dance at Morgan."
The boys went to the editor of the
Gazette-Times asking for a retrac
tion. The editor said to leave it to
him, the result being a greater In
suit Including not only the, four boys
but several others of their class.
Whoever says the boys who were at
Morgan were drunk will have that
statement to prove, as they are guilty
of a gross misrepresentation.
Some peoplo here can always see
what the young folks are doing bu
they never stop to see who Is respon
sible for the drinking and other mis
demeanors. The boys and girls an
only following the example set the
by their elders. If their elders can
escape without punishment, why no
they?
If the mothers of this town would
work together to bring the real en
prits to justice our preachers ami edi
tors would not need to advertise 011
boys' faults so often and we woulc'
havo a cleaner and belter town.
Signed by the mothers of the.",c
boys.
MILS. TIIOS. DO VI').
M US. EI) lU.'CKNl M.
MRS. E. LOGAN'.
Oregon farms grow 700 pounds rye
grass seed per acre, and 4 500 pounds
orchard grass seed. The nlt"d States
Imports nearly four million pounds
of these seedti annually. Until Itre
gon can grow enough to stop foreign
importations, her farmers will still
have at least a part of this 0500-acre,
$350,000 opportunity, Bays the O. A
C. Experiment station.
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 Is 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
Clork.
CEO. McDUFFKE, Ehftrlff.
sr-ts
MOTHERS URGE UNITY '
USING JM EVILS
REDUCE CROPS ADVICE
OE fi. 0, GGMGRESSM
I Grand Forks, N. D., Congressman
'tleorr.e M. Young of Nmili Dakota,
j has again declared his belief that
tanners must limit their aereago to
a point, whole the market will absorb
their products. He opposes the grow
ing of a surplus for exportation be
cause he claims the price obtained for
what, is sold in the United Slates is
dependent on the export sales. Young
says a manufacturer would be consid
ered crazy if he produced more than
the market would absorb, so why
should farmers produce more than
they can sell at cost plus a reasona
ble profit ?
In a letter to A. B. Herman of Ro
lette, N. 1)., Congressman Young
says:
"My belief is it will he the part of
wisdom for all thoso who are now
striving to find a means of relief to
work intelligently and map out a
course such as will offer some possi
bility of securing the votes of a ma
jority of the members of congress.
"When an effort was mado last
winter to secure the passage of a law
to guarantee the price of wheat, those
interested in col ton, tobacco, corn
and other products insisted on being
included in the bill. The members of
congress balked, declaring that It
would bankrupt the treasury.
"Of course, it is well known that a
law which simply prohibits the sale
of any commodity below a stated
price is worthless if not supported by
money from the treasury to buy
whatever is offered. That is the ex
perience of price fixing laws the
world over.
"It. is now claimed by thoso who
oppose price fixing legislation that ir
the bill proposed last winter had
been passed It would have cost, the
government on wheat alone over
$600,000,000, and if other products
had been included it would have
swamped the treasury, even If there
had been poured into It the excess
profits, inheritance taxs, and other
taxes now proposed and urged by
different: organizations.
"Tho time has come when farmors
throughout the entire country should
limit production to a point within the
requirements of our own country. We
have been permitting the price we get
for our exportable surplus to fix the
price Tor which wheat Is sold for do
mestic consumption and that, will con
tinue just as long as we gamble, at
seeding time.
"Wo should adopt as a permanent
policy that wo will not export wheat
at nny time at a, price below the cost
of production plus a reasonable
profit. This can be done by crop
limitation. Wo produced this year
800,000,000 bushels of wheat. In
round numbers we need 600,000,000
bushels for bread and seed In the
United Stales, which leaves an ex
portable surplus of 200,000,000
bushels. Supposing all farmers re
duce (heir wheat, acreage next year
25 per cent. One of three things will
happen.
"1. The acreage yield niny he the
same as this year. In that case the
lull tai irr duty of :!0 cents per bushel
will become effective 'and the deduc
tion lor freight, will be to some point
in the United SlateK Instead or Liver
pool as at this time.
"2. The average yield per acre may
be larger than Hint of this year. In
that case (here would he a surplus
but a study of crop statistics for the
past ten years Indicate that the sur
plus would not. exceed 40,000,00i
bushels and could not exceed 70,000,
000. But such a surplus would have
no terrors because It could be pooled
and carried over until 1 924 when it
could bo disposed of by a further re
duction In acreage of 5 per cent or
10 per cent In aereago as tho case
might be. Under this head the freight
would also be paid to a domestic
point rather than to Liverpool as at
present and the tariff duty would be
effective.
"3. The average yield per acre
might be reduced below that of thin
year, creating the necessity for im
portations, which would add to our
price of frleght to tho United States
and tho tariff duty of 20 cents per
bushel,
"A reduction annually of an aver
age of 200,000.000 bushels of whoa'
In tho United States would also ha
Its influence on general world prie.
loreli."
Cor.tlnul oa if. , olumn l)