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VOLUME IX
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1923
NUMBER 40
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OFflSIS' SALARIES
WHEELER COVNTY MAN INTRO
DUCES SICK mi.i,
"State Must Retrench" ai'.'.l Officials
Should Set Example Is
Plea
Salem, Or. Representative Cars
ner today introduced in the house a
bill which would generally place all
state officials' salaries back on the
basis where they stood in 1918. Un
der the bill the following salary re
ductions are proposed:
Governor, from $7500 to $5000;
attorney general, from $4000 to
$3000; corporation commissioner,
from $3600 to $3000; state school
superintendent, from $3600 to
$3000; clerk of state land board,
from $3600 to $2400; clerk of su
preme court, from $3000 to $2400;
highway engineer, from $7500 to
$4000; secretary highway commis
sion, from $4800 to $3000; state
veterinarian, from $3600 to $3000;
superintendent state training school,
from $3000 to $1500; president Ore
gon agricultural college, from $10,-
000 to $5000; president University
of Oregon, from $7500 to $5000; sec
retary board of control, from $3600
to $3000.
Highway Salary limited
1 The bill also provides that no sal
aries higher than $3000 shall be paid
to employes of the highway commia
aion, or of the higher educational in
titutions. Governor Pierco refused to be
quoted as to what his attitude
would be toward the bill which af
fects himself as well as a large num
ber of other state officials. He did
not deny, however, that In every
speech he made during the campaign
he studiously avoided any reference
to salary reduction measures, and
that the nearest approach he came
to it was to declare he would not
tolerate any salary increases.
Statement is Issued
In introducing his bill Representa
tive Carsner issued the following
statement:
"In submitting these bills to put
salaries in the state of Oregon back
to where they wore before these ab
normal advances were made, I wish
to state that there is nothing of a
personal nature intended, neither Is
there any desire to punish anyone
holding office. It is but a reflection
of the business and economic condi
tions that exist throughout Oregon,
for it is well known that every in
dividual and every business firm is
taking tremendous losses, and in pri
vate business salaries of managers
and superintendents are everywhere
being cut to a greater extent than I
provide for public officials in these
bills.
Wheeler Salaries are Cited
"Coming from Wheeler county as
I do, let me call your attention to
the fact that my county did not en
gage in the riotous raising of salar
ies. There has not been a salary of
consequence raised there for years,
and we therefore do not develop that
'office holding' class of men which
prevails in so many Oregon counties.
It is tha plan of the people of Wheel
er county to select bright young men
who are entitled to a start in public
life, and when they prove efficient
they are re-elected for the second
term and that only. They immediate
ly go out into the world possessing
that post-graduate course which hold
ing an office properly gives to a man,
and make way for the next deserv
ing young man. This rule has ap
plied for many years with few ex
ceptions. "This state must retrench and men
who hold the offices quite properly
are entitled to set that example of
retrenchment. If officials who feel
they are injured by these bills will
but go into the rural sections and see
the depression, the farmers who are
being forced to do business at a
loss, the men engaged in other lines
of business depending upon agricul
ture facing bankruptcy, I believe they
will all return to this legislature and
Indorse this bill, asking that It b
passed by both houses."
Ray Judy, well known lone resi
dent, was a visitor in Heppner Mon
day. Mr. Juday says things are quiet
In the Egg City but the fine pros
pects for a bumper crop keeps them
feeling (ood.
FARM BUREAU MEETING NEXT
SATURDAY
All farmers in the county arc call
ed upon to meet with the tarnii
Bureau Saturday, Feb. 3, at 10:30
a. m., in I. O. O. F. hall, Heppner.
Paul V. Maris, director of exten
sion work for O. A. C. will be the
principal speaker at the morning ses
sion. Local talent will also be on
the program.
At the afternoon session many im
portant matters will be considered.
Accomplishments in Farm Bureau
work in this county during the past
year will be summarized and plans
laid for a bigger and better program
for the coming year. The executive
committee has a matter of special
importance to every farmer to pre
sent to the meeting for its direct con
sideration. Ladies of the Christian church will
serve a 40-cent luncheon at noon in
the dining room adjoinning the hall.
This meeting is for every tarmer
and every farmer's wife in the coun
ty and all are urgently invited.
Matters demanding official action
by the executive committee will de
mand attention and every committee
man is expected to be present.
R. W. TURNER, President.
HERO IX AEROPLANE
RUNS DOWN A BLIMP
Aeronautics provide thrills aplenty
even when in ordinary use, but In
Mack Sennett's "Molly O,'' starring
Mabel Normand, which is coming to
the Star theatre Wednesday and
Thursday, the climax is reached when
the villain is making a get-away with
the heroine in a "blimp" and is over
taken by tha hero in an aeroplane.
DEPUTY JACK GORKAM
AUTO THIEF
Boardman, Ore., Jan. 27. J. C.
Ballinger is enjoying a week's busi
ness trip to Eugene.
H. Binns left Tuesday for Port
alnd where he will join Mrs. Binns,
who is visiting relatives in that city.
Mrs. McCarth of Condon, who is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Tate, receiv
ed word Monday that her home had
been completely destroyed by fire on
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Richard Dingman left on Sun
day for Portland where she will visit
her sister and receive dental atten
tion. Mrs. Baily and Mrs. Deweese
will take charge of the laundry work
during the absence of Mrs. Ding
man. Blanche Imus of Wells Springs is
staying at the Claude Meyer home
and attending the Boardman high
school.
Ben Culver of Portland was a bus
iness visitor in town on Tuesday.
What might have been a very ser
ious accident occurred Thursday af
ternoon when the team driven by
Mrs. James Howell and Mrs. Hicks
ran away, throwing both ladies out
of the wagon. Mrs. Howell received
no injuries, but Mrs. Hicks suffered
a broken wrist. She was taken into
the Geo. Blayden residence where
first aid was administered until the
arrival of Dr. Illsby of Hermiston.
Not being able to tell the severity of
the break without an X-ray, Dr.
Illsby took her and Mr. Hicks to
Hermiston where it was found to be
a clean break and easily set.
A. Wheelhouse and A. IESwItzer
of Arlington were transacting busi
ness in town Friday.
Mrs. Oscar Beck left Thursday
evening for Bickleton, Washington,
where she will visit relatives.
Mrs. Alex Warren was a guest of
Mrs. Chas. McDandiels on Thursday.
A. Lee. who has been visiting his
brother, Guy Lee, left last week for
his home in Dallas, Oregon.
Deputy Sheriff Gorham drove to
Boulder Friday afternoon where he
arrested an Indian in possession of a
stolen car. The car was stolen at
Toppenlsh, Washington, and trailed
to Boulder by the owner, Rev. J. W.
Johnson, who is an Indian mission
ary, and S. D. Tulee, former U. S.
deputy marshal. At the hearing held
before Justice Goodwin the prisoner,
Jesse Chapman, plead guilty and was
taken to Heppner the same evening
by Deputy T. E. Chedsey, who was
here on business.
E. P. Dodd of Hermiston waa in
town Thursday.
NATIONAL AGENCY 10
HANDLE THE NEXT CROP
Rl'.AFT K AGREEMENT IS COM
PLETED 1SY ATTORNEYS
'upitalizcri Sales Hotly, Willi Pre
ferred Stock l'rovitletl For;
Slates YVill Have Control
Attorneys who have been working
on the preliminary draft for the pro
posed American Wheat Growers
association have finnished their la
bor and copies are in the hands of
the committee named at the Min
neapolis conference to arrange for
the organization of the national! sales
agency. The committee will meet,
next month in Minneapolis to make
any necessary changes and the agree
ment will then be sent to the various
state organizations for ratification.
The outline was prepared by Ar
thur A. Goldsmith, co-operative at
torney, in conference with Frank C.
Garrecht and Charles C. Hindman,
attorney for the Northwest Wheat
Growers associated. It follows care
fully the suggestions for the organ
izations which developed at the co
erative conference in Minneapolis.
It would provide for a capitalized
sales agency with preferred stock . according to President Oscar E.
bearing a fixed rate of interest, with Bradford of the American farm bu
arrangements for the retirement of j reau federation, the farmer lias
this stock in a certain number of j evolved these conclusions:
years of operation. Control would j 1 The United States should take
be in a board consisting of represen-1 immediate action to ease the tensity
tatives from each of the state asso-1 0f the European situation. This
ciatfons included in the American country has been too long out of Eu
Wheat Growers associated. The plan ropean affairs to dictate a solution;
comprehends the establishment of the m08t tnat can be done that
national statistical, legal, accounting ! ghould be doneis to call an ec0.
and publicity departments on the or-!nomic conferencei possibly along the
der of those now included in the lines 8Uggeste1 by genator Boran
Northwest Wheat Growers associated. 2The poUcy of lsolation was a
George C. Jewett, who heads the mlstakei and Bhould oe recognizod
committee, believes the completed OT 8Ucn
draft will be ready for, consideration J 3.In my conferRnce caled (o
Dy tne states aDout niarcn l anil u 1
they ratify it promptly
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m 1,cw ort,a
agency can be operating in
time for the next crop.
GOOSEBERRY FA RMERS
ROAD
WANT
Farmers in tho Gooseberry section
are importuning the county court for
some needed improvements on the
Ione-Giooseberry market road in the
Eightmile section and have express
ed a willingness to vote an additional
5-mill tax for the purpose. A 5-mill
tax was voted a year or so ago for
the purpose but the amount was
found insufficient to complete the
work. As the law is, however, the
tax can only be voted in November
and it is understood the people of the
district will put up the money so the
work can proceed and vote the ta:
later. About $6,000 or $7,000 is re
quired. Do Not
THAT
We must eat
-1 lie genera
1
upward.
Our prices have been reduced 20
to 25 per cent.
Our meats are good meats.
This reduction has been effected
by the new management.
We invite your patronage.
Central Market
G. B. SWAGGART
FARMERS CUSS, PRAY
OVEH EUROPE'S MUDDLE
SAY UNITED STATES MI ST TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION
'armors Have Biggest Stake in For.
eign Exports and Must
Have Markets
Chicago. The farmer 1s out be
hind the barn cussing and praying
over the European crisis, precipitat
ed by the French invasion of Germa
ny, which he fears may wipe out
American agricultural prosperity in
1923.
Cussing the ways of European
statesmanship, the evasion of pay
ment by the German industrialists
and the inescapable fact that some
how $3,500,000,000 of America's
farm crops for the coming year must
be sold in Europe, praying for some
way to settle the reparations muddle
so that moneys will bo stabilized, na
tions disarmed and citizens put back
to work at wages that will buy Amer
ican wheat, cotton, pork and manu
factured products that's the
farmer.
Out of the cussing and praying,
reach a settlement of tht remirjiHnnu
nroblem
the focal point of all trou-
ble
countries should be represented
by the bankers, business men, work
ers and farmers, instead of by slates
men and dlplomate.
4 Inasmuch as the American far
mer has the largest stake in Europe,
his $3,500,000,000 yearly export to
Europe, amounting to more than 50
per cent of American foreign trade,
he should have that proportion of
representation in the conference.
"We can't get away from it; we
farmers will not make expenses next
ther weakened," Bradford declared.
"The price on our margin of export
year if our European market is fur
"The qrice on our marginn of exqoort
sets the price we get for our whole
crop.
"We admit we don't know much
about the European situation, but we
are sure of this much: That neither
France nor Germany is altogether
right, that things are going from bad
Forget
trend of prices is
to worse, aud that we, ever, if only
for purely selfish reasons, ought U
help straighten things out now."
"If we, don't, Germany's mortgagee
will he foreclosed one after the tit hoi
and the country dismembered.
At some place along the line Germa
ny will balk. When that time comes,
well I think we should try to pre
vent that catastrophe. It is in plain
sight, and every farmer can see i(.
"The fanners are doing a lot of
thinking this winter about next
year's crop, and who is going to buy
it. No increase in general domestic
prosperity can compensate for a
collapse of our European market."
ELKS HOLD SNAPPY MEETINGS.
The Elks enjoyed another snappy
lodge session last Thursday night
when "Buck" Padbcrg, newly wed,
was Initiated into the mysteries of
tno order. "Buck" was attired in
his wedding suit the one Dave Wil
son furnished on a gamble and was
an interested participant in the even
ing's exercises.
Following the lodge session a fine
athletic program was pulled off and
later a session of court was held In
which tho novitiate member va
placed on trial on the serious charge
of bootlegging. L. E. Van Martei
represented the state and C. L. Sweek
appeared tor the defendant, with L,
V. Gentry chief witness for tho stale,
and after a bitterly contested legal
fight tho jury, of which Frank Gil
Uam was foreman, returned a verdict
acquitting the defendant and fining
tho principal witness heavily for lack
of discrimination as a Judge of bov
erages.
Members failing to attend these
meetings are missing something.
L
lone, Ore., Jan. 28. The conies
for mayor of lone was finally settled
last Tuesday night. At (he Novcm
her election Dr. Walker and Lee
Padberg received an equal numhei
of votes and no sleps were taken li
adjust the matter until the firs!
meeting in January, when an ordi
nance was read providing for the set
tlement of such contests. Being un
able to decide between the two can
didates, the council asked Bert Ma
son to resign as councilman and then
elected him mayor. It will now be
necessary to choose a new council
man.
II. O. Ely was in town Saturday
from Morgan.
Dr. and Mrs. Walker gave a de
lightful five hundred parly on Wed
nestlay night. Prizes were won by
Mrs. Elmer Griffith and Miss Clara
Linn.
Hamilton Birch, magician, gave a
Chautauqua number at tho Legion
hall on Saturday night which proved
to bo a splendid entertainment for
young and old.
W. L. Palmateer of Morgan was in
town Saturday.
L. :. Dick of Pomeroy, Washing
ton, has been transferred to the lone
substation of the Standard (Jil and
has moved his family into the ilass
ner bouse on Second street.
Walter Cochran bus been I ransf er
red by the Standard Oil Co. to Wasco.
His wile and child will visit will
relatives In Elgin for a while. Tliej
left on Saturday.
Wayne Sperry returned to Port
land on Sunday after
! in Join;. Tins arm whih
badly injured In an automobile acci
dent hu.t summer Is now well bui
still unlit; miff.
LEXINGTON ODD FELLOWS
ENTERTAIN
Lexington Lodge, I, O. O. F. were
hosts last Thursday evening to a
large number of visiting brothers
from Heppner, lone and Morgan
lodges when a fine supper was serv
ed and degree work was exempli
fied. The meeting" was one of a ser
ies of get-together meetings being
held by lodges of that order In the
county and Is said to have been a
most successful affair.
Among visitors going from Hepp
ner were; W. T. Campbell, Ralph
Benge, W. L. McCaleb, Tom. ChldBey,
A. M. Phelps, Archie Barnard and
the Wigbtman brothers.
EPPNER H CLUB TEAM
"MOPS UP" ARLINGTON
l.l'I'Y GAME REVET, 5-25 FAVOR
OF HOME TEAM;
Aianagov
WitVraft, Planning' Good
gram For Remaiuuler
of Season
I've
Local basket ball fans got the
worth of their money Saturday even
ing at the Arlinglon-Heppncr game
at the fair building, when victory
perched on Heppner's banner to tho
tune of 5-25. The local boys did not
accomplish the task with their fin
gers crossed or their eyes shut, how
ever, for, be it known that Arling
ton team are soma goers themselves.
Tho game was spirited all the way
through and there was real sports
manship shown on both sides. Every
body took his medicine without com
plaint or squabbling. Arlington has
been making a fine record ever since
the season opened, winning most of
the games they have played, and tho
homo boys knew they had a real
game ahead when the whistle blew.
The liuo-up:
Heppner
A Hum
McDuffeo
Anderson
Mather ...
Arlington
...Hobinson
. Baker
Josephson
.. Eilertsou
Marcus
f
- S
Finch g
Ferguson and Wttcraft subbed for
Heppner; Burton brothers for Arl
ington. Score, 5-26 in favor of HeppneK
Foints were credited as follows:
For Heppner Aiken 10; McDnf
feo 9; Mather 4; Anderson 2.
For Arlington Baker S; Joseph
son 2.
Manager Wltcraft is trying to ar
range to bring tho Columbia Univer
sity team from Portland for a series
of games In this section, the program
planned being lo have the Columbia
team play at Arlington, lone and
Lexington one night each with two
nights at Heppner.
A game la ulso bi'lng arranged be
tween Hard man and Heppner to be
played hero tomorrow night. Thm
game will be a double header.
At. ED I'lOM.EIt WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Sarah Emily Shipley, an aged
and respected pioneer woman of
Heppner, passed away at her home
bore early Saturday morning at the
ago of 7 8 years, 4 months and 3
days.
She was born In Washington coun
ly, Iowa, September 23, 1844, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Williamson, who later crossed the
plains to Oregon by ox team. Some
time later the daughter, at tho age
of 2 2 years, joined her parents at
Salem, Oregon, after malting the long
Journey from Iowa via New York
City, Panama and San Francisco.
While living at Salem slit; met Louis
F. Shipley and they were married
September 9, 18G9. Mr. Shipley was
a medical student at Willamette Hnl
versify at tho time and alter hi
graduation they lived at several dif
ferent points In the Willamelle va!
ley where be practiced bis profession
In 1 8 HO Dr. Shipley became interest
ed in tb(! horse business and tbev
came to Heppner and settled. In
Shipley wan the first graduate pbysi
clan in Ibis pail, of Oregon and hi
practice extended from Echo lo Mon
ument ami from Killer lo Arlington
He died September IX, 1898.
Mrs. Shipley js survived by or
son, Jay W. Shipb-y, of Vnderwooi' .
Washington; one daughter, Mr:
Charlotte Seerzingcr, of Ileppni".
and three grandchildren, Elloyi;
Shipley, of Portland; Marjory Ship
ley, of Sllverton, and Rachel Schei
zinger, of Ilippiier. Another daugh
ter, Franois Marlon Shipley, tiled
May 1 9, 1 892. She Is also survived
by two brothers, J. F. Williamson,
of Denio, Oregon, and former Con
gresman J. N. Williamson, of Fine-
Vi 11.5.
Tho funeral was held from the
Federated church Sunday afternoon,
Kev. Mr. Harper, of Pendleton, con
ducting services.
PIIONtXllAI'II RAFFLE
8ATVUDAV EVENING
Ladles of St. Patricks parish will
dispose of the1 fine Stradlvaris phono
graph at Patterson ft Son's drug
store next Saturday evening. All
holders of tickets should remember
the date and be there.