IF YOU WANT ALL THE NEWS OF MORROW COUNTY WHILE IT IS NEWS, READ THE HEPP NER HERALD. WE PRINT IT FIRST
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VOLUME IX
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 20. i93
NUMBER 47
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WOOL PRICES ARE HI
JRR1ED
OREGON CONTRACTING LIMITED
DURING MEEK
Idaho Operations Slow Down After
Growers Release 000,000
to 700,000 Pounds
(Saturday's Oregonian)
"Wool shearing is now under way
all over the Yakima valley, but no
range sheep have been shorn yet in
Oregon. The market is quiet through
out the northwest and dealers again
incline to the opinion that the con
tracting movement here will be lim
ited and that active buying will not
start until the wool is off the sheep.
In the meantime the market contin
ues very firm.
There were rumors of some buying
in eastern Oregon during the week,
but no announcement was made as
to prices paid. It was also reported
that two or three clips were taken
around Prineville, and it is known
that several offers were made in the
Condon section. Where prices were
mentioned, they were on the basis
of 40 cents for the best woo.l
A moderate amount of business
has been done in Washington wools
at 35 to 36 cents, the values that
prevailed in the preceding week.
Trading has slowed down in west-'
ern Idaho, where the market a short
time ago was quite active. It is
estimated that getween 600.000 and
700,000 pounds of western Idaho
wools have been sold to date.
Boston, March 16. The Commer
cial Bulletin tomorrow will say:
Demand for wool in the local
market has continued in the moder
ate manner which has characterized
the trading more or les sfor several
weeks past and prices, especially on
wools suitablue for the woolen in
dustry, have been easy on the basis
of last week's quotations; manufac
turers as a rule being content to
wait out the market, although they
are very happily situated as regards
orders and undoubtedly will have to
come into the market later for sub
stantial stocks of raw material.
The foreign markets have steadied
a bit as the result of the shorten
ing of the London colonial wool auc
tions and the cancellation of the
Liverpool colonial auctions, sched
uled for April 19 and 20. The pri-
mary manteis nave oeen enegrauy
steady, also on the basis of the lower
level of rates recently established.
Buying has been resumed this
week in Arizona, where 52 cents was
paid for some fine and fine medium
wool, fairly comparable with the
Campbell clip recently sold in the
vicinity of Phoenix. Some similar
wool Is reported moved In southern
California at about same clean basis,
clean, landed at Boston.
Mohair is slow but steady.
FARM POINTEERS
(From O. A. C. Experiment Station)
Chicks die in the shell for a num
ber of reasons: low vitality in breed-,
ing stock, birds out of condition due)
to improper feeding, improper hand- i
ling, birds robbed of life blood by
lice and mites, abnormally high or :
low temperatures during incubation, j
too much ventilation causing too
much evaporation from the eggs, not
enough oxygen for growing embryos
or lack of fresh air, or other condi
tions of management which would
tend to cause abnormal conditions.
Anything that will kill the weak
germs will weaken the strong. Fin
ally, it's not how many chicks hatch,
but how many good chicks hatch
that's important.
Hives should be examined in the
last week of February or the first j
week in March, only in good flying
weather conditions, to determine
wether the queen is present,
whether there is enough honey re
serve left for food, and whether
there are enough bees to care for
the brood properly. At least twenty
'pounds of honey should be in the
' hive at this time.
A normal colony Bhould contain
1500 workers, but the colony can
winter through with slightly fewer.
Unite weak colonies with stronger
ones. Never cnite two weak colo
nies. Hive entrances should be kept
open after a cold season so the bees
can get out for a flight when the
weather has warmed.
When colonies are short in stores,
feed disease-free honey, or a good
sugar syrup.
A. M. Zink was in town Saturday
from his ranch north of lone. Mr.
Znk recently returned from Port
land where he spent some tlfe un
der medical treatment. He is suffer
ing from a malignant growth but his
physician believes the trouble can be
overcome without the use of surgery.
HIGHWAY ENGINEERS
REPORTED ACTIVE OX O.-W,
Wylie Pearson was in from the
Lena district Thursday and reported
everything prcity good in that
neighborhood. Grass and grain are
growing and prospects for the sum
mer are gooa. iur. rearson says a
corpe of state highway engineers are
there now surveying the Oregon
Washington highway from the end of
the present Jones hill grade to Lena
and that they expect to continue the
survey to the Umatilla county line,
all of which indicates that some sort
of arrangement with the federal road
department may be in the air look
ing to the completion' of the high
way through to Pendleton.
WEATHER FORECAST
Our weather indicator failed to
function this week so readers of the
Herald will have to struggle along
and take the weather just as it
comes for the next seven days. Mr.
Notson claims that we misquoted
him last week by having the Inter-
type say "We will have sunshine for
four days and moonshine every
night," when what he told us to print
was "There will be four days of sun
shine and moonshine every night.'
Mr. Notson insists that, as a mat
ter of fact ho did not have one drop
of moonshine even one night and
that he was greatly annoyed by his
friends trying to induce him to
give them an invitation to one of the
parties that he says the Herald im
puted to him.
We hope to have the matter ad
justed by next week so the weather
bureau will again rest on an even
keel and the public will be given de
pendable weather dope that it has
learned to depend upon.
At a meeting held in L. E. Van
Marter's office Monday evening
Heppaer organized for the coming
base ball season by elec'-ing L. E.
Van Marter a3 manager and Jared
(Speck) Aiken captain.
A number of business men were
present at the meeting and much in
terest was shown in putting Hepp
ner to the front in the popular sport.
An "April Fool" dance will be given
for the benefit of Hip UaU oinh
Saturday evening, March 3st at
the pavilion '
Nine gameg )ave a,read bppn
scheduled. Four with nnnrt ,
witn lone and one with Echo. An
nouncement of complete schedule for
the season will be made later.
LEGION' MEMORIAL SERVICE
SUXDAY, APRIL 8th
In the 112 cities in Oregon where
are located posts of the American
Legion. April 8 will be commemorat
ed as "American Legion Sunday," it
being the Sunday falling closest to
the anniversary of the declaration of
war against Germany.
The Rev. Frank James of Dallas
department chaplain 'of the Ameri-
can Legion, in calling attention to a
staite convention resolution establish
'ng the day which it is hoped will
become as distinctive to the Legion
as Memorial Sunday is to the G. A
R., declared yesterday:
"The thought is that each post in
the state will arrange with the min
Isters of the churches in their town
for a union service of all churches in
the name of the Legion, one minis
ter preaching the sermon, the Le
gion attending in a body. It is hoped
that the churches in the town where
the posts of the Legion are duly cr-
eanized will accede to the request of
inn iucai posi ror sucn a service
when requested. It. is further hoped
that every post will make the request
and then honor the courtesy of the
churches by attending the service ar
ranged in a body and with as strong
a representation as possible. The
American Legion stands for the
highest and best interests of the com
munity. Many of its members are
active in the work of the churches
of the various denominations. Such
a service will be in harmony with
the ideals of the Legion, and wher
ever it may be held will be distinctly
non-denominational. It is therefore
hoped that this American Legion
Memorial Sunday will find a perma
nent place in the program of the Le
gion posts and the churches of the
state."
H. W. Oliver, who was connected
with the county road department
last year in charge of thv? runrry and
rock work, was here from Portland
last Wednesday. Mr. Oliver leff
Portland art 11:00 p. m. Tuesday
night and reached Heppner at 8:00
the following morning. He etppets
to secure some contracts at Astoria
for the present year.
LOGAL ODD FELLOWS
ARE HOSTS JIT BIO RALLY
Officers and members of Willows
Lodge, No. 66, I. O. O. F., were hosts
at a big get-together meeting last
Wednesday evening when delegations
from all parts of the county were
present with Grandmaster S. F. Bow
man and Grand Chaplain W. T.
Reeves, both of Hermiston, as guests
of honor. About 75 members of the
order were present at the meeting.
The local degree team exemplified
th initiatory degree and the regular
order of business was carried out,
chief interest centering under the
heading of good of the order. The
visiting grand officers were the prin
cipal speakers but every brother pres
ent was called upon to say something
and almost everyone responded
briefly. Following the order of busi
ness a substantial lunch was served.
The visiting grand officers drove
over from Hermiston expecting to
reach Heppner early in the af
ternoon but because of an alleged
bottomless mudhole encountered in
Sand Hollow they did not arrive un
til late in the evening.
Grand Master Bowman, whose ap
parel showed unmistakable evidence
of intimate association with Morrow
county soil while In a semi-liquid
state gave a diverting account of
their experience which was no doubt
more enjoyed by his audience than
the actual experience was enjoyed by
himself and the grand chaplain. Af
ter working for an hour in the mud
hole trying tto get the car out a man
drove up with a four mule team. The
travelers called on him to hitch his
leaders to the car and pull" them out,
"What time is?" asked the team
man. "About 2:30," replied Mr.
Bowman. Well," was the reply,
haven't time to help you out, but you
fellows are sure in one bell of a
fix;" and he drove on. Bowman
didn't know whether the man was
an Odd Fellow or not but thought he
actel rather odd.
After carrying fence posts and hav
from a distant stack yard the travel
ers got out of the mire and reached
Heppner in time to go to lodge but
too late to buy any clean linen.
The meeting was a great success
and enjoyed by all present.
MRS. MARGARET HOWELL DIES
Mrs. Margaret Perry Howell, wife
of Henry Howell.died at her home in
this city last Tuesday aged 47 years.
Besides her husband she is survived
by two daughters, Mis. Helen Rood
and Mrs. Hazel Leathers, both of
Heppner, and one brother, Thomas
Perry, of Lone Rock. The body was
taken to Lone Rock for interment
where the funeral was held Friday.
ARCHDEACOV GOLDIE TO VISIT
HEPPXER '
Rev. M. McLean Goldie, recently
appointed archdeacon for the dio
cese of Eastern Oregon by Bishop
Remington to succeed Rev. Dr.
George 15. Van Waters, who resigned
from the position January 1st, will
visit Heppner next Thursday, March
2 2nd, and will hold services in the
Episcopal church that evenine. He
will also hold communion services
Friday morning. This will be Arch
deacon Goldle's first visit to Hepp
ner and it is hoped a large congrega
tion will greet him at these serviced
While Dr. Van Waters' plans are
not definitely 'known here, it has
been reported that he has gone east
where he will hold a professorship
in one of the denominational col
leges. Right now is garden time. Large
garden spot and a five -room
house, moderate rent. Mrs. A.
Smith, Heppner, Ore. 47.49
WHEN YOU
BUY MEAT
It is a comfort to know; that you are getting
only first-class product, handled in a modern
and sanitary manner.
Every department of our establishment is
open to your inspection.
CENTRAL
MARKET
G. B. S WAGGART
PATRON-TEACHERS HOLOi
Patron Teachers association held
an evening meeting last week to
which a general invitation to the men
of the district had been issued but
only a sprinkling of the masucline
patrons availed themselves of the
opportunit yof enjoying the very ex
cellent program.
Exercises by Miss Turner's pupils
were well received and musical num
bers by Mesdames Roy Missildine
and Walter Moore, and Mr. Mather
were much enjoyed.
The leading number on the pro
gram was an address by W. O. Liv
ingstone on the subject of "Sugges
tion," in which the speaker showed
a wide knowledge of psychology and
related subjects. The power of men
tal suggestion for good or bad was
forcibly brought out by the speaker.
A NEWSPAPER RELIC
Edward Goniy is the owner of a
rather rare news paper relic of by
gone days in the form of a copy of
the original issue of the Ulster Couu
ty (New York) Gazette which was
primed at Kingston, N. Y., bv Sam
uel Freer & Son, on January 4,
1800.
The paper, which is a rather un
pretentious 4-column sheet of four
pages, carries an account of the fun
eral of President George Washing
ton, which was held at Mt. Vernon
almost a month previously. Latest
foreign news is printed under date
of October 9, 1799, and the type
used carries the old fashioned long
"s" which looks like an f. The
column rules are reversed in token
of mourning for the late president.
Po'er Ten Broeck was sheriff of
Ulster county at that time and the
fact that ho publishes ten notices of
sheriff sales in the Gazette indicates
that financial conditions a few years
alter the close of the Revolutionary
war were not so different than at
present. Merchants all advertised
tr"fr goods as being for sale on
reasonable terms "for cash or coun
try produce ONLY."
One man advertises a saw mill for
sale, a lot of timber "and also a
stout, healthy, active Negro wench."
J. C. Elniendorf was postmaster
at Kingston in those days and the
list of letters remaining uncalled for
in his office show that the family
names brought over from Holland
by the early Dutch settlers were still
common around Kingston.
Many of the advertisements are
unique and original. One, in partic
ular, is written in rhyme and is
worth reproducing here when mer
chants and others are striving to get
away from the old credit system.
Here it is:
LUTHER ANDRES
& Co. have this day
Been opening goods both fresh and
gay,
He has received near every kind
That you in any store can find,
And as I purchase by the bale
am determined to retail
For Ready Pay a little lower
Than ever have been had before.
I with my brother mean to live
But as for credit shall not give.
I would pot live to rouse your pas
sion,
For credit here is out of fashion,
My friends and buyers one and all,
It will pay you well to give a call.
You always may find me by my sign
A few rods from the house divine.
W. B. Tucker, who farms one of the
best wheat ranches In the lilack
horse section, was in town Saturday
and admitted that the wind blowed
a few guns around his place Fri
day afternoon.
TH!i:i; i tests show
cor.XTY herds healthy
F. E. Trice, who arrived here early
last week from O. A. C. to take
charge of the county agent's office
during Mr. Calkins' absence, spent
most of the week with Dr. Derflin
ger, assistant state veterinarian,
making tuberculin tests among the
dairy herds of the county. The re
sults were very gratifying, Mr.
Price reports, showing that Morrow
county cows are exceptionally free
from the disease. From 249 cattle
tested on 27 different farms only one
reacted to the tubercular test.
Last year almost a car load of dis
eased cattle were found according to
records in the county agent's office.
TOMPKIXS-DEYIXE
William Edward Tompkins and Ad
die Devine, well known young people
of the section north of lone, were
united in marriage in the office of
the county clerk at the court house
Saturday afternoon, Rev. F. R. L.
lhislam performing the ceremony.
Mr. Tompkins is a well known
young farmer of that neighborhood
and his bride is a daughter of A.
M. ?,iuk, well known whentgrower.
The bride's father and sister and a
few other close friends were pres
ent, at the ceremony to wish the
young couple happiness and pros
perity. RELIEF FOR NKAIt EAST
A heavy shipment of clothing and
other supplies for famine sufferer?
in the Near East, was assembled and
packed for shipment yesterday and
went out by freight today. A cash
donation of, $160.00 contributed here
alBO went forward. If all other com
munities in the country would do ns
well as Heppner in this matter the
suffering Armenians' condition
should be considerably lessened.
ELKS' BENEFIT DANCE
The masquerade given by the
El'ks' social committee Saturday eve
ning for the benefit, of the Heppner
library was a complete success. Only
members of tho order and their la
dies wero present and there was
plenty of room in the big hall room
for enjoyable dancing. The music,
furnished entirely by local talent,
was exceptionally fine, the orchestra
being composed of Mesdames Moore
and Missildino and Messrs. Peterson,
Mather and Irwin.
Many striking and original charac
ters were represented in the cos
tumes ranging all the way from
Turkish harem beauties to a fierce
looking Igorrote cannibal armed
with a war club. The Gold Dust
Twins were also among thoHe pres
ent as were several varieties of dudes
and hobos. A feature was an up-to-the-minute
finpper in No. 12 go
loshes 'n everything.
The dance netted $44.50 which
was turned over to tho library fund.
LEGIONNAIRES WILL
CLI.MH MT. HOOD
July 14, 15 and 16 have been set
as the dates for tho 1923 annual
Mt. Hood climb of the Hood River
American Legion.
With the Legion posts and slate
officials, Hood River legionnaires
will have with them on the climb,
members of the Oregon state editor
ial association, whoso 1 923 conven
tion convenes in Hood River this
summer.
J. D. Tobin, of the bridge building
firm of Tobin & Pierce, who built
three highway bridges within the city
limits of Heppner last year, was here
from Arlington Saturday. Tobin &
Pierce are now mgrtged In biildlng
a bridge over Rock creek on the John
Day highway, and two acrosH Willow
creek on the Oregon-Washington
highway, all being in Gilliam county.
They have their offices and head-
juatlers at Arlington.
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THE FOUR "EYES" OF
"ORGANIZE, STANDARDIZE, AD
VERTISE MERCHANDISE"
Official Organ of State Chamber of
Commerce Te Is of Pro
ducers' Needs
(Oregon Journal of Commerce)
The marketing problem is the
greatest problem before the farmer
today. Production has already been
speeded up through application of
scientific methods and the provision
of expert advice through the coun
ty agent system and other sources.
Other factors in the advancement of'
the farmer's interest, have been de
veloped. But the attack on the pro
blem of marketing, particularly in
Oregon, has not advanced beyond tho
primary stage, notwithstanding tho
vital fact that, unless the farmer can
sell his crops, his high production
and scientific methods are of no
avail.
A concise and comprehensive pa
per on the marketing problem as ap
plied to fruits and vegetables, from
the expert pen of W. B. Farrar.
Southwest Field Organizer for the
North American Fruit Exchange, has
come to our attention. We regret
that space will not permit the repro
duction of this article in full, but
some of the salient points brought
out In the discussion ate an follows:"
The four "eyes" of successful
marketing of perishable products are
"Organize, Standardize. Advertise,
Merchandise." These "eyes" are not
named ln the order of their import
ance, yet each is vital.
First, (he producers must organ
ize, taking ns members only thosa
actually engaged in the production
of the product handled. "Tho pres
ent day organization forgets com
munity, county and oven stato lines.
It tries to make its territory cover
fully the territory in which the com
modity is grown. The ideal organi
zation will attempt to handle only
one commodity."
Standardizations Is the next step.
"Pracicully everything we use shows
tho touch of this great movement
toward uniformity and dependability
which we know as standardization
Agriculture, with characteristic tar
diness, Is just now beginning to be
stir itself and to recognize that per
haps this great fundamental princi
ple of our national industrial life
may have some application in its
practises. The greatest single need
of tho fruit and vegetable industry
in America at this time Is a system
of standard, uniform grades for
every commodity that goes into the
trade."
Having organized and standardiz
ed the next necessary and natural
step is to advertise. "With stand
ard products uniforfly dependable
and desirable, with identifying la
bels and trade marks and a reputa
tion guarded jealously by great ar
mies of producers, the farmers of
this country are going to be able to
go to the great consuming public of
the country, through tho medium of
advertising, and tell of the health
giving, nutritious and wholc.iomo
qualities or their wares."
Last, but not least, Is the necessi
ty of scientific merchandising. "Tho
world has long hlnce quit beating a
path to the door of I lie man who pro
duces, bo the production ever so
good. There are too many other pro
ducers who have beaten a path to
tho world's door, and return ever
and anon to remind and encourage
said world to buy their products. No,
the world Is too busy listening to tho
seductive spied of an army of sales
men to have time to seek out pro
ducers. We all know that for more
than a quarter of a century sales
manship hiiH been the big factor In
American Industrial life. Agricul
ture has been just, about as slow to
recognize this great fundamental
transition as it has to recognize,
others of equal importance, e.vrni
though the condition has been just,
as applicable to agriculture as to
other Industries since before tho
close of the last century."
In summary, the four "eyes" are
condensed as follows:
"Organize along the right lines,
putting thought and reason Into the
plan and maintaining a deep respect
for the plans of troso who have suc
ceeded.
"Standardiio to a high standard
of quality to Increase confidence and
eliminate waste and render market
ing less bcrdensome and more effi
cient.
"Advertise to tell tho world
you have a product of merit and to
arouse tho dormant demand in the
minds of consumers who don't know
you have a product for nale.
"Merchandise to seek out and sup
ply the whole demand wherever your
product may bo sent."