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PAGE TWO THE HEPPNER HERALD, OREGON Tuesday, May x, 1923 THE HEPPNER HERALD AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER S. A. PATTISON, Editor and Publisher Entered at the Heppner, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class Matter IOXE MAS COMMENTS OJf KV KLUX KLAN LECTCRE AN EXAMPLE OF COMMUNITY CO-OPERATION lone. Or., April 28. (To the r-uuur;. inursaay t. attended a meeting held by an organizer for the Ku Klux Klan at lone. I feel it my duty to make some comment on the man, his speech and the Ku Klux . . Klan, for with his one-sided preseu- A recent number of the Dearborn Independent contains tation, there is danger that some per- an inteiesting article written by Albert Wood that tells ay be drawn into an inexcusa- , n , . . .. ole organization, of the result of an experiment in community co-operation . Flrst. Can we tn)gt the stuff that in a crowded residential neighborhood in New York City. is being presented to us? i believe The neighborhood is known as Turtle Bay Gardens. It ( not. m spite of an the man's as- vas formerly merely two rows of houses 6n Forty-eighth trances of his being honest and fair and Forty-ninth streets, built on lots 20 feet wide by 100 mmf lt ' lnf thve, nattu'e of e 1 u .t-iv. , 111 , case impossible for him to be so, for feet deep. Before recent changes were made each house he is a member of the Klan working had a small back yard decorated with the usual ash cans, for its success. Almost certainly, family wash, neighborhood cats and other back yard dec- therefore, he will present the points orations It is now, according to Mr. Wood, "a quiet and he considers good and omit those contented little community, charming and quaint in its 'f re actionable Almost cer . . ,, J tainly he will color all matter to hide-away CXClllSlVenCSS. I make the Klan look good to pros- I h is desirable change came when the people who live m pective members. 1 believe one 11 Ihose houses decided to get together for their mutual ben- lustration from his speech win be efit and enjoyment. But let us allow Mr. Wood to tell , sufficient to show the truth of the , , . . . .above. In the process of justifying the story in his own words: ,the secrecy and masks of the Klan "Kach home Stands 011 a lot about 20 feet wide by IOO he used two arguments and a Bneer- fect long and their 20 little back yards have been tians- lns attitude. The first argument formed into such a charming community garden that we was that other orders- namely- the , 1,1 .1 !. ,i . . j r- . 1 Masons and the Knights of Colum- wonder why they were not built that way in the first place. were gecret Thereforo u was Some say this is the age ol organization (perhaps just 'very proper for the Klan to bo so. the beginning of such an age would be a better guess). :Tne second was that secrecy meant However, a collection of persons does not become society reater power. Let us examine ihe v 1 1 1 ,1 , , . nature of these arguments. First, until it is organic. On y when we have that urge to ge does the fact that other orderg haye together with our neighbors and organize our unrelated ladopted secrecy jUBtify the Klan m activities, do we really begin to achieve great things. doing the same? Here we mu3t note A pile of bricks does not make a building; it takes a plan thatln sPlte of the fact that the Klan and organized effort to do that. And 20 uninteresting, claims tbena, "I7lttr;tern;1 e r' , ,. , 1 , 11 1 ... &' as a matter of fact it is very defin- useless httlc back yards can only become a beautiful gar- ltely a politCai and class organiza den spot by organized effort. Each contributed a part tion which has aR its objects the se of not much value by itself and in return received a beau- curing of legislation in' furtherance tiful whole. In 1760 the property herein illustrated was 'of lts platform and the creation of part of the old Turtle Bay Farm and Turtle Bay Creek pu,f c Aopin,lon ,ln su,Bhp0I0f what U ' , TT , J , . calls Americanism. Thus to compare ran near by. Hence the name which has been given this lt with them ig not justifiable, development. The rear of the houses has been altered to Moreover, even if such comparison accommodate the living and dining rooms, and the kitchen were justifiable, to adopt something has been moved up front where the parlor used to be. Now ,prely because they were doing it, the milkman delivers the milk on the front steps which cou'd not be defended suppose, tor . . 1 instance, that some of them should seems to suit everyone much better. ltalte t0 b00tlegging. WoUid that ex- Tnstead of being awakened by the honk of the auto horn, cuse the Klan for doing likewise? the call of t lie birds reminds us that the day has begun. Thus this argument fails. While at breakfast we can commune with Nature before1 second in a democracy, each Per- , , .1 1 . . 1 son should have the amount of m- plunging into the business life of the city. At evening time flucnce that attaches t0 his vote and we may enjoy the cool and shade and perhaps the fountain llla personality, his experience, etc. in our charming liltle garden with not a reminder that He is not justified in increasing his the throbbing city is just a hundred feet away. influence and thereby decreasing This large garden has been designed with such skill that thut ot thR ' ua; by, adopt!nB , . r., h ,. . , , , , any plan which will deceive other wo not only enjoy the view of the entire space inclosed out per80ng lnto believillg that he has have the privacy of our own little garden also. The indi- more merlt, power, experience, or vidual gardens arc marked off by low balustrades, or low whatnot, than he has. Yet this is iron fences of good design, sometimes with gates. The precisely what the speaker said the low walls are vine-covered and serve as a background for secrecy J0 - haw flowers and shrubs. Here and there a fountain has been ;0rheeuballcltrrMesr Twe are placed always in just the proper place to enhance the to know how t0 vote and how to f harm and beauty of the whole scheme. act each of us must have just as The general plan is simple, vet there is a wealth of in- much information as possible about dividual planting and detail from the interesting pots of everything connected with his vot- -tc 1 1 . ., , . , , , , , , 1 1 . -i r 1"K and action. One of tho great drflcrcnt design .to the beautiful balustrades and .detail of (,;ficultu,g of today is that thBrp hew good a cigarette . " 1 A really can d mi you must try a-v IistrikeJ cigarette too much secrecy secret diplomacy the loggias seen at the rear of some of the houses. The walks are mostly stones laid irregularly with grass grow- among nations, secret organizations ing up btween. The few trees have been made the most among politicians, secret agreements of so that they may be enjoyed by all. The path where the ,niont' lpn- 8ecret b"8 n ii r 1 ' ' " , r it" accounts, secret bodies working to allev is usually found is common property of all. ' , . , . H. ... . . influence our choices. No, we do not While Kcppncr does not stiller from the congestion of - m,od Bfim,CVi but mt.n who do not lopulation and crowded conditions that New York City ' Want' more than tiu-ir just share of does, is it not a fact that Heppner people Could do mailV t influence; men who are not afraid things to improve and beautify the town and make it "a to come out and 8tand in 1,10 op(" more desirable place to live if we could onlv learn how to .Just ,)M ,u0'e P'"t "cerntng se- , . 1 ,, , . , , icrocv. tlurt is, about the Ku Klux put our ucaus logemer aim unite along town ana com munity improvement lines? Heppner is a good town and a fine town to live in but there are ways in which it could be made more desirable by a lit 1 1 0 community organization and co-operation. Kerr's Poultry Supplies Till-: BF.ST AIT. Till-: TIME. A COMPLETE. LINE IN ANY QUANTITY We Are Also Prepared to Supply Your Needs in Rolled Barley, Flour, Peed, . Hay and Wool Bags Brown & Lowry Office r.ilm.m l'.Ulg. Phones: Of. (t-ij; Whse. 643 Our Insurance Policies are as good as the best and cost less FEDERATED CHURCH J. R. h. Haslam, Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Sermon 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursdays 7:30 p. m. The average attendance In our Sunday school for April was 162. This has been the largest average at tendance since the coming of the pas tor last October. Our Sunday school orchestra is doing much to help to wards better attendance. Fourteen have been received Into the membership of the church since the closing of the meeting two wee'ks ago. Thirteen of these were received into the Methodist denom ination and eon into the Baptist de nomination. There are still more to be received. V expect conversions every Sun day that we may have a revival not just for a few weeks but during the! whole yead. We will welcome any body and everybody. R. J. Carsner of Spray, who sold out his sheep some time ago, passed through Portland yesterday on his way home from a visit to Montana. Mr. Carsner has served three ses sions of the legislature, and one of his bills created a stir last February, when he proposed a horizontal cut in the salaries of all state officers. Someone in Weiser, Idaho, liked the bill so well that he wrote to Mr. Carsner, suggesting that he become a candidate for governor. Oregon-ian. SHEET MUSIC Four for $1.00 at HARWOOD'S. 52-tf Hold Money in Check When you pay for things out of your pocket you pay quickly. Given time to consider you would likely reconsider. That is only one advantage of a checking account. The writing out of a check takes 1 just enough time and thought to make the writer of the check consider whether the item paid for is necessary, after all. The way to have money is to save it. Start this year by starting a checking ac count; it will save money for you. First National Bank Heppner Ore. IT PAYS TO READ THE HERALD ADS Klan masks. If these masks are 110 1 (o cover up mombiTship and conceal actions, they are. useless. If they are I useless to the members and at the I same time encourage lawlessness in j others, they are inexcusable. The j luati pamphlet admits that similar regalias are used by others to com mit outrages. Is not the Klan, there fore, responsible? Second: We are having no other material presented to us except through the Klan. We must he care ful about accepting this, for some opponent of tho Klan may come along who can make Just as reason able a presentation of the other side. Third. The central idea and pur pose of the Klan is based on a false luterpi elation of society. The Kla can not help but bo futile In Us forta as a whole. Society Is as It is because ot a long historical develop ment, during which It has gone through many minute Changes. We: ate patriotic or non-patriotic, roll-1 gious or non-rcliglous, have capital ism, feul.uism, or possibly in the fu ture !.omo type of socialism, because of a slew development. The whites are juprcnu for tho same reason. The iu pro will be supreme, If he can ' change far eioe.gh in the future. It: he eaui'o, , then he will not be su premo. The KKii might have a lit t!t Influence temporarily, but in the em: such an artificial organization counts little in the life of society. If ill- mg'.o develops the ymiliUcs which ina'iio him superior, ho will m B B m 11 ; s I" j Ph s a a I Economy the Spirit of the Times DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK WHAT YOU PAY FOR FANCY CONTAINERS? COSTEE JS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF THE FACT. YOU PAY FROM 7c to 8c PER POUND FOR THE LITHOGRAPHED CANS WE CARRY A LINE OF BULK COFFEES AT 33c - 35c - 40c PER POUND elps Grocery Company Hill Continued on page 5)