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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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of the Times
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COSTEE
JS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF THE FACT.
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FOR THE LITHOGRAPHED CANS
WE CARRY A LINE OF BULK COFFEES AT
33c - 35c - 40c
PER POUND
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Company
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