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1 IF YOU WANT ALL THE NEWS OF MORROW COUNTY WHILE IT IS NEWS, READ THE HEPPNER HERALD. WE PRINT IT FIRST '0, VOLUME X HEPPXER, OHEGOX, TUESDAY,; SEPTEMBER 11, 1923 XTMBER 2 FJr PMFJR MAYFLOWER MI IS A Frank Gilliam, Mrs. Silas Wright, Hiss Pearl Wright, Orin Wright and family and Max Buschke have re turned from a trip to the Greenhorn mountains, their main objective be ing the Mayflower mino ol which Dan B. Stalter is manager and in which the Wrights aro stockholders. "It was a great trip," Mr. Wil liam said to a Herald reporter after th,eir return, "and one thai was well worth the time and effort required." The trip was made in a Reo truck equipped for comfortable travelias and Mr. Gilliam is of the opiiiiK that no ordinary car would have been equal to the task. At some places the entire rarty had to get out and help the truck up the heavy grades but when they finally reach, ed the mino they had the satisfac tion of knowing that it was the first gasolino propelled vehicle that had ever invaded that part of the Green horn mountains. Mr. Gilliam was much impressed with thjO showing that has bten made on the property where Dan Stalter has been working every sum mer for 23 years, during which time an amazing amount of work has been done. All in all there are some 3600 feet of tunnels on the prop yl ty which includes 12 full mining claims, besides several shafts ami mrny cross cuts on tlys mountain side. On the main ledge two tunnels hare been driven, the one on the up P'.r level being some 450 foet in l?Lgth and the lower tunnel beiag at present 710 feet in the mountain. An immense body of rich ore has been u .towered by this work and the only obstacle in the way of conven ing the mine into a heavy producer i.1 the million dollar class la tii;-. of t ransportation and smelting. When Mr. Stalter left Hopp:i?r last spring for the mine he faliy ex pected that the Sumpter Kivelior would be in operation in a .ir,rt tiiL t and that he would be trucking civ? there for treatment but for KMiie reason the smelter is not yet in op- eration and the ore that should be bringing in handsome returns is still on the dump. Mr. Gilliam says that is the ideal country for a summer outing and what he wants to do some time is to spend an entire summer there. While ait the mino the party gathered 20 gallons of huckelberries, the crop in that section being heavy. The Mayflower is almost at "the top o' the world," the elevation being something like 7000 feet above sea level. Mr. Stalter has a comfortable houso there and everything around it is spick and span. No woman could keep a house neater than Dan does, Mr. Gilliam says and every thing is exactly in its place. The linuse is built on a ridge to avoid danger from snow slides and at that bo heavy is the snow fall there that the entire house is buried under many feet of snow during the winter months. Doublo Crossed by Romance J. B. Huddleston, Lonerock sheep man, was in the city this week on i business. "J. B." says his matri monial aspirations, which tho Hepp ner Herald and the Condon Globe Times have been doing their best to forward, came very n,ear realization not long Blnce. Everything looked favorable to a happy consummation, when tho chosen lady, up and ran away with a bootlegger! Thus does Romance d o u b I e-cross mortals! Globe-Times. To know flow good a cigarette really can be made you must try a- (iSTRIKE DR. COXDER AXD FAMILY EXJOY TRIP TO BEACHES Dr. J. P. Conder and family have returned from a pleasant camping trip when they visited Portland and all of the beaches from Seaside to Tillamook. Dr. Conder, who oper ates a wheat ranch in the Alpine dis trict, had just finished delivering his wheat to the warehouse with his Ford truck and when the outing bug bit him Jie just transformed the truck into a road car and "hit the road." The trip was made without acci dent and every moment was thor oughly enjoyed. When they left Heppner they planned to extend the trip to Crater lake and return via the interior route but they found the beaches too attractive and gave up the southern Oregon part "of itiner ary in order to get home in time for the opening of school. "Next year," said the doctor, "we will see Crater lake and a few other places." s (By C. E. Spence, Market Agent, 723 Court House, Portland.) Almost any product grown in suf ficient quantity to ma'ko a volumn of business can be marketed success fully under a selling agency if the organization is on strictly business and economical lines. As local asso ciations form and gain strength they naturally federate and out of them coma state.wlde organizations. How ever, there can be too many and too small associations to succeed. One hundred cars of potatoes can be han dled by an association almost as cheaply as one. There must b,e suf ficient volumn in sight to make a local association self-sustaining. Once more the importance of a solid, hard-headed business organi zation should be impressed on the leaders of any proposed co-operative selling agency, be it great or small. It must be started right and run right, or it will fail. Ability alone must count in working out a plan. Men who have made successes must bo on the boards of directors and they must give as much time and enregy to the work as they did to their private business, which they mad,e a success of. They mu3t ex pect to work .without much or auy compensation until the organization is on its feet and the work then taken over in large part by the of ficials. And the officials must be chosen by the same rul(e that other indus tries apply. They must know their jobs and bo capable of building up a business. They must know how and when to sell products, never having too much of a commodity in one locality and too little in another. Th,ey must know marketing, distribu tion, delivery, grading, financing. They must be trained specialists and they must be well paid. And of equal importance to the permanent success of any co-operative organization Is that of gettin the products to the buying public at a price that will assure normal con. sumption. If the public will not buy, market and price control are of littlo value. The beaten path be tween tle farm and the home must be shortened; the system of market ing revised, middle profits and ex penses eliminated as far as possible and the products transported from the farm to the retailer by the short est and cheapest course. The sell ing agency must be its own middle man as far as possible and practica ble. The middle profits must be ma terially cut down or the efforts to get higher prices for growers and lower price for the homes will fail. Pamphlets regarding the new po tato grading and Inspection law, which will go into efroct September IS, are ready for distribution and will be mailed to any person requeu ing them. Address State Market Agent, 723 Court House, Portland. These pamphlets give the four grades in full and the rules and regulations of the market agent. Compulsory grading and lnsp.-o lion of Oregon's potatoes will put th' statu on a basis with Washington and Idaho and will be of great ad vantage in marketing. The fancy grade will undoubtedly be developed, as Or i-on produces a largo quanti. Spokane, Wash. An open attack upon Aaron Sapiro, nationally known organizer of co-operative sales or ganizations, was launched recently by Walter J. Robinson, manager of the Washington Wheat Growers' as sociation, in reply to charges of Sa piro that managers of tho Northwest grain associations are "showing themselves unfit to be leaders" be cause of their support of farmers in thoir demands for government price fixing. The attack upon Sapiro was made in a letter sent by Robinson to the Northwest Wheat Growers, As sociated, at Portland. "The Washington Wheat Growers association, as well as the American Wheat Growers, Associated, are un alterably and irrevocably opposed to price fixing as a permanent policv, but, owing to the emergency which exists, we have attempted to assist the farmer in every way," said Rob inson. ty of potatoes that can make this grade. Portland dealers state that already there has been a marked im- iaw has not yet gone into effect, received in the city, although tho provement in the grading of potatoes One of the largo dealers stated that wlen growers realize that they can get a better price for their Btock with the culls left on the farm for feeding than they could for the whole crop, they will welcom,e the grading law and abide by Its pro visions. COXDOX 'MINUTE MAX" IS ARRESTED Frank Smith oi Condon, charged with committing a felony in connec tion with the alleged shooting out of windows of the Ku Klux Klan hall at Condon about ono month ago, was arrested late Saturday in Condon by special state agents from this coun ty. He was taken to Arlington and placed in jail, but when a report reached Arlington that a mob of his friends from Condon wero about to come to Arlington to affect his re lease, Smith was brought to Pendle ton. His bond of $500 was furnished by Sheriff Montague of Gilliam coun ty. His preliminary hearing will be held Tuesday. Smith is said to be a member of the "Minute Men,," an organization of men working in the county. East Oregonian. Mr. Smith is well known In Hepp ner, having lived here before going to Condon several years ago and where he was, until recently, en gaged in the grocery business. Re ports reaching this city from Condon are to the effect that Smith was ar rested while working in a Gilliam county harvest field and that when he remonstrated with his captors at being taken from his own county without a hearing he was struck over the head with a gun and ren dered unconscious. Friends of Smith say that he was working in the country when tho alleged attack was made on the Ku Klux headquar ters at Condon and that he was in no way implicated. Condon news papers give but a meager account of the matter and no word has been re ceived here regarding tho present status of the case. Japanese Relief A meeting of the Morrow County chapter, Amerlflan Ity?d Cross, will be held at the county nurse's office in Odd Fellows' building this (Tues day) evening at 7:30. All members are expected to attend. Tho quota for Japanese relief apportioned to Morrow county is .1925 and dona tions in either casav or wheat will be accepted. If you have no wheat and can donate chickens wo will sell them and turn in the monoy. Farm ers donating wheat should mark same "Japanese Relief Fund, care Red Cross," and leave sanjo at ware houses. Remember when wo had our mis fortunes? Assistance was extend"!! liberally. Now it'a our turn to help food the starving Japs. MRS. EMMET COCHRAN, Chairman Morrow County Red Cro:,s. i FOR SALE New Brunswick phonograph; $50 less thn i.Lia1' r'-tj.l price; t-afy payments. Paul Hendrix. 20-lt $6,000,000 TO BE SPENT ADVERTISING PAG. COAST Portland, Ore., Sept. 0. "Six Million Dollars for Advertising the Pacific Coast" is the title of a fol der being mailed by tho Oregon State Chamber of Commerco today to 8000 representative business men of the state. Tho bulletin points out that every large city on the Paclfio Coast has raised a fund for the exploitation of the potential resources of their ter ritory, and that all the rail lines serving the west are spending liter ally millions in national advertis ing. . "This is Oregon's opportunity to cash in," says the message to the business men of the state. "When you support the Oregon State Cham. ber of Commerce you are helping to take advantage of the greatest ad vertising and publicity movement in the history of the nation." COPPER CARBONATE TREAT MENT BEST SMUT PREYEXTIOX (By R. W. Morse) Copper carbonate will ho widely used in Morrow county this fall in treating seed wheat according to County Agent Morse. The results in Morrow county where smut counts were made under field conditions the past summer show that there were 3.4 per cent smut where copper carbonate was used and 3.6 per cent where bluestone or formaldehyde was used. The percentage of control would have been much less in both treatments except for the fact that one or two fields had a high per cent of smut in both treatments due to planting heavily smutted seed. A dry treatment is the most eco nomical of any treatment when it is considered lime there Is a saving of about 20 per cent of seed when this treatment is used. Like any other treatment certain precautions are necessary if it is to bo successful. Only copper carbonate of good qual ity should be used. It should con tain at least 50 per cent basic cop per, and 98 per cent of it should pass through a 200-mesh screen. It is necessary that some kind of a mix ing machine be used as it cannot be satisfactorily mixed by hand. Each seed should be thoroughly coated with the powder and tho planting of heavily smutted seed is not recom mended no matter what treatment is used. PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST The Oregon society, Sons of the American Revolution takes pleasure in offering a series of prizes total ing the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the pupils of high schools of the state of Oregon for essays on the fol lowing subject: "The Causes Which Brought About the American Revo lution." There will be three prizes awarded this year: Twenty-five dol lars ($2 5.00) for the best, fifteen dollars ($15.00) for the second, and ten dollars ($10.00) for the thliU best essay, respectively, written by pupils of high schools of tho state. Thp conditions governing this es say contest are as follows: The es says must not exceed twenty-five hundred words, must bo written on one side only of paper and accom panied by a statement from the writ er's teacher that the writer is a pu pil in a high school of the state of Oregon. The essay must be signed by the writer and his or her postoffice ad dress (including county) must b, given. The essays should be for warded to Mr. H. L. Bates, chairman of the committee, Forest Grove, Ore gon, and should reach their destina tion not later than February 1, 1924. Essays not complying with the con ditions stated above will Dot be con sidered. In awarding the prizes the com mittee will be governed by consld f rations of: 1. Originality. 2. Accuracy of statement. 3. Manner of treatment. 4. Orthography, syntax and punc nation. 5. Nearness and legibility. Thesi) prizes are offered to en courage liy, of our country and th ntudy of its history. Any additional Information which may bo desired will be cheerfully furnished by the chairman of the -.ay committee. WELT, KXOWX FOSSIL MAX MEETS ACCIDENTAL DEATH Coe D. Barnard, one of tho b;t known pioneer residents of Wheeler county nic-t sucluen death last Friday a'teinoor. when a li,eavy wagon he was driving at his ranch nea: dos sil, went off th',1 jrade and turned over. jlr. Lainarr1 was dead wh-. . found showing several wounds on tho head and face. Mr. Barnard was 51 years old and had lived in the Fossil country for 36 years where he was engaged in the stock business. He was a mem ber of Heppner lodge of Elks and several carloads of officers and members of the lodge drove over to Fossil Sunday tq attend the funeral which was conducted according to the ritual of the lodge. Mr. Barnard is survived by his widow, two sons and one daughter. Ha was a man of wide acquaintance with a host of friends throughout eastern Oregon who will sincerely regret his untimely denth. RHEA GREEK FOLK HOLD PICNIC AT HE. ALSTOTT'S One of the enjoyable neighborhood picnics for which tho Rhea creek neighborhood is noted was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Al Btott last Sunday when between 75 and 100 neighbors met to enjoy the grateful shade on the lawn. The neeting was planned as a sort of farewell party for Mr. and Mr. Cliff Rugg ai!d children, who expect to leave in a few days for tho Wil lamette valley where they will make their home near tho town of Wllia. mlna. The day was spent "Just visltirg" iiiid enjovlng one of the best plonk dinners ever spread. A piano oh the porch and a crowd of young people supplied plenty of music during th? day. It is such gatherings as I his that h:.s given tho Ithcn crook neighbor hood the reputation of being ono of thr. most sociable communities In Morrow county. Mai her Hack on Job E. A. Maither, principal of Hepp ner high school, who hns boon spend ing a portion of his vacation with tho engineering department of the U. S. reclamation service at the McKay creek dam sito in Umatilla county, returned to Heppner Thurs day and is again on tho job at the high school building. Mr. Mather says they are building quite a town at the dam sito and the place will bo tho scono of Intense construction ac tivities during the next three years, that being the period of time expect ed to complete the work. Wlideiinn Improved in Health John Wildonan, wbh In town for a day or two during tho week from his Eight-mile wheat ranch whore, Bays, they have just finished harvest ing a fair crop. Mr. Wlidonan, who has been in poor health for tho past year, is much improved but ho ex pects to Hpend Dip winter either at Tho Dalles or Portland and hopes by spring to have fully recovered. Mr. and Mrs. Brown, who have been on the Wiidonan ranch for tho past year, left Saturday morning for Port land where they will reside. WE CANT GIVE MEAT AWAY; THAT'S FOOLISHNESS 3ut WE CAN AND DO SELL BEST QUALITY MEAT at Bed-Rock Prices. That's Business The Central Market I 9BI E Heppner schools opened yester day morning and by Wednesday morning everything will bo running; in well oiled channels. Monday was registration day and today is being spent breaking in the classes ami oiling the machinery. Superintendent Hedrick reported; this morning that the high school opens with a considerable Increase in number of students over opening day last year and a still greater increase is expected when-the busy season is farther advanced. Tho full complement of teachers. as published in this paper last week, are on the Job with the exception of Miss Janet Frasier, instructor in English and History. Miss Frasier met with a very serious accident during vacation and it is understood she will not be able to take up her dutb's for about a month. Mrs. Crawford, who formerly taught in tho Boardman schools, has been ao- cured to substitute for Miss Frasier until she can take up the work. Tho school is opening under most favorable auspices and a successful year Is anticipated by the teachers and school officials. Tho enrollment as computed at noon today follows: High School Seniors, 18; juniors, 17; sophmorcs, 26; freshmen, 36; post graduates, 4; Total, 101. Grades Eighth grade, 22; sev enth, 30; sixth, 35; fifth, 33; fourth. 28; third, 29; second, 29; first, 25. Miss Blanch Fahy, former primary teacher, resigned her position in the primary department and Mrs. Edna Turner has been appointed to fill the vacancy. Tho two primary classes havo boon, merged in one for tho present year. IOXE INDE 'EX PENT CHANGES HANDS Pearl P. Hasslor was in town from lone Monday calling on his old friend, Win. Loo McCaleb and mak ing new acquaintances. Mr. Hasslor has recently purchased tho lone In dependent and will take possession of the property in about two weeks. Mr. Hasslor is an old time newspa perman and has published papers at Turner, Central Point and otliur Oregon towns and Is regarded as a first-rate man In his lino. Mr. Ac'kerman, who has published tho Independent for several years and who has made a financial huc coss of tly! game, will take a rest from active business for awhile anl enjoy a vacation. Oklahoma Governor Defies Klan According to press dispatches from Oklahoma that state is threat ened with martial law on account of trouble growing out of repeated flogging of citizens which Governor Walton attributes to tho Klan. Gov ernor Walton has advised all citizens attacked by masked mobs to "shoot to kill" and It la said tliat several persons who havo been threatened with mob violonco havo boon given statu police commissions, and full pardon has been promised to all per sons who may bo convicted for shoot ing members of masked mobs. . m u H H