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VOLUME X
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1923
NUMBER 26
W. L. THOMPSON IS NAMED AS
CHAIRMAN
Eastern Oregon Wheat Counties Are
Given Four Members
on Body
Portland, Oct. 22. W. L. Thomp
son, vice-president of the First Na
tional Bank of Portland and presi
dent of the American National Bank
of Pendleton, will head the bankers'
committee which will take the lead
in working out the question of co
operative wheat marketing in Ore-
on.
The committee was appointed yes
terday by Edgar H. Sensenich, presi
dent of the Oregon Bankers' associa
tion, who was authorized to name
the group through a resolution adopt
ed Thursday following a hearing be
fore Eugene Meyer Jr., managing di
rector of the war finance corpora
tion. The other members of the group
are Keith Powell, vice-president ot
the Bank of Woodburn and chairman
of the Oregon Bankers' asaociatioin
agricultural committee; Charles H.
Stewart, vice-president of the North
western National bank and director
of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce; W. H. Ragsdale, president of
the Farmers' State Bank of Moro,
Ore.; G. M. Rice, president of the
First National Bank of Pendleton; H.
F. Shilling, cashier of the First Na
tional Bank of Condon, and L. Barn
um, vice-president of the First Na
tional Bank of The Dalles.
A meeting to confer with co-operative
marketing agencies and any
farm organizations or groups which
are interested in the wheat problem
is to be held this week.
HEPPNER ELEVEN W INS OVER
ARLINGTON 6-0 SCORE
A big; crowd turned out at Gentry
Field Saturday to witness the Ar-lington-Heppner
football game and
the home boys lacked not in support.
The game was hard fought from,
start to finish and several players
were temporarily put out of business
but no permanent harm was done.
Arlington has a good team and but
for several fumbles the score might
have been different.
Heppner Hi has a strong team this
year and the boys are out to make
a record this year and seem to have
made a mighty good start in that di
rection. Saturday's score was 6-0 in
favor of the home team.
The next game is scheduled with
lone, and will be played at Gentry
Field Saturday, Oct. 27.
ATLANTIC CITY ELKS
TO BAR KLANSMEN
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 19. The
Atantlc City lodge of Elks has adopt
ed a resolution authorizing the ex
pulsion of members of the Ku Klux
Klan, It was stated today. This was
said to be the first action of the
kind ever taken by a fraternal organ
ization. The resolution is the forerunner
of a national campaign in this direc
tion, according to Eugene C.
Schwinghammer, exalted ruler, who
:said the principles and practices of
-the klan "are in direct variance
with the precepts on which the or
ider of Elks was founded."
Watertown, N. Y., Oct. 19. Action
'Of the Elks' lodge of Atlantic City
in expelling members who are also
members of the Ku Klux Klan does
not have the approval for the pres
ent of the grand lodge officers, J. G.
McFarland, grand exalted ruler, said
today.
"I am not bow prepared to ay
what action will be taken ultimate
ly said Mr. McFarland, "because
unUl we know whether the oath,
and obligations taken by klan mem
bers are at variance with Elk pre
cepts no decision will be made. I
can say, however, that so far as I
know, no consideration is being
given' to a national campaign dc
fn hrine about action simi
lar to that taken by the Elks' lodB'e
at Atlantic City."
SHE SUES FOR A MILLION
Demanding that her name be cleared
oy the "last of her defamers," Mrs.
Helen Elwood Stokes brought suit for
(1,000,000 damages against her stepson,
W, E. D. Stokes, Jr., son of W. E. D.
Stokes, the New York hotel owner.
Young Stokes, called "Weddle" by his
father, named as one of several co
respondents in Stokes' New York suit
to divorce Mrs. Stokes, has lived for
some time In Chicago.
AMERICAN LEGION REBUKES
KU KLUX KLAN ORGANIZATION
After a bitter fight on the floor of
the convention the American Legion
in session at San Francisco last week
adopted a resolution denouncing the
klan without naming; it by an over
whelming vote.
The resolution adopted is known
as the Michigan measure and is as
follows:
"Resolved, by the American Legion
in national convention assembled,
That we consider any individual,
group of Individuals or organizations,
which create o rfoster racial, religi
ous or class strife among our people,
oo whifch take into their own hands
the enforcement of law, determina
tion of guilt or infliction of punish
ment, to be un-Amrican, a menace
to our fundamental law, and be if
further
Resolved, That we consider such
action by any individual, groups of
individuals, to be inconsistent with
the Ideals and purposes of the Amer
ican Legion."
Weddlnlg Bells
Mr. Russell L. Anderson and Miss
Ethel Haverland, both of Heppner,
were married last Saturday afternoon
at tle Methodist parsonage, Rev. F.
R. Spaulding officiating.
Mr. Anderson is employed at the
Cohn garage and Mrs. Anderson Is
an employe of the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Co. Both are recent ar
rivals from Nebraska.
William H. Norcross and Miss Ha
zel Smith, both of Irrlgon, were
married here yesterday, the ceremony
being; performed at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. McNamer. Rev F.
R. Spaulding performed the cere
mony. It is understood the young
couple will reside at Irrigon.
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MEYER AND MONDELL MEET
WITH OREGON GROWERS
Co-Operative Marketing Needed
Meet Present Conditions, Is
Opinion of Many
to
Eugene Mayer jr., managing
dl-
rectoor of the war finance corpora
tion! and Frank W. Mondell, another
director, met with Oregon wheat
growers and bankers at Portland last
Thursday to discuss the present
plight of the farmer in the wheat
growing states and to hear and dis
cuss suggested remedies. Messrs.
Meyer and Mondell are touring the
country at the instance of President
Coolidge to investigate tl.e agricul
tural situation.
More than 100 men representing
the farming, banking, co-operative,
business and civic interests of the
state wer(e present at the meeting
and discussion of various plans to
solve the farmer's prooblem was gen
eral. Mr. Meyer, who was the first and
principal Bpealter at the meeting, de
clared that orderly co-operative mar
keting is tha one and only means at
the wheat growers' problem.
"The European countries, due to
the exiting economic conditions, can
not, as in the past, hold normous
stocks of wheat," Mr. Meyer explain
ed, telling of the results of a three
months' trip throughout Europe last
spring.
Demand Now Spread Out
"Under the former condition, when
the crop was placed on the market
in about a three-month periood, it
was bought In Europe and held Now
the European demand Is spread out
over an entire year. There is no
arrangement for the holding of this
surplus. Europe, the consuming
country, cannot do it any more. Eng
land last year held only 15 per cent
of the stocks that were held before
the war. In other countries varia
tion of foreign exchange makes the
purchase of futures impossible.
The only solution is for the United
States, the producing country, to
take care of this surplus. Some sys
tem must be created whereby the
three-month, supply can be translated
into a year's demand on the market
without a dumping of a sudden sur
plus during the harvest period.
Co-operative Marketing Urged
"The one system which is capable
of this control is that of co-operative
marketing, properly developed.
It is an engineering problem to reg
ulate the volume of the flow and
the time In wflich that volume must
flow. -V-l!Hf,
"What has held off buying is the
fear of the dumping of a large quan
tity, and consequent break In the
market. The restoration of confi
dence by the establishment of a mar
keting system which will control the
surplus over a period of time, ap
plicable to the existing demand, will
make possible an even market with
consequent adjustment of prices to
a fair scale viewed from the cost of
production."
Mr. Meyer pointed out that while
only 25 per cent of the whpat in the
country was exported, this portion
fixed the price even of the domestic
supply, and that the readjustment
of this portion through co-operative
handling would have its effect on the
entire situation.
, Larger Scale Necessary
"Co-operative marketing, how
ever," the managing director de
clared, "must be developed ou a
larger scale, so that a greater pro
portion of the wheat Is controlled
by these associations."
Numerous plans for relief were
proposed by speakers from the wheat
growing counties and out of all the
discussion came a resolution present
ed by W. L. Thompson, banker of
Prtland and Pendleton, that a com
mittee of five bankers be appointed
by the president of the state bank
ers' association to act as a medium
for united action among the farm
ers, bankers and business men of the
state in perfecting the co-operative
marketing plan and making it a suc
cess. The committee will be
aP -
pointed within a few days, Mr. Sen-Urative marketing plan Is already
slnlch, president of the Oregon State WOrklng and with proper develop
Bankers, announced. ment promises a large measure of re-
A. R. Shumway, president of theHfcf for next year.
Free State's Martyrs Honored
l -Lif sg' SWA'1!1""" cl I
1 jJj3rsSjI I
While hundreds looked on, President Cosgrave of the Irish Free State
unveiled Oils cenotaph in Dublin, Ireland, erected to the memory of Michael
Collins and Arthur Griffith.
How Deflation Affected
Farmers and Stockmen
(C. E. Spence, State Market Agent, 723 Court House, Portland.)
Here are five stable products ofQ-
the land that have so declined In
price that producers get only cost of
production for them, and on some
less than cost: (These figures are
from the Department of Agriculture
for last year, snowing the deflation
from 1919.)
Hogs have declined 44 per cent,
beef cattle 35, hay 31, eggs 29, wheat
21, and yet for the same period
prices of all commodities advanced
38 per cent.
The result of this condition is two
standard of values, two price, levels.
Under it the farmer's dollar is de
flated to 53 cents, as evepything he
has to sell to obtain the dollar has
been set back on an averagp of 32
per cent.
There can't be permanent pros
perous conditions under this double
system. It is not based on perman
ency. High wholesale commodiity
values are largely forced by combina
tion might, while low prices for land
products are forced onto the farmer
by the defenseless condition of agri
culture. Demand and supply have
little to do with either the high or
low prices.
So long as the present system of
fixing prices prevails, the farmer
simply must gdt in the game and pull
his industry up to the level of other
business he must make his dollar
worth as much as the other dollar
for the other industries are not go
lng to voluntarily lower their stand
ards to the present agricultural level.
Group action, compact organiza
tion, is the means. Farmers must
run their industry just as the manu
facturing concerns operate theirs.
They must pool their products, do
their own selling and distributing,
control their production, fix their
own selling prices. The cotton
growers are doing this; the tobacco
growers have pulled their industry
out of the mud into a profitable and
prosperous basis by joint action; the
fruit Industry of California has
changed disaster to prosperous con
Oregon Wheat Growers' association,
paid a tribute to the larger banks of
the state which have rendered ma
terial aid to the co-operative movs
meat. He also declared that active
support from the country bankers
woud aid materially In increasing
the membership and effectiveness of
the wheat growers' organization.
Mr. Mondell spoke on the various
plans for relief by legislative action
and pointed out that even If the
farmers could agree on one plan and
if It should ultimately prove effect
ive, it would require several years to
' get it in operation while tae co -ep-
ditions by producers standing shoul
der to shoulder.
Governor Pierce, In his recent
speech In Portland, stated that of
farm products which the consumer
paid $3.00, the grower received but
$1.00, and that there could not be
generally prosperous conditions un
der such an unjust and unbalanced
system.
Co-operation by producers, retail
ers and consumers can reduce this
excessive middle-profit and middle
expense. It must be done if agri
cultural states are to prosper. A
more direct system of distribution
and less middle interests must be es
tablished. Products must bo brought
to the working class consumers at
prices they will pay, in order that
there may be normal demand, yet the
grower niUBt receive a living profit
for his work and Investment to have
normal production.
There is room enough In the
"spread" between the dollar the
grower gets and the three dollars the
family pays, to bring both or these
conditions, but it will take efficient
organization. It is hard to under
stand that both consumers and pro
ducers will permit middle interests
to add twice the first cost of prod
ucts to the ultima consumer.
Entertain at Bridge
Mrs. P. A. Anderson and Mrs
Hanson Hughes entertained a large
party of ladies at a bridge parly at
tle Hughes home last Wednesday
afternoon. More than 30 guests
were present and the afternoon Is
described by those present as a most
delightful one. Honors went to Mrs
Anna Spencer and Mrs. L. E. Ilisbee.
Dainty refreshments were served
after) the games.
THANKS !
J,JE TAKE this space to thant the public for
their hearty support the past nine months
we have been in business. Such support has en
abled us to hammer prices down and place tur
products within reach of alt.
Ift are pleasing new customers tvery day.
Tell your Jriends.
IVe thank iou!
THE CENTRAL MARKET
G. B. SWAGCART, Prop.
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ASSOCIATION AFTER ALL
CONTRACTED WHEAT
MORROW, GILLIAM, SHERMAV
MEMBERS ARK SUED
Tardy 'Members Are Being Asked for
More Prompt Delivery
of Grain
Members of the Oregon Co-operative
Grain Growers who have not yet
delivered wheat were reminded of
their obligations to the association by
A. H. Lea, manager, in a letter sent
to all those whose tickets have not
yet been received.
"A survey of the association rec
ords," wrote Mr. La, "indicates that
up to October 8, we did not receive
deliveries from you on your 1923
wheat crop.
"The sales department is at this
time arranging plans for the distri
bution of the grain on the world's
markets in accordance with the or
derly marketing plan upon which the
association was founded, and wa
would like to have your warehouse
tickets sent In to this office at once.
or havp a letter from you stating
about how much wheat you expect
to deliver and about when you ex
pect to send the warehouse ticket.
"As you probably know the mem
bership has instructed tle directors,
to insist on full deliveries In accord
ance with the terms of the contract
which each member has with tha
other members, and failure to d,a
llver wheat or to report to the asso
ciation will causo your organization
the expense of an Investigation In
each case. Suit for enforcement of
the contract and the collection ot
damages will follow all violations.
"Attorneys for the association arO
proceeding at this time to either se
cure settlement from, or file suit
against seven members In Sherman
county, two members In Morrow
county and two members In Gilliam
county, and additional cases will bo
started just as fast as Information
can be secured on which to begin the,
actions. According to association of
ficials the total amount of wheat al
ready delivered to the Oregon asso
ciation is two and ono-half million
bushels, which is practically as much
as was received during thp whole ot
last season." The Producer.
FOUND GOLD IN
IN GREENHORN DISTRICT
George A. Patterson returned to
Heppner Saturday from the Green
horn mountains where he has been
prospecting during thd summer. Ho
spent most of the summer pocket
hunting and says he made about $460
since the middle of June. Other
prospectors In that section report
still greater returns for tli,elr labor
during the summer, he said, and
there Is much territory to work on.
Mr. Patterson came through 18
Inches of snow on Old Baldy moun
tain on his way out.
M. E. Conference to Meet Here
Rev. D. H. Leech, D., D., presiding
elder of this district, will hold the
first quarterly conference in tho
Methodist church of Heppner next
Monday evening, October 29, at tho
church.
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