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IF YOU WANT ALL THE NEWS OF MORROW COUNTY WHILE IT IS NEWS, READ THE HEPPNER HERALD. WE PRINT IT FIRST
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VOLUME X
L VIGILANCE
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1923
One of Oklahoma City's Streets During the Flood
NUMBER 30
WILL OPPOSE ALL MASKED SE
CRET ORGANIZATION'S
ASK AID OF FRATERNAL ORDERS
Pressure to Be Brought on Legisla
tures to Enact Regula
tory Laws
press
D. C,
dispatch from
carries the fol-
A recent
Washington,
jowing news story:
With a national committee com
posed o men prominent in the edu
cational, business and professional
life of the nation, the national vigil
ance association has been incorporat
ed here for the purpose of inaugurat
ing an intensive country-wide cam
paign looking to the disintegration of
the Ku Klux Klan and 'kindred or
ganizations. Working quietly for several
months perfecting its organization,
the National Vigilance association
will establish headquarters here for
the purpose of prosecuting its cam
paign for:
Passage of an anti-masking bill
by the legislatures of every state in
the union; ;
Bringing of sufficient influence to
bear upon Individual members of
State legislatures looking toward en
actment of laws compelling such
secret organizations to make public
membership rosters;
Prosecution Is Wanted
Establishment of a federal statute
Bo drawn as to cover mob violence
and to provide federal prosecution
of offenders in the United States
courts;
Propagation of the faith in, re
spect for and obedience to the insti
tutions of government with the
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RED CROSS HILL
PUT ON DRIVE MONDAY
,At a meeting of the Morrow Coun
i unapter A. II. C. held yesterday
tne attendance was not good and
election of officers was deferred un
til a future meeting. The question
of employing a public health nurse
was discussed but no conclusion was
arrived at. It was decided, however,
that the annual roll call will be car
ried out as previously announced.
Mrs. Emmet Cochran will have
charge of the roll call, It is under
stood. Miss Nell Holsinger, field
representative of the Pacific division,
was present at the meeting with aid
and advice about the work. Miss
Holsinger left this morning for Port
land and will go from there to Marsh
field for a few days before returning
to San Francisco to attend a, confer
ence of Pacific coast workers to be
held in that city early in December.
IRE YOU a brown
mouse? Have you
a touch of that lun
acy called genius,
which gives you extra
ordinary ideas and makes
you do things better or
at least different from the
average run of people?
If so, you are a Mendel
ian segregation of genetic
factors (not meaning to
call names) which scien
tists say produces the
brown mouse and other
odd things in the animal
creation. Read
B
n
e
rown
ouse
By HERBERT QUICK
Here is one of the most
original storks in the
world; a novel as enter-
111 I tive; a regular thought-
awakener containing ac
tion, romance, humor,
real character studies
and a love interest. It is
not about mice but about
people, their problems,
ambitions, amotions and
affection. The author
imply had a happy
thought when he took a
brown mouse and ap
plied its characteristics
to a human.
Follow the Story
Serially in
HEPPNER HERALD
Beginning Nov. 27th
weapons of education, agitation and
organization.
The association, it is announced,
is prepared to fight against all in
fluences and agencies which seek to
breed class or 'religious discrimina
tion ana win work for renewal of
respect for the law and the United
States constitution, according to its
charter of incorporation.
Bar Report Is Cited
According to a statement issued
from the offices of the organization
here, the National Vigilance associa
tion was organized as a direct result
of and in response to a striking
1 warning made in a recent report by
I a committee of the American Bar as
sociation against "the ripening har
j vest of anti-Amerilauism."
i The association will seek the co
operation of philanthropic, fraternal,
i social and military organizations,
j particularly the Masonic order, the
j Benevolent and Protective Order of
j Elks, the Moose, Eagles, Oddfellows,
I Foresters, Redmen, Knights of
J Pythias, patriotic order, Sons of
1 America, American Legion, the Ro
i tary, Kiwanis and Lions' clubs in
j condemning the Ku Klux Klan and
: expelling such of their members
; who persist in swearing allegiance to
the so-called invisible empire.
HKiHWAY DIE MILLIONS
COLLECTED OX AUTOS
Washington, Nov. 16. Own
ers of motor vehicles pay to the
federal government in taxes
each year more than double the
amount spent by the govern
ment on account of federal-aid
highway and forest road con
struction, together with all ad
ministrative outlays, according
to Secretary Wallace of agricul
ture who has charge of the ad
ministration of the highway
funds.
Since 1917 the government
has been collecting a tax on the
selling price of motor vehicles,
itres and automobile acces
sories, and also a tax on the
use of passenger automobiles
for hire. On June 30 this year
$489,912,021 had been collect
ed from these sources. Ex
penditures on highway by the
government in that time totaled
$264,782,216, or 45 per cent of
the amount taken in.
FOUND DEAD IX BED
AT KILCl'P RANCH
G. B. Cook, an employe at the Kil-
uup id.m-.li near ufnsi, was tounu cleau
in his bed Sunday morning, death
presumably being caused by an at
tack of heart disease. He was ap
parently about 6 5 years old. The man
was a stranger here and but little
is known of his family or relatives.
Letters from a nephew were found
among his effects and an effort is
being made to locate sone of his
people. Bank deposit books from
Portland and Kelso banks were also
found showing a small balance to his
credit. The body was brought to
town by Coroner Case and is being
held awaiting word from relatives if
any can be located.
J George Dykstra, wll known Hepp
ner man, who has been spending
some time with his son near Bend
j has returned to Condon and is stop-
j ping there for awhile we learn from
the Globe-Times.
ARLINGTON BARKED
FROM ATHLETIC LEAGUE
5
GOOD
CIGARETTES
GENUINE
"BULL"
DURHAM
TOBACCO
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Upper Columbia Ath
letic league held at lone last Satur
day it was decided that Superin
tendent Ferguson and Coach Eilert
son, of Arlington high school, must
forfeit the Condon-Arlington game
to Condon for th,e reason that they
knowingly permitted an ineligible
man to play in the game. For this
and other Irregularities Arlington
high school was formally expelled
from the league until June 1, 1924.
Church Wedding This Morning
(Communicated)
A marriage took place this morn
ing at St. Patricks church when
Miss Brigetta McVenna became the
wife of Mr. John Lee. Honesty and
virtue surpass money and notoriety
and we are glad to testify that John
Lee and Brigetta McVenna are just
and virtuous. We wish them happi
ness and prosperity on their matri
monial Journey.
P.-T. A. LAST TUE
The regular meeting of the Patron
Teacher association was held Tues
day, November 13th in the high
school auditorium with a good at
tendance. The third grade Mrs.
Opal Clark's room furnished the
entertainment feature of the pro
gram which was much appreciated
by the audience. The first number
was a Thanksgivins sons renilernrf
by little Puritan maids in costume.
The next number, a playlet entitled
"The Belling of the Cat," called for
some acting but ttys big black cat
and the little gray mice all acquitted
themselves very creditably indeed.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were then read and routine bust
ness was transacted.
Upon recommendation of the fi
nance committee the association de
ciuea to have a candy sale in the
schoolhouse on the second Tuesday
of each month. It was also decided
by vote of the association to se!
unristmas seals tor the benefit ol
the Oregon Tuberculosis association
and past president Mrs. Jeff Beamer
was placed in charge of that work
The committee in charge of the
work of installing drinking fountains
on the play grounds reported that
the fountains have arrived but are
not yet installed.
At the suggestion of a committee
of the P.-T. A. the eavo-trough of
the Tum-a-Lum will be repaired in
order to prevent that corner from be
coming wet and icy during the win
ter weather.
The Juvenile Welfare committee
with Mrs. McMurdo as chairman, lias
been! busy the past month in prepar
ing to take over a part of the work
of Mrs. Johnson, the county health
nurse. The mothers will, for a time
at least, do the measuring and weigh
ing of the children. Miss Mildred
Clowry has consented to give them
medical examination.
An amendment to the constitution
providing that the annual dues shall
be payable in December, was then
adopted by the meeting.
Mr. B. G. Sigsbee, proprietor of the
Star theatre, was called upon and
gave an,.jjnstructlve and interesting
talk about motion pictures and ex
pressed a willingness to try to obtain
educational films when recommend
ed by the Patron-Teacher associa
tion.
The December meeting will be hold
in the evening and a social time
will be included.
FINAL PAYMENT ON
tVZ WHEAT POOL MADE
Portland, Ore., Nov. 17.
The Oregon Co-operative Grain
Growers have placed in the mail
this week checks totaling $105,
000 in final settlement of the
19 22 pool.
Settlement of what was esti
mated to be approximately 98
per cent of the pool was made
at the close of the season in
Juno, and officials of the or
ganization stated at tlat time
that tley expected that about
2 cents a bushel would be dis
tributed in the final detailed
closing up of the year's busi
ness. Growers are receiving
practically 4 cent per bushel,
however, reports Manager Lee,
the increase being due to the
increased value of the inven
toried grain, ami economies in
the handling of the pool.
Nineteen twenty-three deliv
eries are already 2 5 per cent
more than ;ho total delivery in
1022 and $2,000,000 have been
sent to the country us initial
advances to growers.
HIRAM TASH VISITS,
TELLS PIONEER TALES
CALL ON PRESIDENT
C00LI0GE FOR RELIEF
INCREASED TARIFF,
CORP. INCLUDED
13 X 1'OBT
IN PLAN
LOSS, IF ANY, TO BE PRO-RATED
W ould Fi Price of Auwilcmi vi.,,it
at Homo by Kxnwtiiig
Surplus
Coyote PelU Valuable
Coyote pelts are now said to be
worth from $8 to $9 for their fur
value which should furnish a pretty
strong incentive to the hunter even
without the bounty which was with
drawn by the county some time ago.
A good hunter might b-at wheat
farming at that price for the hides.
Hiram Tosh, for many years a
pioneer resident of this county, now
living at Walla Walla, was here for a
fow days during the week visiting his
son, Fred Tash and other relatives
and friends and looking after some
business matters. Mr. Tash has been
a.n active resident of the Inland em
pire county for around 60 years and
acknowledges his age as being a lit
tle more than 80 years young. He
was one of the first prospectors to
go into the Florence and Oriuo Firm
sections in Idaho and with his palJ
ners struck some valuable placer
claims which yielded fabulous re
turns for short periods and then
played out. "Otherwise," Mr. Tash
said, "wo would all have been rich
in a short time.
Following his mining experience
Mr. Tash engaged In freighting from
Umatilla landing to the Idaho min
ing camps and he recalls many inter
esting experiences of his freighting
days.
Ono incident he told about, the
other morning was of freighting flour
for the government from Umatilla to
Fort Boise. At Powder river they
crosso dthelr outfit of several load
ed wagons on a toll bridge and when
the last wagon was in mid-stream
the flimsy bridge collapsed and the
load of flour went td the bottom up
side down. The water was neck
deep on a man and ice cold but they
finally succeeded in dragging the
wagon out and then, sack by sack,
they fished the flour from the stream
and laid the sacks out, In the sun to
dry. Expecting to be severely pen
alized by the government for the
damaged flour they required the
owner of the bridge to stand for the
loss. He paid them $50 in cash and
gave his note for a sufficient amount
to cover all damages. When the
sacks were dry they loaded up and
proceeded to Fort Boise when it was
found that the damage was so slight
that the government men took no
notice of It and paid for the flour
In full. On their return Tash and
Ills partners returned the note to the
President Coolidgo was asked to
come to the aid of the wheat grow
ers when the delegates from each sec
tion of the state assembled at tho
regular meeting of the Oregon Co
operative Grain Growers held at
Portland on Wednesday, passed reso
lutions requesting the President and
Congress to immediately increase the
aril'f on wheat sufficiently to bring
wheat to its pre-war liiirclinKini
level, and to set up an export cor
poration which would have authority
to purchase and merchandise tho ex
port surplus of wheat, and to pro
rate any losses that might accrue duo
to the difference between, the do
mestic price of, wheat and the export
surplus of wheat, and to pro-rata
any losses that might accrue due to
the difference between the domestic
price of wheat and the export prlca
of wheat back over the entire crop
through the avenue of a sales tax
which would be collected from tha
(Continued on PiiKe Plv)
bridgo man but retained tly) $50 for
their trouble. That was the way
men done business in the old days
and Mr. Tash Bays that while they
had many hardships they also had a
lot of fun and that was worth something.
Star Theatre
Attractions for
This Week
Look at the list of attractions
we are showing this week. (See
regular ad on back page) We
have
"THE
THIRD ALARM"
"FOOLISH
MOTHERS"
'MASTERS OF MEN"
'The HOTTENTOT"
BULGER'S
COMEDY ANIMAL MUCUS
My personal guaranteo
is behind every one of
these programs, Mako a
week of it and you will
never regret It. Hoe
theni all ;
B, O. SIGSBEE.
THANKS !
Condon Ships Carload Turkrj-s
A carload of turkeys from Oilliam
ana wneeier county growers wast
shipped from Condon the other day
netting the growers 33 cents a
pound for No. 1 birds and 28 cents
for Np. 2s and old toma. The ship
ment went to Providence, Rhode Island.
Mrs. Stella K. Drake, worthy
grand matron of the Order of the
Eastern Star will be In Heppner
Thursday afternoon and will hold a
school of Instruction for ihe officers
of the local chapter. She will also
be here Friday evening, November
2 3, at 8 o'clock p. m., when a recep
tion and banquet will be held in Ma
sonic hall.
TAKE this spact to thank the public for
their hearty support the pa it nine) months
we haw been in business. Such support has en
abled us to hammer prices down and place our
products within reach of all.
IVt are pleasing new customers every day.
Tell your Jriends.
We thank you!
THE CENTRAL MARKET
G. B. SWAGGART, Prop.
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