Morrow
County
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HEPPNER
VOLUME X
HEPPNER, OREGON, TTKS1 ). JANUARY 8, 1924
NUMBER 37
dark May Urge
to Clean
DRAGONS, HYDRAS, FURIES
CALLED TO CONFERENCE
Ideals of Founder ..Abandoned for
Lawless Tendencies and
. j Political Design
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2. E. Y.
Clarke, imperial giant, today issued
a call for a national congress of the
Ku Klux Klan to meet in Atlanta on
February 26 to "gather together and
prayerfully consider methods to
eliminate existing evils, or else to
follow the example of the founder
of the original Ku Klux Klan and
'have the courage and manhood to
devise ways and means for the im
mediate disbandment of the or
ganization." Mr. Clarke's proclamation calls at
tention to the organization of the
klan on July 4, 1916, by William
Joseph Simmons, how emperor, and
says that these "laudable aims,
id;eals, principles and purposes have
apparently been abandoned by the
klan and the organization has be
come one with lawless tendencies
and political design," and that the
end of the "bitter war" between the
emperor and imperial wizard is not
in sight.
Courts Alarmed
' "With the above conditions exist
ing and with the federal govern
ment and the courts of the land be
coming increasingly alarmed over
the situation," Mr. Clarke's procla
mation says, "it behooves klansmen,
in all ranks and stations to gather
together and consider means of elim
inating existing evils, or else dis
bandment of the organization.'?
The proclamation, which is signed
4'E. Y. Clarke, imperial giant, na
Jeff Jones and Dell Alstott
shipped a car of hogs to Portland
Sunday, Mr. Jones accompanying the
shipment. Bob Thompson and Percy
Hughe3 also sent in three cars of cat
tle the same day, C.W. McNamer act
ing as chaperone for the bovines.
Farmer Pays Too Many Profits
(By C. E. Spence)
At Imbler, In Union couonty, re
cently, 150 farmers and their wives
gathered at a farmers' meeting,' at
which a dinner was served. Nearly
everything on the tables was the
product of the farms, and the cost
per plate was computed, based on
prices the farmer received for the
food products, plus the labor cost of
preparing the meal. The actual
cost per plate was 16 cents. This
same menu was then compared with
Portland restaurants when the cost
per platje was figured out at $1.55
a difference .of $1.39 between the
farm price and the Portland eating
houses. In other terms, it cost $24
to feed 150 persons in Eastern Ore
gon and $232.50 to feed the same
group in Portland a spread of
$208.50
Farmers do not want other stand
ards pulled down to their level, but
they ask that theirs be raided to con
form with other industries. They
know there should not be a differ
ence of $1.39 between a dinner in
Union county and Portland. In such
a "spread" they know the consumer
pays far too much and the produc
er receives far, too little injustice to
(both.
Farm products pass through too
many hands, and too many profits
are taken between the grower and
eater. Recently the state market
agent followed a sack of potatoes
from the grower Just outside of
Portland to the retailer on Eighth
street and the price more than dou
bled in the 12 miles of handling. Yet
each middleman showed that he had
not made mora than a fair profit on
his share of the handling. The trou
ble was that too many handled the
sack of spuds, too many rake-offs
were taken.
There is no good reason why
farmers should not handle their food
products in the same way that big
factories handle their food droducts.
Shoe factories do not snip their pro
Klansmen
House Or Quit
peiial wizard emeritus," states that
all officials of the klan, regardless
of factional differences or align
ments, take the necessary st,eps to
see that eveiy klan in the nation is
represented by one or more dele
gates, including the cyclops of each
klan."
It adds that the "emperor and
imperial wizard of the organization
will be asked to be in Atlanta at
this time and to hold themselves in
readiness to come before the nation
al convention in case that body so
desires at any time during its session
which is now contemplated will last
for at least two full days."
Follows Demand
The "imperial proclamation," was
addressed to "all grand dragons, hy
dras, grand titans, furies, cyclops,
terrors, king kleagles, Measles, im
perial representatives and citizens of
the invisible empire, Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan."
William J. Simmons is emperor of
the 'klan and H. W. Evans imperial
wizard.
"I have issued the call for the
national congress of klansmen in an
swer to insistent demand that I use
myeauthority to do so and thus al
low the real klansmen of the nation
to get together without intimida
tion and autocratic rule and discuss
frankly conditions inside the organ
ization," Clarke asserted.
"Within the next few days I will
announce the personnel of the men
who will be in charge of the na
tional congress and I will also prob
ably have some things to say which
will prove startling to klansmen and
to the citizens of the nation interest
ed in law and order and free demo
cratic political government."
James N. Luper returned from
Portland and Salem Sunday evening
where he spent an enjoyable holiday
season with his daughter, Mrs. King,
and her family, and his son, Rhea
Luper, who is state engineer with
headquarters at Salem,
ducts to the jobbers and wholesalers
and take the "market price." They
fix the market price beforu the goods
leave the factory. They do it thru
combination strength. They can al
ways, get a profit price by refusing
to qell for any other price. They
are in control of the supply.
In Washington state there is much
progress being made in co-operation
between producer and consumer.
There are 90 co-operative stores in
that state, and the matter of short
ening the route and reducing the
number of profits between the farm
and the kitchen is now being worked
out. It is slow work because of the
opposition of the middle interests
and the apathy of the consumers,
but the movement is growing.
When realization is seared into
the heads of farmers that they muat
by combination strength control
their products and their distribution,
then will they pull up to the other
standards. An organization that con
trols but 20 to 30 per cent of an out
put will not be of much force in
marketing. It must have 80 per cent
control to be a factor in marketing
and price fixing.
( When farmers will quit arguing
and sign up to deliver every sack of
i their spuds to a central selling
! agency; every crate of their apples,
small fruits and other products, then
they will be able to get a fair profit
for their labor. Then will they be
i able to determine the market price,
rather than the brokers, wholesalers,
commission men and other interests.
! There are plenty of workable co
! operative plans ready for the work
i when the farmers are ready for the
' work when the farmers are ready
fo the plans.
j And when the farmers are able to
' do their own marketing, then will
I the consumers hare something to
work on and they will organize and
meet the producer to eliminate the
many middle profits and expenses
and get the products at lower prices
Nose-Printing, Adopted for Dogs
The first dog nose print bureau in the world has been opened by a Los
Angeles veterinary hospital. The Bertlllon system of fingerprinting has been
adopted, only the noses and feet are used to record identification of the
Individual animal. The above photograph shows one of the pets being snoot
marked, as it were, and the Inset shows the print he made.
REBEKAHS
Heppner Odd Fellows and Rebek
ahs held joint installation ceromjm
ies in their lodge room last Wodies
diy evening when the following new
oificers were installed for tin cur
rent term: ,
Rebekahs
Dessle Copenhaver, N. G.; Hattie
Wightman, V. G.jJLillle Turner, sec
retary; Mrs. Lee Slocum, treasurer;
Mrs. R. L. Benge, warden; Mrs. M.
C. Smith, conductress; Mrs. W, T.
Campbell, chaplain; Mrs. H. Hughes,
R. S. N. G.; Mrs, A. M. Phelps, L.
S. N. G.; Mrs. Olive Frye, R. S. V.
G.; Mrs. Ella Busieck, L. S. V, G.;
Miss Pearl Wright, I. G.; Miss Doris
Flynn, O. G. i
Odd Fellows
D. O. Justus, N. G.; C. L. Stand
ish, V. G.; A. M. Phelps, secretary;
Albert Adkins, treasurer; Lee Slo
cum, Warden; O. M. Scott, conduc
tor; O. C. Edwards, R. S. N. G.; S.
P. Devin, L. S. N. G.; D. C. Gur
dane, R. S. V. G.; A. J. Knoblock,
L. S. V. G.; J. L. Yeager, chaplain;
Geo.. McDuffee, R. S. S.; J. J. Wight
man, L. S. S.; G. W. Sperry, I. G.;
A. Z. Barnard, O. G.
Following the installation cere
monies a social session was held
when light refreshments were
Berved.
HEPPNER HILL GRADE NOW
OPEN FOR TRAVEL
Roadmaster McCaleb reports to
the Herald that the new grade up
Heppner hill is now open for travel
although the work is not entirely
completed. About three-fourths of a
mile of the grade requires the top
surface material but this does not in
terfere with travel at this time.
The new road through the Jeff
Jones place which will bring the up
per Rhea creek travel into the main
highway at the Hendrlck's ranch, is
also completed except the lack of top
dressing on about five-eighths of a
mile. It is also open for travel.
Lexington Boy Honored at O. A. C.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallls, Jan. 7. (Special) Merle K.
Saxe of Lexington, punior in indus
trial arts, has been elected president
of the Independent Men's associa
tion, the campus association of men
on the campus not living in fratern
ities or balls.
NOTICE
TO DOG OWNERS Compliance
with Section 9367 Olson's Oregon
Laws, will be required of all par
ties baring dogs, after January
1st, 1924.
Penalties as provided for failure to
comply with this law is a fine of
$10.00 for each and every month
of the owner's failure to comply
License may be had by applying
to the County Clerk.
GEO. McDUFFEE,
37-38 Sheriff.
Dell Alstott shipped a couple of
cars of hogs to Portland Sunday ant'
Bob Thompson also went down wit!
a consignment of cattle.
E
PluNEER PASSES AM
George W. Renoe, a resident of
Oregon since 1871, died at the home
of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Boyer, near Hamilton,
Oregon, on December 28, 1923, at
the age of 83 years. The body was
taken to Hood River for Interment,
where the funeral was held on Jan
uary 1st.
Mr. Renoe was born In Fulton
county, Missouri, November 26,
1840. He came to Oregon in 1871
via. San Francisco, coming from
there to Portland by boat. His first
employment in Oregon was with the
late Governor Z, F. Moody, who was
then engaged in surveying in eastern
Oregon. Later Mr. Renoe engaged
in steamboating on the Columbia riv
er on the run between Portland and
The Dalles and during one winter
he carried the mail between The
Dalles and Portland by pony express.
Later he engaged in farming which
he followed for a number of years.
His wilje, who died several years ago,
was Miss Esther Miler and to tbem
were born the following children:
Mrs. Pauline Boyer and Mrs. Cora
Snipes, of Hamilton; Mrs. Eva Pet
tyey, of Seattle; Charles and Virgil
Renoe, of Hamilton. A sister, Mrs.
Emaline Davis, residing at The
Dalles, also survives him,
PROMINENT RAILROAD
OFFICIAL PASSES
Mrs. A. M. Phelps received a tele
gram Saturday evening announcing
the death of her brother, C. H. Mar
shall, of Omaha.
Mr. Marshall was superintendent
of the C M. & ST. P. R. R. between
Chicago and Omaha, and had been
connected with that company for
about 40 years.
When the company built their
western extension to Puget Sound
several years ago Mr. Marshall had
charge of the work as superinten
dent. Rabbit Skins Have Money Value
From Information received by
County Agent Morse, from the Amer
ican Rabbit Products Company ot
New York, they are willing to pay
from thirty-five to forty cents per
pound for rabbit skins, f. o. b. ship
ping point. In preparing the rabbit
skins the heads and feet are cut off
and the skins pulled off inside out
and hung up to dry. They dry more
rapidly if stretched on a piece of
wire the shape of a staple or on a
board, but they do not need to be
stretched. No shipment should be
made . of less than one hundred
pounds and the company states they
are preparing to take as many thous
and pounds as can be procured. In
asmuch as the skins are bought for
their fur value only, they can be
shot with rifle or shotgun. Ship
ments should be made to the Amer
ican Rabbits Products Company, 18
24 Arch Street, Newark, New Jer
ley, and sfndinr a sight draft drawn
against bill of lading to the same
ilace. Rabb' , weigh out aboil I
six pelts to the pound.
It pays to
?e in the Herald
County Farm
Meeting,
INFORMATION FOR
, EX-SERVICE MEN
An Oregon ex-service man asks
that the "following questions regard
ing the benefits under the Oregon
Soldiers' Bonus Law be replied to
through this newspaper":
If I filed my application for the
cash bonus on or before December
31, 1923, but have not taken the
cash bonus, can I change it to the
loanT Yes, you can change it to the
loan by writing to the Bonus Com
mission at Salem, saying you want
to change to the loan.
If I filed my application before De
cember 31, 1923, and elected to take
the loan, can I change it to the cash
bonus and how long have I to make
the change? Yes, you can change to
the cash bonus at any time. The law
does not say when the change must
be me, but the initial application
has to have been filed on or before
December 31, 1923, in order to make
this kind of a change. (Note: The
legislature can amend the law and
set a date when the cash bonus will
have to he accepted or refused.)
It I filed my application for the
cash bonus on or before December
31, 1923, and subsequently changed
to the loan, when must I file my
loan application? You can file your
loan application at any time up to
and including June 30, 1927.
If I filed my Initial application
for the loan after December 31.
1923, and decide to change to the
cash, could I do bo? No. You did
not file on or before December 31,
1923, consequently you are only en
titled to the .loan benefits of the
law.
If I file my initial application for
the cash bonus after December 31,
1923, and it was rejected on account
of the date it was received, could 1
havel it changed to a loan? Yes, by
writing a letter t othe Bonus Com
mission requesting the change be
made to a loan. In this event you
would have until June 30, 1927, to
file the loan application, or it could
be filed before that date, but not
after.
DEADMAN HILL
GRADE COMPLETED
At the recent session of county
court the project of improving the
Deadman hill grade on the Hardman
Spray road beyond Rock Creek was
closed up. The people of the district
beyond Rock Creek donated about
$1,00 In cash and labor for the work
and the famous hill Is now negotia
ble on an eight per cent grade, which
Is less than one-third of the eleva
tion on the old road. The county al
so gave some assistance in the work
and the residents of that district
will now be able to get to the out
side world with less risk of life and
limb than formerly.
JacKHyndPlans
OFFER PRIZES TO COMMUNITIES GETTING MOST EARS
That rabbits are almost as plenti
ful this winter as they were several
years ago before the poisoning cam
paigns were started, is the claim of
Jack Hynd, well known Cecil Btock-
man, who came in from the ranch
Saturday evening to spend the week
end in town. "Not that the drives
and poisoning did not help," Mr.
Hynd says, "but they have not yet
accomplished all (hat was hoped
for."
The past year has benn very fa
vorable for the increase of the long
eared pests, according to Mr. Hynd,
as the grass was good all summer
on the sand range and until the
present snow fall the bunnies were
sleek and fat.
Mr. Hynd's plan for making war
on the bunnies is about as follows:
Let the people of the county chip
into a voluntary subscription funi
of, say $500, which would be offered
In three or four purss with Ihc
capital prize, say, $250. Then let
! each community organize a rabbi
J club and go out after scalps. No
Bureau Hold
Elect Officers
THREE SPEAKERS FROM
O. A. C. MAKE ADDRESSES
New Officers Elected. Attendance
Small Because of Cold
Weather
The Morrow County Farm Bureau
held its annual meeting in I. O. O.
F. hall last Saturday and while thb
attendance was not large on account
of bad weather conditions the Inter
est shown in questions most affect
ing the farming industry at this time
was all that could be wished for.
A completje set of new officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year as follows: R. B. Wilcox, of
Lexington, president! B. H. Peck, of
Rhea creek, vice-president; Roy
Campbell, of Social Ridge, secretary
treasurer. The meeting was called for 10:00
O'clock A. M. but so few were pres
ent at that hour that no business was
transacted other than the appoint
ment of committees on resolutions
and nominations.
At 1:00 P. M., with a number of
members added to those present In
the morning the bureau proceeded
to business when the officers named
above were place in nomination and
unanimously elected. (
Resolutions
The committee on resolutions then
reported as follows:
We, your committee on resolu
tions, beg leave to submit, the follow
ing report.
First That our dues be reduced
from $5.00 to $2.00 per year.
That last year's paid up member
ships bo extended one year.
That where members belong to a
local organization, $1.00 of the $2.00
memberschlp fee may be retained by
the local organization.
Second That the Morrow County
Farm Bureau send a representative
to Corvallls to attend the Agricul
tural Economic Conference to be
held there Jan. 23-24.
Third That a Wheat Growers
conference be held early in Febru
ary to consider the problems of the
wheat grower.
That a committee be appointed to
work with the county agent in ar
ranging for this conference.
Fourth That the county organi
zation continue to publlBh its local
paper.
Fifth-r That we continue our pol
icy of non-affiliation with the state
organization if we have one.
Sixth Whereas, we, the members
of the Morrow County Farm Bureau
believe that co-operativ marketing
can never attain satisfactory results
as long as a few plutocrats have the
power to inflate and deflate the vol
ume of our currency at thoir option
and for their own aggrandizement.
Therefore be it resolved that we.
(Continued on Pave Ftv)
Rabbit's Doom
method of destruction would be
barred in the contest, Mr. Hynd
says, but each club would be privl
ledgjed to kill rabbits any way that
came handy. Poison 'em, shoot 'em,
Ttlll 'em with clubs or run them
down with an automobile any way
at all Just so the ears brought in
came from a dead rabbit, which he
says Is the only good ' rabbit bo
knows of.
Let the campaign run all winter
and spring and when the grand
count comes the communities bring
ing in the most scalps would take
the mpney in their order,
Mr. Hynd would like to have some
organization, Farm Bureau or some
commercial club take the Initiative
in the matter and he believes such
a campaign would result in reducing
the rabbit population to a negligible
quantity.
Mr. Hynd would like to hear sug
gestions along the line he has Indi
cated from any one interested and
the Herald will be glad to publish
any communications received on the
'iubjoct.