Moriw County ,
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VOLUME X
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1924
NUMBER 4a
INTO BACK
M'NARY-KAUGEN PLAN
L. L. ROGERS NAMED HEAD OF
PENDLETON WHEAT BODY
Umatilla Body Perfects Organization
to Boost McNary-Haugen Bill .
Now on Deck
With L. L. Rogers as president,
the Umatilla County Export Commis
sion League, formed for the purpose
of supporting the McNary-Haugen
bill for stabilizing the price of wheat,
effected a permanent Pendleton or
ganization this morning at a meeting
in the Pendleton Commercial club
rooms.
James Hill is vice-president and
W. W. Harrah secretary-treasurer.
The executive committee includes
the officers and the following: G. M.
RiCje, J. B. McCook, J. W. Maloney,
Elmer McCormmach, L. A. McClin-
tock, Elmer Storie, J. O. Hales, Her
bert Thompson, James Harvey, L. L
Mann, C. M. Wright.
It is the plan of the league to sign
tip every adult in the city as mem
bers of the league, to further plans
for passing the bill. The committees
hope to sign up all merchants, and
10 leave blanks at all leading busi
ness houses, to be signed by Pendle
ton people.
"Every person interested in the
welfare of the producer of wheat
.should join the league," says L. L.
Rogers, president. "This league will
do much to further the plans for
passing the bill. It will boost for
legislation which will help the wheat
grower and by helping him will
greatly benefit the economic condi
tions of the country." East Oregon
Ian. RETURNS FROM CALIFORNIA
Harry Duncan returned to Hepp
ner Friday evening after spending
a couple of months in California en
joying a vacation. While in the
south Mr. Duncan visited Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Patterson at Pasadena aud
spent a month at Hollywood. Holly
wood, Mr. Duncan Bays, is a live
city apd there is something doing
there all the time and he enjoyed his
visit greatly. L09 Angeles is run
ning over with people, many of them
unemployed and plenty of them
broke, but everybody is "on the
way" somewhere. Harry says there
is no home life in Los Angeles and
Tie would not care for that country
as a steady diet.
HEPPNER WINS SPEEDY
IE OVER L
Tor the first time in three years
the Lexington high school basket
ball team went down to defeat last
Saturday evening in a fast game with
the Heppner quintet on the local
floor. The game was a fast and fur
ious one, the score standing at 16-16
at the fnd of the second half. In the
final play, however, Heppner went
ahead and the game closed 18-19.
A game betweent the Heppner sec
ond team and the Pine City team the
same evening also resulted in a vlc
toroy for the local boys.
3. C. BROWN PASSES AT
CALIFORNIA HOME
J. C. Brown, for more than 49
years a resident of this county, died
at his home at Badlands, January
25th, at the age of 90 years.
Mr. Brown iu born la New York
and was a veteran of the Civil war.
Following that conflict he went to
Montana, where he took" part In the
Indian wars that prevailed la ttaatl
territory In the early; days. He came
to Heppner in 1878, where , he be
came an extensive property owner,!
farming in the Blackhorse district
until 1917, when he removed to
Walla Walla, where Ue remained un
til 1919, when he moved with his
family to California, engaging there
in tEe orange growing industry. His
wife died here several yeArs ago. He
it survived by seven children, three
bobs and foar daughters.
Women of Tokyo Sew for Quake Refugees
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Above is pictured a group of Japanese
their refugee friends. The women guther
sacred to the goddess of mercy.
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SUCCESSFUL EVENT
The "smokeless" smoker given by
the"H" club of Heppner high school
last Tuesday evening drew a big
crowd and fat gate receipts. All high
school students were on their toes
preparing for the big show, the girls
doing their part by making and sell
ing $25.00 worth of pop corn ball3,
which amount was added to the
door receipts of some $80.00.
In the boxing contests, all of
which were lively scraps, Bell won
over Doherty, Ulrich and Bucknum
went to a tie, Sprouls and Tash also
tied it, F. D. Doherty won over Mer
ritt, and McDuffee bested Spaulding.
R. Moore and M. Gammell went to
a tie, Wright won over McAlister and
Hirl and B. Doherty went to a tie.
In the wrestling matches Hisler
won over Dexter, Swartz over Smith
and Blackwell over Dexter.
In the mixed bout, in which
"Brick" Hall wrestled and Jim Stout
boxed, the decision went to Hall.
The show closed with a "white
shirt" boxing contest in which Duck
Lee and Elmer Bucknum divided
honors aud distributed lamp black
plentifully on each others immacu
late shirts and handsome faces and
a blindfold scrap, in which, fortun
ately, nobody was fatally injured.
O. E. S. LADIES ENJOY SOCIAL
Last Saturday the ladies of the So
cial Club of the Order of the Eastern
Star spent a "cfelightful afternoon
with sewing, conversation and games
in the banquet room of the Masonic
hall. The hostesses were Mesdames
Earl Gilliam, Paul Gammell, Fred
Lucas and Roy Messeldlne. Mem
bers present were Mesdames Craw
ford, Hynd, Cochran, Hedrick, Sor
enson, Shurte, White, Slocum, Ayers,
Strocdman, Hughes, Cox, Ball, Dix,
Bayless, Sweek, Mahoney, Thompson,
Goodman, McMiirdo, Her, Cleveland,
Penland, Pruyn, Bauman, Launtz,
Richardson, Messeldlne, Lucas, Gam
mell and Gilliam, and Mi3ses Craw
ford and Mahoney. High Bcore fell
to Mrs. Spencer Crawford in guess
ing contest and to Mrs. Ayers in
bridge. A dainty lunch was served.
W. R. C. Installs Officers
Rawlins Post No. 23, Woman's
Relief Corps, held their regular
meeting on Wednesday when officers
were installed. Ada M. Ayers,
Dept. I. and I. officer presiding, with
EmllLe Kelly acting as condactor.
This corps starts out with a very
favorable outlook for a successful
year, aa the officer are enthusias
tic in patriotic work, and with the
loyal support and co-operation ex
pected of the members, mnca ot
good will be accomplished.
There was a fine attendance and,
on this occasion, the time waa all
happily and profitably spent in work
necessary for the advancement ot the
order.
It is expected that soon there will
be a meeting when more time can
be devoted to aocial features.
women who are eivmg. their spare time to sewing articles of clothing for
In the great park of the Asakusa Kwannon temple, Tokyo. The temple is
PIOXEER OF HARDMAN
IS CALLED BIT DEATH
Another of the honored pioneers of
this county has passed on to her
final rest. Mrs. Elvira Ellen Blea'k
man, resident of Hardman since
1882, died at her home in that place
on' Tuesday, January 22, 1924, at the
advanced age of 81 years, 1 month
and 13 days. She had been ailing
for the past two years or more, but
during this time she managed to at
tend to her duties as postmistress.
excepting just such short periods as
she was compelled to lake to her
beil. About a year ago she suffered
a very severe spell, and since that
time her death has not been unex
pected by her family, though she rai
ned to a remarkable degree and ft
was only just recently that she be
gan to grow worse again.
Her funeral was held at Hardman
Thursday forenoon, Rev. W. O. Liv
ingstone of this city conducting the
services, which were very largely at
tended by the people of the commun
ity where shfl had resided so long,
and whom she had so faithfully and
efficiently served. Burial was in the
I. O. O. F. cemetery near Hardman
by the side of her husband, who pre
ceded her many years ago.
Elvira Ellen Roberts was born in
Edinburgh, Scotland, December 9,
1842. In the year 1870 she was
united in marriage to George Bleak
man. She received her education in
England and shortly following her
marriage she and her husband emi
grated to America and settled In the
state of Nebraska, where they lived
until 1882, when they came west to
Oregon and settled In this county at
Hardman.
Mrs. Bleakman was for 25 years
a teacher, having followed this pro
fession in England, and in Nebraska
and also at Hardman, and was well
equipped for her work. She received
the appointment as postmistress at
Hardman in 1890, and for nearly 35
years she continued in this position,
being always at her post of duty ex
cept for the few periods of indisposi
tion caused by her advancing years.
It is said that in the point of years
of service, Mrs. Bleakman held the
record of being thje second In the
United States, and during all these
many years Bhe had the commenda
tion of the postoffice department for
never having made any mistakes in
her work. She was one of the land
marks of Hardman; a thoroughly
honest and dependable citizen aud
kind and considerate neighbor, who,
though It was realized that In the
very nature of events she could not
continue her journey here much
longer, will be greatly missed by n,r
numerous friends and townspeople.
She was mo'fber of five children,
one of whom died in 1812, and those
surviving are Geo. A., Bernard and
Bert, of Hardman, and lire. Flor
ence Tracy of Austin, California.
There are also IS grand children and
three great grandchildren, all of
whom live in Hardman except one.
Sh was a life-long member of the
Presbyterian church, and lived and
died a noble, Oodly woman. Her
husband passed away in 1908.
Ed Bucknum and son Edwin are
expected home from Monument this
week where they have been for some
time plastering.
LUrm UuUl nCLl)
AT
Officials of the Federal Land Bank
of Spokane are holding a series of
conferences throughout the district
served by that institution at which
delegates from the surrounding asso
ciations are brought together for the
purpose of reporting conditions in
their various localities and receiving
first-hand information from officials
of the Spokane bank.
Such a meeting was held at Pen
dleton last Tuesday when represent
atives from 17 associations in this
part of the state were present. C. L.
Sweek, secretary of the Hardman
Farm Loan association, represented
that body by having been invited to
make an address at the conference
on the Relation of Farm" Loans to
Federal Land Banks.
Asa Thompson, treasurer, A. W.
Cauthorne, one of the directors, and
W. B. Hinkle, appraiser for the Spo
kane Land Bank, were present and
were the principal speakers, giving
the assembled delegates much in
formation regarding the work of the
Spokane concern.
The plan on which the farm loan
business is operated is about as fol
lows:
Any ten or, more persons who are
owners or about to become owners of
land qualified as security for a mort
gage loan may form a national Farm
Loan association and must sign ar
ticles of association and file same
with the bank. They must organize
by electing a president, vice-president,
secretary-treasurer, a loan
committee of three members and a
board of directors of not less than
five. All must be share-holders in
the bank except the secretary-treasurer.
The aggregate of the loan applied
for must be not less than $20,000
and must be accompanied by sub
scription for bank stock to the
amount of 5 per cent of the loans
applied for.
When the Federal Land banks
were established by an act of con
gress several years ago the federal
government advanced the money to
finance the undertaking the loan be
ing repaid to the government from
the stock subscriptions received
from association-member-borrower3.
According to the report made at
Pendleton by the bank officials pres
ent, the entire sum advanced by the
government has now been paid and
the Institution is now owned by the
men who have purchased stock and
secured loans. Tne loans draw i
per cent interest.
The Hardman association is re
ported to be in fine condition. About
1450,000 in loans have fefen closed
In which about 76 borrower are in
terested and now that the govern
ment loan has been repaid the mem
bers draw dividends on their stock
amounting to 6 per cent per annum
The officers of the association
are: Jeff Jones, president; John
Wightman, vice-president, C. L.
Sweek, secretary-treasurer. Jeff
Jones, Ed Rugg and Al Henrickscn
compose the loan committee.
It pays to aavrttae stonM.j
rAR:
POPULAR HEPPNER
COUPLE MARRIED
Cigars were being passed and con
congratulations being extended yes
terday morning, the occasion being
the return from Portland of Harry
Huley and his charming bride, nee
Miss Emma Bergstrom, where they
were mai.ied last Wednesday by
Rev. A. V. Anderson. '
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Olof Bergsj-rom, of Eightmile,
and a sister of Mrs. Frank Anderson,
of this city, and a most popular
young lady.
Mr. Huley Is a veteran of the
world war, having enlisted In the
Canadian army in 1914 aud served
four years in France and Belgium.
He is an electrical engineer by pro
fession and is now employed by the
Heppner Light and Wat,er Co. They
will make their home here.
COURT OVERRULES DEMURRER
Judge Pinker Holds Indictment To
He Sufficient
Judge D. R. Parker of the Gillinm
county circuit court, has overruled
the demurrer to the indictment in
the case of G. A. Chaney, R. W. Sin
clair and Howard Stiles, who are
charged with kidnapping Frank
Smith last summer.
It is understood that the defen
dants will appear in court to plead,
on Monday, February 11; also that
Barge Leonard, the attorney for the
defendants, has given notice that he
will file a motion at that time for a
change of place of trial which mo
tion it is expected the state will op
pose. Globe-Times.
"Silver Thaw" Did Not Last Long
What old timers in Morrow county
call a sleet storm but our Portland
friends have of recent years re
named a "silver thaw," tried out in
Heppner Sunday about noon but it
did not last long. A light fall of
sleet and rain coated the earth, trees
and wires with ice, but within 15
minutes old man Chinook took a
hand In the game and the trees and
wires were free from their icy cov
ering and spring weather again pre
vailed. Heppner is famous as the battle
ground between north and south
winds and at times the fight con
tinues for days but, ultimately, the
Chinook prevails, for Spring and
Summer arje sure to come to Hepp-
BURNS' PROGRAM PLEASES
The Methodist Community church
was packed to the doors last Friday
evening by an audience expectant of
a high class of entertainment before
the opening number was given and
more than delighted with the treat
when the entertainment was over.
The occasion was "An Evening
With BurnB," and the sweet homely
old songs and verses of the beloved
Scottish bard, as rendered by some
of Heppner's best talent, brought de
lightful entertainment to everyone
present and tender memories to
many In whose veins flow a strain
of Scotch blood and whose earlier
recolectlons ar,e of Burns' lullabies
as mother used to croon thera In the
long ago,
Following a piano solo by Miss
Bernlce Woodson, Rev. Mr. Spauld
ing opened the program with an In
teresting talk In which he gave many
sketches from thp life of Robert
Burns, which was followed by a solo
by Mrs. Ray Taylor. Then followed
readings by Mrs. Lowery, Mrs. Not
son, Miss Briggs, Mrs. Morse and Mr.
it. L. Case and solos by Mr. Gibb,
Miss Spaulding, Mrs. Bessie Bruce
Gibb and Mr. Dan Llndnay, with a
duett by Mrs. Gibb and Miss Spauld ing.
Every number was received ap
preciatively and for once the male
performers scored over the ladies,
Messrs. Gibb, Lindsay and Case be
ing recalled several times. Mr. Lind
say is a particular favorite In Hepp
ner and is always well received when
he favors with his excellent voice.
The affair was a success in every
way and while no admission was
charged at the door a silver offering
taken at the close of the program
netted abrct $S for the Aid fund.
MORROW COUNTY KLAK
HOLDS OPEN MEETING
HUNDREDS GATHER AT LEXING
TON TO SEE FIRST PARADE!
Hooded Order Hold Public Initiation
and Installation. ..Many Masks
Are Lifted
The little town of Lexington waa
crowded with several hundred visit
ors last night, drawn to witness the
first parade and public initiation of
the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
ever held in Morrow county. The
lodge, which is known as Morrow
County Klan No. 33, also received
its charter from the Imperial Wizard,
whose headquarters are in the Im
perial City of Atlanta, Georgia.
Members of the hooded order met
,in their hall at 7:30, according to tho
advertising posters, and shortly aft,er
8:90 the parade emerged from the
hall and marched slowly up Main
street, then turned north on the
highway to the high school athletic
field, where a gigantic fiery cross
was blazing against the wintry sky.
There they formed a circle around
the flaming emblem and sang
"America."
Then the line of march was re
sumed and the whlte-robed throng
slowly filed to the new high school
gymnasium building, where the cere
monies of the evening were conduct
ed. Ninety-eight persons were In the
parade, of which a half dozen or
more were women and several of the
marchers were unmasked. In fact,
after reaching the hall many klans
men lifted their hoods, to the evi
dent surprise of many spectators.
Seats for the members were ar
ranged in the center of the floor and
tho spectators' seats and standing
room were packed by a crowd iesti-j.
mated at 400 or 500 porsons.
The public lecture was given by
Rev. Mr. Coo'kingham, a Presbyter
Ian minister of Pendleton, and he
proved to be a rather eloquent speak
er. His address savored of the old
fashioned Fourth of July oration of
40 years ago, starting with the strug
gle for liberty and freedom that be
gan in the days of the Pharaohs,
Nebuchadnezzar and the Roman Em
pire down to the present time. Then
he switched to the Ku Klux Klan as
the- modern savior offered the peoplo
from oppression. The speaker dis
claimed any antipathy on the part
of the klan towards the Catholic
church, as a church, but maintained
that the klan is against wTlat he de
scribed as the Roman Hierarchy and
which he declared is "trying to run
this government."
Mr. Cooklngham declared that the
klan Is not anti-Catholic or anti-Jew,
but is only 100 per cent American
in its teachings and practice. Ho
chalenged anyone to prove that any
klan or klansmcn have ever taken
part in violations .of constitutional
law.
At the conclusion of the lecture
the presiding officer announced that
a public initiation of candidates and
a public installation of officers
would be held following a short re
cess to prepare the candidates and
that all ot the woork of the klan ex
cept the secret part of it would bei
exemplified in full view of the pub
lic gaze. Candidates for installation
as well as all persons present who
wished to become members were in
structed to repair to the principal's
office In the public school building,
where they would be made ready.
After considerable delay 14 candi
dates, in charge of the proper officer,
were brought in and the Initiation
was proceeded with. The work did
rot differ in the main from that ot
many other secret orders, so far as
the writer could discover and the
obligation, which Is rather binding
one, did net sound objectionable.
The charges to candidate alee
sounded like those la other orders.
A predominating note in the charges
were quotations from the wetl
known poem ot 3, Q. Holland,
"Ood Glv Us Men."
The candidates were dismissed
with the instruction that the secret
part of the work would be gives
them at a later meeting.
The installation of new officers
was then proceeded with. This cera-