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THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
Tuesday, March n, 1924
THE HEPPNER HERALD
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
S. A. PATTISON, Editor and Publisher
Entered at the Heppner, Oregon, Postolfice as second-class Matter
v . "i f r fc ! I 4 J 4
' CECIL
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end "down on the farm" at Cecil.
Clifford Hendriksen of the Moore
I of his brother, Oral, at Ewing, on
4 i Tuesday, before leaving for Arling
Fairview ranch
a few hours on
THE PROVINCE OF AN INDEPENDENT
t NEWSPAPER
The province of newspapers more particularly perhaps
of independent newspapers is to give out information,
not advice, to the public. True, not all matter that might
pass under the head of information should be primed.
Jiome such is unprintable, some is unmailable and slili
more is of such a nature that to give it publicity would be
cruel, needless and often detrimental to the best interests
of the community.
It is hardly to be expected that a partisan republican
newspaper will laud the virtues of a democrat or his party
at least until after he is dead nor do we expect the dem
ocrats to be very busy throwing boquets at the republicans.
Such action might prove detrimental to their party and to
the pie counter.
However, there are many questions of vital importance
to the community and the country at large that the public
should be informed about and that is where the indepen
dent newspaper can be of value to its public.
It may be a matter of good roads, or the county unit sys
tem for elementary schools, or it may be the Ku Klux
Klan. No matter what the issue it is only fair to the pub
lic that their newspapers should give them whatever in
Jormation is obtainable on any subject. The major
ity of people want to do the right thing and if they have
full information on any given question aftecting the pub
lic weal they may be depended upon to do the right thing
in most cases. Believing this to be true the policy of the
Herald is to give all the information possible on questions
concerning the welfare of Morrow county and its columns
have always been open to anybody who may have an opin
ion to express on either side. Of course, the editor of the
Herald has his own opinions on most questions and when
ihe occasion arises he expresses them. This has been the
attitude of the Herald on the klan issue. In this regard the
Herald is different from most Oregon newspapers. For
some reason most Oregon newspapers are silent as clams
on the klan question, leaving that organization a clear field
in which to secretly promulgate their propaganda.
It has been said of the Herald that it has been "fighting
the klan." This is not true, unless telling the truth about
the klan is fighting. This newspaper has only been trying
1o give the news information about the organization
concerning its workings in other counties and states, be
lieving that if informed on the subject the public would,
at least, investigate the klan very thoroughly before join
ing it. In but two cases has the Herald received any com
munications favorable to the klan, and while both of these
were anonymous and therefore not entitled to considera
tion, space was given to each.
According to all information that has been published
from different parts of the country it seems to be quite evi
dent that the purpose of the klan is first to enrich the head
officials, second to control the government of the United
States as well as of every state and county, and then to set
aside that provision of the constitution which guarantees
religious liberty to every citizen.
According to all available information from communi
ties where the klan has trained a foothold to the extent of
controlling the administration of state, county or city
government it has borne bitter' fruit in stirring up animos
ity and strife. Neighborhoods in which people of all
.shades of political and religious belief have lived in har
jnony and as friends and neighbors have been rent asunder
jmd ill feeling has been created, old time friends have be
come enemies, strife and discord have held sway and in
some instances crimes and outrages have been committed.
Does Morrow county want such conditions to obtain here?
A pamphlet written by V. C. Witcher, of Fort Worth,
Texas, and for sale by him, which has recently come to the
attention of tho writer, purports to give a trrve analysis of
the inner workings of the klan, including the oaths, obliga
tions and instructions to initiates, which is well worth the
attention of every citizen who is interested in getting both
sides of this question. The Herald can not vouch for the
accuracy of the statements but the fact that the book has
leen circulated by the thousands through the mails and
otherwise and that we have heard of no denials nor libel
suits from the klan is in its favor.
The klan calls itself "The Invisible Empire" and as such
it seems to propose to become an invisible government in
this country. Its members arc bound to conceal the iden
tity of every other member and, according to Mr. AVitch
r's book, one part of the binding oath taken by every
klansman is to "keep the secret of any other klansman
when the same is committed to me in the sacred bonds of
Ivlansmanship, the crime of violating this sacred oath, trea
son against the United States of America, rape and ma
licious murder alone excepted." In other words, if a klans
man should commit a crime other than the four above ex
cepted, he might tell another klansman all about it and he
would be barred from revealing it before a grand jury or
anywhere else.
Another statement made by Mr. Witcher is that the ini
tiates are instructed that "vocational" klanishness means
that every klansman must patronize other klansmen in all
cases where possible to the exclusion of others in the same
line of business who are not members of the order. I his.
if true, amounts to an "invisible" boycott which is not good
medicine for anv business community.
Persons who are opposed to the klan are generally in
clined to soft pedal on the subect and "let it alone, seem
ing to forget that the invisible empire works in secret be
hind barred doors, masks and robes. Such a policy on the
part of those who do not believe in an invisible govern
ment in this countv or state should suit the klan fine. I hev
can go quietly ahead and take what they want and about
all left the other side will be to wake up some morning and
ton.
J. W. Osborn of
r w Vr-tVar.Tx r.t r.n Voiiou Dut work asiae lor
Master Jackie Hynd of Heppner were Friday to enable him to pay a busi-
the guests of the Cecil "Mayor" on ness tnp 10 me rouuij spu. j. w.
Sundav at Butterby Flats. I declares the wheat prospects are
Tr j. . n.i. looking good at present in bis part
Hermann Havercost of The Wil- i""" lrthr t"
I" " O TVO.D TIDillltg II MTZUKAO ilk X J h
mile on Sunday.
Frank Connor and George and
Charlie Chandler and lady friends
represented Cecil at the dance held
in Eightmile school house on Sun
day evening.
W. H. Chandler of Willow Creek
ranch was doing the sights of the
Egg City on Tuesday.
Walter Pope of Cecil was calling
in lone on Wednesaay.
around Cecil. Nearly all gardens are I C. Henriksen and son leorge of
'Dlamed. A heavy frost struck Cecil Strawberry ranch were doing busi-
vicinitv on March 8th. nes-i in Fourmile on Monday
R. E. Duncan of Busy Bee ranch boys of The Last Camp left on Fri
has not been seen in Cecil since his day for Portland, where they will'
fine ducks arrived from Iowa. We visit for a few days,
do hope that R. E. has not sunk to U Mrs. Melville Logan, who has been
the bottom, of Willow Creek for the , visiting' in Portland for several
last time, whil,e teaching the ducks months, returned to her home at The
to swim. Willows on Friday. Mrs. Logan was
accompanied by her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mad
den, of Portland.
Archdeacon Goldie of Cove expects
to hold evening service in Cecil Hall
on March 16th at 7:30. Everyon?
welcome.
Gene Penland of Heppner arrival
at The Shepherds Rest during th
week. Hank, the cook, still aliv;
and smiling, has no intention of
leaving his men hungry, even if R.
A. T. brings the whole town of Hepp-
Miss Violet Hynd, student of, . . , . . . 1 fern ihalt xhn has heen residine . tr. Tho ehnhwHg Pot tr. ho f..H
Heppner high school, spent the week ! Jret! wr?S 1. t ?.! Vin Los Aneeles for some months, ar- I F.lma Tvleof Rhea Sidine is vW
erai cars oi wuedi nun. u, . . . . n.j 0j t , , . , o.
lung nis pai, ruei ourfier, aim a.
grand and g!orior3 time they are
having. What they don't know abojit
Cecil when their visit is over won't
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GILLIAM & BISBEE'S
COLUMN
Hynds' warehouse at Cecil. ,,v.e"
' tends spending his vacation visiting
! Mr. and Mrs. P. Cline and son, friends in Morrow county.
Floyd, of Cecil, were visiting in Ar- A, Troedson of Grandview ranch
i Iington on Saturday. . I haR returned from Shepherds
' W. A. Thomas of Dotheboy's Hill ! Springs feeling much betier and
l spent F'riday at the home of Mr. and more like work. Al is spending his
I Mrs. W. H. Chandler at Willow ;spare time calling on all his sick
Creek ranch and was much interest-1 neighbors. We are glad to hear that
cd at all the latest improvements w G palmateer and family of W in
be worth knowing at any price.
A oar of poultry suppliw just ar
rived. Anything and everything for
the Hen.
which Mr. Chandler has
his ranch.
put up. on
I
radio j!
dynook are now improving quickly
from their recent sickness.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Krebs and twin
Lots of Mill Feed and Dr. Hesse's
Stock Tonic for your Live Stock.
!
Sheep Dip and Lice Exterminators I
and other Remedies for Live Stoclc
and Poultry.
Our Spring Stock of Single Trees,
Lead Bars, Wagon Tongues, Coupl
ing Poles, Plow Beams and Handles,
Clevises, etc., Just arrived.
Gilliam & Bisbee
Everything in
HARDWARE and IMPLEMENTS
"We have it, will get It or
It is not made."
Concerts
On Your Farm
Free of Charge
Our demonstration
car goes anywhere with
in forty miles of Hepp
ner and will give you
and your neighbors a
fine evening's entertain
ment. ALL LEADING MAKES
MAURICE A. FRYE
Everything Electrical
Phone 472
Dr. Johnson reports the birth of a
fine 7 pound son at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Demauro, at Irri1
gon March 4th.
Advertise It in the Herald.
Just Arrived:
S A Line of the Famous
Goodrich. Tires
for all makes of cars
These tires need no introducUon, and prices are right.
' Also a full line of
SINGLETREES, LEAD-BARS, CLEVISES and everything for he
I SPRING WORK
We also have some real bargains in GANG PLOWS
Peoples Hardware Co.
if
IBS
Put an
End to
Guesswork
Forehanded
People
Inside of the vault of the bank are located
the individvual Safe Deposit Boxes , main
tained for those forehanded people who want
the BEST OF PROTECTION for their
valuables. Bonds, stocks, insurance policies,
mortgages, records, receipts, jewelry, trink
ets, etc, deserve better protection than they
receive when kept in an office safe, tin box
or hidden away somewhere.
This bank has these Safe Deposit Boxes
for rent at the'rate of two dollars a year and
up, according to the size of the box. It offers
you the opportunity to keep your valuables
where it keeps its own. Rent a Safe Deposit
Box today, for the number now vacant is
limited.
Farmers and Stockgrowers
National Bank
HEPPNER, OREGON
When you transfer an amount of
money to another person, for any
purpose, you are entitled to a record
of the transaction that is clear on all
points the date, the amount and to
whom paid.
Keep a reasonable amount to your
credit in a checking account with the
First National Bank. Pay with your
personal check on the Bank. Then
you will be sure at all times. Your
checks will provide an accurate, re
liable record of disbursements.
You Can See What You are Buying
when you fill your tank from a
Dayton Visible Gasoline Pump
I have just installed one at my Repair
Shop. Let me fill your tank next time.
M. R. FELL Chase Street
First National Bank
Heppner Ore.
Drop in to
MCATEE & AIKEN'S
and See their Fine Line of
BOX CANDIES
HOT DRINKS and SANDWICHES always ready
to serve
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realize that it's too late to lock the barn nttr the 07
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