Tuesday, April I, 1924
Page Two
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
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THE HEPPNER HERALD
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
S. A. PATTISON, Editor and Publisher
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FARMER TAKES SHOT AI
MIRY BILL CRITIC
(Much has been spoken and writ
ten within the pat lew weeks in de
fense of the McNary-Haugen export
wheat bill by bankers, business men,
college professors and politicians,
but no clearer, moi;e logical set of
arguments for tho measure has come
1o our attention than the following
letter, written by a Sherman county
famer to the Oregonian in reply o
a letter previously published in that
paper criticizing the plan. Ed.)
In a letter appearing in The Ore
Bonian March 12, by S. C. Diaper,
the correspondent launches forth
with a fluent flow of figures to
prove that tiie farmer will not be
benefited by the increased priceB
that the McNary-Haugen bill pro
vides for. It would tak,e the pro
verbial Philadelphia lawyer to un
derstand tbese figures, but there is
something wrong either with his fig
ures or his logic, lift ask3 your
readers to use their imaginations' and
visualize a wheat crop of almost a
billion bushels under the stimulus of
(he McNary-Haugen bill if tor he has
just proved (?) by figures that the
wheat farmer will no', be benefited
by the bill.
According to the government's fig
ure s, it costs, en the average, ap
proximately a busliel to ral'.tc
wheat in the United Slates. For the
l.'12'J crop the v heat farmer wi'l not
have received mere than 85 cents a
hu.'ihel f. o. b. shipping stations A;i
Bunvng. then, (hat the M eNury-H.'. li
ft n bill will not benefit the wh.'ut
li'nrner. one certainly will have to
draw on the imagination to get a
vision of increased production under
it.
The correspondent cites tho huge
rrop of !)G7,000,000 bushels produced
during the world war. This crop
was produced under the stimulating
influence of $2.20 minimum price.
Also the government a.dted all farm
ers everywhere to convert every
available acre to wheat as a patriotic
duty, which they did. The public
was asked as a patriotic duty at the
name time to "Hoovorize" on wheat
products, and It responded nobly to
thia request. More wheat produced
lesH wheat used. The inevitable
result was over-production. Defla
tion was started and hit the wheat
farmer first and huidest, because at
the government's virtual command
lie had an over-productiou ; all avail
able land had been put in wheat, and
It would take a term of years to get
back to normal production. Now the
wheat farmer has had three years of
panic prices, and unless) the McNary-
Haugen bill comes to bis rescue
there are others to follow. Hund
reds of hanks have failed in the
7' .... --.ii.-.i r,,i ',, r.,.in(r somewhere in the lone
g able bunkVupley If 'pVet , where we hear the cooks are all wid
and prospective prices ,P'-yail; Those ovv. nUe Logan
frca.. ve tt c concern of the Vcurmile were busy men around Ce
,1 ;M of most of he wheat producer, ell yiclnitv duung the week,
Their land, machinery, horses, cut-1 Howard Lnne. butcher from Lex-
right along for the protection of all
the other interests when the same
degree of protection is denied them,
and when the protection of the other
interests makes the farmer's ma
chinery, labor, transportation and
everything he buys cost him from
33 1-3 per cent to more than 100
per cent more than it otherwise
would. Let our friend use his influ
ence to put the teeth of lowered pro
duction into an amendment to the
bill in question and he will have our
co-operation and backing.
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CECIL
E. Hamlin of Arlington, roadmas
ter for the 0. W. It. & N., was doing
business in Cecil on Saturday.
Frank Connor and party of friends
from Cecil took in the dance at
Eightmile on Saturday and had a
fine time.
Hermann Havercost of The Wil
lows was visiting at the home of
Leon Logan at Fourmile on Sunday.
H. J. Sheeler and Arthur Turner
are busv these days running a cater
pillar for J. W. O-aborn. They are
ploughing a seven hundred acre tract
for summer fallow.
Mrs. W. H. Chandler of Willow
Creek ranch, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Madden of Portland and Mr. Elvin
Schaffer of lone were visiting at
Hnkerbv Flats on Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. A. Miller and son Elvin
of High view were calling in Cecil
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Clinn of Cecil
spent Sunday with Mr. J. W. Osborn
and Mrs. Weltha Combest at Fair
view ranch.
J. J. Mclntite and children of K 11
larney were calling in Cecil on Sun
day. W. A. Thomas of Dotloboys Hill
spenk several hours in Cecil on Sun
day discussing the topics of the day.
Don't forget the dance to be held
in Cocil Hall on April 5th. Every
body come. Good music. Supper
supplied by Mrs. T. H. Lowe as us
ual. We are pleased to learn that 'T
W. May of The Lone.Star ranch, who
has been in The Dalles hospital for
(several weeks, has been able to be
taken to his daughter's home In
Hood River. We sincerely wish Mr.
May a speedy recovery from his re
cent illness.
On March 29 a alight covering of
snow and very bitter cold wind3 were
the portions allotted to Cecil by
"Mac" the weather man. No bless
ings were wished on "Mac." Swear
words, etc., was his lot.
Mrs. Clyde K. Franklin and daugh
ter, Miss Juanita, arrived in Cecil on
Wednesday from Hermiaton and will
visit at livmeroy riais ior a nn
time before they join Clyde for their
return journey to their home in Nevada.
W. Pope oH Cecil left for pastures
district
GILLIAM & BISBEE'S
COLUMN
A car of poultry supplies just ar
rived. Anything and everything for
the Hen.
Lots of Mill Feed and Dr. Hesse's
Stock Tonic for your Live Stock.
Sheep Dip and Lice Exterminators
and other Remedies for Live Stock
and Poultry.
Our Spring Stock of Single Trees,
Lead Bars, Wagon Tongues, Coupl
ing Poles, Plow Beams and Handles,
Clevises, etc., just arrived.
REAL BARGAINS Spring Tooth
Harrows, $10 per section less than
present cost. 3-bottom 16-inch gang
plows at $130.00 less than present
coat in Portland. Buy now. Save
money.
47-tf PEOPLES HARDWARE CO.
Gilliam & Bisbee
Everything in
HARDWARE and IMPLEMENTS
"We have it, will get It or
It is not made."
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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
Sigsbee Studio
Is now open and prepared to take
first-class Photographs
B. G. SIGSBEE
PHOTOGRAPHER
Located on Main Street Opposite Star Theatre, Heppner
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When your appetite fails and you tire of ordinary
food, you need a tonic. Nothing better than
a bottle of
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with your evening lunch. Healthful, refreshing, b
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HAVE YOUR
Painting, Papering and Decorating
DONE BY AN EXPERT WORKMAN
I guarantee all my work and my prices are reasonable, either by
the day, hour or job.
LET ME FIGURE ON YUOR WORK
LKAVK ORDERS AT PEOPLES HARDWARE COMPANY
A. E. HUFF
of
tie, chickens and every thing of value
are mortgaged to the limit.
All the bills now under consider
ation by" congress seem to imply, ex
cept the McNary-Haugen bill, that
the farmer must remain forever In
debt. As a general rule the wheat
farmer hart all the credit now that he
has security for. What the farmer
needs and Is asking for in this bill Is
a profitable price for his product.
More credit only prolongs his agony
and enables him to hold onto a los
ing game a Utile longer.
Secretary Wallace and a great
number of experts have indorsed the
McNary-Haugen bill as beiiiR eco
nomically sound, and they say it will
lirliiR relief to the wheat farmer. All
the farmer asks for In tho bill is that
Ms dollar, which Is now worth about
65 cents, be restored to Its pro-war
-worth no more. During the ten
year period before the war the pro
vailing price of wheat did not stimu
late over-production, then why
Bhould a relative price do so now?
Our friend's suggestion that pro
duction be curbed is sound and sensi
ble. Production should be curbed,
unci I understand that It is being
curbed in a number of states where
mch a thing is possible. But there
are huge areas where wheat Is the
nily possible crop. The only way to
limit production hero would be lo
leave the land idle. This cannot be
done because the land is mortgaged,
and to leave It Idle would mean the
interest on the mortgage coum iu
lie paid. The wheat farmer Is not
free to curb production or to co oper
ute because of the great handicap of
debt he Is under. Even if H
poKBtblo to co-onerate and limit tne
crop to a umall exportable surplus,
Hie fact still remains that this ex
portable surplus under present con
ditions controls the price of tho entir
domes. Ic used.
The McNary-Haugen bill provides
that the exportable surplus may be
nold on the world market in compe
tition with the other wheat-producing
countries at a lower price than
tt will bring here, Just as the pro
tective tariff allows the manufac
lurlng interests to sell their prod
countries cheaper
... nr.. until at home. The
inelon. was calling on "The Mayor
at liutterby Flats on Monday.
T. H. Lowe, po3tmat,er, store
keeper, etc., of Cecil made a trip to
the county seat on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Krebs and twin
sons of The Last Camp were visiting
friends In Heppner on Tuesda)'.
Harold Ahalt. government trapper,
was working around the Cecil dis
trict on Wednesday.
W. O. Palmateer of Wlndynook
while traveling between Morgan and
Cecil on Saturday found a rolling
pin. W. G. 13 very anxious to find
the owner, but as yet no "Maggie"
has turned up to claim the missing
rolling pin and the pin rests in peace
at Wimlvnook.
Miss Minnie Rels, teacher of Four
mile school, spent the week end in
Arlington.
H. Weld, who has been spending a
short vacation in Heppner, returned
to bis work at Cecil on Monday.
Mrs. Archie Hall of Heppner ac
companied Miss Willetta Harratt.
wtu is visiting her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. liurratt of Heppner dur-
Inir her sorinir vacation from v main
ette College, Salem, were calling on
I heir friends in Cecil on Thursday
W. Lowe arrived from Pendleton
nn Fri.lav feeling much better after
spending a week under the care of
Dr. Hoyden of that city. W. L. hai
been ordered to retire from work
fur at least a month.
"The Mayor" and bis wife left for
their town house In Heppner on
Thursday and will take In the doings
of the city
SOTK'K OK TAK1NO VI
AMI HALE OK HORSf
Notice h hereby given that I, the
undersigned, under the laws of the
Mat at Oregon, have taken up the
Animal hereinafter described, while
running at large on my premises in
Morrow county, Oregon, about
mll.w east of Lena. Onegon, to-wlt
1 bay horse about 10 years old
white snots on sides, white face
weight alMiut 1050, shows saddle
murks, no visible brands.
That I will on
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8. 1921.
at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A. M
unless the same shall have Been re
i..... lw la entitled to
,h' si me degree of protection form ! deemed, at my ranch 5 miles cast of
!,.. nnvemment thai Is now being- ac- i.eun, vregoii. sen nu..,,. ..
Iho gov.rnm. ' ,,. I , , ,,,, t0 (hp i,tBi,m. bldd
labor b y r es ' Hcted immlrratlon for the purpose of paying charges ,.
. ! n n ta ion bv a guarantee, cldent to Lklnrf up. holding and sell
.,a in 'mi .,,millc ng S'icll ;i niimi' t. "tether with rei
He cl.lUms,,i;;;,;;,..iri(ol, then it Is sonablo charge for injury caused by
..rnallv uneconomic to protect other slid animal running: at large on said
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Put an
End to
Guesswork
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 lo
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 timet. Your
checks will provide an accurate, re
liable record of disbursements.
First National Bank
Heppner Ore.
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Forehanded
People
Inside of the vault of the bank are located
the individvtial 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
6r 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.
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Farmers and Stockgrowers
National Bank
HEPPNER, OREGON
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
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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