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VOL. 80, NO. IS
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAT. JTNE 26, 1019.
SUBSCRIPTION", 82.00 PER YEAR
The
1MES
FARMERS
PINIC
BIGGEST
SUCCESS
Day of Entertainment, Amusement,
and Education Brings Farmers
and Townspeople Into One
Body. Many People At
tend Annual Event.
"It was the best ever." That was
the unanimous verdict of those who
were fortunate enough to attend the
annual Farmers Picnic at the Fair
grounds in Heppner last Saturday.
We say "Farmers' Picnic" but really
It la developing into something more
than that. This affair is growing
more and more into an annual event
where not only the farmers, but ev
erybody in the county, Is taking more
interest and greater results will
come as the years go by.
From the time S. E. Notson de
livered the address of welcome on be
half of the local farm bureau and the
strains of "Home Sweet Home" died
away In the late evening at the pa
vllion, there was something doing
every minute.
County Agent L. A. Hunt respond
ed in well chosen words to the wel
come extended by Mr. Notson, on be
half of th loceal farm bureau and the
Morrow County Farmers' Union.
At noon the plcnlcers indulged ii
a dinner in the pavilion, which wai
served cafeteria style. There wa.
plenty of eats and while the foot
was being devoured, County Agen
Hunt, acting as toastinaster, calle;
upon a number of well known cill
?.ens for short talks. Through tin
introduction by the toastmaster, talk!
were forthcoming from W. P. Ma
honey, cashier of the First Natlona.
Bank; F. R. Brown, secretary of the
Morrow County Fair Board; C. C
Calkins, county agent of Shermai.
county, and county agent Fluhartj
of Wasco.
Mr. Brown spoke on the John Daj
project and what it will mean ti
Morrow county. Mr. Brown wouk
arouse a greater Interest In this work
Another speaker was F. E. Burns
secretary of the Boardman Commer
clal Club, who told of some of tin
things being accomplished In Morrov
county's irrigated section whlcl
comes under the West Extension pro
ject.
In the afternoon session Mrs. H
A. Noyes led in a community sing
This was a feature much appreciated
The big speaker of the afternooi
was D. E. Stephens of the Shermai
county experiment station at Moro
Mr. Stphens Is ah expert In dry far
mlng. He pointed out that Morro
county receives on an average It
Inches of rainfall where the averagi
fall in Sherman county is only 1-.
inches. Yet by the methods used k
Sherman county better crops havi
been produced than have been growi
In this county. Mr. Stephens is o.
the opinion that conditions in the tw.
counties are so near the same tba
Sherman county methods wouii
prove just as successful here.
Among other things, the Moro ex
perlmentor urged early discing a:
crops planted later than April 15. a.
a rule, would not amount to any
thing. Mr. Stephens does not dra
a line between deep and shallo
piauiing, but believes a six to te.
Inch furrow Is deep enough. He fa
vors lurkey Hed and Forty Fold a.
being the best varieties for this se.
tion.
J. D. Brown, president of the Far
mers' Union In this Btate, told ho
the farmers had worked with tin
food administration and at the sain
time getting for the wheatgrowers o.
Oregon a square deal. Brown point
ed out that in this the farmers had .
hard fight, as it looked as tho "tin.
cards were stacked against us." Con
trary to the general belief, Presideu.
Brown boileves that within a few
years there will be a surplus of food
stuffs piled up, In .view of the fac.
that England has given over many
large estates and lots heretofore uu
used for intensive farming, to tlu
raising of wheat and other grains.
Others who contributed to niaki
the program a success were Mrs. Geu
Dye, who rendered musical selections,
Mrs. H. J. auglm"and Mrs. Fraui.
Turur, who sang, and a girls chorut
from the high school. Miss Allot
Cummings, who is an elocutionist oi
high ability, and Mrs. A. E. Bluns,
gave some . readings which were
greatly appreciated. Master John
Turner delivered a recitation on
"Boost" which fit the bill all right
and John received an ovation for his
efforts.
L. V. Gentry piloted a shipment of
stock from Heppner to Portland yes
terday and then went to the Imperial.
Before becoming one of tho promin
ent stockmen of Morrow county he
.was In the barber bualnoss. -Portland
Oregonlan.
BEND WOOL SALES
BRING HIGHEST PRICES
The highest prices paid so far this
year for Eastern Oregon wooL was
paid at the Bend sale Tuesday. The
American Woolen Mills of Boston,
through their agent, Alex Livingston,
bought the 3744-pound clip of John
Atkinson for 54 H cents. This was
the first sale held in Bend in three
years and was held under the aus
pices of the Central Oregon Wool
growers Association.
lone Young People Wed.
. County Clerk Waters Issued a
marriage license Wednesday to R. D.
White and Alice Ionia Christopher
son of lone. The wedding took place
the same evening at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Chrlstopherson.
T
Former Heppner Boy, Will T. Kirk,
is Appointed by Governor. Old
Board Was Unsatisfactory.
Governor Olcott has announced
hat he will appoint J. W. Ferguson
jf Portland and Will J. Kirk, now
.ead of the claims department of the
ndustrial accident commission, as
jerabers of that commission to suc
eed Harvey Beckwith and Wilfred
Vllen, respectively. The governor
aid that he had written to Mr. Beck-
Uh informing him that his resigna
ion as a member of the commission
ill be acceptable to the executive ot
ice, his resignation to become effec
ive as of July 1. Mr. Allen' term
expired last January. .
Under the new alignment and as
irovlded for in the act, Mr. Mar
fan will represent the interests of
employes,' Mr. Ferguson the intersts
f employers and Mr. Kirk those of
ltizens of the state at large.
"I have watched the situation in
.he accident commission closely since
have been in the executive office
ind was rather familiar with It prior
0 that time," said Governor Olcott in
Making announcement of the changes
a the personnel of the commission.
'I am thoroughly convinced that the
uake-up of the board was not con
luclve to the best operation of the
.'orkmens' compensation law. The
.'unctions of the act are among the
aost Important that any of the state
joards or commissions are called up
n to administer.
"Without wholesale cooperation on
lie part of the commissioners efficient
landling of affairs and considerate
ittention to those interested in the
peration of the act the greatest good
rom the compensation act cannot be
'btalned.
"I have had a long acquaintance
vlth both Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Kirk
ind know personally that their qual
flcatlons are such as to assure har
aonious.. and efficient handling of the
omniisslon's affairs. These ap
pointments are unsolicited in both
ases. They are entirely upon my
wn Initiative and based upon my
personal knowledge of their fitness.
am thoroughly convinced that the
hauges I am making are for the pub
ic good."
Will T. Kirk is a native of Oregon,
le was born at Heppner In 1SS4. He
ittended school at Heppner and Pen
lleton and was a student at Coluni
.a Junior College at Milton when,
a 1903 the Heppner flood swept
.way the home and property of his
idowed mother. As the burden of
amily support then fell upon him
a, with his mother and young bro
her and sister moved to Payette,
Ja., where he acquired an interest
n the Payette Independent, one of
the strongest republican weekly news
apers In that part of the state.
He was associated in this news
tapor venture with Earl Venable,
iow private secretary to Senate
Jorah of Idaho. After Mr. Venable
vent to Washington with Senator
Jorah Mr. Kirk was sole publisher
if the paper for a number of years
iid occupied a prominent place in
he councils of the republican party
in Canyon county. In 1911 he sold
its Idaho newspaper and moved with
lis wife and two children to Port
land, where he was connected with
.he Oregon Journal until two months
1 go, "when he resigned to accept the
position of head of the claims depart-
nent of the Industrial accident com
mission. He has been a consistent
upporter of the workmen's compen
sation law as an Instrument of large
benefit to employers and workmen if
properly administered.
Earle Hallock, former local boy
who now works In the North Port
land stock yards, will arrive in Hepp
ner next Tuesday to make a visit
with relatives and friends.
NOW, WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?
BARfl IS CURB TO NEW
I
Property Owners Petition City Coun
cil to Take Up Measures That i
Will Remove Livery Stable
From Residence Section.
A few months ago Willis Stewart,
veteran horse man and livery stable
owner of Heppner was given permis
sion by the cfty council to move the
McRoberts stable from its old loca
tion on lower Main street to Mr.
Stewart's fire-swept lot on the upper
end of the street.
The stable was duly moved and to
day stands as the only building in an
entire block. Property owners are
preparing to petition the city council
to have the stable removed, as the
state they do no care to put up homes
on their lots as long .as the stable
stands where it does at the present
time. Several property owners are
said to have made the statement that
they would have prepared to re-build
their home long before this had the
livery stable not been moved Into
that vicinity.
Mr. Stewart says that it Is purely
a business matter with him and thai
a settlement could have been effect
ed in the beginning If property own
ers wanted to keep the barn out of
that locality. He values his property j
and business included at about $500"
The council will probably take ac
tion in the matter at their next regu
lar meeting. i
The fact that this property remains
vacant, thereby forcing taxes up on
5ther property owners, is also point
ed out in the petition.
Long Creek Man Is Dead.
Word was received in Heppner
Wednesday telling of the death of
George B. Rador of Long Creek, at
his home there. Mr. Rader was n
pioneer stockman cf Grant county.
His son, Fritz Rader, was In Heppner
when the news was received here,
and he left at once for Long Creek.
DANCE
Fair Pavilion, Saturday,
July 5
. Bowker's Orchestra. Tickets $1.50
The floor has just recently been planed and
smoothed and is now in excellent condition.
AGED COUPLE INJURED
If
Buggy Overturns When Team Be
comes Frightened at Automobile,
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lawson
- -,. Taken to Hospital.
Frightened by a passing automo
bile, the team which Mr. and Mrs
C. W. Lawson of Heppner were driv
ing from their ranch down Heppner
hill, turned the buggy over. Mrs.
Lawson received serious lacerations
of the scalp besides being badly
bruised on other parts of the body.
Mrs. Lawson is 71 years old and the
shock was a severe one. Her condi
tion is improving daily at the Hepp-
aer sanatorium, where she was taken
shortly after the accident. Mr. Law
son received one broken rib, but is
recovering from the Injury nltely.
The buggy was badly demolished.
The team was later brought into
town by Ben Buschke, who farms the
lawson ranch.
Salvation Army Funds
May Be Left At Postoffice
Chairman F. A. McMenamln says
it has been almost impossible for the
canvassing committee of the local
uilks to see everyone in their drive
-o raise Morrow county's quota in the
Salvation Army Fund drive, and
therefore Postmaster Richardson has
consented to take subscriptions at the
postoffice and give out the buttons to
subscribers. Chairman McMenamln
announces that $800 of the total
quota of $1200 has now been raised
and the Elks expect to have the en
tire amount raised within the next
few days.
Sims Family Return Home.
C. M. Sims and wife and son re
turned Wednesday from an extended
trip which took them to Portland and
as far south as Eugene. They mo
tored from here to Eugene and at
that place Mr. Sims sold his car.
They report a most enjoyable outing.
LOY M. TURNER WILL RE
PORT AT BAKER AT ONCE
Loy M. Turner has resigned as
county surveyor and will leave for
Baker county at once in answer to a
phone message which ha lweivoH
from Baker Wednesday, calling him
iu uis new position at the earliest
possible moment. Mr. Turner will
take up the work of county water
master. He expects to leave Heppner
acompanied by Mrs. Turner, on July
i. it is imperative that he become
acquainted with his duties before the
close of the present season in order
to get a line on the work and make
preparations for next season's work.
Mr. and Mre. Turner will make Hip
trip to Baker county in their car and
expect to make their new home in the
city of Baker.
I
HELD BY U. S. MILITARY
Supply and Demand Fall to Cut Prices
While Country Is Full
of Livestock.
Washington, June 24. Referring
in the House to the abnormally high
prices of the necessaries of life, Rep
resentative Fess of Ohio said:
"I was looking over the price cur
rent as furnished in the daily press.
Meat is selling at a price never knowu
before In the history of the countrv.
and, at the same time, so far as we
know, the product is not limited, but
rather, extended beyond the normal.
So it would appear that the law of
supply and demand, which has here
tofore operated to control prices, does
not operate, and all of us are anxious
to know why it does not. It is per
tinent to ask what influence is at
work to interrupt this law.
"I have made a little inquiry about
me amount of meats held hv th
ernment, purchased for the mirnnae
of war, and I want to give you the
ngures. I would like to have the
attention of the membershiD of the
committee as to these figures, tor 1
Know they must carry some Rlcrnifl
jance when considered In the light of
.he scaling high prices charged to the
puoac.
Roast beef held by the Govern
ment on the 20th of May. 12.000.0ou
j-pound cans, which would be about
7Z,uuu,U00 pounds; 17,300,000 2
pound cans, or over 34,000,000
pounds; 9,000,000 1-pound cans in
addition to a great number of 12
ounce tine, or a total of something
approaching 120,000,000 pounds ot
roast beef.
"Corned beef, 5,600,000 6-pound
cans, or 33,000,000 pounds; 18,000,
000 2-pound cans, or 36,000,000
pounds; 9,000,000 1-pound cans;
ind 4,500,000 12-ounce cans: corned
oeef hash, 20,820,000 1 and 2 pound
cans; bacon, 47,219,620 pounds.
"This represents about 282,000,
000 pounds of meats held by the
Government, which, according to a
statement of the packers, represented
five months of the activities of the
packing interests which were operat
ing to collect the meat products foi
the use of the Government. In nor
mal times it is stated by the same
authority that this would repre.;eni
about two years of activity.
I am not. and every Member wil.
recognize this, criticizlne the Gov
ernment for purchasing these larct
amounts, because it was done in the.
midst of war for the Dumose of feed I
ing the soldiers of an army the dur
ation of which nobody could esti
mate, and therefore the purchase l.
free of criticism. But here is mj
luestion: If the Government is hold
ins to-day this vast number oi
pounds of meat with the country ful
of live stock and the price of bacon
notwithstanding this tremendoui
uddIv. has reached the vanishini.
point of 60 cents, why Is it thr.t then
is not a freedom of the operation ol
he law of Bupply and demand? And
the question immediately comes tc
me, What is the policy of the Govern
ment In its action on price fixing?'
Arrives From California.
Lawrence Shutt, son of Mr. ant
Mrs. E. M. Shutt, has arrtved i.
Heppner from Los Augeles, Calif., ti
spend the summer. Lawrence ha;
been doing newspaper work in thf
southern California metropolis dur
ing the past two years.
Dentist Visited Here.
Dr. Wm, Hughes, Jr., well knows
Milton dentist, was In Heppnei
Saturday from Little Butter creek
where he has been visiting at the
home of his brother, P. A. Hughes
Dr. Hughes expects to move his of
fice to Walla Walla soon, where he
will specialize in pyorrhea cases.
Mr. and Mrs. P A Hughes of little
Butter creek were in town Tuesday.
CITIZENS ASK BETTER
PRQTECTIO
Will Ask City to Provide Fire Chief.
Town Faces Higher Insurance
Rates Unless the Risk is Re
duced Soon. Meeting
Friday Night.
The citizens of Heppner are de
manding better fire protection. They
want a fire chief, backed by a well
trained volunteer organization to
take charge of the fire truck which
the city recently bought. They be
lleve that the city should provide fire
protection, but they are willing to go
down into their pockets to pay for
such protection at the present time
and until such a time as the city -can
provide ways and means for paying
for such protection.
These sentiments have been ex
pressed by a large number of citizen
business men since the first meeting
took place last Friday evening when
Hose Company No. 1 met to discuss
the problem and see if there was any
possible way by which the town could
have a fire chief who might take
charge of and train a volunteer or
ganization of fire fighters. At that
lime the men present decided (Jiat in
the event the city was unable to fi
nance the proposition, the citizens
should take matters in their own
hands and as a result they appointed
Mike Curran fire chief and instructed
he committee consisting of Roy
Whiteis. E. M. Shutt and Chas.
Thomson to solicit funds to guarantee
he salary ot Mr. Curran and such
other expenses as might be necessary
to keep up an efficient fire-fighting
organization. These men went forth
and shortly had subscriptions total
ing $155, raised solely among the
business men of the town.
However, the sentiment is growing
that it is a question which belongs
lo the city council of Heppner for so
lution, as some have pointed out that
fire protection should come primarily
Jrom the city itself. Therefore, after
a meeting was held at the Fair pa
vT.ion Wednesday evening and there
as such a poor representation of
ltizens present, it was voted to call a
meeting of citizens for Friday night
in the Odd Fellows hall, at which
.Ime members of the cty council
will be present and the problem will
ie taken up for definite solution.
It has developed that insurance
rates in Heppner stand in line for a
ubstantial Increase In the near fu
ture as a result of the report recently
nade to the state fire marshal by dep
ity marshal Stokes, who was lnves
igating conditions In Heppner re
cently. The state fire marshal did
jot mince words In calling attention
.0 these conditions and added that he
vas sorry to learn that Heppner had
lispensed with the services of Fire
Jhief Curran. Unless better fire pro
ection is provided at once, and under
,uch conditions as put forth by the
3tate fire marshal, there will be a re
rating of fire Insurance in Heppner
and that rating will be upward, not
lownward.
It Is unnecessary to call attention
to the serious and almost critical con
Jition which faces Heppner today as
egards fire protection. A repetition
f past fires, such as happened hero
ibout a year ago, would find us just
.bout as little prepared to cope with
.hem as we were then.
IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERY CIT
IZEN, AND ESPECIALLY EVERY
.'ROPERTY OWNER TO ATTEND
THE MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS
.N THE ODD FELLOWS HALL TO
JORROW NIGHT. DON'T FAIL
fO BE THERE AT 8 O'CLOCK.
Made Good Shearing Record.
LaVerne VanMarter returned to
loppner Wednesday after complet
u g a successful shearing season
.vhich covered a period of fifty days,
i'he last three weeks were spent In
lie Slianiko district, where the crew
inished up. Mr. VanMarter had
liarge of the Frank Turner shearing
lant. He drove a big Mack truck
iirough from Shaniko by the way of
lonument in two days.
Entertained at Bridge.
Mrs. Roy Cochran, assisted by her
ister, Miss Muriel Cason, entertain
;d at bridge last Thursday afternoon
it the J. F. Vaughn residence on
Jaltimore avenue. Mrs. Arthur Mc
Vtee was awarded first prize for high
lonors. Delicious refreshments were
ierved.
Wool Market to Continue Strong.
The wool market Is strong and w ill
probably continue so according to the
opinion of E. J. Bucke, prominent
wool man. Mr. Burke returned re
cently from Portland, making the
trip here by auto. Pendleton. E. O.