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"4 T"" ?"V" ' J i 1 1 i w ' ij l S 1 a 8 ft 1 1:4 tit f ; t i i -. . it IV i 1 Ej IL ILJj PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 39, Number 33. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1922. Subscription $2.00 Per Year i 1 1 - i I ' T ELECTl Thli W Surely (he Cuw ia (he Nation-Wide Election of November 7th, According to Robert E. Smith, of Lumberman Truit Co, Portland Eliminating superficial causes and coming right "down to cases," the forces which determine the outcome of any nation-wide election are econ omic. Of specific units which com pose the country in its entirty, this may not be true in Oregon, for In stance, economic causes did not con trol the result but the underlying causes of the discontent and rest lessness which found vent on No vember 7th in electing a "different" Congress were surely economic. This is true whether, as some maintain, the vote cast was due to popular dis pleasure over the failure of Congress to reduce taxes and expenditures, or whether it is really a nation-wide de mand for an adequate readjustment of the inequalities of life. Great newspapers of both parties, Republi can and Democratic, have made com ments on the election which are fee ble and inadequate alike; however, these are purely political and pre tend to nothing else. For Instance, the New York Tribune calls it "A great popular blunder," while the World describes it as "A triumph of liberalism." The fallacy prevails that the candidates who are elected "ride to success on the crest of a wave of popularity" but as a matter of fact personalities play only subordinate parts in general elections. A man who is candidate for an office for two successive terms may for the first term receive overwhelming majorit ies and for the second be as over whelmingly defeated. The personal ity in both cases is the same. Of this Mr. Wilson is the most promin ent example. Whether really respon sible or not, the "powers that be" are credited with responsibility for prevailing conditions and elections register popular satlsfactoln or dis satisfaction with them. In times of depression and deflation, the masses, who as a rule know nothing of econ omics, are "forninst the govern ment, and they register this fact on election day. Conversely, in times of prosperity, the government already In power is upheld and continued by the voters, and receives credit for pre vailing conditions whether it deserves it or not. Balance of Tower Favor Radicals. The new Congress will not con vene until next March, but from the nature of the new members, predic tions are freely, and doubtless with some accuracy, being made as to leg islation which it will undertake. The balance of power will be in favor of the radical element and therefore the legislation will in all probability have a radical tendency. The farm bloc has been immensely strengthen ed and much legislation for the re lief of the farmer will be attempted, among them a modification of the transportation act tending to favor the farmer, the shipper and the la borer; heavier taxes upon wealth and capital with special favors for agri culture and labor; and amendments to' the Federal Reserve Act which would prevent conservative control of credits as exercised by the Board in 1918-1920, satisfying the popular de mand from the agricultural sections for monetary inflation, and provide the farmer with such large credits that he would be enabled to hold his crops for higher prices. Besides such measures as these, a soldiers' bonus bill, payable in cash or its equivalent, even if the funds have to he borrowed, is expected to be brot forward for action. Conservatives in Congress there will still be, however, and they can be depended upon to use all the parliamentary skill at their command to block and defeat such legislation. Political and Financial Quietude. A period of three months and long er will intervene before this Congress convenes, and a winter of domestic quitude, political and financial, seems therefore to be indicated. Perhaps we cannot make better use of the Interval than employing 'it In study ing conditions in Europe and trying to formulate some plan for its relief and rehabilitation, which appears such a hopeless and impossible task. European Affairs to Front. One after another, several Euro pean countries hnve taken their turns during the last few weeks in occupy ing for the moment the place of greatest prominence in world affairs. In England, the Lloyd George minis try was overthrown and the Conser vative party put Into power; in Italy, the Facta government was overthrown by the Fascist! and a virtual dictator ship established; and in Turkey the Ottoman Empire was overthrown, the Sultan dethroned and Constantinople seised by the followers of Mustapha Kemal Pasha. Should, however, even a fortnight pass without the over throw of an important government or even one of the nortoriously un stable smaller powers, food for news and discussion will not be wanting, for Germany, the reparations and the vanishing mark we have with us al ways, and as subjects for discussion, they are inexhaustible. The Berlin parley of the Reparations Commission was a failure. Germany has made no detlnite plans for payment and noth ing came of the plans of the experts to create a two-year moratorium and to stabilize the mark at 3500 to the dollar by borrowing 500,000,000 gold murks and usnig an equal amount of the Roichbank gold. The resignation of the Wlrth cabinet seems to have made no appreciable alteration In the outlook. Conferences and parleys, howover, if they do nothing else, do gradually permit the settling and crystallsntion of idoas, and perhaps (Continued on Page Six) Going, Growing, Glowing MEN'S CLASS ' Federated Church Good Interest-p-GOME Million Christians In Northern Asia Mi nor Cry to Be Saved Another human tragedy that prom ises to rival the Smyrna fir is devel oping in northern Asia Minor. The tide of quarter of a million Chris tian inhabitants is sweeping In full flood to the fringes of the Black sea and the Mediterranean. The refugees are clamoring to be saved. The American naval base at Constantinople is deluges with S. O. 8. calls from the flotilla of destroy ers patrolling the Mediterranean and Black sea coast of Asia Minor, which are crowded with Christians fleeing from the Turk. Appeals com from every part of Anatolia, where whole Christian com munities are migrating and where the American near east relief is working heroically to overcome almost insup rabl obstacles, including the remov al of orphan for great distances to the sea. Cryptic radiographs rceived today indicated that "a critical situation was developing -with surprising sud denness; the whole interior is blan keted with snow, adding immeasur ably to the misery of the refugees." A destroyer relayed a dramatic ap peal to the near east relief at Con stantinople from James H. Crutcher of Tuscaloose, Ala,, at Samsun, "Can you take a thousand mountain chil dren? If not it means their end." One from the destroyer Lawrence came from Americans at Trebiiond, declaring: "We cannot hold up evac uation of Trebizond orphans much longer. We are overwhelmed by ar rivals from the Interior. Instruct immediately." From Mediterranean coastal towns came moving pleas for succor from tens of thousands of orphans. Charles Thurber, of Manchester, N. H sent a message: "Must have 50,000 Turkish pounds to buy bread for ten thousand destitute orphans and adults crowding Sivas. The sit uation is becoming worse hourly. Un less additional funds and transpor tation are provided immediately thousands will perish." SENATOR RITNER ACTING AS GOVERNOR FOR NEXT MONTH Senator Roy W. Rltner is governor oro-tem of Oregon by virtue of being president of the senate, in the ab sence of Governor Ben W. Olcott who is attending a meeting of governors in West Virginia. Senator Rltner will remain In Pen dleton until the caucus of senators is held here to determine future action of the selection of the new senate president some time this week, and then will go to Salem to take active charge of the state's affairs. Among his duties will be the consideration of the state budget for the- next two years. Pendleton Tribune. Ladle Bazaar. The ladle of the Christian Church will hold their Bazaar on the ground floor of the Odd Fellows building on December 8 and 9. In connection with this they will serve lunches throughout the two days. THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS of the Christian Church will serve chili, doughnuts and coffee every Saturday in the Peoples Hardware store. Your patronage is solicited. Mrs. Henry Blackman Dies at San Francisco The news of the death of Mrs. Henry Blackman at San Francisco on last Sunday morning, was received by telegram here on Monday morning by Phill Cohn. Mrs. Blackman pass ed away at a hospital in that city af ter a few days of illness, though she had been In poor neaitn lor a num ber of years past, Mrs. Blackman, sister of the late Henry Heppncr, for whom this town Is named, was a resident of this city for a great many years, and her family of three sons was reared here. With her husband, Henry Blackman, she came to this city in 1882 and re sided here continuously for a period of more than twenty years, enjoying the friendship and esteem of the en tire community. Since leaving here a number of years ago Mrs. Blackman has made her home in Portland and San Fran cisco, but frequently visited at the home of her nephew, Phill Cohn, in this city. She was past 63 years of age, and is survived by her husband, Henry Blackman, of San Francisco, and her sons, Heppner of New York City; Leo, of Valparaiso, Chili, and Abe of San Francisco. The funeral was held in San Francisco Tuesday. There was a dearth of turkeys on the market in Heppnr this Thanks giving, and people have had to rustle to got the ncessary bird for Thanks giving dinner. Ustfally there is an abundance of turkeys to be had on the Heppner market, but this season seems to be an exception. Perhaps the price has not been quite high enough to suit the producer, and he s keeping ni buds at home for a bettei' market, expecting to be rid of them along about the Christmas hol idays. Turkeys have been cheaper on the Portland market this season than for a number of years past. Professor E. H. Hedrick, superin tendent, and Irving Mather, princi pal of the Heppner schools, depart ed yesterday afternoon, their des tination being Portland and other valley points. After spending the Thanksgiving holidays with the home folks, they will return in time for their duties at the school on Monday. The Heppner-Arlington stage makes it quite handy for folks gettnig out to Portland, and other points both east and west, as night trains can be taken and a lot of time saved. Anthony J, Fritz, representing a savings and loan association of Port' land, has been spending several days In Heppner this week. Heppner schools closed for Thanks' giving holidays and studies will be resumed again on Monday. Last Tuesday night the Junior class held a Thanksgiving banquet at the school house, the dinner being cooked by the girls of the class in the domestic science kitchen. The dining room was beautifully decorat ed with crepe paper symbolic of the season . In the center of th table was a large orange-colored horn of plenty filled with fruit. The only light was furnished by candles col ored in Thanksgiving shades. Miss Frasier, class advisor, was present as ehaperone. The wonderful dinner was enjoyed by all those present and perhaps it was a good thing that a few pies disappeared or the Juniors might have had the stomach ache. As it was, that necessary part of a Thanksgiving dinner was left to those who so kindly relieved the class of a few pie. ' Next Mondav a mock trial will be given In tUe civics class, the cas Do ing a moonshine charge against Reid Buseick. The trial will be held in regular court manner. The Freshman flag pole has been put up and soon the scrap will be gin. The pole is 140 feet high and if the Freshies themselves ever get their pennnnt up It is doubtful if any of the Sophs and Juniors can get it down. Next Saturday, December 2, Burk- hart and Company, novelty enter tainers, will put on an entertainment. They are high class entertainers and everyone should attend. The enter tainment will be at the school house at 8 p. m. A preliminary debate tryout was held Monday night when eight pupils tried out before the judges, Mr. Hed rick, Miss Fleet and Miss Chambers. A final tryout in front of the stu dent body will be held soon and the final decision will be made and the team announced. An amendment is now being con sidered by the Student Association pertaining to the granting of letter. It provides that letters shall be granted for debate as well a athlet ics. It also provides that when any student has earned three letters he shall bo given an II H. S. monogram. This amendment to the constitution will be voted on at the next Student Association meeting. The yell contest has been extended for two weeks longer by action of the Student Association. This is due to the fact that poetic genius along the line of yells hasn't got into proper working order as yet. The fat and jolly sheriff, the sher iff who has the reputation of being the most jovial officer in the U. S.; do you want to see him? You will if you attend the grade operetta Dec. 22. A debate is being given m the so cial problems class on the question, Resolved, that the government should set a minimum wage limit." The debate has not been finished as yet. On the Jmaay afternoon before the Christmas holidays, the high school will return to juvenile days by having a Christmas tree and all kinds of nuts and candy as we used to have "When you and I were young. Maggie." We hope It will remind the dignified (?) Seniors that they were once young so that they will have more sympathy with the silly Freshies. There will be two days of Thanks giving vacation this week, Thursday and Friday. An extra day to get over the effects is always needed. The girls basket ball teams are be ing organized this week and next Monday after school two games will be plnyed, one between the eighth grade and the Froshmen and one be tween the Sophomores and Juniors. Wednesday evening the Seniors had a candy pull at the home of Miss Frances Parker. With that and the stomach ache from Thankkgiving dinner, too will we ever see them again? School Enjoy Community Dinner. The school in District No. 38, where Mrs. Frank Turner of thi city Is teaching, gave a community dinner yesterday at the Bchoolhouse, the tables being spread at 1 o'clock, and the patrons of the school were there in force with proper apptltes and a a disposition to enjoy the good pro gram put on by the pupils following the feast. Mrs. Shurte, supcrinten dent, went down from Heppner as an invited guest, "The Kick'Off" Cars Badly Smashed In Highway Collision A rather lucky termination of an accident between two autos on Satur day evening resulted from the collis ion of the Ford of Hugh Berry and the Maxwell of Fred Lyster on the highway near the Charley Valentine ranch. The Ford was on the way in to Heppner from Pendleton and besides Mr. Berry the car was occupied by Ray Oviatt, who was riding in front with Berry, and Floyd Mattison, in the back seat Mr. Lyster was in his car alone and was returning to the road camp from Heppner. It is stated that the Maxwell had no light except a spot light and when the car met it was not possible for the driver of the Ford to tell Just which side of the road the other ear was taking. On the ohter hand, it is contended that the Ford was taking the middle of the road, did not dim the lights, and the result was two badly smashed machines, but for tunately no one seriously injured. The occupants of the Ford escaped without a scratch, Oviatt being thrown clear and Berry and Matti son caught under the machine. Lys ter did not fare quite so well a he received a number of cuts and abras ions about the face that required patching up. Both machines are re ported to be wrecks, and it is a mys tery how all the men escaped serious, if not fatal, injuries. Dry Fighter Optimistic Pussyfoot Say Wet Are Squealing Like Pig Under Gate. Boston. W. E. (Pussyfoot) John son tell thi in the Christian Her ald: For some months a considerable section of the American population has been "seeing red" in respect to the national dry policy and the Vol stead act. Not much ia said against the 18th amendment, but much is said against its enforcement. The thirsty are willing that we have a dry" law, provided it is not inforced It is the growing efficiency of the enforcement of the law that provokes excitement and causes the so-called wet element to squeal with all the pathetic ardor of a pig caught under a gate. The squeal is entertaining but not important. The fact that the Volstead act gate has caught the al coholic pig explains this emotional outburst of explosive speech. Any honest statistical comparison of arrests for drunkenness invariably shows an enormous decrease of drink arrests since prohibition was adopt ed when compared with any of the recent ' wet years. Under the license system there was developed a very lucrative busi ness known as "jag cures," concerns stablished for the treatment and cure of inebriates. With the excep tion of a dozen or so philantrophic concerns, these establishments were on a purely commercial basis. Un der the license system there grew up 65 Neely institutes, about 200 Kcely Institutes and enough of Oppenheim- er and other institutes to make the total something above 300. Less than three years of prohibi tion has resulted in closing practic ally every one of these. In six months of correspondence and effort, aided by the Scientific Temperance Federation of Boston, I have been able to learn of less than hnlf a dozen remaining and these are prac tically denuded of patients. These 300 enterprises were not closed by law or by public opinion. They ac complished much good in their way. They were closed simply and solely because less than three years of pro hibition had so reduced th number of inberiatcs that their operation was no longer profitable, No flood rolief is needed in Saharra and no provisions are required against dust storm on the open sea. This town was visited by a little sunshine yesterday, the first for a good many days, and the rays of Old Sol brought cheer out of the gloom of fog that has been hanging over the city. Mr. Emmett Cochran returned home from Stanfield on Monday, af ter several days spent in that city visiting with friends. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS A banquet that was greatly enjoyed especially by the ladies, was given by the men of the Federatd church at th church dining room on last Fri day evening. The entire spread was prepared and served by the men of the church, and they proved that they knew how to-do the job up brown. In connection with the supper a very fine entertainment was given in the audi torium, participated in by numerous members of the church and Sunday school, the entire event being one that will be long remembered by all who attended. Mrs. Woodson, on be half of the women, thanked the men of the church for their splendid ban quet. . Mrs. John E. Maxwell arrived at Heppner on Monday evening from Seattle, Wash., where she had been for three weeks, waiting on her Bother, who suffered a severe stroke of paralysis, when Mrs. Maxwell left Seattle Sunday morning, her mother was very much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell, who left Heppner early last summer for Oakland, Cal ifornia, are now getting nicely lo cated in their new home, having open ed up in the confectionery business on a good corner in one of the best sections of the city. Mrs. Maxwell, after a short visit with friends here, will return to Oakland on Sunday. A license to wed was granted on Saturday last by County Clerk Wat ers to Chas. O. Osmin and Mrs. Maud eBabcock, both of this city. The couple were married on the same day, Rev. W. O. Livingstone officiat ing'. They will continue to make their home in this county, where Mr. Os min, who is a son ft Albert Osmin of Heppner, has resided all his life. Mrs. Osmin arrived here early in the sum mer from New York state. J. H. Bush, formerly of this city, who is now located at Alsea, Oregon, has engaged in the grocery business in that place, just recently opening up there with a fine line of goods, with which he combines the hand ling of bay and grain and dairy feeds of all kinds. He is meeting with success in the business, of which bis friends here will be glad to learn. Walt Kilcup was able to get into town over the Jones Hill road from his farm down Jones Canyon Wed nesday. It is pretty tough sledding over that thoroughfare just at pres ent, and will likely be so for the re mainder of the winter, unless a hard freeze should come, in which event traveling will be easier for the peo ple from out Lena way. Dr. Derflinger, who was in Morrow county the past week making t. b. examinations of dairy cattle, was called home on Saturday evening by an accident to one of the members of his family. He expects to return soon, however, to resume the work, and those wishing to have tests made should inform County Agent Calkins. Heppner Elks will hold their lodge of Borrow on next Sunday afternoon at the Elks Temple in this city. Hon. Bruce Dennis of La Grande, will be the orator of the occasion, and Hepp ner people will be given a worth while message at his hands, for Mr. Dennis is a public speaker of some note. John T. Kirk writes us from lone that he has discarded crutches and his flat wheel will be OK in a short time, providing he does not get it punctured again. Mr. Kirk had the misfortune to step on a nail while in Heppner a week or more ago, and this was the cause of his flat wheel. Jack Knox is taking a few days off and came to town from the Hynd ranch, where he chaperones a band of sheep, that he might have a few days of recreation among his friends in the city. He will return to his labors after the Thanksgiving noli days. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Matlock of this city are rejoicing over the arrival of a daughter at their home on Fri day, November 24th, the young lady weighing 11V4 pounds. Mother and child reported to be doing well. Miss Helen V. Smith of the Cash Variety Store, made a business trip to Portland this week, going down on Sunday and returning Tuesday eve' nlng. Mrs. Florence Bennett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Kirk of lone, is visiting with her parents in that city, Fantastic Jules Verne Novel Suhject of New European Spectacle Recent months have seen many European productions on American screens. The newest is "The Isle of Zords," a picturized version of Jules Verne novel, "Mathias Sandorf,' produced in France by Louis Nalpas and distributed here by Pathe. Jules Verne was the great French master of fantastic romance. His thrilling stories, "Around the World in Eighty Days," "A Journey to the Center of the Earth," "From the Earth to the Moon," "Twenty Thou sand Leagues Under the Sea," "Mich ael Strogoff," and all others, written years ago, forecast modern scientific inventions and discoveries then un heard of. They furnished our fathers and grandfathers with the action lit erature of the day. Even today there js not a public library in the country that doe not supply a demand for the Verne novels, and the readers are children as well as grown-ups. In "The Isle of Zorda," Verne was at his best. He told the- stroy of Mathias Sandorf, the patriot, who lost all for the cause of freedom; who dis appeared for twenty years, and then appeared as the mystery man from the mystery "Isle of Zorda." He brot vengeance and retribution with him and the manner in which he "squared things" with his betrayers jrill stand for all time unique in the annals of literature. The tremendous action, thrill and suspense are laid in a semi-Oriental setting that is as rich in atmosphere as a tale from the Arabian Nights, as colorful as a .Maxfield Parrish painting, as thrilling as a melodrama. "The Isle of Zorda" is the feature at traction at the Star Theatre Satur day. With which will be shown a Felix comedy and Pathe Review. Grand Worthy Matron to Make Ruth Chapter Visit. Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order Eastern Star will receive an official visit from the Grand Worthy Matron, Mrs. Ida Castner on Friday evening, De cember 8th. This visit will be right after her return from the East, where at Washington, D. C, Mrs. Castner attended the national convention of the order. The members of Ruth Chapter are advised to keep this an nouncement in mind, that there may be a full attendance on the occasion of the visit of the Worthy Grand Matron. Dan P. Smythe Very III. Dan Smythe, prominent Pendleton man, is seriously ill in Chicago, states the Pendleton East Oregon ian. Earl P. Tulloch, a member of the firm of Tulloch & Smythe, left on Saturday for Chicago and Mr. Smyth' brother, Gus Smyth, of Ar lington, left Monday night Mr. Smythe has been ill for some time and during the past few days his con dition has been critical. Mrs. Smythe is with him in Chicago. Through the Emerald, U. of O. daily publication, the announcement is made of the engagement of Nor ton Winnard, son of Dr. and Mrs. N. E. Winnard, formerly of this city. The bride is to be Miss Louise Davis, an Oregon graduate of the class of 1919. Mr. Winnard graduated from the University last year, and is now student at Harvard University, medical department. Deep Human Story Besides Big Thrills Chamberlain Novel "Home" Convert ed to Screen by Gasnier for R-C Pictures. Besides a number of the most thrill ing scenes ever flashed on the screen, including a flood that sweeps a vil lage to destruction, "The Call of Home," an R-C production being shown at the Star Theatre Monday and Tuesday, presents a story of deep human interest that will appeal to all classes of theatregoers. The story briefly is as follows: Two boys, Gerry Lansing and Alan Wayne, are brought up together at Red Hill, the summer home of their people. Gerry, who has wealth, be comes a futile, high-living, conven tional repetition of the man of his class, following the traditions of his family, and falling into a lethargy of effortless living. He marries Alix, a beautiful, frivolous woman whom he soon ceases to interest. Alan plays fast and loose with his guardian's money (which he supposes is his own) and wins the affection of the many women who please bis fancy. Alan always has fascinated Alix, and they drift from flirtation to infatuation. Gerry grows jealous and Alix leaves him to go to Alan. She changes her mind before the train starts, however, and goes home. Gerry, supposing that Alan and Alix have eloped, takes a ship for Per- nambuco, leaving no trace of Ins whereabouts. There he becomes en tangled with a Spanish girl, who res cues him when he is flung from his canoe, and they settle down to the crude life of the wilderness. A great flood carries away Gerry's ditch and drowns Margorita, the Spanish girl, just as Gerry has met Alan, hnlf dead of fever when the latter is brought into the hut in which Gerry is living with some outcasts. From Alan he learns that Alix is blameless and has become the mother of his son. It is a big theme, handled with power and with a touch that stirs deep emotion. , FOR SALE Eden Electric Wash ing Machine. Good condition. Cheap. Phone 843. It. County Clerk Waters left late Tuesday afternoon by auto stage for Arlington, where he would take the train for Portland to spend Thanks giving with Mrs. Waters and Deimar. He will return home the end of the week. County Bible School Convention, Lexington One of the best Bible School eon' ventions ever held in Morrow eounty was held in Lexington on Tuesday of this week. The attendance was good and the interest the very best, and the program one of unusual merit. Those from a distance who partici pated in the program were Mis Par ker of Portland, State Secretary of Bible School Work, and Mr. Abe Ben' nett of Eugene, Field Secretary for the Eugene Bible University. In har mony with the change in name of the state bible school organization, th county organization nam, wa chang ed from Association to Council. Henceforth, it will be known as the Morrow County Sunday School Coun cil. A very interesting feature was a debate in the evening carried out by a group of young people. It was. Resolved, that it ia more necessary for the adult to attend Bible School than it is for the young people to at tend the preaching service. The de bate wa decided unanimously in fa vor of the affirmative. Those partici pating were: on the affirmative, Frances Parker of Heppner, George Tucker of Lexington and Miss Schriv er of lone. Negative, J. P. Fenwick of lone, Cecil Warner of Lexington and Charles O'Neil of lone. The officers elected for the coming year were, Karl Beach of Lexington, President; C. C. Calkins of Heppner, Vice-President, and Cecil Warner of Lexington, Secretary and Treasurer. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Lord' Day, December 3. O. W. Holme says: "The great thing is not so much where we are, but what direction we are moving." "Jesus is the way of truth and life." At the church services we obtain the guidance that we must have. Bible School 10 A. M, followed by Com munion Service and illustrated ser mon to boys and girls, and incident ally to older people a welL- Every one is invited. Junior Christian En deavor at 3 p. m. (note the change in hour), Senior Endeavor at 6:30 and Preaching at 7:30. We shall be glad to have you come and worship with us. . LIVINGSTONE. Percy. Jannon and E. O. Neill were Butter creek ranchers doing business in Heppner on Wednesday. They re port considerable foggy weather out their way for the past ten day or ao. First Thanksgiving Proclamation It is ordered yt ye 11th day of December throughout this jurisdiction shall be sett apart for a day of Thanksgiving to Almigh ty God for His great and victorious mercyes to or dreare native countrye for ye comfort able and sasonable supplying us with mod erate showers and His mercy in with draw ing His afflicting hand from us. -BY THE GOVERNOR. The First Thanksgiving Celebration Plymouth, December 11, 1611 Our corn did prove well; and, God be praised, we had a good increase of Indian corn. Our harvest being gotten in, our Governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might, after a special manner rejoice together after we had gathered the fruit of our labors. Many of the Indians came amongst us, and among the rest their great est king, Massasoit, with some ninety men whom for three days we entertained or feasted. Edward Winslow. Governor Olcott's 1922 Proclamation In accordance with annual custom and following the suggestion of the president of the United States Oregon will again lay aside her busy cares for a day to render thanks for the munificent blessings bestowed by an om niscient creator. For all those blessings, for our prosperity, for our re sources, for our rugged and our bewitching scenery, for brave and true hearts in men and women, freely may we pour our full mete of thanks, as God has been bounti ful, indeed. But may we also ask that this be a day of peace and forgiveness. That it may be a day on which the people set aside forever any ill-timed rancor, if any such exist. That the people of the state may remember above all that all are brothers and sisters, fellow Americans. That they may remember the true spirit of America gushes from a spring deeper than the superficial flow of faction alism or shallow feud. May it be a day of thanksgiving on which we all raise our voices in unison, remembering the time-honored in junction that we read the same Bible and worship the same God. Hours of tribulation and trial are sure to fall upon a people torn asunder by strife and dissention. Our dem ocracy was cradled in the belief and nurtured in the thought that all men are created equal and given the in alienable right to worship God as their own conscience might dictate. Every nation that has strayed from that doctrine has been split on the rock of destruction or has toiled its weary way through centuries of blood, travail and tears. We are at the cross-roads. To the right stands an America, imperishable upon the rock of eternal truth. To the left lies an America bleeding, torn by strife and dissention. May the God of our fathers preserve us from pursuing the left-hand turning. Firm in the belief that our people may throw aside the cause for strife and stand firm, united in common pa triotism, and that this will be a Thanksgiving day when a common voice raises itself to reach the ears of our common creator, I, Ben W. Olcott, by virtue oi' the authority in me vested as governor of the slate of Ore gon, hereby do proclaim and declare Thursday, Novem ber 3, A. D., 1922, as Thanksgiving day within the state of Oregon And may it bring years of contentment, happiness and harmony. CROSS FI HIS 1- IDI Farmers and Federal Grain Inspec tor Attack Method of J. W. Chare a. Admitted He Worked for Exporter at Time ef Grading. (Pendleton Tribure) Out of a fight over the nropoaal of the grain inspection division to the department of agriculture to revoke the license of R. C. Snyder, deputy state grain inspector of Washington at Seattle, for alleged violation of the federal grain inspection law, ha leaked the news that a similar charge has been preferred in this state against Chief Grain Inspector J. W. Church, and that although there ha been a determined move to keep the matter from the public, it i likely that a new grain inspector at Port land will be named. Inspector Church i believed by farmers of this section to be a grain dealers' man and not impartial on the question of grain grading. Two-third of th grain shipped from this terri tory has been docked about 3 cents per bushel for smut and smutting charge and the concrete case upon which it i proposed to revoke hi license, is that while docking the farmers for smut he allowed an entire shipload on the Great City to clear from Portland with the same wheat, uneleaned, aa smutless grain. Throughout the year, which is the first in which the exporters have been compelled to ahip under federal grades as well aa buying under these grades, profits of th exporter have been cut to legitimate return accord ing to local farmer. Formerly the exporter bought under the federal grade from the farmers and then shipped on the Portland type sample, s lower grade, thus making big mon ey. While the federal grain inspectors are primarily concerned with the en forcement of the federal grades on ex port, by the state inspector operat ing under the public service commis sion by federal license, local fanners are more concrned with the dockage on the grain here. It is the conten tion of the farmer that if the grain (Continued on Page Six)