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The Gazette-Times PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE- BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 40, Number 20. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUG. 23, 1923. Subscription $2.00 Per Year HARDING'S PAPER APPRAISES WORTH Left Senate Reluctantly; Predict ed His Death In Presidency; Marion Friends Mourn. NORTHWEST CLIPS EGOISM IS SIN 1IFF KRESS TO UNTO THE GRAVE I r rr-i . T? t nm . r More man une entry in ims Kace y Law to Be Effective After September 15th. 4 STANDARD GRADES New System Will Aid Growers Id Gettlnf Good Prices On Big Market.. fir C. EL 8 PENCE, State Mark Agant, TZS Court House, Portland. By proclamation of Governor Pierce compulsory grading and labeling of potatoes will be a law of Oregon on and after September 16, and In con nection with co-operative growers' as sociations which are organizing in the state, this law will no doubt greatly help this Industry, The new law provides for standard grades and labeling, according to the schedules of the United Slates De partment of Agriculture. Inspection will be under the state market agent and will be handled in much the same manner as grain Is now handled. The government fixes four standard grades, but it is not expected that any one crop will be sorted Into four grades, nor would such a practice be desirable. Following is Grade No. 1 which will meet the requirements of the most of the potatoes grown In Oregon. Growers should clip and preserve this: . No. 1 shall consist of potatoes of similar varietal characteristics which are not badly misshapen, which are free from freezing injury snd aoft rot, and from dam nit caused by dirt or other foreign matter, sunburn, sec ond growth, growth cracks, hollow hearts, cuts, scab, blight, dry rot, dis ease, insects, or mechancial or other means. The diameter of potatoes or round varieties shall be not less than 1 7-8 Inches and of potatoes of long variet ies 1 3-4 inches. In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and hsndling, not more than 6 per cent, by weight, of any lot may be be low the prescribed size, and, in addi tion, not more than 6 per cent, by weight, may be below the remaining requirements of this grade, but not to exceed one-third of this 6 per cent tolerance shall be allowed for potatoes affected by soft rot. The other three established grades are No. 1, small, No. 2 and Fancy No. 1. The fancy grade Is one that doubt less can be developed In this state with profit. Idaho puts out fancy grade, every potato being separately wrapped in paper like oranges and these bring a high top price for select markets. Oregon can develop the same markets as this fancy stock can be resdlly grown In many localities. Standard grading and state inspec tion of poatoes has long been needed In Oregon as an aid to marketing. Many states have long had these stan dards and Oregon has been at a dis advanage In the big markets. Deal ers want to know just what they are buying, and when they do not know, the price they will pay mill make them safe and the grower sorry. With central selling agencies in position to meet the demands of large buyers and with guaranteed grades to the trade Oregon potatoes should come to the front. Any farmer, fruit or vegetable grower who would like to have the Portland daily market report and news service sent to him may have such- free service by writing to the State Market Agent, 723 Court House, Portland. This service is compiled daily In Portland by the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics and thru co-operation with R. L. Ringer, mana ger of the locnl bureau, this service will be sent to those who desire it. Inspection for Wheat Certification Completed The field Inspection of wheat for certification In Morrow county was completed the latter pnrt of July and samples of the threnhed grain are being assembled by County Agent Morse for examination In the labora tory. In past years the examination of the threshed samples has been waived but all fields that paused the field tests have boen asked to submit samples of the threshed grain and a careful examination will be made of this in the laboratory for mixtures. This Is in the nature of a check on the field counts for mixtures and will Insure that only first class wheat will be certified this year. There was a total of more than 7000 acres examined for certification and 3739 acres passed the tests with 904 Acres which will probably be add ed as soon as a further check is made on the fields. By fur the greater end of the wheat paused this year is Tur key Red, with but one field each of Hard Federation, Early Baart and Hy brid 128. Although a considerable number of fields of Fortyfold were ex amined none were passed due to varie tal mixtures. The following is a preliminary list of fields pnssing the first Inspection. The list passing final inspection will probnbly contain the names of four other fields nnd will be Issued as soon as all the threshed samples are ex amined. T. K. MitMin. Lexington, 400 acres Tur- kry Ued, D1I.U4 Mixture. Hybrid 12H and illumtrm. II, K. Wnrner, I,oxlnjrlon, M0 itere Tur key Kh1, M0; Mixtures, II. 8., Hyb., Jen- ktiin nnd f , r. HHrve McKmwrtH, ixington, Kfi arrtw Turkey Kwl, ().; Mixtures, H. 8., Hyb. anil Forty Fold. Johnn Trui'dunn, lone, 100 acre Karly Ilnnrt, MM; Mixture, (inlgnlos, 11. 8. and trnrfl of Club. Troy nogard, lone, 40 serin Turkey Rod, vv.W, Mixture, iiyb. izm, ii. . and Hyb. 6.1. Lawrence Rwidlntr, Kiirht Mile, 24 acres Hani Ftttrrnlion, Wtt.KH ; Mixtures, Uftnrt II, H. and Mnniiiln. Lnwrcrip Redding, Klitht Mile, 110 arm Turkey Kml, MM; Mixture. Jones Fife, H. S. nnd F. F. Tom Hoylon, Echo, 700 ncres Turkey 11171, 1)9.1)4 ; Mixture, Hyb. 12H, Ueardlras Tur key, II. 8. and F. F. Tom Hoylen, Keho, 1400 seres Hybrid 128, ttfl.RB; Mixtures, T. R., Red Chaff and u lues tem. v The following is the editorial com ment upon President Harding's death which appeared in the Marion (O.) Star, the newsmaker owned by the late President until a few months ago: "President Harding Is dead. "This brief message, flashed around the globe, brought sorrow to the na tion and touched the tenderest sym pathies of the liberty-loving people of every land. But here in Marlon, where we knew and loved him as Harding, the man; Harding, the fellow-citizen; Harding, the neighbor, and Harding, the friend rather than Harding, the President the blackest grief obtains. "Those who were close to him can hardly escape the feeling that It must have been given to him to have seen into the future, when, robust and the picture of health, he told them short ly before his Inauguration that he would never come out of the Presi dency alive. Those close to him know that, contrary to the general view, he left the Senate with the deepest re gret to enter the Presidency. Those close to him know that he realized that the burden he was about to as sume was such as never attempted by mortal man, yet they hoped for the best. Now In sorrow they realize that he was a true prophet that he know ingly gave himself a sacrifice to his country. "And It may be said here that this great heart which was alike his strength and his weakness proved his undoing. Of all our Presidents, he was the most democratic at heart the most approachable. He added to his already mighty burden by taking on those of others. No appeal, no matter how lowlly, was passed by him. He gave freely too freely of his time and effort. He never counted the cost nor spared himself. In this regard, the course which was his as a citizen was his as the President. The load he was bearing became staggering, and this, and the fact that he was weakened by the attack of in fluenza some months since, and from which he never recovered, made him especially susceptible to the subtle attack of ptomaine poisoning which led to his death. "Full appreciation of Warren G. Harding, the President, will not be written today pobably not In this generation but posterity will weigh his achievements as President, and they have been many and great, at their full worth. "But the measure of Warren G. Harding, the man, is today beyond all question. That he was a man among men all will concede. None will question his bigness of heart, his greatness of soul. He thought and lived above the little things of life, and yet was so thoroughly human that to know htm was to love him; and thus it is that today, while the nation mourns, our people are stunned by the passing of our citizen and friend greatest and best beloved." A New Angle On Minnesota Senator During the recent campaign and lection of Magnus Johnson as U. S. senator in Minnesota, the public gained the impression that he Is a radical. But Magnus Johnson is un doubtedly a different type of a man than the professional politician of the accepted radical type. He is a hard worker, has raised a large family and his wife and his chil dren are his assistants in running the farm. A msn who owns land, farms ft himself, earns his money from the soil and wears real working clothes covered with dirt and grease accu mulated during manly toil, must have good stuff In him. whether Johnson Is a "destructive radical" remains to be seen. A "con structive" radical can exercise a far wider influence than a "hard boiled conservative. A New York paper recently con tained the following article. If the quotation Is correct, Johnson has sounded a wise keynote and shown himself a student above the average: Albert Lea, Minn., Aug. 4 More charity between man and man and teaching of more consideration In schools, coupled with a "greater love" in churches, is the means which will equip the United States to withstand the onslaughts of radicalism, Senator elect Magnus Johnson told celebrants at Frenborn County community pic nic here today. Mr. Johnson paid a tribute to the dead President before discussing ec onomic problems. Good-fellowship and service among business and Dro resslonal men and the farmer was the keynote of his talk. "The press of the country has wronged me," he said. "The pa pers say I am profane 'I am rough and care naught for books This is untrue, I have access to a wonderful library. I love books. 1 have read until my eyes are greatly impaired. "I am sorry that the pnpers of the country, by their untruthful propa ganda are causing the people to lose confidence In what they have to say. The press should be truthful. The people are entitled to know the truth. "If this country is to prosper and to withstand the onslaughts of rad icalism we must show more love In the churches, teach more considera tion in our schools and show more charity between man and man." Manufacturer. BANK GETS GARAGE PROPERTY. Tho Boardman garage property was disponed of at sheriff's sale on Tues day afcrnoon. The Arlington Nation al Bnnk, principal creditor of the de funct gnriige company, bid in the properly at J1050, this being the best bid offered. This business failed some time since and It Is understood Mint there whs not enough assets to anywhnro near satisfy the claims of creditors. TEACHES FOR 8A1.B-Enrly Craw- fords, Orango Cling, Mulrs and El bertas, 90 and 9(1, 1.00; 84, 75, 11.10; 70 and larger, (125. Prepaid, Craw- fords and Clings are ready now. A. E. ANDERSON. R. 1. The Dallaa. On. Lines Opened By Pacific Wool Growers. 1923 WOOLS BETTER Much Wool Still Unsold and In the Banda of Producers; Consigned Clipa to be Taken First. Portland, Or., Aug. 21. The Pacific Cooperative Wool Growers of Port land, Oregon, have just opened their lines of graded and original bag wools for the light-weight season. The ac cumulation consists of wools gathered from the states of Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho, and Northern California. The organization, which is one of the largest strictly cooperative selling or ganizations in the United States, is composed of 2500 wool growers re siding on the Pacific Coast, who grade and market their sales through their own selling agency in a strictly mer chantable condition, directly to mills and reputable wool merchants. Scour ing wools are scoured and offered in this condition. Offerings for this fall contain a large portion of graded and tagged Valley wools, and a good sized accu mulation of the famous Umpqua wool. These wools are well and favorably known among the trade for their ex ceptionally desirable handling qualit ies and their lightness and softness. In addition, there is a sizeable offer ing of choice white scouring Idaho farm wools. These are surprisingly light this season and are well grown. Among the grease wool offerings are a number of the most celebrated or iginal bag fine wool clips of the Northwest, Including some of the well known Lakevlews from Lake county and Humboldts from Northern Cali fornia. These clips range up to 100, 000 pounds per lot, and are the pro duct of years of breeding. The As sociation also offers a large line of commercially sorted mohair. R. A. Ward, manager of the Wool Growers, states that many of the wools this year are lighter and better grown than was the 1922 clip. Par ticularly is this true of the wools from Eastern Oregon. He believes that the reports of the amount of wool sold in the Northwest are some what overestimated, and that when the season closes it will be found that there is more wool on the ranches and at the various country concentra tion points than was at first supposed. Wool men estimate about three mil lion pounds on hand at ranches or in country warehouses in Oregon alone. There has been a heavy consignment of wools to Chicago, Boston, and to the Association in Portland. The wool market is very slow and did not show the expected activity at the opening of the light weight season. No im mediate activity is expected. The Pacific Cooperative Wool Growers point out that when mill buying is re sumed supplies will probably be drawn first from consignment stocks in the hands of associations and east ern dealers, and that those wools which have been aggressively offered to mills will be considered and taken before any attention is paid to wools out in the country. This would indi cate that wools still in the country are likely to stay there for some time unless they are consigned to growers' selling agencies or wool houses that will offer them to the mills. Big Crop of Fine Irrigon Peaches Being Shipped County Agent Morse hai been spending several days the past week at Irrigon and Boardman, where he ie interested with the people on these projects in working out some of their problems. Before leaving Irrigon he was presented with a box of very fine Elberta peaches from the orchard of C. E. Glasgow. Just 18 of these peaches wore required to fill an or dinary pneking crate, and the fruit is very excellent quality. Mr. Glas gow is now packing and shipping the peaches to market. His trees were so heavily laden, even after he had thinned the fruit to a point where he felt he was safe, that his trees are breaking down badly and he is suf fering considerable waste on this ac count. Because of its favorable location the Irrigon project is ideal for the production of fruits and vegetables. Mr. Morse is of the opinion that cher ries will be the most profitable crop for these poeple, as they will be able to reach market with finely matured fruit several weeks ahead of any other point, thus demanding the big price, i ne cnerry trees at Irrigon, in many instances, have suffered from winter killing, but this difficulty will De overcome, and with better pollni atlon the crops of Royal Anns, Bings and Lamberts that can be pro duced there and sold on the early market will be large and of excellent quality. Northwest Hay & Grain Show Dates Changed The Northwest Hay and Grain Show which has In past years been held at the same time as the Round-Up at Pendleton will be held on October 25, 26 and 27th this year, according to an announcement received by County Ag ent morse. L.ast year Morrow county mHue an excellent snowing or thresh ed grains making some 30-odd exhib its nt tho show. With a much better quality of wheat this yoar there should be no trouble taking over a large exhibit of first class wheat The exhibits will be handled the same as In the past years by sending iun sacKs oi wheat that will be clean ed down to one bushel lots. Anyone having good wheat wishing to make an exhibit should leave a sack at his warehouse and notify the County Ag ent who will see that it Is recloaned, sent to Pendleton and entered in the owner's name at the show, ("to??! hog - c'aaoaj ,r8JJ popuct; A V) V cow; JsjzB price race! JSi X. S Oregon Normal School Is A Model Institution Owing to wise provisions laid down In the rules adopted by the first board of Regents the Oregon State Normal School at Monmouth has become a model educational Institution for any one of the forty-eight states. The school Is confined absolutely to training teachers for the public schools, all other professional train ing Is excluded from its courses of study, as well as intercollegiate ath letics. Whatever is required to equip a young man or woman to be an effi cient instructor in any of the grades of the public schools, including good nanr.ers, conduct in relation to pu pils, and the community, is taught. There are four terms annually, the school operating through the year, and all entering must sign an agree ment that they propose teaching In the public schools for at least two years, paying tuition of $24 a year. The annual enrollment is 1200 and summer schools extending the stand ards of the State Normal School are held at Pendleton and Ashland in dis tant parts of the state to save stud ents traveling expenses. First class dormitory service of rooms, board and laundry, (no extras but ten cents an hour for an electric flatiron,) are furnished at six dollars a week, and the school makes a profit on that for upkeep. The dormitory has earned a sur plus each year out of which repairs and new buildings In the way of ex tensions are made and paid for, and students are permitted to work and are paid by the hour to help expenses. The institution is democratic. There is nothing ree. On the other hand the equipment and teaching force are as good as money will supply and the pupils are given positions in the state schools at good pay. Grab Beginning to Arrive at Lexington While the great big rush of grain hauling is not yet on at Lexington by a whole lot, it is beginning, and as time goes by the great crop of that section will be piling up, filling the warehouses to overflowing, and likely covering up the vacant spaces in the vicinity of the railroad track about the depot grounds. So far, the sup ply of cars has been pretty good, and shipments are going out daily, up to Saturday last 80,000 sacks had been left at the Scott & McMillan ware house, of which 14.000 had been load ed into cars for the Portland market. This warehouse has received most of the grain brought to town up to date, but the warehouse of Burgoyne & Son is being prepared for the receiving of their portion, which will begin arriv ing in quantities in a few days. The Scott & McMillan warehouse can cov er 90,000 sacks of grain, but they do not expect this capacity will take care of what they will be compelled to handle, and in connection with the other warehouse, but about half of what the section is producing this season will be put under cover. It is not anticipated at this time by the warehousemen at Lexington that they will receive cars fast enough to keep their platforms cleared up, and they will have to prepare for piling on the outside. Mr. Scott gives It as a conservative estimate that the Lexington section will bring in to the warehouses 260,- 000 sacks of grain. To date that sec tion has required 2H8.000 sacks for the handling of the crops, and the farm ers are coming back for more. First estimates on tho yield are being ex ceeded by about 25 per cent. T. W. Lutsforth will require 1600 more sacks than he thought necessary at the beginning of harvest, and scarce ly a wheat raiser of the Lexington country but Is having to call for addi tional supplies, and the yield will like ly be tho largest in the history of that pnrt of the county. Mr. Scott thinks an additional 20,000 sacks will be needed to care for the crop. As indicated by the shipments al ready made, considerable wheat has passed Into the hands of tho buyers. The highest price paid there for Tu key Red has been 84 cents. This wheat is bringing from 80 cents to 84 cents, while Hybrid 128 is bring ing as high as 88 cents. A little wheal In this locality was contracted early at f 1, and many are the regrets heard that this price was not more gencr ally accepted. CREAM SITUATION UNSATISFACTORY Oregon Dairymen Receiving Less For Cream Than Those In California. Under this caption, C. L. Hawley, State Dairy and Food Commissioner, has the following to say in the July Bulletin: A year ago, under the heading. "Ship Your Cream Oftener in Hot Weather," we wrote and published an article in our bulletin, "relative to the handling of cream. Today we are sorry to have to chronicle the fact that general conditions have grown worse rather than better. The dairymen of California are net ting up to 6 cents per pound butterfat morr for their cream than the Oregon drfrfymeli. This means an approxi mate loss to the Oregon dairymen of $1.40 on every ten-gallon can, which is simply the price of his lack of proper care and cleanliness. Southern California markets are calling for large quantities of fancy butter butter scoring 92 to 93, and these markets are open to Oregon creameries, or at least would be if our butter had the required quality, but too little of it measures up to their standard. Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles markets are loaded with undergrade butter. A careful analy sis of the situation reveals that the reason for the difference in price here and in California is due to the fact that in California a large proportion of the cream when marketed is sweet, or nearly sweet, clean and of desir able flavor. As a result, most of the California butter is of a high stand ard, on which the price is established. It Is the opinion of this office that the quality of Oregon cream must be raised to a higher standard. Com petitive conditions will then automat ically force the local cream market to the higher level. Proper cooperation between the creamerymen and the dairymen will soon bring about the desired condi tion. Cream should be bought on grade and paid for according to quality. Let tlie creamerymen stand together on this proposition and let the dairymen stand together and back them up by patronizing the creamery that does buy on grade and by furnishing the highest possible quality of cream. A ith the records Oregon cowa have made in butterfat production and with the climatic conditions that make those records possible and at the same time make it possible to produce but ter second to none in quality, it is a burning shame that we should be con tent to produce a low grade, low priced product. nlse economy has in the past, and till is handicapping this the second largest Industry in the state. This nartment has never had a sufficient number of inspectors to do the work that should be done not nearly as many as have our neighboring states both north and south of us and since the last session of the legislature ade a big reduction In our annual appropriation we are worse off than ever. It is, therefore, impossible for this office to take the active part it would like to take in cream improve ment campaigns. We will, however. n'nke a few suggestions which, if care fully followed owt, will aid very ma tciiaUy in improving the quality of cream marketed and in turn the qual- j ity of butter made therefrom. These! suggestions, of course, are not new to I you, but it is often necessary to be i frequently reminded of things we al-' remly know. Quality Suggestions. 1. Milk barn and surroundings should be clean and sanitary and cows' udders should be thorough- denned before each milking. 2. Feeds which affect the flavor of the milk, such as turnips, frozen kale, cabbage and certain silage feeds should be fed only after milking. 3, Cool cream before mixing (a cream cooler is recommended). Keep cream cool while holding and ship three times weekly is possible. 4. Sell your cream sweet, or as near sweet as possible. 5. Have your cream test around 85 per cent. ft. Wash and sterilize separator and utensils after ench milking. First flush separator with skim milk; then follow with luke warm water; then take down parts, wash with washing Old Pony Express to Be Re-Enacted This Month Omaha, August 20. How the old Pony Express operated during the Civil War and how it is to be re-enacted this month, is told in the Union Pacific Magazine, which is being dis tributed today. Buffalo Bill's nephew, William F. Cody Goodman, will lead off on the first lap from St. Joseph, Missouri, on August 31. The run wily end at San Francisco on California's Admission Day, September 9. The fastest Pony Express record of 7 days Land 17 hours, which was made with President Lincoln's inaugural address in 1861, may be broken, although the celebration this year is designed to call attention to the Pony Express rather than to break records. The route of the old Pony Express closely parallels the route of the San Francisco-Overland Limited of the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific, except that the train goes through Omaha and the Pony Express started at St Joseph. Of the 61 Pony Express riders re corded in history, only 6 survive, Charles Cliff of St. Joseph, who may ride for a few blocks in St. Joseph be fore turning his mount over to Buf falo Bill's nephew, W. H. Streeper of Farmington, Utah, Tom Panahan of Los Angeles, Charles Becker of West fall, Oregon, and John Seabeck and William Pridham, both of Alameda. California. The Pony Express lasted from April 8, 1860 to October 24, 1861 when the Pacific Telegraph was com pleted. Many of the pony express men later became drivers for Ben Holladay's stage line that was dis continued upon the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory, Utah, connecting the Union and Central Pacifies. The Pony Express required the services of 80 riders, 420 horses, 190 stations and 400 station men. The longest contnuous trip without a for mal rest period was 322 miles, made by Buffalo Bill at the age of 16. Settled at Heppner In The Fall of 1879 Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cowins are truly pioneer residents of Heppner. having settled here in the fall of 1879. and made this place their home contlnu-: ously ever since. Heppner was not ; much of a town at that time, and Mr. i and Mrs. Cowins have seen its devel- ! opment along with the surrounding1 country, and they have also taken 1 their share of the hardships incident to pioneer conditions, as their lives have been spent in pioneering. When I but a lttle girl, Mrs. Cowins crossed the plains with her parents In 1850 ! the year that the Indians caused the emigrant trains so much trouble. They 1 settled at Placerville, then known as Hangtown, California, where Mrs. Cowins resided until 1868 and during which time she and Mr. Cowins were married. Her home and birthplace was Iowa before coming west, and In 1869 she and Mr. Cowins returned to that state, and Mrs. Cowins becoming ill, she was advised by her physician to travel, so they undertook the jour ney across the plains again, taking two years for the trip. As a young man, Mr. Cowins learned the picture business, and he traveled about Iowa and visited the different towns taking pictures, and so they decided to con tinue this work and make their way to the Pacific coast Being outfitted with a big tent in which to live and another for the picture gallery, they set out on the long journey, which was not devoid of hardships, but in which they were fully compensated by the full restoration of Mrs. Cow ins' health, and ever since that time she has enjoyed vigorous health. For about 80 years Mr. and Mrs. Cowins have been journeying together down life's pathway. He is now 82 and she is 80, and it would seem that they had yet many years of life before them, as the burden of years has rented lightly. Yet they can realize that they are on the far western shore and they cannot hope to be spared their long journey a great while. It is in deed a pleasure to talk over life's ex periences with some of these old pion eers, and Mr. and Mrs. Cowins have a very interesting story to re lata. powder and hot water, then rinse with scalding hot water and hang parts In sun. ?. Scttld and rinse shipping cans before filling. Protect from sun while bringing to market. Take every pre c tuition possible, as cream Is a highly perishable product. All Knowledge Not Contained In One Head; Doctors Should Make Use Cooperation. By Frederick D, Strieker, M. D of the Oregon State Board of Health. In the small village where we spent our childhood days there lived an aged, white-bearded man who prac ticed medicine. It was said that he chose to practice medicine as the re sult of a dream. He went to bed one night and dreamed that he was a doc tor. The next morning when he got up be bought a professional looking satchel, opened an office, and was a full-fledged physician. In those days of plague and pestilence no other preparation for the great responsibil ities of the care and treatment of the tick were necessary. But today, in the conceit of our present civiliza tion, we smile as we think in the words of the cartoonist "Them Days are Gone Forever." Our great and beloved State would not tolerate her people to suffer such an imposition at the hands of some im poster who sacrifices human life for personal fa vor and other emoluments. Our proud boast, our beautiful words are hurled back like a boomerang to mock us. Listen to the pitiful com plaint of a bereaved parent: "On Saturday, June 9, 1923, Dr. was called to our home because of the illness of our little son, nine years of age. Upon examination the Dr. said, 'Well, some doctors would call this diphtheria, but I call it a bad ease of tonsilitis.' M We wish to call you attention to the mighty "I". The "I" that is allotted but a few brief yeara of egoism, that knows more than all the accumulated scientific knowledge of the centuries. Two days later the Doctor returned and made a throat culture; two days later a positive laboratory diagnosis. "Saturday night the Doctor called. She brought some sort of an electrical machine wiht which she has been ex perimenting for the past few months." l he day the culture was made some medicine was left, "which was to take the place of the anti-toxin or serum used by the medical profession in the case of diphtheria. On Saturday, June 16th, at 1:30 p. m. he died in my arms. The final paragraph of the letter is a severe indictment of those who would cheat the legally constituted agencies whose purpose it is to pro tect the life and health of our people. Why create such a protecting organ ization and then leagalize acts in di rect opposition to the purposes of such an organization? "Realizing that there Is nothing I can do for my poor baby, and sensing that he sleeps today from a SO CALLED doctor's deceit, conceit, and malpractice, I am calling your atten tion to the utter lack of co-operation evinced in this case. When she called on Saturday night, her duty to co-operate with you began, and the health authorities should have been imme diately notified, and we would have been advised by the authorities what to do to protect him. Instead, light was made of it; we attended the graduation exercises on Sunday after noon, my wife and boy and I were at perfect liberty to come and go as we pleased until Wednesday evening and baby died Saturday. The communitv. children and parents, should be pro tected against the recurrence of such a case as this, and if this merits a thorough investigation by you gen tlemen I wish you would do so and let me know what you accomplish. It has ruined one life and practically the life of the parents." Former Heppner Girl Marries Corvallis Man Mr, and Mrs. E. W. Rhea of Mad ras, Oregon, announce the marriaee of their daughter Irene to Mr. Ray mond Eugene Price, on Tuedav. Aue- ust the 14th, 1923, at Portland, Ore gon. Mrs. Price formerly lived at Heno- ner with her parents, prior to their removal to Big Butter creek in the vicinity of Hermiston. She has been student at O. A. C. for the past several years, finishing her course in that institution. Mr. Price is also a graduate of O. A. C. and the young people will make their home in Cor vallis. Beaverton Woman Dies At Home of Son Here Sufferinc a stroke nf nm1vi. -ltr last Tuesday morning, Mrs. Anna aiary noiDoxe oi Beaverton. Oregon, passed away during that night at the home of her son, Frank J. Holboke on Balm Fork. With her husband, G. Holboke, she had been visiting for Several Weeks with hr inn nnA ntka members of her family here. The at- wic came on very suddenly and was so severe that death was thm riilt several hours later. The remains were prepared for bur ial by M. L. Case, and were shipped to Beaverton this morning, the funeral to be held at that place on Saturday. Fcur sons of Mr. and Mrs. Holboke residinc hent. unrl nthor ml u t i tA. lin ing at lone, departed for Beaverton to- uy wj attend the luneral wrvlces. INSTALLS NEW CRl'SHER. A new rock crusher, purchased re cently by the county, arrived the first oi the week and was taken out to the quarry on Heppner flat, where it Is being placed in position. This new machine will do a class of work that could not be performed on the old crusher, and will grind the material down fine for the surfacing work on the macadam highway. It is a moose of a machine and appears to be built strong enough to crush any kind of rock that might be fed Into its maw. The county hits been going up against some hard rock to handle a tthe Jones quarry, much of it being of such na ture that it scaled off rather than crushed, but this new machine ought to handle the stuff satisfactorily. To Take the Tariff Out of Politics Is Aim. TO BE NON-PARTISAN Denver Meeting to Create Medium for Discnsaion of Tariff; Delegate! From Western States. Denver, Colo., Aug. 21 The move ment of w stern producers, aided by bankers, Chambers of Commerce and eivie bodies in an effort to take the tariff out of partisan politics and se cure the adoption of a permanent tar iff policy suited to the needs of the West, took definite form today when Governor Sweet of Colorado and oth er western governors joined with tho producers in a call for a Western Tariff Congress. The congress will be held in Denver early In October, the exact time to be announced at an early date. The officers of the congress are E. M. Ammons, former governor of Cot orado, chairman; Frank J. Hagen barth of Salt Lake City, chairman of the organization committee and J. A. Arnold of Fort Worth, Texas, active head of the Southern Tariff Associa tion, manager. The movement fs declared to be strictly non-partisan with the pri mary purpose of taking the tariff out of partisan politics, creating a me dium for the discussion of the tariff and other economic issues which af fect the welfare of western produc ers and to assist in maintaining the present tariff duties upon western products. "It is to be a congress in which traders, tariff-for-revenue, competi tive tariff and protective tariff advo cates can participate without surren dering their views," former Govern or Ammons stated in explaining the purpose of the congress. "Regard less of our convictions on tariff pol icies or government, we can surely all agree that the tariff should be treated as an economic issue; that the farmers of the west are entitled to tne same treatment as the manufac turers of the east; that the men who toil upon the farms, in the mines and factories of this country should not be brought into destructive competi tion with the pauper labor of foreign countries and that the rates on our western products in the present tariff act should be given a fair trial be fore making any reductions. "The congress will afford a non-partisan forum where the western pro iducera, the bankers, chambers of com ' merce, the press and all civic bodies can express their views on tariff pol icies of government best adapted to the progress and prosperity of the west." The congress will be composed of delegates appointed by non-partisan organizations covering ail productive industries of western states, it waa stated at the headquarters of the or ganization here. Every line of pro duction activity is expected to be rep resented to present the problems of their particular industry with refer ence to tariff levies, and especially the effect of the present tariff rates on their product. To Try Out Slimmer Poisoning of Rabbits In order that they may fully dem onstrate the efficacy of a new system of poisoning for rabbits that can be applied during the summer season, Mesj-rs. Ira N. Gabrielson and Roy Fug&te, having charge of rodent work for the U. S. Biological department, arrived at Heppner on Wednesday, and today went on out to Boardman, in company with County Agent Morse. Mr. Fugate will be stationed at that (point for some time, where he will (try out the experiment of poisoning the rabbits at this time of year. The rabbits are there in large numbers. and should the new method of des troying them prove successful here as it has at other points, it will aid materially in their extermination. Af ter getting the work under way at Boardman, Mr. Gabrielson will move on to other points where his services are greatly needed. ALFALFA HAY. Messrs. Brown A Lowry this wek received a consignment of first cut ting of baled hay from Hermiston, and are now prepared to furnish the hfppner market with this commodity. The hay is of very excellent quality and can be furnished direct from the warehouse. Their phone is 643. Money to loan. Box 416, Hernnr. HARVEST BALL ? ? Y f ? Y Y f f Y f Y Y Y Y t Y Y SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1st Brown's Orchestra Fair Pavilion Last dance of tho Season. f r f t ? ? ? T t ? $1.10 9:13 Y VV V V V V