The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 40, Number 33. HEPPNER, OREGON, TH URSDAY, NOV. 22, 1923. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
H. 11. S. IS
OVER FOSSIL, IH
Saturday's Game Spectac
ular Though Playing
Loose at Times.
TO PLAY WALLA HI
Game With WashinirtoB School
Scheduled After Condon For
feit Will End Seon.
Heppner high school wai victor
over Fossil high ichool In rather
apectacular, though somewhat loose
ly played football game on Gentry
field Saturday afternoon. By super
ior weight and playing Heppner had
no trouble in taking a safe lead, mak
ing two touchdowns in the first quar
ter and kicking goal each time. An
other touchdown with successful kick
netted them their total 21 points,
while two place kicks in the last
quarter gave Fossil 8. Final score
21 to 6.
The outstanding play of the game
came in the last minute of play when
Fossil gained possession of the ball
and in a final attempt to score Pal
mer, Fossil fullback, booted a beauti
ful place-kick from the 45-yard line.
Palmer also made practically all the
yardage for the visitors, though Don,
quarterback, did pretty work in catch
ing passes, receiving several for Fos
sil and intercepting one Heppner
pass. Many forward passes were
completed by both sides, only a few
of the many tried being incomplete.
Elmer Bucknum and "Brick" Hall
. were Heppner stars. Bucknum, by
his heady work at quarter and fine
offensive playing was the backbone
of the Heppner team, while Hall was
her chief yardage gainer, and made
all three touchdowns. Paul Aiken
also was a big factor in Heppner's
scoring, and made the three drop
kirks after touchdowns.
Several fumbles and bad plays de
tracted much from the appearance of
the game, and had it not been for
thir loose playing, it is believed Hepp
ner would have made a much bigger
score. The Fossil boys were game
to the last and earned their scores.
The line-up was:
Heppner 21 Fossil 6
Moore IE Fox
Bell LT Bare
Schwars I.G . ..Cordell
Smith C Rettie
Goodman KG Stephens
Stout RT Dun
F. Doherty RE Barnard
Hall F Palmer
Aiken RH Mortimer
Buselck LH Kelsey
Bucknum Q Don
Substitutes Heppner: Becket, Ca
son, E. Doherty, Sprouls.
Will Go To Walla Walla.
Heppner High school football team
will play Walla Walla High school at
Walla Walla Saturday. These ar
rangements were made after Condon
had forfeited to Heppner the game
that was to have been plsyed there
on that day.
Walla Walla High school has one of
the strongest teams in eastern V ash
ington, and it is a source of grati
flcation to the locals to get a game
with them. The Heppner boys have
made a good record this season, hav
ing lost but one game that to Lex
ington, and they believe they stand
a very good show with the Washing
ton team. It is reported that Walla
Walla's team is no heavier than
Heppner's, and if they win, it will
be by superior playing. This is the
lust game of the season for Heppner.
The lecal boys solicited the sup
port of Heppner business men to send
them on the trip, and met with
hearty response. They will leave for
Walln Walla tomorrow afternoon.
President's Aid Asked at
Grain Growers' Meeting
President Coolidge was asked to
come to the aid of the wheat grow
ers when the delegates from each
section of the state assembled at the
regular meeting of the Oregon Coop
erative Grain Growers held at Port'
land on Wednesday, passed resolu
tions requesting the President and
Congress to immediately increase the
tariff on wheat sufficiently to bring
wheat to its pre-war purchasing
level, and to set up an Export Cor
poration which would have authority
to purchase and merchandise the ex
port surplus of wheat, and to pro
rate any losses that might accrue due
to the difference between the domestic
price of wheat and the export price of
wheat back over the entire crop thru
the avenue of a sales tax which would
be collected from the entire crop
when it leaves the growers' hands,
reports County Commissioner Ralph
Benge of Heppner, who returned
from the meeting Thursday,
This plan, in conjunction with co
operative marketing, was presented
in detail to President Coolidge on
Wednesday by General Manager Jew
ett of the American Wheat Growers'
Associated, and is the one now pro
posed by Secretary of Agriulture
Wallace for the relief of the wheat
grower, and has been consistently ad
vocated by the Oregon Co-operative
Grain Growers sinco last December.
The eldest son of Mr. and Mrs, Le
Roy Coxcn had the misfortune to get
a leg broken one day this week. Th
Inrl was playing about a pile of wheat
when a sock rolled onto his leg and
the weight was sufficient to break the
large bono in his leg between th
ankle and knee. Dr. McMurdo at
tended his injuries and he is roported
to be getting along all right. He i
seven years of ago.
Mrs. Anton, Cunha of Butter creek,
who has been very ill with an attack
of Inflnenmi, Is now much Improve
and well on the road to recovery.
A nnrty consisting of Will Ball
R, 0. Drake and Claire Hopper were
hunting gocae at Arlington yesterday,
RED CROSS TO
PUT ON DRIVE
Election of Officers Postponed to
Future Meeting; Health
Nurse Question.
A meeting of the Morrow County
Chapter of Amercian Red Cross was
held on Monday, and as the attend-
nca was not what it should have
been, the election of officers was post
poned until a future date. At this
meeting, however, the matter of em-
loylng public health nurse for the
eoming year was discussed and
whether this is done will depend upon
the results of the roll call.
The annual roll call was to be on
from Armistice Day, but to get organ
ized for this has been the question
confronting the chapter. It has been
cctded to carry this forward, and
Mrs. Cochran will take charge. Miss
11 Holsinger, field representative
of the Pacific division, was present at
the meeting and delivered aome good
advice that ahould prove profitable in
putting over the drive.
There should be a liberal and
prompt response to the Red Cross
roll call, a membership for the year
costing but one dollar, and the good
work should be maintained in Mor
row county. -
Club Prize Winners
Sell Stock at Auction
More Than Ten Thousand Dollars
Worth of Animals Disposed of
Following Exhibits.
Boys' and girls' club members of
the northwest received $10,190.40 for
61 fat steers, 188 hogs and 13 lambs
grown by them and sold at auction
the Pacific International Livestock
xposition November 7. The top
steer, an Aberdeen Angus owned by
John Hinricks of Pullman, Wn
weighed 1180 pounds and sold for 40
cents a pound. He was grand cham
pion in club competition at the ex
position. The champion shorthorn steer.
owned and exhbited by Gale De Lay
1-year-old Union county lass, weigh
ed 1000 pounds and sold at 30 cents.
The 61 head of sices weighed 49,1,10
pounds and sold for a total of $6,467
an average of 13 cents.
Of the 188 hogs 164 were entered
n competition for the Portland Union
stockyards special prises. Grand
championship in the competition went
to John Lehman. Clackamas county
club member living near Oregon City.
Hia winning pen of four Berkshires
were sold to the Oregon City Meat
company at 10 cents a pound. These
hogs won their youthful owner $110
rise money. The 188 head sold
weighed a total of 39,026 and brought
$3,673.40 an average of 9 cents.
More than 300 members of boys'
and gils' clubs, including 27 judging
teams, attended the exposition. They
won a total of $4330 in prises. This
feature of the exposition was in
charge of H. C. Seymour, state club
leader for tlje college Extension ser
vice and L. J. Allen, state leader of
livestock club work.
ALFALFA MOVEMENT HEAVY.
Unless there is some relief in sight
for the future, a real hay shortage
may yet develop this season. The
eavy rains which fell during the har
vest months have caused a shrinkage
in the hay available for shipment of
at least 40 per cent.
-beep men all over the Yakima
Hey and in Eastern Oregon are
contracting hay quite freely at $10
per ton. Some Bales have been made
at $11 and one or two as $13 per ton
the stack. This is somewhat above
the figure at which hay moved at this
time a year afro.
The demand for hay this season has
been especially heavy, the Yakima
valley having already shipped 3170
cars this year, while up until thi
date a year ago, only 2900 cars had
been shipped. Another point of dif
ference is that whereas last year
many refrigerator and gondola cars
were used, this season the supply of
box cars has been sufficient for the
demand, which means that even
heavier increase of tonnage has so far
moved to market that is indicated by
simple statement of car shipments
The movement of hay so far has
been slightly out of line with last
year. A considerably greater percent
age has gone from the country deal
era direct to retailers and consumers
instead of through terminal jobbers
than has been the practice for the last
two years. The unusually prosperous
condition of the dairy and sheep in
dustries Is held responsible for the
increased demand.
Growers in Yakima Valley are very
optimistic as to late prices. Stan
field Standard.
DIES OF HEART DISEASE.
Greenberry B. Cook, employed at
the Walter Kilcup place in Jones
canyon near Lena, was found dead
in bed Sunday morning, apparently
having passed away from heart dis
ease during the night. Mr. Cook,
who had not been at the Kilcup place
long, complained for a day or so pre
vious to his death of not feeling well,
but ate supper as usunl on Saturday
evennig and a little Inter retired.
Coroner Case was notified and took
charge of the body, preparing it for
burial, and on Wednesdny the re
mains were buried by the county in
the city burial grounds. He was a
stranger here but from letters found
among his effects he has a nephew
residing in Portland, and bank books
ho carried showed small balances In
banks at Kelso, Wash., and Portland,
An attempt to get in communication
with the nephew at Portland failed
and no relatives could be found.
Mrs. Anna Spencer went to Pendle
ton on Sunday where she per'i
couple of days, returning horn, on
Tuesday afternoon.
The Red Cross membership drive
wll) start on Monday, Nov, 26. Be
randy with that dollar and help along
the (rood work.
HIS 1923 THANKSGIVING DINNER
GOT TO BE J- V " . . jP
S. WJWeadows Dies I flPII MCMfC ITCRHC
At Home in Portland
Word was received here on Tues
day forenoon from Portland, an
nouncing the death at his home in
that city of Samuel W. Meadows, who
for a great many years was engaged
in business in this city. Mr. Mead
ows had been in poor health for some
little time but it had been reported
that he was rapidly improving. It
seems that he turned suddenly worse
on Monday night and his death re
sulted in a short time.
The body of Mr. Meadows will ar
rive here tonight, and funeral ser
vices will be held at the Methodist
church tomorrow afternoon at 2, Rev.
F. It. Spaulding, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in the family plot at
Masonic cemetery under the auspices
of Willow Lodge No. 66, of this city,
of which the deceased was a member.
Mr. Meadows is survived by his
widow, a daughter and two sons.
With his family he left Heppner sev
eral years ago and for the greater
part of that time has resided in Port
land. He was engaged in the black-
smithing and livery business in Hepp
ner. K. of P. District Conven
tion Here Next Tuesday
The district convention of Knights
of Pythias of Morrow and Gilliam
counties will be held in Heppner next
Tuesday night. Knights are expected
to be present from the Condon, Ar
lington and Lone Rock lodges, as
suring a big attendance. Visitors from
the grand lodge will be the grand
chancellor and grand keeper of rec
ords and seat, who will thus be able
to make their official visit to the
lodges in this district.
The convention was held at Con
don Inst year and it was quite well
attended. A splendid good time was
had and it is expected that this meet
ing will be even better. A big clam
feed will be the attraction in the din
ing room, following the meeting. Any
sojourning Knights in the city are
cordially invited to attend.
BETHEL CHAPEL ACTIVITIES.
The Bethel missionary society held
their regular meeting Tuesday after
noon in the cozy parlors of the
Chapel. A large number enjoyed the
program given by Mrs. A. M. Fhelps
and Mrs. George Thomson. Mrs.
Chester Darbee and Mrs. Maurice
Frye rendered a vocal duet in a beau
tiful manner. Delicious refresh
ments of pie and coffee were served
by the hostesses, Mesdames Kelly,
McNamer and W. T. Campbell. At
the business meeting the ladies dis
cussed the importance of continuing
the good work being done by the lo
cal chapter of the Red Cross.
Bethel Auxiliary will hold their
bazaar the 14th of December in the
Chapel rooms. Many articles have
already been made, which those look
ing for Christmas remembrances will
be delighted to see.
The girls' missionary society chose
two officers at their regular meeting
last week: Virginia Dix for secretary
and Patricia Mahoney for treasurer.
The girls will take up the study of
Japan in the near future, under the
leadership of their popular super
visor, Mrs. Maurice Frye. The mem
bers were surprised last Saturday in
their meeting, when a lovely birth
day cake, cnmlles and all, and grape
juice, made their appearance, due to
the generosity of Mrs. Launtz in hon
or of her daughter Elna's birthday,
Another pleasant feature of the af
ternoon was the recital by Mrs. Frye
of a beautiful missionary story. Thi:
junior society is proving most pop
ular as well as very beneficial to th
girls of Bethel Chapel.
NEW MUSIC TEACHER HERE,
Miss Isabelle Steele, the newly el
ected music teacher for Heppner
High school, has arrived and begun
her duties on Monday last. Miss
Steele, who Is a graduate of O. A. C,
was for two yetirs head of the violi
department, school of music, In Al
bony Col logo, and she is proficient i
both piano and violin, besides be in
able to piny other instruments. She
succeeds Mrs. Bornico Hopper, wh
has been compelled to give tip th
work because of illness.
Bert Stono and Doc Farrior took
in the turkey shoot at Arlington on
Sunday and returned with birds,
LUUHL I1LVVU IILIVIU
Maurice A. Frye, who with his fam
ily has been in Heppner for the last
month visiting at the home of his
mother, has decided to locate per
manently here as an electrician. He
announces in this issue that he will
do all kinds of electrical repairing
and contracting and contemplates
pennig up an electrical supply store
little later. Mr. Frye is a graduate
lectrical engineer from Northwest-,
ern university and well qualified to
take care of the needs of the Hepp
ner people in his line.
Ed Farnsworth, accompanied by
Mrs. Farnsworth, came over from
their ranch on the Cottonwood in
Grant county Wednesday evening. Ed
running a small band of sheep
over there at the present, and re
ports he Is feeling fine and in the
best of spirits. He says the present
weather conditions are putting the
range fn the best of shape, and his
part of the country is looking mighty
good.
Radio fans of this city should cut
in on Portland this evening between
the hours of 10 and 11. Miss Mary
Anderson, niece of Gay M. Anderson
of this city, will have a nart in the
concert broadcasted from the Ore-
gonian tower at that time. Miss An
dersen If a piano pupil of Emil Enna,
nd said to be an artist, though but
17 years of age. She will render a
solo during the concert program.
Frank Harwood spent a portion of
the past week over on the Snake riv
er in eastern Baker county, in com
pany with Ab Miller. They were at
Robinett where Mr. Miller has a bro
ther residing, and Mr. Harwood
thinks that some country for hills.
The trip was an enjoyable one and
there are good roads all the way from
Heppner.
Owing to the absence of Mrs. Em
met Cochran from the city the an
nual membership drive for the Red
Cross has been delayed. After re
turning home, Mrs. Cochran was ill,
but the chairman is now on the job
and the drive will go over with a
rush, beginning next Monday.
The Willing Workers will hold
their usual monthly food sale at the
store of Humphreys Drug Co., on
Saturday, and many good things will
be on display for the Sunday dinner.
Born in this city on Saturday, No
vember 17, to Mr. and Mrs, Allen
Johnston, a 9-pound daughter. Dr.
Chick reports mother and child do
ing well.
WANTED 1000 acres of farm land
and large bunch of cattle, share plan,
Have own help. Box 532, Heppner.
FOR SALE Extra fine Rhode Is
land Red cockerels. G. R. WHITE,
Lexington.
STAR THEATER
Friday, November 23
Kill PEP'C COMEDY
DULulIy j animal circus
SEE
K wonderful collection
of animate perform
ing the moat marvel
ous, original tricks.
They do everything
but talk and vote.
ALSO REGULAR TICTURE PROGRAM
You Will Like it Whether Your Age is 6 or 60
Children 30c, Adults 55c
Aged Resident of Hepp
ner Dies Wednesday
Thomas C. Leatherman, father of
Mrs, J. J. Wells of this city, passed
away at the Wells home Wednesday
afternoon, death being caused by the
infirmities of old age. Mr. Leather
man was born near Alexandria, Louis
iana, December 25, 1829, and was 94
years of age at the time of his death.
He has resided in this city for many
years, making his home with his
daughter, and was a very familiar
figure about Heppner. The funeral
will be held at the Wells residence
west of Heppner on Saturday fore
noon at 10, conducted by Rev. W. 0.
Livingstone f the Christian church.
Mr. Leatherman is survived by the
following chHdren: Mrs. Alyse Wells
of Heppner; W. P. Leatherman and
Mra. Etta Hulery of Ontario, Oregon;
Frank Leatherman of Baker, Oregon;
MVSt Myra Whidden of Oakland, CalM
and Mrs. Kate Johnson of Grass Val
ley, Cal.
Grand Worthy Matron
Will Be Entertained
Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of East
ern Star, will entertain the grand
worthy matron at Masonic hall on
tomorrow evening. Mrs. Stella K.
Drake is making the rounds of the
chapters in her official capacity of
grand worthy matron and giving in
struction in the work. A full attend
ance of the members of Ruth Chapter
is desired on this occasion, the regu
lar meeting to be followed by refresh
ments served in the dining hall.
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Lord's Day, November 25.
In the absence of the Gospel only
do we realize its practical value. It
is to the interest of every community
to support and encourage every agen
cy for its spread. Our church is
such. Our Bible School is at 9:45,
Communion and preaching service at
11, Morning sermon theme, "The Joy
of Thanksgiving. Christian Endeav
or, one of the finest in the state
6:30, leader Reid Buseick. Evening
preaching service, 7:30, sermon
theme, "The Unrealized Ravages of
Sin." Your presence will be greeted
with a cordial welcome. Come and
worship with us. LIVINGSTONE.
MAKE BIG GOOSE KILL.
Doc Farrior, Bert Stone and Bub
and Ed Clark comprised a hunting
party to the Columbia river early
Tuesday morning for a goose shoot
As evidence of their skill, they re
turned about noon with a bag of 27
fine plump birds. Other Heppner
sportsmen have become aroused by
this kill and parties are leaving
every morning to provide meat for
the Thanksgiving board.
GUNSEL
Comedy and Trick Pony,
JAZZ BO
Trained Donkey. You will have a
chance to ride him, boys. He's
slicker than an ell, slyer than a
fox and will slip you over his head
before you know it,
JERRY AND JIM
Rope Walking and Fancy Riding
Dogs.
J. A. M.
the Clown and Trainer.
HOW TO TREAT
SKIN DISEASES
Afflictions of School Pupils Are
Cause of Annoyance; Simple
Steps Eradicate Them.
From Stat Board of Health.
During the school year there often
develops the contagious skin diseases
that are a source of annoyance to the
teachers, the afflicted pupils, and the
other pupils with whom the efflieted
ones are associated.
The most common are scabies, or
itch, and impetigo. Both of these
are contagious and often afflict an I
entire school or room. Fortunately
both of these conditions are easily j
recognized and both yield very read
ily to simple treatment. Scabies us
ually occurs on the hands between
the fingers and around the joints of
the fingers, wrist and elbow. The
face ia rarely ever affected, except
in neglected cases of long standing.
Impetigo is usually on the face
and produces a much larger sore
which is more individual than in
scabies, scabies producing many small
sores that tend to coalesce or run
together.
It so often occurs that parents do
not feel able to bear the expense of
consulting a physician for what they
regard as a very trivial matter. This
often is not necessary and may be
avoided if the teacher will give the
following simple instructions to the
parents, preferably in the form of
a written notice. A good plan would
be to have the instructions printed in
quantity and distributed to all the
teachers of your county.
Impetigo: The crusts should be re
moved by washing with warm water
and soap. Then apply a little oint
ment of 2 ammoniated mercury
twice a day, thoroughly rubbing into
the sore.
Scabies: Take a hot bath, using
laundry soap, scrubbing the parts
thoroughly. Wash off soap and while
the body is still wet rub on powdered
sulphur, let the body dry without
using a towel, then dress with clean
underclothes. Each night when re
tiring rub the body with Sulphur
ointment, wearing the underclothes
to sleep in. Repeat this each night
for three nights. Then take a second
bath and repeat treatment as above
if not cured. The sulphur ointment
may bo made by melting a teacup of
lard and then stirring one heaping
teaspoon of sulphur into it while it
cools. This treatment should not be
continued longer than one week. If
not cured at the end of that time
physician should be consulted.
To rid hair of vermin and nits: Use
equal parts of Kerosene (Goal Oil)
and Olive Oil (Sweet Oil). Mix the
oils together and rub into the hair
and scalp at night. Never use coal
oil alone. Tie head up in a towel un
til morning. Then wash the hair
with pure hot vinegar, followed by
soap and water. Dry hair and remove
the nits from hair with fingers. Use
oil treatment three successive times.
Pick nits out every afternoon until
all are gone.
These remedies are harmless, in
expensive and can be purchased at
any drug store, and they will quickly
relieve any of the above conditions.
Children undergoing treatment may
be safely allowed to remain in school.
Children neglecting the treatment af
ter instructed regarding the same
should be excluded from school until
the condition is properly attended to.
Pumpkin Pie and--
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Don't Kill the Mouse.
If Oxen Did It
Religious Power Lasts.
Army Happy King Safe.
Mr. Zangwill telling' Americans
that their "pep" is lost motion, that
they are undignified, unjust, lack
shame, etc., will be useful to the
wise and annoying only to the fool-
sh.
It doesn't matter what Mr. Zang-
wlil is ia there any truth ia what
he says?
If a humble mouse crawled from
a sewer, looked at you with his long
quivering nose and said, "You are
shameless creature and don't know
anything," you should not try to kill
that mGuse.
You should ask yourself, "Is there
truth in what the mouse aays? If
, how can I correct my fault?"
The bad feature of Mr. Zangwill's
talk is the barm it may do to his co
religionists among those already
prejudiced. It cannot hurt him, for
he will soon be back, safe in Eng
land, where they will approve quite
geneally his views on America.
But his inaccurate belittlemg of the
Ku Klux Elan may cause trouble to
better Jews than Zangwill. And his
ridiculing the Christian Science does
not come with good grace from one
belonging to a race that has so long
complained (and justly) of religious
prejudice.
However, at his worst, Mr. Zang
will is to be thanked. The United
States and its people have a thou
sand defects, many that Mr. Zang
will could not see or understand. To
make us think about them is to ren
der a service. -
Correspondents report that Indi
ana is controlled politically by the
Ku Klux Klan, with that control al
ready strong in Texas, Oklahoma and
Arkansas, now spreading into Ohio
and other states.
Everything depends on how con
trol is acquired. If, through the
ballot box, no one may complain.
Vox opuli, suprema tex esto holds
good whether you like the vox of the
moment or not.
In a Wild West exhibition a dozen
cows are turned into the arena;
"wild cows" they are called. Cow
boys with lassos and empty beer bot
tles are turned loose with the cows.
They lasso them, thow them down,
sit on them, and the cowboy that first
manages to fill his beer bottle with
milk, no matter how, as the cow pants
and struggles, receives a special re
ward. To many civilized beings that seems
all right.
What should we say about a col
lection of oxen if they gave m simi
lar exhibition, only turning nursing
human mothers into the arena in
stead of cows. We might criticize
them severely for lack of delicate
feelings.
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Religion is still powerful in na
tional affairs. In Germany it plays
a greater part than Socialism, bol
shevism, or capitalism. The Wit
telsbach, royal Catholic family of
Bavaria, who furnished Kings to
Germany long before the Protestant
Hohenzolerns were known, are again
rivals of that Hohenzollems for the
rule of Germany, when she shall be
come too weak to rule herself.
Stresemann, managing the German
republic, allows the Hohenzollern
Crown Prince to Teturn from Holland, i
that his royal Protestant influence
might offset the revolutionary royal
Catholic influence of the Wittelsbachs
in Bavaria. To let one royal religion
fight another is his plan.
Frank Falos, a crippled laborer,
takes his four young children to the
State Workmen's Compensation Bu
reau and says, "You feed them, I
can't."
Ten thousand voices will cry,
"What, you can't feed them? You
must feed them. It's your duty," To
that everybody says, "Amen," yet the
crippled father would get no reward,
except a quiet conscience, for feed
ing these children, whereas the com
munity in general would get the val
ue of their work.
Parents are working for the na
tion, and supremely wise Providence
makes them eager to do it, glad to
sacrifice themselves for the coming
generation.
Mussolini increases the pay of sol
diers so that they are as well paid
as civilian workers. That's an echo
of old Rome. They took good care
of soldiers in those ancient days that
Mussolini admires and would bring
back.
A contented army means a safe
dictator.
The old plan was to give land to
the old soldiers and whatever they
could take to the young ones. Good
pay probably will do as well.
t'NIOX THANKSGIVING SERVICE.
All the churches of the city will
unite in a Thanksgiving service at
the Christian church on Thursday
next at 10:B0 a. m., Rev. F. R. Spaul
ding of the Methodist Episcopal
church, delivering the sermon. Spe
cial music will be a feature of the
service. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all. LIVINGSTONE.
Jack Stevens of Lexington is hav-
j ing to carry his arm in a sling, the
result of an accident that occurred
to him on Monday night while crank
ing hia Ford. The kick-back was
sufficient to break the bones In his
forearm, and he will carry an injured
member for some time.
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Steady Headway Is Being
Made By Cooperative
Movement.
BENEFITS ARE SURE
Vote from Market Agent's Office
Show Many Divisions of Agri
culture Profiting.
Br C. E. BPENCE. State Market Aurent
"It costs more to sell our manu
factured and agricultural products
than it does to produce them," so
declared the American Federation of
Labor In session in Portland. Thirty
three people produce and 19 make a
livlihood off of what they produce.
Nineteen people make profits getting
to consumers what 33 produce. When
producers and consumers will effec
tively co-operate, this middle army
may be largely done away with.
"While many are discouraged over
the slow progress of co-operation in
Cregon, yet the movement is making
steady headway," says the state mar
ket agent. He will soon publish a
list of the organizations in this state
that are working out plans of joint
selling.
The larger growers over the state,
as well as most of the shippers, are
heartily sustaining the new potato
grading and inspection law. They
declare that it will give Oregon a big
power in outside markets and at the
same time will protect the grower
and shipper in honest packs. And
they state that it will take the home
market away from Washington, which
has long had a monopoly of Portland
markets.
Manager Dixon of the state coop
erative egg association states that
poultry raisers of the state are re
sponding heartily to the new five-year
contract, under which 250,000 hens
must be signed up before the con
tracts are operative. The new con
tract has an annual release period.
The state association is rapidly grow
ing in strength and now determines
the market prices of the state. The
organziation during the past year has
handled an immense business in a
fully satisfactory manner to the mem
bers.
A representative of co-operative or
ganizations of Wisconsin was a re
cent caller on the state market agent
for information on the work in Ore
gon, He staled that the farmers of
Wisconsin are grasping for any in
formation or plan under which they
can eliminate or reduce the enormous
middle profits and selling expenses,
and turn these back for the benefit
of the co-operators. He stated that
one of the hardest obstacles to over
come for co-operation between pro
ducer and consumer was the apparent
indifference on the part of the con
sumers; that they were loud in pro
test against high retail prices, but
seemingly indifferent to movements
to organize with the farmers to
shorten the middle route of the pro
ducts. The department of agriculture a- ,
nounces that it takes 40 acres of po
tatoes, normal yield, to supplly 1000
people; 60 acres of fruit and 30 acres
of vegetables.
The state market agent states that
while there is a large acreage of po
tatoes in the Willamette valley and
the yield is very good as to size and
quality, yet the quantity yield is con
siderably below the estimates. The
harvesting is now well along and
shipping is in full force. Nearly all
the potato inspectors of the state are
busy on inspections, and the growers
are rapidly learning the grading
rules.
State Market Agent Spence states
that there is agitation for coopera
tive organizations to handle many
different products in many different
localties of the state and that he ex
pects the movement to go ahead far
more rapidly next year. He says that
it has been the experience in other
states that the movements that go
ahead the fastest are those that start
Iocs Illy in different counties and later
on merge into larger organizations.
It is not so great an undertaking as a
statewide organization.
Irrigon Farm Bureau
Buvs Car of Seed Here
Through the efforts of County
Agent Morse, the Farm Bureau at
Irrigon has purchased a car load of
grain from the Farmers Elevator
company in this city to he used as
chicken feed and hog feed during the
winter months. Tart of the grain will
be crushed and the remainder used
whole.
Heretofore the members of the
Farm Bureau at Irrigon have been
purchasing their feed ut the local
stores just as they wanted it. This
season it will be handled through
the Eureau, Hugh Grimm taking
charge of the shipment nnd looking
after the distribution. The feed will
go out to some 20 odd project farm
ers who are members of the Farm
Bureau, and it is estimated that get
ting the feed in this manner will
prove a saving of around $100.
ATTENTION.
For the convenience of the people
of Morrow county they should know
that there is an x-ray machine hi
Keppner, located in the Musonic
building. It is not noee-Hry fur any
one to go to the expense of a trip out
of the county to gwt an x-ray picture,
Adv. :;t.
BIG TTRKEY SHOOT AT IKItlGO.V.
The Irrigon Commercial club is
sponsoring a big turkey shoot and
raffle for Sunday, November !f. at
the old school grounds, lrritfun. Thar
will be light rifle, shooting beside
trap shooting, and all sportsmen at
tending a re p r o m i sc d a big i t mm.
Turkeys will be given prises. Thn
proceeds of the shoot will be applid
to reduce the indebted nest of the
Irrigon townsite irrigation tyaUm,