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PAGE SIX HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926. An Interview With Dr. Frank Crane Popular Gifted Author Be gan at Dollar a Day to Put Across His Idea; Now One of America's Great Writers; to Con tribute Regularly t o Heppner Gazette Times. By R. G. p. As I sat opposite Dr. Crane at a broad flat-topped desk in his commo dious study I was impressed by the great breadth and depth of his human sympathy, his anxiety to serve his fellow men. Of course I knew that originally the church had been his calling and that as a young man he had dedicated his life to such a ser vice. But I had felt that possibly it was either a latent literary talent asserting itself or a desire to preach through the press rather than from the pulpit that switched his course and converted him into the world's foremost newspaper feature writer. It was surprising to learn it was vholly another motive that changed his career a sincere sympathy for 1-Uman foibles and a deep-seated learning to serve mankind. "Early in my life as a preacher," he told me when I asked him how it came about, "I learned that people didn't want to hear long sermons. So I made mine short. They never ran over twenty-five minutes. In that space I generally tried to develop five outstanding points. Gradually I dis covreed even this was too much. In overhearing comments about them af ter their delivery it became apparent to me that most people carried away only one point, never more than two. The other three were wasted." Dr. Crane opened a volume of his editorials lying on the desk to show me the brevity of his articles. "This set me to thinking," he pro ceeded. "If people only seemed to grasp one point at a time why not give it to them just that way? But I found that the clear and concise development of one point was not enough even for a short twenty-five-minute sermon. I felt if they could see this one point briefly stated right before their eyes in print it would impress it on their minds as no speak er could possibly do." So Dr. Crane resigned his pastor ete in Worcester, Mass., and came to New York to try out his idea. It was a bold step. But he was willing to risk it as he was convinced he had something serviceable for the world. Finally a syndicate editor thought he would take a chance on "this Crane stuff." He wasn't at all sure it would go rather doubted it, in fact and offered Dr. Crane $1 a day to write six editorials a week. This wasn't even a clergyman's salary. But it was all he could get so Dr. Crane accepted it, so' great was his faith in his idea. That was less than fifteen years ago. Today his editorial is one of the most widely read newspaper fea tures in the world. ... "My job is to study people, to write for and to people," said Dr. Crane. "I know them enough to know they don't want to be preached at, nor to moralize about them. They are after knowledge about themselves. That's what they want to know themselves. And they don't want to be told in fancy language, but in clear, simple words they understand on sight. They don't want to be talked down to, nor up to, but on a level with them, just like neighbros." With such a conception of his job as this I realized how it was that the college professor, the high school girl, the bishop, the actor, the grocer, the clerk, the Bhop girl, the club woman, the scrub woman, the business man, the financier all read Dr. Crane's edi torials with such consecutive interest. He made it clear that it was his chief hope to make himself considered the sincere friend of the saint and crim inal, the poor man, the rich man, the learned and the ignorant alike. And, with it all, his main effort is to keep clear of all sectarian argu ments and have the confidence of the adherents of all sects. He does this so successfully that many think he is a Roman Catholic, many think he is a Christian Scientist, while almost every sect of Protestantism has claimed him. And some of his most enthusiastic admirers are Jews. "To tell people about themselves in clear-cut language with a punch that drives the point over every time one point at a time so that they will be encouraged and become self- reliant," he concluded, "I consider is one of the most vital services any man can render." Dr. Frank Crane MES LIKE MEET E (Madras Pioneer) Final arrangements for the conduct ing of the fifth annual Epworth lea gue institute at Suttles lake were made last Sunday et Redmond by a group of league representatives from Madras, Redmond, Terrebonne and Bend, who met at Redmond. J. 0. Gibson, of Bend, president of the organization, presided, and every detail for the coming institute was provided for. Arrangements were completed whereby the grounds and buildings will be put in shape for th opening day of the institute. A van guard of workers will be put on the ground several days in advance to see that everything is ready for the first day. The management are congratulating themselves on the selection of the faculty for the present season, since every department will be conducted by some one eminently fitted to fill his particular place. All instructors scheduled to be at the lake will report with the exception of District Super intendent, Dr. A. S. Hisey, who has been summoned to attend a confer ence of the district superintendents of the northwest area which will be held in Tacoma the last of July. Dr. Hisey expects to be at Suttles lake the latv ter part of the week. J. H. Secor, pas tor of the Methodist church, Toppen- ish, Wash., will again act as dean of the faculty; Dr. B. E. Parker, pastor of the First church at Portland, will have charge of the morning watch; Rev. G. 0. Oliver, vice-president of Willamette university, will have charge of the mission work; Dr. Paul Edwards of Sunnyside church, Port land, will have charge of the evening sermons; Rev. C. I. Andrews, from Salem, will conduct the school meth ods; Rev. Henry Young from Hermis ton, will handle the church depart ment of stewardship; Rev. C. C. Rar :ck will conduct the department of evangelism. Others who will assist are Rev. E. C. Alford from Heppner, Rev. M. A. Marcy of Forest Grove, Rev. W. S. Gleiser and Mrs. E. C. Al ford. Arrangements have been made for all those desiring to have board at the mess for the week at a price of $5.50 for the full time. Reasonable rates have been made for young children. A charge of 50 cents a meal or a dol lar a day will be made for those de siring to stay only a short time. It is expected that there will be 'Tge representations from all parts of Central and Eastern Oregon, since the holding of these institutes has proved very popular for those desir :ng to combine a recreational educa tion with a real outing. 1ETEEI MILLION PEOPLE TIKE TOLLS From State Market Agent. January 1 of this year there were 30,665,000 people on the farms of the United States who produced and put on the market from eight to nine bil lion dollars' worth of farm products. When these products had run thru all the middle channels and reached the consumer they had risen in price from the eight and nine billions that the growers received to twenty-eight end twenty-nine billions of dollars that the consumer paid for them. These figures are from the comptroll er's report. Between the producers of the eight and nine billions worth of farm prod ucts and the ultimate consumers, nine- million people were in some manner connected with their handling, and profit was from twenty to twenty-one billion dollars, or an average of $1078 for each person who had something to do with the products in their jour nies from. the fields to the kitchens. The producers of these products re ceived but $280 per capita, or 75 cents per day. They received only one fourth as much per capita as those who handled them after they were harvested. And one of the results of this con dition has been this: The report of the comptroller shows that from June 30, 1921 to June 30, 1925 there were 340 national bank failures and 2148 bank failures other than national banks, making a total of 2488 bank failures in the four years, or 622 per year nearly two per day. The total loss of deposits was $598,524,055. 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Building the Panama Canal was mere child's play in con trast to Denny's job in showing four women the town. They ran him ragged and left him flat. It's easy to laugh at an other man's troubles' and you will double up in laughter at this side-splitting comedy. It's as dizzy as a kiss between drinks. Also MONTANA OF THE RANGES, two reel Western, and 9th episode of THE FIGHTING RANGER. SATURDAY, JULY 24: MATT MOORE and KATHRYN PERRY In "THE FIRST YEAR" On the "battle front" with a newly married couple. Cheer up! It's the first year of marriage that's the hard est after that it's a habit. A comedy drama for two kinds of people those who are married and those who are not. DONT MISS "THE FIRST YEAR" Also STRONG FOR LOVE, two reel comedy, and INTERNA. TIONAL NEWS REEL. SUNDAY and MONDAY, July 25 and 26: ZASU PITTS, ANN PENNINGTON, LILYAN TASHMAN and TOM MOORE in "PRETTY LADIES" Based on the story by Adela Rogers St. John. You've never sen the Charleston done the way they do it in "Pretty Ladies." More dazzling beauties than you have ever seen before on the screen, doing the fascinating new dance that has the whole world by the heels. You'll be thrilled by this colorful picture that brings gay Broadway to you. The true life story of the star of a girlie-girlie show, and of her struggle for happiness and love. Also GOING GOOD, two reel comedy. TUES. and WEDS., JULY 27 and 28 : - GLADYS HULETTE and EDWARD EARLE in "THE FAMILY SECRET" With "Baby Peggy" Montgomery playing the Juvenile part. A masterly adaptation or two outstanding triumphs Frances Hodgson Burnet's novel "Edith's Burglar" and Augustus Thom as' stage play, "The Burglar." Most every family has its secret, but none like this. A picture the whole family will like. Also comedy FAINT HEART. SPECIAL This will be family night the whole family, father, mother and children, coming together, for FIFTY CENTS, no matter how many... Single admission, regular prices 20 and 30c. NEXT WEEK: Herbert Rawlinson inJACK O' CLUBS. Hoot Gibson in THE THRILL CHASER. Baby Peggy in THE LAW FORBIDS. Harold Lloyd in FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE. that the one great industry of agri culture it hampered, held back, dis criminated against, preyed on, while other industries are enjoying profits and prosperity. Far teeing men know that the time will come when this failing of our basic industry will be reflected on other industries. With the buying power of over thirty mil lion people curtailed to necessities, there can be no other result. Pacific States Drop Behind. In figures feiven out on the growth and development of co-operation in the United States, California, Oregon and Washingon ehow the smallest per rentage of increase in the eountrf The east north 'central ttatet thow the greatest gains, 430 per cent, while the Pacific coast states thow but 112 per cent. 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