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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
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(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.
Of these failures, 1388, not national
banks, and 242 national banks were
in ten of our agricultural states. The
failures ran low in industrial centers
and abnormally high in agricultural
sections.
These statistics conclusively prove
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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. One of the reasons given
for this slow development is that to
many different products are grown on
each farm that it is very difficult to
embrace them into selling organiza
tions. In states where two or three
staple crops are grown, like wheat,
cotton, tobacco, etc., it is not difficult
to control the products, but In diver-
sified farming states one would have
to become a member of several dif
ferent organizations to cover the
products.
Observe the Potato Law.
'The state market agent warns farm,
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the grading and tack stenciling of po
tatoes. The law prescribes severe
penalties for anyone who does not
grade his stock and mark his sacks
before selling or offering for sale.
Grades, rules and regulations may be
had by writing the market agent at
712 court house, Portland.
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