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The courier-index., 1921-02-11

The Ku klux Klan has returned to Arkansas after an absence of over fifty years, and several organizations have already been perfected. As in other states there is much secrecy about the orgauIzat;on, but 1t is known that the leading citizens in the communities m which the Ka Klux Klan has been revised are members. A number of southern states organized prior to Arkansas and it is stated that the membership in the south totals many hundred thousands. The revived organza- tion is to promote Americanism end while it advocates the supremacy of the white race, the organization is said to be most active in suppress sion of iawlessness of all kinds. The new Ku Klux Klan is not limited to the south as the principles upon which it is founded are as popular in the north as in the south. Only native born Americans are admitted to membership
 With penitentiary affairs in Ar kansas in the hands of four men who are successful planters, the state now has the advantage of farming knowledge it could not buy. These four men have not had ex- perience in working convicts, but all have for years been growing cot ton, either in the vicinity of Cum mins or the Tucker farms. They are therefore familiar with the soil and what it takes to till it profit ably. Governor McRae has made a remarkable selection for the hon. orary penitentiary board. The mem- bers are not only successful planters
The Washington herald., 1921-01-30
Georgette CQhan Honored,

EtneI Lew, international star Of
oramatie and music hall stage,
tIAyed an engagement at the Palace
'Heater' New York, last week, and
esstered NE greatest hit scored
recent years by a single wOm-
@h on Broadway. Her act reached
climax of enthusiasm when her
Ushter, Georgette COhan. walked
on the stage in the song Marie
rose and made her debut in the
presence Of her father, George NJ.
oman and an audience largely pro-
fessionaI.
1t was an afternoon of excited
interest at the Palace. The tip had
zone forth that Miss Cohan would
appear with her mother. and Broad
way celebrities came by the scores
20 see the gifted daughter of George
n Cohan and Ethel Levy. as well as
10 90 honor to the reappearance of
The Washington herald., 1921-01-30
Keane to Revive Romance" "

Doris Keane, who has not acted
in this country for nearly five years,
will be seen here again in Edward
SheldOn's Romance" in February
or March.
Miss Eeane will revive the play
The Washington herald., 1921-01-30

role, which he acted in London. A.
Z. Anson will also have his original
role. After a few weeks on tour
The Washington herald., 1921-01-30

at the Alvin Theatsr in Pittsburgh
tomorrow night, with her husband.
Basil Sidney sn the leading mare
The Washington herald., 1921-01-30

the revival will be seen in New
York. Miss Keane will be under
the direction OF Lee Shubert ~
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Miss Levy. Standing room in the
back of the theater was pre-empted
by a caravan of florists, who had
been bidden to say it with flowers.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
PILOT ROCK HAS A
DISASTROUS FIRE

A fire of unknown origin Destroy ed
the cooperate grain warehouse at Pi
lot Rock on Sunday morning and did
about $4,000 worth of damage to the
grain stored therein, The property was
valued at $4,000.
Approximately 10000 bags Of grain
were stored in the warehouse. The
building was so by 200 feet and con-
tanned, besides the grain. feed mill
equipment, and this was all destroyed
Hard work on the part of virtually
all the men in Pilot Rock and farmers
from nearby farms saved the Pacific
Coast Elevator Co, and II. w. Collins
warehouses, adjoining. The Pacific
Coast warehouse is 20 feet from the
structure destroyed, and the Collins
warehouse stands north of that
The Pilot Rock warehouse was In
flames when a citizen reported the
blaze about $50 Sunday morning. A
general alarm was sent out and towns
people organized two bucket brlgades,
one bringing water from Birch creek
and another from n nearby spring The
city had insufficient hose to reach the
blaze from the nearest hydrant.
Most of the grain in the warehouse
as well as the building itself was COW
cred by insurance.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
HEPPNER OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1921
Heppner High Plays Good
Game With Pilot Rock High

The basket ball team from Pilot Rock
high school appeared in Heppner on
Saturday evening last and put up a fine
battle against the team from the local
high school They were a fine bunch OF
huskies and when they came out on the
floor it began to look like the Heppner
lads would be put out of the playing in
short order. However, such was not
the case, as the home boys.were in trim
for stiff game and were ready to go
at their opponents with no thought
whatever of defeat entering their heads.
The result was a score Oh II 10 10 IN
Heppner's faT0r. Tse game was fast
and highly interesting all the way
through and was well attended by the
Heppner people. Gay NJ Anderson was
referee.
Friday evening the local boys will
play the Fossil high school team, and
are anticipating another stiff game as
the Fossil boys have been winning
against all their antagonists so far.
their latest accomplishment being the
defeat Of Goldendale's crack quintet af-
ter that team had defeated the fas.
team of The Dalles high school. We
therefore have the promise of a fast
game Friday evening and big crowd
Of fans should be on hand to boost for
the local team and help them hold the
visitors down.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
DESPONENCY AND I'LL
HEALTH CAUSE SUICIDE

Dependency because of i'll health is
thought by relatives to have been the
motive for the suicide of Mrs T. W.
Ayers, aged so, who shot herself
through the breast with 80 automat-
ic pistol Saturday night at her home
GAP Cottonwood street
Mrs. Ayers, clad in her night dress
and bleeding profusely from the wound.
was found lying on her bed with the
pistol in her hand by Bert Holm, a
roomer in the house who heard the shot
just as he entered the front door He
| ran to the police station and summoned
a physician but efforts to save Mrs,
| Ayers life were unavailing.
DR.. Ayers who survives Mrs. Ayers,
and who has been in Portland for sew
eral weeks with the intention Of open
| ing an office in that city, arrived here
| this morning. No inquest will be held
as suicide is self-evident, according to
]. T. Brown, county coroner, Mrs.
| Ayers has been in very poor health and
recently collapsed on the street because
of heart disease.
Mrs Ayrs was born in Missouri and
came to Pendleton 12 years ago, She
was a niece of Mrs Mary Rhodes OF
this city and Of Mrs, Joe Burkland OF
| Walla Walla. Mrs Lila Bott and Mrs.
Nellie Peters are cousins of the de-
ceased. DR.. Ayers is well known here
and was in the drug business in Pen
dleton at one time,
The funeral will be held tomorrow
from the Brown chapel at 2 p, m, with
Rev r. L. Bussaharger, pastor Of the
Christian church, oficiating.-Fast Or
| egonian.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
ETGENE FRANCIs FAIRHURST.

Eugent Francis Fairhurst was born
in Portland, Oregon, on March A. 1871,
and died at Heppner Oregon, on Janu-
ary H. 1921. His father Thomas Fair
hurst and mother, Ellen Fairhurst, first
came from Manchester, England, when
young and settled at Prophetstown,
Ills, where later they were married
and moved to Iowa. In 1864 they
crossed the plains from Iowa to Ore
gon and settled at Portland,
There were two daughters, Mrs, F. C,
Protsman and Mrs Chas D. Sennett,
preceded Eugene to the grave, the for
mer in 1875 and the latter In 1890 His
mother having died when he was three
years Of age his sister, Mrs Sennett
raised him from that time until he was
nearly grown. when her death occurred.
His father died February 90. 1883, at
IIardman, oregon.
Eugene was OF a quiet, retiring ma
ture and was universally liked in the
vicinity of his home. He will be missed
by all who knew him,
He leaves Mrs. NJ, V. Logan, his neice
and Frank Protgman, q nephew OF
Portland, and Norma Protzman, Lu-
cile Logan, Vivian Logan and Eugene
Logan, great nieces and nephew, &c
| mourn his early death.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
Legion Smoker Well Attended.

The Legion boys held their smoker on
last Saturday night at their new quar-
ters in the old Gillian & Bisbee build
ing, and were greeted with large at
tendance. They put on the usual good
program, but it was not as long as
heretofore owing to some numbers not
materializing. A wrestling match be-
tween Curtis Vaun of Boardman and
Royal Parker of Lexington was one of
the main features, vaun proving him
self to be the best man in this contest
Several bouts were put on by the small
boys, also, Victor Groshens and Young
Moore putting up a stiff series Of
rounds with the gloves. in which event
Groshens seemed to have the best of II,
but Moore was gritty and was up and
coming all the while, the exhibition
creating lot of amusement. Clarence
Bauman and Roy Wakefield gave an ex-
hibition boxing match of rounds, and
Eads and Wright had the gloves or for
three rounds, Eads winning the decls-
ion Wright and Hall wrestleI and
Wright secured two straight falls.
The next smoker will be on Saturday,
February 5, at which time the boys
hope to have their new quarters shaped
up in proper manner to care for the
crowd.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
Subscription $500 Per Year
COMPLETION OF HIGH
WAY SEEMS ASSURED
Commissioner BArrRtt, Upon Entering
office Takes stand That WIN Doubt
less Furnish Means to Properly Sur
face and Complete Road Up Willow
Creek to Heppner.

Not desiring to be quoted as having
positively secured sufficient means for
the completion Of the Willow creek
highway through to Heppner. Commits
sioner Barratt is nevertheless given
assurance that this will be done This
assurance also carries with it the i'm
piled promise that a new contract win
be entered into If possible, for the
proper surfacing Of the highway with
sixteen feet Of gravel, as is the settled
policy Of the State Highway Commits
sion, instead Of only eight feet as the
present contract calls for.
The fact that the Willow creek road
was to receive but eight feet Of sur
facing, and the contract had been let
on this basis, has not been at all salts
factory to the Morrow county public,
and as Mr.. Barratt was fully aware of
this and thoroughly understood the
conditions surrounding the grade
which for the most part Is built
through sandy and light soils, and
would soon be blown to pieces with no
more covering than that proposed un-
der the contract, he was ready TO take
action on this proposal at the very ear
liest opportunity.
1t may be stated here that the pro-
posal for an eight-foot covering only
on the Willow creek highway was
adopted by the commission upon the
request of Mr.. Kiddle, late member OF
that body, who, after a complete sur
vey of the situation, and the further
fact that there was not sufficient funds
available to defray the expense of put
ting OF a sixteen-foot covering, de-
sired to do all that seemed possible to
save the grade. 1t did not take Mr.
Barratt long to convince the commits
sion that this was grave mistake, and
when he was asked if there was any
thing he desired for his part of the
state he Immediately took up this ques-
tion and feels that whatever Is done in
the future will be along the well es-
tablished lines and no chances will be
taken to the detriment of the Willow
creek highway. In other words, this
road will be properly covered, and
new contract with this end in view
will be entered into as soon as the pro-
per preliminaries are gone through
Further than this. it is confidently
expected that plans will mature for the
grading and graveling Of the twelve
mile gap that now exists between
Heppner and the end of the Huber con-
tract beyond Lexington.
Mr. Barratt states that he is well
pleased with his new duties 50 far, He
is convinced, upon becoming acquaint-
ed and getting in personal touch with
his colleagues, Mssrs. Booth and Yeon,
that he is to be associated with men of
the very highest type, and men like
himself who have gained their station
in life largely through the school OF
experience and hard knocks, He does
not hesitate to say. however that he Is
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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
THE BROTHERHOODCOM-
PLETES ORGANIZATION

One of the most enthusiastic and de-
lightful gatherings held in Heppner for
long time occurred in the hotel on
Monday evening last when eighty five
representative men Of the town and
community met for the purpose of or
ganizlng a civic Brotherhood. Music
was furnished by the Heppner Band
and the hotel management served an
excellent luncheon in the splendid new
dining room.
The purpose Of the organization. as
has before been stated In these columns,
is neither political nor religious. but
sible. II is get-together movement
Of the men of the community In MONTH
ly gatherings for the purpose Of pro.
noting community welfare. Brief ad.
dresses were given by Rev. Stephen n.
Phelps, S. e. Notson and w. o. Living
stone. The following officers were
elected; President, Prof. Howard NJ.
James; President, 8. e. Notson:
Secretary. w. o. Livingstone: Treasurr
er, vawter Crawford.
The revalent enthusiasm and opti-
mism concerning the new organization
would indicate that 1t will probably
figure very prominently in the commun-
ity life of Heppner in the near future.
The meetings will be held on the eve
ming Of the second Monday In each
month at the hotel where luncheon will
be served and program given. Ques-
tions Of interest to all will be discussed
from time to time, and the program Is
now in course of preparation for the
next meeting, which will be held on
Monday evening. February IA. Every
white man, eighteen years old and over
is eligible to membership. and Is solic-
tied to Join.
No program was attempted on Mon
day evening last but time was given
over to organization. This organiza
tion gives promise of being one of the
big things OF Morrow county and ev-
cry man in the entire community should
unite with II.
watch for the announcement Of the
program for the next meeting, mean
while 1t ia our duty to boost for the
brotherhood,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
Farm and Home Pointers.

Early plowing of summer fallow is a
prime factor in wheat production in the
Columbia basin, as shown by many
years experiment station investigation.
This fact has added thousands Of bush
els of wheat to the annual production
and will make a still larger increase as
farmers learn Of it and plan their OPP
erations for early plowing.
The dairy cows ration needs enough
protein for upkeep of the body and sup
ply of casein and albumin in the milk,
and enough carbohydrates and fats for
body heat and energy and sugar and fat
of milk, the fats of the feed being
about ~ times as valuable as the car
bohydrates. 1t takes thought to pro-
vide these nutrients in proper balance
at most economical cost of feeding
stuffs,-Dairy, o. A. c.
Improper feeding of children may not
show bad results Immediately A build
ing laid on poor foundations may not
fall down but it cannot stand the strain
of one built on good foundations, The
good foundation for child growth is
laid by giving proper foods at the right
time.-Home Economics, o. A. c.
The secret OF successful sheep rails
ing on the farm is providing hill pas
ture for late fall and early spring uses,
thereby shortening the feeding season.
Long winter feeding always results in
loss on the years operations-o. A. c.
Experiment Station
Growers have only about two weeks
in which to insure their peach crop
against loss from leaf curl this year,
BY spraying before February with Bor-
deaux mixture $3.50, completely COW
ering every bud, control will be COM
plete-Plant Pathology, o, A. C.
Slug eggs are hard to destroy, bin
ney tells of eggs that were heated in Il
furnace eight times until reduced to an
almost invisible smallness, and each
time regained their original bulk in
moist situations, and hatched as usual
Lime arsenate, part to 16 parts chop
ped lettuce leaves, is a good control OF
the slugs-Etomology
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
Boardman Wants Ferry
Across the Columbia River

Boardman, Ore. Jan. 25 AT the
monthly meeting Of the Boardman Com
mercial Club last night the construc-
tion Of ferry across the Columbia was
discussed. Cooperation Is expected
with Prosser as the distance from
Prosser to BOardman is but 20 miles at
which points the Evergreen Highway
Of Washington and the Columbia High
way Of Oregon are nearest together
and there are satisfactory conditions
for road building.
Mark A. Cleveland, editor of the
Stanheld Standard and J. D. Zurcher,
attorney and secretary Of the CONNER
cial club of stanfeld. addressed the
meeting and there was general discus
sion favorable to the establishment of
a paper for Boardman and for further
activity in support of the John Day
project. 1t was also voted to endorse
the Northwest Tourist Association bill
now before the Legislature.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27

this way money may be secured on
grain receipts in very large quantities
and be brought in from outside and re-
lieve local pressure.
4. This last method is one which has
been practised by commercial bodies
for great many years and is absolute
ly sound and was proven to be 30 dur
ing the last season when tried out by
the Washington wheat growers. This
is. an old principle Oh nnance applied to
a different commodity that has nothing
fundamentally new about it. 1t Is
through the sale of collateral trust
bonds To accomplish this the wheat
receipts of the company are placed in
the hands of trustee. Against these
then bonds are issued to an agreed
amount; this fall they were issued on
a basis of a dollar for each bushel Of
wheat shown by the wheat receipts.
These bonds bear from . to 8 months
time and the ordinary rate of interest
The Lincoln Trust Company of Spokane
was made the trustee for the Wishing
ton State Bonds. One of the other trust
companies Of the city agreed to finance
the entire operation and underwrite all
Of the bonds that the association wished
to sell by selling them at a small dis
count which the association declined
TO accept However. more than $780,
900 in bonds were bought without any
effort at sale One of the Portland
banks has agreed to take s5,000000 of
this paper another fall and one OF the
New York City banks has agreed to
take 25OOoO,OOO of similar paper. This
method Of finance will be employed by
great many cooperative organizations
through the middle west during the
coming season.
5. 1t has been the practice of Cali
fornia growers to use what Is termed
a growers waiver. Wherever the grow
er wishes to obtain money at bank
he simply takes growers waiver,
which makes the association the trus-
tee Of the grower or the bank in secur-
the trust In few instances an abso-
lutely 100 per cent advance of the val
ue of the crop has been made at the
date Of delivery OF the crop to the ware
house. 1t is believed, however that
very few banks would care to press the
part up to a hundred per cent collec-
tion II they were absolutely assured
that their money would all be paid
within a reasonable time The attitude
of California bankers regarding going
into cooperative organizations is very
striking. The bankers almost absolute
ly insist that the growers be members
Of cooperative organizations as 1t
makes their collections so much more
easy. Any number of testimonials from
California banks are on hand testify
ing to the advisabllity OF growers CO.
operative marketing organizat tions.
There Is nothing. new or freakish
about this proposition, there are at
least thirty organizations working
along the same line and have been con-
tinuing successfully for a period of ten
years, There is none of these assocla
tions operating along this line which
have not made success. They are and
have proven to be a great asset to the
business interests of the community, in
stabilizng the market stabilizing
credit, stabilizing prices.
The oregon Cooperative Grain Grow
ers will be so in Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
Forest News Notes.

Those desiring grazing permits in the
Umatilla National Forest must get their
applications on file by the last of jan
uary Blank applications have been
sent out to all former users of the
range. There are about three hundred
users in the original Umatilla Forest
and about four hundred In the Wenaha
Forest which is now an integral part
of the present Umatilla National For
est.
The new Umatilla National Forest,
formed November 5, 1920, by presiden-
tial proclamation by the consolidation
Of the old Umatilla and Wenaha For.
ests embraces a total area within its
boundaries of nearly one million four
hundred thousand acres and is one Of
the largest National Forests in the
North Pacific District. 1t is in three
divisions and is about one hundred and
seventy miles from one end to the
other, and embraces lands in six Ore
gon counties and four counties in
Washington. 1t will supply summer
forage for approximately one hundred
and fifty thousand sheep and twenty
thousand horses and cattle. The For
est Supervisors headquarters are locat-
ed at Pendleton.
The Five Mile Cattle & Horse Asso-
citation have announced regular meet
ing to be held at Gurdane Saturday
January 22. 1t is expected that several
important matters will be brought be-
fore the meeting for action. There
will also be an election Of officers.
Forest Ranger Woods of Gurdane es-
Inmates the snow in the vicinity of Ar
buckle mountain to be about four feet
This is much more than at this date
during either of the two preceding win
ters
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-01-27
HEPPNER PIONEER PASS
ES TO GREAT BEYOND

AndrewsJ. Stevenson passed away at
the home Of his son George Stevenson
in this city on last Sunday evening at
about ten o'clock. death apparently be-
ing caused by heart failure. Mr. Stew
enson had retired at the usual hour to
his room upstairs. A little before ten
o'clock he got up and dressed and went
down to the sitting room where he sat
down by the stove. After some little
time Mrs. Stevenson went down stairs
to see If anything had happened to the
old gentleman, and found him sitting
upright in a rocking chair and life was
extinct he apparently having passed
away without the least struggle. Mr.
Stevenson had been ailing during the
past year and, was suffering a great
deal from heart trouble and other ills
incident to old age, and his demise was
not unlocked for
Mr.. Stevenson was 81 years and 4
months of age at the time of his death
He had been a resident of Heppner and
Morrow county Sicissn.any years, being
in fact one of the early settlers here
where his family grew up. He was one
of the very few remaining Civil War
veterans of this city, a member of Raw
Inns Post G. A. r. and the flag bearer
for the old soldiers of the post for
years. He was also a member of Will
low Lodge No. 66, /. 0. o. F. of this city
and his funeral was held at the Fed
Grated church on Wednesday afternoon
under the auspices of the two orders
to which he belonged, Rev. Stephen D.
Phelps delivering the funeral discourse.
Members of Mr. Stevenson's family
living at Heppner are George and Ed
Stevenson. Another. son, John Steven
son, lives at Pilot Rock and a daughter,
Mrs Davis, lives at Oakland, California