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About The Boardman mirror. (Boardman, Or.) 1921-1925 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1922)
COL. SMITH BROOKHART Col. Smith Brookhart, who was nominated by the Republicans of Iowa for the United States sepate. FOREIGN MINISTER OF GERMANY IS KILLED Berlin. Dr, Walter Rathenau, Ger man foreign minister, and more close ly Identified than any other German wllli the efforts for rehabilitation of his country Since the war, was shot and killed by two or more unknown assassins while on his way from his residence to the foreign office. The murderers who were driving In a motor car slowed up as they were earing Or. Rathenau and shot twice at the foreign minister, the shots tak ing immediate gift effect Putting on high speed the assassins escaped. Chancellor VVirth's government mar shaled the nation's elements to the de fense of the young German republic and organized labor, represented in both socialist parlies, again was first to buckle on the armor, just as it did during tin' ECgpp revolt. The prefect of police raised the of fer of a reward for the capture of Dr. Walter Hahenau's ussnsstn to 1,000,(10(1 marks. A demonstration In favor of the republic in the Lustgarten Sunday was attended by 200,000 persons, it wai quite orderly. BRIEF GENERAL NEWS President Harding's tentatively pro jected Aim kan trip this summer has been abandoned, it wag announced de flnitey at the White house. The Yap treaty between the United States and Japan has been signed by the Japanese prince regent following Its ratification, the Htate department was officially advised. An Increase of 20 cents a 100 pounds In the price of refined cane sugar was announced Saturday by the California 'Hawaiian refinery at S:m Kruucisco. The new price Is $l!.6t). Selcelh n of llrlgadier (ietieral H. M. Lord, chief of finance of the war department, to succeed Charles O. Dawes, as director of the budget, was u n twu 1 1 c ed at thg White House. II I. Keeee. ex president of the Itnu nock National hank at I'ocatcllo. was found guilty on six indictments of making false reports concerning the bank's condition to deculve the con troller of currency Legislation is being prepared, with I'rsldent Harding's sanction, which will return to approximately 30,000 Qfrmgna and Auatrtana property taken uer during the war by the alieu prop arty ogatodtan in gmountg of 119,401 or Icfh Portland Wins Labor Gathering. Cincinnati. I'orlland. Or. was chosen over Houston, Tex . as the se.it of the next convention of the Amcrl can Kederation of Libor, which will be held In October, 1 l 2 :t Samuel lumpers u reelected president with out opposition Morvich Again Defeated. Latoni.i. K W hkaway won tin title ol the "World's CrcMost Tin, I Yeai-oid" when lie defeated for the second time the great Morvich in the $50,000 special race hen Muicle Shoals Fund Voted. Washington, D. C The house voted to make $7,500,000 available October 1 for resumption of construction work on the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals Alabama Toot Heads Oregon G. O. P. Puilliutd, Or Wiilivr 1, Toote, Jr., of Mc.M'niivH i . was elected chairman of the keput' . i'. .late central com mittee oter A It Lea of I'ortlaud Britain Wouli; M Germany in League London. I inter Lloyd George lo forutml the i i.c of commons that Ureal Britain favors the admission of Ueriuauy to tl e League of Natloua. EASTERN OREGON SELLS PORTLAND UMATILLA RAPIDS The Umatilla Rapids Development welting in Portland with the Cham ber of Commerce on Monday, June 2t, was a great success, l'ortland bought the ('mal)la Rapids project without hesitation, in fact, they realize that the project is more ol their own than ours. The benefits which will be derived by them are fully realized fletwen 400 and 500 members attended the luncheon. Fred Steiwer, of Pendleton made the main talk. At the close of his speech he was given a great hand by the Chamber. Dr. Penrose, president of Whitman college also made a very able speech on the project. After the luncheon, the project directors met in session With the Chamber directors and plans were laid for the furtherance of the pro ject. Now that Portland has taken hold, we must not get the idea thai our part is done. We are vitally in terested and directly connected and a Concerted movement by eastern Oregon must be consistently applied. A large project like this is not put over between suns, but Ihe general great benefits of this project are worthy of our continual effort. Umatilla, trrigon, Boardtnan, Hep- pner, Alderdalc, Wash and Pendleton had Qeleggtas attending, l'ortland people were most courteous to the delegates. The idea prevails to an extent that Portland is a Irlffle lax in statewide betterments. Tho past may have revealed such an attitude possibly in our sight, but do we real ly realize the demands put upon Port land by the outside state. The very fact, thai. Portland is the only city in the state makes them the clearing house for every punitive idea that inn the breath breathed within by nine dreamer or Empire builder. The Port of Portland has developed on a scale beyond the dreams of its most ardent supporter. Portland realizes that to retain its present position and lo continue the Port's growth it must look lo the develop ment of the great Columbia river valley. The Rhine and the Nile com bined, of America, Development of the Umalila Ra pids project would be a greater asset lo l'ortland and Oregon than the whole Willamette Valley is now, in the opinion of Kred Steiwer, ol Pen gteton, wlui de.i "led ihe address Monday before the member's forum luncheon of ihe Chamber of Com merce, Steiwer was accompanied to l'ortland by a group of prominent eg of L'astei'n Oregon and East cm Washington, and as their spokes man outlined for local business men the meaning of the project, which he estimated would cost $:i0,000,000 to complete. I nrough the construc tion of a dam across the upper Col umbia river near Devils Bend Kapkls St iewer said development work of more importance to Portland than of its port would be accomplished. Points out KomiUs Some of the results which he said would reasonably follow such devel opment would he the production of low priced electric power, the reclam ation of approximate!) 170.000 acres of grid land ami ihe Improvement of channel conditions which would en I ' irage river t.i.fllt in o the In'ar'i Umpire. As proof that the Inland Umpire is serious In Us plans to en courage the l inatilla Rapids project, there were present in support of Mr S'eiwer and hi. ftatem'Hi n He project the following men of that ' t ion : Judge (i. W. I'hclps. of Pendleton." president of Ihe project association; D-. S. 1.. L. P 'Miose, V i V. a'l i president of Whitman college; Ceo. llartman. Mayor of Pendlcion; L C. Scharpf, president of 'the 1'cudleton Commercial Club; Samuel Hoai'diuan of He. i id in. i ii Oregon j Marvel Walts of Atb. a, Win. 'arrj . ,i u Ja'e. William Warren, Alderdalc. Wash V M '.Menaui'ii. I ei nuer: ai v! 1 I. liarr, K. II. Aldrlch, J. V. Tallinn , .1 II Sturgis and I). L. Burroughs, Ol I'eiidleton; D. C and D. K. Ilrown ell of Umatilla; W K. Wadsworth. of Irrigon "The proposed - l matitla Kapiaa project Is by far the most important piece of development, so fur as Port land, and Oregon are concerned, since the transcontinental railroad " said steiwer, who quoW'O statistics to prove that a half million horss power could t developed with a primary horsepower cost of $9 00 to $10.00 1st horsepower p-r v-ar as compared with retail prices ranging from $60 to $X00 per horsepower. j i.r Hit SLt- X . . . He raid tlNt44liihvp horsepower' would tint k possible the irrigation of land Uat eottld not be reached Dy gravity and that a total of 270,000 acres could be reached by water and made to produce just as heavily as Yakima lands. With the irriga tion of this land, he predicted the natural sequence of greater taxable property and colonization. Further he said the provision of this horse power would assist the railroads in th electrification of their lines and state, thus increasing the payroll ol the-northwest. Still further he con tended that the completion of tho project would make possible cheaper river transportation and consequent development of the Inland Empire and Portland lo their mutual benefit. Destiny of Portland "In my opinion the destiny of the greater Portland and the greater Oregon is absolutely one with the improvement and canalization of the Columbia river. We need a broad open highway for water transporta tion into the Inland Empire. The hydro-electric development will mean cheap power and the reclamation of arid lands will mean production in almost unlimited quantities. "These factors combined will bring new population, new wealth, new in dustry and new commerce. The de velopment of the project means then that we have brought to Portland's door a new Willamette v. ..-.. It will in fact, bring to the very doors of Oregon's metropolis a wonderfully rich, thriving district where there ia now almost nothing." Other mem bers of the visiting party delivered short addresses in support of Steiw er's statements. Dr. Penrose In his brief address said that Portland is too sleek, too opulent and perhaps too lazy and indifferent to realize the possibilities which lie in the Ra pids project not only for Oregon, but also tor Portland. He urged tne city to awaken to the opportunity along the upper Columbia. DR. WALTER RATHENAU in CK CHUA.M PAItl.Olt FOIt LADIES AND t'HILDHE.N C. M .Deck, who came here fiom Cleodell, Wash., and purchased the Pastime, has already made several changes in the arrangement of the place and plans further rearrange ment to make a seperate room in fronl for an ice cream parlor for the ladies and children. The pool loom will be entirely seperale from the front and Mr. Dec kand his two daughters will cater lo the family trade. PLANS POIl EOl Iti'H ALMOST COMPLETED Plana for the 4th ar ealmost com pleted. Final arrangements will be made Friday evening. Don't forget to come early as the program will be held in the forenoon, and we are using Mr. Warner's porch for a rostrum. The parade will start from the Highway Inn, led by the Legion, followed by all other partlcl pants. The ball game will be held after dinner and sports will follow. A dance will be given in th.- evening. Everybody come and lets have a good time. HOUSE HEAVEN PKOJ EOT Dr. Walter Rathenau, German for eign minister who was assassinated while riding from his home to his office. HOUSE INDORSES ARMY FIGURES OF SENATE Washington, D. C The house con curred with the senate in fixing the size of Hie army at 125,000 enlisted men and 12,000 officers. The conference report on the army hill, which fixes its strength between senate mid house figures, was adopted by the house 175 to 39, without dis cussion. Approximately one out of every seven officers in the regular army must be turned out into civil life by January 1. next, according to a pre liminary estimate made at the war de partment, of the meaning and effect of the compromise reached by the senate and house conferees on the ;uniy appropriation bill. The unofficial study of its provi sions indicates that 2000 or more of ficers must be dropped entirely within the next six months. FIELD MARSHAL KILLED British War Leader, Active In Irish Affairs, Assassinated, London. Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, chief of the British imperial general staff and lately mili tary adviser to the Ulster government, was assassinated near the door of his home in Eaton Place, London. Two men fired upon the field mar shal as he was alighting from an auto mobile. The two assassins fled, close ly pursued by the police, who had been guarding the field marshal on infor mation that his life was likely to be attempted. Both men were captured. Their names were given as James Con nelly and James O'Brien. The assassination has stirred Eng land to the depths. Mingled with feel ings of sorrow and dismay are ap prehension of further outrages. It is said other members of parliament have been threatened. By vote of 221 lo 5 the Hois. Ilea ven Irrigation district on Saturdav. June 10, formerly adopted ihe $;!2. 000,000 bond issue and ratified the contract heretofore enterd into with Howard Anion for the construct ion of the irrigation system. The main canal will be 112 miles long and there will be 'JH miles of concrete lined canal, 8 miles of tun neled and 9 miles of syphons There will he B waste ways and several storage reservoirs. At one place on Glade creek a drop of 500 feet In the canal will produce a maximum of WO, 000 horsepower electrical energy. Assurance has beyn given by Mr. Anion and by representatives of bond houses that as soon as the bond issue lias been voted and confirmed by ihe Superior court the entire bond issue 1 will be underwritten and funds for con motion will be immediately a v ilalne. The contract with Mr. Anion Pacific Rail Divorce Set For October. Washington, D. C. The interstate commerce commission, in a notice Sat urday, declared that It would probably take up some time In October in its general railroad consolidation hear ing, the matter of the Southern Pa cific and Central Pacific railroad mer ger recently declared illegal by the supreme court. Meanwhile the com mission cannot consider requests that it intervene to bring about some alter ation in the situation precipitated by the decision. THE MARKETS Portland Wheat Hard white, soft white, white club, $1.13; hard winter and northern spring, $1.12; red Walla. $1.07. Corn Whole, $35: cracked, $37. Hay Alfalfa, ne , $16 per ton; val ley timothy. $1820; eastern Oregon timothy, $22024. Butter Kat 3841c. Kggs Ranch. UOMo. Cheese Tillamook triplets, 27c; Young Americas, 2Sc; block Swiss. Ulree I it work shall start within 32 34c; cream brick, 24g26'e. i.O dav after ihe bonds have been- Cattle Choice steers, $8.2o'S'8.75; v.ili ed and must be completed In Medium to good. $7 75(98.25. eh. I9tf8. Sheep Best spring lambs, $89. Under the tor of the bond hsm medium spring lambs, $708. 00 paymei .. principal will fuM Hogs Prime light, $11.5011.75; due dur .lie firs' 0 years and no pavnic on bgtOl'jet for the first ;l years The bo as din per cent in terest wh... ii lue ' be laid au nuull.v after th .bird . ar Itegin ning with the tenth . ear the ronds wtll be retired a small annual In stallment which will gradually In crease until at the end of 30 year? the annual payment will amount to approximately $10 per acre Under ihese terms it will be possible to ue sjnooth heavy, $1011.25. Seattle. Wheat Hard white $1.18; so t white, white club, hard red winter, got! rod winter, northern spring, $11:', astern red Waila. $1.09; Big Bend bluestem $1 25 Hay Alfalfa, $22; timothy, $25; straw. $17. Hotter Fat 38 41c. Kggs Ranch. 17f3c. Cattle Prime steers. $8.60S75; IRfclGON NEWS ITEMS Farmer 9mith of the Union Paci fic, agriculturist, was an Irfl rigon visitor Tuesday. He Is being kept busy these days attending con ventions and other gatherings and does not drop off here as often as he did a few years ago. He was very highly pleased with the looks of the various crops and says we are sure doing fine. V. M. Wadsworth went to Portland Sunday night returning meeaay morning as delegate form the Irri gon Commercial Club to the Chamber of Commerce of Portland. He says he did not get to say anything like many other delegates but he had a big feed at the head of the table and Farmer Smith vouched for the truth of his statement. Mr. Wadsworth thinks the Chamber of Commerce of Portland readily sees the great good the Umatilla Kapids Hydro-Electric project would be to the state and that they will work with us for it. C. C. Grimm is stocking up on lunch goods, small automobile tires and other things this week and ex pects to be ready to serve ice cream and lunch goods beginning Sunday, July 2nd. It is not an uncommon sight to see five or six automobiles parked near his service station now and with the additional lines, will make both Mr. and Mrs. Grimm very busy people. Mrs. J. E. White went to Lewis- town Sunday night to Visit her pa Chts for ft tew days. Tne editors young "devil" got things mixed up last week In the Ir rigon news items, 'the paragraph in regards to the roads to Heppner as sent in read as follows: "They re port the road very rough via Butter creek but in fine shape via Willow Creek with the exception of seven miles south of Heppner Junction, and this is much better than the best via other routes". Such errors are bad as the public might try to make use of the information. The McClasky boy who left home some weeks ago, has not yet been neard rrom. Anyone naving (seen him, should notify A. G. McClasky, at Irrigon. Wire at his expense. Our county clerk Waters and Assessor Wells were in Irrigon last of the week making notes for the assessment rolls. ou teiiows should go easy with your pencil until more prosperous times. Mr, Glasgow's crop of black caps and red raspberries are on now and he is getting big prices. That is where we shine, the early stuff in anything we want to go into. Let us wake up and get into the game. The days of making money without working is past and we might as well pick berries as do any thing else. A. L. Larson, of Boardinan, was in Irrigon Tuesday booking up orders on nursery stock. He usually lands the business if there is any to be had. ! The New Pastime I MANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN t THE ARRANGEMENT AND WE CATER TO THE FAMILY TRADE ICE CREAM, CANDY AND SOFT DRINKS C. M. Beck, Proprietor I mmmmmmmmmm velope an orchard into full bearing nUMllum t0 choice, $77.&0. before the farmers under this qro- ject will be required to make a substantial payment on ihe bonds. Hogs - Prime light. $11 60 12, ject w ill be required to make any i BMVy $67. 74. Get Our Latest Prices On Building Material Cedar Flume Screen Doors Screen Door Sets Our Ice is Good and Cold Trv It See W. A. Murchie Boardman, Oregon.