THE BOARDMAN MIRROR
VOLl'ME V
BOARDMAN, .MOKKOW COUNTY. OREGOJi
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1925
NUMBER 19
Boardman Utellem
Edited by the Students of the Boardman High School
FOURTH YEAR. 1924-1925
FRIDAY, MAY 1925
Irrigon Items
I'ESTS ATTACK MELONS
SLAUGHTER DUCKS
BY THE THOUSANDS
Boardman Locals and Personals
Boardman Wins at Last
Boardman triumphed in her third
bane 1 II game of the season in the re
turn tilt with the Arlington hoys last
Friday. The lead see-sawed for the
first three Innings and in the fourth
Boardman took a good big lead and
held It. The final score was 8 to 5.
Errors were numerous, but they were
charged for the most part to the 'Ar
lington boys. Boardman's infield show
ed up good mid the outfield was
perfect. Captain Avers pitched a nice
brand of bll allowing only five hits
and striking out 12 men. The baseball
fever is renewed and more games are
wanted.
CONGRESSMAN BURTON
Irrigon Gorwers Sutfly Methods of
Eradicating Root Maggot Dam- :
age Thought Little
May Day A Full Day
Last Friday. May 1, proved to be a
full day for the Ulan school students
and faculty. From eight o'clock on
there was much hurrying and scurrying
fit the School house -decorations going
up. rooms being fixed1, and costumes
being put on. At 10 ::10 everything and
everybody was ready tot the big par
ade. The parade started at the school
house and journeyed around town and
ended1 at the school house again. First
came the. parade leaders followed by
all the grade children in beautiful and
fancy costumes, each grade accompan
ied by its teacher. Next came the high
school band. This hand, which cannot
be beat, is one of the schools greatest
nehievrmoufis. Following the band
came the little Fn slues, the Sophomor
es, and the Juniors, bast of all, hut
not least, came the Senior Hand, bring
Ing up the rear with B great flourish
of fifes and drums. Taking it all to
gether, the parade was a mixture of
beautiful colors, ear splitting and scud
filling music, and wonderful designs.
After the pnradethe people all gath-;
erect together on (lie lawn and listened .
to a short program. "After singing some
songs they listened to a piano duet by
Mrs. Spagle and Miss Ethel Broyles,
an address by Mr. Russell, and one
by Itev. Xeufeld of Arlington.
During the noon hour the people were
all ocupied in partaking of a bountiful
luncheon served by the women of the
immunity on the school lawn.
At one o'c lock sharp the people were
once more brought back to Hfe by two
announcers telling them to "hall to the
queen Of the May." The queen came,
slowly down the path accompanied by
her attendants and was crowned and
led to her throne by President of the
High School Student Bodv.
Next came the May Day festivals
'insisting of the high school niny pole
the Fire Fly dance, the Posey Bed. and
the primary may polf, dance. All this
was done in flashes of color and grace
ful dancing. The whole performance
was one of brilliant colors and snappy
costumes, which were made bp the
teachers with much planning and not a
little work.
At three o'clock in the afternoon the
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Congressman Theodore Burton of
Ohio, who is chairman of the Amer
ican delegation at the Geneva con
ference to regulate international
trade In arms and munitions.
Boardman High SchooJ boys walked
off with a victory of 8 to 5 oyer the
Arlington boys in a snappy game of
base ball.
At five o'clock Friday evening the
high school and faculty were honored
by a picnic at the green house given
by the Freshman class. A very good
time was hnd by nil in playing games
and especially In eating. The picnic
broke up at 10 o'clock and so ended a
perfect day.
Base Ball Practice
The Boardman High boys practice
every other night, and the last one was
sure snappy.
After the Arlington game here Fri
day, "Pep" was put into the boys and
brought us out of our slump.
A number of Boardman faculty were
seen in Hermlston lust Saturday, a
mong them being Marlon Swift. Louise
Sears. Mrs. Willis, and Mr. Griggs.
Mr. Don C. Mote, entomologist of the
O. A. C. extension service, accompan
ied by Robert V Morse, county agent
of Morrow County, and H. K. Bean of
t'mntilla experiment station spent Mon
day afternoon in this district examin
ing the various melon patches and
figuring out control of the root maggot
and other pests that had made their
apiearance last week. Mr. Mote was
of the opinion that the maggot was
what is known as the corn seed maggot.
Some spec imens were captured iii both
maggot and fly stages and taken to the
cdlege for further experiments. He
recommended both bordeaux mixture
with oil and corrosive sublimate at
the rate of one ounce to twelve gallons
of water applied at the rate of two liq
uid ounces to the hill. A number of
the farmers have applied the corrosive
sublimate, but do not take well to the
oil mixture. Perhaps because of the
smell of the oil scandals and the abun
dance spread about the highways. How
ever. Maggotlmte together with tobacco
dust are also being applied and seem
ingly with good effect. Not much fur
ther damage lias become apparent since
Monday, probably due to warmer wea
ther, and It might be that the trouble is
over entirely.
Mr. Thomas Jones and Wayne Stew
ard have gone to Camas, Washington,
and are being employed by the paper
mills at that place.
Mr. and Mrs. Strong of Yelm, Wash.,
have moved to Irrigon and are living
With Mr. and Mrs. Jolly. Mr. Strong is
Mr. Jolly's futher-in-law.
Mrs. Marshall Markham spent from
Saturday to Monday at home with her
folks. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy.
Mr. Louis Frederickson from Lex
ington was in Irrigon on business
Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred1 Markham has bought a
new Ford equipped all around with
balloon tires and is enjoying it these
days.
Strawberries are coming on this week
and should be cpiite plentiful before the
end of the week. A few scattering
berries came on last week.
Asparagus is about done for v.
season. The Association is shipping
a few gooselierries from the Dohle farm
hut there is not much of tlds crop.
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
Ladies Aid Meets
A.M.Weatherford
Killed Monday In
Highway Accident
A. M. Weathcrford of Dayton, Was
ingtcn, Instantly Killed in
Crash Near Here
Arlington. Oregon. Special
A. M. WoHtherfnrcl of Dayton. Wash.,
was instantly killed, on Monday at
.'1:00 o'clock in an auto accident about
three miles south of here. A locked
wheel was given as the cause of the
heavy car leaving the mad. pinning the
occtqiants at the car beneath it.
J. V. .lessee of Dayton was injured
but not seriously. In the ear besides
I Mr. Weathcrford were his wife, Mr.'
and Mrs. J. W. .lessee of Dayton, and
Mrs. Lucia Short of Colfax. Wash. At'
the time of the acc ident. Mr. and Mrs.
Weatherford were on the way to thej
home of their s.n. Arthur Weathcrford,
at Mikknlo.
A. If, VVeathcrford was quite well
known here, being the father of Arthur
Weathcrford of Mikkal" and a brother ,
of W W Weathcrford of olex. He also
lc-aves another s,m. Clyde Weathcrford
of Dayton, and two daughters. A bro- j
tber. .1. K. Weathcrford lives in Alliany.
The Iiorty was shipped to Dayton for'
burial.
John Marshall of Parkersburg, W.
Va., was named assistant attorney
general. Em G. Eagleson. mayor of Boise,
Idaho from 1919 to 1921, was again
elected to that position at the muni
cipal elections.
The resignation of Solicitor-Oeneral
Beck, to take effect upon the ap
pointment of a successor, was an
nounced formally at the White' House.
Attorney-General Sargent has is
sued orders imposing a "hard and
fast" rule of silence upon all em
ployes of the federal department of
justice.
In an effort to prevent the spread
of smallpox which has resulted in 19
deaths in Washington, D. C, since
January 1, the public health service
urged all government employes to
submit to vaccination.
Oregon, Washington and California
are among the six states which show
higher death rates in 1924 than In
1923, in figures compiled by the
bureau of the census. The Increase
in each state is small.
The important forest conservation
measure prohibiting throning of light
ed cigarettes, cigars or other burn
ing material from moving vehicles
and also restricting brush burning
during the period of fire hazard in
California was signed by Governor
Richardson.
The Ladies Aid held a very success
ful feeting and entertainment at the
Boardman Community Church Wed
nesday afternoon. The cntertalnfent
was in the form of a plnylet which was
well presented. "Buddy." a half Per
sian kitten, belonging to Joyce Willis,
was a pieinlier of the oast. He acpult
ted himself very well, this being ids
first appearance.
Everyone enjoyejd themsolvos and
we hope to have core meetings of this
sort during the summer.
At Highway Inn
Some of the guests at the Highway
Inn recently are; Guy E. Forest, La
Grande; Geo. B. BayhiU, Bend; Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Hunt, Twin Falls. Ida.;
Chester F Bennett, Vancouver, Wash. ;
Dic k Lswit, Twin Kalis, Idaho.
Mexicans Use Batteries of
Guns on Fowl.
Mexico City. Mexican sportsmen.
In their fight to preserve the country's
diminishing Hocks of ducks from pot
hunters, who hundreds of times yearly
slaughter as high as 2,0(10 birds at a
single discharge of their "armadas,"
have again lost. Publication of the
1924 hunting regulations by the fish
and game bureau of the department
of agriculture shows that the hunting
of wild ducks by means of "armadas,"
or great batteries of shotguns, will be
permitted from November 1 to Feb
ruary 30.
While only two shots a week from
each "armada" are permitted, this Is
considered a minimum restriction, as
the fowl will not return to the same
lake In sufficient numbers to make the
firing of more than two "armadas" a
week profitable.
Divide With Land Owners.
Throughout the valley of Mexico
are scores of shallow lakes where ev
ery variety of duck that summers in
the United States and Canada can be
found during the winter. Dotting the
shores of these lakes are Indian vil
lages whose Inhabitants 'ike out a pre
carious existence durinj; the summer
by cultivating their patches of corn
and beans, but who live easy during
the winter by means of their "ar
madas." By giving from one-third to one
half of their spoils to the owners of
the lands In which the lakes are situ
ated they are able to obtain permis
sion to make enormous bags. Some
of the land owners, It l- estimated,
receive as much as 30,000 pesos
($15,000) a year as their share.
Sportsmen who have shot over tho
greater part of the valley declare that
not less than fifty of these "armadas,"
each with an average of 150 barrels,
are shot at least twice a week for
four months each year, and, with hun
dreds of ducks to the average bag,
the total number slaughtered each
winter reaches a staggering figure.
In placing their batteries the In
dians throw up a low breastwork of
mud and plants at a strategic point
In one of the shallow lakes and Imbed
In the ramparts as high as 200 barrels
of all kinds, ranging from those of
ancient shotguns to blunderbusses.
These are loaded with black powder
and all sorts of missiles and connect
ed by a train of powder to an old
flintlock, which Is discharged by
means of a string from the marks
man's hiding place.
When the "armada" Is loaded and
the ducks begin to feed In the lake,
generally about noon, the entire popu
lation of the village operating the
"nrmada" begins, with Infinite pa
tlence and without frightening the
game, to drive the clucks within
i range.
When this hns been .done the "nr
mada" Is discharged and the hunt for
the victims, hundreds of them only
crippled, begins. As many as two
thousand ducks hnve been shot down
In a single discharge of the grcvit "ar
mada" at I'enon Vlejo, near the Mexi
can capital.
After the game Is sold the village
celebrates with a big carousal and
then waits until new victims rather.
Appeals to U. S. Clubs Planned.
Despairing, after repeated attempts,
of limiting pot bunting through local
regulations, Mexican sportsmen are
planning to address an appeal to aUM
commissions and gun clubs In the
Dotted States and Canada In the hope
that, by combined action, It mny be
possible to halt the annual massacre.
Ther argue that 'J'e fuBdf.i Q ti
Ellis Garrett and1 wife and Glen were! Rev. B. S. Hughes of Umatilla, Mrs.
guests at the Max DeWecse home at a Hughes and brother of Portland. Frauk
j pleasant dinner on Sunday. Doble, Umntitla, and Mr and Mrs.
Hickinger of East End enjoyed the tur-
Boardman took a nine to eight Vict- key dinner at the Messenger home last
ory over Hermlston on the home dia- Sunday,
moncl on Sunday. Montague pitched
for Boardman and Phelps for Hera-1 While absent from their home last
liton. It was a good game for five in- Sunday, M. K. Flickingers lost one of
nings with the score 3 to 2 In fnvor of their fine cows by alfalfa bloat.
Hermlston, but in the Inst of the Oth,
Phelps loosened up a bit and with a I i,lss Louise Sears motored to Con.
few errors. Boardman got seven men l'on Friday for a visit with friends.
over the plate. In the 8th Hermiston!
bad a rally and marked up five good' Mrs- Mefford purchased 300 tomato
ones, but in the ninth, from two drives Plants from C. H. Dillbaugh recently
to Lower and Maeomber and a line 111111 hopes to raise bushels of tomatoes
drive to Montague ended llerniistnn's 0M summer.
hopes. Stanfield took the railroad!
bunch to a S to 7 cleaning, so the stand- John Brlce shipped two more car
ing leaves Stanfield In the lead, with hunts of hay this week to The Dalles.
Boardman and Umatilla tied for second Some splendid gardens have been
place, Willi Hermiston in 1 lie cellar, started on the project this spring nml
Next Sunday Bonrdmnn. plays Cmatilla ' looks like a good garden year.
at Umatilla.
Mr, and Mrs. O H. Warner enter
Clay Warren returned last week 'allied at a delightful dinner last Wed
frotn Portland) bringing ids mother nesday evening, having the .Misses Mar
Mrs II. B, Warren witli him. j 'n Swift, Irene Jensen, and Louise
I Sears as guests.
ScuhJU of Irrigon, Duncan of Willowl
Creek, and I' .1. Mulkey of Arlington.1 Mr. Ben Daugherty who ha boon at
all former residents of Boardman, were ,v' Mulkey horn for some time
seen at the pageant Friday. j helping with the sheep, left Wednesday
for The Dalles.
It. A. Bickering and wife spent the!
week end at the home of their nephew1 Mrs, John Heck and three daughters
Nate Maeomber. while on their way to "f California are expected Saturday
Portland. -Mrs. Maeomber accompanied " vls" with Mrs. Heck's parents,
them as far as Arlington, where tbev Ml'- lllll Mrs. (). II Warner
visited with Albert Maeomber and fnm-j
ily. Mr. and Msr. .1 T. Ilealev and Mrs
B K Mulkey and son motored to Ar-
Nlok Falcr returned Tuesdny from MngtOB Tuesday where they met Mr.
Portland Where he went to see his Mulkey who had Just returned from
mother who has been in. He left her Portland.
somewhat improved.
The bridge at Umatilla Is to he open
Some who wer" transacting business May 22. The Women's Club of
in our neighboring city of Hermiston t,mt c,t.v are giving a dance to raise
last Saturday were Johnsons. Hcaleys. Money to buy lights for Ihe bridge.
Mrs. E. T. MoHcnger, Lois Messenger. I
Opple Waggoner, Carl Avers, Alton' C. Pallenger drove to Portland lusl
RlltS, F.ldon Wilson. While there Sl Thursday, reluming home Saturday,
don Wilson had' the stitches removed
from hi face which was cut the ire- Mr, C. S Calkins received the sad
vlous Sunday when he was hit by a news f ''Is mother's death, Mrs. Ame
lia se ball. "a Calkins, who passed at the home of
another son at New berg, (ire., at the
i The home economics girls served hot "Be of 88 years. Mr. Calkins went
coffee and Bold ice cream cones Frl- ''own to attend the funeral services
day at the May Day Festival dinner, which wi re held on Saturday. He re
turned home the following Sunday.
Mr and Mrs II. Ilaneline and son Her
bert of Hermiston visit(d Sunday at
the Royal Rands home and were enter
talMd SI a lOVSly dinner.
I
The Economy Drug Company of Pen
dleton are new advertisers In this Issue
of the Mirror. They have an excellent
kodak finishing department which net
lis some of the work of the Boardman
people in thai line.
An error was reported In last week's
Issue; the Service Station has not
changed hands, and Mr. Packard Is
still in charge. The Crawfords no
longer have charge of the garage for
I the LatOUrell Auto Co., Charles Bar
nes Is there at the present time.
An auto collision crested Quite a nt-
I tie excitement last Sunday at the ball
grounds when a Mr. Sanderson of Free
water collided with Tom Delano. No
one was injured and ImiIIi men were
driving slowly, but the ears sustained
some damage.
Mrs. Orndnff and daughter Augusta
Huekln of The Dalles visited Friday
at the J. O. Itussell home.
Vernon Crawford and family left on
Wednesday for a motor trip through
California, after which they plan to re
turn north to Scathe and Journey
over the kortjien) route to their form
er home In central Nebraska.
Mr and Mrs It. V. Crawford and son
Leon, nml Mr and Mrs Nic k Falcr were
guests at a delicious dinner Satur
day at the Dan Itansier home
THE MARKETS
Portland
Wheat Hard white, $1.70; hard
winter. $1.59; soft white, $1.61; west
ern white, $1.5S; northern spring
$1.60; wetern red. $1.58.
Hay Alfalfa, $20g21 ton; valley
timothy, $20(Jf21; eastern Oregon
timothy. $23026.
Butterfat 41c delivered Portland.
Eggs Ranch. 23 '826c.
Cheese Prices f. o. b. Tillamook:
Triplets, 26c; loaf. 27c per lb.
Cattle Steers, good. $9 25310.00.
Hogg Medium to choice, $10,508
11.75.
Sheep Lambs, medium to choice,
$8.0015.76.
Remember Mother Sunday
i
Sylvester Attcbury was In Hermiston
Wednesday, He is taking treatments
in thai cltv, and has recovered from
his serious accident with the except
ion of one arm.
The plltoW ti p which the Legion and
Auxllllary rattled was won by Tom Mil
ler of the Bast Unci. No. 20 was the
winning number.
Clarence Berger Is a new sugscrlber
to the Mirror. Jin k Gorman Is anothr
who can't get along without the M'r
ror so paid his subscription for am ther
yea r.
forts "being expended l.v Mexico's
northern neighbors to protect migra
tory game In those countries are
wasted If, when the birds reach Mex
ico In the winter, they are bagged
almost without restriction. The prac
tice, they declare, Is as unsporlsuiBn
like as the trapping of quail, ship
ments of which totaling as high as
18,000 are not uncommon In northern
Mexico, and will send the ducks after
the vanished wild pigeons unless reg
ulated. PtntSll make up most of the bags,
hut ranvassbarks. mallard, widgeon,
btaebtlls, redheads and teal of all
kinds are also shot down by hundreds
of thousands.
Legion Drive To
Aid Orphans and
Injured Veterans
Portland (Special) The American
Legion's plea for a home for every
homeless Orphan of a veteran and for
support of Hi ovement for a fund
for the maintenance of the Doorn
becher hospital for crippled and sick
children of Oregon will have the loyal
support of the American Legion Aux-
Departatent of Oregon, according to
li letter recently rooelv'od by George P.
Qrifflth, Department Commander, from
V, na a. Palmer, Department Presi
dent, LaGrande. The president's let
ter reads as follows: "The American
i. gloti Auxiliary, Department of Ore
gon, Is pleased to endorse the Ameri
can Legion's Endowment Fund Cam
pi.ign whereby the Legion Is raising
throughout the nation . inhi for
the disabled and orphans of veterans.
'Ihe Auxiliary also endorses the cam
paign for Ihe maintenance fund of I be
Doern betheT hospital for crippled chil
dren, and plwSJrrs Its hearty support
In bringing aliout the successful con-
on in tlds Department The Le
gion's plea for a home for every home,
less orphan of m veteran and for aid
for the Dim rnbecher Hospital for ('rip
pled children Of OfeSJOfl reached the
bearl of every auxiliary member long
ago and we stand ready to assist In
the Creation "f the funds which will
make all this possible."