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 X 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."