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THE HERALD PRINTS MORE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS EVERY WEEK FROM ALL OVER MOi
COUNTY THAN ANY OTHER NEWSAPER
VOLUME VII.
HEPPNER, ORE., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY i, 192 1
NUMBER 40
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Boon Premised for Lazy Anglers
Spittlji On Bait Decried
Poidtrjinen Warned.
(The following letter from S. H.
Boardman.reputable and conservative
citi-'.eu of the town thai bears his
'".'nsue, indicates ei'lier that a wonder
"fj.ly lucrative new industry has been
established there or that prohibition
has utterly failed to prohibit in that
part of the county.)
To the Editor: Knowing your
deep interest in ouf country, its fu
ture and the possibiities of develop
ment, I am taking the liberty to call
your attention to something new in
animal husbandry. On a recent trip
over the project I called at the Geo.
Mitchell ranch. Mr. Mitchel is an
advanced thinker on lines of pro
gress. This instance his thought fol
lowed lines of higher propaganda.
He probably has the only exclusive
angle worm ranch in the world. The
condition of his health required light
work, and the worm industry seemed
to fit his condition. It shows how of
ten necessity is the mother of inven
tion. George before coming here
spent all his life fishing. Earth at
any time and place in Missouri turn
ed up produced angle worms. When
the Creator "tailored"' this country
for the coining of man he omitted
the worm. George set his mind to
work, and here' is the answer. He
imported a Multnomah Mock Bottom
wufm. and from 'tV; rock-: coast of
Plyouth Rock fame he brought a blue
bellied worm. These ha; crossed an,.
the results have been remarkable, i
would have all
near fishermen" l'ol i
low me closely. These worms arc
sold under an absolute guarantee,
that people who have even lost their
sense of touch may hooic the vi;
trout. This worm is one of size and
strength. In baiting the hook you
leave an inch of the worm extend
ing beyond the point of barb. This
worm is so educated that when a fish
approaches to bite it reaches out
and secures a hold in the gill of the
fish. The only effort required of the
fisherman is to reel it in. This pro
cedure may not appeal to "he-fishermen,"
but to "near fishermen" and
to those who fish by the hour with
out hope this should prove a boon.
One fishing rule must be strictly
omitted. That of spitting on the
liook for luck. This new worm I;
sensitive,, and when "laved" with the
A finished product of Climax it will
I '..Mir mnA fafilao in function Geore-p
is producing two worms. One to be
used in a trout country. One in a
sucTcer country. The self-hooking
worm for the trout country. The
non-hooking worm for those wh
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worm comes cheaper by the gross. Ii
was my good fortune to be at M-
Mitchell's ranch at feeding time. He
Baa an, acre set to this wonder
worm. He has constructed elevated
walks a foot from the ground over
this acre tract. He uses a' large
sprinkling can filled with a Bolution
which contains the secret of his suc
cess. Through a .procedure I was
unable to grasp, it might have beer
a cluck, this acre of worms came to
"attention.'' Six to eight inches of
their bodies were glistening in the
' morning sun. He then proceeded to
sprinkle them with this life-giving
liquid. It surely was a sight. This
would go double before the country
went dry. Masks boasta of its fox
farm, Wisconsin its mink and Mis
souri its skunk, but who will dare
say we will not shine with equal lus
tre with our wonder worm. To those
who would venture into this new
field, Mr. Mitchell is now ready for
spring delivery. Prices quoted upon
application. As you know, modesty
becometh me, but with our wonder
ful country who will proclaim '
broadcast unless we herald the tid
ings with your type. It may seem
. tpr rrv from the banana to the;
wonder worm, -out such is our coun
try. Sincerely,
S. H. BOARDMAN.
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VAUX BEATS BAUMAX.
Pins Opponent to Mat in Straight
falls Three Preliminaries.
In the wrestling match which
was staged at the Star theatn
last Saturday night between Curtis
Vaun of Boardman and Harvey Bau
man of Lexington, Vaun came out the
victor. The first round was all that
the audience could ask for, both men
Mug very aggressive, and apparently
I anxious to pack off the bacon. Many
I tight holes were pulled out of by
j each man. Double wrist locks, ham-
merlocks, half nelsons and many oth
er intricate holds known only to the
initiated, were cleverly thrown off.
and when at the end of 38 minutes
the referee gave the fall to Vaun no
pei son in the crowd could gxmsay his
right to it. This f,all was executed
by a combination of the "crotch" and
"half nelson."
Tne next fall was negotiated by
Vaun by means of the "toe hy.iti"
route, in eight minutes.
During a lively scrimmage in the
first round, Bauman accidentally
hit the referee on the head with his
foot. There were those present who
thought this had rendered Bauman's
foot a vulnerable point of attack and
was t partly responsible for his easy
defeat in the second round, but this
was later denied by Bauman.
In the first preliminary, which was
between Charles Reasoner and John
Brown and was scheduled to go fif
teen minutes for a decision, was won
handily by Brown in ten minutes.-
Nick Groshen and Ralph Moore,
two bantams just a little under Terry
McGovern's class and weight, put up
a spirited exhibition, going for three
one-minute rounds. Moore took
home the por'k chops in this event.
Russell Wright and Claude Sigs
bee were ticketed to go three two
minute rounds. The boys were ap
parently kinda mad at each other, for
they hardly got in speaking distance
during the three cantos.
Jack O'Neill, the veteran mat man,
at oue time a hot contender for the,
! worli's championship, refereed the
bouts in his usual fair and impartial
f manner.
111 B'" "u"& ul U1B '"iu event anei
the match was over, Referee O -Neil
said: "Vaun is a husky youngster
and in the hands of a competent
trainer would be tough proposition
for anyone in the 150-pound class."
It is rumored twtt. a finish match
between Vaun and Glen Hadley, of
Hardman,, is in the making, and
should this be consummated the fans
will see a battle royal from gong to
gong.
This is clean, legitimate sport, a.-d
should be encouraged and well pat
ronized by the people of Heppner and
vicinity.
Fossil Boy Honored.
Glen C. Hoover, son of Judge and
Mrs. W. W. Hoover of Fossil was
cited for "gallantry in action and
especially meritorious services" at
the battle of Soissons, France, July
19 1918; news of which citation
has only been received this1 week
from the headquarters of the famous
First Division by Mrs. Hoover. Glen
had never told his mother, and the
first knowledge of her Bon's bravery
came in the form of a certificate
made out by comand of Major-Gen-eral
Summerall, who commanded the
noted division at the battle. Fossil
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Sixteen-Foot Surface.
W. B. Barratt, the newly appoint
ed highway commissioner, has al
ready scored one point. In place ol
only a measly 8 feet of surfacing on
the Willow creek section of the O.
W. highway, we are to have 16 feet.
Bully for Barratt. lone Indepen
dent. Well Known Couple Married.
John McDevitt, well known and
successful young farmer north of
lone, and Miss Kate Doherty, a well
known and popular young lady of
this county were married at Port
land last Monday. They returned to
lone Saturday and that evening were
welcomed to the groom's home, the
McDevitt Bros, ranch, with a wed
ding reception dance, at which a
large number of friends and neigh
bors were guests.
The bride is a graduate nurse, and
a year or so ago had charge of the
Heppner hospital. Many friends o(
the happy couple will Join in hearty
congratulatienoa and best wishes.
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They will strangle you.- chickens.
FARM BUREAU HOLDS
EXTENSION SCHOOL
INSTRUCTION' GIVEN IX DAIRY
ING, FARM ACCOl NTS, ETC.
28 FARMERS ATTEND SESSION
Growing Interest Shown in Bureau
Work in Morrow
County.
An interesting meeting of the
Morrow County Farm Bureau was
held here last Saturday the program-
being in the nature of a
"school," at which competent instruc
tors gave interesiing talks on sub
jects of interest to members of the
bureau.
Twenty-eight farmers were in
tendance, and the close attention
given to the program indicated that
interest in bureau work is growing
in the county.
E. B. Fitts gave a most interesting
talk on dairying, during which he
stated that the dairy cow will pro
duce five times the amounut of food
from a ton of hay than any oilier an
mal,. while leaving sufficient fertiliz
er to maintain the fertility of the
soil that produced tho hay. Mr.
Fitts pointed out that pure bred cows
are much superior to poor grades,
and urged that all dairymen should
improve their herds as rapidly as
possible by introducing pure-bred
sires.
Following his address Mr. Fitts
answered many questions of interest
asked by his hearers.
W. S. Carpenter, representative of
the Moro .experiment station, spoke
on grain growing ii eastern Oregon
in connection with which lie used a
chart showing the result of four years
of discing and not discing wheat land.
If the ground is plowed early while
moist diseingi is not necessary. Mr.
Carpenter stated, but if not possible
to plow early discinng is Important
to kill weeds and conserve the mois
ture. Another chart was .shown n
garding early and lale plowing.
Ground plowed before April 1 pro
duced i2 4 . 5 bushels per acre, while
similar ground plowed in June pro
duced only 8.8 bushels. Mr. Carpen
ter also answered a number of
interesting questions. '
R. V. Gunn gave an interesting
talk on the importance of farm acf
counts, stating that often the wife
or one of the older children take
pride in 'keeping up the accounting
once a week or so. The speaker also
urged the importance of transacting
all business through the bank, paying
all bills with checks, thus keeping
a record of every item.
Mr. Gunn also gave a blackboaTd
illustration of the proper way of es
timating the actual cost of a bushel
of wheat. '
At the business meeting following
the school work it was moved and
carried that the bureau appropriate
$50 for publicity purposes in circu
lating and advertising the Oregon co
operative grain growers contract.
It was also ordered by a vote of
the meeting that County Agent Hunt
be granted a leave of absence from
Morrow county of one month to as
sist in organizing and putting over
the co-operative marketing project.
Greetings and Salutations
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IXITIAL MEET1 X(i AT UMATILLA
WEDNESDAY FORM PLANS.
NO PIPE DREAM BUT LIVE ISSUE
Co-Operation Asked Fi-oniD ircctors
of John Hay Irrigation
District.
(By L. A. Hunt.)
At a meeting called at Umatilla on
Wednesday of the live and energet
ic ous ness men of eastern Oregon,
starved after on of the big things for
the developiaf 7i. of this section in
territory. This activity has been
largely promoted by Boardman en
terprise, but it was through the co
operation of other commercial clubs
that it as finally made possible. The
city of Pendleton had about four
teen energetic hustlers and business
men there with their Pendleton
badges. Echo, Stanfield, Hermiston.
Umatilla, Irrigon and Boardni
were all there with their war paints
and things were moving from the
time the first guns boomed. SScv
eral bankers and prominent business
men gave of their time in order to
push this thing across. About 80 peo
ple in all were in attendance. We
counted at least four newspaper ed
itors. There is some prospect of an
exposition in Portland in 1925, and
if this is put through it will be ne
cessary to get additional electric
juice at that time. It is hoped
to put the Umatilla rapids or some
other as feasible proposition on the
map b that date. A resolution was
passed asking that the John Day Ir
rigation district, because of the fact
that ft itch of its land Is to be irri
gated from this source, aslj Its en
gineers to bring in its preliminary
report immediately upon this project.
An organization committee was ap
pointed and teporary officers elect
ed: Mr. D. C. Brownell of r.m.inn
president, and Mr. Aldrich of Pen
dleton, secretary. In order lo pro
vide for the incidental expenses for
the next week's meeting $r,0.00
were ra4sed by popular subscription
in about five minutes. The nert
meeting will bo held February 5 at
Pendletono,. at which time they will
hold a meeting with the committee or
the Oregon legislature regarding the
Joseph bill, which looks towards the
gathering of definite information up
on these lines. Many people In
eastern Oregon look upon this as a
pipe dream, yet as a matter of fact
it has been only about five years
since there was a definite plan all
ready financed to put the plan in
operation at Celilo Falls, but the Bal
kan war Interfered with it. Since
that time a large company has been
formed in Norway, and at a cost of
$50,000,000 a hydro-electric plant in
stalled way back in the desert of
Norway where they speedily built up
a modern city of 15,000 people, de
veloping nitrogen fertilization and
electrical power. This company
strange as it may see to the uninit
iated, upon this enorous investment
the first year they operated made a
clear profit of one-fourth of their
investment. There Is no doubt but
there Is a market for all the power
in flight at Umatilla rapids. If this
were built it would develop naviga
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tion above the falls by slowing u;
the current, t vould make possible
the raising of the water by the dam
forty-five feet, and lower that much
the amount of pumping necessary. To
lower the distance the water will
have to be pumped for tho irrigation
of land on the north and south side
of the river that amounut,. and will
reduce the pupmping charge project
proportionately. This is of vital con
sideration. These men are thorough
ly in earnest and they expect to get
results. The Heppner representatives
appeared to be very lonesome thai
day, and were not much in evidence.
BOTAX1ST EE A UN'S FACTS
THAT IIEI.P AGHICl L U KE
Xillive Plant Life Indicates Crop Pos
nihilities Important to Wild
Plant Life.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Jan. 31. How expensive crop
failure may bo prevented by noting
the character of plants that grow on
untried land as indications of crop
possibilities, was one of the scores of
valuable points brought out by hot
auists at the recent meeting of t lie
American Association for the Ad
vancement. of Science.
An instance cited by 11. C. Cowl
plant, psychologist at the university
of Chicago, showed that failure
note the native vegetation on. a pro
posed banana farm at Miami, Fla.,
led to failure. The plant, life show
ed the Cypress soil type, not. the Cu
ban on which the crop flourished.
Many scientific truths brought ou:
at the convention find that applica
tion in Oregon,, says W. E. Lawrence
of the O. A. C. experiment station,
who was one of the three Oregon
representatives.
Soil allialinity or acidity, soil plant
food materials and moisture condi
tion can be largely determined in ad
vance by the character of the vegeta
tion. Of the ,400 scientists in attend
ance 600 were botanists, interested
in crop science. This was the Jars
est body of botany specialists ivc
assembled at any thue or place.
The Botanical Abstracts is pub
lished by a hoard of scientists for re
viewing in English, the informal ion
contained ill scientific publican
any language anywhere. This is I lie
only publication of ils kind ni the
world.
J. MAIIOXEY SLATED FOR
POUT (.'OMMIKSIOXF.lt.
Advices from Portland are to the
effect that a movement has been
started to place T. J. Mahoney on the
Port of Portland commission to suc
ceed Harry Sargent, present member
of the body,
Mr. Mahoney was formerly a resi
dent of Heppner and waB for years
cashier and manager of the First Na
tional bank here. Some four years
ago he removedto Portland, where h
has since been connected with the
Livestock State Bank and tho Colum
bialiasln Wool Warehouse. Mr. Ma
honey is clowly Identified with the
livestock industry and is a promi
nent figure In. the business circles ol
North Portland..
WOODSON, CAItSXEIt, KOItEKT
KO MAKIXti FINE JUXOIIDS.
Representative Woodson, who rep
resents this district In I he legislature,
Bob Carsner, who really sort of be
longs to Heppner but represents
Wheeler, Gilliam and Sherman In
tho samo body, and O. B. Robertson
of Condon who lias a seat in the
state senate, have all made records
so far in the svsslon Qf which them
selves and their constituents may
well be proud. Up to the latest re
port coming from Kalem the three
gentlemen mentioned had Introduced
only one bill each, and it ay be that
they will get through with that I
record. What a difference be
these records and those of Moser,
with his eighteen bills, Hume with
seventeen and Korell in tho house
with ten.
Therpj Is an old story of a member
of Home back east legislature who
made himself famous by refraining
from introducing any bill during the
entire session until, Just before final j
adjournment, he introduced a bill to I
repeal all laws passed during the set I
sion. Of cours; his bill didn't cany, !
but there were a lot of people win
later' were convinced that the fellow
had the right hunch.
Ed. Rugg was In from Rhea creek
Saturday attending the Farm U'i
reau meeting.
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SENATOR TO VISIT PRESIDENT.
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NO PIECE-MEAL POLICY WANTED
Will Urge Reclamation of Entire
Arid West Within Twenty
Year Period.
Senator McNary, of Oregon, is
gathering data on western reclama
tion which will be laid before Presi
dent 1 elect Harding at a conference
to be held at St. Augustine, Florida
during the present month, when Mr.
McNary, as chairman of the senate
committee on irrigation, will repre
sent alt of the arid land states of tho
went.
Senator McNary wishes- to he able
not only to propose a complete rec
lamation policy for the, new adminis
istrallon, but also to discuss the
quest ion of financing a general plan
of development.
Ex-Governor Spry presented (he
proposal at today's conference that,
the postal savings- deposits be used
as a reclamation fund under a law
permitting irrigation districts to de
posit, their bonds with the govern
ment, as security. At present, postal
savings depositors receive only 2 per
cent interest. Ex-Governor Spry's.
idea 1s that the depositor can receive
a higher rate of interest, say 3 1-2
per cent and at the same time pro
vide murh cheaper money for recla
mation purposes than will be possible
by the ordinary methods of financing
such enterprises.
Senator Fletcher and 'Representa
tive Smith are co-authors of a bill
for co-operation between the federal
government and the slates wl ;
will be explained to Mr. rllarding
by the Oregon senator.
Senator McNary opposes any piece
meal plan of reclamation. He will
recoin inenil lo the presiden.l-eleel.
thai the new n -publican ail minis! ra
tion lake hold of western develop
ment along the broad plan laid down
almost 20 years ago by Theodore
Roosevelt. He will suggest thai. Mr.
Harding, as president, prepare to
recommend to an early congress a
reclamation programme that will
mean tho development of the entire
arid west within a period of 20 years.
A continuing policy Is the McNary
Idea,, one that will bo felt and appre
ciated in all parts of tho went and
which is not haphazard.
Pioneer Resident Pnxses.
James M. Hayes, former resident,
of this county and city died at his
homo in Pendleton Thursday evening,
January 27, 1921,. at the age. of 62
years. Mr. Hayes was a native Ore
gontan, having been born In Lane
county In I8GS. Ho, came to this
county in 1877 and engaged in the
stock business, in which he was emi
nently successful. After establish
ing himself in buslmms and with a
home in this county, he returned to
Lane county about 1888, where he
wa married to Miss Mary B. Hayes,
who survives him. He retired from
active life several years ago, and
moved to Heppner, leaving here two
years ago for Pendleton where tho
family have since made their home.
Besides his widow he Is survived
by the following children: Glenn
Hayes, Mrs. Rosa Kltk, Anderson
Hayes,. Mrs. Koxy Sperry, Mlssi Loin
Hayes, James Hayes Jr. and MIhx
Inez Hayes.
Tho remains were brought to
Heppner Saturday evening, and fun
ral services were held In the Chris
tian church Sunday, conducted by
Rev. Livingstone. Interment was in
Masonic cemetery.
HOME II.VSKET HAM, TEAM
WINS GAME FIIOM I'OSSU
The crack basket ball team from
Wheeler county high school at Fos
sil came over Friday to try conclu
sions with the Heppner Hi team, and
In a rattling good game victory
again perched on tho Heppner ban
ner. Heppner team made a good
start early in tho season, and are
going strong.
The Clvlo Improvement club will
hold a regular meeting Friday after
noon, February 4, in tho council
chamber. All ludieu Invited.
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