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HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. APRIL 14. 1917
VOL. XI
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
IS FORMED IN HERMISTON
Wednesday evening a meeting was
held at the Civic Center room to dis-
cuss the formation of an organization
of public safety and to foster patriot
ism, working in whatever way possible
to uphold the nation in this time of
war. With the election of Thos. Camp
bell as temporary chairman the sub
ject was taken up from every angle
and the greater number of those pres
ent participated.
As finally decided upon the organ
ization was completed with a view to
upholding the government in ail ways
possible, especially to discourage re-
marks that tend to show disrespect to
the nation, thoughtlessly or other
wise. In a number of instances these
Blighting remarks have been made in
the presence of voung people and can
not help but have some influence. An
organization, it was agreed, composed
of responsible men of the community,
would offset this effect and swing the
forming opinions of the young people
in the right direction. To those few
exhibiting a tendency to do these
things It is believed the organization
will have a good moral effect. If not
more effective steps will be taken.
The organization elected Thos. Camp
bell as permanent chairman, F. R
Reeves secretary, and those two
officers with C. S. McNaught, F. C.
McKenzie, E. P. Dodd S. R. Oldaker
and C. O. Wainscott compose an
executive committee. This committee
was also requested to arrange a
patriotic meeting in the near future.
As a later matter to be taken up if
necessity arises R. C. Todd, E. L.
Jackson and F. A. Phelps were named
as a committee to investigate what
legal standing a Home Guard would
have, steps necessary for its formation
and what would be expected of it by
the state and natiou. 1 hi* comm tteo
will ascertain these things at once and
report at the next meeting.
At the organization 31 names were
placed on the membership roll and
this list is now with the secretary and
open for the signature of all loyal
male residents of the Hermiston coun-
try 17 years of age or over. The en
rollment of everyone should be speed
ily secured as it is not a question of
politics, religion or anything else fur
ther than loyalty to the nation. Men
only will be taken as there are similar
organizations tor women.
TEN YEARS AGO
The butcher shop is receiving a coat
of paint.
O. P. Brigham’s 11200 bouse will
soon be completed.
Plumbing work is being done on H.
T. Irvin’s two story residence.
The Newport-Skinner two story brick
is well along on the second story.
The new co'tage of E. P. Dodd on
Gladys avenue has been completed.
C. L. Morgan will commence the
building of bis third cottage Monday.
Fred Yates has on bis place near
town peaches and straw bei ries in full
bloom.
The new depot baa been painted and
aids greatly to the appearance of the
railroad grounds.
Fraser’s hardware store is being
finished up and Mr. Fraser will soon
install his stock of goods.
A vault is being completed at the
government quarters for the protec
tion of books and records.
W. R. Longhorn leaves today for
Lewiston. He will return next week
accompanied by bis family.
The Hotel Williams was opened with
a grand ball Thursday evening with
about 40 couple in attendance.
The Hermiston Hardware A Imple-
ment Co. will build a room 25x00 on
the rear of the present building. It
will be an implement warehouse.
J. T. Hinkle of Pendleton spent
several days In Hermiston this week
He says work is progressing rapidly
on the Hinkle ditch, three miles south
of town.
HERALD FRIENDS
SAY GOOD WORDS
our readers.
M. W. Sbarrard, now located at
Willows on one of the rich farms of
that liti le valley, renewed bis sub
scription with this comment. “I did
not get Saturday’s paper and am lost
without it.”
Dr. Monkman, who, with Mrs. Monk
man, is now practicing in the Ford
city <>f Detroit, says: “We can't keep
in touch with the coast news without
our . Herald. The issue of March 31
came badly tora and would like an
other.” Needless to say if the issue
was not entirely exhausted we would
gladly send the doctor another.
In renewing his subscription Judge
Longley says: "Of course we can’t
keep house without a cooy of The
Herald, nor would I be posted on Her
miston society doings, weather statis
tics, etc. A number of country papers
come to this offioe, but for makeup and
interesting news The Herald has most
of them beat a city block.” When the
judge comes back this summer to take
care of his big apple crop we are go
ing to take him for an extra ride in
jitney for that
$44,
s a.
How Tommy Atkins is fed at the front.
inspecting a canister of stew destined for
Above a British officer is seen
the men in advanced trenches
while below are food carriers Just delivering a meal for the fighters.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
E. P. Dodd was in town Tuesday.
J. O. Lower returned from Wasco
Sunday.
J. R. Johnson was visiting his father
in Wasco over Sunday.
Mrs. C. M. Voyen went to Hermis
ton Friday, returning Tuesday.
Next Friday will be arbor day and
tree planting will be the order of the
day.
J. K. Johnson and C. C. Paine drove
to Castle Friday to attend a school
meeting.
Wm. Neber returned Tuesday from
Portland where be spent a week with !
bis family.
,
Mrs. Anna McKee, of Starbuck, is
spending a few days visiting Mrs.
Sidney Mack.
Mr. and Mrs. Warner, Mrs. O. Paine
and S. C. Mack drove to Irrigon in the
Warner car Friday.
Mr. and Mrs, S. C. Mack returned
the middle of the week from a short
visit in Richland, Wash.
C. G. Blayden came in on No. 2
Wednesday from Scotts Mills, where
he recently moved his iamily.
C. C. Paine went to Pendleton to
visit bis mother who will leave for
her borne in Idaho the last of the
month.
Emmet Calahan arrived this morn
ing from Portland to put up bis port
able bouse on the homestead filed on
this spring.
Sunday evening the Sunday school
gaye a very nice Easter program. The
decorations were very cleverly made
of sagebrush and matrimonial vine
with white carnations.
UMATILLA ITEMS
connESPONDENCE
F. A. Brown was a Stanfield visitor
Thursday.
T. Hurl returned from Portland
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmore McKenzie re
turned from Portland Thursday.
J. Eoigb, of the Walla Walla cream
ery, was a guest of the Duncan Tues-
day.
Several of the young men attended
the Easter Monday dance at Hermis-
too.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Gentry and fam
ily spent Easter in Walla Walla,
turning borne Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lingow, of Star
buck, came down Tuesday evening.
They will be the guests of Mrs. A.
| O'Connell.
re-
Among those coming down from
Hermiston to the Minority club dance
I were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spinning,
| Harold Adame, Harold Sullivan. Mr.
i and Mrs. W. C. O’Sullivan of Stanfield
| were down also.
North Bend—Box factory closed two
| years will be operated on enlarged
This week The Herald has received scale.
To save declining grain export trade
three very nice compliments from
friends formerly residing io Hermis- I Portland will try to issue S3 000,000
ton that we are going to pa on to bonds for public grain warehouse.
PREPAREDNESS FRAIN HERE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING
MAKE WAR ON FLIES
EARLY IN SEASON
Photos by American Press Association.
BOARDMAN NEWS
SPECIAL
GETTING FOOD TO FIRST LINE TRENCHES
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES UNIVERSITY MEN
EXPECTED TO GO
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Mrs. D. Connor is on the sick list
this week.
Mr. Dunning left a week ago Mon
day on a trip.
L. Brownell, deputy assessor, was in
Ibis district this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knapton are
located in their new borne.
Mrs. Blessing and family visited at
the Felthouse home Sunday.
Dean Sellers is out of school this
week on account of sickness.
Mrs. E. E. Graham was on the sick
list Sunday but is better now.
Project farmers are now receiving
the first irrigation of the season.
Mesdames Beddow and Spencer were
visitors at Tip Top ranch Tuesday.
Mrs. Dunning and daughter spent
Friday of last week with Mrs. Hooker.
J. C. Barham has been confined to
the bouse this week on account of ill
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Roads are from
Mackay, Oregon, and not Washington,
as stated last week.
Mrs. Bedale left for Erie last week.
Her visit was cut short on account of
Mr. Bedale’s illness.
Dorothy Brunson has been on the
sick list this week. The little one
suffers from tonsilitis.
Mr. Kerr and family ot Spokane
have rented the Howe bouse and will
rent alfalfa land from Mr. La Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. Leathers, Mrs. Fritts
and Mrs. Reid took a trip in the
Leathers car to Pendleton last week.
B. B. McLean and family, of Jeffer
son county, who bought the Knapton
place, arrived in Hermiston Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. McKeen and Bertha
took an auto trip to the wheat country
to visit Edward who is working on the
Wm. Neiner wheat ranch. They went
by way of Stanfield and Echo.
The higher grade boys in Columbia
school played a game of base ball
with the Hermiston boys of same
grade. Score was in favor of the visi
tors. Game lasted until after 5o'clock.
Arthur Hall and family drove
through from near Prineville and are
living with his father on the Skovbo
place for the present.
They had
thought of driving on through toTexas
to their ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beddow and Ed
motored to Holiman Sunday morning
to bear the Easter program at the
Holoman church. A big basket dinner
was a feature of the noon hour with
church services in the afternoon.
The ladies of the Neighborhood club
are taking up the study of Parliament
tary rules under the efficient leader
ship of Mrs. Stewart. First lesson was
given last week. All the members
should have a copy of Roberte Rules
of Order. The first lesson was very
Interesting.
Mrs. Stewart was re
quested to correct mistakes at the
close of each meeting, thus giving a
practical lesson.
At least 200 students, practically
one-third of the men of the university,
will answer the call to arms in cate
their country needs them, is the est i
mate of Karl W. Ontbaak, secretary
to President P. L. Campbell, who bas
kept in close touch with student opin
ion.
Already 50 students have enlisted in
the Eugene company of the coast
artillery, while a number have for
warded tbeir applications to Washing
ton signifying their willingness to join
the volunteer officers’ training camp.
This officers camp was authorized by a
recent act of congress, and permits
college men after a thorough training
and passing of the examination, to
enter the voluntesr force as second
lieutenant.
A University drill squad of 50 m n
has been organized and has begun
active drill. Instruction in bandaging
wounds and first aid is being given the
men by Trainer William Hayward.
War will hold up indefinitely the
new athletic field which was to have
been built next year, according to A.
R. Tiffany, registrar of the university.
All intercollegiate games will be can
celled.
Seventy-five of the university alumni
have already signified their willing
ness to leave present occupations and
enlist. There are about 500 male
alumni in the state and approximately
half bave had some military training.
GIRLS HONOR GUARD
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FOR HERMISTON
NO 30
The Parent-Teacher association and
Civic club have in former years taken
an active part in the efforu to do away
with the fly menace and will do so
again this year. Tbe annual spring
clean up day is work along this line
but efforts to eliminate the disease
danger should be continued through
out tbe year. To thia connection the
following is offered as coming from tbe
United States government for the de
struction of flies;
Formaldehyde and sodium salicylate
are the two best fly poisons. Both are
superior to arsenic. They are not a
poison to children, they are convenient
to handle, their dilutions are simple
and they attract flies.
A formaldehyde solution of approxi
mately tbe correct strength may be
made bv adding 3 teaspoonfuls of the
concentrated forma'dehyde solution,
commercially known as formalin, to a
pint of water. Similarly, tbe proper
concentration of sodium salicylate may
be obtained by dissolving 3 teaspoon
fuis of the pure chemical (a powder) to
a pint of water.
An ordinary, thin-walled drinking
glass is tilled or partially tilled witb
the solution A saucer or small plate
in which is placed a piece of white
blotting paper cut tbe size of the dish,
is put bottom up over the glass. The
whole is then quickly inverted, a match
placed under the edge of the glass,
and the container is ready for use. As
tbe solution dries out of tbe saucer the
liquid seal at tbe edge of tbe glass is
broken and more liquid flows into the
lower receptacle. Thus the paper is
always kept moist.
Any odor pleasing to man is offen
sive to tbe fly and vice versa, and will
drive them away.
Take five cents worth of oil of laven
der, mix it with tbe same quantity of
water, put it in a common glass atomi
zer and spray it around tbe room
where flies are. In tbe dining room
sprav it lavishly even on tbe table
linen. The odor is very disagreeable
to flies but refreshing to most people.
Geranium, mignonette, heliotrope
and white clover are offensive to flies.
They especially dislike the odor of
honeysuckle and bop blossoms.
According to a French scientist flies
have intense hatred for the color blue
Rooms decorated in blue will help to
keep out the flies.
Mix together one tablespoonful of
cream, one of ground black pepper and
one of brown sugar. This mixture is
poisonous to flies. Put in a saucer, dar
ken the room except in one window
and in that set the saucer.
To clear the bouse of flies, burn py
rethrum powder.
This stupéfiés tbe
flies, but they must be swept up and
burned.
Borax is especially valuable around
farms and out of doors. One peund of
borax to twelve bushels of manure will
be found desirable as a poison without
injuring its manurial qualities or farm
stock
Scatter the borax over the
manure and sprinkle with water.
Lye, chloride of lime, or copperas
(sulphate of iron) dissolved in water,
crude carbolic acid, or any kind of dis
infectant may be used in vaults.
Thursday the first steps were taken
in the organization of a Girls’ National
Honor Guard in Hermiston. To Miss
Vera Purdy goes the honor of taking
the initial step in the movement
locally. There were plenty of others
Moving of heavy gun carriages aud
that quickly came to her aid after the
start was made. At the bigh school | heavy loads of munitions and army
on a call for a showing 26 signed up in supplies necessitates better roads than
a few minutes and others will follow | at present are available in Oregon.
as soon as the opportunity is presented. I Our state is exposed to attack, tbe
Outside the school fully as many more railroad facilities are not as well
! adapted to carrying heavy guns as are
will go in.
The guard is open to those between improved highways, and it is up to
the ages of 14 and 30, either married Oregon to get its through trunk roads
or single.
Its objects are to make in shape to facilitate tbe movement of
bandages and other articles that would supplies.
Should tbe railroad centers become
be used bv the Bed Cross, to lend lu
influence for loyalty to the nation and too congested, owing to war burbens.
in other ways be of assistance to the or should they fall into the hands of an
enemy, tbe through roads would be the
nation during this war time.
Application blanks have been ordered only means of communication left to
together with other information and get supplies from place to place in the
literature dealing fully witb the or I interior. Farmers would of necessity
ganization. A meeting ia called for depend upon the through roads for
Every resi
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the marketing tbeir crope.
high school for the purpose of electing dent of Oregon will see the necessities
| officers and completing organization of of tbe situation once this 18 called to
the local guard. All eligible persons his attention, and will see the bearing
I who are interested are invited to be i this has on the road question to be
I voted upon June 4.
1 present.
GOOD ROADS NEEDED
FOR MILITARY USE
How is the nation going to make
good the food shortage? A shortage
such as the nation has not felt since
the civil war. It will be the endeavor
of tbe “preparedness” train to help
tbe people to answer this great ques
tion by instructing all people to be
come effective producers as well as
economic consumers. The
train,
equipped by the extension service of
the agricultural college and operated
by tbe O. W. R. A N. railway com
pany will arrive at Hermiston Satur
day, April 14, at 3:30 p. m.
No phase of preparedness for the
national crisis is of greater import
ance than the food supply. Vacant
city lots and back yards afford the beet
means of prompt relief in production.
Sixty per cent of tbe vacant lota in
Oregon are not used for gardening. If
these are properly used for raising
vegetables and poultry thousands of
dollars worth of food products can be
added to the normal supply within a
few months.
R. W. Allen, superintendent of tbe
Hermiston experiment station, who
will have charge of tbe vegetable gar
dening the second week, will lay spec
ial stress on growing articles of food
wbicb they have hitherto been buying
and to can and keep vegetables through
the winter instead of wasting that
which is left over from tbe garden.
Tbe climate conditions in this dis
trict are suitable for numerous kinds
and
varieties of vegetables. The
growing season is long, tbe principal
part of it warm and it is well adapted
to sturdy plants requiring consider
able warm weather. Rapid maturing
plants such as radishes and lettuce can
successfully be grown in the spring
and fall.
All meetings will be held in the
passenger coach carried for that pur-
pose, unless the attendance should
prove too large, in which case ar
rangements will be made to adjourn to
the Hermiston auditorium. The pro
gram for the afternoon and evening
meetings will include:
Afternoon session— Food Prepara
tion, 3:30 to 4:30, Miss Johnson; Home
Canning, 4:30 to 5:30, Miss Cowgill.
Evening session — Vegetable Grow
ing, 8 to 9, Prof. Bouquet; Poultry
Raising, 9 to 10, Prof. Lamb.
The exhibit car will te open from 4
to 6 and 7:30 to 9:30.
BOOKS RECEIVED
AT BRANCH LIBRARY
Books recently received at the Her
miston branch of the county library
include:
Barsaloux, Priscilla baby book.
Brigham, Geographic influences in
American history.
Clodd, Story of primitive man.
Cody, World’s greatest orations.
Coleridge, Ancient, mariner.
Crothers, Gentle reader.
Crow, American country girl.
Davis, Vocational and moral guid
ance.
Drummond, Greatest thing in the
word.
Fabre, Life of the spider.
Farmer, Boston cooking school cook
book.
Franklin, Memoirs of the life writ
ings.
Hill, New public health.
Huxley, Autobiography.
Ingersoll, Wild life of orchard and
field.
Keller, Stony of my life.
Myers, General history.
Parsons, How to plan the home
grounds.
Plumb, Beginning of animal hus
bandry
-Stevenson, Travels with a donkey.
Washington, Up from slavery.
Weld, Marketing of farm products.
REGISTRATION FOR
ELECTION IS SLOW
Reports from tbe different counties
Indicate that few voters who have
moved Into different precincts have
taken the trouble to register for the
June election. Experience shows tbst
over 10 per cent of voters change resi
dence every six months.
Every voter interested In the road
bonding act or any of tbe many meas-
ureo to bo voted upon at tho special
election June 4 should register at once
if be has moved since bis registration
for the presidential election.