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Food crops must be increased.
Food waste must be decreased.
Do your part in both and help the nation
THE H ermiston H erald
VOL. XI
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1917
SOMETHING ABOUT THE
AMERICAN RED CROSS
The Hermitton auxiliary of the Red
Cross it growing steadily in member-
tbip. The officers hope chit will con
tinue until every person in chit sec
lion it affiliated. All the ladies who
possibly can are urged to help on the
sewing. Thia work is the makiog of
needed supplies to be used in the
hospitals and the demand will un
doubted)/ soon be heavy. The work
room ia open every day, so those giv-
ing their time can select the hours
that will least conflict with home
work.
The local auxiliary would also like
to secure old sheets, pillow cases,
towels and table linen. These are
used in wrapping articles made here
so when unpacked at the hospitals the
articles are ready for immediate
sterilization.
A few extracts from a letter recent
ly sent out by President Wilson on
Red Cross work are given herewith:
“Inorder that the relief work which
is undoubtedly ahead of us should be
made thoroughly efficient, it is most
desirable that it should be coordinated
and concentrated under one organiza
tion. Having been made the official
volunteer aid organization of the
United States, the American Red Cross
comes under the protection of the
treaty of Geneva and has received due
recognition from all foreign govern
ments. Its status both at home and
abroad is thus definitely determined
and assured.
"The civilian relief is under a train
ed and experienced personnel especi
ally fitted to care for soldiers' families
and other non-combatants. The ac
counts of the association are audited
by the war department in order
thoroughly to safeguard the funds cor-
tributed by the public.
"As the president of the American
Red Cross, our branch of the great
international organization, I most ear
nestly commend it to your confidence
and your support. Upon your aid,
upon the amounts and promptness of
your gifts and cooperation, must de
pend the fulfillment of the duties that
are imposed upon it. It serves so
noble and bénéficient a purpose that it
must appeal to all who love their
country and who love humanity.”
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
at the Akers home. She expects to be
here for some time.
Strawberries are ripe io this section
and the Briggs' and Simmons’ seem to
be the first to ship.
Mrs. Kelly left for Portland Tuesday
being called on account of the serious
illness of her father.
Wayne and Carroll Akers have re
turned from Wasco where they .at
tended commencement exercises.
Mrs. Neimeyer, Cora, Edwin and
Clarence left Saturday for Erie, Pa ,
where they will make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Leathers, Mr. Jacob
son and Miss Dunning motored to
Pendleton last Sunday in the Leathers
car.
E. E Graham’s three daughters
Ruth, Hattie and Ethel have arrived
from Puyallup, Wash., to spend the
summer.
The Bohn, Brunson and Heinl orch
ard companies have purchased a
Meyer power spraying outfit and have
completed their first spraying for cod
ling moth.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers, from La
Grande, father and mother of Mrs.
Hooker, have moved to the project
with the expectation of making this
their home.
The Pearson and Haddox five and
one-half acre tract of early potatoes is
In blossom and looking fine. They ex
pect to have early potatoes on the
market very soon.
The bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs
H M. Sommerer, arrived home from |
their homeymoon Sunday and they
were highly entertained by several
charivaria parties.
Mesdames Sellers, Ott, Kelly and
Beisse entertained the M. E. Aid last
Thursday to dinner. About 75 were
present and all report a very enjoy
able day. This is an annual affair and
rain or shine everybody looks forward
to going as the dinners are always
excellent.
Mrs. Waugaman has been called to
Eddyville, Iowa, on account of an ap
proaching operation of her mother and
will leave about June 12. She has
turned over her correspondence for
Columbia news to me and all those
having items they wish published
olease call Mrs. Brunson, phone 4242.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Mrs. Attebury is on the sick list this
week.
Mrs. D. C Conner is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. M. B. Murchie leit Tuesday for
The Dalles for a short visit.
Jennie Simmons is spending her
vacation at home this week.
Mrs. Ott and little daughter Edna
have been sick with tonsilitis.
S. Oldaker and E. S. Taylor were
visitors in this section Monday.
Mrs. Meyer has been called to Port
land where her father is seriously ill.
COTTAGE CHEESE
MEAT SUBSTITUTE
Cottage cheese is one of the import
ant meat substitutes, says specialists
of the United States department of
agriculture. It contains a larger per
centage of protein, the chief material
for body building, than most meats and
furnishes this material at a lower cost.
In every pound of cottage cbese there
is about one-fifth of a pound of protein,
nearly all of which is digestible.
Meats, on the other hand, usually con
tain less protein and besides have a
certain waste, such as bone and other
inedible material. A pound of cottage
cheese daily would supply all the pro
tein required by the ordinary adult
engaged in a sedentary occupation.
The following table shows that cot
tage cheese is much cheaper than
most meats in furnishing protein for
the diet.
I
For supplying protein, one pound of
cottage cheese equals —
1.27 pounds sirloin steak.
1
.09 pounds round steak.
1.37 pounds chuck rib roast.
1.52 pounds fowl.
1.46 pounds fresh ham.
1 44 pounds smoked bam.
1.58 pounds loin pork chop
1.31 pounds bind leg of lamb.
1.37 ponods breast of veal.
In addition to protein, energy for
performing body work must be fur
nished by food. As a source of energy
also cottage cheese is cheaper than
most meats at prevent prices.
Mr. Leathers and Mr. Reid are bay
ing this week. Both report a good
crop.
The Rodgers family moved this week
from the Gorham place onto the Straw
homestead.
The Fisher family moved Monday
from the Bohn house to the old Craik
homestead.
Pearl Brassfield gave a picnic party
to several of her friends last Saturday
at Hat Rock.
An addition is being built on the O.
G. Sapper bouse and they intend mov
ing out soon.
Little Margaret Sapper spent last
week with her grandmother, Mrs.
Anna Sapper.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Clark with S. M.
and W. M. Caldwell motored to Walla
Walla Sunday.
The Red Cross met at the Phipps
home Wednesday and seven ladies
were present.
There were 55 attending Sunday
The following table shows the com
school Sunday and 18 new members
parison when energy is considered.
joined church.
On the base of energy supplied, one
The Barham family, including Miss
pound of cottage cheese equals—
Emma Barham, motored to Umatilla
84 ounces sirloin steak.
Decoration day.
Hi ounces round steak
Mrs. Nosier and little niece from
Hi ounces chuck rib roast.
Seattle, are visiting at the Howard
104 ounces fowl.
Reid home this week.
52 ounces fresh ham.
Philip Lay, Marion Briggs, Leia
5 ounces smoked ham.
Davis and Bob Neimeyer motored to
6 ounces loia pork chops.
Peodieton Sunday.
74 ounces bind log of lamb.
12% ounces breast of veal.
Mrs. Robinett from Wasco is visiting
JUST A FEW “SUBMARINE CHASERS’
NO 37
FUNDS NEEDED FOR ARMY
Y. M. C. A. WORK IN CAMPS
MEETING TO CONSIDER
ROAD BOND MEASURE
A meeting on the road bonds
will be held this (Saturday) even«
ing in the Civic Center room.
This is the last chance before
election. Good speakers.
BOARDMAN NEWS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
E. P. Dodd wss in town Sunday
Mrs. J. C. Ballenger went to Wasco
Monday.
Mrs. Hatch and son
Saturday from Bend.
Paul arrived
School closed the 31st with a picnic
dinner at tbe school house.
Sailors on the United States ship Wasp polishing some three Inch sheila
This size shell has been found effective against submarines.
SENATOR DECLARES ROAD
BONDS ÁRE ALL RIGHT
Athena, Oregon, May 29, 1917
To the Editor:
The opponents of the road bonds
have cast so much mystery about the
origin of the bill which will be sub
mitted to tbe people on June 4, that I
desire to make some explanation.
In the first place, it is an utter false
hood for any man to say that the bond
bill was submitted to the people
through the efforts of the paving trust
or any other trust, or that any paving
concern had tbe bill drawn, or pro
cured it to be passed by tbe legisla
ture. I hope tbe people who know me
will not permit tbe enemies of the
bond issue to mislead them about this
fact.
I was a member of the senate com
mittee on roads and highways and was
in a position to know, and did know,
the influences which brought about the
enactment of tbe bond bill. Any one
who will examine tbe road legislation
of the last legislative assembly, will
see that one-half dozen of important
roads bills were enacted. I took tbe
closest possible interest in ail of this
legislation. I was author of two of tbe
more important of these measures.
Tbe bond bill was, In a sense, tbe
companion of the other road bills. It
was brought about through a desire of
tbe members of the legislature aod
others, to submit a comprehensive
road plan to tbe people. Whatever
the people may do with it, the fact re
mains that the bill was conceived in
good faith by people in favor of good
roads, and that it was not part of a
wicked plot on tbe part of the paving
trust as has been claimed by some
poorly informed persons who are fight
ing the bonds.
Eastern Oregon has never received
any state aid of any consequence in
road development. The passing of the
bond bill is tbe only guarantee that
Eastern Oregon has ever bad, or will
bave for years to come, that some of
the state money will be spent east of
tbe Cascade mountains.
I say it is a guarantee because it
designates roads. It designates roads
through Eastern Oregon, some of tbe
most important of which are in Uma
tilla county.
If the bond issue is
passed tbe highway commission will
be obliged to hard surface many miles
of roads for which Umatilla county al
ready has a base, or is in a position to
construct a base. If tbe bond bill fails
tbe commission will not be obliged to
do soything for Eastern Oregon or for
Um stilla county. If it passes, money
will be available to complete exten
sive road development. If It fails to
pass, but little money will be available
for years to come.
I have tried for twelve years to pro
cure for this district a workable road
law, and consider that every man and
woman who votes against the bond
Mrs. Mack and Mrs. Manda Voyen
went to Hermiston Saturday.
Mrs Jeffreys of Portland, spent the
night In town looking up a homestead.
Geo. Thrall of Tbe Dalles, came up
Saturday for a short visit at tbe Voyen
home.
Mrs. Nina Dickensen arrived Satur
day for a visit with her father, S. A.
Barnes.
Geo Peterson, of Garden Home,
Ore., returned to bis home after filing
on a homestead in 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Walker, of
Athens, are visiting Mrs. Walker's
father, W. E. Harper.
Mr. and Mrs. Cason arrived Wed
nesday from Portland to live on the
land Mr. Cason homesteaded this
issue is making a most serious mis- spring.
take. Let us lay aside small jealous
Mrs. Mattoon and children came
ies and do our plain duty by Eastern down from Hermiston Sunday to be
Oregon and ourselves.
with Mr. Mattoon who is working on
Respectfully,
Mr. Callahan’s place.
C. A. Barrett,
Mrs. Sburte, county superintendent,
Joint Senator 19th Senatorial District
and B. C. Carleton gave very interest-
comprising Umatilla, Union and
log talks Sunday afternoon to the
Morrow counties.
people of Boardman. Later they rode
over the project and were very enthu
siastic over tbe possibilities of tbe
future.
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HERMISTON BOYS
MAKE GOOD SHOWING
STRAWBERRIES ANB
FACTS TB BEMEMBEB
CREAM FRIBAY NIGHT
ABBUT WAR CENSUS
In the county field meet for grades
at Pendleton May 19 the Hermiston
boys made a very good showing and the
The ladies of the Civic club have ar
west end won practically everything.
In school totals Echo was first, Stan ranged for a strawberry festival Fri
day evening, June 8, at the Briggs
field second and Hermiston third.
country home. The club has hit on
Class D winners from here were:
50 yard dash—Charles Attebury third this means of raising funds to carry its
100 yard dash—Neil Boyoton second, share of the Civic Center expense
through the summer months and at
Attebury third.
- Standing broad jump—Boynton first, tbe same time provide an evening of
pleasure for the people of Hermiston
Carl Myers third.
Running broad jump—Boynton sec and vicinity. Tbe ladles will serve
strawberries, cream and cake for 25
ond.
cents. Mrs. Briggs has donated the
220 yard hurdles—Myers second.
In clase B Willis Rees was entered berries necessary and Mr. Oldaker
in tbe 50 yard dash, standing and run will give tbe cream.
Those not having cars to make the
ning broad jumps and won first in each
trip
are asked to be at the Civic Cen
event. He was also in the winning re
lay team as was Neil Boynton in bis ter by 8 o'clock and an effort will be
made to secure room for all. Those
division.
In class C Del Park, former Hermis with ears which will not be filled are
ton boy, was first in the running broad asked to pick up passengers at tbe
jump and second in standing broad Civic Center.
jump. He was well up in other events.
W. N. Rees, who was of great assist
ance to the boys in training, went up
with them. Mrs. Rees spent the day
with friends and Mr. Gunn was there
as a judge.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES
FRDM ALL OREGON
Portland—S. P. Co. sign contract
with Twoby Bros, for immediate con
struction of 300 wooden freight cars.
Twohy Bros, are now engaged build-
ing 200 freight cars for Union Pacific
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
system. ,
Forest Grove—Construction work on
Mrs. Fred McCune spent Sunday in
extension of United Railways line from
Pendleton.
Wilkesboro to Tilla nook is now under
Mrs. W. J. Dobler went to Pendle
ton Mouday.
Astoria—Standard Oil Co. to build
Mrs. Frank Payne went up to Pen
$150,000 distributing station here.
dleton the first of the week.
Turner flax induatry continues to de
H. N. Dryer drove over from Sunny
velop.
side, Wash., tbe first of the week.
Portland’s imports for 8 months
T. J. Egan of the Jones Scott Co., of
Walla Walla, was a guest of tbe Hotel have declined to 1201,706 and exports
to »164,571.
Duncan Monday.
Ashland—Siskiyou highway to be
Mrs. L. Hukill was down from Star-
buck, going from bere to Portland to paved from summit to California line.
UMATILLA ITEMS
spend a few days with ber mother.
The Umatilla Sand A Gravel Co. bad
a small fire in tbe engine room from
the engine back firing but the prompt
action of Clarence Atkinson soon put
it out.
Thursday at a meeting in tbe Civic
Center room a movement was launched
In Hermiston that is as important as
tbe Red Cross or similar work, it
was the Y. M. C. A. for army camps
and at the front Then American troops
go to Earope. Similar action is being
taken in every state in tbe union that
al) camps may be provided as fast as
the men are assembled.
Last year on the Mexican border,
in Europe where the big struggle is
going on and elsewhere tbe Y. M. C.
A. has proven its necessity. Hundreds
of officers aod men have unhesitating-
ly said it was splendid. President
Wilson has endorsed the work and
permits the erection of ouildiugs and
maintenance thereof within the mili,
tary reservations and It is tbs only
non-mllitary organization that ia per-
mitted on these gronods.
At the training camps and right up
to the firing line the Y. M. C. A. has
established posts and put up buildings
or tents. These pieces are fitted with
writing material and desks, reading
tables with books and magazines,
piano, phonograph, moving picture
machine and everything that will go
to help the men who are off ring their
service and life for tbe country. These
places give the men a good moral can
ter in which to meet for social and
athletic activities which cannot be bad
otherwise and unless so provided the
men will find others less desirable.
In this movement Oregon bas been
asked to give $42,000. Umatilla county
was apportioned $4,000 and in turn
Hermiston and country adjoining $120.
It is important that tbe money be
given at once that immediate results
may be bad. There is a county com
mittee and each community hasa local
committee.
The
Hermiston
com-
mittee consists of F R. Reeves, F. H.
Swayze, Mrs. Todd, E. L. Jackton and
Paul S. Jones. A meeting will be
held this evening to formulate tbe best
plan for securing our share and it is
hoped a ready response will meet the
committee’s efforts.
Those from out of town at Thurs
day’s meeting were Mr. Dillon, field
secretary of the Y. M. C. A., Judge
Phelps, Judge Lowell, Rev. Gornell
and L. L. Mann and from here they
went to Stanfield and Echo.
War Census Dav—Tuesday, June 5,
as named by President Wilson in bis
official proclamation.
Who Must Register—Every male
resident between the ages of 21 and 30
years, inclusive. Aliens as well as
Americans. Germans, Italians, Eng
lish, Japanese, Chinese, Americans
and everv male between the desig
nated ages.
Who is Exempt—No male resident
between the ages of 21 and 30
Where to Register— At the regular
home voting precinct of the man
registering.
Hours of Registration- Booths will be
open from 7 a. m. until 9 p. in
Registration of Absentees—If absent
from home apply to the county clerk
of tbe county where you are at once.
He will help you fill out a card which
you must mail to your homo county,
care tbe sheriff, in time to reach him
registration day.
Registration of 8lck--If too ill to
personally appear send to county
clerk before registration day for in
structions.
Penalties--Failure to appear aod re
gister or giving false, misleading or
incorrect answers means imprison
ment. There Is no alternative of a
fine.
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NEW STORE WILL
<
OPEN IN BRICK
E. W. Mack, who recently purchased
the two story brick at tbe corner of
Main and Second streets, is having the
vacant store room fitted up and will
| open a store in it himself. This will
bo in addition to the drug store be al*
| ready bas in Hermiston.
Mr. Mack is unable to give tbe exact
Albany will pave six blocks of Baker date of his opening, but hopes to be
street with asphaltic concrete.
ready by June 15. The stock was
La Grande-Union county defense shipped from New York City May 14.
council reports ooly a 50 rar cent crop. i The new enterprise will be a racket
Logan placer mine Josephine county, store, carrying many articles not now
i shown in this city.
sent $7,000 gold brick to mint.