THE H ermiston H erald
VOL. XII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1917
NO
WRITES LETTER FROM
DAIRY AND HOG SHOW
LIBERTY
BONDS
“SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE"
IS IN FULL
Fred Lockley, a well known news
paper writer who is now publicity
manager in i Oregon for the United
States Food Administration, and who
was a close friend of B. G. Ruddick,
so engineer in the United States re
clamation service, stationed here up to
two years ago, at which time he en-
listed and went to France with an
engineering corps, calls our attention
to a letter from the gentleman which
recently appeared in the Oregon Jour-
nal. Mr. Ruddick, who
well
known and well liked in this commun
ity, as was also bis family, was re
ported to have been killed some time
ago while on duty, but this rumor
proved to be erroneous. He is still on
terra firma, although since then be
bas had narrow escapes, as the follow
ing excrepts from his letter to a sister
in Portland will show:
"My duty as engineer has kept me
close to tbe front. Whenever ground
is captured from the Germans, details
from the surveying department of the
engineers are sent forward to report
on the construction of the rail supply
lines. While engaged in running lines
with a small squad of soldiers, a Ger
man gunner got our range and put a
shell within a few yards of us. Four
of the squad were instantly killed,
myself and one of the privates escap
ing. A little later, while working at
night in dim moonlight, a German
sharpshooter put two shots in at me
before I could , get under cover, one
shot striking my wrist watch, tearing
it to pieces and cutting the strap from
my wrist. The other shot went
through my blouse. So frequent are
narrow escapes that little attention is
paid to them.
"I have just come back from Bel
gium. I was sent there with a party
of ten men to make surveys, which
took two. weeks to complete. I am
not at all sorry to be back. The work
was necessarily close up, the end of
the survey ending less than one-quarter
of a mile from tbe front trenches, and
Belgium never was, during tbe war,
any place for a man who likes peace,
quiet and a long life.
“This fortnight was moon time and
the Hun planes used their opportunity
for night work. No matter how steady
are your nerves or bow phlegmatic
your disposition, . this thing of dodg
ing shells by day and trusting to Prov
idence by night gets tiresome in tbe
extreme. .Tbe detonstion of tbe
bombs added to tbe constant racket of
our air craft guns, which are kept
constantly busy, added to tbe drumm
ing of tbe machine guns on land, as
well as in the air, makes sleep some
what uneasy, quite apart from tbe
thought that the next bomb may
slight on the particular spot you are
occupying. Four nights ago two
planes were having a duel by moon-
ligbs. Four of tbe machine gun bul-
lets from one of tbe planescut through
my tent near the top of the pole. I
meditated about moving and ended up
by going to sleep, which probably was
the best plan.
“fl Is no use to reiterate the wish
that peace might oome, for 1 do noi
want it to come until Germany is
broken. I do think, however, it is
about time I saw Daisy and my babies
again, for I bale to think of them
growing up and my not seeing them
growing up. ' Little Minnie and "Old
Soldier”. won’t recognize me when
they see me. Bernice will be no lon
ger a child. Enid, too, bless bar hittle
heart, will be grown out of my knowl
edge. While I have never seen my
‘war baby,' who was born six months
after my departure, still she is one of
the family and I am anxious to see ber.
How much I want to see my wife 1
cannot tell you, but when I think of
heart
aches to see the bome folks once
more.”
PUT THREE CENTS
; ON YOUR LETTERS
Postmaster J. H. Young has recelv
ed notification from the bead of the
posteffice department at Washington,
D. C., that the new letter postage law
would become effective on the morning
of Thursday, November 2. After that
date it will require three cento on the
ordinary letter to send it to outside
city.
0
EVERY ONE CAN HELP
EVERY ONE MUST HELP
lions that should be of vitsi importance
The big wind of Wednesday and
to every parent in the stale. I would
like io learn tbe public sentiment in Thursday subsided just in time, for
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS are the best secured bonds on earth
regard to placing over our children in vesterday morning could not be more
and as good as money in your pocket. The following business
the public schools teachers who persist ideal for the opening of Hermiston’s
firms of Hermiston will accept them at any time in the future at
in calling the pupils liars and other annusi fall festival. Everything was
Conditions for ths Increase of the
their face value, either for merchandise or to apply on account.
names, such aa slackersand I. W. W.’a. in readiness for ths big event, and the
codlin moth bsve been very favorable
This is tbs second year that a teach Dairy and Hog Show opened under
Hermiston Produce & Supply Co.
B S. Kingsley
this year, and as a result many wormy
er
has been employed in the same auspicious and most favorable condi-
Oregon Hsrdwsre & Implement Co.
Hermiston Drug Company
apples are being harvested. These
school who makes a common and fre- lions.
City Meat Market
Phelps Cash Grocery
wormy apples should be fed or pressed
Clean-up week served to pul an up-
quetil practice of calling her pupils
Inland Empire Lumber Company
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Company
for cider to make vinegar to prevent
liara. She does this in school hours to-date appearance to the community,
The time limit is up October 27 th.
their being lost, and to diminish the
and in the presence of the entire and the removal of amali rock from
over wintering moths.
school. She recently accused a child Main street by the business men
If you desire to invest your future savings in bonds sod in that
If the worms in fallen and cull
in
the 7th. grade, of lying, in the helped wonderfully.
way "do your bit," we will lake your application and allow you
apples are not destroyed by feeding or
visi-
presence
of the whole school, although - E rly trains brought in a
to pay as follow.: For each $50 bond, $5 00 with your applica-
pressing the apples within a short
tore from outside points, and
there
is
ample
proof
that
the
child
did
tion and $5.00 per month, the deferred payments at 6 per cent
time they will crawl out and pupate
not lie or. misrepresent to her io the ones were pretty well filled,
interest. Under the above conditions there is not an adult per
for the winter, and come out in the
smallest degree che metter in ques pected that trains today from both
son that cannot buy at least a 850.00 bond.
east and west will be the means of
spring in great numbers to affect next
tion.
COME IN AT ONCE AND MAKE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
year's crop. The number of eggs laid
I should like to know if public sen conveying large delegations.
The cattle, hogs and everything
influences to a measurable extent the
timent considers such a woman a lit
number of wormy apples that will be
example to place before little children else on exhibition lauf the finest, and
found under ideal conditions of spray
in th school room? Is it an incentive there is little doubt of the fair proving
ing for their control and where great
to truthfulness to 2be frequently and one of the most successful aver held in
numbers of moths pass the winter,
OF HERMISTON
publicly denounced as liars? One Hermiston.
unsprayed or poorly sprayed, orchards
mother told me she did not like the
have a very poor chance to mature
names her children heti been celled in
Fairfield of Pomeroy, Wash., and school, but we could not help it; If we
any fruit. All who are watching the
Walter Lloyd of thia project.
progress of the moth in this section
made a fuss it only made it harder for
will have noticed that its prevalence
Mrs. Walter Lloyd baa returned from the children. Shall such conditions as
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
has spread rapidly, and that previous
Garfield, Wash., being called on ac this, continue in our sehoo s? The
to the present year many apples
Mr. Sylvester from Portland arrived count of the death of Mr Lloyd’s lews of Oregon compel us (and rightly
A family of five, Including two
matured without being sprayed. The Wednesday to visit a few days with bis father.
too) to send our children to the public adults snd three children undor 12
number of wormy apples In unsprayed daughter Mrs. M. B. Murchie.
There will be no more Red Cross schools. Cannot those lews be depended yesrs of age, under ordinary living
and poorly sprayed orchards this
E. E. Graham is on the sick list this meetings at the Phipps home as it bas upon to protect them in these schools? conditions, should bsve stored for each
season was great, while it is not ser
been decided tbst it would be more If not, why not? I have lived in states month of the winter season the follow
in which so flagrant a breach of com ing food supplies: 1 bushel of Irish
ious in the well sprayed orchards, of
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Pearson snd son convenient to have those that wanted
which there is a comparatively small William were dinner guests st the Red Cross work to call for it in tbe mon courtesy and such unladylike be- potatoes, i bushel of other root vege
number as yet.
balcony of tbe drug store. In this way bavior on the part of a teacher in the tables such ss csrrots, turnips and
Thompson home Mondsy evening.
Begin now to protect next year's
those
desiring to take work bome can presence of her pupils would have parsnips; 25 qusrt cans of other vege-
Ray Robinson bas as his guest bis
canceled her certificate.
tables, and 20 quarts of canned fruii
apple crop by preventing the over-
do so.
father G. E. Robinson from Aberdeen.
There is still another question I and preserves. These figures sre based
wintering of this year’s crop of codlin
Messrs. Reid, Barham, Sommerer
While here be is staying at the E. E.
wish to bring before the public The on estimates by tbe United States de-
moth, is the advice of Superintendent
and McKeen are among those that con
Graham home.
woman above refered to is trying to parlment of agriculture, which adds
Allen of the local experiment farm.
Geo. Beddow left Monday for a short tracted their apples and are having keep house, minister to the wants of an that most of this should come frees
them
hauled
to
the
packing
house.
visit in Pendleton.
ablebodied husband, raise a family, the perishable products of the many
Mr. and Mrs. Tilton hsve rented the help conduct a ranch and keep school, bome gardens of this year.
Howard Bailey leit Wednesday for
With these figures as a basis, it is
the Preaido in San Francisc, after Barham bouse and will occupy it about all at the same time— and our coun
Nov. 1.
try schools are flooded with thia cla a thought that si most any family may
spending his furlough at the Leathers
of married teachers. In the five yesrs calculate its requirements, taking into
home.
that I have patronized the country consideration tbe length of tbe winter
Mrs. Wallace Spencer arrived home
Unless we have rains of some con-
schools we hsve had none but mar season In any given locality. Thus, ia
last
Saturday
from
Pendleton
where
sequence before cold weather occurs
ried teachers. And every one of them tbs South, where food crops may be
orchard trees and alfalfa on coarse she has been visiting friends the past
Kept
bouse, doing all their own work, grown In the fall, the winter allowance
soils are liable to injury from freez month.
besides entertaining and fulfilling their may be lesa than for tbe far North,
Mr.
Akers
arrived
home
from
W
asco
Alonzo Ghent is about to secure s
ing. Last winter a few trees were
where one must count on supplies for
obligations to society.
killed by freezing and several fields of Wednesday to be with bis family for pstent for an invention which will
And very often to the above outside severs! months longer.
probably bring him a million dollars
alfalfa were thinned out to consider the Dairy Show.
There is still time, says ibs depart
ardous tasks is added the physical
able extent in places, says R. W.
Mr. and Mrs. Leathers were guests or more. Ghent does not tske nervous strain incident to motherhood ment, for a final drive in canning, pre
Allen, superintendent of the Umatilla of Agnes and Ada Soneson Tuesday very kindly to the dry conditions and for which the hapless pupils have serving snd drying In using dried
of the state and has figured out a
experiment farm located near this night.
to pay the price. They are often vegetables, it msy be assumed that a
city.
Mrs. Waller Sr. mother of Mrs. plan to alleviate the thirst of bis forced to resign in the middle of s given quantity of dried vegetables to
Trees and alfalfa planto in dry Phipps has been very ill this past Helix friends. Says when be gets re term when al! the best teachers are equal lo four times its bulk of canned
turns from his pstent be will purcbsse already employed. And they never do vegetable: that Is, one-fourth ef a
ground suffer more from cold weather
a flying machine He will make occa resign when they should.
than those in wot soil do. Loss in
quart of dry string beans when soaked
Mrs. Sellers, Bernard, Dean, Charles
this vicinity has occurred only in very and Amos motored with Raymond sional trips to California or Montsns,
In tbe Isst three years tn nearbv over night is approximately equal to
load on a barrel of whisky, then fly
coarse soils, particularly places that
Brassfield to Pendleton last Saturday over Helix, at sufficient altitude to schools I knew of one teacher closing one quart canned.
hsve been heavily graded.
her school the first of Juno ard pro
returning Sunday. While in Pendle-
evade the dry squad. He will have a senting her family with an Increase in
Coarse soils that have not been irri
ton Mrs. Sellers waa a guest of Mrs.
hose attached to the barrel. When July. Anotbsr resigned her position
gated for several weeks are becoming
F. D. Marple.
you bear bis trumpet call, rush out «be first of Jsnusry snd gsve to the
quite dry. Such land, whore devoted
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. with your tin cups, pails, etc , con
to orchards and alfalfa should be irri
on the sick nect with the hose and, if you are family another member the first of
gated as a safeguard against loos from Jack Waller is reported
April. Still another closed her school
right, Alonso will turn on the juice, the last of Juno and another little one
freezing, which i liable to occur if list.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Sommerer left No doubt Ghent’s initial relief trip was added to the borne the first of
tbe drouth continues into
cold
Morgan O’Connell Friday evening of
Sunday
for a ten days visit in the will attract the largest crowd ever
weather. Irrigation will not stimu-
October.
last week in honor of the Freshmen
late growth now as the weather is too Rose City. They went down via boat, assembled here.—Judge Garrett in
I could fill pages of occurences of class in the local high school, of which
leaving
Umatilla
Sunday
at
8
a.
m.
Helix
Advocate.
this kind, and tbe troubles resulting he is a member. Many interesting
cool.
Henry Knots is building a chimney
from them, tbst hsve fallen under my games wore plsyed, which together
for the Akers bouse this week.
personal observation, some of them too with a nice luncheon, served to past a
disgusting for publication. But the very pleasant evening. Miss Magruder
Mrs J. C. Barham, Emma Barham
three examples given, of the last three of the school staff, Miss Skinner and
and Childs expect to leave the first of
years, two of them in the sams school, Mrs. O'Connell tastefully decorated
the week for a visit to their old bome
will sufice.
the rooms for the occasion, and the
in Erie, Pa. While east Mrs. Barbsm
I am perfectly well aware that 1 two first nsmed young ladles later
FICTION
The Hermiston Herald, which has will consult a foot specialist In behalf
have bandied a delicate subject with acted as chaperones to the youngsters at
Adams, Unspeakable Perk.
been located In the Williams building of Childs foot which has caused him
unpardonable frankness, but the deplor- a bonfire wiener roast in the vicinity of
Allen, Mettle of the pasture.
for nearly three years, is at last much trouble the psst year.
able
condition of our sbhools under East Gladys street. Several Seniore
Brown, Meadow grass.
occupying the building especially de
W. T Sellers has traded bls ranch
the care of these over burdened mar- apnea red, but they offered no violence,
Cable, Gideon’s band.
signed for it by the owner. It is in this section to Mr. Williams of
ried teachers compels ms to present and the party concluded its festivities
Daviess, Miss Selina Lae.
located on East Main street and al Banks, Oregon. The trade is an even
the subject without varnish.
shortly after midnight In a happy
Deland, Iron woman.
most directly opposite the Jewelry
Shall we etili continue to lei a few frame of mind.
Fox,
Little
shepherd
of
Kingdom
store operated by City Recorder Jen- tract. Ws all regrec very much to
sympathetic school officials make in
loose Mr and Mrs. Sellers and family Come.
French, Susan Clegg and ber love stitut ions of charity of our public
The structure is 18x40 feet in dimen- as Mr. Sellers has been considered one
schools in order that a few misguided
affairs.
of our most progressive ranchers. He
wives msy support their delinquent
Hough, Magnificent adventure.
tion. It in finished in metal lath has been very prominent in church
husbands on tbe public school fund or
Knibbe,
Sundown
Slim.
stucco on the outside, which gives it a work and the community regret very
shall
the school patrons and the tax
Lincoln, Rise of Roscoe Paine.
rather neat appearance. The con- much at their leaving. Mr. and Mrs
payers say by ballot that a young mar
Locke,
Samaritan
Msry.
tractors were Boynton & Longhorn Williams expect to occupy their new
Potato digging on tbs ranch of
ried woman who Ie living with an
McCarthy, Flower of France.
who constructed all of the building
P. P. Sullivan a short distance south
able
bodied
mao
and
bringing
upa
Msber, Shepherd of tbe north.
with the exception of the stucco and
family of young children shall not be of Hermiston Is in progress this week,
Mr. Culter from Hidaway was a
Miller, House of toys
sod the five sore patch Is yielding far
employed
in the public schools.
Morris, When my ship comes Io.
guest
at
the Frank Beddow home a fe"
Henry Ou.
Very few country children ever have beyond expectations. The tubers are
Phillpott-, Three brothers.
Altogether it makes a nice office
an opportunity of going higher than
Porter, Freckles.
ing large enough to nearly fill a water
the 8th grade. Shall school officials be
Pratt, Ezekiel,
bucket to a hili.
Mrs. Simmons spent Fridsv and
allowed
to
rob
them
of
the
benefit
to
Roberts, Heart of the ancient wood
Saturday in Hermiston with her daugh-
be
derived
from
the
few
short
school
Robins, Florentins frame
years that the etale of Oregon accords
Wallace, Ben Hur.
friends of The Herald to drop in and
Mr. Lloyd, father of Waller Lloyd,
them
In order that this charitable en
Wiggin, New chronicles cf Rebecca.
died Saturday, Oct. 20, at the home of
Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunoybrook terprise may still continue? Shall we died recently in Walla Walla, and
let Oregon of whose standing among
his daughter, Mrs. Roger Fairfield in farm.
her sister states «e are so justly proud,
Wilson, Bunker Bean.
become delinquent in so vital a matter
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to parties within the
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Besides
Both ad-
koiting.
his
wife ho to
public
nuisance
by
May we bear from other parents on
MRS F. B. PENNOCK.
your valuable paver, I would ike.’ this subject.