THE HERMISTON
VOL. XII
7816
H erald
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1917
, NO. 10
¡GOING UP
ALL OVER THE PROJECT
ANTOINETTE TAKES TONY'S PLACE
At the present time one could not
hire, literally speaking, a carpenter or
contractor in this project for “love
cor money,” for it is hustle and bustle
with them, and has been for some
time past, to finish one job so that
they might quickly go to the next.
Wood and mason contractors have, as
a matter of fact, from two to three con
trae s on their hands right along, and
it would seem that there is going to be
no stop to building operations on the
project for some time to come.
Callbeck & Strohm, which firm bas
the woodwork contract on the library,
began work on that structure Monday,
while General Contractor Beisse is
busily engaged with a crew of men
excavating for the basement.
Contractors Boynton & Longhorn
will begin work next Monday on the
modern and roomy residence house
that Clint Jackson is about to have
erected on his ranch out in the Minne-
haha district.
Contractors Reeder and Correll are
busily engaged building a 60 foot barn
for W. M. Quick near the electric
light plant, and also one for bis neigh
bor, Mr. McFall, which will be 30 feet
long. Both structures will be used as
dairy barns.
Contractors Bettinger and Notz will
go up Butter Creek 30 miles next week
to construct shearing sheds for R. F.
Wigglesworth, the big sheep man at
that place. The job is a big one, it
being estimated that it will take 135,-
000 shingles to cover the main build-
SUGAR CONSERVATION
BEING PLANNED NOW
The threatened sugar famine makes
it imperative that individuals and
families conserve sugar at once. To
be sure, the burden of this task will
Ml largely on the housewife and those
who prepare food io public places, for
the women of our nation purchase 90
per cent of the foods stuffs. The food
administration is requesting that the
candy makers and all manufacturers
reduce their purchases one-half until
January 1 when the last beet crop and
West India crop will become avail
able. Our wholesale dealers are co-
operating with, tbe food administra
tion to serve the people to the best ad
vantage, and they ask that their retail
dealers will not buy more than a 15
day supply nor sell to tbe individual
buyer more than is required for 15
days, says May Murphy, Emergency
Home Demonstration Agent.
Our present sugar supply is sufficient
for our needs—perhaps not for our de
mands, but surely for the needs of the
body. As a matter of fact tbe condi
tion of the average person in this
country would not suffer to any extent
if we were obliged to forego sugar al
most entirely for a few weeks; the
health of many would be improved if
the excessive amount now eaten daily
by them were permanently decreased.
The amount of sugar used by tbe in
dividual can be materially reduced by
eliminating tbe needless use of sugar in
oversweetening tea, coffee and other
table beverages, and by giving pre
ference to dishes which contain little
or no sugar, such as fresh fruits or
baked apples, etc., Instead of sweet
puddings, or a salad in place of dessert.
Reduce your use of sugar and get tbe
delicious nutty flavor of cereals and
the natural taste of fruits.
Christmas is coming with its cus
tomary holiday demands for “goodies.”
Do your bit by using the sweet fruits,
raisins, dates and figs; fresh fruits
such as oranges and apples with nuts
and popcorn. If you make candies use
glucose and corn syrup, they will give
splendid results.
The French have been for some lime
on a ration of 21 pounds per capita, or
less than one ounce a day, while
Americans have been using at the
BEAVER ARE DAMAG
ING FRUIT TREES
GOVERNMENT SEEDS
SCARCER THIS YEAR
Congressman N. J. Sinnott has
written The Herald that he has been
informed by tbe Bureau of Plant In
dustry at Washington that the allot
ment of vegetable and flower seeds
made to each member of the House of
Representatives for distribution in bis
district will be 5,000 packages fewer
this year than It was last year. For
this reason be is even more anxious
than usual to get tbe seeds allowed
him into the bands of those who can
use them to the best advantage and
desire to receive tbe same. The con
gressman believes that the method
tried last year of making the dis
tribution through co-operation with
the papers in his district is the most
successful in bringing about this re
sult.
Therefore, when tbe seeds are ready
for distribution, which will not be
probably until January or later, a sup
ply will be sent to this paper. At that
time a package may be obtained as
long as they last, either by calling at
our office or requesting a package by
mail. Congressman Sinnott will also
retain a small part of bls allotment at
his office-242 House of Representa
tives, Washington, D. C, in order
that any of his constituents finding it
Inconvenient to get tbe seeds In the
above manner may obtain a package
- Wash-
by writing directly to * him at
ington.
ALL ALIEN GERMANS
MUST BE REGISTERED
Under the president’s proclamation
issued tbe first of the week, unnatural
ized male Germana above tbe age of 14
the police
are required to register with
or some other authority to be deeir
nated by the aMoroeygeoeriil.
Io
Radicion
they
must
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—official- They may not travel
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|0 vbe may vailed
states without
and
not approach
within s
100 permit
arde
of any wharf, pier, dock, warehouse,
rate of 90 pounds per capita per year. shed elevator, storage house, railrea,
The French and allies will be supplied
seminal or ether establishment which
If the Americans will reduce their
the attorney-general may designate
consumption one-third and purchase io
Thev are forbidden to travel 00 the
15 day quantities. By all means do
a.
great lakes or any river or wat
not board sugar—Il will be cheaper in
.av either on public vessels or
side of two months. Il is unthinkable
their own private boats. Tm”
that we refuse to sacrifice this little
not enter or
in. ei
one,
walle others are sacrificing so much.
Columbia or the
sorlal
reside
Local turkey raisers are being of-
feted 30 to 22 r n's p r pound live
weight and 27 cent- dressed to. their
turkeys on the local market.
PNEUMONIA KILLS
;
THREE OREGON SOLDIERS
nights in
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During tbe
past month
we
have
enumerated the arrival of many peo
ple who have come from near and far
to seek a permanent home in thi- fer
tile valley. While climatic conditions
In a letter received Saturday by Mm have much to do with bringing ti ese
J. F. Mortiti of tbia city from her hus farmers and residents, the real reason
County Game Warden George Ton
kin was here Wednesday to investi
gate complaints of ranchers along the
Umatilla river that beaver were dam-
aging fruit and shade trees on their
places by gnawing them, and in a num-
ber of instances cutting them totally
down. On the ranch of S. L Carson
in particular the little animals have
done exceedingly much damage, and
on viewing the inroads they bad made
on bis fruit trees, Mr. Tonkin forth
with gave Mr. Carson a permit to kill
the beaver.
In doing this Mr. Tonkin does not
want the idea conveyed that anyone
can destroy these animals with im
punity. for there is a strigent state
law protecting them. It is only in
cases where known damage is being
done by them will their killing be
tolerated, and then not until tbe com
plainant has at first secured a permit
such as was issued to Mr. Carson.
The beaver in the days when the
Hudson Bay Co. operated all over this
country was one of the chief fur bear
ing animals, and trappers would go out
of their way to secure tbe pelts, so
valuable were they. From constantly
being bunted and trapped at that time
and since beaver became almost ex
tinct, but since they were taken under
tbe protection of the game laws they
are again beginning to multiply in a
small way. This is shown from obser
vation of the Umatilla river, along
which stream an increase is noticeable
each year.
HERMISTON VALLEY IS
HOMESEEKERS’ MECCA
band. Sergeant Mortili of the 148th
i- that It has become widely knon
at Garden that on this project there are no crop
City training headquarters on Long failures to worry about, and that the
Island, New York state, he states that soil will produce most any kind of
three companions who were trans vegetable and above all alfalfa will
ferred with him when tbe Oregon grow in abundance
Nearly everyone who has come le
First Cavalry was taken east from this
state some time ago, had died recently look over the lands in this particular
from pneumonia, which la prevalent part of the state this fall baa either
leased or boughy, wl h the result that
at thia lime of year among the troopa
the valley is fast settling un wi h a
stationed on Long Island sound.
He informed his wife that it was class of thrifty people that cannot help
expected that at anv moment orders but make a success of their vocations
would be given for his cempany lo here, even if mayhap they have made
embark for France, and thence on to a failure elsewhere, due undoubtedly
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Artillery
stationed
tbe scene of battle at the front. Ac
cording to Mr Morfitt, the weather In
New York stare haa been anything
but pleasan', extreme cold and storms
having I een the order of things there
the past month or more.
Conscription takes bootblack and banker alike. But when Tony goes to
war his sister will take'his place. II re Is one sister already on the job
NORTH RIDGE FARMERS
ARE IMPROVING LAND
Much activity is noticeable these
fine fall days among the ranchers on
tbe ridge a short distance north of this
cicy, many of them being diligently
engaged in preparing land for se ding
early next spring.
Among those makin improvements
to their farms are Frank Auseon, who
is having 20 acres more of his 60 acre
ranch prepared for the reception of
alfalfa next year; William Bensel is
leveling 10 acres for W. T. Lambert;
M. Potter is leveling 20 acres for Mr.
Kuhn of Chicago, who owns the 10
acre prune orchard on the ridge; Ed
ward Rowe is doing development
work on his ranch; Mr. Hobbs is going
to start work shortly preparatory to
putting in the balance of his 20 acre
tract, and Jake Hoffman has com
pleted operations on an additional 5
acres for seeding next spring, and is
now improving his residence by the
addition of a large basement.
EARLY SETTLER IS
HOOVER ADHERENT
DOARDMAN NEWS
A lady who settled in tbe Hermiston
valley in tbe early days of the project,
and who still resides in this county,
bas sent the following to Tbe Herald
Sho wants no praise for being its
author, as she has asked us to kindly
withhold her name, but being a con
sistent Hooverite, she hopes it will
be the means of wielding some influ
ence among the housewives of her
former home with regard to tbe more
practical and most important conserva
tion of food at this critical period:
“I want to be a Hooverite snd eat
some wheatless meals. I want to h tve
some eatless days, and knows how
hunger feels. I mean to take my
coffee straight and spread the butter
thin, for this, you know, is Hoover's
plan this cruel war to win. I want to
eat some meatless meals, with little
grease or none, and when my eyes in
slumber close I’ll see the Germans run
For breakfast with our oatmeal we’ll
bave cabbage, a large disb, for
luncheon a crisp turnip and a carrot,
if you wish. For dinner, a rye loaf
with potatoes and beans galore— thus
— Hoove r, and
we’re hand In hand * with
will help to win the war.”
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
VACATION PERIOD TO
DE ALL NEXT WEEK
County Superintendent Young has
set the dates fur institute
Monday,
Tuesday
and
week on
Wednesday
next, when all teachers of the county
are expected t > assemble io Pendle ton
and listen to well known speakers talk
on matters of educitional importance.
Mr. Young has an interesting program
prepared for the ones aion in expecta
tion of the county’s full quota of in
structors being present.
With tbe coming of institute the
schools here will take a week’s vaca-
tion. This has been deemed advisable
on account of the day following the
closing of tbe sessions falling on
Thanksgiving, which is a legal school
holiday, and Friday being the last day
of the school week all wi 1 be more or
leas recovering from an over-supply of
turkey.
COUNTY CHAPTER
RED CROSS MEETING
J. L Jenkins and O. ' H. Warner
drove to Hermiston in Warner’s Ford
A meeting of the Umatilla County
one day this week.
Chapter American Red Cross is called
The state highway engineers, were to meet in Pendleton Monday. Nuv.
here Friday of last week to make the
26, at 7:30 p. m. in the club room of
tinal survey for the Columbia high
the Umatilla 1 county library.
The
way.
meeting is called for the purpose of
Claude White went to Portland last electing the members of the executiv ■
Saturday
committee for the ensuing year. At
C. Curtis and wife returned to their a meeting held Nov. 15, 1917, nomina-
home in Kennewick, Wash , after tiens for sixteen members were ne-
visiting a week with their daughters, cepted and one member for each
auxiliary authorized. This meeting I*
Mesdames Jenkins and Packard.
also called for the transaction of such
Mrs. J. C. Ballenger visited in Her other business as may come before the
miston Sa tu rd »y.
organization.
A meeting of tbe newly elected ex-
R. Allen, of the experimental
at Hermiston, was in town tbe middle cutive committee for the election of
the officers of the Chapter, and for the
of the week.
transaction of such business as may
W. N Hatch went to Hermiston
come before the committee, will be
Wednesday. He will go to Portland
held Immediately fullowing the get dal
before returning.
meeting.
Mrs. W. A. Morchie, mother of Mrs.
Ballenger; came up from Wasco Wed
nesday for a short visit.
This community was greatly shock-
ed to learn of the death of Seth A.
Barns last Friday io Portland from
typhoid. Mr. Barns was tbe first to
homestead in section 24 about a year
ago. He leaves to mourn bis death
Football game November 29.
five children, Ina May Dickenson of
Kelso, Wash,, Herald of Kelso, Char
orth
That there are from $20 to 825
ley, Burton and L s of thia place.
of pennies being boarded in ibis town
Tbe road election was held the 20th
is the belief of some of tbe business
men, who would be grateful if they and a unanimous vote was cast for the
were 1"
put 117
into circulation,
for there is 10 mill rond tax for the construction
VUE-
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a shortage just at present, and uwiog of the road bed to the Columbia high-
HOW MANY SEED IN
A 45-POUND SQUASH?
R. C. Challis,
the
sgiviog night tire call
rush of homeseekers to this cho-en
•pit it shown by the arrival here this
week < f Mr, and Mrs W.J. Knox and
family ft < m so close a place at Wasco.
That they have come prepared la
make this their permanent hom la
also shown by the arrival with them
of a carload of household goods, horses,
cattle and farm implements,
Mr. and Mrs. 8. D. Thomas and four
children are neweeincra from Flora,
this state, having arrived with all
their household goods and stock
moved onto the 20 acres known as the
Harry Straw homestead, which Mr.
Thomas recently purchased.
J. O. Thompson and A. Logan have
arrived from Emmet, Idaho, each of
whom bought 40 acres of the William-
son land near the W. T. Roberts
ranch. They are now busy erecting
dwellings and other buildings on their
places, and Mr. Williamson Is alee
having a residence erected on his re
maining 80 acres.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Udey and daughter
arrived in this city from Wasco, Ore,
Monday, and along with them came
tbeir household good», bornea, calile
and farm implements.
On Tuesday
they moved onto the 40 acres Mr. Udey
owns four and one-half miles east
which he recently purchas d frute the
Umatilla Farm Lands Co.
GREAT BOON FOR
CRIPPLED CHILDREN
There is a law on ihe statute books
of this alate which was created by she
last legislature that has been
tically forgotten until recently, The
bill was enacted into law for the
fit of erippled children, and to fulfil
its purposes efforts ara now
made in this county to have parents at
sick, deformed or indigent children
take advantage' of It. At a result at
this activity the State Congress at
M there hat secured the appointment
to have chare of he
tilla county.
work
In
Uma-
Applico loo for benefis under the
law should be m ide to I be county
judge. I formation mat be secured
from him or Mrs McNary
Tbe aw
provides for medical or surgical treat-
ment for sick, deformed er indigest
children under the supe vision ef the
Univi rsicy of Oregon medical scheel
In Portland. Parents may desi, nate
such hospital as they desire. Children
butcher grocer
has evolved a guessing contest that is
something out of the ordinary. So ne-
where or somehow he became possessor
of a 45 pound squash, wulch now deco-
ratea a window in his sore. Shortly
after capturing the vegetable he ide-
cided to open a guessing con est on the
number of seeds it con’ained, and fol
lowing out this plan he announces that
be will award prizes to those making
tbe three closest guesses.
The contest will open the first of
next month, snd from then until
Christmas week everyone buying a
dollar's worth of goods will bo onto led
to a guess
Al the close of the con-
test the “guess’ box will be opened,
and the one coming the closest Io the
war lax necessitating their
constant use they find It bard to get
along without them in the st or a,
postoffice and other business places-
Rapidchanges in weather conditions
So when you read this, immediately | took place this week, Sunday and Mon
frisk yourself and if you have a quan
day nichts being by far the coldest so
tity you are eoi using cash them in at
far this fail, the mercury dropping to
the local bank for silver. Children • around 20 degrees. The days were
banks might also turn a few oose in
real cold, too, necessitating the wear-
this manner-
me of an overcoat. Then all of a
sudden it turned warm again, Wedner- will bo rewarded with a first prize of a
j c. Ballenzer, elerk of tbe seh
day and Thursday being real balmy bos of crystal white s ap, the seco d
.
Boardman, was Io Hermisi
summer weather, with the nights
mild and pleasan’, remaining that way trade, ar d the third person sha I be-
* the balance of the week
“2ee th
to settling in places where
utterly impossible for them to become
successful on account of land, climate
or other conditions.
That the re la no to up to the onward
treatment.
It the child la Io seheol
convalescence so that
the
child way
not get belind In classwork.
oof remedying many physical and
tal'llla of children
[ is said it
suited beneficially.
Mrs. P I.
university
too law.
The political pot is hegisaieg t
Robert N St-nti-id Hiving this week
announced him elf as a can idat for
the U sited States senate • sucesed
a »ry
of State
Ben O cott will
I for the governorship.
aspire