T he H ermiston H erald
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 13. 1918
VOL. XII
GREAT FRENCH GUN WORKING AT NIGHT
MAY YET ESTABLISH
AVIATION STATION HERE
A short time ago it looked as I
though Hermiston was doomed to
disappointment in her efforts to se
cure the establishment of an aviation
Miss Helen Stewart, librarian of
station in this locality, for it was
Victoria,
B. C., will speak at the Her
given out that the government had
miston library this Saturday afternoon
decided not to select any sites for at 2 o'clock on war conditions in Fran
some time for aeroplane training of ce. Miss Stewart has just returned
men enlisted in this branch of the from France, where she and three
other women for 15 months maintained
service.
a canteen at their own expense. The
But hope long deferred has risen lady bas many heroic facts to relate
[again and is now in the ascendant by about the French soldiers. This’lec
the publication of a Washington dis ture is free, being under the auspices
patch in the Pendleton East Oregon of the Red Cross. All business houses
will be closed from 2 to 3 o'clock.
ian Monday evening of this week
telling of the notification given by
Colonel Edgar to the Oregon sena
tors, McNary and Chamberlain, and
also to Congressman Sinnot, that
arrangements had been made for a
board of officers of the Pacific coast To control the diseases that lower
both yield and quality of the potato
to examine the availability of Hermis
crop in Oregon it is necessary to do
ton and Medford as aviation sites.
four things—rotate the soil, select tbe
It will be remembered that not seed and disinfect it, spray the vines,
long ago the matter of the estab and store tbe crop so as to bold tbe
storage rots in check.
lishment of such a station near this All of these are essential to control
city was broached to the government of diseases, but the one calling for
by a committee of the Commercial most careful attention now is that of
Club, and that voluminous data seed treatment, described as follows by
covering climatic conditions, ideal the O. A. C. plant pathologists: Take
four ounces of mercuric chloride, pow
site location, etc., was forwarded to dered or chrystalline, (which may be
the proper authorities in Washing bought at the local drug store) and
dissolve it in one quart of hot waler.
ton, D. C.
While it had begun to look as Add enough water to make 30 gallons
Barrels, wooden tubs or concrete ves
though this information had met the sels may be used, since the disinfectant
fate of so many propositions that corrodes metals and soon loses strength
have been put up to the government in metal receptacles.
After sorting and cleaning tbe pota
since the war began by being pigeon-
toes, put the uncut tubers In sacks or
holed, it would seem now that it was
crates and immerse them in the solu
merely held up for further consider tion, or pore them loose into it for
ation when necessity presented the about li hours. Remove, and spread
need of the establishment of more tbe seed or drain the sacks, after which
tbe tubers may be cut. A fresh solu
aviation stations.
tion is required after every fourth
When the board of examining batch.
officers come to Hermiston they will The solution is a deadly poison, and
find that everything has been pre the treated seeds should never be eaten
pared for their reception in the way or fed to stock. It will not hurt the
hands, but it will kill or greatly injure
of taking them over the proposed
tbe young sprouts. Hence potatoes
site and giving them all the informa should never be “greened" till after
tion they may require. And when treatment.
they make their report it is almost
certain that contained therein will
be substantial argument favoring
Hermiston as the place for the estab
lishment of an aviation station when
the time comes for the selection by
The income tax law has made it nec
the government of another training essary for farmers to keep a closer ac
site.
count of their business. This feature
NO. 30
CITY IRRIGATION WATER
fOR NEWPORT ADDITION
I
RED CROSS -I
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
WAS EASILY RAISED
The committees appointed by
Chairman Swayze to raise tbe
quota of the Third Liberty Loan
went 116 per cent over tbe top by
Monday night of this week, and
still a few subscriptions are com
ing in.
It is now believed that Hermiston
bolds tbe record for having placed
more b inds with the greatest num
ber of people in proportion to her
quota than any other district in
the state.
Our neighboring town of Umatilla
done herself proud by oversubscrib
ing her quota be tirsi day of the
drive.
It is reported that Boardman and
Irrigon have doubled their quota.
DIP SEED POTATOES
AND INCREASE YIELD
GOVERNMENT MAN
INSPECTS APIARIES
This wonderful photograph shows a 320-millimeter French gun at the
Ward H. Foster of B wider, Colo.,
representin, the bureau of entomology
for the government, was bere several
After knocking at the portals of
the city for over a year to gain ad
mittance to the use of Hermiston’s
irrigation water system, the way has
at last been paved and it will only be
a matter of a short time now until 32
of the 40 acres embraced in the
Newport addition will be taken under
the protecting water wing of this
city.
This matter was definitely settled
at the adjourned meeting of the
council Monday evening, at which
time the mayor and recorder were
authorized to enter into a contract
with Colonel Newport along the same
lines and on about the same basis as
pertains to the established irrigation
system now in vogue in the district
embraced in the area running west
from Fourth street, and in accord
ance with instructions at the previous
meeting City Attorney* Warner had
prepared an ordinance covering the
salient points that should be made
binding on both parties to the con
tract, which document was given its
first reading at the meeting.
As there is about eight acres of
low land in the addition, included in
which is the city park, the mayor and
city recorder were authorized by the
council to petition the secretary of
the interior to eliminate this from a
water right, so that when the city
began to furnish the addition with
irrigation water it would not be com-
pelled to pay a maintenance fee on
that portion of the district. Mr.
Newell gave his sanction to this, and
he will also recommend to the de-
partment that it he eliminated.
The principal reason for the desire
of the owner of the addition to have
the lands therein become part of the
city's irrigation system is that under
it every property owner would have
to hear his or her proportionate
share of the cost of the water, where
as now the burden all falls on the
owner of the addition. On the other
hand, the city is taking it in more
through a desire to better conditions
in that part of town and in order to
make its irrigation system more uni
form and complete.
| days the latter part of last week in-
r specting
tin- *h-
----- in this
‘his ana
the apiaries
and the
Standfield district. Such well known
bee men as George Cresse, William
Brown, F. B. Koapton, George Shafer
and J. Pelmulder entertained the gen
tleman while here, and look turns in
night with her grandmother in Her assisting him io the work of inspecting
miston.
all hives hereabouts and in the above
Mrs. Hoisington is now domiciled in neighboring town.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
His visit was the result of a rumor
Hermiston at the home of her daugh
that, there was disease among the bees
ter, Mrs. Arthur Spinning.
Mrs. J. Skovbo left Thursday for a
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ballenger of in this locality, but this report seems
brief visit in Portland.
Boardman and Al. Murcbie of Wasc to have been manufactured out of
M B Murcbie had tbe misfortune to
were visitors last week at the M. B whole cloth. That there was no sem
lose a valuable cow last week.
blance of truth in it is shown by the
Murchie home.
Miss Hudson was a dinner guest of
fact that at the conclusion of bls in
Mr. and Mrs. Udey Wednesday night.
vestigations Mr. Foster pronounced
LIBRARY NOTES
the bees in excellent condition for the
Several in this district seem to be
The'library board is working on summer’s work before them, and em-
busy with their first irrigation.
plans
for improving the grounds sur phatically slated that he could find no
George Beddow is having an addition
built to his house, also having a garage | rounding the new library building, and trace of disease among them.
Saturday night, he delivered a very
hope soon to make great improvement
built.
over present conditions.
interesting and instructive lecture at
Captains Sommerer. Waugaman and
Miss Tee vens reports much interest the library, which was attended by al
Heinel started out last Saturday noon
taken
by the children in the story hour, most every owner of an apiary in this
on the third Liberty Loan drive and by
the
youngsters
insisting on every second neighborhood, including Stanf.eld.
evening they had their quota away
of
the
hour
being
used. Miss Frances
oversubscribed, they having raised
Hinkle
will
entertain
them this Satur
•1700. There were no yellow cards
day afternoon between 3 and 4 with
issued.
stories and games.
Mr and Mrs. Roy Rodgers are now
Four high school boys planted trees
living with Mr. Rodger’s sister, Mrs
in front of the library building Tues
Henry’Hooker.
day, and as a reward for their labor
Interest rated, 41 per cent, payable
Mr. Bauchard began Monday with were entertained and dined at the Hin
semi
annually, on September 15 and
bis new duties riding ditch. He takes kle home by fpur high school girls
March 15.
the
position
formerly
held
by
‘
L.
Clark
of the income tax alone may in the end
Posters will be placed at various
Size of loan—•3,000,000,000, with
Mr. and Mrs. C. Kellar and Mr. and public places letting the people know
prove a great blessing.
oversubscription-.
Farmers generally have not taken Mrs. H. Sommerer were dinner guests of the library’s free reading and rest
Bond denominations—$50, #100, $500,
kindly to book keeping because books of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Sapper Sunday. room, and that all are welcome from •1000, $5000, and $10,000.
Severe injury by the rosy apple aphis
made for that purpose have been too
The Neighborhood Club met last Sat 10 ». tn. untili 8.30 p. m. each day in
Maturity of the bonds—Ten years, will occur in many parts of Oregon
complicated. We now have a book urday and a new executive committee the week, excepting Sunday.
this year unless immediate steps are
dated from May 9, 1918.
Hermiston people piscatorially in that is so simple that any person can was appointed as follow»: Mr». Felt-
Taxation—Carry same exemptions as taken to prevent it. A very heavy de-
clined bave been emulating Isaac keep hl» accounts very accurately. bouse, chairman; Mr». Fischer, Mrs.
posit of eggs by this most destructive
second loan.
Information for Voters
Walton to a great extent the past two This book was designed by the Depart Waller, Mrs. Upham and Mr». Ou.
Selling campaign—Twenty-eightdays apple aphis is shown this year by in
Any person who has registered and
vestigations of O. A. C. experiment
weeks. Most any day one can see an ment of Agriculture and the Oregon They decided to discontinue the meet voted in any of the last two elections ending May 4.
auto load going to the reservoir on a Agricultural College and is the only ings until notice by the president.
Terms of pay m ent— Five per cent on station entomologists. Thia aphis is
and is living in the same precinct
bass fishing trip or to the Umatilla book published that gives a complete
Mr». Matthews arrived home Thurs need not register this year.
application, 20 per cent on May 28, 35 controlled by application of the "de
river dam to troll for the choice steel yet simple summary at the close of the day from a two weeks visit in Spokane
per cent July 18 and 40 per cent August layed dormant" spray, consistins of the
last
Any one failing to vote at the
year showing the year’s business.
head.
lime-sulphur wash 1 to 30 with the addi
15.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beddow were two elections must register anew.
Agricultural Agsnt Sbrock bas 50
tion of Black Leaf 40 at the rate of
Some good catches have been made
Secretary
of
the
treasury
is
author
pre-
Any person changing from one
host» at a dinner party Sunday, tbe
by the fishermen in both places, and of these books that he will giveaway guests being Mr. and Mrs. L Brownell, cinct to another must have their reg ized to purchase during the first year three-fourths of a pint to 100 gallons of
as a result, taken altogether, this por to farmers or to farm boys or girls who Mr. and Mrs. Ted Sapper, Mrs. Smith istration changed so as to save con- an amount equivalent lo one-twentieth the spray. The apple trees are now in
tion of Umatilla county is becoming wish to keep farm account«. He will and Mr. and Mrs. Simmons.
fusion at the polls and to entitle them of the original issue, and each subse condition for the spray and a thorough
noted tbe stale over as an angler’s assist in entering the inventory and
quent year one-twentieth of the amount application should be made immediate-
Harvey Cutler and Miss Jones left to vote.
will explain the use of the book. He
paradise.
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outstanding at start of year, until one ly.
Any
one,
male
or
female,
arriving
will visit each cooperator during the Monday for Hidaway Springs, where
year after the close of the war. This
at
maturity
—
21
years
of
age
—
Is
en
Tied Two Nuptial Knots
year to check up on the work and at Mr. Cutler operates the hotel.
provision Is designed to maintain the
The ladie» quartette, composed of titled to register.
the end of the year will help close tbe
Four
young people matrimonially in
bonds
at
par
or
higher
value.
Any person of foreign birth must
book and summarize tbe year’s work Mesdames F. Beddow, Akers, Wauga-
clined kept Father Buller bu-y Mon
present
his
final
citizenship
papers
to
If interested write or call on him at man and Miss Hudson, left today for
day of this week, with the result that
Passed Another Mile-Stone
Holdman, where they will take part in the registrar or deputy.
Pendleton.
when he gol through he made four
Anv American-born woman who has
• program to be held at the church in
The Methodist ladies tendered s sur hearts beat as two. On the above day
married a man of foreign birth must
Many people in Hermiston witnessed that town.
J- W. Campbell and Earl Carson,
present her husband’s full citizenship prise party to H. F. Strohm st his home he was the third principal party in a
Wednesday evening io honor of hie 75th double wedding al Stanfield, when
Glen Aker» came from Wasco and papers.
well known ranchers operating in the an aeroplane flight in the northeaster
eastern part of town, were present at skv last Tuesday evening aboul 950 passed the week-end with hi» family.
Any foreign-born woman marrying birthday. A right merry good time Lawrence O'Su livan and Miss Anna
Prayer meeting was held Wednesday an American-born man does not need was bad by all, and Mr. Strohm, after Lee Shahan of tbe above city and
the council meeting last Monday night, Those that seen it declare that it must
getting over the surprise, joined In the Chester M. Dupois of Nolin and Miss
at which time an agreement was en have been a plane, for it dove and evening at the bome of E. E Graham. any paper to register.
fesiviti s and was just as yonng as the Rachael B. Hazen of Stanfield were
tered into between them and tbe city dipped, and besides it carried a white Next Wednesday evening it will be
youngest. Before home going time united in the holy bonds of matrimony.
for tbe extension of the water mains light in front and a red one in the held at the home of Mr. and Mrs
There was quite a large and appre came Mrs. Strohm superintended tbe The grooms are prosperous you n if
to their respective places, they to rear. We don't like to’ be skeptical, Phipps.
ciative audience at tbe declamatory serving of luncheon.
farmers of this county, and the brides
stand half tbe expense incurred. Io so io order that ourselves and others
Rev. Graham was * caller at the N.
contest held io the high school audi
Those present were Mr. and Mr». highly respected young ladies of our
order to give due protection for toe can conform if possible to tbe views W. Bloom home Wednesday.
torium Toursday evening. All the
Mr. and Mn. A. 8. Johnson , neighboring town.
viewers
of the airship here,
large expenditure on tbe part of of
or the
ino v.
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„ .. we Childs Barham and Miss Hudson young student» taking part io tbe ora- Gunn,
Mr and Mr». Brownson, Mr. and Mr».
Messrs. Campbell and Carson, a would ask the editor of the i ware dinner guests Tuesday night at tions and declamations were excep B. Hanline and son Herbert, Mr. and
motion carried that any future con-Advocate if that suspicious airship" an, home.
Another Dance
tionally good, aod at tbe conclusion the
Patterson, Mr. and Mrs
nections on this line would cost those which be spoke about some.‘ime,”8? Mr Eldridge and daughter of Banks, judges awarded ihe coolest to Zona T Mrs. A. George
Akers
’
Orche-tra
have set Friday
Graham and son, Mr. and Mr»
dexirlps. water service.soo each. .
ha beep hoverlos.nrexpd.nstozopeops.orUzon,‘are“guesuaat «
Bens-1.
evening,
April
19,
as
the
dale for the
G. Strohm, Mr». Kelly, Mr». Winslow
C. C. Mason was given permission to | late. If it has,
holding
of
another
one
of
its social
sod
Mr.
Swarner.
Water was turned into the city Irri
onto the city’, pipe line at seen an airship i" asm,
3. Dubois and 3. skovbo
hope
that
have
become
so
popular
with
ditches by tbe reclamation ser-
the Swayze corner In tbe southern something else-_ _ _ _ _ _ _
hav^just completed • cement lined gation
the
young
people
of
this
community.
Mrs
F.
A.
Phelps
of
this
city
was
a
vice Tuesday, and as a result residents
part of town aod extend the line to
sin Bel sc »tn per were ditch through their places that is about wbo
bave been busv preparing wer guest Sunday io Boardman at the home The Honor Guard girls will serve the
Property owned by him just outside H- A. an “
county seat 20 feet long.
supper for the occasion.
of ber daugter, Mrs. Voy en.
the citv limits, he to stand all expense | business visitors M he,C°
Hauls Graham spent Wednesday gardens are happy.
moment of firing during a night bombardment of the German lines. This
picture is a rare photographic feat, for night pictures of firing are made as
perfect as this very infrequently. The belch of smoke from the explosion of
the charge which in the daytime would be nothing more than smoke, is a
flash of light at night and makes a most unusual sight.
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
COUNTY AGENT HELP
FARMERS KEEP BOOKS
FACTS ABOUT THIRD
U. S. LIBERTY LOAN
ROSY APPLE APHIS
MAY CAUSE DAMAGE
STEELHEAD RUN ON
BASS ARE BITING
AGREE TO GO 50-50
FOR CITY WATER
connect
and pay monthly water rental.
o
town of Pend eton
k