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T he HERMISTON H erald VOL. XII HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY. JUNE 29. 1918 RECLAIM MORE IRRIGABLE LAND FOR OUR SOLDIERS RIVETING GANG CLAIMS THE U. S. RECORD to secretary Lane has asked for a spec- ial appropriation of $2,000 000 to be ? used io making investigation of the I feasibility of various proposed plans for irrigating new projects. The United Stales is already preparing for I the reconstruction period, and projects Cecil Kelly received a letter a few that will provide labor for the return- days ago from his brother Harry, who ling soldiers and also homesand a tract after enlistment was sent to Columbia of Und will be given the special at University, New York state, to serve tention of the government. an apprenticeship in the department ol Mr Newell will present all the data that institution that has todo with the available to the secretary of the inter mechanical opera'ion of Liberty motore ior on all lands now needing additional for flying machines and also submarine water under the Umatilla river and chasers, in which is conveyed the in also other lands that have no water formation that he has completed the supply at all. The plan involves the course and was being transferred to the construction of reservoir sites, either Standard Motor factory at Jersey City by direct appropriation of the govern In the letter is given some facts con lional Floy Sex ASSE) #) Con g ment or under the Smith-Chamberlain cerning the great propelling power ON F89 IF • bill, which will store water for what- contained in the little sub chaser and ever district is in need of more water. also in that of the Liberty motor, all The remarkable precedent set by the builders of the Tuckahoe has stimu E. P. Dodd is preparing a booklet of which gives the reader an insight lated a general spirit of competition in the shipyards of the country. Rivet giving a digest of the government’s into the wonderful and costly equip ing gangs are everywhere being encouraged by bonuses and by their own zeal plans and all the general facts now ment of these war craft. Here is hi to make record marks. This riveting gang of the Bethlehe Shipbuilding available on the subject. It will men interesting letter: corporation, Fore River shipyards, Quincy, Mass., claims the United States tion the possible reservoir sites and “On the sub chaser, which is 110 record for riveting, having driven 2,805 rivets in nine hours. the areas of land that can be reached feet long, there are three main six by the Umatilla. The Teel project cylinder, 220 horse power engines and kill also come under the government’s three propellers. Added to these is a program. After these projects are in two-cylinder ten horse power motor vestigated they will be adopted which drives the air compressor, bilge Everybody is buying. Hermiston District must buy $15,000.00 in stamps wherever feasible for immediate con- and fire pumps and the electric gener within the next six months How much is your share? $20 00 for each member struction after the war. ator. We start the small engine off of the family, including the baby, and enough more to make up for the unfortunate It will be an important industrial the storage batteries, using the dyn neighbor whom you know cannot buy this amount. If he can buy but has not program for the people of the west end amo as a motor. There are two sec- done so, see him at once, as this is an obligation this community owes and as each of the county to carry out, and the lions of storage batteries of 16 cells community in the United States is doing the same, there is no one to pass it on to. b Here it communities should get to each, making 132 cells in all. There Everyone in this district must buy through the Hermiston postoffice, as getting gether in a big effort to induce the are about 30 switches and half a dozen them any other place the amount will not be credited to this district. government to adopt the whole plan of variable resistances to manipulate Buy yours today and then see your neighbor. storing enough waler t > supply abund- The main engines have direct connec- knee for all the lands possible for irri cion to the propellers, They have two ration under the Umatilla river or the sets of cams for each cylinder. They eel project, the W estern Laid and can be reversed from full speed ahead Furnish projects and all lands lying to full speed astern in five to ten sec- adjacent. SELF-MADE EXILES onds. There are eight cams for each cylinder, making 48 on each engine. Under the above caption appears an editorial in last week's Saturday Even The camshaft slides forward and astern ing Post that is worthy of reproduction, being applicable in a degree to this as well to go ahead or back. The inlet valves as nearly ail other communities in the United States as the great war with Ger work automatically; the ignition is many progresses: make and break. On each cylinder "Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives disclose in nearly every community cer there are two exhaust arms (ahead and tain obstinate slackers They are so few nowadays that they at once become Relatives of soldiers named in casu- back), two air valve cams and two notorious and are pointed out—like the man with the rubber ear and the armless ilty lists forwarded from France ordi igniter calms and two compression re boy—dismal freaks standing in sharp contrast to normal humanity. barily are notified within 24 hours after lease cams. The stroke is 11 inches, “Very rarely are they pro-German. Pro-Germanism does not advertise itself receipt of the lists, according to a with a ten inch bore. The oiler on now in that conspicuous way. Mostly they are grouches and sponges. Their simple psychology is that of a pig in a clover patch While the feeding is good, tilement authorized by the war de- each engine has 17 pumps. They have partment. A “statistical division” with an engine mounted just like it is on a nothing less than the impact of a rock against the ribs or of a scantling on the I staff of officers and a corps of steno- boat, with the propeller in a big tank spinal column will inspire them to move on. So long as somebody else will keep - the boat going they will neither bale nor row. They are the cross-grained, bilious [raphers gives all its time to the of water. "The engine room force consists ol sort which nurses all real or fancied grievances against the community in general. maintenance of files of so diers' names "Small as their number is, they raise an irritating problem. The community’s ind addresses. This division notifies nine men—a chief, two firsts and six seconds, and oilers. I'm sure to make relatives. feeling toward them is like the feeling of men who have been volunteering to put out a fire toward the able-bodied citizen who refused to lend a hand but perched A copy of the roster of each contin first, and maybe chief. I've been recom on a horse block at a safe distance and watched their efforts with amused interest. rent sailing to join the Expeditionary mended by two of the instructors foi The inclination to throw a brick in his direction is strong and natural. But it must orces is filedin card index fashion, chief but my eye is against me. If I itch card bearing the name of one was 25 or 26 years old I would be sure be resisted "There is nothing to be done with these obstinate slackers except to let them toldier, his organization, and the name of it. I may get it any * ay. The Lib extensively alone. No man can thrive on the contempt of the community in which ind address of parent or other relative erty motor is a wonderful piece of " friend designated by him to be noti- mechanism. It is 12 cylinder and 300 he lives. They must find that out. The man who is well able to lend a hand now and refuses to do it voluntarily exiles himself from the sympathy and respect of ied. When a casualty list is received to 400 horse power. It has a horse his neighbors. Let his own judgment upon himself as an exile stand in the future." ruin Gen Pershing each name cabled power for every four pounds of weight “If you ever enlist, Cecil, register rom the American Expeditionary force $ listed with the emergency address as machinist’s mate for the gas engine ‘ file in the card index. As rapidly course at Columbia University. Per- 8 the new list with emergency ad- sonally, however, I’d rather you would OY tresses is built up the telegraph clerks not enlist just yet, as you are needed with the folks at home." et duplicates Since the above was written letters While relatives are generally in re- hot of information within 24 hours closely following have been received | Hier the cables' are received, delays from Mr. Kelly by his parents and sis ire sometimes due to clerical errors ter Yudetb, in which he said that it | aused by the fact that names must might be that he would be on his way ass through so many hands in France to France as one of the crew of a sub The Umatilla County Patriotic Ser occasionally in the paper« of the county Ind io America, incorrect emergency chaser by the time the notes were re vice league, cooperating with various and Information may be placed on them dresses turned in by soldiers, remov- ceived at the family home here. agencies, is making an effort to obtain and mailed to M. R. Chessman, secre 1 of families to addresses other than a record of every man and woman in tary, Pendleton, Ore. At the office of nose .isted, and the occasional neces- | the service of either the United States the league a card index will be kept hi for cabling back toGeneral Persh- or any of her allies in the great war, where this information will be avail- p to verify a name orto obtain an whether in the army or navy. To do able. It is due these men, that the ddress. ________ this, especially in case of men who country may seep in touch with them Aside from these four causes of de- ,,,_. , ’ have or will volunteer and in keeping and that recognition of their services h the only reason for the failure of The new pension bill recently passed | track or the addresses and advance- may be given when possible, that this elatives to receive word at once is by congress which raises the amounts record be made as full and complete pilitary consideration, Gen. Persh- now being paid to the compartively ment of men who have gone, the co- as possible. No one must be over- of friends and relatives is Pi may, at his discretion, withhold a few surviving civil war veterans will operation be printed looked. asualty list until he is positive it will benefit the only two now resident in essential. Blanks will ave no military value to the enemy. this community. RECORD OF ENLISTMENT The advance is based on age and Age. length of service, and as B. F. Strohm | Name ............... has attained the age of 75 and served a Home Address (City) certain length of time in the civil war (Street ) his pension will be raised from $22 50 Married... per month to «32 50. While Mr. Fisher, Occupation Before War.. Where .. Reading of the arrest in another the other local veteran of that memor E atered Service When ... ir of the state of a family that had able war. has not yet reached his sev Branch of Service............. een caught hoarding flour made entieth year, nevertheless his long 1 kind of quizzical as to the status of service in that war will be the means Transfers ‘e situation here. In our rounds of of advancing the amount of his pen Rank.... (Include promotions and dates) ’ Stores to ascertain bow much flour sion quite alitile above what it is now I I EXPECTS TO BE ON SUB CHASER SOON REMEMBER THIS IS W. S. S. WEEK OTIFYING RELATIVES OF ALL CASUALTIES COUNTY RECORD OF MEN IN WAR RAISE IN PENSION FOR CIVIL WAR VETERANS AS HERMISTON ANY HOARDERS OF FLOUR? * people of this community had red we found that 500 pounds re had n turned over to the Farmers' Ex- nge, approximately IIO pounds to elps Cash Grocery, 225 pounds to ‘ Her niston Produce A Supply Co. During the past week the allies have been smashing into the Huns on the western front and the Austrians that crossed the Piave river have been repulsed with heavy losses by the Italian armies. Reports are that the 10 pound- to Kingsley’s store. " a pound has as yet been returned American troops are beginning to pul ' the store of R. C Challis. in sledge-hammer blows. Nearest relative.. Address...................... Relationship Present Address....... Signature of Informant ................................................................. ‘ Friends and relatives of boys in service are asked to All out above and to M. R- Chessman, secretary, Pendleton, Ore. Phone 123 mall NO. 41 EARLY DAY FREIGHTER NOW 0. Ä. C. PROFESSOR J. B. Horner, professor of history in the Oregon Agricultural college, came to Hermiston Wednesday on a mission of extension wo k. Professor Horn r was an Eastern Oregon boy who earn- ed a portion of his funds to carry him The Hermiston Commercial Club re ‘through college by freighting with ceived a few days ago a book of photo oxen from Umatilla to Baker City and pictures of the scenic wonders of Ore other mining points in the days before gon and California which it prizes the railroads came. He expressed very dearly, ina-much as it was sent considerable surprise when he dropped as a souvenir to the organization by off the train at Hermiston and took in the Hermiston boys in the Umatilla the odor of clover, alfalfa and locust county draft of the second contingent leaves instead of ihe scent of sage now in training at Fort McDowell, Cal- brush, and saw great locomotives rac ifornia. e tog where only the jack rabbit used to Memory of these boys will always be be. cherished by club members, who will Professor Horner is meeting young ardently watch for valorious acts and men and women throughout Eastern brave deeds on their part when they Oregon who expect to attend the Ore- go across the pond to face the enemy. gon Agricultural college next year. To show appreciation of the exem He says the college has already sent plary thoughtfulness of these patriotic about 1200 roen to the war, and Is young men, whose names are Milton equipping others as rapidly as po si- Longhorn, Dwight Sellers, Anthony ble The young man who enters the Drolshagen, Roscoe Fisher and Emery war wiihout training draws a wage of Hancok, Secretary Prime has been in $30 per month, while the trained man structed to write them a letter of draws a salary four or five times as thanks and good cheer on behalf of the large from the outset. This is be club members. cause Uncle Sam regards trained boys worth four or five times as much in his service as untrained boys. Further more, the secretary of war has ar ranged to leave these boys in college until their training is complete, uu- less the unexpected should come. Furthermore young women are The dining room of the Oregon hotel is under new management and from training to occupy positions of trust now on will be operated by Mr. and made vacant by the departure of the Mrs. Vic'or Knight, former owners ot young men. The college thus far has a large res'aurant at Philomath, O e- been unable to supply enough young gon. These young people c ime well women for the demand. recommended as be.ng II st class artists 1 The Oregon Agricultural College in the culinary line, and already they under the supervision of President have the dining room at the above Kerr end the board of regents is hotel looking neat and inviting. They emphatically in the war and aiding have given it the name of the Palm the young men and women of Oregon to meet every demand made of them Leaf Cafe There will be The chink that operated the place by their country. has departed for Portland. He was several new students next year in the real willing to dispose of his interests Oregon Agricultural college from this in the restaurant to Mr. and Mrs. locality. In all probability there will Knight, for he had come to the con be nearly four thousand students in clusion that the people of Hermi ton the college this year Mr. Duan, of the Hermiston experi bad but little use for edibles dished up ment station, extended the college by a Chinaman every possible courtesy by aiding Professor Horner, who left Thursday for Milton and other Eastern Oregon points. COMMERCIAL CLUB GETS SOUVENIR BOOK WILL OPERATE OREGON HOTEL DINING ROOM TRY RAISING ALFALFA SEED THIS SEASON GETTING ALONG FINE IN HIS IDAHO HOME J. H. Strohm is trying a new ex périment this year or his ranch three miles west of Hermiston, and present indications are that it will be a com plete success. Mr. Strohm has about 100 acres in a falfi, and just at the time he was preparing for the first cutting he changed his mind about turning i into hay and decided to let it grow for seed Within the p st ten days the seed has been setting very well and every thing points to a heavy yield. Mr. Strohm expects to begin harvesting about two weeks hence, and the out- come will be watched with interest by ranchers of the project, many of whom incline to the belief that raising alfalfa for seed purposes will pay better than raising it for fodder. J. W. Emery, who Is in the Insurance and real estate business at Nampa, Idaho, left for home the middle of this week after bavins passed ten days here renew ing old friendships and attending to personal business matters. It is just about a year avo since himself and family left Hermiston, and his many friends were pleased to learn from him that he is prospering in his present location. On his journey here he was accm- panted as far as Lehm in Springs io the Blue Mountains by Mrs. Emery, the lady having remained there to take re cupet alive treat ment while her hus- band allended to his business affairs in this neighborhood. Enjoying Yearly Vacation Mrs O P. Brigham and her daugh ter Janice are now in Spokane enjoy ing the beginning of a yearly vacational pilgrimage that will last until Septem ber 1-t. They departed yesterday morning for the metropolis of the In land Empire, where they will remain for a time as guea'a at the Boone ave nue home of Mrs. Julius Peterson, sis ter of Mrs. Brigham, after which they will journey to Portland, where Mr. Brigham makes his beadquarters while bolding the position of conductor on the S. P. A- S railway. WEATHER REPORT The reclamation service weather bureau report for the week ending Thursday evening shows a maximum of 100 degrees and minimum of 47, with seven hundredths of an inch vre- ci pi talion. -I- RED CROSS + Mrs J. I. Agnew was tue flrat to "adopt” a Fret.ch war orphan. Olbera were Mrs. H. M. Straw, Nancy and Joe McNaught, Jan ce Brigham, Mrs. H T. Fraser, T. P. Campbell, Thomas Campiteli, F. B. Swayze, Hermiston Honor Guard, Mrs. E. P. Dodd and Mrs Warner, and Mrs. F. A. Phelps, Mrs. P. B. Siscel and Mrs. Georgia Henderson. Umatilla County Chapter has been asked for 20,000 forcep sponges by Au gust 1. Hermiston has been assigned one half the county quota, or 10,000. As there is no sewing on band everyone Ie asked to come and help make th se dressings. The Hermiston Red Croaa ladies worked through I be hot weather and Big July Draft Cail have accomplished a groat deal. In the last four weeks 100 sulle of under- Oregon will send 1,350 more draft men to Fort McDoweP, California, be wear were made, 10 sweaters and 625 tween the 5th and the 9 h of July. I' cellu-cotton pads. la staled that General Crowder will summon 124,525 white and colored draft registrante during the month of July, and other calls will run the total up to 367,961, the largest ever called in any one month. Secretary of War Baker declares there are enough meo tn elan <1 for all present needs, and that the raising of the draft age from 20 to 40 will therefore be unnec ssary.
