The Hermiston herald., January 11, 1919, Image 1

THE
VOL. XIII
H ermiston H erald
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11. 1919
NAVAL BOY THRILLS WITH
STORY OF SUBMARINES
Hollis Percy arrived at his home
in Hermiston Tuesday morning, com­
ing direct from New York via Seat­
tle, where he received his honorable
discharge papers. The young man,
who has been in the U. S. navy a
year next month, has seen service
aplenty on board ship, which may
readily be believed when one hears
him tell of encounters with the dead­
ly submarines while a member of the
crew of the U. S. cruiser North Car­
olina. This armored vessel was one of
the fleet used to protect troop ships
while convoying them across the At­
lantic from the States to France.
Here’s what he says:
“I made three trips across on the
North Carolina, and on each one my­
self and comrades experienced some
shivery thrills. The first voyage
was all right going across with the
troop ships, but on the return vty-
age our vessel encountered a sub­
marine. The sub’s periscope was
sighted by the cruiser about the
time a torpedo went across our bows.
This compliment was quickly return­
ed by shots from 3 and 6 inch guns
from the North Carolina.
Full
steam ahead was ordered and our
ship escaped from the enemey with­
out damage, although it looked for
a time as if we were all doomed to
go down to Davy Jone’s locker, so
fierce was the attack of the sub,
with only her periscope visible.
"On the second trip rough weather
caused the disabling of the destroyer
Powell, which was part of the con­
voy, and the North Carolina stayed
to help her out. On account of the
rough weather this was found impos­
sible, so the Powell headed back to
the States and the cruiser proceeded
to catch up to the troop ships, be­
ing ten hours behind. Before over-
hauling them the convoying vessels
had run into a nest of subs and suc­
ceeded in driving them off. When
our ship arrived on the scene we
got the direction the subs had ta­
ken, and in the scouting around the
North Carolina ran nearly on top of
cne as it raised to ascertain the
position of the troop ships. Both
the cruiser and submarine crews
were so surprised that neither ves-
sel fired a shot, but later our ship
engaged in a skirmish with several
subs nearby, from which we es­
caped without damage.
“The last trip was a repetition of
the two former ones, and it was al­
ways around the Azores that the bat­
tleships and cruisers encountered
trouble from the subs. This seemed
to be their favorite camping placo
and also on the line of the southern
route.”
Young Mr. Percy looks fine in his
naval suit, and says that the exper­
ience he gained while in the service
makes him feel as though he had
a great deal more self-reliance than
before he left here a year ago.
LEST WE FORGET
Herman Behnke, Umapine farmer,
refused to contribute to the United
War Work Fund.
Nick Grosgebaurer of Umapine,
whose prune crop last year was
worth in the neighborhood of $10,-
000, contributed only $5.00 to this
fund and that reluctantly.
Fred Meihoff of Umapine refued
to give money to the agencies help­
ing our boys in arms on the grounds
that he had to send money to relativ­
es in Germany.
William Swash of Umapine, said
to be worth $20,000, refused to con­
tribute to the U. W. W. fund.
J. E. Hoon of Milton refused to
contribute to this same fund.
Central Loyalty Committee.
Another Disease
Now that the Flu is gadually be­
ing brought under control, another
menace to the health of the commun­
ity has appeared. This has come in
the form of smallpox, which broke
out the first of the week in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Metzker, both of
whom are afflicted. The house has
been put under rigid quarintine re­
gulations, and it is the hope of the
authorities to squelch the disease
right there.
BOARDMAN NEWS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
No Fire
Hermiston’s volunteer fire depart­
ment was called out Sunday after­
noon on an alarm of fire being turn­
ed in from the home of W. J. Ken­
nings on the West Side. On arrival
there it was found that cloth thrown
over the water pipes in the base­
ment after they had been thawed
out had ignited from an unnoticed
spark, and the smoke therefrom had
filled the house and become so dense
that it looked as if the whole place
was afire. But a few buckets of wa­
ter rightly applied soon cleared the
atmosphere. While there was no
fire and no damage was done, nev­
ertheless the fire department got
needed exercise, for which the mem­
bers desire to thank R. L. Barnard,
captain of the hook and ladder
truck. If you want to know why,
ask him.
COLONEL RDOSEVELT
CALLED BY DEATH
Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
died in his sleep early Monday morn­
ing at his home on Sagamore Hill in
Oyster Bay, N. Y. On New Year’s
day he suffered a severe attack from
sciatica rheumatism, and it is believ­
ed death came from this cause, the
rheumatism evidently having affect­
ed the heart, for he died while he
slept.
Colonel Roosevelt reached the pin­
acle of his political career when he
was elected to the pesidency Novem­
ber 8,1904, being the 26th president
of these United States. He was born
on October 27, 1858, and was edu­
cated at Harvard University, where
he graduated in 1880. He turned
early to politics. His activities in
the political arena were always fair­
ly successful up to 1912, when, as
the Progressive party candidate for
the presidency, he was defeated.
The funeral of the ex-president
was held Wednesday and the re­
mains laid to rest in the cemetery at
Oyster Bay.
Was Well Insured
It has developed that A. L. Willis,
the rancher on the Stage Gulch road
near Cold Springs reseroir, who sud­
denly expired while feeding sheep
on his place three weeks ago, was in­
sured for $15,000. This amount he
had taken out earlier in the year,
giving his note to the Insurance com­
pany to secure the premium pay­
ment. As a result hie heirs will draw
down the $15,000 without a cent in
cash ever having been expended on
it by deceased. This is a queer an­
omaly, and does not happen very
often, but it is legitimate and work­
ed out satisfactorily in this instance.
When the note comes due it will be
taken up by the heirs, payment com-
ing from the money paid them by
the insurance company.
INFLUENZA FATAL TO
ROBERT BROWNELL
The funeral services over the re­
mains of Robert V. Brownell, a Uma­
tilla man well known and well liked
all over the west end of this county.
took place Monday afternoon in
Portland at the Mount Scott ceme-
tery chapel, following his demise
from Influenza the latter part of last
week while visiting in the Rose City.
Robert Vernon Brownell was an
expert irrigator, and operated a
ranch near the city of Umatilla. He
was born at Lookout, Modoc County,
California, Febuary 6, 1886, coming
to Umatilla with his parents in 1902.
He attended the Oregon Agricultural
College in 1906-7-8, and was mar­
ried to Miss Frances Weils Yerxa, of
Umatilla, at Pendleton September
23, 1911.
Mr. Brownell was a member of the
City Council of Umatilla. He was a
past master of Tuscan Masonic
Lodge of Umatilla. He is survived
by his widow, his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. DeWitt Brownell of Umatilla,
three brothers, Don C. Brownell, of
Pendleton; Llewllyn Brownell, of
Umatilla, and Representive-elect C.
G. Brownell, of Umatilla; two sis-
ters, Miss Beatrice Brownell and
Mrs. Fred M. Hofer, both of 89
North Eighteenth street, Portland.
NO. 17
BECOMES MANAGER OF THIS
RECLAMATION PROJECT
LONG LETTER FROM
HERBERT SULLIVAN
U. S. S. Eastern Chief. France, Nov.
26. 1918.
Dear Mother: Well, we arrived
In France at our destination today
after a very thrilling trip across the
ocean. We sighted land yesterday—
a very welcome sight after being out
of range of it for 16 days, We
laid out side of the port all night
and came to anchor today inside of
it, and it sure will feel good to put
one’s foot on something solid once
more.
The weather has been pretty
stormy all the way across but we got
along pretty well considering the
conditions we were in. I do not
know how much liberty we will get
here but I hope that we get enough
to see part of France as wc will be
here for some time. I do not know
when we will get back to the States
but I think that we will be there by
the middle of January, if not sooner.
I am going to try hard to get a fur­
lough and come home after this trip.
I hope that every one is as well
and feeling as good as I am because
I could not ask to be better in that
respect than I am at the present
time. I am a first class yeoman now
and that is as high as I want to go
now, and no doubt as high as I could
go if I did desire to make anything
better than I have at the present
time. I do not. know much of what
has been going on In the world for
the past month but I hope that I will
be able to find out in the next few
days. There is only two men on
board the ship that can talk French
and they are certainly popular. How­
ever, we managed to find out today
that the armistice was still on and
that peace negotiations were being
arranged as fast as possible so that
all will be at an end before we leave
here for the States again, Love to
Hub.
all.
A change in the management of
the government reclamation service
at Hermiston took place this week,
with the result that H. M. Schilling
succeeds to the post held for many
years by H. D. Newell and that gen-
tieman goes to take charge of the
project at Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Mr. Schilling came
here six
months ago from the Shoshone pro-
ject in Wyoming, and has since
been in charge of sand sluicing oper-
ations on the west extension canal
that waters Irrigon and Boardman.
He is well versed in all the intrica-
cies of reclamation work, and is
therefore well fitted to take the
He
management of this project.
entered the United States Reclama-
Hon Service In 1905. and the records
show that since then he served three
years on the Truekee-Carson project
in Nevada, eight years on the Mini-
loka project in Idaho, for two years
of which he was project manager,
and two and one-half years on the
Shoshone project In Wyoming, dur­
ing which time he was superintend­
ent of construction.
Mr. and Mrs. Schilling and fam­
ily reside in the Callbeck residence
in the northeastern part of the city.
With the departure of Mr. Ne­
wt'll goes the title of having been
one of the pioneers of this project,
he having come here along about
1906, at which time he was connect­
ed with the reclamation service. In
1908 he was promoted to project
engineer, and in 1912 be became
manager, which position he has re­
tained up till now. Thus it is that
he has watched over this government
project almost since Its infancy, and
has kept track of its developments
on up until it merged from Its swad-
dling clothes and grew to the pros­
perous condition it is In today. He
has made, friends here who will
wish him well In his new field of
labor, and his estimable wife will be
missed for the many charitable
deeds she has done during their
long stay in Hermiston.
Mr. and Mrs. Newell and little son
will leave in about two weeks for
their new home In Western Oregon.
Jack Gibbons was very badly in­
jured in pursuance of his duty at
the coal bunkers at Messner.
In
some manner he was caught by the
heavy counter balance weight on its
downward course and crushed be­
tween the weight and the frame of
the bunkers. The counter balance
weighs several tons and it is mira­
Getting Anxious
culous how he escaped death.
As
W. L. Kimble, former well known
it was he suffered a double fracture Hermiston man now in the service
of one leg and arm. He was rushed at Camp Lewis, is spending a fur­
to Portland on No. 11. The accident lough with relatives in Pomeroy,
Damascas Chapter Mourns
happened on Monday night.
Wash. He has dropped us a postal
Damascas Chapter, R. A. M., or­
It is with much regret that we an­ asking us to send The Herald to him ganized in this city on the evening
nounce the death of Mrs. Phillips there, saying that he is ‘‘getting an­ of December 19, 1918, is in mourn­ U. S. S. Eastern Chief, La Pallice,
France, Dec. 10. 1918.
•She was operated on Monday night, xious to see God’s country again, and ing over the death of Robert V.
Dear Folks at Home: Well, al­
Brownell, one of its charter mem-
but died early Tuesday morning. will be back in the spring."
Will Take Charge
btrs. The chapter was instituted on though 1 am still pretty sleepy, 1 The real estate business of Dodd &
She fought the dangerous flu brave­
the above date by Most Excellent De think I had better try to write and Knapp will be in charge of C. S. Mc-
ly and hopefully, but without avail,
15 Weeks In Hospital
give you a small idea of what I have Naught during the next six or sev-
the illness lasting over a period of
Adolf Skoubo, who entered army puty Grand High Priest Johnson of
several weeks. This is the fourth service at Boardman, and has since The Dalles, who installed the follow- been doing in the past few days. P <n weeks, Mr. Dodd having gone to
got one more day in Paris than I ex­ the legislature for 40 days.
Mr.
death resulting from the flu in been in training at Camp Lewis, Ing oficers:
pected to get by doing a little work Knapp is looking after his property
W.
A.
Ford,
E.
H.
P.
Boardman.
Wash., writes The Heald that he is
for the captain of the ship while we interests at Richland. Wash., and
A. W. Prann, King.
Ten four-horse teams are at work just out and able to rejoin his bat­
were there. That is really the rea­ will soon leave for Oakland. Calif .
Robert
V.
Brownell,
Scribe.
grading the school grounds. The tery after spending 15 weeks in the
son
that he let us go. Ho has a where he will engage In business,
H. J. Belscamper, Treasurer.
entire ten acres is to be put into hospital suffering from pneumonia
brother
in the army somewhere in having severed his connection with
W. B. Spinning. Secretary.
perfect condition, including parks, and pleurisy. He says he expects
France, and told us to do all that we the above real estate firm. Mr. Mc­
Lou
Brownell,
C.
H.
play courts, school gardens, terraces to be discharged from the army in a
could In the line of locating him. Naught is familiar with all project
Roy Paulu, P. S.
and lawns. These grounds when few days and then he will return to
Well, we got to the office of the sup­ lands and will give careful attention
Wm.
Switzler,
R.
A.
C.
completed will be among the most Boardman.
ervisor
of troops and found where we io any matters pertaining to the
Peter Norquist, 3rd V.
attractive in the state and a credit
could go to find out. It took us a day business of the firm of Dodd & Knapp
A.
B.
Stevens,
2nd
V.
to Boardman and to those who are
about a day to find where we could and of the Umatilla Farm Lands Co.
Good Skating
A. P. Garner, 1st V.
planning and executing the work.
to find how the subway worked, but Miss Edlie Johnson will be in atten-
The cold weather has been the
Geo. Butterwood. Sentinel.
The total enrollment in school at means of making good skating ice on
After installation a banquet was after that wc could get to any part dance al the office during business
present is 52, of which number five the ponds in this vicinity, and night­ held. All made merry at this func­ of the city that wc wanted to in ten hours.
are high school pupils.
ly, and also In the day time, myriads tion, and little was it thought by or fifteen minutes.
Still in France
We found that the brother of t he
of
figures of young people can be those pesent that a cloud carrying
On
account
of
the
small
number
Miss Edlie Johnson has received
we
the following letter from her broth­ in the classes the high school stu­ seen gliding gracefully, and at times the angle of death would so soon Captain was well and fine and
By
ungracefully,
over
the
glary
surface
wired
his
address
to
the
captain.
dents
have
been
able
to
nearly
cover
1
er, Corporal C. B. Johnson, dated
darken the horizon of the new or-
the time that we were ready to come
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
at Nice France: "Dearest Sister: I their required work for the first on the Baker, Auseon, Mikesell and ganization.
other
ponds
hereabouts.
Occasion
­
back
to
the
ship
from
Paris,
he
had
semester
and
will
easily
complete
the
have arrived here at last, and am
Otto Sapper pioviti up on his
wired hts brother and got a return
Just simply enjoying myself immen­ year’s work by the end of the term. ally someone takes a plunge In an
homestead In Columbia district last
Stanfield
Has
Flu
wire from hint and felt so good over
In the eigh. grade this year are airhole, and on these occasions some
sely. I've been to Bordeaux, Paris.
The neighboring town <of Stan- it that he wired us another day's Monday before U. S. Land Commis­
of
the
above
owners
of
the
ponds
Lyon, Marasseles, and here already. eleven pupils who expect to com­
field, which had evaded a Flu epic-
of sioner Warner.
These are the most important towns plete their work and enter high suffer the loss of a few fence posts, demie when it was at its height in time in that city. So Instead
Mrs. F. B. Knapton and one of
They are which go to make a bonfire to dry other nearby towns, is now having leaving there Sunday night wc left the children have returned from the
in France. Paris and Nice are the school here next year.
this
the
chilly
victim's
clothes.
This
Is
there
last
night
and
got
here
cream of the lot. They are all won­ Della Olson, Dorothy Boardman.
emergency hospital in Hemist on,
its turn endeavoring to stamp out morning about ten o’clock.
derful. Here is found a very fashion­ Gladys Paine, Mayme Hango, Wil­ not liked by the ranchers who have the disease, which broke out a
and it Is expected Mr. Knapton and
time
I certainly did have a good
well
able summer and winter resort— liam Rindfleish, Laurea Cummins, suffered from such depredations. ago and spread rapidly.
and although it did not cost much the other children will be
just wonderful weather. I left on Fred Rindfleish.* Homer Mitchell, While they do not begrudge them all
enough
to
come
home
soon.
I do not begrudge one cent of the
my birthday, and it is one of the Burton Barnes, Edgar Doering and the sport they have on the ice, they
Miss Laura Phipps Is recovering
money I spent there. I have bought
do not think it very becoming of the
Off to the Legislature
best birthday presents I’ve had for Adrain Bichdolt.
from
the flu, and the Waller fam.ly
skaters to destroy their fences by
Representative E. P. Dodd left some nice things to send home to are also getting along nicely.
some time.
A thousand dollars
Especially fine are some diagrams burning up the poets.
the
you
when
we
get
back
to
the
States
yesterday for Salem to attend
Mrs. L Brownell spent several
could not take in this trip In civil­ of the circulatory system which the
forthcoming session of the Oregon but will not try to send them from days this wek with her parents. Mr.
ian life. Oh, yes, I saw Hub Sulli­ tenth grade physiology class has
here.
1
have
a
pretty
scarf
for
legislature, which is scheduled to
To Use For Fertilizer
van in Paris.” A postcard received just completed. The high school
and Mis. W. H. Simmons, at Tip
A shipment of 7,000 sharks, cut in convene next Monday In the capital mother and another scarf for some Top ranch during the absence of her
from him later says that he has been | students show an enthusiasm and in­
city. Today he is spending in Port one else that I will show you when husband in Portland attending the
in three countries in one day— terest in their work which is very half, dried and piled like cordwood, land attending the reconstruction I get home. I think that
the
was
unloaded
this
week
from
the
mo
­
obsequies of his brother Robert.
France, Monaco and Italy.
| commendable and equal to that
convention that is hoped to give im- lime we spent In Paris, we saw as
torship
Gryme
at
San
Diego,
Cal.,
shown by students In larger schools.
after arrival of the vessel from the petus to the business and labor in- much of the city as one could see hi
Session Postponed
Mr. and Mrs. Merchie are visiting Gudalupe Islands and Ensañada. Lo­ terests all over Oregon, now that the that much time any place on the face
.
Severely injured
The session of the circuit court
of the earth. There is anything
Arthur Burkbine, who was work­ with their daughter, Mrs. J. A. Bal- wer California. These are to be used war has come to an end.
ing on the hay baling machine of lenger.
Mrs. Dodd and childen accompan­ here from the oldest medieval castles which was to have been held this
as fertilizer. What’s the use in go
Mason Bros, west of Umatilla, nearly
Mr. Harrison of Astoria came to Ing all the way to the Gudalupe Is- ied him to Salem, to remain until the and architecture to the most modern month has been postponed by Judge
lost his life last Saturday by being | Boardman the first of the month. lands for fertilizer when there are close of the legislative sessions.
of buildings and sculpture.
Wc Phelps on account of the flu epidem­
ic. In Pendleton. As scheduled now
drawn into the cog wheels on the He is very much enthused over the
stopped
at
the
place
that
the
presi-
right
here
least 7000 land sharks
dent
of
the
U.
8.
A.
is
going
to
stay
court will convene In that city Feb-
belt side of the rig. It seems that j prospect of this place.
Received Promotion
on the Pacific coast that ought to
when
he
gets
here
and
it
is
certainly
ruary 3.
the revolving drive belt caught his
purposes.
Mrs. Heines has been called to be used for fertilization
John Canfield, who rturned to hl
Weather Report
clothing and carried him along until I Portland to the bedside Of her sick
duties at Camp Lewis laat week after a very pretty place. It is just on the
Fair
and
cold weather pre­
he struck the cogs, one wheel of | daughter.
suburbs
of
Paris
and
Is
the
old
home
passing a short furlough here visit-
Paris and 18 the °" "I | vailed during fairly
Leased Sharrard Building
the past seven days up
which broke from the human im­
ing
his
partents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
R.
C.
of
Louis
XIV.
and
they
are
sure
60-
Mrs. Royal Rands' mother is vis-
Contractors Correll & Mayran this
to Thursday night, the minimum
pact and stopped the machine, but
I iting her for a few days.
week
leased the carpenter shop own- Canfield, and relatives on Buttering to give that much honored gen- temperature having reached zero one
not before It had broken three of the
Creek, received a New Year's gift tieman from the States a grand re-
John L. Jenkins sent the first ed by M. W. Sharrard and have al­
night this week.
The maximum
young man’s riba in his left side and
ready
moved
from
their
former
loca-
from the commanding officer of pro seption:
---reached was 34 degrees.
Put a gash m his head that required ' shipment of broom corn from this
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tion on the West Side.
motion to the title of corporal,
I
I district to Portland recently.
a number of stitches to close up.
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