THE H ermiston H erald
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 19. 1919
VOL. XIII
DR. KERN TO ERECT $10,000
CONCRETE BLOCK AT ONCE
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Within the next two weeks Her-
miston will witness the beginning of
construction on a reinforced concrete
block at the intersection of First
"
street and Gladys avenue with Her-
miston avenue on the corner just
west of the office building of the
Western Land & Irrigation Co. The
structure will be built by Dr. M. S.
Kern, president of the Inland Em­
pire Lumber Co. and large owner of
desirable business property in this
city. When completed the struc­
ture will cover a space of ground
75x80 feet. It will be one story in
height and the estimated cost will
be $10,000.
The building will be situated on
the most desirable location in the
town, for there it can be viewed by
the traveling public coming from
any point of the compass—north,
east, south or west. It is to be the
home of the Hermiston Auto Co.,
and is being specially built by Dr.
Kern for that concern. In front of
the building will be placed an auto
service station, and there will be a
public drinking fountain there also
—the first in the city.
The auto show rooms in the front
part will be grand affairs, while in
the rear will be located one of the
most complete mechanical depart­
ments outside of Portland, which,
on being occupied by the Hermiston
Auto Co., will be equipped with all
modern machinery for the “doctor-
ing" of disabled automobiles that
are brought in.
Work on the building will be
rushed so that it can be completed
and ready for occupancy
shortest possible time.
in
the
Fly Campaign at Hand
Efforts are being made to carry
out some of the plans suggested by
Miss Lorene Parker on her recent
visits here in the interests of the
anti-fly campaign.
This work has been laid upon the
shoulders of the Civic Club, but the
Club can accomplish nothing with­
out the support of the city officials,
the Commercial Club, school facul­
ty, Boy Scouts and other organiza­
tions, all aided and encouraged by
public opinion and the individual
efforts of property owners.
There Is a herd law to keep your
neighbor’s cattle from your fields,
hut we can appeal only to your
sense of justice and your civic pride
to keep the flies that swarm and
breed in filthy places on your place
or your neighbor’s, from promenad­
ing across babies’ food, leaving in
their wake typhoid, tuberculosis,
cholera, dysentery and “summer
complaint.”
The fly-swatter, even a folded pa­
per brings sure and sudden death
to the fly you stalk from place to
Place but this method is messy and
often a "squashed” fly falls in un-
seemly places. There are easier
and cleaner methods.
A flyless town is possible. Flies
’re attracted to your door by cook-
ing odors. Place a fly trap there,
They are drawn to your tin can
heap, Place a fly trap there and
rinse each can before throwing it
out.
In the barn
yard _ it ______
has ______
been
pound of powdered
borax per 16 cubic feet of manure
will act as a larvicide and not de-
tract from fertilizing properties.. A
pound of borax costs thirteen cents,
but the figures on your doctor bill
may total larger.
Delete the pet cat that destroys
the fly-eating birds.
This Is a country-wide campaign.
Closer at home it is a county-wide
affair. Hermiston has always gone
over the top” in an she under-
lakes. You gave three cheers and a
"iger for the women of the Civic
club at the Father and Sons’ ban-
set. Give them such willing and
effective support In this crusade
that they may rise up and give three
«beers and a tiger for you. •
found that 1
Mew Manager at Exchange
wwing to the withdrawal on April
nth of F. A. Chezik as treasurer
and manager of the Hermiston Far-
gers Exchange. J. D. Waghorn has
been selected temporarily as his suc-
sexor until some one Is chosen per-
wanently for the position. Mr.
aghorn has been serving as clerk
" the Exchange for the past six
months.
A SAFE STOCK FOR ALL
HERMISTON'S VICTORY
LOAN QUOTA IS $26,000
MASONIC ORDER PURCHASES
FINE BUSINESS PROPERTY
The local Masonic order, at a
special meeting held Tuesday even­
ing, closed the option which it held
on the Tabor property on the corn­
er of Main and Second streets by
making purchase of it from the
owner, J. W. Tabor. The purchase
covers two lots with a frontage of
50 feet on Main street and 125 feet
on Second street. In addition the
Masons bought an adjoining lot
from F. B. Swayze, giving a front-
age of 75 feet in all on Main
street. The Tabor property is at
present occupied by the store of B.
S. Kingsley, and if plans which are
formulating comes through, that
gentleman’s business concern will
be occupying larger and more con-
genial quarters inside of the next
six months or a year, for present
plans of the Masons have in view
the erection of a two story concrete
building to cover the whole three
lots, with a spacious hall and offic­
es for professional men upstairs and
one or two store rooms on the
ground floor.
Eleven Years Ago
It was somewhere in the neigh-
borhood of eleven years ago that R.
Alexander of Pendleton, as one of
the
subordinate officers of the
grand lodge of the Independent Or­
der of Odd Fellows of Oregon, came
here and instituted the local or­
der of Odd Fellows. Therefore it
was with great pride that he attend­
ed a rousing meeting of the organi­
zation along with other Pendleton,
Echo, Stanfield and Umatilla Odd
Fellows last Saturday evening. And
that is not all he done, for it is said
he made an excellent fraternal and
patriotic speech. And it is said, al­
so, that when he got his feet under
the well laden banquet table after
the initiation of E. E. Turner and
S. M. Caldwell by the crack Pendle-
ton degree team he done full jus­
tice to the appetizing menu.
NO. 31
Eastern Star Ball
WS.S.
On Friday evening. April 25, the
Order of the Eastern Star in this
city will give a grand ball in the
Hermiston Auditorium for the bene­
fit of the order. Fletcher's Pendle-
dleton orchestra has been secured
for the occasion, refreshments will
be served, and a jolly good time is
assured to all who attend this much
anticipated and to be most pleasur­
able coming event.
Rousing Victory Loan Meeting
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES PERSHING PINS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Mrs. A. M. Mathews is visiting
her husband in Spokane this week.
Columbia Grange meets every se­
cond and Fourth Tuesday evening of
Tuesday evening,
each
month.
April 22, is to an open meeting for
the public and a program will be
given. A good attendance is expect­
ed.
At Columbia school house on Eas-
ter Sunday will be given a set of
stereopticon views on the life of
Christ.
Miss Hattie Graham of Hermiston
is spending a few days this week
visiting at the home of her brother.
E. E. Graham, and family.
Mrs. Walter Lloyd made a trip to
Umatilla Wednesday morning.
Several children are reported to
be ill with the measles this week.
All being from the Hermiston school
district.
On Sunday, April 27, the Colum­
bia church will have a basket dinner
at 12:30 p. m. on the school house
grounds, followed by Sunday school
and a short talk by the 5 minute
men, then one half hour community
singing.
Mrs. Bess Spencer returned to
Pendleton on Tuesday after spend­
ing the past week here on her
ranch.
Mrs. Jack Waller’s nephew. Her-
bert Cockran, of Seattle, Wash., is
here to spend the summer.
Miss Marian Briggs and sister
Eleanor went to Pendleton Tuesday
night to hear the great pianist
Gowsky.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beddow, Mrs.
W. H. Simmons and Ed. Beddow at-
tended the Farmers’ Union picnic
' held at Holdman last Saturday.
Mrs. Chas Spencer left Friday for
her parents’ home near Seattle in
response to a message stating that
her father was in a very critical
condition and Thursday of this
week Mr. Spencer received a mes­
sage from there stating the gentle­
man had passed away.
HERO MEDAL ON
CHINESE YOUTH
Sing Kee Sticks to His Post
Under Heavy Fire.
Here is a text book cn American-
ism written In Chinese character and
translated for use on the day next
month when a Liberty Loan salesman
tackles you to do your duty. It is an
official American communique:
Pvt. Sing Kee, Infantry. Chung
Kee, father, 604 North Fourth street,
San Jose, Calif. 'For extraordinary
heroism in action at Mont Notre
Dame, west of Fismes, France, Aug
ust 14, 15, 1918. Pvt. Kee, although
seriously gassed during shelling by
high explosive and gas shells, re
fused to be evacuated, and continued,
practically single-handed, by his own
initiative to operate the regimental
message center relay dation at Mont
Notre Dame. Throughout the critical
period Pvt Kee showed extraordinary
heroism, high courage, and persistent
devotion to duty and totally disre­
garded all personal danger. By his
determination he materially aided his
regimental commander in communicat­
ing with the front line.’”
Sing Kee wears the Distinguished
Service Medal of the United States of
America.
Sing Kee is for America—for her
enough to lay down ...........
his life, Are you
for America? Are you as good a
man as Sing Kee?
Then buy of the Victory Liberty
Loan to the limit.
day of the nation's fifth and last
loan campaign—designated as the
"Victory Liberty Loan." The rat-
ing of the state of Oregon In this
$4,500,000,000 loan Is $26,747,550.
Of this amount Umatilla county Is to
raise $1,230,075, to be subscribed
by the various towns and districts
In the county as follows.
Quota.
District
$ 86,000
Athena ............................
30,250
Echo .......................................
33,909
Freewater ............................
Helix ........................................ 229,350
26.000
Hermiston ..............................
93,250
Milton .............
846,525
Pendleton
.
.
41,450
Pilot Rock
17.950
Stanfield ...........
25,400
Weston .............................
The Victory Loan meeting in
Hermiston Auditorium last evening
was well attended. The talks giv­
en by local and Pendleton speakers
were such as to touch the patriotic
spirit of the audience and doubly
roused their interest in the coming
Victory Loan campaign. After the
Total
meeting a very enjoyable time was
As will be noticed the rating is
had at a largely attended ball given compared with that of former loans
under the auspices of the Hermiston for less amounts, the county's quota
Orchestra.
being only about 55 per cent of the
Fourth loan. This was brought
Red Cross
about through representation on the
The Red Cross roll for this week part of various committees that this
consisted of Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Hitt. county had been unjustly rated In
Mrs Parrish, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. the past.
Todd, Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. Willits,
The manager and his associates
Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Taylor.
in the conducting of the Victory
Loan In the Hermiston district have
Easter Sunday
everything in readiness for the
Easter Sunday, long looked for- opening of the subscription cam­
ward to by many, will arrive tomor­ paign next Monday morning, so be
row. and by the same token so will prepared to subscribe your appor­
Easter bonnets in all their gay tionment on that day. Don’t wait
plumage and various designs be on to be called on, but go to the local
display. All the churches have bank and fill out your application.
special If everyone who can will do this
made arrangements for
choir music and religious programs. Hermiston will achieve much praise
by going over the top In the first
day of the campaign.
Honeymooners Home
Mr. and Mrs. Phil L. Lay arrived
Wednesday morning from their | New Hardware Store Open Monday
honeymoon trip to San Francisco
The new hardware and house fur-
and other points in the Golden nishing stock of Sappers’ Inc. will
State. Until such time as they can be ready for the Inspection of the
secure a suitable house they will re­ general public Monday of the com­
side at the home of Mr. Lay’s par­ ing week. Messrs. Otto G. Sapper
ents. We acknowledge receipt of a and E. O. Comegys recently return­
choice Havana, and In return ex- ed from Portland whore a personal
tend felicitations to the newlyweds selection of the entire stock was
made, and only articles of the best
values were selected from the vari­
Quite a number of Hermiston ous wholesale house stocks. Mr.
The H. O. H. Club met at the
baseball
enthusiasts have signified Comegys, who is well known In and
home of Mrs. Parks Thursday and
motoring to about Hermiston, will have entire
their intention of
hos-
for
the
spent the day sewing
to
see what charge of the paint department, as
Boardman
tomorrow
tess. Three members were absent
promises
to
be
a
most
Interesting
his practical
painting experience
owing to sickness in the family
national diamond game between makes him more familiar with the
Miss Guiwits, who is preparing to
that town and Arlington. It Is general wants In this line than any
make a visit to relatives and friends
said both have excellent teams. For other person could possible bo. It
in Portland, was also absent. The
have is the Intention of Sappers’ Inc. to
the occasion Boardmanites
Club added two new members to
strengthened their nine by the ac- confine their stock to the building
the roll, they being Mrs. Rowe and
quisition of a crack pitcher from recently vacated by the post office
her daughter Miss June. The next
The Dalles, and they say the Ar- until the fall months, at which
meeting will be held at the home of
lington team will have to go some timo the room now occupied by P.
Mrs. LaBarre at Locust Ranch on
If it wins from them Sunday.
B. Siscel will be added and the par­
May Day.
tition between the two rooms re-
moved
The implement rooms i on
Easter Ball
New Laundry Agency
BOLSHEVISM—ITS CURE
i
Many will motor from here Mon- Second street will he retained until
H. E. Bender, part owner and
that
the
fall
months
also,
and
at
Eas-
day
night
to
attend
the
after
President Wilson has asked for food
manager of the Troy laundry in
be time a much larger stock of all lines
I
to stop the wave of Bolshevism roll­ ter ball In Umatilla that is to
Pendleton, was in Hermiston Wed­
ing westward out of Russia. No In­ held that evening in Pound's hall will be carried. Sappers’ Inc. have
nesday, and while here established
telligent person doubts the value of under the auspices of the Catholic another carload of Johnston Mowers
an agency for his concern in this
food as a first aid, but at bottem ladies of that city.
and Rakes en route from Portland
the security of our institutions rests |
city, with Dr. J. A. Peed in charge.
to Hermiston and also a carload of
upon the working interest the people |
The headquarters of the agency will
general farm Implements on way to
take in those institutions.
be in the old rest room.
Boardman. Oregon, where they also
Citizens having no interest In a
Mr. Bender has had years of ex­
now
have
representation.
The
government, no economic interest In
perience in the laundry business.
greater
portion
of
the
Boardman
SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENCE
the success of that government, are
This being his first visit to Hermis-
carload is already sold, Boardman
apt to be the first victims of vicious
Clint Harvey was a business visi­
ton, he was surprised that no one
representatives being Cumins &
propaganda or unbalanced political
tor to Portland last week.
had as yet established a laundry in
Mack, who have recently closed a
theorists. On the other hand men and
Mrs. D. R Brownell has returned
women who have Invested in their
such a good sized and busy place as
contract with the Hermiston
firm
government either by way of conduct­ from an extended visit with friends for the marketing of this line In
he found this town to be. He went
ing private enterprise under its pro: in California.
awe with a kindly feeling toward
their town.
Cooperative Creamery
Ray Chapman of Forest G rove
tection or through direct purchase of
Hermiston, and intimated that he
government
securities
have
something
was an over Sunday guest at the D.
At the creamery meeting held in
was Interested to the extent that he
Hermiston Fire Department
might find it possible to establish a this city last Saturday afternoon by at stake and desire to maintain stable C. Chapman home
Depart-
It
’
s
the Hermiston
institutions. Such persons are not
Gene Dexter conic home from the
branch of the Troy laundry in this dairymen of the valley incorpora- necessarily reactionists.
ment now, and the Volunteer Fire
They may Pendleton hospital Saturday.
city ere long.
tion papers were drawn, constltu- be quite progressive and anxious for
Department Is no more. This was
Prof. Dykstra, Duncan Cramer
tion and by-laws adopted and
reform where reform is needed.
brought about at an organization
were
in
Pendleton
and
Albert
Logan
board of directors elected as fol-
Consequently the effective barrier
Do You Know?
meeting held Monday evening In the
wholows: E L Jackson, Wm. Han- to Bolshevism in America today Is Monday.
library building, al which time the
Who had a magic lamp?
Reese
spent
the
Mr. and Mrs.
who nan. J. H. Reid. H. M. Sommerer. thrift and investment. The philosophy
constitution and by-laws of the
won a pair of silver skates?
K P. Sullivan and Geo. E. Cressy. must reach into the workshops of the week end with relatives In Spokane. new company were read and adopt-
presided at the Round Table?
Mr.
and
Mrs.
La
Vance
are
the
The board was instructed to be­ nstion. It is reaching into those work­
cd and several new members added.
Who went down in the rabbit’s
gin operations at once looking to shops and into the schoolhouses of proud parents of a baby boy
assis-
house? Who lived in a candy | the establishment of a first class the nation in the form of the Thrift
C. S. Brownell is building a cou­ Walter Beasley was
tant
chief
to
Earl
Kingsley,
and
the
her
Stamp and the War Savings Stamp.
house in the woods? Who lost
i cooperative creamery, together with Interest paying engagements of the ple of modern residences, which, latter appointed from among the
glass slipper on the stairs?
an ice plant of sufficient capicity | United States government which can when finished will add greatly to members men to captain the chemi­
Who spun straw into gold for the
the looks of the town. Will others
for its needs and also large enough be bought for as low as 25 cents.
cal engine, hose carts and hook and
miller's daughter? Who drove all
I When everybody in America la buy- owning vacant lots please get the
to supply the town with ice.
be
ladder trucks. It was decided
the rats out of a city In Germany?
1 Ing Thrift and War Savings Stamps habit. Wc know this would ho have the first of a se
of fire
Who was s tiny that he could stand .
as a habit, one won’t hear much about greatly appreciated by those
of
evening
Carmen's
Dance
on a man's hand?
have been wanting to rent for drills Wednesday
W in America.
on Main
Tne carmen in the « yards
at —a. the It I. is W.
Who dressed in Lincoln green and
;
the financial and patriotic duty months. There hasn't been a
fireman will go
which
time
the
tilla
are
going
to
pull
off
a
little
so-
of
American
who
lovea
real
lived in a forest in England.
leant house In town.
in
ladder
exercise
cial
event
on
the
evening
of
Thum-
liberty
to
get
the
Thrift
Stamp
habit
nd through a little
I Mrs. Carroll, mother of Lee
Who pricked her finger on
beelimbing, connecting on t hydrant,
day.
May
1.
On
that
date
they
will
|
NOW.
asleep
for
100
spindle and fell
Ted Carroll. was seriously hurt
hose.
woextGstNs"rbM
I give a dance in Pound’s hall. at
years?
“
these
which
they
expect,
and
invite.
alli
A
rather
severe
frost
tins
wana
walla
hospi-
all
You can find out about
with a thorough fire drill.
borrow their friends to be present and have'thinned
and apricots
I
hen?
people in stories you can
a good time.
this neighborhood.
tal tor treatment.
free from the Public Library.
Club Meeting
Baseball in Boardman
UMATILLA ITEMS
every
the peaches