T he H ermiston H erald
VOL. XIV
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1920
LOOKS LIKE HUGE RECLA-
MATION BILL HAS CHANCE
Tuesday of this week, according to
advices from Washington, D. C., the
$250,00 0.0 0 0 reclamation bill being
fostered by the delegation of western
governors chosen at the recent irri
gation congress held in Salt Lake
City was submitted to the senate
by Senator • McNary, and hopes are
now being entertained that it will
meet with favor and finally be pass
ed by. both houses. Should it be it
will mean much for this and other
irrigated projects in the western
part of Umatilla county.
This measure was finally agreed
on by the governors' delegation at a
meeting held in the Capital City last
Monday evening. The bill provides
for the issuance of bonds as needed
for the construction of projects under
the present reclamation act. The
bonds would run for a period of not
more than 56 years and draw inter
est not exceeding 4 1 per cent a year.
Construction charges collected from
settlers under the project would
liquidate the bonds, and no appro
priation from the treasury therefore
would be required.
No delegation going to Washing
ton from any part of the country
has had the attention from congress
that this one has received. No dele
gation made its fight before so many
committees, and this delegation has
broken all precedents by getting a
hearing before the steering commit
tees of the senate and house, the first
hearing of the kind in the history
of congress. The plan of getting a
hearing before these committees was
devised by Representative Sinnott of
Oregon, chairman of the house pub
lic lands committee.
One of the governors told the com
mittee that the reclamation of the
west will never be finished because
the possibilities are endless. He also
said that the federal government
must aid because the federal govern
ment holds the water which is neces
sary for irrigation.
Meeting Monday Night
As a result of the discussion of
having something definite done in
this city in the matter of street and
sidewalk improvement at the Com
mercial Club luncheon at the Oregon
Cafe last Tuesday noon, the city
council will hold a meeting in the
chambers at the library Monday
evening for the purpose of arriving
at some definite conclusion regard
ing this important matter. Already
a tentative improvement district that
would extend from the eastern city
limits west on Main street to inter
section with First street, up First
and west on Gladys avenue to inter
section with Hermiston avenue, and
west on that thoroughfare toward
and near the western city limits, has
beer, outlined. Added to this would
be several blocks in the heart of the
city on the east side of the railway
track. Every person owning pro
perty in the proposed improvement
districts should be present at this
meeting to voice their sentiments,
and thereby help the council to ar
rive at a decision.
Farm Bureau to Meet
Friday of next week the Farm Bur
eau organization meeting will be
held in Pendleton at 10:30 a. m.
The following committeemen from
around this neighborhood are now
making preparation to attend:
Hermiston—Col. J. F. McNaught,
A. W. Agnew, E. L. Jackson. E. P.
Dodd, G. A. Cressy.
Columbia—Frank Waugaman, H.
Sommerer. F. P. Phipps. Henry Ott.
Umatilla—W. A. Ford, A. E Mc
Farland, F. L. Jewett.
American Cafe Open
The American Cafe, located one
door east of the bank building, open
ed its doors to the public on Satur
day last. The interior is fitted up
in regulation city style, and already
Mr. and Mrs. Miles, the proprietors,
are enjoying a fair patronage.
Weather Report
The weather the past week haa
been for the most part mildly cold
and cloudy. The maximum temper
ature for the seven days was 57 and
the minimum 20 degrees above zero.
The precipitation during that time
was .17 of an inch.
Collective
WE
HVNT foR
RABBITS if
305-ACRE TILLAMOOK RANCH
HAS BEEN SOLD FOR $52,000
THIS ERE <O»'
Near Accident at Crossing
Liberty Bakery Bread
What might have been a fatal ac
cident occurred Sunday when an
automobile driven by Charles Spen
cer stalled on the track just as a
through freight eastbound was rap
idly approaching. Only by the quick
wit of the occupants and the push
ing powers of themselves and a few
bystanders in removing the car from
the track was a tragedy averted.
This is just another little instance
of too much hurry on the part of
motorists in crossing railway tracks.
The narrow escape will, however,
no doubt serve as a lesson to Char
les to hereafter “stop, look and lis
ten” before he undertakes to cross
this or any other railway track with
an automobile.
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In a few days the Liberty Bakery
will have in full operation an Insti
tution that Hermiston has long felt
the want of. and which should be
patronized liberally to the exclusion
of all foreign bakery goods. Every
thing is practically in readnines for
the grand opening, and an expert
baker will be on the job to supply
the public with Butter Crust broad
of such a delicious flavor that all
Hermiston and surrounding country
will likely become steady patrons of
the institution. The bread will be
labeled and wrapped in the most
sanitary and modern style. Mr.
I Hamm, the proprietor, having order-
fed and received a Miller sealer with
automatic folder attachment for this
, purpose. Besides manufacturing the
bread, pastry of every known kind
and variety will be baked and kept
constantly on hand.
Embroidery Club Entertained
THEY STOPPED THE
HANDS OF THE CLOCK
Fifteen members of the Embroi
dery club were delightfully entertain
ed by Miss Edlie Johnson at dinner
Tuesday evening of this week at the
Hotel Hermiston. From there they
Representative E. P. Dodd came
went to Percey Sisters’ millinery
from
store, where the party passed a pleas home Wednesday morning
ant evening, with Miss Johnson as Salem, after stopping in Portland a
day or two to recuperate from the
hostess.
a
strenuous week’s session of the leg
islature. He said he had hoped to
Bought Unimproved Land
get home early Monday morning, but
H. E. Klock and Ray Fisher have realized this would be impossible
purchased the 40 acres know as the when the legislators ordered the
Bell tract in the east end of the pro senate and house clocks stopped on
ject. It is unimproved, but will not Saturday last in order to prolong the
be that way long, for the new owners
session so they might deliberate and
are getting ready to begin extensive
pass a few more bills. For a time
improvements on the place, and ex
it looked as if all would have to stay
pect to begin next week preparing it in Salem this week, so intense liad a
for seeding to alfalfa.
movement become on the part of the
lawmakers to railroad' through pet
measures they had been withholding
until the last grand finale.
After a hard fight on the part of
Mr. Dodd and other legislators, who
could see nothing but added expense
to the people by prolonging the ses
A rabbit drive that is hoped to
sion, the copcurrent resolution to ad
have the attendance of all-interested
in ridding the country of this de journ Saturday was finally adhered
structive pest will be held in Colum to Sunday morning, when adjourn
bia District tomorrow, January 25. ment came and the hands of the
The meeting place of the hunters is clocks began to move again.
When it was all over and summed
to be at the Frank Krause place, one-
half mile east of the LaBarrc ranch. up it was found the legislature had
If a sufficient number—and that passed a total of 94 bills and an as
means 100 persons or more—turn sortment of memorials and resolu
cut it is planned to cover a ylde tions. By Thursday the governor
scope of territory, and as the animals had used his veto power on 37 of the
are numerous in that part of the bills, all of which goes to show that
project a goodly number should go it was a wise thing for adjournment
down for the eternal count on that to have taken place when it did. A
notable feature was that every meas
day.
The meeting time is 10 o’clock ure the governor suggested as an
sharp, and as quickly as possible emergency upon which he based his
thereafter the semiccircle line will call for the extra session was passed.
string out and the march on the > Here are the constitutional amend
enemy begin. No dogs or guns will ments and other measures that are
be allowed or used in the drive, to be submitted to the voters of this
clubs being the weapons chosen to state for their adoption or rejection
dispatch the rabbits after being at the special election May 21 next :
herded into a wire-winged enclosure
Extending road limitation indebt
to be built for the occasion.
edness from 2 to 4 per cent.
Let no one be a slacker—all turn
Relating to debts and liabilities
out tomorrow from both town and of counties. Enabling counties to
country to help the ranchers get rid fund their debts.
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as far as possible of a pest that costs
Relating to succession to govern
them hundreds of dollars yearly in
orship. providing president of senate
damage to their crops.
succeeds.
Restoring capital punishment.
Providing additional tax levy for
operation of soldiers’ sailors’ and
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
marines’ educational act.
Levying annual tax of 2 mills for
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Smith gave a
support of public elementary schools.
delicious chicken dinner last Friday
Levying special tax for erection,
in honor of her niece and nephew,
equipment
and maintenance of insti
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wright of Port
land, who have been visiting at the tution for blind.
Providing tax of 1.2 mills for sup
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Willhite,
port of University of Oregon, agricul
the lady's parents.
Mrs. Anna Sapper went to Pendle tural college and Monmouth normal.
ton Monday to see her new grand-
Relating to acquiring private
daughter and the little lady's mother, lands for public purposes.
Mrs. O. G. Sapper.
The Neighborhood Club met Tues
Patriotic Verses
day afteroon at the Waugaman home
The Herald has completed print
with a good attendance. Mrs. Fisher ing a booklet containing patri
was elected president and Mrs. Wau otic verses. the author of which is
gaman vice president for the ensuing Frank A. Doble of Irrigon. The ver
term. Mrs. Voelker gave a very in ses were written by him while cor
teresting talk, which was appreciat poral In Co. M . 23rd Infantry, in
ed by all members present. A vote France, and are the outcome of his
of thanks was tendered the lady and experiences in France, Belgium, Lux-
she was elected to honorary member emberg and Germany. The booklet,
ship In the club. Four other new- which contains a picture of the au-
comers to the district also became thor, is very interesting and patrio
members.
tic. His eulogy, “God Ness Mother."
appearing on the last page, is a tri
Pastor Hail will preach a sermon bute to his filial love, and is certainly
to parents next Sunday morning and a gem that will be read and treasur-
a sermon to the young people in the <d by bls many friends and com
evening.
,
rades in arms.
EVERYBODY JOIN IN
HUGE RABBIT DRIVE
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
House Warming Silver Tea Party
Last Thursday about 50 ladies of
Hermiston and surrounding country
joined in the spirit o fa house warm
ing silver tea at the new home of hos
pitable Mrs. C. B. Hay. During the af
ternoon a pleasing and delightful
lecture on a well chosen subject was
ably given by Mrs. A. C. Voelker.
The hostesses, Mesdames Hay. Tay
lor, Patterson, Kelley and Water-
man, were much gratified at the re
sponse to their efforts for a pleas
ant afternoon. .
NO. 19
Starts Arti-Hanging Crusade
Since it has now become a fact
that the question of whether or not
the practice of hanging is to be re
stored in Oregon will be referred to
the people at the special election in
, May, an Anti-Capital Punishment
crusade of statewide significance has
been inaugurated In Portland. Noti
cable among the members of this new
organization is the name of one of
Boardman’s most prominent men,
Col. Emmett Callahan, who has been
named on the lecture board and will
tour the state in the interests of de
feating the measure drafted by the
legislature last week.
THE AMERICAN LEGION “RED MEN GETTING
A LITTLE TOO GAY!”
MAKES ATTITUDE CLEAR
The big Tillamook ranch contain
ing 305 acres that borders on and is
partly in the north and west portions
of the city of Hermiston, was sold
last- week in two divisions for the
sum of $52,000.
C. W. Tilden, who has been
managing the farm for the Tilla
mook Interests, figures in the deal
to the extent of 218 acres, having
purchased all the holdings of the
company situated east of the O.-W.
railroad. Included in this is the
residence on Ridgeway avenue in
which the Tilden family now reside.
Of the 218 acres that he bought
one-half is in alfalfa.
The remaining 87 acres, which Iles
west of the railroad track, was pur
chased by M. Abplanalp of Tilla
mook. This acreage is also highly
improved and contains a substantial
residence house. The new owner
will continue to reside in Tillamook,
having leased the tract to B. L.
Beals of this city.
This huge acreage that is now cut
up is the one that was owned and
operated for many years by L. W.
Furnas, and at the time of its sale
by him something over a year ago to
the Tillamook people was over half
in alfalfa. Since then many more
acres have been leveled and seeded
to this paying fodder, thus making
of it at the time of the present,sale
a highly improved tract of land.
The Tillamook Co. is still a heavy
land holder in this part of the
county, having large improved tracts
on Butter Creek. These it will hold
on to, so as to Insure fodder for
dairy cattle owned by different meme
bers of the corporation in the Tilla
mook valley when it is found impos-
sible to harvest a hay crop there on
account of wet weather during some
seasons.
Horseless Carriage Now
The national commander of the
American Legion has issued the fol
lowing statement from national
headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind.,
regarding the attitude of the Legion
toward organized labor, a copy of
which has been received by the local
American Legion organization:
“The attitude of the American
Legion toward organized labor is ex
actly the same as its attitude toward
all groups of American citizens who
are interested in a square deal for
all in the maintenance of law and
order and the protection of the in
institutions handed down to us by
our forefathers.
"The preamble of our Constitu
tion expresses very clearly the pur
poses of the American Legion. The
purpose of the American Legion is
twofold—service to our comrades
and service to our country. Under
the head of 'service to our comrades’
we will exert all of our influence and
all of our strength to the end that
the ex-service man especially the
disabled man and his dependents and
the dependents of those who paid the
supreme sacrifice, shall receive that
just and fair treatment which they
have reason to expect from a patri
otic and liberal country.
“In serving our country we shall
endeavor to keep alive that spirit of
service which induced us all to re
spond to our country’s call in the
time of her need, oven to the extent
of being willing to pay the supreme
sacrifice. And this we propose do
ing by assisting in the maintenance
of a hundred per cent Americanism,
based on fair play and a square deal
to all.
“The members of organized labor
are patriotic American citizens and
the members of the American Legion
are patriotic American citizens who
have proven their loyalty and their
patriotism. Consequently, on the
purposes of the American Legion
both they and we are In accord. All
ex-service men who are members of
organized labor have proven their
loyalty and their patriotism to the
country and now appreciate their re-
sponsibilities as citizens, and we
therefore hope It will not be long be
fore they all are active members of
the American Legion."
J. C. Ballenger, live-wire hard-
and lumber merchant of Boardman.
Or . was here Monday and Tuesday
on business. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Ballenger, who, during their
stay In this city, was a guest of her
friend, Mrs. P B. Siscel.
The above is the caption to a letter
received this week from II. J. Still
ings, well known cast end rancher
and raiser of Poland China hogs.
Evidently he refers to articles in this
paper containing recent news of ac
tivities among owners of Duroc Jer
sey red hogs, and proceeds in the let
ter to show them follows that they
don’t stand ace high when It comes
to the sale of thoroughbred swine
for breeding and stock raising pur-
poses. Here's what he says:
"Some timo ago I received an or
der for five hogs Io go to Alaska on
the first vessel sailing In April. Ad
vices received ty me arc to the ef
fect that the Alaskan trade alone
will take all the hogs I can turn out.
One mail recently brought» orders to
me from various parts of the north
west for seven Poland Chinas. The
Poland China breed is making a
greater growth than any breed in
existence today."
We imagine that last sentence In
Mr. Stilling's letter will make the
"Red Men” scratch their heads—and
we doubt if they will swallow it
verbatum or without a comeback.
Held Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the First
National Bank of Hermiston was held
in this city last week, Vice President
R. Alexander presiding. The fol
lowing were elected to the director-
ate for the ensuing term: F: B
Swayze, R. Alexander, J. R. Raley
and Chas. E. Opel.
The officers of the bank chosen to
serve during the next twelve months
are: F. B. Swayze, president; R.
Alexander, vice president; A. L. Lar-
son, cashier, and O. Ulshagen, assis-
tant cashier.
The annual report showed the
bank to be In good condition.
Settling Uncle’s Estate
Dell Schiltz of Butter Creek re
turned the latter part of last week
after an absence of nearly a month,
which was passed at Dale, Oregon, in
the John Day country, settling up
the estate of an uncle, who died there
a few days before Christinas. IIis
relative was an old pioneer of the
John Day country, and at the time
of his demise was operting a store at
Dale and was possessed of many
head of cattle and horses. He was a
bachelor, and Mr. Schiltz being his
nearest known relative he was eg lied
on to settle up the estate.
Subscribe for Tho Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Camp were in
Hermiston Monday, enjoying an
overland trip from their home In a
new Ford car equipped with self
starter and electric lighting system
that Mr. Camp purchased in this city
a few days before from the Hermis
ton Auto Co. Now that the slow
process of travel by team has been
eliminated, Mr. and Mrs. Camp say
they will visit Hermiston more often
now in their more agile horseless
carriage.
UMATILLA ITEMS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
The Ladies Home Bureau of Uma
tilla had a most successful dance on
January 10, which added materially
to their treasury for the hot lunch
proposition. Last Friday afternoon
they met at the home of Mrs. Stan
ghtey to sew, and had an attendance
of 23 ladies. Delightful refresh-
menta were served. Yesterday they
held their regular business meeting,
and on January 30 they meet al the
home of Mrs. Cherry Io sew. Their
first, hot lunch was served in the
school last Tuesday, Miss Ricks do
Ing the cooking and Mrs. Conlin the
buying. The women deserve much
credit for promoting such an Im
mense enterprise in such a short
time.
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Frederick L. Dixon, manifest clerk
In the employ of the O.-W. It. & N
Co., spent the week end in Portland
on business.
Mrs. Fred McCune left for Port
land Monday, to be gone several
days.
W. R. Nugent was a visitor in the
valley several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Llewellyn
were Pendleton visitors last week,
looking over business possibilities
here.
Miss Laura S. Dunne, nurse, was
called Io Pendleton last week to at
tend Mrs. Otto Sapper. Mother and
babe are doing well.
Mrs. Ed. Rennick spent several
days the past week In Portland visit
ing with her mother.
Mrs. Merrick. Mrs. McFarland.
Mrs. Correlle, Mrs. Nugent, Miss Ida
Powell and Miss Ina Bullock were In
Hermiston last Saturday purchasing
equipment for the hot lunch.
The first hot lunch was served on
Tuesday, with 85 children present.
All voted It the best ever. Nearly
every child has paid a month in ad
vance.
On Eastern Visit
Alderman J. D. Watson left Sun-
day on a business trip that will
take him to Chicago and Detroit.
On the return journey he will be
accompanied by his mother, Mrs. F.
D. Colton. who will Join him at Chel
sea, Michigan.