The Hermiston herald., May 08, 1920, Image 4

THF TDMISTON HERALD," RMtSTON, ontdon: ‘1
“er
0. A. C. to the
of the Bodies of American Dead
om the Cemeteries of France.
Re
By REPRESENTATIVE CONNALLY, Oklahoma,Speech in Congress.
in
try
tion
I have t lay introduced a joint resolution and asked ths L it be re-
passed
immittee on loreign
foreign affairs,
and - I believe
if i
due” auu
P--Y- —
ferred to the ommittee
promptly by ft e two houses it will have a very great effect ward
suading the Er ench republic to lift the present restrictions which 1
nt and return of the bodies of American soldiers
the disinte:
is
per-
United Sta
have
disinterment
IN THE
.Recently form, garde
and removal of bodies
LIKE THE STATE UNIVERSITY
AND THE NORMAL
to the United States prior to January
y githnsthéied Dring school business.
.
,
ity of p
yet.
i the pests of
secure the consent of the French government, and 80 my joint resolution
that the two houses of congress respectfully request that
provides in
ublic
repeal, modify, or suspend its laws, ministerial in-
the French r
regulations so as to permit "h United States to bring back
structions, an
the bodies of such soldiers, sailors, and marines^where
to this coun
such removal ay be requested by the nearest of kin. The second part of
i a direction to the secretary of war to proceed with the
the resolutio
ipon
the consent of the French government being obtained,
disinterment,
ack
to
the United State- the bodies of those soldiers whose
■nd to bring 1
desire
and express the wish for that to be done. The war
nearest of kin
Lady has an extensive machinery established for this very
department al
purpose.
Annekation to United States Favored by
or Education is of Direct Help
to the Country Districts
But higher education in Oregon is
crippled by great increases in at­
tendance, by lack of buildings, by
the fallen buying power of the pres­
ent millage support, and by the fail­
ure of the millage support to grow.
You are respectfully urged to vote
for the new millage support bill on
May 21 the Higher Educational re­
lief measure.
Portland.
By B. C. FRITH, Legislative Director
x!
People of the British West Indies, even those of English birth, favor
for economic reasons the transfer of a portion of the islands to the United
State* as liquidation of a part of Great Britain’s war debt—the sugges­
tion made to parliament recently by Lord Rothermere.
It is a foregone conclusion in the minds of every man who is familiar
with the West Indian situation that they will some day become possessions
of the United States. It does not matter what England wants nor what
the natives want nor what America wants. Their position and their con­
dii < ii make its ultimate end American. It may not come in my time, but
it will come. It is inevitable.
The residents of the Turks and Caicas islands realize the inevitable-
ness of the transfer to America. They are heartily in favor of it As
strongly as we love Great Britain—I am a born and bred Britisher—the
advantage of having a home country nearer than England is essential to
our prosperity.
The islands mentioned by Lord Rothermere include the Bermudas,
the Bahamas and some of the other West Indian islands, but not Jamaica,
Barbados or Trinidad. In some of the islands excepted by Lord Rother­
mere I believe that there would be objection to the transfer. In Jamaica
I believe it would be very strong.
Perhaps Bermuda would have a less enthusiastic feeling about the
advisability of the transfer of allegiance, but I think that I voice the
feelings of the business men of my islands, and I am in a position to know,
having lived there all my life, when I say that they would favor the move.
Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior—America was torn from
the forces of nature. Our forefathers, the first emigrants to these shorea,
were compelled to fight for their homes against dangers that today can
scarcely be imagined and against odds that were heartbreaking. It is well
that this was so. For out of the throes of their travail America has
become more than a land. America is a spirit. America is an aspiration.
America is an attitude toward men and material things—an outlook and a
faith. America is something mystical that lives in the heavens. It is the
constant and continuous searching of the human heart for the thing that
is better.
Two Out of Three Soldiers Improved Men­
tally Through Their Service.
By MAJ. GEN. W. C. HAAN, in New York World.
When we were first beginning to call on the young
manhood of America to take up arma in the country’s
defense, the so-called psychological test was devised to
determine each man’s mental capacities—his speed of
mind, his alertness, his capacity for forming quick
judgments, his general knowledge, his reflex to ques­
tions put quickly and allowing little more than instan­
taneous thought for an answer.
One of the largest employers of labor in the United
States, whose name 1 withhold at his request, made the
same testa on the group of his men who he re-employed
after their service in the army. Out of more than 600 returned sol-
diera, 64 per cent were more efficient and alert mentally than before they
had joined the army, 38 per cent remained as they were and 4 per cent
were rated as having gone back.
In a word, two soldiers out of each three who received army training
improved mentally. Their judgments were more alert, their minds mor
orderly and precise, their thought more speedy and their actions more
determined.
show
helped demonstrate that
Paid advertisement inserted by Colin Dyment in
behalf of the Joint Alumni Relief Committee for
Higher Education in Oregon, 514 Pittock Block,
eople of British West Indies
go
and has
Americans
S. D. PETERSON
Candidate for Republican Nomina­
tion for District Attorney at the
Primary Election May 21
TO
THE PEOPLE OF UMATILLA
COUNTY
I appeal to you for your endorse­
ment and support at the coming pri­
mary election.
The office of district attorney is
second to none in importance, es­
pecially so at the present time when
more or less unrestfulness prevails.
The public has a right to know what
to expect from the incumbent of
that office. If I am elected, I shall
exercise a proper regard for the nat­
ural and constitutional rights of
every citizen, and at the same time
take aggressive action for the re­
pression of anything which threat­
ens the safety of our institutions.
The proper handling of the coun­
ty’s civil legal business is of great
importance to the people.
In this
work, the county is entitled to, and
should have the services of a lawyer
of ability and experience. I have
practiced law successfully in Uma­
tilla county for the past fifteen
years, and if I am elected I shall
give every matter wherein the coun­
ty court or any of the other county
officials need legal services, my most
careful and undivided attention.
If I am elected I shall justly, fair­
ly, and impartially enforce all the
criminal laws, and will at all times,
vigorously, and fearlessly conduct
the business of the office in as eco­
nomical manner as can be done, con­
sistent with an efficient and thor-
ough administration of the office. I
shall at all times exercise due regard
for the interests of the taxpayers.
I shall consider the duties of the of­
fice an imperative demand upon my
time and best energies, ever con­
scious of the fact that I am the peo­
ple's servant, and that the people
demand the best and most efficient
services which I am capable of per­
forming. I promise a just. fair, vig­
orous. fearless snd impartial admin­
istration of the office.
.
S. D. PETERSON.
Department of the Interior
United States Reclamation Service
Hermiston, Oregon, May 5. 1920.
Pursuant to Act of Congress ap­
proved February 2, 1911. (36 Stat.,
895), the United States will offer
for sale at Public Auction to the
highest bidder, at 2 p. m.. June 10,
1920. at Foster Flat Headquarters,
near Stanfield.
Umatilla County,
Oregon, the following described real
property in Umatilla County, Ore-
gon, described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the West­
erly boundry Une of Section Thirty-
three (33), ‘ Township Four (4.)
North. Range Twenty-nine (29)
East of the Willamette Meridian,
distance Four Hundred Forty-two
and Eight-tenths (442.8) feet south­
erly from the Northwest (NW) cor­
ner of said Section Thirty-three
(33): and running thence Southerly
along the said Westerly boundary
Section Thirty-three
line of
( 33) One Hundred Fifty (150) feet;
thence North 74 degrees 52 minutes
East
One
Hundred
Eighty-nine
(189) feet; thence North 15 de-
tition of E
rs of t
tion
aminati
trict.
Court as
legality
of the proceedings in connection
t with the organization of said
District, and the proceedings of
the Board of Directors of said
District, together with the pro-
ceedings of the said Board of
Directors and the District in the
election for the authorization
of a contract with the United
States of America, and as to the
validity of said contract, and
whether the same may be legally
signed by the District.
To the West Extension Irrigation
District, and to all Freeholders,
Legal Voters, and Assessment Pay­
ers within said District.
You are hereby notified. That the
petition of the Board of Directors of
tbe West Extension Irrigation Dis­
trict, praying as follows, to-wlt:
Wherefore, Your petitioners re­
spectfully pray for a judicial exami­
nation and judgment of said above
Court as to the regularity and valid­
ity of the proceedings in connection
with the organization of the said
West Extension Irrigation District,
and as to the regularity and legality
of the proceedings of the Board of
Directors of said District subsequent
to the date of the organization of
said irrigation district, and as to the
regularity and legality of the pro­
ceedings of the said Board of Direc­
tors and of the said District in the
proceedings providing for and the
election authorizing the said propos­
ed contract with the United States
and as to the validity of said propos­
ed contract and that all such acts
and proceedings may be * judicially
examined and determined by the said
Court in one special proceeding.
And your petitioners further pray
that the Court shall fix the time for
the hearing of this petition and shall
order the clerk of the said Court to
give and publish a notice of the fil­
ing of this petition directed to said
irrigation district and to “all free­
holders, legal voters, and assessment
payers within the district," which
said notice shall be published for
three successive weeks in a news­
paper published in Umatilla County,
Oregon, and in a newspaper publish­
ed in Morrow County, Oregon, stat­
ing the time and place fixed by the
Court for the hearing of this peti­
tion, and that any person interested
in the organization of said district
or in the subsequent proceedings of
the -Board of Directors of said Dis­
trict or in the proceedings of said
Board of Directors and of said Dis­
trict In the authorisation of a con­
tract with the United States of
America, may within ten (10) days
after the full publication of said no­
tice and on or before the day fixed
for the hearing of, this petition de-
mur to or answer said petition, has
been filed in the Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon, for Umatilla
County.
And you will take notice that the
Court has fixed Monday, the 14 th
day of June, 1920, at the hour of 10
o’clock a. m. of said day, as the time
of hearing said petition, and the
place of said hearing at the Circuit
Court Rooms, in the Court House,
Pendleton, State of Oregon, at said
time.
And you will take notice that any
person interested In the organisa­
tion of said district or in the subse­
quent proceedings of the Board of
Directors of said District or in the
proceedings of said Board of Direc­
tors and of the said District in the
authorisation of a contract with the
United States of America, may
within ten (10) days after the full
publication of this notice and on or
before the day fixed for the hearing
of said petition demur to or answer
said petition.
This notice is published pursuant
to an order of the Hon. G. H. Phelps,
Judge of the above entitled Court,
made and entered on the 27th day
of April, 1920, in the Hermiston Her-
aid, a newspaper of general circula-
Hon in Umatilla County, Oregon,
and in the Heppner Herald, a news­
paper of general circulation in Mor-
row County, Oregon, for three suc-
cesai ve weeks.
.
Done and dated at Pendleton, Ore-
gon, under the seal of the Circuit
Court of the State of Oregon, for
Umatilla County, this 27th day of
April, 1920.
-
R. T. BROWN.
Clerk of the above entitled Court.
May 9-15-22-29.
Notice for Publication ,
Department of the Interior. U. S.
Land Office at La Grande, Ore-
gon, April 15, 1920.
Notice is hereby given that Salvan
T. Carroll, of Umatilla, Oregon, who.
on June 14th, 1916, made Reclama­
tion Homestead Entry. No. 016014,
Fsar “antreesenens Aoayndee: Section 22. Township I North. Range
thence West One Hundred Fifty-five 27 East, Willamette Meridian, has
workers .. result of the training they received? Thegreat mar ofeSEM.X tpprosrne.% K8Ä filed notice of intention to make
final throe-year proof, to establish
them went into the army at an age when they were most susceptible ‘Hundredths (.49) acres and all sit- claim to the land above described,
— • -
- • - made
- - them alert
• • mentally,
••
a------------
— A and
inns, ines
uate in the Northwest quarter of
before United Statee Commissioner,
discipline,
which
sounder
morally
the
Northwest
quarter
(NW % at Hermiston, Oregon, on the 9th
timably better off physically. What a combination I.
NW%) of Section Thirty-three (33) day of June, 1920.
Claimant names
witnesses:
Why? Because they were taught the great lemon of doing every­ •foresaid; containing .49 of an acre,
more or less; together with, build­ Arch M McFarland, Effie Bullock.
thing; no matter how trivial it might appear to them, in a workmanlik: ings thereon, consisting of one four- Frank Rider, Ferry Pike, all of Uma-
room house 14x20 feet and one barn tilla Oregon.
24x24 feet. The sale will be made
C. 8. DUNN. Register.
on tbe following terms:
In • word, they learned to concentrate— and that is the
this not
to
that the millions of young
served in the army and navy are going to be better business
who
men and
hardest job
an American of today has to learn.
INTEREST AU PRINCIPAL OF $40
IMU
Gt
4% limitation on the present assessed valua
bonds already issued. The constitutional amen
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at the May 21 election provides for this 4% limitation.
.da ¡qiin
Interest, and principal of the entire
from revenues from auto license fees and gasoline tax, based on Conservative .
estimates of that income.
ai
i ”
TThI ashasn
Following is an official estimate of the income to the State
Fund from auto license fees and gasoline tax, compared with interest and
principal requirements for the entire $40,000,000 of state road bonds, eqe
This table has been audited and certified by Whitfield, Whitcomb * Co-9
certified s public accountants, whose ‘attestation is subscribed below.
It verifies the claim made that voting for the 4% state road bond limitation
will not involve any tax on property, as principai and interest will be paid
from the auto license fees and the gas tax, leaving an actual surplus above
the amount required.
*
$40,dco,oco of bonds can be paid "
Highway,
MATTER OF THE STA
GON FOR UMATILLA
COUNTY.
1er of
The practical difficulties which present themselves are, first, we. muntand.homelinte. vital conte
’
contact,
Does
NOTICE
uavd onsdox %
monER
from site
The Colli
ment until after al! American forces should
left France.
the state department and the war department have taken up with the
French government the question of arriviing at some understanding upon
the subject. Up to date the French republic has declined to permit the
1922.
of agricul-
ture, have /
Pending hostilities, the French government, at the request of the
duetion.
American military authorities, postponed the consideration of any agree- xeres
1
interest at the rate of six per co
(6 per cent.) per annum. No b
will be accepted for less than t
appraised value, and the right Is
served to reject any or all bids.
For detail description of the
erty and other information add
tbe United States Reclamation
produc- vice, Hermiston, Oregon.
34-31
OFFICIAL TABLE
Statement of Estimated Income to State H
and Principal Requirements to
1
Year
2
Estimated
Number
of Motor
Vehicles
1920.. 105,000
1921.. 125,000
1922.. 143,000
1923..158,000
1924.. 170,000
1925.. 180,000
1926.. 185, 000
1927.. 190,000
1922. .195,000
1929. .200,000
1930.-200,000
1931.. 200,000
1932. .200,000
1933. .200,000
1934. .200,000
1935. .200,000
1936.. 200,000
1937.. 200,000
1933. .200,000
1939. .200,000
1940. .200,000
1941. .200,000
1942. .200,000
1943. .200,000
1944. .200,000
1945. .200,000
1946. .200,000
1947. .200,000
1948. .200,000
1949. .200,000
Motor Vehicle
License Fees
Net Income to
State Highway
Fund
$1,575,000.00
1,875,000.00
2,145,000.00
2,370,000.00
2,5 50,000.00
2,700,000.00
2,77 5,000.00
2,850,000.00
2,925,000.00
3,000,000.0.
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
8,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,003.00
3,000,000.00
3,000,000.00
Gasoline Tax
Net Income to
SUU Highway
Fund
$ 525,000.00
625,000.00
715,000.00
790,000.00
850,000.00
900,000.00
925,000.00
950,000.00
975,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
OFFICIAL
Fund Compared With Interest
Total Amount
Estimated
Income to
State Highway
Fund
$2,100,000.00
2,500,000.00
2,860,000.00
3,160,000.00
3,400,000.00
3,600,000.00
3,700,000.00
3,800,000.00
3,900, 000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.01
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
*4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.0b
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
Interest and
Principal
B< equirements
for
$40,000,000
$
494,850.00
1,043,250.00
1,393,250.00
1,679,750.00
2,007,340.00
2,677,617.50
2,957,367.50
3,149,180.00
3,329,742.50
3,429,053.00
3,396,842.50
3,308,392.5C
3,219,942.50
3,131,492.50
3,043,042.50
2,954, 592.50
2,866,142.50
2,777,692.50
2,689,242.50
2,600,792.50
2,412,342.50
2,327,892.50
2,21 8,442.50
2,068,492.50
1,845,952.50
1,161,475.00
793,275.00
513,012.50
244,000.00
56,237.50
Surplus Re­
maining After
Payment of
Interest and
Principal
$1,605,150.00
1,456,750.00
1,466,750.00
1,480,250.00
1,392,660.00
922,382.50
742,632.50
650,820.00
570,257,50
• 570,945.00
• 603,157.50
691,607.50
780,057.50
868, 507.50
956,957.50
1,045,407.50
1,133,857.50
1,222,307.50
1,310,757.5)
1,399,207.50
1,587,657.50
1,672,107.50
1,781,557.50
1,931,507.50
2,154,047.50
2,838,525.00
3,206,725.00
3,486,987.50
3,756,000.00
3,943,762.50
EXPLANATION or TABLE
Column 3 represents the net income to the State Highway Fund from motor vehicle
license fees (Chap. 399, Laws 1919). The 1920 registration figures to date obtained from
the Secretary of State’s office indicate an average license fee of twenty dollars ($20.00)
per vehicle. The law provides that twenty-five per cent be returned to the county from
which the vehicle is registered, therefore the net income per vehicle to the State Highway
Fund is approximately fifteen dollars ($15.00) per car which is the figure used in com­
puting Column 3. The administration expenses of the motor vehicle law will be met from
tbe receipts from motorcycle licenses, chauffers’ badges, transfers, etc.
Column 4 represents the income from the Gasoline Tax (Chap. 159, Laws 1919) to the
State Highway Fund. Figures obtained from the Secretary of State’s office indicate the
average tax per vehicle in 1919. waa approximately five dollars ($5.00) and thia figure
has been used in computing Column 4.
Column 5 is the total amount of the motor vehicle license fees and the gasoline tax
based on the estimated number of vehicles as shown in Column 2.
Column 6 is the amount required each year to pay off the interest and principal at ma­
turity of State Highway bonds up to an estimated amount of $40,000,000 (the approxi­
mate amount which could be issued with a 4 per cent limit on the present assessed valua­
tion of the state. These figures are based on these premises: That tbe balance of the Six
Million Dollars Bonds (Chap. 423, Laws 1917), the State Co-operative Bonds $1,200,000
(Bean-Bafett, Chap. 175, Laws 1917), and the Ten Million Dollar Bonds (Chap. 173,
Laws 1919), now unsold will be sold during the year 1920. Also that further bonds will
be sold as follows: 1920, $5,000,000; 1921, $5,000,000; 1922, $5,000,000; 1923. $5,000,000;
1924; $2,200,000; a total of $40,000,000.
All of the bonds thus far authorized are serial bonds and, except tbe Bean-Barret
issue, mature one-twentieth each year after the fifth year. The Bean-Barrett issue matures
$100,000 each year beginning with 1922. The Six Million and Bean-Barrett issues draw
4 per cent interest All other issues 41 per cent
Column 7 shows the surplus estimated to be available each year after meeting obliga­
tions for principal and interest.
The One-Quarter Mill Tar (Chap. 237, Laws 1917) on the total assessed valuation
of tbe state is not shown in this table as an asset of the State Highway Fund as this fund
is used principally to meet administrative expenses, surveys in the various counties, en­
gineering supervision of county construction, and design and inspection of county bridges
and structures.
_______
WE HEREBY CERTIFY that we have examined the official records of the State of Oregon
as regards Income from Motor Vehicle licenses aad Gasoline taxes and believe the
estimates above set forth in columna I to 5, both inclusive, to be conservative. We
further Certify that based upon these estimates the tabulations set forth above in
columns 6 and 7 are true and correct.
WHITFIELD, WHITCOMB * CO
Certified PitiHic Accountanter
Portland, Oregon, April 14, 1920.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY
HAS GREAT OPPORTUNITY
Hermiston, My Hermiston
The following poem composed sev­
eral years ago by Mrs. J. E. Whiting,
an early pioneer of the project, is
Campaign of Oregon Laymen to Raise herewith published for the first.
»100,000 May Lead to a Very
time. The lady has since taken«up
Large Endowment
her residence at Upland, Calif., but
is still interested in the Hermiston ,
According to A. F. Flegel, chairman valley:
of the campaign executive committee
of the Laymen’s Association of Ore­ Oh, Hermiston, I sing of thee.
Hermiston, my Hermiston.
gon, working in the Interesta of Wil­
lamette University, there la excellent Thy beauties every one shall see,
reason to believe that, if friends of
Hermiston, my Hermiston.
the old school In the Northwest sub- Thy circling hills with sunlight
scribe 9100,000 for its immediate
crowned.
needs, others who are watching the Thy sage brush plains where flowers
progress of the institution and are
abound.
but waiting to see what la done now,
Thy
verdant meadows which sur­
will come forward and make large
round,
contributions that will go to make the
Hermiston, my Hermiston.
university a very much larger one
before two or three years have gone Oh, Hermiston, thy future bright,
by.
Hermiston, my Hermiston.
The $100,000 which the laymen of Shall fill us with supreme delight,
the Oregon conference are now seek-
•
Hermiston, my Hermiston,
Ing la for the Immediata restoration
of Waller hall, for men; completion of Thy orchards filled with fruits so
fair.
Lausanne ball, the women’s dormi-
Thy vineyards with their grapes so
tory, and a heating plant
With these improvements, which
rare.
are absolutely essential to the largest Shall bring renown beyond compare.
usefulness of the university in caring
Hermiston, my Hermiston.
for pupils already enrolled and the Then pause not in t^y proud career,
usual annual increase, Willamette
Hermiston, my Hermiston.
will be very wall provided for on the
prevent basis. Should there follow Nor heed the critics' envious sneer,
large gifts, as predieted by Mr Flegel,
Hermiston, my Hermiston.
of course a number of other buildings Thy sons shall glory in thy name.
would be constructed and the entire Thy daughters fair shall guard the
activity of the school would be greatly
same.
enlarged.
•
And thus shall yearly grow thy fame,
The active canvassing for funds
Hermiston, my Hermiston.
probably will be undertaken about
—J. E. Whiting.
next week. From all over the state
have come to the members of the
committee assurances of support.
Interesting Pedigrees
Many have said they know of no other
With the exception of Jefferson,
means of Investing money that will who was Welsh, and of Van Buren
and Roosevelt, who were Dutch, all