H ermiston H erald
VOL. XIV
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. JUNE 19. 1920
DIRECTORS OF JOHN DAY
PROJECT HOLD MEETING
Of more than ordinary intereste
was the meeting of the directors of HERMISTON BEATS IRRIGON
the John Day Irrigation District in
SUNDAY AFTERNOON 4 TO 1
their offices in this city last Wednes
day and Thursday.
Rain Dampens Ardor of Crowd And
The matter of going ahead with
Enthusiasm Conspicuous for
necessary preliminary work which
Its Absence
must be done in advance of any real
The ball game last Sunday be
movement towards either financing
or constructing the project was care tween Irrigon and Hermiston was
fully considered and it was finally not very frisky, little enthusiasm be
tentatively agreed that the first step ing developed during the afternoon
must be in the employment of a com- frolic. From a playing stand point,
petent firm of engineers to make pre worse games have been played here
liminary surveys and in a general this season. The best feature of the
way supervise the steps necessary to game was the strike outs credited to
be taken by the directors to get the pitcher Spinning, he having fanned
project on its feet.
13 players to Markanm's 5. How
John H. Lewis, former state engi ever, Markham deserves much credit
neer and at present senior member for his work In the box for Irrigon,
of the engineering firm of Lewis & for had he had good support the
Clark of Portland was present at the score might have been different.
meeting and before adjournment
The rain prevented the ordinary
made the directors a proposal for attendance. But there were enough
doing all the necessary preliminary there to make a good laugh when
work which must be done before the Harvey Walpool got confused be
directors can take a single step to tween the pitchers box and second
ward either taking advantage of any base. On an overthrow to first base
government help that might offer or Harvey started for second, but did
of enlisting private capital in carry not have time to get his bearings
and started for the pitchers box in-
ing out the big undertaking.
Mr. Lewis was associated with the stead of runninng for second. He
first survey made of the district sev discovered his mistake in time to
eral years ago and he has always land on the middle bag safe and
been a warm advocate of the project. then enjoyed a hearty laugh with
Mr. Lewis’ proposal is for all en the spectators at his mistake.
The game at Umatilla between
gineering work and every sort of
assistance an engineer is supposed Echo and Umatilla resulted In a
to provide his clients'on getting the snore of 9 to 1 In favor of Echo.
project in shape to put over and his Next week Hermiston plays at Ir
compensation is based on a small rigon and Umatilla at Echo.
acreage charge on the land covered.
The matter has been taken under
Standing of the League
advisement by the directors and the
L
Pct.
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contract is being examined by their Hermiston
2
800
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attorneys.
2
800
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8
Sam E. Van Vector, of this city, Umatilla
8
200
2
who has been engaged as special Irrigon
8
800
2
counsel at an earlier meeting to fur
nish an opinion on the legality of SPECIAL TAXES FOR FISCAL
past proceedings of the directors and
YEAR NOW DUE, PAYABLE
especially as to the validity of war-
rants already issued, rendered his
June is a busy month for the In
report to the board o fdirectors
ternal Revenue Bureau as during
and the validity of the* warrants
that month all special taxes for the
with recommendations for a few
fiscal year ending on June 30, 1920
minor changes.
are due and payable.
The contract offered by Mr. Lewis
Collector of Internal Revenue Mil
has been submitted to Teal, Minor &
ton A. Miller, has mailed out to all
Winfree, of Portland for an opinion,
special taxpayers forms upon which
and as soon as they are heard from
the directors will make the contract return for payment of tax must be
made. These special taxpayers in
and the entire proceedings public.—
clude proprietors of theatres, for
Heppner Herald. •
hire automobiles, pleasure boats,
SPeclal—The Herald just learned
boats, pool and billiard tables, bowl
that a late meeting of the Board of
ing alleys, shooting galleries, retail
Directors, they accepted the contract
dealers in oleomargarine, brokers,
of the firm of Lewis & Lake and that
pawn brokers, etc.
firm gave the Board the information
that it will be possible to run a high , Other classes of taxpayers are
line contour IS00 feet in elevation. druggists, physicians, dentists, and
Work will begin at once by the en other practitioners, who must com-
gineers to survey the high line, the píete “their re-registration under the
Directors favoring the high Une can Harrison Act not later than July
al, as it is stated that the land is first, after which date they will be
better. However, It will be several delinquent.
Oh or before June 15th the second
months before definite announce
ment can be made as tto Is locattion. Installment of income tax will be
due and payable, and notices for this
MEMBER FREEWATER FARM
tax were sent out some weeks ago.
BUREAU TILLS ABOUT BEES Persons who fail to pay the quarter
R. L. Blackburn, Farm Bureau ly installment due on June 15th will
member from Freewater, states that be required, within ten days after
In 1915 when there were plenty of notice and demand, to pay the entire
bees in his vicinity and some wild outstanding balance on their income
cherry trees for pollinizers he grew tax, as failure to pay one install
four ton of cherries. As the bees be ment when due makes due and pay
came less in his vicinity his crop able all the remaining installments
dropped from year to year until two which would ordinarily be due on
years ago. Not knowing the necess September 15th and December 15th.
ity for polinizers he cut down his
Collector Miller would greatly ap
wild cherry trees. This year with no preciate the cooperation of taxpay
bees or polinizers in the vicinity and ers in making their returns and pay
a good crop year he produced only ments as early in June as possible.
about 500 pounds of cherries on the
same trees which formerly had
Chhautauqua at Stanfield
yielded four ton.
A
musical
feature of outstanding
In a fruit country bees are quite
important but are hard to keep on Interest is announced for the open
account of the spray. Mr. Black ing night in the coming of the Gyp
burn cites as examples the heavy los sy Girl's Quartet, one of the best
ses of the bee keepers in the Free known ladies’ quartets In the east.
water district due to spray poison. These charming and vivacious young
Christy Rogers ones had 100 stands ladies present a concert of vocal and
and now has about 20. Marvin instrumental numbers of rare excel-
Dyers has been reduced from 14 to lence. On the second "the Frances
3. Roy Mason’s from 40 to 2. and Soule Concert company appears in
Arthur Spence has lost all of his 13 two musical recitals. This sterling
company is under the direction of
stands.
It is practically impossible to con Frances Soule, one of our best
trol fruit diseases and not kill the known concert harpists.
The Chautauqua will be in Stan
bees, so Mr. Blackburn states that
it will be necessary to remove them field on July 5, 6. 7, and 8.
from the fruit district during the
The American Legion Invites all
spraying season. Fruit growers can
make conditions better by keeping ex-service men to a dance which will
the clover and other blooming cover be given In Stanfield, on Friday.
crops mowed down under the trees. June 25th.
Resolutions of Re
spect and Sympathy
Our Brother Past Chancellor, WIL-
LIAM JACKSON, has answered the
call of the Supreme Chancellor of
the Universe and has passed beyond
the "Western Hills’to the "Peace
of a Never Ending Day,'* leaying
behind a life filled with “generous
deeds, the golden keys that open the
palace of eternity.”
Life! we've been long together
Through pleasant and
through
cloudy weather;
'Tie hard to part when friends are
dear,—
Perhaps't will cost a sigh, a tear;
Then steal away, give little warning.
Choose thine own time;
Say not "Good night,” but in
some brighter clime
Bid me "Good morning.”
If our dear Brother could speak
to us, we believe he could voice the
thought expressed in the foregoing
words of the poet. Pythian thought
and "deeds of charity" ever filled
the life of our departed Brother,
and he was a true and loyal Knight
with "untarnished armor.”
His
companionship and comradship was
dear to us. We shall sorely miss
him in our Castle Hall and In opr
daily life.
Therefore, as an expression of our
high regard and Fraternal love for
our departed Brother, and our sin
cere sympathy for his loved ones,
we, the officers and members of
Utica Lodge No. 37, Knights of
Pythias, in regular convention as
sembled in our Castle Hall, at Utica.
Montana, this fifth day of June,
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
Miss Frances Gardlnier visited in
Hermiston over Saturday and Sun
day on her way home to Baker from
Portland where she has been since
the closing of school.
t
E. W. Mack, Jr., left the latter
part of last week for Tekoa, Wash
ington. where he is employed as ma
chinist in the O. W. R. A N. yards.
Mr. Mack is a son of E. W. Mack of
this city.
1920, do hereby
RESOLVE: That we spread up
on our minutes the foregoing senti-
ments as the unanimous thought of
our Lodge and that we extend to the
family of our deceased Brother our
heartfelt sympathy for them in their
great bereavement and our assur
ance that we weep with them over
the parting from one whose sterling
worth and high integrity we do well
know. He lived as he was pledged:
"To do noble things, not dream them
all day long.
"And so make life, death, and that
fast forever
"One grand, sweet song.”
RESOLVED FURTHER: That a
true copy of these resolutions, duly
authenticated, be mailed to the rel
atives of our deceased Brother as a
conveyance of our heartfelt, sympa
thy and that our Charter be draped
for thirty days and that a copy of
these resolutions be furnished Jud
ith Basin Star and Hermiston Her
ald for publication.
Submitted in Friendship, Charity,
and Benevolence,
Benj. D. McLeod,
James R. Knight,
George H. Shaw,
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Committee.
I hereby certify that the forego
ing resolutions were duly adopted
by a unanimous rising vote, the
brothers standing silently with
bowed heads as they expressed their
grief at parting from our Brother,
and that the same were spread upon
the minutes of our regular conven
tion this fifth day of June, 1920.
James R. Knight,
Keeper of Records and Seal of
Utica Lodgee No. 37, Knights of
Pythias.
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SUGGESTS
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The Colorado
potato
beetle has
COMMERCIAL CLUB APPOINTS
i recently been found at several points
COMMITTEE TO ENTERTAIN on the project. It first appeared
here in 1917 but has not proved ser
Congressional Appropriations Com ious as yet. One of the habits of the
beetle, however, is to just exist for
mittee Coming to Look Over
a number of years and then become
McKay Creek
The Commercial Club luncheon,
held at the Hermiston hotel last
Tuesday was largely taken up by
Rev. W. H. Cox of Pendleton. Rev.
Cox asked the city of Hermiston to
contribute $400 to the cause of the
Inter-Church World Movement and
the fund was to be gathered from
what is known as the friendly citizen
who la not a church member, but
who is interested in religious work.
The Inter-Church movement Is a
super organization which is assist
ing all denoninations in carrying
forward their work at home and
abroad.
The Congressional Reclamation
Appropriations Committee will soon
visit Hermiston to look over the Mc
Kay Creek project and a committee
was appointe! to make arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
distinguished visitors when they ar
rive. The committee Is composed of
J. D. Watson, M. R. Gallaher, M. D.
Scroggs, Otto G. Sapper and F. B.
Swayze.
An Important matter was brought
out during the luncheon in connec
tion with the Columbia highhway.
It was reported that the river road
Dick Upham, son of Mr. and Mrs. from Arlington to Pendleton Is now
C. L. Upham, entertained 14 small open for traffic and in excellent con
friends Tuesday afternoon at his dition.
home in Columbia. The party was
given in celebration of his 10th
birthday. After passing a pleasant COW TESTING WORK IS
few hours in games, dainty refresh-
DONE ON LARGE SCALE
ments were served to those present.
The Kingsley Mercantile Company
will buy all the clean quart bottles
the boys of Hermiston can gather
together. Get busy boys, and get
some spending money for the Fourth
if July.
Ask Earl Kingsley how
Wm. Woodruff returned to his much he will give for a good clean
home at Union, Oregon, Thursday, bottle.
after a short visit at the home of
Miss Bertha McKeen leaves Sun
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Rogers in Col
umbia. Mr. Woodruff is a brother day for Ellensburg, Washington,
where she will take a six weeks
of Mrs. Rogers.
course at the Ellensburg Normal
C. S. McNaught has novel his of school. Miss McKeen recently fin
fice to the new building recently ished teaching school on Butter
completed for that purpose. It is re Creek.
ported that the First National Bank
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G. H. Adams, accompanied by his
will occupy the room vacated by the
mother, and Mrs. Otto Heinl, left
McNaught company.
Monday evening for Portland where
It is reported that R. E. Mitchell Mr. Adams will transact business for
has purchased the old Crawford the new playhouse, now well on its
house recently occupied by August waf to completion. Mrs. Adams and
F. Bennsel and family. Upon the Mrs. Heini will .visit friends. The
change, Mr. Bensel moved to the for party expect to return next Satur
mer Swayze place which he recently day.
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purchased. Mr. Swayze has taken
Sappers’ Inc. Gets New Member
possession of the L. D. Lay house.
W. L. Blessing of this city, recent
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Acuff of Ru ly became identified with Sappers’
pert, Idaho, were guests at the home Inc., aqd will be found at the store
of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Schilling from in the future. Mr. Blessing will be
Saturday of last week until Tuesday an added asset to the growing bus
of this, when they left for Portland iness of this firm, his ability in hand
where Mr. Acuff will attend the ling farm machinery is well recog
Shriners convention. Mr. Acuff is nized in this locality. We congrat
a brother of Mrs. Schilling.
ulate the company in getting the ser
vices of Mr. Blessing. He was con
Tuesday of this week William nected with the International Har
Rhodes became the owner o fthe F. vester Co. for 10 years before com
C. McKenzie residence on Main street ing to this city.
the consideration being 92,750. Mr.
Rhodes will take possession the first NORTH RIDGE FITTINGLY
of next week. Mrs. McKenzie and
OBSERVED FLAG DAY
two children will make an extended
visit with her parents and friends in
Flag Day was fittingly observed
Pendleton.
on the Ridge by a program and
'sing' at the Rowe ranch. About 40
The Hermiston Auto Company neighbors gathered in defiance of
have received a shipment of Pulver the rain and Irrigation duties to ren
automobile maps, giving the route der patriotic and army songs, pop
from Portland to Boise, Idaho. Any ular pieces and the old 'Home Songs.'
one wishing to get one can have the A history of our flag was given, fol
same by calling around to the garage. lowed by piano solos by Miss Helen
Newton and Miss Gertrude Beisse
Mrs. J. K. Shotwell and two Mr. Peter Castri« sang the Marsel-
daughters. Emily and Dorothy, re laise in French which was greatly
turned last week from McMinnville, appreciated by those present. Col
Oregon, where they have been mak onial pictures with old and new
ing their residence during the win flags formed bright additions to the
ter.
June flowers. Resolutions were ad
opted and forwarded to the district
W. H. Warner, father of Attorney congressmen against closing the Her
W. J. Warner, left Tuesday of this miston Experiment Station. Cooling
week for his home In Springfield, N. refreshments and a social hour closed
V., after visiting In different points a pleasant afternoon.
Mrs. B. Donaldson and Miss Helen
In the west for nearly a year. He
has been visiting his son here for Newton were honored guests at the
the past month.
Rowe ranch.
REMEDY
More than 6000 cows are now be
ing tested by the Oregon Cow Test
ing association under the direction
of the Oregon Agricultural College.
Prof, E. L. Westover, field dairyman
of the extension service, reports that
for the month of March 2500 cows
were tested, one registered bull was
bought by the association, five cows
sold for beef and 11 separators
tested.
The average milk production for
cows tested' was 653.5 pounds and
the fat 29.06 pounds. The honor
purebred cow of the association be
longs to F. Wilkinson of Warrenton.
This record holstein produced 1798
pounds of milk with 77.3 pounds
fat.
Two young women are now offic
ial testers for the association. Miss
Helen Miller of the Nestucca dis
trict and Miss Eva Blackwell of the
Smith-Umpqua region. Miss Black
well tested 95 cows during the
month of March while Miss Miller
tested 360, of which 46 were includ
ed on the roll of honor. Miss Black
well's district averaged 44.95 pounds
of fat.
OREGON’S FOOTBALL SYSTEM
WORRIES HARVARD’S COACH
Oregon’s football system forms
the piece, de resistance In Harvard
University's spring football practice,
according to Frank Scalefe, Oregon
graduate who returned this week
from his studies in the Harvard Med
ical school.
Mr. Scalefe reports that the Crim-
non coaches are making every effort
and experiment to fathom the mys
terious style of play by which the
light Oregon team, “outlanders”
they almost seemed, held the great
Harvard eleven last New Year’s
Day.
The Harvard stadium sees the
coaches working with their squad
dally and Mr. Scalefe declares that,
though they Wave succeeded In mim
icking the outward appearance of
the slashhing attack and unfaltering
defense of Oregon, they have still
missed the essential secret.
Harvard’s coaches have been
frankly outspoken In their admira
tion of the style of play they met at
Paaadena, and have evidenced a de
sire to be acquainted with Its intric-
seles. Charlea Huntington, Oregon's
coach however, smiles noncommittal
ly and assures one that he in giving
out no Information on that score. It
may be that Oregon will want to
play Harvard again some day.
serious so its presence at this time
should not be overlooked.
The following notes were prepared
by the Umatilla Experiment Farm.
The beetle is readily recognized, be
ing oval and about % inch long.
The ground color is yellow and the
wings are marked by 10 black lines
running lengthwise. The slugs are
slimy, soft and dark red when first
hatched becoming lighter with age.
The adult beetles live over winter
in the ground and imerge in the
spring about the time the potatoes
come up. The beetle lives on any
of the plants of the potato family,
which include tomatoes and night
shade, a weed prevalent here on cul
tivated land. A single female is cap
able of producing 1800 or 1900 eggs
which hatch in from four to eight
days and as the slugs cat as much
as the adult the damage may be very
rapid. There may be two broods a
year In this locality so a lookout
should be kept for them later in the
season.
The best remedy is spraying with
arsenate of lead, at the rate of four
pounds per hundred gallons of water
to which should be added one pound
of soap for a sticker. When spray
outfits are not available or the plant
ings are small the peat may be con
trolled by dusting with dry arsenate
of lead placed In a double cheese
eloth sack.
ELSIE FERGUSON IN "SONG
OF SONGS” AT SCHOOL MOVIE
An Artcraft pictifre with Elsie
Ferguson as the star will be shown
at the High School Movie next Sat
urday night. June 19. The scenario
was written by Charles Maigne from
the "Song of Songs,” a play which
attracted wide attention when pre
sented several years ago.
The production was directed hy
Joseph Kaufman, who has been
staging Paramount pictures for some
time with notable results. It was
he who initiated George M. Cohan
into the realms of screen work In
"Broadway Jones” for Artcraft. Mr.
Kaufman attenden the first night
performance of the ‘stage play of
"The Song of Songs” at the Eltingo
theatre and liked it so much that ho
saw the presentation four times. By
a strange coincidence, Elsie Fergus
on. who now stars In the photoplay,
was also present on the opening
night of the play.
Another coincidence In connection
with the screening of "The Song of
Songs" la the fact that Frank Losee,
who now appears in chief support
of Miss Ferguson In the film, was
scheduled to portray that character
on the stage, but owing to sudden
illness could not fulfill his engage-
ment.
Cranford Kent, who played with
George M. Cohan In "Broadway
Jones,” again came under Mr. Kauf
man’s direction In this new Artcraft
picture.
Join A Testing Association
Success In dairying, says the Ore
gon Agricultural College, is primar
ily dependent upon high producing
cows. The greatest drag on the in-
dustry and the cause of loss and
failure Is the low producing cow.
The value of the future herd de
pends on the good judgment you are
using in your breeding operations
today. Testing brings knowledge
which may be used as the basis of
herd improvement.
Join a testing association or buy
milk scales and start testing your
own rows. Surprising facts will be
revealed.
Writes About John Day Project
E P. Dodd, president of the Her
miston Commercial Club, is writing
a series of articles for the East Ore-
gonian, dealing with the Jlhhn Day
Irrigation Project. Mr. Dodd la very
well Informed on the subject, being
closely connected with the Board-
man country hy property interests,
and will undoubtedly give some val-
'table data In his articles.