T he H ermiston HERALD
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. JUNE 26, 1920
VOL. XIV
TO THE PEOPLE
PHELPS GROCERY HAS A ' LETTER
OF THE UMATILLA PROJECT
SMALL FIRE ACCIDENT Former Resident of Kansas Write*
Fire Dépannent is on the Job and
Quick Work Saves Store
And Contents
A fire at the rear of Prelps’
grocery store was the cause of some
excitement Thursday morning, be
lieved to have been started by sparks
flying from the creamery chimney
and catching fire to the rubbish in
the rear of the grocery, where a
large coal oil tank .nearly full of
oil, was stored.
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Mr. Phelps and several others who
happened to be near carried water
and tried tl down the flames until
the department arrived. The boys
made a quick run across the track
and had a line strung and water on
the fire in less time than it takes
to tell it.
The loss is estimated at $100 for
stock ahd *25 on the building, which
is fully covered by insurance.
REITH-ECHO ROAD WILL BE
GRAVELED SOON REPORTED
Work will be started in a few days
on the graveling of the road between
Reith and Echo. The contract which
was let to Porter and Conley calls for
the completion of the work this sum
mer.
One gravel plant has now been in
stalled on the George Gleanakapolus
place at Reith and two more plants
will be installed in the near future.
One will be placed at Echo and one
at Barthart.
This stretch of 23 miles is one of
the worst pieces of road on the way
to Portland from Pendleton and the
graveling will put it in good shape
before the fall weather sets in.
POPULAR HERMISTON COUPLE
WERE MARRIED LAST SUNDAY
Miss Grace Thompson and Wm.
Logan, both of Hermiston, were mar
ried last Sunday at the home of the
bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. H. 0.
Thompson, Rev. Gallaher officiating.
Miss Thompson graduated this
spring from the Hermiston high
school and was one of the most pop
ular girls in her class. Mr. Logan
is one of Hermisto’s prosperous
young farmers. , Many beautiful
gifts were received by the young
couple, and after partaking of a
dainty wedding breakfast, left on
the morning train for Portland
where they will spend a short honey
moon. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson will
be at home to their many frie nds on
the Logan farm north of town in the
near future.
Thirty Acres Sold for $13,000
Last week Walter Botkin sold his
farm of 30 acres on the North Ridge
to H. M. Clark for a consideration of
*13,000. Mr. Clark took immediate
possession of the place which includ
ed in the sale all the personi i prop
erty. The farm consists of haut fruit
and half alfalfa. Mr. Botkin has no
immediate plans for the futuire.
About Experiences With
Potato Bugs
To The People: In regard to the
potato bug the Boardman gentleman
wrote about last week: I was raised
where they were quite numerous,
although had done no farming un
til after I was grown. But well do
I remember the grief they caused
throughout the country. The people
of those days would sprinkle the
vines with Paris green early in the
morning while they were yet damp
with dew. I do not remember if
this really killed them, but think it
did. However, I never remember of
a failure on potatoes there. I have
been in Umatilla county eleven years
and saw my first potato bug; real
genuine potato bug about a week
ago. I asked someone if they knew
what it was. Their reply was: "I
never saw anything like it.”* But
I could hardly believe my own eyes,
as I gazed upon it. There is .some
thing more I wish to state. I won
der if anyone knows what the sand-
bur is? This is the little bur that
grows down flat to the ground, the
vine looks like a grass plant, but the
burs are in heads, or I would call
them such, and a great many burs
to each, cluster.. Also several clus
ters or stools to the plant. These
are the regular sand-bur. They
grow where nothing else will grow in
my home state and choke out every
thing else on cultivated land. I
have seen them as thick and tall as
the average alfalfa. Let’s every one
clean sand-burs this year and for
several years to come. I have had
people tell me they were cockle
burs. But the only likeness of the
two is the bur. The leaf or stem
or growth of this plant does not re
semble the cockle bur. The first I
ever seen in the west is here. Will
someone else please write about my
suggestions?
Keep a can of Paris green to
chase the potato bug and willing
hands and feet to beat back the
sand-bur.
Written by a Kansas Jay Hawker,
now a resident of Hermiston.
Masonic Lodge in New Home
When the next stated communica
tion of the Masonic lodge of Her
miston meets, they will have the
pleasure of sitting in their new home
over the Oregon Hardware & Im
plement company’s store. The boys
moved all the paraphernalia last
Wednesday night, including chairs,
dishes and everything else that be
longed to the lodge, and everything
will be in readiness for their next
meeting.
The new lodge room is large and
loomy and calcimined a dark cream
color on the walls with a lighter
shade for the ceiling, making a very
pleasing effect and giving an excel
lent reflection from the lights.
Ante-rooms are also provided and a
good sized kitchen, and all in all
the new home is one of the most
comfortable and home like lodge
rooms in the county.
The Oregon hotel has r ecently
completed an addition to their kit VAMP'S TRIUMPH OVER BOSS
chen which adds much mo re space
AT MIDNIGHT LOBSTER FEED
and makes the culinary department
of the hotel more modern and cap
Broadway Hunt Gives Conquest to
able of taking core of the large num
Constance Talmadge as “A
ber of guests now passing through
Virtuous Vamp”
the city.
Misses Nida Patrick, Jane Gunn
and Enid Watterman left Thu rsday
morning for Walla Walla, 1 where
they will be joined Friday by Mrs.
Frank Ralph and children, Mrs. F.
A. Chezik and Mrs. Geo. Ma'thay.
From Walia Walla they will go to
Dayton to spend the summer mo nths.
Mrs. Ida D. Hall entertaine d at
her home Friday afternoon in h onor
of her niece Miss Muriel Fain man.
Games were played on the lawn t liter
which refreshments were served. by
the hostess. Fourteen guests 1 rere
present.
The Milos Famous Jasa orch estra
consisting of eight musical e nter-
tainers will be here Friday. Jr Jy J.
Music, dancing and neat .refined com
edy will be the main features of ar
entertainment they will give i >n the
above date in the Auditorium .
Iceless refrigerator demon stratior
at Sappers' Inc. Saturday, Jo ne 26.
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Save 50c and subscribe, for the
Herald before July 1st.
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CONGRESSIONAL APPRO
PRIATION COMMITTEE
TO BE HERE JULY 16
The Committee on Appropriations of Hermiston very kindly tendered
of the House of Representatives of them a luncheon in the garden of
Congress composed of about 20 Cong one of the homes, which made a tre-
ressmen, will arrive in Hermiston emendous hit with those who had the
on the morning of Friday, July 16, pleasure of participating.
This party left Chicago last night,
on No. 6 of the O. W. R. & N. The
local committee of the Commercial June 20th, for the coast by way of
club have the arrangements well in San Francisco and we are in touch
hand for the entertainment of the with Mr. Stephen T. Mather, Direct-
distinguished visitors, who are com or of the Bureau of Parks, who is
ing to look over the proposed McKay assisting Chairman Good in making
Creek project which will add sev arrangements for the trip, and if you
eral hundred acres of some of the will kindly give this your immediate
finest land in the country to settlers. attention and advise mo what the
Several letters have been received pleasure of the citizens of Hermiston
by the local committee from different I will be in this matter I will immed
sources, and H. M. Schilling, project iately wire Messrs. Good and Mather
manager of the Umatilla project re accordingly.
Wm. McMurray.
ceived the following communication
from Wm. McMurray, general pas
In connection with the above let
senger agent of the O. W. R. & N.: ter, the local management has re
Mr. H. M. Schilling, Manager, ceived the following from Director
Umatilla Project, Hermiston, Oregon. A. P. Davis:
Dear Mr. Schilling: Enclosed please
“The Committee on Appropriations
find copy of letter I have just writ leaves Chicago June 20th for a tour
ten to Mr. F. C. Woughter, our agent of Reclamation projects and National
at Hermiston. I know you will be Parks. As the Reclamation Service
exceedingly interested in these vis had little to do with the inception
itors and our effort to make their of this and the itinerary was closed
journey through Oregon as pleasant up without time to fix the details
as possible.
regarding that part of it, .the follow
Anything you can do to help the ing has been adopted:
good work along will be very much
July 15th, leave Yakima 10:30 p.
appreciated.
m., running special to Umatilla to
Yours very truly,
connect with No. 6 next morning,
Wm. McMurray.
arriving Hermiston 5:3.3 a. m. Leave
Mr. F. C. Woughter, Agent, Her Hermiston 3:00 p. m., arrive Pend
miston, Oregon. Referring to our leton 4:40 p. m.; leave Pendleton
effort to reach one of the United 5:00 p. m.
States Reclamation officials through
Between arrival at Hermiston and
your office a few days ago by tele- departure the arrangements are left
phone:
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The Committee on Appropriations range for lunch and for automobiles
of the House of Representatives, to show the party about the project.
comprised of about 20 Congressmen, 1 he most Important thing is that all
the Honorable James W. Good, chair arrangements be definitely made,
man, is making a tour of the Pacific without chance of slip, and it is es
Coast Reclamation projects.
This sential that the enclosed itinerary
party, occupying a ten-compartment be adhered to.
sleeper, will leave Sunnyside, Wash.
In the absence of understanding to
10:30 p. m., July 15th, running the contrary we shall follow the de
special to Umatilla to connect with tailed schedule above written. If
train No. 6 next morning, arriving you have any suggestions for chang
Hermiston 5:33 a. m., July 16th.
ing this it will be necessary to com
The object of the visit of this very municate with us en route, and for
important committee is to inspect that purpose it will be best to ad
the Umatilla project, and we are dress Mr. J. B. Beadle of this office,
naturally very anxious that every who will accompany the party
thing be done to make their visit throughout I expect to be with
pleasant and entirely successful. them from time to time, including
Will you kindly see Mr. H. M. Schil the Umatilla project. Probably the
ling immediately upon receipt of Chief Engineer will be with us, and
this letter and ascertain from him Director Mather of the Park Service.
if he has any official advice in re The other visitors will be members
gard to the coming of this party?
of Congress and the entire party will
In order to properly take care of probably number between 20 and
the party it will be necessary for the 25, on which basis the local arrange
good citizens of Hermiston and ad ments should be made.
joining territory to provide, I would
I am advised that Chairman Good
say, from six to eight automobiles wants to make the trip one of ser
to accommodate the party together ious inspection wprk, and the com
with such local people as may ac mittee expects a somewhat strenuous
company them, and in view of what time. Hence they want to avoid
is being done by the people adjacent banquets and speechmaking affairs.
and interested in other projects. I Any invitation or request for such
take the liberty of suggesting that things wc have been asked to lay be
the people of Hermiston tender the fore Chairman Good. This, however,
party a breakfast or luncheon, or does not prevent your accepting in
both, as they will be with you from vitations for the regular meals.
early morning until departure of
If later the number in the party
train No. 2, 3:00 p. m. for Pendleton. is changed or any other advice is
Have in mind several years ago when necessary, you' will be telegraphed.
a somewhat similar party from Wash
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ington visited the project the ladies
Scores of Nellie Jones office as
sociates were shocked one autumn
night to see her step lightly into
Mr. and Mrs. Wright of Louisville,
the brilliant Palais Royal, clinging
Hermiston Boy Comes Home
, Kentucky, stopped off to visit Mr.
tenderly to the arm of her boas and
Arnold Shotwell, son of Mr. and land Mrs. H. M. Gunn and family for
head of the Crowninshield Insur Mrs. J. K. Shotwell, arrived in Hér-
several days last week after which
ance Company.
miston Saturday morning and will
Couples who were used to seeing spend the summer visiting his par they will go to Portland to enjoy
Nellie tap a typewriter eight hours ents here. Mr. Shotwell was with the festivities. Mrs. Wright is a
per day nodded significantly to one Uncle Sam In Siberia, and has many cousin of Mrs. Gunn's.
another and opined that Nellie had interesting tales to tell about his ex
Liberal contributions and patron
"vamped” the prize of the entire of periences while there. He has. just
fice. But Nellie merely smiled inno left Oregon University where he Is age made the dinner at Hay's lawn
cently and examined the shimmie assistant teacher In civics and also a success. The proceeds amounting
dance of Gilda Gray, the celebrated has been taking a post graduate to *97.40, which will constitute a
nice discount on the pledge to the
Naw York dancer.
course.
new M. E. church fund. We thank
1 his Is the situation in "A Virtu
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second production for First National I Kelley entertained Miss Dunn, of
E. T. Erickson returned Sunday
Exhibitor s Circuit, which will ge
seen at the High School Movie Wed I Denver, .Colorado, at the Siseri res- Io Orland, California, after spend
Miss ing a few days here visiting with old
nesday. June 30th. John Emerson | Menee last Friday evening.
and Anita Loos have adapted "A Dunn stopped over to visit Mr. and friends. Mrs. Erickson and daughter
Virtuous Vamp.” rom Clyde Fitch’s I Mrs. Siegel who are old friends, Miss Norma, will remain for several
popular play, "Thee Bachelor,” and while enroute to Portland. Five weeks visiting friends here. Miss
Norma Is a graduate of the class of
their work on this production is
I hundred was enjoyed and dainty re- 1920 at O. A. C.
rated as among their best
freshments served to 12 lady guests.
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Miss Dunn left Saturday morning for
Iceless refrigerator demonstration
Iceless refrigerator demonstration
Portland.
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Sappers’ Inc. Saturday, June 26.
at Sappers' Ine. Saturday, June 26.
NO. 41
HERMISTON BEATS IRRIGON
IN BALL GAME SUNDAY
COMMERCIAL CLUB
LUNCH LAST TUESDAY
Irrigon Boys Start Game With. Lots
Of Pep, But Errors Prove
Oregon Hotel Seen of Large Num
Costly
ber of Members Who Tran
sact Business
The ball game last Sunday be
tween Irrigon ani Hermiston was a
one sided affair, and the Irrigon
boys came very nearly being shut
out. However, they managed to put
a run across iu the latter part of
the game and when ended the score
was Hermiston 12, Irrigon 3.
Great credit is due the Irrigon and
Umatilla teams in the way they play
the gamo. Notwithstanding the fact
that they are on the tall end of the
percentage column, they play for all
there is in the game and are always
trying their best to win out. Under
ordinary circumstances most small
town teams would just quit and let
'er go at that, but not with Irrigon
and Umatilla. They are always up.
and going, and never say die until
the last man is out.
Some of the players on the Irrigon
and Umatilla teams are the best
players in the league in their var
ious positions, and if the two clubs
had a few more good consistent play
ers the percentage column would
look much different.
The game between Umatilla and
Echo at Echo last Sunday resulted
in a victory for Echo, 12 to 6.
Next week Hermiston plays the
last game of the season at Umatilla
according to the league schedule.
The regular weekly luncheon was
held in the Oregon hotel Tuesday.
The session was taken up almost en
tirely In regard to the Congressional
Appropriations Committee which
will visit Hermiston next month.
The committee appointed last
week to arrange for their entertain
ment reported that considerable in
formation had been received In re
gard to their Itinerary, and would
be prepared to receive them In good
old Hermiston style.
A letter was read by Secretary
Prime from Secretary of Agricul
tural Meredith, relative to the clos
ing of the Experimental Farm here.
Secretary Meredith said in his let
ter that the station would be kept
open during the summer from the
money appropriated from the state,
and that efforts would be made dur-
Ing the next session of Congress to
have an appropriation put through
to carry on the work at the station
here.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Brigham and
daughter Janice, left Thursday of
last week for the Rose Festival at
Portland.
HERMISTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAD CLEAN UP WEDNESDAY
Postmaster C. H. Skinner has re
ceived his commission as postmaster
Wednesday evening the boys of of Hermiston with President Wil
the fire department turned out and son's signiture on it.
cleaned up around the department
buildings in the city and left them
Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Haneline
looking like a city outfit. They entertained at the home of the lat
have needed it for some little time ter, Tuesday In honor of Miss Norma
and the work makes quite an im Erickson, formerly of this city.
provement in the appearance of the
city buildings, s If some of the rest
Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Brownell of
of us would stir around, clean up Umatilla are In Portland taking In
our alleys and hoe the weeds down the big convention. They will re
around our places of business the turn the latter part o the week.
city might make a better impression
on visitors.
Frank Stone had the misfortune
Let's get together and have It of being struck by a derrick the first
done before the Congressional Com of the week, however, he was not
mittee arrives.
badly huit and Is able to be around.
School Elections
Tho annual school election in Her
miston was held last Monday and
Maurico Scroggs was elected direct
or for the three year term. Mr.
Scroggs succeeds C. S. McNaught. R.
A. Brownson was elected clerk for
the one year term. Mr. Brownson
takes E. J. Kingsley's place.
The result of the school election
at Umatilla Monday arc as follows:
For the three year term, A. B.
Stevens 66, A. E. McFarland 63; for
the two year term, John Waster
71, Bill Roberts 62.
Miss Goldie Mumma, one of Port
land’s popular school teachers has
returned home and will spend the
summer with her parents and friends
The Baptist Ladies Aid will have
an all day basket social al the home
of Mrs. A. E. Bensel, Wednesday,
June 30. An Invitation is extended
tn all.
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Mrs. Julian Morfitt and baby of
Redmond are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Purdy for the
summer. Mrs. Morfitt arrived the
first of the week.
BOARDMAN NOTES
Mrs. Claire P. Harter was elected
clerk of the Boardman School Dis
trict al the annual meeting held in
Boardman on the 21st, vice Mrs.
Margaret Crane whose tenti expires.
G. E. Broughs succeeds J. R. John
son as director.
The gadget for
1921-22 was adopted.
M. B. Signs and family have gone
to the University of Oregon for the
summer. Mr. Signs will attend the
summer school for six weeks, re
turning to Boardman August 1st.
Morris Smith and Jesse Pearson
made a visit to Hermiston Saturday
from Wasco, returning Sunday ac
companied by Mr. Pearsons sister,
Mrs. Jack Woods. •
Miss Maric Casseri/ has
position as bookkeeper In
store during the absence
Chezik who Is spending her
In the mountains.
taken a
Chezik’s
of Mrs.
vacation
Mrs. E. P. Dodd and children, Ia-
belle and Ruth, left Thursday for
Pendleton where they will visit for
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS MAKES
HIT ÎN "SAY, YOUNG FELLOW" a week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. Alexander.
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Athletic Artcraft Star Seen to Ad
Mrs. Raymond Hamm left Monday
vantage in His Strong New
morning for Portland where she will
Photoplay ’
That ever popular screen star,
Douglas Fairbanks, scored another
thlumph with his new play. "Hay
Young Fellow,” which will be pre-
sentedsto Hermiston movie fans at
the High School Movie on Saturday.
June 26.
In this picture Mr. Fairbanks Is
a newspaper reporter who does stunts
which the average cub reporter
might well envy. He Interviews a
millionaire who has never been Inter
viewed before, and he unearths a
fraudulent scheme In a small factory
town which Is run by a big man, a
sort of boss. In accomplishing these
Journalistic triumphs, the Fairbank-
sian athletic stunts are continuously
In evidence. Including vaulting,
scaling the front of a building, bat
tling a band of infuriated factory
hands, and the like. It la perhaps
unnecessary to say that there Is not
a dull moment In the picture.
meet her little daughter who Is just
out of school. Mrs. Hamm will visit
in Portland during the summer.
J. C. Willis of Richland. Washing
ton arrived here Wednesday. He Is
connected with the Kennewick Co
operative Creamery and Is here on
business
connected with his firm.
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Mrs. Sleeth. State President of the
W. C. T. U., stopped off one day last
week and had a conference with the
W. C. T. U. workers of this city. Mrs.
Sleeth and Mrs. Mumma enjoyed
lunch with Rev. Hall.
Mrs. O. O. Sapper and baby, Mrs.
R. F. Devine Jr., and Mrs. Maric
Witter left Monday for Erie, Pa. Mrs.
Sapper will remain there for the
summer. Mr. Sapper will leave for
Eile In the late summer to visit for
a few weeks after which he will re
turn with his family.