Section 1
VOL. XV
iïtp Wrmtsímt Bmtlh
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1921
No. 36
tlon of the entire community is
I theirs for their success. Miss Anna
Schachemeyer of Umatilla who rep­
resented this end of the county In
O f The Week
the High school declamatory division
Mother’s Day was fittingly observ- also won i,rst place and a gold medal
ed in the Medhodist church on S u n -|g*v*nK tbe west end of the county
day morning by a large and appreci- tbree wedals out of eight. Pendleton
atlve congregation.* The ,'church r6c«ive<I two medals and Milton-Free
A nice warm day greeted the play­
1
<
rooms were profusely decorated with I water the other three.
ers of the Echo and Hermiston base FORMER HERMISTONIAN NEW
The Irrigon school year closing
KEEP
THE
FIRST
PAIR
OF
ball team last Sunday when the two
WALLA WALLA POSTMASTER bridal wreath and Flowering Crab
exercises were celebrated (Wednes­
crossed bats in Echo. It was the
blossoms and every adult on enter-1 A large crowd, among which were
FLIES FROM BREEDING
day,
May 11th with a community
best day for base ball that we have
Tuesday’s Walla Walla Bulletin ing was presented with a red or white manF Hermiston people gathered at
had this year and a record crowd was contains the announcement of the flower in honor of the mother whose the Round-Up Park last Saturday to
day
dinner,
followed by graduating
To rid a town of files, everybody
out to see the game.
witness
the
annual
Track
and
Field
memory
they
revered.
Mrs.
H.
M.
must
do
his
bit.
exercises
in
the afternoon from Ip.
appointment of C. F. Morrow as
Echo started out in the first in­ postmaster of Walla Walla.
Schilling gave a pleasing discussion Meet of the Umatilla county school.
There are many kinds of flies. All m. to 3 p. m. and ball game between
ning to get revenge for the last game
our students who won places harmful.
Mr. Morrow was a resident of Her­ of the Sistine Madonna the most fam-
Irrigon Irrigation League team and
they played with us here and lost, miston for a number of years com ous of all the Madonna paintings. A I *n ‘be district meet a week ago were
Flies breed In filth, feed on it, live
and they got a run in the initial in­ ing here from Springfield. III., and special musical selection and an ap- on band to do their best for their on it, and contaminate everything a make-up of others from the dis-
ning. Hermiston came back in the Is known to most of the older settlers propriate sermon on "Mother’s Day" 18cho°I and the boys made a fine they lay their hairy little legs on.
drict, and community play in the
third and tied up the score, but in here. He was at one time cashier were g(^en in honor of the day set 8bowlng in the new track suits pur-
It is a very good thing to swat evening.
their half of the same inning Echo'
of the Hermiston Bank and Trust aside every year in memory of the I cbase<i for the occasion by the Corn- trap, or poison flies, but It is still
The exercises were held in the new
gathered another run. but in the next
| mercial Club and much favorable better to prevent their breeding.
company and interested in land hold mothers of the nation.
building
served incidentally as an
inning, the fourth, Hermiston put
comment was heard. Competition was How? By keeping stables clean. By
ings under the Western Land ft Ir
the game away on ice, for they gath rigation company.
A large attendance assembled at I keen ln the various events and to win removing all manure at least twice opening day for the structure, how­
ered six tallies and were never in
the Play House on Monday to see one had to “B° some.” Our boys and a week. By keeping garbage in re­ ever, the dedication ceremonies as
danger after that, though Echo made
Wallace Rbid in his popular play I Kiris did well but did not win as ceptacles, with close fitting covers, first intended, were not carried out
WEINER ROAST AND GET-TO-
two in the seventh.
“Sick-a-bed” which was put on by many points as they expected. lu which should be emptied and wash­ but this will be aranged for some
time later in the summer before the
Following is the score:
GEATHER MEETING IS SUCCESS the Park committee of the commerci- I ^be high school Max Warriner ran a ed out frequently.
opening of next school term. The
al clgb to raise funds to finance the I Pretty race in the mile and forced
Hermiston
The ttme to begin a campaign
H
E
A crowd estimated at between 500 necesigiry expenditure in putting the the older and more experienced run against flies is before any have been various rooms contained displays of
H. Todd, 3B ...........
2
and 600 people from the city and newly selected Tourist Park into ner ^rom Milton to do his very best, seen in March or April of each year the school work featuring ge<4feraphy,
mathematics, history, science, etc.
Spinning, 2B .........
1
project attended the "Weiner Roast” shape for this summer. Many of our Max was a close second and winning
A pair of flies born in April may
Voyen, IB .r.............
Drawings
executed by Principal An­
0
at the Auditorium Thursday evening, people are showing a lively Interest threo Points. James Hall came in give origin to millions by August.
Thorn, C .........
2
s
The event was well planned and went in this undertaking and driving out I third in the high hurdles and secur- Do not let those millions come into derson were of special interest. We
Waterman, CF ............. 1
1
off smoothly and the object, of get­ to view the newly selected park site. I ed anotber point for his school mak­ existence. Keep the first pair from recognized "Multnomah Falls” and
Middlesdorf, RF .......... 0
the “Brig O’ Doun”, a piece intended
0
ting "better acquainted," was at­
ing a total of four. No more scor- breeding.
Longhorn, LF ............. 2
to
feature the Umatilla Hydro-e’eet-
2
tained.
The members of the Study club en- I ing Wa8 done by our boyB tbouKh we
McMillan, SS ............... 1
ric Power project, was of special in­
1
had
entries
In
several
other
events
joyed a delightful "Mother's Day
E. P. DODD AGENCY SELLS
Phelps, P ................... i
terest. We had not known that the
2
Bridge in Dangerous Condition
party on Tuesday afternoon. Each Pendleton carried off first place,
RANCH IN ONE HOUR’S TIME Professor had such talent, and we
8
11
with
Pilot
Rock
second
and
Milton
Many complaints have been made member invited a' "mother’’ as her
think he is too modest by half. Vis­
Echo
\
of the bridge across the drainage guest to attend the regular meeting third.
H
Mr. and Mrs. W. Pollard of Canada itors from Spokane, Pendleton, Um­
In the grade events we fared some
ditch about one mile north of Her­ at the home of Mrs. W. L. Blessing.
Howard, RF ................. o
atilla, Boardman, Terrebonne and
1
miston. Officers have been notifi The rooms were brightly decorated wbat better for our school rolled up purchased the old Yager homestead
Esselstyn, SS ............... 1
0
with a riot of spring blossoms with 19 P° int8’ winning third place with one mile north of town the first of other places, came under particular
ed
and
It
seems
hard
to
place
the
Mitchell, 2B ................. 2
notice of the writers attention, who
1-
burden of repairing it on any one. white and red colors predominating. Pendleton carrying first honors and the week and have moved on to the
C. Hoskins, C ............... 0
2
In response to roll call many interest- Milton'Freewater second. For the place ar,d intends to cultivate it, commended upon the work of tho
Thursday
night
an
accident
happen­
F. Hoskins, IB ............. 0
Professor. Mesdames M. B. Signs
1
ed there when Louis Boyce, north ing and instructive items regarding glrls Tlny Bensel threw the baseball I Mr’ and Mrs- Pollard arrived in Her-
Elliott, CF ..................... o
and J. W. Warner must also be men­
2
129
feet
and
won
first
in
her
division
I
miston
Monday
at
10.00
o’clock
a.
m,
side
rancher,
driving
a
horse
and
the custom of Mothers Day and its
Thornton, P ________ o
tioned as able assistants of the school
3
buggy, went through a large hole origin were given as well as many Nancy McNaught proved her ability I and at 11:00 o’clock had seen the
R. Hale, 3B .........
o
staff who assisted in the work.
1
I
as
a
sprinter
when
she
tied
a
Pendle-1
place
and
bought
it.
later
in
the
aft-
doing
considerable
damage
to
the
rig.
references to May time holidays and
D. Hale. L F ________ 1
0
The dinner service called for sev­
It has not been learned at this date events. Mrs. R. B. Spencer sang a ton girl for first place In the 60 yard 6rnoon purchased household gjoods
4
eral hundred- plates, which were fil­
11
as to whether any one was seriously touching solo entitled "The Old [dash. Oscar Mikeseil seored three and by nlKht bad settled in his new
led by a committee of ladies In semi-
Standing1 of Teams
hurt.
Folks at Home.” Mrs. Ira Putman points in the baseball throw, and bome’ Don’t take ’em long to «<*
cafeteria style. The graduating ex­
w
L
Pet
gave a cplendld picture study review Ralph Longhorn carried off third 1 the advantages of our eouotrje if peo­ ercises were proceeded by a shoit
T « 1 « 0 0 NBW MILITARY COURSE
place
in
both
the
broad
jump
and
ple
are
really
looking
for
a
home
of the famous painting by Madam Le
program by the primary department
Stanfield ......... .....j. 5
2
714
Brun "Mother and Child.” Mrs the base ball throw. Tn the relay where they have an equal chance of of the school. The grade graduat­
NOW
OFFERED
AT
0.
A,
C.
Echo ................
3
3
BOO
making
a
respectable
living
with
n
race
of
eighth
grade
boys,
Pendleton
Haugeberg read an article on "Dis­
ing class consisted of five girls and
Umatilla ............
3
4
428 Purpose Is to Train College Men as ciplining Children” which was the won first, Hermiston second and Pi­ Jlsmal failure.
Irrigon ..............
2
one boy. When it came to presen­
5
286
The
large
number
of
real
estate
lot
Rock
third.
This
ended
the
scor­
topic for discussion and was largely
Officers for Regular U. 8.
Boardman ........
0
tation of the class, the boy was
6
000
entered upon by many of the mem ing. With the splendid athleth transactions lately prove that we
Army Service
found to have slipped into vacancy
lave
a
better
place
than
other
parts.
________ii.oociu,
f*
eld
we
bave
now,
our
boys
are
go-
bers as well as the guests present.
and
the program had to go on with­
N ext Sunday’s Games
At
the
close
of
the
afternoon
delicl-1
*ng
ln
*or
track
worlt
stronger
nexl
I
hat
8
wby
they
buy
here.
And
an
A new de^jda^course In military
out him. The program consisted of
Umatilla at Hermiston.
ous
refreshments
were
served
by
the
spring
and
bope
to
make
even
a
bet
I
,tber
thing
worthy
of
mention,
most
science and tactics to fit college
three short numbers. A salutatory
Boardman at Stanfield.
and trained men as officers In the hostess assisted by Mrs. Whitney and t6r sbowinK than they did this year >f the places sold are not in cultiva by Nora Moore, class history by Mina
Echo at Irrigon.
ion.
Places
well
developed
are
hard
Mrs.
Haugeberg,
each
member
pre-
Th®
bus,nesB
men
and
the
town
art
regular U. S. army, has been planned
Moore and class prophecy by Hazel
by the federal and college military senting her “Mother” with a dainty 'behind the school and will do every­ .0 buy on the project.
Portland Rose Festival
Smith.
thing
in
the
way
of
encouragement
The Board of Directors of the authorities and authorised at O. A. C. Pink carnation. The clubs firs!
Marshall Markham was the only
Portland Rose Festival Association by the state board of higher curricula Mothers Day was so thoroughly en­ in this line of activity.
Old-Fashioned Dance
high school graduate,
have fixed June 8th to 10th as the the course will be conducted with the joyed by every one present the xfrish
There will be an Old-Fashioned
Mr. D. R. Glasgow attorney of
date for this year's three day fete. present staff, equipment and supplies was unanimously experessed that SULPHUR INCREASES YIELD OF
lance at the auditorium, Saturday
Spokane,
Wash., delivered a short
ALFALFA ON CERTAIN SOILS | light, May21st, for the benefit of the
For fifteen years the Rose Festival furnished chiefly by the United this be instituted as an annual affali
address in course of which he told
*
has been the most Important celebra­ States war department, at no ad of the Study club.
Columbia Community Center,
Sulphur as a fertilizer for alfalfr irize will be given for the best old of graduation days in his boyhood.
tion in the Pacific Northwest, and dtional expense.
caused an average increase In 1920 ashioned costume. The music will The railroad company had hoped to
ranks In beauty and entertainment
Not more than a third of the num
The Child Welfare conference in-
.
. • l ' ” K,amatb county, Oregon, of mor. ie furnished by the Stanffeld orches- have special representatives in the
features with the famous Mardi Gras ber of officers to fill the annual va­ augerated u n d ., »bo
person of Farmer Smith, Mr. Wm.
of New Orelean8, and the New Year’s cancies in the regular service can be
ra and supper will be served free by
McMurray or Travelling passenger
supplitd by West Point, army offic-
Day floral parade at Pasadena.
he Columbia ladies, famed for their
Agent Mr. H. W. Hicks but Messis
Preprations for the festival are ersestimate. It is not expected that
;ood cooking. Come all ye old-fash
Smith and McMurray failed to return
proceeding, and an elaborate enter­ this course will furnish any consider­
oned and new-fashioned folks and
from Eastern trips and Mr. Hicks is
tainment programme I b being arrang­ able number of graduates, but It will o l the
-■»*•«■■■. ■»» ■ » ..
njoy an evenings entertainment
on the sick list. Mr. Seaman re­
* reP° rt t0 tnd help a good cause along.
ed. Two great day parades will be help and at the same time give young merer, and the hostesses apjointe. the u nited f» t ^ n
ceived telegrams asking him to make
held. Tht Floral Parade, always a men with talent and ambition for for the day met in the Hermisto, HcuRuro the
° f Ag
suitable explanations and express ex­
thing of marvelous beauty, will this military service an improved and un­
county agent of Kla MOTHER OF LOCAL MAN
Hotel to confer with Mrs. Edith Var
treme regrets of the Company’s in­
year be made even more attractive usual opportunity to qualify for ap­
math
county
says
the
figures
wen
Dcusen the County Demonstration
DIES IN PORTLAND ability to be with us at this time. Ac­
by the addition of new features. The pointment.
obtained by careful surveys in un­
Agent
and
Miss
Lassie
Lane
the
nu­
count of the absence of these speak­
Men taking this four year course
automobile section of the parade is
trition expert from O. A. C. On< sulphured and in sulphured areas
ers
Mr. Anderson made other arange-
Mrs.
E.
P.
Athey,
mother
of
M.
C.
expected to include at least three for the bachelor of science degree
the larger increases were
hundred and twenty five children In general,
________
.___
_ -iiu
iiibib wa>
wa Athey, editor of the Herald, died at ments to fill in time maped out in the
hundred handsomely decorated cars. will carry 36 credits In military
noted
on
lighter
soils,
and
there
under six years of age had previous •» noticeable difference in th eai’z e'oi |
h°™ ,?,f°.rt!a"<I.Tb"r8day even original program.
The Industrial and Port Development science and 171 credits principally
ly been enrolled and the examination
The ball game added a big attrac­
ng. Mr. Athey left for Portland the
Parade will be designed to depict In mathematics, history, and labora­
'eaves
on
the
sulphured
hay
in
com
was conducted by Dr. W. W. Illsley
tion
to the plans of the day. Ray­
amc
day
but
did
not
arrive
until
aft
Portland’s growth as an industrial tory work.
parlson with that not treated.
r her death.
mond Jordan pitched the battle for
Two courses are open to the stu­ and Dr. F. P. Adams from Hermistni
and shipping center.
The
expense
of
sulphuring
an
acre
and Dr. Smith of Athena, Dr. Wains
the make-up team and won the day
The annual Rose Show will be put dents—one in military engineering
cott
and Dr. Kavanaugh of Pendle of alfalfa should not exceed >3.50
■?y a score of 12 to 7.
and
one
in
other
branches
of
the
R
on for three days in the municipal
Cross
Walks
’ncluding
the
cost
of
the
sulphur.
The play, a drama in two acts, en­
auditorium; competitors from all O. T. C. work, such as infantry, cav­ ton. The final results have not beei
On one ranch,’owned by F. T. Nel-
Summer weather is coming and we
parts of the rose growing sections of alry, field artillery and motor trans­ returned but a gratifying number of >on. there was still an increase ol | will give no thought to cross walks titled "Among the Breakers” was
the United States will enter blooms port, with a wide choice of electives. perfect children were scored and 1 loO per cent in the second cutting o! m our main streets, but soon winter given free to complete the days pro­
Under the new plan the student number of "follow-up cases” wert 1920 where the sulphur was applied with its snow rain and sloppy streets gram and proved a complete success.
for the contest. The American Rose
Society's principal test garden is lo­ wishing to qualify for army appoint­ recorded. Entries were made fron rour years before. Observations in wl]I be here and then we will wonder The auditorium was crammed full
cated in Portland and is expected to ments need no longer earn his credits Hermiston, Umatilla, Butter Creek Hcations that increased yields of al- I wby cros8 walks were not installed and many far out in the hallways.
The cast of characters were:
produce some new and wonderful ros­ in one of the technical subjects. He Minnehaha and Westland.
'•Ike and red clover on similar soils tb,s summel'
es for the event. Several new roses will take such training in the several
nay also be expected from this treat-
° Ur Clty dad8 cou,d bave the walks David Murray .............. A. J. Strader
technical courses as will help him in
will be named during the show.
Then Hurrah for old Hermiston.' ment. While sulphur is admitted to PUt ln wbi,e al1 tbe sidewalk build- Larry ................................ Batie Rand
his work as an officer.
In the county Declamatory Contesl ■^e valuable as a fertilizer, i t is ■». I fng 18 *n P,o Aress. We need cross Bruce Hunter ................. N. Seaman
a fertilizer, it is ap- lng *8
N othing In the Water
The present R. O. T. C. course for held at Pendleton last Friday even
parently
only
so
In certain restricted 1 walks’ and we need them bad. Let’s Cla'rence H unter...... Lyle D. Seaman
A report is going around that the students who wish to go on the army ing the Hermiston schools again
put them in at once and have it over Peter Paragraph ........... ......................
city water reservoir has been "doped” reserve list will be maintained. Thus held their own when both student» ireas, and on certain soils.
with.
.................... Ishmael Hsndrlck
with some kind of solution to purify students with military aspirations representing our school came horn»
Bess Starbrlght ....................................
Diversification in farming is an i
the water. Some say that the stuff may. on graduation be ready either with a medal. Hollis Gordon whe
...........Miss Winifred Steward
Asparagus Stalks Toughen
was put in to kill the snakes and to enter a technical vocation with an was chosen at the District Contesl mportant factor in the net returns
To prevent the toughening of the Scud ....................... Merrill E. Dobel
frogs that some imaginary minds officer’s reserve standing, or enter to represent Hermiston High in the »f a farm. Analysis of 150 dairy
th in k
abode in the big tank. We immediately on an active military Oratory division was awarded second arms in the dairy section around | asparagus it is best to keep the stalks Miss Daze — Mrs.E. F. Fagerstrom
Mother Carey ......... Mrs. N. Seaman
Portland shows that they did not
wish to correct all such thought and career.
place giving the appealing oration nake their expenses In the last year. I with the butt in an inch or so of wat­ Biddy Bean .— ....... Mis. M. E. Doble
er
and
keep
the
stalks
from
being
talk. There Is nothing to It. The
entitled "Address of a Belgian Minis­
Professor E. H. Anderson, Director.
sickness that has been going around
Many elaborate settings have been ter Before the U. 8. Senate^” Pauline -ame is true of the alfalfa section in I ,o° muçh exposed to the air. Any
•he
irrigated
district
In
Malheur
I
moist
chamber
such
as
a
big
glass
the city is just as bad In the Yakima seen In recent productions, but It Is Voelker represented the three upper
Music was furnished before and
valley as it is here, and the same doubtful if any of them have contain­ giades in Class C. competed with the county only to a greater extent, jar kept over the stalks while they between acts by Henderick’s Irrigon
symptoms, and they are not drink­ ed so many sumptuous displays as are 8*x h*et speakers in that class from This Indicates that the greater the stand In water will prevent them orchestra.
ing Hermiston water.
Messrs A. H. Allen. W. B. Howard,
evident in Carmel Myers' feature. "In the county giving the selection diversity the greater will tbe net re- from getting as tough as they would
Our water is as good as any in the Folly’s Trail.” which will be shown 'How the La Rue States were Lost” • urns be probably for in the case of otherwise. Tough asparagus Is al- and C. W. Caldwell of the school
state, and samples of It are sent at the Play House. Wednesday. May and was awarded the Gold medal for •he dairy farm the farmers raised so caused by the formation of woody board and Clerk M. F. Wadsworth
three or four times a year for analys­ 1*. There are numerous scenes In first place. Much credit is due to feed and fed it to the stock, while cells called lignin. The best quality at large sacrifice of their own time
is. and up to the present time is has this photoplay In which hundreds of , these young people for their ability in the case of thealfalfa farms they of asparagus Is that which-Is home enjoyed to some extent fruits of their
always given a "dean bill of health.'* people are engaged.
land perseverance and the apprecia- only raised the hay and as a conse- grown and quickly consumed after labors; the district has well appoint­
quense they lost most heavily.
being cut.
ed school buildings.
HERMISTON TEAMS WINS
SEVENTH STRAIGHT GAME
Society Evente
IRRIGON PEOPLE CELEBRATE
OPENING OF NEW SCHOOL