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HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 15. 1921
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application of lime
BRINGS GOOD RESULTS
No. 44
THE COUNTÏ BEE KEEPERS
HOLD INTERESTING MEET
The next issue of the Herald v Ifs Uge
Advocated f„ More
will be under the management <•
50
Per
Cent Western Oregon
of Bernard Mainwaring, the un- <•
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Heavy Soils
dersigned having disposed of his ❖
stock in the Herald Publishing ❖
More than 50 per cent of the
Company to him.
<•
heavy” soils of Western Oregon can
The Commercial club luncheon,1
In leaving Hermiston, we are ♦ be made more firable, easier cultivat
Fifty-five bee keepers listened to
leaving a place that has become <• ed, and produce better crops by the
held last Tuesday noon at the Her
Professor H. A. f.cnllen, bee keeping
WHAT BEFELL FARMERS
very
dear
to
us;
where
we
have
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miston hotel was very largely attend
use of lime, according to W. L. Pow
made many staunch friends, and ❖ ers, chief in soils, Oregon agricultur
AND HOW IT HAPPENED specialist from O. A. C., explain at a
ed. several extra tables being filled
meeting held at Ell Wlnesett’s api
a place which will always be re- ❖ al experiment station. The "heavy”
ary
Tuesday, July 12, the Importance
with members and friends who wish
membered. Our business and so- ❖ soils include the silt loams, clay Adopted at a Mass Meeting of the
of recogniilng bee diseases and keep
ed to hear J. E. Leonard explain his'
cial relations have been the <• loams, silty clays, and clays. Much
ing the colonies healthy. Mr. Scul-
National Fanners’ Union,
Miss Wilma Waugaman gives an
most pleasant, and we only trust <• of the ‘‘heavy’’ soils are acid in na
oil propoBltiou.
len congratulated the bee keepers on
interesting report of the activities of
Washington
that
our
endeavors
to
publish
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Mr, Leonard gave those present
ture a id are acutely In need of phys
the
splendid conditions under which
the boys’ and girls’ cooking club of
an up-to-date newspaper have <• ical improvement.
all the Information he could, and the state. Miss Waugaman was sent
The world demand I b and at all they were working and stated that
met with the approval of the ❖
Lime lends to a ‘'heavy” soil good
answered several questions about the from the Columbia district.
people.
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♦ tilth. Soils well supplied with lime times during and since the war, has the records which they were making
Just returned from Malheur county
leases and structure of the soil. He
Her report is very Inteiesting and
The business support given <• are generally in a good physical con been greater than the supply of fang
which Is also a large honey produc
has a lease on pratically 22,000 acres gives a complete diary of the work
products.
If,
therefore,
the
law
of
by Hermiston merchants has ❖
of land, all in the west end of the done at Corvallis. Following is her •> been most flattering and we ❖ dition, while those deficient in that supply and demand had been-ln force ing section. In that district he had
constituent possess poor tilth. The the farmer would have sustained no found that the bee keepers were
county, and is asking for the unani report:
❖ bespeak the same liberal sup-
unfavorable
properties of a “heavy” loss.
very much discouraged and prospects
mous support of the people to com
Reached Corvallis 11:20 Monday ❖ port for Mr. Mainwaring that
soil are its marked tendency to run
poor due to the fact that the alfalfa
plete an oil well.
Went right to Waldo Hall where Mel ❖ has been tendered to us.
The
farmer
produced
his
last
crop
❖ together and puddle when wet, and
weevil had created so much damage.
The club members gave Mr, Leon ba and I had a room together. We ❖
under
the
most
expensive
conditions
Very sincerely,
❖ its equally bad disposition to crust
“Foul brood.” said Professor Scul-
ard close attention and after all dis had separate beds, dressers, chairs •>
and
at
the
greatest
cost,
therefore
M. C. Athey
and clod when dry. The Introduc he was entitled to the highest prices len, "is the greatest menace to the
cussion was over a motion was made and reading tables, and sink with ❖
❖ <•
<• <•
•> ♦ ❖ tion of lime, in proper form, crumbs
to endorse the moyement which was one large wardrobe for both. We
and In justice there should have been bee industry today. Failure to rec
the mass, rendering It firable, mel no deflation of prices for these crops. ognize this disease when it once be
carried ’ unanimously.
unpacked and got settled, then had
Wednesday afternoon— General as low, and open. Good granulation
Merchants all over town are back dinner (cafeteria—all the meals were sembly.
Based upon these facts and taking gins its attack, may cost a bee keeper
established by lime is not easily de account of ail deflation up to date, his whole apiary and cause untold
ing Mr. Leonard to the limit. Near served cafeteria style.) As there
Yells, songs and talks------ when stroyed by heavy rains and other
ly every merchant up and down the were no classes on Monday we went you go back home. From 3 to
the farmer has sustained a total loss damage in a comunity. The best
natural forces.
antidote is a large, strong colony of
of 7 billion dollars.
streets have subsciibed ,100 to help to town (about a mile) and then aft Gym. or swimming.
Liming gives the befit results un
young bees with an active queen. In
make the drilling possible. It means er supper attended a program of gle'
The
principal
direct
cause
of
these
Wednesday evening— party, 1st
cleaning up diseased hives the great
a great deal to Hermiston and the club and an illustration of college floor. Lights blinked 9:30. Lights der conditions of good drainage. losses are as follows:
Good drainage should precede or ac
west end of the county to know work in pictures.
1. The Unnecessary profiteering est care should be exercised.
out at 10 every night except on party company liming of the land. While
whether there is oil here or not.
of middlemen, which includes specu
.Tuesday
morning — Registered nights then 10:30.
State Convention May be Held in
being a requisite to lime efficiency,
Mr. Leonard gave the club mem
Talk on health, flesh air and sleep
Thursday forenoon—Care kitchen drainage at the same time actually lative gambling.
Umatilla County
bers something to think about when Note-—Health depends on food Grace Johnson. Care of baby-
2. The arbitrary restrictions of
Mr. Scullen announced that the
lessens the lime requirement of a credit by the Federal Reserve Bank
he read reports of the oil commission fresh air and sleep.
dressing, table, cotton for ears, di soil. Drains remove a portion of the
State Bee Keepers Association would
of the state' of Texas. The state
and the holding up of the Federal
Food— 1. Enough. 2. Well pre per folding, powder and ointment acid materials.
probably hold their convention in
Land
Banks
by
litigation.
gets a revenue from the oil produced
pared. 3. Clean. 4. Wholesome •have lots of Boric Acid.
Umatilla county next winter. It is
The
farmers
of
Oregon
have
an
3. The unreasonable rise In rail
in the state to the tune of something
Thursday afternoon—Yells, songs unsual opportunity to secure lime at
5. Nutritious. 6. Well cooked
expected that at a special meeting
road rates.
over ,1,000,000 monthly. What
and
1
minute
talks.
Separation
of
Turnips; cabbage, best uncooked;
of the bee keepers association which
cost through the state owned plant,
All of these causes have created
would that mean to the tax payer of
condensed milk, not good for grow countries. Swimming, no Gym.
which will sell lime at the cost of by autocratic economic power exer will be held in the Hermiston library
Oregon if oil was discovered in this
Evening
entertainment—Usually
ingj children because ifats are re
Saturday night, an invitation will bo
production. The first 500 tons pro cised under unjust laws.
state with a revenue sufficient to pay moved to a certain extent.
musical.
Glee Club, violin, piano duced is being offered at >4 a ton f.
extended to the State Assocation to
Profiteering
and
speculation
of
the
the running expenses of the state and
Kindergarden— Music, drawing and and vocal, very good.
o. b. the plant at Gold Hill. If the middlemen is shown by the following hold their convention In Hermiston
have something left besides? Not
Friday forenoon—Another baby board finds that it can produce lime facts:
if the state officors think practical,
modeling. When mother is busy
only Hermiston merchants, but every
children
spill
something
the talk. Feeding and dressing. Color for that amount, the price will re
if not, to hold the convention in
farmer is both a producer and
merchant In the state and every above will keep them busy.
arrangement, yarn embroidery, light main at that figure. In any event the a The
Pendleton.
consumer.
property owner In the state, and es
From 9 to 12, Lecture on chickens and dark blending, white, black and price Is not expected to exceed >4.50
The laborer is both a producer and
Stanfield and Echo Bee Keepers
pecially in Umatilla county should
Color, externally, internally, incu gray, making one color yarn darker a ton, which is less than the cost of a consumer.
support this move. We want to
Attend
bators, different kinds, brooders, and and lighter, duller or brighter.
agricultural lime in other states.
Each I b the principal customer of
know whether there is oil or not in feed.
In addition to bee men from Her
Afternoon—General assembly and
the products of the other.
this state and county. When we
miston and Columbia, L. L. Penny, R.
This will feed one hen for a year: swimming .strokes, diving, fancy- FOREST FIRE BUG GETS
Out of the dollar which labor pays F. Dawson, E. E. Cotent, and W. T.
KNOW, then we will be satisfied, and
Clacked corn 14 lbs. oyster shell 3 diving, water wings, life saving belts.
FOUR MONTHS IN JAIL for the products of the farm, the Reeves of Stanfield and James Mc
not until then.
Friday evening—Stunt show.
lbs., mill run 13 1-3 lbs., linseed oil
farmer gets only 38 cents.
We do not know of a cheaper way
Carty. A. E. Wattenburger, E. Snyd
Saturday forenoon— Free.
1 1-3 lbs., ground oats 6 2-3, meat
Lorenzo E. Dole, of Florence, Ore-
Out of the dollar which the farmer er, Hampton & Gulllford attended
to find out than to follow Mr. Leon
Afternoon—Assembly.
■craps 10 lbs., corn meal 6 2-3 lbs.,
on was sentenced to four months in payR for the products of labor, the
ard in his plan. It is a safe and con
from Echo.
Evening— Party for all.
bone 3 lbs., wheat 14 lbs., charcoal 2
the
Multnomah county jail by the laboring man gets only 35 cents.
servative investiment. You win if
At the request of President Ell
Sunday forenoon—South Method Federal Court here on July 11, for
lbs., germinated oats 12 lbs..
The cost of distribution each way Wlnesett County Agent Benn Ion
you lose, for the knowledge may save
Trap nests and records. Little ist, Sunday school.
wilfully setting out fires in the forest is more than 60 cents on the dollar
you more hundreds in the future if
presided at the meeting.
Dinner— Had treat of Ice cream in 120.
chickens. Layers. Plymoth rock
and against this might be cited a
you know there iB no oil. On the Langshang. Leghorn.
and cake besides dinner cafeteria at
This case has attracted a great cost of less than 10 cents in cooper
other hand if there Is oil in this
That afternoon we went to the Y the cafe.
deal of attention both on account of ative Denmark.
of the steel trust, the oil trust, the
country, you win a thousand times
Baptist church evening.
hut— Yells, Lynn, Clackamas, Tllla
he
unsual
conditions
of
the
case
as
beef trust, the tobacco trust, the cot
We
annot
reduce
disbibulion
to
over.
Second week.
mook, Columbia. Douglas. Umatilla
well as theuniiHiial character of the 10 cents in America, but it might be ton trust, the sugar trust, the rail
Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Isn’4
Monday forenoon- Nothing foi lefendant. On May 17. 1921, a fed reduced to 20 cents. This would road trust or the telephone trust and
song America. Talk by Mr. Calvan.
this worth helping? We have put
Miss Sawyer. Mr. Wellman and Mist kitchen so went to livestock organi eral jury sitting at Portland, brought make a saving of 4 2 cents on farm 's entitled to an equal return.
a hundred dollars in much worse Cowgill.
zation.
n a verdict of guilty against Dole producís. If the farmer seeks to take
The total rediscount of the Feder
propositions than this without any
Millinery—Way to make hats and for maliciously setting a fire within all of this he will receive no help al Reserve Bank were 14 billion
Wednesday morning 8:00 to 9:00
chance of getting returns. Here
in Home Economics. Talk by Dean flowers. Canning, but didn’t go as the Siuslaw National Forest on May from the public. If he Is willing to dollars. Of this sum agriculture re
there i3 an even break that we will
was not in club.
Milan on coming to college.
16, 1920. Acording to statemenls cooperate and devide with his cus ceived 14 per cent, manufacturing
quit even, as far as the merchants
Monday afternoon—General a
1. Advisability— 1. Train youi
if forest officers, Dole had long been tomers, the principal of which Is the 21 per cent, merchandising 26 per
are concerned, for they will perhaps
mind. 2. Does train the other part sembly and swimming.
impeded of netting forest fires and laboring man, he can add over 50 pei "•ent and speculation and miscellane
get their money back in goods being
Monday evening 4 leaf party.
of your nature, your mind, your
efforts had been made year after cent to the price of his products and ous 39 per cent.
bought for the people who will be em
Tuesday forenoon Shoe fitting. year to secure evidence against him give a reduction equal in amount to
heart, your health. 3. Train you tr
Of the primary deposits In all the
ployed at the well, and a number of
Afternoon—General assembly.
be your best homemaker. 3. Train
>ut without success.
banks of the United States, agricul
his
customers.
In
this
all
labor
will
our leading citizens honestly be
Evening—Style show.
you for your own work. 5. Hap
From the statement of witnesses, gladly join.
ture furnished approximately 50 per
lieve we have more than an even
Fell and hurt my knee, in bed by Dole’s method of work was original
piness from her work.
cent, labor 20 per cent and other
On
the
other
hand
there
should
be
break to make good.
2. Possibility— 1. Where there Is doctor’s orders till Friday afternoon and only an unusual combination of a saving of 45 cents in the dollar In business 30 per cent. Upon these
Mr. Leonard can be reached at the a will there Is a way.
then from 3 till 8 p. m.
ircumstances brought about his con the distribution of the products of facts agriculture would have been
Hotel Pendleton, Pendleton, Oregon.
Thursday evening took ride with viction. It seems that by long pract labor. If labor seeks to take It all. entitled to 7 billion dollars of Feder
3. Cost—-1. Cooking labratory in
His initials are J. C. Write to him
Waldo Hall. 2. 5 teachers. 3. 7 Vllss Cowgill, Loyce and Irene in Mr. ice he could flip a burning match in It will fail. If it Is willing to di al Reserve credit and It got only 3
and get all the information you want
years ago we built this. 4. Larg Willamson Lynn’s car (Club leader, to brush along a road or trail, even vide with Its principal consumer, the billion dollars; It was entitled to
if you can’t see him personally.
from horseback. Forest officers say farmer, It will succeed.
est building. 5. Kansas a little down to Albany. 13 miles.
more than manufacturing and mer
Friday forenoon— Hobbled down ihat he tried this onee too often, for
more. 6. Complete 5 year high
The total wages of labor are ap chandising combined and It got less
PRESIDENT HARDING GREETS
school. 7. 4 year professional de to Home Economic Building about 1 on Mtiy 16, 1920, as brought out In proximately 25 billion dollars and than one-third aH much. Under the
GROUP OF CLUB LEADERS gree course, 4 ydbrs general degree -2 blocks. Weights. Feeding child the evidence, one of the witnesses this goes to about 35 per cent of our law the Federal Reserve allotment of
was that day trying out a new tele- people.
credit Is unfair to agriculture and In
course, 1 year homemakers course No. calories etc.
rope by casually watching through
President Warren G. Harding (must be at least 18.) 1 year man
The total value of farm products addition Its administration has had
he glass occasional passera-by on a since the deflation including all sold the direct arbitrary purpose of forc
Special Meeting for Bee Men
greeted State club leaders from 14 of aging institution (must be at least
The Bee Keepers Association will load some few hundred yards dist- and used by the farmera themselves ing a deflation In farm prices.
the northern and western States nt 25:) 8. Foresters, Engineers.
The functions of the Federal Land
Mrs. Elesa Richard introduced bold a special meeting next Satur m t, and happened to see Dole delib does not exceed 20 billion dollars
the White House, June 9, and ex
pressed his appreciation of what the 4th R. Reading, writing, arlth day, July 16 at 8:00 p. in., probably erately strike matches and flip them and that goes to about 43 per cent of Rank should lie enlarged until It
will furnish long time credits large
in the Public Library, however, this while still burning Into the dry ferns our people.
these representative State leaders mafic and right living.
20 nationalities in, Turkey, de a not definite, as permission to use snd brush along the roadside.
are doing in •assisting boys and girls
If all the returns of the farmers enough In volume and cheap enough
to carry out agricultural and home mands in China, Graduates In Cona, the Library could not be asccrtain- Dole is a professional land locator be counted as wages he gets 20 per In rate to enable every farmer to own
demonstrations. The visit to the Graduate in Alaska, Graduate in “d at the time of going to press. All having operated in the Siuslaw coiin- cent less total than the wages of lab his own home.
bee keepers are urgently requested • ry for years, from headquarters near or and there are 20 per cent more
White House was arranged by Secre Turkey.
Talk of “Care of the 'Kitchen" to attend this meeting. Questions of Florence. His application for a new farmers than laborers.
tary Wallace, who greeted the State
Johnson Estate Sold
leaders in his office the day previ I-ong and narrow kitchen, water In importance must be disposed of at trial was denied by Judge Wolver
In addition to thia the farmer had
The Maurice Johnson estate was
ous,
the kitchen, 2 reasons for dishes in once. The association is rapidly ton and he will begin his sentence
capital Investiment of 80 billion sold last week to Wm. 8. Cooper of
Boys’ and girls’ chib work In agri kitchen, 2 reasons for dishes in the getting under way, and much good on October 1.‘ having been granted dollars upon which he got no return, Seattle. Mr. Cooper and family
culture and home economics carried living room, saving time in washing will be accomplished this season a stay of execution until that time althn mortgages upon It called for moved on the ranch last Tuesday
io harvest his crops.
n * Jointly by the United States De dishes. 1 Carrying dishes In kltch- from this association.
vast amounts of Interest.
morning. The property consists of
partment of Agricultural colleges is in 45 minutes. 2. Arrangement
The business and other capital In- 20 acres well developed about one
meeting with widespread approval Note-—Different methods of doing
A. W. Cobb and O. H. Warner
Cold Springs Grading Streets
vestmenta were about double farm mile northeast of Hermiston.
The new town of Cold Springs Is capital and if they had received th»
and haa developed rapidly. At pre dishes takes less time using wheel drove up from Boardman Thursday.
at it. The contract to grade the same return it might therefore take
sent there are aver 500.000 boys and tray to remove dishes from dining
Frank Ballard, state leader of
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Brigham and tiects was let last week by Mr two ciphers to express It. Instead, county agents, wan In Hermiston on
girls'im aged In developing agricul room. 3. 73 dishes in 45 minutes.
tural and home economic d<unmwtra- 72 dishes in 35 minutes. 72 disher daughter Janice of Portland drove Dodd, and work commenced the first this capital and the speculators got business and paid this office a call.
tion work in 33 northern and western in 27 minutes, 72 dishes in 20 min up to Hermiston and are guests this of the week. 100 lots will be laid
return of shout 20 billion dollars Mr. Ballard's work takes him to all
states.
utes.
week of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Prann out now, and the streets around the and thia went to about 7 per cent of parta of the state and he thinks th-'
Can you make p bed in 5 minutes? and Mr. and Mrs. Al Robb They lots will all be graded.
When the Secretary informed the
our people. A just distribution of best part of Oregon la east of the
President that these state leaders. Wash 50 dishes and 50 pieces of sll- are visiting other friends on the pro
thia sum wodld give the farmer more Cascades. He was here Tuesday.
who are responsible to a real extent : ver In 23 minutes? Set dinner table ject. Mr. and Mrs. Brigham are re
E W. Mack has purchased a drug than 7 billion dollars Increase with
In carrying out this work, were in i for 6 people In 5 minutes? Clean a turning to Portland Friday, accomp- store In Richland. Oregon and will bnt slight re-adjustment of the wage
Dale Dungen returned Thursday
th<- rttv be e:.pre. «d a (Jegire *o bedroom 14X10 in 12 minutes? Mop anyed by Mrs. Al Robb and J. T. perhap., remain there and take of the laborer. The capital of the morning from hit four weeks vaca.
greet them.
'a kitchen 10X12 in 14. minute*?
Hinkle.
charge of the business.
farmer la just sa »acred aa ’he capital ’ton trip to th$ east
ENDORSES OIL PROPOSAL
Miss Waugaman
Makes A Report
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