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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1921)
THJC HEBMIBTOH HERALD, HERMISTON. OREGON. ■■■■■■■■a TH E W e have received this week ■ ■ H E R M IS T O N H E R A L D Published every Thursday at Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon, in the heart of Eastern Oregon's great irrigated alfalfa fields, by the Herald Publishing Company. BERNARD MAINW^RING, EDITOR Katerim »« Meond^laaa mailer. laoeeiaabor . im «, Ki the poxtoltloe at Mermikioo. Oregon Subscription Rates: One Year, »2 .0 0 ; Six Months, »1 00 A CAR BOXES a a a a a INCLUDING Apple Boxes Peach Boxes Tomato Boxes Grape Crates Honey Cases a a I f you need any of these y ju had better place your order before thia stock is gone A good many of the graduates of a HAVE WE CAPITAL PUNISH large eastern girls’ college declared MENT? The Portland Oregonian and the their intention of sidestepping matri Pendleton East Oregonian are Just mony for business. Brave talk, but now engaged in a warm discussion when the right man comes along the as to the merits of capital punish agreement will he only another scrap ment, which was restored in this of paper.— Astoria Budget. state last spring. “Say it with flowers” may have The E. O. claims that the death been all right a few years ago. but penalty has not checked murder in the least and the Portland papur “say it with gasoline” is the slogan retorts that since only one man has of the girl of today.—Albany Demo crat. been hanged, out of all the murders that have been committed it is going There is a peculiar infallibility pretty strong to say that we really about a weapon when it is aimed by have the death penalty. mistake at a human being. Hunters The Herald does not believe in who ordinarily would miss wild game capital punishment, yet it was some by the widest possible margin, are what of a relief to us last year when singularly fated to bring down a man it was restored for it was clear that with deadly arcuracy.— Eugene Reg something had to be done to check ister. the crime wave that was and is If you are one of those who have sweeping over the Btate. That was a year ago. What has left a camp with no thought of how happened since then? Of all the that camp will look when you have muurders, we don't remember how returned home, resolved to be more many, only one man has paid the houghtful In the future and school supreme penalty. Whatever one yourself in the practice of leaving may think of capital punishment it »pur picnic grounds as clean as you should be enforced as long as it is ound them.— Astoria Budget. the law. It is plain that it hasn’t What Is needed is a return of solid been. ■uiet belief in ideals. Home-folks to Every murder is followed by a ove and to he loved by constitute long drawn out battle In the court: arthly peace, which is earthly hap- in which every effort is made to de linc.s. If girls have come to think feat justice. Jurors are reluctant ightly of these things, their parents to send a man to the gullows and lone are to blame.—Albany Demo- usually don’t. Frequently the guilty rat. escape altogether. It appears that Mount Hood is only Nobody knows whether capita' elebiating the fact that the world’s punishment in this state would de ter crime. It hasn’t been tried air will be in Oregon In 1925. We This paper has a theory that if ■onder what the old mountain will life imprisonment for murder weri !o in the way of celebrating when really enforced I hat would 1» he time comes, McMinnville Tele- enough. But we are Informed tha* hone Register. of all the men who have In the pas teen sent to the Oregon penitent! IIAT-D IN HAND ary for life, only one has ever diei Business success and advertising there and he died a young man. Tin o hand in hand, says the Culpepper average length of a Hfe ,sentenct Va.) Star. The best way to judge has In fact been about five year lie business enterprise of any com- So it is pretty clear that even lift .unity is by the size and frequency Imprisonment has never been tried f the ads in the local paper. Atl There are many reforms needed eaders are strangers until they buy no doubt, but it is doubtful if then he business visitor to Culpepper is is a single one more needed thai i stranger until he buys a few meals; eal old fashioned enforcement of and the ne nianent resident Is very the laws. It is the only way tin much a stranger to the store he has crime wave can ever be checked. icver been invited to patronize. The urge attractive display advertise Roy Gardner the famous Californ- tent holds attention and arouses rc- I ia mall robber was a model prisione pect and confidence. It cries out: At least that Is what the Sunday Low costs, low overhead, low sell- paper said the first of this week ng prices, quality goods.” It domi Now he has escaped from the Me nites the page, of course, juet as the Neil’s island penitentiary, his third mansion of ninny rooms looms up escape In 15 months. If lie should arger than the shack. All adver be recaptured, which he has not beer f Elements— big and little—are read. at this writing It might be wise foi Everybody knows that, and the state- the prison authorities to watch him nnt calls for no argument. But. he merchant who is, seeking real Don’t forget to make your plan usiness success, and who wants to | for the experiment station field day dverti.-.e the best way and to get the to be held Saturday, a complete pro- nost for his money, is tne one who I gram of which is printed in this is ¡ealizes that the larger the adver- sue. There will be something foi 'isement the greater its pulling pow everybody, old and young, so don’t er. miss it. ANOTHER FORD YARN We will have a lot of visitors from Columbus Advocate I the east in town September 26 when Lew McCall says that motorists [the big homeseeker's special train who come through Columbus en reaches here. It is not too early to route for Kansas City have about the begin cleaning up a bit for we want following conversation when they | to make the best impression possible. lop at the Tilling station here: If it’s a Cadillac, the driver says: "How- Wo Just received a copy of a rc- far is it to Kansas City?” “One , cent speech by Senator LaFollete on. hundred and forty miles,” is the re “British Influence on the Shipping ply. “Gimme twenty gallons of gas I Hoard.” If it had been on "German .rid a gallon of oil,” says the driver. j Influence on a Certain Senator," it Then conies a Buick and the chauf- would have been more enlightening. fuer says: “How far is it to Kansas City?” “One hundred and forty As far as wo could observe labor lilies.” “Gimme ten gallons of gas | day was a real day of labor here in and a half gallon of oil,” and he drives on. Along comes a fllver Hermiston. and the dr.ver uncramps himself, gets out and stretches and asks: We Join with our readers In wel "How far Is It to Kansas City?" coming our esteemed contemporaries "Oh. about 140 miles.” “Is that all? the Hermiston High School Mirror Gimme two quarts of water and a and the Umatilla High School Brown bottle of ‘3-in-l’ and hold this son- i mid Gold leaves. of-a-gun until I get in. z Ü T UM-A -L UM L UMBER CO. * R. A . Brownson, M gr. ■ PHONE 11) ■ I Gordon Hats the very newest shades and shapes, priced from $5.00 to $8.50 Cloth hats, the popular thing for early fall $2.00 to $3.50. Nob by styles. Gordon Caps In the very new shapes and colors, priced from $1.50 to $3.00. The best In the markets. Gordon Leather Vests The name Is a guarantee of both style and quality, $6.50 to $17.50 Children’s Hats and Caps Just the thing for these fall mornings, $1.00 to $2.50. We have bought to arrive Ladies’ Heather Sweater Coats Just the very thing for these cold evenings and mornings at $8.50. Boys’ Sweaters all wool In black and orange. A very striking combination. Fall Supplies Outing Devonshire as well as the all wool serges will be found in the best quality at right prices. Quality Is never sacrificed for price at this store. Queen Quality Shoes at greatly reduced prices to meet present situation and below what we can replace them nt this time to clear them out. H e r m is to n Produce & Supply Co. "T h e Best o f Good Service" C. M. Henderson has bought the interest of Pat Mooney in the City Meat Market and the business will be conducted by Sikey & Henderson. We will be prepared to give our many patrons the same good service we have always given them in the past. City M eat M arket SIKEY A HENDERSON, Prop. Oregon Press Comment BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOY SOCIAL EVENING Over 500 Designs From Which to Choose Homes, Churches, Schools, Gar ages, Barns and other buildings The superior building service ren dered by this company has been obtain ed for the exclusive use of customers. This makes it possible for you to step into this office and inspect hundreds of designs of modern homes and other buildings before you build. All the guesswork has been eliminated because the designs have actually been built and many of them are hand colored photo graphs. A complete set of blue prints, specifications arid an accurate and com plete bill of material will be supplied with any design. All this is free to customers. For your individual satis faction call at this office.- No obliga tion. Inland Empire Lumber Company Phone 331 “ The Yard of Best Quality ” H. M. STRAW . MGR. Exclusive Representatives of Kationa’ Eui’.ders Bureau SEF, S’isrrl H IT T -F O R - GUNS -and— AMMUNITION C O N F E C T IO N E R Y S T A T IO N E R Y Delicious H hole some Coi fcctiorery Tasty Stationery For Women A FULL LINE News stand Cigars and 7 ohacco AhSCO K O D A K S Films developed-- Enlargements made Make our store your headquarters when in Fend k t on TALLMAN & CO. The Leading Druggists CASH Pendleton, Oregon CARRY i We Handle it Monopole” Brand ■ ■ ■ B. Y. P. U. Has First of a Series of ■ Entertainment; Games and Water The soft drink people have always melon Feed Enjoyed acted as If the country went dry for their particular benefit. Pretty soft The,first of a series of socials to for them now, if the tax is taken off be given by be B. Y. P. U. of the STORE OPENS 9:C0 A. M. — La Grande Observer. Baptist church was held In the base The six best cellereln town are ment Friday evening at eight o'clock This social was a success in every found on top of the hill nnd not In lo cal book stores, according Id a man part Inline. A goodly number were who says he Is in a position to know. present at the hour set in a mood to enjoy the good things that had been —The Dalles Chronicle. well planned by the social committee. 5 z --------- — Phone 4 1 3 = = -^ — - - ^ . ■ Judging from the casualty list the After having a good time playing automobile la going to prove an ef games, some of which had never been fective factor this year In removing played tn Hermiston the minds of any surplus population from which three present centered on an un The exhibited not a little , us. Every one present went away the nation may be suffering.— Med- known spot where wat»rmelons had skill In ripping open the melons of ctal which ia to come in th« nea! < lord Clarion, been deposited for safe keeping. which all proved to be too much for ■ future Quality Goods : PHELPS cash GROCERY;
