The Hermiston herald., September 08, 1921, Image 5

THE HERM ISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON.
SOM£ OLD L3HD0K THEATER
Grain and Hay
Show This'Month
¿¡strict of Shcreditch Had the First
Building Erected for Purely
Dramatis Purposes.
Says American High Commis-
aiaaer. Congress Is Told of
Great Accomplishment
Washington.— The annual report
of the activities of the Near East Re­
lief organization, filed with Congress
by Charles V. Vickrey, General Sec­
retary, constitutes the modest history
of one of the greatest pieces of phil­
anthropic work ever undertaken and
carried through by American men
and women, according to well In­
formed persons in the capital. Ad-
These was a time, shortly after the
first theater was opened In London,
when the opposition to the new form
of eutertuininent was so great thai
an ordinance was passed by parlla-
| uient for the compulsory closing of
these “palaces of amusement," and
making It a crime to be present as a
spectator at a piny.
This was In 1642, when only two
theaters existed In London. The first
building specially erected for dramat­
ic purposes was built by an actor.
James Burbage, at Shoreditch. In 1576,
and called the Theater. A year or so
later a second theater known ns the
Curten was opened, also at Shore­
ditch, and these two playhouses ca­
tered to Ixtndon audiences until the
suppresfclon of the theaters.
When plays were once more per­
mitted several new theaters opened.
Including the Globe, at Southwark,
which was built hy James Burbage,
the Rose and the Blaclgfriars and
Whitefrinrs theaters.
Probably the most luxurious of these
early theaters was the Fortune, built
by Edward Alleyn, an actor, In 1599.
and so christened because It cost Its
owner the then fabulous sum. Includ­
ing the ground It stood on, of £1,320.
The only llluinlnatlou during the per­
formance was that afforded by candle­
light, gas being unknown until 1817,
when the first performance by gas­
light wati given at Drury Lane.
DOCTOR SERVED COSTLY DISH
Unexpected Guests Caused Sacrifice of
Blooded Pigeons to Set Forth
Required Meal.
CHARLES V. VICKREY
I
mlral
Mark
L. Bristol,
United
States High Commissioner to Turkey,
for example, declares:
“I have been closely associated
with the work of the Near East
Relief committee for about 22
months. On the whole the work
of thle relief committee has been
such that Americans should be
proud of this great humane ef­
fort. The Near East Relief here
In Constantinople is run more
like a business organization
than any relief organization
with which I have ever come
into contact.”
Charles V. Vickrey’s summary of
the activities of the Near East Relief
shows the disbursement of over
$60,000,000.00 in cash and supplies,
contributed by the American people
to the salvaging Of the Christian pop­
ulations of the Near East.
711
American and Canadian men and
women relief workers have been en­
gaged In this huge task on little
more than a volunteer basis.
63
hospitals, with 6,522 beds, and 123
clinics;
11 rescue homes, where
young girls rescued from lives of
shame In Turkish harems are taught
to forget their sufferings, and to be­
gin life anew, self-supporting and
Independent, are maintained.
110,000 Little Children
The most remarkable feature of
the work of the Near East Relief is,
however, the salvation of tens of
thousands of children who have lost
parents and relatives during the past
six years. For these little ones Amer­
ican generosity has provided, through
the Near East Relief, 299 homes—
one, In Alexandropol, Armenia, hous­
ing 18,000 children— where, Iasi
year, 54,600 children were housed,
clothed, fed and taught, while an ad­
ditional 66,039, outside the Near
East Relief orphanages, were saved
from starvation and death by food
and clothing sent them from the
United States.
Mr. Vickrey’s report states that
approximately 2,790,490 Armenians
are still living In the' Near East, out
of a pre-war population of over
4,000,000 and estim ates that had It
not been for the aid given by the
American people through the Near
East Relief, fully half of those now
living would have perished. Food
was furnished to 561,970 homeless
refugees during a large part of 1920,
while 300,000 garments, comprising
1,500,000 pounds of clothing sent
out from the United States were dis­
tributed to barefoot and rag-clad
wanderers, all the way from the
Mediterranean to the Caucasus
mountains.
W o r k M o s t C o n tin u e
Commenting on these figures Mr.
Vickrey stated that " this distinctive­
ly humanitarian relief work, as an
expression of brotherhood, should
help to mark the beginning of a new
era of peace and inter-racial good
will in the Near East.
“The tremendous task undertaken
by the American people In saving the
children of the Near East is one
which cannot be left unfinished. We
have an Investment of over $60,000-
000 in human life, that America has
saved. If we falter or pause now.
that Investment is imperiled, or may
even be lost altogether. Most of the
children we have saved from death
are still too little to take care of
themselves, and conditions through-
out the Near East are still too
uncertain to let them shift for them ­
selves. It Is morally sure that for at
least flvfc years, and until these little
ones that we have snatched from a
terrible fate are able to support
themselves and enjoy an even chance
of life as useful citizens, the Amer­
ican people who have rescued them
must see them through.
“It Is the purpose of the Near East
Relief to do Just this,' and we appeal
to the generosity o f the American
people to tee this noble work is car­
ried out In the spirit of mntnal help­
fulness and Christian charity which
fit no essentially characteristic of the
American Ideal.’*
Contributions to the work o f the
Near East Relief may be sent to
Cleveland H. Dcsdge. Treasurer 1
Madison A ye, New York City.
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The favorite avocation of a widely
known surgeon Is his model farm near
Chicago. It pays no profit except great
pleasure. He Is hospitable, ulways ask­
ing friends to dinner. One Sunday
about noon 14 unexpected guests ar­
rived. His wife was aghast. “My
goodness,” she said, “we haven’t a
thing to give them.”
“Oh, anything will do,” said the doc­
tor.
So die lady of the house consulted
the cook.
“Wliat about that crate of pigeons
out In the barn?” asked the cook.
“How many are there?’ 'asked the
lady.
“About eighteen,” was the answer.
“Well, wring their necks and fix
them up.”
“Dinner was served and the large
platter of squabs was brought to the
table.
"What’s that?” exclaimed the doc­
tor.
“Now, Fred, just go ahead and
serve,” said his wife.
“But what are these?” he expostu­
lated.
“Just some pigeons we found In the
barn,” she answered.
“Great Scott!” he exclaimed, “those
pigeons cost $25 apiece!”-—Journal of
the American Medical Association.
Ben Franklin Tcok Poker Into Paris.
In Paris poker was first Introduced
by Benjamin Franklin, first United
States ambassador, who taught mem­
bers of the court that poker had dom­
inoes beat a mile. To this day a group
of white-haired Frenchmen, descend­
ants of the club Franklin founded,
meet every night ut six o’clock on the
first floor of the Tavern Roynle and
play poker, with many ejaculations
and the most absorbed seriousness un­
til It Is time for dinner. They num­
ber among them two millionaires, the
hend of a famous dressmaking firm' a
senator und a famous Socialist author,
and they piny with sous ns chips und
a limit of 50 centimes—about 7 cents
nt present rote of exchange—on the
game.
tine of Franklin's peculiarities was
a contention that a flush heat a full
house, and even now the majority of
Frenchmen play that way.
By JONATHAN BRACE
XLVIJ.— ARIZONA
IIIS T O IU -
C A LLY ,
A Sv'». A r i z o n a is
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b o th
th e ,
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probably the
oldest of our
states. While
It Is the last of the states to be
admitted to the Union and as
such dates Its existence only
from 1910, Its history before the
advent of white men dntes had;
Into the dim past. Here were
located those Interesting people,
the CHIT Dwellers, and the ruins
of their cities high up In Inac­
cessible places have caused much
speculation ns to these ancient
people. It Is supposed that these
CIIIT Dwellers were the ances­
tors of the Pueblo Indians and
were decidedly more advanced
In civilization than their neigh­
bors. They were probably of
the same race as the Aztecs of
Mexico and understood Irriga­
tion, agriculture aud the build­
ing arts.
It was rumors of the great
Pueblos that instigated the first
visit of the white men. Padre
Nl/an In 1539 explored this ter­
ritory and he was followed by
Coronado in search of the myth­
ical wealth of the Indian cities.
Coronado, though falling to find
the reputed gold, did discover
the Grand Canon of the Colo­
rado with Its wonderful scenic
benuty, which has become one of
the great assets of the slate.
This region was considered
part of Spanish territory and
when Mexico declared Its Inde­
pendence It became a Mexican
province. After the «Mexican
war the section north of the Gila
river was ceded to the United
States and the southern portion'
was acquired through the GnfTS-
den Purchase In 1853. In 1863
Arizonn was separated from
New Mexico and made u terri­
tory.
The derivation of the name
Arizona Is uncertain, but I f pos­
sibly came from the Spanish,
meaning “dry b elt”
f© by McClure N ew epeper Syn dicate.)
By JONATHAN BRACE
XLVIII.— TERRITORIES
iC T HE Story
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i States" would
II plete without
I a brief men-
C. B. WILLIAMS IS HOST TO
MASONS AND THEIR FAMILIES
ARE YOU
C. B. W illiams the watermelon
king of Umatilla county entertained
PENDLETON TO HOLD EXHIBIT the member» of the local Maaontr
lodge and their fumllies Thursday
DURING ROUND-UP WEEK
evening at hl» home in the Columbia
district.
Hermiston Country Should Take
A watermelon feed was the big it-
Few of the Hay Prizes; Whole
tractlon and nearly every Mason w»s
Northwest to be There
present. A hundred melons Were cut
and nobody complained about not
having enough. All report a good
lime and thanks to Mr. William» for
the feed.
GUÏLTY
A FARMER. carrying an
express package from
a big mail-order house w as
accosted by a local dealer.
d id n ’t you buy that b ill
o f goods from me? Z could hace
9 ^ t ie d you the express. and besides
you w ould hace been patronizing a
home store, u'hich helps pay the
taxes an d builds up this locality. , l
T h e farm er looked at the mer­
chant a moment and then said:
What a wonderful thing it is to go
to bed these cool evenings, knowing
that you will awake In the morning
thoroughly refreshed. We pity tho««
" W h y don't you patronize your
home paper and advertise) I read It
people In the east and middle west
and d lJ n '/ bnvu> th^lyou h ad the stuff
who must retire with mid day hei t
I have here. "
still In the air and whose rest is only
MORAL— A D V ER T ISE
Four car loads of baled alfalfa that of complete exhaustion.— New-
terg
Graphic.
■will be used for the slde3 and ends
¡and sixteen thousand feet of can­
vas is being purchased for the roof.
In order to take care of the competi­
tive grain exhibits 600 linear feet of
Edltorial Appearing In The Morning Oregonian of Aug. 5, 1921
exhibit space is being provided while
an equal amdlint will be used foi
educational exhibits.
In one end of the hall there will
be an open area 35 by 60 feet which
will be used for the eduoatlonal pro­
gram which will be put on during
the first three days of the show and
for band concerts during the Round-
Up. The show
ildlng w ill be well
Des Moines. Iowa, Is strong for the principal that “a contract I b
lighted during the evenings as wel]
a contract.’’ Years ago, when a street railway company of that
as the day and big crowds are expect-
city obtained Its franchise. It contracted to transport passengers
for five cents each, like all other traction companies. The Des
Oregon Counties W ill Show
Moines corporation found that the world war had brought about
Oiegon counties exhibiting wtl
conditions that prohibited profitable operation at the five-cent
make a specialty of certified seed
fare. The laws of Iowa, it appears, did not give regulatory com­
The Morrow County Farm Bureau
mission power to set aside the terms of a franchise. Appeal was
has agreed to send suufflcient num­
therefore made to the people foy relief. They voted on higher
ber of entries from their Inspected
fares and voted them down. A contract was a contract.
fields to show that that county hat
Ihe Urgent supply of certified seed ol
But there came a time when stockholders could not or would
different varieties in the Northwest
not meet further losses. The system went into the hands of a
\ \ aseo County has reserved space
receiver apgplnted by the court. The receiver was powerless to
for 17 entries and has requested.
raise fares and he too discovered tho inadequacy of the flve-cent
fare. Being no longer able to continue operations, he sought the
• he exhibits be preserved for • tfie
court and the court ordered him to discontinue service. Now
Wasco county booth at the State
the people of Des Moines are w alking to work, or crowding into
Fair.
inadequate busses or obtaining rides with accomodating automo-'
Sherman county, the center of
bile owner». It is doubtless very inconvenient, but what is n-
Turkey Red production In tho north
convenlnce when a great principle is at stake? We can ask that
, west w ill send sufficient number ot
question with gusto Inasmuch at It Is somebody else who is su f­
eiitiles'to do credit to the state,
fering the lnconvience.
i
Union and Wallowa have accepted
the invitation to exhibit at the
Seattle attacked tho problem In another way. Rather than
; Northwest Grain and Hay Show
pny a corporation more than flve-cents a ride. It bought the car
Olher counties will undoubtedly dis­
lines arid then found itself forced to raise the fare to ten-cents or
play their best grain and galed al
tw enty-fb e cents for three rides. This stimulated Jitney competi­
falfa.
tion, which has taken away traffic to such a degree that the city
Several W illamette Valley count)
has shut out Jitneys except as feeders to street cars In order to
agents have requested premium list
pie erve the business of its cars.
and promise to send some of thei'
We cannot get car rides for any length of time less than cost,
best grain. W ll'amette Valley is not
ftvheiheithey are provided by a u tility corporation or by a city
cd for its fine oats and should mak<
or a icceivershJp. Portland has adequate service maintained on
tonic of the other Northwest stale
ti e principal that the company la entitled to the cost of service
go in the competition.
it
enders plus a return on Its investment. Seattle, under muni­
Naturally, Umatilla county wll!
cipal ownership, complains of service and poys more for It. In
have a large number of entries. It
Dos Moines, under tecelvciBhlp, the people have no service at all.
would not do at all for outside com
WTien a Contract is a
Contract
petition to take away all of the $150'
In prize money which is being of fere
Frank Groves, Assistant Count.
Agent, is helping wheat farmers li.
thia locality to select their best sack
Hay Prizes Worth While
W hile the Hermiston country wll)
not expect much in the grain contest:
it ought to walk away with at least
some of the hay piizes. The hay a s­
sociation will help any grower se
Iect his hay stock for exhibit ant'
many from here should enter.
The prizes are worth going aftci
and the prestige that will come tr.
us If we can take some prizes against
the competition of the whole north
west will be worth even more.
Of the four cars of baled hay used
in building the home of the big ex ­
hibit one car load will be shipped
from Boardman, one from Hermis­
ton. one from Butter Creek and the
other will be furnished by the Wash­
ington association.
Entries are coming In from all
over. One has been received from
Glasgow In eastern Montana, one
from Valier , Montana and some
from the Gallatin valley In southern
Montana. Any of the 705 growers
who belong to the two states associa­
tions and who own 23,000 acres of
hay may compete and many will,
but the competition Is open to any
grower anywhere, so the show is at­
tracting a lot of attention.
For the best bale of hay 10 prizes
are offered, one for $40. one each
of $30, $20. $16. $10 and there wIU
be five prizes of $5 each.
tory ot me United States, which
Is not Included In the actuul for­
ty-eight states. The biggest of
these territories 1» Alaska, with
an area of 590,884 square miles.
This huge region was under Rus­
sian domination until 1867 when
the United States purchased It
for $7,200,000, or. less than two
cents an acre. There was some
grumbling at the time hy a few
congressmen over “adding n re­
frigerator to the United States."
But the refrigerator has been
found to be well stocked with
gold, coal, forests and fisheries,
so that Alaska has proven a
profitable Investment
Hawaii, like Alaska, Is a reg­
ular territory. In 1893 there
Wood T h a t Doea Not Rot.
was a successful revolution
The wood of the mangrove tree,
against the Hawaiian queen, and
which Is found In French Guiana, Is
a provisional government was
considered by the French as a wood
formed tinder American protec­
that will not rot. Alf exposure and
tion. In 1898, at the request of
efforts to break 'down Its fiber in four
the population, «Hawaii was an­
years’ experiments by the French rail­
nexed to the United States.
way service have been useless.
Forto Rico, Guam anil the Phil­
The grain of the wood Is so close
ippines were ceded to the United
ss prsctlcally to exclnde all moisture.
States In 1899 as a result of the
Its density Is placed at 110, as against
Spanish-American war. Porto
'40 for fir and 70 for oak. In addition
Rico'and the Philippines are de­
to this closeness of fiber the man­
pendencies and not territories.
grove has a large amount of tanning
Their local affairs are adminis­
In Its composition. This protects It
tered by a legislature of two
from Insects and such blights as mold
houses and they are represented
and dgnip. While not as brittle as
In the United States by resident
oak. It has twice the resistance to
flexion and has aKout the same po­
commissioners elected by the leg­
islatures. Guam Is under the
tency against crusldng and twisting.
control of naval officers In com­
|
mand of naval stations. Under
No Exchange.
similar navnl control are the
“There’s one thing about selling
Tutulla
group and Samoa, »
postage stamps,” said the tired
which were ceded In 181«) by
druggist.
Great Britain and Germany.
The Key that Unlock» the Door to
“What is It?” asked the customer.
Then there Is the Panama Ca­
"There's no profit In the deal, of
Long Living
nal Zone, which was purchustsl
course, bat it'a one thing I sell that
The men of elghty-flve and ninety
from Panama In 1904 for $1«,
my customers don't bring hack and
006,000. This is governed hy the
years of age are not the rotund, well
want to exchange for something else."
Isthmian Canal commission
fed, but thin, spare men, who live
—Detroit F lee Pres.;.
The year 1917 saw the pur­
on a slender diet. Be as careful ar
chase from Denmark of the Vlr-
he w ill, howevyr, a man past mid­
Em barrassm ent.
•
gin Islands, for $25,000,000.
"Of course," remarked Sens tor Sor­
These aggregate only 150 square ■ dle age will occasionally eat t«x>
ghum, “I was proud to have a vote a«
miles and are temporarily gov- J much or of some article of food not
overwlieluihfgly In My favor. And yet
suited to his constitution, causing
emed hy a naval officer.
It has its disadvantages.”
Indigestion or constipation and w ill
Finally, there la the District
“In what way?"
of Columbia, which waa organ­
need a dose of Chamberlain’s Tablets
“1 am comi-elled to feel • seane of
ize«! in 1791, as the seat of our
to move his bowels and Invlgorae his
obligation toward everybody who
federal government. The resi­
stomach. When this is done, there
votes for me; and a landslide maker
dents have no vote for either
I
Is no reason why the average man
the number so great that I ran scarce­
local or national officials, nor
ly keep up with the respoaslbUitlfcs.' READ
ADDS »bould no» Hr« to a ripe old *6S
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
11:00 A . M .
At the Stockyards, Hermiston, Oregon
12 Head Jersey
Heifers
Wagon and Household Goods,
Some Second Hand Wire
ind other Farm Implements
j. L. M c C u llo u g h
Hermiston, Oregon