THE HEEMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON,
SCH O O L D AYS
M ention of all of them would take up B. K. SPRAGUE, FOR 12 YEARS
more space th a n w as intended for
HERMISTON RESIDENT DIES
th lt article.
New Directors Named
Deceased is Survived by Wife and
W ith th e addition of thousands of
Five Children; Came Here
acres more irrig atio n in the county
From Michigan in 1910
in a few years, the outlook for the
Dairy an d Hog show is, indeed,
b rig h t. At th an n u al m eeting of the
stockholders held on November 10
the follow ing board of directors was
elected fr next year: C. M. Jackson,
Thomas F raser, Geo. Strohm , J, W.
Campbell. A. W. Agnew.
EXPERIMENT WORK OUTLINED
(Continued from Page One)
acre. The hay yields secured from
th e d ifferen t soil types varied from
p ractically 2 tons per acre for th e
season to alm ost 8 tons.
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Fertilizers Are Studied
COMMERCIAL CLUB ALIVE
(Continued from Page One)
flted. So much for Commercial clubs
and their moving inspirations in gen
eral. If pou don’t th in k they are
doing things its your fa u lt because
you know no better, or you are re
senting the disturbance to your self
incasem ent. If you are a member of
some club.you know the spirit.
Hermiston Club an Old One
The H erm iston Commercial club
has been in existence nearly as long
as the town. It was sta rted as a
Development League and ' different
organizations were formed d uring our
early days. All finally merged in
purpose and activity into the pres
ent club w hich now has about 5#
members. The club for over two
years and a half has m et every
Tuesday a t 12:30 p. m. a t a lun ch
eon a lte rn a tin g betw een the two ho
tels in town and not a single m eeting
has failed of a good attendance d u r
in g these 140 we4ks. The member«
pay their own luncheon charge and
th e annual club dues are 25 cents a
month.
How Funds Are Raised
O ther moneys are raised by do
nations and thro ugh soliciting from
th e business men of H erm iston. At
the ann u al m eeting early next J a n
u ary a report from all stan d in g com.
m ittees and th e officers w ill be
made of the year’s work. A budget
and plans for the w ork of 1922 w ill
also .be made a t th a t tim e. The
members each year are striv in g more
tow ard a system atic, business like
method of conducting' th e affairs of
th e club.
At the luncheon hour any ques
tion of public in terest may be »pre
sented by anyone, member or visitor,
and w ill be assured of respectiful
consideration. It is the special de
sire of the club to hear from any p a rt
of the U m atilla project or any dis--
tric t w here assistance may be rend
ered. The club belives th a t only by
the developm ent of the neighboring
resources of th e H erm iston country
can H erm iston grow and it is striv
ing to create a b etter u n d erstanding
and a w arm er interest in m utual wel
fare between all p a rts of the irrig a t
ed d istrict.
Unity of Action Secured
The discussions of questions at
th e luncheon leads to, un ity of action
Men may disagree in discussion but
follow th e decision of the m ajority
when action begins. T here is no
sulking, or holding back, or kicking
over th e traces w hen once the course
is adopted. This is why the H erm
iston Commercial club is accom plish
ing things. In terest in public m at
ters is increasing every year and th e
stre n g th of this com m unity is being
felt throughout th e county.
The club welcomes any citizen to
its m em bership and to Its meetings.
Its purposes are broad and Its sp irit
Is wide aw ake and neighborly. If
you don't believe it come and see.
W e are here to stay and we’ll do you
good w hether you w ant us to or not.
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OREGON HAY MEN FORM ASS N.
(C ontinued from Pape One)
nomical an assembly as can be se
cured.
Financing) of the organization was
a t first thought to present no real
problem , and In co-operation w ith
local business men, a system of
growers orders was established, and
have been put into general use by
business men and members. These
are not, however, available for re
discount w ith the Federal Reserve
bank, and In strin g e n t tim es such
as these a drastic system is needed.
It Is th o u g h t th is featu re can be
fa rth e r Improved, so as to provide a
little b etter credit for the grower».
U nder the present plan no money is
advanced th e grow er, save for b al
ing and hauling, except from the
direct sale of hay.
Selling Policy Changed
The selling d ep artm en t has been
radically changed since first in
augurated. I t w as originally in
tended to sell through a Joint agency
w ith Oregon and W ashington. This
afte r a sh o rt tria l w as found to be
too expensive, and since October 20,
the association has been conducting,
its own selling cam paign. The Ore
gon H ay Growers do n ot sell through
brokers or to wholesale anyw here n
th e Pacific cast, h aving decided to
s ta rt rig h t and go direct to th e con
sum er and retailer. Only one sales
man is in the field w orking in w est
ern Oregon, w hile the eastern Oregon
trade is cared for from the m ain of
fice.
The association has proven th e pos"
sibility of m ark etin g hay on the A t
lantic coast, having already sold 1,-
000 tons on th is m arket to good ad
vantage. All of w hich business has
been handled th ro u g h correspond
ence. I t is hoped, in th is way, to
hold th e selling expense to a m in i
mum, although it is recognized th a t
th is season’s cost w ill be more th an
afte r the trad e really becomes used to
“ Certified H ay.”
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The soils fe rtility w ork conducted
on the sta tio n includes tests of com
m ercial fertilizers, m anure and crop
rotations.
Comiffercipl fertilizers
w hich contain nitrogen have been
found to Increase the yields slig h tly
b u t not sufficiently to m ake-^hem
profitable for general field crops.
W hile su lp h u r has been found prof
itable on th e fin er soils of the project
it has not increased th e yield of al
falfa on th e station. B arn y ard m a
nure has alw ays given heavier yields
th an any com mercial fertilizer.
The average of seven years resu lts
has show n th a t a ton of m anure in
creases th e yield of alfalfa 345
pounds w hen the m anure was applied
a t the ra te of 8 tons per acre w hile
when applied a t th e rate of 32 tons
th e re tu rn s was only at the ra te of
180 pounds of hay per ton of m anure.
On ra th e r coarse soil th e yield of
corn was 1.4 tons of fodder per acre
when grown w ithout fertilizer w hile
an application of 8 tons of m anure
per acre gave a yield of 6.5 tons of
fodder and an application of 32 tons
9.9 tons per acre.
New Crop Tried Out
Among th e new crops tried th is
/e a r were a member of th e m in t
fam ily from j Mexico and castor oil
beans. T he season proved too sh o rt
for the m in t p lan t b u t a good p er
centage of m a tu rity was secured from
the castor oil beans. T he oil bean
g rew t as w ell on th e coarser soil of
th e sta tio n as on th e fin er and will
be tried ag ain w ith the view of pos
sible developing th e castor lu b ric at
ing oil industry.
The pig feeder results gave ra th e r
wide differences in th e cost of pro
duction, th e most economical feed
producing gains for $5.29 .per 100
pounds of pork and th e most expen
sive for $7.77. These experim ents
will be continued w ith th e view of
Good Prices Obtained
developing a feeder industry, tu r n
W ith th e experience gained in the ing th e pigs to the w heat farm ers
w in te r’s operations it is planned to for fin ish in g w hen they weigh
reach as com pletely as possible all about 100 pounds.
alfalfa dictrlcts in th e sta te selling
com petitive hay. T he W illam ette
Methodist Church Notes
valley m arket has been demoralized
Sunday school 10 a. m., m orning
by the dum ping of clover hay by lo
w orship 11, E pw orth league 6:30 p.
cal farm ers, and they themselves are
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asking for help in h an d lin g th e sit- m,
L ast Sunday was a day of good
îation. N ext spring some kind of
th in g s from the opening of the Sun
organization w ill he erected to care
day school a t 10 to th e close of the
for this. W hether it w ill be a p a rt
Sacred concert in the evening.
t f th e Oregon H ay G rowers or a-
W e are m eeting up sta irs now
eep arats organization affiliated w(th
w hich add g reatly to the in terest of
it, rem ains to be determ ined. The
association has been able to sell hay th e services.
My Creed
a t from $2.50 to $3.50 above the
I believp in a Church w hich serves
prices quoted from W ashington deal
ers, and th is speaks w ell for th e com m unity.
I believe in a Church w hich enjoys
quality of hay handled.
n ot Just endures religion.
I believe in a Church w ith a Job
UMATILIA NEEDS COUNTY FAIR for every m em ber and every member
on th e job.
(Continued from Page One) •
I believe in a Church w hich care
fully m in isters to the sp iritu a l w el
th exhibits at th a t tim e was p rohibi
fare of its boys and girls.
tive, and th e U m atilla County F air
I believe in a Church w ith a big
W83 discontinued.
Sunday school w ith every member
County Fair is Needed
of th e church in th e Sunday school
Today there is a dem and for its and every member of th e Sunday
resurrection. E veryw here you go school in th e church.
among farm ers and breeders they are
I believe in a Church w ith an ade
talking about it. Each year at the quate social an d recreational pro
state fair w hen th e county exhibit gram.
roll is called an d U m atilla is noted
I believe in a Church w hich docs
absent, the question is asked why is its business in a way to command it
one of th e w ealthiest in tho sta te a self to the business sense of the com
slacker.
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m unity.
It is because we have no county
I believe in a Church which is not
fair organization. The Dairy and a hospital for th e care of dyspeptic
Hog show is ready to be in itiated In and invalid C hristians b u t a well o r
to a first rank county fair, and take ganized force to tak e the com m unity
h er second degree a t th e sta te fair
for Christ.
next fall at Salem.
I believe In a Church w hich is so
Benefit Comes From Show
The Dairy and Hog show is re-
ponsible for more benefit to the
county than a casual observer m ight
think. F or several years George
Strohm has brought home the bacon
from the Pacific In tern atio n al Live-
stock show In th e form, of several
hundred dollars in prize money for
first or champion carload of fat hogs.
A. D. Crosland r/sn ed the g ran d
cham pion Du roc boar shown a t the
-late fair th is year.
The bulk of aw ards in th e Duroc
division a t th e sta te fa ir th e past two
years has been given to Mason and
Adams, two H erm iston breeders.
These men have t i l been among the
chief supporters of th e local show.
T here are young herds of d airy
and beef cattle here th a t will in a few
years be second to none in the stats.
B. K. Sprague, for the past 12
years a resident of th is vicinity,
, died at bis home two miles west of
town December 13.
He was born a t W illiamston}
New York on October 15, 1845 and
w as 76 years of age a t his death
At th e age of th ree years he moved
w ith his p aren ts to H udson, Mich,
w here he rem ained u n til March, 1910
[ when he came to Oregon and settled
here.
He was m arried in 1886 to Miss
E lizabeth J . W arn er who survives
him. To them were born five child-
j'ren, L ulu May, Lynn Dale of Tan-
qua, Penn., Ray W. of Cellilo, Ore
gon, K ath ry n W. of H um bolt, K ans
as, and R u th B. of Colfax, W ash.
The th ree living in th e n o rth west
were here for th e fu n e ra l which,
was held last T hursday, December
15.
Services were a t the house. Rev.
R. V. A shm un officiating. B u riat
was a t the H erm iston cemetery. Mr.
Sprague is also survived by a b ro th
er and sister who ltvo in Oklahoma.
European Paper Money.
In every European country the war
produced a flood of paper money.
With the exception of Great Britain,
great issues were made everywhere
of notes of very low value. The more
desperate the situation, the more the
recourse to the printing press.
In
Germany, especially, cities and small
towns, business Arms and prisoners’
camps issued emergency money, most
ly In the form of paper notes
(Scheine). Many of these notes have
high artistic value, due partly to the
a r’lsts and partly to the desire to
ma te the notes serve a propaganda
purpose, and to be attractive general
ly, as well ns Incapable of fraudulent
Imitation. The Interest and beauty
of these notes are so well recognized
that a literature on the subject has
grown up, collectors and dealers have
appeared, and a society and an exhibi
tion have already drawn attention to
the suhjeet.—International Studio.
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QUEER CUSTOMS OF AFGHANS
People E at Only W ith the Right Hand
— Anim al L ife of Every Descrip
tion
Held
Sacred.
The average Afghan has no particu
lar fondness for wine or spirits.
Tobacco raised In the land Is of In
ferior q u ality ; the better sorts are
imported from Persia, Russia, India
and Egypt. Amir Hubblbullah Khan
always had a good private stock of
Havana cigars. Both young and old
people take snuff.
Tea, sweetened and unsweetened, is
(he favorite drink and is consumed in
prodigious quantities. When you go
to see an Afghan, you can hardly es
cape before swallowing four or five
cups of te a ; It is, therefore, no trifling
gastronomic feat ta pay several visits
In one afternoon, the more so if he
polite host (with a view of honoring
the European guests) has the tea
served In big Russian glasses.
The right hand Is always used In
eating and drinking, the left hand be
ing considered unclean.
Dogs, though numerous and useful,
are looked upon as unclean, and pious
people never touch them.
Animals that go badly lame on the
march or camels th at get snowbound
In the mountain passes are abandoned
to their fate. Afghans never kill such
animals, as we might do, to put them
out of their misery. They believe that
the lives of all living things are in the
hands of Allah, and th at man sins If
tie presumes to Interfere with the Su
preme Will. Afghans will not eveh kill
fleas or other verm in; they merely pick
them off and throw them away I—
Frederick Simpieh and “H aji M ina
Hursein" in the National Geographic
Magazine.
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Shock Frequently Does Good.
Keep fear out of your system, hut
don’t be troubled at a little fright.
Anything In the nature of a shock or
a Jolt Is helpfai If It doesn’t come too
late. It Is the only way that three-
quarters of the Inhabitants of this
earth can ever he made to realize the
necessity of doing what Is in them to
do.—John Blake In Chicago Dally
News.
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Hermiston Auditorium
Saturday
Evening
Music by Knight's Orchestra
E verybody In v ited
A Good Tim e is Prom ised to All
Phone 785
Calls Answered All Hours
Tickets $1.10
Supper 25c
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N o lo n g er’ does the ta lk in g
m achine sa tisfy th e e a r of
th o se w ho rig h tly in sist upon
m usic in its p r is t in e p u r it y —
m usic th a t is undefiled—and
fre e from th e fa m ilia r "m e g a-
phone” effect so com m only
h eard . I t is no lo n g er necessary th a t you be satisfied w ith a m i n i a t u r e rep ro d u c
tion o f y o u r fa v o rite sin g er’s voice, fo r th e N e w E d is o n now R e-creates th a t voice
a w ith ab so lu te fidelity by m ean s o f Edison Records. T he p ro u d est ach iev em en t of
a Thom as A. Edison in tru e period m odels, cased in choicest woods, a w a its y o u r
« critical inspection an d m ay be pu rch ased a t m o d erate prices on te rm s you can
afford.
busy in th e g reat w ork of the K ing
dom. cheering th e fain t and saving
the fallen, th a t it has no tim e for
gossip, b ackbiting and neighborhood
q u arelin g and Jealousy.
I believe In a Church which reach
j es every d ep artm en t of life and
meets every need of body, mind and
sp irit.
1 Come and Join w ith me and help
put o u r Church over on these lines.
T here Is a place for you and you are
the only one who can fill th a t place.
H arry A. W ann, pastor.
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, The biggest yearly rainfall Is In As
sam. In 1881 the world’s record was
broken there by a fall of 800 In rhea 5
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