The Hermiston herald., February 09, 1922, Image 3

TOE HERMISTON HERALD, HEUMISTON, OREGON.
THE
H E R M IS T O N
HERALD
Published every Thursday a t Hermiston. Umatilla C o u n ty, Oregon, in the heart of Eastern
Oregon's great irrigated alfalfa tields, by the Herald Publishing Company.
unseen audience, and invited them to
send in questions by teleg rap h or
m ail, w hich they answ ered the next
n ig h t by w ireless telephone. One
droll .listen er in D etroit h eard every­
th in g except the passing of th e plate,
but he sen t in his co n trib u tio n by
mall.
Does th e w ireless telephone m ean,
th en , th a t th e C h ristian congrega­
tion w ill even tu ally disappear? The
C ontinent (P resb y terian ) th in k s th at
q u ite possibly th is question may soon
pass from sem i-jocular b a n te r of the
preachers and churches in to a very
grave problem of C h ristian org an iza­
tion. It has no doubt, how ever, th at
“ in th e long ru n th e apostolic in ­
ju n ctio n not to forsake th e assem b­
lin g of them selves to g eth er would
ju stify its essential dem ands upon
even th e most m odern of C h ristian s.”
FARMERS’ PROBLEMS
(C ontinued from last w eek)
self sufficient and did not depend upo
B E R N A R D M A IN W A R I N G , E D IT O R
or care very much, what the great
E n u r e d » . sccoiid-ei»»» i n . U r r , L M -e m b er . iHort, a t th e pò» tolti ce a t H e r n ia u m . Oregon
world was doing. The result is that
the agricultural group is almost as
Subscription Rates: One Year, < 2 .0 0 ; Six M onths, i l 0 0
much at a disadvaiUage In dealing with
other economic groups as the jay farm­
Joints
of
im
perfect
tra
c
ts
w
as
the
SALVAGING THE, STARVING
er of the funny pages in the hands of
cause of m any a tra in w reck and loss
HEEDS
sleek urban confidence men, who sell
him acreage hi Central P ark or the
Depression in the live stock indus- of thousands of lives.
The sam e effect is produced on
Ciiicngo city hall. The leaders of the
ry , couplet! w ith a long h ard w inter,
farmers thoroughly understand this,
m otor vehicles by th e continuous
has caused an unusual am ount of su f­
anil they are intelligently striving to
ja r h en speeding over a concret su r­
ferin g and starv atio n am ong cattle,
integrate their industry so that it will
face highw ay w ith m in u te ro u g h ­
sheep and horses on th e ruuge aud
he on an equal footing with other busi­
ness.
nesses.
heavy losses.
A utom obiles and tru ck s crystalllza
As an example of integration, take
T he Oregon H um ane Society has
th e fin est steel front v ib ra tio n s caus­
the steel Industry, In which the model
m ade a survey of conditions in some
ed by going a t high speed over at. im­
Is the United States Steel Corporation,
of the biggest range counties, and has
with Its iron mines, its coal mines. Its
s e n t officers to inv estig ate sm aller perfect surfaced road.
lake and rail transportation, Its ocean
Not only will th e best steel c ry s ta l­
bands in the valley counties of w est­
vessels, its by-product coke ovens, its
lize a t th e point of shock, b u t th e con
e rn Oregon.
blast furnaces. Its open hearth and
crete Itself will crum ble from th e Im­
In many instances it has been the
*
* Bessemer furnaces, its rolling mills. Its
p act rtn a rigid g ranulous surface.
tube mills and other manufacturing
custom and alm ost a tra d itio n to let
♦
NEWS
OF
NEIGHBORING
♦ processes that are enrried to the high­
C alifornia has laid 3,000 m iles of
herd s russle in the snow an d w inter
TOWNS
« est degree of finished production com
tig id surface concrete roads, b u t 30 ♦
If they can, w hile the ow ners live in
♦ patihle with the large trade it has
percent of th is m ileage is sh attered , ♦
com fort in some w arm er clim ate
built up. All this Is generally conced­
and 1500 miles will be resurfaced.
from th e profits of the stock.
N. P. Jensen, form erly m anager of ed to be to the advantage of the con­
In tw o years 500 m iles have been
T he best stockm en find it pays to
resurfaced w ith a bitum inous shock­ th e cream ery for the Oregon D airy­ sumer. Nor d' es the steel corporation
not allow anim als to go to th e sta rv ­
Inconsiderately dump Its products on
absorbing cushion and o th er states m en’s league a t S tanfield, has leased
ation point, alth o u g h m any have ex­
the market. On the contrary, it so
i the build in g and equipm ent from the acts that it is frequently a stabilizing
pre re q u irin g shock absorbers.
hausted all cred it and m any of the
S
tanfield
cream
ery
company,
and
has
The fatlq u e of a new concrete su r­
influence, as is often tile case with oth­
herds a re m ortgaged an d some are
face, th e w ear and tear-o n tires, th e h ired E rn est M arti, a cheese m aker, er large organizations. It is m aster of
tak en over on the debt.
to tak e charge, and th e w ork started Its distribution as well us of Its pro­
In such cases the c a ttle m ortgage fin al cry stalizatio n of stru c tu re of
Feb. 1. Swiss brick and Swiss block duction. If prices gre not satisfactory
both
steel
and
concrete,
are
facts
of
com panies are liable u n d er the law
cheese w ill be made and a fine brand the pioducts nre held back or produc­
such
common
everyday
observations
for failu re to get feed to th e stock,
I of cream ery b u tte r.— S tan field S tan d ­ tion is reduced or suspended. It is not
and some have been induced to buy th a t o rd in ary intelligence o u g h t to
compelled to send » year’s work to the
ard.
market at one time and take whatever
large qu an tities of bay in d ifferen t dem and th e n o n -jarin g surface in
h ig h w ay construction.
sections of the state.
W ith th ia issue, th e Crook County it can get under such circumstances.
j P u b lish in g Company, a corporation It has one selling policy and its own
Some large live stock operators ex­
export departm ent. Neither are the
pect losses from ten to th irty per
of local people, assum e th e ow ner­ grades and qualities of steel determin­
THE GOSPEL BY WIRELESS
cent In w in te rin g anim als, and It
ship
of
th
e
C
entral
Oregonian.
ed at the caprice of the buyer, nor does
L iterary Digest
seems to be considered a re g u lar fea_
Guy L afo llette, for tw elve years the Intter hold the scales. In this sin­
P
reach
in
g
by
w
ireless
is
m
ore
th
an
tu re of the business, involving .losses
Identified jW ith ■th e Crook County gle integration of the steel corporation
a p assing fad, for already, we are as­
in a h ard w in ter of m illions.
I Jo u rn al, w ill be ed ito r and m anager is represented about 40 per cent of the
sured,
it
has
proved
en
tirely
p
ra
c
tic
­
I of th e paper, and W B. R ussell, for steel production of America. The rest
In Lake, H arney, M alheur and
K lam ath counties unu su al effo rts are able for a man to sit a t home— even ' four years w ith th e same publication Is mostly in the hands of a few large
m ade by ca ttle and sheepm en to get for th a t m atter, to lie in bed if he is will be in ch arg e of th e m echanical companies. In ordinary times the
steel corporation, by example, stabilizes
th e ir stock to the hay, or th e hay to so disposed— and h ear to th e m in u t­ end of the business.— P rineville, Ore. all steel prices. If this is permissible
est
d
etail
all
th
a
t
his
ears
could
g
a
th
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th e stock, but in spite of th is the
H eppner Is h av in g a th ree days (it Is even desirable, because stable
losses are going to reach high fig­ er if he were actu a lly presen t a t the
and fqlr prices ore essential to solid
services.
More
th
a
n
th
is,
w
ith
the
“ F arm ers’ C h au tau q u a” th is w4tek and continued prosperity) why would
ures.
The su fferin g am ong horses on the aid of a w ireless o u tfit th e p reacher begin n in g Monday. Speakers from It be wrung for the farm ers to utilize
range is enough to m ake special a t­ can reach those who are unable to go O. A. C. and several Co-operative central agencies th a t would have simi­
ten tio n to this u n fo rtu n a te anim al to ch u rch and, we are told, it may farm associations are on th e program . lar effects on agricultural products)
Something like that is what they are
necessary, and it is one of the g re a t­ prove to be an in valuable a d ju n c t to
F. T. George has received a reply aiming at.
est problem s in the w ork of hum ane th e ev an g elist who would preach to from H enry F ord to h is com m unica­
Some farm ers favored by regional
an audience g re a te r th an th e church
education.
tion w ritte n 'th re e m onths ago re­ compactness and contiguity, such ns tile
roof
can
cover.
The
w
ireless
tele­
H orses w ithout bran d s when in
g ard in g fin an cin g th e Teel district. citrus-fruit-ralsers of California, al­
good condition are readily etalmed phone is now in use in b o th P itts - ' The le tte r sta te d th a t no action in ready have found a way legnlly to
b
u
rg
an
d
New
Y
ork,
acording
to
j
merge and sell their products inte­
b u t once they get to the starv atio n
th is m a tte r could be tak en by Mr. j
point no ow ner w ill claim them , and several religious jo u rn als, and the Ford a t th is tim e, b u t th a t th e le tte r grally and in accordance with seasonal
and local demand, thus improving
th ey come down from the m ountains read in g of scrip tu re, th e pastoral would be placed on file.— Echo News their position nnd rendering the con­
prayer, th e m usic of organ and choir
n earer town and have to be shot.
sumer a reliable service of ensured
H orses were found in bands ru s tl­ and every accent of th e serm on are | A m eeting w ill be held Monday quality, certain supply, and reasonable
cu
rried
to
th
e
telephonic
e
ar
of
every
to organize the Boy Scouts of Echo. and relatively steady prices. They
ing in the sage brush cou n try th a t
lies under a cru st of snow and ice, listen er w ho ow ns a w irelesss equip­ Seventeen boys of su itab le age have have not found It necessary to resort
paw ing th rough to th bare earth m ent and can a d ju st it to th e proper already expressed th e ir in ten tio n to to any special privilege, or to claim
u n til th e ir feet a re worn to the quick, w ave len g th . A w ireless o u tfit re­ join th e o rganization. I. M. P eter­ any exemption under the anti-trust
cen tly used by tw o F a u llst F ath ers son w ill be the scout m aster.— Echo legislation of the state or nation. With­
and leaves tra ils of blood.
out removing local control, they have
who w ere co nducting m issionary ser­ News.
The H um ane Society h as enlisted
bnilt up a very efficient marketing
vices in Old St. P a tric k ’s C hurch in
the co-operation of some of th e big
agency. The grain, cotton, and to­
P itts b u rg reached tw en ty S tates, we I Jim Jones, ru ra l m all c a rrie r out
c a ttle and sheep men like Wm. H an ­
bacco farmers, nnd the producers of
are told, and resulted in b rin g in g In of A thena, has a Rpan of little mule, hides nnd wool, because of their num­
ley of B urns and one of tile S tanfields
several converts to th e church and not M issouri 1 mules, eith er. He bers nnd the vastness of their regions,
of U m atilla county and a conference
w hite "som e careless C atholics in fa r­ claim s to have driven a to ta l distance and for other reasons, have found
w ith stockm en is to be lietd.
aw ay tow ns outside th e city, h aving of 28,000 m iles d u rin g th e past five integration n more difficult task ;
though there are now some thousands
h eard th e in stru ctio n s on ’confession’ j years.— W eston Leader.
of farm er’s co-operative elevators,
EON-JABRING HIGHWAY
w ere led to receive th e sacram ents.
W hile in H eppner for a day o r so warehouses, creameries, and other en­
SURFACES
Non-CatholicB in cities 400 miles
d u rin g th e week, E. M. H ulden, terprises of one sort and another, with
In th e old days of railro a d in g it aw ay w rote in for lite ra tu re b earing
Black horse farm er, w h o 'w ith his fam ­ a turn-over of a billion dollers a year.
w as a common accident for a loco­ upon th e docrines of th e ch u rch .” I
ily is spending th e w in ter in P o rt­ They nre giving the farm ers business
m otive wheel to snap off from w hat N ight a fte r n ig h t d u rin g the services i
land, w as prevailed upon to announce experience and training, and, so far
w as called crystallized axle.
as they go, they meet the need of
say The In d ian a C atholic and Record
him self as a candidate for nom ina­ honest weighing and fair grading; but
The forever bum ping over the rail the P n u list F a th e rs address th e ir
tion to th e office of jo in t rep resen ta­ they do not meet the requirem ents of
tive from M orrow and U m atilla coun­ rationally adjusted marketing in any
large and fundamental way.
ties.— H eppner G azette-Tim es
The next step, which will be a pat­
tern for other groups, is now being
I
prepared by the grain-raisers throngh
I ♦
the establishment of sales media which
! * BRIEF AND TO THE POINT ❖ shall hundle grain separately or col­
I ♦
* lectively, as the Individual farm er may
elect. It is this step—the plnn of the
J
All Irelan d asks Is a fig h tin g Committee of Seventeen—which has
created ao much opposition and Is
I j chance.— W all S treet Jo u rn al.
thought by some to be In conflict with
the anti-trust laws. Though there Is
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W ill H ays h itches his wagon to now before congress a measure de­
I several sta rs.— A shville Times.
signed to clear up doubt on this point,
the grain-producers are not relying on
•
A telephone pole never h its a mot- any immunity from anti-trust legisla­
I or car except in self-defense.— Can- tion, They desire, nnd they are en­
titled, to co-orrlliinle their efforts Just
I ton Press.
as effectively as the large business In­
,
W h at m ost city governm ents need terests of tlie country have dene. In
I is a little uncivil service reform .— connection with the selling organiza­
tions the United States Grain Growers
J New York T ribune.
Incorporated is drafting a scheme of
■ The rep th a t G erm any is g ettin g financing Instrum entalities and auxili­
IB
I o u t of rep aratio n s is a bad one.— ary agencies which are Indispensable
■
to the successful utilization of modern
|¡N o rfo lk V irg in ian -P ilo t.
business methods.
I
It is essential that the farm ers
I
Even though you keep on discharg-
I ing your duties, you never get rid of should proceed gradually with these
plans, and aim to avoid the error of
■ R. A. Brownson, Manager
j them.-—G reenville Piedm ont.
Phone 111
scrapping the existing marketing ma­
1
W ar seems more and more wicked chinery, which has been go laboriously
as th e pro b ab ility of g e ttin g a p rofit built up by 1' ng experience, before
o u t of it grow s sm aller.— E rie Times. they have a tried and proved aubsti-
tnte or supplementary mechanism
We are w aitin g to see w h at a shil- They must be careful not to become
laly looks like w hen tu rn ed into a enmeshed in their own reforms and
lose the perspective of their place In
p ru n in g hook.-—Boston Shoe and the national system They must guard
L eather R eporter.
against fanatical devotion to new doc­
trines, and should seek articulation
E v ery th in g is divided equally. Tho
with the general economic aystem
rich man has th e tw in-six and the rather than its reckless destruction as
poor m an has th e six tw ins.— New It relates to them.
York A m erican.
We can furnish you good cooking apples. W inesaps a t $1.00
T here is som ething In the theory
per box. T his is the season of th e y ear we should a ll be e atin g
To take a tolerant an* sympathetic
th a t the w orld is fla t. It Is fla t on view of the farmer«’ strivings for bet­
apples. O ranges are likely to be high th ro u g h th e season of 1922.
it:: back, b u t is going to tu rn over.— ter things Is n t to give n blanket
Toledo Blade.
endorsement to any specific plan, and
still less to applaud the vugartes of
W ith P ennsylvania sending Crow some of their leaders and groups.
and P epper to th e U nited S tates Sen­ Neither should we, on the other hand,
T ry a can of homemade Sorghum . 5 pounds $1.2$. S trictly pure.
ate, th e political menu appears com­ allow the froth c f bitter agitation,
T his leaves all your money on th e U m atilla project fo r these
false economies, and m istaken radical
p lete.— New York Call.
item s of common consum ption.
Ism to conceal the facts of the farm
In a way the trav elin g salesm an is era’ disadvantages, nnd the practlcabll. ’
ju s t now th e m ost independent of Ity of eliminating them by well-eon
men— he seldom tak es orders from sldered mpasiirps. It may be that the
fanners will not show the business
anybody.— K ansas City S tar,
sagacity and develop the wise leader­
Now th a t th e drives for endow , ship to carry through sound ptana; but
Home produced Honey beats the Im ported S yrups and is cheaper
m ents have been p u t over, college hat possibility d<-»s not justify the
5 pounds 80c.
professors have begun criticizin g th e ' • I
C »tinned next week
new spapers ag ain .— New Y ork T rib ­
une.
HOUSE APPROVES $500,000
FOR UMATILLA PROJECT
W ashington. D. C., Feb. 8
E ast O regonian,
Pendleton, Oregon.
The house app ro p riatio n com m it­
tee this m orning approved th e e sti­
m ate of five hu n d red thousand dol­
lars fo r the U m atilla project.
N. J. S nnott
The foregoing m essage from Con­
gressm an S innott relates to th e bud­
get for th e U m atilla project for the
coming year. However, th e view of
the project en g in eer’s office is th a t
the new s does not mean any money
w ill be available for the McKay dam
F unds for the McKay project aw ait
on receipt of money by the reclam a­
tion fund. At th is tim e the outlook
fo r money for the McKay dam is not
hopeful.— E ast Oregonian.
trisa
'H IM
iiu f
Plan This Winter
BUILD IN THE SPRING
Crop Rotation Controls Crop Pests
One of the im m ediate benefits of
crop rotation is a b e tte r control of
crop pests. R otation is an im port­
a n t m ethod advised for th e control
of nearly every Insect or disease a t ­
tack in g field or garden crops, and
w ith o u t it m any of the o th er help­
fu l m easures are Ineffective.— O. A.
C. E xperim ent station.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Aids ■
Nature
Medicines th a t aid n atu re are al­
ways most effectual. C ham berlain's
Cough Remedy acts on th is plan. It
allays the cough, relieves th e lungs,
aids expectoration, opens the secre­
tions and aids n a tu re in restoring
the system to a h ealth y condition.
T housands have testified to its good
qualities. T ry it w hen you have a
cough or cold.
All indications show that
lumber prices have reach­
ed rock bottom. There
are so many new homes
needed that it is only rea­
sonable to expect build­
ing costs to increase with
spring demand.
Select a design for your new home. Place the con­
tract for the material r.ow. Build as soon
as the weather will permit.
Inland Empire Lumber C om pany
M IC K IE S A Y S s
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of coal now, a new stock of the
best and it is the best.
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STORE NEWS
Apples
Sorghum
Home Produced Honey
Herm iston Produce &
Supply Co.
"TAc Bat of Good Stroke’
1 op of the United State«.
Harmony.
What aom* m r j wool)) like to know
la why. If girl* never put on long
dresses oow when they grow np, they
shouldn't keep on wearing hair rib­
bons.—Boston Transcribe.
An aerial view of the top of Monnt
Rainier, the 14,W*1-foot peak of Wash­
ington, was recently made. The avt- i
ato r was forced to make an ascent of ,
three miles to get the picture, and the
photograph abowa nna ot the oow ex­
tinct volcano crater*.
it « : ime *0 many
ty|,
of numberless
U nion P acific S ystem
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