Qtyr Wnmsfcm Urralh
VOL. XVI
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 16. 1922
DECLAMATORY TRY
OUTS NEXT WEEK
GRADE
PUPILS
r ■_
TO
LEGION BASKETBALL TEAM
WINS CLOSING GAME 34-13
W in from Irrigon Brings Season to
a Close; Good Record is
..........Made by Local Boys ...._____
UNION HIGH WINS IN
ALL FIVE DISTRICTS
VAYNE BOYNTON IS MARRIED
IN PENDLETON WEDNESDAY
M i» Mazie Riseting. of Stanfield ij
B rid e; Couple Will Make Their
Home in Hermiston
HINKLE AND SLOAN
TO CHANGE PLACES
COMPETE
No. 27
STUDENTS TO GIVE OPERA
“LOVE PIRATES OF HAW AH'
Tickets Are Selling F ast for Friday
Evening Performance at
the High School
TAX COMMITTEE
HEARS FROM US
SECOND ELECTION SHOWS 228
The marriage of Vayne Boynton LOCAL MAN TO RUN FOR THE
YESTERDAYS SESSION IN PEN-
The Legion played Its last game
and Miss Mazie Risellng of Stan-
The Opera "Love Pirates of Ha
VOTES
TO
28
AGAINST
HOUSE OF REP.
for this year Friday when It took
DLETON LIVELY
flold occured at Pendleton Wednes
waii” will be given in the high
the Irrigon boys Into camp at the
day, March 15, Rev. Alfred Lock-
school
auditorium
Friday
evening
by
C ontesti to be Held in Two Classes; local auditorium Friday evening.
wood officiating.
thirty high school students.
The score was 34 to 13, about the Election Waa Called to Clear up Le
From Pendleton the couple left for T ran k Sloan in Race For the Senate
Tickets are going fast and a good : Tax Paying Public Comes Out and
P . T. A. to Hold M eeting at
same as the game the week before.
gal D ifficulty; Vote in City
Against E berhard; Dodd is
Walla Walla to return next week to
house is assured. This Is the fir3t
Demands Substantial Cuts;
At the end of the first half the score
the High School
Hermiston where they \*ill makq
is Unanimous
opera put on by the high school for
in
Race
For
Joint
Seat
Local Men Speak
stood 21 to 7 and the margin was
their home. Vayne has Just pur
a number of years and it promises to
not materially changed In the sec
chased a house In the west part of
a splendid production. The story is
The March meeting of the Parent ond half of the game.
The special election last Friday on town and they will be at home there
The
county
political
situation
took
“ c,ever one 1,1 which a band of plr-
That the subject of taxes is close
As before Longhorn was high
Teachers’ Association will be held In
the question of uniting Westland, in a few days.
another shift the first of this week at*-8 ln attempting to pillage a girl's to the ht,art of Umatilla was shown
the high school room next Thursday point man for Hermiston with 13 Minnehaha. Cold Springs, Columbia
Vayne Boynton grew up here and when J. T. Hinkle and Frank Sloan !8ch° 0’ ar® taken caPtlv® through a yesterday at Pendleton when the
evening, March 23. For the program points to his credit He was crowd- and Hermiston carried by a margin of Is known to practically everyone on
It has been arranged to hold the de- ed mlshty hard for scoring honors practically 10 to 1 the total vote be the project. He Is also well known changed their candidacies to read as l,,c ° the old maid Principal, who atate tax investigation committee
hearing there.
«(amatory tryouts for the grades, to by Cheney the Irrigon center who ing 228 for and 28 against. Each dis in Pendletoft where he was formerly follows: Hinkle for the house Instead c“an^es them from crooks to cooks. heId
of the senate and Sloan for the sen-
1 be ?irat® cbief falIs ,n ,ove wlth ! They heard a nlentv. Tax naveis
pick the winners for the district de- n,ade 11 ot 1,18 team's 13 points, trict showed a large majority for un employed. He is employed at the ate instead of the house.
,be ma*den lady, woos her and suc-
big and little, were out from all sec
clamatory contest which will be held iThe other Irrigon basket was cag- ion.
Kingsley store and has a host of
Sloan is Picked
' ecda ln w‘n,nl" g ? er ,avor' Thore tions of the county to tell how taxes
ed
by
Watkins.
Todd
with
8
mark
*t Umatilla on April 7.
friends
in
the
community
whom
Tha
The election was called by the un
Both men were in La Grande last is 8 flne pa,rlotlc chorus and a pretty
Twenty one boys ¡and girls are era to his credit was next In line ion high schooli board in order to cure Herald joins in wishing all the hap Saturday and a conference was held scene betweeen the daughter of a rich could be and must be cut this year if
,
nianfoli«„ __
j
, the tax payer is to have enough mon-
working on selections and will do for HermiBton with Phelps and Hiatt a legal error in the original creation piness life has to offer to Mr. and ouiuiuay unu a coniercnce was neia A
wth some prominent tax payers there. ‘
' P,antatlon owner and the ( j
their best to receive first place so leading closely with 6 each.
Mrs.
Boynton.
It seems that there is some sentiment p ‘cer of a U. S. cruiser.
This ends the basketball season, o l the district. The suit filed against
that they can represent their grade
against Mr. Eberhard in his own
The music Is bright and catchy and
®oth oi ,h® big Portland papers
the district some time ago failed to
a t the district contest. There are two and the boys are now looking for
county a id the opponent wanted Mr. the 8‘ory con‘aln8
» - had ‘belr represents Ives on hand to
disclose the error but attorneys for
Classes. Class C,' which includes ward to baseball where the Legion the district recommended that th©
Sloan as th© candidate upon which ,ere8t o,d and you,’K- The Principal report what was said. Here Is the
grades (, 7, and 8, and Class D, probably will have no team of Its
io cen ter their effo rts
and choruses will appear in approprl- way the Oregonian summed up the
election be called again in order to
cwn, but Is sure to be represented
grades 3, 4, and 5.
Mr. Hinkle informed The Herald ate
8‘> the show will appeal «entiment developed:
clear up for all time any question of
Competent Judges will be secured to some extent on the town team.
to the eye as well as to the ear. Mrs.
Slash All Around Favored
legality.
more
than
a
week
ago
that
he
would
The lineup:
A small admsslon fee of IS cents will
Gunn directs the staging of the play
Here is the way sentiment was ex-
A great deal of satisfaction Is be
withdraw
from
the
senate
race
if
Irrtgon
Hermiston
bo asked and this money will be di
ing expressed over the five districts
Frank Sloan wanted to run and Mr. and Mr. Voelker directs the music, pressed at the hearing: Appropria-
F.
vided among the grades for the pur Watkins (2)
(8) Told
Miss Phyllis Dyer is the accompan- tions for county fairs can be passed
at
the
growth
in
sentiment
for
union
REPRESENTATIVES MEET HERE Sloan after tlie trip to Ln Grande in
F (13) Longhorn
pose of buying hats and balls or other Strader
ist. There will be an afternoon per- j tip for a few years; appropriations
since
the
district
was
created
last
formed
Mr.
Hinkle
that
he
would
like
Cheney
(11)
C.
( 6 ) Phelps
play apparatus they may select. The
AND MAKE PLANS
formance beginning at two o'clock for new buildings at the state fair
year. At that time there was consid.
to run for the senate so Mr. Hinkle' .
. . . .
. . .. .
O.
4th grade will furnish music for the Lameraux
(8) Hiatt
dropped out of that race and will fllo |
an? g,rt» at 8 ▼«cy should be disapproved:approprla-
erable
opposition
to
it;
now
after
a
Knight
G. B. Waterman
occasion.
nominal charge, so that at the eve tions should be withheld from the
few months of trial the sentiment
for the house instead.
Spare (1) H. Waterman
Mrs. F. A. Chezik will present a
Four Team League Including Echo,
1 nlng show there will be room for the Northwest Tourist association land
has
become
almost
unanimous
for
the
Three After House Seat
Referee: Walpole.
piano solo as part of the program.
i the Pacific International Livestock
patrons and friends of the school.
one big district for high school pur
Stanfield, Hermiston and
The result is that a hot contest is
Following is the program:
j exposition.
poses.
expected
between
Sloan
and
Eberhard
U matilla Probable
Class C. grades 6, 7 and 8.
Abolish the 6 per cent tax limita
Following is the vote In the dis
for the senatorial nomination, botli
The Leak in the Dyke ..Isabèlle Dodd
tion.
tricts: Westland 33 for to 18 against,
Umatilla
and
Union
counties
having
Alaska ...................................Alice Dyer
The legislature will have to repeal
Minnehaha, 23 for to 7 against. Cold
Plans are already under way for a candidate. For the Umatilla seats
The Spoopendykes ......Clara Hedwall
many obligations which forces a tax
Springs 20 for to 2 against, Columbia
in the house there will apparently
Jest Fore Christmas ....Joe McNaught
the organization of a base ball league
levy.
Z8 for to 1 against, Hermiston 124
be three candidates, Dr. I. U. Temple,
Der Dog und der Lobster ..*........ ,'i......
similar to the one last year. A meet S. A. Miller and J. T. Hinkle.
for,
none
against,
total
228
for
to
About 3370,000 ran be saved by
..............................George McKenzie
j closing the extension work of the
ing was held at the library Monday
against.
For the seat ln the house to rep
ldttle Ah Sid .......... Gerald McKenzie CITY WILL FURNISH DRAYS TO
evening, all the towns interested be. resent Umntllla and Morrow counties HOME BUREAU HOLDING -MEET agricultural college.
Hey Diddle diddle Sermon ..John Pace
TAKE AWAY CANS, ETC.
ING THIS AFTERNOON
College H e'd Too Big
C. A. NOREN DIES MONDAY;
ing represented except Stanfield, there will apparently be two candi
Jerry, the Bobbin Boy ..Anita Paulsen
Tho agricultural college Is too big
dates, E. P. Dodd of Hermiston who
The Abandoned Elopement .......■■.......
CAME HERE 2 MONTHS AGO whose spokesmen were unable to bet
for the population of the state: the
will receive united support from this
............................ Dorothy Shotwell
here.
section in his race with some Morrow Ladies Are F ittin g up Room a t the college is trying to build up a school
The Boy Engineer .......... Stela Payne Rubbish W hich W ill N ot Burn Should Deceased W as 63 Years of Age and
The dope at present is that there county man. The man will evidently
for the Pacific Northwest. Outside
Pledge With Wine ..Margery Spencer
H ospital; Clay R inehart to
be Sacked or Boxed Before
is Survived by W ife, and Two
will be a four team league, with Echo be the present Joint representative.
students should pay a tutltiou at
The Green Mountain Justice ..............
Grand Children
Head Commercial Club
Stanfield, Hermiston and Umatilla Mr, Woodson, as it Is thought he will
least as high as that charged In Cal
N ext Wednesday
......... ................Margeret Waterman
being represented. Irrigon does not run again, though it wns at first an
ifornia or Washington. If this causes
Se Was I ........................Harvey Adams
C. A. Noren who has lived on the feel able to support a tenm of its own
a decrease ln outside students it will
nounced that he would not.
Prayer and P otatoes........................... -
place formerly owned by C. F. Will- and will play with Umatilla. Board-
Owing to the "flu" ban the Uma also reduce the cost of operating the
.......... ......... ........... Genevieve( Lamb-) Next Wednesday. March 22 is the bite for the past two months, died man is too far away and will prob
tilla Home Bureau has not met for Institution.
Annual
cleanup.
On
that
day
alt
Class D, grades 3, 4 and 5.
,
Monday, March 13 of heart disease ably not be a member of the league. COMMUNITY CLUB DISCUSSES
„
¡several weeks, but will meet Thurs-
Abolition of experiment stations—■
Columbus .......................... Ruth Bensel property owners are expected to put and pneumonia.
T0PIC OF LOCAL INTEREST day at 2 p. m. at Community hall. A
The four towns named are almost
their
premises
In
spick
and
span
con
Our Hired Girl ......Shirley Brownson
Mr. Noren came here with his fam sure to have teams, though nothing
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great deal of business has piled up ((m nniong farmers and taxpayers.
dition.
Blue Eyed Gypsey ..Marlon Brownson
ily in the hope that his health which certain is known of Standfield’s po Good Program is Arranged for Meet- and a *arge attandance is hoped for Roy w
Ritner, president of the
Here are some requests which arc
The Contrary Boy ......Merwyn Evans
had been bad for some years would sition.
ing of March 21: All Ladies
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slate senate, suggested closing tho
made
by
Earl
Mitchell,
chairman
of
The Dead Doll .......... Phyllis Duncan
be improved. He traded his farm
Invited to Attend
The hospital room committee has experiment stations unless the fees ot
Nothing definite was done at Mon
When Pa Shaves .......... Wallace Hunt the cleanup. All tin cans and other near Vancouver, Wash., for the Will-
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severni good prices on the furnishings outslde students can maintain them.
Who Ate the Cake .......... Harold Pace trash which cannot be burned should hlte place near here. He had been day’s meeting except to talk things
The Community club met on Tues- and expect to have the goodR here Cut out me bug investigations— this
Vacation Trip of the School ............... be put in boxes or sacks before clean sick only a few days when death over and to determine the sentiment day March 4.
very soon. The cost of furnishing the being proposed by Mr. Pierce.
..................... .......... Frances Paulsen up day. II 7°u wait till the last day came, a complication of heart trouble of the towns. A meeting is to be
Current topics discussion was led room will be in the neighborhood of
sto p the bounty on coyotes— Reach
held in Stanfield tonight (Thursday)
the
dray
men
probably
will
not
have
The Wind and 'the Moon .....................
with pneumonia proving more than This meeting w ill probably see the by Mrs. West. Mrs. J T. Hinkle gave 3150 but the Home Bureau has the the maurauders In other ways,
time
to
reach
all
places
and
the
stuff
........................... ............Eva Skinner
his condition could rally from.
a very Instructive talk on roses and amount on hand. The room will
stale industrial accidents board
league formally organized.
The Babies in the Tea Spoon ............... will not be hauled away. So get
Mr. Noren Is survived by his wife
shrubbery most suitable for this soon be ready for occupancy.
should be self-supporting, receiving
Tenative
plans
are
for
a
four
team
it
ready
before
Wednesday
morning.
.....................................Violet Smith
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n0 ald from the state
The city will furnish the drayage for and a daughter who is located near league. It s planned to play 12 games climate and soil. Mrs. Briggs also
Vancouver. Two grand children,* a the first to be Easier which conies on «old wliat perennials were most like-
Mrs Renick, chairman of the flow- j
Non-Taxable Securities H it
the trash.
JECHO MAY BUILD A $3500
boy and a girl have been living with April 16 this year and the last to be ly to grow here and how to raise cr committee, has her list made out
Close the affairs of the water hoai d
Manure piles will not be hauled them.
HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
July 2. No officers were named at them successfully. Mrs. II. R. New_ and is just waiting for weather con- in six months and dissolve the board,
away by the city of course. They
Stop the issuance of non-taxable
the last meeting, but it is probablo port gave a most interesting paper ditions to be right, to order the roses
The
deceased
was
63
years
of
age
should be spread out by the property
Sehool Board is Asked to P u t Ques owners before cleanup day. There at the time of death. He and Mrs. that this will be taken care of to on Japan’s Relations with the United for community hall grounds. The securities.
States. Mrs. Voelker gave a short club voted 310 for roses.
Wipe out county agents, county
night.
tion Before Voters; Wood
should be no manure piles in Herm Noren were PresbyterlanB and among
talk in memorlum of Mrs. Hitt.
.
demonstrators and county nurses
those
who
know
him
he
had
the
rep
Construction Favored
iston this summer.
The committee has arranged to
The white waHh will he pnt n the While this has been repeatedly sug-
utation of being a man of exampiary
FREE METHODIST NOTICES
Then there will be plenty to do
The revival meetings in progress at hold a sale of seeds, bulbs and hardy cemetery fence wthln a short time by gested, various county courts either
Echo may build a 33500 gymnasi when the day comes. Lawns can be character. The community extends
Its sympathy to the surviving mem the Free Methodist hall are proving annuals in the nenr future and any (he cemetery committee of the Home champion the retention of these peo
um for the public schools. The com raked and all trash which will burn
ple or else assert that too much pres
one wishing these please watch for Bureau.
bers of his family. The body was a great blessing.
mercial club of that city has gone on can be burned during the day. But
sure is brought on the courts to re
the date of sale.
I
, -
taken to Vancouver.
Rev.
Edwards
comes
to
Hermiston
record as favoring the move and has don’t wait till the last day for the
The elub meets again oh March 21
a millinery class was held on Wed- tain them.
with a spirit filled gospel message
asked the school board to Bubmlt the cans.
An Income tax Is advocated and
of salvation from sin. Souls are when the following program will be nesday by Mrs. Van Deusen at Corn-
Card
of
Thanks
question to the voters at the June
To all those whose sympathy and seeking and finding help from God given: Current topics, leader Mrs. munlty hall for members ot the Home only one voice was raised against
sehool meeting.
this method of dividing the tax bur
LEGION MEETS AGAIN WITH
Ilaneline; questions answered regard- Bureau, and was well attended.
freindship has been an encourage at nearly every service.
The building would be erected on
den at today’s meeting. Opinion is
. —
Services every night this week at Ing annuals, Mrs. Henry Pelmulder;
HOT DOGS 'N EVERYTHING ment In my recent bereavement, to
the school grounds and would be of
"The Direct primary and the coming
The next party will be held at not a unit as to whether the tax
the Masonic and Eastern Star orders 7:30 and each afternoon at 2:30.
wood construction as it was found
¡Community hall Thursday night, ¡should be flat or graduated.
All are cordially invited to attend election,” Mrs. Rena Waterman.
Boys Adjourn to Shotwell Home and other individuals for their beaut
that a brick building would coet from
A sales tax was proposed by Dr.
The meeting hour Is at three March 23, at 8 p. m. Everyone is In
iful floral offerings, I wish to extend these meetings. Not one can afford
W here Feed is Served; To
310,000 to 812,000. Following is the
o'clock sharp and all ladies are cordi- vited. Refreshments will be served F. W. Vincent, president of the tax-
my sincere thanks.
to miss this rare gospel treat.
Make Membership Drive
comment of the Echo News on the
a lly Invited to attend.
and a good time assured. Whist and payers' league, who also charged the
H. E. Hitt.
F. G. and Mrs. Fulmer.
plans:
education field with “too much pa-
The American Legion held a pep
: 500 will both bo played.
P lenty of Space
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ternallBtn,’’ with playground Instruc.
py meeting at the library building
According to the plan presented Tuesday evening, with a good at-
The delegates to the state conven- ors and what- not.
the building would be of frame con- ! tendance of ex-service men present,
tton of Women's cluhs will soon be
E. P Dodd of Hermiston opposed
■traction with a clear floor space of
plans were discussed for enrolling
named by the President to meet with doing away with the county agent
38X80 feet. Seating facilities for ajj ex-service men of this district In
the state clubs at Tillamook ln June, and did not favor reduction of nppro-
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iprlations for the schools. He named
about 175 spectators is provided on the Leg|on. a nation wide drive to
one side of the floor by a bleacher th|g end tg to be put on by the Le-
The literary department of the (ho state land settlement commission
Home -Bureau met at the home of the jag One which was doing no good and
arrangement. In the rear of the build- gton Vithln the next two weeks It
laador, Mrs. Benjamin, last Tuesday ; wh|eh could be cut out. Frank Sloan
la g a dressing room, with toilet fa- was also decided that the executive
with a large attendance. The club ¡„f Stanfield voiced opposition to the
cuttles and a shower, is provided for committee will conduct an employ-
meets every two weeks.
coyote bounty though he is a sheep
the girls and one for the boys. Provis- ment bureau to find Jobs for former
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man. J. T. Hinkle was also present
Ion is made for built-in lockers. The ,^^1©© men. This too is ln accord
The directors of the co-operative nt (,,„ hearing. All three are legls-
plan permits of heating by store or
the policy of the national organ-
store will hold a meeting this week jative candidates from this end of the
by connection with the hot water |Xatton.
system of the main school building.
R was thg T|gw of #u preg©nt that
to decide on Just what method to county.
Several architects were consulted |h#
takg whgteTer action may
pursue, regarding getting started.
by the committee and It was found eTer
neceggary to wipport the state
NO ARRESTS MADE YET IN
ECHO STORE ROBBERY CASE
that a brick or concrete construction dppartment tn having Asiatics ex
The I-adles Aid will hold a lecture
would cost from 810,000 to 812,000. c,udgd from th© atate . The Legion
In Community hall Thursday night.
Pendleton Tribune
according to the estimates submitted.
haTg gn jn| tiatlve measure on
No admission will he rharged but a
No arrests have yet been made for
In view of the expense and the pos- (hg
in the election this fall,
free will offering will be asked to go
slbliity of some change having to he
Ag ugUBi the "eats" featured
to the treasury of the aid. Every (he robbery of the J. Frank Splnlng
drug store at Echo Tuesday night,
made ln the present school building jargely ln the evening's entertsln-
one is asked tn attend.
when over I t 000 worth of Jcwelcry,
If the population Increases. It was men( Gordon shotwell Invited the
The Catholic ladles Altar Society knives, flashlights and other stock
thought advisable to adopt the frame
to adjourn to the Shotwell home
had a meeting on Tuesday afternoon was stolen by thieves who broke in
construction. Preliminary estimates whgre the "staff" waa being cooked,
nt the Catholic church for the pur- ¡(he front door some time during the
for a frame gym ran as high as 38500 T|)<( offer wgg accepted without de
poor of laying future plans. The are night. Th© safe handle had been
but by elimination of some of the )>y and , hg entlr© group proceeded In
to have a cooked food sale on Easier sprung but not blown, and a small
non-essential details, omitting the carg
shotwell's where hot eoffee.
amount of cash from the register was
balconies. and other changes, this fig-
doK© gnd eakg were served, and
Batarday.
gone.
nre waa cut to 3348».
(he remainder of th« evening spent
County officers working on the
The new home of O. fttangeby has
Tha building will meet the require-, listening to some high class piano
case
report muddy tracks in the store
been
recently
painted
and
Is
very
al-
ments of Echo schools for many years, work by Wm. Miles.
¡Iractlve. C. M. Stewart Is also paint and some pieces of alfalfa hay are
It la large enough for basketball --------- -— —----------------- !
ing his pretty little ranch home on the only available clews to the theft.
games, and for a playground in bad
All who were present at the luneh
¡the highway.
weather. The plan provides for a expressed themselves as favoring the
Bitll’s-eye!
structure of neat appearance but of gym measure as presented by the
Professor In Journalism: "What is
W P. Llewellyn has hls garage
simple design. qBlte 1» keeping with committee, and they will use their la
neatly eruupleted He will start at the most effective method of threatl-
the financial erudition of the district jfluence to secure the approval of tha
cal criticism?”
pad thq raqulrpfaents of the school.
■ voter» a t the special election.
(C«»4lnued on Page two)
Well Founded Student: "An egg.'*
THURSDAY EVENING
FIRST BASE BALL
MEETING IS HELD
ANNUAL CLEANUP
DAY IS MAR, 22
UMATILLA WOMEN’S
CLUBS ARE ACTIVE
□I
Sh-h-h- Don 7 Wake Him