T H E H E B M IST O ir K E B A L D , H ERM ISTO N. G It EG ONA
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Published every Thursday at Her­
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Entered as second class matter,
December 1906 at the postoffice at
Hermiston, Oregon.
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NINE NEW LAWS PROPOSED
Besides all the legislature will en­
act, nine measures will confront the
voters at the November election.
Compulsory education bill, under
which all children between the ages
of 8 and 16 years would be compelled
to attend the public schools, and the
elimination of ail private schools.
Single tax amendment to raise all
taxes on real estate.
Prohibiting use of seins, traps or
fish wheels for catching salmon and
requiring that 50 per cent of salmon
spawn must be planted in streams
from which taken.
State income tax, providing for
raising of one half the state taxes
on net Incomes.
Graduated income tax measure on
all net incomes for slate expenses
with exemptions and deductions
similar to federal Income tax.
Portland Exposition under terms
of which Portland would levy IL -
POO,000 a year for three years for
financing the world's fair.
Interest rate amendment limiting
the leagai rate of interest to 6 per
cent and the contract rate to 7 per
cent.
Two Constitutional amendments
to permit Linn and Benton counties
to levy special taxes to pay outstand­
ing warrants.
and it is owned by hundreds of lo­
Astoria to Improve several streets.
comotive engineers throughout the
Freewater Federated church will
country. They plan to retail ¿be coal construct modern 633,000 edifice.
to railway men and other workers in
Medford will have 675,000 armory.
the large cities throughout the Unit­
ed States. Miners will be paid ade­
quate wages.
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“KICKS AND THRILLS”
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A new machine for reducing oil ♦
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from shale rock is at work near Den­
ver. The invention is a series of ?e-
A Great Shampoo
volving retrots, heated by oil burn­
ers. The shale rock is dumped in the A fool there was and he loved his
brew
hopper and comes out at the rear of
Even as you and I,
the machine as black dust made up
of hydrocarbons of high commercial Sai<* be with glee, “Ha, a new recipe
I'll surely have to try.'
value. According to the president of
the Colorado School of Mines, the in.
be got some hops.
And the rest of the props,
ventlon will revolutionize the oil in­
And he started in to brew,
dustry.
But the stuff got thick.
A new rotary spray pump weigh­ And it had no kick.
But it made a great shampoo.
ing but 59 pounds is expected to
— Selected.
revolutionize orchard spraying. It is
declared that the machine, runlng
at normal speed, can deliver from
I’m Sorry for You, Bo!
300 to 500 pounds pressure and will There’s a man somewhere in the
distribute from 20 to 35 gallons of
world of men
material a minute.
Whom I may never see,
Yet the heart of my heart goes out to
The Walla Walla and Milton dis­
h im
tricts are expecting only about 40
In deepest sympathy.
per cent of a prune crop this year. He may be a Turk or a Chinaman
which may be some consolation io
Or a man of Tlnibuetoo.
the fruit growers of the Hermiston It's the man who’ll buy my flivver
country. The frost of May 8 was the .
car
one doing the big damage.
From the dealer I sold it to.
dry weather In the mountains have
caused the feeding grounds to be
deserted and the animals are swarm­
ing to the valleys for food. Many
farmers report their entire crop
ruined.—Athena Press.
Saturday afternoon, the steamer
Northwestern arrived with equips
ment for the Pacific eiephone and
Telegraph Co. which is doing exten­
sive work in this section. There were
about 60 men on board, who will be
in town for a couple of weeks.— Uma­
tilla Spokesman.
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frequently used rooms in 30 years ;
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the wife a long walk of ■
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It looks now as if about 60 per
cent of the prune and apple trees in
the Walla Walla valley are to be
given a rest this year. This no doubt
in the end will be good for the trees. *
But how about tho fruitmen? That*
is some tough question. But if the
fruitmen can make the grade for one
season their turn will soon come
again. In this section killing frosts
on May 8 only happen once in about
every 30 years or such a m atter__
Up-to-the-Times-Magazine.
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■ 2,191,200 steps or 1245 miles.
: Built Architecturally Correct
E MAKI them up
to y o u r o r d e r .
Any size.
Proper planning pays—financially—but
much more, in comfort, convenience, sat­
isfaction and pride. Yet it costs no more
than the “make-shift” method.
A.ty color
and any reading you
may choose.
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Help in Planning Free
Dave McCarty, of Echo was ser­
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iously Injured Wednesday night when
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an auto which he was driving to­
This company will gladly assist you to
ward The Dalles over the Columbia
plan economically, correctly and scientifi­
WE CAN ÍAKE
highway, plunged through the guard
railing on an overhead crossing near
cally so that your new home will fit your
PROMPT D LIVERY
Big Eddy, n e was thrown clear of
“pocket-book” and yet be as efficient and
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the car and fell about 15 feet, strik­
as
satisfactory as you would like to have
ing on his head, anil his recovery is
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Along the Columbia In the vicin­
regarded as doubtful. McCarty was
Impossible
it.
Free
to
customers.
ity of Cold Springs and Hat Rock
"John. John!” whispered Mrs. Con identified by means of papers show­
are some fine picnic and camping gressman Blow Hard to has husband ing his membership in the Masonic
grounds, the McComas Island, a mile I’m sure there are robbers in the lodge.— Stanfield Standard.
or two east, has an excellent bathing house.”
A story of unusual soil fertility
beach, shaded the entire length, with
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“Robbers in the house? he mutter,
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old trees, and a very attractive place. ed sleepily, “Absolutely preposter­ comes from Arthur March, whose
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Up the river perhaps 4 miles is the ous! There may be robbers in the place is one-half mile south of the
Wallula Gateway. All these are with­ Senate, Mary, but not in the House. Tamarack school house on Weston
in easy distance of Hermiston, yet Absurd!”— American Leg. Monthly. mountain. He has grown spuds,
•Rural New Yorkers, on the same
cannot be readily reached because of
Off On the Wrong Foot
W of *r°"n* f° r slx year8’ and haa
the poor roads leading there. A road
Phone 331
leading to the Cold Springs country
The wicked garage keeper was try- nverat’ed 8 5 in returns from this
acre each year. The tract Is again in plant food but also prevents the loss
would allow the Holdman and Cold ing to figure out his income tax.
“ The Yard of Best Quality ”
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Springs people an outlet this way.
“If a man brings his car to me to P°tatoea- - Weston Leader.
of liquid manure. This liquid manure
H. M. STRAW. MGR.
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contains a large portion of plant food
be repaired, and It costs me 60 cents
material.
and I charge him 316, what per cent
Exclusive Representatives of National Builders Bureau
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♦ 0. A. 9. FARM REMINDERS ♦
Use of ventiliating lofts stuffed
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OREGON INDUSTRIAL
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TOURIST TRAVEL
♦ with dry straw was said to be effec­ l . l
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REVIEW
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"I’m sure I don’t know pop, ans­ ♦
According to reports In Portland ♦
« wered that young hopeful. "You’ll , *P<C><p<>ÿ<p-9><P<9>ÿ0<p$4<P tive by R. V. Mitchell of the Wash­ architectural ornament of the Orient.
papers the tourist travel is now at
ther side of a small bay and in ihe
have to get somebody who knows the i Silage reduces the amount of hay ington experiment s ation, in carry­
On its steps could be seen the near dlstance^one could see beauti­
the peak and from the number of cars
rules of grand larceny to tell you required in feeding rations by one- ing off and absorbing excess moisture
Malheur— Nugget worth 6128.00
priests and acolytes passing up from ful homes as modern and Am- rican
passing through Hermiston each day
that. Tho rules for percentage third. Results show that two pounds Investigations showed that even in the waters-edge with their offerings
this would seem to be true. The found here.
as the "set” was old and Oriental.
so-called
“dry”
districts
of
the
state
wouldn t cover it! ’— Life.
of silago is equal to one pound of hay
for the Buddha within. And just be­
camps between here and Portland are
Bend— Large new theatro building
For it was a motion picture set,
ihe
humidity
and
temperature
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in feeding value. Two tons of silage
yond the board entrance one caught and said to be one of. if not the larg­
filled to over-flowing every night. under construction.
ditions
were
much
le>s
different
A Guilty Conscience
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[can be put Into the silo cheaper than
Much of California’s prosperity is
Portland—Contract awarded for
Tommy had been playing truant one ton of hay can be put Into the from those of the rainy parts than is a slln'pse of the Cambodean dancers, est, ever constructed for a motion
built on the tourist travel, and this erection of 8600,000 factory.
the strangest followers of Terpsi picture production It will be seen In
from school and had spent a long g„ ck. The Union experiment station generally supposed.
chore in all the world.
year seen many tourists continuing
Pendleton Contract soon to be let beautiful day fishing. On his way hag ghowed that a combinat1on of
Cecil B. De Mille's Paramount pio-
Everything was there to the min­ ductlon, “Fool’s Paradise, ’ which Is
I heir Journeys on to the north to on Grant county road
back he met one of his young cronies hay and Hilage produced in three “FOOL'S PARADISE" NEXT
view the scenic splendor of the Co­
utest detail, the dignified, jewel clad cofning to the Play House next Fri­
Eugene pear crop is placed at 500,- who accosted him with the usual years trials twice the gains at half
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
nobles strolling nonchalantly around day and Saturday. Dorothy Dalton,
lumbia highway and the Yellowstono 000 pounds.
question, “Catch anything?”
the cost of gains on hay alone.
National park. From a hulf dozen to
Tempi#
bells
tolled.
Jewel,
flower
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through the crowds of burden coolies Mildred Harris and Conrad Nagel
Portland-—Bids being received for
At this, Tommy, in all the con­
a dozen curs are parked in the local brick store building.
and fruit merchants plied their trade and grotesque beggars, the huge have the principal roles.
sciousness of guilt, quickly respond-
Loss of nitrogen in the form of along a broad esplanade. And directly elephants lumbering along with how-
camp here each night and the tour­
Lumber shipments from port of ed:"Ain't been home yet.”—Western
ammonia from barnyard manure and across a short estuary towered the dah loads of gaily attired Orientals.
ist business has grown to quite a Astoria to both foreign and domestic Christian Advocate.
Julius Gimble left Monday for the
from poultry manure in the summer great temple of Wat Chang, glorious
Turn on the heel, however, and Naval station at San Francisco, aft­
proportion here, especially with tho ports reaching large figures.
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months can be prevented by adding
garages, meat markets, tiro shops,
one traveled in that instant the 12,- er having visited at his home and
Harrisburg— Paving work progres­
An Old Joke
a small quantity of either iandplast-
etc. A good tourist camp Is one of the sing rapidly.
000 miles back to California. For with friends in this ctly for the past
One of tlie oldest jokes on record
er or superphosphate These maleri-
street cars buzzed along on the far- month.
best means of drawing -the motorists
Contract lei for construction of concerns the Swede who was asked ais
should'he'applied at“thZ rale of
and the word is quickly passed along Crescent Lake Storage reservoir for
by the judge if he was married
50-60 pounds to. a ton of manure.
among them that certain towns have Tumalo irrigation project.
“Y r , I married,“said he.
good camping facilities. Thus It is
Waldport--Contract let for new
“Whom did you marry?”
with the little town of Arlington, grammer school building.
Straw instead of being burned
“I married a woman.”
where a good camp is maintained.
St. Helens— Long-Bell ferry com­
"Fool! I)1d you ever henr of any­ should be saved and more of It used
There are a half dozen garages, as pleted and In operation.
one who did not marry a woman?” around the barn during the winter
many filling stations, and the town
Toledo— Tourist park being Im­
“Ya, my sister. She marry a man.” months The straw not only contains
enjoys a healthy and Increasing uuto proved.
— Round-a-Bouti r.
tourist business.
Work of grading St. Helens-PItts-
burg road now complete.
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The U N IV E R S IT Y
OREGON
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Toledo— Preparations being made *
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contains:
Engineers are Investing 6200,000,- for fair.
* NEWS OF NEARBY TOWNS ♦
000 In Went Virginia and Kentucky
Wallowa— Work starts on new ♦
T h e college o f Literature, Science
HEPPNER, OREGON
coal miners which have a capacity Powwnika road.
to keep in mind the
and the A r ts with 22 departments.
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exceeding 6, .00 tons a day. The coal
Florence— Gardiner highway be­
Another census of the automobile
fact that in addition to
The professional schools o f A rc h i­
River Collieries is the new company ing Improved.
traffic was taken by the state high­
Will pay highest market price for butterfat.
tecture— Business A ¿ministration —
printing
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news*
way department last Wednesday,
Education—G radua’ s S tu d y -L a w -
Honest weights and test. Give us a trial shipment.
paper we do job work
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Medicine— Music— Physical Educa­
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of any kind. W hen
tion— Sociology.
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The census here was taken at the I
in
need
of
anything
Arlington Service station at the
Th« 47th Year Opens October 2.1922
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Are you going to play safe and get your COAL ” Junction of the Columbia river high- ' in this line be sure
Foracatalogu« or artp inform ation
way and the John Day highway with '
■ NOW at the Tum-A-Lum; or take a chance and wait
UJrita Th» Registrai. l/nIVeri
the following results: Total number
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Oregon, Eugen«, C.-egon.
« until you need it about Oct. 1st? You will want it ■ of cars during the day, 618 of which
198 were cars from other states than
then and may not be able to get it.
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Are you waiting for it to get cheaper? Ccal is ■ The John Day highway which is
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under construction on this end; and
selling now at $1.50 less than last year. We have ■ for that reason a large number of
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are a necessity,
no information which would lead us to believe that ■ cars are going by way of Rock Creek
especiaily when irrigating
and Blalock: showed a total of 96
it will be cheaper this year.
cars. Some Idea ran be obtained from
this what an important road the John
Will you be SAFE or SORRY?
Day. will be when It is completed so
that traffic can travel over it w ith-|
buy a good one now and have the satisfaction of
out Interruption.
knowing what time it is.
While there was no official census
of traffic over the ArllngtoT-Roose-
velt ferry. It is reported that 38 cars
crossed on he ferry that day. which
LOWER THAN EVER
would bring the total up io 656 The
This Summer
JEWELER and W. 7CHMAKER
R. A. B ro w n to n , M g r .
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heaviest travel is between tho hours
of 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.—Arlington
Bound-trip ticket routed over the
" G IF T S THA T L J S T ”
Bulletin.
Hermiston
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Morrow County Creamery
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T H E T U M -A -L U M
LUMBER COMPANY
THEY WILL NOT BLOAT
During the past week many testa have been made
with the
MINER ANTIBLOAT HALTER
All purchasers are satisfied. The demand will be
great. Get your orders in early in order that
early delivery may be assured.
See O. C. Young, Resident Agent
W. C. Cox, Manager
To See Us
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Business is quiet this week at the
fruit houses, but two crops are being
harvested. These are tomatoes and
summer apples.
The tomato crop Is very good and
the stuff Is of good quality. The
pi Ices are regarded as only fair.
About 76 cents a box is being paid
nt Ihe housee. The principle reason
for the comparatively low price la
said to be that the local crop ripened
a little late this year and had to be
marketed In competition with other
districts.— Milton Eagle.
Alhena warehouses and the eleva.
lor are receiving wheat this week In
quantity. Harvest Is now In full
swing and with good weather, the
close of next week will see the bulk
of ihe grain harvested In the Athena
section.— Athena Press.
Deer from the mountains are raid*
Ing hay fields and gardens in Ska­
mania county, Wash., and farmers
are unable to fence against them.
Game wardens have been called upon
but their efforts to frighten away
the animate have failed. Hot and
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
returning same or any direct line
YellowRtone Park ..... 632.25 St. Louis
6 81.50
.Salt Ia»ke City .............. 44.80 Cincinnati ________ 106.30
Denver ________
69.00
Philadelphia............ 144.95
Kansas C ity ________ 72.00 New York ............... 147.40
Jmaha ________
72.00
Boston ___
158.35
C hicago......... ............... 86.00 To other cities in proportion
Ticket Sales Dally until August 31st
Return limit October 31st
The Union Pacific operates the only THROUGH SOLID TRAIN
between Portland and Chicago
“OREGON-WASHINGTON LIMITED”
Leaves Portland 9:00 a. m.
Arrives Chicago 1 1 :00 a. m. (third day)
Through service also on “Continental Limited.”
Every foot of the track Is protected by AUTOMATIC SAFETY
SIGNALS. Equipment is the beat In the transportation world.
Dining car service the very maximum of human skill and art The
service as a whole represents the supreme efforts of the manage­
ment to r lease and satisfy patrons.*
Call on our Agent when you are ready to go and he will do the
rest.
Wm. McMnrray
General Passenger Agent
Portlend, Oregon
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FALL TERM OPENS SEPTEMBER
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