THE
IIEBMLSTON H E R A LD , H ERM ISTO N, OR EG O K
HARK OF ANIMAL AFFECTION
High School Mirror
FARM ADVISER AIDS GROWERS
Sailor’s WiH, Engraved
on Disk, Is Probated
London.—Strange as the story
of any document told In fiction.
Is that of a wlU which has Just,
been admitted to probate and
Is now filed In Somerset House.
It la the "last will and testa
ment" of a aallor, William-
Skinner, who lost bis life wheu
his ship, the Indefatigable, was
sunk In the battle of Jutland.
It la In the form of the ordinary
identification disk. On one side..
In the usual deeply punched le t
ters, appears the name, number,
rating and religion of the man
to whom It had been Issued.
On the other side the disk ap
pears at first sight to be just a
circular
piece
of
smooth-
polished
brass.
But when
viewed at a certain angle there
can be snen about 75 minqtely
engraved words. With a micro
scope they can be plainly read.
They constitute Skinner’s will
by which he bequeaths every
thing to his wife.
The disk
had been recovered from the sen
with Skinner’s body and on be
ing cleaned revealed Its secret.
Devoted to the Interest and Development of the Hermiston Schools
Vol. 2.
No. 19
Students Rejoice
Great rejoicing was expressed by
the students of the high school Mon.
day morning over the victory of the
football team last Saturday. How
could any student who had the least
interest in his high school help be
ing w ildly happy that morning?
'Every one was too full of excitem ent
to control his feelings.
Mr. Gralapp gave a few Interest-
lug facts concerning the game, and
praised our team for its good work.
We all known that Mr. Gralapp, too,
deserves a great deal of credit.
Captain Ernest Addleman who
starred at Pendleton, next expressed
his opinions of the game. The stu
dents were delighted when Addleman
said that, white running for a touch
down, he thought of Mrs. Gunn’s
promised treat to tha team t they
should bring home victory to Her
miston.
Mr. Day closed the pep m eeting by
complimenting the boys and by ad-»
vising the student body not to get
the ‘‘sw ell head.” We assure him our
boys w ill not allow one victory to
lessen their efforts.
Hardy W. Campbell, Farm Adviser for the Southern Pacific Com
pany, and grain showing the efficacy of the principles of tillage he
advocates. Above, at right, the four heads in the center were grown
according to Campbell’s plan; the other two by the ordinary method.
Principles of Tillage to Increase Yields Explained
by S. P. Farm Adviser.
The same principles of tillage,
In preparation of land for crops and
subsequent cultivation, which have
proven so successful in raising
grain crops on Western sem iarld
lands without Irrigation, are prov
ing successful for crops raised un
der Irrigation and for orchards and
vineyards, according to Hardy W.
Campbell, Farm Adviser for the
Southern Pacific Company. Camp
bell has Inspected this season a
number of new orchards and vine
yards In California, Oregon, Ne
vada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Campbell is the man who evolved
what Is now called the “Campbell
System of Dry Farming." Camp
bell, howover, objects to the word
“dry” and insists that the princi
ples used in his preseut plan apply
to nil kinds of farming, with or
without l.-lgation, as well as under
a much lower rainfall than even
now Is commonly conceded neces
sary for successful crops. Camp
bell emphasizes the lmtiortance of
proper preparation of the seed-bed
and sufficient Intelligent cultivation
afterwards.
Campbell arranged to address the
Nebraska Hankers Association at
Omaha, September 22 on tho sub
ject of “Soil Fertility by Utility
of Soli Wuter," and to discuss the
same subject before the Minnesota
Bankers' Association at Minneapo
lis. On his return from theso con
ventions he will stop at Yuma,
Arizona, to investigate conditions
there.
Interesting evidence of tho direct
effect of properly prepared lands
was recently, received by Campbell
from a Metropolis, Nevada, grain-
field prepared under his direction,
In the form of three stools of wheat.
One stool had 81 stalks, one 103 nnd
one 120, each the result of one grain
of wheat drilled in well prepared
soil that was liberally suppllod with
fertility through woll planned and
timely work. This crop was raised
without Irrigation, but was pre
pared for by summer tillagu In 1921
and grown this year.
More evidence of what cultiva
tion of a growing crop means was
sent to Campbell by A. 11. Shield
of Delano, Kern Countv, California,
In four heads of wheat from a
■tool grown on Shield’s ranch. This
stool had ample space and was
cultivated while growing, no fertil
isers or Irrigation being used. The
stool contained forty-four hends
averaging 78 grains each or slightly
over 3400 grains from one stool.
Such results, says Campbell, sim
ply mean that under certain phys
ical conditions brought about by
the right kind of tillage nt the
proper time, very much more grain,
fruit or vegetables may he grown
per acre than Is coinnfbnly ob
tained. The usual query Is “Does It
pay?” to which Camphell replies
very emphatically in tho affirma
tive.
Campbell recently Inspected a
number of new orchards and vine
yards In the southern and central
portions of California to study meth
ods and principles commonly prac
ticed In preparing the land and
the after cure In irrigation and
cultivation. One of these lns|>ec-
ttonn was of a 4000 acre peach
orchard of one, two and three-year-
old trees belonging to the Cali
fornia Packing Corporation and lo
cated oast of Merced, Calif. What
CROSS SHINES AGAIN
Throngs Worship in Belief That
Miracle Has Been Wrought.
Soviet Leader* Force Priests of Rost-
off Cathedral to Say That Gilding
on Church Was Due to Wire
less Action.
London.—An Interesting tale conies
to me from the city of KostolT on the
Don, In soviet H ums I ii , writes n corre
spondent Io the Dally Telegraph.
It will need some explaining on the
part of our m t n of science, nnd I
would not have mentioned It If the
ofltclnl soviet pre-s had not done an.
One morning citizens going at sunrise
to attend early divine service in the
great cathedral were surprised to sc*
the cross on the cntheilral dome
sparkling as If it had been newly gilt.
The golden crosses nnd cupolas of ihe
Russian churches are a «ell known
landmark, hat. neglected under the
Bolshevik r eg im e , they have nil be
come dull nnd tarnished. The great
cross on the cathedra' blazed, while
the crosses on the small cupola* sar-
roundlag It remained dark. The peo-
ple cried that a miracle had occurred.
From all parts cf the town crowds
precipitated themselves toward the
market place. Very soon the eutliedrtil
was full to overtlowlug. and thousands
of wax candles before the Icons lit up
Its dark Interior. People continued, to
arrive, filling up the market place.
The great house is-cupled by the
Cheka was Just oppodlte. The Bed .
■entries Iternine apprehensive of an at
tack and called out the guard. The I
Bed soldiers came forward to disperse
the faithful, hut they were over.
i
Campbell saw here In connection
with his general observations
shows that the real advantage of
careful preparation of the soil be
fore setting Is sometimes, bijt not
generally fully considered and
appreciated.
“It is very Important to first
prepare the surface by leveling,"
says Campbell. "Then arrange for
irrigating In such a manner that
water may not only be evenly ap
plied over the whole surface but
In as short a timo as possible. In
other words establish an even sur
face with reasonably short laterals.
Too much water In the soil beneath
some trees or too little for others is
detrimental, usually. Again, the low
er places, especially In heavy soils,
gather more water, keeping the
surface wet longer and frequently
delaying timely cultivation, and not
Infrequently causing the higher
spots to lose much of its already
short supply. When the trees or
vines reach the bearing period, tho
profit 1s increased or decreased In
both quantity and quality of the
crop. Both of these results are
governed by the amount of fertil
ity resulting from soil condition In
which the per cent of moisture and
air carried therein, especially dur
ing the w irmer weather, is a big
factor. The ability tt supply this
desired moisturi in proper quanti
ties the entire season through each
year. Is the first constdc ation.
"The next question Is the perfect
root bed. This should be supplied
liberally with available plant food
evenly distributed, so that when
the trees or vines are set, there Is
a condition so favorable that not
only the -veaker sets may quickly
take root and grow vigorously, In
stead of withering and dying, but
a healthy, uniform growth may be
obtained the first year, which
means much to the early and an
nual fruitage of the troes or vines.
“To ach’ jve this result, after lev
eling, the field should be cultivated
practically an entire season before
setting to trees or vines, with only
sufficient Irrigation to ‘assist In
establishing the Ideal root bed
which should bo both fine and fnlr-
ly firm from the very start. The
object Is to continually carry the
proper quantity of both air and
water through tho heated part of
tho season. Under this condition,
with tho high percentage of moist
ure held at the top of the firm soli,
through careful and timely cultiva
tion, there will be a liberal develop
ment and growth of that most de
sirable soil bacter a. This proce
dure increases the much needed
plant food more evenly In alf parts
of the field, before setting, than
can possibly bo developed after
setting. This glvos an advantage
not otherwise obtainable.
"Much can be said of Irrigation
and cultivation after setting, but
to he hrlof, care should be taken
not to over-irrlgate, for to obtain
the best results, tho soil in nnd
about tho root zone must bo moist
but not wot. Whon the soil Is sat
urated there Is practically no
healthy growth. As
rule cultiva
tion Is not only Insufficiently fre
quent hut too often Is so untimely
as to be of little value.
"There are certain conditions of
moisture In the soil following irri
gation, the same as following a
rain, when the high value of culti
vation to the final crop is very
much groater. Theso conditions
whelmed nnd forced to take off their
caps and make the sign of the cross.
Cavalry arrived nnd re-established
artier with their heavy whips.
The clergy .of the cathedral were nr-
rested, brought Into the Cheka build
ing ami. under menace of death, o r
ilerctl to stop the “miracle" Immediate
ly. This the poor fellows naturally
could not do. At last one of them had
a brilliant Idea, of which the lenders
of the Cheka approved. The town was
placarded with large notices explain
ing to the population that the gilding
of the cross had been renovated by the
action of the new high-powered wire
less station Just Installed. The fact
of the renewal of the cross Is con
firmed from several sources, but one
doubts If the explanation of Its wire
less source Is the correct one.
must be considered. Nothing can
prove this more convincingly than
the soil auger.
“It Is very desirable, so far as
possible, to not only carry the high
percentage of moisture at the top of
the firm soil, Immediately below
the mulch, but also to induce fret
access of air throughout the entire
growing season The Ideal condi
tion to furnish this ..lr Is to cover
the firm soil with a granular mulch,
neither too fine nor too coarse. To
obtain this Ideal mulch, the culti
vation must be done when the soil
is moist—not wet or dry. The
loosened soil soon dries, leaving
the firm soil moist to the top. This
is usually easy to obtain in sandy
soils, but to do this properly In
heavy soils It is sometimes neces
sary to go over the field a second
time, after first going over Just
enough to loos. n the top when the
surface is simply dry enough not
to stick. This prevents the crust
ing or drying out. Then the second
operation should come one to four
days later, after the free water has
gone down, leaving the soil moist,
when It more readily separates,
and makes a finer and much more
effective mulch. This procedure
means much to the tree, as a
higher precentage of moisture is
held In the root zone and a crust
ing nnd cloddy mulch Is prevented.
“The high value of this plan of
preparation and one season’s culti
vation before the setting of the
trees or vines, is borne out by the
Interesting results obtained from
careful summer tilling for wheat,
oats and barley, and the precise
ness of time In doing this work Is
Just as vital. There are numerous
records of large yields of wheat as
high as 40 to 60 bushels per acre,
grown on corroctly summer tilled
land, where nearby fields, prepared
and sowed under the more com
mon plan of ‘any old way.’ yielded
very poorly or nothing at all."
The Southern Pacific Land De
partment “Bulletin No. 10" deals
quite explicitly with questions of
Increased fertility by tillage. Bul
letin No. 12 also explains In detail
the summer tilling question as ap
plied to the eoast country. One
or both may be obtained without
cost by letter or personal applica
tion to Hardy W. Campbell, 981
Southern Pacific Building, San
Francisco. A Bulletin Is now un
der way dealing with tillage and
irrigation of orchards and vine
yards.
Campbell's greatest pleasure Is
to visit a farm or ranch where the
proprietor or manager feels he 1«
not getting satisfactory returns
and work out, as far as possible, a
practical remedy. The Southern
Pacific follows the theory that Its
Interests are tied up with the terri
tory It serves, and Campbell and
the Compt-ny wish to be helpful m
Increasing
agricultural
produc
tivity.
CLOUD CHASER FOR U. S.
Of the four classes In High school
the Sophomores has the larger enroll
ment. They have the honor of claim
ing an enrollment of 33 students. The
Juniors who are next in size have
32 Btudentg. Although the Seniors
who number only 23, haven’t as
large a class, they expect to be the
largest class that has ever graduat
ed from the Hermiston High school.
The Freshmen can even boast of a
larger class than the Seniors, for
they have an enrollment of 24.
Princ'pal-—"Why Is
that you are always at
of the class?"
• Johnny— “It doesn’t
difference they teach the
at both ends.”
It Johnny
the bottom
make any
same thing
Want Ads B ring R esults
Norman R.—r-‘‘Dld y u hear about
the man that was
lectrouted in
Pendleton last week?"
Zona— “N o.”
Norman R.— “He sat on a cookie
Friday. October 6, the football with a current In It.”
team of the Hermiston High will
play the Stanfield team on the Her
Kidders— “Did you get home last
miston field.
night before the storm?”
Although the Hermiston boys de
Mr. Gralapp— “That was when 14
feated Pendleton last Saturday, and started.”
expect to do away w ith the "bones"
pulled there, they are not counting
The regular r n th ’ / student body
on a soft Bnap Friday, and w ill go meeting was held M ndcy morning
Into the game w ith the same fight Oct. 2. A few aanc.u icem ents were
as they would If this were the big made but since there was no new
gest game of the season.
business to he d'«cu's;ed, the meet
Everybody Is invited to come out in g was adjourned.
How Muw- IV 11
Give One lioucti ;
W A L T E R M . P IE R C E
story. The remainder of this all-star
SUPER CAST WAS ENGAGED
cast Includes such well known screen
POR BIG CURWOOD SPECTACLE
film players as W illiam Peavey, Baby
Eastman Haywood, Frank Robbln3
A noble cast was selected for the and Richard R. N e’ll. In addition
Janies Oliver Curwood story, “Jan of (here are many extra players for
the Big Snows,” which w ill be shown the Hudson Bay trading post scenes. |
at the Play House Sunday.
When Charles M. Seay decided to
produce and direct this famous story
for distribution by the American Re
leasing Corporat'on a super cast was
engaged after a long and careful
search.
Louise Prusslng was engaged for
the leading fem inine role, and War
ner Richmond was selected to play
“Jan” the title role of the produc
tion. The remainder of the cast is
We have ■ or afi up our
equally well known, the players hav
butter t< .idt jntil we
ing been selected not only for their
nb'llty to act, but for their su ita
find it im issible
bility for the clear cut types that
to fill o u r rd e rs
they were to portray In the Curwood
We are Short
of F offer
Blacksmithing
la making a gallant fight, almost sin gle handed, to be elected
Governor of Oregon. He has no funds to pay the expenses of
his campaign. The issue he makes Is Reduced Taxes, and he prom
ises, if elected, to use every power vested in the Governor to l s -
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people.
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tle w ill be won. It w ill make a clean empaign and elect a clean
man.
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We f eed
Ci sr m
J. L HARMAN
When Mr. Garner spent so many
months living In bis Iron cage In the
Jungles of Africa, studying apes,
monkeys and gorillas, he discovered
that If a monkey licked the body of
another monkey or of man, it was a
signal of surrender.
A traveler In South American woods
along the Amazon shot a monkey. The
poor little beast was badly wounded,
but not dead, when approached. In Its
last agony It licked the hand of the
man who did the mortal injury. The
look and the act gave the traveler a
feeling of sorrow and regret for bis
deed.
.
With other animals the act of lick
ing indicates something akin to “I am
your friend.”
So when a dog licks the hand of his
master, or attempts to lick his master’s
face, It Is his expression of fidelity, af
fection and devotion.
The act doubtless harks back
through the ages of time when the dog-
wolf made the choice between man or
other d«g-nolvee and selected man as
his companion. Out of the dim past
there remains with the dog this in
stinct. which is often not understood,
and which la best and noblest In dog
nature.
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"They kissed wheu the judge grant
ed their divorce decree I”
“Tee.”
“There’s
nothing
like
partlug
friends,"
"But Is It proper for .» man and a
woman to kiss in such a public way
•lien tney are no longer luurrledT*
“1 see no objection to it, provided
their future mates arc uot in courL"
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M an y a r e b u y in g th e m in th e la r g e r q u a n
titie s , b u t w e a r e h e re to s e rv e y o u all. I f
Owed Their Lives to Parrot.
In the terrible earthquake in 1008
which destroyed several cities In
Sicily, maay people were Imprisoned
antler the ruins of their houses, and
were rest tie d only because they made
their voices heard by rescue parties.
In one case a volte was heard from
a great pile of ruins crying, “Marla 1
Marla!” Several hcurs were spent by
a hand of eager diggers in removing
overturned stone aud debris, at the
end of which a hungry gray parrot
was discovered. In a fit of rage the
men were ghout to dash the bird to
bits when one of them noticed a move
ment in the pile of plaster on what i
had been the first floor of a mansion. I
Two Women were hurled there, both
alive ns It turned out, anil hoth re
covered from their awful experience,
thanks to the good voice and educa
tion of |>oor Boll 1
More than a hundred thousand per
ished In that one city of Messina |
alone, all the building* In It being
shaken to the ground In 31 secoudfc* '
Friday afternoon and back the team
up. We can depend on the boys to
put the old Hermiston “scrap” in
to the game.
Dogs and Others of tho Lower Croa-
turoe Lick Man's Hand as a Signal j
of Surrender.
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