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Ad Œtjrtrtmag darà» W . will have • Ils * ol Holiday G ro a tia j Carda. New «od «■« elaaive daaiga« to «eleet (rom. Order early »o insure delivery. <£lj* Wrrmtato« ^rralò âll)e Wrmwfcm ìtadft . - - VOL. XVII START REBUILTING DEVASTATED CITY -rxi:?.. OREGON WOOL GROWERS TO MEET IN PENDLETON B. • (0. No. 14 STORM SENDS STOCK TO FOOD AND SHELTER State Association Convenes January 27-29; Record Attendance Expected 3,000 Head on Butter Creek Far Winter, According to County • Agent Bennion The annual convention of the Oregon State Wool Growers will be held In Pendleton, January 27-28, ! 1923. As these dates follow immedi- $3,000,000 Asked of Government to ately after ,he National Convention which will be held in Spokane, Secre- Keep Town From Bankrupt tary Mac Hoke of the Oregon asso ciation haB been able to secure a fine cy; Loss $15,000,000 array of talent of national promin ence for the Pendleton session. "Indications are that we will have Already the saw and hammers are busy rebuilding the city of Astoria a record attendance, not only be- which was nearly wiped out last Fri 1 cau8e oi tbe 8plendid Program and day morning by the greatest fire that ‘"'P^tant business to be transact- has occured on the Pacific coast ed but because of the fact that all since the San Francisco conflagra-1 app,l<;anta for forest «rox»n« privi- (¡ün I leges must appear in person this year More than 5,000 people have been be,ore a special committee that will left destitute, their entire property be ln se8sion at the convention,” de. holdings being destroyed; 24 blocks cIale8 Jay Dobbin- president of the of the city has been left in ruins and a8soclal,on- the damage is conservatively estlmat- 1 ed at $15,000,000. Two men are UAR SHORTAGE OVER dead, authorities say as a result of i ON U. P. R. R. LINES the fire, and another is reported mis- ' --------- JOHN THOM NEW BEEKEEPERS HEAD SKOVBO, SECRETARY.TRF.ASTTR. IA BY FIRE B ig Decrease Shown in Bad Order Navy ships are guarding the city J Cars; 0. S. L. Stock Moved to and cities and organizations all over , q Lines tho Northwest are aiding in every ' way they can. Relief organizations The railroad car shortage is over, have centered their efforts there. I according to a report just issued by Despite the help of neighbors, As the O. W. R. R. & N. company. The toria faces Bankruptcy, according to report shows that a check made of its city officials, and aid of j bad order cars as of November 1, $3,000,000 has been asked of the 1922 as compared with bad order federal government. I cars of November 1, 1921, makes the The following telegram has been i total of bad order cars on this com- sent to President Harding by Mayor pany’s lines, 208 less. Batf order cars Breniner: are repabre(i on an average of 225 “On Friday morning last, the en- per day. tire business part of thia city was A total of bad order cars on No- totally destroyed by the most de- ¡ vember> i 92l, WBS 616 while there vastating fire in the history of the wre oniy 403 cara reported down on north Pacific coast. Streets, water system, sewer system and fire sys A check was also made of motive tem in the entire devastated district power. For October, 1921, engines were totally destroyed. More than awaiting general repairs were seven 6,000 citizens suffered the loss ol In number while this year on the their entire property and have been same date there were 10 waiting gen STATE LITTLE KNOWN IN EAST left without employment or means eral repairs and one light repairs. SAYS REV. DAVIS of subsistence Business is paralyzed locom otives now in shops for light and the city wholly without adequate heavy and general repairs this year means either to furnish employment are 21 in number where last year on True W esterner Predicts Great Fu sustain itg citizens who have so suf the same date there were 20. ture For Hermiston and fered. Contributions have been ob Similar figures prepared for the tained from coast cities and from in entire Union Pacific system, show 3,- Northwest dividuals, but this cannot be employ 810 bad order cars on November 1, ed to rehabilitate the devasted dis 1921, as against 3,008 for 1922, a trict. In order to rebuild, -It will bo less number by 802. Locomotives on Oregon needs advertising in the necessary to fill-by dredging, the en the entire system awaiting repairs in east. tire part of the city destroyed. Prac- October, 1921, totalled 58 wbiie on This was the message brought to ticaliy all of the streets and sewers the same date this year the number the Commercial club Tuesday noon destroyed were constructed on and was 81. Locomotives undergoing re at the regular meeting in the Hotel under viaducts and costs assessed pairs October 31, 1921, numbered Hermiston by Rev. W. W. Davis, the against the property. Such assess 151 while this year the number on new pastor of the Baptist chtirch who ments have not been paid, which to the same date was 135. has recently come here from the east. gether with enormous loss sustain The total number of locomotives “Eastern people do not realize the ed makes it impossible to reconstruct. unserviceable October 31, 1921 was vastness and the great opportunities The situation is serious an dappalling 209 for the same date this year 216. in the west,” said Rev. Davis. "Ore Unless the city receives immediate With the crop movement practical gon which has probably the greatest government aid It seems that it will ly over, many of the cars from the wonders and advantages to offer is cense to function, and bankruptcy of Oregon Short line have been transfer little known to the great masses of its people, heretofore solvent, will re- red to the O. W. R. R. & N. company the eastern cities.” suit. The disaster, not counting I oes an<i other lines. All shippers report Rev. Davis has spent 40 years in of life, equals that caused by the no delays from lack of cars now. the western country and is a staunch tidal wave which devastated Galves. j _________________ supporter. He complimented the com ton, and the San Francisco holocaust ORDER PROBE OF munity on the great development of 1905. We deem the situation so SHERIFF OFFICE that has already taken place here critical that we feel is is necessary and predicted that this country to appeal to the congress of the Unit- An investigation of the cost of op would see greater developments as ed States for immediate aid, such as erating the sheriff’s office and ail time goes. was granled Galveston and San Fran sources of fees and income In that Discussion of plans and business cisco. It is believed that It will re- ’ office was ordered, and a committee procedure for the coming year oc quire at least $3,000,000 to afford was appointed to co-operate with the cupied the business fession. anywhere near adequate relief.” county court in inspecting market It was pointed out by Astorians road construction in the meeting of LOCAL LEGION POST that the city is bonded up to Its le the Taxpayers’ League Saturday aft INSTALLS OFFICERS gal limit and that the work of re ernoon in Pendleton. filling and rebuilding the streets j The committee to investigate the By unanimous vote, the new of will be necessary before any per- ' costs of operating the sheriff’s office ficers of the Hermiston American manent reconstruction work can pro includes J. T. Lieuallen, A. C. Funk Legion post were installed In their ceed far. The appropriation asked for and James S. Johns. The market various offices Tuesday night at the would be used in filling in the streets roads committee, which will serve for regular meeting of the organization, which before the fire were viaducts one year, has the following men as The ,B now under the iurlBdlc. and which were largely responsible I members: P. W. Dayton. Pendleton, tion of the following officers: Floyd for the spread of the blaze. chairman; Frank Holdman, of Hold- Ames, commander; James Todd, man; Judge T. P. Gilliland, of Pilot adjutant; Vane Boynton, vice com- Methodist Church N otes Rock; E. P. Dodd, Hermiston; and niander and Jack Ware, sergeant-at- Sunday school 10 a. m. George C. Dan Kirk, Freewater. •I arms. Patterson Supt. We have classes, Talks during the meeting weri Following the business session re with good leaders, for all ages. Come made by Senator H. JJ. Taylor, P. W. frMhmentg were served and a social there is a place for you. Dayton, Judge I M. Schannep, Dr. F. I enjoyed. Morning worship 11 a. m. Sermon W. Vincent, Joseph N. Scott and J. T. by the pastor. Subject “The Land of Lieuallen. Columbia Club Meeting Wandering.” j ------------------ The Neighborhood club will hold The Epworth league, "The Young OIL POMP AWT GETS its next regular meeting at the Co People's Service,” 6:45 p. m. Subject DOWN 75 FEET lumbia school house on December 27. "The Anticipated Christ.” Evangelistic services 7:30' p. m. Seventy-five feet toward the goal Each one is requested to bring an Subject of message. “Who came of flowing gold is the report of the Inexpensive gift for exhanege. All The Christ of the Jews or the Christ Northeastern Oregon Oil Exploration members are urged to be present. of Humanity?” ¡Co. this week. Inclement weather Mid-week service, church night, 'conditions have delayed the work a JUNIORS PRESENT Thursday evening 7:30. December 21 great deal but officers of the comp- FLAY THURSDAY Subject, "The Church Wlih Power." I any declare that as soon as housing Address by Dr. Robert Brumblay. arrangements are completed, the "An entertain that is sure to plese" Pastor Pioneer Church, Walla Walla, drill will be pounded away toward is the way the Junior clans of the Washington. oil every day. high school are boosting their an- Yon can not afford to neglect your The hole is down on the George nua] play to be presented at the religious life. In the Epistle to the Root place Just west of town. school auditorium next Thursday Hebrews we read. "How shall we es- -•— - night and It promises to be all of cape if we neglect so great salvation, Mrs. Hughes Breaks Leg that. The best talent In the clans are which at the first began to be spoken Mrs. Mary F. Hughes suffered practicing diligently and indication« by the Lord, and was confirmed tin- fracture of the left leg Wednesday point toward an excellent entertata- to ns by them that heard him.” Heb. ¡morning when she slipped on tbe ice ment. • and fell near the Don Campbell home ’’Cnpld at Vassar" Is tbs produe- Pau! says. "Neglect not the gift She Is being cared for at tbe Camp- tion that ban been chosen by tbe stu- that is in tbee,”l-Tln>. 4:14. bell home. Dr. Gale is in attendance, dents and this «hit, that mingles These services will help yon stir — — —— — bright humor with tense dramatic up the gift of God. which is la you. Mrs. R L. Cudner of New York, movements, alone guarantees four- A most important and profitable niece of Mrs. Rena Waterman, visit- nets of pleasure for the play-goer. thing. Come! ed at the Waterman home all last - - - ____________ "The church with the cordial wel- week. She letf Monday for her home Mrs O. Jesup of St. Louis is vtalt- H a rry A. Wann, pastor. at Poughkeepsie. N. Y. i lag at the J. D. Waghorn Earl Coutts Is Drowned PASTOR SAYS OREGON 1923 BUDGET FOR NEEDSADVERTISING GOES UNDER COUNTY ADOPTED RIVER ICE Lost While Hunt ing Near Diver sion Dam CRIES FORHELP HEARD Body Found in About Seven Feet of Water; Son of George W. Coutts Earl Coutts, about 35 years old, eon of George W, Coutts, prominent attorney of Pendleton, was drowned In the Umatilla river about 2 1-2 miles Northwest of here late yester day afternoon. His body was found this morning by L. M. Smith and his brother-in- law, Ed Avrlli, members of search ing party from Hermiston, Pendleton and Umatilla who had bee dragging the stream since word was first re ceived of his dissappearance shortly after 4 o’clock yesterday. He wag ln about 7 feet of water. Coutts, according to Information available here, was duck hunting with Fred Lampkin, Guy Wyrick, Spence Bentley and another man from Pendleton. They had agreed It was said, that Lampkin and Wyrick and Coutts would go above the dam and Bentley and the other man slay below Coutts left his two companions short ly after they started and soon was lost to sight going up the river. That was the last seen of him until his body was found this morning about a mile above the dam some 10 feet from a hole In the ice where he evi dently had broken through while eroa sing. He was about 50 feet from the shore where he had left his gun. Members of the searching party found several places where he had broken through into the water. It Is believed that he was throughly wet and phy sically exhausted before he broke through tbe final time. Mrs. 8warner, who lives on the west side of the river said that she had heard cries for help about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and had tried to signal the men down near the dam but her efforts were futile. She was In the house alone and there was no one else she could communi cate with. When Coutts did not return to the party some time after four they at tempted to throw the lights of their machine on the river and made an ef- fort to find the lost man. They later telephoned Umatilla and Hermiston. Searching parties were at ones form ed and worked until midnight with no success other than finding the holes in the lee. This morning some 26 or 30 men armed with axes and grappling books resumed the search and recovered the body about 18 o’clock. * That the drowned man had put up a hardgtm ggle for bis Ilfs was evlae- •d by tbe fact that he bad taksa off his hoots, kin heavy eoat sad his Severe storms of the past few days E R ; PENNEY, VICE-PRESIDENT are responsible for the appearance In the Butter creek country of about 3,- 000 head of cattle, acording to a Elaborate Apairy Program Planned statement made by Fred Bennion, For Coming Year; Decide county agent. Snows have made it necessary to bring the cattle in from to Pool Wax tbe range country to the bottom land where they will be cared for during t the winter. j John Thom of Hermiston was Due to the fact that beef prices are elected presldent of the VmatH1> so low as compared with production County Beekeepers association at the costs, most of the cattle won't have a annual nieetlng lleld ,ast Saturday very rich menu this winter, the coun- in lhe Oregon Hardware store. Jens ty agent says. Hay in the stack in the Skovbo of Hermiston was chosen as Stanfield and Butter creeek sections secretary-treasurer and L. L. Penney hag been selling for $10 the ton ln was selected for the chair of vice- the stack and that price is too high president. to enable the cattlemen to feed any It was decided to pool all the wax more than they have to, they say. of the members and send it to a man Henry Lazinka has his cattle at the ufacturer from whom a special rate W. R. Hamilton ranch. Mosale Bros, has been received for making the of Ukiah, have recently driven their wax into foundation. This shipment stock to their own ranch near Stan will likely contain about 4000 field for winter feeding. Jim John pounds of wax. son has his stuff at Sloan Thompson's County Agent Fred Bennion, brief place. Bob Carsner has his herd at ly outlined a program for apiary Heistand Moore’s place and the cattle work planned by the extension serv of Dillard French of Gurdane and ice for the coming year. It is likely Bob Thompson of Heppner are now tha^ one or two experiment aprlales headed for Butler creek. will be established in this county, Lee Savely has several bands of and several field meetings are also sheep belonging to the Cunningham planned. Sheep Co., which he is feeding on his Skovbo reported from the state ranch, and some more of the same meeting recently held in Portland. company’s sheep are being ted on the While only two local men attended Ralph Stanfield place. Tom Boylen is this meeting this county received also wintering a number of bands. three committee appointments: J. What with cattle and sheep, the ani Tabor, fair committee; R. H. Stock- mal population of Butter creek and aid, Boys and Girls club committee; Stanfield is large enough this year, and J. Skovbo, marketing. In addi the county agent says. tion Hermiston was selected as the place for the neit State Beekeepers meeting. $100 IN ADS WINS $4000 FOR FARMER Ladies Aid Meeting Postponed Owing to the bad Btorm, the M. E. ESTIMATES FOR COMING YEAR South Dakota Live Wire Tiller of Ladles Aid postponed their meeting the Soil Makes Record LOWER THAN FOR 1922 that was to have been held at Mrs. Sale James Scott’s on December 6 until Arthur Brisbane says when you ad Wednesday, December 20. It will be held at the parsonage on Two vertise, shout, don’t whisper. And that date. Every member and friend Groups Ask Changes; Library of the aid please be present as plans Board Denied P etition John Eklund has alwayB been more are to be made for the big New No Protests on Final Day; ■ Crnuiatan grraUt I HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUfiTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1922 5,000 LEFT DESTITUTE IN ASTOR s in g . difrtitm u Carie W e will have a lise of Holiday Greeting Carda. New aad as* cleeive dee <oa te «eleet from. Order early to maure delivery. less an advertising enthusiast. Year’s dinner at the church parlors. That is, when he had anything on the farm to sell he usually ran an HOW AND WHAT TO GROW Date gel for final hearing on the ad in the newspaper, to tell people IN GARDEN, IS PROBLEM Umatilla county budget for 1923 did he had it for sale. But since he had not take many taxpayers to the his sale last Thursday he has come Plans for continuous cropping of county court Monday, and the final firmly to believe that advertising garden lands In parts of Oregon, audience on the budget was extreme- Bpace is still the cheapest thing on along with adaptability of different ly quiet compared with the crowded ' the market, soil types to vegetables, will be courtroom of last year. Only two John spent something like a hun- brought out In the 11 weeks short groups appeared. One group asked ¿red dollars advertising his sale, in- course at O. A. C. beginning January for a change in the county budget to girting a whole page In the Enter- 28. Community production of partic make the library funds a millage tax prise two weeks, a page in the Big ular vegetables In car lots— cabbage completely, Instead of towns contri- gtone Headlight and half page In broccoli, onions, celery, lettuce, mel action, and the other group asked for the Milbank Hearld-Advance, Marvin ons— to put them Into the consumers’ a small amount to be provided for be« Monitor, Summit Independent, Slsse. hands at less cost will get much at Inspection in the county. The «rut ■ ton gtandard, and it is said he had tention. petition was denied and the Becond the biggest crowd that ever gather- "No little attention will be given allowed. jed at an auction sale ln the county, to means and methods of marketing Not a single protest was register- ' most of them being good bidders, vegetable crops Io better advantage" ed on the proposed budget by the tax- Mr. Eklund informs us that his Boy« A. G. Bouquet, in charge of the payers, and the estimate of expendl- ’sale went about $4000 more than he work. turcs for the coming year, made and had anticipated. Harvesting, grading, packing and published by the county budget com If there was a man, woman or selling will cover the pershable veg mittee, will stand, with the provi child within fifty miles of the Ek etable crops. sion in the county agent’s budget of lund home that did not know about Growing all kinds of vegetable $200 for bee Inspection. the sale it wag because they could seedlings under glass for fit Id sett The total budget for 1923 is slight not read We say the hundred dollars ing, and growing such crops as toma ly less than for 1922, and less mon Mr. Eklund spent advertising was an toes and cucumbers to muturity un ey will be required to be raised. This investment of the highest grade, der glass, will be gone into. Storage tax reduction however, is expected t o | belnK accountable for a goodly por- equipment and best conditions for be equaled by the decreased county i tion of the extra $4000 realized keeping vegetables will be presented. assessed valuation, so that the actual from the sale. If not ail. Use of fertilizers and irrigation for millage may not be any lower than i There Is a good lesson to be derlv- ,llla,n y p,'.oduca W,|, b; '¿ ¿ u in id . it was for this year. led from John's experiment; and it well as the comparative value of Proposal of members of the county conld be pTo," ably U8ed by n>»ny— each vegetable, and seed strains of library board, that the entire library EnterPrl8e- Wilmot, S. D. those varieties. budget be raised by a direct millage tax on the entire county, was not re. COMMUNITY CLUB CONTRACT ARE LET ceived favorably by tho county court LUNCHEON TUESDAY FOR GRISWOLD HIGH this year, as It would mean chang-1 — — Ing of the county budget to take care The semi-annual luncheon of the ( The con|rart for |bB construction of the millage Increase caused by the Community club will be held Tues- ! f thR h|gh grhoo, bulid|ng at Helix change in financing. It wag proposed day• December 19, at the Hermiston j for Unlon d|Btr)ct No, 1 wag let to to eliminate the necessity for towns Hotel one o’clock. Mrs. Frank Wna,e & 8battuck Construction Co. to raise separate levies for their share Beddow is Current Topic leader. ) (jf Porl|and at a meeting of the high of the library expenses and the argu- Mre- Carl Voyen will tell the Christ- Hchoo, boaid )ai,t week Material will ment was advanced that the towns ma8 "‘ory. Mrs. I. E. Putman will ,(R aRBemblcd at onCB tbat Con- were bearing an unjust share of the "Peak on the topic "The Holy Land. ’ | Btr, niay beKlrl ln March, cost and that the proposed plan club members are urged to attend Tbe blll,dlng wlI, COBt ijgo.OOO. Is would more equally distribute the II- , Tbo"e wishing win please j ((j coflip)eted by AllguH i, and |B notify Mrs. — O. O. brary expense. " — — Sapper or Mrs. H. to be of Granger mission-red brick It Is believed that though the li T. Fraser Plates will be fifty cents. with trim of architectural terra cot brary board did not ask for an In ta, similar to the McLaughlin high It ought to he easy to fill that school at Milton-Freewater. The crease In budget for the coming year that the proposed plan of taxation chest, now tow-thirds of the way up structure is to contain a large com was for the purpose of making those bination gymnnsium and community district« which have not contributed hall, and will be a handsome and much to the support of the library do much needed addition to the Helix Bght-Year-O!d Child go, with ths view in mind that those neighborhood Plans were made by Has Mentality of 18 districts might avail themselves of Raymond W. Hatch of Pendleton. th library facilities by establishing The plumbing and healing contract Lns Angeles.-— Elizabeth Ben branches. If their taxation were high has been let to W. 3. Fleming of son, aged eight. Is lhe name of er. Portland. a new Infant wonder Just discov The new plan of providing the en The school board has formally ered here. According to mentnl tire library expense by millage tax, adopted the name of Griswold high tests applied to her by the de partment of psychology of the will be advanced prior to tbe initial school for the building as a tribute public schools, the child has budget meeting next year, it is be to the late Dr. John Griswold who the mentnllty of a girl of lieved. has been a great benefactor to ths eighteen. The tests gave her nn community. Intelligence standing of 2ft2 per gloves. His arms were in a position cent. The Leland Stanford uni to indicate that he had hung onto Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Warner and versity revision of Mie Blnet Si daughter, Jane, and Mrs. F. B. the tee until exhaustion had overtak. mon tests was used. The child en him. has been enrolled In the highest Swayze and Mrs. A. W. Purdy motor grade of the grammar schools Besides his parents. Coutts Is ed to Pendleton Monday. Mr. Warn here and Is studying French out er was attending to business matters survived by his wife In Pendleton. side of school. and the ladles were doing their The body was taken to Pendleton thia morning. 'Christmas shopping early.
