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VOL. XVII
START REBUILTING
DEVASTATED CITY
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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
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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- '
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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
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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.”
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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-
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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
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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
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"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;
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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
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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.
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— 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.