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VOL. XVII
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11. 1922
No. 18
COMMERCIAI CLUB
NEEDS MEMBERS
IS ORGANIZED BODY OF VITAL IM-
Representatives of Leonard Wood
Jr. Company Look Over
Field
GOVERNOR PIERCE
TAKES OFFICE MONDAY
ODD FELLOWS AND
REBEKAHS INSTALL
ME3SNER THIEVES
ARE
CAUGHT
Box Car Robbers Taken in Custody
Last Wednesday by Railroad
Detectives
STATE CHAMBER
HOLDS MEETING
A Mr. Stevens and Baker, who are THOMAS A. McBRIDE administ ­
MORE THAN 125 MEMBERS AND
On last Wednesday two detectives PLANS F0R SETTLEMENT AND
representatives of
the
Leonard
e r s THE OATH
FRIENDS PRESENT
Wood, Jr. Oil Co., promoted by the
employed by the O. W. R. & N. visit-
MARKETING ENDORSED
son of General Leonard Wood, was
ed Boardman. Their mission was to
Whys and W herefores of Our in Hermiston last Monday.
investigate certain alleged thefts by ’
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Inauguration Ceremonies Held in
They were sent here in the inter­
Suitable Refreshments and a Social ™ n y ’sh T mpZ ° had
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the
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Interests of the
Club, and Its Chief Object
H all of Representatives is W it­
est of their company to look over the
Honrs Are Held After
State Are W ell Represented
,
and Purpose
numerous leases which they hold in
After a visit to his home they
nessed by 1000 Persons
Ceremony
the vicinity of this city.
claim to have found articles that had !
at Pordand
Mr. Stevens, who ig vice-president
been stolen from freight cars. *
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By Dr. F. V. Prime
of the corporation made the state­
Walter M. Pierce became governor
When the Investigation at Board-
Members
of
Vineyard
Lodge,
No
The Hermiston Commercial club, ment that in the spring they intend, of Oregon at 8:20 Monday night.
man was completed they dropped off By L’ M' IIunt- »'bo represented Her­
under the able leadership of the re­ ed to drill three wells and expend
206, I. O. O. F. and Sunbeam Rebekah at Messner.
j miston Commercial club at meet-
In the presence of more than one
tiring President. Mr. Dodd, has be- three quarters of a million dollars in thousand people who crowded intc
Lodge, No. 180, I. O. O. F. held
Now It happened that in their 1 Ing'
. come a real organization of vital Im­ this enterprise. These wells will be the hall of representatives the oath ot
Joint public installation of officers at pockets they carried photographs of
The annual meeting of the Ore.
portance to the community. This club sunk on territory adjacent to Herm­ office was administered by Chief Jus­
two
other
men
who
were
wanted
by
eon
state
Chamber of Commerce held
Mack's
Hall
Monday
evening,
Jan­
iston.
ie the main objective by which the
tice McBride of the supreme court.
uary 8, 1923.
the railroad in connection with a in the OreS°n building last Friday
meeds of the community at large can
The company 18 a large concern,
The house and senate met ln Joint
Only sixteen years old, “Dot" Brown
More than 125 members and number of robberies that had been was weB attended and the general
v be Effected or accomplished.
operating ln Texas and Oklahoma.
session at 8 o’clock, half and hour Is not only the champion recipient of
few
weeks
previous. 1 business interests of the state were
friends
witnessed the ceremony. The staged a
Why we need a large membership
It had been rumored that the after the appointed hour*, the delay letters but also Is the champion money
«and why wo must have funds.
Leonard Wood Co. would offer Its being caused by the late completion getter of the District of Columbia, work was in charge of S. F. Bowman. Through a man in Pendleton, who wel1 rePre8ented and the interest
was caught selling some of the stol- 8hown ln the deliberation bids well
The club la the past has carried stock to local prospective buyers. of the senate organization. At that holding down successfully the position Grand Master; Mrs. Emma Strohm, en articles, the detectives were ap- ior a «uccesgful carrying out of the
Deputy
Grand
President
and
Wm.
of
financial
secretary
for
the
Prisoners’
'upon its shoulders the burden prim, This was emphatically denied by Mr. hour the senate entered the hous«
Belief society; a position in which sev­ Reeves, Grand Chaplain; all of the praised of the thefts, and succeeded Pr°8rani adopted.
arily of financing all worth while Stevens.
chamber.
in obtaining photos of the men who ! The chief business of the session
eral men more than twice her age Jurisdiction of Oregon.
Mr. Stevens left Monday night for
■ community enterprises, charitable
Committees escorted the retiring failed. Starting her business career
Suitable Refreshments and a social he claimed were responsible for was devoted to the consideration of
'funds, road building funds, (that New York to confer with other of- governor, Ben Olcott, and the gover­ when she was fourteen Miss Brown has
them but unill last Wednesday, at *be program of state development
ficals
of
the
company
while
Mr.
hour
followed the ceremony.
cannot be secured by other ways and
nor-elect to the platform. Mr. Olcott placed this humanitarian organization
which time they were taken into ' outlined by the State Development
means,) has backed the dairy and hog Baker returned to Pendleton where entered first and was greeted by pro­ on a solid rock foundation.
The new officers are:
custody by the officers at Messner, Board and previously adopted by the
show boih financially and by physic­ the local headquarters are situated. longed applause. Another ovation
Vineyard Lodge, No. 206, J. A. the two had managed to make good | Oregon Irrigation Congress, the State
Both men seem optimistic concern­ came when Mr. Pierce walked to the
al effort; have authorized, financed
Reeves, N. G.; W. B. Beasley their escape.
Drainage Congress, and the Portland
WORK STARTED LAST WEEK
and set aside clean-up days, appoint­ ing the future outlook.
platform, under escort of a Joint com­
V. G.; W. R. Longhorn, Record­
Chamber of Commerce. Heretofore
ed committees and captains to look
ON NEW BUILDING ing
mittee from the two houses.
Secretary;
J.
s.
West,
there has existed a general feeling
HURLBURT AVENUE BEING
after same.
PENDLETON LOSES PLEA
Governor Olcott’s parting words
Financial Sec’y.; James Winslow,
that in many ways the Portland
GRADED
BY
THE
CITY
It Is 49»* great objective body upon
ON HIGHWAY ROUTE were received with hearty applause. I Structure B eing Erected For Storage Treasurer; Paul Miller, Warden; M.
Chamber of Commerce were only in-
When he had concluded his brief ad. I
House on Newport Ave. by
wbsete Shoulders rests the burden of
L. Watson, Conductor; Jack Knapp,
,
_
.
¡terested in matters that would re-
A ugust F. Beisse
getting as far as is possible, the nec- Statement is Refused, but decision dress the vote for governor was of- I
Olk
^ ls° Belnf> Continued turn immediate benefit to Portland.
R. S. N. G.; Harry A. Wann, L. S. N.
North on Third Street
flcally canvassed and President Up
essacy railroad accomodations, proper
G.; J. J. Harmon, R. S. V. G.; Joe
Is Understood That Road
The present plan how-ever accord­
ton of the senate declared that Walt- I Work was started last week on the Udey, L. S. V. G.; B. J. Nation, In­
For Block
nujft service, and necessary county
W ill be Built
ing to whlc|j *300,000 is to be raised
er
M.
Pierce
had
been
duly
elected
I
construction
of
a
large
storage
bulld-
-«roads for the vicinity.
side G.; A. Buhmann, Outside G.;
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i *n Portland only for the purpose of
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H " r ' b U rti Oregon developm ent 1» an evidence
It also has targeiy to do With the
inS by August F. Beisse on his prop- Floyd Knerr, R. S. S .; Jasper Temple­ . v X ™
The following in regard to the as governor of the state of Oregon.
After the oath was administered, I er,y at ike corner of First street and ton, Left S. S.; H. O. Thompson, to F our h t ? railroad tracks, east f a 8tneere de8„.e to
bettering of schools, and school act­ hearing on the Wallula cutoff held
t()
to Fourth street, has been going on
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ivities, good tourist camping grounds, in Washington, D. C., Thursday of Governor Pierce began the delivery Hurlburt avenue.
Chaplain.
B
terests of the rural communities and
for several days and the work is
foundation» for parks, Inducing of last week, is taken from the Portland Ioi hls inauguarl address. He was fre- I The building which is to be one
through these help Portland, and
Sunbeam Rebekah, No. 180, Mrs.
quently interrupted by applause as jstory has a dimension of 48 by 60 Geo. Elliott, N. G.; Miss Lena Ward, about completed. In addition to this shows such a concern for the Inter­
new industries, and cooperation with Oiegonian:
Third
street
is
being
graded
from
the farmers and the county agent
There will be no change ln the ho outlined the program by which feet ai>d will be used to house the V. G.; Mrs. Nellie Gaither, Record­
ests of the rural districts of Oregon
to determine what should be done plans of the United States bureau of he hopes to redeem his pledges to the |office and equipment of the cement ing Sec’y.; Mrs. Jennie Worster, Hurlburt avenue north to Main street that the most skeptical appear con­
Later
the
property
owners
along
to pat farming in this country on a public roads for the construction of voters of the state. At the conclusion contracting business conducted by Treasurer; Mrs. Dorothy Todd. War­
vinced.
these streets may decide to macada­
nanre staple and economic basis.
the connecting link of the federal aid of his address he received another Mr. Beisse
The State Chamber director from
den; Mrs. Dora Harmon, Conductor;
Every agency, individual or body highway between Wallula, Wash., ovation.
The construction is of tile and con­ Mrs. B. J. Nation, R. S. N. G.; Mrs. mize these, by special assessment, Klamath county.—that section of
but
the
present
work
of
grading
is
crete and will cost in the neighbor­ Geo. Sales, L. S. N. G.; Mrs. Ed
^working for the development of bet- and Umatilla, Ore., which reduces
Oregbn that has often claimed al­
being done by the city council.
hood of $3,000.
tter methods and better returns to the distance by automobile between
legiance to California and its metrop­
Havgeberg. R. S. V. G.; Misg Edith
Methodist Church Notes
‘the farmer of the community, right- Walla Walla and Spokane on the one
olis—stated the cuse to the complete
Prann, L. S. V. G.; Mrs. Floyd Knerr.
Sunday, January 14, 1923.
lyr-’has the support of the club.
hand and Portland on the other, ap­
satisfaction of all the business men
Inside G.; Mrs. James Winslow, Out­ LYCEUM NUMBER TO BE PRE­
Sunday school 10 a. m. Geo. C. Pat­ ‘DAD” WEST HAS
- The organization following an es- proximately 26 miles.
SENTED FRIDAY NIGHT in attendance. He said in part, “Up
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE ride G.; Mrs. Dora Mikesell, Chap­
terson, Supt. There Is a class for
. ttghllahed custom of about three and
While officers of the bureau of everyone.
lain.
( until the last few years when Port-
- one-half years, meets in large num- public roads would not discuss their
Next Friday night, January 12, at , |anti approached the rest of the state
Last Tuesday we met “Dad” West
Morning worship 11 a. m. Sermon
•hprs, every Tuesday alternately at intentions, it became known that by D. H. Leech of Portland, Ore., on the street. “Say,” Dad exclaimed,
the Hermiston Play Houee, the B ill-> lt h what appeared an attractive
Are You Delinquent?
i the two hotels for noonday luncheon, Frederich Steiwer, of Pendleton, Supt. of Eastern District.
son-Whlte Lyceum Bureau presents proposition we were Immediately
“I had a terrible experience last
A good many are on our delinquent the Ralston-Frosh entertainers, a suspicious but we have been learn-
and after being properly and suffici­ who came to Washington to oppose
night.” Naturally we were Interested
Epworth League 7:15 p. m.
subscription list. Let your conscience ' trio of very talented young ladles, I ing of late that there Is a new spir-
ently fed, (all of good*humor) the the construction of the Wallula cu t­ Saturday evening, January
and
ask
him
for
the
story.
“Well
sir,”
13,
business is transacted over the din­ off, because It would divert much 7:30 p. m. Local Conference.
The first half of the program Is it abroad In the city; this last pro-
he continued, ’last night I started guide you over to The Herald office
and “plunk” down the two dollars devoted to music, both Instrumental poi-al shows to the last skeptic that
ner table.
tiafflc from Pendleton, left Wash­
Wednesday afternoon 1:30, social home from downtown about eleven
Today, on account of the depression ington Wednesday with a fair under­ meeting of Ladies Aid at the home of o’clock. I had Just reached the Inter­ that you owe us. The editor received and vocal interspersed with readings at la8t Portland Is right or iB fast
•o f the past few years, a spirit of standing that the original decision of Mrs. Waterman.
section of the street that leads to my a pocket-book for Christmas and Just and a dramatic sketch In which a l l | getting right.”
as soon as someone pays him a two three members take part.
I Thc program was outlined by Mr.
aiem might naturally be ex- the bureau would stand, Pendleton
Thursday evening 7:30, mid-week home when I tripped and fell over an
to p prevail especially in a farni- through its commercial organizations service.
The last part is a repertoire of old- ; Dodson, manager of the Portland
obstacle that was ln the street. 1 dollar subscription he is going to
have a formal opening of the gift. fashioned songs, those that were chamber'of Commerce. He stated
ingcomni) llty. All the more reason had asked to be heard on the matter,
Friday evening, 7:30, Boys’ Scout ‘cussed’ the city council, the street
why we should be the more closely because the building of the proposed meeting at Columbia school house. committees, useing language that Barring a couple of buttons, that popular In the early "sixties.” One that the time had come when Port­
for the common purpose of cut-off meant that many motorists
would be useless for me to repeat for have come off of our clothes, and er two of the old-time dances are hand realized that unless the agri-
Ig to dispell gloom and usher who now reach the Columbia river
you wouldn’t print It. I was curious which we are holding until the wife revived, such as the minuet and qua- cultural Interests of the state could
•the new inevitable era of pros- highway from Walla Walla by way BISHOP ROBERT L. PADDOCK
to know what I had stumbled over has time to sew them on, the purse drill©, contrasting these dances with be mad© prosperous that Portland
MARRIED LAST TUESDAY so the next morning I visited the Is empty. Unless you pay up the edi­ the ones which are popular today.
could not expect to expand her busi-
of Pendleton would be tempted to
The program will begin at 8:30 neflH interests.
Il is yonr duty, Mr. Business Man, travel westward from Walla Walla
place where I had taken the fall and tor will In the near future have to
Of interest to Hermiston friends what do you’ suppose I had stubed postpone a few meals. It will be nec­ immediately after the basketball | The greatest need of Oregon is set­
Mr. Farmer, Mr. Professional Man, through Wallula because of the much
of Bishop Robert L. Paddock, former­ my toe on.” We gave up so he contin­ essary for us to buy a can opener game.
to become a part of this civic body, shorter distance.
tlers for her undeveloped acres but
Wiihout special invitation, in order
Mr. Steiwer appeared before Sec­ ly of the eastern Oregon diocese of ued, ‘‘It was a big chew of tobacco and serve ourselves a can of sardines
that unless the present farmers in
that you may help to bring about a retary of Agriculture Wallace and the Episcopal church, is the news of that I had spit out two or three days a la desk. It has been a long time
I Am Your ‘Ad’ !
the state can be made prosperous we
unity of thought and purpose, and in Thomag H. MacDonald, chief of the his marriage to Misg Helen Aitken before. But, he whispered don't print since we have been able to buy our­
I am your representative in the nced nOf expect to keep new settlers,
of New York, which took place ln the part about me ’bawling’ out tha selves a suit of clothes and as to the tribune of the people—your pleader and that the Kreatest liability that
a measure to accomplish the indust- bureau of public roads.
I and clvte development which will
The best the public roads bureau the cathedral of St. John the Divine, city council for I am trying to get in meaning of the word luxury we think ln the court of commerce.
faces Oregon today are the settien,
* bigger and better community would promise to do was that In in New York, last Tuesday. Follow­ good with the new council. I have ap­ that is a n4w salad dressing.
I am your most active salesman, wbo have tried Oregon farming and
i a which to live.
It takes a goodly number of Uncle your brightest window. Through have lost all their money and worse
making surveys for the road sufflcl. ing the ceremony the two left for plied for the Job of dog-catcher.
is the true and unselfish pur- ent provision would be made for fu­ Europe on a wedding tour. The en­ There is only one drawback that I Sams’ rain checks these days In or­ me you speak to all your world. | ycti a„ , hetr ambition ln life.
No new settlers will be Invited In.
« . ‘he ..Hermiston Commercial ture development of irrigation and gagement was recently announced. have and that may cause me to loose der to make a business go. It Is our Through me. and best through me.
think it over.
hydro-electric power at Umatilla The marriage culminates a romance the appointment. I am bow-legged aim to make this paper a, live and you tell your people of your business 1 to this state until It is felt they can
you « member?
rapids. Mr. Steiwer presented the which began fifteen yeara ago when and dogs may make their escape by newsy sheet but It Is impossible for and their business.
I make good.
Study me, and I will repay long
Ttio hope of Agriculture is ln
claims of Pendleton in person while Bishop Paddock was rector of a New running between my two means of us to do this without a paid-up sub­
scription list.
WE NEED THE effort.
Portland, Walla Walla and many York church.
locomotion.”
FOUNDS OF HONEY
stabalized markets and this he be-
DOUGH FOR BREAD.
T rust me, and I will Increase the neves can only be brought about
PRODUCED IN OREGON IN 1922 other cities, towns and communities
L. M. Hunt returned Monday from
publics trust In you.
through cooperative marketing.
Enos Martin and family have re­
were represented before the bureau
I such a small being that by briefs, letters and telegrams. It Portland. Mr. Hunt was marooned in turned to Hermiston from Rupbert,
Keep me, and I will keep you
The danger must be taken out of
John Schimke, who has been con.
it« Importance is easily lost sight of. wag said that practically every com the city on account of the recent Idaho, where they have been visiting fined to a hospital ln Portland, is ex­ from despair, failure and dry rot.
cooperative organizations and sane
Moot people can hardly believe that munlty ln northern Oregon and south slides on the railroad.
Renew me, often, and I will bring managers and business practices In«
friends and relatives.
pected home In the near future.
many beekeepers produce honey by eastern Washington Intervened ln
you prosperity and contentment.
troduced.
I am a friend who sticks.
j The acme of state development will
the car load, and that two whole the matter.
train loads (137 cars) were produc­
I am proud of my Job, for I bring Ippiy be reached when every farmer
Most o | the communities heard
ed In Oregon the past year.
comfort to many homes, smiles to ■, a nlOinber of some farmers organl-
from. It was understood, contended
many lips, warmth to many hearts, J zat)on
There was 4,123,000 pounds of that the bureau of public roads
honey, valued at *690.000 was pro- should stand by its original plans
dollars to many tills.
.
of California conducted
la Oregon during 1922, and we for the Wallula cut-off. The mat-
"I have worked faithfully for mil- by , he Portland Chamber of Com-
llons of men.
fethat
production ranks the ter is now up to the secretary of
1 inerce during the past year has prov-
th In the list of agricultural di- agriculture finally to announce the
I have given them strength to en tQ tbelr satisfaction that not only
meet adversity, enterprise for great- buH cooperative marketing suceeded
upon values these run , decision.
er tasks, humility to hold success. bllt tbat ,t ,g the very f„undatlon
: 'Crain, livestock, (includ-
A report covering all the argu-
”1 will work as loyally for you.
her agricultural prosperity,
vogetables, fruit, dairy- inents for a change In the route, ln-
and you can gain from me as other
California has 99 automobiles for
bops. honey. The val- eluding the contentions of Pendleton
crop we learn exceeds citizens, will go to Secretary Wallace,
n en have gained.
every 100 farmers in the state with
"I am your messenger of Intelll-, ,ef.H tbnn twl(;e Oregon’s cultivated
the combined value of ! who will hand down his decision In
gence, your envoy of good will, your acreB Cai|f„rnla’a crop value in equal
ies, apricots, grapes, ; a short time to allow for an early
right hand man ln trade.
eight times that of Oregon.
aid mohair produced ln prosecution of the federal roads pro­
M ly lacks *20,000 ln gram ln that section of the country.
I am Your Ad !
| A committee of six men composed
• combined value of
|of three men choeen from th© State
(*d strawberries. The
American Legion Annexes Game ¡chamber of Commerce and three
Party is Given
The basketball game last Friday rrom Por,iand wt|| spend the »300,-
w ax produced likely exceeds
One of the Jollieet of the vacation
nlght between the local post of the 000
of whlpb wll, be subscribed
I parties wag the one Wednesday eve-
American Legion and the High by por(|and businessmen.
we can only guess nlng, January 3, when twenty young
school, of this city, was fast and
Thls money
e)[perted to be all
kt is due the bees for people enjoyed the hospitality of the
snappy throughout. The consistent subscribed within the next ten days
1 fruit crop and the (Allah an home, as the guests of Mel-
playing of both teams was responsl- and th„ wh<,eiH will begin to move,
l ot seed produced In ba Callahan. The early part of the
ble for the thrills furnished those l Another big part of the State Pro-
k«t .with the knowledge evening was spent playing "500"
who witnessed the contest.
• importance of bees Embry Warriner winning first prize
gram Is to Induce tourists to see
The final score was 29 to 24 In Oregon play grounds. In seeing It Is
It is almost certain and Mabel Brown the booby prize,
favor of the Legion-
been worth millions Delicious refreshments were served
hoped many will stay.
On next Friday night, January 12,
industries.
¡after which the rest of the evening
the High school will meet the
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Hermiston
spent in dancing. The guests
Athena High school aggregation at federal loan association elected the
aid ol the Methodist were: Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cheslk,
Harmtaton. The game will be called following officers: J, H. Reid, presi­
kpt nt Mia home of Mrs. Phyllis Dyer, Eleonor Briggs. Elsie
at 7:30.
Wednesday after noon Richards. Mabel Brown. Mary Currie.
dent; E. L. Jackson, vice president;
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8. C. Lochrle, Secy Treaa. The annual
la requested Arloulne Robinson. Luclle Sullivan.
R Alexander and Roy Relay, of reoprt of , he ggey showed an Increase
j Margaret Neary. Frank Swayze. Ir-
Pendleton wer* In Hermiston Tuaa-
b m in ^ during the past year, a
•i
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’vt" Shotwell. Harold Waterman,
day attending a directors meeting of g(M>diy number of farmers through
Bd. Smith a»S Lee Moore motored cheater Rhodee. Owyn Hughee. Km
the Hermiston National Bank. Both the
organisation, taking ad-
Wednesday on
business bry Warriner, Arthur Rubaer, and
gentlemen are directors In the above vantag* of the loan that the govern,
iJL.rf
Lawrence WTrelow,
named bank
'ment offers.
PffifTANCE TO COMMUNITY
w
OIL PROMOTERS VISIT WT.it.
MISTON LAST MONDAY
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