« (The Iformtalmt lùralò VOL. XVII M’KAY PROJECT TOWN IS CLOSED WILL 60 THROUGH JULY 3 AND 4 JURY VERDICT ASSURES RIGHT A LARGE NUMBER JOURNEY TO MEACHAM OF WAY 17 • to Library HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 5. 1923 OREGON NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Im p ortan t O c c u r r e n c e s o f P ast W e e k B riefly C om p iled for O u r R ead ers No. 48 HARDING PLEDGES CLUB PEP RECLAMATION AID MEETING HELD — ■ 1.1 Links Irrigation, Power and J, REPRESENTATIVES OF PENDLE­ A price of 9 cents 1* being paid tor the exact date for the walkout had Inland Waterways as One TON CLUB VISITS Work is progressing rapidly on the not yet been set. prunes bought in the Umpqua valley National Program. x new »»0,000 boy*' dormitory at the by packers. Because of the poor market, the Chemawa Indian school and the build­ Roseburg cannery refused to take any At a recent election the city of Award* Totaling $60,100 as Agaist Families Pack Lunch Boxes and Go Spokane, Wash.—President Harding, Entertain With Songs and Short Florence, near the mouth of the Slue- ing will be ready for occupancy at the more loganberries for canning. Ap­ Claim* of the Defendants Which I with his official party. Invaded the To Reservoir For the Day Talks Concerning Commercial time tor opening of school next fall. proximately two carloads of berries law river, voted to reduce Its size. Amounted to $101,647, Are Pacific Northwest Monday afternoon Club Activities The Tokay grape crop of Josephine were canned under cooperative agree­ on hla speaking tour to Aiaaka, when Allowed Twenty-two buildings in Portland, county promises to be a* great as that ment with the growers, but as the he stopped here for a visit of nine Hermiston’s streets were practic *11 rated as flretraps, were condemned of last year. The vines are full of present price is such that a loas is by the fire marshal's office during ally deserted last Tuesday and Wed Quite a number gathered at the hours, during which he delivered an the green fruit and the weather has certain to result If any more are can address on reclamation. A verdict was brought in last F r i-‘ nefsday. Business houses were clo s-’ MaT- been exceptionally good this spring ned, it was declared that canning Hermiston hotel last Friday night Supporters of the Columbia basin day morning by the Jury setting in ed and business for these two days With broccoli planting at its height, for grapes. would stop as soon as the present to attend the pep meeting sponsored irrigation proje* plan took advant­ the case whereby the government was forgotten. A good many of Umpqua valley growers are finding a by the local commercial club. Approximately 1500 Oregon cars and supply is exhausted. had brought condemnation suits to Hermiston’s residents left Tuesday great deal of difficulty in getting A delegation from Pendleton was age of the president's visit to lay be­ 1000 foreign cars are inspected each Seven fatalities out of a total of 751 obtain possession of parcels of land by auto and train for Meacham plants. In attendance and furnished the dif­ fore him in a concrete manner the pro­ week at Baker In order to keep the accident* in the state of Oregon were necessary in the development of the where they attended the celebration Roy A. Klein has been made per- alfalfa weevil pest from coming In reported to the state industrial acci ferent numbers that constituted the posal to reclaim some 1,763,000 acre* McKay Creek unit of the Umatilla , held at that place, taking this op- manent chief engineer of the highway from the infected district* of Idaho dent commission during the week program. The quartette rendered a of arid lands in Washington. project. In a speech at the armory, President portunity of seeing the president and department by the state highway com- and the Snalce river. ended June 28, inclusive. Those fatal­ number of songs interspersed by Harding renewed his pledge to recla­ The trial continued from Monday his party. mission. Herman Zimmerman, a well known ly Injure^ were: Frank Weaver, short talks give« by members of the mation, touched upon glimpses of new noon until Friday morning at which Those who remained in town pack, miner of the various camps in Baker Salem; G. Gurdipe, Gates; George C. Pendleton organization. The ban- J national strength derived from what The Southern Pacific company has time the Jury rendered their verdict ed lunch boxes Wednesday and hied a surplus of 831 cars according to a county, was instantly killed In the Smiley, Eldorado Springs, Mo.; W. B. quet was given as a pep meeting for ■ and was dismissed. themselves to the reservoir or some report received by the public service underground workings of the Home- Beard, Grants Pass; E. H. Burt, Brigh­ the club and to stimulate the ac-1 he repeatedly terms "thia Western wonderland” and linked up aa part* ot The demand of owners and. other shady spot where they spent commission. stead-Iron-Dyke mine at Homestead by ton; Herman Zimmerman, Homestead, ttvtties of the local body. Pendle­ one national program the use of water lessees were as follows: James C. ' the day. Quite a number left Tues- ton very kindly consenting to turn- ' for lrrfgatlon and power> U e The Tri-County Bankers' association being struck on the head by a falling and A. Vanstrom, Cascade Locks. Anderson, 70.4 acres, $77773; J. L. j day by auto for Bingham Springs 75-pound boulder. The latest addition to the lumber lsh the entertainment. In this Pen- mpnt of ,nland waterway, and the of Hopd River, Wasco an^ Sherman Hudson, lessee of Anderson. »1360: where they spent the two holidays. The milllon-dollar sawmill built industry in Medford and Jackson coun­ dleton made good In every detail. | pollcy of reforegtat,oll ot cut-over Mary S. Jones and heirs, 160 acres, All of tlfFm are back today on the counties met in Wasco with thirty- three years ago by the Alsea River ty will be the erection of another mill The musical numbers were well ren­ lands. four present. »19000; Lewis M. Ladow, 499.9 job and things are gradually getting dered and those who gave short ad- In his speech, after introduction by The Roseburg city council has voted Lumber company of Eugene at Glen- on the Rogue river near McLeod dresses held the Interest acres, »65,110; J. J. Chisholm, les­ back to normalcy. of the Oovernor Louis F. Hart, the president brook, in Benton county, and which bridge, between Medford and Prospect, an emergency sum of »250 to start the see, »4586; B. J. Graham, lessee. gathering throughout. reiterated his frequent statement that campaign against earwigs which have has never been operated on account with a capacity of seven to eight mil­ »2918, total $101,647. Not What It Was Labeled of financial difficulties, will be started lion feet of lumber per year. The he is not making a political tour, add­ Invaded the city. The Jury’s awards were: Ander­ There is a certain man in Hermis­ up within the next few weeks, ac­ Brownlee Lumber company that built ing that he is glad to give an account With the rainy season at an end, son »5500; Hudson »600; Jones »14, ton who has quite an enviable repu­ the big modern mill in Medford a cording to Henry Fischer, receiver. of governmental affair* to the people. 600; Ladow »35,000; Chisholm tation among his circle of friends fife lookouts have been ordered to year ago and recently sold it to the He digressed briefly from bis prepar­ ■ S K C IA L C O R R B SPO N D B N C B A. S. Dudley, who was recently Olds Lumber company, will build the »2500; Qraham »2000; total, »60.- on account of him being able to pro- j 4,1 hlgh mountaIn stations within the ed speech to praise the operations of chosen as the executive manager of Deschutes national forest. 100. duce "home brew" of the finest new mill. Charles Kellar left for a business the budget. The Jury awarded the settlers ap- “bead" and quality. It is said that Hundreds of tons of rapidly ripen­ the Oregon State Chamber of Com­ Submission by October 1, 1923, of a The president sounded warning trip to Portland Monday. proximately twice as much as the fig. he is able to take a few raisins a ing loganberries in the Salem district merce, will assume his new duties detailed estimate of tha annual bud­ against exploitation as well as waste August 1. He has been engaged in ures at which their land had been ap- peck or so of potato peelings along will probably be left to decay unless get of school districts of the first i Miss Laura Phipps arrived home i of national resources. similar work in California. praised, therefore the settlers felt with a few other ingredients known market conditions are improved. class and of union high school dis­ from Willamette college, which she J Bishop John P. Carroll, Helena, tricts is required of the board Of their position Justified. only to himself, and produce the The city and commercial club of Col. J. H. Raley, who conducted < real stuff similar to that which Bay City has protested to the public Mont., delivered the sermon at Port­ director* in school district* of this has been attending. Milton Matthews went to Spokane the case for the settlers, expressed ; brought as much fame to Kentucky service commission against a proposed land at the ceremonies attendant up­ type by tbe tax supervising and con­ satisfaction over the verdict but be- as her thoroughbred horses, raise in fates by the Bay City Water on the celebration of the silver jubilee servation oominlsoioii In each county Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Matheson, of Ione, of Archbishop Alexander Christie, of the stats, according to a letter lieved that the awards were too low A few evenings ago the news was company. in some instances. He believes the ! circulated among his friends that he The city of Perrydale has requested who has been a bishop of the Catholic sent by J. A. Churchill, state super­ were guests at the Williams home the work wll start at once. He also , had a batch on tap that wss "ripe” the state public service commission to church for 25 years. intendent of public instruction, to all past week. Albany, Or. — George Parker and Mr. and Mrs. Owen Patlerson, Mr. ■ Ruile Johnson escaped Sunday after* states that while in Portland he was ' and they were invited to his home help With the restoration of a regular Maplon county mflst accept a loss county and city superintendent* of the and Mrs. Paul Brume), Miss Elsie noon from the Linn coupty jail, where informed that the government at- where a party would be given and passenger, express and mall service of »200,000 on its loganberry crop this state. torneys and representative settlers J each allowed to sample the concoc- in that t6Wn. year to stabilize itself for future mar­ C. M. Hurlburt, ex-county engineer Hester and Mrn. Eula Patterson were they were being held for the murder of of Stanfield signed up terms whereby 1 tion. Despite unfavorable weather during keting, was the position taken at a at Hood River, has completed sound­ dinner guest« at the Whitsett home. Sheriff W. J. Dunlap. Parker waa cap- tured a few minutes after he got out. the Stanfield district Is to be lnclud- i An invitation of this nature was the greater part of the month, the conference of banker* and representa­ ings of the channel of the Columbia Sunday. ed in the government project. always well received by his friends. June tourist movement through Bend tives of all the canning interests at river in preparation for construction The Neighborhood club wil close He wa8 8een b7 8hertff Richard before R. M. Connor, who has been in It meant that a real treat was in has been considerably In excess of Salem In an attempt to solve the of the Interstate bridge that will con­ their meetings through the months he had climbed over an iron feaoe that loganberry marketing problem. Pendleton for some time awaiting store for them.They would again be that of last year. nect Hood River and White Salmon, of July and August but will continue surrounds the rear of the Jail. John- son was still at large. opportunity to start work, will no able to quaff the "cup that cheers” The McKenzie pass will not be open Wash. The next steps In the bridge the second week in September. Don C. Mote, entomologist of the Investigation by the sheriff reveal­ doubt rush preparations and within and the cup would contain the "real Arizona state department of agricul­ for another three weeks, W. H. May, work will be borings to test for bed­ Quite a crowd went to Meacham a short time many men will be em- quill." ture, has been appointed associate pro­ road contractor, reported at Bend after rock. The river is comparatively the 3rd and 4th, and those that did ed that tbe two men bad broken ployed on, the construction work. A t-gn early *• x th . succta be. fessor of entomology at the Oregon a trip to the Deschutes-Lane county shallow where the bridge will cross not gathered at the reservoir, school through tbe wire and iron bar netting above their Celt, had placed a blanket The work will require several years gan to arrive. They were all as Agricultural college. line. The last mile of the journey and preliminary tests show that bed­ house and river and celebrated. on the netting and then had begun rock lies close to the bottom of the was made on foot, snowdrifts, un­ for its completion and it is said that thirsty as a cactUR in the Sahara The highway between Coos county Guests at the Addleman home Sun- cutting through tbe brick wall, laying several hundred people will be em- desert. At the proper time the and the Pacific highway near Rose­ usually deep for this time of the year, river. The steel spans over the river day were Daisy Calkins, Herbert Hall ai| of the debris on the blanket to that ployed when work is well under way. lady of the house adjourned to the burg is now open to travel for the preventing further progress by auto­ will total about 2200 (eet. , it would not- be noticed during the —• J pantry to bring forth the precious entire distance with the Camas moun­ mobile. Victory for the United States gov­ Buster Fox and Gerald Haddox. .. visits of officers to their cell at var- Attorney-General Van Winkle has ernment suits to obtain possession of • Boy Drown* in Columbia At Board- liquid. A decanter was filled and tain detour eliminated. tous times. Apparently the Job waa Wliy This Issue >s Shy Local News parcels of land necessary in the devel­ declared unconstitutional the act pass­ man soon glasses were clinking as they The new cannery in Eagle valley, This issue of the Herald Is shy of completed some time Sunday and the Ezra Hopkins, a nine year old boy drank to the health of their hosrhnd Baker county, has begun operations. ed by the 1923 legislature authorizing opment of the McKay Creek unit of living at Boardman, was drowned Again and again the glasses were It Is expected the plant will furnish the state Industrial accident commis­ tbe Umatilla irrigation project was local news. This Is caused by two men, fearing to wait until nightfall, in the Columbia river last Saturday filled and emptied. The party was a market for produce which In the past sion to reimburse the city of Canby registered when a federal oourt jury recent holidays. On the third we had decided to get away the beat they afternoon. He in company with a success from every angle. In the has been a loss to the farmers. with the sum of »1352 which the city at Portland returned awards totaling made the usual rounds In an endeav- could In broad daylight. Both men were charged with flrat- paid Peter Horning in compensation »90,000 as against claims of the de­ or to gather local Items but found other boys had been taken with some . wee small hours of the morning the The Bend woolen mills, the city's men to Coyoote. The men had left guests started home. It is report- newest industry, started operation last for injuries. The decision may go to fendants which amounted to »101,647. the business houses with a lock on degree murder by the grand Jury and ; I Decision ot this case opens the Way the door and a sign posted "Back Pleaded not guilty. the supreme court. the children instructing them to not 1 ed that all reached their destinaion week. Sixteen knitting machines are George M. Miller, pioneer resident to a development on which the gov­ Thursday." go near the river while they were |n safety although a few of them installed and the payroll, to Start with, On the Fourth the office force took LAND LAW INTERPRETED 1 away. But during their absence ! were heard to murmur that the legis- of Eugene and brother of the late ernment will expend »2,600,000 and Is for 30 persons—mostly women. ----------- Joaquin Miller, poet, has launched a alto establishes a scale ot valuation a holiday. We painted a sign for ■ the boys went in wading. Ezra evi­ lature should pass a law compelling Fruit growers of Imbler have begun movement to create a national park on which the government and (he our door, turned the key In the lock Japanese May Profit on Acreage Wlth- dently waded beyond his depth. the manufacturers of doors to cut tbe thinning of the apple crop in earn­ or national monument at Cape Per- owners of the land still needed for and forgot buslnes cares for the day. out Violating Act. The w.en who were not far distant bigger keyholes in them. est and from all Indications a bumper the project may proceed. We have gathered together recent 8an Francisco.—A contract between heard the cries of the children and The next morning the host of the crop is assured. The output this year petua on the Pacific ocean in the northwestern corner of Lane county, rushed to the scene of the drown­ night before concluded that he would Mr .and Mrs. Gogl, of Lebanon, happenings throughout the state and a white man and a Japanese whereby is expected to exceed 400 carloads. the tract to include a portion of tbe are visiting their daughter, Mrs. are publishing them this week. We the latter Is to settle upon agricultural ing. The boyH pointed out the place , varnish a certain piece of furniture A special election will be held in Lincoln county coast as well. are back In the traces now and are land for the purpoae of preparing It where he went down but the body and went to the closet to get the Unke, this week. Oak Lodge water district In Clacka­ anxiously awaiting next Fourth, so for planting, receiving wage* for hla Plans are being perfected by the was recovered some distance from can 0( varnish. He found the can mas county August 2, when voters of Industrial Workers of the World on that we may be able to again take work and sharing In future profit* on this spot. Funeral services were ■ )>ut it was empty and calling his Mrs. John Simpson, aunt of Mrs. the district will decide an issue of the Pacific coast and in the Pacific an equal basis, la not a violation of our annual holiday. held Suday. wife he inuired of what had become »200,000 bonds for a water system. Enos Martin, and Mrs. Lena Olsen, tho alien land law passed by the leg­ northwest for another strike within ------------------------- - of It’s contents. "Why,” she ex- islature, November 2, 1920, the su­ Suit to cancel all special road taxes the next few weeks, especial attention of Chicago, are guesis at the Enos POISON PROOF BEETLES claimed, "I thought it was the can HOLY CITY TO MANY SECTS preme court decided. in six districts in Lane county in being paid to the harvest fields, it was Martin home. EAT CHICKENS ALIVE , you bad your home brew in and I The case was that of K. Okhara, which Starret & Hovey of Detroit, C. P. Adams and wife, C. C.Mason Jerusalem Held a Secred Spot by 1 guess that we drank it last night.” Mich., own timber lands was Instituted stated in Portland by S. Healy, local arrested In Placer county on a com­ spokesman for the timber workers and Mrs. Carpenter were guesis at O ther* Than Followers Precepts According to eastern pres dis- j „Holy socks,” he exclaimed, "can't plaint charging conspiracy with Tom by this firm in circuit court at Eu- section of the I. W. W. Healv said the Belscamper home the Fourth. of the Christ. patches an army of beetles has taken te„ ¥arnlsh when you RPe ,t Vlcenclo to violate section 10 of the possesion of the fruit orchards near T d|d )hlnk R wag a , |(tIe thick ghe alien land law. It was alleged that We were In the outskirts of Jeru­ Wheeling, W. Va., and unles« check- a)| m|tted, ro put Water into it to salem before we realized It. We (lie two men agreed that Okhara ed soon will destroy the crop of fruit. th)n (t down.” turned a corner in the road, and there should work 20 acres for two year*, The pest Is a hard shelled beetle The h08t rushed the , elephonP before us rose the city, set upon a making it ready for planting. He waa about the size of a coffee bean, and He had ¥iaions of his guests lying at , hill. In Its narrow, noisome alleys, to be paid »50 per acre for this work a shoe box filed with the bugs has dea, h.g door perhaps some of them Its tortuous lanes. It* dim bazars. Its and one-half the profit* when tbe land been sent to the state agriculturist had a, ready ppsacd over the thresh- i four-square houses with their brown became productive. mud walls, rising on the hillside, one for classification and a recipe for 0,d ,nto the promlHed |and. He above another, like chairs In an extermination. called the phone number of a man ! amphitheater. It resembles many an­ President Pay* Homage to Pioneers. The beetles are not only devour- who had attended , he party To h(a Meacham, Ore.—Paying homage to other oriental city. But above the flat- ing the foliage and green fruit, but re](pf and RUrpr|i,e be recognized his I roofed dwellings rise scores of Impos­ tho sturdy pioneers who founded Ore­ are literally eating the chickens Voice in answer. "How do you j ing buildings In brick and stone, gon and saved the great Northwest alive, reports from rural districts „ he askpd anxlouaIy - Never ; diarrhea, convents, monasteries, hos­ to the nation, President Harding here pices, mosques, and synagogues, ret,re­ Tuesday in an address commemorat­ disclosed. Paris gren, arsenate of f#)t bptter in my , j fe .. be replied senting the religious devotion of ing tbe eightieth anniversary of the lead and boiling water have no effect ..And w y ., he conUn,led>