The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984, July 12, 1923, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE HEBMISTOH HERALD. HERMISTON^ OREGDys ’ FORTS ^ r r m tfltu n WORTH PURCHASTTO ■ ij r r a l ò Uncle Sam Hae Them foe te le an* Published every Thursday at Her- Their Acquisition Might Be Well Worth While, Bitetpn. Umatilla County, Oregon by - Raymond Crowder, Editor and Man rm* Score« of old forte In the United ager. Entered as second elans matter, States are for sale. We don’t need forte any more, except around the December 190« at the postoffice at edges of the country and can spare j cigarettes Hermiston, Oregon. a good many of those. Antiquated forte are to go at auc Subscription Rates tion and other means of sale, and For One Year ------------------------>2.00 there is a chance to secure some old- j For Six Months -------------------->1.00 fashioned masterpieces and military i antiques. t Payable In Advance. The real future value of these forts lies chiefly in their display to tour- Classified or Local Advertising 10 cents per line for first insertion. Ists. Tourists are presently going to Minimum charge 25 cent*. Subse he one of the best money-mnklng prop- '■ osltions In the United 8tates. quent insertions 5 cents per line. As few suspected the millions of AMMUN TOMCnXOi dollars that lay in the movies, so the THE SORT OF LUCK ARIZONA value of tourists Is not yet appre ciated as it will be when they begin LEGION WISHED DEMPSEY to come every summer In armies, mov No. 9281. Reserve Diet. No. 12 If you study^the map of Arizona ing eastward and westward. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF Every tourist will have from S.’U X ) you w ill find that in certain parts THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of the state there are miles and to >500 to spend, and the town with the roost "sights" and enjoyments Is miles of desert land nothing but going to get the moet greenbacks. a t Hermiston, in th e S ta te o f Oregon, a t the clow o f bu*ine*»s. J une 30, 1923 rand. Maine’s »45,000,000 a year from tour RESOURCES NatlirzI’y this waste land is In ists will be but a small portion of the 1 Loan* and d isc o u n t* .............. 8217.020 43 217.O2O.4i: Overdraft*, secured ................... I ............. no way an asset to the state and It’s money circulated. ... 180.18 l-M-.I- Every town near an old fort should U. 8 Unsecured Inhabitants have no reason or In. . bonds to secure circulation (par get it In this bargain sale; and should value) .. . ..... ....... -.....................6,2 d O.OO cllnation whatsoever to brag of ihe acquire everything else that will con- ' A ll oth er U. 8 . G ovt, »ecurhie* (includ fact. But there is a body o l men ing prem ium , if any) 2.204 33 8, 154.3.r< stllute a '‘show.” Perhaps some city w ithin It’s borders in whose make, will mother an annual world's fair. O lhcr bond*, stock*, »ecuritie*, etc 67,074.72 up there is sand, that quality which It might pay.—St. Louts Globe-Demo Banking house ............................. 8,000 00 Furniture, fixture* .......... 2,433.33 10,433.33 is known among men as grit; of thin crat. Real esta te ow ned other than banking h o u se.................... 6,281.76 they have a Just right to be proud. Law ful reserve w ith Federal R eserve We refer to the American Legion POINTER RETRIEVED THE HAT bank 21,018.76 Cash in vault and am ount due from N a t of Arizona. These men demon ional bank* 39,108.86 strated they are 100 per cent for the Seaming,y a Cate Whara Dog, In Clas- Total o f Item* 9, 10. 11. and 13. 39,106.86 M iscellaneous cash item * ........................ 248.32 aio Phrase, “ Seen His Duty' principles that their organization Redemption fund w ith U. S. Treasurer and Dona It.” stands for by the resolution which and due from U. S . Treasurer 812.60 was adopted after the Dempsey- A good-looking pointer dog was trot T o t a l...................................................... 8360,180.60 Glbbon» fight. ting timidly along Ohio street In front LIABILITIES W hile a good many were wishing of the Federal building. Ha plainly Capital stock paid i n .............................. 25,000.00 was uneasy and was making hla way Dempsey luck, some of them even Surplus fund ...... 10,000.00 .... - - ......... 15,364.32 sending him floral horse-shoes, as In n sort of bewilderment through the Undivided profits crowd near Pennsylvania street. R eserved for in t., ta x es, accrued 2.000.00 a token of their wishes, these men A woman’s black sailor hat came temembered his actions during Ihe rolling along in the high wind. It Total .............................................. 17.364.32 L ess current ex p en ses, int. and late world war and passed resolu careened among scurrying feet, but taxes paid 17,364.82 tions regretting Ihe fact I hut Gib none stopped It. Thirty yards or more Circulating notes outstanding .......... 6,250.00 behind In laughing chase wns a young Car ifted checks outstanding 165.00 bons didn't "knock his block off." Cashier’s check* outstanding. 3,358.81 colored woman. They realized that he proved him The dog saw the hat and although Total o f item s 21, 22,23. 24 and 25 3,513.81 self a coward when his country not near It ran In chase. He galloped Demand deposits: 220,806.35 needed him and had enough sand and along beside It, striking at It occa Individual d eposits subject to check Certificates o f d ep osit due in less than 30 grit to tell the world about It by sionally ns If trying to let It know It days (other than form oney borrowed) 21,568.88 sliotild slop. He seemed not to wish S tate, county or other m unicipal d eposits 29,294.47 the resolution which was udopted. to touch It for fear of doing it damage. Divideuds unpa'd ...................................... 3,000.00 The American I.eglon of Arizona Finally he became exasperated and Total demand d eposits 274.661.70 wou!4 have gladly sent Dempsey a enugbt It In his mouth. Holding one Tim e Deposits: borse-shoo providing It had been foot on It lie looked around to see what Certificates o f d eposits (other than for money borrowed) 23,337.67 placed in Gibbon's glove and landed should he done. 23,645.67 The colored glri got her hat all right, Total o f tim e d eposits Ion the point of Ills oppnnontH Jaw. Total .................................................. 8360.130.50 This sort of sand and grit that is Ihe pointer yielding it with a proud S tate o f Oregon f . strut. He got a pat on the head and s County o f Um atilla » ’ apparent In the ranks of the Ameri kind word Unit made him jump for Joy. I. 3. C. Lochrie. cashier o f the above named can Legion of Artzonn reflects Just do solemnly sw ear that th • above statem ent The colored woman went on her bank, is true to the best o f my knowle Ige ami belief. credit to the organization and the way, and the dog linlf-wla,fully began 8 . C. LOCHRIE. Cashier his senrch for a way out of the crowd. Subscribed and sworn to before m e this 7th day state. —Indianapolis News. of J u ly . 1928. 5 111 Woman and a Bank. IF IT'S A LAW LET'S ENFORCE OR One of my tenants was a young wom REPEAL IT an who clerked in a large mercantile The Herald has been censured for the stand It liaa taken In regard to the breaking and utier disregard of ih e city'» traffic ordinances. Wb- wish io em phatically state that Just so long as the city council of Hermis ton pass ordinances to govern the In habitants of our city, and we deem them necessary lor tlie welfare and safety of Ihe puhlle, us wo do these In question, we are going to recom mend their enforcement. The law-abiding citizen w ill obey them w ithout q u estion —'bthefs Should be mnde to do so. If It’s law let us see that it Is enforced without fear or favor. It 1,’s a bum one that no one wnnts. let’s lake ateps to repeal it. A man recently sued his wife In a Chicago court for divorce on the grounds that in spite of Ihe fa d they had lived toReiher a year she hud never spoken Io him. The Judge phould liuve ascertained whether or not the woman was deaf and dumb. If she wns nol the man who brought the suit should have been fined for contempt of court.. There Is no « n m y i who call refrain from talk ing this long. We are wonderlh* If President Harding look due notice of all the work that ihe O. W. II. & N. Co., w ent to In preparing for his coming. And did he notice that the weeds were cut beside the track. That the whitewash crew had been out plying their brushes; that the pump engine was hi,ehrt, In Messner w hile his train stooped, b *t 11 r noise disturb his auditory iv i ■ oiih system; that every water tank along Ihe line was filled leat thtrst overcome him; In fa c t that everything was in lip lop shape; that i d the least thing should cause annoyance Io his royal highness? We look into the future and see the time when we, too, shall he accorded such honor that our com ing shall cause weeks of prepara tion.— Boardman Mirror. Molten Lava W e,de Volcanoes. George Hillman rend a paper before the Geographical society descriptive of an ascent a year ago of Kilimanjaro, which he alluded io as Africa’s high est mountain. The party which he led were the first to ascend after the mountain luid become British terri tory. From wherever across the sur rounding steppes one approached the Isolated mountain mass two outstand ing features Impressed themselves nt once—the tremendous size, coupled with great height, and the almost In credible contras, between the tropica, half desert below and the alpine dee ert above. Structurally. Kilimanjaro consisted of three single sirato-votea noes, each of which had had I,a own origin and history. Through mutual Interbedding of the lavnl flowa. how ever, all three had grown Into one guild complex strato volcano. office. She handed me a check for the usual amount but she had used a dif ferent form. “I see you have changed your bank," I remarked. “Oh, no, not at all," she replied. “But tills check Is drawn on the Lln- roln-Alliance and I thought you bonked with Ihe Merchants." “So I do," she explained. "But I ran out of checks of my own hank and so I Sorrowed one from a friend In the office who banks with the I.lneoln AI- llanee." "And you have no account there?" I asked. “Why, no, of course not.” I tried to explain. But—oh, well, what's the use? She wns vexed. I had Inferred doubt of her honesty. I was no gentieinnn. She had better move, she declared. And she moved.— Rochester Iiemoerat and Chronicle. P la n to Roof Ovsr Rlvsr. A roof over the Chicago river ten miles In length, enrrylng boulevards, parks, garages and oil filling stations, lias been proposed as the solution of Chicago’s traffic problem. The roof would be 200 feet wide, of nine-inch concrete supported on concrete piling sunk Into the river bed. On the roof would he two sidewalks, fifteen fee, wide; two boulevard* fifty feet wide, and a vacant apace In the center sev enty feet wide. Tlie proposed plan would no, Interfere with river traffic as I, would be constructed from twenty to thirty fee, above the surface of the water. O tto G . Sapper. N otary Public for Ore. My commission exp ires Ju ly 17, 1925 Correct—A ttest: F. B. SW AYZE. R. A L E X A N D E R J . R. RALEY D irectors. MADE ATTACK ON ST. JOHN sw eo aooe LTRy B ■ I E is the inspiring roar of Old Ocean and the charm of its many beaches where those glorious V A C A T IO N haunts are. It will be a great surprise and delight to •ee the vast improvement* that have been made to insure the pleasure of visitors to North Beach Clatsop Beach Tillamook Beaches o r Newport i where every conceivable form of restful health-giving recreation may be enjoyed. A sk our agent for our ’ “ Outings in the Pacific Northwest** and “ Oregon O utdoors.** T h ey tell the whole dory in word and picture. Then purchase a Round-Trip Summer Excursion T icket via U nion P acific S ystem Give the Hens a Chance s Nature made a hen to lay egg». She w ill lay in winter and summer, if you’ll only give her a chance. A new, well-lighted, warm, sanitary chicken house is a real investment. It mean* two things that make big poultry profits— early hatches and more eggs. Call at this office and inspect plans of poultry houses which have been designed with the “more eggs'' idea. which gives that wonderful trip through the Columbia River (»orge. Our agent wilt be glad to arrange your itinerary and make your reservation. F. C. W0UGHTER, AGENT Hermiston, Oregon w m . mcmurray ' 1 General Passenger Agent Portland. Oregon __ ¡ Inland Empire Lumber Company ! I P h o n « 331 I have Equipped my Shop with a 900 Lb. Electric Driven Hammer 1 The Yard of Best Quality 8 ■ ■ Exclusive Representatives of National Builders Bureau ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■i 3 H . M. S T R A W . MGR. and Electric driven Drill Pres», taak- lng It the best equipped shop in the west end of th is county. H A R M A N ’S B la c k s m it h S h o p asua S u b s c r ib e N o w Daring Raid of Maieachusetta Man Had Consequences That Were Felt for Many Year«. -to th e - Stephen Smith of Machine, Maine, I delegate to the Massaehus. Its ron- gresa, made a raid on St. John, N. B„ In August. 1770. He burned (lie bar racks and destroyed Ihe for,, which was protected by only four men, and raptured a brig, of 120 tons, Inden with oxen, sheep and swine, which were Intended ior the British troops at Bos ton. This sudden raid had the effect of putting the British authorities on the alert, and vessels of war were sen, to erulse In the Bay of Fund» to pro tect the settlements along Its shores. The people of Machias, emboldened hy the success which attended their first raid, attempted to seize and hold the fort at St. John, but were driven away-by a force sent from Halifax. ■ In consequence of this second raid on : St. John, a block house and stockades were erected on a hill overlooking the hnrbor, nnd dignified by the name of Fort Howe. Two years after this event about 000 Indians assembled at the mouth of the Jen,seg-for the pur pose of destroying the settlement of Maugervllle, hut the people escai>ed across the river to Oromocto, where a fort had been erected. This wns the Isst threat of IndlBn wnr, nnd In the following year, 1790. numbers of In dian* assembled at Fort Howe nnd sworn alleglunce to King George. Hermiston Herald Need Knowledge of Timber. Nowhere Is there a greater need for knowledge of timber growing than In the eastern states, says the forest service. United States Department of CAN’T FOOL DIAMOND DEALER Agriculture. In this section the rela tively dense population, the enormous Men Who Handle Precious Stonea Have Many Ways of Detecting Industrial demands for Umber, and the Those Which Are "Fakes.” large nrens of lands best fitted for forests all unite ,o urge timber pro For the reason that the traffic In duction on a large scale. Imitation precious stones Is growing, diamond merchants nowadays are Nsw Rubbsr-Msklog Process. An invention by means of which obliged to devote more time than for rubber Is Impregnated with nitrogen merly to tlie detection of fakes. The gas, thereby filling I, with Innumer experienced denier can often tell a able cells, may revolutionise the mak- ! faked stone nt a glance. Onee suspicion falls on a stone I, Ing of robber. Onaaote Is the name of the new product. A ball of It was Is subjected to various tests. For ex subjected to a pressure of 82,000 ample. the gem may be placed In wa pounds. In 24 hours It reasserted ter, and watched ,o see If I, loses Its Itself sufficiently to hit the celling brilliance. If this happens, the stone when bounced from the ground. It Is discarded at onee as being fslse. is more buoyant than cork In water. Amdher water test consists in plac ing a drop of water on the stone. The Wall Covered. water globule Is then touched light “Couldn't get any coal out your ' ly with the point of a pencil. If the way? How In the world did you man- ■ globule breaks tlie stone Is a fake. age to keep warm?" “Oh, we have Sometimes a black do, Is made on a blanket mortgage on the place, you a piece of white paper, and the dia know.—Boston Transcript. mond held In front of It. If the atone Is an Imitation Ilia do, appears FARM BUREAU ASK SHOW DOWN blurred. The hardness of a stone Is another (Continued from Page One) deciding factor. A real diamond can ha filed with the hardest Instrument Topolle. without being scratched. A faked Finally, having In mind the atone will crack and probably break large, the Columbia Farm Bureau, of up under the process. Hermiston. Oregon, respectfully ap Tha convle, gang boss In Florida peals to your organization. In the name of fairness and for the sake who killed the North Dakota boy of greater harmony, to recede from by whipping him has been found Its position In regard to the referen. guilty, hut of course w ill appeal. dum of the Oleomargarine bill The ayes of the country w ll ba on that case Columbia Farm Bureau. ■ and keep informed of the events and happen ings in your commun ity. A lighted m a tc h to th e w ick and y o u r oil cookstove is in sta n tly read y . It co n c e n tra te s clean, ste a d y h e a t directly on th e cooking utensil. N o coal o r w ood to lug, o r ash es to shovel o u t—a clean, cool kitchen free from d irt an d sm oke. T o o b tain best results, use P e a rl Oil —th e clean-burning, uniform k ero s e n e —scientifically refined an d re refined by a special process. P e a rl Oil is sold by d ealers ev e ry w h ere. F o r y o u r o w n protection ord er by n a m e — P e a rl Oil. STANDARD OIL COMPANY t California) The Herald PlARI^OIf. (K E R O S E N E ) carries one of the best Want Ad columns of any weekly paper in the state. STANDARD OIL COMPANY t y HEAT AND LIGHT *’VW^.V.W,V.W.V^>.V.V.W.V.W.V.W.J>’ --If you want to buy --If you want to sell --If you want to trade You find the opportun ity in The Herald ad vertisements. I F YO U W A N T T H E B E S T T H E R E 18 IN A U T O M O BIL E A C C E SSO R IE S. IF YOU W ANT M E C H A N IC S— M E N T H E IR E X P E R IE N C E D WHO Y O U R C A R — T R Y N E IL T h e H e r a ld is $2 per year, or$l for six months, payable in advance. KNOW B U S IN E S S — TO W’O RK O N * BAR K E R ’S O A R A G E . A N D YOU W O N ’T B E D IS A P P O IN T E D .