(The Harmistun Iforalh
VOL. XVII
ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP
MADE NEAR REITH
P • t0 Library'
No. 47
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2. 1923
WORK ON McKAY DAM BEING
CARRIED ON BY FORCE OF 80
F ifteen Buildings Under Construct
ion or Completed; Crews Build
Roads. Harvest Crops
HAY ASSOCIATION
MAKES PROGRESS
PREMIUM MONEY SET ASIDE
FOR DAIRY AND HOG SHOW
County Court Appropriation is $600
School Fair to be Held in Con
nection W ith Show
ARLINGTON HAS
SERIOUS FIRE
PROSPECTS FOR EARLY
HAY PRICES NOT GOOD
Heavy Hay Crops of Coast Counties
Big Factor in Market
LITTLE GIRL
DIES SUDDENLY
While It is still too early to pre
BROTHER OF HERMISTON MAN
The county court has apportioned TWO BUSINESS BLOCKS BURN dict with any great degree of ac FRANCES PAULSEN STRICKEN AT
Progress on the preliminary work HOPE TO HAVE TONNAGE SIGNED
the County Fair fund as follows
of making a camp and other Inci
curacy the prices of hay for the com
BY SEPTEMBER 1
HAS EXCITING EXPERIENCE
EARLY MONDAY MORNING
LAWN SOCIAL
About 8600 each to the East End
dentals on McKay creek where the
ing winter, there are some outstand
Fair, the Northwest Grain & Hay
big government dam is to be con-
ing conditions that cannot be lgnor-
Knocks Down Two Men W ith Car atrucled ls «*«*»« made at a satisfar- 55,000 Tons Signed Up as Result of Show and the Hermiston Dairy and Pat Mooney. Ex-Resident of Hermis- ed „
The Body Taken to Portland Where
Hog Show, 8150 for the Weston
tory rate, according to reports from
The coast counties have one o f !
When They Try to Rob Him at
Three Weeks Work on Part of
ton Loses Butcher Shop in Fire
Funeral Services Were Held on
the
camp.
Potato
Show
and
8500
for
school
their
heavy
hay
crops,
and
while
it
j
The P oint of a Gun
Organization Committee
Tuesday
fair
purposes.
Of the fifteen buildings on which
has suffered some damage It is still
The school fair is to be held at
construction has started, two, the
Fire of unknown origin, startin g' much above tbe »*•>*«<. The same
Clarence Shaw, brother of Bert I blg warehouse and a smaller store-
The meeting of the general organ Hermiston in connection with the in the Arlington hotel, destroyed two I thlng is true of th* ,oo<h |H regions j _____
Frances, eleven year old daughter
Shaw, of this city, who is employed r° ° m. have been completed, and the ization committee for the state of Dairy and Hog Show. The fair business blocks of Arlington early |
inlandjmpire, which are often of A A
heavy
consumers
of
alfalfa
hay
I
A' A' Pau,8on' was stricken sud-
promises
to
be
the
best
in
Its
history
others
are
being
built
rapidly.
on a ranch on Butter Creek, had an
Monday morning. The fire destroy-
‘
Washington for the Northwest Hay
This means there will be little dPnly “ “ lawn 8orlal held at her
A part of the preliminary work i s , association met in their offices at as the boys’ and girls’ clubs in the ed one block on one side of the street
exciting and narrow escape from
active demand for hay until early ^ " 7
tbe Columbia district last
highway robbers last Thursday night the building of a new road from ■ Yakima Saturday nlght to COIlglder county are working hard and are and then jumped over to the other winter. This does not necessarily j iday nlgh'
Tbe B“-! was taken
making
a
much
better
showing
than
Spark« siding up the draw on a di- progress mde. and were very much
near Reith.
side. The loss is estimated between
mean theat there is a surplus of hay i ab° Ut 10 30 a,ld dled at twe,ve-
ever
before.
The
Columbia
district
reel
route
to
the
dam
site.
By
j
elated
at
the
tonnage
far
glgned
875,000
and
880.000.
He was returning from Pendleton
as the fall pastures and the severity
eai t tronble waa ,b® cause,
and stopped at Reith about ten building this road, a short cut from up, whlch ,g approxima,eIy 55,000 alone hits 19 memberg In its pig Among business houses burned were
o’clock at .night for a lunch before the railroad to the camp will be | tong> ag a re8ult o( three weeka work club, and 11 members in its calf bakery, postoffice, Arlington hotel. of the winter are factors as yet u n -' ®be was Playing with the other
realized. The bed has been graded
They are much pleased at the pub. club.
City market, city hall, Coe pastime known. But It does mean that there ! cb,*dren “t the time she was taken
proceeding home.
The directors of the show are mak. lunch counter and several residences. is enough hay to cause an active ill. A doctor was called who worked
most of the way and gravel will be ■ llc endorgement given this plan by
While he was seated in the res placed on the grade soon.
| (be YakJma clearing hoU8e a8ociation ing a special effort this year to get A great deal o fthe loss was not cov surplus threat, which la important over (he girl but she never regained
taurant a woman engaged him in
consciousness.
out a real good showing of young ered by Insurance.
from a price point of view.
Another crew of men Is engaged and other bankenj Qf thg val,ey .
converstion, asking him his destina
The financial condition of the
The body was shipped to Portland
...
*" fel“ ng tre68 *n the bOtt°m a‘ld ! are hopeful of having the 75 per dairy stock, and will not be satisfied
The
fact
that
a
strong
southwest
tion. He informed her that he was
for!
P"’" ng the 8tUtUPS Where
elCa” t,BS cent tonnage signed by September 1. with any thing less than 100 heif wind veered in direction after the! farmers and that of rural business Sunday night and funeral services
traveling alone and was bound
U U illlU
n il
. .. 1 1 1
ilf o l/o
will later be done. Alfalfa is being
fire started is all that saved the communities is such that a heavy were held in that city Tuesday after,
The second cutting of hay will ers.
Portland. She left him and went i cut and wheat on land condemned
The proof of the improvement In town from complete destruction.
selling pressure Is to be expected, noon.
interfere
with
the
campaign
during
over to a table some distance away is being harvested.
and
unless this can be prevented the
our
dairy
herds
through
the
use
of
Pat Mooney, who at one time was
where two men were seated, con- j The contract between the govern the next week in a few sections, but top-notch sires, lies in our young
low price of two years ago will be
work
will
be
concentrated
in
others
proprietor
of
a
meat
market
in
this
versing with them in a low tone of . ment and the Pacific Power & Light
stock, and we want the dairymen to
almost Inevitable. It is certain that
voice. Shaw noticed that the m en, Co. for the transmission line over where hay is out of the way. Farm get behind the show with some of city, and owner of the City Meat
STATE MARKET AGENT
♦
Market in Arlington, was among business men can do much to prevent •>
left the restaurant and started down I which wil be conveyed the electricity conditions in Kittitas county make
their good hellers. We know they those whose establishments were this, but it would seem 'hat some ar *
DEPARTMENT
*
the highway in a car. A few min- j needed for the use of the camp and possible an intensified campaign in have them.
♦
burned out. According to reports rangements must be made in co *
utes after their departure he finish and for power purposes is expected that section which will be put on
this week. It ig expected that this
Mr. Mooney's loss was partly cover operation with growers and business > 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
ed his meal and started home. He j
to be under construction within a
interests to provide early money
ed by Insurance.
campaign will be practically closed
C. E. Spence, Market Agent, 723
had gone about two miles this side , short t(rae
from other sources than the sale of
during
this
period.
Court House, Portland
of Reith when he noticed a light in
hay.
A force of 80 men is at work now
GOVERNMENT PROJECTS MAKE
The following week the general
Grading and labeling of potatoes
the road ahead of him. Upon driv- Rnd th|g force Jg expected t„ be 8uf.
There is no questio nof an over
under state law seems probable for
GOOD SHOWING IN 1923
ing closer he could see that a f|c)ent (o guU thg needg for som# campaign will get under way in all
production of hay, as one year with Oregon in the near future The last
the
territory
and
wil
be
rushed
with
car had been parked along the high. n tt,e Ume R wgg gta{ed
the hay of the Northwest
.
According to F. E. Weymouth, another
al possible speed. No opposition so
.
legislature passed an act authorizing
way with the lights left burning.
The water pipe lines and system
Is all fed up. California through the governQr tf) appolnt g (.oniml gg
chief
engineer
of
the
reclamation
far
has
been
encountered
except
by
The car seemed to be deserted. through which the water for the
her organized marketing moves her t0 lnvestlgate
conipuIs
grad.
When he had reached a point oppo ramp will be made available is also a very few hay dealers and some two DIAMOND DRILL EXPERT WILL service of Washington, D. C., who hay to the Phillipines, Hawaii and
H
o-u.
7 ,
was in Hermiston Tuesday, collect
or three bankers who are assoctated
ARRIVE IN FEW DAYS
site the car a man stepped in the "
East Oregon-
ions from government projects dur the Atlantic coast under exactly the was appointed and after an inveBti-
with local hay operators.
road ahead of Shaw’s car arid deman- 7an.
ing the fiscal year 1923 ls the larg same freight rates as are offered the| ¡ gation, on July 23 reported that its
The weakness of the present mar.
ded that'he stop. Instead of heeding
est
for the past five years. In 1923 growers of the Northwest. These Judgment was that such inspection
ket
Is
a
strong
reason
for
the
organ
Twenty-five Men W ill Be Employed
the command Shaw gave the car more
Dorothy Dalton in New Sea Picture ization to be put across at this time.
the
projects paid back to the gov markets and the meal marketg of the and grading would be of much bene
gas. He struck the man and knock
W hile The Work of Survey
Dorothy Dalton recently accom
ernment the sum of 35,104,000. In middle west are open to the hay of fit to growers and the committee
ed him off to one side of the road. plished the hardest task a motion
Is in Progress
1922 the settlers reinbursed the gov the Northwest, but apparently do recommended that the governor, by
At this juncture a second man ap
Methodist Church Notes
picture director ever set for her. She
ernment
with 84,286,000. In 1921 not appeal to hay dealers. Of course proclamation, should order such grad
Why should a healthy young man
peared. He also stepped in front of had to be unconscious for half an
the coming winter may be severe
or woman go to church? It is a
Last Friday carpenters broke the payments were 34,127,000. In 1919 enough to take all the hay. Only ■ing and marketing on and after
the car and pointed a wicked looking hour.
33,844.000.
September 15, 1923.
fair question and frequently asked. ground for the erection of buildings
gun in Shaw’s direction. With or
’’It wouldn’t have been so bad to
The sum paid this year will mean the future can tell.
The recommendations are that all
without guns they all looked alike to play dead to the world.” laughed An old gentleman recently gave this to be used in connection with the
All that ls now being told In the
answer to his grandson. “Now see, Umatilla Rapids survey. The actual that the government will have more national press concerning wheat ap potatoes sold shall conform to the
Shaw and he hit the second man as
Miss Dadton afterward, "if I had been
my lad, our soulg are like a musical work of the survey will begin in a money for development and construc plies to the hay situtlon of the North, standard of the United States grades;
he had done the first. As he rolled
allowed an easy chair or couch and
tion purposes.
that all potatoes in lots of 50 poupds
into the ditch there were two reports
u
f instrument,” said the grandfather. few days.
James Munn, consulting engineer west, and the same methods of re or more shall be labeled on the con
“The strings become slack and out
Jrom the gun which a few minutes was playing the
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.
....
George
Hammond,
of
New
York,
lief would have equal effect.
role of the heroine
tainer! in letters one and a half
before had been waved threatening- in ’On the High Seas,’ and the lady j of tune very quickly, they must be diamond drill foreman, will arrive of the reclamation service, acompan-
Recent legislation makes it possi
ied
Mr.
Weyworth.
Inches high the name and address
ly in the face of the occupant of the is supposed to suffocate in the smoke i tuned up from time to time. All in the next few days at which time
ble for all farmers to protect them
of the grower; the grade and var
strings— goodness, faith, courage, drilling tests will be made to exam
•sar.
selves Hgainst situations such as
, from -a fire on shipboard. She r e - ,
iety; that certified seed shall bear
N ext Coddling Moth Spray To Be
Shaw believes that the reports maing bllssfull uncongcloug whlle I generosity, reverence lo v e -a ll grow ine into the rock conditions.
these, if they will only avail them
the official seal or tag of the Oregon
Completed August 15
Whether work shall be done on
from the gun was caused by it being, thR fIameg arg cracku
close t0 „ „ ess vibrant in us without our know-
selves of It.
Agricultural college; that all pota
According to the best information
accldentally discharged when the | hR
efcm#d wood and
are , -ng it even But, when we hear the the site of the rapids is a matter yet
toes sold that do not conform to the
available
at
present,
and
the
advice
man was hit and rolled into the ditch
around, the
,g sinklng gospel proclaimed at church we see to be decided, and the tests that are
U. 8. standard grades shall be lab
If the shots were Intended for the car Rnd ghe ,g gwept up by a couple of how we have lost tune.” And
— - so being made and the data gathered of Professor A. L. Covett. Entomolo
eled "culls” ; that al containers shall
gist at the Oregon Agricultural col
they went wild for there is no trace rougb stokers nd swung into a life one must go regularly to church to in the survey that has been under
be uniform and that those shipped
araC I& L OOBBM.-OMDBHOa
have one’s soul tuned aright. There way for several months will be a big lege, the next coddling moth spray
of a bullet having hit his automobile. I boat
in lots of 10 tons or more shall be
should be completed by August 15.
is nearly always something in every factor in deciding this.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shear, of Echo,
When asked why he did not re-
"Imagine keeping one’s eyes closed
Engineer E. R. Crocker will be in Growers should plan on getting spent Sunday at the Lamblrth home. Inspected by the state Inspection
port the affair to the authorities agd remaining perfectly quiet thru hymn that will touch the soul, and
department acordtng to rules and
ready for spraying so that the cover
Shaw replied, "Aw, what is the use all that hullabaloo. Not to speak of in every sermon there is some mes charge of the work.
regulations to be made by the state
spray can be applied before that
Twenty-five
men
will
be
employed
sage
stirring
me,
and
If
I
but
heed,
It’s all over now. If there is any re the shouting director and the squeal
Professor Hawk, of Buffalo, made market agent.
date. Up to date the coddling moth
greting to be done I guess it is up ing extras! I think it was the hard some word to humble and empower while the actual work of survey Is
a
short
stay at the Linder home this
Standardization of potatoes In Ore
control throughout the fruit district
my heart.
in progress.
to the other fellow to do it.”
est thing I ever did in pictures."
has been very good, and the crop week while on hlB way home from gon will be a great aid to the indus
Sunday school as usual ht 10.
On the High Seas," the picture
try. The lack of such regulation
promises to be of better quality than the coast.
Subject of sermon, “The Light of the
Tire Stolen From Car
Large Percentage of Local School ¡,|n which Miss Dalton accomplished
is one of the causes of poor markets
World,” or "The Test of Deciple-
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kurth, son-in- in previous years. M. C. Barager
Children Under W eight
! her Herculean task,
to the
Mrs. Charles Kellar and daughter and dissatisfaction among growers.
. . . . . is coming
w—
„ Spec| aj music, a cordial law and daughter of Mrs. T. M. of Stanfield. F. W. Guiwits and Otto
Playhouse theatre next Wednesday ■
During the spring months of the
Rankin, spent Thursday night with Heini, of Hermiston, kept orchard Frances left for Portland Sunday Grading and labeling of products is
and Thursday. It is a love-melo- j welcome.
rapidly spreading over all states.
past school year the Home Demon-
Last Sunday Rev. Wann and Rev. the parents of Mrs. Kurth. Some temperatures and have been making and returned Wednesday.
The loss to berry growers In the
etration agent has been trying to drama of the sea. written by Edward Neufeld, of Arlington, exchanged time during the night a thief stole a cage observations, they have been
Sheldon, the famous playwright.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Patterson, of Willamette valley wil aggregate mil-
get the school children lnteresied
pulpits.
tire from the tire carrier of the car reporting to the County Agent’s
in good food and health habits b y 'Jack Holt Is co-starred in the picture
which had been parked in front of office and notices have been sent out Yakima, arrived Thursday to spend ions of dollars this season, so state
means of talks and weighing and with Miss Dalton, and Mitchell Lewi„
a few days with his aunt, Mrs. W. the growers, because of no markets,
the house. One of the ladies in the based on this information.
Free Methodist Church Notice
measuring contests, in a few of the head« the supporting cast. The pic-
O. Whitsett.
the high price of sugar and lack of a
Our district elder, Rev. F. E. Pond, house had noticed a man loitering
schools of the county. The follow, ture ls a Paramount. .
general sales agency to control the
of Walla Walla, will be with us com near the car and informed the men
Boy H it By Car
ing is a comparison of the results |
——
Dick Hitt, the little son of Henry
Miss Helen Bennett left Monday output. William Bentley, a grower
mencing Friday, August 3, to hold folks when they arrived home. An
found in the different schools:
West. End Demonstratioiv
o ry qUftrterly meeting and will preach at investigation was made and the tire Hitt, was hit by a car last Monday for the wheat country to spend seve of Hubbard, says Marlon county
Minnehaha school— Number ex- j Farms A^am MakC
«
87
the mission Friday and Saturday found to be missing.
afternoon on Main street, opposite ral weeks with her Bister, Mrs. Nir- alone will lose 31,000,000 and that
tons of choice fruit wil never be
the jewelry store. The car was schel.
e d l5 ’ underweight 7; five' According to the June report of i eventngg and gunday morning after
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) packed. There Is family demand In
rounds or’ more underweight,’3; per Oregon Demonstration Poultry Farms Sunday school. He Is Just back from
A. R. Buckner, who owns a farm driven by “Dad” West. The boy
Mr. and Mrs. Waller and daughter Portland and the smaller cities for
iously under weight. 20.
1 made by H. E. Cosby, extension poul- ,be general conference so will prob- in the vicinity of the experimental was on hig hike at the time of the
cen ser
,
try specialist. Lulu M. Rhodes of Her- abiy have something interesting to station, brought in the first home ' collision. The lad escaped with
Jean returned
Thursday evening ' all the fruit production of Oregon if
Nolin — xam n ’
’
| miston and 8. R. Cooper of Stanfield, say Come out and hear him.
from Seattle and Portland where I a distributing system could carry the
grown watermelons last Monday. | few bruises and minor injuries.
weight, 15: five pounds or more un-
*
the
y
....
,
they have been enjoying a vacation, i fruit to the homes at a price the
der, 8; per cent seriously under „
_ J_____ of the state.
t
Mrc
j flock _
producers
Mrs,
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homes would pay.
weight, 25.
I Rhodes with 319 Leghorns secured
One of the duties of the state mar
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Wann
were
guests
Reith — Examined, 38: under | ¡ 5181
C1O1 eggs s during
l i t f l n z r t the
ho n
in n ili
n
n 1
ket agent, aR required by law, is
month,
or r a an
i
at
the
Haddox
home
Saturday.
weight, 22; five pounds or more un-1 ayerage of lg 2 eggi, Pei hen. S.
that he shall act as arbitrator in
der weight, 11; per cent seriously R Coopcr witb 150 Leghorns seeur-
cases of dispute and differences be
Mr. R. L. Addleman and Mr. W. tween parties, when
requested.
underweight, 29.
! ed 2307 eggs or an average of 16.04 ;
O. Whitsett made an auto trip to While this is not a pleasant task,
Holdman— Examined, 22; under ! egg8
hen. The average product,
Echo Tuesday.
yet many times differences between
weight, 15; five pounds or more (on of tbe twenty highest flocks In
shippers and buyers can be satisfac-
under weight, 7; per cent seriously the state in June 1923 was 59.7 per
Little Leo Haddox was seriously , tw |)y adJll8ted hy getUnR ,he par
cent. D. W. Porter of Linn county
under weight, 32.
burned Thursday evening while ties together and the cost of litiga
Fruitvale— Examined, 73; under Wiliams of the same county with I
llghyng a lamp. His clothes caught tion saved. The market agent will
weight, 43; five pounds or more un- 480 Leghorns secured an average of
fire resulting In serious burng on be glad to officiate along this line
der weight, 22; per cent seriously a Httlc more than 22 eggs per bird, i
-neck, shoulder and arm.
( at any time when requested.
under weight, 30.
Mr. Cosby points out that moist
— —
| L. . Hunt, manager of the state
Meacham— Examined. 13; under mash has the greater value as an ,
Mrs. H. 8tockard was a guest at hay grOwers asoclatlon, states that
weight 6; five pounds or more un- an emergency feed during production
the Whitsett home Sunday.
;
p(,r rent 0, the hay sold through
der weight 4- per cent seriously declines than when fed dally through
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I the association last season was sold
under weight. 30.
°«t »h®
tbla 9ea^ " ot ‘he
Mr. and Mrs. Phipps and daugh- direct to the retailers and feeders,
Um atilla-Exam ined. 113; under T*»r »her. Is a natural
ter Laura left for an extended motor thus eliminating the broker and
weight. 55; five pound, or more un- production to slump, If( a,
trip Tuesday. They wil take In > speculator middle profits. This Is
der weight. 2 3 - p e r cent seriously "’»«h baa
« «"*X *»«
Portland and Spokaue where Martha { ,g one of the strong features of co-
”
* ¿4 or
to maintain a higher and more
a er we g ,
•
steady lay during the summer and
Wlnslow will Join them and all go operative selling agencies,
Hermiston- Examined. 254; und-
monfhg M<wt p0M,trylnen >re. j
to Lake Chelan.
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er weight. 141: five pounds or more
t<>
# m<jJgt magh >t noo„
WORK STARTED ON
RAPIDS INVESTIGATION
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
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Just what the hens will clean up In
under weight, 27.
about fifteen minutes. The regular
Reports were sent home to the par- dfy magb ,g taken and moistened to
ents of the children found very much # crambly con«lstency, with either
under weight, offering help in bring- >OBr m)Ik buttermilk or water,
ing the children up to normal weight,
^gtem followed during the sum-
Many of the mothers responded and mer mon(bg connection with a rea- ’
were sent copies of "W hat Shall I en ab le amount of culling proves to
Do To Gain Weight." It is impor- be very successful. Moist mashes
tant that your child be fed the right are „Emulating and for this raaroaj
kind of food. If you would like to «hould be used as an emergency feed
have the leaflet, you may have a copy durlng production decline«,
of charge by writing for it to ■
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61th M. Hoffman, Home Demon-
Wkhnona Rands, of Boardman.
:ratlon Agaat.
a Hermiston vttftor Tueaday. - >-
.p - A
ORCHARD ON THE UMATILLA PROJECT
Mr. and Mrs. McLaiigh, Mrs. Tur
ner and children and Mr. and Mrs.
j Nlrebell, from the wheat country,
were guests at the Bennett home
Sunday.
"
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Patterson,
Mrs. Euln Patterson and Miss Mil-
dred Nicholson, left Sunday for their
home In Oakland, California. They
have been guests at the Whitsett
home.
Lad Suffers Serious Burns
l^o Haddox. six year old son o f
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Haddox, of this
city, was painfully burned Iasi Fri
day when beeswax which was being
rendered spilled over and stntck the
: boy on the face and chest. The
burns were dreesed with cotton band-
j a<es. Soon after the burns were
, dresMd the boy attempted to light a
|lm p and in some manner the cotton
bandages caught fire, burning the
lad a second time.
Mr. and Mrs. Hansen called at the
Charlie Barnes, of Boardman, was
Bennett home Tuesday morning.
m this city Tueedey.