The Hermiston herald., October 25, 1923, Image 2

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VOL. XVIII
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1923
BOARDMAN SPOKEN OF
FOR 0. S. SENATE
WOULD
POLL LAUGE
VOTE
FARMER
First To See Possibilities of Um atilla
Rapids
Oregon State Beekeepers’ Convention
Hermiston December 11-12
H. A. Scullen, Secretary of the
State Beekeepers Association, annon­
ces the dates for the Oregon meeting
December 11 and 12. These particu­
lar dates are chosen In order to con­
form with the schedule of the com-:
mittee of the American Honey Pro­
ducers' League who are routing some
; nationally known speakers for west-
ern m eet*n<8- Hermiston has been
chosen for the convention because of
the fact that Umatilla county Is the
largest honey producing couaty ln
the state, and Hermiston the center
of the honey district. Exoept for one
year the state conventions have been
held ln Portland or Western Oregon
Whether or not the policy of holding
state conventions among the produc­
ers will be continued depends entire,
ly upon the ability of Hermiston to
take care of the visitors, and the In­
terest displayed by loeal producers in
the convention.
PARENT-TEACHERS
NOVEMBER 9
ENGINEER ASSIGNED
TO FURNISH PROJECT
W ill Make Investigation of Furnish
Project W ithin Stanfield District
SECRETARY WORK
FLAYED BY ENGINEERS
Mr. and Mrs. Paul JoneB arrived in
DISMISSAL OF DIRECTOR DAVIS
PRESIDENT OF STATE NORMAL
Hermiston on the morning of Octo­
TO SPEAK
IS CAUSE
ber 24. Mr. Jones is an assistant
An Interesting Program is B eing Ar­
ranged For the Occasion
eglneer in the employment of the
Bureaji of Reclamation and has
been assigned here for the purpose
of an investigation of the Furnish
system within the Stanfield Irriga­
tion District.
Mr. Jone» drove through In a Dur­
ant car from Southern Nevada where
he has been at work ln connection
with the Colorado river investigation
for the government. Mr. Jones was
previously employed on the Umattilla
Project and will be remembered as
associated with the development and
construction of the West Extension
unit.
A meeting of unusual importance
Sam Boardman, of the town that
to the Parent-Teacher association
bears his name, has been spoken of
will be held on November 9 at the
as a candidate for U. S. Senator.
high school in this city. Even at
At first his candidacy was not tak-
this early date the organization is
en very seriously but of late it has
laying plans for the meeting.
caused quite a ripple on the politi­
Mr. Landers, president of the state
cal waters of the state. In the be­
normal school, has been engaged as
ginning a few of his townsmen con­
the speaker for the occasion. Mr.
ceived the idea of Boardman throw­
Landers has for a good many years
ing his hat in the senatorial ring.
been connected with school work
This idea has had a steady growth
->nd the talk that he will give on
until now people in different. sec-
____
Potato Show at Weston October 30
tions of the state are asking, "who I REPORT RECEIVED FROM GEOL- this occasion, will be based upon
The second aqnual Umatilla
■.ctual
experience
along
this
line.
OGIST ON LOCAL WELL
Is Sam Boardman.”
county Potato Show will be held at
An interesting program is being Weston, Oregon, Tuesday, October
Boardman Is a farmer. Twenty
years ago he took up a homestead on Future Prospects Are Encouraging -.rranged for the occasion and will 30.
T
bo printed in full ln the next issue
According to Mr. Handy
what is now the townsite of Board-
According to Don Campbell a num­
of The Herald.
man. in these days sagebrush and
ber of farmers from this section wil
Plan to be present the evening of enter exhibits at the show. Mr,
According
to
E.
P.
Dodd
a
new
re­
sand comprised this section. He be­
lieved in the future of the country port on the prospects of the well •he 9th. You will profit by attend­ Campbell stated that most of the seed
and while others “cussed” the desert, that is being drilled here for oil was ing.
potatoes shipped to the project were
as it was then known, and moved on, received this week from the com­
from Weston. An exhibit of pota
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
he stuck, determined to see it pany’s geologist. During the time
ioes from these seed will be made to
(By Mrs. L. C.)
through. Those who visit the project that drilling has ben suspended the
to demonstrate the quality and quan­
When baking apples, pare the up­ tity when planted on irrigated land
around Boardman cannot deny but well has continued its artesian flow.
what his insight Into the future was At Intervals of about four hours a per half after removing the core and An exhibit of corn will also be ar­
heavy flow has been observed. These your fruit will retain Its shape when ranged for the show.
exceptionally good.
flow«. are of a twenty minutes dura­ thoroughly done.
Last Tuesday the Hermiston Com­
It Is not generally known, never­
tion. Just ho'sr« this heavy flow
mercial club appointed Mr. Campbell
theless true, that Sam Boardman was
the water in the casing has a pulsat
Place an old magazine on your chairman of a committee who will go
the first to realize latent possibilities
Ing moevment, rising and falling kitchen table to receive hot pans to Weston and attend the show a» re­
of the Umatilla rapids, it was thru
with the overflow and at all times and kettles which have become black, presentative of the local club.
his writings that the government
with a slight indication of oil accord ened from the flame. It will save
In another column of the paper
officials and others who are now
ing to Mr. Dodd.
cleaning as the soiled leaves may be will be found the premium list of the
sponsoring the development of this
This fact with others concerning torn off and burned.
show.
site, became interested.
the drilling operations, character of
Engineers of note have visited the
rtratas. depth of hole, etc., were sub.
When making mince meat and one
Money Orders Ca N °w Be Sen t to
site since Boardman first wrote con­
mitted to tthe consulting geologist, Is unable to procure cider an excel-
Germany
cerning it and they too caught his
Mr. Handy, of Spokane, and the fol­ celent substitution Is fruit juices.
According to Postmaster Charles
vision of the possibilities waiting to
lowing was his reply: “Your report This addition Improves the flavor
Skinner a money order can now be
he developed. There were a good
of water varying in flow and presure greatly.
sent to Germany. It Is the first
many who scoffed at the idea when
Save time ln preparing biscuits for
is very interesting. It seems to me
time since the war that this has been
Sam first mentioned the Umatilla
rapids as a po^er site. The crepe that it might be due to gas pressure breakfast by combining the dry In­ possible. The money is sent to New
as water pressure is always steady. gredients of your recipe with suffic­
York city where the exchange Is
hangers informed him that it was im­
A small leak of gas up a crevice from ient liquid to make a batter thin
made. The residents of the Rhine
possible but Sam’s dream was far
enough
to
drop
by
spoonfuls
Into
a
land below would account for this.
from being a nightmare and today
will no doubt get quite a kick out
I would judge, however, that noth­ pan containing the melted shorten­
of having a truck drive up to their
his predictions are becoming more
ing is to be expected in less than 300 ing. Results are a pleasant sur­
abode and witness the driver shovel
and more an actuality.
feet deeper than you are. But around prise.
Whether or not he will enter the
In their coal bln a 25 cent American
700 feet some thig should show up.
political arjna as q candidate for the
money order ln German 'narks.
Your drain pipe may be cleaned of
senate is a question. So far he has
grease by pouring a teacupful of ker­
not committed himself. A man of
Card of Thanks
♦
♦ osene into It and flushing it with one
thi3 section who is well known in
We wish to express our heartfelt
or two kettlesful of hot water. The
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INTERESTING
FARM
NOTES
♦
political circles and who is in a
thanks for the help and sympathy
OF YOUR NEIGHBORS
♦ odor will disappear rapidly.
position to know what he is talking *
extended to us ln our bereavement
♦
about made the following statement: 0
and loss of the one that is most dear
MRS. CHESTER WRIGHT
“If Sam Boardman decides to run for
to
our hearts, even our beloved wife
G. R. Robinson, of East Newport
DIES
senator he will poll a large farmer
and mother; also for the beautiful
avenue,
has
a
splendid
flock
of
white
vote. So far he has not been taken
display of flowers and a splendid
seriously as a contender in the cam­ Leghorns that have a record now of
Mrs. Francis Wright, wife of wreath of dahlias from the Sunday
over
200
eggs
per
hen.
There
is
paign for the reason that he has
Chester Wright, of this city, school class of which she was a mem­
showed no inclination to annonuce more than a month left for them
died
at her home on Octoder 20. ber.
to
somplete
a
full
year’s
record.
his candidacy.” Boardman is at pres
Chester Wright
Her maiden name was Corlin.
ent connected with the Oregon state
O. C. Wright
The crop of fall pigs on the pro­ She was born in Stuben county
highway department. His family
Eugene Wright
ject is unusually large. Among the Indiana, January 10, 1859. Her
lives at Boardman and he still claims
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wright
owners of these embryo porkerB are
that as his place of residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Sage.
Roy Sullivan, George Strohm, Frank father moved to Nebraska when
she
was
niqe
years
old.
While
Stone, H. J. Stillings, G. R. Robin,
Hermiston W ill Have New Store
eon. P. Neadeau and J. F. McNaught. here she was united in marriage FARM BUREAU SEND REPRE­
Charles G. Burke, who resides in
SENTATIVE TO KENNEWICK
These breeders are also planning for to Charles R. Pierce, October 21,
the Columbia district will open a
from 20 to 40 spring litters each and 1877. To this union there were
new grocery and confectionery store
with the many smaller breeders in born tour children.
W ill Inspect Crops and Marketing
i-, -! c h-IM ingon Main street recent­
line it loks as though 1924 is to be
Conditions
Mr.
Pierce
died
August
30,
ly occupied by the Elliott tire shop.
the banner year for pigs.
Mr. Burke stated that he will carry
1893.
Dr. Theo. Beletski and J. H. Reid
a line of fancy and staple groceries,
On January 31, 1897 she mar­ left Wednesday for Kennewick where
Carlot exhibits of fat hog8 will be
with candies, cigars and tobacco. He
made at the Pacific International at ried Chester Wright. Two sons they will Inspect methods of farming
is putting in shelves and repairing
Portland Nov. 4 by George Strohm in and one daughter were born to and marketig.
the building inside. He expects to
the heavy division: J. F. McNaught them.
At a meeting of the Farm Bureau
open the establishment for business
one car light hogs. Stillings and
Funeral services were held recently It was decided to send two
ln about a week.
Stone car of light hogs. It is doubt­
gentlemen on this mission ln order
ful if another district in the state Monday afternoon at the Metho­ that they might gain first hand In­
Survey Asked for Cold Springs Road equals this record.
dist church in this city, Rev. formation and report their findings
Monday’’s Oregonian contained the
Henry Young officiating. Burial to the organization.
following In connection with the var­
Dairying has Increased 600 per was made in the local cemetery.
The two men expect to spend a
ious projects in road building discus- cent in this section ln eight years.
couple of days In the territory.
cd at the meeting of the state high­
The representatives were Instruct­
Ford motor No. 8,500,000 went
way commissioners held in Portland
it Is hard to find a scrub bull
assemblev line at the ed by the Farm Bureau to report up­
Monday.
around Hermiston, Stanfield, Irrigon
aSSemDiey lin e a t in e on their return the advisability of
“Umatilla county court requests« or Ronrdmsn
>
Ford Motor company s plant in affiliating with the co-operating or­
Boardman.
a survey of a 10-miIe gap on the
Highland park on Oct. 4.
ganizations of Kennewick.
Cold Springs road. This road runs
There Is much talk of a cow test
from the Columbia river to Pendle­ association. It Is high time. There
ton and all but about 10 miles has are still a lot of boarders In the cow
been graded, the county having spent barns.
1215,000 on the project. The county
now asks for a survey of the re­
Umapine has a co-operative cream­
maining unimproved stretch and ery making from 16,000 to 20,000
hinted aid from the state would not pounds of butter per month.
be spurned. The court also asked
the state to help improve the road
Two cars of hogs from Hermiston
between McKay creek and Pendleton were on the Portland market Mon­
which is now being broken down day morning, one ahlpped by Leroy
under the- traffic hauling material Rnlltvan and one by F. A. Chezlk.
for the government's reclamation Tops brought >8.60 per hundred.
project on McKay creek.”
You would be surprised at the
W ill N ot Join Federation
number of dairymen on the project
At the noon luncheon of the Her­ milking ten cows or more. It’s the
miston Commercial club last Tues­ one business hereabouts that is really
day this order voted unanimously not humming.
to affiliate with the federated com­
mercial clubs of Umatilla county.
B ring In 250 Pound Buck
J. A. Reeves, Ralph Evans and O.
Columbia Farm Bureau M eeting
w . Payne returned Sunday from the
There will be an Important meet- John Day country where they had
ing of the Farm Bureau at Columbia been on a deer hunt. They brought
school house next Wednesday even- back with them a buck that weighed
ing. October 31. Mr. Lovelace, oC 25t pounds and measured 1 feet two
the Pc tland Chamber of Commerce.' Inches from tip to tip. It Is bellev-
wiil be on" of the speakers. The ed that this is the largest buck ever
Orchard on Um atilla Project
general public is Invited.
| brought Into Hermiston.
Claim Engineering A bility Essential
to Management of Reclamation
Projects
The American Society of Civil En­
gineers ln convention at Richmond.
Va., unanimously indorsed the action
of the board of directors of the soc­
iety recommending the sending of a
scathing letter of protest to Secretary
of the Interior Work for his action
in removing A. P. Davis as director
of the reclamation service, and his
Statement that engineers pre not
qualified to direct government irri­
gation. The letter which was sent
to Dr. Work follows:
Your courteous reply of August
14 to our inquiry of June 27 has
been very caiefully considered, and
the whole matter of your dismissal
of Director A. P. Davis of the recla­
mation service has been investigated
by this board, aided by a special com­
mittee of two fair minded engineers,
widely experiened in public srvice
and business affairs, one of whom is
an honorary member and the other a
past president o fthis society. We
regret to have to state that after
mature deliberation we fel constrain­
ed to protest against your action
with the utmost vigor.
1. Because tho dismissal, made
so suddenly and but little over three
weeks after you became secretary,
was arbitrary, and was unjust to a
highly efficient and experienced pub­
lic official, a most eminent civil en­
gineer of long recognized national
and international standing In hi»
profession, whose high qualifications
you yourself have certified by offer­
ing to make him consulting engin­
eer of the reclamation •se’vice.
2. Because the action necessar­
ily must undermine the morale and
loyalty of the whole reclamation ser­
vice, tending to substitute political
standing for merit, and leading to
the danger that the public fund»
may be wasted through inefficiency.
Similar action applied to other tech­
nical bureaus would demoralize the
entire technical and scientific ser­
vice of the government.
”3. Because the action was taken
by the device of nominally abolish­
ing the position and immediately
creating its equivalent under another
name, a subterfuge which, we are in­
formed, has been attempted to legal­
ize by an ex-post facto executive
order.
“Furthermore, the charge repeat­
edly has been made in the press and
without denial by you. that you offer
to retain Mr. Davis as consulting
engineer of the reclamation service
was on condition that he omit to
state that his resignation was re­
quested by you. To this fact your
letter contained no reference.
4. Because there is great dan-
er that the effect of your action may
be eventually to lead to the waste
of vast sums of public funds to meet
political demandH put forwurd In be­
half of selfish private Interests.
Disagreeing entirely with your views
we consider It established that effic­
ient technical bureaus such as the
reclamation service ln the past (with
Its world-wide recognition as a model
for other nations) can meet all Just
needs of the government irrigation
projects. Farmers generally thru-
out the United States are suffering
under present conditions, no less than
those on reclamation projects. En­
gineering ability and exeprlence are
essential to the dlrctlons of the man­
agement no less than to the building
of the reclamation projects.
6. Because business and engln-
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eering qualities both are necessary
qualiifcatlons for the efficient dis-
I charge of the duties of the director
of the reclamation service, or, as
now called the commission of recla­
mation.
“Indeed, the whole engineering
profession resents most strongly the
slander (Implied In your lqtter) tliat
engineers cannot, or at least do not
possess business qualifications of the
highest ordor. In transportation, in
mining, mechanical, electrical and
other great industries engineering
executives play a most important
part. Engineers are presidents of
the Pennsylvania railroad. The New
Haven, the Delaware & Hudson, the
Chicago & Northwestern, the Santa
Fe, the Great Northern, the Chicago
& Great Western, and many others.
Both presidents of our two big elec­
trical companies are engineers; many
of our large Industrial and manufac­
turing operation» are headed by en­
gineers. In fact, engineers play im­
portant parts In business affairs in
a long list of human activities In the
United States.
"The fact that hundreds of thous­
ands of Americans are content to
trust investment» of billions of dol­
lars to the hands of engineers is am­
ple proff—if any be needed— of the
falsity of the charge that engineers
are not business men,.
“Your explanation, therefore, is
inadequate in every respect. Your
action Is of a character most dan
gerous a» well as unjust. We pro­
test It in the strongest terms.
“The board of direction of the
American Society of Civil Engineers,
by
“CHAS F. LOEWTH, President.
‘‘JOHN H. DUNLAP, Secretary.”
COLUMBIA NEWS ROTES
J. T. Lambirth, of Pendleton, a
brother of George Lambirth, visited
at the Lambirth and Bennett home»
Thursday.
T. H. Berry and family, who traded
for the Fisher place, have moved In.
Come to the Ghost social at Colum­
bia school house Saturday night, Oct.
27. Among the entertainments will
be an interesting program, games and
a basket auction. Ladies bring well
filled baskets. Cider will be served.
Mrs. Jasper Templeton accompan­
ied her sister home to Yakima Sun­
day.
There will be a Farm Bureau meet­
ing at Columbia Wednesday night,
October 31. Mr. Lovelace, of the
Chamber of Commerce of Portland,
will speak. Income tax and other
matters will be discussed. Ladles
are especially Invited.
Rev. Davis will preach at Columbia
next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Sidney Barnard has gone to Mon­
tana for a couple of weeks.
Georo Beddow and Mr. Howard
are signing up the ha ygrowers in
the Oregon Hay Growers association
and are meeting with fine success.
Mis. George Lambirth and child­
ren are staying at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Bennett, while Mr. Lam­
birth Is working on tho wheat farm
of Mr. Bennett’s in Morrow county.
WESTON WILL HOLD
POTATO SHOW
Mr. Paul Jones and family have
rented the Spencer place for the
Prizes W ill be Awarded on Various coming year.
Agricultural Products
Weston will hold their second an­
nual County Potato Show on Tuesday,
October 30. The premium list irf'-
cludes prizes for various other farm
products. The premium list list In­
cludes the following:
Class A, Seed Potatoes—
Certified Netted Gems, >10,>7. >4,
>2, >1.
Mountain Seed Netted Gems, >10,
>8, >6, >2.
Netted Gems, twelve selected hills,
$5. >3, >2, >1.
Rural type mountain seed, >5, >3,
>2, >1.
Rural type, twelve selected hills,
>5, >3. >2, >1.
Class B, Commercial—
Netted Gems, >5, >3, >2, >1.
Other varieties, >4, >2, >1.
Sweepstakes, ribbon.
Class C, C o r n -
Dent corn, best ten ears, >3, >2,
>1.
Flint corn, best ten ears, >2, >1.
Sweet corn, best ten ears, >2, 1.
Class D, Bears—
White beans, best half bushel, >3,
>2. >1.
Colored beans, best half bushel, >3,
>2, >1.
Class E, Grain— Best bushel Bar­
ley, >6, >3, >1.
Best bushel club wheat, >5, >3, >1.
Best bushel Federation wheat, >5,
>3. >1.
Best bushel oats, >4, >2, >1.
All entries must be in bushel lots
or 60 pounds, except hill selection.
Exhibits must be delivered to com.
mittee on or before Saturday even­
ing October 27.
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday, October 2 8 —A complete
homelike place to worship. Sabbath
school at 10 o'clock, Mr. Geo. Patter­
son superintendent. Classes for all.
Morning worship at 11 o’clock. Spec­
ial music. Epworth League at 7:30.
A cordial welcome awaits you. Henry
Young, minister.
Hermiston Beys Pledged to Fraernity
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oct.
25— (Special). Among the 270 new­
ly registered students pledged dur­
ing the annual “rush week” by 31
fraternities and sororities represent­
ed at the University of Oregon are the
names of two Hermiston men. James
Forestel and Hugh Fraser have been
i pledged to the Chi Psi fraternity.
Nearly half of the students enroll­
ed in the University of Oregon are
housed In fraternities and sororities.
During the past year several new
social organizations have been found­
ed, and some of the older fraternities
and sororities, unable to provide ac­
commodations for their rapidly In­
creasing memberships, have under­
taken extensive building programs.
Mrs. George Beddow left for Port,
land Saturdny.
A farewell party for the Mesdames
Fishers was held In connection with
the Neighborhood club all day meet­
ing Wednesday at Mrs. Brooks’.
Wayne Berry has entered the third
grade at Columbia.
La grippe and severe colds are go­
ing the rounds In Columbia.
Pure Bred Sow, Produce» Near Two
Tons of Pork in 180 Days
With an official weight of 3898 ‘A
pounds for a litter of twelve Duroc-
Jersey pigs, Texas now holds the
world’» record for tonnage of pork
produced by one sow and for aver­
age weight per pig in six months
time. The litter was weighed Sept.
I, when 180 days old, under the sup.
ervlslon of A. L. Ward, swine spec­
ialists of Texas A. & M. college and
afflclals of the McLennan County
Farm Bureau. The pigs averaged
324.9 pounds per head and made a
dally gain of 1.8 pounds for the
whole feeding period. The last 20
days the dally gain was 3 1-2 pounds
for each pig.
This champion litter was bred and
raised by Vic Hill of Chalk Bluff,
Texas. The dam of the litter is
Scotts Lucy 1396278. a registered
Duroc-Jersey sow that was sired by
the grand champion boar of the 1919
Texas State Fair. There were four­
teen pigs ln the Utter which was far­
rowed March 5. Twelve pigs were
raised. The sow was three weeks
less than three years old when the
:ontest end 3d.
Tho total value of feed Including
pasture necessary to produce the lit­
ter was >229.84 making the cost of
■ach hundred pounds >5.89. The
pigs will be sold for breeding stock
but as they are worth 9 1-2 cents per
pound on the market the day they
were weighed, they made a net profit
of >14151. The Utter consumed
8996 pounds of ekim milk, 5420
pounds of corn feed meal. 2100 lbs.
of pig chow and 200 pounds of corn.
They had the run of an eighteen aero
Bermuda grass pasture with shade
and water.
In order to be correct and certain
on every point the litter was ear
marked when seven days old by
County Agent K. R- Kudaly In the
presence of the President of tRe
loeal livestock association.
The
scales used to weigh the litter were
tested and sealed by the Waco city
inspector of weights and measures.
Mr. Eudaly supervised the care and
feeding of the litter during tho en­
tire test. Mr Hill received >336 In
cash prizes which were offered by
the National Duroc-Record associa­
tion of Peoria, Illinois, and Waco
business houses.
Apple Pumice Good Cow Feed
Word has been received locally <$jj» Davis W ill Take Over Restaurant
from O. A. C. that apple pumice or 1 Rig. Davis, manager of the Play-
tile pulp left after elder Is made Is h«ms of this city, will assume the
excellent cow feed. The puinfee ’ management of the Cosy Corner ree_
should be fed at the rate of 35 pounda taurant the first of next month. Mrs.
per day.
) Fugene Smith who owns the flx-
— ——— ——
I turea will lease them to Mr. Davie.
H. H Smllli, of Portland, a repre.i Mrs Smith will leave soon for Port-
sentatlve of the Ford Motor Company| land where she will receive medical
was in Hermiston last Monday.
. ¡treatment.