The Hermiston herald., December 13, 1923, Image 1

(Tiw Bmmakm Wralh
VOL. XVIII
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1923
The convention was brought to a
TOURIST ROBBED WHILE
close Wednesday night and moot of
HAY GROWERS INDORSE STAND
EN ROUTE TO PORTLAND
the delegatee $eft that night ,fbr
OF DAIRYMEN ON OLEO BILL
their respective homes.
While
passing
through
Hermiston
Development of Northwest Depends j
It was voted to hold the next
en route to Portland from Montana
convention In Portland.
on Dairy Cow, Not on Oleo Grease
last Monday a tourist was robbed of
The following la a resolution con­
From South Sea Islands
$80.00.
taining a vote of thanks passed by $750,000 OF THIS WILL 0 0 TO THE
He had registered at the Hermis
At a meeting held Monday night HERMISTON DEMONSTRATION
the association for the entertainment
McKAY CREEK DAM
In Diversification of Crop Program ton hotel and was assigned a room.
of the executive committee, action
FLOCK FINISH HIGH IN BAlTg
and hoepltalty extended them while
A few minutee after he went Into the was taken pending the approval of I
a guest of Hsrmston.
Following is the signup to date wash-room and puiljng off his coat the board of directors looking for I
Appropriation Shows Increase Over among project farmers in the divers! prepared to wash up. After finish
Resolutions and recommendations
1923 of >40,000.— Means Con­
flea tion of crops program sponsored Ing his toilet he went back to his ward toward assisting the publicity Mrs. Lula B. Rhodes Finishes
TOWN IS THANKED FOR ENTER­
campaign to defeat the enemies o f| Among Twenty Highest Flocks
Vote of Thanks
tinuance of Development
by the Farm Bureau and Commercial room leaving his coat hanging in the
the dairy interests of the Northwest
TAINMENT DURING MEETING
In The State.— Cosby Gives
Your committee on resolutions
Club. They include asparagus, early .wash-room. A few minutes after­
Program Planned
The association’ officials have always
present the following resolutions
Pullet’s Viewpoint.
potatoes, strawberries and grapes:
ward he went back for the coat and taken the stand that the Interests
and recommendations:
J. H. Reid— 1 U acres asparagus,
according to bis story, $80.00 which of the dairymen and the hay growers
Marketing and Other Problem» Dis­
Be it Resolved, By the Oregon
The budget committee at Washing­ acres grapes.
was in one of the pockets, wag miss­ «re identical. The Oregon branch
The demonstration flock of Mrs.
State Beekeepers Association, met in ton, D. C. last Monday recommended
T. H. Botkin, t4 acre asparagus. ing. The city marshall was called
cussed During Two Day Session
of the association has already taken I Lulu M. Rhodes of Hermiston fin-
convention at Hermiston, Oregon, to congress that an appropriation of
B. Hutchinson, U acre strawber- and a search made for the money.
Here Which Closed Wednesday
active steps to defeat the same move-1 ished tenth among the twenty hlgh-
December 12, 1923, that a vote of
ries, >4 acre potatoes.
Two or three men who were in the ment in the state of Oregon. The est flocks in the state for October,
thanks be given to the following in. $940,000 for the Umatilla project
D. E. Seaton, % acre asparagus, V4 roin at the time submitted to h
bill providing for the prevention of With 214 single comb White Leg-
be made to continue construction and acre potatoes.
The fourth annual meeting of the dividualg and firms:
“fleecing” but the currency was not sa e of adulterated foods passed at I horn pullets she secured 1782 egg„
maintenance
during
the
fiscal
year.
To
the
Hermiston
Commercial
Club
Wm.
Ogden,
1
acre
asparagus.
Oregon State Beekeepers Association
located.
>nipia Is identical with the bill I or an average of 8 1-3 eggs per
T. Beletskl, % acre asparagus,
came to a close Wednesday evening for its hospitality in entertaining $7(0,000 will be used for the McKay
The story that the unfortunate passed at Salem. The interests who bird. The production was about 30
our
members
and
visitors
and
appre­
acre
strawberries.
following a crowded two day
Creek dam and the remainder for
man related was pathetic. He stated
J. W. McMullen, U acre asparagus he had been a farmer in Montana are seeking to overthrow this legis- per cent which is about right for
sion centering largely around the ciation of the auto trip to the site of the Main Umatilla project.
lation are the same in both Btatee October.
the proposed Columbia rapids dam.,
14 acre strawberries.
marketing problem.
but on account of existing conditions and the election will be held In the
H. E. Cosby. O. A. C. Poultry Bx.
The sum iH $40,000 greater than
To
the
Mayor,
R.
C.
Todd,
wel­
A. N. Raymond, Mi acre asparagus, In the community where he lived he
The convention held here was at­
£
“
*"*
,aU’
ln
the
word«
°
t
Presi-
tension
Specialist, in discussing the
was
authorized
last
year.
*4 acre potatoes.
tended by a large per cent of the coming us on behalf of the City of
lost the farm and managed to save
mm ck, of the Northwest Hay I proper way to manage pullets states:
The
news
of
the
appropriation
Hermiston,
extended
to
its
visitors.
Chas. Unke, % acre asparagus only $160 to show for a number of
commercial beekeeper8 of Oregon in
, v
.
association, "The development of the
Pullets consume feed to sustain
To the beekeepers from other was well received by settlers of the 1 M acre grapes.
addition to a number of delegates
years labor. $80 of thi8 he handed «rent Northwest depends primarily proper way to manage pullets says’
project for it means a continuance
states
in
attendance,
whose
pres­
F. M. Guiwits, 1 acre asparagus over to his wife for safe keeping upon the dairy cow. Neither the life. They eat feed to build up body
from the state of Washington. Visit­
of the development program planned.
acre grapes.
ing bee men who registered at the ence assisted largely in the succi
remaining economic nor the health of its cltl tissues, to furnish energy and keep
Mr. Foreman, % acre asparagus. amount Together they
the convention included the follow­ of the convention,
set out for, ««ns can be further by the eating of their bodies in good repair N .. ^
Montana
Hay
Not
to
Appear
on
The
To the retiring officers whose lab­
ing:
E. I. Davis, 1 acre asparagus.
b°a ‘° flnd W° rk a”d
? a i f 6*“® fTOm the Sou,h Sea »’ * “ tree-fourths of the feed consumed
Northwest Market This Season
K. D. Raker, Goble, Ore., H. A. ors during the past term have been
S. H. Barnard, % acre asparagus, had reached
Hermiston on the las, land«.-
by a ,ay|ng
appreciated,
During the past marketing season 1 acre potatoes.
Scullen, Corvallis, Floyd Inman,
lap of the Journey when the money
The executive committee also con Ing the actual demands for her bod,'
To G. B. Lewis Company for the Ooeur d’ Alene river market and the
Adams, B. A. Slocum, Pullman,
Otto Helnl, 1 acre asparagus.
„7*
reP° rt Ot Mana«Rr Hunt maintenance. Feeding pullets for
F. P. Phipps, M acre asparagus,
Wash..Fred M. Schader, Sunnyside, loan of the films shown at this con­ Spokane market were very largely
They
departed
Tuesday
morning
°n
his
conference
with the Inter- tall and winter or spring and sum
cared for by Montana hay. In addi
G. R. Robinson, >4 acre asparagus, for Portland with $80 worth of exper. n.edlate Credit bank officials in Spo m « egg production. Is juft following
Wash., Carl F. Buck, College Place, vention.
To
J.
Slg.
Davis
of
this
city
for
the
tion
to
this
considerable
amount
was
M acre strawberries.
Wash., I. E. Miller, Scapoose, Ore.,
e‘
® “nd the’r spent a°nie time in 'he principle of giving enough feed
Joe Dyer, M acre asparagus, 2*4
John Glaser, Lebanon, Ore., I. A. courtesy shown in allowing the use shipped to Portland and the Puget
m i.
g ° Ut the detal,R ot
agri t0 supply the body demands plus the
of
the
theatre
building.
Sound
points.
The
marketable
crop
I
acres
strawberries,
Ball, Ogden, Utah.,H. Christenson,
ure
credit
co-operation
which
the I added surplus to be used In m u u -
COUNCIL
CONSIDERS
We therefore recommend that the of Montana hay is so light that- it I C. L. Upham, *4 acre asparagus
Toppenish, Wash., Virgil Sues, Yak­
ay association' expects to set up I facturing the egg.
ARTESIAN
WELL
above
resolution
be
adopted
and
seems
certain
that
it
will
not
appear
|
Chas.
Keller,
*4
acre
asparagus
ima, Wash., J. O. Kane, secretary of
early in the coming year. They still
Too many owners watch the egg
The City Council is consider
Washington
association,
Parker, spread upon the minutes as a proper in the state of Washington at all.
ope
o
obtain
some
minor
concess
I
basket
during late fall and winter
Methodist Episcopal Church
ing the advisibility of taking °ns from the Farmers’ Loan Board when prices are good, without de-
Wash., Geo. F. Schlegel, Pilot Rock, tribute and that a copy of this reso­ So far no Montana hay has shown up I
lution
be
mailed
to
the
above
indi­
in
the
Coeur
d’
Alene
river
market.
Sunday,
December
16—
Sabbath
John Pashek, Wasco county inspec­
over the new artesian well for w c they believe will be of some I voting the same care and attention
This will give an additional outlet school at 10 A. M. Morning wor-
tor, The Dalles, C. C. Harris, Port­ vid u a l and firms. . .
domestic water use.
to the actual physical condition of
for Oregon and Washington hay.
’ h'P at 11. Subject of sermon
Commending
land, A. Mortensen, Clatskanie, Ore.,
A special meeting was held
, the pullets. It requires real Judg-
The farmers of the Yakima val- "Highest Form of Self-Preservation.”
Whereas, Mr. H. A. Scullen, Ex.
A. J. Sanford, Redmond, Ore., F T.
REVISE RECLAMATION LAW
I »uent and keen observation to main-
Wednesday evening and a re­
Glaser, Albany, Geo. W. York, Spo­ tension Specialist in Bee Culture has ley have been taking advantage of Epworth League at 7 P. M. Even-
..
re8ident Coolidge realizet I tain high production with pullets
port
on
the
well
was
made
by
kane, Daniel Wurth, Mrs. Kate recently prepared a bulletin known as the good weather to bale and store lnK worship at 8 o’clock. A cordial
nc justice and necessity of reliev during the changing conditions of
Wurth, Wapato, Wash., H. W. Paul "Extension Bulletin No. 360. Bee­ hay and at the present time more welcome awaits you at any or all E. P. Dodd who was invited to ing settlers on federal reclamation ’all and winter.
Mabton, Wash.
keeping in Oregon,” which Is re­ hay is in storage than in many years of these services.
be present. He stated th at the projects of the excess charges that
In September when the pullets
I Sunday, December 23, the Sunday measurement of the flow showed
The speakerH and leaders in the cognized by the beekeepers of Oregon past-
ave been Imposed on them by tool were housed and denied the freedom
school will present the pageant, 175 gallons per minute or about
conference were Prof. B. H. Slocum and other states as being of super­
costly construction |8 apparent from of the range, a change was made
IT’S A FUNNY WORLD
I "Carrying Christ to Every Child.
state bee specialist for Washington ior merit, even to the extent that It
eight times more a month then i s recommendations that the secre-1 'hat forced the owner to study the
There is scarcely a day torn off | Henry Young, Minister.
Is being copied by the state of Ohio,
George W. York, editor of “York
the people of the oity actually ary of the Interior be empowered I changed feeding problem. From
Be it Therefore Resolved, That the the calendar but What you hear
Bees an l Honey,” of Spokane. C. J
to miRpend, readjust and reassess all I that time until nearly Christmas the
use.
Hurd, Oregon extension specialist In Extension Service and Prof. H. A. some one complaining of high taxes
< arges against water users." When I days grow shorter. The pullets with
Under two tests by the State
marketing, H. C. Seymore, Oregon Scullen be commended for their ser­ With a good many tax payer8 it has
< ost of construction has been raised I a very short working day and long
i r a C U L C O H R K SPO N D SN O a
Board of health the water show­ two and three times the estiniaL I night on the roosts, are expected by
become a sort of chroniq grouch
state leader of boys and girls clubs, vice to the beekeepers of the state.
They will tell you the present day
K. D. Raker, retiring president of
_ Roquer*
Doctor McClellan of Stanfield, and ed pure and soft
I at Induced people to settle on the I many owners to maintain a fifty or
the state association, H. A. Scullen
Whereas, There are many problems levy of taxes has a tendency to In. I Mias Mulheron, county nurse, were
According to Mr. Blair, the land, it is self-evident that the set I Mxty per cent production because
state specialist in bee culture from relating to bee culture which de Jure business and retard prosperity, examining the school children of driller, the well under pump will Her can nor ought to pay the ex I >fOts are high. What does a Hock
O. A. C. and J. Skovbo, newly elect mand investigation and careful study If a candidate for public office an- I Westland, this week. The nurse was
produce 600 gallons a minute. cess, that the government is at fault I >f pulletH know about the price of
ed president of the association.
both as it relates to honey production nounces he stands for a reduction of very much pleased with the health
Officials of the oil company and that each settler ought to pay I eggs? All they know is that unless
taxes the people look upon him as a and care of this school. They
During the session the boys and and for pollenlxatlon of fruit,
state
they will deed the well and only his fair share of the appraised I their bodle8 are In good flesh they
girls bee club of Hermiston gave a
Be it Resolved, That we urgently Moses who will lead them out of the far above the average.
value of the plant. The irrigation | are going to look after their bodies
very enlightening report of their ac request the Experiment Station at wilderness. He receives their bup -
The dance given by the base ball about an acre of land to the city plant Is worth only the sum on whicl
tivities the past season. All reports Oregon Agricultural College to under port at the polls and is eleceted on club last Saturday was a success for $8000, or what the well has It can earn Interest a8 an aid to pro first and egg basket last.
A flock of pullets laying sixty-
showed a decided profit but the re­ take definite investigational work a platform the main plank of which despite the error in postponing the cost. If the city buys the well duction, and any expenditure In ex­
I five per cent requires more pounds of
port of Gladys Whitsett was of spec­ in bee culture.
Is the redluctlon of taxes. And yet dance. They expect to hold a big the oil company will drill a new cess of that value Is the result of thi
feed than 100 pullets laying twenty-
ial interest and she was awarded a
when he redeems his pledges and dance Christmas eve at Stanfield
Taxation
government’s improvidence.
and larger hole.
fivo per cent. A flock of 100 pul-
tpeclal scholarship of $75 offered by
The Bear Cats are out training al-
Whereas. The Oregon State Bee­ makes good his promises the same
When only one among twenty | 'eta, with colds, nock molt and stand.
The
Mayor
appointed
a
com­
the Union Pacific railroad.
keepers Association, in convention raen who stood by him for the reason ready, A large crowd of players and
olght completed projects has com Ing around in cold, wet mushy litter
A special committee of Washing­ assembled at Hermiston, Oregon, of these pl6dgea set up a howl that fans were out last Sunday cleaning mittee to make a through inves­ plied with the requirements of an
I will present quite a different feeding
tigation
of
the
water
and
well
ton beekeepers in attendance was December 11-12, 1923, desiring to can be heard over in the next state, off the grounds and enjoyed a little
nual payments on construction cost
than either of the others.
selected to cooperate with a similar cooperate with the various county It dawns upon them they are unable | game,
and report back to the council. With cost of maintenance and op. | * problem
flock of 100 old hens, heavy in the
committee from Oregon to study the assessors throughout the state Jn to do without the things that it is
There is much talk about town eration added, something is radie molt, but healthy are not going to
problem of cooperation in market­ following out the provisions of the necessary to dispense with before a I PROMINENT YOUNG PEOPLE
over the probability of artesian aliy wrong with administration ■at aR much grain, neither will they
ing. It is the general feeling of the state law relating to the licensing cu*Jn taxes can b* mBde'
ANNOUNCE WEDDING
water for domestic use and the !That *>mething is imposition of r “•t as much total feed as they will
beekeepers of both states that the of beekeepers.
This was demonstrated a few days
report Of the committee will be con8trucHon cost beyond the capac later when they come into a heavy
time has come for a much closer co­
Be it Resolved, That we respect­ ago when the tax budget of Umatilla I James 0. Knight, who is owner of eagerly awaited.
Ity of the land to pay, and failure to ■lay.
operation in working out many of
fully jail to the attention ot assess­ county was cut over $92,000.00. the Imperial Cleaners In this city.
establish a system of selling land tr
A sudden cold snap Increases the
the problems which are common to ors Article, Section 3 of state law, The commission responsible for the and Miss Nlda Bell Patrick, a teacher
the
kind
of
men
who
will
be
able
tc
lemand
for food. It does not In.
both states.
GARAGE IS CLOSED BY
‘Every county assessor shall, require cut was criticised. Expressions slm- in the schools at Dayville, Oregon,
make the land earn those costs. Set |' rense the amount of feed necessary
Arrangements are being made to any person or managing agent or ilar to these were heard: "The will be united in marriage on Wed-
ATTACHMENT
tiers are not responsible for the ex. to mnke the egg, it only Increases the
have a representative group of speak­
The garage in this city operat­ cess and are unable to assume the amount of feed necessary for body
officer of any firm, corporation or 'The commissiton should be ousted.” nesday, December 26, according to
ers attend the agricultural confer­
"We
must
have
the
things
they
took
announcements
that
are
being
sent
association owning bees in the county
ing under the firm name of burden. The result of the attempt maintenance requirements. Long,
ence to be held at Corvallis January
out.
of which he is assessor, to furnish
Neil’s
garage was closed by the to exact such payments Is to drive -old nights merely mean a heavier
21-25 under the auspices of the ex­
It seems to be a case where every-
Miss Patrick is a graduate of the
such assessor with a list or state­
Bheriff
Wednesday. Ben Neil, away settlers, and to prevent nev lemand for grain. Long, warm day,
tension service of the state college.
ment of the number of colonies, to­ one is ready and willing to dance, local high school and the state nor
the owner, is at present in Cali vies from coming. Under that no« and short nights of early summer
The following officers were elect­
gether with the location of such bees but when it comes to paying the fid- mal. She is a sister of Mrs. Frank
icy the government does not even re »111 slightly reverse the feeding prob­
dler,
that’s
different.
I
Ralph,
of
this
city.
ed and committees appointed to serve
fornia.
in the said county. The assessor
coup
the cost that Is equitable, th< lem.
during the coming year.
shall prepare and keep in his office
A given schedule of certain
fund Is depleted and the work of re
President, J. S. Skovbo, Hermis­
a complete record of the Information
clamation
Is
halted.
amounts
of grain per 100 hens per
ton; Vice-President, A. J. Sanford,
contained in such statement.”
A policy that has converted other day is nothing more or less than a
Redmond, Oregon; Secretary-TreaB-
And Whereas, We are informed
wise worthless land into 33,000 tulde. It will vary from day to
urer, H. A. Scullen. Corvallis, Ore.
,arm8 producing over $50,000,000 a day, season to season, with the
gon: Legislative Committee, Her­ that some assessors are failing to list
year and that has made homes foi wenther, the production, the health
man Ahlers. Knappa, C. C. Harris. owners of one or two colonies,
Be it Therefore Further Resolved
450,0000 people is certainly sound and activity of the flock.
Portland ,A. Mortensen. Clatskanie,
The partial molt of pullets during
That
the
assessors
be
requested
to
Its
administration should be amend
Marketing: K. D. Raker, Goble,
ed, but it should not be abandoned the fall and winter l8 in many cases
L. D. Buhman, Hermiston, Hans Robb list each and every colony of bees
Construction charges should be re the direct result of watching the
Salem. Boys and girl„ club work: in the state as required by law.
R H. Stocksrd, Hermiston, A. J. San­
duced to the sum which the land egg basket Instead of the body flesh
Community Club Meeting
ford, Redmond.
Kenneth
West,
when well cultivated, can repay, and of the pullets. Egg production, so
as
to all future projects none should far 88 the
« ”>-
The
next
meeting
of
the
Commun
Knappa.
Standardization: A. J.
Sanford, Redmond, F. B. Hoi brock, ity club will be a luncheon held at
l»c undertaken where the cost would J eerned, d> pends upon the peculiar
ability of the owner to foresee ail
Goble, J. E. Miller, Scappose. Fair the Oregon hotel at 1:30 Wednesday
exceed that limit and the construct.
these problems and feed the fowls ac­
and exhibits: H. A. Scullen, Cor­ afternoon. December 19. Plates will
Ion force Hhould be closely followed
cording in appetite« and need of
be
fifty
cents
each
and
reservations
vallis, Hans Robb. Salem. J. E. Mil­
by the sales force, which would place
body maintenance. The night grain
ler. Scappose, W. P. Lee. Canby. should be made with the committee
the land In the hands of men capa
feed should be liberal during the long
Publicity: E. J. Ladd, Portland. Her. in charge as soon as possible. The
ble of making It repay that cost out
night season If they do not have
man Ahlers, Knappa. J. Skovbo, Her­ committee in charge consists of Mrs.
of Its products. Secretary Work har
time to scratch all the grain they
F. V. Prime, chairman’, Mrs. E. L.
miston. _
convinced the president of the Jus
want out of the litter before duak,
Wednesday morning the Hermiston Jackson, Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Joe
tice and sound business of such re
scrape the litter away, use a trough
Ralph.
Commercial club provided transpor­
vision of the law. Western congress
or aome other method whereby they
tation and the visitors were taken
A program of special Interest has
men should unite to convince con
won’t have to go to roost with lees
on a tonr of Inspection of the Uma­ been arranged Including a reading
grese.— Portland Oregonian.
grain In their crops than they went.
tilla Rapids.
by Miss Isabel Dodd and talks by
The pullet In the factory. The fac­
On Wednesday afternoon at the Mrs. Alexander. Mrs. Biggs and Mrs.
PORTLAND UUMATILLA
tory must be kept in good repair be­
Piayhonse there was a showing of Schilling. Mrs. Schilling will open
STAGE LINE PLANNED I fore ihe manufactured product Is
films loaned by the O.| B. Lewis com­ a discussion oa organisation and
Proposed To Mnke Two Trip» A Week j produced economically, if at all.
pany on the care of bees and their plana for the work to be taken up
Good feeding after all is based upon
habits.
by the club next year. All sug.
Each Way
good, old-fashioned common sense.
George W York, editor of "York's gestlona will be taken into considera­
Bees and Honey” was elected honor­ tion.
The Motor Transit company, which
ary life member of the association.
proposes to operate Stages between WHY THE PAPER IS LATE
A full attendance la desired as the
I’ortlcnd end Pendleton, last Thurs­
Mr. \ork has been In active public t yearly reports by the various eom-
day filed e-llh the public service com-1 A break in our linotype this
work among beekeepers for forty ml,teas will ba given aad the eieet-
mi »ion its application for a certifie. I week has caused us a great deal
yeara. He Is. one of tbe moat widely Ion of officers will take place. Bring
a le authorising it to do business L f troiible and on account of thia
know leaders among beekeepers in j pencils as tha voting will he done by
the fa ile d Ltatcs.
. ballot
Two trips will be made weekly «»«h l e are ,gte
geUing out thia
$940,000 APPRO­
PRIATED FOR PROJECT
23
HERMISTON POULTRY
TAKES HIGH RANK
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