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VOL. XVHI
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No. 17
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 3. 1924
WILL ORGANIZE PROJECT POULTRY INDUSTRY
E. J. DIXON, MANAGER PACIFIC CO-OPERATIVE POULTRY PRODUCERS, WILL BE HERE TO ASSIST IN THE WORK
POtJLTRYMEN
ENTHUSIASTIC
A REAL U V E MOVIE
ACTOR VISITS HERMISTON
COUMTY TAX BODIES
Just a short time ago Jack Rus­
ARE RULED VOID
sell was appearing in pictures la
Hoolywood. It l8 true he was never
in the role of a star or played a
prominent part that would warrant STATE SUPREME COURT HOLDS
COMMISSIONS ILLEGAL
his picture appearing on the front
page
of
your
favorite
movie
maga­
ASSOCIATION COMPLETES SIGN-
zine. 8ome times he would appear
VP n r WESTERN OREGON
on the screen as a sailor. Then again Court’s Action is Based Upon De­
he would be made up as an old man
fective Title, Which Tailed to
and in a good many mob scenes
Indicate Act Applied to AU
It Orpasixatiou 1» Perfected Here It through which you have sat breath,
Counties in State
W ill Mean Probable Location
lees wondering if they would burn
of Packing Plant Here
down the factory or succeed In cap­
The state supreme court Friday,
turing the heroine. Jack was one of
the dissatisfied workman or was paid in a unanimous opipion, declared void
Hermiston has been waiting with by the viillän to make It “tough" on the legislative act creating the tax
unabated interest the outcome of the hero.
supervising and conservation com.
the campaign started by the Pacific
He is intimately acquainted with mission in Oregon counties.
The decision, however, docs not
Co-operative Poultry Producers to the screen celebrities. A number of
sign-up 250,000 hens in the vicinity times while out on location he has affect Multnomah county, whose
sauntered up to Charlie Chaplin, and commission was established in a sep
of Portland and Western Oregon. addressing him by his first name, arate act by the legislature of 1921.
Those locally who are Interested In "bummed” him for a chew of tobacco.
The court’s action was based upon
the organization were assured that He Is as well acquainted with Mary a defective title, which failed to in­
as the reouired number was Pick ford and Douglas Fairbank,, as dicate, it was pointed out, that the
obtained in the Portland territory you are with your next door neigh­ act applied to every county In the
a similar campaign would be start­ bor. Recently the movie studios state. The court did not pass upon
ed on this project. The association closed down. There were only a few the act’s constitutionality.
here will be a branch of the one In Jobs in Hollywood and according to
As a result of the decision, which
Western Oregon and If a sufficient Russell there is fifty men for every kesulted from suits filed from Yam­
number of hens are signed up, a one of them. He made up his mind hill, Umatilla, Klamath, Tillamook
packing house for the eggs will be to leave the moving picture center had Polk counties, each county is now
’»-«it here.
and strike out for other pastures. free to determine its tax levy in
Word has been received here that Monday morning he arrived in Her­ accordance with the findings of its
tke organisation in the valley has miston. Knowing that a newspaper own county court.
—et with unusual success and that editor could sympathize with a man
Although Friday, acordtng to law,
Mr E J. Dickson, the manager, will who was broke he made thig office was the last day on which taxes
soon arrive in this city and take up his port of call. "When I went to might be levied for the year 1924
the work of organizing the poultry Hollywood," Russell confided, "I had it was indicated In etate house cir­
$1800 and was sitting on top of the cles that provision could be made to
men of the project.
Cosby and other poultry special­ world. When I left I was broke. let the county courts proceed with
ist» »tnte this is an ideal place lor I am still wearing my B. V. D’s. their budget Investigations in more
Haven’t been able to scrape enough leisurely fashion.
chickens.
At least $1,000,000 has been lost
The flocks of the project are in­ money together to buy me a suit of
creasing every year. The associa­ winter underwear. If you know of to the taxpayers through the su-
tion and a local packing plant will anyone who is contemplating going the governor’s office declared, an.
no doubht make poultry raising one to Hollywood in order to get In the nounclng they had figures to prove
of the leading industries In this movies tell them to forget It. I their contentions.
have appeared in a number of big
Suits filed by the plaintiff coun­
territory.
pictures.
One of them was ‘The ties not only challenged some of the
Those who are Interested in
of . the Apocalypse.’
finding out more about the associa Four
„ . Horsemen
...
. .
. ’’ acts of the commissions in elimlnat-
pimi are refUestea t o ^ *
cJ SÜ” ’’1 . ‘o "rove hla state- Ung f»om budgets items thought ce-
f-’ v*r
ments. At present the movie actor sentiai in meeting the year’s de­
get In touch with E. P. Dodd.
is looking for a Job. Any kind will mands, but also attacked the legis­
do. He will split your wood, wash lative act creating the commissions
CPOE FUTURE OUTLOOK
the dishes or any odd Job. Now as unconstitutional. Yamhill and
FOR NORTHWEST DAIRYING folks If you want a movie actor to Umatilla county attorneys appeared
In a statement recently issued by work for you. here is your chance. before the supreme court about ten
a representative of the Washington Russell expects to be in Hermiston days ago to present their case, while
Extension department, figures given for two or three days.
the other three plaintiffs sent
show that the average hay price for
briefs.
the last seven years from December Engagement of Local High Schoo]
Several banks were complainants
to July have averaged about $25.50
In Yamhill county, acting both as
Teacher Announced
per ton. Prices being asked for hay
The engagement of Miss Hope Mac- taxpayers and bond holders. The
this season are much below thia fig­ Kensle, a teacher in the local high complaint alleged that the Yamhill
ure.
school, to Sidney Taylor Smythe, of commislon trimmed from the budget
It may be of some interest to note Pendleton, waa recently announced Items aggregating $76,000 Intended
that prices quoted at terminal mar­ at a tea given In Mise MacKenzle’s to care for highways and interest
kets this se ison for hay in the North­ honor by the Mlseee Theodora and obligations for 1924. It was also
west are lower than any other slml. Helen Stoppenbach at the Stoppen- charged that the commission reduced
the allowance of several county of.
lar markets anywhere in the United bach home In Portland.
States, as shown by “Price Current
Misa MacKenzle la the daughter fleers and Increased others.
In the Umatilla county complaint
Crain Reporter" for December 19. Of Dr. and Mrs. L. P. MacKenzle, of
Minneapolis, No. 1 Alfalfa....$23.00 Portland. She attended the Ualver. three taxpayers demanded that a
Omaha ..................... $22.00 to $23.00 eity of Oregon and la a member of provision for the market road levy
Ctncinnnati............... $28.00to $30.00 the Kappa Alpha Theta. Mr. Smythe be left in the budget. This amounts
Memphis ..................................... $33.00 is the son of A. K. Smythe, of Ar­ to $65,000.
Klamath county’s trouble involv­
Toledo ........... ..............................$22.00 lington, and a nephew of Dan P.
ed an annual federal claim against
Boston, Vetch Clover.. $24.00 to $26 Smythe, of Pendleton.
the county In assessments that are
Boston, No. 1 Alfalfa.............. $30.00
levied to pay for constrluctlon of a
Kansas City............ $28.00 to $30.00
Neighborhood Club Meeting
reclamation
ditch, while Tillamook
The Neighborhood club held their
St. Louis___ _____ $29.00 to $32.00
and Polk counties assailed the con­
Baltimore, No, 1 Clover....$24 to $25 annual gift exchange meeting at
stitutionality of the act.
Ptttoburg, No. t Clover.......... $25.50 the home of Mrs. Fowler on Thurs-
annual gift exchange meeting at
Northwest Hay Association, for
Northwest Terminals....$19 to $20 day, December 27. The club has
The average cow in the state of taken up the study of Japan. The
New York, which is recognized as subjects for different meetings were
the leading dairy state in the Union, given out. After a short business
—ade a return to her owner In the session a very pleasant social hour
year 1918 of $121.91. She pro­ was spent,, during whlcb the hostess
duced 4337 pounds of milk at an served delicious refreshments. Mrs
average price of $2.81 per hundred Fowler has her mother and sister
Tha average milk flow of the cows from
her for a month,
of the state of Washington is about I The’r >re Perfectly delighted with
4900 pouade per year. The price of ¡Oregon. The next meeting will be
whole milk for Seattle la $3.00 per j w,th Mrs “ 7’ " °" the Barh»m
hundred and for Spokane $2.8$ peri plac0 on J»nu»rX $•
hundred.
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Notien
A recent survey made by the
There will be no services at the
Agricultural Department shows that
tha three Pacific states fall short la Free Methodist mission Sunday as
production of their annual actual the pastor and a number of the peo­
consumption requirements dairy pro­ ple are going to Walla Walla to at­
duce equivalent to ninety million tend the last quarterly meeting,
leaving Friday and returning Mon­
gallons of milk.
Tha average citizen of the United day. J. K. Muman.
z
States eats one-third leee butter than
hla Can ad tea or Australian brother,
A smoker Is advertised for Board-
drinks one-sixth lens milk and only
eats from one-elxth to one-third a, man annary 7, nt 8:89 P. M. Ona
much cheese as the average citizen hour of wreetltng and twenty rounds
of Sweden. Denmark. Switaerlaad or tot boxing are advertised and ladies
Germany. A careful study of the are eordially iavited.
above figures will assure the moat
along tba Jersey
conservative that tha dairy Industry
will be ebaaed by speed boats
has a real future for tha whole of
driven by twin airplane motors cap­
the United States.
Conservative butanes, men predict able of forty miles aa hour. These
ha increase of 59 par cent In the boat* «»» race to the twelve mile
population of Oregon and Waahlng- Ilmit »nd beck la forty minutes.
ton is the next thirty yanca. U , There are ne masts, cablas or side
travel Ilka the hydro-
dairying hae a future tn the United ¡ lights.
R ates It certainly
opportunity in tha
The supreme court handed down
the following statement In the ease:
“In the first place, this matter has
-come up at avery late date ant this
Is the last day on which an opinion
can be rendered.
“The court is unanimously of the
opinion that the act of 1923 is void
because of a defective title, there
being nothing In the title of the act
indicating that it extends to the
whole state. This, of course, does
not affect Multnomah county.
Such being our .doncluslon, the
county oourts of the various coun­
ties are free to make levies in ac
cordance with their own judgment,
without reference to the recommen­
dations of the tax conservation com­
mission, hut subject to the provi.
sions and limitations of the consti­
tution and the statutes.
"The levy having already been
made by the court In Umatilla
county, the defendant assessor is
directed to extend the same upon
the tax roll in accordance with the
findings of the county court.
"In the case of Klamath county,
while briefs have been filed amicus
curae, no petition has been filed, but
It Is clearly the duty of that county
and of all other counties to maks
provisions by suitable levy to provide
heretofore lawfully entered into.
"An opinion fully setting forth
the views of the court will be here­
after handed down. The time being
limited to thiB day precludes the
handing down of an extended opin­
ion at this time.
“Au order will issue in conformity
with the prayers of the writ.”
A county budget of $869,147.84
providing for n tax levy of $823,14 f._
84 was formally adopted by the
county court Friday last and turn
ed over to the assessor to be extend
ed on the county tax rolls.
In spite of the fact that most of
the slashes asked by the tax body
were thrown out by the county court,
the 1924 levy will be 14.8 against the
16-mlll levy applid ein 1923. The
county court reinstated the market
road levy, which will provide about
$130,000 fot the purposes of build­
ing market roads. Slashes made by
the commission upon the county
agent’s office and the county library
were eliminated by the court.
HUNTERS AND ANGLERS
PEES AMOUNT TO $508
Total of 238 Licenses Were Issued
During 1923
During 1923 there was paid Into
the office of the county clerk by
huntera and anglers the total of
$598.25 for hunting and fishing li­
censes, according to the report Just
made by County Clerk R. T. Brown.
A total of 236 licenses were Issued
and 11 certificates of lost licenses.
Licenses were distributed as follows:
Hunters’ licenses, 49: county hunt­
ers’ licenses, 17; non-resident hunt,
ers’ licenses, 9; anglers’ licenses, 14;
county anglers' licenses, 18; non­
resident anglers’ licenses, 9: and
combination licenses, 39. Seven free
licenses were given during the per­
iod. The purchase of permits for
1923 fell slightly under the record of
1922, according to Mr. Brown.— East
Oregonian.
COMING UP!!
H. M, STRAW HEADS
COMMERCIAL DLUR
a
Saturday night, December 29,
mass meeting was held at Irrigon,'
with delegates present from the Irri­
SWAYZE IS RE-ELECTED
gon Farm Bureau and Commercial F
VICE-PRESIDENT
club, the Umatilla woman’s club and
the Umatilla Commercial club. The
In Diversification of Crop Program object of the meeting was to discuss
ways and means and necessary ac­ Otto Pierce Will Serve as Secretary
tion to be taken, regarding a new
During Year. Definite Program
I'or Coming Year to Be
Following is the signup to date bridge across the Umatilla river.
Outlined Soon
among project farmers in the diversi­ Many good talks were made and sug­
fication of crops program sponsored gestions offered. A committee of
by the Farm Bureau and Commercial . five to draft resolutions was named
L.-,:t Wednesday noon at the Com­
Club. They include asparagus, early ! by the chairman, consisting of D. C. mercial ciuh luncheon officerg were
Brownell, B. S. Hughes and Alice • e]ec, cd wbo w,|j head the organiza-
potatoes, strawberries and grapes:
Nugent
of Umatilla,and F. C. Fred tton for the coming year.
J. II. Reid— 1 U acres asparagus, 2
erickson and N. Seaman, of Irrigon.
Harry Straw, who during the past
acres grapes.
Copies of said resolution,, are to be
T. H. Botkin, *4 acre asparagus. sent to the Umatilla county court, year served as secretary, was elected
B. Hutchinson. *4 acre strawber­ state highway commission, public precedent. Harry has made an ef­
ficient secretary, working at all
ries, V4 acre potatoes.
service commission, the state chain,
D. E. Seaton, % acre asparagus, % i her of commerce of Portland, and the time-, for ttie interest of the organ­
ization. llis election a(1 president
acre potatoes.
various newspapers of the county and |„ woj, merited and the club is
Wm. Ogden, 1 acre asparagus.
Portland. Another committee was ( 3urei of continued growth under
T. Beletski, % acre asparagus, 1 appointed to draw up petitions and J hla leadership.
acre strawberries.
obtain signatures in Morrow county | Whlte Dr ,,r1n)e> the rettrlng
J. W. McMullen, ^4 acre asparagus, and the west end of ITmatilla county! pres)dent wag | n office, much has
>4 acre strawberries.
copies of these petitions to be sent been accomplished. The club can
A. N. Raymond, 14 acre asparagus, to Echo, Hermiston and Stnnfteld
look back over the past year with a
14 acre potatoes.
for signatures, urging the building feeling of just pride when Its ac­
Chas. Unke, 14 acre asparagus, bf the new bridge at once. Pictures
hievements are considered. Its phe.
114 acre grapes.
¡of this dilapidated old structure nomlr.nl success as a boosting body
F. M. Guiwits, 1 acre asparagus, from alt angles, are In the hands of
’s in a large measure due to the
1 acre grapes.
the committee and will be affixed erstwhile president. Dr. Prime.
Mr. Foreman, % acre asparagus. to each petition, so that the neces­
F. B. Pwnvze. who was elected
E. I. Davis, 1 acre asparagus.
sity of the bridge can be seen at a vlce-orestdent, ts a. dyed-in-the-wool
S. H. Barnard, 14 acre asparagus, glance. This committee oensists of
booster and an Inspiration to the or­
1 acre potatoes.
Theodoro Parks and Mrs. Llewellyn, ganization.
Ills suggestions are
Otto Heinl, 1 acre asparagus.
of Umatilla, and C. E. Glasgow and timely and he t» ever ready and wtll-
F. P. Phipps, 14 acre asparagus. H. A. Gum of Irrigon. The coopera­ 'ng to support those things that have
G. R. Robinson, 14 acre asparagus, tion of every resident and taxpayer a tendency to better the community,
14 acre strawberries.
In this end of the county and Morrow-
Otto Pierce, the newly elected sec.
Joe Dyer, 14 acre asparagus, 214 county Is necessary to get action. retary, has proven his worth. He
acres strawberries.
More meetings are scheduled for the has served on a number of com­
C. L. Upham, 14 acre asparagus.
near future.
mittees and has displayed executive
Chas. Keller, 14 acre asparagus.
•ihtltty In the dispatch of bustnesa
MI sb Fern Renick, formerly n resi­ of these committees. The club is to
C. M. Jackson, 1-8 acre asparagus.
dent of Umatilla, Is a guest at the be congratulated on his election.
C. P. Barnett, 14 acre asparagus.
Wm. Rhodes 14 acre early potatoes McFarland ranch for the holidays.
A definite program will be out­
Thomas Haddox, 1 acre asparagus.
lined by the commercial association
Miss Laura S. Dunne, Miss Geor­ tn the nesr future to be followed
Roy Sullivan, •% acre asparagus, 14
acre early potatoes.
gia Thorne and Mr. and Mjs. W, G. -lurtng-the’cmivtng-rncd’.
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Jens Skovbo, 14 acre asparagus, 14 Brown, of Pendleton, were dinner
The possibilities of the project for
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 1924 are very bright and It is the
acre strawberries.
W. E. Potter, 14 acre asparagus. W. R. Nugent on Christmas, return­ Intention of the Commercial club to
ing to Pendleton by motor on Wed. ■verk with unceasing labors to de-
Frank Stone, 1 acre asparagus.
nesday.
Frank Silvey, 1 acre asparagus.
’velop them. ’
P. P. Sullivan, 1 acre asparagus
Hermiston can boast of a real live
Several Umatilla people went to wire organization and It’s past record
R. E. McFall, 1 acre asparagus.
Portland for the New Years’ eve as an achieving hody will prove this
W. H. Quick, 2 acres asparagus.
Chas. McElroy, 1 acre asparagus. midnight show, and the part of the assertion.
crowd who were Elks, took In the
W. L. Swan, 1 acre asparagus.
big Elk dotngs also. D. W. Jackson
Sid Bowman, 14 acre asparagus.
and wife, Bruce Paris and wife, Ben OREGON’S FUTURE IN
Jas. Scott, 1 acre asparagus.
THE POULTRY BUSINESS
Spinning and wife, W. P. Lleweelyn
Ed. Jackson, 14 acre asparagus.
M. B. Whitford, 14 acre asparagus. and wife, Clint Harvey and wife
and several others, were among those Increased Production Problems to be
Threshed Out at Agricultural
who made the trip.
The following signers have been
Conference
added since last*report:
Owing to the death of W. H. Drcs-
F. angaman, 1 acre asparagus.
sell Umatilla was In mourning the
Facts useful in determ ining the
E. E. Davis, 14 t o l acre asparagus,
early part of the week. A number future’ of the poultry business in
2 acres strawberries.
of railroad men attended the funeral. Oregon are being gathered by mem­
Wm. Kennedy, 1 acre grapes.
He was- a beloved official and Ills bers of the O. A. C. poultry Btaff.
S. L. Carson 14 »ere asparagus,
death
Is deeply mourned.
Comparative cost of egg product­
1 acre strawberries, 1 acre grapes.
ion In this state and others, prlce8
W. H. Simmons, 14 acre asparagus,
The Umatilla Woman’s Club will if eggR In the leading markets of
14 aero early potatoes.
hold a regular meeting Thursday, the country, standard feeding rat­
R. C. Canfield 14 acre early
January 3 a,f 2:30 P. M., at the ions, operation of certified hatcher,
potatoes.
library. Many thingH of Importance let;, registration of breeding stock
will come up at this time. Severn! and functions of the state poultry
The famous Liberty Bell In Inde­
noted speakers are listed for the coin- i. isociat Ion are some of the ponts
pendence Hall, Philadelphia, will be lug months, as the speakers so fat
placed on continuous exhibition be- have been well received and greatly covered n the study.
Results of the survey wll be avall-
hnd an Ironwork grill.
enjoyed. Judge Stephen A. Lowell,;
jor gensderat ion by the poultry
of Pendleton, was the last speaker
Qf U)a agr|cuUural eC0nOmlc
his subject being “The Purple Har- OTntercnce to bo h(.,d ln the 8tate
ness.” Mrs. Alexander Thompson college January 23 to 25.
has promised to speak early ln Janu­
“Solution of many problems that
ary.
have arisen in the last few years as
a result of the heavy Increase in
The bazaar and chicken dinner poultry and egg production needs
given by the Catholic ladles was a careful thought,” says the committee
great success end well attended | In charge of the conference.
The ladies made about 1127. They)
Oregon imported eggs by the car
have several large street assessments
lot recently hut sent 100 carlots out
to pay and were gratified by their
of the state only last year. Means
rucceao.
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to enable Oregon producers to eom-
Mr and Mrs George Tetzcr havei P”<«' ""
“ ™ » »<"> Produeera
returned from a week’s trip to Mon. j'n
«•*» »"<«
wl" ”•
month and Portland where they so’2 ’h t
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Famous for Its "bred-to-lay stock
visited with relatives.
j
on
f|nd g
j
Miss Margaret Golf, of Seattle. Is
from
unscrupulous advertisers.
a guest at the home of her aunt,
The enormous 5 million dollar
Mrs. Daisy B. Stephenson. The
poultry business In Oregon Is entitled
voting lady is an accomplished plan..
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i to government aid In control of dls-
ist and will give a recital while here ........................................
ear.ee that" constitute a limiting fac­
the proceeds to go to purchase play
tor. the head of the college depart­
ground apparatus for the school.
ment helievea.
R Alexander Receive» Appointment
Returned Missionary
R. Alexander, a prominent retired
Mbw Helen Root, who has recent­
merchant of Pendleton, and who Is'
ly returned from th* mlsslonnry field
well known to a good many rest- j
In India, will lecture here In tha
dents of the project, has received Free Method! t mlesion tha evening
an appointment from Governor Pierce! fit January 10 and at Irrigon Jnnu.
a- a member of the Oregon land ary 11 in the evening. Miss Root
etiU-ment commute. Mr. Alexander , Is n good speaker and ynu will ha
i is a father-in-law of E. P. Dodd.
well paid to rome and hear her. All
-+
are Invited.
Ten cities In the United Slates'
have $89.0Q,000 deposited In Postal
Bamboo Is being
' Baviwas aesmuits. —■
grown In Georgia.
successfully