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■ M ua. Umatilla County, Oregon by
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G E N U IN E
“BULL”
The Umatilla bridge campaign la
making rapid strides and everything
points to success. All of the petl.
tlons are being filled rapidly and
everyone la talking new bridge. Let
ters have been received from several
Pendleton business men encouraging
an active campaign and promising
upport. Copies of the resolutions
have been sent out and have appear
ed in the various papers. A new
bridge before high water seenm a«-
aured.
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The banquet to be given by the
Woman’e club which Is well under
way, promises to be a great suc
cess. There will be representatives,
men and women, on the program
trom the various surrounding towns.
A fine well cooked meal w ill be serv
ed by the women.
Thursday night Mlaa Margaret
Goff of Seattle, will appear tn piano
recital, assisted by loral talent.
This promises to be a rare treat. Ad
mission will bo 50 and 25 cents, the
proceeds to go toward the purchase
of grade school apparatus.
The Umatilla high school w ill give
an operetta early In February for
which they, are spending much time
In practice.
First girl— Say, I know how to
The Woman's club discussed ways
and means of sending a substantial make Bob blush.
Second girl— How?
TOBACCO
sum to the scholarship fund loan
First girl— Just kiss him.
this year. There Is quite a lack of
Spot— Oh, say won’t you make me
funds to supply the demand of the
I T ’S UP T O U S
ludents and each club is urged to blush.
qlve till It hurts. The woman's elub
W alt— Say Flossie is that Frcnchy
sent $35 lost year and hope to be
a big guy with lots of whiskers?
For a number of years people able to do better this year.
Fritz— No Tie's a little guy and he
o f this project have been inform
shaves,
I guess. I never felt any
The Camp Fire girls, whose leader
ed by men who have made a
is Mrs. C. C. Peck, sold the Christ whiskers on his face.
mas seals this year and made about
A negro was trying to saddle a
?30. Mrs. Alice R. Nugent was the
mule when a bystander asked, "does
hulrrnan of the drive.
that mule ever kick you.” "No" re
The Ladles Aid Is planning to give plied the darkey, "but he sometimes
a home talent play In the near future kicks where I'se Jcs’ been.”
for the benefit of the piano fund.
The members of the protestant
tgiurch surprised Mrs. Hughes, the
vlfe of the minister, w'th a party
m Tuesday night, the event being
he ladies birthday. A large birth,
lay enke was made and decorated
vith candles. A number of people
ailed to wish Mrs. MHughes many
inppy returns and a general good
Inie was had by all present.
Word was received on Sunday of
he death of Mr. Frank Nelson, of
Mt. Vernon, Wash. He was brother-
in-law of Mrs. Sabin Alexander— hei
r.lster'a husband.
Mrs. Archie King haH returned
•rom an extended trip to Arltonn
where she was the guest of her par
Thieves who were responsiable
ents.
fo r the wholesale robbery at
Stanfield passed up Hermiston
no doubt fo r the reason that a
n ight watchman was on duty.
The security his presence guar
antees makes h:m well worth
the money i.a, c l out fo r his
salary,
HIS HANDKERCHIEF IS OVAL
Hindoo Prince Tampering Where Moro
Famous Have Fixed the
Law* of Style.
A Hindu prince line started the fnsh-
loa of ovill pocket handkerchiefs. Hut
why should he want his handkerchief
«.vpl ?
Another ruler, fsr more fatuous, In
vented the square handkerchief. When
Louis XVI amended the throne of
France hAndkerctdefs weie ohluna be
fore that they had been round, with a
deep bordering of lace. It was only
the high horn and the rich who owned
bndkorchlefa nt all In those days, says
ixtndon Tit bits
When l.ouls XVI had reigned for
about 12 years be considered that the
time had come for another change of
ahape. and doubtless Mario Antoinette
had oomethlng to do with the Idea. Il
woo derided that the reign of the
oquare handkerchief should beg n.
by letters parent, given nt Versatile»
on Se|>l< min r 23. IT;il. It was de- reed
dial the length ttn-l the breadth of the
huh«*H>rchief should be equal. Threo
months later the French parliament
gravely con A rin. <| the absurd decision
Bob— W ell Mike what progress
are you making in the matrimonial
race?
Mike— Oh fine, she’s iy»w on her
third lap.
Mac W atkins while saddling his
horse the other morning was kicked
lust south of tho corn crib.
Ethel— What makes
Leola’s
cheeks so red?
The stork visited the home of Mr.
Mike— (Absent “minded by study
■ nd Mis. Clarence Powell on 8atur. ing L atin) Portabltiir.
Iny night and left a fine big boy.
Earl— (D itto) Velocissline.
Mother and babe are doing well.
Strong Ico
Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn entertain "I’ll bet the Ice Is fine," said Bob,
ed with a dinner on Sunday even-
W bile putting op .one qkate.
ng and after the m tal the eye 'I fear It Is too thin,” said Mac
ing was spent In cards. Two tab
And will not hold my weight.
es of 500 were In play.
Toon Bob was skating gracefully
A rtistically and neat.
At a special called meeting of the He cut his name as ho swung around
vater directors on Saturday at Her.
And enBlly Jumped b I x feet.
mlston a delegate was choBen to go He spun In circles, danced a Jig
‘o FaR Lake City thia month to at
And went through many a trick.
tend a conference to work out waye lie whirled around upon his heel
and means to get relief for the var
And twirled his hockey stick.
ious Irrigated projects. Sam Board
‘Hurrah! the Ice Is strong and slick,
man, of Boardman, was chosen to re
It holds me up,” he said.
present this district.
But Just then Mac's feet left the Ice
And— crash— he bumped his head.
Don Peck, who has been In Port-
la id Mac, while rubbing Injured
'and several days, has returned.
parts,
"It may hold you up my pard,
Mrs. Alice R. Nugent visited the
But as for me It certainly
Hermleton Commercial club on Tues
Pulls downward mighty hard.
'ay and the community club In the
ifternoon on the bridge proposition,
qhe had petitions with her for sig
natures.
Mrs. Frank James and Mrs. Geo.
McLean are both on the sick list ant
unable to leave their homes. It It
hoped they will soon be on the road
to recovery.
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Mrs. Earl Brownell waa a Pen
lleton visitor on Saturday.
D. C. Brownell has left for Port
land to spend the balance of th<
winter.
IRRIGON
NEWS ITEMS
sveaAL conaaeroHosKca
Mr. Muinau filled hie pulpit here
i usual Sunday night.
Miss Ethel Knight was back In
rhool Monday after a few days ab
sence due to sickness.
COLUMBIA
NEWS NOTES
■rociAL ooaaaaroNDOMea
Mr. Kaya and family recently re-
nnved to Stanfield.
A fire which might have been
•cry serious started at the Hammer
Tome last Saturday. Alohu and Bes-
lone, suceeded In overcoming the
lames.
Mr. Shutter was taken to
lospltal at Pendleton Friday
reatmant.
the
for
Mrs. Pardee, who lives near Pen-
lleton, was a guest at the Wheeler
home last Sunday.
Tho Neighborhood club w ill meet
vlth Mrs. Linder next Wednesday
Mrs. Broke will read a paper on the
■arly history of Japan.
Mr. Charles Kellar is at Hot Lake
•or treatment.
Many fam ilies of Columbia are
undergoing an attack of meaalee.
Mr. Bean and fam ily, who recent,
moved to their new home Tuesday.
Mr. Klock. who has been 111, re
turned Wednesday to his work.
Mrs. Chatterton la recovering very
The Farm Bureau w ill have a
nicely from her operation. Her ton.
meeting
Friday night. The N eigh
Ils were removed two weeks ago
the was able to attend the dance borhood club w ill furnish a program
of entertainment. Everyone la In
nere Saturday night.
vited to come.
The Seniors and Júniora are start-
ng on Caesar thia week reciting
'wire a day and will receive a whole
credit at the end of the term pro-
ivded the (trat four hooka are satla.
aetorlly completed.
g E B M IS T O y ,
Saturday n igh t waa a decided success. LESSENING fertiliser cost
A large crowd was present from Ir
rigon and quits * number of other Nitrogen From A ir and Hydrogen
towns. Everybody had a good time.
Frem W ater Combine te Make
Cheap Ammonia.
The basket ball games th is week
Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers ualng
went the wrong way w ith the Irrigon
boys. They were badly defeated at ammonia aa a principal Ingredleut.
may be made at prices to compete with
Arlington and the boys from Shot- those using nitrogen from such natu
well's road camp won with a score of ral sources as Chile saltpeter, Charles
» to 6.
O. Brown, consulting chemist of Provl
deuce, told members of the American
A very large crowd was at Rand's Institute of Chemical Engineers. The
nitrogen may be derived from the air
pond Sunday playing hockey.
by any one of aeveral processes; the
Mire Margervt Seaman was absent hydrogen, which la the other compo
nent of amomnia, may be had from
from school Monday.
water.
Economy In production of hydrogen
Mr. Batle Rand took a load of from water, which is a well-known
Irrigon people up to Hermiston on method, may be effected, Mr. brown
Thursday night to hear Mias Helen said, through use of a special type of
Root, a missionary from India, speak. electric cell and through utilization of
The bus broke down about two m iles electricity from hydro-electric power
plantz at other times than that of the
from Hermiston and some of the
peak load, it la cheaper, be said, to
people walked on to town. Cars sell such power ai a low rate than
were sent back to bring the remain to waste It, and the manufacture of
der of the crowd and these arrived hydrogen offers a profitable use for It.
Another good source of hydrogen, lit
too late to hear much of the in ter,
csting talk about conditions in In the speaker's opinion, Is gases of coke
dia. Batle had his bus towed to ovens. These are two chief sources
for what he termed “by-product hy-
town but eould not get it fixed that drogen.” Such secondary methods of
night so Harold Munuiu and Horatius manufacture were the most suitable
Ogden both brought loads of Irrigon nent of ammonia, may be had from
people home. Although both cars Mr. Brown declared.
Mr. Brown predicted that hydrogen
were crowded there wasn’t room for
George Rand. Chas. Steward and Mrs. muy be produced front coke ovens at
L. D. Seaman, who remained In Her the cost of 20 cents per 1,000 feet, and
miston w ith friends and returned from water at from 28 to 88 cents,
depending on the cost of the electricity
Friday on the eleven o ’clock train.
used. The production cost of anhy
DURHAM
study of poultry raising and are
in a position to know what they
are ta lkin g about, that this is an
ideal location fo r chickens.
Sometime ago Crosby, o f 0.
A. C., who is considered one of
the best authorities on poultry
in the Northwest, in an address
before the local commercial club
■aid. “ There is not a better
place in the state then the
U m atilla project for raising
chickens. I t is ideal in every re
spect and the possibilities here
are m any.”
Every producer must have
some way o f m arketing his pro
duct before he can hope for any
degree o f success and especially
is this true of poultry. A packing
house fo r eggs is necessary.
How and where to buy chicks.
Where to ship in order to receive
the best price. A solution of
these problems are promised i f
the Pacific Poultry Co operative
Association
brought here.
F. P. Dodd returned Tuesday
from Portland where he had in
terviewed E. J. Dixon mananger
o f the association. In the in te r
view he informed M r. Dodd the
association would come here and
organize the poultry men but
they must firs t prove their
interest by the signing up of
30,000 hens.
Mr. Dodd has prepared agree
ments fo r your signature and
has them at his offee. Talk w ith
him concerning the matter. He
w ill gladly answer your questions
and give you the information
desired concerning the associa
tion. Give the campaign your
support. We need the organani-
zation. I t w ill mean greater pros
perity to our community. I t is
up to us.
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OBEGOK.
ANSWER TO APPEAL
ISLEMARKABLE
Oregon People Responding Well
Might Not Catch Up.
A drummer was waiting at a way
station for a train. The station mas
ter reported It as being four hours
late. After the drummer had read all
the time-tables In stock, the stntion
master suggested: “It Is only an hour's
walk to the next station.'*
“Walking won't help me to make thr
train as far as I can see," declared
the drummer. “First thing I know.
I'll be too far ahead a t it.”
Barely Worth Saving.
Miss Plalnmug—I suspected that
Mr. Lightfoot was getting reedy to
leave town so I broke off our engage
ment to save my facet
Miss Tarte—I can hardly blame you
when I remember It'a the only face
you have.
FUEL
THESE ARE THE DAYS THAT YOU
dren’s Aid.
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The steam shovel Is again at work
on the drainage ditch east of the city
and connection w ill soon be made
w ith the main dttrh. A small crew
MAKE YOU» WAITS
la working on rock work, and another
small government outfit la working T I T THE HKKALD “W A IT
The dance given In the gymnasium north of town.
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Blue Gross Poultry Farm
The raising of poultry, in near future, will be one of the len
ing industries on this project; make the right h ’ginrin
I am offering you SIX WEEKS OLD chick3, free from whit-
diarrhoea and vaccinated against roup, diptheria, choler and
allied diseases, selected for vigor and conformation, for May and
June delivery, at the following prices:
S. C. White Leghorn Tancred strain, trapnested stock, mixed
sexes, $50.00 per 100; choice pullets, $75.00 per 100.
S. C. R. I. Red, good laying strain mated to pedigreed roost
ers, mixed sexes only, at $50.00 per 100.
It is cheaper than you can raise them from day old clucks
and you have strong and healthy stock to start.
Orders taken only until January 1, 1924. 50 per cent of the
price with the order, balance at time of delivery.
Address: Dr. THEO. BELETSKI, Veterinarian. Hermiston,
Oregon. Telephone 82-R.
Legal Blanks at The Herald Of fi
T H E U N IV E R S A L C A R
le e s tin g Ahead
A S T f prir.g a total of 350,000 people were disappointed in
L
J not being able to obtain deliveries of Ford Cars and Trucks,
as orders were placed faster than cars could be produced.
T he demand for Ford Cars and Trucks this Spring will, accord*
ing to all indications, be far greater than last Spring.
W inter buying has been increasing at a greater rate than ever
before.
A ctu al retail deliveries the pa st 60 days
totaled 308,170 Ford C ars an d Trucks, an
increase o f 1,961 a day o v e r a year ago.
O ver 200,000 people have already ordered Ford products on
our purchase plan, the majority of whom w ill take delivery in
th e Spring.
T he above facts are given w ith the suggestion that you list your
order promptly w ith a Ford dealer i f you contemplate the pur
chase of a Ford Car or Truck for use this Spring or Summer and
w ish to avoid delay in delivery.
D e tro it, M ichigan
Has Your Come * ff INUTi
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Robert H. Strong, who was state
chairman of the Hoover food campaign
j in Oregon in 1921 and who Is acting
in the same capacity for the present
campaign to raise $100.000 in Oregon
for starving German children, reports
a good response trom all parts of
Oregon. He says: “It is quite remark
able the response which Oregonians
are making to the appeal for German
children. Even before we have ap
proached anyone for money, the sub
scriptions are coming in. both large
and small amounts. It does not seem
to make any difference to our people
what nationality, race or creed that
children belong to, they only have to
be convinced that there is starvation,
hunger and sickness, and the sub
scriptions come in.
"There is this Interesting phase
j about this campaign, that all the ex
penses connected with it are being
borne by certain individuals in the
East and that one hundred cents of
every dollar subscribed throughout the
country will go toward the purchase
of food.
"In Germany, the food will be dis
tributed by the American Quakers
through the medium of kitchens. We
have received a copy of a typical menu
drous ammonia, using "by-product hy which Is being served to these chil
drogen,” he figured as from 3.84 to dren which represents one hot meal a
0.32 cents a pound, which would en day and costs 2 cents a meal.”
able the production of commercial fer
tilizer at a lower cost than that now
made from natural sources of ammonia , STATE BEING ORGANIZED
and nitrogen.
Oregon to Help Save Starving Ger
man Children.
ROOTING HURTS THE VOICE The American committee for relief
of German children, state headquar
Professor In University Says Vocal ters for which are in room 715 Corbett
Lossons Aro Useless After Big
building, Portland, now has commit
Football Garete.
tees tn various sections of the state,
especially in the Willamette valley.
Discovered—the reason why schools Fully organized cities Include Oregon
City, Salem, Eugene, Ashland, Med
of music never have football teams.
Voice pupils would be hoarse us ford, Roseburg and others, and as
goats for half of the week following rapidly as possible, other communities
every game and. the ears of the rest will be organized.
The state is asked by Major-General
of the students would be way off
Standard, due to heavy duty In the Henry T. Allen, well known because
he was the American commander of
cheering section.
This is vouched for by Prof. E. G. troops on the Rhine during the occupa
Killeen, instructor in voice at the Uni tion, to raise $100,000, half In Portland
and half out-state, and these commit
versity of Minnesota.
Professor Killeen says he would tees will look after the work in their
never have to attend a game nor rend respective communities. There are
a newspaper to know how a Minnesota 2,000,000 little ones facing starvation
football contest came out. He would and American aid alone will save
be able to reconstruct the game as them, according to official advices.
soon as lessons began Monday morn
ing.
Voice students were practically 100
Deep Human Touch to
per cent casualties following the Min-
nesota-Iowa game and at the close of
German Children’s Fund
the Northwestern game, In which Min
nesota was victorious. Voice lessons
The Altrua c l ' '• of Oswego,
went off smoothly the week after Min
Or., had $15 in it treasury and
nesota lost to Michigan a game so
after hearing of th >>itiful condi
far away that relatively few were
tion of mtii.ens o German chil
present.
dren, oilieiaily confirmed by
Professor Killeen’s keenest disap
American agents, voted unani
pointment came the week after the
mously to give the money to the
Iowd game. One of his pupils Is on
fund being raised in Portland by
oboe player In the Minneapolis Sym
the American committee for re
phony orchestra.
lief of German children.
He expected this voice at least to be
Anton Moll, a young man tem
clear and accurate.
porarily working ia Pendleton,
When the man tried to sing it sound
read of tho situa'ion and sent
his pass book on the United
ed like putting the brakes on a train
States National bank in Port
of heavily loaded flatcars.
land, with an order to pay $50
Even the oboe player had been to
from his savings account toward
the football game.
the fund. He had but a few
dollars left.
Liberty Ball Always on View.
The Meat-cutters' union of
Tho Liberty bell, trensured Ameri
Portland voted $900 from Its
can relic, will be made visible to the ,
treasury.
public, day and night, summer an d '
Many other similar instances
winter, under plans being formulnted
could be cited.
by Wilfred Jordan, curator of Inde
pendence hall, where the bell rests.I
Heretofore thousands of visitors hovel
failed to see the famous old bell be-1
cause the building Is dosed to the
public during certain hours. Under
the new plan It Is proposed to place at
the rear portals of Independence hall
a Georgian grill of wrought Iron work,
so open In character that the bell may
be clearly seen at all times. At night
It will be Illuminated with floodlights.
Lot Them Have Their Way.
Some ladles presented a small sym
belie statue to their community.
Space was allotted In the court
house grounds, but when the figure
was set up It did not face the court
house.
The lawyers declared the
statue should be turned around. The
ladles said they had no objection to
Its facing the courthouse, hut an
nounced firmly that it would not be
turned around. Whereupon the ques
tion was put up to the mayor.
"Whatever the ladles want the.»
shall have,” decreed that worthy.
"We'll Just move the courthouse."
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T H g t H K B M IS T O H
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down, uking n r c l the baiarne In ewy payment». O . you can buy e a the
Ford W e e kly P> r d m e Plan. T h is puts you on the preferred order
iin and uxutaa delivery <d your car ■ a time (o be determined by younett.
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