Stye Wrmwimt Umtlh
VOL. XVIII
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1924
ASPARAGUS MEN
DENBY RESIGNS AS
COMMUNITY CLUB
TO ORGANIZE SECRETARY OF NAVY
HOLD ART EXHIBIT
N«. 24
the alleglrical pictures, Mrs. R. o.
Gale on the group of pictures that
tell a story and Mrs. 1. E. Putman
on animal pictures. All of the speak
ers had spent much Study on the
A normal school will be cona«-lt,d :
subjects and gave their audience a
First Break In Coolidge Official
MEETING CALLES FOR MONDAY
la Pendleton again this summer tor i
most Interesting discussion of the
INTERESTING
COLLECTION
OP
MBS.
WATEEMAN WILL ACT AS
Family Comes as Result
EVENING AT TJRRABY
beet works of tbe great masters of
a six weeks’ course.
]W<)BK WILL BE WiiiSHTD BY
PICTTOES, POTTERY SHOWN
TOASTMISTRESS
art.
Adding
social
Interest
to
the
of Oil Scandal.
A movement has started In eastern
atABCH FIRST
afternoon program tea and wafers
Oregon to organ,ze the stockmen into '
Enough Acreage Secured to Warrant
were served by ladies of the club
a cooperative selling agency.
Washington, D. C —The resignation Keen Interest Shown in Exhibit by Tuesday evening the exhibit was
Planting. Orders for Plants
An Interesting Program of Music,
The city of Monroe has accepted twenty-one Placet in River Bed
People
of
Hermiston
and
Vicin
of Edwin Den by as secretary of the
visited by many unable to attend
To Be Pooled
Toasts, and Discussions Have
ity. School Children Attend
the new waterworks system recently
Tested an< Nothing Unfavorable
nftvy, to be effective March 10, was
the afternoon program and many
Been Planned for Occasion
installed by Swartley Brothers of Cor-
” Heve Been Pound
received and accepted by President
others who wished to see more of
vallis.
,
I Coolidge.
- T
The joint committee of the Farm I Tendered voluntarily by the secre
The art exhibit under the aus the pictures. There was a splendid
Despite the addition of a school
The following is the program pre- building during
Bureau and Commercial club on di- tary for-fear his remaining might "in- pices of the Community club held musical program given by Miss
The
fiel,)
the
year,
the
schools
---- —O
JVWI, vuv Dill
trk and drilling testa
versification has decided that a large I crease the embarrassments” of the at the Hermiston hotel Tuesday and Ruth Woughter, Misa Alice Went pared for the Mothers and Daughters, of Salem are now crowded to
»‘ the Umatilla Rapid» .faun site
worth,
Mr.
W.
L.
Hamm
and
Dr.
F.
banquet which is to be held the eve- pacity.
pacify.
enough acreage of asparagus has ' president and as an outgrowth of the Wednesday was an event of unusual
«HI be flnlehed Oy Marek 1, ac
been signed up and a meeting will be senate inquiry into the leasing of Interest. More than one hundred G. Prime. Coffee and wafers were nlngof February 29 at the Methodist
cording to E It , ,,,.krr wh0 ha-
High
school
students
of
Brownsville
held at the library Monday night naval oil lands, the resignation marks and fifty pictures by the great rnas. served. In order to give the stu. church:
have started a campaign to raiss 8500 charge of'the Vork
February 25, to complete the organ the first break in the cabinet which ters were shown and many Interest dents of the Hermiston school the Piano Duet ................................. i
Twenty-one places in ,he river
for erection of a gymnasium on the
ization and pool orders for plants.
Mr. Coolidge took over intact upon ing and valuable potteries and an opportunity of seeing the pictures
— Elizabeth Straw, Margaret
bed have been lesi.d by the dla-
school grounds.
end.
learning
something
of
them,
A number wish to spend this year | ‘he death of President Harding,
tiques. There were eight groups of
Waterman.
dr,,la and
unfavor.
Ulric ___________________,
R. Gray, market-road mOnd
engineer
in preparation of the land but will
Expressing regret in accepting the pictures, religious, those illustrative there was a continuous program
Quartette ................
of
Baker
county
has
tendered
hts
I
“b
lU
b
a
s
b
‘‘',,,
fou,ld
Tbo
drills
plant next year. It is the desire of ’’»«Ignation, President Coolidge de- of dignified labor, landscapes, his from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. Wednes
Georgiana Briggs, Anita Paulsen, resignation to the county court to take have .truck nothing but solid basalt
the committee that these as well as c,aped in a letter to the naval secre- torical and architectural pictures, day. The girls and boys visited
Nancy McNaught, Lillian Wough. | effect March 1.
with a top ew.-wog d invel. One
those planting this year attend so ‘ary ‘ba‘ “you wHI S° with the knowl- animal pictures, pictures that tell a the exhibit in relays and listened
of the pit« was jffink to a depin or
o l i n c o in .
n
. o j
Portland haa invited the grand lodge
that the organization will be repre. , ed*e that your honesty and integrity story and allegorical pictures.
tc the talks on the pictures. The v ' i lol,n
80,0...................Georgia Reeder of the Benevolent and Protective 192 feet.
sentatlve.
! have not been Impugned.’’
Among the potteries and antiques most unusal feature of the exhibit Piano Duet .......................................
After the work has bee ncom-
Order of Elks to hold its 1925 con-
A bid of $5. per 1000 for the ' Mr' Denby- on ‘he ° ‘her hand, In- were many lovely pieces from China was the fact that all the pictures
pleted It will take two months to go
Ruth Woughter, Georgiana Briggs ventlon in that city.
formed
the
chief
executive
that
“it
Mary Washington plants has been
and Japan— several large bowls and and potteries shown are owned by Recitation ..................... Jane Warner
Will E. Holbein, formerly of North over the data and prepare It for a
secured. From 6000 to 6000 plants will always be a gratifying thought vases of Cloisonne, Salsuma tea set people living in the vicinity. It Song ..............................Miss Compton
Dakota, has been employed as secre ■ eport. Some of this work may be
per acre are required. The plants . to me that neither you nor anyone Canton bowl, cups and saucers, won was a surprise to all that such a Toastmistress: Mrs. Waterman.
tary and manager by the Roseburg done ln Hermiston and part of It
else
at
any
time
advised
me
to
resign.”
should be in soon so the pool order
derfully fine of unusual texture and wonderful display could : be found Our Daughters............. Mrs. Putman chamber of commerce.
will perhaps be handled through the
Renewed demands tor the resigna
will not be held open after Monday
decoration, embroideries, teakwood in and around Hermiston!—It would Our Mothers ........Wilma Waugaman
Denver office of reclamation. A
tion of Attorney-General Daugherty
Former
Governor
T.
T.
Geer,
who
right. Orders may be placed prior
pieces inlaid with mother of pearl have done credit to a Community
Our Future Daughters... Mrs. Prime , was stricken with paralysis at Port- finished report will he prepared and
are receiving serious consideration
many times its size. Another thing
to the meeting with Mr. Fraser at
and
a
beautiful
Chinese
carving
in
among officials high in the adminis
Trying to Fill Mothers Place........
,and a we«k ago. Is reported to be in submitted to the commissioner of
Oregon Hardware store.
ivory, “The Fish Vender," There worthy of note is the fact that the
reclamatlin at Washington.
tration.
Edith
Reeves
a
Tery weak condition.
Congress ordered a government
One of those who have become ac were pieces from other lands, people in this community are suf The Camp Fire Girls........Mrs. Straw
survey of the rapids last spring
tive in pressing for the attorney-gen a carved bowl from India, pottery ficiently interested in the cultural
and appropriated 850.000 for this
eral’s resignation is Senator Borah of from Chill, mosaic brooches, spoon side of life to not only bring these Girls Club Work.... ..Mrs. Sommerer
purpose. E. R. Crocker has been in
Idaho, representing a wing of the re and pottery from Italy, pewter and pictures' and potteries to the ex Some of the Mother’s Problems. ..
Mrs. C. S. McNaught I
charge of the survey and George A.
publican senate strength that has not glass stein from Austria. From hibit, but also go to the library and
Hammond in charge of the drilling
heretofore joined with the La Follette England there were several pieces read up on their pictures and the Some of the Girls’ Problems........
work. The project calls for the de
group in most of its attacks on the i t Wedgwod, pair of Adam candle artists who painted them, write this
... Ethel Griggj
sticks, a lustre pitcher and a plate up and attach the written informa
administration.
veloping of a maximum of about.
After High School, What?
of old English ware marked Louts tion to the pictures they exhibited
SAM BOARDMAN CONCEIVES
Miss Brieriy HERMISTON ORATORS TAKE 800,000 horse power and the water
XVI. {There was a valuable old The educative value of this alone
ing of 270,000 acres of land with
HONORS FROM FOSSIL
UNIQUE IDEA
platter from Scotland. Of American would be worth the effort of giving Big Sister to the Little Sister....
river improvements as an addition
................................ Miss McKenzie
potteries there were several good the exhibition. The interest arous
al features. ■
specimens of early Rookwood Weller ed and the knowledge gained will The Ideal Relation Between Mother Affirmative Team Wins Here By
School Children Will bs Asked to
and Daughter... Mrs. MbAlliifer,
and others. There was a brass can. without doubt have a lasting ef.
A Unamimous Decision Neg
Help in Beautifying Columbia
I of Pendleton
die stick and snuffers dating from feet. The untiring efforts of Mrs
ative At Fossil By Two
Highway
Washington, D.C.—Frank L. Greene, Colonial days. There were many
E. Baker, chairman of Commun Song ..............................Miss Compton
TO One
senior senator from Vermont, was shot other beautiful and interesting
ity club program committee, and
Following is the menu for the ban
and seriously wounded here during a
pieces exhibited, too numerous to Mrs. I. E. Putman, In charge of the quet:
After the tourist leaves The Dalles J Pistol duel between prohibition agents
Hermiston high school is proud
mention. Of special interest among art department, along with thé
traveling east he is apt to believe!and bootleggers.
Baked Salmon with Dressing
of
her debaters.
the pictures was the contribution of splendid cooperation of the people of
Butter Beans
the country through which he trav. 1 Tbe »*nator was walking with his
Mr. and Mrs. Willard, possessors of the project were responsible for this
Last
Saturday the affirmative BELIEVES “OLEO” FORCES ABF
Salad
Pickles
els is more or less a desert. He has wife wben the shooting occurred, less
an unusual collection of valuable pic noteworthy community enterprise,
t?am composed of Hugh Walker
Bread and Butter
no way of knowing that Just back tban ‘hree blocks from the Capitol
FACING DEFEAT
and Earl Bensel debated Foisil
Jelly
of the highway there are fertile , bulldtn« He was hit just over the tures and other works of art. They’ the success of which was beyond
exhibited
a
rare
old
photographic
the
fondest
dreams
of
its
sponsors.
and productive farms made possi left eye by a buUe‘ flred from one oi
Ice Cream Cake
here a^d won a unamimous decis
ble by the application of water. ! ‘b® ’“■‘omobiles-apparently by a pro- engravure of Abraham Lincoln and
Coffee
ion.
The negative team, Frank Sum of Money Will be Raised to Lay
But he Is never privileged to see 1 hl*ltlon, agaBt’ who waa U8in* h,a re’ tbe photograph of plaque ln their
Represeetatives of the main auto
Fathers will sesve.
Sway<ze
and Wallace Reid jour
Before the Public the Dairy
possession
which
was
too
valuable
ihese thousands of acres. Instead 1 V°'Te’J ree’y? " “ ettort to eomPel «
mobile stage lines in Oregon met in
neyed to Fossil and gave thet
men's Side of Istue
nothing but sagebrush and ' sand 1
t 0 “ T ik ih ‘
a to be taken to the exhibit. This Roseburg to arrange final plans for
natives of that hamlet a few |
i,
,
otls E- Fisher, prohibition agent, plaque is of china twenty and
the consolidation of these lines into
greets his view. The result is that
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. „ . „
,
.
. . .
who engaged in the fight. Is held on half inches in diameter. The French the Oregon stage system.
pointers in silver-tongue oratory.
he does not receive the Impression a technlcaI charge
master, Tandart, painted upon It
C. L. Mulkey, vice-president of the
EXPERIMENT STATION
«
Andrew
Svenson,
79-year-old
retired
The trip to Fossil was a long
that he should of the country.
. Detectives arrested two men sus- ln 1771 "The Cupids of Bacchus."
NOTES
♦ and tedious one. They arrived state
farmer
of
Damascus,
who
shot
himself
“ a_—
wociatiou.
was a
„ o cm i . a dalrymen’8
. „ rr^
m
Chit of Portland for miles and miles ' pected of being bootleggers with They have refused 825,000 for the
I , zi « visitor
...fl—-
(By H. K. Dean)
❖
» . ..
r u
i 7 .
ww II Hermiston
Tuesday,
In the head with a revolver February ♦
the traveler Journeys through a . whom the prohibition agent exchanged pulque.
just
in
time
for
the
debate.
But
M
,v
u
.
i
~ ,
Mr. Mulkey addressed the Commer-
5, on account of 111 health, Is dead at
luxuriant growth of trees and shrub- shots when Greene was hit.
even in the face of such odds dal ciub and answered questions
On Tuesday afternoon nearly 100 the Oregon City hospital.
ery. This par* of the highway Is 1
" __________________
the boys won a well deserved concerning the "Oleo” bill that will
people from Hermiston, Umatilla
Manure
W. H. Strayer of Baker has filed
bo voted on at the election next
production costs shown and over the project attended the with the secretary of state his declara A growing appreciation of the val decision.
exhibition and listened to the pro tion of candidacy for the office of ue of manure is evidenced by the
A good deal of credit is due November. He gave an interesting
a change after leaving the Dalles! Canada Haa Marked Advantage In
gram. This consisted of ten minute United States' senator at the demo number of farmers one sees fre Mr, Guilfoil, the debate coach, j talk that was we” recelved by ‘hoM
Sam Boardman, who is connected
Wheat-Ralelng.
talks on the potteries and the differ, cratic primary election next May.
quently cleaning Up the barnyard. for the splendid showing made pr®8enL
with the highway department, has
Washington, D. C.—The coat of pro ent. groups of pictures. Mrs. C. W.
_____ _ _ « •
.1
H e w a s a«ked to be present at
Bids for the construction of ap Station results over a period of 8
offered a unique plan to beautify ducing hard spring wheat in the Uni-
,.
u'
t
y P£?^Clen^ i an entertainment to be held at tbe
Kellogg spoke upon the "Potter’s
the Columbia highway from Arllng. j ted States last year ranged from 86 Art” and explained clearly the mak proximately 88 miles of highway ln years with six applications of man in thia line of work. . Through j Columbia school house next Satur-
Oregon will be considered at a meet ure show that when applied at the
ton to Pendleton. If his plan Is cents to 82.19 a bushel, while In Can- ing of pottery. Mrs. J. F. McNaught
ing of the state highway commission rate of 32 tons per acre the returns hlS guidance the local high school day and make a talk to the residents
carried out trees will be planted ada it ranged from 53 cents to 81-31, who haa been a collector and stu.
to be held in Portland February 27.
are 207 pounds of alfalfa per ton of has developed two strong debat- Of Columbia district. Mr. Mulkey
along the road at Intervals of fifty the tariff commission found in Its in
dent of ntlques and fine pottery for
While
helping
bis
son
with
work
on
manure
applied, while when applied ing teams of more than ordi- K‘a‘ed that if it was possible he
feet between these two points. It vestigation in connection with the ap many years, and to whom many of
Is his aim to interest towns along plication for an increase in the wheat the exhibits belonged talked most in their farm three miles south of Amity, at the rate of 8 tons per acre the nary ability. Our prediction is wou,d return and attend the me*‘-
F. T. Romlg was attacked and killed yield was 463 pounds of hay per ton. that Hermiston will make a name lng'
the route asking each child in the tariff.
teresting and ln detail of the by a bull which had escaped from the Tbe manure gave more efficient re
In an interview with Mr. Mulkey
schools to set out a tree. In doing ' Cost of production per bushel, with
Cloisonne and Rookwood. Mrs. J. barn and which Romlg had tried to sults when applied lightly. Had the for herself in debate this year. he slated in his opinion the "oleo"
this he believes the children will jland charge at Interest on stated
W. Campbell spoke on the group of drive back.
forces would be defeated at the com
32 tons been applied to 4 acres at 8
have a personal pride In the pro_ values, was highest in 1923 in the
landscapes. Miss Clara Hall on the
D. S. Parr, for the last two years tons per acre instead of to 1 acre FAIRBANKS SPENT A MIL- ing election. "They are putting up
posed tree planting campaign. In Hallock, Minn., locality at 82.19, while
religious pictures, Mrs. G. C. Imrie cashier in the offices of the state the increase from the manure would
a strong fight and. will spend a
LION DOLLARS
Boardman the school children have 11 was lowe8t ln tbe Moccasin, Mont.,
large sum of money to broadcast
promised to plant a tree and take ^ *‘rlct’ at 8® cent8’ In Canada tbe on tbe group Illustrative of digni treasurer, has resigned. Mr. Parr will have been 5.55 tons of hay instead
I heir propoganda. The dairymen
care of It
highest cost In 1923 on the same basis fied labor, Mrs. F. D. Callahan on enter the employ of a Portland bond of 2.49 tons. Manure applied to In
For the first time since he be-'
,,
. put . hla
architectural house. Alexander Hamilton of Port tensive crops Huch as garden, ber
«cc realizes
that . . he must . also
' was in the Mellta district of Manitoba the historical and
Recently Sam outlined his plan
came
a
screen
actor,
Douglas.
3ide
of
the
question
before
the pub-
land
has
been
appointed
to
succeed
group,
Mrs.
J.
G.
Shotwell
on
the
at 81.31, and lowest in the Westlock
ries and asparagus gives still great
to the Hermiston commercial club. district of Alberta at 63 cents.
Fairbanks
spent
a
cobi
million
lie
and
a
sum
ot
money
will
be rals-
portraits, Mrs. John Alexander on Mr. Parr.
er returns per ton.
It was favorably received and E. P.
dollars in order to make "The ed In the near future to further the
Dodd and C. W. Kellogg was ap
McAdoo to Remain as Candidate.
Three Musketeers,” which has campaign.”
pointed to go over the road with
Chicago.—Styled by his friends as
proven to be the film sensation
wb,,c
conversation
Boardman to find out where the . pre-eminently available for the presi-
,
ij
of the picture
world,
and ■ which with one of the men who Is lnter-
trees could best be planted In order lency and the “hope of the progressive
to receive the proper amount of ir- thought of the nation.” William Gibbs
was adapted by Edward Kno- MtlUlte product he artked hlm lf he
rlgatlon. They estimate It will McAdoo, former secretary of the
block frem Alexander Dumas ever iiMd "oleo” in hi» own homo
take between 250 and 300 trees, treasury, is in the race for the demo-
famous novel, and directed by to which the man replied he never
The territory allotted to Hermls- cratic presidency to stay and has out-
Fred Niblo.
| did. if it Is not good enough for
ton will be from the feed canal lined needs of the nation. A confer-
Never
before
in
the
history
of
tho"* wh" make 14 how ran they a8k
south of town to the west exten- ence of supporters from virtually
.the motion picture industry was °’b4e\ people to use it, Mr. Mulkey
slon dam.
every state, whl/h met here to discuss
slated.
Tuesday the club voted to hire a tbe effect of McAdoo’s connection with
a photoplay produced on so lavish
man to set cut the trees. Trees will *be Doheny oil interests after his j
a r, scale
as
was _ this
forthcoming
„ .
. .
.
.
,
01,8 D' nnett, logger at Brooks-
he furnished by the highway de. services in the Wilson cabinet upon I
rairhanks
offering.
Nearly
a
Scanlon
camp
No.
2.
near
Bend,
was
partment.
his Presidential candidacy, unanimous- 1
h
indred
thousand
c’ol
ars
was
crushed to death when the wheels of
Sam states it Is his intention to ly aPPr”VP<1 » resolution demanding
spent on costumes alone, and a loR lr,a<ler rsn »cross his body,
ask the highway to plant the trees h,a leaders,liP-
more than half that amount was Tbe Silverton Food Products com-
front Arlington to Boardman and
expended in the building of ex- pany ”f 8llver‘t,n baa now become a
see that, they receive! the proper ‘ Walah Not to Run for Presidency.
u- co-operative plant, with the Silverton
Washington, D. C.—Presidential pol
tenor sets, not counting a the sh.p
frult <rowpr> holdlnK (he gtock
amount of water. He believe« he
itics will not be allowed to defeat or
willl be able to Interest tbe high,
and
the
p.er
which
cost
a
small
The annua| COOTeBtloil
th„
hamper the Teapot Dome inquiry. Sen
way fommlision in doing this.
I
fortune besides.
non Federation of Women’s clubs.
ator Walsh, Montana, served notice
If the campaign is caried ont as upon his friends. Expressing his ap-
The payroll for the stars and which win take place this year la
planned it will mean tbe Columbia | reefatloa of the offers of Oeorgia and
players was more than three Oregoa city, win be held May 19 to
highway will be lined with trees Nebraska democrat», who offered to
times as heavy for this picture 22‘
on both «Idee from Arlington
circulate his name in those states as
as
it was on any previous Fair- Forest service officials announced
Pendleton. The amount of adver-
candidate for the democratic non
.in ., t
t
i ‘bal 275.000,000 board feet of timber
banks Sim
film ...
ow.ng
to ik
the fact
rhn Ump()ua
fore>t |B
tlsing and tbe Impression the tour-1 <nation for president, Walsh firmly
1st will receive from this Improve- declined tbe offer.
that it v\ as th e aim of the Star gout hum Oregon will be advertised for
meat will more than repay t h e ,
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producer to get the best talent sale.
time and money spent In developing
Aged Episcopal Bishop Dias,
available, regardless of CO8‘. The building committee of ths
the worthy Idea.
Dallas, Tax —The Right Rev. Alex- I
This picture comes to the Sa|"'" lodge of Elks has voted to
--------------------------
ander C. Garrett, 91. presiding bishop ;
Playhouse
next Friday, Saturday ’’p”n,, “ot to elceed
“»•
Willamette valley loganberry grow- of
Protestant Episcopal church in
.n d Sunday. Numerous mqus.1. Z X “ “ -
ers will not dispone pf their fruit on- America and bishop of the Dallas dio-
leas they receive- a mlaimam p r i c e dt”d suddenly in hin cottage nt ,
hs»« been m .de to m ansnser, , w „ M
„
of 5 cruta a popp^ accord lag to a
Mary’s college hero.
D a v is that the picture be s h o w n ',h„ walla Walla Valley railway
resolution adcptejhnt,.« mooting of Uw 1
____ _____________
on Friday. He has complied with Milton to Umapine have
members of he loganberry exchange
Neighborhood club program at Co-1
these requests and the film will «"• and work win etart a<
M?Id *•
___ _________ ____
I >umbia school thi «Saturday night.
M0THERS-DAU6HTERS OREGON NEWS ITEMS
BANQUET FEB. 29 OF SPECIAL INTEREST
TO PLANT TREEif
ALONG HIGHWAY
INVESTIGATIONS AT
RAPIDS ENOS SOON
HERMISTON WINS
DOUBLE DEBATE
STRAY BULLET HITS
SENATOR GREENE
C. L. MULKEY
VISITS HERMISTON
:
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j
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X^xXr’wh'::
W e lc o m e !!
be shown on this date.
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