The Hermiston herald., April 10, 1924, Image 1

t
Styr Wrmtefcm B rattò
VOL. XVIII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10. 1924
Nb. 31
concluded the discussion. They de­
clared that the dollar cannot be used
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
as the sole cau se to determine the
STATE MARKET AGENT
*
success of the farmer. Farm life
♦
must be made attractive to the
*
DEPARTMENT
*
children. Educational facilities must
♦
♦
be provided and the social side not
HOW MONET CAN BE MADE ON forgotten. If farmers ezpeet to MoKAT CREEK DAM WORK
WAS PROMINENT IN BUSI
C. E. Spence. Market Aent, Portland,
IS
DATE IS SET FOR EVENING OF
FARMS OF PROJECT DISCUSSED have only sufficient elothee and food
Before the potato grading and in- UMATILLA WILL COME PREPAR­
NESS CIRCLES IN THIS
PROGRESSING
APRIL 26
for their families, their lot is not
»pectloc
law was put into enforce­
CITY
ED TO TAKE SCALP
much better than the livestock they
ment by the state market agent, Ore­
keep
on
heir
farms,
It
was
stated.
Farm Life Must be Made Attractive.
gon’s potatoes were considered the
Many HermiAton People Visit Big Funeral Is Held Thursday At
Something Unique in Way of Enter- poorest stock on the Pacific coast pans
Edaeatioaal Facilitie» Provided
V
------------- ------------ -
Government Job
are Eagerly Awaiting the Un
The Catholic Church And
tainment Will Be Offered By
, markets. Today they are headng
Social Side Must Not be For-
pire’s
Cry of “Play Ball.” Team
Home Talent
Interm ent Was Made In
gott®» it is Declared
the marnets. This shows what grad-
1» in Good Condition for Fray
______
j
in«
and
an
honest
pack
will
do.
EXPERIMENT STATION
♦
Hermiston
Cemetery
McKay ereek dam Is becoming a
Before grading, labeling and in-
NOTES
♦ Mecca for the Hermiston automobile
(By H. K. Dean)
<
Another large audience was In at- j ♦
The Parent-Teacher association spection were enforced, the depart-
“Soak her on the nose.” “He’s
Joe
Ralph,
one
of
Hermiston’s
owners on Sundays, and the few who
bas set the evening of Saturday, ment of agrculture made the pub-
tendance at the Columbia school last o
prominent
business
men,
died
at
got
an arm like a glass tubs.”
have been out there have been pass­
April 26, as the date for their spring llshed statement that Oregn potatoes
Friday night when the second sess- * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
the
hospital
in
Pendleton
early
“Don't
let him kid you." "Slids,
Festival
to
be
held
In
the
high
were
the
riskiest
stock
on
the
San
ion of the economic conference was
ing
the
word
along.
Many
people
FEED MORE HAT—3
held.
It every farm on the project had i o not know that the site of the Tuesday morning. He had been school auditorium. This entertain. Francisco markets, and the only way slide, atta boy." "What, he’s outf
ment will be entirely a home talent the dealers would touch them was
The conference is proving a sue. j
si sign painted on the front gate, dam la only five or six miles above in the hospital but a short time. affair, such celebrities and interest- on consignment. The marketing as. Rotten! Rotten! Get the umpirb A
cees exceeding the expectations of
He
came
to
Hermiston
twelve
pair of glasses.”
Ing people taking part as Mr. W. sistant stated that Washington and I
the Columbia Farm Bureau who is "No Hay For Sale,” the results Pendleton ¡and reached by a fine
years
ago
purchasing
an
interest
would come nearer solving our prob­ htgfh'way, ‘the Pilot Rock road.
L. Roberts, Mr. Ed. Bensel, Dr. F. Idaho potatoes had always found a ; You leather lung fans who hard
sponsoring the affair.
To those who have never seen any in the Hermiston Light & Power V. Prime, and— well the entire list good demand there.
been ardent members of the StovS
The farmers are beginning to real. lems than any other one factor could
of The big government engineering Co., and was serving in the cap­ will be printed In next week’s Her-
Recent federal market quotations League during the winter months
Ize the importnee of these meetings ' possibly exert,
projects, work on the McKay creek acity of mananger a t the time aid. Each number on the program from San Francisco are as follows: prepare yourself for the opening of
and that much good can be accom
is quite different from anything that Oregon U. S No. 1. »2.35-82.40; Yak-
dam is an In ten d in g sight. A score of his death.
plished by attending and listening NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB TTAS
the base ball season in Hermistod
to the subjects which are of vital, LARGELY ATTENDED MEETING or more of buildings all painted gov­
Joe Ralph was . born in the has ever before been put on in Her, ima »1.90-82; Idaho, »2.25-»2.30 Sunday. Umatilla with her gang oif
mlston.
The
announcement
1
smade
Los
Angeles
quotations,
Oregon
Bur-
interest to them.
______
ernment gray, go to make up this
Ontario, Canada this far In advance so tha no lodge, banks, U. S. No. 1, »2.60-83; Idaho diamond warriors will Invade this
little town over which R. M. Connor, Province of
Last Friday night H. K. Dean Club WiU HoJd
„
organizaion or Individual that is »2.40. Portland quotations, U. S. city and from reports that have
chlbf engineer, rules as “mayor, f 42 years ago.
spoke on the subject, "If a man has
rr-_ _» w
— -
. _ .
an alfalfa ranch that does not pay,
0 '^r8' ^ pw"ard Reid
Funeral services was held loyal to the Hermisto nschools will No. 1, J2.25-J3; No. 2, »1.50-81.76. reached here every member of the
Here and there clumps of brilliant
Enforcement of this law has visiting team knows his “stuff.” and
how can he make it more profitable.” ,
from the make any plans that will Interfere
green In the dost show where a Thursday morning
He believed the project farmer
T^e Ne‘‘8bborhot»d club met with prosperous wheat farm has been Catholic church and interment with this date— April 26.
brought the Oregon potato up from when diamond lore is considered they
--------------
a “ti ke-your-chance” consignment are as tough as boarding house steak:
sjiould feed all they raise and raise Mrs- Dan Parker Wednesday after- ousted to make room for the storing was made in the local cemetery
¡Eastern Star Chapter Has Enjoyable rlsk t0 lopping the California market It Is the opening game of the Irriga­
all the feed. Mr. Dean stated that ; noon with a large attendance. Mrs of waters that will feed hundreds of
Business
houses
closed
during
Evening
price. The state market agent tion league and Umatilla expects to
between »17 and »18 was realized ' carman read an Interesting paper on other farms. Store and postoffice,
the service! in token of respect
On Tuesday evening, April 8, I thinks
It has well been worth the get a good start by annexing it. But
per ton for alfalfa fed this year to foreign relations with Japan
Mrs administration offee, mess hall and
lambs. “The ordinary dairy
cow Bechiow gave fcurrent events
Mrr dwelling houses, electric light and The church was crowded, people Queen Esther chapter No. 101 Order while. While the law has the loop Manager Hitt has made other ar­
will make hay worth »14 to »15 the Car.field
had C, J
en£
power building and work shops, coming from every part of the of Eastern Star held their regular holes of most new laws, and it would rangements and according to local
ton and some farmers on the project maker’s
I
6 BOm’ electrically lighted and in some cases project to pay a last tribute to monthly communication. A very have been difflhult to have enforsed dope Umatilla will go back home
are realizing as much as »25 to »30 '
X
items tb ,
steam heated, barnyard gclf courses one of Hermiston’s prominent enjoynble evening was passed. The it without a club, yet the market wi h news that wilt make the Inhab­
for hay fed to high producing cows.”.
I '’™ ‘
™ “ handed
new officers put on their first work agent department has had the co itants of that city feel the same as
and plans for a base ball diamond, citizens.
J, tv
i
x • n
the members. Thia denart-
together which was done In a very operation of nearly all dealers, re
Fred Bennion discussed. “What | ment
be made
make visitors realize the immensity
A mother and sister living in pleasing and lible ¡manner. After tail merchants and big growers and the home guards of Mudvllle did
type of farm is most profitable?” In: j» (K1Pi,
7 beneficial of this undertaking so close to our
when the mighty Casey struck out.
Spokane and a brother here are the conferrng of degrees a banquet It has worked out most satisfactorily,
his opinion about two-thirds of the interest tn rt>
WE° U
enoug’h doors.
The locals have been going through
.
.
L
m
tereet
to
remember
t0
do
their
r ranch
f i n p h should
a V i o n l r l be
Kn
i m
n
a lfa lfa
A
'
___
111 U H
j in
alfalfa
aiiaua.
A b o O o I l u t iinprt
Tb«
Ptlffiitg engines pull loaded gravel the only family members living. was held. A large delegation from keeping the cull stock on the farms strenuous work-outB every night and
the
balance
In
grain
i
/
J
?
"
?
1
the
one-third of
trains around on the flat, teams con­ He is Jalso survived by a wife the Umatilla chapter was present ¡ for feed; the demand has been great- are strengthening the weak point!
™ and
Members don’t for- stantly ford the creek delivering
and were very profuse in their praise . Jy Increased by the consumer having that were apparent In the game with
’’ .nd succulent crops
and remainder
and three children.
of the work ’put 0.1 by this chapter.
confidence in the established grades Pendleton.
in cash crops. W h e r e soli conditions get to bring yotjr donations of ««dfe. materials at different points, steam
--------------------------
1 and there is confidence on the part
, Permit some of the alfalfa acreage thing that wi’,1 sell. It will be fold shovels and drills, cement mirers,
Come out and root Sunday.
Unusual Silver Tea
pf both growers and dealers that Lei’s give Hie boys our support bÿ
'«lay be profitably replaced by per. at the home of Mrs. Howhrâ Weld.
gravel screeners and blasting all FRIDAY IS TREE PLANTING
The M. E. Ladles Aid will hold a Oregon will have a future big place being present. Help them win ths
manent pasture. All feed that is
work together to produce an activity
DAY
silver tea at the home of Mrs. Harvey i in the best markets,
W. C. T. U. Sold Meeting
raised on the place should be fed no
not seen in these parts since the
first game.
Schilling on Wednesday afternoon, j
______
matter what the m arket price may
The W. O. f . U-. Ynet in (he parlors Cold Springs reservoir was construc­
The
question
of
tree
planting
April 16. Ail members of the Aid
State Market Agent Spence states
be, he said.
' ' of tha M. E. church last Tuesday ted. Great electric lights placed at
highway are xepccted to come and each mem. ' that Portland grain dealers have HOME GPOWN ASPARAGUS
, A. W. Agnew led. in the dirJqtÇ'gg|oa hWferiioon with Mrs. Miller presid­ frequent Intervals around the basin along the Columbia
MAKES ITS APPEARANCE
of “How can dairying be. m»àe <tô ing. The boys and girls of Mrs. allow for the working of two shifts. was taken up at the Commercial ber invite one or two friends who ' been buying carloads of screenings
are
not
members
that
all
may
get
i
from
Canada,
which
are
ground
into
club
Tuesday.
Friday
was
set
as
pay larger retuyas?” X
made Miller’!) room gave an interesting
The dam which will impound the
Home srrown asparagus made
rerently on t'je New; lands, Nevada Program. Rev. Ypung gave a talk waters of McKay creek will be 160 the day for planting. The school acquainted. An enjoynble program ' mash for chicken feed or given a
it’s
appearance on the local mar­
is
being
arranged.
Each
member
of
bath
in
molasses
and
sold
for
dairy
feet
high,
as
compared
with
the
90
project, prov ¿«j t b it tj>e cost of pro- ° n law enforcement. The ladles dls-
children will be asked to turn
the Aid Is requested to bring the dol- feeds. Mr. Spence had a sample of ket this week. The supply was
dueng butt jrtat Tanged from eight cussed measures and candidates that feet of the Cold Springs reservoir. out and aid in the work.
lar she pledged and tell how she one of these cars analyezed and the not suffleent to supply the de­
to forty cc,ats per pound. With cows . are to be voted on at the coming A tunnel has been put through solid
earned It. The public Is cordially result Bhowed 79 per cent of weed mand but si o:tld be in larger
producing nt tbe rate o{
pounds election. These topics will be con- rock which Is 700 feet long, ten feet
Candidates Visit Hermiston
Invited.
seed, chaff, dust and other dockage
of fat aaarrally the cost was at that ■ tlnued at the next meeting. Letters high and wide with an arched roof.
quanties by the first of next'
--------------------- —-
and 21 per cent of cracked wheat
A.
G. Hall and James T. Brown
This
tunnel
Is
lined
with
cement
a
low f igure and those individuals pro- ; are belnjf sent ¡representatives |n
week.
Community
Club
Program
|
The
dally
market
reports
quote
due nag. at the rate ot 200 poundH or i Congress in regards to certain bills foot thick. A great, cleft in the of Pendleton were callers at the
The program for the Community chicken mashes and dairy feeds »50
]r-At Wake the but'terfat cost 40 cents that nrfe before them at this time, hilldide is being blasted out and Herald office this week. Both
Attend the cooked food and rum­
rtm pound. The average production Mrs. Skovbo and Campbell were hos. made into a spillway that will take gentleman are candidates for club meeting Tuesday, April 15, is per ton and up. The farmers of
absolutely unique. Four ladles will Oregon get from »26.66 to »30 per mage sale given by the Community
dn Oregon ’Is 168 pounds he said ,: tesses. Refreshments were served. care ot 10,000 second feet of water
sheriff on the Republican ticket debat^ on the subject!, “Resolved, I ton for their first rlass wheat and club nt the.I. O. O. F. hall Saturday
In an emergency.
¿and on The Hermiston project the !
_________________
a
Altogether a visit to the McKay t the primaries May 16. Mr, That we have a Federal Bureau of then they pay »50 and up per ton April 12.
average is slightly less than) 200 Swayze Chosen Offter of Umatilla
creek
dam site is one that should not Hall at present is superintendent i Education." The affirmative will for Canadian screenings that have
'pounds. Mr. Agnew advocated the
County Rankers
TESTING OF DAIRY HERDS
be passed up by any Hermistonlan of the county poor farm and Mr. be taken by Mrs. I. E. Putman and but 21 per cent of wheat and
• f e e in g of a cow testing association.
p B. Swayze Wftg choaen
and Mrs. F. P. Phipps, while Mrs. I smear of" molasses. If the Wheal
NOT YET FINISHED
who
has
a
car,
for
the
combination
Brown
has
served
the
county
as
The discussion brought forth the presldent
the Umatma County
ttet that the average size of the , hanker8. as8oclatlon at a meetl
d of the first warm days, fine high­ coroner for a number of years. Mrs. H. M. Schilling and Mrs. F. C. growers were oryanlzed half
McKenzie will speak on the negative strongly as the grain dealers are
The testing of dairy cattle on
ways and a view of one of the great
herds on the project at the present ■ banquet he,d ,agt Fr,day n)ght
side of the question. The meeting they would not have to sell good
government engineering works, plus
time is about five and one-half cows. I pen(jieton.
the
project was only partly com­
Trades Ranch For The Dalles
will no doubht be quite lively and wheat at less than production coal
the assurance of a hundred shady
It was suggested that seven cows
*
______ _
pleted
last week. Out of 800 cows
Property
Interesting, as well as Instructive. nor- buy back foreign screenngs at
beauty spot Up and down McKay and
“
d on
°" tweB^y acres and CHURHILL AND GREEN EX-
tested
seven
reactors were found.
There will be further discusión of nearly double the price of their
H. E. Clock has traded his
Birch creeks where a jjicinc basket
fifteen on forty acre units.
The
inspectors
are to be back in
the
building
of
a
community
club
wheat.
H. J. stillings discussed the topic,:
PLAIN COUNTY UNIT SYSTEM may be unpacked Is one that will ranch in the Columbia district
house and the matter may be voted
this territory next week when
appeal to everyone on the project.
“On what basis will hog production j
~
to a Mr. Royce of The Dalles. upon at this time.
At a recent farmers’ meeting the herd of the
fourth unit,
pay on the project?” Mr. Stillings J A number of people interested in
He received in exchange a six
states C. E. Spence, a Polk county north ridge and Umatilla will
started out by saying, "I have been the county unit school system that Dokkies to Give Dance at Hermiston
Card of Thanks
farmer related that he sold a beef be visited. Over 1000 cows will
Oh Saturday night April 12 the acre tract near The Dalles. Mr.
S3 years preparing this speech.” It is to come up before the voters of the
We wish to sincerely thank all hide and that the price ho received
'was his belief that every farmer county next month gathered at the Dokkle patrol team of Khaled Tem­ Royce arrived Monday and took
those who extended their sympathy for it was but 60 cents. A Wascc be tested the largest number
should produce his own pork. They school house Wednesday evening to ple 170 of Pendleton will give one possession and the Klock family
ever tested here.
should also carry enough hogs to hear Mr. Churchill, state superln. of their famous dances which they left on the same day for their and so kindly aided us during our county man jumped up and declared
hour of bereavement when the Su­ his neighbor from Polk had no grlev
'consume the waste on the place, tendent of schools, and Mr. Green, are giving in the variou stowns of new home.
Meet Your friends at the cooked
preme Ruler saw fit to take from us ance, but rather that he should be
According to Mr. Stillings it is im- county superintendent, give explana- the couny. at the Auditorium. Dur­
food
and rummage sole Saturday,
our
loved
one.
We
assure
you
that
congratulated on the deal. He said
possibie to make money if the feed tory talks on the subject. Mr. ing the dance the team will give a
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cotant, of the fcourtesies shown us will never he slipped a cow hide to market and April 12. In the I. O. O. F. hall. The
has to be purchased. In those years Churchill went Into detail on the dif- free exhibition drill which Is worth
women of the Community club are
when hogs are high and grain is low : ferent phases of the working of the going miles to see. The team will Stanfield, were in Hermiston be forgotten and stand ready to re­ he received a bill for 12 cchts to be iponsorlng the affair nnd it is a wor­
one may speculate and make money system as It is in use elsewhere, and wear their famous “Brigand" uni­ Sunday the guest of Mr. and pay any time we may be called upon remitted, that the freight and ex­ thy cause.
to do so.
pense was this sum above the Hell­
Mrs. J. Lee Parker.
but* the safest way is to produce as Mr. Green spoke of its relation to forms which are truly handsome.
Rchard Beasley and Family.
ing pice. It will be interesting to
;much of the feed as possible. In his Umatilla county affairs In particular,
REGISTER
both farmers to read that In 192^
years of experience in raising hogs i
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
this country Imported »118,000,000
alfalfa has proven the best single!
_
, _ .
. _
,
hog feed he has found he said. His
Concert S8turady Evening
worth of hides and skins.
If you have to register before
hogs run to alfalfa stacks in the
T,he E1Hott iamlIy> billed as Can-
the primaries the registration
winter and he keeps them on alfalfa ada ’ Prem,er Musical Artists, are
Farmers will some time learn the
leson that business Interests are books are at Dodd’s office.
pasture during the summer. In order COmln* t0 the M‘ E‘ church ,n thlB
to keep the hay from becoming' C,ty next Sa,urda3r n*Kht’ A«’r‘1 12
constantly teaching them— that con
Blemmy he cuts it while it is fine. T*ley wl11 B've an entertainment of
trolling markets is the only way they
music. This is a return
can be sure of profitable selling
The hogs like it best this way. Corn, high cla
prices.
They must organize as
squash and artichokes were also a i engagement as the same orchestra
good and profitable hog feed. He played hfire la8t "Inter and the pro-
manufacturing industries do; they
stated that advertising was of as *fram ^ a t was rendered at that time
must control their production; they
much importance as production.
wel1 recelved-
must be their own middlemen—con.
trol their products from the farm to
W. L. Rhodes spoke from the
------------- - ~ 1
the retailer— they must be able to
standpoint of the poultryman. He
Episcopal Services Held
fix their own prices on their own
stated that although egg prices went
The Episcopal service held in the
goods and get the prices.
to the lowest figure during Febru- old Hermiston hotel on Tuesday eve-
ary and March for many years the ning, April ». at 7:20 P. M, will
The committee of experts who
net profit from his flock of 400 hens 1 long be remembered by those pres-
MRS. SARAH E. BEASLEY
were appointed some time ago to
for the period of the two months ,enty Archdeacon Goldie officiated
Mrs.
Sarah
E.
Beasley
who
died
make
a study of reclamation have
will be about »160. If one is r a is., and after evening prayer delivered an
Wednesday morning at her home in
Ing chlchwws as a side line the flock able sermon on be text “That Christ
submitted their report to Secretary
this city, was born on a farm near
should consist of 500 hens to make May Dwell in Our Hearts by Faith.”
Wmk.
Monroe.
Oregon.
April
23,
1856.
She
It profitable.
Miss Catherine Short gavs three solos
was united In marriage to Riohard
In discussing the question “Shall during the evening, “Just for Today,”
Declaring conditions are serloua
Beasley August 5, 1872, at Pilot
the apple grower pull up his trees “The Lord Is My Shepherd," "The
on
many of the 28 projects located
Rork. To this union there were born
or continue to produce at a loss," 1 Slumber Song,” which were bsautl-
11 children, seven of which are llv- In 15 western states, with "three al­
Otto Helnl pointed out that 75 per fully rendered. Miss Short has a
, Ing. They are Mrs. Ira llarrie, of ready having failed, the committee
cent of the apples produced on the marvelous gift in her voice and Is
project came from 30 per cent of the an artist of great promise. There
Moscow. Idaho; Miles Beasley of thia I Blated tha, ot the »143.000,000 al-
Icfty; Robert R. Beasley, Lewiston; ready «pent in building Irrigation
apple acreage. A large part ot this were thirty-four present at ths ssr-
: Mrs. Lizzie J. Harris, Lewiston; Alice
70 per cent of the acreage can never vice. Archdeacon Goldie announced
be made to’ produce on a paying basis that regular services will he held
Beaeley, Hermiston; Sarah May Wil­ works, »18,561.146 will never be re­
son, Portland; Elizabeth Gale, Her. covered, with the probable loea of an
and should be pulled, he suggested, twice a month la the future.
If trees are plantmftinder W M soil 1
.
mlston. At an early age she affili­ additional »8.830,000. the whole re­
ated with the Baptists and remained presenting losses n construction to
conditions with marketable varieties
F r ie s * of Mr. and Mm. John
a falfhf,)| worker in this dnnomina- supply water for lands found to ba
and corroct ears gtran the orchards Hamar, formerly of Minnehaha will
j tlcn '•nil) her death.
of the project are aa high In pro- be sorry to hsar of Mr. Hamar’a 111-
pf little or no return value.
ductian S3 soy In the state.
oh- lived a noble life and her
new, n Roseburg. Oregon, where they
The committee has advised tha
<de<*ds and actions will bear fruit
F. F, T’-ippa and N. W. Bloom ' art now living.
|gOV)H'I|mhn* to charge It off.
' long aftar she la gone.
SECOND SESSION OF
CONFERENCE HELD
GOVERNMENT OAM IS DEATH CLAIMS
PAREHT-TEACHER TO
MECCA OF AUTOISTS
JOE RALPH HOLD SPRING FESTIVAL
BASE BALL SEASON
WILL OPEN SUNDAY
UNCLE SAM ADVISED
TO CHARGE OFF
RECLAMATION LOSS