(Hw Wrmwimt Wralh
VOL. XVIII
RECLAMATION LAW
REVISION IS ASKED
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. APRIL 24. 1924
CHARACTERISTICS AND HIS
TORY HOOF A ID MOUTH DISEASE
As Set Forth by Dr. C. W. Lassen,
Pendleton Veterinarian
LOCALS TAKE GAME
FROM ECHO TEAM
DISLOCATES HIP IN
I P flU lfIIIH T V
FALL FROM A TREE
PET
bUMMUNI I T Ut I “
High School Boy Meets With Fhin-
ful Accident at Picnic
TOGETHER MAY I
Ne. 33
HERMISTON WINS WEST
END TRACK COMPETITION
Grades of Columbia Score High in
Track Events
CAR TURNS OVER
ON HIGHWAY
Ernest Addleman, high school stu
There was the usual good attend
Something about the history of
PRESIDENT URGES CHANGES ON
the foot and mouth disease and ways PHELPS PITCHES AIRTIGHT BALL dent, suffered the dislocation of his COMMUNITY CLUB WILL HOLD A ance at the west end track meet OCCUPANT IS PICKED UP UNCON
CONGRESS
hip and a broken ankle, the result
AND GIVEN GOOD SUPPORT
BASKET SOCIAL
held here Saturday last. Umatilla
in which it may be carried and other
SCIOUS
o
t an accident while attending a pic
and Hermiston were the only con
facta about it make up the heart
nic
of
the
Senior
class
at
a
grove
tenders In the high school events. I
I of the following article by Dr. C.
Fact Finding Conunisson Ends Task. W. Lassen, Pendleton veterinarian, By Annexing Game Sunday Hermis near Echo on Wednesday. He had
Program of Dances Will be Given in In these events Hermiston secured Traveling at High Rate of
Permanent Instead of Tempor , and published in Ike East Oregonian:
climbed a tree to secure some boughs
ton is Now Tied With Stanfield
Addition to Games and Stunts.
74 poins and Umatilla 29. All
Car Hits Gravel, Turns Over
when he lost his footing, falling to
ary Relief for Settels Asked.
for Second Place in League
”So many questions have been
No Admission Charged
events were run off with the ex.
Then Right* Itself
the ground. He was taken to an
asked the writer about foot and
ception of the pole vault and the
Echo
physician
and
later
to
Pen
mouth disease that these few words
hurdles. In the grade events there
Immediate revision of the recla explaining a little abqut the dis
Hermiston! base ball fans can^s dleton where he received medical at
A real community get-together, was more competition, the schools! A man who stated that his name
mation law along the Unes indicated ease may be permlssable at thin home Sunday with a broad smile tention. Later In the evening he
of Umatilla, Columbia Nolin, Echo i was C. Smith and his address Loo
i|i the report of Secretary Work’s fact time. Especially as he disease has plastered over their countenance. was taken to his home in Columbia that’s the main 'idea for Thursday,
and Stanfield being represented.
Jndlng commission was recommend- so upset the agricultural industry They had gone to Echo to witness district where he is doing nicely, it May 1. An old-fashioned basket Hermiston grades were also high Angeles, was picked up some time
(
. .«• social preceded by a program of in these events scoring a total of Saturday evening by members of th*
to congress Monday by President and all other industries that are de the encounter between that city and is reported.
road crew who are graveling the
Dlidge,
beautiful spring dances by local 79 points. Columbia district school
pendent upon it for a living In our the Hermiston aggregation on the
highway west of town, after hie ear
diamond
Sunday.
After
the
dust
In a special message the president neighboring state of California
girls and boys and by games and furnished a large number of entries had turned over a short distance
k declared adoption of a ’’definite pol with a great possibility that our had settled and the umpire had
stunts and winding up with danc- and carried away second honors with from the road camp. Those who
broadcasted “yer out” to the last
icy” toward reclamation projects to state may become Infected.
ing. assures an evening of Jollity a srore of 52. Nolin was third with witnessed the accident etated the ear
|e imperative and asked that perma-
"Foot and mouth disease is an man the scorer footed up the col
and
fun for all. The women of the 32 points. Umatilla was fourth with was traveling at a high rate of speed
»ent relief for settlers, rather than acute, highly Infectious disease that umns that contained the runs' of
„
. . . . .
.
.v . . . i 21: Stanfield fifth with 15 and Echo when it hit a stretch of loose gravel.
Community
club promise this is to < Blxth wlth g The Ioca,g w)n
both
teams,
it
was
found
that
Her.
.emporarry extensions in reclama- Is confined chiefly to the cloven-
It turned completely over then
ion payments be authorized by law. hoof animals, cattle, hogs, sheep and miston had put eight men across
W
L
Pet. be real mixer. Newcomers on the final training for the county track righted Itself and was hsaded In th .
the
home
station,
while
Echo
had
The message follows:
goats and wild animals like deer,
Umatilla
2
0
1000 project are going to have opportun. ; meet which will be held at Pendle- opposite direction. The ear wa*
“I would respectfully urge on con. moose, etc. Cattle are the most managed to sneak in one.
damaged to such an extent that It
Stanfield
1
1
.500 ity to meet all the old timers, ton May 3.
Phelps pitched air tight ball and
press the immediate necessity of re comon animals to take it, but it can
Irrigation, choree, .the election, hard
—___________
will take some time to fix and put
Hermiston
1
1
.500
waa
given
good
support.
If
the
vising the present reclamation law. occur In horses, dogs, cats, poultry,
times, high taxes— everything that
IRRIGON SCHOOL NEWS
it In running condition.
2
0
.000 makes for dull care is to pass into
“The secretary of the interior ap and even man has been known to boys continue the stride that they Echo
County Superintendnet Lena Snell
Mr. Smith when picked up waa
pointed a special advisory commit take It. It is one of the most uni. hit l*st Sunday the coveted pen
oblivion and if you don’t go awey Shurte, Mr. E. F. Carlton of the U.
unconscious and was rushed Into
nant of the Irrigation league will
Truck Throws Rock and Breaks
tee of six members to study reclam- í versal diseases of cattle as well
feeling as young as the youngest, of O. and Mr. McDuffie of Heppner,
town where he received medical
atlon and make reports to him. one of the most difficult to suppress. fold lta wings and perch itself on
Window
it’s because your case is hopeless, visited the Irrigon schools on Tues.
treatment at Dr. Gale’s office, af
That committee has completed its While the disease Is not very fatal Hermiston's standard.
Las Monday afternoon while Ray
It won't cost a cent to get in to day of this week. Mrs. Shurte vis-
The locals decided to put the Challis was driving his truck into see the program, play In the games, ited with the piimary and inter- ter which he was taken to the home
work and has made its report to from three to forty per cent In ser
game
In the lee box rlgTt off the bat town from Pendleton one of the dance and do everything but eat. mediate grades while Mr. Carlton of P. E. Hayden. It was only after
» the secretary of the interior and he ious malignant outbreaks, the worst
working with him for a number of
has transmitted that report to me menace consists In its extreme con and the first four mer up hit safe wheels hit a rock about half the size
The baskets wllll be auctioned— , brought a message of inspiration to
hours
that he was brought out of
and
scored.
Hermiston
executed
a
and I herewith transmit it to you. tagiousness so that when It makes
of a hen egg and threw it up against no basket to be sold for more than the upper grades and the high
‘"Many occupants of our recla. its appearance in a community It is fast and neat double play during the a plate glass window in front of one dollar however. The proceeds school. The visitors were enter- thie condition.
He was out on the street Tuesday
"m ation projects In the west are in hard to eradicate or keep from game. Jones to Mittlesdorf to Pearson’s garage breaking the glass. will go towards building the new tained at the noon hour with an ex.
financial distress. They are unable spreading to other parts; this Is due Voyen.
Ray drove on down the sreet unaware community club house which is to cellent repast served by Mrs. Stur bearing the scars of the accident.
Mr. Smith stated he waa on hie
Phelps struck out five men and of the rock throwing qualities of his provide a rest room for ail the gill.
to pay the charges assessed against in a large measure no doubt be-
way to New York and expected to
thorn. In some instances settlers caue the cause of the disease at the White of Echo got the same number truck. After he was informed of women of the project as well as a
Miss Reeves, teacher of the upper
are living on irrigated land that will present time Is not known. The in to his credit.
the Incident he refused to believe meeting room for general use. It’s grades, has been elected by the continue his journey Just as soon
as his car was put into running
By winning the game Sunday that he had been the cause of the surely a worthy enterprise for the
not return a livelihood for their fection may be carried by anything
board at Umatilla for next year and ordtjr.
families and at the same time pay that comes in contact with It so that Hermiston tied with Stanfield for accident, stating that his trurk did women of the Community club to
she has sent in her resignation to
the money due the government as people, all kinds of livestock, fod second place, Stanfield losing a not have power enough to throw a undertake and here is our chance the Irrigon board,
it falls due.
game
last
Sunday
to
Umatilla
who
TEDDIE LOCKSLEY HALL
der, etc., may be the means of
stone across the street.
to boost the cause along and Inci-
Supt s t urgtli has been elected as
“Temporary extensions of time ’spreading the Infection. Because is at the top of the league.
dentally have a bully good time.
; superintendent of the Umatilla
HermiBton plays Stanfield on the Pension Increase for Veterans Ap
and suspension of these charges the cause of the disease Is not known
Teddle Lockaley Hall waa born
This is the program— don’t you , Bchoola fop next year AfUr care
serve only to increase their debts it is not an easy matter to know what home diamond next Sunday. This
September 19, 1896, near Veal*
want to see it?
proved by House
ful
consideration
he
has
accepted
and add to their hardships. A defi antiseptics to use to destroy the In promises to be a hard fought game
Without a record vote, the house
Station, Texas, and with his parent*
and resigned the position here to
nite policy is Imperative and perma fection that may be on foreign mat as both teams are at present tied Monday passed the Bursum bill, al Gypsy D ance.......................................
and four brothers came to Oregon in
........Louise
Forrest,
Frank
Prime
take
effect
at
the
close
of
the
pres
and will fight to hold their stand ready approved by the senate, car
nent relief should be applied where erial.
March, 1906. residing with the fam
ent school year. His successor has
indicated. The heretofore adopted
"The disease has prevailed in Eu ing.
rying pension increases for veterans Springtime ................Susan Campbell
ily in Portland and Eugene.
not
yet
been
elected.
repayment plan Is erroneous in prin rope for a good many years and has
of the civil, Spanish, Mexican and Dolly Goes a Walking.....................
November 1916 he moved to Uma
Owing to unavoidable Incident«
ciple and in many cases impossible caused tremendous economic losses
........................................... Ruth Dodd
Indian wars and the war of 1812.
tilla county and lived in this vicin
the
cast
of
Parlor
Matches
had
to
of accomplishment. It fixes an an there. Animals having the disease
The house approve dthe bill with The Royal Butterfly.Sylvia Shutter
ity until November, 1932, when ha
be changed which caused a delay of
EXPERIMENT STATION
♦ out amendment and it now goes to
nual arbitrary amount that the suffer a Mg loss, in fl^sh, dairy cows
left for Sierra Madre, California.
Blue Birds............ Marion Henderson
its
presentation.
The
new
cast
Is
♦
NOTES
♦
farmers must pay on the construe, suffer diseases of the udder and lose
the president. A measure on the
He was united in marriage to
Dance
of
the
Sorceress...................
♦
(By
H.
K.
Dean)
♦
now working Industriously and the
tlon costs of projects regardless of of milk flow. A good many cows
same subject was vetoed by President
Marjorie Winslow, of Herftiiston, at
.......................
Margaret
Waterman
play will be presented on Saturday,
, their production.
abort, etc. A large part of Europe p
A Harding but supporters of the bill
Sierra Madre, April 20, 1923.
May 3. Admission 25 and 35 cents.
“In its place should be subetit. at present and South America have * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • $ paced Monday said the features ob May Time ...........................................
He was living near Pasadena
Margaret Waterman. Jane Warner
Tile Newlands project cow test jected to by Mr. Harding had been
uted a new policy providing that had the infection so long that to
The following two totters rcoeiv. when he met instant dqath by ba.
fight
the
disease
with
American
|
a
s
s
o
c
i
a
t
i
o
n
is
probably
the
great-
payments shall be assessed by the
and Dorothy Straw.
ed during th« last week are greatly Ing thrown from a scaffold on which
eliminated.
government In accordance with the methods of slaughter and dislnfec- est factor for their dairying suc
Dance Characteristlque.....................
appreciated by the pupils of The he was working to the pavement
crop producing quality of the soil.
tlon would kill a large percentage cess. Last year’* figures show a Echo High to Present Play Here
............. ..................... Jane Warner Irrigon school:
six stories below. The accident oc
“The facts developed by the spe of the animals in those countries. wide variation in the profit per cow.
Next Friday night the Echo high
Remember the time— Thursday Oregon State Highway Commission, curred on' the 15th day of April.
cial advisory committee show that The economic loeses in those coun. The feed cost of production was di school will present the play “Noth evening, May 1. The place— the
Salem, Oregon.
The remains were shipped to Her
of the government’s toal investment tries every year from this disease is rectly related to the production of ing But the Truth.” at the high Auditorium, and the girl—you'll
April 19, 1924
miston and funeral service« wnrt
$18,851,145 will never be recover something enormous and hard to es. the cow. Nineteen per cent of the school auditorium. The play will have to find.
Mr. J. J. Sturgill, Principal,
hold from the Methodist church Tar*
cows produced less than 200 pounds be given under the auspices of the
ed. There will be a probable loss timate.
Irrigon, Oregon.
Sunday afternoon. The church WU
of an additional $8,830,000. These
The principal symptoms are the of butterfat at an average feed cost HermiBton high school student body.
Dear Sir: Please convey to the filled long before the hour of ««r-
FIRST
FOREST
FIRE
turns represent expenditures In the appearance of vescicles or blisters of 25 cents per pound or a return
students of the Irrigon schools the vlces, a good may who were unable
It is billed as the play of a hun.
The Mrst forest fire of the 1924
construction of reervolrs, canals and about the size of a pea on the mucous of $1.77 per dollar’s worth of feed dred laughs and according to re
thanks of the Highway Commission to find seats standing up.
season
in
the
North
Pacific
District
other work for the irrigation of membrane of the mouth and tongue. with hay valued at $10.00 per ton. ports it lives up to this reputation.
for the part which they have taken
At an early age he was affiliat
has been reported to District Fores
lands that have proved unproductive. The blisters contain a yellowish, Recent figures show that a cow must
The Junior class of the Hermiston ter Geo. H. Cecil, at Portland. It in planting trees along the Columbia ed with the Church of Christ and has
“I recommend that congress au watery fluid. Soon after those ap produce $40 pounds of butterfat * high school will some time in the
River Highway la the vicinity of been an active and zealous member
thorize the charging off of such pear there is noticed a swelling Jusf year to show a profit. Ten per cent near future take their play "Uncle” occurred on April 2 on the Chelan Irrigon. It to hoped that the exam,
of this denomination. He was laid
natinnal
forest
in
Washington
and
of
the
cows
produced
la
excess
of
sums shown to be imposible of col above the hoof and between the dig'
to Echo.
pie which they have set may be fol to rest tn the Hermiston cemetery
was
located
in
Wells
Coulee,
west
of
lection.
Its of each foot and in a short time 400 pounds of butterfat at a feed
The admission Friday night will Lake Chelan, near the boundary of lowed by other slhools in the statf by the side of hie youngest brother
“Because of the Ugh rate of In blisters similar to those in the cost of only 8 cento per pound or a bs 25 and 50 cents.
so that some time In the future we Clyde.
the national forest. It required the
terest and other agricultural dlffl. mouth appear. The animal opens return of $3.70 per dollar’s worth
can
look forward to having our high
Besides his widow, mother and
work of fifteen men for five hours
culties existing, farmers are often and shuts hts mouth with a pecul- of feed. The average production
The author of the song "It's a to put it under control, according ways bordered by trees their entire father, four brothers and on« «later
unable to borrow money for te r n ir , ar characteristic smacking sound was 263 pounds of butterfat a year Long Way to Tipperary” died recent,
length. There Is nothing which will are left to mourn hts loss.
ary relief. The establishment of a and saliva will be found to be con at an average cost of 17.4 cents for ly in Coventry, England. This song to Ranger Asher Ireland’s report, do more toward beautifying our high
it
covered
several
acres,
killing
all
feed
and
an
average
return
of
$2.46
credit fund by the government from stantly hanging from the mouth.
was one of the most favored during young timber and damaging ser ways in Eastern Oregon than plant.
Methodist Episcopal Church
which farmers on projects may se These conetiute the main symp for one dollar’s feed. The cost of the war.
Ing trees. In appreclalon of the
Week
of Sunday, April 27—Bah.
iously
much
of
the
mature
yellow
operating
this
association
is
fifteen
cure funds to make permanent im- toms. I might say that these bits,
work which has been done.
bath school at 10 A. M. Morning
pine on the area.
, provements nnd buy equipment and ters later become ulcers which have cents per cow per month.
Very truly yours.
Missouri Bureau of Labor Statis
worship at 11. Mrs. Kathryn Short.
"This fire so early In the year
livestock should be considered.
a very characteristic appearance,
State Highway Com.
tics
reports
that
8,789
farms
of
Mis.
Professor
Richard
Burton
has
pro
Curzon will sing. Epworth Leagv'
brings
home
to
us
Forest
Protection
“The probable loss and the diffi and, with slight exception, common
By R. A. Klein, Secretary at 7 P. M. Evonlng worship a t 6
nounced the last word on "Main sour! farmed or supervised by women Week and the necessity of redoubl.
culties of some of the settlers on to this disease.
State of Oregon— Executive Dept.
are
more
profitable
tha
nare
aver
P. M. Weekly prayer and Blbl«
Street.”
He
said
the
author
wrote
Ing
our
efforts
to
prevent
forest
projects does not mean that recla.
“The United States has had six
Salem, April 17, 1924.
age farms controlled by men.
itudy Thursday evening at 7:39.
fires,” said Mr. Cecil.
nation Is a failure. The sum total different outbreaks and this one only about one aide of the street.
J. J. Sturgill
Religions
instruction eias« meet«
of beneficial results has been large makes the seventh one. The dis
Principal Irrigon School,
Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
in the building up of towns and ag ease has always been stamped out
Irrigon, Oregon.
Henry Young. Minister.
ricultural communities and in add- but sometimes it has cost a good
My Dear Sir: I have been In.
tremendously to the agricultural deal of money. The last outbreak
formed that the ntndents In the pub
w^-oduction and wealth of the coun was one of the most serious ones
Notice to City Irrigation Water User*
lic school under your supervision on
try. Whatever legislation is neces- and coat in round numbers about
Water users will have to have
Arbor Day planted trees along the
eary to the advancement of recla nine million dollars.
Oregon Trail and Columbia Highway. their own systems In shape to use
mation should be enacted without
"So long as the Infection can he
As governor of the state I congrat- the water tn the shortest poeelbl«
delay.”
limited to the domestic animals the
hlate you and your pupils on their time. People with cow» must keep
disease will be eliminated In time,
Interest and devotion to what I re hay and trash out of ditches In th«
hut if it should spread to the wild
Dates For Normal School
gard as one of the greatest move, alleys. Children must b« kept
Dates for Pendleton’s fifth an< anlals there Is no telling where it
ments of recent years. Oregon Is from playing In the ditches when
nual Summer Normal school, held will stop or end.
the heaviest timbered state in the the water is running.
"The success in eradicating the
there under the auspices of the Ore
Water Committee.
Union at the present lime. We have
gon state Normal school, are June disease by combined slaughter, quar
the climate, the soil and natural
16 to July 29, according to announ. antine and disinfection, as practiced
Ladies Aid Meet
conditions to make Oregon forever
cement made by H. E. Inlow, city in the United States and other conn-
the greatest timber state of the
The M. E. Ladles Aid will hold an
school superintendent, who will dlr. tries, demonstrates In a striking man
i Union If we out use the natural con. all day social meeting at the home
ect the school. The faculty has not ner, the efficiency of slaughtering
ditions with which nature has pro of Mrs. F. P. Phipps on Wednesday.
yet been announced. Following are and the futility of relying on quar
vid’d us.
April 80. This Is the fifth Wednee-
the courses which will bs given at antine alone In stamping out the
Our highways from one end to the day of the month and th« ladle«
the school: «psychology, educational disease. As a rule medical treat,
other should be lined with trees of will have Just a get-to-gether social
tests and measurements, rural school ment with a view to curing affect
j various kinds. We can make Oregon time. All members and friend« are
ed
animals
is
not
to
be
recommend
problems, methods of teaching the
i the most attractive state In the Un Invited. Bring lunch as usual. AH
common school branches, methods In ed under conditions prevailing in
ion and the planting of trees will members and friends are Invited.
the
United
8tatee
where
the
disease
public school music, art and physical
have much to do with it.
Meet at the church at 1# o’clock
education. In addition to the courses has not become established, and the
Oreeo thanks you and the pupils where cars will be provided for all.
there will be a practiee school for first object to to stamp it out as
and their parents who assisted you Will all who have car« that may h«
seniors In normal school work. Pu- quickly as possible. While •
In Initiating this great work.
used on that day notify Mr«. Young
pile in this school will be. as last I many animals would recover wlth-
Yours very truly,
or Mrs. Adams. All who have no
year. local school children. This out any treatment whatever. It
Walter M. Pierce,
way of goln gplease do the same
school, says Mr. Inlow, will not only would be an impossibility to keep
Governor of Oregon. end In this way It will be poeelbl«
be excellent for the normal school the Infection from spreading to
Last rrlday the boys and girls to provide transportation for all.
students but will afford local child- other animals while they were get-
base ball teams played at Umatilla
ren • fine opportunity for review ting well. The disease would spread
The expression ”L«, the poor
and went down to defeat by the fol
work.
'
faster than It could be cured. Alan
lowing cores: Girls 84 to 30. and Indian.” Is from Alexander Pop«’«
____________ 'c a
there la no telling bow long an ant.
the hoys 9 to 17. Both teams play Essay on Men. It occur» as follow«:
For the first time since 189*. the met that has had the disease will
ing better than formerly and are "Lo, the poor Indian! who«« untutor-
St. 1. wren<e river at Quebec was .carry the Infection la Ito system and
rounding Into shape so as to give a ,ed mind sees God In cloud«, or k«*r*
Ib is
blocked w ith le».
(Continned on page four)
him ta the wind.“
good accout of themeelrsa.
STANDING OF TEAMS IN
THE IRRIGATION LEAGUE
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A p r il S h o w e rs