Sflw Wrmfeâm Wralh
VOL. XVIII
GOOD CROWD ON HAND
FOR OPENING DAY
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 3, 1924
UNNECESSARY TRAINING
SCHOOL
PETTY THIEVES
CAUGHT FRIDAY
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No. 4S
Well. Well, Listen to This.
M'ADOO LEADS
ON FIRST BALLOT
The following is what the Uma
tilla Spokesman has to say concern,
A push or organised campaign Is
ng the last game Hermiston play
on to sell the state a tract of land
ed with them and won:
for another boys’ training school.
Strange as it may seem, several
“It took ten Innings for Hermis
ranches in Marlon county are offer
Deadlock Apparent When Bal
TED KNIGHT ADMITS STEALING ton to get away with the ball game
ed the state, all priced at exactly
Sunday and she had the assistance
loting tor Presidential
355,000. It has been decided by tbs
ACCESSORIES FROM CARS
of her umpire besides. The losg of
push that the state treasury can be
Nominee Began.
the game by our team doesn't affect
parted w.’th about that amount.
the cinch on tbe championsh'p of
lA committee of Portland real es H. A. Pankow Enters Premises and Umatilla but it surely affecaed the
Madison Square Garden, New York.
tate men offers Its services to in
feelings of our nine to get robbed
Finds Stolen Tire and Spotlight.
—The democratic national conventloa
spect which ranch would be the most ‘
K night Leaves Letter Confess
of a game as it will go down in his- j
went into a deadlock of serious propor
suitable for the state to buy, and.
ing The Crime
tions Monday when it assembled to be
tory that th’g game was won more
Of course, volunteers its services
gin balloting for a presidential nom
by the umpire than by the players.
gratis.
inee.
Even quiet Tommy Jones couldn’t
It Has been stated that the pres
During the past few weekg there stand It and for the first time in his
The beginning of the voting saw
virtually no change In the position of
ent state treasurr, Jefferson Nyers, has been an epidemic of petty thiev baseball career pushed his umps over
the candidates as a result of the klan
is opposed to buying a ranch under ing. Gas. tires and spotlights have and Leg Blakeley got so provoked be
fight or the intensive period of man
the crlcumBtances and looks with been stolen from cars, while surh quit the game. Unless the players |
euvering which has kept political
suspicion upon the apparent agree articles as clothes hanging on lines forget this next year there won’t be
manipulators busy for the past two
ment as to the prices of all the and in a few cases even clothes liaeg any more Herm'ston-Umatllla ball ■
weeks. William G. McAdoo was In
tracts
offered.
have
fallen
in
the
hands
of
the
games for a long while. -Nothing
Hermiston's two days Fourth of gregaaion of ridera that hare arriv
the lead with numerical strength with
i
The records show that almost nl thieves.
was at stake— unless the umpire was
July celebration opened today. The ed assures the public that it it will
Governor Alfred E. Smith a good sec
farm lands are selling for any price
For some time the city marshall bettting on Hermiston— but Umatilla 1
c'ty Is appropriately decorated for be some show.
ond, and the large field of other can
the festivities. Bunting and flags
The following is the program of and to p'ck up 355,000 cash for Mar had suspected and been watching has a good team which likes to play |
didates trailing with varying totals;
lon
county
land
would
be
very
nice.
Roy
Knight
and
Ted
Knight,
broth
ball for the sport of it and l’kes to ’
of the naton are strung of stream events:
some of them almost negligible.
The system employed by the Child ers, who came here from Echo and win on her merits. The score was '
ers and extend from one side of the
William G. McAdoo led tbe field on
Welfare League seeks to find a home had rooms In the old Brown house 9 to 7 in Hermiston’s favor— It 1
street to the other. Business houses
tbe first ballot with a vote of 4S1H
THURSDAY, JULY 3
for the child and the child to fit a on Gladys avenue, Friday afternoon should have been about 7 to 2 In Uma
have attraetve displays In windows.
against 241 for Governor A1 Smith,
home Instead of boosting institu he took matters in his own hands tila'sl favor ercept for one espec
Bare Back Riding
Hermiston is ready to entertain her
his closest competitor.
tions.
and entered the premises to search ially bad dec'slon after two were j Cordell Hull, chairman of the na
1 Pat Owens.
visitor*.
Sixteen candidates were formally
In many states and in all of Can for stolen articles. He found a out and which was responsible fo r 1 tional democratic committee, who call placed in nomination.
2 Morris Miller
The concessions w.'th their vam-
ed the democratic national convention
ada, reform schools are being abol tire which had been taken from the five runs.”
During the balloting inroads wers
( plre dolls that can be won 'for a 3 Slim Holdman.
to order.
ished and homes are found for the car of C. A. Paul, the local telephone
made in the McAdoo column until he
Buff
Stoker.
This coming from Umatilla is j
mere ten cents, one-tenth of a dol
boyg not too far gone in crime.
dropped to 404 H on the 33d ballot, oc
manager, and a spotlight that as enough to make a bronze sta tu e1
John Owens.
lar,” If you are lucky in spinning
With a system like that the prese. yet has not been claimed.
casioned by the loss of Mtssourt, Okla
Dutch Bundy.
'th e V ttle wheel, along with the hot
laugh Itself Into hysterics. We re
homa and scattering votes from other
ent industrial school for older boys
Chuck Nell.
The young men were brought be member a certain game that Hermis
(log and Ice cold lemonade stands
states. Oklahoma swung back to
would meet the needs for Oregon, fore the Justice of the peace. They ton played at Umatilla. During the
Dick
Lockett.
are everywhere in evidence.
McAdoo on the 34th ballot and Mis
for years to come.
stated that the articles were pur game this stunt was pulled. Her
The way things look It Is go’ng
sissippi switched to McAdoo from
chased by them from a man living miston had a man on first. Uma
i to be a. real old 4th of Yuly cele
Davis.
SAVING BEAUTIFUL TREES
on Butter Creek. The Judge then tilla’s f nit baseman pushed the Her-
bration, the kind where you meet 2. Steer Roping.
Astoria.—President W. J. Kerr of
Gov. A1 Smith of New York gained
The campa'gn to preserve beauti told the two to appear the next mlston man off the base and put Oregon Agricultural college. Secretary a few votes on early ballots, passing
your neighbors and fr'ends and en 1 Morris Miller.
3 Tony Vey.
ful trees along the public hlghwaye morning and bring in the man whom the ball on him and the umpire from of State Sam Kozer, J. K. Weather the 300 mark on the 12th ballot and
joy every minute of the day.
is receiving a great deal of friendly they claimed had sold them the ac our sister city promptly called the ford of Albany and M. S. Woodcock held second place throughout the bal
Tonight there
Is
twenty-four 3 Sid Ren berg.
man out while the home fans roar of Corvallis were all injured about 9 loting.
promot'on by the women’s organiza. cessories.
rounds of boxing at the auditorium.
4 George Shane.
There are some fistic artists of ex- 5 Roscoe.
tions of the state.
The next day Ted Knight had ed their approval. It is a known o’clock Saturday night between Kerry
John W. Davis held third place and
ptlonal ability, boys who swing a
A paper was prepared and pre skpped the country leaving a let- fact among other members of the and Westport, when an automobile In an effort was made to cause a break
ean fist on the card. Harry Har
sented to the State Federation of lng a letter assuming all the blame league that some of Umat’lla’g play, which they wore riding collided with to him, but this was headed off Tues
ers would take advantage of a blind one driven by two Japanese, and turn day by the opposition of William Jen
ris, of Pendleton, will fight French. 3. Calf Roping.
153 women’s clubg at Oregon City. and exonerat’ng hie brother.
kd in a game of t'ddle winks.. But ed over three times while rolling down nings Rryan, who visited among the
1« Smith of Irrigon. This will be
The Influence of nearly 10,0000
Pat Owens.
delegates on the floor and argued
be this as it may Umatilla won the an embankment beside the road.
the main event. There Is only four
organized women can be made a tre-
Mr. Kozer was only slightly Injured. against the nomination of Davis.
Tony Vey.
pennant and Hermiston ?s broad
pounds difference In the we’ght of
mendouq educational force to pre *
<•
Dr. Kerr was the most seriously hurt
Sid Renberg.
the two boys, Harrlg weighing 124
serve the great, natural and c'vic ♦
♦ minded enough to admit that she ls of the quartet. Dr. Kerr suffered great Driving full speed ahead to make the
EXPERIMENT STATION
Roscoe.
greatest show of strength they could
while Frenchle tips the scale at 120.
beauty of the state, the beautiful ♦
NOTES
* entitled to it.
ly from the shock and from bruises muster the Smith and McAdoo forces
Heistand Moore.
Harris la a man mho has a state
roadside trees.
♦
(By H. K. Dean)
♦
about the body. He was thought to be fought desperately to roll up their
George Shaw.
wide reputation as a scrapper. Fren.
FOR PROSPEROUS UTILITIES
The Silverton Woman’s Club has
internally Injured.
scores In the hope of reaching a point
ehie has been in action at a number
received approval and endorsement
With complete power of erugla-
of decision.
Bulldogging.
of smokers in this vicinity and the
from loral workers In simTar or-
t’on and fixing rates and plans for
Cost of Butterfat
Vote on Kl«n Plank Chaps.
Ed. C iflM W
PRUNE MEN ORGANIZE
promoters have been unable to fnd
gsnlzattonh In many partts of the
financing to be authorized by state
05?
Cost
of
butterfat
studies
show
a
The democratic platform Will not
Buff Staker'
a man who could even worry him.
state.
lawh, the indeterminate sentence 60 Per Cent of Growers Partlclpat* single out the Ku KIux Kian by i
very definite relation between high
Roscoe.
This should be a go that will be well
The Silverton Woman’s Club has a
(should be enacted in Oregon. To se
in Move to Incorporate.
It will not contain a Wilsonian
production
and
low
cost.
Butter
worth the price of admission alone.
spsc’ai committee of which Mrs. Rae
cure abundant cap’tal on the eas-
__.
„
on the. league of nations.
fat prod»i«e4 by cows which produc
,
-
-
.
,
Dallas,
Or.—The
North
Pacific
Ce-
Harris has established training quar
Risteigen Is chairman, plannng ways
the custom of employe
z,
,
.
When, after requited challenges aad
ed annually from 160 to 200 pounds iest . terms,
-
operative Prune Growers exchange
ters here and has been workng otSf 5. Alice Wilson, Walla Walia.
and means for prehervlng this c’vic
and
customer
ownership
is
spread-
came
,nt0
8xlgtence
here
wht)n
grow. changes of votes in the various dele
had a feed and labor cost at 1220
every day.
Lady Bucking Horse Rider.
assett, making Oregon a delightful
and 1921 prices of 76 cents per ing rapidly in th s state and raising „ „ repregen.,nK 87,000,000 pounds or gations the result was officially an
Carl Lomax of this c'ty and Kid
state for tourists.
near per cpnt ot the prune crop of nounced, It was 642 3-20 votes In favor
pound while those which produced millons.
Walton of Umatilla, are matched for 6. Bucking Contest.
A franchise under the old sytem Oregon and Clarke county, Washlng- of the plank as the committee recom
280 to 320 pounds d’d so at a cost
a four round go. Both Lomax and
mended it, and 541 3-20 votes In favor
Pat Owens on Culdesac.
F. L. JEWETT HAS
of 63 cents a pound. The average wa granted for ten, twenty, thirty, ; ton, participated in the incorporation,
Waldon weigh the same 138 pounds.
of the minority plank, which would
John Owens on Encaneep.
nr
f
fay
years,
and
when
it
expired
The
purpose
of
the
exchange
is
to
eu
INTERESTING RELIC average labor income per hour was
The bout is expected to be fast and
a new franchise had to be drawn up. roil and market the prunes grown not have singled out the Ku Klux Kian
Ed Coffield on Hottentot.
25
cents
from
the
low
producing
furious as Lomax and Waldon are
Floyd Williams on A. V.
There might be a political struggle only In Oregon and Washington, but by name.
about evenly matched.
A few days ago F. L. Jewett cows and 43 cents from the high over the granting of it. and the Idaho. Through cooperative organiza
The klan Issue came to a vote on
Buff Staker on Blue Vitrol.
Th* sem'-wlndup of six rounds will
brought In to Ogden’s jewelry store producing cows. It required 167 fran^h se might expire In the midst , tion California fruit growers have the question of adopting In place of
Dhtch Bundy on Mile High.
hour8 a year to care for the 160 to
be gtaged between Ray Dempsey of
Steve Richardson on Hell Cat. a grandfather’s clock for a few 200 pound cows and 206 hours for of a campaign to sell preferred stock. ' been paid an average of 5 cents a the religious liberty plank, espoused
Boardman and Kid Noreen. of Pen
minor
repairs.
The
clock
is
creat
a bond issue. Then everything is pound more than Oregon growers. If by Mr. Rryan. an open condemnation
Slim Holdman on Miss Wiggins.
dleton. Dempsey nnd Noreen each
ing a good deal of interest and is a the 280 to 320 pound cows, the 24 held up until a new franchise can - the exchange vccompllshag Its hope of the klan by name.
Chuch Ne'l on Wiggles.
per cent in crease in labor was ex
William Jennings Bryan and Gov
weigh 142 pounds. Dempsey has es_
Frank Richmond on Web Foot. curiosity for those who drop Into
be enacted, and often the trad'ng It will get 3% cents a pound more or
pended for 67 per cent increase in
ernor Morris of North Carolina were
tablished himself locally as a flghta
the
store.
The
clock
was
bought
by
bring
to
one
group
of
Oregon
produc
Dick Lockett on Desolation.
politician gets in hlH work and mak s
er. Thos who have seen Kid Noreen
Mr. Jewett’s grandfather and Is a butterfat. Select'on for high pro It hard to carry on extens’ons. With ers 32,100,000 more a year than in the the principal speakers for the mild
plank. They urged that the religions
work out pronounce him a whirl
duction never fails to increase the
hand made t ’me piece.
the franchise granted for no fixed past. The monetary advantage prom issue be kept out of the campaign.
wind. Both are in good condition
profit.
ised
is
not
all.
Success
of
the
ex
Pasted on the Inside of the clock
lime but pending good service, it J
7. Wild Horse Race.
and eagerly await the tap of the
change is expected to inspire other j On the other side were Governor
ls a piece of paper that Is faded with
allowg
the public utility to always i
Pattangall of Maine, Rabbi Stephen
Pat Owens.
producer groups.
tell.
ag» and upon it Is written this in
make plans for the best k’nd of pub- 1
S. Wise, Bainbridge Colby and Ed
Ed.
Coffield.
One good four round go will serve
scription.
This clock bought of
11c service. A prosperous states and
mund H. Moore among others.
Floyd Wiliams.
as a curtain raiser.
Capt. Sameul Ranlett of Monmouth,
prosperous public utility system Is 6 Killed, 17 Hurt When Train Hits.
The klan Issue was voted upon with
Buff Stoker.
The aeroplane which wil give ex
Maine, and set up by him at my
Chicago,
111.—She
persons.
Including
Madison
Square Garden under heavy
what
the
people
and
the
publ’c
utlli-
■
Dutch Bundy.
hibition flight arrived^ Wednesday
dwelling house in Sydney, Maine.
ties both really desire and the new Dr. F. W. McNair, president of the police guard. More than 1000 blue
Slim Holdman.
night. Exhibition flights will be
June 23, 1818. Price 356. Stephen
Michigan College of Mines, lost their coated officers were stationed In or
plan provides it.
Steve R'chards.
aviator in charge of the plane is a
Jewett.
lives and 17 others were injured when near the hall Io prevent threatened
Pet.
W
L
Chuck Nell.
dare devil In every sense of the
a solid mall train on the Chicago, Bur rioting, 700 being outside and 300 in
.747
Umatilla
3
FARM BUREAU PICNIC
9
Dick Lockett.
word and risks h’s life a number of
lington ft Quincy road crashed into the aisles among the delegates.
Mrs. Charles Sanderson and child
The
Farm
Bureau
announce
a
pic
.664
times during his exhibition flights
4
8
the rear end of eastbound passenger
ren left Sunday for La Grande where H ermiston
Referendum on League Proposed.
in order to give the public a new
.415 nic at Columbia school house for train No. 2 from Denver, at Buda, III.
7
5
she will visit at the home of her Stanfield
The 1924 democratic platform pro
Non-resident
motor
vehiclee
in
Or»-
July
15,
when
it
1
b
expected
E
ll-,
thrill. This promises to be one of
.166
Echo
2
10
poses a referendum on American en
gon on June It showed an Increase of mother.
wood Mead will make an address.
the main attract’ons.
THE MARKET»
trance into the league of nations.
3H per cent when compared with
No 4th of July celebration is com
This plank was adopted by a vote of
figures complied a year ago, accord
plete w'thout dancing. With this
Portland.
742 to 353 over a substitute urged by
ing to a report prepared by the state
in mind the committee on arrange- highway department.
Wheat — Hard white, 3130: »oft former Secretary of War Newton D.
menas have made extensive prepara
white and western white, <1.18; hard Baker pledging immediate entrance
An ultimatum has been delivered
tions to accommodate those who
winter and northern spring. 31.15; ‘ into the league with reservations.
wish to trip the l'ght fantastic. to the county court of Linn county
western red, 31-14.
The plank indorses the league in
by
the
state
highway
commission
to
There will be dneing both nights
38.00@10.50.
principle but pledges the party to de
the effect that unless the court signs
in the auditorum. The Pendleton
Hay—Alfalfa, 317@17.50 ton: valley mand of congress a nation-wide refer
the agreement for the Albany bridge,
timothy, 318019; eastern Oregon endum to determine the with of the
band will furnish music for the oc
no bridge will be built.
people of America as to whether they
timothy, J20@21.
casion and an orchestra from the
will or will not join the league..
Butterfat—36c.
band will furnsh the dance music.
And That’» Going Some
Following Is the compromise klan
Eggs—Ranch, 24@28c.
On the afternoon of the 4th at 5
Cheese—Prices f. o. b. Tillamook: plank as adopted by the democratic
With Ford ear 10,000.000 now la
o'clock after the Rodeo is over, the
national convention by ite platform
Triplets, 2St: loaf. 29c per lb.
following athletic events will be service and making a trans-continen
Cattle—Beef steers, medium 36.500 committee:
staged on Second street. Hop step tal trip from Now York to Chicago
’’The democratic party reaffirma its
7.76.
and Jump race, first prize flashl ght, over the Lincoln highway, the man
Hogs—Medium
to
good.
37.7508.25.
adherence
and devotion to those
second prize, flashlight, both prises who enjoys figuring can have a
Sheep — Spring, medium to choice. cardinal principles contained la the
world of practice.
donated by the Mitchell Drug Co.
constitution and the precepts upon
39.00© 10.50.
The other day one g ’fted gentle
Three legged race, prize pen and
which our government is founded, that
r^zor. prizes donated by Sapper and man worked out the tire problem. He
Seattle.
congress shall make no laws respect
figured
that
the
40
million
tire,
Siscel.
Wheat — Hard white, <1 19; soft ing the establishment of religion or
Sixty yard jjash, first pr ze shirt, used on the 10 million Fords, If
white, 31.18; western white. 31.17; prohibiting tbe free exercise thereof,
•second prise shoes, prizes donated stacked up would make a rubber col
hard red winter, soft red winter, west or abridging the freedom of speech or
by Hemvston Produce ft Supply Co. umn 2000 mites high.
ern red, and northern spring, 31.14; of the press or the right of the people
Then look’ng for road trouble, he
and Hahn's.
peaceably to assemble and to petition
Big Bend bluestem, 3125.
Centipade race, prize bag of pea punctured each of the tires, and
Hay—Alfalfa. 323; D. C.. 327; tlm the government for a redress of
othy. 326; D. C„ 328; mixed hay, 323. grievances; that the church and the
nuts.
.
- . then figured that oat
Fifty yard dash, boys under 15 lag »'ght hour* a day
Eggs Ranch, 2«®28c.
state shall be and remain separate,
years, first prize knife, second ham days and holidays and repairing a
Butterfat—34 0 30c.
and that no religious test shall ever
mer prizes donated by Oregon Hardl tire every five minutes would f a -
Cattle—Choice steers, 37.7508.35.
be required as a qualification to aay
ally finish the Job la 400 years.
Hogs Prime light, 380 8 50.
office of public trust under the United
war- and W J Warner.
Cheese — Washington cream brick, States. These principles we pledge
Relay race, four io a team, prize
23 0 24c; Washington triplets, 21c; ourselves ever to defend aad main
four kn'ves. prize donated by Hitt. Mrs. Fhelpa Takm Over Pootoffioo
Washington Young America, 22c.
tain. We Insist at all times upon obe
Fat man’s race, over 200 pounds,
Mrs. Leila Fhelpa, who recently
dience to the orderly processes of the
first prize hat. second tire «a»ge. received the appointment of pout-
Spokane
' *
law and deplore sad condemn aay ef
prizes donted by K ngsley’s and Kel mlstresn at Hermiston, assumed her
Hogs Prime m ixed.4W 8 28. '»
I fort to »rouse religious or racial dis
logg * Shlmke.
__
dut'ea Tuesday. Charles Bklnner.
CaltjF, -UU0W Meer«, 36 7507.25.
cussion."
— i
■
ThF Rodeo wM b*
the retiring postmaster, will smlst
day i nder »he direction of the «H- Mrs Phelps ta the postofflce na(ll
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OLD- FASHIONED FOURTH K M C CELEBRATES
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IN HERMISTON
*
Large Audience Witnesses the First
Rodeo Staged in Hermiston.
Boxing Matches Draw.
OREGON OFFICIALS
HURT IN AUTO CRASH
?
STANDING OF TEAMS IN
THE IRRIGATION LEAGUE
Cherryr Pests