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VOL. XVIII
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTS, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 24. 1924
No. 48
honey crop on the project will be
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT RECOVER. BEN JORY LEAVES WITH RODEO
below normal this year. Some
O O 4 4 4 4 4 O O 4 4 4 4 4
ING
*
STATE MARKET AGENT
♦
estimate that most colonies will
Ben Jory, of this city, and a
run about fifty pounds which is
DEPARTMENT
♦
Mr. Van Schoiack, who was company of bronco busters and *
about half of an average yield.
badly hurt at the Hermiston rodeo performers left Tuesday
Recently Mr. Skovbo extracted
The local Potatoe Growers’
Drilling of the city well, on stone crusher, is slowly recover morning at 10 o’clock with three
one ton from 150 stands of bees.
Chicago.—Death, life Imprisonment
Tons of Bing and other varieties
association are preparing to make
Hermiston Butte, by A. A. Dur ing at the hospital a t Pendleton. carloads of livestock for Gresham
or a penitentiary term of not leas than
In
a
letter
to
“
H
erb”
Shesley
of
cherries
have
dried
down
on
the
shipments about the latter part
and, of walla walla, is progress- It is reported th at he will be in where they will perform next tree.
fourteen years are faced by Nathan
of- the month. The members Harry McMillin states he is at ’ing satisfactorily. The well has the hosPital at least three months. week at the Multnomah county I cause the g \ Z "io l’d " * ' ^ **’ Leopold Jr., and Richard Loeb, mil
unpro- lionaires’ sons, whose plea of guilty
work,n« ^ r been drilled to a depth of over aMrs‘ ^ an Schoiack has moved to fair. The riders who accompanied «table to pick them, wh ie the
announce that they are ready a t
,
he
re- to kidnaping and killing Robert
the
Southern
Pacific.
He
says
‘
hundred feet. At present they Pendleton—Umatilla Spokesman. the outfit included Ed ~ —
any time to sta rt digging. The
Coffield,
price in the cities was eight and Franks, have swept aside carefully
that
he
will
be
back
in
Hermis
number of acres from which
are drilling through a structure
Pat Owens, Chuck Neal, Dick ten cents per pound.
prepared Insanity defenses and thrown
shipments will be made amount ton for pheasant season.
Bln* cherrie» in the Salem d s- them on the mercy of Judge John R.
basalt rock. So far water has SUES TO FORCLOSE MORTGAGE Lockett, George Fletcher, Floyd
to 15 acres.
williams, Slim Keefer, Alice wil-
"ett’d,? he *rowers ,wo t0 tw° Caverly.
The Umatilla garage, a t Uma not been found’ but according to
son Mario Hall
laeh
““ one'half cents per pound, while
Only evidence tending to mitigata
Some shipments have already tilla, is putting in a new service reports, those in charge of oper
C° ffi,eld ’ >» Chicago, Milwaukee and other
A suit in circuit court has been 3On,’ ",aneu ,J8l1’
their punishment can be submitted at
been made by truck but the bulk station and ladies rest room ations, believe it will be encount
filed by Frank Woughter against and Slim Holdman. One carload mid-west cities these same Cherries a Judicial hearing without a jury. The
of the crop will go through the H erb” Shesley, the local pain
ered in the structure that they S. E. Walker and others and as each of saddle horses, wild retailed at from 40 to 50 cents per prosecution, which demands the gal-
Three River Growers association ter is doing the painting.
horses and bucking horses were P°und. a Willamette grower ex-, lows for the two university graduate
are now passing through.
plaintiff seeks a judgment for
with which there has been ship
included
in the shipment- Mr pressed a shipment to Milwaukee students who said they killed for ex
Mrs. Laura Waller left Wed There has been a pood deal of $600 on notes claimed to have
ping agreement. Sack9 to handle
and
Mrs.
Jory
have recently re-
T 95 periment, pluns to examine a hun
speculation as to whether chlor- been given by the defendant,
n
.» .
/
~
Per hundred, or practically 5 dred witnesses. The defense, hoping
th e crop have been ordered from nesday for Rochester, New York ination of city w ater plants are Forecloseure of a mortgage is turned , - from Penticton,
B. C. cents per pound. There you have for a life sentence, expects to submit
where she expects to remain for
Kennewick.
where
they
visited
Ben’s
p
a
re n ts.! the system. Ten times the cost of testimony of alienists regarding the
healthful.
City
officials
are
fre
also
asked.
W.
J.
W
arner
repre
Harry Straw will be appointed some time. She has rented her
,
production between the producer mental responsibility of the youths.
quently
besieged
with
all
kinds
sents
the
plaintiff.
inspector at the loading point and house on Gladys Avenue.
luesday
a
Haynes
car
belong-
and
middle-west consumer, and the
The hearing is purely in the nature
of complaints. People imagine
J- W. McMullen will have charge
ing to Lawrence Barr burned m,ddIe Interests who take thl8 great of an advisory conference, in which
th at all their ills are due to the
of the loading The association
up at noon in the
Colurn- pro,lt toll never invested a cent in the opposing counsel will present argu
COURTESY IN THE FOREST
chlorine in the water. The con
ments and evidence In support of the
bia
district.
A
defective
wiring the ,nduatry.
are planning on shipping two
ditions most frequently complain
respective pleas for punishment
cars.
According to figures ot the U. S. system was the cause of the fire. ph?P'k,e many °‘her farni producta
ed of are a disagreeable taste
j cherries come all at once; the pro-
Forest Service, nearly ten million
Julius Haase, who lias been em- d^ er8 dump because they have to
and odor, certain skin eruptions,
TO PROBE STOCK SALES
.
.
. ■ ,
r*
. and the market is glutted. Thb
OIL COMPANY HOLD MEETING
cramps and intestinal disorders. people visfted the Nation I Forests of ployed
as
a
mechanic
by
Pearson
s
l
frames
a
situation
whereby
the
mid
Committee Named by Gov. Pleroe to
Brief Resume of Happenings of That these are purely imagina the United States last year, of which
garage, left the latter part of last' die Interests make b g profits while
Inquire as to Legitimacy.
1.576,000
were
to
the
forests
of
tion is proved by the fact, that
D ie Northeastern Oil Explorraion
tho Week Collected for
week for Canada where he will take ] growers get hardly enough to war
Salem,
Or.—Investigation of gtdeks
Company held their annual meeting
complaints continue to come in Oregon and Washington. The re in the harvest fields. Virgil Smith, o f rant daniage to the trees by picking. and bonds sales In the state of Ore
Our Readers.
in this city last Monday.
ong after chlorination has been port shows that over eight million Condon has taken Haase’s place at ,f there was “ thoroughly organized gon with a view of determining
of those people came in automobiles.
discontinued.
and tight cooperative shipping asso whether the transactions are legitim»»«
According to E. P. Dodd, president
the garage.
The sn a il sawmill of Behais broth
The Foreet Service has been ac
•
elation,
the growers could take the or are conducted for personal gain
The
Oregon
State
Board
Of
o f the company, drilling will b i re ers at Hall creek, 20 miles southeast
and without regard for the righta of
I-ast
Sunday
E.
P.
Dodd
and
family
tively
engaged
in
building
roads
and
pace
of
the fruit dealers and spec
Health has the following to say
of Eugene, was destroyed by fire.
sumed in September.
trails, opening up the forested re left for an outing at Bingham Springs. ulators and make the profits that unsuspecting purchasers, has been
There has been a total of so« fo rest!
reJ?ards to the over chlorina gions for use and for pleasure. More
are now made off from them. They ordered by Governor Pierce here.
Area reported at the offices of F. A. tio n of water:
“ Disagreeable and more people are using these Before reaching their destination could have arranged for market:
The investigation will be conduct
A business meeting of the mem Elliott, state forester, thus tar this tastes and odors are generally routes of travel. Practically every they had a breakdown with their car.
long before the crop was picked; ed by a commlttdp of Portland men
bers of the Baptist church will be season.
due to the presence of organic traveller brings fire in some form Mr. Dodd sent the family on to the could have distributed them to the Including Oswald West, ex-governor;
held next Sunday following the Sun
Hop picking in the yards about m atter rather than to chlorine — campfires, matches, tobacco, cigar springs hy another ear, while he jour various part8 of the country where L. A. Ltljeqvlst. assistant attorney-
neyed back to Hermiston by means most demanded, In orderly distribu general. and George Black, member of
day school. Ejection of officers will Harrisburg is slated to begin about in the water. As a m atter of ettes.
The number of careful campers of foot, truck and train to get parts tion; prevented the excessive supply the state board of accountancy. Gov
take place at this time. All members August 1, about three weeks earlier fact, however,
water supplies ncreases every year.
than usual.
More and for his car and to attend a meeting of In home markets and received fa'r j ernor Pierce has urged that the com
are requested to be present as mat
mittee hold a meeting within the
are
seldom
over-chlorinated.
more people are learning the awful
profit prices.
The drill attendance of the IS na
POTATOE GROWERS TO
MAKE SHIPMENTS
SINKING OF CITY
WELL PROGRESSING
BOY MURDERERS
PLEAD GUILTY
OREGON NEWS ITEMS
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
The Northeastern Oregon Oil Explor
next few days and that It act with
possibilities of fire in the woods.
The cherry situation but illus
out any unnecessary delay.
ation
company
held
in
this
city
Mon
They are learning the rules of the
trates the farm situation generally
U. OF 0. HAS THIRD LARGEST
game and ■ are playing square. But day.
The farmers- produce that other:
BOOK COLLECTION IN STATE each year there are enough people
Phone Companies Win Rates Battle.
Tom Jensen is now driving a sec may make profits from their pro
Tacoma, WaBh.—The Injunction nak
who do not know— or who do not
ducts.
On
an
average
two
dollar
ond hand Ford car, which he pur
The third largest collection of
think-—to bring the number of man.
are added to every dollar the farmer ed by the telephone companies te
books in the state is now to be found caused fires up to seventy per cent chased recently. Tom says she runs gets when the products are f'nallj prevent the state authorities from in
fine when she is working good.
in the U niversty of Oregon library or more.
etai led. There Is ample room In terfering with the immediate increase
Every citizen should learn care
this price spread for living profit: of rates in Ta comp, Seattle and Spo
at Eugene. During 1923 8,7 00 vol
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bloom, ol to gowers and lower pices to con kane was granted by the three federal
umes were added to the library, mak with fire before he goes into the
woods, even though It means chang Pendleton, were business visitors in sumers. With both classes organ court judges who hgard the <
ing a total of 130,470. This number
The decision of the coart
ing the habits of a lifetime. Every this city Wednesday. Mr. Bloom is ized, th's change can be made.
that in the opinion of Ha men
ia exceeded hy lb«-Portland public foreet visitor should appreciate the
Mrs. Lee Mead and
and children/!
children. ! tfce m*"t 6l,enui56a « * ! « » or con
/J the weqent rates» ware tatetr to. the
salesman lor the Nash car.
gress in recent y ea n , has returned library and the state library at privilege extended to him and treat
An International co-operative in companies. This was the setoiSfl donrt
and Mrs Ray Brown and two to his home In Salem in quest of rest Salem.
,
Carl Voyen returned Sunday from stitute Is under way by alt hf thi
his hostess, Dame Nature, with due
victory for the companies In the fight
daughters, Catherine and Mabel and relaxation,
In 1903 there were 12,000 books consideration and refran from burn. Bingham Sqrings where lie had spent farm organizations and co-operative which has extended more (han two
were Hermiston visitors S atu r-: Roy O. Hadley, prominent resident
Ing the roof over her hear.
the week end. His family remained organlzat'ons, and the plans are tf years. The telephone companies an
in the library. By 1906 this num
day. The two girls spent the ft Oregon city , fell from a moving
If each forest visitor were to re at the springs.
hold It about a year hence. A cal nounced the advanced rates would go
has been Issued by the permanen' Into effect August 1.
week end visiting at the Crow- train near Banning, Cal., and was in ber had grown to 14,000 and the lease carelessly only one spark of
An innovation in star selection has
stantly killed when the train passed growth since then has been n
«re— that would mean a ten million
committee for a general meeting tr
der home.
been
established by Hal Roach, who he held in Cleveland August 11-16
over his body.
than 800 per cent.
spark power menace. Rather should
Mrs. F. D. Callahan left the
State Treasurer Myers on Anguat 1
The total number of books issued these forest visitors en lst as a loyal uses a wild stallion in a story woven this year, for preliminary work ol
latter part of last week for a will turn over approximately »350,- to readers during 1923 was 311,- force of ten million American citi about a band of wild horses and
canvassing the entire co-opeat Vi
zens. using their privileges, but not fight for equine supremacy of the field. Its sttcce.s8eH and poblems, an<
business trip to Portland and 000 to various school districts of the
state as interest on the state Irre 774. Of these 57,892 were Issued abus ng them, and make a united I plains in ..The King
U i,d Horseg- working out a comprehensive pro
Seattle.
ducible school fund,
for home use from the circulation effort to prevent forest fires.
the Pathe|)icture t|)a, wi), ,)e
thp gram. More and more farm leader:
Mrs. Bert Mullens and chil Of the 15,000,000 pounds of the 1923 and reference desks. The number
realize that they must be their owi
Playhouse, next Saturday arid Sun laviors; that they must organize and Preservation of Treaty Right*
dren returned Friday morning Oregon prune crop pooled for
issued from the reserve desk, chief
Also Agreed on in Case
from Lewiston, Idaho, where ketln«
«»• Oregon Growers’ Co- ly used by students In the univer BUILDING PERMITS IN COAST day, July 2« and 27. It is claimed to conduct their bus ness as the othe
CITIES
be
the
most
sensational
film
ever
big
industries
of
the
nation
do
1
1
they had been on an extended operatlve association, less than «, sity, wag 245,903. This represents
Germany Defaults.
v jgj£
I 000,000 pounds remains unsold.
made, and the horse the most dan agriculture Is to survive.
A total of 334,690,334 in buldlng gerous in captivity, Edna Murphy
The Hood River Apple Growets’ a» an Increase of 20.8 per cent in the
London.—The committee on sanc
Last year the U. 9. Imported 3429,
Chester Pelmulder returned sociation, according to an announce- total number of books issued, and permits in 79 cities of the Pacific and Leon Bary play the leading roles.
265,000 from Canada and that coun tions ot the inter-allied conference
home Sunday
from Seattle. ment ot °«»®ral Manager Steele, has an increase of 30 per cent I? the coast for June indicates a continu
ance of the conservative pol'cy on
Hermiston, Or., is represented by try reciprocated by buy iig bad agreed unanimously on two important
Chester states th at things are
J * " number of reeerve books issued.
tonnage of its members to cannera.
the part of builders which has mark
3586,532,000 from us, each coun principles to govern the action of the
quite in Seattle at present. He
The number of periodicals con ed the records of the paRt three W. L. Blessing and family, consist try believing it was getting more foi allies In event of possible default by
The heaviest fine ever levied at
Germany under the Dawes reparations
went there with the intention of Bend for a traffic law violation was tributed last year was 1,353, which months. Students of business eco ing of hia wife and three children for Its money by the transaction.
plan, namely, to Insure investors In
Russell,
aged
12,
Wesley,
11,
and
has
been
increased
this
year
to
securing a position as wireless assessed in justice court there when
nomics, comparing this situation
the Ioan to Germany of priority on
operator aboard some ship but: Van Wilson was sentenced to pay 1,750. These publ’cations include: with the extensive bu'lding activ Gordon, 8. Also with them is Mrs.
Canada has a population of 9,- all German resources In event of such
Monthly 457; weekly, lp9: quarterly
found that openings along this ,16° Bnd *62 co"tg on * charge of 193; bi-monthly, 36; dally. 3; Ir ities of last year, consider It Indi Blessing’s mother, A. Linde. This 000,000 and 110,000 traveling sales default, and to preserve the rights of
imprudent
driving.
cating a very heathful condlt'on des party is out on a two or three weeks’ men. At an average cost of 312 pei the countries signatory to the Ver
line scarce.
regular publications, such as govern tined to prevent a threatened over
, A. W. Norblnd, Astoria attorney and
trip, and then the boss of the party day, wages and expenses for eacl sailles treaty.
O. E. Ryder, proprietor of the ex-member of the state senate, was ment and foreign documents, 464; building and to maintain a stable will get back to his Hermiston hard salesman, It costs the country 31.
With this agreement, in the opinion
newspapers, 90.
balance In improved properly.
000,000 a day to sell its goods. Th i of the American, British and French
Second Hand store in this city, appointed by Governor Pierce as spe
ware store.—Oregonian
proportion Is said io be far large delegates, a long step has been taken
has purchased from Jens Skov cial prosecutor for Clatsop county. He
in this country. This is one of tin toward the success of the conference
bo a seventy-five foot frontage will have charge ot all prohibition and
narcotic drug cases.
big overhead erpenses that iH passed upon which such high hopes have
on Main street next to Mrs.
on to the consumer and taken fron been raised for the economic restora
Emma Mumua’s residence. A fif
the producer. If half of the sales tion of Europe.
teen acre tract located on the
At the opening of the conference
men of the country were ellm nated,
FIV E Y E A R S AGO
it was generally recognized that tha
east end of the project was also
very few would ever miss them.
proposed loan to Germany was the
included in the deal. J. M. Biggs .,
crux of the Dawes plan, and after
local real estate man handled the,
ms Clipped From Hermiston
C om pound In tereit
only four days’ deliberations It was
July
26,
1919
transaction.
We often hear that Peter Minuet Ir possible for the committee to agree
162(1 paid the Indians only 324 foi that tn any contingency, including de
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rogers ■ | ' F. D. Stanley has purchased
Mnnliattan Island. We are apt t< fault and resultant sanctions, the
who have been visiting in Walla Bnd now « occupying the Reed
think of this as a ridiculously small holders of tho loan should have prior
sum fur what ia today the most vat ity claim to the aaseta of Germany.
Walla, passed through Hermis- home on the west side in which
uolile piece of land of Its size In the
ton Tuesday enroute home to R. C. Todd Bnd fBmily have re.
world; but we do not atop to think With thia Is coupled an agreement
Glendale. California. Mrs. Rogers aided for a long time. I t was an
that If thia original 324 had been In that the protocol to make the con
vested hy Peter Minuet at the rate ol ference action effective ahall reserve
is Mrs. Jay Pelmulder’s mother, even swap, though, for Mr- and
7 tier cent per annum and comixiund all the rights enjoyed at present by
Mrs. E. G. Frank and daugh- Mrs- Todd moved into the house
ed every »lx months to date. It would those countries which signed the
hove earned a sum equivalent to tht treaty of Versailles.
ters. of Ione, returned home vaca^ed by the Stanleys.
assessed value of the entire city of
France halls the latter decision as
Momday morning. She has been
H- L. Payne had the bad luck
New York, an It la said. Including its a distinct victory for her, and takes
| street«, sewers, railways, subways. it to mean that she still has the right
visiting a t Die D. A. Gibbs home, of having to undergo an opera-
theater«, hotel«, skyscrapers and pa- to separate action should Germany
S. R. Seigel and family left t*°n °Tan infected toe on Mon-
• (filial
Magazine.
default.
Monday morning for Minnesota day la s t
A total of 339,612 voters has regia
The Americans and British share
where they expect to make their j N- Madden, well known south
tered for the primary elactlon tn Ore In the French enthusiasm over the
gon, according to figures on record fact that the unanimous agreement
future home.
of town rancher and family, are
at the office of the secretary of state. hsa carried the work of the confer
„
j,
-, ~
now enjoying all the pleasures
CM thia number. 233,023 are republi ence so far forward, although they do
Harry Straw and fa m .l,,C W. th a t
the Owner>hip
,
can« and 91.446 democrats. The mla- not share the Inference that France
Kefiogg and wife left the first new 490 Chevrolet touring car.
cellaneoua group embracing a number is ready to draw from the understand
part of the week for Yachats on W. 0 . WhitBett,
of
of minor parties, numbers 10,03«.
ing.
the coast, for a few* weeks out-
h b f-n|i}y f<>r
Whaalar La Pellatta'a Running Mate.
Washington, D. C. — Burton K.
In"
"
joy rides in a Ford touring car,
ters of inportance will be discussed.
tional guard companies of Portland
was Increased by the addition of «9
men during June.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
Albert Brownell of Portland,
elected president of the Pacific Const
Claude Upham and family left Nurserymen’s association in session
Sunday for Wallowa and other at Yakima, Washington.
Holsteln-Fresian breeders from <D
points on a weeks fishing trip.
sections of Mgefcm jmd Polk counties
During his absence we are get held Their annual picnic at the Mea-
ting the paper out sticking : dowlawn dairy near Salem, Thursday,
the type by hand.
! Senator McNary, following one of
GERMAN RESOURCES
WILL SECURE LOAN
F ir s t P r iz e o r B u s t
Orin Felthouse, Mek- Waller
and families, returnedW ome8un-
day from a vacation>spent a t the
seashore.
> > ,.
According to . ee „men the
and C. W- Tilden and family are
motoring in a Scripps-Booth
touring car. The above c a n were
purchased this week by the re
Bpective owner® f«*» L*y«' Gar-'
Wheeler, democratic senator from
Montana, formally announced his ac-
oegtanaa «( t*a |pdependei
The Christian Science servlcee are
held in rooms next to the Auditorium
every Sunday at 11 o’clock. Sunday
school at 10:16. All are cordially
Invited to atten d Wednesday eve
ning meeting flr'at Wednesday esc*
-T H Y THZ HEKALD FANT AD8- month.
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