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VOL. XVIII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 14. 1924
GARS COLUDE
ON HIGHWAY
No. 49
pectlve drainage need?, and the re STATE ASKS COOPERATION
lation of this subject to the ability
FOB DEFENSE DAY
*
OREGON WEEKLY
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of the farmers to pay the cost.
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INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
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Refractory lands.— The topogra Governor Pierce W rites Letter to ♦
DEPARTMENT
<•
phy and soil of the irr'gable area
Mayor
of
Hermiston
Asking
Him
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o
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of each project shal be studied, and
To Appoint Committee
Columbia saw mills sending
report made as to any area prticular.
Co-operation, production control,
7 . A. CHEZTK RECEIVES INJURIES 260,000 feet lumber to Australia. MOST THOBOUGH INVESTIGATION ly difficult from ,any cause to pre
The following is a letter received tariff protection and eoonomy are ,$1200 IN PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN
TEO !! ACCIDENT
pare for Irrigation, In order that from Governor Pierce and addressed vital to the welfare of agriculture,
EVER TO BE GIVENIRRIGATION
EXHIBITORS
Waterloo— W ork on the 610,000
It may be derided whether it would to the Mayor of Hermiston concern- but they will not be able to restore
bridge over Santlam river to begin.
be feasible for the government to ing the National defense day to be prosperity until there is a more
Car Driven by Charles Harrington, of
assist settlers in preparing such land held September 12:
equ table relation between the buy-
Information
Expected
to
be
Available
Stock From Pilot Rock, Helix and
St. Helens— Sewer bonds for 606*9
W alla W alla, H its Ford Delivery
for use.
Hon. W. W. Illsley, Mayor,
ing value of the farmer’s labor out-
For Opening of Congress in Dec.
Other Localities in the County
sold to complete construct’on work
AT August Benaal Place on
Excess land holdings— All excess Hermiston, Oregon.
put and that of the manufacturers*
recently started.
Promised For Show
Investigations of Five Hew
The Highway
Irrigable land holdings shall be My dear Mayor:
output. It Is thia disparity in dol-
Projects to Be Made.
listed, with a show'ng in each case
I am asked by the Government to lar values that Is forcing the farm-
John Day—Public hall. 88x100
ns to whether the provisions of sec cooperate in the matter of a test er8 off their land, and this condition
feet,
being built.
The Hermiston Dairy and Hog
About two o’clock Tuesday after
tion 3 of the act of August 9, 1912 of our National Defense to be held w ll to a large extent continue un-
noon a Ford delivery car driven by
A survey of Government reclania- (37 Stat. 265), are being observed. September 12 of this year, the sixth tU there Is the same dollar In pur- Show will be greater till, year than
ever before.
Vernonia—Automatic telephones t’on projects for the purpose of
F. A. Cbezlk, of this city, collided
Vacant lands.— All irrigable vac- anniversary of the battle of St. (chasing power generally
At a meeting of the beard of dlr-
Instated
by
Oregon-Amercan
Lum-
classifying
the
soils,
determining
the
ant
lands
shall
be
reported
with
the
with a Ford coupe driven by Charles H * I ' n t h e n i l a b n i l l l n
M hlel.
•
Agriculture can do much to bring
«»4 m j e n 4 n
..
cftoia recently plans were formulat
her Co. through all Its departments,
financial
condition of the water reasons why the same are not being
Harrington, of Walla Walla.
Inasmuch aB I am in hearty ac- a return to parity by fuh eo-opern-
users, fixing the lrr gable areas Irrigated.
Mr. Cbezlk wa, traveling west on
cord with the government plan, tion In doing away with many mtd- ed and d rcussed concerning the
St. Helens— Five men will be em against which charges may be as
show. A great deal of interest is
the south hill road and had turned
Agr'cultural advice.—The report believlng that In a well maintained die Interests— by taking over these
ployed in Union O 1 distributing sta sessed will be made by the Bureau
into the h'ghway when the coupe
shall Include a statement upon this provision for our national defense activities and marketing their own being shown in the coming event.
tion, built at cost of 650,000.
of Reclamation In accordance with subject as to each project, showing and an active nterest in patrotic products. No matter what the sup- It was decided to feature shep and
reached the Intersection at the same
the recommendations of the special what, If any, benefit to the govern matters, our national security de- ply or demand: no matter whether poultry more this year and a large
Instant. Ne’ther was aware of the
Fossil to have public camp
exhibition along these two l'nes Is
advisory committee’s report.
presence of the other until it was
ment Investment may be secured pends, I am very destrou, that Ore- I the farmer make, or looses on his
ground.
expected. Stock raisers fio.u Pilot
too late. The coupe hit Chezik’s
In addition, field investigations o f. through
uuuugii the
m e giving
g iv in g by
ny the
m o guvtirir
govern- gon’s part In the national program crops, Ihe middlemen make their pro-
car breaking the windshield, tearing
five new projects will be made dur- ment of expert agricultural and eco. be successful in the fullest extent. fits just the same. The products Rock, Helix and other localities in
Heppner— Unon Oil Co. opens big
Patriotic exercises of some sort, go to the consumer with about two the county have promised to be
off the left front wheel and damag
lng the summer. They include the nomic advice to ihe farmers, in-
distributing plant here.
proposed
Owyhee
project
In
Oregon,
|
clud’ng
an
outline
of
a
practical
in which the h'gher duties and re dollars added to the one the farmer among the exh btors at the show.
ing it in other ways to a consider
the
Vale
project
1
nOregon,
the
Salt
plan
of
procedure.
sponsibilities
of American citizen gets. This l8 one of the ways the 61200.00 in prize, will be offered
able extent. Mr. Cbezlk was cut
St. Helens— Cornerstone laying
this year.
and bruised and It was thought best ceremonies held for new Methodist Lake Basin in Utah, the Spanish
Improvement of general condi. ship are discussed by speakers sel farmers dollar s demonetied.
The annual catalog will be In
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to call * doctor to find out the ex church.
Springs in Nevada, and the Kittitas tlons.— Recommendations shall be ected for the occasion. The cities I
the printers hands In a few days
in Washington. A new jflan has made as to each project on the mat where there are national guard or
tent of his Injuries. Dr. ^ple was
By force of organization the man-
the ufacturers, financial interests and and will be ready for mail ng at
called and administered first aid to
Klamath Falls— Condret being been adopted by the Bureau of Re ter of improving general project con reserve corps organizations,
in early date.
the injured man. Later he was poured on Gerber irrigation' stor clamation with reference to the ditions, as distinguished from tndt- exercises should be conducted in labor organizations refused to takf
conjunct'on
with
the
local
instruct
brought into town and It Is be age dam on Miller creek; dam re final recommendat’onB on these new vldual conditions, through the es-
a loss when depresalon and deflation
lieved nothing serious will result quires 50 carloads cement and will projects. It provides for the ap- ’ tabllshment of creameries, sugar- ion test mobilization which has been time came They were powerful HAY ASSOCIATION
MAKES POOL PAYMENTS
polntment of a committee made up beet factories, etc.
from the severe "shaking up he re be completed this fall.
ordered by the Secretary of War.
enough to elim'nate the law of sup
,1 am asking you as mayor to name ply and demand. They continued to
of one member of the bureau, one
ceived.
Ultimate losses.—This subject
During the last few days the
Mr. Harrington came out without
Forest GTove— Cedar Canyon farm- recognized authority In farm man shall be exhaustively reported and a committee to take active charge keep wages and prices up. The Northwest Hay Assn, has mailed
agement—
preferably
from
the
De
a scratch. The right hand fender erg meet w ’th Chamber of Commerce
clear and convincing showings made. of the patriotic program In your manufacturers were willingto con
out pool check payments making a
nnd the radiator on his car was torn to plan for new Inland Loop high partment of Agriculture or the State The full assets and Habilit es of each city. Such commttee ordinarily tinue wage scales so long as they
total of over 6170.00. This is for
should
Include
representatives
of
were
able
to
control
production
and
agricultural
college—
and
one
finan
off. It wa8 towed to a garage and way.
project Bhall bs carefully set out in
.pproximately two-fifths of the hay.
cial authority— preferably a banker detail. The subject shall be treat the local patriotic organizations such , fix selling price, that would con
after a mechanic had' replaced the
The balance o f the old hay of the
as
the
American
Legion
Grand
,
tinue
the'r
profits.
It
all
Industries
In
-whom
the
state
has
confidence—
rdlator and fender, Mr. Harrington
ed both from a purely legal stand
Monmouth— West side highway
alfalfa is sold and delivery Is ex
to consider the facts and data col point and from an equitable stand Army, Foreign War Veterans, Dis- j were thus strong and all could force
continued on to Portland.
south of here nears completion.
abled Veterans, Sons and Daughters profit prices, ail would be on the acted this month. It is hoped thnt
lected. After considering them this point.
inal pool payment, for these.pools
Sellwood— 87 000 service station committee will fix the costs of de
Transfer of operation and main of the American Revolut'on, Nation, same level and have the same buy
ÎTVE YEARS AGO
an be made in the month of Sept
velopment, the probable value of pro tenance.— The feasibtl'ty of trans al Guard, Reserve Corps, etc.
ing value dollar.
to be opened here.
ember. Some delay wll 1 be en
Detailed
information
will
be
sent
ducts
which
can
be
grown,
the
con
ferring to the water users in the
Item s Clipped From The Hermiston
Albahy— New Cameron saw mill, ditions under .which settlement near future the operation and mainte you from Defense Test headquarters
But agriculture wa, not strong countered with mixed hay.
Herald August 16, 1919.
The total money received from the
25,000 feet dally capacity, starts In ought to be made in order to ren nance of each project or division of at Salem from time to time, but it enough to hold its place. The far
ale of hay up to July 1 was 6170,-
cutting.
mer
has
mantalned
his
earnlg
vaiu<
der the project feas’ble, or, If the a project shall be discussed In the is highly desirable that your local
H. J. Stillings returned from Port
•tnd the total amount of money paid
conditions are unfavorabel, will report.
committee be named by you imme but he can't meet his expenses. Hit
I
land Tuesday morning whither he
,ut to growers on the 1923 crop s
Eugene—
Two
bu’ldlngs
on
Fourth
dollar
has
come
so
h’gh
ha
ha,
beer
state
that
the
project
is
not
feasi
Recommendations. — There shall diately.
went a cbuple of days before w ’th
6217,J
63. There is not a single
Will you please advise me of your compelled to exchange ao much o
be attached to the report of each
a carload of cattle. Mr. Stillings street, recently damaged by fire, ble.
llstrlct but In which more money
will
be
rebuilt
as
fireproof
struct
his
product
for
it,
that
It
doesn't
The
surveys
will
cover
every
action
in
fliis
matter.
I
would
also
project recommendat’ons as to what
did not tarry -long In Hermiston
ins been .paid growers than has been
phase and It is hoped the Informa action should be taken to bring the appreciate any Information you can buy enough so that he can keep on
boarding the eastbound afternoon ures.
ecelved from the sale of hay from
It
must
be
made
to
buy
more
or
the
tion
will
be
available
for
subm
selon
give
me
now
as
to
your
probable
project to a prosperous and success
passenger train the same day en
’he District.
Newport—
New
pumping
plant
tor
future
of
agriculture
will
continui
plans for the day, as well as any
to congress at Its opening session In ful condition.
route to Fairfield, Idaho, to vls’t
The past season developed a car
suggestions you may des’re to offer. to look dark.
his family and look after big 320 city water works In operation and December. The plan of these sur
novement of about four-sevenths
an
adequate
supply
is
assured.
All
over
the
country
there
are
Very
truly
yours,
veys
follows:
acre grain and grazing ranch locat
SWEET CLOVER MAKES
movements to help the farmer. Ir iorraal, yet the wv rage pries Of a ll
Walter MTPTetce*
Classification Of Land— A soil sur
ed nqgr thpt city.
A GOOD PASTURE CROP
Portland—Work begins on new vey shall be made, and all irr'gable
Governor, I congress many bills are introduced bay shipped from the alfalfa produc-
ng sections of Washington nveraged
to this end, but few results are ap
I. D. Latham, auto salesman for pavilion for Pac'flc International lands classified according to their
io
n eleven to twelve dollars per
The advantage of sweet clover Increase in 0. A. C. Summer School parent. And many farmers are be
Sappers’ Inc., this week sold a Livestock Exposition building to productive capacity, in not exceed
on at loading point. Two years ago
cost
8350,000
and
to
be
completed
over
grass
as
a
pasture
crop
are
that
Summer session registration th s j coming susple'ous of the movement-
ing four classes. No land shall be
Denby two-ton truck equipped with
when the c?r movement was espec-
excluded from such classification sweet clover requires less water, is year totaling 4 73 regular students, are becoming skeptical of the hon
pneumat'c tires to W. B. Beasley. by October 25.
ally light nnd a small carry-over
esty
of
purpose.
One
of
the
fanne
established
quicker,
and
Is
a
real
unless
it
clearly
appears
that
It
is
st week he sold to O. O. Felt-
reveals a grand total of 880. Stu
vas
left in the spring, there was
Harrisburg— Second street to be
leaders
at
the
recent
state
grange
soil bu'lder rather than requiring dents listed for swimming but tak
Incapable of successful irrigation.
house a three ton truck equipped
widened and opened to traffic.
convention made the statement that l little over a six-sevenths normal
Financial condition of water users manure. The disadvantage is that ing no other work number 187.
with 42x9-36x6 pneumatic tires.
•ar movement, a carry-over of about
—A censu, shall be taken on this a new field must be seeded each year
Mr. Felthouse will use this truck
All Oregon counties are repre the agricultural leaders who wen 10,000 tons ag compared to nearly
Corvallis— New plant b ein g -b u 'lt
subject upon blanks In form approv for pasture the following summer, sentpd (n the ragistratlon, exclu in close touch with affairs in th'
principally for hay hauling, while for Corvallis laundry.
’iffy thousand tons this season and
ed by the commissioner. Such cen and should there be a failure in clus've of those specially enrolled east, bel'eve that the big interest
Mr. Beasley will use his In the trans
he average price to growers was
who
steer
national
transaction
sus shall be for t'he purpose’ of as- getting a stand the farm would be in swimming. The total registra
fer business.
Stayton— Mountain States Light
, round seven to eight dollars per
certa’ning the assets and liabilities without pasture the following year. tion for the state, including the have decided to let agriculture work
& Power Co. buys Stayton Light &
Perhaps the best time and method boys and girls in club work nnd out Its own salvation while they g< ton. i
The shipping of peaches will start
of each water user with the view
Power Company.
In the face of these facts, the
In thia vicinity the first of next
of proposing a plan for refunding of seeding sweet clover lg early in eleven auditors, 1, 776. Other states on and make goods. The Chaoibe
Issoe'ation claim, to have been the
of
Commerce
of
tht
United
State
the
spring
with
barley
as
a
nurse
week. The var ety that will go out
are represented by 111 students.
Rainier— Two fireproof buildings,, the Indebtedness of Individual water
>rl,nary cause of bringing more than
first la the Yellow Crawfords. The
usera, other than amounts owing to crop. The following four-year ro Caltforn a. with 45 studenti en has taken this position—That tht
hotel and theatre, are to be bu'lt.
Ive hundred thousand dollars Into
h'mrelt
out.
farmer
must
pull
tation
Is
suggested
for
those
who
Elberta» are coloring and It la ex
the United States as project charges,
rolled, leads the other states, and
he valley and to have made It pos-
pected that another two weeks of
Cottage Grove— Anderson-Middle-' at lower Interest rate, and on more wish to grow sweet clover for pas Washington is second with 34. Two
ib!e to have marketed the full crop
And all over the country the farm
ture: (1) Bailey and sweet clover; students are registered from British
the present weather will see them ton Installing new machinery in the favorable terms otherwise.
.
t fair prices.
ers aro trying to pull themselve
ripened and going out to the Kings Brown saw mill and building rail
Irr’gable areas— The report shall (2) sweet clover pasture; (3) pota- Co,umbia and onp from Paru.
Plans are now under way for mar
ut.
Thousands
of
cooperative
as
toes, corn or beets; and (4) corn or
Product, Co. at The Dalles. Most
show
in
each
case
what
irrigable
Benton county leads In registra
road extension into b'g timber east
keting coming crop much earlier
beets.
As
grasshoppers
do
not
sociations
are
building
up.
nnd
n
'of the growers have sold their crops of Rujada.
areas may be depended upon to re
tion for Oregon counties w th 193
han last season and .'t Is expected
to thia firm at 6<0 per ton In the
turn the charges assessable against damage sweet clover seriously, a students. Enrollment from leading they affiliate they are becoming I hat pool payments will begin upon
big
force
In
demand
ng
that
thet
stand
of
it
is
not
so
difficult
to
get
orchard.
counties Is: Multnomah, 105; Kla
Klamath Falls— Six tunnels will them, and what must be excluded
he new crop about the first of Jan
taxes be lowered; that railroad ml"
be eliminated from Oakridge-Klam from further consideration. This as alfalfa. It 'a evident that sweet math, 82; Linn, 42; Washington, 33;
uary. Indications as to price are
Mr. and Mra. James J. Neary and ath cutoff of the Southern Pacific. shall be made as specific as feas clover has a beneficial effect on Marlon, 32; Lane, 25; Douglas, 24; be reduced and that their product?
xcepttonn’iv bright at this time.
be given the same tatiff exelustoi
fam l^, ranchers on the Furnish
This is the largest (a ’lroad con ible. If any additional areas may be succeeding crops, Just as is the case Tillamook, 24; Clackamas, 22; Jos
Northwest Hay Growers.
i as of manufactured articles. Ir
project, moved into their new home struction now going on hi the U.. 8. 'rrlgated from the project, a report with alfalfa.-—Reclamation Era.
ephine, 22.
Iowa
massed
fa
rm
e
r,
a
te
dem
andlnr
on Ridgeway avenue Tuesday. They
shall be made thereon.
Fay» $103,000 For Produce
J of the incoming leg stature that
will reside here permanently, and
Drainage— Careful consideration
Brookings— Courier newspaper Is
Coquille— Vote to be taken on
Government Is spending 8186.090
A total of 6103,000 was paid out
I
their
taxes
be
based
on
their
ne
froth this point Mr. N etty vnll of Forest Service funds on North shall be given to present and proe- bc’ng established here.
68000 high school gymuasium.
super ntend exarations on his ranch.
returns and that they be given equal or produce by the Cottnge Grove
Santlam road from Niagara to Det
annery during the years 1918 to
I
consideration with the railroad:
*
roit In Marion county.
1923.
Dur ng the same period the
that are guaranteed profits In carry
Commercial Club W ill Discontinue
annery paid 615,000 for labor dir
'
ng
the
farm
products
that
they
are
Luncheon U ntil September 2
et let for two-
' loelng money cn. Many cooperative ect, 612.000 for articles produced
A motion was Introduced and pass story tile and cement building.
organizations are building their own locally nnd 63000 for wood and
ed last Tuesday at the Commercial
warehouses, butter and cheese far labels. While this is not as much
Club luncheon to discontinue the
Pendleton— State highway com
j tories Others are working out •a a month’s payroll for Ihe lumber
weekly meet’ng of the club during mission authorizes bridge across the
I plans to sell direct to the retailer Industry wh?n active, the Inrger
the rest of August. The two rea U m atilla river to cost 618,000.
some even to the consumer. Some part of the amount was paid for pro
sons given was the hot weather and
are manufactur’ng their own pro ducts thnt would have gone to waste
the fact that a wood many members
Sandy— B lu ff road toward Sandy
duct»
Into food products. Many except for the cannery and It was
HOW TIMES HAVEP"
»are out of towil on vacations.
be'ng rushed to completion for fall
l canning factories. Ice cream, but almost entirely money which cam1)
C H A N G e O -THE <5OOP TIMES W E
The next meeting of the club will use.
I
ter and cheese factories are highly from the east In payqient for the
USED To HAVE VIS fT/NO W HILE
be Tuesday, September 2.
successful, and many cattlemen finished product.—Oregon Farmer.
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as
DETAILED SURVEY OF
GOVERNMENTPROJECTS
and hog show
BIGGER THIS YEAR
a m a
A t the Fair Grounds
D elightful Birthday Party
Large body Douglas f ir timber sold
by Forest Service to corporation re
presented by George H . Kelly. Tim
ber Is on north fork of the W illam
ette near Oakridge; average etand
te 44,099 feet to acre, aad w ill be
cut at .rate of 60,900,009 feet a
year.
On Tuesday evening a very pleas-
(j i t time was spent at the home of
Mra. J. D. Leghorn. This w a , to
celebKate the 16th b’rthday of Mrs.
Wegborn. Mrs. Hugh Taylor and
Mrs. Frank Silvey, whose b irU ^urs
cur oa the same day.
Everyth ng was carried on like i Lebanon— Bids ere be’ng received
children's party, the games con for construction of a 619,909 gym-
sist lag of kindergarten plays and ) naaiui tar union high school at
Song«
| Sweet Home. Twelve districts are
The refreshments, delicious Ice salted for the consolidated high
cream and cake, were served fr e t, school.
after which all enjoyed the games
until a late hour when the " three
Eugene— Rapid
progress be’ng
little girls” were presented w ith a made on surfacing of London Springs
beautiful birthday eake bearing 16 j road
U b „ county.
eendlee.
d«P“ rt« * wish-
______
of
lag
. I« *’
Roseburg— Two
story fir
pi— s”A
•••■= » '
apartment house to he built.
jp rlrg fle M — W ater turned In Ir-
Portland— Plans for new Catholic
■tlon can: 1 to Irrigate 29.099 cathedral to eoat 6299,000 under F I
4
»yr
THE FOLKS VVfRE IN THE fA lR -B U T
AlntAf ALL YOU HEAR IS TALK.
2SS t W
°F
BASE SPAR« PLU65 Oft PUNCTURES
on ít > P IS W S T IN 6 W
Ï&J
have their own stockyards. Some
Returns From Gresham
I c ties successfully operate murilci
Mr. and Mis. Ben Jory returned
pal slaughter houses and packing
plants for the benefit of both stock, j from Gresham the latter part of last
week, where Ben had furnbhed the
| men and consumers of meat
When the farmers will get to horses and riders for the rodeo In
gether as labor organizations do; connection with the Multnomah
ns the manufacturer, and all other county fair. Ben slated the fair was
interests do; when they will once a huge success from the standpo nt
get to thinking organization and of attendance. Dick Lockett, of
affll’atlon and app’ylng It, they will j th„ c| (y, won second place In the
{ not then have to beg for a fair bucking contpst.
deal They will demand it. and get
,t.
CARD OF THANKS
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We wish to express our sincere
R. T. Cookingham Speak» Here
,hnnks to those who so nobly offer-
R. T. Cooktngham, the Independ- pd t^elr services and a ded us In
ent candidate for sheriff of Uma- our reeent bereavement. Also for
tIlia county st the election In |h(( ktttuttfut floral offerings. We
November, spoke at the Methodist ilw,ure
that your acts of klnd-
ehurch here last Wednesday after- new| wl„ nPVcr he forgotten.
I noon. About fifteen people » « •
Mrs. C. H. ftelshee and family,
pr. cat to hear Mr. Cfxthlngham.
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Th? ma n plsnk In Mr. Cooking-
Hnterpr’se — 12 dosen Chinese
ham’s platform Is the enforcement ' phw,MBt« released from game farm
of the prohibition laws In the county. at Corvallis.