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HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 18, 1924
LA K E AUDIENCE
0RE60N NEWS ITEMS COREY SAYS WRONG
ATTEND EXERCISES OF SPECIALINTEREST INFORMATION GIVEN
defense day program rem .
DERED AT PLAYHOUSE
Brief Resume ef Happenings of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.
WOMAN KNOCKED
DOWN BY CAB
Mrs. W. W. Felthouse Receives In­
juries But None are Serious
616 RABBIT DRIVE
LEAGUE DISCUSSES
Ode to The
COONTED SUCCESSFUL China Pheasant
ARBITRATION PACT
eWritUa for the Aati-Gua Club
Treaty Calls F o r General and
CHAIRMAN OF COMMISSION SETS
Last Sunday morning while cross­ HUNDREDS OF THE LONG EARED
By M n . F. B. f «nnock
M utual Assistance to M ain­
FORTH FACTS IN LETTER
ing the highway at the Inland Em­
PESTS ANNIHILATED
Here's an ode to the china, that
pire Lumber Co., Mrs. W. W. Felt-
tain Peace.
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| grim seed of hate.
house was hit by a car and knocked
Adresse* By Steiwer and Gralapp la*
The first sales of 1*84 Oregon hope Rates on Farm Products Within the unconscious. Mr. Felthouse, who Four Drive» Held During The Day Tw,xt the farm and the gun club,
♦e versed With Musical Bumbers of the late crop were made at 18 to
Geneva—Interest Tuesday in Geo-
was with his wife t the time of the
and Lunch Served By The
the d<5Vi1’8 own mate.
State Have Been Reduced By
I*- Program Por the Evening
accident, stated that they saw the
Club Ladies
How the hunters adore him, with iva centered In a meeting of a eub-
Public Service Commission
13 cents.
¡ommlttee of the disarmament com-
all of his sin:
car approaching but for some unac­
Native bred wild ducks are com­
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But the weary old "hayseed” loses liission of the League of Nations aa-
countable reason Mrs. Felthouse
paratively plentiful la waters of Uma­
lembly, at which Foreign Minister
A large and appreciative audience tilla county.
Probably two hundred men, women
h,a Brin,
We are ,n receipt of a letter from started to cross the highway in front
3ei.ua of Czecho-Slovakia was to have
attended the Defense Day program
of
the
car.
J.
M.
Pace
and
D.
D.
boys
and
girls
took
part
in
the
b
ig
,
be
strolls
down
the
trail
where
i
Bid. for the construction of a »100, H H Coro*- chalrman of the Public
: presented his draft pact of arbitration
at th Playhouse last Friday even­ 000 Junior high school In Astoria will Serv,ce Commission of Oregon in re­ Follett were occupants of the car. rabbit drive held Sunday* last on
tbe china has been,
ind security.
ing. Citisens from all parts of the .
. ,
_
. , .
.
Mrs.
Felthouse's
injuries
are
not
ser­
the
west
side
of
the
Umatilla
river.
I
gard
to
the
recent
rate
controversy.
, . . .
,
, be opened by the school board Octo-
The draft contains the outlinos of
project begin to arrive at an. early bgr j
ious.
The first drive started at about 11 Alas for tue melons he hoed with
Below lg Mr. Corey’s letter:
, i document which, in the form of a
hour and by 8 o’clock the Playhouse
o’clock from the J. N. Prindle ranch
8Uch care;
The
Herald,
J. E. Thompson, for the past 10 years
resolution, protocol or treaty, is to
r as file d to Its capacity with a good
Two corrals for the drive had been | For the law armored china has beat-
Community Club Hold Meeting
chief auditor in the state industrial Hermiston, Oregon.
I
form
the basis for the convocation of
many standing up.
provided and after driving to the I en blm there.
accident commission, died at the home Gentlemen:
! i disarmament conference after it has
The Community Club held its reg­
’’’he opening number of the pro­ of his mother in Salem.
first
of
these
a
circle
was
made
and
He
tightens
his
belt
and
goea
on
to
The following information is fur­
been signed or ratified by enough
ular meeting Sept. 16 at the library,
gram was the singing of America by
nished to correct the misinformation The club voted that all dues paid another area driven over. In both! tbe corn,
¡ powers to assure that security with-
Railroad
service
between
Tillamook
the audience followed by a prayer.
these drivea many rabbits were kill- i Which he tilled with high hopes in nut which any disarmament confer­
and Portland was halted by forest broadcasted by the misinformed.
from thi8 date by new members ed trying to get through the lines, j *he young dewy morn,
N. W. Bloom was slated to offer the
Rates
on
farm
products
within
ence, it is felt, would be doomed to
fires at Wakefield and Snark, about
should give them paid up membership
prayer but on account of sickness
the state have been reduced by the until January 1926. The club de­ but many also got safely away, but i But there too. the china had finished failure.
38 miles from Tillamook.
was unable to be present. New Mad­
at the corréis a veritable slaughter
the Job,
' On two occasions the negotiations
More than 50 forest fires were start­ Public Service CommUsion’s order sires all women who are Interest­
den of this city kindly consented to
And left for the farmer the stark over the agreement to outlaw war
was made.
now
before-the
Circuit
Court
In
Mar­
ed in the Umpqua national forest by
ed
to
become
members.
The
dues
take Mr. Bloom’s place. After the
naked cob.
After a big lunch and coffee serv.
threatened proceedings Monday, but
a severe thunder storm. A heavy ion county. Should the modified or­ are fifty centg a year.
prayer a quartette composed of Bar­
ed
by
the
ladies
of
the
U
Go
I
Go
owing to the patience of both the
der
be
upheld
as
non-dtscriminatory
rain which followed extinguished the
Mrs.
Curtis
Dyer
read
an
unusu
nett, Crowder. Hamm and Martin fires.
by said court, the rates on hay, Her- ally interesting paper on Food and club, who sponsored the drive, a He has ruined the grapes and the British and French delegates they
sang America the Beautiful. The ad­
were resumed after temporary intsr-
Chinook salmon eggs totaling 4,000,- mlston* for examPle- ‘° Tillamook. Shelter for Birds, dwelling particu­ start was made on two other drives i strawberries too.
dress of Fred Steiwer, of Pendle­ 000 have been taken out for planting
be reduced from 37 1-2 centg larly on the economic value of birds, that netted about as many rabbits Of what he has missed not one thing ruption and an accord was finally at-
as in the forenoon.
I meets our view.
tained.
ton. wa? In keeping with the purpose | from the McKenzie river hatchery. t0 28 cents, or »1.90 per ton.
in destroying insects and rodents.
Tbe final draft does not mention
It
1
B
estimated
that
between
1200
i
He
has
scratched
up
the
turnlpg
and
of the gathering. Mr. Steiwer was Last year the record was 15,000,000
The distance commodity rate pre­ Mrs. Dyer told her audience that
Great Britain or any other power, but
bit ail the spuds,
Introduced by Mayor Todd, chair­ eggs.
scribed by this commission reduced through painstaking investigations and 1500 rabbits were killed during
is in the nature of a pact of general
man of the meeting. He likened the
A car of Oregon Wealthy apples was the rate on hay> Hermiston to Port­ the Department of Agriculture has the day. The day was very warm Pecked into the squashes, and then and mutual assistance and makes
mussed
the
duds
idea for the test of national defense goW
gt >3
and
a
couple
of
the
participants
were
land from 21 1-2 cents to 20 1-2 estimated the annual loss to the
to the fire drills of our public 3.50, averaging $3.37 for extra fancy cents. Point to point commodity
partly overcome by the heat. Sev­ We loaned to ihe scarecrow, to keep clear that each member of the league
farmers of this country from the at­
will contribute the force at its dis­
him at bay;
eral women were in the lines, and
schools, wherein all were trained and »2.90@3.50, averaging »2.95 for rates in accordance with this corn-
tacks of insect and rodent pests
position, either economic or military,
The
duds
we
shall
need
ou
our
cold
and prepared for the unforseen. He fancy.
be
it
said
to
their
credit,
that
they
; iplsslon’s order, are yet to be estab- alone amounts to about a billion
for the general maintenance of peace.
“rainy day.”
urged that all citizens should be­
performed
as
well
as
the
men.
It
Is
Gne of the army De Haviland alr- llshed where movements of commod- dollars. Also that birds constitute
The draft pact does not partake of
stated that another drive w ill be
come better acquainted with the con­ planes used on forest patrol was badly Itleg are sufficient to Justify such re-
the naturo of a Franco-British alliance
the principal! check upon the in­
arranged for shortly after the Dairy We bubble and simmer down under
stitution of the United States. Mr. wrecked at Eugene when It struck a ductlons. For example, the rates
in any sense, but is entirely a protocol
sects and rodents, as well as the
the vest,
Steiwer has the reputation of being fence at the edge of the municipal between Hermiston and Portland, or
and Hog show dates, in the same
of mutual assistance affecting all the
weeds and therefore every effort
For
we
know
we’re
the
goat
as
has
a convincing and interesting speaker aviation field.
Hermiston and Hood River, are yet should be made to protect them, if vicinity.
members of the league. Nevertheless,
long been confessed.
and his talk here Friday night Is
! the fact that Great Britain and France
Half of the town of Sisters was de- t0 he established.
only from a purely selflBh motive.
well earned.
We give him our gardens and give have reaclied an accord is expected
Our order removes the arbitrary Birds are a benefit to health by des­ FEDERAL INSPECTION AT
stroyed by fire which started in the
I
him our fruit.
Lindon
Barnett
followed Mr. C. L. Gist hotel, apparently from a heretofore existing on the Pilot Rock
SHIPPING POINT GROWS
to go a long way to securing the gen­
troying germ carrying mosquitoes.
And fat him np fine for the Nlm- eral approval of the powers.
Stelwer’g address with a solo. Mr. defective flue. The loss was estimat­ branch, reducing the rate on grain
Five hundred mosquitoes have been
rods to shoot.
Barnett has a well trained voice and ed at »25,000.
Federal inspection of fruits and
from Pilot Rock to Portland 2 1-2 found in the stomach of a single
And
If a stray bullet should slaugh­
scored a hit with his listeners. The
vegetables
at
point
of
origin,
is
Thirty boys of Polk county, who centg par hundred, and allowing the night hawk. The kllldeer consumes
ter a cow,
high school glee club was on the have been raising Jersey calves for shippers on said branch the same
growing
in
importance,
according
ao
hundreds of the larvae of mosquitoes.
Tls a small thing to "holler about”
program for a musical number. The exhibition at the state fair, will gather rate on their grain to Portland as
Mrs. Dyer gave a list of the trees a recent report of the Secretary of
anyhow.
high school has every reason to be at Rickreall September 19 and hold exists from equi distant points on
Agriculture.
By
bringing
the
les­
and shrubs which are attractive to
proud of this organization. All of an amateur Jersey show.
son
of
proper
grading
and
standard­
: the main line.
birds, including choke cherry, wild
them are gifted with a talent for
The state highway commission at a
The Interstate Commerce Commls- rose, Bumac and elderberry, all of ization home to the growers it is The game wardens warn us of the
prison and fine,
Vancouver, B. O. — Merchants and
music and the Soldiers' Chorus which meeting to be held in Portland Sep- sion having fixed the grain rates
which we may obtain from the river. staaed production methods will be If once we should dare on hlg carcas manufacturers of western Caaada
they sang Friday night was well re­ tember 25 will open bids for the con- from Pendleton to Portland in the
profoundly
affected
in
many
dis­
One writer has Bald, "If there Is
endeavoring to have the Royal Cana­
to dine.
ceived.
striiction of approximately 15 miles Columbia River Basin case, this Com- room for but one tree in the garden, tricts. Thig work "was authorized
dian mounted police placed on cus­
But
we
gaze
on
the
wrecks
of
our
Arnold Gralapp explained the of new road and one bridge.
by
an
amended
law,
the
amendment
i mission Is powerless to change said let that tree be a mulberry.” She
toms guard along the border of Cana­
hopes
and
our
pains.
meaning of defense day and the Ideas
Hop crop estimates of Oregon are rate
named also red cedar, flowering drT being "Or offered for interstate ship­ And with grim satisfaction we munch da.
rfnd alms of the War Department by being revised upward as a result of
ment.”
In
the
first
year
ending
Very respectfully,
wood, mountain ash and flowerlirg
Smuggling of millions of dollars*
tbe remains.
the Inauguration of such a day. the last surveys of the Willamette
H. H. Corey, Chairman. crab apple. For vines Virginia June 23 a total of 72,000 shipping
worth of silks, automobile parts, to­
And
should
tbe
game
lovers
once
Mr. Gralapp has made an extensive valley yards. Figures now place the
baccos. narcotics, jewelry and othe.r
creeper, wild grape and honeysuckle point Inspections were made by
venture our way
qtudy o the subject and cleared up a 1924 crop at close to 50,000 bales.
U. OF 0. APPLICANTS FOR
lure favorites of birds. Humming Federal inspectors under control of We have all clubbed together to see goods bearing high duties, has aroused
number of points that the average
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
Two large barns on Morris Koons’
the Interests that are suffering most.
ENTRANCE ARE NUMEROUS. birds are attracted by the red flow-
that they stay,
citizen did not understand concern­ farm, 12 miles north of Eugene on
Some of the manufacturers are try­
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I ers of the canna, salvia and holly­ and 28,169 at receiving markets.
In the year Just ended, June 1924. On the safe public highway, nor ing to get the government to enter
ing the subject.
the Pacific highway, together with a
Applicants for entrance Into the hock. The cosmog and sunflower
venture
to
pass,
The program was closed with a large quantity of hay and grain and
shipping point inspections Increased
Into an agreement with the United
University of Oregon are coming In are well liked also.
community sing.
Miss Compton, some machinery, were destroyed by
to 127,354 with 29,282 at receiving Over one tiny blade of "old corn- States whereby mounted police of­
Following this paper there were
at the rate of 100 a week, according
tassels” grass.
points. When this service Is fullly
teacher of music in the local high fire.
ficers will be stationed on the border
to an announcement made by Carl- two-minute talks on nature study
school, led the singing. Songs that
developed
It
Is
estimated
la
will
de­
and prevent smuggling goods Into Ca­
R. P. Bonham of Portland, district , ton E. Spencer, university registrar, by Mrs. H. M-. Schilling and Mrs. J.
We too can get warrants and tres­ nada and at the same time assist the
enjoyed popularity during the late immigration inspector, was in Salem Up to
the number granted en. W. Campbell-. Mrs. C. W. Kellogg mand the services of thousands of
passers fine,
United States by preventing liquor
war was sung by the audience. arranging for the deportation of eight | trance exceed the number at tbe read W. L. Finley’s story of the Hum- Inspectors each year. Another lm-
Everyone present seemed to Join Inmates of the Oregon etate peulteu-j
,agt
b about 20
mlng bird. The club voted to sub- P^tant advantage of this method Is And we don't have to post every moving out of Canada into American
fence with a sign.
territory.
with a whole-hearted Interest In the tlary and eight patient, at th . state ;
„An ,ndIcatlons are that the scribe for Nature Magazine for the tbe sale of products en route to
market on Federal inspection with­ The peace Icvlng farmer is forced to
singing. A good deal of credit is hospital.
enrollment of new students this fall library.
the fray,
due Miss Compton for the manner
Will H. Moore, state insurance com­ will far exceed any prevous year,”
Mrs. E. P. Dodd read a very good in 24 to 48 hours from time of load­ For the china must go if the farmer LEGION IN ANNUAL SESSION
ing,
thus
making
it
possible
to
gauge
n which she labored to make the missioner, and W. A. Mullen, chief , Mr
Spencer said. Thursday and paper on the difficult subject, “In­
would stay.
Ovation Is Given When Commander
the market requirements before too
affair a success.
deputy in the department, have d e-.
ternational Relations.”
,
.
...
. _.
i Friday Septemeber 25 and 26, are
He looks on the flag that unfurlg to Quinn Embraces Confederate Chief.
late to save losses.
signed a sticker advertising fire pre-1 , .
. . . .
j
r
'set for the registration days, altho
the breeze,
St. Paul. Minn.—With military pre­
vention week, which le October 5 to
COLUMBIA RESIDENT
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entering students are expected, to Rev. Young Attending Conference
Roseburg to get natatorlum, gym­ And then at the game warden skulk­ cision, the annual convention of the
DIES AT PASCO SUNDAY 11, Inclusive.
take physical examinations on Mon.
ing at ease,
Rev. Henry Young left Sunday nasium and auditorium to cost »100,.
Amnrlcan Legion got under way here
Between 50,000 and 55,000 pounds of
day, September 22.
In the cool restful shade of his hand Monday, perfected organization, lis­
evening for the annual M. E. con­ 000.
Burial I* Made In That City Tuesday hops belonging to G. R. Fish, near
tened to several prominent speakers
planted trees.
ference at Medford. He will be
Springfield, were burned when fire
With Interment There
and launched into the real business
Grants Pass— A one and one-half able to report paid in full. This Is
Marshfield— City finds Brewster
leveled the hop house. Loss is about
Mrs. Dan Parker passed away at »5000. Mr. Fish had just concluded acre farm at Green’s Creek has sold the first time In several years that valley an adequate water supply for He thlnkg ° t vain toll In the swol- of the five-day gathering.
Addresses of welcome on behalf of
»785.85 berry Crop; total income the local church has met ltg bud­ Coos bay cities.
terlng sun,
the home of her sister in Pasco Sun­ his season’s picking.
He thinks of the license he pays on the city and state, greetings from tbe
day, where she had been for the past
Portland was visited by about 100 from place estimated at »1,000 for get. The church, business men and
G. A. K. and United Confederate Vet­
his gun.
community are to be congratulated
Astoria— Cranberry crop of Clat­
collection agency representatives Mon­ the year.
•■few weeks.
erans,
a message from President Cool­
He
mops
off
htg
forehead
and
mur­
for their cooperation and apprecia­ sop county expeced to reach 400 to
Members of the family had been day and Tuesday, when the sixth an­
idge and a gripping, solemn tribute to
murs by heck,
additional tion of what churches mean to com­ 500 bushels to acre.
Roseburg— City
called there several days previous by nual convention o* the Collection
It’s time to go take that d— m law the late Woodrow Wilson were in­
munities.
Agencies’ association of Oregon was fire equipment.
her serious condition.
cluded in the activities of the opening
by the neck.
Mri. Parker was well and favor­ held at the Multnomah hotel.
Session.
So
now
Mr.
Warden
come
on
if
you
ably known here and In Columbia
Automatic train controls, to stop
John R. Quinn, national commander.
dare,
where she wag active In Neighbor­ an engine If the engineer through |
In his address pointed to legion
Wo’ll show you a long list of men I achievements of the past year; reports
hood club work. Besides the ’ hus­ sudden death or laxity runs past the
who declare.
band a son Everet and adughter El­ warning block signals, are being In­
of several committees and an address
That
the season will open, when e’er by General Frank T. Hines, director
stalled
on
the
O.-W.
R.
A
N.
lines
be­
sie. survive her.
this old sinner,
The funeral was held at Pasco tween Portland and The Dalles.
of the veterans’ bureau, who told the
Drops down in our garden to pilfer veterans the bureau "had been cleaned
Hop and prune-picking operations
Tuesday and burial was made In
a dinner.
in Marion and Polk counties are near­
up.”
that city.
ing an end. The short picking sea- |
Ono happening on the speakers'
And also the court room will open platform broil-,ht ringing cheers from
Bon this year was due, it was said
Reception For Teachers
for those.
! the legionnaires. That was when
The Community Club and Parent- to the ^favorable weather, which has
permitted work without interruption.
Who trespass upon us to sucor our ! Commander Quinn clasped In his arms
Teacher Association will give a re­
1 General W. B. Haldeman of Louisville,
foea.
ception for the teachers of the school I A successor to R. B. Goodin, super- :
We will test out the power of these commander in-chief of the confederate
Friday evening. September 26, at I lutendent of the Oregon employment
veterans, and Judge i l l Torrance,
laws of the great (?)
I o'clock at the Hermiston high institution for the adult blind in Port- i
Minneapolis, representing the G. A. R.
land,
who
died
last
week,
probably
To
confiscate
our
farms
to
grow
school. The following program will
will not be considered until the next
game for the state.
be given:
regular meeting of the state board of
Or
to be more exact as the truth Railroads Protest Against Valuations.
Male Quartette. Meeers. Phipps, Wau-
Washington, D. C. — Nineteen rail­
control.
stands
to date.
gaman, Barnett, Hamm.
The September estimate of pear
To grow game for the gun clubs in roads on which the interstate cem-
Address of Welcome
production gives the total crop of the
merco commission has fixed aggre­
the name of the stats.
gate tentative final value of 3684,37«,-
“.............. „
_ _
u i« . United States as about the same as
Responses by Mr. Day and Miss,
IMS, but shows a general redaction
And this lg no bluff, but a bonified 306, claim an aggregate value of »1,-
Brierly.
044,877,904, or 80 per cent in excess
for the Pacific coast states. The Ore­
warning.
Rose Fairlea Dance. Betty, Charlotte gon crop is estimated at 1.153.000
of the final value found by the commie
We’ll arrest you as sure as the dawn
and Helen Ralph.
alon, according to Eugene W. Reed,
bushels against 1,640,000 bushels last j
of
the
morning.
Vocal Solo..................... Miss Compton year.
special valuation counsel of the Ne
We will not take the trouble to warn tlnnal Association of Railroad and
Address.................Mr. II. M. Schilling
Just why plae squirrels should he !
you with signs.
Utilities Commissioners.
Plano Solo________ Elisabeth Straw
seeking lower altitudes and forsaking ,
But
we’ll pinch every man who steps
Vocal Solo ...............Mtaa Kitty Short their mountain haunts I* a question
over our lines.
Parle O. K.'e Harriet Program.
Refreshments will be served Im­ raised by S. H. Walker of Umatilla
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Rambnnillet, France. — The French
mediately after the program.
tounly. Ordinarily, the little animals
Wedderburn— Macleay Estate sal- ^ r a t approved Premier Herrtot’e
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'remain far bach la the hills, hut this
men cannery using all available help program at the Geneva league of ■»
Sutherlin shipping prunes end year , bey
come down on the :
for what promisee to be record sea- ttons meeting. Including hit
pears to eastern and southern mar- fann> Porcupines and skaaks have
son run.
, The minister of finance presented
kets-
' also come down out of the mountains
-
economy pr< gram for balancing
—— — —— —•
to * greater extent than ever before.
A steria --Steamer loads 1200 tons budget,
Hood River—Cheeks for »56.00«
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wheat for Rnglinh market, and Ger­
forwarded to fruit growers for parti Grants Pane—Grape crop estlmst-
Nehalem— Work on new concreto
man steamer loads »,000 barrels of
payment of 1»»»
»
Jed at 20 90« luge.
highway paving to begin at on«*.
flour for London.
j
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CANADIAN MERCHANTS
URGE BORDER GUARDS
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