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VOL XIX
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1925
ENOS MARTIN IS
NEW WATERMASTER
MISS RUTH AKTRR
ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT
Ex-Hermiston High 8chool Girt Will
Wed University Student
A picture of Miss Ruth Akers ap­
High School Mirror
250 PEOPLE AT­
TEND RABBIT DRIVE
No. 23
LINOTYPE
AUDITORIUM SCENE OF
VALENTINE PARTY
Devoted to the Interest and Development of the Hermiston Schools
WILL ASSUME NEW DUTIES AT peared on the society page of last
TWO DRIVES ARE MADE WHICH
ABOUT 125 GUESTS ENJOY CARDS
Voi. 4.
Sunday’s Oregonian and w ith it the
A break in our linotype
follow ing: The engagement of Mias
NETS 1200 RABBITS
AND DANCING
The
game
between
Hermiston
Hl
Ruth M. Akers of Klondike, Oregon.
occurred the first of the week.
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An informal party was given last
W ill T .V . M..
'to Bert W. Halloway o f Leavenworth' teams and Hellx teams February 13 Saturday night at the home of Eliz­
We
were
unable
to
set
any
mt w
„ j u
Mey' W ash., was recently announced at ia ¡»niclpated to be one of the clos­ abeth Straw. About six couples A Large Number of Pendleton Sports­
type or even cerrect our! Ba^ itbX i i n T PrUte? ^ rBted
er» Who Has Had the Position
the
University of Oregon. Both est and be8t games played on the were present and the evening spent
man Are On Hand To Enjoy
xir
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xv
Valentln«* and Festoon»
For Some Time.
Miss Alters and Mr. Halloway are ,oca* Hoor. The
probable line-up at dancing. Every one reported an
The Fun.
proofs. We have done the
of Hearts. Stage Transform­
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prominent student body members that- Coach King w ill send on the enjoyable evening.
best we could under the
ed Intd Living Room.
At a m eeting of the board of dir- Mt8e Akerg „ a member of Kwam, ; floor are
ectors of the Hermiston Irrigation ?lrl8. glee cIub Mot(jr
A, pba
Boys
circumstances
and
ask
that
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Girls
The rabbit1 drive staged In. the
D istrict recently held Enos Martin Pbl and ,3 8ecretary of tbe 8tudent
Zueskl
F Pauline Voleker
The children's operetta given last Columbia district last Sunday was you bear with US until such
Monday evening, February 9, the
was recommended for the position body. Mr Halloway
aff,ila ted Ethmen Garrett
F Hazel Stanton Saturday night was pronounced an
well attended by people of Hermiston time as repairs can bfe made. Henn,8ton auditorium was the scene
of watermaster of the Umatilla pro- wlth Bacheiordom. local fraternity. ! Rob«rt Toiler
C Pauline Morris immense succesg both dramatically
!of a lnrge and ve|Y dellghful dane-
and
surrounding territory. A large SEN. STANFIELD WANTS TO
ject. It is understood that his ap- and ,s B member of tbe men’s glee
Mabel Dorlson and financially. About' Bixty dol­
ing and card party.
polntment is assured.
club. The date for tbe wedd|ng hag Gall Alspach
G Wanda Alspach lars were cleared which w ill go in ­ number of Pendleton sportsmen mot­
ESTABLISH HOME-LOAN BANKS
... About one hundred and twenty
Mr. Martin has been, connected not been s e t
, Henry Campbell
G Cassie McAlar to the student-body treasury.
ored to this city early In the morn­
w ith the Reclamation service for a
Mlss Akers
we„ known t<J the ! ------------* - ■ ? -
Senator Stanfield of Oregon h a s ! K"e9,s *"J°yed the hospitality of the
ing and left with, the Hermiston
introduced in the United States se n -!io,low ,ng ho8,!' and b081 e8Bea: Mr.
number of years and no doubt the re8ldent, of Hermiston and vicinity.
this up in near future.
aggregation. At 9 o’clock
there ate a bill to establish a system of and Mrs R B Mitchell, Mr. and
experience gained from th is fact w ill hei. fatber at one tlme ow nlng a
Guy Weaver, of Hubbard, Oregon,
greatly aid him in handling the af- rancb , n the Coiumbla diatrIct.
motored to Irrigon Friday morning was a long precession of cars load National Home Loan Banks to be or Mrs- A H- Norton, Mr. and Mrs. W.
fairs of hlg office in a competent
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returning Chauncey Grim who has ed with men, women and children, ganlied ganized and operated under 'I' ^ arner. Mr. and Mrs. F. B.
manner. He w ill take the place of
been down there for a weeks’ visit. leaving thlg city for the drive The Federal supervision fcr the purpose ' " ayze and Mr- and Mrs. F. C. Me-
(Too late for lest week.)
“OLD MUGGS” PASSES ON
George Meyers who has held the job
Guy Weaver returned Teusday and start was made from the Waugaman cim aking loans at low interest -Kenzle-
A double heade- game of basket
for some time.
Tbp staK“ was transformed into a
Graham corners a little after 9:30. rates and upon favorable terms of
"Old Mugs” is dead. Perhaps ball was played here Friday, Jan. Hugh Grim took hlg vacation, going
Two lines were formed, men with payment to the people in securing cbarmlng living room where card
to
the
Valley
with
Mr.
Weaver.
there is no one in Hermiston who 30
The Umatilla boys defeated Ir-
clubs composing the first lin e and and paying for homes of their own. P,ayers beld forth at bridge and var-
ODI GAL PARENTS OR A
did not know Mugs.,He was only a rigon'g second tam by a scare of 14
The senator says: “The biggest lons card Kal™‘a
Tom Chatterton arrived Tuesday ethers w ith guns brought up the
PARABLE ON PARTIES dog and filled a very sm all nlch in to 7, which was played first. The
ir. The guns were brought into thing our government can do in
TbP ballroom was appropriately
having
returned
from
Honolulu
th s world, but he filled it w ll, No Irrigon regulars defeated Pendleton
(By a High School Philosopher)
use only after rabbits had broken building American/ citizenship and decorated with valentines and fes-
m atter under what circum stances Night Hawks,score 31 to 25. Some where the boat he is employed on
Thre wer« certain parents that-
thiough the fiist line. It is stated combatting the destructive forces of toons of hearts, making an effect-
made a trip recently.
you met him he was sure to greet of the best shbstltute8 were held lu
had a son and daughter whom they .
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,
that the gun section Inflicted whole- Bolshevism. Socialism, extravagance lvp background for the variously col­
loved very dearly. Now it happened y°" W‘‘h * hearty W° g ° f, h‘8
i « ^ v e for the big game and had it
Mrs. N. Seaman and daughter ff l« slaughter upon the pests while and unemployment Is to aid men and ored party gowns. Music was fur-
that, because of inherited qualities a"d P“ ‘
n° 8e UP aga’“« yOU, been PIayed in rever8p order a bet'
Fredia went to Pendleton Monday the club line drove thm Into corrals women to secure homes of their »iRbcd by the Briggs orchestra and
which is the only w ay a dog has of ter show ing would probably have
and characteristics, ¡thente children
and even a greater number were dis­ own.
. favors for the danecs distributed by
returning Wednesday.
Raying how-do-you-do. Hope you been made by the second team
were popular students in their high
patched in th is manner.
j MisB Jane Warner and Master Ger-
are well and happy today.„Oftlmes against Umatilla. The boys have
school. Of course all popular stu­
! uld McKenzie.
At noon a halt was made for lunch
The Woman’s Club of Umatilla
mortals and even dogs are too busily made use of the old school building
To Swim English Channel
dents! and who Is not popular in a
at the Tabor place and the second
At 10:30 the grand march was led
gave
a
big
dance
in
the
Irrigon
ball
small high school) liked to attend engaged w ,th their own affa,r» to ‘his winter and practiced rgularly.
drive of the day was started from
by Mrs. W. J. Warner and F. C. Mc­
Saturday
evening.,
The
hall
was
.11 parties where they could m ingle eX‘ n e d a C^ " y
the Mr. W illiams, manager of the regu-
The two drives uetted
Kenzie. The prize for the lucky
jammed full. No larger crowd ever
w ith those of their own age and edu- bas8prby' But "ot 80 ’ “ h M u ff, lars, saye he w ill claim champlon-
circle waltz was won by Mrs. C. S.
gathered
in
Irrigon
to
a
dance.
The
aboub
1200
rabbits,
catlonal ambitions. Accordingly the Everyone wa« b '8 W end and none ship Of Morrow and Gilliam countles
McNaught and W. T. Roberts.
students often held- .parties where
° ° ° bscure for h,m to pa“
hpy >'ay and dpfaa‘ tbam dur- dance was for the benefit of the
One of the prettleBt spectacles of
scholarship loan.
N
ew
A
rctic
E
xpedition
they might dance or play cards or
"
♦,
n. ♦ w
tbe moDth of Febr,lary- H e l s
the
evening was a moonlight bubble
An Arctic expedition largely under,
play games more suited to their „ " , 8
that
“ T * trylng to arrange games w lth Ar’
waltz, in which the dancers carried
taken
by
Oxford
university,
England,
tagteg
on ‘his earth he no doubt has bis lington. Ione. Lexington and Hepp-
gay baloons and sang to the strains
Rextn and Turpentine
la about to start on an exploration
. '
,
troubles and disappointments as we ner. The faet that Pendleton Night
As young folks often do, one . . .
,
..
of "I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles,”
north Eastland, a large island, 90
Put to Various Uses of
rilght these high shool students were " L n ” he h A
t^
^ 7
T
” Hawks de,Pated the Purble Oian,B
miles square, which lies to the north­
the moon being in this case, a large
Resin and turpentine have been pro­ east of Spitzenbergen. Two previous
having such a good tlm that they
” 7 bB^ d *
of Stanfleld
a sb° re °< 35
34
Illuminated heart.
did not wish to dismiss at an early ' “ T A *
J Urther
Tuesday evenlng’ 8P*aks
for the duced on tills continent since 1062. attempts have been made to explore
Punch was served during the eve­
These
commodities
were
gathered
and
i t The first in 1873 was by the Nor­
hour, but they were forced to quit A
„
.
7 ? ,
A , * Irr'S° n b° yS &nd g‘VeS them C° UraSe
ning by MisaeH Jane Warner, Elea­
exported
by
the
early
colonists.
While
. had dug it up and stolen It from to tackle bigger teams.
wegian Nordenskiöld, and wna only
the place of innocent amusement. h , m Qr maybe a per8On whom „„
nor Briggs and Elizabeth Straw.
they were originally used for caulking partly successful. A German expedi­
Continued
meeting
of
the
Farm
wooden
vessels
and
protecting
rope
rig­
At 12 o’clock a buffet supper was
Young folks must have their fun so haf) mfit wgg
# grouch an(J
tion in 1912 perished ir. the attempt.
tl>ey rode or parked around in cars on thJg d&y instead of gtrok,
hlg Bureau Monday evening returned ging. thus gaining their name of “naval A specially designed seaplane will be
served and at 1:30 the party dis­
most of the members of the previous stores,” chemistry has developed many
u n til tw elve or one o ’clock.
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persed, ail vow ing the occasion to
- a
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head as they had often done, give Monday night. Straw vote was tak­ uses for resin and turpentine, making used. It will have a closed cabin,
carry a collapsible boat, and be
Loving them as they did their h|m
k,ck fnstead
But Muga never
have been' a huge success.
them indispensable in a large number
parents and the school officials plac- Jogt n a th Jn human nature
Hg en to obtain the w ishes o f the peo­ of Important Industries, says the Mon­ equipped with floats so designed that
landing may be made on the ice. The
ed a taboo on all high school par- kep{
on w agg,
htg ta„ and ple as to moving tUe ,oldl1 school treal Star.
plane will be provisioned for five
ties In the future, giving as their 8pread,ng gun8hine in tbe only way house closer to the new building
Soap manufacture leads in consump­ weeks. The main equipment of the
which can be done at th is time tion of resin, with surfacing of writing
reason for so doing that young peo- (hat God ha<J ma)Je u po(wlWe
cheap on account of house movers and printing paper ranking sedh.id, expedition will be carried in two ves­
pie must have sleep, and th at there
sels, one a 300-ton Norwegian whaler,
a dog to do so.
y THOM AS A KKL E-CLARK
being in the district. The result Resin is also extensively used In the
was no sense in such hours. “Look
Last Wednesday morning Mugs was 36 to I I in favor of the move. manufacture of varnishes, waterproof­ the other a small Norwegian sealing
Jean of Men, U niversity o f
sloop.
The
expedition
will
be
led
by
st us!” thev cried. “ We don’t do as you passed on. Yes, he was only a dog
Illinois.
It w ill noy be up to the school board ing compounds, rooting materials, George Blnney, leader of last year’s
wen* to do ”
but he w ill be missed just the same to do as they wish providing all leather dressings, lubricants, waxes, Oxford expedition.
Knowing that father and mother al­ and if there is a heaven for canine«
linoleum and electric insulation. Tur­
CLIIAHAM came to the town in which
ways know best, the son and daugh­ where there are hundreds of cata suitable arrangements can be made. pentine Is an Important industrial fac­
The permanent wave is not perma­
he is now living a good many
tor as a thinner for paint, solvent for nent, nor will tlie bob stay bobbed.
ter consented to abide by the regu­ to chase and oceans and oceans of
(•ears ago without friends and without
inks,
waxes,
rubber
and
waterproofing
The
farmers
warehouse
question
lations of the taboo.
money. He was honest, hard working,
bones to bury Mugs has entered that
The war filled the world with Junk
By and by, there came a time rea]m
was discussed at length and agreed compounds, ns well as in chemical and
ind dependable, and in time he got ou'
pharmaceutical combinations.
and the peace is filling It with bunk.
in business. He made friends and he
when the older folks got tired of
that It was time we had some place
married a sensible girl. He started a
routine (a thing that young folks
to store feed and bey in car loads.
Birthday Party
Robina are optimista. In the roldst
little greenhouse out on the edge of
ehottld never do) and decided to In­
A
comm
ittee
of
five
was
appointed
A birthday party was given Mrs.
A n a ly ze Flowing Gas
of house huntlng they have time for
town, going into debt for the land and
dulge |n the innocent amusement of E. P. Illsley on the evening of Feb. by the chairman to investigate the
Determination of the amount of car­ a song.
(or the equipment, hut he had a good
a dancing and card party.
Easiness und the future looked prom­
7 at the home of Dr. W. W. Ills- different ways of financing and bon dioxide gas in the flue gases from
They rented a great hall and In- ley. The occasion was in the nat- construction and to report when blast furnaces is an Important method
Wonder if angleworms are present
ising.
rifed all theiri friends— people ,of ure pf a surprlse and thoee who con. ready. F. C. Frederickson wae nam­ of furnace control, but It has al­ in the garden a man Is turning over
He hail one recreation—music. He
rould slug and he could play the
their own age and am bitions— for trlbuted toward makln g It one to ed a8 chairman of this committee ways been a difilcult job to get sam­ Just to tantalize him?
they were determined to have t h e '
remembered were Mrs. Longhorn, with H. W. Grim, C. T. Saling, A. ples of the hot gases for analysis. A
Miss Helen Wainwright, America'!, violin marvelously well. It was his
It Is now generally agreed that the ell-round champion mermaid of 1924, m e talent, and he used It skillfully for
best tim e possible. There w as a n ! Mrs gklnner Mv8 W est, Mrs. D. H. Yerkins and N. Seaman assisting. German Arm has now invented a meth­
od of using electricity to make con­ way to reduce Are losses is by having will undertake to awlin the English Ids own enjoyment und for the satis­
orchestra and lots of eats. A ll of Cook Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Mumma, Mrs. The North Morrow County Fair tinuous analyses of the flowing gas fewer fires.
channel, coveted goal of the world’s faction of ills friends.
the people had on their party clothes. Botkln Mr„ gkovbo. Mra. Shotwell, question was discussed and motion Different gases have differing powers
Then one unlucky spring day a cy­
greatest long-distance swimmers, next
Some of the fairer sex had new d ress-: M)sa c]ara Ha„ Mrg Wagner and carried to have chair appoint com­ of heat transmission.
The
latest
labor-saving
device
Is
that
Electrically
summer. The decision was reached al clone struck the town and laid waste
es for the occasion, and marcelled Mrg w w illsley
mittee of five to solicit slgnaturs heated wires are passed through an Philippine earthquake which shook a meeting of the governors of H ip a considerable part of the residence
hair and ever’thing.
I
as to w hat aid they can depend on air chamber and through one filled dov/n all the coconuts.
Women's Swimming association, when district and left Graham’s greenhouse
W ell the party was a huge sue- j q R ni M find W ifT R etu n iS to to assist in putting on thlg fair and with flue gases. Electrical resistance
Miss Charlotte Epstein, chairman of a heap of tangled iron and broken
Statistics show that gum chewing
if people bind themselves to assure of the wires changes with the temper­
cess! An observer said that he had
the sports committee, was author glass, ills dwelling house, which was
H am ilton.
fell off In 1923 to the amount of $13,-
lzed to make ull arrangements for tin adjacent to the greenhouse was torn
never seen such furious dancing in
its success, to go ahead and make ature, and since the relative heat losses
J. G. Knight, who is known to a
measure the amount of carbon dioxide 000,000, or quite a w ad.
Into fragments by the swirling wind
trial.
a ll of his stay in that town. Why
further
arrangements
w ith the In the flue gas, that percentage can
und there was not n piece of glass left
host of friends in th is city a s ,
Boardman people. Chairman Glas­ be easily measured by determination
one dignified business man of no
The native of Punxsutawney gets a
In the greenhe&se us big as a man's
“Brownie” , returned to Hermiston
Sir
Edwin
Lutyens
gow did not name this committee of the electrical resistance.
less than fifty and no more than
lot of fun out of such funny western
hand.
from Twin Falls, Idaho, the latter
names aa Walla Walia.
at the m eeting but expects to make
sixty years whirled his wife— and
Graham’s wife and his three chil­
part
of
last
week
Mrs.
Knight
dren were seriously, if not fatally.
the wives of other men— around the
accompanied hr husband. Up until
Injured, nnd the whole family was In
floor so rapidly that they were sick-
some months ago "Brownie” was
the hospital, he with a crippled back
enet near unto death, if you know
and a broken arm and a spirit pretty
w hat I mean, like one som etim es is owner and proprietor of the Imper­
«ell crushed. Ije was ulmost wrecked
ial
cleaning
establishm
ent
in
this
on a ship in a heavy sea. The music
physically, hut a few days after the
V »8 bo entrancing, any way some- city. He sold the business to Jack
storm he was driven out from the hos
th in g was so entancing. that they WhUe a "d ‘eft fOr Twln Fa,ls Where
pltal to see the remnants of what was
just didin't notice how tim e was he w“s ° " ered a poa,tion Wlth a
once home. It was a bizarre sight ot
slipping away.
.
slm -,8r bus,ne88’ A few daya a* °
broken glass, twisled window frames
and withered vegetables that met
When they returned home at one- he re9'gned and dr0Ve through frOm
his gaze. Nothing v.es left; he had
thirty, son and daughter were sleep­ the Idaho city. Mr. Knight Is un­
notiilng wllli which to sturt anew,
decided whether he w ill take over
ing soundly, in fact, they had been
nnd he was three thousand dollars In
the Imperial cleaners here or go to
in deep slumber ever since nine at
debt.
Pendleton
on
a
proposition
that
has
which time they had finished their
He would lur e shot himself, he said,
been
offered
him
there.
ami ended his troubles at once. If he
preparations for the next day’s
hail had a . tin. Then suddenly as he was
school lessons. Father and mother
I silting d' -point nl lu the midst of the
Community Club Meeting
tip-toed in stealth ily and w ent to
I ruin of his po> -sious. a robin came
T he Community <£ubi w ill m eet
bed without making a sound. It
i nnd perched . "on the broken branch
in the library basement Tuesday,
would be a shame to awaken the „
of u fallen maple tree and began to
children, and then if they knew of P*™ary2 7? &t 3 *
sing riotously and courageously. And
the hour they m ight fly into an aw
y w
**** * talk on
then nearby he saw a torn nest, the
■‘Adolescence,” a subject which w ill
little birds within It dead. It was an
ful rage and taboo all social gather­
be of interest to alt. It Is hoped
j other home wreci.ed. 'Tears came into
ing*, of whatever sort, | nthe future.
that many w ill take advantage of
j his eyes, and courage crept back Into
However, the children heard the
' ids heart, and lie pulled himself to­
this opportunity to get some valu­
reports the next day. The party
gether.
able information on the subject.
was the best ever held! “W hy. we
“If that bird cat. sing." he said to
Mrs. W. L. Hamm w ill give a paper
were as chipper at one o’clock as
himself, “by God, I can sing too,” and
on "American Sculptors.”
|4ir
Edwin
Lutyens,
it.
A.,
vice
p
ro
when we started,” some declared.
be did.
! Ident of the Itoyul Institute of British
Mrs. Fred Callahan w ill talk on
Friends came to his assistance, he
Bon and daughter heard all this
"Personal Experience in B eautify­
: Architects, who bus been awarded tbt made a new start, and today business
with some amazement. Had not
gold nndfil of the American Institute i 1« liourlsblng. And still lie sings und
ing Home Grounds.”
father and mother made them stop
of Architect« In recognition of hi« re plays the violin.
a!! of thir parties at eleven sharp,
marknhle work. Till« 1« th« flr«t time ( t , l:
t / V. t' ru N w ¡» p e r Uniont
Baptist church— Services for Sun­
And mother was Just over to see day. February 15: Bible school at
in 17 yc«rs tlmt thi« honor hn« gone
the doctor yesterday: kidney trou-
to nn Eovli«hin«n. Sir Edwin 1« th«
. . . . . . .
. 10 o’clock, classes for all. Preaching
d(*«.goer of the ccnotHph In London.
hie. Maybe father and mother had
„ A M gBd 7 . J0 p M
changed their minds; people may do SubRet foy mornlng
-.Ood.,
its
often
com­
that som etim e. Maybe they w eren’t rx,Tenan, W |th braeI .. A.
mented upon thet
ro anelent after altl.
w„rth pagtor
th* biggest famblles
At any rate they were r ig h t .,
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are among th* poor.
Father and mother are always right.
j ay Orlgg* and Jess Lower of
S h u ck s,
though.
Local talent is usu­
We young folks should follow their Boardman, were busineaa visitors In
ally more local than ! lin t’s sintph- thet’s why they're poor.
• u m p le and not stop before one!
Hermiston Monday afternoon.
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