_ VITAL CHANGES A U □ I COURSE 0 7 BEBIO REALIZED HEBE. A U TOU ALIVE TO THEM! The Herald Keeps Close to the Heart and Mind of the Umatilla Project. uJtje Wrmtefcm Wralh NO. 81 HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1926 VOL. U Prospects Good IRRIGATORS TAKE BALLARD TELLS OF For Flood Water ONE FROM WESTON FARMING TRENNDS Up Until June ---------- SUNDAY CONTEST FILLED WITH STATE COUNTY AGENT LEADER More Than Half An Inch of Rain THRILLS FOR FANS Falls Here in Few Days; Snow T E T .T R OF CHANGE —— ——— — In Foothills. Tight Ball Flayed All Way With Favorable Markets For Specialty « ■ —.. «w • .» Phelps’ Hit Deciding Game Crops Sought by Districts Quite an amount of moisture has In Final Frame. of Northwest. I fallen over th is part of the state during the past few weeks, and pre­ In a base ball game in which the (By F. L. Ballard, County Agent cipitation at Hermiston since March b attin g of opposing pitchers was - a Leader w for w Oregon.) uvwucr .cavu ., | ;ji ha8 amounted to .56 of an Inch; feature, th© Hermiston Irr ig a te won Important economic trends are ap- i according to the records kept at the from a team from Weetou here last parent In Oregon’s agricultural in - ' reclamation office. ' Sunday by a score of 2 to 0. dustry. No the J j . W. stated recently | i The story ui of v the game might have u u s iiy . n u i longer v iig c i is ib iu c i fact n t i that! u ia i rv. Messner iu c s b iic i oiaicu icvcutiy ue siury iic a given district w ill produce a crop that some o f the precipitation has been cut from the pages of fiction satisfactorily sufficient reason for been In the form of snow In the Blue dealing with the great national pas- h»Hinn m aintains soil fertility | en,e rpr|Bes and of the combination and dairy products find a ready mar- enterprises most suitable to pro-! k et ln California. Montana, for in- conditions. It w as announce- atance led outside states in supplying m ent ot regtl|t of such a survey that! flan Francisco w ith butter last y*ar- ig i-eatly accelerated the changes In A first step ln Improving local pro- cnterprlses above noted ln Malheur ductlon Is elim ination of low produc-lfou n ty L R Brelthaupt of the ,n g cows by means ot the cow I*«1*'extension service, who directed the Plans call, there- gtudy )n Malheur county has been lng association. re., for such an organization As agg| gned to amist County Agents; fore., _ first step 11 herds have started to .g©nn|on aDd Morse In this work, legt a demonstration of what m a y , p Ou’try demonstration work aimed be accomplished with the larger “ "¡toward Increase In the volume of •Delation. (eggs produced through the estah- In the field of dairying again larg-^iighment of most economical produc- cat profits are made from pasture«. t|p n units Is on the program. Growers Urged BURNS PROVE FATAL TWO FIRSTS WON To Watch Pack TO MRS. J. H. REID !N DECLAMATION On Asparagus BOARDMAN MAN IS BUYER OF FIVE ACRE TRACT HERE A deal was completed early thia week whereby ownership of a five acre tract of land, commonly known as the Chester W hite place, was ac qulred by H. W. Klages from Wll 11am P. Stokes. m i. Klages moRcn nun m vo at Boardman, u...«.., Mr. now lives but he plans to move to his acreage Hora na bin lHVrt here fla as arvin soon aa hla nhilflrpn children V have finished the Bchool year. He w ill start making some changes and im­ provements on the place Immediate­ ly. The new owner Is a poultry man and plans to devote his tim e and place to poultry and egg production. He expects to run 1.000 hens on the place. The deal was made by E. P. Dodd. JANE WARNER AND EDDIE DEN­ Checks Show Some Cut Tips Too DEATH Long and Few Crates Are S E ! GET MEDALS Under Weight. Due to inexperience and lack o f ! « « Hermiston Schools Add to Their «« care some growers of asparagus have) Fame in Public Speaking not been keeping up to the required 1 By Victories. standard pack In some of the crates CLAIMS PROMINENT LOCAL WOMAN ------- ~ F ™ ® „SPUle^ . 8<”m * Of Burns That Ended Life. - that have been shipped out of Her- Mrg j H Reid one Qf th# W ith thr0e representatives com­ m iston, It was pointed out by J. W. promluent women on the proJect> peting for honors in the county McMullen of the growers’ body. , A .. . .___ - . . . / J died at the fam ily home, four milea school declamatory contests which j Asparagus when cut should not northeast .. p of . Hermiston, .. < • w Wednesday H were held at Pendleton Friday and I exceed seven inches in length. If . , . * 7, * 1 morning about 10 o'clock. Funeral Saturday nights, Hermiston schools It Is longer than the specified len g th ; were he(d thlg aftenjoon , t emerged w ith two first prizes and the tlpe come in contact with t h e ,3 o.cl(R.k from thg home added further to their fame as win­ tep of the crate and are damaged. .1 Death resulted from burns eua- ners In pubic speaking work. The crates are sold to contain 12 u ,ncd gu evenlliK about 7;3# Jane Warner and Eddie Bensel, pounds net of asparagus, and crates #n home when 1 epresenting grades division won are so marked, and in some cases , ... , .. . . ’ a kerosene spilled on the kitchen first prizes In their divisions and where checks have been made, the table w hile she was fillin g a lamp the gold medals that the victories I entitled them to. Apita P au lsen ,1 weight is not being made, Mr. Mc­ caught tire and ignited her clothing. Mullen said. Following th© accident, Mrs. Retd high school representative, did not I "We are new on the asparagus place In her division. Her voice ( market, and growers should take went out on the back porch to get a blanket with which she expected broke before she completed h e r . every care ana fUmeg whe kitchen which Mr. Reid ex- Fred Kiddle of Island City an­ M ilton-Freewater, second. Humorous, grades 3, 4, 5— Zane throngh the local reclamation office. tlngulBhed. nounced his candidacy for the repub­ Medical aid was secr.-ed aa quick­ lican nomination for Joint senator Kemler, Adams, first; Marian John­ N otification was made by ditch rid­ ly as possible, both Dr. Sears from son. Pendleton, second. D In lit 1 II • ers person. from the district comprising Union, Figures at the reclamation office! Hermiston and Dr. Parker from Psn- Patriotic, grades 6, 7, 8— Alice Umatilla and Morrow counties. ahow that at present in the H erm is-! dleton being in consultation on th s Inlow, Pendleton, first; John Kirk, Mr. Kiddle has been actively en ton district there are 169 se ttlers; ease, and every possible care was gaged In the flour m illing and Athena, second. eligible to receclve water and 179 taken of Mrs. Reid, but the burns. Dramatic, grades 6, 7, 8— Jane grain business for the past ten years Ruse who are not eligible. Of th© 179 not which affected the skin on more than and Is the son of a former state Warner, Hermiston, first; eligible, however, it has been esti­ half of her body, proved too serious senator and member of the ptate Nelson, Pendleon, second. Humorous, grades 6, 7, 8— K ath­ mated that 69 oould make the pay­ an Injury to be overcome. highway commission, the late E. E. Mrs. Reid was conscious a great ryn Mitchell, Echo, first; Valda ments that would entitle them to re­ Kiddle, one of the pioneerB of this deal of the time after the accident Hullck, Umapine, second. ceive water. If such payipent ts section. He was born and! raised made, thoee eligible on the Her­ and was calm and courageous. T h . n Eastern Oregon, w as graduated two second placeB. In the extemporaneous division, miston district w ill be 228, as news of the accident and of her front the University of Oregon and death brought sorrow to the many attended the University of Cam­ Duncan Holiday of Pendleton was against 110 not eligible, and esti­ friends. first and Ray Dudley of Athena sec­ mated unable to pay. bridge, England, follow ing the Mrs. Reid was 49 years old, and In the West Extension district, He was a World War veteran ond. Robert Bunnier of Pendleton, her maiden name was Genevieve won frst ln the oratorical division 107 are eligible, and 78 are Inelig­ and served 14 months ln France. Tarbox. Her marriage to Mr. Reid Mr. Kiddle has been extrem ely act­ and Francis Nash of Pilot Rock, ible.. Of those ineligible the recla­ _ ____________ __________ wa" solemnized August 9, HOB. To was second. First place in the dra­ mation ofteials have estimated that ive ajtd prominent In American Leg­ 33 could make payments by a saert-phem were born three children, Wal- ion work in the state and nation, matic division was won by Miss Har That would bring the list of lace of Seattle; Howard, a senior in was state commander of the Legion riet Ahern. of M ilton-Freewater fice those eligHHe up to 140 and leave 4 5 ,the Hermiston high school; and Miss Ahearn being the only one of in 1923-24, and is one of the most ineligible and classified as unable to; Barbara 7. Wallace Reid arrived popular and best known ex-service the g fls entered In various divisions pay | home Tuesday morning after news who won a prize. Bobby Miller of men ln Oregon. These figures were taken for the of the accident reached him. Pendleton, was second. Ralph Mc­ Charles K. Cranston of Pendleton farms on which water Is being used Mr. and Mrs. Reid came to the Is actively at work for the republi­ Ewen of Athena, took first place in and do not Include any abandoned. project 19 yearp ngo th is summer the humorous division and George can nomination as county treas­ acreages | from Sprague, W ashington. During urer. He was a Hermiston visitor Currin, of Pilot Rock, was second. No headgates have been locked, thelr long period of residence here last week and said that he expected Mrs. Linder and Mrs. Royce will and ditches are now carrying water, they have made many friends. Mrs to make formal announcement w ith ­ The length of time during which Reid was prominent ln civic affairs in a short time. He formerly was entertain the Neighborhood club on water delivery w ill continue is and gave freely of her time to work Wednesday, March 14, at the home county treasurer and also was at problemlcal and uncertain, according! on public matters. Her kindly dis- one time for a number of years In of Mrs. Linder. position. Industry and courage were the F irst National bank of Pendle­ Some other candidates are ts fol­ to all the Information available. qualities of character that endear­ ton. If elected Mrs. Anne Cornwall lows: ed her to many and caused her THURSDAY. APRIL 18, IS o f Pendleton w ill serve as hts dep­ Mrs. B ettle DeHart, for the re­ SET FOR CLEAN UP DAY death to be very keenly regretted. uty, a positon which she held w hile publican nomination as county treas­ Her sister, Mrs. A. W. Lemon of urer. She Is now deputy treasurer he was treasurer. Garfield, W ashington, w as here at Twenty-one Captains Appointed To Mrs. Mae Friedly of Pendleton Is and is thoroughly conversant with the time of Mrs. Reid's death. Three Aid in W ork; City Is To also a candidate for the republican the work required ln the office. brothers reside ln California. Mrs. Haul Trash. nomination as treasurer. Mrs. Mae Friedly of Pendleton has N ext Thursday, April 15, has been! Reid was a member of the Congre- Glenn Dudley of Athena has an­ also filed for the republican nomi­ designated at Clean Up day for Her-i nationalist church. nounced as a candidate for the re­ nation for county treasurer. publican nomination for representa­ I. M. Schannep is a candidate to mlston, and on or before that day tive from this couty, and 3. A. Mil­ succeed him self as county Judge, the premises of all property In th e , SECTIONAL TRACK, FIELD MEET YO BE HELD APRIL 17 ler of Milton w ill run to succeed and J. O. Hales w ill run to succeed city are expected to be cleaned up _______ him self as commissioner. Both are and cleared of all weeds, trash and, himself. ^ b^ gect| onai track and field The democratic party has been republicans. H. J. Taylor of Pen­ rubbish of all kinds. The date was working in an effort to have a fu ll dleton has announced him self as a set by the Commercial club nt its ]nfct )n w b|cb representatives from ! ' Iscno, Echo, Stanfield, OIWUIICU, Umatilla VM-ww..-» and ----- Her- — ticket In the field to Insure com­ candidate for the Joint senatorship meeting Tuesday. At the session of the city cou n cil, |u(fiton w l„ competp for the right to petition for all offices in the fall from Um atilla and Union counties t( — — succeed himself. He is a democrat Wednesday night a decision was enter the county meet - n - Pendleton election. ' made for the city to hire trucks to will be held ln Hermiston Saturday, ! haul away trash on Clean Up day. J April 17. It w as provided, however, that pro­ Coach lllghhee has been working perty owners should burn everything * number o( agplrants for track ¡com bustible, and trash to be hau,edj honoVB dllrtI1B the past few days, away must be In sacks, boxes o r jhnt no vpry gpr|0Us practice work barrels in the alleys »0 It can be bgg bgcn by tbp ,ocaig. pros- j loaded onto trucks without delay, j ^ c(g nn( ycry brlght for ths President McKenzie of the f om- Herm,gt0|1 trnm. unless greater tn- i merclal club has appointed cap ,aln s! Ipregt shown by the athletes, to serve ln a supervisory « P “ “ * ! ! Coftch m ghbee Coach Highbee said, said. for the cleaning of the city. Each Jack Smith looks good for some captain w ill serve for the block o n ; ' ( points In the w eights events. In the the street on which he resides. He gprjntg Jobn and oerald Mc- ! w ill have both sides of the *tr e ,t Benzie have ’ showing up well, back to the alleys. The block cap- Kmes« tr'-- *8* been doing i tains are as follows: some goo ' work In th, mile. The , - •a c -' aggregation. W. L. Hamm. F. B. fiwayze, •> fpaIT1 |g SkoVbo, John W aller. Carl Voyen. aid . Bert Hanellne, Thos Wurster. H. E H ttt, T. P. Campbell. C. A, Paul, E. 1 tlil nù 0 " - "as Rtt ‘ — L. Cherry. R- Brownson. Otto, an,' ' ' f ■ Itoe’ has ¡Pierce Charles Taylor, George Wag- 1 *’• ' ner F. D. Callahan, F. V. Prime, announce* j n > m ild . * far the re- w n t l.m Shaar. R O. Horning. W publican nnmi- an : Ju.ntt repre- W F. lthouse, and Sid Warren senta ve from Un. . - at Morrow 1 • counties. He w l’l o p ,-e - Roy ” tt- „ Iter r.t Pendleton. Mr. Gilliland was The tormerly ronnty, Judge He exprw,-. » h n , arranged j . .m r.t«, to b e ctl him self In favor of a state in- tor a smoker 10 »•' . ,, _ , A n rlt 3 In con e tax, enforcement of the pro- Pounds'h'alV There will be' 28 hlbltlon laws and c-onomy In th . NEW INTEREST IS SHOWN IN POLITICS W e lc o m e H o m e rounds of fast m illing for fa n s., handling of public funds. Kid Peck of Portland and Ray Wise High School Team Win« o f Toppenish w ill be th« headliners The Hermiston high school in an eight round event. They w ill we, n In in »1 »»• __ Dove, ball team went to Boardman last Frl- ! weigh nt 132 v__- pounds. Knlght o f Irrigon and Darrell Allen day where Boardman was met and o t La Grand, will do the sem i-final conquered by a score of 17 to !„lx rounds Three other figh ts have! Woodard and Christian constitute^ hilled. i,h e H .r n |sto n battery,