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The “Stabat Mater” la a
Published «very Thursday at Har. poem of uncertain authorship,
mistos, Urna tilla County, Oregon by erally ascribed either to Jacopone or
Joseph 8. Harvey, editor and maa- to Pope Innocent IIL It came Into
popular nse In the Thirteenth century,
ager._________________________
although not et that time with any
Entered as second elaee matter musical setting. Because of the beau­
1901, at the postoffice at ty of the poem. It became a great
Umatilla County, Oregon favorite with composers, and benco a
number of musical settings have been
furnished for It, the earliest being
Batea
________ »2.0» that of Joaquin dee Pres, which ap-
One Tear
________ »1.00 peared In 1519. Other compositions
Six Months
are those of Perfoleel. Haydn. Stef
fanl, Claro, Astorga, Winter. Rai­
VOTE NOVEMBER 8
mondi, Dvorak. Verdi. Ernest Walker,
and Sir C. V. Stanford.—Literary Di­
Next Tuesday. November 2. citi­ gest
zens of Oregon will eltct a number
of officers to serve them In various
One Bridge in 2,000 Mile»
capacities. The chances are that all
In China there la only one bridge
of ua will be able to survive, even ' spanning the mighty Yangtze river,
If after the voice have beta count- ; which has a course of more than 2.000
ed, some of our favorites have met miles. Thia bridge Is at Txull. It Is a
with defeat. The chief duty now- suspension bridge with two pairs of
facing citlxens Is that they inform six chains clinging to the boards with
themselves as well as they mgy as to s railing alongside. It Is In fairly
how they should vote and then cast good repair. There was once anothe-
a ballot. To have a hand in nam­ brldge at Chaotung. but because of
ing those who are to represent us In raids from the north whereby Chine«
were carried off Into slavery tb<
our various political subdivisions Is Chinese themselves broke doom thi
not only a privilege but also a duty. bridge, leaving only the one at Txull
Tbe action of Senator Stanfield In
bolting his party after he was given
every consideration at the hands of Clock Could Do M ott
the people In the primaries prob­
Everything but Talk
ably will have the result of causing
A clock that showed the motions
republicans to vote the ticket of tbe sun, marked the years and
straight.
some historical events was completed
The recent action In aseerting that by Felix Meyer of New York In 1880
Fred Stelwer received »35,000 from after 10 years' work and experiment
a big power company as a part of Ing. It showed local time, the hours,
his campaign fund seems to have minutes, seconds, the days of the
plenty of help from Mr. Stanfield. weeks and months, tbe seasons, the
The fact that the request for an In­ signs of the zodiac, the revolution of
vestigation came from the publish­ the earth around the snn and on Its
er of the Salem Capital-News is all own axis, tbe movements of the
planets around the sun and the phases
In Mr. Stelwer’s favor on the face of the moon. It showed the differ­
of things. The truth or falsity of ence In time at Washington, San
the charges have not been determin­ Francisco, Chicago, Cairo, Mel­
ed as this Is written. Perhaps the bourne, Constantinople, Peking, Lon
investigation will make plain wheth­ don, Paris, Berlin, Vienna and St.
er the Pendleton man was the recip­ Petersburg (I^nlngrad). A child
ient of any such sum. If It Is proven struck the quarter hour, a youth the
without a doubht that he did receive half hour, an old man the three-
a vast amount from the'Utllfty com­ quarters and death the hour; while
Washington rose from his seat and,
pany, voters will automatically take extending his right hand, presented
the only course open to them. But the Declaration of Independence, a
“ it Is well to ask whether the flurry servant entered the door and all the
at the last minute Is not another of Presidents of the United States en­
the many tricks used by the demo­ tered and saluted Washington and
cratic party In its desperate effort passed out through another door.
to put Haney in the senate.
The Herald recommends that vot­
Rebuke From the Unknown
ers oppose the measure providing for
In the Harbinger of Light (Mel­
tbe cigarette and tobacco tax, also
the tithing measure which would de­ bourne) (he editor tells a good story
against himself.
prive self sustaining commissions of
Some years ago, when having his
10 per cent of their receipts to be first sitting with a trance medium,
placed In the state’s general fund.
to whom he was a complete stronger,
If there ever has been u time when a communication was received from
Oregon needed to keep away from an aunt whose unkind treatment of
further experiments In state owner­ him as a boy In England had caused
ship now is that time, and the House­ him to leave home. She now ex­
pressed regret for her conduct, and
wives’ measure should be defeated.
The- writer would like to think was freely forgiven.
The amazing part of the Interview
that adoption of an Income tax would
eolve our tax problems.
Probably came at the end, when he was ad­
such action will hetp In the final sol­ monished: “Don't let me hear you
tell your wife again that I was a
ution, but It is no cure all. An In­ shallow-minded woman." These were
come tax law should be adopted, but the exact words used by the writer
It undoubtedly will hurt as well as to his r.lfe when news of the death
aid. The Dennis resolution should of this aunt In England reached him
to defeated. It Is preeumptous In In Australia nine years previously.
the extreme for voters this year to
bind the stuto not to adopt an In­
come tax for 15 years. The ship of
state is stiil salliug over troubled
waters.
The Nornal school for eastern Oie-
gon and the tuhercular hospital
measures should both carry. Both
Institutions should prove mighty
sound Investments for this part of
the state.
J e e tF it
The teacher had explained that an
anonymous person was one who did
not wish to be known. A little later
In the lesson some one la tbe class
laughed out loud and lessons were
halted.
“Who laughed!” demanded the
teacher.
“An anonymous person,” promptly
replied King Buggot, Jr.
Clever Selling
Clerk—Here la a remarkable nten-
sll—a can opener, a pen lifter and
tack puller, all In onn.
Customer—But suppose I want tbe
girl to open a can of soup and my
husband to poll some tacks, while
I lift tbe pans on the stove.
Clerk—Very easy. All yon have to
do Is to buy throe—anything else I”—
G ood Hardware.
A CRANK
Who u the crank in your cart Do
“you taka it easy” while your battery
cranks your car or does your battery
“take it easy” while you crank yoar
ca r!
.,
If your batt ry has yon BLUFFED,
then it needs our attention.
Drive Firot German
Automobile 270 Miles
Berlin.—The fortieth anniversary of
the Invention of the Gcrnpin ntitnmo-
blle was Attlngly celebrated by stu­
dents of Hanover Tech,
They hauled out the original ma­
chine from the school museum. filled
the tank with gna and drove 270
mllea front Hanover to the home of
Dr. Karl Ilenr, the Inventor, In Lnn-
-denherg. Doctor Benz 1» now elghty-
;throe year» old.
The trip waa made without a single
mishap. The car at times attained
a a,wed of 21 mile» an hour, with two
passengers. Instead of the skeptical
Jeer« which greeted Doctor Benz on
his first ride In the »nine car, the stu­
dent driver» received an ovation along
the route. Tear» were In the aged
Inventor’« eye» and thousands of Ida
townspeople cheered aa the machine
chscged up and stop;ied In front -or
his house.
Brighter Garb for Men
Is Decreed in London
Iztndon. H h n iild men wear bright­
er cloth*? James Wendell, preal-
dent of the Na'lonal Federation of
Merchant Tailors, which 1« holding Ba
annual meeting In Ixmdon anti whose
dictate« deride what 1« what In men'«
clothe«, declare« they ahnuld. Citing
the Ellzahetldnn time«, when lie men
sneh a« the adventurous RIr Fraud«
Drake and gentlemanly RIr Walter
Raleigh wore ribbon« and velvet, Mr.
Wendell declared the Idea that color
In men’« clothe« 1« a »Ign of effemi­
nacy 1« nil wrong. The conference de-
dded that eoet« will be longer, the
material« will he of bright tinea, a ad
S «Bin effect will characterise the
cuts.
ROY W. RITNER
A MESSAGE
"There la general rejoicing among
FROM
people acquainted with the legisla­
ture that Roy W. Rltner of Pendle­
ton was nominated. Rltner has
served several sessions In the senate
and formerly was In the house. This
year he was nominated for represen­
tative after a close contest. The rea­
To the Voters of this Community. Gretlng;
son that Roy Is liked In leglalativee
clrlcles la that he is efficient. He
The American Legion Is now engaged in Impressing upon voters
has a quick mind, senses situations
readily and knows how to take hold
throughout the United States that the ballot is no longer a mere
in an emergency. Also he is cour­
ageous,
positive
and loyal. He
privilege of citizenship— it ha» an obligation and a duty.
knows how to get things done, and
We are sure you will agree with us that our Country la well and
the thing» h-e wants done usually
hare a good deal of merit. He la
wisely governed In direct proportion to the number of Its citizens
progressive and constructive.
who take an active part In their government. In short It Is a per­
"One of the fine services he did
for the state was when acting gov­
sonal thing; it Is a necessary thing that you go to the polls Nov.
ernor he joiued with Secretary Kox-
er In bringing about a heavy re­
2nd and cast your vote so that the people In tbe largest possible
duction of the state tax levy base.
sense may rule. The American Legion sponsors no candidates and
Taxpayers have saved over »2.000,-
000 to date as a direct result of this
backs no measure. We are concerned with one thing only— \re
action. It was while he was acting
governor that he was the victim of
want you to Join with us In an active personal interest In the wel­
circumstances, whereby It was up to
fare of our Country; we want you to vote E ltd iou Day. Novem­
him to act on an accumulation of
pardon recommendations that had
ber 2. 192».
piled up while Olcott was campaign­
ing for reelectlon. The recommen­
dations should have been acted upon
by Olcott as they came up, but Ol­
cott went east to the governor’s con­
ference without acting. Olcott’s ab­
sence made Ritner acting governor,
due to his Incumbency of the office
of senate president.
"The wine thing for Ritner to have
done would have been to have let
the mess alone either to be disposed
Herald Want Ads Bring Yon Results
of by Olcott in the few days he was
j on the Job after his eastern trip, or
NOTICE
as a choice legacy of trouble for Wal­
ter Pierce, the Incoming governor.
Notice is hereby given that the Mayor and City'Councll of the City of
! Rltner, however, shouldered* the
Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon, will meet at the City Council Cham­
j trouble, taking the responsibility for bers In said City, Thursday, November 18th, 1926, at 8 o’clock P. M„ for
; parking upon the pardon recommen- the purpose of reviewing the Budget for the year 1927, at which time
' datlons as well as upon all other and place the following estimates and and Budget may be discussed with
. routine matters that came up during the Levying Board.
his temporary authority. His act­
The total amount of money needed by said City for the year 1927 is
ion resulted in pardoning a big batch estimated in the following Budget.
of convicts. Pardoning them all at
' once, instead of one at a tlnve, creat­
CITY OF HERMISTON BUDGET
ed a front page sensation. It turn-
Estimated Expenditures
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' cd out that some of the pardons were
ITEMS
unwise, as often is the case with par­
Library
dons.
»360.00
Salaries, Librarian...............
“So Rltner was made the scape­
40.00
Salaries, J a n ito r ......................
goat. and his name was Mud, his fine-
M iscellaneous...........................
200.00
record of public service of many
yaara being entirely lost sight of.
T o ta l....................................
» 600.00
The Voter was about the only paper
100.00
Interest on W a r r a n ts..................
In Oregon that had a kind word to
Street Improvements (Special) .. .
1800.00
say of him.
Street Fund
..
-
..................
265.00
"Since that episode, Rltner contin­
General Fund
ued to make a fine record as a sena­
..
Street Lights
..
.. ..
840.00
tor, in both the 1923 and 1925 ses­
400.00
Fire
Department
sions. Next winter we will have
Miscellaneous
500.00
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him back in the House, provided He
is elected In November. As the
1740.00
H-ome is a far better place for an ef­
ficient man than the Senate, which Salaries
600.00
..
..............
City Recorder
is almost solid with politicians, Rlt­
100.00
City Treasurer
..
..............
ner will again prove to be a real fac­
..
.«
240,00
City Atttorney
tor. He Is of governorship caliber
1300.00
City
Police
even If he did make the mistake of
120.00
City Health Officer
-
..............
assuming responsibility In the par­
doning- matter, and Is certain to cut
2360.00
a considerable figure.
— Oregon Voter.”
..........................
6865.00
— "Paid Adv. Umatilla County Cen­ Total
Estimated Receipts — License Fees,
tral Committee, C. C. Curl, chair­
Fines ..........................
200.00-
..............
man.’’
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Hermiston Post No. 37
Hermiston Post No. 37
AMERICAN LEGION
Schimke Battery Station
HERMISTON, OREGON
BE TT Y E F. D eH A R T
DEPUTY COUNTY
TREASURER
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
FOR
TR E A S U R E R
OF UMATILLA COUNTY
THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE.
ONE YEAR FULL CHARGE
OF OFFICE
General Election November 2, 1926
EXCERPTS FROM AUDITOR’S REPORTS
1923— "We find that the record!» of the County Treasurer
have been kept In an orderly and efficient manner.”— Income
Tax and Audit Co.
"We wish to commend the treasurer on the very satisfactory
condition and the, admirable manner In which the records of
thlB office are kept. All data necessary for verification are fil­
ed so aa to make them quickly accessible and the records In gen­
eral are well and neatly kept.”— Walter D. Whltcom & Co.
1925— "The records of this office have ben kept In an order­
ly and efficient manner; the detail of all transactions has been
fill'd correctly and Is redly accessible.”— Income Tax and Aud­
it Co.
PUBLIC SALE
The Herald did an unintentional
Injustice to C. L. McFadden of At
hena, democratic candidate for re­
presentative from Umatilla county,
In an editorial article last week when
the statement wax made that Fred
Stelwer and Fred Kiddle are the only-
two ex-service men for whom voters
In the county will have a chance to
vote. Mr. McFnddcn Is a veteran,
saw service for 22 months In the
war and was also on the Mexican
bor.
OMWOlf.
A t P e te Sheridan ranch on B u tter creek
Amaunt Neceanary by Taxation ........
»6665.00
Napa aa Dwntiet Drills
Waynesburg, Pa.—William Jacobs
We, the undersigned Chairman ard Secretary of the Budget Commit tee
picked out an unusual place for an of the City of Hermiston, hereby certify that the foregoing la correct ae
afternoon nap. He fell asleep three
<■*
times In an hour's sitting In a dentist’s made by said Budget Committee,
F. C. McKENZIE,
chair, where he was having several
I
Chairman
teeth Ailed. Jacobs said that the mo­
A. H. NORTON.
notonous sound of the dentist's drill
caused his slumbers
Secretary.
Saturday, November 6, 1 p.m,
ORIGINAI ESTUIATE AND ACCOUNTING SHEET
CITY OF HERMISTON
I w ill o ffe r for sa le and sell to th e h igh est
bidder for cash in hand a t 1 p. m. at m y ranch
on B u tter creek th e fo llo w in g described prop­
Esttmated Expendí-^ m
tures for ensuing 5 ”
year.
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ITEMS
erty:
25 head, more or lew, Jersey cows of different ages.
6 head, more or lest, 2 year old Jersey heifers.
7 head, more or less, Jersey heifer calves.
2 gray mares about 9 years old.
1 roan mare about 10 years old.
1 gray mare about 7 years old.
1 brown mare about 5 years old.
2 black mares about 5 years old.
1 gray mare about 5 years old.
And all increase from said horses and cows.
Also about 100 tons of alfalfa hay.
About 20 acres of corn. Also other miscellaneous prop­
erty not listed above.
=3 ?
»360.00
»210.00
LIBRARY
Personal Services Librarian
40.00
15.00
J a n ito r ..................................
200.00
236.35
M iscellaneous.........................
600.00
PARR AND AUTO CAMP
M iscellaneous........................
200.00
2.00
100.00
INTEREST ON WARRANTS
Street Improvement (Spl.) ..
1165.00
Streit F u n d ...........................
700.00 869.30
GENERAL FUND
PERSONAL SERVICES
City Recorder .. .. ........................ 600.09
300.00
City Treasurer .. .. . . . . . .
~ 100.00
50.06
City Attorney .. ..
120.00
City P o lic e .............. ....................... 1300.00
615.00
City Health Officer ......................... 120.00
55.00
Total .. .. „
„ .. .. _
2360.00
Street Lights ............................ _
840.00 413.05
Fire Department .............. „ ..
400.00 285.73
M iscellaneous....................................
500.00 281.81
Grand Total .................................
6865.00 3451.29
Estimated R e c e ip t s __ __
.. ..
License Fees and F i n e s ...............
200.00
Amount necessary by Taxation.....
<665.00
The following is a full and com-
plrte classified summary of the In­
debtedness of the City of Hermiston;
Outstanding Water Bonds „ ...........
25000.00
Warrants Outstanding .. .. _ .. „
1024.43
Warrants Outstanding street Improv.
271».5»
Warants Outstanding Hurlburt Ave...
503.00
War an la Outstanding Gladys Ave......
3711.99
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Pete Sheridan, Owner
G eorge B en n ett, A u ction eer
Expenditures for three Fiscal
years next preceding the
last year.
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»180.00 »360.00
20.00
25.00
100.00 133.45
300.00
518.45
696.11
562.30
75.00
100.00
114.00
240.20
230.50
600.00
1289.05
372.98
702.00
300.00 600.00
50.00
99.96
120.00 240.00
650 00 1246.00
60.00
85.00
1180.00
2280.94
430.00 828.05 828.05
290.00 533.57 533.57
270.00 415.29 415.29
3245.00
5947.37
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1573.70 1846.00
868.85 707.40
1080.09 175.23
<64.93 328.13
5376.86 4551.58
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31967.91
I. C. W. Kellogg, does hereby certify that the above estimate of expenditure» for the r—r 1MT. budget al­
lowance« for the first »lx month« of current year and expenditure« for the three Decal years next preceding
the current year and summary of Indebteriavae as shown above, have been compiled from the records In my
charge, aad to the beet of my knowledge are true and cored.
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C. W. KELLOGG, City Recorder, Hermiston, Oregon