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VOL. XXI
FARM OPERATIONS
ANALIZED BY BESSE
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1026
BENJAMIN PURNELL
WEST EXTENSION’S
CROP REPORT MADE
CATHOLIC CHURCHES WILL
HOLD MASS CHRISTMAS DAY
you affouted
YOURSELF A MEMBER
OF THE PROJECT LAND
SETTLEMENT COMMITTEE!
No. 16
BUREAU.NAMES ITS I
FORMER OFFICERS
DR. A. L QUAINTANCE
MOVE STARTED TO
GET PACKING PLANT
In cele b ratio n of C h ristm as th e
C atholic ch u rch es of th is d is tric t w ill
hold m ass, acco rd in g to an n o u n ce
m ent a t th e local ch u rch . M idnight
EXTENSION SPECIALIST GIVES
SWEET POTATOES BRING BEST
CHARLES TAYLOR URGES START
PHIPPS TO HEAD BODY AGAIN
m ass on C h ristm as day w ill be ob
RESULT OF STUDY
served
in
th
e
H
erm
isto
n
church.
At
AVERAGE IE COLIE
IN TALK TUESDAY
DURING
---------- 1927
l
U m atilla, mass w ill be held a t 7:15
R eport of M anagem ent of Seven
P o u ltry Shows Gain of 66 P er Cent a. m. and a t E cho a t 8:15 A. M.
Big Economy in F reight, H andling
F a th e r O 'C onnor w ill be the c e le b ran t Condition of Organization is Excel
Places Made a t Columbia
D uring Y ear; Average Acre
a t these churches.
Possible W ith P lan t Here,
lent, Reports Made
Mass w ill be observed a t th e P ilo t
M eeting Friday.
R etu rn $30.00.
Speaker Says.
Rock ch u rch a t m id n ig h t an d at
Indicate,
8
:3
0
A.
M'.
F
a
th
e
r
N
esdale
w
ill
be
A nalyses of th e m an ag em en t of I
Sw eet p o tato es h ad th e h ig h e s t
cash value per a c re of an y ero p grow n the c e le b ra n t a t P ilo t Rock.
seven farm s In th e H erm isto n a n d ;
O fficers now serv in g the U m atilla .
A com m ittee of th ree from
th e
B o ard m an d is tric ts fo r th e purpose of i
on th e W est E x ten sio n Irrig a tio n d is
P ro ject F arm B ureau were re-elect id
com m ercial club to co-operate w ith
d e te rm in in g b o th th e stro n g and
tr ic t, acco rd in g to th e a n n u a l stock FARMERS PLAN SIX DRIVES
to serve d u rin g 1927 a t th e a n n u a l !
the farm bureaii in in v e stig a tin g the
w eak p o in ts follow ed by th e v ario u s j
a n d crop census, w h ich h a s Just been
m eeting of th e o rg an izatio n held F ri- S
possibilities of e stab lish in g a p acking
TO
GET
RID
OF
RABBITS
o p e ra to rs w ere g iv en F rid a y n ig h t I
com pleted by A. C. H o u g h to n , p ro
day n ig h t a t C olum bia school house. |
p la n t to handle eggs was au th o rized
je c t m an ag er.
T he tu b e rs w ere
by R. S. Besse, farm m an ag e m en t ex
T he th re e officers include F. P.
a t th e w eekly m eeting of th e club
gro w n on o n ly a sm all acreag e, b u t F irst One to Be Held Sunday and P hipps, p re sid e n t; II. J. O tt, vice-
ten sio n sp ecialist of O. A. C., a t th e
Tuesday. T he action follow ed a
tb e cash v alu e of the crop w as
m e etin g of ih e F a rm B u reau a t C ol
p re sid e n t; an d J . W . M cM ullen,
Second T uesday; Big Crowds
ta lk made by C h arles T aylor, fiscal
$883.50
per,
acre.
um bia school.
se
c
re
ta
ry
-t
raesu
rer.
Benjamin Purnell, head of the House
ag e n t of the irrig a tio n d itric t, on
Are
W
anted
Six of th e farm s selected fo r th e i of D&vsl at Benton Harbor, Mich., who
T he cash v alu e of all erops pro
In ad d itio n to these officers J. H.
th e necessity of close o rg a n izatio n
an a ly sis show d iv ersificatio n of crops Is under arrest after having been hid duced on th e p ro ject av erag ed a few
Reid w as nam ed ch airm an of the fi
I on the p a rt of egg producers on th e
A m eetin g o f ra n c h e rs in terested nance com m ittee; G eorge Beddow i
an d p ro d u cts in some degree, an d a den from the authorities for four year«. cen ts less th a n $30 per acre, th e re
project.
sev en th farm devoted to a lfa lfa p ro
p o rt show s, th e to ta l value of all in th e d estru ctio n of jack ra b b its m et and H. J. B elscaniper, stew ard s; and !
C om petition to local p o u ltry m en
d u ctio n w as used
¡crops b eing $123,984. Stock owned a t C olum bia school house D ecem ber S idney B a rn a rd , ch airm an of a spec
conies from tw o sources, Mr. T aylor
I
by
fa
rm
ers
h
a
d
a
v
alu
e
a
t
th
e
tim
e
21.
I
t
w
as
decided
t
0
have
a
shoot
Mr. Besse ex p lain ed th a t th e s u r
Dr. A. L. Qualntance. who la chief | explained, from th e big producing
ial com m ittee to aid in p re p a rin g and
vey w as m ade larg ely to lin k up w ith
! of ta k in g th e cen su s of $123,668, and an d d riv e on every in fested te rrito ry a rra n g in g program s.
of the bureau of entomology In the
i c en te rs th a t are w ell organized, both
th e econom ic co n feren ce la st sp rin g
! eq u ip m en t used in fa rm in g w as v a l on th e project.
R eports w ere m ade by a num ber of Department of Agriculture.
;is to b u y in g and selling, a n d 'fro m
A program of seven days, each w ith th e officers and project leaders show
»o th a t a p ra c tic a l check could be
ued a t $57,800.
th e sm all farm flocks w here eggs are
m ade of how closely an d how econom -
D u rin g 1926 fa rm e rs on th e p ro ject a d riv e in th e forenoon and one in in g th a t the o rg an izatio n is in good ,
sold in d ividually for pin money w ith
' -s lly p ro ject fa rm ers a re d ev o tin g
show ed a g ain o f 4,000 in th e nu m b er th e aftern o o n w as m apped out. The condition.
o u t reg ard to w hat production costs
W ashington, D. C.—S p urred by re-
tl e ir lim e to th e crops for w hich th e
of fow ls kept, an d th e 1926 v alu e of m a jo rity decided on th e follow ing
P ro ject leaders w ere also nam ed to
m ay ho.
j ports th a t C om ptroller G eneral Mc-
d s tric t is especially fitte d .
all p o u ltry w as $4,200 m ore th a n in days, D ecem ber 26, T uesday, Dec. 28 serve d u rin g th e com ing year. A
J Carl had uncovered evidence of irreg-
Expansion Needed
T-'eals to w ard w h ich p ro ject farm -
1925. T he g a in in n u m b ers of poul an d each succeeding S unday. A com few changes in leaders w ere voted by
I u iarities in th e ad m in istratio n of alien
T he H erm iston d is tric t belongs to
rl’ould w ork in clu d e th e follow -
tr y w as a t th e ra te of 6G p er cent m itte e w ere ap p o in ted to p lan each th e body, and some new projects w ere
n e ith e r of these classifications, he
property, a m ovem ent got u n d er way
", th e sp eak er sa id : A d efin ite
over 1925, 10,194 b ein g fo u n d on d riv e in d e ta il an d pull it off success added. T he election on project lead
W ashington, D. C.—The senate pointed out, th o u g h eggs of local
j for a sen ate investig atio n of th e cus
fully.
an iz a tio n p lan fo r every fa rm ; a
farm s th is y ear.
passed the $894,023,378 supply bill for g ro w ers a re sold th ro u g h a big co
ers resu lted as follow s;
todian's office.
T he te rrito ry th u s fa r rep resen ted
■ •inlm um gross incom e of ab o u t
“ It should be b o rn e in m ind th a t
D airying, R. L. A ddlem an.
Ihe tre asu ry and postoffice d ep art op erativ e and the s ta r t has been made
...
. ..
.... ,,
.
T he com ptroller gen eral has laid
$3,500 p er y e a r; b e tte r u tiliz a tio n of !
* 7 „
_
,
$30 does n o t rep resen t th s gross in to be covered e x ten d s from B ill R ob
m ents.
P o u ltry , Jam es Todd.
to h an d le m a rk e tin g in a business
,
,
,
,
.. . ,
his rep o rt before P resid en t Coolidge,
piow la n d ; ad o p tio n of su ita b le live-
‘
x
.
come of p ro je c t fa rm e rs,” M anager e rts place east to th e reserv o ir and
A total of $.’5,169,130 was added by like m anner. An expansion of p ro
R odent control, H en ry O tt and
.
, . , ...
„ i who has not m ade it public, but sena-
stock e n te rp rise s com bined w ith crop
, ,
H o u g h to n ex p lain ed . “I t re p re e n ts so u th and w est of th e reserv o ir.
the senate to the bill, as pasaed by du ction on sound lines in such m eas
Jo h n Jebdrezejew ski.
■
j
.i , .1 to rs who h av e know ledge of its con-
e n te rp rie s to em ploy p ro d u ctiv ely
®
T he firs t drive S unday, D ecem ber
th e cash value of th e raw p roducts
Boys an d g irls club w ork, E. L. the house.
u re as to secure tlie needed volum e
,,
, , , I te n ts a sserted th a t it show ed th a t a
:iy all a v ailab le labor, u til-
produced on th e farm s. In th e case 26, 9 :3 0 A. M.— D rivers m eet a t Lee Jackson.
The $12,000,000 allotm ent for the th a t w ill elim in ate louses of revenue,
. , , . ,
. . .
i,
thorough inq u iry was w arranted.
i;.e av ailab le feeds, m a in ta in soil fer-
®
'
of d a iry m en, a lfa lfa hay m ay be M oore's an d one-lialf m ile n o rth of
prohibition unit went through w ithout im possible to p rev en t w ith th e pro
Bees, W . G. Rodda.
*
. .
.
I
On
c r e ta r v Mel
On thn
th e nthfir
o th er nnnn
hand, S S n ecretary
tility and increase volum e of bu sin ess
m ore th a n doubled in value if fed to H enry O tt’s. S ta r t line e ^ t of F ra n k
comment a fte r the defeat of the pro du ction lim ited as a t p resen t, is th e
F arm M anagem ent, H. K. Dean.
lon is au th o rity for th e statem en t th at
secu re yields per acre and per an im al
good cows, an d in th e sam e w ay, G uiw its an d drive e a st to so u th w est
posal to use $500,000 for the employ v ita l need of the in d u stry , th e sp eak
L egislation, J. H. Reid.
no evidence of d issipation of seized
h ig h e r th a n th e av erag e of th e dis
g ra in h a v in g a re la tiv e ly low per co rn er of th e Joe C raik place. T he
m ent of "undercover” men on tho dry er said.
M arketing, S. II. B arn ard .
property w as revealed in th e McCarl
tr ic t; produce th e m a jo r p a r t.o f th e
acre v alu e if sold as a cash crop may people from th e e a st end m eet at
force. T he bill also provides about
A nim al disease, P. P. S ullivan.
F o r some tim e egg prices have been
rep o rt, th a t m ethods of w hich he com
fam ily liv in g on th e farm .
be fed sk ilfu lly an d its v alu e larg ely crossing w est of th e H einl place, line
Home d em o n stratio n , Mrs. C harles $15,000,000 for the anti-rum smuggling h ig h enough to p erm it producers a
plained have been abandoned by the
Of 30 fa rm s v isited in th e H erm is
in creased .”
n o rth to th e L e n h a rt place, move Keller.
activities of the coast guard.
p ro fit, even w here costs of sellin g
p resen t custodian, and th a t no action
to n an d B o ardm an d is tric ts six re
On q u ite a n u m b er of farm s, p a r w est an d hav e so u th w in g pivot on
The addition to the bill of $1,032,960 and production a re not k ept down to
In te r-o rg a n iz a tio n re la tio n , F. P.
! is contem plated by th e ad m in istratio n
p re s e n ta tiv e places w ere selected for
tic u la rly aro u n d B oardm an, an ex n o rth w e s t co rn er of R ay Goode’s Phipps.
tor tran sp o rtatio n of foreign mails as low a point as Is possible w here
a s a resu lt of th e com ptroller g en eral’s
th e purpose of an an aly sis, Mr. B=ese
p erim en t w as m ade tills y ear in g ro w place, so n o rth w ing of both lines
Of the projects decided on for the was stubbornly contested by Senator a b ig volume is handledco-operatlvely
findings.
said. A sev en th place w here a lfa lfa
in g a lfa lfa seed. Only th e firs t crop meet.
com ing year, home dem o n stratio n McKollar, dem ocrat, T ennessee, but an he said, but th e period of low price«
S en ato r B orah, republican, Idaho,
Is th e only crop w as also included.
L unch and coffee w ill be served at and in te r-o rg a n iz a tio n re la tio n s a re agreem ent finally was reached w here
who has been dem anding a retu rn of w as cu t for h ay , an d th e n tlie a l
forces those d is tric ts less favorably
L ab o r incom e, th e am o u n t le ft a fte r
noon a t J e n d ra je w sk i’s w here a good new. T he decislqn to add the pro by it was agreed none of the money
situ a te d out of business. P rudence
th e G erm an n atio n als’ p roperty, de fa lfa w as le ft for a seed crog. N e ith e r
all expenses of o p eratio n an d five per
te r rito ry for the a ftern o o n drive is ject on farm m an ag e m en t developed should be used for contracts hereto
dictates! th a t the H erm iston d is tric t
clared, how ever, th a t th e rep o rt dis a lfa lfa n o r clover seed did v ery well
c e n t on c a p ita l in v estm en t had been
fo r farm ers, an d as a resu lt th e a v e r close by. F u ll p la n s fo r th a t drive out of the rep o rt on a survey of m an fore made by the postm aster-general. should plan now to cut it costs tn
closed th e .“w orst system of looting
deducted, ran g ed from $347 as th e
age h ay yield w as c u t to below n o r w ill presented a t th e noon lunch.
agem ent of p ro ject farm s m ade a t the T his will force the m aking of new con h an d lin g eggs to Huch a p o in t th a t
th is country h as ev er know n.”
low est to ?2,202 for th e h ig h est
T he lines and d irectio n s of drive m eetings by R. S. Beese, farm m a n tra c ts with the six steam ship lines af
m al w ith o u t th e loss in incom e be
its producers can still m ake a p ro fit,
F a rm incom e, th e am o u n t of r e
in g m ade u p by a good seed crop. w ill be well p atrolled by the follow agem ent extension sp ecialist of the fected.
even if prices should go down to a
DEFUNCT
BANKS
PAYING
ceip ts less o p e ra tin g expenses w ith
T he value per a cre of a lfa lfa w as $28 ing c a p ta in s: F ra n k G uiw its, Cecil sta te college. T he hom e dem on
The senate also added $200,090 for place w here unorg an ized d is tric ts
o u t in te re s t on th e in v estm en t b eing
p er acre, w h ile a lf a lf a end elover seed M addep, Roy H endrickson, B ill ,Klk, stra tio n p ro je c t w as added a t the the custom s service and $1 875,000 for m ust g et out of th e business.
deducted, ran g ed from $3,004 dow n Two Concerns at Pasco Making Sub re tu rn e d only $15 p er acre.
Lee Moore, R ay Goode and m ore if suggestion of C ounty A gent H olt who additional com pensation- of postal em-
stantial Returns.
Freight Cut Possible
to $1,097. T o tal
farm
receip ts
T he p er acre v alu e of a p ric o ts w as necessary.
expressed th e opinion th a t a s ta r t on | pioyes. The bill now goes to confer-
U sing the records of a local poul
Pasco, W ash.—Two d efu n ct Pasco $135, only tw o acres b ein g devoted
No rifles or dogs a re allow ed the w ork should ho done w ith the once for ad ju stm en t of differences be
ran g ed from $8,778 fo r th e la rg e st
try m an, secured in the a n n u a l crop
banks soon will pay su b stan tial divi to th is fru it, w h ile u n d er th e head S hells can be h ad a t d riv e for cost.
place to $2,062.
Idea of g e ttin g sta te extension spec tw een tho house and senate.
rep o rt tak en by th e irrig a tio n d is
dends,
it
becam
e
know
n
here,
with
the
G ross incom e p er crop acre ran g ed
of m iscellaneous fr u its th e acre value Ronds to drive w ill be well poeted.
ialists to come h ere and aid in th e
tric t, 'Mr. T aylor quoted figures to
from $39 on th e s tr a ig h t a lfa lfa announcem ent of R eceiver Rudkin of w as $110 on 58 acres. C an teloupes
T he n ex t drive T uesday, December work.
show th a t tlie costs of fre ig h t an d
BRIEF
GENERAL
NEWS
th
e
F
irst
N
ational
th
a
t
checks
for
10
ra n c h to $153 on th e 21 acre place,
w ith a p a rt of th e acreag e y ield in g 28: Meet a t Lee Moore ran ch where
The in te r-o rg a n iz a tio n relation!
cartag e on the 5,721 dozen eggs he
w here p o u ltry an d d a iry in g w ere th e per cent have been p rep ared and mail poorly gave a cash re tu rn of $80, the ttie com m ittee of th a t drive h as a project w as added so th a t co-opera
The Chicago railw ays controlling m arketed d u rin g the y ear w ere
ed to W ashington for sig n atu re.
m a jo r en terp rises.
well
p
lanned
drive
for
both
forenoon
a c reag e b ein g 12.25. C am w ith an
tion w ith o th e r o rg a n izatio n s m ight most of the surface csrs in Chicago, $135.62, or tw o and tw o -fifth s cents
T he Bank of P asco is prep arin g to acreag e of 104.58 had a cash value and aftern o o n . At each drive it If
T he n u m b er of cow s ra n g e d from
be facilitated .
w ent into receivership.
per dozen. If eggs w ere packed here
fo u r to 19, tw o of th e ra n ch es h a v pay a dividend of 15 p er cent a t once. of a little less th a n $20 p er acre, and p lan n ed to give m ore p a rtic u la rs oi
P re sid e n t P hipps asked to be ex
Form er R epresentative John W. and shipped d irectly to New Y ork
E
ach
bank
p
reviously
had
paid
50
in g 19 head. T h e n u m b er of ch ick
222 acres of o th e r g ra in s av erag ed th e n ex t succeeding drive.
cused from service a g a in as head of Langley of K entucky, serving a sen th ro u g h
th e co-operative sellin g
per cent. S u b stan tial asse ts are said a little leS3 th a n $19. G ard en w as
ens ran g ed from 20 to 700.
the body, b u t h is repueet w as not tcnce in A tlanta p enitentiary for con agency, the fre ig h t cost for th e e n
F o r each $100 in v ested in cows, to rem ain in both cases and fu rth er ra ise d on 67 acres an d h ad a n a v e r
Sheep Are On Feed
heeded, and his election w as by spiracy to violate the prohibition law, tire haul would be only fo u r an d
gross re c e ip ts h ad a ra n g e of from dividends a re expected.
age value of $68.
unanim ous vote.
ha3 been paroled.
fo u r-fifth s cents per dozen by th e
$97 to $240. F o r each $100 in v est-
J o h n C u rran , sheep m an, Is w in
P a s tu re w as g iven a v alu e of $14
Judge K enesaw M. Landis was re carload, or Just tw ice th e cost of
id in hens, gross receip ts ra n fro m * Mill Line R ejects 8. P. T rack Offer. p er acre, and w h ite p o tato es produced te r in g a band of 2,000 ewes on lan<
C hange in th e size of Oregon d airy elected com m issioner of baseball for sh ip p in g in sm all lots from H erm is
San Francisco, C al.--T h e Oregon $59 p er acre. W ate rm elo n s h ad a w est of the U m atilla riv er. He ha;
$155 to $466.
herds is h a v in g some effect on th e a second term of seven years, with an ton to P o rtlan d .
T he am o u n t of expense In cu rred T ru n k railro ad , a m em ber of th e Hill v alu e of $70 p er a cre on 75 acres.
purchased hay for an all w in ter feed rend of th e in d u stry , th e exp erim en t Increase of $15,000 In his annual sal
If there were 44,000 la y in g hens
to secu re $100 of g ro ss incom e ra n g I’nes, has declined proffered use of
In sp eak in g of th e rep o rt, M anager and w ill lam b h ere In the pring.
'ta tlo n finds. In th e coast d is tric ts nry, which will now be $65,000.
In
th e d istric t p ro d u cin g on a 60 per
th e S outhern Pacific tra c k s from P aul H o u g h to n said in p a rt:
ed from $44 To $73.
herds w here m ach in ery b av ailab le
Though he does not think the time cen t basis, p roduction
w ould
be
ina
to
K
lam
ath
Falls,
Or.,
as
affording
E ach farm w as considered s tp a ra -
"T h e can ta lo u p e re tu rn s would
Oiange Offer Bogus ,
are increased to m axim um c a rry in g Is ripe for an International conference su fficien t to ship a carload of eggs
a
su
b
stitu
te
fo
r
con
stru
ctio
n
of
its
own
te 'y in th e a n aly sis t h a t w as m ade.
h a v e sh o w n a .m uch h ig h e r average
,lze for th e farm . In th e W illam ette to codify laws, P resident Coolidge will w eekly from H erm isto n to . e a stern
Its o rg a n iz a tio n , s tro n g p oints, w eak track s from Bend to K lam ath Falls, h ad th e re n o t been a p a rtia l fa ilu re
T he H erald carried an a d v e rtise '•alley h erd s on s tric tly d airy farm s not oppose adoption by the house of a m arkets, even allo w in g for a 12 per
’p d n ts and s u g g e s tio n s ' for ch an g es according to announcem ent by South- on p a r t of th e acreag e. F o r the m ent in re cen t issues of a La G rande
are also being en larg ed , b u t herds resolution proposing such a confer cent culling of eggs so th a t n o th in g
w ere m ade.
ern PaciHc officials here.
lab o r involved th e re tu rn s on w ater Texas, o u tfit, o fferin g to sell orange: carried as sidelines on g en eral farm s ence.
except those grades In active dem and
T h e fa c ts an d fig u re s on w h ich Mr.
m elons a re so m ew h at d isap p o in tin g , by th e box d ire c t to th e consum ei or tru c k farm s a re no m ore th a n
The governm ent lost in the first would be shipped, he said. A llow ing
Oregon
Assessment
81,110,677-,348.
Besse based h is ta lk h av e been p u b
a lth o u g h it w as fa r ah ead of m any In fo rm atio n h a s-b e e n received th a ' holding th e ir own In size.
crim inal proceedings grow ing out of tw o and tw o -fifth s cen ts p er dozen,
Salem , Or.—The to tal assessed value I
lished by O. A. C., a n d copies fo r
o th e r crops. A lfalfa hay, w h ere it I. the offer m ade by th e concern wa
the senate com m ittee’s Investigations cost of local sh ip m en ts to P o rtlan d ,
j
of
pro
p
erty
In
O
regon
for
th
e
y
ear
those in te re ste d m ay be secured from
E lean o r and G eo rg ian n a B riggs into oil leasing A jury in the D istrict the saving on a m inim um carload
j 1926 is $1,110,677,348.85, according to b e in g fed to good d airy sto ck , still not bona fide and th a t the posta
R. F. W ilb u r, a s s is ta n t co u n ty a g e n t
c o n tin u es to be th e lead in g crop, b u t a u th o ritie s have ordered re tu rn oi ire home for the holidays from the of Columbia suprem e court found Al w ould be $271.4 4 above th e p resen t
F ield m eetin g s w ere h eld S a tu rd a y a statem en t prepared by th e sta te tax
m ail se n t to it. T he advertisem ent VIonmouth norm al to spend the h o li bert B. Fall, ex-secretary of ’Jie Inter m ethod of h an d lin g .
(C o n tin u ed on P age T h re e )
afte rn o o n on th e D yer an d H addox com m issioner.
h as been elim in ated from the H erald. days, w ith th e ir parents..
lor, and Edward L. Doheny, lessee of
Savings Indicated
Ifrm s . S im ilar m eetin g s to th e n ig h t
the Elk Hills, Cal., naval reserve, nol
T he saving to th e p roducers if a
T
H
E
MARKETS
m e etin g -h eld h e re w ere also co n d u ct
guilty of conspiracy to defraud the j carload per w eek w ere shipped east
ed a t S ta n fie ld an d B o ard m an .
governm ent in the 1922 leasing nego , d irectly for one y ear w ould be $14,-
P
ortland
C o -o p eratin g w ith Mr. Beese in se
tiations.
000, he said.
W heat— Big Bend bluestem , $1.35;
c u rin g th e in fo rm a tio n used in th e
“ It is estim ated th a t o u r o p eratio n
a tu d y ’w ere Mr. W ilb u r. R. W. Morse, hard w hite, federation, so ft white,
489 Miles of Road Washington Record and m ain ten an ce an d co n stru ctio n
c o u n ty ag e n t of M orrow co u n ty ; W . | w estern w hite. $1.34; h ard w inter,
charges in 1927 on a 20 acre ran ch
A. H olt, coun ty a g e n t of U m atilla n o rth ern spring, $1.33; w estern red,
Olympia, Wash.- A total of 489 miles
w ill be about $89,” the speaker said.
co u n ty ; a n d H . K. D ean, su p e rin te n d - | U-31
Of new work on the highways, consist
“A dd to th a t a n o th e r $30 for o th e r
!
H
ay—A
lfalfa,
$17.50018
to
n
;
valley
ing of 198 m iles of grading, 136 miles
e n t of th e ex p erim en t sta tio n farm,
taxes, and we have a to ta l of $119,
i tim othy, $17.50® 18; e a ste rn Oregon
of grading and surfacing with gravel
m ost of w hich could be paid by sav-
j tim othy, $21 021.50.
of
crushed
rock,
46
miles
of
gravel
or
PLAYHOUSE TO HAVE TWO
in t s In h an d lin g egg« if we had a
B u tte rfa t—4 8 050c, sh ip p ers’ track.
crushed rock surfacing on sections of
p ack in g p la n t here. T he operatio n
E ggs—R anch, 36038c.
COMEDIES FOR HOLIDAYS
tho highway graded under separate
and m ain ten an ce ch arg es for the
______ _
[ C heese— P rices f. o. b. Tillamook.
contracts, 98 m iles of cem ent concrete
H erm iston di tr ic t n .x t y ear a re es
pavem ents, In addition to 44 bridges
T w o good com edies fo r p a tro n s of , T rip lets, 2714c; loaf, 28%c p er lb.
tim ated a t $19.000. T he saving on
th e P lay h o u se th e a tre have been se>-1 C attle Good. $8.25 0 8.50.
over 20 feet long, la shown by tho bi
a carload of ts g n p er w eek, u n d er
cured by M anager W . H. R eq u a fo r I H o g s-M e ^ iu m to choice $10.50 0 |
ennial report for the period from Oc-
such a pic 1 of m a rk e tin g and h a n d
12.60.
|
tober
1,
1924,
to
S
eptem
ber
30,
1926,
th e h o lid ay season. On S atu rd ay
Just made by J. W. Hoover, sta te high ling, would be $14.000.”
a n d S unday, D ecem ber 25 an d 26, ■ Sheep— L am bs, m edium to choice,
If egg production h ere should de
$10.00012.00.
way engineer.
“S k in n e r’s D ress S u it,” s ta rrin g R e
velop as It h as in o th e r d is tric ts w ith
Seattle.
g in a ld D enny an d L a u ra L a P la n te
no i -oi" n a t v a t ad v an ta g es th a n a re
W h eat—Soft w hite, w estern white,
Big Iowa Bank Cloaca.
w ill be offered. I t is a U n iversal
enjoyed by the H erm a n d is tric t the
Big
Bend’
bluestem
.
$1.34*4:
hard
win
Des Moines, la.—The Iowa Loan A saving in f r e is h t and h an d lin g
Je w e lC p ro d u c tio n an d is said to be
te r, $1.34; w estern red, $1.32; n o rth
T rm t com pany, one of th e largest ch arg es alone w ould am o u n t to $ 1 0,-
fu ll of a m u s in g situ a tio n s.
banking Institutions In Des Moines,
On S a tu rd a y an d S u n d ay , Ja n u a ry ern spring, $1.33; Big Bend dark,
000 an n u ally , he said.
failed to open. R et rescntatlves of the
1 an d 2, “ Up In M abel’« Room ,” one n o rth ern spring, $1.35; Big Bend dark
I and Is Suitable
F a te banking d epartm ent are in
of th e best com edies in m any a day, | bard w inter, $1.35.
O ther ’s avings th a t could be ex
H
ay—A
lfalfa,
$25;
tim
o
th
y
P.
S.,
charge. Closing of Ihe institution was pected If a local p ack in g p la n t should
w ill be offered. T h e p ic tu re s w ill
$20; do, mixed, $26.
decided upon a fte r an unsuccessful a t be established w ould be: A sm aller
come here d ire c tly from P o rtla n d .
B u tter—C ream ery, 49c.
tempt. by the Des Moines clearing percentage of cracked and ro tte n eggs
Eggs—R anch, 4 3 0 $5c.
hou is to effect a consolidation with because of less h a n d lin g ; less box ex
Anditorinm Is Entered
Hogs P rim e, $12.50012.75.
an o th e r Des Moines bank.
T h e H erm isto n a u d ito riu m has
pense from w ear a n d te a r; sav in g
C attle—S teers, choice, $8.2508 50,
been 'e n te re d a t n ig h t several tim es
! ,,n cra te s by p lacing w holesale o rd
C
heese
—
Cream
bricks,
25@26c;
la te ly , an d some d am ag e to th e
Dank Messenger is Robbed of $79,000. ers; a possible red u ctio n In selling
b u ild in g and eq u ip m en t h as been trip lets, 26c; loaf, 26c.
K ansas City, Mo.—Four bandits held coets.
Spokane.
done. C h airs h e re been b ro k en and
apt » m essenger of the Fidelity N ation
“ H ave we th© land in th e H erm ie-
Hogs—Good. $11.75011.85.
o th e r d ep re d a tio n s com m itted.
A
al rank here and escaped with $79,000 ion d is tric t to su p p o rt enough h en s
C
attle—
S
teers,
good,
$7.2507.75.
w atch of th e b u ild in g w ill be m ade
in cash.
to fu rn ish five carloads of eggs each
an d If those e n te r in g th e b u ild in g are
w eek ?” th e sp eak er asked. "L e t ua
c a u g h t prosecu tio n w ill follow , ac
Mr. and M rs. J . M. B iggs w ere P e n
Jim Pearson and J. C. D ow ning
(C ontinued on Tage T h ree)
cording to the own«».
d leto n v isito rs F rid a y .
■were r e n d i ti o n v isito rs W ednesday.
ALIEN PROPERTY
GRAFT ALLEGED
SENATE PASSES
THE SUPPLY BILL
T o A ll th e W o r ld