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TJ ms Herald Keeps Close to the Heart and Mind of the Umatilla Project.
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W S IK E D 1,000,000
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FOR US ON FARMS OF
THE UMATILLA PROJECT
VOL. XXI
PAUL CLAUDEL
OF PRACTICES
Farm,
Particularly
Agents, May Be Advance
Mien of Gang.
of th e schem es th a t a re fo l­
low ed by chicken thiev es w ho are
now o p eratin g all over th e U nited
S tates a re related in an a rtic le in th e
D ecem ber num ber of T he F arm J o u r­
nal. w ritte n by E m il G. G laser. Due
to th e fact th a t some losses have been
su ffered by local chicken an d t u r ­
key breeders, a sum m ary of th e a rti
cle is reproduced.
F o rm erly . Mr. G laser relates, th e
chicken th ief stole up to th e chicken
house in th e dead of n ig h t, seldom
b efo re m id n ig h t, and if he could gain
"entrance w ith o u t b re a k in g a lock,
to o k a few birds and carried th em off.
S om etim es the chicken squaw ked and
he m ade no h au l. U nder th a t plan
s te a lin g w as u su ally done only dur-
4n g th e late fall and w in ter.
As p o u ltry increased an d th e field
o f possible o p eratio n s broadened,
chicken ste a lin g g rad u ally becam e a
move in v itin g w ay for c rim in als to
m ake a liv in g w ith o u t h a rd w ork, so
new s tu n ts w ere evolved.
It is now a common p ractice for
th e fts to be com m itted a b o u t the
tim e th e ev ening m eal is b ein g eaten
on th e farm . O perations can be car-
led on d u rin g la te fall an u early
sp rin g w hen d ark n e ss conies a t an
e arly hour. If one m an Is o p e ra tin g
alone u n d er th is plan he may secure
only five or six fow ls each v isit, b u t
h e u su ally can co u n t on m ak in g five
o r six h a u ls before th e o w n er b e­
com es suspicious th a t bis flock is
'dw indling. T h e n he q u its and trie s
a n o th e r neighborhood.
B u t each
n ig h t's h au l has yelded th e th ie f from
five to te n dollars.
"A n o th er m ethod ia for tw o fellow s
to w ork the gam e,” Mr. G laser’s a r ­
tic le s ta te s . "T h ey u su ally ow n a
a fa tte n in g esta b lish m e n t m any m iles
from in e scene of th e ir activ ities.
One fellow does th e ste a lin g w hile
a n o th e r comes a fte r th e chickens
every n ig h t or every few n ig h ts at
som e p o in t previously decided upon.
T h ere m ay be-even th re e or four do­
in g th e s te a lin g in d iffe re n t com ­
m u n ities, w ith a m an com ing a fte r
th e sto len goods on a re g u la r round
trip .
"T h e fellow w ho does the ste a lin g
re m a in s rig h t in th e com m unity for
tw o or th ree weeks. A t th e d e tin a -
tio n w here th e chickens are fa tten ed ,
th e re a l business, th a t of ste a lin g
chickens, is w ell covered.
Locally
th e men a re know n a3 fa tte n e rs, and
ive up to th a t title by buy in g a g re a t
d eal of p o u ltry In th e im m ed iate com ­
m u n ity . No one suspects them , and
th e y a re reg ard ed as re p u ta b le and
h o n e st citizen s."
Salesm en of p o u ltry ton ic o r Some
o th er so rt of w ares, u su a lly some a r ­
tic le for use aro u n d p o u ltry yards,
vl3it farm s. T hey m ay secu re In ­
form ation ab o u t th e lay of th e land
so th a t a n ig h t v is it may be m ade
la te r, o r If they find no one a t hom e
on th e farm , th ey m ake off w ith a
cra te o r tw o of b ird s In broad day-
i - h t. T he fake p o u ltry c u llin g free
. e operates In th is m an n er.
, ip e a re also re g u la r g an g s th a t
ite in broad day lig h t. T hey can
m ake a h a u l very o ften , b u t if
find no one a t hom e except th e
alci.ens, th ey som etim es c a rry the
xls o ff by th e tru ck lo ad ,
ta k in g th e life of th e p o u ltry th ie f
iverable as possible is one w ay of
» ... our a g in g such losses, th e a rtic le
stales. Dogs of th e breed s th a t are
n ot noted for th e ir so ciab ility and
lave of s tra n g e rs w ill o ften save
es a t th e han d s of thieves.
A 'arm system s can be in stalled in
c h lik e n houses in com m unities w here
th iev ery has been practiced. All
stra n g e ag en ts, o r s tra n g e rs of an y
so rt should be sc ru tin ized closely an d
car n um bers taken. In some sta te s
o rg a n iz a tio n s have been form ed for
th e purpose of m a k in g life so u n ­
com fortable for chicken th iev es th a t
th ey e ith e r move or are p u t b eh in d
th e bars. One old o rg a n izatio n th a t
(C o n tin u ed on P age T h ree)
CARE IN BUYING OF
CHICKS IS ADVISED
RABBIT DRIVE TO BE
CONDUCTED NEXT SUNDAY
T he th ird ra b b it drive of th e sea­
son w ill be held S unday on th e east
end of the p ro ject, acco rd in g to plans
m ade by those in c h arg e of th e in ­
BIG DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY,
vasion of th e h a u n ts of th e lopg e a r­
ed pests.
WHITE, SAYS
T hose w ho lik e th e sp o rt h a te been
in v ited to g a th e r a t th e J a k e H off­
Local Man Traces Some Changes In m an place, one m ile n o rth of George
B eddow ’s, a t 9 o'clock S unday m o rn ­
Poultry Business During
in g from w h ere th e lin e of d riv e w ill
Fast Few Years.
move. L unch w ill be served a t noon
a t th e conclusion of th e firs t drive,
an d a second drive w ill be form ed Im ­
GERALD A. W H IT E
m ediately a fte r lu n ch is eaten.
FARM JOURNAL ARTICLE TELLS
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NO. 19
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1927
CHICKEN STEALING
METHODS DISCLOSED
Stnojgcrs
HAVE YOU APPOINTED
YOURSELF A MEMBER
OF THE PROJECT LAND
SETTLEMENT COMMITTEE f
Paul Claudel, distinguished diplo­
mat and author, now French ambassa­
dor to Japan, who has been appoint­
ed ambassador to W ashington.
ILLINOIS CORN IS
INVADED BY BORERS
Chicago, 111.—The dread European
corn bo rer has en tered Illinois, one
of the g reatest corn grow ing states
of th e Union.
A nnouncem ent th a t specim ens otf
the pest had been found h ear the
Indiana border, came on th e heels
of congressional relief action.
The P u rn ell corn b o rer eradication
bill, carry in g a $10,000,000 ap propria­
tion, ( W«| quickly rep o rted by the
house ag ricu ltu ral com m ittee after
alarm ing rep o rts of th e b o rers’ inva­
sion of corn grow ing sta te s were re­
ceived.
Specim ens of th e b o rer found in
Illinois have been sen t to W ashington
for verification.
The b o rer has been m oving into the
corn te rrito ry a t the ra te of 150 inileB
or more a oeason, and, according to
testim ony a t th e house agricultural
hearing, is destroying corn in a dozen
states, and Is advancing rapidly from
Ohio and Indiana fa rth e r in to th e m id­
dle west.
OREGON JAPANESE INCREASE
Chinese Population W anes but Prop­
erty H oldings Show Increase.
Salem, Or.—The Jap an ese popula­
tion of Oregon has increased during
the p ast tw o years, while th eir prop­
erty holdings have decreased, accord­
ing to a rep o rt prepared here by C.
H. Gram, sta te labor com m issioner.
Chinese resid en ts of Oregon have d e ­
creased, while th eir p ro p erty holdings
have increased.
The Jap an ese population in Oregon
is 5222, an increase of 588 in the past
two years. The Jap an ese own 6000
acres of land in th e sta te of Oregon,
with an assessed value of $294,020.
The C hinese population is 2308, a
decrease of 1280 during th e p a st two
years.
Almee
McPheraon
Casa
Dlamlaaed.
Los A ngeles.—C harges of crim inal
conspiracy ag ain st Almee Semple Mc­
P herson, evangelist, h er m other, Mrs.
Minnie K ennedy, K enneth G. Ormls-
ton, and o th er d efendeants, growing
out of th e disappearance case were
dism issed in superior co u rt on motion
of Asa Keyes, d istric t atto rn ey .
Tunney S ign* W ith Rickard for Bout.
St. Louis. — Gene Tunney, heavy­
w eight cham pion of th e world, signed
a co n tract here, effective n ex t Ju ly 1,
in which he agrees to fight th e man
who Tex R ickard, prom oter, shall pick
in defense of his crow n. U nder the
ag reem ent T unney cannot fight prior
to July 1.
EXCAVATING BEING DONE
FOR INCUBATOR HOUSE
E x cav atio n is now b e in g done by
G erald A. W h ite, local h a tc h e ry m an,
on th e site of h is in c u b a to r house.
The s tru c tu re w ill be 30 feet by 60
feet, and <he e x cav atio n is being
m ade to a d ep th of betw een foui an d
fo u r and a h a lf feet.
T h e co n stru c tio n w ill be of con­
crete as to th e sid ew alls, an d th e hip
roof w ill be saw d u st filled w ith both
sides sealed.
Mr. W h ite said th a t p ro b ab ly ab o u t
tw o m ore w eeks w ill be req u ired to
fin ish th e b u ild in g .
T im es a re c h an g in g an d v ery fa s t
a t th a t. B ack y ard p o u ltry k eep in g
is on th e decrease. H ome g a rd e n in g
is on th e decrease d espite th e effo rts
of th e college and s ta te in s titu tio n s
to prom ote hom e vegetable g ard en s,
home c a n n in g and home b u tc h e rin g
and m eat cu rin g .
A few y ears back th e few old h en s
on th e farm e ith e r stole th e ir n ests
and h atch ed a few chix o r w ere set
an d caused to re a r a sm all flock of
200 o r so. B reed in g sc ie n tific a lly
was a th in g u n th o u g h t of. Did
m o th er and dad send aw ay an d pay
ten o r fiftee n d o llars for, a good cock­
erel to head th e p en s’ No, you bet
th ey did no su ch th in g . T hey
g ath ered p len ty of eggs in th e sp rin g
and sum m er an d th ey d id n ’t need
eggs in th e w in ter, th e y h ad m eat to
tak e th e ir place. E ven th e crow s lay
in th e sp rin g , so w hy sh o u ld n ’t dad
an d m o th er feed th e h ired m an on
eggs for b reak fast. Tile av erag e hen
th en laid a b o u t 80 o r 90 eggs per
year.
B u t, com ing h ack to p resen t day
flocks, I w onder how m any of us
w ould feed a flock th a t laid less th a n
180-190 eggs per fow l a y ear. We
have in creased th e h e n ’s lay in g a b il­
ity 100-200 eggs y et som ew here in
th a t h en ’s lin e of p ro g en ito rs i3 th a t
old farm biddy w ith th e 80 egg re c ­
ord. How w as th is accom plished?
I ’ll te ll you how ; b y record k eep in g ,
selective c u llin g an d tra p n e stin g . By
keeping a b reed in g record of every
b ird an d k n o w in g w h a t type fow ls
reproduced for a b e tte r type in stead
of a w orse. R ecord k eep in g is th e
to ta l ex p lan a tio n . L e a rn in g a b e t­
te r fowl could be produced an d s tr iv ­
in g fo r even b e tte r yet.
T he b ack y ard p o u ltry m an h as gone
and th e com m ercial h a tc h e ry m a n h as
ta k e n h is place. I t has been e s ti­
m ated th a t th e re a re 50,000 h aten e r-
lea in th e U nited 8 ta te s. R a th e r a
wide field o f choice, is n 't it? B ut
th e sad p a rt of it is th a t m ore th a n
60 p er cen t of th ese are fakes, abso­
lu te faJfes.
M any an d m any a m an sells chix
and n ev er ow ns a fowl. J u s t buys
eggs from d iffe re n t farm flocks and
sets th em an d sells you th e chicks.
T hey a re n o t b reeders, s triv in g each
y ear to b e tte r th e ir flocks, so th e ir
p ro d u ct w ill be m ore sa tisfacto ry ,
b u t m en c o n te n t to ship you a chick
and receive y o u r m oney, no t giving
value received. You m ig h t ask how
can th ey do th is?
B ecause every s tra in of fowl today
h as been b red to such a p o in t th a t
th e sm all 80 egg fow l is gone. T ht
p u llets w ill lay fa irly well th ro u g h
th e w in te r, an d in the sp rin g you
reap a h a rv e st. W hy not, those birds
have been e a tin g th e ir heads off for
an. e n tire y ear to lay you those ch ear
sp rin g eggs. And as I m entioned be­
fore, th e crow s a re lay in g too.
A nd so be carefu l w here you buy
chix. In v estig ate. D on’t let a m an
send you a nice, big, w ell illu s tra te d
cata lo g u e th a t Is pro b ab ly of N o ah ’s
v in tag e, ( I t Is a common practice
am ong a n u m b er of p o u ltry m en to
h av e a c ata lo g 10x12 or even la rg e r
p rin te d s e ttin g fo rth in g re a t d e ta il
th e ir pens and pen m atin g s and d es­
c rib in g cockerels a t head of pen s as
b rig h t of eye. w ith nice tig h t f e a th ­
ers, glossy ap p earan ce, etc. B u t, be­
cause of th e cost of these c ata lo g s
th ey m u st have a b o u t a fiv e y ear
supply p rin te d as th e g re a te r th e o r­
d er th e ch eap er price p er copy. Does
it sta n d to reaso n th a t these pen n a t-
Ings w ould be th e sam e for five con­
secu tiv e y e a rs ? ) and sell you ch ick s
because th e catalo g is good.
Choose yo u r m an by his re p u ta tio n
as an h o n est sq u are dealer, whose
chix you know a re m ak in g good In
yo u r n eig h b o rs and h u n d red s of o th e '
people’s h an d s, an d you w ill g et a
pro d u ct th a t w ins.
SUPERINTENDENT
CHERRY
IS
-
MEMBER
CLUB
OF
AFTER
RAZZ-A-DOODLE
DATE
CONFLICT
T h a t he Is a u to m a tic a lly forced to
accept m em bership in th e Razz-A-
Doodle clu b is th e conclusion of E.
Le G rande C h erry , su p e rin te n d e n t of
H erm iston achools, as a re su lt of a
m isu n d e rsta n d in g w ith E lliso n -W h ite
over the d ate for a special e n te r ta in ­
m ent p rogram w hich th e com pany
h as p lan n ed to conduct here.
T he com pany o rig in a lly agreed to
th e d ate of J a n u a r y 17, and Mr.
C h erry th e n billed th e com m unity
w ith m y stery posters, n am in g m erely
th e d ate. He p lanned to follow up
th e poster w ith o th e r ad v e rtisin g
m a tte r, le ttin g th e public know Just
w h a t to expect on J a n u a r y 17.
He has received word from th e com ­
p any th a t th e y can not fill th e date
u n til F e b ru a ry 17, a m o n th later.
So he p e rm itte d him self th e lu xury
of a "peeved fe elin g ,” asked E llison-
W h ite to stu d y th e c a le n d a r— and
joined the Razz-A -Doodle club. He
and F. P. P h ip p s now belong, and
th e y ’re looking fo r new m em bers.
CHICKEN THIEVES TAKE
BIRDS FROM TWO PLACES
Clarence Voliva Loses 58 Hens In
Two Raids and 60 Stolen
From Mrs. Jaffray.
C larence V oliva is a heavy loser as
a re s u lt of tw o ra id s m ade on his
chicken houses d u rin g th e p a st week
w hen th iev es took a to ta l of 58 birds.
The firs t raid w as m ade la st T h u rs­
day n ig h t w hen 38 b ird e w ere taken,
and on S un d ay n ig h t th e place w as
v isited a g a in an d 20 m ore b ird s’Vrete
tak en .
T he fow ls sto len
w ere W h ite
W y an d o tte h en s an d pu llets and
av eraged a b o u t e ig h t pounds, Mr.
V oliva s ta te d . H e had been b u ild ­
in g up a flock of th e heavy breed to
use th em fo r h a tc h in g chicks for
cap onlzing an d h ad planned to begin
se ttin g in c u b a to rs w ith in a Bliort
tim e.
H ie w h ite L eghorn flock is also
sh o rt In c o u n t a b o u t 40 birds, and
he said he th o u g h t some of them w ere
sto len. H e h as offered a rew ard of
$100 fo r In fo rm atio n th a t w ill lead
to th e ap p reh en sio n of the thieves.
W ork is b ein g done by officers in an
effo rt to c a p tu re th e thieves.
Mrs. J a f fra y w ho lives in th e c an ­
yon a m ile w est of H oldm an lo st 6Q
b ird s the sam e n ig h t th a t Mr. Voliva
tu ffered h is f ir s t loss.
MCKENZIE NAMED
AS CLUB PRESIDENT
DODD
SUCCEEDS
CAMFELL
IWNERS ON FARMS
NEED, MARTIN SAYS
PROJECT S PRESENT
AS
QUOTA OF
VICE-PRESIDENT
TENANTS TOO MANY
County Agent Holt Discusses Ways of
Necessity of Paying Charges to Bo
Putting Damper on Stealing
Bocn in Long Ron, Manager
Of Chickens.
Declares.
F. C. M cKenzie, local m erc h a n t,
w as re-elected p re sid e n t of th e H e r­
m iston C om m ercial club a t th e a n ­
n u al election held T uesday a t th e
noon luncheon. T h is is h is second
y ear in th e office.
E. P. Dodd w as elected vice-presi­
d en t to succeed S tan ley C am pbell,
an d J. S. H arvey w as elected secre­
ta ry a fte r W. J. W a rn e r d elivered a
p ronouncem ent th a t he w ould not
serve ag ain .
E ffie J. T aylo r, hold« the firs t and
R ecent losses su ffered by p o u ltry
m en from thieves caused th e su b ject only professorship in psychiatric nurs­
of p rotection to be discussed, an d on ing, recently created at Yale univer­
su ggestion of H. K. D ean, C ounty sity. She w ill teach nursing of the
A gent H o lt w ho w as a v isito r a t the mind.
m eetin g told of h is o b serv atio n s of
th e problem in C lackam as county.
"In m iddle w estern sta te s th e re ­
w ard m ethod is being follow ed by
p o u ltry m en ’s o rg a n izatio n s to stop
th ie v e ry ,” Mr. H olt said. "A n e ffo rt
to adopt th is p lan w as m ade by th e
sta te o rg an izatio n in O regon, b u t
W ashington, D. C.—T he perplexing
m em bers seem to tak e little In terest farm relief question which has pucker
in the m a tte r u n til a fte r th e ir own ed thé brow s of legislators for more
houses have been raid ed and th e ir than th ree years will be th ru s t for
birds tak en .
ward with renew ed force when the
"Y ou are d caln g w ith a re a l p ro b ­ house ag ricu ltu re com m ittee begins
lem, an d it has been found th a t the consideration of the new McNary
gan g s th a t steal p o u ltry a re effect­ H augen bill.
ively organized. T hey u su ally have
The situation has been com plicated
men w ho secure in fo rm atio n about by th e lack of a unanim ous indorse
places, th e location of the farm b u ild , m ont from leading agricultural organ
ings w ith a m ap of roads and such izatlons of any one m easure.
facts T h is advance w ork in the p ast
A bi-partisan farm relief bill, spon
u su ally h as been done by ju n k b u y ­ sored by S enator C urtis of K ansas, the
ers, p a te n t m edicine vendors or some republican floor leader, and Repre
such sort.
sentatlve Crisp, dem ocrat, of Georgia
"O ne of th e m ost effective pre- was presented to congress in an effori
v e n tativ es th a t any one can tak e is to break the long deadlock on agricul
to w atch closely any s tra n g e rs around tu ral legislation.
th e farm . T ake th e ir c ar num bers,
Both S enator C urtis and R eprésenta
notice th e ir tire s et cete ra. It has tlve C risp described th eir m easure at
been found in th e p ast th a t such p re­ designed to m eet objections raised
cau tio n s serve to p rev en t a planned ag ain st pending proposals. It would
ra id from being executed because provide for a federal farm board and
th e ad v an ce m an is not anx io u s to be sn appropriation of $250,000,000. The
im plicated as a suspect, an d if he duty of the board would be to insure
sees h is c ar num ber b eing tak en his "reasonable profit over cost of pro­
sense of cau tio n is likely to be duction” on farm com m odities by de
aroused.
d a rin g an em ergency for any crop,
"In th e W illa m e tte v alley A lrdale 1 when one existed, ucd perm itting co­
dotgs have been found to be gener- ' operatives to buy up th e surplus and
ally effective
p ro tectio n
a g ain st hold it.
thieves, b u t th e re a re cases on record
w here both dogs and chickens have
been ta k e n .’
FARM RELIEF BEFORE
HOUSE COMMITTEE
SHORT NEWS NUGGETS
TRIAL IN LIQUOR CASE
TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK
A plea of not g u ilty to a charge
of u n la w fu l possession of in to x ic a t­
in g liq u o r w as e n te re d In th e court
of J u s tic e J. S. W est T uesday a fte r­
noon by C. W. K ellogg. The charge
w as th e o u tg ro w th of a search of the
b u ild in g occupied by Mr. K ellogg's
business T uesday m o rn in g by D eputy
S h e riffs H oskins and A rkell of P en ­
dleton.
As a re s u lt of th e search tw o kegs
w ere seized, one th a t w as full, and
th e o th e r co n tain ed about a gallon
of liq u o r, a to ta l of approxim ately
STATION FARM MAY BE
six gallons.
CHANGED THIS SEASON
Mr. K ellogg’s bond w as fixed at
$250, and tr ia l w ill probably be held
Director Jardine Confers With Local
d u rin g th e com ing week If the d is­
People To Work Out
tr ic t a tto rn e y Is ab le to be here a t
Desired Move.
th a t tim e, Ju d g e W est said.
T h e e ffo rt to change th e location
of th e H erm iston ex p erim en t sta tio n
farm from th e p resen t site n o rth of
H erm iston to b e tte r land betw een
H erm isto n an d S ta n field has been re ­
new ed as a re s u lt of th e v isit h ere
la st F rid a y of J. T. Ja rd in e , d irecto r
of th e O regon ex p erim en t statio n .
T he d e sire to chan g e th e location
of th e farm h as been u n d er consid­
eration for a n u m b er of years, b u t a
n u m b er of facto rs have co n trib u ted
to the delay. C onsiderable p relim i­
n a ry w ork w ill be necessary before
th e p lan s ta k e d e fin ite form , b u t the
co n ference held by D irector J a rd in e
w ith re sid e n ts of th e project Is ex­
pected to re s u lt In action, probably
In tim e to get th e farm In op eratio n
d u rin g th e 1927 crop year.
EFFIE J. TAYLOR
Woman Breaks Leg
Mrs. R. H elzer, a resid en t of
C am as. W ash in g to n , su ffered a fra c ­
tu re of h e r rig h t leg la st Sunday
m o rn in g w est of B oardm an. T he ac­
cid en t occu rred w hen Mrs. H elzer
jum ped ffroni the car In w hich she
w as rid in g w hen It seemed th a t a
collision w ith a n o th e r car was In­
ev itab le. Two c a rs a re said to have
collided, b u t those who rem ained in
th e m ach in es w ere u n h u rt. Mrs.
H elzer w as b ro u g h t to H erm iston for
a n X -ray and th e red u ctio n of the
fra c tu re .
Comm ercial radio-telephone service
betw een New York and London has
been form ally inaugurated.
K erm et Roosevelt, son of the late
Colonel T heodore Roosevelt, has had
his left thum b am putated as the re ­
sult of a radium burn sustained seven
years ago.
W illiam B. W ilson, form er secretary
of labor, has filed a form al contest
challenging the election of W illiam S.
Vare, republican, as senator from
Pennsylvania.
A te n ta tiv e agreem ent for legisla
tion giving the federal governm ent
control over radio has been reached
betw een aenate and house conferees,
it was announced.
F ederal financing of national politi­
cal cam paigns was suggested in u
speech In W ashington by S enator
Borah, republican, Idaho, as necessary
to th e perp etu atio n of a free govern
m ent in this country.
Six Mexican Prelates Arrested.
Mexclo City.—Bishop Pascuul Diaz
of Tobasco, se c retary of the episco
pete and five o th er bishops was ar­
rested in the C atholic Episcopate
building by the Mexican police. Seek
ing Inform ation at the Episcopate
building on the cause of the arre st,
tho correspondents of the Associated
P ress and th e U nited P ress were
them selves tak en into custody and
w ere detained. T he correspondents
were released a fte r representations
bad been m ade to the Mexican foreign
office by A rthur Bliss Lane, first sec­
reta ry of the A m erican em bassy.
One of the chief needs of the H e r­
m iston d is tric t is few er te n a n t oper­
ated farm s an d m ore o w n er o perated
farm s, according to the op in io n ex­
pressed by E nos D. M artin , p ro ject
m anager. H is opinion w as based on
a stu d y of crop re tu rn s and h is ob­
serv atio n of farm in g o p eratio n s.
T he p a te rn a l policy of th e govern­
m ent h as m ade it possible fo r a b sen ­
tee landlordism , or te n a n t o p eratio n
of farm s to continue, Mr. M artin
said, b u t he expressed th e b elief th a t
farm o p eratio n in the fu tu re on the
p ro ject is destined to s h ift m ore
and more from the h an d s of te n a n ts
to those of th e ow ner.
“ U nder th e policy th a t w as follow ­
ed by th e governm ent fo r a num ber
of y ears in th e m a tte r of n o t re q u ir­
ing p ay m en t of operatio n an d m ain­
ten an ce and co n stru ctio n ch arg es
from land ow ners th e ab se n t ow ners
w ere w illin g to re n t th e ir places for
w hat th ey could g e t,” M r. M artin
said. "U n d er th e su p p lem en tal con­
tr a c t betw een the d is tric t an d th e
governm ent, charges m u st be paid,
and ow ners m ust of n ecessity, get
m ore revenue from th e ir places, dig
up the ch arg es out of th e ir pockets,
or face the a lte rn a tiv e of losing th e ir
places,
‘‘T e n a n t fa n n in g on some k inds of
land in c e rta in types of fa rm in g is
fa irly satisfa c to ry , b u t as a g en eral
proposition on irrig a te d lan d , p rtlc u -
'a r ly w ith th e soil we h av e h ere, it
re su lts in th e farm being ru n down
rapidly and m ark s a decrease in Its
productive capacity. I know p erso n ­
ally of a nu m b er of fa rm e rs w ho a re
re n tin g as m any as five or six or
m ore sm all acreages.
"T o o p erate so m uch irrig a te d land
in se p a ra te acreages to a d v a n ta g e Is
sim ply
a
physical
im possibility.
U sually w a te r is tu rn e d In a t ir rig a ­
tin g tim e and allow ed to r u n w here
it will. D am age to th e le n d and
ditches and
in ad eq u a te
irrig a tio n
follow w ith th e re s u lt th a t a t h ay
h arv est tim e only p atch e s w ill be
w orth c u ttin g . -T he te n a n t g e ts h a lf
of w hat he th in k s wifi p a y .to h a r ­
vest, and th e ow ner g ets h is half. In
the fu tu re , th e ow ner m ust hav e m ore
if he Is to conilntie to ow n th e la n d ."
T he necessity of m e etin g w a te r
paym ents w ill resu lt In b e tte r fa rm ­
ing o p eratio n s on th e p ro ject, Mr.
M artin said, w ith some changes in
ow n ersh ip w hich w ill m ean th a t the
new ow ners w ill tak e over op eratio n
of th e ir ow n lan d and b rin g It up
to the level of production now m ain­
tain ed on th e average ow ner operated
farm .
" S h o e s trin g ” o p eratio n s hav e :-!t
been resp o n sib le for lack of succc.-•
on th e p a rt of some se ttle rs, th e pro­
je c t m an ag e r said, and as th is type of
ow n ersh ip of farm land decreases and
Is replaced by those w ho have suf
ficlen t eq u ities in th e ir lan d s to m ake
success easier, th e p ercen tag e of fa il­
u res w ill be even less.
"T h e necessity of m ak in g n -
m en ts Is bound to be one of the !
g e st b lessin g s we could have on *
p ro ject, in m y o p in io n ." he
“ L and h an k s and o th e rs hoi
m o rtgages h av e m ade It p lain th a t
th ey w ill p ro te c t th e ir m o rtg a g 1
p aying c h arg es If th e p resen t uv ic
do n o t, so th e u ltim a te re s u lt pr i
lses to be g re a te r s ta b ility of b
values and p ro d u ctio n , a fte r the a
ju s tm e n t h as been m ode, th a n v
have ever enjoy, d.”
H. E. Hammon L"i
News of th e death of 11, b ro th e r,
H. E. H am m an, a t his hom e at Alt
m ont, K ansas, w as received by te le ­
gram by J. W . H am m an la s t Fi iday
J a n u a ry 7. T he deceased ■' .s .80
y ears old. li e w as k n o w n t< m any
local people w hose a c q u ain tan ce h e
m ade on sev eral v isits here w ith h is
b ro th er.
H. J . S tillin g s re tu rn e d T uesday
C. W. K ellogg w as a b u sin ess vici
J. M. B iggs w as a business v isito r
tp o rn in g from P o rtla n d w here he
to r In P en d leto n T uesday.
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in W alta W alla last F riday
took a sh ip m en t of livestock.
Big-hearted Felix
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