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The Herald Keep« Close to the Heart and Mind of die Umatilla Project.
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THE DAIRY COW CAN
r a n > 0 BETTER H O M
THAN ON AH IRRIGATED
FARM OH THIS PROJECT.
TURKEY POOL MAY
BE FORMED HERE
CO-OPERATIVES
C. A. BISSELL
Local
Grower*
BIG SAVIN6 MADE '
BY WATER DISTRICT
OPERATION COSTS REDUCED BY
WOULD
SELL OREGON BIRDS
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NO. 1.
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1927
VOL. XXH
IDAHO
H ïE jn sT O H , o n o r
THE BEST POULTRY
DISTRICTS ANYWHE B
IN THE NORTHWEST
BOARD FIRST YEAR
District Ran Works for Fiscal Year
Being
Made by G. H. Jenkint to
Ending July 1 for Saving
Get Grower»’ Ideas.
of |9 ,2 0 0 .
Are turkey growers of Umatilla
county Interested in joining the
Idaho turkey pool, the largest turkey
marketing co-operative in the United
States, and selling their birds in the
Idaho pools?
An effort to get the idea of grow­
ers In the west end of the county on
this proposition is being .made by G.
H. Jenkins, assistant county agent.
Ue spent some time yesterday inter­
viewing grower* and was out in the
field again today.
Figures for the work done by the
Idaho co-operative in 1925 show that
the association had 900 members that
year and sold 26 carloads of birds.
They had a large volume last year,
irtd if present plans materialize, their
y ations will be extended to in-
lv.de several counties in eastern
Oregon this season.
Information received by County
Agent Holt from Mrs. C. G. Brink,
of Boise, secretary and general man-
a .ei of the association, is that mem
bership fees are one dollar per year.
elling costs and expense money de­
ducted can not exceed one-half cent
per pound, according to the contract
between the association and the
grower.
The Idaho association has lined up
big buyers and will be able to sell In
euch volume that growers should be
able to realize from two to three
cents more per pound than they
could by selling in small pools, Mrs.
Brink Informed the county agent.
Some of the leading growers here
have evinced a lively interest In the
idea of a turkey pool. Walter Bot­
kin who has been raising turkeys
successfully for several years advo­
cated the pool plan last fall as a gell­
ing method for local growers. New
Madden Is another grower who has
suggested the establishment of a
pool. Other growers have talked over
the matter Informally.
If turkey growers In the county
show an Interest in the pool Mrs.
Brink w ill stop here for a special
meeting to tell of the results secured
by the big co-operative, Mr. Jenkins
said.
The Hermiston Irrigation district
operated the Irrigation works for the
year ending July 1, 1927 at a sav­
ing o f *9,234.40 under the cost by
the government in the preceding
year. A report showing these re­
sults was submitted to the district
board at ita monthly meeting Tues­
day night.
The cost of operation by the gov­
ernment for the year from July 1,
1925 to July 1, 1926, was »25,-
120.00. For the following year,
ending July 1, 1927, the district's
operation costs were »15,(85.60.
The bulk of the saving was ef­
fected by reducing fixed overhead
and elim inating Jobs, according to
E. D. Martin, project superintendent.
Administration under the district
has been done much cheeper. Two
men, Manager Martin and Charles
Taylor, fiscal agent, have takeu care
of administration problems.
Formerly there were six ditch rid­
ers serving water Users, and under
district management tits number was
reduced to three.
Other economies
In labor have been effected.
‘‘Another factor which has a real
bearing on the saving made 18 the
splendid co-operation that ha» been
given by the water urera,” said Mr.
Martin. "Every water user is vitally
Interested In operation going forward
efficiently and economically, and we
have the aid of water users In a de­
gree that ig extremely gratifying.
"We have had less breaks in.
ditches than the government had,
due in part to the greater watch­
fulness of water users of their own
ditches and the canals that serve
them.’’
The district will be able to finance
itself on a cash basis until the next
payment on operation and main­
tenance is received without resort­
ing to issuing warrants. Manager
Martin stated.
COACH WALENTA GRASPS
REINS IN FOOTBALL WORK
Conditioning to be Required of All
Player* New Mentor
Tells Hi* Squad.
Rain has prevented much field
work in football during the first
week of school, but Coach Walenta,
new mentor of the Irrigators, has
been laying the foundation for what
promises to be a strenuous season.
His material is light, and he has
quite a lot of green men, but he has
made n P,a,n that he expects the
best every player has to offer.
Conditioning is one of the funda­
mentals in football, the coach be­
lieves, and he has promised the squad
that those who wear suits for Her­
miston w ill be In the pink of condi­
tion. His snappy Vale team won
the championship of the southeast­
ern part of the state last year large­
ly because every man trained faith­
fully.
A passer and a kicker are two vital
Heeds that must be filled by the new
coach. Davis will be shifted to end
from center for a trial.
The veterans back from last year
Include McKenzie, Newell, Robinson,
Kennings, Davis, L. Earnheart, Smith
and E. Hammond. New men of
promlSg include M. Earnheart, R.
Davis, Felthouse. Addleman, Briggs,
Nation. Carson. Blessing. Upham,
Dahlman. Bensel, Rodda, Griggs, D.
Clagas, E. Clagas, G. Parsons. D i-
Moss and Glenn Newell.
C. A. Bissell, who Is chief engineer
of the
service.
U nited
S ta te *
reclam ation
WAYNE B. WHEELER,
' DRY LEADER, DIES
Battle Creek, Mich. — Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti-
Saloon league of America, died at
Battle Creek sanitarium here Monday.
Mr. Wheeler was taken ill last week
with a kidney ailment from which he
had been undergoing treatment for
several years. He was removed from
his home to a hospital, aud after an
examination rushed to the sanitarium
where it was at first decided to per­
form an operation.
Mr. Wheeler apparently responded
rapidly to treatment, however, and
Bhowed so much improvement that
it was decided not to operate but his
condition took a sudden turn for the
worse and he sank rapidly.
The dry leader was born at Brook­
field, O., November 10, 1869.
ONION TARIFF WANTED
. u------1—
Senator Borah Says Product From
Abrbad Hurt* Idaho.
Washington, D. C. — The humble
American onion found a staunch de­
fender in the chairman of the senate
commutes on foreign relations, Wil­
liam E. Borah of Idaho. Although
Borah’s complaint was directed against
Spanish and Egyptian onions it bore
no odor of international politics, nor
were any diplomatic complications
scented.
In a conference with Chairman
Dennis of the tariff commission. Sen­
ator Borah urged that the commission
submit its report on the onion tariff
to President Coolidge as soon as pos
sible. He declared that the present
duty of 1 cent a pound enables onions
from Spain and Egypt to take markets
away from the growers of Idaho and
other northwest states.
James Wfilo* Get* Another Reprieve.
Salem, Or.—James Wlllos, convict,
uncer death sentence for murder,
again escaped the noose when Gover­
nor Patterson extended his reprieve
for 30 days.- The reprieve will expire
at midnight, October 2.
Governor
Patterson announced that he extended
the reprieve at the request of Judge
Percy Kelly of the Marion county cir­
cuit court.
EARL MITCHELL TO LOCATE
IN ASTORIA THIS FALL
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mitchell re­
turned last week from along the
coast where they spent a couple of
weeks. While In Astoria Mr. Mitch­
ell closed a deal for the lease of a
business location in a new business
block where he w ill open a drug
store.
A new big theatre now under con­
struction w ill soon start operating
next door to the room leased by the
local man. The upper floors of the
building w ill be devoted to offices
for physicians.
The new store will he opened about
December 1. Mr. Mitchell Is very
enthusiastic about the possibilities
afforded by the new location. lie
recently disposed of his busines here
to W. L. Hamm. The family prob­
ably w ill remain in Hermsiton until
some time in November when they
plan to move to thetr new' location.
On the trip to the coast, between
Portland and Astoria, the Mitchell
car overturned on wet pavement and
was towed to Portland and left.
ROUND-UP RUCKERS SHOW
The tryouts of bucking horses, both
the old tried, proven buckets, and
new horses which their owners think
should belong to the big league of
outlaw equines, are being held in
Pendleton every day In preparation
for the annual show next weék.
Some new talent has been uncov­
ered by the management of the show,
and the records the horses are mak­
ing In the tryouts indicate that
Round-Up fans will see the best ex­
hibition on the part of the horses
that spurn saddles that has ever been
offered.
Advance saleg of tickets have been
very good, according to Geo. 0. Baer,
manager.
SANDERS-ROWE
A wedding of interest to pioneer
residents of the project was that sol­
emnized Sunday afternoon by Jus­
tice West at the E. M. Rowe ranch
in the Third unit. The contracting
parties were Miss June Rowe, ^laugh­
ter of R. L. Rowe, eister of E. M.
Rowe, and Walter Sanders of the
North Ridge.
The ceremony was performed on
the big living porch, a corner of
which had been transformed by the
neighbors into a dainty and charming
bower of asparagus and flowers.
Only close neighbors and friends
witnessed the marriage. Peter Cas-
tric enhanced the occasion with sev­
eral songs.
The delicious large wedding cake
was a gift from Mrs. and Mr. Pol­
lard. Mrs. Sanders is one of the re­
maining pioneers of the Third unit.
Mr. Sanders is raising a large
flock of turkeys on the Gaither place.
After the holidays he will move his
stock to the Rowe ranches. He ex-
pectg to remain there several years,
Increasing his flock yearly, as the
conditions on the Hermiston project
are excellent for turkey raising.
JAMES JOHNS OF PENDLETON IS
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER MAKING OF
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BROOMS OF CROP GROWN HERE
Manufacturing brooms out of
broomcorn grown in this part of the
county is an industry that should
have ths enthusiastic and undivided
support of the whole county, James
Johns, prominent Pendleon man, de­
clared while In Hermiston Wednes­
day afternoon, accompanied by his
son, Tom Johns.
"Look here at the broom I bought
up at Stanfield,” said Mr. Johns pro­
ducing the piece of household equip­
ment. “Look how long the fiber is
and how well the broom is sewed.
It cost a dollar, and I call it a bar­
gain, and besides, It was made right
here In the county out of our own
raw materials.
"After this, all the brooms used at
our house w ill be those made at Stan­
field, and I’m going to Pendleton
merchants and tell them about our
own Umatilla county brooms and do
everything I can to see that they
are handled in the volume they de­
serve.
“The man operating the factory
said he would buy »10,000 worth of
broomcorn this season If his market
for broom* expands as he thinks it
w ill.”
A number of farmers in the west
end of the county, including several
in the Hermiston district, have small
patches of broomcorn this year.
Ellensburg Councilman Under Arrest. COMMITTEE NAMED FOR
THE FEATHERHEADS
if
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
NORTH HILL PROVES
GOOD TURKEY LAND
WEALTH OF BLOSSOMS COMPETE
W. A. SANDERS PLEASED OVER
FOR PRIZES
RESULTS SECURED
A wedding of Interest to Hermiston
wag solemnized Sunday at St. Steph­
en’s Episcopal church in Baker when
Miss Gertrude A. Miller became the
bride of Guy L. Coe of Hermiston.
The bride is a member of a promi­
nent Baker family. The groom Is
local agent for the Union OH com­
pany and has bee,, stationed In Her­
miston for about a year. Mr. and
Mrs. Coe left after the ceremony for
points in Minnesota where they are
visiting relatives of the groom. Mr.
and Mrs. Coe will be at horn, in Her­
miston after October 1.
OH THÜSW »UJtH
Voea WHlSKBOS .
AMO ACT MaUBSttF'-
vAiExisbo
ee
Mâ)4*ifD Voo JüST
1100 Birds in Flock for First Year
Clnb Tuesday Afternoon
in Business Promise Him
Proves Suco ssful.
The flowers that bloom In the
spring, as the poet has referred to
them, were shoved into a place of in­
significance by the flowers that
bloom in the fall when the annual
flower show was held Tuesday after­
noon by the Community club.
Competition was open to flowers
grown in the Hermiston distret, but
flowers for display purposes were
invited from surrounding towns. The
show was held In tho lobby of the
Hermiston hotel.
The committee of the club in
charge of the affair was well pleas­
ed with the results secured, both as
to interest and attendance and for
the quality of exhibits. Judging
was done by three Umatilla matrons,
Mrs. Nugent, Mrs. Cherry and Mis.
Llewellyn. They ran Into difficul­
ties on the dahlias, due to the fact
that blossoms In competition were
of excelent quality and of different
varieties so that it was necessary to
Judge one variety against another
for perfection.
Following is the list of prize win­
ners:
Dahlias— First, Mrs. Joe Udey; sec­
ond, Mrs. A. E. Bensel.
Roses-—First, Mrs. Thomas Camp­
bell; second, Mrs. A. E. Bensel.
Asters— First, Mrs. Joe Udey; sec­
ond, Mrs. Thomas Campbell.
Snapdragons— First, Mrs. H. M.
Straw; second, Mrs. O. O. Felthouse.
Zinnias^—First, Mrs. H. M. Straw;
second, Mrs. O. O. Felthouse.
Group of Zinnias—-First, Barbara
Reid; second, Mrs. N. W. Bloom.
General Display Mrs. A. E. Ben­
sel.
The group of Zinnias exhibit was
not scheduled for competition orig­
inally, but some of the zinnias
grought for display purposes were
of such excellent quality that the
decision was made during the show
to offer prizes for them in a special
event.
DR. DALE CLOSES DEAL
FOR PRACTICE AT DUFUR
Dr, and Mrs. C. M. Dale were In
Dufur over the week end where ho
closed a deal for the purchase of the
praclce, office equipment and home
of Dr. W. A. Short. Dr. and Mrs.
Dale will leave some time this week
for their new location.
Dr. Dale has been In Hermiston
for 18 months. For more than a
year he was associated with Dr. F.
V. Prime, and during the past three
months has had charge of the office
during Dr. Prime’s absence.
Stone Place Purchased
Mr. Culiey who has been employed
for several years at the Pendleton
Woolen Mills was here Monday and
closed a deal for purchase of 20 acreB
on the Butter creek road, known as
the old Frank Stone place. Mr. Cul-
ley has built up a herd of dairy cat­
tle while employed In Pendleton and
plans to continue In the dairy busi­
ness.
SCOPE OF ASSOCIATION
Following is a statement from N.
W. Bloom, secretary of the Hoosier
Picnic asociation, relative to a change
in the organization that was mRde at
this year’s annual meeting:
"At the last Hoosier picnic a re­
solution was passed changing the
name to Three I & O. Picnic, viz.,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Ohio.
“All former residents of Indiana.
Illinois, Iowa and Ohio are urged to
be present. Help to make this picnic
the largest affair In the county. Let
the former citizens of each stnte talk
the matter up amongst themselves.
Miss Ids Hayden of New York City The next picnic will be held the sec­
has been here on a business mission. ond Sunday In August as the time for
She owns a farm southwest of town holding the reunion has also been
and is making plans to develop It. changed.”
ByOdkonw
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C. L LAWRENCE
Annual Affair Held by Community
FORMER HOOSIERS BROADEN
COE-MILLER
Ellensbprg, Wash.—City Councilman
DAIRY SHOW DEPARTMENT
W. A. Shumaker was arrested on a
warrant charging him with soliciting
and accepting »200 in connection with
The committee of women to aid In
the purchase by the city council a year arranging for the exhibit of entries
ago of a new fire truck. .
in the women's department of the
Hermiston Dairy and Hog show, Fri­
Skovbo To Judge
day and Saturday, October 7 and 8,
J. Skovbo left today for Walla consists of Mrs. W. L. Hamm Mrs.
Walla where he will serve as judge S. M. Campbell, Mrs. E. I* Jackson,
of bees and apiarian products at the Mrs. E. I. Davis and Mrs. id Parrish.
Attalla Walla county fair the last
Mrs. Frank Gulwlts is superintend­
three days of this week.
ent of the department, and Mrs. H.
E. Shesely Is clerk. Indications are
that the exhibits this year will be
Methodist Church
Regular service, Sunday. Preach­ excellent. Some changes have been
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paper is No. 1 of Vol. 22.
SHOW BRINGS OUT
WARTS IN PRELIMINARIES
a P rofit
Is a lot of the sandy land on the
north hill that hag been withdrawn
by the government ag not economic­
ally fit for straight farming likely
to become the seat of an industry
that will produce more wealth per
acre than was originally expected of
it In the early days when settlers
cleared It with the expectation of
making it a garden spot?
The question has been given some
point by the work that has been
done during the past season by W.
A. Sanders with turkeys.
He came down here last fall from
C. L. Lawrence, Inventor of the Pendleton with the determination to
W rig h t w hirlw in d motors which were get Into the turkey busines*. He
used by Charles A. Lindbergh and admitted the other day that he knew
Clarence Cham berlain in th e ir flights very little about the tricks of the
across the A tlan tic.
tnrkey business, but It appealed to
him as a way to make some money
and be bis own boas, and he thought
the sandy hill an ideal place to try
out his ideas.
lie tame, and he has some fairly
definite conclusions that are baaed
on the knowledge he has gained so
Chicago.—A legal f'ght to stop the far.
“I think this hill land is as fine a
Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney world's
championship fight hero September 2? place to ralse turkeys as one could
broke last Saturday when B. E. Clem find,” he declared. "I used to work
ents, president of the Coliseum Ath for sheep men around Pilot Rock,
letlc club, filed a petition in the cir­ and turkey raisers here In the Her­
cuit tourt for an injunction to pre­ miston country have had a lot bet­
ter success this spring getting poult*
vent the bout.
Clements' bill named Dempsey; than the growers have had In the
George L. (Tex.) Rickard, Floyd Fitz Pilot Rock country. Hall storm*
sinnnons, the former Benton Harbor caused them some heavy losses.
“There's a thin stand of alfalfa
promoter; George F. Getz, promoter
for the Soldier field bout; the South here and after clipping off the first
growth in order to get rid of the
Park commission us defendants.
The bill was based on Clements’ cheat I've-Just let It grow and given
claim to a contract with Dempsey more the birds the run of the place. I
than a year old, purchased by Clem­ Irrigate regularly. That washes the
ents from Fitzsimmons, to fight no refuse off the top of the soil and
one until he had fought Harry Wills, keeps the alfalfa and grass coming.
and in Chicago, for the Coliseum club. 1 rotate the place of feeding grain
every time.”
Results? Well, Mr. Sanders has a
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
flock of about 1100 birds. As stated
The 1928 convention of the national before, he admitted he knew very lit­
W. C. T. U. will be held in Boston, it tle about them when he started. But
was decided by the executive com­ he has had help from soqie of the
most capevieneed turkey mao on the
mittee.
project, Including Dr. Beletakl and
Art Nehf, veteran southpaw pitcher,
who was unconditionally released by Walter Botkin, to mention only a
the Cincinnati Reds, was signed by couple, and he made plain mor* than
once, ‘T’ve kept pretty close to the
the Chicago Cubs.
book. A man lias to learn, and I’ve
The air mail service after 10 years'
followed thp best advice I could get.”
successful operation by the govern­
Nearly all of his poults were
ment has finally passed into the bands
hatched under the turkey hens. He
of private operators.
thinks Mother Nature's method of
Fusion of the Hankow and Nanking
Incubation Is more satisfactory than
nationalist governments was announc­
the use of Incubators, though use of
ed as an accomplished fact by Dr. C.
the hens Is more work and requires
C. Wu, Nanking foreign minister.
more patience. He said his losses
Chicago, America's second largest
have been between 47 and 50 bird*
city, was virtually without movies last
from hatching time to date.
week when theater owners and union
lie mixes tobacco and salts In the
operators deadlocked in their dispute
mashes he feeds, and when the poults
over two of the operators.
were little he mixed onion tops and
President Coolidge will leave Rapid other green feeds Into their rations,
City, S. D., for his return trip to
lie used coops for the hens and put
Washington some time this week,
up the birds when showers threaten­
probably September 9, it was officially
ed during the spring months when
announced at the summer White
the poult* were young and tender.
House.
They are hardy now and do not re­
quire a great deal of attention.
H a rry H ill Captured In Seattle.
"Raising turkeys is hard work,”
Seattle. Wash.—Harry Hill of Strea­ Mr. Sanders declared. "Some people
tor. 111., a dapper youth of 22, was think there isn't much to It except
held In the city Jail hore awaiting the spending the money. That la not
arrival of extradition rapors by which true. For two months I was never
the stnte of Illinois expects to return done working, but It was Interest­
him to his hi me town to stand trial ing work, and there is something to
for the murder of his gray haired do all the time.”
mother, Mrs. Eliza Hill, wealthy re­
He has kept his birds on 20 acres
cluse and divorced wife of a Streator of land all of the time. The place
physician, who was shot to death on is fenced, and he said he has little
August 13. Her body was burled In trouble keeping them up. He be­
a shallow grave in the basement.
lieves in feeding well and keeping
the birds peppy and thrifty.
Mrs. 8. C. White of Lexington was
His feed cost from hatching time
here over the week end as a guest at to market will run about »1.25 per
the home of her son, Gerald White. bird, he estimated. He said some of
Accompanied by Mrs. Gerald White his neighbhrg thought the cost would
she left Monday for Dayton, Wash­ run »1.50 per bird. He thinks his
chn flees are good to sell between
ington, to visit her daughter. From »4,000 and »5,000 worth of turkeys
there they will go to Spokane to help
thi* fal>-
welcome Col. Lindbergh when he ar­
Is the business worth keeping
after?
rives in that city.
LEGAL BAN ASKED
ON CHICAGO FIGHT
elix Acts His Age
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