The Herald Keeps Close to the Heart and Mind of the Umatilla Proiect.
(The Wrmiafom Wrath.
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VOL XXII
DAIRY SHOW BOARD
PLANS NEW BUILDING
MISS RUTH NICHOLS
COMMITTEE ASKED TO SECURE
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COST ESTIMATES
Old
Directors
Named
Again
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Name of Show Changed;
Jersey Men Meet.
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A new building on the grounds of
the Hermiston Dairy and Hog show
to house exhibits of the women's de
partment and farm crops is a project
which the show association will in
vestigate and hopes to realize in time
for use this fall, according to action
that was taken at the annual meet
ing of stockholders held Saturday in
the library.
No building space on the grounds
is available for these two depart
ments, and for several years it has
been necessary to hold the show in
two locations, buildings on the west
side of town having been utilized
for the overflow.
"A building good enough for our
purpose will not cost very much
money and will improve the show,”
said L. C. Dyer, president of the
board of directors. ”We added a
fence to enclose all of the grounds
last year and made money by the
deal. We have some funds on
hands to start a building, and if
some co-operation iron» other organ
izations is possible, we think it won’t
be very hard to get a building. We
certainly need It.”
The directors who served last year
on the board were re-elected for
another year. They Include L. C.
Dyer, Frank Guiwlts, H. K. Dean,
Roy Sullivan and Logan Todd.
A sedal committee to investigate
the proposed new building work, con
sisting of H. K. Dean, Logan Todd,
and G. H. Jenkins, was named and
authorized to get estimates of cost.
The Jersey Breeders’ association
also held its annual meeting at the
same time and re-elected the former
directors as follows L. C. Dyer, H. J.
Ott and A. W. Agnew. The associa-
'lon has recently disposed of oue o
Its four sires ana replaced him with
a young sire that came from the Al
vin Laughary herd. The
young
sire's dam was once champion at the
state fair and had a production rec
ord of 780 pounds of butterfat.
The breeders’ association also went
on record as favoring a live calf club
organization on the project this
year.
The directors decided to change
the name of the show to the Umatilla
Project fair.
MINING ACTIVITY CONTINUES
IN HEPPNER HILL COUNTRY
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1928
The Heppner country is having a
regular mining rush since the recent
discovery of an old gold mine about
40 miles from there In the hills 1 b
the report brought to Hermiston thi*
week by Bill Lawton. He has Hw
distinction of having discovered the
old covered shaft which led to the
mining excitement.
Men from Condon, Pendleton and
other towns have been coming to the
grounds and staking out and filing
on claims, Mr. Lawton said. An-
oher shaft was recently discovered.
Excavation on the old shaft which
was filled up with earth and cribbing
has progressed to a depth of 90 feet.
Mrs. J. H. DeMoss has been rc-el-
eeted as teacher of the Minnehaha
school. The action was taken by the
school board at its recent meeting.
Mrs. DeMoes has taught at Minneha
ha for several years.
Miss Ruth Nichols of Rye, N. Y„
who made the first non-stop flight
from New York to Miami. She la a
licensed pilot.
HICKMAN'S FAMILY
HISTORY RELATED
BOYS’ TEAM WINS
TWO AND LOSES ONE
HADDOX DAIRY HERD LEADS
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COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR FAT
DURING
TESTS
FOR
JANUARY
The honor of having the highest
ATHENA AND IRRIGON LEGION herd average for butterfat product
ion during January In the Umatilla
ARE DEFEATED
County Dairy Improvement associa
tion was won by T. H. Haddox's herd
Girls Edged Out In Overtime Go of Holstein cows, according to the re
port that has been made for the
At Athens; McLoughlin
month’s work by Ernest Houser, of
Beats Locals
ficial tester.
The Haridox herd average was 48.5
The local basketball teams Jour pounds of fat. The herd taking sec
neyed to Athena last Friday to play ond honors was that of R. V. Jones
the teams of that school. The boys’ of Irrigon with a flat production per
game was intensely interesting all cow of 46 pounds. L. Ringel ot
the way and ended 15 to 14 in favor Athena had a purebred Guernsey cow
of the locals. At half time Hermis that produced 95.3 pounds of fat.
ton led 13 to 4, but the 13 almost
The association had 44 members
proved a Jinx.
who are milking a total of 554 cows.
The Athenians came back strong During January milk production
and gained a one point lead which amounted to 298,096 pounds, and
they held until the last minute. The total butterfat production was 14,-
locals’ winning basket, the only one 297 pounds.
they made In the second half, was
hooped in the final 60 seconds Last DEATH COMES SUDDENLY
year the Athenians defeated the Hei-
TO PIONEER OF PROJECT
miston quintet 43 to 8.
The game between the girls’ of
the two schools was equally close Charles Sawin Dies Tuesday After
and exciting and ended 17 all. But
Brief Illness; Remains
the Athena (girls looped two baskets
in the overtime period to win, 21
Sent to Wisconsin.
to 17.
The boys remained at Athena over
Charles Sawin, pioneer farmer who
night and went to Milton Saturday. has lived In the Hermiston country
The girls returned home Friday even for about 20 years, died suddenly at
ing.
his home west of the river Tuesday
McLoughlin proved too speedy for afternoon about 4 o ’clock.
Death
Hermiston and ran up a score of came unexpectedly while he sat in a
49 while Hermiston was acquiring 9. chair and is said to have been due to
Tomorrow night the speedy Helix dropsy and complications.
team will invade Hermiston. The
Mr. Sawin had no living relatives
wheat belt town has practically the In this district. A brother, Albert
same team they had last year when M. Sawin, with whom he operated
they placed second In the district the farm for a number of years, died
tournament. The team is working about 11 years ago. A nephew lives
hard to give the visitors a surprise. in Chicago, and he has other relatives
Last Wednesday the locals defeat in the east.
ed the fast American five from Irri
The body will be forwarded to
gon, 39 to 22. The visitors proved Evansville, Wisconsin, tonight, and
dangerous at times but were not in funeral services will be held there.
condition to outlast Hermiston. The
During the early days of the pro
Legion quintet had some old stars, ject Mr. Sawin and his brother were
including the Markham boys and In the cattle business and bred Hol-
Haskell who played center for The steins. Last year he and Hugh Tay
Dalles last year.
lor started In the commercial poultry
business together, and the venture
proved an outstanding success.
COMEDY PROGRAM TO BE
Mr. Sawin had many friends on
PRESENTED FEBRUARY 11 the project
Los Angeles, Cal.—The life history
of William Edward Hickman's an
cestors in the Arkansas farm coun
try was uncovered by the defense at
torneys In his sanity trial in an ef
fort to show alleged traces of in
sanity and “peculiarities” of his
mother, maternal grandfather and
grandmother.
The disclosures from the Ozark
hills were brought into the court
room In depositions obtained by
Jerome Walsh, chief defense counsel.
Pictures of a grandfather subject
to fits, a grandmother of frail phy
sique and bedridden during her clos
ing years, were painted in the depo
sitions of relatives and acquaintances
of tho Hickman family.'
The mother of the kidnaper-killer
of Marian Parker, Mrs. Eva Hick
man, was disclosed as a neurotic
type, attempting suicide by poison
when the father of her five children,
Thomas Hickman, bestowed his at-
terlions on other women.
She was described by relatives as
not “acting like tha rest of us,” of Public Spaking Class of High School
Works on Offerings for
being sullen and despondent for three
days at a time and as necessarily
Affair.
“insane when she took the poison.”
The Hermiston high school public
Los Angeles, Cal.—A Jury of eight speaking class are making elaborate
men and four women, composed for plans for a public performance In
the most part of grey-halred grand the high school auditorium Saturday.
parents, will decide the fate of Will February I I The-object of the pro
iam Edward Hickman.
gram Is to obtain badly needed funds
and to give to the public one phase
of the work of the department. The
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
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program as planned will be a de
Hugh S. Cummings of Virginia was monstration of wholesome fun devel
renominated by President Coolidge to oped in the public speaking work.
be surgeon-general of the public health l Dramatics, as an art, has enor
mous possibilities for comedy, and
service.
In the opinion of President Coolidge the public speaking class this year,
no one need take seriously the san has as a small part of Its work, de
It is
guinary predictions of American army veloped these possibilities.
and navy officials that the United j surprising to find Just how many and
States is about to go to war with Its varied are the means by which com
edy, as an art, may be developed.
commercial rivals.
The movement to have Senator The one act play, sketches of var
James A. Reed of Missouri nominated ious kinds, pianologues, and comedy
for president by the democrats was readings are some of the means by
given impetus by the opening of cam which the public speaking class in
paign headquarters in Washington. tend to complete an evening of whole
some fun. The class has an enroll
D. C.
The largest estate ever recorded by ment of 20 and everyone in the class
the New York state tax department, Is doing his bit and the results are
>107,052,494, was left by Anna M. ! promising.
Thig Is the first attempt of the
Harkness, widow of the late Stephen
V. Harkness, a co-founder with John I public speaking department to raise
D. Rockefeller of the Standard Oil ; funds for the work but the cause is
a worthy one and it Is hoped that it
company.
will be an all around success.
2669 TURKEYS ARE
SNIPPED IN POOL
A. E. Porter was here from Board-
man buying cows for the dairy herd
which he recently started.
MOVIES OF LOCAL FARMER TO
BIRDS BRING
AMOUNT
OF $9,861.88
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Percentage of No. 1 Stuff Shows
Increase Over First Pool;
Manager Pleased.
H. A. Scandrett, vice president of
the Union Pacific railroad, who has
been elected president of the Chicago,
Milwaukie & St. Paul.
PRESIDENT EXPLAINS
WARSHIP BUILDING
Washington, D. C.—Discussing for
the first time the administration's
warship construction program, Presi
dent Coolidge declared that it was
the intention to build the ships as
fast as the condition of the treasury
would warrant.
In an address at the semi-annual
business meeting of the government,
hi which he stressed economy and
asserted that it would be better to
have no tax reduction than too much,
the president by inference replied to
congressional critics of the admin
istration’s naval plans on the ground
that they do not specify a date for
beginning or completing construction
of 71 new ships.
Pointing out that no authorizations
have been made for navy building
since the program of 1916. Mr. Cool
idge said:
"The recommendation now before
the congress to replace obsolete na
val vessels and moderately increase
our naval strength contemplates an
orderly construction procedure, noth
ing more. It contemplates that the
construction program will be carried
out as sonditions dictate and treasury
balances warrant.
“It considers our own requirements
alone and carries no thought of entry
Into competitive construction with
any other nation.”
BOND CUT URGED
Liquor Smuggling Would Bo Made
Difficult by Canceling Permlta.
Ottawa.—Cancellation of customs
BE SHOWN AT CLUB MEETING bonds held by liquor exporting firms,
on the ground that almost without
AT HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY NIGHT exception these companies are formed
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for the sole purpose of smuggling to
An oportunlty to see a project far the United States, Is recommended in
mer disport before the motion pic the final report of the royal commis
ture camera will be afforded Friday sion on customs and excise which
night when movies furnished by the was offered In the house of commons.
extension service of O. A. C., are
The commission, which hag been
thown at the meeting In the Interest holding public hearings In every
of club work at the high school.
province for the past 14 months, re
Tke local farmer-actor is none ported that no amendment to the
other than L. E. Sullivan, usually anti-smuggling treaty Is necessary If
referred to as Roy. Advance show suggestions It makes are embodied
ings of the film here In eryouts de In legislation or regulation. Notwith
ceit Mr. Sullivan In the act of feed standing the treaty, It was found,
ing his flock of chickens.
smuggling to the United States “Is
Four or five reels of pictures will still persisting on a somewhat ex
be available for showing, according tensive scale,”
to G. H. Jenkins, asslstan county
agent, and as many reels will be Probe of Telephone Business Aeked.
show as time permits. Some of the
Washington, I). C.—Senator John
pictures have to do with club work,
son, republican, California, Introduced
and others are o general Interest.
the resolution for a farreachlng In
A program of talks by club mem
quiry into the telephone systems,
bers, their parents and others W*U be
calling particular attention to the
presented, all bearing on club work.
rate Increases he said were pending
E. L. Jackson, project leader, will
in California.
preside. A big attendance Is ex
pected so that the year's program of
club work can get a good start.
A total of 2,669 turkeys that
brought
checks
amounting
to
>9,661.88 wag shipped from Hermis
ton last Thursday night in the clean
up pool for the 1927 growing season
that was handled through the Idaho
Turkey Growers association.
The percentage of No. 1 birds in
the pool was 72.6, leaving 27.4 per
cent that went as No. 2. There
were 815 No, 1 toms, 1119 No. 1
hens and 730 No. 2 tomg and hens.
Of the entire shipment, only five
birds went as culls.
This percentage of No. 1 birds
showed an Increase ove the grading
record In the December pool, not
withstanding the final pool included
the remainder of flocks, whether
good, bad and indifferent.
One of the graders made the state
ment that the quality of the pool wag
equalled by not more than one pool
In Idaho this season, a pool at Moun
tain Home, which is said to be one of
the finest turkey raising districts in
Idaho.
Mrs. C. G. Brink, secretary and
general manager of the Idaho asso
ciation, was here to have charge of
receiving the birds.
She expressed
delight at the quality of birds and
the manner of dressing.
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“A big majority of the turkeys
were what is called in the trade
'hand painted’ and of very satisfac
tory quality,” she stated. ‘.’The term
’hand painted’ means that the birds
are right as to size, color of skin, de
gree of fatness and thoroughness
with whlfih they are dressed. Only
a small percentage showed Improper
or insufficient bleeding. The speed
shown by growers of the district In
learning in so short a time to dress
birds correctly certainly shows the
ntcrest they have in the business.”
The outstanding need that remains
yet to be filled Is for bigger and
better bred foundation stock to bs
used according to the opinion ex
pressed by Mrs. Brink. She said
that the Interest shown In breeding
stock and the new purchases already
made for the 1928 season indicate
that a big Improvement In size and
breeding may be anticipated this
year.
The average weight of all birds
sold in the pool was 11.4 pounds.
The No. 1 toms averaged 14.7, No.
1 hens, 9.5 4 and the No. 2 birds 11.4.
The average price per bird was >3.62,
and the average price per pound was
317. Ave: a_e weight of all cla see 0
birds was a half pound lighter than
for those sold in the December pool,
according to the statistics worked
out by G. H. Jenkins.
The size of Individual grower’s
<• ks ranged from >4.50 received
for one bird to more than >2,000
which went to the biggest shipper.
The list of shippers included the
following: Walter Botkin, Mrs.
Gladys Comstock, F. W. Newell, W.
J. Logan, W. A. Sanders, F. L. Jew
ett, W. A. Mlkesell, Andy Mlloes, E.
J. Meyers, H. Gllert, New Madden,
W. II. Cook c-f Pilot Rock, M. J. Mc
Rae, J. M. Richards, J. B. Saylor, O.
M. Madison. C. L. Tlledn,, J. M. Pace,
Nlcl Barbouletos and O. O. Smith.
Mrs. W. H. Starr Is gradually re
covering from her Illness. She Is a
patient In the Hermiston hospital.
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