The Herald Keeps Close to the Heart and Mind of the Umatilla Project.
(The Wrmtainn Hrralb
VOL XXH
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1928
BIG OPPORTUNITIES
LOOM FOR PROJECT
M’LOUGHLIN WINS
DISTRICT TOURNEY
OTT AND BARNARD SEE CHANCE
LOCALS
FOR BIG EXPANSION
Visit to
Coast
Poultry,
ELIMINATED
IN
COLUMBIA GIRLS TO HAVE
CLUB AGAIN THIS YEAR
GAME WITH ADAMS
Dairying
ilix Team Runner-up for Honor of
Representing District In
Idea of Possibilities.
Salem Meet.
Enthusiastic confidence In the abil
ity of the irrigated lands in the
Hermiston country as a place to con
duct dairying and poultry raising in
comparison with districts along the
coast in Oregon and Washington was
expressed by II. J. Ott, president
and S. H. Barnard, manager, of the
Farm Bureau Co-opertive of Hermis
ton, following their return from
tour requiring six days that took
them to within a tew miles of the
Caadian border. They were accom
panied by C. E. Baker of Hermiston
and A. E. McFarland of Umatilla.
On their trip the two officials of
the local co-operative studied the
poultry and dairy businesses as they
are conducted in the communities
visited and also inspected warehouses
of feed handling concerns with the
idea of securing any information
needed in the event of increasing
the facilities of the local mill.
Suggestions Are Made
In talks made before the commer
cial club at its meeting Tuesday and
in an interview granted The Herald,
the two men had the following re
commendations and observations to
make as a result of the trip:
The Hermiston basket ball team de
feated the Echo team 47 to 22 in
the district tournament at Milton
last Thursday. The Echo team was
weakened by the loss of their center
and a forward caused by illness.
Hermiston’s subs started the game
and soon lead by a large margin.
In their second game the locals drew
the fast Adams five, that team hav
ing defeated Ione by a large score
The locals were in the lead at the
half and at the end of the third
quarter but the gritty Adamg team
forged ahead in the last few sec
onds by sinking several long ones in
succession.
The game ended 27 to 30 in favor
of Adams. By losing to Adams the
locals were eliminated from further
playing in the tournament. The game
waj fast throughout and was one of
the best of the tournament.
The Helix team eliminated the
Adams five and won the right to play
Mac Hi for the championship, Mac
Hl having eliminated Pendleton
Mac Hi won the championship of
this district by defeating the Helix
five in a close and interesting game.
Athena won the consolaton honors
after defeating Boardman.
Albert F. Etter, the “Apple Wizard”
of California, who is now endeavoring
to create a seedless apple.
MUSSOLINI WARNS
AUSTRIAN PREMIER
Rome. — Austrian manifestations
against Italian rule in the former
Austrian Tyrol district were “intol
erable,” Premier Mussolini qaid in
the chamber of deputies.
"This is the last time I shall speak
on the Tyrol question,” Mussolini add
ed. “Next time it will be deeds."
Mussolini was replying to speeches
made by Austrian Chancellor Seipel
and various members of the Vienna
parliament. The Italian minister had
been recalled as a protest against the
statements.
Mussolini charged Austria with in
gratitude, pointing out the help Italy
had given her since her dismember
ment under the World war treaty.
“I am speaking for the world; not
for Austria alone,” said Musoltni.
“We are'not Austria’s pupils. We will
not admit of interference in our home
affairs. Governor Fuller of Massa
chusetts has given us a fine example
of how to resist foreign Interference
in the Sacco-Vanzetti case.”
The chamber was packed and the
premier was interrupted at times by
cheering.
The Hermiston district should con
centrate its energies on dairying and
poultry raising as the two projects
particularly suited to this country.
Greater volume of production in
the poultry business should be se-.
cured here.
Greater attention to standardized
equipment for housing and handling
poultry should should be given by
growers to reduce the losses of occa
sional seasons when extreme tempera
tures, either hot or cold, are experi
enced.
More silos should be constructed
and in operation by dairy men as a
means of reducing cash out of pocket
production costs.
Concentrated Effort Needed
“We found that poultry raisers
have the same problems and the same FORT McHENRY PRESERVED
degrees of success or failure, whether
they live here or on the coast,” Mr. Birthplace of Star-Spangled Banner to
be Restored.
Ott told the members of the commer
cial club. “We inspected some plants
Washington, D. C.—Restoration of
where success is being achieved, and | the birthplace of the Star Spangled
In other cases we were able to con Banner, at Fort McHenry on Whet
clude that operators are not making stone Point In the city of Baltimore, to
money. The places themselves and its original condition will be started
the appearance of flocks told us al immediately by Major-General Cheat
most as much as the owners.”
ham, quartermaster-general of the
In speaking of his conclusions as army, congress has appropriated >81,-
a result of the trip, Mr. Barnard 678 for that purpose.
said:
The Star Spangled Banner still flies
“I have come back, after seeing the from the same spot where Francis
big volume production In poultry Scott Key viewed it in 1814 from the
districts on the coast, particularly British warship which held him pris
around Winlock and Linden, and oner, and was inspired to write the
after studying the methods of dairy composition now used as the national
men. with the belief that the destiny anthem.
of this country ig Inseparably bound
up In the dairy and poultry busi Sacajawea Tablet Proposal Approved.
nesses. We have the chance to make
Washington, D. C.—The resolution
progress far greater than we have to authorize the erection of a >2500
ever given ourselves credit for if we memorial tablet to the grave of Saca
go ahead in an orderly expansion of jawea, the Indian woman who guided
these two lines until our production the Lewis and Clark expedition across
reaches such volume as will permit the northwest, was approved by the
us to handle the products to greater house library committee. The grave
is on the Shoshone Indian reservation
advantage.”
in Wyoming.
Price* Are Studied
A study of prices received for both
Mrs. J. B. Moll has returned from
dairy and poultry products was made
by the two men. They found that Portland where she spent about three
months In studying beauty shop
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methods.
, T H E FEATHERHEADS
COLD SPRINGS RESERVOIR
TO BE FULL IN 10 DAYS
Water Available When Needed For
Irrigation, According to
RE-SURFACED BY COUNTY
Word Brought to Hermiston
By County Judge.
Work on re-surfacing the Diagonal
road between Hermiston and the
Columbia school house will start
within a few days,, according to a
statement made by County Judge
Schannep who was in Hermiston
Monday.
“We are getting a plant together
and will handle our own gravel for
the work," the judge said. "We
should have been on this job sooner,
but It has been impossible to get to
it any earlier.”
Recently some grading was done
on the road by the county crew. The
new work will consist of an entirely
new surface. Efforts
have
been
made by both country and town or
ganizations to get the work done for
several months.
HIKING MACHINES ARE
INSTALLED BY FARMERS
Delivery and installation of two
new DeLaval
milking
machines,
known as the junior type, have been
made by the Hermiston Creamery
Co. to W. G. Webber who lives on
the Butter creek road and Fred
Johnson who lives on the D. H.
Prindle place, west of the river.
Mr. Webber is now milking a herd
of 10 cows, and the Johnson herd in
cludes 14 head of producing ani
mals.
Installation of the machines was
done under the supervision of N. L.
Brown, district superintendent for
the DeLaval company.
Rev. A. J. Ware left Tuesday for
Milton to visit an aged uncle who re
cently came west to visit relatives.
He planned to return home today.
Manager Martin
Block
TO
GO
Captains
Named
to
Have
Charge in Residential and
Business District*.
Gen. Augustino Sandino, the Nicer-
aguan rebel leader, who has had sev
eral battles with American marines.
STEWART INDICTED IN
SENATE OIL CASE
Washington, D. C.—The ninth pend
ing criminal action growing out of the
senate’s investigation of the Teapot
Dome-Elk Hills leases was begun in
federal court when Robert W. Stewart,
chairman of the board of Standard Oil
of Indiana, was indicted for refusing
to answer questions asked by the Tea
pot Dome committee.
Stewart was charged by the grand
jury with having refused to answer
questions concerning the disposition
of liberty bond oil profits of Continen
tal Trading company. The committee,
seeking to trace >3,080,000 of the prof
its, some of which reached ex-Secre-
tary Fall In a >233,000 payment from
Harry F. Sinclair, asked Stewart if
he knew anyone who received any of
the bonds and If he had discussed the
bond transactions with Sinclair.
The Standard Oil man refused to
answer the two questions on two dif
ferent occasions and was indicted on
one count for each refusal.
Trial of H. M. Blackmer, missing
Teapot Dome witness, began here with
the oil man’s attorneys arguing In
behalf of their motion to dismiss the
contempt charge against him. Black
mer is still in Paris. If he loses the
present case he, likewise, loses his
>100,000 In Liberty bonds which the
government seized under the Walsh
act following his refusal to return and
testify.
Notwithstanding the spring runoff
of water from the mountains will be
much less than was anticipated dur
Ing the early winter months, the
Herfnlkton district as usual, will
have an abundance of water for the
season’s applications, according to
E. D Martin, district manager.
"Another 10 days run will fill the
reservoir to capacity,” Mr. Martin
said yesterday. “It Is still undecid
ed just when water will be turned
Into ditches, but the supply will be
ready when weather conditions dic
tate it is time to start. Indications
now are that there will be some
water in part of the- system by
March 15, or shortly thereafter, and
heads for use in Irrigating will prob
ably be turned In for different sec
tions between March 15 and April
1.”
Present prospects are that the
spring run off will continue until In
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
May. and the surplus water will be
Ty Cobb has decided to play one
run Into the reservoir to maintain
its maximum level as long as the run more season with the Philadelphia
Athletics.
off continues.
Marshal Armando Diaz, 67, com
mander of tho Italian armtes In the
THE STORK
world war, died In Rome.
Dr. and Mrs. Boyd Jenkins are the
David E. Kaufman of Philadelphia
parents of a daughter, born last was nominated by President Coolidge
Thursday, March 1, at the Hermistoh to be American minister to Bolivia.
hospital.
Sixteen American marines were
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sommerer are slain In Nicaragua from December 13,
the parents of a daughter, born 1926, to February 8, 1928, In combat
March 1, at the Hermiaton hospital. with the so-called Nicaraguan rebels.
A Mississippi flood control bill carry
Stanfield Man Operated On
ing a total of >325,000,000, all to be
Henry Rnbing of Stanfield was op paid out of federal funds, was approv
erated on last week at St. Anthony's ed by the senate commerce commit
hospital. The operation was perform tee.
Henry L. Stimson, New York law
ed by Dr. Sears.
yer and secretary of war under Presi
dent Taft, has assumed the office of
BOY SCOUTS TO MEET
A meeting of the Boy Scouts of governor general of the Philippines,
Umatilla county w ill be held In Pen succeeding the late General Leonard
dleton, March 16. A number of the Wood.
Hermiston organization are planning
to attend.
Wednesday, is Clean-up day.
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URGED
AFTER PREMISES
SIX MONTHS SETS NEW RECORD
ACCORDING TO PROJECT FARMER
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A record on this project for rate
of increase in hogs is claimed by Guy
Cronk as a result of the showing
made by a red sow he owns.
The other day she farrowed a lit
ter of 18 pigs, and the new arrivals
came one day less than six months
after a former litter of 11 pigs had
been born to the same mother. The
total Increase for the one sow in one
day less than six months was 29
pigs.
NEXT WEDNESDAY
IS CLEAN-UP DAY
WHOLE TOWN
29 PIGS FROM ONE SOW WITHIN
DIAGONAL ROAD WILL BE
Work to Start W ithin Few Days Is
GEN. AUGUSTINO SANDINO
Mrs. Thomas Wilson, assisted by
Mrs. Ray Goode, the former leader,
has organized the Columbia girl’s
sewing club for this year. Last Sat
urday at their weekly meeting the
girls registered for their particular
division and chose their club colors.
Barbara Reid registered for the
handiwork division; Fern Lender,
Martha Lenz, Dorcas Throop, Rachel
Buell, Loig Baruard, Faith Wilson
and Ruth Wilson for first division;
Jean Barnard and Edna Ott for third
division.
The Hermiston girls will organize
for sewing and handiwork clubs as
soon as leaders have been secured.
The sewing pamphlets have come and
efforts are being made to organize
within the next week.
HOT
Districts Give Local Men New
NO. 27
Wednesday, March 14, lg the date
set by a special committee of the
commercial club for the community
clean-up day for Hermiston, and on
that day the committee has planned
a program of activity that Is expected
to result In lawns, parkings, vacant
lots, alleys and all premises being
given a thorough renovation.
Capiaing have been appointed for
each block, both In the business and
residential districts, and they will
have charge of the work done. Each
business is expected to furinsh one
man for the whole day, if possible,
according to H. E. Hitt, chairman,
and residents are expected to make a
complete clean-up of their premises.
“It is satisfactory to have as much
work done before Wednesday as pos
sible,” said Chairman Hitt, "but the
committee members think the best
way 18 for every person possible to
devote every minute of the day he
can spare to cleaning up. In that
way a great deal more should be
accomplished."
The two other members of the com
mittee are H. T. Fraser and Dr. F. V.
Prime.
The city will pay for truck hire to
pick up any rubbish not burnable,
that is either sacked or bo^Ml}, Mr.
Hitt said, and left on the alley Hue.
Trucks will not pick up loose ashes
or cans.
Following Is the li*t of
appointed by the committee to M 're
sponsible for organizing the clean-up
campaign and seeing that the work
la done:
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W. W. Felthouse, residence.
J. F. Bilderback. residence.
Leo Hurly, business.
J. B. Moll, residence.
American Legion, residence.
J. S. West, residence.
A. W. Prann, business.
C. S. McNaught, business.
C. 1$. Kellogg,, business.
F. C. McKenzie, residence.
F. B. Swayze, residence.
Jens Skovbo, residence.
Floyd Kneer, residence.
Tom Fraser, business.
Paul Mumma, residence.
Walter Blessing, residence.
Bert Little, residence.
Mr. Bown, residence
Jim Tearson, business,
Bert Haneline, residence.
Tom Worster, resdence.
Frank Little, business.
Clark Paul, business.
H. E. Hitt, business.
R. A Brownson, business.
George Wagner, residence.
Charles Taylor, residence.
Bill Warner, residence.
BESSE PLEASED OVER
INTEREST FARMERS SHQW
"Without a single exception, every
one of the 50 farmers In the Irrigated
districts surrounding Hermiston has
kept bis account books In excellent
condition,” was the comment made
yesterday by R S. Besse, farm man
ager specialist of the extension ser
vice of the state college, who has
been here this week.
Mr. Besse and George H. Jenkins,
assistant county agent, have visited
each farmer who is keeping farm
accounts under the college system.
Felix W as Coaching Freddy—