^ T h e Herald Keeps Close to the Heart and Mind of the Umatilla Project.
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1928
FIRE SWEEPS
THRU NORTH
HILL DISTRICT
NATALIE HAMMOND
POULTRY MEN ARE RECLAMATION MEN S
OFFERED PRIZES
VISIT WEST END
I COMMERCIAL CLUB AND FARM THE STANFIELD AND WESTLAND
BUREAU CO-OPERATE
FANNED BY
A
FORTY
Three Awards
To be Made.
IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE
CHAPTER 0R6ANILED
ORGANIZATION STARTED WITH 17
PROJECTS OBJECTS OF VISIT
CHARTER MEMBERS
I Open to All Ponltrymen With Flocks Will Later Submit Plan to Directors
200 or Over.
BLAZE
MAJ. GEN. F. T. AUSTIN
NO. 40
Charter W ill Be Held Open for Sixty
of Districts Looking to the
Days for Additional Members.
Betterment.
Officers Elected.
MILE WIND
T h e p o u ltry In d u stry as It now
P. W. D ent, a ss ista n t com m issioner
T he H erm isto n ch a p te r of the Izaak
exists on th e U m atilla p ro ject has of reclam ation, George K reutzer, d i­
W
alton
L eague of A m erica wag orgn-
Section Crew and Volunteers Fight
ized la s t F rid a y ev en in g by J. A.
[been developed since 1920. T he a g ­ rec to r of economics, A. D ebler, e n g in ­
e er for reclam atio n bureau, George
Flames on Big Front. Barn
C ushm an, n a tio n a l field rep re se n ta ­
ric u ltu ra l depression follow ing th e
I. Stoutem eyer, a tto rn e y for reclam a­
tive,
w ar forced m any o f th e fa rm ers to tio n b u reau , from P o rtlan d , arriv ed
Hay Derrick and Crops
H en ry H itt w as elected president
| depend on som e o th e r m eans of rev e­ in P endleton th e evening of Ju n e 1.
and F ra n k B ilderback secretary.
Burn but no Homes
nue th a n th ey th en h ad and th e p o u l­ S atu rd ay , Ju n e 2, they m et w ith the
T here w ere seventeen c h a rte r mem­
Destroyed.
tr y bu sin ess becam e p o u lar as an lan d settlem en t com m ittee of the
bers and th e c h a rte r w ill be hid 60
P endleton com ercial association, also
| added source of incom e.
days for ad d itio n al nam es. The dues
re $3.Oo a year, $1 of w hich stays ln
T h e re is now and has been since atten d ed by o th ers in clu d in g G. M.
Miss Natalie Hammond, daughter of
A fire as sta rte d W ednesday a fte r­
the local c h ap te r, th e re m a in in g $2
1926 ap p ro x im ately 20,000 h en s on Rice, resid en t of th e F ir s t N ational
C ounty A gent
g cln g to n a tio n a l h e ad q u arters. The
noon supposedly from th e aftern o o n Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond of th e p ro ject. N a tu ra l con d itio n s h ere bank of P endleton,
Washington, has received word of her
Maj. Gen. Fred T. Austin is trio new O utdoor A m erican m agazine comee to
a re b e tte r th a n av erag e for p o u ltry W a lte r H olt and W, G. Ide, m anager
fre ig h t. It began b u rn in g n e a r th e
election to the famed Royal Miniature
of th e Oregon S ta te C ham ber of Com chief of field artillery of the United all paid up m em bers.
ra
isin
g
an
d
a
n
egg
can
be
produced
g ra v e l p it and follow ed th e rid g e of society of London. Miss Hammond
T he follow ing is ta k e n from the
here as cheap as In m ost p o u ltry d is­ merce. T h e officials o u tlin ed th e ob States army. He succeeds Maj. Gen.
th e h ill above th e e x p erim en t farm received this much coveted honor by
c o n stitu tio n and s ta te s th e purpose of
tric ts. More eggs a re now produced ject of th e ir v isit to Oregon in con W illiam J. Snow.
an d w ith a stro n g w ind b low ing It having four of her art exhibits accept­ th a n a re needed for local cosum ption nection w ith th e S tanfield and W est
th e league.
ed by the society.
E u ggeshted fo r m of co n stitu tio n
trav eled a b o u t 40 m iles an h o u r
b u t we a r e fo rtu n a te in h a v in g a land projects, s ta tin g th ey cam e for
and by-law s:
a th orough survey of th e situ atio n
good o u tle t fo r th e surp lu s.
b u rn in g a s trip ab o u t o n e-h alf mile
w ith in te n tio n of a ssistin g th e pro­
H erm isto n ch ap te r Izaak W alton
A t th e p resen t tim e in d iv id u al
w ide an d th re e m iles long.
jects if possible in a construction
L eague of A m erica organized a t H e r­
sh
ip
m
en
ts
to
th
e
statew
id
e
m
a
rk
e
t­
No hom es w ere b u rn ed alth o u g h
program en a b lin g them to use w ater
m iston, Oregon, Ju n e 1, 1928.
in g asso ciatio n In P o rtla n d Is neces­
it c a n ij very close to several.
The
i from McKay reservoir.
Constitution
sary. T h e cost of m a rk e tin g
th e
G ould b a rn w as b u rn ed as w ell as a
| T hey w ere given assu ran ce of every
W ashington, D. C.—The cost of fed­
The nam e of th is o rg an izatio n
eggs can be reduced w hen f u r th e r
C alifo rn ia sta c k e r b u t th e chickens
i possible assistan ce by t h e P endleton eral governm ent has gotten back to a sh all be th e H erm isto n c h a p te r of
expansion Ju stifies th e sh ip m en t of
and stock w ere saved.
T he Jo h n
W ashington, D. C.—P resid en t Cool­
d eleg a tio n as w ell as by th e local b etter than a $4,500,000,000 basis, the the Izaak W alto n L eague of A m erica.
c
a
r
lo
ts
collectively
from
th
e
d
is­
Leek place b arely escaped. Mr. Leek idge has appointed Newton D. Baker
70th congress having appropriated the
people.
T he c o n stitu tio n and by-law s of
tric
t.
collapsed an d had to be ta k e n
to of Cleveland, secretary of w ar in the
A fte r th e conference a tr ip of in staggering total of $4,642,293,897 to th e H erm isto n ch n p ter sh a ll a t all
th e house.
B ecause of th e n a tu ra l cond itio n s spection of th e McKay reserv o ir w as carry on affairs in the next fiscal year. tlm s in p rin cip le and purpose be ln
W ilson cabinet, as the fourth United
T he R id in g h ay an d flum e w as S tates m em ber of the perm anent court on th e U m a tilla p ro ject w hich fav o r m ade, going from th e re to S tanfield
T his exceeded th e appropriations for s tric t accordance w ith th e c o n stitu ­
burned.
of arb itra tio n a t The H ague. Secre­ th e p o u ltry in d u stry , of th e g re a te r
T hey rem ained tw o days in S tan this year by $627,304,961.
tion and by-law s of th e Izaak W alton
T he fire stopped g o in g n o rth a t ta ry Kellogg, in announcing th e ap­ ex p erien ce th e p o u ltry m en have g o t­ field carefu lly In sp ectin g th e land
Of th e grand to ta l $1,388,753,735 L eague of A m erica, and of th e Oregon
th e old P h elp s place an d w en t due pointm ent, said Mr. B aker h as ac­ te n ln th e p a st few years, of th e
th e can al system . A t a m eeting will go to cover annual fixed charges, division of said o rg an izatio n .
east. T he A. P. S m ith house an d cepted.
ad eq u ate an d cheap source of p o u l­ of th e board of d irecto rs th ey an such as in terest on the public debt,
The purose of th is o rg an izatio n
sheds b arely escaped th e fire going
leaving $3,253,540,1^2 for carzying or. shnll he to band to g eth er an d create
T he p resid en t appointed Mr. Baker try feed, an d o f th e ad v an ta g es w hich nounced they w ould recom m end
e n tire ly aro u n d them . F o rtu n a te ly w ith th e idea of having two demo- can
ag ln ed ’^ m a r k e t i n g g re a te r p lt ir fo tire com m issioner of recia the active dep artm en ts and agencies a fra te rn a l s p irit m ong th e acltizens
how ever, th e m ost of th e ir tu rk e y s cratg and two republicans as m em bers n u m b er of eggs, expansioh in th e m atto n , upon th e ir re tu rn to W ash ­ of the governm ent. Of this sum, how­
of th is an d su rro u n d in g com m unities
w ere on th e G a ith e r place an d ' they of th e p erm an en t court which w as es­ p o u ltry busiess should be encouraged. in g to n to r re h a b ilita tio n of the ever, $200,936,668 rep resen t deficien
w ho a re in te re ste d in h elp in g
to
w ere able to save th o se a t th e house
It has been said th a t a prize should d is tric t b u t would give no d etails at cies which occurred this year, the urg safeg u ard th e fu tu re of o u r outdoors,
tablished under th e convention signed
T he fire w as fin a lly checked by a t The H ague In 1899. The other be offered to th e p o u ltry m en w ho th is tim e.
ent deficiency bill having failed In the and th ereb y develop and prom ote by
back firin g n ear th e Theo. B eletski U nited S tates m em bers a re Elihu m ake th e g re a te st expansion
th is
T uesday w as sp en t In going over filibuster w hich m arked the clo3e of precept, exam ple and th e m oulding
place.
Root, John B assett Moore and C harles y ear. On m ore c arefu l co n sid eratio n j the W estlan d d is tric t accom panied by th e last session of the 69th congress. of tro n g public se n tim e n t the fol­
T he section crew aided by a n u m b er E vans H ughes. T heir appointm ents th e s tim u la tio n of b e tte r p o u ltry the board of d irecto rs an d Mr. Mc-
D espite this Increase ln expendi­ low ing ob jects:
from tow n fo u g h t th e fire.
m an ag em en t looms u p as th e im p o rt K ittric k of th e federal land bank tures, congress has slashed federal
are for six y ears and a re renew able.
1. T he developm ent of g re a te r op­
T he U nion P acific claim ad ju sto r
a n t th in g , as th is w ill a u to m atically Upon r e tu rn in g to H erm iston they taxes $222,495,000 for next year, with p o rtu n itie s for th e en jo y m en t of our
w ill be h ere today.
expand th e in d u stry . In o rd er to m et ln conference w ith th e board corporations getting the bulk of the outdoors as an essen tial p a rt of th e
stim u la te b e tte r m an ag e m en t of p o u l­ The re s u lt w as th a t they w ould take reduction.. T his sum is slightly in ex­ c h a ra c te r build in g and th e physical
MRS. EDWIN PARRISH DIES
tr y p la n ts an d b rin g ab o u t a g re a te r it up w ith the com m issioner of re ­ cess of w hat S ecretary Mellon said and s p iritu a l developm ent of o u r
Will Become P arty to W ar Renuncia­
pro d u ctio n of eggs w hich Is necess­ clam ation for assistance.
was a safe reduction based on present people, especially o u r boys and girls.
tion T reaty.
WEDNESDAY AT HOSPITAL
a ry ln o rd e r to m a rk e t th e eggs
They le ft W ednesday m o rn in g for estim ates of revenue, plus the added
2. To assure a copious supply of
W ashington, D. C —C anada Is the c h eap er th a n Is now possible, th e
costs th a t m ust come w ith the work­ pure w ater, and safeg u ard th e pub­
Y akim a.
la
te
st
of
th
e
B
ritish
dominions
to
ac­
Mrs. E dw in P a rr is h passed aw ay
H erm isto n C om m ercial C lub ln co­
A t th e H erm iston C om ercial club ing out of the M ississippi riv er flood lic h e a lth and conerve acq u tic life
a t th e ,H e rm isto n h o sp ital W ednesday cept the A m erican Invitation to be­ o p eratio n w ith th e U m atilla P ro ject luncheon T uesday noon W. G. Ide control program , extending naval con­ by the e lim in atio n of p o llu tio n and
come a p arty to th e proposed "ren u n ­ F arm B u reau a re o ffe rin g a prize for
n ig h t.
acted as ch airm an and s h o rt address struction and other added governm ent floods.
She is survived by h e r h u sb an d ciation of w ar” treaty.
th e p o u ltry p la n t w hich Is in th e best es w ere given by Ju d g e D ent, Mr. activities.
3. To encourage a m ore u n iv ersal
In a note which w as in reply to the shape to go Into th e w in te r th is
an d fo u r sons, R aym ond an d E a rn e st
K reu tzer and o th ers
ap p reciatio n of th e a e sth e tic and
invitation
sen
t
May
22,
C
anada
in­
of C alifornia, H ow ard of P o rtla n d and
year.
oconomlc value of and th e p ro tectio n
C larence of P ilo t R ock, all of whom dorsed th e w ar ren unciation principle
and re sto ra tio n of o u r forests, w ild
T h is aw ard w ill consist o f th re e
House at Reservoir is Moved
w ere w ith h e r a t th e tim e of h er as affording "to th e peoples of the prizes of $25.00, $15.00 and $10.00,
T he house a t Cold S prings re se r­
W hile the republican national con­ flow ers and wild life, especially o u r
world
a
new
and
notable
opportunity
death..
respectively, an d all p o u ltry m en who voir occupied by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. vention determ ines the fate of his fish, gam e, valuable fu r b earers and
No fu n e ra l
a rra n g e m e n ts
have of en su rin g lasting peace,” and said have 200 h en s or m ore m ay compete. M lkesell h as been moved about 300 candidacy for the presidential nom in­ wild birds, and p rev en t in d iscrim i­
it
would
“have
pleasure
in
cooperat­
been made.
ation, F rank O. Lowden, Illinois ex­ n ate d rain ag e.
ing In future negotiations with a view The p o u ltry m an e n te rin g th is co n test feet from w here it w as, th e w ork of
governor, will be in a K ansas City
m
u
st
e
n
te
r
a
ll
h
is
flock,
R
e
g
u
la
r
m
oving
h
a
v
in
g
been
finished
last
4. To p rev en t fo rest an d g rass
to becom ing a signatory to a tre a ty
CLUB MEMBERS PUT ON
hotel.
T h e hous,
fires and secure stric t observance of
such as Is proposed” by th e United
The Irish F ree S tate and New Zea­ the law s p ro te c tin g w ild life ; als
a copy of th e score card w hich w i l l 1 firs t occupied a t th e tim e w hen the
BENEFIT BALL GAME S tates.
be used in ju d g in g so th a t each poul- Cold S p rin g s dam w as constructed, a land have accepted S ecretary Kel­ urge the pro tectio n of th e p ro p erty
try m a n e n te rin g m ay ex actly w h at num ber of y ears ago, and since the logg’s invitation to p articip ate ln the if others.
M em orial day a t th e b all p a rk w as
To edu cate the public, espec-
p o in ts w ere considered in ju d g in g . operatio n of th e dam hag been the negotiation and to become original
stag ed a n in te re s tin g gam e of b all
[ T hese e n try b la n k s can be secured a t home of th e c a re ta k e r a t th e dam. signatories of the proposed tre a ty for IHy th e young, to the im p erativ e
betw een th e sln g le m en an d th e m a r­
need of th ese objects, un ify th e a c t­
th e a s s is ta n t co u n ty a g e n t's office. Because of seepage conditions ln the the renunciation of war.
ried m en. T he fin a l score for th e
O bservance of Memorial day ln ivities of a ll persons th e re in in te r­
All flocks co m p etin g m u st be en tered ground a b o u t th e bouse It w as con­
gam e w as 10 to 14 in fav o r of th e
on th e re g u la r b lan k s n o t la te r th an sidered advisable to move th e house France this year proved th a t it has ested, and encourage an d w ork for
m arried m en. T h is gam e w as a rr a n g
become definitely an International 'e; slatlon designed to accom plish
Ju n e 15. 1928, a t th e above m en­ to h ig h e r ground.
ed to ra ise m oney to send a club
T h ere w ere more these purposes.
W ilsey Bros, of P en d leto n had the m anifestation.
m em ber to th e a n n u a l sum m er school MEETING HELD SATURDAY TO tio n ed office.
F
rench
than
A
m
ericans,
present a t the
6. To resto re an d tra n s m it to
c
o
n
tra
c
t
for
m
oving
the
house,
and
T
h
e
score
card
w
hich
w
ill
be
used
a t C orvllis J u n e 11 to 23. C lub mem-
ARRANGE CELEBRATION
p o sterity th e o u td o r A m erica of our
w hen th e p o u ltry p la n ts a re Judged : th e M ikeseils lived in the house and num erous cerem onies.
b e rs a ll over th p ro je c t sold tic k e ts
U nited S tates S enator Guy D. Gofl ancestors.
th is fall a b o u t O ctober 15 by an out had telephone connections w hile the
W a lth e r O tt w as ln c h arg e of th e
of W est Virginia, republican, and Gov­
. w ork w as going on,
Ice cream booth. C lub lead e rs a re Farm Bureau W ill Sousor Picnic t o |s i d c person, follow s:
ernor Alfred E. Sm ith of New York, NORTHWEST LIVESTOCK FIELD
Be Held in Columbia Park.
leased to an n o u n ce th e cle a rin g of
A— Condition of the Flock, 40 per cent.
dem
ocrat, won over H oover and Reed DAY TO BE CELEBRATED JUN. 15
1- M atu rity . u n if o r m ity ..... ......................
$25 by th is m eans.
Committees Named.
20 per cent
In the W est V irginia prim aries for
2- C ondition as to flesh, h e a lth , activ
E nos M artin J r . as elected by th e
15 per cent
presidential preference.
N o rth w est L ivestock F ield Day to
3- F reen ess from v e rm in ........
clu b m em bers a t a e e tln g W ednesday
A m eetin g of th e co m m ittee w hich
6 per cent
D irectors of the C hrysler corpora be celebrated F rid ay , Ju n e 15, from
evening, to re p resen t th e clu b a t is a rra n g in g th e d etails for th e 4 th B— Housing and Equipment, 35 per cent,
tlon have approved a plan to acquire 10 A. M. to 4:30 P. M., a t R othrock
sum m er school.
of J u ly picnic w as held in th e a ss ist­
10 por cent
the
en tire property of Dodge B rothers H ercules F arm a t S prague, W ash ­
2- L ocatlon, v e n tila tio n co n d itio n litte r, overcrow ded
T he S tan field club s to o k an Ice a n t co u n ty a g e n t's office last S a tu r­
corporation, including its subsidiaries ington, w ill undou b ted ly be th e m ost
d ra f ts and dam pness. .
cream social as th e m ean s of ra isin g d ay a t 8 'P . M.
20 per cent
in this country and abroad, through o u ts ta n d in g of any w hich h as ever
3- S u p p lem en taI eq u ip m en t
funds to send th e r re p re se n ta tiv e to
T he m eetin g w as presided o v er by
5 per cent
an exchange of stock.
occurred ln th e In lan d E m pire.
sum m er school. E ach clu b p u t on a H, J . O tt, g en eral ch airm an who, jC — Management, 25 per cent.
T he p rin cip al ev en t of th e day
d e m o n stratio n of th e ir w ork. T h is a fte r c a llin g th e m eetin g to o rd er
1- F eed ln g system (tim e ol
15 per cent
Banker and Woman Aide Sentenced. will lie th e dedication of a bronze
is th e firs t y e a r S tan field h as done asked each sub-com m ittee to m eet
2- R ecords k e p t (a c c u ra te 1
5 per cent
K ansas City, Mo.—W alter Cravens, ta b le t Im bedded In th e rlm rock of
an y club w ork and th e com m unity is sep a ra te ly and la te r su b m it a re p o rt
5 per cent
head of the K ansas City Jo in t Stock the h ig h w ay a t H ercules farm , com­
back of them .
A ppro x im ately $25 to th e m eetin g . L a te r each com­
Land bank, was sentenced to six years m em o ratin g th e n o tab le achievem ent
w as raised and S tan ley G reen ig to m itte e rep o rted an d a te n ta tiv e p ro ­
100 per cent
in the federal penitentiary and fined of th e ir firs t herd sire, O aln to rd P e r­
re p re se n t th e ir elube
g ram w as arra n g e d .
$25,000, and Mias Alice Todd, secretary fection, w hose get to th e fifth gen ­
P la n s fo r h e picnic a re p ro g ress­ Nyssa C slsb ratas O pening of Bids.
of the bank, received a year and a day. eratio n a rc know n all over th e P aci­
Mr. an d Mrs. J. M. B iggs and sons in g in fin e sh ap e an d i t is th o u g h t
N yssa. Or.— P lans a re p ractically John L. MoNab to Nominate Hoover. both having been convicted of m isap­ fic slope; th is s ire h a v in g had
a
re tu rn e d T uesday ev en in g from a tr ip th a t th e a ffa r w ill tg, a g re a t suc­
com pleted for a big celebration In
K ansas City, Mo.—Jam es W. Good, propriation of funds of the institution. g re a te r in flu en ce o n th e u p b u ild in g
to C alifornia. T h ey w ere In San Jose cess. T he picnic w ill be held
ln
of th« livestock in d u stry , probably,
to help Mr. B iggs’ fa th e r an d m o th er C olum bia p a rk an d th e S ta n fie ld . I r ­ N yssa Ju n e • to com m em orate the convention m anager for H erbert H oot­
C. M. H o w e ll to N o m in a te R eed.
opening of th e bids for const rnctlon er, announced definitely th a t John L.
th a n ai>7 o th e r a n im a l of re e n t
cele b rate th e ir fiftie th w edd in g a n n i­ rig o n and B oardm an g ran g es w ill be
W ashington, D. C.—C harles M. How­ times.
of th e Owyhee irrig atio n dam, which McNab of C alifornia would place
v e rsary . Mrs. Biggs w en t on to Los in v ite d as guests. N ot o n ly g ra n g ­
ell, a K ansas City, Mo., law yer, was . P ro m in e n t sp eak ers w ill Include
A ngeles to v isit h er u ncles, and on e rs an d F a rm B u reau m em bers a re is d estin ed to be th e larg est of Its H oover's nam e In nom ination a t the
designated by S enator Reed of Mis­ T overnor ilo n ald H artley , Pres. E. O.
th e ir re tu rn tr ip th ey stopped a t v a r­ In v ited , b u t everyone w ho m ay care kind In th e world. W ate rs from this republican national convention.
souri to m ake the speech placing his H olland of th e ta te college of W ash-
ious places in clu d in g S acram en to , is In v ited to Join In th e celeb ratio n . g re a t reserv o ir will irrig ate 140.000
nam e in nom ination for the dem o­ ton and I • recto r E. J. Id d ln g s of the
C ali., Salem . A lbany an d P o rtla n d , A su ita b le p ro g ram is b ein g a rra n g e d , se re s of land, lying in h er Im m ediate T ate of T ennessee is U. 8. T reasurer.
cratic presidential nom ination a t the U niversity of Idaho, as well as noted
vicinity
In
M
alheur
county
and
In
W
ashington,
D.
C.—Theodore
Tate,
v la ltla g frien d s and re lativ es. T hey
picnic d in n e r w ill he enjoyed, and
Idaho. The dam will be of g ravity or T ennessee, was given a recess ap ­ H ouston convention.
breeders of S h o rth o rn s, H ereford!,
a ll ag ree th e y 're g lad to be back in 11 a th le te s w ill have a n o p p o rtu n ity
arch type of construction, 860 feet in pointm ent by P resid en t Coolidge to
A ngus a n d of th e d a iry breeds from
O regon.
|o perform in th® afternoon.
G eorge N ewell Is driving a new
length, 390 feet high.
be United S tates treasu rer.
all p a rts of th e co u n try .
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