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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1928
WASHINGTON
JOHN J. RASKOB
TURKEY GROWERS
GET BID TO PICNIC
CREAM WAR CONCLUDED AND
PRICES SLIP TO NORMAL
COL. H. H. LEHMAN
The cream war that has been on
here for a couple of weeks was ter
minated Wednesday mornng, and
ALL DAY SESSION TO BE HELD prices took a drop of four cents per
pound. The prices paid by Hermiston
AT PILOT ROCK
buyers on that day was 47 cents, and
buyers who run routes are reported
August 25 Is Date S:t for First to have paid 46 cents at the pro
ducer’s door.
Annual Meeting; Local Folk
IS
SOUGHT BY BODIES
Federal Man Says Toll Job May Keep
Government From Lending Aid
Toward Constrction.
Receive Invitation.
In the midst of an argument for a
franchise to build a aoli road beCwee“
Umatilla and Wallula, before the
highway commission Tuesday, W. H.
Lynch, representing the United States
bureau of public rouds, interrupted
and said that, while the bureau wants
John J. Raskob of Delaware and
this cut-off built, it wants the states New York, who was elected chairman
of Washington and Oregon to build of the Democratic national committee
it, and that if a toll road was con I and le directing the Smith-Robinson
structed it would probably deprive campaign. He was head of the finan
the highway department of federal cial committee of the General Motors
aid. Rlgnt there the commission sus | corporation.
pended the hearing, and nothing
more will be done about the private
toll road until information is received
from Washington, D. C., cs to the ef
fect such a road will have on the
much needed federal aid, according
to a news story in Wednesday’s Port
land Oregonian.
Pittsburgh, Pa.—A radio utopia,
For years the Wallula cut-off has
when motion pictures will be sent
been ° n the approved map of the
through the air to homes in all parts
state and government, placed there
of the world, was visioned by radio’s
over strenuous opposition from Pen
most conspicuous leaders when “radio
dleton. The cut-off would save for
movies” were sent for the first time
instance, 200 miles between Yellow
in history during a demonstration at
stone park and Portland. It would
the East Pittsburgh plant of the West
be a big saving between Spokane and
inghouse Electric & Manufacturing
Portland and from way points. Such
com pany.
a cut-off has been opposed by Pen
Leaders in the radio world and
dleton, because it would enable traf
newspaper men attended the demon
fic to save mileage by not going
stration and saw the movies sent
through the Round-Up town. The
through the air to a screen 30 feet
length of the cut-off is 26 miles, of
from the transmitting apparatus.
which 20 are on the Oregon side and
While still in the laboratory stage,
six on the Washington side of the the process was described as success
line.
ful and having great possibilities. It
Applicants for the franchise said was pointed out by engineers that al
they had been offered a 100-foot
though the movies were sent only a
rirht f way on the Washington end short distance, the engineering princi
and much of the Oregon right of way ple is the same and they could be sent
will be donated. The plan called for across the continent just as easily.
a 24-foot macadamized and oiled road.
The estimated cost is $520,000. The
financial set-up is some bonds, but AMUNDSEN BELIEVED ALIVE
mostly preferred stock and common
stock. The promoters figure that the Krassin to Be Repaired, and to Con
tinue Search.
road may pay itself out in ten years
Stavanger,
Norway.—The Russian
or less. They suggested that $1.00
toll might be sufficient. They ex ice-breaker Krassin arrived here to
plained that “Bill” Switzler’s ferry, undergo repairs preparatory to re
which traffic now uses to cross the sumption of the search for Roald
Umatilla river, takes in between $200 Amundsen and the five men missing
and $300 a day. This ferry pays with him in the arctic.
Professor Samoilovitch, head of the
Umatilla county only $50 for a five-
year permit. The toll gate would expedition, declared his firm belief
have to be on the Oregon side, as toll that the Amundsen party are all alive.
gates are no longer permitted in He was almost equally optimistic
Washington. Residents along the about the six missing members of the
road would use it without charge, crew of the dirigible Italia.
“If they are alive, we will find
the tolls coming from interstate traf
them," said Professor Samoilovitch.
fic.
He said the search would be con
An overhead crossing at Umatilla
tinued
until the end of September.
would be built by the toll road com
pany— half a dozen railroad repre The efforts of the vessel are to be
sentatives were present to inquire supplemented by scouting flights
about grade crossings— and when the which will be made by Lieutenant
road had paid for itself, the promot Chukhnovsky.
ers promised to turn it back to the
Gene Tunney Engaged to Marry.
respective states.
South Bristol, Me.—Gene Tunney,
whose retirement as heavy-weight
Painting Is Done
Painters working for the Union champion was announced recently. Is
Oil Co. were here last week to paint to marry the granddaughter of one of
buildings occupied by those concerns the early Pittsburg millionaires. His
that retail the company’s products. engagement to Miss Mary Josephine
The Norton Cash Grocery building Lauder, one of tho organizers of the
received paint, and the front of the Carnegie Steel company and a cousin
Kellogg Auto Co. building was also of Andrew Carnegie, was announced
by Mrs. George Lauder, Jr., his fian
painted.
ce’s mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon E. Seitz left
Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Ott and family
Monday afternoon
for
Portland
where they expect to locate. Mr. were among those from Hermiston
Seitz has been here for several who saw the circus In Pendleton Fri
months a3 an associate of E. P. Dodd day and also ate the free flying dust
that was part of the show.
in the real estate business.
RADIO-MOVIE TEST
PROVES SUCCESSFUL
THE FEÀTHERHEADS
I
By Oeborae
by Wmeera Newspaper
GATE FEES
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Beltcamper
F. A. Baker of Stanfield transacted
business in Hermiston Tuesday.
were Pendleton visitors Wednesday.
EXPECTED TO BE
REDUCED THIS YEAR
Sale of Space to Exhibitor! of Wares
and Machines Planned
By Project Fair.
PLATS ARE COMPLETED FOR
THREE I. AND 0. PICNIC
The first annual turkey growers
picnic wiil be held in the Pilot Rock
grove on Saturday, August 25, 1928, Former Residents of Four States,
when the entire .day will be devoted
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and
to recreation and a suitable program,
Ohio to Meet Here.
according to a news story In the Pilot
Rock Record that has beep received
Food that will include watermelon
here as a part of the invitation to
local growers to participate In the and ice cream as trimmings and a lot
of other good things that are prepar
day’s activities.
Turkey growers of Pilot Rock, ed for special occasions will be avail
Ukiah, Heppner, Hermiston, Ione and able at Columbia park, Sunday, Aug
the John Day country are to be In ust 26. when the annual Three I r.d
O picnic and reunion is held.
The
vited to take part In the picnic.
The local turkey growers’ associa organization will provide Ice cream
tion, the White Eagle grange and the and coffee for the big dinner, but the
Pilot Rock commercial association rest 'of the food will be brought by
the families attending.
will join in arrangements.
The organization includes former
A general meeting of turkey grow
ers is to be held in the morning and residents of Indiana, Illinois and
at that time pcoblems of the industry Iowa and Ohio now living in Umatilla
will be under discussion. Mr. Brent county. Until a year ago the reunion
of the Idaho turkey growers associa waH for all former Hoosiers, but the
tion Is expected to be present at ex-Indiana folk decided to enlarge
their circle to include residents of
the morning meeting.
At noon a pot luck lunch will be neighboring states.
The program will be informal and
served and at 1 P- M. there will be
an amusement program and addresses. as follows:
During the morning those in at
Mr. Cosby of Oregon Agricultural will
discuss marketing and George Angell tendance will renew old acquaintance
of the Oregon Farmer is also expect and form new ones. Then the big
dinner will be served at 1 o'clock.
ed to be present and speak.
Immediately following President
Mrs. Knotts will be In charge of
entertainment of the children and Charles Kellar will give an address
the present plan is that two instruct of welcome, and other informal talks
ors from Pendleton will be here to probably will be made. Mrs. Martha
direct the playground activity of the Mnmma will give a reading.
Athletic competition will be held.
youngsters.
The committee in charge wHl serve 1 For the boys Russell and Wesley
coffee and ice cream at noon and the Blessing and Donald De Moss will
plans are for a supply for 500 peo have charge, ana a special committee
ple. Those attending .the picnic will will conduct the events for older peo
provide the major portion of their ple.
A prize for the oldest person pres
lunches and Instructions are to be
“bring enough for yourselves and a ent formerly residing In any of the
four mid-western states will be
little besides.”
awarded.
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“We want local people having
SHEEP MEN BUY HAY FOR
watermelons to bring a good supply,”
WINTER FEEDING SEASON said N. W. Bloom, a member of the
committee on arrangements.
“We
Three big crops of alfalfa hay on also expect to have use of extra dish
Butter creek have been contracted es and would appreciate it if local
for by big sheep outfits to be fed this people will put in a few more than
winter, according to Lee Savely. The they themselves will need.”
price agreed on In the three deals
wag $11 per ton, according to Mr.
LOW FEED PRICES SEEM
Savely.
“A big Montana sheep company
LIKELY, BARNARD SAYS
has had representatives here figur
"It looks now as If feed prices this
ing on the cost of wintering several
thousand head of sheep on Butter winter will be low,” was the comment
creek this winter and next spring,” one day this week of S. H. Barnard,
he said. “This outfit’s summer range manager of the Farm Bureau Co-
adjoins the range of another sheep operaive of Hermiston. "Government
man who lambs across the river from reports Indicate a bigger barley yield
us ln Washington.
The Montana than usual, a heavy wheat crop and
range won’t permit of lambing be a big yield of corn. Prices have been
fore May 1, and the lambs born on down and do not seem to be stabil
the lower warmer ranges mature ear ized yet.”
The local concern Is buying Just
lier and go onto a stronger market,
and the Montana outfit has about enough wheat to supply its immediate
The price
decided to come here and change needs, the manager said.
paid Tuesday was $1.05, basis No. 1,
their plans of operation.”
which Is eight cents less than Port
land and a higher price than prevails
Watermlon» Move Fast
The watermelon harvest is on ln in Pendleton.
full blast now out at the C. M. Jack-
“If the price of butter fat keeps up
son place where several acres are de somewhere near what It has been so
voted to the crop. During the first far this season, the future looks good
three days of this week four tons for project farmers," Mr. Barnard
were harvested. Pendleton and Echo said. “Eggs and poultry prices ap
are proving to be good markets for pear to promise some profits this
the melons, and Quite a few are sold fall and winter, and turkeys are ex
at the ranch.
pected to bring good prices.”
FAIR BOARD PLANS
LOWER ADMITTANCE
Col. Herbert H. Lehman, a New
York banker, was elected director of
finances of the Democratic national
committee, succeeding Jesse Jones of
Houston.
KELLOGG PACT SENT
LEAGUE BY ENGLAND
Geneva, Switzerland.—The Kellogg
outlawry-otwar pact was brought of
ficially to the attention of the league
of nations by Great Britain as a "mat
ter which is evidently one of general
Interest to all league members.”
League officials expressed Ratlsfac-
tion at the action of the British for-
elgn office, which makes it possible
for any member of the league to initi
ate discussion of the pact at the Sep
tember assembly.
These league officials deem any
move connected with peace plans val
uable as an adjunct to the peace ef
forts of the league itself. They added
that they regarded the Kellogg pro
posals, like the Dawes plan reorganiz
ing reparations and the Washington
naval conference, although negotiated
outside of the league, as ail helpful to
the policy of harmony, conciliation arid
outlawry of war for which the league
stands.
Britain, In its covering note to the
league submitted with the notes which
It has sent to Washington in answer
to the proposal, said that in consider
ing the American proposal it had been
at great pains, in view of the provision
of article 20 of the league covenant,
to assure Itself that acceptance “would
not involve any inconsistency with ob
ligations resulting from the covenant."
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
Canada’s population is now estimat
ed by bureau of statistics as 9,658,000.
showing increase of 139,000 over esti
mate of last year.
The nominees for United States sen
ator from Missouri, Roscoe C. Patter
son of Springfield, republican, and
Charles M. Hay, St. Louis, democrat,
are both dry.
Margaret and Mary Gibb, 17-year-old
“Siamese twins” of Holyoke. Mass.,
are in a private hospital 4n New York
waiting to undergo an operation to
separate them.
Chauncey B. Little. Olathe lawyer
and ex-representative In congress, was
nominated for governor by democrats
of Kansas, and Clyde M. Reed, Par
sons publisher, is the republican nom
inee.
Eight hundred miners embarked at
Liverpool for Canada, the first contin
gent of 10,000 volunteers from ranks
of unemployed In various mining dis
tricts, for agricultural work In the do
minion.
A trend that has recently become
pronounced ln conducting agricultu
ral and livestock shows, that of pay
ing the cost of putting on the shows
by selling concession space to dealers
who have goods of various kinds to
display and reducing, or eliminating,
admittance fees at the gate, probably
will be tried out on an experimental
scale this year at the Umatilla Pro
ject fair, according to developments
at a meeting of the fair board Mon
day evening.
In. the ast year or two the demand
for space by dealers in various kinds
of machines and implements, includ
ing auomobiles, have shown a gradual
increase, even without any active sol
icitation on the part of the manage
ment of the show, and board mem
bers have decided to Investigate the
possibilities of actively soliciting such
business in an effort to Increase at
tendance and interest.
The board members were Inclined
j to the belief that it would probably
| not be advisable to remove the ad
i mittance fee entirely, but an effort
is to be made to reduce it if sufficient
income from display space can he
sold.
The board also plans to have every
department of the fair housed on the
grounds this year. In the / past the
women’s department has had to he
displayed in some building awfay from
the grounds, due to the fact that ade
quate housing facilities for the ex
hibits have been lacking on the
grounds.
To provide the needed space so all
of the departments may be on the fair
grounds a big hay palace la being
planned. The final decision as to
size and location have not yet been
made, but the big structure probably
will be 80 by 30 feet. Big tarpau
lins will be used f° r the roof, and
>ales of hay will be utilised as
shelving. Approximately 30 tons of
baled hay will be required to erect
the palace, according to estimates
made by board members at the
meeting.
The premium list Is about ready
for the printer. The cash prizes to
be offered this year will exceed $750.
Slight Increases of premium money
will be offered in a majority of de
partments. The premium list will be
larger than ever before, and the
board has decided to sell display ad
vertising space In the booklet to help
In defrayng expenses.
Work Is being planned in all of the
departments so the show will be well
organized in advance.
The dates
this year will be October 5 and 6.
LIFE SAVING LESSONS
FAIL TO ATTRACT CROWD
The life saving lessons, announced
at Umatilla for Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
of this week, under the auspices of
the county chapter of the Red Cross,
failed to attract crowds. Harold Hat
ton. instructor, wag unable to get to
the beach Sunday afternoon on ac
count of car trouble. He appeared
Monday and Tuesday afternoons but
had no crowds, and after an Inves
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lcatheia were tigation by the Red Cross of the lack
visitors in Pendleton Fflday and of Interest he did not return Wed
nesday afternoon.
Saturday of last week.