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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1930)
IH«* S5J___L ì THE lOBBMlflTOa ITE BALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. YALE MEASURING OLD EARTH’S AGE Experiments to Compute Mineral Life Are Put Under Way. New Haven, Conn.—Experiment, to determine the age of the earth ure now being conducted at the Sloane Physics laboratory at Yale, a atate- 1 ment given out revealing the various attacks on physical problems now be- : lng nndertaken. Prof. Alois F. Kovarlk, at the sug- ■ gestlon of a committee of the Na tional Reseurch council engaged in the discussion of methods for deter mining the age of the earth and of the materlnla which compose its crust, has undertaken the chemical and ra dioactive analysis of certain minerals containing large quantities of uranium and thorium. Thia experimental ma- j terlal will serve to check Prof. Ko- varlk’s new formula for computing the ! age of mineral from Its content of radioactive elements and from the I amount und atomic weight of Its lead. Part of thia lead In all cases has a ; radioactive origin. CONQUISTADORES TOUCHED FIRST AT WOMEN'S ISLAND There They Set Up Flret Cross In New World on Ruins of Maya Temple. Mexico City.—The first place touched by the Spanish “conquista- dorea" on their way to the American mainland to explore the New world, was an Island In the Caribbean off Quintana Roo, the Inaccessible Jungle territory of tropical Mexico. This Island, called “lala Mujeres," nr “Women's Island,“ today la a sunny strip of coconut palms along a beach HFRMISTON TO HAVE of silver Rand. It Is a perfect aettlng THEATRE WITH VITAPHONE for a treasure Island, with Its many natural caves. In a deal completed tho firs t of When the Spanish conquerors land ed at lala Mujeres they found the re this week Vernon Seitz of La Grande mains of a Maya temple where female owner of Columbia Theatre In Her Idols were worshipped. Here they set up the first cross In the New world, upon the remains of the temple. These ruins have been washed away for years. On Isla Mujeres there la an am bitious little school, attended by about eighty of the Island’s 350 Inhabitants. The school has three teachera. bike moat Mexican rural schools, this one has a garden. In the garden pink, white, yellow and blue sea shells are used by the children to mark off the patches of lettuce and beans. The school also maintains an outdoor the ater, where children recite poems, execute their native dances and sing. The Inhabitants of Isla Mujeres are cordial and hoapltnble to visitors. Among the Island dwellers Is an old man, who Is alwnys pleased to wel come strangers, and Invariably finds an opportunity to tell them proudly about hit 43 children who live In Payo Obispo, ucrosa the water on the main land. Once a month a ship touches the Island, coming from Progreso, In Yucatan. Recently thia ship left a radio sending and receiving set in the island, but ao far not much lias been accomplished In the way of establish ing communication with the outside world. There Is no post office on the Island, and no telegraph service. Extensive Experiments. An extensive aeries of experiments ■ on the mobility of gaseous Iona under ; carefully controlled conditions la be , lng completed by Prof. John Zeleny. The Interest in thia work In the scien tific world Is great because of the widely divergent opinions held by dif ferent Investigators as to the nature and history of the carriers of elec tricity In gases at approximately at mospheric pressure. Prof. Zeleny’a papers on strlne In the electrical dis- - charge at low pressures will appear shortly. Prof. Lonla \V. McKeehan, director of the laboratory, la preparing for publication experimental material col lected during the past few years In regard to the changes of electrical resistance which may be produced In metnl wires by magnetic fields paral lel to their length, by tension, or by combination of these two agencies. The results Indicate In some degree how Taxless Town May Lose the atoms In metals change In mutunl aspect under externally uppllcd forces. Incorporation Status He la also continuing studies In the Son Joaquin, Calif.—This municipal elastic behnvlor of metals and alloys ity, the San Joaquin valley's only tax and Its explanation on the basis of less city, finds that being free of taxa atomic properties. tion la not what It's cracked up to be and may return to the status of an Precise Measurement,. F ro t Charlton D. Cooksey and his unincorporated town. Sentiment to I but end has been In brother, Donald Cooksey, who Is an the process of crystallization for some Honorary Fellow In Physics, have Just time and now a definite move la un completed a very precise measurement der way sponsored by the chamber of of the wavelengths of the principal commerce. characteristic X-rndlatlnn of silver. It Is declared that dissolution of They are preparing n report upon the method of measurement which Is con the municipal corporation will bring ndded beneflta to the citizen« through sidered unique, and upon the treat ment of experimental data, the collec the county hoard of supervisors, while a city that levies no taxes can do noth tion of which has required several ing for Its population. years of Intensive work. Dy Increasing the county tnx levy Prof. William W. Watson, who Is fractionally, police and fire protec now In residence after a year’s work In Gottingen, is, with the assistance of tion and street Improvements could William Bender, an Instructor In the be made by the supervisors, where as zuch advantages, when provided physics laboratory, attacking several by the city, would necessitate a sub problems In the Zeeman effect, I. e., stnntlal levy of taxes, proponents of the separation of spectral lines Into the dissolution assert. components of different frequency when the source emitting the light Is subject to the action of Ah Intense magnetic field. The magnet they are ¿ ♦ ♦ ♦ « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ g using for thia work Is the large magnet SCHOOL NEWS ♦ recently purchased with part of the > Sloane fund. ♦ Human Sacrifice« in Africa Are Charged ♦ The Hermiston grade school boya’ and girls’ baseball teams played Um a Johannesburg.— Secret human aacrl tilla last Friday, the glrla w inning flees to the evening star still take ind the boys losing. place deep In the forests and moun The basket social sponsored by the tains of northern Rhoder-ls and I’ortu Sasubnll boya was hold last Friday. gneae Eoat Afrlcn, according to Dr May 9, In tho auditorium w ith quite I-eo Frohenlus, the eminent German a numbor of people present. Danc archeologist, who has been engaged ing and card playing was enjoyed for some years In probing the mys the first of the evening after which te ry o f Zimbabwe ruins and the an the baskets were auctioned off and cient culture of southern Afrlcn. " It Is a thing which no native com sold to tho highest bidder. About missioner will ever admit," said the JS.00 was cleared. Mias Im nia Thoeny, who la a doctor, “but my Investigations have ■ ------------------------------ i proved definitely that human aacrl flees are carried out to thia very day la the secret places. We are still In vestlgatlng and hope soon to learn the secrets of the sacrificial cere mony.” Slain Crocodile Had Weakness for Women London.—The British sportsman, K. Guineas, has returned from a banting trip on the Gambia river In British West Africa with the skin of a crocodile which had a “weakness for women.’’ The following objects were found In the animal’s stomach: Eight long strings of beads, auch as native women wear; a necklace of smaller bends; an ornamental bred such as native women wore more thnn 100 years ago; two silver enrrlng»; the bottom of a Jam Jar, and the neck of a bottle. Lee raduate of Oregon Norm al school nd graduates from Oregon State col- 'legf In June, has beeu elected to :leb Itca ¡teach the fourth grade In the local ach hools the coming year. She has had four years of teaching expert cnce, her last year being taught lr. Silverton, Oregon. A school board meeting for d is tric t number 9 was held at tho office of Superintendent Shaw Monday eve ning where the regular routine of business waa transacted. Tuesday evening In the sarpe office the school board for district number 14 met for a business meeting. starting the 15th of May to L. A . ’* Moore of Burna, Oregon who w ill * THUR SDAY, M A Y I I , 1130 , m w ACMARR STORES Mustn’t Keep Shifting I t ’s all right for a young man to Start at the bottom of the ladder If ha doesn't keep moving around from one ladder In anoltier.— lots Angeles Times. ! Circulates throughout the irrigated sections of West Umatilla and Northern Mor row counties, and always have the interests of this district at heart. 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The fireman killed the ret, but only after It bad Inflicted a paln- fol wound. Darigold Tall Cans 25c p °PPy P ^ n d Red Jelly 5 Lb> p aij............................ 75c JE L L -0 3AZ 23c avora CORN M EAL S R S J f e MATCHES M ality C A T SU P Large Del Monte. A 30c value. Size. A Regular Canned Coffee Quality— Fresh every week. P o u n d ...................... MAC MARR CO FFEE 39c 15c 23c 37c Mother’s Oats BACON HAMS Aluminum or China ... Swift’s lean, light Bacon, a regular 39c value. Armour’s light weight mild cure. Large Size .. 37c & ... .......33c Fruits and 29c Pound Vegetables BANANAS LARGE, FANCY 23c FRUIT— DOZEN CARROTS RADISHES Green Onions Large Fancy, nice Fancy, Fresh Fancy, Sweet bunches. Bunches. Variety. 3 for 19c 4 for 10c 4 Bunches for 10 c SPERRY FEEDS Our «ale on Sperry’» Feed« for the past week was far above Thi« proves the fact that it Pay« to Feed the B est MM Run COMIIENCEMENT $1,15 PRESENTS FOR THAT BOY OR GIRL. SURE For your milk cows—a rib ■« xv MILK WO^ound^acks......... $ 2 a l 9 Specials for O ne W eek FRIDAY, MAY 16 TILL FRIDAY, MAY 23 MOTH PROOF CEDAR BAGS..................................................................... 4 for 41c Rat Bites Fireman a* He Fights Blase 1 Thank You our largest anticipation*. LINE W R IT IN G PORTFOLIO. L IN E D ENVELO PES 49c T A I/J U M POWDER ......................................... ................................. 3 Cans for I7 e S C R A T C H E D ......... $2.29 and Healths Hens SURE G RO W WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU JJrP» TRY T H E Hermiston, Oregon DRUG STORE F IR S T Phon« 101 I * * ♦ ♦ * * * * led by M r. and M ia. E. L. Jackson Mra. M. T. M atott was In Pendle 9 + and children Jane and Jimmy. ton Monday. uilaton leased the building for 5 years «• MTHTHEUATTA H EW S NOTES * J. M . Thom Jr. was fishing at Miss Georgia Thom la spending the take the theatre over w ithin the next v Celilo Sunday. week at W allowa. few weeks. A t this time the interior + + + + 4 + + + Mra. M. E. Root and son M arvin Miss Barbara Root spent the week and exterior of the building w ill be (B y G rice R o d da)) end v is itin g w ith friends In Board- returned home Sunday after a short remodeled and redecorated and all visit w ith relatives In Boardman. Mr. and Mra. W . A. H lnellne in man. modern equipment w ill be installed ored to M ilton Sunday to visit Ml Mra. Gladys Comstock, Pete Sheri including a vitaphone machine. M r. H in elln e’s parents, M r. and Mrs G ET RESULTS dan and daughter M ary Jane, visited Moore stated that he does not like F, W illiams. They were accompan- la Echo Sunday w 1th relatives. H E R A L D W A N T ADS to state definitely when work w ill] : ------— __ ___ ! i be started on the theatre but he did P Ì state th at it would be in the very near future and that when things did get going they would do them, ur in a hurry and that the best pictures available would be shown. The Hermiston Herald LET US SHOW YOU OUR COMPLETE ■ — ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « Prescription Druggist FEED THE BEST " 100 Ib. Scks. $2.60 >aby ch A bab chick feed that sho uld be used. 100 Pounds $2.99
