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Advertising The tAtheaa Press circulates in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend &themt Notice ! If this notice is marked RED, it sig nifies that your Subscription expires with this issue. We will greatly ap preciate your renewal $2.00 per year Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME XLIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1922. NUMBER 6 GRAND JURY MAKES ITS SPECIAL REPORT Find Evidence Not Sufficient To Indict Officials On Pendleton Tribune's Charges. The grand jury investigating the charges made by the Pendleton Tri bune against public officials of Uma tilla county and city of Pendleton submitted it's report Tues. evening, after examining many witnesses and being in session for over a week. The charges of corruption made by the Pendleton Tribune are not sus tained, and the jury finds it prema ture to dispose of cases involving criminal libel, and severly criticizes the practice of searching premises without proper warrant. No indictment whatever was re turned by the jury on any charge or accusation made by the Tribune, but the body recommended however that E. F. B. Ridgeway, special prohibi tion enforcement officer, be not re employed by the county in that ca pacity. The jury qualifies this rec commendation by asserting that its report in this connection should not serve to "impair Ridgeway's useful ness in any other capacity or in any other place." The only official indis cretion found by the jury in its in vestigation of Ridgeway, was that he took a drink of booze with a man who was riding with him along the public highway. The jury reports that no evidence whatsoever was submitted to bear out the charges made against District Attorney Keater and his Deputy At torney Randall. The county court is given a clean bill of official repute. The jury finds that the muddle in the tax rolls was caused in part by letters received by the court from the State Tax com mission, and for this reason the mis take made by the court is excusable and that the expense of rectifying this mistake will amount to approx imately $150.00. Relative to the con troversy between the sheriff and the county court reference to payment of the sheriff's expenses for enforcement of the prohibition law, the jury found that the court acted under legal opin ion, and that the issue is now before the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon for the settlement. The jury found nothing improper in the em ployment of a son of the County Judge as chairman in surveying on county roads, and compliments the court for its judgment in the employ ment of a firm of auditors to expert county records. The jury reports that it has inves tigated the charges made against W. R. Taylor and Robert Sinclair, having called all witnesses requested by in terested persons and investigated the charges independently as the evidence disclosed. It found no evidence that these officers were crooks or that they stood in with or protected vio lators of the law or accepted bribes, or "split" intoxicating liquors with bootleggers or any other persons. The jury finds that neither of these officers are subject to criticism for anything done by either of them. In its investigation of the sheriff's ffice, the jury found that out of the liquor seized on the raids in the en forcement of the prohibition law, and stored in the court house under the care of the sheriff, that the sheriff had given a former deupty of his of fice a portion of the liquor when such person requested the same for medical purposes, when it was inten ded for the use of deputy and others for beverage purposes, "all of which should have been known to the sheriff, and we find that the sheriff had no right to dispose of such liquors in such manner. We also find that he gave intoxicating liquors which were in his custody as such sheriff, to some persons in the town who requested the same for medical purposes." The county jail was found to be inadequate for the proper care of prisoners and the jury recommends that the county court remedy this condition. The jury further found that the food furnished by the sheriff to prisoners had been at times in sufficient in quantity and deficient in quality, and although it has been the practice for many years to expend less than the full amount permitted by law in the feeding of prisoners, under the present conditions and pri ces, the jury advises that the full a mount provided by law should be used for the feeding of prisoners If it it found that such amount is required to give them the quality and quan ity necessary. The jury recommends: That here- CONFERENCE VOICES VIEWS ON DEFLATION Railroad Labor and Corpora tions Asked to Help in Price Reduction, Washington, D. C The national agricultural conference wont on record In adopting Its transportation com mittee's report, favoring participation by railroad labor and railroad corpora tions In the general price "deflation," after it had stricken from another committee's report a recommendation for repeal of the Adamson eight-hour law and the "bringing down" of wages of railroad labor and other Industrial labor to a parity with the return re ceived by the farmer. A resolution for repeal of the 6 per cent guarantee clause ot the transpor tation act also received favorable action. The conference recommended com pletion ot the projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala., and urged that the gov ernment accept the offer ot Henry Ford to lease them. Lower Freight Rates Urged. Reduction of freight rates on farm products, livestock and products of allied industries to the basis prior to the increase of August, 1920, also was urged, as well as the restoration of certain rate-making powers to state railroad commissions. The conference went on record as opposing repeal of the Panama canal tolls, saying "the people of the United States have invested a large sum of money In the Panama canal." Other recommendations Included: Development ot hydro-electric power projects to make current available to small consumers on farms and in the villages. Closer coroperation ot railway, waterway and highway transportation. Appointment of a commission to work out a national land policy, In cluding reclamation, irrigation, graz ing and colonization problems in co operation with similar bodies in the various states. Opposition to tho opening of any more land for farming purposes pend ing readjustment of cases in contro versy. Stoppage ot forest devastation, de velopment of effective methods of fire prevention, Increase In reserves and extension of research. "WILD MAN" IS KILLED Archie McCampbell, government hunter and trapper, shot and instant ly killed the "wild man" of Little Butter creek Wednesday, six miles west of Gurdane. The mysterious prowler, who had long been a terror of the neighborhood, had pilfered a sheep camp and was resisting arrest by a posse when shot by McCampbell The "wild man" pointed a stolen rifle at his pursuers and in order to sa the posse McCampbell fired, the bul let going between the man's face and the tree behind which he had taken refuge and throwing out bark that caused him to lose his aim. He then trained his gun on the hunter, whose second shot was fatal. Archie Mc Campbell is a son of E. T. McCamp bell of Weston. SAYS BIRDS ARE O. K. W. H. Aldee, deputy game warden of Helix, states to a Pendleton paper that Chinese pheasants and other game birds have stood the winter well. While it was necessary to feed the birds in some parts of the coun try, on the whole the birds are coming through in fine shape. F Invited Will YOU COME II I II ZTTMipB ... RETURN OF SHANTUNG TO CHINA AGREED ON Seven-Hour Session of Japan ese and Chinese Groups Results in Settlement. Russia and German)) invited to world') economic and financial Congress-News Item Washington, D O An agreement tn all the principles involved in the plan for return of Shantung province to China was reached by the Japanese md Chinese arms delegations. After the two groupB had been In conference for nearly seven hours, wrestling with the final problem of 'restoring the Tslngtao-Tsinanfu rail road to Chinese control, word cams from the committee room that only letalls of phraseology of the proposed treaty remained In the way of a com plete agreement. The basts of the settlement was un lerstood to have been the plan sup ported by President Harding providing hut China pay for the road In treas ury notes and that Japanese experts be retained In the operating personnel iuring tho period of payment. With the naval treaty and Shantung definitely out ot the way, only a few collateral issues will stand In the way 3t a final adjournment of the con ference. None of these promise to take long and some of the delegates believe they may be on their way borne by the end of the week. FAVORS REVIVAL OF CALEDONIAN PICNICS Approximately 200 persons from different parts of Umatilla county met in Pendleton, Saturday night and celebrated Bobby Burns' birthday an niversary with an elaborate program and banquet. Athena and Helix were especially well represented at the gathering, and W. M. Peterson delivered the princi pal address of the evening. Pete in his address, remarked he "never knew what Scotch whiskey was like until I attended the first Caledonian picnic. I'd like to see the picnics re vived!" Mr. Peterson's proposal to revive the annual Caledonian picnics held in Athena prior to the war was warmly received by the banqueters, and it may be that action will be taken at once to prepare for one here m the early summer, coming. It is an assured fact that Athena stands ready to receive the gathering clansmen, with the same hospitable spirit as of yore and everybody would rejoice to again hear the shrill notes of the bagpipes trilling "The Campbells Are Coming." ITHENA TAKES TWO GAMES FROM PILOT ROCK HIGH riday evening at Pilot Rock, the Atftena high school boys and girls teams defeated the teams of the High School of that place, in well played games. Coach Basler's boys won by the score of 25 to IB, aand Miss Drakes after more care be exercised in the issuance of search warrants on the part of magistrates; That officers in seizing intoxicating liquors make a record in such manner that will be permanent and subject to inspection) That officers give receipts for prop erty taken on search warrants; That it is premature at this time to dis pose of all questions which have aris en under provisions of Section 1930 of Oregon laws, relating to criminal libel; That it is not compatible with the best interests of Umatilla county that E. F. B. Ridgeway at this time be not re-employed by the county. Further, the jury finds upon inves tigation, that it believes a determined effort will be made In the future to carry on the unlawful mauf acture and sale of intoxicating liquors within the county and it respectfuly suggests that county officer attempt to co operate to the fullest extent possible in an energetic and determined effort to stamp out the evil and for the gen eral enforcement of laws. student body royally entertained the Athena visitors, and the local school boasts of the hospitality extended by the Pilot Rock school. Gwendolyn Mclntyre, one of the forwards on the Athena girls' team, had one of the bones in her left forearm factored during the game, but continued to play until the end. The Athena boys team will play the fast Milton High School quintet on the Columbia college gym floor tonight in the first game of the seas on, between these two teams, PENDLETON HUNTERS WANT OPEN SEASON GLEE CLUB IS WELL RECEIVED IN ATHENA A recommendation that a closed season on blue grouse and native pheasants be declared in Umatilla county for three years has been sent to the state game commission as the result of a meeting held in Pendleton last week, says the E. O., which was attended by some of the leading sportsmen of the county. The session was held at Marion Jack's office and was called for the purpose of con sidering matters of interest to sports men. In addition to the recommendation for the closed season on grouse and the native pheasant, the sportsmen recommended that an open season be permitted on Hungarian partridges for the same length of time as is now permitted for Chinese pheasants, and that the bag limit for partridges and pheasants be the same as is now permitted for Chinese pheasants, five birds in one day or 10 in seven days. There will be an open season on elk in Umatilla, Union and Wallowa counties, too, if the request made by this committee is heeded. The com mittee would have the limit be one elk with horns. An effort to inter est sportsmen's organizations in both Union and Wallowa counties will be made. THE STANDARD PROGRAM For tomorrow night the Standard Theatre offers Charles Ray in "The Old Swimmin' Hole," screen version of the James Whitcomb Riley Poem. Tha fpntnrp is QMnnlementerl hv a girls won by the score of 25 to lSSjclever two-reel Western and Inter Atter the games, the Pilot Kqek national News. Sunday night the first big super-Western picture ever produced will be screened when "The Fox," starring Harry Carey will be exhibited. This big picture is one of Universal's greatest undertakings for the year, and in every theatre of the large cities where it has been shown, audiences have jammed to the doors. Beginning Saturday, February 11, the admission prices at the Standard Theatre for children over 12 years of age will be 25c for both the Sat urday and Sunday regular programs. Heretofore these prices have existed but were not enforced for the reason .!.... ...,.,..,1........ Ktf il TRIRIIVP 14 SUTFT1 mmhi phwwiww juauncu letting Two libel suits, one by W. R. Tay- I t . At tH t- w lor, chief of police ot Pendleton the lder tQ maintain the character of otner oy Kooert Sinclair, nave oeen pjctures shown it is necessary to en filed against Harry L. Kuck, Pb-foree the 25 cent admission price. Usher of the Pendleton Tribune. LachjTne standard has neld tne price on asks for $10,000 damages, complaint , the admisgion down long u it wa3 being based upon a news story in the sgible to do g0 Tribune of January 18 in which these With a pleasant, happy presenta tion style, the Willamette Glee Club again swung itself into the hearts of an Athena audience, when it gave it's annual program at the High School auditorium, last evening. The club has made many friends in former visits here, and it is safe to say that last night's performance won additional ones, for the singing, solo and chorus, was more than up to the standard of excellence, and from the time the singers opened with "Jolly Students"to the ' 'Ode to Willamette," intense interest in the program did not abate for a moment. The program as presented last night, follows : Jolly Students Mendenhall Tim Rooney's at the Fightin': Norah Flynn Glee Club Sand Man Prothero Dah's Gwine Be Lan'slide Strickland Octette Sea Fever Andrews Glee Club Silvery Lanterns of the Night Reeding Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes Old English Varsity Quartette Warren, Moodhe, Craven, Blenkinsop The Blind Ploughman Clarke Everett Craven Butt and Rcbutt .'. McGrew, Sackett The Bandolero Leslie P. M. Blenkinsop The Bell Man Forsyth Tell Me Not of a Lovely Lass Glee Club The Arrow and the Song Lester My Lady Chid Riesmann Varsity Quartette The Trumpeter L Slater Glee Club Turkish March From Ruins of Athens Beethoven Byron Arnold Grand Opera Agony Four Gendarmes Duet Offenbach Craven, Blenkinsop Reading J. Fred McGrew The Lost Chord Sullivan Ode to Willamette Mendenhall Glee Club Willamette University is repre sented in Athena by the following alumni: Mrs. DeHass, Mr. and Mrs. Emmel, Mr. and Mrs. Basler, Mrs. W. W. McPherson, Miss Drake, Lewis Stewart. No True Century Plant. There are no true century plants in the sense that It takes them a hun dred years to bloom. A number of plan', however, do not bloom until they have lived for a long term of years. The classic example of such plants Is the talipot palm of India which lives for 50 years or more and becomes a tail tree before it blooms. After It has sent up its Immense flower-stalk the whole plant dies. Our American "century plants" often fruit at the end of eight or ten years under natural conditions, but In the house they may refuse to bloom at all. Many of the bamboos act like the cen tury plants and bloom but ouoe after a long period of vegetation. Such species are known as monocarplc plants. Jazz Barred In Chicago Schools. Chicago. Chicago's board of educa tion placed its official taboo on the shimmy dance, jazz music, short skirts, low necked dresses, Joy-riding and cigarettes. The action followed an investigation by the superintend ent of schools. THE LAST NUMBER The last number on the winter's Lyceum course will be given at High School auditorium on the evening of Wednesday, February 15, with the coming of Elsie Mae Gordon, reader, impersonator and entertainer. The Cadmean management of the Lyceum course says of Miss Gordon: From the Pacific to the Great Lakes she has read her way into the hearts of our andiences. Poise, grace, refinement, yet pep and personality, gracious ly intermingle in this wonderful wo man. A vivid imagination coupled with a realization of the factors which prompt better living makes her the true entertainer that she is. Her work ranges all the way from dia lect in which she is a true artist to a Lecture Recital in which she is an authority. No matter whether it's a miscellaneous program, or an Inter pretative Play or what not, its a success because it's done by Elsie Mae Gordon. officers are referred to as "crooks. It is reported that a similar suit will be filed by E. F. B. Ridgway. "THREE-FINGER JACK" HERE "Three-Finger Jack Godwin" well known evangelist, who has been ad- I dressing audiences in the churches of FAIR BOARD NAMED Pendleton for the past two weeks, As members of the county fair j will hold a meeting in the High board, the county court has named L. J School auditorium on this (Friday) A. Reinerman of Freewater; Lowell evening, and a general invitation is ; Rogers of Pendleton and George H. : extended the public to hear him. Root of Hermiston. These three . The evangelist has a specially strong appointees, and W. W. Green, county message on clean Irving, which he school superintendent, who is a mem-; delivers in the most able and inter- ber ex-officio, constitute the board, ' esting manner, Traveled 28.008 Miles Jim Jones, rural mail carrier out of Athena, has a span of little mules, and not Missouri mules, either. He claims to have driven a total distance of 28,000 miles during the past five years. In that time the mulettes have found it convenient to run away as occasion offered, which according to Mr. Jones was "ever once in a while." Mr. Jones drove team on a Weston route four years, before being tranfered to the Athena route. NATIONAL GUARD PROFIT Oregon derived a net profit of $119,077 in the operation of its Nat ional Guard during the past year, ac cording to an annual financial state ment issued by George A. White, Adjutant General of the State. This was accomplished under the joint Army partnership with the Federal Government through which the Uni ted States Treasurer distributed in Army payrolls and Camp pay among 2400 Oregonians located in twenty Oregon cities the sum of $199,052.50, the total cost to the State of admin istration and upkeep being $79,975. FOREST SERVICE TO AID A TWO-COUNTY ROAD Importance of Highway Is That It Would Afford Connection of Umatilla-Union Counties. At a recent meeting the Weston Commercial club adopted an import ant resolution submitted by its road committee, urging federal aid for the proposed highway crossing the Blue mountains from Elgin by what is known as the Toll Gate route. The importance of this road as a connecting traffic link between north ern Union and northern Umatilla counties can hardly be over-estimated, and it would also serve as a for estry road and a post road. It would bring nearer to markets the products of the rich agricultural district of Weston mountain, now becoming widely known because of the excel lence of its seed potatoes. The" Weston resolution followed similar action by the Elgin Ad club and the Freewater Commercial club, and an effort is now being made to interest the commercial bodies at Pendleton, Athena and Helix. The Weston resolution follows: "Whereas, the only thoroughfare connecting northern Union and nor thern Umatilla counties is a moun tain road of dangerous and almost impassable character; and "Whereas, there is a commercial need for a permanent highway from Elgin, Oregon, through the Wenaha National forest, over the Blue moun tains, connecting with the Oregon- Washington paved highway at Wes ton, Oregon; and "Whereas, the construction of a permanent highway through the We naha National forest connecting El gin in northern Union county and Weston in northern Umatilla county, on the Oregon-Washington highway, will provide an interstate connection, making it a primary road; and "Whereas, the construction of the proposed road will not only serve a commercial needs and make the graz ing lands of the Wenaha National forest more accessible to the stock men, but will serve to open the scenic beauties of a large section of the Blue mountains and the farming lands on Weston mountain; and "Whereas, the construction of the proposed highway will reduce the distance from Elgin to Weston, and consequently between points in nor thern Union and northern Umatilla county a total of seventy-four miles as compared with the present passa ble route; therefore be it "Resolved, that the Weston Com mercial club go on record as favor ing the immediate construction of the proposed highway; and be it fur ther "Resolved, that the Weston com mercial club urge the State Highway commission of Oregon and the chief engineer of the Bureau of Public Roads, to declare the proposed high way a primary road, and to use their influence in securing an appropria tion of $100,000 to assist in the building thereof; and be it further "Resolved, that a copy of these res olutions be submitted to the Oregon State Highway commission and to Dr. L. I. Hewes, Chief Engineer, Bu reau of Public Roads." The amount apportioned to Oregon by the Secretary of Agriculture for the construction of forest roads and trails is $1,875,644. FRED BENNION WILL SPEAK The Weston Mountain Community club announces a big community gathering at the district school house for Saturday evening, February 11. There will be an address on potato planting by Fred Bennion, county agent, and an interesting program of exercises. The affair will also be in the nature of an observance of the respective birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, February 12, and George Washington, February 22. Refresh ments will be served. A special in vitation to attend is extended the people of the lowlands. FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE E. P. Dodd of Hermiston, who served Umatilla county as represen tative in the legislature during the term of 1919, states that he will be a candidate for the nomination of Joint representative on the republican tick et, to succeed Representative Wood son of Morrow county, who will not be a candidate in the coming primaries. VERIFY TAX RETURNS "Fully 25 per cent of the taxpayers who have filed income tax returns for the year 1921 to date have neglected to sign and verify the same," reports Clyde G. Huntley, Collector of Inter nal Revenue. "Before a return can be considered legally complete and ac cepted as such, it must be signed by , the taxpayer and sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. In making out their returns, taxpay- , ers are respectfully urged not to over look signing and verifying the same 1 before forwarding returns to this off. ' ice. ' 4 l