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VOLUME XLIII.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 31922.
NUMBER 10
T TROUBLE AT
WALUWALLA
Community Stunned When An
nouncement of the Sudden
Death Is Made.
HARDING DISCLOSES
PLAN JOAID SHIPS
Program Contemplates Return
to Private Initiative and
Enterprise.
Louis Hodgen, prominent pioneer
of Umatilla county, dropped dead
from heart failure, Wednesday af
ternoon about 3:30 o'clock in Walla
Walla. News of Mr. Hodgen's sud
den death was received here soon af
ter, causing deep grief to his family,
and the entire community, every
member of whom he could claim as
his friend. . ,
Mr. Hodgen went over to Walla
Walla Wednesday morning in appar
ently the best of health, driving his
car alone. He transacted business
there, and was seen by various Athe
na people who happened to be in that
city. About half past 3 o'clock, he
had been talking to Mr. St. Dennis,
who left him and crossed the street,
hardly reaching the opposite side be
fore he heard a cry, and looking
back, saw a group gathering about
Mr. Hodgen. A physician was sum
moned, but Mr. Hodgen expired with
in five minutes, without speaking.
Yesterday the body was brought
home and the funeral is being con
ducted this afternoon at the Christ
ian church.under the auspices of the
Knights of Pythias, of which deceased
was an active member of 24 years
standing.
The funeral sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. Holmes, pastor of the
Congregationalist church of Walla
Walla.
Pall bearers consist of the follow
ing: Active pall bearers: M. W. Han
sell, F. S. LeGrow, 0. 0. Stephens,
M. L. Watts, Richard Thompson, E.
C. Rogers.
Honorary pall bearers: J. W. Ma
loney, J. H. Gwinn, 0. H. Marsh, Roy
Raley, Al King, A. H. Mclntyre, Mose
Beauchamp, Ed Hoon, J. H. Raley, B.
B. Richards.
Washington, D. C. The administra
tion plan for government aid for the
American merchant marine was pre
sented to congress Tuesday by Presi
dent Harding with the declaration that
the influence of the United States in
world councils is "sure to be measured
by that unfailing standard which is
found in a nation's merchant marine."
The president detailed to the two
houses assembled in joint session the
war-time creation of America's great
tonnage an experimental venture as
he described it and then he added:
"Having failed at such enormouB
cost, I bring you the proposal which
contemplates the return to private
Initiative and private enterprise, aided
to a conservative success, wherein we
are safeguarded against the promotion
of private greed and do not discourage
the hope of profitable investment,
which underlies all successful endeav
or."
A ship subsidy estimated at approxi
mately $32,000,000 annually, to be pro
vided for principally by the diversion
of 10 per cent of the nation's customs
receipts would he paid to the cwners
of American ships engaged in foiftign
trade under a bill introduced in the
senate and house. The measure in
corporates a subsidy plan proposed by
the shipping board and indorsed by
President Harding in his message
read to a joint session.
Introduced in the senate by Chair
man Jones of the commerce commit
tee and in the house by Chairman
Greene of the merchant marine com
mittee, the bill sets forth that the
purpose of the direct subsidy pro
vision is to "aid the development and
maintenance of the American mer
chant marine, to promote the growth
of the foreign commerce of the United
States and to contribute to the na
tional defense."
All Indications Point to Normal
Louis W. Hodgen was born near
State Line, Oregon, on the Tum-a-lum,
on August 12, 1870, his parents
being James C. anl Rebecca Hodgen.
He received his education in the coun
try schools, and later at the Advent
college in Milton. In 1892, with his
uncle, the late Charles Brown, he be
gan farming operations on the res
ervation, which he continuel for six
teen years.
On December 20, 1899, he was uni-
t,,j in ...pi.wiffti mifh juiio i -me
ter daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brown,
and they farmed in the Walla Walla
valley and on the reservation until
1919, when they moved to Athena,
where they have since resided, to
school their children. Mr. Hodgen at
the time of his death was farming the
Forrest land near Thorn Hollow,
where his brother Fred is living.
Besides his bereaved wife, he
leave3 five children: Miss Ethel, who
is teaching at Duncan, Umatilla
county; James and Elton in the Athe
na high school, and Helen and Phyl
lis in the grades. Also two sisters,
Mrs. J. E. Free of Waitsburg, Wash.,
and Mrs. N. B. Atkinson, of Olym-
pia, Wash., and three brothers: Wil
liam and Orlando Hodgen of Milton,
and Fred of Thorn Hollow, survive
him.
Mr. Hodgen has been prominently
connected with the democratic party
in this county and served a term in
the Oregon Legislature as representative.
BONUS PAYMENTS
STARTED YESTERDAY
WAY IS CLEARED FOR
TREATY DISCUSSIONS
Pacific Treaty Is Favorably
Reported By Foreign Re
lat ons Committee.
STANFIELD RAPPED
COUNTY TREASURER RESIGNS
Miss Grace Gilliam, who has been
county treasurer for five years has
resigned to accept a position in Pas
adena, California. She has recom
mended that C. K. Cranston, of Pen
dleton, be appointed to fill the vac
ancy caused by her resignation. As
the resignation takes effect at once,
it will up to the county court to make
the appointment.
The first bonus money 3210 state
warrants representing bonus pay
ments aggregating $819,870 were
released yesterday morning, accord
ing to a statement by Captain Harry
Brumbaugh, secretary to the bonus
commission. An additional 1500 war
rants, bringing the aggregate of cash
bonus payments to well above $1,0UU
000, will be ready for distribution to
ex-service men within the week.
This announcement indicates that
the bonus department has been losing
no time while awaiting the unwind
ing of red tape surrounding sale and
delivery of the first $10,000,000 block
of bonds on which $3,000,000 in cash
will be collected upon the delivery of
an equivalent block of bonds in Port
land. Bonus applications now on file with
the commission aggregate 20,150, of
which 11,622 call for the cash bonus
and 8556 seek loans aggregating $25-087,872.
While loan machinery is now in mo
tion and real estate offered as secur
ity on bonus loans is being appraised,
no loans will actually be made for
several weeks yet, it was announced.
It is expected that the $10,000,000
to be received from the sale of the
first block of bonds will carry the
work up to September, at which time
another block of bonds will be offered
for sale.
More than one third of the entire
state quota originates in Multnomah
county.
Will Organize a Boy
Scout Troop In Athena
Jpiterest is being taken in the or
ganization of a troop of Boy Scouts
in Athena. Omer Stephens has con
sented to serve as scoutmaster, and
this insures that the scout move
ment here will be a success.
There are a large number of boys
in Athena who are just the right
age for eligibility to membership in
the troop, and when uniformed and
drilled, numerous hikes and camping
trips will be enjoyed by the scout!
The matter of organization wil
taken up soon, with the idea of hav
ing the troop equipped in time to
take advantage of the summer out
ings. At the present time, Pendleton,
Pilot Rock and Helix have Boy Scout
troops vith large membership enroll
ments. Last summer the troops were
encamped on the Umatilla river and
at Emigrant Springs in the Blue
Mountains. One troop also spent
several days at Bingham Springs.
Teh Boy Scout movement is one of
national scope, and provides for its
members clean outdoor life and
wholesome sports, in addition to en
couraging manliness and discipline.
Judge Decides In the
Carmicheal Divorce
BASKETBALL TEAM PRACTICING
The Athena High School basket
ball team is practicing for the tour
nament to be held at Pendleton, on
March 10th and 11th. With the can
celation of the Milton and Hermiston
Judge H. H. Belt of Dallas, sit
ting at Pendleton, denied last Friday
a decree of divorce to George B. Car
michael from Mabel Carmichael, af
ter voluminous evidence taken by a
referee had been read to the court.
Over a year ago George Carmichael
was granted a decree of divorce from
Mabel Carmichael on the ground of
impotency, when the case went by
default. He then married wife No.
2, and to the parties a child has
since been born. Early last year Ma
bel Carmichael, wife No. 1, appeared
in court and asked for a vacating of
the original divorce decree, on the
grounds of duress and that the orig
inal ground for divorce was not
proven. She alleged that she was
railroaded ont of Pendleton by her
husband.
Judge Phelps, who granted the
original default decree, later order
ed it set aside on the showing made
by wife No. 1. He caused Judge
Belt to preside over the second liti
gation instituted by the husband, and
the decision of Judge Belts now sus
tains him.
Briefly narrated, these are the sa
lient facts in a case which has been
Senator Capper Will
Lead the Farm Bloc
KILLED 90 PERCENT SQUIRRELS
The war on ground squirrels in
Pend Oreille county, Washington,
has been so successful that after
three years the county appropriation ,
for this purpose is only one-third of j
the original sum. In 1921 a total of ;
81,000 acres was covered with poison !
and it is estimated that the squirrel
population was reduced 90 percent.
TIME SET FOR TAX PAYMENT
Taxpayers are reminded that in
come tax returns for the year 1921
must reach the office of Clyde G.
Huntly, Collector of Internal Reve
nue, not later than midnight, March
15 in order to escape severe penalties.
This does not mean that it will be
sufficient for the taxpayer to mail
his return on March 15. The return
must be mailed at a time that will
insure its delivery in the office of
the collector at Portland not later
than midnight, March 15. Further
more, the receiving stamp on the en
velope will be accepted by the col
lector as the actual time of delivery.
Taxpayers are especially urged to
bear in mind this fact: It is not
sufficient that their returns be mailed
on March 15.
GIRLS RETURNED TO PEN
Tillie Pence and Dorothy Duke,
escaped girl prisoners from the Pen
itentiary at Walla Walla, were cap
tured at LaGrande Monday, after one
night and day of liberty. The girls
escaped from the prison Sunday
night by sawing a bar in their cell,
and scaling the wall. They made
their way to Pendleton in a taxi,
and without money to pay their fare,
boarded an eastbound train.
Senator Capper of Kansas, the new
cl.j'rman of the bloc savs the bloc's
next task "is to put through congress
a great national permanent to,i:-3
on "farm welfare."
"The bloc, formed as a tempor
ary organization to meet an emer
gency, now enters the second phase
of its life," said Capper. "Its work
from now on will be to build per
manently. Our program of emergen
cy legislation is about completed.
"Statesmen and economists have
come to realize that it is not enough
to pull the farmer out of the hole;
he must be set on firm ground and
helped to go forward. That is the
bloc's job now. It is not a selfish
job, for what benefits agriculture
benefits the whole country." :
The bloc's program of permanent
agriculture legislation has not been
worked out fully. The program, as it
stands, is: '
One A rural credits bill, setting
up additional machinery for "person
al" credit for farmers. This is to
bridge the gap between 60 and 90 day
paper and long term farm mortgage
loans, ,: ,
Two Enlargement of farm bank
Washington, D. C Finally accept
ing a compromise reservation pro
gramme, the foreign relations com
mittee cleared the way for transfer
of the arms conference treaty debate
to the open senate.
. The four-power Pacific treaty, which
has proved the most troublesome of
the arms conference agreements in
committee discussions, was ordered
favorably reported with a blanket res
ervation drawn by committee mem
bers after consultation with President
Harding.
At the same time, the committee
acted favorably on the naval limita
tion and submarine treaties, voting
virtually without debate and with the
understanding that members could
further present their viewB on the
senate floor.
In reporting favorably the four
power Pacific treaty the foreign rela
tions committee divided, 10 to 3, with
Senators Borah, republican, Idaho;
Johnson, republican, California, and
Shields, democrat, Tennessee, voting
in the negative. All the other eight
republican members supported the
motion and were Joined by two demo
crats, Williams, Mississippi, and Pom
erene, Ohio.
By the same vote, 10 to 3, but with
Senators Williams, Pomerene and
Kellogg, republican, Minnesota, cast
ing the negative votes, the committee
previously had accepted the comprom
ise reservation said to have been ac
cepted by President Harding and pro
viding that the treaty contemplates
no commitment to armed force, no
alliance, no obligation to Join in any
defense." Several proposed substi
tutes and amendments were voted
down.
In the senate the four-power treaty
alone apparently faces a prolonged
debate. Several proposed reservations
not considered by the committee are
to be offered and Senators Borah and
Johnson, among others, are attempt
ing to organize an "irreconcilable" bloc
against ratification. Whether this ele
ment becomes numerically strong is
conceded to rest principally with the
democrats, who are followers of form-
President Wilson.
Resolutions Passed At a Mass
Meeting Asking President to
Veto Bill As Passed.
marked by a number of sensational I system to make it pf greater aid to
developments and which has occa
sioned widespread interest through
out the Inland Empire. It is said to
have had no parallel in the annals of
the Oregon courts. As it stands now,
the result leaves Carmichael with two
wives. It is reported that his law
yers will file an appeal to the su
preme court.
SCHOOL WILL FURNISH
EDUCATIONAL PICTURES
CATERPILLAR SNOWPLOW
An armored Holt caterpillar trac-
games, practice is found opposing a i tor was delivered recently at Mos
team of players picked up about ; cow, Idaho, to be used in opening the
town. Coach Basler hopes to keep snowdrifts which had blocked the
the school team in good form for the j road between that point and Lewis
tournament meet. 1 ton.
OPPOSITION TO TOLL GATE
The East Oregonian reports that
the County Court is considering op
position filed with it, relative to pay
ment of tolls at the Woodward gate,
at the summit of the Blue Mountains
on the Weston-Elgin road. Investi
gation will be made into the rights
of the Woodwards to collect toll, in
asmuch as the court has been in
formed by the secretary of state that
the records contain nothing that
would indicate the gate is being op
The Senior class of Athena High
school have made fcrrangementa with
the University of Oregon for films
of three educational pictures, which
will be shown at the Standard Thea
tre, in the near future.
The first picture will be "The Mer
chant of Venice," in three reels.
This feature will be screened at the
Standard on Wednesday evening,
March 8th. To make a full evening's
program, m addition to the picture,
a program of songs, readings, instru
mental music, etc., will be given.
Following "The Merchant of Ven
ice" two big six reel spectacular,
historical productions will be offered.
They comprise "Julius Ceasar" and
"The Last Days of Pompeii." The
j series of three pictures will be on
Wednesday night of the week in
which they are scheduled.
Owing to the short program of
i "The Merchant of Venice," the ad-
mission prices for this production
! will be 15c and 25c.
farmers in the acquiring and im
provement of land. , ' '.
Three Transportation. This in
volves wrestling with the great rail
road problem, the increasing of tran
sportation facilities where possible
through inland waterways.
Four The truth in fabrics bill.
This is to force shoddy to be spelled
"shoddy" and wool as "wool," so that
both the producer and the consumer
may be protected.
There are other measures and many
details to be worked out, Capper
said.
The rural credits bill is already in
congress. The bloc shortly will form
ally get behind the Lenropt-Anderson
bill, worked out by the joint house
and senate agricultural committee
Governor Harding of the federal re
serve board has given this measure
his approval.
"The farmer and the stockman,"
said Capper, "has to deal with a
banking system devised primarily to
meet the needs of commerce. These
usually can be satisfied with short
time paper. The farmer has one
turn over a year at most, whereas
the business has many. The stock
man may have one in only two or
SUFFRAGE IS UPHELD
BY SUPREME COURT
Washington, D. C The woman's
suffrage, or nineteenth amendment,
was declared constitutional by the su
preme oourt Monday.
The supreme court dismissed for
want of Jurisdiction the suit brought
by Charles S. Falrchlld of New York,
who sought to challenge the constitu
tionality of the amendment.
The opinion of the court was deliv
ered by Justice Brandels.
The woman suffrage or nineteenth
amendment to the constitution was
challenged in the supreme court In
proceedings Instituted by Charles S.
Falrchlld of New York, for himself
and In behalf of the American Con
stitutional league, to enjoin the secre
tary of state from Issuing and the
attorney general from enforcing a
proclamation declaring the ratification
of the amendment, and by Oscar Leser
and other citizens of Maryland, con
stituting an organization known as
the "Maryland League tor State De
fense." The former proceedings were
based on the ground that the amend
ment had not been validly adopted,
and the latter that the amendment
was unconstitutional, .
A Boise, Idaho dispatch states that
after an acrumonius debate of four
and a half solid hours in a mass
meeting that jammed the hall of the
house of representatives, a set of res
olutions was adopted which con
demned the bill now in the hands of
President Harding, providing for an
exchange of 260,000 acres of North
ern, Pacific lands in North Idaho for
range lands in South Idaho and called
upon the Idaho delegation in Con
gress to do all in its power to induce
the president to veto the measure.
The measure provides for the ex
change of a strip of cutover timber
land, six miles wide and extending
from the Salmon river to the city of
Wallace, along the eastern border of
the Nez Perce, Clearwater and Selway
forbst reserves 260,000 acres, for a
like number of acres of grazing lands
in Southern Idaho.
Miles Cannon, Idaho state commis
sioner of agriculture, asserts that
the proposed land exchange was pro
moted on behalf of a small group of
private interests. Through this ex
change it is charged that big sheep
corporations are aiming to control
practically all the grazing land in
Southern Idaho outside of the forest
reserves. This was to be done, it is
alleged, by selecting alternate sec
tions, and land around watering plac
es in a way to shut out all other
sheep and cattle men.
Commissioner Cannon also has
launched an assault against Senator
R. N. Stanfield of Oregon and the
shep companies in which he is inter
ested and other sheep companies.
The specific charge made by Com
missioner Cannon is that these con
cerns are far in arrears in payment
to farmers throughout this section
for the purchase of quantities of
grain and hay.
"I have on file in my office," Com
missioner Cannon said; claims a
gainst the R. N. Stanfield company
alone aggregating thousands of dol
lars. These claims are for hay and
grain furnished to this corporation
in the spring of 1921 and for which
the hard-pressed farmers and settlers
have been unable to pay."
Commissioner Cannon said he had
taken the matter up with Attorney
General Roy L. Black and that he
would be guided by the advice of
that official. Some of the claims
have been paid as a result of pub
licity already given the matter by
the commissioner, he asserted.
According to Commissioner Cannon
Senator Stanfield control six cor
porations organized and doing busi
ness in Idaho in addition to his opera
tions in Oregon.
The Idaho commissioner has been
criticized for the actions he has tak
en in this matter. After his first
attack Charles E. Folsom, a certified
public accountant of Weiser demand
ed to konw "when the commissioner
of agriculture was given authority
to become the financial publicity a
gent and debt collector of the Idaho
farmers."
Commissioner Cannon rests on his
authorization to investigate all cases
of this nature having to do with the
handling and marketing of farm products.
EXPECT 2500 TEACHERS
The 24th annual cpnventipii of
teachers will be held in Spokane
April 5-6-7. It is believed 2500
I. O. O. F. CONVENTION
Between 350 and 400 Odd Fellows
attended the recent district conven
tion of the order at Hermiston
whrrn an address bv Grand Master
three years. They need a system that glgg, wa3 one 0f the noteworthy
will help them. That is what we will feBturas. A banquet was served at
try to work out. six o'clock, and the "three-linkers"
"The question of credits is fun-1 refreshed themselves again after the
damental of any big national farm ceremony 0f conferring the third de
policy such as the bloc hopes to put rec Tnc wor wa8 nut on in com-
STANDARD THEATRE PICTURES
"Idols of Clay," one of Paramounts
best pictures will be screened tomor
row night at the Standard Theatre
at regular admission prices. The
picture is one of the very finest out
door feats of photography and the
story will be found interesting from
start to finish. "The Scoffer," feat
uring James Kirkwood, who had the
lead in "Bob Hampton of Placer,"
will be shown Sunday night. Inter
national News, Pathe Review, a two
reel Western and Aesop's Fables,
augment the two-programs.
through.
ESKIMO PIE
A Pendleton creamery has con
tracted for the exclusive privilege of
manufacturing hskimo Pie a con-
petition by the Pendleton, Hermis
ton and Freewater lodges, the latter
winning. The next convention will
be held at Pilot Rock. Mr. Chitten-
den of Pilot Rock was elected presi
I dent of this event, and J. A. King of
teachers will be in attendance. Thelfection combination of ice cream wlth ,
a chocolate covcrinir. The process is ! Philadelphia's elite
erated under permission of the state, again as headquartorf, , said to be patented.
GRAND LARCENY CHARGED
Percy Kelly was arrested Wednes
day night at the home of his mother
; north of Helix, by Deputy Sheriff
! Jake Marin, on a charge of grand
larceny preferred by Colfax, Wash.,
I authorities. He has since been con
are paying veyed to Colfax by Deputy Sheriff
dearly for those Stagge parties. 1 Dave Lavender.