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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1922)
Advertising The tAtbena Press circulates in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend 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, Oreaon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME XLHI. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 17. 1922. NUMBER 10 ATHENA MASTER OF HEPPNER, AND LOST 10 PENDLETON 26-11 Local Quintet Was Perfect In Its Floor Work; Pendleton Develop- Class In Defensive Tactics. X 1 Sliminating Heppner High school Friday night in the district basket ball tournament, at which the cham pionship of Eastern Oregon schools was settled, Athena won its 15th straight conference game, entitling it to compete with the Pendleton high school team the following night in the final and deciding game. Athena was master of the Heppner players from every department from start to the end of the last half, when the score stood 42 to 18 in fav or of the Athena team. - In this con test, Heppner, the undisputed champ ions of Morrow county, .was clearly outclassed. Harden and Kretzer, "A team within themselves," to quote from a Pendleton paper, exerted themselves to give the Morrow coun ty players a drubbing, and in so do ing were high point winners of the evening; Harden chalking up a total of 22 and Kretzer 14 points. Harden got the tiporfs repeatedly over Claybaugh, Heppner center, and Kretzer's field goals were the sen sation of the game. Athena's clever team work and endurance began to tell in the second half, and in a short time Heppner was at the mercy of Basler's smooth-going machine. The first half was more even, ending 16 to 10 in Athena's favor. ' - -A'- In the final game, with Pendleton, in which Athena lost her first confer ence game of the season, it is con ceded that the team played in better class and form, barfing goal snooting, then in any game this year. Her team work wbs superior to that of Pendleton, and most of the time dur ing both halves she had possession of the ban. . Pendleton's mass defense and al most perfect interference, was some thing against which the local team had not been up against before in the games played this year, and the only reason that Coach Busier was not prepared for it, is because no such formations wore encountered in the class of teams met by Athena. The first half ending 15 to 11 in Pendleton's faVor, still left Athena a splendid chance to come from behind and win. All season, the team has been playing stronger in the second half than in the first, but the fad; that nine of Athena's points came from free throws, shows that remar kable results may be obtained through perfect defence against per fect team-work. Pendloton won 26 to 17, nine points to the good, and will represent East ern Oregon at the State tournament in Salem next week. It is felt here that Athena has a team every bit as good as Pendleton, and there's a huge block of fans that would bo pleased to death to see the two teams oppos ing each other on a nuteral floor not in the light that the locals did n't get a square deal in the tourna ment, but it is conceded that Pendle ton had the advantage of going in fresh against Athena, after the pre vious night's strenuous grilling with Heppner, and the further claim that Pendleton has advantage over any team playing in her gym, because of the peculiar position and location of one of the hoops. Everyone in town feels that in Coach Basler, Athena High School has the premier coach of the district, and that his team comprises a high type of amateur athletes. The team will be stronger next year. Only one player, Herman Geis3el at forward wjll be eliminated from the quintet through graduation this year, and Shick, a clever youngster is rounded out to take his place. Beryl Hodgen has shown wonderful talent for a first year player, and Johnny Pink erton has more than made good. So with Harden and Kretzer, always to be .depended upon, under Mr. Basler, the best small school coach in East ern Oregon, a top-notch team should be turned out next year. AUTO OPERATORS ORGANIZE Umatilla county has a new organi zation, automobile operators league, and two of its members, J. B. Knight and Dave Uawson of Pendleton, have eotie fo prevail upon the public ser vice commission to eliminate the "good faith" bond of $1000 which is being required of all operators oi cars for hire and to ask for a reduc tion of the bond which requires the posting of $5000 or $10,000 for pro tection of casualty to passengers. Weston Mercantile Store Taken Over by Creditors The Weston Mercantile Company closed its doors Wednesday nignt un der an assignment made to R. L. Sabin of Portland for the benefit 6f its creditors. -: , The assets are reported to be ap proximately $47,500 consisting of stocks and fixtures, $27,500, and bills receivable, $20,000. The liabilities are reported to be around $36,000. The company, which has conducted the leading mercantile store at Wes ton for a number of years, has been known to be in difficulties for some time, and the news of the assignment, while a shock to the Weston commu nity, was not in the nature of a sur prise. The chief trouble is ascribed to the shrinkage of assets in 1920 and 1921, in which two years the store is said to have written off a loss of about $25,000 because of the de creased value of merchandise bought at war-time prices. This loss, coupled with inability to realize on bills re cievable, proved too great a handicap for the manager and board of direct ors to overcome, despite their utmost efforts. The stock will be disposed of for a lump sum, if possible, on or before April 6th. Some ground for confi dence is offered that the store will be re-opened in its present location un der new ownership. ,- The Weston Mercantile Company was established as a community -enterprise in September, 1916, with some eighty shareholders in a $25,000 capital, and with J. P. Slover, who came to Weston from Milton, as man ager. The store was at first con ducted on a cash basis,, but in order to increase its volume of business the shareholders voted to change to a credit- system in June, 1916. The grocery department was then added through purchase of the L. I. O'Harra stock, and Mr. Slover was succeeded as manager by J. H. Williams, who came from Portland. It is pointed out that the credit system did not "swamp" the store, for the reason that the volume of- its credit business was around $450,000 since its estab lishment, and its losses on bad ac counts will not b more than one per cent. This view is based on the ground that all but about $4000 of the $20,000 presently outstanding i3 collectible. .... In current opinion locally at Wes ton, the creditors will pot realize much more than 85 cents dn the dol lar, and thl stockholders will have lost their entire investment when the concern's affairs are wound up. Most of the stock is held by leading farm ers, although Mr. Wiiliams is also a large holder. Mr. Williems hps not decided upon his plans for the future, although he will probably devote his attention to his timber land holdings in Idaho. He expressei appreciation of the sup port and encouragement he has re ceived during the store's difficulties, frem the board of directors and lead ing shareholders. He hag personally let his salary as manager lapse for a long period, and has put up a con siderable sum of money in a vain at tempt to "tide things over." W. F. Kilburn arrived yesterday from Portland to take eharge of the concern for R. L. Sabin. For a day or two Mr. Williams Is assisting Mr. Kilburn, NEW LIBERTY DOLLAR Prestbye's Service Station has a limited supply of the new coinage of Liberty silver dollars, and will per sue a novel method of distributing them among it; customers. Until further notice, one of the new Liberty dollars and ten gallons of gas will bo givep in exchange for faux dollars. One of the first deer seen in the neighborhood of Bell, near Spokane, was killed" by two boys: The lads wra fined J50 each and were advised by the court that only their tender age protected ineni against a jau nen tence. . , ..j, NORTHERN PACIFIC OFFERS RATES TO HOMESEEKERS Detailed Information on the special home seeker's rates, which became ef fective this week in Oregon, was sent here today by E. F. Benson, Manager Department of Immigration, North ern Pacific Railway. The round trip fares from St. Paul to typical Oregon points on the North ern Pacific will be as follows: Athe na, $60.78; Bend, $68,89; Madras, $67.24; Pendleton, $61.01. Similar reductions from present fares are made to other points in Ore gon and from cities other than St. Paul in the east. The home seekers tickets are sold on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, March to November in clusive, the dates of sale being: March 7 and 21. April 4 and 18, May 2 and 16, June 6 and 20. July 4 and 18, August 1 and 15, September 5 and 19, October 3 and 17, Novem ber 7 and 21, 1922. The tickets have a final return li mit of 21 days, permitting liberal 8tppovers. "We are receiving hundreds of in quiries about Oregon from prospect ive settlers," said Mr. Benson. "Many of these people have enough money to start in the west. Our trav eling immigration agents are making personal calls upon many of them to urge their moving into the North- ''We are very hopeful that the spec ial home seekers fares will greatly stimulate travel into Oregon this summer, resulting in the location here of many more permanent settlers. The Northern Pacific will do all in its power to see that the right kind of settlers come to Oregon and we hope that the people of this state will do their full share to welcome new com ers and to make them feel at home." AMERICAN CLAIM IS IGNORED BY ALLIES Priority in Collecting for Rhine- land Army Denied By Fi nance Ministers. VONDERAH Paris. The allied finance ministers signed an agreement here for the dis tribution of the first billion gold marks of German reparations. The agree ment disregards the American claim of priority for Its expenses in connec tion with occupation of the Rhineland, so far as the actual sharing of this money Is concerned. It recognizes the claim, however, by a special clause which states that all the agreements on this question are subject to Amer ican rights as the various governments may establish them, the finance minis ters contending that they do not have the power to decide this question. . The memorandum handed to the reparations commission by Roland W. Boyden, representative of the United States with the commission, states that the cost of the American army of occupation up to May 1, 1921, was about $241,000,000. . It sets forth that the allied govern ments, with the exception perhaps of Great Britain, had received payment for their armies of occupation, and that probably the British also were covered by a preceding arrangement. Therefore, the memorandum states, "the United States counts upon ob taining integral payment for the cost to May 1, with interest, before any part Of the German payments are dis tributed for reparations or other object." MEETING OF STOCKMEN A meetinc of the Weston Stock men's association was held in Weston Saturday for the purpose of hiring riders nd buying stock salt for the membership. An assessment of 85 cents per head of stock was levied to defray the expense, and Dick English was again engaged as association rider, whose duty it is to herd the cattle and -put out the salt. J. P. Lieuallen, president of the associa tion, presided at the mooting. J..C. Kuhn, forest supervisor, came from Pendleton to attend, and the assist ant supervisor, Mr. Keithly, was also present. Among the members in at tendance were W. J. Dom of Helix, G. H. Sams, Ralph Tucker, Dick English, P. A. McBrlde, Tom Diggins, Alva Shumway, Fred and Clarence March, Sid and William McLain, William Qinn.,. T T T w.i ... Hi. T.'i.. 1 Jacob Narkaus and George Kinnear. SHORT ON INCOME Attorney Watts, who finished mak ing out Income tax returns for clients Tuesday, says the tax Uncle Sam will collect from this part of Umatil la county this year is far below the amount collected last year. The gen eral rule has been a recording of loss instead of net gain, is the statement made by Mr. Watts. Mrs. D. H. Sanders left Saturday evening for Corvallis, in response to news of the critical illness of her mother, Mrs. Ashpaugh, who is at an advanced age in life. Her recovery is very doubtful. JAIL SUSPECTED OF MURDERING JEPSQN E IEL0 IN NEW BONUS BILL $1,200,000,000 Is Estimated as Cost Under Measure in Four Years. Burns Detectives and Officers Make Arrest Near State Line After Vonderahe Crossed Over Arrested by Umatilla county offic ers and two Burns detective, near the state line iri the" East end Satur day afternoon, Charles Vonderahe, Freewater moonshiner, is in the county, jail charged with the mur-er of Matt Jepson. ., ,,, - Jepson's body was found in a well at his home bh Government Moun tain, 16 miles from Milton, last Aug ust. The body was discovered after the dead man's stock had shown evi dences of neglect, which caused, the investigation to be made. Near the well, or open cistern rather, Jepson's shoes and hat were found, and it is believed by officers that they were put there to lend an air of plausibility to a suicide theory. However an ax covered with blood was found secre ted in the thatched roof of the dugout in which Jepson lived! When the body was recovered from the well, it was found that the head of the dead man had been crushed. Search was carried ' on for some time by officers for j evidence that would substantiate their theory that Jepson had been murdered through revenge at the hinds of some person or persons interested in the stilling of moonshine liquor, and Fred Patterson was arressted. He was held in the county jail for a number of weeks, after which he was liberated after the state had failed to connect him with the crime, In September the grand jury inves tigated the case and advised the coun ty court to employ detectives. The result of detectives working since that time led to the arrest of Van derahe. .. , , . ' It is said that Jepson, though a for mer bartender, was opposed to il legal traffic in liquor, and had given information to officers that led to the arrest of moonshiners operating in his neighborhood. ::' '?t.:-'.,- That the Burns detective agents entertain the same theory county of ficials do as to the motive nrotnnt.ins' the murder is reflected in the fact that Vonderahe apneared m Justice Richards' court in Athena on May 23 last, plead guilty to the charge of op erating a still not far from Jepson's rancn, ana was lined 400 and sen tenced to serve 10 days in the county jail. The sentence was suspended by the court during good behavior. Vonderahe is married and the fath er of four children. He has been liv ing in Walla Walla for several months, but was across the line in this county when arrested, Saturday. The arrest was made bv Constable Joseph West of Milton, a Walla Wal la officer and the two detectives. Von derahe has retained Raley, Raley & Steiwer of Pendleton, to defend him. DAYTON VOTES SCHOOL BONDS Residents of Dayton, Washington, have voted a $70,000 bond issue to which will be added a bequest of $140,000 by the laeDr. Marcel Pie- trzohki. A high school to cost $120. 000 will be erected and the balance of the joint fund retained for main tenance. Washington, D. C. The new sol diers' bonus bill, as drawn by house republicans, was attacked by Secre tary Mellon as involving a "dangerous abuse of government credit." Replying to a request for the sec retary's com- c:it on the new bonus bill, Mr. Mallor., Is. a letter to Chair man Fordney of the house ways and means committee, made public by the treasury, sharply criticised the feat ures of the proposed measure provid ing for loans by bankB upon adjusted service certificates as indirect and "forced" borrowing by the govern ment. He suggested that the "direct and regular way" to provide for a paid-up endowment insurance feature would be to authorize insurance cer tificates with provision for direct pol icy loans to be financed by the govern ment, i-'tf-'y The secretary estimated the cost of the bonus under the bill, considering each of the possible choices offered to veterans, at more than $1,200,000, 000 by January 1, 1926. Whatever form the bonus measure might take, he asserted, would mean a coct to the government of from $300,000,000 to $400,000,000 for the next three or four years and possibly continuing liabili ties thereafter of more than $200,000, 000 a year until 1943. THE LITTLE MINISTER The Standard Theatre has contrac ted for another big picture, big from a moral standpoint, big in heart in terest "The Little Minister." This splendid picture, which co-stars Geo. Hackathorn and Betty Compson, will be presented" on Saturday night, April 15th, at regular admission prices, and on that evening two shows will be run. For tomorrow evening the Stan dard oilers Ethel Clayton in "Sham." Sunday night All 'take will be seen in "The Greater Claim," a fine Met ro production. Booze Bobbles On Bosom lil f of the Gerking Flat Flood M , And that is what "Bud" Sanders, who retrieved from the flood waters that reepnt.lv pamp wm i li,.,n.i-l, V. ; r. place from up Gerking Flat, a demi- juim cunuiming eleven quarts ql moonshine "likker," would like to know. The demijohn is a perfectly good demijohn, and the "moon" was sup posed to be good also, although Mr. Sanders denies to the Press that he gave it the acid test. Instead he says that he measured the liquor out in glass jars, and then "poured it out." Mr. Sanders has no idea where the container and liquor came from, but as it could not float upstream, he is more than half sur-p thot it from 'up the Flat, som'ers." tressed tor an opinion by the pre sistent reporter, "Bud" would not give a direct nnp nltnmin.li I,,. nnMnrl 1 - . .v...w&,, tic iioiiicu ;ttu of residences along the Flat, above ms (uace, inciuaing ueorge lierking, D. B. Hunt and nthpra nnd thpn pp tered his suspicions on a certain unuge tnat crosses the branch which drains Gerking Flat. ' Further rpvplatinno pn 1U -.....a vii pall. Ul Mr. Sanders would indicate that a full neugeu uistiuery iioated out on the bosom of the Gerking Flat flood. An eddv formed in thu nmtaw Air- Sanders premises and it nursed a Kieat oig Darrei, Dut the barrel was on the far side of the eddy, and Mr. Sanders, not ripino- ohlp t the opposite side, had to be contented to let the barrel float away down stream. He was snro. thp 1. l i., ;...,. either moonshine or mash, and if the latter, had he gotten possession of it, he Said hp knPW fit a PPI-tnin i-,l nil. that would have fattened on it. If ne nad lound moonshine in the barrel, of course Mr. Sanders would have nnnrnl it mil .i...l ..,.1... .... . 1 UL- hVwh . nu pciiwiio uaeu. trie barrel for a kraut or pickle recepta cle, ne man i state wnetner or not t.hp nitr hp wpiiM Iiiiiia (",,,1 tl., . U " " "vmu "Hie leu lilIC IMilMl to was a blind one or not. However tnere must De a history to that pig. "Bud" acted so qu-e-e-r like when he uienuuueu II. THOROUGHBRED HORSE Lucius, former holder of records for the seventh-eights, mile and mile and one-eighth and once owned by August Belmont and scld by him for $rfi,wuu, nas been transtered by the government re-mount station at Boise, Idaho, to Umatilla county for breed ing purposes. The beautiful stallion, a thoroughbred, weighing 1100 and standing 16 hands, will be at service permanently in this district, accord ing to County Agent, Bennion. WEST END REPRESENTED The vortex of republican legislative candidacy flows toward the West end of the county in the coming cam paign. J. x. Hinkle is out for repre sentative; E. P. Dodd for joint repre sentative for Umatilla and Morrow counties; Frank Sloan for state sen ate. The estate of the late Senator Levi Ankeny of Walla Walla has been ap praised at $1,883,344, Eggs sold as low as 23 cents per ozen last Saturday in Spokane the lowest price, it is said, in ten ysars. About This Time of Year "FREE CAMPS" PASSING A number of communities will make n rnnrp-p this season for the use of motor tourist camps, using the pro- i ceds to improve the grounds and pror Ml Better service, roruano. win charge 56 cents per night for each aa i, nnll mnlrp pharo-p and I other communities will follow Bult. It Is predicted that Dy i9z-5 tne od vious advantages of a small charge will be so thoroughly established J.1 . ti. ft omn" mill hp nun ov. luab Vis UCC lamp i. a istent. I lJ n ACTUAL DISTRIBUTION OF BONUS CHECKS TO SOLDIERS DOBSON WELL MD A m OFFICER Died Monday Afternoon After a Losing Battle of Many Months In Sanatarium of Tuberculosis. Although actual distribution of cash bonus checks to ex-service men in Oregon started less than two weeks ago, something more than $1,000,000 already has been sent out according to a report prepared by Sam A. TCoy.er. sperptarv nf atatp Thp first installment p AhAl-,n gregated $875,000, while the second batch of warrants totaled more than $115,000. Other smaller installments ui niese cnecKs nave Drougnt tne total lin ahove t.hp millinn n,ailr Reports received at the offices of ueorge n. wnite, adjutant-general, indicate that in many cases these chocks have proved a godsend to the ueneiieiories. Aicnougn tne checks are not large, they were sent out at a time when there was much unem ployment and many of the recipients were badly in need of ready cash. Bankers reported that many new R(M'nnf.S hAVP hppn nniinnil at .limit. institutions and in some instances the oonus win De used as a nucleus for future savings. Other beneficiaries have pnirno-p1 in apmp umull h..;Ann while not a small part of the money hub Kme into general circulation through the usual business channels. At a recent meeting of the world war veterans' state aid commission 600 additional claims for cash bonus were approved, and checks covering iiieae win De iorwaraed to the bene fieiaries within thp nD,i ,1.... zrr iivav cw uajo, These checks will aggregate more than $125,000 and will average $250 each. Succumbing to the ravages of tub erculosis after a long struggle cov ering a period of months of confine ment in a sanitarium near Portland, William E. Dobson, former resident of Athena, died Monday afternoon. Mrs. Dobson was apprised of her hus band's death and left Athena Monday morning for Portland. She had been given notice earlier that the condition of Mr. Dobson had turned for the worst. Some time ago Mr. Dobson had re quested that he be laid to rest in the Knights of Pythias cemetery at Athena, and on a recent visit to him Mrs. Dobson made arrangements with other relatives to bring the body here for interment, and lodge mem bers and friends expected the burial to take place here. S However, on Mrs. Dobson's arrival in Portland, she found arrangements had been made to hold the funeral and burial there, and yesterday Mr. C. O. Henry was so advised. The funeral was held yesterday at Port land. Prior to going to Multnomah coun ty about two years ago, Mr. Dobson had been a resident of Athena for over twenty years. He was identified with the progress of Pythian Lodge No. 29, Kniglits of Pythias of this city, and was a member of it up to the time of his departure from Ath ena. He was held in high esteem by members of that order and a legion of friends throughout the county. For a number of years Mr. Dobson was city marshal and water superin- tenuent oi Atnena, noidmg those pos itions until shortly before he left for the Williamette valley. He was in poor health prior to leaving ; Athena, and shortly after he took up his home in Multnomah county he began to fail, and several months ago en tered the tuberculosis sanitarium for treatment. 'r-w!fiyi''f- Mr. Dobson was born in Iowa, and he came to the coast with his parents when a boy, the family settling on Yaquma Bay. Shortly after his marriage, he and Mrs. Dobson moved to Athena. Besides the widow, one sister and one brother survive him. BASEBALL PRACTICE BEGINS WITH HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS QUEER CASE OF POISONING George W. Winn, a prominent Wes ton farmer, had a i unpleasant expe rience and a narrow escape from death Wednesday from a peculiar case of poisoning. Mr. Winn was en gaged during the day in cleaning the mold off some cured meat, and believes he must have had a slight scratch or abrasion on one of his fin gers. Wednesday evening he mo-to'-cd to Weston with Mrs. Winn to attend choir rehearsal at the Meth odist church. After the rehearsal h collapsed an. I, suffering great pain, was carried to the office of Dr. McKinney, where prompt measures were necessary to ward off convuls ions. Swift recovery followed, how ever, and he was able later to drive his car home, .JTO ENTERTAIN PLAYERS Athena business men and fans wilt entertain the members of the Athena High school basketball team tonight at the St. Nichols hotel, where a banquet will be served. Orchestra music will be secured for the occasion, and after the banquet the party will go to the Legion Hall, where a social dance will be enjoyed. The splendid record made by the team this year is appreciated by the community, and to show this appre ciati'in, the reception and entertain ment is given. BELONGS TO THE NORTHWEST A party of Spokane business men recently visited Walla Walla, Pendle ton, Pasco and Kennewlck to discuss the Columbia Basin project with the business men of these communities. The entire subject was threshed over thoroughly for the purpose of estab lishing the idea that the great under taking belongs to the Pacific North west and the nation not to any one community. In each instance assur ance was given of hearty support for the enterpriser I iiii.o n-,ii ."'i'm uo uuuci wav with t.hp rraelr Athpno lli.-li school team in action. As soon as thp PTPIinHa arp in ncpnai tinnJilinn thp tpam will hp tyitren rannlaw oUwl ' outs by Coach Basler. The team wenu mrougn me season last year with only one defeat chalked against it nml thp Samn navannnnl tirlth 1,.. exception of Knight, catcher, will be in uiuiuriu mis season. In Knight's place, Beryl Hodgen Will don thp Pat.he'u mitt nrl h on the receiving end. Hodgen has had experience behind the plate, and was in action last season on the local grounds, when he caught a game lor the Umapmo school team. The dope has it that there will be till radical phanrrpa in thn li-.n., !. the positions held by the men last season, though with a new coach at the helm, no one need be suprised at a little shaking up. Of course, Hodgen (Alton) pitch er, and Kretzer first-base and change pitcher, are anchored in position. But what would you think of Harden for a pitcher and utility player? Stran ger things than just that have been scrambled in the baseball dope-can, and it is a known fact that "Bas" sees in the sturdy build of young Harden what ought to be the makin's of something besides a rambler in the outer gardens. The season of school baseball is short and as much early practice as possible will be in order, so that the team will be in proper condition to play a winning game from the open ing day to the close. Here's hoping. O. A. C. BAND WILL TOUR A band of thirty-six pieces, chosen from the student body of O. A. C. will make a tour of the Coos Bay country during the spring vacation period. Worth Watts writes home that for fear of shortage in hotel ac commodations, they are taking along "comfort sleepers." Besides being a member of the band, Worth takes part in a saxophone quintet specialty. OFFICERS FIND STILL Deupty Sheriffs, Marin and Laven der and a couple of federal officers drifted into town Saturday night from Pendleton and dug up a still said to be of the "Montgomery-Ward type"-whatever kind that is in tho domocile of Bill Hendrickson, on Current street, south of Main. Tley intituted further search, and found liquor at the residence of Clyde Sands. TWO MEETINGS HELD I Three Fingered Jack Godwin, evan gelist, held meetings in the Christian church. Mnmluv an, I Tnunliiv pvpa ings of this week. Large audiencOs heard the speaker on both occasions.