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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.