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ft' Advertising The cAthen 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, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter "I VOLUME XLIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 7, 1922. NUMBER 18 OF YOKOHAMA MI PLEASEDAUDiENCE Well Drilled Cast Capably Direct ed, Mastered a Fascinating, Tuneful Comic Operetta. It was left for the presentation of "Yokohama Maid" to top any ama teur stage production heretofore at tempted in Athena. And this is say ing something, for a number of good theatricals have been given here in the past with local talent in the cast. The Etude rlub in this presentation of Yokohama Maid, was fortunate in that it had a very capable director in the person of Mrs. Loren H. Basler, who, familiar with lyric and score of this fascinating comic operetta, had a valuable asset in the membership of the club, from which she drew both principal female and chorus voices. And no less fortunate was the direct or in securing male voices, which with orchestral complement assembled by Mrs. F. D. Watts, president of the Etude club, resulted in the acquire ment of talent that insured success in the undertaking. The blending of the voices in chorus excelled anything locally ever assem bled here. The cast of this chorus, with one or two exceptions comprised matrons whose vocal attainment is the result of years of application. The principal parts were well and pleasingly taken. Mrs. D. T. Stone was cast as 0 Sing-a-Song, and in brilliant voice, and splendidly cos tumed, essayed the role of the litte Japanese maid with marked success. Opposite her, Mr. C. M. Eager played the part of the pompous, bombastic mayor of Kybosho, a difficult role, but admirably acted. Mr. 6. C. Hadley played the part of the Mayor's sec retary. Cast as Kissimee, Mrs. D. S. Fisher, as the compaion of 0 Sing-a-Song ap peared to advantage and sang beauti fully. Tung-Waga, the elderly nurse, one of the most difficult roles in the cabt, and one requiring capable act ing, was faultlessly interpreted by by Mrs. Ralph McEwen. As herald of the Mayor of Kybosho, D. S. Fisher appeared to advantage and sang his part well, while Beryl Hodgen in good voice, made a tip-top policeman in the role of Muvon Yu. Mrs. Robert Proudfit and Mrs. Lloyd Michener, a.; Hilda and Stella, Amer ican tourists looked their parts to perfection against the Oriental back ground, as did Mr. Loren Basler, in the part of the American Lawyer and successful wooer of 0 Sing-a-Song. Mr. Basler has a well trained voice and the only disappointment that may be found in the Yokohama Maid pro duction, is that the role of Harry Cortcase is all too short in song. The surprise of the evening to many at lea3t. came in the appearance of Roland Kretzer in the role of Ah No, Chinese Laundryman. The lad voiced in solo a splendid, rich tenor that went rippling out over an audience that applauded him vociferously. Yokohama Maid was presented at Helix Monday night The operetta was well received by the people of thai town. The Commercial Associa tion was host to the players and en tertamed them at dinner. was tilled to capacity, ana trie re ceipts even was more than anticipated by members of the Etude Club. The total receipts for the two nights was $169. Mrs. F. D. Watts, president of the Etude club, in behalf of the organ ization, desires the Press" to express thanks to the school board for use of the auditorium; to Mrs. Ralph Hay nie, Ronald Kretzer and Beryl Hod gen; to the orchestra; to Sidney Barnes for posters; to Fred Pinker ton; to Mrs. Omer Stephens, pianist; to all those who furnished cars --for the trip to Helix; to the Helix Com mercial club; to the girls acting as ushers; to the men participating in the cast, and to all others who so gen erously aided in the success of the enterprise. FUNERAL OF MRS. STONE The remains of the late Mrs. Violet Stone, granddaughter of Mrs. H. L. Kennedy of Weston, ware laid to rest Friday in Olney cemetery at Pendle ton. Services were held in Brown's undertaking parlors. A great pro fusion of flowers were presented by friends and former schoolmates of the deceased. Interment was made beside the grave of her mother, the late Mrs. Jessie Dent. It is asserted by those who were well acquainted with the life history of Mrs. Stone that she was more sinned against than sinning, SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION Members of the Umatilla County Sunday School Association met at the Christian church, Wednesday evening, where the topic, "Bringing in the Kingdom Through the Sunday School" was discussed. The meeting was one nf aories beinv held in different parts of the county, and rhurches of of the club. Mayor Barrett Names Friday and Saturday April 14th and 15th Cleanup Days in Athena Mayor Barrett has named Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15, as cleanup days in Athena, and it is ex pected that the debris collection of the winter months will be removed' ed? IS INOIT'S PLAGE IN VONOEUE CHARGED WITH MURDER OF MIT JEPSON All rubbish nossible should be burne and accumulations of cans, bottles, and other material not burnable, will be hauled away at the expense of the city. The Civic Club is actively partici pating in the cleanup program. The city has been divided into six districts and each of the following named club women have been allotted supervision of a district: Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn, Mrs. Lloyd Michener, Mrs. Charles Dudley, Mrs. Fred Pinkerton, Mrs. S. S. Hutt, Mrs. C. M. Eager, Mrs. F. B. Radtke. STUDENTS REPAIR FARM MACHINERY Broken down and discarded farm machinery finds a "happy home" in the farm merchants department of the Oregon Agricultural college. Farmers bring in broken plows, reapers, har rows, discs, and other farm imnli- ments. The only cost to the farmer is the actual cost of repair parts. The shop is Ta mighty busy place with 30 well-trained students working- at different hours each day and putting tne pep ana interest into the work that make the present reputation. These future farmers are shown the best way to put the implements in or der by an experienced foreman. At this time of. year there are always 30 or more varieties of farm imple ments to put into repair for spring work. The farm crops department of the college uses a large amount of farm machinery on the college farm and finds the shop in the farm mech anics building a convenient hospital. "I wish you would put this reaper and harrow in good condition," said farmer recently as he untied the machinery from the rear end of a heavy work wagon. it is considerable cheaper for me to haul in this machinery 15 miles and pay the cost for repair parts than to order the repair parts and do the work myself." A three month's course is offered at the college at the first of each year. A number of farmers and their sons take advantage of this -opportunity to iearn now to reduce tne upkeep and repairing on farm machinery. HAS A KICK COMING J. N. York, well known Dry creek farmer, motored to Pendleton Tues day with a wallet containing $1476 in Dills, wmch amount is only suffi cient to pay half his 1921 taxes. Jess hardly knows whether he is farming for the privilege of paying taxes or paying taxes for the priv ilege oi terming. At all events, he is contributing just about double, he says, the highest amount he ever put up before, and thinks it is nearly time to turn over the ranch and walk out with the shoe string he came in with a good many years ago. The new union, high school at Mil ton is responsible for $600 of his mite. Jess voted against this ex pensive institution, and says he knows a lot of other people in the district who are now sorry they didn't also. He likes to support edu cation, but not to the point of con fiscation. Lywnyiuuno Ar liiv-.u it Art Jensen, who recently returned High scnooi auditorium in Atnena rom a visit to hi3 old home in Den Fmnvl. , ....... i ; i CdJfO in,.- l.UUUtUUIIS 111 Lllttb country are unsettled in proportion to the industrial conditions in Germany, on wmch countrv more or less the commercial and industrial status of Denmark depends. The Danes are of the opinion that America has all the money. They had great confidence in Wilson and his league of nations plan, and when this nation failed to come into the league. Denmark lost confidence in the United States. In dustry in Denmark is strongly union ized, says Mr. Jensen, and labor or ganizations virtually control -the sit uation. During the war high wages prevailed in Denmark as elsewhere, and a relative of Mr. Jensen, finding himself flush, purchased a piano for each of his two daughters. PRIZE FISHING TACKLE Down at Watts & Rogers, Bob Proudfit has set the warbles boring by putting in an artistic window dis play of fishing tackle, and believe us Bob knows how. His line of tackle this year includes everything that's just right for trout fishing n the streams of Umatilla county. The store offers two fishing rods as prizes this year under the following conditions: A Bristol steel rod to the boy under 18 years of age who catches the largest trout in Wild Horse Creek; a $25 split bamboo trout rod for the larg est trout caught in any stream In Umatilla county, THE J. T. CLUB The J. T. Club met at the home of Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton Wednesday af ternoon, April 5. Fifteen members were present and a most enjoyable afternoon was spent in music and games. Mrs. Ortis Harris and Mrs. Maurice Frazier of Milton and Mrs. Fred Gross of Athena were guests Mrs. Harris sang two Adams, Athena and Weston, co oper-: beautiful solos. Dainty refreshments a ted in the meeting here Wednesday j were served at the close of the meet- evening. Ministers and Sunday School stmorintendents from Pendleton and the three towns attended the meet ing. . ing by Mrs. Bert Logsdon and Mrs. Virgil Willaby. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Archie Mclntyre, April 19. A true bill charging Charles Von derahe with the murder of Mathias Jepson, Government mountain re cluse, was brought in late Friday af ternoon by the grand jury which has been in session since Monday morn ing. Five other true bills were re turned and one not true bill. The true bill in the case of Vonderahe reads as follows: "The said Charles Vonderahe on the 31st day of July, 1921, in the county of Umatilla and the state of Oregon, then and there being, did then and there unlawfully, feloniously, pur posely and deliberate and premedi tate malice kill one Mathias Jepson by striekin him, Mathias Jep son, on the head with an ax. A list of 27 witnesses were exam ined by the grand jury during the investigation. CALEDONIANS WOULD FINANCE ONE DAY PICNIC IN ATHENA Members of the Umatilla County Caledonian Society would finance a one day picnic in Athena this spring, in event the Athena City Park was put in proper condition to accommo date the Caledonians and their friends. A party of Calelonians from Pendle ton, accompanied by Archie Mclntyre of Helix, was in Athena Saturday, to meet with other Caledonians here with the object of organizing for the picnic. However no meeting was held, but it is probable that Athena members of the Society will at once let it be known that they are desirous of having the picnics resumed at the same old place in the same old way. Saturday the Press was eiven to understand that the Society proposes to finance the picnic, and that Athena would be expected to extend them the courtesy and privilege of using the Park with seating facilities furnished. Alex Mclntyre an old time member of the Society, who was unavoidably absent from Athena last Saturday, gives assurance that he and other lo cal members will do all in their pow er to assist in making the picnic a success. CANDIDACY WELL RECEIVED From reports throughout Umatilla county, the Pendleton Ea3t Orgon onian learns that the candidacy of J. Gwinn of Pendleton, for congress in place of Sinnott, is meeting with en thusiastic approval. Likewise over the entire congressional district, Gwinn is apparently the favorite can didate for the republican nomination. Members of the order of the Knights of Pythias are very active in the Gwinn campaign. Popularity of1 Pendleton Man In Every Section of District is Conceeded By All. ESTATE APPRAISED The estate of the late Ann Mat lock is valued at $178,198.90, accord ing to the statement filed by G. M. Rice, A. C. Funk and D. B. Swearin gen, appraisers. Personal property was valced at $100,733.90 and real property at $77,465. HERE FROM PENDLETON A number of Pendleton people came up Tuesday to see the comic operetta. Yokohama Maid, as presented by the Etude Club at High School auditorium. James H. Gwinn, Pendleton abstrac ter, Friday announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for representative in congress. Gwinn has not yet prepared his platform, but indicated that his policy as a repres entative of the state in the national house would be to encourage the development of the west, particular ly Eastern Oregon. Gwinn has not been active, in pol itics recently, but formerly was one of the Republican warhorses here and in Idaho, from which state he came to Pendleton. For several years he has been active in lodge work. He served one term as grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, and in recognition of his services was chosen supreme representative from Oregon. He was elected to this office a second time and is now supreme master at arms of the national organization. Gwinn was born in Illinois and came to Pendleton 22 years aeo. His fath er was the first Methodist missionary to Idaho, going to that state' in 1871. Since 1900, Gwinn has been a contin uous resident of Pendleton except for two years when he was secretary of the National Livestock association. with headquarters in Denver. He is president and manager of the Pendle ton Abstract company. His Eastern Oregon friends believe that the Pendleton man has an ex cellent chance to win in the primaries over Sinnott, who will of course be a candidate for re-election to congress from this district. The present con gressman nas leit open a mighty hole for criticism and opposition in the coming campaign, because of his ig noring civil service standards and merit in his official appointments. He is charged by his poitical opponents with reverting to the spoils system and machine politics in the matter of some of his federal appointments. Sinnott has been in congress since he defeated former CnnereBaman RL. lis, and there is a growing sentiment mar, ne nas represented-this district long enough, and that the time is ripe for a change, no matter whether his successor be a republican or a dem ocrat. Gwinn has a large following in Umatilla county and in other count ies throughout this congressional dis trict. He i3 popular in Athena, where he has taken much interest in the growth of the Knights of Pythias lodge here. SEPTIC SORE THROAT KILL NINE PORTLAND PERSONS The ninth death from septic sore throat in Portland had been reported Monday with the death Friday of Mrs. Helen Lamberson, 79 years old. No. 385 10th street. One or two other deaths may be expected, said Dr. R, L. Benson, city bacteriologist, from the 100 cases now believed to exist. State health authorities asserted that the disease is milk borne urge emergency legislation by the city council wnicn would require pasteur ization of milk from all dairies before it is put on sale. Two persons died Sunday George wolte, who had been ill 10 days, and Armand U. st ftecker Jr., 10-months-old son of Lr. r.:idMr. A. G. Stro hecker. That some of the deaths occurred on the east side shows that not all infec tion was from the dairy supplying milk to the Portland Heights district. In a letter to Dr. John C. Abele, acting city health officer. Dr. F. H. Strieker, state health officer said: "Streptococcus sore throat is now a recognized disease entity with a dis tinct clinical history. The cause of this disease is known to be the" streptococcus hemolyticus. Most authorities agree that the disease is milk borne. The public should" be in formed in regard to this fact in or der that they may take steps to pro tect themselves by boiling the milk, especially during the prevalence of an epidemic. "Epidemic sore throat is caused by the ingestion of milk or milk products that contain the streptococcus hem olyticus. It is a known fact that this germ will maintain its virulency for several weeks in ice cream, but the germ is destroyed in sour or acid milk. The source of contamination is due to the contact of milk with infected milkers and milk handlers. The udder of the cow is infected by the milker and an inflammation of the udder or mastitis takes place. In an epidemic of streptococcus sore throat very little eood is accom plished by isolation and quarantine of patients. The one effective measure is to eradicate the source of infection. As far as is known at the present time milk is the source of infection. Pasteurization will destroy the germ. om ist. tfhe ted uyf a ity con Coni-oo V Pittnl, 1..,.. ........l... ..... i 4.1 Athena TTnma 1 Mmwln, nlant .! I.,,.. iness from Post & Christensen, and will mnva H-... l-.iiiij,-,, ...... i... ......I ..... wm, v .i.itiiiii v .iiiiiniiivm. hj the building first door east of the 1 mi a.. r . . , oiaiiuaiu meuire on main street.c Mr. !'mch xwlnn Viao Wn ... a pressing and cleaning business in Atnena, assisted Dy Mrs. finch, will mnvo t!w i.-.iu-.-.n-,. f. ...... nnn4- .- ftj ilVlll IbS I'll-M-lll. location on Main street, east of 3rd, to the new laundry location, and two lines of business will he cnvwhi.-t,.,! there. Mesrs. Po3t and Christensen have not yet decided what business they will fnllnw in flw, M.l,,.-,. 11 ..... Mr. Christensen is considering a pro position wnicn may lane mm and his wife to Freewater to reside. WET GROUNDS AND LATE START HANDICAP TEAMS FAVOR PROTESTANT HOSPITAL Carpenter's Union No. 1776 of Pen dleton, voted unanimously in favor of constructing a Protestant hospital at r-encjieton, at a recent meeting of the uiiiun. me organization also ex pressed a willingness to assist in fin ancing the enterprise. SLOAN ENTERS CONTEST Frank Sloan of Stanfield has en tered the race for a return to the low er house of the Oregon legislature, deciding not to seek senatorial honors. Lateness of the season and wet grounds have greatly hampered In land Empire baseball teams from get ting practice and rounding into early season lorm. Not one day this season has the Athena High school team been given opportunity to stretch out and in dulge in one decent workout. Last year it was different. At this stage of the practice season a year ago, every lad in the lineup was fit and straining at the leash, so to spea. Now, only soupy muscles are begin ning to toughen up a bit, and batting eyes blinking off their winter squint. But a few warm days would work miracles with a team that has gone through two seasons with only one defeat. Only the chance to work out is wanted to put zip into the baseball situation in these parts. ORGANIZE DEPARTMENT Sam Haworth, lale capllffrToT'A'tne- Hwe company No. 1 will Lake the matter of reorganization of the fire department before the city coun ts! -at-its next regular meetinjr.Hr. JJawjHjhjsjujjxjflsessjcof the records of the old f ke -dwarmrent. It is proposed "to have the fire fighting equipment thoroughly overhauled and put in condition for use. Discord COMMUTE NAMED TO HELP ORGANIZE BOY SCOUT TROOP with Athena boys at the Christian church, Wednesday evening, and ex plained the aims and purposes of the Boy Scout movement of "America. A number of boys were present and lis tened witn interest to the address of jne scoutmaster. and F. B. Boyd were named on a committee to mane arrangements for the organization of the Athena! trnSf. scoutmaster wi ho t,. .... ... K., - ..... .... . .1 J this committe and other preliminary arrangements win De under the com mittee's direction. Trnnns nf Rnv Sif ...... . 1 w mvuuw pic wmu up on patrols in point of membership. Eight boys constitute a patrol and uKni.uiu" may oe peneced on one patrol nr mnro H ! .- ......1... 1.!.. l 'r : , , p.uuouic i.nai the Athena troop will be organized on the basis of two patrols, or sixteen uuys, at ages oi twelve years and over. FINCH PURCHASES ATHENA HOME LAUNDRY BUSINESS SUCCESS PREDICTED FOR POOL WHEAT MOVEMENTS The last steps in the formation nf the American Wheat Grower's asso ciation will be taken soon. Georira C. Jewett. General manager of the North west Wheat Urowcr s, associated, said Monday while in Spokane. Jewett re turned Saturday night from the East, where he was instrumental in formu lating plans for a nation wide wheat pooling plan. "When the American Wheat Grow ers association 13 completed 100.000.- 000 bushels of wheat probably will be handled in a national pool." said Jew ett. "Indications are at this time that the American association will be com pleted soon. Rapid progress is being formed in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas. "The Northwest Growers' associa tion will be part of the national as sociation. The Northwest organiza tion is regarded as a leader in this movement and everywhere growers are looking to the northwest association." PAULINE FREDERICK Pauline Frederick has made a won derful picture for Robinson-Cole Pictures Corporation in "The Lure of Jade," which will be shown at the Standard Theatre tomorrow evening. Miss Frederick has been seen in a number of good pictures at the Stan dard in the past. New comedy faces are coming tomorrow night, also, in "The Beauty Contest." Sunday night, IMHott Dexter comes in The Witch ing Hour" Paramount's fine picture, directed by the late William Desmond Taylor the first of a new booking of Paramount pictures at the Standard. WALLA WALLA RESEEDS Reports from farmers ip various districts of Walla Walla county indi cate that considerable reseeding of fall wheat plantings has been found necessary. The long freezing period of the winter, during which the cold persisted the greatest length of time known to this section, caused not on ly some of the wheat in the light land districts to the winterkilled, but in the Rulo section, where the land is con siderably heavier. With added work of reseeding the farmers of this sec tion are working larger crews to get their spring work finished. ACTIVITY IN SURVEY FOR RAILWAY LINES IS OF INTERESTHERE Millions of Dollars Appropriated 8' For Improvements In Two Northwest States, HYSLOP ON THE MOUNTAIN Professor H. R. Hyslop, head of the extension department of Oregon Ag ricultural College, is a welcome vis itor Friday and Saturday of this week on Weston mountain, where he is making the final bin inspection of seed potatoes for certification. Pro fessor Hyslop is being entertained by Weston Mountain Community club which is giving a reception this (Friday) evening in his honor. There will be a program and a gen era) good time, to be followed by refreshments. The running of survey lines in this vicinity by railroad crews has caused considerable comment as to what the result may meam to Athena. Lines have been surveyed in the vicinity of Thorn Hollow crossing on the Uma tilla river, north toward Athena and Adams. North of Athena, the line ex tends through the Sheard, Swaggart and the old Zimmerman place, now owned by M. L. Watts., From that point it extends in a northwesterly direction toward Wallula. Current reports and rumors are many and contradictive as to who is behind the surveys and what the ul timate objective point will be. , home see in the movement an ex tension of the Northern Pacific from Athena, southward, across the Blue, Mountains, into the Grand Ronde val ley, on to Klamath Falls and down into California. Another and more reasonable ver sion is that the O. W. R. & N., now Union Pacificized, is after an Inland Empire route throueh to the Soupd. This claim it given credence for the reason that future development of the Umatilla Rapids project is conceded, and with its completion, the Union Pacific wants to be on the ground to receive all benefits possible accru ing from electrified rail lines. One surveying crew has been work ing out of Athena for two weeks. Apparently all the members of the crew are able to explain is that they are surveying, and information stops iifcm. tnere. However, it is known that railroads will spend in excess of $90,000,000 in Oregon and Washington this year for extensions, new construction work, re placements and purchase of materials. , The O. W. R. & N. budget for spec ial authorized construction, amounts to $6,000,000 and in addition there is another budget totalling $4,500,000 that is up for approval. Budgets and special expenditures of the five transcontinental lines serving the Northwest have been announced and these with the budgets and special expenditures planned by three local rail lines amount to $27,700,000. Regular annual expenditures for purchase of supplies in the two state3 will be swelled to a slightly higher level than at any time during the past decade and railroad officials estimate that these supplies will cost SSfl.ftnn - 000 during 1922. Ihe five transcontinental lines and the Pacific Fruit Express comnanv have announced the construction of 17 054 new wooden cars, the timber for which will all be drawn from the Northwest and will cost approximate ly $8,627,000. I hoiiK'h these items do not include potential purchases of more supplies by Eastern lines or money to be ex pended in snort line developments throughout the twe states, they total $90,:i27,000. This is the investment the railroads will make for improve ments and betterments. This sum does not include wages or taxes, which ann ually amount to many millions of dol lars These figures offer conclusive proof that the railroads have faith in the future development of the Northwest country. The results from these vast expenditures will be manifold and will mark a new era of development and indury in the two states. Through the building of new termin als, new bridges and lines into vast timber tracts the railroad officials ex press the conviction that heavier trade will develop in this territory and through the adoption of more modern facilities, such as automatic electric control on the Oregon Electric and elimination of duplicate service, such as abandonment of one of the De schutes river lineB, a more progress ive and better cooperative form of operation has been brought about. But even more important than de velopment of new trade, adoption of more progressive policies and formula tion of a cooperative spirit is the en try of the rail lines into the North west lumber market with orders close ly approximating $25,000,000. Timber operators and lumber men see in this phase new prosperity for the North west, which is largely dependent up on the healthiness of the lumber in dustry for its economic advancement. KEEP OUT POTATO WILT Use no potatoes for seed that show brewn discolorations near the sur face when cut across the stem end. Such potatoes often have wilt, a dis ease that seriously reduces the yield of potatoes in many sections of Ore gon O. A. C. Experiment station. LIBERTY BONDS Liberty bonds made a new high mark Tuesday. The first and second 44s were quoted at $100.08 and Victory 4s $100.88. PILOT ROCK 4TPENDLETON 3 Pilot Rock drubbed the Pendleton Blue Mountain league team in the first game of the season, Sunday, by the score of 4 to 3. ltSH HIGHWAY CHANGE PROTESTED Much protest has been aroused by the proposed changing of the route of the Oregon-Washington highway from the original survey along Willow creek to a route over the hills toitap the John Day highway about three miles south of Arlington. Highway Commissioner George E. Barratt said that the state highway commission would not spend money for the Wil low creek route. Moving of the road, it is believed, will cause considerable loss in property values along the or iginally proposed route. DEEP SNOW AT KAMELA The snow is five feet deep on tho summit of the Blu Mountains at Kamela. Measurements were recent ly taken by Roadmastei', Shannos