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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1922)
Advertising The olthena 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 $1.00 per year Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME XLIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 12. 1922. NUMBER 18 OF OF C. F.Smith Misappropriates Sums Aggregating $1,732.72, As Disclosed In Report An accountant employed by the Farmers Grain Eisvator Co., of this city, to audit the books and accounts of C. F. Smith, local manager for the company found that Smith appropri ated the sum of $1150 received by him from the shipment of a carload of bulk wheat consigned to the Pas co Grain & Milling Co., at Pasco, Wash., last February. As the follow ing, from Accountant Witherell's re port shows, Smith had manipulated other shipments, prior to the one he made to Pasco, and appropriated the receipts: "Dec. 16, 1921 Draft drawn on Northern Grain S Warehouse Co., payable to Farmers Grain Elevator Co Wheat Bhip'ped in car No. 1561622, 50 sacks, $92.08." "Sept.12 1921 Draft drawn on Pa cific Coast Elevator Co., payable the Farmers Grain Elevator Co., wheat shipped in car No. 27702, 12000 lbs, $180.00. "Dec. 20, 1921 Draft drawn on Pa cific Coast Elevator Co., payable to Farmers Grain Elevator Co., wheat shipped in car No. 35609, $98.64. "Jan. 7,1922 Draft drawn on Mor rison Grain Co..pnyable to Farmers Grain Elevator Co., wheat shipped in car No. 43123, 100 sacks,$211.93. "The endorsement onthe above drafts is as folows: "The Farmers Grain Elevator Co., By C. F. Smith, Mgr." Same were deposited to the credit of C. F. Smith in the Broadway National Bank, Portland, Oregon. "Feb. 24, 1922 Draft drawn on Pas co Grain and Elevator Co., payable to C. F. Smith, wheat shipped in car No. 23453, 65,780 lbs, $1,150.70, "Note This draft was deposited to the credit of C. F. Smith in the First National Bank of Portland, Oregon." The above amounts aggregate the total of $1,732.72. Interviewed by the Press, Mr. H. A. Barrett, one of the directors of the Grain Elevator company, said that Smith from the very beginning of his employment as manager of the -company last July, began a system atic undcrweighing of bulk loads of grain, and that drivers complained of this from the very start. According to Mr. Barrett, this holding out on weights had been known to him for some time, but there was no way to apprehend Smith until such time as he shipped out the surplus which the short weights had given him. When the expert came to audit the firm's books- and accounts, he sec ured a check on all cars shipped out by Smith from the railroad agents in Athena, and of course the Pasco shipment showed up, along with two other carloads of grain, one loaded out for Archie Mclntyre and one for Louie Ringle. Mr. Barrett says that the inves tigation at Pasco developed that Smith worked the returns from the shipments so that he was enabled to deposit the proceeds from the one particular carload of grain to his credit. Faced wich this evidence, Smith confessed that he had deposited the money in the First National bank of Portland to his credit, using a cus tomer's draft on the Athena State bank of Athena for the purpose. Smith has turned over to the dir ectors of the company, $100 on de posit in Athena banks, liberty bonds of $150, $1150 he had on deposit in Portland, and an automobile, valued at $700 in the opinion of Mr. Barrett. To Mr. Barrett, Smith stated that he thought that as he was under $2500 bonds to protect the company against shortage, he had the right to pro tect himself, also Smith was receiv ing $1800 per year salary from the company. There are accounts, receivable ap parently approximating $2400, and these are being audited by Account ant Witherell, and until checked over, it will not be known just what amount the company' loss will be. Mr. Btrrctt sair1 that his company will make restitution to its custom en for the losa resulting from short weights made by Smith if he can be made to divulge the amount he look Knights of Pythias of the County Contemplate Holding Celebration Delegations of Knights from Pen dleton, Weston, Milton and Helix at tended the meeting last night and all favored holding the celebration. Pythian lodge No. 29, K. of P. of Athena proposes that the Knights of Pythias lodges of Umatilla county unite in holding a big fourth of July celebration in Athena this year. Ef forts to have the county celebration held in Athena are now being made, and the prospects that it will be held here are favorable, so it is understood. The Pythians and their families and friends held a successful pic nic at Cold Springs in the Blue Moun tains, and since that time the prop position of holding an annual Pythian gathering has crystalized. Athena is in a position to offer the Pythians splendid inducements in the way of central location and the fin est park in the county in which to hold their celebration, and should they decide to celebrate here well, the key belongs to them right now. Possibly within the next week the matter will be finally decided. Boy Scouts Will Operate Theatre THE "INSIDE OF THE CUP" What is considered to be one of the best pictures ever exhibited at the Standard Theatre, will be presented tomorrow night, when "The Inside of the Cup" will be shown. No picture of modem production has been given the unqualified reception as this won derful screen version of ' moral up lift received from the millions in all walks of life. When shown the press sheet, Rev. Johnson, pastor of the lo cal Baptist church, announced that he would take his text for Sunday's sermon from "The Inside of the Cup." The picture appeals to all. See it. Sunday night's program will be found especially entertaining, the feature picture being, "The Child Thou Gav est Me," the cast comprising the stars of Associated First National Pictures. Regular admission prices for both of these great pictures. CANDIDATES IN TOWN A numfier of republican candidates were in town this week, including Pa'tterson and White for governor, Kitchin for joint senator, and Miller for representative. from each ore. Otherwise, the meth od of prorata will be followed, taf Mr. Barrett stated that the mon.;y belonged to the customers of th . company, ard he wanted to see thit it was returned to them. He fur ther stated that he favored criminal proceedings againrt Smith. Smith attributes the overage to the condition of the scales on which sacked grain was weighed and showed a Press reporter where the ware house floor had sagged, causing the scales to bind. The effect according to him would be that the weighed-in grain would be lighter than when weighed out after the scales had been repaired He said that he was not checked in when he took the position with the company, and later found the ov- rage, most of which was sacked grain which he dumped into the bulk bins. Asked about the Pasco shipment and why he deposited the proceeds to his own credit it. a Portland bank, he replied that he feared the grain purchasing companies would claim the overage if they found it in the elovator, and that before he had time to turn the proceeds over to the com pany, the auditor lied discovered the transaction. Smith when first confronted cliamed that the shipment was mortgaged grain belonging to Frank Jackson. He clrims that he was checked out at Klondike, before coming here, and that his personal account with the Broadway State Bank of Portland, was based on a deposit made by him from funds he received from a com mission paid him by Kerr-Gifford Co on grain he purchased for that com pary, and that the deposit had been left there to mee-: payments on his Buick car. Joe Clemons, employed at the el evator, says there were not over nine sacks of sacked grain in the ware house when Smith took charge, and only one lot of bulk grain, owned by Louie Ringle, whei-t which had been wet. Joe said the overage was from shortweighta, and that one of the directors had caught Smith making an underweight of 200 pounds. Clem ons said that it looked as though Smith was making it appear that he (Clemons) had been responsible for the overage. "The Mistress of the World," per haps the greatest serial picture ever screened, will begin a four episode showing at the Standard Theatre on Wednesday evening, May 24th and continue for the three Wednesday nights following. The great picture, while in a series of four books of six reels each, are in reality a complete separate story each fol'owing the other as a sequal. Thus, one seeing either of the epi sodes, will see a complete program picture, there being four distinct sub jects interwoven throughout the four pictures, which taken as a whole, makes the biggest picture ever filmed twenty-four reels. This wonderful production in serial form, will be exhibited at regular ad mission prices. It is the first at tempt at serial pictures to be made by Paramount, and the idea of a com plete story in each episode, is a Par amount idea, and gives the patron a complete evening's entertainment whether or not he ever sees the other episodes. On the opening night of the. "Mis tress of the World," one half of the proceeds will be turned into the treas ury of the Athena Boy Scout Troop recently organized. The show on that night will be conducted by the Boy ScoutB. They will sell tickets and boost for their show. PC $72 WORTH OF COYOTES During the past two weeks, J. E. Jones and son, Ray and son-in-law, Vernie O'Harra, have captured 24 coyotes on which the bounty amoun ted to $72. The varmints were taken from three different dens. Sunday a haul of eleven was made from a den in the neighborhood of the George Thompson ranch, northwest of town. Two separate litters of pups, one of seven and one of four, were taken from this den. MILTON TAKES SECOND GAME Milton walked away with Athena high school in the second game of the season, played last Friday on the Milton grounds, by the score of 8 to 2. This was the last game scheduled for the conference season, and the team has disbanded for the year. Athe na got away to a poor start, on ac count of inability to get practice, ow ing to wet grounds and weather conditions. IMmPROVEMENTS AT SPRINGS 1 Xi"y Hoch, manager of Bingham Springs anticipates a large attend ance of pleasure-seekers at his re sort this season, and is making pre parations for their comfort and en tertainmentjX Six new cottages will be added to the number already avail able, and the hotel and annex are be ing thoroughly rer.ovated. A SPIRIT OF REVIVAL SEIZES COMMERCIAL CLUB EFFECTIVELY Funds for Liquidation of Indebt edness Subscribed-Member- ship To Be Increased. evival of interest in the Athena Commercial Club was evident at a meeting held by club members, Tues day night. A get-to-gcther spirit was enthusiastically manifested when it became known that the club exchequer was low and the fourteen members present dumped $275 in to the treas ury to liquidate outstanding indebt edness.Jlf' Every omber present voiced sen timent in favoring of better atten dance of club members and a broader scope of endeavor on part of the or ganization. W. S. Ferguson president of the club, announced the object of the called meeting, and after he had sta ted its purposes, every member pres ent was behind him to a man, and judging from the general attitude of those who expressed themselves, the club president will have no difficulty in putting the organization where it should be in the front rank as a community-builder and a social center for its members and visitors. A drive will be made to increase the active membership of the club. It is proposed to lower the rate of monthly dues in accordance with the member ship roll, the reduction following in proportion to number of members secured. It is possible that a series of lun cheons will be given :n the near fu ture, such as commercial bodies in other towns have found to be of much benefit to their organizations. COLD WAVE HERE A cold wave struck the Northwest Monday night of this week, when ice froze and a white frost vilted veg etation, and in some sections damaged the fruit crop. In the Milton district tomato plants were destroyed and it is reported that some varieties of fruit was damaged to a considerable extent. BAN ON ARBUCKLE The Southern Oregon Federation of Women's clubs at its annual meeting at Grants Pass. Saturday, voted to send a night letter to Will Hays com mending his stand on Arbuckle films and urging that he suppress them. The federation also voted to unite their strength against the Arbuckle films being shown in Southern Ore- TAXES NOW DELINQUENT Wednesday of this week was final pay day for the first half of taxes, and taxes not paid then, became delinquent. E,P. Dodd Makes Open Statement To the voters of Athena: I have no platform but I herewith submit the following statement of my position on certain matters on which legislation may be enacted. I believe that the legislature should set a public example in general tax reduction and that this example should be followed by budget makers in counties, cities, school and road districts and by the people under in itiative action and private affairs. Reduction can be accomplished also by readjust' t of land values and placing hidden sc rees of wealth on tax rolls. It can be further accom plished by appropriating loan money, by requiring greater service and ef ficiency from public employees, and by placing people in public trust who are known to have the public welfare at heart. I favor maintaining the State Uni versity, the Agricultudal College and State Normal School by the millage tax only, and that all university and college extension work, where pos sible under the law, be held within the provisions of the millage law. It was the intention of the makers of the millage law to stop log-rolling for special appropriations. I shall uphold all lawful effort to enforce prohibition laws and I favor jail sentence for first offence moon shining, and rigid laws against nar cotic evil. I believe in simpler government and a greater interest of every citizen in political and public affairs. I be lieve that every man and woman should vote, and repeated neglect of this duty should be punished. That Americanism should be a subject in our public school and that politics should not be a game but the highest duty of citizenshin. We need fewer laws and more moral principle and public integrity. I am a member of the Farm Bureau and believe in its purposes and those of the farm bloc. I strongly advo cate the development of the arid lands of Umatille and Morrow coun ties by irrigation. I want to see the McKay Creek reservoir Completed and its storage spread; the Umatilla Rap ids Power Project built, and the great John Day project developed without exploitation of the present land ow ners and future settlers. I believe in the work that creates new varieties of wheat and resistance to smut, increas ing the area and production of our great cereal. I am for high grade, healthy herds, and the expense nec essary to protect our boys and girls from unsanitary milk and butter. I believe in market roads, rural service and oth;-r rooden: contributions to the welfare and contentment of farmers and their families. I believe much reconstructive effort should be devoted to our county sys tem of control. We do not get the worth of our money in public ser vice. My record in the session of 1919 as chairman oi the Salary Com mittee and as a member of a Special Tax Commission which visited the Legion Smoker Pleased Everyone The American Legion's second smoker put on Saturday night was one of the best put on in the Inland Empire for many months. The main bout, between the veteran Portland favorite. Pete Mitchie and Seroy of Walla Walla, was in fine go. Although considerably outweighed, Mitchie forcing the fight every min ute through six smashing rounds easily won the decision over his heav ier opponent and upheld his reputa tion of being "Our Tough Boy." Throughout the bout he kept Seroy on the defensive. A cut over his left eye in the third round further ham pered Seroy so that his extra weight probably saved him from the K. O. route. As a curtain raiser an unadvertised bout between Gail Anderson of Athe na and Doyle Norren of Pendleton, went like a Kansas Cyclone for four full rounds, Anderson receiving a much earned dtclsion. ThiB was by far the best preliminary. Stahl of Adams, outweighed by 36 pounds, put up a game fight against Big Bill Murray of Athena, losing the decision to Murray after injuring his back against a spectators knee dur ing a clinch in the 4th round. Despite the difference in weight this proved a good go from the spectators point of view. Mose Banister one of Athena's most promising boxers, met Sam Luten, a tough Indian lad, from Mission. For two rounds these boys traveled at a terrific pace, but Banister's speed together with Luten's lack of condi tion, was too much for the latter. At the end of the second round, battered and exhausted, Luten signified his de feat and Bannister was given the div ision. Stane Kelchell and Danny Edwards of Walla Walla, also Dick Barnes and Baldy Bennett of Walla Walla, put on preliminaries. A good house rewarded the Legion for their efforts and the crowd went away enthusiastic boosters for the Legion's smokers. Radio Bill ttm , ' , ' SHOOTING TOURNAMENT Athena shooters who will partic lpate in the Northwest Shooting Tournament at Pendleton, beginning today, are Marion Hansell and M. L. Watts. The tournament will continue over tomorrow and Sunday. County Seats of the entire State will support this statement. Much of the cost of government is in poor management and lack of cor raling our resources. We need more brains at the head of our affairs and less demagogy and politics, and leas carping at our self-made conditions. I shall guard and advance the inter est of these counties and eastern Ore gon. In my experience in the legis lature I found it necessary to keep a vigilant eye on Portland and western Oregon legislature whose knowledge uf and sympathy for eastern Oregon is so near zero that the sky-line of the Cascades bounds their legislative horizon, and the eastern Oregon em pire is to them a foreign land. I believe in Americanism, the rights of free speech, free press, and the op en forum of public discussion; in act ual religious freedom and in the Tfull privilege of the foreign born to seek a home on our shores, and citizenship under the red, white and blue. I am against the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan to gain control of the Republi can party in Umatilla county and I am opposed to Invisible Government and Ku Klux Klan propoganda. I was born in this country for genera tions or more ago, was rocked in a Methodist cradle and contribute to the Methodist church, and I am a Mason. On such a footing of Americanism, I stand a defender of the rights of every citizen of foreign birth to claim equality under our laws, and am a gainst his being classed as an out cast because of his blood or birth. I am against Japanese ownership or long leases of lauds or any foreign ownership prior to declaration of cit izenship. I introduced seven measures in 1919 and all became laws. One was the bill to compel all schools to be taught in the English language which was pronounced by the Washington Times as the only reconstructive measure of the Session. Another was the pres ent Library law and three other af fected schools; another extended the labor lien law. I have no measures to propose but shall stand for com mon sense and sound legislation and against the pendulum swing of rad ical action. - (Pd. ad ) E. P. DODD, TONIGHT GRADUATES OF ATHENA SCHOOL TO HOLD EXERCISES Class of Five Girls and Four Boys Will Receive Diplomas and Plaudits of Friends. A large assemblage of people were present at the Christian church Sun day morning to hear Rev. Howard Stover, pastor of Freewater commun ity church deliver the Baccalaureate sermon for the Athena high school graduating class. Other churches of the city dismissed their Sunday fore- loon services and their congregations attendel. The program was arranged as follows: Doxology Congregation Invocation Rev. E. B. Johnson Response Choir Hymn Congregation Announcements Baccalareate Sermon Rev. Howard Stover Hymn Choir Benedicton Rev. C. L. Lowther. The week has been spent by the school in taking examinations, and the seniors have been active in mak ing preparations for the graduation exercises which take place this even ing at the auditorium, beginning at 8 o'clock: Rev. M. E. Bollen of Walla Walla has been secured to give the com mencement address. The class oration is "American Ideals." Maebelle Dun can, Lucinda Dell, and Kohler Betts. collaborating, will write the oration. The program which has been ar ranged is as follows: Invocation Rev. F. E. Rusaell Selection Etude Club Class Oration. American Ideals .... Savannah Smith Solo L. H. Basler Presentation of Class Gift Kohler Bettg Instrumental Solo Lucinda Dell Commencement Address Rev. M. E. Bollen Presentation of Diplomas B. B. Richards Presentation of Awards O. C. Hadley Benediction Rev. C. L. Lowther Five girls and four boys comprise the graduating class this year. They are Lucinda Dell, Lela Schubert, Gwendolyn Mclntyre. Savannah Smith, Maebelle Duncan. Herman Geissel, Frank Miller, Dorvan Phil lips and Kohler Betts. OLD CLOTHING WANTED The local campaign being organized for the collection of clothing for the near-naked of the Near East is part of a state-wide and nation-wide movement. Volunteers have been en listed and the campaign organized in practically every community in Ore gon. One pound of clothing for every person residing in the state is the suggested quota for spare clothes to be collected on Bundle Day, May 24. Churches, clubs, schools and many other organized groups are collecting clothing emphasizing the need of providing warm winter clothes for the protection of war-orphans and ref ugees in the Near East and South eastern Russia. COURT PAROLES BOYS The juvenile court paroled Lowell Wilson and Everett Pambrun, the two boys who stripped Judge Richards' Ford truck of its radiator, when they appeared before the court in Pendle ton, Saturday. The boys were given to understand that should another com plaint be made against them, the court would revoke their parole and send them to the reform school. BOY SCOUT CHARTER The citizens committee in charge of the organization of the Athena Boy Scout Troop, met with Scoutmaster Stephens and the troop Monday eve ning, and made out the necessary papers to secure the charter for the troop. The Scoutmaster has been drilling the boys in knot-tying, this week, and assistant Scoutmaster, ANNUAL PARK PICNIC o annual picnic under auspice of the Civh; Club at the city park, at which time, rakes will be used in cleaning up the park by every one interested in the w.trk, will take place next Tuesday.flTie clean-up of the park will begin at 1:30 p. m. and a picnic dinner will be served at 5:30. Everyone is invited to attend.