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Advertising The cAthena Press circulate in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend 3lfhtra Notice ! If this notice Is marked RED, it sig nifies, that your Subscription expires with, this issue. We will greatly ap predate your renewal $2.00 per year Entered at the Post Office at Athena. Oregon, as Secund-C'lass Mail Matter VOLUME XLIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 19. 1922. NUMBER 19 A LIVELY CAMPAIGN CLOSES FOR PRIMARY Long List of Candidates Makes Governor Nomination Look Like Hall or Olcott What was perhaps about the hot test political campaign ever waged in Umatilla county, terminated last night, and today the primary election is being held, at which the candidates for the respective offices will be sel ected by ballot. A record vote is being polled and interest over the results is intense. There are 10 candidates seeking tlif nominations of the two parties for gubernatorial honors, and a can didate for congress from this district will also be named. In the 64 precincts of Umatilla: county the polls will be open from 8 o'clock in the morning until 8 o'clock in the evening. Owing to the fact that the single board, is the rule in Uma tilla county the counting of the ballots will not begin until the polls are clos ed. Following are the candidates who will be voted on in the republican party, and the office which each is seeking: For national committeeman 0. H. Fithian and Ralph E. Williams. Congress James H. Gwinn of Uma tilla county and N. J. Sinnott, Wasco county. Governor Louis E. Bean, Lane county: Charles Hall, Coos county: J. D. Lee, Multnomah county: Ben W. Olcott, Marion county; I. L. Patter son, Polk county; and George A. White, Multnomah. . Treasurer 0. P. Hoff of Multno mah, and Thomas F. Ryan of Clack amas. ' - - - Commissioner of the bureau of la bor statistics anl inspector of factor ies and workshops William A. Daniel and G. H. Cram, both of Multnomah. Public seivicc commission Thomas K. Campbell, F. B. Layman and J. R. Thiehoff. Joint senator Colon R. Eberhard and Rodney Kitchen, both of Union county and J. T. Hinkle of Umatilla. Senator Roy W. Ritner. Joint representative J. Perry Con der and E. M. Hulden of Morrow, and E. P. Dodd and Alfred J. Smith of Umatilla county. Representative L. L. Mann, S. A. Miller, Frank Sloan and I. U. Temple, In county offices nominations will be made for one county commissioner and for a county treasurer. J. 0. Hales is unopposed as county commis sioner. C. K. Cranston and H. H. DeHart are the contestants for the nomination as treasurer. On the democratic ballot only a few names are printed. Will R. King and J. W. Morrow are contesting for the honor of representing the party as national committeeman. Four men are seeking nomination for governor. They are Walter M Pierce, Union; Will E. Purdy, Marion; Harvey G. Starkweather, Clackamas; Webster Holmes, Tillamook. James Harvey Graham of Baker county is the democratic nominee for representative to congress. For state treasurer, democrat will write in the name of M. A. Miller, and the name of J. W. Maloney will be written in for joint senator. James Lieuallen is unopposed as joint rep resentative, and Norborne Berkeley is also unopposed as representative from Umatilla county. Olcott Proclaims Against the Klan A Salem special says that Gover nor Olcott, in the first proclamation of its kind ever issued in the United States, denounced the Ku Klux Klan as an invisible organization attempt ing to usurp the reins of government with aims unknown to others than themselves, and called upon the judges of all courts, sheriffs of the counties and all other law enforcement arms of the state, to guard closely against infraction of the Oregon laws and in sist the unlawfully guised men be kept from the streets. In part, the proclamation reads: "Dangerous forces, are insidiously gaining a foothold in Oregon," said the governor's proclamation. "In the guise of a secret society, parading under the name of the Ku Klux Klan, these forces are endeavoring to usurp the reins of government, are stirring up fanaticism, race hatred, religious prejudice and all of those evil influ ences which tend toward factional strife and civil terror. "Assaults have been committed in various counties of the state by un known, masked outlaws, the odium of which has reflected on the Ku Klux Klan. Whether or not these outlaws were connected with that organiza tion is immaterial. Their vile acts demonstrate that the name-of the or ganization may be used for evil pur poses and that from the nature of its activities it has the moral effect of causing unthinking and misguided persons to enter into unlawful con spiracies and to perpetrate unlawful deeds. "In a sister stale this same organi zation is under judicial inquiry as a result of felonious assaults and un speakable outrages committed under the veil of darkness. "Oregon needs no masked night rid ers, no invisible empire, to control her affairs.. Our courts of law, our law-enforcing officers, our whole ma chinery of government are founded on the fundamentals of true American citizenship and are second to no other state. Star chamber proceedings dark conspiracies behind closed doors, are all foreign to our first govern mental principles. Danger lurks when masked men parade the streets on missions of a character known to none but themselves. Officers of the law can have no knowledge of the identity, character or aims of indi viduals who conceal their features, whose oath of allegiance to some pri vate organization holds sway in their minds, and whose motives are uncer tain and unknown. Even the sanctity of our various churches is not proof against their invasion in disguise. "By virtue of the authority in me vested by the constitution of the state of Oregon to see that the laws are faithfully executed and enfored, I hereby call upon all law enforcing arms of the government, including judges of the courts, sheriffs of the counties and any other law enforcing officers whatsoever to guard care fully against any infraction of the law, to insist that unlawfully dis guised men be kept from the streets, and to prevent further outrages and maraudings, such as have occurred in some of our own communities, and in the state of California. I particularly cite section 2046, Oregon laws, as a statute to be strictly enforced. Head of the Klan Answers Olcott In reply to the charges contained in the statement and proclamation of Governor Olcott, F. L. Gifford, ex alted cyclops of Luther I. Powell klan No. 1, Portland realm of Ore gon, issued the following: "Replying to the proclamation is sued by Ben W. Olcott, governor of the state of Oregon, in which proc lamation Governor Olcott has made an open and untrue charge against the Ku Klux Klan, who he claims are endeavoring to usurp the reins of government and are stirring up fanat icism, race hatred, religious prejudice and all those evil influences which tend toward factional strife and civil terror, I have only to say that the Ku Klux Klan is a law- abiding or ganization, based on the maintenance of white supremacy and the Christian religion. "There never has been an outrage of any kind committed in the state of Oregon that could in any way be chargeable to the Ku Klx Klan, but, on the contrary, if the authorities of the several counties and cities of this state were to make public the aid and assistance that they received through our efforts in the matter of law enforcement and clean govern ment they would give the lie to the statement of Governor Olcott. "In fairness to everyone concerned I am firmly convinced that the proc lamation of Governor Olcott is merely a matter of politics, he hoping to win to his support the various people whom the opposition to the Ku Klux Klan have stated lime after time that the Klan wa3 against. All these statements are manifestly untrue. The Ku Klux Klan has made no attempts to injure in any way any of the or ganizations who are supposedly fight ing us at this time. The religious question has been gone into in the proclamation of the governor without any proof or just reason for believing that this so. Further, the Ku Klux Klan presup poses on the basis of its organization and membership certain generally recognized facts in the foundation and development of the conutry: "1. The United States was founded by Protestants of the white race, mainly Anglo-Saxons. "2. Every race predominantly Prot estant has been and is a progressive free people. Where such predomi nance does not prevail there is a con spicuous absence of progress and freedom. '3. The Klan presupposes its right to establish and carry on an organ ization exclusively American, whose members are pledged and dedicated to a defense of the principles and ideas of American liberty and jus tice. "4. It presupposes its right to for mulate a policy and programme based on its constitutional provisions which pledges its members to the mainte nance of the Protestant faith and American practices. "5. It presupposes its right to ad mit to membership only those who Early Day Stage Operator Is Dead The passing of John Hailey Jr., who was found dead in his bed at Pen dleton Friday, removes another of the few remaining picturesque characters connecting the present with Oregon of the old stage days. No stage men of the '70s and '80s were better known than John Hailey Jr., and his father. At one time the Hailey system covered the state of Oregon, Washington, California, U tah, Nevada and Idaho, but when the railroads began to encroach upon the business in 1885 he withdrew his coaches from the main lines. He was the hero of many exciting adventures of the road in those days, when gold was plentiful and men were bad. Born in Jacksonville, in this state, in 1850, he soon was taken by his parents to Umatilla county, where he entered school. From here the Hail eys moved to Boise, where John Hail ey Jr. finished his schooling. After he was graduated in 1876 his father bought one of the longest stage sys tems in the West and soon made his son superintendent. Later He was irade warden of the Idaho state penitentiary and chief deputy United States marshal there. He returned to Pendleton and was made United States commissioner. Funeral seryices for the departed pioneer were held in Pendleton Sun day, conducted by the Odd Fellows. A number o'f Athena Odd Fellows were in attendance. ANNUAL ELECTION QF THE COMMERCIAL CLUB OFFICERS At a special meeting of the Athena Commercial club Tuesday evening, the anunal election of officers was held. Following officers were elected. President, W. S. Ferguson, re-elected. Vice-president, Homer I. Watts. Treasurer. F. S. LeGrow, re-elect ed. Secretary, Henry Dell, Board of Managers, C. H. Smith, M. L. Watts, F: B. Boyd, M. W. Han sell, A. H. Mclntyre. At the next regu'ar meeting of the Club, President Ferguson will an nounce the personnel of his appoint ive committes Renewed interest is manisfested by club members, in the future success of the organization, and a disposition of better attendance is noted. Ad ditional membership is in prospect. COUNTY AGENT ENTERTAINED The Weston Mountain Community club held another of its enjoyable sessions Saturday evening and en tertained Fred Bennion, county agent. A basket supper was held, after the baskets had been sold under the ham mer. In the course of a short ad dress Mr. Bennion said that an un usually large acreage would be plant ed to potatoes this season throughout the Northwest,, but that mountain growers need have no fear of low prices through over-production that good mountain seed spuds are sure to be in demand. STANDARD PICTURES Tomorrow night Monte Blue is com ing to the Standard in "The Jucklins," and Harold Lloyd will swim across the silver screen in the best comedy he ever made, "High and Dizzy." This big double bill will be exhibited at regular prices of admission, which will insure a crowded house. So come early and secure your seats. Sunday night the great northland play, "The Call of the North," with Jack Holt the star of the cast, will be the fea ture of the program. Wednesday night of next week, Paramount's amazing serial in four big productions of six reels each, "The Mistress of the World," wil! open under complete supervision of the Boy Scouts. The Scouts will sell tickets for the open ing performance of this, the great est serial picture ever filmed. Women Joysters Draw a Fat Fin Three Walla Walla women, giving the names of Clark, Martin and Port wood, were arrested by officer Stone, while joyriding in the streets of Athena, Wednesday forenoon, and Judge Richards assessed the bunch $350. The Martin woman drew a fine of $200 for driving a car while intoxi cated and having no driver's license, and the other two were fined $75 each for disorderly conduct. They all paid, the Martin v man giving her check for $200, v.l.i h TO pronounced good by a Walla Walla bank, if presented while funds were there to cover it. Judge Richards cashed the check at the Walla Walla bank Wednesday af ternoon. The three women came to town af ter being pulled out of a ditch north west of the city, in an automobile which its owner at Walla Walls claimed had been taken without his consent. When the trio was arrested, officer Stone found two quarts of homebrew beer and part of a quart bottle of moonshine whiskey in the car. One of the Martin woman's optics was decorated in mourning and on the whole, the outfit presented a class ical sporting appearance. GRADUATING EXERCISES HELD FRIDAY EVENING are native born Protestant Amer icans. "Finally, I will say that the Ku Klux Klan is the largest, numerically, of any fraternal organization in the state of Oregon today; that our or ganization is based on the principles as set forth herein; that we are abso lutey law-abiding in every particu lar. As such an organization we ask the people at this time to compare our statements with those of the gov ernor of Oregon, who admits in his own statements that whether the facts set forth in his article are, or are not so, is immaterial. We are firmly convinced that this is done for no other reason than his own political advancement." The graduating exercises held last Friday evening in the high school auditoriumV were interesting car ried out as the printed programs in dicated. The commencement address, by Rev. Bollen of Walla Walla, was a masterly effort and fraught with ins piration to the class. The oration read by Savannah Smith and written in collaboration with other pupils, was a splendid contribution. A feature of the evening was the presentation of a statue, "Liberty," by the class, the gift being offered by Kohler Betts. Lucinda Dell gave her piano music with grace and fin esse, and other music was given by L. H. Basler and the Etude club the ftomer Betts was awarder yearly scholarship, and from the col leges presenting it, will choose Wil lamette, so it is expected. S Army Officer of Old 2nd Cavalry Colonel and Mrs. John S. Winn, who visited in Athena at the home of Mrs. Winn's brother, Mr. F. S. Le Grow, left Monday for Portland ac companied by Mr. and Mrs. LeGrow. They went by auto over the Columbia River Highway. Col. and Mrs. Winn are enroute to California. Over thirty years ago Colonel Winn was a lieutenant in the old Second Cavalry, stationed at Fort Walla Wal la, and this was his first visit to this section of the Northwest in many years. He is now the commanding officer of the Second Cavalry and since the World War has been stat ioned at Fort Riley, Kansas. Colonel Winn noted the marked contrast brought about by develop ment of the country tributary to Wal la Walla and Athena now and what it was when he first saw it in 1888. The commander of the Second Cav alry saw service during the Spanish American war in Cuba, and held the rank of brigidier general in the World War, overseas. After leaving Fort Walla Walla, in 1890, Colonel Winn was on duty at West Point as an instructor for a period of eight years. He has made appication to the war department to be placed on the retired list. DEATH OF MRS. MAYS A LOVABLE PIONEER Passed Away Tuesday Night At the Home of Her Daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Barrett AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FREE SUMMER VACATION XEGION DANCE MAY 24TH The Legion Post ha3 secured Sail ing's orchestra of four pieces, to furnish music for a dance to be given at Legion Hall in Athena, Wednes day night. May 24th. At this dance ing's orchestra of four pieces to the $350 phonogrr.ph will be given away with t I, e lucky ticket Anyone having lost tickets secured in the pa.it, may secure duplicates at McFaddens Pharmacy. TH INK'S HE HAS CINCH Joseph T. Hinkle, lawyer of Her miston, believes he has cinch oh the republican nomination for joint sen ator of Union, Wallowa and Umatilla counties in the primaries being held today. Joe sot the hunch while on a recent campaign trip at LaGrande. Young men who love outdoor life are invited to become the guests of Uncle Sam from July 27 to August 25, 1922, at either of the Citizen's Military Training Camps which -will be conducted at Camp Lewis and Fort Worden during this period. The Government will provide tran sportation to and from Camp, board lodging, medical attention, uniforms, equipment, arms', ammunition, laun dry, athletics, recreation and religious service privileges in the various creeds, applications for the Red CrosB, which requires no previous Military experience, are especially desired. Successful applicants for these summor outing privileges will incur no obligation for future Military ervice, the purpose of these camps being to stimulate and promote Cit izenship, Patriotism and American ism, Desmes returrmg these young men to their home3 physically bene fited thru expert physical direction and athletic coaching. Age limit, 17 to 27 years, ex-service men to 35 years. Almost any average healthy young man can meet the physical require ments for admission to these camps. Applications must be in on or before May 31st. For necessary informa tion folders, write, Chief of Staff, 96th Division, Portland, Oregon, room 323 New Post Office Building. B BURIED THE "CAT" Last Friday, Walter Adams' cat erpillar tractor sank into a concealed mudhole at his place sooth of town, end caused all manner of trouble. The harder the engine was driven in an effort to get it out of the hole, the deeper it sank. It is reported that several daya of hard work were re quired to resurrect the machine. IT AVENUE IMPROVEMENT Contractor Lonergan is completing the grading and graveling of Hunt and all indications point to member-! Avenue on the West side, this week. shin arjDDort of the president in his de- The street improvement there ia of a sire to make the club a factor in torn- permanent character, and has long ra unity progress. " The Wireless Age J rT""T I I HImOTHER, WHAT ARE I S I 1HE WILD WAVES I A j -SAVING? GENOA GATHERING FAILURE Meeting Desolate Hulk In Vlalon of Expectant World. Genoa. The economic conference of Genoa, long heralded as the meeting of minds out of which would arise a rejuvenated Europe and a new order or international concord and peace, stands a desolate hulk In the vision of an expectant world. Out of weeks of negotiating have come the Easter treaty of Rapallo be tween Germany and Russia, virtually re-establishing the old order of "bal ance of power"; decision to continue discussion of Russian rehabilitation at The Hague, without Russian represen tatlon, and the manifestation of Irre concilable difference between Great Britain and France on ways and means of Russian restoration. The death of Mrs. Martha Mays, beloved pioneer, occurred Tuesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. A. Barrett, after a two months illness following irfluenza. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 o'clock at the home, Rev. Johnson of ficiating, and the remains were taken to Dayton, Wash., where Thursday they were interred by the side of her late husband, John C. Mays, who ma ny years ago preceded her. Martha Jane Nve was born near Raleigh, North Carolina, March 7th, 1834. Was married at 17 to John C. Mays, June 25, 1851. In her child hood she moved with her parents to Missouri. In 1852 with her husband she crossed the plains and in the fall of that year settled on a donation claim near McMinnville, Oregon. Ten children were bom to them, five of whom are now living. They are: Mrs. Jennie Barrett of Athena; Mrs. Ella Walker of Tacoma: Grant R. Mays of Waitsburg; Kenney Mays of Athena; Charles B. Maya of Walla Walla. She also leaves 17 grand children and 40 great grandchildren, who with a vast number of friends are left to revere the memory of a beautiful life. The following is n poem written by a young friend. Miss Alta Butler of Starbuck, Wash., and was read at the Pioneer picnic at Weston two yean ago, in the presence of the gracious honoree herself. It is addressed "To Grandma Mays," and fitly describes the one addressed: To Grandma Mays. If you should pause to chat awhile, She'd greet you with the sweetest smile And gently, firmly grasp your hand, Well, so that you would understand Her heart went with it and you'd feel Her kindness to be near and real. Her face is wreathed in silvery hair, Not combed back smooth, but waved with care, A dainty tie, no she's not vain. Of vanity she would disdain. And in her dear eyes is a glow Of thrilling thoughts of long ago. She tells us how they crossed the plains Before the west had railway trains, Of all the hardships that they bore, Of wilderness and Indian war Till peace and gladness came at last When, they forgot the trials past. With gracious bearing of a queen She passes on her way serene. In sturdy faith ano calm content, Seeing but good in all that's sent, She has such sweet and winning ways. We think she's great, our Grandma YOUNG WRITER HONORED Miss Lavenia Alexander, daughter of A. F. Alexander of Up-to-The-Times magazine, has been invited to become a member of the United Amateur Press Association of Amer ica. This association was founded in Philadelphia 25 years ago, and is a great national literary society em bracing within its membership the brightest young men and women of North America. The honor falls to Miss Lavenia because of the favora ble attention attracted by her con tributions of prose, poems and draw ings in Seattle publications. She is only fourteen years of age, and is a former student of St. Paul's School, Walla Walla. Washington Fruit Value la $46,192,038 Olympla, Wash. -The total value of Washington's 1921 fruit crop was 148, 192,038 and the total output was 40,772 cars, according to the annual orchard census, compilation of returns from which has just been completed by C. L. Robinson, state supervisor ofW'7 " . ,. mi. i .... "With the mercury hugging around horticulture. The apple output of Sl.-V . ' , " e 410 cars, with an estimated value of 139,269,819, made up practically four fifths of the value of the state's fruit crop. Long-Term Credit For Farmer. Washington, D. C Federal reserve banks would be empowered to buy and ell farm land bond under a bill in troduced by Senator Fletcher, demo crat, Florida. The measure Is de signed to provide long term credits for farmers and also would establish a farm credits department In each fed eral land bank. 8ENSIBLE "HIGH" GIRLS High school girls of Ritzville have decided that in future they will adopt a plain costume of middy blouses and skirts for school wear. Crepe and silk will be taboo. JUST A LITTLE WARM experienced here this week. Growing crops and gardens were greatly bene fited by the warm temperature. MAUSOLEUM PLANNED Residents of Walla Walla are plan ning a community mausoleum to be erected in its principal cemetery and to contain 1000 crypts. Mrs. Edith G. Van Deusen, home demonstration agent, held a millinery class last Saturday on Reed and Haw, y mountain. Eight hats were made.