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VOLUME XLIII.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 3, 1922.
NUMBER 21
Cemetery Association is
In Charge of the Property
The Athena Cemetery Association
has been incorporated and the charter
granted. Incorporation is made un
der an act that permits certain asso
ciations to exist without payment of
taxes or profit sharing. The officers
are Homer I. Watts, president;
Lieuallen of Adams, vice presiden
I icers J
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identmrow
E. C. Prestbye, secretary-treasurerJkTwentieth Annual Reunion of the
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The trustees of the association "regon rioneersoi um.uu. wwj
serve for a term of two years, and at
present are the three officers named
above, N. A. Miller, Sanford Stone
and Art Shick. Three of the trust
ees are selected by the Masonic, K.
of P. and I. 0. 0. F. lodges, one is
named by the city council, one is from
the public at large and one is named
by the city council of Adams.
The Association Is now in possess
ion of the Athena cemetery and is
directing its affairs, the three lodges,
formerly controlling it, having trans
sfered their interests by deed to the
association.
Membership in the association is
for life and the fee' is $5.00. Thi3
amount will be applied on the pur
chase of a cemetery lot at any time
the member may desire. Aside from
the membership fee of $5, it is the
purpose of the association to secure
financial support by solicitation
of funds from all who are interested
in cemetery maintenance and perman
ent improvement. Cash is not wanted,
but to the contrary notes bearing 6
per cent interets are preferred.
Three funds wil be created from
interest derived on the notes, dona
tions, membership fee, etc.
A general irreducible fund will be
created from loans, investments and
incomes, to be used for the upkeep
of lots, purchase of grounds and
maintenance.
The special irreducible fund will be
money donated to the association to
be loaned or invested the income from
which is to be used for upkeep of
special lots or for any special pur
pose as directed by the doner.
The general fund is one in which
will be placed all "rifts and donations,
and incomes which are' not designated
as belonging to special funds, and
is to be used for general maintenance,
construction of roads to cemetery,
purchase of property, etc.
Homer I. Watts has subscribed the
sum of $500 to the general fund and
IjSanford Stone has given $100. Mr.
Watts says that any time $10,000
have been subscribed to the funds, he
will subscribe $500 more. He wants
it to be understood that money do
nations, while acceptable, are not nec
essary, but ".ong time notes drawing
annual interest at 5 per cent, is what
is needed to give the association stab
ility and insure success of the under
taking. Not only in Athena and Adams and
vicinities where interest in the cem
etery improvement is centered, is it
expected that funds will be secured,
but over the entire state, where re
side ptrsons who have relatives bur
ied in Athena cemetery, the associa
tion's call will go forth in expecta
tion of receiving immediate response.
A register will be kept by the as
sociation and as donations and finan
cial assistance is received, notations
of progress made will be announced in
the Press from time to time.
Any one interested will be fully
informed by any officer of the asso
ciation, or bv Mr. H. I. Watts, at his
office in Athena.
RAID ON CLOTHING
Thieves made a raid on the clean
ing department of the Athena Home
Laundry Wednesday night and stole
three suits of clothes which had been
cleaned and pressed for customers.
A window in the back part of the
building was broken and entrance ef
fected through it. A suit of clothes
was also stolen from the office of the
St. Nichols hctel the same night, pre
sumably by the same parties who
robbed the laundry. Proprietor Finch
has taken out burglar insurance for
protection.
Umatilla County
Pioneers' Reunion
bright weather prevails, large
crowds are expected to attend the
WASHINGTON WON MEET
University of Washington's track
and field team for the second con
secutive year won the annual Pacific
coast and northwest intercollegiate
conference championships Saturday,
to be held at Weston, Oregon, June
9 and 10, 1922 Weston is the one
place where trie pioneers of the In
land Empire expect to meet and
greet one another at least once each
year, and with them come their fam
ilies and large delegations of their
younger friends. These annual events
keep alive the spirit that inspired the
building of the western empire.
Good programs have been arranged
for both days. The speakers are
Walter M. Pierce of La Grande,
democratic candidate for governor,
and John B. Coan.. pastor of the Wes
ton Methodist Church. Among the
readers is the prime reunion favor
ite, Laurel E. Davis, and there are
several gifted soloists. A star at
traction for Saturday is the 'Varsity
Quartet from Whitman College,
which alone is able to give a two
hours' program if need be and to
entertain the audience every minute.
The official program follows:.
FRIDAY. JUNE 9, 10 a. m.
(Pendleton Day)
Music Payant's Orchestra
"America" Audience
Invocation Kev. John B. Coan
Selection Weston Male Quartet
Reading Laurel E. Davis
Vocal Solo Bertha Compton
Greeting Mayor Nelson H. Jones
Response President J. A. King
Music Orchestra
Address Walter M. Pierce
1:30 p. m.
Music Orchestra
Skit I Nard Jones
Violin Solo Eugene Miller
Selection Weston Male Quartet
Reading Laurel E. Davis
Vocal Solo Bertha Compton
Violin Duet
Drill LaMar School
(Direction of Miss Purcell)
Song Grant Key
3:00 p. m.
Moving Pictures at Memorial Hall.
Baseball Pilot Rock vs. WeBton.
1:30 p. m.
Street Sports and Races.
7:30 p. m.
Moving Pictures at Memorial Hall.
8:30 p. m
Dance at Legion Hall, auspices of
Weston Baseball Team.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 10 a. m.
Music Payant's Orchestra
"America" Audience
Invocation Kev. F. B. Church
Selection....Whitman 'Varsity Quartet
Vocal Solo Mabel Carmichael
Music Orchestra
Vocal Solo Wallace Allen
Address John B. Coan
1:30 p. m.
Music Orchestra
Vocal Solo Wesley Slimmons
Skit Nard Jones
Trio Etude Club, Athena
Selection....Whitman 'Varsity Quartet
Vocal Solo Mabel Carmichael
Monologue Joe Lucas
Selection Etude C'ub, Athena
Music Orchestra
Vocal Solo Mrs. David T. Stone
Selection....Whitman 'Varsity Quartet
Election of Officers,
3:00 p. m,
Moving Pictures at Memorial Hall.
Baseball Milton-F. va. Weston.
1:30 p. m.
Streei Sports and Races.
7:30 p. m
Moving Pictures at Memorial Hall.
8:30 p. m,
Dance at Legion Hall, auspices of
Weston Baseball Team,
(Reunion Accompanist, Mabel Carmichael.)
THIRD STREET IMPROVEMENT
Third street, from the intersection
of Jefferson street north, has been
graded and rolled this week. A dirt
surface was put over the crushed rock
base, before rolling, and the street
is now in good macadamized condition.
Piano Recital At
the Auditorium
The summer recital of Miss Lois
Cassil's piaro class will take place
this evening at High school auditor
ium, beginning at eight o'clock. A
splendid program of selections has
been arranged, including a number for
Miss Cassil's advanced pupils.
A recital for beginners in the class
was recently given, but the recital
for tonight covers :.n range the entire
talent under tutilage of the Malen
Burnett School of Music in its Athe
na branch. A cordial invitation is
extended the public. The program
follows:
Rain Yon
Kathryn Maple
Sunshine Keene
Dorris Schubert
Anitras Dance Greig
Savannah Smith
Tarantella Heller
Phyllis Dickenson
Spring Forjussen
Geneveivfi Rogers
Gypsy Dance Dutton
Valse Barbour
Fred Radtke
Scarf Dance Chaminade
Warriors Song Heller
Kathryn Mclntyre
Spanish Dance Moszkcwski
Rapillions Lavalee
Lois Johnson
The Brook Torjussen
Lois Mclntyre
Butterfly Densmore
Polish Dance Scharwenka
Ellen Henry
Spring McKinley
Lucinda Dell
Impromptu Schubert
Blanche Johnson
Jugglers Weidig
Kathryn Radtke
Shawr.ee Dance Strickland
Edna DeFreece
Prelude Rachmaninoff
Kathryn Maple
Selected
Miss Lois Cassil
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LOSE S. P.
The government won in the sup
reme court, its suit to have the South
ern Pacific ownership of the Cen
tral Pacific declared unlawful. The
court deciding the case, the last of
the great trust dissolution suits, re
versed the Utah federal court which
held against the government. The
decision means the Southern Pacific
must divest itself of stock ownership
of the Central Pacific lines or other
control it had held since 1885 by lease
and 1899 by purchase.
Political Forecast
By Frank Watson
DONATION ROAD WORK
The donation part of the construc
tion of the new Pine creek road will
begin Monday with Lee Dennis as the
bo3s. A truck load of cable and dyn
amite was brought up from Pendleton
Tuesday.
TAG DAY TOMORROW
Tomorrow the ladies of the W. C.
T. U. will hold a Tay Day for the ben
efit of the Children's Farm Home at
Corvallis. It will be fashionable to
wear a tag tomorrow,
Ralph Watson political editor of
the Oregon Joumai summarized the
political situation as follows:
With the plurality of Governor 01
cott above the 500 mark and the close
fought contest between him and Sen
ator Hall finally determined except
for the possibility of a recount de
manded by the latter, political atten
tion is swinging towards the sum
mer campaign and the November el
ection That it will be a hard-fought cam
paign from the top of the ticket to
the bottom is in the mind of every
body. That the bitterness of the pri
mary fight will die out few believe,
though many hope that the interven
ing months may soften the rancor
of the past and bring state politics
closer back to sanity, or, at least, the
normal.
The question now looming largest
in the view of political observers is
phrased in the oft-repeated query,
"What will the Kluxers do now?" And
in answer to that is the assertion
heard from many quarters and from
unexpected lips that "Hall's defeat
means a Democratic governor next
fall."
But does it? Or, to allow for the
softening influences of the long sum
mer time and its varied vacation dis
tractions will it?
It is undeniably true that Olcott's
anti-Ku Klux proclamation, whether it
was good political strategy or the re
verse, had the effect of dynamiting
Patterson, Bean, White and Lee camps
and sending most of the fragments
either! into the Hall following or in
to that of the governor. There are
those who believe that without that
proclamation Olcott would have won
the nomination hands down and with
a plurality running into the thous
ands. But that, of course, is surmise.
Few will dispute, however, that Ol
cott's bomb jarred loose from Patter
son all of that following inclined to
wards the Federated Societies and the
Klan which had nevertheless staid
away from Hall until the governor
made his move. And, in support of
this argument and that other to its
effect that Olcott would have been an
easier winner without his proclama
tion, politicans point to those distant
counties where the virus of the Port
land fever did not have time to pen
etrateand where Olcott and Patter
son vie for control, with Hall a neg
ligible factor.
Whether the vonom of the primary
fight is to bo injected into the gen
eral campaign will depend in large
part upon himself -ts its leader. There
now is talk, coming near from the
Hall camp, of an independent can
didate to be put in the field. There
is stronger talk of support to be
thrown behind Walter Pierce for pur
poses of political revenge and polit
ical reprisal. The more soberminded
and conservative followers of the Re
publican flag decry both of these sug
gestions, however, and are busying
themselves to check either movement
before headway may be gained.
It is generally conceded that a gub-
Memorial Day
Observed Here
Memorial Day was quietly obser
ved in Athena. There were no pub
lie exercises of any kind, attention
being devoted exclusiveely to the dec
oration of graves in the cemetery.
Athena business houses closed at
noon, no business being transacted
during the rest of the day. Scarcity of
flowers made blossoms of all kinds
very much in demand for decorative
purposes.
A large number of people residing
out of town, but who have relatives
and friends 1 vied here, came to pay
memorial t. bu';o hi their dead. Mem
bers of the Legion Post saw to it that
all graves of old soldiers were put in
proper shape for the day and every
resting place of an old soldier was
made as attractive as circumstances
would permit.
The post office and banks closed for
the day, and many took advantage of
the holiday to go to neighboring towns
and elsewhere. The river claimed
many as the objective out of door re
creation place, while others went to
Bingham Springs for a day's outing.
ETUDE CLUB ENTERTAINED
The Etude Culb was entertaintd
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. D. Scott Fisher, the subject for
the day being history of "The Song
Without Words." Mrs. Russell had
charge of the class in history of mus
ic, after the program of special mus
ic, and refreshments of strawberries
and ice cream, with orange cider were
served by Mrs. F. D. Watts, Mrs.
Russell, Mrs. Boyd and the hostess.
Roll call was answered with famous
songs without yords.
SWAGGARTS TO PORTLAND
A. L. Swaggart and family left this
week for their new home near Port
land, where they will reside in the
future. Mr. Swaggart will operate
his farm north of Athena, coming
here at different periods during the
season. Before leaving, Mr. Swag
gart purchased a new Studebsker
automobile.
ernatorial horse race is due for Nov
ember. If the defeated candidates
Hall, Patterson, Bean and Lee, follow
the lead of George White and accept
the verdict of the primary electior
few politicians anticipate that Olcott
will face serious trouble. But, on the
other hand, if they do not, or if Hall
and the Klon do not, and Pierce aligns
i'iinself with them, or they with him,
either openly or by mutal understand
ing, then Olcott will face a reai light,
with Pierce in better position than any
Democratic gubernatorial nominee
since the memorable anti-assembly
campaign between West and Bower
man in the fall of 1910.
The real issue or, at least, that
which would be the real issue, with
the Klan and anti-klan fight out of
it is that of taxation or its reduct
ion. The income tax problem is due
to confront the voters, and in all prob
ability the legislature. From this dis
tance it can readily be seen that it
will be a badly tangled controversy
before it is ended, if it shall be ended.
The End of a Perfect Day
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Offer of Methodist Church Building In
Athena for Conversion Into Community
Undenominational Protestant Hospital
Two Fine Shows
At the Standard
Two very fine pictures are coming
to the Standard Theatre on tomorrow
evening when Fred Stone will be seen
in Billy Jim." and Sunday nicht.
when Curwood's superb story "The
Golden Snare" will be screened.
Stone, always a favorite actor scores
big in "Billy Jim" a picture with in
tense heart interest and thrilline sit-
uatons. To make the evening's pro
gram exceptionally interesting and en
tertaining, rathe s colored comedians
will be seen in "The Pickaninny." a
riproaring, sidesplitting comedv. based
on one of the Saturday Evening Post'B
stories of Southern drollery, adaptable
to negro portrayal.
A Curwood Dicture is alwavs a crood
picture, and "The Golden Snare" has
n't been slighted by the author in
the least, as all who have read the
book will agree. Pathe Review and a
Rollm comedy will also be shown.
"The Mistress of the World." the
educational travelogue serial picture,
running at the Standard Wednesday
evenings, goes into the third chapter
of six reels, on next Wednesday night,
when "The City of Gold" will be dis
covered on the Dark Continent In
the first chapter the audience trav
eled through China, Wednesday eve
ning of this week they were whirled
through mystic Africa, and in the next
chapter the cinema reveals other mys
teries.
GENERAL WAGE CUTTING
FOLLOWS RATE REDUCTION
Following the general reduction in
freight rates announced last week by
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
a $48,000,000 cut in the annual wage
schedule of railway workers has been
ordered by the lubor board verdict
rcnedered Monday.
The decreases, which averaged
five cents an hour in the majority of
cases, followed cuts of $400,000,000
made last July by the board. Monday's
decision, however, affected mostly
maintenance of way workers, al
though decisions ere pending affect
ing other classifications.
If the wago cuts made in the latest
decision are extended to other classi
fications expected soon, it was point
ed out in railway circles,' tha much
of the $600,000,000 increase given by
the board in 1920 would be wiped out
and wages restored to a level which
railway officials had told the board
would lead to a new era of develop
ment and open the way to the em
ployment of 200,000 men.
The decision wis signed by the
three railway members of the boa
and the three members representing
the public. A dissenting opinion was
filed by the three members represent
ing the labor group. The majority
opinion said that the wage cuts ef
fective on July 1, were made in ac
cordance with decreases in the cost of
living.
PastMrowther of Athena Meth
odistBlpiscopal church authorizes the
Ppess to announce thaAt is proposed
-to transform the fine Athena church
building into a non-denominational
protestant hospital, reserving only
sufficient room for chapel services for
the Methodist congregation, yf
The church building, whichia con
structed of stone and brick, is one of
the finest edifices in Umatilla county.
Commodious in architecture, with full
basement and large auditorium, class
room, study, kitchen, etc., it is of
fered by the Methodists for proper al
teration to conform to hospital fac
ilities.
Rev. D. H. Leach, district superin
tendent, will be in Athena soon, to
confer with the church body relative
to the project. At this time com
mittees to handle all phases of the
contemplated enterprise will be ap
pointed, and active work will then be
under way.
It is proposed to convert the big
building, which is fire-proof into a
modern hospital, and dedicate it as a
protestant institution, but undenomin
ational so that all protestant denom
inations will have equal interest in its
success. It is felt that the proposal
will be readily accepted and substan
tial support received, in view of the
fact there is not a protestant hospit
al of any size in the county, and for
the further reason that the Method
ist proposal broadly covers every
thing that has for years been agitated
in point of dire public need.
Pastor Lowther, on investigation
finds that the cos of remodeling the
interior of the church building for
hospital purposes, does not necessarily
entail a large outlay in expense. As
details are worked out and plans made
known, they will be published in the
Press for the public's information.
MAKF TAX TURNOVER
A turnover of tax money was
made to the office of the county
treasurer Monday, by the sheriff's of
fice. The taxes, says the East Ore
gonian, are $132,417.90 for current
payments and $5,587.22 on delinquent
taxes. There still remains approx
imately $110,000 which has been col
lected but which has not been turned
over to the treasurer's office. Treas
urer C. K. Cranston said todav that
he is endeavoring to make arrange
ments with the office of the state
treasurer to secure sufficient grace to
prevent the adding of a nenaltv to the
county on account of its inability to
pay tnc first half of the state taxes.
Inability to nay is not caused hv Iset
of taxes poid but because the money
ftR3 not been turned over to the treas
urer, it was explained.
Mrs. Meldrum Dead
Athena neonle were inexnressihlv
shocked, Friday evening, to learn of
the death of Mrs. A. Mackenzie Mel
drum, at her home in Spokane, which
occurred on that morning. Burial
took place in Snokane Sundav. Mrs.
Meldrum succumbed after a second
inuui.n.M- ninwe. ane leaves ner ae-j.
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'"wu nuouniiu, louiieuy pastor oi yrc l
Athena Christian Aurch, and bow
connected witn the Christian college
of Spokane; also four children. Two
children have preceded her in death.
She also leaves her mother, Mrs. C.
L. Crockett, and two brothers and a
sister. Mrs. Meldrum was a highly
educated and talented woman, who
came to Athena a bride, from Scot
land, when her husband was pastor
here. Hfr charming personality gained
her many friends who mourn with the
bereaved husband.
PENDLETON TROUNCED
Milton-Freewater trounced the Pen
dleton Indians of the Blue Mountain
league 7 to 3 Su.iday, at Round-Up
grounds. Three home runs, two of
them by Clark, were garnered uff the
delivery of Beetle, Pendleton" pitcher.
Pilot Rock took a loosely played
gamo from Weston by th score, pf
10 to 2.
DAI) WELCH. HERO
Dad Welch frustrated the burtrlar-
4ing of Harden's Pool Hall in the
arly hours of Saturday morninir. af
ter the burglars had gained entrance
to Harden's building, after breaking
out a rear window. The robbers were
on the inside of the building when
they were frightei ed away by the ap
pearance of Welch at his back door
near by.The safe, which was un
locked hstr been explored, and Danera
from it were strewn over the floor.
Nothing was missed from the stock.
and it is presumed that the burglars
were scared away before thev had
time to loot any of the stock.
MOTOR KICKED BACK
According to a letter received thia
week by Mrs. Johns from her son,
Melville Johns, Jf sustained a fact
ure of the right wrist recently while
cranking a motor IruckJ The injury
will result in a suspension" oi his act
ivities for some time. Melville is em
ployed in a large lumber industry at
Ainambra, finding the outdoor life
beneficial to his health.
DISTRICT CONVENTION
A district convention of the Mia.
sionary societies of the rhrut;.
churches of Pendleton, Milton and
Athena will be held Mondav in an
all day meeting at the church in thia
city. An interesting program is to
be presented by the combined socie
ties, and lunch will bo served at noon
in the dining room.
SMITH HELD TO GRAND JURY
At his nreliminarv hearini? on th
charge of embezzlement before Judge
Richaids, Tuesday, C. F. Smith was
held to appear before the grand jry
under 300 bonds.