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Advertising; The o4thena Press circulates in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend 'ttm Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter 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 VOLUME XLIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 9, 1922. NUMBER 22 Knights of Pythias and the Baptist Celebration With preliminary preparations for celebrating the Fourth of July in Athena with a picnic and program in the City Park, the Knights of Pythias lodges of Umatilla county have the arrangements well in hand. Each Pythian lodge in the county l.as its individual committeemen who will cooperate with other Pythian lodge committees in all- details per taining to the celebration. Band and orchestra music have been arranged for and the sports program will prove to be an interesting one. Prominent speakers will be engaged for the occasion, and in the evening a dance will be held at Legion Hall. The .Standard Theatre will offer a good picture, and the theatre will play to audiences from 11 a. m. to 11 p. m., continuously. In connection with Knights of Pyth ias, the Baptist Sunday schools of the county will hold their annual pic nic at the City Park, and will partici pate in the program of the day Com mittees from the Pythians and the Baptists will meet at Pendleton Mon day evening and arrange for the pio gram. The Pythians have secured tho t-er- vices of the Milton-Freewater bam! of 25 pieces to furii.'fh music for the celebration and Hon. Walter M. Pierce, democratic nominee for govtr nor, will be the principal orator. The Dokie patrol of Walla Walla will put on a street parade and in the evening will have charge of the K. of P. dance at Legion Hall. WHEAT GROWERS WILL MEET NEXT MONDAY AT ATHENA The prices to be returned to mem bers of the Oregon Grain Growers who had wheat in the 1921 pool of the organization will be tentatively announced X a meeting to be held at Athena, June 12, 2-00 p. m. George C. Jewett, general manager of the Northwest Wheat Growers Associa ted, will make the figures public and in addition will offer a detailed ac count of the operations of the associa tion during the past year, including a catalog of the expenses of the far mers' organization. Mr. Jewett has just returned from an extended tour of the northwestern and middlewestern wheat producing states where organizations similar to the Northwest Wheat Growers are being established. The Northwest Associated, which sells the wheat pooled by the Oiegon Cooperative Grain Growers, has just made ar rangements to handle a pool of about 10,000,000 bushels for wheat produ cers of North Dakota. The meeting at Athena will be open to all wheat producers whether or not members of the Oregon associa tion, as well as to business and prof essional men of Umatilla count. CIVIC CLUB MEETING HELD TUESDAY AFTERNOON An interesting meeting of the Civic club was held Tuesday afternoon, when the principal feature of the business session was the report of Mrs. C. M. Eager, delegate to the State Convention of Federated clubs at Tillamook last week. Mrs. Eager's report was a comprehensive one, and was received with marked interest. Discussion of various matters was held, and a decision as to whether the club would dispense refreshments at the coming K. of P. picnic on July 4th, was postponed until the next meeting, June 20. when it is hoped a larger representation of the mem bership will be present. Mrs. E. C. Rogers led the regular program which was scheduled as a Magazine Round Table, with a paper on the Radio, and a general discuss ion of magazines and their writers was held. Mrs. R. A. Thompson and Mrs. Samuel Haworth served delic ious refreshments oi sherbet and confections. MILTON'S STRAWBERRY DAY On next T jesday, June 13, Mi'ton wil! be hostess to all of Umatilia county and a part of Walla Walla county, when she will entertain the multitudes at her annual Strawberry' Day. Milton has long ago made an enviable name for herself in her generous hospitality on the days she has set apart nnd crowned the luscious strawberry the queen of fruits. On next Tuesday nothing will be cnnd wanting in the way of hospitalily or entertainment for all who attend, and a cordial invitation has gone out to everybody t constitute himself a committee of one to be there. VETERANS BUREAU ACTIVITY IN ATHENA NEXT WEEK For the purpose of having every ex-servicp man in Athena protected by Government Insurance, an inten sive drive to secure applications for veterans' insurance amounting to at least $50,000 will be held here June 12 to 17, inclusive, according to Ken neth L. Cooper, manager of the United States Veterans' Bureau at Portland. This amount, if secured, will help swell the state's insurance total, the goal to be striven for being $2,000, 000, he stated. The campaign is lim ited to the Pacific Northwest Dis trict of the Veterans' Bureau and it is expected that more than $5,000,000 in War Risk Insurance will be rein stated or converted by veterans dur ing the week beginning June 12. American Legion Posts throughout the entire District are planning to cooperate actively in making the drive a success. Norman W. F.ngle of Seattle, Northwest Representative of the National organization of the Legion has sent communications to many of the posts urcinc them to form drive committees to help cprry on the campaign. He stated that service men nf Athena may make amplication fo:.- the Government Insurance either through the local post and the State Depart ment of the Legion or the U. S. Veterans' Bureau in Portland. Inland Empire Farmers First As a result of recommendations made by Dr. C. J. Smith, formerly of Pendleton, and vice-president of the Oregon-Washington joint stock land bank, farmers of the Umatilla :.nd Walla Walla districts will be the l'rst to benefit fram the six per cent loans now available, says the Pendleton Tribune. Announcement has iust been mode that the Oregon-Washington joint !nd bank of Portland will send a federal appraiser to this reeion immediately and will make the loans as rapidly as appraisals, can be made and approved. Action in this connection follows the recent decision of the Unied States supremt court affirming che constitutionality of the act creating joint stock land banks. Under the law the banks made loans at six per cent covering a 33 year period. No brokerage hocuses or commissions for making the loan are made. The borrower pavs inter est and a ve-y small part on the pt.n- cipal each year and by this means ex tinguishes the loan bv maturity. If desired, however, he can pay the whole or part of the principal on or after five years. The Oregon-Washineton ioint stock land bank is the first organized In the Paufie northwest. It will loan n ore than $4,000,000 to che farmers of .he two northwestern states. Robert. E. Smith, president of the Lumberman's Trust company of Portland is pi si dent also of the joint lend bank and Dr. C. J. Smith is a vice-presi'i?nt, and Hi A. E'y secretary. The home office of the bank is at Broadway ind Oak streets, Portland. Soldier Hospital At Walla Walla SANFORD STONJ' OUT; DICKEY WEARS THE STAR Sanford Stone, after the reditu- meeting of the council Monday ni?l t, doffed the city marshal's star, since which time that emblem of authority has been worn by Charles Dicky, v ho is serving as marshal temporarily As yet, Mayor Barrett has not made an appointment n a candidate for' the office, to be confirmed by tie council. It is understood that at least three men ar available for the position, and that either Mr. Dicky, Bert Taylor or Lou Kretzer may he named for the office. It is known that the office has boei, entailing entirely to much etuMise to the city, and wntn extra wort: for the month of April totaled over $100, the camel's back naoped under the straw, so to speak. WON GAME; 1 TO O John Shick, old-time Athena pitcher who is stopping in town with rela tives, stepped up to Prescott Sunday and pitched the ball team of that town to 1 to 0 victory. SMALL CROWD DANCED A small crowd attended the dance at Legion Hall Saturday nieht. :?iv- en by the Tau Delt orchestra of Vl it- man college. The U. S. Veterans hospital at Fort Walia Walla the "heilth university" fur tubercular ex-strvice men was opened for inspection by the public Sunday afternoon, and cVse to 1200 people visited the institution. A program of speaking was given from a otand erected near one end of the parade grounds. The hosyiial, however, waj opened durintr the time of the speaking in order that all might visit the buildings before they were closed at 5 o'clock. Dr. S. B. L. Penrose, speakine of the relationship between the com munity and the hospital, said there were two things to do, to religiously and swiftly obey the regulations that will be promulgated at the fort, nnd to urge others to do so, and to maim tain a simple and warmhearted fpirit of friendship. The ground at the fort once consecrated to war is i ow dedicated to peace, he declared. He urged the people nit to think in terns of what the hosp'tal means in dol lars and cents but in terms of what the community can do to help. Statements made by some of the speakers were that the institution would in all probability be one of the largest tubercular hospitals in the country. It was tlso stated that it was equal to any similar hospital in the United States and that condi tions here were ideal for tht treat ment of the ex-service men whose htalth was broken down, The public was taken throueh the portions of the hospital not in usi by patients. Nurses and attendants were stationed about the buildings and ex plained different mutters to the vis itors. The public was admitted to parts of the ambulant, semi-ambulant and other buildings The new construction and renndtl- ing at the icirtr eost about $450,000. The hospital can handle about 250 cases. Only a fraction of this number are here now but others are being sent here rap'.dly. As Dr. Carter ex plained, general cises are sent to Boise hospital, mental cases t ) the Tacoma hospital and the tubercular cases to Walla Walla. Before the program the penitent iarv band played and it also played after" the exercises in recreational hall. Boy scouts helped direct the visitors about the grounds and battery A handled the traffic, Redemption of the Victory Note The Secretary of the Treasury has called attention to the fact that all 3 percent Victory Notes, pursuant tothe notice given February 9, 1 122, have been called for redemption on June 15, 1922, and that interest on the i per cent Victory Notes will there fore cease on that date. As announ ced on February 9, 1922, the Treas ury is prepared to redeem any of the 3 per cent Victory Notes before June 15, 1922, at the option of the holder, at nar and accrued interest to the date c optional redemption. In calling the ?"l per cent Victory Notes for redemption on June 15 next (nearly a year before their maturity on May 20, 1923,) the Government is exercising the following option re served in Treasury Department Cir cular No. 138, announcing and pre scribing the tertns under which the Victory Liberty Loan was offered on April 21, 1919: The Notes (Victorvl may he re. deemed, at the option of the United States, under such rules and regula tions as the Secretary of the Treas ury may prescribe, on Juno 15 nr December 15, 1922, in whole or in part, as to either or both series, at par and accrued ii.terest. on fnnr months' notice of redemption given in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. In view of the forec-nintr. it ho. hooves all owners or holders of out standing 3 ner cent Victory Nntoa to present them for redemption not later than the middle of June, 1922, because these Notes will not earn ;ny interest after that date. Redemption can be effected through any bank or trust company in the Twelfth Foder. al Reserve District, or by direct ap plication to the Federal Reserve Bank oi san Francisco or its branches at Lob Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Spo kane and Salt Lake City. It will likewise be advantageous for the publi ; to '. now that they can invest the pioceeds of these redemp tions (up to $4000 cash) profitably and with equal safety in not exceed PILOT ROCK PICNIC The community picnic held at Pi lot Rock, Saturday, was largely at tended and it rousing big time was enjoyed by all present. Walter M. Pierce, democratic candidate for gov ernor, was the pr.icipal sneaker of the day. An interesting program, in cluding baseball and sports, was given. ings Certificates. BRIDGE STILL OUT Numerous compl lints are beine l ee- istered against the state hicliwav commission for its inaction in replac ing the bridge washed out bv "rlv spring floods in tho vicinity of Hava na station on the hard surfaced 'road. CENTRAL COMMITTEE It ia said that at a recent meetimr of the Republican County Central Committee at which the annual elect ion of officers took place, the Ku Klux wing of the party ruled by five votes majority. Officers nf rho new county central committee are, A. G. Hall, Milton, chairman; Joseph K. Parks, Pendleton, secretary; L. C. Arteburn, Pendleton, treasurer; O. H. Reeder, Athena, Congressional com mitteeman; E. B. Casteel, Pilot Rock, state committeeman. BAD SMASHUP OF AUTOMOBILES IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON THE HIGHWAY RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURY TO ONE DEATH OF ROY BAKER VETERAN OF WORLD WAR The followin? concerning tho dont.h of Roy Baker, son of Rev. D. E. Ba ker, former pastor of the Bantist church in Athena, is taken from a Steptoe, WaBh., newspaper. Koy Bartlett Baker, ae-ed 25 veura and an overseas veteran of Comnanv F, 18th railway engineers, died Thurs day morning at the home of his par ents, the Rev. and Mrs. D. E. Baker, at Steptoe. A short funeral seiice in charge nf the Rev. W. P. Osgood and with Codd-French post of the American Legion assisting, will he held at the Burning undertaking par lors Friday afternoon and the l dy ' will be taken to Portland on the nirht. train for burial. The young man is survived bv his Wife, to whom he was married ho fore he volunteered for service Vith he engineers, his Darents. who hnvo lived in Steptoe since April, when they came from Montana, and broth ers and sisters an follows: Mrs. O. L. Litsinger of Los Angeles, J. Al bert Baker of Hoquiam, Mrs. J. R. faurie of Norfolk. Va.. Mrs. W A King of Seattle and Bryce W. Baker of Athena, Oregon. He was a member of the Veter ans of Foreign Wars and hud 1 .Bun confined to his bed for more than a year with tuberculosis, which was attributed to exposure while in enny service. A Buick roadster, driven by Jick Burns, traveling salesman, and a Ford driven by Mr. Calvin of Toledo, Wash., collided headon with terrific force on the highway south of town, Tuesday afternoon, with the result that Mr. Calvin's neice, a teacher in the Gold cndale, Wash., schools, was seriously injured, and is in a Walla Walla hos pital with a broken hip. Calvin and his wife are at the St.. Nichols hotel in Athena, and were bruised and shaken up by the acci dent. Two children of the Calvina are ill from the shock. The machines were badly wrecked, the front end of the Ford was C7nm. pled up and the top demolished. The occupants of this car were under neath the machine when Clint Hnl- comb and his hired man arrived on the scene. Roy i'aley of Pendleton, brought the injured family to llr Sharp's office, ant1, later Miller's r.m- ouiance conveyed Mrs. Calvin to Wal ia Walla. The collision occurred in the center of the highway, a".o there are ditfer ent opinions expressed as to how It took place. Track3 made by machines would indicate that neither driver saw the other in time to avert the acci dent or that both became rattled in trying to avoid the other. The Buick probably running at a higher rate of speed, struck the Ford hand side in front, which would indi cate that the Ford was on the wrenjj side of the road. A MISSIONARY T'WSTITittw OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES A district Institute nf tho Mia.i ary societies of the Ohrlatinn eV.rk. of Athena, Milton and Pendleton was neld Monday in the basement rooms of the church here, an nil Hv o.o ing $5000 maturity value of the New !lon Tntr held- Twenty-five ladies Issue of 414 ner cent Treasury So v. Irom en"ton and about the same FOURTH OF JULY POSTERS Umatilla county will be plastered with large attractive posters announc ing the Knights of Pythias Fourth of July celebration in Athena. Orders for the posters have been nlacod with an Eastern printing company for the posters and advertising matter. APPLICATION TIME EXTENDED The time for applications for at tendance at the citizen's Military 'Jamp at Camp Lewis from July 27 to August 25. has been extended from May 31st to the early part of June. This is found necessary as the Ore gon and Washington quotas have not been reached. Cee CROPS NEED RAIN Growing grain crops are badly in teed of rain in the light soil farming districts of Umatilla county. Nearer the foothills, the crops are withstand ing the dry weather very well, ex cept in cases where reseeding was done this spring, In the basin dis trict northwest of'Athena, there will be practically no grain harvested, un less rain comes in the near future, so it is reported later, raining today. ALFALFA HAY CROP The first catting of the alfalfa hay crop of this section is almost ready for the sieklo The crop promis to be an average one. HAD SOME FUN, ANYWAY J. E. Jones and Ike Davidson, Ath ena hunters, were out gunning for bear a few days ago in Hager can yon on the Umatilla, having pre viously located an old bear and two cubs. They found that Seth Hyatt and John linger had "beat them to it" the evening before and killed all three of the animals. The hunt was not uneventful, however. The two disappointed nimrods saw a re markably big cougar come out of the brush about 500 yards away. As it broke cover they commenced shooting and the surprised beast came plung ing down the hillside in a series of long leaps. The distance was too great for accuracy, however, and the cougar escaped into the brush ag.iin without damage from the bullets ATHENA FURNISHES PLAYERS Athena has been without baseball this season, although she is furr-sh-ing players to other towns having independent schedules for games. Fans predict revival next sp.ir.g. , ., U,. . 3K ..' II " IPS. ir (VNEU4 WELL, 1 . If aj 1 1 lISSI ' ft iff y?B.v tP number from Milton co-nnernfod with the society here. The mornine session n Ind ..in. devotional services by Mrs. F. E. Rus sell, and closed with fill Hill I !;- Kir Mrs. Ward Swope of Portland, state secretary. The meetimr was nrociooH over by Mrs. Rice of Milton. Dev otional for afternoon was led by Mrs. Ortis D. Harris of Milton, who also led in the musical program. Helpful and instructive talks were given by many of the visiting ladies, closing with another splendid address hv Mr Swope. The rooms were decorated in rnroa and iris, and a eore-eous hnnnnt nf peonies contributed by the ladies from Milton. A bountiful luncheon was served at noon, about fifty persons being seated at the tables. Next year the Institute will be held at Mton. S, CpfV TO' liriff ISH COLUMBIA W. E. Havnic. Rev. E. R. .Tnh Isaac Davidson, Joe Clemons antl Mr. left early Tuesday .morning onfcisHrrip bytcjnobilq to Brit ish ColumbiatTrince George liuim IIIT nhjortwis eeiut: The party goes with the intention of ultimately securing farming lands, should conditions nrrve favorable. BOY SCOUTS ON FIRST HIKE WEDNESDAY MORNING WEEDS BURNED WITH OIL A weed burner has been at work thiB week on the right of way of the Washington division of the O. W- R- UN. ihe weeds are burned by a machine drawn by a locomotive. Oil is used in burning snrav form and all weed growth is effectively des troyed. CONCRETE WORKERS Hiram Knieht and sons, nssiaierl luoy Bert laylor, have been engaged Wrfor several days inlayingConcrete maewaiKS lor inth streetVproperty owners. Mr. Knight, who gives sat isfaction in concrete work, is hnvinir a good run of business in his line at the present time. ikX RIVER ATTRACTS CROWDS : rNunday the we ither was warm enougn to drive pleasure-seekers to river camps and to Bineham Snrinira where a large crowd enjoyed the day out oi doors. MISS KEEN IN RECITAL Monday evenincr in the Whiti ...n college chapel occurred the iunmt re. cital of Miss Zola Keen, pianist, and Miss Elizabeth Jones, soprano. As Early Wednesday morning the Athena Troop of Boy Scouts started on their first hike, under command of Scoutmaster Stephens. Two pa trols wended their way to Pine Creek, above the Weston dam, where they spent the day. The troop was halted at the cross ing, where breakfact was cooked ov er campfires, and then proceeded on its destination. Noon mess Wfla onel-orl and served and the afternoon . spent in outdoor recreation. The troopers stocd the hike in fine shape, and Scoutmastor Stephens is already planning an over night hike to the Umatilla river, where the first real night camp of the troop will be made, returning home next day. La ter a long camping trip will planned. be MISS GLADYS SMITH A BRIDE Miss Gladvs Smith ond Mr ruit,,i Daue were united in marriage Satur day morning, June 3, at the First Presbyterian Church Rev. Harold Leonard Bowman. The ring ceremony was used. The bride was attended by Miss Alta Russell, a recent O. A. C. graduate, and Mr. Theodore Black, a fraternity of the groom, served as best man. The bride wore a suit nf mi,lnii,t blue tricotine and small tailored hat and carried a shower bouauet of white sweet peas and bride roses. She is a charming and popular Wes ton girl, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Smith. She is a trrflilitao of Weston High school, class of 1917, ana was prominent in the school's so cial and athletic activities, oorninn. her letter as a member of the basket ball team. In recent months she had been a resident of Salem, whore ho held a responsible clerical position. ine bridal party were entertained at luncheon at The Bohemian hv n. bride's mother, after the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Daue will make their home in Eugene. THE PIONEERS' REUNION Today and tomorrow Weston will entertain in large crowds in attend ance to the annual Pioneers' ficun ion. A splendid program has lien arranged for both days of the big picnic, and today has been designated as Pendleton day. Tomorrow, while not having been technically set aside as Athena Day, will be about that nevertheless, Ar about all of Athnna will move "over the hill" in the morn ing, to spend the day with the nion-eers. IRRIGATION DECISION A decisio.i of the superior court at Walla Walla is that water may ho taken for irrigation as a public wc- essity. The ruling is extremely lm . v,,, .,v i u i . 1 1 . id cf.itMH!MV im SlSting on the program was Walter portant in el! sections where irnga- Mimllaf i ...... ,.:.,t mi t . .... ""v,,w U1B"' ; non is practiced.