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Advertising The -ylthena Press circulates in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend he mm Notice If this notice is marked RED, it sig nifies that your Subscription expires with this issue. We will greatly ap preciate your renewal $3.00 per year Bntered at the Post Office at Athena. Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME XLIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 21. 1922. NUMBER 28 PIERCE AGAIN HAMMERS AT PROBLEM OF HIGH TAXES IN PORTLAND SPEECH Walter M. Pierce was the principal speaker before the open meeting of the Democratic club, held Saturday night in Portland, and presided over by Edgar Frees, president of the club Frees outlined the purposes of the club, declaring it intends to make act ive workers out of Oregon's young Democrats, and that within six weeks it will have an'active representative in every precinct in Multnomah coun ty. Other speakers at the meeting were Elton Watkins, Democratic nominee for the state senate, and Dr. C. J. Smith, state central committeeman. Pierce's evening address covered much the same ground as that of the afternoon. He gave striking instances of the constant increase in taxation in Oregon, and declared the time has come to call a halt. He compared the taxation of this state with several of the Middle Western states, showing that the burden here is excessive. "Piling up of bonds is where the real trouble comes," said the speaker. "For years this state was without bonds. Then in 1917 a body of men went up to Salem and urged a little matter of a $6,000,000 bond issue. That was five years ago, and now Oregon has passed to the heaviest bonded state in the union, considering wealth and population. These bonds sold way below par, but they have to be paid for at 100 cents on the dollar, besides the interest. "We may not be able to lighten the tax burden so very much but we can prevent its increasing, and we will. I charge no graft, for I don't know of any, but we have pair! too much for what we've got. "We have an excess of state offici als. There's an army of ".lerks at Sal em and an army of automobiles, and somebody has to pay for the gas and tires. We can consolidate many of our commissions and abolish others. I mean every word I say and want it to go into the record. "There are two lines of thought in this state today on the matter of get ting money to relieve the burden which the farmer has to cany He must get relief or he'll have to leave the farm. We must redistribute this burden or the Anglo-Saxon, farmer will be a thing of the past. "One of these thoughts is the in come tax, and I declare unequivocally that I'm for it. If that beats me for governor then let it, for 1 am for the income tax unalterably, If you don't juake the money you don't have to pay it; and if you do make the money you can well afford to pay the tax. "The other 11ns of thought U the business or sale) tax; but that even tually comes back on the ultimate consumer, and I'm simijly strength ened in my stand for thq Income tax." CAME FROM THE EAST TO SEE MOTHER'S GRAVE Thirty five years ago Mary Gibbons died in Athena, then Centerville, leav ing her husband, a small son, and a brother Pat Maxwell to mourn her loss. The body was laid to rest in the local cemetery, by N. A. Miller, who had but a few months before op ened his furniture store and under taking establishment. Sunday a man stopped his car on Main street and enquired for any resident who had lived here 30 years or longer. He was directed to Mr. Miller, who was standing near. The man introduced himself as J. J. Gib bons of Cheltenham, Pa., and inquired of Mr. Miller if he had known Mr. Maxwell, an uncle. Answering in the affirmative, the man from the east said he was the son of Mrs. Gibbons, and when Mr. Miller informed him that he also had known her and had buried both her and her brother, Pat Maxwell, the traveler was entirely overcome. He said he had come from the East for the sole purpose of visiting his mother's grave. He was but a small boy when his mother died. Mr. Miller accompanied Gibbons to the cemetery and in a little while the man's long-cherished desire was grat ified. Before leaving, Gibbons gave the undertaker $100 for the Cemetery Association fund, $15 for temporary upkeep of the grave and $5 contri bution for cemetery road improve ment. Thirty-five years wends back to pioneer days, and the small boy, leaving his mother's graveside, has seen much of the world since then. 3?ck in Cheltenham he is known as Father Gibbons, pastor of a Catholic parish. LUCILLE SMITH'S PARTY Miss Lucille Smith entertained a number of her friends at her home last Saturday evening. The evening was spent in music and games. Re freshments of ice cream and cookies. Those present were: Clara Wendell, Joyce Johnston, Inez Benefiel, Leola Benefiel. Ethel Praeger, Lucille Smith, Lois Smith, Charley Smith Ray Johnstqn, Robert Schneider, Mel vin Benefiel, Roy Varner. Billie Vr per, Grandyille Cannon, FUEL SHORTAGE The fuel shortage, growing out of the miner's strike is causing the annulmeit of trains and otherwise interfering with industry of the na tion. The Northern Pacific announ ccs the annulment of six trains out of Pasco, The local fuel situation will be somewhat alleviated by the cse of wood instead oi coai, snoura occasion demand, Certified Seed's Merits Clearly Demonstrated The great advantage in planting certified potato seed is illustrated by a field of potatoes belonging to Al Knight, near Mission station. Mr. Knight used eight tons of certified seed which he bought of W. L. Ray born, well known grower of Weston mountain. Last week his field was gone over by a state inspector, ac companied by Fred Bennion, county agent. After being thoroughly rogued out it showed a 97 percent stand, containing only one percent of all potato diseases combined. Oth er fields adjoining, where common seed had been planted, were found to be diseased to the extent of from 30 to 55 percent. Herein is an ob ject lesson which will probably not be lost upon Umatilla county spud men in the future. OUTSIDE STUDENTS WILL PAY MORE FOR TUITION Students whose homes are outside of the state of Oregon will hereafter have to pay a higher fee for educa tion obtained in either the Univer sity of Oregon or the Oregon Agri cultural College, as a result of ac tion taken at a meeting of a joint committee of the boards of regents. The existing rate of $60 a year for non-residents has been raised to $105, the same amount as is now charged in both the University of Washing ton and the University of California. The only exceptions to this are the students who have matriculated in the University under the old rate, who will continue at the rate through out their college courses; graduate students, who will pay no extra fee, since it is the policy of all institu tions of higher education to en courage exchange of advanced atu dents; and ex-service men, who will be held for only half of the new fee. It was the aim of the committee, as explained after the meeting at which the change was decided upon, to put the fees where they would not be prohibitive and at the same time would prevent such an overflow of non-resident students aa would tax the facilities and resources of the institutions, TIMBER FIRE RAGING Fire in the Oregon national forest section, starting at Herman crt'ek and running through the timber on a three mile front toward Hood River along the Columbia River Highway, sent every available fighter from the Port land district office of the forest ser vice. The fire was started Thursday bv a settler, it was announced by FIRE LOSS 25,000 Fire Saturday night dastroyed a block of wooden buildings In Dayton, Uf.,..l, .!,. ., Ln.l A fir.''. I.llft Tho fire orignlated in the Home Comfort I Forest Ranger Brown, who arrested barn and 15 head of horses were him and lodged him in Jail at noon burned before help came, A machine shop and garages eaught. Tho fire then crossed the street an4 burned the asphalt pavement. The entire I block was destroyed with exception of a brick building at. the corner. Insur ance covered not more than one-fourth of the losses. Stock Land Bank Doing Business Although in business only a month, says the Oregon Journal, the Oregon-Washington J6int Stock Land bank of Portland is closing more than $1,000,000 of 6 per cent farm loans. The flood of applications from farmers of Oregon and Wash ington shows that the federal farm loan act under which the joint stock land bank was created is proving ve ry popular with farmers. They are already beginning to realize the im mense benefit to accrue to them and to agriculture through this new method of financing that for the first time in history provides them with long time, cheap money. The Oregon-Washington bank is the first joint stock land bank to op erate in the Pacific Northwest and an analysis of its loan applications gives the first opportunity to ascertain the purpose for which the farmers desire money and shows their views of the federal land bank act. Thus far the overwhelming ncmber of applicants have stated that they desire to serure loans to refund existing high inter est bearing mortgages. A strong mi nority are seeking additional funds for improvements, however. The division of the applications in to groups shows that the wheat rais ers of Eastern Oregon and Washing ton lead both in the number of appli cations made and the amount of loans desired. The stock men are second, with alfalfa raisers third and fruit growers fourth. The average loan made thus far is $18,000. "There is no doubt but that the joint stock land bank system is des tined to play an all important part in financing our farms," said Robert E. Smith, president of both the Oregon-Washington Stock Land Bank and the Lumbermens Trust company bank. "The farmers are very enthii siactic over the plan, which for the first time in history gives them cheap money and up to 33 years to repay it. "Any number of farmers have told us that 6 per cent money means a difference between profit and loss to them, and the long term loan will make it extremely easy for them to carry on operations and meet their obligations promptly. The fact that borrowers have to pay no bonus or commission for their loan under the federal act is meeting with universal approval." MILTON MILL IS BUSY The Milton box factory is running full capacity, working two shifts and has shipped 45 carloads so far this season, averaging a car a day to Yak ima and other fruit sections. More than 50 people are employed in the factory, Autos Crash Together At a Bad Weston Crossing Two automobiles collided Tuesday afternoon at a dangerous crossing on the state highway near the J. M. Banister place in the lower end of Weston. Both were badly wrecked. One of the machines, a touring car, was driven by Mrs. George B. Can. michael, and besides Mrs. Carmichael and her baby contained Mrs. Marion O'Harra, Mrs. Morrisette and child and Miss Amy O'Harra. The other was a new Buick roadster, owned and driven by William J. Hall, com missioner of the department of pub lic works, r ise, Idaho. Although the two earn c '-.?d together with a terrific impact, the occupants all escaped with a few minor cuts and bruises. ' , A WHIRLING RECEPTION Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Emmel and Mrs. Rabb, who left Athena July 3rd, by auto for Newton, Iowa, where Mr. Emmel will open a J. C. Penney store, were met with the whirling reception attendant with periodical visitation of an Iowa tornado. The party arrived at Newton Friday, and Sunday the "tail end" of a "twister' struck New ton, after having toyed with Boone, Ames, Colfax and Oskalcosa in a playful manner, uprooting tree.?, lev eling buildings to the ground with a resultant loss of thousands of dollars. The home town of the writer, Grin nell, 22 miles east of Newton, was visited by a cyclone in 1832 in which 44 people were killed or died as re sult of the storm, and he can fully appreciate the introduction given our Athena friends to an Iowa twister. BROTHER OF MURDERED MALLETT GIRL CORRECTS EARLY NEWSPAPER REPORTS DEGION CONVENTION AT THE DALLES NEXT WEEK The tri-conventions of the Amer ican Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary and La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux will be held in The Dalles Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week. Glen Dudley who is chairman of committe on rules will attend, leaving here Wednesday next. Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McFadden also will attend the convention. Those going to the convetnion will meet at Hermiston, Wednesday morning, the Umatilla county cars going in cara van to The Dalles. Thursday the day will be given ov er to La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux which to the Legion is much the same as is the Dokies to the Knights of Pythias order. It is quite a distinction to hold membership in the Societe, and only live wires in Legion organization and endeavor can hope to secure the coveted honor. Registrations are already beginn ing to pile up at The Dalles for at tendance at the fourth annual con vention, when 2,000 men and women are expected to forgather to enjoy the hospitality of Wasco county. RICHARDS BUYING GRAIN Its "natural for an old dog to do old tricks," is an old saw which may be aptly applied to B. B. Richards After being out of the grain-buying business for a number of years, Bert again comes to bat, this time for the Northern Grain and Warehouse com pany. He has opened offices in the company warehouse, located on the Northern Pacific tracks on lower Main street. Bert wants a share of the grain business, and would appre iate a visit from his farmer friends. COOLER WEATHER With a south-west wind, the hot wave of the week was tempered with coolness yesterday morning, much to the delight of the harvesters and everyone else. SPUDS NEED RAIN The potato crop on the mountain ranches is in serious need of rain, and does also the spring sown grain of that district. N. P. TRAINS ANNULLED After July 19, train No. 351 is discontinued and on and after July 20 No. 352 is discontinued between Walla Walla and Pasco. On and after July 19, No. 347 leaves Pasco atj seven instead of 3:50 a.m. On and after July 19, No. 355 and No. 356 are discontinued between Pas co and Pendleton. No. 390 and No. 350 will be mixed trains, and No. 349 will be made up and leave pass enger station at Pasco. HIGHWAY SIGNS TARGET R. H, Baldack, division engineer for the state highway department, has announced that steps are now being taken to remove aU signs along the highways of the state vyhich dq not conforpi with the law, Besides mar ring the scenic beauty of the rqad, they are a distinct menace tq safe ty, the engineer declared, HARVEST UNDER WAY Harvest operations are well under wav in this section, many machines having started up this week. Other machines will begin operations Mon day, so that next week will, see grain cutting full blast. General indica tions point to an average crop of grain, although quality is "pinched" in varied degree. Some fields are getting by with small damage from hot winds of several weeks ago, while others show the effects consid erably more. Thirty to forty-five bushels per ace seems to be the yield. . FREEWATER SHIPS BEANS Over 20,800 pounds of beans have been shipped out of Freewater since July 4 over the Walla Walla Valley Railroad company's tracks alone. Fif teen cents per pound fqr &46 pounds was received by the first shipper, Fred McElratk of Ferndala. The beans art now aelling at cents per pound and are for the most part be ing shipped to Seattle and other coast! points. 77 JN LA GRAfiDE SHOPS Seventy-seven men are working in the O. W. R. & N. shops at La Grande, according to announcement by the division offices. These men are at work in three shifts. Strikers declare that a large part of the force working now is composed of un skilled labor. . THE ROUND-UP The Pendleton Round-Up that un surpassed out-door drama with its Indians, cowboys, cowgirls and plains men, its wild steers, bucking bronks and fleet-footed horses will again thrill thousands at the 1922 show, September 21, 22 and 23. The Round-Up, city is once more making preparations for the big show. EDITORIAL CONVENTION Clark Wood will represent the Wes ton Leader and the Athena Press at the convention of the Oregon State Editorial Association at Corvallis to day and tamerrew, The editor will visit one of the beach resorts in search of pleasure and recreation af ter the convention. River n I "7Z 7Z ' : 777"" I n I ho vmurmner After IU J (loM'W SAID HE H.ert.1 t.T-:;, .:.,-.,-wivllw---;-''- - - - -. . . 1 1 I HERE WITH AFGHAN BEAUTY Red-Haired Huntress Arrlvea From Asia in Company of Retired Brit ish Army Officer. When the White Star liner Adri atic arrived here recently from a tour of Mediterranean ports there was on board one I'erclval M. Fielding, a re tired army captain of London, and Tazldah, the beautiful, said a recent Issue of the New York Tribune. It was In the hills of Afghanistan that the captain first met Tazldah. She was chasing ii gazelle over the snow covered hills. Her red hair streamed behind lier in the breeze. Her easy grace attracted the attention of the captain. Later he came to know her better, lie gave her sweetmeats. From tlint time on they were Inseparable. Be fore long It was a common sight at the Inn to see the captain smoking his pipe with one hand and stroking Tuzl dah's lovely red hair with the other. When the captain left the hills of Af ghanistan Tazldah went with him. Tazldah had unusually large feet, but In her own country no one ever thought of them In any other than an admiring way. They were hunters, those people, and Tazldah was a hunt ress. Her feet were of Invaluable service to her In pursuing ga zelles. Being as they were, big and flat, they acted as snowshoes. They had been big from the day of her birth, and were looked upon by her country men as a rare Inheritance. Tazldah stood on deck, rejoicing In the sloppy weather. To be sure, the snow was more diluted than thnt to which she had been accustomed. But It was snow, and thnt wni the main thing. She yeurned for the sight of a gazelle. "Are you going to enter In the dog showV" some one asked the captain. "I don't think so," he replied. "But she's rare dog and fast on her feet. Kb! Oh, flic's an Afghan gazelle hound," Original reports oncerning the de tails of the murder of Miss Alice Mal lett, former Oregon woman, and Nor mal student at Weston in Jackson, Mich., were incorrect in several re pects according to a statement made by Harold Mallett, brother of the slain woman which was published by the Ontario Argus. Mallett went to Jack son to investigate. The statement: "As the public has been wrongly in formed in a measure regarding the manner in which my sister, Alice Mal lett, met death at Jackson, Mich., on June 8, I desire to explain how the newspapers came to give an incorrect report, and to make plain the facts as I learned them in Jackson from those whose authority cannot be questioned. "Owing to the fact that the police found it necessary to withhold from the press and the public for a num ber of hours any information regard ing the nature of the slaying, false impressions grew out of rumor and excited speculation, giving rise to sen sational newspaper stories which, as usual such cases, once started could not be suppressed. "I wish to state that my sister's death, terrible though it was, came instantly, and as a result of a blow upon the head dealt from the rear. She was returning from spending the evening with a friend who had ac companied her within a few blocks of her home, leaving her at 10:10 There was no violence and no assualt. Peo ple sitting on their porches directly across the street from the scene at the time testified that no outcry was heard, and that there was no sound of any disturbance. Robbery was the motive, and it was the finding of my sister's pocketbook in the possession of the ex-convict which led to his arrest. It had been hastily torn apart , but still contained several easily iden tified articles. "The body was carried, evidently by two persons, from the Bidewalk where the deed waB committed, and placed upon a lawn a few feet dis tant, left undisturbed, clothing intact, and the body was not mutilated in any way. "To substantiate the above, I have in my possession signed statements from the state detective, as well as from the physician who examined the body. "As to the report of mob violence, I shall be frank in saying that it was my desire to see the wretch who com mitted the atrocious deed, lynched or burned at the stake, as it was that of the mob of over 7000 who gathered at the Jackson jail after the arrest of Straub. However, it may be bet ter that the law took its course, since upon the estimony of this man rests the means of apprehending his ac complice. As the public knows, Straub has been convicted and sentenced to solitary confinement with hard labor for life, in the Marquette prison." STANDARD PICTURES Hoot Gibson will be seen in "The Fire Eater" at the Standard Theatre tomorrow night This is one of Gib sons very best big western pictures and the favorite cowboy actor will be seen at his very beat. "Trial of tha Wolf" an International News will be on the program also. Sunday night Wanda Hawley in "Eden and Return" will make pleasant entertainment for Movie fans who enjoy good clean comedy dramas. Pathe Review and comedy complete the program. DR. FROOM TO RETURN A letter from Dr. A. C. Froom, who with his wife and Mr. Abercrombie, has been on a ranch in Alberta for several months, announces that he will return to Athena about August 16 to resume the practice of dentistry Dr. Froom say they are well pleased Obesity Undesirable. Are you fat? He on your guard If you are. Doctor Joslln of lioston has ... Alh.ptl. .d fi.hinB. ig .Dledid. The season was late hut now all is .. . .. -win . , ... ..... u, ....... I. Mil.... 1 7fl ntwl I hirin.r !l 077 THERE were 6,250 similar accidents during tne year trau in me vwwu bu.ic, ...... "" TT". n.r. nd m increased number during 1921. When statistics are available for November 10J1 It will show that month as being one of the worat In .udprjr. Wt U about time automol.lllsts were coming to a realization of U neoessitv for stopping before proceeding over railroad grade crossings, not only for the safety of themselves hut also ...... u..n ii,v h. in ti.olr hnmln. na well as DeraoM on trains. The great iiunilier of ai VCCulMUia Ul men uni ...to ...v, ..m.w ... ...... , . . ' , - . . . , ,,,, tldents occurring would Indicate thnt travelers on public nignways mwjuuge me spec., ira.u, u .... .... . . .. t. Hi tho tact that iiuininnbiles DMMM over tTvMlngJ alter inem in ooin nirecuon. amuy hiaiu.-i.io 3 - - gathered striking statistics that allow an undeniable association uf obesity ami diabetes, the condition In which augur, the most common of food fuels, is not properly metabolized or storeil la the body. There are In this country alone more than half u million dia betics. "The penalty of taking too much alcohol Is well known, and a drunkard Is looked upon with pity or contempt," soys Doctor Josllii, "Iture- ly, persona who become fat deserve pity, because of a real tendency to put on weight despite moderate eating, but ,.f . I. ,.,,!.! I... i I ..... I It. verdant, and the soil is very produc tive. Mrs. Froom and son remain in town, while the doctor and Mr. Aber crombie live in a tent on the ranch, a house not having yet been constructed. h..,.i In tw.tli atrm-flnnil M:.nv a train passes without knowing whether or not another train Is coming In the opposite direction. i . MTOP, LOOK AND LISTEN for trains on all track before attempting u crone. BIG BEND CROP SHORT The Big Bend will harvest a much smaller crop than a year ago, when it eclipsed all previous high produc- t i..m rRcnrHq. It will show a cron i. ii T 32" ' I , "".rr this year that wil not be far from nolle. In OttO cases out of l.wuo be- , ... . .t . . lag fat implies tW IKh food or too ! norma1' althouKh th 10UtpUt lf little eierelse, or both combined." I urally mo8t disappointing tp tho av- gclehta Service I erage producer of that territory.