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Advertising The tXthena Press circulates in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend &themi Notice ! If this notice is marked RED, it Big nines that your Subscription expires with this issue. We . will greatly ap preciate your renewal $2.00 per year Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME XLHI. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1322. NUMBER 37 BRITISH PREPARE TO DEFEND DARDANELLES England Ready to Fight Tur key Over Freedom of Straits. London. Large British forces with heavy artillery have been landed at strategic points In the Dardanelles, prepared for any eventuality. Great Britain Is prepared to fight to maintain the freedom ot the Dar danelles. The Near Eastern crisis has given rise to fears that the Turkish national ists might turn from their successes over the Greeks to attack the neutral tone around Constantinople. With this In mind, Great Britain Is reinforcing her troops In Constanti nople and has ordered the Mediter ranean fleet to oppose by every means any infraction of the neutral zone or any attempt by the Turks to cross over to Europe. Great Britain also has Invited Greece, Roumanla, Jugoslavia and the British dominions to give their assistance in this, If necessary. France and Italy are said to agree with Great Britain on the necessity of maintain ing the neutrality ot the straits. The British government holds that If the allies were driven from Con stantinople by the forces of Mustapha Kemal Pasha It would be an event of the most disastrous character, pro ducing far-reaching reactions, not Only throughout all the Moslem coun tries, but throughout all the states de feated In the late war, who would be profoundly encouraged by the spec tacle of the undreamed of successes which have attended the efforts of the comparatively weak Turkish forces. Moreover, the reappearance of the victorious Turks on the European shore would. It Is held, provoke a situ ation of the gravest character through out the Balkans and very likely lead to bloodshed on a large scale in re gions already cruelly devastated. :: SMYRNA IS VAST TOMB OF ASHES Smyrna. Smyrna, which the Turks have called the eye of Asia, is a vast sepulchre of ashes. Only the shatter ed walls of 25,000 homes and the barred bodies of countless victims jaain to tell a story of death and destruction unexampled In modern his tory. . . i . No effort has been made by the Turks to remove the dead and dying. The streets are full of the bodies of those who sought to escape, for the most part women and children. Every building In the Armenian quarter has been burned, with the dead lying about. The bay, which covers an area of BO acres, still car ries on its surface the remnants of those who were massacred or sought to escape the ruthlessness of the foe. On the water front crouch thou sands of survivors who fear death in another form at the hands of the sol diery; there are no boats to take them off. MUSTAPHA , SEEKS ALLIES Kussians and Bulgars May Join Hands With Turk. London. With the allies standing firmly together in opposition to sur render of Constantinople, the Turkish nationalist leader, Mustapha Kemal, was reported endeavoring to line up allies and possibly precipitate another great way. Agents of Mustapha are in Sofia conferring with Bulgarian cabinet chiefs regarding a Turklsh-Bulgar alliance. Russian troops In the Cau casus are reported; to be concentrat ing to aid Mustapha, but this Is not confirmed. Greeks, Serbs and Rumanians are Increasingly apprehensive at Bulgar ian military activity along the Tras cian border and the official press of these nations openly threaten drastic action unless these warlike actions are discontinued. SPECIALIZE ON CHINCH BUGS Particular Reason Why Farmers Should Act to Protect the Bob white Quail From Hunters. Every shot fired this season at the bobwhltes that are wintering in your llflds is a shot at your pocketbook, says Farm and Ranch. Quails de stroy millions of hibernating bugs that would otherwise awake In the spring to fall hungrily upon the product of field and garden. "While you light the chinch bug, redouble your efforts to Increase bob white quails," says A. C. Burlll of the Missouri College of Agriculture. "They are sold to eat from 600 to 1,000 chinches at a meal, and their 8tomaclis crave another meal every two hours. At least, this is the usual rate of digestion In most Insect-eating lilrds. Quails are the only wild birds which specialize on chinch bugs In the winter season." To protect the bobwhite the most effective plan is for several farmers co-operatively to publish a notice in the county papers forbidding hunters to shoot quails on their premises. This lias been done successfully In several Missouri communities. Many county papers are running such no tices properly drawn up by a lawyer ami kept standing In the paper throughout the hunting season. In such cases the publishers will add the name of any farmer In the county and keep It there for, say, 50 cents for the season. Protect the quails; they will fight your hug battles for you winter and summer. Our Dumb Animals. Detroit. '"'Henry 'Ford's four big plants In Detroit will be idle several months, it is believed, and- their 100, 000 workers Jobless, together with other Ford workers throughout the country, was indicated when the last of the workmen were ordered to turn In their tools. Henry Ford and his son, Edsel Ford, refused to amplify their statements of three weeks ago that the plants would close as a pro test against exorbitant coal and steel prices and the alleged consipiracy ol coal and railroad men. SECOND FIELD INSPECTION OF MOUNTAIN SEED SPUDS E. R. Jackman of the Oregon Agricultural College extension ser vice will be on Weston mountain next Monday and Tuesday to make the second field inspection of seed po tatoes. He will be accompanied by Fred Bennion, county agent. Mr. Jackman is scheduled for an address at a meeting at Weston Mountain school house next Monday evening, September 25, arranged for by the mountain community club. It is expected that at this meeting preliminary organization will be ef fected of the Weston Mountain Seed Potato Growers association. Dates will be definitely set, also, for the mountain potato show, which will be held in Weston the latter part of Oc tober. Colonel Paul Weyrauch of Wall Walla, leading orchardist and pres ident of the Blue Mountain Highway association, has promised to attend this meeting, and the mountain men are looking forward to his coming with pleased anticipation. London. The League of Nations assembly at Geneva voted unanimous ly to admit Hungary to membership, said a dispatch from that city. Senate Pastes Grain Exchange Bill. Washington, D. C The senate pass ed without a record vote the Capper Tincher grain future bill regulating transactions on grain exchanges. DEATH OF MRS. DELILAH HILL Delilah Hill, the daughter of James and Sarah Colman, was born in Illi nois in 1835. She moved with her parents to Iowa when young. Aat the age of 20 she was married to her life companion, William T. Hill. In 1871 they came west and settled in Ore gon where they have since res'ded. Mrs. Hill passed away at her home in this city, Saturday, September 18th her life partner having jone on be fore her, in 1903. ' Mrs. Hill was the mother of nine children, all but Heatoai remain o mourn her loss. They are, Turpin of Forest Grove; Oscir of Merced, California; Percy of Albany; Reed and Nola of Athena; Jerome and Mrs. Ida Downing of Freewater; and Mrs. Carrie Rogers of Pendleton, There are also 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral services were held at the family home in Athena, at two o'clock Monday aftermnn, Rev. W, S. Gleiser of Hood River, officiating, Interment was at Athena cemetery. P. T. PLANS RECEPTION TO ATHENA TEACHERS A meeting of the Parent-Teachers association was held Tuesday after noon in the school building, with Mrs. W. O. Read presiding. Mrs. R. B. McEwen acted as secretary. Mrs. Read stated that the meeting was called for the purpose of arranging for a public reception to the faculty of the Athena schools, and discussion followed. The date of the reception was placed for Friday evening, October 6, and the place will be in the school build ing. Committees were appointed by the president as follows: Entertainment Mrs. D. Scott Fish er, Mrs. Rex Hopper and Mrs. O. O. Stephens. Refreshments Mrs. H. A. Barrett, Mrs. J. L. Michener, Mrs. C. M. Ea ger, and Mrs. R. B. McEwen. Decorating Mrs. C. H. Smith, Mrs. Arthur Shick, Mrs. M. L. Watts, Mrs. L. Hodgen and Mrs. W. R. Harden. Kitchen Mrs. Fred Pinkerton, Mrs. Roy Burke and Mrs. F. B. Boyd. Further announcements will be made next week, and program given. It is desired that every member of the Parent-Teachers association and all interested in the schools, partici pate in the welcome to the teachers. Especially are all newcomers in the district cordially invited to be present WHITMAN GETS PRIZE Thursday evening, September 28 in Whitman college chapel Samuel Flagg Bemis, professor of history at Whit man, will be publicly presented with the Knights of Columbus cash prize of $3000 in recognition of the merit of his monograph "The Jay Treaty" which was unanimously acclaimed by the historical commission of the Knights of Columbus to have been a "masterpiece of history writing." Ar rangements for the presentation are now being made by Dr. S. B. L. Pen rose, President of Whitman College, and James H. Cain, of Seattle, state deputy of the Knights of Columbus. k KANSAS CITY INTERESTED X Two thousand sacks of spuds are expected to be realized from the Hodgen field south of AthenaOand indications are that the qualitjr will be A. I. Inquiry from a Kansas City buyer has been received, and in all probability the Hodgen crop will be marketed there in carload lots. DUCK SEASON OPENS The open season for hunting mig ratory birds is on, and the lower end of the county is now the object ive point of many sportsmen. Messrs. A. C. and Grant Prestbye, Dr. C. H. Smith and Arthur Douglas made the trip to the lower Umatilla Friday and bagged several ducks. INCREASED ENROLLMENT he nerollment of students in high school has increased materially over the number of past years. Forty-nine students are attending high school this year, and probably more will enter. EXPIRATION DATE IS DECEMBER 16TH December 16th of this year has been set as the last day applications for vocational training made by disabled war veterans may be accepted by the United States Veteran's Bureau, ac cording to an announcement received from L. C. Joseph, northwest district manager of the government agency. He urged that all former service people who feel that they may seek training at the expense of the govern ment at a later date file their appli cations with the nearest office of the Veterans' Bureau within the next few weeks. The veteran has one year after request for training is granted to take advantage of it. If the vo cational handicap is eliminated during the delay period, he may lose his training privilege, it was stated. Mr. Joesph stated that awarding of vocational training claims is based on service connection of the war dis ability, which must be a vocational handicap and the feasibility of the applicant entering training. The trainee is paid $80 and $100 a month additional allowances for dependents living expenses during his course of study. More than 900 disabled vet erans of the Pacific Northwest have successfully completed training cour ses and 3,300 others are now in train ing, it was stated. Within the next month, The Veter ans' Bureau will present certificates of graduation to the training students who have completed their work sat isfactorily. An employment service was recently established by the Vet erans' Bureau to place the vocational graduates in positions. Approximate ly 700 veterans are learning the busi ness of farming while others are tak ing up work along industrial, trade and clerical lines. SMOKER SEPTEMBER 30 The definite date selected for hold ing the American Legion smoker has been set Saturday, September 30th. An exceptionally fine card of boxing events will be offered the sporting public. Top-liners to be announced later for the main event are being secured, and the preliminaries prom ise to be regular gogetters. The main event features Ernie Ferron of North Yakima and Roy Cup of Walla Walla. They fight at 135 pounds. The semi-final takes on Tarwater and Garth Stahl, both husky hard fighters. The preliminaries feature Gail An derson vs. Owlsey; Dutch McPherrin vs. Red Leonard; curtain raiser be tween a couple of fast kids. DEATH OF JAMES MITCHELL James Mitchell, formerly a resident of Athena, where he operated a Black smith shop, died last week at the L. J. Foss home, near Redmond, Oregon, after an illness extending over a per iod of several years. His wife, who was Miss Mattie Foss, survives him. A. A. Foss of this city returned home last Thursday, after attending the funeral. CAR SHORTAGE DENIED BY SERVICE COMMISSION Reports received at the offices of the Oregon public service commis sion during the past few days tend to refute reports that a serious car shortage exists at present, and that shippers probably will encounter difficulty in obtaining carriers for the transportation of this year's crops. This was announced by a member of the Oregon public serv ice commission. Reports received at the offices of the commission from the various railroad corporations operating in Ore gon indicate that all orders for cars thus far recc'-'el have been filled promptly, and C.i.e is no need for alarm on the part of the shippers. In case there is a shortage of cars at any time in the future, members of the commission said they would exert every effort to protect Oregon shippers. Such a situation couii! be relieved, the commissioners said, through the proper distribution of cars among western carriers and by providing heavy penalties for failure to unload cars promptly. In order that the shippers of Ore gon be fully protected, reports are now being demanded daily from the railroad corporations. These reports show the demands for cars and the number of carriers available. WORLD WHEAT BEARISH "The world is bearish on wheat." This remark was made by a large operator at the close Saturday, in explanation of the indifference on the part of the buyers abroad as well as in all exporting countries, despite the low level of prices. At the same time it is apparent that bearish con ditions which have dominated the markets for months are well discoun ted. Dollar wheat is not high, con sidering the purchasing power of a dollar. It is now from a producer's standpoint, as wheat and grain values have not responded to improved conditions. HELPED IN GOING THROUGH Motorists Got to Their Destination, but "Papa" Had Had a Lot to Oo With It. A party of tourists was attempting to reach Pendleton on the Pendleton pike between Indianapolis and Pen dleton when one of those things that happen to motorists so frequently on country roads happened. It was the day after a heavy rain and the ground was thawing rapidly when this party descended hub-deep in good, old Hnosler mud. Through some trick of luck, assisted by elbow grease, the automobile was rescued from the mud hole and the party about-faced to In quire at the nearest farmhouse of an other route to Pendleton. A small country boy came to the door and seemed very reluctant to give Information as to the condition of other roads leading to Pendleton. "Have any other machines been go ing through on this road 1" the boy was asked. "Sure, they all have been goln' through. Papa's been takln' 'em through for $4 apiece. You guys Is is the first customers we have lost," re plied the boy with n deep frown. A look around disclosed that papa too was disheartened at the good luck of the motorists In getting out on their own power, beonuse he had his eam hitched up ready to Increase his mud hole Income for the week. THE 47 FOUND DEAD The forty? seven miners entombed in the Jackson, California mine for three weeks, were found dead by the rescuers Monday evening. They were found behind a bulkhead they had constructed to keep out poisonous gas. Officials of the mine estimate that all were dead within five hours after they were trapped in the burn ing mine. AT THE ROUND-UP Most everyone in Athena will be guests at the Pendleton Round-Up to morrow. The big show started yes terday morning, with a large atten dance. A number of Athena men are assisting in putting on the show. DISEASED POTATOES Portland announces that diseased potatoes are arriving on the market the", in considerable quantity. Deal ers have called on the authorities for an investigation. First grade Bur banks are quoted at $1, and Netted Gems at $1.25 in Portland. No Backache for the Healthy. That lumbago, sciatica and other forms of backache are to be regarded as reflex neuralgias, like that due to decayed teeth, Is n theory advanced by Dr. Folke Llndstedt of Stockholm, as the result of examinations of 1,578 recruits for the Swedish army. Out of the total number, 1,578,117, or 7.4 per cent, had suffered from lumbago, sciatica or backache. Among those with "serious morbid conditions," the number who had suffered from lum bago was 24.5 per cent; among those with minor ailments, the number wns 6.1 per cent, and among the perfectly, healthy It was only 1.7 per cent. In the case of sclntlcu, S.40 per cent of those with serious morbid conditions had suffered, and only 0.12 per cent of the healthy recruits. ALL MINERS TRAPPED IN ARGONAUT DEAD 47 Bodies Are Found Behind Bulkhead in Crosscut at 4350 Feet. Jackson, Cal. All 47 of the miners entombed in the Argonaut mine Aug ust 27 are dead, it was announced of ficially. A note found on one of the bodies Indicated that all the men had died within five hours ot the beginning of the fire August 27, officials said. All the miners were found behind the second of two bulkheads they had built in a cross-cut 4350 feet down in the Argonaut mine. The officials declared the mute evi dence of the men's struggle showed they were 47 of the most cool-headed men Imaginable. Sixteen of the entrapped miners re moved their clothes to provide mater ial for stuffing the cracks In the wooden barrier, hastily constructed. Then another barrier was built of rock, earth and debris. However, the gas and fumes from the fire apparent ly seeped through the first bulkhead and the men fled from the site where they were building the second one, to start a third farther on. This third attempt to wall off the death-dealing gas was made at the end of the 4350-foot cross-cut in the Argonaut, but the fact that only a bare start was made at It proved, the mine officials said, that the deadly gases reached It and performed their fatal office before the 47 unfortunates could raise even an excuse for a bar rier. BIG SUPER SPECIAL COMING TO STANDARD D w R'member 0 HOW DISCREET VIE USED TO BE ABOUT 5M0KIN6 (corn sitK) OUTDOORS-AND FOOTBALL PRACTICE Professor Basler, coaching the Athena high school football team has the squad out every evening, putting the athletes through a stiff pace. Pen dleton opens the football season in Athena on October 14. Beryl and Alton Hodgen have entered school, starting in Monday of this week, and their presence on the team greatly strengthens it, NOW Avu-PeRstwM. 'jOrtH'.VOUKE SMOKING THAT NASTtOLD PIFfcirMii MnniF -HOW MANY TtMf Zjf , AseD-fTC-Tc? I ! The Standard Theatre is again in position to offer its patrons a series of big super-special pictures, but in order to do so the pictures must nec essarily be exhibited on Wednesday evenings, with a few exceptions. The first big picture will be exhib ited on Saturday, October 2nd, when "The Sheik" will be shown. The first Wednesday night offering will be "The Last of the Mohicians," Cooper's masterpiece, on Wednesday, October 11th. It will be exhibited in connec tion with a school program, and a portion of the receipts of the evening will be given to the school athletic fund. Thereafter, on every other Wednesday evening a big super will be screened. Following "The Last of the Mohicians" the great picture, "Smiling Thru" will be offered on Wednesday evening, October 25th. By arrangement of screening the big pic tures on Wednesday evenings, busi ness men and church people will have better opportunity to see them. A new series of Christie and Mer maid comedies have been secured and the Saturday and Sunday programs strengthened with the cleanest pict ures obtainable. PROMISES RECORD A hen of O. A. C. stock is again coming into the limelight and may pull down a world's recor i for her breed. It was hut a few months ago that Lady DryJ'-n, an O. A. C. Plym outh Rock hen, captured the Plymouth Rock record by laying ;I2 eggs :n a year. With another month to $t White Leghorn hen No. 38, owned by Alexander Stewart, has laid 300 opgs in the farm bureau egg laying com petition at Santa Cruz, Cal. HALL DENIES RUMOR Rumors that Charles Hall, inde pendent candidate for governor, is to withdraw were set at rest by Mr. Hall himself, who denied that he had any such intention, and who expressed himselj as well satisfied with his po litical situation, "No," said Mr. Hall, "I have not thought of withdrawing, nor can I imagine where such a story originated. Certainly there is nothing In it, I shall carry on just as I have said I would," GRAIN AND HAY SHOW The Northwest Grain and Hay Show opened in Pendleton Monday morning, and will continue during the week. Exhibits are made by growors of Oregon, Montana and Idaho in com petition for the $1000 in prowl, A big list of entries is reported, and much interest is Being manifested. PRESIDENT VETOES SOLDIER DONOS BILL Washington, D. C The soldier's bonus bill was vetoed by President Harding. In returning the measure to con gress without his approval the exec utive, In a message to the house, de clared that he was In accord with the avowed purposes of the bill, but that be could not subscribe to Its provisions. Outlining the reasons for bis veto the president said that congress had failed, first of all, to provide the rev enue from which the bestowal was to be paid. He added that the ulti mate cost could not be estimated defi nitely, but that the treasury figured the total, at $750,000,000 for the first four years with a final charge in ex cess of $4,000,000,000. The house passed the soldiers' bonus bill over President Harding. The vote was 258 to fifty-four, or fifty more than the necessary two thirds majority. DEFER DAUGHERTY INQUIRY Charges to Be Heard by Congress In December. Washington, D. C. By a vote ot eight to three the house judiciary com mittee postponed consideration of the Keller Impeachment charges against Attorney-General Daugherty until the short session ot congress, beginning In December. Decision to defer action virtually was reached at a conference of repub lican members of the committee at which It was contended that the hoar lng should not proceed while Mr. DSBgherty was in Chicago in an;,, . tlon w!H Injunction r. , against striking raiij' fthpluyoe, the basis tor the Impeachment ehi Action by the cotnniiltuo -.vlUi. democrats voting In opposition, was taken a short time after Representa tive Keller, republican, Minnesota, who had sought Impeachment, had an nounced that Samuel Untermyer of New York, would represent him before the committee. Interest Rate Barred From Ballot. Salem, Or The so-called 6 per cent Interest rate amendment Initiated by J. F. Albright of Oregon City, will not go on the ballot at the November elec tion unless by order of the supreme court. This was made certain here when Judge Percy Kelly ot the Marlon county circuit court, held for the plain tiff In the suit brought by the state of Oregon on relation of John H. Car son, district attorney of Marion coun ty, to prevent the secretary of state from placing the amendment on the ballot. ......