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VOLUME XLIII.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1922.
NUMBER 42
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
RESIGIISAS PREMIER
Aot Follows Repudiation By
Unionists; Bonar Law to
I Form New Cabinet.
Taxes Can Be and
Must Be Reduced
London. After holding the office of
prime minister through seven of the
moat critical years of British history
three years of. war and tour; years
of reconstruction David Lloyd George
resigned when the Unionist caucus
repudiated the coalition ministry by a
Tote of 186 to 87. Bonar Law, after a
conference with King George, agreed
to form a ministry. "
; Bonar Law was the active leader of
the Unionist party until about a year
ago, when his health broke down. At
that time the reins of leadership pass
ed to Austen Chamberlain, the parlia
mentary leader of the coalition and
keeper of the privy seal.
In the still highly speculative politi
cal situation, only, two facts stand out
as definite that there will be almost
immediately a general election and
that parliamentary ratification of the
Irish constitution Is safely assured.
Bonar Law, who Is to lead the new
government, which will take the place
of that of David Lloyd George, in a
message to an evening newspaper, con
firmed his intention to advise King
George immediately to dissolve parlia
ment and added that this fact would
give ample time to deal with the
Irish legislation.
Mr. Lloyd George, in a message to
William Cosgrave, president of the
Dail Eireann, has removed any fear
of opposition from him in his new
position as leader of the opposition in
parliament.
FRENCH ASK CONTROL
OF GERMAN FINANCES
Paris.-Complete and rigid control
of all German finances, power to veto
expenditures and regulate taxation
and authority to dictate the arrange
ment of the budget of the various
German states are among the chief
proposals contained in the plan of
the French government for a solution
of Germany's financial difficulties and
for placing that country Jn a position
to meet her reparations payments.
The plan was submitted to the repar
ations commission by Louis Barthou,
tne French representative on the com
mission. Although not mentioned in
the official summary, M. Barthou'a
plan contemplates a meeting of the
leading business men of the world to
determine Germany's capacity to pay
and to consider the question of inter;
allied debts.
The plan, in effect, is a reply to
the British reparations project recent
ly placed before the commission. It
differs radically from the British point
of view. M. Barthou urges the call
ins of a Brussels conference to deal
with a broad reparations settlement
and allied debts and the question of
Serman payments in 1923 and 1924.
DEBT REFUNDING HALTED
Coming of British Commission Post
Poned By Cabinet Crisis.
Washington, D. C Fall of the Lloyd
George government gripped the at
tention of official . crcles here, both
governmental and diplomatic, although
no direct immediate effect of the
change in the British ministry, further
than additional delay in the British
debt-funding negotiations, was expect
ed to be apparent in relations between
the United States and Great Britain
The immediate result of the crisis,
already felt in Washington, is the
postponement of the coming to this
country of the British debt commis
sion, headed by Sir Robert Home,
chancellor of theT exchequer in the
Lloyd George cabinet
Preparations for discussion of the
problem of refunding the British .war
debt to the United States through is
suance of long-term British securities
had been made by the treasury and
state departments. It appeared doubt
ful to officials here as to when the
political situation in London would be
sufficiently clarified to permit Brit
ish commission to be sent.
ATHENA PLAYS STANFIELD
TODAY;. MILTON TUESDAY
Near East Peace Parley Date Set
' Paris. The near eastern peace con
ference has been definitely fixed for
November 12 at Lausanne, Switzer
land, by final exchange of messages by
France, Great Britain, sad ltt, .
"Taxes can be and must be equal
ized and reduced," declared Walter M.
Pierce, Democratic candidate lor gov
statement issued Mon-
day in which he sets forth some of
the ways in which this can be accom
plished. The statement follows:
When I am. governor l promise w
advocate and demand economy! in
every department of state govern
ment, sd that taxes will be reducea
to the lowest possible point consis
tent with good government To this
end I will use the veto unsparingly.
ftn oreat difficulty today is thn.
one half the property of Oregon is
exempt from taxation, the timDer in
the forest reserves being a conspicu-
n,,.. pvamnle. The only income from
the reserves is the rentals from stock
men fnr crazing, of which 65 per cent
goes into the federal treasury. I hold
that, since no tax is derived from tnis
vast bodv of timber, all the rentals
from grazing privileges in the forest
reserves should go into the treasury
ftrecon. to compensate for the vast
body of taxable property held by the
federal government out of taxation.
As srovernor, I would use the prestige
nf the office in a movement with consequence.
other governors and delegations in
enn cress to bring this about. This
change would produce about $350,000
a year new revenue, thereby lessen
ing to that amount the burden on pro
perty now taxed.
Practically one third of the stand
ing timber in the state of Oregon is
in the forest reserves ana pays u
tax. Under the present law, this tim
ber will be cut off, leaving blackened
stumps of untaxable property, and be
shinned out of Oregon without paying
a dollar of ta to the state. Not only
is Oregon being made poorer by the
removal of this timber, but the nat
nral heautv and scenery of the state
is being marred. A severance tax col
lected as this timber is cut and
shipped would be a large source of
revenue. A big body of such timber
is now contracted by the federal gov
eminent to neoDle from distant states
and it will be removed without paying
any tax unless a severance tax is at
once imposed. As governor I would do
all in my power to levy such a tax
on all timber taken from the forest
reserves. 1
While one half of the property of
Oregon is exempt from taxation much
of the other half is paying little, or
no tax becauseit is invested in shares
of stock, bonds and property hidden
awav from the assessor. This leaves
but a pert of the taxable property to
bear the entire cost of government
This property which bears the terrific
burden consists of farms, cattle, hor
ses, citv buildings and homes.
In 1921 there was raised by direct
taxation in this state $9,493,105, an
average of almost 9V4 mills on the
property taxed. This is the highest
direct property tax levied in the um
ted States for state purposes. It con
stitutes nearly one half of most of the
farmers' taxes, and in the city it of
ten means one fourth of the entire
tax."--'' ' - . ,. ' '
In , Minnesota in 1920, the direct
nronertv tax or state ppurposes was
$1,667,428. which is about one sixth
of what Oregon property owners were
called upon to pay for state purposes,
and vet the assessed value of taxable
property in Minnesota is two and a
half times that of Oregon. Minnesota
raised the balance of her state reve
nue from indirect sources, viz: A 5
Der cent gross earnings tax from pub
lic service corporations and a 25 cents
per ton tax upon iron ore mined in
the state.
In Oregon we can relieve the pro
perty owners by collecting a large
part of the cost of state government
from similar sources, viz: (1) a tax
on net incomes; (2) a severance tax
3) a tax on gross earnings of public
service corporations. I favor such a
program in this state under the
guarantee that any tax derived from
new sources shall not be used for in
creased expenditures, but to take
some of the burden off those now
bearing more than their just share of
taxation.
The practices of public utilities be
came so intolerable that those utili
ties have to be regulated. A costly
public service commission has to be
maintained for that purpose. Since
the commission has to be maintained
for the regulation of the public ser
vice coroorations. those corporations
should themselves be required to pay
the expenses of the commission, with
out burdening farmers, home owners,
The Athena high school football
team will nlav the Stanf ield team on
its home grounds this afternoon,1 in
the first clash of the season with a
west end aggregation.
Just how strong the Stanfield team
really is has been carefully kept un
der cover this season, and a whirl
wind of a game may be expected. The
Athena team is m prime condition for
the fray, and will be exsorted to the
alalfa town by a large delegation of
local football fans. -
Next, Tuesday. October 31st. Athe
na plays Milton high on the Milton
gridiron. Just why Athena is schedul
ed to play at Milton, when the last
game between the teams was played
there last season is known only to
the conference officials who made un
the schedule. Taking the game over to
the fruit town, when by all fairness
it belongs here, is not appreciated by
Athena fans, to say the least
The next game on the Athena grid
iron will be on November 11th. Arm
istice Day, when the arch enemy, Her-
miston, comes here for the annual
scrimmage. Hermiston defeated Pen
dleton early in the season by ..one
point and is said to be earrvinar
considerable weight on her chest in
OREGON SQUEEZES OUT
OVER WHITMAN 6-3
Roots Stop Flow
of Water In Pipe
. Excavation of the pipe line between
the reservoir and the intake of the
city's gravity water system, disclosed
that the' supply furnished by the
springs, was practically blocked from
running into the reservoir.
' The pipe with the exception of a
few sections was found to be in fair
condition.: The force of men employed
in excavation work found that por
tion of the pipe carrying water
through a grove of trees south of the
reservoir, to be filled with, & mass of
root growth. In one or. two sections
of the pipe the growth of roots hd
become so compact that considerable
effort was required to remove them.
According to Water Superintendent
Taylor, there is a large volume of wa
ter flowing from the springs, and
when the line is connected up plenty
of good spring water will be fur
nished the city from the gravity sys
tem, which will do away with the sup
ply from the auxilary pumping plant,
until next summer, at least
The superintendent is replacing the
wood couplings at the pipe joints with
collars of concrete. He considers con
crete on the pipe joints to be more
satisfactory than those made of wood.
Nearly all leaks in the pipe lines are
caused by the wood couplings shrink
ing and rotting away from the pipe.
In the opinion of Coach Basler. the
better team was defeated at Pendle
ton, Friday when Oregon squeezed
out a victory over Whitman by the
score of six to three.
The Athena coach's judgment is
verified in accounts of the game giv
en by Portland writers. Only the
clever toe of Chapman pver that of
Tilton of Whitman, was all that Ore
gon showed over Borleske's fiery
fighters. Oregon's scoring was made
in the first and third Quarters on
drop kicks by Chapman. Tilton sent
his drop over in the second quarter.
Tilton had three chances to tie the
score but each time his booting' fell
short His last chance came in the
closing moments of the game. With
only one minute to go Whitman again
got in striking distance, but Tilton s
try from the 30 yard line failed.
Athena was well represented at the
game, the football team and nearly
the whole student body saw the game.
It is estimated 5000 persons were at
Roundup Park and enthusiasm ran
high.
HOLDMAN HAS FIRE
A fire that caused an estimated
loss of between $8,000 and $10,000
destroyed the chop mill, blacksmith
shop, warehouse and a . garage at
Holdman Wednesday morning, ac
cording to information received by
the East Oregonian. The fire started
from the gas engine which was in
use to operate the chop mill, accord
ing to the report The engine is said
to have back fired, and the blaze was
soon out of control." Peter Hansen is
tye owner of the chop mill and black-
smith shop. 1
WOMAN DRIVER CRASHES
INTO NEVERSWEAT BENCH
- Mrs. Ryan of Walla Walla,' owner
of the cigar stand in the.Dacres ho
tel of that city, driving a roadster,
attempted to turn the corner at the
intersection of Main and Fourth
streets, Friday, shortly after noon,
and came near crashing into the St.
Nichols hotel lobby.
The car swept over the curb onto
the sidewalk, and smashed into the
famous "neversweat" bench from the
rear, reducing it to kindling wood.
W. S. Ferguson and W.C. Attaberry
were in front of the car and thrown
into the street.- Ferguson was not in
jured, but At. aberry sustained a bad
ly wrenched ka:c r.nd a broken rib.
. The car was wrecked. When It
struck an electric light pole one
wheel was shattered and the front
crumpled up. Attaberry will seek to
recover damages he says. So far the
driver of the car has not been arrested.
WILL FEED THE CREW
Tomorrow some thirty of the high
school and grade pupils will pick up
spuds behind the potato digger on the
Hodgen place south of Athena. The
school boys are doing this in return
for the early entrance of Beryl, Alton
and James Hodgen in school, when
their help was really needed on the
farm. Marion Hansell Will furnish
the eats for the crew tomorrow noon
and evenink He brought in a young
beef yesterday, for Bert Logsdon to
butcher. Marlon will be assisted in
serving by Chance Rogers.
POLITICAL SPEAKING
' Maurice Crumpacker of Portland,
addressed the voters of Athena
Thursday evening at the school aud
itorium, on the political issues of the
day from the republican viewpoint.
The Churches
Christian Science
Weston society. Sunday 11 a. m.
Sunday school, 10 a. m. North Water
St Weston. Free circulating library.
Church of Christ
Bible school, 10 a. m. Communion,
11 a. m. The pastor will preach as
usual in the morning and at night
there will be a union service in inter
est of "The Near East Relief." Mr.
Handsaker, the head of the Near
East Relief organization, will present
the need for assistance. His address
will be illustrated by pictures which
he himself took while in the Near
East All are cordially invited to at
tend this service at 7:30 p. m.
F. E. Russell, Pastor.
BORAH PREDICTS RESTORATION
Victory for the direct primary over
the organized opposition ef Republi
can party "regulars" was predicted
by Senator Borah, Idaho, who is in
his home state fighting for restora
tion of the primary, knocked out by
the G. O..P. organization after Bor
ah's last election to the senate.
Instead of being forced out of the
Republican party by the hostility of
the regular organization in Idaho,
Borah declared in a telegram to the
United Press, sent from his home in
Boise, that "the forcing out will be
the other way." That is, if any one
is ousted from Republican ranks it
will be the state committee who are
fighting Borah.
"The direct primary fight looks
fine," Borah wired. "I have no doubt
the next legislature will pass a direct
primary law and the governor, who
ever he is, will sign it The action of
the state organization is not affect
ing; my party relationship in any way.
The forcing out will be the other way.
I think you c.andepend on it that
so far as the direct primary fight. is
concerned we will attain our object
in this state. The Republican nation
al committeeman came out in a de
claration for it yesterday and daily
candidates for the legislature are de
claring for it."
The Idaho situation has been gen
erally overlooked by the political
"dopesters" this year because no im
portant senatorial or congressional
contests occur there. But in some re
spects, as party leaders realized long
ugo, the Idaho campaign is even more
significant than some of the more
spectacular fights.
It marks an effort by Borah's en
emies to force him out of public life
or at least out of the Republican party.
Deer Hunter On
Birch Creek, Shot
The East Oregonian gives the fol
lowing account of the first fatal hunt
ing accident to occur in the county
this season:
Elza Hunter,' aged 24, son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. P. Hunter of Birch Creek,
was shot through the breast and in
stantly killed Sunday by Jack Miller,
who while hunting on the Tom Gib
son place on Birch creek mistook
Hunter for a deer.
Miller,, with William Jenkins, of
Pendleton, T. P. Hunter, Elza Hunter
and his brother, had during the hunt
seen three deer in the brush. Jenkins
wounded one of the deer in the leg
and Miller killed it. The party then
began efforts to circle the other deer
back to the brush. After half an hour
young Hunter, who wore a hat which
at a distance greatly resembled the
color of a deer returned to the brush.
Miller, at a distance of 60 yards, fired
his' 30-30 rifle and Hunter was in
stantly killed. Miller is well known
here and is an employe of the J. J.
Hamley & Co. saddlery.
The body was brought to Pendle
ton and an inquest will be held to
morrow. ,
Tuesday Miller was exonerated of
blame for the affair after a coroner's
jury had heard a number of witness
es. Miller broke down while telling
his story. Hunter's father and brother
also were witnesses. They substan
tiated the testimony of Miller, as did
William Jenkins, the fourth member
of the party.
BENNION TO ADDRESS
ATHENA CIVIC
NEW LIQUOR RULE S
GOESJHTO EFFECT
Extension of Time Ordered By
President Harding Expired
Sunday.
Washington, D. C Provisions of the
liquor statutes held by Attorney-Gen.
eral Daughsrty to prohibit transporta
tion and sale of alcoholic beverages
on American vessels anywhere, and on
foreign vessels within three miles ot
the United States coast, became ef
fective Sunday.
The extension of time ordered by
President Harding to permit ship lines
to arrange their affairs to conform to
the ruling expired and enforcement
officials declared, suggestions for a
further extension had not been ap
proved. ."'..;'-"':
A foreign vessel sailing with inhibit,
ed cargo after Sunday, It was said,
would be liable to the penalties fixed
by the Volstead act if and when she
entered American coastal waters bear,
ing that cargo. :
American ships under the ruling ot
the attorney-general, which received
the formal approval of President Hard
ing, are prohibited from possessing
liquor regardless of where they are In
operation. The ban was made opera
tive as to shipping board tonnage as
soen as the ruling was published,
though time was allowed for the dis
posal of any illicit stocks on board
vessels of the fleet then at sea.
CLUB
LOOKS LIKE RESEEDING
With continued absence of rainfall
it begins to look like a job of reseed
ing on some of the ranches in this
part of the county. Growing grain is
in various stages, and only copious
moisture can demonstrate to a cer
tainty what the conditions really are.
County Agriculturist Fred Bennion,
has been asked by the Athena Civic
club to attend the next meeting of
the organization on Tuesday, Novem
ber 7, and will give a talk, advising
and instructing in the choice and dis
position of trees in replanting the Ci
ty park. This work haB been in con
templation by the club for some time,
and the sum of $100 was appropiated
from the club funds last spring as a
beginning in its accomplishment.
The president and members of the
Commercial club and the park com
mittee from the City Council will be
invited to hear Mr. Bennion, and ev
ery member of the Civic club is
strongly urged to be present. The
meeting will be held in the Commer
ical club room. Refreshments will be
served, and a short program given,
in place of the Thanksgiving program
scheduled for that day.
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On the Road of Good Intentions
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STANDARD PICTURES
"Smilin' Through" was well en
joyed by the audience at the Stan
dard Theatre, Wednesday evening.
The picture was all that had been
claimed for it. Mrs. Penn Harris de
lighted the audience by singing "Smil
in' Through" in the prologue. Tomor
row night another of the fine Cos
mopolites pictures, "Just Around the
Comer," will be exhibited at regular
admission prices. Sunday night, Har
old Lloyd comes in his rollicking
four-reel comedy, "A Sailor-Made
Man." Coupled with this comedy is
the first novelty program ever given
at the Standard, which includes one
of the popular three-reel playlets.
Concluded os Page 4.
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BARBER SHOP BLAZE
A blow torch overturned by a work
man, while engaged in soldering work
in the Haworth & Harris barbershop
bathroom, Wednesday caused a blaze
that charred the walls and ceiling to
some extentMrralarm was sounded,
but the flames were extinguished be
fore the fire department arrived on
the' scene. This is the second small
fire to occur at this shop. The pre
vious one was when the heating ap
paratus in the bath room, set fire to
the building.
123 SACKS PER ACRE
Harry Keller, who has 25 acres
planted . to potatoes on the Caton
place south of town, says the spuds
are yielding better than' 100 sacks
per acre. He is sorting the crop
as he sacks them, and the culls this
year, owing to rapid growth, amounts
to considerable market loss.
BRITISH PROTEST
SKM VESSELS
Washington, D. C Representationa
ot the British government to the state
department in protesting against selz-
ure beyond the three mile limit ot the
Canadian schooner Emerald, held as -a
liquor. smuggling suspect, were ot
wider scope, It has been feared than
at first known. In addition to deal
ing with the specific case of the Emer
ald, the British communication pre
sented the view that the recent Amer
ican executive order limiting prohibi
tion enforcement operations to terri
torial waters should apply to all prev
ious seizures of British craft, whero
it had not been established as a matter
of fact that the vessel was sending
contraband ashore in her own boats.
American prohibition agents "blund
ered" when they seized the Canadian
schooner Emerald with a liquor cargo
off the New Jersey coast an act for
which this government must now ex
press "regret" to the British govern
ment.
For the first time since the dry era
commenced the government has been
called upon to apologize to a foreign .
government for over-pealousness ot
ha. prohibition agenjts.,
HERMISTON HOG CHOLERA
The sickness prevailing among th
hog herds in Hermiston vicinity wai
pronounced hog cholera by H. W.
Lytle, state veterinarian. He sugges
ted immediate vaccination of all hogs
in this section. Prior to the inspec
tion by Mr. Lytle, Hermiston hog
men had been doctoring their animals
for "flu" and "pneumonia," convinced
that their stock was not dying from
cholera.
WOUNDED GIRL BETTER
Helen Stackhouse, shot while in the
basement of her Portland home, a
week ago last Sunday afternoon by
her former fiance, A. T. Read, who
later killed himself, was discharged
from the Good Samaritan hospital
Thursday. She returned to her home
and it is expected that she will fully
recover from her wound in a few
weeks.
OPEN CARS FOR GRAIN
Flat cars are being" utilized exten
sively by the shippers in the trans
portation of gram this season. So far
no serious complaint has been heard
of scarcity of cars for handling grain.
UMAPINE DEFEATED
Columbia College football team de
feated Umapine high school Tuesday
by tbc'ovenv helming score of 49 to 0.
BACKS OREGON TRAIL
Ezra Meeker, pioneer plainsman of
Seattle, paid his first visit to Wash
ington since he crossed the prairlea
with an ox team to visit the late Pres.
ident Roosevelt. Meeker said that he
would try to gain the support of
President Harding for a military
highway from St. Louis to Olympia,
Wash., to follow the route of the
"Old Oregon trail," which he covered
70 years ago.
IN BANKRUPTCY
Eugene R. Knotts of Pilot Rock,
and Carl A. Newquist of Pendleton,
have filed petitions in bankruptcy, -with
Thomas Fitzgerald, referee.
Knotts places his indebtedness at
$6,608.68, and Newquist owes $3,675,
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