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1 WW Entered at the Poet Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 47. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5. 1926 NUMBER 6 (I. S. TO ENTER ARMSJJONFERENCE $50,000 Voted to Pay Cost of Delegation to Meet at Geneva. WhriJIngton, D. C Plans for Amer ican participation In the parliamentary disarmament discussion at Geneva crystallized into a definite project when the senate adopted without de bate the resolution providing 150,000 to pay the, expenses of an American delegation. The house already had approved it, and the next step will be .communica tion to the council of the league of nations of an oficial acceptance of the invitation to take part and announce ment by President Coolidge of the personnel of the delegation. Minister Hugh Gibson, at Berne, Switzerland, will head the American delegation, and Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones and Brigadier General H. A. Smith, who have been in collaboration with state department officials in prep aration of instructions, now are slated for appointment as chief technical ad visers. They will have the assistance of other officers of both the war and navy departments, and will be author ized to draft military or naval attaches sow abroad for services. SOVIET WOULD TRADE GEMS FOR MACHINERY Moscow. Soviet Russia Is ready to turn her crown jewels into American tractors and machinery. Negotiations are In progress for the sale of the vast collection of gems to American and other foreign jewelers, but it is real ized that private buyers can take only a negligible portion of these treasures because of their enormous volume. The government, therefore, Is prepared to exchange the remainder for American agricultural machinery,, locomotives and other products Russia urgently seeds. "We want to turn the glitter of our 25,000 diamonds into the glitter of American steel," said one high official tothe correspondent of th-9 Associated Press. "These magnificent jewels were bought by Russia's former ty rants with the sweat, toil and trial of our peasants; we desire now to give them back to the peasants in the form of implements with which to till the ground or machinery for industries, We have already turned millions of military bayonets into ploughshares; we wish now to turn the imperial jewels, which are a dead asset, Into tractors." . . U. S. NOW READY TO JOIN Entry Now Subject to Approval of 49 Nations. Washington, D. C President Cool idge will put the United States into the world court without delay. Sec retary of State Kellogg was Instructed by him to approach the 49 member nations at once with diplomatic feel ers to ascertain whether they will permit the United States to join with the reservations of adherence by the Senate. The refusal of a single state to ac cept those conditions would prevent the signature of the United States to the protocol and statute now deposited In the headquarters, of the league of nations at Geneva. Leaders of the pro-court forces ex pressed confidence that the present members of the court would find ac ceptable the reservations and declara tions of policy In the resolution of ad herence. Adherence of the United States to the world court with reservations was approved by the senate, 76 to 17. . The vote brought to an end one of the bitterest fights the senate has had since the memorable struggle over the league of nations. . ' ATHENA WON CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE BASKETBALL LEAGUE Athena clinched the championship honors in the Umatilla County Bask etball league Wednesday night, by winning from the Helix "Red Dev ils" by the score of 31 to 23, in a game "net up" witn more iree throws than in any contest ever played before on the Athena floor. Referee Landreth saw a total of 27 fouls, netting 37 throws. He gave 33 throws to Helix, and they converted 15 points from them. He donated three of the thirty-seven fouls to Athena, netting four throws, of which three points were converted. It was surely a foul night for Athena, and only the fact that the team was going well from the start, is all that put the result on the right side of the score board. . The first half ended 22 to 5 for Athena. In the second half Helix made three of her four field goals of the entire game, but more regu larly cracked for free throws through the hoop for 11 points. Geissel and Harden tied for high score for Athena, at a eacn, and Cook led for Helix with 6. Athe na wins the championship cup, now on display at Steve's store, and will end the season in a game with "Ad ams on the floor of the new gym in that town, next Wednesday night. The lineup: Athena 31 Helix 2?. Logan 6 F Nelson 7 Geissel 6 ...P .....Cook 8 Harden 8 C Tosier 1 L. Pinkerton ..G .....ffergeson 2 Dudley 6 ....G King 5 Kretzer Hodgen J. Pinkerton DEMAND FOR WHEAT MAINLY FROM EAST The demand for wheat for export account has fallen off during the week. The few buyers in the market limited their bids for white wheat to $1.64 and some who were recently buyers have turned sellers. No new foreign business has been reported in either wheat or flour and with the domestic flour and feed trade like wise slack, the mills are showing hardly any interest in wheat. In quiries continue to come from the southeast for soft wheat, but the specified kinds and qualities are not abundant. Most of the business worked in the interior with the southeast has been in flour. The northwest trade with that quarter to date in both wheat and flour is fig ured to equal about 1,000,000 bush els. As the farmers are believed to be holding 35 per cent of the crop, this amount does not make much impression on the surplus. Bids on the Portland board were little changed. The opinion prevails in the grain trade here that the American mark et is on a firm foundation in spite of the occasional reactions and most of the dealers are convinced that prices will ultimately be consider ably higher. Carload shipments of wheat to St. Louis, were made this week by the Farmers Grain Elevator company, of Athena. BASKET BALL TRIP MADE BY ATHENA HI SCHOOL Coach Logan and his basket ball squad consisting of Dorsey Kretzer, Dean Pinkerton, Arthur Taylor, Dal- berth Taylor, Dale Stephens, Ronald Lieuallen, George Gross, Fred Radt- ke and Leonard Geissel arrived home Sunday. The game with Hay at LaCrosse was a good game until the last quarter when Hay scored 13 points to Athena's nothing. The game end ed 9 to 26 with Athena on the short end of the score. In the game with Winona, the first half ended 5 to 3 In favor of Wl non. The final score was 5 to 7 In favor of Athena, with the basket that won the game coming during the last 30 seconds of play, . In the game with Endicott, Athe na probably showed the best style that was shown on the trip. . The first half ended 14 to 3 in favor of Endicott. ' The second half the boys snapped out of it and out played them to the end of the game. In the second half the score was 9 to in favor of Athena. Altho' this gave Endicott the game by a score of 19 to 12, there might have been a dif ferent story to tell if Athena had played in the first half as they did in the second half. Every one who made the trip had a very good time. The boys and coach Logan as well as the entire school, wish to thank Mr. Kirk, Mr. Radtke and Verne Dudley who so willingly offered their cars for the trip as soon as it was mentioned, Everett Postmaster Diet. . Washington, D. C James M. Ver pon, 77, postmaster at Everett, Wash., died here. He was visiting his son, Leroy T. Vernon, Washington corre spondent of the Chicago Daily News, James Vernon was born in Zanesville, O. Burial is to be at Mount Vernon, O. States May Try U. S. Dry Agents- Washington, D. C. The supreme court upheld the rights of states to try linder state laws federal prohibition Agents who kill citizens. The decision was rendered in a test case brought by jttie state of Maryland. AIR MAIL RATES GIVEN Announcement is made that special postage rates for the Pasco-Elko and the Seattle-Los Angeles air mail lines, will be 10 cents for each ounce or fraction of an ounce on routes 1000 miles or less. Fifteen cents will be the rate on routes of more than 1000 miles and less than 1500 miles, and 20 cents on routes more than 1500 miles, direct air mileage to control in each case, with 5 cents for each ounce or fraction qf gn ounce additional for each air mail zone or part of such zone the mail is carried over government-operated air mail routes. Such postage in eludes any necessary transportation to and from the contract air mail routes, except by air mail. THORN HOLLOW ROAD WORK t STARTS SOONf AAYS COURT At the Athena Commercial Associ ation meeting Tuesday evening, lo cal road matters were discussed, among other topics of interest to this community. The county court went on record sometime ago, when they assured members of the Athena Commercial Association that in connection with the Thorn Hollow grade, the com pletion of the extension of the Wild Horse market road tprough Eagle Hollow, and the continuation of the Adams road from the' Duffy school house to connect with the Thorn Hol low grade, would be completed at one sitting of the county rock crush er and road-working , equipment at that point. Members of the county court say that Thorn Hollow road work will begin soon. The East Oregonian quotes statements made by members of the county court, as follows: "A market road south from Athe- no down the Thorn HpIIow grade is to be constructed this spring, accord. ing to an announcement today by the members of the county court. Con' struction work will begin immediate ly so that the road can be completed in time for wheat hauling this fall. "Petitions asking for construction of the road were presented to the court about a year agq, Money to do the work was not available at that time. The petition was prob ably the largest ever presented to the county court, according to Judge Schannep, and contained about 1,000 signatures, "The right of . way . has been se cured over all of the deeded land, and steps have been taken to pro cure the right qf way through In dian lands, "The road will eliminate the preg ent steep grade from along the riv er. north and will give wheat farm ers an easy grade over which to haul their crop to market.4. Quite a vol ume of potatoes will also be hauled over the road. It will be between five and six miles long and will be constructed by the equnty with its own force,'' INTERIOR OF FERNDALE SCHOOL IS DESTROYED LAWNS TRAMPLED A herd of mules, carelessly driv en through the streets qf Athe'na. Wednesday afternoon, did consider-! able damage tq lawns and parkings on Fourth street, particularly at the home of Mr. and Mrs,. Miller, at the corner of Adams street, where the lawn and newly made parking was badly trampled, It is. said the herd was not driven by the qwner, but was allowed to roam at will in fol lowing a led horse. HARBINGERS OF SPRING The usually accepted signs of ap proaching spring have already ap- peared in Pascq. Meadow larks have been singing for sqme time and ground squirrels are reported active. Up the river a few miles from Pas co last week a rattlesnake was killed, Early Tuesday morning the in terior of the cement Ferndale school two miles north of Freewater, was destroyed by fire. The blaze evi dently originated in the furnace room, and though the Freewater fire department arrived soon after discovery of the fire, it was unable to save anything. The building was erected in 1909 and it is estimated could not be re placed for less than $20,000. In surance in the sum of $13,500 was carried. A $400 fire escape had just been installed. The school board met and took steps to pi !.:'. three classrooms in the Ferndale hail. The primary building across the street from the burned structure will, by the addi tion of one room, accommodate three classes. The insurance company will replace all books destroyed, which will remain the property of the dist rict. TWO ORATORICAL CONTESTS TO BE HELD THIS YEAR A meeting of the principals of this section was held in Athena, January 29, for the purpose of making ar rangements for the sectional oratori cal contest. The following arrange ments were made; There vill he two separate con tests this year. The grade contest is to be held at 7:30 p. m. March 18, and the high school contest will be at the same hour on March 19. Both contests are to be held in the new gymnasium at Adams. A charge of 25c for all adults will be made There will be no charge for school children. Any profit after expenses are paid will be pro-rated to t'K- various schools taking part accord ing to the number of contestants The names of contestants, selec tions, and divisions shall be in the hands of the sectional director by March 12. The speaking ordsr will be determined by lot. The drawing will take, place at the Athena school at 4:30 p. m., en March 12. Mr. Hadley is sectional director, IITY M RECEIVES PLEASINC TRIBUTE TAX RECEIPTS UP WITH LOWER RATE WILL PLAY IONEJ Wilbur Harden, manager qf the High school basket ball teams, is ar ranging a game for Friday night February J2, with lone high schqol for both hoys and girls teams, In the game with Walla Wa'la they went behind $20, in expense and guarantee, and wquld appreciate it if the community would turn out and support the High school teams. ANY OLD TIME Oregonian: Just to see the foot ball game which is tq be played this afternoon, three enthusiasts have motored, tq Portland from Umatilla county, They are J, A. Murray, P. II, Rounds and Glenn Dudley, all of whom are registered at the Benson from Pendleton. This trio drive to Portland or Eugene or CorvalUs any time there is a big game listed. COMMERCIAL, ASSOCIATION The Athena. Commercial Associa tion held a well attended meeting Tuesday evqning. The usual busi ness routine occupied the attentiqn of the -members.' The Association will sponsor the Athena community program to be broadcast from sta tion KOWW, Walla Walla, Friday evgning, February 19, SAW HIS SHADOW February 2 is the day when the fabled groundhog iB supposed to cpme out and decide whether it's time for Old Jack Frost to put up bis playthings or set the winter lov ers up for another round. Supersti tion has It that if he sees his shad ow there's to be six more weeks of winter. He had plenty chances t see his shadow here, so look out for a spell of winter weather, something we haven't had, so far. The Ground Hog EDUCATIONAL EXPOSITION Representatives from Athena high school have been invited to attend the third annual Educational exposi tion at O. A. C. February 19, 20, and 21. The exposition is intended to give educational guidance to high school students who are plannng to enter institutions of higher learning. The . college proposes to stimulate student thinking to the end that more careful consideration will be given the selection of a course which the student plans to pursue, than would otherwise be the case. AGED MASON J. H. Christy, reputed the oldest member of the ancient, free and ac cepted Masons in Seattle, died today. He was 96 years old. Christy cros sed the plains by ox team in 1865 and homesteaded near Salem, Oregon In 1870 he moved to Vancouver, Washington. MRS. KONASEK DEAD Mrs. Mary Francis Konasek, moth er of E. W. Konasek, formerly Nor thern Pacific agent in Athena, died at her home in Walla Walla, Satur day morning. If cooperation is an important fac tor in community affairs surely Athena should forge ahead in such undertakings. This was emphasized last Friday night when Athena sponsored a pro gram broadcast from station KOWW at Walla Wf;lla. The Jolly Joy-Maker's orchestra and the Etude club arranged the numbers and were ably assisted by other local talent. . R. B. McEwen proved an able announcer his voice carrying well, and his Scotch stories "getting over" to the many listen ers. M. L. Watts gave an interest ing talk of fifteen minutes on his home town, Athena. Mr. Al Johnson made the hit of the evening with his old time dance music, played on the instrument he used to amuse his fellow travelers when crossing the plains. Considerable interest was evinced in the prizes offered. Preston-Shaffer Milling company presenting a sack of flour to the most distant lis tener who wired or wrote in to the station. This will be decided today. Herman Hoffman of the Ford Gar age presented a vaccuum tube to the person sending in the cleverest tele gram, Mrs. Mike Gray of Starbuck, being the winner. F. L. Zerba garage presented aeri al equipment and a tube to the per son sending in the first telegram, this prize falling to J. E. Capling- er of Salem. , R. A. Thompson garage presented a tube to the lucky number in the drawing held at the end of the con cert. Congratulatory telegrams and tele phone messages from different parts of the country were received to the number of 80 during the evening. Among them were distant friends and relatives of the participants Among those from whom messages were received were, Captain Prest bye,r Kalispell, Montana; Sim' Barnes Weston; Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Hawks, Bonners Ferry, Idaho; John F. Hirsch, Dicker-son, North Dakota; Woodward & Goff, Newberg, Ore gon; J. E, Caplinger, Salem, Oregon; Mildred Winship, Milwaukie, Ore gon; Harry Siebers, Newtlymouth, Idaho; Alva Blalock, Bend, Oregon; Dr. and Mrs. A., 0. Stone, The Dal les, Oregon; Mr. and Mrs. A. L Swaggart, Portland, Oregon; Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Beckner, Pilot Rock, Oregon; Dan Thompson,' Petersberg, Alaska; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gillis, H. A. Dowd and family, Washtucna, Washington; Miss Jeannette Miller, Marshfield, Oregon. Word has been received that a great deal of interest was shown by neighboring towns, Weston's Mem orial Hall being packed to hear the concert by way of an Atwater Kent radio ewned by Sim Barnes. A confectionery store at Milton was filled, a group of about seventy-five people enjoying the program there. The Standard theatre at Athena was filled to the doors. Hoffman's garr.go accommodated about forty-five and groups were also entertained at the Thompson and Zerba garages in ad dition to many radio parties given at private homes, Mr. F. C. Moore owner of the sta tion was so well pleased with th program and the snap with which it was presented that he has invited the Athenaians to be present nt the dedication on next Wednesday night and to present several numbers on that occasion. They have also been requested to put on a two hour program Friday evening, February nineteenth. This program will be sponored by the Atnena commercial cluh. A com mittee consisting of R. B. McEwen, Henry Dell and Grant Prestbye ha been appointed to take charge of arrangements. 1925 Revenue From Income Levy Exceeds 1924; Other Sources Lowers Washington, D. C Despite general ,y lower levels of tax rate in effect during 1925 the federal government re ceived a greater volume of taxes than it did in 1924. Official figures for the two years, made public by the bureau of Internal revenue, showed total re ceipts of $2,694,257,246 for 1925, com pared with $2,688,045,620 for 1924, or an Increase last year of $6,211,625. The revenues from sources other than the income tax failed to go for ward under the stimulus of reduced taxation. The income taxes, however, yielded $1,825,704,135 laiJt year, a gain of $24,599,724 over 1924. Miscellan eous receipts dropped from $886,941, 208 in 1924 to $868,553,100 in 1925. Total receipts from Oregon tax payers dropped from $9,559,027 in 1924 to $7,790,999 in 1925, but the decline was more notable in the instance of income taxes alone, which dropped $7, 915,120 in 1924 to $6,448,030 in 1925, or almost $1,500,000. Receipts of miscellaneous taxes from Oregon fell off some $300,000 from $1,643,907 in 1924 to $1,342,969 in 1925. Receipts from the state of Washing ton, Including Alaska, by the 1925 pre liminary figures were $14,492,578, as compared with $18,558,892 the year, before. Income' tax receipts dropped from $15,336,347 to $12,168,725, and receipts from miscellaneous taxes front $3,222,634 to $2,322,853. ALUMINUM PROBE ASKED BY WALSH Washington, D. C. Senate investiga tion of he Aluminum company ot America, in which Secretary Mellon is a large stockholder, is recommended in a report submitted to the Judiciary committee by Senator Walsh, demo crat, of Montana. The proposal is nmrto the senator says, because of "doubts aroused as to the vigor and good faith of the de partment of justice," in the conduct of its inquiry to establish whether the Aluminum company has violated a fed eral court consent decree entered against it in 1912. Besides recommending what would be a third government investigation ot the Mellon company within four years. Senator Walsh asks that the senate direct the federal trade commission to turn- over to it all the evidence furnished by the Aluminum concern and which the commission withheld from the justice department on the grounds that It is "confidential." WILL PRESS TAX MEASURE PROGRAM MADE HIT In speaking of the Athena com munity program at Moore's radio station in Walla Walla, Friday night the Walla Walla Union says: "Mr. Moore Btated that the program by Athena made a big hit Friday night eighty telegrams and phone tails were received, points from Alaska, California and North Dakota send ing in messages. One "listener in" telegraphed from North Dakota that the program came in fine. This man's brother, who was playing the piano at the time, was pleased to hear it. The North Dakota man was unaware he was listening to a relative." Senator Smoot Predicts Final Vote by Saturday Night. Washington, D. C. The tax reduc tion fight In the senate, centering on proposed repeal of the Inheritance tax and discontinuance of the publicity ot income tax payments will reach a showdown this week. Expressing confidence that the sen ate would approve the compromise be tween republican and democratic regu lars, as embodied in the finance com mittee's report on the bill and includ ing repcul of those two provisions, Chairman Smoot of tho committee pre dicted a final vote would bo reached by Saturday night. If action is not obtained by Saturday night, Senator Smoot said ho would press next week to speed up the work. Under this program, leaders expect to assure final enactme-nt of .h bill by March 15, when first Income tax io stallments are due. Governor Hartley's Secretary to Retire Olympla, Wash. Announcement was made by A. R. Gardner Monday of his resignation as secretary to Gov ernor Roland Hartley, effective not later than March 1. In his letter of resignation Gardner, who Is of frai! physique ami has had considerable ill ness recently, states that "it la now apparent that the next 12 months will call for a performance beyond my phy sical powers," and that in fairness to the governor, to his family and him self, he considered It his duty to give up the secretaryship to some one bet ter qualified and more able to carry on during the remaining three years of the administration.