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1 "V- mm Entered at the Post Office at Athena. Oregon, as Second-Claee Mail Matter VOLUME 47. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1926 NUMBER 13 LEAGUE CONFERENCE NOT JBJECTED TO State Department Outlines Un derstanding of Proposed Dis cussion of Reservations. A Washington, D. C. The - American government has no objection to a con , terence of nations to discuss the American reservations to the world court, and does not understand that such a conference as has been pro posed at Geneva would in any way ; constitute action on the reservations by the league of nations. : If the United States should take any part in such a conference it would be on the further understanding that it was not the purpose to consider any modification or interpretation of the reservations as adopted by the senate. An authoritative outline of official opinion made available at the state department included these observa tions: , It is not understood that the league claims any power or jurisdiction to pass upon reservations relative to the world court or has attempted to do so. The situation simply is that the league council has suggested that the nations adhering to the world court send representatives to Geneva on September 1 to discuss these reserva tions; and. this is not understood to be action by the league, but by the na tions who must accept the reserva tions before the United States adher ence becomes effective. , If these nations desire to take this course there could be no possible ob jection. It is immaterial to the United States whether each nation acts sep arately or acts after counsel with the others. PRESIDENT'S FATHER BURIED AT PLYMOUTH Plymouth, Vt. Colonel John C. Cool- idge, father of the president, was laid at rest, Saturday on a bleak hillside covered deep in snow. They buried him among those of his kin who had passed before him, in the little town cemetery here. President and Mrs. Coolidge, their son John, representa- tives of nation and state, and a few relatives and lifelong friends stood in the snow at the graveside. The funeral services were as starkly simple as the lives of these rugged dwellers in the Green mountain val leys. At the white farm house where Colonel Coolidge lived for many years and where Calvin Coolidge passed his boyhood, the brief burial services of the Episcopal church was read by Rev. John White of Sherburne, pastor of the union meeting house in Plymouth where the colonel worshipped. ; GERMANY MAY WITHDRAW Leader Criticizes Opposing Powers for Obstructionist Tactics Berlin. Foreign Minister Strese mann told the reichstag that Germany reserves the right to withdraw her ap plication for entry into the league of nations in the event the decision of the new commission regarding reeon struction of the council does not cor respond with Germany's expectations. The league has been plunged- into a grave crisis by the breakdown of re cent negotiations for Germany's ad mission to a seat, he sail in a formal statement. He frankly criticised the obstructionist tactics employed by cer tain powers at Geneva in keeping Ger many from the council sea; promised her at Locarno. The reichstag approved the govern ment's course at Geneva by a rising vote. , .. , . - .. . : The outcome of the balloting was at no time in doubt, as not only the four governmental, parties, but . also the socialists had ' announced themselves in full accord with the government's " course and with Foreign Minister Stresemann's speech upon his return from Geneva. '5 BOOMS Fl IN THE UMATILLA RIVER The East Oregonian reports the finding of a man's body in the Uma tilla river above Pendleton Sunday morning, by an Indian named John son, who reported to the sheriff s office. The body was held by one arm, caught in a waterlodged tree. The body was badly decomposed. An inauest was held and no marks of foul play could be found on the body. A search of clothing failed to reveal the man's identity. Indications are, the county coroner said that the body had been in the river for two or three months. Mud and the action of the water during that time had made efforts to iden tify the man by his face or hands impossible, the coroner said and only clues which authorities have to work on is a description of the clothes he wore and a gold watch and chain, seventy-five cents in change in ad dition to the watch were found in pockets. Theories advanced by the sheriff which were also held by the coroner and the undertaker were that the man was either thrown or fell from a train on the 0. W. R. & N. tracks which follow the bank of the river for some distance at the point where the body was found. Close physical examination was made by the coroner for marks of violence wihch would indicate wheth er the man had been murdered. An examination of the head and face showed no fracture of the skull, bul let or knife wound. The body was al so free from any marks of violence. Condition of the hands made at tempts to get fingerprints impossible. The only identifying mark that could be found was the absence of three teeth on the lower right jaw. The man wore a heavy green wool en sweater, 'which the action of the water had rotted partly away, a kha ki shirt and a pair of khski breeches. Leather puttees and almost new tan shoes with rubber heels were also worn. In the hip pockets a pair' of worn kid gloves and a pair of can vas gloves were found and a pair pf pliers. . The man is believed to have weight ed between 160 and 170 pounds, was five feet eight inches tall and had an abundant head of hair which was probably dark brown. HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADE WINNERS IN THE CONTESTS CHAS. BARROW DEAD Charles Barrow, for many years a clerk in the Mosgrove Mercantile company store, when it was operated in Athena, died Thursday of last week, at Dayton, Washington, aged 76 years. Mr. Barrow was employed in the Mosgrove store at Dayton. Jfc had been in failing health for some time. The results of the High school or atorical contest held in Athena last Friday evening. Humorous 1st, Ralph McEwen, Athena; 2nd, Margaret Calder, Wes ton. - , Extemporaneous 1st, Ray Dudley, Athena; 2nd, Robert Tozier, Helix. Dramatic 1st, LaVone Pittman, Athena; 2nd, Deana Lieuallen, Ad ams. ' ; Oratorical 1st, Hazel Parris, He lix; 2nd, Granville Cannon, Athena. - Grade winners The winners in the grade declama tory contest held in the school audi torium Thursday of last week were: Division F Dramatic, Barbara Lee, Athena; Humorous, Jane Kem ler, Adams; Patriotic, Aaron Doug las, Athena. Division E Dramatic, Billy Ash- worth, Weston; Humorous, Billy Coe, Helix; Patriotic, Johh Kirk, Athena. The winners in the contests held here will represent this section in the county declamatory ' contests to be held in Pendleton the second and third of Anril. . , DROPPED DEAD . Thomas Mosgrove, 70, dropped dead in front of the Farmers and Merchants bank at Walla Walla about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, presumably of apoplexy. He has been in fair health lately though about two years ago he had a very serious sick spell. Mr. Mosgrove was one of the best known men in Walla Walla ahd served as post master, as warden of the penitentiary and as receiver of the land office. He had lived in Walla Walla since 1880. . BLUE MOUNTAIN LEAGUE W. H. Schroeder has been reelected president of the Blue Mountain base ball league and Leslie Gibbs of Pen dleton, secretary. An organization meeting was held at Pendleton Sun day and La Grande, Pendleton and Walla Wallo representative s voted to enter. Baker, likely will not be in this year but Cove, Oregon, and Pas co are both anxious to join the league and one or the other will le selected. THE RICHARDS CHOP MILL BURNS IN MORNING FIRE In one of the hottest fires experi enced in Athena for a long time, the Richards chop mill was totally des troyed early Saturday morning. The fire alarm was given at 3:30 a. m., but by the time water was turned on, the entire building was a mass of flames throughout. William Hoggard, who was oper ating the mill under lease, was awakened in his home across the street by the glare of light through the window, and he rang the fire bell, giving the first alarm. Fortunately the wind was in the right direction to prevent nearby buildings from destruction, and at anv time - during the conflagration, had the wind changed, either Jen sen's blacksmith shop or the build ings in the .- block north , on Main street, would undoubttdly have caught fire. The wind carried sparks and burn ing embers as far east as the Kirk barn, where straw was set on fire, but prompt action on the part of Mr. Kirk extinguished the blaze. Mr. Richards' loss on the mill plant is placed at $8000, with $5000 insur ance. Mr. Hoggard's loss in grain and feed is covered by insurance Floyd Pinkerton lost about 40 tons of barley not insured. Other farm ers including McBrida Brothers, lost grain in the fire. The destruction of the : plant is complete, with the possible exception of salvaging' two boilers. The entire machinery equipment of the plant otherwise, is a total loss. Mr. Hoggard - arrived at the scone of the fire in time to. save his car, which was standing in a shed adjoin ing the mill, , TAKING UP RAILS The Walla Walla Valley Traction company, owners of the street car lines in Walla Walla, which have been put out of commission by auto buss es, have sold the rails and will re move them from the streets, HERMISTON WON Hermiston high school debaters won over Pendleton high, in the de clamatory contets. The Hermiston team's next debate will probably be with The Dalles team. Portland School Lose Test Case Portland, Ore. Portland school au thorities, Circuit Judge John Steven son decided, have no right to hold over the heads of high school pupils the club of suspension or expulsion in forcing the pupils to sign 'pledges saying they will not join sororities or fraternities. Judge Stevenson's deci sion did not involve the legality of the law against secret organizations in the jchools, but only the legality tt the method of enforcement Income Collection More than Planned Washington, P. C The treasury announced that income tax returns for March, the first to be collected under the new revenue law, probably would exceed by $20,000,000 the orig inal estimate of Secretary Mellon. NELS PETER JOHNSON DEAD - E. C. Rogers is in receipt of a let ter from Alberta, announcing the death there on February 11th, of Nels Peter Johnson, a former resid ent of the Weston community. He is survived by his widow and nine children, four sons and . five daugh ters. Many friends in this part of the county will be grieved to learn of Mr. Johnson's death. THE DOKKIES OWNED THE -.; OLD TOWN LAST EVENING The Dokkies ' owned Athena last evening, turned their tiger loose n'every thing. Beginning with a street drill by the Pendleton patrol, and a banquet in the dinning room of the Christian church, which was served by the ladies of the church, far into the night when the expiring squawk of tyros pierced the chilly night air, the Dokkies, a ryebald bunch that is always getting circumspect Pythian Knights into all kinds of trouble, had everything" their own way. : Those who are supposed to be in on the outside of things are blaming one John Pc-v n, for the Dokkie at tack on Athena Is.;t night. KILLED WHILE PLOWING Roy Evans, about 23, was found dead at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday even ing under a tractor he had been us ing in plowing a field eight miles northeast of La Grande at the foot of Mount Emily. His body was cold when discovered. - Apparently the tractor struck some projection and turned over on him,' killing him instantly. - PICTURE PROGRAM Tomorrow night, the Standard presents, "As No Man Has Loved,'' a wonderful photoplay based on the story, "The Man Without a Country," at regular admission- prices. Get your seats early for this one. Sun day night will be shown Zane Grey's epic, "Code of the West." You know what the story is, see it photoplayed by a brilliant cast headed by Owen Moore and Constance Bennett. The mid-week picture for Wednesday night is 'The Beloved Brute." " EXMERCHANT DEAD Robert Lewis, former merchant of Echo and well known throughout Umatilla county was found dead in his bed at the McKay dam Monday mnmincr. Death came durinir the night and probably while he was asleep, heart disease is believed t have been the cause of death. A BIRTHDAY DINNER Thursday of last week a birthday dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Crabill in honor of Mrs. Frank Brown, Mr. James Hug gins and Mrs. Crabill. Mrs, Ray O'Harra and Mrs. Huggins assisted Mrs. Crabill in serving the dinner. Those present were. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown of Holdman, Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown, Harve Brown and Sidney Crabill of Helix, Miss Rachel Barnes and Bud Crabill of Pendle ton, Mr. and Mrs. Ray O'Harra and little son Willard of Weston, Mr. and Mrs. James Huggins, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McPherin, Johnnie Hoey, Mrs. Janet Sleeman and Mr. and Mrs. Wil lard Crabill. PIPE BEING REPLACED The new four-inch pipe for replace ment of the line leading from Cur rent street south on Second street to Darwin street, and thence west to First street, arrived Monday, and is being laid in the ditch. The old pipe line, when excavated was found to be in bad condition, and the cause of much loss of water. Work on the ditch leading across the flat to the pumping station has cpmmenced. Eight inch steel pipe will replace the old main, there. ; "MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY" The Standard Theatre management desires to call particular attention to the photoplay which will he presented tomorrow night, "As No Man Has Loved." The play is based on the well known story, "The Man Without a Country." It is a fins special pro duction, will be shown at regular ad mission prices and comes direct to the Standard from the American Theatre at Walla Walla, where it has had a big run this week. PASS NOT OPEN Snoqualmie Pass will not be opened to traffic until April 1, J. W. Hamil ton, Washington state highway en gineer, announces the rotary snow plows met for the first time at Hyak. The pass opening is only about six feet wide, and it would be too dan geous for automobiles to attempt to go through. , DOMESTIC ART The girls of the Domestic Art class of Athena High school have a. very creditable display of dresses, taste fully arrayed for public inspection, in a show window of the Mosgrove building, on Main street. FOR JURY DUTY Two women, Mrs. W. P. Reming ton and Mrs. Minnie Stillman of Pendleton, have been drawn for jury duty at the next term of the circuit court. From Athena, W. II. Keen and Ralph McEwen will serve. STANFIELD BILL MODIFIED 10 INSURE ITS PASSAGE Designed as a substitute for pend ing measures which have caused much controversy, a new bill to re gulate and stabilize grazing on pub lic domain has been agreed upon by Chairman Stanfield of the senate public lands committee and Secretar ies Work and Jardine. However, after passage of the act, no entries could be made in grazing districts under the stock-grazing homestead act or the 320-acre home stead laws. The measure has the same intent and purpose as the original Stanfield bill and, as described by the Oregon senator and the secretaries, it would perpetuate the right of grazing, subordinated only to the greater and more important uses of the area and would give "an increased and valu able stability to the livestock indus try, which is in the interest of the general public welfare." Public lands in Wyoming would be omitted from ouerations of the mod ified bill, which would be applicable to such lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The bill says: "The use of these lands for grazing shall be subordi nated to the development of their mineral resources, to the protection development and utilization of their forests; to the development and utili zation of their water resources ' and to their use for agriculture, either with or without irrigation, and to such other lawful use as may be of greater benefit to the public." Chief provisions of the bill are: Creation of grazing districts by the secretary of the interior after formal petition by a majority of the livestock raisers to whom the district would be available. Enlargement of districts, includ ing the exchange of lands between trte federal government - and . the sjcates for- that purpose. Exclusion by the secretary from such districts of lands no longer va luable for grazing purposes or more valuable for other purposes. Authority for the interior secretary to fix "moderate" fees, 10 per cent of which may bo used annually for range improvement by the govern ment and 25 per cent of which would be paid to the state in which the districts are located for use of the public schools and public roads. Grantees could be authorized by the secretary to construct fences, buildings, cerrals, reservoirs or oth er range improvements, but such fences would be so built as to per mit the ingress and egress of min ers, prospectors or others entering the ranges on lawful missions. A grazing board would be created in each district, to be composed ot three residents, elected by livestock raisers using lands, the duties of the board being to advise and co-operate with the secretary of the interior in administering the act. HEARINGS 0 ON DRY ERED UESTIQN Wets and Drys Each to Receive Six Days in Which to Present Arguments. Washington, D. C Public hearings on the prohibition question were or dored by the senate judiciary commit tee. . Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, alone opposed the recommendation of a sub-committee of five in favor of open hearings. The ; sub-committee will conduct the hearings, giving six days to the wets and au equal number of time to the drys. The hearings will be confined to five modification measures before the committee. One would amend the 18th amendment so that states which were wet before the prohibition amendment would again be wet, with the govern ment manufacturing, selling and dis tributing liquor. Three of the other four measures proposed to legalize beer; one for 4 per cent beer, one for 2.75 beer and the other for beer "non-intoxicating in fact." The fourth would remove re strictions on prescription whisky. Senator Means, republican, Colora do, is chairman of the sub-committee and the other members are Goff, West Virginia, and Harreld, Oklahoma, re publicans, " and Reed, Missouri, and Walsh, Montana, democrats. AUTOS COST AMERICA 14 BILLIONS YEARLY Damages Awarded for Two Oeaihf. McMinnville,' Or. Carnages of $11, 600 were awarded Edith and Matilda Hamilton," administratrices of the es tates of George O and Frank E. Ham lin against James S. Trent by the jury, i George and Frank Hamlin, Portland men, died from buckshot wounds re ceived on the night of September 15, 1925, from the gun of Trent, who be lieved they had been in his water melon patch. Oregon Fair Board Job Filled Salem. Frank B. Ingles, prominent wheat grower and livestock raiser of Dufur, Wasco county, wag appointed a j member of the Oregon state fair board to succeed Wayne Stuart of Albany, who recently left the state. Chrles W. Elliot Reaches S2d Year Cambridge; Mass. Dr. Charles W. Elliot,, president emeritus of Harvard university, was 93 years old Saturday. " The New Occupant fl ' Mil rORWRS!nfl kkl 1 II 1 1 f - ACCUSED OF BURGLARY James Audett and William Thomp son are accused of burglary in the second degree in an information filed in superior court at Walla Walhi Tuesday by Prosecuting Attorney A. J. Gillis. They are charged with bur glarizing the Cummins garage at Touchet, March 8. Audett was ar rested in Portland Saturday and brought to the Walla Walla county jail. Thompson has not yet been apprehended, New York. America's automobile bill Including cost of cars, insurance, upkeep, gasoline and numerous other items of expense, totals more thair $14,000 0()b,000 annually, the bureau ot industrial' technology estimates in a report, made.- public here. Future or ders obtained by tho bureau showed that it costs the average automobile owner more than $700 a year to own and operate his car. Tho average retail value of curs, In cluding accessories, was found to be 91000. Of the present output, at the rate of 4,000,000 automobiles annually, approximately $250,000,000 worth are exported. Demonstrating where "the automo bile dollar" goes, tho bureau prepared a table showing that costs of cars and accessories now stand at approximate ly $3,750,000,000 annually; deprecia tion was estimated ut $2,500,000,000; upkeep, repairs, $2,000,000,000; drivers wages, $1,600,000,000; gasoline, $1,200, 000,000; garages, $900,000,000; taxes, 8025,000,000; interest on investment, $500,000,000; tires, $018,000,000; oil, $300,000,000, and Insurance, $300,000,-000. THE EASTER CANTATA Regular rehearsals of "The Re surrection Story," an Easter cantata, to be given at the Christian church, on Easter Sunday evening, are being held by the cast, under direction of Mrs. R. B. McEwen. The presenta tion of this cantata is on a large scale, the united choirs of the city, the Etude club and other singers are included in the cast. PIERCE WILL RUN Governor Pierce says that he ex pects to file with the secretary of state this week his declaration us a candidate for the democratic nomin ation for re-election as governor. He said he would file by paying the $100 j fee and not by petition. He is work I ing on his platform. CARNIVAL DANCE Athena-Wcston American Legion Pest will give a Carnival Dance nt Legion Hall tomorrow evening. The Jolly Joy-Maker's orchestra wili 'furnish the music. LIQUOR SCANDAL IN CAPITOL Case of Rum Dropped In House Office Building Washington, D. C, Churges and counter charges during recent prohi bition debates concerning bootloggera frequenting the senate and house of flcq buildings received added point when reports spread that a man had dropped a case of liquor in iho house office building and fled. While police outliov'tii- disclaimed knowledge of the repor., problbltioa enforcement agenu indicated that they were true and lli.it a rfufliclently accurate description of ilm man had been obtained for a v.-iii rant. to be Is sued, Tho man n:i --id lo have be come frlghtem-d by tin! approach of a police officer. Present Mackintosh's Name for Plac Washlngem, it. (.'. S'-nator Jones end Rep! ewMativi) JfiH'T, republi cans, Wa-.hiiii.rtoi, iirci'd President Coolidge to nii"ii Judf" Kenneth Mackintosh of the Washington Ktate supreme crurt to the feiieral circuit court In San Kruiitlsco. Tim vacancy Wat caused by the retinal of tha senate t confirm nomination of Judge Wiillai-e McCam;.nt, Portland, Ore., who U eervinp, under a recesf appointment. League Officials Like U. S. Stand Geneva. Satisfaction vut voiced fa lewgue or' nations elision over dis patches iioui Washington that, the state ! Mtiiieni. i-.o-iiis convinced the league coos not wish lo inject itself Into the wci Id court rroblom, but merely to pchii. out a nwiJ!' channel of settlement by the mem'UTS of tb.9, courV acting In tonceri. . ;