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Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon , as Second-ClaBs Mall Matter VOLUME 47. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1926 NUMBER 29 CROWLEY IS OUSTED BY SKIPPING BOARD Brigadier-General Dalton Is at Once Appointed Captain's Successor. Washington, D. C. Captain Elmer E. Crowley joined the growing ranks of ex-presidents of the Emergency Fleet corporation when ,the shipping board, without previous notice, at a suddenly called special meeting and by a vote of four to two, removed him from office and elected in his stead Brigadier-General A. C. Dalton. The removal was accomplished by accepting " the resignation, which Crowley was required to file with the board when he was sworn in nine months ago to succeed Rear-Admiral Leigh Palmer, also removed by the board. In following the trail blazed by Palmer out of the office of the cor poration president, Crowley issued a statement saying he had had "the most hearty support of the two mem bers of the board who admittedly knew more about merchant shipping than any other members, Admiral Benson and Vice Chairman Plummer." These two members Issued brief, pointed, statements expressing disap- Koval of the board's action. General Dalton's war record and business and political references fav oring his appointment provided most of the information in the statement ' issued by Chairman O'Connor an- nouncing the change. He was serving - as assistant quartermaster general of the army when he was placed on the retired list at his own request to per mit him to accept the post. FORESTS ABLAZE INJORTHWEST Portland, Or. Nearly 100 Ores In and near national forests of Oregon and Washington were reported to for est service headquarters here Mon day. Some had been extinguished, others were under control', and a few were requiring the most strenuous ef forts of large crews of fire fighters to check. The aggregate area in flames was about 3000 acres. In addition three fires in private timber holdings were giving the north' western Oregon fire patrol associa tions concern. They had covered about 1500 acres. Closing orders were put into -effect ' Monday in many national forest areas, Weather conditions, however, have become more favorable. According to the reports received, lightning started 27 fires In north- . pastern Washington, and green timber stands were menaced in Pend Oreille county; 14 forest and brush fires were started in Jackson county, Or., by lightning, and 100 acres of yellow pine was burned in the Wallowa forest BONUS LOANS $18,726,125 Of. 7650 Allowed, But 199 Ara Under Foreclosure Proceedings. Salem, Or. A total of 84,654 Ore gon war veterans had filed applica tJons for cash bonuses and loans un der the Oregon bonus act up to June 30, according to a report issued by Major W. P. Simpson, secretary of the world war veterans' state aid pom mission. Loans made under the bonus act to date total 7650, aggregating J18.726, 125. Of these 2951 loans, aggregating $7,651,500, were made In Multnomah county alone. Marion county ranks second with 469 loans and Clackamas county third with 396. ' Foreclosures authorized to date on properties securing bonus loans sum ber 199, with loans aggregating ? 498, 725. ' Kittitas High Line Work Starts Ellensburg, Wash. More than thousand persons from all sections of the state were here and at Easton lor ceremonies formally dedicating the beginning of the construction of tte Kittitas high line the irrigation canal that will put water on 72,000 acres of land tributary to Ellensburg. At Easton Dr. Elwood Mead, commis sioner of reclamation, spoke briefly, explaining the significance of the gathering. VEILS AND EVANS GtMj TROTTERS, FLY OVER HERE E. S. Evans and Linton Wells, re cord-smashing globe trotters, flew across Umatilla county shortly after noon Monday, when they hopped from Pasco to Boise in a varney mail plane, with Joe Taft of the Pas co airport as pilot. . Wells and Evans arrived at the Boise air port at 3:45 p. m. They ex pected to arrive in Salt Lake City, where a change of planes will be made. . . Both Wells and Evans said the heat waves were terrific and buffet ed them mercilessly on their entire trip from Pasco, Washington, field. The plane was a small, shallow No. 1, Wells and Evans hopped off from Seattle in two army airplanes at 8:30 for Pasco, Washington where they changed to an air mail plane for the next -lap of their trip around the world in an attempt to reach New York in less than 30 days from the time they left there. " Wells was piloted by First Lieu tenant T. K. Mathews, test pilot lor the air service, and Evans by First Lieutenant T. J. Koenig, commanding the Sand Point air field. The globe trotters arrived at Seat tle in the seaplane of Edward Hub bard from Victoria at 6:45 a. m. and were carried ashore on the shoulders of brawny bluejackets stationed at Sand Point. The delay in their start from Seattle was due to arrange ments attempted to have the army planes take them to Fairfield, Ohio, but this plan was abandoned in favr or of the relay plan. They arrived at Seattle from Victoria, B. C, where they landed at 5:05 Monday morning from an oriental liner from Japan. After being cleared by American immigartion -and customs officers, specially detailed to meet the plane, the two globe-trotters stepped into army planes - for a hop to Pasco, where the air mail picked them up to relay them eastward to New Yort city; their starting point. Wells and Evans left New York June 16 and expect to be back there again in less than 30 davs from that date. This was the 27th day of their trip. Major C. C,, Mpseley, mail plot, was expected to be waiting ftt Salt Lake for the lap to' North Platte. FORMER ATHENAITES HOLD A REUNION AT Writing to the Press from Port land, Mrs. Will McCollum says: You will no doubt be pleased to know that we had a gathering of Athena folks living in Portland out at the Laurelhurst Park Sat urday evening July 10, there being about 50 in attendance including children. A pleasant time was enjoy ed by all in the meeting of old time friends. . A basket lunch was served after which it was suggested we make this an annual affair. An or ganization was formed selecting Mrs. G. C. Osburn as president and W. A. McCollum secretary. Those in attendance were: Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Osburn, Miss Velma Wilk inson, -Mrs. Eloise Huntington, Mis3 Eloise Huntington, Mr. and Mm, George Clore, Mrs. M. L.Xeeper, A L. Ackles, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clark and daughter, Mrs. Decker, Dr. and master and, arriving on the scene, the dog charged the bear rrom tne rear. For 30 minutes the Airedale annoyed the bear. The instant he ceased his charges the bear would return to the tree and" show evidence of ascending after the human beet steak: Nelson said the dog was skilled in the maneuvers of bears and but for his expert dodging, he declared, the angry bear would have slain him. After about 30 minutes the bear grew tired of the dog's attack,?, ap parently, and slipped off into tho for est after the cubs. Mr. Nelson im mediately telephoned the Herman creek ranger station for another horse and for the aid of a bear hunter. It is rare that brown bears are sighted in the mid-Columbia Cas cades. Mr. Nelson said the animal was far larger than the ordinary black bear, Mrs. A. W. Bodkin, M. E. Swan, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dickey, Mrs. N. A. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Sturgis (Bessie McBride), William Mcl.ride, Mrs. E. E. Cleaver, Mr. and Mrs. Kil than (Iva Calender), Mr. and Mrs. Wescott (Ruby Calender), Mr. and Mrs, J. E, Edington, Mrs. Effie Ed ington Smith, A . Hansen, Mr. an4 Mrs. W. H. McCollum, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bagley and daughter Alva, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Jarvis Mrs. E..C. Calender. DRILLING AT ATTALIA SOON TQ BE RESUMED The Attalia News Tribune says: Carl Kupers, President of the Col umbia Basin Oil company was in At talia Sunday, and visjted at the W. H. Ladd home while here. Mr. Ku pers has been at his big wheat ranch Tie fir Helix; Oreeon. : ereoarins for harvest, but stated that he will re turn to Attalia to resume work at the well, as soon as harvest is over. He said that money enough to op erate for a time had been secured, and arrangements will be made to raise more. It is planed to pull out the hole to 6 inches as far as the 2912 foot level, buy a new banc wheel and otherwise make repairs before going ahead with pumping. A meeting of the Board of Direct ors of the oil company will be held soon at the oil well, according to Mr, Kupers, when plans for continuing will be taken up. MRS. J. H. RALEY DEAD Mrs. J. H. Raley, wife of the prom inent Pendleton lawyer, died at her home in that city Sunday, after an illness of five years. Mrs. Raley, who was Minerva Pruett, was born at Gervias, Oregon, January 18 1857, She Is survived by her husband, three -daughters and one son. Fur eral services were from the family residence Tuesday afternoon. BROWN REAR KILLS HORSE AND RUNS ST RANGER A huge brown bear, followed by two cubs, after killing the horse of Dewey Nelson, forest patrolman at Larch mountain near Hood River, chased Mr. Nelson up a tree and threatened him. 1 Ready to start on his day's duties the ranger went in search of his horse soon after daybreak. He found the animal,' just slain, off the trail a short distance from his station. Nelson walked within 15 feet of the horse and three bears, which were feeding on the hind quarters, before he saw them. The old bear, startled by his presence, immediately showed fight and the ranger said he owed his life to his speed and a fir tree near by. V - , A big Airedale dog, the ranger's companion at the lonely station, was following some distance behind his KOEPKES IN ACCIDENT Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koepke Sr., en rpute here from Glendale, Califor nia, were in n automobile accident Monday, according to the following special from Grants Pasjs: "Bemice Britton, 20, and Mrs,. C. R. Stryker of Bradley, Nebraska were injur ed yesterday when the car in which they were riding was struck on Wolf Creek hill by a machine driven by Hiram Hiromoto, driver for Henry Koepke." .. ... . , ....... ... NEW STAGE RUN A new stage run has been started between Boise, Idaho and Pendleton. The new line will connect with other bus lines at Boise and Pendleton. The run will be made in 10 hours and 11 niinutes, according to the schedule. Busses, leave Pendleton at 7 and 11 o'clock in the morning and leave Boise at 2 and 8 in the after noon and evening. Four busses each carrying 20 passengers will be put on the run. . " GOOD HARVEST WEATHER Aside from heat on men and stock the past week has been ideal for har vesting grain. With all machines in operation, a big acreage has been cut this week, the grain being in prime condition for separation. TRUCK HITS, FORD A truck and a Fqrd touring car bumped together Sunday evening at the intersection of Main and Third streets, without damage to either yer hicje, . ROCK STRIKES AUTOMOBILE Bob Fletcher of . Pendleton, well known in Athena, had a narrow es cape from death the other morning, when in decending from his automo bile a rock from a blast in the new reservoir came through the top of the car striking the seat where Mr Fletcher had been sitting. The car was more than a half mile away from the blasting, but the rock em bedded itself in the seat. 4 4 V8 it.-" 'v us" 4 t i rtir'r v i mi. m A St coi V w Di vr VJ 1 I EXPLOSION DESTROY BIG NAVAL ARSE L Young women artists turn from their jars of color and puint brushes to fcjslst plasterers in setting ornaments in place atop huge pylons which adorn the main, entrances to the Palace of Agriculture and Food Products, of tho vast exhibition buildings which forms a part of the great Sesqul-Centennial International Exposition being staged in Philadelphia from Juno 1 to December 1 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of tho signing cf tho Declara tion, p Independence. Climbing ladders and walking along rickety Bcaffold3 is nothing new to these young ladies, but each tlmo they do it they get a RADIOCASTERS ARE ON THEIR WAVELENGTH HONOR COOLIDGE SIGNS BILL President Coolidge has signed the Stanfield bill to reimburse eighteen Oregon and Washington counties for taxes lost through railroad land grants. Approval by the president of the tax refund bill authorizes pay ment to 18 counties in Oregon of approximately five million dollars. FRAZIER FIELD BURNS, Approximately 45 acres of tho Maurice Frazier wheat field near Mil ton, burned Wednesday afternoon. The field had been cut and the grain, in sacks had not been hauled. The fire started from a blaze at the MiU ton city dumping grounds, Radio broadcasters have been plac ed on their honor as to their use of the ether. Under a new policy announced by the commerce department made ne cessary by an opinion of the attorney-general holding the department to be without controlling power, no attempt will be made in the future to assign wave lengths to broadcast ing stations. Licenses issued to new stations will merely show the wave length selected by the stations them selves as normal for their needs. WHEAT YIELDS VARYING AT EXPERIMENTAL FARM NEGRO DROWNS A transient negro, while wading in the Columbia, "at the mouth of the Umatilla, Sunday, during the hottest part of the day, stepped into a deep hole, floundered in the sight of oth er bathers who were unable tq reach him, and drowned. The body was later recovered with a drag-net. PRESSURE TANK KILLS Sam Miller, 25, was instantly kil led in a Walla Walla garage, Satur day morning when an ovcrchargGd pressure tank exploded. The bottom of the tank blew out and striking Miller in the forehead, tore awuy a portion of his Bkull. Late varieties of wheat will show considerably lower yields than the earlier, varieties in the bushel yieid per acre, according to the county agent who has just completed har vesting later varlties of wheat at the grain nursery. These " varititM . such as hybrid 128 and Jenkins and smut proof club wheats were found to be badly pinched due to the exceptional ly hot weather during June. The yield from these wheats, he said will be quite a bit lower than that obtained from Federation and Triplet wheat. Conditions at the grain nursery are characteristic of the country surrounding and Federa tion will have a long lead in yield over the other verities. In his op inion there will be a3 much as ten bushels per acre difference. Whilo Federation also shows some effects of the hot weather at the same time the hot weather came at such a time that Instead of shriveling the grain it hardened it without lessening the weight and much of Federation will be sold in the No. 1 grade. 19 Known Dead and Enormous Property Damage Result of Bolt of Lightning. Dover, N. J. Crackling out of the midst of a heavy storm just after 5 o'clock Saturday, lightning touched off the thousands of pounds of high explosives in the United States naval arsenal at Lake Denmark, seven miles from here. Nineteen are known to be dead, over 20 missing, more than 200 are injured and damage of ap proximately $100,000,000 was done to government property in the destruc tion of the navy ammunition depot at Lake Denmark, and the partial de struction of the army- ammunition de pot which adjoins it at Picatinny. For more than 24 hours at er the fire 16-inch armcr piercing shells, 14 inch and smaller calibers continued exploding, throwing their projectiles in ail directions, The first detail o marines sent into the devastated area Monday recovered IT bodies of comrades and others. They worked over a waste of smoul dering embers from which sheila burst unexpectedly. " There was a flare-up of excitement Monday evening as the smouldering fires on the reservation reached one of the magazines and new blasts rock ed tho area as 14 inch shells again hurtled through the air. Nineteen bodies had been recovered from the devastated region up to 1 o'clock Tuesday. The ammunition dump itself is a smouldering furnace of twisted and manglod steel and brick, and the great forested area which surrounded it has been wiped out, leaving a nuked ex panse of blackened hillside without a tract of vegetation. Dog Days MOUNTAIN RESORTS Mountain camps and spring re sorts are claiming growing popula tions during these hot days. Bing ham Springs is accomodating a large number of guests, while many are camping at Cold Springs, McDougal and Langdon Lake. Wilkini, leaner of the Detroit aretie expedition which last winter and spring unsuccessfully attempted to dis cover land north of Alaska, arrived here en route to Detroit, Mich. WALLA WALLA EDITOR John H. McDonald, night editor of the Walla Walla Union, died at a hospital Tuesday morning. He had been in ill-health for months, though he was able to attend to his dutie3 on the paper most of the time. , YEP, jrS HOT While the mercury was crawling up to 107 at Walla Walla, and 108 at Yakima, Sunday, ' Athena's record stood at 102, and everybody thought it was hot. f f60WAN Wig, 1 NOW SPORT JaV) 0- ItSttf I! i mmmmsMmmmmmmmmMm FIGURES NEVER LIE Henry Koepke wants to belive in the old saying: "Figures never lie," but when Bill Ferguson and Marvel Watts figures that a fractional part of his field averaged 75 bushels to the acre, Henry grows skeptical. He knows that the piece of ground turned off a good bunch of wheat, all right, but apparently ho Is labor ing under the lmpregslon that "Fer gy" and Watts are liberal with fig ures or that his acreage is elastic In the event Mr. Koepke finds) it to be the latter, the Press would suggest that he plant the bloomin' plot of ground to rubber, FRANCfl-fiBITISH DEBTS SETTLED London. Finance Minister Caillaux of France and the Rritish chancellor of the exchequer, Winston Churchill, Monday reached a complete agree ment on terms for funding the French war debt to Great Britain. Although the full terms of the agree ment were withheld, it is understood that France will pay in the current financial year 4,000,000 pounds with gradually increasing payments until the sixth year, when the full 12,000, i)0Q pounds as previously urranged, will be reached. The full payment terms are 12,500,. 000 pounds annually for 02 years and Frunce will not bo required to pay the deficiency of these five years of partial moratorium until attor a long period, probably 25 or 30 years. WON THE PENNANT In a hotly contested play-off game, Pendleton defeated Walla Walla Sun day, and won the Blue Mountain league pennant, by the score of 5 to 0, Toots Parris was in fine form, al lowing but four hits, and striking out 10 Walla Walla batters. Web ster let Pendleton have seven hit and struck out one. Walla Walla was the league champions last year, LUMHPH FOLK TICNIC The annual picnic for employes of the Tumalum Lumber company was held at Koofikoankie, the summer tamping grounds on Mill creek Sun- ; ance. Managers -ami employes from all parts of Washington and Oregon were in attendance. HIGH WIND STORM Harvesting operations were halted for the day, several large trees were uprooted, doors were blown off build ings and other damage resulted from a violent windstorm between Walla Walla and Prescott. NEARBY VILLAGES DAMAGED Towns and Hamlets for 15 Miles Show Shell-Fire Traces. Dover, N. J. Towns and hamlets within a radius of 15 miles of what was until Saturday the navy's princi pal depot, bear the marks of the con tinued hall of dobrlri and the shock of the detonating stores of powder, TNT, and even nmrj powerful ex plosives. With tho less severely in jured under treatment in several hos pitals and private homes In the hilly region In and nlmut Lake Denmark, it was difficult, to obtain an accurate check-up of hi.se hurt i" the succes sive blusts nt off by a bolt of light ning. Explosions occurring at frequent iu tervals throw shells u distance, of about a mile. This burragu. made a war-tlmn Inferno of an area of four miles iniiii'-ciiatcly tmi rounding the, depot. Troops vwio were hurried to the scenw stood by, helpless t.o curb the ceaseless exoloRlons. Flames Raze Kalama Mill Kalama, Wash The tinder-dry saw. mill of the Columbia River Door com pany hero was demroyed by a fire of undetermined origin that swept the plant, Its dock ;irid Its yanln, doing $500,000 dunmgp, largely covered by insurance. Th5 mill, of 100,000-foot oaraclty, emplt.yc-d 100 men on a shift. Geo. Chamberlain Weds Mr. Sheltotl Norfolk, Va.- -Gerjra K. Chaatber lain, formerly I't.ltcd States senator from Ol'WJU and governor of tint ate, was married here to Mra. Car olyn II. Shelton. Both live In Vaslr ington. Mr. Chamberlain gave his ago. a 72 and his. bride kuvo hers a W