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Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter
VOLUME 47.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1926
NUMBER 33
GLEMENCEAU MAKES
APPEALTOJCOOLIDGE
Present Agreement Is Termed
"impossible" One By the
"Tiger of France."
Paris. "Old father victory" has
again come to the defense of France
In her hour of trouble.
Georges Clemenceau, war-time pre
mier, appealed to President Coolidge
in an open letter not to treat the settle
ment of war debts as purely a com
mercial matter. The proposed Beren-ger-Mellon
debt agreement he assert
ed to be impossible of fulfillment and
to threaten the independence of
Prance.
The spirited appeal of "the tiger,"
who will be 85 years old next month,
came with dramatic unexpectedness at
a moment when the French govern
ment is hesitating before taking a
definite position on the ratification of
Ihe proposed agreement. '
The Franco-American negotiations
leading to promises of payment, the
former premier' declared,- are impos
sible of fulfillment because they would
result in a loan "with solid security in
the shape of our territorial posses
sions, as was the case of Turkey." He
warned President Coolidge that France
will never accept such a thing.
"France is not for sale even to her
friends," he said, "independence came
to us, independent we shall leave her."
"After making a blood peace with
;he common enemy," he said, "a money
peace is being devised with the allied
and associated powers."
Mr. Clemenceau entreated President
Coolidge not to consider the war debts
as purely cash transactions between
creditor and debtor to be settled by
technical experts. The attitude of
America, he said, had made France un
easy lest the United States be taking
up "the oldtime policy of England,"
of controlling Europe by playing off
one continental power against another.
NEW II. S, NOTE
SENTT0 MEXICO
Mexico City. Ambassador Sheffield
has delivered a new United States note
with reference to Mexico's petroleum
and land laws to the Mexican foreign,
office,, it .was learned from circles
close to the foreign office.
State department officials refused
to comment on the most recent com
munication sent to Mexico City in con
nection with the prolonged diplomatic
discussion of the new Mexican petro
leum and land laws. It had been ex
pected for some time, however, that
tho department would forward such a
communication to be presented at the
Mexican foreign office by Ambassador
Sheffield before he started home on
his annual leave next week.
It was made clear at the department
tuat the new note had nothing to do
vlth the religious crisis in Mexico
and was confined strictly to a discus
sion of American rights which are or
might be jeopardized by the petroleum
and land laws.
DEBT AGREEMENT CLOSED
Coolidge Indicates Negotiations Will
Be Only Through Diplomacy.
Plymouth, Vt. The position of
President Coolidge Is that the nego
tiations relative to the wartime debt
owed by France to the United States
are closed.
President Coolidge was informed
through press dispatches of the open
letter former Premier Clemenceau of
France has addressed to him on the
war debts and it was indicated that
his attitude was that the Washington
government Intends to conduct its re
lations with the French people on all
questions through their duly consti
tuted diplomatic authorities.
For some time It has been made
clear that Mr. Coolidge considers the
debt funding authority to have passed
from the American debt commission
rnce it has concluded negotiations and
Las transmitted to congress for rati
fication agreements entered into with
foreign governments.
San Joaquin Valley Shaken by Quake
Fresno, Cal. A series of distinct
earth tremors which rattled dishes,
cracked plaster, rocked chimneys and
In some instances shook dishes off of
shelves, was reported throughout the
central San Joaquin valley about 10
o'clock Sunday morning. No serious
Carnage was done, early reports indi
cated. ,. . , ,
QUI MEEKER. FATHER OF
OREGON TRAIL. IN I
Ezra Meeker, 96-year-old father of
the Oregon Trail, was in Athena yes
terday en route from Walla Walla to
Puyallup, Washington,, on the last
lap of his automobile trip from New
York west, over the old trail he pas
sed over for the first time in 1852 by
ox team.
The pioneer pathfinder was in
Athena several years ago when he
was going east over the trail. He
was , driving an ox team then, and
camped on the present site of the
Prestbye service station.
Mr. Meeker is accompanied on the
present trip by Daniel E. Maue of
New York. The mission of his trip
is to make arrangements with banks
for handling the memorial coins
which are to defray the expenses of
the memorials to be erected along
the historic trail.
Mr. Meeker states that the mem
orial coins will be ready for distribu
tion by the first of September. The
coin is a half-dollar, designed by
James Frazer, designer of the buffa
lo nickel, and his wife. Six million
are being coined, to sell at one dollar
each. They are of a beautiful de
sign and constitute a fitting mem
orial, critics state.
The car in which he is making the
trip is equipped especially for cross
country touring. Weighing almost
four tons, it has all modern conveniences,-with
running water as an
added feature; The two men have
spent most of their nights on the
trip in the car.
A TINY NEW VOLCANO
IS FOUND IN OREGON
A miniature volcano behind clouds
of steam, giving forth an odor sug
gestive of burning pitch, was discov
ered on Big Glass mountain in Modoc
county by J. D. Edwards and Elmer
Anderson of Klamath Falls. "
The orifice is about two feet in
diameter in an era of loose pumice
stone. Existence of a deep cavern
in the rock beneath the vent is seen
in the fact that a small crater has
been formed by action of the sur
rounding pumice rolling down into
the hole. At intervals of about 30
minutes there is a noticeable increase
in the amount of steam rising from
the vent but the entire action is
noiseless,' the men declared. Big
Glass mountain is near Medicine lake
in the Modoc national forest.
That the phenomenon is of recent
origin, perhaps since the snow went
away in the spring, is Edward's be
lief. "Natural contour of the country
is such that the ridge would be logic
ally followed by dozens of hunters
during the deer hunting season, and
some of these would certainly have
noted it last fall had it been in ex
istence," he declared.
THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
One of the best pictures said to
be made by Fox this year is "The
Johnstown Flood," which comes to
the Standard Theatre tomorrow
night. It is an epic in melo-dramatic
screen production of the great Johns
town, Pennsylvania disaster played
by a cast of competent players, with
George O'Brien in the .leading role.
Sunday night the Standard has in
store for its patrons a rollicking
comedy, "7 Keys to Baldpate," with
Douglas MacLean as the leading
laugh provider.
FIFTY CARS PER DAY
The Walla Walla valley prune crop
is being shipped at the rate of about
fifty carloads per day. Some grow
ers in the Milton-Freewater district
have about finished picking of prunes
and have moved crews to other or
chards or laid them off. Late crops
near the state line are just ripening
sufficiently so that pickers may start.
MOUNTAIN THRESHING
Several threshing outfits are in op
eration on Weston mountain, the
grain having ripened about three
weeks earlier than usual, reports the
Leader. Harvest weather is ideal,
but the upland as well as the low
land region is getting pretty dry and
rain would be quite a help to the
potato crop.
INDIAN HURT
William Rankin, an Indian of Cay
use, riding the horse Webfoot at the
county fair at Gresham, was thrown
and taken to a hospital suffering
from head injuries and body bruises.
It was believed that he was suffer
ing from concussion of ihe brain. La
ter the Indian died. -
MAN LOCATES
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The Lewiston Tribune says:
From whence came the Indian war
paint, with which the tribes of the
west including the Nez Perces, paint
ed their faces and bodies in days
gone by? Evidences of this paint,
actual pieces of it are often discov
ered buried with the remains of
tribesmen in the old Indian cem
eteries. The older Indians admit
they used paint for their various
ceremonies, . but the source of it . is
not known for a certainty.
There are many theories of where
this paint came from. It is known
to have enduring qualities seldom
possessed by the modern paints.
Some think it was manufactured
from the various roots of herbs.
E. D. Kathan, a resident of Clarks
ton, who delves into mining claims
in the upper Snake river region be
lieves he has found one source of the
old Indian paints in the Charles Hub
bard Claims near the mouth of the
Salmon river.
Here on the side of a steep moun
tain about 1500 feet above the riv
er, is an ' entire hill or mountain of
mineral paints of various ejlors,
which may have been the souree of
the paints which the Nez Perces used
years ago. Mr. Hubbard discovered
the paint about 12 years ago and has
said little about it. He has mined,
ground, mixed and used it on his
buildings and it has shown an endur
ing quality unapproachable by the or
dinary paint now in use. Mr. Kath
an states.
In the raw the paint has the ap
pearance of a chalk, and it is dissolv
ed readily when put in water. By
mixing in the water the foreign ele
ments, pieces of rock and sand, set
tle to the bottom and the lighter
pigment remains on top.
THE HIGHEST DAM TO RISE
ON THE OWYHEE PROJECT
FOOD DEMONSTRATION
A food demonstration and health
lecture will be held Monday night
August 16 at the Methodist church
by Mr. W. E. Hollensbe of Perdle
ton. The demonstrator will endeavor
to show housewives how to cook
foods without water, for benefit of
ones health. The " fruits and f jods
cooked will be served to those attend
ing the meeting. The demonstrator
will give a premium to the Ladies?
Aid society of the Methodist church,
corresponding to the size of crowd
they are able to produce. The lect
ure is to be free and everyone is in
vited. A prize will be given every
lady who brings her' husband and to
the young ladies who are accomp
anied by an escort.
LEGION REJECTS -The
Oregon department of the
American Legion in convention at
Marshfield, rejected a resolution of
fered by the Hood River chapter,
which opposed plans for an American
Legion convention in Paris, next year,
on the .grounds that French people
had shown animosity toward Americans.
The highest dam ever designed by
the reclamation service is to be built
in Oregon on the Owyhee irrigation
project, Oregon and Idaho, to be
known as the "Hole-in-the-Ground"
dam, says the Oregonian, but work
on this structure cannot be commenc
ed until until there is a further ap
propriation by congress. This dam
is to rise to a height of 355 feet, six
feet higher than the Arrow Rock
dam on the Boise project, which to
day is the highest structure built in
this country for irrigation purposes.
The Hole-in-the-Ground dam, which
will impound 695,000 acre feet of
water, is estimated to cost slightly
more ' than six million dollars, and
the rate at which it is built will de
pend altogether upon the liberality
with which congress provides the
funds.
Out of the money appropriated for
the Owyhee project last session,
nothing can be done on the dam
proper as most of the amount will be
necessary to construct a road to the
dam-site to carry materials and sup
plies. Concrete paving and parapet wall
at MacKay dam has been completed,
it was announced by Engineer Con
nor and with this work the construc
tion work at MacKay dam is rapidly
being brought to a close after three
years has been used by the reclama
tion in building the dam, which will
store 172, acre feet of water from
MacKay creek to be used each year
in furnishing water to the Herniis-ton-Stanfield
and Butter creek re
gions. One hundred men are now employ
ed at the dam. Within the next week
or ten days, with the completion of
clean-up work, this force will be
materially reduced. Bids have been
asked on a number of buildings and
considerable dam building equipment
by the government.
Selection of Dairy Cattle Breeds
Influenced by Shows
SENATOR STANFIELD MAY
RE-ENTER THE CAMPAIGN
.United States Senator R. N. Stan
field, in a statement given out on his
arrival at Portland from Washington,
said that he had been asked repeat
edly whether he would run as an in
dependent candidate to succeed him
self at the November election, and
that he would not decide until he had
investigated reports of "wrongful
and illegalacts which were commit
ted during the recent primary." He
was defeated by Frederick Stciwer
for the Republican nomination in
May.
He declared he would seek to learn
who was responsible for printing and
circulation of a notorious "yellow
ticket," which bore his name and en
dorsed his candidacy without his
knowledge or consent. He added
that it was only in the last few
weeks that he had learned of "var
ious reprehensible methods which
were employed to bring about hia defeat."
'A food typical AyrAin tin . Putting on (Ae finishing touches
. Many a man who ia undecided as
to the breed of dairy cattle that he
Will select has been influenced in
making- his decision by the animals
of a particular breed that he has
cecn in public.
The individual breeder secures a
Croat deal of advertising as the re
eult of exhibiting at fairs, or. in of
fering' good animals at public sales.
It gives people a chance to see and
ltnow the kind of .stock that a man Is
breeding and paves the way for fu
ture business.
It is essential that special care and
attention be Riven dairy animals far
In advance of the time that they are
to be exhibited or sold. Exhibiting
or selling animals publicly in their
every day clothes is poor advertising
and puts them at a disadvantage
when the competition is keen. It
takes several weeks to put a dairy
animal in good show condition and
what applies to fitting for show ap
plies as well to fitting for sale.
It is Important that the dairy ani
mal to be exhibited or sold do in
pood flesh. A good covering of flesh
adds to size, increases smoothness
nnd indicates that the animal ia
thrifty and in good health. Dairy
r.nimals being fitted need extra feed.
Stabling and blanketing are great
aids in putting the hair and hide In
condition. By stabling In summer,
the animal is protected from the hot
sun which makes the hide harsh and
stiff to the touch. : A roomy box stall
that Is kept clean and well bedded
provides desirable quarters. Contin
uous blanketing helps keep the ani
mal clean, sweats the hide, thus Im
proving its handling qualities and
makes the hair lay to the body. The
blanket need not be expensive but
it must be tied on securely. i
Every dairy animal that Is to be
exhibited should have the hair
clipped from the entire body about
three weeks previous to the date of
the show or sale. This will get rid:
of the old hair and allow a new,
even growth to develop which will
greatly Improve the appearance and
increase the selling valuo of the
animal.
A point often overlooked In the
preparation of a dairy animal for
show or sale Is that of training to
lead and stand properly. An un
trained animal cannot display its
good points to advantage if it com
bats the efforts of the attendant to
exhibit It properly. A little time
spent each day In training- to handle
properly will save effort and em
barrassment at the show or sale and
increase the financial return.
While In the show or sale ring, the
man In charge of an animal should
have one main thought in mind,
namely that of showing the animal
to advantage. By this is meant that
when it stands, its feet are properly
placed, back straight and head alert.
Any movement on the part of the at
tendant or animal should be as
praceful as possible. Until the rib
bons are placed or the auctioneer's
hammer falls, tako no chances.
BLUE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY
MEETING AT TOLL GATE
The annual meeting of the BIut
Mountain Highway association will
be held on Friday, August 20, on the
shores of Langdon Lake at the Toll
Gate, the improved read goal of
mountain lovers of this region, Con
gressman John W. Summers ol
Washington and Governor Walter M.
Pierce of Oregon will be the princi
pal speakers and guests of honor.
Officers will be elected; the prooosi
tion of the Toll road discussed; and
the matter of extending the present
macadam from the summit to the
lake, with improvements of the route
in Union county on the other side of
the mountains.
The Toll Gate Park company will
prepare a barbecue for the occasion,
for which a small charge will be
i made.
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The official voters phamphlet con
taining measures to be voted on at
the November election, which is now
off the press, contain 104 page3 and
shows 19 measures to be voted on.
Eleven of these are measures refer
red to the people by the legislature,
three are measures on which the re
ferendum was invoked by the people
and five are initiative measures.
The measures referred by the
people are: Klamath county bond
ing amendment; six per cent limita
tion amendment; repeal of free negro
section of constitution; amendment
to 'prohibit inheritance and income
taxes; Seaside normal act; eastern
Oregon normal school act; recall
amendment; Curry county bonding
amendment; amendment relating to
election to fill vacancies; Klamath
and Clackamas county bonding
amendment; Eastern Oregon tuber
culosis hospital act.
Referendum measures invoked by
the people are; Tobacco tax bill; mo
tor bus and truck bill; bill requiring
self sustaining department to pay 10
per cent of revenues into general
fund.
Initiative measures are; public
service league income tax bill; bus
and truck license bill; fish wheel and
seine bill; grange income tm bill;
housewives council hydro electric bill
LA GRANDE CHOSEN
La Grande was chosen for the 1927
convention city of the Oregon depart
ment of the American Legion in their
convention, ihe vote was unani
mous. Astoria was the only bidder,
and after La Grande took a large
lead over that city in the vote, the
Astoria delegation moved that an
unanimous vote be extended La
Grande.
DROUTH CONTINUES
The country Is exceedingly dry
and country roads are in a bad con
dition due to wheat hauling and the
long dry spell. Lawns and flowers
are beginning to fade due to the
scarcity of water and it is hoped that
a rain is in the offing. Many Athe
na residents are digging wella on
their premises as the city water sup
ply is not sufficient for irrigation.
GOVERNMENT HUNTERS
One bear, one bobcat and 21 ground
coyotes was the record of United
States biological survey predatory
f.nimal hunters in this county during
July.
WHITE PINE BELT
SWEPTJY FLAMES
Fire Raging in Dry Woods in
Spokane Vicinity and in
Northern Idaho.
Spokane, Wash. Forest fires swept
the white pine belt of Northern Idaho
and the Spokane te.ritory, devastating
170,000 acres of federal forestry acre
age, 60,000 acres of adjoining forests
and an estimate of 75,000 to 100,000
private lands within 100 miles of this
cy.
High winds played havoc with the
thousands of fire fighters, and smoke
hanging low over this entire district
has made airplane reconnoitering
valu3lss to those in charge in the
field.
The tragedy of the situation is in
the large number' of incendiary fires
rerorted at every hand. A former in
mate cf the state insane asylum is
charged with setting 11 fires last week
In the Colvllle district north of Spo
kane. The woods are like tinder and fire
Gproa'cs more rapidly due to the hu
midity conditions than in any previous
year. Damage in July alone was four
times greater than in the combined
past two years, with Howard Flint,
federal district fire inspector, char
acterizing the general situation as be
ing "so bad it couldn't be any worso"
because of burned telephone and tele
graph Hne3 and the intense centraliza
tion on the protection of small town3,
mills, mines and farm houses.
GERTRUDE EDERLE
SWGHANNEL
Kingsdovvn, England. Gertrude
Edcrle of New York swam across tlvo
English channel a stretch of water
which in all recorded history never
had before been conquered by a wo
man. Gertrude stepped ashore here exact
ly 14 hours and a half after entering
the water at Cape Gris Nez.
Gortrude not only was the first wo
man to swim the English channel but
she accomplished the swim in almost
two hours less time than was requir
ed by the fastest man who ever swum
across Sebastian Tiraboschl who
required 16 hours and 23 minutes to
accomplish the swim on August 11-12,
1323.
The American girl's success enme on
her second attempt in two seasons.
After a remarkable exhibition of spend
and endurance in her attempt to swim
the channel last year, Gertrude aban
doned the trial after eight hours and
a hit If, beaten by rough water off the
Goodwin sands.
H00VERT0 INSPECT PROJECT
Commerce Secretary to Tour In Colum
bia River Basin.
Spokane, Wash. Roy It. Gill, fhnir
n'an of the Columbia Basin Irrigation
league board of directors, announced
hero that Secretary of Commerce Iler
fcert Hoover will make a peraomil
iivestigation of the Columbia basin
project on August 19 and 20.
Secretary Hoover telegraphod GUI
that after his address at Boise, Idaho,
on Augutit 17 he will be available to
spend the Intervening time before tho
league convention in Seattle on August
21 in an inspection of the project.
A tour of the proposed canal lines,
watersheds and 1,800,000 acres of arid
land included in tho project are plan-bed.
Ma Ferguson to Run Again.
Dallas, Tex. The battle of th
democratic nomination for governor of
Texas Is to be fought all over again
between Governor Ferguson and A!-torney-General
Moody. The dtnu
cratic state executive committee h;,;i
certified the names of Mrs- Ferguson
mid Moody to go on the ballot for thu
run-off primary August 28. The com
mittee action followed an official c-:.n-vass
of the July primary vote, which
showed that Moody lacked 1770 vol .jsi
of having a majority over all candi
dates. Under the Texas election law
the executive committee must certify
the names of the two highest candi
dates for a run-off where the returns!
do not show a majority for any can ill-dato.
London. Brazil has formally noti
fied the League of Nations of hor Cm
clslon not to participate further in t!:a
work of the disarmament commission
of the league, according to a dispatch
from Cenova.