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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME 47. Entered at tfae Post Office at Athena, Oregon, aa Second-Claea Mail Matter , ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1926 NUMBER 35 BASIN PROPOSAL TO GO BEFOREGONGRESS Hoover Declares Support o) Other States Needed for Development. V , Seattle, Wash. Construction of the Columbia basin irrigation project, which would water 1,760,000 acres of land in central and eastern Washing ton should be placed before congress at its next session, it was voted here by the Columbia Basin Irrigation league during its fifth annual session. The league accepted Secretary of Commerce Hoover's suggestion that "completion of the project no longer involves engineering puroblems, for they all have been met." Mr. Hoover, on his arrival in Seat tle had completed a tour of 3000 square miles of land included in the Colum bia basin project. . "I have been (feeply impressed with the serious purpose of the Columbia basin irrigation league," he said. "But this project is only one of many that are being 'urged and no one of these can succeed standing aloue. ;' For ex ample, it is doubtful whether in con gress this Columbia basin project would have the support of any state other than Washington and perhaps Oregon. s The Big Boulder canyon pro ject would have the support only of the little group of states that are in terested in the Colorado river develop'' ment; all the reBt would be against it. So of any project that might be named. "But if the efforts of all states can be co-ordinated on a definite national program of water utilization, the strife and jealousies that now stand in the way of development can be removed." Mr. Hoover predicted a strong lum ber market for the next six months. NORTHERN PACIFIC. VALUATION STANDS Olympia, Wash. Judgment of the Thurston county superior court in. dis missing the, suit brought by the North ern Pacific Hallway company to se cure, through a writ of review, a re vision of the nctidn of the state board of equalization in fixing the base val uation of the operating properties "of the company" in Washington at $126, 460,000 for taxing purposes for 1925, was affirmed by the state supreme court. The board raised the valuation from the base of $120,132,915 as fixed by the former supervisor of taxation, the fig ures being accepted by the tax com mission later. The Northern Pacific case, it was held, will determine simi lar suits brought by other large rail roads.m this state." . i . " ' ;. The supreme court ruled ' that the courts could not properly review the action of the board of equalization after the board had completed its sittings for 1925 and had adjourned. . BOY BANDIT IS SHOT DOWN ' and Brother, 21, Admits Holdups Receives 20 to 30 Years.' " Pueblo, Colo: The crime career of Pueblo's "Baby bandits," Forest : and Lester Gonce, age 19 and 14, respect ively, r came to ' a dramatic ' end when Lester was shot and probably fatally wounded by Deputy Sheriff Fis cuss in the heart of the downtown section here. -; ., ; Forest was captured, unarmed and pleaded guilty to two charges of high way robbery. " He was sentenced to 20 to 30 years in prison. ' . "The reign of terror" conducted by the lads began about three weeks ago when they escaped from the state in dustrial school at Golden, Colo.. This was followed by robberies," gurf battles with officers, escapes from posses and the climax of the shooting of Lester and the arrest of Forest Greek Dictator Is Ousted. Athens. --Greece has another dicta tor. Theodorus Pangalos hast been overthrown in a bloodless coup d'etat, and General Condylis, once a corporal in the Greek army, has taken over the reins of government. Moving as swift ly as did Pangalos when- last year he ousted Admiral Condouriotls from the provisional presidency of Greece and set himself up at the head of the government, General Condylia bad Pangalos arrested Sunday morning on the Island of Spette, where he was on vacation. He was put on the destroy er Pergamos to be brought to Athens. At the same time All the ministers were taken into custody. ' TWO LARGE PROJECTS ABE TO BE BUILT IN OREGON An irrigation construction program involving expenditure of $22,000,000 and reclamation of 118,000 acres of arid land is about to be undertaken in Eastern Oregon by the federal gov ernment, so E. C. Van Petten, pres ident of the Ontario, Oregon, cham ber of commerce, informs the Morn ing Oregonian. Preliminary details have finally been disposed of, after four years of negotiations; the two projects invot ved, known as the Owyhee and the Vale projects, have won the approv al of Secretary Work and Dr. Elwood Mead, director of reclamation; funds to begin the work are available, and dirt will be flying soon.. In addition to the 118,000 acres of arid land which will be brought un der cultivation, 46,000 acres of land already reclaimed but costly to irri gate because of necessity of pump ing water from the Snake river, will be brought under the new gravity system. ; . . . '. : . . . ; Both the Owyhee and Vale projects lie almost wholly in Malheur county,-although a small portion of the Owyhee project is across the state line in Idaho. The highest dam ever constructed by reclamation engineers -will be built at' a location 30 miles up the Owyhee river. The dam site is at a place known in Malheur - county as "the" hole in the ground" the name being descriptiveof " the basin-like formation of the region where it is proposed" to construct the dam. ' The dam will be nearly 600 feet high. Its width will be around 300 feet, . ' ,::r. ' ' . ; It will be an arched-type structure banking the estimated 100,000 tons of material, which will be used in its construction, against the 595,000 acre feet of water which it will impound. .Some idea of its size may be gain ed by the fact that it will impound More "than "twice'as much water as the government's great Arrow Rock dam near Boise, Idaho. " Two thou sand carloads of material will be re quired to build it. . . , The impounded water will form a huge reservoir extending back . 40 miles from the dam. TROUT LURES- HIM BACK TO OLD NEWBERG HOME Herbert A. Hoover, secretary of commerce in the cabinet of President Coolidge, former food administrator and director of Belgium relief, has returned to Oregon to settle once and for all a perplexing problem' of great consequence, ; says the Morn ing Oregonian. : He admitted frankly, as he sat talking' Sunday to old friends on the terrace of the W. B. Ayer's home. His hearers gave him respectful at tention, and waited for a new insight into the difficulties of reclamation, hydro-electric development, or water way transportation. The face of the man ordinarily so genial was grave, and the pleasant eyes were thought- j ful. Surely he was about to slash through the invisible knot of radio entanglements. - "I came here to discover if the sur viving relatives of the fish I used to catch so easily with a worm will be as obliging about rising to an aiti ficial fly. - And immediatly the secretary of commerce became enthusiastic. ' ''Fishing is where democracy comes in for its final test. All men are equal before fish. I'm going back to the streams I used to fish in as a boy around Newberg, and. try out these modern appliances. Honestly, I be lieve I'd rather do it like I used to, with a worm, but they tell me fish have changed too. They are accus tomed' to modern conveniences now. They have been educated and refined and along with all the rest of us, they've got away from the simple life of their ancestors, f "Mr. Ayer says there are as many fish as ever in those streams but they are too wise, tha's all. I guess it's unsportsmanlike to use a worm, but I'd like to. Still, I'm told no self respecting fish would consider a mo ment taking anything except the very latest tackle." SCHOOLS TO OPEN 'INOiiy.jEPJElER 6TH Athena Union High school and the grade schools of District No. 29,' -will open for the current year's school work, on Monday, September 6. , The corps of teachers will arrive in Athena next week, after having spent their time in taking courses at summer schools and in spending a portion of their time at their respect ive homes. ; New members of the faculty for this year are Ralph M. Stolzheise, Miss Mildred Bateman and Mary Jane Cornelison, in the high school depart ment; Evelyn B. Sellars, in the grad? schools. The faculty comprises the follow ing: For the union high school, . O. C. Hadley, superintendent; Ralph. M. Stolzheise of Salem, Oregon, assistant principal and coach; Mildred Bate man, Milton, Oregon, and Mary Jane Cornelison, Walla Walla, Washington, instructors.- For the grades, O, C. Hadley, super intendent; Milton I. Miller, seventh and eighth grades; Dorothy J. Rod man, fifth and sixth grades; Miss M. L. Terry, third and fourth grades; Evelyn B." Sellars, first and second grades. , . . ANNUAL HAPPY CANYON DANCE, ON SEPTEMBER 1 Pendleton Round-Up season will be open with the biggest and most colorful dance of the year at Happy Canyon, September 1. . . Plans are well under way to open the Round-Up season " in character istic style at the annual dance. Cow boy costumes "will prevail at the af- fair.and a seven-piece orchestra has been signed to furnish the music. The floor is now being sanded to put il in excellent condition for the occas ion. ,, , . . . The September 1st dance is always one of the best of the season in Pendleton,84 and 1th'is ""year's ' affair promises to be better even than form er opening dances. , . OLD TIMERS COMING A fine array of riding talent, buck ing livesstock and steers are expect ed at the 1926 Pendleton Round-Up, September 15-18. Many racing string familiar to Round-Up fans again will be in the spotlight. The Irwin and Drumheller strings will be present, fresh from victories on the Tijuana race course, also the . McCarty and Trickey strings. Mabel and Hugo Strickland will be there again to compete. A BIRTHDAY DINNER A birthday dinner was given rec ently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Rothrock in honor of Mrs. Fer on Smith. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Feron Smith, Mr., and Mrs. Win Redf ord, and son Laurence, and L. C. Rothrock. Mrs. Fred Kershaw and Miss Fred- erica were in Walla Walla, Tuesday. Northern Pacific Opens Modern Commissary If . ISmSilv S -v v y e"v,t -f? x v -"--v ? k v ? I ! t 'i X? f '"; H -3 I s i , I Mfc:1 ,v - r femU? M ll) II. ly', y -w, ,1 I if Iff ; ' ' t h c I - 'i$s4i Ml Mt WmM. 3"-t V'4 1? iff i lAt a cost of 1200.000, the Nor- irMj 'flW r' ' them Pacific, Railway recently K.V i-, ' 5 L!.. completed this 'new commissary in St. 'Paul. - Rallt-oad men ngree that it is the most complete plant of its kind in America, - 2 In this aulDmatically controlled refrigerator is prepared the meat that goes into the Northern Pacific Jluins" cars, frothing has been left undone to make this room as sani tary as sclenco can provide. - 3 From great electric ovens, with 100 square feet of baking area, come the toothsome delicacies that satiate the-hunger of the traveler. The very latest ideas are incorporated in the various devices used in this lialit and airy room. . BENEFIT LAWN SOCIAL FOR TOMORROW EVENING The B. Y. P, U. of the Athena Bap tist church will give a benefit social on the M. L. Watts lawn, tomorrow evening, beginning at 7:45 o'clock. , There will be a musical program consisting of both vocal and instru mental numbsrs, by Athena's leading talent. Mrs. David Stone will sing "The Gypsy's Warning," which will be pantomimed. The little gypsy lass es will serve you with pie a la mode coffee, cake, ice cream and the fancier frozen dishes. ' Should the weather not permit , of tables on the lawn, the crowd will be hospitably entertained indoors at the Watt3 home, where the some re freshments will be served and ' tha program rendered.. The gypsy princess, D' La Volga, will be present to tell you of your future by reading the lines in your hands and telling you of the plane tary influence upon your life. , OFFICERS STAGE FAKE SHOW Staging a fake , show at , Pendle ton, District Attorney Proebstel and Sheriff Ccokingham and deputies, with the aid of a stool pigeon, cap tured six men and two women and recovered 105 gallons of booze, which ostensibly was being stored to be sold during the show at which the principal . feature, of entertainment was advertised to be the high diving horse, "Pinto." The horse - never showed up, but the officers did and they captured Dan Downey, Emmett Graham, T. R. Sweet, John Barnes. John Spencer, Joe Berry, Mrs. Thel ma Hughes and Mrs. Hazel Dodson. MAKES CONFESSION OF AUTO THEFT TO FEDERAL MAN r : "" : 1 1 v Preparing for the Big Show I " 7X TZ ' HSiiK " t-: ' DIED AT HOME OF SON J. W. Allen, 70, of Corvallis. died Thursday morning of last week at the home of his son, Ralph Allen, ! west of Athena, of pneumonia.' The deceased in company with his wife and daughter, had come for a visit at the Allen home. Burial took place at Corvallis. ' ; 1 - " ''-' - - ' , I Tom Word of the federal depart ment of justice, and Joe Keller of the auto theft depart, came to Athena Saturday from Portland, in quest of one Harvey Coyle, wanted in connec tion with the theft of an automobile recently from the Serell place 'near Pendleton. No one in town appeared to know who Coyle was, but the officers be came wise to the fact that a fellow going under the name of R. B, Will iams, and staying at a private house here was the man they were after, and he was soon under arrest. The officers obtained a complete confession from Coyle,who implicated Young Audett, who had until recent ly been living with relatives in this city. The officers made the arrest just in time, as Coyle was planning to leave for Alberta. Adroit questioning from the offic ers brought out the statement that he with Audett, alias T. A. Elders, stole the car the night of August 1, crossed the Columbia river at Biggs, and then recrossed at Vancouver, go ing to McMinnville, where the car was traded and later found by officers Audett was later arrested and held In Portland, CHARLES II. CARTER DEAD Charles II. Carter,, former Pendle ton attorney, died Saturday at San Pedro, California,where he was taken several weeks ago, In hopes that his health might be benefitted. Mr Car ter was widely known throughout the state." He practiced law for a time In Portland, and went to Pendlet.m In 1884. He is survived by his widow Funeral services were held in Los Angeles under auspices of he Masonic order of which he was a prominent member, POLLUTION OF STREAMS The problem of the pollution of the creeks and rivers of Oregon will be considered in detail this fall by the state board of health, according to announcement made by Dr. W. T. Phy of Hot Lake, president of the organ ization. The first step in the pro gram will be taken September 10th, when the board of health has invit ed representatives of such commis sions as the state highway and the fish and game, to meet with its mem bers in Salem. HEARINGS HELD ON ' SAND ISLAND DISPUTE Group of Senators Investigat ing Title to Valuable Fish ing Grounds. Portland, Or. Whether the United States is going to give Sand island, valuable seining ground in the. lower Columbia, back to the state of Oregon, or will return some 350,000 paid by fishermen to the government In past years, is to be determined in large part through hearings held at Astoria and Ilwaco, Monday and Tuesday by th subcommittee of the public lands com mittee of the senate, .Years ago the state ceded Sand is land to the federal government for military uses. The government never put the island to the use intended la the act of cession, but, in time and as the salmon fishing industry grew, leas ed the island to seiners. The annual lease rental is now approximately $40, 000. Altogether the government has received some $350,000 for such rent als. Recently a controversy grew up be tween the states of Oregon and Wash ington as to whether the island was within the boundaries of Washington or of this state, and the supreme court of the United States held it to ba within the Oregon boundaries. . Two bills are pending in the sonata at this time, alternate in terms, ona requiring that the United States return to "Oregon the rentals received, not having used the island for military purposes. The other provides that tha government reconvey title to the state, though retaining the right of military use in case of necessity. . The subcommittee of the senate pub lic lands committee, of which Senator Stanfield is chairman, was directed to conduct hearings and report as to. which of these measures should ba enacted. This committee consists ot Senators Siannold 'of Oreguu, Dill u Washington, Norbeck of South Dakota, Cameron and Ashurst of Arizona, Three will be present at tha hearings, Senators Norbeck and Cameron hay. ing been compelled to return to their homes. RUDOLPH VALENTINO DIES Death Occurs at New York Hospital from Infection Following Operation New York, N. Y. Rudolph Valen tino, original "sheik" of the movies, dlod here Monday. Valentino came east several week ago to attend the Broadway premiera of his latest picture and to bid fare well to his brother, who was returning to his home in Italy after a visit. He collapsed in his apartment hera a week ago Sunday afternoon and was rushed to the hospital, where an im mediate operation was decided upon. Local peritonitis set in shortly after the operation. Valentino came to this country as an emigrant gardener and rose to tho heights of fame as an actor. Humbly born, the son of a farmer in Italy, he died with fqur sklllod phy sicians at his bedside and with tha country waiting each word from his sickroom almost as If it was tho word from the sickroom of a president. Mexican Peace Effort Fails. Mexico City. -Hopes for a speedy settlement of the religious controverBy were crushed when the Roman Catho lic episcopate unanimously decided not to resume church services ifor the pres ent. The situation as regards tha church and the government renmiua the samo as before the coitfereuca held Saturday night between President Calles and tho representatives of tha episcopate. The boycott will continue, and In (he nfcantlme tho Catholio church lciiil'us will discuss plans for a congressional campaign with tha object of amending the constitution. Fokkei-, Would be U. 8. Citizen. New Yi,rk, N. Y. A. II. G. Fokker, Dutch airiilune manufacturer, has ap plied for American citizenship. Speak ing at a dhr.i r given by the Wright Aeronautical rnmiiiiny iu honor ot Lieutenant Commander Richard E. Byrd and Pilot Floyd Hewlett, North Pole filers, Fokker said he intended to devote hid talents and ability towanl making tliiw country the world's leud er in aviation. Dr. Charles Eliot Dies at Maine Home. North) ;M Harbor. Mo. Dr. Charlea W, Eliot, livesidtut emeritm of Har vard university died at hi summer borne here. Ho was 12 years old. 4.6.,, m .