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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, NOVEMBER 19, 1926
NUMBER 46
E TAX CREDITS
PASSED TOGONGRESS
White House Indicates" Presi
dent Will Not Suggest
Plan of Refund.
Washington, D. C Having dlsclos
ed that there Is enough money In the
treasury to warrant a 16 per cent
credit on this year's income taxes,
the administration feels that the. next
move is up to congress. ' '
It was said at the White House that
President Coolidge thought congress
the best judge of what should be done
with the surplus.'.-"''
The pronouncement was taken as
an Indication that in his annual mes
sage, Coolidge probably would not at
tempt to work out details of -the re
fund proposal, but would inform the
senate and house they must fight out
that question for themselves.
Secretary Mellon has suggested that
the money returned to the taxpayer!
be remitted in the form of a credit
on next year's payment, half of it to
be deducted from the March install
ment and half from the June install
ment. The' 15 per cent minimum credit
was predicated, Mr. Mellon explained,
on a prospective surplus of $300,000,
00.0 for this fiscal year. First esti
mates made by the president indicated
a surplus of $200,000,000 and on that
ground he proposed a 10 per cent
credit which later was boosted to 12
per cent.
FISH LAW MAY BE
TAKENJNTO COURT
Portland, Or. The binding force 'ol
the compact . between the states ol
Oregon and Washington governing
commercial fishing in the Columbia
river probably will be tested in the
federal court before the Initiative
measure abolishing fish wheels and
traps on the upper Columbia river,
adopted by the voters of Oregon at
the recent general election, gets under
way.
It is claimed by upper river can
ners that before the measure can be
come a law the consent of the state
of Washington through its fiBh com
mission must be obtained under the
terms of the compact which was rati
fied by congress in 1917 and which, it
is claimed, gives both states concur
rent jurisdiction.
Proponents of the measure assert,
on the other hand, that joint action
by the two states is not necessary, and
that Oregon has sole authority to reg
ulate the method of fishing.
Indications at present are that the
matter will not be brought to an is
sue until next May, when the time
to secure annual licenses to operate
wheels and traps comes around. It is
expected that the Oregon fish com
mission will refuse a license, in which
event application will be made to the
federal court to compel it to do so.
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"UNCLE JOE" CANNON DEAD
Veteran Lawmaker Passes Quietly
With Family at Hit Bedside..
Danville, 111. In an ivy-covered
church, where his wife planted the
sprigs that in the years have grown
into a massive bower of foliage, the
final rites for "Uncle Joe" Cannon,
were held Tuesday. -.-..
The veteran American lawmaker,
who for 46 years was a member of the
house of representatives, passed away
at his home here at the age of 90.
Death came quietly, with members
of his family by his bedside. .
With him were his two daughters,
Mrs. Ernest Le Seurs and Miss Helen
Cannon. . ...
The last few years ot his life were
spent in almost complete retirement.
He walked a little, rode in automobiles
as much as possible, wandered about
his home town, conversing with old
cronies and reminiscing of former
days.
Cordova Shaken by Earthquake.- -Cordova,
Alaska. An earthquake of
unusual violence waa felt here at 8:20
Sunday night The temblor was ac
companied by a distinct rumbling.
Buildings shook and antennae masts
of the United States naval radio sta
tion 14 miles from Cordova swayed a
foot
Canada Name Minister to U. 8. -Ottawa,
OaV The Hon. Vincent
Massey officially became Canada's
first minister to Washington by an
order-in-council stated by the cabinet
THANKSGIVING PROGRAM
AT SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
A Thanksgiving program, to which
the public is invited, will be given in
the school auditorium next Wednesday
afternoon at 1:30. : Each grade room
and the high school will contribute
numbers. School will ' be dismissed
immediately after the . program for
the Thanksgiving holidays. The pro
gram is as follows:
Song, America the Beautiful.......:....
....... The School
Reading, A Boy and His Stomach
Jack Miller
Drillr Five Xittle. Housekeepers...,.., .
Primary Girls
Piano Duet, The Bees Lullaby........
Marjorie Montague, Bernice Wilson
Reading, Why I'm Thankful
Ralph McEwen
Play, Make, Believe Puritans......:
Primary Room
Song, Thanksgiving Day:...... -..
7th and 8th Grade Girls
Thanksgiving Tableau .-.
...Grades 8, 4, 5, and 6
History of Thanksgiving:.... -
...Margaret Lee
Reading, The Month I Like Best
Leland Jenkins
Drill, The Story of a Seed........
.'. Primary Boya
Pantomine, J osiar the Thankful. .....
High School
Reading, My Tummick's Got a Pain
Marjorie Montague
Play, The First Thanksgiving Coun
cil 7th and 8th Grade Boy.?
Reading, Thankful Jimmie
Daniel Reader
Cranberry Drill Grades 3 and 4
WOULD SUPPLY WELLS
ON ARID STOCK RANGE
The Department of the Interior has
just announced an outline for Secre
tary Work of a proposed policy for
reclaiming the range on the public
domain. The plan it is stated, con
templates the development ' o water
ing places for livestock at strategic
points throughout the ' public land
areas, Secretary Work says.
"The proposed new policy now be
ing worked out by the department
contemplates the establishment of the
Government which will include lands
valuable for grazing providing water
for. livestock is made available. With
a law authorizing long-term leases
of these districts to stockmen for
grazing purposes, it will be to the
interest of the stockmen to drill
wells and install watering facilities,
the cost of which might be made to
apply as rentals.
"In cases of areas on the public do
main where stockmen are unable or
do not care to undertake the develop
ment of water places the Fedeial
Government could drill the wells,
and later lease the land as a range,
the Government being reimbursed for
its cost by a charge for the grazing
privileges sufficient to cover the ad
ministration only,
"Through the establishment of
this new policy, I believe that many
millions of acres of public lands now
lying idle and unused due to the lack
of water may be developed into valu
able ranges.
"To carry out this policy will not
require a new Federal agency as the
Interior Department has already col
lected the information and the De
partment has the necessary organiza
tion both in Washington and in the
field to put the plan into practical
operation without extra cose to the
taxpayers."
KILLED IN AUTO WRECK ,
Mrs. John Bandaza, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Barnes, former
employes on Watts Brothers ranch,
was killed in an automobile accident
in California last week, and her hus
band, badly hurt is in a hospital. The
remains were shipped to Athena for
burial, and services were held at the
grave Wednesday afternoon, by
Bollinger, of the Baptist church. Mr.
and Mrs. Barnes came from Top
penish, Washington, to attend the
funeral. -,
POTATO SUIT OPEN
The suit of the Farmers' bank of
Weston 1 against the Ellis Transfer
company of Baker for $2362.50 was
tried in Circuit Court there. The
suit involved stored potatoes alleged
to have been sold without permission
of the bank which had loaned money
against them. .
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Heavy rains have fallen here dur
ing the past week accompanied by
high winds and a trace of snow.
Snow is noticeable on the mountains
and foothills and the air has taken on
a sharp twinge. Fog has also been
present several mornings.
City Well Capacity Is
To Be Made Greater
Mayor Watts and the water com
mittee of the city council will con
tinue their endeavor to increase the
supply of the municipal water sys
tem for domestic and fire protection
purposes, by enlarging the well at
the city pumping station.
The present well is inadequate to
furnish he needs of the city, when
the flow in the"" gravity system
reaches the 1 low stage experienced
during the past season, and it is
proposed to increase its dimensions to
approximately 16x40 feet, and the
well when completed, will be deeper
than at present.
On completion of excavation, which
will be done by a machine acquired
by the city from the county road
building department, the walls of the
well will be concreted. It is figured
that by concreting, the flow of water,
which comes into the well ovejf a
gravel . bed will be stored for
pumping into the mains, instead of
flowing through, as at present.
Work on the improvement will be
started in about three weeks, r when
the county machine will be available.
The cost of excavation will be $20
per day for use of the machine and a
man to operate it.
McKENZIE OIL WELL
NEARS PRODUCTION STAGE)
The Weston Leader says the out
look is still very encouraging at the
MacKenzie oil well near Coffee Creek,
Montana, according to recent word
for Mr. MacKenzie. At a depth of
1060 feet on November 7 the drill en
tered hard rock which is thought to
cap the upper or Kootenai sand.
Showings cf oil and gas are very
heavy, and were considered remark
able for the depth by some Wyoming
oil men who recently visited the well.
Below the . Kootenai in Montana
fields are three other productive
sands, known as the Cat Creek, the
Ellis and the Madison, and all are
tapped at a comparatively shallow
depth, so that the possibilities of the
MacKenzie test are not exhausted
with the Kootenai.
BERYL WILL PLAY
According to a Eugene special to
the Oregonian, Beryl Hadgeq, star
end, will play In the QregotvAggie
game at Corvallis tomorrow: Bjryl
Hodgen, guard and roving center on
the defense, probably will be back in
the fold. He remained in Eugene
when the team sallied forth to Pull
man and the rest has put him in
good shape for practice this week.
. WILL RAISE PEPPERMINT
Bert Mullins is busy this week
putting out about 15 acres of pep
permint roots on his ranch near
Stanfield. Mr. Mullins tried out the
mint in a small way this spring and
thought so well of the crop as n
money maker that he is putting out
an acreage this fall,
LOCAL INTEREST CENTERED
IN OREGON-W. S. C. GAME
' Local interest Nwas much centered
in the University, of Oregon-Washington
State College game, played at
Pullman, last Saturday,, when the
Oregon team lost by the score of 7
to o.
Oregon played with a number of
first string men out of the lineup,
Beryl Hodgen, star end and others of
the varsity team were left behind at
Eugene to recover from injuries re
ceived in the California game. How
ever , McEwan will be supported by
the full strength of his team in the
annual class with ' O. A. C. at Cor
vallis tomorrow.
Athena was represented at th?
Pullman game by the following per
sons: Arnold Wood, M. I. Miller, Clifford
Wood, Granville Cannon, Alberta
Charlton, Mrs. Fred Pinkerton, Lois
Johnson, Helen Hodgen, Mr. and
Mrs.1 A. H. Mclntyre, Hilda Dicken
son, Edna Pinkerton, ' Lee Banister,
lienry Koepke, Louis Keen, Flint
Johns, H. S. Swift, John Pinkerton,
Art Jensen and Herbert Parker.
SNIDER WEEDER WORKS WILL
CONSTRUCT NEW BUILDING
The foundation is being laid for
the hew building of the Snider Weed
er Works at Weston, which together
with 'the present building will house
a well equipped plant for the manu
facture of Snider weeders says the
Leader.
It will te constructed of corrugated
iron and will have a frontage of for
ty feet and a depth of seventy. Many
windows, with an entire row of them
in the front, will afford an abund
ance of light - The two buildings,
which will have no separating wall,
will have a frontage altogether of
eighty feet, and when completed will
look quite impressive as the home cf
a flourishing new. industry, .
ENGINE CRUSHES MAN
J. M. Dolan, 30, telegraph operator
for the Oregon-Washington ' Rail
road & Navigation company, was in
stantly killed at 1 O'clock Tuesday
morning when he was "struck. by a
backing locomotive ' at the Reith
yards of the company. The engine
had just been taken from a, fast
mail train when the accident happen;
ed. Dolan had just waved to mem.
bers of the crew on the fast mail be
fore he stepped into the path of the
locomotive. His body was dragged
some distance before the engine was
brought to a halt by frantic signal
men. He is survived by his wife and
a four-year-old daughter.
ROUND-UP MEN WIN
Pendleton Round-Up performers,
were winners in the recent Rodeo
held at Madison Square Garden, New
York. Hugh Strickland carried off
the Roosevelt ' and Ken Maynard
trophies as best all-round cowboy;
Mike Hastings took $1200 and silver
cup in the steer wrestling contest;
Chester Byers won the grand purse
of $1000 and championship in trick
roping,
Athena Shipments Net
Spud Growers $40,000
Fall shipments of the mountain
potato crop were completed Sunday,
when the last truck loads were de
livered by the growers at the Farm
ers Grain Elevator company ware
house, in Athena.
A total of forty-eight cars were
required to make the Athena ship
ments, all of which were made over
the Northern Pacific, to points" in the
Yakima valley, where the tubers will
be used - exclusively-... for seed.- The
volume o' '.ho Athena shipments
comprised 18,047 . sacks of potatoes.
. The stock was graded according to
required specifications, and - netted
the growers approximately $40,000
on a price basis of $40 to $46 per ton,
f. o. b. Athena. There yet remains
a large tonnage of potatoes in pita
on the mountain ranches to be put
on the : spring market, the product
being mostly of the commercial
grade.
BOY PRISONER STARTED
$1,000,000 WORTH OF FIRES
Warren Stark, age 14, said to be
the youngest person ever sentenced
to and received at the Washington
state penitentiary is not merely an
inmate, he is a problem, according to
Clarence E. Long, superintendent of
the prison. Stark, who is a resident
cf Everett, was received several days
ago, following his conviction on a
charge of arson. ;
His record states that he started
between 30 and 35 fires, same of them
costly. It is believed that losses resulting-
from his fire mania were be
tween $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. His
sentence calls for him to servo ap
proximately six and one half years.
DEATH OF A. W, LUNDELL
A. W. Lundell, formerly a resident
of Athena, and later of Weston, died
at St. Mary's hospital in Walla Walla
Saturday,' as the result of a paralytic
stroke, suffered several weeks ago.
Mr. Lundell was a musician of prom
inence, and successfully conducted
bands and orchestras in this county
and elsewhere. Funeral services were
conducted at Memorial Hall, Weston,
Monday, under auspices of Weston
Lodge No. 58, I. 0. 0. F.
TRAIN TIME REDUCED
California moved five hours travel
time nearer the midwest and east to
night when 63-hour train service, the
fastest in the history of transporta
tion, was established between Chi
cago and the Pacific coast and the
first extra-fare trains run west ot
Chicago since federal control during
the war, was started.
WILL RESUME DANCES
At a meeting Tuesday evening of
Athena-Weston American Legion
Post, it was decided to resume the
dances at Legion Hall in Athena.
With this object in view, a committee
was appointed to make needed re
pairs to the dance hall, before the
new series of dances will begin. -
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THE MEN OF ATHENA
ARE ORGANIZING LEAGUE
(By Rev.- Bollinger)
As previously announced, the or
ganization of a Men's League was
perfected, as far as possible, at the
Baptist church on Wednesday even
ing of this week and the following
officers were elected: B. B. Richards,
President; C. L. McFadden, Vice
President; Charles Betts, Secretary
treasurer. A membership, program
and constitution and by-laws com
mittees were appointed. Friday even
ing, November 28 at 7:30 at the
church will be held the second meet
ing for the purpose of listening to
the reports of the Constitution and
By-Laws and Program committees.
Men let us get together. The bet
ter my neighbor knows me the better
I will know him and both will, be the
better for the acquaintance. Your
view point may be betetr than mine
but how am I to know unless I can
get your view point. By your co-operation
some splendid programs wiil
be given.
HARDEN WAS THERE AND
WE HEAR ABOUT HIM
The University of Oregon Fresh
men buried the Aggie Rooks in a sea
of mud on Haward field at Eugene,
Saturday by a score of 14-0. The
Oregon, colts played a magnificent
game, and Harden at end, was in the
thick of it all. A writer on the Ore
gonian sporting - page, says of the
former Athena high school lad:
"Wilbur Harden, end, cut in rapidly,
but played a beautiful game in fol
lowing the ball. He broke up two
center smashes before they had reach
ed the line of scrimmage and kept
the passer miserable. As the Aggies
seemed to have no criss-cross in their
repertoire, he starred at his unortho
dox style of play."
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
Roy W. Ritner is county chairman
of the Red Cross Roll Call, which be
gins today. In announcing the annual
roll call drive, Mr. Ritner says: "The
national Red Cross is to the nation
as accident insurance is to the indi
vidual. In the case of a catastrophe,
the Red Cross brings immediate aid.
The organization did a wonderful
work In the Florida disaster, and peo
ple of Oregon will not forget how
those in our own state were aided af
ter the Astcria fire." The local Red
Cross drive will be carried on by the
Athena Civic club with Mrs. R. B
McEwen as chairman and it is hoped
that the community will live up to
its former good reputation in giving
hearty support to this good cause.
HAS RIBS CRACKED
Sheldon Taylor has been nursing a
couple of fractured ribs, as the result
of being squeezed in a smashup of
Dean Dudley's Ford roadster last
Friday, while returning from a duck
hunt in the Iloldman district. Dean,
who was driving, escaped with a few
minor bruises. The Ford was forced
to the roadside by a car driven by u
woman, who was on the wronj? side
of the highway. Striking soft dirt
the radius rod broke and the Foci
careened up a bank and toppled over.
Sheldon was doubled up in the mixup
in very close quarters and the won
der of it is that he was not more
seriously injured.
EX-SERVICE MEN BANQUET
All ex-service men of Athena and
vicinity their wives and lady friendn,
are invited by Athena-Weston Am
crican Legion Post to participate in
a banquet to be held next Tuesday
evening, November 23. The invita
tion is extended to all ex-service men,
vhether or not they are members of
an American Legion Tost. The af
fair promises to be an enjoyable one
ind it is the desire of Post members
to have a large number of ex-service
men present.
COLLINS WINS SUIT
Henry Collins, Pendleton grain and
flour mill man, won the big suit in
which the Morgan Grain company of
San Francisco, sued him for $20,000,
interest since 1926, and costs. The
company was suing to enforce a con
tract which, they claimed, Mr. Col
lins had made to subscribe for stock
in the company. Col. J. H. Raley
was counsel for Collins.
TWO HOMES BURN
The Milton Eagle reports the loss
of two homes in that vicinity last
week by fire. Near Cobbi Crossing
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Val
entine waa-destroyed, and the J. J.
Williams home at Crockett station
was, consumed by fire.
STOCKMEN LOSE IN
FIGHT ONNEW RATES
Washington Department cf Pub
lic Works Refuses to Sus
pend New Tariff.
Olympia, Wash. There will be no
reargument and suspension of the
livestock rates filed by the railroads
in compliance with the order of the
state department of public works July ,
13, 1926, or in the matter of interstate .
livestock rates applying to the prin
cipal markets of Portland, Seattle and
Tacoma. By an order, the department
denied the application of livestock
shippers for suspension of the rate
and reopening of the case. Word was
received from the interstate commerce
commission that it also had declined
to suspend the proposed rates.
Both the new state and interstate
livestock rates therefore became ef
fective Monday. The order of the de
partment of public works established .
uniform distance rates to the primary
markets and makes reductions as well
as increases, the reductions being
largely in the territory where live
stock moves in large volume.
The case in question involved a gen
eral investigation into the livestock
rates and the, result makes uniform,
it is stated by the department, the
rates in the state of Washington with .
those prescribed by tho interstate
commerce commission to the primary
markets of Portland, Seattle and Ta
coma from Southern Idaho and East
ern and Southern Oregon.
STRIFE IS AROUSED
DY BOARD OUSTING
Manila, P. I. The opposition to Gov
ernor General Wood is being organiz
ed to fight for the return to power
of the insular board ol control, which
the general abolished recently by an
executive order.
A conference of members of the leg
islature now in Manila resulted in the
appointment of a committee of three
to study various proposals for test
ing the executive ordor and to report
to the full membership of tho legisla
ture tho line of action to be "pursued,
Manuel Quezon, president of the
senate and Speaker Hoxas, of the
houso of representatives, addressed a
Joint -letter to the governor general
protesting against the order.
General Wood issued the order after
having received opinions from the at
torney general of the United States
and the Judge advocate general of
the army holding that the insular law
under which the board was created
was not legally sound.
U. OF W. HEAD NAMED
Regents to Appoint Dean Thomson
Head of University.
Seattle, Wash. Paul II. Johns of
Taromu, their secretary, announced
that the regents of the University ot
Washington will elect David Thom
son its president. Ills salary is to ba
$10,000 a year.
Thomson, dean or the college of
liberal arts, has been ucting head of
the university slnco five regents ap
pointed by Governor Hartley suspend
ed Henry Suzzallo October 4. Sus
zallo has a contract as president of
tho university at $lsoo a year run
ning to June ;io, 1j21,
Suzzallo lives In the president's
mansion on the cam h i. The Johns
announcement said that Thomson
would not immediately occupy that
home.
Fred C. Ayer, prol'es.ior of education,
Is under consideration as successor to
Thomson in the arts dcanship. He
is also to be dean ot the faculty, a
post as assistant to (he president.
8wedish Princess May Marry.
London.--Humor nro circulating in
Stockholm, says a ti:Kiteh from tha
Kwedihh capital, th it tiie engagement
soon to he announced o" Crown l'rinco
Olav of Norway and l'iiiii;ss Martha,
sister of Princess Ai.iiid. who recent
ly was married to Crown Prince Leo
pold of IJelgium.
Lafayette Young, Vet'-'ran Editor Dies.
Des .MdiinH. la. In ulli claimed an
other member of lli j old school of
American JournalUm. ,u(.r, i-'an Younir.
! editor and publisher c; tho Des Moines
Daily Capital ami cx Tinted States
senator. He was 78 years old. The
veteran editor was on a vi Iowa's tors
Diotit citizens.
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