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I Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 48. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY JWORNING, FEBRUARY 11. 1927 NUMBER 6 i1 m m in Insurgents Invited To Party Councils Republican Leaders Restore Wisconsin Delegation After Two Years. Washington, D. C Wisconsin in surgents were restored to republican party councils in the house by republi can leaders. Reinstatement was effected by tfca dispatch of invitations to the outcasts to attend a party caucus February 21, at which" a "speaker and majority lead er for the next congress will be se lected. The entire Wisconsin delegation of 11 and Representative La Guardia, of New York; Sinclair, North Dakota, and Keller, Minnesota, were banished from the party two years ago for op posing the Coolidge-Dawes republican presidential ticket. La Guardia was restored to the party early this session when vacant republican committee assignments were filled. An invitation to the caucus also was sent to Sinclair. Keller, failing of re nomination for the next congress, was not asked to attend. As a result of the Invitations, house leaders believe the insurgent group will be ultimately restored to the ma jor committee posts from which they were dropped. Announcement that the Insurgent group would be welcomed back Into the party was made by Representa tive Tilson, Connecticut, republican leader. No opposition is expected at the cau cus to renomination of Representative Longworth, Ohio, as speaker and Til son as majority leader. MAY PASS THE FARM RELIEF BILL SOON Washington, D. C Farm relief as exemplified in the McNary-Haugen bill will occupy the attention of .; both houses of congress this week, with strong indications that the legislation soon will reach President Coolidge for his approval or disapproval. Proponents of the legislation will press for a vote in the senate this week, but final action in the house probably will be deferred until next week. If Chairman McNary of the agriculture committee is unable to get an agreement for a senate vote, th o seldom-used cloture rule shutting of debate will be invoked. ' . Through a combination of support ers of the farm bill and the McFadden branch banking measure, cloture pe titfons fcr both of these measures are held In resarve. They have been signed by more than two-thirds of the senators making certain cloture on both bills unless agreements for early votes are reached. Mosgrove-T-Myrick Miss Pauline Myrick, well known in Atnena, where she resided until recent years, and Tom Mosgrove, Milton merchant, were united in mar riage yesterday at Walla Walla. Jesse Myrick, brother of the bride, and wife of Athena, attended the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Mosgrove will spend their honeymoon at Banff, B. C, They will reside at Milton. v " Lesion At La Grande ' The American Legion Department of Oregon will hold its annual con vention this year at La Grande. Time of holding convention will be July 21, 22 and 23. The Legion Post of La Grande ' is all pepped up in its at tempt to put over the largest and best attended Legion convention ever held in the state. Home From Pullman Miss Lois Mclntyre is home from Pullman, where she is' attending W. S. C, and is spending the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mclntyre. Miss Roma Charlton who is also a student in the college will arrive today to spend the week er.d with her parents. Adams and Umapine In the double header basket ball game Wednesday night in the local gym, Athena boys lost to Adams, 14 to 7, and the girls dropped their game to the Umapine girls by the close score of 19 to 15. Elevator Capacity Will Be Enlarged To Handle Increase In Bulk Grain The contract has been let by the Parmer's Grain Elevator company of Athena to G. R. Hugunin of Pen dleton, for the construction of addi tional storage facilities at the com pany's" plant here. Specifications call for the construc tion of four bins' with a total capa city of 60,000 bushels, and when com pleted the company will be enabled to give storage to 160,000 bushels of bulk grain. 1 The new bins will be located at the south end of the pre sent structure. Heretofore the elevator has been taxed to fake , care of bulk grain storage, and last season was forced to turn down storage for 15,000 bush els. Work on the new addition is expected to begin about May 1. The structure will be of cribbing on a concrete foundation. . Athena Basketball Team Had a Wonderful Trip Coach Stolzheise and his Athena high school hoopsters returned Sun day from their Washington invasion, where they played the high school teams ' of Clarkston, St. John and Endicott. Team members and those vho ac companied them on the Washington trip, speak in highest terms of the treatment and hospitality accorded them in the towns visited. They en countered square sportsmanship in playing their opponents and were treated royally everywhere they went. At Endicott, the home of M. I. Miller, Athena eighth grade teacher, who with O. O. Stephens, Will Kirk, F. B Radtke and Art Douglas, ac companied the team, the Endicott players and the people of the town vied with 'each other in entertaining the visitors, the feature event cf en tertainment being a dance. Athena lost all three games on the trip, but nevertheless, - had a splen did time and gained considerable ex perience on the trip. Clarkston won 30 to 13; Athena lost to St. John 20 to 12, and Endicott won 17 to 7. Officers Installed Tuesday evening was installation night in the Rebekah lodge and the following officers were installed for the ensuing term: Velma Schubert, N. G.j Ethel Geissel, V. G.; Bessie Thompson, Treas.; Lilla Kirk, Fin. Sec; Maude Logsdon, Rec. Sec; Mary McKay, Chaplain; Charlotte Dickenson, Warden; Ruth Williams, Conductress; Susie Campbell, I. G.; Dorothy Rodman, O. S. G.; Alta Mitchener, R. S. N. G.; Verva Bak er, L S N. G.; Minnie Willaby R. 'S. V. G.; Mattie Hill, L. S. V. G. There was a fairly good attendance and after business was concluded delic ious refreshments were served by Mrs. William Campbell and Mrs. Lil la Kirk. Marriage Anniversaries -Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Prestbye give a card party commemorating theirs and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harwood's 7th wedding anniversaries. Four tables of bridge were in progress, af ter the play the hostess served dainty refreshments. Those present were, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McFadden, Mr. and Mrs. J C. Harwood, Mr. and Mrs Henry Dell, Mr. and Mrs. Max Hop per, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Prestbye, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lieuallen Jr., of Adams, and Mr. and Mrs. Armond De Merritt of Walla Walla. Old Time Athena Boy Ross, Maloney, former Athena boy, now a resident of Seattle has become a member of the family of Press readers. Ross recently had his right ankle fractured as the result of a street car accident in which his Dodge coupe was badly wrecked. Mrs. R. L. Maloney, who resides at Yakima, and Mrs. Culley of Weston mother of Mrs. Ross Maloney, are visiting at the Maloney home in Se attle. . Legion Dance The present series of dances given by Athena-Westcn Legion Tost, at Legion Hall in Athena, are popular with the young people, and attend ance is satisfactory. Another dance is announced for tomorrow night. Street Improvement Resurfacing Hunt Avenue with crushed rock has been under way this week. All low places have been brought up to grade, and the sur face is now in first-class condition. Tithing and Budget Bills Easily Carried Only Nine Votes Recoided Against the Governor's Campaign Platform. The Oregon Journal says that twice on Tuesday afternoon the Patterson administration rang the bell on l ite legislative program, first in mid-af ternoon when the house passed the "tithing "bill" with but seven dissent ing votes; second, when , the-, seriate put the finishing touches to the gov ernor's I'budget bill" with nine Re corded in hostility to iti 1 "" ij ( The house action sent the first if the so-called finance program billfe, the companion of the income tajx measure, over tp the senate for final action there. . The senate action was taken up on a house bill, and therefore sends the budget measure into the gover nor's office, for his signature anct its final resting place as a law, in, the archives of the secretary of state. The budget bill gives the governor power to appoint a budget master, and appropriates $25,000 for the ad ministration of the budget . depart ment; ;i' '''" It was one of the principles, set out in the Patterson platform when he sought nomination and election to of fice, and the senate vote grants to him the power which he told the vot ers he would seek of the legislators and would use, if given to him, to reduce state expenditures. Little energy was wasted by spon sors of the budget bill in the senate, it being felt, apparently, that thj skids were properly greased for its passage without any need for ex tended oratory on its behalf. Drumheller Horses Jn Big: Race Event Athena friends of George Drumhel ler, Walla Walla horseman, 'will be interested in the following from the Walla Walla Union: ; . George Drumheller" has entered his horse Bonnie Omar,' int the Coffroth handicap, "to be Vun aV Tijuana Sun day March 13. This event has $75, 000 added money, and the winner will get $60,000 and all entrance 'and starting fees; while second draws $5500; third, $3000 and. fourth $1500. The jockey riding the winner, and the trainer of the winner, each ; will receive; $2500. Bonnie Omar ;ha$ been a consistent winner at Tijuana', Drumheller has also entered horses in the following events. Bonnie jOm ar and Pat in : The Speed Handicap, February 13, $6000 added moneys Applesauce, Chance, Rag Bab? any Try Me, in the Tijuana futurity March 27, $7500 added money. f Dogs of the Umapine section have been active among sheep this winter, nearly fifty sheep having been lulled, and as many more injured. BARONESS MALTZAN . ; . .J ' few frA.t.i..il.lS -4 New portrait of Baroness von Malt zan, wife of the German ambassador, who, by her charming manners and tact has quickly become one of the most popular hostesses in the diplo matic' set In Washington. 1 Health Bulletin Tells How to Avoid Flu Be reasonable with yourself for get the "don'ts'V and live' comfort ably, if you would escape' the mild wave of influenza that has entered Portland during the changeable wea ther of the past few weeks, according to Dr. John G. Abele, Portland city physician. "Keep regular hours. "Drink plenty of water all the time. "Keep from getting wet. "Don't overeat." These are Dr. Abele's major points of advice on how to escape the "flu." Overeating, he declares, has much t.i do with running down one's vitality. Drinking of plenty of water helps keep the bowels from becoming slug gish and drives off tendencies to be come victims of "flu.", ' ..: "Few of the cases reported in Portland this winer have been the more dangerous 'haemolytic strepto coccus' that causes pneumonia deaths" Dr. Abele declares. "Portland resi dents are' suffering from just ordi nary grippe, the same they have suf fered from for many years. Careful, comfortable living will defend them from that." , Penitentiary Condemned Condemning the present state pen itentiary at Walla Walla and sug gesting that a new institution be er ected soon at some other location, was the report of the joint committee appointed by the last Washington state legislature to make an investi gation of prison conditions, which is made public. . .'.''' Moved Into New Home '; Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ferguson have moved- into their new home, corner of Fourth and Adams streets. The residence they vacated is being oc cupied by Ernest Schrimpf. A Big Steam Shovel Enlarging City Well New Steel Pipe to Replace . Section of Old Wooden v Pipe Line. The big steam shovel secured by the city for enlarging the well at the pumping plant of the municipal wa ter system, was put to work Tues day morning of this week. . The well v. 17. b deepened and when completed will ba CO feet long and 16 feet wide. On completion of the excavating forms will be put in and the sides of the well will be concreted. Extra depth is expected to improve the quality of water and the addi tional size of the well is expected to furnish sufficient supply, with the flow from' the springs, for the city's needs. It is probable that additional im provement will be made to the water system in the near future, when the pipe line from the corner of Main and Fifth streets will be replaced with new steel pipe, extending to a point in the Dudley field, southeast of town. The laying of this addition al new pipe is in conformity with the present policy of laying a section of new pipe each year, until all old pipe in the system has been replac ed. " The fact that seven feet of water approximately 250,000 gallons was drawn from the reservoir from Thursday noon to Sunday noon, week before last, and left the mains with out pressure, has caused Mayor Watt's to order all meters read ev ery month, winter and summer hereafter. Hines In "Brown Derby", Nazimova In "My Son" Figuratively' speaking, Johnny Hines takes the lid off laughter and throws it away, in his whizziest, diz ziest, fastest marathon of mirth, "The Brown Derby" is by Bert Wheeler, from the musical comedy by F. S. Merlin and Brian Marlowe, and is by far the best role ever giv en Hines by First National. Sunday night, the Standard offer? Nazimova and Jack Pickford in one of Gotham's greatest stage dramas of all time, "My Son." The two principals in this wonderful play ere supported by an all star cast, includ ing Hobart Bosworth, Ian Keith, Mary Akin, Charles JMurray, Con stance Bennett and Dot' Farley. Sonic cast, we'll say; and the play one that should fill every seat in the theatre is one of the kind you nev er forget. Coming up for the week following, the Standard has booked Jack Holt and Mary Brian in Peter B. Kvne's fine Western story, "The Enchanted Hill," and James Kirkwood in "The Wise Guy." February Xwelfthighteen Hundred and Nine Lincoln's ' - 2 Q &ih All Set For Seeing "Once In a Blue Moon" At Auditorium Tuesday "Once In a Blue Moon" a musical romance, is to be presented by the Etude Club, at 8:15 Tuesday night at the high school auditorium. The production will be enhanced by orchestra numbers, new stage set tings and beautiful decorations.' ' Bond Brothers of Pendleton will sponsor a Style Show between acts. Rehearsals under the efficient di rection of Mrs. Loren Basler are per fecting both soloists and choruses. The cast follows: Lady of the Blue Moon, Mrs. Dav id Stone; Attendants, Donna Jean Logsdon and Mildred Cannon; Mrs. Montgomery, the hostess, Mrs. R. B. McEwen; Sylvia Montgomery, 'her daughter, Lorraine Terry; Leatrice Montgomery, her younger daughter, Mary Jane Cornelison; Mr. Babbit Morton, a home town booster, C. M. Eager; Betty Morton, Sylvia's best friend, Mrs. Bryce Baker; Mrs. Lila Lavendar, still in mourning, Mrs. C. M. Eager; Billy Maxwell, a victim of circumstances, Dorsey Kretzer; Geor ge Taylor, alias Bob Harrington, Kohler Betts; Sir Percival Chetwood and M. Rene Le Mon Psendo, Plenc- potentiaries, R. B. McEwen and 0. C. Hadley; Suzanne, the French maid, Mrs. James Cresswell; Hop Sing Hi, the house man, Melvin Cop- pock; Skylark Roams, a detective, Floyd Pinkerton; Mooney, a police man, Justin Harwood. Chorus Mrs. Lloyd Michener, Mrs Victor Hirsch, Mildred Bateman, Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton, Ethel Geissel, Mrs Ross Payne, Mrs. Archie Mclntyre, Mrs. F. L. Ames, Edna Pinkerton, Mrs. Arthur Douglas, Dorothy Rod man Evelyn Sellers, Sadie Pambrun, Lorain Shick, George Gerking, Wil liam Coppock, Penn Harris, Herman Geissel, Leonard Geissel, M. I. Mil ler, Emmett Lee and Fay Pambrun. Accompanist, Mrs. 0. O. Stephens. Director, Mrs. Loren Basler. Dudley Collins The marriage of Miss Zorita Col lins, of Portland, and Glenn Dudley of Athena, took place Thursday night of last week in Portland. Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley left for British Columbia for a two weeks' stay, after which they will make their home on the Dudley farm near town. The bride, who is a charming girl is a prominent golf er and is champion of the Oswego club. Mr. Dudley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley, prominent pioneer family of this county. He attended University of Oregon and is a member of Sigma Nu. Mr. Hadley To Leave Professor O. C. Hadley announces that he will not be the superintendent of Athena schools next year, having decided to accept a position in an other school. He is considering an offer from a large school. Mr. Had ley has been at the head of the Athe na schools for eight successive yean, which is an enviable record for pub lic school work. At the present time sixteen of his Athena pupils are at tending institutions of higher learn ing. As yet the school board has not selected a superintendent to take Mr. Hadley's place. No Need For Troops Miss Argetsinger, a missionary on furlough from China, gave a very interesting talk at the Baptist church Tuesday evening on conditions in China at the present time. Miss Ar- petsinger was strong in denunciation of the powers sending troops to China for the protection of mission aries, as she claims there is no dang er of harm being done them by the Chinese. Cold Hurts Peaches Only Only cold-weather damage doriy so far to fruit in the Walla Walla val ley is to peaches, according to Wayne Garrett, horticultural inspector. Cher ries, prunes and apples are in good condition with prospects for a burnp er apple crop. The peaches were harmed to some extent by the col.i weather last month but the total harm cannot be determined for c time. Meldrum's Meetings The Christian church will open it's revival meetings, which has been planned for several weeks past, next Sunday, February 13, at 11 A. M., under the direction of Dr. A. M. Mci drum of Spokane. Dr. Meldrum i3 one of the very outstanding speakers cf the North-west and is well known to Athena people. Would Participate In the Conference President Coolidge asks Ap propriation to Attend Geneva Meet. Washington, D. C American parti cipation in the Geneva economic con ference called by the leagua of na tions was recommended to the senate by President Coolidge. Requesting an appropriation of $15, 000, for the expenses of delegates to the conference, which will begin May 4, the president said that "this coun try should stand ready to aid in the study of means to promote economic progress." His recommendation went also to the house, and with it Mr. Coolidne forwarded a copy of the in vitation from the council of the longua of nations and called attention that delegates to the confecrnco "cannot In any way bind their governmsnts and will not be qualified to act as spokesmen of an official policy." The president said that the prepar atory committee which laid plans for the conference set forth its purposes as ".intended to organize a general consultation, in the course of which the various programs and doctrines may be freely exposed without the freedom of discussion being restricted by any immediate necessity to trans form th8 conclusions of the confer ence Into International engagements." BIG ABERDEEN CAK CLOSES ITS OQOnS Aberdeen, Wash.- The Hayes and Hayes bank, with deposits of . more than 14,000,000, did 'not oen its doors Monday. ,F..B. Pattcraon is presidert of the bank and A, J. Patterson cash ier. Bank Examiner Johnaon will re main in charge of affairs for the time, being. The' closing of the bank is due to an accumulation of lociaa which it has. been unable to take rut of tho operation of the bank and which liavo resulted in impairing the capital, Ex aminer Johnson stated. The Hayes & Haye3 bank in the second largest state bank in Wash ington. It was organized In 1SIM and since 1893 has been a state bank. Its capital of 1300,000 and surplus of $250,000 will be turned into the pay ment of the bank's obligations. In addition, stockholders nre liable to an assessment of 100 per cent, which will be levied and made available immediately. Does Not Favor Bill The East Oregonian says:" Re presentative J. N. Scott, nays he doubts the wisdom of the bill to abolish the office of. county recorder and raise the salary of other county oflicials. He says he is not adversa to higher pay for county officials but. questions of the 'bill should be pusse-l in view of the fact the people at the election in November voted down a salary Increase plan. Mr. Scott thinks that an income tax law will be passed as a result of the suggestions made by Governor Patterson. He says that in the legislature there was a growing sentiment favorable to tho income tax even before the governor expressed himself." Snow Protecting Wheat Several inches of new snow has been added to the heavy blanket cov ering the ground in Wallowa county during the past few days. Early in the week the weather became quite warm and a chinook wind blew for a few hours and aided much in settling the deep snow. Farmers from var ious parts of the wheat growing area report condition of winter wheat highly satisfactory. Nearly all frost has been diawn from tho soil under the deep snow, and the wheat is green and thrifty. Si-riowdy Burned Mrs. Forrest Zerba sustained a severe burn from hot water Tuesday, while engaged in doing the family washing. Carrying a bucket of hot water from the range to a tub she accidently spilled it, a portion strik ing her on the right limb, below the knee. Jack Murphy, employed by the city, has been engaged this week in cleaning the streets of soil accumula tion along fhe street curbing. Quito a lot of dirt and siit has been removed.