A BIG JOB. BUT ITS DEAD EASY It would be a big job to- tell one hundred people any thing that would interest them in your goods, but its dead easy if done the right way. This paper will tell several hundred at once at nominal cost. NOT ONE DAY CAN BE FOUND in the week but that you do not need stationery of some sort or other. We furnish neat, clean printing at the very lowest rates. Fast presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery. , Entered at the Poet Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 48. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1927 NUMBER 20 Washington Road Dispute Up To Court Question of Chairmanship Submitted for Judicial Decision. Olympla, Wash. State Auditoi Clausen, as chairman, and State Treasurer Potts, as a member of the state highway committee, directed a lengthy letter to J. J. Donovan of Bell ingham, president of the Washington State Good Roads association, setting forth their reasons for refusing to pro ceed with any further highway con struction program pending decision by the supreme court upon the ques tion of the highway committee, secre taryship and upon the return of the highway bids of May 3, which Gover nor Hartley is withholding from the committee. , The committee from the good roads association presented a tentative con struction program for the current year. Action was instituted in supreme court to adjudicate the chairmanship and secretary disputes in the state highway committee, by two quo war ranto proceedings, one brought by C. W. Clausen against Roland H. Hart ley for the chairmanship and the other by George T. McCoy against Sam Humes for the post as secretary. The complaints state that the posi tions are being usurped by the claim ants, preventing the regularly elected officers from functioning. Twenty days' time was given in which to file an answer. Attorney-General John H. Dunbar brought the actions. HOOVER SURVEYS THE FLOOD SITUATION Alexandria, La. The worst of the Mississippi valley flood disaster should become known during this week, Herbert Hoover, secretary ol commerce, declared after a ten-day survey of the situation, including first hand observations of the " flooded areas. "Until then it is impossible to esti mate either the losses or' the dimen sions of our problem," he said. "The country must not overlook the fact that although the flood has been slow, that its destruction and the nec essities for its remedy are still in creasing. "We should know the worst of this, our greatest national disaster in peace time, during the forthcoming week. "The crest of the flood is now con centrated in central Louisiana. ' New levee breaks at Bayou des Glaises have started water across a popula tion area of 105,000. Their tenacity in clinging to their homes had been such that a large majority together with their animals, must now either be brought out by boats or cared for on the high spots. NICARAGUAN CLASH FATAL Marine Captain, Private Killed When Forces Meet. Managua, Nicaragua. Captain C. .Bell Buchanan and Private Marvin Jackson of the United States marines were killed in a clash with a band of liberals at La Paz Centro, near Leon, it was announced. Six liberals are reported killed and several marines wounded.. Washington, D. C The killing of a marine corps captain and a private in a clash with Nicaraguan liberals at La Paz Centro, near Leon, marks the first fatalities in action among the force of American marines sent to Nicaragua soon after the outbreak of civil war between the Diaz conserva tives and the Sacasa liberals. Eight Grade Makes Fine Test Record This Years Average in State Examination Better By 3 Points. ( Girl Jump Over 17 Feet Eureka, Cal. Miss Elta Cartwright, Humboldt State Teachers' college stu dent, jumped 17 feet 4 inches n the broad jump, taking that event la I field meet against the men students of the college and bettering the na tional mark for women by four inches. Oregon Athlete Drowns In Rivf, Eugene, Or. Harold Mangum, !S. of Portland. Or., football star, sports writer and editor-elect of the Oregon Daily Emerald, was drowned in the Willamette here when a canoe in which he was riding with Arden Pang born, also of Portland, a fellow stu dent and rpommatej tijjped ever. The returns on the eighth grade examinations have been received and the entire Athena class passed with an average of 93.8 per cent. This beats the record of last years class by 3 points as their average was fiO.8 per cent. -The record for high hon ors was hotly contested, but Mar guerite Moore won by an average of 96.8 only 3 per cent more than her closest rival, Emery Rogers, with an average of 96.5. The rest of the class is in the following order: Georgie Grejn, 96.1; Myrtle Camp bell, 95.7; Roland Wilson, 95.5; Eliza beth Walters, 94.5; Arthur Crowley, 93.7; Herbert Reeder, 92.3; Walter Huffman, 91.6; Ralph Carsten, 90.6; Wayne Pittman, 89.2. This is the record of eighth grade work only and after the grades in Georgraphy and Physology are addod, the average will vary to a certain de gree. . . . - All the sixth grade students pas sed with high honors in Oregon His tory and Physology. Robert Lee carries off the high honors in Phy siology with a grade ' of 100, while Roland Richards receives high honors in Oregon History with a grade of 97. ' ', , Due to the change in the type of examinations in Geography, the final returns have not been received, but it is understood that the ranging of the class is about or above the av erage in the county. Athena. Elks Take Part in Race Meet " Athena Elks "toe taking an active part in the Pendleton Elks Race Meet which occurs at Round-Up perk to day, tomorrow and Sunday. Local Elks have contributed $150 toward the $2500 racing purse, and F. S. Le Grow is a member of the race com mittee. . On account of the large number of horses entered, it has been necessary to increase the number of races each day to eight, instead of six races as was at first scheduled. Arrange ments are under way to make the Elks Race Meet an annual affair, and the large number of race horses owned in the Northwest assures suc cess of the adventure. Interest of Athena fight fans is centered in the boxing card which takes place tonight, owing to the fact that Mose Banister, local boxer, is matched to go six rounds against Buskirk, of Pendleton. Miss Johnson Honored . Miss Lois Johnson, pupil of Miss Hanna, was honored at a tea given by the Etude club yesterday after noon at the home of Mrs. Max Hop per. A profusion of fragrant lilacs decked the rooms and a number of Miss Johnsons' friends called during the afternoon. Miss Johnson who is a talented pianist, played three groups in her usual brilliant style. She was assisted by Miss Marguerite Mitchener of Walla Walla who gave three splendid readings. Tea was served from a table centered with marigolds and yellow tapers, Mrs. Matt Johnson and Miss' Hanna poured and Mrs. Sarah Gross and Mrs. Bryce Baker cut ices. The class mates of Miss Johnson assisted about' the rooms and included the Misses Belle Anderson, Margaret Lee, La Vone Pittman, Lucille Smith, Lenore Mc Nair, Jennamae Read, and Edna Do-Freece. . In . Automobile Accident Friends of Mrs. James Creswell will be pleased to hear that she is recov ering from injuries sustained in an automobile accident last week. Mrs. Creswell ' was en route to Forest Grove for a visit with her parents and was alone at the time of the ac cident which occurred about six miles east of Portland at a blind street car crossing. The Ford coups was hit broadside by the street car and was almost demolished. Mrs. Creswell was thrown in the bottom of the car and stunned. She suffered painful injuries to her back, several scalp wounds and was badly bruised. Wit nesses declare that her escape is a miracle. At present she is convs,les- cing at Forest Grove and hope to return here within a couple of weeks. Judge Phelps Dies After Long Illness Well Known Oregon Jurist Succumbs in Portland Hospital. Judge Gilbert W. Phelps of the sixth judicial district, Umatilla and Morrow counties, one of the best known jurists of Oregon, died Thurs day afternoon of last week at a hos pital in Portland. He had been ill for two years, following a stroke of paralysis. Before his election to the bench, he practiced law at Heppner and Pendleton. He was 55 years of age and is survived by his widow and two daughters, Miss Genevieve Phelps, teacher in the St. Anthcny, Idaho, schools, and Miss Margaret Phelps, teaching at Hammond, In diana. Judge Phelps came to the bench of the circuit court of this district in 1910 under appointment, to succeed Judge H. J. Bean who had been elec ted to the Supreme court. Following elections to succeed himself in 1912, 1918 and 1924 he never had an op ponent to contest his election to the office. He came to Pendleton from Heppner, Morrow county, where he first practiced law, and was a part ner -of the' late Judge W. R. Ellis, upon his election as district attorney for Umatilla and Morrow counties. In Pendleton he formed a partner, ship with the late John McCourt. Judge Phelps was held in high es teem by the Pendleton bar and all attorneys who practiced In his court, and he held the honor of having practically all cases appealed from his court, confirmed by the supreme court. In addition to having the dis. tinction of being one of the state's most able jurists, he had served a term ' in the state legislature. In his home " community, Pendleton, he was active in public And educational affairs. The body was brought from Port land for interment at Pendleton. Fun eral services were held Monday af ternoon at the Church of the Re deemer in Pendleton, Active pall bearers were John AJ' ams, George Hartman, Roy Ritner, J. V. Tallman, S. R. Thompson and It. T. Brown. Honorary pall bearers were Congressman N. J. Sinnott, Le vi Chrisman, M. Z. Donnell and Judge Fred Wilson, all of The Dalles, Sen ator Fred Steiwer, Wilson E. Brocik, Dr. W. D. McNary, E. M. Wingate, of Portland, H. M. Cockhurn, of Mil ton and E. S. Notson of Heppner. All were old-time friends of Judge Phelps, JANET GEISTER r V ; : Janet Geister of Elgin, III., has been chosen director of the American Nurses' association, with headquar. ters In New York eity, to succeed Miss Agnes Deans, resigned. Miss Geister has been prominent In Inves tigations of a national scope, 90 n ducted by the Society for the Preven tlon of Infant Mortality and other bodies, and Is the author of books on nursing. Death of Mrs. Booher Mrs. Minnie Booher, widow of the late Al, Booher, died at her home in Athena, Tuesday at the age of Q years, four months and 22 days, Mrs. Booher had been in failing health for a long time, and bore under her long sickness with patience and fortitude. She Is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Etha Lang, Mrs. Ella Smalley, Mrs. John Shick, all of Portland, and Mrs. Henry Booher of Athena. Fun. eral services were held at the family home yesterday afternoon, attended by a large number of friends. Floral offerings were numerous and beautf" fl. Farmers Attend Weeder Demonstration Friday A large number of farmers saw a practical demonstration of weeders given at the Henry Koekpe place south of Athena Friday forenoon. Everybody profited by the demon stration, including Henry Koepke. who had oodels of weeds killed by the three makes of weeders on exhi- bitiqn. " - - Exhibits were made by Rogers :& Goodman, sales agents for the Snider Weeder, manufactured by the Snider Weeder Company ' of Weston; J. L. Harman local agent for the Pendle ton ' Iron Work's Weeder. nd Rex Ellis of Pendleton, who is salesman of the Penland Bretherg Weeder. The three weeders "slicked'' back and forth over the field in demonstra ting their "points" of efficiency, which were better understood by the farmers in attendance than by a cer. tain editor who went out there in search of a weeder for hia garden, but found no implement offered that could be drawn by less than a six horse team, . Base Ball Scores Weston defeated Walla Walla Elec trics in a 10-inning game Sunday on the Weston grounds, 11 to 9. Adams won from Umaplne in the Walla Walla valley league, 5 to 4. In the Blue Mountain league games, Pendle. ton went into first place by winning from Walla Walla, 4-3. The reser vation Indians defeated Hermlston, 9 to 2. Big Yield Realized East Oregonian: Sale of wheat from two tracts in the Athena dis trict owned by J. M. Walker of Mil waukee, Wisconsin, totaling 400 acres have brought returns of $9,112.13 as crop share rental which makes an av erage of $22.80 for the acres In the two tracts, and is regarded by grain men as being an excellent return for wheat lands. The wheat was sold by J. N. Scott to the Balfour, Guthrie company, . Class Oration Given By Granville Cannon ' "Try, Trust and Triumph" Symbolic in Achievement of Success. Two crowning features of the graduating exercises of Athena High school at the auditorium Friday even ing was the address by Rev. Stover of Salem, and the class oration given by Granville Cannon. The oration as delivered by iui. Cannon, follows: We who are passing out of High School life into a more active citizen ship or in to college life, have only a feeling of gratitude and thankful ness tonight. To you, who have by your kind, persistent labors provided this school for us, and have made it possible for us to be graduated from its peaceful halls, we want to say that we not only fully realize the honor which is ours, but we compre hend a little of the responsibility that goes hand in hand with that honor. Upon us now rests the re sponsibility of becoming better citi zens, and better men and women. You have done your part, now it lies wholly with us. To the faculty who have given us the biggest service possible, we ex tend our appreciation which we have never quite realized until now. You who have been our guides and our counsellors in the past year, we thank you. The graduating class of nine teen hundred and twenty-seven thanks all who have had " any iart either directly or indirectly, in bringing us to this, our graduating night. Friends, we as a class, have chosen "Try, Trust and Triumph" for our motto, and we wish to consider for a few minutes what that means id us. The word "try," means more to the world and its people than any other single word. Only three letters group ed together, yet the result, a word which has probably changed the world more than any other word could possibly have done. We owe all our modern civilization to men who have tried to make this .world a bet ter place in which to live. All the modern conveniences which we en joy, all the Inventions which have so revolutionized every phase of our daily life have been brought about as the result of the ceaseless labors of men or women who tried and tri umphed over all the difficulties which came in their way. What would be the result if this desire, "to try," were suddenly taken out of the lives and ambitions of men? What would be the effect up on the human family? What would be the effect upon. each one of us? These three questions afe of vital Importance to all of us who are in terested in the welfare of our na tion and of our posterity. It is hard for us to comprehend the result to the world if this desire were elimin ated, but we can say this! If men ceased to try, if men were no longer urged on by the desire to attain greater heights, to try just one more new venture, all the activities of the world would soon come to a stand still. The desire, "to try" gone, man would cease to accomplish. And in a startlingly short time the human Saving the Vicksburg Railroad Transfer 'i7 fi K J: w.,!:'--y .... ,m ...... , ,,.'WW...,..-w.''- . ' ' race would become stagnant and then extinct. The lives of the men who have helped to make the history of our own country are glowing proof of the burning desire, "to try." Name over the great men of our nation, or any 'other nation, read their bio graphies and you will find that in nearly every case they started out under the most trying conditions yet tried constantly and as a result succeeded. There are many men who owe all their success and greatness to try ing and trusting. Three such men come immediately- to my mind when referring to those who have traveled each step from the bottom to the highest rung of the ladder of suc cess: Jacob Riis, J. C. Penney and Abraham Lincoln. Jacob Riis, an immigrant, who came , from Den mark, a man whose spirit and ambi tions were not broken by cold, hun ger, or sleeping in door ways. Today he is considered the one man who has done more to better the conditions of the Slums in New York City, than any other man. Roosevelt said of him, "He comes the nearest to the ideal of an American citizen." J. C. Penney began to shift for himself at ten years of age. His first investment was a pig. Today he is at the head of the largest chain of stores in the United States. ' We do not need to say anything about the trials and hardships of Abraham Lincoln the man who catio from the log cabin to " the White House, the man who is honored through out the world. Lincoln once made the following statement which illustrates the force of trying, "1 will try and prepare myself so that when the time comes I Bhall be prepared." If we of the graduating class are going to try, in whom are we going to put our trust? To succeed all great men put their trust in God, themselves and their fellowmen. Let us consider these three things; In the first place our religious be liefs are the foundation, for our. am bitions. They are the force which holds us in the right. Through trust in a supreme being, we learn to trust our fellow men and in turn to be trusted by them. . The one thing which hinders the ideas and progress of men, morn than any thing else is that they have not the confidence in themselves. They are afraid to trust themselves to launch out on some great under taking. This lack of trust in ones self is the cause of a great majority of the failures in the world. Man cannot afford to be an isolated being. He must cooperate with and trust in his fellow men if he is to succeed in any undertaking, be it great or small. He must feel that when he has sent some man on an important errand, he will accomplish the task he has laid before him. And in turn he must make himself worthy of the trust of others. A race with out a goal, a contest without a prize or a search without a reward would cease to be for us a race, contest, or search. So in life's race we are in terested in the goal, in the possibility of triumph. Few of us are big enough to continually try and trust unless there be some possibility of a triumph. What will be the return for all our labors is man's constant query. I he answer to that query will be directly dependent on the manner in which we have tried and trusted. Some one has said, "A great man cannot be measured until he has fallen." Only when we shall have left behind those things whi'-h are non-essential, those things which will hinder us in our going, ait'l shall have tried and trusted to the best that is in us, can wc hope to reap that triumph which shall come if we sincerely follow our motto, "Try Trust and Triumph." Tlio railroad transferor Uckaburg wits in greiit darir of destruction l.y the flood wateis of the MiMntalppl urn! un army of iueu was put to work reinforcius the levco with tliousunds of nucUs of dirt Jewte Vaughn Dead Athena relatives received word Wednesday of the death of Jesse Vaughan, brother of Mrs, W. R. Harden and Mrs. Henry Miller, who died suddenly at Pendleton. His death came as a shock to Athena re latives, as he was In his usual health when seen by Mr. Harden, last week. Jesse Vaughn grew to manhood at Athena, and of late years had been engaged in farming in the Pendleton district. He is survived by his widow and five children, three sons and two daughters. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending word from a daughter in Idaho. Pass In State Examinations All of the student in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the Athena schools, who took t'ae state examinations passed. Oregon Trunk May Build to Klamath Interstate Commerce Com mission Authorizes Ex tension of Line. Washington, D. C. Withdrawing practically all the conditions it had sought to impose upon railroads con templating new construction in central Oregon, the Interstate commerce" com mission authorized the Oregon Trunk and the Southern Pacific to proceed with building operations which have been in controversy between them foi several years. The commission specifically gave the Oregon Trunk authoritlty to build from Bend to Klamath Falls, provid ed it began work before June 17. It also gave the Oregon, California St Eastern, which the Southern Pa cific has tentatively acquired, per mission to proceed with extensions it has planned, and relieved it from the necessity of tendering joint use of its tracks to the Oregon Trunk . Holding that construction of the ex tension from Bend by the Great North-; ern alone Is obviously less desirable than if the service is performed in conjunction with the Northern Paci fic, each road being half owner of the Oregon Trunk, the commission denies the application for separate construc tion recently presented by President Budd of the Great Northern, without prejudice to its right later on to re new the application for construction of a line by itself or for acquisition or operation of the line to be construct ed by the Oregon Trunk under the plan now approved. This is to meet the contingency that the Northern Pa cific will refuse, as part of the Ore gon Trunk, to participate with the Great Northern in building into Klamath Falls. , , . - a-i'v Ol D. 0 Picnic r The O. D. O. club held their an nual picnic Saturday at Dorothy's Grove. ' Games and stunts kept ev eryone in high spirits and a bounti ful lunch appeased hearty appetites. This being the last meeting of the year for the club, officers elected for the following year are: Mrs. Flint Johns, President; Mrs. Jesse Gordon, vice president; Mrs. Lee Whitehead, secretary-treasurer and reporter. ' Farewell Reception Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Hadley will be honored at a reception at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Bollinger next Tues day evening. The affair is being given by members of the Baptist church who extend an invitation to friends of the honorees. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley will leave shortly for Portland and the affair is in the na ture of a farewell. -Severely Burned J. E. Snively, proprietor of tho Twin City Cleaning establishment at Milton was .seriously burned on the face, arms and hands when a steam pipe burst in the cleaning depart ment, Saturday. Discovering that tho pipe vas leaking, Mr. Snively put on gloves and held a sack between him self and the escaping steam, and while he was in the act of tuning the valve, the pipe burst. The sack was blown aside with the result that Mr. Snively was burned. Quick ap plication of linseed oil and flour served to lessen the severity of burns. Meeting of U. of O. Alumni The U. of O. Alumni of Pendleton will sponsor a meeting at 8 o'clock, Monday evening May 23rd, at the Library club rooms in the interests of the Fine Arts Building. Mrs. George T. Gcrlinger of Portland will address the meeting. All Oregon alumni arc requested to attend. No funds will be solicited at this meet, ing. Back From Yakima Shoot Marion Hansell and Omer Stephens returned home Sunday night from Yakima, where they attended the Washington state trap shoot. Neither of the Athena trap men shot up to usual form. In one event Han.sv'U made a score of 49 out of 50. Bridge Club Entertained The Athena Bridge club was charm ingly entertained Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Michener. Spring flowers in profusion were used about the rooms. Three tables were in play, the award for high store falling to Mrs. W. S. Ferguson. A dainty guest prize was presented to Mrs. Max Hopper.