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VOLUME 48.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1927
NUMBER 2.2
Nation To Welcome
, Captain Lindbergh
Famous Transatlantic Flyer
Will Come Home on,
Warship.
" Washington, D. C. A truly national
celebration is planned for Captain
Charles A. Lindbergh on his return
home from. Ms European triumphs. .
With word that a destroyer will
bring him exross the Atlantic, the
president named a special committee
of four cabinet members to plan a
national celebration in his honor. The
committee is composed of Secretary
of War Davis, Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur, Secretary of Commerce Hoov
er and Postmaster General New.
Fear of diplomatic complications
caused Ambassador Houghton in Lon
don to urge Lindbergh to return home
immediately, It was learned here au
thoritatively.
Most of the foreign diplomats In
London want Lindbergh to visit their
countries, and if he should visit some
and not others, hard feeling would
result, it is -said.
Using this argument, Houghton per
suaded the flier the best interests of
his country require that he decline
further invitations and return to New
York.
London. Chas. A.' Lindbergn caueo
at Buckingham palace Tuesday and
told King George how it feels to fly
over the Atlantic, all alone from New
York to Paris. The king received his
visitor cordially and decorated him
with the air force cross, to add to the
French legion of honor and the Bel
gian insignia of knight of the Order
of Leopold, which Captain Lindbergh
already wears.
Captain Lindbergh was greeted at
the Croydon airdrome by the largest,
wildest, most enthusiastic gathering of
men, women, boys and girls and even
infants ever1-assembled in this coun
try to welcome a single Individual
There is nothing in English history to
equal it.
A erowd estimated by the police at
more than -100,000, breaking down the
barriers, swarmed over the field just
before the airman came to earth and
almost robbed him of a landing space,
OREGON TRUNK CREWS
START CONSTRUCTION
Bend, Or. -Oregon Trunk construc
tion crews have started work in
Klamath county north pf Sprague
River landing, thereby safeguarding
their "D" survey into Klamath Falls
and eliminating any probability of
joint use of the Southern Pacific
trains from Paunina into the objective
city. - v
Information received here indicates
that a Hauser Construction company
force is working under the very nose
of the Southern Pacific's chief ally
in Klamath basin, the Strahorn line,
forestalling any argument over com
mon user rights in the rich Weyer
haeuser timber areas.
. Additional evidence that the Ore
gon Trunk realized that its rights in
the Klamath basin hud been jeop
ardized by a possible northward ex
tension of the'O. C. & E. was pre
sented by tjie speed with which con
struction crews were organized to
start building north from Sprague
River. "
The right-of-way has evidently been
preempted" by actual moving of dirt,
leaving the Oregon Trunk in a posi
tion to -bargain on equal terms with
the O. C. & E. for common user rights
southward Jjo exchange for similar
privileges northward.
Lewiston, Idaho. Ransom M. Co
burn, postmaster of Lewiston, died
suddenly at his home here. He was
67 years of age and a native of this
city, and was serving bis second term
Us postmaster.
Chicago Plant for National Convention
Chicago, 111. Chicago is planning to
support its bid for the Republican
and Democratic conventions in 192S
with a new civic auditorium seating
83,000 and eosting 115,000,000.
Congressional Medal for Lindbergh.
St Louis. -A bill to confer the con
gressional medal of honor on Captain
Charles A. Lindbergh will be intro
duced in the United States . senate
when it reconvenes. Senator Harry
B. Hawes announced here.
Normal School Girls
Seriously Injured in
Auto Stage Smashup
. Dorothy Lee, Jaunita Woodruff of
Athena, and Thelma Wright of Van
couver, Washington, were injured in
an automobile ,- accident near Lmd
Washington, Friday last while they
were returning to Athena from the
Cheney Normal school.
Miss Lee and Miss Woodruff were
severely bruised, and Miss Wright
badly injured when the car operated
by an auto stage company turned
over while taking a curve at a high
rate of speed. The machine which
was in temporary use by the com'
pany, skidded in making the curve.
struck soft gravel and careened
over. A fourth lady was also, injured
but to what extent the other three
passengers did not learn, as a pass
ing car took her away.
The three young ladies were taken
to Lind where their injuries were
looked after, later arriving here
Miss Wright accompanied Miss
Woodruff to the Coppock home south
of town, where it developed her in
juries were , very serious. . She was
removed to a hospital at Walla Wal
la and her parents were summoned
from Vancouver. Miss Wright has
a badly injured back and was put
in a cast shortly after being receiv
ed at the hospital.
Ralph Allen Advises
Intensive Cultivation
Ralph Allen who treated wild
morning glory patches on several
farms in this section last season with
bi-sulphide finds that owing to mois
ture conditions at the time the treat'
ment was given, the lower parts of
the plant were destroyed, but the
upper portions survived.
He advises the Press that intensive
cultivation will make complete de
struction of the plants now growing,
which were partly killed by the bi
sulphide treatment. - . '
W. C. T. U. Meeting ,
The W. C. T. Society met at 'tha
home of Mrs. Clarence Tubbs Thurs
day of last week, fifteen members
being present. The program was
featured by the readings of clippings
by Mrs. Bollinger, Mrs. Betts and
Mrs. Gordon. Solos were sung by
Miss Zola Keen and Mrs. Otho
Reeder. Important subjects were
discussed at the : business meeting.
Ladies wishing to take part in the
work of the society are irfvited to at
tend the next meeting, which will
take place June 28, at the home of
Mrs." Stella Keen. Mrs. Tubbs serv
ed delicious refreshments at the close
of the meeting, Thursday.
Memorial Day Found
Cemetery Well Kept
Tribute Paid to Memory of
the Dead Decorations
Beautiful.
Graveling Roads
The Umatilla section of the Ore
gon-Washington highway from Pilot
Rock to the Morrow county line will
be graveled soon, according to Coun'
ty Judge J. M. Schannep. About 10
miles of the road in Morrow county
will have to be graveled before the
highway is finished. Graveling the
Adams-Thorn Hollow road is also
under way and has been finished to
point east of the . Duffy school
house, where it will connect with the
portion of Adams road already sur
faced. . . '
Coquille Shooters
A five-man team from Coquille won
The Oregonian trophy by beating out
seven competitors in the shootoff at
Eugene to determine the winner of
The Oregonian telegraphic shoot
The Coquille marksmen broke 473
targets to 471 for Klamath Falls,
which finished second. The six other
teams that o.ualified and the order
n which they finished were as fol
lows: Washington county, 469; Fa-
gene 468; Salem, 467; Heppner, 464;
Pendleton 456; The Dalles 402.
v Memorial Day
There were no Memorial Day ex
ercises in Athena Monday, though
business houses remained closed and
flags were displayed on Main street.
Under supervision of the Athena
Cemetery Association, the cemetery
grounds were in much better condi
tion than formerly, and the work
done by individuals was noticeable.
All day long the cemetery was visit
ed by people who decorated graves
with flowers.
Amateur League Games
Adams defeated the River Hats in
the Walla Wall Valley league Sun
day, 14 to 8. In the Blue Mountain
league Pendleton slaughtered - Walla 1
Walla 9 to L while Hermiston de
feated the Indians, 3 to 1.
Memorial Day was fittingly obserV'
ed in this vicinity and hundreds of
persons visited the Athena Cemetery
oa Sunday , and Monday to pay tri
bute to the memory of the dead.
Athena Cemetery presented a bet
ter appearance this year than ever
before. The graves of all former
service men, including Civil War vet
erans, Spanish-American War veter
ans, the Veterans of Indian Wars,
and World War veterans were ap
propriately decorated by the members
of Athena-Weston" Post of the Am
erican Legion, by the placing of an
American flag over the grave cf each
veteran. A profusion of flowers de
corated many of the graves and add
ed to the restful beauty of the cemetery.
Much of the credit for the well-
kept appearance of the cemetery is
due the Athena Cemetery Association
(incorporated) which was organized
several years ago by local citizens
and representatives from the three
lodges in the city. Through the ef
forts of this association funds were
raised for the construction of the
macadam road extending from the
north end of Hunt Avenue to the
cemetery, and for the macadamizing
of the roads within the cemetery.
It was likewise through the efforts
of this association that the old and
dilapidated fence in front of the ceme
tery was removed and replaced with
the present electric-welded steel fence
with neat white posts, which adds
much . to the beauty of the burial
grounds.
However, the roads and fences are
secondary and incidential with the
Athena Cemetery Association. The
chief object of its formation was the
beautifying of the cemetery itself.
The association is furnishing to its
members either perpetual or annual
care for lots in the cemetery at nom
inal rates.
The perpetual care is obtained by
paying into an irreducible fund the
sum of $100.00, and this sum is used
by the association only for the pur
pose of producing revenue, such as
by making loans, investing in bonds,
certificates of deposit or other re
venue producing securities, and the
income only is used each year for
the purpose of taking care of the
various lots or graves In the ceme
tery. The perpetual care may also
be obtained by the giving of a note
to the association for the sum of
$100.00 . per lot, which note provides
for annual interest at 5 per cent.
The Athena Cemetery Association
is managed by a board of trustees
six in number, and membership in
the association is free to anyone who
purchases a lot in the Athena Ceme-
FRANK L. SMITH
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Frank L. Smith, eenator-elect from
Illinois, who was appointed by Gov.
ernor S.nall to fill out the unexpired
term of Senator McKinley.
tery or procures perpetual care for
a lot tnerein. Membership may also
be purchased for a nominal sum by
any resident of the community.
While this association is still in
its infancy it has made a very cred
itable showing and fills a long felt
want in so far as the cemetery is
concerned, and the community would
do well to get behind the organiza
tion and boost, for so long as people
put off until Memorial day the task
of cleaning off the weeda from
graves, and then depositing those
weeds and other rubbish either upon
other graves or in the aisles or
throwing it over the fence, just so
long there will continue to be some
thing unsightly about the cemetery.
Rural Mail Boxes To
Be Inspected Soon
Requirements Necessary on
the Part of Rural Mail
Patrons.
"The Scarlet West"
Coming to Standard '
Theatre Wednesday
"The Scarlet West," one of the fin
est out door pictures ever filmed by
First National, will be offered by the
Standard as a big mid-week attrac
tion at regular admission prices next
Wednesday night.
Tomorrow night D. V. Griffith pre
sents Carol Dempster and W. C.
Fields in "Sally of the Sawdust,"
from the great circus story by Dor
othy Donnelly directed and made by
the man who gave you "The Birth of
a jNation, "intolerance, way
Down East," and other collosal film
features. ,
Sunday night beautiful and petite
Colleen Moore, who pleased so well
in "We Moderns" is coming in "It
Must Be Love." This photoplay was
scheduled for appearance at the
Standard some weeks ago, but had to
be cancelled when a portion of the
film was burned in a theatre fire at
Portland.
It developed that certain require
ments are axacted by the govern
ment postal authorities from rural
patrons relative, to proper, condition
and upkeep of mail boxes. .
Shortly an inspector will be here
to go over tho Athena route, and will
report his l.nu.s to the depart'
ment. Postmaster Barrett has taken
the matter up with- patrons of the
Athena route and has mailed the fol
lowing circular letter to each patron:
"The Official Bulletin of May 2
contains an article pertaining to the
deplorable condition of the boxes on
many of the rural routes.
"This office is called on to make a
report on local conditions and upon
a recent trip of inspection I found
many of our boxes in a dilapidated
condition; many of them too high or
out of regular position for proper
service from the car door.
"The rules provide for discontinu
ance of service pending tho proper
erection of the boxes, and in Tact, re
quires the carrier to refuse service
unless this construction is in proper
shape.
"Wishing to avoid any inconven
ience to the patrons of the route, I
urge each of you to acquaint your
selves with the requirements and
meet them at once.
"The box should be foar feet from
the car track, and the ground
should be level enough so that tho
car will stand without applying
brakes; also the door or lid of the
boxes should be in such condition as
to permit of easy opening and clos
ing by the carrier.
"This office is very desirous cf
making a creditable showing of
the rural route to the inspeetor'whf n
he comes to look us over. Will you
not also take a pride in the looks
and convenience of the boxes and let
Athena route bave a one hundred
percent showing?"
Old Oregon Trail is
the Best Highway '
Across the Nation
"The history of the Old Oregon
Trail is a story of human endeavor,
suffering, privation, determination
and final accomplishment. It is a
story as big and broad as life itself,
a story of a people with a vision, who
feared not and who laughed at
death." Thus does Walter E. Meach
am, president of the Old Oregon Trail
association, sum up in the Oregon
ian, the experiences of the hardy pio
neers who carved out the first trans
continental highway.'
Today this highway is paved from
the ocean beach at Seaside to The
Dalles, and from there to the Idaho
line is a fine oiled macadam road
Through Idaho the road is macadam
ized, with short stretches of paving
here and there. The same condition
extends through most of the other
states to the beginning of the trail
The oniy bad going today i in por
tions of Wyoming. Today the Old
Oregon Trail is nearer completion
than any other transcontinental route
being about 82 s per cent completed,
This highway receives its full share
of tourist travel across the Rocky
mountains. The fork of this rod is
at Salt Lake City. It is there where
the stream divides, and where propa
ganda spread by California interests,
turns the tide southward. v
Fine Catch of Trout
Lucien and Clarence Gagnon made
a fine catch of trout on the Umatilla
river-Sunday. Clarence displayed his
trout in Athena, and of the number,
one, a Rainbow measured 19 inches.
Clarence had it measured at the Rog
ers & Goodman store where it was
(recorded in the contest for the prize
fishing rod, awarded annually by the
hardware firm.
Student's Body Found
After 18 days in the water the
body of Harold Mangum, University
of Oregon student who was drowned
in the Willamette, was found in tha
stream about 50 yards off the munici
pal auto park at Eugene, Monday.
Mangum lost his life when a canoe
overturned.
W. C. T. U. Society to
Aid Flood Victims
W. C. T. U. society wishes the peo
pie of the community to make up
packages, consisting of clothing,
bedding, and kitchenware for the
people of the Mississippi flood area.
Mark packages, W. C. T. U. and
place on front porch and they will bo
gathered Tuesday June 7.
The W. C. T. U. ladies will meet
June 8, Wednesday, at the Christian
church basement to sew for infants
of the Mississippi flood. All ladies
of the community are asked to come
Report to Mrs. W. H. Cowan, Presi
dent, if any have sewing firacHirtes to
lend for that day.
Pioneers' Reunion
Weston is prepared to entertain a
large number of visitors at the Thir
ty-fifth annual reunion of the Uma
tula County Pioneers' Association,
which will gather at that place Fri
day and Saturday, June 10 and 11 for
a picnic of two days duration. An
especially interesting program cover.
ing both days is made possible by the
untiring efforts of committees hav
ing charge.
Athena Hotel Cow
The Athena Hotel boasts the own
ership of the best cow in this part
of the county. Bossie is of Holstein
lineage and at the present time is
giving nine gallons of rich milk daily.
Aside from plenty of milk and cream
she furnishes all of the butter for
the dining room tables.
Boston's Mayor Picks Some Georgia Peaches
V,Vv v i- i Vs-r for, 4;.k
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Meadowlark Wins
Children of 400 Oregon schools
have voted the meadowlark winner
of the state bird contest. The blue
bird ran second in the race, receiving
approximately 20,000 votes, and the
varied thrush, third. Other contest
ants were the white-crowned spar
row, the song sparrow and the junco.
Looted Fifty Gowns
Between 50 and 60 new spring
dresses were stolen Monday night
from the stock of the Cinderella
frock shop at Walla Walla, accord
ing to report made to the polite by
Jcwett W. Gardner, manager. Thieves
entered and left by a skylight to the
roof of the store building.
Major Nichols of Boston with a group of attractive young women who visited the Hub as part of the Ceoi-'ia
Press association excursion to Xew England. "
Wheat Heading Out
Growing wheat in the Athena dis
trict is heading out, and it is expect
ed an early harvest will result. Some
of the grain fields appear to be fur
ther advanced toward maturity than
others, the cause for this being dun
to the effects of the spring freeze.
Cafe Has Frigidaire
The Kilgore Cafe has installed a
frigidaire equipment in its ic? cr.am
and confectionary department Two
freezing units are included in the
installation made by Jack Cunning
ham, company agent for Umatilla
county.
Britain Has Ordered
The Red Agents Out
Six-Year Experiment With
Soviet Russia Comes to
an End.
London. Great Britain's six-year
experiment In trying to live In ordi
nary peaceful international relations
with soviet Russia came to an en$
Saturday.
A note signed by Foreign Minister
Chamberlain was delivered to Ches
ham House, the soviet legation, sv
ering official relations between tha
two countries and requesting soviet
Charge d'Affaires Rosengoli to leave
the country with his staff Inside of
ten days.
The British public does not appear,
to be greatly concerned over the ev
erance of relations with the soviet gov
ernment. Most of the concern le o
pressed in commercial and financial
quarters where there Is much curio
sity over the extent to whioh the
soviets will carry out their threat tq
divert the trade hitherto given Great
Britain to other countries.
Except in labor circles, It is agreed
almost everywhere that the govern
ment's action was fully justified.
me government's decision to brealc
off diplomatic and trade relations with,
Russia was approved by the house ot
commons after an ezoitlng debate,
when the house by a vote of 867 to
111 adopted a motion to this effect
moved by Gervais Rentoul, conserva
tive. His motion was In the follow
ing terms: -
"This house, while appreciating the,
long forbearance of his majesty's eov
ernment and their many efforte to5
maintain friendly diplomatic relatione
with the soviet republics in the face
of acute provocation, applauds their
decision lo withdraw diplomatlo prlvl
leges which have been so gravely
abused, while at the same time putting
trading relations with Russia."
OCTOPUS AND DIVER
BATTLEJVER BODY
Port Townsend, Wash. A huge octo
pus, bearing in its tentacles the body
of one of five men who went down on
tha tug Warren, gave up its human
prize after an hour's battle 50 feet
under water with A. E. Hook, a diver.
Hook related the adventure here
upon arriving with his body.
The diver, was under water repair
Ing a fish trap, he said, when he sight
ed the devilfish making its way along
the bottom of the sound with the body
In Its embrace.
Seizing a pike pole, Hook attacked
the sea monster.
Centering his thrusts on the middle
portion of tho spldor-llke demon, Hook
literally cut his tentacled adversary
to ribbons before the death struggle
was ended.
The octopus sank back, apparently
mortally wounded, and lay on the
muddy bottom of the sound while
Hook pried loose the tentacles from
around the body.
FILE PETITION ON LAW
Buys Myers Place
Homer I. Watts has purchased from
Richard Thompson the old Thomas
Myers place, at the head of the Geer
Spring road, northwest of Athena.
The farm contains 440 acres of land.
Assessment Measure Must Face Refer
enrfum In Special Election.
Salem, Or. The so-called property
assessment law enacted at the last
loglHlatlve scsHlon will be attacked by
roferumlum at the special election to
be held June 28. This was determined
when completed referendum petitions
were filed In the state department by
L. B. Bmltli, secretary of the Greater
Oregon nsHociHtlon, with headquarters
in Portland.
The petitions contain 13,389 signa
tures, or approximately 6000 signa
tures in excess of the number requir
ed to place the referendum measure
on tho Imllot.
The law under referendum provides
additional powers for county assessors
In determining property valuations
and gave the stato tax commission
f.uthorlty to rcnsseKs In cases where
the valuations fixed by county as.
sessors were declared to be unfair or
unreasonable.
8. P. Authorized to Acquire Lines.
Washington, D. C The Southern
Pacific company was authorized by
tho Interstate comerce commission to
acquire tho Oregon & California rail
road and the Marion & Linn County
railroad and to Ikhuu 161,291,000 first
mortgage bonds.