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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. ftP few. 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 Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Claee Mail Matter VOLUME 48. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1927 NUMBER 25 Naval Conference ; Opens in Geneva Uncle Sam -Warns Powers to Reduce Navies or Compete. Geneva. -Naval problems, vitally affecting , the future security of the United States were raised by Japan and Great Britain at the tripartite naval conference which opened here Monday. France and Italy have' "ob servers" at the conference. Though carefully avoiding talking terms and figures, Japan virtually recommended the maintaining of the status quo in cruisers, destroyers and submarines, with prohibition on the building of additional warships. Reopening the Washington confer ence decisions, Great Britain urged reducing the size of battleships, cruis ers and aircraft carriers and also the size of their guns. . The first American reaction to the recommendation of Japan is that it would strangle future American free dom in naval . construction, and to the recommendations of Great Britain that it would at least be difficult to have any thought of accepting them. Hugh S. Gibson, who was elected president after, the adoption of a cor dial message of greeting to President Coolidge for convoking the confer ence, proposed in behalf of the Amer ican delegation maximum and mini mum total tonnage figures .-slightly under the existing strength,. but on the basis of the ratio of five for the United States and Great Britain and three for Japan, and pledged an American welcome ..for the lower fig ures, if the other nations so desired. At the same time he threw out a politely-phrased warning that . the United States doubtless would resort to extensive building it an agreement at Geneva were found impossible. MERGER PLANS OF HILL LINES PROGRESS New York. The plans for the unifi- cation of the northern railroads have been declared operative by the de posit committee, it was announced here. The committee also has ap proved the making of application to the interstate commerce commission for its approval of the acquisition oi control by the Great Northern Pacific railway company, a new Delaware cor poration, of the two northern compan ies and the Spokane, Portland & Se attle. The plan as announced pro vides for the acquisition of the stock of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific by exchanging stock in the new company on a share for share basis. The new company also will take over the leases of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle, and roads control led by the two northern companies Deposits of 70 per cent of the out Standing stock of the northern com panles have been made under the uni ficatlon plan, the committee i nounced. FRUIT SHIPPERS WIN Delivery From Pacific Coast to Be Made In New York. Washington, D. C. Cherries and other fresh fruits and vegetables from Washington, Idaho and Oregon, des tined for the New York market, will hereafter be delivered in New York city proper by express companies, in stead of being dropped at Jersey City leaving the shippers to bear the extra cost of getting their shipments across the Hudson river. . This, in effect, is the decision pi the interstate commerce commission: announced in the case of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' associ ation versus the American Rallwaj Express company. In former timet fruits and vegetables from the north west were delivered at piers 20 and 21 at New York, where the fruit and veg etable auction Is held daily, but in 1921 the express company suspended delivery in New York and ended its service at Jersey City. The shippers then were required to pay the Erie railroad f 46 a car to move their produce across to New York. Athena Trap Shooter Captures Two Medals M. W. Hansell Brings Home Two Trophies From the Northwest Shoot. Shooting with the squad from the Pendleton gun club, Marion Hansell swept all crack shots aside Friday in the first day scores of the Sports men's Association at rortiana, when he broke 100 straight targets in the shoot-off with six competitors to capture the Dayton medal, and then toed the line to break 25 straight in another shoot-off with Fred Miller to win the Multnoman trophy. The Athena shooter's record was . ii j the best of the entire mree-uay shoot, in which sportsmen from over the Northwest participated, ui nis feat, the Oregonion says: "The shooting of Hansell, who when he entered the tournament was not considered a strong contender, was a remarkable one. His coolness in the shoot-off was one of the finest ovomnW of transhooting seen at Everdine park m many months, Those who tied with him in the first 100 targets for the Dayton medal were W. T. Lambert, Oscar Hanavan, Keth Miller. A. Bawker, J. C. Mor ris and R. W. Verley, each of whom shattered 92 targets. "The medals which are valued highly, have been at , stake ,in the various events each year for more than a quarter century. , However, as it seemed .that no one would ever win permanent possession of the trophies, the tournament committee this year decided to make them the property of the 1927 winners." Falling in line with Omer Steph ens, Marion's Athena - friends could do nothing else Saturday, other than group up and talk over the victory. Arriving at Pendleton Sunday night, when Mr. Hansell left the train he was met by a bunch of Pendleton admirers, headed by the Pendleton band, who gave him a joyous ova tion. - Athena Boy Worked on "Spirit of St. Louis- John Keen, brother of Henry and Louis Keen, is a mechanic in the Ry an air plane works at San Diego, California, and it was his gooa ior- tune to have worked on the moat noted plane in the world today, Ry an's "Spirit of St. Louis," the ship piloted by Lindbergh, lone eagle of the air. in his New York to Paris flieht. John writes his brothers here tnat he also cherishes the keen delight in having assisted in getting the "Spir it of St. Louis" in trim for the nop from San Diego to St Louis, and was one of the boys who was there to cheer Lindy when he made his hop from the California city. Old Time Residents Return Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rosenzweig of T,nmont. Washington, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosenzweig of Monroe Washington, visited friends in Athe na Tuesday and Wednesday. The Rosenzweig family formerly resided in Athena for many years, where the father was engaged in the mercantile business. Moving from here to farm in Franklin county, Washing ton, they later removed to Turnout, Washington. Harry is employed by the Union Oil company at Monroe, George resides with his parents at Lamont, and is associated with his father in the mercantile business and also manages a couple of wheat ware houses. Mr. and Mrs. Rosenzweig, Sr., visited at Monroe, Olympia, and Portland before coming to Athena. Pool Dive Breaks Back R. C. (Doc) Mathews, owner of the Midway cafe, died at Walla Walla last Friday of a broken back sustain ed when he dived into shallow water at the Freewater pool. The pool which was to have been opened next week, was only partially filled with water. Mathews' companions took him to a hospital at Walla Walla and an operation was performed to relieve pressure on his spine. The widow and one son survive. Wisconsin Oleo Law Held invalid Madison, Wis. The Wisconsin en preme court held unconstitutional the state law restricting the sale manufacture of oleomargarine. irst Degree Murder Is Siskiyou Verdict Mother Weeps Softly as Son Walks Back to Jail Cell With Hope Gone. Hugh DeAutremont was found guilty of first degree murder with recommendation of life imprisonment Tuesday -evening. . The jury took one hour and 24 minutes to return a verdict fixing on him responsibility for the killing of Charles O. (Coyle) Johnson during the Siskiyou tunnel holdup October 11, 1923. , Hugh paled when the verdict was read but showed no other emotion. He smiled at the press table as he left the courtroom. In the jail, in response to a query as to what he thought, he replied bitterly: "I'm not supposed to think." As hereturned to hs cell, he called out in a loud voice, so all his prlion mates could hear: "The verdict is guilty as charged." A large crowd, including the moth er, wife and child oi Marvin seng, slain trainman, heard the verdict. There was no demonstration. The mother of the defendant wept softly, his father looking stvr.ight ahead as Hugh left them without a word. No time was set for the passing of sentence. According to courtroom reports the jury reached its verdict on the first ballot, and there was no time spent in discussion. The jury began its deliberations at 31 o'clock, following the insti -ac tions of the court, which listed live verdicts within the consideration of the jury. They were: First degree murder, the penalty of which is death; first degree mur der, with a recommendation for life imprisonment; second degree murder which carries with it life imprison ment; manslaughter; or not guilty. The instructions required an hour to deliver. ... New Northern Pacific Building Now Open in New York City f ilia Voters of State1 Will Cast Ballot Tuesday Registered voters in Umatilla coun ty; those holding certificates of re gistration from county clerks in other counties, or any one over 21 years of age that is a citizen of the United States and has ' resided in Oregon six months preceding the election and who can read and write the English language may be sworn at the polls and vote at the special state election which will be held next Tuesday, according to R, T. Brown, county clerk. The ballot boxes for each precinct have been prepared by Mr. Brown and have been turned over to the sheriff for distribution. Asleep In Car Offleer Jim King of Weston, mooching around in suburban en virons Wednesday morning, found Charles Russell sleeping in his Ford coupe in front of the Athena Hotel King arrested Russell and in the jus, tice court at Milton, preferred charges of druhkeness. Contrary to reports, no charges of liquor posses sion were made, as the jug and flask found in Russell's ear were empty. Russell's friends say that he fre quently sleeps in his car, mornings when coming; to work at Harris' bar ber shop on accasions of arriving be fore the shop is open. Christian Church Repaired The local Christian church is un dergoing repairs this month. The piaster has been removed from the walls of the main auditorium and vestibules and is being replaced by plaster board. The foundation under the basement floor will be reinforced also. S. F. Gore has charge of the work and L. H. Moon of Milton, J, D. Clemmcnss and Dan Gray are al so employed. Charlie Smith will do the tinting and painting to complete the job." Here From California Roland Andre is here from Calif ornia, visiting at the home of his and i3 pleasantly located in California, where he holds good position. . Changes on Weeder A number of changes have recent ly been made on the Snider Weeder, manufactured at Weston by the 'Sni der Weeder company. One of the changes made is the substitution of solid cast boxings to carry the trail ed wheel. The Snider Weeder is soM in Athena by Rogers & -Goodman. The industrial, agricultural and social progress of the Northwest and the recreational advantages of that territory are to be set constantly before countless thousands of persons at ono of the busiest corners in New York. The Northern Pacific Railway Company has just opened a new pas senger office in New York at Fifth Avenue and Forty-sixth street in a recon structed building which for many years was the home of the famous Dreicer & Company. Here is to be provided a convenient headquarters for northwest travelers in uptown New York and at the same time' this new Northern Pacific office will serve Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washing ton and Oregon as an exposition building where every day in the year this territory served by the company's lines will be called to the attention of New Yorkers and transients, '' ' The new Northern Pacific Railway building is a five-story structure of black marble and white stone. The interior of the passenger office carries color and theme of the railroad's trademark black and red predominating. Large display windows on Fifth Avenue and Forty-sixth street picture Northwest scenes and products, which are effectively shown as upon minia ture theater stages with novel lighting effects to emphasize Northwest attractions and to catch and hold attention of passersby. In announcing removal of the company's offices from 280 Broadway to the uptown location, A. B. Smith, passenger traffic manager, said this step is a part of the new policy of Northwest railroads. Recent public discussions have shown the need of better acquaintance and better understanding as between the people ?f the east and the people of the west, he said, and by establishing this office in" the heart of the New York shopping district and equipping it to furnish information about the Northwest the Northern Pacific not only will facilitate the handling of its own business but will contribute in an important way to that better understanding. With indications this year that travel to the North Pacific and inter mediate territory will compare favorably with other "heavy passenger travel years," the opening of the new New York offices of the Northern Pacific is timely, Mr. Smith said, ' C, F. Cummings, 66, Pio neer of Wallula rasses Charles Fremont Cummins, 66 died Sunday at his home at Wallula following a stroke of paralysis suf fered early in the week. He had made his home in and near Wallula for 61 years coming across the plains from his birthplace in Kansas with his parents when he was a year old. He was born in Patosa, Kansas, Sep tember 5, 1861. Upon attaining years of maturity he was engaged in the livery business at Wallula for a num ber of years, then in farming, later entering the employ of the W. & C. R. R. (now owned by the N. P.) as a stationery engineer in their shops. He then engaged in the mer cantile business in. Wallula and had a fruit farm near Wallula. He was postmaster for many years, Mr. Cummings' father, Gideon Cum mines on arrival in the country bought an interest in the missionary farm of Rev. H. H. Spalding. He was the first to attempt to farm the hills south of Wallula and was successful. Red Cross Appreciates Athena's Contribution University Gridders of 1902 Met in Reunion Has Leg Amputated The East Oregonian reports John Lathrop, former city editor of that paper, and recently editor of the California Tax Digest died Tuesday at his home in Pasadena. He was operated upon at the Pasa dena hospital April 16, when his right leg was amputated because of a bone infection. He appeared to ho recovering his strength but had tak en a decided turn for the worRe. Woman's Burns Fatal Mrs. Clara Russ Ramp, 47 of Walla Walla' died of injuries sustained at her home earlier in the day, when gaso line exploded while she was clean ing some clothes. She was a native of Poughkeepsle, N. Y. Her widow er, an assistant cashier at the Baker Boyer National bank, and two child ren survive her. Z Became Overheated Wendell Bell, working on the FreJ Gross place, west of Athena, became overheated Monday afternoon. He was brought to town and placed un der the care of Dr. Sharp. The young man ha recovered. The following letter of appreciation has been received recently from the Umatilla county chapter of the Am rican Red .Cross: My Dear Mrs. McEwen: Your letter enclosing a check for $52.00 for the Mississippi Flood Re lief was received yesterday and on behalf of the Directors of the Chap ter I wish to express our apprecia tion for your interett and help in securing this fund. I think the gen erosity of your community i3 very fine and it is encouraging to have a cause of this kind so well supported. Will you please convey to your group of Red Cross members and friends the appreciation of the Chapter and National Society of the American Red Cross for the generous and sympathetic spirit toward the great est disaster the United States has every had. Very sincerely Yours, MRS. GILBERT E. HOLT, Secretary. In addition to the above fund, four dollars was contributed by V. A. Gholson. Homer Watts Was Captain of the Winning Crew, Played Tackle. Mrs. Base Ball Results In the Blue Mountain league Sun day, Walla Walla defeated Pendleton, 3 to 2, while the Reservation Indiana won from Hermiston 5 to 3. These games closed the league season, with Pendleton winning the pennant, Wal la Walla in second place, the Indians third and Hermiston in the cellar position. In the Valley league Ad ams won from Gardena 11 to 7. Fruitvale leads the race In this lea gue with Adamsg and .Whitman tied for second, Weston trounced Milton Freewater in the Big Four league, 10 to 2. Weston is leading the league. 32 States Pass Anti-Crime Laws "Moon" Outfit Seized Sheriff Cookingham and Deputy Hoskins passed through Athena Sun day night with a moonshine still out fit which they had taken in the Dry Creek neighborhood, northeast of Weston. The outfit which had been concealed in an abandoned cistern on the Staggs place, consisted of 100 gallon still, 12 barrels of mash, gas fctove, gai tank and a pressure tank. A University of Oregon special says The Oregon football team, season of ,1902, held a reunion on the university campus recently and play ed the old games over again. They were good games in 1902, but age improved them and if improvement is us rapid in the next quarter cen tury as the last, they will be perfect by 1952. The Webfoot team of 1902 is a strong argument against the belief now prevalent that football stars are seldom good for anything else. Every living member of the team is now a successful business or profes sional man. The team of 25 years ago was a husky one. It had to be as there were but 12 men on the squad and if more than one of them waa knocked out the Webfoots had to play with ten men. Virgil D. Earl, "di rector of athletics at the University of Oregon, was a member and can recall the whereabouts of practically every member of that illustrious el even. Earl played tackle. His run ning mate was Homer (Ish) Watts, captain, now practicing law at Athe na and conducting on the side ono of the largest wheat ranches in east ern Oregon. Watts was a whale of a tackle and president of the Oregon student body. ' The team was coached by Mike Dolp, ex-Williams college star, mem ber of the Dolp family of Portland which is well known in northwest pioneer circles. Dolp, now deceased, was assisted by Fred Ziegler, ex-captain and backfield who is now a busy and popular physician in Portland. Elmer Wright, manager, is a-commission merchant in Portland and David Graham, assistant manager, is in the shoe business in Eugene. Ends were William Chandler and David Jordan. Jordan is no longer living, but Chandler, better known as "Weary," is a well-known architect of Lfarshfield. The guards are Por ter Frizell, who Is now farming on an extensive scale near Rickerall, and Henry McKinney. The latter is sher iff of Baker county and a member of the university board of regents. Together with Fred Thayer, husky, center, these players gave Oregon an excellent center trio. Thayer is now a doctor in Medford. Seth Kerron, Eugene doctor, played either at guard or in the backfield as occasion de manded, and gave a good account of himself in either position. William Murphy, much better known as "Pat," was the quarter back of .this assemblage, and an el usive open-field runner. He was small but scrappy and tough. He is now teaching business English at the High Bchool of Commerce of Port land. The halfbacks were Ray Goodrich and Joe Templeton. Goodrich, now dead, was cashier of the First Na tional bank of Eugene. Templeton, a member of the family that furn ished many athletes to Oregon, is now an attorney in Seattle. He was a hard-hitting back in his day and a brilliant kicker. Clyde Payne, full back, completed the backfield four some. After leaving Oregon he was president of the old Ashland normal school for a number of years, but has since dropped out of sight. Predatory Birds Destroyed F. Bigler, county game warden at Walla Walla, is compiling a list of the owls, crows and magpies killed and eggs of predatory birds destroy ed preparatory to paying youths for killing them. In the vicinity of Wal la Walla the total bird bag is 11,000 and outaide points are yet to be heard from. The county game com mission pays 2V4 cents for each egiir, 3 cents for each young bird and 6 cents for each old bird, Billy Sunday Wanted -Walla .Walla Protestant churches have tentatively agreed to call Rev. Billy Sunday for a scries of meet ings in the fall or winter. Another meeting will be held next week and arrangements made for dates. Moohc Lodge Hold Picnic Members of the Moose from I'aco Ks.nnewkki Dayton and Walla Wal la had a joint picnic in the Walla Walla city park Sunday. Legislatures Adopt Methods Designed to Check Crime Wave. r; New York. Measures designed to. check rime have been passed by 19 state legislatures thus far in 1927, a survey revealed. Thirteen other states adopted meas ures, such as those altering the penal codes to make former misdemeanors felonies, which were considered gener al anti-crime legislation, but not spe cific checks on crime. The measures adopted in the 18 states generally tended toward an in crease of sentence, with a tightening of the legal net about the habitual criminal, the gangster, gunman and hold-up man. A significant feature' ot the anti crime legislation was the tendency tc follow New York's pattern in curbing the activities of habitual criminals" and the operations of bands of organized criminals. A number of states enact ed laws comparable to New York" Baumes act, a piece of anti-crime leg islation passed in 1926. It provides a mandatory life sentence for fourth offenders and generally tightens ut the criminal code. The measures enacted in the 13 states range from Montana's banning of the chewing ot mescal nuts by Mex ican laborers, a practice thought bj some to be necessary to certain re ligious rites, to Oregon's new measure making it unlawful to skin dead stock without, the owner's consent. Th last measure Is a check on cattle rust ling. Oregon was also one of the 11 states adopting legislation to check crime. ' . The most drastic action towardi curbing crime was taken in California, .South Dakota,, North Dakota, Iowa and New York. ST, LOUIS WELCOMES LINDBERGH HOME St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis gave Col onel Charles A. Lindbergh a tremen dous ovation In its public acclaim ol its youthful trans-Atlantic flier, when he arrived home. "The most enthusiastic, yet most orderly demonstration I have seen since my "landing in Paris," said Lind bergh after he had ridden two hours through eight miles of unbroken cheering men, women and children packed two to 20 deep on sldewulks along the route. His reception at Sportsman's park lacked only numbers to equal that ol (ho parade. Even then, an estimated 37,000 persons, the greatest reguiai season throng ever to attend a St Louis baseball game, Jammed thoii way In to see the young flier assist Rogers Hornsby, previously St. Louis greatest Individual hero, raise the world's series pennant won lata yeai when he managed the Cardinals. SEIZE WAR MUNITIONS Gun Runner's Truck Taken In Csllfor nia by Federal Agents. San Pedro, Cal. A rumored plot tc ship millions of dollars worth of wat munitions to some southern countr was believed frustrated with the seiz ure by department of Justice agents of $50,000 worth of arms, ammunition and other supplies purchased in San Francisco and stacked on a dock hero uwaitlnif expected arrival of a ship to transport them south. The capture was made 50 mllei north of Santa Barbara and the font Mexicans on the truck and trailer car rying the materials were ordered to proceed in accordance with their In structions. The munitions were then brought on to Los Angeles, with feder al agents accompanying the truck, and later driven here where watch wat Kept for the craft. Coast guard cut ters stood by to attaint In the seizure if the materials were loaded on to anj vessel leavlog this country and the shipment of arms law thereby violated Pioneer idano Woman Dies. Spokane, Wash. Mrs. George L. ohoup, widow of the last territorial guvernnr and the first state' governor of Idaho, died at Salmon, Idaho, ac cording to word received by relatives here. Hit husband, who was United Klutes senator frmii knho for 10 yeam, died about 20-year ago.