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A BIG JOB, BUT ITS DEAD EASY It would be a big job to tell one hundred people any thins: that would interest them in your Roods, 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 Post Office at Athena. Oregon, as Second-Claaa Mall Matter VOLUME 48. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4. 1927 NUMBER 44 Drafting Of .lew. Tax Bills Begins $225,000,000 Cut is Proposed by Secretary of Treas ury Mellon. Washington, D. C Another over hauling of the nation's tax law was be gun Monday, the Coolldge admlnlstra--Uon.1aUin tt wilha. proposal to pare down the. annual tax burden by, $225,- 000,000. . ".: ', ' "';" Under the administration plan most of this reduction would be accomplish ed by lowering the corporation tax 1 per cent, although the program also Includes among other things re peal of the estate or inheritance tax and revision of some of the brackets of the Income surtax. It provides for no changes in the income tax rates of the great bulk of taxpayers! ; ' The program was presented by Sec retary Mellon at the first session of a ten-day hearing before the house ways and means committee, which had been called back to Washington five weeks in advance of the convening of con gress so that some sort of bill might be ready for the house itself early In' December. Both in committee and house prolonged discussion is certain, many democrats and some republicans disagreeing with the treasury secre tary in his proposal to limit the cut to $225,000,000. Mr." Mellon's request for such a limi tation was based on a treasury esti mate that the surplus for 1929 would amount to only $274,000,000, far under that which has been available in pre vious years. He made five specific suggestions as to the means by which the reduction should be accomplished. HEW ALTITUDE MARK MADE BY RANKIN Portland, Of. -Tejr Rankin,, flying a Waco "9"-90 horsepower biplane and carrying a full load, broke the national altitude record for OX5 planes (less than 100 horsepower), reaching an alti tude of 12,300 feet before the extreme cold forced a return to earth. Pre vious records were 11,000 feet for full toad sua 16,000 fest for flight vita pilot only. At 12,200 uet U.e Waco vni stiil climbing slowly in the thin air, and would have gone 2000 feet higher with in an hour, Rankin believed. At that altitude, however, the feet and hands of the pilot and observers were numb with cold, making a descent highly de sirable. The temperature was 10 to $0 degrees, below tero, it was est! mated. . HUNDREDS OF YOUNG SINGERS FOUND IN HUNT FOR TALEN1 fr. -zsutW. mm II jfrr MEDAL mmmt l1 -'J --wr. . - A MADAM LOUISE HOMER. I fi "ffijX mmM 'yj I yi-.r " . Vk V ' ' ' i jr. I I J presumably the best In the I PriS.Al uu;-ui lira uig uiiuu- i jt-j . ., l pMmp v K . IX ' : 1 toTO )) Athena Woman Hurt In Auto Accident MftS.EOSAR. STILLMAN KELLEV EDUCATIONAL SESSION ENDS Mae Mark New President of Educators of Washington. Longvlew, Wash. The Washington Educational association ended its 41st annual convention here with the elec tion of Miss Mae Mark, county school superintendent of Yakima county, us the new president to succeed V. K Froula of Seattle; took action to seek repeal of the present teachers' retire ment, fund la w and the passage of a nw one on a state-wide basis, and based on the principle of endowment insurance; indorsed the proposed con stitutional amendment for the classi fication of property for taxation, and recommended that there be no dis crimination for or against teachers adequately educated outside the state, except where those states discrimin ate against Washington. No Increase Asked for Hum war. Washington, O. C Assistant Secre tary of the Treasury Lowman, In charge of prohibition enforcement, an nounced that he would not ask con gress to increase for the fiscal year 1928-29 the present size of the dry enforcement appropriations $13,000, 000. This was taken to mean that If congress wishes any extension of pro hibition activities it will have to ini tiate the movement Incidentally, Lowman plans for an air patrol to be nsed if one could be created from air nlanes seised from ram runners. EN young American singers presumably the best In the country will face the micro phone at Station WEAP ,n New York City early In De cember to sing for fame and fortune. They will be the finalists In the Na tional Radio Audition of the Atwater Kent Foundation of Philadelphia. This nation-wide . quest for radio voices has already revealed hundreds of young singers of promise, who have entered the contests eagerly be cause the auditions offer them recog nition at home- and "a chance to com pete for prises aggregating $17,500. Distinctive figures are sponsoring the undertaking as a National Audition Committee. They are Madam Louise Homer, ' the Metropolitan Opera star; Mrs. Edgar 8tillman Kelley, ' president of the National Federa tion of Music Clubs; Edward W. Bok, former editor nt tha Ladies' Home innrnat on,! Un ftttA W Ifahn wlfp I of the world-famous New York bank er and music patron. Winners of state auditions one Do and one girl receive silver medals aud are taken to their district audi tions at the expense of the Founda tion to compete with young singers from their neighboring states. Winners of each of the five district auditions ono young man and one young woman In each receive gold medals and are EDWAR.D W- BOtC taken to New York by the Atwater Kent Foundation tor the finals, which will be broadcast over a national net work of stations. The awards for these will be as follows: Winners of first place one young man and one young woman will e&ch receive $5,000 cash aao two years' tuition in a musical cos servatory. Winners of second place will each receive $2,000 cash and one year's tuition.' Winners of third place will each receive $1,000 and one year's tuition. Winners of fourth place will each receive $500. Reed Named Idaho District Judge. Boise, Ida. Bert A. Reed. Coeur d'Alene. a practicing attorney, was named judge of the eighth Judicial dis trict to succeed Charles L. Heitman. who died September 19 in a Spokane hospital. The appointment was an nounced by Governor H. C. Baldridge. Former Athenaites Have Golden Wedding On October 9th, at their home in Bellingham, Washington, Mr. and Mrs. James Bamford, former resi dents of the Athena neighborhood, celebrated their 60th wedding day anniversary in the presence of a number of friends and relatives. The happy couple; who are enjoy ing the best of health, were present ed with a fine Victrola, as a mark of esteem in which they are held by those in attendance at the anniver sary. Mr. and Mrs. Bamford will be re membered by many of the older Athena residents. It was on the 7th day of October, 1877, at the old Mut ton school house, near Centerville, (now Athena) that Rev. I. N. Rich ardson pronounced the words which united in marriage Mary Alice Ely and James Bamford. Witnesses to the marriage ceremony were Melvin Bamford and C. M. Ely, both deceas ed. Mr. Bamford is now 83 years of age, and Mrs: Bamford 71. - At the anniversary dinner, serv ed at the home of their daughter, Mrs. E. O. Green, in Bellingham, the following persona were present: Mr. and Mrs. Bamford, Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Green and children Olive and Don. (Mrs. Green was formerly Grace Bamford). Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bamford and children Carol, Webster Salome, Chios, Alice and James, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Knott, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosenzweig and children Har riett, Helen, Frederick and Frances. Jennamae Read Wed to Pendleton Man Jennamae Read, daughter of Mrs. Grant Prestbye,, surprised relatives and friends, when without their knowledge, she went to Pendleton Sunday, and was married to Mr. Ellis Brower, of that city. The ceremony took place Sundry afternoon at the Presbyterian par sonage, with Rev. George G. Bruce, pastor officiating. Mrs. Ralph Has sell and Mr. Ralph Schwalbe accom panied the couple. Following a wedding trip to Port land, Mr. and Mrs. Brower will re turn to Pendleton to reside. The bride, the only daughter of the late Luke Read and the present Mrs. Prestbye, grew to womanhood in Athena, where she was popular with a large circle of friends. The groom is associated with Ralph Hassell in conducting a cigar store at Pendleton. Extending Power Lines The Washington Power and Light company is extending high voltage lines from Pendleton to Athena. When completed electric power for this district will be .increased through voltage from the Kennewick high power lines, thus giving this section the advantage of service from three sources instead of two, as at present. Moving Bara The last section of the Wright livery barn was moved this week to the Barrett farm north of town, where the structure in heinv s. Tomorrow is Tax Day 'sembled bv Mr. Rurrett t,,.. Tomorrow is the last day on which stock, feed and farm implements. In Car Crowded Off Oregon i Trail Highway and Turns Over, . Mrs. Jesse Myrick was seriously injured by broken glass when a Buick Brougham, driven by Mr. Myers of Walla Walla, was ' crffwded off the Old Oregon Trail at a point eight miles west of La Grande, by. another car driven at high speed. , ' The accident happened Sunday, when Mr. and Mrs. Myrick, and Mr, and Mrs. Rominger of Walla fWalla were accompanying Mr. and. Mrs. Myers on a trip to La Grande. The place where the Myers car was crowded off the highway, was at a point where there was an embank ment, and the Buick turned over twice before it stopped at the bot torn of the grade, throwing all oc cupants clear of the machine, except Mr. Myers and Mr. Myrick, neither of whom was more than slightly bruised and scratched.' , Other members of the party es caped with slight bruises, except Mrs. Myrick who was badly cut on the arm, with lesser cuts on the body. A deep cut on the arm and hand was closed by a surgeon at la Grande, where Mrs. Myrick was tak en, when ten stitches were required Mrs. Myrick, aside from receiving cuts, was badly bruised and suffered from the shock. ' She '. has been confined, to her bed a part of the time since the accident The Myers car was badly wrecked in its tremendous plunge down the embankment Numerous accidents have been reported from the La Grande-side of the Old Oregon Trail since its completion, from which several deaths have resulted. ' ' The Passion Play of Oberamroergau , at School Auditorium 1926 taxes can be paid without pen alty and interest charges. After to morrow all 1926 taxes become delinquent the process of moving electric cur rent was turned off to permit pas sage of the building under high vol tage wires. A beautiful picturization of the or iginal Oberammereau Passion nlav will be presented in the Athena hieh school auditorium this evening at 8 o'clock. The pictures will be presented un der the auspices of the Avondale Pictures Inc., whicn will receive the first $25 of the proceeds. All over this amount will be divided between the Near East Relief and the high school treasury. There is no other photo-drama in the world today so soul-stirring, heart-aching , and uplifting as "The Life of Christ" It is a rare privil ege to view these clear beautiful mo titn pictures unfolding in thg most convincing and pleasing manner the scjenes and incidents in the life of Christ heretofore pictured in words only. The little village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, has dramatized the life of Christ every ten years for nearly three centuries. Thousands of people have made the pilgrimage to Ober ammergau to see the Passion Play in a language they did not under stand. The villagers have at last been persuaded to allow their play to be filmed and the people of the world now have an opportunity to see this magnificent spectacle juht as if they traveled to Bavaria to witness the original production. Pleasant Evening With J. T. Friends and husbands of the Jolly Twenty were very pleasantly enter tained at a dancing party held at the Legion hall, Saturday evening. About fifty couples enjoyed the hos pitality of the club.' Lunches were served in hallowe'en baskets. Spooky hallowe'en decorations were in evi dence everywhere, even to fancy head dress. All declared to have spent a very delightful evening. Out of HospiUl J. E. Snively of the Twin City Cleaners is at his home in Milton from a five weeks' stay at the Vet erans' hospital, Tacoma, where he underwent an operation for hernia. It will be some time before he can resume his work, which however goes on with competent help. Mae-Hi-Baker' Mac-Hi will play Baker on the Milton grounds this afternoon for the scholastic football championship of Eatern Oregon. Both teams have excellent lineup, and the game should be fast and interesting. Athena's Municipal Election Will be Held Next Tuesday, the 8th , Athena's municipal election will be next Tuesday, , November 8. The City Hall, corner of Third and Cur rent streets. A mayor, three councilmen, city treasurer and city recorder will be voted for. The ballot will contain the names of 0. 0. Stephens for mayor; Henry Dell, E. C. Rogers and A. E. Shick for councilmen, vote for three; J. F. Kershaw , for treasurer; B. B. Richards for recorder.- 4 : A. E. Shick is running for coun cilman to succeed himself, his pres ent term as a member of that body expiring. Mr. Dell and Mr. Rogers will succeed F. B. Radtke and J. W Pinkerton, the other two outgoing councilmen. Alex McRae Offers New Blade Weeder Alex McKae patentee of a num ber of machinery appliances adapt able to the farm, has been in town this week from Portland, demonstra ting a hew blade weeder. ' ;r : The new weeder, constructed thru out of steel, is ' practically self dumping, acting in this respect vir tually automatic. The machine' car ries two blades, front and rear. When the front blade is in cutting position, the rear blade is out of the ground, and vice versa. To dump the blade of weeds and refuse, a simple touch of a lever is all that is necessary to bring tripping paddles in contact with the ground, causing the . blade to lift and revolve into its upper position, the other blade in the mean time having been released and as sumed its cutting position. The new weeders will be put on the market in quantities next spring. They will be manufactured in Port land at the Albina Engine and, foun dry plant- A closed corporation, the McRae Weeder Co. of Eugene are the owners and manufacturers of the weeder. The sales office is locatad at 848 Morgan Building,' Portland. In Honor of Miss Geissel Mrs. Forrest Zerba and Mrs. A. B. Logsdon were hostesses Tuesday evening at Mrs. Zerba's home in hon or of Miss Ethel Geissel, in the form of a bridal shower. Miss Geis- tel's wedding is to take place early in December. Twenty four friends showered her with many beautiful gifts. The spacious rooms were beautifully decorated with red hearts and fall flowers. Clever games were played and greatly enjoyed by all present, prizes being given to win ners. Guests were: Mesdames, James Cresswell, Penn Harris, Jesse My rick, Arnold Wood, Rose Miller, Brycs Baker, Dora Geissel, Elmer Stockstill, Claud Dickenson, D. H. Mansfield of Pendleton, Raymond Geissel of Mil ton and Misses Hilda Dickenson. Gladys Dickenson, Edna Pinkerton, Edna DeFreece. Ruth Williams. Dor othy Geissel, Thena Russell, Sadie Pambrun, La Vone Pittman, Zola Keen, Kathleen Radtke, Velma Schu bert and the honoree. A dainty two course lunch carrying out the heart scheme, was served by the hostesses at a late hour. Hallowe'en Pranks Marshal Taylor was pretty ding- bad mad marshal over Hallowe'en pranks that were pulled off in Athe na Tuesday morning, after he had retired to bed about one o'clock, a. m. Spooks and goblins appeared af ter the marshal had disappeared. They evidently made their appear ance en masse, for next morning n dilapidated buggy dangled over the cornice on top of the Athena State Bank building, and numerous other heavy encumbrances, including a gang plow or two, placed where they shouldn't have been, gave evidence that said spooks and goblins were gifted with ample muscular develop ment. Funeral Held Funeral' services were held Satur day afternoon, for Kenneth Shigley, eleven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Shigley w at the family home by Rev, Bollinger, pastor of the Bap tist church. The boy died last Wed nesday at noon, after a short ill ness,' now thought to have been caus ed by acute indigestion. Pioneer of '67 Mrs, Mary Elizabeth, 78, widow of the late Francis M. Lowden died yes terday. She had lived in the Walla Walla- valley since. 1357. Committee Studying Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Editor Athena Press: At the last session of the Legislature a commit tee was appointed for the purpose of making a study of Compulsory Au tomobile Liability Insurance. This committee has held several meetings and are planning for meetings in various parts of the state in the near future. As you know, this is a very live subject and should any form of com pulsory - insurance be adopted ft would affect a great many citizens of your community. . The committee is anxious to have the subject studied and discussed by people throughout the state and it is felt that the easiest way to bring about a discussion of the subject and crystalize public sentiment eith er for or against is through the co operation of the newspapers, v As chairman of this committee, 1 would, therefore,, appreciate it if you would run such articles as you may see fit on the subject so that when we reach the time for ascer taining what the sentiment is, the people of your community will have some pronounced view on it ,, I am of the firm belief that the subject of Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance will be one of the outstanding' matters for discus sion at the next legislative assembly and our committee is desirous of knowing just how the people in your community feel concerning this mat ter. Trusting that you will find it con venient to assist us, I am. Yours very truly, JAMES D. OLSON, Chairman, Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Committee. Teachers Reception at the Auditorium Parents and patrons of the Athe na schools arc cordially, invited and requested to meet the teachers at a reception to be held tomorrow night flt the high school building at 8 p. m. A short program will be given as follows: Address of Welcome, Mrs. H. I. Watts; Response, Lee Meyer; Selec tion by Athena orchestra; Vocal so lo, Mrs. D. T. Stone; Piano duet, Mrs. 0. 0. Stephens and Mrs. Max Hopper; Selection by orchestra, and a number of Interesting gaiims htve been planned by tiie coimnittee. A prize will be offered to the room having the most parents present. Remember the date Saturday Novem ber 5th. Entertained Friends Friends of Miss Edna Pinkerton and Miss Hilda Dickenson were pleas antly entertained last Thursday af ternoon at Miss Pinkerton's home, when seven tables of Bridge were in play. Mrs. Glenn Dudley won hign score, Mrs. H. I. Watts second score and Mrs. Frank Ames the consola tion. The rooms were decorated with red carnations, red lights and tapers. A lovely two course lunch was serv ed at the close of the afternoon by the hostesses assisted by Mrs. Fred Pinkerton. Those present were: Mesdames Revella Liouallen, Francis Lieuallen, James Lieuallcn, Eugene Boylcn, Roy Duff of Adams; Mes dames Jack Cockburn, William Har der, of Milton; Miss Veena Marquis, of Pendleton; Mesdames H. I. Watts, Henry Dell, W. P. Littlejohn, Rich ard Thompson, A. L. McEwen, Jesse Myrick, Arnold Wood, Marion Han- sell, Glenn Dudley, Dean Dudley, Frank Ames, Claud Dickenson, E. C. Prestbye, James Cresswell, Penn Harris, J. C. Harwood, A. W. Logs- don, Max Hopper, Alex Mclntyre, S, Dickenson, Fred Pinkerton; Misses Pearl Ramsay, Gladys Dickenson of Athena, and Mrs. A. DeMerritt of Walla Walla. , Joint Missionary Meeting On Thursday November 10th there will be a joint meeting of the Mis sionary societies of the Helix, Mil ton, Freewater and Athena churches beginning at 2 p. m. We are using the study book 50 Golden Years. Helix will review Chapter 1, taking as their Roll Call the District of the Northern Baptist Convention. Mrs. Oswald will sing a solo, Milton Freewater will review Chapter 2, giving some personations of Mis sionary Heroes, taking as their Roll Call "Thanksgiving". Mrs. Bently and Mrs. Munselle will sing a duet Athena reviews Chapter 3, Mrs. O. O. Stephens leader, Roll Call Mis sions." There will be a pot-luck sup per at 6 o'clock. Fish License Fee Meeting Endorsed Oregon-Washington Agree ment Seeks Standard Charges. Olympia, Wash. A conference be tween Washington and Oregon fish and game authorities to determine the non-resident license fees which shall V ... Jt nr vi . . ! Oregon and Oregon sportsmen in Washington was suggested by E. W. Anderson, assistant attorney-general Both states have reciprocal clauses Id their fish and game license statutes, stating that the fee charged shall be the same as that assessed to non-residents by the other. Washington's gen eral non-resident statute fixes a foe of $25 for a state hunting and fishing license but excepts residents of "bor dering states" under the reciprocal clause. Oregon's law fixes a resident tee of $5 and a non-resident fee "equal to the fee required by the resident state of non-residents." The only way to harmonise the two is for officials of the two states to determine in con ference whether the $5 or $25 fee shall be charged by both, Anderson advised State Auditor Clausen. As to Idaho, which provides a straight non resident tee of $50 with no reciprocity clause, the attorney-general holds that Idaho sportsmen hunt ing and fishing in Washington will be required to pay a like fee. CROSSING RULING MADE BY SUPREME COURT Washington, D. C A rule of con duct for automoblllfcts and others who cross railroad tracks was laid down by the supreme court, in a case appealed by the Baltimore & Onto railroad. ' In setting aside a judgment In favor of the estate of Nathan Goodman, kill ed at Whitfield, O. The court declar ed that "when a man goes upon a rail road track he knows that he goes to a place where he will be killed If a train comes upon him before he is clear of the track. He knows that he must stop for the train, not the train stop for him. "In Shell i li II in J I k ni r . Il t-eiii4 in un tuat if a driver ciniioi be sure oilier wise whether a train is dangerously near he must stop and get out of his vehicle, although obviously he will not often be required to do more than to stop and look. It seems to us that if he relies upon not hearing the train or any signal and takes no further pre caution he dons so at his own risk." The court announced that It hud laid down this rule of conduct for the con trol of all courts "once for all." MACGRUDER'S PLEA DENIED Admiral's Request for Hearing Refus ed by President Coolldge. Washington, I). C President Cool ldge refused to take a hnnd In tho con troversy arising out of the recall of Rear-Admiral Thomas P. Mugruder as commandant of the fourth naval dis trict at Philadelphia for his written and verbal cNtit-lnnis of navy admin istration. Announcement of the preHident's ac tion was made by Secretary Wilbur who, after a conference with the execu tive In the White House, told news paper men that the admiral's request for a personal Interview and for revo cation of the recall order both had been donied. "Admiral Mtycruder's requext to the president has been disapproved and his application denied," was the ters comment of the secsutary. He addtd that he had nothing more to say about the matter at this time. Tampering With Fall Talesmen Hinted Washington, D. C Information pointing to a pohhIIiIc mistrial In the Teapot Dome oil conspiracy case was taken under advisement by Justice Siddons after he had liet-n in secret conference for three-quarters of nn hour with the attorneys and defend ants. The conference was Invoked by government counsel, who told the court they had something to present which gave the prosecution "grave concern." Apple Crop Aided by Heavy Frostx Hood Itlver, Or. The drop of pies in the mid ('olimil)l.i orchard sec tion will bo heavy, following froat of last week, v