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JjLj&t' . 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 Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 48. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNIT, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1927 NUMBER 46 Farm Organizations Disagree On the Bill Equalization Fee Provision is Stumbling Block at Meeting. Washington, D. C Unable to agree on a farm relief bill, representatives of three. 6f the most powerful farm organizations broke up a conference here to submit proposals for a com promise , on the vetoed McNary Haugen measure to the respective con ventions, assembling soon. Despite the collapse of the confer ence attended by officers of the Na tional Grange, the American Farm Bureau federation and the Farmers' union, hope was expressed by the delegates that some agreement might be forthcoming early in the year. The controversial equalization fee provision of the McNary-Haugen bill, which the presldeat vetoed, proved the stumbling block in the farm meeting. The farm bureau federation stood by this proposal as a means of raising funds to market surplus crops by levy ing fees on a variety of commodities. The grange urged again its substi tute the export debenture plan whereby costs of marketing surpluses would be taken from tariff receipts. An outline of this program was left at the White House. President Coolidge feels the pro blem confronting agriculture would not be aided by a reduction of the tariff. , This was made clear at the White House; where It was said Mr. Coolidge had not had an opportunity to thoroughly study the reports of a com mission headed by Charles Nagel, former assistant secretary of com merce, which recommended a revision of tariff and railroad rates as a means of helping the farmer. GREAT NORTHERN " VALUED BY I. G. G. Washington, D. C. A final valuation of the properties owned and used by the Great Northern railroad, as of June, 1915, was fixed by the interstate commerce commission at $3S2,400,000. Nearly all of the railroad's claims for a higher figure were completely set aside by the commission in fixing the total, which will serve, unless court action modifies it, as a basis for future making of rates. The figure covers 7089 miles of main line trans continental railroad, but excludes a considerable investment made by the system in Canada. ' While the Great Northern's corpo rate book investment account has a total of ?384,273,S53, the railroad itself contended for a total aggregate valua tion of $636,512,774. The railroad's principal complaint against the pre viously fixed tentative figure declared that it failed to Include sums of money which it was entitled to capitalize un der the general head of "going con cern value." PRODUCE SYNTHETIC RUBBER New Substance, to Be Turned Out on Commercial Scale. Frankfort, Germany. Important progress by the German chemical in dustry since the war, including the development of commercial synthetic rubber, was described before the 50th anniversary meeting of the Chemical Industrialists' Protective union. It was announced that the German dye syndicate "L G. Farbenindustrie" has sufficiently progressed with ex perimentation in producing synthetic rubber to apply for world patents and that synthetic rubber would soon ap pear on the world markets as a com mercial commodity. The synthetic pro duct was declared to be the equal of the natural rubber and cheaper in cost of production, thus permitting its active competition with the natural product. Lindy Make a rast Flight. Mitchtl Field, N. Y. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh hung up another record by establishing the phenomenal time of 3 hours and 20 minutes in fly ing the S'jO-mile direct airline distance froin.H. !:rkge field, Detroit, to Mit chell (itiu. Ford P!;ni Motor Plant at Yokohama. DetroX Ediel Ford has announced piacs fT building a $1,000,000 Ford Slant at Yokohama, Japan. Athena Players On Weston Blue Mountain Basket Ball Team Weston Leader: Practice was be gun this week by the Weston team of the Blue Mountain Basket ball league and there is said to be no lack of good material. Among the players who have shown up so far are O'Toole, high school coach, Miller, grade principal, and Lorain Shick, former high school star of Athena,; Nixon, high school coach Snider, Banister, Greer, Walter Ray born and "Glenn Staggs of Weston. Manager , Reynolds invites other hoopsters to attend for tryouts and will give them all a chance. He is anxious to get two full quintets in line every practice night for scrim mages. The league schedule will be adopted at a meeting of managers this week end in Walla Walla, and Weston's new uniforms of orange and black will .be here in ample time for the first game. Prescott withdrew from the leafeue and the vacant place has been taken by Helix. Douglas Offers 75,000 Turkeys on Sale Block Roseburg, Next week brings around the big days of the year for Douglas county turkey growers, for Thursday and Friday are "Turkey Days," when buyers from concerns all over the coast as well as East ern markets will bid for local birds. It is believed that many more turk eys will be shipped this year than last, the estimate being placed at 75,000 birds. ; This gives around 25 carloads. The birds are said to be well ma tured this year and above the aver age in quality. The smaller birds will be held for the Christmas and New Year's market. Believing that the trade is grow ing more critical and that it is nec essary to standardize their products in order to meet the strong competi tion that other districts are offering, the Douglas county growers have adopted a set of gnading rules similar to those in use in turkey cooperative associations, and the quantity of birds shipped will be uniform. They also will be labeled as to head wrap pers and on the crates as Douglas county No. 1 turkeys. Although the price to be offered by buyers is not known until "Turk ey Day" it is said that a few individu al offers have been made at 45 cents a pound, with more if the market calls for it. This was the top price received last year, and means a good profit for the growers. Girl Dies After Drinking Whiskey Klamath Falls A reputed taxicab booze party ended fatally here late Sunday when Miss Hazel Hayes, 18, of Roseburg, died on the way to a local hospital after drinking moon shine. The girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hayes of Roseburg, was out riding with her sister, Don na Hayes, Jack Webb, a cab driver, and Jack Stewart. It is reputed she took one drink pf liquor and become violently ilL Following a severe attack of nausea, she was rushed to a Klam ath Falls hospital but died before reaching medical aid. An autopsy blamed the death on mitral insuf ficiency of the heart. The girl and her sister came here a short time ago to work. Keeler, Bond Shark, Again Apprehended Man Who Zoomed Athena Out of Kale in Bad at Grants Pass. Son Slays Father After Family Row . Enterprise, Oregon John Horrell, rancher, was shot to death at his ranch, northeast of here, Saturday evening by his son, Ike Horrell, after a bitted quarrel. No inquest was held, as the son admitted the kill ing, and witnesses verified his story The father is said to. have ac cused the mother of being untrue and upbraiding her unmercifully. When the son undertook to defend his mother the elder Horrell came at him with a revolver and beat him up until he was bruised and battered badly, witnesses say. The father then threatened to kill the 'whole outfit" Young Horrell procured a rifle and when his father refused to give up his pistol, shot him. Invitations have been issued to the Jolly Twenty club and friends by the Bridge club ladies to a dancing party to be held at the Legion hall Saturday November 19. Frank W. Keeler, bond shark, who zoomed the City of Athena out of kale amounting to several thousands, through tricky manipulation, of street improvement bonds several- years Bgo and for which the city holds a mem ento judgment, has gone crooked again, this time at Grants Pass. Tuesday's Oregonian contained the following account of Keeler's latest financial escapade: "Plea of guilty of the Rogue River. Water company of Grants Pass to selling corporate securities without first having obtained a license from the state corporation commissioner was accepted yesterday by Presiding Circuit Judge Tazwell. Sentence will be passed later. "It was in connection with this case that Frank W. Keeler, and John A. Roth, Portland bond salesmen, were indicted. .v Their arrest was the result of a raid on Keeler's apart ments in 1925 when a large part of the stock was found among his effects. v "In the title of the indictment on ly Keeler and ' Roth were charged with the offense. They entered pleas of not guilty. The body of the in dictment links the water company with Keeler and Roth as a co-defendant, and when the water company pleaded guilty, attorneys forsKeeler and Roth held that they snould be dismissed from the charges. "The ruling of Judge Tazwell as announced by him yesterday holds that the indictment applies to Keel er and Roth, and also the water com pany. "In connection with the case3 of Keeler and Roth, it was . stated by George Mowry, " deputy ' district. - at torney, prosecuting, that their cases will be moved for trial at as early a date as possible." Two Games Scheduled for the Home Grounds Coach Toole has two football games scheduled for Athena high school team on the home grounds. Tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, the second string team of Pendleton High school will mix with the locals on the home gridiron. The Pendleton team is highly tout ed as winners over teams of their class, but Athena is prepared to give them a healthy reception. The team has been showing up well against the heavier and more experienced teams which they have played this season, and it is conceded that the Pendleton second stringers will have to go some to take victory home with them. Earlier in the season the Athena and Weston teams played to a tie, so evenly were they matched. A re turn game is scheduled to take place on the Athena grounds next Tues day afternoon at 2:45, when it will be decided decisively which team is capable of scoring against the other. Friendly rivalry between these two evenly matched athletic aggrega tions is now at white heat, and Tuesday's scrimmage promises to be a humdinger, with frills and trim mings thrown in. Rothrock-Thoeny Weston Leader: The marriage of Miss Minnie Thoeny, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Thoeny of Wes ton, and Everett Rothrock of Athena, occurred Tuesday evening November 2, at 6:30 o'clock at the Presbyter ian manse in Walla Wallo, the Rev. H. S. Reichard being the officiating clergyman. A group of initimate friend of the bride and groom wit nessed the ceremony. Later a din ner in their honor was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thorpe in Walla Walla. Mrs. Roth rock has grown to womanhood in this community, having received her grade and high school education, here and has many friends who will wish the young couple a long, happy and prosperous married life. ANITA E. PHIPPS a.lnmiiin-, - v 1 Miss Anita E. Phippt has the dis tinction of being th only woman member of the general staff of. the army. Her duties deal with the part woman will have in future military activities. Cowboys Sing as Lorena Prepares to Rejoin Rodeos Lakeview, Cowboy songs echoed over the high country of the "Last Frontier" Sunday as cowpunchers and rangers, returning to labors that have been forgotten for a week, gave vent to pent-up emotions released by a jury's verdict exonerating Lorena Trickey, cowgirl queen, of charges of murder. . Justifiable homicide is still a "per sonal business" in the West a jury of 12 men decided Saturday after noon in returning a verdict that the Rodeo star was not guilty for the slaying of J. P. "Smiling Slim" Har ris her common law husband. , A celebration that outrivaled any thing in the history of this small outpost of - civilization followed and lasted all night. At dawn Sunday cowmen who had assembled here from all parts of the west to attend the trial broke up and started home. "I'm flat broke but I'm not wor rying about that," Lorena declared, "I've been up against it before and always come out of it." She probably will return to her career and again ride her well known horses, Camisole and Nigger Baby, in the foremost rodeos of the country. J. W. Pinkerton Sustains Badly Fractured Arm Billy Pinkerton's fishing days for 1927 are over. He is confined to his home, corner of Fourth and Jeffer son streets, with a badly fractured arm as the result of an accident which occurred at his farm west of Athena Thursday afternoon of last week. While engaged in making adjust ments to one of three seeders pulled bv the cater pillar while in operation, Mr. Pinkerton stumbled and fell in front of the seeder following the one he was working on. He threw his bodv clear of the oncoming machine, with the exception of his left arm. The wheel of the seeder passed over the arm, breaking it above the elbow. Dr. Sharp reduced the fract ure. Saturday the patient was taken to Walla Walla, where an X-ray ex amination revealed the position of the fracture, since which time the patient is getting along as well as could be expected. Rushing Work On Eagle Hollow Road Rock Surfacing is Nearing Completion, Delayed by Wet Weather. Rock surfacing of the Eagle Hol-low-Wildhorse market road exten sion is nearing ( completion despite frequent delays caused by wet weath er. -For the past two months, trans portation of surfacing material from the crusher at Thorn Hollow on the big motor trucks has beeh hampered by the soft condition of road bed ov er the new grade, but by persistent effort the county road construction crews have made progress.. Little more than . a half mile of surfacing remains to complete the Eagle Hollow section of the high way leading from Athena to the Umatilla river. The incompleted stretch is a link from the Wildhorse intersection, south through the Mc Bride place. . The big rock crushing plant at the head of Thorn Hollow has been in operation continuously since early spring. It has furnished surfacing material for the Adams road from Thorn Hollow west to the Duffy school house, - and the entire Thorn Hollow grade down to the river, in addition to surfacing the new' Eagle Hollow road. The county has done an immense amount of road work in that district this season. The Thorn Hollow 'grade was completed from the point where construction was stopped last fall, down to the river. Then it was sur faced for the entire distance, and the bridge removed from the old crossing to the new. The Eagle Hol low extension has been constructed entirely this season, both the grading and surfacing. . Figs in Wine May be Food, Maybe Not, is Opinion ' Salem. Figs preserved in wine may be food for one and an intoxi cating beverage for another in the opinion of Attorney General Van Winkle, who has advised George Al exander, state prohibition commis sioner, that the status of the popular concoction is one of fact to be deter mined by the law enforcing authori ties, rather than a question of law. While many persons doubtless buy the new fig and wine combination solely because of the food value of the combination, the attorney gen eral points out, still others doubtless buy the concoction largely for the solace they expect to get from its alcoholic content. In this latter case, the attorney general .holds, the sale of the fig and wine combination would be in viola tion of the prohibition law, but the determination of its status must, in every case, be left to the discretion of the prohibition enforcement offi cers. . No Shortage Found The grand jury found no shortage in the accounts of Sheriff Cooking ham and Justice of the Peace Berk eley. However, that body rec-om-j mended that hereafter all accounts (of officers handling fines be audited annually. . "Once In a Blue Moon" Freewater Times: A treat is in store for the patrons of the Twin Cities community Tuesday evening, November 22, when the masic depart ment of the McLoughlin Union high school will present the first operet ta of the year, "Once in a Blue Moon." The cast was chosen some time ago and has. been working in tensely in anticipation of presenting the finest operetta in Mac Hi's his tory. Will Open Market Freewater Times: Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Reineman and daughter Jean, with Mr. and Mrs. George A. Price, left Monday of this week for Pasa dena, California, where they will re main during the winter months. They are opening an apple and po tato market in the southern city and will sell fruit from that point. Entertain in Honor .. of JMrs, Prestbye Mrs. E. C. Prestbye and Mrs. Justin Harwood entertained at Mrs. Prestbye's home, Tuesday afternoon in Mrs. G. S. Prestbye's honor. Mrs Prestbye is leaving Saturday for Montana to make her home. Six tables of Bridge were at play. Mrs. F. Ames winning high score and Mrs. F. Zerba consolation. Mrs. Prestbye was presented with a lovely gift as honor guest. . Out of town guests were, Mrs. Vic tor Hirsch, Freewater; Mrs. James Lieuallen of Adams; Mrs. Ellis Brow- er of Pendleton. Athena guests were, Mesdames M. L. Watts, H. I. Watts, Frank Ames, Henry Dell, W P. Littlejohn, C. M. Eager, H. A Barrett, I L. Michener, Bryce Baker, Arthur Douglas, Max Hopper, Fred Kershaw, F. S. LeGrow, M. M. Johns, Forrest Zerba, C. t. McFadden, W. S Ferguson, M. W. Hansell,' B. B, Richards, G. S Prestbye, Sarah Gross and Miss Hilda Dickenson. A delightful two course luncheon was served by the hostesses. The rooms were decorated in lavender and white flowers. Fight is Expected Over Revenue Bill Party Lines Will be Drawn in Framing New Tax Measure.. Crew of Death Ship Cremated and Ashes Shipped to Japan Seattle, Hundreds of persons braved cold rains to visit the Japan ese "cannibal ship" picked up off the Washington coast Monday after drifting helplessly across the Pacific ocean. The bodies, of two Japanese and the bones of eight others found aboard the derelict - 100-foot craft, have been cremated and. will be re turned to the village of Wakuba, in southern Japan, the home of the twelve ill-fated men who set out from Misuki, near Yokohama, last November. Although there has besn no definite indication of the fate of the other two members of the crew, mariners presume they leaped over board when starvation approached. Possibility that the vessel was m& seen by the steamship West Ison east of Japan last December was removed when a sailor of the American freighter exhibited a photograph of the disabled craft which refused- aid from the steamer. Although the two ships were somewhat similar in ap pearance, the photographs revealed striking points of difference. The derelict bearing the name Ryo Yei Mari, was found eight miles off Umatilla light by the steamship Mar garet Dollar. The ship's "log" re vealed that starvation and death o" ertook the crew of twelve after the vessel had drifted far out on the Pa cific. Engine trouble had rendered the craft helpless soon after it left Japan. Miss Woodruff is Honored With Shower Edna Pinkerton and Paul Lieuallen Wed The marriage of Miss Edna Pink erton of Athena and Mr. Paul Lieu allen of Adams, at Walla Walla Sat urday afternoon, came as a complete surprise to the friends of the hap py couple. The marriage ceremony took place at the Baptist parsonage in Walla Walla, the pastor of that church of ficiating, in the presence of John' Pinkerton, brother of the bride, Miss Hilda Dickenson and Mr. Mose Ban ister, all of Athena. The bride and groom immediately left by motor for Portland, where they will spend a few days, before returning to Adams, where they will reside at the Lieuallen residence. The bride and groom have the best wishes of a large circle of friends. The bride is the only daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Fred Pinkerton of this city. She graduated from Athena high school, class of 1921, since which time she has held the position of cashier and bookkeeper for the firm of Rogers & Goodman, hard ware dealers. The groom is the son of J. T. Lieuallen, sr., of Adams, and is a prosperous young farmer. Dean Pinkerton has entered Busi ness college at Walla Walla. Mrs. Rota Potts met with a very painful accident last Thursday after noon when she slipped on a sidewalk and fell. A badly sprained back and hip was the result. , 'Miss Jaunita Woodruff was the incentive for a bridal shower at the home of Mrs. Bollinger Wednesday afternoon. About fifty guests enjoyed games planned for the occasion by the host ess, such as "A Floral Romance," "Five Famous Lovers," and "Pictures of Prominent People," disguised. A dainty little cupid, portrayed by Mary Lou Hansell with a crown of hearts and cupids, bow and arrow led Miss Woodruff to the dining room where hearts and cupids . were swinging from chandeliar and walls. The table presented a novel idea for a pre-nuptial affair, with a miniature bride and groom under a white canopy, , tied with pink tulle and a white dove hovering o'er them. The tiny bride was in white with veil and orange blossoms also a boquet of orange blossoms. The groom in conventional black, present ed the bride-elect with the many beautiful gifts. A delectable lunch eon of salad, tea rings and coffee was served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. O. O. Stephens and Mrs. Charles Betts. Washington, D. C Having wound up its public hearings, the house ways and means committee will retire be-; hind closed doors to start the actual ' drafting of a new revenue bill. Party lines undoubtedly will assert themselves in the committee and there is no assurance that completion of the task will find republicans and democrats in the same accord that developed two years ago in the writ ing of the committee report on the present revenue law. The first big fight is expected to concern the size of the reduction. Secretary Mellon, backed up by Presi dent Coolidge, has placed the maxi mum ait at $225,000,000, but practical ly the entire democratic membership of the committee, ts convinced that a larger slice should be made. Whether they will be able to swing sufficient republicans over to their point of view, and thereby establish a temporary majority, remains proble matical. Another fight will develop over the treasury recommendation to repeal the federal inheritance tax. This will be opposed by Chairman Green, some of his republican col leagues and a m-'orlty of the demo crats. , i Democrats, at least, will endeavor to seek reduction of the tax on cor poration Incomes, now 13 V6 per cent, below the 12 per cent figure suggested by Secretary Mellon. They also are regarded as likely to head a move for repeal of tho miscellaneous, or nuis ance, taxes, which tho treasury has advised the committee to retain. BURNS MAN REVEALS ALLEffl OIL PLOT Washington, D. C Investigation of Jury tampering In the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy case reached a sensational climax when a Burns , detective hired by Harry F. Sinclair to Bhadow the Teapot Dome jurors went before the grand Jury, revenbd his true lden tity and told an amazing story of how Burns operatives were ordered to trail the Jury even to the extent of "pro voking a mistrial If necessary." Tin detective was listed on the Burns payroll as "William V. Long." Ills true name Is William J. McMullIn of Philadelphia, a second lieutenant In the army air service. He enlisted In the Burns' agency as a detective because he was out of work. McMullIn revealed to the grand Jury that while employed by Burns to shadow the Fall-Sinclair Jurors he was all the time In close touch with the government prosecutors and reported to them every move made by the Burns agency. ' McMullIn first told his story to Git ford Pinchot, former governor of Penn sylvania, at his home here. Pinchot sent him to Owen Roberts, chief gov ernment prosecutor, to whom he re peated his story. From then on Mc MullIn worked with tho government lawyers, although still on the Burns oavroU. A Bridal Shower Mrs. Claud Dickenson was hostess at a bridal shower given for Miss Gladys Dickenson, Tuesday evening at her home on Fifth street. The rooms were tastefully decorated in red hearts, while streamers and bo quets of vari-colored chrysanthe mums were arranged becomingly about the rooms. Interesting games were played, Mrs. Will Kirk receiv ing first prize and Miss Dorothy Geissel the consolation. About twen ty friends of Miss Dickenson were present and presented the honoree with many beautiful and useful gifts. Mrs. Dickenson assisted by her moth er, Mrs. Fred Gross, and Mrs. Penn Harris served a delicious two-course luncheon. HOOVER VISITS VERMONT Hoover and Sarjs:it to Review Flood. Situation. Washington, 1). C Secretary Hoo vr and Attorney-General Sargent wore asked by the president to proceed tt Vfinuat to begin a study looking towurd rt'habllitntfon of the flood area. The AUontey-Geuerul was requt sted to go to Montpoller immediately and he will lie joined there by Mr. Hoover. Mr. Sargent Is a resident of Vermont and Is familiar with the ground to be covered, ivMIe Secretary Hoover was engaged all Bummer in Mississippi val ley relief work. The plight of tho people of Vermont who were in the path of the flood lias been described as very serious, and Governor Weeks has appealed for all the assistance which could ba rendered. , Commiss oner Hall of I. C. C. Resign. Washiusvoii. L. C. Commissioner Henry C I Ml of the Interstate com merce t:M,;!;i;i a in presented his resig nation t-'i'-: : usnt Coolidge. Halt is a democrat i.-m Co.orstdo and a west ru ui.;.j..i j.:.-i-iibly will be chosen to ucctfcd turn. ,
