Entered at the Poet Office at Athena, Oreuon, ae Second-Class Mall Matter VOLUME 49. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 23. 1928 NUMBER 12 BAPTIS CHURCH T BEING REPAINTED Repainted, Papered and a Large Window Adds to Appearance. From funds raised through popular subscription by Mrs. Bollinger, wife of the pastor, . the First Baptist church of Athena is receiving 'perma nent improvements which have long been needed, both from point of pre serving the building and attractive ' appearance. A large window with oval top has replaced the smaller windows in the front of the church building. The auditorium has been repainted, re decorated and repapered. The class room has also been repapered ' and painted. New electric fixtures of modern de sign and lighting facilities have been installed, and it is probable that the basement rooms will receive a new coat of calsomine. , The most needed improvement to the church building is now under way in repainting the exterior with two coats of oil and white lead. When completed, the church will present a fine appearance. Wauna. Campfire Girls At Grand Council Fire At the meeting of Wauna Camp fire Girls Monday, Miss Marjorie Douglas made a report on the food sale held at the Quality Grocery store. Nylene Taylor and Helen Barrett have charge of a hike which is planned for tomorrow. Every . member of the Wauna Group attended the Grand Council Fire in Walla Walla last Saturday evening. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.- Lawrence Pinkerton, Mrs. A. W.'Logsdon, Mrs. Potts, Mrs. Wm. Campbell and Mrs. Henry Bar ' rett. : - Miss Florence Craven, Walla Waila Campfire Executive, had charge of the Council Fire, and the ceremonies were very impressive. Approximate ly five hundred girls attended the Council. All girls of the Wauna Group re ceived National birthday honors. One requirement for the bestowal of these honors was repairing old garments or making children's garments for the Red Cross. Wauna Group made children's garments which will be on display in a Main street show win dow next week. Special scholarship honors were re ceived by the girls having an average of 90 in their studies for the past semester, and the following girls re ceived the honors: Arlene Myrick Marjorie Douglas, Betty Eager Goldie Miller, Marjorie Montague Marguerite Moore, Mildred Hansell and Esma Hiteman. "Tommy" Is In Town "Tommy" is in town. He arrived aboard a truck from Walla Walla, and about every kid in town has made his acquaintance, And many have petted . him and some have ridden him. For "Tommy" is just about the cutest Shetland pony you could expect to see. At least Roland Richards, his new owner thinks he is, and he is too, for that matter. : "Tommy" is eight years old and is as fat as a butter- ball, is kind, gentle and likes the kids and that 8 enough. , Blue Mountain League Baker, LaGrande, Pendleton' and Walla Walla will enter teams in the Bine Mountain league again this year, The players will be of semi-profes sional caliber ana there are no salary restrictions. Each team will keep home gate receipts, and pay its own expenses. The season opens Sunday, April 22, with Walla Walla at Pendleton and Baker at LaGrande. Tractors Are Working Plowing in the Athena wheat dis trict became general Monday morn ing, when caterpillar tractor ex hausts could be heard spatting in al most every direction, as they pulled the gang plows around the fields. All farmers who have no reseeding to oc cupy their time are plowing. Art Acord Burned Art Acord, remembered as a Round Up performer, now a screen actor in Los Angeles, was seriously burned about the face and hands . recently, when gas escaping from a leaking gas pipe, was ignited as he started to light a cigaret. 7f J!Wm This Is Tom Gurdane Will Make Active Race Running for Sheriff Tom Gurdane, one of the captors of the notorious Hickman, will make an active race for the nomination in the republican primaries for the office of sheriff. He recently announced his candidacy from Los Angeles, where he went to collect his reward for the capture of Hickman, through the columns of the East Oregonian, as follows Long Beach, Cal., Mar. 9, 1928. E. B. Aldnch, East Oregonian, Pend leton, Ore.: "In response to telegrams and let ters from friends announce my candi dacy for sheriff in primary as re publican candidate. Platform: "If elected sheriff of Umatilla county I pledge the voters an honest, conscient ions and efficient administration of the affiars and duties of that office, I will have no pet to reward and no enemies to punish. The force under me will be devoted to the service of the people as contemplated by law. My slogan will be, "For the enforce' ment of all laws." Detained here on reward case'. . "TOM GURDANE." Last week The Press carried the announcement of Sheriff Cooking' ham's candidacy for nomination for re-election to the office, and with Gurdane's entrance as a candidate, it seems as though the republicans will furnish all the fireworks in the sheriff fight, for it is improbable that the democrats will, have more than one candidate, if they have any. At least no democrat has so far come out for nomination. . ' Tom Gurdane would 'make the the county a good sheriff, sav his friends, and they cite the splendid KUtte Falls Ranker record he has made as chief of Pend leton police. They further state that the incident of capturing Hickman has nothing to do in bringing Gur dane out for sheriff against Cook- MEDFORD. As a result of th ingham, for they allege that Tom had mysterious disappearance Monday long ago decided to be a candidate for afternoon of George W. Barker, the office. president of the Pine Belt bank of Butte Falls, the institution - was Chanev, Tomorrow Niffht: dosed today by order of the state Ai Oi. 1 I mi i uauiwiig ucuaruiieuu ana a searcn ior -. ""v, tonbciu Jackson COIintv. headed hv Sheriff lmu vuaney wm appear tomorrow ljeninc-s. is under wav nignt at tne standard xneatre in" rne Barker's automobile was found Big City" a fine big picture which abandoned in the hills tw mil. completed us run last weeK as the northeast of Butte Falls. secomi picture snown at tne new rort- state Superintendent pf Banks land theatre. Schramm arrived tndatr .kJ loff . .... . . I VVWCJ Ml.U All Chaney is given a splendid part m once for Butte Falls. Ho rof00d t una , picture, a crooK story on tne make any statement relative to the Memorial to be Built at U. of 0. 1 11 : OV.V',, .... t N V v5 " .... ,1 C?Wt - nfi r W . Id nn reniwei arawina of tn Prim i memorial museum, to be erected on thtf University of Oregon campus UNIVERSITY OP OREGON. Eu- gene. -Construction plana for Prince U Uamnpell memorial museum, which w expected to be erected on the cam- poo of the University of Oregon next now oeen completed, it is announced by Mrs. Irene T. Gerlinger. member of the board of regents who j iu caarge 01 tne work. Thit build ing, of Romanesque style, will be one ?C TfL most beo"'tful structures on tbe (Pacific -coast when completed, and it wUl be completely equipped to house the Murray Warner fine art collec tion, as well as other collections and art objects. Cost of this first unit is set at $150,000. The exterior of the building is to be done in tapestry brick, with stone and terra cotta trim. It will have two major floor levels, but will be the height of the usual three story structure. A lot 44 by 160 feet has already been set aside and landscape gardening in this vicinity is expected to be developed as the bulling pro- In keeping with modern museum design the entire interior will be Uluminated by artificial light. This Is because experiments have proved that daylight and sunlight have a harmful effect on many art objects. The ground floor of the structure will " "Pace ior two large exhibition rooms, two medium sixe rooms, ana ojuuu apace, xne second floor will contain one large room, two medium an! two small rooms. High ceilings wm w proviaea. in rooms especially designed to hold oriental are works. A feature of the unit. will be the memorial court at the rear, This will be surrounded by a covered corridor, with mosiac floors and ornamental BcuiDtunnr. lettered tAhlt Hll 4ia. orate the walls. In the center wfil be a pool surrounded fcy flowers aid shrubs. At one end of the court wlU w iouncain. nmnnr infA .. which In turn emptieo Into a poolover a uiuuamne cascade. Later it is nlanned ta mAA fwn other wings to the first unit, nuts ouiiuuuuuiK lur roiirr nn rnvaa mitm Tne entire structure will be a memor ial to tne late Dr. Prince U Qimp beU, president 'Of the university tor Mayor's Policy of . Street Improvement Modest But Effective Mayor ' Stephens' policy of street improvement was carried out this week when a big combination scan J; .1 .... ner-graaing macnme, pulled by a tractor, put Second, Third and Fourth streets in good condition. The macadam surface of Third and Fourth streets was scarf ied first and then smoothly graded by the big machine, which was loaned the city by the county for the purpose. Cross streets are to be given much needed attention. The cost of this improvement is nominal when benefits accrued are considered. A portion of the im provement was given to streets that have been practically impassable dur ing the winter and early spring months. Abandons His Car After Bank Is Closed Athena School Places In Contests At Helix (By Emma Ringel) The Sectional Oratorical and De clamatory contest was held in the Helix High School auditorium Thurs day and Friday nights, March 15 and 16, before large audiences. There were three representatives from Ath ena in the high school divisions. They were: Extemporaneous, Stafford Hansell; oratorical, John Kirk; dramatic, Carl Calvert. The winners were as fol lows: division A, extemporaneous, Claude Pevey, Helix, first; Stafford Hansell, Athena, second; division B, oratorical, John Kirk, Athena, first; Billy Ashworth, Weston, second; division C, dramatic, Alberta Kirby, Adams, first; Adeline Kennedy, Wes ton, second; division D, humorous, EXCAVATION FOR POOL HEARING END All Labor to Be Donated By Willing Workers Until Finished. Dam Builder Tells of a Silent Warninp- - -----o I r;il r rrt:.. t: t . n : n...u Untnrn Wotnvo uc "a, mot,, oemu:e uouiu iJIMa Wt aoonrtH TVw i.a ajvo wjEjU&O. A coroner s jury nhftmhPra. nn .Inhn r.loofn.- luuojr ireoiu iiom me quivering lips I Pendleton, oi ine man wno Duuvtne bt. rTancis fu0 nrount,,Hv nt xthn i dam how a silent warning came from tv, cmdo Hviiainn um. e,,- v. the reservoir itself and all was not patriotic, George Pittman; dramatic! well 11- hours before the great con- Arlene Myrick; division F, patriotic, wC uu cunopseu ana aean Teddy Miller; dramatic, Genevieve aeatn in a mignty deluge over the Barrett; Humorous, Doris Jenkins Santa Clara river valley. .'Tho winnon nroro aa fniin,Uc The warning was the muddv water Mivfatnn it ,ft;n hti n 1, r' "e ioo-iooi retain- Helix, first; James Rothrock, Adams ing wall, indicating, according to the second: Hrnmt. Ariono mjl- engineer, that conditions were "bad, Athena, first; Helen Kupers,' Camp- jr Mu, m was at lea bell School, second; humorous, Wei unuugn uie eann bdoui tne struc- don Parris, Helix, first; Norman tUre. . Tfiirwu-o Pomnlull , U. ...... ,, , , vio, uuwiucii uvtivvri, DCU11U, was William Mulholland, veteran division F. patroitic. Harold Pierce. Excavation for the new swimming pool at the City Park, which is hei construj-ted by the local Post of the American Legion, is nearing com pletion, ; All excavation labor . . donated. Four 4-horse teams hitch ed to Fresno scrapers, a plow team and plently of men started to work Monday morning. The Legion committee, nf whinl Glenn Dudley is chairman whiVh ba the work in charge, expresses its gratification for the whole-hearted manner in which every body has taken hold of the swimming pool enterprise u are maKing a success. Solication of funds has been satisfactory also, though there are a number of sub scribers yet left fcr the committee to interview. Material for completing the pool will soon be put on the ground by the contractor, and by the time warm weather comes, it will be ready for swimming. The swimming pool is to be con structed on the basis of plans and specifications accepted by the Legion Post from the architect of the Tum-a-Lum Lumber company, and Con tractor McLeod of Walla Walla has secured the contract. Specifications call for a pool 40 feet wide and 70 feet long. Depth starts at 9 inches for the kiddies. down to a depth of 8 feet opposite the diving boards for adults. A four foot concrete walk will circle the pool and at the south end a forty foot space will be utilized for dressing rooms and showers. The cost of the pool exclusive of excavation and plumbing is placed at $3100 by the contractor. Athena Ball Players Practice Last Sunday Mnt. nifi. i- ir is . i. . i. I . augt- ux j. iie luiracie man m wnicn bank. ; nit T ; , f""v'wvi "tviu icv the versatille screen artist made his The incident., inHi.w A. tLT fJ ." Hdta. flt; Gilbert Hodgens, Adanv lastino- rermfatinT, Pino Mm,io. Z '.' , , . . . uCi,ull ul Btcl OIlu Fuwcr, wuo second: dramatic. June ThomDaoj .. " ii .6u.i ulg me vamsning oi carKer, as stated anu una piiutupmy merns a iuu nouse. by the district attorney's office a Sunday night Jack Holt with his as follows: new horse, comes in Zane Grey's "Man The regular examination of the of the Forest." In this fine outdoor books of the bank hv Tienntv stato picture, which has thrills aplenty. Examiner TWet w imHor , Jack is supported by Georgia Hale Barker left the bank at 1:30 o'clock! ana xa urendei. ostensibly to o-et. lnneh When he failed to return in an FRANCIS WILLARD HONORED hour, Boget notified J. J. Simmer. AT METING OF W. C. T. U. ville. a merchant of Butte Falls, and At a recent meeting of the W. C. stockholder in the bank, and a search T. U., held at the home of Mrs. Cow- was instituted, an, president, Francis Willard, found- Citizens saw Barker driving in his er of the organization, was honored. car ln a northeasterly direction into The program for the occasion was tne heavy timber and later found his led by Mrs. Zeltha Mclntvre. Mrs. car, Louis Keen read a very interesting This morning through the request paper and clippings were read ' by of, Mrs- Hazel Barker, wife of the each member. An Air from . the missing man and officers and stock- oratoria, "The Holy City," was sung holders in the bank, the affiars of the by Mrs. Q. H. Reeder. - institution were placed in the hands , A contest for new members is in o' tne state banking department. progress. The next meeting will be JoarKer nas conducted the bank at held March 27, at the home of Mrs. Butt Falls for 20 years, and is a Louis Stewart. The subject for this graduate of the University of Oregon. meeting, "Go Forward," will be led by Mrs. O. H. Reeder. Oregon Trail Choppy The Oregon Trail highway between Emigrant Springs and Kamelas is in a badly chopped up condition), so persons traveling it report It is said Senator Stanfield is the Defendant Another Suit through, and the stage lines have abandoned their buses for lighter cars. LA GRANDE. A second action for collection of . money from ex Senator Stanfield and the Columbia tw fn ioo j ; .i Basin Wool Warehouse company has for heavily loaded vehicles to get V fllld .inTth U"lon county cir" vum wuib ill LAU1HUUB. This suit, coming four months after one for $1,705,681.10 was instigated by Bowerman & Kavanaugh, Port- Sealv Sam Rali Prmrmtn 'and attorneys who represent the Tune in everv Tneadnv nn Tffiw Security baying and Trust company, 7 to 7:30 p. m. and hear Sealy Sam Trustee, and it calls for collection on and the Sealy Air Weavers, then go 8 V- note. to N. A. Miller and ret vnnr Seiv The action filed here states that book for yourself and the kiddies, Stanfield signed the note and gave free, together with a number that 14 to the warehouse company, which may win you a Sealy Tuftless Mat- aS81?ne1 to the trustee as security tress, also free. Go eet the book now. for , the payment of indebtedness to Water Rents Paid Up Recorder Richards says that for the first time since he became city re corder, many years ago, for once all a number of creditors not named in the complaint, 8. second ! dramntlP. .Tune Thnmrurtn gave the testimony. Adams. first: fienevieve Rarrr.tt TJrt u J ..::i,i oi T.i j it . . . ' - ' ixc uau 1Blw;u ou rrailClS uam ll Athens nannnA- lniinmn. I ut :i t 1 1 "....v, ...roiC, wt,e. iieany con- Lee District 17, first; Harold aiHons were Dad, very bad." He Rupert, Campell School, second uu Bums w vjaii uie Hiruciure at tne The indtrea wore Mi Snrincr 11 v, I m it l-i ' . .ii ui hw nccuci, ioiiy xiarcnei- Mrs. nnahman and ao tr-r. feger. The keeper saw new leaks Ppndiotnn Th n,,nt nM ,;n 1 U V. 11. J U.J 1. -"-"-J r 5' t m, , be heId at Pendleton, April 6. mo viitcx. xjic A.ccpci was uue ux those who died when St. Francis dam broke. The veteran engineer declared sole mnly that he believed the dam to be safe. ot. rrancis dam was not reinforced, Port and. flew a five-nassent-r. he said. Jsuch dams are never rein- Rvan hrnno'hn IOrceu. . luesdav TYinrninw on imifa frnm When a hint of a challenge came Portland to Snoknnp. via Penrllntnn that he might have known something and Walla Walla. His passengers m cause nis apprenension, jxiuinoi- were Eddie Miller of the Portland land's voice rose strong and vibrant. Oregonian; Art Pollton of Portland; "There never had been a hint of Brubaker, aerial photographer and such a catastrophe impending," he Edmund Johnson of the Tacoma Ledger. At Spokane, Rakin said: "Our air log from Portland to Spokane, Spokane to Seattle and Seattle to Portland, is being made to snow tne possibilities of a tri Passenger Air Route' Portland to Spokane Tex Rankin, commercial aviator of said Son Held for Blast OREGON CITY, Oregon. Earl Jones, 19, was indicted on a Lcharge of first-degree murder by Clackamas county grand jury here route Rankin gaid" angular inter-city air passenger late today for the dynamiting of his father's home near Boring, Oregon, "I do not propose to establish such a route myself, but will give every The first base ball practice the Athena players have had this season. took place Sunday under the yatchful and guiding eye of Manager "Pike" Miller. Sufficient players for two teams turned out and practice was confined to throwing and fielding. Some of the boys limbered up well as the day was fairly warm. Some of course are sure of positions on the Athena team which will represent the town in the "Big Six" league, with Adams, Pendleton, Helix, Milton-Free water and Weston in the circuit. Other positions will result in contests for place between players who are showing the manager their wares. ' Last week the diamond was given a good work-over with a disc, drag and heavy roller, with the result that it is in fair condition. Following a rain, the soft spots will show up, when they can be put into ship shape. Weston Seed Potatoes Weston Leader: The local seed potato market situation is improving with strengthening in price of Yakima valley and southern Idaho table stock. A sale of 400 sacks of standard seed was recently made by J. A. Powls at $35 per ton. Harry Eves of Yakima valley bought two cars of standard eed in this market from Henry Dowd, and is reported to be offering attractive figures for mountain seed. Hjr l. . , . . , , , I iwwvc HiVDCii, UUb Will K1VC CVCIV March 15, when his step-mother and L,i0fa m.. xT1,. . Hll, k!. . r""' livo-iuiu Mf ,ll.. mo,.,BI, ?S TVt: : "T. ZZ":: .Spokane commercial flier, in making t Z I y j hi Proposed air passenger route Mrs. Jones were injured senouslv. U r..n-j .. Vm,, Y,A AH.A OpOKBHe a SUCCeB. the dynamite under the house, but had denied setting it off. Income Tax Decreases St. Patrick's Dance St. Patrick's dance given by the local Post at Legion Hall Saturday I 1 - X 11 ii..l i i .i Official figures covering tax nav- '"K"w waB 7e" ,enaea ana a t oy " , sum urn a nerran T ments from January 1 to March 20 Washington High Winner Washington High School of Port- water rents due the city have been land won the basketball champion paid, not one open account remain- ship at the State tournament, by de ing on the books. To the month of feating Medford in the final game. February, A. D. 1928, goes this record 27-23. Mac-Hi, representing this dis- Sundar Auto Traffic A constant stream of automobiles used the highway Sunday aa the re sult of fine weather. Service stations had the biggest day's business of the year. showing. Seeding at Helix A Helix correspondent estimates that about seventy-five per cent of th , fall sown Federation wheat in that trict was an easy opponent for The Dalles in the first elimination game, losing 28-18. Dokie Ceremonial The Dokie will hold reremnninl district will have to be reseeded, and at Walla Walla, Monday, April 2. says-that in the fields for mHos -Many Knights of Pythias of Athena around, may be seen drills working in who are Dokie members, will attend all directions. the ceremoniaL the swimming 1 t l 1 , . were released by Clyde G. Huntley, Mf,. Tii V T T collector of internal revenue for Ore' Wal1 WM furn,shed music tor the The total for this year was D,""'i V 7 "Ka,v WVI"S werB $1,352,521.65 for the same period of Pn numer oi youn 1927, or a decrease of $41,701.39. P0Ple The World War Doing Concrete Work "The World War," the picture to be Joe Crowley has his concrete mix- presented by the Legion Post for ln machine in operation at Pinker benefit of the swimming pool fund, ton'8 new service station this week, has been dated for Wednesday eve- wt)ere a concrete approach is being maue in iront oi tne station. , Mr. Crowley recently put in a concrete curb at the W. S. Ferguson home on Fourth street. , ning, April 18, instead of April 11. i INTERNATIONAL CLUB FOEMED UNIVERSITY OP OREGON. International Harvesters The first shipment of International combine harvesters were unloaded at the Union Pacific side tracks this week for Rogers & Goodman. The firm disposed of several of these machines last season to farmers in the Athena-Weston district and they made splendid records in the harvest fields. Sales of these machines are expected to exceed the number sold last yar. Eu gene. The International Relation! Club, which is to be ponsored by the larncgie foundation, has been eitab- Randall In Race Charles Z. Randall, one deputy dis- f ! arrn.atr nnlna T T V -.. 4 .1 Lshed on the enmpu of the University at pre-ent city attorney f pe'ndIe. uiinusuviuii urouiems. ton. in a rand da to tnv tVi --.,l,l;..- Of particularly thoe relating to peaee. will be diseugaud. it is announfed by William P. MailiJox, nisistant fr:ft t of political science, one of the orzaji izers of the club. nomination for the office of district attorney at the primary election to be held May 18. C. C. Preobstel, present incumbent, is also a candidate for re-election to the office. Wild Turkeys A pair of wild turkeys were re ceived by Marion Hansell from the game farm at Pendleton, and by him turned over to Will Kirk, who turn ed them out on his ranch, south of Athena. Wild turkeys which were sent from the game farm to Southern Oregon a couple of years ago, have multiplied satitsfactorily, according to reports made by game wardens. Scarlet Letter Misfiing "The Scarlet Letter," which was to have been shown at the Standard Theatre Wednesday evening got switched of in the booking date, and instead the distributing office at Port land was forced to furnish the local playhouse with the picture "12 Miles Out," iiiKtcad. "The Scarlet Letter" will be presented at the Standard at later date.