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
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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.
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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
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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
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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-
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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 ,
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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
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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.
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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.