Entered at tbe Poet Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mall Matter
VOLUME 49.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 6. 1928
LINUMBER 14
OLD ELI AFTER
COUNTRY BOYS
Five Hundred Dollars Goes
Begging to Help Out
Some Freshman.
PORTLAND-Five hundred dol
lars is going beg,:: g and a local boy
may win it.
Somewhere in Oregon, preferably
outside of Portland,: is the right boy,
to graduate in June from an Oregon
high school, qualified to enter Yale
University, New Haven, Conn., and
fitted by standing in studies, achieve
ments in other student activities and
qualities of leadership to be selected
for the annual scholarship award of
the Oregon Yale Alumni Association.
Four times before this gift of Ore
gon's some one hundred fifty gradu
ates and former students of the fam
ous university, with its centuries-old
traditions of democracy, nationally
representative student body and high
standards in athletics, etc., as well as
scholastically, has been awarded,
hitherto to Portland boys: Donald
T. Nelson, Jefferson High, in 1924;
Charles E. Wright, Lincoln High, in
1925; Gerald Norman Burk, Jefferson
High, in 1926 and Francis L. Lawyer,
Jefferson High, in 1927.
"Not enough boys in the smaller
cities and towns outside of Portland
have applied! for this scholarship,"
says Robert Treat Piatt, Piatt Build
ing, Portland, to whom inquiries
should be 'addressed. "We want
qualified boys and their parents to
know of this opportunity. This year
we hope this honor may be awarded
to a 'country boy'. Yale has been
built up by 'country boys'. They
have proved the backbone not only of
the big cities but of Yale, which,
seeking no numbers, but restricting
its enrollment, is glad to admit a
picked man chosen by its alumni."
With the $500 toward his fresh
man year expenses, the co-operation
of the University's Bureau of Self
Help and the local alumni's backing,
the boy selected is expected to have
no difficulty in . meeting the rest of
his expenses while there, and com
pleting, the four-year course. The
four previous recipients have all
"made the grade" and are now Yale
upper-classmen with good records.
Members of the scholarship com
mittee include Chairman Piatt,
Treasurer Gerald E. Beebe, Burnett
Goodwin,, Harvey N. Black, Rodney
L. Glisan, Norman N. Rupp, Fred
erick H. Strong, Charles Carver, Jr.,
Mason Ehrman, Aubrey R. Watzek,
-. Robert H. Noyes and Ray W. Froh-man.
Two Year Old Boy
Drowns In Cesspool
Lawrence George Gray two year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Gray
who reside on one of the A. W. Doug
las farms, was drowned last Friday
when in, some unknown manner he
fell into the cesspool. Dr. Cowan
was called but was unable to save
the little one. Burial was from the
Christian church Sunday at 2:30 p.
m. with the Rev. Carl McConnel of
Walla Walla officiating. Interment
took place in Athena cemetery.
The little boy who is survived by
his, parents and two brothers, is the
nephew of Mrs. Lawrence Pinkerton
and Mr. Edgar Adair of Athena.
The family has the sympathy of
the entire community in their bereavement.
The M. E. Missionary Society held
an interesting meeting at the home
of Mrs. W. O. Read, Wednesday of
last week. Readings were given by
Mrs. McLeod, Mrs. Frank Coppock,
Mrs. Ralph Singer, Mrs. John Burke,
Mrs. H. H. Hill and Mrs. John. Tomp
kins. Songs with Mrs. Ethel Mon
tague presiding at the piano were en
joyed, and Marjorie Montague sang.
The hostesses Mrs. W. O. Read and
Mrs. Velton Read served luncheon.
Mrs. Burke and Mrs. McLeod poured.
Mrs. C. B. Moore and Ethel Moore
were visitors. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Frank Coppock.
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A Sad Death
Very sad was the death of Susie,
5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Blinn of Helix, which occurred
at St Anthony's hospital in Pendle
ton last Thursday. Death was caus
ed from apptndicitis. Funeral
services were conducted from the
Baptist church at Helix, Saturday
afternoon with Rev. Carl McConnell
of Walla Walla officiating, interment
being in the Helix cemetery.
Candidate Here
Hal Hoss, republican candidate for
Secretary of State, was in Athena
Monday, making the acquaintance of
voters.
'Carrier' Currents Make Possible Simultaneous
Long Distance Telephone Calls on One Pair of Wires
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fyg I pair of wires is required
lor a telephone connection,
and that ordinarily only
one conversation can take
place on a pair of wires at one
time. To make one pair transmit
more than one conversation was
long the aim of American and
foreign inventors.' Success to the
extent of a practical- commercial
system was first achieved in the
United States in 1918 by the engiv
neers of the Bell System. Since
then continuous improvement has
been made, and the number of sys
tems in use has grown at an in
creasing rate.
This remarkable result of inven
tion and development permits the
electric currents for each of the
different conversations to flow to
gether along the same pair of
wires, and yet be separated from
each other at the terminals of the
line without any conversation in
terfering with any other. It em
ploys special electric currents
which carry the messages over the
line, and is therefore known as the
"carrier current" method, or briefly
as "carrier."
The apparatus used in this won.
dorful process is mounted on panels
located in telephone buildings at
the two ends of the line or at
intermediate points. This . appa
ratus is necessarily elaborate. The
appearance of the line itself is
little different from any pair of long
dlstanco wires supported on cross
arms. It is necessary, however,
that the wires shall be very fre
quently "transposed," that is, the
different wires interchanged in po
sition on the line and the insula
tors attaching the wires to the
crossarms must frequently be made
of special types adapted to this use.
Because of the elaborateness and
expense of the apparatus and the
wire 'changes required the method
cannot be economically used for
short open wire circuits. For some
what similar questions of cost it
cannot economically be used for
any circuits in cable. For use be
tween distant cities where there Is
not sufficient traffic to justify cable
the method is economically and
technically suited and has come
into large use.
The most widely used type of
carrier system provides for four
simultaneous conversations, three
more than the circuit would furnish
without carrier.
How Carrier Method Operates
In addition to the long line,
there are connected to the terminal
panel at each end four pairs of
wires, one pair from each of the
four telephones at that end of the
line. The voice currents from
these four telephones flow to this
panel where they are prepared for.
the Journey over the wires so as
not to get mixed up with each other
on the way. At the distant end the
other panel receives them, sepa
rates them, then restores each to
its original condition, and sends
It to the proper listener. The same
thing happens in the opposite di
rection so each terminal panel per.
forms both transmitting and re
ceiving functions.
The voice current of one of the
four conversations requires very
little preparation for the trip over
the wires, and little special treat
ment upon reception. This con
versation takes place In the ordi
nary way as in any long distance
connection. For the other con
versations the carrier method prop
er id used, consisting of the fol
lowing steps: first, the electrical
conversion of the ordinary voice
current of each speaker to high
frequency in the transmitting ap
paratus, as though the speaker's
voice were of a very much higher
pitch; . second, the transmission of
the high frequency current, which.
is the carrier current, over the line
to the other end; and third, the re
production in the receiving appa
ratus of the original voice current.
This method will transmit sev
eral voices independently because
each can be converted to a differ
ent high frequency range, equiva
lent to raising the pitch of each
voice by a different amount, and
because there are devices calldd
"electrical filters" which will sepa
rate these different ranges in the
receiving apparatus. This is ac
tually what takes place, so that
each speaker's voice is heard only
by the right listener, and every one
of the conversations is entirely
private.
The elevation of the voice cur
rents to high frequency Is accom
plished by vacuum tubes such as
used in radio receivers, and these
also perform other important func
tions in the system. These devices
and the electrical filters are the
most important parts of the carrier
apparatus. The filters in separat
ing the different frequency ranges
for the different voices also direct
each toward Its proper destination
so that they act as traffic cops con
trolling the routing of the voices
through the system. They consist '
electrically of units of inductance
and capacitance properly connected.
Field of Use
Various engineering factors, both
technical and financial, 'determine
the practical extent of use of the
carrier method. The- cost of the
carrier terminal apparatus pre
cludes its use for rendering local
service or short toll service. For
these short lengths it is more
economical to provide additional
wires than to install carrier equip
ment. Another factor In the situation is
the long distance cable, which
consists of many wires close to
gether surrounded by a protecting
covering of lead. The wires iin
such a cable will not efficiently
transmit the high frequency car
rier currents, yet there are so many '
wires in the cable that in many
cases large numbers of circuits
can be more economically provided
this way than by wires on cross
arms using carrier.
So the resulting field for carrier
is on long distance wires on cross
arms along routes where moderate
but not large numbers of circuits
are required. This field, however,
is considerable, and many thou
sands of miles of such wire are
now operating with carrier sys
tems. Carrier is an illustration of
the general policy of the telephone
companies of furnishing good serv
ice by the most economical means
available in order that the rates
may be kept low.
The carrier method can also be
used to transmit telegraph mes
sages. Other Applications
Over one of the 26-mile single
conductor submarine cables to
Santa Catalina Island near Los An
geles the remarkable number of
seven simultaneous telephone con
versations take place. This is un
doubtedly the world's greatest com
mercial carrier system in point Of
number of additional telephone
circuits provided. m
In these and various other regu
lar and special cases, carrier prin
ciples have been applied with much
success. The carrier method may
also be used to transmit telegraph
messages. One type of system uses
high frequency currents and is
somewhat similar to a carrier tele
phone system. The other type
use voice frequency currents. The
carrier method is a powerful tool in
the hands of the communication
engineer, and it is being used with
oftentimes striking results In vari
ous situations which call for it.
S. D. Entertain Mothers
The S. D. Club entertained their
mothers when the members gave a
tea at the home of Dorothy Burke,
Saturday afternoon, at which all
mothers but two were present. Ferns
and lilies were used for decorations,
and a fine program was enjoyed.
Myrtle Campbell, president of the
club, welcomed the mothers with an
appropriate address. Tea and coffee
were served, Mrs. Eager and Mrs.
Bollinger, pouring. Seated at small
tables, the guests were served pea
nut brittle whip and nut covered
angel cake.
Suicides In Cemetery
Ernest Strieker, 37 and unmarried,
who formerly worked on a ranch near
Standfield, left in February for his
old home in Switzerland. Sticker
went to visit the battlefields in
France, where he fought in the
American army during the World
War. In the American military
cemetery at Belleau Wood, they
found him, a suicide.
Standard Theatre Week
end Picture Program
Gurdane Returns Home
Tom Gurdane one of the captors of
Hickman, chief of Pendleton police
and republican candidate for sheriff
seeking nomination in the primaries
has retured from Los Angeles to his
home in Pendleton, accompanied by
Mrs. Gurdane. All the reward money
for the capture of Hickman has not
been collected by the Pendleton captors.
Two fine pictures are scheduled
for week-endshowing at the Stand
ard Theatre. Tomorrow night Para
mount presents Pola Niegri in "Bard
ed Wire," a fine, photoplay adapted
from Hall Caine's great novel, "The
Woman of Knockaloe." The pro
duction of this picture has a wonder
fully interesting background, and the
Standard) takes pleasure , in recom
mending it to its patrons.
Sunday night the Standard presents
Marion Davies and Lawrence Gray
in the leap year picture,"The Patsy,"
one of the current new Metro-Gold-wyn
pictures that are popular with
local theatre goers. It is a compan
ion picture of "The Big City," "The
Crowd" and "West Point," recently
shown at the Standard, and later ap
pearing at the new Portland.
The next mid-week special picture
to be shown at the Standard will be
the Legion Post exhibition of the
"The World War" picture for bene
fit of the swimming pool fund, on
Wednesday evening, April 18.
Neighbors of Woodcraft
Neighbors of Woodcraft spent a
delightful social hour after lodge
work, in honor of Mrs. Charles Love
lace (Mary McKay) the Guardian
Neighbor, Tuesday evening.
Opening Game of the
"Big Six" League
" The opening games of the "Big
Six" base ball league will take place
Sunday afternoon, weatherl permit
ting, with the Athena team playing
the Pendleton Eagles at Round-Up
Park. . '
Owing to adverse weather condi
tions, all teams belonging to the
league have had little practice, to
start the season. Athena has a
formidable amateur lineup, and later
with practice, should be able to put
up a good brand of ball.
The schedule of games for the tea
son, which was made out, had to be
changed when Pendleton entered a
team in the Blue Mountain league,
and when it is revised it will be pub
lished in the Press.
The Etude Club
The Etude club met last Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. A.
Mclntyre with a good attendance
Mrs. Wm. Potts was a guest. Two
piano selections by Mrs. D. T. Stone
and one by Mrs. Max Hopper was
followed by chorus practice, and an
interesting game. Mrs. A. W. Doug
las won first prize and Mrs. O. II.
Reeder consolation .Mrs. 0. O.
Stephens and Mrs. B. B. Richards
had charge of the afternoon, serving
dainty refreshments at the close.
"Pink's" Place
"Pink's" place, as the new Pinker
ton Service Station, located on lower
Third street near the City Park will
be known, is open and ready for busi
ness. The proprietors announce
that Red Crown and Conoco gasoline
will be handled exclusively. The best
grades of oils will be sold, and a line
of automobile accessories will be car
ried in stock. D. A. Pinkerton will
be in charge of the service station
and the camp grounds which will be
operated in connection with the
station. The usual free service will
be extended to customers-.
Acres of Roses
Acres of roses are a lot of roses,
and 30 acres of roses are more roses.
But 30 acres of rose slips planted five
inches apart is an indusery which
Elliott C. Peterson of Portland is
looking after. At one year old the
slips are grafted with buds, and tho
next year the plant brings from
eight to twenty cents each in car
load lots. Mr. Peterson, who is the
husband of Blanche Swaggart, has
his thirty acres of rose slips con
tracted for at those prices.
COPPOCK'S COW
LEADS FOR MONTH
Holstein Is First In County
and Second Highest
In State.
The? Umatilla Dairy Improvement
Association report for February is a
record of the performance of 527
cows which were tested by Associa
tion members that month. The re
port, which just reached the County
Agent's Office, includes cattle in 41
herds.
A. Seifert of Umapine had the high
herd in the class of 20 cows or more.
Mr. Seifert's herd of 35 grade and
pure bred Holstein cows produced an
average of 545 lbs. milk and 22.2 lbs.
fat.
For herds between 12 and 20 cows,
the T. H. Haddox herd of Hermiston,
made up t. 18 grade and pure bred
Holsteins, averaged 1122 lbs. of milk
and 43.7 lbs. of fat per cow.
In the class of 12 cows or less, the
grade Jersey herd of 10 cows of VV.
G. Webber of Hermiston, produced
620 lbs. of milk and 35.3 lbs. of fat
per cow.
The highest producing cow of the
Association is a Holstein owned by A.
R. Coppock of Adams. This cow pro
duced 2100 lbs. of milk containing
79.S lbs. fat.
Eidon King of Weston owns the
cow which was found second highest
producing, a grade Jersey giving
914 lbs. milk containing 61.2 lbs. fat.
Mr. King is secretary of the Associa
tion. It is interesting to note, also, that
Mr. Coppock's cow was, the second
high producing cow of 10 of the Ore
gon cow testing Associations.
It should be kept in mind that all
these records include the dry cows
in the herd.
As a result of the monthly test
given each cow to determine her
production, there were 9 unprofitable
cows sold in February by Association
members. Had these cows not been
tested they would have undoubtedly
been retained in the herds and would
have returned to their owners a loss.
The locating of one unprofitable cow
in a herd will often times pay the
dairyman his entire cost of member
ship in the Association. Any dairy
man interested in learning whether
or not his cows are paying a profit or
returning a loss should take advant
age of the opportunity to belong to
this Association of Dairymen. In
terested persons could get into touch
with the Secretary, Eldon L. King, at
Weston, or the County Agent at
Pendleton. At the present time the
Association is in a position to include
one or wo additional herds in its
membership.
T. L. McBride Heads the
Association of Pioneers
At a meeting of local members of
the Umatilla County Pioneers as
sociation and other Weston citizens,
held Monday evening at the office
of Frank Price, the resignation of
Thomas Thompson of Pendleton as
president of the association, sent to
Secretary Barnes, was read and ac
cepted says the Weston Leader. Mr.
Thompson felt that he could not
spare the time for the duties of tho
position. T. L. McBride, prominent
Eagle creek wheat farmer who was
elected vice-president last year, was
pressed into service as president, and
will later be appointed to that
position by the association board.
A Minature Cyclone
A minature cyclone, covering a path
200 feet wide, struck in the vicinity
west of Umatilla Monday afternoon.
It twiiited trees and shrubs from the
ground and overturned a couple of
automobiles, injuring no one.
In Frontal Contact
W. Bland, tonsorial artist at Duf
field's barber shop, was merrily
sweeping along toward Pendleton
Sunday evening in his Chevrolet
roadster. In making the curve on
the highway at the Vic Harris place,
he swept too far over on the other
feller's side and completed a per
fect frontal contact with a Ford
driven by a Mr. Cave. Both
machines were damaged in the col
lision, and later Mr. Bland and Mr.
Cave came to an amicable settlement
whereby Mr. Bland pays for putting
the Ford back in running condition.
Twenty Foot Paving
Twenty feet is to be the standard
width of highway pavement in Ore
gon hercafer, according to R. A.
Klein, state highway engineer. It
will be laid in 10 feet units or strips.
Heretofore the standard width has
been added to at some points in the
state. At present no paving is In
progress.
Wauna Campfire Girls
Useful articles made by the mem
bers of Wauna Campfire Girls, to
be gi-'en to charity, are on display
in the show window at the Mos
grove building, and the showing has
been highly commended.