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Entered at the Post Office at Athena. Oregon, as Second-Class Mall Matter
VOLUME 49.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY; OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1928
RETURNS
SWELL THE CO
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Hoss Outdistance Oppon
ents KiddlWins By
Tighft Squeeze.
Jates for national and state officers
are on record as a result of Friday's
primary. Belated returns trickling
in over Sunday showed added totals
and the only change from the late
Saturday tabulation was the placing
of Herbert Hoover's campaign man
ager, Fred E. Kiddle, among the
seven republican delegates at large.
Some republican voters ; took the
trouble to vote in the names of othef
republican presidential candidates.
Unofficial reports showed . tnat the
73 written in for Frank 0. Lowden,
and six for vice president delegates.
One republican wrote in the name of
Governor Alfred E. Smith of New
York. .. . . ....
Governor Smith, who carried the
democratic endorsement over Senator
James E. Reed, -of Missouri, and Sen
ator Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana,
by substantial leads, won three of the
four democratic delegates at large on
the face of returns available today.
The fourth on the list was a Walsh
candidate. In the first district the
two Smith delegates were leading; in
the second district a Walsh candidate
was leading and a Smith candidate
closely following. In the third dis
trict one Walsh and one Smith dele
gate were selected.
Senator Walsh's name remained on
the Oregon ballot because it was
certified before he withdrew . .. -
Congressman W. C. Hawley won
the republican nomination in the first
district;. R. R. Butler; of The Dalles,
had a substantial lead for. the repub
lican nomination in the second dis
trict. Congressman F. F. Korell was
unopposed for the republican nomina
tion in the third district ""-.'l "
On the democratic side there was
no candidate for congress in the
first district; in the second district
Walter M. Pierce, former governor
received the nomination by , writing
in; in the third district W. C. Cul
bertson was unopposed.
Following is the result Of the vote
in Athena for president, the second
Congressional district and .the coun
ty offices: - - . - ,; ;
Republican
, President: Hoover, 54.
Congress: Ritner, 33; Butler, 5.
Secretary State: Coreyj 53; Hand-
ley, 21; Hoss, 26.
Commissioner: Bean, 28; Daugh-
trey, 52; Shumway, 83.
Sheriff: Cookingham, 40; Gurdane,
75.
Clerk: Brown, 102; Langley,' 11.
Circuit Judge: Fee, 95.
Joint Representative: Norvel, 90;
Scott, 95.
District Attorney: Proebstel, 68;
Randall, 46.
Democrats
President: Smith, 23; Walsh, 13;
Reed, 21. .
Congress: Pierce, 6; Prestbye, 1.
Secretary State: Piper, 37.
Commissioner: E. C. McCook, 6.
Sheriff: Stanley, 41; Dupuis, 7.
Joint Representative: Scott, 65..
The County
Complete official returns from 64
Umatilla county precincts, give the
republican vote as follows:
Congress: R. R. Butler, 183; Roy
W. Ritner, 1515; George Palmiter,67;
Hawley Bean; 403; S. E. Notson;277;
Dan Boyd,5. . , -
State Representative: J. Perry
Conder, Sr., 2551; W. O. Staver, 581.
Representative: J. S. Norvell, 2965;
James H. E. Scott, 3266.
District Attorney: C. C. Proeb
stel, 2767; Charles A. Randall, 1606.
County Commissioner: R. E. Bean,
1649; Wm. H. Daughtrey, 1372; A.
R. Shumway, 1337.
Sheriff: R. T. Cookingham, 1653;
T. B. Gurdane, 2955.
County Clerk: R. T. Brown, 3697;
W. B. Langley, 672. ........... t
Recorder: H. B. Rees, 3210.
County Assessor: R. O. Hawks,
3815.
School Superintendent: J. A. Yeag
er, 4001.
County Surveyor: Aubrey Perry,
59' (written in).
Democrats
Al Smith -ran a poor first in Uma
tilla county for the presidency. The
vote was as follows: James A. Reed,
222; Alfred E. Smith, 374; Thomas
J. Walsh, 330; Alonzo F. Workman,
33.
For delegate to the national con
vention, Will M? Peterson received a
flattering vote in his home county:
Jas. D. Burns, 299; A. B. Combs, Jr.,
177; M. M. Hill, 377; W. F. Jackson,
327; Will M. Peterson, 564.
For Congress, Pierce, with no op
position received the nomination.
Stanley beat Dupuis for Sheriff. J.
X. Scott for joint senator received a
fine vote.
Pilot Rock Woman
Killed; Husband Is
Also Critically Hurt
The Pendleton ; East egonian
gives the following accoun of an
automobile wreck on the Pendleton
Pilot Rock highway, Sunday in which
Mrs. Arthur Horn was instantly kill
ed and others injured: . r
Mrs. Arthur Horn was "instantly
killed",, her husband, Arthur Horn,
seriously injured, and Lucille Mail,
James Mail and Jack Paul badly
hruu&d and "shoeked when the auto-
TbiliTljiC&hictt thwejidii left
the Oregon-Washington highway live
miles southwest of Pendleton late
Sunday afternoon while attempting
to ' pass another machine. The car
turned over four times in its 43 yard
leap and was completely demolished
Horn is reported to have a fractur
ed skull and possible internal injuries
by attendants at St. Anthony's hos
pital and Jack Paul a severely lacer-
ated leg and a broken right hand,
Horn and Paul were rushed to the
hospital by passing motorists. Lucille
and James Mail were taken to their
home" on Birch creek near Pilot Rock
by other motorists who reached the
scene of the accident shortly after it
occurred. , " ;
Horn, who was driving the car at
the time of the accident, is alleged
to have been under the Influence of
liquor and is said to have taken the
wheel from James Mail despite pro.
tests -from other members of the
party according to the survivors,
James Mail had been driving the
machine and Horn insisted upon tak
ing control, claiming that the machine
was not "traveling fast enough."
The automobile had reached an ex
cessive rate of speed and was almost
abreast another machine when it left
the road, other motorists who wit
nessed the accident reported.
In the opinion of, Ralph Folsonv
coroner, the accident was caused by
excessive speed and no inquest will
be held.
The accident was investigated by
Buck Lieuallen, state traffic officer.
DUMBER 21
ROUND-THE-WORi-blJEBATERS BACK, AT U. OF O.
Athena Eighth Graders
.. Show JJ p i JFinfiRecotft
"Sow and ye shall reap," as the
old saying goes, and it looks very
much as though the seed of constant
drill and labor by Mr. Miller, 7th and
8th grade instructor has produced a
mark that will stand for some time
to come. Never before in the history
of the Athena school has the students
obtained such high average as the 8th
grade class did this year. , .
Although some of the tests seemed
to be more difficult than past years,
the class average this year ranks
higher than last year with 93.8. This
year 94.3 is the average. rArleen My
rick received the highest average
96.8. Individual averages: Marjorie
Douglas, 96.3; Betty Eager, 95.8;
Goldie Miller, 95.8; Esma Hiteman,
94.8; Marville Zerba, 94.5; George
Pittman, 94.3; Raymond Murphy, 94.2;
Walter Edger, 94.2; 1 Doris Street,
93.3; Lelan Jenkins, 93.2; Lester
Town, 90.
The "final returns on the 7th grade
geography is not in yet but it is un
derstood that all will make it, with
one exception. All the 6th grade
passed in Oregon History and Phys-ology.
Coming From India
Mrs. Clarence Hand is expecting a
visit in the near future from her
brother, Walter Statham, who with
his wife and two children are en
route from India to England. Mr.
Statham is employed by an English
company which deals extensively in
cotton in India. Mr. and Mrs.
Statham are going to their home in
England to put their children in
school. '
Will Visit Cheney
Mrs. M. I. Miller and two boys and
Thelma Cox will leave the first of
next week for a visit with Mrs. Cox's
parents and Mrs. Miller's parents.
While at Cheney Mrs. Miller will at
tend the graduating exercises at the
Normal school as her sister is one of
the graduates. Mr. Miller will stay
here and work in the Quality
Grocery store.
"We and They" Party
The S. D. mystery girls gave a we
and they party Friday evening at the
home of their guardian, Mrs. A. W.
Douglas. Besides member of the
club guests were. Ralnh Moore.
Howard Reeder and Roland Wilson.
Games were played during the eve
ning. Ice cream and cake were serv
ed late in the evening.
Vera Bentley a Bride
Miss Vera Bently, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Bently of Freewater,
was married last week to Mr.
Clements. Both were recently gradu
ated from the Milton high school, and
the young couple left for a motor
trip through the Eastern states. '
Will Collect Funds
The finance committee will collect
subscriptions to the swimming pool
fund, June L
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THE three members of the University of Oregon round the world de
bating team returned to the campus Friday, April 20,. after com
pleting a tour that took them to Japan, China, India, many countries in
Eur-pe, and the eastern and middle western part of the United States. Left
to right, Benolt McOrosky, Avery Thompson, and Waiter W. Hempstead Jr
Courtesy Oregon Journal.
Police Seeking Man
Who Is Suspected of
Murdering His Mother
LaGrande. Bert W. Smith,' be
tween 25 and 30 years of age, is to
day being sought following the find
ing of the body of his -mother, Kath-
erine P. Smith, about 55 years of age,
in their home at 1304 F. avenue, in
that part of the residential district
known as Old Town.
Mrs. Smith was shot through the
forehead and, from indications, had
apparently been ill before the crime
was committed. The last time Smith
was seen here, as far as officers can
learn, was on March 20. The coroner,
believes that Mrs. Smith has been
dead nearly three months.
The house is in a sparsely popu
lated aprt of town and the discov
ery of the body was due to the ef
forts of a friend of Mrs. Smith, from
Fondosa ' UtegoWrto ' call on "her
Saturday. , -
The man, Thomas Doyle, went to
the house Saturday and found "no
one at home." He had visited the
place about a month ago and became
suspicious after his second visit. Sun
day, in company with Red Gray, of
LaGrande, he returned to the house
and opened the front door. Going up
stairs, they found a note on the bed
room door which was nailed shut." Be
coming alarmed, they called Deputy
Sheriff Hugo Klinghammer, who
opened the door and found her body
on the bed.
Oregon Presidential
Candidate Drowned
Bend, Oregon. Frank T. Johns,
candidate for president of the United
States on the socialist-labor party
ticket, was drowned here Sunday eve
ning about 7 o'clock in an attempt
to save the life of a boy who fell into
the Deschutes river while fishing.
Johns, who was at Drake park, on
the Deschutes, to address a potilical
meeting, saw Jack Rhodes plunge in
to the swift water of the stream from
a bridge, and leaped into the water.
Johns reached the boy, but the battle
against the current proved futile. As
he neared the bank of the river,
Johns tried to shove the boy ahead,
but the boy sank, and Johns himHelf,
exhausted by the effort, was carried
down the stream and lost to sight.
Favorite Singer Here
The congregation at the Christian
church had the pleasure at the Sun
day morning service of hearing Mrs.
Ethel Templeton of Seattle, in a vocal
solo. Mrs. Templeton who was visit
ing friends here, has done much solo
work in Seattle churches. Her
glorious voice has lost none of its
quality and her old friends were de
lighted to hear her.
Here From Portland
After being with her sister in Port
land for several months, Miss Ethel
Geissel is at the home of her mother,
on north Fourth street, having ar
rived Wednesday evening. Miss Geis
sel will return to Portland in a few
days, where she will take the position
of linotype operator on a newspaper,
beginning June 4th.
Here From Ontario
Mrs. Bertha Castleman and daugh
ter Barbara arrived in Athena Tues
day from Ontario, and visited at
the Fred Kershaw home. Mrs. Ker
shaw and Mm. Barbara VVillaby ac
companied Mrs. Castleman to Port
land Wednesday, ' where they will
visit relatives.
Knights of Pythias
Delegates Attend the
District Convention
The Knights of Pythias District
convention held at Pendleton, Mon
day evening, was attended by delega
tions from the different lodges of
Umatilla county. Athena, Adams,
Weston, Helix and other Umatilla
county towns had their lodges well
represented.
Competitive degree teams put on
the work -of the third rank, and the
initiatory effect was of high order,
Judge R. G. Morrow of Portland,
grand chancellor of Oregri Knights
of Pythias was present and delivered
the principal address of the evening
Judge Morrow was accompanied to
Pendleton for the convention, by
Walter T. Gleason, grand keeper of
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Oregon" State College
Farm Market Review
More favorable weather conditions
in United States and Canada weak
ened the domestic grain market
somewhat last week. Prospects in
Europe are not so favorable and
prices declined less there. Premiums
for soft red winter and other low
protein wheats were lower, especially
at St. Louis.
The winter wheat crop was official
ly forecasted as of May 1 at about
480,000,000 bushels. This is about
70,000,000 bushels less than the 5
year average and 72,000,000 below
last year. The North Central states
are expected to be short . 75,000,000
bushels, about one-third of this short
age being in Ohio. Soft, red winter
wheat will therefore be. very short.
In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Ken
tucky about two-thirds of the crop
has been abandoned. The wheat crop
in the Western states is estimated to
exceed the average by 19,000,000
bushels but fall short of last year
about 8,000,000 bushels.
M. E. MISSIONARY SOCIETY
RECESSES UNTIL SEPTEMBER
Mrs. Louis Stewart was hostess to
the M. E. Missionary society Wednes
day afternoon at her home north of
Athena. The program was as fol
lows: " ' '
Reading: subject, "Utah," Mrs.
Ralph Singer; "Wyoming," Mrs. C.
B. Moore. Poem: Mrs. W. O. Read.
V The society was favored by two
selections on the piano by Miss Ellen
Henry.
It was decided to postpone meet
ings of the society till September, al
so to hold a picnic on June 3, at Cold
Spring.
A dainty repast was served by the
hostess. Honored guests were Mrs.
John Herr and Miss Ellen Henry.
At State Assembly
Mrs. Bryce Baker and Mrs. W. R.
Harden are delegates from Mignonet
te Rebekah lodge of Athena, at the
I state convention at Roseburg. this
week. Mrs. -Claude- Dickenson ac
companied the ladies as far as Port
land, where she is visiting friends.
School Closed With Picnic
A successful school year ended in
District No. 2 North of Athena last
week with a picnic at Thorn Hollow,
on Friday. Breakfast of ham and
eggs cooked over a campfire was en
joyed by all. After an exciting game
of base ball a bountious dinner was
spread. There were twenty two pres
ent, including teacher, pupils, and
patrons. Mrs. L. F. Rose, teacher
left in the evening for her home at
Mayville, Oregon.
Lige Wiliams Dead
Lige Williams, who at one time
lived in Athena, died at his home
near rreewater, Monday, funeral
services were held Wednesday. In
terment .took place in Athena cemr
etery, the Odd Fellows having charge
of the services.
Indian Found Dead
Johnson Barnhart,, Umatilla Indian,
was found dead near the railroad
tracks, at Celilo Sunday morning.
The back of his head was badly
crushed, indicating that he had been
struck by a passing train.
Mr. Pierce Slaughtered
By Athena In the First
Inning For Seven Hits
Big Six League
W. L. Pet.
Athena......... 6 1 .857
Adams l...............;.'.: 5 2 ..714
Milton-Freewater 5 2 .714
Pendleton........ . 3 4 .428
Helix.....:...... 2 5 .285
Weston.... .r 0 7 .000
Sunday scores Athena 13, Helix7;
Pendleton 13, Milton-Freewater 9;
Adams 8, Weston 3.
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When Athena got through with Mr.
Methusla Pierce at Helix Sunday,
"Pike" Miller's hopefuls had garner
ed seven hits and accumulated eight
runs; in fact it was an Athena day
all around. At that, Helix made
enough runs seven to win an ordi
nary ball game. . .
But it's the first inning that we
want to talk, about, for we may never
have an opportunity to chronicle the
doings of another like it. "Only once
in a lifetime," as Robbins said to Mc
Graw as they drained the last
schooner before Mr, Volstead went to
bat.
Well, the score book says it was
this way, s s
Herman Geissel opened the exhibi
tion with a double and Lee Bannister
scored him with a two-base clout.
Harris brought Bannister in with a
healthy swat. Kretzer poled Harris
across with another bingle. Kretzer
scored on Harden's smash. McPher
rin walked, Harden on third. Shick
scored Harden, McPherrin stopping
at second. Gross flew out to Nelson.
McPherrin scored on G. Bannister's
single. One down, Herman Geissel
up again; swats it tor two bases and
scores on L. Bannister's hit. Harris
flew out to Holmgren, Kretzer beats
out an infield hit. Harden singled.
McPherrin fanned for the third out.
Eight runs, seven hits, no errors.
Helix scored four in her half of the
first. Tucker singled. Nelson was
safe on an error. Tucker at second.
Nelson was caught off first. Camp
bell scored Tucker with a two-base
hit. . Scheyer hit, scoring Campbell.
Holmgren was safe when Bannister
misjudged his fly. Gemmel went out
to Kretzer. Pierce brought in
Scheyer and Holmgren, with a two-
bagger. Davis went out, Shick to
Kretzer. Four runs, four hits, two
errors. ..
Athena scored four more in the
third, on five hits, one error and two
passes, and one run in the eighth on
two hits and a sacrifice.
Helix made three runs in the fifth
on two hits and two errors.
Lee Bannister did the batting orgies
of the day with four hits in five
times up. '
Athena 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 013
Helix .:. ...4 030000007
Batteries Bannister and McPher-
i; Pierce and Vaughan.
Helix Woman Falls
From Hotel Window
SIX COUNTIES TO
SEND
BOY SCON
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Summer Camp For Scouts
Will Be Held On Wal
la Walla River.
Mrs. Katherine Timmerman, 55, of
Helix, suffered concussion of the
brain and a fractured skull, when
she leaped from the second floor of
a Pendleton hotel to the concrete
walk 22 feet below.
A delusion that someone wished to
poison her is thought to have been
the cause of her leap. At a hospital
her condition was reported favorable.
' "Riders of the Dark"
Tim McCoy will be seen tomorrow
night at the Standard Theatre in a
Metro - Goldwyn current picture,
"Riders of the Dark," a fine, clean
cut Western production, supported
by a superb cast of players, featur
ing Dorothy Dwan and Rex Lease.
Sunday night Paramount will present
"Figures Don't Lie," with an all
star cast of Famous Players.
Church of Christ
Pastor Perry announces that-his sub
ject for Sunday morning will be "The
Blood of the New Testament," and
for the evening, "The Conquest of
Canaan." Evening services will begin
at 8 o'clock until further notice. Sun
day school at 10 a. m. Christian En
deavor at 7 p. m. Choir practice and
singing services every Thursday eve
ning, to which all are welcome.
The Warmest Day
Monday was the warmest day of
the season, thermometers registering
90 in Athena. The temperature was
lowered by a shower of rain which
fell intermittently Monday night and
Tuesday forenoon The moisture
materially benefitted gardens and
spring sown grain.
Rural Lines Repaired
II, W. LcRoy has completed repairs
to the phones and wires on rural
telephone line 23, leading west from
Athena. LeRoy also repaired phones
on line 26.
Plans for the Boy Scout camp to bo
conducted on the Walla Walla river
this summer are going ahead and
the boys from six counties are regist
ering, F. Douglas, scout executive
stated to the Walla Walla Chamber of
Commerce at the weekly luncheon.
The luncheon was served in the new
dining room at the Grand.
Mr. Hawley outlined the part the
scouts will have in the air derby
show. They will police the grounds
and also have a miniature plane fly
ing contest Saturday afternoon.
At the summer camp a craft shop
w.ill be featured, boys being given a
chance to work with their hands. The
boys will be under supervision at all
tines, and will not be permitted to
run wild. Long hikes will be taken
into the mountains, all under supervision.
They will be taught to make their
own good times. "Tendency in
American life," he stated, "is to have
pleasures made for us, but this will
not apply at the camp."
The camp is being put in condition.
A cabin for eight boys is being erect
ed by Mr. Olinger, John Casper has
offered to build a cabin; Athena
scouts will build one, troop 42 of Pen
dleton another, 6 of Walla Walla a
fifth and W. L. Stirling stated he is
considering building one.
Pendleton council will put in the
swimming pool. A mess cabin is
needed and it is expected this will be
arranged for soon. ,
Boys are taught to keep their camp
clean, to do no vandalism, to put out
fires and in everyway to be decent
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Camp Fire' Girls and
Boy Scouts on Hike
Athena Boy Scouts and Wauna
Camp Fire Girls had a wonderfully
enjoyable time on their trip to the
Walla Walla river, Saturday. Leav
ing Athena in trucks and automobiles
the members arrived at the " Scout
campsite in the early forenoon.
Divided into two hiking groups,
ascent of the high hills on both sides
of the river was accomplished, when
signal drill was held between the
grojps.
Returning to the river, a splendid
picnic dinner was spread, after wh-ch
games were played. A thrilling in
cident of the trip transpired when the
Scouts found a lost boy and return
ed him to his mother.
Beautifying Cemetery
Joe Crowley . has just completed
concrete curbing in the Athena ceme
tery. Mr. Crowley put concrete
curbing around a total of fifteen
burial lots, which adds materially to
the improvement being made to the
cemetery grounds this spring. Dad
Welch, who works at the cemetery
under direction of the Cemetery As
sociation, has done a considerable
amount of work there this season.
Other work has been done by owners
of cemetery lots and taken as a
whole, the grounds present a better
appearance than ever before.
Milton-Freewater Sunday
Whether Athena, now leading the
teams in the "Big Six" league by the
margin of one game, remains at the
top depends on defeating Milton-
Freewater, which plays on the local
lot Sunday afternoon at 2:30, Athena
tops the league with 6 games won and
one lost. Milton-Freewater and
Adams are tied in second place with
five won and two lost. Rodman, a
pitcher who used to twirl good ball
in the Condon country will be in the
box. for the visitors, and the prune
pickers are coming over with the in
tention of tieing up the lead with
Athena.
Piano Recital
Pupils of Miss Hanna of Malen
Brunett School of Music, will be
heard in recital Monday evening at
the High School auditorium at 8 p.
m. Friends are urged and invited to
attend. In addition to the presenta
tion of class numbers, Miss Laura
Woodward of Walla Walla, will ap
pear in special piano selections, and
Miss Lucille Beck of Walla Walla,
will be seen in fancy dam-ing.
Locusts In Bloom
Making a late start, Athena locust
trees are now in full bloom. Frosts
held back the foliage, but recent
warm days have brought the blos
soms out in profusion.
' At Portland Shoot
Marion Harwell shot with the Pend
leton squad in the Portland trap
shooting tournament, Saturday and
Sunday. Trap-shooters from all over
the country participated, indudin;
Mark Arie, national champion. ' Of
the Pendleton squad, Hanscll shot 95,
Hanavan 96, Matlock 95 and Krk
patrick 93, out of a possible 100 dur
ing the shoot.