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VOLUME 50
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIPAY, MORNING, JANUARY 11. 1929
NUMBER 2
NORTHWEST ViNEAT
STUDY ADVOCATED
Senators of Three States
Seek Appropriation and
Other Needs Recounted.
A Washington special to the Port
land Oregonian says a segregated
1 r study of methods of improving the
rj ..a wheat crop in the-faciflc northwest
by the department of agriculture was
advocated before the senate sub-committee
on. agricultural appropriations
by Senators Steiwer of Oregon, Dill
of Washington and Thomas of Idaho,
who presented the program discussed
. last month at the Puyallup confer
ence of northwest wheat growers.
In discussing the wheat situation
in the northwest, .the senators em
phasized the prevalence in that sec
tion of plant diseases which are not
found elsewhere in the country, so
f that investigations in other wheat
producing districts are of little value
when applied to the Pacific northwest.
Senator Dill advocated a wheat mv
provement program for the northwest
which would cost $145,000 annually
and would include studies of wheat
distribution, resistance to rust, pro
tein contents ' and wheat grading,
While it probably cannot be included
in agricultural appropriations for the
coming year, the northwest senators
intend to work for budget, approval
of a substantial item for such a study
later. In the meantime the subcom
mittee was told by Senator Steiwer
and Representative Butler of The
Dalles some increase should be made
in the appropriations for wheat in
vestigation to take care of root rot
and other diseases particularly prev
alent in the northwest.
Senator Steiwer was supported by
the bureau of animal industry in his
request for $10,000 to combat liver
fluke in sheep and cattle on Oregon
ranges. Dr. John R. Mohler, chief
of the bureau, expressed the opinion
that the disease can be eliminated by
r spending $10,000 annually - for at
i least five years.
1928 Auto License .
Plates Now Banned
Salem, Or., Traffic officers in all
parts of Oregon will begin checking
up on motor vehicles using the high
ways not equipped with 1929 license
; plates. Drivers of such cars are now
subject to arrest.
Hal Ei Hoss, secretary of state, an
nounced that all applications for
license plates had been filed and that
hereafter the plates would be sent
out within 24 hours after the appli
cations were received. - J
Records show that approximately
75,000 sets 01929 license plates have
been sent out. It was estimated that
there are 250,000 motor vehicles in
the state. -
In order to expedite the issuance
of plates this year two offices have
been maintained in Portland. "
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Red Cross Elects Officers
The Umatilla County chapter" of
the Red Cross met Wednesday after
noon in Pendleton. Officers for' the
ensuing year were elected as follows,
Chairman, James E." Akey; vice
Chairman, J. Barthel; -Treasurer,
Edwin Winter; Secretary, Mrs. G. E.
Holt. The board of directors was
appointed and consists of twenty
members, ten of whom are residents
of Pendleton, the remaining eight
being from the various parts of the
county. Mrs. R. B. McEwen will be
the local representative. It is the
duty of these directors to co-operate
with the chapter in reporting emer
gencies, civic relief, co-operate with
the : government officials for dis
charges. A committee named the
production committee, was appointed,
to make sweaters and other nesessary
garments for men in the hospotals,
and to arrange for swimming and
life saving -classes in the summer.
Wound Proves Fatal
. Edward R. Ennis, habitual criminal,
who was shot and wounded several
weeks ago by deputy sheriff DeHart
when Ennis resisted re-arrest on a
charge of burglary, while in the act
of escaping from the county jail,
died at St Anthony's hospital, as
the result of wounds received at that
time. Ennis .had a criminal record
extending over a period of sixteen
years, and had been confined in the
penitentiaries of two states and
sentenced to a term in a third. ,
. Team T Take Trip
Athena high school basketball
team will make a trip up in Wash
ington, where teams will be played
at St John, January 17th, Cheney
high school January 18th, and
Steptoe January" 19th- "Pike" Miller
coach, will take the full squad on the
trip, and it will make the trip in
automobiles.
Upward Tendency of the
Wheat Market On Coast
f Reflects Chicago Rise
The first upward tendency of the
coast wheat, market for . some time
was evidenced the fore part of the
week in sympathy with better prices
quoted at Chicago. - '
All wheat markets were firm Tues
day. Cash prices at the Merchants'
Exchange at Portland were 1 cent
higher on all varieties except mu
ling bluestem, which was unchanged.
No export business was reported and
there was no change in the attitude
of county sellers.
Strength ' In wheat in Winnipeg,
with its advance the last two days,
is -creating" uneasiness among the
shorts m Chicago and also bringing
in a little buying for an upturn. One
of the explanations of the strength
in the Canadian market is that there
is a better demand from China for
shipment from - the Pacific . coast.
Flour as well as No. 5 Manitobas is
booked for shipment from Vancouver
to the orient ; . ; - ,
Better export demand, together
with diminishing receipts in the Unit
ed States and Canada, helped bring
about a material advance at Chicago.
Closing quotation on wheat were
strong, c to lMc net higher.
Evidence that export business is of
greater volume than current esti-
mates would indicated tended from
the outset to lift prices. The fact
that Liverpool had an upward slant
was also regarded as significant in
view of dispatches received saying
there was relatively little pressure
to sell either from Canada or Argen
tina, but that the Canadian grower's
pool had disposed of large quantities
of wheat in London and that Aus
tralian shipments to India continue.
European takings of North Amer-
ican wheat were reported as about
700,000 bushels m addition to 1,000,
000 bushels the day before. Domes
tic milling demand was of fair vol
ume and the movement of wheat
from rural sources in this country
Canada is letting up. Primary ar
rivals of domestic wheat were less
than a year ago, and latest figures
on Canadian country marketings
showed a decided falling off. Under
such circumstances,-wheat closed at
virtually the day's top.
Morrison Home Burned
Out Buildings Saved
The fine farm home of Mr. and Mrs.
G. M. Morrison near A Hums, wna
totally destroyed by fire Saturday
forenoon. Fire was discovered in an
upstairs bed room, and had gained
suen neaaway, tnat eitorts to save
the house were linnvm'Hntr and at.
tention was directed by those arriv
ing on the scene to saving the house
hold effects on the lower floor.
Everything in the upstairs rooms was
destroyed.
The fire started in an nnstnira hed-
room, presumably from a defective
flue. A number of Athena citizens
went to the fire, but by the time they
arrived there was little for them to
do. Fortunately snow covered the
roofs of surrounding buildings which
assisted willing help in saving them.
Loss is estimated hv Mr. Mnrriann tn
be over $10,000. Insurance was car
ried on the building.
A Ministerial Bible
Conference Organized
The Inland Empire Ministerial
Bible Conference Association was
organized in Athena Monday. The
meeting took place at the Baptist
parsonage, corner Third and Jeffer
son streets, and the following officers
were named:
Dr. Kemnton of Walla Wall'
president, Rev. Ely of Touchet,
Wash., vice-president: Rev. H. K.
Dow of Athena, secretary-treasurer.
Alter electing officers, a number of
committees were appointed.
for its Bible conferences the an.
sociation will cover the entire Inland
Empire territory and its member
ship will include - ministers from
churches of all denominations. . The
organization is to exist for sociabil
ity, fellowship and the holding of
Bible conferences. - ' .
Dixon-Geissel
William P. Dixon of Walla Walla
and Miss Dorothy Geissel of Athena,
were united in marriage at the par
sonage of the Methodist Episcopal
church in Walla Walla, Saturday
last- The marriage ceremony was
performed in the presence of rela
tives of the bride and groom. Mr.
Dixson is employed by the Union Oil
company at Walla Walla, and the
couple will reside there. The bride
is a daughter of Mrs. Dora Sanchez
of this city, and graduate of Athena
high school, class of '28. The couple
have a host of friends in Athena who
extend congratulations.
1 . Meeting At Helix
Rev. Green of Milton is conducting
the meetings at, the Helix Baptist
church. There will be meetings each
night except Saturday. Rev. Hall
was at Milton to Till the pulpit there
Sunday morning and evening.
TWO UNIVERSITY OF OREGON GIRLS HAVE SAME NAE
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Portland and Wasco mean more than the names of two Oregon cities at
the PI Beta Phi house at the University of Oregon. These names are used
to designate two of the sorority members, Virginia Smith of Portland, and
Virginia Smith of Wasco. They are in the same class and the same house,
but never met before coming to the campus. Virginia Smith of Wasco, Is on
the right above.
Bank Officers Elected
For the Ensuing Year
- At the . annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank of Athena, held in the offices of
the bank, Tuesday afternoon, the fol
lowing officers of the institution were
reelected to serve for the ensuing
year:
E. H. Leonard, president: M. L.
Watts, vice-president; F. S. LeGrow,
cashier; Max B. Hopper, assistant
cashier; E. H. Leonard, M. L. Watts,
. W. Hansen, Henry Dell and F.
S. LeGrow, directors.
One of the strongest banking insti
tutions in Eastern Oregon, the First
National has closed a very-successful
year, and enters the new year with
every indication pointing to a gen
eral increase in business. The bank's
statement made to the comptroller of
currency, at the close of business
December 31st showed loans to be
$575,945.04; deposits aggregated
$600,578.28, and cash and exchange
$76,686.98. Capital stock is $50,000,
surplus fund $60,000 and . undivided
profits totaled $18,307.30. .
Man Found Frozen .
In Blue Mountains
The frozen body of Frank Shade,
who arrived several weeks ago from
the east, and found employment at
the Lon Knotts sawmill in the Blue
Mountains, southwest of Pilot Rock,
was found Saturday morning by men
who instituted a search when the
man failed to return to his stopping
place at the mill.
Shade was engaged in trapping and
left the mill to go over his trap line,
last Thursday. It is believed tha': he
became lost, and when darkness over
took him, his strength gave out.
Those who searched for Shade
found where the man had attempted
to bury himself in the snow with the
idea evidently of protecting himself
from the cold. His attempt failed,
however, for the crust on the snow
was too hard for him to remove.
The body was found a short dis
tance from where Shade had at
tempted to remove the snow crust,
with his rifle beside him cocked but
empty. Shade was. of middle age.
Efforts, have- been made by the
authorities to locate his relatives..
The World's Largest
Steam Locomotive
Darre Cannon at Tijuana
Darrel Cannon will be remember
ed as a small boy who made his home
for a time at the Cass Cannon ranch
home-north of Athena, and later in
life as a lively contestant at Round
Up exhibitions. Now . Darrel " is
trainer of race horses for the La
Brea stables at. Tijuana. The George
Drumheller string continues to go
good on the Tijuana track. Last
week two of his two-year-old colts
were entered in races, both showing
in second place and the second race
broke the track record for the dis
tance. Fay LeGrow's colt Prince, is
half brother of the Drumheller colts.
Death of Mrs. Marsh
Mrs. Mary Jane Marsh, widow of
the late George Marsh, pioneer Wes
ton resident died Friday last at Ta
coma, Wash., where she was mak
ing her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Ely. Pneumonia was the
cause of death. Mrs. Marsh is sur
vived by three sons. Charles H, of
Pendleton; Willis of Seattle; Bert of
Idaho; and one daughter, Mrs.
Walter Ely, of Tacoma. Funeral ser
vices were held at Pendleton. Sunday,
interment taking place in the family
lot at Weston cemetery.
St. Paul, Minn. -Construction, for
the .Northern Pacific of the world's
largesst , steam locomotive, which is
125 feet long and weighs more than
500 tons, recalls an interesting bit
of railroad history,"
A bridge over the . Susquehanna
River was constructed in 1886 by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which
was regarded of sufficient strength to
serve for 100 years. The plans for
the bridge were drawn after con
ference with other railroad executives
who agreed that. 160,000 pounds
would be the limit of locomotive
weight. In 1910, when locomotives
already weighed three times what
was held to be the limit in 1886, the
Susquehanna River bridge had to be
replaced because it was too light,
i Again in 1907, E. H. Harriman was
reported to have said that locomo
tives, then still less . than , 500,000
pounds, had reached the maximum
with the present gauge tracks, For
a number of years 900,000-pound
locomotives have been common, but
it remained for fbe Northern Pacific
to obtain the first steam locomotive
to weigh more than 1,000,000 pounds.
Walla Walla Delegation
Hears of Laws Wanted
Walla Walla, Wash., Four major
interests were3 outlined to the mem
bers of the Walla Walla county dele
gation to Olympia at a meeting with
the executive committee of the Wal
la Walla County Farm bureau. ;
They were revision of . the tax
measures of the state, a state income
tax being recommended, completion
of an east-and-west road from Wal
la Walla to Seattle through the Yak
ima valley, opposition to the county
unit system for controlling local
schools and indorsement of the dis
trict power bills.
- Minor matters suggested were com
mission government for the . county,
a law prohibiting the shipping of im
mature fruits and vegetables and
building of farm-to-market roads
from an additional one cent a gallon
tax on gasoline.
- : Abandoned Stolen Car
A Willys Knight car driven by a
young man whose name . could not
be learned,, left the ice-coated high
way at the Barnes corner in Weston
Friday morning ' and landed . bottom
side up in the ditch, reports the Wes
ton Leader. Save for a hand cut by
broken glass, the driver escaped un
injured. He left town and abandon
ed the car, which was hauled to the
O. A. Adams garage. The top had
been torn off and the windshield
broken. The car was found to have
been stolen from E. G. Chapin of
Portland.
Gurdane Takes Over
Sheriffs Office and
Changes the Deputies
Tom Gurdane took over the reins
of the Sheriff s office Monday, and
inducted a new force of deputies
clear throucrh from cellar to cat-ret.
Wearing a diamond-studded officer's
Daage which nad been presented him
by a host' of admiring friends, the
man who had been one of two to ef
fect the capture of ' the notorious
Hickman, looked the nart of ' the
competent peace officer that he is. -
"Since assuming the duties of his
office, the new sheriff has received
many telegrams and letters of congratulation:.,-
Making "good his election promise,
Gurdane has becun his term hv of
fering? 24-hour service at the nfflca
says the East Oregonian. Jack Fol-
som,' one or the new deputies, is to
room at. the courthouse and will be
there to answer calln that- rnme in
after office hours. Folsom formerly
uvea at ruot jkock.
Robert E. Goad, who wan a mem.
ber of the Pendleton nolire fone of
the time Tom Gurdane was chief of
police, has been made chief deputy
sheriff. Vavne Gurdane. son of the
sheriff, is in charge of the office end
of the criminal department, taking
care of criminal records.
Carl Chambers, the new tnv Aan-
uty, was formerly at the road mast
er s pmce and Robert Wheeler, who
was, tax deputy under Cookingham,
has taken Chambers' nl
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roadmaster's office.
Frank Hutton, who has been Pen
dleton traffic officer, has been named
the deputy ; under the district attor
ney. His appointment was made by
the sheriff and confirmed by the dis
trict attorney, but his duties are
about the same as the duties of the
other deputies.
The entire staff of the Cookingham
regime is out of the office now and
has been replaced by new men.
Athena Young Couple
Wed at Walla Walla
A youthful romance was culminated
Monday morning when Miss Kath-
erine Kidder became the bride- of
Wayne Pittman in Walla Walln.,
, A marriage license was denied the
young coupie- upon application - last
Saturday, owing to the youth of the
participants.
Not to be daunted by such a mere
trine, Miss Kidder wired her mother
at Dorris, California, and the parent
al nermission was forwarded hv air
mail, arriving Monday morning. All
oostacies removed the wedding took
place quietly at ten thirty o'clock,
the ceremony beinir rjerformed bv
Judge John L. Sharpstein in the
presence or Mrs. tired Pittman, moth
er of the groom and George Bannia
ter. uncle of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Pittman deported
Monday evening for Portland where
tney will spend a short time, later
going to Dorris, California.
Jack Holt In Zane
Grey's "The Water Hole"
Tomorrow night the Standard The
atre presents Jack Holt and Nancy
Carrol iri Zane Grey's "The Water
Hole," Paramount's- fine western
picture. In "The Water Hole" Jack
Holt has a wonderful part, and he
is ably supported by Miss Carroll.
Sunday night beautiful Norma
Shearer comes back to the Standard
screen in Metro-Goldwyn's latest pro
duction, "A Lady of Chance," which
has just completed a run at the
Broadway theatre, Portland.
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ILK
Grateful For Assistance
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Downer and H.
B. Downer and family, who met with
total loss of their household effects
in the fire which destroyed a farm
house on : the Henry Koepke place
south of Athena, request the Press to
express their sincere thanks and ap
preciation to the people of the Ath
ena community for their sympathy
and generous assistance. The Down
ers, who are employed on the Koepke
farm, were residing In the house on
the old LeBrasche place, when it
was burned on the night of Decem
ber 24th.
- Sizing Things Up
Joseph N. Scott, joint representa
tive from Umatilla and Morrow
counties, has been visiting towns in
Morrow county, where he conferred
with constituents on matters which
will come before legislature. Mr,
Scott will leave for Salem shortly, so
that, he will be settled when the ses
sion opens January 15.
Helix Here Tonight
A doubleheader basketball game
between Athena and Helix high
school boys' and girls' teams will take
rlace tonight on the Athena gym
floor, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. He
lix has been going well this fall and
a close and interesting ctfhtest is expected.
- Thieves Steal Hides
Several times within the past two
years, thieves have stolen hides from
the . Logsdon abattoir, southwest of
Athena limits. The last robbery of
hides took place last week, when five
calf pelts were stolen. As no brands
were on the hides it will be hard to
trace them. However, Mr. Logsdon
has a well founded suspicion as to
the thief's identity, and is waiting
for further developments.
, Installation of Officers
The following officers for the en
suing year were installed Thursday
night of last week by Pythian Lodge,
K. of P.: Lew McNair, C. C? W. E.
Campbell, V. C; Wm. Coppock, Pre
late; Arthur Bell, M. A.; Dudley
Rogers," O. G.; Ernest Duncan, M, W.;
York Dell, K. R. S.; Bryce Baker, M.
F.; F. B. Radtke, M. E.; Zeph Lock
wood, Treas. ,
Locks Broken and Desks
Are Rummaged By Sun
day Night Prowlers.
The Athena school building was en
tered sometime Sunday night and all ;
except two rooms were entered y
mutilating locks and breaking the
glass in one of the doors.
Tracks revealed that two persons
were involved in breaking into the
school building. Entrance was made
through a window in the gymnasium.
In the manual training room a chisel
and a wrench was secured and with
these tools, entrance was gained into
the different rooms by breaking the
locks on the doors.
To gain entrance to the superin
tendent's room, the glass was broken
in the door and the lock turned from
the inside. The desk in this room
was rummaged, its contents strewn
about, and it is thought that in ad- -dition
to stamps taken from the desk .
about $2 in change was the amount of
the swag the robbers got for their
night's work.
There was little evidence - of van
dalism as reported in the East Ore
gonian, according to E. C. Rogers, a
member of the school Aboard, ' and
school was held as usual Monday.
lhe different rooms in the building
were entered with the exception of
Miss Bateman's room and the com
mercial department. The desk in
Mr. Miller's room had been opened, as
well as other teachers' desks.
The tracks leading into the school
building were made by men, one of
which made very large tracks. Two
deputies from the sheriff's office
were here Monday and made investi
gations in the building, but left with
little to work on as no clues were
found.
On the same nicht the whoo! KnilH.
ing at. Adams was entered ard a
smaii sate had its combination knob
knocked off, but the robbers failed to
open it. It is presumed that the
same persons were involved both in
the Athena and Adams jobs. It is
the opinion of officers that athletic
funds were what the robbers were
after. Last Friday night Helix and
Adams schools played basketball at
Adams before a large audience and
it is believed that the thieves were
after the proceeds of the games.
City Council Assigns
Taylor To Night Duty
City Marshal Bert Taylor has been
assigned by the city council to night
watch duty. The move is consider
ed necessary on account of the num
ber of recent burglaries that have
transpired in Athena. Marshal Tay
lor will give his services as night-,
watch from 11 p. m., until 6 a. m. ,
At the council meeting Monday '.
evening, Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn was
assigned the position of libarian at
a salary of $20 per month, at the
Athena branch library.
The council decided to have a light
placed on Adams street, near the
residence of Frank DeFreece.
City Attorney Prestbye was in
structed to draw up an ordinance
for adoption by the council, which
will compel property owners to keep
their sidewalks free from weed and
grass growth, and free from snow.
Slayer Reward Urged
Walla Walla, Wash.rCounty com
missioners were asked by the Walla
Walla County Bar association to ap
propriate a sum to be used as a re
ward for information leading to the
capture and conviction of the mur
derer of John W. Brooks, well-known
attorney, who was shot to death at
his home here on December 9, 1928.
The board took the matter under ad
visement. Officers have uncovered
no direct evidence that would lead to
the arrest or conviction of anyone.
Brooks' housekeeper was the only
witness of the shooting.
Fatally Hurt In Explosion
Bernard Pahl, a young man em
ployed on ranches in the Holdman
district, died at St. Anthory's hos
pital in Pendleton, as the result of
burns received Saturday, when his
clothing was set on fire by the ex
plosion of a gasoline stove, on which
he was cooking his breakfast in his
bachelor quarters. After his cloth
ing had been burned off him, Pahl
walked a mile to the home of a
neighbor, who rushed the injured man
to the hospital. He is survived by
two brothers and a sister.
Number 597.880
Guy Matlock and Solomon Baum
Pendleton hunters, bagged a duck on
a McKay creek pond the other day
that wore a leg band bearing the
numerals 597.880. ' The band has been
sent to the state game and fih com
mission for identification.