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ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18. 1929
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THE LEGISLATURE
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BUSILY
More Than 140 Bills Intro
duced In the House the
First Day.
' A Salem special to the Morning
Oregonian says that with such speed
did the 35th legislative assembly get
under way- that in the fit day it
not only organized, elected; presiding
officers and listened to the gover
nor's message, but swunjy into the
receiving pf bills, more than 140 bills
being introduced in the house before
the lawmakers knocked off work and
called it a day. The senate received
the first two bills. Such expedition
and efficiency has not beon observed
in many years. , V
Organization wa9 completed and
committees ready for announcement
before noon, at which time recess
was taken until 2 o'clock to listen to
the message.. Following this came
the first of the flood of bills rom the
vast number dumped into the hopner
of the house, and submitted by a
committee appointed in 1927 to dig
out and recommend for repeal obso
lete laws,
No contests developed in connection
with organization of the senate.
Senator Norbland of Astoria was
nominated for president by Senator
Moser and received 27 votes. Senator
Brown voted for Senator Reynolds of
Marion, while Norbland cast his bal
lot for Senator Eddy of Pougla-J.
Senate clerks elected without op
position were John P. Hunt, Wood
burn, chief clerk; ' Mr3. Elizabeth
Glatt,. Woodburn, assistant chief
clerk; M. F. Hardesty, Seaside, read
ing clerk; Albert Goddard, Pendleton,
calendar clerk; Thomas Bruce, Wash
ington county, sergeant-at-anns;
Joseph Beveridge, Portland, doorkeep
er, and Lane Mprlqy, Salem, mailing
clerk.'' "'" A" '
" Senator Klepper qf Multnomah was
p!ected temporary president of the
w'nn'ta with John P. Punt, acting as
temporary chief clerk, The cath of.
office was administered to the new
members of the senate and President
Norbland by Chief ' Justice 0. P.
Coshow.
' Organization i of the seinte was
completed in less than an hour.
The house was called t order when
Paul Burris, ciief clerk of th 1927
session rapped for order with the
the gave at J0:6 o'ttyck. Prayer
was offered fey Dr. F red . Taylor,
pastor of the' first Methodist Episco
pal church of Salem. E. 0. Potter of
Lane county was chosen temporary
speaker. Elbert Bede of Cottage
Grove was made temporary clerk.
After a ten-minute recess the om
mittee on credentials reported. After
adoption of the report, Chief Justice
Cpshow," escorted ' tq "the " "speaker's
desk by Henderson of Multnomah and
Hazell of Hoqd River, administered
the oath of offices to the members.
Ralph S. Hamilton of Bend was
then placed in nomination as speaker
ty Lonergan of .Multnomah and was
the unanimous ehoiee. He received
57 votes, Burdick of Crook, Deschutes,
Jefferson, Klamath and Lake, and
Winslow of Tillamook being absent.
Speaker Hamilton was escorted to
the speaker's desk by Collier of
Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klam
ath and Lake, Kublj of Multnomah,
jind. Childs" of ' Lmn. 'After being
sworn, in he announced that he would
defer his formal message to mem
bers until a later date,
Girts-Schwandt Wedding
At Home of the Bride
S The marriage of Miss Loretta
Schwandt of Weston, and Mr. Walter
F. Girts of Portland, took place at
the home of the bride's parents, Sun
day morning. The Weddjng jsras at
tended by relatives and friends, Rev.
Dow of Athena Baptist church, per
forming the ceremony.
Miss Marjorie Wilson was bride's
maid, and Howard Schwandt, brother
of the bride, was best man. After, a
wedding- breakfast the bride and
groom departed for Portland, where
fftey wilf piake. their home.
The bride was beautiful In a pink
georgette wedding gown trimmed in
beads, the bridal veil being held with
a beautiful rosette of orange blos
soms. She carried a boquet of pink
rosebuds and lillies pf the valley.
George Hilyard Dead " ; .
George D. Hijyard, who will be
remembered as ail early resident of
Athena, died'jn Portland Sunday, at
the age of 75. He is survived by the
following children: Mrs. W. B. Ross,
of Meacham; Mrs. W. F. Earnhart of
Missoula, Montana; W. D. Hilyard
of LaGrande; Mrs. T. C. Lowery, of
Portland; Mrs. E. K. McCown of Hot
Lake; Richard Hilyard of Eugene and
Mrs. G. V. Masterson of Portland.
Funeral services were hgld at Pen
dleton' Tueiaay '
Federal Authorities
A Will: Spend $60,000
J K , On Tollgate Road
"It is good to know that this year
$60,000 is, to be expended by the fed
eral authorities on the grading of the
highway over Blue Mountain via.
Weston," says R. C. MacLeod in the
Walla Walla Union. "This grading
done to the Toll Gate the building of
the road on -to Elginsome sixteen
miles must soon follow. f.
"Wise heads have worked for a
good highway between Walla Walla
and Wallowa county for years know
ing it would be an advantage to- both
sections. That their work has not
been in vain that it is now Igoing
to count for something is something
that must be a source of satisfaction
to a great many. " ' '.
. "A good road across the mountains
was one of the road projects endorsed
by the late Frank Alexander ' of the
Up-To-the-Times Magazine, a noted
and tireless worker for better local
highways. He knew that such a
highway would open up the country
and it is the country that is opened
up by passable highways that has
the greatest chance for further
growth and success.
"Then, too, renewed activity is
under way for construction of the
Umatilla-Wallula cut-off highway.
This highway will open up the local
country in many important directions.
This road will shorten the distance
between Walla Walla and Portland
40 miles.
"The federal government wants the
road and is willing to bear more than
50 per cent of the cost, Washington
state is ready, the Portland Chamber
of Commerce has endorsed it. In one
phase the construction of the Umatilla-Wallula
cut-off road Is an ex
tention of the world famous Columbia
highway. But recently one writer
advocating this road in the Portland
Oregonian, hits the nail on the head
when he says: "Right away there
should be an impartial detailed survey
of this proposed cut-off so that it will
not be necessary to make irresponsi
ble statements as to probable costs." '
They Like Toole at
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In a letter recently received 'from
Clarence Toole he speaks with' sat
isfaction of his move to Porterville
California. Porterville is a town of
about six thousand people.
The high school has ahput a thou
sand students with forty-two teach
ers. It is a hig-ihj school and junior
college combined, Mr-. Toole teaches
biology and coaches football and bas
ketball. 1 The football season was
quite successful, the. team winning
seven straight games. At the ban
quet at the end of the season the
team and townspeople presented the
coach with a beautiful . Gruen wrist
watch. .
The basketball team is doing well,
though early in the season. The
climate pf Porterville is ideal with
sunshine every, day. Mr. and Mrs.
Toole picked oranges on New Year's
day.
Accident on Mountain Road
An Oidsmobile sedan driven by
Ray Gordon of Weston fs almost a
total wreck as the result of an ac
cident Sunday when the car slipped
off the Pine Creek road en route to
Reed and Hawley mountain. The
car turned over a number of times
righting itself and backing down the
grade when it was stopped by a tree.
the steel frame of the top no doubt
saved the occupants, Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon, who were only slightly cut
and bruised. Only one window wa3
broken, but the ear is badly sprung
and twisted, fenders smashed and
generally dilapidated.
A Class of Six
Weston Leader: The late J. R. King
and his two sons, J. A. King and Rcss
King; Frank Greer, Henry Wadding-
ham and J. M. Ashworth were mem
bers of a class of, six candidates
initiated into the local lodge of Odd
Fellows Just a quarter of a century
ago. At a recent meeting of the
lodge the entire class with the ex
ception of J. R. King were called to
their feet to receive the compliments
of fellow three-linkers.
.Helix Bank Elects Officers
In concurrence with stockholders'
meetings of state banks throughout
the state last week, the Bank of He
lix, Helix, elected the following di
rectors to serve during the ensuing
yearj President, Gunder Terjeson;
vice-president, Carl Engdahl; cashier,
E. E. Tate; assistant cashier, Leila
N. Rice,. The, bank hd a successful
year making over 2Q per eent net on
capital, and paying a dividend. Capi
tal stock, surplus and undivided prof
its of the bank is $61,686.94.
Whitman Beats Gonzaga
Whitman defeated Gonzaga 48 to
27 in the basketball game at Walla
Walla, Monday evening. Gonzaga
showed the effect of the hard work
on their trip, and only once in the
third period, did they show a fiaah
of their Custtfmary speed.
Fraulein likes University
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Fraulein Luis Huls,. Berlin, Germany, right, is attending the Uni-","
versity of Oregon through the foreign scholarship J!und conducted by
; the Women's League of the institution. With her is Edith Dodge.
Ashland, president of the league. Fraulein Huls says she is too busy
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Chuck Jost, former Webfoot basket
ball star, hat been selected assistant
basketball coach at the University of
Oregon. Jost played guard, three years
at Oregon, 192 1923 and 1926. The
Webfoota won the northern conference
Championship in 1926 and Jost wa
instrumental in tha Oregon, victories.
Jost took cvep his. new duties Decem
ber. 1, assisting Billy Reinhart,
Cecil Schrimpsher
Arrested for Theft
Cecil Schrimpsher, a resident of the
east end of the county, is in jail at
Pendleton, where he, is, fceld on a
theft chargg, having confessed , to
stealing wheat from the Still ware
house at Bade station.
Schrimpsher attempted to sell 22
sacks of wheat at Walla Walla, where
he was apprehended b,y Sheriff Mo
Inroe of Walla "yaHa," who notified
the sheriff's 'office at Pendleton. He
was. returned to Pendelton, placed in
the county jail, and on questioning
admitted taking the wheat.
He stated that he made three trips
beween Bade station and Walla Walla
with a small car, carrying part of the
grain each time. He has indicated
that he wilj wajv "a preliminary
hearing arid plead guilty In court.
The wheat belonged to the J. A.
Lumsden estate, and was stored in
the Robert Still warehouse.
Shull Trial Continued
The trial of Ralph Shull of Pen
dleton indicted for murder in the sec
ond degree in the death ef Bob Llns
ner, has been continued until Feb
ruary 4. Judge Parker, who is to
hear the case granted postponement
on affidavits of the defense that
James J. Malloy, a witness is wanted
at the trial Malloy is not In Pend
leton at tbl time.
"Aunt Polly" Spencer
Called to Her Rest
Friends of "Aunt Polly" Spencer
were grieved to hear of her death
Wednesday afternoon.
For the past four or five years Mrs.
Spencer has been in failing health
though showing an unusually strong
constitution for one of her advanced
age. About a week ago she was
taken with intestinal influenza, and
though she had every care, she was
not able to recover. ' .
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at one o'clock at the
Methodist Episcopal church,
Mary Sinyard Spencer was bom in
Tennessee near Chatanooga, Decem
ber g, 1843, She spent her childhood
there and across the Georgia line, and
during the war In 1863 she married
Sam L. Spencer. One child was born
and lived to the age of three years
About 1875 Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
moved to Texas and in 1892 came to
Athena, where Mr. Spencer operated
a blacksmith shop far many years.
. ".Aunt Polly'' as she was known by
her friends, joined the Methodist
church when she was twenty years old
and was always a loyal and devout
member. She was preceded in death
by her husband who passed away
about four years ago.
: She is survived by one brother L.
H. Sinyard of Greenbrier, Arkansas,
and her neice Mrs. V. A. Gholson who
has resided here for the past seven
years.
GGVERKQR PATTERSON'S
THRIFT PROCLAMATION
January 17, 1929. will mark tho
two hundred twenty-third anniver
sary o the birth of Benjamin
Franklin, scientist, statesman
philosopher, and apostle of thrift. ,
No better tribute can be offered to
his memory than the observance by
the whole nation of a week dedicat
ed to the policies which guided him
In his personal achievements and .
his public service.
, Thrift means far more than the
were saving or hoarding of money.
It means a wise and constructive
use of all possessions In order that
they piay eventually yield the larg
est and most desirable returns. In
this nation where abundant natural
resources and remarkable prosper
ity tempt us to grow prodigal, we
need to take thought of the wisdom
of personal and public thrift. '
Now, therefore, I, I. L. Patterson,
Governor of Oregon, do hereby pro
claim the week beginning January
17, 1929, as "Thrift Week" and urge
that during this period our schoolB, ,
churches, and other civic and edu
cational agencies give consideration
to the Importance of the wise hus
bandry of private possessions and
the careful conservation of public
resources.
Johnston-Smith
Miss Lucille Smith and Mr. Roy
Johnston were quietly married at the
Baptist parsonage Tuesday afternoon
January 16th, Rev. Dow officiating.
ihe bride was attractive in a green
frock of flat crepe effectively trim
med in gold lace. Sho was attended
by her sister- Mls Lois Smith while
Kay Johnston, brother of the groom
acted as best man. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith are popular young people here
and the bride is a graduate of Ath
ena high school. They have the best
wishes of their many friends.
A Sad Death
Death called Mrs. George O. Giblett
(Florence 2erba) of Tacoma, January
14, after a lingering illness follow
ing the birth of a baby boy, which
passed away after living four days.
Besides numerous friends to mourn
her loss are her husband, one sister,
Mrs. Clr Taylor, of McMinnville,
and three brothers, Roy L. Zerba of
Tacoma; Clarence erba of Adams,
and Wesley" ZAba of Los Angeles.
Athena Boys Win and
Athena Girls Lose to
Griswold High School
"Pike" Miller's fast coming basket
ball quintet nosed out Bill 'King's
Griswold high school hoopsters from
Helix last Friday evening, in a
nerve-wracking, hectic contest on the
local gym floor, by one point, 26 to
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It was by far the best game played
on the home floor this season, and
there have been several good ones. The
score board read 13 all at the end of
the half, but that does not half tell
the story., At times the floor work of
both teams was of collegiate class and
the close checking by the Helix play
ers sufficed to keep Athena from forg
ing ahead, for the locals were "on"
and any old toss was good for a score.
In the second half matters still re
mained on an even keel. Athena's
terrific offensive always running up
against Helix defensive tactics, serv
ed to keep the big audience keyed up
to the highest pitch, and in the last
minutes of the game the players were
still going at top speed. There were
few substitutions and the contest was
one of the cleanest seen here in a
long time. , . . s
Athena girls lost to the Griswold
girls by the score of 21 to 9. The
first half went to Griswold, 10 to 4.
Griswold high was well represented
in the north tiers of seats, where a
girl yell leader who knew her onions,
directed a well drilled group of noise-
makers that served to rally the pep
spirit in the Helix players.
Fifteen Meetings Set
tor Farmers of Oregon
Oregon State College. Farmers of
15 counties of Oregon will have op
portunity late in February and early
in March to assemble in the various
county seats and take stock of the
agricultural industry, compare re
sults of the past, hear of latest de
velopments in production and mar
keting, and consider authentic out
look reports lor the future.
The occasions will be the annual
county "farmers week" which this
year will replace the outlook confer
ences of a year ago. - The program
for the coming gatherings will contain
the outlook conference features but
in addition will include the latest in
production methods and will provide
means for reporting on county agent
projects and other investigations of
interest to that county.
The extension service of Oregon
State college will provide specialists
for the series of meetings. The state
has been districted so that five
counties are in each of three divis
ions. Each day in the farmers' week
will be devoted to a single enterprise,
such as dairy day, erops day, horti
culture, livestock and poultry.
Sees Band of Deer
Weston Leader: An interesting in
cident which now and then varied the
monotony of mountain travel on
route No. 1, according to Otto Pur-
cell, rural mail carrier, is the sight
of a band of deer crossing the road
near the E. E. Tucker place. U
seems the animals are regularly feed
ing in a field and cross the road in
order to reach water. The band In
cludes eight head, both bucks and
does. They are quite casual and un
perturbed about their movements, be
ing seemingly aware that they are
now protected by the closed season.
Shipped Game Birds
A recent shipment of earne birds
has been made from the Bracher
Game Farm at Pilot Rock. Hungar
ian partridges were sent to the Cata
lina Island aviaries owned by Wm.
Wriggley, chewing gum manufactur
er. Chinese pheasants have been
shipped to Williamsport, Pa., from
the Bracher farm.
Wants Weed Kept Out
Asserting that smokers of "Mar
ijuana," a Mexican weed, became
obsessed with the idea ' that they
were ' Roman gladiators, Jesse
Jameses, or knights of the round
table, Representative Spearing of
Louisana has introduced a bill to
prohibit the importation of the pro
duct.
Winter Grip In Midwest
The tightest grip of winter has been
felt this week throughout the Mid
west section, where the thermometer
regisered 30 below at Elmo, Illinois,
and 10 below in Chicago. As the re
sult of blizzards, snow is drifting in
the Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska and
Kansas, -
Walla Walla Apples Move
Sixty per cent of the apples raised
in the Walla Walla valley last year
have been sold, dealers estimate. The
40 per cent remaining are in storage
and are moving slowly.
Pendleton Finally Won
After losing to The Dalles, Pen
dleton Buckaroos finally won a game
from Hood River, 39 to 26.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kershaw spent
Sunday in Walla Walla where they
visited their daughter Fr'e'deric'a.
AUTO LICENSE TAX
BILL TAKES SHAPE
Change In Constitution Is ,
Deemed Requisite, and
' Plan Defined. u
. A Morning Oregonian special from
Salem says- that in planning revision ,
of . automobile license fees, the sen
ate special committee has decided to
recommend submission to the people
of an amendment to the constitution
which would permit taking the as
sessed valuation of an old auto into
consideration. Under the present law,
this distinction in the same class of
property is impossible and the value
of a car with relation to the license
can only be adjusted by a constitu
tional amendment.
It is the agreement of the commis
sion to try to make a 25 par cent re
duction on the present schedule, but
whether it can be worked out is not
known. ' ' , ' -..
A tentative plan considered was to
make a flat $10 fee on all cars up to
1700 pounds. There were 58,633 cars
licensed in 1927 weighing 1700 pounds '
or le3s. , Between . 1700 and 3000
pounds, the committee figured a lic
ense based on 90 cents per hundred
weight. Included in this bracket were
137,896 in the registration of 1927.
Above 3000 the committee is having 1
the highway department work out a
projection which will be a trifle above
l per hundredweight, a sufficient
figure to take up the slack of loss
under the first group.
One defect in the discussed group
ing is that there would be a heavy
jump between the 1700 class and cars
weighing 1800, for the farmer would
be on a minimum fee of $10 while at
1800 pounds the fee would be $16.20
The present fee for the 1800 class Is
$22 and the group of 1700 and under
now is $15.
A 3000-pound auto now pays $40 ;
and under the plan discussed would
pay $27.
Regarding trucks, the committee
favors abolishing the present system
of tire basis and substituting weight,
based on 90 cents per 100 pounds.
A tentative revision, if tires were to
be used as a base, was projected in
creasing solids 50 per cent and leav
ing pneumatics about as at present.
Solid tires are unpopular with the.
committees. The weight basis is re
garded as much more satisfactory to
all concerned than the tire base.
Paid Hunters Hard
- On the Coyote Tribe
A total of 210 predatory animals
were killed in the Oregon district in
December by 34 hunters working in
co-operation with the United States
bureau of biological survey and the
Oregon state livestock sanitary
board, according to a report made
public by the bureau.
Coyotes constituted the largest
part of the kill, numbering 189. Sev
enteen bobcats, three cougars and one
bear completed the total. In addition
65 porcupines, four skunks and four
badgers were destroyed. Charles
Frey of Jefferson county, with four
bobcats and 11 coyotes, and A. II.
Mayhew of Sherman county, with 15
coyotes, turned in the largest indi
vidual numbers of kills.
Weather conditions during the
month were ideal for trapping and
poisoning operations, the bureau re
ported, and hunters took advantage
of the conditions to cover wide ter
ritories. Elmer Miller of Curry
county killed two deer-killing cougars.
Since the hunters started opera
tions in 1915 a total of 41,795 coyotes,
5402 bobcats, 93 cougars, 9 Canada
lynx and 29 timber wolves have been
killed in Oregon, the bureau reported.
Piano Recital
Miss Hanna of the Malen Burnett
school of music, will present her
Athena class in piano recital at high
school auditorium, on next Wednes
day evening. The public is invited
to attend the recital. Members of the
class participating in the recital are,
Marjorie Montague, Tillman Taylor,
Joyce Pinkerton, Aaron Douglas,
Maxine Martin, Daniel Reeder, Jewell
Pinkerton, Bernice Wilson, Dee
Nylene Taylor, Esther Berlin, Mar
jorie Douglas, Edna DeFreeie and
Betty Eager. Miss Jean Bralton un I
Miss Ruth Faulconer of Walla Walla,
also have numbers on the program.
Bold, Bad Bank Robbers
A hand-made circular giving the
pictures and description of three sup
posed roblsrs bold, may be seen post
ed at the First National Bank. The
trio are hard looking hombres and
the circular announces a reward for -
their capture, written in four figures.
The men wanted are Shorty, alai
"Sleepy the Dip;" Bub, alais "Alkali
Ike" and Barney, amis ' Dangerous
Can McGr'aw."
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