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Newspaper Page TextA BIG JOB. BUT ITS DEAD EASY . It would be a big job to tell one hundred people any thing that would interest them in your goods, but its dead easy if done the right way. This paper will tell several hundred at once at nominal cost. , litem NOT ONE DAY CAN BE FOUND in the week but that you do not need stationery of some sort or other. We furnish neat, clean printing at the very lowest rates. Fast presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery. Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, aa Second-Claes Mail Matter VOLUME 50. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 12. 1929 NUMBER 15 KEEP iMITROGEN IN FARM LAUDS Lot ? of It In the Air But Only J Legumes Make Use of It. s ' With the advent of an Eastern com pany, represented here by H. H. Eick hoff, to engage hr raising beans on summer fallow land on a large scale, i the question of iioil fertility is being discussed more or less among local ; farmers. i As explained by Mr. Eickhoff, the seed beans will be inoculated before planting to the extent that more fer tility will remain in ground planted to beans after the crop is taken off than was there before. In this re spect, the following article coming from Washington State College is self explanatory, and will be read with in terest by the farmer readers , of the Press, ' - ; Keeping up the hitrogen content of the soil is the most important praeti cal problem confronting the Washing ton farmer, declares 8.' C - Vande caveye, professor of soils at the State college. At the same time there is an inexhaustible source of nitrogen available, as 75,000,000 pounds of the , element are resting rln the air above every acre of land, he asserts. "Legumes .with their ' nodule bac teria are the only known plants that ' can make use of the atmospheric ni trogen," Professor Vandecaveye ex plains. "It is necessary, however, that these nitrogen-fixing bacteria be present on the roots. Without them the legumes take their nitrogen from the soil and deplete its supply jtfst as the nonleguminous crops like wheat and other cereals do. . "The most successful and widely recognized practice today is to put the bacteria in the soil with the seeds. For this the seeds are inoculated with pure cultures at planting time. Thus ,the seed coats are covered with 'vigor ous bacteria that are ready to grow on the roots as soon as they . start ' Al UIM bllC Ottu'" ,.rMw method is so inexpensive and so sim ple that no farmer can afford to neg lect seed inoculation. Not only does the practice conserve and increase the fertility of the soil by making use tf atmospheric nitrogen, but it leads to f increased yields of the legume crops in many cases. "The State college experiment sta tion has considered this problem so important that thex division of agron omy has cooperated for a number of years in supplying pure cultures for legume seed inoculation to all farm ers requesting them at a nominal sum. Through years of experimentation in the laboratory and in the field, vigor ous strains of these organisms have been developed with a view to their special adaptation to Washington soil and climatic conditions." K. of P. Bold Convention Freewater Times: The annual dis trict convention of Knights of Pyth ias of this district was held Tuesday " in the Milton K. of P. hall. About 75 were-present from Walla Walla, Pendleton, Helix, Athena, Weston and Adams. Each lodge contributed to the program by exemplification of some part of the work. The prizes were awarded as follows: Page, rank one, was won by H. M. Wood, Pendle ton; monitor esquire, rank two, W. D. Humphrey, Pendleton; knight, rank ! of Pythagoras, J. H. Morris, Pendle ton. J. H. Maloney, grand master of finance, presided in the absence of the chancellor commander. Winners In County Oratorical Contest The following were winners in the county contest, first place winners being given the honor of competing with Morrow county winners at the high school .auditorium at Pendleton, April 20: " Oratorical Frank Correa, Echo; Harold Thompson, Pendleton. , Extemporaneous John King, Mil-ton-Freewater; Stafford Hansell, Ath ena. Dramatic Alice Inlow, Pendleton; Helen Schall, Echo. ; Humorous Dwight Mahoney, Uma tilla;' Debecca Kemler, Adams. Harold-Brownson of Milton presid ed at the county contest nd is the manager for the state in this district. Child Suffocated .r The two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Miller of Freewater en tered an outbuilding containing incu ' baton, and later when found, was dead from suffocation. Funeral ser vices were held Sunday afternoon at the Federated church in Freewater. . .-' Potato Growers Meet Plans for the meeting of potato growers of Oregon, Idaho and Wash ; ' ington for today and tomorrow at Walla Walls, have been completed. Closing Up Contracts For Bean Acreage Will Aggregate 6000 Acres Marion Hansell, field manager for H. H. Eickhoff, and C. E. Fiske of Weston, gave the Press a list of farm ers of the Athena-Weston district who have contracted summer fallow acre age to Mr. Eickhoff 's company for growing beans this season. A total of 5,366 acres are now. un der contract in the district, with 3,005 acres at Athena and 2,361 acres signed up at Weston. Mr. Hansell stated that sufficient acreage to bring the total to approximately 6,000 was in sight on which contracts wjjuld be written. '' 'y: '..-3 The acreage unde contract will bring under bean culture soils of dif ferent character, : ranging from , the heavy, black loam of the foothill farm to different grades of wheat-producing land. The acreage now under contract as given the Press by Mr. Hansell and Mr. Fiske, follows: Athena Henry Koepke 410 acres; H. A. Barrett 200; McBride Bros. 240; Till Beckner 1210; Flint Johns 150; Chas. Betts 205; Glenn Dudley 240; Jas. Duncan 120; L. Gagnon 112; A. R. Coppock 100; W. J. Kirk 238; Collins & Bamfield 320; Harry Mc Bride 40; P. Remillard 40; M. W. Hansell 120; Dendouw ' Bros. ,140; Frank Williams 80; Jesse Myrick 40. Weston Emery Staggs, 425 acres; Henry Sams 80;.E. Woods 80; Her man Staggs 186; Newt O'Harra 100; C. E. Fiske 200; A. J. Mclntyre 80; Geo. Winn 100; Floyd Kauffman 120; Ralph Saling 50; C. H. Greer 70; J. M. Banister 340; Funk Bros. . 100; Roy Key 145; J. Beamer 80; Geo. Carmicheal 205. The Rebekahs " Mignonette Rebekah lodge held an interesting meeting Tuesday night with a goodly number in attendance Mrs. Fred Pinkerton and Mrs. Claude Dickenson were " elected to " attend grand lodge at Medf ord in May and Mrs. Bert Logsdon'and Mrs. Lilla Kirk alternates. Miss Sadie Pam- brun and Mrs. Bryce Baker invited the ladies to Kilgore's Cafe where ices and wafers were served. Pioneer of 1861 Dies At Walla Walla mm6 Walla Walla. Herbert E. Johnson, Walla Walla second oldest citizen at least in point of residence, in the city, died suddenly at his home Saturday morning at the age of 87. Sixty eight of those years had been spent in Wal la Walla in active business. Charles Clark, who came in 1859, is the long est-time resident of Walla Walla, it is stated. V' " "Colonel" Johnson, as he was af fectionately called, had been in turn express agent, merchant, post-master and banker since he came here at the age of 22 in 1861. He was employed by Wells Fargo and Co., then helped organize the firm of O'Donnell and Johnson, hardware dealers. He later became bookkeeper and a partner m the firm of Johnson, Rees and Winans, was the fourth postmaster of Walla Walla, was with the First National bank when its charter was received in 1878, and was one of the original stockholders and directors. : He was named cashier on January 10, 1882, and held that position until January 12, 1885, when he resigned, but remained on the board for a time. When the Baker Boyer bank was nationalized in 1888 he joined it, and for a time was cashier. Later he was made assistant cashier, which position he was holding when he died. Junior Class Benefit The junior class benefit given by the Standard Theatre, Wednesday evening drew an S. R. O. audience and the class netted $21.20 from the eve ning's entertainment. . The school put on some splendid numbers for the program. Readings by Fern Carstens and Doris Jenkins were well received A darkie skit by Thelma Schrimpf and Frances Cannon brought down the house, and Miss Carolyn Kidder gave a vocal solo in charming manner. At the piano, Betty Eager and Mar jorie Douglas rendered a duett, and the hit of the evening was the quartet; Carolyn Kidder, Areta Kirk, Ralph and Edwin McEwen. The photoplay, "Tho High School Hero," kept every body in good humor. Birthday Dinner A sumptuous, birthday dinner was served by Mrs. George Banister and her able assistants last Sunday, "in honor of Mrs. Banister's 64th birthday and Stanley Fisk's tenth. Sixteen relatives and friends enjoyed the feast. Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Ban ister and Mrs. Mc Arthur went to Waitsburg where the birthday of Mrs. E. H. Leonard, their sister, was cele brated. ., ' . Picture Program "The Grip of the Yukon" starring Neil Hamilton, Francis X. Bushman, June Marlowe and Otis Harlan, will be presented by the Standard Theatre for the feature of its program for to morrow and Sunday night. Co-ed Debaters 0, X ' i I i x f 41 1 I " ; ? ' k i 'A yvf : 1 ' ' " J J f , t JT Slinging words Is a pleasant pastime for most girls, but It is a serious busi ness for these pretty co-eds, who are 4ebaters-at the University of Oregon Top to bottom: Gladys Clausen, La Vina Hicks, and Florence McNerney 1 A busy schedule has been arranged for Oregon debating teams this year. Convicted Man Weds Ttnlnh Shull. recentlv convicted of manslaughter alt Pendleton for killing Bob Llnsner, and sentenced to serve 1F vpars. but out on bail bendine an nnnpfll to the supreme ' court. ' was married Saturday in Walla Walla, to Miss Mabel iJMcKeown or rendieton. The ceremony was . performed by Justice C, M. Wilbur,, of Walla Wal la.. - . Drama Important at University of Oregon ttMi 1 in .mm tm Students at the University of Oregon take part in many dramatic produc tions during the school year, under the able direction of Mrs. Ottillie Seybolt. They learn not only how to act, but how to stage and produce plays as well. Her are five students who took prominent parts in "Snow-white and the taged in Eugene. .. . . , 4 . Seven Dwarfs," and adaption from Grimm's Fairy tales, which was recently The Collins Hatchery Well Worth a Visit An Ea?le reDresentatlve visited the enlarged poultry plant of the TTroowatpr Hatnherv On Tuesday Of this week to witness the taking off of thousands of baby chicks from the three big incubators, says the Milton Eagle. ' .. -'- " . Mr. and Mrs. Collins have this spring added two more of the big RupIcow hatching machines- to their plant, giving them batching capac ity of 12,000 every week, ine nawjn has iust reached the peak of production and the machines are kept loaded to capacity all tne ume. With this m-oduction of 12.000 baby chicks a week, which seems exceed ingly large to. an ordinary . person, they are having au tney can ao.w keen uo with -their orders and are al ready planning still further enlarge ment -of the plant. , ' They began last year with one Buckeye machine as. something of an experiment- and eomewhat uncertain as to whether theycould make a suc cess is attested by the fact that they trebled' their capacity for the second season and-are. planning, on at least doubling the present output. ' TJieir plans call for the building of a new hatchery building; fronting on - the paved highway with adequate space to accommodate at least six of thema: chines." ' . '' . State Tax Is Fifty Million County-Total Aggregates $1,691,014 , Salem. A summary of taxes levied in Oregon for 1929 on the basis of tht 1928 tax rolls, prepared today by Ear! Fisher, state tax commissioner, shews that the people of the state will this year pay in taxes a total of $50,794, 633.14, or $851,065.08 more than last year when the total was " $49,943, 568.05. : - The various Items of taxation gotfsg into the total are: . 1 State taxes, $7,833,298.92; county, $3,759,630.28; county school and school, library, $3,204,246.21) . high school tuition, $1,041,092.31; special school, $12,669,906.64; general roads, $3,569,972.21; special roads,'- $1,176,. 089.56; market roads (county levy), $1,249,284.74; bond interest and re demption, $2,244,196.88; special cities and' towns, $10,285,613.33; irrigattcn and ' drainage, $1,865,409.96; ports, $1,742,668.96; fire patrol, $151,181 74; miscellaneous, $3,041.40. Only the items "of general roads, special roads, Irrigation and drairuKi" and , miscellaneous i,how decveasei us compared with last year .; T :. Some of the county total in the list are: Baker $804,733.90; Douglas, $1,114,289.93; Jackson, $1,759,018.48; Josephine, $540,736.05; Klamath, $,- 744,101.91 v Lane, $2,308,289.87; ftlar- ion. $2,126,649.46: Multnomah $18.- 289,052.18; Umatilla, $1,691,014.21; Union, $978,113.58; Clackamas, $2,- 098,102,52 ; Clatsop, $2,120,000.91. After Multnomah, Lane county is highest in the list and Marion next. Vote $50,000 To Study the Columbia River Portland. Directors of the Co lumbia valley association, composed of business men from all states tribu tary to the Columbia river, voted a $50,000 budget and decided to start a thorough study of - navigation pos sibilities "in the Columbia river val ley. Clyde E. Lewis, Portland took office as the new president., Six vice-presidents, who will com pose the executive committee, were selected, as follows: H. S. Rogers, Corvallis, Oregon.; B. F. Stone, As toria; E. A. Cox, Lewiston, Idaho; James E. Akey, Pendleton; Phil Jack son, Portland. Under the program outlined, the association will seek state and feder al aid if private interests cannot be brought in to exploit the upper Co lumbia river.- a Money to finance the association will be raised . by membership dues and subscriptions. It was decided to spend $32,500 during 1929. . ' ' r Activities of the organization will be patterned after the Mississippi valley association and the Ohio valley improvement association. They Spread Out One of the largest bands of gypsies, employing eleven automobiles for transportation, traveling through this section' for some timp, invaded Ath ena Monday.afternootot V and before their nemesis; Officer " Taylor, was aware, of their, presence, the bunch had Scattfl'red..6n him. His arrival on the scene, however, ' resulted in the usual round-up?' and the -dusky deni zens were soon on the trek- again to ward Weston nd points east - Pasco Airport Dedicated The new Pajcojair porjt and light ing equipment were -Jdedica ted Sat, urday evening at 7:30 at which time the port was christened ; Franklin County Air Port, with Miss Catherine Cole acting as fptmior. '. " '"Silver Tea The ladies of the Methodist church were hostesses at a large tea Wed nesday afternoon, when Mrs. Ethel Montague opened her spacious rooms for their convenience. Daffodils and yellow candles centered the table at which presided Mrs. M. M. Johns and Mrs.'W. O. Read, Mrs. Chase Gar field and Mrs. McPherson pouring and Mrs. Wm. McLeod and Mrs. H. H. Kill cutting cakes. It was estimated that about 80 ladies called during .the afternoon, enjoying the program which was interspersed with social chft. " A piano duet was given by .Mrs. Max Hopper and Mrs. Laurence Pink erton; vocal solos by Mrs. O. H. Reed er and Mrs. D. . T. Stone, and a musical reading by Mrs. C. M. Eager, the pianists being Mrs. O. O. Stephens and .Mrs. L. Pinkerton.""? V "The Patsy" Played at Helix Griswold high school, of Helix, pre sented "The Patsy," annual class play t -iW2&M&torlm Jast Friday night, before a large and appreciative audience. The cast comprising mem bers of the senior-junior classes, were highly Complimented. Attempt To Rob Bank At Milton is a Flop; Robber Is In Jail Caught while trying to cut his way into the vault at the First National bank, Milton; Sunday night, S. L. Fisher attempted to' make his get away through a second-story window 6f the building, but the rope with which he attempted to lower himself broke and he sustained several broken ribs in the fall and was stunned when officers picked him up, Fisher had cut through three layers of heavy brick and was just starting in in a layer' of steel when ho was CaUght.'" Nightwatchman Woodward in the early morning hours found the door of the K. of P. lodge hall, under which the bank is located, had Licen jimmied. Entering the build irg ne saw Fisher at work. He quietly sum moned help and lay in wait for the robber. Fisher had suspicions that he was being watched, and attempt ed to escape. Sheriff Gurdane passed through Athena Monday, haying Fisher in custody, taking him to the county jail. ...',..!. : " - Fisher is a man about 51 years old and told officers at Pendleton that he was a miner, but penitentiary records reveal that he is "three time loser" with criminal records dating back nearly a quarter century. He served a term in Folsom prison, California, under the name of Newton, for, first degree burglary. As Frank Webber he served five years in the Wash, penitentiary from King county. He served another term at Folsom for second degree burglary under the name of Frank Fisher. If convicted of the crime at Milton he will be eligible for life imprisonment under the habitual criminal act, it is under stood. ' " " Adams Team Leading 1 . In the County League . The Adams team is leading the Umatilla County League, with two games won. Sunday, with George Banister pitching, Adams defeated Hermiston 5 to 3 on the Adams lot; The game was well played and was close throughout. Rawl Morrison, brawny hurler went in behind the bat in the absence of Parr, the regular catcher and made a dingbusted good showing at the re ceiving end of the lineup. Banister wavered but once. With two out an error presented Hermiston with a score and a couple of hits fol lowing resulted in another tally. Out side of , - this , instance, f the broad shouldered boy went over in mid-season form. A number of Athena fan went down, and witnessed the game which was played in a cold, raw wind. The Mission Indians defeated the Pendleton Eagles, 12 to 8, Next Sun day Adams will tangle ujf with the Indians, on the home grounds, while the Eagles will be entertained at Hermiston. v , Victim Sent to Boise The body of Mrs, Geo. Schneider who was murdered by her husband at Walla Walla, has been sent to Boise, Idaho, for burial. Sshneider is being held in the Walla Walla county jail on a charge of first degree murder. The father of Mrs. Schneider lives in Boise, where her mother is buried. Friends contributed the funeral ex penses. ,' U. I'.' Buys Blue Line ':" The Union Pacific announces the purchase of the Blue Mountain Trans portation company, operating motor stages from Pendleton to Lewiston, Idaho, by way' .of Athena and, Walla Walla, and from Pendleton to Colfax, Wash. Purchase price ,waa not re vealed." The stages will be operated by Unioq Pacific Stages, incorporated. Walla Walla and MeLoucrfiHn 'mix in a track meet at Milton today. Both squads are strong , and close competi tion is expected. ' Interesting Boy Scout Court of Honor Awards A Bronze Eagle Palm The Boy Scout . movement in the Blue Mountain Council is taking on renewed activity with the coming of spring. Particularly is interest not ed in troop ranks at Walla Walla and vicinity. The Walla Walla Union reports that one bronze eagle palm, two eagle badges and two star badges were among the awards made Tuesday night at the Boy Scout Court of Honor held . in the Commissioner's rooms of the Walla Walla city hall. Two scouts were given first class rat ings, eight were awarded second class badges and more than a score were presented with merit badges at the court which was one of the largest ever held here. The Court of Honor was made up of W. Li Sterling, chairman, J. P. Cruden, the Rev. Stanley T. jBoggess, E. G. Harter, John Casey, Louis Ro mine, James Monroe and Scout Ex ecutive F. Douglas Hawley. J, P. Cruden gave the principal address of the evening and presented the eagle badges to Bill Cunningham and John Barrie both of troop fmr. Young Cunningham recently transferred here from Omaha, Nebraska. John Barrie had a total of 37 merit badges, 16 more than the number required for the rank of Eagle Scout. J. E. Monroe scoutmaster of troop four, was given the bronze eagle palm which is given when a- scout has re ceived 26 merit badges. Jack Mor rison and James Laman were given star badges for having received five merit badges above the first class ranking. Port Martin and Frank Cowman passed the tests for the rank of first class scouts while Corwin Baldwin, Julius Horst, Woodrow McConnoll, Merlyn Baldwin, Alexander Gettman, Arthur Kleinkneck, Page Warren and Phillip Cline passed the second class tests. Scout Raymond Gibbons, of troop No. 21, Freewater, has enough badges to qualify as an Eagle Scout but he is to receive his badge at Free- water. ' ' So many scouts are ready to take their examinations for merit badges that a special court has been called for April 23. --rTrrr.: .: j J. M. Bentley Pioneer Passes At Pendleton John M. Bentley, aged 88, formerly sheriff of Umatilla county, a resident of Pendleton since 1871, and one oi' the best known pioneers, died at 3 a. m. Tuesday at his home. He had been in poor health for some time an1 suf fered a paralytic stroke recently, re ports the East Oregonian. In point of years of membership Mr. Bentlev was the oldest Mason in Pendleton, having been a member in 1873 when Colonel George A. La Dow was worshipful master. Mr. Bent ley was a past worshipful master, was an Oddfellow for the past 50 years, and was also a Knight of Pythias. - In 1882 Mr Bentley was appointed assessor and the following year was elected to office, serving four years. Mr. Bentley was later elected sheriff, being the seventh sheriff of this coun ty. Those who preceded him in the order of their election were Frank Maddock, O. F. Tompson, Ad Nye, John Pruitt, John Sperry and Cap Martin. He was United States mar shal in 1894 and 1895.. Mr. Bentley is survived by the fol lowing children: Mrs. Ferguson, of Pendleton; Mrs. Carrie Feist of Walla Walk, and Mrs. Mabel Blumensaada of Rainier, Oregon, and one son, John E. Bentley of Pendleton. Mrs. Bent ley died August 5, 1912. Ships Machinery to Idaho Sim Culley, prominent Weston farmer, shipped a carload of farm machinery, including a caterpillar tractor to Rockland, Idaho, Monday. The car was loaded in the Athena yards of the Union Pacific, and was billed to American Falls. From there the outfit will be taken to a large wheat ranch near Rockland, purchas ed last fall by Mr. Culley. New Fire Hose Purchased The Athena council has placed an order for 500 feet of new fire hose, costing $1.15 per foot. On receipt of this, Athena fire department will be equipped with 1000 feet of first class hose and will have in addition several hundred feet of older hose that could be brought into use in emergencies. Repairing Hotel Roof Repairs are being made to the roof of the Athena Hotel, which was dam aged by fire Thursday of last week. Insurance was carried, which covers the loss. While workmen are engair ed . In , making repairs, Mrs. Froome has decided to have the entire roof of the building rexhlnglcd. Water Sportu Dates Dates chosen by the Pendleton American Legion Post for the reget ta and bathing girl contest, at Mc Kay reservoir have announced for June 15 and 16. FISHING SEASON TO OPEN III DAY Western Oregon Streams Are Being Planted With . Promptness. The fishing season opens Monday, and until evening reports: begin to filter in, water stages m the different streams, what the fish are 'taking," etc., and the size of individual catches, will not be known. Locally, fishing was the poorest last season on the 'Umatilla and its trib utaries that has been experienced for several years back. There was pract ically no fall fishing whatever, and spring catches were mediocre and far between. .. ' The status of present conditions are vague, so far aa Umatilla county is concerned, and if there has been any fish planted in her streams this year by the commission, no one has heard anything about it. The Press receives a weekly bulletin from the state game and fish commission, and it is full of dope for west side fishermen, but nary a word of cheer for the anglers of Eastern Oregon. The fol lowing excerpt is from this week's bulletin, and is a fair sample of the dope, thus far: "The recent activities of the hatch ery department of the Oregon State Game Commission should bring joy to the hearts of anglers. Those who fish the streams of Benton, Clackmas, Lincoln, Linn, Marion and Polk coun ties should be particularly pleased. In Benton county Muddy River and Mary's River each received 40,000 Eastern Brook trout. In Clackamas plantings were ' made of Eastern Brook as follows: Molalla River, 70,- 000; North Fork Molalla River, 20, 000; Sandy River, 10,000; Woodcock Creek, 15,000; Still Creek, 12,000. In Lincoln county the Siletz received 15,- 000 Eastern Brook, Little Elk 40, 000 and Euchre Creek 20,000. In Linn county, Beaver Creek 89,000, Bilyeu Creek 15,000, Burmister Creek 15,000, Calapooia River 20,000, Hamil ton Creek 35,000, McDowell Creek 38,000, North Santiam 38,000, Stud horse Creek 8,500, Trapper Creek 40, 000, Thomas Creek 55,000 and Wiley Creek 20,000. In Marion county dis tribution was made as follows: Beav er Creek 24,000, Pudding River 74, 000, Abaqua 30,000, Stayton Lake 40, 000, Claggett Creek 22,000, Little North Fork Santiam 20,000, Finney Lake 15,000 and Salem Lake 18,000. In Polk County Horse lake received 26,500, Big Luckimute 15,000 and Rickreall river 12,000. All fish plant ed were at least six inches in length and many measured as much as nine inches." All thi3 in face of the fact that hun dreds of anglers buy fishing licensee. to nsh in the Umatilla, which if treat ed right is one of the best trout streams to be found in the state. But the Umatilla, seemingly has been har pooned. Its hatchery at Bingham Springs has been adandoned by the commission. Its last hatch of finger lings for the most part, at least, was dumped into the reservoir at McKay dam, instead of the river where it properly belonged. , If this is justice to a trout stream that boasts of an automobile highway from the mouth to its forks, and which is fished by as many persons" perhaps as any other stream in the state, size considered, then we'll say a squaw fish is a sturgeon; 'fesa up that we don't know a reel from a spin ner, and give up the sport. Former Athena Man Died In Canal Zone James Feeler, formerlv a resiHfnf of Athena, died March 14 in the Pana ma canal zone, where he had lived for several years. The remains were brought back to Buhl, Idaho, for in terment, the funeral being held there on April 3. A dispatch from Twin Falls states that Miss Alta L. Feeler of Los. Angeles was willed the bulk of th $.36,000 estate of her father Tha mil' was filed for probate. A sister, Mrr. Mary ft. Duke of Lakeview, Ore., wat; willed $3,000 in cash. Garage and Car Burned East Oregonian: The garage a the George Ferguson residence on College street, and the Ferguson ai a Studebaker, were burned last mtf f in a fire which occurred about 0-i'- p. m. The fire is of unknown orig'n and was discovered too late to k"r the gasoline tank from nWiti Th loss is estimated at $1500 and is eoverea oy insurance. Fight Hay Rates Washington hay growers are rait ing a fund of $4000 to present argu ments in a freight rate case, before the interstate commerce commission at ft hearing In Seattle.