A 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. life 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, modem work, prompt delivery. 41 Entered at the Pot Office at Athena, Oregon, aa Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 50. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 3. 1929 NUMBER 18 C0HMEF1GEMEMT PROGRAM MAY 10 Dr. Davis; of Whitman Col lege Will Deliver the 'Address. Commencement exercises -of the 1929 graduating class of Athena High school will take place at high school auditorium Friday evening, s May 10, when the classof 'fifteen, nine boys and six girls, will be awarded their diplomas; '' Class colors are rose and cream, the class flower rosebud, and class motto: "stick to the ship." The auditorium will be appropriately decorated for the occasion. The exercises will be gin promptly at 8 o'clock and a large audience will attend. The Members of the graduat ing class are Weldon ' Allen 'Bell, Alberta Charlton, Jack ' Willifm Dow, Lee Foster, Pearl ' Irene Green, George Gross, Areta Maxine Kirk, Marjorie , Marguerite Wilson, Edwin Luvoise McEwen, Ralph Mc Ewen, Jr., Oral Miche'ner, Wilford Miller, Donald -Wayne Pinkerton, Emma Marie Ringel and Mildred Street The program is as follows:, March Orchestra Invocation Rev. H. E. Dow "Sweet and Low"......... High School Presentation of Class Gift.. Wilford Miller Vocal Solo Mrs. David Stone Commencement Address Dr. Wm. R. Davis Overture... Orchestra Presentation of Awards..; . ........... Supt. Lee A. Meyer Presentation of Diplomas .... .,...,....Amold Wood Benediction......... Rev. H. E. Dow Baccalaureate services will be held at the auditorium Sunday evening, be ginning at 7:30. Rev. H. E. Dow, pastor of the First Baptist church of Athena will deliver the sermon. The program for the Baccalaureate ser vices follow: ' Hymn ............................ Congregation Invocation. Anthem ., Quartette Scripture Reading. Announcements. Solo Mrs. R. B. McEwen Baccalaureate Sermon.. Rev. H. E. Dow Anthem Quartette Benediction. County Agent Places Squirrel Poison For Farmers To Put Out . v "Young squirrels -will be out the first part of May," says the biological survey of the U.- S. department oi agriculture. Now is the time to spread poison bait to prevent the five or ten-fold multiplication of this pest. Complete experimental evidence is to the effect that a squirrel in Umatil la county will dstroy crops to the value of $1.00 for each squirrel dur ing one season. There are hundreds of squirrels on some Umatilla county farms and thousands are engaging in depredations on ranges, , ,V This loss can be stopped. For Uma tilla county farmers 'squirrel . poison is provided at cost by a cooperative arrangement between the ' county agent's office and the biological sur vey. ' To expedite distribution of the poison and to bring about as nearly complete destruction of squirrels and mice as possible, the county agent has placed supplies of this poison at the following places in this section of the county: f Umapine Grocery, Umapine.; City Drug Store, Weston. Milton Drug company, Milton. J. S. Norvell & Company, Helix. Larabee's Store, Adams. .--, Rogers & Goodman, Athena. . Also at County Agent's office, Pen dleton. ' . As a word of caution the coun ty agent advises users of the poison ed oats to adopt the practice of broad casting the bait rather than placing it down burrows or in piles about the den opening.. If this method of scat tering the grain is used it may be safely employed in pastures where stock are grazing. In all the years during which this poison has been used in Oregon the destruction of birds has been almost entirely negligi ble. While ' this bait is harmless to chickens and other fowls having crops, it' should be kept away from ducks, geese, etc, ; As one form of farm relief it s suggested that this cheap poison be employed to prevent the Joss of many thousands of dollars worth of crops brought apout py squirrel and mouse activities. Air Mail Will Start Spokane to Portland The postoffice department has com pleted plans for a new airmail route from Spokane, Wash., to - Portland, Or., with a leg extending from Pasco Wash., to Seattle. The new route will connect with the Salt Lake City route at Pasco. It also will connect with the Pacific coast route which runs Los Angeles to Seattle at both Seattle and Port land. It also is planned to make con nections with the Seattle-Vancouver route at Seattle. It is said that bids would be asked on the route in the near future, Oper ation will begin as soon after that time as possible, They Know Creosote -They do say that "the burned child dreads the fire," and by the same token Marvin Adkins and Lon Liles will hereafter have a wholesome sus picion of creosote, says the Leader. They have been helping with electric light poles on the new Preston-Shaffer Milling company construction, and the butts of the poles are treated with creosote. The result was that Mar vin and Lou went about for several days with red and swollen faces, their gloved hands having come in contact with their cheeks. . Death of A. R. Murdock A. R. Murdock, brother of Mrs. Louis Keen, died at Pendleton last Friday. Funeral services took place Sunday afternoon at Bomboy's funeral parlors in that city, Rev. Drill of Pendelton Christian church, preaching the sermon. . Mr. G. R. Gerking and Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton sang a duet and Mrs. Drill a solo at the services. Interment took place in Athena cemetery.' Won from Indians ' The Athena town team won a one sided ball game on the local Jot Sun day by defeating the .Mission In dians, 27 to 7, Gross and Wilsop were on the mound for Athena, Sun day at 2:30 Athena will meet Wes ton's new team on the Athena dia mond. Weston is said to have as sembled a strong team and .the con test promises to be Interesting. OWYHEE PROJECT Potato Bags Donald McFadden, living in the south part of town, recently planted a plot of ground to potatoes. Since planting, he has discovered the soil to be infested with potato bugs. Last season the insects gave him consider able trouble he says, and he con siders his prospects for a crop this year to be not very bright. Giving Dances Tex Gholson, who now has charge of Spencer Hall in Athena, was in town from Walla Walla Sunday, pre paring to give dances regularly at the hall, which for several years was under lease to Athena-Weston Ameri can Legion Post. ONE BRIGHT SPOT From the Washington bureau of the Portland Journal It Js learned that Owyhee is the one bright star in the Oregon reclamation program, taking a look forward to the next turn of the reclamation wheel, which will deal out funds for construction In the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1930. In the fiscal year Just ahead Owy hee has $2,000,000, Vale gets enough to clear the purchase of Warm Springs storage and for moderate construction, and Baker has the usual reappropriatlon of funds first made available many years ago. An interview with Dr. Mead, com missioner of reclamation, has reveal ed to Senator Steiwer and Represent ative Butler the concern of Dr. Mead over reduced receipts of the reclama tion fund, which makes for a close cut policy and restriction of develop ment to projects already under full steam. ,f Owyhee is In that favored class, with fair chance that the next appro priation will go upward toward the $3,000,000 mark, which originally was planned as an annual sum for its construction. Vale hit some hard snags this year. It was saved from suspension, but is threatened with new peril and the outlook of closing down next year. As to Baker, Representative Butler was advised negotiations were pro ceeding on the reservoir site on the basis of a reduced acreage project, but without definite conclusiion. Dr. Mead has promised considera tion of release of excess water during the irrigation season from the McKay dam. This, if effected, will be of sub stantial . benefit to settlers of Stan field and Westland. But the reclam ation bureau is firm in resolving to do nothing at this time toward taking over the Stanfield unit. ' Beaut';:! CoJlie Given Mr. Hoover Boys Paroled - Craston Milby and Fred Thayer, Milton boys, who were convicted of burglary in the circuit court and sentenced to one year in the peni tentiary have been paroled by - the court. Milby was given to the care of H. O. Mansfield of Milton, and Thayer to J. E. O linger of Milton. -v. U . This IxriMlhil nilDc. ;i,n. litis been presented to Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, lie whs bred t lie l'ttl Jinven kennels In Redbank, N. J, and has a pedigree longer Hum n eli'pliiim's trunk. Senate Leaders Are In a Farm Debate Washington? Crowded Senate gal leries enjoyed the unusual spectacle of a spirited debate between the floor leaders of the two major political parties as Senator Watson, the In diana Republican, and Senator Robin son, the Arkansas Democrat, discuss ed their past end present attitudes toward the equalization fee in farm relief legislation.', Recent verbal exchanges on the latest vehicle for dispute over agri cultural relief the Export Deben ture Plan rwere overshadowed by the pungent but good-humored colloquy. On thpir feet for nearly two hours, the two leaders hurled questions and charges back and forth while! the gal lery throngs leaned forward to listen and occasionally laughed at some pointed remark. After the debate had subsided some what, Robinson looked toward his op ponent and asserted with a smile that he hoped "my distinguished friend will soon terminate his tirade and come to luncheon with me." Athena Winners At Pendleton Track Meet Saturday five of "Pike" Miller's graders journeyed to Pendleton to participate in the County track meet, and they gained more points in the events than did pupils of some of the larger schools of the county. Leo Gelssel, the plucky little athlete of the Athena grades, found his con queror in Horshlmo, Pendleton Jap anese pupil, who beat Leo out by a close margin in the broad jump and baseball throw. - Jenkins took second In baseball throw, and Monta Montgomery won 3rd in baseball throw. Athena high school did not participate in the events, . Injured in Fall On October 24th Joe demons was helping to build a house on the Clem Bergevin ranch, when a scaffold gave way and Clemons fell. He was sit ting on the top scaffold working when it gave way letting him fall about six feet to the next scaffold. He con sulted a doctor and found that he was hurt Internally. He has been doctoring for the' hurt ever since. Recently Mr. Clemons had an ex-ray picture taken. The picture showed that the muscles had been torn away from his back, and a small. rupture resulted also. He has tried to get compensation, and went to Salem, but as yet nothing has been done. He is now In-bed under-the care of Dr. Cowan. Dix Promoted As the V General Manager In Washington and Idaho Seattle Word reached here today of the appointment of I. F. Dix as general manager of The Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph Company in Washington and Idaho, succeeding C. E. Hickman, formerly of Portland. H. D, Pillsbury, president of the company, in announcing the appoint ment of Mr. Dix at Seattle, said that the Pacific company business in Ore gon would remain under , the juris diction of H. R. Risley of Portland, State manager since last December in charge of all departments of thetele phone organization throughout Ore gon. ' Mr. Dix assumes his duties as the new general manager in Washington and Idaho on May 1. He came to the Pacific Northwest a few months ago from Southern California where for ten years he had been plant superin tendent and general plant manager at Los Angeles. He began hi3 tele phone service twenty-five years ago in New York, but has spent the past twenty years in the business on the Coast. , Mr. Hickman, who retires from the post now taken by Mr. Dix, will soon complete Jiis thirtieth year of con tinuous service with , the telephone company, all of it in Washington, in Oregon, his native state, and Idaho. He will retain his residence and his office in Seattle where he has been located since January 1926. A New Motor Line Since the Union Pacific took over the Blue Line of auto stages running through Athena, the Columbia Gorge Motor Coach system has inaugurated a . new service from Pendleton to Lewiston, Idaho. The new schedule was put in operation Wednesday when the first Columbia Gorge coach reached Athena, Lewiston bound. The local coach office is at McFadden's drug store. The time schedule at Athena for the new system is east bound, 9:40 a. m., and 6:20 p. m. West-bound, 11:00 a. m., and 9:50 p. m. Pendleton Won Meet Pendleton. Pendleton won' the Umatilla county track meet Saturday at Pendleton by a score of 80 points, Mac-Hi coming in second with 33, Helix third with 6, and Hermiston fourth with 3. Markham, Mac-Hi's star sprint man took first in the 50, 100 and 220 yard dashes, second in the javelin and third in the broad jump, garnering 19 points to place as high point man of the meet. John son of Pendleton, was second with 131. Dandelions Galore , The dandelion, that - pestiferous nemesis of the lawn has made a sud den growth in Athena this spring and seems to be more numerous than in former years, if that were possible. All sorts of methods of destruction have been employed in the past to eradicate the dandelion, but the pent continues to thrive. Taxes Due May 5 First half taxes become deliquent May 5. Tax payments may be made at the First National Bank as nsual. Aged Odd Fellow Dies Daniel B. Grinrod, 75, a resident of the Odd Fellows Home at Walla Walla,, died Tuesday evening after a lingering illness. He was born in Indiana and had been a resident of the home since 1922. Previous to that time he had lived in Bremerton where he had been a member of the Bremer ton Lodge No. 264, I. O. O. F. for over 13 years. He was also a member of the Mystic Rebekah Lodge No. 167 of Bremerton. Two daughters who live in Seattle survive him. Directs Tour ililllii . wmtmmmmmmmm ' v wmm i r ! 'WWW Earl W. Onthank, executive secre tary of the University of Oregon, who will direct the summer session tour, next August, when the S. 8. Queen will take 185 students along the pic turesque Alaskan shores. The two-weeks cruise will follow the regular six weeks summer session on the campus at Eugene. Already ap plications from all over the United States have been received, and a full enrollment is predicted by University officials. "Wings" and "Mother Machree" at Standard "Wings," an epic of the airplane forces during the World War, and ojie of Paramount's great photoplays 'of the year, is coming to the Standard Theatre next Wednesday for , one day. Those who have seen the picture pro claim it to be a wonderful production, and the Standard is pleased to pre sent a picture in which a galaxy of such Btars as Clara Bow, Buddy Rogers, Henry B. Walthall, Jobynn Ralston, Richard Arlen, Gary Cooper and others appear in the, .cast.'. Tomorrow: night. William Fox pre sents "Mother Machree," with Belle Bennett, Neil Hamilton, Victor Mc Laglen and Ethel Claton having the leads. The Standard will give the screen version of the great play with a prelude, when Mrs. David Stone will sing the famous song from jthe stage. Rich Copper Vein Found Near Baker Umatilla County Wheat Raisers Go On Record Against the Examiners "If the ears of Examiners Mackley and Hall of the interstate commerce commission did not burn Saturday," says the East Oregonian, "it' was not because their attitude, as expressed in their recent report, was not be ing freely discussed at a meeting of grain growers that packed the rooms of the Commercial association. The sentiment of the meeting was to con tinue the fight for reduced freight rates and action to this effect was taken." Most important among the steps taken'' was the adoption of the fol lowing resolution: "Whereas on December 7, 1928 the interstate commerce commission pre sented a report to the senate relating to grain freight rates in Canada in response to senate resolution 250 and "Whereas that report is believed to be incomplete and as a result mislead ing in various Important respects and "Whereas the proposed report is sued Apr:! 20, 1929 by two examiners of the interstate commerce commis sion in connection with the commis sion's general investigation of grain rates under mandate of the Hoch Smith resolution fails to give ade quate consideration to the significant facts to be derived from comparisons of rat?. transportation and traffic conditions on the Canadian Pacific Railway and railroads serving the northwest, (including 1 Washington, Oregon and Idaho) and "Whereas the competition of the Canadian wheat growers" is being felt under present conditions to be a men ace of alarming proportions to the wheat growing business of Washing ton, Oregon and Idaho, and "Whereas it appears important that both the United States senate and the commission should have pointed out for their benefit the respects in which the commission's report of December 8, 1928, to the senate is believed to be- lacking in essential in formation and accordingly mislead ing. "Therefore, be it resolved that we a mass meeting of the growers of Washington, Oregon and- Idaho as sembled at Pendleton. Oregen, this 27th day of April 1929, instruct our attorney, Arthur M. Geary, to pre pare an answer, to the interstate com merce commission's report to the United States senate pointing out the respects in which it is believed the report is insufficient and that copies of same be sent to the senators rep resenting Washington, Oregon and Idaho." BOY SCOUT RALLY Baker, A report of the" discovery of a rich copper vein in the Poorman tunnel of the Baker copper belt was telephoned to this city tonight by miners who declared the strike to be one of the most important since operations started four years ago. The call was received by John Arthur, engineer. Assays, according to reports, show ed copper from three to six per cent, silver up to several ounces and gold to the extent of $1 or more. All three ores appeared in the strike. Helix Hi School Wins Helix high school is playing a good grade of baseball this season and add ed Athena's scalp to her belt Tues day afternoon by the score of 18 to 2, when Athena took her worst trouncing of the year. The balloon ascended in the first inning and never came down. Helix plays here this afternoon, and Athena is out to get revenge. Has Appendicitis Will Piper was taken from his home west of Athena Tuesday to the Gen eral Hospital at Walla Walla, where he underwent an operation for ap pendicitis. The operation was suc cessful, and unless unforeseen com plications develope, Mr. Piper will be able to return home in a few weeks. Adams Won Again Adams High school defeated Ath ena High school in a baseball game played on the Athena grounds Wed nesday afternoon by the score qf 14 to 9. This is the second defeat Adams has administered, to. Pike'v Millet's hopefuls, Man's Ingatitude Walla Walla. Man's ingratitude has often been lamented in prose and poesy both before and since Shake speare wrote so feelingly on the sub ject. Mrs. Mary Smith of 423 west Rose street is ready to go Shake speare one better in her disapproval of man's baseness. Yesterday a hungry looking young man in a red sweater came to the door asking for something to eat. , While Mrs. Smith was getting him a half dollar to buy himself a meal, he purloined a purse containing $19. Annual Meeting Sixty plates were laid for the ban quet supper at the annual meeting and roll call of ,the ..First Baptist church of Athena Wednesday eve. ning. Forty-two members . answered the roll. Officers were elected for the ensuing year, and the financial condition of the church was shown to he in better condition than for many years past, as given in one of the re ports read at the meeting. Since Pastor Dow took charge of the Ath ena church last August, the member ship has increased by 29. Rock Crusher Installed The crusher equipment for rock, surfacing the loup market road north and northwest of Athena has been in stalled at the Louis Keen place, A force of men has been employed 'or several days assembling the equip ment and the contractors will be abld to begin surfacing following the work of grading on the right of way, Walla Walla. A lartre number of Boy Scouts will take part in the an--nual Boy Scout rally of the Blue Mountain council to be held at Mil ton on the McLoughlin athletic field Saturday, May 11. , At 10:30, officers' call will summon the leaders for a final word, at 10:50, first call will sound, and at 11 a. m. assembly will call the troops to at tention for inspection. Bugler for the jamboree will be Ersel Tate, Waitsburg, troop, No. 36. It is expected that troops from Wal la, Pasco, Kennewick, Dayton, Waits burg, Washington, and Pendleton. Athena, Weston, Helix, . Heppner, Echo, Hermiston, Umapine and Mil-ton-Freewater will be present, the total number of scouts participating m the events will probably exceed 200 in number. ' The events will include: Inspection of troops, judged as follows stan dard color patrol, four uniformed scouts, with American and troop flags troop attendance, leaders attendance, discipline, drill snap, neatness, etc. Patrol camping efficiency contest: Eight scouts, the equipment to be ac cording to Camping Merit badge re quirements, for a three day hike. In uniform, pup tent for storage of ra tions, beds, necessary camping and cooking utensils, food for one meal, and a satisfactory menu and list of provisions for a three-day camp. . Semaphore signaling, with a team of four scouts, reader, sender, receiv er and writer. Stations 50 yards apart and, no communications othei than Bignal flag will be permitted. First aid, by team of four scouts and a patient; -fire by friction, knot tying, water boiling and bridge build ing will also be denvmstrated GOAD IS AT HEAD OF ATHENA SCHOOL With the election of E. E. Coad as Superintendent of the Athena schools at a meeting of the board of Union High School District No. 7, Saturday evening the faculty and teaching corps of the school is complete. The new head of Athena schools comes from Fruitland, Idaho, where he was superintendent for two years and was elected to the position for the coming year. He is a graduate of University of Oregon, and will take a summer course at the University this year. He has a family. Two sons are at Universities and one is a high school student. Mr. Coad was present at the meeting of the board The faculty as elected by the board comprises in addition to the new superintendent, Miss Bateman, Miss Brodie and Mr. Frederick. The board of directors of District No. 29 had several weeks ago elected the present corps of teachers for the grades, comprised of: M. I. Miller, seventh and eighth grades, and athletic coach. Mrs. Rominger, fifth and sixth grades. Miss Thorsen, third and fourth grades. Miss Bryan, first and second grades. Truck Smashes Auto A truck crashed into an automobile which was at the side of the high way undergoing repairs Sunday fore noon, west of Athena. The Impact stove in the Star car In front. The right front axle, wheel, spring and hood was smashed. No one was in jured. The wrecker from the Athena Garage, brought the damaged car in to town, and the five persons travel ing in It went to Pendleton by stage. Adams Loses Close Game Adams lost a close game to Her miston Sunday, in the county league, score Hermiston 2, Adams . The Eagles beat the Indians at Pendle ton,6to'5r "J " " "J ' Burglar Alarm Set Off The burglar alarm at the First National Bank called a number of ex cited citlgens to the bank shortly after 10 o'clock, Monday night by iU brazen warning sound. The cause of the alarm being sounded resulted from improper regulation of the tint ing device when the employes left the bank at the closing hour Monday mternoon. - - IS ARRANGED FOR Blue Mountain Council Will Hold Annual Event At Milton, May 11. Schneider Asks For A Change of Venue A special plea of not guilty by reason of temporary insanity was in terposed in superior court at Walla Walla, Wash., for" George Schneider, by his attorney A. B. Noland. A motion seeking a change of venue was also filed by the defense counsel. Schneider is charged with first de gree murder as a result of his attack on his wife with a meat cleaver on March 31, 1929, which caused her death from the wounds a few hours later. When arraigned before Judge John L. Sharpstein the defendant did not speak, the special plea being inter posed by his counsel. The plea stat ed that his insanity and mental suf fering at that time was such that he was incapable of criminal intent or of having a premeditated design. Since the act was committed, it is contended such insanity and mental irresponsibility has ceased to exist. Weston In for Baseball Weston Leader: Organization of the Weston baseball team was ef fected at a meeting held Friday night in the lobby of the Weston hotel. H. J. Driskell was chosen manager and Leonard Snider field captain. The team will begin practice next Sunday and has a game scheduled for the fol lowing Sunday on the local lot wit'i an Indian aggregation from Thorn Hollow. The uniforms purchased lart year are available, and a benefit dance is announced for Friday eve ning of this week at Memorial hall, the proceeds to go for additional equipment. Death of Mrs. Kinnear Mrs. M. Kinnear, for many years a resident . of Weston, died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Min nie Schrader Hass, at tho age of 7G years. She was born in Cornwall, Ont., Canada, where she was married to Alexander Kinnear in 1874. They moved to Weston in 1881, where Mr. Kinner died several years ago. Mrs. Kinnear is survived by her daughter and two sons. Shipping Out Wheat Alex Mclntyre is engaged in ship ping out sixteen carloads of wheat from his private elevator at Water man Station, on the Northern Pacific. Wednesday the belt which propels the conveyor at the elevator broke, and necessitated a trip to Athena for repairs. , Pouring Concrete Workmen have been pouring c crete for the new front at Mast n Hall on Main street. The two u.. crete columns will extend only to t : second story. From the first sto.. up, the material used in the f ro : will be brick.