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Newspaper Page Texti l ii r - . t a ... , . 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 coat. 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, es Second-Claaa Mail Matter VOLUME 50. ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNT Y, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20. 1929 NUMBER 88 III UNABLE 10 COUP BLAZES LaDee, Dole Conflagration Spreads As a Breeze ' Whips Flames. Portland. Apparently' a general rain is the only force that will cope successfully with the forest flies rag ing in Western Oregon and elsewhere in the Northwest. .' The pall of smoke which has en shrouded Portland for a week was in tensified Sunday when an east wind fanned forest fires to the north, east and south into uncontrolled infernos. A thick coating of fine white cin ders settled over the city, borne by the wind from the La Dee fire on the slopes of Mt. Hood. The blaze, one of the worst now raging, according to H. M. White, assistant in the office of forest fire control, is spreading up the Roaring river canyon, and 210 men working under the leadership of T. H. Sherrard, supervisor of the Mt. Hood forest, have been unable to get control. Some hope was held Saturday of getting the fire under control, White said, but an east wind, said to be blowing with a velocity of 30 miles per hour, carried flames onward and out of reach. , ' Another forest fire out of control, the Dole fire in the Dole valley, which started August -4, has leaped all man-made barriers and swept to ward the Washougal river. The burning area is north of the city of Wa3hougal, on the southwest corner of the Columbia national forest. A spot fire in this area, north of Silver Star mountain, sighted late last week, has been spreading rapidly and with the east wind is menacing sev eral thousands of acres of forest plantings, according to White. A natural growth of trees, 25 to 27 i years of age, in an area known as the -1902 hum near Washougal, is seri- i mi1v threatened if this fire is not brought under control. Never before in history has a worse control situation prevailed s in the northwest forests, believes White. No relief is in sight. The east wind will not chance soon, according to a re- nrf frnm the weather bureau to White. .- '. F. H. Brundage, thief in the office of fire control, is in the Olympic national forest directing efforts to handle a heavy blaze there, accord ing to White. ', ' One thousand acres in the Umpqua national forest, near Tiller, are blaz ing and the fire is spreading, accord incf to a renort sent White late Sun day by Major John D. Guthrie. Fifty additional men were sent from Port land to augment Guthrie's force of 200 fighting the main fire and several small spot fires. These fires burned fiercely all Sat urday night, Guthrie reported, and the effect of the general east wind was also felt, whipping flames onward V through the trees. Exceptionally low humidity readings were recorded in Southern Oregon. Two other fires, in the Siuslaw forest and the Siskiyou forest, were still out of control, Survey Shows Deer Plentiful In State ! When the open deer season, post. ;poned by proclamation of Governor Patterson on account of fire hazards in the forests, finally gets under way after the first general rain, hunters : In all parts of Oregon will find both 'blacktall and mule deer more pien tiful than they have been for many ; years, This is the concensus among field deputies of the state game com: mission, scattered all over the tte, r A questionnaire was sept out to the deputies by Harold Clifford, Ptate game warden, last month and replies from every eounty have been received. In no single instance was lp j. ported that deer will PS rcer, ' . Every deputy declared that the n dications all point to the best shoot ing ever known In Oregon. Dan Cupid a Busy Boy Three cooplas were issued wedding licenses at the county clerk's office Saturday, according to 'official rec ords. The couples who received the : licenses were Cyril G. McAtee, 25 and Doris G. Done, 18, both of Pendleton; Milton W. Kenoyeer, 21, Albion, Washington, and Alice A. Hittle, 22, Freewater; Oliver T. Ball 25; and Thelma Buskirk, 25, both of Pendle ton. . :' ' '"' ' Gov. Patterson Is Chief Speaker At Dedication of the Til Taylor Statue Pendleton. Dedication of the Til Taylor statue occurred at 10:30 Wed nesday morning, - For the ' occasion the entire block around the park was closed to traffic. Seats were provided for relatives of the late sheriff and for pioneers. Others attending stood during the brief program. , Cowboys in Round-Up regalia were grouped in the street east of the park and the Indians in the street just west of the park. Peace officers1 here for the dedication met" at:' the, -court v house and wenVto the park in "a body under the direction of Vayne Gurdane, de puty sheriff .h 1 The official program for the oc casion was as follows! J. R.' Raley, member Til Taylor Memorial committee, master of cere monies. 1. Musical prelude, La Grande Municipal Band. ; " ' 2. Invouatiqn, Rev. Melville l. Wire. 3. Welcome, L. J. McAtee, mayor of Pendleton. 4. Presentation of sculptor, A, Phimister Proctor, New York. 5. Address, Allen Patawa. (Full blooded Umatilla Indian, who was accompanied by the hereditary chiefs of the Umatilla, Walla Walla, Cayuse and Nez Perce tribes.) ' 5. Memorial address, Hon. -1. L. Patterson, governor of Oregon. 7. Unveiling of statue, by iilman D. Taylor, nine year old grandson of Sheriff T. D. Taylor. 8. Star Spangled Banner. Oregon Grid Atlileles Ready for Strenuous Campaign Lela Saiing, Favorite - Singer, Again On Radio The many friends and 'admirers of Lela Saline throughout the Athena and Weston countryside will be glad to learn that this gifted and charm ing soprano will be heard again this fall over the radio. say3 the Weston Leader.' ' . Mrs. Saiing, who is now a resident of New York City," has decided to again appear before the microphone, and to that end she ana anotner iaay singer are taking special lessons ft Bridgeport," Connecticut, while on a vacation trip in company with one oi the highest paid radio artists in New York. This artist is training them m harmony numbers. Already a delight ful and highly trained singer, Mrs. Saiing will be m a better position than ever to please the thousands and hundreds of thousands of radio fans who will hear her this coming fall. Already well known on the Pacuc coast, she will become better known than ever to the nation's music lov- Athena and Weston people who f v KM 1 : 1 - '"Jd$"' - T1 .4ua"" ; 11 - i Mrs. T. P. DeFreece Dies At Her Home Near Walla Walla, Saturday ?-TrSi, Thomas P. DeFreece died at,, her home near Walla Walla, Saturday, at the p.ge of 71 years, after an ill ness of several months as the result of a fall which caused the fracture ef her shoulder. For many weeks she was confined in a hospiial at Walla Walla,- where all' possible was; done to start her on the road to recovery. Efforts fail ing there, the patient was removed to her home, where she gradually de clined until death relieved her of fur ther suffering. ' ' " Alice Rodman was born in Keokuk. Iowa, May 9, 1858, and died at her home near Walla Walla, September 14, 1929, aged 71 years, four months and five days. She came to the Wal la Walla valley in 1865. She mar ried Mr- Derrick, and from this union one daughter, Mrs. William Glenn of Nyssa, Oregon, survives. In 1881 she was united in marriage to Thomas P. DeFreece, who with three daughters Mrs. Sims Dickenson of Athena; Mrs. Ada Cockburn of Waits burg, and Kliss Myrtle DeFreece of Walla Walla, survive her. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal church in Ath ena, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Narcissa Rebekah lodge of Walla Walla, conducted services at the grave. ' ' ' FIRE HAZARD DDES OT STOP PLANE Here are feur University of Oregon football stars and Coach McEwan. Oregon will have a tough schedule this season, which includes 10 games, A '. 1 ' y:"-' ' : '' . ' The New Rail Cut-Off Opens a Fast Route Over S. P. at Alturas ) Th Pnening Game The opening 'game of football tor the season is scheduled for this after noon n the local gridiron, when the fiifty Sermisien high achooj gladia tors come to grips with "Pike'' Mill er'B young hopefuls. The game is et for 3 p. m., sharp and the boys are expecting a big crowd on the side lines during the fray. The admis sion jrfo U IS ers. in years past have heard her in person at pioneer picnic exercises, win oe en abled to hear her again by radio across the continent. While Mrs. Saiing is at Bridgeport her daughter, Miss Lois Saiing, is enjoying a well earned vacation at a popular lake re sort Miss Lois, who received busi ness training after finishing school, has a position with a New York bans. Athena Bridge Club , Mrs, W, S. Ferguson entertained charmingly Friday evening when members or wie Atnena pnage vuu and several additional friends were her guests. The attractive rooms oi the Ferguson home were gay with autumn flowers; zinnias, cosmos and gladioli being used in profusion. Three tables were in play, Mrs. H. I, Watts holding high club score, Mrs. Marion Hansell high guest score. Mrs. . ?. LeGrow , received the consolation. Following the play the hostess served a dainty slipper. The club votd P add a table to the original three, and Mrs. Chase Garfield, Mrs. Glenn Dud ley, Mrs. E. C, Prestbye and Mra. Marion Hansell were invited to t3 members, . . Stevenson Fire Center f Stevenson, a little town of 806 in habitants, 30 miles north east pf Port land on the Washington bank of the Columbia river ,Vas iteraljy the cent er of fqrest fire activity in the Pacific northwest Tuesday, Defeated on two other fronts, at Yacojt in Washington and Estacada in Oregon, 39 miles north and 35 mijes southeast of fort land, respectively, the sweeping red menace had swung around and was advancing on Stevenson from three directions north, east and west. The town was saved Wednesday, when the fire burned itself out, virtually killed by its own backfire. Takes Over Gas Station J. D. Huggins has taken over the gas and oil service station at the Hoffman Garage at corner of Main and Second streets, and will hereafter have charge of that department, A Round-Up Window Down' at "Badtke's Department Store. Lew McNair has a tine look ing display window in which is artis tically arranged goods appropriate o the Hound-Up season, William McBride is here from Port land this weekr looking after business matters and incidentally taking in We" KttsftMfy rt PwuTeWB. Umatilla Project Fair Is Greatly Enlarged; Has Interesting Events Portland. The Southern Pacific company, in completing the 96-mile Klamath Falls-Alturas cutoff that was dedicated Saturday, is putting itself in position to compete on Puget sound with the northern lines for through freight to Chicago and points east, according to intimations from South ern Pacific officials. It proposes to go after, as never before, all Seattle and Tacoma long-haul business to the Mississippi valley. This would in clude a great amount ef freight from the orient, and it would pass through Portland instead of going straight over the Rocky mountains as at pres ent. ' For the Southern Pacific will have the fastest of all transcontinental routes, say officials of this company, and they mean to keep it busy .The new piece of construction, which President Shoup of the Southern Pa cific has termed one of the finest bits of railroad in the west, and upon which his company bases jts hope for a successful northern invasion, elim inates two or three days time over the old Sacramento valley route by tying together the Cascade line in Oregon v.ith its Overland route to the east, From Femley, Nev., where the cuts off connects with the Overland route, the road is double-tracked almost the entire distance to Chicago. "There," says James A. Ormandy, assistant passenger traffic manager, "is where we have the bulge on com- rct'.tors. When out trains hit that stretch of double track they're mov: ing. lherg are n waits no delays. And Chicago and the east isn't so far away for any freight train that isn,'$ 'holed up' along the line.'' Portland will have an eighth morn ing freight delivery to Chicago, and from Chicago to. here, according to Southern Pacific estimates, It wgultl be a ninth morning delivery far as Puget sound is concerned, but company officials believe that will be ample for them in their new sales onslaught in that territory. Hermiston. Preparations are reached for the completion for Herm iston's 17th annual Umatilla Project Fair, October 4 and 5. We have now, an interesting fea ture appearing in the annual Uma tilla Project Fair. A substantial re ward will be made for exhibiting the three most profitable cows, the prof it to be determined by the cow test ing association records from Decem ber 1, 1928, and herd books to be submitted for inspection. The Umatilla County Beekeepers Association is sponsoring a contest for the general exhibits of food cook ed with honey, and the live stock di vision will give special awards for Guernseys. Over $1500 in cash will be divided among the farmers in the various divisions. Many have enter ed live stock exhibits and all indica tions point to the most successful year in the history of the fair. "Arrangements have been made with the Shield-Clark Flying Service, for an airplane and experienced pilot to be here for the show. The airplane will be equipped to take up passen ger? at a nominal fee, and a para chute jumper and wing walker will be here to provide tome interesting stunts for the crowds. The local post of the American Le gion will be in charge of all cone,? sions, and a merry-go-round, will be on the grounds for th amusement of the children- ' There will be special free shows, In the evening, open to the puWio and will be followed by dancing each evening. The plans call for the reple tion of the 49 shows in connection with the dances. Family Airplane Ready; Speed 110 Miles an Hour, 20 Miles On Gallon Gas Smoky Atmosphere j Following up the Columbia river winter fog trails, huge volumes of smoke from the Stevenson forest fire have cast a twilight haze over this part of the state, since Tuesday noon. With 6tipging nostrils and red eye lids, many of our people are becom ing accustomed to what rea forest fire condtions are like. It i said a cessation of smoke clouds depends wholly upon a general rainfall. (South Mission Road Construction work is being rushed on the market road leading south from the Mission from the Old Oregon frail for a distance of nine miles. Two shifts are being employed and tin rVd will iWn tm CUinylVWd. Picture Program Owing to the Round-Up, there will be no picture program at the Stan dard Theatre, tomorrow, Saturday, night. There will be a matinee Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock, with an admission charge of 10 and 25 cent. The Sunday night show wil be at regular admission rrW5, 10-25-35 cents. The feature of the program for Sunday, will be Zane Grey's "JStaira'' of Sand," starring Walia.ce Beery and Jean Arthur., Colorado Springs. A cabin mono plane, designed to meet the needs of the average American family by fly ing 20 miles on a gallon of gasoline at 110 miles an hour, is ready for production here on a f'plane a day" basis. r ' It accommodates four persons and a dog, which its builders have found to be the size of the average Amer ican family. Equipped with a 100 horse power engine, the plane has flown 130 miles an hour at full throt tle and cruises at 111 miles an hour. J. Don Alexander, president of the corporation producing the plane, says its market is limited only by the numbers of fathers and sons who are capable pilots. It is estimated that the number of private piano pilots will be increased by mora than 1000 in 1929. Named the Eaglerock "Bullet," Its designers have employed several re cently developed features designed to cut down planes' resistance to the air and increase their performance. The cabin has been designed to give it a bullet-like streamlining, while the landing gear folds into streamlined pockets beneath the fuselage while the plane is in flight. Ik, employs a low cantilever mono plane wing, which its designers say increases safety in case of a bad landing or mishap, and adds to the plane's easy flying ability. Two fuel tanks holding 40 gallons of gasoline are in the wings. They sare said to be sufficient for a flight of from 600 to 800 miles, depending upon wind conditions. Shatter-proof glass windows per mit five-direction visibility from the pilot's seat. A large window over the pilot's head makes possible a split- second parachute exit in case of an emergency. The landing gear is visible to the pilot whether it is drawn up or ready for use. A double safety lock keeps it in its landing position. It is drawn up by a hand wheel, and when the pilot wishes to land he releases it by a trigger. The gear locks itself in position automatically. First Fall Meeting ; The Ladies Methodist Society will hold the opening meeting of the fall at the home of Mrs. William McLeod, next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. C. Burke and Mrs. Lee Johnson will serve. Montana Crop Short The wheat crop in some districts of Montana is about fifty per cent of normal, says Dave Nelson, promin ent .Umatilla county wheat rancher, who also has a wheat ranch in Mon ta&g. Pendleton Boy Scout Returns From ' Jamboree Athena Boy Scouts will be interest ed to learn that Rudolph Crommelin, Pendleton Scout, who attended the International Jamboree of Boy Scouts in England has returned to his home in Pendleton. The East Oregonian reports that Crommelin returned to Pendleton a much wiser Boy Scout than the one who left there last June for a trip that took him half way round the earth. A reception to Rudolph held in Pendleton, was given Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the club room at the Umatilla county library. Rudolph is a member of the Elks Troop No. 42, and ha was sent on the trip by the Elks lodge, sponsors of the troop, and other organizations in Pendleton. The trip came as a cli max to his Boy' Scout career. All Boy Scout troops of Pendleton went to the library in a body for the reception and all parents of Boy Scouts as well as the general public, was also invited to attend. Johnny Ifft, who was the delegate to the Jamboree from Walla Walla, was at the reception with Doug Haw- ley, Boy Scout executive for the Blue Mountain council. Rudolph Crommelin is the son of R. M. Crommelin and was graduated from the Pendleton high school last May. : . , " , , Miss Bateman Entertains A group of Athena friends motored to Milton Saturday night and were entertained at the home of Miss Mil dred Bateman. The affair, was in the nature of a farewell party for the hostess who will leave next week for Portland where she will take up work in the University of Oregon Exten sion division. Bridge was the diver sion of , the evening, six tables being in play. Mrs. Paul Lieuallen oi Adams and Arthur Douglas maae ine high scores of the evening and Alex Mclntyre and Mrs. Arthur iougias received the consolations. Dainty ices and confections were served by the hostess assisted by her mother. Those who enioved the hospitality of Miss Bateman were, Mr. and Mrs. Annur Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn liuaiey, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McEwen, Mr. and Mrn.Laurence Pinkerton, Miss Beulah Smith, Miss Dorothy Brodie, Mr. and Mr. Taul Lieuallen, Mrs. Fred Pink- crinn. John P nkerton, Mr. and Mrs nnHo nli Cook of Helix. Mr. ana Mm. Alex Mclntyre, Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Michener and Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Miller. Athena people regret the depar.lure of Miss Bateman who was a popular teacher in the high school for the past three years. AH Hunting Closed Not only the season on deer, but tVia otipn season on birds also has oeen closed under the proclamation of Governor Patterson, until general rainfall relieves the fire hazard situ ation. The bird hunting status was given by Attorney General Van Winkle in answer to the question raised by District Attorney Proebstel, to settle a controversy raised by Uma tilla county hunters. Pilot Joe Taff, Varney Line Dares Deadly Menace V On First Flight. Portland. While virtually all other planes were in their hangers on ac count of the deadly smoke hazard, Joe Taff, Varney Air line pilot, took off from Portland airport at 5:20 p. m. Sunday, initiating direct air mail service between this city and New York. An immense crowd 1 cheered and cried farewell to the doughty pilot as he roared from the field, made one graceful circle overhead, then climbed eastward to be almost instantly swallowed in the smoky pall over hanging the whole Northwest. "If anybody gets through, Joe will," was the word that rose from other pilots and spread through the throng. The plane carried 28 pouches of Portland mail, 15 opuches from Seat tle and four from Tacoma. The local consignment contained about 14,000 letters. It included $500,000 from the First National bank for Mississippi valley and Eastern banks. , Armed guards were on hand to guard the mail. The connecting plane from Seattle arrived at 5:05 o'clock. It came down out of the smoke-blanketed north, flown by Kenneth Neese. Taff expected to hold a fairly high elevation to eliminate the hazard of high tension wires, trees and house tops until he reached Crown Point. There he will drop down into the Columbia gorge and roar eastward just above the river's surface. A plane was scheduled to leave Portland for Pasco at 6 a. m. Sunday. Pilot George Buck started out with a load of mail, but was forced to re turn in a few minutes on account of the smoke density. He said that it- was impossible to get through. Fliers report conditions worse than at any time this year, not excluding the winter storm periods. The coastwise mail planes main tained their schedules notwithstand ing these dangerous conditions. Trained Dogs Effect Total Cougars Killed With another month to go before the fiscal year of the state game de partment ends the records show that 25 more cougar have been killed in Oregon than in the year ending Sep tember 30, 1928. Last year a total of 254 cougar were killed while dur-. ing the eleven months of tha cur rent year 279 have been killed. Harold Clifford, state game warden believes that this increase is in a measure due to the fact that hunters are realizing the great inroads the cougar make among deer and are making efforts to wipe the predatory pests from the forests. Another thing is that many hunters are equip ping themselves with trained varmint dogs. Only dogs trained for predatory animal hunting are of value in tak ing cougars. The offering of $500 in cash prizes in addition to the regu lar $25 bounties to the most success ful cougar hunters will undoubtedly make a heavier killing in the coming season. Death of Mrs. Mumford Mrs. Elizabeth Mumford, aged 86, a resident of Umatilla county since 1883 and a resident of Pendleton for the past 29 years, died at her home, 203 South Perkins. She suffered a paralytic stroke a week ago. Mr. Mumford died in 1914 and the two were ' well known pioneers. Mrs. Mumford was a member of the Meth odist Episcopal church, the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Pioneer club. Mrs. Mumford is survived by a son, C. W. Mumford of Wallowa and a daughter, Mrs. B. F. Brown df Wnwwvwr, Wathiinfttm-. In New York Word has been received from Reeve Bette, who is in New York, on his overland motor trip to Boston, where hf will study medicine at Harvard Mrs. Betta is in New York also, and w'th his mother. Reeve will visit rela tives there before proceeding on to Boston. Burning Grass Under proper care and precaution a conhidcrable amount of grass and weeds have been burned in Athena dirring tmt jfjrst VAV. Land Open To Veterans i In the Vale Project Fourteen golden opportunities in land and water on the Harper unit of the Vale irrigation project, In Mal heur county, await 14 world war vet erans who can meet Undo Sam's qualifications. An applicant can make homestead entry if he is a farmer, and has $2000 in cash or its equival ent in farm machinery and posses sions. The 14 tracts vary in size from 13.4 to 99.8 irrigable acres. World war veterans have a 90-day preference right, expiring December 5, 1929. These farm units have been ap praised by government soil experts as first class irrigable land. Home steaders will have only the usual entry costs and water charges to pay and they will be getting farms in a government water project. A atate highway is now being built through the Harper unit. It is served by a railroad. A splendid opportunity is of fered. Applications for the land should be sent to Bureau of Reclamation. Vale, Oregon. To date two applications have been made but no assignments have been issued. Just a Reminder Bert Richards found the following truisms somewhere and slipped them to the Press for publication: "A cream check a day keeps the sheriff away; with egg money you're never broke. The thoroughbred hog with less care than a dog, wakes the hrgh- CWt tit living JWrt."