The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, November 15, 1929, Image 1

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VOLUME 50.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 15. 1929
NUMBER 46
MOTORISTS TO PAY
FEE OF $8,750,000
Cut Rate To Be Collected
January 1 ; Gas Tax To
Be Increased.
, Salem. Approximately $8,750,000
will accrue to the state of Oregon
from October 1, 3.929, to December 31,
1930,'from motor vehicle fees, accord
ing to a projection of receipts from
such sources made by Hal E. Hoss,
secretary of state.
"A break in the registration year
and a change in the license fees, both
authorized by the 1929 legislature,
have made the estimate of probable
receipts from automobile fees difficult
- arid the department has been conser
vative in outlining the anticipated
revenues," said Mr. Hoss.
"The state will receive during 1930,
fees from licenses Covering a year
and a half, as the motorist will be re
quired to take out a half year license
January 1, and at the expiration of
this license on June 30, 1930, pay
ment will be due for a year's license
to run until June 30, 1931. '
"Adding to the collection of 18
months' revenue within a 12-month
period will be the income from the
normal increase in the number of
motor vehicles registered in the state,
bringing the total collections for the
15 months starting October 1, 1929,
to $8,758,323, according to statistics
compiled. Of this total, administra
tive expense will require $350,332,
leaving a net revenue of $8,407,991 to
be distributed to the counties of the
state and the state highway fund."
Under a new' apportionment basis
established by the last legislative as
sembly, effective January 1, 1930,
counties of the state will receive one
third of the motor vehicle revenue in
stead of one-quarter as the division is
made now. This change in appor
tionment was made to compensate
the counties for the decrease in li
cense fees which would cut down re
ceipts to the counties from" the motor"
vehicle registration and transporta
tion fund. i
" The state highway fund will not
suffer a decrease from the cut in li
censes due to the additional 1 cent a
gallon added to the gasoline tax, ef-
; fective January 1, 1930.. Receipts de
rived from the tax on gasoline sales
are not included in the county ap-
f, portionments, but are held for tha
state highway fund.
Of the funds to be distributed next
year, counties of the . state will ' re
ceive $2,802,663 and the state high
way share will be $5,605,327. The ap
proximate amount to be received by
Umatilla county from receipts in 1930
is $77,143.98, and the total of the ap
portionment made to the county in
r March and September, 1929, was $53,-601.87.
State
Sends Hordes
of Fish to the Ocean
Portland. Eighty-five million
salmon fingerlings, myriads and
shoals of four-inch chinooks, silver-
. sides and sock-eyes, were liberated
last year to sea where they will grow
and fatten in preparation for their re
turn to Oregon streams two, or three,
or four years hence.
That gigantic planting of fish which
will result in a harvest of salmon
when they mature in the ocean deeps,
, done in much the same manner as a
farmer plants wheat for the yield of
the fall, was outlined by Hugh
Mitchell, director of hatcheries at the
meeting of the fish commission. His
report on the liberation of salmon for
the fiscal year ending September 30,
was the highlight of the session.
I In addition to that, the commission
has on hand in its hatcheries, more
than 9,000,000 salmon waiting libeva-
i tion within the next six months.
The figures given by Director
Mitchell showed a vast increase over
the work of the past two years. This
season an exact total of 85,157,319
were released, in 1928, only 71,055,069,
and in 1927 the total reached 81,022,-144.
For Scout Award
John Barrie, Eagle scout of troop
4, Walla Walla has been nominated
for the Harmon Foundation Award to
Boy Scouts. This award is for $100
end four such prizes are given each
year to premier scouts in Montana,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The
Eomination of the Walla Walla scout
the first to be made from here this
year, was endorsed by the troop com
mittee. '
riaai Sw LinotTtx Work
MissBeulah Smith of the high school
faculty, brought her English lass to
the Press office yesterday, rfiere the
operations of the Linotype and print
ing process were explained. The
class evinced marked interest in the
mechanical construction and operation
of the machines, and especially did
UNIVERSITY OF 0REG0M
RIFLE TEAM RATES K;
J
In the national rixle matches held
at Camp Perry, Ohio, last August,
Harvey Wright, senior in the Univer
sity of Oregon, tied for third place.
He was also individual high point
shot in the K. O. T. C. at the univer
sity last year.
UNIVERSITY " OF OREGON, Eu
gene, Ore. Competing for tha famous
trophy, "The Warrior of the Pacific,"
the University cf Oregon R.O.T.C.
rifle team representing tha Ninth
Corps Area, defeated all other teams
in the mainland United States and
was only defeated by the team repre
senting the University of Hawaii, it
was announced here by Major F. A.
Barker, commandant of the unit here.
The Warrior of the Pacific trophy,
a handsome statuo of an Hawaiian
warrior, has bean won every year by
the team from the University of Ha
waii, but thi3 year the Islanders were
closely pressed by the Oregon rifle
men, who scored an average of 207.689
against 211.478 by Hawaii. Oregon
led its nearest competitor, Nebraska
of the Seventh corps,'' by over 11
point. the Cornhuskers scoring but
196. They in turn had a substantial
lead over Wisconsin, "which turned in
an average . of 1S1.615. Syracuse
ranked next, with Texas A. and M.,
North Carolina State College, . Drex
el Institute, PePr.uff, and Rhcdo Is
land ' state college ranking in order
named.
' Oregon had already von the "Dough
Boy of the West" trophy and-tho
right" to represent the Ninth Corps
area , in the competition at sunnier
camp this year.
Flouting the Truth
There is uo excuse for seven-tenths
of the mistakes men make. The world
la full of certainties; the list Is so
extensive that almost everything Is
covered. What has happened in the
past la warning for the future; and
nearly everything lias happened. If
we may know about the distant plan
eta and we do how math easier It
is to know about our bodies, the Intu
its of men collectively and individual
ly, and of other things we may handle
and taste. Men are actually tremend
ously clever; their trouble is that
after discovering the truth, they say
the truth ts an outrage, and try to
change it. E. W. Howe's Monthly.
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1 Historic Ligbthoute '
The old Cape Henry lighthouse,
near Norfolk, Va., was erected In 1700.
the first of many that now dot the
coast line of the United States. Re
cently because of Us historical sig
nificance a pilgrimage was made to
it by women's organizations of the
vicinity. On the old lighthouse Is a
bronze tablet with this Inscription:
"Near this spot landed, April 20, 1007.
Capt. Gabriel Archer, Christopher
Newport, Hon. George S. Percy. Bar
tholomew GosYiold, lidw. Maria Wing
field, with twenty-five others, who.
calling the place Cape Henry, planted
a cross, April 26, 1007. Dei Gratia
Virginia Condlta."
t Friends
We must, In great measure, take
our friends as they are, If we are to
have them at all. We cannot remodel
any of them of will. When once we
have accepted this fact and the kin
dred fact that our friends are prob
ably longing quite as fervently to Im
prove us, we shall get a great deal
more- pleasure out of our companion
ships, and escape much mental fric
tion. Great Thoughts (London). ;
t - j::. .'.'..Of or Off?.
Tom,' age five, ' was getting ready
for bed when be suddenly asked:
"Dad, must 1 get scaled with my
shoes on or off 2 ', ' ' t
Dad didn't seem to understand what
it was all about so Tom explained:
- "The nurse tunics to kindergarten
to scale 09 and I ln I know nhether
I should eopaij shoes on or take
Ground Broken For Fine Arts Building at University of Oregon
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Work is being rushed on the Prince L. Campbell memorial building, which will house the fine arts museum of
tha University of Oregon. The structure, to cost approximately $175,000, is a gift to the university from the
people of the slate, and when completed will be one of the most beautiful buildings of its kind in the entire
Tniled Stalest '
Federal Officers Are
Investigating North
Idaho Liquor Sellers
Moscow, Idaho Federal authorities
in North Idaho started smashing
what they termed a great liquor con
spiracy ring which involved the sher
iff and other officials in Shoshone
county.
; United States District Attorney H.
E. Ray said more than 40 secret in
dictments had been returned by the
federal grand jury against public
officials and prominent citizens in
north Idaho. By nightfall eight had
been arrested.
They included R. E. Weniger, Wal
lace, sheriff of Shoshone county;
Charles Bloom, Mullan, deputy sher
iff; Mayor Arthur J. Harwood of Mul
lan; Chief of Police; Army Welch of
Mullan; and George Huston and
Elmer Olson, former city councilmen
of Mullan.
Their bond was set at $2,000 apiece,
on charges of conspiracy to violate
the national prohibition act, and all
the accused were reported making ar
rangements to furnish it---i.: -The
grand jury was dismissed after
many witnesses had testified. Those
arrested will be tried in federal court
at Coeur d'Alene.
Federal officers declined to divulge
the names of other men indicted, or
to discuss the ramifications and
methods of the alleged conspiracy.
Most of those indicted are believed to
be residents of Shoshone county, in
the heart of the Coeur d'Alene mining
district.
Oregon Farmers To
Greet Federal Board
Oregon State College. The largest
farmer's marketing group ever to
gather in this state is expected in
Portland November 21 when two
members of the federal farm board,
Samuel R. McKelvie and Charles S.
Wilson,, will appear at the special
meeting of the , Oregon Cooperative
council.
George 0. Gatlin, secretary of the
council and extension marketing spe
cialist here, has received notification
of the presence of the two federal
board members at the meeting and
has issued invitations to all managers
and officials of Oregon cooperatives,
totaling about 150 organizations,
whether they are members of the
council or not. J. 0. Holt of Eugene,
president of the council, authorized
the invitations.
This will be the first time any
members of the farm board have vis
ited Oregon since their appointment.
Besides addressing the council meet
ing, McKelvie and Wilson will enter
freelylnto the discussions which arise
on the floor.. They are expected to
give Oregon , cooperative leaders a
picture of the policies and activities
of the farm board, and the Oregon
men in turn are expected to acquaint
them with marketing conditions in
this state.
Reduce Income Taxes
Says Secretary Mellon
Washington, D. C. Secretary Mel
lon announced that with the approval
of President Hoover, he would rec
ommend to congress a reduction of
approximately $160,000,000 in . the
normal tax on individual and corpora
tion incomes, applicable to the 1929
earnings.
"That is to. say," said the treas
ury head's formal statement, "on the
first $4,000 of taxable income the rate
will be reduced from one and one
half per cent to one half per cent; on
the second $4,000 from three per cent
to two per cent, and on the balance,
the present five per cent rate will be
reduced to four per cent."
Mellon said it was hoped the re
duction "would take the form of a
joint resolution of congress, thus per
mitting prompt action by both houses
by avoiding a general revision of the
revenue law."
He revealed the proposal had been
discussed with republican and
democratic leaders in both the Senate
and the House and said they had
"tentatively approved the proposed
recommendation."
Alaska-Yukon Highway
Appointment of a committee com
posed of representatives of the gov
ernments of the United States, Do
minion of Canada and British Colum
bia to investigate the cost and feasi
bility of a highway across British
Columbia to Yukon territory and
Alaska was proposed at a meeting in
Victoria, B. C.
Basketball Practice -Cnnch
Miller is nuttinz his basket
ball material through an Intensive
course of training in preparation for
the coming basketball season. He will
build the team around Rogers, My-
rick and Crowley, last year lettermen.
Twenty candidates are turning out for
placement on the team.
Will Barricade Tunnel
In the interests of safety, the aban
doned Great Northern tunnel through
the .Cascades will be barricaded to
prevent its use by motorists, provided
King county officials agree to the pro
posal of County Engineer Carter of
Chelan county, who has asked that
such action be taken.
Mrs. 0. E. Venable and Mrs. Earl
Martin were Walla Walla visitors
Spokane Detective Is
Killed By Gunman
Spokane. Detective Roy Fordyce,
54, was killed in- a three-cornered
pistol fight between two officers and
a man they were questioning.
Ralph Larsen, 22, alias Richard
Landis, who was charged with murder,
had his left arm broken as they ex
changed volleys, and struck in the
head by Detective George Bradley.
Charles Dow, 20, alias Dawes, alias
Davis, was charged with being an ac
cessory to murder, although police
said he did no shooting.
Fnrrivrn and Rradlev saw the rjair
buy a ,38-caliber pistol at a pawn
shop, and lollpwed tnem to tneir noiei
room to ask the motive for the pur
i'VinMP Larsen and Dow said thev in
tended to use the weapon for nothing
unlawful, and the officers were about
to leave.
Siiddenlv. Bradlev said. Larsen null
ed another pistol from his pocket and
started shooting. Fordyce and Brad
ley replied with their pistols.
Bradley said, he saw f ordyce tail
shot through the heart, and then
leaned for the door. Bradley
fcent. him unconscious with his trun.
Dow, meanwhile, had pushed a third
pistol under the radiator, Bradley
said.
in tb natml wa?on. nolice affirm
ed, Larsen said, "I don't know why I
did it. I didn't want to be caught
with a gun and sent away."
Walla Walla Truant Girl
In Hospital At Eugene
Walla Walla. M. C. Long left last
Sunday night for Eugene, to bring
Wlc hi 14-vear-old daughter , Ber-
nice Long, who left home about ten
days ago, and who has just Deen
found in a hospital recovering from
injuries suffered in an automobile
accident, ' -
The girl was on her way to Cali-
fnmia hrniinp to STO into the mOVieg,
it is reported, and was given a ride
by a motorist, the maenme Deing
wrecked soon after she was picked
. . . i i i Li..
up. The girl sunerca a orosen aniuv
and one finger was cut off. the motn
er states that the girl had been to a
tha niirht before she left, and
there officers ordered her to go home
because she wore no stockings. &ne
first was taken. tatjie police station,
and fearing she would be arrested
and disgraced, decided to leave nome
' ' Red Cross Drive Is On
Th annual Red Cross drive for
membership is now on, having start
vA Armistice Dav and will end on
jfogivfaiSr Day, -
Vandals Stage Raid
On College Campus;
Yellow, Green Paint
Oregon State College. Continuing
the long feud between Oregon State
and the University of Oregon, van
dals invaded the former's campus
last night and smeared yellow and
green paint over the rear entrance of
the new Memorial Union and Forestry
buildings, leaving the words "To hell
with O. S. C." and the letters "U-O"
plastered on the edifices. i-
Despite a peace treaty made . by
presidents of the two student bodies
last week tnd, war was opened early
Saturday morning when the yellow
"O" on Skinner's Butte, Eugene, was
blasted and partly destroyed. Last
night's paint episode was retaliation,
though student officials of Oregon and
O. S. C. disclaimed responsibility and
promised to aid in the apprehension
of the guilty ones.
A year ago, just before the annual
football battle between the i two
schools, "The Lady of the Fountain,"
a statue given to Oregon State by he
class of 1902, was completely wrecked
with sledge hammers, and despite a
careful investigation the culprits were
not apprehended.
Because the Beaver-Webfo'ot grid
game is scheduled for Saturday, arm
ed guards may be put on the Oregon
State campus for the remainder of the
week, according to student officials
here. '
Washington. The purchase by the
federal government of a year's sup
ply of wheat for the army and navy
was proposed, as a means of aiding
the farmer by P. C. Meredith of Los
Angeles, Cal., in a telegram placed
in the congressional record by Senator
Brooknart, repuDiican, iowa.
In the telesrram. Meredith said
"farmers are being forced to sell be
low the cost of production and specu
lators will reap large profits later."
"The present loan system," he add
ed, "is working too slow. If the gov
ernment could and would start ' buy
ins a small auantity of wheat Tues
day and the press was advised I
think the market would respond at
once."
Presents A Plan To
Relieve Grain Market
Postoffice Department
Making Preparations
For Christmas Mailing
. Post offices will make every effort
to handle the Christmas mails with
out congestion and delay ,but owing
to the enormous volume this can be
done only with the cooperation of the
public, says the Department in a bul
letin just issued.
During the holiday time the Volume
of mail increases approximately 200
per cent. It is a physical impossibil
ity to handle this great mass of mail
matter efficiently and promptly with
in a few days. Therefore to assure
delivery of their Christmas presents,
cards, and letters by Christmas Day
the public should shop and mail early.
Do your Christmas shopping so
that you can mail your gifts, greet
ings, and letters to relatives, friends,
and loved ones at least a week or 10
days before , Christmas, according to
the distance. This will not only make
it certain that they are received on
or before Christmas Day, but will be
a great aid to your postal service
and to postal employees and enable
them to spend Christmas Day with
their families.
All parcels must be securely wrap
ped or packed. Use strong paper and
heavy twine.
Articles likely to spoil within the
time . reasonably required for trans
portation and delivery will not be ac
cepted for mailing. Wrap or pack
carefully, according to contents' and
plainly mark all such parcels "Perish
able." Use special-delivery stamps to
expedite delivery.
No parcel may be more than 84
inches in length and girth combined.
For delivery locally and in the firBt,
second, and third zones, 70 pounds is
the maximum weight; in all ether
zones, 50 pounds.
Mac-Hi Defeats Blue
Devils For First Time
Using a flashy aerial attack, the
Mac-Hi Pioneers won their first game
in the history of gridiron competition
with the fighting Wa-Hi Blue-Devils
by a 13-7 score at the Stadium Arm
istice Day afternoon. '
The jinx which has. kept tha MUton.
Freewater team from a victory over
the local football squad was finally
broken by an exhibition of passing
which Wa-Hi was not able to fathom
and which kept the crowd in a con
tinual state of suspense waiting for
a completed play that might mean
a touchdown. If Mac-Hi had been ef
fectively blocked io the air, the Blue
Devils would have come out with a
victory in the bag having obtained an
early lead with a touchdown and try
for point.
With the beginning of the second
half the tide turned in favor of the
visiting team as their aerial forma
tions started to click.
Cutting Pine Timber
Amie Bereevin. who has timber on
Squaw' creek is logging out yellow
nine for the Milton box factory, con
ducted by Harris Brothers. He re
ceives $13 per thousand feet for the
logs loaded on the cars at Gibbon.
A donkev enirine is being installed
this week at Bergevin's logging camp,
which will replace eight teams oi
horses now employed in snaking the
logs from the timber to tne bkio
ways. -.-
Milton Woman Passes '.
After a lintrerinz illness of 15
months duration, which started with
inflamatory rheumatism and develop
ed in dropsy, Mrs. Robert McCumber
of Milton, passed away at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. F.
Brown in that city last &aiuraay
morning. Beside her parents she is
survived by her husband, two sons
and one daughter.
Snow On Oregon Trail
While a lieht rain was falling on
the low lands Sunday night, snow
covered the Old Oregon Trail highway
in the Blue Mountains, south oi Ath
ena.
Returns From Hospital
Jeaa Fereuson recently returned to
his home on Weston Mountain, from
the veteran's hospital at Portland,
where he had been receiving medical
treatment.
Pendleton Turkey Shoot
Pendleton will stage a big turkey
shoot. Sunday morning. November 24,
at Collins Park, near Mission, under
the auspices of the Union Pacific Ath
A Six Cent Drop
Wheat values dropped six cents per
bushel at Chicago, Monday. Stock
market weakness and lower Liver
pool prices was ascribed as the reas
on. With buying support lacking,
Chicago wheat started wildly at 2'4
to 6c lower, and afterward steadied
at about 2c above initial bottom fig
ures. ' Corn, oats and provisions were
also depressed with corn opening lV4c
to 2c off, but later recovering some
what.
Rebekah District Convention
The Rehekah district convention was
held at Echo, November 9. The ad
dress of welcome was given by Nona
McFaul and the response by Bertha
Nation of Hermiston. Hallie Ingle,
president of the Rebekah assembly of
Oregon gave an address. A very in
teresting program was enjoyed, the
following officers were elected.
Mariraret Pitzer. chairman. Stella
Reeves, vice-chairman; Gladys Scheer,
secretary; Nona McFaul, treasurer.
The convention is to be held in Pen
dleton next year.
Turkeys For New Yorkers
TTermidtnn and Pilot Rock turkey
raisers have made up a shipment of
6,435 birds for New Yorkers to feast
on at their Thanksgiving dinners. No.
l fi-rarle turkevs took the lead in the
shinment. numberinff 6.553. at 32
cents per pound to the raiser. An
other turkey shipment will be made
from Herm ston about the middle or
December for the eastern holiday
trade.
Snow On MeKenzie Pass
Si inches of snow fell on central
Oregon's two highest road passes, the
MeKenzie and Sand Creek mountain,
over the Armiutice week-end, but all
hiirhwavs have been cleared and were
in good condition. The Sand Creek
pass is on the Dalles-California high
way between Bend and luamatu
Falls.
Geese at Arlington
Hunters re nor t wild geese at Ar
line-ton are beinsr readily lured by de
coys this year. Shooting over de
coys is proving more succesmui man
from blinds on the bluffs nearer the
river. However, rcese seem to be
more plentiful on the islands down
tti rive?, Ptiw Ariiagrai.
RADIO
nrnt uii
IU UluLh iII
TROUBLES TO FANS
Channels Called Wrong and
Audiences Will Be Ask
ed To Assist.
Washington,. D. C. Whfle some..
broadcasters are proposing to go on
the air in their own behalf, others are
seeking relief fortheir operating dif
ficulties directly from the federal
radio commission or from the courts.
Three current developments. in the
radio field disclose the purpose of
many broadcasters to ask their audi
ences to help them secure remedial
legislation from- congress. A plan for
a concerted drive by a group of sta
tions for succor from commission
rulings is in the process of forma
tion, and several more appeals from
commission decisions have been filed
with the court of appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
A determination to air their viewa
on the radio, chiefly against the zone
and state equalization scheme, was
voiced by many of the broadcasters
who attended the convention last
week of the National Association of
Broadcasters at West Baden, Ind. The
movement for better operating condi
tions, which is expected to take the
form of a demand for more cleared
channels, is being crystalized at
meetings here this week of operators
of various large stations which now
have only part time privileges on the
air. .
The right of a station to retain its
acknowledged service area, and the
right of the commission to order
shifts in assignments without afford
ing those affected a hearing, are the
chief points raised in the case of
WTMJ, Milwaukee. This station is
protesting the renewal of its license
on a regional wave length on whioh
the commission has placed new, or
higher powered stations, with subse
quent interference to WTMJ.
In addition, the commission has
shifted WFLA-WSUN, Clearwater,
Fla., using 2500 watts daytime and
1000 at night, to the same wave
length. All this, it is alleged, has re
duced, and is tending further to re
duce, the service range of WTMJ.
The property rights issue, which was
rather completely squelched In recent
decision of the court, is not raised
in this case, but the other legal points
are regarded as highly important.
"The Greene Murder Case"
At the Standard Tomorrow
A cast of 17 actors, each a con
summate player, headed by the great
est detective character on the screen,
William Powell, of "The Canary
Murder Case fame, will take part
in the "Greene Murder Case" which
comes to the Standard tomorrow and
Sunday evenings.
The three crime trackers of "The
Canary Murder Case" William
Powell again as Philo Vance, Eugene
Pallette again as Sgt. Heath and E.
II. Calvert again as the district at
torney, have the leading parts.
"The Greene Murder Case" was a
great murder mystery story but as a
moving picture it is even more grip
ping, more exciting. The reason for
this can be ascribed to the intelligent
character portrayals furnished by the
actors and the excellent direction of
Frank Tuttle.
The slot has to do with the stranee
killings which occur in the Greene
family's household. An elder son, his
younger brother and then their
mother succumb to the fiendish hand
of an unknown murderer.
After a series of uncanny and
thrillinct events Powell solves the
deep mystery with the suavity and
super-intelligence that S. S. Van Dine
wrote into this character in his novels.
Powell's performance is flawless.
Church Burns Note
A '$13,000 note, representing the
total indebtedness of the Church of
the Redeemer at Pendleton, was burn
ed Wednesday evening at a Parish
dinner. The note was paid Jn full
from funds raised wholly by the
Parish House Guild and the Parish
Aid by means of various benefit af
fairs conducted through a period of
nine years.
Cars Skid On Highway
Frozen surface of the Oregon Trail
during the fore part of the week was
responsible for a number of accidents
to skidding cars. At one time three
cars were in the ditch at one place
on the highway near La Grande, and
another car landed in the waters of
the Grand Ronde river.
Flag Raising Ceremonies
Flag raising ceremonies were obser
ved at St. Andrews Mission, on the
Umatilla Indian reservation, Armis
tice Day. Judge Alger Fee delivered
th'a pViflctyai audft tit th'fl Wca'sion,