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VOLUME 43
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 21, 1930
NUMBER 8
SAFER AUTOMOBILES
FOR FASTER TRAVEL
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But the Drunken Driver
.. Must Be Wholly Expung
ed From the Wheel.
Chicago. "We may look forward
to automobile travel that is faster
and faster, and- safari and safer.!
Paul Hoffman, -vice-presideifV of .: the
Studehaker corporation, told the Na
tional Safety council at its annual
- congress here. - - -r-
The problem of achieving safety on
the highways, he declared, was not to
be solved by slowing up cars, but, by
more sensible traffic "regulation, y
Mr. Hoffman was invited to ad
dress the safety congress. His at
titude to speed, however, was radical
from the council's point of view. Mr.
Hoffman commented that "It took
courage to link safety and speed on
the same program. , " . .1 ,;
"Higher speeds are here and here
to stay,' he said. "Since 1920 motor
traffic has been accelerating at the
rate -of a mile an hour a year. The
public is demanding faster and faster
cars. If there is any change it is
likely to be an increase in rate. And
this is not unreasonable. I believe
this demand for speed is basically
an urge for better things. To keep
up with this public demand, automo
bile manufacturers have had to make
safe cars. They are now more than
twice as safe mechinacilly 3 and
structurally as they were 15 years
ago. . r ,, -
"In the field of traffic regulation,
however, great progress remains to
be made. The National Safety con
gress should direct its efforts to
making motor laws as modern as our
motorcars." '. .' '. -,' -.,
The reforms Mr."" Hoffman urged
were the abolishing of " top speed
limits, already done away with in
..five states, and careful policing of
those sections of the highway where
"cautious driving is' necessary,' with
rigid penalties for recklessness. The
police should judge recklessness not
on the basis of how fast a man is
driving, but how fast he can stop,
said Mr. Hoffman. He advocated
licensing of drivers, holding that the
revoking of a license for carelessness
or inefficient driving constituted a
good check. i i .
Mr. Hoffman's views on speed
were challenged by Dr. Louis Dublin
of New York, chairman of the sta
tistics section of the National Safety
council.
"I am unalterably opposed to the
main thesis of Mr. Hoffman's treat
ise," he said. "There is no earthly
reason for speed beyond 50 miles an
hour." . .
Dr. Dublin reported that safety
was increasing in all fields except
that of automobile travel, which he
declared was alone responsible for a
rising accident rate. Dr. Dublin made
an investigation of the condition of
the drivers of private automobiles in
a large number of casualties and
found that by far the greatest pro
portion of them had been drinking.
No small number were unfited- to
drive because of physical defects.
As a means of reducing trouble
from these causes, Judge Hugh . A.
Locke of Birmingham, Ala., recom
mended disciplining drivers. He
agreed with other speakers that the
examination for a license does little
to keep the drunken driver off the
road, and does not detect the "road
hog," who causes, much difficulty to
himself and others. But if the license
were taken away from these ; unfit
drivers after one offense, he argued,
they would not continue undisciplined
as at present.
" Judge Locke was applauded when
he said: "Licenses should be taken
awayfrom every driver who drinks."
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Malicious Vandalism
The Weston Leader reports that
the Weston school house was broken '
into and ransacked Wednesday night
of last week by vandals, but nothing
was stolen. A $12 stop watch and
75 cents in money in the office of
Superintendent G. W. Brace were not
taken. A downstairs window and the
door of the superintendent' ' office
were jimmied open. The vandals
evidently came in a car. School was
closed Thursday forenoon while
Deputy Sheriff Vayne Gurdane and
Chief of Police J. A. King investigat
ed the malicious act. j 'I I
Local Men Soon Will
-Leave For British Co-
:;; lumhia Ranch Project
Charles Kirk, Dudley Rogers and
Tom Kirk of Athena, Will Piper and
Lloyd Starks of Helix, are preparing
to leave for the Crestwood, B. C,
reclamation project where they have
purchased farm land.
They will go to their new holdings
about the first of the coming month
shipping household goods, etc., by
train. The land which the local men
have purchased Is a part of a 7000
acre tract in the Creston, B. C, dis
trict which has been reclaimed by a
dyking system similar-H4 that at
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, on the United
States side of the river, and which
during the past seven years is said
to have produced. from , 50 ,to, 80
bushels per acre ,f orf an every year
CTOJh
The British Columbia land ;was
purchased? for '$90 per acre, requir
ing a payment of $20 per acre down,
the balance to be paid in one-third
of the crop yearly. On this basis,
Wm. Piper has purchased 620 arces,
Lloyd Starks 320, Dudley Rogers 650,
Charles Kirk 320, and Mr. Kirk and
his son Tom will also farm under
lease 320 acres owned by Asa De
maris, of Milton. ; .
Tractor equipment will beused in
farming the land. E. C. Rogers re
turned last week from British Colum-r
bia, where he made, arrangements for
the purchase of the farming equip
ment through the International Har
vester company." Marcus seed wheat
also has been purchased at Calgary
for seeding the crop this spring. Two
elevators will- be constructed this
summer to facilitate marketing the
season's crop.
Tariff Rates Raised 1
4 On Livestock Imports
Washington. After increasing the
tariff! on zinc and refusing to levy
an import tax, on silver, now on the
free list.' the senate returned" to the
heart of the" tariff bill the agricul
ture schedule and voted increases in
duties on live cattle above those car
ried in the .Hawley-Smoot measure.
Eastern and southern democrats
clashed over the proposed higher
cattle levies, but the final roll calr re
vealed the overwhelming sentiment
of both parties for higher protection
on farm products. The vote was 72
to 4 for the increases.
Senator Connally, democrat, Texas,
sponsored the new cattle rates, which
as approved were two and one half
cents a pound on cattle weighing
under 700 pounds and three cents a
pound for those weighing 700 pounds
and over. Present duties are ,1
cents on cattle weighing 700 pounds,
and 2 cents on those weighing 1,050
pounds and over. "
Athena Forfeits Game :
Afhena hich school f orf eited ' the
basketball game to Weston high
school, Tuesday evening, by walking
off the floor soon after the second
period started as the result of al
nartialitv on the Dart of Ref
eree Mays of Pendleton. According
to reports here, Mays refereed an
unsatisfactory game between Athena
and Pilot Rock some time ago, and
rather than have his players "fouled"
off the Weston court, Coach Miller
waved them to the showers, thus
automatically giving the game, to
Weston.
Douglas Fir Passes Rigid Test at 7. of O.
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Douglas fir timbers, after 63 years service in Hayden bridge, near Eugene,
were found not only to equal new tlmbera In strength, but were actually
stronger, when tested by E. H. McAllister, professor of mechanics et the
University of Oregon. Here Prof. McAllister Is shown with the machine
which Is exerting thousands of pounds of pressure down on the fir beam.
University of Oregon, Eugene. Douglas fir timbers, after 53 years of.
service, were found not only to equal new timbers Jn strength, but were
actually stronger, it Is stated by E. H. McAllister, profeesor ot mechanics at
the University of Oregon, who has completed a research investigation on
material taken from Hayden Bridge, a structure erected near Eugene In 1874.
The timbers in the bridge were found to be in an excellent state of
preservation, and Professor McAllister's conclusion Is that Douglas fir can
be preserved in sound structural condition for at least half a century by the
simple expedient of covering from weather and providing for a free circula-.
tion of air. . , t ' .--,;.,
More than 200 tests, on machines which exert from 30,000 to 200,000
pounds pressure, were made on the old timbers, while for basis of comparison
similar tests were made on both green and seasoned pieces of the same
size. Although some of the timbers that went into construction of the
bridge would, not be acceptable as bridge material under modern grading
rulee, the average strength was found to be in excess of the average strength
of new timber in green condition, while in most cases it was well above the
average for unused timber that had been air dried for two or three years.
New Gas Well Tapped.
and Flowing At Payette
Boise. Gas of sufficient pressure
to blow sand, water and slate 70 feet
into the air, was released by a drill
in the well of the Idaho-Oregon Pat
r oleum company near Payette, Idaho,
but the well was again plugged with
sand so quickly as to prevent any
estimate of the quantity of gas avail
able, it was announced.
An attempt will be started to open
the well again, A. S. Hinks of Pay
ette, secretary of the -corporation,
said. . ' -
Dislocated Shoulder "
Rfllnh McEwen. Jr.. sustained a
;nfnl rHslnmteH shoulder when he
was thrown from a horse Wednesday
morning-at the ranch. Ralph was
after some wild horses when his
mount stumbled and fell on him. He
wan rashed to Freewater but it was
deemed necessary to take x-ray pic
tures and he was taken on to Walla
Walla. Dr. Cowan after administer
ing ether put the shoulder in place.
No fractures were suffered but the
patient will wear his arm in a sling
for some time.
y Dr. McKinney Jn Athena
Dr. W. H. McKinney, well known
physician and surgeon of Weston
will practice part time in Athena, and
i will be located here in Dr. S. F.
f Sharp's office. Dr. McKinney will be
;: at his Athena office daily from 1 to 5
p. m., and at his Weston office from
; 8 a. m., to 12 noon. Dr. McKinney
had already built up some practice in
; Athena, and finds it convenient to
now divide his time between Weston
and here. The doctor opened his Ath
' cna office Monday of this week.
Captain Alone on Board -Advices
from Portland yesterday
were to effect that Captain Graham
alone remained on the steamer Ad
miral Benson, stuck on the sands at
the entrance of the Columbia river.
Coast sruardsmen said the vessel had
developed a severe list under the in
cessant wash of the surf. Guards
men also reported -that the riveting
was pulling loose on the amidship
plates, and that the engine room was
full of water.
Lee Brown Passes
The East Oregonian reports that
Lee Brown, aged 48, died Wednesday
morning at the home' of his sister,
Mrs. J. Kimball, of Holdman, his
death being caused by dropsy, Mr.
Brown was a life-long resident of this
county. His sister Mrs. Kimball sur
vives him. '
Building Ranch House
Chase Garfield is replacing the
house that recently burned on Mrs.
Templeton's farm west of Athena
with a new one, doing most of the
earpenter work himself. Mr. Gar
field ha the place under leaseV
s't. ' Mrs. Hill Honored
Mrs. H. H. Hill was honored Sun
day when her family gathered ' to
commemorate her birthday. Billy
Rider, a great grandson, was also an
honor guest, his first birthday occur
ring the following day. Mrs. Hill
was the recipient of many flowers and
red carnations were used effectively
as a centerpiece at dinner. Fifteen
were present and were, W. C. Rider
and Mrs. Maurice Rider and son Billy
of Yakima, Maurice Hill and family
and C. O. Whiteman and family of
Walla Walla, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Richards and Roland Richards and
Mr. and Mrs. Hill.
Pruning Fruit Trees
W. E. Campbell has been engaged
lately in pruning his fruit trees on
his acreage near Athena; Mr. Camp
bell grows a variety of fine fruit,
although his orchard tract is-principally
set to thrifty prune trees. He
has no trouble in getting a market
for his fruit, and last season finding
a dull market for his prune crop on
he let the prunes ripen on the tree,
then took them to a dryer. . The re
sult was that the product proved
to be of excellent quality and brought
a top price. 1 '
Senator Taylor Here
Ex-State Senator Henry J. Taylor
drove up from Pendleton Friday and
spent a few hours with Athena
friends. Mr. Taylor, while not being
an avowed candidate on the legisla
tive or any other ticket, so far as is
known at this time, showed himself
to be as much of a sterling democrat
as ever and evinced a keen interest
in the shaping up of the primary
struggle which both parties are toy
ing with in the offing.
i Atlantic Coast Cold
' After thermometers had dipped to
as low as 41 degrees below zero, the
severest cold spell in the winter in
the North Atlantic states reached its
climax Monday, " and temperatures
generally began to ascend in fulfil
ment of the weather man's promise
of relief. ' " '
Mayor Pro Tern
On leaving Athena to reside in
Portland, C. L. McFadden, mayor of
the city necessarily vacated that of
fice and the city council has appoint
ed Councilman Henry Dell to serve
temporarily as mayor.
Gored By Bull . . ,.,. ,
C. M. Bixby of Fruitvale, who was
recently gored by a bull, is reported
to be convalescing in a hospital at
Walla Walla.
Grain Prices Rebound
1 After Hitting Bottom
Chicago. Grain prices bumped on
the bottom of the wheat pit Wednes
daythen started a comeback with
the aid of the government's wheat
stabilization corporation. .
Despite the "establishment of low
record prices for the season in wheat,
corn, oats and rye at the opening of
Wednesday's market, the close show
ed fractional gains over Tuesday.
Milton Is Again Victorious
The Milton K. of P. basketball
team took another game from the
Athena town team Wednesday night
by the score of 26 to 24. The locals
displayed fine form in the first quart
er, by close checking and accurate
shooting, the score being 8 to 1 in
Athena's favor. However, the score
book at the end of the second quarter
showed that the teams had evened
and Milton had the best of it, score
16 to 14. The next two periods was
a tie for the teams, each gathering
10 points, giving the K. of P.'s the
game, 26 to 24. - Athena plays the
Helix "Red Devils" Monday evening
at Helix and a following game will
be on this floor. ,
Cox Didn't Come Through
Leo Cox is not the owner of Me
Fadden's Pharmacy, as reported in
last week's Athena Press. Through
a hitch in financial matters, so it is
reported, the deal fell through after
stock inventory had been taken, and
Mr. McFadden had left for Portland.
Cox left the city Thursday evening
of last week and failed to return,
later returning the store key . by
mail. Leonard Geissel is managing
the store for Mr. McFadden and wil!
be assisted in its operation by a reg
istered pharmacist.
Two Deputies Quit
Two deputies in the office of Sher
iff Gurdane have resigned to accept
other positions. Jack Folsom goes to
work for the J. E. Smith Livestock
company, and Hiram George has
taken a position with K. G. Warner,
sheepman. Sheriff Gurdane has not
made appointments to fill the deputy
vacancies.
, Lambing Under Way
Lambing season has started in the
Blue Mountain section near Walla
Walla, according to Albert Baker,
district forest ranger, with the herds
of Bill Martin and Tom Drumheller
commencing to lamb first. Supplies
for the lambing season are now be
ing taken into the hills to the various
lambing camps. -
First Over the Top '
Robert LaRue, commander of Mil
ton pobt of the American Legion, has
received word that Milton Post No. 24
is among the first in the state to go
over the top in membership. The
membership is stronger than it has
ever been since organization.
Mrs. Phillips In Hospital '
Mrs. John Phillips was taken to a
hospital at Walla Walla this week by
her son Dorvan, where she will re
main for several days receiving medi
cal treatment. Mrs. Phillips' Athena
friends hOpU fof hot Bpeedy recovery.
Mrs. William Booher . , :
Died At Home Here !
Of Heart Failure
Mrs. William Booher died at her
home in Athena, early Friday morn
ing of heart failure. Since the death
of her husband on Christmas eve,
Mrs. Booher had been in . failing
health, and for a time her sons re
mained with her. However, she had
improved, and her sons returned to
their home at Condon, so that her
death, which came suddenly was un
expected. ": .
Mrs. Booher was. nearly 67 years
of age when she passed on. She had
been a resident of this couV for'?5
year, hying most of that tune in and
near Athena. She was born in Henry
county, Missouri. 'he is survived by
two sons, r-npy'and Elmer Booher
of Condon, anl' a stepson, Jacob
Booher, of Bonners Ferry,' Idaho.
1 Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon atrthe Christian church, of
which the deceased had long been a
member. Pastor Sias preaching the
sermon,, Many beautiful floral offer
ings from friends , were in evidence
Interment took place in Athena ceme
tery at three o'clock.
Cancer Patient Shows
Response To Treatment
San Francisco. Mrs. Gertrude Ed
wins, who attracted wide attention by
her dramatic flight in an airplane
from Wenatchee, Wash., to receive
the newly discovered Humber-Coffey
treatment for cancer, continued to
show slight gains at St. Mary's hos
pital here, where a second injection
and a blood transfusion were given
Saturday, the day following her ar
rival. A second transfusion is plan
ned for. R
. Dr. G. K. Rhodes, attending Mrs.
Edwins in the absence of Drs. Walter
B. Coffey and John D. Humber, now
in Los Angeles superintending treat
ments and clinical work, said Mrs.
Edwins already had responded by
taking more nourishment, showing
more color, and having better pulse.
She was considerably brightened
by the arrival of her sister, Mrs.
Harry Smith of Seattle, wash., and
by the almost constant attendance of
her ' husband, Irving -v Edwins, who
brought his wife here in a last des
perate effort to save her life after
reading of the discoveries made by
Drs. Humber and Coffey. ;
McKenzie Chapter O. E. S.
McKenzie Chapter O. E. S. met at
Masonic Hall Wednesday evening,
about thirty members being present.
Degrees of initiation were given to
Mrs. Kohler Betts and Fay Pambrun
following which brief speeches were
made by the candidates. A short pro-
srram including vocal solos by Mrs.
Ralph McEwen who sang "Trees" by
Joyce Kilmer and "Little Northern
Window", by Dare. Kohler Bctts was
heard in a humorous song "The
Pirate" by Gordon and "Rolling down
to ,Rio" by Kipling. A' social hour
was enjoyed with Mrs. Marion Han-
sell, Mrs. Chance Rogers and Mrs.
James Cresswell as hostesses. A
motif , suggestive of the birthday of
Washington was used. Mrs. Charles
Kirk wh will leave shortly to make
her home in Canada was presented
with a gift from the Chapter. "
Will Look After Farm '
.T. M. Banister has returned to Wes
ton, says the Leader,' and is again oc
cupying the family residence on
North Water street. He will be join
ed hv Mrs. Banister, who is now re
ceiving treatment at the College
Place hospital following a relapse af
ter partial recovery from pneu
monia, so soon as she is fully con
valscent. It is Mr. Banister's inten
tion to take personal direction of his
wheat ranching operations in this
neighborhood.
No Peaches, Halo Apricots
There will be few. if any peaches
or apricots in the Walla Walla val
ley this year, according to the dis
trict horticulturist's office. Nearly
all the buds were killed by the severe
wentlipr this winter, and much of the
young wood has been killed. Cherry
buds are not seriously hurt, and apple
and prune trees came through safely.
K. of P. Convention
Twal Knichts of Pythias will at
tend the annual district convention to
be held at Pendleton, Monday evening
of next week. There will be a num
ber of initiations, resulting in ritual
istic competition between the lodges
of the district. '
' Sixth Meningitis Victim
Cerebrospinal meningitis has
claimed its sixth victim at Yakima,
since the first of the year, Joseph F.
Hamilton, 4, dying after an illness
of 36 hours. Of ten cases reported
this year, four are well on the road to
recovery.- j
' Gone To Klamath Falls
Mose Banister, who has recently
been employed at Bryce Baker's Ath
ena Service station, left Athena yes
terday for Klamath Falls, where he
expects to have a position in- a meat
market.,,. ,-,, .
'Athena Graders Turn
E In; a Fine Record In
Their Spelling Contest
,lhe Athena grade school pupils,
second to fifth grades inclusive, have
turned in an exceptionally fine aver
age record in a spelling contest just
closed. : Considering the number of
words given each grade, the percent
age of words spelled is exceedingly
nign, and the pupils who missed snell
ing the most words even acquitted
themselves in the contest with a rec
ord of achievement that they may be
proud of. This fact is self evident
when it is realized that to the con
testants hi the second grade , ' were
given 185 words to spell, to the third
grade 204 words, the fourth grade
252, fifth grade 187.' Concerning the
contest, Miss Bryant of the primary
department, says: .
"The spelling contest created keen
interest and high enthusiasm among
the pupils, with the 3rd and 4th
grades coming out victorious. It has
developed that the contest helped
each child realize his individual re
sponsibility to his - class and good
sportsmanship was portrayed by the
willingness of each one to share his
part in maintaining a high, class
standard.
"As a result of the contest, each
class has raised its average in spell
ing over 50 per cent. In the six
weeks preceding the contest, over 100
words were missed .by second grade
pupils,' while this term only fivo
pupils spelled words incorrectly, and
a total of only 47 words were missed
by the entire class during progress
of the contest.
"Words which were incorrectly
spelled, those written carelessly, or
those retraced or erased were counted
as being wrong this to impress on
the mind of the pupil requirement of
neatness in writing. Thus the con
test not only increased accuracy in
spelling, but it had a strong tendency
to create habits of carefulness and a
stimulation of thought before action.
"The teachers and pupils agree
that a spelling contest is not only in
teresting and entertaining, but help
ful. The losers are enthusiastically
calling for another contest for the
next six weeks' term. .
Contest Results '', 1 ,
Below is a list of the pupils par
ticipating in the contest,' total n am
ber of words given, name of pupil
and number ' of words incorrectly
spelled: , t . " '
Second Grade, 185 words Iva Mae
Booher, missed 0: Mary Lou Hansel,
0; Robert Mayberry, 0; Helen Rogers,
0; Bobby Zerba 0; Arminda Coppock,
2; Geraldine Garrett, 13; , Maurice
Johns, 14; Orville Peterson, 1; Louise
Ringel, 8; Winifred Wilson, 6;
Lawrence Ball, 1; Leon Mayberry ,2.
Third Grade, 204 words Eugene
Miller, missed 2; Donald Jones, 1;
Mcbelle demons, 4; Clarence Mon
tague, 0; Gloria Garfield, 0; Helen
Alkire, 0; Billy McFadden, 2; Arthur
Kilgore, 1; Emma Jane Kilgore, 4;
Sheldon Sheard, 9.
Fourth Grade 252 words Wilma
Mclntyre, missed 3; Paul Kibby, 1;
Billy Johns, 1; Barbara Huffman, 3;
Dale Jenkins, 5; Woodrow Wilson, 5;
Frances Alkire, 0; Beverly Barrett
0; Natalie Miller, 0; Marjorie Martin
0; Billy Hansell, 0.
Fifth Grade, 187 words Virginia
Eagen missed 1; Melba Montague, 2;
Ruth Street, 2; Glenn Moore, 2; Dayle
McLean; 2: Joyce Pinkerton, 2; Till
man Taylor, 8; Walter Banister, 4;'
Gayle McLean, 6; Gale Moore, 5;
Carl Ball, 6 Teddy Miller, 7; Ira Al
kire, 8; Bryan Kibby, 19. .
' Open Elk Season
At a recent meeting of the Pilot
Rock Rod & Gun club, the members
expressed themselves in favor of a
short open season on elk this fall
Recommendations for an open season
of the last four days of the deer seas
on for Umatilla, Baker, Union, Wal
lowa and Grant counties were offered
by the club In response to a request
for an expression on the subject made
by W. A. Gilliam of Baker. The club
proposed a limit of one bull elk with
forked horns, resident license $5,
non-resident license, $50. It is esti
mated that there are approximately
5000 elk in Umatilla county and 12,
000 in the above mentioned five coun
ties. . ,
, Hoover Will Open Bridge
The Invitation of Lonarview to
Prealdent Hoover to Dress a eolden
key at the White House that will of
ficially open to traffic the Longview
Rainier bridge was accepted. The
president will press the key at 2 p. m.
Pacific time, March 29, which will of
ficially start the festivities in which
governors of three states, Dominion
representatives from Canada and
caravans from many communities, in
cluding, some from California, will
participate. , ,
Believe Vessel Lost
Gripped by the sand in the position
where she grounded at the mouth of
the Columbia River Saturday night,
the Pacific steamship Coastal liner
Admiral Benson was believed doom
ed to join the dozen ships abandoned
during the past 75 years on Pea
cock Spit, tjie "graveyard of the Pa
cific." .
era pay for .
: SOLONS KILLED
Court Says Members of the
Legislature Not Entitled
To Extra $5. f
Salem. Members of the Oregon
legislature are not entitled to the ex
tra, $5 per day expense money which
they voted themselves "at the last
session. . ' ' . ' . .-.
The supreme court, in an opinion
written by Justice Belt, holds that
"such allowance for personal expenses
is, in effect, additional compensation
which the constitution expressly for
bids.
"It seems to the writer" Justice
Belt declares in his opinion, "that
much ingenious reasoning is required
to reach any other conclusion."
The opinion of the supreme court
affirms a decree handed down - by
Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan of
Marion county granting an injunction
restraining Hal E. Hoss, secretary of
state, from issuing warrants in pay
ment of the $5 per day expense
money.
"We are not unmindful that the
compensation fixed by the constitu
tion, in view of changed conditions,
is wholly inadequate and tends, in
our opinion, to defeat good govern
ment in that the poor man, although
well qualified, is often thus precluded
from rendering this important public
service," , Justice Belt concluded.
"However, the inadequacy of compen
sation is a political and not a judi
cial question." .
"In construing a constitution pro
vision we Beek to ascertain and give
effect of the people who adopted it,"
Justice Belt points out. " the
constitution must be viewed in the
light of the spirit of the times when
it was relative to the matter of com
pensating those who represented
them in the legislature.. '
"Counsel concede there is a plain
and specific constitution limitation
against "additional compensation, but
it is argued there is no limitation, ex
pressor implied, relative to expenses.
The mileage of 'three dollars for
every 20 miles' allowed in going to
and returning from the capital was in
the nature of a personal expense paid
directly to the legislator. Having thus
enumerated this item of personal ex
pense, we think there is a strong im
plication against the allowance of
additional personal expenses. If the
framers of the constitution intended
to allow other personal expenses, such
as room rental and meals, it is reas
onable to assume that provision wou'd
have been made therefore."
Justice Belt points out that this
view of the constitutional provision
for compensation of Oregon's law
makers was accepted without ques
tion by the state legislature "until
the passage of the first resolution for
incidental expenses in 1927."
"Such an interpretation by the
legislature extending over a period
of time in excess of half a century
should and does have great weight
with the court."
Similar situations arising in both
Kansas and Oklahoma, which slates
have constitutional provisions rela
tive to compensation of legislators
similar to that of Oregon, Justice Belt
points out, were decided adverse to
the additional compensation.
Justices McBride and Rossman dis-,
sent, from the majority opinion, al
though not preparing any written
opinion containing their views of the
subject.
Cockburn Will Run (
Mack Cockburn, former county
commissioner, was in Athena Wed
nesday from his home ' at Milton.
Mack let his friends know, both re
publican and democratic, right off the
reel that he was a candidate for rep
resentative from Umatilla county,
subject to the decision of the re
republican voters in the primary elec
tion. Mack is a fella who is more or
less non commital, but he left a hunch
over here that if elected, he would
go down to the legislature with the
sole object of doing the very best he
could for Umatilla county and the
state of Oregon.
Observed Anniversary
Pythian Lodge Knights of Pythias
observed the 66th anniversary of the
founding of the order with a social
meeting at Castle Hall last evening.
A banquet dinner was served at six
o'clock, the members of the local
lodge, their families and invited
guests participating. After dinner,
an informal program was enjoyed by
those present
These Bought Caterpillars
Venard Bell, of the Page Machinery
company of Walla Walla and Pendle
ton, since last week has delivered
caterpillars to the following well
known wheat raisers: McBride Bros.,
a sixty; Frank Coppock 30, Fred
Gross-Lou Is Keen 30, Carl Hudemann
30, Frank Lefave 30. . ;