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Newspaper Page Textss- 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. ffS) 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 trie Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mall Matter VOLUME 43' ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 28, 1930 NUMBER 13 MOVEMENT SMS TO SAVE SCENERY Picnicing Spots and Wooded Areas Said to be Fading Away Rapidly, t Portland. Initial steps for launch ing a statewide "Save . Oregon Scenery League" : were taken at a meeting of the - outdoor recreation committee of the Portland , Chamber of Commerce, members of the high way commission and other interested parties. . An ; organization. , meeting will be called later. The primary purpose of the move ment is the saving of scenic spots along the highways of the state and the creation of parks and recreation al areas. ; . . ' H. B. Van Duzer and Judge Robert W. Sawyer, members of the highway commission, assured the 'gathering that they were heartily in accord with the movement. f "Points that a few years ago were accessible to the public for picnick in? and other recreation have disap peared one by one," said Dean Eric W. Allen of the University of Ore gon school of journalism. "The tendency is to fence in more of these open areas and to reduce further the number of locations for public enjoy ment of Oregon's outdors." Dean Allen, who has made an ex tensive study of the scenic and rec reational phases of the highway sys tems, pointed out how the "Save the Redwoods league" of California had Rtotmed the cutting of big timber alone- the Redwood highway and con trasted it with the situation prevail ing on many of Oregon's highways. "It is regrettable, but the impes sion one receives upon entering Ore - gon after passing through the giant redwood forests, is not too favorable," be said. "Our big trees are gone from many of our- highways. Second growth and stumps mark where they stood.; Unless adequate steps are taken, in a few years there will be few areas, where our old growth firs nnr real timber, can be seen from highways." J. C. ' Ainsworth. president of the TTnitAd States National bank, a lead ing exponent of the movement, de rlared that immediate action was de- sirable. "Every six months we delay will be our loss." he said. It was suggested by several that there are numerous owners of s:eivc and recreation areas adjacent to high- wavs who would be willing to deed the property to the state under the nrce of a state-wide scenic conssr vation movement, V 7 Umatilla County Baseball League Schedule Opens April 13, Ending May 18 Formation of the schedule of games to be played by the Umatilla County Baseball League comprising teams representing. Athena, Pendleton, He lix and Mission was completed last Saturday at Pendleton by M. I. Miller of Athena, Bill King of Helix "and Jack Allen of Pendleton. The season opens Sunday, April 13 with Athena at Pendleton, and the Mission Indians at Helix. The seas on closes on May 18, with Helix play ing at Pendleton and Athena at Mis sion. " . " " " - George Gross will be on tho mound for Athena again this year. To give the players a workout, Manager Mill er will take the team to Mission Sun day afternoon for a practic3 tilt with the Indians; The schedule rf games for the season follows: April 13 Mission at Helix; Athe na at Pendleton. April 20 Helix at Mission; Pen dleton at Athena. ;: . ' April 27Mission. at Pendleton; Athena at Helix. . May 4 Pendleton at Mission; He lix at Athena. May 11 Pendleton at Helix; Mis sion at Athena. ' May 18-Helix at Pendleton; Athe na at Mission. '' ? ' On Mav 25 the teams according to their percentage standings will play semifinal games tot the league cham pionship: team Na 1 plays team No. enjoying penect garaen weatner, in the percentage column, ana so. inicago presenieu me epecuitie nlavs No. 4. and the two winners great city virtually paralyzed by the will play on the following Sunday, elements Tuesday night, fightmg June 1, for the championship. - vainly against the worst spring bhz- Izara in years. The storm spread from Nebraska ta - Athena opens the high school base- Pennsylvania and centered in the Chi- ball schedule here, at 3:30, this after- cago area. A 60 mile an hour gale noon, with Adams. Little is known oi irom ore mice wicnigan sent neavy the strength of either team, but it is snow swirling into deep drifts to DIOCK streets, stop sunace cars ana make all other transportation hazard ous and uncertain. At least three deaths were at- ADDroximately 2500 Acres Of Beans Will Be Planted -, Approximately 2500 acres of beans will be planted this spring " in the Athena-Weston district by the Jmck hoflf Farm Products company. . This years crop will be planted on the heavy soil farms in the foothill district south of Athena and east of Weston, whereas last season the bean crop was planted for the most part on ranches lower down, a couple of plantings being on land north of Atb ena. ' . : In the Dayton, Washington, district, the company will plant a large acre age this spring, and Glenn Dudley will be field superintendent for the company in its operations there. The planting and cultivating ma chinery used last year has been as- sembled, necessary repairs are being made and everything will be m readi ness to begin planting the bean crop at the proper time. - V ,-. ., Marion Hansell, field superintendent f nr the company in the Athena-wes ton district last year, will be with the company in like capacity this season. H. H. Eickhoff, president of the com pany, who has his residence in Walla Walla, has been in Athena this week. Warm Rain Bring Grass Warm rains have fallen in the Wal Iowa section for several days. The warm weather and rains are proving beneficial in giving the new grass chance of getting an early start On some of the early range areas the grass is reported to be starting up nicely and some stock are being plac ed on the ranges While most farm ers and stockmen still have plenty of hay on hand to feed their stock several weeks, all welcome a change of getting at least a part of the stock on grass. Winter, wheat crops are showing up well and report from farmers say they have not noticed any places where the grain has been ' killed during the winter season. ! Rollins College Has a Class in "Evil" m ' ' - v m " .7. J . Tinu mi mmi.i.ii' m -Mi i miti-j",-'ffi - - arr. ..-t.TOaw!Wii.,n?n, ,.nm f W. P. Littlejohn Badly Injured in Auto Accident When Thrown to Ground , Corra Harris, tlie author (left center), as the first "professor of evil," at Rollins college, Winter Park, Fla., teaches the subject to a selected group of advanced students. "The study of 'evil may seem Impractical taja Mrs. Harris, "but tho practice of 'evil Is far more impractical.' The condition of W. P. Littlejohn head miller for the Preston-Shaffer Milling company in the Athena plant, who was" very badly injured when thrown from an automobile onto the pavement, Thursday evening, is re ported, to be slightly improved. Since taken to the hospital at Pen dleton, Mr. Littlejohn has regained consciousness only for short periods, only to relapse again into a comatose state. ' "' - " ". i L . ' The accident happened near the John Adams place when Mr. Little-, john was thrown to the pavement from a Chevrolet coupe from which the door on the right side had pre viously been torn away. : The car was driven E. E. Layng, district superintendent of the Con tinental Oil company. Mr. Littlejohn was accompanying Layng to Pendle ton, where later in the evening they were to attend a meeting1 of the Elk's lodge. Mr. Littlejohn was at once taken to St. Anthony's hospital, and his fanv SPECULATION III POTATO ACREAGE Plan To Control Excessive Plantings In Pacific Mountain Area. Oregon State College. Excessive potato acreages, which are generally recognized as being caused primarily by purely speculative plantings, will be controlled in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain area next year if plans for an experiment to prevent periodic overproduction are approved at a meeting in Boise next Saturday by representatives from eight West ern potato producing states. Oregon has been invited ' to take part in the discussion which is the outgrowth of a meeting just held at Walla Walla, where W. A. Sherman, chief of the fruit and vegetable di vision of the bureau of agricultural A March Blizzard Ties Up Chicago City Traffic While California was uncomfortable in a temperature of 89, and Oregon said Athena's prospects for a good team are briKht. " With a number of five letter men and a total of thirteen players - in cnif. oor.li niirht. the bflva seem to tnbutable to the blizzard. Most Ren feandio themselves much better this sational was that of an unidentified wear and iim showing up well at the man attempting to walk against the bat and in the field. Coach Miller gale down Michigan boulevard. When has not picked his starting men to he passed tne uraKe notei, tne wina dote Knt. those that are showing un lifted him from his feet and sent him k.f t thBw resnetiva positions are rolling before a heavy bus. The lum- Mmw. Mther; Huffman. Mike and oermg vemcie crusnea mm to aeani. Jim Wilson, pitchers; MyricK, 1st; rne orrver saia snow was so thick Hnf!l. 2nd: Crowley, shortstop: on his windshield that he was unable .TonVtns. 3rd; ttocers. Murphy. Reeder to see, T.ee fielders with Fittman ana Despite enons oi nunareas oi sn-m Pickett as utilities in field and on plows and thousands of shovelers, third and short. street car traffic was abandoned for This is tentative schedule for the a time throughout tne city, ho strong high school: was the gale that the drirts jormea March 2R Adams at Athena: April again almost as soon as me snow 4 Athena at Hermiston; April 8 plows removed them. More than io Helix at Athena; April 11 Stanfield inches of snow had fallen and it was at Athena; April 25 Athena at Stan- expected to continue until, morning. Harry L. Corbett Candi date for Governor Visits Here, Meeting Voters Harry L. Corbett, republican can didate for governor was an Athena visitor Wednesday, where he met a number of supporters and voters. He was accompanied to Athena by Mack Cockburn of Milton, ex-county com- A Nation-Wide Health field: Mav 2 Hermiston at Athena; May 6--Athena at. Helix " May a Adams at Athena. A high Northwest wind whipped Lake ' Michigan into a small edition of a storm-tossed ocean. Installed New Pump A new pump of the latest design Arson Evidence Concluded Taking of testimony in the second which will dispense Richfield gasoline degree arson case against E to the public was installed yesterday Drake, of Walla Walla has been com at the Cornell garage on Main street, pleted. Drake denied all allegations The oumn. a visible model, has a 10 and insisted that he had not entered gallon capacity in the glass top, and into a conspiracy with Leslie Hamil- replaces the old pump gallon tank. over a 230 ton to burn insured property in Dixie Hamilton, on the stand, stated that Drake had made him offers to burn the place but he had refused them. verdict oi not mlssioner and now a republican can didate for representative from Uma tilla county, Mr. Corbett is . making an active campaign in support of his candi dacy and is touring every district in the state. He was recently in Central Oregon and was gratified to find the political situation in that part of the state favorable to;him. , - There is no doubt but that in Uma tilla county, where Mr. Corbett's busi ness capabilities are well known and his legislative activities on behalf of the state as a whole are recognized, he will poll a strong vote in the pri mary election, Tn Map f""" "i""0 , The Inrv returned a To Elect Permanent isoarn r y T. L. McBride. president of the Ath ena local grain growers cooperative announcees that a meeting of Ath ena farmers will be held at K. P.- Odd Fellows hall at 1:30 p. m., Mon day, for the purpose of completing the membership roster of the local organization ana the election oi a permanent board of directors, "Train Kills Ex-Convict Pendleton. Carl Moses, recently released from the Umatilla county jail after serving a sentence, was kulT ed under the wheels of a freight train near Wishram, according to word re ceived here. Moses, after leaving Pendleton on a freight train, was said to have crossed the river at Celilo to - . . . ... . I wi nave i Also two delegates win De name-i wlsh m Men who Baw him in to attend the regional meeting ox e Ce,ilo bM b(J had been drmking, jNortnwesi uram uruwao, u.e w neia , :j . . p, pi,e D- ,? ZT. 1 r, J .ZZ LSv George W. Joseph, republican,and mot iu w vw rr- " 248.000 bushels of mram have been Ed. S. Piper, democrat, both of Port- igTed u7b7membrs of he Athena J-d, filed with the secretary of state ignea up uy ""'"f" . .. their declarations of candidacy for the office of governor at the primary election, May 16. Piper's name pre- Rl lnrnl. and that indications since the meeting of last Friday were that this amount would be increased during the present week.. viously had not been mentioned ser iously in connection with the guber. natorial contest. Both Joseph and Piper are attorneys. Pierce Will Not Run Walter M. Pierce, ex-governor of Oregon and well-known democrat of La Grande, will not be a candidate for governor at the May primaries Word to this effect was wired to Call M. Donaugh, Portland spokesman for fierce. ..-..:--! v,;.- Bridge Opens Tomorrow Longview is dressed in gay raiment ii t- s w T?w.p0?niDr Buys Athena Home Sco Z ' Elmer , StockstiU has purchased row. Streamers of flags have been from City of Athena, the Kidder stretched across streets and display windows in business establishments are being decorated in appropriate fashion. cottage on Fifth street. The cottage is at present occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Garner, who moved there from the M. E. church parsonage several weeks ago.-' Mr. and Mrs. Stockstill expect , to occupy their new home the ftrecrnn Trail Invitations Governors of eight states along the fore part of April. route of the old Oregon trail have been invited to attend a "pioneer din ner" in St Louis, April 18 as a part of the opening program of the cover ed wagon centennial celebration, com Urges Clean-Up Campaign Mrs. Alice Kirkpatrick chairman of a Better Homes and Garden organ ization at Weston, is sponsoring memorating the start of the first cov- clean-up campaign in that town and ered wagon expedition into the west, urging the beautifying of yards with ' - " . nowers ana snruos. tonsiaeraoie ji v Auditor Was Here terest is being aroused in the move Ernest Zerba, auditor for the Pres- ment. ton-Shaffer Milling company, navingU flour mills at Waitsburg, Freewater, Athena and Pendleton, has Seed Potatoes High . been in Certified seed potatoes are bringing the offices of the Athena mill a part high prices this spring, being quoted oi the time thia wetk. 1 Uia Atfttt t 4 n P pono. ,; f : V'-j p. " 1 'I I accident. An xiotp Avaminatinn VAvaolaH a Program To Be Launched I fracture at the base of the skull and pronounced concussion was also in An unposed portrait of a real boy, evidence. Blood exuded from both quizzical, unconscious of . self,, and ears when the patient first entered ily and Athena friends notified of the ject of nature carried on South Atlantic states last year, and touseled-headed will peer forth from the hospital and portions of his body fho nDtros nf thmiQnnrla if namnhleta. I wore Inrernted and hnifaed. Mrs. TJt- kq ff n hiiihnorda nnd uinhn heen onnatontiv ot her Jackman, extension farm nosters. and in varied other wavs. as husband's bedside since the accident, specialist, wno attenaea tne I " 9 " ' - " the symbol of a nation-wide health program to be launched shortly by the National Tuberculosis Association and its 1500 member groups. In Oregon the program, known as Early Diagnosis Campaign, , will be sponsored by the Oregon Tuberculosis Association and its 20 affiliated county health associations, under the direc tion of a special medical offered financial assistance in repeat ing it in this territory. ' "It has always been evident to everyone that excessive potato acre ages are caused primarily by the speculative element, . declares E. R. crops Walla Walla meeting. "If this element could be excluded there would be very few years of disastrous prices. "Last year the federal people chose the South Atlantic states to try out Assailed by Senator Borah an experiment in control of this fac- m t, la 1 3 Washington Chairman ' Legge of mfae 811 nm conceinea v. ,. toLn fn l au worKea logemer surpriHingiy wen. advisory the senate by Senator Borah of Idaho . P"0 j the bJaners an me.rchan,t and Athena friends have made num erous calls at the hospital. Legge Statement Is Being on the idea and these refused credit for purely speculative plantings. The fertilizer people also refused them credit, this proving the most effective line of attack, as potatoes there can not be raised without fertilizer. "The whole thing was successful far beyond the dreams of everyone con cerned, Jackman says, "and the fed eral bureau now wishes to extend the committee, of which Dr. Ralph C. for his statement contending the ex Matson, Portland physician, is chair- port debenture plan was unworkable, man. Local health worKers, -puDiic tne laanoan remarmng tnat rgge health nurses, as well as all local would do better to "demonstrate his physicians have been invited to par- fitness to deal with the farm situa. ticipate. - tion before under taking to .advise The purpose of the program is to congress regarding legislation. encourage and provide .facilities for Borah, who has advocated the ex the earlier diagnosis of and discovery port debenture principle oi larm rfc VI , tUlrcrculUBlS, UBruUJAll ill iuu- MICA, WSUtu IO vypvovM uy . ivoiuwi. , , . AI-. drcn and voune people. It is pointed Hoover, placed the Legge statement .lo. BKV"U"' out by the committee in charge that in the Congressional Record. Along since mortality from tuberculosis is side it he placed a , statement by greatest at age 25 it is obvious that Alexander Hamilton on the protec- the "seeds" ofthe disease in many in- tive tariff "with apologies to Mr. stances are sown very early in life. Hamilton." To bring the "seedling" stage cases "I notice Chairman Legge has taken of this disease under the medical at- a little time off from his arduous la- will insure the recovery of more make a statement on the export de- Mari. dir eetor ofxtens.on who cases at an earlier period, it is said, benture. I think it would be more sat- hf8 P" s!!lh.flpiIaL.l Jll Clinics will be held in various parts isfactory to the country if Mr. Legge "Vf Jr " 7' of the state by local tuberculosis would demonstrate his fitness to deal w"' " . with the farm situation before he un dertakes to advise congress regarding legislation." Senator Borah did not amplify the terms of the Alexander Hamilton statement. Legge, in opposing the ex port debenture plan, which was incor porated in the tariff bill by the sen ate, contended that "foreign import Mrs. Martha Vaughan, Dies at Age of 88 Years specialists, on invitation of county and district medical societies. Admis sion to these clinics will only b'. through local physicians and county nurses. ing yet that this is Only an experi ment, but one directly in line with modern ideas of regulation! of produc tion. If adopted, the work would ap ply here to the 1931 crop." Methods of meeting Oregon s share of the expenses of the experiment are not known now, according to Paul mands unable to be met. McNary Files Declaration With Secretary of State Bright Lights Blind Drivers Returning from Walla Walla Sun dav evenintr. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mon tague experienced a near accident, ing countries undoubtedly would put 1tary of gtatfl Hogg Monday The formal declaration of Charles L. McNary as a candidate for the Re publican nomination for United States senator was received by bee- when the bright lights of an ap- up insurmountable barriers perhaps proaching car caused Mr. Montague to the extent oi an em Dargo against to turn out and stop. Another auto- American produce on which the de mobile struck the Montague - car bentures were operative." from the rear, its driver also being Mrs. Martha Vaughan, well known pioneer woman, died at her home in Athena Friday forenoon at the age of 88 years, after a short illness. Funeral services were conducted at the home Saturday by Rev, Dow of the Baptist church. The remains were taken to Portland for cremation, and the ashes will rest beside the body of the deceased first husband in the cemetery at Boise, Idaho. Mrs. Vaughan, who was Martha Craig, was born near Lewiston, Idaho, March 18, 1842. In 1859, she was united in marriage to Capt. A. H. Robie. Capt. Robie was a contractor, and associated with his father-in-law, Mr. Craig, built the government forts at Walla Walla, Boise, and at other posts in the Northwest. Capt. Robie died at Boise in 1878. In 1883 Mrs. Vaughan married the late Hank Vaughan, and the follow ing year came to Athena, then Ccnt erville, where they developed - the Vaughan wheat ranch, south of town. Mrs. Vaughan had a wide range of acquaintance with the pioneers of the Northwest country and was a woman of amiable disposition and admirable qualities. - . Mrs. Vaughan is survived by three daughters by her first husband, Mrs. Morrow, of Portland; Mrs. Wm. Worth ington and Mrs. W. S. Fer guson, of this city. ?d hVL. ?fZ Condemned Man Is To : 11 I . HIIU 1V11B. iUUIlbRKUC votMLvM . . . . . m Visit Wife At Uaker Mr. and Mrs. Montague escaped jury aside from a severe shaking up The machine which struck the Mon tague car, was quite badly damaged. A Columbus. Ohio, ' dispatch says the plea of Mrs. James Literal of Baker, Or., that she be permittea to advancement; liberal pension leghla see her husband before he is execut- f. n(1 -pnel.oug cftre 0f veterans Among the planks in his platform McNary declares for "permanent tax reduction; practical relief for agri culture and its allied industries; ade quate protection of forest products against foreign competition and con servation of our forest resources con sistent with their economic utiliza tion; enforcement of prohibition and narcotic traffic laws; effective labor and child welfare relief; educational Pendleton Played Well Pendleton hieh school basketball team, represented this district in the d for murder, won the condemned state tournament at Salem last week, man a 30-day reprieve Tuesday. plaved well, and went into the con- Literal was to have been electro solation game with Commeice of cuted on April 3 for the murder of Portland. Then Pendleton was de- Harry Green. Kimberly, Ohio, shell feated only after playing a close shocked World war veteran, but the t Oregon's commercial and game, losing i vv o. bibw uuaia ui ucn.cuv,, v.. industrial resources ana adequate re previuumy u " " t i 1 tirenient legislation." jUGne. Astoria gave jreiiuicwu reprieve, me guveriiur Kiamw v first sebacK. ine cnampionBn.p v ,aw iuesaay w picn,c 30.3l nnaiiy won oy aswib, uvicmms Salem in the final Wi to 17. and their dependents; reasonable re striction of immigration; improve ment of Oregon rivers and harbors; federal funds for development of feasible reclamation projects; devel- v Rain Makes Grain Grow : A copious rainfall Sunday night with warm temperature following, served to add impetus to grain grow ing conditions in this part cf the Umatilla wheat belt. , , No Federal Court Term For the reason that all cases set had been settled, cancellation of the Pendleton term of the district fedoral cb'urt foY Ajrril I, baS been me&. Mrs. Literal, mother of three chil- ."S E"? p.. dren, one of them born shortly er , fc m e held this Literal was returned to Atneni Ohio, " . . jof. fi,nn New Railroad Bridge Burned from Baker, for trial, has been unable , " " ' ! " ' Great Northern's new briige to come here because of lack of funds, r"' '' pnmrrmf dfttea Bell Jr vii mvvumiim w. The across the Columbia at Marcus, which was to have been opened this week, was badlv damaged by fire, when three wooden spans burned out, en tailing a loss of $150,000 and delay in traffic for months. A steel span fell into the Columbia at the height of fire, which took hours to control On Business In LaCrosse H."H. Hill made a business visit to LaCrosse. Washington, the lore part of the week. Mr. Hill owns a with other attractions in the sur rounding country. The reunion will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 30 and 31. At a meeting of the Umatilla County Pioneers' Associa- brick building in LaCrosse. and w tion, held in Weston, Monday even negotiating a sale. He reports that msr a. R. Shumway, president, ap- practically all grain in the LaCrosse nointed the committees which will district will have to be reseedea. Hot Stuff Covers Holes Crushed rock and "hot stuff" were used yesterday by Water Superin tendent Miller to patch over excava. Uons made in the main street pave- mont to repair broken water pipes tion was heated over a portable and under "entence to hang, read U med to ana remntea, nun, n.. "All Right With Mew : ; When handed a copy of the court's action in denying his appeal for a new trial. Preston Ray (felim) Clark, convicted of murder at Walla Walla, blacksmith forge, which seemed serve the purpose very well. with me." pointed have arrangements lor tnis year g re union in charge. To Kill Coyotes The biological survey is preparing a campaign against coyotes in v Umatilla county district and trappers will soon be in the field. Ranchers have been requested to notify survey officials of dens in their neighbor. hood. Long Time Section Foreman W. H. Nelson, long time section finrin Wheat Decrease Wins Trophy Uip Tl, denartment of agriculture at Before a Walla Walla high school nr i i .k.i (.omliloffs Werinenflflv afternoon. as a whole are planning to decrease Miss Delphia Woodward, daughter of foreman for the Union Pacific, at the acreage of spring wheat by 3.7 Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Woodward won Weston, Athena and Blue Mountain l rL. t a W ho I h a fvrtntr iin in rna nnniiHi firaur." hlbliuiii w j -- ,L wd ia aKkinir for a decrease ical contest. Three others were en- John, Washington, visiting friends in in ttM Ant. , tcred to Um TBtoXeA I Athena and WftWn.