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VOLUME 43
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 18, 1930
NUMBER 16
BIIIGIIIS SUB
. FAST OVER GOUFJTRY
Medical Profession Baffled
. In Seeking Cure for
Disease.
, A Washington D. C. special dis
patch to the Morning1 Oregonian says
that gaining by leaps from spring to
Bpring, the dreaded cerebrospinal
meningitis has increased nearly ,400
per cent in the United States in four
years, according to statistics of the
public health service, v .
At the same time it was announced
that Dr. Sara Branham of the United
States hygienic laboratory had sue
ceeded in isolating a hitherto, un
known fifth variety of the meningo
coccus bacterium which attacks the
membranes of the brain and spinal
column, causing an inflammation
which often results in death or per
manent disability. , ;
Meningitis always has its big run in
the late winter and early spring, when
common colds are most prevalent and
the resistance at a low ebb. But its
distribution from year to year still is
a mystery to the medical profession,
which the new-found facterium may
help solve. " '
Apparently, the public health serv
ice statistics show, the disease runs
in waves. The first available figures
are for 1910, with a death rate of four
per million. It increased steadily to a
peak in the war year of 1917 with a
death rate of 39 per million, declin
ing to ten per million in 1922. In 1927,
with a spring peak of about 80 cases,
the death rate had come up again to
16 per milloin and apparently to the
start of another wave.
That is the latest year for which
the actual death statistics are avail
able. But in 1928 the cases reported
had increased to a peak of 170 in a
week, a 100 per cent increase over the
previous peak. ' Last year there was
a peak of 320, and this year it rose to
340. ,
For the past two weeks there has
been the characteristic seasonal rde.
cline. The rate actually is small com
pared with such epidemics as diph
theria and measles, with thousands of
cases reported a week at this time of
year. But the startling increase in
meningitis has physicians worried.
. Public health officials are uncertain
whether it is a disease that moves
in waves or whether it actually is
gaining a stronger foothold in the
population at large. It is peculiar in
that there are many more carriers of
the disease than victims.
' During a local epidemic meningo
cocci are found in more well than sick
persons. The carriers, unaffected
themselves, have no way of knowing
that they are potential menaces to
' their neighbors. They have either an
inherent or acquired immunity. It is
possible, it was pointed out, that all
carriers have had the disease in a mild
form under such favorable conditions
that they did not know they were
sick, and hence have built up a resist
ance to any further infection.
During the past few years several
meningitis serums have been made by
injecting meningococci into the blood
of horses, supposedly producing an
increase in the antibodies which resist
the invaders. From the horse blood
serum is manufactured which the
oretically should increase the resist
ance of the human patient. There was
some apparent success at first, but
this year, it was stated at the public
health service, the results have been
disappointing. ; . . . ' '
Local Christian Church
Will Observe Anniversary
With Services On June 8
The local Church of Christ is join
ing in one of the most unique ser
vices ever planned in the history of
Christendom. It is planning for its
greatest day on June 8th. This day
marks the nineteen hundredth birth
day of the church, and the churches
of Christ around the world are all
joining in the concerted and unified
memorial.
Rather than centering in one great
mass-meeting, all members in every
church, large and small, are all tak
ing part. The memorial will center
around the communion service, and
every congregation is endeavoring to
have 100 per cent of its membership
present. - The total will be between
five and six millions participating.
At 11 a. m., June 8th, the services
will begin in New Zealand, where are
to be found the first churches of
Christ west of the International date
line. It will then be 9 p. m. Satur
day, Central Standard time, in
America. The service of commemor
ation will move west around the
world as the hour of U a. m., Sun
day arrives. Japan, Australia, China,
Russia, Great Bntian and all lands
are to participate.
' The same chapter of Scripture
(Acts 2) will be read. The same
songs, including "My Faith Looks Up
to Thee," and "All Hail the Power
of Jesus' Name," will be sung in all
lands and in all languages. The
globe is to be girdled with a twenty-
four hour service, ending in the
churches of Christ in Honolulu.
The Athena congregation is join
ing with all the disciples round the
world in this world-girdling service.
Every member is asked to arranga to
be present. Men who. work on hun
days are asked to arrange to lay off
that day and be present. Taa com
munion table will be kept spread all
day for those who cannot possibly
lay off. Elders will carry the com
munion to all those who are ill or
shut in. All .members of the church
are asked to attend the nearest local
church for the - communion service
that day, or to meet in homes if no
church of Christ is in reach.
Senator Smoot a Great-Grandfather
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New Mains Being Laid
New water mains to supply south
side Main street business houses, be
tween Third and Fourth streets and
the Hopper and Johnson ! homes 'on
Third street with city water will be
laid within the next few days. A four
inch main will be laid on Fifth street
south to the alley, following west
from Fifth to Third, a two inch pipe
leading from there, south on Third.
A new four inch main will be laid
from a point on Main street near the
Union Pacific tracks west to the C.
T. Smith residence in the west part
of town. A crew of men are en
gaged in excavating for the new pipe
lines.' ,; . .".",
r Death of A. Payant
A. Payant, father of Joe Payant of
Weston, and. well known in Athena,
died suddenly of heart failure at his
home on Reed and Hawley mountain,
Saturday. Mr. Payant came to Uma
tilla county from Montreal, Canada,
40 years ago, and formerly resided on
the reservation, south of Athena.
Funeral services were held in Pen He
ton, Tuesday.
Walla Walla Tooth Killed
Raymond H. Lair, 23, of Walla
Walla, died Sunday afternoon in We
natchee following an automobile ac
cident on the highway near Cash
mere Saturday night His parents
are Mr. and Mrs. IL H. Lair of Wal
la Walla.,.:;- -
Myrick Wins the Tennis
: Court School Tournament
Eldon Myrick took the champion
shin in t.Vio Athena hir?h school tennis
tournament, played on the Main
street court of the Athena Tennis
club, last Saturday and Sunday,
when he defeated Arthur Crowley in
finals, Sunday forenoon, 6-0, 6-1. My
rick scored in the tournament games
as follows; defeated Leland Jenkins,
CO. fi-0: Harold Kirk. 6-1. 6-3: Her
bert Reeder, 6-1, 6-1; Arthur Crowley,
6-0, 6-1.
In the semi-finals Harold Kirk won
from Raymond Murphy 6-1, 6-3;
Arthur Crowley won from Sol nckett
6-1, 6-3; George Pittman defeated
T.nwell Jenkins 6-3. 6-1: Myrick won
from Kirk 6-1, 6-3; Crowley bested
Pittman 3-6, 6-1, 10-8; Myrick won
from Reeder 6-1, 6-1.
In the consolation games, Leland
Jenkins won from Murphy 6-2, 6-3;
Lowell Jenkins defeated nckett iu-b,
6-4; Leland Jenkins won from Pickett
fi-4. fi-4. Inclement weather nrevent-
ed playing remainder of consolation
games Sunday.
Due to the district track meet at
Helix tomorrow, the Athena high
snhnnl cirla' tournament has been de
ferred from this week-end to a future
date. There will be another tourna
ment for bovs in the near future and
perhaps a contest with some of the
players from the smaller schools oi
the county. ,
Tha tournament was canablv hand
led by Dr.. Blatchford, who refereed
the matches, assisted by "me miner
in the consolation rounds.
" "Measles Is Measles"
' The measles epidemic in ' Athena
and vicinity has become serious in in
terference with work in the schools.
Two grades had practically no pupils
attending this week and a number of
the older pupils are expected to be
confined to their homes. With the end
of -school year so near at hand and
final examinations coming on, many
of the pupils will necessarily be
handicapped on making their grades
on account of their enforced absence
from classes. .
Irrigation Districts Short
Harold Barney, watermaster for
Walla Walla county, tells the Uaion
unless heavy rainfall materializes
within a short time, the irrigation
districts of the Walla Walla valley
will face a serious water shortage.
Streams in that distric are lower
than at any previous time, he declar
ed, which coupled with the seasonal
deficiency is bound to make a crucial
situation unless the needed relief is
soon forthcoming. "
Pioneer of County .'
R. E. Sturtevant, 73, a pioneer of
Umatilla county, died Sunday at the
home of his son, Glen Sturtevant, at
Long Beach, California. He built the
first hotel and livery stable at Ukiah.
He cataa Umatilla ccfanfy in ISS'3.
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Senator Iteed Smoot of Utah, clmlrman of the senate llnance committee'
and one of the leading powers of the upper, house, photographed with bis
first great-grnndclilld, little Miss Alice Chambers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Chambers. Mrs Chambers was Alice Sinoot, daughter of Harold
Smoot, son of the senator. i
Telephone Pole and Wires
Save Pupils From Death
Oregon City. A telephone pole,
guy wires and a few insignificant
scrub oaks growing beside the Willamette-West
Linn highway near the
Crown Willamette paper mills Tues
day morning saved 30 West Linn high
school-' students and about six resi
dents of Willamette from death or
serious injury. '
A Willamette Falls motor bus in
which they were en route to West
Linn left the road, turning partly
over and started rolling down the
bank. The foregoing obstacles pre
vented it from turning over and over
for a distance of about 75 feet down
the bank. . .
John L. Gary, principal of , West
Linn Union high school, was driving
behind the bus. He rushed to it help
ed open windows and assisted girls
and boys, men and women, to climb
out. . ' "
The situation of the bus was pre
carious, as it was feared for a mo
ment it might slip from its perch and
resume its career down the grade, so
no time was lost in getting all the
passengers free.
All were shaken and a few suffered
minor, bruises, but no serious injury
was reported. .
Kenneth Carnes, driver of the bus,
said he met another bus on a curve at
that point, the wheels of his car left
the pavement and he lost control. It
was not a school bus, but the regular
bus which has replaced electric train
service. Carnes was proceeding slow
ly, he said and this was supported by
short skid marks of his wheels as he
attempted to save his living cargo.
i Blue Bird Group
Of Camp Fire Girls
A Blue Bird group, junior organiza
tion of the Camp Fire Girls have been
organized under the leadership of
Mary Tompkins. ! The girls joining
are Beverley Barrett, Natelle Miller,
Wilma Mclntyre, Bonnie Johnson,
Donna Jean Logsdon, Gloria Garfield,
Helen Rogers and Barbara Huffman.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
are president,' Gloria Garfield; vice
president, Helen Rogers; secretary-
treasurer, Beverley Barrett.
The Wauna Camp Fire Girls are
giving their interest to hand craft
this week. They have started to
make bracelets out of German silver
with thr symbol of what each girl is
in Camp Fire, etched on it. The
bracelets will be on inch and a half
wide, resembling the slave bracelets.
Directors Meeting -A
meeting of the board of directors
of the Athena grain growers cooper
ative was held in the office pf Homer
Watts, Tuesday evening. Henry
DelL secretary, reported that a total
of 341,000 bushels of wheat had been
signed up by members of the Athena
organization. The waiter, el arrang
ing loans to cooperative members
from the farm board is requiring the
attention of the directors of the Ath-
local at this time. , .
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Weston Farmers Organize
Organization of Weston Grain
Growers, Inc., has been perfected
with leaders chosen for the coming
year as follows: President, Sim J.
Culley; vice-president, George W.
Steggs; secretary and treasurer,
Frank Price. The board of directors
includes Mr. Culley. Mr. Stagers. Joe
Key, J. U. ZwiUt mi C. E. risk.
Athena Schools Enter Dis
trict Track Meet Saturday
Athena high and grade schools
will participate in the district track
meet at Helix, tomorrow. The local
high school track team is prepared
to match speed and strength with en
tries from other schools at the meet,
but the prevailing epidemic of
measles has worked . havoc among
the graders, with the result that only
a few members of the Athena grade
schools will be able to compete.
Measles to some extent have cut
down the chances of the high school
team wining some events, but on the
whole Coach Miller is expecting the
boys to make a creditable showing.
Athena will have two men in every
event except the 440 yard race, which
will have only one. There will be no
Athena entries in the discus or pole
vault. Harold Kirk, ex-sprinter of
Hill Military Academy two seasons
ago, is out to show his heels to com
petitors tomorrow.
The following men are expected to
represent Athena high school tomor
row in the track meet:
. 50 yard dashKirk and Myrick.
100 yard dash Kirk and Myrick.
220 yard dash Myrick and Crowley
or Rogers.
440 yard dash Rogers.
880 yard dash Lee and Jenkins or
Shigley.
1 mile Lee and Shigley.
220 low hurdles Crowley and Jen
kins. ' - ;
120 high hurdles Crowley and
Rogers. '
Shot put Crowley and Rogers.
Javelin throw Crowley and Jen
kins "
High jump Myrick and Kirk.
Broad jump Myrick and Kirk.
Relay Rogers, Crowley, Jenkins,
Myrick and Kirk.
Shigley, crack distance man, who
was counted on for sure points, has
returned to school after having the
measles, but may not contest at He
lix. '
Bud Miller and Leo Geissel, who
were first in the grade events last
year are both at home sick with
measles. Miller is the strong boy of
the grades and Geissel leads in sprint
ing and baseball throwing. Kenneth
Rogers, Walter Singer, Barbara Lee
and Nylene Taylor are expected to
carry on for the graders.
; A Concrete Bird Bath
Mrs. F. S. LeGrow's flower garden
is graced in the center with a bird
bath, made out of concrete by Charles
McFarland. Following specifications
selected by Mrs. LeGrow, Mr. Mc
Farland fashioned an elaborate bath.
He used a revolving pedestal to which
was attached a sliding sheet of gal
vanized iron, which was patterned to
fashion the design in finished form.
The bowl shaped bird bath rests atop
a pedestal that Is rounded on neatly
curved lines, the whole being made of
concrete and attests to Mr. McFar
land's ability as a workman.
Rotation Billing Plan
The new "Rotation Billing" plan of
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company is now in effect, according
to J. A. Murray, manager for the
company. Customers in Athena,
whose new billing date is the 11th of
the motnh, are receiving their first
bills under the new plan this week.
Bills dated the 11th should be receiv
ed by the 16th of the moath. Full
details of the; new plan are contained
in announcements accompanying the
pre&n bills.: ..,fc,.
Umatilla and Mission
Win First Games Play
ed In County League
Umatilla defeated Athena 11 to 10,
and the Mission c Indians massacred
Helix 15-3 in the opening games of
the Umatilla County Baseball league
faunday ........ v '
jttawi Morrison went the route on
the mound for Athena and allowed
but seven hits. Hansen and Woodard
together allowed the same number of
safe bingles. Morrison had eleven
strikeouts, .to his credit. Manager
Miller made five shifts in his. lineup
during the game before he got his
players in position where he wanted
them. Jenkins and Bowers alternat
ed in right fieldr Miller andr?Myrick
cantered around in left garden, Hod
gens held (' -'n second . and short,
Gross played tu.rr pasture and third
base, and was pulled in from third
base to relieve Baker behind the bat
and Harden played center and third
Athena touched Umatilla' for three
runs in the Opening stanza ' when
Jenkins walked. Myrick fouled out to
catcher. Morrison stung it on the nose
for two bases, Bowers scoring. Hod
gens singled and Fat Morrison
tried it in from second but was toss
ed out at the plate Hansen to Tippy.
Gross walked, Baker sizzled one
through the infield that went for a
f '.Apt'h r.hnire. Hnrlcrpn Minn hnmA
id Gross stopped at third and scored
jn an error by Tippy. !
A walk and two errors let in two
runs for Umatilla in the fourth, and
two hits and a trio of errors let in
three in the fifth while a walk, a
threebagger and a fielder's choice and
another trio of slips pegged up four
tallies in the sixth.
Then in the lucky seventh Athena
was as busy as ants, and tapped the
pan for seven runs. Huffman was
safe on Thompson's error. Jenkins
singled, Huffman taking third. My
rick popped out to - short, and the
bases were loaded when Morrison was
safe on Hansen's error. Then Hod
gon . cleaned the bags with a 3-ply
swat. Here Woodward relieved Han
sen on the mound. Gross walked,
Baker hit, scoring Hodgen, Gross on
third. Hansel! was safe on a fielder's
choice, which looked like a hit, Gross
and Baker scoring. Harden out, Han
sen to Hyatt.
Umatilla scored one in" the seventh
and again in the ninth.' The score:
Athena " AB R II
Jenkins rf 6 2 1
Myrick If.... 5 0 0
Morrison p........... .' .o 12
Hodgen B-2b....... : .5 2 2
Gross m-3b-c..........................;...5 2 0
Baker c .....4 11
Moore 3b 1 0 0
Hansell 2b...., ........4 1 1
Crowley s..... .1 0 0
Harden m-Sb.. 5 0 0
Totals ......;:........-.....40 10 7
Umatilla AB R H
B. Woodward rf-c .....5 0 2
Hyatt lb... . ..5 2 0
R. Woodward ls-p........ 5 3 0
Kendler rf.. 5 3 2
E. Thompson 9-c 1 0 .0
Tippy c 0 0
W. Hansen s ... 6 u l
B. Hansen 3b ......................4 0 0
B. Harvey 3b ...1 1 0
L. Thompson 2b 5 1 1
F. Hansen c-rf. 4 1 1
Totals 40 11 7
Summary Two base hits, Morri
son, three base hits Hodgen, Kendler.
Struck out by Morrison 11; Hansen fl,
Woodward 5. Left on bases Athena 8,
Umatilla 9. Sacrifice hits , Harden.
Hits off Morrison 7, off. Hansen 6, off
Woodward 1. Bases on balls Morri
son 4, Hansen 6, Woodward 1. Win
ning pitcher, Woodward. ; v
Candidate Flies
State Senator Joseph, one of the
republican candidates for governor,
who entered the race late is making
up lost time by flying in a plane to
points where he has speaking engage
ments. Yesterday, piloted by Tex
Rankin, Joseph flew up from Port
land to Umapine, where he addressed
111.1 1
a grange meeting on uw jmuutw
Issues' of the campaign.
Umatilla Here Sunday v
Umatilla will play Athena in the
second game of the Umatilla County
Baseball league on the local grounds,
Sunday afternoon. The Mission In
dians and Helix play right back in
this freak dating of the two first
games, meeting on tne Kouno-up
grounds at Pendleton.
Athena Census Takers Through
Mrs. Ethel Montague, census enum
erator for the city of Athena, has
completed her work and sent 1 her
question forms to A. C Mclntyre,
district supervisor at Pendleton. El
mer merritt, who has tiro country dis
trict has also completed his part of
the work.
Odd Fellows at Pendleton
A number of Athena Odd Fellows
were at Jrendieton naturaay nignc,
and witnessed the degree team of
Eureka Lodge, No. 32 of Pendleton,
win the cup from the team brought
up from Portland by Hassalo Lodge
of that city. The lodge meeting was
precVde'd by l jfaffaW ana VM$&1. - j
"Life Eternal," Easter
Cantata, at Christian
Church Sunday Evening
The Easter cantata "Life Eternal"
by. Fred B. Holton, will be presented
Sunday evening at the Christian
church by a community chorus.
The cantata which was written for
mixed voices is tuneful and impres
sive. It Is the story of the crucifixion
and resurrection of the Christ and is
told in beautiful poetry and song.
The chorus is made up of voices from
the church choirs and other singers
and directed by Mrs. Ralph McEwen,
has been rehearsing for several
weeks and promises a real treat to
music lovers. The public is cordially
invited to attend. r The program toi
lows: . ",..:
"The Lord Reigneth," chorus. .
"Man of Sorrows," solo, Kohler
Betts and chorus. .
"Gethsemane," men's chorus.
"Calvary,", solo, C. M. Eager and
chorus.
"A Whisper of Hope," duet, Mrs.
Emmett . Lee and Mrs. Ross Payne
"Dawns the New Day," chorus.
"Hail to the King," solo, Mrs.
Lloyd Michener and chorus. -
"The Morning is Breaking," duet,
Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton and Mr. George
Oerking.
"The King Comes Forth," chorus.
"The Redeemer Triumphant," solo,
Mrs. Alva Blalock.
"The King of Glory," chorus
"Ye Shall Live Also," solo, Laur
ence Pinkerton and chorus.
"The Resurrection and the Life,"
chorus.
Members of the chorus are soprano
Mrs. Lew McNair, Miss Blanche
Thorson,- Mrs. C. M. Eager, Mrs. Lee
Hiteman, Mrs. Chase Garfield, Miss
Dorothy Brodie, Miss Mary Berlin,
Mrs. Alva Blalock, Mrs. Ross Payne,
Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton; alto Mrs
Arthur Douglas, Mrs. R. D. Blatch
ford, Mrs. Will McPherson, Miss
Delia Bryant, Mrs. Lloyd Michener,
Mrs. Emmett Lee; tenors Laurence
Pinkerton, George Gerking, C. ' M.
Eager; bass C. A. Sias, Jack Dow,
Lee Hiteman, Kohler Betts. Accom
panist, Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton.
WHITMAH QTIinCHT .
iniiiiiinii uiuuLHi
TAKEN FOR A IE
The Dalles Youth Winner
In the Oratorical Contest
Defeating Manche Gadwa, Pendle
ton entry in the Eastern Oregon di
vision of the national oratorical con
test sponsored by the National Bar
Association and certain metropolitan
newspapers, John Kirk, Athena high
school student lost by one point to
Ross Knotts of The Dalles, at Pen
dleton Friday evening.
The contest was held in the county
library building, before an interested
audience with W. C. Bryant of Moro,
Cal Sweek of Heppner and E. C.
Pre3tbye of Athena, judges. Young
Knotts the winner, will enter the state
contest at Portland.
The contestants were limited to a
talk of six minutes on the consti
tution, based on original essays, and
ther. by lot each was assigned a lour
minute subject for extemporaneous
delivery.,. Knotts drew the subject
"Washington and the Constitution;"
Kirk, "Madison and the Constitution,"
and Gadwa, "Foreign Relations at the
Time of the signing of the Constit-tion."
Roy Raley, of Pendleton, vice-presi
dent of the state bar association, act
ed as chairman for the c ntcst.
Emergency Funds Given
O. S. C. by State Board
Oregon State College. Oregon
State college has been granted an
emergency appropriation of $25,000
by the state emergency board to per
mit it to meet unforseen needs for
immediate assistance through the
state in fields of cooperative market
ing, pest, control, and ground water
surveys.
Of the total 114,000 will be us-d
to place two additional cooperative
barketing specialists on the staff, as
the one man now employed is totally
unable to meet the demands arising
from the new farm marketing act.
Most of the remainder will be used
in working out control of three new
crop nests, the cherry fruit fly, the
filbert weevil, and a strange straw
berry and iris pest, while some funds
are allotted to a ground water survey
of portions of Wasco and Harney
counties needed at once to purmi; suc
cessful well irrigation development.
, Early Fishing
Leonard Geissel. Lee Wilson and
Bert Logsdon were at McKay Lake
early Tuesday . morning, when the
fishing season opened. They brought
home eight trout Dick Swift made a
fair catch on the Umatilla river be
low Pendleton. Herb Parker and
Fred Radtke had poor luck on Mill
Creek, above Walla Walla. Marion
Hansell took a half dozen nice ones
from Wild Horse, as also did Charlie
Payne-
Catron Has Nw "Cat"
Ross Catron is doing his plowing
and cultivating with a new "30"
caterpillar tractor, recently purchas
ed from the Fsgo Machinery com
fas?. . ,
Campus Politics Cause for
Man Spending Night In
Mountain Cabin.
Walla Walla.Vernon , Wilkinson,
Whitman college student, was back In
town safe and sound ' Wednesday
night, f qllowing his kidnapping late
inesaay evening. Wilkinson, form
er Okanogan boy, was given a nice
ride by four unknown men, alleged to
have been college men, and taken in
to the Blue Mountains where he was
imprisoned in a cabin and left minus
his shoes and some clothes. ,
His abduction was thought to have
come because Wilkinson had threat
ened to expose the alleged particulars
on elections in the preceeding three
or four years, unless the party whom
he waa backing was elected. Friends
of Mr. Wilkinson were of the opin
ion that some of the college students
had taken him to the mountains, hop
ing to prevent his releasing anything
that might spoil their election plans.
Mr. Wilkinson said that he was re
turning from a show when two men
jumped out of a car, just as he was
passing the Anderson home on Boyer
avenue, grabbed him, and with the
aid of two more men who were in the
car, forced him to accompany them to
the cabin in the mountains. While un
able to recognize the men, he be
lieved that they were college men and
that his abduction came as part of a
student .body election campaign now
being staged.
Wilkinson was forced to Bpend the
night in the cabin while three of his
captors remained in a near by house.
In the morning they returned his
clothes with the exception of the
glasses and shoes and about noon
Wilkinson, escaping, started back to
town. Unfamiliar with the country,
Wilkinson started over the moun
tains and came down onto the Cot
tonwood creek, where he called the
sheriff's office and was brought
back to town. It was stated Wednes
day night that charges might be pre
fered against his abductors.
"Salt Water Taffy," the ,
School Play Tonight
Thn annual hisrh school play. "Salt
Water Taffy," under direction of Miss
Beulah Smith, will be given tonight
at the school auditorium, beginning
at 8 o'clock. Admission prices will
be, children 35c, adults 50c. .
Dress rehearsals have been held
this week and the t)lav promises to
be one of the best given by the school
for some time. Following Is the cbbc
of characters: '
Charlotte Bancroft, "Sugar"
Thelma Schrimpi
Irma Hastings, her best friend
Helen rosier
Charles Dudley, "Chickie"
waiter liutrman
Edwin Rowley, a bashful beau......
John Kirk
Anita Thorndike, the cause of Ed's
worry... Arleen Myrick
Jane Oxford, chilly and much the
high-brow.;. Marjorie Montague
Jack Belmont, two-thirds of an ir-
renreRsiblfl trio Eldon Myrick
Ripley Brooks....... Stafford Hansell
Billy Flood, who covers a lot oi ter
ritory Rhoda Nelson
"Mother of Echo" Passes
Mrs. Cvnthia Koontz. 94. grand
mother of Mrs. Ralph Singer of this
rltv and known in tha Northwest as
the "Mother of Echo," passed away
at her home in Echo, after a long ill
ness. She was the widow of the late
II. Koontz. founder of the town of
Echo, ana for many years a merennns
and miller there. She is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Hend-
ley and Mrs. Flora Malcolm, of bcho.
Grand children are Mrs. Fred Earl of
Pondlatnn! Mrs. Edna Mathii of Port
land; Archie Malcolm of La Grande;
Lawrence Malcolm ;of the Dalies
nlhort Malcolm of Pendleton: Mrs.
Thelma Singer of Athena, and Mrs.
Dorothy Tedf ord of Wenatchee. There ,
are also four great grandchildren.
Elizabeth Bradley
A letter came to an Athena friend
this week from Elizabeth Bradley,
who resided in Athena' when her
father was Union Pacific agent here.
She Is now a resident of Colome,
South Dakota, and is engaged in the
real aKtate business. The older Ath
ena residents remember the Bradley
family well. Elizabeth writes that
Allen Bradley lives In Oklahoma,
race in Chicago and her father in
Omaha, , 1
Francis M. Sullivan, veteran In
dian War fighter and resident of
Procwator for more than nftv years.
died late Wednesday afternoon at a
Walla Walla hospital after a linger
ing illness. He would have been 83
years old on April 22, having been
borfl Isffl that &pie dat In 1818.