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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. NOT ONE DAY CAN BE FOUND in the week but that you do not need stationery of some sort or other. We furnish neat, clean printing at the very lowest rates. Fast presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery. Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, aa Second-Class Mall Matter VOLUME 43 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 20, 1930 NUMBER 25 HEARTATTAGK FATAL 10 GEORGE JOSEPH Death Comes To Republican Nominee For Governor At Camp Clatsop. The state of Oregon was shocked when the sudden death of George W, , Joseph, republican nominee or. gover nor, Was' announced from -Camp' Clat sop Monday forenoon. Senator Joseph had gone to the military camp to view the military maneuvers of the Oregon national guard and sudden' ly expired from' heart failure while conversing with General White, com mander of the guard. ,l Physicians, in camp assigned the cause of death to acute dilatation of . the heart, actuated by gas resulting from a hearty breakfast and the ex ercise attending even the quiet horse back ride of but a few minutes' dura tion. The senator had been the guest of General White at breakfast, and ap peared to be in especially fine humor and health. Members of the general's staff were kept at the breakfast table for an hour while the guest of . honor regaled them with stories.. Senator , Joseph arrived at the Tex Rankin airport jn Portland Saturday night about 6 o'clock, where he was met by W. C. North of Portland. The two then motored to Seaside, whjie they arrived about 11. Senator Joseph appeared to be in fine, spirits, and got a good night's rest Saturday night, Mr. North said. Sunday he attended the memorial services in front of headquarters of the Oregon national guard for tha late Lieutenant-Colonel William S. Gilbert, for 32 years chaplain of the Oregon national guard. He remained about the camp until 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, having been General White's guest at lunch. Together with the officers , of tho guard he spent the day taking it easy . and appeared to be in good health. ' After returning to Seaside, -he-wrnt for a walk on the beach and spent some time talking to Lieutenant Colonel Ritea, chief of staff, retiring a little after 10 o'clock. He ate a very hearty breakfast, according to those present two eggs, a slice of ham, cereal, French toast and a cup of coffee. With General White he walked to the picket line, about a quarter of a mile distant. Senator Joseph had many personal friends in Umatilla county. Saturday he was one of the principal speakers at the Pioneers Reunion in Weston, and delivered an interesting address there. At noon he was in Athena and took lunch with local friends at the Athena Hotel. His sudden death creates an almost unfathomable political situation from the republican party viewpoint in the state at this time. Nominated for governor in the republican primary election over active opposition on Ihe part of the regulars and the fact that he had been disbarred from pract'eing law, Joseph's victory was a popular one. John W. Kelly, political writer for the Morning Oregonian, leading republican newspaper of the state which opposed the nomination of Joseph, says: "Death of George W. Joseph, repub lican nominee for governor, com pletely upsets the political situation in Oregon for the second time in six months. His sudden passing leaves a vacancy at the . head of the party ticket and now the responsibility of selecting the republican nominee for governor rests with the republican state central committee. Thirty-six committeemen will speak for the 287,000 registered republican's. "The state central committee can do as it sees fit in the matter of picking a standard bearer for the general election. The committee can, if it so desires, select one of the unsuccess ful opponents of Joseph in the recent gubernatorial primaries, or it can dis card the primary aspirants entirely and find a new man for the place. "The committee has the entire state of Oregon from which to make a se lection. "If it sees fit the committee can ar range for a republican state conven tion, designate how delegates shall be selected, and when the convention has expressed a choice, the committee can make choice of its own nominee. "One thing is certain. The commit tee will have a strenuous time before it finally performs its authorized function of naming a nominee for governor and the committeemen can expect to be lobbied in behalf of a new crop of aspirants as well as im portuned in behalf of the defeated candidates of the recent primaries." . Grange Picnic The Grange picnic held recently at at Walker grove, near. Pilot Hock, was well attended. The usual boun teous dinner was followed by a pro gram of entertainment - and sports eveatt. , Potential Value of Co lumbia River Declared Large and Favor Action At a meeting of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, the Morning Oregonian says the potential value of the Columbia river from the stand point of navigation and power and the paths that may be followed to realize on this unused asset were the topics of discussion. . W. D. B. Dodson, general manager of the Portland Chamber of Com merce, speaking for the Columbia Valley association, pointed out that the situation on the Columbia com pared aomewhat closely . to that on the St. Lawrence. "There they are going ahead -until they meet an ob stacle, then finding ways of sur mounting the obstacle," he explained. "In my way of thinking, navigation and power development go hand in hand. Industries in the electro-chemical field and others using huge blocks of power would locate near the sources of power. Raw products would be hauled to i them and the finished product from them. "Development of the Columbia would mean prosperity for all. It would make Portland the great cen ter of the northwest. We spend thousands fighting to obtain and maintain a preferential rate from what is a small spot on the map com pared to the area that would be ours through improvement of the river. Building up of navigation and indus try on the river would be to the ad vantage of the railroads just as it has been elsewhere." .. . Dodson pointed out that while every other section of the country had gone ahead in inland waterways develop' ment, the upper Columbia has re mained untouched. "We have had to struggle each inch of the way," he said. "We have had to struggle to become united on a plan, to start from. We have been grinding away in a cold, quiet way trying to get results. It .will take en gineering talent of the highest order to determine with finality the way that is soundest economically for permanent development." Persian City That Was Razed by Earthquake If B A rt-iv.XvwwW AMxf v -wwh y-ij. A. Auc -4" 1 1 MMjti View of the city of Urumlyeh, Persia, recently renamed Itizaiah, vhich loss of about two thousand lives. bus destroyed by an earthquake with a Medal Struck for Von Hindenbura Visit In Athena Mrs, J. H. ; Templeton of Seattle, who has been under medical care m Walla Walla, in company with her two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Lyne of Los Angeles and Miss Lela Garfield of Walla Walla visited over last week with their brother, W. C. Garfield and family. Large Number of Guests Entertained at Walla Walla Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn, Mrs. Henry Dell, Mrs. Armond DeMerritt and Mrs, Claire Gurney were hostesses at a delightful and prettily ap pointed luncheon, Tuesday at the Grand Hotel, Walla Walla. Covers were laid for forty-two in the Spanish ball room. The tables were artistic with old fashioned flower garden boquets and pastel nut cups and place cards. After lunch, guests repaired to the reception room where ten tables of bridge were in play. High score was held by Mrs. M. L. Watts and low by Mrs. L. R. Pinkerton. The guest list follows: Mrs.. Alma Koontz, Portland; Mrs. Dale Dorothy, Mrs. Sarah Bowles, Walla Walla; Mrs-A. A. Kimball, Pendleton; Mrs. Ravella Lieuallen, Mrs. Paul Lieuallen, Mrs. James Lieuallen, Mrs. R. G. Thompson, Adams; Miss Lois Johnson, Miss Blanche Johnson, Miss Helen Han- sell, Mesdames, F. S. LeGrow, Gor don Watkins, J. C. Harwood, R. B. McEwen, H. A. Barrett, A. W. Logs- don, A. A. Mclntyre, A. H. Mcln tyre, Fred Pinkerton, L. R- Pinkerton, A. W. Douglas, Bryce Baker, Lloyd Michener, Dean Dudley, M. L. Watts, H. I. Watts, Theresa Berlin, Lee Hite man, Sheldon Taylor, F. L. Zerba, M. W. Hansell, E. C. Prestbye, W. C. Garfield, R. Blatchford, F. N. Johns, B. B. Richards and Lew McNair, Ath ena. Greater Number Than Expected A larger number than was antici pated, attended the reunion of alumni and former students of the old East ern Oregon State Normal school at Weston, Saturday. The gathering at the reunion luncheon numbered 85 persons. Mrs. Victor Chastain, of Milton, was reelected president of the association, which will assemble again at Weston next year. Pioneer Association Officers Saturday afternoon at the close of the 38th annual reunion of Umatilla county pioneers at Weston, Roy W. Kitner of Pendleton, . was elected president for the coming year and Charles A. Winn of Couse creeic was elected vice-president. S. A. Barnes of Weston, was reelected secretary and Charles L. Pinkerton of Weston was reelected treasurer. Delivers Farm all Tractor The firm of Rogers & Goodman this week delivered to F. C. Sloan of the Washington-Idaho Seed company an International Farmall tractor, which Mr. Sloan will use for plowing asd cultivating. . . , The two sides of the medal which has Just been stamped In coinnicinora tlon of Von Hlndenburg's fifth year as president of Germany." , Children's Day Program ; At Church Pleased Many The Children's Day program offer ed Sunday evening at the Christian church, was greatly enjoyed by the many who were in attendance for the occasion. The program which was arranged and directed by Mrs. I. L Michener, Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton and Mrs. L. R. Pinkerton, workers in the church was replete with numbers which featured worth while entertainment, and the audience received their rendi tion with pleasure. The program for the evening follows: Congregational singing; prayer, Rev. C. A. Sias; Scripture reading. Walter Singer; song, children's choir; recitation, "Children's Day Instruc tions," Christine Lieuallen; recitation, Mariorie Wilks; recitation, Maurice Johns; recitation, Mary Lou Hansell; dialogue, "Children's Day for Dolls," Gloria and June Garfield; recitation, Belva Mclntyre; song choir; recita tion, Betty Venable; vocal solo, Ted dy Miller; recitation, Dale Jenkins; vocal solo, Tillman Stone; recitation, Doris Jenkins; exercise by Junior Girls' class; piano solo, Esther Ber lin; vocal" solo, Carl Calvert; playlet, radio religion, Joyce Pinkerton, Aaron Douglas and others: duet, Arleen My rick and Marjorie Douglas. J. W. Perringer Passes J. W. Perringer, aged 74, former ly a farmer of the Adams community and a brother of the late George Per ringer. died at Oaksdale, Washington, on Saturday, his death being caused by influenza. Mrs. Perringer died a year ago. Children surviving are Hobart Perringer of Bonners Ferry; Mrs. Edith Kirby of Adams; Forrest Perringer, Mrs. Ethel Morrison, Dale Perringer and R. V. Perringer of El- mira, Washington; Mrs. Minnie IjOW den of Elk, Washington; and Mrs. Grace Gallagher of Portland. Races and Diving Contests At ' Legion Pool Sunday . "Pike" Miller, caretaker and swim ming instructor at the Legion Nata torium in the city park announces that there will be a series of swim ming and diving contests in the swimming tank, Sunday afternoon. Suitable prizes will be awarded the winners of the different events." j Kenny Rogers will captain one of the teams entered in the c mteat, end Max Johnson will be capta'n of t'.ie second team. With warmer weather, by Sunday the temperature t t Ihe water should be just about right to appeal to bathers and swimmers, rays Mr. Miller. Last Sunday tne patron age reached the highest mark of the season. Four brothers, the LaKoques from Longview, Wash., who are here for the summer, are said to bo exrert swimmers and fancy divers. Mr. Miller announces that they will be seen in action at the tank Sunday. Also he says there is much favorable talk being made regarding the ex cavation of a well and installation of a pumping plant to furnisri water at all times for swimming and bathing purposes. Mrs. Schubert Operated On Miss Lela Schubert, who was re cently operated on for relief from goitre at Portland, has left the hos pital and is well on the road to per manent recovery. Her mother, Mrs. A. O. Schubert, underwent a major surgical operation in Portland laat week, and at last reports was getting along well. Mother and daughter are expected to arrive home week after next, should Mrs. Schubert continue to improve. Improving Springs Road A crew of men are at work near Bingham Springs, widening the road at points where it runs between the Umatilla river and bluffs. Consider able blasting is being done Presum ably work will also be done on the section of this road between Thorn Hollow and Gibbon, for in its present condition it is perhaps rougher than ever belori at thJU teastfo fcl thj ear. Bingham Springs Visitors Among those who visited Binghsm Springs over last week-end were Mr. and Mrs. William Toner, Miss Mary Toner, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Highly, Mr. and Mrs. Casper Woodward and family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adams and children, Mr, and Mrs. r George Roberts and Miss Barbara Roberts of Walla Walla; Sev Franzen and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graham ani daughter, Mrs. ,J. Vaughan, Miss Edith Vaughn, Spud Boylen, J. R. McMaster and Mr. Snyder of Pendle ton; Mrs. Glenn Dudley of Athena and Mr. and Mrs. Verne Dudley of Dayton, Washington. . Jake Welch Dead Frank E. (Jake) Welch, 57, a na tive of Pendleton, died in Portland, Saturday. He is survived " by his widow and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. J. M. Robinson, James Welch, Mrs. W. W. Caviness, Charles Welch and William E. Welch. Funer al services were held in Pendleton Monday morning, the Rev. Ralph V. Hinkle, rector of the Episcopal church, officiating. ,. . Steiwer Geta Busy Senator Steiwer is making inquiry to determine how soon and in what way it may be advisable for the lum ber industry to go before the tariff commission under the new flexible tariff and seek to increase the new $1 duty per thousand feet to $1.55. : Newspaper Building Burn? A building at Echo, formaly oc cupied by the Echo News, was destroyed by fire, early Friday morning. The News waa removed to a new iefcatloa s'eVeftl mtfbtbi ago. Everything In Shape For McKay Lake Regatta: Has Many Speeders Entered Pendleton. Through co-operation received from the Umatilla county roadmaster's office, officials ' , of the second annual American Legloa Water Regatta were assured that the road leading from the highway to Mc Kay Lake would be in the best of con dition to receive the hundreds oC cars Avhich will travel it tomorrow and Sunday. , This has been one of the bi-Jf problems of the regatta officials, and they are highly pleased at the act'or taken on the part of the road depart ment. Besides removing the - large rocks from the road, it will be thoroughly sprinkled both days of the meet. Due to the lower level of water in the lake this year, cars will be per mitted to park along the lake front where they may have an excellent view of, the events on the: one mile oval course. Plenty of entertainment will be pro vided between races to hold the in terest of the large crowd. Harold Brock, chairman of non-competitive events, announces that he has lined up some of the best water performers on the Pacific coast for the two days. Foremost among these performers is Axel Englund, of Astoria, Oregon, who will present his great boat jump. ing act each day of the meet. This act consists of piloting his boat over a specially constructed hurdle, from which the boat and driver leap twenty five or thirty feet before striking the water. An Active Campaign E. C. Prestbye, who received the democratic nomination in the primary election for the office of joint senator from Umatilla and Union counties, states that he will enter upon an ac tive campaign for election in Novem ber. Mr. Prestbye will be opposed by Fred Kiddle, republican, of Union county, incumbent, nominated for re election. Mr. Prestbye says that he greatly appreciates the nomination given him by his party. He made no announcement whatever prior to the primaries and was not a candidate, but his name was written in on tho ballots in both counties, without any solvation on hi part, giving him the nomination. v Fourth of July Picnic Details have been completed 1 for holding the Farm Bureau and Grange picnic on July 4th at Hermiston. Four-H clubs of the district were represented and they will have charge of the ice cream concessions. Under this plan 4-H clubs will receive all money over the cost of the ice cream. Two years ago a parade of floats was arranged and this will be a feature again this year. The park where the picnic will be held is about three and one-half miles eat of town on the Diagonal road. Camp Ready For Boys Squad tents are in place, mess halls are in tiptop shape and gr6ceries and many other supplies which will be necessary to care for about 700 young men from Oregon and Southwest Washington have been moved to Camp Hurlburt, the scene of the an nual citizens military training camp which opens at Vancouver today. Headquarters company has already been moved to the scene of activity. Sunday School Picnic Members of the Christian church Sunday school and their friends are planning a picnic to be held today at Cold Springs fin Weston Mountain. A number of automobiles have oeen promised to transport the picnicers to the mountain resort, where a bas ket dinner will be served beneatn me branches of tall fir treee, near the sprintr. .,, .... ;i.w,:,,.;-. ', . Varney Passenger Service Is To Be Extended To Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane Pasco. On May 15th, Varney Air uines inaugurated a nassencer nor. vice over a portion of ita main lines iwudM io oaic uaKe Jity. it was decided by officials of the company at that ' time that no oasspneera wnnlrf be carried on the Seattle, - Tacoma, roniana or the Spokane Pasco hops Popular demand has changed :i this. Mr. L. .D. Cuddeback. vice-nreslHont of the Varney Company, announces mat passenger equipment ; would be placed in- operation sometime during the forepart of July between Seattle Tacoma and Portland, and Snnkunn ana rasco. Daily passenger service wili be offered to connect with the portion of the lines already offering passenger accommodations, Portland to Salt Lake. , ' This addition to the Vnmpv ser. vice will give people of the Puget bound section as well as those of the SDokane and Inland Kmnirs KArt.inn n direct air service to the far east. The Varney ships will connect directly with the Boeing tri-motor service at Salt Lake City. This service ex tends oh through to Chicago. At Chi cago it is possible to get any number of airections bv air over th varinuii routes using the windy city for a terminus. ! The name of the service out of the Northwest will be, The Night Mail "Business Man's Special." The pas sengers will be carried on the regular mail schedule which leaves Seattle 3:40 p. m. and Tacoma 4:00 p. m daily. The Business Man's Special will depart from Spokane 5:45 p. m daily. This section will arrive at Salt Lake 2 a. m. and Chicago the following evening, 6 p. m. This is approximately a 24 hour service to Chicago. The westbound will leave Salt Lake 10:00 p. m., and arrive in Spokane 4:15 a. m., Tacoma 7:35 a. m. and Seattle 7:50 a. m. the next morning. Winner In Essay Contest ' Betty Tubbs, daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tubbs, who is attend ing St Helen's Hall, Portland, was awarded first prize in an essay con test at Commencement. The prize was one of four awarded by . the Colonial Daughters. In a prior con test at the beginning of school, she won second prize with an essay on "Fire Prevention," awarded by Mayor Baker of Portland. School Election District No. 7, To Be Held Monday The annual school election for Union High school District No. 7, will be held Monday at the high school building. The hours for voting are from 2 to 7 p. m. and voting will be done by ballot. One director will be elected to take the place of W. P. Lit tlejohn whose term expires and who is not a candidate for reelection. There "rill be two candidates for the office, A. W. Douglas and Mrs. C. M. Eager, and their names will ap pear on the ballots. At the annual school meeting or District No. 29. E. C. Rogers was re elected to serve on the board of di rectors for a term of three yeera. B. B. Richards, who has served almwt continuously as a member of tho school board for a period covering over 20 years resigned. F. N. Johns was chosen to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Richards. Chase Garfield was reelected to the office of district clerk. Son of Rev. Jack Gallagher J. E. Gallaeher. owner of the Thomp son Garage building on Main street 1 also the recent Durchaser of the garage stock, equipment and business and is here conducting it personally. In the mechanical department he, has capable and efficient mechanic to do t.hfl renairinir and overhauling of automobiles and gas engines. Also a specialty will be made in the repair ing of batteries of all makes. Mr. ftnllaffher ia a son of the late Jack Gallagher, a pioneer preacher well known to all old timers oi ino Ai.ne-na-Weston-Adams communif.es. Stock Doing Well On Range Livestock on the ranees of Umatilla county, and particularly in the Uma tilla river district are looking fine and dolnir exeeDtionallv well, due to the luxurant forage growth since the spring rains. In the southern part of the county also, range conditions are reported good. Oregon Mothers On Ship About 250 eold star mothers, re turning from their oilarimaee to th? battlefields of France, were aboard iL . 1! Tt ! .1 L T 1 . ...U !t went aground in New York harbor. Most of them live in California. Washington and Oregon. . War On Boats The Dalles fishing organizations and individuals interested in the con servation of redside trout in noted stream through the state have de clared war on the use of boats in the luescnmei river - In niiDiim mm i i Luuniuu hull BURNS TO GROUND Northern Flour Mill. Ele vator Destroyed At Wal la Walla, Wednesday. j-SH Walla. Two hundred thous and dollars, Went UD-. . In the nmntn when flames ate their way through me iNortnern flour mill and elevator, leaving the two buildinirs and thoii contents a great heap of smoulder ing black embers. Presumablv starting fmm w casing in the main wiiHino- completely destroyed the mill. The nre started about 3:30 in the west end of the mill and when first notic ed, was entirely bevond control. The loss estimated at from ?200,000 to jpzzo.trao by the owners, included 75, 000 bushels of wheat and 5,000 bar rels of flour in addition to the nlant. The loss was fully covered by insur ance. . . .. .. The fire department was called and made a record run to the location. only to find that the flamas had spread throughout the main mill building and well into the warehouse on the East side, where approximate ly 5,000 barrels of ground flour were stored. The flames spread very rapid ly and soon endangered all surround ing property and set fire to the com pany grain elevator south of tho main building. Roofs on the nearby houses caught fire and several of those residing closest to the mill took their belong ings out of their homes fearing spread of the flames. There was lit tle damage to these houses, however, the U. S. Montogomery home being the only one to actually take fire and prompt work prevented anything more than a few holes in the roof of that structure. . ' 1 The fire reached . its greatest In tensity about. 4:30, an hour after tho alarm was given, but with the start of the big pump on the No. 1 fire engine' the flames commenced to re cede. Sparks and burning particles were scattered all over the surround ing country by the light breeze start ing a number of small grass fires. History of the mill dates back to 1868, it being built by Ritz and Schnebly. Later it was sold to Welch and Schwabacher, and in 1880 to De ment brothers who operated it until a few years ago when it was sold to the Northern Flour Mills company, with headquarters in Portland. The mill was one of the largest in this section of the country with a capacity of 600 barrels a day, besides the by-products. Its warehouse were large enough to store 50 car loads of flour. County Court Signs Agree ment On Highway Project The East Oregonian reports that the Umatilla county court has signed up their part or the cooperative agreement between the Secretary of Agriculture the State Highway com mission and Umatilla county relative a section of the Pendleton-John Day highway project which comes un der this plan, and telegraphed the Department of Agriculture to that ef fect, so that work can proceed with out further delay. This agreement covers work and ap propriation covering that part of the road known as Oregon Forest High way No. 3 and more commonly desig nated as a section running 3.2 miles south from Ukiah and a section run ning 5.2 miles north of Dale. , Met Old Friends On their recent trip into Southern Oregon, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones met the following former Athena and Weston people: Fred Fisher at a at a service station jn the Siskiyou mountains; Charles Stoekatill at Grants Pass; Fred Lucas at Medford; Iko Davidson at Crater Lake; Ivan Clark, Harry Warren, Portland; Wm. Rice, West and George Larder, Chas. May and family, Ashland; John Scrivener, Condon; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett, Talent; Frank Ost- rander, Siskiyou Tunnel. Project Washout Word comes from Creston, B. C, that the crops of several Umatilla county men who have land under the reclamation project near there have been destroyed by overflow wator, caused by a dyke breaking, The Rogers crop is not flooded as yet, but the crops of Will Piper, Chas. Kirk and Lloyd Starks have been destroyed. Injured Youths Improve Flovd Miller and Claiidn IsiwiAon voutha who were injured cnrlv Sun. day morning in an automobile wreck near reewater, are recovering m the College Place sanitarium. It was found that Miller's skull was not fratturCd, as Was feared.