THE PRESS ATHENA,; OREdON; AUGUST 81930
OnGANIu democrat
CENTRALCOMMITTEE
Carl Donaugh Is Chairman
; and Joseph :K. Carson,
.Jr., Is Secretary.
Portland. Fired with confidence
and breathing hope, the Democratic
state central committee met at the
Multnomah hotel Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, elected Carl C. Donaugh
state chairman and Joseph K. Carson,
Jr., secretary;-- Mrs. Rosemary
Schenck of Toledo as its vice-chairman
and then, settling back, listened
for the remainder of the afternoon to
its various nominees for state office
paint a rosy picture of victory in No
vember.
Mark Weatherford of Albany, re
tiring state chairman, convened the
initial session of the new committee
shortly after 2 o'clock and immediate
ly appointed a credentials committee,
with Mrs. bchenck as chairman, J.
D. Burns of Qilliam and John Gavin
of Wasco as her colleagues. The for
mality of that report - revealed 20
members of the committee "present
in person" with proxies for the great
er portion of the remaining counties,
only four Baker, Harney, Malheur
and Yamhill not being represented.
' Carson was placed in nomination
for chairman by George F. Alexander
of Multnomah, while Harvey G.
Starkweather of Clackamas nominat
ed Donaugh.
Both candidates were called before
the committee, stood up for inspec
tion and made short talks. Donaugh
saw a great opportunity for party
success ahead, both in the nation and
in the state, insisting that united and
vigorous work would result in the
election of the entire ticket from
Bailey down.
Carson insisted that the Democrats
of the state have been suffering from
"an inferiority complex", and con
tended that the test ?of a party's
worth was the principles it stood for.
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Thirty-Two Deaths Are
Reported In Oregon Fire
During the Year of 1929
Rattlesnake In Rug
Bitten by a rattlesnake which she
carried into the house in a rug, Mrs.
M. E. Jeffers of the Loop district
near " Yakima, may recover. The
snake was small, she said, having
only one rattle and a button, and
was unable to give loud warning. She
was struck on the left foot.
Salem. There were 32 deaths re
sulting from fires in Oregon during
tne year 1929, or an increase of 18
when compared with the previous
year, according to the annual report
oi uair A. Lee, state fire marshal.
Ninety-four persons were injured, an
increase ox 35 over 1928.
Of the deaths by burning. 7 were
children under 10 years. 3 were per
sons between 11 and 18 years, 14 were
persons between 19 and 50 years, and
4, were persons more than 60 years
of age. Three of the deaths were eirl
students at the Oregon State normal
school at Monmouth.
"While the loss record of $6,808,685
for 1929 compares very favorably
with that of 1828,'' read Lee's re
port,""! desire to call attention to
the progress that has been made dur
ing the last three years in the science
of fire control. This was due in
large measure to the efficiency of
local lire control units. .. r.
"Despite the heavy losses suffered
by industrial plants in 1929, the total
increase in losses over the previous
year was only $91,427, or 1.4 per cent
while the increase in percentage of
losses to values involved in 6800 ires
was but four-tenths of 1 per cent
over that of 1928 in 5999 fires.' The
average aggregate losses for the six
year statistical period was $8,567,221
and the average percentage of losses
to values involved for this period
was 8 per cent, showing a reduction
of $1,758,563, or 20.5 per cent in
volume in favor of the 1929 record,
and a decrease of 1.9 per cent m the
percentage of losses to values. The
average loss for each fire in 1929 was
$1001.27, as compared to $1121.29 in
1928.
"Arson and incendiarism will be
major problems for those identified
in the work of fire prevention so long
as the element of moral hazard en
ters into the fire insurance business.
In cases in which over insurance is
the underlying cause for the mali
cious burning of property the insur
ance, is, almost without exception,
taken out in premeditated anticipa
tion of the fire. . Of 123 fires reported
for investigation during1 1929, 107 in
vestigations were completed.
' Malheur Tries Beans
' Considerable interest in bean pro
duction is being shown in Malheur
county this year, with a total of more
than 100 acres of red Mexican and
Great Northern white beans planted.
The crop is being watched to deter
mine its adaptability to their region.
Withering heat .lay like an evil
spell over the" vast agricultural do
mains of the Middle West, drying up
streams and rivers, causing untold
guttering to men and livestock and
searing with fiery breath crops worth
minions.
A blazing sun in cloudless skies
made promises of immediate relief
impossible. Weather bureau predic
tions everywhere in the region were
fair and hot weather would continue
for an indefinite period.
As the heat of the southwest winds
passed over the countryside, tempera
tures went swiftly upward during the
day and in many districts thermom
eter readings were close to 100.
A total loss of $300,000,000. due to
drouth alone, was estimated by Chi
cago board of trade officials for the
corn belt and the spring wheat area
or the Northwest. ,
There was in prospect 400.000.000
fewer bushels of corn . than , there
were counted upon a month ago. An
ticipated production of spring wheat
had been reduced 16,000,000 bushels.
This immense destruction of grain
crops is still going on, said officials of
the department of agriculture, and
only soaking rains will save many re
maining crops.
The drouth extended from the Gulf
to the Canadian border.
Within a 100-mile radius of Mem
phis, Temu, a 76-day dry spell, the
longest in the locality's history was
estimated to have damaged crops to
the extent of $25,000,000.
Farmers in that region fed next
winter's fodder to their livestock be
cause of parched pasture lands.
Reports of crop destruction even
more widespread came from the
Northwest. North Dakota's anticipat
ed production of wheat was cut 15,
000,000 bushels. South Dakota and
Montana both lost 5,000,000 bushels.
Montana s endless ranges were re
ported to have become barren for lack
of rain. Cattlemen were busy round
ing up their heavy steers for ship
ment to market to conserve the
sparse pasture. .
Telephone Company Se
lects Oregon Area Staff
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Gallaher s Garage
J. E. Gallaher,
Athena
Phone 471
With the appointment of R. D.
Miller as chief engineer; C. P. Tous
sieng as general plant manager, and
Ferd Prince as general traffic man
ager, selection of the operating ex
ecutive staff for the Oregon area, Pa
cific Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, has been completed, according
to word received by J. A. Murray,
manager, from E. D. Wise, vice-president
-and general manager , for Ore
gon. . . .
Mr. Miller will be in charge of all
engineering and planning work; Mr,
Toussieng will head the construction,
maintenance and installation depart'
ments, and Mr. Prince will be in
charge of the traffic operating de
partment handling calls.
Selection of these men, Mr. Wise
pointed out, comes as the result of
the decision June 1 to make Oregon
one of the four major operating units
of the company. All have had out
standing careers as telephone men.
Mr. Miller was plant extension en
gineer in southern California. Mr.
Toussieng was general construction
supervisor for Oregon, Washington
and Idaho, until the creation of the
Oregon unit. He is well known in
Oregon, having served as an outside
plant chief in 1914, and as division
plant manager and assistant to the
state manager in 1928 and 1929. Mr.
Prince was general traffic engineer
for the Northern Area, with head
quarters in Seattle. He has had 18
years of telephone service.
Another appointment, that of I. D.
Winslow as commercial supervisor,
reporting to H. L. Risley, also has
been announced. Mr. Winslow was
with the, general office in Seattle
prior to taking over his new position
in the Oregon unit
Legge Says Income Double
By 25 Per Cent Soft
Wheat Reduction.
Hoss Will Protect State
In Gasoline Fraud Cases
THE ATHENA MARKET
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That Money Buys
' Salem. Backed by an opinion from
Attorney. General Van Winkle, sec
retary of State Hoss has taken steps
to protect the state against fraud in
gasoline tax refunds following the
recent "gasoline war." Hoss became
suspicious when claims for tax re
funds on account of fuel used for
purposes other than on the highways
came in dated the same day the fuel
was purchased. Hoss asked the at
torney general if he should honor the
claims before receiving proof that
the fuel actually had been used. Van
Winkle has advised that he should
not, and that an affidavit that the
fuel is intended for such use is not
sufficient. It was suspected that
some persons who bought thousands
of gallons during the "war" were at
tempting to get tax refunds and then
sell the gasoline to other users.
Kippered Saim, all Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh
Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Clams, - Kraut in Season.
. A. W. LOGSDON
Main Street Athena, Oregon.
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In view of the approaching visit of
Alexander Legge, chairman of the
federal farm board, at Pendleton to
morrow, where he will address the
wheat growers of Umatilla county,
the following account of a meeting
held by Legge at Indianapolis, In
diana, August 1, will be read with in
terest here:
Alexander Legge, chairman of the
federal farm board, told agricultural
experts of six states here a 25 per
cent reduction in soft red wheat
acreage would double the present in
come from the grain and help im
prove world prices.
The long drouth' that has imperiled
the corn crop, he said, offered an op
portunity for using wheat for feed
ing purposes and provided an outlet
for any surplus this year. If follow
ed by decreased acreage, the farm
board chairman said, soft red wheat
farmers would have done much to
ward improving price conditions.
Agricultural extension directors, ex
periment station heads " and econo
mists from Indiana, Illinois. Ohio,
Michigan, Missouri and Kentucky
heard Chairman Legge, George S.
Farrell, department of agriculture re
gional agent for the central states,
and N. A. Olsen, chief of the depart
ment of agriculture's economic bu
reau, urged curtailed production.
In turn, the state representatives
reported curtailed . production was
under way and they concluded the
meeting by adopting a resolution sup
porting the farm board's efforts to
ward crop adjustment. . .
Not understanding that the meet
ing was executive, nearly 100 farm
ers, business men and others attempt
ed to hear Chairman Legge speak.
Some protested at being denied places
in the meeting, but only Luke Duffy,
ex-member of the Indiana legislature,
availed himself of an invitation to
talk with Legge later. ...
The meeting was one of a series of
wheat problem conferences fostered
by the federal farm board.
Participants were urged to tell the
farmers at subsequent meetings in
respective states of the danger of
lowered prices unless curtailment of
acreage and reduction of bushel costs
can be effected. No set program was
outlined. Farrell, who presided, said
each state should work out its own
program.
Agronomists from Washington but-
lined the world wheat outlook. And
the farm board doctrine for general
curtailment of wheat production un
til higher world prices have been es
tablished. Although the crop of the
soft, red wheat region is entirely con
sumed in the United States, the ex
perts held that curtailment would
bring beneficial results generally.
, We Sell Genuine
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REPAIRS made for International implement and
other farm equipment by the Harvester Com
pany are the only repairs made from the original
patterns. All others are copied from copies, and in
this roundabout reproduction they may lose in correct
ness of shape, sharpness of detail, closeness in fitting,
and quality of material. These repairs are made for
peering, McCormick. Milwaukee, Titan and other
International-made machines.
Genuine (Q)) Repairs
J ; Are Better in Quality
Fit Better and Wear Longer
The Harvester Company stands back of its
machines. Be fair in the matter. Do not substitute
imitation repairs for the genuine and expect beat service.
Repairs made by other concerns and marked "Made
' t f TiU fit" nof 8enuine.I H C repairs. They
often lack weight, are not always correct m shape, are
imperfectly finished, do not fit properly, or are made
of inferior material. Buy Genuine International Repairs
for your International Farm Equipment
Beware of Any Other Kind!
Take No Substitutes
Westward Ho Parade Fri
day Instead of Saturday
Pendleton, The Round-Up's his
toric . parade, known all over the
world as the famous Westward Ho,
is to be held on Friday at the Round
Up this year instead of on Satur
day as has been the custom.
The change was made because of
the "Over the Hill" feature at the
grounds on Saturday. In this pageant
feature, Indians and covered wagons
come down over the hillside to the
Round-Up grounds. The Westward Ho
parade is not held at the grounds but
on the streets of Pendleton, which
echo to the hoofbeats of horses as
the spectacular cavalcade moves on.
Westward Ho is a morning parade,
at 10 o'clock, and is made up of
hundreds of horsemen and Indians.
The bucks, squaws, papooses, sumptu
ously attired in all the glory of buck
skin, furs, beads, elk teeth and
feathers, are mounted on Indian
ponies as gayly caparisoned as their
riders.
Cowboys and cowgirls ride in the
line of march which is headed by
Henry Collins, president of the
Round-Up. There are creaking old
stage coaches to give an authentic
picture of bygone days, and floats
showing calf roping, branding and
other activities of the Western cow-
country. Westward Ho is character
ized by its wealth of color and is a
never-to-be forgotten sight.
Old Oregon Trail Rebuilding
The Old Oregon Trail between Pen
dleton and LaGrande is being recon
structed. From Kamela to LaGrande,
a distance of approximately 20 miles
reconstruction is actively under way
and traffic is of necessity under regu
lation. Several miles of finished
road are included in the section, and
other portions are covered by new
grade, while part of the way the old
surface, considerably deteriorated, is
still in use.
Files For U. S. Senator
Certificate of nomination for Llew
ellyn A. Banks of Medford, indepen
dent candidate - for United States
senator, has been filed with the secre
tary of state. The certificate was filed
by E. E. Kelly as president and H. T.
Hubbard as secretary of the assembly
that nominated Banks at Medford on
July 8. The candidate's slogan on
the ballot will be "restore constitu
tional rights."
Rogers Goodman,
(A Mercantile Trust)
Fire Levels a Mill and
Buildings Near Dayton
and Eats Way In Timber
Fire of undetermined origin de
stroyed the Ernest Hopkins mill on
Tucannon, 20 miles from Dayton
Saturday before daylight. Help was
summoned from town to fight the
flames, which spread rapidly into
timber. Only the cookhouse and one
other small building were saved. The
mill was run by Harrison Ogden.
Mustered by the forest service in
their annual battle with the red-demon
of the forest, 1000 men are com
bating forest fires which have burn
ed over an estimated area of 5000
acres in national, 3tate and private
forest lands of Eastern Washington,
Northern Idaho and Western Mon
tana.
The most serious blaze has covered
2500 acres in the Cabinet forest re
serve, but is now believed under con
trol with a force of 400 fire-fighters
on the lines.
A new fire north of lone, Wash.,
on state-owned cutover land was rag
ing northwards under a driving wind
and was out of control. Sixty men
were fighting this blaze. -
The Cool Water fire in the Selway
national forest, east of Kooskia and
covering 1500 acres, has been halted
by a fire crew of 250 men, officials re
port. Pregress also was reported
along the Marten creek fire front in
the Selway forest.
In Northern Idaho, the situation
was considerably . improved as a re
sult of showers over the fire-stricken
area.
Forestry officials report excellent
results are being obtained by fire
fighting forces in Western Montana
where horses and plows are being
employed to stop the advancing
flames.
Indians To Get Busy
The Indians on the reservation, over
1500 strong, will soon begin prepar
ing their lodge poles for the village
near the Round-Up arena. Their
spectacle is the greatest at the
Round-Up and the "over the hill" pa
rade against a sky background is a
new innovation. Hundreds of Indians
appear out of nowhere on the hills
north of the arena and down for their
mammoth parade before the stands
decked out in their beads, gaudy trap
pings and war bonnets.
Back Meier For Governor
W. L, Thompson, former Pendleton
banker, , is listed as one of the spon
sors of the independent republican
meeting at Portland today. Others in
the group include R. N. Stanfield,
former senator, L. J. Simpson of
Marshfield, Mrs. Walter M. Pierce,
and A. C. Hough who was defeated
for the democratic nomination for
governor at the recent primary elec
tion, i ; .
Cascade National Timber
Forester Gives Warning
Streams are lower and there is less
snow in the high country than has
been seen for about 20 years, Su
pervisor P. A. Thompson of the Cas
cade national forest said on his re
turn to Eugene from a two weeks'
trip through the Cascade forest.
If the weather continues to be dry
lor the next i,t.'o weeks the condi
tion will be critical in the forests be
fore September, Thompson said.
So far there has been little trouble
with man-caused fires, he said, but
from now on the danger will be
greater as many more persons are
going into the woods.
Forest rangers said nine fires had
been reported in the Umatilla na
tional; forest during the nast ten
days; three have been started by
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We Can
Cast Your
v Plates
Th installation of an
Electricaster Stereotjp
log Machine make It
possible forna to
modate our merchant
advertisers and others
In the ma tter of making
printing platea from
matrices. Itmeansa val
uable addition to our
eonipmentin thematter
of serving our patrons.
lightning, four by careless smokers
and two by unguarded camp fires.
The total number of fires bo far
this season in the reserve is 28.
About nine acres have been burned
over.
Silversides Do Their Stuff
According to anglers who have
practiced the art in Crater lake, the
noblest and most high minded fish,
the cleanest feeder, the merriest
liver, the highest leaper and the deep
est diver, and the bravest warrior of
all fish that swim these waters is
the ouananiche or landlocked silver
side salmon.
H. A. Frick
Carpenter and Contractor
Pendleton
Phone 1.192J
Specializes in
Metal
Weather Stripping
Real Estate
Wheat Alfalfa and
Stock Land
SHEEP FOR SALE
L. L. Montague, Arlington
Pleads Guilty to Sale
and Possession
B. B. Richards, when in
terviewed by the Press
man, pleaded guilty to the
sale of the best insurance
obtainable for the money
and possession of more
policies in reserve ready
at a moments notice for
your use and purpose. A
policy for every hazzard.
B. B. RICHARDS,
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