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THE : PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, AUGUST 15, 1930 61 IDS 51 TO BE SIMPLIFIED Hyslop Heads Investigation To Bring About Trade ' , Betterments. -Oregon State College. Simplified grain grades and standards for the entire country more justly administer ed are expected to result from the in vestigation just completed in Wash ington D. C, by a special committee headed by . Professor . G. R. Hyslop, head of the farm crops department at Oregon State college. '! Hyslop has Just returned to Ore gon after spending an entire year carrying out the project in the bureau of economics of the United States de partment of agriculture. The work in volved in enormous amount of de tailed ttady of records as well as visits and hearings in some 20 grain shipping centers all over the United States. Called back to Washington, presum ably for only three months, Hyslop was asked to remain for one exten sion of leave after another when it was found advisable to make the in vestigation in complete detail so that -specific recommendations could be made at the end. The full report will be submitted within a month or so, according to Hyslop. ; As 'Hyslop's stay in the east was more and more extended, rumors grew that he was to remain per manently with the ; federal service, but these he stoutly denies, saying he has returned to this state with much information which will prove of value to grain producers of the northwest. :' Snoozed In Harvest Field Weston Leader :Now and then peo ple are said to fall asleep in a church, but it remained for a Weston parson" to pull something more unusual by falling asleep in the harvest field. He was driving truck for McBride Brcs. of Eagle creek and found its shade inviting' while awaiting his turn. Soon he was snoozing in the most ap proved Texas dialect, and was left to finish his nap while his turn was taken by "Perd" McBride. . Never thelesg, tie did not lose his connection with the payroll, which was fortunate, as the excellent cuisine at the Mc Bride farm is said to hold for par sons an especial appeal. Eleventh Annual Summer Conference Of Christian Endeavors at Turner, Or, i: The eleventh annual Christian -Endeavor Summer Conference will bo held at Turner, Oregon, August 25 to September l. Its purpose is to furnish training in Christian En deavor work and other lines of leader ship. All young people who wish to attend are eligible. ' During the mornings delegates will attend classes on various phases of Christian Endeavor work. After noons will be given to directed re creation, including baseball, volley ball, swimming, boating, etc. Each evening there will be an inspirational address, given by Dr. Victor Morris of the University of Oregon. The closing event of each evening will be a bonfire meeting out of doors, at which Professor Ross Guiley of Eu gene, dean of the conference, will pre side. Rev. James Aikin Smith, of Dallas, will given Bible studies, Rev. F. G. Scherer, of Parkdale, will talk on missions, and Dr. Walter L. Myers, of Eugene, will given- a series of talks at the noon assembly hour. Other faculty members are: Mary Guiley Kribs, Eugene, Viola Ogden, Portland, Wilma Eddy, Corvallis, Mrs. Charles D. Gaffney, Ashland, Mrs. Ross Guiley, Eugene, Hulda Anderson, La Grande, Vesta Orrick, Eugene, Bess Geibel, La Grande. Arrangements for the conference are being made by a committee con sisting of Prof. Ross Guiley, Eugene, Viola Ogden, Portland, Vesta Orrick, Eugene, Hulda Anderson, La Grande, Elcy Walker, Forest Grove, and James Henderson, Portland. The in terest in, the conference in various arts of the state is very pronounced and there is indication of a good attendance. Brown Injured In Accident Kenneth Brown, popular high school student who has been spending his vacation in the harvest field, fell off a. wheat truck Monday morning at a point near the Mclntyre place on the road north of town, and one wheel ran over his legs, reports the Wes ton Leader. . The truck was being driven to shelter during a thunder storm by Raymond Banister and Ken neth was . "hanging on." He was brought at once to Dr. McKinney's office, where his hurts received at tention and it was found that no bones were broken. One leg and his back were injured. The patient is now resting quite easily at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Moore. . We Have the Best Root Beer ; . that Money Can Buy . . We Are Making a Specialty on Milkshakes I KILGORE'S CAFE ; Cylinder Boring We have added the latest Model ' 1 CYLINDER BORING MACHINE to our mechanical equipment, and we are prepared, to rebore automobile engine cylinders for the trade" on short notice. Come in and see the new Machine. REMEMBER WE ARE EQUIPPED TO DO EXPERT WELDING AT ALL TIMES Gallaher's Garage - J. E. Gallaher Athena Phone 471 THE ATHENA MARKET We carry the best WT est1 That Money Buys Pendleton Negro Slays White Man -With Ax While Sitting On Porch s Pendleton. Wielding a heavy-bitted axe, James Jarnaean, 55 year old negro, battered his batching partner to death Sunday night on the front porch of their small three-room dwelling beyond the Round Up grounds. U. G. "Doc" Rudd, who has made his home in Pendleton for many years, was the victim. He was 63 years old. The negro gave 'himself up to of ficers, who found Rudd seated on a chair, his feet cocked on the porch rail, and his still smouldering pipe beside him on the floor. He was un conscious, bleeding badly, but still breathing feebly. An ambulance was called for immediately but Rudd died m a few moments. In the police station Monday morn ing Jarnaean told officers and the district attorney, C. C. Proebstel, that he killed Rudd after a quarrel over cooking. He claims that Rudd first struck him during a struggle, and in order to protect himself he seized the axe,' a rather short handled one but very heavy, and struck Rudd on the head several times, using the blunt part of the axe-head. Police are in clined to discount Jarnaean's story, however, since the position of Rudd's body indicated that no struggle had taken place. Cherokee Indian Convert ed Traveling In Air Planes . Portland. "I'm going to sell the horses and buy an airplane," was the announcement of Chief Tecumseh, Cherokee Indian who lives in Yakima, i Wash., as he and. his son, Chief Kiutus Tecumseh of Wenatchee, Wash., stepped out of a Hans Mirow Flying service plane at the Swan island airport, following the senior chief's first flight. Fred Schreiner was the pilot. , , A silent passenger in the plane was a combination war hatchet and peace pipe, a possession of the family for more than a century. The two gener ations represented are great-grandson and great-great grandson of the famous Chief Tecumseh. The two were Portland visitors on the occasion of the fourth radio con cert four of the younger, who pos sesses a lyric tenor voice, and has appeared in operatic and concert work in many American cities. He plans one more such tour in this country, and expects next spring to study in Europe. At present he cher ishes an ambition to make the trip by air, and thus be the first Indian to cross the Atlantic in that manner. This young man's travels began when he ran away from home at the age of 15 to enlist in the army for world-war service. Since returning home he has been a student at the University of Washington, and also at Northwestern university while he was studying music at the Chicago Musi cal college. EQUALIZATION FEE AS A FARhi REMEDY Return of Agitation for Mc- Nary-Haugen Bill Idea Is Forecast. Kippered Sainton, all Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh ? Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Clams, Kraut in Season. , , ;; ; i A. W. LOGSDONs Main Street Athena, Oregon. Rather a Farmer Than Be United States Senator Salem. Why Senator McNary, owner of this beautiful ranch, per- aiata in nnonAlnv mnst of his time in Washington facing the tribulations of governmental problems is a question that is open for frank discussion. Thin una ilia statement made bv Alexander Legge, chairman of the federal farm board, as he completed his luncheon at the McNary home here Sunday, lighted fresh cigar retired to a cool and comfortable spot under a huge oak tree. "This is the life." remarked Chair man Legge, "and Senator McNary is to be envied by many of his col leagues who are now in Washington suffering from the intense heat and other discomforts." Mr. Legge explained that his visit to the McNary home was strictly in formal, and added that neither he nor the senator had discussed any im portant governmental problems. The luncheon 1 was served in a shady nook on the lawns of the Mc Nary ranch. Following the luncheon the visitors were escorted over the McNary ranch. Chairman Legge was especially inter ested in Senator McNary's cattle, a stream that passes through his pro perty and a variety of flowers which are now at their best School Census Lower There was a decrease in the school population of Walla Walla county during the year 1929-1930 over the previous year, according to the an nual report of the county school su perintendent While the number of children enrolled In schools fell from 6383 to 6151 the teaching staff was also decreased, 255 teachers being on the payroll during 1928-1929 as com pared with 229 employed during the school year just passed. Typewriter Repairing Have Your Typewriter Cleaned and Overhauled 1 During Vaeaiior Terms Reasonable Telephone 372' Coad'g Typewriter Shop 109 W Main St Walla Walla Washington. Return of active po litical and legislative agitation for the equalization fee as the next ma jor turn of the farm relief . situation has been predicted by. a number of senators and representatives. Secre tary Hyde of the department of agri culture, after a swing through the West, made the same prediction. ... There are several causes contribut ing to the expected return of the Mc-Nary-Haugen bill idea. One is the disappointment of many who ex pected the farm marketing act to be used, via stabilization corporations, for effective handling of surpluses. Another is the spreading conviction that the high tariff on farm products, accompanied by even larger increases on many things that farmers must buy, will help only in spots and can not aid the price of major crops of which this country produces a sur plus for the world market. A third cause is the melancholy fate of the debenture effort, which has met with veto and seems to be playing out. Still another reason for the return ing strength of the equalization fee is the fundamental difference between it and the debenture plan and the other plans involving use of funds from the treasury to make good the losses suf fered in surplus disposal. Secretary Hyde has pointed out that the anti-dumping laws of foreign countries would defeat the sale of the surplus at lower price than the ruling price in the home market, but this criticism, it is said by equalization fee advocates, does not apply except where some government bounty or agency is used to promote the dump ing, and does not apply to a plan where the producers themselves would assume and distribute their losses on surplus disposal. The farm board crusade for balanc ing production to home consumption has a vogue in some quarters, espe cially among those who are not farm ers. It sounds reasonable enough, but critics say it is far from practical, for two principal reasons. One is that the number of acres planted does not de termine the size of the crop. The other is that if the campaign so far succeeded as to avoid a surplus and bring high prices, the temptation to plant a little more would be so gen eral as to bring a speedy return to the old conditions. , It is commonly said that the wheat surplus of the United States is 200, 000,000 bushels. This is an average, and a rather high average. The acre age producing the surpluses has fluctuated. If this acreage be so largely reduced that it would be im possible in average seasons to produce a surplus, it is manifest that in many other years the acreage would not be large enough to supply domestic needs. That condition would arouse the consuming centers, seriously af fect trade balances with other coun tries and meet with general con demnation of economists. "As a whole," says the bureau of economics of the department of agri culture, "perhaps' three-quarters of the annual variation in crop produc tion is due to yield variations , and lies beyond human control through acreage adjustments." ..T..T..T..T..T..T.iT; ator I This is the Sepaf that has pleased housewives in every pj community $ Horses Burn To Death Twentv-four horses burned to death in an early morning fire at Burton Delany's farm near Dayton Wednes day.. Feed racks, a quantity of hay and belongings of the men were ae stroved. The blaze was thought to have originated from a match or cig arette. Forest Fire Lookout Drowned Kendall Rutherford, 19 year old lookout in the Kalispell, Mont., forest district, ran from his station to a nearby lake for a few moments swim. Overheated he plunged into the lake, went into cramps and drowned im mediately. ; . Bingham Springs Notes Mr .and Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton and family of Athena are enjoying an outing at Bingham Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Chase Garfield and family are stopping here. . Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Ingram and son Jack spent the week-end at their cot tage. Sloan Thompson and family and Mrs. O. F. Thompson of Echo are spending their vacation at the Springs. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wills and lit tle daughter Bessie of Portland spent the week-end at Bingham, visiting David S. North. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Smith and fam ily of Waitsburg were here Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Mitchel and children of Echo are visitors here. Mrs. Wm. Porter and a party of friends spent a few days at Bingham Springs the past week. Mrs. Flora Dimick and Mrs. Marie Kinney of Pendleton are here on a vacation. J. A. Lehrer of Walla Walla visit ed Mrs. Lehrer and David., Sunday. i Ball-Bearing Cream Separator The next time you are near our .place, stop in and look over the McCormick-Deering Cream Sepa rators we have on our floor. Here you will find a machine in just the right size that will suit you in every little detail. Or tell us when it will be most convenient and we will prove to your satisfaction, right at your own house, that the McCormick-Deering is the closest skimming, easiest-turning, easiest-to-wash cream separator you can buy. You will stay pleased year after year with a McCormick Deering. Come in and look it over. Rogers , Goodman (A Mercantile Trust) Action Taken On Behalf of Oregon Deer Hunters In Case of Fire Hazard Portland. The opening of the deer hunting season under no circum stances will be delayed longer than October 1, and should it be necessary to postpone the opening hunters will be given ample warning. This was decided recently when Governor Nor blad, officials of the federal and state forest service, leaders in private tim ber associations and officers of the state game commission met in Port land. . Last year a great deal of incon venience was experienced by hunters because the opening of the season was delayed when they were "all set" to go into the woods and mountains after deer. Hunters as well as tim bermen are' hopeful that by the time September 15 the date scheduled for the opening of deer season rolls around sufficient rain will have fallen to cause no hazard in going into the woods. In deciding to under, no circum stances postpone the opening later than October 1 the state and federal officials were convinced that they were being fair ' to both sportsmen and those interested in saving the forests from fire dangers. Pair Wedded 70 Years Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Matthews of Salem observed ouietlv their 70th wedding anniversary. Mr. Matthews was born at Lebanon, 111., February 10, 1840, while Mrs. Matthews was born at Milton. Dela.. lust 14 davit earlier. They were married at Le- csnon August 11, i860. Round-Up Queen Will Be Given High Honors Pendleton. Her scepter a lariat nnA Vipr crown a ten firallon hat. Miss Lois Mclntyre will hold sway as queen of the Pendleton Kouna-up, August 28, 29 and 30., Queen Lois, who formerly attended th University of Oreeon. is the daughter of a pioneer family of Uma tilla county and is a sKiuea norse Fortune has blessed her not only with a pleasing personality but with personal charm as wen. one is a blonde, with brown eyes, and fair complexion. Queen Lois will ride in me Kouna fTn nu-a4 and will wear Western at tire. With her will be four Umatilla girls who will be the royal Round Up princesses." ' - ' They too are to be chosen for their skill as equestriennes and for their otrctiv nationalities. The names of these young ladies are soon to be announced. Radio Blamed for Drouth O. D. Hill of Kandalia, West Vir ginia, coal operator, blames radio broadcasting for the heat. and drouth that holds the nation in their grip. He said he had written to President Hoover and the department of com merce requesting that all radio sta ti,..,.. Ko oincnt for a Beriod of 60 days "to demonstrate whether or not the radio activity u responsiDie lor these conditions." ' Fish Being Destroyed It is impossible to estimate the number of fish that are being lost in Eastern and Central Oregon because of low water. ' The drying up of many streams and springs has taken a great toll of trout, according to the state game warden. Where pools have been found in otherwise dry creek beds deputy game wardens and sportsmen nave attempted to salvage the landlocked trout and take them to .running water. , City Engineer Killed W. R. Rehorn, city engineer of Walla Walla, was killed and Stanley Royster, his assistant, is near death following an automobile accident 4V miles west of Dayton Thursday of last week. They were surveying a burned area on the wheat ranch of M. D. Rinehart preparatory to the ar rival of the insurance adjuster. The car was being driven through a field on top of a hill and slid down a bunch grass slope and over a rocky bluff 100 feet high. The unconscious men were found by a passerby who summoned officers and a physician. Rehorn died before reaching Dayton. We Can GastYour v Plates v The installation of sua Electricaster Stereotyp ing Machine make it possible for us to accom modate our merchant advertisers and others in the matter of making -printing plates from matrices. I tmeans a val uable addition to our emiipmen tin thematter of serving our patrons. H. A. Frick Carpenter and Contractor Pendleton Phono 1392J Specializes in Metal Weather Stripping Real Estate Wheat Alfalfa and Stock Land SHEEP FOB 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 -t of rnqre policies : in reserve' ready at a moments notice for your use and purpose. 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