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A BIG JOB, BUT ITS DEAD EASY It would be 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 rery lowest rates. Fast presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery. Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mall Matter T VOLUME 444 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 6, 1931 NUMBER 6 MILNOR URGES STOCK FEEDING Grain Official Says Situa tion Must Be Faced By Northwest. The Associated Press gives the fol lowing report of the recent visit in Portland by George Milnor, national grain official, and what he advises Northwest wheat growers to do in the , situation at present facing them: In less than fifty words the situa tion faced by grain growers in Ore gon has been summed up by Federal Grain Board representatives,' George S. Milnor and C. E. Huff. As they see it -;. "Either the acreage and production of grain in the Pacific Northwest must be-reduced or the adoption of an extensive livestock feeding pro gram be made by grain growers to avoid the demoralization of the grain market here in the future as already has happened to foreign countries." An extensive livestock feeding pro gram is held out as the salvation of grain growers of the Pacific North west. The alternative is reduced acreage. The two men spent five hours in Portland, Monday, in a series of hasty conferences and left during the afternoon for San Francisco to open up the newest branch office of the corporation. ' Milnor said: "Oregon, Washington and Idaho do not raise nearly the quantity of pork needed for their con sumption, while their wheat is a drug on the market. "By raising more livestock, there by increasing the consumption of grain, wheat growers will keep the wealth in this area and will help to stabilize their own markets and solve their own problems." . t He was asked if there was an al ternative. "Yes," he said. "Decrease the acre age to cut down production." He ex plained the matter further: "The Pacific Northwest produces a burdensome surplus of wheat, while it does not produce its consumption requirements of livestock, particular ly hogs. Recent experiments have demonstrated the practicability of feeding wheat to hogs, sheep and cat tle. Thus has . been shown the ad visibility of the Pacific Northwest growers greatly increase the raising and feeding of livestock which prob ably will be the greatest possible out let for the surplus of wheat now evi dent here. "There is one man in Eastern Ore gon," Milnor said, "by the name of Kettle, who has 1,600 hogs which he has fed wheat and millfeed, there by realizing approximately one dol lar a bushel on his grain compared to the 68 cent price set by the stabil ization corporation as the minimum price, and the 54 cents , quoted at Vancouver, B. C." Milnor said the present minimum price structure of 68 cents for the Pacific Northwest will be maintained for the balance of the year's crop. The price may, of course, go higher, he said, in view of possible crop fail ures, reduced spring acreage or one of more of the other possible influ ences. - Tim Has Stirring Time The Weston Leader reports that T. L. McBride was quite badly burn ed about the hands by a gasoline explosion at the McBride Bros, farm on Eagle creek while cleaning the motor of the farm truck with this fluid. He was in the cab, going over the parts with a brush, when in some manner he touched the igni tion switch. The result was a start ling burst of flame and Tim jumped from the cab with more celerity than ever, in the old baseball days, he slid into a base. Lloyd Ringel saved him from more dangerous burns by throwing him down arid extinguish ing the fire in his clothing. Lawrence McBride meanwhile saved the truck by using a patent extinguisher. Tim's hands were blistered ' and bis eye brows singed. Star Valentine Party McKenzie Chapter, 0. E. S. met as usual at the Masonic Hall Wednes day night with a representative num ber present New floor work especial ly arranged by Mrs. James Cress well was rehearsed. Plans for a val entine party complimenting husbands and friends of the members were made. The affair will occur at the Masonic Hall next Thursday evening, February 12, hearts will be played and refreshments served. Driver's License Revoked For the reason that he drove his . car on the sidewalk fronting the ' Athena hitrh school building. Satur day evening, Neil Mclntyre was brought before Judge Richards non day forenoon. He was fined $5 and had his driver's license revoked for tfrts remainder of tbs year 193L - Governor Wants State Police In Bill Presented Salem. Creation of a department of state police to combine the law en forcement functions now carried on by the state traffic division, prohibi tion department,fire marshal's office and fish and game departments is provided in a bill drafted in the of fice of Governor Meier which was placed on the senate desk Tuesday af ternoon. , The measure provides for the ap pointment by the governor of a su perintendent of police at a salary of not more than $5000 a year, the su perintendent to appoint, with the ap proval of the governor, such depu ties, captains, lieutenants, sergeants, corporals and privates as are requir ed to carry on the work of the depart ment. .- ;:'; ' " The superintendent would also be empowered to create a state detective bureau if, in his opinion, such a bu reau became necessary to the detec tion of crime. The salary of the deputy superin tendent would be limited to $3600 a year, captains to $3000, lieutenants to $2400, sergeants to $2100, 'corporals to $1980 and privates to $1800r : Recruits whilejin training for serv ice and before attaining to the rank of private would receive $1200 a year The number of officers and men to be included in the proposed department would be left to the discretion of the governor and the superintendent of police. . - . .; . ; , Financing the department would be by setting aside various departmental funds for the biennial period, includ ing $100,000 from the general fund of the state; $552,000 from motor ve hicle registration funds and gasoline tax funds in the hands of the state highway department; $60,000 from the funds of the state fire marshal's department; $300,000 from the game protection fund of the game commis sion; $39,000 from the hatchery fund of district No. 1 and $12,000 from the hatchery fund district No. 2, an ag gregate of $1,063,000 for the two-year period. "The act has been drafted with the best features of the Canadian Royal mounted police, the Texas Rangers and the state police organizations of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other states which have proven highly suc cessful," Governor Meier explained in a statement accompanying the bill. Dr. Horace Boyden -; Died In Boston, Mass. The Athena friends of Dr. Frank Boyden, formerly residing at Pendle ton, but now in Portland, regretted to read of the death of his eldest son, Dr. Horace Boyden, in. Boston , Mass., Tuesday night as the result of septic sore throat following an attack of in fluenza. In response to a message received Saturday morning Dr. Boyden left immediately for Boston by plane ar riving there Monday night where he found his son hopelessly ill, the end coming the following night. : ' The young man was unusually bril liant always standing at the head of his classes and having made the high est average ever made at the Uni versity of Michigan. It has been the dream of Dr. Boy den for many years that he in com pany with his brother Dr. Guy Boy den and his own two sons might established a Boyden clinic in Port land. The body will be brought west for burial. " ' " Prominent Man In Town J. B. Micheals, district superintend ent of the Continental Oil company, with headquarters at Yakima, Wash., was in Athena Wednesday and spent several hours with Bryce Baker, lo cal manager of the company at the Athena Service Station. Mr, Micheals is a prominent membe of the Royal Order of Snapping Turtles, and when he puts his . name on the aottea line of hotel registers he has the roval rierht to affix thereafter the royal letters, "H. A." Will Not Raise Beans Herbert Eickhoff of the EickhofT Farm Products corporation was here Wednesday and reported that the con tinuation of bean raising in the north west is unlikely. The bean crop has met with disaster each year, the first to drouth, and last year the hopper pest attacked it. The cost of produc tion including the heavy investment on machinery and equipment puts the venture in the red and is the cause of its suspension at this time. Pea Plant Operating The pea cleaning and grading plant of the Washington-Idaho Seed com pany has been operating for a few days this week, on orders received for seed peas from the East. There is quite a volume of peas in the ware house at the plant awaiting to be graded ai craenj are rectmo. Berlin Has a Fine Radio Broadcasting Center f ' pjgag vt4p. v - X "v$wt- H"'!: ifi. ! S? tils' Not to be outdone by the proposed Rockefeller radio center in New York city, Berlin has just finished this giant building in which will be housed broadcasting stations, radio laboratories for research work and a museum In which will be found Inventions pertinent to radio progress. Freedom Is Granted To Ruth Garrison, Girl Who Killed a Seattle Woman Seattle. Ruth Garrison, poison murderer of Mrs. Douglas Storrs, was granted her freedom from the crim inal insane ward of the Washington state penitentiary by a superior court jury here, Wednesday night. She was immediately released from custody as soon as the verdict was read, Prosecuting Attorney Robert M. Burgunder announcing that he would gladly consent on the understanding that a formal order would be enter ed. : :,-i? The jury was out 1 hour and 35 minutes to reach the three-fold ver dict that she is sane, that she is not likely to suffer any return of her in sanity and that she is a safe person to be at large. ' There was no demonstration when the verdict was read, but Ruth was immediately surrounded by relatives and friends, who kissed her and shook her hand. Miss Garrison had been confined to the insane ward of the Walla Walla prison since she killed Mrs. Storrs' 12 years ago. She fell in love with Mrs. Storrs' husband and poisoned the woman when she refused to get a divorce. She was acquitted of the crime by "reason of insanity" and has been confined to the penitentiary since then. Miss Garrison was granted her free dom once before in a Walla Walla court a year ago, but the supreme court overruled the decision contend ing that the case should be handled in King county where she was first tried. Eloquent closing arguments were made by Frank B. Sharpstein and Everett J. Smith, Walla Walla law yers, for Ruth, and Prosecuting At torney Robert M. Burgunder of King county. - But it was felt in court that the instructions which Superior Judge Robert M. Jones gave to the jury would have more weight in deciding the issue. The two most significant instructions were: 1. "You are instructed that a per son who kills another without excuse or justification is presumed to be an unsafe person to be at large, and this presumption continues until it is proven that such person has become safe to be at large. : ' 2. "If you find from a preponder ance of the evidence that the peti tioner is now sane, then, in the con templation of the law, she would have regained her sanity since the return of the verdict and judgment in the murder case." After the verdict, the guard form ed an escort for her to the county jail where she prepared for departure. She then was taken to her brother's residence in Seattle from where she will go tomorrow to her family home on Camano island, Island county. Sentence Postponed The sentence of Pedro Lopez, Mexican youth convicted Saturday of manslaughter after being tried on a first degree murder charge, was post poned by Judge James Alger Fee when Homer I. Watts, defense at torney, announced he had found new evidence and would move for a new trial. Sentence was postponed until next Monday. The manslaughter ver dict was returned late Saturday night after the jury had been out approxi mately 36 hours and twice reported a hopeless deadlock. : County Convention Here The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union will hold its world con vention in Toronto, Canada, June 3 to June 10, says Mrs. Esther A. F. May, county W. C. T. U. president This year's state convention will be held in Albany and the Umatilla county convention at Athena, both taking place in September. IF ICHABOD CRANE HAD A FLASHLIGHT By JOHN G. LONSDALE President American Banker Association 'E ALL remember the story of Icha- bod Crane and the headless horse man. There was the dark form by tlio . side ot the road thundering hoofa on the Sleepy Hol low highway and Ichabod flee ing in confused terror before thl3 terrible 'monster. If . Ichabod had only known that his hobgoblin was an inventive rival disguised with a a pumpkin head, he would have had a good laugh and gone on with the business of van quishing his competitor. What Ichabod really needed wa3 a modern flashlight Then he would have discovered the trickery at once. Many business men need the flashlight ot analysis to uncover the hobgoblins in their business and then they might sit back and laugh at their rivals who hesitate to investigate and learn t-ho truth. :' " '. '. At this time, when business and banking are making strenuous effort3 to have a clear vision ahead, it is espe cially important that the power of re search and analysis be employed to their fullest extent. When these twin brothers of good management havo been pressed into service in all fields, I am confident we shall see a further l33scning of periods of stress. How ever, I. believe business in general has learned the valuable lesson that any prosperity that is not leavened with a little adversity would not seem basi cally safe or Bound. John 6. Lonsdale Athena Branch Library Increases Its Circulation Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn, librarian of the Athena Branch library informs The Press that for the month of January circulation of books totaled 1625, the largest monthly circulation in the history of the institution since it was organized in 1914. The circulation jfor the month" of January, 1930, totaled 1275, a net cir culation gain of 450 for the month of January, 1931. The circulation of the Athena branch has been steadily increasing. Mrs. Littlejohn has been connected with the local library continuously since it was established, formerly a library board member and for the past fourteen months as librarian. Woman Treasurer Short Mrs. Emma Fowler, city treasurer of La Grande, was arrested at Pendle ton Tuesday, on advices from La Grande charged with embezzlement of $112,000 of La Grande municipal funds. Mrs. Fowler was arrested by Pendleton officers when they found her in a car in company with her hus band, Wade Fowler. She stated she was en route to Portland to secure the La Grande funds. She was to have turned her office and records over to. her successor, J. E. Stearns, Monday. She had served La Grande as treasurer for 12 years. Will Observe Anniversary The local Knights of Pythias lodge entertained at their second social Thursday evening of last week when the members, their families and invit ed guests enjoyed the evening at cards, after which refreshments were served. On Thursday evening, Feb ruary 19, the lodge will observe the anniversary of the order. At that time program, comprising speaking and musical numberv will Vi givett Mac-Hi Takes Athena Hi To a Cleaning By Score of 35-24, Saturday Night Playing the best brand of ball that they have shown this year, the Athe na boys went down to defeat last Saturday by the strong quinte from Milton. Athena took the lead but soon lost to Mac Hi who held it through the rest of the game. The score at half was 11 to 20 in Mac Hi's favor. The third and fourth quarters were fast and furjous with both teams go ing at full speed. Play after play brought the fans to their feet cheer ing wildly1. Once during the fourth quarter it looked as if the home boys were going to take the lead , when Rogers was retired by fouls and re placed by Leland Jenkins, who im mediately threw two field baskets, fol lowed closely by another one by Crow ley. ; The rally was short lived however, as Mac Hi called for time out and af ter play was resumed held the ball until things had quieted down. The game ended with the playing fast and hard and Mac Hi on the long end of the score which was 35-24. Miller was high point man for Milton with 14 points, Crowley for Athena with 10. For the first time in two years, the freshmen team, who were most of the eighth graders last year, lost their game to the Milton youngsters. Athe na's two diminutive forwards, Rogers and Geissel, were unable to get going as both appeared sluggish and slow which was due to too much beefsteak a half hour before the game was call ed. However, they have promised to eat earlier before the next game and are determined to win the rest of their contests. Tomorrow night at 7:30 the Athena boys and girls will meet the strong Adams' quintets on the local floor. Adams has two very strong teams and these games should be one of the best seen on the home floor for Borne time. Missionary Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Christian Missionary society held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. A. Sias was an interesting one. The president, Mrs. Floyd Pink erton was present and Mrs. Louis Keen had charge of the program which dealt with the Cincinnati Bible seminary. Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton led the devotionals. Papers were read by Mrs. Louis Keen, Mrs. F. B. Boyd and Mrs. W. W. McPherson. Plans were made for holding a silver tea on Wednesday, March 4th, which will be featured with an exhibition of quilts, both old and new and ladies from any where in the county will be invited to bring their favorite quilts for the in spection of appreciative and interest ed quilt-makers. Fifteen ladies were present with two visitors, Mrs. W. H. Reeder of Tacoma and Mrs. Orel Mc Pherrin, the latter becoming a mem ber. Mrs. Sias was assisted in serv ing delicious huckleberry pie, with coffee by Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Stella Keen, on March 11th. Taking Aviation Course EHwin MrF.wrn ha half completed hia correspondence course in theoretic and practical ground aviation as tnuirht. in the Rockwell school at Day ton, Ohio. Edwin began the course last October and for the first half of the course hie grading has been very satisfactory to him. He has con structed two model planes in connec tion vrith thA miriie ma far and thev reveal workmanship of a high stand ard. Tax Supervision Oregon Counties Proposed in Bill Grand Master Here Dolph Lodge, A. F. & A. M., would be pleased to have all Master Masons present tomorrow night, when Dis trict Deputy Grand Master Folsom will attend the meeting. After the regular lodge session, refreshments will bef BttVe'd. Salem. Creation of tax supervis ing and conservation commissions in all counties of Oregon excepting Multnomah, which already has a similar commission, is proposed in a house bill introduced Monday. The commission is given jurisdiction over all municipal corporations in the county that levy" a tax upon property. The commission would consist of three members and hold office for three years. Appointment is by the governor and members . serve with out pay. The measure is modeled closely af ter the one in effect in Multnomah county but contains the right of ap peal by municipal corporation upon notice signed by its levying board or attorney to the Btate tax commis sion, which is given authority to set aside assessments that have ' been determined unfair. No proceedings for levying or collecting taxes against any property shall be stayed by reason of the taking of any appeal. It is also provided that any mu nicipal corporation which shall fail to submit its annual budget to the commission on or before the first day of October of each year shall forfeit to the commission $50 for ea:h day of failure,- unless a time extension has been granted. Refusal to attend a budget hearing will cost a forfeiture of $25 a day for each member. Qualified voters of any municipal corporation are given the right to vote under the constitution and laws of the state upon any question of in curring bonded indebtedness for any public purpose or of levying any gen eral or special tax that may be law fully submitted to the electors. Athena Athletics Close League Season, Losing The Athena Athletics closed the Blue Mountain basketball league sea son by losing a close, well played game to Adams Wednesday night on the local court by the score of 27 to 21. Karstens and Gemmel, members of the Helix "Red Devils" were the big guns on the Adams team. In fact these two garnered a total of 23 points, while Larabee (Adams) loop ed four points through the hoop. At the half Adams was leading 17 to 13. Athena by close checking,, and Wayne Pinkerton getting by for a total of six and Harden four and Taylor two points, the going in this half wasn't so bad for the locals. Adams came back with 10 in the last half to Athena's eight. Karstens was high man for Adams with 14, and Wayne Pinkerton led for Athena, with 10. In the preliminary, the Athena "Skeedunks" plastered the Adams Squints" with a bucket of white wash, score 14-0. Myrick for the "Skeedunks" was high scorer with 10. Watkins scored the other four tallies. Thursday night of last week Athe na dropped its game with the Pen dleton Kiwanis team by the score of 40 to 25, on the Pendleton court. Wally Holmgren was high point gatherer for Pendelton with 14 and Harden led his mates with a total of nine. . . In the league schedule, Athena took her first two games, winning from Adams and Pendleton in the first two games played, and losing the re maining seven games. The exchequer is to the good in the amount of about $20 after paying all expenses and the boys on the team and the home fans had a lotta fun in playing the schedule out In Serious Condition Mrs. H. A. Dow has received a let ter from Mrs. Alta McSherry at San Diego, California, announcing the serious condition of her mother, Mrs. S. F. Sharp, who underwent a sur gical operation for removal of a cancerous growth from her breast. The patient's condition was such that the surgeons could give no definite promise that all of the growth had been removed by the operation. Mrs. Sharp and her daughter and son Laurence, left Athena several weeks ago to reside in California, Bucks Defeat Wa-HI The Pendleton Buckaroos gave the Wa-lli Blue Devils a lacing in a close game in the Pendleton gym Tuesday night. The final score read 31 to 28. The Bucks were behind 8 to 10 in the first quarter and 15 to Id at the half. The end of the third quarter saw them ahead 26 to 22 and from then on they were never headed; at one time being 7 point in the lead. . v . Iran Cox Married Friends of Ivan Cox who has been in Russia for the past year and a half will be interested to hear of his recent marriage. The bride is a Rus. sian girl, s well educated linguist who holds a, responsible position as DAIRY INTERESTS IKON POLICY Producers to Work Out Ad vertising Plan, Oleo Laws Favored. . Oregon State College.--Action ad vocating the uniting of 'all hrnnrho of the state dairy industry in an at tempt to raise funds for carrying on an organized campaign ; to increase consumption of dairy products' was approved by both the Oregon Butter makers association anrl the Oretrnn Dairymen's association' during 4heir recent annual conventions. . uoin associations also 1 went on record as favoring legislation to curb the unrestricted production and sale of various vegetable oil substitutes tor butter. They also recommended that dairymen themselves set the ex ample in using dairy products. me Oregon Buttermakers' associa tion, which held its largest convention of recent years at O. S. C. last wppV refused to either approve or oppose tne proposed Oregon compulsory cream grading law. but aDDointd a special committee to confer with the sponsors of the bill at. Knlom Thotr went on record, however, as favoring a single standard for butter requir ing an 80 per cent fat content only, and aiscarding the former regulations as to moisture. whiii iiiancio VI Hit) Dtau; WXO represented at the Buttermakers' con vention this year for the first time, and a motion was nassed invltinv this branch of the industry to join wun tne buttermakers in a consoli dated organization to be known ns the Oregon Butter and Ice Cream Makers' association. The gold medal of the nssnninirm for the best cube of butter of the 24 exhibited in the senior division was awarded to G. L. Coleman of the Raven dairy, Portland, with Andrew Tacchella of the Ideal Dairv. Port land, winning second. First place in junior division, with 12 exhibits, was won by Jack Wright of the Carlton cooperative creamery, with second place going to Charles E. Dillman? Alpine creamery, Burns. The Lower Columbia Cooperative Dairy associa tion of Astoria made the best of the 15 samples of ice rceam exhibited, ana tne wmkley creamery of Cor vallis placed second. Should See Tax Collector At the Pendleton Office All persons who have filed income tax returns in past years but who do not contemplate doing so this year on account of decreased incomes caused by present depressed financial con ditions should nevertheless visit W. F. Pigg, deputy collector of internal revenue stationed in the federal building Pendleton, and receive slips of exemption, he declared. People who fail to file returns this year when they have been doing so in the past will be queried by the government to find the reason why. and the possession of these slips will save individuals a great deal of trou ble later when questionnaires are sent to them, Mr. Pigg added. The revenue office at Pendleton will be open for the benefit of persons making returns from now until Feb ruary 16, and from February 26 to March 16 an additional agent will be present March 16 is the last day for filing 1930 federal income tax returns. Rears Game Birds The Eastern Oregon game farm lost a good man when J. F. Hendricks went to Montana to establish that State's first game farm. An article in the magazine "Montana Wild Life," devotes an article to Hendricks' work in which it states that within the first year he established the farm 6,146 young birds had been distribut ed, in 1930, in 55 of the 56 counties of Montana. Sportsmen and game culturists of the West are astounded at Mr. Hendricks success, achieved in so short a time, says the magazine. In Wreck Near Home As Mr. and Mrs. Nelson II. Jones of Weston, were returning from their recent motor trip to Portland, when they were near the Banister farm west of town their car was struck by another, breaking the left front wheel and the steering wheel of the Jones automobile, reports the Leader. The driver of the offending car, who is employed by Swift and company, ad mitted that he was responsible for the accident and expressed his will ingness to pay all damages. The piano recital of Miss Hanna's Athena class of the Malen Burnett School of Music has been postponed until next Wednesday evening, Feb ruary 11th, when the program which was to have been given Wednesday evening of this week, will be rendered.