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A BIG JOB, BUT ITS DEAD EASY if would be a big: job to tell one hundred people any thing that would interest them in your Roods, 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. Past presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery. Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 44 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 6, 1931 NUMBER 10 EXCISE BILL AND INTANGIBLES PASS Senator Bailey Alone Votes Against Rate Raised to 8 per Cent. - Salem. With Senator Bailey regis tering the lone negative vote, the sen ate Monday afternoon passed the new intangibles tax act. Twenty-nine sen ators, cast their vote for the bill al though several of this number had previously objected to specific .pro visions in the measure and attempted to get,, amendments to meet these ob jections. ' Having disposed of the intangibles tax measure, the senate next turned its attention to the amended excise tax bill, which it passed with a un animous vote with Senators Billings ley and Burke absent and not voting. Bankers and representatives .of building and loan companies, accord ing to Senator Eddy, were satisfied with the provisions of the bill and no opposition developed to the measure. The old act passed in 1929 had been amended in the new bill to provide for exemptions of $500 to meet a popular demand, according to Senator Eddy. The new bill also attempted to avoid the weakness uncovered in the old act by the supreme court in an opinion holding the 1929 act to be unconstitutional. With the increased exemption and the deductions for in terest paid and other items, Eddy ex plained, the new act with its 8 per cent tax would raise no more reve nues than was obtained under the old act with its 5 per cent rate, re gardless of claims put forth by op ponents of the measure to the con trary. - ' By way of illustrating the opera tion of the intangibles tax act, Sena tor Eddy explained that the owner of $20,000 5 per cent bonds would pay a tax of only $40 a year, whereas the owner of a $20,000 farm would pay an average tax of $520 a year. In stead of the act being oppressive and confiscatory, as charged by its op ponents, Eddy declared that the tax was very mild in its operations. In spite of the fact that intangibles wealth in the state is fully equal to the tangible wealth, Eddy pointed out that under the terms of this bill the former would contribute only $1,500, 000 in taxes a year as compared to $5,000,000 by the owners of real and personal property. - Opposition to the act, he declared, was based largely upon a failure to understand the operation of the tax. - Admitting that the principle of the 'intangibles tax should be established in Oregon, Senator Bailey expressed regret at his inability to Bupport this bill, which, he declared, sought to circumvent the constitutional 6 per cent limit by levying this additional tax for 1930 after the limit had al ready been levied under the consti tutional limit. Senator Moser expressed the hope that the time would soon come when there would be no property tax what ever for state purposes. He was in fa vor of an intangibles tax and ah ex cise tax but he did not believe that the time had come to jump the rate from 5 per cent to 8 per cent. While some of the bigger taxpayers had been somewhat changed in their views toward this bill the general public of Portland, he declared, was1 not in favor of this measure. He was opposed to the higher rate and moved that the senate go into committee of the whole for the purpose of amend ing to provide for a 5 per cent rate instead of the 8 per cent rate, al though he agreed to vote for the bill even though his suggestion was not accepted. Gardening at 89 One of Athena's most interesting residents is Mrs. McKinney, mother of Mrs. Frank Little, who makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Little on Fifth street . Mrs. McKinney who is 89 years of age is in possession of all her faculties and is interested in and able to discuss topics of the day. She also takes a great interest in garden ing and a favorite pastime at this season is raking the leaves from the lawn. Rebekah St. Patrick's Party The Rebekahs are planning a St Patrick's day party to be given at their hall Tuesday evening March 10. The guests are to be the members and their families and an interesting eve ning is planned. St Patrick's day games and refreshments being fea tures. Lodge will convene at 7 o'clock and the party will be at 8 o'clock. Carload of Valvoline A carload of Valvoline lubricating oil was received at Athena this week, the shipment being equally divided between Rogers & Goodman and the Athena Garage. These two firm are dealers in Valvoline for the Athena district Revival Opens Tuesday With Muck Interest . , ' (Contributed) The community-wide Evangelistic meetings which opened Tuesday night at the Baptist church, are drawing large and appreciative audiences nightly. Over one hundred people greeted the Meade" party at their opening services and it is evident the ' L. A. Meade, Evangelist Baptist church will be crowded night ly. A large chorus choir is being or ganized under the direction of Harold C. Meade and the special music is delighting the hearers. Negro spirit uals, trios and duets are rendered nightly by the Meade party. A large chorus of children from the ages of five to fourteen are drilling for a big booster program to be given Satur day night. The young people of high school age are meeting nightly at 7:15 under the leadership of Mrs. L. A. Meade. Rev. L. A. Meade, evangelist and leader, is a pleasant, yet fearless and dynamic speaker. His messages are gripping and logical, yet with all kind and winsome. He spoke last night on "Needless Poverty in Athe na;" tonight, his topic is "Choked to Death;" Saturday night, "Family night," big booster program, subject: "The Old Fashioned Home; Sunday morning and evening the Christian and Baptist people will worship to gether. Meetings will continue night ly to March 15th inclusive. A cor dial invitation is extended to all. Children Will Sing One of the most' interesting fea tures of the evangelistic meetings is the children's department. A sun shine choir is being organized by Harold C. Meade and is meeting daily at 4 o'clock. Unusual interest is be ing shown by the youngsters which was evidenced by the attendance at the first meeting, 53 being present. Songs and yells are being rehearsed and it is hoped a street parade will be possible Saturday afternoon. Chil dren's night will be a feature Satur day when the big choir will be heard. Quota Two for Citizen's Military Training Camp Vancouver Rarracks. Wash.. Uma tilla ronntv'a nnnta of students for the citizen's military training camp at Vancouver Barracks tms summer has been set at 2 youths between the ages of 17 and 31. Camn Hurlburt. that forest border ed area above tbe historic old parade oTound. will onen June 18 and close July 17, after 30 days of vigorous outdoor life for the hundreds oi young men who will come from all noints of the state of Oregon, and from five southwestern counties of Washington. Last year there were 4 boys from TTmatilla countv at Camp Hurlburt. While the camp quota had orginally been set at 560, there were nearly 700 annlir.anta. more than 100 of whom were too- late to be admitted. Those attending from Umatilla county last year were as follows: Rex P. Baum gartner, Burke Hayes, Merrill Ploughoff and William B. Temple all of Pendleton. Steelhammer Promoted Friends of Louis R. Steelhammer will be interested to know that he has been named assistant manager of the new business department of the Prudential group of savings and loan associations. Mr. Steelhammer is well known here, having been asso ciated with Bond Brothers of Pendle f or several years. Since going to Portland he has been with the Bishop Woolen mills, Bedells and Sears & Roebuck Co. Automobiles in New York Receive a Blessing Will Improve Play Grounds Lots belonging to the city of He lix have been released by the school district The lots will be improved for play grounds, including space for baseball and football and fanners of the district will furnish teams and la bor will be donated to put the plot in proper condition. - ft Vs: G x - SUtSt'sf-.i '.-.'sSS.X ft 'oV.,- J 'frtir iiWiyrrmiwniiimifnrariiMAiMiiiiWi'iriiiwriiii Automobiles were blessed In front of the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family In New York city, known as the "Church of the Motorist." It was the first such public ceremony. to be held In this city. Here Is seen Rev. Daniel De Nonno, pastor of the church, blessing the cars. t Athena High School Bas ketball Team Won Dis trict Tournament, Helix Playing stellar, consistent basket ball, Athena high school took the championship at the district tourna ment held in Griswold gym at Helix, Friday and Saturday. Athena opened her undefeated series of three games against Uma pine, defeating the players from the alfalfa-raising town in easy fashion by the score of 39 to 16. Athena led at the half, 16-9. The locals got away from Stan- field in the second contest, 25-10. In this game Athena was extended in close checking and faster floor work than in her previous appearance on the floor. Helix went through un defeated in the preliminaries against her opponents, and one of the big gest crowds to witness a district tournament was on hand Saturday night to witness her championship game with Athena. " And it was some game, Athena winning by the score of 24 to 22. There is no doubt Athena played the best game of the entire season. From start to finish, the players keyed to the very highest pitch, some of the cleverest checking, passing and bas ket throwing wa3 in evidence. In the first half the locals spotted a 6-point lead but were unable to hold it, at the half Helix had crawled up to a one-point lead, 9-8. Scoring was close in the second half. In the last few moments of the thrilling contest, when the crowd was yelling itself hoarse, Crowley, who had been the star of the tournament, looped two through the hoop. He was follow ed an instant later by a toss from a Helix player and the score of the game was crystalized, 24-22. The playing of Crowley during the tournament was surprisingly spec tacular and consistent throughout He was high point man of the tourna ment, having a total of 42 points to his credit for the three games. Athena plays Mac-Hi tonight at 7:30 in the district tournament at Milton-Freewater. Arlington and Umatilla open the tournament this afternoon at 3 o'clock, followed by Adams and lone at 4, and Pendleton Helix play at 8:30. Improve Seed Potatoes flrcranization of the Weston Moun tain Seed Potato Improvement asso ciation was completed at a recent meeting in the uplands of interested growers reports the Weston Leader. Its name sets forth the object oi tne group, which is the constant improve rs Tlt f the seed notatoes that have already brought a favorable reputa tion to the mountain region. Mar WiW is not anions' its aims. Ten leading growers are on- the member ship roll, i . " . Umatilla Ferryman Here William Switzler. Umatilla ferry man was in Athena Tuesday, en route home from Walla Walla. Mr. Switz ler has recovered from a serious ill- nesH. havinsr been a Datient for some time at St Vincent's hospital in Portland. Moved to New Home Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wilson and daughters have moved into the Bap tist parsonage residence property at corner of Third and Jefferson streets, from . their former residence - on Adams street . " ; , V S. A. Barnes, accompanied by his son-in-law, Bert Vaughan, .were in Athena Wednesday from Weston. Mr. Vaughan is occupied in bridge con struction wvric fat the Sound district Silver Tea Wednesday Was Enjoyable Event One of the most enjoyable events of the spring season was the silver tea sponsored by the Missionary so eiety of the Christian church, Wed nesday afternoon. The parlors of the church were seasonably decorated with pussy willows, ferns and song birds. The wonderful display of hand some quilts was a feature of the af ternoon. Many antiques were in evi dence, perhaps the oldest being 110 years old. Others fashioned of quaint calicoes and materials of by-gone days were most interesting. The en tire exhibit accented the idea of artis try and patience to an unbelievable degree. About 75 quilts and woven bedspreads were shown several be ing over a century old. It is believ ed that Mrs. Cass Cannon and Mrs. Williams of Milton had the oldest quilts and Mrs. Anderson the oldest spread. A most attractive program con sisting of musical numbers and read ings was presented. Tea was served from an attractively appointed table centered with a blue cinersria. Those presiding at the samovors included Mrs. E. J. Burchill and Mrs. Charles Gerking of Pendleton, Mrs. J. M. Arant of Milton, Mrs. Laurence Meade, Mrs. M. L. Watts and Mrs. Will Read. Approximately one hun dred guests called during the after noon and the sum of $28 was realiz ed from the affair. Out of town guests included Mrs. L. E. Coyle of Walla Walla, Mrs. Charles Gerking and Mrs. E. J. Bur chill of Pendleton, Mrs. Marvin Price of Weston, and Mrs. Addie Talbert, Mrs. E. J. Davis Mrs. Effie Williams, Mrs. L. H. Moon, Mrs. Will Steen, Mrs. Edith Ireland, Mrs." Kate Hud son, Mrs. Dora Harden, Mrs. Cyrus Powell, Mrs. Maurice Frazier, Mrs. Mae Martin and Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Arant of Milton. The ladies of the society desire v to thank all who so graciously contributed to the success of the occasion. Henry Schroeder Returns Henry Schroder returned to Wes ton from Spokane this week. - Mr. Schroder has materialy improved in health from treatment received in Spokane, and his wife is also enjoy ing better health. Henry will leave shortly for a visit to his old home near Flint, Michigan, where he will visit his relatives for some time, be ing at present unable to pursue his occupation of carpenter and builder. Order Eastern Star McKenzie Chapter, O. E. S. met at Masonic Hall Wednesday night. Fol lowing the business session a social hour was enjoyed. Mrs. Chase Gar. field was presented with an attractive gift and the regrets of the members were expressed at her prospective de parture. WnuMeCorkell at Hot Lake Mrs. Joseph Sheard, accompanied by her sisters, Mrs. Rothrock of Pen dleton and Mrs. Albert O'Harra of Weston, and her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Haney, motored Sunday to Hot Lake where they visited her brother, Will McCorkell, who is in the sanitariam. They found the patient improving. State Trap Shoot Following a meeting with members of the Washington Trap-shooters as sociation in Yakima, .Sunday, Dr. Guy York, president of. the Walla Walla club, and Frank Jackson, sec retary, announced that the state trap event will be held at Walla Walla on June 0, $ am! 7. Commission Grants An other Delay to the Rail- roads on Grain Rates Washington. The interstate com merce commission , has postponed from April 1 to June 1 the date when revised freight rates on grain and grain products are to become effec tive. The revised rates were ordered by the commission several months ago but a number of extensions have been granted the railroads. The revision was prescribed as a result of a lengthy investigation un der the Hoch-Smith resolution direct ing the commission to establish low est possible rates on agricultural pro ducts consistent with service. In general the revision is down ward and applies throughout the western territory and on shipments' to the east and south. The commission estimated the car riers would lose $15,000,000 a year in revenue but some railroad esti mates have increased the figure. The extension, was requested on the ground the carriers could not pre pare the revised schedules by April 1. Vodvil Will Be Presented by the AthenaHi School 60 Y APPROV Pythian Benefit Dance -The Knights of Pythias lodge tt Pendleton sponsored a benefit dance at the Eagle Woodman hall Monday night. A group of local people motor ing down for the event included Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eager, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Michener, Mr. and Mrs. Will Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mclntyre, Mr. and Mrs. Flint Johns, Mr. and Mrs. Lowe and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pinkerton. Wheat Sales Reported Heavy Over Week-End At some points in the county sales of wheat are reported heavy. At Pen dleton many farmers unloaded what wheat they had on hand last week with the result that one Pendleton dealer took in approximately a quar ter million bushels Saturday, says the East Oregonian. The heavy sell ing is attributed by another Pendle ton dealer to the apparent belief among farmers that it "won't do any good to hold wheat any longer." There was no apparent splurge in wheat selling in Athena. In fact, Lee Wilson, manager for the Farmers Grain Elevator company here, states that most of the wheat which had been in storage in his plant was sold prior to the present movement, al though he has been buying moderate lots from day to day, Drouth Aid Dropped A community movement which was thwarted at its inception was that in tended to aid the drouth sufferers of Kansas. Committees had been ap pointed and were ready to start work soliciting food when word was re ceived by Mrs. Ross Payne, chairman, that it would be impossible to pro cure a car for shipping. Consequent ly the committees have been dismiss ed and the work dropped. Circulation Increase All branch libraries in Umatilla county showed a circulation increase for 1930 over 1929, with the Athena branch says Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn, librarian, leading all branches in the county, with the exception of Stan field, with an 11 per cent increase. Stanfield reports a 22 per cent in crease. Weston has a 3 per cent in crease; Milton, 7; Freewater, 4; He lix, 2; Echo, 8; Hermiston, 6; Pilot Rock, 2 and Umatilla 1. Athena high school will present a vodvil show on March 19 and 20. One of the numbers is the one act drama, "Ihe Valiant." This is a compara tively new play and one of the best short plays ever written. It took first place in the play acting contest at the University of Oregon last spring. - The cast will include Betty Jane Eager, Roland Wilson, Stafford Han- sell, Solista Pickett and George Pitt- man. Ihe members of the cast are well adapted to their parts and they are working hard and promise to give a very effective performance. Another number will be a pirate skit given by the glee club. There are to be several choruses, among which will be a boys chorus, and an other spenal chorus by the girls. In cidental dancing will be done by Mar jorie Douglas. The following musical numbers are to be used: Pirates Chorus " Gilbert and Sullivan-Huffer Pirate Song Henry F. Gilbert Caballero Kotte The school band is putting on a short act, "In a Hawaiian Garden." The scene of this skit is laid in a garden on a Hawaiian Island, and the following numbers are to be featured Na Lei O Hawaii Charles' E. King Alaho Oe... Queen Liliuakalani There will also be several other skits offering a program of variety and entertainment. NATIOI ES lit. SALES North Pacific Grain Grow ers Will Sell Through the Farmers National. Circuit Judge Candidate There are seven or more aspirants for appointment to the vacancy on the bench of the Sixth Judicial district caused by the recent appointment of Judge Fee to tho Federal bench at Portland. Homer I. Watts, well known Athena attorney, who has practiced law in state and federal courts tor about 25 years is a candi date for the circuit judgeship and his friends are lending their endorse ments to his candidacy. The vacancy is temporarily held up on account of a filibuster taking place in the last few hours of congress, when Judge Fee's appointment to the federal position was not made. His appoint ment will now be made in recess by the president. Smelt Blocked at Sandy Just a little more water, a little clearer passage from the Columbia into the Sandy river and the annual smelt run will be on. That was the word Friday from Troutdale, it being reported that the fish had reached the mouth of the Sandy and were waiting to cross the Sandy "bar." William H. Roach, deputy game warden, gave first notice of the approaching run af ter he had taken seven short sturgeon from some fishermen Thursday and had found their stomachs to be fill ed with smelt. Extent of the fish horde has not been determined. Farmall Tractors Rogers & Goodman, local dealers in International farm machinery, thresh ers and trucks, have added to their spring stock two Farmall tractors made by and marketed by the Inter national Harvester company. The two tractors were assembled last week and one is on display in one of the Rogers & Goodman store rooms. The other one is in the warehouse. Both machines are ready for the field, and are the first Farmalls to be intro duced to the local trade. Wauna Camp Fire Group Wauna campfire group met at the home of their guardian, Mrs. Bert Logsdon, Monday evening. A new project being taken up by the girls is the making of a quilt and a pattern has been selected.. Each member will piece a block and later plans will be made for finishing. A number of the girls are working for honors and will take ranks at the oeremonial in Wal la Walla March 28. Tacoma Veteran First Harry E. Woodward, Tacoma gas sed World war veteran, and unem ployed for nine months, will receive the first loan check from the region al office of the veterans' bureau on his adjusted compensation certificate. Woodward has a wife and two chil dren and has received no compensa tion from the government since 1922 when he was listed as "rehabilitated." Will go to British Columbia Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Rogers and their little three weeks old son, Ro bert Dudley, arrived this week from Walla Walla and are visiting at the E. C. Rogers home, before leaving next week for Washtucna and their home at Creston, B. C. t Sunny Days Bring Work Sunny days have been the impetus for Athene people to investigate the growth of their bulbs and to prepare the ground for early gardens. Sever al are plowing and regular spring wic n in progress. Spokane. Directors "of the North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc., meeting here last week unanimously adopted the proposal of C. E. Huff and G. S. Milnor, respectively president and general manager of the Farmers' Na tional Grain Corporation of Chicago, that farmers' connernMva Wol. throughout the Inland Empire sell tneir wheat direct through the Farm ers' National. Since the organization of th Mnwh Pacific, the regional organization of the farmers' locals, wheat has been sold through the regional body. Huff ana Milnor, who attended a meeting Of the North Pacific direetora nt thair- previous session, tendered the sug gestion at that time, exnrpsalnw tVioi belief by eliminating duplication and simpnrymg the sales machinery In land Empire wheat irrowera rnnM Save Vi cent a bushel in nnnrilinc charees. The Farmers' National also offer ed as an inducement for the change the financing of warehouse and ele vator facilities for all the locals re quiring such. , Officers of the North Pacific would not venture to estimate the amount of funds required for the construc tion of facilities in this rao-inn Tt was stated, however, that out of 59 locals in the Inland Empire 50 would require facilities and that no elevator and warehouse construction costs could be estimated far from $25,000 to $30,000 each. At thn smBlW. nil. culation this would call for $1,250,- 000. Construction of elevators by the Farmers' National would bo followed by the installation of the National's own manaeer. although, it wn stnr! the organization not nprpssnrilv would go out of the country for its man. Elevator construction nlnn it stated, would trend to the handling of wheat in bulk and the eleminatmg of all sacks, thus efTppt.inn- a Bovine nf from 3 to 5 cents a bushel. Weston Boy Advances Weston Leader: Claude Snider, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Snider of Wes ton, has resigned his position in the government patent office at Washing ton in order to accept a responsible post with the Draper company, which manufactures looms and is the larg est concern of its kind in the world, having a capital of $25,000,000. Claude will be at the head of its patent department, and because of his qualifications was selected by the company management to fill a va cancy caused by resignation. He is now a mechanical and aeronautical engineer, a patent attorney and an at torney at law. Mr. and Mrs. Snider will move soon from Washington, D. C, to Hopedale, Mass., which will be the scene of his new duties. Detective Work Wing Persistent detective work on the part of the sheriff's office has result ed in the recovery of a welding ap paratus stolen from the blacksmith shop of Jens Jensen in Athena, over a year ago, and the arrest 6f Law rence E. Harris, charged with steal ing the equipment. Harris was em ployed by Jensen, prior to the dis appearance of the mechanism of the welding machine. Jensen is at pres ent at his old home in Denmark, but is supposed to return to Athena this spring. Police Car Turns Taxi E. B. Jackson, chief of police at Baker, says the limit has been reach ed. The police prowl car has been used as a taxicab. At 3 a. m. a po liceman was called to a hotel and made the trip in a growl car. He was greeted by a cheerful youth, who patently was under the influence of liquor. The youth nonchalantly asked to be taken home. The officer took but warned him in no uncertain terms that if such a call was made again the ride would end at the city jail. Armory for La Grande The house Friday passed the Ecklev bill appropriating $40,000 for con struction of a new Armory at La Grande. The vote was 38 to 21 with one absent. The bill drew the ob jections of the farm bloc, which rose up en masse to protest against .any measure which would increase taxes. The bill had its defenders in the ser vice men of the house. Here From B. C. Charles Kirk, accompanied by Mr. Garrett of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, is here from his ranch near Creston, B. C. Mr. Kirk reports a mild winter in the British Columbia district where be" mlde's. '