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t A BIG JOB, BUT ITS DEAD EASY It would be a big job to tell one hundred people any thing that would interest them in your goods, but its dead easy if done the right way. This paper will tell several hundred at once at nominal cost. NOT ONE DAY CAN BE FOUND In the week but that you do not need stationery of some sort or other. We furnish neat, clean printing at the very lowest rates. Fast presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery. . , Entered at trie Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 44 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON,' JULY 10, 1931 NUMBER 28 VICE PRESIDENT DOESN'T JAR BOARD Refuses To Promise That None of Last Crop Will Be Sold Now. Washington. The farm board stood by its wheat sales policy during a two hour conference with Vice-President Curtis .and Senator Capper of Kansas, but did not assure them it , would not sell any of last year s sur plus "at the present range of prices." The two Kansans demanded that the board refuse to sell any of the 200,000.000 bushels of wheat carried over from last year until the price of this year's crop has reached 85 cents a bushel. ; ; The board clung firmly to its an nounced policy of selling the surplus at the rate of 5,000,000 bushels month when and if prices improve. '" Leaving the conference room, Cap per termed the position of the board "unsatisfactory." Curtis was displeas ed but said he was "hopeful." Both apparently were willing to rest their case with the board and had abandoned temporarily a plan of appealing to President Hoover. Senator Watson of Indiana, the re publican leader, previously had gone to the boardv,with a demand that laT year s surplus be held off the market entirely during the marketing of this ' vear's crop. He too was ready to leave the issue with the board. In making their appeal Curtis and Capper said Kansas wheat farmers were being forced to sell at well be low 50 cents a bushel. They attri- ..buted a recent decline in the price of wheat to the policy of the farm board in dealing with last year's surplus. "I regard the farm board's policy as unsatisfactory," said Capper. "Farmers are not getting the cost of production for their wheat and-1 be Heve an announcement by th6 board that it would hold off last year's sur plus would improve the price." Curtis said the board emphasized the line in its announcement of July 1 "that it is not the purpose of the corporation to make any immediate sales even of those limited amounts at the present range of prices." Professional Golf Player May Give Lessons Here Jimmy Moore, professional ; golf - player of the Walla Walla Country club was in Athena Monday and went out to Pinkerton's new golf course. v He is reported to have been very well pleased with layout of the course and made a few suggestions along lines of improvement. It is possible that Mr. Moore will make regular visits to Athena for the purpose of instructing members of the Athena Golf Club, should a sufficient number signify their will ingness to form a class. Interest among the local players continues unabated. The evening play seems to be popular, and a num ber of club members are sure to be seen on the links at that time, al though other parts of the day are chosen by members for practice and playing periods. Home From B. C. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Swift have re turned home after an extended visit in British Columbia. En route they visited the E. O. Lee family at We natchee. They were guests of Mrs. Swift's brother Lonnie Copenhaver at s Vancouver and Victoria, B. C. Mr. Copenhaver has a string of six horses with which he attends all leading race tracks in the county. He was at Tia Juana preceding the races at the Lansdowne and Brighouse tracks in British Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Swift arrived home the Fourth of July coming by way of Yakima and Pasco, driving a new Dodge sedan. Operation Performed E. A. Dudley underwent a surgical operation at Good Samaritan hospital in Portland yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dudley and Vern "Dudley left Athena Wednesday morninfc for Port land. Reports previous to the opera tion were to the effect that Mr. Dud ley was thought to be in a satisfac- tory condition to withstand it safely. Will Get Doctor's Degree ; Rev. Leonard E. Brough, of the White Temple Baptist church, Walla - Walla, has been voted a vacation and will leave the end of this week to at tend the annual congress of ministers, Bible teachers and students at Pike's Peak Bible seminary, Colorado, and to receive his degree of Doctor of Theology. William Blakley III ' William Blakley Umatilla county pioneer and ex-sheriff, is reported very ill at his home in Pendleton. Mr. Blakley who has hosts of friends in Athena and vicinity has been ill for some time. He is approaching bis . 91st birthday anniversary. "Story of Menlo" - California School and Junior College A The Athena Press has been pre sented with an autographed copy of "The Story of Menlo," by the author, Lowry S. Howard, president of Menlo School and Junior College. The vol ume was handed the editor by Prof. F. C. Adams who has the chair of mathematics at Menlo and who with Mrs.. Adams is spending the summer at the" home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Watts, in Athena. The book is done in the highest stroke of the printer's art and the text discloses a clean cut ideal of cur riculum achievement in ' this fine junior college for young men and boys. A high school department has an enrollment of one hundred and forty-five boys. Enrollment at Men lo is selective and the faculty recog nizes that it has a definite obligation to the student, and that an applicant must not be accepted until he is fairly certain the school has something con structive to offer him as an individ ual. The school is prosperous and pro gressive. As toia m pictures in me volume, Menlo campus is, one of the most beautiful, its sequestered nooks luring in the shade of the nationally famous Menlo oaks, its well kept grounds lending enchantment to. all who. see them. Close contact with Stanford's per sonnel and the accessibility of its museums, Memorial church, and lir brary" afford Menlo much assistance in its educational program. Four new buildings in recent years have added greatly to the facilities of Menlo. They include four adequate buildings College Hall, a new gym nasium, a new classroom building and a new infirmary, to which soon is to be added a modern dormatory. U. of O. Man Gains National Honor Has Leg Amputated It was reported here two weeks ago that Chas. Booher had his leg ampu tated to secure relief from gang green which had infected one of his toes. This report was incorrect, but an operation was found necessary last week, so Carl Christian of Adams, sonrin-law of Mr. Booher, informs the Press. Mr. Booher is in a criti cal condition, but hopes are entertain ed for his recovery. His daughter, Mrs. Christian, and his two sons are with the patient at this time. Arlington Defeated The Mission Indians champions in the Umatilla county league defeated the Arlington team of the Wheatland league byjhe score of 6-0 at Pendle ton, Sunday. The game was played in the dust storm but was interesting enough to draw attendance of a fair crowd. A number from Athena at tended the game and report that Beetles, Indian pitcher was in tine form. The teams winning one each will jlay the third game at Arling ton. Herd Now Numbers Five "Sundown" a beautiful 3-year-old chestnut sorrel filley, with star . in forehead and white stockings on her rear legs, has joined Bill Richards' herd of ponies, swelling the number to five. But "Sundown" is something more than mere pony; she displays m carriage and general confirmation, the blood lines of a thoroughbred and Judge Richards believes that' if prop erly broken and handled, BUI win have one of the finest saddlers ; m Eastern Oregon. ' Body Found in Crevasse The body of Robert K. Zinn, Ore gon State college athlete who plung ed to his death on Mount Rainier Sunday, was removed from a crev asse at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning by a party of four searchers, a tele phone message to the Tacoma News- Tribune from the mountain at noon said. The crevasse into which .inn plunged was about 75 feet from the upper rim of the Nisqually glacier. Gas Sales Increase Oregon, motorists, consumed 7,210,- 699 more gallons of gasoline during the first five months of ' 19Si than they did in the same period of 1930, according to figures compiled by Sec retary of State Hoss. The report showed that during the first five months of this year 65,408,009 gal lons were sold, compared with 58, 197,309 gallons for the same period in 1930. Cultivate Morning Glory Wasco county agent W. Wray Lawrence reports that the recent heavy rains have Caused considerable germination of wild morning glory seeds on plots treated with chemical weed killers last fall, and advises that these plots be cultivated before the roots get established again. P2- lffr''t - V "ill jt&sJX I hi YJ fjp i- r ilJ i J Fop accomplishing the outstanding piece of research In the field of ex perimental biology in the United States In 1930, Dr. Ernest Gellhorn, pro fessor of physiology at the University of Oregon, was recently awarded the New York Academy of Sciences award. The award Is regarded as the fore most recognition for research In this field, and carried, with ft a cash prize of $250, which Dr. Gellhorn plans to use for further research. Gov. Meier May Call for Special Session on Taxes CHICAGO'S NEW MAYOR 5 i f Anton 3. Cermafe, who was elected mayor of Chicago by a record-breaking majority over "Big Bill" Thompson.. Weston Boy Is Making Good m Nation s Capitol A current number of "College Grit" under graduate publication of the Washington College of Law, Wash ington, D. C, speaks well of tho buc- cess which has fallen to the determin ed efforts of Claude Snider, a highly esteemed young man of Weston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snider of thatJ city. The following excerpt from "College Grit" will be read with in terest in Athena, where Claude at tended high school in his junior year: "Reversing the old adage, 'Go West, young man, Mr. bnider departed from his home in the State of Oregon four years ago to come East and make good. A Bachelor of Science degree earned at the University of Washington gained him admittancj to the Patent Office, where his diligent and conscientious work attracted the attention of a local firm of attorneys, who recommended him for his present position as patent attorney for one of the large manufacturing corporations of Massachusetts. His duties include the organization of a patent depart ment for that company. Passing the District of Columbia bar examination in December before fully completing his school work has been one of Mr. Snider's accomplishments." Boy Dies From Gunshot Harley Newport 9 year old Hepp- ner boy died Tuesday as the result of an accidental gunshot wound. The boy was fatally wounded when his uncle was removing some bedding in which a shotgun was wrapped. The gun discharged, the load of shot en tering the boy's groin. An emergency operation failed to save the lad's life. Friends Visit Here A group of friends and relatives visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Little Wednesday included Mr. and Mrs. George Biggs of Arlington, Mrs. J. L. Elalock and Miss Laura Irby of Portland and Mrs. Wylie of Walla Walla. The party was return ing to Arlington and Portland after a visit in Walla Walla. Pea Peking Continues Picking green peas for market continues under way this week by pickers for the Washington-Idaho Seed comnanv in fields south of Athe na. Boys and girh are employed in j vicinity but wages are low and fin the work. v .. . Uncial conditions ae discouraging. Motor to Idaho Mrand Mrs. Fred Pittman motored to Idaho last week-end where they visited Mrs. Pittman's brother's fam ily who live orf a farm near Cotton- Ufwisl ' T1a nnrt.. aiunt i K n VaII r Vl fit Ukiah Rodeo Events Pleased Large Crowd Bryce Baker, who assisted in the arena at Ukiah during the cowboys convention and Fourth of July cele bration, says that the big show was a financial success and larger crowds than last year were in attendance. The bucking contest was won by Emery Moore, who made a spectacu lar ride on "Super Six." Sam Carter was second and Kenneth Depew, last year's champion, was third. Tony Vey won the calf roping con test. In the free-for-all George Cald well won. George Chemault was first in the saddle horse race, Ad Moore won the pony express with Merl Swaggart second. Kenneth Depew was first in the pack horse race, Max Gilliland took the slow race, Frank Swaggart the pony-race, and Merl Swaggart won the cowboy relay race. Carl Cox, entering "June," won the Ukiah derby. Officials of the show are George Caldwell, president; Mrs. Ruth Pet erson, vice-president and Arthur Mc Roberts, secretary-treasurer. Direc tors are J. D. Kirk, Will Scroggin and Walter Blackburn. Race judges were John Brosnan, Bert Scroggin and Frank Hilbert and arena judges were Tony Vey, Herbert Thompson and Herb French. Harlan McCurdy was starter. - Mosier Artesion Well The Mosier fruit district in the west end of Wasco county was made jubil ant Wednesday when an artisian well came in, flowing the largest volume of any well in the mid-Columbia dis trict. The water spouted 4 feet above the 4-inch casing. Water was tap ped at 80 feet ,the last 20 feet being through basalt. The well is on the N. R. Brooks ranch and was intended for orchard irrigation, but it may be purchased by the city of Mosier for a water supply for domestic use and fire protection. William Pur cell Dead William Purcell, 76, died Sunday at the home of his son, William, Jr., near Weston. ' Death was caused by apo plexy. Mr. Purcell formerly resided at Adams, where his wife died two years ago. He is survived by four sons, William of Weston, and Albert Oscar and Dewey of Pendleton; three daughters ( Mrs. Teenie Buchan of Los Angeles, Mrs. Hester Gibson of Wenatchee and Mrs. Lottie Buchan of Prescott, Wash. Grain Exports Rise Grain exports last week from the United. States amounted to 2,236,000 bushels against 863,000 bushels the previous week. Commerce department figures gave the following compari sons between last week's exports and those of the week before: Wheat 1,998,000 bushels against 1,739,000; barley, 217,000 against 96,000; corn, 18,000 against 26,000. . Prisoner Taken by Air The first prisoner to be extradited from Oregon by air, was taken to California by plane this week by J. M. Joseph, "flying deputy" from Contra Costa county. The prisoner, Arthur W. Ross, wanted for forgery, was hand manacled and wore the con ventional - safety belt padlocked around his waist. Take Big Loss A $20,000 investment went over the auction block at Spokane for $306.55. A warehouse full of distillery equip ment and products for the manufac ture of liquor seized by county dry agents was sold. Officers estimated the layout coat former operators (20, 000. ' Salem. Calling upon the 2700 tax levying bodies of Oregon to reduce the next and succeeding tax levies by at least 20 per cent., delegates at tending Governor Meier's tax reduc tion conference here Wednesday threw themselves wholeheartedly back of the governor's demands for retrenchment in public expenditures. This demand, together with an lntr mation by Governor Meier that he might call the state legislature into extra session to consider measures necessary to put his tax reduction program into effect and adoption of a motion authorizing the governor to appoint a tax conservation committee of three members in each county con stituted the high lights in Wednes day's session, which was attended by C2 invited delegates representing every county in the state. The resolution calling for the re duction in tax levies was introduced by Leslie Scott of Portland and was indorsed by the unanimous vote of delegates without discussion. In ad dition to a cut in tax levies, or rather as one means of effecting the propos ed reduction, the resolution clls for reduction in the number of public employes and standardization of sal aries paid to public employes. "Resolved by this assemblage, called by the governor to consider an ex cessive burden of local property taxes in the counties of Oregon," the reso lution reads, "that the 2700 tax levy ing, bodies are hereby called upon to reduce the next and succeeding levies of taxes by at least 20 per cent of the levies for the year 1930; that to this end all possible economies be put in to effect; that the number of public employes be reduced and salaries be standardized; that bond issues for new work and improvements be cur tailed to bare necessities and that the county committees to be appointed by the governor pursuant to the economy objects of this organization be direct ed to use all means to carry out. the purposes of this resolution. "Resolved further that these econ omies are absolutely necessary to the relief of our citizens and the welfare of our state." Some of the delegates to the confer ence raised the question, as to the au thority of the proposed county com mittees to enforce any tax reductions they might deem advisable. "If it is necessary to have special legislation on that or any other point in connection with the tax reduction program which this organization might agree upon, the legislature can be called into special session so that we will not have to wait 18 months in order to get action," Governor Meier declared. ' The governor's proposal met with a rousing cheer from the delegates to the conference. The governor alo of fered to call the session at his own expense. ; Weston Beans Albert O'Harra has about 70 acres of Red Mexican beans this year in the Pea Ridge region, and they arc growing thriftily, says the Leader. Albert has raised this variety of bean with fairly good returns for twenty years or more, and during that period has lost but two crops both because of too much instead of too little moisture. Newt O'Harra has a field of white beans in the same locality, and these also look promising. Fire Destroys Wheat The first wheat fire of the season in Umatilla county, destroyed the crop of Bob Goad, deputy sheriff, Saturday afternoon. It is believed a fire cracker thrown from the high way, started the blaze. It is report ed that one thousand acres of wheat on the R. L. Brock place near Eureka Flat burned Monday. Sixty acres of wheat on the E. H. Richmond and Roy Richmond places four miles from Walla Walla, also burned. First Reports on Harvesting New Crop Is Increase The first reports from harvesting operations in the light soil districts are to the effect that an increase in yield over previous estimates is re sulting where ever machines are at work. In the lower Pine Creek district, where the R. B. McEwen machine started threshing Wednesday, H. A. Barrett says he expects more than average crop from his light soil acre age. - The late rains were of great bene fit to the crops in the Pilot Rock dis trict, and also in the Juniper and low er Cold Springs section, where har vesting operations are getting under way. Threshing has commenced in the district south of Adams, where the machines of Harold Barnett, L, L. Rogers and Sam Thompson are at work. Four carloads of new wheat were shipped Tuesday from Adams and Blakley. Machines will be oper ating in Borne of the Athena wheat fields next week. Harvesting some of the early variety of peas on land south of Athena has been under way this week, and in a few days pea har vesting will be in full swing. I irst day reports of yields in Wal la Walla county were brought to Wal la Walla Tuesday by wheat farmers, with three growers announcing larger production than was anticipated. All of these yields were in lighter land sections where fears were had that production would be greatly cur tailed. One grower, expecting a 2000-bushel crop, purchasing sacks for this amount, was forced to buy 700 more sacks with a production of 1500 bushels more than expected. Another grower near the lower end of Eureka Flat reported a 35-bushel an acre crop where his normal crop is 20 bushels an acre. Another grow er made a purchase of 1200 more sacks after having filled 2000 sacks. Others reported normal crop yields were probable where a week ago pre dictions were made for a short crop. RIGHT JO SUSPEND LICENSES DENIED Attorney-General Rules in Oregon City Case Test in Court. Kansas Plans Retaliation The Columbus, Kansas, chamber of commerce dispatched a telegram to Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas in timating it may sponsor a movement to discontinue, buying eastern manu factured goods in retaliation for the east's reputed sentiment in favor of 38 cent wheat. The telegram stated: "If the east is so strong for 38 cent wheat, Kansas is going to go bare footed until she buys shoes at $2.50 a pair and other eastern goods on the same basis." A Salem special to the Mornintr Oregonian, Wednesday, says that Judge Tatro of the Oregon City jus tice court does not possess the author ity to suspend an automobile driver's license because that driver has not obtained new license plates. .' ihis opinion was handed to Gov ernor Meier by I. H. Van Winkle, attorney-general. Mr. Van Winkle holds in his opinion that the failure to ob tain proper license plates is not a valid reason under the law for the suspension of a driver's license by any justice of the peace. State officials kept close touch with the situation at Oregon City, where Kooert Phillips, state traffic officer, working under the direction of Sec retary of State Hoss, swore to war rants of arrest for seven motorists ordered to be in court with their li cense plates Tuesday or face suspen sion of their driver's license. Four of the seven failed to appear and warrants were issued for II. Hartley of Eugene, A. Cady of Port land and L. L. Blevins and M. H. Spencer of Oregon City, according to word flashed back to the state house. S. W. Stark of Oregon City, who represented J. P. Michael of Oak Grove, Thelma Wade of Jennings Lodge and E. B. Anderson, reported that Mr. Mitchael had obtain a li cense. His other two clients had not purchased licenses, he reported, and he insisted that they were not guilty and demanded jury trials. Arrange ments for the trials have not been perfected. . 1 Fortified with the attorney-gener al's opinion, Governor Meier was re ported ready to see that the four per sons for whom the warrants were is sued shall continue to have the right to operate their cars. Just what form the governor s ac tion will take has not been revealed, but he is understood to be very de termined that his extension of 30 days' grace to tardy license pur chasers shall stand, and that any in terference with the program shall be overcome. Swimming Teacher Selected The county Red Cross has selected a swimming teacher who, will visit those towns in the county having swimming tanks or natatoriums and give free instructions in swimming and first aid demonstrations. Miss Jane Winter of Pendleton has been chosen for the position and next month she will give instructions at Athena, Milton-Freewater, Hermis ton, Echo and Stanfield. Inn at Oregon Caves George Sabin of Grants Pass an nounced that construction would start immediately on a $50,000 mountain lodge and hotel at Oregon Caves. The structure will be patterned af ter Swiss chalets and will be of four stories. The Oregon Caves reserve is in the Siskiyou national forest dis trict. The government recently spent thousands of dollars improving the highway leading to the resort. Harvesters May Swim There is reasonable assurance, so it is reported to the Press, that there will be an adequate supply of water for the Legion swimming pool through the harvest period. With the pool in operation through the hot weather, town patrons and harvest crews will doubtless take advantage of the bathing and swimming facil ities there. Ship Live stock by Boat Back in 1914, seventeen years ago, the last shipment -of livestock from the Umatilla project was made by boat to Portland. This week river shipment of livestock was resumed when a bunch of cattle was sent aboard the sternwheeler, Umatilla, at Umatilla landing. In Alabama Next While thousands of visiting Elks from all parts of the country made merry in various parts of Seattle, the grand lodge of the order elected officers and chose Birmingham, Ala., as the 1932 convention city. Scouts Court of Honor Features for this week at Camp Rotary, Boy Scout camp of the Blue Mountain council include the court of honor held Sunday, the visit of John H. Piper of Spokane, regional scout executive, and W, C. Wessell of New York city, assistant national director, department of camping, who arrive in Walla Walla Wednesday morning, and hikes started Wednesday and yesterday by four groups. A Real Dust Storm A pall of fine dust settled over Eastern Oregon Sunday, so thick that at times vision was restricted to a distance of several feet and lights were used in homes. No wind was noticeable in Athena, the dust slow ly rolling up from the northwest, leaving a heavy gray blanket of dirt on trees, lawns and buildings. Heat Proves Fatal The first death in Oregon reported from heat occurred . Monday at Springfield, when Mrs. Nancy Con rad, 78, died from prostration at Marshfield where the maximum tem perature was 95 degrees. Temperature Climbs i Temperature in the heretofore sea sonal cool Pacific northwest began climbing Tuesday, reaching 97 at Portland. Pendleton reported 101, Wednesday the record for Athena wau Blaze in State Prison Does but Little Damage Fire broke out in the state peni tentiary yard at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday but was extinguished before the Salem fire department could reach the prison walls. Fire damaged the state insane hospital Monday at about the same time. There are more than 900 prisoners at the state penitentiary. James Lewis, superintendent, said the fire broke out in a small shed on the "Island" within the walls, where convicts are employed in connection with the flax plant. Sparks from the incinerator caused tne fire. The dam age was less than $50. Good Wheat in B. C. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rogers and daughter Helen returned Sunday eve ning from the Dudley Rogers farm near Creston, B. C, where they spent the period over the Fourth. They found Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Rogers and the little grandson well and con tented in the new home. Mr. Rogers brought home with him samples of good growing wheat from the L. L. Rogers land holdings at Creston. Favorable weather conditions now prevailing there give reasonable promise of a good crop of grain. Indiana Celebrating One or two days is generally suf ficient to lift the pep for celebrating out of the white man. Not so with his red brother, who when once start ed celebrates until the next change of the moon and sometimes longer. Today at Mission, there will be a big parade with the Indians and their ponies dressed and painted to con form with ceremonial requirements. A pavilion is used for dances at night, and the public is welcome to join with the Indians In their celebration. Mrs. Fowler Sentenced Mrs. Emma Fowler, former city treasurer of La Grande, was sentenc ed to serve a maximum sentence of ten years in the state prison. She was convicted of misappropriating city funds to the extent of more than $108,000. The court imposed no fine, and set no minimum sentence. Joint Celebration The towns of Hermiston and Stan- field united in a Fourth of July cele bration at the latter place. A picnic dinner was a feature of the occasion. J. M. Richards and New Madden were the principal speakers. The Pina' City school band furnibhed music foe the cekbratwn;