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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.
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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
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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;