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THE PRESS, "ATHENA, "OREGON, JULY 10, 1931 COHEN ESTIMATES THE UMATILLA CROP Expert Finds Wheat Yield Will Exceed Earlier Made Estimates. Hyman H. Cohen, Oregon Journal crop expert, writing to that paper af ter an inspection of Umatilla county crops, says: If one was to listen to the folks at home who spread the gossip of hard luck there would be no wheat crop in Umatilla county this season. In fact, the reports I heard previous to starting this trip were very discour aging and ranged from a quarter to a half crop, the latter being given for good measure. I have just completed a journey through Umatilla county from one extreme to another. I have gone from north to south and west to east . and find the crop killers have mis represented a trifle more than usual. There is no record crop in Umatilla county this season. That much should be definitely known at the start. There is no crop failure in Umatilla county. That much is due producers and this section which usually comes through a crop season with some of the best yields in this country. In the light land sections the crop is short, as is the straw, but it is better than any other section visited to date this season. ' In the heavier lands the loss compared with a big crop is less than had been generally conceded. . In the Pilot Rock district the crop is perhaps 5 per cent short of what is ordinarily called a good crop. I would call the present, showing normal- in both the probable yield of grain as well as the height of the straw. It is not a record crop but a fairly good one. On the Umatilla reservation yields this season will be close to normal. The heads are large and usually well filled. The straw is just a trifle short of the normal, which would look like a bumper affair to those in the semi arid land districts. Yields on the res ervation will range up to 40 bushels per acre, but little will go above 32 to 35 bushels, with the average per haps 28 to 30 bushels. One thing is apparent, the wheat looks cleaner than usual, the percentage of smut being comparatively light. The last couple of seasons have shown considerable smut which means that the price paid for wheat has been cut somewhat from top quota tions. This means that if later wheat Mrs. Fowler Convicted t of Embezzling LaGrande City Funds, Second Trial Eaker. Convicted of embezzling $108,925.13 of tli - J WlOi kmma Fowler, former I, rimo city treasurer, faced the possibility of a i to 10-year prison sentence and a fine of twice the sum for which she failed to account. Although the first jury that tried Mrs. Fowler disagreed, it took a cir cuit court jury here only an hour and a half to return a verdict convicting her of failure to pay over and of con verting to her own usb tViP pvnrt cum charged in the information. residing Circuit Judge Hall S. Lusk. Who Set 1 ISO nVlnr-lr Ti,oo afternoon as' the hour for passing sentence, said it was mandatory upon him to fine Mrs. Fowler twice the sum she embezzled. Only two ballots were taken hv tiio jurors. The first, it was reported un officially, found the iurors divided 10 to 2 for conviction and the second was unanimous. Mrs. Fowler disnlaverl Tin emnfirm when the verdict was read. Defense attorneys did not say whether or not they would appeal the case. Mrs. Fowler served as La Grande city treaturer for 12 years, but her office was eliminated through consol idation early this vear. She left, her office at noon last February 3, the aay sne was to turn over her books to her successor, and when she failed to return in the afternoon a search was instituted. She was arrested at Pendleton. JARDINE ACCEPTS FEDERAL P05ITI0I prices are fairly good, the slightly smaller crop on the reservation will bring about as much money, if not more, than the larger crops of the last two years. Down in the light land section of Echo and Stanfield as well as through the Cold Springs district, yields are considered normal to perhaps a frac tion better as regards winter plant ing while spring wheat may do some real stunts in production if weather conditions at the close of the season are as favorable as they have been during recent days. Around Athena, Adams, Havana, Weston and Milton the wheat has close to a normal appearance. The straw is up high and the heads thick and heavy, as well as well filled. In fact, nothing else could be expected from this premier producing section of Oregon. Some of the finest, if not actually the best wheat seen thus far on the trip is just outside Pendleton in a circle that takes in Myrick and He lix. The much advertised Helix dis trict, where the word goes that 1,000, 000 bushels of wheat are shipped an nually, is not a joke at all. The wheat is there. Director of Oregon Experi ment Station Leaves to Become Chief. Oregon State College. The United States department of agriculture has just come to Oregon for a man to fill the highest office in the field of co operative agricultural research in the country t Dr. James T. Jardine, for 11 years " - WVW1 experiment station, has been appoint ed cnier or the office of experiment stations in the United States depart ment or agriculture. During Jardine's stav in this state. national recognition has come to the Oregon experiment station. Snm ann projects have been carried on under his direction, which, in addition to those which came before, are estima ted to be worth from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 annually tn the furmer of Oregon. Among the most out standing of these have been the intro duction of Federation wheat, dis covery of methods of clearing spray residue from fruit, determination of the value of sulpher as an alfalfa fer tilizer, development of a new chicken pox immunization method, and of Control methods bv which cnntaciitua abortion is rapidly being eliminated trom dairy herds of the state. "Director Jardine ranks ammicr the very best and most capable experi ment station directors in the entir-3 country," said President Kerr. "His contributions to the agricultural de velopment of Oregon are known and recognized everywhere. I know of no sunerior in his field. His leaving ia n great loss to the college and to the state." Orecon. Jardine said, baa alwava supported an agricultural research organization comparable to any in the country, and will continue to do so, as demands for assistance are increas ing rather than decreasing. ftfelon Tosser Apprehended A watermelon, tossed from a north bound stage near Albany crashed through an automobile window and caused injury to four persons. Mrs. Henry Cassidy and Kenneth Cassidy of Corvallis were cut in the eyes by flying glass. When officers met the stage at Salem, Fred Lang, Los i Angeles, told them he threw the mel on. He was allowed to continue to Portland after giving an address at which he could be located. Stanfield Assailant On Trial at Baker Former Senator First to Testify Baker. Accused of having deliber ately driven his automobile over Rob ert- N. Stanfield, former United States senator from Oregon, John Stringer of Weiser, Idaho, Monday went on trial jn circuit court here on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon, btanneld was the first witness. Stanfield was severely injured by Stringer's automobile after the two had an altercation over fence cutting. The affair occurred April 22, near Huntington. Stanfield testified that he and Phil McCabe, foreman for the Stanfield Feeder company, were repairing a fence when Stringer drove up and af ter an argument with the two, cut the wires. , . The former senator said both he and Stringer picked up rocks and quoted Stringer as shouting "I'll kill you!" Stringer then went to his automo bile, the witness said. "He headed the car straight for me," Stanfield testified, "but I did not think he would hit me. I stepped to the left to give him room enough to drive through - the opening in the fence. But he stepped on the accele rator and drove directly toward me. I jumped and was caught between the radiator cap and the right fender and was catapulted over a corner of the car." Stanfield testified that Stringer then drove away, but presently returned and shouted to another man whom the senator was unable to identify: "Get out of the way I'm going to run over him again." The witness said the man he did not know warned Stringer to keep back, McCabe carried him to safety. Farmers Plea for Waiver by U. S. Grain Crop Lien Wenatchee. A plea for a waiver by the government of its first lien on wheat crops in Grant county, Wash ington, to permit farmers to obtain harvesting expenses was telegraphed to Secretary of Agriculture Hyde Monday by Representative John W. Summers. The telegram, made public here by Congressman Summers after an in spection of conditions in Grant coun ty, follows: "Have personally inspected crops and investigated financial condition of wheat growers in drouth-stricken area of Eastern Washington and as sure you hundreds of farmers cannot harvest crops on which government has first lien unless lien is waived for harvesting expenses. Drouth is worst ever known in these counties. I urge immediate and favorable action for protection to farmers and govern ment." " Conoco Passport Holders are on Vacation Highways r?w J-fj j& & "4 7 jW These motorists have requested and received free 1511 Passports from the Conoco Travel Bureau. In addition more than a million arc using Conoco Road Maps. Now they are on the highways of America . . . fishing in the Minne sota Lakes, "viewing new scenes in the Rockies, lazying thru restful days in the Ozarks, exploring historic spots in the East . . . swimming, golfing... en joying vacation time to the utmost As these motorists travel the highways Conoco stations will be their stopping places for service and informatioa These stations are not merely sales points for Conoco Germ Processed Motor Oil, Conoco Ethyl Gasoline and Conoco Balanced Blend Gasoline; each is a field outpost of the Conoco Travel Bureau, rendering many special services, which include: Local Road Information Fishing Information Hotel Information - Package Checking Mail Forwarding Camp Information Assistance in Obtaining Repairs and Making Necessary Purchases . The Conoco Travel Bureau . . . maintained by the Continental Oil Company ... is the only free national service of its kind. It is the culmination of years of growth of the idea of service to travelers, dating from the earliest days of the oil industry. This free service is at your command, whether you plan a long trip or a short one. Stop at Conoco stations, identified by the Red Triangle; all on Conoco men for service. You'll find each a weU-informed friend. , " Death of Former Resident of Athena Neighborhood Mrs. Aurilla Fletcher Stone, wife of Ezekiel H. Stone, former Umatil la county farmer, residing west of Athena for many years, died at her home near Thornton, Wash., Thurs day night of last week, following an illness of six weeks. The Stone family sold their Athe na farm about 25 years ago and pur chased a farm near Thornton, where Mr. and Mrs. Stone have since resid ed. Mrs. Stone was born m Preemp tion, Illinois. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p. m., a son-in-law, the Rev. Eddie W. Sewall of Downey, Cal., of ficiating. Grave services were at Wal la Walla Monday at 11 a. m. Mrs. Stone is survived by her hus band, Ezekiel H. Stone, four children, Dr. Alvin B. Stone, The Dalles; Lois A. Alsburg, Thornton; Bertha E. Sewall, Downey, Cal.; John F. Stone, Honolulu; brother, Elsworth B. Fletcher, Salem, Or., and a sister, Emaline F. Hobart, Silverton, Or. TilAVEL BUREAU CONTINENTAL Olt BLDG. DENVER, COLORADO- MAINTAINED BY CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY IN Til INTIIIIT Of AMERICAN KOTOBT CONOCO PRODUCTS SOLD BY ATHENA SERVICE STATION Bryce Baker, Proprietor Hog Enters Home and Kills 6-Month Old Infant Grandview, Idaho. A hog entered the home of W. E. Horton, a Castle creek farmer, 15 miles west of here, night of July 4 and killed Betty Lou Horton, six months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horton. The baby was asleep on the porch while the parents were butchering a sheep in the barnyard. The hog forc ed its way through a door, leaped upon the bed and chewed and tramp led the child. The parents round the infant a few minutes later but she died before medical aid could be reached. When You Want Paris to repair your Ma chines, you Want them Right Away don't you? Sure you do. Well we want you to know that we can furnish repairs for any standard make machine you may have and take care of your needs as we have in past seasons. Binding Twine? Sure we have it. Lots of it- Superior Ma nila Binder Twine. ROGERS M GOODMAN (A Mercantile Trust) Portland Youth Slides to Death While Ascending Pinnacle of Mt. Rainier Seattle. Robert K. Zinn, 21, a Portland mountain climber, is believ ed to have lost his life near the sum mit of Mount Rainier in a long slide down an icy incline which terminated in a crevasse, near a 1,200 foot drop onto Nisqually glacier. Zinn was with a party of 11 climb ers, including his brother Kenneth R. Zinn, who had reached within 800 feet of the summit about 7 a. m. when he and his brother in charge of another party, nearby, started sliding. A guidt saved the life of Kenneth Zinn by sliding after him and catching him, but Zinn disappeared about 1,500 feet below. The slide ended in a 60-foot crev asse, and on the edge Zinn's broken alpenstock and a pair of scissors from his first aid kit were found. Search of the crevasse failed to reveal his body and it was feared his momentum may have carried him over it and over the edge of a sheer 1,200 foot drop onto the Nisqually glacier ice. The party of which he was a mem ber was an independent group, with the members hot roped together. They were following closely behind a regu lar climbing party, one of whose guides, Nelsen Widman, saved , the life of Zinn s companion. Searchers for Zinn's body soon af ter the tragedy accidentally stumbled on two other mountaineers injured in similar slide. They were lying bruised and helpless in a deep crevasse. The rescued climbers, O. G. Brady and Calvin Quinlan of Portland, had slid more than 1000 feet and then fallen between 60 and 70 feet to the bottom of the crevasse. Nine in Family Are 111 From Ptomaine Home Made Calf Meal By using home grown feeds sup plemented with some purchased ma terials, Elmer Guerber of Hillsboro has decreased the cost of calf meal more than 30 per cent, he recently re ported to W. F. Cyrus, county agent, Mr. Guerber is using the calf meal ration developed by the dairy depart ment at O. S. C. He says that in addition to the saving, the heifers fed this meal in 1930 where the finest bunch he has ever raised. A 1000-Acre Wheat Fire Fanned by a high wind, fire destroy. ed one thousand acres of wheat ready for harvest, seven miles east of Lewiston. The fierce grain fire, with flames eight feet high raged uncheck ed through the rows of golden wheat, driving back volunteer who tried to stop it A great column of smoke billowed up Was visible for '40 mile. Mountains Well Populated All Blue Mountain resorts were thronged with visitors July Fourth, and favorite camping places drew large crowds. The weather was ideal for outdoor pleasures and Athens was practically depopulated during the day. The celebration at Walla Walla interested many from here. Bingham Springs, Langdon Lake, Mc Dougal's camp and Cold Spring toll ed others away for the day, and a number witnessed the cowboys con vention at Ukiah. Nine members of the Jesse Rags dale family lie critically ill at their homes in the Trail district near Med ford suffering with ptomaine poison ing resulting from home canned beets, eaten at a Fourth of July pic nic. Dr. R. W. Stearns, attending physi cian, who was summoned Sunday morning, announced Monday after noon that no members of the family had shown definite signs of improve ment. All are-running temperatures of 104 and 105 and are afflicted with frequent paroxysms of the stomach. The beets were canned two years ago. Grain Rates to Fall, Order Effective Aug. V The interstate commerce commis sion has ordered decreased western grain rates into effect August 1. The rates originally were ordered effective June 1, but an injunction granted western carriers by the fed eral court at Chicago caused delay. The reduction is intended to apply to grain and grain products hauled in the west for export. The commission estimated it would reduce the reve nues of the carriers $15,000,000 annually. Miss Bond, Round-Up Queen Miss Betty Bond of Pendleton, will be Queen of the hound-Up, August 27, 28 and 29. Miss Bond is the Trusty Eludes Pursuers I daughter of Willard Bond, Pendleton Continued search by Walla Walla merchant and director of Indians at prison authorities failed to disclose the whereabouts of L. I Dingman, prison farm trusty who walked away Sunday during the dust storm which hit in this section. Dingman's absence was discovered at checkup time Sunday evening. The prisoner was a parole violator who had been returned to the institution after fail ing to make regular reports. His maximum sentence would have ex pired next April while capture will add a year to that and deprive him of any outside freedom. the Round-Up. She is a popular mem ber of the junior class at the Uni versity of Oregon, and a leading spirit in Alpha Phi. Schmeling Is Champion For the first time in history o tho prize ring, the championship is held by a European. MaxSehmeling of Germany, gave Stribling an awful lacing in their 15 round bout Friday evening, winning in the 15th on a technical knockout. Stribling was on his feet, but utterly helpless. Bank Statement Makes Alfalfa Grow Last year Ernest Hoisington of Lewisville, Oregon, in cooperation with J. R. Beck, county agent, applied ground limerock to a portion Of his al falfa field, and left an equal area unlimed. At the first cutting of al falfa this spring, Mr. Hoisington cut just 4Vi times as much alfalfa from the limed as from the unlimed plot, and the second cutting, which is now nearly ready for harvest, shows an even greater difference. Charter No. 4516 Reserve District No. 12 Report of Condition of the First National Bank of Athena in the State of Oregon, at the close of business on June 30, 1931 RESOURCES I. Loans and discounts , , 512,125.90 , 3. United States Government securities owned 47,600.00 4. Other bonds, stocks, and securities owned '44,414.66 6. Banking house, $6,062.00 Furniture and fixtures, $338.00.... 6,400.00 8. Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank -38,905.68 9. Cash and due from banks 213,724.70 II. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer '. 625.00 .Total......... ..A $ 863,695.84 LIABILITIES 15. Capital stock paid in $ 60,000.00 16. Surplus i 60,000.00 17. Undivided profits net 28.438.20 20. Circulating notes outstanding 12,500.00 21. Due to banks, including certified and cashiers' checks out standing 2,549.30 22. Demand deposits , 421,190.17 23. Time deposits . 289,018.17 Total : $ 863,695.84 State of Oregon, County of Umatilla, ss. I, F. S. LeGrow, Cashier, of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge, and belief. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of July, 1931. , E. C. PRESTBYE, Notary Public My eotttaissftm expires, July 1, 1332. F. S. LeGROW, Cashier Correct Attest: M. L. WATTS M. W. HANSELL, HENRY DELL Director