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A PIG JOB. BUT ITS DEAD EASY It would be a big job to tell one hundred people any thing that would interest them in your Roods, but its dead eaBy 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 the Post Office ot Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 44 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 17, 1931 NUMBER 29 UNION PACIFIC IS AFIEI1 BUSINESS Interview Discloses Effort to Retrieve Local Patron age Served by Trucks. A number of Union Pacific rail road officials were in Athena Wednes- day and called at The Press office. An interview with the assistant freight and passenger agent revealed that consistent effort is being made on the part of the railroad company to re trieve freight patronage that is be- ing usurped by motor truck service, He said: "The 4,965 employes of the Union Pacific in Oregon, aroused over the loss of freight and passenger busi ness to unregulated forms of trans portation, have in the past few months marshalled their forces in this and every other community serv ed by their railroad, urging their fel- low townsmen to ship and travel by rail. They frankly recognize the serious railroad situation which could easily, result in further cuts in local payrolls. They are driving home the cold fact that the prosperity of these communities will stand or fall with -that of the railroad; and that the railroad's . prosperity depends - on whether it gets the business for which it is constructed and equipped, i "Pointing out the railroad, through the Union Pacific Stages Transport Dick-un and delivery service, now meets the fastest and lowest rate .freight competition with the advant age of 'more careful and dependable handling by rail, the U. P. employes' groups are getting a hearty response from local merchants. Many mer chants have pledged their full support to the "ship and travel by rail" cam paign. In numerous Oregon towns the business men and the newspapers have collaborated in issuing strong advertisements prompting the pre- ferential use of the railroad's facil ities. "More than $9,000,000 was paid out by the 'Union Pacific last year in wages and salaries in the state. This huge sum was expended in Oregon by the wage earners who received it, supporting approximately 20,000 per- sons. Part of it was spent with mer chants, part of it deposited in banks where it helps keep Oregon business ventures going, and a sizable portion was paid out in taxes on homes because 2,262 Oregon homes are own ed by Union Pacific workers. Of the 4,965 Union Pacific : employes in the state, 3,413 are heads of families. Taxes' paid by the Union Pacific in Oregon alone in 1930 amounted to $1,361,196.49. "It is not the intention of the rail road or of the employes to attempt to abolish motor truck transportation, according to the spokesmen for the employes and the railroad. They real ize that the motor truck has a field of its own in which it fills a very defi nite transportation need. -"It is the avowed purpose of the Union Pacific, employes, backed by their company, to regain the business lost to truck lines paralleling the rail roads. . - "In all fairness, the Union Pacific workers point out, shippers adjacent to the Union Pacific can well afford to patronize the rail lines and further, to support the "ship and travel by rail' campaign. The Union Pacific is now running a series of advertise ments in Oregon newspapers setting fourth figures which demonstrate that the railroad is one of the state's basic industries and is therefore en titled to the support of other indus tries of the state. "The railroad men base their re quest for cooperation on the assertion that the rail service of the line is adequate and dependable and the ex perience of Oregon shippers bears them out. The vigorous and straight forward action of the rail men is cal culated to promote railroad employ ment and the stabilization of the rail road industry." E. A. Dudley Improving ; Since undergoing a surgical opera tion performed at a Portland hospital Thursday of last week, E. A. Dudley has continued to improve and hopes are entertained by the family that the patient will be able to return to his Athena home within a months time. From the hospital he will be removed to apartments taken by Mrs. Dudley at 699 Johnson street where he will spend a period of recupera tion, before attempting the homeward trip. " Wheat Crop Shows Loss Pendleton wheat crop authorities, basing their estimates upon reports received from growers, claim to see at least a million bushel loss in the new crop, as compared with county production of 1930. However, the general outlook is better than was expected following the dry weather of a month ago. William Bldkeley an Early Pioneer Dead, Age of 91 of William Blakeley, Umatilla coun- ty pioneer, ex-county sheriff, state senator and Indian fighter, died his home in Pendleton Sunday night after a short illness at the age of 91 years. ' ' "Bill" Blakeley left a host friends throughout Oregon and Wash ington who will regret to learn of his passing. Until a few months ago he was , enjoying his usual good health attended to his business interests personally and was able to drive his automobile on long and short trips as he willed. . Mr. Blakeley was active in the building up of his county and state. He was one of the few surviving pio. neers who took part in the Indian battle at Willow springs, and until this year was one of the few partici pants of that battle-who annually decorated the . graves , of departed comrades who sleep in the Pendleton cemetery. He is srvived by the widow, one daughter, Mrs. G. M. Leser of Los Angeles, four brothers "and two sis ters. Several grandchildren also sur- vive, among them being Mrs. Merle Chessman, wife of the editor of the Astorian-Budget, Astoria. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon. Active pall bearers were Bert Haynes, Marie Chessman, J. B, Cooley, Edwin Winter, James Johns Jr., and Tom Lieuallen. Honorary pall bearers were Colonel J. H. Ealey, W. Maloney, Judge S. A. Lowell J. V. Tallman, John Adams, Judge James A. Fee, Sr., G. M. Rice and John Vert. - Interment was at the Pendleton mausoleum. Finely Ground Grains Prove Best-for Hogs Fine grinding has been found to improve the feeding value of oats and barley for' hogs materially, in a study just concluded at the Oregon Experi ment station and reported in Station Circular 104, entitled, "Preparation of Oats and Barley for Pigs." , In the investigations- barley and oats were fed whole dry, whole soak ed, steam rolled, finely ground and coarsely ground. Oats were fed to growing pigs under 100 pounds live weight, while the barley experiments were with fattening pigs weighing about 100 pounds at the start and about 180 at the finish. Good feed grades of barley and oats were used, Grinding ' improved the feeding quality of barley even more than of oats, says A. W. Oliver, assistant animal husbandman, who conducted the experiments. Steam rolling of barley increased its feeding value 16.5 per cent, or 3.4 per cent more than fine grinding, but is too expen sive a process for general farm use. Steam rolling of oats lessened their value. 1 New Wheat Selling for 25c in Kansas Market Salina. Kas. New wheat sold here Monday at 25 cents -a bushel, or sev eral cents less than the price of two packages" of cigarettes. Salina is one of the principal ship ping points in the winter wheat coun try of Kansas, which on official esti mates produced 200,000,000 bushels of wheat this year. '"' If the wheat farmer raised 16 bush els an acre the average estimated in the latest department of agriculture forecast and sold at today's price, he collected at the rate of only 14 an acre for his crop. The 16 bushel figure was exceeded on many Kansas farms, some producing double that amount. .. Prominently Connected Mrs. E. C. Rose who resides on South Third street, has an interest ing photograph of her cousin, Captain L. Yancy of the U. S. S. Bushneil who is often spoken of as the second Lindbergh. Captain YanCy who is now in Chicago and is planning a flight to Alaska was in the convoy which accompanied the United States soldiers during the World war. in the photograph mentioned the Cap tain wears three medals one of which was presented by President Wilson. Another is a trophy for being the World's champion rifle shot. Another famous relative of Mrs. Rose is her cousin, Jean Austin, who is a clever composer and radio entertainer. He has also made many phonograph rec ords and is one of the most popular singers of the day.. Still Celebrating Umatilla, Walla - Walla, Cayuse, Nez Perce and Yakima Indians were still going strong with their celebra tion at Cayuse, Tuesday night, which began July 4, when about 800 Indians participated in an ancient love dance. Wheat ThefU Reported Ranchers living in the state - line section report . numerous thefts of bundled and stacked wheat from fields liuce harvst ttartetL-, - U. of O. Honors Late President I VvIa s 111!' tK 1 mSm: ill) , Designed as a memorial to the late President Prince L. Campbell, a fine arts museum has been completed at the University of Oregon, and will b opened sometime In the near future. This bust of President Campbell, made by the world-famcus sculptor, A. Phlmlster Proctor, who ha designed many other notable statues, will rest In a niche in the beautiful memorial court. The museum, which is believed to be one of the finest In the west, will house many valuable pieces of fine art, including the Murray Warner col lection of Oriental art. i' NEW JUMP RECORD $ ' VKnmmrnmammmum 1 1 mini i ' A smiling close-up of George Spitz the young New York university fresh man who astounded the track and field world when lie established a new world's indoor high Jump record of 6 feet lxi Inches, during the Ml 1 1 rose games at Mudlson Square Gurd'.'n, New fork. Milton-Freewater Tomato Harvest Is Under Way Six carloads of grown out of door tomatoes left the Milton-Freewater section last week for various cities of the east and it is expected that the total shipments will reach 150 cars, says the Times. Just how prices will hold up is another story but growers are optimistic and are trying to hold down the overhead. A new departure this year on the growers part is that he must sort his culls at home and not at the ware house as formerly. ' Packers and warehouse help num ber over 150 and the tomato crop makes an excellent fill in for the workers until prune harvest begins which is expected the beginning of August. The regular June and July drop of prunes is said to be much heavier than usual. Killed a Rattlesnake . Mrs, Ralph McEwen while driving to, the harvest field on the Barrett Pine Creek ranch, where her hus band's threshing crew are working killed a rattlesnake Tuesday evening. The reptile was lying in the road just over the brow of Geer Spring grade when the automobile wheels passed over and crushed it. Mrs. Mc Ewen alighted from the car, but the snake was too wiggly to relieve it of its rattles, but next morning it was quite dead, and she brought six rat tles and a -button back totown,. ' White Russian Wheat '.Twite Russian wheat in a trial planting in comparison with Federa tion on the farm of Neil Dimmick of Nyssa appears much - more uniform height and is taller , on the aver age, reports County Agent R. G. Lar son. White Russian ia new wheat brought to Malheur county from Yakima valley where it is reported to have out-yielded Federation. Reno Condemned Resolutions asking the -United States government to take the lead in disarmament activity, favoring world peace, and condemning Reno, Nevada, as a "blot on civilization," loomed aa possible actions of the golden jubilee convention at San Francisco of the International Society of Christian Endeavor.v - . ' -- . Killed Himself in Boat With a bullet through his heart and an automatic pistol lying in the bot tom of his drifting rowboat, the body of William A. Tyler, president of Ty ler, Davidson & Co., investment bank ers of Portland was found on the Tualatin river Monday night. Boy Scouts Enrollment Full at Camp Rotary on Walla Walla River Site The Walla Walla Union says that when boys who had enrolled for the second outing period at Camp Rotary reported to camp Sunday, the sum mer headquarters for the Boy Scouts of the Blue Mountain council, had been filled to capacity. Boys who are at camp to enjoy the second period's activities, number 72. The same staff is in charge as was at the first camp of two weeks.' One of the outstanding accomplish ments of this year's camp has been the improvement of the nature trail, according to Robert Hayes, scout ex ecutive. The purpose of the trail is to give the boys training so that they will be able to better understand nature. - This work is under, the supervision of Prof. J, Stanley Brode of Pendle ton, camp naturalist and director of education and advancement. The scouts are taken over the trail to see things of nature and to observe them. About an hour's time is required to go over the trail and to give about 100 descriptions of plants, trees, shrubs animals and insects. The trail crosses three arterial ant highways, one of which was traced for a dis tance of 200 feet. One section of the camp museum has been completed and the projected work for this summer calls for the construction of two more sections. The museum is one of animals and insects, and includes frogs, fish, but terflies, bugs and beetles. Many are living specimens, while some of them have been mounted. A large portion of the museum will be re newed from year to year, to give the scouts a greater benefit from the na ture study. Rangers at the camp are construct ing an Adirondack lean-to using logs for the work. The building has an open front and provides sleeping quarters for four occupants. - New Blackberry Found What County Fruit Inspector Van Trump of Marion county declares is the finest blackberry in existence, if it will hold up under cultivation as it shows in its wild state, has been discovered by D. G. Drager, Marion county treasurer. The blackberries, which Van Trump says are an entire ly new variety, were found by Drager growing on the edge of a patch of timberland a few miles south of Sa lem, and a row about 60 feet long had grown up from a single seedling be fore the patch was discovered and identified as something new. Foreign Labor Opposed A delegation of citizens from De troit, starting off place of the new north Santiam highway over the mountains, accompanied by J. F. Bewley, road patrolman of the De troit district, appeared before the Marion county court and filed a pro test against employment of foreign ers on the road work now going ahead on the highway. The road is being constructed under a contract let by the federal government with the gov ernment and county each bearing half the expense. A Radical Cut The Pendleton city council, by reso lution, has gone on record for & radi cal cut in the contemplated expendi tures for improvement of the Uma tilla river levee there. The city will vote on a $15,000 bond issue instead of $90,000, as at first proposed. Chest Payments Lag . Local subscribers to the Walla Wal la Community Chest are so slow in paying that the chest was $385.31 short of being able to make the monthly payments to organizations affiliated with it, Mrs. Mamie Een- ndtt, 'cretary, stated.. , Machines Click ing Away on the New Wheat Crop A number of machines are in Athe- M-na fields clicking away on the new wheat crop with ideal weather con ditions for harvesting. Next week will see every combine harvester in the community at work and the 1931 har vest season will be given short shift Arnold Wood delivered the first new crop wheat to the Farmers Grain Elevator company, early Monday morning, and gram from the W. S, Ferguson field south of town was the first to be received at the Preston- Shaffer mill. The new crop here shows fairly good, grade with considerably less smut than was anticipated. Weights are said to range between 58 and 60 with the average around 58. M. L. Watts, who started his out fit Friday has completed threshing one field which made a good yield. Average gram yields are not avail able for publication in view of the fact that accuracy can not be obtain ed until harvesting a field is com pleted and weights added up. How' ever, indications are that fields being harvested this week will range around 40 bushels per acre, with once in while a field reaching a maximum of 50. Among the outfits starting up this week are Wood & Hansen, Read & Barrett, Bruce Crawford, Henry Koepke, Amiel Schubert, John Wall er, Glenn Dudley, Charles Betts, J. N Scott, Carl and George Sheard, H Watts and James Bell. Walla Walla valley farmers are dis appointed over the returns from the first certified wheat samples received from Portland. One grain man had five certified samples of white wheat. most of which were from Spofford district, showing No. 3 and No. tests with one to three per cent of smut although Albit variety was free from smut. A few samples of red wheat from the Eureka country tested very well, being entirely free from smut,"al though a bit light. Prescott western red wheat showing over 60 pounds to the bushel, and Eureka red were the only districts re ported to make a No. 1 grading, Lowden, western red showed 58 pounds: Spofford, soft wheat, 57 pounds with two per cent of smut; Spofford, western white, 55 pounds; Prescott, western red, 60 pounds one- half per cent smut; Harshaw, western white, 55 pounds; Lamar, hard win ter, 59 pounds. ' One Spofford sample registered four per cent smut, it was disclosed. County's Voting Precincts Cut to 39 Athena One i Grain Growers Surplus for Last Year, $117,500 Spokane. Directors of North Pa cific Grain Growers, Inc., has voted to allow local units for operating ex penses one-fourth cent a bushel on all wheat marketed through the Farm ers' National corporation. This allowance would be taken, A. C. Adams, treasurer- of the North western Regional said, from the half cent a bushel fee promised North Pa cific when the latter group agreed to permit locals to market their wheat directly with the national. The allowance, Adams said, will give the locals funds for development of storage and handling facilities. The directors also voted to reduce interest on loans to members from 6 to 5 per cent. Profits available for surplus and dividends for the first year's opera tions are $117,600, or 33 1-3 per cent, Adams reported. Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Ben Osborn, residents of the Milton community for over half a century, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn were married at Walla Walla, July 10, 1881 and started housekeeping on the ranch above Milton, where they have resided ever since. Their two surviving daughters, who were with them on the golden wedding day are Mrs. Carrie M. Dorothy of Walla Walla, and Mrs. C. D. Putman of La Grande. . . Water Carnival A number of Athena people attend ed the water carnival at Freewater natatorium last Sunday. There was a good program of swimming and diving events. Pendleton swimmers were winners of the relay and 80 yard free style swim. Changing of Umatilla county's vot ing precincts from the original total of 65 down to 39, should result in a saving of $2000 at each election, was the estimate of the county court when it ordered the reduction, Saturday. Details of the proposed changes were worked out by I. M.' Schannep, county judge and other county of ficials, providing for the elimination of 25 precincts by consolidation. Athena's precincts, 18, 19 and 20 have been consolidated and a like merger affects Weston. The consoli dations as decided upon by the coun ty court are as follows: Fruitvale and Ferndale; Sunnysi'de No. 5, Freewater Nos. 6 and 7, and Church of God No. 8; Milton 9 and 10; Milton 11 and 12; the three Wes ton precincts; three at Athena; South Reservation with the Adams pre cincts; three at Helix; Ukiah and Al- bee; Noun and the two Echo pre cincts; and the two at Pilot Rock. Four consolidations will also be made In Pendleton. As a result of these combinations the county will be able to employ 125 less' judges and clerks on election boards, will have 25 fewer judges to be paid ten cents a mile for delivering ballot boxes and supplies, and will have much- less rent, fuel bills, and labor expenses incurred in setting up polling places to pay for, it is declared. Range Condition Growing Serious m Western States CHOSEN KELLY IS AS GUI Oregon Man Now Stationed in Hawaii Will Be Game Supervisor. HEAD Oregon ranges are in poor to good condition with livestock making good gains in areas where feed was im proved by rain, according to the July 1 report of the Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates. The drought which continued until the middle of June was broken by general rains. As a result, range feed has improv ed in western, northern and north eastern areas but more moisture is needed in central, south central and southeastern districts. Oregon cattle are improving in sec tions where feed was helped by the rams. Western cattle and calves are generally in good condition except in dry areas, but are beginning to lose flesh where feed is dry and short. Oregon sheep show the ill effects of the cold, wet weather the latter part of June. In the western states sheep and lambs have generally done well but are beginning to show the effects of dry short feed in some areas. With the shortage of moisture and hot weather, western range conditions continued to decline, showing the lov.'st condition on July 1 for that date in the nine years that range re ports have been issued. Range feed is dry and short in California, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, eastern Washington, Montana, North and South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. Feed tra ditions me generally good in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, western Kan sas and Colorado. . In Oklahoma and western Nebraska ranges are getting dry. 1 High ranges generally carry a good supply of feed but are drying in many sections. A serious drouth covers eastern Montana, western and northwestern North Dakota, and stock are being shipped out. Highway Garage Robbed The state highway garage at comer of Main and Second streets was en tered Monday night by thieves who made away with a quantity of gaso line and tools. The sheriff's office was notified of the robbery, and depu ties have been working on the case. Sunday night a poolhall at Helix was broken into by thieves who took $30 in cash, articles on a punchboard, igarcttes and other goods amount ing to $150. The punchboard loot in cluded shotguns, rifles, watches, cam eras and knives. Rain HalU Harvest A light shower of rain in the Wal la Walla valley Monday morning halted harvest operations until the middle of the afternoon. Between Rosalia and Dayton quite a heavy rainfall was reported. Court House Pointed i Ihe work of repainting the county court house at Pendleton was com pleted this; week. Lee McAtee of Pendleton, did tha work under- con tratt. . Tax Relief Problem The state-wide tax conservation committee, three from each county and nine from Multnomah county, were named by Governor Meier to comprise the peimanent organiza tion authorized last week at the tax session held in Salem. A meeting of the new committee personnel is ex pected to be called early next week to consider the program now being outlined by the executive committee, of 'which Leslie Scott of Portland is president. Tag Chickens for Sals The new law enacted by the legis lature as part of the "gasoline cow boy" act, providing a sales tag clause to curtail the activities of chicken thieves, is now effective. Poultry growers who transport ten , or more fowls over the highways to market are urged to comply with the law and secure sales tags from the sheriff's office. These tags are to be displayed on the car used for transportation or upon the chicken crates. Portland. H. L. Kelly an Oregon man who has attained an interna tional reputation in wild life and game conservation and who is now head of the fish and game commis sion of Hawaii, has been appointed state game supervisor by the Oregon state game commission and will act ively take up his duties when ar rangements are complete for the transfer of game enforcement work to the state police division as requir ed under the law passed by the last legislature. ' ; Formal announcement to this ef fect was made Tuesday night by the game commission upon completion of a special meeting. Mr. Kelly will become the executive head of the scientific educational pro gram now required of the state game commission and undertaken at its own initiative, the statement said. Action of the commission was ap proved by Governor Meier. Charles H. McClees, who received temporary appointment as state game supervisor, having previously been district warden in charge of the east ern Oregon district, will continue in his present capacity until Mr. Kelly's arrival. Arrangements are in con templation, it is said, for him to have direction of the law enforcement war den force that will be turned over to the state police division, with, how ever, close liaison between the game department and police division. Mr. Kelly was born in Oregon City and educated in the schools there. He served three years in the Clackamas fish hatchery and under federal civil service was subsequently assigned to the planting of fish in Iowa, Mon tana, Washington and Oregon. Later appointments included fish culturist at Baker lake hatchery at the foot of Mount Baker, Washington; Rogue river hatchery at Trail, between Med- ford and Crater lake, where he serv ed five years; three years in South America setting up a program of wild life for the Argentine republic; in charge of fish propagation in the Yakima valley; and was appointed master fish warden for Oregon under Governor Withycombe. Athena Golf Club Meeting Monday Tournament There will be a meeting held at the office of B, B. Richards, Monday eve ning, to perfect the organization of the Athena Golf Club. Those hold ing season membership in the club will be eligible to vote on the elec tion of club officials for the ensuing year. , It is especially desired that all sea son members be present at the meet ing to take part in the organization proceedings and participate in dis cussions that will corne up pertain ing to different matters concerning the welfare and success of the club. The meeting is called for 8 o'clock. A matter for discussion is the pro posal that a tournament among local players be held in the near future. It is proposed to classify the contestants according to their playing ability so that experienced , players will be grouped in play and the newcomers will be in another bracket. A Thrifty Hen Up at the W. J. Crabill chicken park in the north part of town there a Brown Leghorne hen that has something to cackle about. This Missus Hen has lately cackled over three of her eggs that supplied the culinary department of the Crabill home with three perfectly formed yolks each. And, strange to say, this particular little Brown Leghorne hen resembles in appearance every other little Brown Leghorne hen. Escaped Trusty Captured After escaping ' from the peniten tiary farm Monday, Frank . Watt, trusty, was captured near Jefferson and returned to the pen. Watt was sent up from Umatilla county. Ho was reported to have stolen an auto mobile from a Salem garage, and was seen by police to drive south, Walt wrecked the car near Jefferson and received cuts about the face. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. McPherin mo tdrvd to Yakima Sunday, Registrations Heavier There were 1300 more cars in Ore gon from outside states during June of this year than there were for the same period a year ago according to statistics of the A.A.A. Over half of the cars were from California. Repaving Streets Repaving the Walla Walla streets damaged by the flood is under way, A three-quarter inch non-skid as phalt surface will top the new pavc (ment. i.