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 the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 44 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 28, 1931 NUMBER 35 WHEAT PLAN WINS FAVOR OF FARMERS Growers Urge Control W . S. Fcrguston Is on the Committee.' Walla Walla. After nearly -three hours of discussion, enlivened by the expression of divergent political views by former Walter M. Pierce of Oregon and United States Senator Frederick Steiwer, several hundred farmers of Oregon, Washington and Idaho Wednesday afternoon voted ap proval of the Walla Walla plan of wheat control and authorized the naming of a committee to take the matter directly to the federal farm board. Under the plan the federal farm board would sell the surplus now in its hands to growers who would agree to withdraw sufficient acreage next year from production to absorb this surplus. An outline by C. M. Eader, one of the originators of the plan, immedi ately supplemented by supporting re marks by Dr. John W. Summers, rep resentative in congress, opened the meeting which during its course brought attacks on the farm board and President Hoover; approval of the idea and some questioning. Direct opposition was withheld from the -discussion although the chairman,' Judge J. W. Maloney of Pendleton, called upon Lester Rob inson, wealthy Walla Walla county grower, to express privately-given views of opposition publicly. Robin son declined. Pierce charged that the surplus is a "bugaboo" and that conditions are such that under-consumption rather than over-consumption is the cause of the wheat growers' ills and that con gress could do much to right this con dition by proper legislation. " This brought a retort from Senator Steiwer, who declared congress could do something, but that present con ditions are world-wide and that every thing wanted could not . come from Washington. Pierce answered that Steiwer said that wheat prices could never be "pegged" and that they were. This brought answer from Stei wer that he and Senator McNary had obtained the pegged price for North western growers. ' ' Senator Steiwer then launched in to an attack on the farm board for leaving the farmer "high and dry" after pegging prices and asserted that the growers suffered from this action of the board. He then, amid cheers, declared for the McNary-Haugen principle. Both he and Pierce gave approval and pledged support of the proposed plan as did Congressman Eurton L. French of Idaho, Lieuten ant Governor Mix of the same state, and Dr. Clark Black of Portland, Roy Ritner of Pendleton and scores of others. ' J. ' A. Lawler of Nezperce, Idaho, made bitter attack on the farm board and President Hoover, while Ritner declared fears that the government would lose money by any such pro gram could be dissipated if investi gation was made of war-time wheat operations under Hoover when a prof it of $300,000,000 was made by the government. . It was noted that speed in getting the farm board to accept the plan is essential as the farmers must have assurance that they will profit by foregoing their fall seeding. In order to care for the details and to force the issue, a committee of five was ap pointed. ' -' 1 This group was composed of Rep. John W. Summers, Charles Baker and C. M. Rader of Walla Walla; W. S. Ferguson of Athena and L. L. Rogers of Pendleton. Here On Business : A busienss visitor here for the past week has been C. E. Royer of Pilot Rock who has been appraising Athe na property. A new system has been adopted whereby homes and build ings will be appraised by measure ment to arrive at tax equaliza tion and values. The new system is being used all over the state and it is hoped will be a step toward re ducing taxes to a degree. Each coun ty has charge of appointment of of ficers and the appraisement though state wide is under county supervis ion. Returned From Vacation Mrs. Joseph Sheard and Mrs. O. C. McDowell have returned from a six teen day outing spent at Seattle and Mt Rainier. All the points of inter est to tourists were visited by the ladies, who declare they are glad to return to the "wide open spaces" of Eastern Oregon. Drought Broken . Portland's 55-day drought was broken by a light shower Tuesday night. It was the first measurable rainfall since June 29. The drought recoVd fl? 60 days, mwdefl in 1925. Umatilla Coun ty Health Asso ciationls Leading Umatilla county public health as sociation, of which Mrs. . J. P. fete- wart of Pendleton is president, is leading all of the 25 similar asso ciations in the state in its prepara tion for the twenty-fifth anniversary sale of Christmas health seals, ac cording to word received from the Oregon tuberculosis association, state Christmas seal headquarters. The local association ' already has its supply of the seals, proceeds from the annual sale of which finance the disease-prevention activities of the organization throughout the county The seals were brought from Port. land - by Mrs. George. Stan- gier, recording secretary, and ,-Mrs Walter Holt, corresponding secretary upon their return from a visit to that city recently. They were turned over to Mrs. S. R. Thompson, also of Pen dleton who will serve as chairman of the 1931 sale in the county. This year's early start should help the. association to regain its former position of having one of the highest per capita sales in this state, accord' ing to Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, execu tive secretary of the state associa tion. . In 1926 the county ranked ith highest, but last year it was way down to 23rd place,' association rec ords show. , Weston Restaurant Fire The rear department of the Baxter Quick Lunch stand at Weston was damaged by fire Sunday. Quick work by the fire department saved the place from total destruction. In a grass fire several' days ago, Mrs. Baxter lost a considerable amount of clothing, which burned in a shed. Pilot Rock Won Golf Tournament Here, 15-6 Twenty-two members of the Pilot Rock Golf club came to Athena Sun day to participate in the tounrament and won by the score of 15 to 6, in the 18-hole match. J. C. Harwood was low with a 57; Fred Test, Athena, second with 58, and Royer and Massey of Pilot Rock tied for third place with 60. The play ers and their scores follow: Pilot Rock T. Stanton, gross 86, net 70; F. Hartman, 93, 77; M. Lee, 82, 66; B. Wescott, 89, 71; M. D. Oranse 93, 72; Walter Smith, 90, 69; D. Royer, 81, 60; L. Kirfg, 87, 66; Melby, 105, 82; Koonen 97, 74; Brom, 93, 70; Kupp, 110, 87; Massey, 83, 60; Done, 98, 78; Hall, 113, 90; Jones, 89, 66; Westgate 98, 75; Howard, 96, 71; Hampton, 96, 72; Brown, 118, 95; Ervin, 97, 79; Allen 109, 86. Athena Harwood 75, 57; Prestbye, 91, 67; Harris, 91, 64; Hodgen, 92, 65; Baker, 88, 61; W. Pinkerton, 97, 70; Gray, 102, 75; McNair, 109, 82; Kershaw,, 111, 84; Duncan 115, 88; Miller, 93, 66; Coppock, 109, 82; L. Pinkerton, 105, 78; Dell, 102, 75; Brower, 90, 63; Pickett, 114, 87; Michener, 98, 71; Williams, 97, 70; Watkins, 94, 67; Geissel, 94, 77; D. Pinkerton, 101, 74; Test, 88, 58. Will Operate Warehouse , H. M. Saulsberry has returned to Umatilla county from Seattle to re side. He owns a warehouse at Mil-ton-Freewater where he will be en gaged in handling feed and grain for sale and storage. .He. contemplates adding a feed mill to his other equip ment Mrs. Saulsberry and son Billy, after awhile may take up residence in Athena, Mr. Saulsberry motoring between here and Milton Freewater after business hours. New Baptist Pastor The Rev. C. H. Northrup, who has been supplying in the church at Gresham, has been called to the pas torate of the First Baptist church of Athena, and will take up his work here next Sunday. Rev. Northrup was recently married and he and his bride will occupy the residence of Mrs. Zeltha Mclntyre, south - of town. Mrs. Mclntyre will reside - in Walla Walla, for the winter at least. Here From California Mr. and Mrs. Chris Thoeny, former residents of the Weston neighbor hood, are here from their home at San Jose, California, visiting their daugh ter, Mrs. Everett Rothrock, north of Athena. Chris likes California as a place of residence, especially in the winter time, but he is not denying that old Umatilla county looks good to him. Death of Dr, John Gose Dr. John R. Gose, 70, a pioneer resident of the Walla Walla valley, died late Tuesday at his home near Dixie. He was born in Milan, Mo., November 16, 1861, and came to Wal la Walla in 1865 with his parents. -Dies From Gas Burns Burns suffered when her gasoline soaked clothing was ignited in an au tomobile wreck near Forest Grove, Ore., caused the death of Mrs. Har riet Huek, Fottlrfnd. Here's the Mechanical Radio Cop - ! l rail "TV 1 J -i4.il fl v n 'n. 1 ... zfYl P! ;" ... I - . I Jy llpl-: - Jl I" ' h 1 '"'IfcMiliinr""-"'""'''"'" '" in in . niMim rr-imn jULf Chairman E. O. Sykes of the federal radio commission Is Inspecting a new mechanical radio cop, a device that records by means of a phonograph any Indecorous broadcasts. The record can then be run off in court as evidence. TO SUCCEED CLAUDEL i .... WL-JI An especially posed port run study of Count Charles de Chambrun, who will be assigned to duty as French am bassador to the United Stptes, suc ceeding Paul Claudel, who will be transferred to Germany. Count de Chambrun Is a veteran of many years In his nation's diplomatic service. County W. C. T. U. Con- vention to be Held Here The local W. C. T. U. met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.-Margaret Banister with twelve members present. Guests for the afternoon were Mrs. Henry Gissel of Brooklyn, New York, Mrs. Lucy Sheard of Port land, Mrs. Gordon Watkins, Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton and Rev. Charles Sias. .- ' The program was arranged by Mrs. Charles Betts and charming musical numbers consisting of a piano solo by Miss Alberta Kirby of Adams and a vocal solo by Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton were features. The main address of the afternoon was given by Rev. Sias who spoke interestingly of the pro hibition situation, and gave a general survey of the present day work. Plans for the county convention to be held at the Athena Baptist church September 24 were made and the fol lowing -delegates were appointed: Mrs. Louis Stewart, and Mrs. A. R. Coppock; alternates Mrs. Margaret Banister and Mrs. Clarence Tubbs. The convention will consist of an all day session with a pot luck din ner served at noon. The committee in charge will be Mrs. Jesse Gordon, Mrs. E. B. Foster and Mrs. W. O. Read. " Following the program and business session a social hour was enjoyed when the hostess assisted by Mrs. Will Read served refreshments. On account of the convention there will be no regular W. C. T. U. meeting. i John Arrives Safe Word has been received of the ar rival of John Pinkerton in Indian apolis Sunday. His trip was a pleas ant one, and heat was encountered only in Nebraska John remarked upon the difference in the size and population of Indianapolis and Athena but says he likes the city. He had not yet had a conference with Mr. Eickhoff at whose bidding he made the trip east. . , , Wins Trip to Victoria Jim Phillips of Pendleton, son of Isaac Phillips of Athena, has won a free trip to Victoria, B. C, from the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany, for which Mr. Phillips is the Pendleton agent. He will be ac companied by Mr. Fhillijfe, Portland Woman Facing Charges of Cattle Rust ling Near The Dalles The Dalles. Harry Hoak of Wamic and Mrs. A. C. Thompson, ,85 Laurel hurst avenue, Portland, were in the county jail here' after accusations were made that the pair had been rustling cattle on the . range back of Wamic, south of here. ' Hoak was charged in a complaint signed by G. G. Magill of Wamic with larceny of a veal, while Mrs. Thomp son stood charged with transport ing stolen property. Charges are the Hoak would slaughter veal on the range and dress the animals, meeting Mrs. Thompson, who would take the meat to Portland in the back of her car. Records of Swift & Co.. showed that the woman had sold 24 calves since June 1, it is charged. " Tags procured from the sheriff's office here were at tached to the animals and the meat company did not suspect that the veal was stolen, it is declared. The arrests were made by Sergeant Frank Grimm of the state . police force, who tramped for miles over rough range country Sunday and Monday gathering evidence which re sulted in the arrests. Blaze Roars In Part of Umatilla Forest Area The forest service called for 100 fire fighters at Dayton, Wash., Tues day afternoon to combat a blaze burning along a seven-mile front near the Umatilla forest reserve. The fire started in stubble on the Ed Thomas ranch, five miles from Dayton, and covered 2V square miles in the first hour, getting into heavy timber in Cougar canyon. Ranchers evacuated their homes as barns and sheds burned. A high wind made the fire the most serious in many years. : , . - Clouds of smoke rolled over ' the hills toward Dayton, although the fire was 10 miles away. - Have Dinner Party The departure of Dr.' and Mrs. R. M. Rice from Pendleton was the in centive for a dinner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Hopper Tuesday night. The prettily appointed table was centered with a cluster of bril liant hued fall flowers and covers were placed for members of the N. A. G. R. club and Dr. and Mrs. Virgil Cameron of Pendleton. Bridge was played following dinner and Dr. Rice won high score. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. James ' Lieuallen of Adams, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Prestbye, Mr. and Mrs. Justin Harwood, Dr. and Mrs. Cameron, the honorees and hosts. Salmon Run Big gest in Years Is Astoria Reports Astoria. Gillnet fishermen had one of the biggest nights Sunday night in years and cannery floors were heaped high with salmon brought in from heavily loaded boats. Some fishermen claimed that the run was the biggest experienced by the gillnetters since 1903. Reports from several packing companies in dicated that boats averaged almost a ton. Arvid Niemi, fishing for the Union co-operative, was reported to have brought in more than three tons and to fiave turned about 600 pounds over to boats close to him because his own craft was in danger of being swamped by its load. : Another boat reported to the Co lumbia River Packers' association with more than 4800 pounds of fish on board and catches in excess of a ton were reported as frequent. Canneries worked overtime to clean up and some canneries reported that another haul k of equal size would jeopardize the preservation of fish for packing. Despite the big gillnet catches, packing companies advanced claims that the seines and the traps were not making more than good hauls and that in some cases the hauls were poor. Inquiry at a number of canneries in dicated that the 3 cent a pound price j was being maintained and that it would continue until the close of the season Tuesday noon. . .; . One fish-receiving scow stationed near Sand island was reported to have been hauled in with 45 tons of fish on board in order to do away with the labor of stowing the fish on cannery tenders. . Northwest May Furnish Surplus Wheat to China FARftlERS ASKING FOR MORATORIUM Returns Home Miss Maxine Moore who spent sev eral weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Templeton at Hermiston, returned home Monday, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Templeton. Miss Moore was with a camping party which recently spent several days at Olive Lake. Heturn to California Mr. and Mrs. Clason Adams left early Sunday morning by motor for their home at Palo Alto, California, after spending the past two months in Athena at the home of Mrs. Adams parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Watts. Mr. Adams is an instructor in Men lo School and Junior College. Bill' Ponies Are There Bill Richards' four ponies, Dutch, Topsy, Tommy, and Senator, all groomed as sleek s satin are at the Round-Up. They will be rode by Bill and three Athena chums iruthe West ward Ho parade tomorrow at 10 o'clock. . . , .- . Two Meet Death In Idaho Forest Fires Two fire fighters were . burned to death on the ridge between Pioneer- ville and the south fork of the Payette river, Idaho, Tuesday. - V The men were trapped between the main wall of flame and a spot fire which broke behind the fire lines. Their plight was not known until their bodies were found. The bodies of the victims later were identified as Nolan Warner, 28, Fill more, Utah, and Howard Harvey, Boise. Identifications were made from portions of hunting licenses found on the bodies. Eight new forest fires seven of them believed to be incendiary burn ed out of control before high winds in western Montana and southeast ern Washington. Treaty Is Insane ' Opines Shipstead United States Senator Henrik Ship stead of Minnesota, farmer-laborite member of the committee of foreign relations, has returned from abroad with the view that the "world Is go ing to hell today on account of that piece of insanity called the treaty of Versailles." Said the senator: "Europe carries a corpse in her car go; the treaty of Versailes. In some places? in days of yore, people punish ed murderers by compelling them to carry the corpses of their viqtims on their backs. This is the punishment we are now enduring. The economic consequence of the peace is this corpse." Pioneer Woman Dies ' Mary Jane Stanton, 83, for 29 years a resident of Walla Walla, died Tues day night at her home there after a short illness. She was born in Ten nessee; March 10, 1848. She lived in Oregon before coming to Washington. Mrs. Stanton is survived by six sons, Harlon Stanton, Sunnyside; Charles A. Stanton, J. E. Stanton, Ben Stan ton, Omar Stanton ad Clyde Stanton, all of Walla Walla. She also leaven 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. ' Autos Lead Purchases First its automobiles, then food, and third general merchandise. That's the way Oregonians bought in 1930. Retail business for the -foregoing three were divided into 22.5 per cent, 22 per cent and 15 per cent of the state total, respectively, according to federal reports. Airport Contract Let W. C. Werst, Pendleton contractor, has been awarded a contract to build a 60 by 80 wooden hangar at the Pen dleton municipal airport. His bid was $3225. The hangar will provide ac commodation for four planes, the keeper and visiting pilots. Harvesting Apples Harvesting of an apple crop esti mated at 100,000 boxes from the three orchards of the Israel-Erbes orch ards totaling 180 acres at Dayton, 13 expected to begin about September 25. Rome Beauty is the leading var iety lit thtrt orchards'. A Salem special to the Morning Oregonian says any surplus wheat that is sold to the Chinese govern ment for the relief of famine suffer ers in the flooded districts, will be shipped out of the Pacific northwest, according to a telegram received by Senator McNary from the federal farm board. The sale, if negotiated, will involve atjeast 15,000,000 bush els of wheat, which will be paid for over a term of years. Senator McNary in a telegram sent to the farm board recently, requested that the wheat be converted into flour before being shipped. He said such a plan would stimulate local industry, and provide employment for American labor. He also asked that the wheat be -shipped from the Pacific northwest. McNary was advised that the gov ernment has reserved the right to send as much as one-half of the wheat in flour. The decision to send the wheat from the Pacific northwest was without qualification. Senator Mc Nary several weeks ago telegraphed the federal board suggesting that 30, 000,000 bushels of surplus wheat be sold to the Chinese government on the most lenient terms possible. Since that time a number of telegrams have been interchanged between Senator McNary and the members of the farm board. "The decision to send the wheat from the Pacific northwest will mean considerable to this part of the coun try," McNary said. He was elated when advised that much of the wheat would be ground by American mills. McNary is chairman of the senate agricultural committee. ". Meier Will Cooperate But Has no Iiegal Support to Lean Upon. ' Harvesting Million Dollar Oyster Crop Harvesting of an oyster crop esti mated to run well over $1,000,000, perhaps the largest oyster yield in the history of Washington, will be gin soon according to announcement of officials in the five oyster produc ing areas. .. With more oyster beds producing this year than ever before, Washing ton growers are preparing to market their product over a wider territory than previously attempted. Olympia growers will be well under way by September 1, harvesting a slightly be low normal crop. In the other areas, Rock Point, Padilla Bay, Willapa Har bor and Grays Harbor, the harvest dates vary from September 1 to Octo ber 1. Government figures on the last pub lished oyster report shows that vthe 1923 total Bute harvest was S350,- 000. Professor Trevor Xincaid, head of the school of fisheries of the Uni versity of Washington estimates that the total 1931 harvest will be well over $1,000,000. This great increase is due to the cultivation of the new rapid growing Pacific species, which is cultivated by all but Olympia oys ter farmers. Mr. and Mrs. Sias Leaving Rev. and Mrs. Charles Sias have ac cepted a call to manage the Boys' Home at Turner, Oregon and plan to leave here about Septem ber 1st. The work is under the auspices of the Christian church, which denomination Mr. Sias has been serving as pastor here. In their two years residence here Mr. and Mrs. Sias have made many new friends in addition to those of long standing, made when the Sias family lived here many years ago. Much regret Is be ing expressed at their departure and good wishes are extended to them in their new field of work. ' A Successful Harvest Run N Arnold Wood informs The Press that the Hansell-Wood threshing out fit made a run of thirty-five days in the harvest field, closing- the season last week. During the 35 day period the machine, a No. 7 International combine, 16 foot cut, drawn by a "30" Best tractor, cut and threshed 53,000 bushels of grain from 1290 acres. The machine was stopped but a few hours for repairs during the season. Milton Service Cancelled The Milton city council has passed an ordinance, allowing the Walla Walla Valley Railroad company to discontinue service to the city proper. The company has operated at a loss between Walla Walla and Milton for several years it is said and when a reduction in the number of runs daily did not eliminate the deficit, the Mil ton action was taken. Four Go to Prison Four penitentiary sentences were imposed at Pendleton Wednesday by Circuit Judge Calvin Sweek. Charles Duchein, 18, and William Hirte, 18, were sentenced ,to one year each for larceny; Theodore Layne, 18, was sentenced to one year for forgery, and Jesse Layne, 23, wai sentenced to tVo 'ef) fife forgery, Salem. Demand for a moratorium on farm mortgages or immediate re lief to farmers to prevent eviction from property, was made of Gover nor Meier by a delegation of 30 farm ers from Yamhill - and Washington counties. The demand was met with pledge of co-operation td aid wher ever possible, but with the statement that the executive had no power to de clare suehmoratorium. Under leadership of C. A. Kelly. L. J. Lownds, Ed Ford, H. H. George and H. J. Correll, all of Newberg and its environs, the delegation recounted the depressed conditions affecting- the Chehalem Center valley. A recent mass meeting at this place directed the committee to seek aid from the state and from the governor. Kelly in presenting his case, de clared a recent survey of the district revealed that farmers there were fac ing the prospect of eviction if pro ceedings by mortgage holders were pushed, or unless a moratorium on payments was declared. ; He said a small percentage of farmers already had lost their places. More would lose them within the next 30 days, while the majority face the prospect of eviction by spring. The delegation requested the gov ernor's support in obtaining some moratorium, asserting there was no desire for cancellation of obligations. Speakers declared the farmers now were in the ranks of the unemployed, and nothing more, and that force of public opinion may keep mortgage holders from closing down. Some of the pleas for aid bordered on the pathetic, one speaker declaring it was the human element which must be considered and that "there is only one issue home," family"" and children during this depression.". Governor Meier met the demands with a pledge to assist wherever pos sible, but stated his belief that the governor had no right to declare a moratorium on individual obligations. "It is up to each individual to work out his own problem," the governor said, "and I believe your creditors will be lenient with you if you explain your situation to them. In the mean time I will investigate my legal pow ers and determine to what extent this office can assist you." "The farmers are not the only per sons who are suffering from the ef fects of the financial depression," Governor Meier said. "The merchants are not making any money and an army of laborers are unemployed. It is my opinion that every , man will have to work out his own problems. I owe some money as do thousands of other persons engaged in business." Will Hold Same Position In a recent letter from Lee inte rn an he stated that he will hold the position of principal at the Clover dale school again this year,. Miss Esma Hiteman will attend high school at Cloverdale where she will be a senior and act as housekeeper for her father and grandmother. Mrs. Hite man has gone to Brawley, California, Imperial county, where she will teach. Monta accompanied her and will attend high school. Clair and Loie Montgomery will attend the state normal school at San Francisco. Beatrice Hiteman expects to gradu ate from Monmouth normal this year. She also attended the summer ses sion at Monmouth. Small House Burned A small house owned by Mrs. Beck. man, mother of Mrs. Joe demons, burned down yesterday shortly before noon. The house was vacant. ' The fire is thought to have started fiom burning grass and weeds. Mrs. Beck man was on the premises at the time the fire started. By the time the fire department arrived the house ,was past the stage of saving and attention was directed toward keeping the flames confined to the burning building. Umatilla Would Test Law Umatilla county court officials say they would welcome a test case of the law requiring counties to pay for non-violent patients in the state hon pitals. The court has refused to pay $2800 assessed against it for July. County Judge I, M. Schannep said Umatilla county would have to pay $25,000 annually under the law. Off Work At Seed Plant -Work at the local pea cleaning plant was dispensed with Wednesday afternoon due to the electric power being off. In order to make up lost time and to allow the employees to attend the Round-Up tomorrow an extra hour of work was added daily- for yesterday and today to fill an Iftdtfr.