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I I? 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 papef will tell several hundred at once at nominal cost Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oreeori, as Second-Cla NOT ONE DAY CAN BETOUND 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. VOLUME 44 I .... ... mil--. jl jj 89 Mail Matter . ..' . , V ' ," A rPTTTTIXT A TTlf tfTTTT A DATTlTnwy Anwwt . ,. . .. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 25, 1931 NUMBER 39 OT THE SITUATION No Wheat Man Represents That Product As Farm Board Member. E. B. Aldrich, editor of the East Oregonian, writing in his paper on his return from' Washington, where the Walla Walla plan was put up to the Farm Board, discloses that there is no practical wheat man sitting on the board to represent that important agricultural product. He says: ". . . . The members of the board are fine men individually but there is not an outstanding businessman in the group and - there is no wheat member on the board. We felt that handicap keenly. Wheat is the chief food crop of the nation and the pro duct around which the agricultural battle has waged during the past 10 years but wheat is not represented on the farm board. The vegetable grow ers, the citrus fruit men, dairymen, livestock men, tobacco men and cot ton growers are represented but wheat is not. For that situation the president is responsible for he names the farm board members. " "Here is a point that will interest Charles Cook and others. At our final meeting last Wednesday, Mr. Den- man, acting chairman that day, said, "Now if the farmers would all just get together in the co-op we could do something' or words to that effect, replied "That is . exactly what the Cook plan called for, a 90 per cent sign up but the farm board rejected it." "To my surprise Mr. Denman said he had not heard of the Cook plan and did not know it had been consid ered yet he has been a member of the board from the start. What do you know about that! "The farm board members as I see it, assuming that they do their own thinking and are not subject to out side control, take a too narrow view of their duties. , They do not grasp the possibilties open to them and do not realize the great opportunity they have to help win the war against hard times. They are a bit like school teacher who is so busy trying to look nice she has no time to teach school." "Lost" Mine of Little Applegate Has Been Found Scenes and Persons in the Current News The Study Club The second meeting for the year of the Study club was held Friday afternoon with Mrs. Frank Little hostess, with ten members present, as follows: Mrs. E. C. Rogers, Mrs, W. O. Read, Mrs. M. W. Hansell, Mrs, L. M. Keen, Mrs. M. M. Johns, Mrs, Stella Keen, Mrs. Fred Kershaw, Mrs. Lew McNair, Mrs. F. B. Boyd, Mrs. J W. Pinkerton, Mrs. Little. Roll call was answered with quotations from poets mentioned in the lesson. Mrs. Hansell gave a comprehensive talk on Cambridge, Harvard University and literary and historic associations. Mrs. Rogers gave a short talk on Charles town, Plymouth and Salem. Mrs. W. 0, Read will entertain the club next Fri day afternoon, when the roll call will be again answered by quotations. Mrs. Rogers will give a paper on Con cord, with facts about Thoreau, Em erson and Hawthorne s homes. Mrs Boyd will take Whittier's country as a subject with William "Lloyd Gar rison and other contemporaries of the poet. Surprised Their Frfends Keeping their nuptials secret from relatives and friends, Miss Ada Cald er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Calder, and Mr. Allen Kirkpatrick of Weston, made, the announcement of their marriage which took place at Clarkston, Washington, August 29. The bridegroom is a son of Earl Kirkpatrick of Weston. Both are graduates of Weston high school and have been prominent in the younger set's social activities in the neighbor town. They have left Weston for California, where they may determine to reside. . t Body of Lost Man Found Grants Pass. The body of William Dahlberg, 82, who became lost Thurs day of last week, when he separated from companions in the dense thickets of Deer creek valley, was found late Tuesday by Flora Baird, daughter of a Deer creek rancher. The girl found the body while looking for stock in a pasture. More than 100 men had sought Dahlberg since his disappear ance, and it was discovered a posse had passed within 10 feet of the body four days before. Falling Temperature With the mercury descending to 34 - Tuesday night, tomato vines and gar den truck in this part of the county were nipped by the first severe frost . of the season, A dust storm prevail ing here' Sunday, indicated that more rain in the wheat belt would be need? . ed before successful seeding opera tions could be put wider way, Medford. The long lost mine of the Little Applegate, sought so long that it has been believed a myth by many : except" old-time miners, has been reported located by four Med ford men, who said they accidentally stumbled on it one day last week. For nearly 60 years searching par ties have attempted to locate the old mine. Hundreds of parties have scour ed the district, but always without success, until Ralph Stillman, A. H. Tucker, A. H. Frederick and E. B. Tucker happened onto it by chance. Nearly six decades ago an old min er, his name now forgotten, located the mine and made annual trips to Medford where he sold his precious golddust and forwarded most of the money to his relatives in the East. According to the stories told, many men followed this grizzled veteran and attempted to find where he gbt the high paying ore, but he always succeeded m eluding them. He never disclosed the location. Suddenly the old miner disappeared and since has never been" heard from. Where he went or what happened to him has never been learned. Some years later his two sons from the East organized a searching party and at tempted to locate the mine, but fi nally gave it up as a hopeless job, due to the wild country in the district. The four local men, stumbling onto an -old cabin - about 80 miles from i Medford, sought shelter"- there one night last week. They, too, had heard about the lost Applegate mine, but the thought did not once enter their heads that they had found the key to it, they said. - The roof of the log cabin had fallen in. Before the hreplace was a home made chair,' made of manzanita wood in a fair state of preservation. Rats had gnawed a leather seat from it, but the wood was in good shape. On the legs, the back and the arms of the chair, they declared, was the key to the lost mine, carved and in laid with the Indian sign language, Among the carvings were a whiskey jug with several gold nuggets injaid on it, a buffalo skull, a new moon, a snake, a frog, the head of a man and several other characters. The discoverers, tracing these char acters, said they learned where the mine location was not far from the house. When they returned to Med ford Wednesday they brought with them several samples of ore which they sent to Tacoma to be assayed. A report from the assayer Saturday re vealed that the ore contained gold worth $71 to the ton. They then an nounced their discovery .; Mr - liiiMlf f llllllf15 Portland Assured Legion Conven tion Next Year a erLd?ewS"of5nn.en TTJX' P P" for the flrst time, being taken .for a "walki by nP,,,ZLt nln . . ? 2-Martln Senne Conner of Covington, Miss., known as "Sure Mike," who received the ?SKSJrKl CVern0r f M1SSlSSlPP, eqU,Va,eDt 10 el6CtIon- Hw m Idaho whI resEts we : Six Hunters Are Fined In Doe Killing Case Six deer hunters were fined $100 and costs each, in Justice Berkeley's court at Pendleton Wednesday, in a case involving the alleged killing of doe and a fawn near Bingham Springs. Those fined were Henry Ar- kell, George Miller, Joe Payne, Leon Miller, Claus Wishman and Pat Shaw. All paid their fines except Shaw. According to Leon Miller's state ment to The Press, his son "Bud" and Pat Shaw shot the doe, and the re port that other members of the party pleaded guilty to participating in the killing, is not true. He says they were fined for eating the venison, and that the four of the party did, not take part in killing the doe. -"T" Miller stated that no member of the hunting party had anything what ever to do in connection with the kill ing of a fawn. r Enjoyed Barbecue An annual event anticipated with much pleasure and always fulfilling all expectations is the barbecue held at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. George Gerking west of Athe- The affair this year was especial ly enjoyable due to the perfect weath er and the splendid cooperation evi denced by the attendance of 144 guests, members and friends of the Christian Sunday school. Barbecued lamb was the "piece de resistance" supplemented by salads, sandwiches, pie and coffee. Games and music rounded out an evenings program thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Adams Community Dances A group of Athena people attend ing the dance given by the Adams Community club Saturday night included, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rose berry, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Swift, Garth Pinkerton, Lowell Jenkins, So- lista Pickett, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Cor nell, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Smith. Pendleton Plays Here Saturday, October Third Coach Shepherd will bring his Pen dleton Buckaroos here Saturday, uctober 6, for the first home game with Athena high school football team. Pendleton has almost a new team this year and with a new man at its head, Athena chances of -making a fair showing are considered good, for despitevthe one-sided score made in the, Mac-Hi-Athena game last Friday, the local team out-played their heav ier opponents throughout the entire first quarter of the contest and kept the ball in enemy territory. Once on the one-yard line it looked like a touchdown for Athena, but a costly fumble messed up the chance. After this critical stage of the game, lack of reserves to replace injured backfield men spelled disaster. The Athena coach is building up re serves from light, inexperienced men, weighing less than 140 pounds and is depending on speed in place of brawn. Nevertheless he says he is prepared to let the Buckaroos know they have been in a game by the time the con test is over, A good attendance is wanted at this game, for no doubt it will be one of the best-played on the home grounds this year. Forest Fire Razes " Town in California Seven homes were destroyed in a fierce forest fire which razed the town of Comptche, 40 miles west of Ukiah, California late Wednesday. Only the postoffice in the commun ity was left standing as firefighters hampered by a high wind and lack of water, fought the flames which raged over a 10-mile front, periling Navarro and the entire Anderson valley. Two schoolhouses east of Comptche were destroyed earlier m the day. Other fierce blazes were reported at Laytonville, Anchor Bay, " Inglewood, Hopland, Big Creek, Porter Valley, Orr Springs and Fort Bragg. A call for 500 men was sent to Ukiah as the flames swept toward Navarro. The fires started in timber lands belonging to the Union and Albion Lumber companies. . After burning over the cut-off lands the flames at tacked stands of virgin timber and spread to the hills. Methodist Missionary Society The Methodist Missionary Society met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Frank Little's home with twenty-four members and two visitors, Mrs. Fred Pittman and Mary Tompkins, present. An interesting and instructive pro gram on child education was present ed. During the business session a com mittee was apointed to assist the Ath ena relief committee as follows: Mrs. D. A. Lowe, Mrs. Frank Little, Mrs.1 Laura Froom. Donations may be left with Mrs. Froom at the Athena hotel. A social hour was enjoyed when a committee consisting of Mrs. Frank Williams, Mrs. D. A.-Lowe and Mrs. L. A. Cornell served delicious pump kin pie and coffee. The next meet ing will be held at the home of Mrs. John Tompkins. Successful Fishing Mrs. Arnold Wood, who is a mem ber of a hunting party making head quarters at Bingham Springs is pending her time profitably with rod and line on the Umatilla river. Each day she is successful in bringing into camp a string of fish of which any pimrod might veil be proud. Washington Democrats More than 200 democrats from the twelve counties in the fourth con gressional district in the state of Washington gathered at Walla Walla Wednesday, in the afternoon tot hear reports from the state and county committeemen and committeewomen on the conditions of the party organ ization and in the evening to hear talks from a half dozen men who will probably seek both state and national offices in the election 1932. Damage To Forests by Fire on Decrease 22,800 Acres Burned A summary of fires in the national forest area of Oregon this year shows a total of 1958 as compared with 1331 in 1930, but the acreage burned this year was but 22,800 as compared with 60,500 a year ago. The summary starts with the first record ed fires this year within the national forests and runs until September 20. The largest area burned was in the Siskiyou forest, where the total was' 22,300 acres. This included a large brush fire, according to John D. Guth rie, assistant district forester. The largest number of fires. was recorded in the Umpqua forestwith 148. The Siuslaw forest was second with 119 fires and the Santiam forest had the lowest number with 12. Of the 12 in the Santiam forest only one covered more than ten acres. The Cascade forest had a more remark able record, although there were 34 fires. None covered more than ten acres. Man-caused fires greatly increased this year, Major Guthrie said. Smok ers were responsible for 356 as com pared with 260 last year; incendiary fires, increased from 82 to 286, but campers caused but 187 blazes in 1931 as compared with 198 last year. Fires caused by railroads also greatly decreased. In 1930 there were 82 and this year 40. Of this number 26 Were in the Mount Hood national forest in the Columbia gorge. ... Lightning fires dropped from 1236 in 1930 to 310 this year. The value of the timber destroyed has not been computed by the forest service. ' This is usually not done un til after the fire season and the rang ers have a chance to get to it, and af ter two or three months the true loss can be better ascertained. Detailed reports on the damage is required only where the fire burns over an area of ten acres or more. Athena Hunters Bring Home Venison Steaks Walter Bonifer of Gibbon at State Fair f Salem. More than 100 head of ro deo horses including 40 of the an nounced "worst outlaws" in the Pacific northwest arrived here this week for the rodeo-buckaroo program, feature of the Arst three days of the Oregon state fair, starting Saturday. Frank Studnick, world champion, Walt Bonifer of, Pendleton, Slim Nichols of Condon, Glen Rutherford of Arlington, were among the favored contestants entered. . In addition the list of star perform ers includes uoyd baunders; Keba Roberts ' of California; Tex Covey, famous roper; and Rose Smith of Pendleton, woman champion trick rider. Fire Destroys Tent v The Weston Leader reports that Bill Catlin and Harry Sears employ ed with the county road crew near Weston lost their tent and practically all their bedding and clothing from a fire which occurred last week on a lot where they were encamped. The men were asleep when their tent caught fire from some unknown cause, and had time to save nothing. Bunny Takes a Ride Ivan Ottoman received severe cuts about his eye when a rabbit changed its mind about crossing the highway near Klamath Falls and instead charged into the car. The rabbit leap through the glass in the door. It was killed. Hear Ye, Local Fishermen! The Weston Leader intimates that last Friday was a lucky day for Joe Wurzer, faithful local disciple of Izaac Walton, when he took eleven beautiful rainbow trout, ranging a foot or more in length, from the Uma tilla river. 'As a result an apprecia tive local sports editor had fish for breakfast. Will Inspect School Buses State police officials will inspect all buses used in the various counties for transportation of school pupils, Charles Pray, superintendent of state police, announces. The inspection will include the mechanical condition of the buses, whether the . drivers are properly licensed, and if the cars are etjuipped with proper accessories, , A number of Athena hunters took to the hills for the opening day of the deer hunting season, Sunday. That section beyond Ukiah, embracing the mountains and breaks of the John Day river in Grant county was selected by the majority of local sportsmen for their hunting grounds. So far those reported to have been successful in killing their buck include: George Weatherly, Velton Read, Frank Williams, Fred Beckner, Lloyd Michener, Wayne Pinkerton. Lee Wilson and Bert Logsdon brought in a fine buck from Baker county, near Medical Springs. Others who went from Athena on hunting expeditions include Fay Le- urow, s Barney Foster and Rich Thompson, M. L. Watts, John Stand age, Wm. McPherson, Joe Cannon, Granville Cannon, Melvin Coppock Marion Hansell. Arnold Wood. Fred B. Kadtke, Ernest Ross, W. C. Camp bell, M. I. Miller, Lisle Gray, Dean Pinkerton, Dean Dudley, Glenn Dud ley, Leonard Geissel, Everett Roth rock, Goorge, Fay and Sam Pam brun and Flint Johns. A number of these have returned, others are still in the hills in search of game. Proposed Baker Rodeo Suddenly Went Haywire George King of Pendleton who had made all arrangements for a three- day rodeo Thursday Friday and Sat urday of this week at Baker met with a serious disappointment when the grand stand on the grounds leased, was condemned. The action did not come until after Mr. King had made all plans and transported stock and equipment at considerable expense, Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Baker accom panied by Mrs. Sarah Gross and Wil ford Miller departed early Tuesday morning to take part in the produc tion. Trailers carrying the horses Friday and Sonny were part of the local caravan and arrived at their destination at noon. The party be ing informed of the change in plans left Baker for Athena at about two o clock arriving here the same eve ning. A Detroit special to the Morning uregonian says that Portland will be the next national convention city of tne American Legion. The only city making a request for the session next year is Portland, so the Oregon metropolis will be report ed out as the choice of the time and place committee. Failure of more than one city to bid for a national meeting of the legion is something un known to previous American Legion conventions, there usually being not less than six active contenders. Portland had no opposition solely because of the popularity of Oregon in the national organization, which had warned others that competition would be futile. The motion that the reports of the committee recommended Portland be adopted were made by Alex G. Barry, department commander of Oregon and seconded by John Quinny of Los An geles, past national commander of the legion, and president of a community which has made four successive cam paigns for the national convention, nd was expected to enter the lists this year. Oregon's interest in the 1932 con vention for a while precluded any lead ing part in the campaign for the next national commander of the legion, IB BATTLE pun Strife Arising Over Selec tion of Route, Port land to Sea. O. D. O. Changes Meeting Thirteen members were present at the first meeting of the O. D. O. club last Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ross Catron. During the busi ness session Mrs. w. ju. iaer was elected to membership and plans were made for meetings of the coming sea son which will be held on alternate Thursdays. A social hour was en joyed by the members and the hostess served seasonable refreshments. The next meeting of the club will be held at the home of Mrs. Jesse Smith, Thursday, October 1. Lost Youth Found Dor an Rhoads, 15, was found by a searching party in thickly wooded hills near Klamath Falls Tuesday. He had 'been lost since Monday. He ap peared to have suffered little from ex posure. He became separated from his father while the two were hunt ing deer. Ancient Buggies Forgotten transportation came to light at Salem with the start of a search by a former livery stable man, Bruno G. Boedigheimer, for rigs to use in the old-fashioned buggy parade at the Oregon State Fair night horse-show. Apple Tree in Bloom In. the orchard of Charles Minna, west of Redmond, a large apple tree is full of blossoms and buds. The tree has matured - a crop of apples this season. Michigan Youths Jailed Harold Burr, Wesley Clark and Ward Jenkins, Michigan youths ar rested by county officials on a gum machine stealing charge, were given 20 days in the county jail. Sewing Committee Appointed E. C. Rogers, local chairman of the organization for relief of the unem ployed, has appointed Mrs. C. E. O, Montague chairman of a sewing com mittee, and she in turn has asked Mrs D. A. Lowe and Mrs. Northrup to serve with her. This committee will appeal to clubs, churches and other organizations to donate clothes, ma terial and services. Plans are being made to meet once a week to make garments for needy children in Athe na and vicinity and it is hoped that a whole hearted interest will be shown by Athena citizens. Announcement of further plans will be made in next week's Press. White Men Chase Japs Angry because Luther Harrell, op erator of a 350-acre potato farm in the Kittitas valley near Ellensburg, imported Japanese potato pickers to harvest his crop, a crew of white men ran the Japanese off the Harrell ranch Monday. The whites told news paper men there were a large num ber of unemployed married white men in the valley seeking work, and they did not intend to let Orientals take the jobs. Walla Walla Legion . Assembling Food Stuffs M. M. Richardson of the Legion Record, published at Walla Walla. chairman of the Legion Post commit tee of that city for relieving the un employed and needy legion members there, was negotiating for a ton of white beans from producers in the Athena-Weston district, Wednesday. Mr. Richarcson informed The Press that his committee has the prepara tory work of assembling food for un employed ex-service men, their fami lies and ex-service men who may pass through Walla Walla during the fall and winter, well in hand. Food of all sorts is being gathered by Mr. Richardson's committee, and he says his workers are meeting with generous response from the people of Walla Walla and vicinity. Disagreeable Dust Storm Residents of Athena and vicinity ex perienced the visit of a most disagree able dust storm Sunday. A cold west wind carrying dense clouds of dust forced motorists to use their lights in order to make any headway on the highways. Though the wind subsided Monday a pall of dust darkened the atmosphere settling late in the eve ning. Temperatures hovering around 32 degrees were noted Tuesday night and ice was formed at several points about town. "Si Perkins" traditional last bath of the season in the horse trough is "nigh onto" being due, what with cold winds and Jack Frost in the oiling. Aside From That In jail at Spokane, Ralph E. Briggs, 22, a meat cutter, had the following ordinance violations to answer for: Driving his automobile with one head light, driving with defective brakes, cutting corners at an intersection, moving against a red light, and driv ing while under the influence of liquor. Superintendent's Son Dies Friends of Barney Michael, popular district superintendent of the Con tinental Oil company were grieved to hear of the death of his fifteen year old son Donald the first of the week. The Michaels home is in Yakima but the body was brought to their former home at Waitsburg for burial Wed nesday. Twelve Oregon counties have plac Portland. Governor Meier mav take a hand in the civil war that is now, going on in the state highway commission, a war started and main tained with arguments over the best "short route to the sea." From his apartments in tha Ttpnnnn hotel, where he has been resting for several weeks, he revealed that he la planning to call the highway com mission into consultation some time next week "for a discussion on unem ployment." He did not say that , he meant to "jack up" the embattled commission ers for the state of war that has re sulted. In fact, he refused to com ment on the matter other than to say that "the commissioners should re. member they are doing more than se lecting highway routes thev ' are spending the money of the people of uregon." But it is intimated that the conten tion meets with little favor in his eyes, and that' he might adopt a "Gentle men, let's get down to work" attitude, in the hope of expediting state busi ness along approved and sound busi ness lines.. ' His declaration of intention to meet with the commission also carried with it more than a hint that his "rest cure" at the Benson has done him a lot of good, and that he is about ready to go back to his desk on a resrular daily schedule. Asked as to where the meeting with the commission would be held, he said it would be "either Portland or Salem." The return of Commissioner Hanlev from a trip to California mav def initely decide the date of the meet ing. It is reported that Mr. Hanley plans to return to Oregon late this week, which would make him avail able for conference at any later time. The attack on the commission start ed immediately after commission en gineers, in a reconnaissance report issued Saturday, proposed the "Y" short route to the sea from Portland, using the Wilson-river youte to the south and the Wolf-creek - Hamlet route to the north. The report said the two roads provide the shortest distance between Portland and the coast, involve the least amount of new construction and can be con structed at a total cost of $4,079,830. Charles K. Spaulding, Salem mem ber of the commission, announced in newspapers that he would not sup port this proposal and declared he was carrying the fight to the people. The report is based on a "horse back" survey, he said, and the pro posed routes never have been inspect ed by heads of the engineering de partment, he continued. He favors the Scappoose-Vernonia route and the Wilson river route. Will Defend McLaughlin The Athena law firm of Watts & Prestbye has been retained by the de fense in the murder trial of the State vs. Ed. McLaughlin, which comes up in the November term of the circuit court at Canyon City, Grant county. McLaughlin is charged with the slaying of Joe Blessing, sheep camptender who was shot, fell in a fire, the flames consuming the body. McLaughlin claims he had to kill Blessing in self defense, when the latter pursued him with an ax, after the two had quarreled over disappear ance of socks and tobacco, belonging to McLaughlin. The case is attract ing wide interest throughout Grant county, where Blessing and McLaugh lin are well known. Saturday Night Dances The first of a series of Saturday night dances was enjoyed by a number of young people at Evergreen Hall, Saturday evening. Edwin McEwen who is sponsoring these dances, ap preciates the attendance for the open ing night and expects patronage to increase as the popularity of the series grows. Excellency of the mod ern dance music expected to be great- enhanced by changes made this week in better control of sound in tho electrical amplification device. Re freshments will be served at these dances. Craigen-Tucker Miss May Tucker and James Craig- en of Weston were married in Walla Walla Saturday. Miss Tucker is the inly daughter of Ralph Tucker and was graduated from Weston hieh school last May. Mr. Craitren has grown up in Weston and has been farming on Dry creek with C. E. Fiske for three years. The couple will live on the farm. Rocks Smash Windows Rocks thrown by cars passing Bade't shoe store in College Place. ed tooth In thf AtfftWwl tfuMng imaihfd a plate glart show window