The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-02-14

1 S18,000,000 tax on incomes for the
| years191S. The new revenue law has
undergone some notifications. but
aside from the change in rates for
the normal taxes, there are no radical
changes. Income taxes collected in
Oregon last year totaled more than
s12,OO0,000.
With the object of inducing the gov
>ernment to appropriate sum Of
money sufficient to eliminate debris
left in Oregon forests by spruce
camps, committee, appointed by the
spruce production division and the
state department Of forestry, rs now
making an estimate Of needs in the
several counties where camps were
located. 1t will be necessary to re-
move the debris as precaution
against forest fires.
Representatives frcm eight of the
10 Portland draft boards, the district
board for Multnomah county and the
district board for Columbia county, at
meeting in Portland adopted resolu-
tions calling upon congress to forever
bar from citizenship and deport all
registrants under the selective service
act, who, after having declared their
intention to become American citizens,
had knowingly claimed exemption
from military service on the ground
of being aliens.
Perfecting an organization to pro-
vide employment for returning sol
diers throughout the state, selection
of August IA, Is and 16 as the date
for its annual state convention at
klamath Falls, and selection of COM
mittee to memorialize the Oregon con-
gressional delegation to do it's utmost
in securing the passage of legislation
for the benefit of the discharged sol
diers, were among the important re-
suits of a special meeting of the Ores
gon State Elks' association held in
Portland.
A special session of the Oregon leg
islature probably will be called by
the governor in May, when there will
be referred to the people at a special
election to be held in June such re-
construction measures as commits
sion of Is members may prepare. The
plan is contingent on the evolving of
a practical program to give employ
ment through big development or
building work, irrespective of the
amount of bonding necessary for fl
nancing and if conditions in the coun-
try are not improved.
A two-day convention of the West
ern Walnut Growers association was
closed at Portland after electing J. C.
Cooper, of McMinnville, president, and
A. M. Meade, of Orenco, secretary.
J. A. Quamberg was elected first vice
president and Professor Lewis, of Ore
gon Agricul sural college, second vice
president. The annual convention will
be held in Portland again next year.
Fifty-two varieties of walnuts were ex-
hibited at the convention. Prominent
growers say the climatic conditions
are ideal for groves in the Willamette
valley.
That Frank Acusta, found dead at
a lonely spot 16 miles above Tiller
took his own life, is the statement of
Coroner Ritter, of Douglas county,
after visiting the scene. Acusta, who
has hunted in the mountains in the
south Umpqua country for more than
20 years, it appears, lost mis- footing
and fell over low ridge of rock, his
rifle being discharged in the fall, the
bullet striking under the left arm and
coming out at the shoulder. Despair
ing of assistance and fearful of a
lingering death, Acusta wrote a, brief
note stating the fact, then dragged
himself several feet away, where he
leaned against log, drew his revolv-
er and shot himself through the head.
Great interest is being manifested
in the Coos bay section in the bill
introduced by Representative Jones,
of,Lincaln and Polk counties, provid-
ing for an appropriation for the con-
struction of Roosevelt coast high
way paralleling the coast line between
Astoria and the California line, dis
tance of approximately 800 miles. The
estimated cost OF the project is $5,.
100000, half of which is to be appro-
priated by the state and the remain
der to be obtained from a federal
source, Arrangements are being
made by the commercial bodies cf
Coos county and the Coos County
Good Roads association to send dele
cation Of representative men to Salem
to urge the passage of the bill by the
house and senate.
Value Of Discarded Bones.
Inc Meat Trade Journal of England
says that birmingham has way of
dealing with old bones which is held
up ny the national salvage council for
imitation In other parts of the coun-
try. Butchers who sell hones un6or-