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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-16

FOR SALE HORSES load of 30
head arrived Saturday, Nov. II. Five
pairs 3400 to 370O, five pairs $500 to
1900, balance singles 1850 to 1900. If
you like to look at good. horses, look at
this lot. Also % acclimated horses 1850
to 1850 in pairs and singles; SO head to
select from. Five 2-horse lumber wag-
Ons, four 1-horse farm wagons, two
dumpcarts, one dump wagon and six sets
of second hand harnesses. Full line of
blankets, collars and new Godfrey har-
nesses. No reasonable offer refused
NJ. J. Tetreault, Greenfield, Mass.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
SOMEWHAT sQUEEGEED

From political standpoint, the fol-
lowing item concerning Sheriff Hous-
er. from the Portland Oregonian, is
somewhat "squeegeed" so to speak:
Sheriff Zoeth Houser Of Umatilla
county has given up the business Of
catching moonshiners. He started out
to clean up the prohibition law vio-
lators in his county some time ago
and found the county unwilling to pay
his expenses. He is now in Portland
looking over the local situation and is
at the Imperial. Sheriff Houser was
the United States marshal of Oregon
in Grover Cleveland's administration.
Prior to that time he had been sheriff
of Umatilla county. After the death
Of Sheriff Til Taylor he became a can
didate on the democratic ticket and
was elected,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
MOUNTAIN SEED POTATOES
SELL AT SIXTY DOLLARS, TON

Certified seed potatoes grown on
Weston mountain, rapidly becoming
known and noted abroad for its ex-
cellent spud product, continue in good
demand at high prices.
1t is reported that all the remain
ing stock of certified seed potatoes,
aggregating between four and five
carloads, has now been contracted at
$50 per ton, f. o. b. Weston, spring
delivery. These potatoes are yet In
the pits. The stock moved last fall
brought $50 to $40, but these spuds
were mostly "run of field" Com
mercial potatoes are meeting with
somewhat slow sale at present, and
are quoted around $1.50 the sack.
Members of the Spokane county
farm bureau have agreed to poo
twenty carloads Of seed potatoes tc
be sold by the bureau, at price moi
less than six cents per pound for Sc
lected stock. This seed will be mar
keted in Yakima valley, which is alst
the big market for Weston mountain
If the Spokane growers succeed IL
getting six cents per pound, it MAJ
result In a nice price boost for th'
mountains Forthcoming crop of GER
tilted seed spuds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
EARLY ACTION ON
BONUS NOT LIKELY
Harding Advises Bonus Sales
Tax, But Farm Bloc 0p.
poses Such Plan.

Washington, D. C.--Final passage by
congress of soldier bonus will not
come for two or three months.
The situation remains so confused
that 1t is impossible to make an ac-
curate prediction whether the measure
will be passed at this session. But
the fact stands out that there is no
hope of passing the bill within the
next few weeks, ~
Pay the soldiers. bonus with a gen
eral sales tax. or postpone the legis-
lation, was President Harding's advice
TO congress. AK 2sS
The presidents letter, addressed to
Representative Fordney, was read at
a joint meeting Of republican members
Of the house and senate committees
dealing with the bonus question, who
agreed after some discussion to leave
the matter in the hands Of the ma
jority members Of the house commit
tee.
Chairman Fordney Of the house
ways and means committee and Chair
man McCumber Of the senate finance
committee said they did not think the
bonus would be postponed, but were
silent as to a sales tax.
Leaders OF the agricultural bloc
were outspoken, however. against this
tax and threatened to counter with q
programme which would include re-
enactment Of the excess profits and
higher income surtaxes and an In
crease in Inheritance and some othel
| such taxes.
This plan also was favored by som'
democratic leaders.
Proponents of sales tax professe'
to be confident that because Of tn
strong desire in both the house an
senate to put through the bonus bi
at this session, a majority Of member
would come to accept this levy rathe
than see the bonus programme d
| feated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
Basketball Tournament
Pend|eton March 1911

On March the 10th and 18th a
basketball tournament will be held at
Pendleton to decide the district cham
pionship. There will be three teams,
and possibly fourth to contest for
the championship. The rival teams
are Pendleton, Athena, Heppner, and
probably Condor. At first Pendleton
was desirous of having twelve teams
contesting but Athena has already
eliminated the other teams, therefore
the twelve team idea was thrown out
by Mr.. Hadley and Mr.. James, Supt-
erintendent Of Heppner,
Superintendent Hadley returned
from Pendleton Wednesday evening
after the arrangements had been
made to hold the tournament. Athe-
na basketball fans are agcg over the
Forthcoming tournament and believe
the local players have an even break
with Heppner, or Condor, if that team
enters the contest.
1t is recognized that Pendleton has
the advantage over the other teams
entering the tournament, in that the
games are to played on Pendleton's
home floor. The position taken by
Superintendent James Of Heppner in
supporting Mr.. Hadley's objection to
Pendleton demanding that teams
which Athena had eliminated in con
ference games be allowed to play ir
the tournament, is deeply appreciated
here.
The referees chosen are highly sat
isfactory. The officials who will ref
cree the games are Borleske of Whit
man, and Roy Penland of Helix.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
Harnesslnu Volcano.

Tentative plans for the harnessing OF
Hawaii's mighty volcano, Kilauea, nave
been prepared by committee Of manu-
facturers on the island, according to
news reports. The volcano continuous
" is giving off vast quantities of heat
ranging as high as 1000 degrees
Fahrenheit It is planned to harness
the heat and develop 1t into electricity
for the unlimited development of indus
tries on the island. 1t is proposed to
make the heat available by borings
made In safe territory, to depths where
the heat is constant and high enough
for the development of a continuous
steam pressure.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
MARKETING BILL IS SIGNED
Measure LegaIizes Cooperative Asso.
tIons of Farmers and Producers.

Washington, D. C.-The Capper-vol-
stead cooperative marketing bill,
which legalizes cooperative associa-
tions of farmers and producers for
marketing purposes and exempts them
from the Sherman antitrust law, was
signed by President Harding
The signing of the bill. one Of the
measures especially sponsored by the
agricultural bloc, was witnessed by
Senator Capper and Representative
Volstead its authors; Senators Nc
Nary, Oregon; Lenroot, Wisconsin,
and Kellogg of Minnesota, and by
Charles s. Barrett, president Of the
National Farmers Union, and other
heads of farm organizations.
! The act limits the profits of CO
operative associations to 5 per cent
and stockholders to one vote each, no
matter how much stock they may
hold in such organization. Its ad-
ministration is under the secretary Of
agriculture.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
Mrs. CT. Wood III As
A Result Of Exposure

Mrs. C. F. Wood, wife of DR.. Wood,
a dentist, and sister of Mrs. David 7.
Stone and Mrs. Casper Woodward, is
seriously i'll as result of nervous
collapse, which is thought to result
from exposure in making a winter
trip from California to Pendleton,
driving her car.
Mrs. Wood, who had been engaged
in missionary work in California was
considerably overworked, according to
her relatives, and the overland trip in
the dead Of winter contributed mat
erially to a general breakdown in
health.
She was but recently placed in
Walla Walla hospital under care Of
DR.. Cropp. Friday night she eluded
the vigilance Of her nurse and left the
hospital. Search was Immediately in
stituted when the patients absence
was discovered. Relatives were not
| flied and the search continued until
shortly after noon, Saturday, when
Mrs. Wood was found asleep at the
home Of her sister. Mrs. Crawford,
in Pendleton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
Asks Aid For Eastern
Oregon Wheat Raisers

DR.. Smith, formerly of Pendleton,
now a resident of Portland, in speak
ing before the Portland city club,
brought before it the condition Of
many farmers in Eastern Oregon, fl
nancially. While the conditions men
toned by DR.. Smith, do not obtain to
conditions in the Athena section, it is
"a well known fact that many other
sections Of the Eastern portion Of the
state are in serious need of financial
assistance.
"Unless the farmers Of Eastern Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho receive
immediate and adequate financing a
large per cent of grain will not be
seeded this year and the 1923 crop
will be greatly diminished" declared
DR.. C. j. Smith, well-known banker
and grain grower, before the city club
yesterday noon.
Business interests Of Portland
have failed to realize the serious pro-
blem the farmer is facing" he said.
"The grain grower needs long time
loans because he can SOW only half Of
his land each season."
The farm "bloc," DR.. Smith explain
ed, is bipartisan group of men in
congress who represent the agricul-
ture interests in the west and south.
DR.. Smiths talk was so well received
that the club members invited him to
explain the subject further at an ear
ly meeting.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
SUPREME COURT IN
ITS DECISION FINDS
FOR SHERIFF H0USER
Zoeth Now Karin To Chase the
Festive BootIegger and All
Other Criminals.

Sheriff Houser has let it be known
that law enforcement will now pro-
coed, since the ruling of the Supreme
Court DEGREES that the County Court
is obligated to refund money expen-
ded by the sheriff from his own pock-
ct in capturing criminals.
The case went before the Supreme
Court for decision when the County
Court refused to audit and allow GER
tain claims that had been presented
by the sheriff, accrued mainly in
chasing and arresting bootleggers.
In the interim, while the Supreme
Court was considering the proceed
ings brought by the sheriff in mand-
anus, it is said the sheriff's office
practiclly laid low on the bootlegg-
ing industry, and when the Pendleton
Tribune fired Ridgeway, every still
from Shropshire to Shaniko burned
their bottoms out workin' overtime.
But now that the sheriff is to be
reimbursed for any money Of his own,
used in the capture of bootleggers
and other criminals, he is quoted by
the East Oregonian as saying:
Gas a result of the decision by the
supreme court allowing my claims for
expenses, it will be possible for me to
60 ahead and enforce the criminal
avs, and partisularly the law against
bootleggers. I'll be able to get a.
long lot better now," Sheriff Hous-
er chuckled, in speaking of the case
Before, my expenses were amount
ing to about 1925 a month, and my
salary was 1903. That kind of bus.
mess would soon break me up."
The only reservations held in the
opinion on the sheriff's pleadings a:
whole, were two items, the first be
ing charge of SIS for auto hire fol
the return of a prisoner, zone Van
derpool from Walla Walla, Wash, tt
Athena, in Umatilla county. Concer
ming this item, defendants allege tina
no warrant was ever issued and nj
prosecution of Vanderpool ever he'll
in Umatilla county. The other iten
disputed on the facts was $3.50 fo
auto hire for two trips in search o
crazy Swede.'"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
LONG DISCUSSION OF
TREATIES EXPECTED
Controversies Develop in For.
eign Relations Eody Which
May Cause Delay.

Washington, D. C.-Despite the pres
sure Of both republican and democra-
tic senate leaders for prompt action,
controversies are developing within
the foreign relations committee which
may lead to a long discussion OF the
arms conference treaties before any
Of them are brought to the senate
floor for ratification.
Some members Of the committee
predict that the effort to obtain de-
tailed explanation Of the negotiations
.,ading to the four-power Pacific
treaty would in itself mean consider
able delay.
Senate debate on the four-power Pa
sific treaty began with preliminary
TIT resulting in a request to President
Harding for all available information
as to how the treaty was negotiated.
The resolution Of request had the sup
port Of republican and democratic
leaders alike and was approved with
out record vote.
President Harding, replying to the
senate on the Hitchcock resolution,
asking for information relative to the
negotiation of the four-power Pacific
treaty, stated it was impossible to
furnish the requested information be-
cause most of the negotiations were
conducted without maintaining OF a
record.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
FINED FOR KILLING DEER

A. Pendleton paper says: Fines OF
$100 each were assessed against Carl,
Dan and Lenard Calander in the court
Of Justice Joe H. Parkes. when the
men were brought into court by Dep
uty Game Warden w. H. Albee and
Special Agent Glenn Bushee on char
ges of killing deer out Of season. The
venison and green hides were found
by the game warden at the home Of
the men on North Fork near Meach-
am station. Deer were seen feeding
in the brakes near the hillsides. Mr..
Albee stated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
REPORTED TO BE DYING

Clyde DeGraw, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. DeGraw of Weston, is reported
this morning to be in a dying condi-
tion at Walla Walla, following a sur
gical operation for the removal Of a
loop in the bowels. The young man
over-exerted himself in trying to di-
vert the small food which recently
overran yards and filled cellars in the
lower part of town, and 1t is supposed
that chronic bowel ailment from
which he suffered was aggravated.
He was conveyed to Walla Walla
Monday and the operation was per-
formed Tuseday, three surgeons being
in attendance. His parents and Mr..
and Mrs. Sim J. Culley are at his
bedside.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
Survey Is Ordered for
the EIgin-Weston Road

E. M. Smith, cashier Of The Farm
ers' Bank of Weston, was in Portland
the first of week as a good roads del
egate from the Weston Commercial
club and the Weston Mountain Com
munity club.
Mr.. Smith Joined with other dele
gates from this county-Judge Schan-
nep, Commissioner Bean, Senator
Ritner, X. G. Warner, James Johns
Sr. and E. B. Aldrich--in meeting
with Mr.. Sherman, chief engineer of
the forest service, Mr.. Norcross, chief
assistant forester of the United
States, and Mr.. Cecil, district for
ester, with reference to roads in this
section for which federal aid is
sought. They also met with the state
highway commission. a
Much encouragement was given the
proposed two-county highway, Elgin
to Weston, connecting Union and
Umatilla counties via the Toll Gate
route. A reconnaissance survey was
ordered for this summer in order to
get data on the project, particularly
with reference to the elimination of
the old toll road. Until this is abol-
ished, no federal aid can be secured.
Judge Schannep is said to have as
sured Mr.. Sherman that the subject
of the toll road will receive the Una
tilla county courts attention. There
must also be county aid for the road,
which will not be Forthcoming this
year because of lack of funds. Aid is
promised for next year, however.
Assurance of federal aid for the
road connecting Umatilla and Grant
counties was received by the delega-
tion. 1t is proposed to limit part Of
this highway to width of ten feet.
The Weston Commercial club road
committee consists of S. A. Barnes
S. j. Culley and E. M. Smith, and
they have been actively at work fol-
the Union Umatilla highway. The
committee finds that the proposed
connection with the state highway al
Weston, which will be entirely feast
BILE because of the new route surveyed
down Weston mountain, Is every
where recognized as the logical con
nection. On a recent visit to Walls
Walla, Mr.. Culley received assur
ances Of Walla Walla support for th'
Elgin- Weston route. A. F. Alexan
der, the daddy" Of the Toll Cat
route project, is on record in favo,
of the Weston connection.
Weston mountain will become 4
source of large revenue to Umatilli
county If better road facilities ar
available for marketing its products
and these will result with the open
ing Of the Weston end Of the two
, county highway.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
COUNTY REPUBLICAN.
COMMITTEE MEETS,
TALKS AND BANQUET
There VIII Be No Vacancies On
Republican Ticket, So the
Committee Learns.

Members of the Republican Central
Committee met in Pendleton Saturday
afternoon and organized for the COM
ing primary campaign. The ocnfer-
ence of the committeeman was held
in the afternoon, and a banquet in
the evening, with DR.. W. D. McNary
acting as postmaster, was enjoyed.
The East Oregonian reports that
while no candidates were formally re-
commended, the conference resulted
in the committee Of workers finding
out what candidates will run for diff
ferent offices. There will be no va
cancies on the roster, members Of the
party said today. Among those who
will run are Frank Sloan of Stanfield
and S. A. Miller of Milton, for repre-
sentatives, who seek rejection. DR..
/. U. Temple Of Pendleton has also
scooted his Roundup lid into the CEN
ter of activities, and he will go out
after place, his friends have an
nounced.
Roy Ritner will be a candidate for
the senate. Colon e. Eberhardt is a
candidate for joint senator from Un-
ion and Umatilla counties. For joint
representative from Morrow and Una
tilla counties, E. P, .Dodd Of Hermis-
ton has announced himself. He is ex-
pected to have some competition in
the person Of DR.. Conder of Heppner
G. L. Dunning of Stanfield, present
county commissioner, has declined tc
run for office to succeed himself. The
committee is having a little difficult,
in securing man. Lowell Rogers ha,
definitely refused to run. ]. 0. Hale
of Adams is being sought now t
make the race.
1 After the banquet talks were deliv
: cred by Louis e. Bean, Roy Ritne
and others. Need Of economy wa
stressed by Bean and the other speak
ers. OPPOSITION to the present primar
law was expressed by the politician
who spoke. Oregon should have eth
er the convention system or som
modification of the convention syster
speakers advocated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
TO INVESTIGATE TAXES

Announcement is made from Port
land that the State Tax Commission
has decided to make trip into East
ern Oregon to hold meetings at which
city officials representative of the
various tax reduction leagues and
other organizations. will be asked to
meet with the commission to assist
in getting fully the opinion and de-
sire of the public on the subject Of
tax deduction and other matters deal
ing with taxes. Tentatively the dates
set include Baker March 13. and Pen
dleton March Is,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
ATTENDED INSTITUTE

Superintendent Hadley, Professor
Basler and Miss Drake Of the Athe-
ma schools, attended the teachers in
stitute at Pendleton Saturday, accom-
panied by Mrs. Basler Lou Hodgens
took the teachers down in his car,
negotiating the washout in the high
way in safety.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
FREEwATER CASHIER NAMED

R. A. Plummer. for the past four
years teller Of the Peoples State
bank of Walla Walla, has been cho-
sen as cashier of the bank of Free
water, succeeding E.. s. Rowe, who
disappeared February Ia. The Ore
gon state bank examiner reported
Rowe's accounts correct and cash ac-
counted for. Domestic trouble was
limited as cause for the disappear
ance. A car said to bear the same
license number as that of Rowe's was
found near Wallula.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
TAX RATE 1876 MILLS

County Assessor R. O. Hawks gives
out figures showing the tax rate this
year to be an increase over the rate
of last year. The rate of last year
was 1916 mills, while this year 1t Is
1876. 1t is said that increase is prim-
arily due to the lower valuation given
the county by the state tax commits
sion on public utilities, while the val
uation of property in the county has
increased, the present valuation being
given at $5s,237,757.97.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
RED CROSS MEETING CALLED

Mrs. c. H, Smith, chairman Of the
local branch Of the Umatilla County
Red Cross chapter, has received a
request from the chairman Of produc-
tion at Pendleton, that the Athena
branch assist in making and knitting
garments for the disabled service men
in the government hospitals Of this
division. Mrs. Smith requests men,
bers of the local branch to meet at
her home next Tuesday at 1880 sharp
for an hours conference, to decide
what part Of the quota this branch
will be willing to complete.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
nunols joe Cannon to Retire.

Washington, D. C.-Representative
Joseph G. Cannon of the 18th Illinois
district, having served longer than any
other man ever elected to the Amer.
lean congress, announced that he
would not be candidate TO succeed
himself next fall.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
44s Now In oregon penItentlary

Salem, Or-The population Of the
Oregon state penitentiary Is now 445,
which is the high mark for number
of years. This figure shows gain Of
1873 prisoners during the last IL
months. laH, III,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
Pacific Telephone Rate
Upheld By Commission

A Salem dispatch announces the
affirmation Of the original order
granting increased rates to the Pac-
ific Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany, and scoring the petitioners who
asked for rehearing, the public SER
vice commission today handed down
their final decision on the company's
application for higher rates. The in
creases were ordered February 28
last year, effective last March first.
They ranged from so to 200 percent
for different classes Of service. The
rehearing was asked for the city Of
Portland, the Oregon Telephone Fed
Grafton and other organizations and
municipalities. The hearings occu-
pied several weeks of last summer.
The petitioners for the telephone
rehearing were flayed by the COM
mission for burdening the state with
unnecessary expense and wasting
state officials time. "The evidence
procured at the rehearing was insult
ficient to justify the change of the
original order granting the increase"
said the commission. They declared
no evidence was worthy of the name
offered, to support the assertion Of
error.
RATS KILL CALVES
R. G. Rasmussen. a farmer living
near Stanfield, has lost four calves as
the result of attacks by big wharf
rats, according to information given
Pendleton paper by County Agent
Fred Bennion. The calves were at
tackled at night while in their lot BY
the hungry rodents, it is believed
and the skin on the calves legs wa!
chewed by the rats until the arterie.
and veins were all cut out. neatl
usually resulted the day following
That such attacks have not been un
common Is statement Of Mr.. Bennion
A strychnine poison process Is use,
In getting rid Of the pests. Recent,
Rasmussen was awakened during tn
night to find that young pigs were be
ing chased by the hungry rats.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-24
eoIna Up.

"Mlldred's Gance was In the avla-
tion service during the war, was he
not2" 4 y
"Yes, md I'll wager that he will
establish new record for altitude
flights when he discovers how much
1t costs to keep Mildred In clothes. -
Judge.