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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
HAYS TO HEAD FILM BODY
announcement o. Early Herirenens
From Cabinet Made.

Washington, D. c. Intention OF
Postmaster-Ge General Hays to retire
from the cabinet in the near future to
become directing head Of an associa'
tion Of motion picture producers and
distributors was announced at the
white house after a conference be.
tween President Harding and the post
master-general.
Mr.. Hays refused to discuss the sal
ary which he would receive in his
new position but 1t has been reported
as upwards OF slbO,OoO q year,
While 1t was stated at the white
house that the question of successor
to Mr.. Hays had not been considered
by the president and would not be
until he had definitely made his de-
cision, Immediately there sprung forth
various reports. These include the
names Of Harry s. New, senator from
Indiana, Mr.. Hays home state; DR..
Hubert Work, present first assistant
postmaster general; Walter s. Dicky,
Kansas City manufacturer, and Repre-
sentative Steenerson. of Minnesota,
chairman of the house postoffice COM
mittee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
WOULD GRANT BROAD
POWERS TO HARDING

Washington, D. c. - Broad powers
asked by President Harding in admin
istering the proposed new tariff law
to meet changing world conditions.
which congress could not anticipate,
would be granted under amendments
to the Fordney bill proposed by Sena-
tor Smoot Of Utah, ranking republican
member of the senate finance commit
tee.
The president would be authorized
to increase or decrease tariff rates by
not exceeding so per cent of the rates
fixed in the bill; to proclaim American
valuation as the basis for assessing
duties on any given list Of imports; to
change rates within the limit of 30
per cent to meet situations arising in
American markets from deprecated
foreign exchanges; to prevent dump
ing in American markets and discrim-
ination against American foreign COM
merce by foreign countries.
Adjustment OF rates to equalize diff.
ferences in trade Of specified articles
in the United States and competing
foreign countries could be made only
after investigation and hearing and
would not be effective until within 80
days of their proclamation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
JOHN J. GROSS DIES AT HOME
IN BROWNSVILLE, OREGON

John j. Gross, for many years a
resident of Umatilla county. died at
his home in Brownsville, Oregon, on
Monday Of this week, after a con-
siderable period Of i'll health. The
funeral was held this forenoon at
Walla Walla, the services being con-
Quoted at the chapel of Hennesy g.
Galloway.
Formerly Mr.. Gross farmed on a
successful scale on land still owned
by him at the time Of death, situated
west of Athena and at present under
lease to George Thompson. After
the death of his first wife, Mr.. Gross
married his present wife, and located
at Brownsville. By his second wife
he has two sons, John Jay, aged nine
and Hal Ray, aged seven. Besides
his widow and two sons, Mr.. Gross
leaves a step-son, Jack Elliott, and
number of relatives In this COM
munity and in the Willamette val
ley.
Deceased was born at Adel, Iowa,
March 10. 1859 and at the time of
his death was aged Ga years, ten
months and six days. He was a
twin brother Of the late George
Gross.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
POSSES SHARE ALIKE
IN TAYLOR REWARDS

The division of awards offered by
the city of Pendleton and Umatilla
county, for the capture of the slayers
of Sheriff Til Taylor has been made
by Judge Duffy Of Bend. who heard
the case, says the Pendleton Tribune.
Vernon Steiner is to be paid $125
and B. P. Courtney is to receive 500
Alfred Smith will get $75 and Claude
Miles $75, one-half of these awards
to be paid by each of the LaGrande
and Pendleton posses.
The remainder of the money, $3125,
is to be divided share and share alike
between the two posses of 18 mem
bers each. The city reward money
can be obtained now by application
to the county clerk, but there may
be some delay in paying out the
county's part, for the reason that
there Is no funds on hand at the pres
ent time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
AT THE woOD HOME

Mr.. and Mrss. Arnold Wood en-
tertained a number Of friends at their
home west of Athena, Friday eve-
ming. Cards and dancing whiled away
the evening and hot tamales were ser
we'd the guests before leaving. Those
present were: Messrs and Mesdames
Ralph Cannon, Arthur Douglas, Rex
Hopper, George Thompson, Grant
Prestbye, Floyd Pinkerton, Flint
Johns and Billy Johns, Fred Gross,
]. 7. Lieuallen, Alex Mcintyre, Law
renee Pinkerton, Anton Kraft; Misses
Belle Mcintyre. Minnie Kraft, Max
inc Thompson; Messrs Max Hopper,
Mathews, Merle Thompson George
Gross, Clifford Wood. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnold Wood.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
BLANKS Will BE MAILED
TO INCOME TAX PAYERS

Blank forms for fling Individual re-
turns Of incomes for the year 1921
of $4,000 and less are now available
at the office Of Clyde G. Huntley.
Collector of Internal Revenue, in
Portland, and at the branch Offices in
Eugene and Pendleton. Blanks for
reporting incomes in excess of $4,000
are expected within a few days.
Blanks are now being mailed to all
taxpayers who filed returns last year.
Collector Huntley announces that for
the purpose Of assisting taxpayers of
Umatilla county In making up their
income tax return for 1921, Deputy
Collectors Williams and Kueneke of
the Internal Revenue Office will be at
the Postoffice building in Pendelton
from March 1st to 18th, 1922, in
elusive. The law provides that all
returns must be in the office Of the
Collector at Portland on or before
March 18th. Those failing to COM
ply with the alw are subject to heavy
penalties.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
TO keep ALLIED DEBT
AND BONUS SEPARATE

Washington, d. C.-The soldier bo-
nus bill will not be made a part OF
the allied debt refunding bill, Chair
man McCumber OF the senate finance
committee, said after series of con-
ferences between senate leaders to
discuss the desirability of merging the
two and after 1t became known that
President Harding did not favor the
suggestion that they be combined
President Harding does not look
with favor on the suggestion before
senate republican leaders that the
bonus and the allied debt refunding
bill should be combined, Although
the merger plan was originally re-
ceived favorably by a number Of sem
ate leaders, the president was said
to regard 1t as impractical and his
view was reflected in the further con-
ferences between senate leaders.
He was represented, however, as
not hostile to the suggestion that the
interest or principal Of the allied loans
be used for paying the bonus once
they were available.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
CONFERENCE TO PLAN
INSURANCE OF CROPS
Price Fixing and Balancing
Production With Consump-
tion to Be Topics.

Washington, d. c. Insurance OF
crops as a method of stabilizing prices
OF farm products is expected to be
one of many suggestions put forward
at the national agricultural conference
which opens January 20, for inclusion
in a permanent national farm policy.
Discussion within the conference
would be expected to develop whether
proponents would recommend that the
insurance be carried by the farmers
comparatively, by private companies,
or through government aid.
Balancing production with consump-
tion is another important topic which
leaders expect to come up. Sugges-
tions likely to come from conference
delegates, It was said, range from the
old acreage limitation to more care
full study Of world production and con-
sumption. Along with this would go
crop surveys In America.
The purely agricultural nature Of
the conference, agricultural depart
ment officials said, has been kept in
mind and the ."dirt farmer" will be
fully recognized.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
ATHENA SCOOPS WESTON
IN DOUBLE HEADER GAME

The boys and girls basketball
teams of Athena High School main
tanned their consistent winning form,
by defeating the teams from Weston
High School in decisive scores in the
local gym, Friday night.
Miss brakes girls won their Sec
ond straight contest of the season
by the score of 33 to 13. The Athena
team won from the very start of the
game, scoring at regular intervals,
and were never headed by their Wes-
ton opponents, The girls played on
the offensive most Of the time, and
Gwendolyn Mcintyre and Beulah Ban
mister, forwards, proved to be clever
at throwing baskets.
| In the boys game a condition pre-
vailed that is not often encountered
in basketball, and for the first time
was observed here. Evidently the
Weston team had been coached to
play for the man, and not the ball.
The result was that in their endeayor
to smother Kretzer end Geissel, for
wards, they let Harden go scott free,
and in SO doing, this fleet footed
.youngster was given supreme control
Of the situation during the first half,
He rolled over the hoop nine baskets
in the first half, and eight baskets
in the last half.
Beryl Hodgen played a corking
game at right guard, and John Pink
erton was his old self at left guard.
Geissel and Kretzer played good for
wards. Toward the latter part Of the
last half Lee Banister and Shick re-
lieved Hodgen and Pinkerton. The
game ended with the score of 10 to
IA in Athena's favor. The visitors
were entertained by the Athena school
after the game.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
FIELD PEAS FOR MOUNTAIN

& Weston Mountain farmers will this
spring be given an opportunity to
plant Bangalia field peas, variety
which has proved most successful in
Washington when the crop is used
for hay or when "hogged off,, says
Fred Bennion, county agent. While
on a trip to Pullman Mr.. Beffnion
arranged to have a shipment Of seed
sent to him next month. He lately
attended farm crops conference at
the Pullman experiment station and
also Farmers Week at Bozeman,
Montana, where he was one of the
speakers. Mr.. Bennion reports that
Montana is having a mild winter
compared to Umatilla county's brand
of weather.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
200 BILLION DOLLARS
HANDLED SINCE 1917
U. S. Disbursements, Exclusive
Of Public Debt, Reach a
Total of As Billion.

f b +
Washington, D. C.--Government H.
nancial operations since the country's
entrance into the war involved more
than 100000, 100000, according to fig
ures compiled by the treasury on the
basis of daily statements from April s,
1917, to December 81, 1921.
This stupendous sum consisted OF
receipts, both ordinary and public
debt, of more than 500, 100000, 900 bal
anced against disbursements Of both
classes OF like. total. Starting on
the eve Of the war, April S, 1917, with
net balance in the general fund OF
$92,000,000, receipts, exclusive of prin-
cipal Of public debt, from April 6, 1917.
to December 81, 1921, totaled $24,01S,-
100000, while public debt receipts
amounted to $75,64SOOo,oo
Disbursements, exclusive Of public
debt, aggregated $45,7S5,OO 10000, while
public debt disbursements totaled $685.
4S1 100000 and last December 81 the
net balance In the general fund was
$4Ss 100000.
For the war period the excess Of dis
bursements, exclusive of principal of
the public debt, over receipts of the
same class was $24,000,0O0,0 ,0O0 Over
the same period the gross debt in-
creased by $4,000 100000 from $1,oOo..
100000 on April S, 1917, to $23 900, ,00O,-
900 last December 81. Exclusive OF
foreign loans Of $9,597 100000, ordin-
| ary disbursements Of the government
from April 16, 1917, to the end Of 1921
aggregated s36,1S7, 100000, these ex-
penditures amounting to $33O.000,000
from April 6, 1917, to June 80, 1917;
1 $7,s5S,OOO,0OO for the fiscal year OF
1918; $15,O35,OOO,OOO for the fiscal
year Of 1919; $5,9S2,OoO,oOO for the
fiscal year Of 1920; $5.O42,O00,0O0 for
the fiscal year of 1921 and $1,s37, ,OO0.-
600 from July 1 to December 81, 1921.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
DEFENSE PACT APPROVED
British Agree to Military Aid II Bel.
gIum lie Attacked.

Brussels. - Premier Theunys con-
firmed the signature Of provisional
protocol for an Anglo-Belgian military
convention guaranteeing the Belgium
defensive support by all the British
forces in case of aggression against
Belgium by any foreign power.
He added that Italy would send out
invitations to the Genoa conference
and expressed the belief that the Uni
ted States would be represented.
Referring to the facilities for the
payment of war debts granted by
Great Britain on 100000 pounds
loaned to Belgium, he expressed the
hope that the United States would
follow Britain's example, as the Bel
gian debt amounted to $4,000, 900 900.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
WHEAT GROWERS WIN
IN PORTLAND GRADES
Use of Wheat Samples By Buy
ers Uneconomic and Illegal;
Must Be Discontinued.

"The Secretary of Agricuture's rul-
ing on the Portland Chamber Of Com
merce type of wheat samples is that
their use is uneconomic and illegal
and that their use must be discon-
tinued July l." So reads telegram
received yesterday from B. W. Whit
lock, in charge of federal grain SUI
pervision on the coast, by Fred Ben
nion, county agent.
The decision says the E. o., which
is favorable to Umatilla county far
mers and other wheat growers of the
Northwest, is an outgrowth Of the re-
cent grain discount controversy be-
tween dealers and growers which a
rose when dealers of Portland, Sc
attic and Tacoma refused to accept
the Oregon and Washington laws
requiring that there be fixed dis
count Of 3 of one percent for each
pound or fraction thereof below So
pounds, and similar premium for
each pound or fraction above 58
pounds. Following the refusal of
dealers to accept the law, which was
introduced by Sentor Roy W. Ritner
of this county, the question Of type
samples arose and after a hearing in
Portland November 6. the question
was referred to the Secretary Of
Agriculture.
While the decision does not mean
that the grain discount law is effec-
tive, the ruling is of great import
ance to the growers, says Mr.. Ben
Mon, because it will mean that ex-
porters will sell wheat on the same
basis as it is boughth. In the past,
Mr.. Bennion says, there was chance
Of big margin in the exporters
favor, as grain was bought on q
high scale sample and sold on a low
one. The system which goes into the
discard July l, permitted of the send
ing of type samples. collected by
Northwestern grain dealers, to Port
land, Seattle and Tacoma, These
samples were put together, ane
growers declare that if the exporter
thought the type was too high. mix.
lures were added.
The samples were sent to Liverpoo
as fair average sample Of Pacific
i Northwest wheat, but growers say
that the samples were inferior; that
the test weight was low and that the
wheat was badly mixed. Farmers say
that exporters bought wheat on this
basis, but used the federal grades as
a means of dockage, while the best
wheat, which graded too high for ex-
port trade was sold to millers at a
premium.
Members of the Umatilla county
Farm Bureau are much pleased at
the decision and feel repaid for
their efforts and those of the Walla
Walla bureau in promoting the in
vestigation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
FEEDING THE PHEAsANTs

Several dollars were raised in
Athena Monday to defray expense in
feeding the China pheasants on the
preserves adjacent to townl Wheat
and wheat hay was distributed along
Wild Horse Creek by Everett Knight,
who reported that he found no dead
birds but saw over hundred live
ones, on his rounds Of the feeding
grounds. Farmers report that the
birds are not SO bad off as reported,
owing to the fact that the birds have
congregated in those fields where
there are straw stacks, and are thus
able to find food.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
MRS. E. H. CATION PASSED
AWAY--BURIAL TOMORROW

After lingering illness Mrs. E. H.
Cation died Wednesday at 10:40 o.
clock at College Place, Wash, where
she had been In the sanitarium for
many months, aged 81 years and six
days. She was sweet Christian
character and will be mourned by
friends and relatives throughout the
county. Her hands were ever ready
to aid others in sickness or distress
and until disease struck her, she was
always to be found helping others.
Nancy Catherine Lieuallen was born
January IL, 1851, near Princeton,
Mercer county, Missouri. Her par
ents were Josiah Lieuallen and Jo-
anna Campbell Lieuallen. She cross
ed the plains with her parents and
family to Oregon in the year 1868,
being two years of age. She was
married to Edwin Harvey Cation on
the 29th day of October 1879, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Near
thur in Weston, with William Pruett
as minister,
She is survived by her husband and
two children, Mrs. Matte Kidder and
Edwin Thomas Cation. Two children
have preceded her to the grave.
Three granddaughters, Mrs. Ralph
Haynie and Carolyn and Kathren
Kidder, also survive her, and six sis
ters and two brothers. The funeral
will be held tomorrow at 1850 y. m.
at the Chhristain church, Of which
deceased was member. and inter-
ment will be in Kees cemetery.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
SCHEDULE oF TWO GAMES

The Athena High School basketball
team leaves this afternoon for Her.
miston, where it plays tonighth, and
tomorrow night Stanfield will be
played. Coach Basler is taking the
following lineup: Kretzer, Geissel,
Harden, Pinkerton, Beryl Hodgen,
Shick, james Hodgen, Lee Bannister,
players; McPherrin, umpire.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
SUDDEN COLD SNAP HITS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Real winter weather, the coolest
in two years, made its influence felt
on Tuesday night throughout this
section. The "snap" followed upon
the heels Of quite prolonged period
Of fairly cold weather, during which
the mercury maintained an almost
changeless stand around twelve or
fourteen degrees above zero. It was
preceded by heavy fall Of snow,
which covered the ground to depth
Of eight inches. A minimum tenn
perature of ten degrees below zero
Tuesday night is reported by Merritt
A. Baker, government weather OBJ
server at Weston. Instruments at
Athena recorded a temperature all
the way from twelve to twenty de-
grees below, the lower figures being
read from spirit thermometers. The
severe cold is not without its COM
pensations in the austere beauty of
the winter landscape and the wrath
like garments of the frost-covered
trees. The full effect of Natures
magnificent "stills" was lost, how
ever, on those who had occasion to
busy themselves, with bursted water
pipes.
Frigidity was general throughout
the Northwest. Helix reported the
lowest temperature in this county, at
Sd below. The mercury was 20 be-
low at Boardman and 81 below at
Pendleton. Wallowa was the coldest
point in the state, at 40 below. Port
land had temperature of 16 above.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
BANK ENTERTAINs PUBLIC

Maurice B. Hilb cashier and mem
ber Of the board of directors Of the
First State Bank, Of Prescott, Wash,
sends a copy Of the Spectator con-
tanning an account of recent fune-
tion given by the bank. After ele-
ction of officers Of the bank was held
the institution entertained the public
and regular get-together event was
the result,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
INTERURBAN IS SOLD

A subsidiary company Of the Nor
thern Pacific railroad has purchased
the 27-mile interurban street car
system radiating from Walla Walla.
The deal is said to presage important
developments Of the railways feeder
system In the district.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
Dublin Castle Turned. over to Irish.

Dublin Castle Turned Over 10 Irish.
Dublin.-The governmental powers
for Ireland, as vested in the British
authorities at Dublin Castle, were
turned over Monday to the provisional
government OF Ireland, as constituted
last Saturday under the Angie-Irish
treaty. The transfer was made by
yiscount Fitzalan, the lord lieutenant
In the privy council chamber.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
.;oyles to Insure Hays Life.

New York.-The life of Postmaster.
General Hays will be insured for $2,-
100000 when he resigns to head the
National moving picture combination.
1t was announced after meeting Of
subcommittee OF motion picture men.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20

washington. D. c. Retail food
prices in fs principal cities in the
United States decreased IL to 1s per
cent in the II months ended Decem-
ber Is. last, the bureau Of labor sta
tistics announced. e, = :,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
Altohlson confIrmed Rv senate.

Washington. D. C.-Clyde b. Aitchi-
son of Oregon was confirmed as
member of the interstate commerce
commission.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-01-20
Advertising

The cAthena Press circulates in the
homes Of readers who reside in the
heart of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-31
BUCHANAN

Funeral services for Mildred
Binns. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry r Binns. were held Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Thaning. Of
South Bend. spent the weekend
here.
Miss Doris Peck received painful
injuries TO her right arm Saturday
when she attempted 10 dive" at
Clear Lake. and her arm struck the
side of the board,
Lena Letter. Zelda Letter. Wini-
fred Layne, and Ruth Berry were
home from the Western state Nor
mai last week end
Mr.. and Mrs. William Troutfetter.
Of Jackson visited friends here sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles 2. Lydick
are in indianapolis 20 attend the 500
mile auto race in that city
Mr.. and Mrs Weaver. of South
Bend, visited friends and relatives
here Saturday and Sunday.
The Parent-Teachers association
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-31

me get rid Of the potato bugs Mr.
Grosbcak
~ can easily do that because I
eat thcm. was the answer. Il did
not tell YOU before. 40 was rather
ashamed of Dr.. but one Of my names
d Potato Mug Bird I will call
some ~ my Grosbeak friends and
we viii soon clear your vines Of the
bugs that want TO eat them We
VIII ear The bugs instead
Again the Grosbeak sang. and
soon many rose breasted birds came
flying 90 him in anEwer
Get ready Potato Bug Birds"
sang the one 90 whom the bunny
had given turnipade Eat up all OF
the bad beetles that are on Uncle
WiEgily's viEas
Down swOoped the Grosbeak, their
red breasts flashing in the sun. soon
not a bug was left on the bunny !.
vines and be- had a fine crop Of POI
tafoes that year.
"oh thank YOU Thank YOU" said
Nurse Jane and the bunny. az the
Grcsheaks Few away
You are welcome. You are well
come sang the Potato Bug Birds.
So YOU see thar the feathered song
sters are of some other use in this
world besides making joyful music
for IA. And II the teakeetle doesn {
puff steam In the face Of the CLOCK
and make 10 wave its hands at the
head OF the stairs. I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggiiy and the nut
bird