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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
FUNERAL OF w. e. pOBS0N
WAS HELD IN PORTLAND

Funeral services for w. E. Dobson
were held In Portland from the Dun-
ming undertaking parlors, Thursday Of
last week. Services at the grave were
conducted by the Knights Of Pythias,
three grand officers of the order offic-
iating, and the funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. Griffith of the First
Christian church Of Portland.
William Ezra Dobson was born In
Deloit, Iowa, October |, 1870, and died
in Portland Sanitarium. March Ii,
1922. He leaves one sister, Mrs: Aimee
Dobson- Upton Of Estacada, Oregon;
one brother, Ward P. Dobson of Los
Angeles California He was married
at Toledo, Oregon, February 25, 1898
to Miss Lillian Downs.
One daughter was born who died In
infancy. He Joined the Christian
church when DR.. S. M. Martin was In
Athena, and was member of knights
of Pythias, and United Artisans.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
SQUIRRELS STILL SLEEP

4 [NGround squirrels are continuing to
hibernate in Eastern Oregon more
than two weeks later than their GUS
tomary appearance sWhile rodent era,
dicaters are watchihg their holes with
tasty poison bats. Ira N. Gabrielson,
in charge Of rodent control work for
the biological survey, has returned
from Union and Wallowa counties.
where he sent out several hundred
pounds of poison among the different
communities. Although the squirrels
usually come out by March /, they
have appeared this year only on the
south hillsides. There is more than
foot Of snow over Wallowa county,
and it only recently melted in Union
county,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
GIBSON AND DUCHESS

Two more good pictures are coming
to the Standard Theatre for the COM
ing Saturday and Sunday night pro-
grams. One Of the best bills in a
long time is scheduled for tomorrow,
Saturday, evening when Hoot Gibson,
always popular here will be seen in
smashing five-reel Western, "Red
Courage" and the inimitable Harold
Lloyd comes back to the local picture
house in "Under and Over" Sunday
night one of the greatest horse race
scenes ever screened will be seen in
"The Sporting Duchess featuring
Alice Joyce.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
FARMERS INTERESTED IN
WHEAT2TEST REDUCTIONS

Farmers Of the Athena section are
much interested in the recommends
tions made by the Umatilla and Walla
Walla county wheat growers before
the Public Service Commission at
Pendleton last week, when it was pro-
posed to lower the test Of White Club
Wheat from 60 pounds to So pounds,
and to change the term white Wal
la" to that cf "White Western"
The recommendations concerned
test weights, moisture content, dock
age. combination of wheats. sub
classes, abolition OF special limita-
tions, "smutty" wheat, establishment
of a sample market, and discounts and
charges, rercts the East Oregonian.
An important ycccmmendation was
one asking that the same application
of the hard white and soft white sub
classes be made and that all white
wheats or mixtures of white wheats
containing more than 10 per cent of
white club be designated as "White
Western" and that where the per-
centage on the certificate. The new
designation. say farmers, is much
more desirable than the designation
"White Walla," as the word "Walla'
is in a bad repute.
Establishments Of sample market
in Portland by the commission was
urged by farmers. Such market
they declare, would be most bene-
ficial to the farmers. Here buyers
would puchase samples and wheat
would be judged accordingly.
Change in the definition of smut
ty" wheat to the following was asked
Smutty wheat shall be all whea'
which has an unmistakable odor o.
smut, or which contains spores, balls
or portions of balls, of smut, in exces!
of a quantity equal to four balls 0.
average size in SO grams of wheat. l
was recommended that discounts ant
charges in connection with smut!
wheat be referred to the commission
for a more equitable adjustment.
Abolition Of the special limitation
on Hard Red Winter and Hard Re-
Spring, with reference to mixture
with white wheat, was urged. III
present sub-classification Of Hard Re
| Spring was approved, as was tn
present method of determining ties
4 weight in relation to foreign mater
ials. other than dockage.
4 The lowering Of the present OF tn
moisture content from Ia to IL we
asked, with the recommendation tn;
when the content is in excess OF
per cent, it be graded as having "e:
cess n1oistfren
The lowering Of the test weight
/ White Club from go to IS. to be ur
,, form with that Of Hard Red Sprin
! was another recommendation.
: Combination Of the present class
,, of Common White and White Gu
i into class to be known as Viii
: Wheat, and subdivided into Ha
! White, soft White and White Yves
ern.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
ATHENA CEMETERY
ASSOCIATION FORMS
ITS WORKING PLANS
Officers Elected and Financial
Resources To Be Organized At
Public Meeting In Near Future

" Hhe Athena Cemetery Association
was Aorganized Monday night at the
law office of Watts &Prestbye. These
officers head the organization: H. |.
Watts, president; 7. A. Lieuallen, OF
Adams, vice-president; E. g. Prest-
bye, secretary treasurer. 4s
Delegates at the meeting Aof organ
ization were N. A. Miller. Masonic
Lodge; Sanford Stone, /. 90. Fl;
A. Z. Shick, X. Of p; City Council,
E.. G. Prestbye, city attorney; dele
gate at large, H. !. Watts, Al.
The organization will be known as
the Athena Cemetery Association,
and its object will be to improve and
maintain the cemetery grounds. 1t is
proposed to secure money for an ir-
reducible fund by popular subscrip-
tions. and Homer l. Watts heads the
subscription list with $500 and should
the fund reach $4,000. he will sub
scribe $500 more.
The subscriptions are not necessar-
lily to be cash subscriptions, but notes
Of subscribers, bearing per cent in
terest will be taken by the Associa-
tion. The membership fee on joining
the Association has been placed at 81,
with the object of having everyone
who has relatives buried in the Athe-
ma cemetery to become a member Of
the organization, and everyone not
having relatives cr friends buried
there is eligible to membership also,
upon payment of the 81 fee.
| An additional plot Of ground, COM
prising approximately four acres
which will include sand adjoining the
present burial site on the west and {
strip 33 feet wide extending the full
length Of the property on the soutl
will be acquired by the Association
it is proposed.
|. The present statusof the. cemeter.
is that there is practically no spac'
left, and it is necessary to enlarg
the property in order to accommodate
burial facilities for the community.
Monday night. the delegates wi
again meet at the office Of Watts
Prestbye when the constitution an
bylaws of the Association will b
adopted. Also, in the near futuf
there will be public meeting hel
at High School auditorium, when th
citizens of Athena and Adams an
!; communities will he given an oppol
tunity to discuss the matter Of pres
,, ent conditions organization and sui
scriptions in detail
Mr.. T. A. Lieuallen has been sc
lected as delegate to represent Adam
in the Association, for the reaso
} that many families Of that town an
{ vicinity have long used the Athen
cemetery as their burial place, and
| is desired that they become ident
fled in the movement for improvin
r the cemetery, by becoming member
. of the Association.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
TO CONTROL SHEEP scAB

DR.. Earl B. Osborn, formerly vet
erinarian of this city has resigned
from the husbandry department of
O. A. G. and at the close of the pres
ent term will take the position as
assistant state veterinarian of Ore
gon. DR.. 0sburn held this position
before going to the college in 1920
The first work he will undertake will
be the control and cure Of sheep scab
which has just broken out in Central
Oregon, between Bend and Paisley.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
FAYORs INCOME TAX

j. T. Lieuallen, dirt farmer Of
Adams, Oregon. is in the city for a
few days, says Wednesdays Oregon
ian. Mr., Lieuallen has been raising
grfain in Umatilla county for long
number of years. He Is most elo-
quent when the subject of taxes is
mentioned. as hts own taxes have in
creased 100 percent in the past five
years. In his opinion every dollar
should pay its share of taxes, and
therefore he wants an income tax
contending that it will not drive
money out of the state.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
ETuDE CLUB TO PRESENT
JAPANESE COMIC OPERA

Tuesday evening, April 4th has been
designated as the date on which the
Japanese comic operetta. Yokohama
Maid" will be produced at the high
school auditorium.
The play is given under the auspices
Of the Etude club. and the entire
membership will take part, being as
sisted by the best male musical tai
ent in the city. thirty people, includ-
ing the cast of characters and chorus
comprising the personnel. The play is
in two acts, and the musical numbers
are as follows:
The Herald's song. (Takasi) "List-
en-, O Ye People,"
Chorus. 20 Sing-a-Song is Sweet
Sixteen"
Song (Tung Waga) "All Wrinkled
is the yellow Cheek"
Chorus, "Sing-a-Song Approaches"
Duet, (Kissimee & Knogudi) when
Maiden Falls in Love-"
Song, (Sing-a-Song) "When Maid
ems Sweet Sixteen"
Duet, (Sing-a-Scng & Fateddo) II
Shall be Proud"
Finale.
Act II
Opening Chorus, waiting Expect
antly."
Recitation and Solo. (Muvon Yu)
"Attention Ye" !,
Chorus, "Here Comes the Mayor
Song, (Ah MOI "Suki Tong"
Song, (Sing-a-Song) "Back Again to
Old Japan" /,
Duet, "Oh What is Maiden to Do
Ballad, Harry "A Heart Once
Went"
Quartet. "And Thus You See"
Chorus. "Our Hearts Are Wrung.
Trio. II Am the Mayoress Of Dol
larsville."
Sextette G. Chorus. wedding Bells
Following is tho principal cast
Takasi, the herald of Kybosho. D. 5
Fisher; Muvon. a policeman, Loui
/ Stewart; All No, Chinese Laundry
man from the U. S. A. F. E. Russell
Fateddo. Mayor Of Kybosho, 9. N
Eager; Knogudi, his secretary, Q: {
Hadley; Harry Cortcase, an America
4 lawyer, L. Basler; o Sing-a-Song,
Japanese heiress. Mrs. D. 7. Stone
Kissimee, her companion, Mrs. d.
Fisher; Tung Wage, an elderly nurs'
Mrs. r. B. McEwen; ,Hilda and Stell'
American tourists, Mrs. Robert Prout
! fit and Mrs. ]. L. Michener; Chorr
. of Japanese, wedding guests, etc.
: The first act is laid in the garden I
o Sing-a-Song in the suburbs ,
Yokohama, and the second in Il
: grounds Of the Mayors residence
), Kybosho. Time, the present.
Mrs. o. o. Stephens presides at t
$ piano, and will be assisted by an orc
,, estra.
e Mrs. Loren Basler is directing t
d operetta, and nightly rehearsals a
! being held. Z
The Etude club is indebted to t
Hopf, Crescent and Alexander's stor
in Pendleton for costumes, which W
o be worn by the leading characters.
!, The play will be given in Helix
! Monday evening, April 8, precedil
a the appearance at the school audi
J, orium.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
BANQUET GIVEN THE
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
SHOWS SPIRIT HERE
Toastmaster Richards and N. I.
Watts, Principal Speaker OF
Evening, Hit Responsive Chord.

Tn appreciation Of the splendid
showing made by Athena High
School in athletics and school work
general, numebr Of Athena busi-
ness men and friends Of the school,
rendered banquet to the members
of the basketball team, Professors
Hadley and Basler and boys Of the
High School at the st. Nichols hotel,
Friday evening.
B. b. Richards acted as toastmas-
ter at the banquet which was served
on table extending the full length
of the dining room. The banquet
was enliyened by chorus Of school
girls in song at the piano. and snort
talks were made by Mr.. Richards,
Prof. Basler. Leon Kretzer. James
Hodgen, John Pinkerton and !. b.
Boyd. The principal address OF the
evening was made by Mr.. M. l..
Watts, of the school board.
Mr.. Watts, in pleasant, get-tQ-
gether way, expressed the sentiment
Of the school board and the communi-
ty generally in appreciation OF the
splendid spirit prevailing in school
matters in Athena and he particu-
lafly called attention to mutual under
standing and cooperation Of the
school patron, the parent and teacher
He cited thesstudent body to the bene-
ficent results accrued from educa-
tion and told the boys OF the laborS
of the members Of the school board
to make the school a success. and
named property y-owners in the district
having no children in school, who will.
ingly paid their share Of tax to main.
tain good school.
He wanted good school always
he said, and to make good schoo
required hard work on the. part o.
the student. The district, the boart
and community as whole, was doing
it's part, and he was satisfied tina
the students appreciated their oppof
tunity, and were doing their bes
to secure the advantages "a goot
school training held out to them.
Mr.. Watts in his speech, held tt
the policy of retaining school super
intendents and principals, who by, ef
fort and capability had proved thei
worth as educators. He and othe
speakers were emphatic in their de
sire that Professor Hadley and Pro
fessor Basler remain at the head o
Athena schools.
Mr.. Richards voiced the sentimen
of all present when he proclaime
that he favored school tax reductio
Just to the extent that the cut woul
not impair the efficiency of the publ
school system or the institutions o
higher education. He favored the re
tention Of Prof. Hadley and Prof
Easier, to head the Athena schools
and reviewed the success Of tn
schools.
Mr.. Richards has been connecte
with the school. as member of tn
board in the past, is warm suppol
ter Of the school, and his remark
served to warm IN everyone preser
with a spirit typiying the occasio
as one long to be remembered j
school affairs of the town.
Professor Hadley responded on b.
half of the school, and Professor Ba'
ler paid tribute to the success Of tf
local boys in their athletic efforts.
After the banquet the hosts ar
guests repaired to Legion Hall whel
dancing was enjoyed during the r
mainder Of the evening.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
DEATH OF MRS. ELLIS

Mrs. Clara Ellis, widow of the late
Rev. Geo. T. Ellis, former pastor of
the Athena Baptist church, died at Hot
Lake, Union county, March II, aged
76 years. Mrs. Ellis had been at Hot
Lake for some time, going from her
home in Baker to that place to take
treatments. She is survived by one
son, William H. Ellis, of Baker.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
spoRTsMEN TO ORGANIZE

1t is proposed to effect a county or
ganization Of sportsmen to affiliate
and work in connection with the Ore
gon State Sportsmen's association
Seventeen counties were represented
at a meeting in Portland, when the
state association was organized, re-
Gently. Dan G. Bowman Of Pendle-
ton, represented Umatilla county.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
Tax .0oo pEsTs POISONED

Thousands of jack rabbits in Lake,
Malheur, Morrow ard Umatiila count
les have "bit the Gust" despite the
comparatively low price Of alfalfa
hay, according to extension authori-
ties. These rabbit-poisoning cam
paigns were carried on by county ag-
ricultural agents in connection with
the United States biological survey,
More than 125,000 Of the long-eared
pests were wiped out in Morrow coun-
ty, where strychnine poison was
found to produce the best results.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
IN CHICKEN BUSINESS

J. II. Samuel, formerly engaged in
the dray business in Athena, has pur-
chased The laying hens Of Donald
McFadyen, numbering several hun
dred and will engage in the poultry
business on large scale. He has
erected a new chicken house on his
property in the northwest part Of
town.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
GIRL SHOOTS COMPANION

Edri Atkins, 12 years old, pupil at
the Berney school, in Walla Walla,
suffered a flesh wound in the right leg
today when a pistol in the hands Of
Katherine Hoffman, Ia years old, was
discharged. In attempting to unload
it the pistol was discharged. The
girl said she carried the pistol to
keep from being annoyed by boys.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
CAMPAIGN AGAINST RABBITS

Government activities In Walla
WalIa, Grant and Franklin counties,
Washington, during the past winter
accounted for 100000 rabbits. An
interesting feature is that rabbits
have appeared in numbers in the Pa
louse district for the first time, and
farmers are being warned against a
possible migration.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
wFNT INTO THE DITCH

A big touring car went into the
ditch at the place where the washout
occurred, near Havana Station, Satur-
day night. The car bore an Oregon
license. No one was hurt. and Mon
day the car was lifted from the ditch
and taken to Pendleton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
ASHLAND WON CHAMPIONSHIP

The Ashland HIgh SCHOOL pasket-
bali team. won the state champion
ship at the tournament In Salem,
Saturday night, by defeating the
Eastern Oregon champions, Pendie-
ton. bv the score of As to %. Pendle-
ton defeated North Bend and Eugene
in the preliminary games, and ASH
land nosed out Astoria with the score
% TO ~. s.-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24

The treasurer of Adams county,
Washington, has received in taxes
from railroads to date, $422,903. A
considerable sum is still due from the
railroads under this heading.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
PICNIC DATES SELECTED

r Dates for the annual Pioneers Pic
nic at Weston, have been. selected.
The big reunion Of the Pioneers OF
Umatilla county, will be held this
year on Friday and Saturday, June
9th and 10th,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
AGAIN WITH S. o. co.

IA AGAIN WITH S. o. co.
~NNert Maslin is again with the local
distributing station Of the Standard
Oil Co, in capacity of deliveryman.
Mr.. Maslin was in the employ Of the
company last season.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
Advertising

The athena 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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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27
MARKETS SHOW A
DOWNWARD TREND

CHICAGO Nov. 27.-Wheat showed a
downward ten5ency today IN the early
dealings, enlarged domestic receipts
ard lower Liverpool quotations count.
ing as bearish factors. Favorable
weather conditions in this country
were also en- influence against the
bulls. Besides, Argentine offerings to
Europe were reported as increasing
and the Argentine harvest making
good progress. The opening here
which ranged from &c to "a lower
with May sl14A to s115 and July
sl.06s to sl06a., was followed by q
moderate additional sag. ard then
something of a rally.
Corn AMI oats sympathized with the
weakness Of wheat, but were relative
ly irmer After opening UNCHANGED
to &c lower, May 6S1ac to GS&c, the
corn market easEi q little more and
then recovered to about Saturdays
finish
Oats started unchanged to l5c-ss c
lower, May 41zsc TO 42c, and later re-.
covered practically in full
Provisions were easy in line with
hog prices.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27
FACING THE PROBLEM OF COSTS.

Wisconsin which has been the foremost states OF the
MISSISSIPPI alley IN the matter Of hardrfaed road construction
seems to have arrived point where other than general
taxation must be resod the necessary to main
tam its place in the procession Highway engineers estimate that
the sum OF 100000 annually will be required
teaed construction OF roads and the maintenance of those
that have been improved Plans under consideration which
include license fee for each hundred pounds weight carried on
trac cars instead OF fiat rate required the present
also the valuation OF motor vehicles and tax of two
cents gallon all gasoline sold state Those supporting the
proposed changes say that of motor vehicles will under
those regulations onhd of the the good roads instead
OF oneth as IS now the BY shifting the burden from the
general tax payer to the class which directly benefited by the road
improvements 1t estimated that than four millions of dollars
WI" pc saved from the general tax levy During the current wear the
roads OF Wisconsin cost nearly hryseven millions Of dollars for
construction and maintenance which owners of motor vehicles
furnished but tour millions 1t estimated that during the coming
year motor vehicles will travel aggregate OF about two billions o
eS IN me state and that under the proposed changes the service
Wch the highways Will THUS afford will cost small car e b,r
nan cent mile and the fve-on trucks about six cents mile
lie situation which conrons Wisconsin may sooner r later
ne presented to the people OF Illinois and the problems to he solved
by the Badgers lessons for the Illinois
ana Nemee owners TO ponder That roadbuildinp and ,
tenance pretty much its experimental stage is RECOGNIZED .
TACT and ways and be devised for fowardn the inn
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27
UTICA NEWS
MABEL SMITH, Correspondent.
Phone 156.R.
Pleasant Birthday Surprise.

Mrs. John Lilies was greatly sur,
prised at her home last Saturday even
ing by about forty of her friends. Mrs
Lilies had been in La Sale shopping
and returned home about $3.50 P. NJ,
and at O'Clock her friends took her
completely unawares, walking in to
help her celebrate her birthday. Mrs
Lilies surprise was indeed very great
as she had no inkling of the affair
but soon made her guests feel at
home, three tables of euchre being
arranged, the rest of the guests en-
joying a social good time and music
Mrs. Lilies was the recipient of num-
erous beautiful gifts, and a fine lunch.
con of sandwiches, pickles, cheese,
coffee, cake, and fruit was served
about midnight. The party lasted I'M
til 3 a. m, after which, the guests de-
parted for their various homes, having
spent a jolly, sociable evening, and
wishing Mrs. Lilies many happy re-
turns.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27
Wall Street.

New York, Nov. 27.-Seiling by
speculative interests caused a general
sagging in prices after early dealings.
United States Steel was depressed 10
l06A and some Of the indeBendeut
steels also gave way sharply, Renublc
Steel common and preferred each los
ing . points. Pressure elsewhere re-.
suited in numerous declines OF TO ?
points and with C0ca-C0la. Pullman
and the tObacccs gh0Wing marked
hesTinesS 4 br.s,: rally set il later
Mexican Petroleum rising 81 points
General Electric and Pan American
2iz each Standard OH Of New Jersey
2i2 and Baldwin, Strdcbaker and sew.
eral other ~ the leaders pGir, or
more United States steel got back
to within zm9u fraction If Satnr.
days close 4 lower rats for call
money which opened at ~ per cent
and then ease3 to AK, aEd new hign
for sterling exchange, had cheerful
effect on sentiment