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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
ARMS CONFERENCE
COMPLETES ITS WORK
Great Gathering Passes Into
History Exactly IL Weeks
After Opening.

Washington, D. C.--The work of the
washington conference on limitation
of armament and far eastern problems
is ended.
Approving several far.reaching trea-
ties and resolutions in rapid-fire order,
the conference completed its work in
four-hour plenary session here Satur-
day--exactly IL weeks after its open
ing.
The great international gathering
passed definitely into history on Mon
day when the treaties growing out of
the conference were signed in the Con-
tinental hall and President Harding
disbanded the parley with farewell
address.
With its work characterized by Mr..
Harding as "the first deliberate and
effective expression o. great powers,
in the consciousness of peace, of wars
utter futility," the great conference
went to its niche of history to await
the judgments and developments of
the future,
In the great assembly hall of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion, where all its open sessions have
been held, the delegates Of the nine
nations assembled marched in turn to
a space at the great green baize table
and affixed their signatures to the
treaties and agreements which are all
parts of the structure built to lift
from war-worn world the burden of
excessive naval armaments; to pro.
mote the peace of the Pacific, to give
new bill of rights to China, and to
remove from the far east, particularly
the clouds of war.
And as each delegation affixed sig
natures as plenipotentiaries pledgint
the honor of their respective nations
to the good faith of the settlements
agreed upon, the great audience ex
pressed the hopes of the world in 1T
loud and prolonged applause.
| At the conclusion of the ceremon,
of signing President Harding delivere'
his address, formally closing the cor
ference.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
THE O. D. 0. CLUB.

Last Thursday the o. D. o. Club
met at the home Of Mrs. Floyd Pink
erton. The program for the after
noon included selection on the piano
by Mrs. Archie Mcintyre, and vo-
cal solo by Mrs. Baylock, accompani-
ed at the piano by her sister, Mrs.
Laurence Pinkerton. Visitors were
Mrs. Baylock and her mother, Mrs.
Gray. Refreshments were served by
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Flint
Johns. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Archie Mcintyre.
The o. D. O. members and their hus-
bands enjoyed a party, Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Smith. when coasting was en-
joyed. Beside a huge bon fire, sand
wiches, weiners and coffee were
served.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
THE SOLDIER BONUS PLAN
WOULD AID ALL VETERANS

Here are figures showing at a
glance what the former service man
would get for varying periods under
the proposed soldier bonus act. The
figures show what he would get on
the cash basis or under the four op-
tions, which include insurance, voca-
tional training, farm or home aid
land settlement. The periods are cal
culated on the maximum period Of
service and also on the basis of one
year and of six months and will
serve to give the soldier an approx
innate idea of what is coming to
him." according to his length Of SER
vice.
Most an overseas soldier could
get--cash, $958.25; other options,
$1,342.25.
Most home service soldier could
get-Cash, $755; other options,
$1,057.
A soldier who served one full year
overseas would get-Cash. $396.25;
other options, $55474.
A soldier who served one full yeal
at home could get-Cash, s305i
other options, $427.
A soldier who served six months
overseas would get-Cash, $175
other options. $245.
A soldier who served six months
at home would get-Cash, $128
other options. $178.20.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
CIVIC CLUB MEETINGS.
THIRTY MEMBERS PRESENT

The Civic Club met Tuesday after
noon in the commercial club rooms,
with about thirty members present.
Much business was transacted, this
being the first regular business meet
ing Of the year. The outgoing treas
urer, Mrs. G. H. Smith, reported
$33O.57 in the treasury, of which
something over $140 was turned
over to the Parent Teachers organi-
zation, being the net sum made by
the combined clubs in the play given
for the benefit Of the school grounds,
and will be expended for that pur-
pose.
A communication from Mrs. Van
Deusen, expressed desire that the
women of Athena make preparations
for the spring millinery class which
the county demonstration agent will
hold in the coming month. The date
will be given later.
Mrs. e. G. Prestbye was elected
secretary for the club by unanimous
vote. New members present were:
Mrs. A. c. Froom. Mrs. /. F. David
son, Mrs. Samuel Haworth, Mrs, l..
M. Keen. Others new members are:
Miss Blanche Drake, Mrs. Van Orden,
Mrs. Grant Prestbye, Mrs. Fred
Gross, Mrs. Richard Thompson and
Mrs. Rex Hopper.
Mrs. F. d. Watts led the literary
program, presenting Mrs. Robert
Proudfit, who read a paper on,
Beauty Spots Of Oregon and Mrs.
Louis Keen, whose subject was, "Na-
tive Birds and Flowers of Oregon"
Both Of these papers showed careful
preparation and a thorough UNDER
standing of the subject, and received
flattering comments from the inter-
ested listeners.
Mrs. j. E. Froom and Mrs. G. L.
McFadden were hostesses, serving tea
and cake.
Th next meeting of the club will be
one held jointly with the Commercial
club, in the !. 0. o. FIX. of P. hall
on February 21st.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
acATn RIDES sNowDRIFTs

J. V. Bell put his sixty-horse Best
"cat" to a new use Wednesday when
he walked it over the snow drifts,
some of them five and six feet deep.
The machine "moseyed" right along
as though travelling on skees, al
though Lucien Gagnon, who was
walking behind, frequently sank into
the snow. Mr.. Bell hooked onto an
old steam engine at Athena and haul
ed it to Adams, where it will be used
in operating a feed mill. He was
four hours on the trip and made an
average Of three miles an hour.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
MELTING SHOWS
CAUSE FLOOD TO
WASH OUT ROAD
Train and Mail Service Delayed
For "a Hours--LoWeT Main
Street Under Water.

With the melting Of the snow on
the high ground, north and northwest
Of Athena. Wild Horse creek became
raging torrent Wednesday after
noon, with the result that the Wash
ington division Of the o. W. R. & N.
tracks at Blakeley and Havana Sta
tiohs were washed out to some ex-
tent.
Trains were held up Wednesday
night and Tuesday, with no service
between Pendleton and rWalla Walla.
The hard surface highway was also
damaged at q point west Of Adams.
Train No. z, from Spokane, was held
up Wednesday after a washout near
Prescott, Washington.
In some section of the wheat
raising belt. owing to the frost in the
ground, the soil washed badly. Es-
pecially on hilly ground did the soil
wash and many bitches are to be
seen in the fields. Wednesday eve
ming with light snow falling in this
section, the temperature fell and for
this reason the floods subsided dur
ing the night.
In Athena, the lower end Of Main
street was under water, with the flood
raging through the Tum-a-lum Lum-
ber yard and under the office build
ing.
The high water Of Wednesday after
noon and evening interfered with
automobile traffic on the State high
way between Adams and Pendleton.
Stages were compelled to annul their
scheduled runs on account Of the
high water. After the break in the
rcadbed of the O. w.. R. & N. the
water soon subsided from the high
way.
School children and pedestrians re-
siding in the west part Of town were
unable to cross at the lower end Of
Main street, and a number were tran
sported across in automobiles.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
ELSIE MAE GORDON

1t is said Of Elsie Mae Gordon, who
appears at High School auditorium
next Wednesday evening in the last
number on the Lyceum program, that
she is the strongest personality ap-
pearing today in Lyceum and Chau-
tauqua work. Miss Gordon was CIV
en- the last number on the Lyceum
program, in order that her superb,
versatile ability should contribute to
the climax of the course. By all
means a large audience should greet
this internationally known artist on
her appearance here.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
ALBA HOTEL BURNS

A special to the East 0regonian
says the Alba hotel with all it's con
tents was destroyed by fire last FRI
day night about 10 o'clock. 1t is not
known just how or where the fire or
iginated as there was no one in the
house at the time as everybody was
at party at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rheburg near by and when dis
covered the flames were beyond con-
trol. Mr.. and Mrs. Enright who
were running the hotel, lost all their
clothing except what they had on.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
ATHENA HI SCHOOL
SETS MILTON BACK

In fast and hotly contested game,
Athena High School set Milton back
by the score of 81 to 80. Friday night
in Columbia college gymnasium.
The game was the toughest as
described by Athena players and
those in attendance. that has been
played by the team this season.
Cameron, Milton star, is said to be
particularly rough in his play. and
resorted to football tactics. How
ever, his method Of play was met
half way by Pinkerton and Geissel
Athena forwards, after the first half
which ended II to 15 in Milton's fav-
or,
Milton clung to the "Five-man
Defense" otherwise Athena's score
would have been on larger margin,
In the second half, Athena played a
faster game than did Milton. MAX
ing consistant gains and holding the
ball most of the time in home terri
tory. Rules regulating play on the
ball when striking the wall as being
out of bounds, was something new on
the local players, and which resulted
greatly in favor of the Milton team,
from the fact that the players were
accustomed to the rules.
A large number Of Athena visitors
were present at the game. Milton
will be here at later date to play
Athena on the home floor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
CARDINAL RATTI
IS ELECTED Pope
Archbishop Of Milan Becomes
261st Pope and Assumes
Name of Plus xI.

Rome. = Cardinal Ratti. recently
archbishop at Milan, where he was
born In 1857, was elected pope on the
seventh ballot of the sacred college.
He will assume the name OF Pope
Plus XII.
The smoke signal from the vatican
Monday morning was white and short
ly afterwards it was announced that
Ahcilleo Cardinal Ratti, an Italian, had
been elected to succeed Benedict XIV,
He was successfully prefect OF the
Ambrosian library and Of the Vatican
library in 1914. Ratti was created
bishop to Lepanto in 1918. He was
consecrated at Warsaw. On April !,
1921, he was made bishop to Adana
and on June 13, 1921, he was created
cardinal by Pope Benedict XIV.
Ratti was one of the newest Of the
cardinals. He, it is understood, favors
reconciliation between the Vatican
and the state.
Cardinal Ratti, by his election, be-
comes the 261st pope since the time
of st. Peter. AS Pope Plus XII he is
expected to continue the policy of re-
Cancellation with the Italian govern
ment, for he was member OF the
Gasparri party which stood for rap
proachment between the. quirinal and
the Vatican.
Cardinal Ratti is in his sixty-fifth
year. Although he is an Italian, he is
better known in Poland.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
CALIFORNIAN PICNIC?

Since reading in the Press last
week, where those in attendance at
the Bobbie Burns anniversary meet
ing in Pendleton, favored revival of
Caledonian picnics in Athena, local
interest to some extent is manifested
in their revival. IL is recalled that
the picnics, held annually, were at
tended by large numbers of visit
ors from over the county. and all
looked forward to the meetings Of
the Scots with much pleasure.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
CARDINAL RATTI IS POPE

Cardinal Ratti was elected Pope
on the sacred college seventh ballot.
He will assume the name Of Pope
Plus XII. Achilled Cardinal Ratti is
the new pope's cardinal name. Ratti
was born In Milan in 1857. He has
been perfect in the Ambrosian Ii
brary since 1914. He was created
bishop to Lepanto in 1919 and Great
ed cardinal on June 10. 1920. He is
one Of the most recent cardinals.
Ratti is the 261st pope.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
BOY SCOUT WEEK

This is National Boy Scout Week.
There are two troops of Boy Scouts
at Pendleton, and Nolin and Helix
will each organize troop. In Athe-
ma, it is felt that all it requires for
the organization of troop Is for
some one to take the lead in the mat
ter Of organization.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
OPEN SEASON ON sTEELHEADs

For the information of anglers the
State Game and Fish Commission in
forms Deputy Warden Albee that
angling for steelhead salmon is per-
missable all the year, and that no
closed season pertains to this fish,
and there is no regulation bag limit
on them. There had been some ques-
tion as to whether or not fishing for
steelheads was legal at all seasons in
District No. 2. of which Umatilla
county is part.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
PENSION INCREASE VOTED
Bill Granting $40 Month for Depend
ents Passed BY House.

Washington, D. C.-Pensions of wild
ows and dependent children of men
who served In the army or navy dur
ing the war with Spain. the Philippine
islands or the China relief expedition
OF 1900 would be increased from $12
to $40 a month under bill passed by
the house and sent to the senate.
The bill also increases the number
eligible for pension by providing that
the 90-day service requirement does
not mean 80 days duty outside the
continental United States. Enforced
furloughs, the bill provides, are to be
included as part of soldiers service.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
JAIL BREAKERS SENTENCED

II. M. Berry and Ray c. Boyce, con
fined in the county Jail to plead for
larceny, broke Jail early Saturday
morning and were at liberty for the
day Sunday, when they were taken
by officers, while making their es
cape from Pendleton, Sunday eve
ming. They appeared before Judge
Phelps Monday, and were sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
LEGION HAS FEED

After the regular monthly business
meeting of the Athena Weston
American Legion Post, Monday eve
ming Of this week, the members en-
joyed feed Of sandwiches. cake and
coffee. The meeting was held in the
office of DR.. c. II. Smith. commander
of the Post.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
Senate to Probe Theater Collapse.

Washington, d. C.--Senator Capper
of Kansas, member OF the senate
District of Columbia committee, an
nounced that he would introduce a
resolution calling for an investigation
Of the Knickerbocker theater disaster,
and also of all large buildings con-
structed here since the beginning Of
the war.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
long Distance Line Would Consolidate

Washington, d. C-The Northwest.
ern Long Distance Telephone COM
pany and the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company have applied to
the interstate commerce commission
for permission to consolidate their
lines in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10

Most of the necessary funds have
been secured to launch the plan for
colonizing section of Spokane val
ley by auto caravan from the east,
conveying 80 to 100 families.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
NO GOVERNMENT DEFICIT
Prospect Of a Surplus by June An
nouneed by the President.


nounced by the President.
Washington, D. C.-President Hard.
ing, presiding at the second business
meeting Of the government. announced
that instead of the deficit in govern.
ment finances forecast in December
there now were prospects of surplus
of receipts over expenditures at the
end of next June. 81
The president further announced 1t
had been possible to reduce the gov
ernment's expenditures from scale
based on $4,5oO, 100000 year to the
scale of s3.s740oo,OOo and declared
"that even in its formative period the
budget system has justified our most
confident expectations"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
STOCK ON FOREST RESERVE

Sheep grazing on the Umatilla
National Forest during the past cal
endar year were numbered 1000. ac-
cording to the report made by the
Pendleton office Of the forest reserve.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10

Washington, d. C.-Secretary Mel
lon has issued instructions to internal
revenue collectors, 1t was announced,
to accept victory notes in payment of
income and profits taxes due March
16.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
General Dewet Is Dead.

Blomfonten, Union OF South Africa
General Christian Dewet, command.
er.in-chief of the Boer forces In the
war of 1899. died in Dewetsdorf.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
Iowa Courthouse Burns,

West Union. Ia.--Fire of undeter.
mined origin destroyed the Fayette
county courthouse here, causing a loss
estimated at $4,000.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-02-10
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23

individual shows was the3 est be- cause in that way greatest show space could be obtained.
 The makes shown at the various agencies are: at the Erwin M. Jen- nings, Co.,, on Harrison street, the Stevens-Duryea, Hudson, Essex and WintOn cars. AS special feature in the Jennings display, t handsome the National Auto show in Chicago, will be displayed.
 Packard, at the Bridgeport Motors, Inc, ITO Cannon street, George A. Sherwood, sales manager, twin six touring. limousine and sedan models, will be shown.
 BUICK and PEERLESS at the Arthur l.. Clark Co.,, 171O Main St, Buick siXes, and fourS in sedan, coupe, touring and roadster models; and the Peerless five and seven pas senger touring cars will be displayed.
 CHEVROLET and HAYNES: Geo. H. Peck, of the Peck and Lines O., 195 Middle street has arranged q, very elaborate showing of Chevrolet and Haynes cars It will include the 490 and F7B model of Chevrolet in touring, sedan and couple bodies. The emergency brake which has been in previous models actuaIted by q foot lever has been changed to a hand operated type with a lever protruding through the floor of the car next to the gear shjftI ever. All ball bear Ing parts nave been Tepldceu DS IOiISF bearings making a decided improve ment in the ease of movement There has been some improvement in the rear gear assembly and housing ar engagements which are considered su- perior to the old design. There are touring and sedan models Of Haynes in the show.
 DODGE BROTHERS: F. G. AL bert, sales manager of the Blue Rib bon Garage, Inc, 28S Fairfield ave nue, has attractively arranged four models of the Dodge Brothers car for the show. During the year there has been no radical change in the me- chanism of the cars. but certain -e fnements have been brought about in a nnumber of the parts. It is ex- pected that there is to be change in the price of the cars about February
 MAXWELL: Body changes ain- ing toward greater comfort, more gra cefuI lines, new types of lamps, radiators and springs, are among the many features in the 1922 model of Maxwell cars which will make these autos extremely popular" states Henry Ober. sales manager of the Standard Motors Cop, 2226 Fairfield avenue, who will have a very exclusive show ing of five and seven passenger tour ing cars, roadsters. sport cars. sedans and coupes.
 PAIGE: The "Daytona 666." a du- pIicate of the car used by Mulford when he broke the speed record in bis sensational race on the Uniontown track in PennsyIvs mia, will be exhib- l tied at the L. J. Carol Motors com 1 pany, 367 Fairfield avenue The speed demon drove the Daytona | s666" at rate of 1922 miles an hour i 1t Daytona Beach in Florida The l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23

horted to put aside dissensions and to "enter into council of peace with all speed" The appeal fell on stony ground, however, and later, on De- cember 12. 1914, the Vatican auth or tiles announced the Pope's plan for a Christmas truce was failing because of the opposition of a certain power" Reports were that Russia and Turkey had refused to ;lcquiesce Along a thousand miles of battlefront, the fol- lowing Christmas Day. thousands of cannon thundered an answer to Ben edfct's appeal to Hay down your arns.'
 Again on January IS, 1915, Pope Beendict took up the task of bringing peace to war-torn world, decreeing that on February ', priests and laitv of the Catholic church throughout the world should unite in services and prayers for the restoration of uniyer- sal an1ty and good will. The next oc- ceslon Benedict exercised his humane prercgative was on July 2S, 1915, the tlrst anniversary of the war, when he issued an appeal to all ruuers, de- cIarlng that blessed be he who first extends the olive branch and tenders his hand to the enemy in offering his reasonable conditions of peacev
 In March, 1916. the Pope again re- 1terated his prayer for the dawn of a new and better day. "Each belIiger- ent should clearly state his desire. he said. but should be ready to make the necessary sacrifices of pride and particular interests Previous ly Benedict had written to the late Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria asking him to shorten the war" and likewise sounded the then Emperor of Germany to the terms upon which he would lay down the gage of bat tie.
 In May. 1916, Monsignor Bonzana. papal delegate to Washington, deliv- cred to President Wilson a message from the Pope in which he intimat-? that America might volunteer to con- ciiate the European belligerents. The states ana Germany were in the midst or a diplomatic crisis and MT. Wilson, m his reply. did not respond to the PonIln suggestions for bringing apout peace. The next communica- ton rom the Vatican to the White House came on January l6. 1917 and contalned the approval by Benedict of the Presidents peace note Three months later the United States herself had resorted to the arbitrament of arms ana entered the struggle on the side of the Allies.
 On August s. 1917, still hopeful of saving the world from a veritabIe cataclysm. Pope Benedict issued in his own handwriting his famous ap- peal to the nations. exhorting the belligerent rulers to end the war for the sake of humanity.
 One passage read: '-As to the damages to be repaired and as to the war expenses, we see no other means hitting as a general principle com plete and reciprocal conformation. which would be justified moreover by the immense benefit to be derived from disarmament so much so that no one will understand the continua- ton of a similar carnage solely for reasons of an economic order" The Pope however. recommended the