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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1922
Page
1
A Salem court in Oregon abruptly ends the election contest over Charles Hall's primary gubernatorial bid. The contestant team abandons further proceedings after court rulings on testimony about party changes and religious influence. A planned cost bill will be argued later, with thousands expected.
War Finance Corporation funds are set to aid grain growers through private banks in Oregon Idaho Montana and North Dakota with up to 14 000 000 in total aimed at wheat and cotton marketing loans. Oregon Wheat Growers Cooperative Association already arranged private financing, reducing state government aid. Congress may extend the financing beyond the current year under Meyer suggested plans or renewed provisions until further study.
The state game commission sets aside a 10,000 acre deer refuge east of Oakland to protect white tailed deer nearly extinct in Oregon. The refuge forbids shooting and interference at all times, aiming to rebuild the deer population once common in the Willamette Valley.
Rain last Friday brought 1.04 inches in Weston area, delaying harvest but improving soil for early sowing. Farmers report wet ground will quicken weed emergence, helping pest control and readiness for the ensuing potato crop season. Government observer Merritt A Baker notes the rainfall and its impact on field work.
Deputy Sheriff Dickson found a frail elderly Chinese man on Second Street without food or money. The man depended on fellow countrymen in town and Pendleton, who had ceased contributing to his support, raising questions in a contested political matter. The court ruled witnesses need not reveal whom they voted for, noting parties may change in good faith and focusing on credibility rather than voter intent.
Veterans Bureau and A E McCabe announce a two campaign during August 21 to 26 to place rehabilitated disabled war veterans in suitable jobs across Washington Oregon and Idaho. Over 900 veterans completed training with hundreds more to finish soon, employers urged to contact Veterans Employment offices in Seattle Portland Spokane Tacoma Boise Pocatello for placement.
Operators of central coal fields and miners ratified a temporary wage agreement, the first step toward ending the national bituminous strike. Agreement preserves last year’s wages, keeps the check-off, and avoids renewal delays while a general scale committee will meet in Cleveland and later draft a new wage scale. Mines resume preparations. equipment and tools readied as workers return to pits.
Paramount week at the Standard Theatre features three big Paramount pictures from September 2 to 9 regular admission prices. Gloria Swanson in Under the Lash opens tomorrow night with Anita Stewart in Sowing the Wind to follow Sunday. The mountain ranch potato harvest outlook improves after heavy rain, with certified quality fields and favorable yields ahead.
Discussion from Railroad Data outlines three seniority points in the shopman strike: form choice by longest service, layoff order during reductions, and re employment preference. Pendleton reports government irrigation work may stall over $4 million in delinquent settlements, affecting Umatilla and McKay Creek projects as Davis visits for the dam and power plant plan. A Democratic campaign committee of five will be appointed after state executive meeting in Portland.
A caravan of Portland and Willamette Valley businessmen traveled through Eastern Central and Southern Oregon to promote the 1025 Portland exposition. They reached Pendleton Monday night and continued to Hoppner via Pilot Rock after leaving Pendleton.
Friends of Mr and Mrs W Emmel report they are well and settled in Newton Iowa where Emmel runs a J C Penney store They describe Newton as a small but good business town with factories shut down by shortages and rail strikes They recount a cross country trip via Yellowstone Trail noting scenery wildlife and Big Geysers and describe a tornado like cyclone near Newton damaging property but sparing the town The letter closes with remarks on climate and wearing coats during the trip and the long journey home.
Frederick Jensen of Portland paid $9,000 loan quarterly, marking the first receipt at the Commission office this Nant week. The payment totaling $45.00 included $10.00 in interest and $16.00 toward principal, with three months elapsed since the loan was issued to him.
Fragmentary report describes grain standing conditions and training impacts amid unsettled weather. Mentions partners on foothill inches and a handicapped event last week with unclear details and scattered terms.
There will be morning services with Communion at 10 a.m. The Pastor is away for two weeks. Union services will be held at Bop. Rev Johnson will preach the sermon.
The story recounts Mrs. R. J. Brittan of Soap Lake Washington identifying her son Cecil Brittan after 16 years apart. A Spokane intermediary, G. W. Stark, aided the reunion near Elmira Washington, with a secret birthmark confirming the match. Cecil, now 18, served in the army and has a mother again in Soap Lake.
G E Johnson of Johnson Construction Co Portland won the pine Creek road improvement bid and work starts next week. He bought heavy Sneader from Weston for camp cookhouse needs as a Rocky Ford camp is established under Lee Dennis. The project uses a patent road machine with chained treads to remove earth and rock and aims to hire local labor, with rock grading needed and a contract price near 49000 dollars funded by market land funds for Umatilla county.
Y Bell harvested eight acres of barley on flat ground near the Wild Horse area, producing an extraordinary yield of 416 bushels. He also noted wheat averaging over 40 bushels per acre with about 140 acres harvested, despite earlier breaking downs in the season.
Wilbur Washington asserts it is the only town of its size in eastern Washington with a municipal farm. It reports an annual return of 1600 dollars from 140 acres under cultivation, while the remaining land is used as fallow ground.
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