Americans Reject Naval Theory at Disarmament Meeting
Geneva reports that the disarmament experts rejected the minority's naval comparison plan. Britain Argentina and Chile backed the minority while fourteen voted against and Germany abstained. The majority report was adopted, undermining the Washington treaty’s total tonnage standard. The U.S. declared it would not submit to international supervision of armaments.
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Geneva
Great Britain
Argentina
Chile
Germany
United States
Anti-Saloon League Records Show Millions in 22 States
Washington reports disclose more than 7 million dollars spent by anti saloon leagues across 22 states in six years. Wayne B Wheeler says national and state groups fund in part their own operations independently. Richmond Pearson Hobson earned 171000 over nine years as a lecturer organizer. William Jennings Bryan received 11000 in 1919 for prohibition speeches.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Wayne B. Wheeler
National Dry Organization
New York
Maryland
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Kentucky
National Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
Richmond Pearson Hobson
William Jennings Bryan
Anti-Saloon League
Aviation posts confirmed in Washington
President Coolidge’s transmitted nominations moved swiftly through the senate with F Trubee Davison of New York named assistant secretary of war in charge of aviation and Edward P Warner of MIT named assistant secretary of the navy in charge of aviation. A new aviation bureau under commerce is created but no appointee for assistant secretary of commerce yet. Nevada seeks liquor referendum backed by 80 percent of voters in a petition filed with the secretary of state.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Coolidge
F. Trubee Davison
New York
Edward P. Warner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Navy
Davison
Warner
Congress
Army
President's Air Board
Secretary of Commerce
Bureau of Civil Aeronautics
Larson Ully
Nevada
Secretary of State
Harvesting Machines and Grews Swing Into Action
Harvesting in the Athena wheat belt accelerates as favorable weather brings peak activity early next week. New International machines, distributed by Rogers & Goodman, perform well on heavy straw, with Federation yields around 40 bushels per acre and 60 to 61 pounds per bushel. A serious grain fire south of Milton destroyed a combine, 60 acres of stubble, sacks of wheat, a hay barn, an unused residence, and 120 acres of standing rain. wheat on the Lillard York place remained insured. Extra fire precautions rise as hot, dry conditions persist.
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Athena
New International
Rogers & Goodman
Federation
Milton
Robert G. Still Place
Lillard York Place
Warm June Records Continue Heavy Heat Trend
The weather bureau reports June was warm with an average of 71.5 degrees, five degrees above the normal 65.5. Every month in the past year and a half has run above normal in heat except one in 1925, totaling an excess of 862 degrees since January 1.
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Weather Bureau
Boy Fatally Hurt? No Leg Breaking Incident Near Barrett
While ten year old Joseph Thomas rode on a car running board with friend Howard Dunlap on a wheat ranch near Barrett station, Howard turned suddenly and Joseph fell under the car. He suffered a broken leg near the hip. The other boy ran about three miles to seek help. Joseph was transported twelve miles to St Marys hospital in Walla Walla.
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Joseph Thomas
Lloyd Thomas
Howard Dunlap
Barrett Station
Howard
Joseph
St. Mary's Hospital
Walla Walla
Girl Bitten by Dog in Touchet Incidents
The 10 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs E H Edwards of Touchet was severely bitten on the face and hands by a dog that had attacked her baby sister. The dog turned on the older child when she tried to pull it away. She received anti rabies serum at a hospital in Walla Walla and is not yet ill from the wounds.
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E. H. Edwards
Touchet
Walla Walla
BuckS and Bears Tie for Blue Mountain Lead
Pendleton and Walla Walla played to a 2 to 1 tie in a Blue Mountain league game Sunday. Pendleton moved into a share of first place when Walla Walla errorized in the ninth inning, allowing Pendleton to score the decisive run. The deciding contest to determine the league lead will be held in Pendleton next Sunday.
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Pendleton
Walla Walls
Walla Walla
Fourth Quiet Fourth of July in Athena and Freewater
The Fourth of July passed quietly in Athena with many visiting a large crowd gathering on Monday and Freewater also hosting a major crowd. Local stores in Athena stayed closed all day.
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Athena
Freewater
New Ice House Near Jensen Blacksmith Shop
Allie Bell and Claud Dickenson are constructing an ice house beside the Jensen Blacksmith shop, signaling new commercial activity in the area.
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Allie Bell
Claud Dickenson
Jensen Blacksmith Shop
Money Gone Delays Attalia Basin Oil Well Work
The Columbia Basin oil well near Attalia, two miles northwest, was shut down last week due to unpaid bills. Officers Karl Kupers, E. B. Vogel, and Arthur Garrett have funded much of the operation, with power cut off for nonpayment and signs posted to keep trespassers out.
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Columbia Basin
Attalia
Attalia News Tribune
Carl Kupers
E. B. Vogel
Arthur Garrett
Hole
Vogel
New State Game Code Drafted for Oregon Law
BE. F. Averill state game warden leads a draft of a new game code to fix conflicts in Oregon law with input from sportsmen groups and wardens. Proposals will go to sportsmen organizations for approval, then to the state commission and attorney general for legal form before legislature. If passed it takes effect in 1927.
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Oregon
BE. F. Averill
Bank Statement shows assets at June 30
The first National Bank of Athena files to the comptroller of the currency detailing loans of 576,627.16 dollars deposits of 734,226.23 dollars and cash and exchange on hand of 227,304.07 dollars at close of business.
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First National Bank of Athena
Four Prisoners Escape From Oregon Pen Captured
Four inmates led by Richard Moore Walter Michener and Richard Franish escaped Oregon State Penitentiary Friday by cutting wire and scaling the wall. They wandered near McMinnville until captured Tuesday morning by a posse led by Deputy Warden Golden and Sheriff Manning. Moore and Franzien were found in a wooded ravine around 8 45 AM, Fisher and Mitchener near a highway outskirts of McMinnville shortly before 1 PM. The men had no food since Sunday and endured a long pursuit.
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Richard Moore
Walter Michener
Richard Franzien
Oregon Penitentiary
McMinnville
Golden
Penitentiary
Manning
Yamhill County
Moore
Franzien
Fisher
Mitchener
Oregon congressional tax refund plan for Stanfield counties
Congress passed the Stanfield tax refunding bill returning over 5 million dollars in back taxes to counties containing former Oregon and California land grants. A second bill adjusts water charges on the Klamath and Umatilla irrigation projects.
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Oregon
Congress
California
Klamath
Umatilla
Artesian Well Struck at John McGuire Ranch in Russell Creek
A. A. Dur and driller hit an artesian well on the John McGuire ranch in Russell Creek district. The well gushed water at 90 feet, claimed as a new Walla Walla valley record and the first artesian well in the district.
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John McGuire
Russell Creek
A. A. Durand
Walla Walla Valley
Copped the Fireworks Curtails Freewater Celebration
A practical joker stole the fireworks at the Freewater celebration causing the evening program to be shortened. The individual was jailed for the offense.
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Freewater
Blalock Lake Opens as New Walla Walla Amusement Park
Blalock Lake in Walla Walla opened to the public on Saturday July 3 offering dancing boating and swimming facilities for visitors.
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Blalock Lake
Walla Walla
Truck Bill on Ballot in Oregon Referendum Signed
The bus and truck bill will be placed before Oregon voters in November after petitions with 24,641 certified names were filed with the secretary of state by the Oregon Motor Stage association. The measure includes a license rate schedule for motor busses and trucks and substitutes House Bill 413 of the 1925 legislature. The bill is not being attacked through the referendum.
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Oregon
Secretary of State
Oregon Motor Stage Association
Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition Filed Against Cameron-Yenney Grain
An involuntary petition to force Cameron-Yenney Grain into bankruptcy was filed in United States District Court in Walla Walla. The document, signed by five individuals and brought by Sharpstein Smith and Sharnstein with E. L. Casey, alleges insolvency.
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Cameron-Yenney Grain Company
Corporation
United States District Court
Walla Walla
Sharpstein, Smith and Sharnstein
E. L. Casey
H. B. Kershaw
A. Htthgate
L. Swezen
Frank Kent
Guy Kent
Rodeo Draws Umatilla Indians at Mo lalla Oregon
A group of Umatilla Indians took part in a July 4 rodeo at Molalla Oregon under the direction of Ben Jory a renowned Round-Up performer.
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Molalla
Oregon
Ben Jory
Be Barnett Dies Playing Cards at Lambs Club
E L Barnett longtime Athena resident and Portland businessman dropped dead last Friday afternoon while playing cards at the Lambs club in Portland. Deputy Coroner Ross ruled natural causes likely a weak heart. He leaves wife Nora W Barnett a son A R Barnett of Los Angeles and daughter Mrs Mabel Chimento of Seattle. He was 71 and formerly cashier at the First National Bank of Athena.
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E. L. Barnett
Athena
Tillamook Street
Portland
Lamb's Club
Ross
Barnett
Nora W. Barnett
A. R. Barnett
Los Angeles
Mabel Chimento
Seattle
First National Bank of
LeGrow
Landing field need urged after Varney mail plane force landing
The Union reports demand for a landing field near Walla Walla after a Varney mail plane piloted by Jay Tate forced a landing at the Veterans Hospital reservation. Tate could not land at Paseo due to a windstorm and had to rush the mail by car, noting difficulty finding a suitable field as none were marked.
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Walla Walla
Jay Tate
Union
Tate
Paseo
Veterans Hospital
New Rail Line Under Way Connects Ames Crossing to Timber
A new railroad is under construction from Ames crossing toward the Sanger district in eastern Oregon. It is expected to reach the Grande Ronde Lumber Company timberlands next winter for logging. Completion is awaited by the Mother Lode Copper company advancing development near the east terminal.
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Ames Crossing
Sanger District
Oregon
Grande Ronde Lumber Company
Mother Lode Copper Company
Heat Wave Smashes Records Across Cities
The heat wave hit Athena on Sunday and Monday as temperatures neared 100 degrees. Walla Walla set yearly records, reaching 104 degrees on Monday.
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Athena
Mercury
Walla Walla
Scout Hero Saves Boy From Drowning at Pool Party
Paul Durand a thirteen year old scout from Walls Walla rescued eight year old Marcel Saxton from drowning in Mill Creek pool during a Fourth of July picnic on Monday.
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Paul Durand
Walls Walla
Marcel Saxton
Mill Creek
Washington Ballot Lacks Initiatives for First Time
The November general election ballot will carry neither an initiative nor a referendum for the first time since the 1912 constitutional amendment.
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Washington
Washington State
Government Surplus Totals 37 Million as Year Ends
The federal government closes its fiscal year with a surplus of 377.768 million dollars, below the 390 million forecast by President Coolidge but nearly four times earlier expectations. Revenue grew through income and customs taxes, debt reduced to 19.483 billion, and Mellon announced sale of 48 million in farm loan bonds.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Mellon
Treasury
Congress Passes Co-operativ e Bill
Washington D C The co operative marketing bill passed the house after a 168 to 67 vote to reject sending it to conference. It authorizes a division in the agriculture department to aid farmers cooperatives with no new appropriation of 226000 dollars. The Senate later approved amendments after rejecting the farm credit bill backed by President Coolidge.
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Washington, D. C
House
Nate Gauntlet
Senate
Jardine
Agriculture Department
News Farm Credite
House Approves Pension Increases for Civil Mexican War Veterans
Washington reports the House passed a Senate pension bill lifting monthly payments for civil and Mexican war veterans and dependents at an estimated 15 million dollars annual cost. About 54,000 civil war veterans would rise from 50 to 45 dollars, 72 dollar veterans could reach 90, 20 percent of 66,000 would be eligible for increases, and 20,000 widows would see 40 to 50 dollars a month. Civil war nurses would get 40 dollars monthly, with about 100 widows of earlier wars set for increases to 60 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Houseu
Ely
Treasury Secretary Mellon Allegedly Promised Nonenforcement
A diplomatic dispatch from Parks reports that Secretary Mellon in private talks with Prime Minister Callinaxaya was assured that Article 7 of the Franco American treaty would not be enforced.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Mellon
Parks
Callinaxaya
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Herbert Hoover
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Vance McCormick
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