The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, April 10, 1914, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextAN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd. Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson Streets. HEAP AND FLIMSY SECONDS Entered In the f ostofflce at Athena, Oregon a ccoodCiasa Mail Matter. Subscription Rates. One codv. one vear.... J 1.50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months .75 One copy, three months .50 Advertising Rates. Display, transient, running less than one month, first insertion, per inch. . .... 25c Subsequent insertions . . . 12 Display regular, per inch 12$ Local readers, first insertion, per line, 10c Subsequent insertions, per line 5c Lodge resolutions, per line - 5c Church notices, admission, per line. . 5c cATHENA. ORE.. APRIL 10 ....1914 It Is advisable that the women of Atheca organizs a olab, having foi its purpose tbeir enlightenment in tbe elements of the soieaoe of government. and a tborongb dissemination of know ledge of tbe political issues confronting them an voters at tbe coming election If organized, tbe olab should be main tained and oondaoted on striotly non paitizan lines so that every angle of eaob issue may be presented in nn prejudiced form. Any other method is snre of inciting political argument. whioh leads only to debate and rebut tal. It would seem to be preferatle for the women to have a etody olnb, seoure liteifttare, take np tbe issnes in order, and from time to time have some one who is oooversant with tbe issue in miud, to ooae before tbe olab and explain it in detail, withont expressing any ptivate opinion on the eubjeot and witbont politioal bits. On snob occasions an; question may te answered or explanation given, with ont interruption, or inviting political argument Organize on tbe basis of a sobool of instruction in'soienoe of government not partlzan politics. Newt Bargees is not satisfied with tbe present prices of wool, wbiob are higher than tbe prices of last year. He deolares that there is no money in sbeep raising with wool less than 20 cents per pound, and intimates that be favors a protective policy that wonld insaie tbe wool grower that muob. . Let's see. left, if we re member .rightly, nerm contended for a tariff tbat high. Be was defeated because be failed to live op to bis plat form to revise, downward, and we'll Lave to admit admiration for Newt's nerve in making bis statement in face if present conditions.' But then Newt is in the sheep business. Here's hoping that Harry Soyer w ill be snooessfol in scouring the con Jf29ioj 8t atnidgs on tbe Umatilla river at Tborn Hollow crossing. Tbe needs of the farmers of tbat locality demand tbat a bridge be coostrnoted at tbat point. The county has already cxponded ooosideiable money in road improvement on tbe sontb'side of tbe river, tot to get to it tbe people on this side mast noeessarily travel tn Cujuse to find safe crossing daring periods of high water. A bridge at 'iborn Hollow would greatly facilitate tbe removal of gtain that finds its way to the warehouses at that shipping station. Should tbe Bepntlioana nominate Douglas Belts, tbe taxpayers of Uma tilla oonnty would be iu a position to oubt their ballots In choice of two good men for tbe office of County Judge. Tbe Demoorats have an able man in Chillies Marsh, so with theeleotlon of either Mr. Belts or Mr. Marsh, there will be assuranoe that tbe offioe will remain nnder the regime of consoien tions competency. The Press wants eveiy one of its leaders, whether he be a democrat or repatilloao, probi or socialist to read tbe interview given by C. A. Johns, republican candidate for governor, to a Portland paper. Mr. Johns stioks tbe truth wbeie it aotually belongs, in bis views on the eoormooi iuorease In taxes daring the past year in this state. It is easier to pall down than to build up. Why not boost tbe booster, baok the builder, stand by the men who want progress and let the knocker flook by himself, sagely questions Ueo. D. Brown, in his Ilaitland, (Minn.) Herald. Soon it will be Hoot I Mon, tbe Oampbtllsare Comio'; after wbioh will follow tbe annual Reunion of tbe Pioneeis at Weston. Then will come tbe hat vest season, and after that we'll torn loose agaiu and Let V Baok I Not So Dutiful. "Whore wilt Mix. Dobs go now that both ber daughters' are niurriwl-to her son-in-law's boimo iu Blrtnlugbaui or to that of bcr son in-law in Leeds?" "One wants hor in Birmingham, and the other wishes she would go to Leeds." "What dutiful sons-in-law l "I beg your pardon. Tbe one In Bir mingham want her la Leeds; the one in Ieds wunU her In Birmingham." London Tlt-Hlts. Mother-in law-It In so kind or you. Joseph, to take thv trouble to drive me home; Hon In In v Ihm't mention It! It's no tr-mhie nt nil. On the con Iran-. It l the mnxt delightful driv I li.'ive Iin'I tor MiHif time!- I.otiriui, 'i'i'p-iiii It la 8uppoed That Satan Was the Original Humbug The Retail Cata logue House People Have Developed the Art Until It Has Become a Dis ease With Them. Copyrighted, 1914, by Thomas J Sullivan. On n certain occasion some boys thought they would play a trick on tbe great naturalist, Darwin. They caught a beetle, glued various parts of other Insects upon its bead and body, placed it in n little box and humbly knocked at Darwin's door, seeking to know what the great scien tist would call this wonderful bug they had assembled. Mr. Darwin looked it over very crit ically and asked tbe boys very serious ly, "Did this bug hum when you caught it?" "Yes, sir; it bummed a great deal," replied tbe boys, with sly winks at each other. "Then this must be a humbug," said Durwin. . It Is supposed that Satan was tbe original humbug, but since tbe mailor der bouses have been established be has bad -to take a back seat, and among so many modern Improvements he must feel dreadfully useless and antiquated. . ' Love to Be Humbugged. That tbe American people love to be humbugged long since has passed into a proverb. Trickery may be called our national vice, our besetting sin. Like liberty, It appears to be in the very air we breathe. We take to it as naturally as we do to politics. Our entire social system has become satu rated with it Even at times it mas querades under tbe mantle of charity, which, like a well filled purse, covers a multitude of sins. There are various kinds and classes of fakers and tricksters, but tbe princes of tbem all, the incarnations of fraud, are tbe advertising humbugs, who, when stripped of tbe sugar coat ing by which they impose upon the public, are simply professors of false hood. Would Strike Liars Dead. The ancient scribes tell us tbat the Lord once attempted to check the humbug, habit by striking the liars dead, but when he looked into the, future and saw the huge catalogue houses looming in the distance he reluctantly relinquished tbe idea, as be saw that such a plan in the congested centers would prove more fatal than a second flood. The mall order houses word their ad vertising so as to appeal to the credu lity and weakness of human nature, as It is generally known tbat every son of Adam and daughter of Eve pos sesses a disposition to resort to games of chance, an inclination to get some thing for nothing. Possess the Gambling Instinct. A noted gambler once said: "Life consists In taking chances. Providence has instilled Into the brains and hearts of men the betting instinct" So when the mail order bouses came into exist ence they at once opened op an avenue for the development of humanity's well known weakness a desire for gambling. As tho catalogue houses passed from tbe elementary and experimental stages to that of a permanent and pronounced reality tho gambling Instinct of tbe consumer kept pace with tbe humbug's progress. Tbe consumers read the bewitching circulars describing the many wonder ful bargains; they fumbled the pages of the huge catalogue In bewildering amazement The angel of doubt hover ing near whispered warnings to tho f undiluted buyer, but tbo god of chance was beckoning from tbe distance, and the order was sent forward. Cheap, Flimsy "Seconds." Tho advertising humbug's advertise ments and catalogues depict his goods as something marvelous. Bedsteads, chnlrs, tables, couches, picture frames. beaters, etc., which appear to be mas sive handsomely carved pieces of work, are nothing but cheap, flimsy "seconds" when delivered, and the buy er Is often ashamed to cart them home in tho dnytlme, but waits for the dark ness of night to cast its mantle over their defects. Sometimes the gambling instinct is so deeply set in tbe natures of some consumers that one evidence of the trickery of the advertising humbug is Insufficient and they again indulge their passion for gambling by taking a chance" with another order and again getting imposed upon, and so on ad infinitum. Paraguay's Sweet Plant. A herb called by the natives caa ehe, but botnulcally Eupatorlum re- bniidlunuin, grows wild In Paraguay. It is remnrknble for its sweetness. In deed, the native name means the "sugar plant." It grows along the bor ders of the river Amnmbahl and at tains a height of only about Ave inch es. The sum I lost bit of this plant whou placed upon tho tongue produces n surprisingly sweet flavor, which, it Is wiltl, lasts for hours. The saccharine power Is much greater than that of sugar. Which Foot Walks Faster! If you will take a pavement that is clear, so that there will be no Inter ference, and walk briskly in the cen ter, you will And thai before you have gone fifty yards you have veered very much to one side. You must not make any effort, of course, to keep in the center, but If you will think of some thing nnd endeavor to walk naturally you cannot keep a direct line. The ex planation of this lies In the propensity of one foot to walk faster than the other, or one lefi takes a longer stride than the other, causing one to walk to one side. You can try an experi ment In this way by placing two sticks atwMit eight feet apart, then stand off about sixty feet, blindfold yoursett ami endenvor to walk lietween thera. You will find It almost Impossible. TheCountv Judge. The kind of a oonnty judge to have is tbe one wbo is worth anon mors to his own twines than tbe county pays tin, and wbo makes genuine sac rifice in order to serve the public Booh a man is Jim Malooev. Snob a man in tbe event of bis election next November will be Charley Marsh, Wwilon Leader, Ruts of Interet loperct SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION. In Foreclosure of Tax Lien. In tbe Circuit Coort of tbe State of Oregon, for tbe Connty of Umatilla. Lexington Realty Company, a corpor ation, Plaintiff, vs. W. R. Howard and also all persons or parties nn ' known, olaimicg any right, title, es tate, lien or interest in the real es tate desoiibed herein, Defendants: To W. R. Howard, the above named defendant, and aho all persons or . parties unknown oiaimiDg any light, title, estate, lien or interest in tbe real estate desoribed herein: In the Name of the State of Oregon: Yon are hereby notified tbat Lex ington Realty Company, a corpora tion, is Hie holder of Certificate of Delinquency numbered 893, issued on tbe 3d day of February, 1913, by tbe Tax Collector of the Connty of Uma tilla, State of Oregon, for tbe amount of Two and 10-100 ($3.10) Dollars, tbe same being tbe amount tben dne and delinquent for taxes for tbe year 1907, together with penalty, interest and costs thereon npon tbe real property assessed to you, of wbiob yon are tbe owner as appears of reooid, sitnated in said County and State, and partic ularly bounded and described as fol lows, to wit; Lot 10 in Section 18, Twp. 3 Noitb of Range 86 East W. M, Yon are farther notified that said Lexington Realty Company, a corpor ation, Las paid taxes on said premises for subsequent years with the rate of interest on said amounts as follows: Years ' Pftte Ta Receipt Tax Paid Number Am't 1H08 Feb 8, 1913 7012 Ji.UO HKX) .. .. 70l 1.10 1910 . . 7H3 1 40 " " 11)11 ' " " 8M7.. 1 m " 1912 Aprl, " 6709 . 1.15 " " Said W. R. Howard,' as the owner of tbe legal title of tbe above desoribed property as tbe same appears of reoord and eaob of tbe- other persons above named are hereby farther notified that Lexington Realty Company, a corporation, will apply to tre Circuit Conrt of tte Connty and State afore said for a deoiee ' foreclosing tbe lien against tbe property above desoribed and mentioned in said certificate. And yon are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the first pub lication of the summons exclusive of tbe day of said first publication, and de fend this action or pay tbe amonnt doe as above shown together with costs and aocrood interest and in case of your failure to do so, a deoree will be ren dered foreclosing tbe lien of said taxes and coats against tbe land and prem ises above namd. This summons is published ty order of the Hoaorable Gilbert W. Phelps, Judge of tbe Circuit Court of tbe State of Oregon, tor tbe Connty of Umatilla, and said order was made and dated this 14th day of February, 1914, and tbe date of tbe first publication of this summons is tbe 37th day of February, 1914. All prooess and papers in this pro ceeding mav be served npon tbe under signed residing within tbe State of Oregon, at tbe address hereafter men tioned. FREDERICK STEIWER, Dist. Atty. and Attorney for the Plaints-Address Pendleton, Oregon. Douglas Belts Republican Candidate For County Judge "A publio offioe is a pnblio trust." If nomioated and eleoted I will en deavor to administer tbe affairs of tbe County so as to compel by rigid eoon omy a lowering of Connty taxes, and will favor snob expenditure of the road f nnda so as to play no favorites bnt to give every section of tbe County its fair abate of tbe road funds with doe recognition of the needs of tbe dis trict. DOUHLAS BELTS. Paid Advertisement. J. A. Yeager lor COUNTY CLERK Candidate io tbe Repnblioan pri maries. I promise fsitbfol, efficient and oomteoas service. Paid Advertisement. T. D.; Taylor v For Sheriff I hereby announce to tbe voters of Umatilla county, tbat I will be a can didate for re-election to the offioe of Sheriff, ant ject to the will of tbe Demooratk) primaries. My reoord as an officer daring tbe preoediag terms I have held tbe office, speaks for it self, nnd if again elected, 1 will con tinue tu give my best setvioes. T. D. TAYLOR. Paid Advertisement. L. L. Mann For Sheriff If elected Sheriff of Umatilla Conn ty, I promise tbe people tbat I will give my personal attention to tbe work of my offioe, and tbat I will endeavor by every fair means to enforce all tbe laws of tbe State cf Oregon, inolnding tbe laws against bootlegging, gambling and prostitution and other crimes of like nature. As a taxpayer, I am in favor of eoonomy In all of tbe business of tbe Connty, and will, if eleoted, conduct the Sheriff's offioe striotly npon business principles. .- L. L. MANN." Paid Advertisement. Cream Separators If you are interested in a Cream Separator, you will be pleased with the latest U.S. Prices S30 Up Liberal allowance on old machines. Free trial., , . EDWARD TUCKER Phone 16X2 Weston, Oregon 4 THE I ST. NICHOLS HOTEL i. E. FEOOME, prop. Only First-class Hotel in the City. in THE ST. NICHOLS is tbe only one tbat can accommodate oommarolal traveler. Can be leoomended tor lis clean and well ventilated roomi. Cor. Maik and Tbibd, ATBSMA.Or. C. E. RUDE, LIVESTOCK and Genera AUCTIONEER Satisfaction Guaranteed Reference First National Bank of Athena Office, Dutch Henry Auction, Feed and Sale Stable, Pendleton, Oreg. Phone, 133. Flat Lens Toric Lens A. D. French Optical Co. Refracting and Manufacturing OPTOMETRISTS 15 East Main, Walla Walla Wash. Phone No. 653 Should you break your glasses mail them to us. We will duplicate them nd mail them gams day received. If your eyes are troubling you call at our office, we will fit you canectly with classes if you need them. Our work The Toric Lens is the Best. Notice the is fully guaranteed. Angle of Vision. DR. FRENCH O. D. in charge NO MAMMOCKING NO fflJMMOGKING NO SAGGING NO BAGGING NO DRAGGING NO PITCHING IN. See tJio'j)eJC"&ed$piiiisit u r MILLER'S FURNITURE STORE. Brick Is fool-Proof When you decide to use brick in your building you are sure of one thing the contractor cannot tamper with the material. ' '.;'.'';' J..' With both lumber and cement you are blindly trusting to the dealer and contractor. The chance is again you, for you have no way of knowing whether they are treating you honest ly.' You may ;find out afterwards when it is to late. - Don't trust that material man; don't tempt the contractor's honesty. ' Build with brick the one material that is actually fool-proof. Best grade Common Building Brick always on hand. Correspondence is solicited. ' '.1 WESTON BRICKYARD P. T. Harbour, Mg'r. Weston, Oregon DROITS Succeed when everything else fails. In nervous prostration and female weaknesses they are the supreme remedy, as thousands have testified. FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND STOMACH TROUBLE It is the best medicine ever sold over a druggist's counter. Professional S. F; Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all call both night and day. Calls promptly answered. Office on Third Street, Athena Oregor - DR. J. W. WELCH Dentist Athena, Oregon Office Hours: 9 a. m, to 4:30 p. m. "1 . v. . v OFFICERS B. SHAFFER President, . S. FERGUSON, Vice-President. S. Le GROW, Cashier. F. CANNON, Ass'L Cashier DIRECTORS W. B. SHAFFER. H. KOEPKE, W. S. FERGUSON M. L. WAl'lS, F. 8. Le GROW. I FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATFJENA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $100,000.00 We extend to our Depositors every cAccornmdation consistent with sound Banking. ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co, AM BEAUT V FLOUES Is trade in Athena, by Athena labor, in one of the very- best equipped mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry". Your grocer sells the famous American Beauty Flour for .35 Per Sack Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash. PETERSON & BISHOP Attorneys-at-Law Freewater, Oregon - Pendleton, Oregon Homer I. Watts '. Attorney-at-Law Athena, Oregon. DR. E. B. OSBORN Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist , Graduate McKlllip Vetlnary college Offices: Com merle 1 Stable aud Ha kg Drug Store. Fboue Main tin, or 3. ; REINEMAN & BRADLEY Engineers and Surveyers Phone 881 Freewater, Oregon I if ! um v. ia -i'! . lie ; "- tA. J. Parker IMP Everything; First Claia - Modern and Up-to-date SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET- ATHENA .BUTTER WRAPS. 100 for $1.25. 250 for $1.50500 for $2.25. Paper furnished est fine We have samples of the best line of weaves we have ever offered to our patrons. We can give you a good, tailored suit lor $15, a better one for $20t and a crack-' erjack for $25. Fit and material guaranteed. Main Street RUSSEL PIERSOL. Athena Oreg.