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Wk Mitm Wxm AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER P. B. Boyd. Publisher Subscription Rates. One copy, one year $2.00 One copy, six months $1.00 One copy, three months .75 lATHENA. OREGON, MAY 16, 1919 "LET'S SWAP VOTES." Under this head, the Malheur Enter prise publishes a pertinent editorial in support of two measures to be voted on at the special election to be held on June 8rd. Eastern Oregon arid acres could be reclaimed to great extent should the Irrigation Interest Guaran tee measure carry and the thousands of tons of hay and feed these acres will pioduce would And ready market in the counties which will be benefitted in common with the state at large, should the Roosevelt Highway bill carry at the polls. Eastern Oregon has within her grasp a splendid system of highways and'the Western Oregon counties are only asking that they be lifted out of their present isolation The Enterprise hits at the crux of the situation when it says: "Eastern Oregon is mighty interest ed in the passage of the special Tinea sure to be voted on at the coming spe cial election to be held on June 3rd, known as the Irrigation Interest Guar antee Measure. This bill will cost the State as a whole nothing and will open the way for immediate development of hundreds of thousands of acres of the ' best land in the world that is now either too swampy or too arid to pro duce a healthy weed. "The Pacific ooast counties are mighty interested in the passage of the measure known as the Roosevelt Highway bill providing for the build ing of a north and south highway along the Pacific coast, the bonds not to be issued unless matched by a special ap propriation from congress. This mea sure will not cost the State much and will greatly benefit the isolated people of the ccast counties, who now have to wait until the fog settles in order to travel their roads. , "Let Eastern Oregon boost for and vote for the Roosevelt highway and in return we will gracously recieve the support of the coast sections for the Interest Guarantee bill." Contention, controversy and brawl ing are disagreeable, but apparently there are thousands of people who re gard them as preferable. to work. American heroes are not like the French ones, kissed by their command- era when decorated. However, they do not so unklssed on thut occasion. Not one man In ton million ever gets splinters In his hands from holding to the plow handles, but In this day and time the boys do not care to take chances. Camouflaged Philosophy. The child labor law doesn't prohibit work that will make mother's burdens lighter. Eggs In China are selling for six cents a dozen but we prefer to live In America. The vvomnn, ankle-hound by a tight skirt, doesn't wnlk ; she does a sort of hesitation glide. In Holland a useful gum, or paste. Is being made from garlic. When the government begins putting that kind on the hacks of postage stamps, then watch out ! A lot of unnecessary argument has been utilized over the question, "What Is beer?" It Is of merely academic in terest, anil should be corrected to read "What was beer?" The moment that the Lord created Eve It became absolutely certain that man's cerebral equipment would never become permanently inert for lack of something to think about. Those soldiers who miss the war will, of course, marry Immediately upon their return. The backyard hen and the home garden will help meet living costs If you keep them apart. Nothing Is regarded by American ex perts as so good for an attack of bol ehevlsm as a sea voyage. Maybe the farmer Is opposed to daylight saving because he wastes less of It than anybody else. We have often wondered whether the females who use cigarettes em ploy breath-killers like the then. Perhaps the ex-poldier, ns he Is con fronted with the cost of civilian clothes, Is sorry the war is over I w mc, ki-u iii una solemn nine, not to worry about. One of Is the shortage of garlic. The farmers who work only from min-up to dark shouldn't care a hoot what the clock says about anything. There are 10,500.000 In this country who are not citizens, besides all those who never should have been accepted. Returned soldiers should not be per mitted to work In their uniforms It makes the rest of us look Insignificant. Many people would Join that "buy what you need" movement of the council of defeuse If they bud the money. Knglnnd is confronting n servant girl fnmlne. There are some Institu tions which the new democracy Is hit ting hard. There is said to he n movement on foot to call the kings and queens In thn deck of cards "presidents" and "suffragettes." The Influenza germ has been prac tically subdued and Is fortunately un able, to disguise itself and resort to propaganda. Conscientious objectors are report ed returning their pay to the govern ment, surely the add test of con scientious objections. Bolshevism's declaration for forced labor makes the red terror still redder and more terrible to a citizenry trained anil accustomed to working when It Jolly' well pleases. The Genitalis quit fighting before the war carried Into their own coun try, but that didn't do them any good. Thev've irot a war In their midst now without the Interference of an enemy. Heretofore It has been accepted as one of the homely but Inexorable laws of nature that what goes up must come down. Living costs, however, are the exception that proves the rule. It Is not "sleeping sickness," but "lethargic encephalitis." This Is Im portant, ns Its proper name may tend to discourage Its spread In any aver age community with the American In stinct of not wasting time. It is easier for a needle to go through the eye of a camel than it is for a Woman to pass through a room without glftnng In the mirror. 0RCING GROWTH OF PLANTS Intelligence of Man Is Enabling Him to Become Master of Nature and the Seasons. By degrees man Is becoming mas ter of the seasons. Light and elec tricity are being pressed Into his serv ice, and he can already force on plant growth so rapidly that he can beat the ordinary process of Nature by many weeks. One method Is to treat seed, be fore planting It, with small doses of high-tension electricity. In 1010 a trial was made of this method near Burn-: ham-nn-Crotich, In Essex. England. Spring wheat Is usually sown In March or April. On this occasion the Wheat of which he seed had been treated by this special process, was not sown until July 11). It was up In five days, and on September 18 was In ear. It was reaped 12 weeks from the time It was sown, whereas the ordinary time for wheat to mature In that country Is 18 weeks. Another method of forcing crops Is to run a current of electricity through overhead wires. In this way the yield of onts and beans has been nearly dou bled. Experiments tried last year at Llncluden Mains farm In Dumfries shire, were prnctlcally successful. A third method is to use artificial light, either electric or, better still, acety lene.jfPlnnts, are thus made to grow by night ns well as by day. Cabbages and lettuce ore easily forced In this way, but other plants such ns carrots, seem to reseat It. Flowers bloom ear lier under artificial light, and are more brilliant. Notice to Stockholders. Notice is hereby given to the sub scribers of stock in the Farmers Grain Elevator. Company of Athena, Oregon, that a meeting of the subscribers of stock in said company is to be held at the office of said Elevator at Athena, Oregon, June , 1910, at 2 p. n. of said date for the purposnj of fixing the number of directors in said corpor ation, (to be not less than three) and for the purpose of electing said directors. F. A. Berlin, A. R. Coppock, Cass Cannon, M. Melville Johns, William Read, Dated at Athena, Incorporators. Oreg, May 9, 1919, Rock That Floats. Jnnies K. (Irleve of Prospect, Jack son county, Ore., has a formation of rock on his property which will float, Mr. Grieve claims that floating rock Is not uncommon in his vicinity, the Supposition being that It Is the rock froni the eruption when Crater lake was formed, thai body of water being about 30 miles from bis property. The rock resembles pumice stone and pieces of It can be seen floating around on the ponds. Regarding this strange rock Mr. (irleve sn.vs: "To appreciate this enormous erup tion one should visit Crater Lake park and the surrounding country, which Is being made more accessible and attractive every year by exten sive road ami trail work under direc tion of the war department." Working Upward. There Is nothing so sure of succeed lng ns not to be over brilliant as to be entirely wrapped up In the thought of success, and endowed with perse- j veranco which, In spite of (he rebuffs It may meet, never relaxes In the pur SPlt of its object, and the man of real j talents is the man who will make bold to ask for what he wants. He will i besiege every employer In the world for work before be will reninlu Idle or bo Satisfied with a mediocre position. Then when he has once obtatued It, he will almost Immediately lay claim to something better. He will summon all his courage anil demand the right to take n step higher up on the success ladder; and nine times out of ten he will be permitted to take It Es-change. Notice to Creditors. In the County Court for Umatilla County, Oregon In the Matter of the Estate of John S. Harris, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed exec utor of the last will and testament of John S. Harris, deceased, by the above entitled Court. All persons havi ig claims against the above entitled es tate should present them to me at Athena, Oregon, or to my attorney, Homer I. Watts, at his office in Ath ena, Oregon, within six months from the first publication of this notice; said claims to be verified as by law required. Dated at Athena, Oregon, this 18th day of April, I91P. Henry A. Barrett, Executor. Notice of Pinal Account . , In the County Court of tile State of Oregon, for Umatilla County. In the matter of the estate ol Luclnda HIteman, deceased. Notice la hereby given that the un dersigned has filed his final account and report In the above entitled mat tor and that the above entitled court has fixed Saturday, May 31, 1919, at the hour of ten o'clock a. m. of said day as the time and the county court room in the county court house at Pendleton, Oregon, aa the place for hearing said account and report Any and all objections to said final account and report should be filed in the above entitled matter on or be. fore said date. HENRY DELL,, Administrator, Foley's Honey and T&t for children.sate.sure. No opiates, Notice to Creditors. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Fannie O. Myrick, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern that Olive Lee has been appointed administratrix of the estate of Fannie O. Myrick, deceased, and has qualified as such. All persons having claims against her estate are required to present them with proper vouchers to the said ad ministratrix at the law office of Will M. Peterson, in the Smith-Crawford Building at Pendleton, Oregon, within six months of the date of the first pub lication of this notice which is made on the 2nd day of May 1919. Olive Lee, Administratrix. Will M. Peterson, Attorney for Administratrix. Notice of Final Account. IirTfie County Court of tiie State of Oregon, for Umatilla County. In the matter of the estate of Mary LaFave, deceased. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has filed her final account and report in the above entitled mat ter and that the above entitled court has fixed Saturday, May 31, 1919, at the hour of ID o'clock a. m. of said day as the time and the county court room In the county court house at Pendleton, Oregon, oa the place for hearing said account and report. Any and all objections to said final account and report should be filed In the above entitled matter on or be fore said date. CARRIE D. BERGEVIN, Administratrix With the Will Annexed. Notice to Creditors. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of D. G. MrKenzie. Deceased: Notice is hereby given to all persons whom it may concern that Alexander McKenzie has been appointed executor of tho last Will and testament of Dan- lei b. McKenzie. deceased, and has qualified as such. All persons having claims against his estate are required to present them with proper vouchers to the said executor at his home in Ad ams, Oregon, or at the law office of Will M. Peterson in the Smith-Craw ford Building at Pendleton, Oregon attorney ior me executor, within six months of the date of the first publica tion ot this notice, which is Friday, the itith day ot April, 1919. Alexander McKenzie, Executor. Will M. Peterson, Attorney for Executoi. 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