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VOLUME XL.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1919.
m INLAND
TOWNS TO GET
LOWER RATES
enator Poindexter Seeks to End
.All Unfair Railroad freight
Charges.
fTERIOR POINTS VICTIMS.
Have Had to Pay for the Costly Fight
of the Railroads Against Water
Carrier,
Washington, D. C. (Special)-- Tliere
is a strong probability that Congress,
at Its coming session, will enact Sena
tor PolndexterV bill to amend the
long and short haul clause in the
Interstate Commerce law, so as to
abolish discriminations In railway
freight rates. This means thatihun-
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERU INTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor
mation of Our Readers.
SENATOR POINDEXTER.
dreds of Inland cities and towns, for
the first time In their history, will fret
a fair deal from the transportation
companies. The bill passed the Sen
ate at the last session, but was lost
In the House owing to the pressure of
war matters and the congestion which
developed during the closing weeks.
It Is believed, ho.wever, that a large
majority of Hie members favor Its
adoption.
In an interview today, Major Gen
eral William M. Black said:
"The Poindexter bill is a long step
In the right direction. The abuses
connected with railway freight rates
first attracted my attention in connec
tion with army work. In fact, there
is no question but what the present
railroad tariffs constitute one of the
grossest impositions ever practiced
In this country.
"The tariffs for freight are still
based upon the old principle of charg
ing all that the traffic will bear, n
relic of the days of unregulated mo
nopoly. The railroads have practical
ly driven water transportation out of
business in many parts of the coun
try, by making low cut rates at com
petitive points where water carriers
were trying to no ousiness. "-
they made up the losses by overcharg
ing in other localities where there was
no such competition. The system was
a distinctly selfish one devised for -the
greater prosperity of the railroads
and Involved the exercise of autocratic
powers which do not rightfully belong
to common carriers of goods.
"Water transportation can be re
vived In many parts of the TJnlted
States as a result of proper regulation
of railway freight charges. There
,,,nv classes of freight which
might profitably be sent by water to
the benefit or uie
elves." s
railroads thern-
Linn conty banks now have deposits
aggregating $5,909,204.75.
The convention of the State Federa
tion of Labor opened in Bend Monday.
Marlon county's apple crop this year i
will net the growers more than $100,
000. )
Deckhands and firemen of Portland's
river steamboats went on strike last
week. ... - -
Hood Hlver apple growers have nev
er experienced so severe a shortage ol
apple packers. r, , t .
The price of milk In Pendleton has
raised to 16 cents for pints and
cents for quarts. ,
More than I860 -was cleared at a
dance given by The Dalles Hospital
Alumni association. ,
Fire which started In the upper story
ot the Masonic temple In Woodburn
caused a damage of $5000.
J. L. Stalker disposed of his 103
acre ranch situated In the vicinity ot
Silverton to Edward Olaen.
The Oregon Dairy Council will have
four delegates to the national dairy
show this week In Chicago.
Road construction In Oregon willibe
pressed forward through the winter by
the state highway commission.
Cranberry raisers near Marshfleld
are short of help and have the biggest
crop in recent years to harvest.
The Salem Phez company expects ti
press more than 3,000,000 poundB of
apples during the present season.
Two new paving plants, each cost
ing in the neighborhood of $15,000, are
to be purchased by Marion county..
Pear growers of the Hood River val
ley In a number of Instances will real
ise. $2000 an acre from their crops this
Forty-five thousand gallons of vine
gar wlll.be manufactured by the Bu-
stene Fruit Growers' association this
year.
The accumulation of materials await
ing shipment is rapidly nearing a con
gestion at the Southern Pacific depot
in Brownsville.
Taxpayers of Coqullle have voted a
bond Issue of $50,000 for purchase of
a site and to construct a new high
school building.
Advertisements have been issued by
the Umatilla Indian agency inviting
bids for the sale of 787 acres of choice
Indian allotments.
Two fatalities and a total of 588
accidents were reported to the indus
trial accident commission for the week
ending October 2.
The second annual dahlia show given
in Oregon City under the auspices of
the St. Paul's Episcopal church guild
was largely attended.
Dr. William Sunderland Mott, for
more than 30 years a resident of Salem
and one of the best known physicians
in this section of the state, is dead.
Salaries of all county employes
whose pay 1b not regulated by state
laws, were raised by the Douglas coun
ty court from $10 to $20 per month.
With the number of motor cars con
stantly increasing in Portland the traf
fic problem as shown by the September
record of accidents, is becoming more
acute.
Home nursing will be a part of the
curriculum of the future high school
girl in Portland, according to plans of
the Portland chapter, American Red
Cross.' !::-!
A large touring car ran off the Co
lumbia river highway near Rainier and
plunged down an embankment 100 feet.
Matt Armstrong of Astoria suffered a
broken leg.
Because a large p'Jture of the former
kaiser ap ars in the newi geography,
the Par Teacher ass t ion at Eu
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POTATOES PRERLY
STORE!) FOR WINTER
Approximately One-Third of Crop
Is Marketed in Fall.
Reserve Supply Must Be Protected
From Extremes of Heat and Cold
Provide Sufficient Ventila
tion and Avoid Moisture.
NUMBER 40
WAR OFFICE
STOPS BOMB 1
DISTRIBUTION
Treasury Department's Plan to
Award Hand Grenades
Blocked
STATE FAIR FACILITIES
ARE TOTALLY INADEQUATE
The unanimous verdict of atgiwho
attended the Oregon State Fair at
JACK PARKER EXPIRES
HUE IN DOCTOR'S OFFICE
; J. Parker, Athena s pioneer bar-
vn:B1 bn.Montu in fir Sham a
office shortly after five o'clock Tuesday I Salem last week is that the fair-was
evebing as the result ot heart failure. I one or me oesi ever neio, uui ium iu
In company with bis son Willard Mr. facilities offered for accommodating
Parker had gone to the doctor for med- j the orowds in attendance were mad
ical attention, and while sitting in a j, equate in a marked degree,
chair suddenly lurched forward to the For 40,000 people in attendance, but
floor, dying instantlyThe remains ' four thousand could find seating places
were removed to MiUeVWdertaking in the antiquated grandstand, built
rrmanta and the funeYal services tony years Hgo, oiu j
were conducted at the residence this Swaggart
atfernoon at two o'clock, Rev. B. B.
Burton officiating. , jajf
Mr. Parker had been afflicted- with
heart trouble for about two years and
bad contracted asthma many years
ago, and while death might have been
expected to occur at any time, his
takin? away was a Bhock to the fam
ily and the community. He had been
a resident of Athena for thirty-three
..aaa .niTiinar here from Albanv. Ore
gon, at which place he spent his boy- the fair was notable
hood and early manhood. j
Andrew Jackson Parker was born
near Burlington, Iowa, in 1859, and at
his death was aged fill years, 8 months
and IB days. He came to Oregon
the other 36,000 having to
content themselves with standi.ig room
about the track affii grounds.
The stock exhibits were superior to
any heretofore seen at Salem, and
the showing of agricultural products
was marvelous, eclipsing anything of
that nature ever attempted in the
Northwest. The racing program at
tracted entries from the best known
horsemen of the country, and the suc
cess of this prominent feature of
EXPERIMENT IN STEER FEED"
Pennsylvania Station-Makes Success
ful Test With 8Hage, Stover and
Linseed Oil Meal.
Twelve, head of two-year-old steer
were fed at the Pennsylvania expert
nnt station on n 01 4109
n,,nnds of corn silage, 2.12 Bounds of
sr-.redded corn stover and 3.02 pounds
-n linseed oil meal per head dally,
rnev made an average dally gain of
j - poands per head at t. cost of $134
-,r hundredwelgh. The cattle were
mined at S14.40 per hundred, malting
, tie profit of $20.93 per bead.
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lowdown work back
of living. -
when three years of age, and lost his
father during the journey west. He
leaves his wife; two daughters, Mrs.
Bessie Beckham of this citv and Mrs.
Haztl Raymond of Walls Walla, and
two sons:,, Herbert and Willard of this
city. T'.vo daughters and one son pre
ceded him in death, a girl and boy in
their infancy and Minnie, at the age
of ten. He also has a half-brother,
William Parker, living somewhere in
Washington. Mr. Parker was a mem
ber of the Woodmen and Knights of
Pythias orders.
"THE WAN FROM PAINTED
POST" AND "MAN HUNT"
A splendid picture conies to the
Standard Theatre tomorrow, Saturday,
night, when Douglas Fairbanks will
be featured in "The Man From
Painted Post." A nifty comedy of
two reels, "Watch Your Neighbor.'
by the Sennett players, is also offered.
Sunday night, popular Julian Eltinge
will be seen in "Clever Mrs. Carfax."
Eltinge has a splendid opportunity in
this production to diaplav his fcmiiiine
impersonations and the plot is enter
taining throuehout.. A glorious L-Ko
comedy completes the program.
On Tuesday, October 14. the thrill
ing picture that has been captivating
audiences in the big city theatres,
"t e Man Hunt." will be presented
fr the first tin"! bv any theatre in
ns of less than 2C0O population.
Charlie Chaplin in '"Police," two
jg reels of fun.
Thursday night comes "Tangled
hreads," starring Bessie Barriscale
a splendid picture. Lloyd comedy
end Pdihe Review.
JACKSON NELSON. H0N0RE0
PIONEER, PASSES AWAY
JacksoiHjelBon, resident of Athena
for Bit years, passed peacefully awav
last Monday, October , at the home
of his life-long friend, David Taylor,
and was laid to rest today at 1 1 o'clock
in (he Athena cemetery The funeral
services were conducted in the Chris
tian church, of which he was a mem
ber, Pastor B. B. Burton preaching
the sermon. A large number of
friends gathered to pa their last re
spects to this honored pIH pioneer,
who has lived an upright life in their
midBt for over half a century.
Mr. Nelson was up town Monday
morning, but being in a feeble Btate
of health, he fell to the sidewalk.
After being taken to his own home,
he recovered and attended to business
matters, and afterward was taken to
the Taylor home, where, upon enter- j
ing, about noon, he complained of s
pain in the she. Soon losing con
sciousness, he expired at 6:80, Monday
afternoon.
Jackson Nelson was born March 25.
1S81, in New York State. At the age
of eleven years he left home for a
seafaring life, ai d made many voyag
es over the hih seas befr.re settling
ih California, in the gold mining days
where sixty-one years ago he was met
by Mr. Taylor, then a lad of 1H, when
a friendship was formed which lasted
throughout life. Twentv-two years
aizo he was murried to Mrs. Jane
Howell, a eisjer of Mr. Taylor, wbo
j survives him. He died at the age of
82 years, months and' 1 1 days. He is
- survived by one brother, J. C. Nelson,
of Bozeman, Montana, who was
present at his funeral, and also a
nephew, Malcolm Nelson, of Athena.
Three brothers and two sisters have
preceded him in death.
LON BOOHER, AFTER SHORT
ILLNESS DIED SUNDAY
Lon W. Booher died at Pendleton
Sunday night, after a few days Illness
from intestinal' complications. He wss
taken from Helix to the hospital at
Pendleton last week, where ho Was
operated upon just before death oc
curred.
He was in Athena but recently and
was apparently enjoying hisAsual good
beajth. Returning to wtiere he worked
near Helix, a lev Mys later he was
taken ill and gradually became worse.
Mr. Hooher was born in Montgom-
eryjeounty, Indiana, October 30, 18P5
and at his death was aged 53 years 1 1
months and 15 days. He was one of a
family of 10 brothers eight of whom
survive him and seven of these attend
ed the funeral Wednesday, which
was held from the Christian church.
The brothers are: Lank Booher j of
Lexington, Morrow county: D. E. Boo
her of Lewiston, Idaho; W. H. Booher
of Weston; A. R., Samuel, William,
and Charles, of Athena., and George
Booher of Coeur de Alene. Idaho.
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SMILE HAS DISTINCT VALUE
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Leave for Portland.
Mr and Mrs. A. B. Steele and
daughter Elizabeth leave today for
Portland, where they will make their
home for the present. beir domiciled
in we home of Mr. and ' H. Mc
Arthur. at 581. East Ar "street.
Mr.'Steele will he coanecti. with the
j George Lawrence Wholesale Harness , soloist, and E. Fays Price, harpist,
' company, and wilr later be assigned i and was said by those attending to
to a territory not at known to him. i tv i .been a brilliant affair.
Library Benefit at Milton.
Mrs. W. H. Bailey snd paatv of
prominent Milton people were in the
city Monday, in the interest St the
recital, which was given lattjevening
in that city for the benefit , Uu Mil
ton public library. The entertainment
was given by Anne Peyton (Eompton.
In a debate In the national house of
representatives one member charged
the members on the other side with
belng.a ''continual grouch." Is It nat
ural foe men, especially politicians, to
be grouches? Have they not yet learn
ed the value of a smile?
This busy world, with its wonderful
revelations, Its tremendous possibili
ties, has no use for the "grouch." The
minister who never smiles misses the
sweetness of rellgfon. The lawyer
who never smiles loses more cases
than he wins. The merchant who
never smiles loses trade. The general
who never smiles loses Ms grip on his
men. The politician who never smiles
usually stays at home. The sales
man who never smiles loses his posi
tion. Somehow people don't like a
"grouch," a man who doesn't know
how or when to smile.
A smile Is the biggest asset to any
man or woman. It means admirers,
good nature, health and wealth. It
disarms a foe and mnkes a friend. It
builds hope, banishes fear. It opens
the door to the joys of life and the
riches of existence. It Is a Jewel be
yond price.
Dancing; in Haiti.
Dancing to the music of a drum,
saxophone and flute Is the chief source
of amusement for Hnitlans In their lit
tle villages on Saturday night, accord
ing to an article by William Almon
Wolff in Collier's. ISeglnnlng at sun
down every Saturday night, he writes,
one will come to a wine shop, if one
follows the sound of the drum. The
drummer sits outside. His unceasing
drumming marks the rhythm of the
music, what melody there Is, Is borne
by a flute, and almost always there Is
a saxophone. The mnslc Is the same
at every dance. It Is In common tone;
a single cadence Is repeated, over and
over again.
Dancing In Haiti resembles the sat
urnalia among the Australian aborigi
nes, Mr. Wolff writes. The dancers
are frank and unashamed and one gets
little or no feeling of n personal note
between the two one sees dancing;
rather they are staging s spectacle.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Potatoes properly stored should not
sustain a loss throughout the winter
season of more than 5 per cent, and
under exceptionally good conditions not
more than 3 or 4 per cent. The max
imum return from the crop after It Is
produced depends on the care with
which the potatoes are harvested,
stored, graded, sacked, and the ability
of the grower to sell at the most ad
vantageous time. Approximately one-
third of the main potato crop is mar
keted at harvest time, and the re
mainder Is stored as a reserve supply
for winter and spring. It Is physically ,
. Impossible, as well aB economically un
! desirable, to attempt to market the en
I tire crop In the autumn, and the only
I way In which potatoes can be handled
I successfully, so as to Insure a uniform
supply, Is to provide sufficient storage
on the farm or ot the shipping station
for from 85 to 75 per cent of the crop.
Various types of storage places are
now In use, ranging from pits or
cheaply constructed dug-outs to large,
substantially built storage houses.
Plans for the construction of storage
houses are given In the department's
Farmers' Bulletin 84?.
For successful storage, the tubers
must be protected from extremes of
cold and heat; a temperature of from
35 to 40 degrees P. Is considered sat
lsfacory. Sufficient ventilation must
be Jrovlded to remove foul air and
excessive moisture. The storage house
must be so constructed as to make It
possible to exclude the light, as the
table quality of potatoes quickly de
teriorates In the light.
The tubers should be dry and reason
ably free from dirt when ptd; Into
storage, an excess of moisture cir soil
Increases the amount of heat In newly
stored potatoes. The soil tends to fill
up the spaces between the tubers, thus
cutting off air circulation, and helping
to retain heat that would otherwise
escape. All diseased, badly cut, or
bruised tubers should be removed from
the crop before putting It Into storage.
ft Is a common practice for commer-
clnl growers and shippers to store po
tatoes inB to a depth of 10 to 15
feet. This Is almost pertain to entail a
much heavier shrlnkagiIeeejhan when
stored to a depth of not nmjhao 8
feet. The heavier shrinkage I the
result of the greater amount of hew
generated by a large pile of potatoes,
which results In a higher amount of
moisture loss ns well as a heavier loss
from decay, ns heat and moisture both
help to develop organisms causing
tuber rots. Frequently the losses sus
tained when the potatoes are stored
under these conditions reach 25 per
cent, and where rigid cure has not been
exercised to remove all diseased tubers
before storing the crop, the loss Is even
greater. H Is advisable, therefore, to
pile the potatoes not greater than 5 or
0 feet deep, and the floor dimensions of
the bin should not be grenter than 12x
12 feet unless provided with n series of
ventilating shafts or division walls for
the escape of moisture and heat.
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The War Department haB cancelled
Its contract to supply the Treasury De
partment with 15,000,000 hand grenades
which were to be converted into sav
ings banks to stimulate the sales ol
War Savings Stamps and Treasury
Savings Certificates, according to a
telegram received by C. A. Farnsworth,
associate director ot the War Loan Or
ganization in the Twelfth Federal Re
serve District, from Washington. Banks
and Trust Companies of the Twelfth
Federal Reserve District had ordered
nearly 100,000 grenades before news ofj
the cancellation was received.
The telegram' to Farnsworth readu
"'As the War Department has
reined that- .the distribution of t
g:enades as souvenirs should be dis
continued, and has cancelled Its ar
rangement for supplying grefldes to
the Treasury Department to be manu
factured Into grenade savjmgs hanks,
the Treasury Is unable continue the
distribution of the bMKs.
"In order, hbwejW;. to recognize the
efforts of tlJeAmdren ln.worklng and
saving duilBg the mention time, each
one nfhe- would be entitled to a bank
will receive a certificate ot achieve
nient from the Treasury in apprecia
tion of his Industry, in saving and buy
ing government securities."
The hand grenades were known as
Mills bombs No. M and were ready for
shipment to American forces In France
when the armistice was signed. "I am
deeply disappointed as I know the peo
ple who looked forward to receiving
one of these war souvenirs will be,"
said Mr. Farnsworth. "However, I teel
sure that thrifty, patriotiu folks who
are investing regularly in War Savlnns
Stamps will continue to help the gov
ernment." W. 8. S.
AMERICA'S
MILLIONAIRES
RAISE RABBITS FOR PROFITS
Little Domestic Animals Are Easy to
Handle and Remarkably Free
From Disease.
Rabbit mlslng on a backyard scale
Is not an experiment. Thousands of
small rabbltrles In this country are
producing meat crops regularly for
family tables. These domestic ani
mals are easily raised and remarkably
free from disease when properly cured
for.
The Belgian hare Is one of the best
rabbits for table use. It weighs more
than most breeds, develops rapidly
By the income tax returns for 1917
It Is shown that there were In the
United States 3302 incomss between
$100,000 and $150,000 each. If the aver
age was $.125,000, the total incomes in
that class were $402,750,000. There
were 2347 Incomes Ijetwoef $150,000
and $300,000 each. If the average waa
$200,000 the total lncorn&i !n that class
were, $469,430,000. There wer9 553 in
comes between $300,000 and $500,000
each. If the average was $100,090 the
total Incomes In that claES were $223,
800,000. There wero 315 Incomes be
Vlmp $500,000 and $1,000,000 each. If
the iVeraue was $750,000 the total In
comes In that clasH were $336,250,000.
At the top of fhe.a(heap were 141 In
comes of $l,000,0()ffynore. If the
avertge wns $1,500,000 Htotal In
comes In that class were $21,500,000.
The grand total for all Classen b!vo:i
would be $1,643,500,000 Income among
6664 Individuals.
What Is your income? You haven't
any? Neither did those, millionaire
until they started to save ami inveot.
Begin now and bulM up itu ir.come.
Buy a tlvo dollar United SUlea War
Savings Stamp. It pays -1 par cant,
compounded quarterly.
If you haven't got four dollars and
twentycer.lt; that ia what a Sve dollar
stamp roata buy a twonty-fle cent
Thrift Stamp.
Clet started. Get. aa Income,.
An Income from War Savings
Stamps Is not taxable. j
w. a. s.
Female Flemish Giant.,
and the quality of the meat la superior
to ull the others. The Flemish giant
Is a Belgian hare bred exclusively for
large size, with the result, that the
meat Is coarser and less nellcute In
ilavur. These characteristics are con
sidered by some persons aa desirable,
but this la largely a matter of Individ
ual taste.
If all pull together the high cost ot
living will soon be pulled dowu.
Queer Burial Custom.
Among the Indiana of Alaska liv
ing along the roClt-boURd const of the
Bering sea many old customs prevnll,
and It Is still believed that when a
man dies he must pass forward
through four successive stages before
ho reaches heaven. Thus his mourn
ers and family must spend four days
and nights In chanting songs or tell
ing of his virtues and must eat only
the foods of which be was fond. At
the end of that time the body ot the
dead man Is wrapped Into a bundle
and Is hauled up through the roof
by strong ropes that the corpse may
not pass through any door used by
the living. Cremation follows and the
ashes are put Into a bag and stored In
the great wooden chests which fill
the family "grave house."
In the old days these ceremonies of
those four days were very elaborate,
and the songs and chants used strik
ing In their solemnity. Now, how
over, much has been modernized, but
they still dislike the thought of en
tering a door through which a body
has bee:i carried.
A flyout may be as serious as a walk
out. M' .
Keep after the profiteer,
robber.
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