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r ATHENA. OREGON, JAN. 6 .1922
MAKE EUROPE PAY THE BONUS
President Harding again says that
he would favor the soldiers' bonus if
the bonus could be paid without dis
turbing the nation's finances.
It may be that the president is tak
ine the right position. One is led,
however, to reflect upon the fact that
while our unemployed ex-service men
are being fed in soup kitchens and
billeted, in armories virtually sub
sisting on the crumbs flung from the
hand of charity the attitude as
sumed by France, the country which
thev helned to save, stands out at
the Washington conference in sordid
mockery.
The demands of the French dele
gates for a much larger navy
than their country ever before pos
sessed, or the world ever contemplat
ed she could have any such consum
ing desire to possess, and which
would require millions to build, equip
and maintain demands made at a
time when the world is navy-cursed
and navy-weary made in a world
conference called for arms limitation,
were singed and curtailed in the pro
cess of compromise which so far has
marked the net results of the confer
ence. These futile demands were fol
lowed by a staggering and almost
insolent stand for an outrageous ton
nage in submarine boats, which
VrnncA rnnlri Tint. nnHHlhlv need save
for a war of imperialistic conquest
auch as the awful emprise upon
which her ancient and fallen enemy
embarked.
. To be sure, France has again mod
ified her attitude, warned by the
world's astounded disapproval. She
agreed that submarines shall not op
erate against merchant ships. But
the fact that she put forth such
claims at such a place cannot be for
gotten by her friends and well wish
ers. The thought arises that '
France felt herself able to build such
a formidable Burface and underseas
navy, she ought to be able to liquid
ate a part at least of her debt to this
nation. The money so paid could in
turn be converted into a soldiers' bo
nus fund, and the debt of France to
our soldiers, as well as to the nation,
paid in a most befitting manner.
And as with France so with other
debtor nations; for there can be no
logic in proposed war loan cancella
tions so long as the ghost of an un-
naid soldiery stalks abroad in our
land.
pages. Any Oregonian who reads it
will know a lot more about this
proud commonwealth than when he
started in although he'd better take
a day for the job.
No less than 250 Tacomans peti
tioned the city council, to bar dogs
and permit goats to run at large.
They'll get many a goat, too, with
that kind of a proposition.
A Wisconsin farmer who doesn't
believe in banks saved up $2500. His
kiddies found it and used it to start
the kitchen fire, evidently supposing
that he had money to burn.
However we may feel toward Ger
many, it cannot be denied that she
is a promising nation. Trouble is,
she cannot keep both her gold marks
and her promises.
That "economic crisis" in Europe is
still crisising; but as Mark Twain
said of the weather, everybody talks
about it but nobody ever does any
thing about it.
Our idea of an optimist iB the farm
er who can still smile and say the
country is all right, when he sells
his hides and buys a pair of shoes.
"Apparently there was no thought
of pleasing Senator Borah when the
world was created," is the conclu
sion of James J. Montague.
It's all right enough for the post
master general to resign and become
a movie magnate, so long as no
Hays obscures the pictures.
BANKER URGES ECONOMY
Necessity for the farmers of this
section to enforce the strictest econ
omy in their farming was voiced by
W. L. Thompson, prominent banker,
on a recent visit to Pendleton from
Portland. He said:
"Farming expenses are up 60 per
cent above the pre-war level and the
price of products is practically what
it was several years ago. The farm
er need not get pessimistic with an
other crop seven months away and
lower production in sight, but it is
necessary for him to pursue the
strictest economy in his business in
order to make his industry profita
ble." Investigation being carried on at
the present time by the federal gov
ernment' shows that retailers are
better off when they reduce their
prices and accept their Iobs, and this
all aids to stabilise the conditions
which make for normal production,
in the opinion of the noted banker.
Farmers here are in much better
condition financially than in the mid
die west, acording to Mr. Thompson,
who has reviewed the paper of farm
en in over 2000 banks of the east.
Now that Portland has been made
pretty well aware, that if she has her
fair ahe will probably have to pay for
it herself since she will be the chief
and practically the only real ben-
eficitary in a direct financial way
it would porhaps be well to curb the
sectional prejudice that the fair dis
pute has developed. Multnomah
county has tried to do pretty well by
the state, as The Oregonian points
out in a leading editorial Wednesday.
Talk of boycotting and reprisal, on
either side of the Cascades, sows
the seed for the wrong kind of an
Oregon crop.
We are not quite certain whether
there is need for a better census in
1925, but we are sure there is need
for better sense.
Elihu Root's wines were stolen, but
he might set up a home brewing out
fit and have an occasional glass of
Root beer.
30T ON TRAVELER'S NERVES
Loaded Camel In Cafe More Than
Even Experienced Tourist Could
Comfortably Endure.
Your bold profcHHlomii voynRer
loesu't notice the Bedouin eamp not
hick, KOiii, lamb) iiKH, do;;, camel, brut,
tvoiiiiin or flea. Ho has seen fur too
naiiy of them. Or, if lie does gllmpta
the tlitiiK, it Is only tn remind him of
.it really rather curious crowd lie once
ran across In the Upper Caucasus, or
perhaps It was among the Ooaa sect
of the Klloluoll In the southern atolls
nf the l'aumotus the same place, by
the by, where he happened upon the
man with the lisp and the whalebone
amulet which is another story. . . .
The fatal word In "travel stuff" cir
cles Is "provincial." And, irftflf. as the
suspicion may be, It must be faced, as
well soon as later. I am provincial.
Things we don't do In New Ewpand
still Htrlko roe as strange, wi-'n I see
a very holy 'man p'
fl-penny iiij.
Having bet . in uuh
Ifrade school physlolo,,
cooking, I know that mtlls.K
for him. ... Or when
heavily laden with cactus conic
Ing mid bubbling between the
of the enfe where I sit at penoe
the world when I mount the table to
escape I can't help It; my provincial
pulse mounts, too.
The episode doesn't remind me of
anything. Not anything at all I In a
cufe a camel with a load of cactus!
At home I have known men asked to
leave for seeing Just the camel alone.
. . No, It Is strange! Wilbur
Daniel Steele In Harper's Magazine.
Charter No. 256. Reserve District No. 12.
Report of the Condition of the Athena State Bank, at Athena, in the
State of Oregon at the close of business, December 31, 1921.
Resources ,
1. Loans and Discounts, including re-discounts shown in item
31, if any $ 40,604.52
4. Other bonds warrants and securities, including foreign gov
ernment, state, municipal, corporation, etc., including those
shown in items 31 and 36, if any 413.08
5. Stocks, securities, claims, liens, judgments, etc 900.00
6. Banking Me, $10,755.72; furn. and fixtures, $10,880.91. . 21,636.63
9. (a) Lawfurweserve with federal reserve bank 2,928.14
(b) Amounts due from banks, bankers and trust companies,
designated and approved reserve agents of this bank. . 14,896.62
11. Exchanges for clearing house and items on other banks in
the same city or town as reporting bank 102.35
12. Cash on hand in vault 3,296.79
Total cash from banks, items, 9, 11, 12, 21,223.90
Total $ 84,778.13
Liabilities.
17. Capital stock paid in $ 25,000.00
19. Undivided profits, less interest and taxes paid 1,223.58
25. Individual deposits subject to check 28,062.40
Total of demand deposits, other than bank deposits, subject
to reserve, item 25, $ 28,062.40
29. Time certificates of deposits outstanding 30,492.15
Total of time and savings deposits payable on demand and
subject to notice, Item 29, $ 30,492.15
Total $ 4,778.13
State of Oregon,
County of Umatilla, ss.
I, John F. Herr, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOHN F. HERR, Cashier.
CORRECT Attest:
O. H. REEDER,
A. L. SWAGGART,
fifctiL A. R. COPPOCK,
n-irrie;. Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of January, 1922
B. B. RICHARDS, Notary Public for Oregon.
My Commission expires March 9, 1925.
NOTICE.
We are taking inventory now on
basis of cash values today. Beginning
January 1st, all goods charged will
be due in 30 days, subject to o per
cent off if paid by the 10th of the
month. Watts & Rogers.
NOTICE.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank of Athena, Oregon, for the ele
ction of Directors for the ensuing year
and for the transaction of such other
business as may lawfully come be
fore it, will be held in its office in
Athena Oregon, on Tuesday, the 10th
day of January, 1922, at the hour of
two o'clock, p. m. Dated, December
16th, 1921. F. S. LeGrow,
Cashier.
Charter No.
45X6. Reserve Dist. No. 12
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
(fill of
-test,
of
lie
he!
of the First National Bank, at Athena, in the State ol Oregon, at the close of business
on uecemDer, 31, 1921. RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $ 524 354 42
Total loans 524 354 524 3S4 4Z
U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value) 12 500 oo
All other U. S. Government securities 3 550 oo
Total 16 050 oo
Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc 8 318 65
Banking house $5400 oo: Furniture and fixtures 1 000 oo 6 400 oo
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 31 187 99
CaBh in vault and amount due from national banks 29 072 98
Amount due from State banks, bankers, and trust companies in the U. S.
otner tnan included in Items 8, 9, or 1" .... 31 oo
Total of Items 9, 1", 11. 12 and 13 29 103 98
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer. . 625 oo
Total $ 616 040 04
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $ 50 000 oo
Surplus fund 60 000 oo
Undivided profits $18 307 38 18 307 33
Circulating notes outstanding 12 500 oo
Certified checks outstanding .... 3 048 52
Cashier's checks on own bank outstanding 896 64
Total of Items 2 1, 22, 23, 24. and 25 ... . ,M . 3 945 38
Individual deposits subiietto check 44R!tfe 251 692 04
Cert's of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed 181 589 83
Dividends unpaid , 2 990 oo
Total of demand deposits other than bank deposits subject to reserve,
Items 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 $436 271 87
Other time deposits , . 25 0OD oo
Postal Savings deposits 15 46
Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, items 32, 33, 34, and 35 $25 015 46
Bills payable, other than with Federal Reserve Bank, including all obliga
tions representing money borrowed, other than rediscounts 10 000 oo
Total $ 616 040 04
State of Oregon, County of Umatilla, js: I, F. S. Legrow, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best ot my
knowledge and belief. F, S. LeCtrow, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day of January, 1922.
fll HOMER I. WATTS, Notary Public for
"regon. My commission expires Sep.
, 1924
Correct AtteBt:
M. L. Watta,
M. W. Hansell,
Henry Dell, Directors.
wanningiuii, o. c. President Hard
ing characterized as "silly," reports
that relations, between him and Secre
tary Hughes had been greatly strained
by developments during the arms negotiations.
Rupture Expert Here
Sceley, Famous in This Specialty, is
Called to Walla Walla.
A store in a neighboring town hav
ing advertised Something Nifty in
Stockings, a facetious exchange has
this proudful boast: "You can see
lots of them any time on the streets
of this town."
There may be no nigger in the Dail
Eireann woodpile, but there's plainly
troublesome rat in ratify.
One of the best newspapers in the
nation alwaya, The Oregonian is of
course better when it ia bigger. The
annual New Year's number contains
men tiCtioM with a total of. 72
F. H. Seeley of Chicago and Phila
delphia, the noted truss expert, will
personally be at the Grand Hotel, and
will remain in Walla Walla Monday
and Tuesday only, January 9-10. Mr.
Socley says: "The Spermatic Shield
will not only retain any case of rap
ture perfectly, but contracts the
opening in ten days on the average
case. Being n vast advancement
over all former methods exemplify
ing instantaneous effects immediate
ly appreciable and withstanding any
strain or position, no matter the size
or location. Large or difficult cases,
or incissionai ruptures (following op
erations) specially solicited. This
instrument received the only award
in England and in Spain, producing
results without surgery, injections,
medical treatments or prescriptions."
Mr. Seeley has documents from the
United States Government, Washing
ton, D. C, for inspection. He will
be glad to demonstrate without
charge or tit them if desired. Uusi
net demands prevent stopping at
any other place in this section.
P. S. Every statement in this no- i
tice has been verified before the Fed
raj and State Courts. V. H. Seeley. I
Home Office, 117 No. Dearborn :
Street, Chicago, 1
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Why send your laundry out of town,
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